The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-07-19 00:00:00

Dorottobirt.

DORCHESTER. Ant:CULTURAL SOCTITY.— The
anal turnip hoeing sompetitiourender the auspices of
the above society, took pies... Tuesday last, on Mr.
J. A. Flower's farm at West Stafford. There
were twelve oompetitors, and although they laboured
under great disedeantsge in consequence of the exceed-
ing drought and the smallness of the plants, the work
en the whole was well done. The judges were
T. A. Heiner, H. Best, and W H. DUOranat who
made their awards as follows :—lst 12,.7reepb Dialtest,
servaat to Mr. John Chick, Cornon ; 2nd, el John
Irossidea, servant to Mr. H. W. Hawkins, Martins-
teore 3rd, 10s., Janteallorthover, *savant to J. H.
Calash, Esq. Rerapstooe.
fleaLtso • Warmi.—James Edwards, • labourer.
of Pearsteek, was brought upon masa, at the
Shirehall, as Tuesday, before the creel! magistrates,
and &gala 'emended on the charge of staling • watch.
tie property of James Danford. if Iferepisham. On
Saturday he WM brought op and acquitted.
Honour's Swine', Saturday.—Befoce the Mayor
and ki. Devenieb, Req.
Itsmarlaro rne Potica.—Ann Slooombe, Elise
Downs, prostitutes, John Winzer and Georg* Burt,
were brought up in custody, the former charged with
being drunk end riotous, and the others with resat.
tog the polioa—P.C. Keats said he was ditty in
Derogate-street, about balf•past 1200 Friday night,
when he heard • disturbance opposite the Qoeen'e
Own. He went to the 'pot and theirs found ten or
twelve prostitutes, and alio several men. Slooombe
wanted to light with another girl, and made use of
the most disgusting expressions. He requested her
to desist, but she would not, and he caught hold of
her for the perpose of taking her to the lock.up.
Wilma thee attempted to take her away, gado,
that he (witness) should not take her in charge. Hs
desired him not to interfere in the discharge of his,
duty, but he refused to do so. The other girl also
came to her comrade's assistanoe, remarking "that
they were all tarred with the same brush, and they
would stick together." He pirated her away, when
Slocoathe laid on the ground and refused to move, '
end he, with the stance of P.C. Cousins, con•
aye& her to the station. Bart wrung his Este in
his face, and threatened the officer, saying, "if it was
• girl of his it should be Ilfe for life on the ground.
and that he would draw every tooth is his head.'
Hit did not touch her, or witness. —Wieser, in de.
flan mid be aright hold of Elkwymbo, and told
the pnitomosa that if bo would let her go be would
gee her boas, whilst Bert said that the conduct of
the officer was most brutal, end it exasperated him
He pulled her over some rough grand with greet
violence. —P.C. Cousins corroborated some portioes
of his brother officer's statement, and also stated
that whilst Sloconthe was on the stretcher, Winar
attempted to rescue hen After lodging her in the
station, the other prisoners were apprehended. H.
beard Burt threaten Keats, but he did not see him
interfere—Sergeant Davis elated that whilst be and
eonerae 'Mr, conveying Slormaihe to the station on I
the etatcher, both Down, and Wismar attempted to
rescue her. —Slooombe, who is • very had character,
Was committed for • month's hard labour. Dante '
was lined 405., Bart dos., and Winsar £5, audio
default, Downs wee committed for • month, and
Bart wee allowed • week fur payment, and Winzar
a fortnight.
CotterY Perry Bsemotts, Shirehall, Saturday.—
Before H. Williams, G. T. Bullock, E. Pearce, and
H. H. SwaMeld, Fwqrs.
Assay trixo Tat POLlCl.—Entraa Marsh and
John Hoare were brought up in custody, the former
Oriarewith breskbreaking • pane of glass at the house
.d Read, of the King's Arms, Maiden Newton,
and the latter fur amatilttng the police in the execu-
tion of their duty. —lt appeared that the man and
woman had been drinking in the publichouse, when
on laving it she pulled her hand through • pane of
glass. A ;Atlantan was mut for, and ett attempt
tog :ra take her into custody the male defendant
attempted to mese her,aod assaulted the policeman.
The female defendant was fined 10a, and the male
defendant El including coal.
ElraaLINU Weatino A Sarah Galpin,
of Upway, was charged with stealing the skirt of•
dreem—Mr. Weston prosecuted, and Mr. Howard
defended.--Jaise Woodford stated that she resided
at Claw with her brother. Sae lost the skirt of a
dress about three weeks ago. The last time
she saw it wale, some bushes in bee garden, where ,
she had plasma it to air, as it had moths in it. The
skirt had been in the garden off and on for about a
months Defendant resided • few doors frem
'witness, but there was nothing to divide her garden
from wilco's'''. She had noes nen the skirt
banging on a line in defendant's garden. It
WIN then ramie into a child's petticoat.—
Witness gave information to the polies, and be
brought her eatelining which belonged to her skirl.
She identified it by her work and other marks.
Witame asked defendant where she got the shut
from, when she replied that Ma Carter, of Wey•
math, had given it to ber.—Crom-eismined
The colour of her dregs was nothing particular, bat
she would not swear that no ousels. had never wore
a dress of a similar material, which wee a coberg.
She bought it at Mr. Fitch's shop at Dorchester,
about four years ago. Defendant end her bad been
neighbours for • long time ; but she had never missed
anything before, although her house bad heen broken
into • short time ago. —Elisabeth Sydenlitun proved
that she mad* the child's petticoat, from stuff
which defendant gaveher.—Croes-ezamioorl t When
defendaat gave her the oolaurg she did not tell her to
keop it a caret. She had not heard Miss Wood- •
ford say that he had lost the thin of a drum until
the •-e.sticoat was hung up in her yard.—Saratt
Feogleph proved washing the lining of the skirt in
neestion, which was brought to bet by defendant.
After she had done so she gave It to • potioeman.
Cass-examined : Mire W,..tiford never told her
that she had lac • dress until the petticoat was
made up.—P C. Gale raid he found several bits of
the dreg. in question in the soil of the closet. —On
behalf of tie defeooe, Mr. Howard c-ntended
that the bleu ity teepee lug the dross bad
brokeadoten,and called liatioah D.Lit. of Fording.
ton, who stated that she gave defendant several
articles of child's wearing apparel. She gave aetty
too drew:, one of which was made of brown
colvarg, lot she could not swear that defendant
had that one, or that it had any spots abut it.
Cross-examined : She gave the articles away about
1% in-nths ego. Defendant came to her af w ia,II
ago, and then it errs that she (witness) In keel out
the ~1,1 hrowo picce of cohurg, hich eam n-er pro.
doted. —Prisoner was seutenced to a week's hard
lah,ear.
W STMOUTH.— &moven Smatoxe Titeulay.—
Before J. tyKog, a.ol W. Talbot, Peva
A CIVIL Ilv.eattar. James Tait .r, of Vey.
mouth, .1 MI •11111113000.1 by his wife, Fanny Tay
f,r ill.rreating aud threatening to take her life.
Oldetoieet drl not appear. —Cooldeinant elated
that she resi.ied at iimuntoolge•hol. H 0 Malian.%
was constantly tit the held, rig tier He
had boat her Nl' its last nine year. G., Thurralay
welsh a. thripetrned to take her 14e. He eu soher
at the time. the MIMI ehy he made use of this
threat was because she would n..t live with hint.
She !tad tritika to reside with him for eight weeks.
On Tijeeday night he followed sad abused her in
the public streets. She wished to be protected, as
the was afraid her lit, was endangered in con•
sequence of the threats tibia be had made use of
towards bee. —A warrant was ailed for his

Nips elienaion.
tiso. William Chambers and ‘ll Ohara
Hill, licensed hawkers, the former of Newport.
Monmouthshire, and the latter of Bristol, were
charged witharnaggliag.—lt appeared. that on Satur-
day evening, no the arrival of the Brighton steamer
from the Channel Islands, defendants, who were
ssieugers.ware asked if they had anything liable to
duty. They replied that they had not, but On being
searched some tobacco and cigars were found 00
Chambers, and some tobacco, cigars, and brandy on
Hill. In defence, Chambers said that the evening
before his departure from the Woods he went into a
shop mid obtained a gigot. He was then asked
whether he was not going to take some tobacco
home, and was told the quantity a hich he was
allowed to take without having to pay duty. A
dull, which was foaled in his posasseino, stolid with
tobacco, he ansounted for by saying that be bought
out of curiosity. Hill stated that he brought the
cigars sad hearsay, thinking to consume them on
board, but being ill was unable to do so. —Chambers
eras deed CI 7s. 4d., and Hill XI fla 7d., being the
single duty and value of the article', together with
the costs.
Tile Rollll.—No lower is so It for &national emblem
aa the rose, and certainly no nation for having it man
emblem as old England. We have met with some very
thorny old beebelors in oor time, but never one who
had not a good word for the en..; in shit, it is
everybody's Sewer. The weather of late bail been very
trying for out-door lowers in the shoeless of atunling,bot
we haws npverthateiw men good roars without it. We
subjoin the names of a stand of 18, exhibited by Mr.
Hawkins, Soria, of 3. Bend-street, at Bridrort, as
being • guide to those parsons anxious to obtain good
roses at this season. We give them in rotation as
they stead on the stand.--Geoeral Zachawooky,
Catheriuw Gisillot, Senate'''. Vaime.General Washington,
Paul Pores, Lord Raglan. Annie de Deshach, Paul
Biwa, Mae doe Violator, Sena Alesirg, General
Jaoritineoot, Mariam* Rivera LOOM Qttalerga, Madame
Rower Madame Jells Dana!, Praraloni Arago. Victor
Viardi:r, sad Pauline L•ngeseur. We way add 'tots
T'tlitth the 1' teal • virrery,in monster-street, will prove
• most ialoresting spot for visiton. it is oPen deli,
free of thaw, at is also the rows gardan at Relfield
Perk, about 20 manure.' w,uk he. the Sewn, We hay,
whited the Cry,l4l Palos. at 87denhsin, and have liege
llheiria 2 eel Sure rv,—aed altaough, of mune.
th,re 5 an emaieriowi b. tw•-en the two,—we Olefin for
Weymouth • month in • iwaorie of firdiehailt. SO far 4.
phiat•growing is sost.„oi. two are 00..1
to eta' the imam, which Mr. Hitelg.ria achieved at Us
Bridport ilbra show, hwriiig them seminal three
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not being sbsaL Almost every fashionable watering-
pima provides this aiousemeet for visitors,. and why
Weymouth should not it Is difficult to morn,. It is
not yet too late to provide one, m the season is not far
hdvanced, and we hops that speedy measures will be
taken to accomplish such a demrable object.
Tue 0 ikuoin.. The usual examination
of this school was ooucloded on Friday, and the
following is tho list of boys who have obtained
prizes:— Upper first-class—fret prise, J. iiareb
woe& F. & Long. Lower liest-clase—h. H.
Bennett ; 'soma Mies, J. F. Fuller ; third ohm. n.
B. Johnstoa. Fourth chise—tiret pMee, B. J.
/donning' ; second, A. M. Haynes. rdth dam, J.
W. Brown. Mathematics, J. Marsh. French, G.
W. R. C. Kent. Drawing, W. Day. The new
school and house, which will completely accommo-
date 60 boarders, are rapidly progressing, and it is
oontldently expected that they will be ready for
occupation at the end of the autumn terms.
Tits mine of the Royal Sovereign, =Pot* ship,
has been changed. This ship is now the Lion of
the Sm. She has a lion for her Elgtiro-head.