The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-10-17 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

Mactwalt Attrgoted a large audio ice at the Concert
Hall en Sattuday evening,
THE ATHLITIC CLUB season wart brunght to a Obne on
Thursday by a match, married r. sk ogle, which was
wonhy the latter. In the evening the membere and
their friends cupped together at the Golden Lion
HoteL

VitnritOUTll AND POWfLAND RAILWAY. —The Wey-
mouth and Port and Bailwsy was opened for passenger
traffic at half-past seven o'clock on Monday morning,
when • large number of WeymoUthiens took tickets to
have • "first trip." At present the line is worked by
the S ,uth- Western Company, the Great Western Com-
pany supplying the staff. Eleven trains each way daily,
and six on Sundaga, are appointed to be ran during the
present month. Goods trains will, we tuiderstand, be
abortly platted upon the line.
f itt An WADDON.
TNPOBTANT STOCK Eit,,.-eChi Thursday Mr. T.
Fame submitted to auction to a large end infiuential
gathering of agriculturist/ and dealers from all parts,
the live and dead farming stock of the late Mr. William
Dunning.deoeased. The sale throughout wascharacterised
by • bri+k •nd animated competition. First in order the
dairy cows and heifers were diepoied of :—M-calf cows
realised £'9 to £l7 fie.; birreners £9 to £l4; in-calf
heifers £l6 to £22 115 s. a pair; fat beuts £l4 10e. to
£9l lbs. After a sumptuoul luncheon the sale vu
reautfied with the iinplernents, the whole of which found
reedy buyers dt irricee highly satiefacto'y to the vendor.
Next in order tiame the hart sheep, which fetched 461.
to 61s. 6d. per head; lambs 96iti to 92e. The cart
horses were then proceeded with, and brought frerin £l6
to £37 101. each. The pigs brought the day's proceed-
ings to a close—slips reaching the extraordinary figure
of from 395. to 58.. per bead. Upwards of WO lota
were disposed of. Nett proceeds—£4,ooo. The catering
on the occasion was entrusted to Captain Bartlett, of
the Ship Inn, Abbotsbury, who acquitted himself
admirably by providing a bountiful supply of the
eholeest Viands, and gave unbounded satisfaction.

AGRICULTURAL Socisrlf. —The gunnel ploughing
match of the Dorchester Agricultural Society took
place, on Fiday last, at Mertinstown, on the farm of
Mr. H. W. Hawkins. The event was originally
fixed for the 27th September, but, in 'consequence of
the drought, was postponed until the above-named
day. The ground was now in good condition for
pldUghing, and the work was generally excellently
done. The judges were Masora W. Bridge, of
Cattistock, D. Symonds, of Ashton, and W: Bnby,
of Godmandone. There were 27 competitors for
the prizes offered, and the following awards were
made
For best ploughing half an acre, two horses without •
driver.--Edward Randall, servant to Mr. J. B. Phelps,
secondr,£l, George Bishop, servant to Mr. Geom.
Richardson ; third, 10. o; John blears, servant to Mr. W.
Mayo, sem. Thirteen comPiefed;
The lad for best ploughing half an mire, *SW horses
without • driver. —George Barrett, servant to Mr. J. S.
Saunders, £1 10s. ; second, £l, Charles Hill, servant to
Mr. Mayo; third, 10s., Thomas Cluiffey, servant to Mr.
W. Mayo, senr. Six competed
For three prises offered for the ploughing of half an
acre, two oxen without a driver, there was no competi-
tion, as on Jly anies Lake' servant to Mr. J. B. Phelps,
entered. This he did the Work ett 'Welt as to induce the
judges to award him the first pride, a offered,
For pldgghing elf en acre, three or fottr oxen, With it
£2 Benjamin Hadilins, sertant to itt:
Fl. W. HaWkins, and Os. to the Miler ; wend; £l,
Charles Courtenay, servant Cc: Mr Symonds, and
to the driver. Three competed,
A prise offered by Mr. Henry Taylor, of Dorchester,
to the person, being a constant servant of a member or
his widow, resident in the county of Dorset, who shall
have won • first prim in any Clam (except in this class
in any previous year) at any of the ploughing matches of
the Dorchester Agricultural Society, who shall plough
half an aerb qf land within • given time, in the beat
manner, two honied Without a driver ; 10s.—James
Lake, servant to Messrs. add Taylor. Four
competed.
THE BOROUGH WATZRWORES.—An adjourned meeting
of the Local Board of Health took place yesterday, when
there were present:—The Mayor (Dr. Aldridge),
Aldermen Bogor and Galpin, and Councillors Vernon,
Bennett, Frond, and Look. The Mayor stated that the
business was to consider the report of the Surveyor and
the Nang end specification prepared by him of the pro-
posed :additional ptluip site fitlolPing engine' and give
any neemeary dire-An:lns thare.M.: Ile then proceeded
to read the particulars of the plied. The report of the
Surveyor set forth that he had visited severdl %des to
ascertain finite as to varioos waterworks, the reedit Of
which was, that he recommended either • compound, or
• condensing expansive double-acting beam engine, of
25-horse power, with 6-feet stroke, and a double-acting
pump, vrorked direct from the beam, with 3-feet stroke.
Ile also gated the nature of the alterations that would
be required, and that the plan was approved by Mr.
Rawlinson, C.E.—Alderntan Eden thottght that as Mr.
Rawlinson had approved of the plan it milt remained
for the Board to accept it.—Mr. Frond remarked that
would be • similar conclusion to Mr. Whitehead's,
via, "You find money, I'll find sense." In answer
to an inquiry, Mr. Jowett said the present working
expenses were £7 Is. 6d. per week, and the estimated
experdel with the new machinery £4.—Mr. Proud said
he did plabb dimS reliant* Upon the figures, though
he hoped the facts would bier tridui ott. —Mr Galpin
inquired if Mr. Jowett had ascertained partietfiers as to
the calmness of the waterworks at towns similar to
Dorehester.—Mr. Jewett said that at Wigan the water
was raised 120 feet, the pumps were double-acting, and
the engine was compound ; the population of Wigan
was 40,000; the engine employed was 50-horse power,
and the water was foreed 440 yards. At Dorchester the
*ter Was- Juba 180 feet, and forced about the same
distanee ao at Wigan: Ai Salisburz • compound engine
was used; the water waii raised 170 feet; and forced
about 300 feet; 1,000,000 gallons of *stet *era raleed
100 feet, with a eonsumption of 271 cwts. of coal, this
otinenmptida Was excessive in consequence' of
the boiler/ bang ted smell—they were only about
the size of ours, the engines Pere of 25-horse
power each, but only one wad wetted at ones.
At Dorchester, to raise 1,000,000 gallons of Water
100th., • consumption of 59 owte. of ooal was required.
As to the time occupied in raising the water, Mr. WIMBORNE.
/owed stated that at Salisbury 17,000 gallons per hour
were rallied; at Dorcheater 12,098 gallons.—lt was in- 31.1welot's buritY.—(llterto Jacobs WA summoned
oidentallt remarked that if the proposed new machinery hi James Prince, of West Moor, to appear before the
wintboroe Petty essesious OA Friday for malioions injury.
were obtaiped one Of Chit present engines could be dis-
pensed Jowlitt further dtated that pt saus. He did not do so. It appeared that some fifteen years
bury the expenses for • year were i staged £179, coals ago the complainant who resides in • cottage belonging
£425, oil, ha. £75, repairs and addition to tfichinery to the railway company erected a pig dye! Part Of
and works £lOO, total £770; the rateable value of Salts. which Was placed on the land of defendant's father,
bury was £28,200, nearly double that of Dorchester, with his lenient. He had never received any notice to
and the income £Boo.—Mr. Galpin remarked that last leave, and sterything would have continued to go on
year at Dorchester waterworks only £215 were ex- comfortably bad not the defendant got drunk • few days
pended in ooals, while at Salisbury it amounted to £425. since, and, Weenie complainant offended him in some
Be thought they required more information AS to what Particular, chopped down the portion of the stye
caused the great outlay at Salisbury for male as oorn- erected on his father's premises. The Bench were
pared with the !Arne at Dorchester' wtere they were divided in opinion respecting • conviction, and di.
working at a supposed dbadvantage. After Some mummons was eoseequentir dismissed, the complainant
further conversation- it was agreed to adjourn the eon, being told that he had better go to the empty court for
Sideration of the subject for the Obtaining of further danialfor•
Beitiorrar.--At the London Octal of
THE LATE 5E1111.11480 OF UNWHOLESOME on Tuesday,before Mr. Registrarmg a mown. the first sitting for the proof of debreasbin
dries of trade oisigneee under the bankreptey of James
deorefts,..___ 14_11 k Farm, neer. Chichester_
YESTIRDAY afternoon, at 3 o'clock, the seven pro.
vision dealers, via Messrs. Thomas Bennett, J. 11. 'h:nTrn•
.rt'r7411747:7b0n.,-eneseciZeolset:edirbwbs=e
Groves, C. Can, H;Groves, J. Yearetey, G. Keats, and w
.7. Warren, from whose several premises the borough Newton, Ac., tfamitihr. Iffw.t.earsoter4Bsolooliatdfoo7!.ataVildarerie.
inspectors of flesh recently took • quantity of nowhole- street, agent for Mr. W. H. Mickey, alkritor, appeared
some meat, aopsared before the Mayor (Dr. Aldridge), for the bankrupt, wham debts are between Ono and
J. °slots SwF/. J. P.. Hodge', Dav_is. £7OO. Be petitioned the Court on the 19th of
and J. Ensor, Beg.. to answer the on.re" preferred bee last, and was r rested pram/eon from amok TN;
against them by Superintendent Penney On that amount. cams of his bankruptcy is stated to be .! Lomeserressiam
Hero/ Groves, George /eat". and Cecil Can, pleltded fatming, bad crops, and expenditure exosedbig
mit gtiaty r the others admitted the charge. profits.° At this sitting no creditor attended to prove,
Superintendent Potrimi spoke to seising some meat at and therefore no choice took place, and the Court *zed
Henry Groves's shop, Most of *hick the magistrates the 28th of November next, at 12 o'eloak, for the pawl
ordered to be buned, and as Mr. Groves did not of debts; the bankrupt than to come up for the pcae
fetch the remainder sway by the timd indfosted, it of passing
Enlarged r prot4otion his ecid applying el ying for his order
was buried also. Mr. Groves said that the ham a por-
tionfrom of which was seised only had " hoppers" in it, and discharge.thee ;Zs
what was left was now as "sweet as a nut." He bad grunted.
refused Bd. per It. for the whole of it the day before it Perry Snamoss. —The magistrates who jrreidded
was seised. The pork only had '•
hoppers in it: As at the petty sessions on Friday, were Major Ped-
ro George Beata, Supt. Ponnery stated that be found man, the Rev. C. Glyn, J. T. Basket, Dm. tuall
three pieces of pork in a salting tub on October sth, Willett L Adye, Bsq.—Parents arid Bedeolbeys.
with other meat, which he ordered to be put aside. —Mr. John Elates, onsoh-builder, was eirmatened
They were found where be placed them on the 9th; at before the Wimborne Bench on Friday, Anima Wok
that time they were mimed, andbinied. Keats said the meardttog via= Pitt, jun., eon
of raw
three pieces Woo were in a tub be themselvethemselves. P. C" relieving officer. The defendant aoknowladgodthet
Cousins corroborated the Superintendent's evidence. he did the boy's ears, but oonaidered that he
Heats explained that be did not intend to sell ihe meat,
Bed in doing so as the boy had
but had put it aside to boil up with potatoes as wash for been justified
the pigs. In Mr. Out's cellar, dept. Pounay stated that n his garden, and was very abusive to his
he found the meat seised set apart from the rest—Mr. Mr. Pitt came to his hones afterwards in
Bennett said his was similarly divided from the rest, towering passion, and threatened to punch his head.
which Superintendent Ponnoy admitted.—Mr. Cox but he told him it would take a dozen such fellows
said it was the primed pigs that became tainted first, as he was to do that. Had Mr. Pitt'
and he was not *were before that tainted meat could be, self capable of giving him • good Chemin.,
seised. He thousht there was a distinction between have taken the law into his own hand,
tainted and putrtd meat. —The Mayor said the only bringing the case before the' The
difference was in degree.—Mr. Cox remarked that brimar insolent and tabu,
tainted meat if put in dry salt would be partially re'
claimed ; any practical man knew that—jr. Bennett ohs:sties him, be
corroborated Mr. Cox, and said that tainted meat would very mild
keep for years in salt.—Mr. Yeardey related that he the defeat:WA
ones sold • woman a pie°e of pork, which she buried for inflicting *0
three or four days, and then took up again, when she .474 on
found it quite good, inn- garden
The defendants and speelnion then retired to the eolicwurg. suri
Towatiall while the magistrates consideved Sheer orsormetaum
deenten.
On seessesmbling, the Mayor,
Onidents as gentlesams and br=r4:fiargesees, ressessed disnartZetabhl3 no
Ike. it bid bow the vide the nnagintratsi to allociate with him.
pressimes to asswer • shame of having wird between the'
• comper•Bvely nmont rid*tigts, 531torfeled, nad f

WAREIIAM.
Cocrivry Comm—Mr, Judo Everett eat for the
adjudication of debts at the Torii Hall, on Thum.
day last, but no cue came before him calling for
special remark.

ON Saturday last, the hearing of the appevJg to
the Income Tax assessments, took plaoe before the
ciommiesioners, at the Town Hall, Wareham. John
W. T. ryler, req. chairman, Mr. F. Fi
clerk, and Mr. J. Se;frnttar Harris, surveyor for the
Crown. The several cases were patiently and
carefully oonsidered, and, on the whole the decisions
of the commissioners appeared equally satisfactory
to the surveyor of the Crown, and to the applicants
themselves.

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