The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-06-07 00:00:00

Elliltsbire.

SALISIWRY BRANCH RAILWAY AND MARKET
Housr..—Salisbury now possesses a market house.
The question has been discussed during a period of
something like forty years, and a spacious building
has at last been erected by a Joint Stock (ompany,
one of the main features of whose scheme is its con-
nection with that railway communication with which
Salisbury is now so highly favoured. The comple-
tion of the undertaking was celebrated on Tuesday
last by a dinner and concert. The building stands
on the western side of the market square, and is
about 77 feet wide and 174 feet deep. A portion of
the interior will, on market-days, be set apart as a
corn exchange, and accommodation will also be
afforded for cheese-factors, butchers, green-grocers,
and others who may have business to transact. Spa-
cious galleries have been erected for the storing of
corn, and as trains run immediately underneath, it
can be hoisted direct from the trucks by machinery
provided for the purpose. It is calculated th:it 2,500
quarters of corn can be stored without difficulty; but
the stuns will not be open for the reception of sacks
during market hours. The area of the floor available
for cheese is about 7.000 feet, independent of the
wagon ways, and the front ceutral portion to be used
as a corn exchnnge is about 3.600 feet. The back
part of the central- floor will be occupied by butchers
and licon factors; other dealers will he arranged on
the north side. The whole number of standings will
be about WO. The architect was Mr. Strap'', the
engineer of the South Western Itsilway ; the con-
tractors for the iron work were Messrs. ?daytime
and Co., Manchester; the builders were Messrs. Bull
and Son, Southampton. The gates, which are of
wrought iron, with scrolls, are from the workshops
of Meyers. Hill and Smith, of Brierly Hall, Dudley.
In a convocation holden at Oxford on Thursday
icorning, the Rev. Edward Wyndham Tanen, M.A.,
Fellow of Wadhani, late senior proctor of the Uni-
versity, Bishop Designate of Brisbane. New South
Wales, was admitted to the degree of D.I) honori4
&testa. The rev, prelate was presented for his degree
in a Latin oration, by Rev. Dr. Jacobson, Regius
Professor of Divinity.
The tradesmen and mechanics, who have been em-
ployed in the extensive alterations at the residence
of R. P. Tanner, Esq., of Ogbourne St. Andrew-,
were invited to an excellent dinner by that gentle-
man on Friday week.
The Marlborough annual cucumber show took
place on Friday, and Was • much finer show than
that of last year. The first prize, for black spines,
Was awarded to W. Witte, gardener to W. Platt,
Esq., of Preshute House; second ditto, to George
Hyde, gardener to It. C. Lung, EN., of Overton;
third, to Jesse Pickett, gardener to H. Stratton,
Esq., of Berwick Bassett. For white spine cucum-
bers only one prise was awarded, and that to
Pewaey. As usual a dinner was provided on the
occasion, of which, under the chairmanship of Mr.
E. I). Stone, a goodly number partook; and with
such a chairman, and the presence of Mr. It. Pocock,
who acts as hon. secretary, it is almost needling to
say a must pleasant evening was speak
MALMERBURY. This town and neighbourhood
were visited on Sunday afternoon by a terrific thun-
derstorm, which passed and re-passed, accompanied
by such rain as is seldom witnessed. The streets
and houses were completely deluged with water, the
lightning was vivid, and the peals of thunder were
unusually loud and in quick succession. Mr. Hanks,
of Quobwell Farm, had two of his best cows struck
dead by the electric fluid. It appears the cows sought
shelter under some elm trees, which doubtless at-
tracted the lightning. Other damage is reported to
have been done in the neighbourhood.
CONVOCATION.—His Grace the Archbishop of Can-
terbury appointed the Hon. and Rev. 8. Waldegrave,
rector of Bamford St. Martin, and Canon of-Salis-
bury ('athedral, to preach the Latin Sermon
before the new Convocation at St. Paul's on Wed-
nesday.
OPENING OF A New CHAPEL AT FISHERTON
110l'hL ABM:IL—The opening of the private chapel
recently erected at the FialiertunHouse Asylum, took
place on Thursday week, the Lord Bishop of the
Diocese and many of the neighbouring gentry and
clergy being in attendance. The building, which is
in the early decorated style, is capable of seating
about 150 persons. It has three windows on each
side with one larger one at each end. The roof,
which is open, is of varnished deal, as are also the
reading-desk, lectern, and seats. There is a racism
for the organ, and also a robing-room, which is sepa-
rated from tho body of the chapel by an open screen.
The chautxtl is paved with plain red and -black tibia
The building is lighted with gas, and a beating ap-
paratus has been provided for use during the winter
months. The architect was Mr. Turner. of London,
and the budder, Mr. R. Fetcher, of the Wilton-road.
The Lord Bishop, who was attended by the Rev.
Prebendary Lear. one of his chaplains, and a num-
ber of the local clergy, arrived about II o'clock, and
divine service immesliately commenced. The prayers
wore read by the Rev. H. G 1)e Stank, rector of
Fisherton and chaplain of the establishment, and the
lessons by the Bev. J. R. Me Dowell the curate.
The Communion Service and the Gospel were read
by the Bishop, and the Epistle by the Rev. Preben-
dary Lear. The choral portion of the service was
under the direction of Mr. W. P. Aylward. The

Bishop preached an appropriate sermon from 2 Corin-
thians 4 c. 17 v. —" For our light affliction, which
is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more ex-
ceeding and eternal weight of glory." The offertory
sentenc.ai were then read by his Lordship, and a col-
lection was made amounting to .I,ti Is. 6d., which
will lie applied to the benefit of the Fisherton
National :fichool. The Holy Communion was after-
wards administered to a number of those present. A
splendid luncheon was provided in the Cowart-mow
the establishment, which asapartaken of by those
who hail rem-iced invitations to attend the opening
ceremony. After the company had retired the at-
tendants and some of the inmates of the establish-
ment were plentifully regaled.