The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-11-28 00:00:00

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HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.

Mr. Shore's Harriers—Thursday, Whatley—at 11.
Mr Walter Flower's Harriers—Friday, Porton Firs—at
1L
Mr. Radolyffe's Hounds—Thursday, Yellowham Wood

—at 11:
The Craven Hounds—Wednesday, Preston Gate;
Saturday, Hermitage —at 10.45.
The South Wilts Hounds—Wednesday, Alderholt Mill
—at 10.15; Friday, Chitteme Barn—at 10 45.
Lord Poltimore's Hounds=Wednesday, Buokland ;
Thursday, Melbary ; Saturday, Eggardon Hill—at 11.
The Langport Harriers (Mr. Pitman's)—Wednesday,
Charlton Adam; Saturday, Muokelney Abbey—at IL
The Tedvrorth Hounds—Tuesday (this day) Upavon ;
Thursday Chute Windmill ; Saturday, Elnratbourne

Tarrant-!Z.t IL
The New Forest Hounds—Tuesday (this day) Bolder
Wood; Thursday, Efford Mill; Saturday, Beaulieu
Village—at 10.45.
The East Dorset Hounds—Wednesday, Iwerne ; Friday,
West Woodyates ; Tuesday (Den. 5) Park Farm,
near Gillingham—at 10.45.
The Vyne Hounds (Mr. A. Whieldon's)- Tuesday (this
day) Oakley Hall , Thursday, Pine Apple, Brimpton
Sattirday, Ash Warren Farm—at 10;40.
The Blaokmoor Vale Hounds—Tuesday (this day)
Haslegroye Home, Spsrkford ; Friday, Green Man,
Pulbam ; Saturday, Clifton Wood—at U.
The Duke of Beaufort's Hounds—Tuesday (this day),
Langley Green; Wednesday, East Tytherton ; Thurs-
day, Lower Woods—at 1L30; Friday, Hullayington ;
Saturday, Swallett's Gate—at 10.30.

WE understand that it is in oontemplation to ex.
tend the system of the " travelling" post-office from
Southampton to this town, and so effect a great
saving of time in the transmission and delivery ot
the mails.

EVENING'S AMUSEMENT. —The band of the ffrd
D.R.V. (under the director, Mr. Henry Wellspring)
will perform a choice selection of music in the Corn
Exohange Saturday evening next, commencing at
eight o'clock.
CORN MARKET. Saturday.—Wheat in moderate
supply and prices were rather lower than the pre.
'ions week. There was a large quantity of barley
on offer at about Is. per quarter reduction. Oats in
good demand at 6d. per quarter advance.

NATIONAL SCHOOLS. —On Sunday lest, the Rev.
C. T. Procter, who
.is an earnest advocate of the
canes of these schools, preached three sermons in
their behalf at All Saints' Church, when the amount
contributed towards their support was £lO Is. 6d.
INTERMENTS in Fordington churchyard are to be
discontinued after the let May next, save in now
existing vaults and walled graves, in which each
coffin must be embedded in charcoal, and separately
enclosed by stone or brickwork, properly cemented.

BRAWLING IN THB STRUM—On Monday Ann
Holloway, better known as "black Jack," and
Eliza Foot, were charged by P.S. Davis before J.
F. Hodges and M. Deveuish, &qrs., for fighting
and creating a disturbance at the Star corner, in
Durngate-street. They were untamed to one
month's imprisonment.

COUNTY COURT CIRCUIT FOR DRCIMBRR. —Dor•
cheater, Tuesday, sth; Bridport, Wednesday 6th;
Weymouth, Thursday, 7th; Wareham, Friday, Bth;
Blandfo.d, Monday, 11th ; Poole, Tuesday, 12th ;
Wimborne, Wednesday, 13th; Shafresbury, Mon.
day, 18th; Wincanton, Tuesday, 19th; Salisbury,
Wednesday, 20th: Andover, Thursday, 21st.

JOHN CROSS, the Dorsetahire labourer, whose case
has provoked the sympathy and liberality of all
olasses in the country, was liberated from the county
gaol on Thursday, at mid-day. He was well treated
and heartily condoled with by many in the town,
and returned to his poor home at Shapwiek with a
lighter heart, and with more money in his pocket,
than he had had for many a long day.

A OMEN?. —The carriage way at the tipper end of
High East•street wee considerably narrowed on Thursday
in oonsequence of labonrers being employed in taking
up the old sewerage pipet and putting larger ones in
their stead. Mr. Dowden, of Koko Farm, and Mr,
Beassnt, of Kingston, were returning from Martinstown
t air in the evening, when, as it was raining, they were
pattially sheltering themaelves by an umbrella. In
consequence of this, together with the fact that a small
single light only was'placed at the beginning of the earth
ridge thrown up by the excavators, they did not notice
the state the roed, and the horse was allowed to go
en in the ordinary path. The result was that one of
the wheels passed over the earth heap, and both gentle-
men were thrown out of the vehicle, and received several
outs and bruises—though happily, not at all dangerous—
about the head.

SALISBURY DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION.—We
desire to direct pecnliar attention to an advertise-
ment which occupies a prominent place in our cur-
rent number. It announces the Annual General
Meeting of the Salisbury DIOOBIBUI Educational
Association to be held in Dorchester next Monday.
Under existing circumstances this meeting is likely
to be very influential and interesting. Besides the
Lord Lieutenant and the Bishop, the meeting will
be adddressed by Mr. Moyer, M.P., Mr. Parrer,
the Archdeacon of Dorset, Dr. Barry, Principal of
Cheltenham College, Rev. C. W. Bingham, and Mr.
R. if. Eliot. The appeals made in All . Saints',
Dorchester, last Sunclay, on behalf of the National
Schools, sufficiently revealed the cryiug necessities
of this locality in regard to Education. But the
Diocesan meeting is of far wider importance and calls
for the assemblage of the friends of the cause from far
and near.

CATTLE PLAGUE Rev:Tram—The cattle plague
continues its ravages. A return just issued shows
that in the South-Western District there were 2
beasts attacked during the week ending Nov. 4, 26
during that ending Nov. 11, 39 during that ending
ov. 18. In the same district and since the commence-
ment, of the disease, 191 besets are reported to have
been attacked, of whfch 69 were killed, 95 died, 5
recovered, and 22 remain. We are glad to find that
Dorset and Somerset are reported entirely free from
the plague; in Wilts one case remains, in Devon
four, and in Hants nine. The number of animals re-
ported as having been attacked in the week ending
Nov. 11 was 2,580, and in the week ending Nov. 18
the number attacked was 9,669. The increase is
chiefly in Vorkshie, *here it amounted to 229
cases. The decrease in Scotland is 106, and alto-
gether 21,678 cattle have died, or have been
slaughtered.

THE CAMS PLAGUE: THE New ORDER IN
Coulicit.—On Saturday last, a meeting of magis-
trates and others took place at the Shirehall to °ou-
tsider the propriety of enforcing within the Dorchester
petty sessional division the New Order in Council,
which appears this day in cur advertising columns.
The chair was taken by Major Frampton, and there
were also present J. Floyer, Foe., M.P., Major
Steward, H. C. Gooden, Esq., & L Eindersley,
FL Williams, Esq., R. if. Eliot, Esq., R. Thornton,
Esq., E Pearce, Esq., &a. The meeting was
entirely of a conversational character, and the only
point on which there was any variance of opinion
was, whether or not sheep should be included in the
order. Several parties were strongly in favour of
this course, but the magistrates finally resolved to
adopt the Order in Council for the space of three
months, for all aninials,—swine, sheep, and lambs
eroepted. Parties residing within the petty
sessional divisional will be able to send their stock
to Dorchester market daring this period, but to no
other market, and all parties residing beyond the
division will be prohibited to send stock either to
Dorchester market or into any parish within the
Dorchester magisterial district.

Charged
A Ltreorti FliAlTh BY A DETHoft;e7:ll::::.. h
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ment is picturesque and richly melodious. The 1
finale issingularly brilliant The pieoe obtained most • Southws,k Police Station on Wneers 11, 1. ..,kt. 1
itabe
rapturous applause. As far as brightness and polish Sketchley, patent engineer,
of tone and easy neatness of execution could add to with defrauding Er. George Gilks or a steain-e
its Charms, it was an admirable piece of good
prisoner at the Twickenham Station a month ago, and
Worth £230. The prosecutor deposed that he met the
e
whenvtileed it at • timber
playing, replete with sentiment, vigour of imagi-
nation, various fancy, fineness, and intricacy.
i7iglkediito sellti.iimfoareiring Sail Planting engine, with
The remark of • connoiseur was, " How beautifully t'
yd opposite this polioe.court,
Mr. Smith played I What an advantage to the. bin his cheque for £230 on his bankers at ;Toner glut?
vocalists to have such an accompanyist." In fact, we saying he bad plenty of money there. Wit:es:3'l'l'mA
may say that few professional men can equal him. the cheque to his bankers, and it was returned to then)
Mr. Willett Adye, in the most kind and amiable He should not have parted with the engine but f h'
p were
ehenhdeed °Vim
manlier, rendered much valuable assistance by Sergeant Bell, M division, stated that he had thereme;
playing one of De Beriot's beautiful violin solos, rant placed in his hands on Monday, and from inforrn;.
ott. itoent
prisoner received
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ag proceeded
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and tibli n
a, an "Adagio and Finale, 9th Concerto," a most
gracefully written movement, and well oalculated to
show off the executive powers of a good performer. . Prisoner denied any frimd
the transaction, and said Ptrra t
Mr. Adye also rendered a grand study on a Russian iinsve been paid but for the p °puree:l'g would
March. Perhaps a greater flexibility of the bow hand contract. Hie Worship remanded the pr.
orweach (4
,bas not been displayed in England since the days of agreed t,O „mom) bail for tie
am,e.nweiv,
r, bat
Da Beriot himself than was displayed by this gentle- . _...._ "
man in the former instance') thus, if the notation were
not quite faultless, there was a fine and marvellous
'pi-mounou of touch that amply compensated, Mr.
Rirtzel, a gentlemen amateur from Devonshire, gave
"Idolo Mio" in a truly finished manner : the modu-
lations of the voice were very sweet and very feeling.
The choruses were well rendered; seeing that there
had been but one rehearsal: they were really
wonderfuL " Bon Sok" was one of the best, and
was tastefully and delicately rendered, the
beautiful tenor of Rev. H. Frances blending most
charmingly with the other well-trained voices
in the serenade. ' The pianoforte direct from
Collard and Collard, the celebrated London ware-
house, was much admired for its (immobility of
producing effects of light and shade. We believe it
is to the kindness of Mr. Frank Upjohn, of Wey-
mouth, that we are indebted for the use of so good
an instrument There is to be • concert given in
Wey mouth at no distant period for the same
charitable object, and we hope it will be equally
well attended. The sum obtained, after defraying
all expenses, will amount, we believe, to about £3O,
which is a very fair sum from a Dorchester audience,
and phew. the just appreciation of a good cause.
—L. W.

FRIENDLY SOCIETY SWINDLES.

"Through drink," as he himself puts it, Henry
Salisbury, a well-known kawker in this district,
now lies in the county gaol, awaiting trial at the
sessions for a series of frauds on the labouring
poor in the villages around Dorchester. Last
-aturday he was brought up before H. Williams,
Fol., at the Shireh•ll, charged with obtaining
money by false pretences. Four cases were taken,
and Mr. Weston who proiwouted, said there were
many more, and also spoke of proceeding against
prisoner for embezzlement and forgery. Mr.
Andrews appeared on behalf of prisoner. It
appeared that on the 18th September last Stephen
Lipsoombe, of Millwitn3et, Fordington, who 1.. an
agent for the "People'. Universal Life Assurance
and Sick Fund Friendly Society," which amongst
other things appears to assure by a payment of 2d.
fortnightly, £3 19s. on the death of any person,
employed Salisbury to mavens for insurers, for
which he was to receive 12i per cent on the
premiums paid at the time of proposal, and what
was paid for the policy—itinially WI. Prisoner
received the general instructions Mined by the
Society, and was especially directed that he must
bring to Lipscomb° the premiums paid at the time
he delivered the proposals. Thus empowered the
prisoner set out on his mission, and we very soon
hear of his being at Monckton where he holds out
these inducements—by the payment of Is. entrance
fee (or 9d. if no more could be got), and 21. per
week, would be assured Is. Od. per week during
sickness, with medical attendanoe and medicine, and
£7 10s. at death. Isaiah Thomas, of Monckton, was
by this induced to offer for insoranoe hirriself, his
wife, and four children (one of whom was under nine
years of age), and he paid in all 7a. 6d. Salisbury
made various excuses for not delivering to them the
policies, and subsequently Thomas obtained from
Lipscomb° one for himself and one for his wife,
which Salisbury had proposed, and paid 4d., the
first fortnightly payment for the two. By the
policies Thomas found that he must pay 2d. fort-
nightly OD emit', for which £3 19s. would be payable
at his death and £3 10• at that of his wife. Prisoner
was not entitled to receive any entrance fee.—On
behalf of prisoner, it was elicited that there was an
account between him and Lipecombe. Charity
Ayles, wife of Thomas Ayles, of Bincombe, was
induced to pay prisoner 124 ld., on account of five
of that family. Prisoner only gave three pro-
posals to Lipscombe, and paid 6d. The sum
assured in these 0/401 was altered on the polioiee
from £3 19a. to £l3 19s..—Rebeem Carter, wife of
Samuel Oarter, of Monckton, paid an entrance fee
of 9d. for herself and Ad. as three weeks' contribu-
tions, also is. entrance fee for her husband, 10d, five
weeks' contributions, and ad. for a book of rules.
She only got a policy for herself. Lipscomb. ..4o
he only received It4beeee bArter's proposal, arid 2d.
That policy had been altered. Sick pay of 7e. 6d.
a week had been added, the fortnightly payment
altered, and the sum to be paid at death altered.—
Williani labourer of Monckton, under
similar inducementin paid 9d. entrance fee, and Is.
, for six weekly payments: s.examined : I have
never been ill since I insured, so don't know that I
shall not get 71. 6d. per week and medical
attendance if 1 am. (Laughter.) Re-examined :
As a further inducement, prisoner said if 1 lived to
,be old I should get 10s. • week. What, I said, 10s.
e week I He then said, "I suppose it would be
ss. 6c1." Cross-seamined : lam 65. Not exactly a
boy.—(Laughter.) Prisoner did not tell me when I
I should be considered an old DUD. When he said
Kt& a week I did not sae how it could be done; I
thought it was an outrageous payment for 2d. a
week.—Lipsooirfbe said that the prisoner Salisbury
would be entitled tO receive Is. as entrance
fee on a sick policy. The items on the policy for
1 weekly allowance, amount payable at death, and
medical Attendance and medicine were bracketed
together as they now appear when I received it and
handed it to Salisbury.— Superintendent Under.
wood spoke to apprehending prisoner, last Saturday,
when the knowing significant conversation took
i place :—His mother asked who was coming against
'prisoner. Be said Thomas and he thought about
20 others, and there were two cases at the barracks.
She replied, " They can't eome against him, I have
settled with them !" Prisoner said "he should not
have done it, but for that drink." On Sunday
morning prisoner's father visited him, and said, "1
little thought you would have brought me to this,"
when prisoner again said it was through drink.—
Mr. Andrew. urged that the promises held out by
the prisoner were so monstrous on the face of them
that the complainants could not sustain an action
against him. —The magistrate said no doubt there
was a great deal in that, but the capabilities of the
parties to judge of the reasonableness of the pri-
soner's offers were points for the consideration of •
jury.—Prisoner was committed for trial on each of
the charges, and bail refused.

Tug 5-ru D.R.Y. AIIATZUR DRAMATIC Socirry
gave two entertainments on Wednesday and Thurs-
day evenings, at the Royal Hotel Assembly Rooms,
in aid of the Weymouth Dispensary and Royal
Infirmary,

THEE CONVICT SAMUEL SIHNIONOR.--Captain
Gridley, M.P., has presented, to Sir George
Grey, a petition, signed by several person.
in Weymouth, praying for a remission of a
portion of the eentence of Samuel Simmonds, who
woe convicted of unlawfully receiving Government
storm In answer, the Hems Secretary nye the
application shall be tally sonsidered.

THE Toww Baru:l.—During the past week the
Town Band has relieved the monytony of the long
winter evenings by discoursing • choke selection of
music in our streets. We believe it is the intention
of the band to play several evenings in each week
through tbe winter. It is to be hoped that they
will be well supported by the inhabitants in this
undertaking.

Ifriday morning, daring the heiglit
of the gale, a firem.an in the employ of the Great
Western Railway Docdpsnyi was engaged at one of
the turntables in turning an engine. The tender
belonging to the engine was standing *lose by, when
a strong puff of wind blowed it into the hole where
the poor fellow was at work, breaking °nil of his
legs in three places. The assistanoe of Drs. rot
and ghats, was obtained, after which the un
fortunate mail was eonveyed to his home, Swindon

MIL RYVILS' CAI.--,-The Attorney-General was
directed on Nov. 21st, to amend his answer within
four days to the petition of Mrs. *vas, who seeks to
prove that her mother, the late Princess of Cumber-
land, warn the legitimate daughter of Henry
Frederick, Duke of Cumberland, and Olive Wilmot,
his wife. Mr. Bourke, for the Attorney-Oenentl,
stated that the only paragraphs of the petition
which will be contested with any vigour are the
wound and third, alleging the marriage of Prince
Henry Frederick with Olive Wilmot, in 1767, and
dui', the late Prince= Olive of Cumberland was the
inane of such marriage.

Tait Lira Exturrrox or ALI:01111M : MR.
HOWARD'S Faorzarr. —ln the Court of Queen's
Bench, on Friday, sittings in Banoo before the Lord
Chief Justice and Justioes Mellor, Shoe, and Lush.
The Queen v. Ayling : Mr. Mansby, Q,.C., moved
on behalf of Mr. Howard fore rule nisi calling upon
Mr. Ayling, Mayor of the borough of Weymouth, to
show why a quo warrant° should not issue, calling
upon him to show by *hat authority he exercised I
the office of alderman for that borough. On the 9th
of November last an election took place for three
aldermen, the Mayor being the presiding ofhoer.
' Eighteen votes were given in favour of Mr. Elliott,
fifteen for Mr. Thompson, thirteen fur the Mayor,
and six for Mr. froward. An objection was taken
at the time to the Mayor's taking the votws in his
own favour and returning himself, but the Mayor
overruled the objection, took the votes, and returned
himself. The Uayor's conduct, It Wak urged, was
illegal, and that Mr. lloward had IV" oOli Was
aloe of alderman. Ttnle vented. ' •