The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1860-03-06 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

CALNE.—Prrsesiotion.--The pear inhabitants of years' impriaimment with natil labour; Wm. Apples this town have subscribed ant purchased a large am( Henry %Vaasa, two years; John MornBible, handsomely bound in Morocco and 1111 l meted, Yard' more and Charles Hatton, one year. Frederick as a testimonial of their esteem for Me.i. Guthrie, wife of the tie.e. the Her. canon t/uthrw. The Alton had beea mitt:need to six months, but was reeenumenaed to mercy and! pardoned. Lora and present-1C took place on Wednesday, and a large %% dreams have. in midit tee their hard labour, to number of the c 'attributors, distant vieitors, and undergo periodical terms of solitary confinement. others assembled 1.11 the oceasiem, who were met at half-past Idle by the vicar and Niro. Guthrie. The Aenevett.- -.4 nd,,etr and Redbridge Railerny act of presentation wee entrustea to Mr. Church. Kr:cesium --This Bill went before the Committee on wankel Leila. After a mitable aaaress. Mrs. and! Fridley, it a--as detennineelly opposed' ley the Souththe Rev. Canon Guthrie returned appropriate replies, Weateni Company. The following are the members and the meeting separated highly gratified with the of the Committee: Mr. Hardy (Leomineter), chair' proceedings. I loan ; Lord Alfred Hervey (Bury St. Ean 11111 l Fr), NI ki.KSIIA St —The rol n Weer Rifle Corps.—The Mr. Watlington (South Hewn) ; Mr. Ayrton (Tower Hamlets) ; and Mr. Gordon (Berwick-upou-'rweed). officers mail privates of this corps were on Nlonday evening entertained at a sumptueue dinner. given by St'iclDE.- -Early on Weltiesday an independent H. B. Caldwell, Es-j., at the King's Arms Hotel. gentleiumi named Pratt, who has been resiilinht sonic About 120 sat down. Nlr. Caldwell preeided, and years at Mr. Retielle's, Mill Fano, Hurethourne A Yeeckney, Esq., Lieutenant, took the vice-cliair. ' farrant, committed suicide, by cutting his throat The cloth having been removed, the toast of the with a razor, in his bedroom. A sureemi was MaineQueen, lb eyal Consort, and Iteeyal Family were diately sent for, but be (vas wounded so seriously drunk with much enthusiasm. The Bishop and that he died about di &cheek the same aftenesen. Clergy of the Diocese was given, and reds/mauled to He was gutting old, and was very eccentric ire his by the Revels. Thomas, M. Ileown, and Bloomfield ; manner. the Army and Navy, ley Captains Clutterbuck and Beecham ; the lewd Lieutemint and Magistrates of the County, by Wailham Locke, Esq. • the Officers and Men of the Cerps, by Captain IL he. Lopes, Lieutenant A. Yeeckney, anti Ensign Awdry ; the Ride Corps of the United Kilned ,to which Lient. J. P. Perkins responded ; time Prosperity of the Town and Trade of Melksham, and the Honorary Members and Committee of the Corps, were also respectively proposed and replied to. Captain R. L. Lopes, in an able speech. proposed the health of the Chairman, which was enthusiastically received. Mr. Caldwell responded ire au excellent speech, thanking them for the henour they had done him. and expressing the great pleasure he felt at meeting and entertaining such a loyal beely of men. Thu interesting proceedings concluded by the company singing .the National Mahe's*. CtitprmsliAm.— The iliedget.—Mr. R. P. Long presented the petition against the new budget on Tuesday evening. Meuireerers' INsTiTi•TE. —The library of this iustitution has recently been augmented by large and hazeilsonie donations of hooks from the borough momhers, K. P. Long, and W. J. Lyeley, Emig. BIBLE StxTETV.—It appears from the report of the auxiliary of this society that the sum of £49 7*, red. was collected during the past year.