The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-11-08 00:00:00

DORCHESTKR.

Dutueo October 41 recruit. were obtained in the
Dominator district, and seven paid " smart " money.
In this division the following stook are now affected
with foot-anduooth disease: 288 slows, 22 heifers, 14
swine. 9 oxen. 3 belle, 3 sheep.
Tunis Donny itirce VoLornme&—Clerlilleatai of
prolloieacy have been reesived by Battalion Quarter-
master Sergeant Newman, Oolour-Seegearit G. J. G.
Gregory, Sergeant T. R. Cram, Sergeant W. bug.
Sergeant G. Greening. In addition to holding the above
certificates, three sergeant. are all extra-efliciente of
1870, so that under the new regnlations the fools of
the corps will We yew benedt by their eervices to the
extent of £4 each sergeant, viz., 301. on amount of the
last-named sertaficuite, and 50e. on the former one.
MUNICIPAL MLNOTlOlL—Dortshasta maintained Ms
wonted quiet on Tuesday; and, although eight gentle-
UM were nominated for the four vacancies, the mated
wu bet • nominal one. Mr. G. H. Devi. promptly
tutted • handbill Intimating that his present duties
rendered it impossible he could Ell the office of Town
Oonswilloe ; Dr. Cowden by notice Inthe Dona Coma,
!sperm also &Wined the honour • Mr. F. Look end
Mr. asunder' made no sign. Conlequontly the four
retiring were re-sleeted. The following was the polling :
--Mr. G. J. G. Gregory, 168; Dr. Mario" 151 ,•
W. Vernon, 134 ; F. lisomett, 131 ; Mr, F. Leek,
20; Dr. oowdell, 18; Mr. Rianders, 8 ; Mr. G. H.
Davis,

Ti: r-aisfall at Doretteater dada( Ober amounted
to 3.42 hiatus ; inteiaz,aemoctb last year it was 3.5
inches.

W. request the attention of our raiders to the nouns
of the hawser to be held at the Towa-hall of this , town
on Thursday nrizt, on behalf of the Church Missionary
and Jews' Societies, whioh appears in our advertising
columns of this day.
Till Mayor of Dorchester (J. F. Hodges, Esq.) has
kindly seat the ohurchwardens of St. Peter's • flag—
red ortsign—to be hoisted on the tower on public owe.
sloes, and hopes the parish ,will accept It as • present
from Mn. Hodges. 'This is one of many graceful act'
on the part of lois worship, who has been one of our
most peculiar Mayors.
Tai WzAntia.—The following is 011/ meteorological
report :

gState of Weather.
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Oct. • •
31 as SS NNW Rein, clouds
1 49 32 NE Yin.
2 45 32 NNW /ma nne
3 47 34 Floe
4 47 33
5 49 30 atly
49 40 'nay

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BOROUGH PITTT 3Z0R10116. Monday. —Before the
Mayor (J. F. Hodges, Raj.), R. Davis, Mag., J. Davis,
liskeaad G. Curate, Se
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were 21 mammas' leened for Local Board and
poor-rates, but most of them were lead Were the
sitting of the wart. Edward Goad was summoned for
Cl 15e. sed., several rates. His wife offered to pay In
a fortnight. Adjourned for that time.—William James
Byrnes, LI 15a, Local Board rates; 18s., paid now, and
the rest to be paid In a weelc —Jehn E.lard, for 6a. id.,
two rates. To be paid in • week, with the mete
&limbs* Ann Cox for 18.. She did not appear. Bbe
is a launder, sued lives in • house rented at about £2O
• year. Tbe money was sent. —Ana Arnold was sum.
mooed for 16s. 104., two -rates. The defendant is
84 years doge, can ecarealy see, and,said her daughter.
was "cot likely to trouble them much longer." Do-
few:last has • large house, rated at £B, and two °
rated at £3 ss. each, which are her property.4lC
cottages bring in 54. 104., per week; and out of this
defendant luut to pay repairs and insuraoes. Mr. Pearls
said the parish officers refused to recommend defendant
should be moaned for the cottages; he thought they
would be willing So relieve her from payment for the
home she lives in on soother rate. The magistrates said
they had no discretion, and ordered payment. —Several
ooespiers in 84. Peter's were recommended by the
parochial.offieers to be mimed, and the Bench allowed
them. _ _

—Tbe Ranee et ilaa Railway Tavern was tranderre!l
trots Mr. Bishop. to Kr. W. Brown, that of lb. Queen a
Own fro. Kr. J. Trevia,to Kr. Jobs Wright; and the
Three &arisen from Mr. Join Strong to Kr. John
Webber. _

Coofirr Plivvv Ensitiona, Baturday.—Bofore H.
Williams, Esq. (chairman), 0. Warry, R. 0. F.
tigewird,ll, W. Williams, and C. L. Kiniersley, &qrs.
Artier Norma; •decropit old man, wee brought up
by P.C. Roper, for vagrancy. He waa bogging from
poor widowed Nottington, whoa he had SI 4s. 9d: in
pocket. Prisoner pleaded that be only wanted a
light for his pipe. He has been convicted more than
twenty Ulnas.- Thne months' hard labour, and to pay
12s..towarde the expense..

Mr. Wahine Wcs;d, farmer, of Chlekaren, was aunt-
mooed by the Weymouth and Portland Railway Com-
pany for trespassing on the line and with aesaulting an
officer. Mr. Howard for the company; Mr. Pope for
defendant. Oa the afternoon of the 10th °Mobs,
deb:kedge* walked by the aide of the line from the
Littlefield worming to the garden of his father .in-law,
Mr. Knight, near the allotment gardens, although the
Aker at Littlefield (J. IL Gardiner) told him there
was no road, and he thrush at the crowing keeper when
he tried to remora Min from the oomoaly'_p_preadem.
'The Res. J. H. W h, reelor of Gormley, Its, gasm
evid..not. and teethed he the 00411160111 manner of Gar-
diner Three people hare been kflledby using this short
mat to Rodwall and Portland, and the oompany are de-
tennised to proemaite Vest:mama —Mr. Pope admitted
defendant had no legal right there. bat pleaded unin-
terrupted um for • long time in mitigatioa.—Fined one
guinea and
• . -

- Thomas How, of Fordington, was sharged with steal-
ing Swedes (rim ft Geld of Mr. Henry Mayo's, at Ooker's
From. Bang caught In the ad, be eoolly said h• was
going to take them horns to boil, adding that he was
starving. It wos said, however, that be tow • pension
of 31. 6d. a west, and don't lii, wort.—Sentensed to
seven days' bard labou.
Jana Squibb, charged with being so drunk at Piddle.
town, that ite woo only kept up by holding on to tho
shalt. of the cart he was in charge of, said he had been
• good deal upset that day, and the one or two half.
pints ha hail would not rest ooadertahly in his stomach.
As the question of Maims iris rained, Mr. WilliaMS
offered to adjourn the *ass for him to bring proof. bat,
DO aosood thoughts, Squibb preferred paying the
drunkark's_fine,.6s.

George apreales, • young man, was summoned for
drankennest—P.B. Barden waa heated to the San
Inn, Barton, early en Sandal morning, Oct. 23.
Batwing be foetid tbe landlord (Andrews) with • bloody
(ass and holding defendaot on the ground. Hs told
Andrews to let 89rthek110 pt np, mid, when the land-
lord wombed, ha (the soestable) erse rewarded with a
blow on the breset Defendant was very drunk, and
now mid he did not remember it. Hs WIWI Washer
and had been working for Andrewa—Fined 10s. and
emit

0-''silinst Mich, of Preston, wee *barged with Arlin
siz fowls belonging to Mr. Joseph Millar, of the flan
lan, Preston. Jest after addeight a.l'asoday, P.O.
Powell mot Obiak in s Gold at Banos with a bundle,
wbiek the 11•1111 said sentsiand bfew turnips," but the
eonstabh was inn:deities, sad Naiad the roote had
Wean, four dead fowls whieh wars warm. He took
kim iato misted, : Chink bit him on tits nose making
the blood low. Then they had • struggle, and Chia
getting lb. worst of It, be said he would go quill:
ell Pow would list Ist hiss see his wife. The oo
a but as they mat on, Chub suddenly batted at
ht" t!' ith hie head, momentarily doublint op the Alm,
and Chick UMW. lad night he was again vpre•
headed. It was foetid Mr. Miller had lost six fowls,
and ho ideatiled the four rode:nat.—Prisoner pleaded
guilty, and said be did it "be was bad o('—
Mr. Millar did not peen the ease, and prisoner was
senteased to a months herd 'shear for the theft, and
• moeth far the snisult oa the sonstable. Powoll'a
bola* woo brakes Is Owes, sad his wawa damaged: