The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-02-16 00:00:00

BRIDPORT.
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Our Town Council have resolved to present an ad-
dress to her Majesty on the marriage of the Princess
Royal, and the same, beautifully engrossed on vellum,
and with the Corporation seal affixed, will either be
presented by a deputation, or be forwarded to Sir
George Grey for presentation at the next levee.
FIRE. —On Tuesday morning a fire broke out in a
thatched cottage at Bothenhanipton, near this town,
and soon communicated with the dairy-house of Mr.
Richard Garland, occupied by Mr. Stephen Acker-
man. There was a strong wind blowing at the time
and it was much feared that the barn and corn stacks,
near the dairy-house would have ignited. Happily,
however, by the exertion of the firemen of the differ-
ent engines, and the timely assistance of the neigh-
bours, these were saved. The fire originated from
the chimney of the cottage. We have net heard if
the parties are insured. The dairy-house and cottage,
with some furniture, unable to be removed, were con-
sumed.

MAIDEN NEWTON.
NATIONAL EDUCATION.—At the late Christmas
examination for Queen's Scholarships, it appears that
more than 150 candidates were successful in obtain-
ing these prizes who had not been pupil teachers.
We are inclined to think that this may ultimately
endanger the whole pupil teacher system; as the in-
ducement to parents to have their children appren-
ticed to a schoolmaster or mistress is not so much the
annual payment by the Privy Council during their
time of service, as the prospect of being educated at
one of the Training Colleges, free of expense, the
result of obtaining a Queen's Scholarship. There is
no reason to fear that our National Schools would
supply sufficient candidates. In the list of Queen's
Scholarships, lately published, we were glad to ob-
serve that two of these prizes have been obtained by
pupil teachers from the National School of Maiden

Newton and Frome Vauchurch—Jes se Lodge and
Henry Curtis; both of whom obtained highly nredit
able positions in the class list, and have been. con
sequentiv, admitted as students in the Training cof
lege of St. Markle, Chelsea.

CERNE.

MARISTBATES' OFFICE.—OR Wednesday list Charlet
Shepherd, of Chesilborne was committed for tines
months' hard labour by E. H. Smith Esq., and th
Rev. C. W. Bingham for stealing three fowls at Chetile.
borne on the night of the gist ult., the property of xr.
Kinsbury. The prisoner had absconded and was enh,
apprehended on Tuesday. The previous week Przni;
Gup was committed for a like period for the same
offence, both parties having been concerned in th.
robbery,
On Thursday Thomae Bill ett was brought before E.
H. Smith, Esq., for running away and leaving hia
master's service, W. Revise, at Sydling, and wis emu.
mitted for one calendar month.
MR. CLARK'S PICIVRIL—We are pleased to see
that this rising young artist, a townsman of ours, km
again achieved great snosess in the production of his,
picture, "Grandam's Hope," now exhibited at the
British Institution. The encomiums of the Tinu.,
newspaper are very flattering. We may remark
with satisfaction that Doreetshire has lately had
abundant cause to be proud of her sone in arms, aria,
and literature, and that the remark often made that
this county has degenerated as compared with others
is far from being correct. —Correepo ndent.

STURMINSTER NEWTON.
Rata)? uuDER THE DIVORCE ACT.—Mes.
Lavinia Jeanes, of Stalbridge, appeared at tio
police court on Monday for the protection of her
property from her husband, under the provisions of
the Matrimonial Divorce Act. The applicant stated
that her husband, Levi Jeanes, left her early in 1854,
and that she had not heard anything of him since that
time. She had two children and was now supporting
herself by keeping a small shop. The applicant au,)
stated that she had acquired some property since her
husband left her. The Bench granted an order.
PETTY SESSIONS.—Monday, Feb. B.—(Before the Rev.
J. Bastard. Chairman, the Rev. H. Boucher, and Lieut.
Colonel Malet.)—noneze Young, of Sturmisster New-
ton, was summoned by the police for selling beer with.
a license.
P.C. Dibben said, on the 7th January last he went to
Young's house, and after inquiring for a bed asked for
some bread and cheese and a glass of beer; he had &
second glass, for all of which he paid Young's wife a
The defendant was also present. The beer win
brought from an adjoining room where he was sitting,
and she did not go out of the house for it.
Mr. Long appeared for defendant, and cross-examined
the witness, who said he told them he came from Thick
Thorne and was going to Sherhorne, and that he was in
bench, after hearing Mr. Long in mitigation of
the penalty, as it was the first offence, fined defendant
25.
William Butt summoned George Foot, of Haselbury
Bryan, for a trespass in pursuit of game.
Mr. Dashwood appeared for defendant, and produced
witnesses to prove that defendant was not in search or
pursuit of game, and had leave to go upon the land in
question, but not to kill game. The bench, therefore,
dismissed the information.
William Belbin of Bagber, was summoned by the
police for being drunk and swearing several profane
oaths.
P.C. Batty and two other witnesses clearly proved
both offences.
Mr. Dashwood, who appeared for the defendant,
called witnesses to contradict them, but the magistrates
after a very patient hearing believing (which was the
fact) that the balance of testimony was in favour of the
informant, fined the defendant in the sum of ss. for
being drunk and 1.1 for swearing, together with cans,
and required the defendant to enter into his own recog-
nizance with two sureties for his future good behaviour.
Susannah Woolfrey, of the Bakers' Anna, Child Oke-
ford, was fined Se. and costs, on her own admission of hav-
ing opened her house for the sale of beer before the.
usual time on Sunday, the 31st. ult.
John Fudge alias Jonathan Fudge, Benjamin Bose,
and John Ellins, all of Sturminster Newton, were sum-
moned for a trespass in pursuit of conies at Shillingstone.
Mr. Dashwood appeared for the defendants. The in-
formation was dismissed in consequence of the witness
failing to identify the parties.
Mr. Edwin Ingram, of Shroton, summoned Thomas
Wareham, of the same place, for swearing and using
threatening language to him tending to a breach of the
peace, and also for being drunk. He was fined ss. for
being drunk and sa. for swearing, together with the
costs.
Mary Duffett, of Stalbridge, applied for an order of
affiliation on one Thomas Eliot, of the same place.
The application was dismissed for want of sufficient cor-
roborative evidence.
Albert Duffett, of Stalbridge, was charged under the
Juvenile Offenders' Act with stealing a. wood fagot,
the property of Mr. Keeville, of Stalbridge, and was
fined 7s.
Asher Butt, of Fifehead Neville, was charged under
the Criminal Justice Act with stealing five sheep skins,
the property of Mr. James Warren, of Belelialwell.
Two of the skins were identified by the shepherd of Mr.
Warren, and the defendant convicted and sentemnd to 2
months hard labour in Dorchester gaol.