The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-23 00:00:00

WIMBORNE.

LITERARY INSTITUTE—On Tuesday last, MI an-
nounced, F. W. Freeman, Esq., delivered a lecture
at this institution on "Education and Crime,"
a trite subject which was most cleverly handled, be-
fore a large audience, who manifested great appre-
ciation of the lecturer's abilities. Mr. Freeman
popularized his observations by illustrations, viz.,
Henry Russell's songs of" The Gin Fiend" and "The
Wife's Dream," the former being beautifully ren-
dered by Mr. Richard Reeks, and the latter by the
lecturer. Mr. H. Herbert rendered the musical ac-
cou2paniments with great taste. At the conclusion
of the lecture a vociferous vote of thanks was awarded
to Mr. Freeman, who richly deserved the honour.
The attendance was larger and the receipts greater
than at any other lecture delivered during the
season. We should add that at the conclusion a
beautiful little %uartette was sung, "Now pray we
for our country, which was received with great ap-
plause, but the company was much disappointed by
the omission of an additional stanza or two composed
by Mr. Herbert. We understand that Mr. Freeman
has yielded to a request to repeat his lecture at the
Poole Institute shortly, and that a literary star
of great brilliancy will preside.

Greater attention is now being rendered to the
ritual than has of late years prevailed here. During
Passion week there will be (as we hinted in our last
ExpreBB) full services as follows, when the several
clergymen will preach as under :—On Monday,
March 29, at 6.30 p.m., the Archdeacon of Dorset;
on Tuesday, March 30, at 6.30 p.m., the Rev. E.
Harston, M. A., Vicar of Sherborne ; on Wednesday,
March 31, at 6.30 p.m., the Rev. W. de Quetteville,
M.A. Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford; on
Thursday, April 1, at 6.30 p.m., the Rev. W.
Fletcher, D.D. ; on Good Friday. at 10.45 a.m., the
Rev. C. Onslow, M.A. ; at 6.30 p.m., the Rev. R.
W. Plumtre, M.A., Incumbent of Code Mullen • on
Saturday, Easter Eve, at 6.30 p.m., the Rev. H. P.
Cookesley.

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ANOTHER WARNING TO CARTERS.—A serious ami•
dent occurred on Friday, the 19th inst. to the carter of
the Rev. Mr. Hurtable, while proceeding with his
horses and wagon laden with oilcake, near Keynston.
The carter was riding on the shafts (as usual in these
cases), and jumping down, his smock caught, and he
fell under the wheel, which paesed over his arm and
thigh, cutting a large piece of flesh from the arm and
breaking the thigh. Fortunately P.C. 56 (Short)
was passing shortly after the occurrence, and finding
the poor fellow in great agony, took him to the
"True Lovers' Knot' Inn, and sent for Mr. Ingram,
surgeon, of Blandford, who speedily arrived, and
gave the patient every needed attention.
MAGISTRATES' COURT, March 17. —(Before Major
Portman and J. T. Baakett, Esq.)
Augustus Elkins, of Blaudford, was brought up on a
warrant charged with being found in High Wood at
Kingston Lacy in company with three others not yet ap-
prehended, with 50 wires set for the purpose of killing
pine. It appears that Smith, the keeper, had timely
intimation, or the defendant and his companions would
have had a rich harvest. The defendant was fined in
the fell penalty, or two months' hard labour in default.
FRIDAY, March 19.—(Before C. Parke, Esq., and
Major Portman.)—George Young, a boy aged 12, was
convicted of stealing eggs (which had been marked to
detect the thief), at Mr. Charles Ellis's, corn and spirit
merchant. Prisoner was sentenced to 14 days imprison-
ment, and to be once privately whipped.
SUDDEN DEATH AT SHAPWICK.—An inquest WSB
held on Friday, at the Anchor Inn, before Mr.
Housden, deputy coroner for the Hundred of Bad-
bury, on the body of Mr. George Davis, a grocer,
who was found dead in Sweetbriar Grove, leading to
Kingston Lacy Park, between 1 and 2 o'clock the
previous day. The deceased left home in his usual
state of health, but it appeared he suffered from pal-
pitation of the heart, and he was seen an hour pre-
vious to his body being found proceeding along the
lane. There was no mark of violence, and the jury
returned a verdict of died from natural causes.

WrrcnamrroN.—Bures Fire.—The Atlas Office,
through their agent, have offered a reward of £2O for
the diacovery of the incendiary.

SOUTHAMPTON.

THE MAILS, &c. March 20. —The Peninsular and
Oriental steamship Pere, Captain Jamieson, left to-
day for Gibraltar, Malta, and Alexandria, with the
India and China mails, 64 first and 17 second-claw
wwengers, £4,850 for Malta and Alexandria, 394
boxes of specie and jewelry, value £104,460., for
India and China, and a full cargo. Among the pas-
sengers are Mr. G. J. Ross, of the Uncovenanted
Service, Bengal Establishment; Captain Thompson,
Commanders Bythesea, Campion, Mends, and Pearse;
Lieutenants Creasy, Darling, Fawkes, Hare,
Mitchell, Percival, D. Waller, Whist, and Wood-
ward. March 21.—The Hamburg steamer Ham-
monia, Captain Sehwensen, left this morning for
New York, with 300 passengers from Hamburg and
60 from this place, and a large cargo. She was to
have sailed on Thursday last, but could not get away
from Hamburg till the previous day on amount of

Ringwood at 8.27. The -supply of fat was
exceedingly good, and the prices realized were such
as to encourage those who sold to send a supply to
future markets, and in many instances parties who
attended merely as spectators expressed their gun.
prise at the excellent show on this the first market,
and promised to send their stock for sale on the next
occasion. Fat stock sold well from 10e. to 1 ls. per
score, and in some instances us. 6d. was obtained.
upwards of 500 sheep and lambs were penned, mostly
of the South Down breeds. The sheep, which were
in good order, sold from 64d. to Bd. per lb. The
lambs realized from 35e. to 38e. As usual, the
market was well supplied with pigs, and we have
the authority of the toll-collector in saying that not
less than 680 were brought into the market. They
sold from 9a. to 10s. per score. The corn trade was
not brisk; Monday's prices were asked, and is a few
instances, a reduction was taken. Many persons
expressed themselves doubtful as to whether a con-
tinuous supply of stock can be kept up for this mar-
ket, but we would earnestly ask, on behalf of the
committee, for the forbearance and assistance of such
individuals, because we have taken the opinion of
many persons, well able to judge in matters of this
kind, who are most sanguine of the successful issue
of the undertaking. We may also remark that the
greatest praise is due to Mr. Bone, the Vales of Avon
and Stour Fanners' Club, and to the Market Com-
mittee, for the energetic manner in which they have
entered upon this project. To make it really suc-
cessful the united efforts and co-operation of all the
agriculturalists and graziers of the locality are re-
quired—this obtained the town and neighbourhood
of Ringwood cannot fail to be materially benefited.—
Another correspondent informs us that the quality
of the stock was unusually good; indeed, he states
that it was of first-rate character, and there can be no
doubt that the quality exhibited at the next market
will be as good as in the first, and so on again and
again. He adds:—" Universal was the expression of
surprise, and universal was the hope that an under-
taking so auspiciously begun, might prosper."