The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-01-14 00:00:00

DOIIOII=TLII.

MIDICAL Orrice= or Hum. —Mr. W. Sandell.
of Malden Newtcsi, hem been re-elected at a salary of
Eli° for 1879, for the western half, and Mr. IL J. Day
for the eastern half of the Dorchester Union, at the
sena salary.

1-111 ZVI:WIT, PINION, CAT. AND RABBIT SHOW
will be an Immense stair, there beteg about two
thousand entries. The poultry will 1111 the Corn
prsokaw, the calm are located la the magistrates'
roan, duch and ogee in the vegetable
ttlulln the Guildhall, and even the Mutcta
ber hae to be reserved for Aloes.

nil EXTRAORDINARY FALL Or Bsow.—The road
has been blocked deeply by the saow between Oath-
took and Evershot, so *at the mall had to be sent by
train instead of mall cart. A number of men were
set to work the greater part of last week elooring the
road, but owing to then being another fall the road
was not Murly to be cleared soon. Between Blandford
and Dorchester carriers were delayed, and one did
not come at &IL

ML SYMONDS'S ILILMITTORT SALL—OM Saturday
there waua huge supply of vary prima fat beef, which
met a ready sal* at from 13s. to 14a • Doom
Cows and calves in short supply, in conse-
quence of Use vary adverse weather; bureaus from
Pl 3 to i>9o, cows and calm from elf to £9B. A van
fair suFply of mutton' ewes fetched from 9d. to 91d.
per lb., withers from 10d. to 101 d. Fat calves made
about Bd. par lb. Trade was good, sad everything
sold.

The Thaw on Monday revealed numerous disasters
In the bursting of water pipes. The Dorset County
Hospital kitchen was flooded, in some private houses
°alibis, have been webbed down, and the sleeping
inmates douched with cooling streams at unoonscion-
able hours in the morning. Yet we were likely to be
dry after all, for the water had to be turned off,
breektast kettles were short, and happy they who
mold make the " °old without" midi°. for " the cup
that chesn, and not inebriates."
KpTenmlsilzsuAT TES DORSI! COMM HOSPITAL.
—Mn. Bingham sad her choir are to be congratulated
on their endeavour. to cheer up the patients at this
noble institution, for to judge from the smiling fame
at the close of the entertainment which was given on
Friday brat one would have thought they were mom
fit to be discharged cured than to remain there any
lomatesnger. The entertainment was held in the large rri
mottoes and evergreens was very
the patieynts d
such as were
well enough were broug,ht downstairs and from other
parts of the hospital to this ward and laid on beds, no
that all might have the benefit of this groat treat.
Dr. Capon, the house surgeon, who prodded, said he
would rather the chaplain, the Rev. K H. B. Harvey,
had taken the chair on this occasion, but he was very
sorry to say he was unwell, and be (Dr. Capon)
would endeavour to fill the vacancy. The temperance
society choir, led by Mrs. Bingham on the harmonium,
sing very efficiently same temperance melodies, and
at the close of each the listeners expressed much
applause. Dr. Capon also enlivened the pemeedings
by the capital rendering
.of "Joe Perkins" and other 1
=The v01e... of MUMS Edwards and Harman,
ears. Karalsks and Curtis blended harmoniously
In • quartette, and Miss Elford sang very sweetly In
the solo "Willie's Dead." The most amusing parts
of the entertainment were perhaps the dialogues by
Misses Lewes and Witheyman, and Messrs. Allen,
Ostler, Kerslake, Hbrlbun, and Bartlett, they
forth much ter, more especially in the
obtaiefween Marra Allen and Ostler. The chair-
men very humorously announced each piece, and
before Introducing the but, said he should like to hear
bow the patients had appreciated the treat, end the
cheers which followedjnust have thoroughly convinced
the choir that their endeavours to amuse them had
not been in vain. Hearty cheers were then given for
the chaplain, the matron, for her Moaner In getting
the room ready, the nurses, and the chairman. Mr.
Richards in • few words returned thanks for Mrs.
Bingham and choir, saying it afforded them great
pleasure in conning there that night to enliven them,
and concluded by mentioning that, although they (the
patients) had not their health and strength, they
could thank God they had such a place as the hospital
and so many kind friends to wait on them. "God
Save the Queen" 'wee then sung and us ended •
most enjoyaloi• end we trust profitable thus
ble entertainment.

Swum Doe.- -At the Borough Petty fieselons on
Monday, before Mr. .1. Galpin and Mr. G. J. G.
Gra, Mr. Owal Cox was summoned for keeping •
dagrwlchOut • license.—Mr. If. C. Weston, for defen-
dant, admitted th• facts ; but said Mr. Cot took out •
license in January, 1877 he had only two dogs, one •
well-bred pointer, of which he wanted to eoliths pups.
The bitch lad pups, which are not liable to pay duty
till 'six months old. He received a notice from the
Excise on Wedneeday, January let, and went on the
2nd, paid fot his four dogs, and thought it was an
right.
mat Mitchell spoke to him about theta,
and he replied they were only about six months old.
After enquiries, he found they ware whelped
OD the 10th of June, and therefore no duty waa
payable till the 11th of December, so that he (Mr.
Weston) thought the defendant ought not to have to
mahyear's duty for only about ten days. Did the
convict, they had no power to lower the fine
; below • quarter ; but even this, at Mk, would be •
considerable fine, so Mr. Westm hoped there would
be no conviction.—Mr. Symonds said the Buck by
as amended Act, had power to mitigate the fine to
saying's in their discretion. —Mr. Weston admitted
Mr. Coward was quite right in what he had done;
but there was no intention to defraud the Revenue,
therefore he hoped the Bench would not convict. He
also urged there need not have been two seta of costa,
one for each dog; but keeping two dogs was only one
offenca—Mr. Gslpin said • conviction mast follow;
but they only Inwood the mitigated penalty of Is.
es& deg, with outs.
Oserancrton. —Harr ropp, of Sturminster Newton-
was summoned for leaving his hone and cart obstruct,
lag the street at Dorchester. - He did not twist.—
P.C. Dunn, on Saturday, Mat December, saw defen-
dant's hone and outstanding opposite Mr. Greeni4s
shop, in High East-street, from throe to four
Defendant warn found at Mrs. Pant's, where he'd been
having some rictus* and "knew nothing about it."
—Chief Constable Coward had cautioned defendant
before. Topp is • butcher, of Belchalanill, and it was
said it was difficult fir him to oome became of the
Mats ef the road. ; however, • letter had roam He
had been previously lIIMMOOOd. —Flood Is., and the
oasts.

A SOT'S EDUCATION.—George &tort was summoned,
on an adjournment, by Mr. Pearce, for not sending
his boy to school. Thlrt •firs times out of a hundred
bad ths boy not aUisci.d school' but since the
18th of December he had been, and Mr. Pura, at
the adrke of the Clerk, oonsentad to withdraw the
caw

A Iramicinims Bsoonra.—On Monday, balore Mr.
H. Williams, jun., • tramp named Aunts, who was
said to be • Frenchman, was charged with begging at
Toiler on Saturday night.—P.O. Henry Barter, at
Great Toiler, saw prisoner looking about in the street,
and stopping at the doors, followed him, and saw him
go into • private home, first asked for some water,
then some tobacco, and thm for something to help
him on the road. —even days' hard labour.

Cli•lolt Of STIALINO rtOX • W•samaux.—At
the ty potty sessions on Saturday, before Captain
I,U:lunand Mr. Churchill, • marine, named AA*
Beam, was brontt up for stealing two hammocks
eed two towedovalue 1155., the property of
Henry Charms, who takes in malting on board the
fhipu—Prosecntor, who lives in Brandy row, Chesil,
bad. quantity of clothes from H.M.S. Warrior on
Monday lam, anions them being some from
George Bull, ship's steward. After marking the
clothes and passing it out to the " minus,"
be missed • tablecloth belonging to Ball, one belong'
lag to the ship, and a hammock. Also had on the
Saturday previous • clean hammock belonging to the
skip. Alter hie wife bad looked up on
alio
.1
evesing, he (prosecutor) wait out Into the back-
and saw • beeket of clean docks overturned, the
tray with the dirty clothes, all of • heap. Fetched • light, called his wife, and examined the clothes when they mimed those in quokka. Identified e tid4dath
and the hammocks__ produced—P.C. Btose reosivsd
information on Monday from the lass witness, &ad
next day wont to the prisoner's house at Maidenwell
(about WO yards from prosecutor's boon) matched du,
home, found the hammock's, and took thou; to Mr.
Charles, who identified them. Had seen the
,prismusr
walking up and down outside Mr. Charles, house,
about sight o'clock on Monday night. Prisoaer'
wife takes la weaker. When prisoner was chargel
with the theft, be said he knew nothing of it, se he
was too drunk the night beforw—Prisoaer now &clod
baring said be was &oak ; but the pollemma stated
=l's wife also said he was drank when he brought
ts things.—P.C. Abrams, who went on Tues-
day with Stooe to the primer's house and saw some
tablecloths and hammock§ there, corroborated P.C.
Storm's evidenoo--Supt Batty, on Wednesday even.
lag lasi, had th* prifwase in charge, In a railway
eteriaeo, at Weymouth, when prisoner said—" What
do Too—Wok I shall got for this job ? Do you think 5
Ail gm off with a month?" Witness 'savored—
" You had bettor say nothing to me, I know nothing about it" Prisms, returned "I mud pleejiar.
can do notldas she we. drunk thee ;f1

Prima. stated he saki he must plead twat,' to tha
things being found in his house ; but ha c nald
account for their being there lie pleaded "Not
guilty," and mil that at half-past six on Tuesday
morning, he saw these things in question lying in
his garden, picked them up and threw them in-
d'rst. thinkingthey hal been left out all night,
and been blown u N the line. The articles were
a a° use to him,because he washed hammocks him-
self, and he considered they had been pot there to lay
a trap for him.—Jane Fbinn, a married woman, of
Portland, saw Heaven come home on Monday evening
just after seven, when be had nothing with him, but
had evidently been drinking. Witness', who lives next
door, went out of her house about half-past sight, and
I was going down the path, when on the well at the top
of the steps leading to tha front of Mr. Beaveses house
she saw some things, which she did not open; but
among them were some hammocks; took them up, and
put them on the palings in front of Mr. Seamen's
window, as she knew he washed, and thought the
things belonged to them. Saw no table-cloths. —no n •
mined to the Ansises (on the 23rd inst.), and the
witness was bound over to give evidence.