The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-01-03 00:00:00

WIMBORNE.

A Working Man's Club has just been established
here, and was opened for the first time yesterday
evening. We trust these movements in the right
direction will serve as antidotes to the fearful de-
pravity seeming to be prevalent amongst some classes
at Wimborne, viz., libel writing, and droppings,
pig Poisoning property defacing, ice., as adverted to
by us a few days ago.
Divine service has been established at the new
Townhall, for the special attendance of the
excavators on the line of railway between this
town and Mintlion'. The men were desired by the
announcement to "come in their working clothes if
they liked." About 2.5, however, attended in very
respectable costume; several remained outside, but
all were orderly. An admirable and affecting sermon
was on Sunday evening last preached to them by the
Rev. Charles Onslow.

SrIiDEN DEATIL—On Christmas Day morning the
widow of the late Mr. Rayner, blacksmith, was found
dead in her bed. She had retired to rest the previous
night in apparently good health.
This hitherto respectable town is acquiring an
unenviable notoriety at the hands of souse vile mis-
creants who indulge in a variety of nu-English pun
suits detrimental to the weal of their neighbours.
We recently noticed the cowardly writings and drop-
pings of envious libels in the streets, &canna persons
of unimpeachable character, effigy burning, Ite., and
on Sunday night week, the premises of a respectable
and highly esteemed tradesman in the Square (Mr.
Charles Dowaton) were scandalously bedaubed with
tar, evidently applied with a paint brush, spoiling
the entire shop front. By way of varying these dm
!operate proceedings three pigs of Mr. Taylor, butcher,
West.street, were on Tuesday last found dead by
poisoning in a stye, wherein he kept them near the
town—three others were affected. String suspicions
rest on certain abandoned beings in the place, but
there are yet a few links wanting to secure a convic-
tion. Every respectable inhabitant feels the deepest
concern at such conduct, and anxiety that the parish
i shrill in some way or other be rid of such vermin.
A reward of £3 has been offered for the detection
of those who defaced Mr. Dusenton's shop.
Parry SDISIUNS, Friday, December 30.—(Before
W. C. Lambert, Ecq.. chairman, Rolls. C. .1. Glyn,
and J. H. Austen, Major Portman, and Willett :Wye,
F.aq.)—The Rev. J. 11. Austen summoned Tu,o,iA
WilliamA, of Kilison, for obstructing the highway
by improperly placing a stack of faggots there.
Withdrawn on payment of costa.
William Latrfurd was summoned tot trespass in
search of game, on the manor of the Rev. J. ff.
Austea. Hued 9.3. &1., and DN.. lid. costs.

A little boy, mulled Job Jenkins, aged 13, was
charged with stealing a rail, belonging to Mr. George
Habgood. The charge was withdrawn by the cum-
plainant, on account of the defendant being young,
and the costa to be paid by the youth.
Daniel (lusting was committed to three months
imprisonment for disobedience to an order of affilia-
tion. at the instance of Martha Jacobs, of Parley.
Richard Fletehr r and Stephen 6herring were fined
—the former all and costa, and Sherring Ina for teas.
passing on the Kingston Lacy Manor, at Holt. Jaw.*
Franipton, the keeper, at Uddens, proved the case,
and the celebrated Mr. Smith, the hero of the
"Frampton hare-killing ease," which occurrad five
mouths since, addressed the Bench on the matter
with his usual energy and eloquence in such cases
&using much merriment.