The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-03-30 00:00:00

BOMINENOUTIL

New PTIST CIIAPEL--The Baptist Chapel recently
ere led at DISC he, near Bournemouth, was opened for
worship on Tuesday afternoon.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIIII.E Socurrf.—The annual
meetings in :MI of this society were hell on Monday after-
noon and evening last, at the Town Hall. In the after-
noon the Earl of Kintore presided, and among the
speakers were the Lord Bishop of Cashel, the Revs. Canon
l'arns P. F. Eliot, Carr J. Glyn, J. Coll (the deputation),
Dr. Fdersheitn, Its. The fueetis Were very successful.
Cos FIRM iTIONS. —On Tuesday afternoon List the
ordinance of Confirmation was administend at St. Peter's
and Holy Trinity Churches to a large number of cans
Ilidates of both sexes. The duties of the Bishop of Win-
chester in the House uf .Isords prevented his lordship from
fulfilling the pastoral duty on this occasion, and his place
was supplied by the Bishop Suffragan, Dr. Utterton
(Bishop of I;oildiord), and by the Bishop of Cashel at St.
Peter's and Holy Trinity respectively. The congrega-
tions were large, aril the services were of a very ins.
prelssive character. l'oth before and after the ceremony
of the imposition rf hands the right rev, prelates
delivered suitable addresses to the candidates.
AMATEUR MUSWAI. SOCIETY. —This society gave its last
concert of the season on Saturday afternoon last, at the
Town Hall, when there was a very large attendance. The
concert was c pose? entirely of sacred music, of which
the programme Was as follows:

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Part d oratorio, christits," Mendelsohn. Part 11.
overture (piano and harmonium), " Athalle," Mendelsohn ;
air. "Lori 0.1 of Abiaham" (Elijah), Mendelsohn ; trio and
chorus, "Heart • (eel Plat love thee" (Athalir), Mendelsohn ;
song, "Oh, had I dulsre Lyre," Handel •, solo and chorus,
e Lard, how long wil Thou forget me" (from Nairn allii),
Mendelsohn: part sow, "The Pilgrims,.. Leslie. Part lit
Sacred cantata, "God. Thou art Great," Spahr.
Mr. T. A. Burton abd, fultillesi the duties of conductor.
I NIPROVIIIENT CommisstoNgen. —The adjourned meeting
of this body was held on Tuesday last, Mr. J. McWilliain,
chairman, presiding. The Clerk (Mr. J. Druitt) read a
letter from Mr. H. 0. Chislett, clerk to the Poole Turn-
pike Trustees, in answer to a communication from the
Commissioners. MI. Chislett informed the Blard that
the trustees had in intention to remove the Parkston•
turnpike-gate from its present position near the Bourne
Valley Pottery. The Surveyor (Mr. C. C. Creeke) read the
reports of the various committees. One of them referred
to the sanitary cond.tion of the cottages on West-hill, and
! explained what had been done in the matter. The Roads
committee reported that having taken into consideration
the question of the Cambridge, Avenue, and Crescent- •
' nei-k, they rerommended that they should not he accepted
by the IsciPl until they had been put into the state of
repair required by the Art of Parliament. This part of
the report gave rise to an animated discussion. Ur.
ilawkinson contended that the Coeuruisioners_ ought to
' adopt the mad*, ass great amount of money had been
spent upon them by the occupiers of property living there.
and 2,-4 So much of the public traffic passed over those
I roads, thus saving the I ~,,,, nissioners considerable repairs
to the Commereial-roaL Mr. G. T. Lowth spoke very
I strongly on the conduct of the landowners in not making
i proper roads and having conditions in the leases which
they granted, providing for the roads being maintained
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.order. Owin.g to this default, the Counnissioners

were asked to open. e rutepaen. money in making
roads, which Inaght to be properly constructed by •
nwenant between the ground landlords and the lessees.
Mr. /laggard and other Commissioners having spoken, the
report Of the committee was adopted. The Surveyor
stated that according to his estimate, .CISS would be
required in order to put the roads in question in such •
condition that they could be accepted by the board. The
Chairman mid he would do his best to bring about some
arrangement in the matter. The tender of Mr. L. Ham-
merton, to put in a culvert near Miss Filer's residence for
wav accepted This subject, it will be remembered,
was referred to at the last meeting. Several other minor
topics were disposed of, and the Commissioners separated
after a less protracted sitting than tumaL