The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-08-20 00:00:00

BADGER BAITING.

Mr. Editor—Sir,-.-A. a distant relation of my friend
Mr. Badger, may I he allowed to say a few words
with reference to his case, which I have read in the
Express, and which wail heard by your honourable
Bench .1 borough magistrates on Dion lay. I may
here state that I alwsys take in your valuable medium
of information, as during the O.OAO In I naturally feel a
personal interest in the hunting fixtures. And that
remark will at once bring me to ths subject which lies
uppermost in my mind. No., I don t mean to say
that friend &siker particularly enjoys being baited
any more than no your Town Councillors likes to
he snarled at upon every available occasion, still, I
think it would be • retty g.sel .lug—one that you
would have ...nue trouble in finding in Dorcheter ,to
tako a riieout ,f him and do him any very serious
injury. Mind. I am the I .st to palliate cruelty to
ani.n•ls. It come. home to I, mei Bllt, what I wish
di a•lc is. h“iv any Bench of mat64eate• can con-
ocientiously Millet a fine in such cases if they for •
moment consider the Agonies to which I and my
relitives are for some four months out of the year
alinoet daily eubjectwl. Ito they think we suffer
nothing in having to scamper for doar life, perhaps 30
mile* at • stretch, pursued by a yellin; pack of holm's,
barked nn by • yelling pack of human bipeds on horse-
back, too often only in the end to bet .rn In pieoes for
the sake of our ornamental appendage, presented with
great formality to some dear creature in petticoats,
who*. tender nerves are unable to bear the eight of a
mouse. hr. ti ily at still hi4her game, when they
reflect that royalty itself keeps, and the country pays
for, a pack of dogs to chime a poor little timid deer
which, at the conclustin of a run, lacerated, and almost
dying with fright, is recarted again to go through
this Nugatory at a future day. A. long as such
brutalitlee exist and are patronised In high places, it
Seems to in.ohaple torievrisy to he so I ireadlully
shocked at a " scrip" between a badger and a dog.
Of course. I don't exiss-t this letter to have any effect,
but, I like to show up the humbug of the world.
Yours disgusted,
RZINAJW.

Lieutenant Purloins waslT;Olg;mand ; the band played
"Dead Meech in Seel." and the usual firing honours were
paid at the grave.
FASHIONABLE CONCIIT.-111r. Avant hae provided •
genuine treat for all lovers of really good emote by
engaging no lam • perty than those eminent snigger,
Madame Edith Wynne, Mr. W. H. Cummings, Mr Lewis
Thomas, Mr. lobo Thomas (harpist ti Her Majesty the
Client). and Miss Beset. Waugh (pianist} The
manage-
ion!, so far as nets, tickets, Ac.., are concerned. ir :Oar;
the superintendence of Mr. Wheeler. of the Weymouth
and Com). Library, .owe may look forward to the whole
betas CAI lira out ADONNHfuiII.
TRH POUCH AND rag DoitsYr Exotemox.-Leet
—__ Tuesday • letter was presented at the Petty sessions,
JULTOM. from Mr. W ‘I. 'I hiselton. secretary of the Dorset
Iminttrial Exhibition expreeting the thanso of the
TREAT TO SCNDAT AND DAT SCHOLARS. -OH Friday lead, crimmittee to the superintendent. and the men of the
through the kind tit...relay of the Vicar, the Rev. J. Pollee Forte of the bonuhth, for the valuable assistance
Marsh, ami hie lady, the whole,. wending these schools they had rendered, since the exhibition wag opened.
to the number of in me than to were provided with a Ihe litter, couched in handsome term., was signed by
bountiful the in the Nati .nal Schoolrooms. Before tot Hr. George Eliot, chairman, and Mr. 1 himelton, secretary,
the *cholera were take by their DA toter, Mr. Elsworth, to of the committee.
the Vicarage, where they sung several hymns very nicely. 'I tic i'OltrollaTlON AND TRH Pogue-It will be
After tea they adjourned to a field in front, and another remembered that Mr. Councillor Wallis late y very much
clew by the Vicarage where they were entertained with internte I Innocif in enuring the right of the public to
wiesse games, running for prises, tc., till dusk. The attend the querWrly meetings of the Corration. The
children were then provided with • bun each and sent unzrateful public have not greatly used the prieilege se
home. The weather was fine, and a happy day was mitt yet and on Wednesday. although Mr. Wallis personally
The following Wits and gentlemen emoted and did their threw open the doors between the Council chamber and
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to maks the day • pleanat one-The Hey. Barton, the Guildhall, the only pereeptible result was a consider-
Kee. Whetter, and Minn Barton (21, Chnilborne ; Mies able increase of draught, and a rather embarreasing
Bragg, Weymouth ; Mire V.oks, Milton Abbe': Mr. mixture of the sounds (rum the Council Chamber and
Woodhoues, ataetere W. and F., and Mies E. Woodhouse, those of the Police Court
Amity; Misses Desks. Crocker's (2). Miss Norton, Mire Titharne DOTAL-Our readers' attention is called to an
Sheppard. dm advertisement in our impressing at this week by which
BLAND7O/11.D. we notice that our enterprising manager, Mr. Week*,
and his talented dramatic company commence their
/300 PetsOmen.-Ttair cowardly and dastardly act
has
, , regular season or Monday, August link. Novelty and
WwWwweed in this 'ma, quiet rtl6l4* On Fridh, '"• attraction If the order of the evening, and Goliemith's
Mr. H. Moocktdn, yeoman, bad • Tellable dog poisoned.
Vicar of Wakefield Is the ern new piece, which wit
Mid the following day another dog shared the name foto j follow ia mod ...eh. ..id re.."e every 0.. e
as to it.
Very fttnig nopicion to on • certain individual who is in
.. proper canuating. Mr. Limbs is a hoot ia himself, and to
the l'" "I T.'•liiii a"' at an ""'"o" 'l,l° hour a ''' our visitors ant the public geeerally who admire • national
night, alith -e are entertained that before lone it will evening's enlistment without vulgarity in Temple of
Bgi'ven at our
be elenif hn'uv., borne to him. We sibeerely hope if
Thcord. ecl this year lie even more acceptable.
ehcb le this raw tax! ho will get the very ut otet puaitho figonguan Itrroxittnfitt-On Wednesday and Thurso 1
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villenous scone re ri. _ %N.*, that em,teute t • Surrey. woo tirouaht up ehareei with b lag drunk and
Wench Its, h•"______,..,.........1ine W P•Ww.__„°l the ,ww__..• incapoble at be Maria. Hotel, Benkobuildings. on Tees- Theatre by the family of
doscriPtion w whiP"'"'"""". -.. """"" Pit"' ""m“ day. -Mr. Doyle ,toted the gentleman came hi his hotel everting in their natioaal m me, wreiappialeeme""ee"
in It !on the night before. Re had some strange ways with They consist of Mi.., Awing (the fe:erk 11%-e, h—edee„.-
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1 blin, but got to bed. It irly in the moving be went out, Mmeelles Clement*, lennu sad Zugenie. apparently of
ZWIT 111•01E11. and returned in the evening, drunk, although he had ego from "sweet elation to riven. With them also
ThthOOON the kindness at Lady Oglander the rivia..... nothing at the 11 mos He went into different gestlio dugs a ley plied wader Henn', who mi, .
good
of due nhool who were awarded ths find pine for olive men*, bedrooms, carrying three night Whig In • water, The company Join in Swiss. French, TLiless:eanted
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~.i.,rw exbilio„,, ~ehuiesuorated their •ad hi. °option wee an bad that he wee forced Hannan 1 ogs. with choruses, and in those ligeree•y
I the rectory, where a ios oev4(...f;:ir s n Keenitn to me him out of the house. le rernentabry good hied very n WetiontleT ar""r""" '' 4ll eif Dr found defendant suffering from the eff•oto of are Meo . ha- —vinglabanals. Sh"diat'rTorklisiofttilirvotepe,o'tilre
MeNN`DS "
bount rto tea teas given them, ant tit mica •en t. .
ted he mistress, Mir Hunt, drink. and ..0 the point of Dr. gave him some medicine' high notes of lid& 061111111001
Lady Ooletoier aloe premien— i
Lb. pH t.scber, but Mr. Montae-be wee not j
leather bag, and 'to Du w none, al Inn es Mee of muter Ream having
with • handsome ix • fit state to take tire of her to - bethf. Ww• sad clear, end
wjekuutyloik. TWA school is in • very erfeieni hammell.-Fiwsd lea Including sada, basil CS lOn 61-The Use real fruitiness and obadiarang !Ay* Is., 4.11,,,,ki
&rah Flu mood a nia* good GOVanalniiat SUP.O. , egla "n . brought BP am eau sdnignini. an& She can , Mai Amin has adapa al wat am sad •aarefnag
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e I wa MI the ddkOhettio• of elig. Yiegel, in i feting& wieh whiteIb•WWWISWI with art. aad Y. ltadrd
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patter dam. Kies we. belga In some Th 2.l.lglial'
teem " e " "The first Ouckoe, and
" He never toll:lc:Tie" the meek by M. Andre, and thses
eirePie 115 W. ditties served as • refreshing contrast to the
more ealikamits music of Use foreign song& rea young
tidy egynitile of far kighta. although "ma lint
cuckoo" leas artistic. and she we. encores Miss Emma
We. yorlicallarly great in recitations, and sbe rendered in
truly kmeriptive style, lad with an archnses of manner
Mat was never obboded though idware evident. end
markad her as being e born actress, or as having given
each piece mod eastul and successful study. If any im-
provement wee to be (Weisel. It would be that sbe should,
Lerrbe • trtfla QUiCIOII4 her h efforts and 0ur.... were.
eiresr% most commendable and her elder sister must
look to her triumph& Of is paths Esmotis nothing but
praise can be written; this little desr smut with • natural
sweetness and an educated liveliness and nobility that
made her • great favourite, and the audience wire
throughout disposed to make Ism their pet She will pro-
hob!, wen bs ebU mad-maim al i the simple music to which
M. Andre has set the English songs, and so to let Mlle.
Clemence be put • little more on her mettle by giving her
more advanced pieces to sing. As to Mlle. -ma, she
will be sure to make her way, if she doss not turnouts
" wise bitty" Of Henry, it may suffice to say that, with
• in. yoke. he lacked animation in "The Primrose" or
rha he felt the, the Mader gorges style of music wa•
his powers. The swiss duett 'My Dumas," by
Mons. and Mine Andre', waa quite Tyrolese 'make& nay
we even fancied we heard the " jodll" refrain. But the
dancing Well !we can only skim Mona. and Mine.
Andre' to practise this befom • elms, and if their can did
decision is that the Striae gentleman's costume is suitable
for such • dance, let them continue, and we will Komi,*
loweye to be amused. Mme. Andre's French moog. "La
Menuiere, was decidedly French. and rattling and
speckling; And she succeeded admirably well in the Swims
gong milking the rows.- the chorus of which wall
beautifully barmonised. There is such variety in the
Swiss Mekslisti enterteintuent, that something will be
found in it to please each taste.
W MON GMAT.
These pleasing singers great favourites and receive
nightly repeated. and encores for almod every-
thin - they sing lenience on Tweeds, evening had
the rare honour of • double encore, for He never told.
lie," and the who am now well eo-eblsshdin pulic favour.

A SOLDIER KILLED BY THE TRAIN.
The inquest. on Lance-Corpend Kell* of the 2-20th
Regimeat, was held on Thursday afternooa at the Wey.
mouth Barracks. bef is %Ir. H. Lock, deputy coroner, and
Messrs. A. Jittery (foreman) Mr. Rai ott, Sir. If. Jeatt,
C. carter, A. Martin, It Talbot, 1. Perks, R. Ostler, R.
Williams, 0. Stickland, .1. Tomkins. and and K H.
Russell. The evidence of David Pearce and George
Frampton, fishermen, showed 'hat on Wedne•day about
ID minutes past 10, as they were fishing under the north
side of the railway briace over the Fleet water, they saw
a soldier walking in front of the lan down train, and
shouted to him till they were nearly out of breath ; he
seemed to move as if to get out of the way' but the train
pried, and then they missed the man. Ran to the
pine ,and found the soldier with an arm on one of the
rails t but be did not limper as if the train had gone over
him. He did not speak, and they thought he was dead,
and carried him to the Victoria Inn, Ferrybridge.
not think the man had any drink People often walk on
the line, but the practice ought to be stopped—Corporal
Walter chapels was called by Pearce, went and found
Lanes-corporal Kale about 40 yards from the Weymouth
and of the railway bridge, and shout I yards from • retest
into which it seemed he had been trying to get but he
was about 6 ioches from the bridge rail_ Deceased being
taken to the Ferry-brldge Inn, they teat to Weymouth
barracks for • doctir, also to
_yWee for a policeman, and
Corporal Chapple went •o the Verne, and returned with •
doc•-, when be found deceased had bests removed to Wai-
mea h- Deceased was • s her. steady man, and witness
saw him the previous night at 5 o'clock—Charles Janet
the engine dram of this train, did not see any one on or
near the line t.O t • train got near the Ferry-bridge, when
he saw some nen ?Ishii": on the Weymouth side. Did not
perceive earthing wrong when the train lamed the
ervether was hazy. Did not bear of 'hi oxidant till this
morning ard found no marks on the engine --Rumens-
major Popyiewell raw the de cased about 2 o'clock in the
morning, when he we. brought in.—lt was remarked that
this was more than three hours sites the accident.
surgeonmajor Popplewell said the 'an was insensible
and in • iying state, he had thee wounds on his head, , he
left temp e was ~actured. the I war
.law was broken on
the rigid side and there were several contusions on both
hand. ,he cause of death was—the injury to the head :
be died about 6 o clock ff itnesa being asked if the
decered had been apparently run over by the train, said
no, he rather thought the wounds werecaused by the steps.
I he colour-sergeant deposed deceased was rather over 2ti
pears old, and had been nearly 2 years in the Regiment;
we.a y eiber man, and witness never saw him
drunk in his life the jury (Mild& ventiet of" Accidental
Death,' and the Coroner remarked people ought to keep to
the read In going to Portland. No blame waa attache'
to anybody.—Mr. Parsons, stationmaster at Portland,
remarked there is a notice on the line that trespassers
will be prosecuted- The recent he stated, is for plate-
layers sad others engaged on the railway, and not for the
public—The special late train, which was pot on for the
sailors and others of the Fleet, was discontinued after
Saturday last