The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-06-28 00:00:00

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9 A LLSBII RY. -C a ICS sr. -Tbe following arrange
manta of matches to come off have been made !
erinday, 18th July. at Salisbury, South Wilts Club '
e. Western Circuit; Friday and Saturday, 22nd and
23rd Jul,. at Salisbury, South Wilts v. South Hants
Club (return). There will also be several matches in
August, but the days have not been fixed.
Au OLD SAW Ila-awr. - Knowing se we are, we
confess we find occasionally things which somewhat
puzzle ua For instance, the amertion which has
i'VositeceieUariMaiirreverl et" tiametq. o9elt
with all our comprehensive intellect, we have vainly
struggled all our life to comprehend. How any
good young lady can in any light be looked upon as
he ring any similarity whatever to • mile, has till
lately been • problem far too deep for its to fathom.
However, we were out at an " At Home" the other
evening, add there the mystery. or rather the mean-
ing nf it, was suddenly revealed to ea By the light
of the waxed candle& the light of the truth home.
distely flashed brilliantly upon te. The young
lades who were present were attired, we need notify,
in the full width of the fashion. Full blown as balloons,
their air tubes had enormously increased their owners.
Wherever any of them had settled on • sofa, that
article of furniture bad been rendered quite
ea if enchanted by the wand of Herr Wiljalba
it had vanished from the sight at the instant of the
gifting. Certain ottomans and chairs bad in like
way disappeared, swallowed or in the white sea of
surging currents which contained them. The
truth of the proverb was at once revealed to no.
Being practised in geometry, and having • trained
eye for the measurement of bodies, we could see well
enough that every miss present was to the full "a.
good as • mile" in circumference.
TEM Storm° Hoss or Lirs. -Life has for an
observer such • quick succession of interesting and
amusing adventures that it is almost thoomeivable he
should ever feel dull or weary of it. No one day
resembles another. Every hour, every minute, opens
new stores to our experience. and new excitement'
to our curiosity. We are always on the eve and on
the morrow of some surprising event. Like the
moth, we are ever flying towards the star, but with
this difference, that we attain it, and if sometimes
we find the halo we fancy • glare is but some
deceiving mist, at Wet we have learned • lesson.
if we look upon life inere/y as humble students, we
shall not feel any very treat bitterness at such
disappointment& It is only when we hug our
ignorance to our hearts, that we are, and deserve to
be, miserable; when we embrace the cloud, then we
Ices the goodness. But if we open the eyes of the
mind, and determine to be neither wantonly stupid
or inattentive,an enchanted workl begins to rise from
chaos. The aspect of ergo the room in which we
sit grows lively with a thousand unsuspected
curiosities. We discern that the most ordinary
persons is animated with some noticeable charac-
teristic. If we design but to look, but for five
pleasant minutes, at any common place thing, we
become aware of its peculiar beauty. and there is
not a bird that wings through the air, nor an insect
that crawls in the depths of the earth, nor • lieu
that swims in the waters, but has its own singular
and delightful story.
In WILTS Flirts Voturrina CORPS. -Her
Majesty has been graciously pleased to approve of
Captain William Pinckney bearing the designation
of Captain• Commandant of the above corps.
COMMISSION SHINED WI TIIS Secs EVART OF
STATS FOR Ws.-Second Administrative Bat-
talion of Wilts Rifle Volunteers, Michael Brad-
ford. gentleman, to he Adjutant, from the 13th of
April. 1884. -Dated 20th April, 1864-
COMMINOONA SIOSID Iv THS li/RD•LISOTCM•NT
or rus Cocery or Witura-Second Adminis-
trative Battalion of Wilts Rifle Volunteers. -
Adjutent Micheal Bradford (late Quartermaster in
Her Majesty's Corps of Royal &mincers), to serve
with the rank of Captain.-Dated Ist June, 1884. -
Fine Wilts Ride Volunteer" Corps-Lieutenant
George Smith to be Captain, vice Hulsey resigned.
-Dated 31st May, 1884.-Bth Wilts Rifle Volun-
teer Corps. -John White, gentleman, to be Ensign.
-Dated 1 Ith June. 1884-
BHAIERSPERR'S Siotterter.-Here is a good one
&beet Shekespere's skeleton. In Memphis, Tennessee,
the other day, • countryman stood gating into a
window where two skeletons hung suspended, one
being that of • man, the other • boy. A stranger
coming up, "Whose skeleton in that?' asks the
~,,ontryinan,pointing to the sinalke one. "That is
Shakeepere's," said the stranger. "And whose is
that ?" continued the countryman, pointing to the
emidler ; "That is Shakespere's too," answered the
wag, "How can that bet" "Why that's him when he
' was • it" was lb* rojoilter " Oh ! I never
' thought o that," end our country friend walked
away, wondering how, in thine queer times. the
doctors got the bones out of Shakeepere's body when
him was @iv&
, COUNTY COURT. WedalWlay, June 22-Before
, H. Everett, Esq.. Jodie. The usuel inontidy sitting
, of this Court vies holden on Wedim-diy. 71-re
were • number of plaint. on the register, but in
most OMAN the i.ummonse were withdrawn, Mid a great
, number settled out of Court. The proceedings cow
meneed at 10 o'clock, : John Grey v. Henry
, Tanner. a aide. for 'rowels supplied to defendant's
I wile' Claim adositted, but &deed/int hat offered to
, pay en mush weekly to liquidate the debt, via, 4s. 104.,
but plaintiff was sweatier to accede to those terms.-
: His Hooter decided f..r payment by Is. weekly in-
stalmenta —James Kirby &John Green, for • Wane,
due for boot& and repairing of boots. To be yedd in
, two inatalments.—John Hamby e. William Woody,
, for boots and shoes supplied. Defendant admitted the
debt Ordered to ley in three instalments—Junes
Bobinsoo & James Stipasy, for goods =opted. To pay
,by weekly _thatabneste of la- -Thomas throned
Theses Dolby. slain I. lip., for goods ordered sad
; supplied. Ordered to pay 1a weekly isebelemele.—

“..„,„„a William Masehester, for meat. broad.
•• hes,. and butt. r sapid. d T.. pp by ire $1.111..i• of
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imusrt..all.b.Tt'oi.•.-n, ettor.luitoirs,t on behalf ol needy
£9O 19. 91.. we ot disputed. the de-
f-tithint ie on i-inikeei er. at Alling,lt but it sir esra
4. seeuted • bill of tnir on his promits. The onto of
rig 9. .b.tolosed by tomplaiittnt. Hit Honor
oh-steed it sea • a keen' su.n. Judgment. to per he iS•
.t.I ugss,/ •4 11. --TU..... &ever e. James Cunning-
ham. Caw struck est with coda— —Je • ell r. White-
rn. This trye was for payment for four Idol. of and.
13.-fentlant denied the receipt f any s.nd from plaintiff,
but bad some from another petty. His Honor
adjoirned the ease Forth. at ten.i.od of
--John White, coal inert:halt. v. Mrs. Totnhin. This
. claim was for 10 cwt. of coal delivered at defendant's
liou.e, on the sth of September Lot. I liefendont denied
! ordering any coal from pl iintiff during that month.
'She had had 2 set., which an, psid for. Piaintiff
brought one of bis carers to pro.. dai„,„,, hut withess
iale hoSe it was in September, beeast•e his ussiter. Mr.
White, told hint so. His Moor ohsarted that his
esidenes was not of much cement, for Iml his master
toll him anything else he would have said so. An ther
in•n in CoMpialelinea employ was called upon to prove
delieery, hut was not in atiendance. His Honor
decided that the ease shou'd he adjourned for
the prodnetion of farther evidence, and upon the en-
sile tion of defen lot I Isintiff most pay her ripen..'..
Sonoran Perry ffitasiona. Monday, Jane 20th.
—Before T. W. Gilbert, Eel., and J. C. Wheeler,
Esq. (chairman).
M•LICIOVS DAMAO! —Jazzes LIWIVIICO, a brick'
layer, Georg* Card, and Herhert Jasper, plasterers'
labourers, were indicted for wilfully and maliciously
damaging • wall on the Loncion•road, the property
of J. IL C. Windham, Esq. The prisoners pleaded
guilty. Mr. J. Simkins. • bricklayer, upon being
sworn, stated that he had examined the wall on the ,
London•road, and found much damage done. Many
of the bricks were knocked if lie had repaired the
damage, theorist of which amounted to nine gbiliioo.
The wall had been several times dsmaged—in
January, March, April, and on the present occasion.
He had been etnpl .yod to repair it each time. The
total oast of repairs amounted to .C 1 11.. These
boys dial not damage the wall before. After some
little oononitation, Mr. Hilbert, addressing the
prisoners, said they really ought to be aahained of
themselves. It appeared, they did the damage for
the purpose of giving employment to other persons.
The Bench were determined to put a stop to these
practices, and the prisoners must pay • fine of tire
shillings, besides the damage, and coati, or suffer
imprisonmeat for 14 days. After some time the
defendants paid 141. 10d, each for the mischief
dose. _ _ .

DAM AGINO • FLOWIR POT. —Jahn Hayter, an
idle looking fellow, was charged with wilfully
damaging a flower pot, the property of Cherie.
Limper& TIM prosecutor stated that last Wednes-
day was the drat day he went out ta try and sell
some plants. He called at the Crystal Fountain
public house, and the defendanewbo we, there, asked
him the price of a geranium which be took in his
band. Po oisecutor told him 61 Defendant then threw
it down, and the pot was smashed to pieces, but the
plant was not injured. —Complainant then asked
the prisoner to pay for the damage, but he refused,
and threw pieces of the pot at complainant. —ln
defence, defendant said that it was a mere accident
that he did throw the pot on the ground, to
corroborate which he called a witness, William
Bradley, who said the pot was in each of their hands
when it fell, as defendant was handing it beck to
prosecutor. Defendant had offered threepence for
the plant afterwards, but the complainant would
not take it. Complainant said defendant had sent
over to his house that morning offering to pay six-
pence for it. —The Bench then asked defendant if he
was willing to pay the complainant 61 then, and if
en. to pay it and be off, which order the defendant
readily complied with.
Ann Adams, whose appearance betokened as
leading • quesionahle life, was then placed at the
bee, charged with stealing a blanket, the property
of Klwanl Carter, of the Deviaes•road.—Mra
Sarah Carter. upon being sworn, stated on Wednes-
day last she wrished four blankets, and after dinner
hung them out to dry in a garden near the house.
She saw them all safe between three and four e'etoeb,
but between five and sir missed one of them. The
blanket now preduced in Court was the one she
loot. Could @weer to the blanket by • stain, which
she exhibited to the Bench. - Superintendent
Matthews, of the Wilts County Constabulary, de-
posed that be met the prisoner on Tinkerpit Hill,
between seven and eight o'clr ck, on Wednesday
evening. He observed that she had something
bulky under her arm, and asked her, " What she
had there." She replied " Whit she had was her
own." He then got out of his trap, and pulled the
blanket, now produced in Court, from under her
arm.—The prisoner, in answer to the Bench,
had nothing tory.- Committed for trial.
Seuritixo Bacog.—Walter Rooks was next
charged with stealing Ilb. 10 4. of bacon, the
property of Mr. J. 'T. Bowie, corn factor, residing
in Or-row, on Saturday, the 18th inst.—The
prosecutor stated that he sometimes employed the
prisoner to do little jobs about the house, such as
cleaning knives, boots, shoes, do. On coming down
stairs last Saturday morning, he noticed that some
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banging by the fire.plsce.
and he felt the pockets of prisoner's ocat,
which was lying in • room adjacent to the shop.
Ile immediately sent for • police oonaleblee who
searched the pockets of the coat in the prisoner's
presence, and toofr from them two pieces of bacon,
the same now prod's:ed.—P.C. King stated that be
arrested the prisoner, who, on being charged with
the robbery, said he was very sorry for what he had
done, and hoped Mr. Bowie would forgive him.
Prisoner made a whining noise during the
proceedings, and begged the Bench to deal
leniently with him.—Mr. Gilbert said be had been
before convicted, and must be committed to take his
trial at the ensuing Sessions.—Before this case was
called upon, the prisoner sat making a gurgling
noise for some time, which at last became unen•
durable. It was then ascertained from another pri-
soner that he had •ttempted to swallow a piece of
comb. A police sergeant was then directed to remove
the prisoner, and minutely search him, which Wb4
done, but nothing more was found upon him.
CoUSTT Parry 813SIONS. Tuesday, June 21.
Refore T. K F..wle, Eel., chairman, J. Hussey, and
W. Pinckney, Freqrs
POACHING. Hairy Thorne, a labourer, was suns-
monad. at the instance of Mr. Marsh, of Stratford,
for illegally using a wire to take hares.—Prosecutor
stated that on the morning of the 10th June, he
was °aught in a wire, in a field of wheat. He did
not observe any one near, and took up the wire, and
determined to watch the spot. In the evening the
prisoner came, accompanied with two other men. He
walked into the wheat, and stooped down, and then
said to his companion', " It's gone." Prosecutor then
walked out, and said, "Here's the wire, Harry, you
need not go any further for it." Defendant said,
" Si it is; but I never set one before."—Mr. Marsh
gave defendant a goad character, and said he was
much ourprieed to line that he had been using wires.
--Defendant denied having set any wino, and said
that he merely stoop* down to look at it, and that
be did not exclaim "It's gone." The chairman said
the defendant must pay a fine of 10s. and costa, Or
be imprisoned for 14 days. In giving this sentence he
would advise prisoner to abstain from using wire*.
which were sure to bring people lute trouble. If
they caught a hare or two the money went to the
pablic.hunse, and besides poaching very often got
people into worse scrapes, and trusted this would be
a caution to bins.
Charles Penman was sentenced to 21 days'
imprisonment for miscendtme and unlawfully
absenting himself tor two days from the Nerves
of hie master, Mr. J. Piduegar, of Britford.
It appeared the contract was a yearly one, and that
defendant was to receive 6s. 61 a-week. He fre-
quently absented himself, when be ought to be in.
dors by 9 o'clock at night The prebuilt, offered
nothing in defence. Prosecutor was sot anxious to
punish bite.
Fors D Or 0 AWL —William Brown was charged
by Mr. Klward Blake, if ldmiston, with having
kited a partridge, on its rest, on the 24th of May
last. Defendant pleaded lathy. There being no
previous charge against Inui the Bend. mitigated
the tine to 10s. and casts, re guise 14 days' im-
prisonment.
Lelia 1., LT. —Martha Hicks. a young woman, and it

appeared an incorrigible innate-of Amesbury Union,
wee brought up under • warrant, charged with
assaulting and violently dining a fellow pauper,
named Mary Ann Sunday. It appeared prosecutor
west to the wash•houte where prisoner was engaged,
when after a few words the defendant violently
assaulted and beet her, ionicting bruises, pulling out
some of the hair of ber head, and very much ill-
using.ht r.—Defisadantasid she used the womb-home
. . .

for The purpose of cleansing some of her infent's
clothes, when volutes. abused her, and laid *be had
no business there. Shads° pushed defendant which
gave ries to the squihble. Prosecutor admitted
having caught up • puce of iron, used for fastening
the windows, but only to defend herself from the
sttacksof prisoner. Deflodant frequently interrupted
the prosecutor, statingit was untrue the evidence
eh. was giving. Aft sr mature consideration, the
13" a sentenced hal to be implanted and
kept to bard lab* for the space of two
i s calendar months.—B
wasthen father charged
with damaging a pair shoal, the property of the
Guardians of Ameabit Union. A witness proved
having issued a pair 0 oes to the pris,ner in place
of a pair requiring re re. Another female pauper
reported to the govern that defendant was tr) um
to take off the iron ti from the shoes, which upon
examination was prov For this offence the Bench
ordered her to be firth, imprisomed for two months,
the latter sentence to commence at the expiration of
the first —The prisons, upon this, observed that the
witness, Mary Ann Bitaday, maid she would get her
'six months," and sbl v, nearly attained her
' object. Prisoner thinvl as
b very
begged vy hard of the
that It Bench, urging fent w Lut 8 months' old.
Upon inquiry, prison° informed that her child
Gould be to during her imprison-
' meet - lirpiriii. Woo, clerk to the guardsman,
Weeded on behalf of e peepers in each case.
TICK IT Or LEA VI GAIL --Chariot State (who
was sot lOrthooll2i/la beg called apes) was sea.
seap_ed by his wife F Abase, fat =VIZ:
at Dewides, on the Joee.—Tbe