The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-06-27 00:00:00

PRBSTON.

. Tammuncs 8001117. —The annual meeting of the
Preston Temperance Society is announced to take plate
on the 28th inst. The members will assemble in •
paddock at two o'oloek, where they will be joined by
'he Portland brass band. A public tea is to be provided
half-past four, and • procession will be afterwards
mad, and the village perambulated. In the evening,
seven o'clock, a public meeting will be held, Josiah
U, Earl., presiding, and addresses are to be delivered
Mr. Jaynes, professor of phrenology, Mr. Russell, of
v York, Mr. J. Hayter, of Dorchester, and other
..eates of temperance. The committee anticipate a
t gathering.

CLAM SHOOTINGI.—On Friday several of the members
nf the 83. Dorm t f •roo erie.i to the butts for the tempests
of going thron,h the third rwriod of clans stseeting.
The rati..es were 630, 7..0, 730 and 800 yards. Otis. f
the jes.i.sr irtinbers of the con a. Mr. A. King, was
very sue awful, snaking 41 poin's in twenty rounds.
Niue of the losnaltvr reared the:r third period, awl if
the rest of ti e co ps are as seems fill, libuolforrt.
volunt era will rank A 1 se m °icemen. The following
was the sesalt : —Sergeant Warel.ani, 37; Contain
Indent. 37; Privets, Men.ley, 16; Private W. Gibbs,
23; Private A. King, 41; Pleats F. Hunt, 21; Sergeant
I)svis, 24; Lance-Corp.sral M atie, 38; Private A pplin,
; Plivate G. N,abitt, 40; Privste A. Nesbitt, 21.

STEALING A Gils.—On Tuesday, at the Magietrates•
Clerk's Office, &fore J. J. Fsrquliaia Fag., Charles
Lovell was brought no in cu-to-7, charged with atealing
a gun the property of Henry Me!moth, keeper t W. S.
Erie Dray, E-ci M.P.—Our readera will ramembee
that at the haat Dorthes'er assizes a charge of altampu
to murder was preferred against Solomon Wedmore.
but identity not being proved to the satisfaction of the
jury, he was acpnitted. The gun then used wee wrei-terl
out of the keeper's hand, and all trace of it was loss
until Friday night, the 16th inst. On that night P.C.
Hunt met the prisoner in Saliabury-roed. know.
leg him to be a poacher, he stooped and examined him,
and f.iund uron him a gun. Not giving a aati.faotory
account of how he came by it, aud knowing that he Was
snapeotel to have been one of the poachers at Collwood
e constable retained the gun. On the following day,
both Mr Melinoth and his son identified the gnu, notwitha
standing that it had been oous'derably inutllated. The
Farrel had been cot, the heel-plate art trigger-guard
removed, and the gold mountings near the barrel taken
off. A warrant having been granted Lovell was 'appre-
hended, and the above f..ots having been deposed to he
was commit'ed for trial at the sessions. In his defencs
he said that being at work in the allotment ground in
April last be went into an adjacent oopse to get a bit of
furs to net light to gond conch gram, and saw the
handle of the gun underneath the furze.

CRlCETT.—Binndford eleven r. Wareham eleven.—On
Monday, the 19th inst., a most exciting match was
play.d between too elevens of the above-named clubs.
on the Blandforl ground, atilt. Mary's. The Wareham
gentlemen first handled the willow, to the bowling of
Mews. Ifookey and Churchill. and were disposed of
after making a score of 44, including byes and widest,
Blandford ItPowed with a score of 52, to which Mr.
Traill contributed 27, including 2 fours, 4 threes, and 3
twos, carrying out his bat. This left the Wareham
gentlemen eight behind. The second innings was emir
menced with good spirit, and the batting considerably
improved. W. Squires scoring 38, including 2 fours, 1
three, and 5 twes ; K EIMPS added 16, and C. ltadclyffe
13, making a total of 97, thus leaving their opponents
89 runs to beat. By taking it "coolly," or rather by
some most splendid play by Messrs. Percy, Churchill,
and Train. the "balance' was soon marked on the
other side. the fi rstmame I gentleman running up a
score of 44, which included 2 fours, 4 threes, and 8
twos; Mt. Churchill made 15, and Mr. Traill 13, the
two former gentlemen bringing out their bats amidst the
loud cheers of the spectators. The match terminated in
favour of the Blandford eleven, with five wickets to go
down. A capital spread was provided by Mr. Mouckton,
of the New Inn, Blandford Bt. Mary, and heartily
enjoyed by those present. The following tithe snore :

WARNE Alt.

Whittle, a Churchill . 0 and b Churchill .10
C. Radolyffe, o& b Harkey 8 Hookey . .13
W. Squires, b Churchill .10 Churchill . .38
Smith, b Churchill . . 2 Ho. key . . 8
F. squires, o Davis . . 2 Rogers. . . 0
Bennett, b Churchill . 0 Rogers. . . 0
F. Ridolyffe, b Churchill. 6 stumped . . . 0
Elmes, b Churchill . . 1 not out . . .16
Deans, b Hookey . . 0 run out . . . 0
Burgess, b Molloy . . 3 b Churchill . . 0
Panton, b Hookey . . 3 b Churchill . . 3
Byes 5, wides 4 . . 9 Widen nll 2 9

BLANDIFORD.
Buiglu, b Itadclyffe I . 0 stumped
Groves, e Elmes . . 1 b Burgess
Davis, c Burgess . 01 b w .
M. Churchill, c Whittle . 2 not out .
Percy, 1b w . . . 0 not out .
S. Churchill, bF. Squires 0
Hockey, run out . . 6
Rogers, o Elmes . . 1
gimes, b w . . . 0
Train, not out . . .27 b Burgeon . .13
Quirk, c Panton . .1 b Burgess . . 9
Byes 11, w 2, n b 1 14 B 12, Ihl, w 2 .15

• lb
. 44

had rendered greet help during the day, Cl starter arid
enipiro.—Mr. J. Hsi tl-tt proped a vote t tiwolts
EAwar.'s for hie kindness in pmsdling the !"si
wi id% was likewke re.nlv, d atu'd cheer,. lbo c ng.
kisa-inithe-ring, and other spoitt were participatcd in
riglit heavily by all promot' and the thy Tent merrily.
tie whole of ihe prima, about 76 in iiamher, were
subscribed for by spintleteen end ti tuff:seise of Bridport.

'o ply h:s own costa—John Pitman was charged
with assailing John Ashford, at Hazelbury Brian on
the 13th bet—The evidence was very contradictory,
end the Beech distni.sed the cams, ordering bcth parties
to pay their own coat--William Rosa and A lbertina
Rose wore bum mon ed on tie comp's'nt of dr. Wood,
inspector for the Sonieraet and Dorset Railway, for
tre.pasiiiig on the above line. The father of one of the
defendants appeared and stated that in consequence c.f a
flow of water being stopped up through the formation
of the railway, a lane leading to hi. field was so filled
with water at to be im mashie, and they we e obliged
to go along the line.—Mr. Wood, whilst contending
tint the company had nothing to to with keeping the lane
in a state of repair, expressed his willingness to have tt a
case adjourned till the next court day. In the mean
time he would communicate with the secretary to have
the lane and the alleged obstruction examined by their
surveyor.—Case edj ned.—Charles Butt, of Stal•
bridge, was summoned by Juliana Ashford, of the tame
place, for mg.aulting her on the 1311 inst. Complainant
stated that sr,e, with ethers, went the previous evening
to the May Pole holiday at the King's Stag, and retorne I
home with the it fendant and others about five o'clo
In the morning.- That she was standing ins;cle her
father's gxrden when the defendant took a stick he
held out of her hand, and 'struck her three times across
the legs. They had had no quarrel.—Defendant denied
the charge, and was corroborated by a witness named
Tryphena Bfpshalh—The Bench severely censured the
parties for being out all night, and believing that one
was as bad as the other dismissed the we, each to pay
their own costa—James Warr, axed 13, was charged
with /tweeting Eleanor Ridont, on the 20th of May,
at Phipping Okeford.— Complainant stated she was
passing down the street when the defendant insulted
her, and on her return he threw • stone which struck
her foot. —Superintendent Hammond said the boy
was • veer, bad character. He had hat several places
but would not work. He had no mother living, and
his father was a cripple.—The Bench said that it was
difficult to know what to do in such cases. If they
imposed a fine the friends were punished and not the
criminal ; they regretted that it was out of their power
to order the lad • good whipping; they therefore
sentenced him to 14 days' hard labour.—A charge of
assault brought against Eliza Lem mon by Juliana Light
was dismiaied, the bench being of opinion that it ought
not to have come before thern.—The following parties
were summoned and fined for allowing their horses and
cattle to stray on the highway :—Eli Osines, of Hazel'
hairy Brian. fined la, end 41. 61. costs. Joseph
Frander, of Sturminater. tined Ls. and 3s. 6.1. coats.—
Joseph Ames, of Child Okeford. two horses, fined 23.
and 3s. 61. coats—Josiah Coombs, of !Menton, fined ls.
and 38. 6d. westa.—George Beatable, of Marnhull. fined
Is. and 3s. 61. oosta.—Solomon Elaterath, of Ibberton,
fined is. and 3.. 61 costa; second offence, fined is.
costs rernitted.—Thomas Mullett, of Ibherton, fined
Is. and 3s. 61. coda —Robert Hunt, of Hinton St.
Mary. This defendant did not appear, and was fined
2s. 61. and 4a. 6d. costa.—Henry Seymour, of the same
place, who did not appear, was also fined 2s. 6d. and
4s. 61. costa.—Elizabeth Short, of Sturminster Newton,
fined is., casts remitted.—Thomaa Bellamy, of Ansty,
fined is.. costs remitted.—John Chapman, fined is.,
costs remittal. In the last three casea it was clearly
proved that the cattle strayed on the highway and were
not put there.

SALISBURY.
THI HZAT. —A very fine fat sow dropped down dead
near the Hope Inn, Milford-street on Tuosday. It is
supposed the heat was too much for the animal to bear.
The sow was valued at C 3 10e.

COUNTY COURT, Wednesday.—Before E. Everett,
Req., judge. There were a lsrge number of plaints
entered, chiefly those of travelling drapers, and in moat
cases the jadge ordered a small monthly payment. The
remaining plainte were not of a irafficioat interest to
warrant a report.

BAND OF THE let WILTS RIFLE VOLUNTEERS.—
This exoellent band gave the first of their out-door per-
formances in the Close, on Wednesday evening, and
attracted hundreds of eager listeners. Wears informed
that they will play in the Close and Market-place every
alternate week.

Rosza.—The great Yorkshire Gala was held at York
on Wednesday and Thurschy. The amount given in
prize exceeded £6OO. Three classes for 48, 36, and 24
blooms, in trebles, were opened to all England, and the
first prize in each wee taken by Mr. John Keynes of
this city.

Tag LiTs WILL FORGEHT.—At thn Central Criminal
Court on Thursday James Whalley Cathrill and Edwin
Dreseh were tried for forging a will, in which sine per-
sons in Salisbury were interested. They were found
guilty and sentenced, Catbrill to fifteen years' and
Dresch to ten years' penal servitude.

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ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND BOUTH-IVENTEBN
RAILWAY. —On Thursday morning the 8.15 train, from
Salisbury to London, was thrown off the line near
Grately Station, through the neglect, it is said, of one
of the pointsmen who failed to move a Nwitch till •
portion of the train had passed it. The train was going
very slowly and no damage was done, but a great delay
to passengers occurred.

CITY PETTY SESSIONS, Monday. Present: Th.
Mayor, James Hussey, J. C. Wheeler, and T. W.
Gilbert, Reqrs.—Georri Wl.itlock was summoned for
assaulting Ruth Whalock, his wife, on Thursday
evening. It appeared that in the worse of a quarrel,
the defendant struck his wife, and otherwise illmsed
her. He was bound over in his own recognismces, to the
amount of £5, to keep the peace for six months.

COUNTY Perry Seserows, Tuesday.—Present: T. R
Fowle, E. Hinxman, R. A. Ferryman, and James
Hussey, Rqrs., and the Rev. E. Duke.—John Conduit
an old offender, summoned for using a sire to take
hares, on land be!onging to J. Pinckney, Esq., at
Durnford, was fined 50s. and costs, or six weeks'
im prieon men t. —Jam es Pon!den and Joseph Lodge
were fined El each and costs, for assaulting James
Lawrence, at Winterbourne Stoke.—James Lucas,
was fined ss. and costa, for being drunk at Coombe
Bissett.

NEW SARUM MECHANICS' CRICKET CUM—The mem-
bers and blends of this club sat down to an excellent
supper on Monday evening, provided by Mrs Hayward.
The chair wail taken by Mr. J. G. L Goodfellow, the
secretary of the club, and the vice-chair was filled by
Mr. Henry Mould, thong manufacturer. The chairman
having proposed the following toasts: "The Queen."
"The Army and Navy," "The City and County Can-
didates," (all but one being honorary members to tb•
N.S.AL C. 8.) ; several speeches were delivered. A great
many songs were sung during the evening, concluding
with the' National Anthem." A right pleasant evening
was spent by all.

Flits.—On Friday morning, at a quarter to nine, •
fire broke out on the premises of Mr. T. Alexander, •
general smith, of Church-street, in this city. The
flames first appeared in a room in which Mr. Alexander
kept his mechanical patterns and btock ; it then com-
municated with two sleeting apartments below. To
the outside appearance very little damage was done,
but Mr. Alexander's furniture was greatly knocked
about and broken, the greater portion being thrown
through the window. At prebent no cause can ho
assigned for the fire. The premises are insured in the
Sun Fire Office. An adjoining cottage, in the °maps"
Mon of Mr. Spearman. caught fire near the roof, but
the flames were quickly extinguished.