The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-10-15 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS

HUNTING APPOINTNIOIII.
Nr. Roddy Fe's Hoaads—Thendsy, Oune—sa 11.
N. Welter Flower's Harriers—Wedereday, Dreier.
Hied—eS IL
The Berkshire Wel. Suriers—Thrwsday, Milton Hoeft
—et 11.

Monet Cott* Expo

TUESDAY. OCTOBER 15. 1867.

DaemonsOou Ituarr, Itatorday.—lnapaitor's
retora:—Wbeat, 52a. to I& ; barley, STN. to 41o.; osta.
1110. 190. Id. Amapa : wheat, elo lid.; barley,
41s. lit, yob, la. Ind.
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Itinsogne Ider.-The Mayor (G. Ourme, Seq.) sad the
aseseens (Mr. J. IL Taylor end Mr. John Yearsley)
held a court at the Guildhall, on Friday, to revise the
burgess list, but the proceedings Were merely formal,
there being neither claim nor objection, and scarcely
oestipied ten minutes.
Tao Bonouou Court LIR WY formally opened at
the Ottiklhell, on Monday, when the jury were sworn.
I and an adjournment made till Monday afternoon,
when their" presentment" of houses with defective
shut's, trees that require lopping, end other matters of
equal importance or non-importance, will be laid
before the court,

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Tun Wei= SUFTLT.—We understand that the Town
Cormail bare decided that for the future the water shall
not be out off from the town duting may part of the di,
or alibi. For this we have to thank Yr. Y. O. Weston,
who, at the last Council meetiog, called their attention
So the serious oonsequanom that might meat from the
lash og a supply of water.
A DIaTT AID 111.3111eVill0 PAOTITL—Oti Tuesday,
Keslah Promo, of Fordlagton, was brought up before
B. W. Williams, Seq., for misbehaviour at the Dor-
chester union. Being ordered from the sick to the in-
fectious ward, she became poky and abusive, ran about
the yard *boost naked, and overpowered women sent to
f.t.h bag in, and the master was obliged to do it him-
self. Twice eller the went Out, though ordered toll.
Is bed by the doctor. She also threatened to murder
mires Chown.—Benteneed to 21 days' hard labour.

BM' SWIRL —to:argely meeting of the British I
gad Foreign Bible was held at tbe Townball,
oa Tuesday evening. Although there was another
gathering in the town, the meeting was well attended,
sad was addressed by the chairman (the Bev. B. W.
Peers); Gimp Mot, Ben., of Weymouth, who pm a
full and interesting amount of the society's work le
Aligns ; and the Rev. H. Youth Although these
ineMings are held for the take of imputing information,
rather than for riling fends, yet a sollothes is made
Ice defray* the expenses, which always exceeds the
outlay, and thersby helps the moiety.

ATTIMPTILD 817101DII Or 1111 OLD WOMAIL—Lart
Saturday night a woman, between 50 and 80 years of
am, attempted to destroy herself, by Rating her throat
with • razor . Her name, it teems, is Sophia Burgess,
though she is more generally known an Sarah Coleman
or George. A and history ie hers. About thirty
Can ego, we are told, she came to Dorchester
a* wake of • regiment of soldiers, and she
aresera". 4"m an
,bee • life "on "l""the etneelel"dsoes4"adiferleithe
beauty, and tarns to ugliness the most attraetive person.
After • whits she beanie the mistral@ of a Dorchester
plumber, and lived with him till his dcatb. Then,
of mans, she was ones more out upon ber
own resources, but an aged woman. For •
time she =imaged to live upon what little
she moored from the beloapSofekhim under whose
"p° she had been sad when that had
gone she applied to UN and hu lately
received Se. per week as an oat pauper.. This
*taus was eked out by the help of •
now elderly inertial woman, the companion of bre
maydays, and the sharer in her youthful doling
but more fortunate in her latter daya This friend
the town last week, sad Sophia Bargees had no oilier
reface th a the workhouse. The onweloome
Preepeet seam to have preyed upon her mind, end
led her to attempt her destination. She
was missed for several boom on Saturday evening from
her lodgings at Robert Chipp's, in 8011-street, and on
being @earthed for was found in the elute attached to
the beam of a man named Collins, on the other aide of
the street, with an apron thrown over her bud, bitting
• mum gash In her throat, white she had made with •
mot. She was quits iasensible, and had lost a good
deal of blood. On her removal to the Depot
County Hospital, it was found that the wound
was • deep one, immediately under the thin,
and abut six inches in length, but fortunately
neither the windpipe nor any of the prinelpal
arterial were severed. Under the eared trestansat
afforded as the hospital, she ie now mare better, and
hopes are entertained of her recovery. On bet .e.'
valeeenee, she will, we suppose, be *harped before the
m with attempting to kill herself, and, having
sa=se lts law, she will no doubt end her weer in the
lentos poor-holm
DORCHIMITIM

Soy.—The annual
ploughing match in connection with this society, took
place on Wednesday, on Mr. G. A. Flower's farm, at
West Stafford. Unfortunately, the day was in.
suspicions, the rain falling heavily during a good part
of the time occupied about the work. The land was
difficult to plough, owing to the dryness of the season,
and this, together with the state of the weather
while the competition was pr °greasing, caused the
work to be done less salasfactorily than usual.
The judges were Mr. A. L Cooper, of Whit-
comb°, 11. r. J. Samways, of Brcadmayne, and Mr.
Henry Best, of WarmwelL There were nearly forty
competitors, to each of whom the society awusja
2a 6d., and on this occasion the gratuity was augmented
by John Royer, Esq., M.P., kindly adding to each
an additional half-crown. The awards were as follows: -
I.—To the pennon, being the carted sernot of. member
or lite widow, who shall plough half -snuffs of lend, witkdo
Ors hours, in the bed manner (two bones without a drier).
Twanty•two competitors. First, At, vnuiain Dark, in the
emote.of ilr. J. H. Saunders, of Felton. Second, Li,
Islutund Hanle, in the genes of Mr. Bane Syne., Poricelasa.
Third, 10c, George Reedill, in the service of Mr. J. A. Smith,
Bradford Peresrell.

7:TOWW—Ita,. beteg the constant arrant of a tosembee or
hie widow, under 17 ran of age, who shall plough
sore of land, within Eve boon, In the hem matiose (two
horses without a drlrer). Ten cosr-petitore First, tl 10s.,
George Corbett, In the metrics of Mr. Thorns, Lock, Kinistoa
farm. Snood, ti, John Banger, in the service of Ir. a 117,
Hawkins, Martinstown. Third, 10.. William Hord, in the
eirtries ol Mr. J. A. Width, BradforePeverall.
Ill—To the person, being the constant servant of a member
or his widow, who shall plourh hall-warns of bad, Muds
DTP hours, In the best manner (two One without a driver).
First, £2, Robert Wills, In the sersice of Mr. E. Hard., Frame
Whltheki. Sound, ti, Edward Berne., In the terries of Mr.
J. Harding, Waterloo.
IV.—To the person, being the constant servant of a member
or his widow, who shall plough haluneare of land, within
▪ hour., in the best manner (three or four oxen with •
driver). Li, Thomas Matey, In the service of Mr. W. Mayo,
PozwelL
You "PADDING" DOD TEI " ettiolucts."—"
has oontributed some more "podding" to the Dorset
Chronicle, in references to recent event, at Dorchester
Si. Peter's, but by some extraordinary delusion he hes
totally misappUendsd the character of the recent
vestry, and the conesquenoss are truly indiums. He
says :—"lf Wiliam Henn could return to be amistant
to. modern Cromwell, what would he advise but to
Ignore the Book of Common Prayer and the rubrical
directions as by law established, substitute a preaohing
gown for the white surplice, blow no the bellows-blower,
stop the solemn tones of the organ, put a fine on tolling
the bells out of respect to an .oelesiaatical dignitary,
or ringing a joyful peal from old•fashioned loyalty
towards her Majesty Queen Victoria lam audibly
informed that a stormy dimmed= ' on all thus
questions took place at the vestry meeting of the pariah
of fit. Peter's. The debate wan most stormy OD this
question—" Providing for 41:performance of Divine
service, and esprdally with to the musical portion
of the warrior& The proposition to Waxes the orpn,
and to strike out the paltry charge for washing the
surplices of the ohoristiwa to quite on a par with the
Puritanism of William Bean, and aa he would have
proposed before he took to pram/Aim in conveutieks.
And remember that Bonn's preaching was muneeted
intimately with the principle of want of loyalty to the
Crown. In his days choral minim was entirely
exploded, and Radish= for a time struggled hard to
govern England. It was of snob p the post
in his strong language—
" The own that bath not muds in his soul
- Is It for treason, teratageoss, and spoils."
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"Stopping the organ, and refusing mem for
Monsters, is only inserting the thin end of "
which may sous be driven on, so as gradually tosaA
the whole !Awn of the Churn' national Jystam, and
reduce the power of the throne, which will stand or fall
with it to • nonentity:* Comment is superiluoss, and
we leave the (mu "condo. Puritans" who di.Mognished
themselves at the vestry to learn on the ip.. dint of
that the "exploding of Moral lathe
sere pereersor of Radial supremacy and that an
intimate connection exists buns,"slowlng up the
bellows blower" and want of loyalty to the Crown I
Having settled this vestry question to his own gatelike
ties, the writer falls foul of us for inernang paragraph
in this journal, the week baton the Bev. W. Acworth
peembed at St. Peter's, elating agnate facia Mont"'
rev. gentleman. litareiartation "Who penned
this pleased (Mc), the sees of St. Peter's, indeed
the peblig large, are • right to oak, unless it be
,PiuhMY
nder trued by the. relator of Use rtshatissleuede
eot.i I my. to all the pulake*lnaotionariss of Chunk
and State, to be assured that this unmanly puff to ,
herald in • strange preacher for • Amity swam into
the name pulpit trom whams °Halal ministrstious
are delivered, was • forgery, and not by the authority
of the rester and shureiswoMeas el the parish."
Goodness gracious! we beg •U-Ikepabliefunctiosaries-
of-Cherehned-State's pardon: we didn't mean ear
harm, and sinegrely trust we have not been guilty of the
caligraphie feat whisk "8.C." sadly lean may be the
one, and about which be demands to be mond. But we
an ease his mind on ems pilot: the paragraph Was not
by authority of the tenor and ehurshwardens, far we
didn't think of asking their authority, and, we may add. ,
don't conleasplate say snob applicatiou on any future I
occasion. All•thembiiefunottonarimot.Cherelamsd-
State—" &C." not euepting—we shall deal with In '
precisely the MIMS meaner. The renemesages of the
p=kso far as we as. learn, were mush lON de
than might ham been evened. Indeed,
' ILO." kindly attributes to it one good result—it me
maimed "the revival of premben."
We know that tiled many =Crab, so UM
there were large imegreptioas,and wheals macetoths par-
pies in view, 'Me collections, were bum we believe, than
ninny previous anniversary. Hader Mese eirounnianses,
we are quite indifferent to the polio fansticeariss afore-
said, whom feelings have been ostnged, although we
bone we are disposed to show Ibsen aU 'des
though In not a few once we might differ femu r:rm.
as to what that should moult to. But " LC." and the
Chronicle are not contest with this terrible inalaeght
upon us: they must insinuate that the dreadful
h was from on
the pan of • alergymen. But 01174 en our words shall be few. We to submit
to them—if they are capable of eppa ng it—the
following extract from • leading snide in lad
Fri My's Timm which is all the mike imelt • want
of the command profenicial einitesy deserves •.
.. Ho (the Bithop of Canetown)bsgs pardon if be wrongly
attributes our article to Dr. Stanley. We beg to my
that be ought to beg pardon for attributing our article
to any one. The biebon of Co9otown has lived • lonc
time In the colonies, and it *same nesimary toioyorm
him that in this astutry ills fl?lthetof gentleman,
much less of Bishops, to disregard the anonymous
character of newspaper criticism and them to endeavour
to Introduce personal antagonism into the open arena
of Wile dissuades. The articles in this paper, as in
most English papers, nand upon their own merits.
For all preelisal parpossi they are written by nobody,
and am who answer them have to deal with the
retinas alleged in them, and with nothing etas. We
mast 1, moreover, that whatever may be the maim
w on not accustomed
In our owlet world":"Wom we
unfair advantages of one
mother."