The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-09-12 00:00:00

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Siimour, ; Mary Parker, Steepleton ; Ann
Palmer, rWinterberse ; Anna Davis, Bradford; Eliza
Groves, Suttrin ; Jane Squibb, Preston; Margaret
Webber, Radipole; Mary Morris, Radipole ; Alies
Sergeant, Osiniorton ; Eliza Chalky, Woodsford ; Ann
King, Binoombe ; Eliza Hardy, Broadwey ; Susan
Riggs, Bingham's Melsombe, Bettis Riggs, Bingham's
Meloombe ; Kitty Warren, INneleton ; Sophy. Horse,
Xuseletort; Sophia Oilers, Minterne •, Jane Warr,
Bunkland Newton; Catherine Fox, Little Minterne ;
Dinah Bibs, Little Minterne ; Mary Lovell, Minterne ;
Eliza Therner, Lengbredy ; Mary Symes, Littlebredy ;
Elise Watts, Littlehredy ; Ann Mitchell, Littlebredy.
VEGITABLU, BRZAIN
Tvrentprour onions, by qeslity and weight, 2111 a.
70a, Mrs. English, Minterne ; 2nd, 2011 w. Etos., Edwin
Mieterne ; 3rd, 1611 w., French' Davis, Min-
tsiree.,-Twenty-foar underground onions, by quality and
weight, 131 be., Francis Davis, Minterne ; 2ed, Edwin
Paally, Minterne.—For the best dozen of carrots, Henry
Hirst, Stinsford ; 2nd, Ann Toogood, Tolpuddle ; 3rd,
chariot Way, Tolpuddle. —Dozen of parsnips, Ann
Toogood, Tolpuddle ; 2nd, Job Cake, Tolpoddle ; 3rd,
Charles Way, Tolpaddle. Extra, George Spicer and
Richard Spicer Tolpuddle. —Half .dozen beetroot, George
Watts, Littlebredy ; 2nd, Francis Davis, klinterne.
Three dozen of French beans, John Chamberlain,
2nd, Henry Hurst, Stineford ; 3rd, George Watts,
Littlebretly.—Three cabbages, John Slade, Binghaua
hisdoombe; 2nd, Edwin Penny, Mietarne • 3rd,-
Harriett Fox, Materna—Three red oabbagea, Elmia
Panay, Minterne.—Three savoys, John Squibb. SUMP
ford ; 2nd, Francis Davis, Minterne ; 3rd, John &ads;
Bingham's Meloombe.—Three specimens of oottager's
kale, Charles Way, Tolpuddle ; 2nd, Edwin Nulty,
Minterne ; 3rd, Francis Davis, Minterne.—Dosen of
turnips, William Palmer, Littlenredy ; 20d., John
Squibb, Slinsfeed.—Plate of peas in their pods, Edwin
Minterne • 2nd, John Chamberlain, Stineford.
Plate at broad kens in their pods, Francis Davis,
Mitterne ; Edwin Penny Minterne 3rd,
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John Chamberlain, Eitiestorti. —To the oottageni
producing the hest half-peck of early potatoes,
Henry Hurst, Stinsford ; 2nd, George WatM,
breciy.—To the oottager producing the best han•--4, ef
bate - Edwin Pettily, Minterne ;
Harriett To!, Min,

, potatoes, , Catharine Fox.
Minterne. Extra, =interne, and Henry
Hersh Stinsford.—To the cottiger producing the best
half-peek of kidney potatoes, Francis Davis, Hinterne ;
2nd, Catherine Fox, lifinterne.—Extra, Edwin Penny,
Minterne.—To the labourer's wife or family who shall
exhibit the beet specimen of hrrad, baked at home,
without reference to the flour (the two beat), Martha
/*amity, Minim, and Maria Palmer, Littlehredy. To
the two next beet, Eliza With, LittJebredy, and Mary
Slade, Bingham', bfelcombe. To the next ditto,
Charlotte Hurclev, Stindord, an 4 Fanny $OllllO,
Bingham's Meloombe.
MMus.
To the out-door seevant, son of a labourer, tinder 22,
who shall have lived longest—not lees than 4 plant, in •
gentleman's service, with • good character :—William
40-naplisa, Tiaeleton.
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The labourers who have sent the greatest number of
Andrea the most regularly to the perish day att.
from lot June, 1864, to let Jane, 1865 :—Leiri Re ,
litinsford ; WBliam Martin, Holcombe Regis; William
tferdey, Broadway ;Wiiliamn Cross, Tolpuddle; Alfred
Groves, Sydling ; William Woodsford, Longbredy.
The same as to pariah Sunday &shoo' :—Levi Rumell;
Stinsford, William Downton, Redloole ; H Sari °tali.
Broadway Wjllein Cross., Tolpuddie ; Charts
Woradell, Sydling.
The labourer who bad sent the greatest Dumber ,ed
children the most regularly to the pariah day and Sunday
schools during the yesr ending June lat, 1866-c
Emanuel Cross, Tolpuddle.
' The boy who, on the 913 .Tone last, above the age 01
15 and under that of 18, had attended the pariah finning
tubed as • pupil, for the longest period :
Dbwnton, tßadipole ; 2nd, George Read, Stafford ; 3rd,
Tones House, Tincleton.
' the girl, as above :—Beasie Attnell, Malocenhe
god, Eliza Legg, • Melcombe Regis; 3rd,, Mary
Ann Hunt, Holcombe Regis.
For the beet specimen of plain work, worked in the
parish day school, by • girl between the ages of 15 and
16, let prize, Ilvy P Beekland Newton ; foetbe
worked a stween 14 and 16, Hama
Harriet. Wellman, Little-
llingetos. For the
13 \d 14, let prise,
otts, Stir
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which had sot been fired. He shoeld bring the stibj .s, heel step • wizened little weavers, with
Nefore the memberi at their next meeting. Vitale shanks, bent shoulder*, bilious complexions,
The Rev. T. W. Kell,S, of Woodsford, proposed frireed bony fingers, shuffling along- -these in pro-
ven, of thanks to the gentlemen who bedewed as judges
that day; the several gentlemen who had gone throat .
Olension in the middle of the Street, with drum and
We, playing a march on going out to drill; and on
the parishes to %want the premiums for gardens returning the universal strain, exulted in by all
cottages, end the ladies, for the part they had taken in
towns and counties of two syllables (or that could
adjudging the premiums for sewing. Be was quite sure
make three . .
they had endeavoured to diseharee their duty , Millie three ht 10--
faithfully and honestly. His 000nection with this Jove, the god of thunder,
county oommosood about the Hine this society sum- Man., the god of war,
menoed its operations, and he could now say that ie his Neptune with his trident,
own and neighbouring parishes, the worst cultieated Apollo in his car:
cotter gardens and allotments now were as good as toe All the go is celestial
'very beet cultivated gardens were then. Descend from their spheres,
The propoeition being seconded, To view with sdinimtion
Mr. J. P. Hoven was celled upon by the Chairman The Dorset Volunteers:
lc acknowledge the eompliment. As ane of the judges .Or the Wiltshire, or Yeovil, or Bridport, or any
of vegetable:, he was happy to say that it had not been
other. It was noble to see the eagerness of all kinds
their lot on any former occasion to see specimen*, taken
of men to learn the discipline sod the use of arms,
as o whole, of such excellence, as they had that day
for the defence o their t was pathetic f ' homes,' Ito
witnessed. After remarking on the benefits such an
aseoeistion was calculated to effect—morally, socially, see the horror of the press-gang when sailors were
and benefieielly—Mr. Hodge. on the part of the gentle- wanted, and to witness the heroism with which
men and ladies who had assiaied in awarding the prises, mothers and maidens sent forth their sons and their
thanked the meeting for the way in which the loot lovers, either into the militia, knowing it was
tOimit was received, for the line, or directly into the line. It
The CH AIRMA.N then read the list of prises, as WO CODaie to see the audacity with which men,
follows: who scarcely knew one end nf the musket
ALLOTX.SNTIN GAILDI.NB AND OOTTA6IB. from the other, dared Bogey to come and try
For the best cultivated allotmenta not lees than a what Britons were made of. It was both pathetic
quarter of an acre :—John Greening, Stafford • James and comic to overhear children confiding to each
Thorne, Preston; James Woodford. Preston; rholl'" other what they would do whenever Buonaoarte
Read, Preston; William Puckett, Sutton- J I.
°"P- came. There was a universal resolution to bar his
Baakett, OansinOon : J. Paine, Woodaford ; Mr. Joiner, entrance into every house, or blow him up from the
Woodsford ; i'rtias Jessie., Woodsford ; Robert
Caines, Binghanda Melt:Limb. ; Samuel Hopkins, Bing-
ar oe ,11 or knock him down from the stairs, if he got
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ham's Ideloombe; John Warren Tlncleten James in; be he man or something worm; and few were
Cosh, Tolpeddle • Charles Ws ii iolpoddla i kinanool quite sure what he was in those days of many
CrOtlo, TnipUddle% -lathe Old, interne ; Lane Ledge, rumours, few newspapers, and scanty movements
Maiden Newton '• J. Brave, Maiden Newton; John from place to place. Happily, however, Pinney did
Baker, Longbrerly ; William Palmer, Littlebredy ; ' not attempt to come—he had too much work to do
Henry Wintle, UttlabreefT; John Gillingham, Little- elsewhere, and when after a time, peace returned,
bredy. soldiets and their profession became unpopular.
For the best cultivated allotments or cottage gardens, Years of re-action ensued before the martial spirit
being less than quarter acres and not less than 10
which nettles in the heart of every Englishman was
perehes:—John Watts, Stafford; John Squibb, Book.
re-awakened. But it revived in ISM, and the inter.
• Levi Demeet, Steepleton ; James Hackett, .
'lVinterbo.ree ; William Tizeird, from
Bradford; B,mial est. in the movement Imogene on increasing f that
Hallett, Bradford; Richerd Hallett, Preston; John time to the present, although the causes which led
Groves, Sutton; Thomas Dowpton Radipole; Richard to its latest development have entirely disappeared.
Ffalhitt, Radipole ; John Lome, eamington ; George The volunteer drill is esteemed a wholesome exercise,
Ring, Bina:Hobe; John Fox, Woodaford ; James Cross, and it is accounted an honourable thing to acquire
Knighton; George Warren, Tincleton ; Seems Rubin", that dexterity in the use of the rifle, and that
Tinoleton; Ann Toogood, Tolpuddle.; Genres Fox, ability to act es mama which will enable the men of
Mieterne ; John Button, Bnekland Newton; John any district to guard their homes. Instead, how-
Forsey, pockland Newton; Edwin Penny, Little
Mioterne ; William English, Little Minterne ; Widow ever, of the noisy enthusiasm which charactkised.
Newman, Sydline ; Charlet Bridle, Sydling ; George tne volunteers of 1803, our indigenous soldiers of
Soper, Fromm Vancibureh ; Mary Reed, Midden Newton; to-day manifest quint determination and pertinesity,
Frank Hansford, Longbredy ; It Coles, Longbredy ;J. whilet the most defiant chorus which they exultingly
Chard, Longbredy. sing as they homeward march is "God save the
To the sottager's wife or widow, 'whose homes and Queen," though their melody not unfrequently takes
premises are kept in the tidiest and cleanest *tete, a more anti-warlike and convivial tone, and they
regard being had to the number of children. Betsy jubilantly shout :-
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"Some there are who meet their troubles.
Others drown their cares in drink,
Half our trials are but bubbles,
Fretting forges many a link.
So let the world jog along as it will
We'll be free and easy still."
The efficiency of a body of men whose principal duty
when in action would be that of morksinen, innet
necessarily depend upon target practice, and we can
conceive of nothing more calculated to promote dexterity
in shooting than such meetings as those whioh we
chronicle to-day.
The morning of Tuesday opened fine and bright, with
a gentle breeze; intleed,a more propitious commencement
of the meeting could not have been desired. In the
purse of the morning, Imwever, the wind freshened up,
.and it Mew in fitful gusts acmes the range from the
right, testing with some severity the skill of the com-
petitors. Sighting the targets; also presented some
difficulties from the hazy character of the atmosphere.
The arrangements for the competition were perfect—
thanks to the zeal and attention of Captain T. Coombe,
hon. sec. assisted by Sergeant-Major Newman. The
rifles used (except where specially mentioned) were
those homed by the Government; the soaring, ties, and
targets as at Wimblecloe, 1865; and the firing for
volunteer prizes in Hythe position. No competitor
could take more khan one volunteer money prize,
except the Colonel's prize, or the All Comer's prize.
Every volunteer corps in the county was represented
save the Shaftesbury rifles. The following members of
the staff were present :—Colonel Manuel, Lieutenant'
Colonel Steward, Major Templer, Captain and
Adjutant Barrett, Captain Coonihe. hon. sac. of the
Association ; also, the following officers :—Captain and
Adjutant Griffis, Q O.R.Y.C. ; Lieutenant Eliot, 4th
D. V.A ; Lieutenant Tucker, let D.V. A ; Lieutenant
Andrews, 4th D.V.A. ,• Lieutenant Pooh; Q.O R.Y.C.,
Sherbome troop; Lieutenant Legg, 3rd D.V.A. ;
Captain Thresher, bth D.V.R.'; Lieutenant Mord, sth;
Captain Falwaisser, 7th; Pmeige Penton, 2nd; Ensign
/ Hodges, rd
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Hodges, 3rd • Ensign.Viani, 4th. Ciptain Barrett
was appointed umpire. The firing on Tuesday com-
menced at 10 a.m., simultaneously at five ranges.
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AND -ALTER MEDALS .. Ity
, Amoeistion, the bronze medal of the National Rifle
Association, mud money prizes. Five rounds at 200,
600, and 600 yards. There were 75 entries for these
prizes, se compered with about 80 last year. The
average score made was 28632.
, The first prize, gold medal of the County Association,
bronze medal of the National Rifle Association, and
£l5, wee won by Private Crickmay, of the sth corps,
with 40 [narks. Weymouth had the honour of winning
the first prise lest year, but thee it required a more of
44. Private Parsons (Dorchester) took 2nd prize, a
silver medal and £lO, scoring 40; last year 43. Sergeant
Drew (Wareham), 3rd prize, PA for 40 : same last year.
Private Sherren• (Wareham), 4th, £5, 39; in 1864, 37
took the prize. Sergeant Lee• ( Weymouth), sth, £5,
38; last year 37. Cot -Sergeant Farmer* (Poole), 61. h,
£4, 38; last year 37. Private T. Homer • (Dorchester),
Ith, £4, 38 ; last year 36. Private Godwin* (Dorchester),
Bth; £4, 38; last year 35. Sergeant Hayman* (Poole),
eth, 12, 37; last year 34. Sergeant Roberts. (Wey-
mouth), 10th, LI, 36; last year 34. In 1864 the average
Fi..
re of the prise winners was 371, this year it was
so that while the highest score of last year was
ellire than that at the present meeting, the average of
*arise mores was nearly 1 less.
, The ties in the foregoing list were decided by the
'following bye-laws which are adopted at Wimbledon ;-
'la By the score made at the longest distance in the
competition. 2. If still • tie, by the inverse order nt
' shots counting backwards by twos from thelut shot to
the first.
The following are some of the highest scores next in
I order to those which obtained prizes :-Col.-Scrgeant
Gregory, 3rd, 36; Private Caine... 2nd, 35; Corporal
Greening, 3rd, 35; Private Jeffrey, 3rd, 35; Corporal
Ridont, Bth, 34; Captain Gulliver, Bth, 34; Private
Hibbs, sth, 33; Private Hibbs, 6th, 33: Ensign
Hodges, 3rd. 33; Private Charrington, 2nd, 33;
'Private Burden, 2nd. 32; Prinste Ling, 3rd, 32;
Private Ititubbinge, ' 7th, 32; Ensign Penton, 2nd,
32; Private Parsons, sth, 32; Private Hawke's, 4th,
32; Sergeant Barrett, let, 32; Corporal Good, Ist, 31 ;
Private Jackson, 2nd, 31: Private Ford, 6th, 31;
Private Candy, end, 30; Private Newberry, 7th, 30;
Private Whethain, let, 30.
• Private Marren and demerit Roberts having in the
Sheriffs and Major Templer's prizes competition won
larger sums of money thee those attached to their
' names in this contest, they gave lima ap is isompliancie
with the rale that no volunteer should take two money
prizes. The following alterations were consequently
ruade.:-Sergeent Lee (Weymouth) 4th pnse, Col-
Sergeant Fanner (Poole) sth, Private T. Homer (Dor-
chester) 6th, Private Godwin (Dorchester) 7th, Sergeant
Hayman (Poole) Bth. Col-Sergeant Gregory (Dorchester)
91.11, Corperal Grainier (Dorchester) 10th.
YROMIANRY CAVALRY PRIER&
' Fong Pants of the aggregate value of £2O, to be
1 competed for by nos-commissioned officers and irivates
lof the Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry Cavalry. 3
' rounds at 100, ARA 3 rounds at 200 yards with regimen-
tal rifles.
There wire thirty-three entries for these prizes, coin-
. prisingrespreeentativesef the Vale, Blandford, Melbury,
Dorchester, Sherborne. and Wimborne troops. The
*erbium' are well-known to be very inferior weapons, in
, fact many of them are the old "Brown Bess" shortened
and deed, and they bear evidences of their origin in
"George Rex," "William Rex," to., inscribed upon
them. Under these circumstances, the obtaining of
good worm was manifestly iropo.sible. The average of
the shooting was only 8.3. The first prise, £lO, was
taken by Trooper Chamen, of the Blthdford troop, with
eight marks at each range, total 16: Trooper Bartlett
l(Melbnry), and Troopers Godwin and Rogers (Bland-
ford) each scored 14; on shooting off, the mooed prize,
£5, was taken by Bartlett, the third, £3, by Rogers,
end the fourth, £2, by Godwin.
The following are the eleven next highest scores :-
Trooper 4. look', Blandford, 12; Trooper Weare,
Vale, 11, Trooper R.. Davis, Vale, 11; Sergeant Symms,
Dorchester, 11- Trooper Harris, Vale, 11; Trooper
Garland, Blandford, 11 ; Trooper Terrell, Melbury, 11;
Trooper Norton, Blandford, 11; Trooper Cox, Bland.
ford, 10; Trooper Bellamy, Blandford, 10; Trooper
Konekton, Wimborne, 10.
ARTILLERY PRIZES.
Fong Penes of the value of £2O, to be competed for
by members of the Dorset Volunteer Artillery oorps.
' Fite rounds at 900 yards. let prize, £10; 2nd. • puree
'at £5, given by B. P. Githdry, Rm. ; 3rd prize, £3-
ger, prim, £2. The weapons shot with were rifled
carbine*, but of • more modern make than those used by
the yeomanry.
'Tv ',five competed for the above prises, mid the
score was 892. These were three ties
(one less than the winning score last year) for
wise, via., Gamier Bidoleoombe, 3rd DV. A..,
Morris, 3rd 1). V.A., and tsunner Boon, Ist
•On shooting off, the first prize fell to Biddle-
he second to Boon, sad the third to Corporal
For this (earth prize Gunner T. S. Parrett, Ist
, and Bouthedier Keats tied with 12 (same as
JOAO. On shooting off the prize wee taken by

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pews,