The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-09-11 00:00:00

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Y goviL.—laapection by Major Home of the Rifle
Corps. The official inspection of this corps by
Major Hume, Assistant Inspector of Volunteers,
took place on Thursday last. The members mustered
forty. four in number, soon after two in the afternoon,
and headed by their hand, and commanded by their
officers, marched to Barwick Park. The weather
was highly favourable for the exercises. Major
Hume expressed his high approbation of the manner
in which it had been performed, and intimated that, ,
if they would pay equal attention to other parts of '
their drill, there would be no doubt of their success.
The corps then marched back to the town, and
having deposited their arms at the police station,
were dismissed in the borough. At heftiest six
o'clock a (limier was provided by Mrs. Bulbul, of the
Choughs Hotel, to which, through the liberality of the
officers of the corps,the members were invited. Special
invitations were alai, issued to the mayor and corpora-
tion. The entertainment was of a private character;
but we understand it waa of a must recherche deacrip-
tion, comprising every variety of dainty, from
venison to peafowl. There was also champagne in
abundance. Numerous speeches were made, and the

RILSULT OF A LA RC —At the Yeovil fete some
members of the Wells Corps attended, snot whilst on
their journey to Yeovil a person —for A lark" he
maid—fired a gun at the conveyance. Some of the
shot, struck two or three of the members and
damaged the conveyance. The delinquent agreed
to
_pay £2 to the Wells Dispensary as all aWneuient.
FKOMS. —Remarkable Death at Frame from a
Blade qf ['rase.— A young man named Henry P.

health of Major Hume, who fraternised most cordially Harding. miller, at Valli+, has met with his death
With the corps, was 4"i' with " nine times under ex traarlinary ciiciiinstances. The deceased
The hand played airs appropriate to the toasts. and was walking in his garden, three weeks since, when
a most pliassoit evening iv" *Pent We are infornw.l he put ill his mouth a pi,.e.• of c grit...a, and
that the corps received perininiou from the inspecting while he was chewing it. lie felt the prickly end
officer to receive blank cartridges. penetrate the skin beneath the tongae. Ile asked
Wituldnfaa Su:in/kr Seitota.. —On Sunday week his wife to pull it out. but she %a:tunable to perceive
the Rev. J. Cheescwright. of Bath, preached three anything, .0 fur some days nothing more was
sermons in aid of the fend or the Wesleyan Sunday thought of thg matter. The tongue soon, however,
School ; and in the Acre", the children belenging began to swell, and recourse was had to a hrinuepathic
to the school passed an exainination before a large practitioner. I iii Friday last he became worse. Dr.
audience with great credit alike to themselves and \Mite was called in and found the tongue much
to their teachers. On Monday evening a numerously ' inflamed and swollen, an elec.:as being apparently
attended tea meeting Was held, after which Mr. E. formed. Ni, immediate ilang,r was apprehended.
Whitby, scar., presided, and able and interesting but on Saturday night about II o'clock. the deceased
addresses were delivnred by the Rev. J.l Keightly, suddenly sprung from his bed, fell into his wife's
and the ministers of the circuit, arms, awl in a few minutes died! The gathering
ELECrlin Monday and Tuesday hail burst internally, and had suffocated him. The
evenings, Professor Whitworth gave his second singularity of the ocurrence and the fact that the
Electra Biological entertainment at the Institution deceaaeil was much respected, has caused his inclau-
rooms, Church walk, to a numerous audience, the chuly death to excite great consternation.
proceeds on one of the evening. being fur the Yeovil
Infirmary. The professor's power over the subject.
upon whom lie operated were both wondrous and
amusing; and many were ready to exclaim, "How
can these things be "
A Neisasee. The ratepayer, complain of the
lessee of the market permitting such de lizing
and noisy exhibitions as have been exhibited lately.
to plant themaelves ;dimwit at the very d.e.rs of
name of the most respectable tradesuien of the town.
From an early hour on Friday evening last such was
the noise and din that several of the shopkeepers in
the vicinity &demi it ss:AS utterly impossible to
hear what the cud Ts said, to say nothing of the
many periwig who would lie scared away by the
contusion which reigned around. The subject was
brought before the Town Council at their meeting on
Monday last, when the Town Clerk Pahl, according to
his interpretation of the law, the lessee had no
right to permit shows to be placed in the borough
except on fair days.
EXCURSIONs.—An excursion train left Yeovil for
Weymouth an Tuesday last. The weather was
favourable, and many were induced to visit the sea
sidle. An excursion train also ran to Trios larialge,
Bath, and Bristol on Wealuesalay. A great number
left for those idaces.
FATAL A cal DEN r. A fatal accident occurred last
week between 11,.11115t0110 and Yeovil to a carter in
the service of Mr. T. Hart. tram the too common
practice of riding on the shafts. He hma.l been to
Pudyinore after a load ef time, and on his return the
horses were going faster than he wished down hill,
when he jumped if to chuck the speed, and falling
under the wheel sustained • frightful laceration of
the femoral artery, from which lie Meal to death in
half an hour. 'File deceased, whose name was
Thomas Harwood, was 60 years of age. An inquest
was held by Mr. Ashford on Wednesday last, aud a
verdict " Accidental Death" returned.
SrouTisan. —Early on Saturday morning the sound
of thg gun could be heard in this neighbourhood, and
in spite of the crops being still about, and at least
two thirds of the birds hatched this season having
been ilniwned or otheraiee destroyed, and those left
being of very diminutive size at present, the shooting
season really lias c 111111 l ienceil in earnest. Ity lii
o'clock on Saturday morning %tame was actually to ,
be seen in the town. but if we judge of the general
size of the birds from those we had the opportunity
of viewing, they are certainly scarcely worth the
trouble of killing, much less cleaning, cooking, and
eating.
Yitotit. Contcrf M a•lara•TEst Igitrrnita, September
s.—Before G,orge Ilartain, George Bullock, TI 11111 l AS
Messiter, T. M. Eastment. tl. 'P. Bullock. Esairs., anal
Rev. H. 11. unett— Tnomas Southeombe, of Stoke, was
summoned by Gideon Gale for trespassing in pursuit ef
game, on allotment grounds belonging to him. Mr.
Sidney Watts appeared for the complainant. Mr. Job
liffe, of Crewkerne, for defendant. Mr. Watts explained
the case, and called Gideon Gale, non ad complainant.
who being sworn, said : 1 know the piece of lanai referred
to called Brimbrook. It is planted to beans and pota-
toes. 1 wax in the field at work on the bat September.
and saw Mr. Thomas Soistlicoinhe go through the field of
potatoes with a dog; the dog turned into the Walla and
defendant shortly after shot if, It was about laalf past
10 o'clock. I heard Mr. Soutlecombe nay lie had hit the
rabbit clean off his pins.—Mr. Jolliffe crons-examined
witness, sod three witnesses were ealerl to Implant the
case. hut the bench int. rfered and said they thought it
would be most advisable for the parties to settle the
matter. Mr..lon,fie Gild he could call several witnesses
tim contradict thecharge. The charge,howerer,ott the wish
of the Bench, was withdrawn. each party payinghis own
oosts.—lforseg v. Richard Sonthconihe. --Mr. Watts
for complainant anal Mr. Joni& for defendant. Philip
Cole: I work for Mr. Walters. I know West Close. I
WM in an adjoining field on the let of September. about
9 o'clock. I saw Mr. Richard Southcombe in West Close,
and another man beating the hedge. Mr. Soutlicombe
had a gun, and there wax a dog at the bottom of the
ground. There in no footpath through West Close.—
By Mr. Jolliffe : I was sent by Mr. Walters to leok out.
I made known to Mr. Walters that Southcombe ass
shooting in West Close. No sheep were in the field
wheu Mr. Southconibe was there. I was about 200 yards
off in Mr. Hebalitch's ground. Near the road, on the
right hand side of West Clone, is a rope field belonging
to Mr. Darby. On the left hand side in a &lot belonging
to Mr. Terrell, and at the bottom of West Close Mr.
Darby haa &grass field. I was in neither of these fields.
I said nothing to Mr. Southcombe at the time. Richard
Southcoinhe was in Weat Close. I can't say where Mr.
Thomas Soutliewnhe was. —Did not wee a dog with R.
Southcombe. The Bench that Mr. Soutlocombe had 110
right on the gniund,and • trespass had been proved, but
strongly advised the parties to settle the matter between
themselves. It wanalal he a pity ter the Dena to be
compelled to adjudicate between two parties.
Withdrawn on each party paying costs.—
Thomas Krim, laborer, neorpe Cooper, fish dealer,
Minot,' °Ward, an.l William Gentle, glover, all of
Yeovil for using die"m, a lureher and two spaniels in
pairsuit of game, to wit, there tan the 29th August hart.
. Fear for defendants. l'.C. Pike': on Sunday. 2fitla
August, SAW defendants and doge together ; saw time,,,
enter emplace. They then went towards Mr. Measiter'n,
and over a gronnd of beans cents dog, and • hare came
out right opposite witness, and went over the road.
The defendants called the dogs on, but when they came
up by the side of him, they called them off. Asks I their
WailleS, hot they refused Go give them. Vasa afterwards
gave the names. He soil he should tell the 'Squire.
They begged him not to, and wmit away.—By Mr.
Fear: Wheat witness first saw defendants they were in
the med. Other evidence WAS hearti anal ably COM-
mented on by Mr. Fear, hut the Bench bound the
parties guilty. Fined £2 and mets.—Cureline Fuse,
of Stoke-euteHein.lon, was summoned for leavieg the
employment of her master, Mr. J. W. Walters, glove
manufaetnrer, of that place. Mr. John Glyale aldiesn'd
for complainant ; Mr. Sydney Watts Gar defendant. It
appesreal from complainant'a evidence that on tar about
the 31st of May last the defendant i, in writing, con-
tract and engage with the said J. W. Walter to alo and
perform cert on work in his manufactory aforesaid, and
that on the 17th June, without reasonable notice sod
sufficient CAW,, did leave the service of the said J. W.
widt.,.r, without giving the notice Mated in the contract
Ague,' he defendant.— Mr. Watts said that the contract
was not beneficial to the girl (who is an infant), anal is
unreason able. The wages were wit fixed but depended
on the state of trade, or the option of the master to give
a mall quantity or no work, and. on the authority of
Reg v. Lord, is wholly void. It was admitted that de-
fendant was an infant, but no evidence was called to
prove the fact.—The Bench thought Mr. Watts' objection
fatal, and the case was inonediately
GLAMTONDURV. " Commercial" Tra yellers. —A
few evenings since, as the Glastonbury N'olunteer
Corps were about to commence drill, a gentleinan
came forward, with rifle in hand, and requested
permission of the Captain to be allowed to "Fall in"
with the company, a hich was immediately granted.
It appeared that the gallant volunteer hi& otial
traveller, anal always carries his rifle with him. so
that in travelling he is able to drill with the various
ride corps of the towns through which he Fumes.
and will thereby, no doubt, acquire a thorough
knowledge of the different exercises, which, ef
course, are the same in all volunteer corps. The
manner in which he performed the various evolutions
on the evening in question showed that his desire for
improvement at drill under such circumstances has
been attended with success, and that his example
may be connialereil worthy of imitation by other
v...lunteers of his profession.
ILSIINsTER. —Effects u 1 Keeping Bad Company.—
rintrain Physic and Elizabeth Spites were brought
up in custody charged with stealing two .C 5 notes,
£l2 10s., in gold, and six pounds in silver, frotn the
person of a conimercial traveller, flawed Charley, of
Bridgwater. Prosecutor had been to Chard collecting
money, and arrived at Ihninster on Thursday evening
(the second day of the fair) somewhat intoxicated,
in company with the female prisoner, who is a
nymph of the pare from Taunton. They were
afterwards joined by the male prisoner, and went to
the Brewery Inn to have some beer. Whilst there
the lemale prisoner was observed to put one arm
round prosecutor's neck and pick his pocket with
the other. Immediately after she left the room with
the male prisoner, saying she wauld return with
brandy and water. Prosecutor was then asked if he
had not been robbed, and feeling his pockets., (mind
it to be even no. Information was at once given to
the police, and a constable dispatched on horseback
in pursuit on the Taunton road. P.C. Ridley was
afterwards sent on foot the same route, and about 1
a. m. apprehended the prisoners near the Catherine
Wheel Inn, and found on the male prisoner
£2 12s. 6.1. in silver, and on the female a 13s. 11.1.
The girl stated she should not have dune it but was
told to do wc by the male prisoner; whilst he denied
all knowledge of the transaction. The purse, gold,
and notes, are still missing. After bearing the
evidence, the magistrates fully committed both
prisoners for trial at the next sessions.
Wetts. —The Wells races and athletic 'porta are
fixed for Thursday the 20th inst. The hat race is
for a purse of 10 soya. ; '2nd ditto, 7 noes. fer gallo•
ways ; 3rd ditto,a hurdle race for a purse ef 15 sows.;
4th ditto, 5 sovs., for ponies ' • sth ditto, a free handl-
capefor the beaten home, ofa purse of soya The
athletic sports are foot and hurdle races, long run•
Intl and high jumps, vaulting. &c., &c. Horses to
start at 12 o'clock, and the athletic sports ultimately
between the racing. By permission of Captain
Lovell, the baud of the W ells Rifle Corps will
attend.