The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-01-16 00:00:00

DORCUBSTER.

Twit astir pimp* is dowering is Tinders, in
the flooth-Wsetwa district. For the week sorting
Jan. Bth, there were 69 new mass reported as
against 86 the previous week.

Ws notioe with Swore in rridey'o Oast s the
oancemoemena of the promotion ci Oaptain and
Beene-Maio, Leopold Grimiest' Paget to be
Idenewent-Colaerd in the Reid Artill•flt •411
Brevet-Colonel Moberly. 'hots appointed Colonel.

Mum Mr • NgsvantAs Ix Tits 80.—noring
the heavy 11001.14010 of Thursday lank a young man,
aged 17 years, named William Watts, eon of the
:Nagainehm /101,11 W of the Chronicle, was found
dead in 660 snow somewhere in that locality. Be
left Boreimmter shoot half-p.m four o'olook in the
morning to &liver papers for his father, and mast
have been overtaken by the storm.

COUNTY COURT CIRCUIT.— Dorchester, Tuesday,
February ; 13ridport, Wednesday, 7; Weymouth,
ThavedsY, 8; Wareham, Friday, g; Blaodford,
Monday, 12; Poole, Tuesday, 13; Wthaborne
Wednesday, 14; Shaftesbury, Monday, 19;
°mica, Tuesday, 20; Salisbury, Wedoesday, 21;
Andover, Thursday, 22.

Pin'ATZ BILUL —From an enormous list of belsrixt
six and seven hundred private, railway, and other bill.,
coming before the sogniag torsion of parliament, kindly
forwarded by Kew& Reed and Woodward, of the,
Banos°litan Reporting Agency, 37, Cursitor-street, -
London. R.C., we "elect the Dear, of Ohms relating
to this district. The lame gentlemen also all attention
to the numerous electioo petitions which will be tried
immediately after the assembly of parliament. Aroonpt
the private hills of 1866, we notice :—Aadover, Red-
stock, and Bristol Bailisay ; Brea. Down Dock,; Bridg-
water Rsileay ; Bridgwater and Taunton Canal and
&idol and hater Railway ; Bridpott, Lyme, and South
Coast Railway; Bristol and Exeter Railway (additional
powers); Bristol and Ruler Railway (Rif 'Valley Bail-
way); Bristol and North Somerset Railway (Bristol
Line.); Bristol and Nortis-Soroerwirt Railway (deviatioa);
Bristol and North Somerset Railway (Southern Estee-
sloe); Bristol and Portishead Pier and Railway; Bristol
Port fisteasion Railway ; Cain. Railway; Conk, Cary
sod langport Railway; Devon and Somerset Railway
(amendment of eats); Devon and Somerset Railway
(capital) ; Devoe and Somereet Railway (deviation and
extension) ; Roe Valley Railway ; Exmouth arid Bud.
leigh &Berton Railway; Paraiba= and Netley Railway;
rome USG ; •mu 12•111 ...ufuttl
Railway; Eingsbridge and Dartmouth Rosin.;
Klopbridge Railway (extension and deviation) ;
London and tioeth-Wmtern Railway (additional
powers); London and Soeth-Westers Railway
(Pool* and Bournemouth Junctional; Hid Hants Rail-
way ; North and South Wiltshire Junction R ['way ;
Railways and Bristol Harbour Junetiou Railway and
Wharf Dego ; Salisbury and Dania Joachim Railway;
Salisbury and Tsosil Railway; Sandovrn and Newport
(Isle of Wight) Railway; Sidmoutti and lludleigh
Saltertm Railway ; Somerset arid Dorset, and Bristol
and North Somerset Railway.; Somerset and Dorset
Railway; Sweidea, Game and Crialtlade Road.; Tart.
stook and Genoislaks Railway; TtiV2 Valley Rail-
way; Wiltshire Railway&

CHURCH MIRSION•RY SOCIKTT. —On Tuesday
evening, January 9th, • special meeting was held in
the Sebool•rootn, at Rest Fordington, on behalf of
the China Mission of the Church Missionary Society.
The Rev. H. Motile, vicar of Fordingtoo, presided,
and the Rev. R. Smith, rector of Stafford, Rena
P. Houle, C. J. Bird, and J. G. Davis were sled
present. The Rev. Dr. Irwin, for some years chap-
lain at Hong Kong, who was to have been present,
was unable to fulfil his engagement; and the Rev.
E. W. Pears was detained at home through illness.
The meeting was mooned with singing and prayer,
after which, the Chairman read a most interesting
paper on thO subject of the church miseionary work
in China, more particularly in the city of Nino°,
where the vioar's two sons, the Revs. 0. and A.
Motile, have bees labouring, the former for eight, the
latter for nearly five para. At the conclusion of
his address, Mr. Motile lISTO some account of the
Rev. G. Maul.', recent &drum to the vast city of
Hangehow, to which piece be has recently moved
with his family, in order to establish, if the requisite
funds can be obtained at home, a permanent
missionary station then. The Rev. R. Smith next
addreased the meeting, and in a very forcible
manner urged thief/aims of this most Important field
of the Church Musiosary Society's operations. A
practical euggestion of the ROT. E. W. Pears' was
then annottneed, to the effect that this special meet-
ing should become an minuet one, and that £lO
should be guaranteed for the support of • native
catechist. This suggestion was liberally responded
teat the close of the meeting. After a few con-
cluding remarks from the Chairman, the meeting
was brought to a close. The collection amounted to
14 7s. Id.

Tex Hoitarr Eau Bkretudir. —The annual
dinner of the officers of the Dorset battalion of rifle
volunteers took place at the King's Arms Hotel, on
Wednesday, when there were present Colonel
Mussel (president), Lienk-Colomil Steward. Captain
and Adjutant Barrett, Capt. Commandant Edwards,
Capt. Coombe. Capt. Butts, Capt. Thresher, Capt.
"almoner Capt. Yfilliams, Lieut. Thiard, Ensign
Hodges, Ensign Tanner, Ensign Hill, Aeastant-
surgeon Tiwd, to. Msjor Templer, Capt. !Ferrer,
and Lieut. Johns wereabeent in consequence of indis-
-5 otA
ton, and wiviiral other officers were preveuted
.ring by variotte causes. The hand or die
• v. K. corps, under Mr. wellepring, played a
selection of nolo admirably in an anteroom, during
the dinner. A lengthy discuesiou took place with
reference to the arrangements for the drill, ha, of
the bettlion for the miming year, and the subject of
a camp for 1886 was thoroughly ventilated. There
was an unanimous expression of Vinioo to favour of
another encampment of the battalion at Lulworib
this year. It wee resolved that the arringemants
for collecting die subscriptions for this purpose be
'the same as were adopted last year, when each town
in the wanly mad* itself responsible for the
collection of • certain sum by means of a local com-
mittee. There wee a general wish amongst the
officers present that the time of the encampment
should be extended, if possible and it was resolved
that the battalion should march in on a Monday,
and leave on the following Saturday, provided there
should be collected as before mentioned, sufficient
foods to cover the extra expense which would be
incurred by tide extension. Several minor details
connected with the camp, and the arningementa for
the shooting for the ensuing season were then dis-
guised. With regard to the latter, • scheme was
propose I by Ensign Hodges, which met the satire
approval of the Onlonel sod other officers, for
organising a simultaneous Enfield match, 000fIned to ,
the battalion, to be shot in the months of April.
May and June, upon conditions similar to those
arranged for the simultaneous ooateet which took
place throughout Great Britain and the colonies last
year; and be was asked by Colonel Hansel and
others of the officers to endeavour to ascertain
whether such a scheme would be approved of by the
lbattalion generally, arid if so, what amount of
entrance fee would be desirable to adopt, so as to.
bring as large a number of entries as palpable. A
very pleasant evening was spent, and the party
separated with good hopes of • successful campaign
I for the Dorset battalion to 1886.