The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-07-12 00:00:00

norsEtshirr.

SULILIIMML—Aitempte.d Escape of is Prißoner.
On Sattriardi ja evening our police appinhci.dod a noto.
emus named ,Ilutry ledge, agatust whoin
there were two warrarda out. lie was taken to the
loelinp, at the Ralf -.llona Inn, and alwrit. 11 o'clock
giention was excitel by the falling of tiles, and, Mr.
supt. Lewis beira sant for, pioceeilial to the
~.tfong" room. ‘c6sn it was found that the bird
bad down. The prisoner hard made a hole in the
ceiling large eiraugh to afford an exit. Thu auperin-
todent went in the roof of the saljoining premises,
and found the the biddbad escaped one cage only to
get into anotner. 7ac dud passed through the ceiling,
but not the sigh the t oof, but in a few minutes more
b, would have 'had enough tiles off to be free.
Officers, 'oho had been stationed below, were sig-
nalled, • rid getting through the holes in the ceiling
found thiligo tying down under the tiles, very dc-
jectol., sold blacker than any chimney sweep. Ile
was banalboltctl to the stocks for the rest of the
is mad next morning was sent off in his dirt
(pea/ to his discomposure) to Milborne, where his
own brother could scarcely have recognised him.
Myra charged with stealing a gun in Somerset, and
'we hear that that there is a conviction already stand-
,g against him, which he has not satisfied.
Si, SUBORN Z GAS CO MPAN Y. —We believe that
the directors of this company will be prepared at the
annual meeting to declare a dividend of 74 per cent.
and a reduction in the price of gas from Ss. td. to
73. 6d, per thousand.

The following appears at one of the turnpike gates
not far from Sherborne, and written on one of
the window shutters of the toll house :—" LIMON
HSAD 80L0 MUM.. "

I
SHIRDORNO LITIRARY INSTITCSION.--The ann..
meeting et the subscribers to this institution was
held on Monday evening, when the financial position
of the society was stated, sad officers for the ensuing
year elected. W. C. Macready, Esq., presided
The report stated that thirteen lectures and musical
entertainments had been provided in the late session,
so, an increase in the expenditure on that branch of
.about £7 over the previous year; while the subscrip-
tions to the sante and receipts at the door had some-
what destimed—the increased expenditure and the
decreased receipts making a difference against the
funds of nearly £2O. New books have been added
to the bbeary during the year to the value of between
Lb or fl whilst the reading-room has been sup-
plied with newspapers, reviews, and magazines at a
cost et .£2O. The whole expenditure for the year
has keen £156, the receipts £l2O, so that the balance
in hand in June Ibsb, luts been consumed.—The
'Chairman stated that he had taken upon himself to
request Mr. Digby to continue in the presidency of
the institution for the ensiling year, to which that
gentleman had most kindly and readily assented. A
resolution expressive of the society's appreciation of
the valuable services rendered by Mr. Digby, as
President, was submitted to the meeting -by, the
Chairman, and carried with acclamation. W. C.
Macready, Esq., K Benthall, Esq , T. Ffooks, Esq.,
and J. Gould Avery, Esq., were elected Vice Presi-
dent.. The Trannirer (Mr. W. Miller), Secretary
(Mr. K Hallett), Assistant Secretary (Mr. J. H. '
Dalwood), Librarian (Mr. A. Martin), were re-ap-
Nieto(' ; and Messrs. Day, Langdon, Adams,
HavrllL. Dingley, Lloyd, Tanner, and Sawtel,
were. committee-men. Votes of thanks were
mewl to the retiring Vice-Presidents, and also to
'Ay geatlemen who -have in the past session sub-
served he interests of the institution in the delivery '
of lectures gratuitously. Mr. Macready stated that
.although he had not held office in the society during
-the past year, yet he had not relaxed in his efforts
to contribute to its welfare. The purse of Fortuna-
Los was constantly filled as demands were made upon
it; it was not so, however, with one's list of friends.
He had reason to expect the assistance of some of
his friends last session, and it was not owing to any
lack of exertion on his part that those anticipations
were not realized. For the next wagon, however,
he had obtained promises of lectures from A. H.
Layard, Eq., the celebrated explorer of Nineveh
and Babylon; and the Rev. Mr. Elwyn. These
gentlemen the society may confidently expect, pro-
vided no adverse circumstance interfered with their