The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-04-03 00:00:00

BLAND FORD.

Al OLD FIIIND WITH • Ncw FAO& —Mr. T. J.
White, of the National Temperance League, deliecred
an esevileot addrees on the Temperance gumption, en
Tueeday evening in the Townhall. With • vie., we
suppoes, of giving the mbject a mom sitesetive fetture,
it was anaounaed as a "Poptlar Literary and lloucal
Notertainininst," and esnaliply was ervli worthy of this
title, The lecture displayed ormaiderable ability, was full
of sound argument, and was delivered in • pleasing and
attractive style. The brass band in connection with
the society, iii.yed a selection nf wide, and added eon.
siderably to the attractions of the evening.

A CODINT. —On Tuesday afterooon, a little boy,
between two and three years of age, eon of Mr.
Green, in the employ of Mr. Hector, of Ellandford
81. Mary, was run over by a carnage in East-strest
Tbe übild appears to have run emcee the road from
Sbeepnearket.bill jest as Mrs. Banks' carrieg• 0111 M•
up. Mrs. Banks was driving, and before that lady
could rein in the bones, the child was banked
down, the wines of the carriage paining over it
Mr. Daniell, len., happened fortunately to be on the
'pot, and on examicung die child fouled that its
collegian was broken, and that it was otherwise
injured. Mrs. Banks, who was evidently greatly
distressed at the occurrence, kindly requested that
no expense should be spared on the abil&a behalf,

Bete= 011 TES HICHIW• Y ACT. —Jena RAMS
end Joshua R.«, two young mea in the employ of
Mr. Ridook hay dealer, of Okeford ?impalas, were
°harked before the Mayor sad A. & Hodges, Fol.,
with Marin the hones and waggons in their
custody unattended in the borough of BlaDdierd on
the morning of Merck. it appears that Mr.
&does carters generally arrive in the town cm their
way to Poole shoat nine o'clock at night, sad are
allotted three hoar, to rest the baleen On several
occolloso. Am rating the home to, they have been
in the habit oT itoppitni for a ooneidareble, not only
to the danger of the public, but to the inciiirszoodf
their niastor's eaanek Both defilade/de
pat', sad were !laid 6e. reek and Kate.

LOCAL BOAS°. —The annual "mural ams elf
the local board was held at the Townball as Wed-
nesday, Km& 28eh. There were press* Messrs.
Darden (ohairman), rusher, Abbott, OrcpeasHal.
villa, Ifeadetn, Dyers, Gill, Smith, Johns,
Davis, and Ball. In musmace oh resolnais=
at the annual meeting bad on the 29111 imanhfritts,
Miami. Stephen Prism Day* Henry Thiel
Angel Bynum Hodges, Robert Ryas, and Willis 4
smith go out et ollkat. Resolved Mid Ms
for this year be held am the 281 day of April
and that William Cole Plachcm and Joseph Hap.
want Baps Si &moll =di to mecum the
nominatios mom, and amid the almalw-
mas in oonduming mob election. EMOIFFII el* MF.
Hoary Darden be the *ham= he lee gam*
year A Tom of thanks to the Chatham' for his nn-
reenittag attention to the delass of Mi 011100 wen
then proposed, smanded, and amid enanisionely.
ROL• LAS OF PLICGAIJACIL nudiestand IbM
J. C. Maned, Be, 11.0.8., of Lc.= 1211!!
reoently priessecesi to the British 'm
moat iMeregaig remains yet discovered id Pfirmaswws.
These oonsist of a isearty parfait aguli. with Ms
lower jaw of the same individuil, whisk bat
slightly altered by eampremice or distortion froma
their normal form. The shell unemurae saarly ITS
feet in length, from the end of the mum& to th•
occipital °Daytime ; the bmis-oosipital, *Mel, and
maxillary bones being very period and Um&
divisions well marked. The Mali at the 10• Mar jaw
are mob upwards of fire fast in length from the
anterior and of the sympbysis to the artier
toting oondyles, one camas being more perfect then
the other •' in amok mane and an ae• sids of the
upper jaw, the satire series of the alveoli is preserved.
Soaps of these osstaia anapest Mesh, but Me whole
of the perfect testb have his. last. Them Ice
fossils will be Awed sad described by Profsmor
Owen in an early volume of the
Boaisty's lionftva
_They aro trilat:VekalLis,
meridge day of Dowchddre. la addition to des
abevrmemtioned specimen, Mr. Hamel has since
presented another doe lower jaw, with pert
of thei cranium of the aSOIIII individual, will&
Professor Owen Ism determined to b• • sew sped"
having vary disbud eheraoters bum Me preceding.

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Pause Mamma. —On Thursday bat, • casetieg
for sleeting overseen lot the assiag year, psalm
the burial board aommets, and tgaisseting other
pariah business, was held in the ToilnikalL The
&Mesdames was very limited. Mr. M. raft re-
sided. A bet of penes@ qualified to got se wireellsele
having been submitted, the Dames of Mi. Baoksity
and Mr. Simeon Tett were Owed diet on the Ike, el
the two reooniniended for the magistrates
meat. Mr. 8. Davie proposed, and Mr. B.
emooded the re-appointment of Mr. 7. Niabode
' masielsat-overseer. Oarried.—Mr.Nieholls
rise in his salary. The Chairman esprseesd his
opieioe teat £26 p.r year wee quit... amok as dllll
parish could afford. at the suns time remarking alai
, the regularly-appointed overseen were @apposed to
fulfil the whole of the duties. Mr. Look stated thee
at one time the duties of senakant-overeser were per-
formed by • person for £lO per year. Mr. B. Dar*
whilst szprm.ag his belief that the duties deserved
• higher rate of wiliest. said that he moldered
the queetioo of an admire of the maistme-oversesr's
nasty night to be submitted to a pascal meeting of
the parishioner& He did not think it would be
right for so small a numbers. wag then prensed to
decide the matter. Mr. B. Madan inquinid if that
bed the power to raise Mr. Nicholls calar7, lad
being answered in the affirmative by the
proposed that such salary should be raleedtre
to M. This motion was esoooded by Mr. Cable,
but., only • minority voted for it, it was loge. The
report of tee auditors of the burial board wee them
read by the Chairman. The receipts, including fees
for ingenues* erecting ofliesd-stoses, and ministers'
and clerks fan, amounted to £B2 111. Id. The
expenditure to Ella 12a. 4d. The pumper of

menu during the past year lies been 86 se gain7al
71 the preceding year. The Based required the
as of DSO for the °arrant expenses, in addition to
the sum required for the principal and interest on
the amount borrowed. The amount to be paid he
such principal and interest being £l9ll. On the prim
position of Mr. W. Groves, the sum of £146 was
voted to the burial board. The next bianieem wan
tbe election of auditors of the burial board, on whim&
• ono verwitioa sassed as to the power they bad off
checking amounts. Mr. Look Mated that as
regerded interments, the auditors bad the power of
shacking Mem by tba minimises register, but as to
the beadmones, they had notes to the elan 'applied.
Mr. Maiden proposed, and Mr. Loos seosedid the
neelactioo of the auditors, which was carried nem.
stk., and the meeting separated.