The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-08-17 00:00:00

Intel (Nutt! Expo.

TUESDAY, AUGUSI IT, 1869.

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HOLY TRINTTT IMPART Scriool.—On Sunday last
sermons were preached at Holy Trinity Church, on
, behalf of the Infant School of that parish, in the morn.
lag by the Very Rev. the Ltean of Carlisle, in the after.
noon by the Rev. T. A. FaMoor, curate, and in the
evening by the Rev. J. Fisher, rector. The collections
amounted to the handsome sum of £26 110.
WESLEYAN SUNDAY ScnooLn.—On Sunday last Mr.
mons were preached at the Wesleyan chapel, on behalf
of the Sunday schools, when the collections amounted
tel./ 71. On Tuesday the children attending the
school, about la/ in number, were conveyed in waggons
to Culliford Tree, where they were kindly permitted to
assemble by Mr. N. Cooper. About helf-past three
they had •by
supply of tea and cake, and when
all the children had feasted, the teachers and visitors
partook of the Boreal cup. Venous genies, including
cricket, football, Bre., followed, and they returned to
D3rohester about half-past eight, after a Outwit after-
noon's outing.
COIIIIITTID TO TUB DOWITT COONTT Gant.—
sewaaa William Mardian, John Turner, Alfred
Turner, stealiag wearing apparel, watch, &v.. at
Netberbury ; Hannah Marnhalleal, steeling wearing
apparel at Weymouth. —BO rd lithotir : James Wilkins,
nano% ka., at. mataarab,,, 2 month.; Henry Still,
poaching fish at Fontmell Magna, 2 month.; Martha
Gibbs, assault, kc. at l,itlasd, 2 months ;
William Coward, ill-treatment of • donkey at
lwerne Minster, 2 months ; James Buffett, steal-
ing • pair of trousers at Stour Provost, 14 days ;
Sarah Whittle, stealing wearing apr ansl, Ise., at Wey-
mouth, 2 menthe; John Pattern, stettlioir money at
Broadwey, 2 months.—/mprisouineet : Robert Read,
breach of the p.AO.) at Preeton and Sutton Pointz, 6
months; Eliza Morris, drunk kc., at Portland. 7 day.;
Thomas Pearce, drunk, bre, at Lyme Regis, 14 days.
Tug WerritelL—The following is our meteorological
report for the weak ending Sunda, 1.4,-
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1 5 !C.l
:1411 Direction State of Weather.
3-p• of Wind.
Aug. '
0 70 14 W Cloudy
10 01 SO W lio cloudy
11 OS 05 NW Cloudy
12 01 52 NW Filo
13 GS 53 NW fine
111 67 NO NNW roo•
15 07 50 NW Finc

FINN! ADNINITITZATIVI BATTALION DORM? RIFLE
VoLosTnas.—The following battalion orders have just

been issued.
Lieut.-Colonel Mantel timires to return especial thanks to
the battalion under hi. command for the great attention laid
by all rank, to their respective dem...Wring the recent tamp at
Ibuton Bradaock.
move-
ment, which called forth the rencsed approbation of the
Inspecting Officer, Colonel Bruce.
Such Li
pprobation eat-Col. klan.t.l considers all the more
valuablea from its 104 ha. lug been noqualified ; and he calla the
careM attention .4 the battalion o. the faults to which Colonel
Bruce referred, namcb, the Widen... to CP4OIIIIK NC ni.nk.,
both when halted in line and ms the march, anti the want Of
loudness and dmidon in the Akers sort! of command. These
faults can all be renadml at the hoot quarten.4 erne, and
erk
n'e.p. In
company drill, plating hisnall at a diaance of at Inuit 60 yards
fe
Lieut.-Colonel Mama Marta) conertatul•tee the battalion
under his command on the stoady improvement which he hap
observed In oil points at ever) tamp of the battalion, whkh
confirms him in the opinion that an annual camp to the beet
means of inert:outing the cnicienty .4 the .olunteer hire,
Tax MUNICIPAL FRANCHISE FINALE SUPTItAGI.—
An important measure, which was scarcely noticed
while passing through Parliament, received the Royal
assent on the 2nd instant. It shortens the tern of
residence required as a qualification for the municipal
franchise, and gives to female. the right to vote in the
election of councillors, auditors, and assessors. Section
1 repeals the old Municipal Act, and instead thereof
enacts that every person of full age
.who on the last day
of July in any year shall have occupied any house, shop,
or other building within any borough during the whole
of the proceeding twelve calendar months, and during
that time shall have resided within the said borough,
or within seven miles of it, shall. if duly enrolled, be
a burgess of such borough ; provided that no such
person shall be enrolled in any ycar unless he shall have
paid all poor rates on suchi r,tuises on or before the
20th July, including all borough rates up to the pro-
ceeding rith January ; provided also that no person
shall be se enrolled in any year, who within 12 calendar
months next before the said last day of July, shall have
received parochial relief or other alma. See. 2 save.
all rights under existing barges rolL See. 3 provides
that a councillor or alderman may reside within fifteen
miles of the borough. See. 4 provides that the qualifi-
cations for an alderman or councillor shall not be
increcad in eousequence of and alteration of wards.
See. 5 enacts that proprietors of shares in companies
are not to be deemed contractors, Mc. and not to be
disciuslifie from election to municipal offices by reason
of such bolding. See. h provides that any person
entitled to vote may nominate for the office of auditor
and assessor, as he may for the office of councillor.
Sec. 7 says that nominations ate to be delivered at the
Town-Clerk's office before 5 o'clock in the afternoon of
the last day on which such nominations may be made.
Sec. 8 provides for elections to supply extraordinary
vacancies. See. i says that in this Act and the said
recited AM of tha 11 and G William TV., c. 76 (the old
Municipal Act), and the Aes amending the same,
whereever words occur which import the masculine
gender the same shall he held to include females for
all nary:sae connected with ...al having reference to the
right to vote in the ideetim of councillor*, auditors,
and assessors. See. 10 says that this Act is to be con-
strued with the old Municipal Act. See. 11 limits this
Act to Englat.cl and Wales,
BOROUGH POLICE. Saturdar.—Before the Mayor (J.
F. Midges. mid J. Ihili
G...rge Cozens, .4 Burton NFU...se brought up charged with
being drunk nd creating 3 iloturtianee a the nompipact
beerhnusc early that mon.ite:.
P.C. Churchill aid he ea, ~0,1,ty in Grove-buildings, and
at one o'eliiet lie litanl 0 it F..... Cl tlw ('omp.-es, and
Oat there. Ile found it. .1.) ser) drunk. Fon-e and
111,1 site. and a.nother man iiri lit. Forte SA. try tog to
put out Cout,t from the vaci, The) sere druggling bvellter.
Poree's wife awl the other loan looking 011. I,..rtc gave
him is charge I.e. enading a ,h,t111.1111.V. ao,l *tett:4lllmi he had
been round the preml.". T.• ki,rin iii,, cu.t.d) , and brought
him to the I. ek•up. Ile r 3 quiet.
Fire. landlord .4 the comp....es, .aid that shout -ate
o'clock that Mollllllg. SIMI in lad, lie Maid emcee rattle
the d...r. Ile did not ;Art at.. tot aftersanls a man who
had a brush tan it. hit teed in shieh he dept. came to the
klre.kr.7lll;lictlihke sh".l,eunld it'll&lV 11" ir d • lek Al
C.
irasp one like me. Told hire if he did not he (Force)
ehould put him out. Coun. Ile dremal himself and
vent &urn stairs. COICII4 au- tie,, in the said and he endea-
voured to put him I.lli. I.ofllidant threatened to strike him
with his hick. Ile wren. bed it from him, and threw it into
the garden. Ile male..o,resi I put him off the premise, and
they .truturiaL P.C. Churchill canw, and he gave Mtn' into
cuaody.
Defendant wan fined Vt.. and 7.. 6.1. costs, which be paid.
MosoaT.—Beicwe the Mayor (J. F. Hodges, Eq.),
R. Davi*. Eeq., and J. bider, E..'
majna•l'riiran69ADuildsine..and.l""iincOtio".t.kl7riricabitn,ghlhaiintrlfiet "a
a littletin-
teen
•Thrit:7l/it elfe."'l73.l'l"t IneofiTt7l thatl"Sr"vt
h*gr*uer rr;.dl d itoweurelit
evoked sunk-tent .vmpathetie 4
toppe. toll t th r""g.o hl d k
at night, anti lo three o'olo 011 M runde'
ilea, the Great Weacnt Bow m"mmg they were
They were • htnnY 01.1 couple, awl the Bench discharged
them on their proniking to hate the town which they agreed
to do with many protestation.. 4 thastkfuln.

Comm' Prrrr Sasems, Saturday.—Before H.
William., E.g., (chairman). G. \Carry, and Erasmus
Saunders,
AULLUID Full POACIIINO Tu.. youths, named William
Byrs, and John Boit ucre kllllllll..tood for taking • trout from
the einem at Bradford Pre,eng, shay. H. N. Middleton,
Ewt, has the right of lishim.
Mr. Wedon b.r defendant.
John Fox, (a man ith xery unpleasant manner), keeper
to Mr. Weld. said that I m mrrolug, July SO, he maw the
two defendants In the (drown. A trout Irma thrown out by one
(4 them and Weeny. He asked them If they were aware
they were trewlww,htif, sod they amde no answer. H. after-
wards dire., ere] the &h.
That M. the evidence of alum.. 'worn to speak "the whole
truth."
In crow•examinallon Mr. Wee.,n elicited, after much
eulty, very material feet,.
Hare you alway, Mr. Weston asked, told the the ante story
It far off I 'mow.
Were there more than the... tan boys? Yea.
How man)? There might be 7. nr 0, or 10! but only thole
ml any connection" with the 1,11.
Wore they lathing 1 No.
nu m? Not them
Didn't you tell one of them you saw him put • wire into his
`-• We, . .

i.nekat

Ind you him? Yet. hut he Net too many pockets for
me. I mar him throw I.lllldii tog in the Floor.
1%41 you me him turn his ',octet. „et ? geet, of the..
What had he? A lot of strihg and ether thing.
What " other things?" X.. :miser.
Ind he show ynu some a Witness. reluctantly mid yea.
Why didn't You yn. 1.4. That's DO odds about thi.
Mr. Weston 1101 it's " grem odds" whether you are telling
the whole truth or not. I/4 the boys my they had been
lathing? ism
Wen ther dogging the river the dsiy before? It don't
matter about that, they nese,' tool, this AA out
The Chairman: Why don't y„,, weve.er the „vertu.,
Wititms : The river was th,Clay heron,.
l)hl',ne,,t thew Inya catch ton poaching lama April? No.
And you put the MI in tour I', Lot? Never -never.
Mr. Weston for defendants. that morning the. homi,
with 5 t.r ft others, went ts. hatlw in the lire:, Wing nap with
them to wash themselves. and they heal nothing 1.. fish with,
nor did they touch any fhb. 'Ti,,. river hod hoen drwev, the
prev• day, anti '"bolt the flm Fos Melted op was One
that had been overlooked. lle Charlet Trim, one of the
bn" wh" h.thing• "1." suPliorted hissiatenient that DOM:
Of then. toliChed the 1141.
The Bench d wad the gnomons, and Fox had to pay 7.
mats. And arve I right, for his want of candour In giving
evidence. and ill.conowdel anxiety to retch a ronvietion.
ALLlttati Intaatiorsta
wwe summoned for selling beer at unlawhil bouillon
Amnia &
Mr. Weston defended.
bishop and that alnut 10.10 on Sunday morning, he
found the front door 01 the Prime of Wales neel.loU.e, kept
.kdendatit, open. He walkisi in, and found in the kitchen
sitting two men .4 the ',arid.. named (Mould and Beiont.
Sinus' gmslied thing on the talde, triwl to 0000011 it
under hia nlol.. an.l ran out at the lack donr. lie followed,
oriotook ititit. and tivelell With illllll 00t from him a bottle,
which contained al•.ut a pint .•I hear. There WAS DO cork in
the !NM iv. and the ionr.l.peov,llole, frn,i,drunn. how tone
shops .n the parlour table. tidied Mrs. Greening about the
about it. i Suh7nr there ntlY
had heen ilra
'that da‘.
Mr. Weston: had Ilmant • skiving ben and brush in hie
hood! When I got hack alter lilting Stniud.
11.1 Mr. Grewillilihe a 6.'1 "II her knew, washing it? She
might hats..
lad ..rod? IN.rhaps she bad
mit poi know my whither `Io hail or ant? in., she hod.
Mr. Weston : Why don't you inweer the 11... An .1. strai.ilit.
forwardly. Vim have no ints.rest in the 1.1.4. ell 4to do your
ditty and tell tlie troth, mai ought not to teethe, in
the natter.
kir. Weston said lie hail shone fide t, tin' ear.v. Stroud
a bricklayer, and on tin Saturday hail hum ...eking ad Mil.
home. WIND be relunird 4.1'141104m lo about s in the evening he
ssent limes foil., 014 •.f ale, mid Kul a pint .4
hr
'I Iho non .lrit,ioit.t. loire in' hodTh.e:
nhi,k:
virody having MU* 1., wei og h
hint, and he went
I .11k 'lf loot. Meet ciritti. w
for it
nun) iltl Mrs. ftrouitit,g, oh,, o .
he has lately lawn troubled with th