The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-09-20 00:00:00

BRIDP()RT.

The Greyhound Hotel, which was not disposed of
when offered for sale by auction last Thursday week,
has been since purchased by Mr. Hutchings, the pre-
sent landlord.

We understand that the revision of the hit, of
voters for the borough will commence on Tuesday
(this day), at four o'clock in the afternoon, and will,
we presume, be continued on the next day until the
business is completed.
I.7Nros CONTRACTS. —At the meeting of the Board
of Guardians on Wednesday, the following tenders
were aucepted :—For three months, from Sept. 29th
to Deer. 25th. Meat—Sidney Palmer; pork by the
flitch 7d. ; beef suet 60. mutton 6id. ; beef with.
out li•nie, 6d. ; legs and shins of beef, 9d,—Brea4
--District No. 1, (including the workhouse) 44d.,
Matthew Stevens ; No. 2, Allington, 44d. Matthew
Stevens; No. 3, Bradpule, 44d., Janice Lovelace;
No. 4, Askerswell and Loders, 44d., Edward Rea.
dali; No. Shipton Gorge, Bothenhatupton, and
Waldibh 4d4 I:4lward Rendall ; No. 6. Burton

Bradstock and Chiloombe, 41(1., Edward Randall ;
No. 7, Swyre, Puncknowle and Little Cheney, 41d.,
J. Bendel' ; No. ri, Whitchurch Canonicorum, and
Stanton St. Gabriel's, qd., J. Coles ; No. 9,
Wooton, Fitzpaine, Catherstone, Leweston, and
Monck ton Wyld, 40., J. Coles; No. 10, Chideock,
40. W. Spitler; No. 11, Symondshury,
James Lovelace.—Best wheaten dour, 31s. per sack,
J. Harwell.— Coffins—For six months, from Sept.
29th, to March 250. District No. 1, (as above) T.
Pomeroy; No. 2, ditto; 1.40. 3, ditto; No. 1. DI.
Drown; No. 5, T. Pomeroy; No. 8. ditto; No. 7,
R. ('Lithe; No. 8, 8. Simmons; No. 9, J. Miller;
No. 10, T. Pomeroy'a No. 11 ditto. •
TESTIMONIAL. Miss Fear, the respected and
valued mistress of our general infants' school, having
tendered her resignation, the Ladies' Committee of
that school unanimously resolved upon presenting her
with a testimonial of their regard previous to her
departure; and on Tuesday morning last, a silver
watch and pencil awe were conveyed to her, with an
address. The Inscription within the watch is
as Inflows:—" Presented to Ruth .6. Fear, as a
token of regard and esteem, by the Ladies'
Committee of- the Infanta' General School, Brid-
port, September, 13th, 1859."—A gold watch'
key was included in the testimonial, typifYing
the three Christian Graces, "Faith, Hope, and
Charity," in the form of a heart, cross, and
anchor.—On Tuesday, the 13th inst. the pupil
teachers presented /dims Fear, with a very neat
glass trifle dish, and a dower vase, as a token of
their sincere affection.

CHARMOETM.
CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY. On Simday
afternoon, the lithium., a sermon from Ezekiel zvii.
v. 22 and 23 was preached in Charmouth pariah
church, in aid of the above society, by the Rev. T.
C. Griffith, of Whittington, Gloucestershire, after
which there was • collection. On Monday evening
the 12th a very well attended and respectable meet-
ing was held at the school-room, when the Rev. 'T.
C. Griffith was present as a deputation. On the
platform were the rev, rector, the Rev. E. R..
Breton (chairman), Rev. T. L. Montefiore, Rev.
Tringham, Rev. Z. Edwards, and G. Cartwright,
Esq., each of whom addressed the meeting. At the
close a collection was made, which, together with
that of Sunday afternoon and the contents of the
several missionary boxes, amounted to nearly £2O.