The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-12-11 00:00:00

DOSOHISTIJA.

THZ London and S inth-Wettern Company Intend
to apply for leave to bring in • Bill authorbing them
to widen the Snmersit and Dorset Railway (Bath
extension), and to c infer further motley powers on
the Compa..yr and the Midland C euipany.
SAD CARR OF iIIDDZIC DZATH.—Mr. John Hiecock,
the wall-kuown landlnrd .if the Three Horseshoes, ,
Cattistook, died so Wooly on Thursday la.t. at the age '
of 68 years. Mr. His xi.dt loot his wife some mooths
ago, and hioi been Ailing ever since. Ile had been
medic illy attended, awl the Co:viler having been made
acquaintA with the facts, it was not teemed necessary
to hold an inquest.
VAortaxcr.—At the Shirehall, on Friday, before
Colonel Bingham an I E Pearce, Eel., James Dyer,
professional tramp, wile hr inght up iu mune iy chart,'
with begging alms, at Chilfroma Ree•ory, on the day
previotu.—Affer the evideoce of the Rev. Mr. Hooper
and Sergeant Hitch, the prisoner wee sentenced to one
calendar month.
MORTALITY STATISTICS FOR Tile B HOUGH.—
November :—Deaths 2, both over 60 years ; one
occurred in the County Hospital. The annual dleath.
rate on these data w mid only amount to • trifle over
11 per 1.000 (against about 20 per 1,000 fer London),
which is again most satisfactory, especially when the
Amason is tams into coosil.oatioo. This IA by for the
lowest rate recorded fr many year'.—E. J. DAT,
Medical 011itier of Health.
DOnonsagsz (Ores) Cotnierso Marroso.—This
meeting, which was to have been held on Friday on
Mr. Brrooer's e4ate, we* post,' ,ned owing to the frost.
Considerable regret was felt at the postponement,
which was unavoidable, as the cord, which contained
four events halepen lent of • match fir INO, filled
admirably, the entry inliu ling many of the beet dogs
from the leading kennel' in E sumo of which
same as fir north's fr•ira wc tetle-on•Tyne. whilst
the West wee represented by dogs from Penn Inc..
The onheder Rtskes was almost filled with Water-
ton pea:loos. Splendid sport wai anticipated, as it is
said hares have never been so plentiful on the
Ileington Estate—where, by kind permission 4 Mr.
W. E. Brymer, M.P., the meeting was to have come
off. The draw, which was bold at the Plume of
Feather, Inn, on Thurs lay evening, presided over by
Mr. J: T. Bose, wail very largely attended by the
principal coursing man in the Seth of England. A
very gemesal wish has been tips:mewl to bold the
meeting icurnediitely the pregeot twain weat ler
breaks up.
STILLING LltlD. —At the Borough Patty Seeeione on
Monday, before Kr. Aldermso Grier, and Mr. Fl
Look, George Hall, • lad. appeared •on remand
charged with at sling 35 hr. weight of lead Vie
property of Mr. Taylor, at fordingt in.—P4l. Carter
said on Wedoeaday la-t, from informai in receive
Ixampi.rrehandad t`io pd. ,r.er, and chaqpd him with
• quantity of lead fr on the l I maltb clod at
pordington Green. lle odd "I know teething about
any lead." On the following morning, from • state-
meet he wee, witness' took defendant to hie house in
Mill-streer, and be showed him where the lead was
buried in the coal b it.. Defendant took it out and
gave it to him—Pr ,escutor said be resided at L.enTs
Mfil, and liad been engaged by the Duchy of Cornwall
In taking down s .me lad from the old rnalthouse at
Fordlegton Green. If. was present on hi mday when
the men were taking it dare. He saw • qsantity of
lead there, but on the following day he found eons of
it had been taken away. H. had hie strions, and
gave information te the police.--George Lone. said on
Monday last he went to the old maithouse to try and
get some work. Ha pr ire I seeing prisoner pulling off
some lead, put in in a bar, and carry It away. Witness
told him h wuild get himself into trouble. and be
should not have anything to du with him, —Prisoner
einierted that witness helped him to steal the teed. tut
Lock denied this. -Prisoner pleaded guilty, but said
be was very sorry, and hoped it would 'sot occur 'gain.
—The Bench s oP need the lad to sown days' Lowrie on.
mint with hard 'abour.