The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-03-23 00:00:00

BOIJR2I3IXOIITR.

NEW BAPTIST CHAPEL—The Baptist Chapel recently
erwierl at SiSCOlnlon, near Bournemouth, was opened for
worship on Tuesday afternoon.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIIITT.—The annual
meetings in nil of this society were hell on Monday after-
n,srti and evening lost, at the Town Hall. In the after-
noon the F.irrl of Kintore presided, and among the
speakers were the Lord Bishop of Cashel, the Revs. Canon
earns, P. F. Eliot, CaT J. Glyn, .1. Coll (the deputation),
Dr. Edersheim, kc. The meetings Were very successful.
CONFIRMATIONS. —On Tuesday afternoon lard the
ordinance of Confirmation was administered at St. Peter's
' and Ifoly Trinity Chun:hes to a large number of MD. ,
dirlates of both sexes. The duties of the Bishop of Win-
chester in the House of Lords prevented his lordship from
, fulfilling the pastoral duty on this occasion, and his place
' was supplied by the Bishop Suffragan, Dr. Utterton
(Bishop of A ittililford), and by the Mahlon of Cashel at St.
Peter's and Holy Trinity respectively. The congrega-
tions were large, and the services were of • very im-
pressive character. I•th before and after the ceremony
of the imposition rf hunts the right rev, prelates
delivered suitable addresses to the candidates.
AMATEUR MUSICAL SOCIETS.—This society gave Its lut
concert of the season on Saturday afternoon last, at the
Town Hall, when there was a very large attendance. The
concert AVSS composer' entirely of sacred music, of which
the programme was, follows:

Part Oratorio, Christue," blendelseohn. Part H.
Overture (piano and Larmoniuml, " Athens," )lendebraohn •
Lord God of Abraham" (Elijah), Menderaeolin ; trio anti
chorus, " Heart• feel Mat love thee" (Athalie), Mendelmohn ;
song, "Oh. had I Jural's Lyre," Handel: min and chorus,
" Lord, hole long ail: Thou forget me" (from Psalm situ
Hendelmohn ; part smg, "The Pilgrims," Leslie. Part II
Sacred cantata, ' Gml,Thou art Great," !Mohr.
Mr. T. A. Burton shy fulfilled the duties of conductor.

11111.110%2MENT COVNISSIONERS.—The adjourned meeting
of this hotly Was hell on Tuesday la.t, Mr. J. McWilliam,
chairman, presidink. The Clerk (Mr. J. Druitt) read •
letter from Mr. H. 0. Chinlett, clerk to the Poole Turn-
pike Trudees, in aaswer to a communication from the
Commissioners. Mt Chislett informed the Bw.l that
the tnistee had n intention to remove the Parkstone
turnpike-gate from its present position near the Bourne
Valley Pottery. Th. Surveyor (Mr. C. C. ('reeke) read the
reports of the 'Arbil s committees. One of them referred
to the sanitary cond.tion of the cottages on West-hill, and
explained what had been done in the matter. The Roads
committee reported that having taken into consideration
the question of the Cambridge, Avenue, and Crescent-
' nista., they recommended that they should not be accepted
by she I.tard until they had been put into the state of
I repair required by the Act of Parliament This part of
the report gave rise to an animated discussion. Mr.
Hawkinson contended that the Commissioners ought to
; adopt the roads, as o great amount of money had been
spent upon them by the occupiers of property living there.
and as so much of the, publictradic passed over there
road., thus saving the onimosioner. comoderable repairs
to the Commercial-road. Mr. T. Imwth spoke very
. . .

4.rt—in;liiin—ihe.i.Oii;d-uct Of 6;llanil;Wn-e-rt- in not Making'
proper roasts and having conditions in the leases which
they granted, providing for the mails being maintained
n, goivl order. Owing to this default, the Commissioners
were asked to spend the ratepai ems money in making
roads, which ought to be properly constructed by a
covenant between the ground landlords and the lessees.
Mr. flagrant and other Commissioners having spoken, the
report of the committee was adopted. The Surveyor
stated that according to his estimate. .CISB would be
required in order to put the roads in question in such a
condition that they could be accepted by the board. The
Chairman said he would do his best to bring about some
arrangement in the matter. The tender of Mr. L. Ham-
merton, to put in a culvert near Kiss Fyler's residence for
£ll4, VIM accepted. This subject, it will be remembered,
was referred to at the last nieeting. Several other minor
topics were disposed of, and the Commissioners separated
after a less protracted sitting than usual.