The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-08-19 00:00:00

Plod eunntg express.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1879.

-DORORILITER.

Ditierairrar.—lt will be seen ban announcement in '
our advertising columns that r. ValLcs. of DI.
Harley-street, London, visits Dorchester every sitar-
nate Saturday, hi. con-la:gnat room. heiog e Nar.
Lockett's, 1, Cornhill, Dorchester. i
Tie LORD 51.erciR AT Donctirultil. -- At the '
adjourned quarter Sessions, on Saturday, Sir C. \V.
Whetham, Lord Mayor of 1, .ndon, was sworn in as a .
magistrate of the county of Dorset, bef..re Colonel
Steward, H. B. Middlet G. Churchill and G.
W , Biqa, G. Burt, Esq., sheriff of London and
I. being also present.
AR OLD Orrssrma. -On Mondale at the Cooney
Hall before G. 0. Churchill, Esq., Wdliiee Fpog wae
charged, under the Vagrancy Act, with sleeping not
of dloors.—P.C. Powell stated that about .me ii'elock
as Smiley morning he war On duty in Brandy-row,
Portland, and found prisoner sleeping under a hay-
rick, he being wet through. He only came out of
rvon Saturday week. Sentenced to three mouths'
isonnsent
Tug Leaden SOCIETY. —We are glad to find that
the spirited effort to pros ide really gcoal lectures for
the appreciative has been pecuniarily snore/dial as
well as in its main object From Mr. Henry
Syneonds's report. we learn the memb3re' subscrip-
tions for the year totaled VA' 10., awl the proceeds
of theist-tures wore £2.9 Bi. The lecturers were paid
• Bs. ; and other expenses consumri /X 24.
The balar.oe in hand now amotuits to 15 lac 21.
Two slues, at least, 'tie said everything has, and •
good deal of euccee. or failure in life depends on
which bias you plac3 thin.'. Shoemaker Lane nude
a mistake or two on Sunday week; he took the out-
side of the church instead of the auside, and put RAD.
embewcatten or stuff of that sort IfloOlo 1 him instead
of outside. No doubt ho was partially bed& himself,
and perhaps Greening" Court, High Ea-tstreet, is not
so cheerful as a "second Grove Buildings" would be,
foe Lane waste a desponding state. The neighbours
promptly decided for him. sent for Dr. Bowan and
lidr. Weld, and althousih Lane was very far gone
toward the other side, tie a long lane Lbat his no
turning. They managed to turn his stomach. and
got most of the poison up again. Lane is getting
cobbled up; but is still ratr down at heel.
Isarectwas or ROYAL 14011.113 AnYlLLUT.—Colonel
Smythe, oommander of the Artillery in the S.W.
district, inspected the Dorchester Battery on Wednes-
day, last week. Major Shakerley led the tine fellows
who were officered by Capt. Wing, and ',feats.
n and Ind), to Maiden Castle, where they
arrived about 10 o'clock. The commanding offload.,
sad then the other officers, put the battery through.
visions movements before Colonel Smythe. including
• march peat with waggons. Theme were then sent to
the rear, and the gallant artillery showed their match-
less riding, the fine qualities of their beautiful mares,
aed the spotled and perfect trim of their gun., which
WM sent over the ground in the trae "flying artillery"
style, greatly pleasing the district Chief, quarter.,
dabble and books were also found in excellent order.
At loot parade in the afternoon theoretical gunnery
was lb* subject ad their • sercise.
IRMA OUNPITITIOI.—Two matches between the
Shaftesbury and Dorchester corps took place on
Wednesday last, on the range of the former corp..
Tbe Sbastordans won the first and the Dorchester
tiers, the second match. The following were the
moons made at 200, 500, and 600 yards in the first
match :

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Hedvs • •• M
Lieut. Andrews . g
.86116. Rani, ... 44
asesesot Iguttord ... 71
Servant R.c4re ...
Sargemat Onaced ... 74
Corporal Chick ... fi6

SMAKZI4IIIIIII%
Captain Bennett . 81
Sergeant Merck ..• 51
Corporal Stevens 52
corporal White . 75
Corporal °borne . . trl
Ckoporal Hacker ... 55
Swains . . . • . 51
Lewes . . .. 75
Sergeant Recker ...
Total ... 552

Total

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Tha auand match wies
wben Ole order of firiog was
as under
DOW HtaTER. Searrosuar.
Cietein Hodges ... 41. I Calgan B-onelt ... 9)
I.Aeut Andrews ... 44 Marginal Ram& ... 48
Col.-Serga Ham. ... I Corporal Marrens .. 54
Henault .. 00 drorel Wnite ... 70
ri.,iman4 Rote. • ... St S •••I1•• . 22
Margeent (Wawa ... 64 Laos . 72
Corporal Cala ... 63 I ip,ral 04.rne
flaring ••• •C I e RP' lid Ilacker .65
Marsh . . •.. . . 221 Lawee . . . 73
Rogers •67 ! lifergrant 11-,r2.4 .61

more

fortune., Inr faxabaster.
wined, and the Korea WV'•

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Told . • ... , TGILI did
This ekdely-contrited I•r,eit .4 hi Ateii.. it will h seen
wee pvi% by Dorchester by Id pouts on to

GAS AND COKE COMPANY.
The second half•yearly meeting was hell the Gird.
room on Tuesday moraine last watt'. Mr. Henry Lich la
the chair. The directors' report for the half-ymr ending
Jose 313th set forth that the provid suet order grantod lir
the Board of Trade was confirm"! I.y the
21st of July, and. consequenthr, from that dat I the pro.
ceedisis of the company in relate*: -9 the rtip;tiy of gas
will be esserced by toe regulations pr..seribed by the
Order. The accounts presented did not show a clear
prat at the rate of ten per cent. per annum for tlo halls
year ; but this the dire:tors state lied been caused
entirely by loss' ,ge e very 1 and exceptional Items of
esp tar occurring in the pant Lalf year. For imtance,
he large chimney on the w•whe was oldised ti br taken
Armen and removed. air, three of the arose' with the
lOilDi• of the dues is the rctort house had heirs taken
dawn and rebuilt, and the otigival cad of ill. ea having
been cbSdid to capital, the r.•plasYrUP•lit had necessarily
been charged to nortuar. At Use present time WSW
exteries enlargements .4 the manufactutiog apparatus
were brag carried out. pa•tious of the original app .ratua
were being removed a. 10, small, sod nth,:rs of laser
dramas.' put in their pl-ice. arid • p‘ortion tlf the c,t of
shts work es narrated by the ..t of l',o original
We, lees the amount realise I for the esle of ii on
=removed. the diremars considered rhea I In charged
to hseehus. They had. Viereture, pending the completion '
of the work. charged LSO as part of the co.te to the
retro& accounts. In addition to Ow*e there had been • I
✓edaction is the price charged to the tee.,..:gosos of from
41. 7d. to 411. el., and an increase in the airio:tht of the
dividend, which for this hell-year had ts; be ;bib( ,a ths
fast increase of capital for sit month.. as seelnet tor,
foe the preceding la tlf •y au. Thew several imam
by ▪
themselves would woks a large deficiency : but on the
other hand some exceptiom: true of pr .11; hail accrued
4hethh the sad these Lone brought into the ac.
musts there wag • balance of oodtviaed profit feet revs nor
amountirtol.l34 IV., end the reserve Lund wee equal to
10 per cent upon the capital, the fuller-must allord under
Parliaments'? rseulations. The directors now proposed
es appropriate this balance. and a small portion of the
remerrevil= to making no the deficiency, and toy the
fall di at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum for the
half-pear. The directors could with something like con.
adore WWII the preprtetoce there SY weary prost.ct of
the dividend being mar read at 10 Sir cent. Daring
;mg ksif.year the gee had hem laid on, nods 400-Imht
meter Aged at the new barrarks. where the directors
expected and Istal made provision for • very large con.
risapron. As to the reserve fund, the directetraexplalued
that r the gas they coeutifacturr sets supplied ist three
months' credit, they hat uticesserily to and moa.y to
carry on their operation. far three meat!, s before they
could get any return; that with se:o .nurini• • :a "rally
the unexpended capital was seed tor (ha. parlor ; hut so
Me unexpended cartel of this romp Loy we, OD
small, the swerve fund lad to be later' SI SOW
If, therefor; the reserve fund were to be with-
darts from the account and a:rested, some additional
aortal mast be raised either by .hares or I we to supply
it. pier If neer capital were res.,' fur this purpose
either dividend or iatereet wrist has• to le peel upon it;
•
bet rather or nor the other was pail opus tuts reserve
hied. The cash account was as (oilers :
Dr.—lrlance La hand, £1.5X1 2.. Ree .t. Geo,
41:2448 18s. Id. ; coke awl other pririnets. 1:44.1 7.. Ild. ;
sal* of 1014 materials. 4.11 11, rents, C 3. Id ; interest
an £5OO C•onaols. fis. lid,; sundries. LI; Os. 111. —total,
CAM 18, Total cash for half peer /4.5117. Twat pay•
israio fro this half -year no Cr. side, i 1 81. Balance
is hand et thie dens. ABB 44. r.- Payment. Divi-
dend; £BOO 7..' coal; £7711 if.. 41.; wagm, w 7
rat, rare, sad taxa; XIS 15a ; audMor. £10;
salaries £145 ft SI; tradesmen's amounts (.tote 4 due
Ast of Da:ember. LAW 10,. 31.; Ir...icemen's fiec Hints
waned this half-year. .Delo It. 74.—total, SAW' • 1.
Tree:erred to deposit account at hankers. 47514 'rubel
payments tor this half year. £4,331 0 111
On the motiou of the CILLISMAN. the report ,Val ottani-
useesly adopted.
The mar rote of thanks wee au-sr:led to the chairman,
the manager (lir. W. Ours* and the clerk (Mr. H.
Port

COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.-SAIU/DA,.

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More Colonel Steward. H. & Middleton. Ls, 0
asoselat. Esq., G. Worry. and FA., G. Burt. Esq., stierid
of Loam and Middlesex.

TLYSIMI.S. Or. tA lf,S.

.—...—.
As application waa mad* to Ininsior the boathouse
licence of the grams Mite= /he. Preston asel Button, from
James Pocket to Jahn James Pucker, too ono. opal the
next genera licensing meeting—Mr. B. hop for Mr.
Greven Wermertib proem the notice% an.l Mr. Batty had
gmutria• found the r oon moot r spectabis.—
Granted.
Sliellar elk-Mien woo aim Made arth respect to the
ride," ciribi.". J•mwl aml lii. Oarter.—Mr.
• p. Reynolds, of Weymouth, ronred &attire of this
nothisa.—The Chairman had some doubt &boat du matter,
thoio haring been a conviction sgainat Garter ; but the
GP=lera s granted. with • eauttnm
fetek Portland. from George 8.-4,4 to mom,
Fittia.-14. John Wohber. for Mess:, Eldridge and Pope,
proved the sodomy—Granted.
Grew' s Item. —Mr. W. Vernon. Malden Newton,
'refor permission to banes, Ma grocer's licence to
am Morns, grocer—Mr. Morris attendal peraoy •
bat ha bodkin the duplicates of notion at 1...i.e. More
ism, he swoon to Maar served notice on the over...,
.gd the application was granted.
Traterikes dm, Portland. frau William Mato. to
Jeanie Brennan, lately • warder in the Catma,t Ettobt.b.
meat —Mr. Woblier proved the rotas—Granted
Joh. giumplass woo oummonad for allowing awitmth to
stray on ta• high war. —RC- Cbaley Moved Menke of the
defendant did not appaar. anal added that
tot J• Tap—Nst about list night, he found three sheep
sassy on the highway at Portasharc, going to
drift them to Mr Oilllngharn's house. who', thgr ran Into
this cheirchysrd Witness groat to Mrs, Gilllitritam and
informod lartr, and while there, a youog lath roado • com-
plaint that the sheep had frightened his horse. fl .j
cautioned Gillingham several times beforet_and when he
Neva the summons May were out 03110.—FMid 101. and
costa
RACID COOKERY TOO HOT TO KU, LONG.
Oros Critsdal, Bre et oaf e. Lad Gralpe LAW, ware brouscht
OS es rosood, as the prosecution of Henry Moab, charged
obeatiog a turkey. —Studs. shepherd to Mrs. E. smith,
if Seaford, saw the turkeys safe between six and semis in
the sr Wag, and when his wif, let them out M
mondag the wink was missing. and • =IL 644•1* had
maw heeds Mooed before him but w asked what be
amid say about thus he repliod—" Nothing at all."—P.C.
11111ter west to the turkey* boniest Stafford gate, and
silterwords west acres. the het& a Perdu:igloo, tracing
(..*Mn tif bah,* and fowl all the way, am over some
rails into a waor oseadow, where kw saw Mood and
gottitg and in the rime close by he our some fowls' and
leg& slain tuft.". hoed, while on the ground
okol was • foesTs bead. U. west to head-quarters,
fistomstioo. sad at tersimr‘le wont to Critchell's
mot asked mutates to ourch it, sad that. be
found leathers and blood on a bsoket ender the
„out, tog she Roder the
When he reischad Winiar's sag hosse
oort_mg!.. The same swalsg. with P.C.
the Mum sad brown-
jrrtoo=•. the others j'aerl= inas_B-
Olto °hokum : He
U. Th
Shachafed them on :ret6l, y
=au fold. ea lford Gots. .lZ.=
.0 sag as llotgialatee--"
omit Isle inablo ; look the

Lit mks, 01 lerdington. • single worsen. who has been
tieing with Owen Critchall foe over two years. stated that,
/dt the Tue.day night. August 12„ Owen Critchell and
James Br..tenena came ho., ;matter. Brownies with a
bullet on hi. .boulder. Alter a few minutes. and when
a women had lett, the baaket we, opsd. and two Mines
tehach looked iike • Mew and • smat hard were "len
out, end the Large bird was cooked " _bet.deb tit. War. of,
thew," witosat the p ton. when it wet .ked
the three prisoner , 'semi% and Rosin' Gale, who lodgee
three, atc the bitt. R,1110• Gala was in bet when the
bird em brought in and ltownetn .11.1itni her I.oow.
do a n.—Bnnenteas denied h arm: 00130 up for Ode; it was
Critch,ll who called tier—The witn.r. r. PJ‘ted her
statenient, and they fiercer contradicted rich other ten
or three thnen—Rwina Oak, a 'Mee women lodger
tritchell'a, mid she wa• in bed when ilritchell came
bonus, and rho was callot up by hie an! B.o.ruse Cat Ale
down, seal did lad see anything .o lead I, crl7 auspmon,
when she eagle down first; IlomeallOg WM on the table
which she thought we. ,rabbet; but the found it was a
eery large lard.—P.C. Bulls' told haw Brownies asked
bitsc to rend tbrenith the Itiperiotandent • mental* to
But:ett, laying that if he wed.' trit,itiraw Lbe charge,
(prisoner) would pay for the turkey. Mr. Batty told lam
he ...Ad net interfere about it. Critehell and the other
prisoner were asked if they ernuki agree with Browns.
to pay her te.., turkey if Xe. Btrtlett would withdraw tho
charge; leat they ropil-d—" Certainly not, we know
nottur-- ' - • •._
-• day. wire--

...mug about it." On Bridal'. next --it
exorcising in the yard tinder his charge, when Winger
said he W. tarry he greet over to Stafford to do that hall.
day's haymaking. he knew nothi tut about it hloteelf, both*
eupweed he should I. reckoned As had as the rest for hang
In their compute. rho oonetable after wards ...rote for
him • statement whictt he eidned, and to Mr. Batty he
said lie should plead guilty. —All of them pleaded putty
to the m Chairman ...id they cured sro no
redeeming feat tee in the casr as to Critchell and Bro vu-
sea, who had hem on other eccas,oo• convicted, cud new
thee were sentenced to bar I labour for three months'
sad,; Wtos can yytdently led inn the scrape by getting
into bad company, and they senteaged Mut to seven dope'
hard labour.

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