The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-04-23 00:00:00

DORCHESTER.

HIGHWAY BOALD.—At • meeting a this board Yr.
Hwhert Williams was sleeked ohs moos, and Mr. Worth
lirrvoni-shatrensa for the sun* yew .
aus HaAmu. —Kr. J. B. Taylor, of the Plants of
Feathers don, had • singular addition to his lirit stook
on Monday worniag, via., • dusk with four peewit Isis,
sad he Will gladly show it to any ens curious in snob
mattera _

IldnA COWL—The elms shooting of the 3r4 D.R.V.
eommearted Met Titanday, whoa, notwittateadtag a
strong wind an I other impedimenta to good eho)illig,
no lees then 38 male 36 notate and over (some mooring
ea unsay se 57), and thus got ont of the 3rd elms.
Loot'. Taxamit.—lo the divisios on this subject
the majority against the Government ineladed—Yr. J.
'toyer. Mr. A. R. Gone, Mr. C. liembro, Mr. 0.0.
Start, and Liest-Oel. Start; and the inteority the Son.
W. H. B. Portman. Mr. Rdwarcla paired tor the
Governmeat

Dower MILITIL.—Dariog the pest week the reernits
hays been Marcum the manual emirates, sod make
eseelleat progress. Toey seem a well-behaved set of
ram, sod largely avail themselves of the privileges held
out to them at the recreation room provided by Kra
Blegbam. We understand that on Friday evealag
mirk at 6.30, the Rev. K. Feel, of &emulator, wW
give a temperanoe lecture in the room.
TEM BALLOT. —la the House of Ouraniciaa on Thurs-
day, the divider' which resulted in the Gavernment
being defeated by 3a, and making a voter free tu dimple,
Ws ballot paper when marked, the Durant members voted
as follows :—With the mieorlty, Kr. if. lidwardi and
Kr. T. A. Kite ; and with the majority—Kr. J.
Player, Kr. A. K. Gaesta Kr. flambe% sod Lieut..
CL Start. Yr. Gerard liturt paired against the
G firmament.

Tal--Wrales. —The promensies which form so
interesting a tutors In the &Wooden; of onr ancleol
town, have 0000 more assuned the besutifol aspect
which the gentle showers and reviviog sun of spring can
aloe. j/11}htt to them. The See eheetnote and 'yea-
mores forming our boulevards are clothed with intuiting
ravine of del,oe.ti green. and after the gating and bare
appointee) they have worn daring the pest winter,
their present charming foliage Is moot admired by every
one who is fortunate enough he live near them.
EL•0110111 OP GOLIWIAIM.—The following guardians
have been elected to represent the various parishes
comprised within the Dorolucter Union :—Attialhatiop.
ton. Roy. H. B. MU..; Bradford Pennell, Joha
Asariah Smith; Brosidosayne. John Sunways; Berle.
stone, George Wood Homer; Clharmloster, John Read;
Chilfronse, Frank Isekiel Pope • Compton Venoms%
John Mick ; Duelist; Charles Kent; Dorohester, All
Snots, William Sled.; Dorniest w Holy Trinity,
Montague Charles Weston and Weird Harris; Dor-
chester, St. Peter, Francis Kills and George Henry
Diet.; Fordington, Rev. C. J. Bird and Wdliam Slain;
Frampton, William Johnson; Frame Vatteburoh, J.
Treed; Mauna Hassell, Thomas S salami ; Maiden
Newton, Townie ; Piddlehinton, thlolo.l Lovel ace;
Paddletown, Richard Genre and William Shittl
Hull; Stinsford, Thomas Look ; Stratton, Toms'
Chlek ; Tinaleton, John Bridle; Toiler Pretence, Bd.
Whittle; Toiler Poroorum, Freak B. Pope; Tolpoddle,
Thomas Altar Homer; Warn:mall, John Best; Water-
soothe, Thomas Coalman Sounders • West Knighton,
H. 3. J. Cochran; West Staffok Rev. guinea
Smith Whiteomhe, Arthur Leonard Cooper; Winter.
borne Lhasa, James Slates • Wintsrborao Came, Loran
Symms; Wintertime* Her'riagetons, Henry Pope ;
Wlaterborne tionkton, George Symonds; Winterborus
S. Yanks, Henry William Hawkins; Winterborne
Steepleten, Henry Groves; Woodaford, Joseph Warne.
801100011 Parry Selistoas, llonday.—Before J. F.
[loin's, Beq., and J. Bishop Bei,
A number of widows and Indigent people were sum-
moned before the ma tee in order that the " excused
list" might be passed. The pariah vestries had agreed
that they should be excused payment on ansonot of
poverty, but the law makes it necessary to summon
sub one, in order that the magistrates may say "On
the resommendation of the vestry your rate will be
allowed you." Conseunently, the ratepayers who pay
not only have to make up the rate assessed on these
Lerlatibattlt they have to pay tor summoning them to
Prawn Porno, shoemaker, of Grove Balding., was
'barged with Monitor two fowls belonging to Kr John
Tr, of Grove Baildiap.
o;rnaned Miler, in proseentor'semploy, said that
on Saturday night, about twelve o'isloek, whilst they
were at sapper, they heard a noise at the fowl bones.
He sad Kr. Seymour moot there and saw • taxa with
two fowls in his hand, jut going off with them. Oa
sung them sowing he threw down the fowls, and
Annul over the wall Into the road. They ran after
him, and saw Won go into the haus where prisoner
0217 los. eight of him a moment while he went
Over the wall, and they went down the garden and out
M Sin pee. Lk west tor a polkosom, Sz. Ehr