The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-12-04 00:00:00

BLANDFOZD.

THR grand pen of fine sheep, exhibited by Lord
Allogton, and which gained first prize at the Star-
minster. Cattle Show, was purchased by Mr. F.
Paddock, butcher, of this town.
ESTRRTalsuarr.—Mr. and Mrs. Sdidons gave •
popular entertainment in the Infant Schoolroom on
Tuesday evening, entitled Two boars with the
great authors, Shakespeare, Byron, Dickens, Sheridan,
Taylor, Knowles, eta." The parts selected for recita-
tion included 'Marie Stuart," "The Hunchback."
" The Seven Ages of Man," anl be Scho 4 for
Scandal." There was • moderately good audience.
Bernie &nu FOREIGN Buns SOCIIITT. —The annual
meeting of the Blandfort auxiliary of this world.
known organisation was held In the Town Hall on
Tuesday evening, under the presidency of J. C.
Mansel.Pleydiell, Bei., of Whatoombe, who was
supported on the platform by the Deputation (Rev.
It Perkins), Dr. Bacot (treasurer), Mr. W. E.
Brennand (secretary). and the Bowls. IL Hassey, B.
(dray, 8.A., and J. Harper. The Deputation gave an
interesting address on the Twit amount of work being
done by the society, an I by ths aid of diagrams
eh...A the differences in oil and new Bibles. Ihe
coil onion at the close mounted to £5
TAR SHOOTING Cann IN LONDON.—Poter Johnson,
or Moriarty, of Leward-street. Pent,nville, London,
clerk, was again remanded at Marlborouthstreet
Police-court, on Tuesday, cherzed with shooting at
and wounding Mr. Herta Williams, in Pall Mall.
Me. Williams le Progressing favourably but the
bullet has not yet been extract's I from his leg. It
was stated that two bottles of poison had been taken
from the prisoner two day. before the 04:Current's.
BOROUGH PoLICIt. Tuns lay—Before the Mayor (Mr.
Robeit &yore), and the ex.hfayor (Mr. James Ball),
Mary Cave, • domestic servant, aged 20 veers, was
charged with stealing a gold ring, value £4 105., the
property of Mrs. Walker Hardy, in whose service
prisoner had been.—Mrs. Hardy deposed that on
Friday evening, N ivember Mel, a charwoman, named
Loni.• Smith, asked her if she had lost • gold ring, as
I abo had seen the servant with one, Oa examination
she missed the ring, an i at once gave information to
the polies. Site then went to the house of a man
named Joseph Cowley, • tailor, where she received
the ring from Cowley. Prisoner bad lodged In
Cowley 's house previous to being in service at Mrs.
Hardy a. Cave had only been in her service as general
servant six days when she wan apprehended by a
policeman from Winoantoo, on a charge of leaving her
illnitimete child chargeable to the union. Mrs. Hardy
toA the girl into her service with Jut a character.—
Joseph (Joe lee, tailor, deposed prisoner came to lodge
at his house in September. On the let of this month
she left to go let, service at the Rev. B. Gray's
(Congregational minister). She only remained there
a short time; from there she went to another place,
and Olen to Mrs. Hardy's. Ihe ring was brought to
his house by Charles Read, • young men keeping
company with prisoner. She had previously shown
the ring to him, and said the ring had been cried as
lost, on which he advised her to take it to the town
crier. After her apprehension Read brought it, and
he advised him t, take it to the crier. Rawl did not
like to take it, and be took the ring to take to the
crier, but before he bad done so, Mr.. Hardy Cams
and enquired for it, and he gave it to her.—Charles
Read, • labourer, of Dining!' im, dep mod that on
Tuesday evening, the 20th met., prisoner showed him
the ring now produced, saying she had picked it up in
the Market•plaoe, and told him it had been cried, to
which he replied you bad better take it to the crier.
She declined to, saying she should only get a shilling
or two. On the Thursday evening she gave him the
ti him to take care of it for her. On the
nouovevening he gave it to Cowley.—P.O.