The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-10-28 00:00:00

Private Candy

„ Jack_,son 19 13 13 45
„ Penton 18 14 4 3(
Sergeant Drew 15 15 2 32
Private: Caince 14 13 6 33
„ ilunlen 15 18 6 39
florporal Churchill 16 15 2 33
Private Garland 16 13 5 31
~ Brett 16 14 0
~Shetren 17 18 4 :

Totals 167 150 63 380
Corporal Churchill, Privates Burden, Garland,
Brett, and Sherron,....have each three shots to fire.

bORCIIIISSTER.
200 yda 500 yds 600 ids Total
Captain Kinderaley 14 10 27
Colour-Sergeant Gregory 18 15 7 40
Sergeant Homer 17 19 21 57
Corporal Mears 21 13 9 43
, Click 10 16 8 40
Priv' dte Hodges 13 10 2 33
T. Homer 19 19 4 42
:: J. Homer 12 6 2 20
„ W. Ponnoy 17 7 4 28
„ J. Godwin 13 Ii 6 30

Totals 160 184 65 360
Privates Hodges, T. Homer, J. Homer. W. Ponney,
and J. Godwin, have each three more shots to fire.

WAREHAM AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
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The annual meeting of the Wareham and Isle of
Purbeck Labourers' Friend Society was held on
Thursday last. The ploughing match took place in
a field on the Worgrett farm, in the occupation of
Mr. Garland. There were 19 teams presont,-9
two-horse ploughs by men, 4 two-horse by boys,
and 6 ox teams,—and the land operated upon was a
clover lea. The soil was in excellent condition—too
light, perhaps, to severely test the capabilities of
the competitors, hut the ploughing was not, upon
the whole, of a very superior character. A large
number of persons seemed to take great Interest
in the proceedings. The judges were : Messrs. Raw-
lins and Keynes, who awarded the prizes as follows :
—Men with two horses I let prize to John Gould,
servant to Mr. A. M. Luckhain ; 211 d, to Job Watts,
servant to Mr: B. White ) 3rd, to David Rawles,
servant to Miss Beaton. Boys with 2 horses I let,
to Edward George, servant to Mr. White I 2nd,
to Alford Green, servant to John Hales Calcraft,
Esq. ; 3rd to John Stickland, servant to Miss
Beaton. Men with oxen and driver: Ist, to
George Lucas, servant to J. Weld, Esq. ; 2nd,
to Richard Rawles, servant to Miss Beaton ;
!trd, to William Way, servant to Mr. Symonds.
[Those obtaining first prizes have also the usual
certificate of merit given by the society.)
The dinner took place at the Black Bear
Hotel. It consisted of all the delicacies of the
season, including game, and was excellently served
up. The wines, too, were of first-rate quality.
The chair was taken by H. E'er Seymer, Esq.,
M.P. supported by the Elev. N. Bond, and 0. W.
Ferrer, Esq., and the vice-chair was occupied by
James Penton, Esq. Among the company present
there were also J. Fyler, Esq.' F. Filliter, Esq. ;
C. Filliter, Req.; C. 0. Bartlett, Esq., A. B.
Trevanen, Esq. ; W. C. Lacey, Req.; The
Rev. Eldon Bankes, and Messrs. W. J. Voss,
Damen, Yearsley, Reader, Sly, Jackson, Tapp, '
Davis, Whittle, Badden, Rawlins, keytes, Oar.
land, Hoskins, Symonds, Poynter, Spicer, Tucker,
Best, Groves, dm.
The cloth being removed, the Chairman proposed
the usual loyal and patriotic toasts, which were
heartily responded to.
The eIIAIRMAN6 in giving the toast of "The
Army and Navy," said that the wars in the Crimea
and India, while they proved that the English had
lost none of their bravery and courage, had brought
to light many defects in the management of the
army and navy, which might be likely to occur after
a long peace. There was a jealousy on the part of
military men against the interference of civilians,but
ho thought the latter were as good judges an the
former reSpectiog the wearing of a stock so high and
stiff that a moldier could not see his toot, and of a
coat cut so tight that it was impossible to feel his
arms. The legislature had interfered, and remedied
many defects in the army and navy ; but there was
one subject in reference to the latter service which
still required clteration. At the head of the army
they had always a military men, and he could not
for the life of him see why it was iiidispensably
necessary that they must always have a civilian
rather than a naval officer at the head of the Admi-
ralty. , His own opinion was that there should be a
professional mail rather than a political partizan,who
should not be subject to removal by every
now administration, but whose office should
be permanent, similar to that of the commander-in=
chief. Ho thought that military matters should be
managed by soldiers, and naval matters by sailors,
and he should continue to agitate the question until
the reform was brought about... (Applaitse.)
. .

Captain FYI.= reZondecl to the tat.
The CHAIRMAN, on again rising, said that some
persona thought that Government were too anxious,
and that they spent too much money in preparing
for the defenee of the country. Ile did not think,
hoiveier; that this was the general feeling of the
people, and as a prod of this a great
many gentlemen had come out as volunteers. They
had come forward in a noble spirit in Dorsetshire,
and he knew that all present would join enthu-
siastically in drinking their good health. He begged
therefore to propose "The Health of the Volun-
teers;" eoupling with the toast the name of Mr.
Ferrer, (Cheers.)
Mr. FARRNR, in returning thanks, said the Volun-
teem were most anxious to do their day; They
did not expect to attain the proficiency of the pro-
fessional soldier, but they would do their best to
support the army in case of need. (Applause.)
The CHAIRMAN said that the toast which
lie had to propose was formerly always accom-
panied with the song of "a jolly full
bottle r" but he did not think such an
adeottpanitterit would be very appropriate now•a-
days, whatever might have been the ease in years
gone by. He was not surprised to see clergymen
present on such an occasion as this, as he had heard
many clergymen eaythat they had found in the course
of their parochial visitations, that the Labourers'
Friend Association, were productive of a vast amount
of good. .With this toast be begged to couple the
names of the Rev: Mr. Bond and the Rev. Mr.
Bankes. (Cheers.)
The Rev. N. BoND acknowledged the ceninli•
ment. He expressed his own experience as being
that that association had been productive of a vast
amount of good among the labourers in the Isle of
Purbeck. In reference to his non-aeceptance of the
Archdeaconry of Doi set, alluded to by the chairman
in proposing the toast, he said that at his time of
life he felt the responsibilities of the office would be
too great for him, and that it was better be should
decline the honour than that anyone should regret
that the office had ever been offered to him, and
that he had been so weak as accept it. (Ap-
plause.)
The Crummier next proposed " The Health of
the Lord Lieutenant and the Magistrates of the
County." (Cheers.)

Mr. FARRER returned thanks. He said the duties
devolving upon the magistrates, in arriving at their
decisions, often caused them much anxiety and pain,
but they always endeavoured to give them impar-
tially and to the satisfaction of their own consciences.
And now he had another duty to perform, as it could
not be done by their chairman. He thought that the
county of Dorset had much reason to be proud of
the whole three of their members. They had great
reason to be proud to see one of their hon. members
present, and none the less so from the fact that Mr.
Ker Seymer had come there at great inconvenience
to himselL They were, of course, debarred from
discussing politico, but he could not help hoping that
when the party to which Mr. Seymer belonged should
again be in power, that Mr. Seymer would receive
some office in the Administration, for which his
talents eminently qualified him. (The toast was
drunk with three times three.)

,
The CHAIRMAN, in acknowledging the compli-
ment, said that members of Parliament were often
looked upon as a very idle body of men, and that
they frequently got complained against, because,
they said, the Session was so "barren." But there
was a great deal to do besides legislation. They
must always bear in mind that the Government of
the day have only two nights a week allotted them
for purposes of legislation, the other nights being
absorbed by private members in asking questions
and making long speeches; nor were these proceed-
ings useless, for during the debates questions were
ventilated which after being brought forward for two
or three years often became ripe for legislation.
Besides this, they had much to do in committees.
But after all, the past Session was not so barren as
some supposed. For example, the Highway Bill,
after much difficulty, had been passed. He recol-
lected when the late Sir It. Peel brought forward
his new Corn Law, he tendered the farmers three
measures in compensation for their loss by the aboli-
tion of the importation duty. One was the loaning
of an amount of public money for the purposes of
drainage, to be repaid the Government in instal-
ments after a number of years. Unfortunately for
England, however, the plater portion of this lorn
found its way to the North, as the Scotch, ever
op the look-opt for a good bargain, stepped

forward first and got hold of nearly the whole of the
loan. The second measure of compensation was the
modification of the law of settlement. This law bad
received amendments under the present Adminis-
tration, but he hoped to see the time when a inure
important amendment still should be introduced—
the doing away with removals altogether. (Hear,
hear.) The third measure was anew Highway Bill,
and they hail been trying over since to pass a now
Highway Bill, but without success till the past
session. The great objection to the measures had
been their centralising tendencies; but the present
measure was happily free from this objection, the
manage•nent of the roads being vented in the rate-
payers, who bail the election of the Highway Board
in their own hands. Ho believed this bill a very itn-
portant one, and, if care was taken to elect proper
surveyors, that a great improvement would be
effected in the management of the country roads.
It would lie recollected that Government had
applied for information throughout the country
with respect to the desirability of permitting police-
men to collect agricultural statistics. In some
;mantles the magistrates in quarter session agreed to
the proposal at once; at other places the propcsi-
Lion was scouted—the magistrates not deigning
the courtesy of a reply, as Sir George
Lewis, a scholar and a gentleman, was
entitled to, and might reasonably expect. In
this county the question was referred to a com-
mittee, who, in their report, stated they could not
recommend the magistrates to scud a favourable
reply ; and ho (Mr. Seymer) thought they had
acted rightly, for it would be most undesirable that
the statistics should be collected by the police.
(Applause). With regard to the desirability of
collecting the statistics, the farmers themselves were
disagreed • his own opinion being that they could
not be collected in time to be of any service.
Another measure passed in Parliament was the New
Parochial Assessment Bill, which was most admi-
rably explained by Lord Portman at the late
Quarter Sessions. The tendency of this Bill would
be to equalise the rates. In his own case for
instance, living in:a extra-parochial district, and hav-
ing no poor, he had been free from rates. Now ho
would be rated equally with others to the common
fund of the Union. Therm then were some of the
measures that had occupied the attention of the
Legislature during the last session. (Applause).
The CHAIRMAN next proposed "The Health of
Lord Eldon," the patron of the society, and Mr.
Ferrer briefly acknowledged the compliment. "The ,
Health of Mr. Calcraft, was also proposed from
the chair and acknowledged by Mr. Bartlett.
The Rev. N. Bond next proposed "The Health
of Mr. Soymer." They had drunk his health as one
of their members, and ho now asked them to
drink to his health as the chairman of that; meeting.
(Cheers).
The CHAIRMAN, in acknowledging the compli-
ment, said the meetings at Wareham wore among
the most pleasing he attended in the county.
The hearty reception they gave their members,
and the good feeling which prevailed
amongst them, made it truly pleasing to come
among them. He once commenced talking about
agriculture at these meetings, but he was not a
practical farmer, and he very soon found those he
spoke to knew more about the requirements on &farm
than he did, and consequently he left it off. Besides,
he thought that such matters were beet left to
farmers' clubs. With regard to labourers he had
talked about them in respect to cottages, wages, the
mode of payment—whether it was better to pay them
wholly in money, or part in money and part in kind;
of machinery ; and indeed on almost every subject
as affecting their interests, so that indeed he had
nothing further to talk about. In conclusion he
thanked them for the kind way in which the toast
was given and received.
The CHAIRMAN next gave " The health of Mr.
Freeland Pilliter," and the prosperity of a society, he
said, was greatly dependant on its secretary.
(Cheers.)
Mr. FILLITER acknowledged the compliment, but
said the credit the chairman had given him was
mu& more than he deserved, as they had such v
capital working Committee that they left him little
to do. With respect to their chairman he said it
, always gave him great pleasure to welcome him to
their annual meeting. On many political questions
he differed from the hon. member, nevertheless,
he agreed with the sentiment expressed by
Mr. Farrier that Mr. Seymer would be
worthy a place in the Government, when the
party to whom he was attached should
again be in power. As for the society, it spoke
for itself, and be was happy to say that the funds
were never in a more thriving condition. (Applause).
They had that year deviated from their usual rule
of giving the rewards and dinners to the successful
candidates, as they considered it would be better
that that should be done at a future time. (Applause).
The Rev. N. BOND proposed "The health of the
committee." (Cheers.)
Mr. DAMEN, in acknowledging the toast, said
their honourable member referred to the legisla-
tion of the past session, but he had not brought
forward a very long list of bills. There was one
bill he had not touched upon--the new Game Bill.
Whether that was passed over because Mr. Seymer
considered it was pretty generally popular, he could
not tell; but there was a great number of rate-
payers in this part of the county who believed that
if country gentlemen End noble lords would keep
game, they ought not to call upon the police, whom
they paid, to watch and protect it. (Applause.)
Mr. SEYMER said as the subject of tho now game
lawa had been alluded to, he would state
that he did not take any part in the passing
of that measure, as he thought that it
had not been properly considered. The
reason why the bill was passed was, that in
certain districts in the North of England, certain
men were banded together in open defiance of the
law, and from poaching often resorted to crimes of a
worse description. The oonsequence was, some
private members considered it better that they
should endeavour to put a stop to it by Act
of Parliament. It was said the subject would
again come before them for legislation. He thought
that the new law would not make much difference
in this oounty; but it might be—it would be—of serious
importance, unless the matter was well looked to.
When the present bill was before the house there was
some talk about making game property. Now, if
they did that, it would be a most serious thing for
the vacillators, as it would then be the policeman's
duty to protect the game. Other property, if
stolen, could be identified if found, but game could
not, and it must therefore be watched. With
respect to game generally, that, he ;thought, was a
gnestion between the landlord and tenant, if the
latter took care to have the thing specified in his
agreement the law would protect him.
The CHAIRMAN next gave " The Health of the
judges of ploughing,"
Mr. KEYNES, in acknowledging the compliment,
said he had seen much better ploughing, and the
next year he would bring scone boys who would
beat their men, and carry off the prizes.
The CHAIRMAN next gave "The Health of the
Viee-Chairman," which was drunk with great
applause, and Mt. Penton acknowledged the com-
pliment
The Rev. N. BOND gave "Prosperity to the
Winfrith Farmer's Club." In doing which he said
that, Conservative as he was, he must admit that
free trade had sharpened the farmers' wits. He also
admitted that the Revised Code was likely to be
beneficial for the education of the children of the
pocr. Mr. Reader returned thanks. The " press,"
the "ladies," and other toasts followed, and the
Company separated a little before 9 o'clock.

CORFE CASTLE.—On Friday last the bells of
St. Edward's pealed forth their notes, it being the
clay appointed to choose its public officers. The
jury assembled at the Ship Inn, a cold collation
having been provided, and ample justice was
done to the good things placed before them.
They then adjourned to the Townhall, which
had recently been improved in external appear-
twee, and the crier, in a stentorian voice, assisted
by a slip of paper, pronounced the Court open
for business, and the following gentlemen
were subsequently elected :—Rev. E. S. Bankes,
Mayor; D. C. Hibbs and John Johnson, Esqrs. ;
coroners; Mr. Luther and Mr. George Day, hay-
wardens; Mr. Charles Hibbs, bailiff, crier, and bill-
poster.
COMMON RIGHTS. —Hill v. Luther.—ln the course
of the morning the following case came before the
Court Leet. It appeared that Luther, the
haywarcl, had impounded a stone-horse belonging
to the defendant, and that the latter sent his men
and took it away. The case was accordingly brought
, before the jury for aduidication. Luther adduced
evidence to prove that the colt was over twelve-
months of age, and the case was consequently dis-
missed.

SOUTHAMPTON.—On Saturday last the screw
yacht Gerome Napoleon, having on board Prince
Napoleon and the Princess Clotilde ad suite,
arrived at Southampton. They have since pro-
ceeded to London to view the International
Exhibition. -

KINGSTON MA CNA . On Mon-
day the inhabitants of this village presented to Miss
Dugdale a very handsome Davenport. furnished by
Messrs. Bunting, St. James's-street, on • brass Plate
affixed to which was inscribed the following: " Pre-
sented to Miss Dngdale on her leaving Kingston
Magna, Dorset, by her friends at that parish, as a
token of their affectionate regard." The presentation
WAB made in tho National Schoolroom, by the Rev. 11.
T. Bower, who made some suitable remarks, testifying
to the great esteem in which Miss Dugdale was
deservedly held by everyone, tho good she had done in
the parish, and her earnest endeavours to aid in every
good work. Miss Dugdale suitable replied. At the
same time and place a bcautifull.• chased silver teapot
was presented to the Rev. W. Wilkinson, who has been
curate of the parish for the past three years. The
rev. gentleman feeling acknowledged the kindness of the
parishioners.

TAUNTON.—On Saturday, Mr. W. W. Munck-
ton, coroner, held an inquest on a man, named
George Western, aged 62, who had on the previous
day committed suicide by drowning himself in a
pond in the park attached to Willett House, the
residence of Mr. J. Blomu3art, near Taunton. It
appeared from the evidence that he had been an old
and faithful servant of the late General Blommart,
who left him a weekly pension for his services, and
the present proprietor, his son, in addition to the

pension, allowed him to live free in a cottage on tile
estate. Of late the deceased has boon afflicted with
a spasmodic affection of the muscles, and on occa.
sions of this complaint, ho was observed to shout
and act in a rather deranged way. The body WAS
discovered by one of the keepers in consequence of
finding a man's hat on the bank, and a walking stick
driven through it. The jury returned a verdiot of
" Found drowned."

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park-gate, under the mastership of Mr. M. F. Biseett
of Bialiop's Lydierd, accompanied by a large ninabe;
of gentlemen who are fond of this true English sport.
Repeated attempts were made to find a barren hind
but without success; and the worthy master of to,,
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to Bicknoller, near to Weacombe ; then bounding in
over St. Andries Park, crossed the archway on the
Putsham-road, and came down within twenty yards In
front of the residence of Sir Alexander Acland Howl,
Bart., M.P., just as her ladyship (Lady Hood) and a
party of friends were getting into • carriage for a ride.
The deer then cleared the iron fencing, and in one place
leaped a distanoe of twenty-one feet, the dogs awl
sportsmen being close after her, She then made for a
small copse, near Court Farm, but before arriving
there was surrounded by the pack, and fell into a deep
ditch, severely injuring her leg, so that she could not
afterwards stand, and was obliged to be killed, mach
to the regret of the master of the hounds. Eir
Alexander A. Hood, Bart., with his accustomed
liberality, invited the whole of the company (nearly
one hundred) to partake of a luncheon, which, after
such a good hour's sport, they readily accepted.
WESTON-SUPER-MARE. On Friday after-
noon the churchwardens received a communication
from the Venerable Archdeacon Law to the effect
that owing to his increasing age, and the growing
wants of the parish, he was reluctantly compelled to
close his ministerial connections among them.
KINGSWOOD.—AN EtovauErri.— The usual mo-
notone business of the Cardiff police court was
enlivened on Saturday by a phase of "married life."
It seems that in the neighbourhood of Wanuley, Kings.
wood, near Bristol, lives &Samuel Ball, rejoicing in tee
profession of a shoemaker, publican, and grocer, "the
head of the family." Six weeks ago it was agreed
between the "loving" couple to aceopt • yoang maw
named Henry Golding (also • shoemaker) as • lodger,
On Monday evening the husband left his wife and lodge.,
about 7 o'clock, quietly talking together, but on re-
turning at 11 he found them both absent, and soon dis-
covered that they had decamped together. On the
following morning he discovered that a large quantity
of clothes, shoemaker's tools, miscellaneous articles,
and about £5 in money bad accompanied them. All
the news that he could get tended to show that they bad
gone to Swansea, to which place he immediately pre-
ceedod. On arriving at that town he found that the
steamer had not arrived, hotbed put into Cardiff owing
to stress of weather, lie then proceeded to Cardiff and
gave such information to the police as to lead to the
discovery of the guilty pair. The young lodger, a re-
spectably dressed fellow of about eighteen years of age,
was taken into custody on a charge of robbery. The
goods were found at • lodging-house in George-street, rev
Friday, and the amount of 78. Bd. in the pocket of the
prisoner. During the hearing of the case the prose-
cutor's wife exhibited the greatest concern for the pri-
soner's welfare, and at the close declared that ehu
"would stick to him to the last." After hearing all
the particulars of the ease the magistrates decided upon
sending the prisoner for trial at the quarter sessions.