The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-06-20 00:00:00

BLANDFORD.

CourrY POLIos, Tuesday.—Before J. J. Farquhar.
son, and G. P. Marini, &q.,--John Welsted and
A. Ballern, the former charged with stealing young
pheasants, and the latter with stealing chickens,
the property of Mr. Hector, of Blandford St. Mary,
were remanded till Saturday.--George Collins, charged
with steeling tools, was also remanded till Saturday.
Rini: CORPS COMPSTITION. —On Monday last 10
members of the tick D.R.V. assembled at their butts to
oompete for the Lieutenant's Challenge Cup. The
weather was favourable, but the shooting was not very
good. The cup was won by LC. Ridout with 41
marks; the other scores were Sergeant Davis, 38;
Sergeant Meaden, 23; L. C. Martin, 38; Armourer
King. 34; Corporal Groves, 34 : Private. Riohards, 37;
Payne, 36; Hartfoot, 26; and Nesbitt, 36.

MR. FARQUHARSON'S 'HOSP.—The old Squire's sheep
took a first place amongst those shown recently in the
"West Countree" :—Thus Southdowns, Class 28.
Yearling Rains.—J. J. Farquharson, Esc!, Langton,
Blandford, Dorset, a Southdown ram, aged 1 year 3
months and 2 weeks, bred by himself.—Ditto, ditto.—
Ditto, ditto.—Ditto, ditto.—Ditto, ditto.—Ditto, ditto.
—lst prize £lo.—And again he exhibited amongst the
Dorset horns lot without gaining a prize :—A ram, aged
1 year 3 months and 2 weeks, bred by himself.
COUNTY COURT, Monday, June 12. There were
between 90 and 100 original plaints entered, besides two
judgment summonses, but the greater part were either
withdrawn or setili-d out of court. The only case
possessing the slightest interest was—John Barnet,
jun., r. Phillip Hill.—Claim 10e. 6d. for wages as
labourer, at is. fid. per day.—Paid into court 7s.—
Plaintiff said that he had been employed by Mr. Hill to
carry away straw from a steam threshing machine. At
the end of the week his master offered him is. per day,
but he refused it.—lt appeared that no agreement as to
wages was made be,ween them, and his Honor gave a
verdict for the defendant.
.THIS MAPPOWDZIt FORD OP MEHRPORD& This
herd, noticed by Mr. Duckham. editor of the Hereford
Herd Book, in his lecture befiire the Royal Agricultural
College, as established for upwards of twenty years in
Dorset, waszepreseoted by a fine pen of animals at the
Bath and West of England show last week :—Mr. J.
W. James, Mappowder Court, Blandford, a pair of red,
with white face, Hereford heifers, bred by himself.
Retells., aged 1 year, 4 months, and 4 days; sire,
Sampadn, 2,208; darn, Nelly ; sire of dam, Goldlinder
the 2nd, 939 Mend, aged 1 year, 4 month., and 2 days;
sire, Sairtpeon, 2,208; dam, Laura; sire of dam, Gold-
finder the 2nd.—lst prize £lO.

CROQUET —A croquet club has lately been established
in this town by a few enterprising ladies, and so well
has it been taken up, that the club now comprises,
although only in existence a few were, nearly thirty
members. The meetings are held twice a week in one
of Mr. G. Lock's meadows, kindly lent for the purpose
by that gentleman. Mr. Lock certainly deserves well
of the people of Blandford; for not only the croquet
club, but the Blandford cricket club, and Mr. Penny's
boys, would be at a loss for a field were it not for Mr.
Lock's kindness. The members of the croquet club are
making great progress in the soienoe of the game, and
would, I have no doubt, be plessed to hear of similar
alubs,in the neighbourhood, if only for the rou'pote of
dooselottally testiag alba °ekes skill.

r CRUELTY TO A HORSE THROUGH IONORANCE.—On
Saturday, the 3rd inst., the attention of several persons
was directed to the fore horse in • waggon, in the
charge of Andrew Floose, of Hilton, that was pawing
through the town. The hone appeared very restless
and in pain. PC. James examined the animal, and
found " • number of sores on the shoulder covering
about the six-. of his two hands." They were apparently
dry sores. The shoulder was also swollen. The man
was summoned before the Mayor and H. Darden, Esq ,
last Saturday. By this time the wound was healing.
In answer to the charge defendant said he was told by
person who came from Australia that lime mixed with
brandy, and other engredients, was good for sores, and
that he made it up for him and applied it. The horse
had nothing the matter with it before, and not being
satisfi,el with the treatment, he brought it into Bland-
ford to have Mr. Keech's advios. If he had done
wrong he did it through ignorance. A certificate from
Mr. Beech, veterinary surgeon, of Blandford, and a
letter from the clergyman at Hilton, giving the defendant
an excellent character for kindness, was handed in.
The Magistrates being of opinion that the defendant
had not committed an intentional sot of cruelty, fined
him in the mitigated penalty of 2s. 6d. and coats 1.75. 6d.