The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-04-14 00:00:00

The was the last ear op in the calendar, and the
Court rcee about one o'elock.

I SALISBURY. Cisuacawaminx& The following
piatlesuen were elected on Monday last churchwardens
for the various parishes in the town Thome--
II
Mr. Gerwp Sydenham, High-street; Mr. £ll4. I '.ukett,
0.1-row. St. Edmund—Me. T. Sly, Rho
row ; Mr. W. Pinata. , Endlemetreet. St. Martin
Mr. 'T. P. Howe, fit. ; Mr. George Rich...M-
oon, Gimint-atreet. Fishertem —Dr. Finch and Mr.
Robert .Putabot.
Mstutinumr Falai Minsioma. --On Sunday last sermons
were pemiehol in the chapel, Milford-rtrest, in aid of
1 the above mismicess. On "blonder the members 01 the
chapel and their Mendip period of tea together in the
fiebooi-mos. There was • large attendant*. In the
even* • public meeting wen held. which was satiated
by the deputation, and sem& =hinters belonging, to
Sallabury and its nwighboorhood.
ORM. 0u1140t.-0a Tarim, at the Chew* 115ffs-
treled Clerk's Off es, before Viscount rallbsaketa mod
C. Kisumu, Req., three young mem, named Thomas
Bo=Liberty Crateher, sad Mimi Offer, were
with feloniously assamlting a yams sick named
Harriet Turner, near lialislery, an the night of Good
Friday. The preematrix had, is esenpamy with another
girl mama Amami, visited the C;setla, and emhosimently
the 1., whets they remained =SI beeireeit
too and alarm. On retorting home, Harriet Terser
was overtakes by the throe primmer; wile threw
ber down, and violently smaultsd her, Li
of the primmer" violated her, and she enoM sot
get away front them. She ivied for meistanos, but no
me OINK Ultimately the realmeed issmalf, and got
away. She was again followed by two of Use prisoner..
me of whom again assaulted her, while she was being
bald by the other. On getting into ..tie skeet,
Crutchar streak her. Enos iniernisd bar landlady +ben
she mind beim of what had mostrred. and also the
girl Jenard. latorissaka was gloom to the "bee, and
the three primmer' were Milrekluded. In the
three mimosa deeded the smomit entirely, but Orutalsar
adosillied haw* thrown the proammUu dews. The
primmer, were then oemmittod to take their trial at the
matt Avian.
fiLujaavaa Camsd &Glum—Tide importamt cheese
market was hail on Thursday. Than wore &Mot 150
tome pitehed, rather Mr than umaaL TIN hale was
ssinewhat dull. and prices was@ about the male as last
market They may be quaaad as fellow. :—Sidas, 28s.
to 345. ; MU-skins, 44.. to 5k.; Wilt., doubl a. 45a
to S&L liouseneta. 66a. to 6k; and Otimidars, 68a to
744. per ewt.
Yllolllll.lllllr CAVALaT.—AIIIOSS 10 Illermilis beloogiag
to 14 Wills Yeoman/ cheeky were put Anemia semnal
Miiinisavills as the Market mow" in Taamda7. A.;
sergeant of the hoe. PromuitweT to their bake
oat for eight days' permanent -duty at Turin" en the
Uri Wet

.li4lllll VILA, EMIT CAILLDON MINI&
PIIIMITATION TO W 11.1.1411 F•wcarr, sm—The
ql iiwm Clof the abereh ebiere theme near
a6era .at the Wide* Mot HOTOI. Bodiregy, out
arday. After the reel ha/bell hod beta peas
ruough, the rarroy, to the rusher of alb oat deer
to • graptease leper , greed up to Mr. Jeer's beet
style. larbort. &geed the othair, sad
am* thetualla hip L. neer* lath •
1 headgear rarvios el alorgrjaing four sieleive
silver alms. Idea Intleafihad f b/the
4bartimidits. IMMO kg" ewe aims hi

, connection with these mines, caused them to he
worked when indeed there appeared latti. prospect
of their ever repaying the amount expended
upon them. He (the chairman) however believed that
the mines would in thus become prodnetive adhis
opiuion was atiquiteeed is by the captain. The result
has proved to be correct, and the shareholders are
now reeti.ing • good divadeuil upon their sh•res. They
have not been itmen.iblo a. to whom they see indebted
for this good fortune, and they determined twos sub-
stantially showing their appreciation of the services
rendered by making each of them • pre.et,tat Mit. At
the lut quarterly meeting the Captain of the Mine. re-
°rived from the Chairman a ideas of plate, act it was
resolved that at the present meeting Mr. Faweett's
presentation &timid be wade. The salvers were of the
most chaste description, and were supplied by Messrs.
Bennett end Clench, silversmith& of this town. On
three of the salvers was engraved the crest of Mr.
Fawcett, and on the tea-tray was the following Inactrip-
tion : —"This set of four savers was, on the St li day of
April, 1861, presented to William Fawcett, Esq. by
156 diarshoidere in *the Marke Valley and East Ca4don
Mines, not only as • mark of their personal esteem, bat
also as • small acknowledgment of the value of the
services be ha+ rendered to both mine., and which have
largely contributed to reader both undertakings suc-
cessful and profitable to his brother shareholders." The
powientation was made in a nest speech, and Mr.
Fawcett appropriately thanked the shareholders for
their kindness, expressing his ustisfsetion that his effort.
had been sttended with locoed& A pleasant afternoon
was enjoyed, and the °amnesty separated early.
Rumor Or Ortgesitas—The following gentle-
awe have been alipointed overseers of the various
parishes in hatchery :-16t. Thoussa,—Masare. Francis
Knesell, Frederick Jones, Joseph 11. Cceletottl, and
Janie, Clench; St. Edniunds, —M ears. Stephen Curtis,
Willi.m P. Moore, Henry White. and J. White;
St. Martin's,—Mesars. J. C. Bothams and George Nor-

thS Theriday afternoon the chimney of a cottage at
East Harnbam caught fire, and the thatch with which
the dwelling was roofed ignited. It was discovered
almost immediately, end • few rails of water soon en•
tingnialied the fire. The borough engine was Kotler,
but fortunately its services were not required.
Loom. BOARD or HRALTII.—The moathly meeting
of this body was held at the Gsuncil House, on Thaw
day. which was presided over by the Meyer (J.
Coq). There were also put: Masers. Attawaya,4t
Jameson, Fawcett, Witlock. Terra and Allradard.
The report of the Superintendent of the Fire . •
was read by the Town Clerk (C. IL Lee which
stated that the firs eagles bad weeird eery saMshre•
torily at the two recent new, elms Its merited were re-
quired..—The Ihror said he had understood that the
Superintendent of the are brigade Lad Nat ia a claim
for the assidance rendered at Maass bee. He wished to ,
know of the Surveyor whether seal claims had besot
shown to hiss.—Mr. Boehm (the Surveyor) replied !
it had not been suggested by Mr. Pearce—Mr.Atto-
way ,
remerkad that It was the duty of the Superinteir
dent to 'stolid discharges made by bun to the Surveyor.
in fact them were his in • —The Clerk of the ,
Peace observed that the rintendent vu supplied
with a sale of charges, and the owner of the property ,
destroyed was liable for the payment of the aunt. An
observation was made as to the efficiency of the fire
brigade, and Mr. Roe fully corroborated that Matemest
He said on the occasion of the late Ire at Laverstook,
be saw the engin* standing in the street at 10 minutes
after 1, and within 10 minutes of that time was playing
upon the fiatries.—The Superintendent then attended
the Board. In answer to inquiries he stated that he had
sent in • claim to Mr. Cooper, the agent of the Insur-
ance Company, in which the house at Fisberton
insured. He did not submit those charges to Mr.
&Share, but they were according to the male, and
amounted to between £3 and Ea. That was, very
small sum for what be had done, for he was called
upon several times to extinguish the mouldering
eishers.—The Mayor stated that the council were per-
featly satisfied with the ere brigade but they were
anxious that the charges should first be submitted for
the inspection or the Surveyor previous to being sent !
in. The Superintemlent inquired of the Board
whether it can necessary previous to his attending a
fire, to make inquiries whether the prensises were
iosured.—The Cleric informed his that it was his duty
to attend every fire whenever called upon immediately.
The Act of Parliament stated that the owner, of the
property were liable for the expenses incurred.—A
letter wax read at • subsequent period of the meeting I
from Mr. Bridger, agent to the Royal Assurance Cour I
pane, speshing in praiseworthy terms of the eon. I
duct of the fire brigade at Laverstock. The I
lespector of Nuisances complained of several offensive
sewer, which were ordered to be flushed with water.
Mr. Whitlock urging upon the Board the neeemity, I
now that the stunner was coming on, of removing every
nuisance from the city. The Gemmel Purposes Coup
mitten report was then read. It stated that the GOO. I
mitten had accepted the tender of Werra. Finch sad
Heath, of Chmetow, for a boiler for the Water Works,
the price agreed upon being E/B.—ln answer to an in-
quiry, the Surveyor stated that be expected the boiler
ouuld be completed by the end of the preeent week,when
he intended going down to teat it. The report was
confirmed. A letter was read from Ur. Kelsey, I
secretary to the Gas Company, statingthat he had
been requested by the directors to inform the Board
that the emu fixed upon in 1858, as the maximum to be '
expondril in lighting the town ithould not be exceeded
during the ensuing year. The number of the lamps
was seven more than in 1856, but notwithstanding that
increase, the directors pledged themselves that the ex-
penses should not exceed £6OO. The Clerk explained
that in February, 1856, there was some discussion as to
the supply of gas to the town. The dispute he said
arose al to the gas eon:mints. Mr. Farnbull was ens
stained as to the snooty of gas, and it was ultimately
agreed that 0300 should be the amount inserted in the
estimate for the supply of gas to the town. There
newr bad been between that Board, or its ',redeemers,
and the directors of the company any agreement in
writini with regard to the supply of gas. The Act of
Parliament allow d local boards to ester into contracts
with public bodies for a period not exceeding three
yearrin which should Waisted the quality and quantity
supplied, and everything connected with it. There
was isoine difficulty in getting proper contracts made be-
tween rim boards et health and public bodies, for both
pn and water eseemeries were much opposed to any
claims being inserted in the Act of Parliament which
would exererie soy power or 'control over them. A clause
was inserted in W. Adderley's bill in 1858 to that I
effect, but in consequence of the opposition of the
various public bodies it was struck out. The local !
Actstated that if the eentinisioaers of the Board mad the
gas authorities were dmiroas of entering into • contract,
and were unable to agree as to price, then an arbitrator
should he called in, whose declaim should be final. He
thought as the gas company were desirous of meeting ,
the Board in an amicable inanneethat • contract entered
into for three years would be satidectory to the town,
and also to the gas omnpany. If it was necessary they
amid call in the asaistanoe of an engineer, but that
would cost at least 115. —Tim Mayor thought they
should meet the company in the masa spirit in which
they had made their offer, and be thought it was yet 7
probable that • satidactory arrangement might be
entered it to.—The Clerk said the only question was MI
to the price to be paid. It was not what the gas pro-
duced, but what the town ought to pay. Mr. Attaway
spoke in feriae. of • contrast being entered into, and
expressed himself as being anxious that the Council
should on all occasions proceed in eocordanoe with the
Act of Psrliainent—Mr. Roe proposed that a
oenrinitee• should be formed to consist of three
or four persons to meet the directors, and con-
sider the gas question, and be would sexiest that
the Board grant them fall power to aet.—After
some discussion Mr. /stingray proposed the following
reeolution :—“That a committee be appointed to confer
with the directors of the Salisbury Gas Company, with
full power to take whatever steps they may think
proper to ascertain whether any improvement can be
effected in the public lighting of the district, with a
view to entering into a proper °entree& with
the empeny in compliance with the Act of
Parliment."—Ths Mayor stated that the maximum
allowed was smell above the average. Lest year
they only paid CM& the year before £307, and time
year preceding that £386, so that the average wee only
a little above £490. That was at a time when the
gas was mush dearer than it was at present—The
Town Clerk said a contract would teed the gas company
to • gorilla sato, and to their supplying gas for •
certain time. 11 this company did not falai their con-
tract, there would be ample time to give nodal with a
view to an alteration. Mr. Roe seconded the motion
proposed by Mr. Getaway and the folios ing gentlemen
were appointed on the committee, —the Mayor, the so-
Mayor (C. M. C. Wadman. Esq.) Aldermen George
Payne and Homey, and Comminute Eldridge, Wood
lands, and Roe.—The motion after •!engthy dierandon
was torricd. The Mayor stated that according to the
previous prism of gas, the amount they would have had
to pay in 1860 would hare bees £1568; 1861, CNN ; and
in 1862, £575. The same quantity of gas had been
burnt, but it amain conasseence of the redectioa in the
price of gas that the sum had been reduced. Several
sanitary improvements were suggested by the Surveyor,
which were ordered.

A DOSTISILS TO TR Quw AND PRINCII Or WALLS.
—Mr. Whitlock aid: bela,, the Board rose Ito wished 1
to ask the Mayor whether it had occurred to him es
being desirable that a vote of megnitulation from that
mused should be sent to Her Hided', and also to the
Priam of Wales. on the occasion of his lam marriage.—
The Mayor said it was for the Council to decide
McAbee • special intense should be &lad.
The gaited, meeting would be held in May,
and that be tboaglit would be quite time enough.
I However he wee to the hands of the Council.—Mr.
I wbitlook observed that • number of other towns had
taken that Mop, and he thought they ought not to be
behind is this naseter.—Mr. Attain, remarked that
the inhalatioas of Salisbury were mooed to nose in
their loyalty to the Queen, and he thought there oaght
to be an es preesion of this Coarsen on the 000mion. —The
Mayor mid every member of the council was of these...
opintee—i. was only a gametes as to time—Mr.
Whitlock made the obearvatiee thinking that in the
osaatime aims seetlemea might be appointed to draw
az:Thtioaddze by the nest westing. A a few other
the matter dropped. The Cowbell shortly
afterwsrda wijouned.
CITY Prrrr finneroga—Mend4 : Beton) J. C.
Wheeler, Esq., F. Attwood, Big., sad Husert t
ial
—The liars ler the Crown and Aloha. las,
Meet, was transferred from Mr. John Conn* to Mr.
John Frederick Cove, and that of the King and Queen
Inn. Chipper-lane, from Reuben Lawrence to Julia
Raddiry.
Lmicmir. —Edward Barasell worn brouriscatp on re-
mend dammed with dailies • pair of and •
comb, the property of Mr. Wm. Yates, • hair dresser,
living in Penny-farthingedred. in the lo:nfth of 81-
Falmunds. Mr. Yates stated that about aau-pa.t one
o'clock on the previous Monday the prisoner entered
the sloop and enquired if Mr. Totes wie within. lithe
replied In th• negative, bid asked him to chop a calf a
head for her. 'leeriest into the kitchen and did as
was desired, and this. left the house. After he bad
left the shop the solemn and comb were mined, and
Information was give. to the polka —Sergeant White
found the prisoner at the Illendder of Mutton Inn, and
ia ths peeked of his alop he feud a comb and a pair of
miasma. The article@ were now produced, and were
identified by (be prosecutor's wife-Ma " •r, in de-
fence, stated that he borrowed the and comb
to set the hair of two rag nee, mid that he iateuded
relenting tiara . So psir
Mr.Yeb.alLftelwtre.of ' mai alai
,whee he wee takes let. avaimiTeta for
:tia, to am* hint to maaba had
sod to Nina the orkisido be boirmai—

' Hr. Nunn mid he had been twice preybutmly ocniricter4
and consemsently the ungistratos lied no illriediutwa-
He must be enemniteed fur trial at the veedona —lt
peon that the prisoner has been several times oom-
mitted to prison for various olissesse. At the War-
minster Elanions, in July laig, he was eommitted for
• montli's imprisonment fore.. samult. In April, 1864,
he was confined for 21 days in the county goal for com-
mitting • nuisance. In 'February, Mg, at the petty
sessions at Salisbury he was sentenced to sir weeks'
hard labour for steahng a rasarirtme. In Awe, 1858,
he remised • soutanes at th• rialieleary petty fiesie.„„
of three mouths' imprisonment far stading• ruor ; and
in July, 1861, he endured seven deggiaint=aradoe for
being drunk and disorderly. —The tem they
could not deal with the awe, and must therefore eon-
mit him to the esseiose. As the prisoner was unable to
procure the neormary hail he was removed in oustorary
DEVIZEB.—Tbe Royal Willa Yeomanry Cs
will assemble in this town for eight days permanent
drill and *aerobe MI the 23rd Met.

—/ARLBOROUGH.—Bseassevoir or Tos
Caere-
X& OF TOR BOA= OF GOAILDIAML—Oo Wmlneeday
' week, G. Brown, Esq., resigned the portion be hos
, hell aiehairman of the brad of pardier Sind Much.
' 1840. • period of 23 pan. The can,, of the rempation
ill ill-health, and the retirement of so excellent an
&deter is deeply regretted by every member of the
Board, as well as the ratepayers of Arshury, whose
interests he has so faithfully watched ever linos be
became a guardian. The rateayers of Acorn-, on
Tuesday nominated T. Kemm„ its gourd's' forth.
ensuing year in the room of Mr. Brown, and nazi
-
woad, adopted the following reselatios —" That the
pariabiosers, in vestry assembled, bar beard with
regret of the detennisation of Mr. George Brown to
resign hi. °Moe as guardian of this parish, and
sympathise with him in the rrsons which haw=
him thereunto: and they cannot separate without ex-
pressing their grateful obligations to him for the [WNW
in which he has watched over the parish during •
period of Zs years, both as respect, the intermit of the
ratepayers, and the necessities of titre who have re-
quired relief; and they humbly pray, that as a friend
and neighbour—both to the rich and poor—be may kr,
be rand In live among them."
WARMINSTER. The Vole of We're PAM
will take place on Codford Down, on Friday the 24th
inst. _ .

Senatoria, Tag RISD•T —Present:. Lord Heytee
bury, (chairman), Jobe Davis, Esq., and Nathaniel
Barton, Seq.— Frederick Love was charged with
drunken:me, whilia icebergs of • .511464,0 hor•••• The
harder receiving • rod character from his employer,
Mr. }Tolley, of Chitterne. the ore was diemiseed on the
payment of expenses. Samuel Dewey, William
Boller, Isaac Felthani, and James Felthern, were
charged with awaiting P.C. Parson., whilst in the
execution of his duty, at Chiltern*, on Saturday the Pah
of February lark—The defendants were the worse for
liquor, and they threw several stones at the constable.
They were each fined El and axpenne., or in default
three weeks' impriarment rt Miles, Janne
Moriarty, and George Harrell, were summoned, the
two former for having resisted, and the latter with
baring assaulted P.C. Firsons at Maiden Bradley, on
the 6th of March last. The offence was clearly proved,
and the magistrate fined them El including eyesore.
—William Pothecary, for having unlawfully need a
wive for the purpose of Liking game on land the property
of Lord Heytembury, waa toed El and expenses, or is
default a month's imprisonment —John Giles, for
unlawfully taking • trout out of • stream of water
at Sutton Tony, the property of Lord Heyternry,
wee toed 9Da. or three weeks' bard labour.—(Lard
Heyterury did not take part in the adjudication at
the two last creel— —William Cowley, labourer of
Crockerton, was brought up charged with awaking
• married woman lewd Eleannr Evana,wife of Thomas
Evans, living at Warminster. The proesoutrix did not
appear, and the prisoner was discharged.
BATTLLioN DRILL--On Monday, April ilk,
the First Battalion of Wiltabire Rifle Volunteers mem-
bled here for their opening dnll of the season. The
volunteers were under the command of Major Clark and
Center and Adjutant Gibney. The whole of the
corps, comprising the battalion, were repreeented, and
the number present was about 400. The weather was
very unfavourable, rain falling throughout the entire
*Helmer, and consequently the spectator. were not
numerous. The battalioa woe drawn np in the Market-
place in open column, and, the companies having
equalised, they were marched off to • field on the Bath.
rood, were senor evolutions were gone through, which
were performed very creditably. At half-pant four the
men returned to the Market-place and were dismissed.
MERE.—On Saturday last, the 4th instant, an
inquest was held at Mere by R. M. Wilson, Eacj„,
coroner, on the body of Albert Jelly, aged 10 years.
who met his teeth by falling from a van. Verdict at
" Accidental Death" was returned.