The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-09-25 00:00:00

BRIDYORT.

Fr is announced that our railway is to be extended
southwards as far as the East.bridge—the proper
plaoe for the Bridport station.
UNION Coornaorn.—The following tenders bars
been aconite:A by the guardians f—llent,fur a quarter,
Mr. R. Wieder, pork at 7d.; beef suet, Ad ; mutton,
644.; and beef, 74d. per lb.—Bread, for • quarter,
Bridport —Mr. W. S. Bpiller, 6.1.; Allington and
Bradpole, Mr. B. Hodder, W.; Askerswell and
Loden, Mr. S. C. Chard, 6d. ; Shipton Gorge,
Bothenbamptoo, and Walditoh, Mr. O. F. Riohards,
6.1.; Burton Bradstock and Obtloombe, Mr. C. Hart,
6,14 swyre, Puncknowle, and Uttoit Cheney, no
trader; Wbitoburcb Canonicorum and Stanton St.
Gabriel*, Mr. C. Belson, 6d.; Wootton Fitzpaine,
Catberston Lewiston, and Mockton Wild, Mr. C.
, Ralson, 6d.; Chideock, Mr. B. Hodder, 51d.;
Symondebury, Mr. B. Hodder, Md.—Provisions :
Flour, 421. per seek, Mr. Hounsell ; batter,
Is. Id. per lb. ; double Dorset cheese, 34.. per owl.;
best yellow soap. 34e. 6,1. per ovrt. I starch, 44. per
lb.; blue, Is. Std. per lb.; Mr. J. Hoare. —Oatmeal,
17s. per owl,: salt, is 9s. per owl.; rice, 16s. per
Owl.; soda, is. 91 per lb.; sago, 21d.; arrowroot,
104& per lb.; pepper, 611. per lb.; treacle, SM. per
IL; mustard, 9.1. per lb.; linseed mead, 24.1. per lb.;
Wr. W. Samson. —Candles, 5a Bd. per dozen lbs.;
tea, 24. Id. per lb.; sugar, moist, 4d. pot lb.; Mr. F.
Maion.—Co•la, IS.. 9d. per ton; Mr. A. J. Strad.
ling.

BaIDPORT RAILWAY COMPANY. -The following is
the report of the directors to the 23rd half.yearly
ordinary general meeting of the proprietors, to be
held at the Townball, in Bridport, on Wednesday,
26th September, 1866, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon.
-The scronnte for the last half-year do not show
loch • progressive improvement as might have been
hoped for. Still, the fact of not having tended, in
such • period as we have just passed through, indi.
cates that the affairs of the company are on • sub-
stantial bens and encourages the looking forward
to better days. Th. a0000nt• are rendered- without
prejudice to the claims which the director; consider
this company to have on the Great Western Rail-
way Oompany. These claims are being courteously,
but unremittingly, and earnestly premed; and it is
hoped that, by the next geseral Inset*, they will
have been disposed of. The available Inhume ill
£535 15a, 43.; and the directors recommend • divi-
dend on the preference shame, at the rat• of Sr.
per oast per annum, for the half-year ending 30th
June 1866. Sixteen ordinary shuns, numbered
respectively 1266, 1267, 2781, 2782, 2785, 2786,
2787, 278& 2839, 2840, 2841, 2842, 2843, 4001,
, 5296, 5297, have been by the directors declared for-
feited. It will be proposed, at this meeting, to oon-
' firm snob forfeiture, and to order thole shares to be
sold.-The statement of •00oehte to the 30.1 June
is as folios,' :-Capital acoount-Rowipts. -As per
last account, £111.528 Os. Id. From Revenue
amount, £l4O -£111,668 Oa lA.-Payment& -As
per last amount, £111.528 9e. ld. Porches, of land,
£l4O-£111,668 Oa. id-lb. unpaid calls on 16
*hares, forfeited, sminnt to flit There are 74
original shares uniseued.-Rosenue account, half.
=Dr.- Working espouses £l5ll 3s. 6d. Pre-
dividends, .£5 Oit 2d. Interest charges.
£506 6a Bd. Canted to capital account, £l4O.
Balance, £535 15e. 41., and other items amount to
£3212 14s. 9d. -Cr. - Meows from last account,
Mb 7e. Trafitc, £2878 be. Bd. Rent, £2B le, 2d.
Interest, £6 17e 11d. Transfer fern, -
£3212 14e ad.