The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-02-01 00:00:00

DORCHESTER.

BATE AND WEST--O;—ENG-CATND 8001 ITT. —IC ill
rumoured thst an attempt will be made to induce
the ocauicil of We society to hold their meeting for
1672 in this town.

Mr. S. J. BYWATER. late second master at the
Truro Grammar School, has been appointed as asaistant
master at the Dorchester Grammar School.
FURLS Con re. —The tenth annual meeting of the
3rd Dorset (Dorchester) Ride Corps will be held
this (Monday) evening, when the arrangement' for
the coming season will be made ; and, from the good
condition in which the corps continues to hold its
position, there is every prospect of another successful
year's operations. The numbers of the corps are
still maintained, and its efficiency was never in a
hifh4er state.
Potriwou's HOUNDIA—This magnificent peek
met on Tuesday at the Royal Horse Artillery barracks,
and • large number assembled to witness the meet.
When Ramos arrived with the bounds upwards 01 100
horsemen had ridden into the yard. Through the
kindness of Captain Williams and the caws of the
battery a breakfast was provided in the quarters, and
the pedestrians were free to feast or bread and 'Meese
and beer ad It was nearly twelve o'clock
before the bonuils drew away over the railway bridge
and over Poendbury.hilL There was • cold biting
wind, but • fox was found at Bradford and another near
Blagdon Monument, but the runs were very short.
Ti. WIIATHER—Tbe following is our meteorological
report for the week ending Sun.lay last :

5 ii
A gig
J '
24 37 31
2S SS 24
30 30 23
27 II 20
30
Ss 31
30 41 39

Direction State of Weather.
Cloud,

Si roudy. fine.
NE 7loudy, fine.
E Fine.
NW k NE Fine.
N .1/4 SE !Foul/7.
SE & S l'haitly, fine.
S 'Fine.

DORCIIIBTER Say i:VOS BANK. —The general
financial statement of this institution, published
annually, appears in our advertising oolumna We
learn from it that the sum deposited in the twelve
months ending November 20th was £9,335 611. 44.,
the amount withdrawn, including interest, siceeding
thorn figures considerably, being £12,048 14a, 64.
The number of account, open at the beak was 2,334.
Of thew 2,284 (private depositors) had invaded
£68,316 9e. 3d.; 35 (charitable societies),
£2,063 18s. 7d. ; and 15 (friendly societies),
£'2,5038.. 94.—total, £72,904 16s. 74. Tbe balance
invested with the commissioners on the separate

surplus fund aooonnt was £2,550. The sum of
£37 14s. Sd. was left for current expenses. The con-
tinued success of the institution will be noticed with
gratification, Amongst the officers whose efficient
servineeloall for acknowled‘ment tithe esteemed and
worthy actuary, Mr. G. H. Davis.
T. REEDS. OF Towns AND VILLAGES! HADS
Paoritasur. —The Rev. H. Motile has just published
. a pamphlet " The Impowibility Overcome," to show
the Dry Earth System, of which he is the inventor,
is Cheerily inoffensive, safe, effective, and economical
mode of disposing of the refuse of towns and villages.
He points out various evils arising from the water.
sewerage system, and difficulties and dangers one-
nested with sewage irrigation; and, in contrast, he
sets the valuable product inoffensively obtained under
the Dry Earth System. returning • permanent profit
to towns adopting it, instead of oontinuous and
burdensome rates as under the water system, and he
/ offers • plan for effectually getting rid of all the liquid
refuse of towns, and at the same time, rendering it
a manse of profit. It is • pamphlet well worth
reading. The prim is sixpence, and it may be
obtained of any bookseller.
; ROYAL Hoaas ARTILLIET.—The hare and hounds
dub had another run on Wedeestay afternoon. Hares,
Hampton and Aldows, darted at See minutes past two
o'elook in the presense of a large crowd. Gunner Bry-
lint was the whip and Gunner Germiston* the hunts-
,
man. Erectly five minutes after " pins " had started
, the "hounds "—about • doses of them—were des-
patched in pursuit, and away they went at a rattling
pace in the direction of Came. Wide through the
furs, field the hares took their route, dropping on the
way piems of paper, affording thereby to the hounds
" little " meet." The weather was delightful for •
good run, and the exhilarating exercise was considerably
enjoyed. Hares end hounds returned at 3.20,
bevies traversed several miles.
A Rex WITH MIL R4.DCLTFF3'IS HOUNDS. —Mr.
Radolyffs's hounds met at Came House on Thursday
week w hen the weather was bi tier ly oold. But there was
• large number of horsemen present—about 80
inchtdiog a good sprinkling of " reds," together
with several ladies. After drawing the coverts
skirting Fordington Field the pack were taken to
the covert adjoining the house, and in • very short
time three force were started. The bounds at onoe
settled down to a fine annual, which, after breaking
from the covert, crossed a piece of fallow and
entered the coverts pireviotudy drawn, where he was
closely pursued. On leaving the coverts be made
for the open, going in the direction of Knighton
village. Being heeded by some person he ran for
Knighton Heath, hut getting entangled in some wire
fencing surrounding Dr. Ilawkins's residence at
Lewell Lodge. be was here, alter making novena
fruitless attempts to escape by clearing the renal,
run into by the dogs, who made abort work of him.
The peck were then taken on to Knighton Heath,
where information was given by the wife of a
shepherd of the lose of • number of tame rabbits by
a fox, described as being very tame, which had for
some time infested the Search was at once
made for reynard, who found comfortble
ensconced behind the rabbits' botch at the shepherd's
house. He was speedily unkennelled, and went
away at a rapid pace, pursuccl by the pack, who,
however, after going some little distance, lost the
scent, and poor pull made good his escape—to afford
sport, perhaps, at a future day. X. V. Z.
IiOItoUGH PETTT Monday. —B-fore the
Maym (J. F. 110ikii,, R. LAS k. E,q., J. Bishop, EN.
awl lir. Aldridge.
content% t Itinao-v J moiDonovm and Roaaar 00a0a0.
Thi• tam a 011• I.•r luotault. -Mr. Wedon for complainant.
It ellwweed that on Ilia :Iril inst. the defendants went to a
hoe, title,we Buildings, in which Hideout and an old man
imiarintr.,..Eil.l.i..,t stilttrw rood.,
t..,0 key
t a di.drew ior 14 m mt. onth.' i
take the key of the front door which
was hanging up Ishind it. Both laid hold .4 it, and there was
o str"4l'. in nth'. complainant add her fingers sere hurt,
awl her breast injured. This was the aaaault complained of.
Hr. lioneney ilewribed the affair as quite momentary. Altar'
sand. the goods etre all removed tacepting afro patterns the
complainant asked for, and was allowed to hate, but Hideout
and old Elliott rennin in the home. After • patient hearing,
the Bench 'aid from the eircunwtanem surrounding the case
they felt the &moult wag 01 • very alight character indeed ; at
'II' 'ante time •etn•tructive legal swank was to some cateid
•oinoiitini itt the for the ke), and delendabts would
: le reiorefbe fined tkl. sithosot emu
lli,. ANN Towa Arid alas Luau. Fordington, were
with stealing A derulderhhide of pork. calm' is. 01..
lb, property 04 Mr. Hayward, butcher, last Satunlay. Mr.
Wi,ton pruancuted. Mr. Hayward 104 WM. or law of pork on
lb* WwillmadaY before. and • piece the Saturday prat bite. The
matt 1105 ill manta wa• cut in • manner pesuliar to Mr.
Hayward. and bad.. bola through the LlAM:lame made sith a
skeacr. It was nine,' usl Saturday altene.on, inform tint,
given to the polio, and on sunday morning P.C. horeli f..imil
it at Gra* '.lwltelviwir, where!, halt been taken IT Aiw.,
Ha ward Identified it. Lew mild dia bought it oi prosmitor'4
son Robert, liot he &land lt, and ,aid etc it, to o.k for
wrap.. and that he never ..dered the piece to anybody. After
the pork had bean identilled koe.b appryhentlad Voas and
charged her. when she sald she had nut bran into the town at
allot, Saturday. 1111.• had two children with lier, said
must tate there to isr daughter Legg. When Wore Legg en