The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-01-04 00:00:00

DORCHESTER.

Doesrr QOARTZR SIMEON& Those sessions will
COlllOlBll.O to day (Tuesday), when the civil business of
the county will be transacted. The trial of prisoners
will commence on Wednesday morning. The calendar
sontains the names of 23 prisoners.
DORSET MIIIDICITY Socurry.—At a meeting of
the Board of Guardians, on Thursday, the 23rd
inst., J. Floyer, Esq., M.P., in the chair, Messrs.
J. Lovelace and D. Symonds, and the Rey. E. W.
Pears were appointed the committee for the Doe.
cheater Union.

Accuart.—On Saturday lost as Mr. Best's vas was
about to proceed to Ituckland Newton, a young man, of Christ-
church, Hants, named George Hinton, wished to go with it,
and, In attempting to get Into the van, slipped and fell back•
wards, striking his head vliilent/y on the road, and musing
come severe abrasion. Ile was at once taken up, and con-
veyed to the Dorset County Hospital.
THZ Gina' NATIoNALSCIIOO4 —To the Editor.—Sir,
I have read in your paper of this week, with greet
surprise, a "communicated" report of the Girl's
National School. I beg to state that the report is
utterly unauthorized, and, like most unauthorised pro-
ductions, is exaggerated and incorrect. The annual
report of ti a committee will appesr in a few
weeks, and that will oontain a oortect report of both
schools.—Your obedient servant, EDMUND WA RD
PIA RN, Secretary to the Committee. S. Peter's
Rectory, Dec. 31, 1869.

Tax WIZATHUI. —The following is our meteorological
report for the week ending Bonds,/ IRt

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CHRIATMAS TREAT. —On Tuesday evening last, a
• dinner was provided at the West Fordington school-
room, through the kindness of Miss E. Steele, third
daughter of Mr. K Steele of Woollaston House, to
which the poorer parishioner, of West Fordington
were invited. The treat was taken in hand by Mr.
' and Mrs. Lannon, and, under their kind superin-
tendence, • very cordial and hearty reception awaited
the guests. At six o'clock about 130 eat down.
Grace was said by the Rev. J. C. Bird before and
; after the social repast. A hymn was then sung, after
which the rev, gentleman reminded the assembled
company that although he wee glad to see them that
evening it was not hia gift, lie waa but a guest, as
t , well as themsel He then spoke of the labour and
I, patience that must have been involved in providing-
: the treat, by their good churchwarden. After
exhorting them to remi.mber their duty as mend:mem
of the church, and as people for the moot part
. advanced in life, he called upon Mr. .1. Davis, of the
Baptist Western Evangelization Association, who
alluded to the seasonable fare they had just partaken
' 0/, speaking in high terms of the kindness of the
donor, and then adverted to the many changes that
- had taken place in the past year, exhorting them to
; prepare for the great change of dissolutiou. The
hymn, " Salvation, oh the joyful sound," was then
snag, prayer was offered by the Rev. J. C. Bird, and
the party separated. Too much praise cannot be
given to Mir. Steele for her good feeling, in adminis-
tering so seasonable a treat, and the following fully
deserve the hearty thanks of the parishioners for the
kind manner in which they attended to their want.,
viz., Mr. and Mrs. Lannon, Miss Fudge, Miss
Good, Mr. and Mrs. Davis.
FOBDiNnTOS ST. Osonoe.—The annual muffled peel
sea rung in this iburch at the elose of the old year. The
,belle, cfloctitely muffled, were rung for twenty minutes shortly
before ntiiinigiit, the subdued tone. diffusing A nne an.l 1111,14Cili
effect which is heard much further than might be Auppoocal—
at Stinsford awl even at West Stafiont, on a clear ill night,
hi, muMeal peal he. been beard distinctly. The o,lnm-quo
• effect of the church at the time of the lewd ham heen often
ryasken of. This is greatly heightened by the Chri-tin decors-
, ti le, a point which is aica, attended to with particular atten-
tion in St, Ceorge's Chunb. The festoons iofl the dil arches of
the south aisle and on the chancel and tower arche, are light
and graceful, and the miviern arches of the north aisle ara well
treated Mill large tnas-es of evergreen instamil of festoon..
When the twelve stroke, of the tenor bell hail tolled the knell
if the old year, a +bort intiourfled peal was runs in welcome of
the new, and the party of ringers and friends then separated.
' The cunt*, the Rev. Handley C. G. Mottle, M.A. presided.
The first day of the New Year was voleninized in Fordington
church by morning service and sermon at 11, and also in the
schoolroom, by iwo meeting. for prayer, at 7.m. and 7 p.m.
Thew meeting'i date back to • very early period in the times
Incumbency, and thee have been held without Interutleelon, in
one I no or another, for over thirty years. The miming
meeting was conducted by Rev. H. Motile. Rev. C. J. Bird,
and Hsu. Handley C. O. Motile (Curate, and Fellow of Trinity
College, Cambridge), The evening niceting was led by the
clergy of the cart end of the parish alone. A time of earnest-
nest and solemnity prevadeo these meetings, which will nut soon
he forgotten by those present at them.
FItBTIVIT7 IS OF THS ROYAL doling ASTlLLlti.—Since
the E battery IL If.A. have been at Dorchester they
have bad a very pleasant time thanks to the officers ;
and this Christmas, not only has the usual strict
military rule been greatly relaxed, but the men have
been provided with amusements and means of jollity
enabling them to pass a truly " merry Christmas.
When the festive day arrived,the rooms in the different
wings had been in tastefully—arid really artistically—
decorated that they presented a charming Night.
Glittering arms blazed out from the surface of the walls,
arranged in many • fanciful device ; around was
festooned the evergreen of the season, the time.revered
holly, commingled with ivy and studded with real and
artificial flowers. The windows were decorated with
u men tea paper so arranged as to resemble
antique tapestry, an 4 the wall panelling was draped
with some very pretty „specimens of the same, liver
the mantlipieee in one room was • nicely modelled
minatur.: cannon fastened to the wall, encircled with
the appropriate motto "May we die by our guns, ere
we yield to our foes," surmounted by • capitally
executed crown, and flanked by the royal initials
"V. R." On another wall was placed composed of
I.tirel "A merry Christmas and a happy new year to
you all," and other mottoes and designs were visible on
every aide. At one o'clock the men sat down to dinner,
to which they did full justice. Whilst the men were
enjoying with real seat their officers' bounty, those
g. ntlemen came round and heightened the plessore of
the party by kindly drinking the health, of the men
with many good witheu The whole of the men were
then granted three nights' leave until 12 o'clock by
their coniniandant Captain Williams. On Monday a
football match was played on Poundbury, between 15
men of the It.H.A. and Mr. Wrii;ht's club,
compared of the Athelhampton school. The
ground was unfortunately very until for the
pastime, being extremely slippery; the sport was,
hewever, entered into with much spirit, and lasted an
hour and three-quarters; resulting in victory for Mr.
Wright'. club by one gold. The men of the battery
afterwards enjoyed themselves thoroughly in their
Porno until midnight. Through the generosity of the
officers the wives and children belonging to the men
wale entertained on Tuesday, Au immense Chinaman
trre bed been prepared in the regiincrital schoolreoni,
and literally loaded with some really valuable presents.
After having I .4 the gratification of viewing the tree,
with its varied appendages, each child enjoyed the still
, more sub,t.intial pleasure of posseseing a oh ire of the
' trinkets and useful article- as tli, y were distributed
around. The mijoyinent of Vie children wan unbuuuded,
ant the ladies present—including Mix. Newton, the
Hon. Mrs. Williams, &c.—appeared to share in their
dehgbt. From the sohte:llroom they proceeded to the
library, where tea was laid. Many willing hands had
been at work, as the huge piles of inviting comestibles
testified. Hum ask.', biscuits, bread-and-butter, with
other less subatantial but more dainty fare for the
little ones, was placed on the tables in profusion, and
60 children and 40 women participated in the feast,
which was thoroughly appreciated, and all were happy.
Mrs. Gaye (the Sergeant-Major's wife), Mrs. Anderson
(the wife of the Quartermaster Sergeant), and Miss E.
Parsons presided at the tea-tables, and were inde-
fatigable in ministering to the enjoyment of young
and old. After tea various ansawreenta were indulged
in, and dancing was kept up till about ball-past nine.
when all separated: The whole of tlie festivities passed
off in • very happy measlier.
Boeotian Perry SminioNe, Monday.—Before the
Mayor )J. Y. !lodges. IL Davis, FAN.. and J. Bishop,
Fag.
William Avec, nf Grove Buildinils, woo mummoned fir an
assault upon Henry Smith, gardener to Mr. Henning.
It iwisosed that on Christmas night romplainatit, doteustant,
and ashen were at the Oreale tao. when s wrangle MAE, theta

,
.ng ;bankrupt. An hour atter, when Smith
Parte. who win Watting anrit.,l
II 14 ..111ething shoot him." Thh. Smith denied.
*Puck him in the breast, ajmrentls I. provoke •
sp, howeser. went on, but Payne ran after him, and
•i ecral tunes, once lon the which wade the
refuhely, and ucaWioiled itt.o black 4.cla A limn
t, Greening, alit, was with complainant. was said
tu ,thc "Joie ad had," and he got a blow behind the
cur. %hoicked his hat off.

ltaa--1:1-lic;;;;;CTior by mr, rt.)-n.id6, .6 he sat
oft. ..o .he wanted to get people out, or eke he had no
bush... there, Ile eould not deny tiriking Smith, hut he
newer hit him in the face. Both of theni were drinky, and
complainant wan oo drunk 'he coild not ',taint iin a leg, '

This cerrrlainant and his ',Dna. denied altogether.
Defendant ezpre•oed his oolToW.
The Mayor sald the a•sattilt seeme•l altogreih•r unprotoked
and ,ra. a *Orion,. matter. The :owed fine they could impose
we., Mi. and the costs, or twn MunilaA hard labour.
Imientiant : leant pay !Ira Paine • I can
_ ' ... • • • •

The costs were Oa Ild,-and the amount am paid.
lin Payne said ,oinplaitiant called hr husband • 'gen len=
batArupt," and that created the roe. It ought to be pie•

Mrs Howe, confectioner, Be., C.rnhill, &NAM for a 'rine
and beer license, iinder the sanction of the Board of Inland
Itevenue,and ft was trrantod

DORSET COUNTY MUSEUM AND LIBRARY.

The annual meeting of this institution wee held
last Thursday afternoon, Dr. Cowden presiding.
The Rev. U. W. Bingham and Mr. J. T. Shorto (the
honorary secretaries) and a few other members were
present. The report of the Conned for the year
1569, wee as follows :
. _ .

"It would be more satisfactory to the Council if they
were able to report any progress in the condition of the
bluseuin and Library ; bat the present year has been
singularly uneventful, and they really have nothing to
state, except that it hen just about paid its way, and
has reeeivel n con.,iderablo additions to its collections.

"They understand that the idea has again been
entertained of establishing a public institution in Dor-
chester with which-together with other kindred
objects-it would be possible to analgamate the museum:
and it need hardly be said that the Conned would
gladly co-operate in any such undertaking, if they could
ate any reasonable prospect of its realization."
The financial detainees was as follows :-
er.-Balance in treasurer'. hands. January 1. 1869.
£l5 10v. subscriptions received, 1869, £BB, 15e. 6.1.;
donation, £5; Mr. Steele, LI 25.; received for news-
parmrs, £6 13s. 9.1.: waste paper sold, Cl 13.. 9d.•
interest on deposit, El 55.; total, £l2l Os. Id. De"
posited at interest, £5O. Expenditure.-Rent. ;
land and messed taxes, el les. 9d.; rates, £lO 6..:
insurance, 19s. 63.; books, El 3e.; Foster, Periodicals's
papers, ko., 1.26 13.. 7d.•' Shipp, printing report, El 5..•
ditto 2 parts of Hutchins, £2 25.; Palseontographicai
Society, El Is.; Orchard, £lB ; Saunders, Be. W.;
Trevis, 3e. 63.; Darden, El 6s. lid.•' Hazel, 15s. 61.;
Ilepham, 95.; Cole, El us. 93.; Davis, Cl 18s. 63.;
sundries, ss. 6d.; Express, 13..; advertlsemets, 9.;
Po"Aite stamp., 7s. 9d.; balance in hand. December 31,
£l9 2s. lid.; total, £l2l Os. 11.
The report was unanimously adopted, and ordered
to be printed as usual.
The out-going members of the mined were re-
elected, viz., /blears. T. Coombs, J. Earn, J. T.
Short°, J. F. Hodges, and M. C. Weston.
It was decided that the present newspapers should
be continued with the addition of rublic Opinion.
. . . . .

The offioers for the past year were thanked for
their services, and the meeting ended.
CoIINTT PrrTT 81ISSIONS. Ratrarday. Before H.
Williams, Esq. (chairman). C. E. Astell, Esq., J. Burner,
EN., and R. 0. F. Steward, Esq.
Cluzries Nordweer. fisherman. Swyre, charged with hating
In his powsewsion at From, Vauehureh. nearly two gallons of
spirits. for which duty had not been paid, pleaded guilty, and
the caw not being pressed by Mr. idrieve, collector of Customs
at Weymouth, he was ordennl to pay the value of the spirits,
£1 in.. and meta. The defendant, It I. believed, guts about
selling, "in a quiet sort of way," as " smuggled ',pints," a eery
Inferior description of British spirits, and this was the character
of the keg in qutotion.
Gege Ordlard, carter for Mr. Palmer, Puddletown, was
summoned f..r being tiespatile of looking after a team of which
he had cluswe. -IC. Hutchings found a waggon and three
horses trat ening on the road between Weymouth and Wino
well, with the defendant drunk and asleep in the waggon. He
rouved him up, at hint on his legs, and let him go on with the
team. —Fined lon. Paid.

Wanton Pine, of Puddletown. carter, for riding on the
shah. of a waggon he was in charge of between Puddletown
and fairvheste-, was fined 10s., including not. He mid he
coed nut pay, as bob at a" hard" family, and only es. • week.
—Chivrnum : What 111101illes ?-I)elyndant : Howie and fuel. -
Chairman : Then you have more than tes.; you Unlit pay. And
su he Md.

ih,;ntao— &comport. John Child., and William Ripen. of
11.11:S. .Achilles.. were charged with an aessult on the police.
. .

P.C. Young aid that on ate till) he went, In company with
Serving Freeman and Pt'. Cooper, to the " Welcome
Stranger," at Portland, to apprehend ihe tlin.o prisonern and
another marine, forbreaking their leave frmn 11.11.5. Achille,
We appmbendoil Ryan and Hutchings (not mama). As I was
taking Ryan to the ...lice-station. Devonport and Childs cane
to rescue hint. I held on to prisoner. They dragged us about
SO yards. and aski.si if I intended to give him or. I said no.
The) aid '• lose your life If you don't. I replied I
should chance that, We than had. "dapeate" struggle, in
which the collar of Ryan'. took "gave out." Sly hat was
knocked IT in the at ruggle, and Ryan kicked it arras the road,
knocking out the ventilator, and very notch bruisirg the hat.
lanottport struck me with hiv belt, inflicting& wound on the
right ode .4 My head, which I wa.obligesi to have strapped up
be • doctor. Childs had • short stick in hi. hand. I drew my
staff. and kept them away from me, till P.R. Freeinan ante
sMltt. Chill.. •Ilti linvonport then ran away. I went to
Rya,. %won who tried to run away as well a. he could. A
marine tame to my assistance, and we livid him till P.S.
Freeman mine, aheit he wan taken to the ittat . Ryan had
his belt ..ff vi strike nut, but I kept I off edit my staff.
Prisoners mid they .11.1 it use their all., and Childo denied
ita,ying the consteble would bee his life.
. .

Itorwrt Margins." marine, from the Rowswen, spoke to
going to the cokstable's wwistance. Childs and Ryan were
wing their belle against the conatable
. . . .

Devonport wild be never used a belt ; he would take his
uuth of IL

--iii-n14;67.0.1 he never !lade woof the wur&. alltved about
taking the I...lieentan's
. . . . . .

Ityan ...Al take his oath he neser built off his bnl t use

P.C. Young .howe I hls bh.odyroat to the Bench, and Asia,
that when the prisoners were Bret apprehended they had belts

Supt. Hare %Wed that warrants hail been flt to the police
to apprehend prkoaen, a+ they had overstayod their leave.
The Chairman said thlii was a had ease id aftatil, They had
not only broken military law, hut had infringed the evil
lao-
In a 4:how, way ; and thu bleat punlahment they could Inflict
was two month.' hard labour.

Priwiners imbed to he lilted ain)ing at was their tirgt °thence,
bet the Bench refused.

.1,1,n Pirnao. of Longbrnlr, the old poacher, convicted no
eml if Unie,. was wain summoned, hut did not aoyear.
William HMI, gamekeeper for 'Squire Williams. of Little-
bredy, on the 2 lid sit. watched three wires. Pitman came and
took a rabbit from ono and throw the wire away on seamy;
witness. Defendant had no right there.

they ean labour no more, or ezisting upon the poor
pittaneii of 2s. per week and a loaf, they would be
pensioned from the Annuity Fund, and soma member
of their family would give them house room and do for
them in their old age. Pauperism would thus he
averted, and instead of having to pay 1.. Gil. or 2.5. in
the pound for poor-rater, scarcely anything would he
required. They might also build a poor-home on some
of the waste land, for snob as had no relatives with
whom they could live, and for any who happen to muse
on the island and were in distre.s.
. . . _

Water and gas, he thinks, though excellent thinp,
should be provided in another manner.

I WU Sal d rheum had been out of gaol since the middle of
November.

"Cave Hole," on " how to make use of the Grant
Money," next week.

FiT-.4405. and mats, or two montlui hard tabour. 01 courae
he will go !.1
. . . .

James Dumf.'''. ail elefkrly man, of Cattietock, wag mum-
mined for being drunk and riototo, on December 14, at Ever-
shot. Drehard found him lying down In the road, heattly
drunk, rather noky, %cry abusive, and difficult to get bum°.
l'halrman : What have you got to Play .!
Defendant : I ask your pardon. I had a drop of drink ; it
wax coil that day and 1 had a pint or two.
Fined sa.

SUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICI7LTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1870.

THE LOSTCHILD.

For nearly a fortnight the public of Maiden Newton
has been in a state of anxiety on *comet of the die-
anpearanco of a little girl, named eisaboth Jane Clarke,
under peculitr circumstance& She is theillegitiinate
child of a woman named Rolls, who, herbal( a widow
with children, married a widower with a family. He is
• labourer, and they live at Creicway. His wife se .ms
to be • harsh unkiudly woman, and bar " love child
she savagely ill•treated, beating the poor little thing to
the indignation of the neighbour'. Once, at lease, ahe
has been brought before the magistrates for this ill.
treatment, but it does not appear to have checked her
cruelty. On the 17th jolt., at dinner time, the girl
Clarke was severely beaten by Ler mother, and, when
the woman had left the house to go to work in the field@
she told the other children she was going away and
led them to think she was going to destroy herself.
Away she went, and from that time to the present
nothing has been seen of her. She is 12 years of age
with fair complexion and fi ex, n hair. A few tl•ys aga
her hat was picked up in one of the meadows near the
stream, at Toiler, awl for • week or more the river has
been dragged for nearly five miles,the neighbouring wells
have been searched, and every effort made to discover
her, but without avail. All her friends in the county
haee li.en communicated with, but they h•ve heard
nothing of her. It would appear, therefore, that the
girl has either drowned herself, or has ht.irteel offa child
vagrant, trusting to the world's charity rather than
enduring the cruelty of her mother.

I4TH Dosser Rirt.a Colin. —On Sunday last the
volunteer+ of Poole, under the command of Oaptaio
J. Viant, attended Divine service at ta. Pntah church.
. The certain vu preached by the ltev. M. Patey.
' now.. TEMPER...get SoCIIITT.—In the year 1)437 •
few bent Musts formed • temperance society in thin 14.011. and
now, alter g2years 14 labour, they are unaided to relalot: •LILIAtiol
and facts sh .wing that their work has not lwen ill vain. tin
. Thursilay evening the annual fisiti tat wan held at the Temper-
ance Hall when there rasa Mr:mend Vero rentwelahle attend...me.
: the chairman (Mr. Joseph Harker. the prmsdent of the basil
. society) being supported by the Rev. W. W. ACV/Will, M.A.,
Fey. T. Orr, Rev. G. Hinds, Rev. J. Hill, and the aorthY
ge esident of the County Association (Mr. O. Curtis). The report
of the society was read ht Mr. Curtis, and wan very witiefsca ry.
Mr. Curtin stated that the County AwaKiation will hold Re
annual conference in the town of POOlO next September, and he
hoped PIMIC would not be behind other places in showing its
intermit in the moretnent. Addresses were delivered ho the
prenident. by the Rev. W. W. Actworth M.A., Rev. G. kinds
and the Rev. J. Hill. The Rev. C. K. Paull of Sturminster wsn
prevented by an atwident from attending. Between the addresses
the Harmonic claws, iuwisted by Mine flellis, hang several non.e
and chortinaw in a tery satisfactory manlier. and the master, of
the indrunienta/ via.s recently formed played two pieces. l'pon
the primosition of Mr. George Cortin, a vote of thank+ was
twoorded to the speakers and to the members of the harmonic
clam The proceedings terminated with the National Anthem.

DEATH OF A PRISONER THROITOR BAD