The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-10-22 00:00:00

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Th. boomer MILITIA.—W• undsrstood that Bergeont
Stroud has bees promotod to be Serpost Ilsjor, Mos
Collies, =Aped. At Sborboroe Pook•ltooday fair
so his Mao 41 resreiW joised lb. regimes*. _

OwnirrraD To nu Donn Coirry GAOL—Mad
Labour : Richard Johnson, and Joseph Mier, vsgraney
et Bridpset, 1 motb; John Ward, mionney at Yid& •
took 7 daye,—/apriscosisar : Lot Haan, 111110Mit at
Sherbenas, 3 months; Frederick Cooling, drunk at 1
East Leterorth, 7 days.
Thu New CATTLE PL•oul Anson:m-7U
executive committee appointed by the court oa'
Tuesday for cattle plague purposes, met at the Shirr
ball on Wedue.day, trim the magiMrates in the several
divisions of the cotistzreresppebated oub-oacomittoo• to
sot In their raa divider If . any ease of cattle
plave coat" sub-commitose of the divisions in
Which it appears is to report the fact to the Clark of
the Pear., that he may mU the executive committee
together to take the necessary steps.

DORCHICSTES.
ooca MANES", Itaturday.—lnapector's return :
Wheat 52a. to 73a.; barley 34a. M. to 44a. Averages:
Wheat ak. 20.; barley 40a. 110.

Tas Yuma Itroasa—W• a-atlarskaad that Oolong
Bingham boa made arrangeineata to the sad that than
may be a guard on duty at the militia storm night and

ML Elllol's AORICOLTIIIIAL EXPOIITTOST.—A banes
was received from the Privy Council on Wednesday for
the opening of this repository for the salad horned
stook, and the in* cattle sale is annotated for
Saturday, the 9th November next.
A Ntw musical magazine is announced, to be called
Hanover Sparc, and amongst its regular contributors
are named, with Bane Benedict, Brinly Richards, and
others of world-wide e;sinenoe, our own talented towns-
men, Mr. Boyton Smith and lir. Sydney Smith.
COORS Lam —llda annual court was held it the
Guildhall, on Thursday afternoon, by adjournment from
the previous Monday when the amid presentments were
made, and the jury and official& the samo evening zapped
together At the Mail Conch Inn, where they were
joined by the Mayor and several members of the Town
Counsel and tradesmen of the borough.
Ma. THOMAS POONOT, of 3, Oornhill, has introdsmed
• useful novelty into this neighbourhood, viz., • patent
"horse clipper,° by the um of which any person OW
slip shores in about ea boar, leavings enrfamea smooth
and regular es possible. Already • eonsiderable number
of the alipperssre in um here, and all who have tried
them pronounce them a wonderful seems. They ma
be span at work at Mr. Longman's, Duragaiestreet.
MOSIOIPAL.—Ths members of the Conseil, whose
t•ran of office expires on the 14 November, are—Dr. J.
P. Aldridge, Mr. G. J. 0. Gregoey, Mr. W. Vernon,
and Yr. F. Bennett, and there will be • fifth melody
by tbe removal from the town of Mr. .7. Davis, who
arse effieted against his will and never acted. The
profoundest indifference appears to be manifested in the
town uto who the futnre councillors shall be, and, if
the oat-going members all offer themselves for re-
election, there seems little doubt that they may have
the honour •1111 ill sonferred upon them, and perhaps,
the ratepayers cannot god better men. But another
candidate mast be found, and, at any rate, don't let us
elect • man who will not serve. - _

Boecinog PIITT ligiblOsn, Monday.— Before the
Mayor (G. Curme, Esq.). and J. F. Hodges, Se.—
John Jackson, who deerihes himseU as a- silbir and
il
siebo-plate orket, from Birmingham, wee brought up
for Vagrancy. It was rumoured in the town that •
Fellillll bad liNin caught, end this was the man indicated,
but there memos to have been no ground for the report.
The prisoner was of the prise-Sghting type though, and
it seems proved rather an ugly customer to deal with.
P.C. Mitchell stated that about helf.pet one on Sunday
morning he went down Durogabstreet, and found
Bodle s timberriard open. He leeched the premises
and in the saw•pit he found the prisoner drunk and
asleep. Be woks the prisoner and told him be should
take hint to the polio, station. He exolaimed.
" my bottle randll taking it from Ms breast,
he b ' I'll "Now, you— ' do fat you." Witness
went down into the pit. and took hold of him. HI
redhead, but irith the &galena. of P.S. Cowie he was
get out. He was very violent all the way to the polio.
elation. On being searched was found on him,
arid the bottle, containing • liquid, resenting which he
had manifested eo much concern —lt gems the stuff
was • mixture of nitric acid and quicksilver, which be
nese in his business to "silver" brass or any other of
the simper metals. The result, we are told, appears
satisfactory enough for • few minutes, but then
lbs "silvering" disappears, and the metal underneath J.
gen in all Be pristine beenen—Brisonst said he got
drunk and knew nothing at all about He could not
ell • room, and a young man • in the Umber
yard put him in the new pit, or be sherd not have gone
there.— PAL Cousins, said prisoner was about the town all
day on Saturday. In the afternoon he saw him with the
bottle is his band and the cork out, sprinkling the
conteste shoot, and told him if be did not leave the
town he would lock him qp, when he said "hi should
Ilk, to bee lb months for him (witness)." Prisoner
tried to deep this, but It was OOTTOborstsd by &win.
tedent Poneey. He then maid "There, you can do
as you : I was never in the town before." On the
Town Clerk remarking there was no work for prisoner
in Derebester, be replied" ain't there thought I did
sense here as Saturday." end he wanted to show the
Benet the etre of hie pre by silvering the
beetle on • polieemen's belt, Ert4y deareri seeding
to it, and sentenced him to • sent& a hen labour. He
again inqaired foe "his bottle," and was told it would
be heeded to the governor of the gaol —An action of
ejecitneet was bought against Cherie Fore, the
compter of • cottage in Fordington, by the executors
of the late Kr. W. Tops. The tenancy was yearly at
£lO, and notice had been given him 'posing his
oompetion began et, Itielmeheas, and wee the
tint* when he bad lately paid his rent. Keeton,
for defendant steed the tenancy began on May 23rd,
and therefore plaintiffs were nonenitol, and will bee
• six month's notice to expire at the date.
COMITY POLIMI, Monday—Before Edward Peres.
Beq.--George Criteliell, of Fordington, who hap bees
convicted of Mossy seeerel tie* was earpd with
slealleg three docks, belooging to the Rev. W. Barmen
of Came Basaory. William Meek, servant to the
Rev. W. Barnes, spots, to barring up the poultry-hems
on Thursday evening shortly after ex *Moak, when the
three ducks weie see, and to there ben goes the next
morning, though the door was barred lest is be left it.
Sarah Trevett. another errant, deposed that about holi-
est sight on Thursday evening she was going fres Mr.
Barn.. to Dorchester, whim she mw a man, who had
been leanaing on a gate, go erre Kr. Loormoo's hold,
in the directioe of the "hobble.* He walked boa
Joseph Seal. of Fordington, said the about • gender
past ge as Friday 13301111111( prisoner an. to his here
and offered him a" bienNial bird" for la 6d., bat he
told him he did not want it. However, prisoner premed
him, and at les& threw the due on bobble. After.
wards be met primer at the" Old Hobs at Home,*
and paid him Is. 6.1., for it. P.S. Viskery epee to
Boding footmarks at the gate referred to by the witness
Sersh-Trevett, and • trek leading to Kr. Buses%
ultry-boesie and about other of the ostbuildisp tame.
The marks of the right foot were deeper than these ei
the Set, and the stride of the right Ise wes sealed
inches longer than the ether. [Primmer is lame
In one leg]. He covered up • number of the bob
asarka Be found some leek's feathers in the poefty
house, and in a tool-bowie be noticed fooarb over '
some soot, and signs of disterbause amonpt PIN onions
on • shelf. [Bravo, Viekery II He apprehended
Critchell at the Old House at Homo, and sheered him,
when he replied be had never been to Came. On
searching premier at the station he found some feathers
similar to those be took from the townie's is his soot,
also some barley, and cedes pelisse, and marks of
Mood, while in other parts of kb clothes then were
mimics cd dirt end soot. He got the dusk produeed
from Seel, and then °barged prisoner in Real;:i..risence
with stealing the dusk and selling it to when
prisoner said be had WNW sold Seal • deck in hi. life.
On Saturday morning be took prisoner's boob to Come,
and in the presses of Meek and Trivet he compared
them with the footmarks be had covered over, asd they
corresponded.—Moseh said he believed the dsek pro-
duced we ass of those lost. When they had the disks
two mouths ego he eat the wings of them all, and this
one had its wisp est.—Twee we also eelled to
identify It—fl, primmer mid be was all beset as the
worthy Imilerets.—He was ocistssitted for Mel at the
seseiosa —Two rough-looking fellows, who eve the
names of John Ford, al Bradford, and John Sell, of
Reading, mad were apparently moose labourers, were
brought up for walfrogeff. Sept. Underwood mid he
had reeved pest ecimptgats Wyk. Had',.
esposially on Sunday *v621.0,-767 cbAgy he
bard the Prisoners bogging of soma people at Marie-
town on Sunday evening, sad apprehended thus.—
Prisoners denied it, and said they were travelling in
searsh of employment. —Seed to a week's bard
labour can