The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-11-08 00:00:00

DONOHISTffiII.
We Itioch 'Wet that we were m. informed last
week re to the illness of Canon Bingham, the
hhernoter of which is not such as we were led to
suppose- We are glad indeed to hear what tends in
some =mot" to mitigate our apprehensions about on*
go widely and deservedly regarded as Mr. Biagham.
Aloin 80 men belongini to the Brigade Depot left
tkrcebester on Tuesday morning, under the command
of Lieut. Bowan% or the 54th iradment, for Porta-
meth, to form portion of a draft 520 men for the
Bad Rifle Brigade in Ireland. They were conveyed to
cogie by H. to. troopship Assistance.
pans 11011016.—At the Oxford Poultry and Pigeon
Show on Wednesday and Thursday last week, Mr. W.
Osmond was very fortunate in the pigeon classes, and
puled off no less than two section cups, four find
prises, one second, arid one third. Mr. W. Bishop
was the winner of two first", one second, and four
thigds, with his dragoons, and he also obtained several
highly commander's. Mr. C. Parsons won a second
prije for nuns. Mrs. lii=ivrair likewise a successful
exhibitor in the poultry
no Musson Bounty° Dram—Among the rub-
scribers to the fund in answer to the recent appeal are
the following :—Lord Richard Grosvenor, kW; Mr.
James Follower' (second donation), £25; Mr. Miles
gecigett, £10: Mr. G. Trate-Bullock, £lO Ifie; Sir H.
W. Feick, Bart., £10; Mr. H. R. Farquharson, ;
Mr- D. Sturdy, E 5 55.; Mr. N. J. L. Learmouth, C 5 ;
Mr. C. W. Digby, ; Mr. W. W. Conoco, £5; Sir
J. odqulioun, Bert. (second donation), £d; Mr. R.
Williams, Jun., ElOO.
hfoRTALITT STATISTICS 1.01 THa BOROUGH, OCTO.
1881.—Births, 16 (Fordington 7) ; deaths, 7 (Ford.
logic n 2). Two deaths were registered as due to
convulsions—children under one year of age. " Gin-
drieken' liver," consumption, croup, cancer, and
hydroosphalus each caused • death. Two inmates of
the workhouse died at the advanced ages at 78 and 88
one death occurred in the County Hospital. The
birth-rate upon the ahoy. data is 251, and the &taw-
rate only 11-2 per IMO—both much lower than usual.
—lt. J. Dar, Medical Officer of Health.
INTIM Monts COPVin Tgerse.—We are glad to hear
that the works are proceeding most satisfactorily, aud
there is every prospect of its being ready for business
by the contract time in March. It is already gable
high, and will probably be roofed in by the end of the
nsenth. Through the auefficent donation of £lOO
from Lord Aliegton, the committee are hoping to so
altar the original plans as to erect a boys' room, which
will be acknowledged by all who know anything of
Focdlnitoa boys to be • great acquisition, and very
materially add to the good work which the committee
are in hopes of being able to carry out by means of the
new codes tavern.
Mrtrraer.—The trouble and confusion incident to
the use of territorial denominations seem to increase
rather than diminiah. The War Office has toe some
thne past been driven to their utmost to explain and
facilitate the change, but still the "currants turn
sway." The change is no doubt distasteful to all
bramble 01 the Army, and officers who hay* every
disposition to said its work find so much opposition
to it that they hen heart, and gradually fall away into
the ranks of the opponents of the system. The officials
at the War Oak, have energetically used their endea-
vours to carry out the views of their chef, but find it
hard tomato tain such a course, in opposition to the blood-
tide of military opinion. In the face of thie it would not,
therefore, be surprising if recourse were had to the old
state of things, se far sr the restoration of the numbers
Is concerned. The territorial denominations would,
under these oircumataucas, be bozne as supplementary
or additional titles.

match was played on Wednesday
last, at Poundbury, between • Weymouth team and
the Dorobestec Football Club, resulting in a victory
fer dm latter. The visitors came very abort in num.
bees, and were reinforced by men on this ground, who
turned out fairly servioeable. The first advantage
gained wee a touchdown for Dorchemter, obtained by
Cambridge, through some good backlog up. Then, by
• very brilliant rim in the mood half-time, Damen
toadied down between tine opponents' goal poets, which
*Runtime he turned into a goal. Through a techbi-
many, Nines obtained a third touchdown. from which
Damen kicked a goal, thus leaving the home team the
winners by two goals and • touchdown to nothing.
Some eery pretty runs were also made by A. Symonds
mulDurdea! Formby played very well for Weymouth,
but was unable to organ his team with my advantage.
The names of the teams are as follows :—Weymouth
Messrs. W. Dickinson (captain) and Stewart, half-
back.; Formby and Dove threoluarter.backe ;
Ili:mime, back; Jones, Disney, Perry, Symonds.
Kr/Mr, ' Skelton and Low, forwards. Dor.heeter
Missars. A. G. Symonds (ceptain) and R. Damon,
quarter-back.; Klan, back; W. Nutting and W.
J. Darden, heabbiecks ; R. Fudge, L. Robinson, R.
Gollop, Cambridge, D. Miller, F. Steele, and Gaines,
forermds.