The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-06-26 00:00:00

BLANDFORD.

Mn. Erra's champion band pee • promenade
concert, on Idoeday evening, in the Corn Exchange.
A goodly company were present, and expressed
themselves very much gratified with the perform-
ances and arrangementa for the evening's amuse-
manta.

AN UNWILCONIS INTRUDZIL —OA Taesday last
• travelling woman, named Mary Jones (wife of
George Jones) was brought before J. J. Farquharson
Esq. at Lentos, charged with having on the pre-
vious Saturday night entered the dwelling house of
W. H. Atkinson, Esq. for an unlawful purpose.—
It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Atkinson that
on Saturday night he went home between 11 and 12
o'clock, and found his house door shut, but not
locked, When he got inside, according to his usual
custom be began to fasten the two folding abutters.
but what was his surprise on putting his hand to
take hold of one of them to find that a woman was
standing in the recces. He immediately collared
her, and asked her what business she had there, and
then took her out in the front garden and called for
the police' when be-gave her in charge. She gave
no reason for being in the house, but there appears
very little doubt that her object was either by her-
self or accomplices to rob the premises.—She was
committed for 14 days hard lobour.
801/115117 AND DORSET RAILWAY—On Monday
Last a special general or Wharnoliffe meeting of the
proprietors of the bonniest and Dorset Company
was held at the Crown Hotel, Blandford, for the
purpose of considering two Bills pending in perks-
meat. The chair was taken by G. Warty, EN.
After the notice calling the meeting had been read
by the secretary of the company, the chairman
requested Mr. Toogood to read an outline of the
various claws, of the Bills. The chairman then
stated that both the Bills had passed the House of
of Coo-moos, but before going into the House of
Lords it was required that the sanction of the
shareholders sboului be obtained. The object of the
first Bill was to enable them to raise new capital to
pay off existing liabilities, but they could not with-
out the mention of another meeting miss or spend
the money. The present meeting was therefore
only to obtain the sanction of the proprietors to the
Bills; and be believed that all would agree to this.
The proposition he had to make was as follows :
" That this meeting approves of • draft copy of •
Bill now submitted to it, entitled 'A Bill for
authorizing the Somerset and Dotal Railway Com-
pany to acquire additional lands, and to raise further
moneys, and for other purpose,; subject to such
alterations and amendmauta as the directors approve,
and parliament shall think fit, and that the Bill be
signed by the chairman in proof of each approval.' "
Mr. G. Reed seconded the proposition. Mr. T. H.
Bastard inquired if any limit was mentioned in the
classes of the Bill to the amount of capital to be
raised.—Mr. Toogood replied that it was proposed
to raise £300,000 in shares, and another £lOO,OOO
by mortgage, making altogether £400,000. The
chairman said that he might as well mention that
proxies in favour of the Bill had been received,
representing from £200,000 to £300,000. Mr.
&Mud suggested that though they were not now
asked foe the power to raise the money, it might be
satisfactory to the meeting to know what was
intended to be done with it when raised, and what
expenses they contemplated to require such a aim of
money—The chairman said that the additional
money was required chiefly to meet their existing
liabilities incurred in keeping up their rolling stook
and other necessary works, and also to provide for such
additional works as were absolutely nearer, for the
management of the line—Mr. Bastard expressed his
satisfaction that they were not to be called upon to
give their sanction to raise capital for any new
scheme, remarking that there had been some
anxiety felt lest such should be the case. He then
referred to the proposed junction of the line with
the North Somerset; in reference to which, Mr. G.
Reed said that the result of the trial of their °Gra-
mmy to join with the North Somerset was this, that
that company were actually about to do themselves
the whole of the work, from which they the
Somerset and Dorset Company would reap the
benefit, without any outlay.—The Chairman then '
put the resolution which was carried.—The Chair-
man then proposed "That this meeting approves
the draft or copy of • bill now submitted to it,
entitled "A bill to enable the Salisbury and Yeovil
Railway Company to make a railway to connect the
Salisbury and Yeovil Railway with the Somerset
and Dorset, Railway, and to acquire additional lands
in the perish of Temple Combo, and for other
purposes, subject to such amendments as Parliament
may see fit, and that the bill be signed by the.
chairman in proof of such approval". In proposing
this the Chairman said be thought it required very
few words from him to shew the value of such a bill.
Most of the gentlemen present had, no doubt, when
travelling on their line felt the very great inconve-
nience in the transit from the Somerset and Dorset
to the Salisbury and Exeter line. The Salisbury
and Exeter Company proposed to make • short line,
about three quarters of .a mile, between the two
railways, to meet this inconvenience without any
additional expense to their line. They would be
only called upon to pay interest on a third of the
outlay, which it was calculated would not be more
than the expenses now incurred by the employment
of an additional engine to convey trains from one
line to the other. In answer to • question by Mr.
Johns, the Chairman said that all three engineers—
the South-Weetarn, the Salisbury and Exeter, and
the Somerset and Hornet would be engaged, and that
nothing would be done but under their management.
The resolution wee then seconded by Mr. Clarke, and
carried, and the meeting broke up.