The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-06-12 00:00:00

DORCHESTER.

IN the list of names which appeared in most of
the London daily papers, on Thursday morning of
gentlemen who were on Wednesday milled to the
degree of barrister.at-law by the honourable society
of Lincoln's Inn, we have mach pleasure in noticing
the name of Mr. H. ROWLAND BROWN, who during
ROMO years past has been connected with the literary
staff of this journal, and by whom limey articles of
political and social interest have been contributed
to our columns.

CORN M•REIT, Saturday. The supply of
wheat at this day's market was father leen than on
several previous market days, and as war on the
continent seems pretty certain, prices were 2s, per
quarter higher. Grinding barley *old at 6d. per
quarter advance. Oats, as usual, at this seseon, were
in slow demand, but at full prices.
Ws understand that the reopening of Broad•
mayor. church, which has undergone considerable
restoration and enlargement, is deed for Thursday
nest, at 11 a.m., when the Lord Bishop of the
Diocese will be present. In the afternoon -his lord-
ship will preside at the distribution of prizes in
oonneation with the county schooL
A NTILOTR HOTZT. COMPANY. —A meeting of the
shareholders of the Dorcheeterr Antelope Hotel Com-
pany (limited) is appointed to take place neat
Thursday, as per our advertising columns, when we
hope the directors may have the pleasure of present.
ing to the gentlemen—farmers, we believe, mainly—
who about a year ago invested money in the concern,
• gratifying report.
CONDUIT= TO TUN DORM COUNTY 0 AOL.—
Assizes : Edward Parsons, rape at Sherborne ;
William Cartridge, abominable crime at Poole.
SIGRiOR• : Thomas Bishop, obtaining money by Wee
Ketenoes at V.oreden. Hard Labour: John
Kendall, poaching at Elymondsbury and Mareltwood,
6 weeks; David Dailey, vagrancy at Burton Brad.
stock; Edith James, stealing soap and sugar at
Gump All Sainte, 14 days; Richard Boon 6 weeks.
and David &cloy 1 month, for stealing a ooat at
Fordiogton. Inipriaoameal : Isaac Giles, breech of
the pesos at Bradport, 12 month&

DORCHISTIR AGRICULTON•L SOCIITY. The
annual sheep shearing malch took place last Fri-
day, at Wrsokleford dairy•house, when Mr. A. J.
Smith provided each of the 16 competitors with three
fine sheep, on which to test their abilities as shearers.
The judges were Mr. Speaks, of Gomel', Mr. W.
Paull, of Poddlstown, and Mr. L Groves, of Bing-
ham's Melcombe, who remarked that all the work
was well done, and awarded the prises as follow. :
let, £2, Henry Steele, servant to Mr. Henry Mayo.l
Cohere Frame; 2nd, £l, John Watts, servant to
Mr. John Chick, Compton Abbas; 3rd, 10e., Joseph
Mitchell, servant to Mr. James Symee, Came ;
commended, Richard Richards, servant to Mr. J. .
Homer, Martinstown.
Connry Pouce, Saturday.—Befor• Cam Sykes,
and E. Pearce, Boom—David &day, • tramp, and
Richard Boon, of Bridport, were brought up charged
with stealing a cost on the 6th inst., the property of
Simon Brooks, coachman to Mr. Hayne, of Fording-
ton.—Walter Wellspring, residing in Fordington,
said that between 11 and 12 o'clock on Wednesday,
he was on the Weymouth road, near the first mile
st ine "banking" some horses, when the two
prisnnm came on, in company with a boy. The
prisoner Boon went behind a tree, and took up the
• at, and put it under his arm, whilst Raley pro-
ceded on his way to Dorchester. Boon afterwards
r .joined the other prisoner. Witness then gave
information to Mr. Brooks The case was com-
municated to the police, and Supt. Underwood
apprehended prisoners in Dorchester. A boy who
was with them at the time of the robbery, seeing
what became of his comrades, ran away, and it
seems that be went up to the Great Western Station,
told • pitiful We to some ladies there, and got from
them 2a 9,1., with which be took the train for
Yeovil. Boon was sentenced to sic weeks' hard
labour, and Eadey to a month's similar punishment.

ALL S•INTS' CIIVRCII.—We have to reoord the
death at an advanced age of the Rev. Evan Davis,
the incumbent of All Saints' Church, in this town.
The will recall to the minds of old Dorcas.
trims many sad memories, but of these we &sins
not to speak, and their interest is eclipsed by the
impotance of the present result of the rev, gentle-
men's death. The grow value of the benefice.
sooording to the Srrent Atm:sack, is £9.4, ant t' •
population 946. The late incumbent was not a
resident for many years past, and, consequeetly,
curates have been appointed by the Bishop of the
&mime. The Rev. U. T. Procter has now been the
carats of the parish for nearly four years, during
which period his devoted seal in the ministration of
the Church's ordinances, and his kindly interest in
the poor of the parish, have endeared him to the
parishioners generally, and it is hoped by them that
the gentlemen in whom the patronage is vested, will
appoint Mr. Procter incumbent. We understand that
I requisition numerously signed by the parishioners
with this view, is about to be presented to Simeon's
trustees, and that some of the leading men in the
church contemplate having an interview with tbem,to
induce them to appoint Mr. Procter, who has been
so heartily approved by the parish.
SCHOOL OF ART.—An effort is now being made to
estabbab in Dorchester a school of art, in connection
with the South Kensington Museum. A meeting
was held at the Town Hall, last Friday evening, the
second on thissobject, when the Mayor (Dr. Aldridge)
presided, and there were also present Rev. J. Fisher,
the Rev. R. K Watson, the Rev. B. L Watson,
Dr. Cowden, Mr. Eamon, Mr. Maslow, and Mr. D.
Campbell, who is the tutor at the art school which
has been inn:100100W operation for several months
pm* at Bridport. At the first meeting, it was
resolved on the motion of the Rev. J. Fisher, secondedl
by Mr. J. F. Hodges. that it is desirable to establishl
such • school in Dorchester, and • provisional
committee was formed. Last Friday the question
aa to in what room the school oould be held was
considered. Several in the town had been visited,
and the most eligible was found to be the premisesl
at the top of High West-street, lately occupied by
Mr. G. Symonds, solicitor, as Mama. We under.
stand that one of the conditions of Government
aasistanos is that the sohool-roorn shall be exclusively
devoted to that purpose. The Rev. B. L Watson
was appointed provisional hon. secretary, and be was
anthoriaed to writs to the borough members and
others to ascertain what amount of pecuniary support
may in the outset be relied upon. Should some such
sum as £lOO be subscribed, which it is thought
would be neceseary to start the scheme on a sound
basis, we believe that in • short time, a ladies' clans
in mornings, a school class in afterpains, and an
artisans' class in evenings, two or three days each
week, will be established. We trust that the
project may prove soccesefnl.

Town Cooocu.. —A roosting of tits Corpoistioa
took Owe List Friday. Proloot : Tb. Mayo' (Dr.
Aldridge), Aldermen Chapin, Cormaailloes Tried,

Gregory, Slade, and Siehop. A memorial to the
Lords of the Treasury, for leave to carry out the
proposed exchange of land between the Council and
the Trustees of the Dorchester Free Grammar school
and their lusee Mr. John K. Tooaa was flnally
sealed. The next business was "to costider •
memorial to the Secretary of State for leave t.. raise
by mortgage of the rates leviable for such purposes
the requisite amount for defraying the emptiness of
. providing • new wain pumping engine, and eon.
' strocting an additional reservoir, and, if approved
.Ito seal the urns with the common seal of the
• borough." The Town Clerk : Shall I read the
memorial? The Mayor: It's just the same, is it not,
as read in Committee on Monday? Mr. Symonds:
'Just the same. The Mayor: It contains figures, and,
therefore, had better not be read! One or two
Councillors then rue to leave, and Mr. Frond said
to our reporter "It's all over." It seems that
the matter was "cut and dried" in Committee, on
Monday, and the rossiderniion given to the subject
on Friday morning was, as will be seen from the
conversation that took place, how to keep the public
in the dark. We hear, however, that the sum for
which it is proposed to m-rtgage the rates is £2,500,
of which amount the new engine and the alteratioes
it will entail is to coat LI hOO, and the additional
reservoir the remaining £7OO. This little mortgage,
with Ott of .C 2,500 on the Corn Exchange to be
built, and another, amount yet unknown, for the
expensea incurred aid yet necusary to render the
Wollaston field estate available for building purposes,
makes the financial condition of the borough very
satisfactory!