The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-03-01 00:00:00

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BLAN ()FORD.

• BURFORD'S Pan7inina—Uf the Disoovery of the
Sources of the Ede and other interesting objects
illustrative of African scenery, was exhibited in the
' Corn-exchange, Blandford, on Wednesday afternoon
and evening, and wee well patronised.
! RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY. —The annual meeting
I on behalf of this society was held on 'Thursday last
in the Town•hall, Blandford. The attendance prin-
cipally consisted of ladies, the tune selected for
holding the meeting being three o'clock in the
afternoon, when the greater part of the inhabitants
of the town are engaged in their various calling..
The (their was inked by the Rev. J. R. Quirk, and
the meeting was opened with prayer by the Rev. B.
Gray. The Chairman, introducing the Rev. T
Burns, as the deputation from the Parent Society,
feelingly alluded to the loss sustained by the death
of the Rev. Mr. Jeffery, and expressed • hope that
new zed would be infused into their souls by the
statements they were about to hear from the depu•
tittion.—The Rev. T. Burns, in • long and interim:-
Mg address, spoke of the power which the truth
oontiined in • little tract had upon the heart when
applied to the Spirit of God, and instanced several
remarkable cases of oonveraion whigh had oome
under his notice in the army, of a prise-fighter, •
navvy, a sailor, an infidel, and two children in •
Sunday school. He then spoke of the introduction
of Protestant truth in Austria and Spain, remarking
that both these countries from being • long time the
strongholds of the Papacy, were now becoming
daily more and more evangelised, and that in the
latter country especially the people were most
anxious to have the Word of God. 40,000 tracts
were distributed by one gentleman in a week, and
the colporteurs were supported by the people
against the priests in their endeavours to disseminate
religions truth, en much influanccd were the people
by what they read that the Bishop of Barcelona
could not get a procession of the Host on G
Friday, and on being asked how it was said it was
through the cursed books from England. Even
Mexico had sent to Spain for religions tracts, and
thus the truths of the Bible were conveys' through
the medium of a nation once the stronghold of Ells
Papacy. To meet the necessary demand upon the
society's fund', the committee had determined to
make • special effort calling upon the friends of
true religion by an extra contribution to assist
them in the work, and as far as possible satisfy the
calls made upon them. The rev, gentleman con.
eluded by expremaing a hope that the lady oolleotors
would be encouraged to do all they could in the
cause. —The Doxology was then sung, and the meet-
ing separated. £4 0.. 20. was collected at the
doors, and on the following day several donations,
including £3O for the evangelisation of Mpain. were
reoeived by the deputation, whose visit to Bland.
ford, in • financial point of view, was very
sncosesful.

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'ouNTT PLITT SIIIIIIONS, Saturday.—Pre.ent :
W. H. !J. Portman, 11. P.. and J. J. Farquharson. Jun. K.
Jona 11,11/11N. landlord ul Um Farquharson's A;ma Inn,
Tarrant !Linton, am summoned for knowingly pernaitUng
gambling In hi home, on the Irt February. Jamas ilohh•
.wid that he tailed at detendatil'a about half.paq ten at night
on hi. way Dom Blainilord to Farnham. Whilst taking Iriaa.
of beer he heard some ..ne my In another room that s lkoi.'
Ile then went inside and saw lour torn playing at " Don," •
pitite of cards. They 'daps! (no runes, and when they had
noldied sf one them mid that. three pence I have let"
Withers remained about hall an hour in the house and the
ps-rty nail two quarts of beer. The defendant admitted that
aird pla.ing am gmair n in hia horse, but Meted that the
parties were fellow serrants and menu to visit hint, proposing
whilst in his house to have a game at lank Ile did not keep
an) In hoeme but was not aware that he was itonnuitting an
offence, by permitting others bt play. naiad LI and Vs. (Id.

_
WILLIAII Houghton, e.nchai.don Mr consplalnt
.4 Elwin cole, landlord of the Crown Inn, titickland, with
aetaulting him on the Und January kW.. Complainant mid
that on the day In que.tion the defendant eras in hit home.
A divide ar....0 between two men.nanted Joyce and Hammond,
and a hen he CllikAN oared to %top it Shiner took h0b1.4 hint
and three him on hla baek on the floor, and on hi. getting up
tried to wrve tabu No again. .... : ....... him I .ut .4 hi. home
wveral tinm but he mimed to leave. In Mt dtlenee Shiner
mid that Joyce was struck on the head by a tumbler the,rn
by Hammond, hia head no cut open, and he bled very much.
The landlord to .k llammunit't part, and told him to go in and
e Joyce a good thrashing. lie (defendant) did not like to
we a man to unfairly used n. he pulled the landlord away, but
he could not !lay If he mantled him down or not. Fined 5.t. and
in. Rd. Collidt.

Ensue° Jorm, of the we wal then rharitad
with lib...nice) mtiduct In Cole's bona on the same night, end
also reluiiing to lease when requoded. Coles aid that •
quarrel took place between the ilshindant and a man minted
Hammond ; ths latter took up • glee. and threw It at ./O)CA,
All, thereupon endeasound to fight Hammond Complainant
told Joyce he would not have an) fighting in his house, but
Joyce would not forbear and struck Ham ~,,,, eeveral times,
and refused to hare his house. -J-yee 111 hla defence 'aid that
Hammond was the party who 11r4 began the quarrel, and
" twitted" the landlord for not summoning him because he
In. the beet cuotorner. lie strongly denied Cote's statement
that he wee ordered out of the house.- The madietrmse con-
sidered the charge proved and fined Joyce In. and It.. costa.
Enwin EDWARIAS WY charged. with being riotous and re-
fusing to leave the Crown Inn, fhb:Wand when requested by
the landlord.--Defeisilanee sibs appeared, and admitted he wan
the noise for liquor. baring been a teetotaller for two ) ars
he was persuaded to take • little drink which overcame him.
The complainant, Edwin Cole, having given his minion of the
ca.e. defendant's wife mid .he diil not believe it Wu nil true,
and came to stand up In her hhstand's behalf. Bench
ilt into condderation the clretimstanme of the cane, Edwards
tieing 111 and out of work, and fined html.. and 11.. rods.
DATID ALLAN and CHAIM.", HALL. of Illandbini, were sum-
monssl on the information of P.C. Butt, with stealing &quantity
.1 nate green, ,MY.. 1.. the property of Mr. Charles Pond.
farmer, Blandford. Butt AIALSAI that on the January he
maw the two defendants come from • field of rape gown .4th •
lack lag. They got over the hedge into Mr. Hardy's field and
dose. by Use aide of the help, Into the road. When they an
him they threw down the bag. On getting up to them he
asked them what they were doing. They mid "Nothing."
in going to the place where the bag was thrown down, he found
it contained about 4511 e. of rape green. A. good deal of rape
green had been plucked out of Mr. Pond's &M.-Defendants
were ordered to pas Is. fine, Od. salmi, and Ea 3d. cods, In
default 7 day.' imprisonment.- -Allowed uu Dent court day to
Vey.
JAW COWARD, of Fexnharn, pleaded guilty to • breath of
the highway act by moving an obetruction with hie hone and
cart. His explanation was Mat he went into • public-house,
to boy fowls and eggs, and tied his horse outside as he bad
done for SOyears iast.—rilltd 1. and coeta, 91. ed.
Dieceudf Halmos, of Blandford, was aurninoned for non-
laymen/ el • Board of Health rate. Defendant said that eille
had left the house 1•11•11 the me was made more than
six °WWIe, on amount of not being aisle to pay rate*. She
was now in lodenp, and &hes =Vdm them she bad only
214. per day to keep her Cam

SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THR SOMERSET AND
Dottsrr RAILWAY.
On Tuesday Last an soeident, alleged Whey* occurred
through groin negligenee took place between Te4conihe and
Wincenten. The early good, train front Highb • , drain, by
a powelul engine had. proceeded on to way erne Whore front
Wincianton, when vuddenly it cane upon • liortion of the line
which had recently hoe retold, and the metal. n I being fitelebed
the engine and • portion of the train went off the line into •
field adjacent. Fortunately theengine liras not overtunted, and
the driver and fireman and guard, ereened with but at iht
injuraen 0 char, been inforenxi that the man who Reuel se
earekeuy Mno taken into ceetody. It was very fortunate OM
the accident happened to • train which was entirely good., the
patentor train owning up shortly after.