The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-01-11 00:00:00

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WINCHCATER.—The Sathagie Bank.—The meet-
ing of the trustees of this useful institution was held
on the 22nd ult., under the prequdency of the war-
den, when the general annual statement for the year
ending November 20th, which was most satis-
factory, was presented. The number of depositors
up to the above date was 1,911, in addition to whom
36 charitable societies, and 30 friendly societies in-
vested their funds in the bank. The total amount
deposited., including interest was £67,761 4s. Id.
The number of depositors at the death of the late
actuary (Mr. J, Venthain) was Ist°, whereas there
are now 1977, being an increase of 167. The thanks
of the trustees were presented to the respected
actuary, Mr. W. H. G(xlden, for the unremitting
attention he had paid during the last twelve mouths
to the duties of his office.
or CAPTAIN CHANBERLAYNE Or
THE 13TH LIGHT DusuooNs.—The G and attached
men of If troop of the 13th Light Dragoons have
presented Captain Thomas Denzil Chamberlayne
(eldest son of T. Chamberlayne, Eni., Cranbury
Park, near this city), with a very beautiful and
highly-chased silver inkstand on the occasion of his
leaving the regiment.

There has been a decided decrease of pauperism in
the New %Vinchester Union in the halfiear ending
September last, as compared with the corresponding
period of 15.57. During the six months eliding Sept.
last Uri persons were relieved in the house, and in
the corresiximling period of the preceding year the
number was 90s—a decrease of 342. A similar
comparison of the expenditure of the union shows a
diminution of about £530.

A N DOW ea.—Attempted Suiriik—Mr. William
Taplin Taylor, of Faissenbe, attempted to commit
suicide OH the 27th ult, by shouting himself with a
pistol, but, fortunately, from not pointing the
WCapoll quite as he intended, the charge Carried off a
pietion of his ear and the side of his face, without
causing any mortal injury. The unfortunate man is
likely soon to recover.
ROMSEY. —A piece of intelligence appears in Thurs-
day's eenniiiitiionnel (Paris journal) not alluded to
by any English paper. It is to the effect that lord
Palmerston has received a severe injury to the knee,
and that, in the (Onion of his Lordship's physicians,
he will consequently be unable to resume his place
in the House oft' mons next asision The
ntitutionners authority is "a letter from London."
N EMU It5T. The Forgery on a Benefit Society.—
Henry Meatcher, of Ower. Eling. was taken before
the magistrates at the Queen's House, on Tuesday, on
remand-, charged with forgery. He was the secre-
tary of the Lisml Benefit Society, and on the 19th
of October absconded, after having couiniitted a for-
gery, by which be appropriated a portion of the
society's funds. Nothing was heard of him for some
time, but through the activity of Superintendent
piibeam, of the Hants Constabulary, lie was appre-
hended by that officer at Upton-on-Stivern, Wor-
cestershire. He was conveyed iack to Lyndhurst,
anthill Tuesday was fully committed fur trial at the
next Winchester assizes.

Foniiimisuinnx. —Sett-ow/dr LiberaliP y. —Six of
the inhabitants of this town regaled more than SO
poor women with tea MA cake at the I:reyh
Hotel on Tuesday. Sued was afterwards given to
those who desired it, and Jelferies's coniopean band
played an excellent selucti ~,, .f music. Mr. Henry
Hayter, also gave a large quantity of good soup to
more than 60 pour families residing in the town.
Poutiodoent. A prayer meeting, attended by
upwards of a thousand persons, was held at the Circus
on New Year's Eve, and on the morning of the new
year, St. John's School Hoorn in Prince George's.
street, was filled with members of the congregation
of St. John's and the tlrens, who assembled for
praise and thanksgiving. Roth meetings were of a
very encouraging :uld satisfactory character.