The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-08-24 00:00:00

13nroet Connttl Expos.

MI SHOOTING Straws. —The best bag of Which we
have any record this year was that made by the. Earl of
Stamford, who lilted to his cairn gun 52i hyaena( grouse
and 9 hares at Kinrsra ; CoL Napier Sturt and Yr.
Payne together killing no the same ground "Dity brace
and 6 hares. —Pia Field.
OXFOID LOCAL ELANIPATIONS.—The Daily News
has published full lists of tbe candidates who have
rewired the degree of Associate of Arts, and of times
also also who, in the junior deparernenta, have satisfied
the examiners. In the seeond division of the successful
junior candidates we are gratified to observed the name
of T. A. Pearce, of Dorchester, educated at the Dor-
chester Grammar School ; and in the third division is
J. K Bennett, of Dorchester, also educated at our
Grammar &boo'.
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DEPARTURE OF TRU ROY•ti HOllBll ARTILLERY.—
nil (Monday) morning at eight o'clock, Colonel Tod
Bof artillery left pleasant and easy Dor-
chreosle" 'n battery
rfoAthedesert and work of Alderahot, and, though •
they did not profs:as to like the change, they went away
as far as appearancm afforded any index, content tomake
the best of their lot, and satuified that " Whatever is.
is right." They turned out, bag and baggage, and
everything appeared trim and clean, evoking general
admiration. The band of the 3rd DRY., under Mr.
Wellspring, agrcably to friendly custom, played at
the head of the bath, o as it preceeded through the
town, and CI the outuktrta of the borough. The streets
were lined with spectotors, and hurried handukakings
with men and tearful adieus from girla thawed that the
men of the battery have left behind seine who care for
them. But Derchmter is not to be 141 ling wiihaut
aoldiera, for on Frido nest it is expected Captain
Willisum's (Prince Arthur's) battery will arrive from

Woolwich.
fif re:Mtge NE AND COOK It'S tierglerelett ENT.
capital entertain went as. given thi es evening's
Isot ktesuirs. Meekelyne and
pirri c
On ;e, en,
andck at kh
oesday t oheret Town-ball.
i;n:tieeentLhtb
sea ;Ife:ktbeihylnel t
wot feradni
dnoef t I
the J.•iutpoharnt eht sha„e
butterfly trick, if so spaceful • performance may be nO
called. First one and then two butterflies were ei
skilfully fanned by the performer that they fluttered
here and there, now alighted on bouquet of flowers as
if to to nip their sweets, and again winged their way
in the peculiarly free Wad and erratic manner which
characterises the living insect, and yet were all the
time under the complete control of the mauipulator
Nothing could be more pleasing than this opening feat
An illustration of spirit rapping followed, coupled with
burlesque on onbtahte
was
sLearollaedde t
Po
h rlmen4 ovenousf
tales about its owner in an amusing etyle. It rose from
the table in a most mysterious 'way, and gave answers
to questions put to it after the approved spiritual
manner. Very cleverly was it all done, and
it afforded much gratification. Then we had
some exceedingly dextereus plate 'pinning, fuer
being kept revolving at • small table at one
time. Japanese top-apinning on • cord stretched
across the stage, on the edge of • sharp sword, and
finally up • line suspended from the roof, all done with
the greatest ease and without any appearance of mystery
or difficulty, showed that others besides the Japanese
can be equally expert at those feats. Then came •
great sensation, nothing less in fact than the decapita-
tion of a man. This extraordinary ignition is cleverly
effected, and is carried out • ith as little that is horrify-
ing as may be. The Beene opens with the Arab doctor
Is his sanetam. A patient is introduced, who tells of
the pains be suffers and that he has abundance of
wealth will& he is ready to bestow on the doctor if he
can give him relief. Moved by avarice, the doctor
conceives the project of murdering the man for his
gold. With that purpose in view tells him he can
instantly relieve him. hat the operation will be painful
and he must submit to be bound to his chair. This is
consented to. The doctor lashes the patient's wilts
together with • stoat cord, then places • sort
of brass helmet over his head; whieb, being done,
and bin victim thus brought within his power, he seizes
• large knife, and cuts his head off. The head be
planes on a table near; the rest of the body remains as
at was in the chair. The murderer removes the helmet,
when, to his horror, the eyes move, and the mouth
speaks. reproaching him for his perfidy, and warning
him of vengeance. tie starts away, trembling and
fearful, bat the decapitated head turn. and glares on
him as be goes off, while sure punishment is fore-
shadowed for him, and it finally reclines on one ride,
looking fearfully lifelike. The scene is very singular, and,
a, an illusion, is molt clever and effective. Havirg
hail dexterity and sensation, the performanoe suitebly
closed with one of the most laughable scenes we have
witnessed for many a long day. It is entitled "The
Beauty and the Beast." or the fair lady soil the mon-
ster gorilla. As disappearances anti reappearanors,
under the most rxtraordinsry circumstances, are the
staple of this part of the programme, two of the
audience are invited to the platlorm to see that tbe
cabinet, the " den," the box, and the barrel.
which are the properties used, are the ordinary articles
they eppeer to be, and &handsome sum is offered to any
who will expos, any deception in the matt-r. On Tuesday
evening two young torn of the town went to the plat.
(dire on behalf of the audience to dissxeri r the trick, ry
which was to ensue. Stocks were produced, which the
young men narrowly menus-it and actually tried to teat
their effectiveness. They were satisfied. M,-ann.
Mask elyne and Cook were then locked by their hands
and feet in the stocks and placed in the cabinet,
the young men retaining the keys. Scarcely • second
elapses before hands appear through an aperture in the
door, and in two or three minutes, a scream is heard in
the cabinet, and, the door being opened • lady going,
out in mortal terror of • horrib:e black beast therein.
Immediately after out bounc.n • large "gorilla," which
chases the strangers over the stage, and pre's ally drags
the terrified lady into his den. Screaming is heard, and,
when the door is opened, only the gorilla and the lady's
very scanty wardrobe are discovered, the lady having
disappeared. The gorilla Nolo makes a rush at the
stra..gers, and they Ily about the stage in well iiimulateil
terror. A well got-up countryman then came up the
room and volunteered to catch the gorilla. but he, in
his turn, disappeared and wan restored with the most
bewildering ea., under the very eyes of the young
men or. the watch. At length the gorillia in got into a
tobacco cask and securely locked, while the frightened
countryman as his only chance of malety s. plecael in a
lucked and corded box.. and both are placed in the
cabinet. A few minutes more and box and barrel are
taken out of the cabinet still locked and Corded. but
they are found empty. A fee seconds later, Mexst•.
Maskelyne and Conk quietly step out of the cabinet in
p'sin evening dreg+, and make their bow to the audience.
Screams of laughter attend this extraonlinary scene
from the beginning to its elose,and those who enjoy • good
hearty laugh will find ample provocation at Messrs.
Minikelyoe and Cooke's entertainment. I/uring the
evening suitable mtkie is p eyed on the pianoforte, and
the entertainment affords two bourn' good amusement.
There were large audiences on each evening.
Cowin Bum Sismoss. B.terday. - Before H.
Williams. Esq. (chairman), F.. W. Williams. and J. Brylner,
Esq.,
romee Ptesecurins. -Francis Greening, Itecrhouse-keeper.
of Ptubllctown. eas Wain summoned. Last Saturday. it aill
rwolleettsi, appeand to answer a charge .4 having on •
Solidi.% at half-past ten In the morning, sold Isar to a Mall
named Stnoid. On that ...radon there was no pese
and the Iknich glinnlved the case. lie was now minim... 4 Lur
having on the maw day, and at the •atne time .had hi. boo.
'l.e. for the sale of beer. Mr. Weston, for the defendant,
pleaded attirc.fois acquit, and tile Bench dismissal the
11111 l on,
A Dam Darya. -Joh n Toon4, tfunt,r, of Winfrith. was
oonnoonyl for being drunk, and for hating his waggon and to,,
Iron din the turnpike untended. His wife appeamd to the
summons, saying he WAY bust harstating for Mr. Randall. and
thot trld the matter might lie adjourned. The Beni+ didn't
on it. and heard the constable, who spoke to Meting defendant
lying .nt the roil between Pozwell and lb/stint:ton. He put
him on his kg, and found he was yery drunk and Incapable.
Further .41 WY, defendant's waggon and two honk.. A carter
going to Winfrith took chan,:e 14 defendant And his teant—He
inn fined 5.t. and lit. costs for his drunk. and 40s. Including
ousts for having his waggon without thy one in charge of It.
- The wife Is that the lowest, your Honour? Mr, Coombe:
Yes. mal thinkyou are verY well out of it.
AaNAULT. -- Wilburn Oval, was aummoned for moulting Jane
Trevett. Defendant did not appear. Complainant said that on
the lath inst. she was working lit a cornfield, for Mr. Symonds.
of Coombe, when defendant tame up. and without saying any-
thing, knocked her down. There had previously been • nor
between her father and brother, when she bmk her brother's
part, and defendant interfered. -Fitted Si. and 7s. coe.s, which
some ..ne In court paid for defendant.
STRALINO POTATOIDI A Wseame.—Retnta JOMit alias Loam,
and RlizabetA !Avg. two girls, Hying In Fordlngton, were aum-
named for shading pdatoes, belonging to George Thome. on
AIIICIOR It. Proaccub.r's brother. Richard, law the two girls
pull up ti) or 30 potato. stocks in a field on Fnmnic fann,
rented by prosecutor. On seeing him they nut off, baring a
Ice potatoes on the ground. Thole they were supposed to have
carried if, from the number of stocks pulled up, were valued
fq prosecutor at Pa The Kids averred that witness never yaw
them pulling up the ithatom they could kin the book to that
freer than he could. ,The ehRiTRIAII : Go to gaol for Is days'
hard labour. The girls were extottished, and repeated one to
another the sentence' sotto ow no If scarcely realising it, and
then one inquired "I. there no finer and was answered on'e
don't fine in these cases." and they were taken Into custody.
ACTION AOAINNT TIIR WITNoCTII AND PORTLAND RAILWAY
Conran, - Mr. Symonds weans.' on behalf Id John Gant and
Charles John Ward, two. inhabitants of Wyke WO., to prefer
complaint against the Wernoodlt anal Porfitbsd Raiiirqy
CognpEpty for not making the road In the parkh Wy ke
Ital.'s, frith Weymouth to the cemetery, which they had
diverte4 In conAtynyting the line, as convenient for the public
as the old road. The case has been amend time. before the
ourt, and it will be remembered that In wet weather there is
an accumulation 1.1 water under the railway bridge, rendering
the road impassable, through the Comtant- having inserksl an
Is-Inch barrel . rain, 5 feet lower In the middle than at either
end '. carry off the water from an open ditch 30 or 35 feet
bead, and which of course. Is totally Inadequate for the
maw.. Mr. C. Jesty, surveyor of the Highway Board,
haying NMI that a month would le amide time for the work to
he completed in, the Bench ordered the road to he put into
a proper state 1.1 repair within the weeks front to-day, subject
to a penalty I.f Z 5 per day fin every day after that time during
which they may make default.
05051 ANNAYLT .0( A (711 L.--A man named William Gregory
who has lately been diahanced (nth the army. and returneilhome
Poddletown, was brought up for wt waault.4ol • girl f abut
Is. named Eli= Damen. Lea. Tuesday afternoon the girl was
going from Puthiletown to Waters at along the lute. Gregory
went aloog the field In the lame dlr.-lion for athe distance
and then lumletd over the hedge, and walked up the lane ti
meet the girl. Ile asked her who she was and where she lived,
thd she told hint. Ile then mid •4IW you'll kiss me." She
.n.,„...eed ono, I won't,. and contmenced servant. Upon this
he put his fist In I. r face. and threatened that if she male a
noise he would kill her. He then caught her round
he waist an mak. her kW him. After that he asked her to
' let him take a further familiarity when she Itegzed him to
let her alone and g.O away. Ile again threatened to
murder her if +be made • noise, and would no doubt have
further assaulted her, but, fortunately. a married woman,
names! Danford
.appeared In sight. The girl told him of It
and he, on seentz her made of over the hedge. Mn'.
Dunford heard the girl crying "Oh, lear. ha me go,.
and saw the man make f if. The girl told her what had
Implants& Mr. J. It, Wpm,, his brother. and • friend were
,nat in that neighlsmrhood, and am the defendant sitting u •
stile. They thlsastitently I I the girl crying. and, ha,.eg
ueertaletol the man hot insulted her, went In search 14 him
They (mind hlm, and seemed him of the offers", which he
denied. A policeman eras sent for. In the meantime th..fend-
ant ran off, followed by the pomp; men. 9,011 ultimately he wax
found lying down in a barley field Prisoner 1111•; thatioil
assaulting the girl or being mar the plaee. The magistrates
had no doubt of Ida oat, commented .on the shatuefuli a. 4
his offence, anti sentenoud him to six months' Inthl
Itminuon Prrrr Saucrowit, Monday.—Before the
Mayor O. F. llotimsx, Konk and It. Davis. Req.
A man in Artillery uniform, 91.11 Ivignite. who &aye the mit
Parriet //shay, sax brought up for creating • disturbanc:::
by shouting and singing ill IRIYInOtte-ytreet, at one to'cpwl, on
di,,,,harged a few weeks tupt at Dublin. Ile hail his railway fa
I"Pirit'n'kte'r"salrhintit"-rte.t.'t edloh°‘t.llita, iwahlan.ll..:Mcknittito, the Artihk'r -
met they. Ka, e 111111 a drop 01 drink. a tit set him. If. add
he came h • from India In 1862. SIMI llit• Joined the Inn
flattery. lie also averted that he hod three medals, mkt apsle

of vasitim pieces In India where be had been, and at several
=to. His familiarity with the names of Indian "erLoure of ail the date* and wren! numbers Irons the
discharge," led the Town Clerk to mustseol that poisoner had
not given • true account of himself. and ho asked him whether
he noon dmerter. Priminer proteded no, but eald that his
character in the army was iessl, and he was dischanfed because
of • redoction. Mr. Symonds reminded hint if that were true
he would not be discharged with such a bad character as he
itad got.
Th maitiAtrodo. sent him to gaol for seven days, and directed
inquiries to his antecedents to be made.
['neuter, with much fervour, loomed the magistrate., for
Gel'. into, to let hint away.
The Mayor : No, we shall take chugs of you for • little
time.
l'risoner (anxiotel)): 1 hope yrni won't, that will destroy me
it will be my ruination. It will be the cause 44 ennethinif
happening to me. 1 know my Mind, and how I stand. Let
me go, In the name 44 Oct. I wool give anybody any trouble.
a noiliiminan miy we me right out 44 the tolen.
The Mayor You cannot be allowed to eolidUCt 'monad( as
you have done 1,, the lionnosh.
Prinimer : It's Coe first time, and it shall be the last Don't
Sella! inc to prison, that will ruin me.
Mayor : It will not injure the character you've got, if you
reform.
: I will reform. I'll take the pled.
The Town Clerk Where are pito making 1...?
Prisoner Plymouth, I hare a neither, brother and sister
living town,.
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Mr. Symonds: Whore,
Prpotter At 11, Great George-street (This is one of the
principal streets of Plymouth.)
Mr. nyinontbk: The pollee had better write to your mother,
tell her you are here and .01 be 4.01 on Satonlay elext, and
Du.,, probably she'll send you lir kney to trip cliionle rmpectatil) •
Niko piker : I that Want that marched to days un a bit of
pumpkin.
Mr. Symonds: Yes, but you ain't walk MO mike on nothing.
Prisoner earnestly pleaded to lie diecharged, but the tnairis-
tratm ordered hint tole taken away.
l'rtsoncr : Wit.:,, I come out it .111 not be seven days otet.
111 wit. Itos Wrong thing 1,, keep me • moment
And he O. taken Off vowing Ile would do *mouthing seri
when diistarg4.4l.
A Maroc.. Corr.. -James Richardsna dose•iiiing himself
as • workhtg onat•itimst, and • Wool+. Who volt:Lint. With Mill
In, the Jane itiahans.., well brmight nil on reitoand. Early
on the pre.. Tuesday morning 1..5. Cousins was tolled by
the man fn,,u an upper nimbi., at ihe Go inpo Inn, to 111. and
protect I ' going in, II..: sergeant folind the 10411 kirld the
ilk a drunkeo linnizy. and they had he. (twitting and
weeediew ~.ch other, s do that they required the attention
the Mk/vital nOrnekni. . !loth were tisken into etrktooly.
NUllleroint 'stun lickets were found msin them. ..I property
width mode them *aspect Watches, rings, and clothing load
imm pledged at Exeter, Reading, Cheltenham, and oilier lilac,.
Nothing felonious had been I...ria about them, and they were
discharged.