The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-04-14 00:00:00

DORCHESTER.

Co* Batun4ay.—lnspector's return :
Wheat 644. to Mu pr quarter, burbly 37a. to 41..
Averages : Wheat 72a. 4,L barley 42a.

Eairrelt Olrre.—an Easter Monday the Rector and
parish °Moen of All Saints, distributed, amongst the
deserving poor of the wish, ES Si.. bring the interest
of several bequests of former charitable pariahioners.
There were about 60 reeipsents of this bounty.

Tao ro Ormunva Soolwri.—Notios iv given that •
petition for the windins•up of the Dorchester sad
borestehim Industrial Provident Society (Limited) Ilia
been presented to the CJanty Court, by Mr. John
Phelps, of Dorchester, provision dealer, am-editor of the
company, and that the same will be beard before Judge
Let coy, at the County Court, on Monday neat.
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CLlMucki, —We undentand that the
Ven. Archdeacon Beaten, 1)1), rector of All Saints',
bee been presented to the restore of Cateelle Biabnp,
Sherborne ; patron, G. D Wingfield Digby, Esq.
According to the Sown 4 bstereack the gross value of
Caundle Bishop rectory I. LIM per annum, and the
population of the parish 371.
Woggora Mica luarrrum—Tbe quarterly meeting
was held on Wednesday evening, Mr. G. B. Bawler,
president. in the chair. The financial statement showed
that the receipts, including • balsnoe of £2 Os. led, at
the beginning of the quarter, amounted to 11313 17a. Bd.,
and the expenditure bad been 1.28 6.. 20., leaving •
bathos in hand of E 2 iIL 51d.

Bonotion Prrrr figasions, Yoeday.—Bolore the
Mayor (0. Gurgle, Esq..) sod J. Mallon. &q.—Two
Kuhl of ill-fame, named Elisabeth and Louis. Jacket,
from Weymouth, were brought tip tor being found in a
straw-bouts, at the Wraiths early this morning. It
seems that women of this clumsier haunt the
neighbourhood of the barna' as night, and are the
sours, of much trouble to the soldiers and their capers.
—The pri.oaers were untamed to two months' hard
labour each.

OMNIBUS CASUALTY.—Om Thum:lay morning, about
seem o'clock, as the Antelope 'bus woe coming down
High West-street, at a fair pace, the pole bemuse dis-
connected from the body of the carriage, opposite the
George Inn, and that mid fell to the ground, white the
other remained attached to the horses by the harness.
This startled the horses, and rendered their management
• diMcult task, for there was, of course, nothing to
prevent the 'bus running down upon them, the whole
street being • dealivity. The horses pranced about and
galloped down the tenet In a sig-sag line. Fortunately
they had the road to themselves, with the exeeptioa of
the eceveupr's cart, the driver of which managed to
plea it so that the two vehicles did not collide. The
'bus driver was either thrown off or fell off, but he was
uninjured; and the home careered on until they arrived
on the level toad beyond Swan bridge, when they come
to • standstill. This was fortunate, as • short dietaries
In front of them • waggon and a team of horses
was approaching. As it was, no damage was done.
Tag Dosser Mturth.—The recruiters: this regiment,
about 200 in number, arrived in Dorchester on Easter
Monday, for 14 days' preparatory drill,before the general
amembly. They are • smart body of men, and no for
have been as well behaved as our ordinary citizens.
The practical interest manifested in the militiamen,
through the personal erections of Mr. Biughent, the
wife of the (abet Colossi of the regiment. seems to
have effected • greet change in the character of the
men, and 1/0 far as their conduct in concerned the trans-
formation is coutplete. loetead of a motley crew of
drunken and rude boors, • nuisance to the inhabitants,
mash as were the militiamen who invaded our town four
or lye years ego, the men who have now aseenthkd ere
a quiet respectable body, • credit to the Dorset Militia,
and to the county. We trust that their hoed conduct will
be maintained throughout the training; and it is gratifying
to know that Mrs. Bingham's philanthropist aorta will
not be waning to ensure such • desirable result, for
the old Corn Exchange will again be tothorrow
(Wednesday) sea nfreaseent and m for the
militia, and azvangenu.ls ham bees' suitebly to
(Merest them in their Wenn boars. We understand
that on Wednesday evening the Rev. B. W. Pears will
deliver an inaugural address.
BRISTOL BANISUPTCY Coos?, Tuesday. (Before
Mr. Cominimioner Hill.)—Bs C. Gardiner, litow-on•
the-Wold.—Tois was • last examination and die-
eharp sitting.-11r. Leonard appeared for the official
assignee and madders, and Mr. Clifton for the
beetroot. —lt appeared from Mr. Leonard's ex-
amination of the -,nkrupt that he was formerly the
manager of the Antelope Hotel Company (Limited),
Domineer. A bill In obaneery was filed on the 3rd
June praying that he might be restrained from acting
as manager. The exam licenses of the hotel were taken
out In his name, and be had them in his possession no..
He understood that his name was still on the door, and
on the 'busses. He had not had mama notate from the
compeer that they had appointed another manager
since he left, and had not heard from them sine.;
had not been repeatedly applied to to 'adores the
breams on behalf of the company. Mr. Marshall, his
solicitor, applied to him once or twigs, but he refused to
do ea He received mousys on amount of the hotel, and
paid them into the bank weekly after the amount" had
been audited, down to the time he left. The bankrupt
was then examined as to the Weymouth Yeomanry raem
which took place is May, 1867, when be was in the
employ of the company. At that time he had three
horses named Bradford Lee, Royal Arch, and the Vet,
which be bought for posting on his own amount, and let
them to some °Moen, who ran them at the rams. Hs
denied that be entered or beaked eithrr of them. The
bankrupt was further questmned as to transactions in
his capacity as m.nager of the hotel company, and set.
the pantheon of some horses, a brougham, he., at Tatter-
sall's, in June last, for which he had not paid, and
which were re-sold, and an action thought to mover
the lois, which resulted in a verdict against ,
the bankrupt for £B9 5.. 6d. Mr. Leonard applied
for • twelve months' cash amount. The only ace
want Med at present wee a negative one, stating that
the bankrupt had not received or paid any cash daring
the three months preceding the filing of his petition,
but that he had been living on his friends. At present
the only suet in the estate was alum of £4O. alleged to
be due from the hotel company of which the bankrupt
was the manager, while they, on the other hand, de-
clared that he was largely indebted to been, The
defideoey was upwards of £6OO. He (Mr. Leonard)
also Applied toi • do* seenat for bwelye 010•1118,

which would show the bankrupt's transaations on horses
during that petiod.-a-Rh Honour salt the bankrupt
most give the hest auounts be could, though he dad
00 au that any advaotau to the estate was likoly to
Sures from then. r. ban oral weld he was told they
shoe at make something oil of them. —His Honour mid
he would assist the °earthier, to the best of his Isrmor•—
seergedOnireatiFeettldimforiewi"earedeea.reethiteria.hoL"iteeereedlnlira.cenceasthil .eetrettkhhervia bankrupt VU
Tin (Wren Vituathe. —The minus{ veitries for the
appointment of churchwardens Were held on Easter
Monday. Holy ?natty : —The Rev. J. Fidler presided,
and there were alao present, Mr. It. Davis, Mr. Tudor,
Dr. .1. P. Aldridge, Mr. J. Fades, Mr. J. Jones, Mr.
Haulm d. Ur. J. Hawkins. The Rector reappointed
Mr. R. Davis as his chu chwarden, and on the motion
of Mr. .1 Fudge. seconded by Mr. Tudor, Mr. E.
Burnett was re-elected as the pariah churchwarden.
Messrs. J. Hawkins and H. Barnes were re-chosen as
sidemen —St Peter's: The Rev. E. W. Pears presided,
sod the parishiosers present were:—Memers.o. Andrews,
A. S. Mason, J. hnsor, J. Fost..r, F. Loth, G. Pounoz,
T. Baum* F. W. Smith, J. illoott, J. YearsloY, T.
I hirdrn, J. Robinson, and J. Pewee. The Rector
le-gplmoted Mr. Oooige J. Andrews as his dm ob-
we den, and Mr. J. Hick. w.a re-elected to represent
the pariah. on the proposition of Mr. J. Foster, upended
by Mr. Dinden. Mr. J. F. Hodges and Mr. T. Coombe
were re chosen es *ideation. The Rector then read the
following letter from Ar. T. Coombe, addrassed to the
Rector aal Churchwardens of he par sh :—" As I shall
be prevented from being present on Monday, I write to
bring before the vestry the position of the wish as
regards certain additions and alteration. msde in the
crumb There is am due to Mr. Gr gory be wean 1.60
and t6O in respect of the warming and ventilation. On
applying on his behalf to the Rector and Churchwardens
for payment I am met by the statement hat"t they airs
not morally or legally liable." If not, who is? It will
be an unfoi tomato and disgraceful th•ng for thia pa i•h,
if, bef.ire any necessary wo k is done, the tradesmen
employed aie compelled to ask fort guarantee in order
to • nsure being paid for the work they do ; and, as in
this instance, the oomf rt of the oongrarration is
promoted and evening se vice rendered practicable by
the work done, I am at • loss to know why my applica-
tion for payment of what is "legally and morally' due,
is met with each • response, and I consider it to b • the
duty of the vestry to remove such a slur as is thereby
entailed on it ciparislcre. and ascertain reelly who immorally
as well as lega ponaible for the outlay. I met also
remind you t t I tun still upvards of ri o o out of
pocket in reap ct to the woks forte-seating and raster-
ing the interior of the church I understand that many
of the present congregation refuse to assist in discharg-
ing my claim on the ground of their not having had
anything to do with the ontl iy, but I must remind
those members that 4 they had nothing to do with the
outlay, they might have had -that the restoration was
odiously carried out in such a manner as to offer no
offence to their views; and, that had not such testo•
don been effected when it was, those d yes who have
now returned to the ark would have been wi bout a
res ing place ; and I must urge my claim to have the
debt due to me borne in consideration, especially by
those whom I s.y have most profited by the work."
The Rector said that Mr. Gregory spoke to him on the
subject, and said he should bold him responsible
for the debt without nny reference to the chni oh-
wardens, upon which he referred him to Mr. Andrews,
solicitor. So far as Mr. Pears is cosoerned, it seems
that he promised tiff towards the work, and actually
provided about £6O. Nobody disputes that the money
unpaid- some £lBo—is due, and the present dead look
appears to hare &rine from bad noinagrment on the
part of those most interested. The subject, however,
was not before the vestry legally, and nothinr was done
in it.—AU Scoots: The Ven. Archdeacon 'Palm pre-
aided, and there were present, Messrs H. Spicer, J.
Resent, R. Roberts, J. It. Cooper, Hi J. Amphlett,
A. J. Evans. Holmes, W. Slade, G. Greening, Drak..,
H Lock, Parmiter' I'. Robinson, and 13‘,,ett, The
Rector re-appointed Mr. Spicer as his churchwarden,
and Mr. Resent was re-elected on behalf of the parish
on the motion of Mr. Drake seconded by Mr. Lock
Mews. A. Spicer, and C. Ramsey wee re-appointed
sidemen. General regret wu expressed by the
parishioners present tits' the Rector is about to leave
the parish, and some conversation took place as to his
probable successor, several of those present expressiog •
hope • hate stranger would be appoin' ed. Dr Braim said
that he had been in communication will the Tr weep

t7r7"the .übject, and heespecullyhegged. Th.-3M
to appoint a moderate man - - (hear bear) and
not • party man (hear hear) and he also
said that be thought it would be best to appoint •
sttanger - (hear, hear)—who would act independently
(applause) -and not be guided by local feelings
(loud applause). In reply to inqu-ries, the Archdeacon
said the Rector of Bishop's Caundle expected to leave
next 1 hutsrlay, but he thought he should remain here
till the end of the month. Some conversation ensued
respecting the removal and repaUing of the org tn. A
letter was read from MOWS. night, of London, offer-
ing to move the instrument to another position, and to
repair the bellows and pipes for 1:30, or to re-cons- ruct
the whole for 11.50. It menu' that the organ is only 19
years old. but its present bad state has arisen through
damp, incident to the position in which it stands.
Pending the arrival of the new rec.or it was deemed
advraable to take no steps in this matter. Mr. Par miter
brought to the notice of the vestry the large amount he
his to pay in church-rates as compared with others whin
the accommodation he ham is considered, he paying
6s. sd. for each sitting he occupies, while his neighboute
only contribute Is. or is. lid. for each sittit.g. It was
pointed out that the rate is assessed according to the
property he holds in the parish, and not in propor-
tion to the church accommodation he has ; and
as this didn't remove Mr. Parmiter's feeling of the
injustice of the existing state of things, he wat reminded,
for his consolation, that Mr. Clarlstone's Compulsory
Abolition of Char It Macs Rill will come before the
House of Lords shortly, and, if passed, will lead to
ato al change tn this regard. On the motion of Mr.
Spicer, seconded by Mr. thade, Mr. Frank Holland was
appointed Assistant Overseer of the po•ish, at • salary
of ulO a year.— lea Pordiaorow Trt• Rev. H. Motile
presided, and the parishioners present were —the Rev.
F. J. Route, .he Rev. E. W. Pears, Mr. C. K Maher,
Mr. A. Atkins, and Mr J. White. The churchwardens'
amount for the past year showed receipts £607. 111 d,
and there was a balance left of El 12a. rd. The Vicar re•
Fpointed Mr. R. 'Jayne as his chtuchwarden, and Mr.
F.. Maher was re-eltcted as the parish church-
warden, on the motion of the Rev. F. J. Monte,
seoonded by the Rev. R. W. Pea e. Messrs. Michael
Miller and Robert Hunt were re-appointed sidesmen.
West Po,dissgto* : At this parish also, the church-
wardens were re-elected, via, Mr. Thomas Lennon and
Mr. Getup Olive.