The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-06-26 00:00:00

DORCHESTER.

A ikons DRILL I lizud be tube plies M Dorebesta
ou the 2ad July.

Tee Mayor, accedieg to the rot:meet of • "coB
orderable number of the inhabitants," recommend
that Oorooatioa day be observed as s general holiday.
Titt Weymouth and Dorchester ride corps met
for united drill on Wednesday evening, at Pound•
bury, when their steadltrem and efficiency elicited •
compliment from the Adjutant.
Coax MAMMY, Saturday.—The amply of wheat
was very small, all of which sold at an advance of Fri.
to 4s. per qr. on last week's prices. Grinding barley
was held at la. in advance, Oats in small demand
at 8.1. to is per CIONYLOT 01.3111 money.
Tat warm weather appears now to have set in,
and the South-Western railway company have cous•
menoed to rim a cheap train between this town and
Weymouth earl, each morning, for the 000VINUOLCO
' of persons desiring to betthe in the sea.
Tea Cusr.—There is every probability that the
volunteers will go into camp on Tuesday, the 24th
' July, instead of the day pre.rions, as originally
intended, thus affording them the same tiue coder
canvas as last year. We hear the funds are
inoreaaing satisfactorily.
Comantnoe. —On Wednesday, at dee p.m.,
the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of this diocese
attended at All Saints' Church, Dorchester, to
administer the sacred rita of confirmation when
upwards of 60 candidates presented theinUlves to
receive the holy order.
CONWITTED TO THZ DoNONCT COUNTY GAOL.—
Hard Labour: George Elam, breaking windows
as Fordington, 14 day.; Francis Casey,
assaulting constable at Beaminster, 3 weeks; Fredk.
Thomas Morey, idle apprentice at Bridport, 2
months! Mary Jones, vagrancy at Blandford, 14
dolt George Gawler, assault st Stalbridge, 1
month • Sarah Cox, stealing a pair of boots at 13rid•
port. 3 months; Absalom Clapp, steeliag wood at
! Slymocuistrury, I month.

DORS= ADJ otrawrO QUART= SUWON& -n.
adjourned sitting of the county magittrates took place
at the Shirshall, Dorchester, on Wednesday. Present
Major Frampton (chairman). Rev. N. Bond, H. C.
Goodden, Fog., C. J. Parke. Em., Rev. G. V. Harland,
V. Pearce, Em., J. E. Bridge, Esq., and & W.
Williams, Esq. It Wll.llunaiimously resolved That the
perish of Chickerell bs se from this day declared
free from the disease." Tire restrictions, thervf.ve,
with regard to that parish being en" infested place" are
remorvd from the date of publication. It was alro
unanimously weed to recommend to tite Court of
Quarter Beisious that the sum of PHI be paid to the
several person. whoee six cows had been ordered by
the Cattle Plague Committee to be slaughtered.
The Court then further adjourned to Tuesday, the 3rd
July. at one p.m. (an hour previous to the sittim of
the General Court of Quarter Sessions), when it will be ,
agreed that tles proclaimed borough of Dorchester, with
Fordington, shalt be neelared free from the disobey, in
cue no further outbreak should take !place in this

ON the 19th instant • meeting of the Manchester
Photographic S,ciety was held in the Memorial Hall,
Albert-square, to inspect specimens of photography
in oil ooleur and printing ink on paper, wood, canvas,
panel, Ir., as produced by Mr. John Potency, of
Dorchester, inventor of photographic carbon printing.
Mr. Pooncy having publicly advertised his desire for
the investigation of his pronss sod results by
scientific men, the meeting was held at the request of
Joseph Heroc, &cf., town clerk of Manchester. It
is generally known that a museum of portraits of
distinguished visitors to Manchester is now being
formed under the cars of the corporation of Man-
chester, as originally proposed by Mr. M'Lachlan,
photographer, of Manchester; and as Mr. PCPUZICy
remarkable process appears to have great advantages
over all others in respect of probable permanency,
the meeting was convened to inquire especially into
this point The Rev. St Vincent 13esohey, the
president of the Manchester Photographic Society,
was in the chair. Mr. Ponnoy's specimens and ex-
planations appeared to give pleasure to, and elicited
applause from, all present at the meeting, and the
following resolutions were unanimously weed
" That this meeting, baring beard the description of
his process by Mr. Penney this evening, and seen
his development of two large prints, is extremely
pleased with the proem and its reunite. That at
first sight it is the opinion of the meeting that the
results would be permanent and good; but before
delivering any opinion to the corporation, the
meeting would prefer an adjournment for further
discussion. That before that evening the president
see Mr. Calvert, professor of chemistry, and consult
him as to the process. That the thanks of the mem-
bers of this society are doe to Mr. Pomicy for the
unreserved and clear manner in which he has described
his valuable process."
Tan reading of the thermometer, at Dorehester for
the peat week, was so follcirs