The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-08-12 00:00:00

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DORCHESTER.—Mr. Sharron, for several years
the respected master of the British School, having
given notice to the committee that he intends
leaving at Michaelmas next, has received and
accepted a cordial and unanimous invitation to be-
come the pastor of Lytchett Minster Independent
Church and congregation. Mr. Sherren haa during
his residence in Dorchester, in addition to his
scholastie duties, been actively engaged in preaching
atirramptaniindseveral-neighboaring villages, where
. ke has .mat with much encouragement. Whilst on
• this aocomit many friends will regret his removal
...._....abey-yetheartily unite inkind wishes that he may
ha.!tuFcessful in the new am! important sphere he is

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The Review of the Dorset Volunteers will take
place at Dorchester on Wednesday the Ist day of
o /Dotsber. mat. The Hight Honourable the Earl of
Ehaftesbury, Lord-Lieutenant of the County, Colon e
Velftrdb, inspector General of Volunteers, and
Lieutenant-Colonel Hume, aseirtant inspector, will
be present.

Captain Kindersley, of the Dorchester corps, has
been appointed acting adjutant of the battalion
during the absence of Capt. Barrett at the school of
Musketry, Hythe, which will be about three
months.
The subdivision of Stalbridge, Sturnainster, and
Gilllngtuun Rifle Volunteers how form part of the
Dorset Adminstaative Battalion, under the command
of Lieut-Colonel ManseL
A rifle match will take place at Maiden Castle on
Wednesday next, between the Dorchester and
Poole corps.

The wearing of plumes in the Ascot; of the
Dorset Rifle Volunteers has been abolished, and
WAS sustituted instead.

_
ODDYSILOWS' Firm AT THZ CRYSTAL FALLON. —On
• • %tido the 'Tahoe and its grounds were crowded with
an extraordinary number of visitors, the occasion being
the animal Ma of, the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows.
This Soddy had its origin in a convivial club, but in the
year 1818 it was changed into a provident society; and
• pox constitutes the vastest organisation of the kind
In the world. On the let January last there were no
fewer than 335,145 members, and the paid-up capital of
• the Unity was more than 4600,000 sterling. It has
branch societies or lodges a almost every part of the
world, and the metropolitan districts clone number
18,06 T members, with a capital of £153,000 to meet
e claims in sickness, in distress, at the decease of members,
• and for the relief of widows and orphans, Besides the
ordinary funds of the society there are others of a purely
▪ - benevolent character intended to grant relief in mis-
fortunes which are not capable of being assured against,
The deaonstration on Tuesday is expected to yield a
net profit• of about £6OO, which will be distributed
- . .

amongst theca funds. dila early hour there was an
enortnona crash at Lendon-bridgoi station. Indeed, the
accedation at the disposal of the railway company
quite insufficient. The result was tat many
h
rZundreds of
,persons lobo wished to attend the fete were
usable to do so, but the number of visitors (nearly
46,600) who did seemed in reaching Sydenhata exceeded
• bti Irony throes& the return of laet year. At one
Vele* the brethren formed a long and ,brilliant
101.ti6 with the decoratians Lot the order,
mathe tour of the grontrie attended
"Sitting of th.c.Trish Volunftes, that of the
• allows division of the London Artillery Brigade,
...,„.noml.tkred others, ,The wooesoion terminated by the
••"4"ilialftelinaithie f the Nitinit Anther on ihe grand
rivirgddrideintrent of the :Adam. During the f* of the
alailkt aniEde azatabernwrie wale provided for the
ilid.Mendin ripenteg, Ones mere his wonderful exhibi-
,—,g. ,-„ifook On the high rope. There were boat TIMM and
Musical Per!ermanceni tbe great fonntains played, there
~ortelliff 1344 Wiles, and there was dancing on the lawn.
Weidner was splendid, and the jubilee fête,

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- was in every sense Of the term • perfect suooe.s. We
beye}requested to state that the Blanchester Unity,
oo*Olution, guarantees with all its resources the
benefits promised to every member by his lodge. The ,
calamity which has befallen Lancashire will of course
,fl,roye severe Jrial to the association; but it is right
, lascp;siblic should -know
th that it is rendering," and will
eto render,' e distressed operatives most
e and efficient aid. •
tum t 71,11,1 or,
Conan COURT, 54h August . Edward
I,dt;uuEterlskt, a5q.."46 plain* had been entered for this
Yurl,•oemmit,Mudf 1: jndgment summonses issued, of which
60:43`v4lilplainnronly came on for hearing, and the debts
iigadmMd, the plaintiffs obtained judgment, as
a matter of course ; and of the judgment summons,
Only two came before the Court, and orders were
.vnade for commitment.- —Yearsley v. Redwood and
Bennett—Mr. Weston applied for a new trial in
----this cause, which was ordered to stand over till next
.SlCoort. The Court vras only qcco_pied an tom and an
IlidgFitcliiiX3 jAl4ot7iititl7l,4l '
12:4-ITI*6-fril iiia‘iiieti4l4- saa
Sit is
Vie 'MUM. Sherbbrne Cricket CIAO. ',me' 'played on
' Tuesday last, on the ground of the Kingston Park
- -Ciao* °hal, After some judicious play on either
' aide duel:rime terminated in favour cif the Dorchester
with 34 roma° spare. Dorchester :—Pired innings 74;
secoml4l4,4Jmted Sherborne innings 47;
second 46. —Mr. Yeereley, of the Antelope Hotel,
Nvith geodAssie, -the edibles on the

CAUTION TO SMOKE!!! IN RAILWAY CARRIAGE&
—Lord Huntingtower was convicted at the Rugby
Petty Semitone on Tuesday, of smoking in a railway
carEMgie belonging to the London and North-Western
%ltatilirey Coinny, and fined 405., and ordered to pay
°' 'IO Ils. omits. His lordship had been requested by
"""' 4a fellow-gissenger to stop smoking, but refused to
Ji hat 49.11°' . .
."0.1 n• 'WEYMOUTH.—Est7O4aws CONFLAGRATION.—
Vt,"„h tuesday morning a fire broke out in the home-
' ""' •of Mr Laver. of East ChickerelL It appears
;WIT. -1
a Onannity or nay was carried in an unfit state,
tad
- iind.that for some days past parties had predicted
. „Oat spontaneous combustion would take place.
Sr.- -Such unfortunately was the case, but the fire Was
. not confined to that one rich, but extended itself to
the barn, cow sheds, stable' Ito., and another hay
B.l.lnfiliflif.stinw *Mk. In short., the whole of the immo-
vable property was consumed, except • cow shed
io lacrimal the ._dwelling -house, whiols, thanks to the
exertions of the men belonging to the 63rd Regiment,
hweajwsnme.mived. The whole of the pigs and cattle
were saved, but a portion of the poultry were burnt.
-.4iimiaSie Air! /pm discovered about 10 o'clock in the
morning, and a messenger was sent into Weymouth
with all speed for the fire engine. There were
not, however; safficiant hands to take it out, and
N,l
.v 44 wep not: sent till a later period in the day. The
_ messenger then proceeded to the barracks and
—Obtained the engine belonging to that establishment,
.A!E!ltridd.llo faerg Ca the barracks at the timi, 'about 150,
• I ' . Prrioesehtd with all possible dispatch to the scene of
r., . ' devastation. The water bad to be carried a eon-
'l3 i siderable distance in buckets, and the men worked
luttd to save about £4OO worth of wool, the farm
-, Loose- and shed, which they accomplished. We
.I.!,,suilerstand that Mr. Laver was insured- to the
_arnountnf COO on the whole of his property. The
,Inddienc.94preseed themselves in the most indignant
'ft'the- With :regard to the ireattnent they received
after their exertione to extinguish the flames and
nit To Pile tbe property; but we shall be happy to report
xel Fent, Steal week that their indignation was ill-founded.
.sohno.l IB:woven Foram', Tnetelay.—Before the Mayor
Alderman Ayling. Emily Tapp was
.6?llliallirovight Up on remand en the charge of stealing a
table cloth and other articler' lane Carter said
Iti
Mtheigporier lodged with heel in Bury-street
el
'ed Irra. Nat's. She brought eeveral things
' INir, Which. lii-a. Nott afterwards identified.
Mary 'Ptrelbitt, residing at the 'Cbamitry, mid the
-tottarfamer hidged with her after she left Mrs. ('arter.
▪ - - -She left a bundle with some things in it, which she
Ropily tionded,over to the police. Mre. Nott
so) 21(t MibMiiini the things, but -Ca prisoner said donde of
I__,' es'itt:the aprons 'Mob Mrs. Nott claimed were her own.
7., "I, /The* itcluinielecigerto stealing a table cloth, apron,
,9 ,•
1.
' " -'-iatid' nigTit, Cap. Prisoner was afterwards charged
n' v..' iiitk stealing a lady's imitation watch and chainitke
. • •
."-n3 ~, pertrof Ur.. J. B. Brown, herbalist, in May last.
.']he
prisoner psded not, guilty to this charge.—
nicinceiddif ' Encerth's ,imprisonment with hard
,
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' tOO-aiAitiaTi'm4.4-4ii /Wit was pissed id they_ear
. .
=bunk to be nuidi.it
31" /11#430:11Wfti043.7 24P4 lkl
edaYtaxiowedtliti set
the find year'. returns have /lbw been p Mood.
-
This being the first year some of them-arc extremely
Imperfect? bat they 'Show that Church-rates were
levied to at least the amount of £113,560 burial
~evuell beard rate 5,4103,707 ; - sewem and drift and
ge
-fet it • Sniliatiltment m*08,4283,070 4 ratesfor toast manage-
"4,,4.l 'Moist terfathie metropolis, £788,180; harbour dues,
1"... , 0201;3,981 mites levied by local boards, improve-
", iiiMit'donmoiselimers, and under the LightSoig and
.. ...."
' Ittiftchllg'Act".fB74,33S—tabil, £3,484,22. The
„ .„ bonded or mortgage debt mitred on these rates and
tolls' is laWt 417,00,000; The poor-rates i Police,
_and meaty and borough rates, highway rates, turn-
"•
.1"-* rote Mlle; and Trinity House dues bring the entire
d I
Cbtrtit
alteiatibif rapt° about 15,000,000 a year.
L AW7IILLY,SI7D7IER 1571ATH 07 GXORGE ,FIERIS,
ESQ...olLasyct7777tem.--We Fe sorry to , have to
reoord the lath of G. Feeria, Req., steward of
IA rd Rarineen, at Sirriventram cm-Friday evenings,
in a very sudden and awful manner. It apple's
.11,r fit. that Mr. Ferris, accompanied by Mrs. Ferris and
, their two daughters and infant son, left Shrivenhem-
"l% If London on Thursday, for the joint purpose of
"s. 7., $11,.• taking the daughters to school, and also to visit the
lateniational Exhibition. On Friday, after having'
„, dpont the day in the Exhibition ' building, Mr. and
•""At ' Mrs. Ferris and their son returned to ShriN -
if '''.t'L It. by the it o'clock train from London. On arrii
the station, Mr. Ferris entered his carriage,
01,
Jo a 'wastitere awaiting Me arrival, and drove from thence
I : to iii residence, accompanied by hie wife and son,
...rind at that time he was apparently in his ordinary
CI. health. Shortly after his arrival born., and as he
• was in the am of pertaking.of some tea, Mr. Ferris
suddenly dropped down and immediately ,expired.
Medical amistecoe we, quickly at hand, bat death
it appears was almost instantaneons. A brother of
- • the deesseed gentleman some time Mime died
suddenly from disease of the heart, and there
loppeirii diary mama in aappome that this disease was
Ebo °eel* Of Mr. Ferris's death. Mr, Ferris,
*fib' of very amiable manners wad diiposition,
, was very much respected, and there is no doubt but
his death will be very generally deplored by all who
knew him. The deceased gentleman wee uncle to
Mr. Howard, of this town, solicitor,

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WEST LIILWORTH.—ScmooL TRBAT.---It may
be remembered by some of our readers that, through
the kind exertions of the Rev. N. Bond and Charles
Percher, Esq., the little parish of West Lulworth
Was three years ago provided with a National
School, which has continued to increase so much in
numbers as to become worthy of much interest; and
wears glad to find that, through the liberality of the
inhalitanta of the village, upwards of 96 of the
school children were a short time since regaled with
tea and plum cake to their heart's content, in a barn
neatly prepared and provided by Messrs. T. and R.
Rand.i 1 After tea, and a short address had been
delivered hy the Rev. Bracebridge Hall, the curate
of the parish, the happy juvenile party resorted to
an adjoining field, where suitable games were held
and many appropriate prizes actively contended for,
until the shades of evening drew on, when the
National Anthem was sung, and the whole party
dispersed to their homes to talk over the pleasures
of the day. Amongst the company assembled we
observed Mrs. Kendall, Mrs. Fenton, Mrs. Gunning,
Mrs. E. F. Randall, the Misses Fowler, Major iron-
, monger, Mr. W. Randall and party, &o. Several
others were unavoidably prevented attending the
festive scene, which we trust will be annually kept
up in the romantic marine village of West Lulworth.
WICKLAND NEWTON. The Rev. A.
Gunning, late town Missionary at Weymouth,
having engaged the chapel formerly occupied by the
Primitive Methodists in the parish of Buckland, has
established a society on the Baptist principles; and
on Wednesday, July 30th, their first annual tea
meeting was held in the field facing the chapel.
One hundred and ninety eat down to thegood things
provided. The arrangements being in every way
complete, gave entire satisfaction. After tea
addressee were delivered by the Rev. Isaiah Burt,
M.A., of Weymouth; Mr. Merriman, of Dorchester,
and other friends. A very pleasant evening was
:spent, and all united in hearty wishes for Mr.
Gunning's success in this undertaking, which had
opened under such favourable circumstances.
WAREHAM. Prrry filllzassiows, Tuesday.—
Before the Rev. G. V. Garland, and W. O. Farrar,
Req. A large number of persons were .iiinnioned
for
_or rates, and the usual orders were made.
Kemeirow.—Henry Whiting was charged under
the Excise Laws with selling two quarts of beer
without being duly licensed. The summons was
taken out under the Act 4 & 5 William IV., c.
85.,.. 17.—Mr. Weston appeareclfor the prosecution,
and Mr. Trevenen for the defence. —Mr. Smith said
he lived at Winfrith, as gardener, on the 17th
February last. The defendant also resided at
Winfrith. Witness called at his house on the 17th
February, and he and others bad two quirts of beer.
Witness called and paid for it. —Cross-examined :
There were three others with him, but he did not
know the names of any of them but Charles
Swindle's wife. Witness raided at Winfrith,
altogether, about five mouths. He left there
because he was fetched away by the overseers, and
had been in gaol ever since till the 17th July, for
neglecting his wife and family. While he was in
gaol he gave information of this affair to the Excise.
—By the Bench: He put down the date when he
went there. He was desired to go there by the
exoiseman.—The solicitor for the defence called
Charles Swindle, who said he lived at Knighton.
On the 17th February witness was at West Lulworth,
and on the 18th he was at East Lulworth, and there
he was in company with the first witness 7or 8
hours. When they were going home, Smith was so
drunk he fell into the wheel rut. On their arrival
at Knighton witness invited him to his house to
tea. Witnesses house was within 15 yards of the
defendant'a —Eliza Baker, in the service of Mr.
Whiting, the defendant, said: on Monday, the 17th
February, William Smith was not in her master's
house. She was there all day, and no One was in the
house bet defendant and his family. She had been
away from the house several days during the past 6
months, but she could not tell the dates of either
of those days. The reason she remembered the
17th was that the witness Smith paid her mother
155., and it was put down in her book. She saw
the money put down. On Tuesday no one wee there
but the family. She was in Charles Swindle's house
on the 17th November and on the 18th or 19th. nil
defendant did hot sell any beer. She never 1110/.
any beer drawn in the house since defendant had
lived them—Re-examined : She swore most pial-
tively that no one was in the house on the 17th, but
Henry Whiting, his wtfe, and two children and
herself. She knew William Smith, and had conversa-
tion with him. She saw him in the Crown on the 19th
February in the evening, about 7 o'clock. Size
stopped there about half an hour for her brother.
The Bench fined the defendant in the mitigated
penalty of £5.
Wrenimr.—Edward Mortimore was charged
under an excise information with belling both beer
and spirits without a license. Mr. Weston appeared
for the prosecution, and Mr. Trevemen for
defendant.—William Smith, the witness for the
prosecution said, on the 26th February he
was at the Crown Inn nearly all day. In
the evening he went to the house of defen-
dant, who resides near Winfrith Church. The
defendant, his wife, and daughter, were at home.
There were two men there. Witness called for a
quart of beer. The defendant brought it,and he paid
him 6d. for it. On the following day witness was
at the Crown all day, and in the evening, about 7
o'clock he went to defendant's house, and saw defen-
dant and his daughter. He called for a quart of beer
and paid him 6d. for it. He told him he was not
very well,and would like to have it warmed. It was
warmed for him. He then said he would like to

have something "short." Defendant replied, "Well,
I ean suit you that way, too." "As you are one of
the right sort, I'll give you some." Witness said,
"bring me a bob 'it worth, then," and defendant
brought him a jug of rum. Be paid him Is. for it.
—Cross-examined: Witness was at the Crown from
"getting up" time till 7 o'clock. Did not have
much to drink there all day. Mr. Aikenhead gave
him a pint of beer, but would not swear he did'ut
have more. He put down the dates in a memo-
randum book on each evening. The Supervisor
. . . .

wished him to go about in this way to inform against
people. He offered him no reward. He hadreceived
no money either before or since going to gaol. He
bad had his expenses for coming here, but
I had received no reward beyond a glass of beer or so.
Was on perfect good friends with the defendant and
had worked with him. The reason he "peached"
was because he left the country, and did not
expect to come back to work again. Had
been drunk many times. Witness laid the
information while he was in Prod, n Gaol.
By the Bench : There were two labourers
on both nights in the house, when he was at the
defendants, but he did not know their names. Mr.
Trevenen addressed the Bench for the defenoe, and
called Mary Mortimer, the daughter of defendant.
On the 26th Febumry last she went to Weymouth
with her father about 9 o'clock in the morning, and
they returned about 10 o'clock at night. Her father
never sold beer beer nor spirits—she never saw
him. She never knew her father keep spirits
in his house except in case of illness, and
then in very small quantity. She had
seen Smith in her father's house, as he lodged
close by and worked with her father. They drove
to Weymouth and back, and left that place about
8 o'clock. Her father was in the habit of sometimes
keeping a little beer in the house for their own use.
—David Andrews said he resided at Winfrith in
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Mr. Cbssent's service. On the 27th February,
Smith and he went down to the defendant's house
about 7 o'clock, and left with him about half-past
eight in the morning. Ile saw no spirits in the
house. Witness never bad any spirits there. They
had had spirits together-twice and defendant sent
to the Crown for them.--The iench fined the defen-
dant £5 in one case, and £l2 10s. in the other.
Weer Kelm:nom —Martha Baker was summoned
for-selling beer on Sunday morning, 30th March, she
being an unlicensed person. The same withess was
_called aa in the former case.—D. Smith itaid the
affair occurred on the Sunday previous to his being
fetched away. He was not set upon the house by
the excise, but as he was passing a person called him
In. When be went he found several persons there,
whom he did not know' and he called for "three
tots," with which he treated them. - He said he had
not been to Winfrith or Knighton since he had been
liberated from gaol. No witneasea were called for
the defence, but Mr. Trevenen commented in some-
what strong terms, upon the character of the
informer, and said his client, who bad been separated
from her husband many years, had brought up a
large family without receiving parochial relief. It
appeared that she had been twice fined--on the last
occasion, about four years since. She was fined for
the first offence £5, and for the second £7 10s. The
Bench now fined her in the penalty of £l5. She
said she would sooner go to gaol—she must go for
she could not pay.
WAREHAIL—George Dugdale, Thomaa Treks,
ano Walter Parmiter, were charged with cruelty to
a pony.—Mr. Weston proirecute,Land Mr. Trevenea
appeared for the defendants. - Joseph .Coates
said that on Sunday evening, the 17th July, as he
rtarlVdalosaviseiweribilp three defendant.
M.' Suifiraeiritimety th the direction of
p.doki I.Hes.adbyidon; . „ by:l2ser There
wad a lake on,ape 614:Ha ;the other.
• Thq get it, nn it to plunge
into the tilos; vffitin the ran away. It wdnt in up
brier belly. The hays afterwards. drove the pony
oat riPtlie !aide bhp Eteseys HoWell's field. Mr.
.Hodgee.. was celled to prove thee the fence ought to
- 911- by Mrs. 8... t, the occupying the
P 4614 -iwbeie-liebi 'Wei found, and
-Vrie
irllfl *war° efladition. The
-pony had gone into the mud up to its
belly, and there were the marks to chow
it plunged three times to get mit This
would be very likely to injure the horse. James
Crumpler, farrier, bad been called in to attend the
pony. It bad been sprained in the loin.. It had
not been fit for work since 'the &Heir, and
would not be for some days.' His bill up to the
present time for attending it would be about half-
a-guinea. Walter Summers, grocer, said the
pony, shortly before the occurrence, was hot lame
but that afterwards it was, and that he bad been
obliged to purchase another horse in consequence.—
Mr. Treveneu then addressed the Bench for the
defence, and said his instructions wero that the
horse was trespassing in Mrs. Best's field, that the
boys were sent to drive it out, and that they i

merely obeyed orders in seeking to get the pony of
the field. They were trying to get round the pony
when it plunged into the lake.—Francis Keates said
he was Mrs. Best's servant, and that the field
into which the pony had strayed belonged to her.
The fence which separates that field and Mrs.
Sheridan's was not "terrible" good, but he had
seen it a" good bit" worse. Parmiter, one of the
defendants' was an apprenticeto Mrs. Best's son, who
had nothing to do with the field but the liberty to
turn his own horse into the field. He gave that
boy orders to turn complainant's pony out if he saw
it in the field. The Bench considered that the boys
were acting tinder orders; that no malice had been
proved; and therefore the case would be dismissed.
Mol4lllM—George Mundon was summoned by
P.C. Strange with selling table beer without a
license. It appeared that the constable went to
defendant's house on Sunday the 27th July, called
for two pinta of beer and paid three half-pence for it.
The defendant pleaded guilty—said he had sold
table beer for the last 10 or 12 years, and that he
did not know he was violating the law of the land.
The Bench fined him 50s. and 9e. ed. coats.

POOLE.—ACCIDENTAL DROWNING.—On Monday
morning the 4th inst., about 3 o'clock, as Peter
Wilhelm Dreetrick Mordenholy, a foreigner and
sailor, was going from the quay to the vessel, his foot
slipped and he accidentally fell over-board. Assis-
tance was immediately rendered, but of no avail.
An inquest was held before J. Harker Esq., deputy
coroner, and a verdict of "Accidentally Drowned"
returned. Deceased was 22 years of age.

WIMBORNE.—CaIcxxr.--A match between the
Wimborne and Poole Junior Cricket Clubs as
played at Pamphill on Wednesday July 30, resulting
in favour of the Wimborne by 7 rims only. The
batting of Mr. Low, of the Wimborne club, as well
as Mr. Dunford on the Poole side, was exceed-
ingly good. Wimborne :—First innings 61; second
61. Poole : —First innings 40 ; second. 75.—A. very
harmonious day was spent.