The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-04-04 00:00:00

CRITCHILL.

SPECIAL MEET OF THZ DUKE 01 BEAUFORT'S
BOUNDS. —This oelebrated pack will meet (by per-
mission), on Friday, the 7th inst., at Critskill
House, the hospitable seat of H. C. Sturt, Esq.
The mere announcement will be sure to bring
together • large field of the right sort, for whom
there will doubtless be some good things in store.
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*atrcHußit.

We regret to state th;t4r:-lieullen is about to
resign his situation in this paiish, having been
appointed to St. Paul's school, Penzance.

SHAFTESBURY.

COUNTY Purr Ssestosis, March 28th.—The
overseers of the various parishes in the district
attendell to have the appointmeot of overseers and
oonetab es for the ensiling year confirmed. There
bbiog only dos mitgistrate present no business ()mild
lie traiisadsd,

ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A CHILD. —On Sunday,
the 27th March, a nursemaid named Elizabeth Case,
in the employ of William Bennett, Esq., mayor of
this town, was walking in the kitchen-garden at the
back of her master's house, about 2 p.m., when,
passing a seakale-bed, she heard a noise and saw
part of the Soil with which it is covered moved by
stimething tindar it Being frightened Bhp rad and
told two of her fellow-servants, Emily Baker and
George King, who both went to the spot, and, on
moving part of the soil, saw the leg of a child. King
ran and told Mr. Bensett, who, fortunately, was at
home. He at once went to the spot and took the
child into his house, it being still alive, when he used
such measures as were necessary to keep it alive.
The child was newly born. It was afterwards
disoovereil that Alice hoer; the 000 k, was the
mother of the child ; she had given birth to it whilst
in the closet, after which she returned into the
house, leaving the babe covered up in the garden,
but saying nothing about what had occurred until
after her master taxed her with being the mother of
the ohi,ld. iSoperintendiebt Haile *its cixiickly do
the apoi, and it once had the moisten& of Mr. J. E.
Brien, surgeon, to attend to the Woman and child,
who, after consulting with Dr. Swaine, requested
that they should at once be taken to some convenient
place of safety, where proper attendance could be
had. She was at once taken into the hospital at the
workhotise; and the mother and ()had, at present,
are both doing well.

ST UEMINSTER NEWTON.
The appointment of the overseers and constables, for
the several parishes in this petty ,seagional division for
the ensuing year, took place last Monfiax:
CoirrattsTlON:7The Lord Bishop Of Salisbury, on
Thursday last, administered the rito of confirmation to
67 young persons, 44 of whom were females.
PINNY HILDINGEL—On Thursday the readings were
not quite so well attended as on former occasions, this,
no doubt, was in consequence of the absence of music.
The readers were Mesas Holmes, The, R. Colbourne,
and W. Creech, all of whom acquitted themselves to
the satisfaction and gratification of the audience.
GRATIFTING TOIEZN 07 RISPEOT—" VIRTUE HAS ITS
OWN Rzwean."—Mr, William Colbourn., the highly.
respected manager of the Dorsetahire Bank in this
town for nearly thirty years, having latterly been com-
pelled, from failing health, to resign his post, and being
about to take up his future residence at Weymouth, it
was determined by several gentlemen in the town and
immediate neighbourhood to raise a subscription, and
present him with &testimonial expressive of the feelings
and opinion entertained towards him. The list was
headed by some of the leading gentlemen in the town,
and the subscriptions soon amount,d to £B5, which sum
was invested in the purchase of a beautiful tea and coffee
service, • pair of fish covers, and • large sired silver
salver, together with three volumes of books, magnifi-
cently bound, printed, and profusely illuatratod, on
toned paper. The silver articles are of the most
massive character, of very beautiful design and work-
manship. The salver is richly chased, and bears the
following inscription in the centre:—

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“Presauted, together with
Silver Ns im4loollee Berates, and Fish Oovers, Ia
Maiden Cornottssa, rdsonnh
In testimony of his public awake, and private worth,
by many dour* hien& SturminMer. ISM"
The presentation took plaoe on Friday, when a
number of rabeeribers met it Mr. Colbournes residence
for the purpose, the Rev. G. 7, St. John, of Mauston,
iss the Asir. Kr. MarelmMay, the present manager of
the Donustahire Bank, on whom the principal manage-
ment of the subscription had devolved, stated that the
whole of the Subscriptions bad been handed to him
withouA s single individual having been personally

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solicited to contribute. He also stated that 'he bad
received several letters from subscribers apologising for
their absence that day. R. R. Harvey, Esq., of Hinton
Manor House, the steward of Lord Rivers, was then
requested to present the testimonial in the name of the
subscribers, which he did in a speech characterised by
warm and most friendly feelings, to which Mr.
Colhourne, though evidently shattered by illness, was
enabled to reply in grateful terms at some length.
PLPTT Szsatorts, March 27. Before Harwood
Yeatinan and Montagu Williams, &qrs.—Frederick
Creed, of Stalbridge, for leaving rubbish on the high•
way, and refusing to remove it, was fined 2s. 61. and
ooata.--John Curti,, of Stalbridge, for a similar
offence, was fined Is. 6d. and costs—George Knight,
of Henstridge, for allowing ajaedge to injure the high-
way, was fined 6d. and coafs.—Robert Moore, for
allowing Wear to injure the highway, at Stalbridge, was
fined fit and mete Mr. Chitty appeared for defendant,
and said the work bad been done. —Joseph Finder, of
Sturminater Newton, for leaving manure by the side of
the highway, was fined 2s. 6d. and costa—Joseph
Rose was charged with assaulting Levi Score. March 3,
at Olceford Filzpaine. Mr. Dash-cod for defendant.
The parties were at the Royal Oak Inn, when defendant
accused complainant of putting some tobacco ashes in
his cider, and threw the liquor in his face, abused him,
and pushed him on to the grate. Henry Clark corro-
borated complainant. David Pope, for defendant, said
he saw Score put tobacco dust in the cider. The Bench
fined defendant 2s. 6d., and 41. 61. costs; to be paid in
a month, or seven days' imprisonment.—Morgan
Pope, eharged with assaulting Henry Clarke, a witness
In the previous case, the saint evening, and killing a fowl
he Was carrying, was fined in all, with damage,
David Watts and George Stokes were summoned for ,
nonpayment of tyro poor rates. Mr. Long for the 1
overseers, and Mr. Dasliwood for defendants. It ap-
peared the rates were invalid, as notices were not placed
on the church doors in proper time. Dismissed.—
Kiwiud nott, servant to Major Forster, of filanston,
Was summoned by the Rev. G. F. St. John for unlaw.
fully fishing with a cast net in a stream in that parish.
On the defendant paying costs the summons was with-
drawn.—Henry Cross, dairyman, of Mappowder, and
Henry Bird, blacksmith, of Haselbury Bryan, were
charged with assaulting Eliza Dfogg and Anne Mogg, at
Lydlinch, on the Bth March. Mr. Daahwood for de-
fendants. On the evening of the Bth March, as corn.
plainente weie returning from Haselbury Brian, and
about half a ruile from their home, they heard the sound
of horses owning at a furious rate. The lane being
I narrow they got over • gate into • field. Mr. Cross
and Mr. Bird came up, and, using very foul
language, attempted to ride over them, and said
they would kill them, pursuing them over two
fields to a house, in which they took shelter.
Mr. Dashwood said that, as he was instructed, Mr.
Drake, the owner of the property, had authorised Mr.
Cross to see that no one trespassed on his land. Seeing
some parties there who ought not to have been, he
went to see who they were, but had no ides of injuring
the girl,. The Benoh fined Cross 30a. and 10s. 61.
costs, At the suggestion of the Beneh the other
defendant Bird, who appeared to have been the least in
fault, agreed to pay the oasts, and make an apolo_y.--
Samuel Strange, of Lydlinch, was summoned for refus-
ing to pay his poor.rates. A distress warrant ordered
to be issued.— Charles Byers and John Roberts,
labourers, for being drunk at Sturminster Newton, were
each fined ss. and 4e. costa.—The churchwardens of
St. Newton was summoned for not paying a certain
poor-rate. Mr. Dashwood having explained that the
churchwardens were only trustees for proplrty of which
the poor of the parish reaped the benefit, the Bench
decided to snows them.