The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-06-14 00:00:00

Ed iltshire.

CoxHIRRION SIGNED BY THE LORD-LIEUTENANT
Or THE Couvry or Wu:N.—Heys! Wilts l'ililitia.
—Francis Thomas Etaynton, Esq., to be Assistant-
Surgeon, vice Phillips, resigned.

Lirrts.ecrr.—At Lit:decor Park on Sunday week
the Mill descended in such torrents that the real.
dunce of J. L Popham, Esq., was completely
flooded. In some of the rooms the water was so
high as to actually raise the carpets from the floor.
In the midst, Mr. Popham, with some of his men
servants, proceeded to the garden and opened a large
drain, and the rain soon after subsiding, prevented
the water rising higher in the house.
M.exLeoßOvoU.—Tlie Right Rev. the Lord Bishop
of the Diocese held a special confirmation at St.
Mary's Church in this town on Saturday week,
when the nte was administered to about 21.1 persons.
On Sunday morning his lordship preached an
eloquent and impressive sermon to a large congregs-
t On behalf of St. Mary's Sunday and National
schools. In the evening a sermon for the same
laudable purpose was preached by the R„.
Duckworth, of Marlborough College, who, although
young, is a popular and eloquent preacher. The
total collections amounted to nearly £l4. The
Bishop also preached to a full congregation at St.
Peter's Church in the evening.

The consecration of the Rev. Dr. Tufnell, the re-
cmtly appointed Bishop of Bangor. Brisbane, and
St. Helena, will take place at Westminster Abbey,
on Whit-Tuesday, at eleven o'clock.

•
Dsvius. Volunteer Rilk Corp.. A public
meeting was held at the Townhall, on Friday week,
and the Mayor in opening the proceedings read a
letter from the Right Hon. T. H. S. Sotheron Eat.
court, offering 10 nth* of the best description as a
donation towards the proposed corps. It Mat re-
solved to form a corps, to be called "The devices
Volunteer Rifle Corps," and a committee was ap-
pointed to carry out the object. A sub-committee
has since been appointed. W. E. Tugworth, Fey.,
has been elected treasurer and joiut hon. secretary
with Mr. Richard Coward.
WARMINSTER. Royal Wills Militia. Newly
20 young men of this town were attested by one of
the officers of the regiment on Thursday week, and
left the same day for Devizes, where they were ex-
Peeled to remain a abort time before joining the
re gunant. It is stated that this town hat sapplital

mwe recruits for the militia than any other town in
the county.
MILTS FRIENDLY SOCIETY.—Tho annual kstiral
of this celebrated branch of the Wilts Friendly
Society is announeeil to be held on Whit Tuesday
ito-shiy.) The Her. l'rebentlary Drury, chaplain to
the Honourable the House of Conmions, will preach,
and Captain Gladstone, lt.N., High Sheriff of the
county of Wilts, will take the chair on the
occasion.

eurressnist. —One of the =sit terrific thunder
storms with which this town has been visited for up.
wards of 50 years took place Sunday afternoon
week. For the space of nearly two hours the Hashes
of lightning were of a Larful 111 l , and the
extraordinary claps of thunder excited the terror of
even the most stoet hearted. At about 3 o'clock a
heavy hail storm disceniled, and many of the stories
were as large as a common hazel nut. Thu rain also
fell in torrents, and the Bath and Bristol roads were
rendered in some places almost impassable. Many
of the fields and houses near the banks of the Avon
were entirely Hooded. There can be no doubt that
considerable damage has been done in some parts of
the country.