The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-10-31 00:00:00

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VOLUNTEER PRIZER. —The annual prize competi-
tion took place of% Wednesday. There were nine
prizes't4 be Conineted for at 200, 300, 500, and 600
yards, live rounds at each range. The challenge cup,
whiph woo wen last year by Private Stiby, fell to
Private H. Green, the winner and holder of the tirst
eliallenge cup. The scores of the prize-holders were
as follows :—H. Green, tint prize, 50 ; E. Green,
second, 46; lt Oliver, third, 40 ; H. Harris, fourth,
36; Capt. Lyon, fifth, 36; J. Hine, sloth, 36; U.
Itlogg. seventh, 35 ; G. 'Curtis, eighth, 34; Sergeant
Anetey, ninth, 33. SCIMEI consolation prizes were
shot for afterwards. The weather was very favour-
' abte in the morning, but rain set in in the afternoon,
and sadly marred the shooting.
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STURMINSTER. NEWTON.

TRANSFER QY LICENSES. —At tbe Petty Sessions,
on Monday, the following tramifers were granted
The Trooper, Stourton °snuffle, from David Watts
to Eli Roberts; the Red Lion, Stalbrldge, from
Martha Tapper to Isaac Loader t the •4wan, Stal-
bridge, from le Me Loader to George Brown.

lIRRACH Or WARRANTY OT A Cow—The action
brought by Mr, John Topp against Mr. John Rose
at the Shaftesbury County Court to recover damages
sustained through an alleged breach of warranty was •
decided in favour of the defendant, the judge saying
that the evidence wee in favour of a warranty having
been given, but that there was sothing to prove that
the animal was unsound at the time.
ConnTv Parry SESSIONR. Mtitide.y. Oct. §l.
Berate ht. Ye.ttnen, E.q., Rev. J. Tinsley, and the
Raw. ii T. VoWer.—George Beatable wae charged
frith 'being drunk end creating a disturbance at
Shroton fair, which warn proved by P.C. John
Biles, and wee fined ss. and 6v. costa. The defendant
was very indignant, and had to be ejected summarily
from the oourt-room. —James Shorey, Levi Robins,
William Stevens, and James Cox (the latter of whom
did not appear), were charged by Edward Bownd,
constable of Shillingstone, with being drtink and
riotous. Mr, Chitty appeared for the defendants
present, hod hiked for hrk idjobrinnent t 3 produce
witneasen, *UM was granted. Cox was fined ss.
and I's. td. hoets, or, in default, seven days' imprison-
nient.—lsabella Bartlett, dairy-house keeper, of
Stalbridge, was summoned by Superintendent
Hammond for having a one-p3und weight deficient
half-a-drachm, and not stamped. Defendant said
she did not use the weight, and the bench inflicted a
nominal fine of Is, and 7s. crosta. —Sidney Elkins,
of Marnhull, was charged with assaulting Joeeph
Hatcher, on the night of October gad, Mr. Chitty
for complainant, and Mr. AtkihWoh for defendant.
In this 'ease several Witnesses were called, and the
aide= Oen was most contradictory. It appeared
from soinplainant's statement that he was going
home when he found two men named Willes and
' John:ion fighting in the street. lie interposed,
when defendant came to the spot. After Johnson
was disposed of, Elkins threw stone. at complainant,
knocking him down. He and Willes then kicked
and beat him till the blood ran from his ears and
nom, while his face was disagdred by wodocle and
bruises. The defendant was als3 eonsiderably in-
jured. Willes said Hatcher *Slo holding him
bask, when R. Mink fethohintitted. Hatcher then
strippedi and Limited down Elkins, and Johnson
blanked witness down. A noman, who lives
close to where the fight took place, said that Hatcher
polled off his clothes, and offered to fight defendant
and a man named Willes. The men were
fighting from twelve to one o'clock. Mr. Atkinson
was about to call another witness, when the magis-
trates interposed, Mr. Hussey stating that the cion.•
dad of parties frequenting the publinbouse nese
where the row took place was morn dlegraieftiL
The poor people could not Olt rbili ia their beds.
He never heated a Mee where grosser perjury was
committed, and, se the Bench were determined to
pat a stop to such lawless proceedings, they should
bind over both parties to keep the peace for the
Imam of twelve months; and they only regretted
that they had not the power to bind over all the
parties present. Hatcher and Elkins *ere then
bound over in their, nem lemgnizancee of £5, and
one surety ern% in £5 to keep the peace for twelve
mond& z---Flenry Lemmon, landlord of the Jolly
Rrewers, Sturminster Newton, who by his wife
pleaded guilty of having his house open after hours,
was fined 3s. and 9s. costs.—Ambrnee Knott, of
the satne plane, pleaded guilty to allowing hie horse
to stray on the highway, and, the offence beilig a
very trivial one, was fined fich, and Coat% rhadtted,
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13RIDPORT.

Paoic the 13th to the 25th of October only one
death has been registered in the district, so that the
cold weather has, we hope, put an effectual stop to
the further spread of scarlatina.
Tux LAM PAMIR& —A memoir of Liord Pall
mersion, !allot interestingl tlol, Ind in which
the story iffttho dhiti lititesuian's life is ably told by
tht Rbit. E. Pialford, late Scholar of Balliol, has
just been issued by Messrs. Bradbury affd Evans.
The price of it is but sixpence, and it is sure to find
hosts of readers. The volume may be obtained of
Mr. F. Tucker, bookseller, Routhatreet.
ABSOMMID flarrunurr, —At tlif gleter 15i1P
Court of Bankruptcy, On ooday, the
of re Richard Major, atietiontler or BHciport,
a theythig fair last eketnination .nd discharge,
a oh for hearing before Mr. Commissioner
alrevre.—Mr. Hirtzel, who appeared for the as-
Ignees, said tbe bankrupt had not prepared any
and he was not present. The official
a. let the bankrupt's wife have the savings' bank
-to take out .C3O. She drew the £3O and handed
over to the bankrupt, who promised to bring
to the court; but he had not done so, neither had
since been heard of. He (Mr. Hirtte4 aDulied
an order for prosecution under fkkion $2l. third
They dirt,toi, firfeh proidetite ii the
lit'aa find brought back the money,
ty Would be compelled to do so. Mrs.
aspersee buskers from -her husband,
vested her money in the Post-office
Bank.—Tlis Honour said he should take
consider the &Min/Alm—Mr. gistllei
reminded his Honour that thry diti bbt Irish
him if he rePritel ;nth the money.
mut said thli‘ linty had summoned him
A tattppeared, and if he ordered a prose-
...oonm they would have to prosecute him.
tsel asked if the Commissioner would
the employment of a detective, which
probably be the means of finding him out.—
,lonour said that would be melon, as it would
causing expense for no purpoee. If they could
out wbv.-- he was he would issue a warrant for
Hirtael handed in several
case was adjourued sine die.

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Droonsen Crionat. ArnoMerlon, In the
of this useful moiety jest lasted by the win-
, the following referee/0e is made to the Let
festival in ear perish chetah t—" Only one
m held this year, iris, for the Bricl.
the parish church at Bridport. 253
OR this occasion, representing 15
eaters° in this festival deserve special
1. _ chanting woe antiphonal between
chancel alla the Dave, instead of between the
\ and sonth sides of the church. The sorplioed
were _placed ier the change!, and the near-
* the peva ; the latter thus anted as leaders
. congregation. The effect of this arrengetnent
e gum good; the f-11 response of the nnshrplioed
- and to the finer, softer, and more
surplioed choirs being very
materially to the bearti-
•Seifvice. - method of dividing the
was also adopted at a recent festival in Here
Cathedral, under the direction of the Rev. Si
Nasky. 2. An opportunity was given of
g the effect of the Nig-vides system of anti
singing—an atria:gement which is beginnin;
to attract the attention of the Church—which
excellently Illustrated by the choirs on this occasion.
3. The choirs were entertained in the afternoon by

n amateur otirf or wii‘r•i.l fußlThin in
teed, w.- not the first occasion on which a festival
,a been concluded in this way ; but, as it lane
vhich ovided the ehoirs with pleasant and in-
.tructive o:nupatinn, your c immittee draw attention
to the ex pennant aS ../10 ile,er ...lug of imitation on
future occasions when it nriy be thought feasible."

aHR K n OOK BATES OF BRIDPORT. An esteemed
correspondent has asked a siguiticaos que.stion,
which we will submit to the ratepayers of Breiport :
" Can any of your enlightened Bridp,ot readers
tell me the reason that we have now a poor-rate
at one shilling in the pound, when there was a
good surplus in hand from the last rate ; work is very
plentiful, sickness ha. been trifling, and bread re-
mark I lily low, besides there are but very few paupers
in the Union I" We cannot, and will not, pretend
to answer our correspondent, but the question is of
importance to the whole town. The poor.rates are
not really called by their proper name, for under
that one name there are levied, first, the rate for the
relief of the poor; secondly, the county rate arid
thirdly, the police rate. On niaking inqiiiries, how-
ever, we find that the large sum of £4olihas been
ordered by the clerk of the Union ffom the assistant-
overseer of the parish. If, then, the number of
inmates in the Union is so small, and there was really
a good balance in hand from the last rate, there must
have been an enormous sum spent in oat-door relief.
This kind of relief is always a source of trouble to the
Comedians ; but if Bridport people have an efficient '
relieving officer he would eaaily discriminate between
those deserving relief and impostors. In our expe-
rieuoe, we have known persons in Bridport actually
recipients of relief, whn could lay out • sum, which
would seem a fortune to a poor man, in a business
whioh they followed ; but, when the case was brought
before the Guardians, the relief was at once stopped.
This was some years ago. Now, with cheap bread,
plentiful work, the summer season, and little sick-
ness, rates ought to be very low. But what is the
reel result? The largest order we have had for many
yealte has been served on the overseer, Is this right!
Probably we shall hear from time of our many
readers some explanation on this matter, so that we
may satisfy not only out Correspondent, who styles
himself "Inquirer,' but also the ratepayers at large.

MuNicirm..—Quiet as possible, Mr. Editor, is
ritir town ! No squibs; no excitement, no addresses.
lifo•vember ie close on us I Will there be a contest!
Thirsty souls waiting for the beer— will they get any ?
Wait a little longer ! I cannot satisfy you! I can only
tell you, that, as usual, three very" potent, grave, and
reverend seigniors" will retire in eat% ward, and you
may re-eleet them for aught I know. How times
are altered! How "Jima Mat)" used to annum the
burgesses, and 'Torn Tailler " excite their risible
nerves. All these mirthful days are gone; and sober
sedate Bridport can't even have a joke now. Well,
good burgesses, you are well represented I suppose!
But wait—there is honest John, who three years
ago sought your suffrages; where has he been during
the last year? Query—where' Did he not like I
our Mayor? Well, he ought, for though our Mayor
is not so far advanced in years as our worthy John,
yet, with one exception, he has done his duty as
well as any Mayor ever did. I believe Mr. Houn•
sell has done his utmost to preserve the honour and
integrity of the borough, to maintain peace and
order, and tp be generally useful in his high office:
1 4 8"
Mr. Hotinsell has been effiinently auceesefuL
ow. Mr. Editor, why should any member of the
council absent himself a whole year from the
Board' Friend John, I give you a bit of advice. I
Don't offer yourself again. Now, all you good Tories
or Bridport, won't you look out a good man to fill a
vacancy in the North Ward! Will you let the
Liberals have five seats out of six? I tell you it is
not right you should do so. lam no party man,
but I will say that no Government or Municipal
body ever gets on so well as when parties are evenly '
balanced. Poor friend Tom, in the South Ward, is
very ill but, eledtors, Toth is not dead yet! Send
him back again, or there will be no corduroy in the '
council, or any of the outspoken "broad Dorset" .
which pleases the commonalty, and which, if it does
no good, does no harm. Now, gentlemen, here are
your retiring men :—North Ward. Mr. John Roper,
who has not attended of late ; Mr. J. P. Suttill,
living out of the borough ; Mr. Joseph Bartlett,
against whom I will nut say a word, fort can't; and,
in the South Ward, we have "old Colonel
thorp"—l mesh Mr. Thomas; Legg, builder; Mr.
I Alias dox, who represents the harbour, and a jolly
good fellow two; and Mr. John Case Larcombe, a
man that don't talk much, but is a good-hearted honest
fellow for all that. Now, electors, shall all these
stay on the first ot November—" SLAP BANG,
Hata WS ABE AGAlN."—Bridport Telegram.

BOROUGH POLICZ, Monday.—Before the Mayor.
—Mary Anne Gonies was charged with stealing
4s. 3d. from Georgina Salisbury, at Bridport, oc
Saturday, but was discharged, as the prosecutor
withdrew the Charge. Tombeir. William
and James Waldron, who were remanded
from last Tuesday for obstructing the etreets, were,
in consideration of their having been in prison for a
week, discharged with a caution.

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