The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-10-24 00:00:00

immoral ebareeter. and, in the Interest of jostles he
called upon tlaeLe f4r thc fullest penalty of tie. law.
'rho Mittman having eammed up the facts, the No'.
(after a short, dolihcrttic n, retarn, d a verdict of ~rnilty
of common assault only, sad tb,, prisoners were gen.
fenced to six 110.10' impri ;Ammo!, with bard I,hour.
CRIMINAL OFfINCA.
ritlrtne BilfrOrd, id. 'Abair. yr, WU °barrel with
criminally assollti Miles, a girl of tho age of
five years. et Witrabone Minter, ou the 9th Oetober.
—Mr. W. Ffookes appearod for the defence.
Mr. G 404, surgeon, said ho had examined the
prisoner and considered him an imbecile, and unable
to take care of himself.
Uoder them eircuststances the prisoner was acquitted
of the charge, and was ordered to be detalued during
her Majesty's pleasure.
MALICIOUSLY WOUNDING AT CINN.
Edwin &al (on bail) was charged with maliciously
wounding George Ityal, at Cann. on the 18:h July.
The prolocutor said: 04 the 18th July 1 was mowing
grass in a field near Cane. Prison, r Sal in an adjoining
fiel,L I wont to bun, and remonstrated with him for
putting some horses In the mowing grass the night
bofona Ile said he would put more there if he lik-d.
I answered " You do it again, you'd better." The
prisoner had a prong in his hand, and said if I did not
go on he would heat my brains out. I told him to do
ft if ho liked. He then nuhed at me, and stabbed me
once and struck me twice on the head with the prong.
1 went for help. I was subsequently attended by e
doctor for fourteen days, and unable to work.
Dr. Salter said he attended the prosecutor, who had
been wounded in the head in two places.
The jury found prironer guilty of • common assault,
and be was sentenced to seven days' hard labour.
The Court rose shortly after five o'clock.

WAREHAM AND PURBECK LABOURER'
FRIEND SOCIETY.
The annual pleaghing match and dinner of this
society took place On Thursday lest: Mr. White's
farm at Rut Stoke, was the scone of the ploughing
triali, and 3l competitors entered the lists. The four
"champions," the two men ploashing with oxen, and
the ten boys had their places &Betted to them in •
wheat stubble, which, of course, was prejudicial to the
work
fur; her
men with horses had a Hover ley. Two-wheeled iron
ploughs were used by the competitors, but the judges
solely from
h looting
.dr so
unitugloeu sa
of
I a n
very an old id
light ley. and
suilt; howyhhuaed the
found so mush inequality in the ploughlog
the structural differences of the ploughs employed, that
it evoked the suggestion that in future the make of the
number of boys this year is • pleating feature in the
competition, and the character of their work shows
that the skilled ploughmen will not yet be an extinct
tvharelocommmPli°tuteeghsertotoulciod bensidas7r7ille rilinthaeThaew"indereaansedd
race, Altogether the quality of the ploaghing was
first-rate, and more than jostilles the society in its pro.
cording'. The prizo.winning labourers were provided
with • substantial dinner at the Bear hotel, after which
Colonel Manse' distributed the prises.
beck Labourers' and Servants' Friend Society continues
ulgear.tnhe twhautreahmauil I
ausall
pturhe.
y under the odious and careful management of Mr.
W. C. Lacey, as honorary secretary, it has increased
and is still increasing in wealth, numbers,and influence.
citehanbiLegeneisfiweehngitcrahearti2eeeiagr"e-I:ittrhrio raceme : indeed, that of late
The judgee of the ploughing were: Mr. J. A. Damon,
Winfrith ; Mr. W. Marks, Chaldon ; and Mr. Gr A.
Budden, Mordea.
by the Earl of Eldon, and on the left by the Rev.
sautppothrieedßodouLletnhe hotel.
CporonlobencenladmiMunaner:nl7. plakrer.sPiNledice.
Bond, and Mr. W. C. Limey.
Me Jr J. Bates occupied the vlce-chair. There were
also present—the Rev. Owen Meisel, Mr Freeland
Filliter, Mr George Bond, Mr J. A. Damen, Mr W.
rßWeidetuddmern,S.Msrtiteernryn,
Mr C. Sbeneu, Mr F. Mushalbay, Mr J. Davis, bir T.
Marks, Mrs, r 0
5.e08r
juo u, Bud den,
C.
Keynes, Mr T. Bement, Mr W. Dt Dugdale, Mr F.
Beggs, Mr G. Ellis, Me J. Mead, jun., Mr W. J. Card,
Mr Huts:eines, Kr S. Bennett, jun., Mr D. Lewin, ker.
The vice-patron of the society, Mr E. J. Weld, was
unavoidably absent, and the President, Mr J. H.
Catena, was prevented attending by indisposition.
Grace was said by the Rev. Prebendary Bond. After a
first-obise dinner had been enjoyed,
The Cffaikkau proposed "the Quren," remarking on
the fidelity with whieh she discharges her duties as
sovereign, and the sympathy evoked by her recent
indispultion in the huarts of all her subjects.
In giving "the Prince and Primes/ of Wales,"
the CHAHLifari spoke of the readiness with which the
Heir Apparent took part in the recant autumn In•DOMI.
erect, the amiability of the Princess, the soldierly
qualities of Prince Arthur, and the universal honour
in which the Duke of Cambridge is hell d Coln.
minder-in-Chief of the army.
The ClialitiLilf gave "the Bishop and clergy of the
diodes," adverting to the kind way in which the boys
who used to bounder Dr. Moberly at Winchester speak
of him, and saying that as far as he had heard no men
more earnestly desired to do his duty than the Bishop.
They were always glad to see the clergy amongst them,
and he had great pleasure in proposing the toast and
coupling with it the name of his revered and excellent
friend, and now near neighbour, the Rev. N. Bond.
The Rev. Prebendary BOYD, replying, bore testimony
to the extreme labour and thought the Bishop had given
to the object in view on his confirmation tour through
Purbeck, and of his (the Bishop s) earnest endeavour so
far ss lay in his power to promote the glory of God and
the good of those committed to his charge—(hear, bear).
The clergy lived amongst them : they knew their faults,
end, if they had any, their virtues : they mast take one
with the other, and he desired them it was the wish of
the Giorgio, to advance the welfare of all within their
moult. Ls was with these footings he joined this
Society, considering that thereby he was simply dolma
his duty—a pleasurable duty, he must oodles, which
had brought him into connection with some of the most
respectable agriculturists of the neighbourhood, and
had enabled him to see from time to time the way in
which the objects of the society were carried out, in
promoting the happiness and comfort of the labourers,
who won their prisee,and adorned their homes with the
tickets of merit given them, and which certificates were
handed down from father and sou, and he had
no doubt would ho to grandsons also. None of
them could live to themselves—they were all mem.
bore of one great community, and their greatest
happiness he was sure consisted in doing their
duty in that state of life to which they were called.
That maid not be fulfilled properly unless they sought
to benefit not only their immediate families, but the
labourers in their parishes, their neighbours, and all
within their reach. It was with this view that the
society was tarried on, and he was sure it was • great
wears of strengthening the three-fold cord which
united landlords, tenants, and labourers together ; and
he believed while that subsists between the three °lanes,
they mild not but go on and prosper as a happy, loyal,
and well-conducted people. And, as education ad.
vanced--sa no doubt it would—he thought it would
increase that feeling—he felt rare that as boys and girls
were brought to knew their duty better, they would
have a greet power of fulfilling it bettor. He trusted
they would do so, and that as long as they all lived, and
when they had gone to rest, England would advance in
prosperity, and the name of Englishman would be
honoured throughout the globe.
The Rev. Oweas Matreer.., as an old Wykehamid,
though but for • short time, testified to the affection
and regard in which Dr. Moberly was held, and he
referred to the Bishop's desire to obtain the opinions of
all clams of persons respecting diocesan matters as
most strongly proved by the invitation he had lately
given to the diocese to send representatives to • council
to be held, not composed of clergy only, but with laity,
because there isre many questions in the church which
affect the laity,end the Bishop is mod anxious to obtain
the opinions and feelings of the laity with regard to
them. Everyone who was at Salisbury and heard the
-Bishop's opening speech on the subject, must have felt
that he was sincerely anxious to see every class of per.
eons led opinions represented at that council.
Lord ELDON proposed "the army, navy, and reserve
forces," and deprecated the abolition of purchase,
which he explained was not the offering of emninissioes
ea it were by auction to the highest bidder, as was
popularly supposed. It was vaguely hinted that purchase
was to be succeeded by a system of "Seniority tempered
by *election," at least that was what it was called by
Its friends, while its foes described It am "Stagnation
tempered by jobbery"—(laughter.) However, he hoped
it would turn out well, as we were "in for it now. It
was hardly for him to say much in favour of the
volunteers, but he thought he might say they fully
merited the praise they got at Al lershot, under the
leadership of their gallant chairmen—(applause). With-
out being alarmists, he thought it right to wish that the
reserve foreleg should be improved as math as possible,
for nowa-days wars came at • short notice, and it was
necessary we should be prepared for emergencies. The
yeomanry were • highly creditable force and the
county regiment of militia deserved high commendation
They always had been proud of the army, navy, and
reserve foram, and he believed would be till the day of
the battle of "Dorking." and, what happened on that
day, would decide us as to out opinion of them after.
warde—(lsughter and applause). He associated with
the tout the name of Colonel ldansel for the volunteers,
and Kr. 0. Bond for the Yeomanry.
Colonel MAISCL, responding first for the army, said
he always felt proud of having worn the "little bit of
red rag" for • certain number of years. Ile was much
amused the other day to read in a paper the letter of a
Russian, be thought, giving an sewed of the strength
of the different armies. Coming to poor England the
entry was "under re-organisation." From that he
could hardly understand what position we were in;
but when he saw that march pad at Aldershot in the
second week of September, he felt proud of being an
Englishman, and having beloaged to the army. With
such corps donna in this country, we need never be ,
afraid of any enemy that may come against us. But he
believed the Goverment hal made the graved mistake
in abolishing purchase in the array. He did not think
Its baneful effects would be felt in our time, but he
believed the effect would ultimately be to democratise
volunteersehbvtahee y;e:
the army to such an extent that it would become the
army of the people instead of the army of the throne.
Every member of the House of Commons who voted
for the abolition, he believed, would regret it, and I e
considered the Lords were quite right in throwing it
out: for Mr. Cardwell did not tell them, and we were
ignorant to this day, of how he intended to re-organize
se
he had
driel:lipahundhicgretedde:rit thewitphpigtistoebnuedurenywtholosregoanintwmpduomerwoLingwfouthillodeathmbeeinttbetthuwf
the army, so as to render satisfactory the flow of pro-
motion. He feared non.purehase would greatly deter-
iorate the mora/c of the army. As to the volunteers,
aign
iour.
them,
becther olfatethoar said the wthttinetteiootplleootelmannreuelatlyuteetydr:nteed.n
would not be amenable to discipline, would not put
ing to fulfil all the duties of soldiers. For nothing
weld be better than their dissipline, and to every call
of duty, however minute or irksome, they responded
end
with
regulars
ektp
ttehvtfwer
from
uth:oo4netowagoihdffi heartiest
ommerofficers
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ut absenta itehi
ret/7
eso.n:pt s
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ht. a
sTpha regretted
occupation,
g All o f
in
thb
late
campai
all gn,
teal"
eatiihnaedanadkiTo7h6meriornao
had missed, and he firmly believelsotrrYhat
he
gone but stayed at home. Those were extremely
for what they
should they be called on to work with the regulars
win next year, he should go oat with 70. Instead ol
018—(eltews).