The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-02-26 00:00:00

DORCHESTER.

MUNICIPAL. —Oa Friday nest there will be an
election by the Bargains" of two auditors in the room
of Messrs John Ilsirt Jones, and Joseph Robiosoo,
and of two Ammon, to succeed klissra. Francis
Mlia and Joseph lock, who then retire.

CoIN 54•R11T, Saturday. —The supply of ',best
M this day's market was moderate ; all dry parcels
were saleable at last week's prime, but damp parcels
hang on hand at late rates. Barley rather more
saleable for maltieg and seed, at a further reduction
of Is. to 2a. per quarter. Oats sold freely for seed
at fully late rake.

Wait 07 ELIGIT.—At the Sheriff's Court, on
Wednesday, before Thomas Coombe, EN., and a
jury, was heard the case of "Chetwyod r. Bane."
In this case a jury was empannelled under • writ of
digit Issued out of the Court of Queen's Bench, to
enquire what goods and chattels (except oxen and
beasts of the plough), lands and tenements, Colonel
Hugh Smith Bealle was possessed of in this county.
Mr. Pierrepont, solicitor. of Leisester•square,
appeared for the plaintiff. Mr. T. G. Groves, soli&
tor, of Lincoln s Inn Fields, proved that the
defendant was powwowed under his late father's will
of an undivided moiety in a number of houses sod
premisesy at Etridport, and this evidecoe was confirmed
Mr. David Guy, of &laminator, the executor of
the late Thomas Legg, to whom the property in
question was leased by the defendant's father; and
the jury thereupon found that the defendant was so
seized, and signed an inquisition to that effect, which
brought the proceedings to a close.
EARLY CLOSING ASSOCIATION.-0 Friday even-
ing • lecture was delivered by the Rev. F. 0.
Gifford, at the Holy Trinity Schoolroom, on
"Thought What it ia, what it does, and what it
does not." There was • numerous audience, who
were evidently wall pleased with the address as
manifested by the frequent and prolonged burst" of
laughter and applause. The meeting was presided
over by the Rev. J. Fisher. 'The lecturer related
numerous very laughable aneodotes illustrative of
the profound thought displayed at time. by even
the lowest creatures in the brute creation ; after
which be went on to detail the marvellous inven•
lions and disooveries which bad resulted from the
exercise of thought by man, lie proceeded to state
that although we had In the 19th century made
many very advantageous improvements in the way
of science and art yet he Maintained we multi not
dlairn the invetitiot of half the methods of speed,
expedition and economy of labour, which were daily
being patented, as the production of such • one •
fertile brain, for "we stood upon the shoulders of
our forefathers," who had first given the idea which
their descendants three or four centuries after acted
upon. In speakiog of the astonishing and rapid
growth of the press and the spread of literature, he
gave • great many striking instances to show that
in originality of thought oar literature of the present
day waa sadly deficient, stating that even our best
writers bad borrowed their ideas from writers of the
past. He then dwelt at great length upon the mis-
chievous results which had often attended thought-
lessees'. The lecturer treated the subject with great
ability throughout During the evening several
glees were sung by members of the All Saints' choir,
Mr. J. Robinson presiding at the pianoforte.
Coon?, Party Sentrioun, Saturday.=-Before
William., Req. (obairman), S. Pearce, req. and S. L.
Kinderaley, Esq.—John Smith pleaded guilty • bread,
of the Cattle Plague Orders, in driving without an
order, and was lined El, iooludiog costs.--George Gibbs
WY summoned for • breach of die Game Ad.—Richard
Greening dated that on Saturday he saw Gibbs in •
deM belonging to W. Bonfield, Esq. at Higbee Barton
Farm. He saw him cross the road and go throne'
some farm to some rabbit boles. On going up to the
pleas he found Gibbs and another man there. He found
three nets, slid a feint ease oat of • rabbit hole.
nilaiskgeee hiename ; the other men gores false name.
Defendant pleaded guilty, and was lined 10a and costs.
—Georg* Baker and William Randall, of Unsay, were
summoned for a breach of the Game Act—S. Kingman
stated that on Feb. sth be saw the defendant., sect with •
gon, la a plantation of saplings, at Ridgeway, belonging
to Hr. Hiller. Thera was no road there.—Croweg.
mined by Kr. Howard, who appeared for the defendant:
People went to shoot duck on the top of the hill, and
Mr. Miller said be was determined to prevent people
going through the plantation to it. There was • road
along the top of the hIU, - It was hot the shortest way
for defendant's to go through the plantation. Be had
seen hares and parlddids in the plardittion. They went
straight through it Had known them sii a epos
Leml• and they were very reepeetable men.—Kr.
Howard having made • few remarks, the Chairman did
there was • doubt in the ode, and they would ri••
I end • nta the benefit of it, and dismiss the information.
—Charles Hatcher. 15, was charged with disobedience
while in the service of Kr. John Gala of Upiray.—Mr.
Howard, on behalf of defendant, pleaded guilty to the
offends, impressed morrow for it, and asked Mr. Gals for
the sake of the lad and for his relations who are in
reaps/table positions, not to press the ease. 11 seemed
that Hr. Gale had told defdant he wouhl have to go
Portland .4th • Waggon arid horses on the pretiode
Saturday. end subsequently he was diroded to (Ash
some dad lee the irroom whoa he said if he did that be
should not go to Portland. Having brought the AA
Kr. Gale dirested him to go to Portland, but three
bean after be found be bad not darted and the horses
were in the stable.-16. Gels said defendant oaitht to
have had a good thrashing there did then, and be
atoned much disposed to press the ease, bat as
ha wished to dissolve the centred that course
was Molded by the Bench, and the lad
was ordered to pdy'esits.—MowDATl Before H.
and E. Pearce, Ferirs.—Joseph Smith was
brought up for an dedill on . P.C. Borden. Co..
- -at dated or

he mai -tie.
readmit st proaddstyne with • donkey Mid dirt. Mid M
the oert there was SOW e iron. nos bad hen told AN
some begs were taken belonging to Mr. Duke, so he
asked defendant where be got the iron from, lb
replied that be bought it. Comniallmat 'mated
to know where, *ben defendant refused to tell. Norden
then took bold of the iron to look at aqoa dafentane
Amok him two mantre Mori on the head With • •IWAL
The eonstable took him Into onstodr. Is the earl he
found the bap Mr rouse hod deecribed to him as Owes
he had miasma. In reply to defendant, the mastoids
said be did bit him after he had been struck ms the besids
—Fined 10s., including costa, or 7 dais' hard labour.
FATAL AOCIDENT ON TIII °RUT WWII=
RAILWAY, NIAII Doacttrarza.—On Thatiday after.
Duo., Odes Symonds. Esq., oocoottr, held an loqusall
at the Great 'Wasters Hotel, on the body of JAM
Sydanhatn, a wig, on the Great Western Railway,
whoenmeby his death whilst walking to Me,
work on Thursday morning. After the jury wan
aworn, Stephen Sysime, • packer on the Gnat:
Western Railway, said be lived at Upway, and had 1
kaowo the deceased boleros° three and four yeses 1
Ihe deceased lived at Upway, and ma° °Tra in
°moray with wits,.., in some pecking w on •
portion of the line near llosoktou. They were map-
posed to be at their work at six o'clock, or as noon
as they *odd see. Witness moo from his home
that morning • few minute' after five, and demiesedl
05°°1 on Mum They all came to their work that
morning separately and mat at Dorchester. Whew
be artived at the Dorchester Station he found these
Harvey, the ganger, and Moors, from Hovey, and
two men who lived at Fordington. Elydenboin had
not arrived. In obedionoe to an order from-Hervey,
be took the danger signals, comisting qi desonannie
b_°ll° sod red flege, tant&l4=l down the hoe to
mo" P lealtbinfest:si t za. t be specially °mint up.
h.
fd did not the Statism seta atter
liauth-Wesiene Stein hese Weymouth had come
IV. Whoa he got within 40 pude of tbe coney of