The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-07-22 00:00:00

WYMII ARGIL

GARDE" ROSBUISS. —At the County Hall,
Do/chaster, on Tuesday, the 15th of Jutibefore H.
B. Middleton, Esq. and E. Pearce, . Jame
Dunford adieu* was brought up ..Mss with steal.
log from the gardens of Abel Whittle, Thom es Hussey,
Ell Hatcher, Charles Edwards, Henry Andrews,
and Thomas Stone, all of Wyk. Regis, About 50
cabbages. It appeared from the evldeo. of Mr.
Whittle that on Monday morning leen he want to his
garden and found about eight or ten of him ca
had been stolen, and from the appearanceloM
stumps he found that they bad been recently out,
and he gave information to the police of his loft
George Sapsworth proved seeing the prisoner in Mr.
Whittle's garden with a bajg hafi kir of so
but oould not lay what. He then maw him ;Vila
Cripps garden and take some oablmges, and also some
from Mr. Andrews's and Mr. Edwards. He then
yea
dto the prisoner and asked what he was doing;
he I have permission to get a few cabbages.
W Bartlett, a greengrocer, of Weymouth,
proved meeting the prisoner with a beg on his
and as the prisoner owed him mow money
shoulders,eeldaklZ him for it and eventually he took the
beg and its contents in satisfaction of his debt. He
examined the contents of the bag and found abont4oor
50 cabbagee,which he efterwarde handed te P.C. Roper.
The witnem showed great fear in giving his evidence,
and evidently thinking a prisoner instead of a
witness, and the severely reprimanded him
upon the way in which he was conducting himself in
tt% witness-box, and also upon his purchasing the
cabbages in the way he did from a man he welilMeir
had no garden of his own.—P.C. Roper &gym-
bending the primmer, and charging with keeling
cabbages from the mama of the several
aassed when be a&n.ted having done so; he =
dewed the cabbies', which be received from Mr.
Bartlett.--Primenr pleaded guilty, and having been
three thnes convicted for felony, sad having been
sentenced to seven years' penal servitude, and also
having Ilioolll been convicted of *ever.] minor offences
wee committed to H. M. Prison for six months'
hard labour.

Ag additional mail is now made up at Portland, 4
half past eight p.m. n conveys letters for all parts,
NA does not affect the usual mail leaving at 7.15 p.m.
This commenced on Monday last, 11th inst.

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CILICIZTING UNDO' DIPTICULTICIL-00ItUrdAy
afternoon a match warn played an the naval ground
between Mr. Hare's team from Weymouth and a
team of the Portland club. A drizzling rain fell
daring the whole of the play, but failed to damp the
courage of the p/ayera Mr. Han team moored TZ
and the home team 7, making them victorious by
214 runs.

—Tea Railway Company are putting in an extra aid.
ing to accommodate a larger number of trucks, which
are to serve a steam 'gone crusher, the machinery to
be erected having already arrived. After going
through the mill the stone will be conveyed to various
parts of the railway_ system for halbuding the reads.
THR PORTLAND VOLUNTIZR ARTILUIRT.—Tbe rem-
mutative' of this fine corps, comprising four officers
and 68 men, left Portland for Devouport, where they
are undergoing their eight days' training. The men
presented an exceedingly smart and soldierlike appear.
once, and will no doubt do full credit to the corps,
which we can safely say is, without doubt, one of the
finest bodies in the district.

Aammarr.—As a Van belonging to Mr. Taylor, of
Chickerell, was drawing towards Portland on Thurs-
day, the horse, booming restive and unmanageable,
bolted. When near the railway station it came into
collision with a waggon, and its occupants and the
contents of the van, namely, cheese, batter, and other
dairy produce, were thrown into the road. The springs
of th, cart were broken.

Tng CHANNIL S4tCADION.—At last, I am told,
definite orders here been sent for the Chanel Squadron
to return to Eland at the tennization of the throe
weeks' cruise with the First Reserve Squadron. The
I Minotaur, bearing the flag of Lord John Hay, and
the Salamis will be the only ships of the squadron
which will return to Portsmouth, as the
Invincibk, and Defence are to go to DoYmPortto give
leave end refit. The ports will hardly know the Channel
ships when they see them, they have now been absent
such an unusually long time from England.
Hawk in ItiegrispA.

LUIGI SWIM. The Portland Stone Company
have hauled two immense stones from the quarries to
their mill during the week. On Friday they started
from the "France" quarry with one, the measurement
weight of which was 195 feet, sad the actual weight 14
tone. h hauling it rather a strange adventure
occurred. It proceeded very well until it reached the
Priory,when the stone over-powered the shah hone,
which ran into the wall at theedge of the cliff knocking it
down, and the horse was suapended in the air over the
cliff. By strenuous efforts they managed to land the
poor animal on seers finite, but it was quite a miracle
that the whole lot did not go over. On Monday morn-
ing another stone, not MO heavy by a too, was brought
down to the station without any difficulty or mishap.

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Wceuav*gSuipay SCHOOL ANICIVIMSAIIT.
anniversary of the Fortune's Well and Chesil Wesleyan
Sunday Schools ham been celebrated this week under
most favourable circumstances, On Sunday the Rev.
C. Roue, of Gillingham, preached morning and
evening, at the Fortune's Well chapel. At the latter
service the building was crowded, many persons being
unable to obtain adnijeilon. There was a large attend-
ance at the afternoon service for the children, in which
the Revs. C. Rose, H. Padgliam, and J. Flew took
Pact. On Monday evening the Rev. C. Rose delivered
an interesting lecture on "Mission Life among the
Yankees," the Rev. H. Padgham presiding over a
l audience. The collections amounted to
Ete
tri 10A. I. On the folowing Wednesday
the children had their annual treat, their hien&
kindly subscribing for the purpose of providing them
with the customary cake and tat. They perambulated
the district of Underhill, singing special pieces, but
their pleasure was marred by the rain Netting in.