The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-10-18 00:00:00

lII* ILLIIMINATION ON Till TOWN MOOS..

The MAYOR Milted that tbe OaCu.F.Ay bed wok •
rtauctiou 51. per 1.000 feet Ike est sled ia Mewl-
Dot* the teem clout. tbo former °bugs Wag ie. 3d.
Valor tisk ofroememooe, he had oared the dials to
be dhoshistod from to-Right.

TEI WATER SUPPLY.

Mr. Albinism Comas laid the arbraticos of th•
Cowsoil to the ill 0011•111611010 Whieb woo* from tho
supply of waist Wag termed off at haff-post 10 at
night, reaarldai tad if Iho mono, was watio sod he
should make ssus ohjostioa.
It appeared that Um polka had reonved iastraetioas
to Wm the water alit LI at sight and as again 014 in
this wi,. bat that gr. Joints for some special re as
had seat hisalma bad tansa fro affair wit of their
heads. The suldast au snowed to drop oritboat any.
thin debuts Mang desided

TEI PSOROSED 0011 1110111.1147 i.

The Bimetal badmen oree to amisidee sod &tortoise ea
the following prepoitioas to be brought farword by
Yr. alderesaa imier, asmely, "To maim mad am.
eider is ameadal memo beilMeg • ma Coo.
ireharige." "Also, S. ameidar the Derm4itbre
tbe balk Fart at Ow math &lid
sod rearm", tits Ada& think to
amemarodats the persons sow steed* to North
aqsam" "Also, to Wired the clerk of the Market
So am the bye law, et the Giumil me earthed eat with
reteemeo to porgies eosin geode thr other*.
Shea ia the market provided i•e that purpose.*

Ti. WIITMOUTE Aastana Maximo linouvr.—
On "markt and Friday erasing* the seembers sem-
ra"i
Id: hAr nays two theatrical pert...mamma at
Towilb Although they did not 111•011•01,84
°Wort eertslidy lb* entertsinment
shoes who wrre t were highly et-7—light-ei
and assusedAad the of several of tire emetean
made them slyest lemmata. Os Thursday night tbe
teienzr " Tbe 0 .eresal Same and " Cool as • 1
(or
4. • with the bariemae . open of '
" Bandy • ca Prita_z " TM SPetil• Bndlir";
" BUM " sad " rhe Beets ef tie Swan. •
hays as oessideas deeeribsd the maser In
white the ehereetses In these Pillag yam ....
tahvad. Wilt sinew add that the emateass proved as
•441••• eir ever, In vibe of the lakewarnmem of the
=dimes is the iret night, what mere eas be said In
limit praise 1
flonDair Daels.—Ap Ina.sit "8 held al. 46
Weighbridge Ina, Grove- . ' fla FrOey.
before 4. Look. oararmit, ea the bid_ 7
a • widow aemeggiNg= Edaerde, who dial
eaddeegy oa tit* eveaiaa preview. It appears that
via Ina he lam area beak red spirit*. egg elgeled

in washing at eight o'clock, but between that boar
and Moe she was a «wpm. Death resulted from
disease of the heart, and the jury returned a verdict
of " Died by the visitation of (led."
COUNTY Perrier Suntoss, Shirehall, Saturday.
Before H. Williams, Esq. (ohairman), and D. T.
Bullock, EN.
TRW MALMO. —Charles Lou, labourer, of Owlish,
was Geminated by Mr. Heavy Best, of thee .me place,
for trespassing in search of game, on land in the
occupation of Mr. Best, on the 22nd of Sep-
temben—Mr. Weston prosecuted.—it appeared that
a keeper, named Jilin Drake, in the employ of Sir
Jobs Michel, was watching his master's property
about six o'clock on the morning in question, e hen
be saw defendant in • field in the occupation of Mr.
Pit".
and severalßest.
aiso temh gottim t
there
tvluier
wkarrehp6earng:wers and
hkuvenwewal,kterilen. in
n
he
a
r
ed
although be meld not tell what he was about, as the I
hedge was too thick. Defendant appealed as if he '
waslonking for something which he had lest. The
keeper went and spoke to him, asking what be was
about, when he replied "nothing, and all that you
can do is to animate me for • trespass, for I have
no game, and you can march ins." He was searched,
and fire wires found in his posesseies. Tbe keeper
then looked about mimes be had moo defendant
stooping, and found a wire sot which matched
with these found in defendant's possession. Tbe
dew neer the hares' runs had been disturbed from the
grass, and in a manner which could not have been
lone by bares. Defended had no business in the
field, and it was not a *bort cut for him to go to bis
irork.—la defame, defendant seld all he knew about
the wires wee that be accidentally picked them up.
—The Bench considered otherwise, and lined him
10. and costs.
Awn-use Tanarsassa.—Jnseph Limmof Abbotw.
bury, was brought up in custody, charged with
trespassing on land in the occupation of Mr. W.
Manfield, st Blagdon, in scorch of conies, cis the
25th of September.—Mr. Andrews prosecuted.—
Prisoner was one of several men who were lowed
trespassing at Blagdon on the day in question. On
Saturday fortnight these were courotted, but, an
prisoner at that time was at liberty, • warrant was
issued for his apprehension, and he wm now brought
up to receive judgment He was flood fie, Mend-
ing come, although he dallied that be was is search
of amiss, his onl" object at Merles ts=o obtain
• view of the men-of-war in Poetised
Taxstme.—Osiormi Bartlett, of Porter/haat was
charged by Joseph Beech, for trespassing in search
of conies, as land in the cocupetioe of Mr. W.
Manfield, at Portesham. —Mr. Andrew' presecutod.
and Mr. Weston defended.--ioseph km* stated
that, between 6 and 7 o'clock on the morning of the
21st of September, he was informed that some
winos wen shooting on Mr. Manfield's laid. Re
malt to "Brickhill Plot," and saw defendant in • close
of land in the occupation of Mr. Bartlett, with •
gun. He watched bun for several minutia, sad saw
him point • gun through the hedge and shoot a
rabbit on Mr. klanfi'M's land—a pieta called
" Bartlett's Plot." He afterwards got over the
hedge and picked it sp. Seeing witness aiming
towards hint he threw the rabbit away.—Crime-ex-
&mined : Was certain defendant shot a rabbit, and
DM • bird. He was sure defendant shot it on Mr.
Masifield's ground.—On behalf of the defame, Mr.
Weston said, as he wee instructed, defendant rented
land adjoining Mr. illanfield's, and that be shot the
rabbit on his own, which afterwarderan on Mr. Wan-
field's, and be then went after IL—The Bench said
that there could be no doubt defendant bad acted
improperly, and ought to have known better, and
they should fine him 20e., including costa.
FAWILT JAM—Joseph Keith, of Portasharo,
wad summoned by Daniel. Pitcher, of the same plate,
for committing a breech of the pesos.—Mr. Andrews
defended.—Daniel Pitcher said he was parish con-
stable at Porteshain. Between tea and eleven
o'clock on the night of the lath of September
defendant's wife called hint out of his bed by eating
that her husband was going to murder her. He got
the assistance of • man named Jolliffe, because, as
defendant was • desperate character. he did not care
about going by himself. Whams! Jolliffe's house,de.
fondant's wife same again to him, and stated that
defendant was coming after her. Wauseon went and
asked him what was the matter, when he replied
that be and his wife had only had a few words.
He then abased her very much ;as also Joiliffe,
wanting him to tight. The disturbanoe camel •
large mob of people to congregate. Witness
told him that be should not allow any fighting. He
temained about the place till twelve o'clock, and
then went home. His wife refused to go with her
hushaod; as she was afraid be would murder her.
Witness accompanied bet home and remained with
her some time. He had received numerous com-
plaints Moot defendant's modiste. Ile was drunk,
but not so drunk as he was sometimes. In course
of cross-examination. Pitcher said he was very fond
of rabbits and hares, but he had never been eattgla
poaching lie had since learnt that the disturbance
arose about defendant minting a child home which
he had bad by his farmer wits, and which the
present one would not allow.—Defendant was bound
over to keep the pros in the nun of £lO.
Mien.Rirwax —Tisoidd, novi. aiiel
Lavendet, labourers, of Maiden Newton, were
charged by Jacob Condi*, gamekeeper, of Hook,
for trespassing on land in the occupation of Mr.
William Bridge, at Wynfool Bogle, on the 21st of
September. —Cornick did not appear. —Mr. Howard.
who appeared fordefendante, applied for meta, as he
was Ins position to prove that this was a moat
unbeard-of case, Cernick endeavouring to do all he
could to get defendants in trouble. —The Bench said
they had no power to grant the mete, and dismissed
the cam _ _

JOITINILII PRANlCl.—EdwardMe, and 0•0110
Spicer, of Tolpuddle, were summoned by Rosenagh
Little, of the same pia, for assaulting her on the
Find of /teetotal:la.—Mr. Weston defended. —Com-
pliant stated that the had made up the ease with
Para.—lt appeared that Spam, who is • boy,
with others, pushed. lad isto ramplainant's bass,
endesvouring to push bed down, and afterwards
threw a quantity of gravel over • table whilst the
was at supper. She was sub** to great stitioyame
from boys, of whom the defendant was the fore-
runner. —The Bench dismissed the ass, remarkiag
Sig they would use that she should not be troubled
with the agagyanse in future.
Baum or ran Hummer ACT. Richard
Sargent, Joseph Sliene, Richard Williams, and
James Sipa, all of Wyk. Regis. WWII summoned by
the surveyor of highways, Mr. Charles Jesiy, lor
• breach of the Highway Act —lt appeared that the
brach in question assisted in tlete having
drains attached to their promises Mach left Illth ca
the highway. —Defendants admitted the offence,
tat mid ise difficulty was to remedy it. —The
Bench said the nuisance must be rectified somehow.
—The dAMaints mid the nuisanos did na reek
entirely with them. —The ome warn adjourned for.
month, in order to see whether the surveyor and
wear of the property could eater into some smog..
mint to remedy the unisanos.
latingarissa. —William Carter, jou., of Woods-
ford, was charged with being drunk at Piddletoun
on tla let met—P.C. Arney proved thecae, and
dafesdant wee Said fa, inolading oasts.
ti Boeoan S M amosa. onday. —Before the Mayor,
(J. Bishop, 8eq.,l J. KWH% and It Davis, Emrs.
Datiexangses.—John Third, • baker is the sm.
tiof Mr. Short'., was charged with being drunk
incapable. He was found drank and mien
hoc the Gold ground" on Saturday night. As he
wasincepable of taking etre of himself, he was con-
veyed by P.C. Midair to the maitinn.—ln defence,
defendant said when he wee In liquor he had no
more oontrel of himself than a baby, and he was led
Into tomptation.—Fined Be. 61. isclading oats.
DRUMS AND Funtruto. —Edward Matthews, of
Blandfdrd, • hawker, was charged with INi• astute,
and deed 4du , and in default committed for 14
days.
Ro 88888 reou A WAGON. --341 Cell, labourer,
of Fordington, was brought up ou remand,
with stealing a bale of goods, the property of
Manley, the Dorchester agent to the London and
South-Western R.ilway Company. The facts of the
one may be thus briefly Mated —oe Seturday
leveeing week prisoner accompanied Mr. Manley 's
armee in delivering goods. Is the wagon was •
halo, addressed to "W. Woodidord, Taladdlis."
The carman left the wagon in Grove-Imildinge, in
the dam of primmer, whilst he went on an errand
to Mr. Wellspring. builder. On his return he foetid
that the bale in question had bees taken from the
wagon, and • boy named Randal saw primmer take
it out and ewa away. Information was given to
aurt Davis, who found • of the bile of
n prisoner's boss,, consilbag al two pima of
cloth, • pima of calm, and soca worsted
cord. He was then apprehended. A woman
named Miller, residing at Fordiagtos, saw prieo•or
in the river, and as the articles were as the bunk
lb. took tb;en to hie boom. A boy also picked up
another portion of ths animas of the bale mar
Friary Mill, which be took to hi boos at
Chenninster, but afterwards delivered to the
polio/I.—Prisoner was sentenced to six somas' hard
labour.

CiTaiirrtran to tun Donut Comm Parson.
Sessions : George gaarrell, stealing boots at Bird-
port.—Hard Labour: Levi Oral*, stealing apples
at Lame, 14 days; James Bonfield, assault, ha, at
Swamp, 1 month ; John Gould, vatoy as
pp Frampton, 1 month ; John Parsons, steel ales
and mabium at West Stoner, month; glum
Hayti", steeling oak spokes at East Stover, 14 days.
PRESTON.--Saaroos Cum or Stnantso. —At
the Shirehall, Saturday, Won Herbert Williams
and G. T. Baca, &qrs., the lad, William
Ostsent, belonging to this Otos, was brought up oo
remand, charged with unlawfully wonading James
Splinter, another lad, at Preston, on the 7th inst.
Superintendent Underwood Mated that Dr. Pox,
of IVoil mouth, would act attend =lees be was sem-
masa or sebpssasd. —Prisoner, who 1. 17 years of
age, is • onlooking lad, sad rather diminativ•
kit his aga. Spertirer looked very ill, sad as he
unable to walk was borne into the court is the
arms of Sept. Underwood, and even then ap-
' pawed to be very amok ealtanatad. Haviag been
accoorisodated with a oak he said his name was
James Spencer, sad be seakled at Preston with his
mother. He atamoded a night wheal in the village,
sad worked la the day far bis soother. lant Friday
might weak, hi wised Wool, and primmer was there

too. All the boys left together. There is a narrow
poems leading from the school into the ph, ground.
In this the boys oommenood pushing me another.
Osuient was in front, endemouneg In May
lv
keep Mess tack. Several other boys being behind
Spencer he was pushed out of the prnmage, leaving
prisoner in it. Spenser then went round the
scullery of Mr. Baker's hems, and mated
.there
talking to mme lads, but while dem to prisoner
mom round with an men clasp hails in his bead,
! 'eying "I will stab you, you When Spume
heard him my this he Mtemped to take the knife
away, but in doing se they both rat to the treed
and whilst thee ammt stabbed him in Mrs
thigh. He was sore he wee not accidentally but de.
liberstely stabbed. He tried out what bad happened
to him, and enotherboy, named Charles How, poked
him up, having Onnent on the greyed. Witmer
was bleeding very much. (The *mem weer
then produced in which a hole, about an Mak
in length, me net, and the wsiettnisd weft
saturated with blood.) Prosecutor 000th000d
After he got up from the ground Beneath
himself went to his gemdmother's,=
after rearing • short time, he afterwards pro
home. The nut day Dr. Fox was sent for, and
prosecutor had been under hie treatment ever Mew.
He did not strike Ownent when be attempted Ste
take the knife away ; it was only a boy's souse.—
Prisoner mid when he Mos in school dossier bit him
acmes the flee, and promised that when be ceme out
be would strike him spin. —This statement Spenser
denied. remarking that be did nothing but piesh hiss
with the other boys—Charles Boos mid he resided
at Prestos, and was at the sight Mimi on
Friday week. He came out of school with the net
of the scholars, end they polled one another in the
narrow pomp. Oseeent came out after them veldt
a knife open in his head, and said "1 will Mak
you—." Witmer did not Detail him
Lions that. Spencer then caught primmer by the
shoulder and endeavoured to take the knife from
him, but in doing so both of them fell to the read.
He got hold of Oinneat, but before be coed tsker
him away, Spooner cried out, "1 am stabbed."
Witness did not see prisoner What the meek
They were both ft the ground, primmer being am
his right and Spencer is his left side. He did not see
any blows exchanged between them either Won erf
arming out of school—The ems we &Veined W
amble Dr. Fox to be in attmdenee. On Monday
sonar, who had bee liberated an ball, wee
appeared
before G. T. Bullock. Req., when the forren:d
r
evident,e was addneed.—John Fox, mimes, raid:
ing at Weymouth, mid: Oa the morning of the fhb
al October, between nee and tea o'clock, he wee
sent for to attend James Spencer. He km* him
suffering from • wound an inch and a hell hog; sad
three-quarters of an inch wide, in the outer end
upper pert of the left thigh. The wound was not.
one, and might hem bees atoned by the
rates: produeed soder mein eirommteness.
He shoot not MCA the wound was owed by a
dime ,tab; most peel:ably it was menekeed by
Spencer faille/ m Ike knife. Whilst on the ground It
was quite possible that the wound might have bees
committed deliberately, but that would hero
neoessitated a cutting whoa es well as • stab. Thum
wee out on Spencer's hand near the thumb, bet MI
was only a flak wound. The wound in the thigh
wee not dangerous. —P. C. Berllettsoid : On flearday,
Bth of October, from information be received, her
apprehended prisoner. He Merged him with
stabbing Spinier. He was going to make •
meet, when when ',item cm:timed him. Be was about
to search him, when be took the knife predated out
of his pocket, and mid the knife was hok open, ant
If he stabbed Spencer it WM dam when they felll
together.—Dr. Fox mid, after hearing titer
evidence of the policemen that the knife was Ulf- -
open, it wee more than likely the the wooed Wor
mooed aceidientatel
th in the fell, and that the weight:,
of the body o e knife, which net its way into
the flesh.— court wee cleared, and on the re-
admission of the public, Mr. Bullock said he had
gone carefully through the evidence, and from whet
be could discover be came to the conolosim that
prisoner did not maliciously Mb Spencer. The
wound was probably coassioned When Spencer
fell down in the struale on the knife, and thus
wounded himself, and ftoridee Femme would be
acquitted of the charge against him. But before be
(tie magistrate) discharged him he mast reined him
that it was most cowardly end un.Biglieb tousie eke
knife. Prisoner had threatened to eteb Spenosr,f
belied wounded him he would hive hem Bathe top
servitude for three years. He had had & flamer
, and Dr. Fox's evidence exculpated him id
stabbing the boy; bet if Spencer had died from the
wound, be (the prissaer) would have had to tahe his
place at the her on the charge of sionekiegliter, anti
his peuishment would ham been very SeVere. Let
the pressat cose be a weenies not to draw • Wile
alpine any me either in • prim or quarrel.
WEYMolllll.—Lonnox 000/11 oe Basztoreer,
October —ls Re W. F. Windham.—This well-Wool.
ease came again before the Court by ediouremeet tram.
the 29th of July lad. The bankrupt is described as it
fa, Upper Wrotrioluse-terrsee, gentlatuaa, formerly if
Norwich and Orontes. stage
_eessb proprietor.
Audi-
cation was made on the 2nd ef May spun the
of Kr. William Smith, of Norwich, veterinary meow..
Debt. amounting to Most 11.100 lime been proved.
bet at present • belanceehest has mot been filed. Tt..-
court was erowded with permss enzioes So see
individual who had achieved so meth .—Mr.,
loivrrnoe appeared for the assignees; Kr. CBidleyant
Mr. Brough eppeared for ereditan.-14. Lammee
said thet although the &remote were not astually (led,
they were reedy; but it was theaght desirable to test
them very nrcially before alien them. es they mire of
a very coopliceted zistare.—Mr. Winds (Johnstone;
Cooper. Wind., and (o.), the ammentent, said the
aseomts woald be (led in the wens of nest week.—
Kr. Lemnos was mailed that every dilligemes had
been used in the preemies of the meow& end that
they would be found earbdaceory. —An adjournment was
thee taken to the 23rd of Nevember at half-past Ise.--
ddj
_named accordingly.
WA REBA IL —On Thursday, the 13th imeent.
some 60 member, of the Ind D. R.V. ocepe amemblea
at Creech Graeae, the residence of the Rev. N.
! Bond, preparatory to attending the manual review at
Dorchester. Camp:ow drill censamseed In der
pi-~esq* se pork at hapset 11, sad contimed far
.Clanobeou having bees kindly provided by
the above rev, gentlemen, the men, sided by a beers
appetite, did justice to the good these placed is
the greening table. Bugle having weeded lige
Infantry drill continued till five p.; and, after
le left highly
plegaidpsrtbfitisinliod.th—.4eallawkiallnexob"Persavimareiregiliniskeatalilmoxiadig 000stirillJthailLmenewhaia
Mom, Race:mina—Mr. dame Stephen, recorder el
of harm'. boss ',pointed by the Lord Chancellor a
registrar in the court of beekruptcy for the Lesko
diorite.

WINTERBORNI KINGSTON. —Th.saboesty.
Coes for du suthrom by tits bes lirs at this vine.,
bays, throne" Ms mortises col Mr. H. Rio=4l
Abbott's Osort, sod Kr. Hobbs, sm., of
mosbodSb.ono of 00.

8 W ANACIR —Leaman. --On Thursday
the ILA inst., • Wenn on tie "eye" was de=
by *be Rev. Linter Unser, at the llowlein betianto.
a. asenerons manses. The Wan we. taken by
dill Rev. Dwain Travers. The walls el the int&
lute wee *owed with diagrams Muslin* IRS
aeon of light on the eye. The rev. gendsessn.
after giving. mon interesting leviers, was, on tin
moans of the chorales, seconded taks.
he Reve I.
T , of Worth, awarded • vole of
ZUURPAINE.—Pantrrns Hermann Mingwv
Aar ILMsnoss.—The inl of a series of mestineg
behalf of the Home sod ffereign Minions Is sessesdien
with the Pools distriet of the Primitive Melkedlea•
Soo4ety. ewe of with great 81111611il os the loth, 11th,
Mil, sad 13th Win& Preparatory serimme
were preened on Soodattirslober 9, as foßows : Peen,
by Mr. R Hamm* ; Lytehett, Mr. Weft ;
Speeldebery, Hr. Hasa doputatios ; Derweena,
by Mr. Bartlett. The etiu were Sal&
at Pooh, oo Monday; Higher Lytcheti, Tweilay ;
Spettisbory, Wednesday; sad Dorweekes. Thursday.
Mr. Hassan presiding as We wagon, sod the above-
weed wetness gave wet labeenting end seodheb
addressee. Is the wens of Mr. Hasers
awn, be proved to desionetwatins that tie
=Moms of oar land were the menet obsente lie the
rarof the gospel. He aloe llMPT•eleli hie belied
twitMetesilag ell opposition the Gospel weal&
triumph, sad that the latterdey &fry wend wesslatra
upon We Christian Aura. and NMI heathen be ewe
to Christ for his **Writes's, sad the unman' pow a
the world for hie powenna. At the owinion of the.
arises vow of thanks were passed to the a
to Mr. Hann. the denstatios, mid to all who
Is the good work. The total asessat eollseted ant the
four meetings we. CH.
LANOPORT.—Hows STUMM. —Os Tuesday, the
ugh *swat, a ion who gave the name of George Hill,
wzarhaseiled by Anima-Sergeant WNW
t at
Gm' MA* OOSPiella of benreiseling.
The prisoner, it sweets, brought a hone into the
mentret, sad sold it he • dealer kora Brinel, woad
George Elliot, for the wall sum of l. The primmer
=stranger to Elliot, the latter wen to • police.
and irked if he blew hine_, med isforming
of the pries cis for the bores. The eonelatile saw It.
animal, sod landed that 11w. worth sessiderelen
were Una he 5044 1$ for, .04th. priesser not giving
• sandastory sweat of himself. he took his into
melody. Inquires were afterwards instituned, when it
wee ascertained that the animal belonged to • men
weed Owls Gregory, gamekeeper to the sal el
lleleaster, sad that it lead Ws sodas from Pawn ir.a,
war Winnable. The wham hes bees wamithed
Wel

PBOTIZTT lu.ajoa nu Usness Ilissaast.—The
estimated value of DraPerb laborad lad Ye4r, sub*. so
duty, us. 21,101,100 000, SB amen hoot a doeaseseds
jest Weed. The duty paid was t 1.000,676.
Hansom Loan or • Spostrea•a. —de
Antler la elsaseease to that weigh •.ased the Tett
epsks. ha. just bypassed at Welliaulas, te
ali. Is. wee witha shoothes way at Tear dem, d 'Wen ever • .41 iaesatioally pawl hie
gem after ht.. Is a deatlp exploded, aid tlse
canuld awayia•C of die fare-liager ad the fal=
heed, aid sUgh mod hie lard. Ile was ieumediately
takes to his sad asapalaties el the weseeiNias
al the lager had Sob. parkased, a.4Pea
ratie7pecepreeelas laveassidp.
lbascsaiso Loess or TIM BOLLDOO.—W• adobe to
make the gratify* easoeissemeat that the reported
li. of this 814 is now wowed to ba aateabled. Der
pakees stasixed at the Adobe*, sad Pribtall litUros
show that the yard vie quite Nate at Jamaica ea the
Ued Sepaseiber.

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