The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-10-06 00:00:00

HIDE MARKET.

LEADMIHALL, Fridi—Oz cow hides meet a
ot 21a. . per lb., according to average
and quality. Horn bid.., 10a to 12s. each; calf
skins, light, 3s. to 4..; loU, 7..; polled chomp, 6a to
; hall brads, 5.. to 64. ; Downs, 4s. to ; Istobs,
Sr. to 6s. smolt.

LONDON BONE AND FAT MARKET.—Ocr. 2.
s. d.
• - 4 6 psi tort.
••9 0 „
-4 6 „
• 3 0 „
- • 19 0 „
2 3 pir doom

/11/16/10 &ore Boom
Marrow ditto -
%Weer,' Wed* dale -
Oa Head ditto •
=Boa • -
Roy% FM .

HUNTING APPOINTMENT.

Mr. Rodclyffe's Hounds.—Thureday, October 8,
Wolveton Clump.

Cornmeal:le a new era ha the history of the war,
which may be the beginuing of the end.
LORD Lvirnituarrr.—The statement as to Lord
Lyodhurst's weak state of health has given rise
to apprehensions which it would be idle to
Ignore. The " old man eloquent" is eloquent no
longer, and last session it was painful to we
what ravages time had made upon him. What
a life has his been I Full of honour and great in
influence, he may look back upon his rife and
say Quorum pars magma fin. He is one who has
made his mark. He and Lord Brougham—the
former is six years older than the latter—are the
two living men who have made history more
than any other living celebrities, Lord Palmer-
ston, perhaps, not accepted. We are to have •
speech from Lord Brougham in a day or two,
and we may depend upon its being • good one.
Dumas ire LAROASHIRR. —With general satis-
faction it is observed that the Public Works Act
passed last Session for the relief of the oott,on
operatives is likely to be successful in its opera-
tion. At present this is only partially felt,
but to that influence may undoubtedly be as-
cribed the gradual decrease of pauperism in the
cotton districts. Work—steady, remunerative
work was required, for in that was a broader and
deeper foundation than in the offerings of the
charitable, and work has at length been pro-
vided. The accounts which have been received
within the last few days from various towns in
Lancashire and Cheshire are more cheering than
we could have ventured to anticipate. In round
numbers, it is stated, that whereas at this time
last year there was an increase of about 5,000
per week in the number of applicants for
parochial relief, there is now • weekly decrease
of about 1,500. Still, better results may be
looked for when the Act peered lest session shall
be put in force in some of the large and more
important towns. In the meantime we may
congratulate ourselves that the decision of the
government was • good one, and, whether Con-
servatives or Liberals, we need not hesitate to
acknowledge that Mr. Villiers has done his duty
efficiently as President of the Poor Law Board.
Silassrzar's MONIIMIDIT.—There is some
danger lest the Doming fihakspere tercentenary
should prove, comparatively speaking, a failure.
The desire to do honour to the poet, who was
not for an age, but for all time, is, indeed, almost
universal; but the scheme has hitherto been of
• corporate rather than of • national character,
and in matters of this kind corporate bodies, we
all know, move but slowly. Many of our
readers are still perhaps hardly aware that it is
proposed to commemorate the three hundredth
rthday of Shakspere by laying the first stone
of • national monument in London, on the 23rd
April next. The Stratford-on-Avon authorities,
ever zealous in all that connects them with the
fame of their renowned townsman, have fought
hard to give the proposed monument a local
character by erecting it in their own town; but
there is now no doubt that London have, as
most will admit it ought to have, the precedence.
The means at the disposal of the committee fall
far short, at present, of the sum required. We
would commend this fact to the attention of
those of our readers who are able and willing to
promote the WOWS of the cause.
Gssorriso.—Garcitting has commenced for
the season in the streets of London. The daily
papers contain an account of • landscape painter,
14r. Ellen, being attacked at Mile End Gate by
a woman two men. "He was struck down,
robbed, and treated with considerable violence."
The gentleman himself and the policeman who
tardily arrived, were considerably injured by the
claws of the woman. One of the men, we are
glad to learn, has been taken. Last year there
was, perhaps, • good deal of exaggeration, in
the narration of cases of alleged garotting, but
the present is one of • senous, though not
dangerous character. It is said that the woman
and two men " belong to • gang of garotters who
are well aware of the knowledge which the police
possum of them and of their a&irs." How, then,
is it, we may ask, that the police were so long
arrivin
SIR WILLIAM ASHERTON.—The recent legal
changes do not please everybody. What
changes do 1 Some of our contemporaries
have indulged in unfeeling remarks on the
presumed character of Sir William Atherton's
indisposition. It has been asserted that
he was requested to take the vacant seat on
the judicial bench, to make room for Sir Bounden
Palmer to the Attorney Generalship, and that
Sir William took the hint and retired from official
life in bight dudgeon. Such, however, is not the
fact. We have before us a private letter from
an undoubted authority to the effect that Sir
wittier= Athertou tabour. ender the ieoureble
complaint of diabetes—the same disease which
afflicts Cardinal Wiseman.

DORCHESTER. Prrcuru Coax Msaxer,
Saturday, October 3.—Wheat Is., and barley Is. to
2s. per quarter cheaper. Oats sold slowly at late

- Ma. Exemee RIZOIIITORT SALI, Sat%llday, October 3.
—Cow stook in abundance, but of an inferior quality,
which were disposed of at low prices. In consequence
of the scarcity of fat heel many parchment (of whom
there were slop attendance) could not be supplied.
Large supplieMfsheep, for which • reedy sale was effected
at the following quotations :—lnferior mutton, Gid. to
7d.; prime Down mutton, 71d. to Bd. At the bone
reposttory • number of tuneful cobs and cart horses were
disposed of at sediefsetory prices.
THIS WEATHZIL—The reeding of the thermometer at
Dorchester for UN pest week is as folios's :

...a Direction State of
Noon / of Wind. Weather.
.31. Z
58 35 SEM kNW Rain, fine
57 38 W Fine
64 50 SW k S Fogg7, line, cloudy
54 60 W kNW RYA, cloudy
58 64 W Gloomy
GO 58 WSW Rain
61 37 WSW kNW Rain, gloomy
0011.1M0p1310 Wl= 141? MAIL

58 E
54 W, Bivk W
42
55 NW kW
= W
55 NW

53 I N-k N B

Foggy, rain
Fair', evening rain
Fine, cloudy
Misty, rain
Hot and gloomy, dna
Gloumy

.A-PPOINTIONT OF POLICS OUNNTAIILL—On Thunday
last George Nimbi% of Warmwell, was elected to the
vacancy in the borough-police force, vacant by the
resignation of P.C. Salisbury. There were noises than
14 candidates, and from the uniform excellence of the
whole of their testimonials, the Watch Committee ex.
wended more than usual diMaulty in making a selec-
tion. Most of the unsuodedul candidates were awarded
• small gratuity towards defraying their expenses.
CU/ITT YITTT SESSIONS, Shinhall, Saturday.
Before H. N. Middleton, and R. Williams, Rpm
CAUTION TO TIES/ASSIZS.—.7O•SpIi Stocker was
summoned by Inspector Morrison for Idepaasing on the
Great Western Railway.—Arthur Newland, a police
olSoer in the employ of the Great Western
Railway Company, said on the night of the 7th of
September, he was going through Bincombe tunnel
when he met &deeded. He asked him his
name, and where he was going. He mid be was going
to Dorchester. Witness told him be could not go that
way, and offered to pat him in the right road. Ibis
defendant refused to do, saying that be (lid not care for
any one. Witness then showed defendant out of the
tuned. sod gave him over to &debar oiled to show
him off of the line.—ln defend defendant said he mimed
the train to Bridport,and was going to walk home. He
was not aware that he was doing wrong, and be did
not know who the °Meer was.—lnspector Morrison said
be was instructed to press in this case, as perhaps it
might serve as • caution. The wrap of the tunnel
was attended with great personal risk to defendant, as
, three trains pared him while be was there. Since the
I line had been opened three prisms had been killed by
trespassing on it.—Fined Cl, inoluding costs, in
default 14 den' imprisonment. The line was .
CAUTION TO Wove-Berrins.—Robert Read, labourer,
of Preeton, was brought up in custody on remand,
charged with assaulting his wife and a man named
Richard Hallett.—Mr. Howard apPesred for prisoner.
—On bring sworn, the batter deposed that he lived at
Preston. Lad Monday night as lie was going home he
saw prisoner's wife in the road opposite her house.
He asked her if she could not go in, when she replied
that her husband had driven her out of doors, acid bolted
her out. She afterwards entered the house by the back
door, and began drawing up the cloak. He could see
what she was about, as there was a light in the room.
Her husband was at that time up stain, when he swore
at her, and told her to leave the clock alone. He then
QUM down stairs, and ordered her out the hods.
Witness then went to the door and heard the wife
ary for help, saying" murder, ; be will murder
me." Some one opened the door from inside, when
prisoner 'truck her, and knocked her out of the house,
and she fell into witness's arms. He then stepped be-
tween them, when prisoner struck him, and he re-
turned the Wow in self-defence. Prisoner said he would
murder his wife before the night was oat. Witness
then entered the boom, thinking that he might prevent
mischief, when prisoner order him out, axd took shook
and threatened to Aide his skull, saying there abould
be wilful murder in the boom. Another man then imam
Is, and with witness's help got the book away
from prinatar.—Crowerantined : Lived next door to
, but did sot ask the woman to some into his
prisoner,
the dons was over. Could sot my that
prisoner's wife slopped winding up the stook when abe
was told. After the wife WM pushed out he did not
give prisoner two blast eyes, and did not say that be
go to • badge, eel • slice, and kill him
Primmer was not drunk, although he bad been drinking
lathe day—Joseph Killer proved that be was in his
bowie on the night in question, when be beard the dis-
turbance in primer's boom. He looked through the
window at prisoner's house, and saw prisoner and
his wife lt, and beard him my be would murder
her that I—Cressuzamined : Tim wife was
" spirting" with her hesband, and they both fell
os the floor. She was nomost the door and
weld lume left the belie if she thought proper to

do ea —Richard Brett proved that bearing " murder"
cried from prismier's house he went there, and saw
prisoner and his wife fighting, and roll on the Boor.
He went into the bouse, and after they had been
fighting for five minutes he interfered, as prisoner bad
his bands around her throat, and would soon have
killed her. He and Hallett took
prisoner away from his
wife, when the latter got • hook, and threatened to
cleave Hallett's skull open, when they took it away
fie"' him.—ln defence. Mr.Floward said the asaaolt was
only a "matrimonial" w
, and if it had not been
for the bad advice of Hallett it would speedily have
been settled, and all would have gone on smoothly next
ro
moining.—The Bench mid they considered this was •
moat violent and unprovoked amarat, and they abould
sentence defendant to three months' hard labour. They
quite agreed with the eour,e which bad been taken by
the two WilialaleaL notwithstanding Mr. Howard's
remarks.
CIIITILTT TO AN AE/L—WSlLare House, an old 111alL
was summoned for cruel%to an am —P.C. Florence
proved that on the 15th of tember he saw defendant
driving • cart drawn by two àookeys at Everahot. The
one in the shafts appeare.i to be in pain. He asked if
there was anything ibe matter with itt when defendant
replied there was not but afterwads said there had been,
but had got better. Witness removed the pad, and dis-
covered a running wound on tbe back. about three inches
in length. He had before cautioned defendant about
the same animal, and two days after he saw defendant
working it again.—In defence defendant said the animal
was not so bad as the policeman made out—The police
officer tinted that defendant had been twice before con-
victed for a ramilar offenoe.—Fined 10s including costs,
and allowed • month for payment
STEALING APPLEIL—SOrt Smith. • boy, was Charged
with stealing apples—Sergeant Holloway laid, between
' 12 and 1 o'clock Lot on the 11th of September,
be was in the parish of Chilfrome' when
he saw defendant enter Mr. Henry Harris's
orchard. He threw stones at the tress, knocked
down several apples, and put thmn in his
pocket. He then left the orchard, when he fell into
lb. clutches of the oMoer, who found II apples in his
pomession.—Defendant at first denied the offense, but
upon bang told he was seen in the very act be con-
fessed. and pleaded for mercy.—Prosiecutor did not
wish to press the ebarge, and defendant was fined 2s, 6d.
ALLIKIED RonegnY.—William Carley, • boy, was
brought up in custody charged with steeling from the
grZe—John Dubbing said he was going from
-hester to Cattrateck last Tuesday. When about a
mile from the town be overtook prisoner and an old
man. He was very abusive to the old man, and wither
naked him to desist. He did so, and prisoner then left
the old win and joined him, and they walked on
together. 0;1 arriving at Stratton they went to
the Ball, and had some drink, and again at the public.
house at Orirnstone. When within • mils of Maiden
Newton prosecutor put his hand into his coat pocket for
the purpose of taking out some nuts, when he caught
prisoner's hand in it. In the other pocket he had had some
tea and tobacco, but on searching for that he found the
articles were goo.. He wormed prisoner of taking the
things, which be denied, and then wrated on, prosecutor
following him. After baying gone a few yards prisoner
dropped the tea, and • short distance further on the
tobacco. He then took him in charge and gave him in
custody of the polio* at Maiden Newton.—ln reply to
the Booth prisoner said he was not drunk at the time.—
Sergeant Holloway said, when prosecutor preferred the
charge be was not intoxicated, although he had had some
He appeared to know what he was about —ln
answer to the Bench, prosecutor dated that prisoner
paid for the beer.—The Bench said the case was involved
in doubt, and they should therefore dismiss it.
STEALING APPLZIL—Joha Payne. • boy, 15 years of
ap, was charged with robbing an orehani.—P.C. Hood
said, on the 26th of September, he saw defendant in Mr.
Zen's orchard lengton Herring, picking apples.
at o
defendant saw witness be ran away, but was pur-
sued and overtaken—Case dismissed. .

Diusexiwece —William Gundry, • labourer, was
brought up in custody under a warrant charged with
being drunk—P.C. Bishop proved the case. Prisoner
was drunk in • publichome, and the officer was aent
for to get him out. He obeyed the command of the
functionary without the slightest demur, but was after-
wards found incapable in the road. By the new law
which has recently come into operation, prisoner by his
behaviour placed himself out of the grim clutches of the
law, as be must be drunk and disorderly before magis-
trates can pass judgment upon him.— Prisoner was
therefore discharged; but this, it was evident, be did
not expect, as when informed of the fact, he began ex-
pressing contrition, and stated that be bad no money to
pay the fine.
'Du Lerißithordar AT CHILTIONI.—Joseph Jones
alias Davis, was brought up on remand charged with
breaking into the dwelling-houth of Henry Burch, at
Chilfrome on the 12th September, and stealing a
Geneva watch, • cheque-book on Messrs. Eliot and
Pearee's Bank, a gold wedding ring, ear-rings, silver
spoon; coins, and other articles.—lt appears that
on the day in question prisoner was seen near pro-
secutor's house in the afternoon, when he inquired who
resided there. Somehow or other it came to his know-
ledge that Mr. Burch was absent, and prisoner there-
upon effected 'an entry into the house, by breaking a
pane of glass, land unfastening the window thoroughly
ransacked the home. Having taken pose: maim of all
that could be made away with, the thief .made for
YeoviL In the evening on the return of Mr. ißureb,
li. found that his house had been broken into, papers
strewn about, the bureau broken open, and the pro-
perty above-mentioned missing. Th. police were
Informed of the robbery, and every possible
care was taken to obtain a clue to the cheque book, of
which it was thought the thief would make the best
possible use of. In • day or two's time Meyers. Eliot
and Pearce received one of the cheques for £35,
requesting that the money should be forwarded to the
*ender, at Yeovil. The cheque, however, was
mad. out in M. Splionhant Dumb'n name, instend
of prosecutor's, and this gave a clue to prisoner's
whereabouts, and the police were put on his
track, when it was found that he had started for
Guernsey. He here made away with his ill-gotten gain,
and then proceeded to Weymouth, where he was ap-
prehended by Sergeant Pitheld, of the county con-
stabulary. On the application of Mr. Plumer a remand
was granted until Wednesday next, when the prisoner
will be fully committed. Mr. Superintendent Under-
wood has been in Guernsey and got possession of the
whole of the stolen property.

COMISITTID TO THE DONE= COUNTY G A.OL.
Seasiow : Simon Norman, stealing a pair of boots
at Bradpols. Hard Labour: Henry Laws,
vagrancy at Verwood, 1 month; William Hooper,
leaving family chargeable at Cbarmouth, 1 month;
Benjamin Peters, vagrancy at Portland, 3 months;
John Fielding, misbehaviour at Dorchester Union, 1
month ; John Hawker and Edmund Travers, stealing
apples at Bradpole, 14 days; Robert Read, moult
on his wife at Preston Sutton Points, 3 months;
Isabella Himont, stealing cheese at &laminator, 1
month.

EIRATA.—In our last week's Impression we inad-
verte.utly styled the rev. gentleman who delivered an
impressive discourse at St. Peter's Church the previous
Sunday morning, on the occasion of the demise of the
late rector." Prebendary," whereu it should have been
the Rev. Samuel Lane.