The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-02-28 00:00:00

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Monet Coantq express.

TUE4DAY, FEBRUARY 2s, 1871.

DORCIINTER,

HOLT TIM' rT COURCIU—Sormoos leer.) preached in
this. &march on Sunday last, by the Rector, on behalf
of the choir fond, ad the oolleotions amounted to
£lO4l. 51.

Mumma FARM RM. Ccoa.—The next meeting
will be held at the King's Arms Hod l on Saturdsy
neat, when Professor Buckman will introduce the fol.
lowing suljeet for discussion:—" Top dressing for
'Arlon/ Groot. inol.ading Pasture Land."

DORBLT RIFLIC !EGLI. —The manual dinner of
the °Meer. is Ilsod for nth Mareh, at the Ro) al Hotel, Wey-
mouth. The Adjutant will visit the corps this season as
follow,: Brldport, Ist Tecate). in each month from M melt to
November inciusive ; Stalbridec, Ist Weilneadays ; Wi inburne,
14 Thur.] 3e; stet...duster, 14 Saturdays ; Sherisonic, 2nd
Mondays; Poole, 2nd Treader;; WArell&M, 2nd Wedocsilsys ;
Dorchester. Zed Thursdays; Blandfurd, 3rd Tuesdays ; Mist-
tosbury, 3rd Wednesday.; Gilllnhaw, 4th Tuestlays ; Wey-
mouth, 4th Wednesdays.

MEI:10101M Thaer.. SOCICTT.—The anniversary meets
ing was held at the Tewnhall, on Tue.lay evening, under the
presidency of the Rea. IL bionic The (annual statement
showed sales at the depository £l4 17a; local subscriptions
£l3 11..; annual collectinna £2 10s. lid.; at West Stafford,
£2 ta 61. PaymenM handed £43 A. 91. to Parent
Society for books, and £2.3 donation to the siociety on the
°amnion"( the Rec. John Lturnm's visit. Leaving a balance of
• Ge. The deputation from the Parent Soeietv, tho Rev. J.
It. Heard, of Harrogate, then net forth the operations of the
society, omccially speaking of the employment of special
colporteurs to the French and German soldiers In the war and
of the work in Rome. The collcction at theelow amounted to
£212.. H.

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Tan WMATULIL. —The following is our inutoorulagice!
report :

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Fine, cloudy
Cloudy
Fine,
cloudy
Fine
Cloudy
Oloer

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Feb. • I
VI 46 28 'W &W
21 44 31 N
22 42 321 1 NW
23 47 35
21 47 40
25 45 34 WSW
26 4 r 45 ' E&S

Stab of Weather.

101ooniy
Fog, fine, rain

A LIKING TOR SPISITS.—A very practical kind of
joke has just been practised on Mr. J. IL T.iylor. of
the Plume of Feathers Inn. For some days past In one
of the windows of the market rootmopening to Prinee's•
street, there have been displayed nine bottles of spirits
and wine—brandy, whisky, rum, gin, and sherry.
Whether the attractive labebi upon them, or the known
quality of J.K.T.'• liqnors, provoked a breach of the
tenth solumandment, dote not appear, but thy all
went astray on s.tordsv night. It 11.—zni that the
window was nut fastened, aline covetous per' in
observing it could not resist the temptation, lifted up
the sksh, and carriel off the nine bottles. Let us
hope they drank J.ELT•'s health, and Is; him take con-
solation from the fact that they might have robbed
somebody less able to bear the loss.

YoONG' CHRISTIAN ARROCLATION.—On Thurs.
day evening a lecture was delivered to the Young
alen's Christian Association at their room in Derogate-
street, by tho Rev. C. d• Bird, vicar of Christ church,
on "The War and its Lemons." Excluding all
political questions conneeted with this or with any
war, he dissussed the lawfulness of war in the
abstract, as • Christian amongst Christians, and
chewed from Scripture that war is un-Chri-tian, and
only justifiable In oases of real necessity, and in self-
defence. The recant war, he thone,t, woo llgrintly
immoral and on-l;bri,tian ; alai its horrors had been
such auto dlls,t war of any Twinned, and to snake us
hate its brutality and cui,lty. It had other lessons,
however; it taught a Christian the duty of uncompro.
mixing warfare with sin and the world. We must say
to all proni gals of truce, "not • stone of our fortresses,
not an inch of our territory." We can sinc,..rder no
troth; we can yield no principle. The chair was
occupied by Dr. Cowdell.
Tuc NeW Rscron OF ALL SRINTIL—The Rev.
Henry Frederick Jones, clerk, B.A. of Trinity College,
I)ublin, was on Feb. 20, instituted by the Bishop of
Saliabury to the rectory of All Saints, Dorchester,
vacant by the resignation of the Rev. J. Miller, on the
presentation of Slmeon's Intakes. The rev. gentleman
mai himself in on Sunday morning, and In the evening
preached frog. Isaiah lid., 7—" How beautiful upon
the mountains are the fcat of Him that bring.sh good
tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good
tiding., of good, that publislieth salvation ; that saith
unto Zion, Thy God reigneth." Hawing spoken of the
office of the ministry, he enforced the duty of obeying
their clergyman, of sympathising with him, and sup-
porting him in all his efforts for their good, and be
warned them spinet disensions atconzst themselves.
Every Sunday the idtany Wk 3 use!, they prayed "from
all false doctrine. heresy, and schism" good Lord,
deliver us ; and, let them not act oontrary to their
prayers. einally he dwelt on their responsibility as a
congregation and as individuals. The new Rector is
an elderly man, but evidently one of considerable
firmness of purpose.
Ten Mt/Nikki AT Ma. Moolol.—There is good reason
to believe that the fellow who so shamefully com-
mitted the robbery at Mr. Boon's, described in our
tut issue, is in custody, and may be dealt with for his
offence at Dorchester. One William Birk dressed in
the garb of a sailor, was convicted at Salisbury on
Thursday for stealing • gold chain and ring, from a bed-
room at thn Sar Inn, in that oily. It seemed Birt
lodged at the inn on Monday night, and had breakfast
there next morning, but paid for his accommodation.
Before leaving be explored the other bedrooms, and
finding • ring and chain in Miss Keene's room, stole
them. The Superintendent, reading our amount of
the robbery here, wrote to P.M Cousins about the
ease, and, the sergeant having sent a description of the
man, it ill found he is the selllo individual. When in
Dorchester the fellow purchased • coat and hat for
Zia, and the Sslisbury Superintendent reports that he
pawned the coat at Prccary's, in that eity for 7s. 61,
He is now in Devis-s prison. A photograph of him
will be obtained, and if Mr. Boon and thou who saw
him here can identify him, no doubt when be leaves
Devizos gaol, P.S. Cousins will be ready to re-apprehend
him.
Tits Seam Atemus.—The March Auizes for this
county will commence at the Sbirehall on Friday after-
noon: There are no leas than thirty-live persons for
trial, of whom 28 are in custody, and 7on bail. Fri-
soners--Thoinas and Edwin Martin, burglary at Tarrant
Key nestou sod Sutton Waldron; Thomas Jeanes,arson at
itampieliasu; S..rala Hallett, concealment of birth at
Broad windsor ; William Chubb, perjury at 1.1-mmlester;
Hannah Williams. murder of her infant child at West
Lulworth ; Mary Maria Barden, fraud by forged
cheques, at Langton Herring and Meloombe Regis;
Charles Fraocis, Stephen Mansion, and Samuel lagram,
night poaching at Cranborae ; Henry Rake, stealing
peas at. Weyinouth ; Charles Davis maliciously assault-
ing Superintendent Eeles at llorden ; John Owynne,
three burglaries at Portland; Ellen Jones, stealing
wearing apparel at Weymouth, Thomas Jeanne, steal-
ing corn, tho property of Messrs. Devenish and Co., at
Weymouth ; Henry Hope, obtaining goods and money
by fraud at Wry mouth and Preston Thomas Hibbs,
George itew'ett, Emanuel Bi ine,and James Hutchings,
stealing pigs and corn at Osiniegton.; Hutchings is also
cherged with receiving the property knowing it to have
he en stolen; Hibbs, Hewletkand Brine,alsoeharged with
stealing a copper furnace at Winfrith ; Toutand Ellen
Ilector, stealing • dress and handkerchief, at Morden ;
John Neil, burglary at blelcombe Regis ; James
It .au ~,,, nt, burglary at Portland; William Jones and
JUnel Eyers, stealing pork and cheese at Weymoutb ;
.101 in Rake Moore, embezzlement and steallng coal at
Marnliuil • Thotuas Shapley, embezzlement at Way-
mouth. On bail :—Willtam Malls, junr., killing Ralaert
LitlchTll at Moteombe ; Reuben Richard Felstead,
allurement and tak,ng away Mutsu Greatbatah, of
Btaneford, with intent • Mu* Fudge, stealing hay at
litunoioater Newton; Thomas Welsteed,stea'ing noel
at Suillingstone • James Sheppard, receiving stolen
peas at Weymouth ; John King, Jour., stealing mutton
at Dorchester ; Henry Randall, perjuty at Bridport.
Itoaueon PerrY Sanaloss, Taosday.—Botors
E.ll , and R. Davis, Dab
A Time,, teased JoAn User., trom ecnie, was brought up for
aavulting the landlord Mk. Duke of Wellington Inn.
Nit% 12narlc.. Meech rid that on Monday night, between 8
and mite o'clock, pri..oner sad auother roan came into his bar,
Axon half an hotil., but had nothln- to drink.
Ile ordered them to go On, when prlener used bial language
and retired to the passage. lie again told them to go off,
and turned tack into his home, when prisoner struck him
with a stick on the head, making a sewers wound, from which
the blood streamed.
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"itr7R+c);;.;dl3—a-ric;ot, wetchmaker, who had gone to the inn
en business, hesrd the blow, and spoke to its accts.
P.S. Cou.ins found the landlord very much exhausted from
too of blood, and opprobendod prisoner.
fluid On. lad mu% sad in UsauU, a ma's lard kagur.

Fan.Wougglirßdore the Mayer and J. Bishop,
Meek Adams, preeoltute, from Poole, WM brought up in
custody nudge the following circuinstarices.
wss. °=it (Iro";"thetie=, "'land 'he TwleZdat l'otLar rihin
about I %St o Found hint n the road leading to the Great
Wilder', station with the defendant. Tot hint towards the
hirracks, when he camped, and ran hack to the womm. It,,
told her she had better go home, and she answered she should
go when she liked. The moat:41110 to the barracks in til..l,llrNO
of the night, mei ha. got 72 heir, in the cell.. T 1,., p bike
came, and ordered her off, hut she would not go, Wilt Moo
taken iiito eneteciy, and he assisted. Every night defendant
was loitering about the barracks, and cudeavour to prevent
men from returning.
P.C. Churchill ordered her on, telling her If she did not go
he should take her to the police-station. She and he slould
not take her or any other man. She sras eery ti dem, hut
with the assistance of the Corporal he got Wr to ill- lo
All down the Wm tnh used lasi kern t aiel Wl, 117
tit/1104.
She was sentenced to seeeo 4ea's
to gehome whim she was liberated.
11.11IDAT. —Before J. Bishop, Esq., mid Mid)erenisb„
RN.
Mary Ann Skeet, a women of respectable appearstMe,
win summoned for miring abusive language to George
Cleal, at the Antelty
It seemed that about half-put eleven on tho night
of Thursday, the ler.h. Tofu Short, who is a nostiniy,
and defendant's husband. went into the Antelor Tap
for "two pen'orth of gin and one pcn'ortli of braid
and cheese." Ilav;ng thus feral, ho and Cleat went to
the front door, when Tom's misetts appeared, and
wonted to koow if be was coming home. Thou de-
fendant says Gest said to her huibaud what he should
do it a wife came slier him, but coinpliinant when
questioned on this said he never spoke to her. She
commenced "throwing or at him (complainant) and
his wife, about doing the " Greeian hew]," an 4 went
on to congratulate herself on knowing tlio (ether of her
children, which, she evinced was more than hire. Cleat
eouldisay. The oomplainant she rated equally thoroughly.
P.S. Cousins was fetehed by the provost.sergeant,
who said there wax a soldier concealed In Short's house.
00 going into Trinity-street, ho heard • fti,,i do's voice,
and when he got near the top he found defendant Ara
another woman, and he corroborated oomp'ainant as
to the bad language used. It milled, they said. in
Short carrying his wife into his house. The soldier
win got out. As to thin kirk Short said he must have
gene into the house while elm had gone to the Antelops
Tap, and he was not in their apartmcntt. Touching
the present charge, she said the who:o aff.ir was
exaggerated to her detriment,that it gime from spleen,
and that she would have had two neighbours to say
not en improper word passed, but they were both
ill in lied. . _

The magistrates oommentld on the shameful nature
of the language used. and ordered her to no a
fine of 401., or be imprisoned for • month. Mn. Short
said FllO would go to gaol, but the Bench pre her a
fortnight to consider the mttter.