The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-12-02 00:00:00

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Dickinson, and he found the ammunition himself, and
he had not used that of the corps. It wee untrue that
there was none left for the members of the corps to
shoot out their class with. So far from that being so
be had at the time of hearing the gross libel upon him
and his friend, Mr. Bird, taken stook of the ammuni-
tion; and had foiind 10,7(X) rounds waiting to he fired
off; but he eould not get Some of the members to
shoot, although he entreated them as much as he could.
(Loud applause.) That he cciuld not help, kit at any
time he would go to the target with one or two of
them, if they would only come and ask him. (Applause.)
He attributed all the ill-feeling which had arisen to
some petty jealousy of others that could shoot, whilst
they themselves from want of practice could not shoot
at all. (Hear, hear.) He looked to the members of the
20th Somerset to support him, and as long as they did
that he would do ai he always had done—his duty to
• theta. (Lend applartsei) The gallant captain then
stated that it was his intentiot, with that of his
brother officers, to have such meetings as the present
monthly, for the purpose of keeping up their rifle
practice, and he hoped that all feelings of jealousy
would be discarded, and that those meetings would
cement them together for the benefit of themselves,
and of the county to which they belonged. (Loud
cheers.) •
The "Health of Sergeant Clarke" was then proposed
by Bosign Sparks, as the shot of the day, in response
to which the sergeant replied in a neat and appropriate
spieedh.
. The CHAIRiIAN then proposed "The health of Mr.
Bird, as the father of -the privates of the corps," who
was at ill times ready with his purse do assfst them.
Private Bird acknowledged the compliment iti • very
neat and appropriate speech, and was warmly received.
Several other toasts were given end responded to,
and a right merry evening was spent, which closed the
first of • pleasant series of meetings which will take
place.

TAUNTON.—DaItIN6 BURGLARY AT TIVERION.
—On Thursday Henry Murray, John Payne, William
Quick, Amelia Potter, and a boy named Barton,
were brought up at the Taunton police-court, charged
with burglariously entering the dwelling-house of
Mr. T. D. Pinkstone, jeweller, of Bampton-street,
TiVerton, Devon, and stealing therefrom eight gold
watches, sixty-three silver Watches; and a quantity
of jewellery, rained at nearly £4OO. The boy,
Barton, was acquitted, and gave evidence impli-
Citirig the other prisoners, all of whom were com-
Witted GS take their trial, for burglary and robbery,
at the ensuing winter amise for the county of Devon.
Too much praise cannot be given to Stmeriutendent
Goldsmith for the ability and tact displayed by him
in apprehending the prisoners.
BRISTOL—An unusually daring case of theft,
with violence, was heard before the Bristol Bench
on Wednesday. As Mr. Rogers, an indefatigable
agent of the United Kingdom Alliance, was seated
in his own house that morning, qnietly enjoying his
daily paper, he heard a noise, and immediately after
dewa Man Standing in the room. Mr. Rogers
.pcditelY retie up to ascertain *bat the Stranger
wanted, when the latter coolly knocked Ili& (toren,.
ittataing up at the same time the gold watch of
Mr: Rogers, valve £2O, which lay upon the table,
dad made oft Although stunned by the blow Mr.
Rogers gave chaati to the thief, and was fortunate
I enough, with the aid of anothet individual, to' cap-
, tnre him. The thief, who only left gaol the pteVions
week, haa been committed for trial at the quarter
geerions.
CHALLENGE TO ALL THE TOWN CRIERS me
ENGLAND.—Mr. Chia; our indefatigable town
crier, on Wednesday completed. his self-imposed
task of collecting the very handsome mai at 4,511
for the benefit of the Bristol cotton workers. The
following is a list of the sums collected by the crier,
for various charitable objects, within the last three
years I—The Rises Fund, £2O; Hartley, £2O;
£9O; Xingrwood, £6; Lancashire, £2l ;
Bristbl, ; and ,for the Widow of, Bristol citizen,
£4: total, £lll. Theta lie* speak for themselves,
and when it is remembered that the et-eater part of
the above large sums was collected in Pence, ft
will be readily imagined that the crier must have
displayed more than ordinary energy and perse-
verance, and really deserves great credit for his
praiseworthy efforts. The crier has requested us in
our acknowledgement of his last instalment to in-
sert a challenge to all the eriers in England to pm:r-
atio:3 rine of their nembet who has succeeded in
collecting equal rix.oririti fot charitable objeeta
within the period of three years, .
EXTENSIVE FAILURE IN BRISTOL.—'rhe euenefiting
of Mr. C. B. Chick, indigo, stone, and laundry de
manufacturer, carrying on business in Milk-street, has
been known in the city for several days, but we may
now state that on Thursday the usual steps were taken
for bringing the case under the jurisdiction of Mr. Comb
flagstone. Hill's court. The liabilities are estimated at
£40,000, while the assets, owing to preference claims,
will prose uhfavourable, it is feared. The bankers are
asiti to be considerable safferets ; they adirsnesd a large
sum Upon &Entities sr,hich were represented as bubo
watrsnts, but melt of *filch milli due—so, the Amy
goes—to be only weighmotes of the geode Among
other losers by Mr. Chick will be a well-knoCri Mid
much-respected military officer who lately left thia
neighbourhood to reside in Scotland, and whose claim
is £9,000. An insurance office also ranks as creditor
for £6,000. Mr. Chick was a man who lived in good
style made a religious profession, and was reckoned a
well-iio-do but adventurous trader. Lately be adopted
partner; and the. Inisiqess was conducted as that of
Chick and Aviits. A dissolution Of the firm took place a
fortnight ago, and nstich sympathy is eXpressed for Mr.
Avins, who is a young man from Birmingham, we
lieve, and highly respected by the circle in which he
moved. Messrs. Reran, Press, and ieskip are acting as
solicitors for creditors and will prove the act of bank-
ruptcy in the Bristol creditors,
ISINGuLLE ADVENTURIL—On Wednesday One of the
Wilipartnients of • carriage on the Great Western
Railway contained two Very respectably dressed and
apparently well educated men, Who !vete en their *
to Mini city from the metropolis. They were obsetv2
to be in] close conversation during a portion of t
journey; hitt nothing unusual was indicated in their
manner. Ofie of theiti Asa engaged on a rather painful
errand, but withheld its real restage from his
panion, whose acquaintance he had formed oh fbe'lL
AS
He informed him, however, that he W proceeding
Bristol in quest of his brother's wife, who had ab-
sconded with a quantity of valuable jewellery, and who
was supposed to be located in this city. He expressed
a great desire to meet with the object of his search,
dud; td facilitate her capture, he offered his fellow-
traveller a feed rottrul, gam to assist him in his efforts.
The other gentleman had ho dish to accept the prof-
fered sum, but complied with the reelirestto tender bit
assistance. Just as the train emerged frtinii the Bath
station the supposed pursuer of a faithless wife laid=
denly pulled from his pocket a wig and a large beard,
which he donned, to the no Man amazement of his
friend, who immediately asked for explanations of this
strange conduct. No explanations were offered, and
the affrighted traveller; suppoing that the other medi-
tated eh ettftelt Apor! him, told him that he had better
keep bitneel still during the remainder of the journey,
as he himse wal armed *ith a reyolvet.. The die-
-
guised traveller thereupon pulled from his clothee ik
formidable clasp knife, which he brandished abOut ad
defied the threatened use of the revolver. Matters note
looked very alarming; but in the course of stew minutes
the anger of With partied was softened down by expla-
nations—which had been preriliusly refaced—by one,
and their acceptance by the other. tin the arrival of
the train at the Bristol Terminus an agreintretrt was
made between them to meet at the theatre at seven
o'clock that evening, and then they parted. The tra-
veller who had been thrown into snob a state of alarm,
howneet, did ?lot seem satisfied with the singular con-
duct of the other, Mid in his,pertnrbed state of mind
went forthwith to the police-station; Where he narrated
the whole occurrence. It so happened thatjt few bouts
previously & telegram was rewired from Loaded an-
nouncing that a man—answering the description of the
strange *hater to Bristol—hid abSoonded from that eity
with £l6O, which he had stolen. The presumption,
of course, was that he wits the min tale', aphed about,
and his capture was looked npoil bet certain.
Two active policemen were despatehed With tbe
torment, and all three were at the doors of the theatres
at the appointed time; but from the ingeiries they
made they came to the conclusion that he had been
there, but did not stay. The informant and one of the
police Men then started off in search of him, leaving
the other officerat the theatre to receive him shout
he egain call. Bye-and by a eat Was driven up to the
door, and from it emerged a man, whose hirsute dis-
guise left no deal upon the mind of the remaining
policeman that he wag the nsan he Wanted—and he was
drank, a fact that would fully justify the officer in
apprehending him, although he might net be the ab-
sconding thief from London. He, therefore, apple-
heeded him, and took him to the station.honee, where
he gave the name of Hobeheacre. a was there elicited
that he was not the felon he had been aupposied to be.
He had, it seemed, taken a passage for New Zealand in
a ship which was to sail on Thursday mortflng, and he
had come to Bristol to have a farewell interview with
his wife—formerly a girl of Bristol, named Jackson—
before his departure from England. Ceder these cir-
ou,,,,tanoss he was brought before the sitting magis-
trates at the Council House on Thersday, and tined ss.
for being drunk. He tendered • hail sovereign in pay-
ment of the fine, and, instead of taking the change,
.directeo that the
•other 6s. should be given to the
Lancashire Belief Fund. The ship, we understand, did
not gait at the time appointed, and he forwarded a
telegram stating that he would be on board in the
course of the day.

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