The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-02-13 00:00:00

WYKE REGIS.

HORSE 01 DaiLIN , 0 • CAPTIIIRF- —On Monday •
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strange man cam into Wyke, with a strange horse,
e which he offered f sale for £214 intimating al, that he
could take .C2O if 25 was too much. As the aniticd had
Dot three shoes it , was taken to Mr. Winzar%, to be shod,
and be thought there was something wrong about it.
Information was given to P.C. Johnson, who, with P.C.
Roper, arrested the man, and further enquiry 1.1 to the
belief that the horse ha.( loose taken from Yeovil. The
man who brought the horse was taken before the 1113gig-
trates and remanded, and the care turned over to the
Soinersetshi re police.
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PORTLAND.

WF: understand that the final judgment order from the
Omit has been served on Mr. Ileniamin Collins. awl that
Mr. Richard Jannis Andrews now takes his place at the
Local Board.

THE MiSsiONARY COLLECToRS.—" Please to remember
the misaiouaries" ix apt to tire one when it getsi so often
repeated by swarms of children collectors. But the efforts,
of them little. bees must nut be despised, forthom belonging
to the Wmleyan selmoirmint raised Mt, as a New Year',
gift to missions, being LI. over the amount of last year.
RESULTS or THE 800 tons—The bazaars noticed by ins
last week were very successful, paceniarily speaking.
That at the Primitive Methodist schoolroom cleared tr,,
whereby Ilk will he paid off the principal if the debt,
and with the £5, remaining, awl their other contribution%
the friends will be able to pay the interest. That at the
Wesleyan sells, throes,, where Underhill and Tophill
friends worked kind:y and heartily, produced a gross stun
of £57 ; hut the expenses will have to come out of that.
ImPRAcTICABLE Toes.; Cnotisat.—On Monday Mr. R.
N. Howard, coroner, held an inquest at the Convict
K.fablishruent on the loch ti a young ecnvict. Through
his own offences the young fellow had been reduce,' to a
mere skeleton. The jury returned an ordinary verdict
after hearing the medical evidence. Another convict
died in the infirmary on Tuesday night. His name Was
Richard Leeshman,
CART Atrinitar.—One of those noisy events that set
everybody talking I, UlPPellei lon Monday. A pony and
cart 'whinging to a hawker of brushes and mats were left
near the Terminus Hotel. The pine started and ratite at
is gallop straight front of the Royal Victoria Lodge
Hotel, as if to ruts down the railway station; hot turned
a sharp corner jute the gasworks' gate, and then another
corner the ether way into the yard. The cart was
capsized ,_a shalt broken, and the pony somewhat lamed.
MAN WA-SHISD ASHORE.—On Wednesday afternoon,
about half-past two, the body of a man was washed on the
Chesil Beach,near where the Royal Adelaide went ashore.
It was in a very decomposed state, the flesh 'wing gone
from his face, and the hands al-o gone. The dress was a
blue Jersey, with heavy high water-boots, and a piece of
net living found in the latter, it is supposed deceased had
her. • fidtrottbn. The lsslY had apparently been in the
water two months, or so, it was placed on a stretcher,
taken to Portland, and deposit, 1 at Mr. Hodsdon's. the
Victoria Lodge Hotel.
RE COLLINS. Tlllt GREAT MANDAMUS CAsIL —A
correspondent Says Litigation has at length ceased,
and the only question (and that is material one affecting
the pockets of the parties concerned) remains—Who is
to pay the piper' Many of the real Portlanders are
much chagrined at a foreigner, who dii not even serve his
apprenticeship in the island, being put into office, and
one of themselves, and a good native specimen, too,
being displaced : but time and steam remore local
customs and prejudices. The newlyeleeted (as atijudgml)
member will retire by rotation in May, and therefore he
will have but a brief opportunity of distinguishing him-
self in his efforts to benefit the island unless re-elected.
However. Mr. It. J. Andrews is a respectable tradesman,
an.l will no &old do his duty ; and we trust all an mosity
and bitter feeling will now tease, and all parties unite
for their comtnon weal."
MAN MIMING. —Some months ago it will he reine•ribered
Mr. Edward White, of Kingstree% received hurts in the
quarries to three of his fingers, and ultimately lost the
little finger, the tips of two others were also hurt, hut
were Fatting well again. Mr. White, however, seetos to
have itohilied a notion that he would not be able to work
any mere, and though, as Dr. McLean informs 1111, this
was quite incorrect, for he was getting restored, the un-
fortunate man became quite depressed in his mind,
refused his food, and sometimes would not put his clothes
on. A month ago he cot very south better, and has lieen
out by himself. loot even then he was always very shy of
people, and would turn away even from friends or those
he knew very well. lie also talked of suicide, and was
evidently afflicted with melancholy; promisins, to co
down to " Elijah's (Mr. Clears, three or for minutes'
walk) his wife followed him, and found he was redat
Mr. Clears but on the teach; she, however, induced
hini to return. On Thursday he was mimed altogether,
awl on enquiry it was found that lie was seen near the
railway station Rate at half -past one' at three he MU seen
about a tulle out on the Weymouth Road, and the keeper
of the Ferry-bridge says lie was walking up and down in
front of the hon.! all Thlf,lay afternoon. lie was lost
sight of and nevet returned to his house. People were
out in search of him, and the "gut" of the Mere was
dragged on Friday and Saturday afternoons, but without
affording any else. Mr. White is about 55 years old. He
has a son and daughter grown-up, the son living at a
distance.