The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-08-17 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL WOOL MARKET, Atm. 14.

Foreign wool boa been in fair demand, and sake to •
moderate extent have been made, in all mem at full
rate• Booleh has met with more inquiry, and late
quotations are well supported.

CAUTION To DRIVIRIIB. —On Friday a boy named
William Hopkins, fell from a wagon he was driving
belonging to Mr. Hall, of the Ansty Brewery, on the
horse starting oft at the South Western Railway
station. The wheels over his leg and caused
a compound fracture. passed over
amputation was not
needed, and he is now at the County Hospital and
doing well. —Thomos New, a carter in the employ
of Mr. Saunders of Wateroombe met with so
accident on Wednesday, being knocked down and
run over by his homes, suddenly moving. Be Wal
removed to the County Hospital and is now recover-
ing.

SOUTH-STRERT CHURCH BAZAAR. —The most suc-
cessful bazaar which has ever been got up in this
town was that which opened at the Townhall on
Thursday morning, the object of which was to re-
duce the debt remaining for building the Congrega.
tional Church in South-street. The outside door of
the Townhall was profusely hung with evergreens,
and the bannisters leading to the bazaar were also
decorated with laurel and-dahlias. The room itself
was handsomely festooned with evergreens, Bowen,
and daita, while numbers of choice articles hung from
the walls, and the coup d'ceil was light and elegant
in the extreme, though almost every available ewe
was occupied by some choice offering or other.
Added to the beautifully arranged articles on the
gulls, and the pleasing tones of a piano—which
was ably presided over by Mr. T. Durant—the hallway
well attended throughout the day, the gay appear.
siloe of the ladies' dreams harmonizing with and
increasing the airy beauty of the tout enerughle. The
ladies who presided at the tables were—Mrs.
peoeidah, waisted by Miss Carter and the Misses
Morgan ; Mrs. wood, of Athelharnpton.hall, with
Miss Vaizey, Miss Simpson, and Miss Homer
Mrs. Aldridge, with Miss Aldridge, of Poole.
and Miss Atkinson; Mrs. Hartley, Mrs. Last,
Urn. and the Misses White. A fine 'WI of
confectionery MY presided over by Mrs. Howe.
During the day there was a charge for admittance,
yet numbers cion'inued to dock in and in the
evening the Sunday school children connected
with the Congregational Church were allowed
o take a peep it the beauties of the place. At the
close of the day M. Devesieltgsq., announced that
the large sum of £9O bad lA* reosivod within the
day. Many articles being left still undieposed of, it
was determined to reopen the bazaar with free ad.
mission on Friday afternoon. Again the attendance
was numerous and influential, and the gum realised
made the total applicable to the reduction of the
building debt over £lOO. The committee hold
several articles of great beauty and usefulness which
were not sold on either day. The result of this, the
first bazaar by the friends of the new church, must
he highly gratifying to them. The evergreen. were
from the grounds of R. S. Sheridan, Eat., M.P.,
at Frampton.
Bonouon Pm, Basaings, Townhall, Monday,
August 16.- -(Before the Mayor, W. Mandeld,
and M. Devenlsh, Eivi.)—JoAn Mori, aged 91, a person
In respectable oircumstanees, living In Furdington, was
summoned, on the information of Cornelius Thorn. the
hayward of Fordingtoindeld, for stealing potatoes from
Fordlngt.on.field, the property of Mr. Lionel
yeoman, value did. The aged defendant pleaded guilty.
and was fined 20s. Including costs, or a nionth's
prisonment. A week allowed for payinent.—The ORSP
of Edward Hyde, summoned by Borah Beavis for an
assault, was settled out of eourt.—Themaa Poole wee
brought up by Sergeanbinsjor Barge, charged w'tli
desertion. The prisoner enlisted on Saturday week in
the Dorset Militia, and at half-past lithe ammo night
enlisted in the 4th Battalion of the 60th Me Ger is,
the next morning drew his pay of is. lid. from the
sergeant, and then absconded. He MRS apprehends
Sunday morning at this County Hospital, whither he
had gone to have his hand dreamed, it haying been bitten,
RS he said, by a inad dog, at the Bull Inn, Stratton.
After cionsideration, the Mayor said the sergeant had
not complied with the provisions of the Act of Parlia-
ment, and the ease moat therefore he dismissed. Poole
was immediately re.enlisted in the Rides.

COUNTY MAGIBTRATRS' Orrice, Shirelmill. TileirlAy,
August 10. (Before W. L. Henning, and H. C. Good.len
E.)—John Miller, who had but just finished a term
of imprisonment for drunkenness, and assaulting Stmt.
Pouncy, was brought up charged with absconding from
the service of Mr. John Scutt, farmer, Preston an
Sutton Pointe, on the 2nd inst. Prisoner on the 25th
ult. hat agreed to out wheat for complainant at 9s. per
acre, and a party of 4 went on together for the week. On
Monday the 2nd, prisoner did not appear till sin the
afternoon, saying be had been ill. He asked and ob-
tained a gallon of ale in a flagon, and had not been seen
by comvlainant since. The other three worked aa
usual. Committed for a month's hard labour.

COMMITTED TO DORCHESTER GAOL. - SCESiORJ.-
Joseph Hibbs, stealing a post letter at Dorchester ;
Sarah Sansom, stealing shawl, So., at Gillingham.-_
Hard Labour. —John Miller, leaving service at Preston
and Sutton Points, 1 month ; George Brown and W.
Oliver, being drunk on duty on board H.M.S. Blenheim
at Portland, the former 28 and the latter 21 days ;
Anna Powell, employed to work up hemp and nos re.
turning it at Bridport, 1 innntli ; Simeon Loader and
Eli Cutler, assault on constable as Wimborne Minster, 2
months.

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