The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-06-15 00:00:00

Borsetzbire.

Wrrinotrre--On Sunday week sermons were
preached at St. John's Church by the Rev. W.
Magee, minister of the Octagon Chapel, Bath, on
behalf of the Irish Society for promoting the scrip-
tural instruction and religious education of Roman
Catholics in Ireland, chiefly through the medium of
their own language. Collections were made after
each discourse, amounting to nearly £2l.

SPECIAL Scam= TOR THE PEOPLE.—These ser-
vices are still progressing, the sermons being preached
by the rector. Every Tuesday evening S. Mary's
Church is attended by a large number of those for
whom these services are specially intended.
EXCURSIONS.—The steam yacht Prince, Captain
Cosens, is now making two trips every Wednesday,
to Lulworth Cove, and great numbers of persons are
eagerly availing themselves of the pleasurable sail.
The pier lamp for which Messrs. Reynolds and Son
obtained the contract is now finished, and front the
brilliancy of the light it gives great satisfaction.
Pouce bruncTrox.- The police of this town were
inspected by Captain Willis, the Government In-
spector, at the Townhall, on Wednesday afternoon..
EXTRAORDINARY FIBIL—A remarkably large sun-
Ash was caught on Friday week, at Langton, near
Abbotsbury. It was six feet in length, and six feet
from fin to fln. It has been exhibited near the Ring,
but without attracting many visitors.
Ti BOAT CLuk—A meeting of the members of
this club was held at the To wnliall last Tuesday
evening. We are sorry to see the spirit of dissension
prevailing still amongst some persons connected with
this club, the affairs of which are in a very proeperous
state. The "Light Blue" members supped tog ether
at the Crown Inn the same evening.
Tux BAND.— At a public meeting held on Tuesday
evening, at the Guildhall, under the presidency of
the Mayor, Mr. Dodson, to consider the
question of
engang a band for the coming season, a letter was
read from Colonel Freestun, M.P., offering a sub-
scription of £25, and one from Captain Stevenson of
a 3s. The Mayor offered .910. The cost of a band
was stated to be from £l5O to £200; and the hon.
sec. of the managing committee, Mr. Cornelius, was
authorised to communicate with Mr. Baker, di-
rector of the band engaged last year, on the subject.
SHEREORNR.—CataiOR.—An elderly man, of Paa•
pectable appearance, who gave his name as George
Porniiter, was taken before J. F. Falwasser and
W. N. Allford, Esq., at the Toivnludl, on Monday,
charged with having obtained • half-crown from the
Rev. Mr. Dampier, by false pretences. The pri-
aoner was seen coming from the direction of Stur-
mizurter about six in the evening of Saturday. He
went into a farm.house and had some cider, and
then proceeded to the rectory at Bishop's Callao,
where he told Mr. Dampier that his name was
Parmiter ' • that his brother was a respectable farmer
under Sir John Smith; that he had left home to
leak after a servant who had robbed his brother of
£5O; and that he had run out of cash, and was going
on to see Sir John Smith, at Sherborne Castle. Mr.
Dampier said that could not be correct, as Mr.
Digby had gone to town, but he gave the man •
half-crown, with which be made his way to Senior's
leer-house, and had some liquor. Mr. Dampier
impeded he was "done," and sent the police officer
after him; but although he hired a man to help him
along with the prisoner, and subsequently a cart, he
did not get into Sherborne till one o'clock on Sun-
day morning. On being searched, he wee found to
have on a very good Holland shirt, marked "John
Taylor, 5, 1849 " and a pair of socks marked
" William King, No. 4," When asked what he had
to say, the prisoner said, "Well, I was very hard
up, and it was better for me to ggt half-a-crown
from his reverence than to knock a man down on
the highway." The police constable remarked
that he had some cider at a farm-house.—Prisoner
Well, well, I was thirsty.—The prisoner, in his con-
versations with the police, had manifested an inti-
mate acquaintance with the county, and of many
persons in it—talked of his nephews, who had been
at school here—(and two youths of the name men-
tioned were at the King's school some years agol—
boasted of his being worth £14,000, and altogether
left the impression that he was the graceless of some
respectable family. The magistrates therefore in-
formed him they should remand him. "Make what
inquiries you hke," said the prisoner, "you'll hear
nothing of me in this part. What I've told you is
false. -Nobody knows me here, and I'd rather not
give you any trouble, but take what you please to
give me at once." The Magistrates' Clerk :—Well,
now, what is your name I—Prisoner its not
Parmiter ; John Jones is my name. (A laugh.)
I've had a good bit o' money, and have run it through
nearly all, through drink. I've been in the army,
and used to know many gentlemen of this county
when I was in prosperity.—The Magistrates said as
be had admitted the false pretence they should com-
mit him for a fortnight, Prisoner said he was much
obliged to them. He is somewhat tall, has a long
nose, and is brown by exposure to the sun. He was
dressed in a black dress coat, silk waistcoat, fancy
trowsers, and a yellow neckerchief.
BRIDPORT. —Swearing in the Magistrates lately
appointed—On Tuesday, the three newly ap-
pointed Magistrates, Messrs. Charles Whetham,
S. S. Cory, and F. Good, took the necessai y oaths
and qualified for their office on Monday. The bells
of St. Mary's Church were rung on the occasion.
New potatoes were plentiful in our market on
Saturday week at 4d. per lb.
We have heard some few complaints of the
damage done by the late high winds to the apple
trees in this neighbourhood, but tie are happy to
say the injury is partial, and only in a few cases
have the orchards been materially injured, so that
there is now every prospect of an average crop.