The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-07-08 00:00:00

RUILE CONTEST.

A rifle contest between twelve of the Staff of the Dorset
Militia and a like number of the 3rd Donut Ride
Volunteers, came 01l cm Monday at Maiden OeuMei drind
commandos at 3_p.m. Relnehments were provided by tdo
3rd Dormt Ride Vonateenfat theree=l A. very aexemble
ar day m spent. UM Nadia to town Waited about 8
p.m. Subloixoel the scoro. which will to soms the
3ot Donet were the victces by al paiit,

DOLUT 'alum. -
100 600 600
174 a. Yds. Ts& Tot.
tecant-Majm Olhara ... 19 93, 1, _57
orrrctic).7.— ..: n a N: C
Dram-Major Lucas ... 15 15 Is sr
Ookomeirseaat Polkas ... 21 IS IS se
Coloaraorgasat Lao ... 19 21 LI —92
oolormilarmaat Marcy ... 54 16 14 74
Ooloar-Mersaaat Plowman . 99 51 6 sp
oMoar44rrsaaat Partin ... 13 16 IS ss
Harmaaat BMllla . U 17 9 —9l
Hargarat Jamas ... 19 16 7 a
Barmmai KA/ ... 16 11 19 (13

--
276 CM 189 091
Am 90asirr 'mut voLoinim.
-Sergeant Osmond . . 30 16 27 83
Co.ourTSSflt Mania . 21 32 16 —72
Sorgoant utiord ... 21 11 11 56
Nargssat Rogan . . 19 93 19 73
092pNal Chic* ... 28 17 11 Ed
Private W. Ravin
Private liarelt ... 30 18 19 ri
Pttals Ream" . . T 1 23 32_0
Li=. Rottman •• . U SI 17 a
JJ. Clirlstoybor • - 12 21 11—a
Prtritte J. Stockley . . 25 21 13 - 69
Private J. Vincent ... 13 19 9 51

300- Idil 1% eel
Prom the shove it will be soon that the highest seen
In° 1"4. be Qoartentaster-tternant Danner. or the
Dongt Militia, and we have been Wormed this is the
highest wore ever made with the Snider rills at Malden
Castle ranges.

!UVILNILE FORZSTYRS,

The eannel treet.giveu to the young members of
Court " lizaaktiort_L Ancient Order of Foresters,
wee VD Maliday. The Foresters were
lucky haring fee weather, sad they mustered ht
Aram ford * at the Fair Fiekl, whence tip. simnel in
moneedou. menthalled by oiki. and
aanLb -6,4"1 by the town bend seder Bard-
weer linevewfl awl "'wed by *de Ribald sow
basnar, via ivvlonel fagrake, guribir
rase sad widl• mbotiee, about up pa
iboonsdaue Olken and bream.
n al the=
up rebowilaist, tie laid

Stovey.

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Cosecs

some livelguutund eis. to the top of the town, from thence
to Grove. and beck clown to the town, to the
M....tght young Dorchester boys and girls.
to the Fair Feld, they had tolk. Enka, and
game., with athletic .poota, for which KIWI had been
given. The secretary is Bra. Charles, the treseurer
tiro. Miles, and the worth of the Court funds is about
one pound per juvenile. in the proordon were the
splendid new banner of the parent court and new
humorists belonging to the juvenile society, with
epPropriate mottoes, the leading one being Ibis same
of the boys' court, " Ezooloior," and the others
" Forester .'s Pride," Peace and Concord," "Unity
and &mirth," to., in The smaller boys looked
exceedingly pretty in their green ashes and white
romans.. Tb. racing cams off with the following
pr.:vacua» and results :

100 Ysana.—Boye 4 to 6.—lst. G. Ball tad, A. Scott;
rd. IL Mitchell • 4th, A. Reed.
150 Yanos.—Eir 6 to A. Mitchell ; Sal, W.
taveyj 3rd, A. catalogs.
SOO YARDS —B s 8 to 10.-10. F. Meyo ; tad. F.
"swim; 3rd. A. : 4th, A. Ball.
Mit Ctraana—Boye 10 to 11-Ist, F. Cleell ; fed, Z.
Dormor ; 3rd, W. Hot/Alegi ; 4th, W. Erma.; sth, W.
Holloway : eh, H. Santwaya
SIO YMIL —Bop 111 to IL—lit. T. Curtis tad, 0.
ted, W. Otter; 4t6, G. Mitchell; sth. A. Mader.
ass; 4th, C. Mayo.
350 Yaans.—Boys 14 to it—lat. C. Moores; lad, F.
lases. ; 3rd, A. Edwards.
400 Yaane.-1140 16 to 18.1 st, H. Mayo; Ind, R.
Oases; 3rd, F. Way.
Rooks, Ix., wore given on priam.

During the afternoon and while the racing was pro-
ceeding. the committee were pleased to notice the
presence of the Bev. H. Everett, who is always
willing to assist in the enjoyment of the young, and
also Dr. Norton, the medical officer of both juveniles'
and parent court. Our friends the committee,
=y including Bro. G. Wee and Bro. H. Charles,
greet credit for their spirit in taking up the
Mat tar as a speculation at this uncertain time. The
Court generally, we hope, won't want credit (seeing it
got some ready money) from the fete.
[MIER

DORSET 31 (DEW
Al time amiosa, bad at
Ehirahall, on Tuesday last, I
Mr. Jong FLOTKR,
The Eight Hon. Earl oil

Eldo
Colima R. H. Bingham
Mr. H. 8. Bower
Mr. N. Hood
Mr. G. H. Bond
Mr. John Bataan
Mr. W. A. Baakas
Mr. George Churchill
Mr. W. H. Brans
Mr. B. P. Fathentonhaugh
Mr. 0.0 Pamir
Mr. G. W.=
Mr. 0.0.
Mr. C IL Glyn
Colonel S. Biunlng, C.B.

SESSIONS.
, the Grad Jury Chamber,
there were premet
P. (Deputy• Chairman
Mr. IL L Moder*ley
Mr. Bead*/I Littlobate.
Mr. H. B. Middlaton
Mr. A. E. Maas&

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Mr. 0. J. Parte

b-cr: K. ii.--

Mr. iii.u7sanmai

Mr. B. 0. F. &award
OoL C. J. 0. Swath*ld
Pr. W.
.J. Smith

ii;.
Mr. George Worry
Mr. Robert Williams, junr.
Rev. J. Blennerhaseett
Rev. Carr John Glyn

PLISOII.

A letter from the Hams Mos was read, relating to pay-
ments to the late Prison Warden.
Mr. H. B. ALIDDLEICIN moved the motion Of which he
had riven notice. The letter stated that the Treasury had
awarded to Barge • salary of All 2s. Td. A short time ago
they asked that the pension be increased to equal two.
thirds of hia rimy, which would be LM Its. M. He
therefore moved that the recommendation for this
increase be sent to the Secretary of State.
The Cu= of the Place read • letterfrom the COftleolf-
fioollll of Prisons, Mating that a munber of old documents
beloades to the prison (Governor's journals. magirtretne
minute boob, loc.) had been included among soma old
books stated to be obsolete, and therefore sent to the
•°Moe, and destroyed.
Itra."'W B. Itioinzrox mid It seemed • very hasty
Moodie( ; but he repealed milking more could be done.
It appeared from &bother letter that Thomas Adams
was awarded £6l Its. as
It wee resolved to ask the of State to increase
this to two-thirds of Adams's ffiffner Wary end moan-
manta

THZ CORPIFILITION FOR THZ PRISON.
The =uaCHAIRJUJI referred to the commonages:*
which RH place with the Horne Offlos, respecting
the compensation for the prison. His lordship had been
dace then, to the Home Oc. powonelly sad had seat a
report, *WM the Clark of the Poem reed. His lordship
stated he with other Chairmen of Quarter Sessions,
endeavoured to gat the Srantary of State to take
independent 'deice on the matter, but Ha. Can, stated
he had already done so, with regard to the prison and
land. Bet at to the cottages. Yr. Orem was willing to
receive Mr. Moyer as the representative of the Quarter
SONHoDS Magistrate., with a view to offering improved
terms._ _

--iins'Eari of ELDON asked Mr. Ployer to allow them to
pet farther into his debt, and he moved a resolution asking
Mr. foyer to sot.. representative of the Coon, and that
a letter be written to that effect to the Secretary of State.
Mr. H. S. Middleton seconded, and Mr. foyer assented.
amid aCclasoatiom

SRIDOU AND BUILDOIOII.

Yr. Parke moved that the report prssst.d at the
gamer flemionB with regard to main toM. be adopted.
The repeat having been read by the Perk of the Peace.
Kt. 1107111 f elicited they intended !Int to make main
road. according to the and net at those parts of
the road, which required to be re-mined, in coneequence
of being dlamalesd. The names of the reads in each
diet:rim were then read. end the magistrates voted
In favour oiler kr, r oaks bed read the muses of each.
. . . _

red—ti-set—of lir-TP.l;llz—
tbs 01kofrhs feee-7-reed
soother letter with reference to roadie which various boa
authorities had asked should be made main roods, and
some of which were 'Deluded is the Provisional Order of
th! Local Goveriument Act.
. . . . . . .

---ltr. Paaia -P.m:Dented a-report which stated the opus.
mittee hoped to have She byelaw, ready for approval at the
next Samoa& An smendoci form of accounts wan Om
moonimended for adoption. Certain roads (about one
mile) which the Shoehorns Highway Board salted should
be made main road. went adopted; but the rod reootn-
Aur mended by the and She! tesbury Highway
Beards wan not ea
The Court then to re-main parts of roads,
which had been Part was between Sharborne
and Yeovil,
_through ton, Id, next between
Sherborne. Milborne_Peek and ILL:Word inn, being part
of the great road to Bristol and Bath, next at Bioxworth
and Bete Regle,—from Revere Hill in Bechtold Newton,
and to Dorchester, illosoktoo, and so on to Bt. Thomas,
Mary, and Maidenotnets, through Weymouth and WA's,
to Crooked Hill. —Those pinta were re-mained.
Yr. Pantie them read the ordinary report, which required
• vote of nearly 1:210. Part of one bridge had been lode.
by • traction engine, and the Court wooed to have no
remedy against the owner of the engine, so it was
asoassary to vote • rum to meet the amount. —The Comm
Surveyor had fomented an application for an I=VMM of
salary; but this matter they thought should, in the
demos of their chairman, to deterred till the next
_ .. . ..

Rev. CA= CIA it observed that on some of the bridges
there were notices to the drivers of tractive engines, and
where damage was done to those bridals, the owners of
the treed= engines were ; but in this owe there
was no sows on the culvert witioli wee broken, and the
Clerk of the Peace oceeklered the Court were liable foe
the repair.
The Curax of the Puce said the Committee had not
decided to go en giving none.; it would have the effect
of stopping the wear *rowboat the county. The cow
mitts, had 0r... before the Court for the money, because
them= wanted were rather higher thee they were La the
habit of exploding.
The CILMILIWI thought tiLSS4B neeametele rri, the repair,
bslnj for • much-used highway, ought to be done without
antt was BMW that the plea, which is a culvert, adjoin-
ing Mackie( ord Bridge has hem temporarily repaired;
hut the temporary bridgehad been mei* very strong.
The C=
however.resolved to spend MO on the perms-
cumt
ASYLUM&

COUNTY

LUIIAI

liar. Cam Otre reed this which stated that the
Superintendent his hem suitsriasd to procure a imam
towns in the plans a( 11x. Bland. Patients remaining in the
asylum. 211 melee. females ; total, 18L
The Consurru expressed anemia" with Kr. Bland.
in the Ines ol wife. . . . .

—The Cors—infeno;;; la Lowy approved the seylum's
the wards ars more cheerful, no one was found
rare. al
'aloe, the Me of the Superintendent Is wise and
kindly. Altogether tbsy nude • favourable report.
mom

Earl ELDON read the report, whk:h recommended a rote
of throe-farthings in the pound, the Earl .taunj the
increase in the rata was maftly wiles to the .xUncllos of
the turnpike trusts, wheloh9 Ito oast al the main roads
1.11 00 the souata.
The report was adopted.
A letter from tits Local Clowesamwat Board approved the
determination that kw scoonal be made up to the 96th
March indeed of the 25th Sept in each year, and this was
decidod on.

COUNTY CORASOLLIT.

Mr. BIADALL lATTLIKALLI mad the report. which
named various metro to lii. mato= poliewetatioue.
The Committee rsomusended a rate of • halfpenny in
the polio& the lowest police rate that had ewer been
ordered.
Number of ponces cearkeed during the last quarter
before justices. 1; Übe weletta or mearaires ha. been
two. . . . . .

...fie work recommended to be dose at Shaftesbury
station would oast shout .C. 56
In answer to the Emu. or PAM. the County Surveyor
believed the work already ilose there (which had been
completed) had cost about LA it had boss Paid for
The CetAmmis understood this work had been approved
previously, sad tb• report Iris received and adoptacL

VIZ CHIZZ COMMILIet ILEPOILT.

Read by the CLOAK of the Paws, stated 155
had been apprehended by the elary, thus =l7:
dizanueace. fn the corresponding quarter of NM MO
havrerdneehended. more then double the number appre-
this quarter.
The Right Ron. ithommain of Bran suggested that all
advertisements in the local to the estab-
lishments for the taking-la orP=olZia=d be noted by
the MUM in the localities where the establishmenta en
siteated, and in case of aspic:lon. that they communicate
With the Chief Constable.
Asa.

AXALI

The inert ot the Canty analyst stated no articles
had beat submitted fa' aneirds during the two laul
quarters.

morns= inoVrillut. scum_
Rey. CUL& inve eapseseg • hope with regard to this
matter. which had ben on the gar* for favut those
They ham bow the lops of about £l,OOO from the
Iteretery of State, foe the Gaol cottages. throoill Mr.
Flom. They felt still more than envy the necessity of
an Induetrial School, and believed with regard to the
rata emotion, that he lending of the boys to the
industrial School woeld save the rates of the county.
They hoped to get • Lit from the Prima CharitY Nunn and with £l,OOO trona the Gaol ,efra. (which they
.hcCed p.) the
54==es theicCoost 16-eind°44l4 n°l
yailmtaiit a School for boys is most desirable Italtw:sia
aloe moved 'that it lath. intention of the Court at the
itichaa., &wean; to take into consigerago• the
ettabliehment of an laded:Jai School."

The CHAIRMAN mil Would be desirable the Court
abould be tle motion b somebody. U • enmities
were =Zed at next the amount to be received
I rout end compensation would be known, and the
committee would be ri • position to go into the question
01 .-ass and ineens.
Mr. N. Bonn thought the committee shonk be now
rtuteLin elder to expedite usatter• It would sot bind
Court aay more, hut the committee would le able to
enquire into the Dumber a( boys who would be Int in the
school. and elm, Wailes, as to the site.
The CMAIRMAN said originally it woe rentooplaied by
the Legislature that them schools would be started by
voluntary contributions of charitable persona, and thou
the Act gave Pester to the CORA, Of Quarter !Sessions, to
assist such Metitutions out at the county nits ; later still
on gat gave the Court power to originateum. oad
build schools out at the count, rata There bjTj the
different Acts at Parliament two mincipiet tooavovoioi.d.
ceased • little difficult/.
ary. CAM GLYN was willing to withdraw say motion
e
" 63 tailnm
a=l.l isi aeoweettim.
The d—entelely the Court *saki mot
rive tile caosainee pm" to wad gas maw