The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-07-17 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH PETTY S} lONS.

IdoSimx, Jutlf 9th, Before the Mayor.
John Critchell and Sarah Russell were charged with
sleeping unuer a hay riek. Critchell was durcharged,
and Russell was cuiuniitted under the vagrancy act for
a mouth.—Jorin Green was also committed for a
month for sleeping in a store on the quay.
Before W. Syuionds, Esq.— Bicriord Dories and
Oryt Peach were charged on suspicion of atealing a
quantity of fish train the Bunion Hotel stables.
evidence being insufficient the prisoners were discharged.
TetnnAt.—Beiure the eSlayur, and J. A. Devenish,
Esq.
FELONT.—Joseph Stubbs and Josiah Bailey, privates
in the Staffordshire militia, were charged with stealing
three rings, the property of Robert Carter, at the
Anchor Inn.—Mrs. Carter said the prisoners and
another soldier were at her house on Monday, and ohio
and her servant were in in back room washing up smile
thing.. She pulled off her wedding ring and two other
rings and put them on the winnow bench because
she should nut luau them. The prisoners Went
in there just CO she came out, and she went in
and told thou they had no buainess in that
• room. They went out and afterwards went into the
room again, and aka ordered them out a amaind time.
They then went away, and on leaving, prisoner Stubba,
gave her • small bottle which had been in tie wiudow
beside the rings. About an hour afterwards she went
into the back-room for the rings and found they were
gone.—lsabella Carter, servant to prusecutor, said she
saw her aulatrims put the rings on the window ledge.
She saw the two prisoners in the room twice. She was
quite sure that no one but the prisoners were in the
mum from the time the rings were placed on the
window ledge till they were missed. Stubbs went to
the window bench, but she did not see Bailey there at
English, who took prisoners into custody,
said the rings hail not been found.—The prisoners were
discharged.
Jeremiah. Haab' was summoned for the non-payment
of poor-rauu auiuunting to LI do. Sid. Mr. Howard
appears° for the defeudantoind said that whyjMr. Hibbs
object in refusing payment of the rate was that the
overseer had placed the two properties into one rating.
It appeared that originally the rating if Mr. ifibbs's
property was 430, and that last year, when lie wad
overseer, he placed the rating of lila brewery under the
Small Tenement Act, and deducted that amount from
his house. The office of overseer is now filled by a poli-
tical opponent, and he put both properties into one rating.
again.—Mr. Howard contended that Mr. Hibbs was
perfectly juatitied in the course he took in dividing the
rating. The property had two separate entrances, and
he instanced the Black Dog where the rating of the out'
premises were separate (ruin the rating of the house.—
Mr. Deveniah said that the two aides were not parallel.
In the one case the out-buildings were separated from
the house, and there were separate owners, but in this
inst ince the whole premises were contiguous and
belonged to the seine propriemr. The defendant
' reminded the Mayor that lie and Mr. Dodson had
I formerly irepaiately valued the house at 1:25, and the
brewery at £ls.—The Mayor said, Mr. ilibbs's object in
making two eenarate ratings way to reams the amount
I of his spirit burrow, but the inagiatrates could be no
parties to such • proceeding—they hail no alternative
I, but to order the payment of the rate.
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Wi Kr. Felony.—On Tuesday last, Stephen
Reeves, a seaman belonging to H.M.S. Collossus, was
charged before W. Eliot, Esq., with picking the pocket
of his sweet-heart, Mary Jane Stone, of Wyke Regis, of
9s. The complainant said that she was • washerwoman,
and on Friday night she saw the prisoner standing on
Weymouth bridge. He came and spoke to her, and
they went for a walk as far as the Vi bite Horse Inn,
and had two pints of porter and two bottles of ginger
beer, which she paid fur out of a half-sovereign which
she had, the prisoner having no motley. She also paid
for • pennyworth of tubas., for bun. The change, 95.,
was in shillings, sixpences, and threepenny and four-
penny pieces, which ohs. tied up in • handkerchief, and
put it into her pocket. They then left for Wyke. sad on
their way gut over into a bold belonging to Mr. Keeping,
i where they remained about half-au-hour. When they
arrived opposite the Fisherman's Arius, at Wyke, prisoner
gave her a shilling to get some beer with, when she,
recollecting that he had told her be had no money, put
her hand into her pocket, and found that her handker-
chief mid money were gone. She accused him of robbing
her, and he proposed they should go back to the field.
They went back and looked, and prisonerthen ran away,
and she gave information of the ell-cinnamic,' to the
police at Wyke.—Mr. Eliot thought the evidence was
sufficient to send the case to a jury, and dismissed
the case, recommending the primner to keep hettercinn-
puny in future when he came ashore.
PORTLAND. VtalT Or PRINCE ALBERT. —On
Tuesday the 10th inst., the Royal yacht, Captain
the Hon. Joseph Denman, came to anchor in Port-
land Roads, and shortly afterwards the Prince Con-
sort lauded in order to inspect the gigantic works at
present in progress on the "Verne" hill. H.R.H.
was accompanied by Major Nugent (Royal
Engineer of the district), Captain Hawthorne, 11E.,
John Coode, Esq., IL E., Engineer in Chief of the
Breakwater, Captain the Hon. Joseph Denman, Mr.
Smith, and others. Every possible compliment was
paid to His Royal Highness on his visit to the
island. The Royal stiduilard was hoisted on Port.
land Castle by the master gunner (Mr. Agnew), who
wi.ims alba.° mo.lala foe aarvieiia in In Crinius, kc.
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The ships in the Roads, Colossus, Captain Scott,
C. B. saluted His Royal Highness's standard in the
usual manner, as did also H.M.S. Ajax and Pem-
broke, and manned yards. It is much to be
lamented that Her Majesty's Lieutenant, Captain
Manning, was prevented from having the honour of
being present oa the landing of 11.1111. the Prince
Consort from the Royal yacht, in consequence of
indisposition, the result of an accident some time
since.
CIIANNILL Fterr.—The vessels belonging to the
Channel fleet now at station in the Roads are the
Colossus, the Pembroke, and the Ajax. It is said
that other vessels belonging to the channel fleet are
shortly expected.
Dont:HINTER. CoUNTY CoURT, July 10th. Be-
fore Edward Everett, Esq.-11 plaints Only had been
eutered for this court, the chief part of which were set-
tled out of court, and the remainder were disposed of as
follows :-- Wireyisal v. blreres.—Debt £6 lie. 0,1., for •
sow and pigs, which was ordered to be paid in 14 days.
—Chaldecort v. (Ed.—Dtbt 18s.. for half a sack uf
flour Ordered to be paid in a month.—Chnideeott V.
DOMINIC —Debt £1 14s. 64., for bread and dour.
Ordered to pay 4a. a month.—Tack v. Norris.—Debt
1:2 lc 9.1., for shop gouda. Ordered to pay tn, a month.
—Tuck v. Masters.—Debt 17a. Hal., for shim guards.
Order wade for 4s. a month.—Taek v. Mards.—Dabt
£1 134. 44., forishop goods. Order wade fur 4s. a month.
—Andress v. Chriaiopher.—Debt 12. A. 2.1. for
balance of lialf a year's rent of • cottage. Ordered to
pay 4s.a month.—.lloryan v. Deder.—Debt El is.
for shop goods. The defendant, it appeared, had sent
10s. since aervice of the smumons, and an order was
wade for payment of the residue at lthi. • mouth.—
B,ka v. kininnan.—Deln £l3 Die. &1., balance of prin-
cipal and interest on a note of hand. Ordered to pay
1:1 • month.—Durrant v. Shepard. Debt £3, for
shop goods. Order wade for 611. a month.—heeria
v. B. and W. Payne.---This was • sunimoni after judg-
ment, and it appearing that they had given • bill ut sale
to Mr. Henry Lock, his Honor oroered bath delemlanta
to be committed for 2i4 days to Dorchester gaol, and
they were committed accordingly.
Stisunonss.--We understand that the use of Sher.
borne Park has been kindly granted for a Jae in
August next, in aid of a fund fur providing the Hale
Corps with a brass band.
ConlnisoloNd sIGNED BY TUE LORD LIEUTENANT
OF THE Cot '.ll or DOlDlET.—Eleoroth SUbdiri.riun
of Dorsetshire Rifle Volunteers. Robert Sadie'
Intimate, EN., to be Eusign.—l'lrellih Subdivision
of tlitto.—John Radelide Lyon, Esq., to be Lieu-
tenant; Henry William Laugduu, E 04., to he
Ensign.
Sit KEDORNit VOLUNTEER RIFLE CONF./L-0n Wed-
nesday evening, G. I'. Manse', Esq., Colonel of the
Dorset Rill° evening,
accompanied by Ensign
Atkinson, of the Blandford Rides, paid a visit of
inspection to our rifle company, nearly all the mem.
berm of which assembled in the Churchyard, whence '
they marched to a field in Horsecastles, where they •
went through a long and somewhat arduous drill,
under the surveillance of the gallant Colonel. We
understand that he expressed himself highly gratified i
with the present etlicieuey of the mem, and also ,
eulogised their general appearance, atavoutre-
meats, Itc.
The annual meeting of the Gas Company was held
on Monday, July 9th, (Mr.IW. Dingley in tile chair), '
when a very satisfactory report was pi wielded by time
Directors, who were enabled not only to lower the
price of gas henceforward rid. per thousand, arid to
pay seven-and-a-half per cent. dividend, but also to
carry over a balance of some £244. The company
had £40,1 at their banker's, and tie r.itore ordered
the dividend (which amounts to £.34,0 only) to be
paid at once. For this high favorable state of attairs,
the company are mainly indebted to Mr. Thorne,
who by very close application and a rigid supervision
ilas drawn the company clean out of dent, and placed
them on a pinnacle of prosperity. The meeting
passed an imanimous vote of thanks to this gentle-
man for his valuable services. Mr. W. Flocks drew
the attention of the meeting to the inconvenience
and expense occasioned by the break of guage at
Yeovil, and after some discussion it was determined
that the Gas Directors should communicate on this
matter with the directors of the two railways, and
endeavor to remedy the evil. An honorarium of two
guineas was voted to the auditors of the present
year.
SIIICILBOKNI LITERARY INSTITUTION.- -The annual
meeting was held at the rooms on Monday, July 9th,
when the secretary, Mr. Hunt, read the report and
financial statement for the past year. Time report,
after regretting the removal of Mr. Macready (ruin
Sherburne, paid a just tribute to the exertions which
that gentleman had used in the lustitution's welfare.
In making their arrangements for the past year, the ,
committee were desirous to maintain the high
character of the lectures without incurring the heavy
expenditure of previous years, and which, from the •
ready response received from gentlemen in the town
and neighbourhood, they have been able to accomplish.
The number of members on the books shows a slight
dimmutiou, as compared with previous years ; but
notwithstanding this, the financial position of the
society is in a better position than in previous years.
G. D. W. Digby, Esq., has kiudly consented to con-
tinue to act as president. The vicospresidents for
His coming year, are the Reeds. E. N Henning, and
G. Philippe, Colonel Rickards and Mr. Woraley were

appointed; the treasurer, secretary, and librarians
were re-elected, aiel a committee appointed.
OPLNING iir TUC JANE TO EXKIEIt. -•WO (Sher-
borne Journal) are enabled to abate po.ntively that
the ceremony of opening the Exeter line will take
place formally next Weilnesilay, but the bun will not
yet be opened for tr.itlic. fliern will be grand doings
at Exeter, and the directors are to be entertained at
a guinea banquet. At Crcwkerne, Axminster, and
we believe also at Ilimiton, thtre will be public re-
joicings. A special train will convoy the directors
,lalaot at Sherborne. The
67v-n he
eratu.entliinne and
.pect:
ColU'epl Venom', passcdtlqwn
the line on Wednitlay lat, wicompanied by Mr.
Archiliald Scutt, Mr. Crumhie, and we believe by
some of the directors. 'file party reached Sher-
borne by the 12.20 and Went au from the junction
specially.

BL.ANDFORI).—IRISII CHURCH MISSIONS.
Two sermons were preached bi the Rev. W. Welden,
deputation from the Parent on Sunday, the
Bth tilt., the collections at both services amounting to
£l3.
On the following Monday • n.eeting was held 4 the
Townhall, for the purpose of more fully detailing the
operations of the society. An audienoe of about one
hundred of the respectable inlabitants of the town,
sprinkled by a few of the gentry and clergy from the
ileiglihourho.l, were pros od. The Rev. R. Far.pilsir-
tam, was announcel to take the chair, but was pre.,mted
from attending owing to domestic affliction, and the
Rev. W. Harty presided in his 'Ade.
After prayer had been offered up by the Rev. J.
O'Neil, the chairman, by a few preliminary °Wen
introduced the 'Rev. S. W. Wehlen to the
meeting. The rev. gentlemin proceeded to give an in.
wresting and gratifying outline of the society's proceed.
, jugs, not only detailing as usual statistical facts for and
against. but by the aid of pictorial diagrams of a
geographical and incidental description, giving the
audience sight-seeing ideas id Irish character in re.-
to inionimary effort ; and pointing out, by a lively
and effective description, how national peculiarities were
met by the means adopted by the society. The con-
trast described and mapped out between Wed Gikway
in 1851, and West Galway in 1860, was
of the most gratifying and satisfactory charac-
ter. That but two p srsonage houses were to be
seen in this semi-barbarous district when the society
first commenced its operations, and that at the present
time there are tout. That suitable churches and
congregations are now to be seen where sacred ruins and
the two or three tact together might have been oaten
ten or twelve years since, and that school-rooms are
now numerous and well attended in this once untaught,
but comparatively populous district. These facts alone
were nut only significant, but pleasing proofs of the
success attending the efforts of the society. The funds
were dated to by in a flourishing condition, having
increased more than L`2,000 in 1859 when the hist report
WU issued. The rev. gentleman closed his address by
relating two or three amusing facts for the purpose of
showing bow the priests cultivated superstitious errors
in the minds of the Irish poor, and how unquestioning
was the credulity with which they were received, and
again impressed AM time WilldX 1,1 those present how
essentially important it was that the society should
combat the (Lingerers delusions souglit to he instilled,
by controverting them in discussion by the weapons of
reason and truth. _ . .

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The Ike. J.tn Ls Correa, a native of Ireland, next
inidressed the meeting, and referring to the ishorkinnings
of the old Irish Sueiety, and denouncing the system by
which it sought to introduce protesknt truths by pander-
ing to national prejudice, he confirmed, by many
incidents occurring in his youth and riper years, the
statements male as to the superstitious errors acorn and '
fostered by the Itoutish priests in the minds of the
pour, and wound up an interesting and effective address
by forcibly remarking tlmt lie hail been asked to aid
misiiiimary effort on the ground of its supporting Church-
olEnglandisin,but hail been lisl to question much a hive
in missionary enterprise, feeling thankful in the know-
ledge that there were many branchea of the true vine,
and that the real object of missionary effort aliould be
the spread of the Church of Guist, and not hits-
or that isni. The chairman closed the addresses by
congratulating the tueetind on the interestiog and con-
firmed facts brought before it, rein irking that the oft-
expressed opinion of many meetings were exaggerated,
if not wholly untrue, and would be aigually refuted by the
present proceedings, and expressed the hope that the
truths enforced front the pulpit by the deputation on
the past aabbatli would have their practical effect on
those who heard them.
The doxology au then sung, and the meeting dis-
persed. _ _ • -- - • ••• •

W AR MANI—Rae Corps—Serjeant Major Collins's
other duties preventing him from Maaaning the
permanent instructor of this corps, Captain
Ferrer has secured the services of Sergeant Anketell
from the hat, the King's Regiment. Sergeant An-
keen has undergone a thorough course of instructi..n
at ilythe ; was musketry instructor to the let Latta•
lion of his old regiment. lie is now engaged perma-
nently for the 2nd Dorset Rides, and it will therefore
be entirely the members' own faults if they do not
become efficient riflemen. To use his own words, he
is "anxious to make them second to none in the
country ;" all that he asks is, that the men shall attend
drill as often as their business vocations will permit.
The noble science of musketry, and the healthy,
strengthening exercise of a soldier's profession, now
so easily within the reach of our young townsmen,
will surely be an inducement for those unready Imes
to join the corps who have not yet done so.