The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-10-24 00:00:00

BLANDFORD.

THE subscriptions to the proposed testimonial to Sir
Edward Baker Baker, Bart., already amount to nearly
300 guineas.

NATIONAT4 SUNDAY AND INFANT SCHOOLS. —On
Sunday last the claims of these schools were ably
advocated in three sermons preached in the parish
church. The morning sermon was by the Rev.
Prebendary Farquharson, rector of Lington, who
took for his text Paslin xi, 3. —"lf the founda-
tions be cast down, what can the righteous do?"
That in the afternoon by the Rev. C. D. J. Wick-
ham, from Matthew xxiii, 5.—" Whoso shall
receive one such little one in my name receiveth
me." and that in the evening by the Rev. J. R.
Quitk, the rector, from Genesis xvii. 18.
"And Abraham said onto God, oh' that Ishmael
might live before thee." The total sum collected
we. 14 Os. 3d., about £8 lese than last year.
Rums Cotirrrrnoo.—The deciding match be.
tween the Blandford and Weymouth Corps took
place on Monday last on the Poole ground. The
siwoting, considering the unfavourable state of the
weather' was very good. A douse fog prevailed
when the company were firing at 200 yards, and a
htqiif suspension of firing was found necessary. As
will be men from the subjoined score the compe-
tition we. very clam indeed. At 200 yards the
Weymouth ten were one point a-head of their ,
opponents; at 500 yards the Blandford gained
points, and at 600 a tie was made, thus giving the
Blandford oorpe 4 points over that of the Weymouth'
party. The following is the wore :

litagnform. Lieutenant Johns, 40. Sergeants
Davis, 44; 'Wareham, 54. Corporals Rideout, 47;
droves, 47; Furmage, 30; Groom, 33. LaDoe-Corporals
Martin, 41; Gulliver, 46. Private Monekton, 36.
Total, 423.
WITYOUTH. Lieutenant Timm!, 50. Sergeant
Charles, 48. Privates Hake, 39; Warren, 41; Rowe,
47. Sergeant Roberta, 47. Privates Criekinay, 40;
Read, 17. Corporal Brown, 51. Sergeant Lee, 39.
Total 419.

DBOWNI:D. —On Thursday last an inquest was
held at the Town Ball, Poole, before G. B. Aid.
ridge, Req., the borough coroner, on the body of
Joseph Arnold, an old man upwards of 70 years of
age. It appeared from the evidence of Captain
Morris, and of his brother, Thomas Morris, of the
Jane and Elisabeth, that on going on deck of their ;
vessel, which was lying at the quay, near the Royal '
Albert, a few minutes before seven o'clock on Wed-
nesday evening, they heard cries of "Oh I oh!"
and on looking over the stern, a man was seen in the
water. A rope was thrown him, and a boat-hook
was held out near to where he was, but he did not
attempt to reach either of them. At length he was
picked up by some persons in the boat, and a doctor
was sent for. For an hour and a half, every
exertion was employed to restore animation, but
without avail. There was a public lamp near the '
place, nevertheless, the water and the road • were so
Sear alike by the light thrown upon them, that one
could scarcely distinguish the one from the other.
The jury returned a verdict of found drowned, but
hoer deceased Game in the water, there is no evi-
dence to show,

"NIIVICR T AKA ON WITH A New Love UNTIL
You HATS Does WITH 1116 OLD."—A HMO 1111180 a.
tire of the truth of this proverb, aims before the
borough magistrates on Saturday lasst. A woman,
named Louisa Martin, one of the frail sisterhood,
charged George Maidment, sawyer, with esssulting
her an the previous evening. It appeared from the
',Arlene° of the complainant, that Maid ment had
been a pretty tionetant "visitor" at her house, that
when he came with ' amely • rag to his back," she
clothed him, and gave him money, but that in
return for this kindness he had turned his book upon
her. On Friday evening, when near Chnrch•lane,
she asked him if he was not going down with her,
and on his replying in the negative, she took hold of
his "slop," the materials for which she purchased
and made up for him, and demanded that he should
give it up, or pay her for it Defendant refused, and
setting his baskets down, gave her a blow with his
fist in the face, threatened to beat her with a stick, ,
and pushed- her against the churchyard railings. '
She, however, held fast to the "slop" till they
reached the
_policeman's house, when she gave him
in charge. The defendant denied that he struck
Martin. His version of the case being that it was
because he had taken up with another young woman
that she was " aggravated." On the previous
evening he was going home quietly in company with
a companion named Well., when on passing through
Church -lane, the complainant came up and demanded
the "slop" he was wearing. He told her he should
not take it off then, but she might go with him to
his lodgings. She took hold of hisl" slop," and
when they got to the policeman's house, gave him
into custody. He did not strike her, but the handle
of a saw in his basket might have knocked against
her face. Samuel Wells corroborated defendant's
statement In crosiPesamination complainant re-
peated that the defendant struck her with his fietta
The Mayor said that though they did not oonsider
it an aggravated case, still they were of opinion an
aasault had been committed. The defendant should I
have paid the worth of the slop, and broke off so
dieureditable &connection. Fined la. and 7s. wets

SERIOUS RESULTS Or A DRUNKEN SPEZIA—At j
the Townhall on Saturday, before J. J. Farquharson,
Esq., and the Rev. J, Watts, a young man named
WWII= Hyde, of Sherborne, appeared to answer •
charge of feloniously appropriating to his own UNI a
piece of tweed, confided to his charge by Mr. J. J.
Bennett for the purpose of making a pair of troweers.
—Mr. Atkinson appeared for the defendant. —The
following evidence was deposed to J. Bennett,
tailor and draper, stated that on the 13th October,
the prisoner, William Hyde, was employed by him
to make a pair of trousers. He entrusted him with
the materials, about 2i yards of Tweed and the
usual trimmings, linings, buttons, and canvas for ,
pickets. This was between four and iii o'clock in
the evening. He was to bring back the trowwws
made the following clay (Saturday), for which be
(prosecutor) was to pay prisoner the making. The
, materials produced were his property, and were
the same as he gave to the prisoner. Their value
, was about se. —William Wells said that he was a
' shoemaker, residing in Slandford. The prisoner
came to his house on Friday evening between seven
and eight o'clock, and said be had a pair et trimmers
to sell for 2s. 6d. He also said the trowels were
his property and he was going on tbe road, and did
I not want them with him. WIIMES gave the prisms/
2s. 6d. and took the trowaera noriczkeed.—
' George Hooper, tailor, said that on 1
he was with William Wells. Hyde ensielistl
said "Here's some stuff to be sold for 2a. 6d. and if
you do not have it somebody else amt. Wells said
—" I dont mind letting you hays half-a-crown for
it," and took the stuff. It was wrapped up in the
lining and was net opens& —The prisoner, electing
to be tried at the Quarter Sessions, his solicitor said
six? reserve his oroes-examination till then.
then admitted to ' himself in

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