The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-07-17 00:00:00

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SALIABCRY.—CaItIiOA to Hawkers.—On Tuesday,
Peter Moody, of Wilton, was brought up iu custody
at the inagistrates clerk's °dice before A. I). Hussey,
Esq., charged with hawking goods at Woodford, on
the preceding day, without a license. He was fined
in the mitigated penalty of .f.. 2 10e. and costa, which
he immediately paid.

SALISBURY LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITU-
TION.- -The committee of this institution have been
enabled to make an addition to the library of more
than 40 volumes, and several new papers and period.
icals have been also added to the reading-room ; and
it is hoped that with these additions there will be an
increase of members during the present half-year.
Om:Kb:T.—A match was played on the Salisbury
cricket ground on Monday last, between two elevens
of the Southampton Union and New Sarum Clubs,
which attracted a large number of spectators. The
Southampton party went lint to the wicket, and
scored $7 in their first innings. The New Sarum
then took the bat, but owing to the excellent
bowling of Mr. Freer, could only reach the small
number of '22 nine. In the second innings the
Unionists scored 63, and the chances were consider-
ably against their opponents. Nothing daunted,
however, the latter returned to the charge, and
eventually succeeded in scoring 100 rung, thus
wrestling from their antagonists the palm which had
previously ai?peared so near their grasp. The batting
of Messrs. Knatehbull, J. Smith, and W. and G.
Styles left nothing to be desired, and the wicket
keeping of the latter was also greatly admired. Al-
together the match was a very interesting one, and
the day was spent in the most agreeable manner.
I SALISBURY RIFLE con'es.--The annual general
I meeting of this corps took place on Wednesday
I evening, Captain Jacob in the chair. There were
present Leutenant Robinson, Ensign Sir Edward
. . .

Hussey. Hon 7 Assistant-Sur-
geon 'Carden, Sergeants James Brown, Fisher, and
Davis, with a large number of other gentlemen con-
nected with the corps. The Honorary Secretary,
(Mr. 0. Smith), reported that the accounts of the
corps up to the 31st of May last, slowing A balance
of £ll5 3s. 9i1., had been duly audited, and the
same were laid on the table for the information of
the members. Mr. E. I). Fisher, Mr. R. Cobb, Mr.
John Read, and Mr. James Brown retired from the
committee, and their places were supplied by Mr.
A. T. Allan, Mr. W. P. Aylward, Mr. J. Butler,
and Mr. P. W. Ottaway. Mr. T. W. Gilbert and
Mr. Robert Stokes were reappointed auditors for
the forthcoming year. A vote of thanks having
been accorded to Mr. 0. Smith for his services as
Honorary Secretary to the corps, it was resolved
that each enrolled member shall pay in advance a
subscription of not less than 2s. 6d. pi r annum, to
become due on the first Wednesday in ,July in every
year for the purpose of obtaining the services of a
drill sergeant. It was further resolved, on the
motion of Lieutenant Robinson, seconded by Ser-
geant Davis, that a drum major be appointed; and
the proceedings then terminated with a vote of
thanks to Captain Jacob for his services in the chair.
--On Friday evening the members mustered in the
Market-place, and headed by the excellent band of
the corps, proceeded to the Cricket-ground, where a
course of drill was gone through. The band
returned to the Market-place,and played a selection
of choice military airs.
TROWBRIDGE. —Forrest v. Bush. —ln this case,
which was an action to recover damages for an ejec-
tion by force from some land, and for an assault laid
at .£l2 and £lO respectively, the County Court Judge ,
said he was of opinion that the question of title,
within the meaning of the 265. of the 9th and 10th
Vie. c. 63 had arisen. The question of the assault
was entirely dependent on the other. He should
therefore dismiss the plaint without costs.
Devixe-s.—A fatal accident occurred on Saturday
week to a lock-keeper named Cogan. It appears that
about seven o'clock in the evening he was attending
to his duties at one of the canal-locks, near the
prison, accompanied by a little boy, one of his
children. By sonic means Cogan fell off into the
water at the head of the luck, and it is supposed
thit in doing so he must have partly stunned him-
self, or must have fallen while under the intluence
of some kind of tit, for the waterat that part of the ,
lock, though very deep, is so narrow that it appears I
probable that bail not this been the case be could
readily have reached the side. The outcries of the
child drew the attention of some passers by, and
assistance was soon rendered, but, although the
man could not have been its the water many minutes
(having parted from his wife at their cottage a little
higher up the canal not more than a quarter of an
hour previoualy), he WAS quite dead when taken out.
The poor fellow has left a widow and five or six
young children.
W es-rau KY. Riefe Corps.—This corps has been
deprived of a member in consequence of the death of
Corporal Thorne, who died on Thursday evening
last after a very short illness. Corporal Toorne WAS
an active and energetic non-cominissioned officer,
and the members of the corps deeply feel the lose
they have sustained.
An inquest was held on Saturday week at
Bretton, in the parish of Westbury, before George
Sylvester, Esq., coroner, on the body of a poor
woman named Bryers, wife of George Bryers, a .
labourer. It is believed the poor woman met with
her death under the following circumstances :—On
the 29th Juno a man of the name of &MINI Scott
entered the house of John Burgess and assaulted him,
and also threatened to do him some bodily injury.
The deceased was present at the time, and from the
excitement fell on the door, and from that time she
she was very ill, and un Friday last she was seized
with a fit of apoplexy, from which she died. \er.
diet, " Died by the visitation of God."
PETTY SENSIONIS, Monday, July 9, 1660, before Col.
Phipps and A. lAverton, L.I. -
Samuel Scott Was charged with assaulting George
Burgess. at Br Mon, on the 29th June. It appeared
from the evidence of the complainant, that he lowing
charge of the highway roads at Bratton, impounded a
horse of the defendant's, and in COIIIW.IIIOIICI, 011 the day
in question, defendant entered complainants 'house and
collared
lie would kin him, and thereupon tried to get com-
plainant out of his house. Complainant's wife was
knocked down in the scuffle, and was Very lanai
frightened, and is now lying dead. Defendant was
convicted of the offence, and ordered to pay El and costs,
which was immediately paid.—Ed word Li Thum jun.
of Dilton's Marsh, was charged lir Mr. Ishmael Jones,
the lessee of the tolls on the Westbury Trust, with
having on the 23rd day of June, fraudulently passed
through Leigh gate with a wagon and two horses,
without paying the toll of Cril. fur the same. Defendant
iileaded guilty. and was ordered to pay a line of £l, and
12s. fal. costs, which was at once paid. The
Postmaster-I:emend v. William Rom and fill,,mm
Bishop. The defendants were charged by Mr. Isaac
Byers, Postmaster of Westbury, with having wilfully
and maliciously damaged a post-office letter pillar,
placed at Heywood, fur the convenience of the inhabi-
tants of that village. The pillar was damaged by lifting
uff the cap stone. The defendant Bishop pleaded guilty
to the charge, and was ordered to pay the amount of
damage dune, which was 4s. 61. and 12s. 6d. costs, or,
in default, seven days imprisonment with hard labonr,
at the house of correction, Devizes—James .11srdg.
• native of Corsley, who WAS apprehended at Westbury
as • deserter from the 4th Light Dragoons, now
stationed at Manchester, was brought up in charge of
the police, and was ordered to be remanded for four
days, an order to give time for communicating with the
commanding officer of time reginient.