The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-12-16 00:00:00

DORCHESTER FAT-STOCK SHOW, AND
OPENING OF THE NEW REPOSITORY.

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The fat-cattle shows which have been held all over ;
England during the last fortnight enfbroe upon our
attention the Cheering fact that the men who produce
for as this beef and mutton—the British farmers—
are not yet utterly and completely ruined. Beyond
all doubt these exhibitions prove very clearly that
the farmers of England, now that they are no longer
bound by the traditions of their ancestors, are turn- ,
ing their attention to a part of their business which
is at once the most profitable to themselves and most
advantageous to the community. Nobody looks
forward to the time when the growing of corn will
cease in England ; but there are very many people
who have come to the conclusion that it may give
way to a large extent to the Noting of cattle. Few
farmers look upon Wheat now as the rent-payer ;
that honourable and profitable post is assigned to
the sheep, the shorthorn, or some of the many breeds
of cattle which fatten kindly. We have practically
the world for our granary, and may draw where
we please for nor breadetuffs ; bid no country within
easy and paying reach of our chores can give us any
verylappreciable quantity of butchers' meat. That
which comes to us from Itolland and Denmark is
but a very small proportion for What we require for
our daily use. We have, then, the fact staring us
in the face, that withan increasing number of mouths
to fill, we have only limited sources of supply.
This view is taking possession of the bucolic mind
more and more extensively, and farmers are yearly
paying more attention to the breeding and feeding of
animals for the butcher than to the cultivation of
corn. This was, in times past, a matter almost of
impossibility. Those animals which, in the summer-
time, found abundance of provender in the fields,
could not be kept alive through the winter, because
there was no fodder for them. Now, however, all
this is altered. There is an abundance of artificial
feeding stuffs of which the cattle feeder can avail
himself, and upon which his oxen and his sheep do
better than they would if fed on an abundance of
natural food. This has been very clearly shown in
the exhibitions that have just taken place. Almost
every animal, for example, which gained a prize at
the Dorchester show on Saturday, was fed on food
moaned with Thorley's condiment. And what was
seen at Dorchester, ia,in this respect,but a repitition
of what as been seen in all other exhibitions of the
kind. At a time of the year when there is no-
thing to be got in the fields the cattle come under
the judges' notice in splendid condition—not great
fat unwieldly beasts, more fit for the tallow-melter
; than the hungry roan,' but well-formed, sound.
fleshed, shapely animals, profitable to the farmer
; who fad them, and to the butcher who may purchase
, them for the knife. Indeed,in few things has cattle.
, feeding made greater progress of late than in this
, disregard for mere size at the expense of all other
qualities. The prize animals at Dorchester and else-
where earned their honours more by the fineness of
their ; "points" than by the palpable svidence of
their being fat. This is as it should be, and is in
; direct accordance with the object which societies
for the encouragement of the exhibition of fat cattle
; should have in view. We want food for the months
of the million, and in proportion as the animals
shown seem likely to provide for that ought they
to receive the palm of excellence.
. The exhibition at Dorchester, on Saturday, as all
, our readers know, was intended to inaugurate the

New Cattle Repository of Mr. T. Emir, the spirited
and enterprising auctioneer of the chief town of
Dorset. The weather during the whole of the morn-
ing was moat miserably wet, and the new sale yard
was seen under the moat disadvantageous circum-
stances. Nevertheless, it was the great object f at-
traction during the whole of the day, and many
hundreds visited it to survey and admire the animals
which are destined to furnish forth plenteously many
a Chnstmas dinner•tible. 'There was a splendid
show of cattle, sheep, end pigs, and the eight of
them seemed to set every one's mind at teat; for no
matter how *ell disputed • man may be; the prospeet
of • dearth of Chriattitte Sheer ie alertve eure to raise
up in him a host of the Moat uncottfortable and ill-
natured feelings. Happily there will be beef enough
for Us during the present Christmas ; and we have
also the cheering fact enforced that the good old
English fare no largely necessary for the people bail
been retbunerative to the producers. The judges of
the stock entered for competing for the prizes, were :
Mr. W. Dunning, of Friar Waddon, Mr. R. Groves.
of Bowood, and Mr. J. Bevis, of Sydling. The fol-
lowing were the successful competitors :
A Silver Cup, value £l,O, given by Mr. Thorley,
through his agent, Mr. H. Taylor, Dorchester, for the
best fat ox cow, or heifer, fed for three months pre-
viously to 'the 113th December on food seasoned with
" Thorley's Ceridintent,"—Mr, James, of Mappowder.
This animal was subsequently sold by priblio auction
to Mr. Whittle, of Wareham, for PA
A Piece of Plate, value £5, given by Dixon St Cardin.,
Dilciike and Manure Merchants, Southampton. through
their agent, Mr, G. J. Venue, for the best fat heifer.—
Mr. Paull, of Piddletown.
A Piece of Plate, valve £5, given by the Dorset County
Express, for the beet ten fat South Down Wethers.
—Mr. W. Wake, of Chilton Cantelo.
A Piece of Plate, value £5, given by Mr. J. T. Ens;r,
for the best 'fat ox.—Mr. Coates of Sherborne. This
animal had previously taken the first prise at the Yeovil
Cattle Show, and was purchased, by private contract,
by the Messrs. liannton, of Vymontb.
k 2 giVeti by Mr. earsley, Antelope Hotel,
Dorchester, for the second best lien of South Down
Wethers—Mr. Brake, of Romsey, Hants.
A Piece of Plate, Value £5, for the beat 10 fat born
wethers.—Mr. Harding, qf Speckingtoil, near Delicate?.
£3 3s. for ,the best 10 fat doWn Ewes,—Mr. T. H.
Saunders, of Viratercombe:
£3 38. for the best 5 fat Portland wethers,—lifeasrs.

Baunton, of Weymouth.
£2 for the best fat pig.—Mr. Oliver, of Swyre.
A large amount of business was transacted,
almost everything being cleared off, and prices were
in the ascendant.
At the conolusion of the business in the show-yard,
a large number of gentlemen assembled at Yearsley's
Antelope Hotel, where a first-rate dinnet, strved up
in a style of great excellence, awaited them sherry,
champagne; and ,claret; of the chpiewit vintages,
Potted nit abitidande, Mid SS ticithitig milted aft
Englishnien oh better terms with himself and all
the world beside, than plenty of good eating and
drinlting; our readers will not feel disposed to
d,ispute our averment that everything passed off in
the itiOst !Metal and agreeable Manner. The chair
was taken by Jatneil Harding; kakf.,add U. J.
Andrews, Esq. occupied the vice-chair. 010 the
cloth being removed,
The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the first toast—" The
Health of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen"—
said it must be a source of great gratification to all
Englishmen to know, that the Queen was throwing
off that privacy into which she had been plunged by
the sad loss she sustained in the latter part of last
year, that she wee again appearing in public, and
pfilparintt.o perform thi duties ot her high station
as in fernier Maya. 110 sd; therefore, the greatest
pleasure ih proposing he toast with the babel
honours.
The CHAIRMAN next gave "The Health of
the Prince of ales, and the rest of the Royal
Family."
The prizes having now, been distributed by the
Chairman, with suitable remarks in each case, the
next toast proposed was "The Health of the suc-
cessful candidates." In giving this toast, the chair-
man said that whine, as was the case that day, all
the stohk ethibited was so excellent, it seemed
alitioet ihvidtions to make any special remelts ()tithe
gbod qualities of ally particular enitnal. e could
not help remarking, and he was quite sure his re-
marks would be borne out by the judges, and all
who had examined it, that the animal which was ex-
hibited by Mr. James, of Mappowder, and which
had won Thorleys prize, was a first-rate animal.
Another animal, shown by Mr. Paull, was also a very
excellent one. Mr. Paull had exhibited at the
great cattle show in London, and there he had ivoti
lantels for the cthinty ot Detest, and indeed, he
hardly knew ifs meth finer animal could be foin4cl
°tit of this poor district. It was well worthy the
piine it had biked. The ot exhibited by Mi.
Coati) was also a dtplendid anithal, almost equal t
anything exhibited in the great Pmithfleld Cad's
Show. It was like a young lady—there was not a
bad point about it, and the more it was handled the
better it seemed to like it. (Laughter.) With re-
gard to the sheep, they were particularly fine
animale. On whichevet side they looked they
saw animals which all must justly adMire: Mr.
Wake had shown them that he had kept his eyes
open to his own interest in turning his attention to
the rearing of the pure Sussex sheep. His name-
sake, he was happy to find, WM still keeping up
the name of Harding in keeping up a flock of first-
alass animals, and he must say that he had never
seen anything better than the sheep that had that
day been exhf.bited; He could look his old friend,
Mt. Thothas fiatatidirg, iti the fate; and lay that his
sheep were well worthy the print that had beid
awarded for them. If ever he wanted weight in
preference to the beautiful South downs, he would
go to Mr. Saunders for it. (Laughter.) The
Messrs. Baunton's little Portlandere, too, were
worthy of commendation, and fit to grace the table
of royalty itself. Those gentlemen, he was aware,
had for years had the honour of serving her
Majesty With Portland mutton, and he trusted they
would have the same honour conferred oil thhin for
many years to come. There were other animals too
well deserving of honourable mention, but those he
had referred to were the principle ones in the prize
list. The Chairman, after alluding to the labours
of the judges, concluded by proposing "The Health
of the successful candidates."
Mr. Psta,t, in acknowledging the compliment,
expressed a hope that Mr: Eimer might have an
equally successful show to the present tot Many
years to come, and that those who exhibited might
obtain equally good prices.
Mr. SAUNDERS, who also acknowledged the
toast, said that he had obtained no less than nine
prizes for sheep during the past fortnight, a circum-
stance, he thought, that showed he had the right
sort of sheep, both as regards quality and'weight.
MR. BAUNTON said he was very sorry that he
had not been able to show a better sample of Port.
land sheep than he had that day eshibited, but the
fact was his three best Sheep had been sent to the
Smithfield show, and he bad not been able to get
them back in time for the present show. The
Chairman had alluded to their having the honour
of supplying her Majesty's table with Portland
mutton. They had had that honour for a number
of years past, and they had sometimes sent as
many as 40 Portland sheep in the course of the
year, and he hoped they would have the same
honour confeired oh them again.
The CHAIRMAN said tbe next toad he had to pto-
pose might be called the toast of the evening, and
he was sorry it had not fallen into abler hands than
his own. He was quite unable to do it justice,
although he did say this—he proposed it in all
sincerity. They were met that evening to celebrate
the inauguration of the Cattle Repository of Mr.
Thomas Eason Front the auspices under which it
had been opened—the large quantity of stook of the
very finest quality which had been brought there for
disposal—be thought they might prediet that the un-
dertaking would be a most decided success. (Hear,
hear.) He heartily hoped that as years rolled on
they would bee still inctessing exhibitions, similar to
what they had seen ttia4 day. They had met that
evening to congratulate Mr. Ensor on what he had
accomplished, to do honour to him for his spirited
conduct, to drink to his long life, and to wish for
the New Repository the Most complete success. Might
it become a second Baker-street Repository, and be
for the county of Dorset what Baker-street Repository
was for the metropolis. Their show of animals, as
he had already said. had been a very excellent one,
and his friend Mr. Ensor, in obtaining the prices he
had done for his patrons that day, must, he was
sure, have given all of them satisfaction. The under-
taking Mr. Ensor had entered upon was a most
spirited one, but he had no doubt of its ultimate
success. He trusted that in taking this step that
gentleman would benefit himself, and of this he was
sure—it would be of great henefit to his neighbours,
who bad stock to dispose of. Without taking up
any more of their time, he would propose The
Health of Mr. Ensor, and Success to his new under-
taking," and might he live long to knock down,even,
if possible, better animals than he had sold that day.
(Cheers.)
Mr. ENSOR, in acknowledging the compliment,
said it was owing to their kindness in sending him
so much stock of excellent quality, thus far, that bad
induced him to venture on the speculation they were
that evening met to celebrate. Hitherto they had a
very bad place in which to exhibit stock brought to
Dorchester for sale, and he therefore ventured to.
hope that the undertaking would prove beneficial,
not only to himself, but to all those who should con-
tinue to honour him with their favours. They had
that day seen the new show-yard under the meet
unfavourable circumstances possible, but he hoped
that in a few months time they would witness &great
improvement in it, but the time had been too short
to enable him to do yet all that was neossaary.
He was quite convinced that there were as good
animals produced in this county as in any
county in England, and in looking over his price.
lists he thought he might congratulate his customers
that the prices he had obtained for them were equal
to those obtained in any other parts of the country.
At the request of several farmers he intended to
erect some show-stands in the shed at the upper
part of the yard, for the sale of corn to enable those •
who desired it to dispose of their produce while Vl*
sale of stock was going on. They could afterwards,
as at present, go to the Corn-Exchange to finish their
business. All that he intended to ask of them in
return for this, would be to subscribe for piece of
plate to be offered for stock at Christmas. He thanked
them all for the kind favours during the past nine

years he had carried on business ag an auctioneer, in
connection with his partner, the late Mr. Biker, and
expressed a hope that he should be able to obtain
good prices and give satirfaction to all those who
should honour him with their favours in fu'ure.
(Applause.) Mr. Loam then proposed "The Health
of Mr. A ndrews, the Secretary to the Dorchester
Agricultgral Society, to whom they were all so
greatly indebted for taking the management of the
exhibition that day. (Cheers.)
Mr, ANDRIMS acknowledged the compliment.
Mr. lisanstitY nest proposed "The Health of
Mr. Janice Harding," Who had honoured them that
day by kindly presiding over their proceedings,
Mr. HAMAN° returned thanks. In, the course of
his remarks he stinted to the' new Highway Act that
had passed the ad Session ot Pdrliainetti. He had
heard that it was proposed to risk the magistrates at
the next quarter sessions to grant theit sanction for
placing the roads in three of the districts in the connty
under the control of the new Board. He had conversed
with some who had looked into the subject, and it was
their opinion that the expenditure, instead of being re-
duced, wodld be vety greatly increased, and if this
were so, it was high time they
.were up and doing. and
not do, as they had too trequentll done, lock the stable
after the steed was stolen. There was a *an expendi-
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iiri-regOingOl-1-over which the rate payers had nro ton.
trol, and it was high time they made a stir with • view
of getting the expenditure transferred into their own I
hands. Be thought this would be a good opportunity I
to area to a sahemo for calling a publio meeting, with
a viow of taktng the sense of the ratepayers on tins,

subject.
Mr. GROVES said he had beard With no small degree
of surprise of the activity that was being displtyed by
Houle parties in trying to thrust heavy burdens off the
shoulders of the ratepayers, by seeking to place the
parish roads under the new Highway Boards. The
plan was to divide the county into districts, and there
would be paid surveyors and sub-surveyors, and no end
to officers of one kind or another. Many of those who
. .

formed these were so little interested in the

rates, that it would not matter to them whether • par-
ticular job should cost £6 or £lOO, if they could
order the work to be done' while those who paid the
rates would have to pay for it. Why, they would
want Carriage rodd made to every point from their
own aoori to where the bonds were appointed to
meet The expenditure under the new state of thing,
if carried out, threatened to be most serione, and he
therefore hoped it would receive the serious considera-
tion of the ratepayers, in time to avert the evil. What
he would propose wag that a meeting should be held
next Saturday to adopt measures for the holding of a
public meeting on the Saturday following, the 27th of
the present month. (Applause.)
The CHArgtiag proposed The Health of the
Judges."
Mr. DtmNpra returned thanks. In reference to the
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flew undertaking of Mr. Busor, he considered it would
prove of great advantage tOsil Sellers of gook and dealers,
With regatd to the highway rates, it was ail very well for
tfie magistrates to try to get the expenditure into their
one hands; Vitt *heir whtit were they? Why there
were ilothe of the nitrated who did not oWn a single
inch of land, nor had they the slightest interest in the
economising of the expenditure of the rates. They had no
such right to interfere, and to say to the ratepayers yon
shall expend so and so, in order to please my whim or
fancy. He thought, for his own part, that there was
net, at the present time, any great need for further ex-
penditure an the toads in Dorsetshire. The magistrates
had already got far too idea fit the county expenditure
in their own hands for the good of die ratepayers, and
it was quite time the latter should assert their Heins tp
have a voice in the expenditure of what they contri-
buted. After some discussion, it was agreed that a pre-
paratory meeting should be held at the Antelope on Sa-
turday next, to make arrangements for a public county
, meeting to take place on the Saturday after Christmas
day,
Mr. Button then proposed "Ilse Donor! of Cups,"
apepling with the toast the tonne of Mr. William Man-
teld; jun., .which was didnk with honours,
4(r. Thoties'i agent returned thank& ,
Mr. Idauittein also thanked theth for the kind manner
In which they bild teeeived his name, fie wished stl6-
ova to the New Repository; and, said that the Coutity
Express having the support of the pOrelit agricultural
body, would indeed be ungrateful if it did not subatribe
• cup. The farmers always stuck to the Express, and
so would the Express stick to them, and he wished them
to know that the paper would , offer another cup
next year.
The CHAIRMAN next proposed "The Banking In.
Leftist," speaking in high terms of the Wilt, and Daniell
Company, doulAilig With it the name of Mr. Shorto.
Mr. SHORTO responded to the toast (which had been
enthusiaatically received) in a neat and appropriate
speech. "The healths of Mr. Duke," "The Blasters of
Fox-hounds," "Mr. S. T. Harding," "Mr. Yearaley"
and others, were given and responded to, and "To the
next merry meeting," which brought the proceedings of
• very pleasant evening to • dose.

ISROADWEIrs —George Major and George Howe
were surdmoned at, the County Petty Sessions,
Dorchester, on leattirciat, for being drunk,
quarrelling, and fighting in the public had, and
disturbing the . neighbourhood at midnight, on
the 17th oft., They were fined Si. each and costs.
IVETMOI7TII.—BANX*OPT.. Tha Gazette of
Friday night announdel that dwin Elias Booking,
builder, of Weymouth, will attend th the Exeter
Bankruptcy Court on the 24th inst., at /2, to
undergo his first examination.
CciarYlmox UNDER THE MERCHANT SHIPPING
ACT.—Joseiali Hifi, the master of the schooner Peter
and John, appeared haat, Captain Prowee and Mr.
Alderman Ayling on Friday, loaded& to the charge
preferred against him by a licensed pilot funned
William Hill, for contravening the provision of the
158 and 163 sections of the Merchant Shipping Act.
The case appeared to excite considerable interest
Among the maritime community in Weymouth, and
/40*/011 appeared for the complainant, and
Mr. ifll foftthe defendarit. The first charge was
laid under 158 geetfoii of the Itlerelnint Shipping Act,
by which it was alleged the defendant had rendered
himself liable to a penalty of .ClO. The *outs of
the section are "Any qualified pilot demanding of
receiving, and also any master offering to pay any
pilot any other rate in respect of pilotage services,
whether greater or less than the rate for the time
being demanded by law, shall for each offence incur
perialtt dot exceeding £lO. The second charge
was laid under the 163 .Seetiott, for having, after
refusing the services of a duly qualified pilot, taken an
unqualified person on board to act as pildt, *ltereby
he had incurred a penalty to the amount of
I double pilotage dues. It appeared from the
evidence that the compiainant having learned
that the Peter and John schooner might be
expected from the westward, went out in his cutter
Monday evening in search of her, and fell in with
her alxiiit Midnight. He 'fent on board and offered
his services to pilot thd ve,l into' port. The de-
fendant demanded to know his charge; Mid he told
him it would be 16a, as the vessel dreit 8 feet of
water, being 2s. per foot, according to the tertrie laid
down in the Act. The captain made some demur to
this and offered him 10s., which complainant de-
clined, it being contrary by law for the one to offer
or the other to accept any other sum than 16s. The
complainant therefore left the vessel, telling the cap.
thin thst he should decline the offer, but e should
keep a look-ont fot him, and if he found that he em'
ployed an unqualified IH/Peotl to tithe the vessel into
port after refusing his services, he would render
himself liable to double pilotage. Aboutseven delook
in the morning he again boarded the schooner, when
he saw a waterman, named Kerridge, performing the
duty of pilot, and by this man the schooner was
taken into port. The magistrates fined the de-
fendant 10s. instead of £lO for the first offence, and
12a., being double the pilotage dues for the second
offence.
PI DDLETO WN. —James Matthews, a shepherd
in the employ of Mr. John Homer Saunders, was on
Saturday charged at Dorchester before the county
magistrates with trespassing on some furze hind,
called the Fozpounds, in search of rabbits. Major
Blacker said he was a keeper in the employ of Capt.
Bryiner, and that be on the 25th November saw the
defendant beating the furzes in the Foxpounds,
having a dog with him. He went to him and asked
him what he was doing, and he said, "trying to
catch a rabbit," and witness told him he should
report him. Defendant .now said he was in the
Foxpounds trying to get out two sheep that had
strayed from his flock, and brought a witness to
show that two sheep had been on the land for
twenty-four hours previously. Mr. Saunders was
also morn. Although he was not present, he was
quite certain the man was looking for the sheep,
and not for rabbits. He had worked for him eight
years, and he would not have kept him if he be-
lieved him to be a poacher. The Bench fined de-
fendant ss. and costs.,
GORWELL.—Two young men, Henry Churchill
and John Legg, were charged with setting traps for
rabbits on some land belonging to Mr. Williams.
The case was proved by Vining, a keeper in the
employ of Mr. Sheridan, and the defendants, who
said the case arose from " spline,",were fined, 10..
each and costa.
BLANDFORD. The agricultural society's
dinner at the Corn Exchange is expected this year
to be very largely patronized. The chair will be
taken by J. Floyer, Esq., and under his able
presidency we have no doubt a very agreeable
evening will be spent. A full report of the pro•
ceedings will appear in our next week's edition.
SOUTHERN CoUNTIES' ADULT EDUCATION SOCIETY.
—lt affords us much pleasure to announce that
a preparatory class has been formed at the National
School to prepare candidates for the forthcoming ex-
amination. About 20 youths have joined the
class.
EVERSHOT.—A carried named Thomas Co.
was on Saturday last charged before the magis-
trates with stealing about three quarters of a cwt. of
hay, the property of Lord Ilchester. It appeared
from the evidence adduced that P.C. Florance
observed a carter named Samuel Jossop opposite
Cot's house with awagon. He watched him, and
saw him give Co: a quantity of hay. Knowing
that Jeasop was employed in carrying coal to
Melbury house, he went in that direction, and on
coming to the croft roads at the entrance of the
park, saw where sonic hay had been littered. ln
consequence of some conversation which he after-
wards had with Jeasop, the constable went to
Cox's and asked to go into the stable. Co.
said, "I suppose you are come about that hay;
11, it is not in the stable but in the loft. 1 don't care
as Jessop brought it, and you can't therefore hurt
me." A lad named Hoskins said he was in Lord
Ilchester's employ, and that he was sent to the rick
in the park by the carters to get some hay and bring
it to the cross roads at the entrance of the park for
to take to the stables, but when he arrived there with

the hay the teams had passed home, and lie sonse-
eoenify feft It, at that spot. Cox passed sho'fify
afterwards. Jeasop; who in the first instance, as
well as Cori deposed that fit met Cox as he was re-
turning from Me/hary hoitise with his team
who told him lie had a beidle of hay at the
cross roads, and asked him to pot it in his wagon
and leave it at his house as he passed. Jessop,sun-•
posing that Cox's representations were correct,
therefore as he was I equeated. As Cox had before
been convicted of felony, the magistrates committed
him for trial at the sessions.

MAIDEN /sIEWTON.—On Saturday last Roger
Parker, of Merriott, near Crewkerne, was summoned
before the County Bench at Dorchester, charged by
Jahn Read, the landlord of the Kings' Arms Inn,
Maiden ffewton, with assault. Mr. Weston
attended for the complainant. It appeared,
iv:cording to complainant's statement, that the
defendant came to his house on Saturday
evening, the 20th November, and asked him
for 2s. Ild, which he said be owed him. Complainant
told him that he did trot owe him ge. lid., but
that defendant owed him a great deal more than
that, and that he had better take himself oft De-
fendant told him he must not put him out of the
bar. Complainant then stepped out of the bar and
defendant truck him. Complainant then caught hold
of him and they fell, he (complainant) being under-
neath. Complainant then called for help, and a
person named Jeffery. who was in the bar, came
out and pulled the defendant off. He then jumped
up and went back'into the bar. This was about six
o'clock. John Jeffery was called to corroborate the
statement of complainant.—Defendant said the com-
plainant owed him 21. lid., being the balance for
some potatoes, and when he went to ask for it all
that he got was a stick about his head. He called a
person named Soper, who said that the assault was
commenced by the complainant, who was himself
upon the defendant. The only blows he saw struck
were struck by complainant when deferfdant was
down. lie was himself standing on the opposite
side of the road, but he could see!all that linseed,
as it was a very moonlight night.—The Clerk said
the moon did not rise till past 12 o'clock that night,
and Mr. Weston said he would not ask Mr. Soper
any more questions.-;Another witness, called for the
defefice, did not see the commencement of the
row.—The Reach said they believed the statement
of the complainant, abd fined defendant' El and
costa.
BRIDPORT.—The Rev. W. Barnes, rector of
Winterborne Came, will give an entertainment at
the Townhall this (Tuesday) evening, entitled "A
View of Poetry, with Readings of Dorset Poems,"
under the auspices of the Bridport Working Men's
Mutual Improvement Society.
CHARDSTOCK. FATAL ACCIDENT. 011
Thursday, a railway gate keeper, named Leah
Elizabeth Taviner, was accidently killed by the
12.30 down train. She was too late in opening the
Morning gate at Axe river, In the parish of Chard-
tenet. What is most extraordinary, is, that at the
tittle the train struck the pour woman she had in
her arms a child eight Months' old, and when the
woman was picked up dead, the child was found to
be quite safe and uninjured. An inquest was held
next day by S. S. Cory, Esq., whea a verdict of
"Accidental Death" was returned.