The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-10-13 00:00:00

BRIDPORT.

THE DRAINAGE Sctiger..-11ajor Tullock, late of the
Royal Engineers, wiil hold an enquiry at the Town flail
on Wedno.day, coinniencitur at ten o'clock, with, view to
sanctioning • loan of 2:10,000, required by the Local
Board to carry out the drainage scheme for the town.
Wiatessx Hong MISIBIONL—The annual meeting of
the Bridport auxiliary of this society was held on Thurs-
day evening, at the Wealeyan Chapel. The attendance
we. «mall, but the meeting waa of an interesting character.
The proceedings were commenced with ringing a hymn,
after which the Rev. C. Jefferies prayed.—Mr. T. Beech
wax voted M the chair, and gave an appropriate addreas,
and the other speakers were the Rev. C. Jefferies, Mr.
llowelL and the deputation (the Rev. Thornley Smith).
The local report allowed that this circuit had raised (luring
the year £l7 In 2.1. The Rev. Thornley Smith, in the
reline of an eloquent speech, advocated the claim of
the society, and gave interesting particulars of its working,
and the meeting was rimed in the usual way.
Reviews or Vora.' Liam —On Thursday morning.
at II) o'clock, J. E. Iloblaworth. Esq., berriater at law, sat
at the Town Hall, for the purpose of revising the county
lists of rctera The following assietant overseers were
present. Mr. Ward (Bridport), Mr. Belson (Al)ington),
Mr. G. Hussey (Itradpolc), Mr. D. Cousins (Burton Brad.
stock), Mr. Knight (Symondsbury), Mr. 8. Ackerman
(Botbenhampton) Mr. Read (Walditch), Mr. Randall
(Loder.). Very little interest was taken in the proceed(
Inge; there seemed to be no importance attache() to
them, and the few claims and objections were only these
made in the uaual way by the overseers, and were
quite devil of any party feeling —At twelve o'clock
the bonnigh list was presented, when there were present
Mr. F. %V. Gundry (agent for T. A. Mitchell, Emi). Mr.
Naiites (who wax present in the Liberal interest), Mr.
James Patten, Mr. 'Baker, Mr. J. Baker, and the asdatant
overseen s of the various parishes in the borough. The
claim., were those •4 an ordinary character, brought about
by changes in residence, and were in number as ((Atoms:-
1001(4ot, 1.1 t; Allingt,on, 10; Wablitch, 1 ; Bradpole, 1;
total, :G. The only Conservative claim wax that of Mr.
Walter Tucker, Allingtom "houses in !succession," and he
ajlat::Lrto.
clailssupn(„rt, doi.t.edThere were no objectiona, and
311_ w . . . .

THU MUNICIPAL REVI4ION.—On Friday morning the
3lxyor. (Mr. C. Tucker) and the revising assimoirs, Mr. J.
Patten, and Mr. J. Turner, attended at the Town hull,
for the maws, of revising the hurgem hat. Mr. F. W.
Gundry (Town Clerk), Mr. J. Baker. Mr. W. Hansford,
and the aasistant overseers of the different parishis cons
rerned, viz, Brldport, Allington, Val.litrh, Bradisile,
$y d.letry, and Burton Bradstock were prelient. There
wine ;DI claims. 114 of which were allowed, and those wcre
as follows: —Samuel Baker, Alfred Itradford, George
IXiment, Alfred Janice Dunham, William Edwards,
Joseph Robert Edwards, I)avid Robert Hounsell. Henry
Jefford, Walter Lee, Henry Lee, George Milvcrlmai
Thomas Norman, John Pester, John Potter, Franci, Scott,
Henry Sheppeck, William G. Sheppeck. and James
Spencer. In the ease of Mr. F. Scott, the assistant over-
seer explained that the name had been inadvertenly
omitted from the printed list ; all the others w-re
merely changes of reaidenoe. James Mockery Norman's
claim, WWI disallowed, owing to an informality in the
notice; WI was also that of Walter Tucker, who hail not
given the necessary particulars na to rating. —There were
four objections, by Mr. W. Hansford. The first was
against Thomas Hill, of South Mill-lane, which was with-
drawn; that agaituit George Parris, late of South-street,
hut who hail left the town, wax also withdrawn. The
other& objected to were Joseph Matthews, of Wych farm,
and George Seymour Miller. of Bradpole, who, not Appear..
lug, their Hanleu were struck off the hut.

FIRST IXPItET RIFLE VOLUNTEERS.

The competition for prizes took place at the range at
Loders, on Tuewlay last, under considerable disadvantages. I
quite A gale of wind ',lowan day, WO atintervals showers I
fell, making m.erything very uncomfortable. The range
ia situated an a valley, which the wind swept in uncertain
01MA, wi that accuracy in &Oil was impeasible, and this
will account for the comparatively low scores 111A40. There
were fifty competitors. Capt. Good, Lieut. Whethani, and
Sergeant Major Watts were present during the day. The
prize list contain.' V prizes, the highest score to take the
Brat prize, and ao on, no that one competition was only
necessary. Those members who hail not attended one
half of the drilla ordered. for every one lulu.' had to lees
a point in the shouting : thus, it did not necessarily follow
that the higheid scores would be the highest prize-taker,
although in the majority of CAAININUCII would be the result.
The ranges were from OM, 800, and 100 yards, coven chute
at each. The following was the prize list:
Tile t'artkeznot Cyr, presented be the Leatheraellers com-
pany, (to be held torone year by the winner4and 6.5541. In money.
A prize of a 34 : two prises, oath of 31a ; three purvew, each
of el ; a prize, presented by tee Mayor, value ia 10.; •
prize by Mr F. Tucker, ZI se; • prize, by Messrs Samson it
Hon, gl I,: a prise, by Maws. Dunham It Bon, 21 Is ; a prize,
by Mr Darwin, el Is Bee prises each of gl • Prise by Mr.
)isttliens, value 10. (01; a prize by Mr. Cooke, value 10. 101:
• prize by Messrs. Cisiscr and Elmcs ; five prises, each of
: a prize, pnaiente Iby Sir Guppy. For these prizes, the
folios Mg sere the highest sorrel made, and although one Or
two on the list MAY be shifted a little lower down, according to
the number drills made, mob of those named take a
Inc. Colour-Sergeant Hobert., 62 points; Private J. W.
llouneell, 49; Private T. W. Houriaell, 40; Private W. Stiller,
47 ; Sergeant Terry, 47 • Private Hann, 46; Private W. H.
Hounwli, 45; Sergeant Hine, 43; Corporal Warren. 4:1; Private
Heat, 41; Private Foster, 40; Private Cook, 30; Private
Chamber., 39; Lieut Whetharn, ; Private Churchill, (7;
Sergeant Meech, 30; Captain Good, 33; Corporal Toleman, 3:1;
Sergeant Patten, 32: Corporal i.llllngham, 21 ; Corporal
Patten, 31: Private Darks, SI ; Private Mean's, Corimral
Phillips, id; Privatutlood, is; Private Hussey, 57; Private
Ilinblen,
Drill prizes will alsn be awarded as under Old members,
eight prizes of las catch ; eight prises of 7.6,1 each, and neven
prisea.4 Gs each. Recruit., two prizes of lOs each: two prises
.4 7. rkl each : and three prizes of 6e. each: but winners of IA
and upwards In the shooting will not be allowed to take a drill
prise.
We may state that C01..-Sergt. Roberts is the undoubted
winner of the litxt prize, and the seine may be said of
the majority of the others named with only one or two
except ii
We believe it is intended to present the prizes to the
successful competitors at • aortae to be held at the Drill
Hall in the course of • month or an.