The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-06-12 00:00:00

SHERBORNE.
STOBllisiii, of the 7th Dorsal, gained • pris
al£2. for art aggregate snore of 91, as ttio Glososetsr
tits wasting.

BRIDPORT.

Ws have this week to record the death of Mr.
S. R. Champ, who was for many y ears sa pe rin •
teadeut of the borough polioe forme.

RIrLU Comm —A detachment of oar corps went
to Dorchester oti Tuoiday, under Captain Edwards
and Ensign Roans*ll, for a rope drill.
THE Rev. G. F. Brown has been appointed by
Rev 11. L. Lee, ciente of the parish, during his
themes for the !Mt few weeks on the continent.

Tut Bridoort Artillery Corps mustered on
Monday evening, in full drag as customary on the
first Monday in every month, and marched to the
Harbour, handed by the band.
ML BIRD, woollen web manufacturer, of Crew-
kerne, gave a treat to about 100 of his work people,
on Tuesday, at Bridport Harbour They were
brought hither in about • dozen waggons.

Tna Hon. W. H. B. Portman, M.P., and Mrs.
Portman, bad the honour of receiving an invitation
to the that* ball, given on Tessier evening, at
Buckingham Palace, by oomznand of Her Majesty.

Buteruto Nsws. —Arrival May 30, Lion,
Norton, timber, Bream. Sailing. May 30, Coiling-
ward, Clarke ballast, Lyme • June I, William and
Fanny, Chink, ballast, Portland; Lion, Norton,
timber, Brigham.
Boaooon Pocicg, June 6th—Before J. Williams
and W. Swain, &qrs.—lsaac Giles was charged wi,h
an assault on his mother, Love Giles, and with using
threatening language towards her, on the 4th inst., and
he was bound over to keep the peace for twelve months,
or, in default of sureties to be imprisoned for that time.
To. WILL C —As applhisticie to the Court of
Probate for • new trial in the case of Zeelley e.
Year-
yard end another. (which, it will be remembered, was
heard before • jury in the Bridport County Court in
May, when the verdict pissed for the defendants) on
tli. ground that it was against the weight of evidence,
haa been made, and a rule nisi granted.
Pow.' News, Tuesday. —A man nanied David
Dailey, of Bridport, wee charged before the County
Magistrates with indecent exposure towards two
young girls, aged respectively 13 sad 14 years, near
' Wych Farm, Bradstock, on Friday week. He had
been in the habit of acting in that way, and was
sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard
labour. The man absconded after the commission
of the offence, so was not taken into custody before.
Tics GROUPING BILL.—A return just issued by
Government shows the distance between Bridpoet
nod Honitoo, as the crow flies, to be 19 miles, and
from lioniton to Lyme Regis, 13 miles. The peso.
total distances are, however, much greater, and this
fact, together with the differences of character and
position of the three boroughs, ought to lead the
House of Commons to yield to the wishes of the
parties most nearly concerned, and forbid the banns
of this foroed marriage.
PRIRPTATioN.— The secretary of the Bridport
Working Men's Institute, Mr. Owens, being shoot to I
Leave the town, it was resolved by the members to have
• public tea in the Townhall, on Monday evening, and
afterwards • farewell meeting, under the presidency of I
the Mayor IT. Colfox EN.). at which a silver inksesid,
subscribed for by theinhabitants of the town, should be
presented to Mr. Owens, sea testimonial of regard and
esteem for his exertions on behalf of that association
add the Penny Bank. The tea took place at half-pest
5 o'clock, end mut attended by about 100 person.. Al
the meeting in the evening there were present, the Mayor
(in the ohair), Messrs. T. Hommel!, H. !damned., C.
Edmunids. T. Beach, Rev. J. Stevens, Rev. T. Finch,
H. Howell, T. Rolls, S. Rails, T. Male, de The Mayor
said be had great pietism, in taking the chair es presi-
dent of the a•soolation. That meeting bad originated
with the Working Mena' Institute Committee to say
farewell and do honour to one who had been • peat
benet,ator to both three societies. He had been told
that Mr. Owneo would rather have had • quieter demon-
stration made, but he had foregoes his own wishes in the I
matter. Those societies wished to give honour to one ,
to whom it was due. Mr. Owens had only letely come I
to Bridport, so there had been no claim on his time on I
sceount of that being his birthplace, or for any other ,
reason. He had meted himself, however, very much I
on their behalf, and for that they honoured him, and i
gave him their heertfeltlthenka Being in the excise be
w. • sersant of the sown, end if be served his Queen
as well as he had these societies, her Majesty had in ,
bias • most faithful servant—(cheers).--Mr. T. Hounsell
proposed • resolution expressing the Outlast,' the meet-I
deg to Mr. Owens for his serve's to the Working Men's
Inatitute mid the Penny Bank, and their regret at his
leaving, and, Liter moms humorous observations, said be
thought he wes better off than the Chancellor of the
&chequer, as there were • greet many smendmente to
he Reform 1311—(lengliter),—but he felt sure that
resolution would not have any amendment proposed to
11. He was sorry they were going to lose almost, he
might see, the corner stone of the Working Kens' In.
stitute. The !med.., hnwever, was not going to drop;
I they must put their shmthien to the wheel- he was
I glad it &A been steadily gaining ground hitelv. He
thought the town was getting more intelligent than it
wee owing to the Institute and other contest He felt
very pleased to propose the resolution es expressing the
I wishes of the meeting, though he was sorry they were
going to lose Yr. Owen.. He did not know how for be
would be pecuniarily benefited by leaving, but he could
not be held in greeter isteoin than in this teem.
Excisemen were not generally very popular, and were
looked upon much ie the same way as tag-gatherers—
(lsogliter)—but Mr. Owens wee one of the best that had
ever been in the town, end hie leaving wee deeply re-
gretted by those with whom be had been connected by
his office in business matters, as well as by other in-
habitants of the town—(Cheers).—Mr. Beech had great
pleasure in seconding the resolution. He said he was.
numb, of the committee of the Institute when Mr.
Owen. botanist secretary and from the manner in which
he took the matter up he thought it must hied to great
suttees, end it had done so. Some of his profession had
left the town in no great credis—(hear, hear)—but no
doubt when Mr. Owe. began be made up his mind to
do his duty to his oduntry without offending any one
unnecessarily; be had not been an inquisitor as others
had been. As regarded a successor to him as secretory
it would be difficult to get one to do the duties so well.
The Working Mem'. Institute was worthy of the eon-
, siderstioe of the working men of the town; there wee&
goodly number of membere but there wss room for •
great many more. The variety of emesements pro-
vided there was intended to help to raise them *hove
the brutish state in which the working classes of many
towns were sunk, beir.g little better than animals. By
means of this Institute their minds get better informed.
Alluding to the recent entertainments on behalf of the
Institute, he said he had not been present at them him-
self but had heard end read of them, and !bought they
were an isnot:omit way of paining the time. He con.
eluded by saying " May the bleming of God go wherever
be goes."—Mr. Salisbury rose to support the reeolution,
and said it afforded him much pleasure to do so. He
did so as a working man; not es • tenser, but se a
tanner's men. In &peeking of the valuable serves, of
Mr. Owens he feared he should not be able to say
enough. He did not wish to tatter him. His serrates
had been very ratable and satisfactory from the first,
but he hoped they should be able to gel some one to
sesutyt Ins
sec ptariamy anTr when re r Harveyy
felt his lees and
were afraid they should not be able to get another so
mod; they then were fortunele enough to get Mr.
Cleans, and now had to get another, and Mr. Mae,
who bed kindly ooaseuted to be searelery, would be
thoright be • good one, and do his best. lie then en-
larged upon the destitute ic reterenee to the franchise
question, and said it would fit the working men the
bettor for the use of the franchise and concluded
by supporting the resolution—loud cheers). —The
silver inkstand. a very handsome one, wee then
brought into the room, end the Mayor in presenting it
addressing Mr. Owes., said he had another Plemihlt
duty *perform. The Working Men's Institute did not
feel estailled without giving him some substantial proof
of their regard, which be would have when he went
away from them, and which he could head down as •
nimmeste of his stay in the town. He had therefore
meth pleasure In presenting It to him— (load cheers).
Mr. Owens rose and said that ha !mod tie giving itp
the stemint7ithipe ef these institutioas was snore diMenit
then tab hg them. Before be took them be considered
the matter over, and thought they were noble institu-
tions, sr agreed to do so, and hoped he bad acted to their
setiafeation. That was nearly Gee yews ago. He was
last week asked to be at that meeting, sad felt as objec-
tion, but as it was wished to take place, be consented,
pertly that whoever succeeded him would lied an
useentive in the peoosediogs of that meeting to do as
well as he had done or better. It had always been his
endeavour to do hie duty as well as he weld. His
stay is Bridport had hese mole gratifying to him. He
hoeobpoltiatty as
be had triad a revanarr,:d ft
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men to those with whom by that mean. he
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brought in nosiest. The kind present just ma
which be wee about to take sway, would afford
him
groat fotialaatte, sad would °anise* remind bias of
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ad woo there. Bethoughta who was • painstaking, they would have • veil
man am secretary in Mr.
industrious porsoo, and ;1-trioitor to UN surosiatiott.