The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-07-14 00:00:00

District Nib's.

WXYMOUTH.

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THI Royal Bone Artillery from Dorchester were
during the past week engaged in shot and shell practio•
on the beach at Lodinoor.
ATPOINTNIST.—Oor townsman, Mr. W. Crickmay,
hal obtained the appointment of Clerk of the Works
and resident Engineer to the Metropolitan Asylum
Due let Board, at a salary of COD a year.
Tit LAWSUIT AGAISNT Till MAYOR AND CORPOZA-
Wlol.—ln the Court of Exchequer on Tuesday lad, the
day appointed for-the delivery of judgment in the ease
of Payne v. the Mayor and Corporation of Weymouth.
Baron Bramwell announced that ii would stand over
until issues of fact were tried. These will come on for
rial at the swims next Monday. .

ballets' Homit—We loge ices{ plower, In stating
that a Sailors' Home le shoal te-be sed In Wey-
mouth. Titres or for preliminary meetinp have been
held at the Guildhall. The Middle Sehool is spoken of
se • nsitible 'Pot, fining lege= to make up 100
beds. A subscription bee been
Becara—On Thureday evening a lady, with • child
In her ants was about to premed on hood the Jersey
ntnntnilr, when she missed her footing and fell into the
harbour. Mr. A. G. Pover, who was hard by, at mots
jumped overboard, and Mr. G. Danish, of 11.11's
Customs, being near with • boat, the tbres—mother.
child, and Purer—wore dragged into the boat.
WRY/1017111 ago Doug? COUNTY ROYAL immix AZT.
Moaday, the thirty-eseond annual reeetMg_ was
bold at UN Board-rooin, St. Mary•street, R. Eliot,
Esq., Wedding. The &Meador* was small. The
secretary, Mr. Maunders, reed the report, wills& ststod
that 67 in-patients and 283 out-patients had hem
admitted during the year. leteinding 43 Freeload, se
the books, the total number was 253. Tbe weigh a
sroviding additional moormnod•tion, and =MO Of
ono, were then disimmed, sad suitable resolutions
opted. We hope that subscriptions rimy Sow in for
the agmeotation fond, is the institution is • were
valuable one, no fewer than 9,834 poor persons having
partiaip•ted in its benefits since its selablent.
Varna. —A meeting for the parish of Weymouth was
held at the old Town-ball on Thursday last, to par the
eborchwordeos'ireounts for the previous year, and to
grant • obareb-ffebe, Tbe chair RI taken by the notch
of Wyk', the Rev. B. C. Plum. The churchwarden:
Mr. R. Talbot, prensatod the awicioata. A rate of Ad.
In the Pound would bays produced EMI 17s. Bd.. but
only £l7 7s. 3gd. had been Polleeted, which is the
average amount el:Seised from the parish for several
years TMre irsa • stun in hood of gl 105. H. • but
several bills remained unpeid, which would mike •
balance against the perish. The pariah Is under an
=mint to pays certain quote of the expellees con-
with Wyk!' church; but, as the bills were not
promoted, the secounts could not be passed. A rate of
2gd. in the pound was granted, and the meeting ter-
minated.
Trig anniversary of the British and Foreiyu Bible
Society was held on Monday evening, .sth. Bailees'
Schoolroom, Melcombe Regis. The prooodings In-
cluded • tea, at which about 30) were present. A
pblic meeting took plop at eight, the Rev. T. A.
Grieves, rector, presiding. After • hymn, and prayer
offered by the Rev. W. Lewis, of Hope Chapel, the
chairmen opened the meeting with a few remarks, and
called upon O. Arden, Big., secretary, who submitted
financial statement. The total receipt automated to
£259 is. Si. for the lot year, including the following:
—Langton Herring, LT 17s 3d.-, Alabotabery,
£lB Gs. 10d. • Chiekerell, LT 13s. Sd. ; Radipole,
El 7s. Gi. ; iortland, £2B 2e. ld. The contributions
of the Upwey and Brooding Association, tie, had
been sent direct to the Parent Society. Of this
£247 4s. Gd. bad been remitted to the Parent Society. I
The number of Bibles sold at the depository had been
813, together with 823 Testaments and portions of
Scripture making the number 1,636. Various addresses
were &Reisman delivered.
Beccom en Rums NEw Camino.— A social gathering
took place on Thursday evening last, in the beautiful
grounds of Porta:store, the residence of the Rev. T. A.
Greases, the profits to be devoted to the fund for the
creation of the new church. A large party, lumbering
between 500 and GOO, assembled on the occasion, and
=k of tea on the lawn In front of the house, the
being 'opened by various friends. A principal
and very attractive feature of the entertainment was
the reeling of eslestions of poetry from Milton, Long-
fellow, ks, by limos Moults Esq., of Dorchester, and
the mule of Jones's excellent band also contributed
much to the enjoyment of the evening. The house was
kindly thrown open for the inspection of the guests,
who were highly delighted with what they saw. At the
termination of the reading, the Rev. T. A. (heaves
proposed in approprMt• terms a vote of thanks to Mr.
Mode for the great test be had afforded, and the
company by their enthusiastic appleuse testified their
hearty concurrence. The whole entertainment was
admirably arranged, and wu carried out with universal
satisfaction.