The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-07-17 00:00:00

Corsttobire.

Doßare RIP!! VoLunTicas.—Coinitsuon
WORM BY TDB LORD LIBUTZJIART.-6Lb Corps
Weld Taylor, Em., to be Lieutenant, Mos Montague
Guest, Hag., promoted ; F. F. Pope, Esq., to be
Ensign, •ios Weld Taylor, promote&

DOR/ZT CONITABULART.-Mr. Supt. Hammond
has lately reosieed an appointment as Deputy-Chief
Constable of this force. We wish him every Income
in his honourable position. Hr. Hammond has been
one of the most energetic and painstaking offioers in
the county.

A HINT TOR VOLUNTEW IN Cr. - •
M'Origor Croft, M.D., late Staff Surgeon to
H. H. F., writes to • London ooutemporary arn
follows :—" During this hot weather, when volun-
teers aro exposing themselves in ohao3 or cop, might
I suggest to theca and the public in general the cool
comfort of • yard and • half of wares whits muslin,
loosely folded, twisted round the bead-dress, with
the ends hanijing broad and loom over Um back of
lb. neck. Knowing the vane of the idea while on
Eastern service I ma practically recommend it.
Many a man was saved from coop dr rani, or
apoplexy, by adopting the turban. Th• appearance
is rather flattering than otherwise."

Tn. WIMILIDOIF RIFLE MEXTI.43. —Dorset ill
exactly well represented at Gila meeting. Privets
Criokmay, of ins Sib Dorset Corps, has secured £5
is the Priam of Wales Prise with a soon of 35;
Private Sipper, late of the 4th Dormt, also takes a
with 38 points. In the drat stage dine 81.. George's
Challenge Vasa, Corporal Churchill, of the 2nd
Doreen woo £4 with 24 points, which is
i:=lion:rink
billow the highest some for that prim lb.
first day. Corporal Browne, of the sth ,
lso
obtained 14 points at 800 yards for ths Searetary of
State for War prism On Friday, Lieutenant Hodges,
of the 3rd Domm, won a match rd., the National
Rids Aim:Manion badge, and
"go £5, with a more of 45,
thrwe loss than Um • , Use 810 of the
Queue. p.m.; hem., r.fone of the 80 entitled
to colapitis in the awed stage—an honourable
addwymarrak

Gomm Pam Simms, Saturday. —Before H.
Williams, EN., Major Aidell, and B. Williams,
Eipq. —Suomi Mann, an elderly man, charged with
being drunk and incapable in the parish of Frampton,
June 21st, said be had been oat all night, and be and
his boy had bad • quart of eider for breakfast, and a
quart of ale afterwards; he then got on the waggon
I and "jolted to sleep." P.C. Johnstone said
defendant was "beastly drunk," and had to be held
on the waggon. The boy with him could not
manage the waggon. A more saucy old fellow be
met in his life. Defendant produced •
character from his master. Fined 6e. and oasts.—
Frederick Coward was charged with being drank at
Stineford, July & P.C. Barnes found him on the
highway at? a.m. drunk said incapable. Fined de.
and costa—John Pox, labourer, was summoned
for misbehaviour in the service of Mr. Saunders, of
For Mon farm. Mr. Symonds for complainant. Mr.
Saunders said that last Monday evening he went into
a hayfield on his farm, and found Fox, who was
upon • hay-rick, throwing off the hay. Defendant
was employed as the /joker. Mr. &under cold him
be was throwing off the hay several times. De-
fendant replied he would throw it to if he
liked. Complainant said he would tomb him better.
Fox then jumped off the rick, wrung up his fists in
Mr. Satindeste floe, and said "I'll show you my
temper." He swore • good deal. Complainant
ordered him back to his work, and after • time he
went. —Defendant said he was put upon. He bed
to do two men's work, and was a-melted by the
heat. He asked for soother man to assist, and Mr.
Saunders called him • lazy fellow. He umped od
the riok, and pulled out his shirt to show Mr.
Saunders how be perspired. He did not wring his
lista in complainant's face ; he Was geirtioulatins.
The hay fell off the rick because he had too much to
do. —The Beach said it was an ebullition of temper
on the part of defendant, which ought not to occur.
—He was ordered to pay de. —Robert Storzia
icimmoued by Bartholomew White for wilful
in • garden at Portland.—Mr. &eggall for com-
plainant, and Mr. Howard fur defendant.—Mrs,
White said she was the owner of • piece of garden
ground at Wakehain, Portland, which was conveyed
to her by church gift by het father !several years
awe' and she took pomemion of it early UM January.
She and her htlaband stMcked the garden, with,
amongst other things, seversl hundreds of cabbages.
On the 23rd June last she saw the defendant cutting
cabbages in her garden. She and her son stopped
him, and be took two away. Be sent some men in
April to plant the garden, but she would not let
them. Roe had never igen defendant on the premises
tall the day in question. —Cross-examined : Up to
Let January Abel Comben planted the garden, for
the good of the family. He paid her any rent,
he paid father previously. Never saw her brother
Abel Comben write. Knew he could not write when
be was a young man. Perhaps be learnt to write
when he as in prison.—Por the defence • con-
mystics of the land was put in granted by Abel
Comben to defendant.-1 he tench held that their
jurisdiction was ousted, by the question of title
being raised—Case disiniined.—Henry Critchell
was charged with being drunk and riotous on the
24th Jut's—P.C. King said that as he was walking
on the road from Charminster to Dorchester, he met
a girl of 16, who eomplained that defendant had
insulted bet. He found him lying under • hedge,
very drank, and asked him why he insulted the
Defendant said he knew nothing at all about it. He
refused to tell his name, or where he worked, or
where he lived. After come permission he gct up to
walk home. When he had got • little way he turned
round, and said to witness, "Come hare, and l'll
knock your brains out." The coustable then took
him into custody.—Defendant said be was not drunk.
—The Chairmen said he happened to know that
defendant had been dim:aimed from his situation—
ChM of • warder at the asylum—sad the Beach
would not punish him any more; he could go.—
Defendant promptly left Die &ch.—Levi Trey*
Charles &annoy, Edward Dockland, Joseph Bock.
land, Robert Bishop, Thomas Smith, Joseph Sam-
ways, Arthur COMM" Robert &midfield, Samuel
Handord, Robert Cosh, and Frederick Hauliers,
were summoned for obstructing the highway at
Piddlehiciton, on Sunday, June 24th. The two
first-mimed did not appier.—P.C. Hisao& said •
, crowd of people assembled in the road at half-past
four and at eight o'clock, made • " tremendous
noise," and obstructed the highway. Hs ordered
them off, but defendants would not go. Be received
great complaints about these amenibliee. It seems
that camp meetings are the cause of their oongregat-
ing at this spot. They were ordered to pay ga,
seal, sod warned not to obstruct the mad again.
On of tire defendants said he would pay Sturiney's
fare I (fine) and accordingly headed theolerk the extra
6d.--George Hallett, labourer, summoned for mobs-
haviour in service, in leaving the employ of John
Walbridge, of Toiler, July 3rd, he being • yearly
servant, was seutenoed to • week's imprisonment.
The maga had complained about the manner in '
which defendant had hoed some potatoes, when
dehadant abused him and left his work.—Francis
Weeping, dealer, for removing a calf from Bookhanap.
ton to Puddletown after sunset, vim, between 10 and
11 p.m., was fined in the mitigated penalty of 6e. and
7. mete, he having • proper permit for the removal.
—Daniel Treviso, labourer, and • lad named
Robert Puckett, brothers-in-Law, living together,
were °barged with stealing open belonging to Mr.
Hull, of Drum, Puddletown, their master. P.C.
Bishop having mixed some meaty seed with the
eons, in the ben in Mr. Hall's stable, near Trimble'
home, subsequently found • small quantity of the
corn in Trines' pig trough. The boy had the charge
of the corn bin
containing question, In Treviso' house he
found • bag oon • some cats and some of the
cons he had marked in the bola. Ho apprehended
both prisoners, at different amok and each said be
did not know anything about the own. As he was
taking the boy to gaol, he said "I don't always
have links, of the bin with ais • sometimes I leave
it at home, and I suppose Tro;vies muse have got
hold of it."—Trevies pleaded guilty, sad Puckett not
guilty. —Prowootor withdrew the °barge against the
boy.—Treoles was outtooood to two menthe' bard