The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-05-24 00:00:00

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SALISBURY.--Ctrr Perry Stastown, Monday,
May 16$b.—Prenent : the worabinful the Mayor, P.
Attwood, and T. W. Gilbert, Esqrs.
Thomas Evans, an attendant at raise, wiis charged
with stealing • pair of boots, the property of Jame.
Collies, • fly driest:Jiving at leverstock.—The prisoner
pleaded guilty, stating he MY in very destitute aireum•
stances. It appeared frost the endence that the boon
were missed from Mr. Bollso's stable at Pinkerton,
awl that they were found by P.C. Hartford, planted to
front of the priemer on the taproom table of the Wilton
Arms. He at bat said he pocked them up, but after-
ward* declared that be bought than and another p.ir
of a strange mail for Is. When apprehended, • bundle
of nags of the moot disgusting character was found
upon him.--Sentenovd to two umaths' imprisonment
with bard labour. The Mayor also naotioned the pri-
soner against distributing papen of such • diagusung
and kamonlakarester.

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C 40171011 Ti LuDOING1•11001in KESTIRS. Ann
Jacksoo, a character well-ksown to the polies, ass
brought up on remand, charged with stealing • counter-
pane and three sheets, the property of Mrs. Whit*, of
Fisheries. TM primoer went to lodge at tbe housed
the prosecutor about three weeks mo, sod on Wedoes-
day morning Mrs. White missed • counterpane and
three sbeeM Two of the sheik and the coorinterpane
were prodused and identified, and *widow was also
Ow that they were pledged at hlss Smith's, flt.
Ann's-street. When Wed by Mime Smith as to the
name of " White" appearing on one of the sheets. pri-
soner replied that it wee ber maiden name —Sergeent
While dated that be apprehended the prisoner on the
easel with the counterpane in Mir possesses. She then
said the was going to take it bask.--Superintendent
Calclow stated that the prismer was, lest year. coa-
tided of robbing earners' carts in the city. -Prissier
ofkred no defence, and was committed for trial at the
Sessiocia —Another shame was then preferred against
the primmer. that of sliding • shawl, the property of
Mrs. Morrie. The prossestris. who resides in Church
Field, Fisheries, keeps a regisier•olithe for servant., in
, Newdreet, and as the swim of 4th April. the mimed
, her shawl whith she bad left hanging in the Meese.
The primmer had that day coaled at the °Moe to inquire
about • sneaks. and • day or two afterwards she sold
• pawebrokar's ticket for Use "bawl (which she bad
pledged for ss. at Mr. Premed to Elise Short, • thee-
.dix maket'e wife, living in Mahertoo for the stun of Is. 6d.
Mn. Short redeemed the shawl,and next day sent it
by her mother to Mn. Sewed* pledging it for ss. lid.
It was now proclaimed ley Mr. Sem , and identified by
prosecator.—Priemer was sue committed on this
elmirgs
ACCIDENT.— A boy named Frederick Alexandra,
Sinployed at • building new in the mane of erection
at the Socith-Weetern Bastion, had • very narrow
ineips of hi. life. It appears that he went too ow tim
eat of the maffoldiag, and cueing Wm plonk to tip up,
Nu (ma the h•ight of 15 feet. He received come severe
oontuiess on the fees, hat was not otherwise much
jejuna.
AITICIPTIM P00113?-1101110 On TB! RACE-CM/int
—A young man Item Bristol, who gave the name of
Daniel Smith was brought before Jaws Hassey, Esq.,
ea
Friday, charged with mtersdiag to ofinimit • felony,
by pithiag the pocket of Mr. George Marlow, betehoe,
Si tbis shy, ow the preceding day. Prosecator diked
that he was standing Dearly opposite the mind on the
previoss day, when be felt that some penes had hold
of hie watch, and he innsediabely detected • man'.
band in his waidecat pocket. Tbe prisoner was the
8,.........p.ra White, of Fovast, sating as detective in
plain clothes, mid he saw all the =overman! of the pri-
mmer. He pat hie bead into promoutor's pocket, and
meld no doelk have secured the contents if be bowl not
been deteded at we. He immediately took him into
custody. While on his way to the &ratios be schnitted
that his Weaken was to have bed the watch, and that
if the had not he.. so mar, it would have
.bsngs Imeds.—Priesser now eimpbatioally ekeied the
charge, but to no purses at the worthy mmictrate
whined bin to • inceth'e imprisonment es • rogue
sad 'seaboard.
FORTS 0•11111111110. On Whit-Monday the
members of the Liberal and Coestitutional Benefit
Moiety eelebrated their 21s1 anniversary by • patine
dimmest the Five Belle Inn. The chair was takes by
lAesteteaatelruaral Buehler, X P., supported by Yr.
liar* 21. P., Mr. Blake, and several other metlenten.
The various toads, including the awl loyal and
patriotie 0n.., were most eatbusiestiedly redefined, and
the pro...whop were enhirened with some espied goer
end glees. la the riming doe inembers remembled
sad partook of sur. e We rvlcke to And that lb.e
olnk k in • very *wishing 000ditien, numbering 107
menthere, with • emits' of £650. The ammet of
Mines; during the poet year has hem somewhat above
She swam and laws bars hams two &WM.
Witte FAI2SDLY Socrrre.—On Monday the 166 last ,

the honorary and benefit members, belonging to the Selig
bury ni sect, 01 mu mat-Rout amenity, mot togethir at
h: Assembly-rooms, whore an eicelleat cold collation
mai been provided by Mr. White of the Chuegbs Inn.
fhe chair was taken by the Her. it. 0, nggyp, rector
f Sr. Edmunds, and there were also present the Rev.
H. R. Wheleton, Rev. J. 14 Aussie, Mears. F. A.
Blake, Peruse, Larkham, J. Suttee, Pitcher. en., ke.
Mr. Thornton, the Lononery steward of the Salsbury
branch, occupied the vice-chair. At the conclusion of
tee repast, the Rev. Chairman in propo-iog the hmlth
of Her Majesty, said : We are often reminded of the
penalties of greatness, and of the immunities we little
people enjoy. We have a striking illustration of this
to the circumstances in which the Quatro now finds her-
self. I refer to Uwe conoectione existing betereea
herself and the chief actors in that desolating war
which has been scourging Denmerk, and which is just
now slumbering under the iefluenee of an armistice, of
which the results can scarcely NI (*retiree. For, lai
i-viry one knows, not only is there • necessary division
of sympathy on Her Msjesty's part, between, on the
floe side, the bnether 01 her late Consort (fur whom her
sorrow ha. been no deep), and her two sons-in-law,
all bearing mere or less prominent parts in the war;
and on the other side, her own son and
awl lady, bus wife, where arrival amongst us
we lately hailed with such well-deserved exultation.
It is an instinct of the people of this country totals:man
the weaker side, mei the greeter the odds the more
hearty the sympathy they feel; and I believe there
never was • Huse in which the people of this country
were more of on* alai than with regard to the wer in
Denmark. Messy hew.) Polities of all
whether foreign or my ether, are rightly excluded
from meetings if this sort, and I should be terry to
infringe on the wiee reeptetion, bat perhaps I mny be
allowed to express my individual opinion, thea if ever
there was in which the material resources with which
we bay, been entrueted might be legitimately used
to interpose between aggressors and their satins., the
present is such an one. (Appl.use.) I have made
these remarks. because I desire that the toast I have
proposed should be drank not oely with your usual
loyelty and pereonal n prd, bat with especial sympathy
for the very trying eircumaaneue— perhaps tie most
trying of ell her reign—in which the Queen is placed
at the present jamottne. (The ei.mpany at once rueo
and honoured the toast with several rounds of beerty
cbeering.)—" The health of the Prince mad Primers* of
Wales. the infant Petrel, and the rest of the Royal
Family," was then proposed by the Chairman, who
highly extolled the tuaohotrtuive way in which the
Princes of Wales had borne the sad trial she must
ham' lately undergone by the unjust treatment her
faher and ler countrymen had received at the hands
of Austria and Promic—"The heulths of the Bishop
and Clergy of the Diocese were then given .a reiponded
to, followed by " Prosperity to the Wilts Friendly
Society." In giving the 1.45er the Chairman said it was •
society avoweoly and exclusively for the benefit of it.
members ; there were no bye ends or aims to swallow up
the funds oubseribed for its ostensible objeet—and that
It ems founded on wise, solid, and imhosisetial eons-
mercial principles. (Hear, bear.) He believed that it
was thoroughly solvent, and that its permanence de-
pended, in no way, upon • mere chapter of accidents.
It wan so serene's.' ss to stand foul weather em will as
fair; and he regarded it as of great importance In -
tiding • field for op-operation, sympathy, and soitsl in-
tercourse between cleat and class. (Hear, hoard He
begged to couple with the toast the name of Mr. Thorn-
ton, the honorary steward, to whom the Branch was
wider the deepest obligations. A. regarded thee
annual celebrations, hives of opinion that more might
be made of them. All present were doubtless enjoying
themselves; but on • Gas day lite that, he should like to
see something in the way of thole rational, wise, and
self-restrained out-of-deny emusemento, which were to
thoroughly aePreciaed by those whoa time was other-
wise folly occupied. (Applause.) Then, again, the
female member, of their lamilies oneht to be present on
such occaaions. (Hear, bear.) Their wives bad as
much right to the enjoyments of the day as they had.
Ho should like to have seen his own wife there (ap-
plause), and he hoped that another year • different
arrangement would be made. If • foreigner, rinses
qoaanted with English customs, was to come ansongal
them, he would naturally imagine that they were some-
thing lilt, the Turks, that they kept their wives shut
aisi in harems Rau:shear), and he would thus be led to
form every had, queer and false notion of the social
habit, of she Eaglish people. He trusted that their
excellent honorary steward would give the matter his
beet consideration, and that next year they would be
able to bring their wives, or rentals friends, to pertici-
Fyte in a day of moderate, temperate, and Christian en-
yment. (Applause.) The toast was acknowledged
Mr. Thornton in an appropriate speech, who ex-
pensed his regret that more of the working classes in
telisbnry did not avail themelese of the advantages
offered by the society. As regarded honorary members
Salisbury was at the head of the poll, and he abould be
g 1.4 to see the Branch consist of 400 or 500 members.
There were features about it which were not pp.-lased
by any other society. Members might join the Deposit
clam, or nerdy insure for sick pay. For himself, be
thought the Deposit class sae uut sufficiently under
etood, embracing as it did all the main features of a
Benefit Society as well es • Savings' Beak. If any one
would °ousel' biln or the committee respecting it, every
information would be willingly afforded. (Hear, beer.)
As regarded thesuggestion of the chairman be expreead
hie entire approval of it, and said the committee had
it in contemplation to ask the Wilton and 00100
of em neighbouring branches to join them next year,
so as to get up something like a "demonstration." He
concluded by proposing the health of the chairmen, I
which was suitably seknowledged. The after proceed-
ings were eresided over by Mr. Blake, Mr. filwayne
being obliged to leave. Several t esta were proposed
and duly honoured. The !demotes of the afternoon
were considerably enhanced by some capital songs by Mr.
Stanley, Mr. Thornton Mr. Baker, sod others, and
the company broke up about 5 o'clock. During the
past year the honorary subactriptiona to this branch have
amounted to £3O 12e. &sneers paymeets Ts. BJ.,
of which £2O 3s. kl. has been expended in sink pay.
Number of benefit member. 69.

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ROT•L WILTSHIRE YIL011•31T. —BOOO eller the
review of thiii spiendiil regiment, the following very
eagiefeetory official order was inUed :

"H
-ad Quarters. Salisbury, Ilth May, 1864.
" Regimented order by Lieutenant. Colonel the Marquis
of Lanadowne—No I.—Lieutenant-Colonel the Msrquis
of Lansdowne boa great satisfeetion in making known
in orders that Major-General Lawrensor, Inspector
General of Cavalry, after inspecting the regiment this
d•y, expressed himself in the moat favourable term.
with reveal to the appearance both of the officers and
men. He wan also well satisfied with the appearance of
the hones, considering the. the early part of the season
won unfavourable to conelition.—The Genenil was also
{desired to express his approbation of the manner in
*birth the field and other movementa were executed,
particularly as regents the dressing and correctness of
the different advances. H. also approved of the appoint-
ments of she men and hones, and concluded by stating
that he should be happy to report very favourably of
the regiment.—The approbation of each a distinguished
officer as General lewrenson mast be most satiefactory
to the regiusent.—ldeutenant-Colonel the Marquis of
Lesedowne takes this opportunity of thanking the
fficers, non-commiassioned °Morn., and privates for
their attention and good-will in discharge of their
respective dutee, and on their orderly conduct generally.
It has rendered the task of commanding them am-
parstively light, and he thinks it may he a ju-t source
of pride to the regiment to think that they have been
brought to each a state of efficiency as to be able to
perform their duties in the field in a satisfactory
manner without the aatiatanee of the commending
ofßeer, to whom they are accustomed. This will also
be • source of satisfaction to the Lieatenent-Colonel
Commandant —The Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant
trusts that the regiment will maintain the reputation it
has 'sisal."

DOWNTON.—William Frampton, of Downton, was
on Tburaday broeght before Jamee Hussey, Esq.,
charged with stealing • oust, the property of a labouring
men, named William Newman, in the employ of Mr.
Silas Taunton, of Witherington Farm —Prosecutor
stated that on the preceding flonday morning he left hie
opal hanging op in his master's stable, and when he
went for it the Dent morning it was gone. H. gave in-
formation to the police.—P.C. Scott said that he went
in pursuit of the prisoner, and found him working on the
new Hee of railway at Whaddon. cheat two miles from
where the coat was stolen. Seeing a great coat lying
on a bank by the side of the works, be asked to whom
it belongs& when th. prisoner made answer that it was
his, and that he purehused it two years ago.—When
brought b. fore the prosecutor, he asked trim to forgive
him.—ln consequence of big having been twice pre-
viously convicted, the prisoner was committed for trial
at the ensuing Warminster quarter sessions.

WARMINSTEL—W. regret to state that Mr.
Joeeph Sly, of this town, wink* at Salisbury at the
yeomanry drill, met with •serions fall ate on Thom
day evening, the 12th inst., by which his arm was
broken. Ha was, as soon as possible. removed to
the Salisbury Infirmary, where we need hardly add
every attention was paid.

WESTBURY.—On Friday, the 13th inst., an
inquest was held at Westbury Leigh, before G.
Si!Tester, Beq., coroner, on the body of an infant,
named Willie ifattech. It appeared from the
evidence that on the preceding day a boy sleeping in
the adjoining room got into the bed where the child
was sleeping, and when he left he covered it over
with the bed-clothes. Later in the day it was
found dead in bed. —Verdict, "Accidentally suffo-
cated."

STREIT SOBBIRY.—.III4DOS Eyers, • labourer at the
Westbury Iron Works, was on Friday, the 13th
inst., oominitted to take hia trial at the next
general quarter seesions, on *charge of steeling •
parcel of drapery Foods and another of hardware,
valued at upwards of £3. the property of Sarah Sly,
the Weettury and Trowbridge carrier. The defect-
dant was admitted to bail, himself in £4O, and two
sureties in £2O each.

DEVIZES.—A somewhat serious accident
happened on Scuday morning to Mr. James Long,
landlord of the Rising Sun bin. When on the
Newsteed-road, the pony be was driving shied,
drew the trap on the bank, and overturned it. A
friend who was in the vehicle with Mr. Long escaped
without any serious Minn", but from the vehicle
falling on Mr. Long. and the kicking of the pony, be
was very seriously hurt.—Medical assistance was
quickly at hand, and the unfortunate gentleman
was as soon as possible conveyed home in an in.
sensible state. It is hoped, however, that he may
soon recover.

PEWBRY. —INCINDIANISX.—Frederiek Webb, of
Hunt hill, labourer, was brought before the Her. J. H.
Gale, on Monday last. <barged with setting ere to •
etrew rick and fine buildings, on the previous nigat.
the property of Mr. Thomas Bennett. of Oare. The
prisoner was remanded. We regret to !tsar that pro
-
Perky to a large amount was destroyed. Fortanataly It
Is severest by insuninos.

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