The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-10-21 00:00:00

Before LORD PORTMAN.

Charles Pointing, 23, pleaded guilty to an indictment,
charging him with passing three counterfeit half.crowns
at Sherborne. It will be remembered the prisoner
belongs to a large gang of smashers, whose head
quarters was at Bristol.—The Court sentenced him to
12 months' hard labour.

Henry Sturmey, 64, pleaded guilty of stealing a
prong, at Winiborne St. Giles, the property of Mr. R,
Fry. He also pleaded guilty of stealing a frock, the
property of John Bradley. He had been four times
convicted, and had suffered 7 years' transportation.—
Sentenced to 18 months' hard labour.
Thomas Dowling, a seaman belonging to H.M.S.
Warrior, was charged with stealing 165., the property
of Charles Talbot, at Weymouth, on the 18th August.
—Mr. Collins prosecuted, and Mr. Fooke defended the
prisoner.—Sentenced to • week's hard labour.
. .

Chatles Seager, surrended to his bail, charged with
assaulting Mary Farrant, with intent, at Chardstock.—
Mr. Fookes proseouted.—Sentenced to a month's hard
labour.

John Bewley, 23, and Augustus Gallon, 26, were
indicted with stealing a pair of boots and two silk
handkerchiefs, the property of Joseph Blandarner,
at Dorchester, on thi 18th August last. They were
also charged with stealing a coat, the property of
Simon Dobney, at the same time. Gallon pleaded
guilty, and three former convictions having been proved
against him, he was sentenced to 6 months' hard labour,
Bewley was found not guilty.
Louisa Isaacs, wife of Henry Isaacs, was charged
with unlawfully supplying to William Broadway cer-
tain noxious things, knowing that the same were in.
tended to be unlawfully employed to procure the mis•
carriage of Emma Wardener, in August last, at Bland-
ford. The jury, contrary to the expectation of most
persons in Court, who heard the evidence, found the
prisoner guilty. His Lordship said the Court was
most anxious in her case to have the opinion of Her
Majesty's Judges on the points of the law. The cir-
cumstances would therefore be laid before them, and
she would be called up to receive judgment at the next
Quarter Sessions. In the meantime she must find
bail, her husband in £4O, and two other sureties in £2O
each. It was intimated that bail would be found.

Peter Wilmot, 25, pleaded guilty of stealing 6lbs. of
salt pork, the property of John Dowlan, at Shaftes-
bury, on the 23rd August.—Sentenced to two months'
hard labour.

Samuel Brown, charged with committing an abomin-
able crime at Symondabury. Bill ignored by the Grand
Jury.

Bofore Ir. FLOYER.
The Surveyors of Corscombe were indicted 'by the
magistrates for the non-repair of a road leading from
Cheddington to Halsteek. Mr. Fooks supported the
indictment, and Mr. Sa•uiders appeared for the defence.
The jury considered Vie road was a highway, in the
parish of Corscombe, liable to be repaired by the parish;
and the judgment of the Court was, a nominal fine for
non-repair, 40 the cost for putting the road in repair,
and cost of hearing.
William Brown. 43, was charged with obtaining, by
false pretences, three pairs of boots, with intent to
cheat and defraud Samuel Meech, at Weymouth, on
the 20th Stptemben—Sentenced to 3 months' hard
labour.

Joseph Perritt, charged with obtaining from Elisa-
beth Bey, by false pretences, at Bradford Peverell, the
sum of Sc., was acquitted.
John Sternbridge, 57, Caroline Cleal, 26, and Robert
Rowsell, 66, were charged with breaking into the dwel-
ling-heuse of William Eades, at Cattistock, on the 30th
July last, and stealing therefrom a pair of boots, two
waistcoats, two handkerchiefs, a quantity of black rib-
bon and thread edging, a baby's robe, black lace, and a
pair of trousers.—Stembridge was sentenced to ten
years' penal servitude, and the other prisoners were
liberated.
The Court rose shortly before seven o'clock,

WEYMOUTH. Pottca, Monday. James
Howard wait brought up on a warrant, before J.
Ayling and R. Griffin, &qrs., obtained against him
by his wife for assault. As his "better half"
did not appear to prosecute, he was discharged.
-- Joseph Benbow was brought up in custody by
P.C. Mitchell, on a charge of bestiality on Battu-day
night, in Mr. DeveniSh's field and assault. There
were, circumstances of strong suspicion against the
prisoner of the graver charge, but no direct proof,
and when the constable threw his light on him, the
prisoner attacked him in a ferocious manner. The
magistrates committed him for 1 month's hard
labour for assault.

Poucs, Tuesday.—William Bartlett, one of the
surveyor's men, was summoned before the Mayor
and Alderman Ayling for being drunk and creating
a disturbance in High-street, on the previous Monk
day. P.C. Apsey said that on the evening in clues.
tion he saw the defeiidant completely stripped,
having nothing on Mit his trousers, very drunk and
challenging the people to tight. He had collected a
mob about him of 200 people, and there were four or
five persons trying to get him in doors. He saw no
one else creating a disturbance. Mr. Hill, who
appeared for the defendant, called a person named
Honeybun, who said that defendant was quite sober,
as he had no beer only what the surveyor had given
him at his work while employed at the Quay wall.
They were proceeding from their work on Monday
, evening through High-street when they were met by
a mob. "They said something to we about Low-
man's affair on Sunday, and we said something to
they. When they knocked we down, we knocked
they down too." They were in the street upwards
of an hour before the police came, and the mob
would not let them go home. He denied that defen-
dant was stripped more than at the time he left
work. He was there the whole time.--P.C.
Apsey on being recalled, said this witness was not
present when he wasithere. As he wascoming down
past Rodwell Tavern he met Honeybun and some
others on their way home. He immediately after-
wards met a little girl who told him there was a row
in High-street. He proceeded thither, and seeing
that there were at least 200 persona present, he
went to the station for assistance and returned, and
dispersed the mob. He had several persons whom
he could call who could corroborate his statement.
Superintendent Lidbury said Mr. Hill had tried to
prove the police had not done their duty. He him,
self was there before the time stated by Honeyblin,
and he saw persons in court whom he eould call to
prove not only the pollee had done their duty as
soon as they heard of the row, but that Honeybun's
statement was false. Mr. Hill objected to Mr.
Lidbury's making any statement, and called another
witness for the defence. The magistrates subse-
quently dismissed the case.—John Wilkins was stim.
monded by P.C. Apsey for being drunk and dis-
orderly at the Chapelry on the 6th of October.
Fined 9s. 100., including costa—James Simpkins, a
tramp, was charged with stealing a pair of boots,
value lls. 6d., the property of Edward Nobbs, of
23, St. Mary-street.--Mr. Rive said he was stand-
ing at his door when he saw the prisoner take a pair
of boots that were hanging up outside Mr. Nobbs's
shop, and walk away with them. Ile asked Mr.
Nobbs if he had sold the boots to the man, and being
informed that he had not, told him what he had
seen, and the way the man had taken. —Mr. Nobbe
said that in consequence of information he had re-
ceived, he went in pursuit of the prisoner and over.
took him, and subeequently gave him into custody.
—The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to
two months' hard labour. ---Henry Charles, of
Osmington, was charged by P.C. Marsh with being
found asleep in the streets. Es awae him, but
prisoner would give to account of himself, and he
took him to the lock-up. In the cell he assaulted
him, and broke a window.—Fined ss. and costs for
the assault, and 2s. damage to the window.
MRS. GRUNDY ON THIS TOWN SER.III4NT'S
COMM) Hark.—Muster Headhitter, Sir—l be
sory I led you into a herror last wick, for I now
finds it woe no popery persekewshun as I immagined,
but that the Sunday's; and Monday's row was oin to
, the wickedness of Sir Voyer. Lady Dundready
cum'd to my house and told I all 'bout it, and so i
no its rite. She tells I as how its no father in Sir
Voyer's cap to spend zo much monny a doin nothin,
for the rate-pairs have to pay it all out of their
own pockets. Poor rate-pairs, ho* 1 pitty 'em, vor
' she zee as how it'll be three times as mnch as now in
annther yere or too, if they kips Sir Voyer in hoffis,
and the torris she tells i, 1l be sure to do that. coz
he's divnisles man and roland and WA fite for im
throe thick and thin. But i must tell you bout that
next time. Lady Dundready tells i as how if Sir
Voyer goes on as he is gooin oh no* With the key
wall in the barber, it'll hot be done afore his spring,
and 'II coat a thonsen ponn. Only think I Her
ladyship Bays as how he's bin a trying to kip the
water back with a little "dam," and he cant do it. i
should think not, who'd over a thaut a keepin back
the watter by swearin at it. She says he's
now goin to put in a big "dam," as he awt tea don
at lust, So there's more wickedness still i spose
again on. Talk of wickednes, Muster Headhitter,
it aims to me as how the corpration and Sir Voyer is
all teed with the Baum brush. Why only look at
Omar pride ! they doant go to church now, cause
the town searjints a got such shockin bad 'ate. The
mare sex as 'ow thay can't go to church agin till
they git new 'ate, and they've got no mottny to by
'em. So you Zee they doant go to chnrch to tern
their dewty to God and man, but to show there
. fine deaths. This proves as how they doant redo
thear bibles, 'cause that tells us if we be poore and
in rags, the gospel is just fitted for us, 'tie to the
poor the gospel is preohed, and the Magpies you no
was to go out and call into the naarriedge feste the
maimed, and halt, and blind, and all the poorest o'
peaple. now ssur you do a mitety lot o' good with
yore peapper, eudn't you perpose a scription list to
bye the corpmtion 'ate till they cud git bitter.
wide-o-wakes i shud think ud do. Sum on em
p'rape ud be inclined to turn up there noses at em—
that's jist the way wid beggerly pride, but they
shad be told as how baggers *hadn't be choosers,
and that if they be dependent upon charritty for
thear 'ate, theav aught to be thankful for what is
giv'd 'em. That summut may be done in this
matter, everry chrishtun aught to pray; for its
shockin that in a land o' bibles and churches and
preeckin places, and all that, thear shed be a corp.
ration a lieM in heathen darkness. We send mish-
unnaries to the heethen, but its kwite aertin
we've menny heethen at bonnie. 0, sur, cannot
aumthing be dun? my 'art kwite bleedes for
'em. if a scripshun cud be got up, to by
sum ateteen penny or too shilling 'ate—they could
bend 'em themselves to make 'em look like cocked
'ate—and giv'd into the hands of a town mishenarerry
or skripter reeder, to talk to 'em a bit o' the errour
o' thar ways, and give 'em the presents, and per-
swede 'em to go to church, they might becum con-
verted, and tarn thear duty to do as they'd be dun
unto. What a change ! ibbs ud no more want to

encroche ; roland wed put the crown to is own 1
ovvena ; divnish wudn't want to be Dick-tatur, but
ud be umbel and lowly, and they'd all be quite a
new people. jentelmen mite then asaosheate with
'em, and all 'ud prosper. but i now find ive made
my letter longer than i 'xpected, so must now
konelude with my kind love, and Bo no more at
present from your umble sarvint,— MRS. GRUNDY.
LONDON CITY MISSIONS.—The annual meeting of
the Weymouth and Portland branch of the London
City Missions was held at the National Schoolroom's
Molcombe Regis, on Monday evening. The chair
was taken by the Rev. Talbot Greaves, who also
read the report, from which it appeared, that during
the past year, £6O its. 71. was collected by this
branch. The meeting was addressed by the chair-
man, Mr. Pitts, a gentleman from the parent
society, Rev. J. Birt, and the Rev. J. Thornton, who
attended as a deputation. Owing to the wetness of
the evening the congregation was not numerous.
PORTLAND. —ST. JOHN'S PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS,
AND THE SALISBURY DIOCESAN SCHOOL PRIZE
SCHEME. —lt gave us great pleasure last year to
record the signal success of this school in connection
with our school prize scheme, but the success of
this year is even more distinguished than that of the
former, and we think we may say, without contra-
diction, unequalled. We would recommend our
Portland friends to buy the report, (it may be had
for 61 at Mr. Jolliffe's, Fortune's Well,) and read
and judge for themselves. Twenty-one candidates
were sent in, (eight girls and thirteen boys,) and, as
last year, all were successful. This success is of
four kinds :-1. Certificates of Merit—Twenty-one
(all the candidates), viz. : Harrison,
Thomas Jones, John Miller Way, Simeon Smith,
John Jenkins, Richard Mears, Henry R. Stone,
John T. Baker, John Dunn, Robert Elliott, John
Way, Thomas Mears, Robert Attwooll Way. Girls
—Elizabeth Baacombe, Harriet Reddett, Francis
Dunn, Mary Ann H. White, Elitabeth gird,
Hannah Btirtoh, kfitabeth S. Macdonald, Mary Jane
Way.-2. Ordinary Prizes.- -Very limited in
number. To William Harrison and Thomas Jones,
a very beataiful bible each ; to John Miller Way,
Simeon Smith, Elizabeth Bascombe, and Harriet
Reddett,a handsome church service each. —3. Special
Prizes.—First, to the mistress—a letter of congra-
tulation, and a cheque for .£2, from the Very Rev.
the Dean of Salisbury, as being the mistress of the
school whose candidates were most successful in
proportion to the annual attendance of the whole
school; second, to William Harrison, 108., by the
Rev. Prebendary Grant, as being the boy in the
county of Dorset who answered best in Holy Seripi
tore; third; to Harriet Reddett; 10s., by the Rev.
Predendary Grant, as being the girl who, in the
county of Dorset, answered beet in Holy Scripture.
4. Honorable Mention in the Report.—First, Port-
land boys stood second in order of merit for boys'
schools; the girls, as before stated, standing first
for girls' schools. Strange enough, Swanage school
(also mixed, Mr. Hillier, master) was first in boys,
and second in girls. Second, Prayer Book and
Catechism The Rev. Eldon Baukes, examiner in
this subject, says, "if I may be allowed to do so, I
would mention that the best set of papers sent up to
me came from the Isle of Portland." Third, Geo-
graphy, and its connection with English History:
The Rev. Edwin Meyrick, examiner in these subjects,
says, "The papers sent into me from several centres
far surpass my expectations, and I should probably
have awarded higher marks generally had not
the whole been depressed by the eery high
standard gained by the candidates of one centre
(Portland)." It ought to be mentioned that no
other school is singled out for approbation in the
examiner's general report. Two silver medals
also were offered, one for boys and one for girls, to
those children who were no longer eligible for ordi-
nary or special prizes mentioned above, as having
been in a previous examination in the first division
of the first class. There were two children in this
sehool eligible as candidates, viz., Robert Green-
wood and William Reddett. Although neither
carried off the medal, yet their success highly de-
serves recording, as the former was second and the
latter fourth on the list of sixteen candidates. The
certificates are now being framed, Captain Manning,
with his accustomed liberality, having subscribed £1
towards the expense, and will, with the prizes, be
shortly presented to their deserving and fortunate
owners. We cannot close this notice without re-
marking the great stride education has taken in this
island during the last five or six years, and we, as
ardent lovers of general education ourselves, would
take this opportunity of recommending the trustees
and managers of the different schools in the island,
in face of the Revised Code of Education, to leave
no step nntaken in maintaining the present efficiency
of their schools.
SHERBORNE.—RELICITOUB TRACT 'SOCIETY.—
The Sherborne auxiliary of this society held its
annual meeting at the Townhall, but the attendance
was very scanty. E. Benthall, Esq., occupied the
chair. The proceedings were commenced by the
offering up of an appropriate prayer, after which the
Rev. F. Beckly and Mr. Sharp addressed the meet-
ing, urging the usefulness of this society, and the
good it was doing. The Chairman read the report.
from which it appeared that the contributions for
the year had amounted to .£l9 2e., and .£64 Os. had
been received from the sale of the society's publica-
tions, which was an advance upon previous years,
' Grants had been made of tracts of the value of .61 7a.,
which had been distributed in the town and neighbour-
hood, and £l72s. Id. had been forwarded to the parent
society. The Rev. L. B. White, (the deputation)
then delivered an interesting address, in which he
dwelt upon the beneficial operations the society was
exercising both at loins and abroad, and made an
earnest appeal for helping the society in its good
work. A vote of thanks was then accorded to the
chairman, and after the benediction had been pro,
nouneed, the meeting separated,
POOLE —Runs MATCH—On Monday; the 13th
hist., the returh match between 10 members of the
Dorelieater corps and the same number of the Poole
corps, came ()flat the practice ground of the latter.
Unfortunaly the weather was very unfavourable,
yet, on the whole, the shooting was good, especially
of the Dorchester marksmen. As will be seen from
the subjoined score, the highest number of points
(49) was made by Private T. Homer; who made 2
htill's eyes at 500 find 600 yards, Whilst Sergeant
Hornet made, at 500 yards, the extraordinary
score of 17 points, consisting of 3 bull's eyes, a centre,
and an outer. The Poole corps with such coin-
petitors had but little chance, and were beaten by
a majority of 68, the numbers being: Dorchester,
383; Poole, 315.

DOROIIBBTER.
00 yds 800y4s 500yds 800yds ht. Tot
Cap.lUndenBley 11211 13200 22122 R3lOll 15-40
Col.-Sgt Gregory 12114 21211 01100 20020 14-34
Sere. Homer 02121 12211 31233 22000 16-45
CorpL Mears 22122 11111 00121 12022 17-4?

,r Chick 32112 12020 0113 g 12011 15-39
Priv. Hodges 01221 11002 21210 02112 15-37
„ Rogers 11g22 01101 Ogglo 2ggol 10-23
„ T. Homer 22122 31201 03131 31310 17-49
„ W. Tilley 01120 00002 02313 122g1 12-33
„ W. Foamy 11212 21201 13351 8.2110 16-41
i 383
POOLE.

Lieut. Aldriage 10121-11111 10220 000R1 13-29
Col.-Berg. Farrnerl2l2o 11011 22129 00000 12-29
Sergt. Aldridge 12111 11101 R 1321 RO2OO 14-33
„ Sloper 12110 '12122 R2OR2 10123 15-39
Hayman 12111 11011 stial 2010 1— 30
Private gator 11101 10111 00210 01000 11-23
„ ICduclall 12112 11121 ROllO RRRIR 13-29
~ Elliott R 1221 21010 0132 a ORO2a 11-29
„ Ilawkes 32221 01011 321e2 1R303 15-43
„ Wareham 11221 10000 30031 10120 12-31
•
130 315

WIMBORNE. —LONDON CITY Mrsfoona—The
annual meeting of the Wireberne branch of the
4onden Oity Missionary Society was held at the
Yew Townhall on Friday. The Rev. H. P.
Cookeeley presided, and the Rev. F. Tyrrell atten-
ded as a deputation of the parent society, and
delivered an excellent address. We regret, how-
ever, owing to the unfavourable.state ofthe weather,
the attendance was exceedingly limited.
TEMYRRANdE Sootriv.—Onlmlay evening last
a temperance meeting was held in the Oddfellowe'
Hall. There was a large attendance and the
assembly were suitably addressed by Messrs.
Trouland and Gatehouse, two working men of
Shaftesbury. Mr. Gatehouse, who has been a
teetotaller for more than 20 years, sang several
temperance. songs, and was enthusiastically ap-
plauded. At the conclusion of the meeting several
took the pledge.

BOURNBMOUTIL—Amoiagat ttie many attrac-
tions for which Bournemouth is so justly celebrated,
the Cranbonae gardens and archery grounds reign
pre-eminent. Many of the aristocracy are occa-
sionally to be seen promenading this delightful
place ofr esort; enjoying its rich and varied scenery.
The beautifully gravelled walks and the numerous
floricultural specimens which greet the eye in every
direction cannot be too highly appreciated by the
visitors of this, as the Honourable Grantley
rterkeley has justly styled it, " Queen of watering
places."