The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-01-01 00:00:00

aftoopumai tioroniversan.ticmo.,foilhloeirediaoreassr.dto the
Pwouhncenyl"asktrdhimthewPriba he.rwatrtt;
amount of the rating of the premises. Mr. Short° but be gave no reply. Primmer thee snMed towards
sugetkted th it sn effort should be made t get more the front door, and on going out said be thought it
suisserihers, be bad already got two; with the Prete" was a public house. When the enema emit me*
wont), the expenditure would Fermis that the annuli before prisoner entered the house, he sod Soothed
pomwinirtonsi'
runtrihot.wo ehool.i riir4 frwo • twine° to 154. t man were standing • short distance from the fauns.
was generally thoughtinede sable to rai-etbesibseci
be
on
Leaving Mr. Pouncy's without getting what he'
niolitotlitedhere.the rimo;.r,
and on tie motion ot Mr. J. (1 dpin, seconded by Mr. it
anted—whether beer or anything else we closet'
Da•is, it was ,rolve II that an appeal be made to the w
etistirot anhtarib•ra intorest thenstele.n in advaining bonier, lout probably more of "anything"—be /nod
new anbnrihere, in order to inem LIM menet, di •innOf mad. another and a ditruatroes "nits eke." Peening p
of one ell or .15 Vat ml t °thereon. aro* from ti,, Fordington Hill be found the eater door loading to
nayonimt of roles and lazes, (row •hieh the mails ern tee back premises of the Rey. F. Moule's brine
ha. been hitherto etetnot. lotion
open, thought It indicathd • public-house, and want
The ells-Vine members of the ('etneil, via, the Re,. in rptietly opened • door leading into the home and
H. Monte' hie 0. Carona (F. 2 8., and Mayor .1 A eereane, however, who was a short
Dorebesier), Mr. R. Davis. and Mr. W. Thompson, distance away, noticed him, and want to inform Mr.
were prelates&
With revolt to lb, proposed amalgamation of the lifoule, who, with oos or two of his brother% mid
Mii.eum with the School of ant the Working Men's other gottlemen, was in the boom, and the Prisoner
Institute, Dr. Cowden animated regret that the managed to hod his way into the same room. He
negotiations were not in such a forward condition, that explained that he thought it was • yobbo-boom, and
a definite statement might he amidst° the meeting, and that the light was the light of the tap-room,
but
proposed that the negotiations be eontinned, a,,d, as such a story wee not to he believed, and ha was
soon as they arrived at a definite form, that the same be detained, and ultimately banded over to the police,
laid before a meeting of the council. 11w.. carried nem. He was not drunk. Before the Mayor he main.
do. in further conversation, Mr. Mattoon said both :
Seied be thought thee. bogies were pu
Mr. Start and Ur. R. Williams were favourable to the but he was sentenced to two months bard hard labour.
n
project, so it only became a guestios of the necessary
rge •
question • His clalpenloos have left the town. [A facetious
correspondent remarks that there was only the mis-
nneov: Mr. Short° said it was a
Votes of thanks to the hem, sees, and,to the chairman, take of • letter in taking all houses for ale-heeeeL
closed the proceedings. I DIVIMMIAL PeTTY SISSIONS, Saterday.-95fors
IH. Williams,(chairman), Lists. -Colonel
Steward. Major Kindaridey, R. Thornton, Bet, and
E. W. Williams. Eq.
lohn Stainer, labourer, of Fordington, was charged
with being drank, as Deosanber 13, at Chartninstor
He mid be had been out all day, had had nothing to
oat, but he got a drop to drink, and it overcame him.
—P.B. Vickery mid defendant was lying on a cart
he was in charge of he the middle ef the road.— Fined
fie. aed allowed • week to pay io.
John Tomkina, of Poooknowlo, labourer, we. mm,
monad for wilful damage, to the sleet of 3d., at
Litton Clammy, December 20.-4. C. Bridle stated
that be saw defendant breaking • bodge belonging
to Mr. W. Symonds, farmer. He bad get oth Isere
bash, and two smaller ones. On witness going opo
defendant ran away—Defendant admitted bang the
' sticks. —The Chairman remarked it was not so mob
Mae valet of the wood, bat that injury does to the
bedge.—Pined 211. 6d.. including own and value.
Four seaman, named Ludwig Bahl, Thomas
Haddon, Vbon Jbothon, and 'boon Bernstein, were
'barged with an offices nodes the Merchant Shipping
, Oot.—Mr. Howard for the oomplaimant.—Benjamio
Chapman. captain of the "Eden," lying in Portland
Roads. said the semi arrived there on the seamier
of Chriathas-day. Vessel came from Cronstadt, aril
prisoners joined bet at Elsinore Articles signed by
prisoners produced, also the log-book. Everything.
went smoothly till they arrived in Portland roads,
and the anchor was down. Next morning the men
mid they would not do any more work on the ship.
He asked them their reasons, and they all me-
; piqued they did not sufficient to eat—they bad
meat with both in it. The mat was weighed out
to them daily in their presence, to quantity equal to
and more than was named in the articles. Jbooeca
and Sahl wanted to go ashore to me • doctor.
1 Witness offered them their dinner, and any
medicines be had on board. They refused to work,
and bad not done any WOOL The vowel was bouod
' for Gloutasstsr, and there was a fair wind for him all
day on Friday, and be could have got there in 24
boars, where the men would have been properly
discharged. —One of them oomplained that they bad
no lights at the forecastle.— The captain explained
that he ran short of oil, and therefore, was not
enabled to light lamps all over the Tomei —The
others complained that they bed not enough to eat.
—The captain said he gave them more Masa the
articles spocified.—ln answer to the Beach the
captain said his crew consisted of aim, and the
I others had not oomplained.—The Bench SSW tat
I newton wily the men should not have obeyed the
captain's orders and sentenced them to a month'.
hard labour each.
John Hawkins and George Hunt, of Fording*.
labourers, wars charged with a breach of the Oag
Act, in the parish of Stamford. -A boy named
Meech, the son of the pull/keeper for the Earl 4
Ilthastor, said that on the 40th December, art he was
coming to Dorchester, he maw the two dafaadants
oome out of Mr. Look's Sal& They told the eaff ter
rutinto the plantation, and wart beating round the
badge. The dog caught • rabbit in Mr. Galpine,
held, and Hawkins took it and pat it in • basket.
whore there was • ferret in a hag, and another
rabbit. They told the dog to go moth the plantation
all along the road, and it alerted out two or three
more rabbits.—Supt. Cradorwood spoil' to seeing
Hawkins in the be4a, and the other appeared to be
watching. He beard Hunt shout, after which they
both went into the road, took up a basket, aci
went into Mr. Look's liakl.—Both man denied, the
charge. —Fined 10.. each and costa.
Six young men, named Charles Clartoe, Hoary
Russell, David Coroiok, Joseph Lamm, Joseph'
Vivian, and Richard Corniok, were brought op he
custody for an assault on P.C. Foster, when in tie
execution of his duty. It looms that prisoners wire
making • disturbance in the street on Quietuses.
Eve, when the readable intorfesd, and they/
assaulted him. —Mr. Symonds, for the prosecution,.
I asked for a remand, and put in a certificate from
Mr. Tboopbilus Parker, M.D., of Abbotabury,
eartifyiug that Foster would be unable to attend at
Dorchester for some days, in oomeguenos of severe
injuries to the bead. —Mr. Howard for po isomer..
I asked that they might be admitted to MIL but the
Bench refused, and remanded them till next
Saturday.
Joseph Watts, labourer, was charged with dealing
a deck, belonging to Richard Look/sus, miller, of
Broadway. P.C. Roper saw defendant in • meadow
. near the mill, about one o'clock on Salaam ewers-
ing, with • duck in his hood. Watts porenithd
him, ran away, and pat the dock Into as
=en drain. A chase massed and ada the
t finding escape hopeless ran into • pooletr
water, and there reenacted tall be war hitched out
and taken into custody.—John Rogan, poultry.
keeper for Mr. Imeikhani, said he mond a dock,
similar to the one produced, on Sunday morning....
Defendant elected to be tried by the magistrates,p
and said he was not guilty—he never toadied the
duck. He handed in • obarsotor.—Sentenced to 14
days' hard labour.
John Satchel], labourer, was brought up for steal—
ing wood belonging to Robert Randall, of Channin-
Mee —Prosecutor Mated that he bad a bundle of'
sticks lying in his garden path under the badge, oc.
the evening of the 23rd. He missed them early on.
the morning of the 25th. When it was light ho
tracked footmarks where some the bad taken them,
and got over the hedge, to withia 100 yards of
Satchell'e home. He suspected fiatabell, and hie,
wife want down and saw the stickers in the coal..
hole. —Primmer elected to be tried by the magistrates
and said the sticks were never prosecutor's; he
picked them on his road home from work at
Heriston out of a dead hedge at different times.—
Benoh informed him his defence only showed
that he stole than from one person instead of
another..—Sentenced to 14 days' hard labour.
Isaac Walter Cass, of Whitolaurch Canooloorum,
was charged with forestay. —Richard Hawes, in the
torTio• of W. Moofleld. Esq. mid that on the 20th
December be saw prisoner ta:ks up • piece of iron
and • guano bag, lying near his pottage, and awry
them away. —Detoodant pleaded guilty to the charge
and said hems in want.•—thothesed to seven days'
hard labour.

DORCHESTER.
TEI cam of alert at all Saints' March, VIWILai 1117
the death of Mr. J. Batley. has been filied by dig
appointment of Mr. Gamic* Wood.
DORSET COUNTY HOOTITLI. —The annual meeting
of subscribers will take place at the Hospital on

Thursday, January 10th. .
ALL SAINTS' CHURCH. —SeMiOn• Wife preached
In this church last Bentley on behalf of the Dorset
County Hospital, in the morning by the Von. Arch-
deacon Braim, and iretbeevreing by the Rev. R. Tudor,
siee:_of Frampton. The collections automated to

110 1011.
SIAM= BRNOVIT.—Tbe annual meeting of the
Lodge of r.ith aod Unanimity, Doscheeter, 417, for
enttallatioa of the W.ll. Bleat, wad larmtment of the
Alain for the year. Mime pleat at the lleaonie Hall,
to-morrow Walaseley. Sao. 2; end the wooaal bendier.,
on Ftedaythe 4th of January, at the Antelope Hotel
(Bro. O. tiordiner), at wit p.m.
CORN /A/AUT. Bsturlay.--The 'apply of wheat
at this dry's market was not sufficient for the wants
of the tr..de, prioes were therefore le. per qatrtirr
higher. Rest barley fetchad late rates, but monad
quality sold slowly at rather lest money. Oats
changed hands more freely at fully late prices.
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CHRISTMAS BINIPACTIONA. Mr& Pattison, of
Wrack'shad, distributed • large quantity of beef ,
amongst the poor of Stratton ; and IL Williams,
Mori.. gave 1001 score of beef to the needy in the '
neighbourhood of Bridebead. The inmates of the
Dorchester Ifoion workouse had their usual dinner ,
of rout beef and plum pudding on Christmas-day. !
THZ OLD AND New YEAR. —Aocarding to annual
eastern the g'oni of the year 1866, and the commenee.
meat of 1867 was to be marked by suitable ringing. lust
(Monday) night at Fordington St. George, and at
St. Peter's church, Dorchester. A muffled peal
commences at 11.30 p.m. ; at 12 o'clock the knell
of the old year is sounded fry twelve strokes on the
tenor bell; the mulles are than removed, and the new
year is sobered in by • joyful "open" peal. Prayer
meeting will be held in the school-room at Bast Fording.
ton at 7 a.m., and 7 p.m. to- lay (Tuesday).
THZ FOILS R•SD. —The head, under the direction
of Mr H. Wellspring, on Thursday last paid a visit
to Major Hindersley, at Clyffe 110111110. A break and
fair was obtained for their conveyance from the
Antelope HoteL Tbe gallant major reoeived them
cordially. A number of selections were played
daring the afternoon on the lawn, after which the
!mod partook of refreshments. Having coat-
plated their programme; the band started at dusk
for home, but not untillthey had been assured of the
mafir's gratification at their performance, coupled
with a small recognition of their visit in tbe shape of
" something to keep up Christmas." In returning,
they paid • visit to Mr. Bridle, farmer, of Tiocleton.
who also testified the interest be felt in the hand by
proffering them some of his good cheer.
Sw•Ltowe •ND TB! CHOLIRA.—A correspondent
whose signature is familiar to the readers of Science
Gossip, draws attention to the fact that these birds
deserted those districts affected by the fatal scourge,
and says "I venture to suggest • reason for their doing
so. Swallows are insect feeders, and I have noticed
that on the appearance of eh olera, ies and other insects
decrease. May not this account for the departure of
the birds lit was • long time ago, the first advent
of cholera, that I remember, and persons were far
more nervous libOot it than they are at present. I
was a very little girl but can well recollect remarks
to the effects that • The cholera had not reached us,
because the flies are as numerous as ever, 'it having
been observed that thou towns where the
plague raged, there was Dot • fly to be seen.—M,s.
Allred Watney in Science Gossip for January, 1867.

Fifth 1N • gratn.s. —A fire occurred in OM of the
stables of W. H. P. Weston, Req.' of Wolveton House,
but Thursday evening, which resulted in the death of
one horse endeavors injure' to another. It thews that
• boy was engaged in the stable, end he placed alighted
candle on the window sill, resting against an iron bar.
He left it burning while he went to tea, and daring his
theenee it burnt down till it got beneath the bar, when,
of course, it fell to the door, and it ignited the straw.
There were two horns in the stable at the time.
Shortly after, the fire was discovered, and help was
obtained. A gardener named Hiles fetched out the
horses, which were in a sore plight with the fire and the
smoke. He we. well nigh euffooatod in meeker then!,
vaneeti.rionnuygettazgeooatan!d fell down
ate
Fordingto inneenn,
for,
Lome
wan seat be
quickly attended. but one of the horsee--• great
favourite—was found is be so much injured that it had
to he shot the same evening; the other, though
mush burnt, under hie treatment is recovering. We
ell know the story "for want of a nail, the horns was
lost," and this seems to be a case where we may parody
the tale and say, 'for want of a sconce, the horse was
het," for if the candle had been placed in a sconce or
eandlestiek the lire would not have happened.
Bowman POLIO!, Hondey.—Before N. Derwin!).
Req. (chairman), J. Bishop, Esq., and J. P. Aldridge,
Esq.—Robert Hayward was summoned for suaulting
(Imp Panwiter.—Complainant stated that he wee at
the Green Oregon inn, on Saturday night, December
22, and shortly alter 12 o'clock, in consequence of his
persisting in saying that Mr. Ray ward was
the greatest winner (referring to some r-ing for
genre and money that hat taken placer), he struck him
in the throat, knocking him d.wit. Defendant denied
striking complainant, and called Kr. Edwin Longman,
who s.id that complainant Mewed defendant • good
deal, whereupon he (defendant) went towards him to
"chastise" him, but when at arm's length distance, he
slipped up and fell on his bath, so that be never
touched complainant. The Chairman said that alter
such 000Ble,iog evidential, the megbitrates did not con-
sider the await proved, and he intimated that pro-
bably a summons would be leaned for gambling being
permitted in the bows.
Coonvir Fount, Monday—Before H. William,
Esq.—Tom Christopher, a laboarer, of Dewlish, was
'barged with stooling four rabbit traps, belonging to Mr.
John Rogers.—Henry Rogers, labourer, in prosecutor's'
megabit., spoke to setting traps on the farm on the 4th I
December, and nest day four were missing.-11thry '
Payne, of Dodmanetone, said that on a Friday afternoon
prisoner same to him and said his boots were in repair
at Dorchester, and asked him to let him have Is. or
Is. &i.. and he would leave sass tram with him till he
repaid him. On Saturday morning prisoner took two
tram (produced and idestified by Rogers) to Mrs. Payne
and said he wanted Is. 64. Sise took them to her hue-
bend, who gave bar the Is. 64., which she banded to
prisoner. Mr. Payne being at Chesilhourne, heard
that some traps were stolen, end thinking that times be
bad might be them, he took them to a policeman,—
James Way, blacksmith, of Piddlehinton, deposed to
prisoner selling him two traps, one of which was iden-
tified, and the other spoken to as similar to the fourth
one lost.—P.C. Inapton spoke to receiving the traps,
and apprebiluding prisoner. Prisoner, after being
cautioned, said on the 26th of November he wee going
to Cheolborne to me Mr. Wayne% an be bend be *mg
some grubbing he wanted done, and on the way be
picked up • bag containing three traps, a bundle of
coloured rags, and • small bundle of white rags. He
took them home, the three tripe produced were those
he found, and the fourth he bought at Mr. Gilpin's
shop. Mr. Loveless asked him to oaten rabbits for him,
he agreed, and, as he bad no traps, Mr. Loveless
told him to get some. He bought a dream at Mr.
GaMin'e. and the fourth before mentioned, the same
afternoon.—Committed for trial at the sessions,—
Thomas Ames, a middle-aged man, wen brought up for
vagrancy.—P.C. Roper said be found him the same
sat Radipole, belong.
ame
ne toi
nr. sleeping Charles
on fa
no on.
der
os;;;reauli
rr.
jk
tA me. said be belonged
to Storminster Newton, and had a wife and six children
to support. He was a tile-maker, and be was shoot in
search at work, but it was very sante, He seat hie
wife what he could, and she kept • little shop. He was
qnite tired out when he lay down on the risk. He
admitted having been there 0001 Wine, He Ilrell new
going back to Sturminater Newton, hearing there was
work for him. —The magistrates said he did not look
like a man accustomed to a vagrant life, and disobarged
him. The man said be was well known, and had been
in better oironmatazioes.
THE CONISMOINCIF OF A MrATAISI. —Dorchester
is famed for its beer, and • visitor here forth. Christ-
rues holidays has got into trouble through acting
on the notion (derived perhaps, from the town's
celebrity) that every house in the place was a public.
hones. A tall powerful man, who gave the name of
Thomas Wilson, whose appearance was of the
character termed "suspicious," was brought up before
the Mayor ((1. Cum*, Esq.), on Thursday morning,
for vagrancy, and some carious particular, were
elicited. For several days past the primmer, with
two or three other fellows, • great Ilea more like
prigs than honest men both in appealra• and action,
had been observed in the town, prying about in so
peculiar a manner as to attract the Donee of various
persons, and especially of those wlinee beim= it is
to detect roguee and vagabonds. But the weaknese
of Thomas Wilms, as we have before hinted, pas
for fancying every private boom to be • publio-bouse.
It then happened that about lialf-pmet nine o'clock
on Wednesday night, as Mr. tad Mrs. T. C. Penney,
of Fordingtog•hill; were sitting is their parlour, the
front door was baud to be opened very gently.
As the servant had junk before bees sent to tbe poet-
°Moe, Mr. Nassau called end asked if that was she
maenad, but received no answer. Directly after
the parlour door was moved. Apia be inquired if
it was the girl, but no sarwar wan siva', so be

WEYMOUTH.

SHIPPING CMII/.111.7r. —Oa Friday, the brigietine
Isabella, al Waterford. Ildward fledge, mambo, was
towed into the harbour in • very leaky oranditka. It
appears that she has 60 toes al bones on board, and was
bound for Plymouth from Waterford. She left the
latter port on the 22nd of December. when on the di,
following, and when 'hi was about ten miles B.&W. off
Bud's lad, the wind being ezesedingly boisterous.
from the &AK, she sprain aleak. Both pumps were
rigged, but would not seek until Illoaday nieht, dunes
which time the erred was drifting to the west-
ward aria making 10 inches of water per hour. The
neat day the wind shifting to the 8.W., the vowel
was put on the starboard tack. and on Wednesday she
was off the Eddystone, with the water in her redueed to
three feet, and would bays readied Plymouth had not
the wind shifted to NW. As the would not answer
her halm, she rapidly drove to the eastward arid at S.
o'clock on Thursday Portland MIS sighted at about 2D•
miles distant, A run was then made for Waymosth,
which, by the aid of a steamer, she was enabled to reasb,
at that time hawing eight feet of water in bet.