The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-09-03 00:00:00

BLANDFOItD.

The Rev. R. D. Lagden, of Clare College, Cam-
bridge, has been presented to the rectory of Stock
Gayhkrol, meantby the death of the Rev. H. Ir.
Tent/nen. The grow annual value is £149, and the
PO of the parish 63.
RIILZ Courcrrnor.—The energetic captain ef
this corps, Captain D'Orley, having intimated his
intention to present a silver cup, of the value of Elf,
to the best ma•lumnan of the corps, the members
assembled on the Race Down on Friday morning to
compete for the same. The distances were 130 and
200 yards, live rounds each. The firing was
good, considering that a brisk wind previa:l2
Private Charles Boucher made 17 points ; arid
Privates Edwin Riciont, Starmey, and F. Hunt 16
each. The cup was, therefore, gained by Private C.
Boucher, and after being filled, Lady D'Oyley drank
COUNTY PETTY SEENIONS. I the health of the successful n.arkanian. The re-
- mainder making ties, fired once at 200 yards, when
TowilllALL Frid±l7,—Befors Cseain Manning. Private Sturrney twit the second prize, ; Ridout
Major Steward, and H. C. Coodden, &qrs. the third, 15e., and Hunt the fourth, 10a.
Ana Ores.. of Button, was charged wiMi Muslin 6
apples, vales 14., from the orchard of Mr. Jobs Allen
Pops, on the 7th July. The defendant, who is a very WA REH AM.
old woolen, was lined Se. 6d., including math to he
paid in a month, or be imprisoned 14 days in Asfault. ZiAIIONAL Sf..llOOL Festival.— The children eon-
James DAWN% of Puitand, for being drank an the NNW with Ibis "h°°l "ere on WeclimildaY kindly
nod August, was teed El, inelWhig sots, Of 7 Makidnined by their friends to a bountiful supply of
&se impaisonsene. Sint Mee amid tee; and we used comely add, did
iorigib Haider, of Portland, wee ennemenei bpi darmirjudioe to theenne. At throe odor& they
radieweed with oralatl to • harm Tire sew eammard at the lohneinxes, in Sonth-eireet, and

ST. MARY'S Sunday last three ser-
mons were preached at St. Mary's Church, in salmon
of the funds forpuirtbaciug private seats, and waking
them public. The work- of cutting down the ugly
high .walled pews is going on very satisfactorily, yet
it is really astonishing hot, great is the amount of
opposition that has to be met in carrying oat this
great reform. It is greatly to be wished that every
private seat may ultimately become public pioperty,
and thus do away with an anomaly which ought not
to exist in any parish, and which never woidd have
existed in Melees:obi) Regis, but for political pur-
poses.

marched is proomsion tlitmegh the. WinSi* aired;
bearing flags and banners with suitable insoriptitek
to the some of feetivity--a lawn in front of Deity'lt
House, kindly greeted for the °cession. After tea
they joined in those serious nuir Pura wisiermial
to t. • testes of juveniles, and in which they go„
played no small degree of enthusiasm. A lap
party of visitors and friends were present. At th•
close of the evening. several baloons were sent up,
a warning that the pleasures of the day were about
to close. sod the young people, headed by the rile
drum and fife baud returned to the Cross, and after
the National Anthem bad been played. gave several
booty cheers, and dispersed quietly to %got
homes.
Rine CoirraTrriol.—A. very handsome eu•st.
cup having been given by James Penton,
the members of the Ind Doled Riese, the lame will
be shot for at the butts oa Monday, Septotobto
9th.
UNCIIRTAINTY Of LIPS. .A shrilling instance of
the uncertainty of life occurred here en Monday, to
• man named John Domiuy, *yam clap, no
suddenly fell down in Nortleeteeet, mil immediately
expired.