The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-09-06 00:00:00

DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS

DORCHESTER, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1864.

NOM OF THE WEEK.

It is but a few weeks since the Small Anna
Committee reported in favour of furnishing our
whole army with breech-loaders, and already
another committee has been appointed to con-
sider the mode of carrying out the recommenda-
tion. A circular has also been issued to
gunmakers, inviting proposals for the conversion
of our existing stock of Enfields into breech-
loaders; the coat of the conversion not to
exceed El for each weapon. The difficulties to
be overcome are unquestionably formidable ; but
the activity and alacrity with which the War.
office and the Small Arms Committee have taken
up the subject, and are pushing it to a final and
definite result, augurs well for a satisfactory
issue. In estimating the value of the proposed
reform, it must be borne in mind that the pro-
posed breech-loaders will necessitate a large and
more rapid consumption of ammunition, but at
the same time the use of ramrods and caps will
be superfluous; whilst it is certain that for
efficiency in the field, the breech-loader is mown-
testibly superior to the weapon which it will
supersede.
A semi-official Berlin paper estimates that an
alliance has been, or is to be, concluded bettreen
Austria and Prttssia—a fact which will surprise
no one who has attentively watched the winces
of events since the invasion or Denmark. The
article suggests that whilst Austria will have no
cause to tear the aggrandising tendencies of
Pritinia, especially in regard to any future in-
crease of power or territory in Sleswig-Holstein,
Prussia will be able to assist Austria in msintaining
her position as a German power in the South and
Southeast of Europe. It does not appear from
this that Prussia will guarantee aid in the event
of a revolution in Venetia or the other Austrian
possessions in Italy.
The rapidity with which telegram succeeds
telegram makes it a rather difficult thing to keep
up with the news from the seat of war in Americo,.
There is another difficulty with which the
journalist has to contend. He isobliged, for the
most part, to rely upon the news win& comes
from New York ; and be has no sooner dealt
with events as they present themselves to him
on this basis than he is obliged by "later news"
to nosey a good deal of what had been pre-
viously said. It is true that occasionally informa-
tion reaches him through Southern channels, by
means of which he is enabled to revise the Northern
fables; but this happens so celdorn that he is
obliged to examine very closely and microscopi-
cally every scrap of information that reaches him,
and debate with himself and reason out, as well
as he can, his own inferences and deductions.
This has been his special predicament of late,
and now that the Presidential election is ap-
proaching, everything that is unfavourable to
the prestige of the Federal arms is either garbled,
distorted, or suppressed altogether; and, in
common with American people themselves, he
lives in an atmosphere of delusion. It is to be
hoped that when the history of this war is
written hereafter it will not be founded on those
veracious documents periodically issued "by
authority," and that never make their appear-
mos without raising • storm of indignant re-
monstrances and fiat denial. If this be the case
with State papers, what are we to think of the
curt telegraphic announcements of events that
are daily manufactured for home consumption
and for export, and that invariably begin with
claiming a victory of some sort, and are as in-
variably followed by a reluctant confession of
defeat I Take the case of some of the latest tele•
grams for example. At the outset we are told
that General Grant reported that his last oper-
ations on the north bank of the James River
were successful ; but immediately afterwards we
were told that they "were not decisive"—the
real truth being that he sacrificed a thousand
men without gaining equivalent advantage ; in
fact, if things ars to be called by their right
names. he suffered so heavy a repulse that he
deemed it prudent to withdraw. We are then
treated with the news that General Sheridan
had defeated General Longstreet near Fort
Royal, and taken 300 prisoners; but twenty-
four hours afterwards the Federals, having
screwed themselves up to the courage of making
a clean breast of it, something like the truth
reaches us, and now we are told that Sheridan
has retreated ha Halltown, having himself been
heavily defeated. Then came a still more
portentous piece of news, to the effect that the
Federal General Stoneman had had a hard fight
with General Wheeler, eighteen miles from
Chattanooga, but no results were given. Well,
we have all learnt by this time to infer, and
pretty correctly too, that where a victory is not
proclaimed by a flourish of trumpets, defeat has
been sustained. Later telegrams make no men-
tion of Stoneman's army, and therefore we may
conclude that he has been handsomely beaten,
as Wheeler is represented as making sad havoc

with the Knoxville and Chattanooga railway.
If this be so, Wheeler will doubtless be
noon upon Sherman in the rear at
Atlanta. Again, noteithatanding Admiral
Farragut's dashing exploits in the Mobile
waters,he has evidently, in Fort Morgan,
a desperately hard nut to track. That plane
has been provisioned for six months, and has
hitherto ;resisted all the terrihle attacks that
have been made upon it. " Latalt accountir
slate General Granger was prepared to attack
the fort with his land-forces, but if it be well
sinned, it may prove a second Charleston; and,
as the winter is approaching, all Admiral
Farragut's and General Grainger's skill and
perseverance in the Mobile enterprise may prove
equally unavailing. But before *lnter has
come and gone, let ns hope that this horrid wer
may exude to an end. Peace) and armistice
rumours are becoming rife throughout the North,
and the New York Herald asserts that Judge
Hack has gone to Virginia Falls, to re-open
peace negotiations on the part of the administra-
tion with the Confederate oommissioners. In
the mean time, some heavy fighting has taken
place between Grant and Lee for the possession
of the Weldon railway, one of the t•o railways
which are the principal feeders to Richmond.
Grant, it is said, had taken up a strong position
at Reams station, on this railitay, and that the
Confederates Wade a t ety determined assault
to dislodge him, but without effect At one
time the position of the Federals was extremely
critical, as the Confederates got into the Federal
rear. The Federal' estimate their lees at 3000
men—the Confederate loos is not given. A con-
siderable panic prevails among the inhabitants
of Mar/rd, on account of an anticipated in-
vasion Early.
The ./Plee correspondent at Niagara Falls,
says that Mr. Dean Itichmoixl, who was spoken
of as the democratic peace candidate lbe the
Presidency, makes DO sign, and it *as expected
that the centre, *ditld lie between General
M'Clellan and Mr. Lincoln. The writer says
that if the election is to be fairly contested,
without tampering with the ballot-boxes, or the
dictation on the part of the military, the
nominee of Chicago will be elected." All pre-
vious platforms are but no much waste paper,
and the platform of Chicago; embodying two
great and essential principles the first au
armistice, and the second a oonventlon of the
Fitates—will be the living reality,and render use.
Itim ill opposition, taking A stand on the rigorous
prosecution of the war, and the Anconditicinal
surrender of the Southern people." The writer
thinks that Mr. Lincoln, in order to mantra his
election, may lihr.self aeon go so far as to declare
ha favour of the armistice and convention of the
states to be proposed at Chicago on the 29th.
The Daily News correspondent at New York, •
strong adherent hitherto of the Lincoln and
abolitionist administratioo, says Mr. Lineoln's
chances have much diminished of late. The
Chicago meeting was looked forward to with
great anxiety throughout the Northern States.
ha the absence of may novelty of their own;
French politicians and journalists hate for a long
time east been prating about the alliance between
Austria, Preset'', and Russia, and about the
necessity of England and France forming one in
order to keep it in check. On Wednesday, how-
ever, these parties were rather startled by the
receipt of a telegraphic message from Copenhagen
announcing that the hereditary Grand Duke of
Russia was expected in that city to demand the
hand of the Princess Dagmar, second daughter
of the King of Denmark. If the report be con.
firmed, the astonishment will be changed into
uneasiness and even alarm, for, in French eyes,
• wedding between the Czar's son and the sister-
in-law of the Prince of Wales cannot fail to lead
to a rapprochement between the Courts of Eng-
land and, Russia, and through them of the
Governments of the tWo Countries; and Russia
and England cannot, they think, re-establish
their friendly relations without France being in
some way menaced thereby.
It is an old saying that we must go from home
for home news. At the present time a report is
current in Paris that Prince Humbert of
Italy, having put Princess Anna Murat on
the shelf, is to wed the Princess Helena
of England. The Manchester Courier's
Paris correspondent, after expressing his
suspicion that the report will get pooh-poohed
in England, sap It is not doubted that
such a union would shock the religious prejudices
both of the Italians and the English, but the
political advantages of it to both would be
considerable. The Prim:mei would, it DI true,
have to renounce her right of succession to the
English crown ; but seeing that she has brothers
and eiders with several children standing between
it and her, the sacrifice would be • very small one.
If the marriage should take place it would oc-
casion great displeasure to the French Emperor,
and would probably lead to "a change in his
attitude" towards Italy, for it would make the
Italians look amp to England instead of France,
and prefer the English alliance to • French one."
Curious events are happening in Greece. The
other day • member of the Opposition addressed
an insulting letter to the King. The assenibly
took up the question, and finally expressed its
indignation in • resolution which was carried by
a majority of 203 to 27 votes, 28 members
abstaining from the division. There is an old
proverb which says " • cat may look at • King,"
but it is a new thing to find a senator sending
to his monarch a letter full of ill-bred imputa-
tions and insolence. Of the King himself,
however, we hear anything but a good account
An eminent English Phil-Hellene, in a letter to
the Dolly News, says :

Kim, George performs no duty, and. What is much
worse, is not taking any measure that can At him for
pirforming his political duty at some future period.
By those who are much in his company he is said to
have an active and intelligent mind, but his education
appears to bare been either neglected or mismanaged.
Re knows little of Greece, past or present, nothing at
all of political scientle or the practice of administratioe,
and has no desire to learn. He does not hold regular
Cabinet Co moils, and you know that the Cabinet in
Greece, as it ought to be in centralised monarchies., is a
recognised constitutional body in the state. All agree
that King George is very idle. He thinks iseriously of
nothing but amusing himself, and his only Intellectual
permit is reading the novels of Paul de kook and
Aleasadre Denim. H. haa hitherto done no Denies to
Greece incept coming to the country; but he has done
England a very great mimic, by repudivting all connec-
tion with the British Government. Thire was s.irne
Pnrr of English pnlicy getting into an embarrassing
tlon by having the Ottoman empire And the Hellenic
igdom both under its protection. The manner in
Which King George has treated everything English has
set all right. He has kicked English policy out of his
palace quite as decidedly and openly as ever King Otho
did.

The Peace Conference at Vienna, which was to
have resumed its sittings on Monday, the 29th
ult., has been again adjourned in consequence,
it is said, of the enwouncemont of the Danish
Ministers to the Polksthing that their Plenipo.
tentiaries would be instructed to make an effort
to recover the north of Sleswig for Denmark.
The Prussian semi-official papers refer to this
announcement in terms which show that the
German powers will make no tioneessiona, and
they significantly add that, until the definite
conclusion of peace, the question of the with-
irawal of the Prussian troops from Jutland and
the Duchies cannot even be raised as asubject of
discussion.

Serious disturbances have spin broken out in
Syria. This time, however, they do not appear
to have their origin in religious fanaticism and
intolerance, but to be the work of • body of
brigand& Snme 2000 mountaineers, *ell armed
and mounted, under the leadership of one INfdd
Bey, son of Mustik Pack& who was arrested
some time since by order of the Government,
command the roads to Alexandretta, and have
stopped the intercourse between that port and
the interior of the country. The insurFents
have, it seems, taken up an unassailable position,
which would be very well if they Were ICtioll 011
the defensive; but to accomplish their objects
they must come out of it, when, let us trust,
they will be summarily chastised.
A testimonial is being raised for Colonel
M'Murdo, under the most distinguished auspices.
That the appeal for subscriptions will meet with
a hearty response from all parts of the country
we hare no doubt for if any man, by constancy
of service and urbanity of spirit and address,
has entitled himself to this form of recognition,
that man is Colonel M'Murdo. He has done
more for the volunteer service than any testi-
monial can express or repay.
Last year the Great Eastern Railway Com-
pany spent £2,883 in legal expenses; the Groat
Northern, £19,707 ; the Great Western, £17,904;
the Lancaster and Yorkshire, £12383; the
London and North-Western, £52,905; the
London and South-Western, £17,611; the Mid-
land, £18,938 ; the North-Eastern, £8,253; the
South-Kastern, £7,430; making for nine lines a
total of more than £150,000; which would give
fifty barristers an income of 11,000 each, or pay
a dividend of 2} per cent, on six millions of
capital. This is • pretty good price to pay for
free-trade in railway enterprise.
I A narrative of horror and sympathy comes to
us from the metropolis. A Mr. 11. Jeffreys,
once albs"papetor-nmake,
in
izenat,lasanged
owoacy of business
upyingare
spectable station in the world, became reduced
in eironms. lance'. He had at the time • wife,

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..cs Direation State of
Neon , it Wind. Weather.
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66 i 43 8W k 8 Fine
65 i 61 8 Fine, alight rain
61 50 WSW Rain, fine
62 M W Fine
62 50 8W Rain
64 50 WSW Fine, aliaht shearers
61 52 N k W Fine, rain
0011111 PONDING you 1883.

-29 65 53 SSW Showery, fine
30 63 53 8 it B Fine
31 65 43 NW Stormy, cloedy
Sep. 1 50 52 NW Flue, cloudy
2 61 49 8W Hobo, cloudy.
3 67 44 SkWBW Rau, Sue
4 61 48 SSW Floe. slight thcwore
Lanoultine. SitoM.—To-day (Tuesday) th• eightsome*
enamel meeting of ths DoreheMer, Weymouth. sad
Corns district emaciation for improving the condition of
the lubounc classes will be held. The exhibition of
fruit, •eptubkl, he., will As place at the Townhall.
Bononon BSistrolis, Monday. Before J. Bishop
and J. F. Hodges, &Iva
Aorlotru.' oorp Dryer, a ming man from Port-
land, woo brought up in custody charged with assaulting

James Dimond.—Comphainant stated that he was land
10-I of the Exhibition Hotel. On Saturday evening
prancer *as In his pmokint room. His mother came
464 d"irvi- him to 'col's, slit& he refused to do, and
took up a glare and broke it on the Boor. Oa eltneeo
telling bins that he would have to pay for it, he web
very absolve, Jumped from his seat, and struck laina •
blow with his clenched hand in his mouth. fie atter-
' words caught hold of him by the neck, and threw him
dowc twice. Prisoner admitted tho offence, but in
extenuation plead td drunkoonesa —Fined El, including
oasts, or in default a month's imprisonment. He wad
locked up.
Pr/mune • Extm--Gleorge Fletcher was brought
up on hooded charged with stealing • knife from Hr.
H. Kellaway, butcher.- Piisener had been remanded in
order for the Bench to make lnlmirier oboe Linn, he
having given the nalles ant a I.lrei t• eer.ral
persons with whom' be Laid he hail nut bet, but withiog
could bc learat if Wis. Ile I."eadoet guilty, •nel
sentenced to two 'flood.' hard lab nor—lie appeared
to be a trite sieelmen of the Emerald Isle, and whilst
the Bench Were deliberating, detailed a long,
iamPlidg staterffent df the rielranat • and trials which
he had undefenne in Shit oortnty prison, where he bad
been ctouunitted ford month for fagraitcy. me algal
them to be lenient on the ground that Abe new dietsfy
system was shoat to be introduced, which be PA lin
should not at all approve of, and that now he was near
starved. Oa the Bench informing him of their decision,
he said It was very good, and be was exec...dine,
oblige I to them for their kindness.
A Seamy:me CHAZACTIM.—Joho Farr was brought
op in custody charged with loitering about for an unlaw-
ful purpose.—PC. Keats metal that whilst he was
on duty in Fordington about two o'clock on Sunday
morning, he heard • noise as or mow one getting over a
wall near lira Brown'. pabbcrbouee. Wigan, went
there, when on pritoner seeing Lim he slipped down a
wall and pretended to be asleep. When witness saw
him first he was trying to get over • wall, Stile of
which were fowls and pip belonging to Williana
Garland.—Being an old offender, and baring been
previously convicted fur having dead poultry in his
possession, he was sentencid to one month's hard labour,
notwithstanding he endeavoured to purettade the Bench
that he thought he was on his way home to Broad-

Mayne.
STIALING • WATCH. —Mary Marks, an meforlisinate,
was charged with stealing a wets* from George Cox. a
smithy of Fordington. lie stated that on Sunday
afternoon be and S friend went Into the Swan for the
purpose of having spine beer. Prosecutor took out him
watch an 1 told his friend What the time Was. Prisoner,
who was in the hones, ccintridisted the stattement, when
on his telling her to look at Lis watch, she insight it
front him, and refused to give it up sinless he came
down to her "quarters." He told her he should give
hew in custody if she did not return it to him, when
she replied that if be did no she would break it. He
then left her, bat In the seeping Its and his friend
again went to the Swan, where they met her the
snood time. She refused to give up the watch, and •
policeman was sent for and she was given In custody.—
Joseph Mitchell prosecutor's friend, corroborated
portions of his evidence. but said be thought the 'Fatah
was taken more In • joke than with the intention to
stetal.—P.O. Mitchell proved taking 'Aimee in custody,
when she denied that she knew anything about the
watch at first, but when at the station admitted having
it and gave it up. She was drunk.—The Bench die-
missed the ease, and censured prosecutor, who is lit
years of age, for keeping such entnnstly.
COIIIMILD TO Ten DOICHUITIR COUNTT
Simians : Charles Dicker and Edwin Dicker, assaulting
and wounding at Milton Abbu—Hard Lamar : Robert
H. Baveystock, leaving service at Sherborne-14 days;
Charles Honing. illtreating an ass at Broadwinsor —l4
days; Aaron Riggs, vagrancy at Bradpole-14 day.;
Samuel Miller, misbehaviour at Dorchester Union-21
day.; Daniel Denning, stealing apples at Dowlish-1
etionth.—lmprimainsent : Mark Hibbs and James Marder,
drink at Swanage-7 days ; William Shaon, vagrancy at
Weymouth-14 days.
WEYMOUTI4.—RiriI CoitrrrrhoW—l'he Dorset
battalion of rid, volunteers haring received • challenge
from the 4th Hants battalion to shoot • match with
them, the same has been accepted, and the contest will
some off in about • fortnight's time at Wiinborue.
Tee ANNUAL Pain. SHOOTING annoget the members
of the sth D.R.V. (Weymouth) will take oleo, shortly.
There will be a good list of prizes for competition.
&HOOL CHILDREN,B TREAT.—The Sunday echool
children of the united Dissenting places of worship in
' this town, held their annul holiday on Thursday.
They formed in procemion, carrying dap and banners,
and secompuied by the ride hand, proceeded to Belteld
Park, kindly granted by It. H. Swattleld, Esq., where
they were supplied with • pl-ntiful share of tea and
asks. A variety of amusement were entered into with
much Out, both by the children and their teachers,
and as the weather was very fine the annual treat was
much enjoyed.
ALLEGED CHILD ItURDZIL —An inquest will be held
to-day (Tuesday) at the Duke of Cumberland, before
Oiles Symonds, Esq. coroner, on the body of a newly
horn infant, who, it is expected, has met its death
under foul circumstances. It appeers that in the service
of Mrs. Pope, pawnbroker, of St. Mary-street, is •
young woman named Mary Elroonds, and her mistress
having had suspicion that she was in the family-way
questioned her to that erect, but she denied that there
was anything the matter with her. On Sunday morniog,
before breakfan, she complained of feeling unwell to
her fellow servant, • young girt of 12 or 14
years of age. As she had been suffering from
the effects of an injured leg, Mrs. Pope
had a bed made up for her in a back room on
the ground door, no as to prevent her from going up
stairs more than was absolutely necessary. On her
telling the girl that she felt ill, she added that she
would go up in her (the girl's) room, Lod lay down
for a short time, and then she should not bear any
noise. It is supposed that whilst there she was deli•
vend of the child, after which she concealed it in a
box. She then came down stairs and punned her usual
domestic duties The other vervain heard • child
crying in her room whilst the young woman was in
It, but did not tell her mistress, and it we. not
until the eveoing,when she was in a neighbour's house,
that she acquainted • 1•011S•11 of what she had heard.
This intelligence was conveyed to Mrs. Pope, who
instantly instituted inquiries, and on • policeman being
went for the body of the infant was found coacosled in
a box. The unfortunate mother is now very
dangerously ill.
WAREHAlL—lnquzwe—On Friday morning an
inquest wan held before Freeland Filliter, Esq., ex oglne
coronet for Wareham and Purbeck, at the Burd-room
al the Union, upon the body of • wanderer, who bad
been admitted into that plum. It appeared that the
deceased died from natural onuses, having walked from
Dorchester to this town whilst in • very weak and HIP
haunted state. The jury returned • verdict that
deceased died from natural cause, sod, through then
foreman (Mr. Jobe Samuel Thews) requested the
coroner to convey to the master of the Union, Mr.
Brown, an opinion that he deserves great credit for the
care and humanity which he had shown to deceseed
whilst nutlet his ears.
IWERNS MINSTER.—The sale of Mr. C. Burt's
splendid dock of 900 sheep, horses, iniplemeuts, kn.
which took plus on Wednesiday,the 31.4 ult., attrssted
• very large and highly respectable company, about GOO
being present. Previous to the sale • most sumptuous
luncheon was provided. The chair was taken by Sir K.
B. Baker, Bart, supported by Captain Wyndham',
and by nearly all of the leading agriculturists of the
county, and muiy from Somerset, Devon, Fain sad
Sure. The usual tout., including the worthy chair-
men and Mr. Burt, having been given, the company
repaired to the pens and expressed their admirable
of the excellent quality and Mee of the sheep. Mr.
Reinter, the auctinuer, after snaking • few well.timed
remarks, proceeded with the sale. The competition was
vary keen throughout, and, mouldering the scarcity of
a very satisfactory sale was made, the two-teeth
ewes fetchieg dia. and other ages in proportion. Mr.
Burt's exisellent dairy cows, heifers, he., will be sold
about Christmas.
POOLE.—The Bristol Mirror states that George
W. Franklyn, M.P. for this borough, has con'
tributod £lO towards the liquidation of the debt on

the Bristol life-boat.
MATRON 01 11111 Usriow.—At • meeting of the
Board of Guardians, held at the Union on 'Wednes-
day, Mn. Clark, the wife of the master, was ap-
pointed matron of the Union House.
Gams Licastens.—Lioenses have been granted by
the magistrates to Mr. kforris, grater, end Mr. Ap-
plin, poulterer. Ur. Top% greengrocer and licensed
victualler, applied for a licence, but owing to his
being • retailer of beer, the Bench could not grant
one.
Tim Seize BURNT AT Saa.—A telegram has
been received here from Queenstown, stating that
the schooner Sylph of this port, the property of
Messes. Co. and do. bound to Newfoundland, had
been burnt at sea. Happily the crew were roved,
and are on their way to Poole from Ireland, where
they were taken by the whoopee Pauline, which
picked up the crew.
11WANAGS—Terrneo1lat.—The committee of
the llowlem Institute have just promoted their late
hon. seoretary. the Rev. W. P. Peck, with • chaste
and beautiful piece of plate, in the shape of • band.
moms °tormented silver sugar basin sad tongs, with
saitnble inscription, as an acknowlesignient of his
able and active ezertions for the welfare of the in-
stitute linos the time of ite opening.
WHITCHURCH.—FATAL Accirocrr.—Eli White, •
Wier in the employ of Mr. Fools's, of this plass, was
returning from Blandford station on Thursday with a
wagon. °attaining oikake, when on coining down Bell-
hill he jumped off the eliafte for the purpose of putting
on the dreg. He unfortunately missed his footing sad
fall, and before he could recover himself the wheels
went over one of his lags, toying off the flesh, breaking
one arm, and grazing big head. Notwithetanding these
Injuries the poor fellow contrived to reach home, but in
, a very exhausted coodition. Dr. Berens was sent for,
, sad was soon in attendance, and, on his advice. Mrs.
Foote' sent for her brother, who is also a medical man;
but it was aseertained that the injuries the poor man
had sustained were so severe that there was so hopes of
his recovery, and he died on the following day. He was
• most sober and industrious man, and has left a wife
and four young children to lament his death.

BLS NDFORD.-11nrsnonnorsir Cnor.—We have
been informed that our respected townsman, Mr. G.
Hart, has had the good fortune to secure, in first-rate 1
conditioa, a more than average crop of barley, grown
near the Cemetery—a Bold of 4 acres yielding 64 sacks
2 bushels.
FASRIONALI Flurrivrners.—On Wednesday, the 3lsl
alt., W. P. Okeden, Sci., entertained a lugs and
distinguished party at his mansion at Tansworth.
During the afternoon the guests participated in the
fashionable game of croquet on the lawn, and in the
evening a ball took place in Use drawin•rooni, which,
however, was found inadequate to arsommodate all the
party at one time. lira Edwards, organist of Bland
-
ford, presided at the piano-forte, and with Mr. King's
excellent quadrille band, gave every satirisation.
During the clay among the diMingoished gnosis present
were—Lady Postmen and the Misr Portman* (21, Hon.
Malaria Portman, Baron and Baroness Hambro, Sir B.
I Girl, Bart, Major Portman sad party, C. J. Parke
I and family (Henley), a large party from Steepleton
House (Sir John D'Oyley's); party from Random House
(Sir B. B. Baker's); party from Langton How*, (J. J.
Farquharson's, Hag.); .7. C. Hansel, Fag.. and Port',
(Iso_ngtbernes); G. P. Memel, Zee, and party (Langton
Lodge); Hon Ilfs. Bank, Um IYoyley Snow and

family; Rev. Mr. Torkington. Mrs- and Kiss Oliver, i
(Okeford Donee); they. J. Wattg, Rev. J. Maned. 11, ;
Soon, Bop. (Shapwiels,) Ice., kc. limning was
kept op with great spirit till about one o'clock. ,
BATHES Too Boo—Loot week • party of about a
down, working men. returning from harvesting in
Wiltshire, tools Sol elan tickets at Dinton nation for
Stalbridge, on On Somerset soil Dornt Railway. On
their arrival at the templseenitie junction they were
shown into carriages of the ItlAneraell and Dorset hue,
,i and their baskets, scythes, he.. pot ;nto 140144ga.-
van. Just before starting. however, (rota the Temple-
combo 'Union, the goon' oiled out tort the tfaift efid
not stop at Stalbfidge ; and though they stalled out that
not only themwlveg, but • quail, of hypee wed
booked for that station. it ?JAI .1 no use. The tram
dashed by Stalbridge and di I not stop till it arrived at
I S•nrmilistar Newton. Ilii their comidaining ef tin, nay
' I bey lad hcen troll, the gout ratliCr ierlity told them
, they main to hese looked at the time-table. •nil they
i a mild then Leto even that the train dial not atop at
Stalbriige. We don't geppore. OM out .4 the whole
number who were thin disappointed would 'nee under.
stied the timetable if they had looked ea it and ii,
ciertain'y Reins • very foolish arrangement Of train
service that paseeegers by the parliameutry train fru"
London cannot proceed farther on their way, iithir to
Ilenstridge or Btalbridge, than Templeconshe, bet
Mint remain et the latter station from 11.23 a.m. till
2.5 p.n. Wore they can go on to Stalbridge. lUli from
11.23 p.m. till 345 p.m., before they can go on to
llonstridgd.
()Wert PIM Sensiotte Septenth r 3.—Present :
The Right Hon. Lord l'io.rtitian, (chairman), J. .1.
Farquharson. W. P. Okeden, J. F. Memel, &qrs., mid
the Rev. J. Watts.
LICKS/SING DAT.—PreViolle to the signing of the
licenses by the magistrates, the Chairman SA d he was
informed on good antboriiy, that some of the publicans
in Illandford were in the habit of &thriving patties to
be drinking on their prendies during Divine Service on
Sunday mornings. A stricter watch would be made
during the year, and If any were convict:el of such an
offence, thatf therms would be refuse I next year.—
Mr. C. Coates, of the i- alf4loon Inn, White Cliff Mill-
Li,
street, was cautioned tile lordship., to lie future
conduct, who sal thou his Wenn would be granted
thia year, from the in onnaton of the superintendent
the Benin were induced to believe be woe not a fit
penal to have charge of a piablic•house. Mr. Coates
made some observations as to the regularity in closing
observed by him, but the Bench told him be had better
oot enter into explanations.
NIIW I-demerits. —Mr. Atkinson made an applintion
on behalf of Mr. Thome., for a lionise to sell exciseable
liqtlors in • newly-ereded home elou to the fair-field.
tie stated thin the house had been built by Mr. Batting.
and was every way suited for tle purports for which it
*as designed. There were upwards of 50 families on
that side of the railway. Application granted.—Mr.
Haranain also made application to Nell excisable liquor.
at hiii hon., 'Misted elope le Ike railway, known by the
noise of the niece of Wales. After Rh. Hannan: had
stated the accommodation the hotter afforded. the Bench
agreed to grant the license.—Ur. W. C. Fineham
made application on behalf of Mr. H. ffampson for •
boon situated close to the railway station at Butte-
bury.—Mr. Atkinson opposed the application, which
was refund.
TANIANT GUNTILLIL—SeAupeou Lucet wall charged
with asasultine a little boy, wooed Charles Barnes, on
the fith Angust.—Di fondant pleaded that he certainly
did strike the boy, but that he provoked him by taking
away some chains to which a bullock was fastened.
After hearing the evidence the magietrates dismissed the
charge.
STSALING APPLES.—George Barnes, a lad about nine
years of age, was charged with stealing apples from an
orchard belonging to J. J. Farquharson. Esq. The aunt
of the defendant appeared and said the boy had no
inducement to commit the crime, as he had plenty of
apples at home.—The Chairman, addressing the boy,
, told him they would give him one more chance, but that
if he again appeared b.fore them he would be sent to
the Rerormatlry.
HILTON.—Alfroi Edwin Thorne and Henry Martin
were charged with assaulting John Thorne.—Mr.
Atkinson sppeared for the defendants, and it eppearing
to the Bench that no assault woe actually committed,
though there was considerable provocation on both
sides, they di-missed the case, at the same time
cautioning the two defendants as to their future
[ conduct.
, Dausicsit AND RIOTOUS CONDUCT.—ChArIes House
, and John Cos pleaded guilty to the above charge.—A
written character in favour of House was handed in to
1 the Bench from Mr. Bingham, and the defendants were
, fined in the mitigated penalty of Is each, and to. costs.
MILTON ABBAlL—Charies Legg VIM charged with
, being drunk and riotous on the night of the 2llh
August. —Defendant, who seemed heartily sorry for the
; offence, pledged his word that he would be a teetotaller,
and • goof character being given him by Mr. Gibboo,
steward to the Baron Hombre, he was dinbarged with
• ration.
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COUnTY Poucr., August 29th. Before Lord
Portinan.—John Smith, an old offender. WAS brought up
In custody of P.C. Hunt, charged with assaulting his
wife.—The charge had to be dismissed, as the corn- !
plainamt, from a mistaken idea of kindness, did not !
appear—We understand that her unfeeling husband bit
her finzer nearly off.
WIIII3ORWIL —Ton Rzeter Fritz.—We are glad to
learn that the appeal on behalf of tbe 'offerers by the
Ire is being liberally responded to, and trust that such
• sum may be oollected as will enable the committee to !
meet the various demands. The Hants; Sussex and
Dorset Fire Insurance Company, the office in which
Mrs. Reeks was insured, have paid her the amount of
her lose—os3o; and the Cl•inli of all persons insured in
the Athol Assurance Company, amounting to £5BB, were
paid in full within • fortnight of the fire.
Pam 8112/11015, Friday.—(Bsfon C. J. Glyn, chair-
man; Major Portman, and J. T. Baskin, Seq.)—James
that, of Manswood, in the parish of Moor Critehell,
grocer and draper. was summoned by linperintendeat
Baynton, inspector of weights and measures, for
having, on the 24th ult., five weights on Ids counter
that were light and otherwise unjust. Defendant
pleaded guilty. The Superintendent stated he did not
believe that defendant bad any intention to defraud, '
but neglected to bring them in on adjusting days. The
Bench thereupon fined the defendant in the sum of Is ,
and costa Pa Defendant then commenced abusing the
Superintendent, and said he supposed he wanted to
make op • diy's job. He sac ail.W to order by the
Bench, who said his remarks were very improper after
the Superintendent had spoken in his behalf; he bad
only done his duty.—Henry Cuff, of Wirral:area, was
Sued 51. and costa for being drunk.—Five men, two
of whom gave 'the name of Luke Bost, and anoiber
two that of James Fall, although they were no rein.
! lions to each other, together with Henry Phillip., were
! "barged with riotous behaviour at Winiborne, ors
Saturday night, the 27th ult. They all pleaded guilty
amend Phillip", who produced two witnesses" to prove
that he was at home at the time of the row. The
Beath adioursed the case, and lined Um four others
Cl each and 9.. costa, or be imprisoned for one
mooth.—Bli Williams was fined 40a. and coats for
drunkenness at Stanninster Marshall—Thomas Rase, of
Doman's Hill, Lytahet Matraven, was summoned at
the instance of Mr. James Forreeter, receiver of the
'bombard estate, for unlawfully cutting furze at
Donna's Hill, be not being a rester or occupying lees
than half an acre of land, Fined Is. and caste.—
Thomas Scott. of Wimborne, an old offender, was fined
LIIs. 6d. for stealing • cabbage on Sunday morning,
from an allotment belonging to Mr. William lane,
I groan, or one month's hard labour.—This being an
I adjourned license meeting, Mr. Kemp Welch appli d
! again for the consideration of • spirit license for the
Bakers' Arm. beerhouse, Lytchett Minister. Tbs

Bench stated that no necessity was shown for an in
-
seems of spirit holism hi that parish, sod refused the
spplication.
WINTHRBORNE KINGBTON.-Bulous
On Saturday, August 27th, a ere occurred in this
village by which five cottages, with their furniture and
other contents were completely destroyed. At one end
of the village, leading to AbbotteCourt farm, two of the
cottages were situated on one side of the brook and
three on the other. The fire is supposed to have origi-
nated by some live embers being placed an an out-house
at the back of one of the teo houses nearest the village,
and in • very short space of time, and before anything
could be removed, the whole five were in flames. The
tenant sufferers were Merob, a shepherd, Joiner,
J. Lambert, and Harris. Three of the houses de-
stroyed belonged to J. B. W. B. H. Drag. Esq., M.P.,
and the other two to Kr. Burgas. Lambert was in
Blandford, and on his return home found his cottage,
furniture, and • 12-ecore pig all destroyed;
i and
Joiner, n addition to his furniture, lost his harvest
money. Fortunately for the village the wind set in
on opposite direction, but great fear was excited re-
=Abbott. Court farm, the property of Mr.
which was only saved through the promo-
worthy and continued exertions of the villager. and
Mr. Richards' farming men. Even now the buildings
are covered with ashes. Through the kindness of Use
farmers residing in the neighbourhood, the five suffer-
ing families sere provided with house shelter. They
are all honest, industrious people, and well deserving of
help. A subscription no their 'behalf has been set afoot,
to which we hope • liberal response will be made. Mr.
Richards, of Aotte Court farm, will be glad to receive
contributions, as well as Mr. C. W. Millard, Telegram
°Moe, Slandford.
WITCHAMPTON. Ingosint. On Wednesday,
August 24, as inquest was held before T. Rawlings,
EN., coroner, on the body of Charles Pearce, a young
man, carter to C. Start, Esq. It appeared from the
I evidence that on the previous day the deemed ,
was on his way from Wimbortm to Critchell, with ,
a wagon load of bricks, and when near High Lees
was met by the medical man of the district, riding in
his carriage. The road being narrow, deceased got down
to draw the horses of his team aside, and whilst in the
sat of getting up again he accidentally fell, the wagon
wheel pitying over his chest, end causing almost instan-
taneous death. Be was perfectly sober. Verdict
—" Accidental death."
CHARMOUTll.—Calciter.—Charmouth o. Sea-
ton.—On Wednesday the 31st ult., the return match
between tho above clubs was played at Colyford, and
terminated in favour of the Charmouth gentlemen
with tow wicket. to go down. Seaton, let innings,
19; 2nd, 3S; Charmouth, let ineings, 53; 2nd, 5.
Juvrams Caiccrr evcit.—Lyme v.Cbarmooth.
No little excitement prevailed here on Thursday
last in consequence of a match being played between
nine young gentlemen of Lyme and nine of Char-
m:Nab, which ended in favour of the former with
three wickets to go down. autrinouth, lot inning;
17; 2nd, 46; Lyme, let innings, 42; 2nd, 29. At the
conclusion of the above match the return match was

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played, which terminated in favour of Monmouth
with eight wickets to fall. The totals were: Lyme,
lit innings. 29; 2nd, 29; Cbannouth, tot innings,
56, 2a4 1.

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SALISBURY.—COAL CourART.- -The somm:l4, of
this ezosllent Society, which was established in 1842,
for the purpose of supplying oral to the poor of the
various pmislies at reduced rate during the er. user
months, have juet ieleed their annuel statement. a brief
sery of which tie. fellows :—Reoeipta —Bel ince in
band, May, 1883, LC 12s. 3d ; subscriptions LIO ;
donation by the Dean, moiety of slms from Holy: Com-
munion) ble ; deposits, rs interest FA te. ; total,
£477 i.e. 3ld. Ti.. dahorminents h..* b,ro £44,4 fla, 41.
leaving a Wanes in hand of 212 12.. lIIJ, Our
readers will wiiiee that the balance in farmr of the
society is considersbly leis than loot year, and therefore
inaraseed liberality will be needed so that the poor of
oar oity may net be deprived of threw adeantages they

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