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

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The Ou Atkins?iow.—This inquire was resumed
no Wednesday, before Mr. T. 0. Barlow and Mr. A.
Penny, arbitrative, with lierjeant Hayes as umpire.
Mr. Davidson, Q.C., addreeled the court on th•
evidence whieh had been produced. Ihe annual '
pentits, he contended, ought to be estimated at
f 2,868, and that should form the basis of the award, '
Mr. Burdon being fairly entitled to receive that rum
multiplied by 16i. In addition to that Mr. Burdori
claimed the Boni £2,177 for stock-in-trade. the who-
side estimating the value of the stock at £1,550. He
suggeeted that the •rbitrators should take ths mean
between these two sums end make their award, so
far as the flock was eoneerned, upon that. There
was also a further sum of tl5O claimed for of an sere
of land near the gas works, and £l5O for good will of the
gas Stang trade, all she canons sums toeether amount-
ing to upwards of £50,452, from which fBOO had to he
deducted, leaving the balance claimed by Mr.
Bordon at £49,652. The award of the arbitrators was
postponed.
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FASHIWA MILS BALL. —On Friday eyenini fashion-
ably attended ball wee held at the Royal Hotel, when
there were present: Mr. H. P. Weston, Mr. and Mn.
le Marchent., Mr. Clark, Mr. Bayley. Mr. Bate, Mr.
Twine, Mr. Wilkinaon, Mr. 'Cynch, Mies P. Byers, Miss
F. Byers, Mr. T. Byers, Miss Nevill, Era. Port, Mr.
Birkett, Mr. and Mrs. Hancock, Miss Moffett, Miss N.
Hussey, Mr. B. Entwistle, Mr. D. Hill, Mr. K.
Hancock, Mr. Owen, Mr. and Ws. Whalley, Mr. and
Mines Evanson Harriar,, Captain England 13th Begt.
Mr. Jopp, R. B. Mr. Denny, Mr. Kinlock, 13th Reg'.
Mr. and Mogg, Miss Kingsmill, Mr. and N..
Fyler, Visage Banes, Captain Ethelson„ Captain
Fairfax, Mr. F. Phipps, Major Ai:tell, Mrs. and Miss
oaten, Mr. Anderson, Captain Cilbea, Major Perry
Keene, the Idioms Keene, Mr. J. C. Keene, Mr. and
Miss Austin, Mr. and Mts. Connington, Mr. Burton,
13th. Mr. Harria 13th, Mr. Campbell, 13th, Mr.
Barclay, 13th, Mr. Henna, 136, Captain Amyatt
Brown, Mrs. and Mines Dens, Colonel and Mrs.
sladen, Her. E. Fox, and Mrs Fox, Mi.. Rawlinson,
Mr. and Mires Thaw. Miss Ongm‘, aptoin Bro.], Nth.
Mi.. S Wints, Mr. Reade, 110, Mr. E. and bliss
Prothroe, Captain and Mrs Bennett, Mr. and Mrs.
Franks, Mr. crawfoixl. Captain Phipps, Mr. A Upton,
Mr. W. B. Brymer, Mr. C. Notley. Misses Notley,
Mr. It C. Gundry, Mr. Mrs., and Miss Psenders,
Captain Vande eu Captain and Mrs. Palmer, Mr.
wulninlftoll, and Captain Hall, 13th. Bodes Quadrille
band was in attendance on this ooession.
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A CONVERSATIONS was held in the spacious school.
room in 00 Dec ion with the Congregational t hapel. on
Friday evening last. On this oteemon the at.endaive
was much g eater than at a similiar gathering held
last year. The decorations around the room were
confined to some dozen chastely meowed transparencies
placed in the recesses of the wuidown The Programa.,
oompoud of musice' solos and accompenimen • on the
But? by Corn oral Hitching', harmonium and pianoforte
by Bert Behnke, songs, glees Ac., by .he clioir, end
solo •by Herr Behnke. Mr. Dainon gave a brief but
highly instrucive sod interesting lecture on a visit to
Pompeii, referring to its high antiquity and the account
of its destruction as given by Pliny the younger. 'the
appearance of the eater of Vesuvius wee also de•oribed
and a specimern of this larva emitted therefrom shown.
The high civi isation the inhabitants had reached wss
proved by short suounta of the various articles that
had been disentombed and placed in the Government
museum at Pompeii. The lecture ended, an int cried
of me considerable time was allowed for p.rtsking of
refteshmenta and conversation. The crowded ewe of
the room reniered promenading with comfort an
iml usibility, and u this is not the least point of
attraction and novelty in a conversazione, it would,
perhaps, be judicious for the commi. tee of management;
not to issue so many tickets on the next occasion.
Seats having been tesumed, the programme of vocal
and instrumental music was continued, and at the con.
clusi..n.cordial votes of thanks were given to toes ladies
and gentlemen who h.d done so much towards con.
tributing to the social pleasures end eroueements of the
evening.