The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-04-08 00:00:00

THE WADDON VALE STAKES

Of 3 soya. each, with 30 soya added. Weights list.
Professionals were allowed td ride in this race by
carrying 71bs. extra.
Mr. Hambro's b. g. Charlie . . (Friend 1
Mr. Woolinington's br. g. Raffle . (Jarvis 2
Mr. Brown's b. m. Nancy . (Saunders 0
Mr. Yearsley's ns. br. in. Fanny . (Owner) 0
Mr. O'Kelly's b. g. Lawsuit . . (Kelly) 0
Mr. Dakin's ch. u. Skittles . . (Owner) 0
Skittles took the lead at starting, and maintained it
over two or three fences, when Lawsuit took up the
running, bat shied at the stone fence. Fanny threw
her rider at the rails and crossed two or three fields
without him. Nancy fell in the road and hurt her rider
considerably, two or three of his ribs being broken.
Charlie leapt the stone fence first, followed by Raffle,
and won by about three lengths. Raffle dropped dead
on arriving just past the winning stand.
MATCH FOR £2o,—Between Mr. Dakin's "Weary
Weed," and Mr. Smith's "Doubtful,"—one mile and a-
half.

Weary Weed . . . (Owner) 1
Doubtful . . (Owner) 2

Weary Wed took the lead, and maintained it,
winning with ease.
THE OPEN STEEPLE CHASE

Of 5 ovs. each, with 50 soya. added. Weights 12st.
The winner of any previous Race or Steeple Chase,

101bs extra.
Mr. Harnbro's b. g. Count , , . (Kelly) 1
Captain Cooper's bk. g. Tack Hinton (adman) 2
Mr. Harnbro's g. g. Salt Fish . . (Friend) 3

Salt Fish took up the running at starting, and kept
it till arriving at the stone fence, when Jack Hinton
passed him and Count took the second place. In the
next to the last fence Jack Hinton went slightly out of
his way and Count took slightly the lead, but on crossing
the last fence, Jack Hinton's rider fell, thereby per-
mitting Count to win easily.

A SILVER TEA POT, SITOAR BASIN, and CREAM

JUG, given by GICRAIID STURT, Esq.,

Added to • Sweepstakes of 3 cove. each. For Horses
Goal fide the property of, and ridden by Farmers,
Tradesmen, or their Sons, residing in the County of
Dorset, the same being in DO way connected with any
r4cing stable. Four years old to carry list. 61b. ;
five-years old, 12s1. 31h; six and ed, 12st. 10Ib.
The winner of any previous Steeple Chase 101bs.
extra, and thorough-bred horses lbs. extra. The
second horse to receive back his stake.
Mr. Harvey's br. m. Queen of the Chase, 5, years,, .

. (Owneri 1
Mr. Burgess's b. g. The Earl, aged . (Spear 2
Mr. Maya, ag. g. The Yeoman, aged . (Bailey 3
Mr. Brown's ch. m. Creeping Jane, 6 years (Taylor) 0
Mr. Bennett's ch. g. Charlie, 6 years, (late Irish
Emigrant) (Bevis) 0
. . . .
Mr. Ingraiu's br. g. Archer, aged . (Friend) 0

Earl fell at the first fence, or the probability is, it
would have won the race. Yeoman led at first, and
afterwards Creeping Jane took up the running, the Earl
being fifth all along the straight running, but came up
rapidly towards the end of the raoe, making a good
second, Yeoman being well up. At the lagt fence
Creeping Jane and Charlie both fell, allowing the Queen
of the Clime to win easily by some lengths. Archer
left the field after getting into the road. The race was
run in 8 minutes 25 seconds.

We regret to state that several casualties occurred
on the ground to parties halides those taking part in
the races. The most serious were those of Mr.
Hartley, of Dorchester, wholesale grocer, who had
two of his ribs broken, and was otherwise severely
injured. The accident happened during the first
race. Dr. Aldridge, of Dorchester, and Dr. Parker,
of Abbotabnry, were quickly in attendance. Captain
Edwards, of the Bridport Volunteer Rifles, also
sustained considerable injury by the horse of Serjeant
Levet, of the 6th Dragoon Guards, falling upon him.
Captain Hambm immediately sent him to the King's
Arms' Hotel, in his waggonette. Saunders, who was
injured in the second race, was the party who found
the child that had been lying under an hedge two
nights and a day and a half at 'Moreton, a short time
since.

The arrangements, under Captain Thresher, as Hon.
Sec. and Clerk of the race, were admirable; and
the Wcymouth Rifle Band added greatly to the
pleasures of the day.

WEYMOUTH.—Tax QUARTERLY FARCE. —On
Tuesday last the borough magistrates concluded their
quarterly farce of hearing summonses against poor,
decrepit, half starved old women, for having
neglected to pay their poor rates, .vben they bad no
money to pay them with nor even to buy a bit of
breve but what as they obtained from the parish.
They, of coarse, were excused. 'I he pariah
paid the expenses out of the rate-payers'
money, and the law was satisfied—at all events till
a new poor rate is made, when the same solemn farce
will have to be enacted again.

OBSTRUCTING THE STREIT. Mr. Frederick
Hatton, • butcher, residing in Bond-street, was
fined Is. and costa for leaving a cart in the street,
when, paradoxically as it might appear, he knew
nothing about it. The fact was the party to whom
be lent the cart left it where it was found by the
police: but AS every man is supposed to always have
an eye on his own property, he was held responsible
for the act. As defendant said, "It shan't never
happen again," we suppose he never again intends to
lend his cart to persons who will not take care to
free him from harm.

No SCALES AT ALL —Edward Fancy, a baker,
residing in the parish of Owermoigne, was summoned
before the Borough Bench on Tuesday, for delivering
bread within the Borough of Weymouth,
having no scales for weighing bread in his cart.
It appeared from the evidenoe adduced, that when
the inspector had before examined his cart, scales
were found, but on this occasion they had been
unfortunately forgotten. The Bench ordered a fins
of lOs. and costa, to make him less forgetful for the
future.
A SHOCKING BAD PAIR OF SCALES. —Albert
Ellerly, a baker in Weymouth, was on Tuesday last
summoned before the Borough Magistrates, on the
charge of not having a proper pair of scales for
weighing bread to those customers to whom he
delivered the" staff of life" about the town. It seems
that while the defendant was delivering bread, Mr.
Dnnenan overhauled his cart, and found a shocking
bad pair of scales, completely eaten up with rust, and
never having had a taste of oil. The scales were
produced, and were in • filthy state. According to
defendant's statement, he " bought them new," put
them into his cart, and, as no one asked to have
their bread weighed, left them there till they were
covered with rust They were certainly unfit for
weighing bread, yet singular to say, the Bench
dismissed the charge against him.
CAUTION TO MA RINK STORE DZA LERS. —Two
eases of illegal marine-store dealing were heard
before the Borough Magistratee on Tuesday. In
the first plice Silas Hurley was charged with pan
chasing two pieces of iron, used for ballasting vessels,
from a girl under 16 years of age, for • halfpenny.
The came was proved by a girl named Caroline
Burt, who pickad up the iron, and sold it at
defendant's shop. He was fined le. and 15s. 6d.
costs. —The other case was against Robert Chris-
topher. He had not his name over his door, bought
apiece of chair from a boy under 16 years of age,
and kept no record of his transactions in a book as
required by law. Henry Pitman, • boy, was called
to prove that he sold the chair for some other boys,
who, it appeared, had stolen it, and Superintendent
Lid bury said when be went to defendant's house and
asked for the book in which the purchases were
recorded, defendant's wife said they had not one.
Defendant produced • book purporting to oontain
his purchases, but the Bench said it was evident that
it had been made up for the occasion. Defendent
was fined half-a-crown for the offence, which, with
the costs, amounted to .£1 Os. 4d.
PRAYING FOR SILYERER PUNISHMENT.—A novel
application was made to Alderman Ayling on Mon-
day. An hearty, lusty-looking tramp, who preferred
begging to honest labour, was charged with vagrancy.
To P.C. Marsh he assigned his reason for leading
that mendicant life to not believing it proper to
starve. The constable told him then be might go
the Union, the very mention of which made him
highly indignant, "Union l" said the beggar, "and
me go to the Union I—• strong hearty fellow like
me? Why I should get more for dinner in Dor-
chester gaol than I should get in the Union la a

day." Mr. Ayling ordered him to be imprisoned in
Dorchester gaol for a momth, but this WM by no
means satisfactery ; he begged to be sent for five
weeks. The, magistrate was puzzled at the cause of
asking for excessive punishment, when Supt. Lidbury
explained the reason—persona committed fora month
were placed on shorter diet than those committed for
a longer period.
It is said that Mrs. Windham and one of her sisters
are at present in Barcelona, and that she frequents
the opera there brilliant with diamonds. A celebrated
opera troupe is there, among whom is Giuglini.- -
Liveepool Albion.
PORTLAND.—Tax 4TH Dons= VottrNTgart
ARTILLERY.—We have been favoured with the fol.
lowing score of the result of the late target practice
heti% een the members of this corps who took part in
those proceedings :
_ _

180 yds. 150 yds. Tot.
John Croas ... 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 12
William J. Pearce 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 8
William F. Pearce 110 0 0 012 0 1 , 6
William Stone ... 0 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 11
Edward Stone ... 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 7
William L. Pearce 1 22 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 14
Richard Pearce ... 131 2 1 111 0 0 11
Richard Stone ... 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 12
John P. Scriren ... 011 0 2 1 10 1 1 8
John Pearce ... 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 4
John Stone ... 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
B. Pearce ... 0 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 10

Pearce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
J. FPlarcs ... 013 0 0 001 0 0 5
John A. Stone ... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Richard Pat
...11020 0 1 0 0 1 6
Abraham P rce 1 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 11
Francis P. wood 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 7
George Fancy ... 211 1 1 012 1 2 12
William A. Pearce 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 9
John Ellis ... 2 1 2 3 1 11 1 1 3 16

Benjamin Stone
rce 10
0 11
10
2 020 0 2 1.34
William E. Mono 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 10
Henry Bnoh 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 6
William C, Way ... 011 2 1 100 0 1 7
ThoniaaKxiight... 001 1 1 100 1 1 6
William W. Hinds 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 3 15
William Rod ... 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 2 13
Edward J. Pearce 211 0 1 002 1 1 6
Robert Cox ... 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 2 18
Edward R. Pearce 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 4
Simon Attwool 01 000 1 0 0 0 2 4
Edward Stone ... 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4
J. R. Short ... 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 14
Lieutenant Eliot ... 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 12

STIIRMINSTER NEWTON.—The annual vestry
meeting was held in this town on the 27th ult., for
the purpose of electing the overseers and surveyor—
Mr. Goodfellow occupied the chair. After the
surveyor's accounts were examined and passed, the
majority of the rate parishioners expressed their
satisfaction at the state of the road.; and we be'ieve
Mr. Short's efficiency and zeal are fully appreciated.
But notwithstanding the high commendation he has
obtained, another candidate for the office, Mr. T.
Potter, was proposed by Mr. J. Rose, seconded by
Mr. W. Inkpen : but a show of bands proved a very
large majority in favour of Mr. Short.
ELANDFORD.—Pirm Szsaiciss March 29th.
—Before Lord Portman, J. J. Farquharson, and
W. P. Okeden, Esqrs.—Charles Miles was brought
up, charged with leaving his wife and family charge-
able to the parish of Pimperne seven years ago.
Defendant, who appeared quite crippled, was dis-
charged, owing to his infirmities —Harriett Myall,
a disgusting rostitute, was summoned by James
Lane for assaulting his wife, and there was a cross-
summons charging Lane with assaulting Ilya% The
magistrates, after hearing evidence on both sides
(which was unfit for publication) bound them both
over in the SUM Of .£5 to keep the peace for three
months, each to pay his and her own costs.—John
Tuppin was summoned by Alfred Vacher, a boy only
13 years of age, for throwing a broom at him, and
striking him on the arm with a spade, so as to pm
vent him from using it for a considerable time. The
defendant, a strong young man, who appeared at the
bar in a state of intoxication, made himself pretty
considerably ridiculous by his stupid talk to the
magistrates, was sentenced to 14 days' hard labour.
Defendant, who was very much surprised at the
sentence, asked if he could not get out of it by
paying, but the Chairman told him that they were
determined to put a stop to such disgraceful practices.
—John Elliott was summoned at the instance of
Lord Rivers for trespass in search of game on the
15th of March, and was fined £l, including costs,
it being his first offence.—William Danill was sum-
moned by James Cumberland for assault, but the
case was settled out of court. —Julia Wineor, Fanny
Gallop, and Hannah Pitman, were summoned at the
instance of J. J. Farquharson, Esq., for damaging
certain trees, by breaking them for flrewood.—The
ease against Pitman was dismissed, Gallop was fined
is., but Winsor, who is well known amongst the
police as a petty thief, was sentenced to one month's
bard labour.—Eliza Slain, aged 13, was brought up
in custody of P.C. Napier, charged with stealing
three veils, the property of Joseph Seeger. Prose-
cutor did not appear, and the case. was. dismissed..

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DIOXINS or SALISBURY. —On the let inst. the
Rev. Edward Arthur Dayman, M.A., rector of
Shilling Okeford, near Blandford, Dorset, was
elected one of the proctors to represent the clergy
of the diocese of Salisbury in Convocation, in the
room of the Venerable Anthony Huxtable. M.A.,
rector of Sutton Waldron, near Shaftesbury, recently
collated to the archdeaconry or Dorset, rice the Ven.
Robert Bentley Buckle, M.A., rector of Upwey,
resigned..

NVINTERBORNE STICKLAND. —TauPeasticx.
—During the past few months the spirit of teeto-
talism has been making its existence, heard and felt
with somewhat remarkable vigour in and about the
above village. Hitherto there have been two
branches of " Teetotalers," but on Tuesday, the 25th
ult., a public meeting was held in the National
schoolroom, by the friends of both branches, when
they were united into one society. Six members
were elected as a committee, with Mr, Bennet,
schoolmaster as treasurer, to carry on the business
of the society. Mr. F. J. Meaden, of Blandford,
sang a temperance melody, after which Mr. B.
Meaden, of the same place, gave a brief address on
the "History of the temperance movement, from its
origin to the present time." The Rev. W. Churchill
presided, who, with the Rev. J. C. Cordean, made
some excellent remarks in favour of total abstinence.
At the close of the meeting more than twenty names
were added to the pledge book, and it is hoped that
at the meeting which is to be held during the
present meek, when a lecture will be given on
"Temperance," that many more will follow the
example of their predecessors.

SHERBORNE.—Pocton COURT, March 27th.—
Before J. T. Fa'waster, Esq., and the Rev. W. J.
Goodden. —Eli Griffin was brought up in custody,
charged with embezzling money belonging to his
master, Robert Corry, a miller of Over Compton.
The evidence not being sufficient to justify a com-
mittal, prisoner was discharged.— Sydenhart
Burch v. Jane Coveleas.—llefendant was charged
under the Criminal Justice Act with stealing an iron
oven door. Prisoner pleaded guilty and WM sentenced
to 14 days' hard labour.— Thomas Willis and
William Griffiths were brought up in custody
severally charged with neglecting to maintain their
wives and children, whereby they had become
chargeable to the parish of Sherborne. —James Kite
one of the relieving officers of the Sherbonie union,
deposed to giving relief to the wives and families of the
prisoners. Each was committed for 14 days' hard
labour.

HORTICULTURAL SOCIRTY.—A preliminaty meet-
ing WAS held in the Town Hall on Tuesday, Captain
Falwasser in the chair, when it was resolved that an
Horticultural fete should be held in Sherborne on
the 27th August next in the grounds of the Old
Castle, the use of which has been kindly granted for
the occasion by G. D. W. Digby, Esq. The follow-
ing gentlemen were appointed to act as the com-
mittee :—Messrs. Falwasser, Melmoth, Parsons,
Hoddinott, Congram, Harston, H. Ensor, Weleford,
Williams, Turner, Goldsmith, T. Nooks, Best,
Ruegg, T. Penny, T. Enaor, Pocklington, L Ellis,
and E. Pragnell. Mr. T. Ellis was appointed
honorary secretary.
The following gentlemen were nominated by the
vestry held on Friday to fill the office of overseers
for the ensuing year :—Messrs. J. Arnold, Job
Rendell, William Welsford, E. M. Kingdon, Charles
Calder, and John Langdon.

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WAREHAM. —GOOD NEWS FOR TIRE 'FRAM-
TAwrs. —The Mayor, James Panton, Esq., has de-
termined on having the town pump removed, and a
neat useful cast-iron one erected a little way down
East-street in its stead.

PENNY LECTURE. —On Thursday an excellent
lecture was delivered at the hew school-room by the
Rev. R. T. Verrell, 8.A., of Poole, on the life of
Dr. Kato. Introduction :—"Forgotten obligation
to those who do the world service ;" "Birth and
early life of Dr. Kitto ;" "Poverty and its effects ;"
" Early Studies ;" "First Library ;" " Tbe great
disaster of his life;" " Apprenticeship and cruel
manage ;" and many other illustrations which made
the lecture most interesting. After the lecture a
vote of thanks was pawed by:the Rev. U.B. Randall
to the lecturer, and also a vote was passed to the
friends who took part in the singing, as every
lecture had been enlivened by music.
VOLUNTEER FUNERAL --The members belonging
to the 2nd Dorset Rifle Corps met on Monday (num-
bering 54, beside officers), at three o'clock, to pay
the last respect to their brother ism:tirade, Joseph
Thomas Cnst, of the Dorsetahire Bank. The corpse
was carried by six volunteers, and the like nnmber
were pall bearers, the captain giving the command.
On arriving at the church a most solemn and im-
pressive service was conducted by the Rev.
S. R. Capel. After the coffin had been lowered
to its final resting-place, they paid the last honour
to their comrade by presenting arms, it being his
wish this should be done instead of firing. The
volunteers then followed the family and friends to
their home. The deceased was a consistent member,
and deeply regretted by all who knew him.