The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-01-22 00:00:00

DOZONAWIII/1.

Tan Tour Lao Moore Disnisc—A amain of the
Eareoutive Osantittas WM held at the Shirehall 011
Thursday lest, when there wen present J. Floyor,
• Ml'.. G. 0. Churchill, Esq., Major William.,
Mr. it. Kayo, Mr. J. Batiotoa, and Mr. Chiloon. The
Oommitieg deolared Mr. E. flatintoo'• pseuds*. at
Broadwey, and Mr. Chiloott's U Oseningtoc, to be
free, and &rested the Clerk of the Peace to at maw
•Maississaa with the Privy Conital ales, with the
view of their revoking the Area Order.
110113OLL Pharoaitagaa—Ln unexpected treat was
provided the Dorohester inhabitants on Eleturday,wirta
Nay were paid a visit by the Brunswick Bad from
.I=mith. Timm exoelleat maddens played at
parts of the tows, aed delighted local
marklans by their memerly render's; of " Zampa,"
lie overture to the "Barber of Seville," and other
good thing.
Errsammusur.—A enoet interesting entertain.
must wag given at the Town Hall on Thursday eve,
lad Wok by Clitlesin Hill, R.N., Mrs. Everett,
enioted brit mi Mi.. mid sth.
eeMagda' and Miss Burnett.
delighted and astonished the large
= u
by some wonderful heats of legerdemain, and
Mn. Everett gave several reatadons, viz., salaams
from " Mark Twain's Tramp Abroad," and the beiturt
(up pomi " Prayer," (Sims), whioh wee span.
aidEs reglad. The format were illustrated by very
amusing drawings. The musical perfoemaaose proved
an interesting feature of the proyanune, notably the
• Tampa, played by Mrs. Magda' and MN
Banestt (pianoforte). and Mee Kingdom (harmosium),
and the Pains" Imitable (Sydesy 80#h) played by
Ms. Magda& and IL. Barns*.

WORKING Mge's INSTITITIO. - The 28th annual
gooses' meeting of this institute wee held on Wed.
"dal evening lest, the President (Mr. W. H.
Jameson) in the chair, suurrnied by tiro Vice.
Chainnen (Mr. A. J. Ewalt). There was • large attend-
Th. tr••••vev'e account wee oreentsl, which
showed, notwithstanding the working expects. had
Increased, • slight balance in favour of the inetitute.
There has been a steady increase id inelohl.l '111;1°11
the pest yew, and there ie every pr. 'Peet "1 •
grape/roue career before it. The electi .0 .1 officere
then took place, with the foll..wiag remit :-Prirateot,
Mr. W. IL Jameson (reelected) ; oice.predd -nt, Mr. ,
A. J. Faeott (re-electai); tie our .r, Mr. R. Hill
(reelected); auditor*. Meow.. Goy nal Wood (re-
elected); serwitary, Mr. J Jews (reodrctel); and
a oommittes, consieting of the foliowiug - it...,.. T.
B. Buncombe, L. Last, H. Payne. .1. Tilley, %V.
Watkin., H. It. Stainer, and J. Pope. It wa. alw
resolved to purchase • chin, hard for the n., of the
members, and Mr. C. 'l'. Atkin, kW ll,' v rlunteered
his services one night in sew week t instruct any
member wi.bout to learn this excellent gone, and
the advantage. t be derived therefrom. Thrmigh the
exertions of the escret.ry, Mr. Jams, to whom gee it
praise is due, and the kind usisteoce given by Is ird
Alingtoc, W. E. Brynter, Esq., 11. P., Niaj .r.Gerieral
Henning, CB., John Floys, Esq. M.P., and the
members generally, • ban 'some billiard t .ble haa bow
membered and placed in • roc a recently fitted up f ir
that purpose in the institute, and which will d paellas
prove • gnat attraction.
Canaan OF ENGLAND TIXPILLICI SOCIETY. -Toe
annual meeker; of the tit. Peter's end All "alt.'
branch of this society was hall at the Hall
on Friday evening lark, when there WIN &good etteocl.
anat. Mr. R. ff. Eliot (Wayar.utli) previded sup-
ported on the platform by the It v. I'. W. Knipe,
Rev. 0, F. Pow,'., and Mr. R. G. Wilson (Diocesan
Secretary). After • hen= an I pr.yer. Mr. Powys
(secretary and treasurer) made hie annual statem wt.
He was glad t say, so far as loaoooo w re concerned,
and Osaka to their kiwi friends whi bad supported
them, the society had been prosperinc. Tney horse
last year with • balance in band of it Os. 9d. ; there
had been three Band of Hops entertainment., which
bad realised 11a. 11., and the sobscription. during the
pact year had been as I Bows :-Rev. T. W. Knipe,
10‘. ; Rev. H. F. Jones, 10'.; Rev. C. F. Powys,
10s. : • donation of 10.. ; Colonel Oldfield, 10s. ; the
hilases Churchill, 10s. • the Hon. and Rev. Spring
Riot. 5.. ; Mrs. Herbal William.. se. ; lira. Black.
atone Williams, 5..; Mrs. Pope, 5'.; members' sub-
emMelons, it is. 51., making the to al receipts
£l2 lir. itcl. The expenditure had amounted t
£9 13s. 31., leavleg • Nilaerre in hurl of 1.11 Os 61.
The number of members had increased in a very
satisfactory manner during the year; last year the !
moiety numbered 200, and at the present time
213. In Section A they had zr members, !
In Section B 61, and In the Juvenile Branch !
125. The rev, gentlemen referred to the imp irtanos
of meintsking the juvenile section, and expressed the
hope that when members of this branch attained toe
age of 16 they would of their own sox ird come to blm
and be serolled in the adult rem .n. In concludon he
proposed the re-election of the ddlowing officers :-
President, Rev. T. W. Knipe; eke-president, Rev. H.
F. Jones; treasurer, Rev. C. F. Posy.; com-
mittee, Mr. FL Bram =be, Mr. G. Bartlett, Sir. J.
Williams, lire. Kai" Mrs. H. Ramombe, and Mrs.
FL Darden. In the earns of his speech. the Chair
man alluded with pleasure to the efforts now being
made by the Christian Church, and especially by those
belonging to their own Church of England, t graiiple
with the drinking customs of the people.-The Rev.
T. W. Knipe delivered an Interesting and amusing
.pos(6, and urged members to belong to the total
atistinenos erection. He incidentally mentioned for
some time he belonged to section A, but he found that
tilt cit. .otie• influsiim of *salon B wee too great for
him, nod he became • teetotaler. lie had now been
in that seatioa 18 month.. sod he had never regretted
it for 'lnc moment. (Aciplaus.)-Mr. R. G. Wilson
(the Deputation from Seli.bury) also spoke at COW
siderable length, and impressed im his hearer. the
Imp noses of int:vesting effort. on their part-The
meeting concluded in the usual way.
WMILIFIAN JOVE:IIILS NIIII.IIOSAIT MISTIIIO.-The
annual meeting In cOOO-ctiou with the above was
held on Thursday evening in the Waders) School.
room, when Mr. O. Cr cker presided. The pm...d-
ings commenced by singing hysio 139. "Sow lo the
morn thy seed, &a" After prayer by the Rev. J.
Lewis, the Chairman briefly ad Iressei the meeting.
The Rev. W. Allen (Missionary secret try) then read
the report, which was at follow.: -Dorchester, 37 col.
lectors, with an ankiint of Lk 6v. 61., whim, was
increased by last year's, ollection to £358.. 91. Cher.
initiates, 3 collector., with an amount of £2 Bs. 84.
Dswliali, 1 collect er, El 55. Sl.. and Elydliag, 4 c
lector., with £3 0.. 7il. The Secretary said the
monies (affected were, with the exeeption of Sydling,
slightly lower than that of last year. The prizes were
then attributed to the o dleotors, each child receiving
a aloe reward for their work. Miss Minnie Groves, as
usual, took the first prise, she having collected
Et fe. 7d. Next on the list was Miss Lily Forney,
who had collected £2 12e. 74. Slaster Louis Babel'
heads I the boys' list with EL Os. 10Id. The other
children, although not so ettcosesful, bail works.l very
earnestly. The rev. gentleman then went on to
explain the Blake omens of collecting for wisdom', as
adopted in the Dorchester Circuit, the monies being
divided into three p irtions, and equally shared
between Foreign tiiesion., Home Missions, and the
Circuit work. He urged the nem:malty of • more
deckled earnestness in the w..rk. He also spoke of
Mire P. Crocker, the indef.tigable secretary, in the
highest term,. Mr. G. Wright, Fin. in the coons of
an Interesting address, solely to the young pe
congrakilsted them on the success they had attained
In their missionary work, and although a little decrease
In the fonds this year, yet they were still to take cour-
age, and if the duty was performed in the coming year
with more determination and perseveranos, • more
complete success would doubtless be effected. The
glorious mutts of misionary labour were also spoken
of. Mr. Davis, In • short, earnest, and stirring speech
touched more particularly on home work, and spoke
of the progress of God's work in the c unary villages.
He expressed his thankfulness for the great good
achieved at home and abroad, and gave some earnest
advice to the little workers. The ROT. J. Levi.
(superintendent minister and returned missionary)
spoke In tense of praise of the miihn,r in which the
Rev. W. AUen discharge 4 the duties of missionary
worker, arl pertaining to hie secretaryship. He also
rave some heirs/ring arc mete of hi. own labours in
%Verdes& Africa (that part kaown a. the Whiter:um'.
Grave) and the swamies of the G repel there. Ile
urged eh.' necessity of eupporting and endeavouring to
extend the aildmportant work of mimions. Votes of
thanks were accorded to hilea Ornckor, Rev. W. Allan
and the Chairman, Mr. G. Crocker. Tao collection+,
amounted to it 3s. 61. Tbe room wee well filled,
and marked attention we. manifested durlog the
meeting.

°KAMM OP EXILLILINIIIIIT.—WiriiiiIOI Newbury WSW
On Friday brought up on remand before the Mayor (ii.
Darden, Esq.), and Aid. Gregory, charged with em-
bezzling money, the property of the Sings, Sewing
Machine Company.-111r. R. N. Howard appeared for
prouriation.—Thers are no ler than 13 oases of a
similar kind against the prisoner, but the ComPecY
only proceeded la thries.—Ths first taken was that of
0•01111 Oros.. Mackwan's evidence was con-
firmed. Witness &Mid on 26th August, 1882, finding
agars' did not make his usual weekly report, he went
to Dorchester to sae him, and found he bad gone
away. Ha enquired for his &cannot books, and was
told he had taker dun away with him. Ha (witness)
left that Ise should be there again on tutor.
day, the 28th, and ongoing there on that day he found
prisoner had redly already Ono inded, and hla sus.
piclons were secured. On enquiry, he received ths
receipt (prodard) from Mr. Cross. Witmer explained
prisoner should have given a receipt on a coupon, but
of doingLizit gave the receipt on another
piece of paw name of the Company.
!Prisoner 0114- not bring an account of money received
that weak, but cams down to the Aloe, and rspre-
anted be had only received El from Georg, Orosa
instead of £4. Wltn draw his attention to the fact
that he had not given Cross the regular coupons, and
be said be had WWI given the usual receipt because he
was going to receive the other ZS in • week or so and
would than give the proper receipt. Os receiving
instructions from Bristol, he applied for • warrant.
At ths end of August be received the prisoner's
collector'. bag from ths prisoner'. mother. Ile
broke it open in the mance of the mother and
brother and took out the collecting books, coupon
receipt book, and other business material supplied
by the company—George Cross, re-called, pro-
duced • receipt for Ell 16a, the prisoner having allowed
him 4.. for oseh.—Mr. Machu° explained the price of
the machine was fA 41.. sod the a unpany would have
taken St cash. Prisoner Ind aced Mr. Crom to pay
the whole for • farther re illation of 4..—The next
/sharp woe that of receiving Et from Sirs. Screen, of
Poedlairton.—ldn. Screen said it. lived at fording-
tom In the ea I of August it. bought of the Singer
Manufacturing Company • machine from their agent,
the prisoner. The price was £4 4... and she poid bun
the money, lens the amount, which she believe I was
it Prisoner began to make out a receipt, but he add
he could not compete it. as he had not got the
number of the machine. Witness's daucbtar had the
machine, and prisosse said be was going to Bock-
harapton, and on his way be woul I call on her
daughter at Mr. Galpin'a, get the number, fill it in,
and send the receipt. She had never seen him slam,
nor had she received the receipt. The receipt, (pro. I
dared) abs behaved to be the one the prisoner partly
made out in her house—Another case wee that of
Eva Augusta °spiel, living la Orchard-street. —ln 1872
she bought a Singer's mulhioe, the plc, of which was
£6, payable by fortnightly last almsote of 2.. 6.1. At the'
time of the purchase she received the book (produced). 1
She paid soma of the instalments to a former agent,
and in 1832 she commenced piling Newbury. All
the payments were entire,' in a b wk. In August,
1882, she paid the prisoner 2.. 6.1., and he wrote hie
name in the book and put on • coupon. He had only
called on her twice beifore.—Mr. Macluin (re-called)
proved the prisoner's signature on the receipts. Ile
had never sec motel for tbe Ell obtain from Mrs.
Screen or for the 2.. 61. remised from /Ira Cap's.—
P.S. Outer weld a warrant for the prisoner's apple-
hoodoo was leaned in 1662, bat he hod not been hoar I of
till the 10th of this present month. In cones,-plena°
of Information received, witness want to Tannton,
and found him working there at • coach-builder's
shop under the name of Fox. He apprehended him,
and read over the warrant to biol. On the way to
Dorelasstew he voluntarily stated if it had not been
for the drink nose of the our would hays occurred.—
Mr. Howard did not proposal to proceed with any
other charger —Prisoner was committed for trial at
the Anises.
Witotnata FOWL Srautsc —Edward David was
charged at the Sloirshall on Ssturday, before Colonel
Biogbans aail Captain Maud. with ..ealing foal.
belonging to Samuel Loveridge and William Minterne,
at Toiler Porcoruas.—Samuel Laveridge, of Hook,
raid he worked at Kingoombe as • shoemaker for
Minterna He ani Minterae kept fowls, which were
all running together. Last Monday evening about
five o'olock the fowls, 17 In all, were at roost,
but on the following morning there were only 10 theirs.
Hs gars information to the police. (SLR dead fowls
were produced by Sergeant Hazzard of the 13ridport
polio., and were identified by the witness. Another,
partly rates, wee also lad on the tabl., but, of course,
witness could not swear to We) The value of the
foul. we. about hi. 6d.—Gsorgs Welch said he we.
a bk mod game dealer at Boutbatreet, Beldpaet. On

Tuesday, the 15th, primmer name to his shop With
some dead fowls lo a haeket. He offered them for
sale. Witness asked him where they came from, and
prieoder mad from his eister.in-law at Porton. He
gave him fia. for alt.—The Chairman said no wonder
people ergot about steal.ng I iwls if they could be die.
posed iu (him way. lie mutt have known the
prisoner dl I not come by thorn honeetly.—Witness
sail (boy wore 140110104. —Siorgesat Hemmed. statiooed
at Itridoort, said on the 16•12 inst, be went to the last
witueee'd ehop, and Wilt possession of the six fowls
(pr. lore ). Prisoner lived oonasionelly at Bridport.
He went to las home and saw a saucepan on the fire
b iiling. lo it was the chicken (praluced) stewing with
some vegetablm. Prim mar said he bad it fiVen Wm by
I ideriator et Parton. He then charged him with stealing
mesh fowls at Siouan:doe. lie acitnowledired he
Ihad sold them, and said his sister bed given them to
him to rdl. td the police-station he male a different
' stistrommit, asserting he bat need them, and that he
hat a right t do what be liked with them. Supt.
Gale came to Rd I port sal received the prisoner. Mr.
Gale noised • bit ..f the clamp off the prisoner's boot,
and or witnew sea-ohing he found the missing piece
in the Misplace, wb oh prisoner admitted he had
m. reels -11 r. Suit Gabs proved reosiving the
prisoher from last witness. He noticed the chimp
broken, end Galled pri.oner's attention to it. H. said
It mu•t have been done coming up the street, but he
had bid it sway for tar someone would fall over It.
Serr-ant Hamerd foncid the piece in the fireplace.
Witneee proved comparing the hoots with the foot-
marks near the fowlhouse ; they corresponded exactly
with lb exception of the broken clamp.—Prieoner
pl.odo I guilty, and wee sentence I to three mouths'
imprle •ninent with hue I labour.—The Bench strongly
reprim ended slr. Welch for not exercising more care
in the trensection. He would not be allowed hi.
rxpionses. This kind of thing ought to bit put astop to.