The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-04-06 00:00:00

DORCHESTER.

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DoRAIT &Jim ri•il and Salamis'
business of Oleos seasicias will commence at tbe Shire-
ball. to day (Tuesday). Th. following pritoners art for
trial .—Oeorgt Hammery, stsallag tilver tablespoon at
Chiselborns ; Chri.topber Gibbs, stealing a coat at
Weymouth ; Alfrof Maidinent and Hoary Taylor,
stealing a pair of boom at Bhaftasbury. On SaiL—
George Whetham, stealing oil, kn., at Bradpolri ;
William Bell mid Emily Ball, receiving boots knowing
them to have been stolen at Weymouth; Harriet
Parker, obtaining two pairs of boots by false pretenoes
at Weymouth ; William Penalise', obtaining money by
false pretionoes at Heaminster. . .

Tai—Wistusa.—Tbe foilowing is or ausisiorologiosl
wort for the week ending Sundae last :

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Cogent' —Mr. Avant, of Wernoutb, gave a grand
concert at the Guildhall, on Friday evening, assisted
by some of the principal vocalista of the day. There
was • good ettendame in the reserved seats, including
the following :—Miss Lock and party (10), Mrs. H. B.
Willi...us and Forty (6), E. Pearce, lisq., Mrs. Pearce,
and mrty (4), Yr. Fannon and the Misses Erneon, Rev.
A. Elton, Mrs. Elton, Capt. Handley, Mrs. Reginald
Smith, Muss Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Patsy. Mr. and Mrs.
Webster, Mr. Coombs and the Mimes Coombe (2), Mr.
C. A. Roberson, Mr. Hodges and the Mims Hodge.,
Mr. Wells, Mr. Monday, Mr. Watson, Kr. On
Mr. Young, Mr. George Andrews sad the Mimes
Andean., Mr. and Mrs. Harding, Mr. T. Bennett, to.
But Vie other parts of the ball were nearly empty,
their only rampant. ibeing • few enthusiastic amateurs
from all the neighbourhood round. We are
willing to believe that leek of musical taste
lad to this paucity in the atteodance, and prefer
to think that it was attributable to insußicient publicity
and the fact of the lowest charge being two shillings.
We can readily undestand that high prices will alone
pay when there is such an array of talent, but, as
experience shows, the public do not attend at all ender
those sonditions, while with • shilling lee the house
would have been fell, it is bad policy to levy exelusim
prices. From • musical point of view, the success of
the concert was complete. Miss Edmond., the soprano,
sang the ever beautiful cansonst, "My mother bids
OM hind my hair," most charmingly, and was sneered;
Madame Pater, who has OM Of the Hashed contralto
voices we ever heard, gave the pretty ballad '• Forget
me not" very effectively, and, in response to an encore,
sang "Th. bailiff's (haughtier of lalingtoe" excellently.
Mr. W. H. Cumeolop sang "The pilgrim of lov."
In a style worthy of its great exponent, Mr. Elms
Reeves, and "Th. minstrel boy" with equal sumer.
Mr. Patsy's grand bus voles was heard to great
advantege in the German sir "In sheltered vale, and
in • different style in "I'm a roamer," but in both
alike to the unbounded delight of the audience.
Bishop's quartets, "The fisherman's goed night," was
one of the gems of the evening. Mr. Avant gave three
pianoforte solos in • graceful style, sad Mr. Tberne,
of Weymouth, played the amompanitneete to the songs
with remarkable delicacy and skill. We law it is
possible the same vocalists may re-visit this tows
next October; if they do, we bops everybody in Dor-
cheater will take sue to boar them.

Bottorma Partr flaimow*, Monday. Before O.
Corms, Esq., Dr. Aldridge, andJ.
Henry Hodder, • boy in the servithArEli. Man.
field, was suannosed by an officer of UlOlkeelety for the
Prevectioa of Cruelty to Animals, named Monnery,
for working two donkeys while in an unit Mato, and
Mr. Mandela was himself summoned for musing them to
be so worted.—Monnery stated that on the fled March
he saw the two donkeys attashed to • cart laden with
hay seed, in Charkeestreet. Notieed they viewed, and,
on examination, found on ths bask of ogle an old my
wound, and boils were bruised from withers to tail, sad
In low 000dition. The tuatara was hard, and they
flinched from its teaching them. The boy said be knew
they were bad, and be had told his masher of it. He
afterwards saw Mr. Meafield, who asked him for his
authority, and he showed it him. He said the donkeys
were all right three minutes before when be
started them. In witneads opinion they were not
it to be worked. He was aress-examined as to his
conduct on the occasion, but he denied being insolent.
—A marine was ailed to oorroberatis Mowery. Be
was walking with him, and saw the donkeys preneing (I)
about, or, it might here been kicking, he didn't know
anything about donkeys. Being milled to look at the
donkeys by Wintery b• saw on ate an old sore, and on
the other a mam of old nimbi. as far as be weld see.—
Mr. Manbekl salted if be had any comb to answer, as no
proof we. (fain of the donkeys working.—Tbe Town
Clerk said the donkeys were in harnem, so the pre.
sumptioa wee they were working, and the
wished Mtn to go on.—Mr. Mudield said magistrates
d
the case was brought in tionaequeoce of • dispute
between Mortnery and his servants, they refusing to
fetch him because Monnery would not give his game.
Ooe of these dickeys was a favourite, and be
would not have allowed it to be worked shall
If it had been in the lead unit; bat that day
be had had particular opportenity of inspegeieg
them thoroughly sad he saw no sore Of wringing.
Had the *Meer been in uniform when he called epos
him he dwell have treated him differently, but be was
in plain *lathes and refused his nesse. He highly
approved the work of the &sleep for the Preveation of
frailty to Animals, and would do MOWN; to oranges
its objects, but be thought they had made • bad dhotis
in engaging a man named lionnery, who was not
only untruthful but most insolent. He milied
Thomas Bevies, who said be beard Mowry refuse
'to tell Mr. Yarded,' his aares, aad also his iair•
rent, Jamie West. After Moaner, had gone
he swabbed the donkeys. On the back of ow thus
was a sere the Sin of • tiatemee—tt vowed as though
an old scab bed beea picked off. There was so other
wound. Considered the donkeys were At to work. -
JAMS' West spoke to Itaaaery's refuel to give his
name, and mid that as the Wedneeley following, the
next day the donkeys worked, he examined them.
There was nothing as all the weather with them. Had
been in Mr. Maidield's servile 10 years, and never knew
of his working donkeys in an unit einta..—Bohert Duke
looked at the donkeys on the night !Imam maw Yea
On one there wee • sere the etas of adxps.es,ln the
middle of the bask. They mitre sot salt to be driven
or riadea.—The Bow* stbar sow cosobioratios,
Wm' both suatamook

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