The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-01-28 00:00:00

BL A NDFORD.

Seruelna3.—Ois Wednesday • sasteh between Ir.
Friead's favourite mare, " Frofity,* and lit. Beth
Beyosour's "UM* of other days," was run for on the
Blandford nouns, for £lO a sire. the distance being 2i
miles, over six flights of hurdles. At balf.put one •
good start we. eft-eted under the able supervision of
Mr. Fookes, and the two horses rau tigether till
after the turn, when on coming up to the second hurdle
Mr. Friead's horm refused the leap, and bolted, thee
snowing its eomootater to win the rare. In enn-
leq."l" e/ the et3fBT°2lllbill weather, the rain pouring
do•it all the time, there was but few spectators.

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CURIOUS ACCIDUT. —On Tuesday lad, 'Moot one
o'clock, • mut in the employ of Mr. Hammond, carrier,
was drawing a MA, Tha deem deheburixtreet, and
on turning Um coroner round Me. Rubitt's shop to an
°P White Cliff, Mdlyseeeg, he mot Mr. Ingrains
photo% 'hem, wasie as opposite direction.
awe unable to Amp kings& be ran assume and erruek
the 601110 With shah foes ea ha egronpletely knoek it
"Int. The animal, se soon self ovoid mover itself,
dashed off dime arytneeesodwut at a heed rate. bat
fortunately Illr. Impala, who •••drivilige ••°°'° led 1°
clearing worst outs and other vehicles in the way. ,
At the bottom of the street further passage was barred
lay the gabss entering /0W tel rector's premises, and he
borse and trap was jammed In the corner aloes be. The
shafts of the vehiel• were completa•ly brokea off, and
Mr. Ingram was gomewhet shakes, but we are glad to
state that with this ecteeption both that gentleman and
a boy named Clansbarleia, who was with him, escaped
tajory.
WORKING URN'S OWN —On Monday evening a very
pleating and assens Isidore was mum in the Corn
Xiamen.. wendford, in oonnetttion with 'lie Working
Mee'. Glob. The lase room wag surly tiled, and the
•selluege appeared highly delighted. The Rev. R.
Qua., erbe prerided, aultably intr. timed the Rev.
Jima' Teglet gum sieges eery humorous Irish
freteximetly setting the whole company in •
roar of laughter.—Mrs. Edwards and the Blandford
Glee Union kindly gave their services, which were
highly appreciated. The opening PiWil was a pert gong
—"England," by Hattot. Mr. Blandford sone with
g got taste and feeling "Molly Wiwn," by Lover. Mr.
,J. Skivingtos gave "Th.. Village Blank .mith," by
, Weiss, and was loudly applauded. and Mr. Lance was
deservedly matured in Ceeinals'e gassing SORE " Neigh, I
must be in love." The other pieoes sang by the Glee
Union were "The last Rose of Sommer." "The Harp
that...too duo' Tara'. Hall," and Steven'. glee 'Blow,
thou Winter Wind." A vote of thanks was proposed
by the Chairman to the rev. gentlemen (Mr. Taylor)
for the pleasure and unumment he had aff Tied. end
also to Mrs. B4eards and the Mee Union, Mr. Quirk
expressing him satasetion and that of the inemb.ra of
the glob, that Mrs. Edward, had altered her mind so
m to egging favour them with her valuable &mistimes..
The National Anthem was then sung and the company
, separated.

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GREAT HiPOIFURY OF CERTAIN BURIAL
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BOOIRTIPS.
Tidd Pratt. the Regi aaaa rof Friendly Societies
In England. has Initialised • brief wiper frost' his odic*
which ia deserving of the widest publicity. It relates
tO
_a el••• of anierisat which have multiplied exceedingly
of late, and by which, it is believed, the frugal among
the industrial "laws of the ootuniunity are exposed to
this danger of losing their stringy. Thew are what.
are commonly known as Burial Soma's, although often
dignified by oth.r spocisl =pada( name., inch
ao
Brothmiy, phibaptheopio, Loyal, Gaited, U 0,411210111,
Protective, and what not. Mr. Tidd Pratt gives the
names of twelve of these Burial Soeleties. consisthig of
more thou • million insurers, eita Inearanses wh.ib
amount to no less than three million pounds eterling.
Their gr.s reosipt• from the insurers in the last year
were £247.93.8 ; the amount paid for the benefits
...rod £138,181 ; the amount of expenses for manage-
meat, 184.763; and tAc whole of their falai. ineluding
the value of their property and money in the bands of
treasurers, Noma. and eollemors, is only 3:181,166—0r
the amount of about three-quarters of • year's premium.
re• old.fashioned Friendly Shively was • kind of club;
its operations were local, its labors were conducted by
it. own mamboed , an ignite or collectors were
.mployed, nor was their anything speculative in its
transactmm. Ninety-nine Friendly Societies out of •
hundred are still of this class. The leadirg Burial
' &cities of the present day are altogether of aw.ther
orient and tape ; they were established by et terpri-ing
personae. Insurwies °Roes, they are worked by °Moen
rewiring large salaries a treasurer., secretiries,
direr:tots cud committee-men, and have &smith and
collectors, also well paid, in all the principal towns and
pwishaw in Great Britain. Ito. Tidd Trott gives the
name, of ten Burial &cite., with some particulars
froas repro.thew last annuarepro.sent to the registrar,
showing thattlie number of insurers in thesesocietieswas
486.612 ; the groas receipts f.. the yesr' 194 323; the
expenses ,4 management, £l6 301; the payments for
deaths, f64.3Bl3—theee two Items making together the
sum of £100.687 ; no that the payment. for desthe and
the amputee of management in the year were £6,364
more than the whole amount of the retrial" from the
members in that time. The amount of funds in hand
was only £67,267 or about 2s. 10d. per in-car, wtvlst
the amount inaured meat exceed £1,500,000. The
following is an abridgment of one of his tables. We
desire especially to direct attention to the two but
mitt:atm