The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-08-07 00:00:00

DORI: H EiTER.

ENSIGN ARTHUR CAIONDI has been putted
Lieutenant in the 3rd West India Regiment.
Ties Provincial Grand Lodge of Free and Ac-
cepted Masons of the Province of Dorset will be
held at the Townhall, on Wednesday sett.
Srscist. Sr.*Twits are held on Tuesday evening
in each week at the perish Church, Fordington,
in reference to the visitation of cholera in this
ostintry.

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Ws understand that the new burial ground which
has been added to Fordington churchyard is likely to
be consecrated the latter part of the preirent month—
probably, the Mb.

MARINI Elm:meg:M.—A remarkably cheap trip
by sea from Poole to Hyde (Isle of Wight) and back
announced for next Wednesday. It is so arranged that
•he excursionist, will have an opportunity of seeing
some portion of Cowes :watts, and also of passing
several hours in the fair teem of Ryde. Should the
weather be favourable, we doubt not but that the good
skip Albion will convey • large party.

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Mr. F. MBA RS, who has for many years past
superintended the booking department at the South
Western Railway Station in this town, has been
appointed station master at the Downton station of
the Salisbury and Dorset Railway, expected to
be opened during the present month. He is a
most deserving railway offioer, and we wish him
every ISOM&

Doacuserrsa UNION.—We understand that at a
special meeting of the Board of Guardians, of the
above union, recently held to take into consideration
the regulations of the Poor Lau Board, for the pre-
vention of infectious disown, the Board formed
themselves into local committees, the guardians in
each pariah to be the committee of each medical
district, to inspect and report all nuisances at the
next regular board meeting; dm chairman and sloe-
ohairman to he members, or ctficio.

THE REGISTRAR'S lIIIARTE;LY RETURN. —in this
return the marriages o January, February, March,
are given, together with the births and deaths of
April, May, June. Tbe registers of the United
Kingdom show that 110,484 persona married in the
quarter that ended in March last; that the births of
261,302 children, and the deaths of 172,013 persona
of both sexes, were registered in the three Torahs
ending on June 30th. The death-rate of the United
Kingdom is slightly below that whir& prevailed in
England and Wales. The estimated population at
home of England, Scotland, and Ireland, is
29,935.404. The oorrectod death-rate of the quarter
is 2 388 per oast.
JERSEY Racine, Wednesday.—Mr. T. Bennett',
iol thistown) "Nun of Avon, " wan second
an the contest for the Garrison Plats of
£25, losing by only half • neck. Hr. Itadelyffe's
" Paint Brush" ran for the Victoria and Civil
and United Service Club's Rate, and •1 Hurdle
race for £2O, but was unsuaixesful each Coma—Thum-
day—Nr. itadalyffe's "Paint Brush" oonteeted
for the Hurdle mos of £2O, coming in third.
For the raga.. Cep of £25, three were entered, includ-
ing Kr. T. Bennett's "Nun of Avon," but ultimately
that sentleman's enimal Ins drawn. In a handicap of
£2O. Mr. T. Bennett'." Nun of Avon" came in second;
but was snewassful in the Consolation Stakes of £l5,
winning easily.
COMMITTED TO TER DORSET COONTY GAOL.
A seize.: James Harris, robber,' with violate* at
Weymouth; Daniel Waters, bon[lerlf at Weymouth;
Henry Wail, bestiality at Weymouth. Hard
L,Cour Henry Applin, leaving child chargeable at
Wimborne, 2 mouth.; Thomas, Williams, leaving
child chargeable at Winthorne, 1 month; Edwin
Foster, vagrancy at Blandford, 1 month; Margaret
Davis, drunk, &a, at Allington 7 day.; Bridget
Hooch, vagrancy at Weymouth, 1 month; Daniel
Harrington, assault on • constable at Weymouth, 1
nonith George Honeywell, assault on a constable at
Weymouth. 6 weeks ; Cberiee Slowney, stealing a
ham at Snroton, 3 months Sarah Major, Mewing
pork at Bridport, 14 days ; John Keynes, stealing a
duck as Poole, 3 mouths.

Somme Fon PRommula Casurrime KNow.
LEWIN •ND FOR THE PROPAGATION OF TIM GOSPEL
IN FoRRIGN PANTII.—Wo beg to draw attention to the
Salsbury Disesseen Atinieenwzy of these to great
Chorea Societies, winch be bald at Salisbury on
Titaside, neat. The snelsons:7 will be oellatated by