The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-04-09 00:00:00

6 orsetsbire.

TR! TRATIIIMI HOSPITAL—This noble Institution
at Sherborne has just reoeived the handsome dona-
tion of £206, from Mies Gordon, late of Leweatoni
to discharge the balance due on the building
amount.

Tug HI7LI VOLUNTICIIRK —We are gratified to
learn that the Earl of Eldon has been appointed
Honorary Oolone' of the Dorset Battalion of Rifle
Volunteers. Her Majesty has approved the appoint.
inset.

OUR AGRICULTURAL LABOURRRIL —The Bristol
daily papers tells us "It is expected that a general
strike of the Doreetatire agricultural labourers will
be organised during the summer. Their wages do
not exceed in many cases 9s. a week." We doubt
the expectation, and know the statement as to
wages to be untrue, for, as an article in our
columns last week showed, while the nominal wages
may be 9s. the actual wars (in consequence of the
system of part payment in kind which prevails) are
more like 13e. 6d.

SAueole Fienixo.—We learn that Mr. Frank
Bookland and Mr. Spencer Walpole, Her Majesty's
Inspectors of Fisheries, have inspected the river
Frome from Wool to Wareham, and the Stour from
Wimborne to Throop Mill, as wall u the waters to
Boap Mill, on the Avon after which a visit wea
paid to Iduddiford; whets both rivers empty them.
selves Into the sea, after their junction near
Chrndchurch. We understand that the inspectors
expressed a favourable opinion upon the prospects of
these streams being once again well stocked with
fish, and their suitableness for salmon propagation.

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Tns EASTER Siastorta.—The financial business
will be transacted to-day, and the trials of the few
prisoners there are to be proceeded with en Wednes-
day. The calendar is as follows :—Sarah Russell,
52, vagrancy at Weymouth ; Richard Crabb, 32,
labourer, stealing • great coat at Whiteburch
Canocioortun ; Lucy Warr, 42, admitted to bail,
March 21st, 1567, uttering counterfeit coin reeem.
Ming a half-crown, at &Pemba ; Elijah Sodden,
26, sawyer, robbeey at Creekmore ; Jobs Case,
stealing Garibaldi and velvet bead at Yetminster.—
On Bail: Joseph Bailey and Frederick Raymond,
stealing lambs at Wimborne Saint Cites ; L'harles
Green, embezzling money at Wimborne Minster.

Tug Maser Mrurtm —The staff of this regi-
ment commie oed drill on Monday, under Major
CIAP*OII, adjutant, and the first amenably was
marked by • gratifying event, via, the presentation
of a silver medal to Serpent Absalom Toogood from
the Dorm Guards, foe long servitude and good conduit.
For 27 years /Sergeant Toogood wu in the 36th
Royal Rumex regiment, for three years in the
2nd Warwick uiihtl, and be hes been on
the staff of the Dorset militia sine* July last.
The preuntation was mode by Major Clapoott,
who mid he was proud to have the honour of
presenting to &mgt. 'Poogoed Gush an acknowledgment
of his lervide and worth, and should he gled to do the
ume 10 every non-oocamimioned oMoer under hls coin
16" a• Tha nanlite 01 Om regiment asmenbis en tile
1 114 inuL sk,(1111• too pmlooly •Rolkd oil Ilse 411).

DORCHESTER.

0/11/111-re eine.'net. —This areas visited Dorehesier
on Ten dey. and etireeted gaol bowies both in the
after, noon and t ning. The icrt"tmeheee en the trap."
gre,e oal, the . est CJI ttttt enplane end indidetent.

Ar, !MINT. —A young man named Charles *Nair,
in the employ of Mr. Walbridge, of A bbotsbury,
Was ittl nig • mei of flour Cron' dm able of weggon,
on Toursday, when his foot slipped and he fell upon
his side, and sustained dislocation of the hip. Ile
man removed to the Dorset County Hospital, where
be is recovering.

CORN MAIIKIT; Saturday. —The supply of ahsat
et this day's market was very Nasall awl is millers
WFS le want of good dry wheat, prices wet. a trill
higher than hist wed'. ItArley was ,•ffered less
frcely and VI there was some drmaad for *sad late
pm.* were about supported. Oats sold at late
rate.. leepeeter's return : Wheat, t., Gt. r.
(Tarter; barley, 41s. to 4.3 i. Averages : wheat,
630. aid. ; barley, 421. 444.

fgcNoot. Ant —The And meeting of the puPili
took place on Tuesday evening. at the Shitelssli.
I!. thee of which has been granted by the maxis-
rr.tc. for the riurpows of the school. A fair number
site idea, and a promising beginning yr!. made.
There was no inaugural ceremony. Tbe funnily-to
ef the committee preeent were—the Ben. J. Fiyher, Mr.
J. 'Mks. Mr. M. C. Weldon, Mr. .1. V. M. lawninee,
Mr. & Barnett (traa.ares), and the It.. 11. L. Watson
(boo. soo).

BOROUGH Parry SIMIONS, Menday.—Before the
Mayor, H. Davie, H. Deveniah, and J. &nor. Bins.—
Ellen Toogood, • married woman, was summoned by
Job Cook, for using abusive language towards bins 1.4
We Ineiday. They are neighbours, and live in the
O nut at the back of the schoolroom in Ihmseslane. The
evidence showed that they were contleurlly quartelling,
and the Reach Wand each of them ,IVrf to keen the
peace for three months.—Henry eaten, a tramp,
pleaded guilty to stealing • pair of boots from the shop
of Mr. Curtis, High East street, and was senteneed to
a month's hard labour. He mid he did it through •
drop of drink.

Tint HOLY ThIPITY VARlttlt Nit* CHM:IL—It
seems there is every probability of this prnjeeted under-
Viking being successfully carried out, as the charity
trustees are dispoted to sell the school home in Um
occupation of Yr. W. Bryer, and, from the known
liberality of It. Williams, Vim., the owner of the
adjoining premiss., it I. antHpated there will be 00
difficulty In obtaining an eligible site extending from
Pease-lane to the (+Forayer& The boys hitherto on
the otiosity foundstion would be educated at the
National Schaal, the present Income being added to
that ar6ing from the interest of the purchase money of
the present school premises.

lonia—Oa Wednesday morning, shortly before II
o'clock, a dre °Centred In an outhouse, belonging to the
Maya:, in Saliabury•field. It seams that a num, named'
James Cri•ebell, era* employed tarring the railings '
enclecing the field, and *as heating tar in the outhouse
to use for that purpose; it boiled oter, ignited, and
communicated the fire to the boards and felt of which
the place was made. An alarm was given, and several
persons went to the opt, amongst them P.S. Cousin.
end gr. Wellman (who had upwards of £lOO worth of
sawn timber In an adjoining building). Th.l got out a
spring waggon from the outhosse,and then pulhal the plow
dawn. The body of the waggon was greatly damaged,
and the wood of the atructure was moot burnt. A few
pounds, however, will cover the daniege.
DUTY ON Doos.—The Act of Parliament recently
weed, imposing a uniform licence of st. each upon
all doge in the United Kingdom, came into operation
on the fith instant. All persons keeping doge with-
out having a licence will be liable to a penalty of
LIN% which may be mitigated to £6. Any person in
whose care or poseeesiori any dog le found, will he
deemed the owner thereof, and liable accordingly
unless proof to the contrary be established. Licenoes
may be obtained at the offices of Collectors and
Supervisors of Inland Revenue, and of any dig.
tributor or sub-distributor of stamps Instructions
have been issued by the Board of Inland Revenue to
each of their officers to take the necessary steps to
detect and prosecute every paean evading the duty,

Confrft Cont.—There WO 69 plaints and seven
judgment summonses for hearing before It. Everett,
Eeq., Judge, ma Tuesday, at the monthly County Court,
but the whale of the plaints were td recover undisputed
debts, when the only difficulty was either unwillingness
or inability to pity. —John Wellspring. builder, of Dor-
chester v. Richard Hawkins, farmer, of Up-Cerne.—
This was a claim of £l7 17e. 7d., for laying asphalt in
• barn as a threshing loot. Defendant on Saturday
week ssid he was willing to pay the debt, but not the
costs. He had not, however, done so. In answer t-
his Honour, plaintiff said asphalt answered well for
threshing floors, but not where waggons were much
driven %iron then; unless there woe a g .od foundation.
It was much used in Essex--Order for payment forth-
with. --RC Samuel Clerk, watchnisker, a bankrupt..
This was an adjourned sitting for application for dip
charge. and the twelfth time of the ease coming before
the Court. The debts were about £lBO and the meets
00, The Registrar explained that Sinai the last Court
the only opposing creditor, Mr. Julm Rogers, bad died.
The bankrupt did net appear, sod Lis Honour remarked
Otte was no reason why he should not, if he was able
In anmver to a question, the Registrar said be could
only Judge of bankrupt's oondition from his appearance,
and by that he seemed to be a man pretty well off, but
he supposed In reality be was quite the reetme. At
this juncture the bankrupt entered the Court, with Mr.
Weston, solicitor and the following colloquy took niece.
The Judge : Well, Mr. Weston, can you do anything?
A. At the last Court I eap'ained to your Honour the
bankrupt's position, and it was arranged that • dividend
should be declared that it might be aseertaincd
how matters stood.- -His Honour: When will a
ilivid.nd be declared The Registrar: About the 14th
ApriL —The Judge How much—A.. About 4s. in thc
pound—His Honour: Well, that is a great point in his
favour ; can you make it Irs?—A. I think not, bat
can't tell at present, as only shout half the debts are
proved now, hot there will be more at the dividend
ineeting.—Q. When will the dividend be declared ?
A. On filo lfgh April.— His Homer : The amount of
the dividend Is in his favour, I will give him another
adjournment ill but something most be done under the
order of the Court. Ile is getting de now, Mr. Weston,
is he not ?—A. No, he is in a Worse position than ever :
he has nothing to sell, has been obliged to give up his
shop, and has now only a little room where be does re-
pairing: he has no stnek at all, and has even to hire
the tools he works with; I think the poor fellow lea.
badly off as • man can be.—His Honour Well, I will
give him another adjournment.—Caso adjourned ac-
cardingly till the May Court.