The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-01-23 00:00:00

SALISBURY.

Accisamx.—On Saturday week, Ann Lucas, a
laundress living in this oily, went to Exeter to sees
oiooo who was ill, and on getting out of the train
there, fell down end broke her right leg. On the
Wednesday following she was removed to the Salle-
bury lndrulary.
VOTE OF THANES TO TEE LATE MAYOR.-Mr.
Highman, lithographer, of this city, has engrossed
on vellum. a vets of thanks, passed by the Corpora-
tion to the late Mayor, Mr. IL H. Higdon, in
*hamsters of the 16th century, the capitals being
finely illuminated.

Sour lirraiss.—This kitchen woe re-opened for
the meson on Saturday It, when the Bret distribu-
tion of soup took place. The distribution will be
(motioned every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday,
as long as requisite. Additional subscriptious would
be thankfully received by the Committee.
Vol. or Tnanits TO Ma- W. J. Witros. —The
committee of the Salisbury Literary and Salentine
Institution haying pored a vote of thanks to Mr. W.
J. Wiltoo, for his efficieot services as treasurer and
boo. sweet:sty for &seen year., the same has been
beautifully engrossed on parchment, by Mr. High.
man, in characters of the 14th and 15th eentutim,
with illuminated capitals.
BT. MAIM'S NATIONAL SCROOL MOTO Mla a good
exhtbition of magic lantern slides by Mr. Curtis, the
master, in the Boys' Bahoolromn on Thursday evening.
On the following evening it sas repeated in the Girl.'
!Schoolroom, when the annual treat of a Christmas tree
vu idoo inv.. The room vu tastefully decorated for
the ce...j00, sad brilliantly lighted, and the tree was
lwlen with presents for the children, many ladies of the
parieh and friends of the school having contributed to-
wards the espouse. After the distribution of the prises
the ehildren sang two or three pieces, and were
eog.cily delighted with the evening's entertainment.

Therrirsodat..—A. testintosial of respect, amounting
to 018 (to which persons of all denominations have
cheerfully imedribed), has been presented to the Rev.
H. J. Chancellor, on the 00111111011 of his reins nimble(
the pastorate of the Congregational Chapel,
boot, which ha has held for last eleven years. Mr.
street,
future residence, we understand, will be
somington-honee, Forest-bill, London, where he in-
toads ooadusting a school for young gentlemen. During
She time Mr. Chancellor has lived in Salisbury, be has
gained for himself the raced and esteem of both
Obarlimen and Dissenters, and there is not, we are
sore, a person in tbeeity who will not be gild to hear
of his futon prosperity.
PEWIT RilaDlMlS.—Aootber of these popular enter.
tainments, ender the auspices of the Litegary and
Bedentiffo Institation, took pima at the Areembly,
rooms, on Tuesday evening. Mr. Alderman Fawcett
presided, and the moan was again crowded to mesa,
notwithdandiag the very unfavourable state of the
weather. The Bev. B. G. Berard read Wordeworat's
dory of "The tirothen," after which Mr. Parker sang
' The White dquall." Mr. B. B. Wells read an ex-
tract from "Valentine 'Pm," and the remainder of the
preordains was
,proceeded with as follows :—Song, by
Mr. F. Newton, Kynge Alfred in the fleapits Camp;
reading, by Mr. R. It. Atkies, selections from Byron's
"Child. Harold ;" song, Mr. T. London, "The
Canadian Sleigh Soot;" reading, by Mr. B. W. Brown,
"Sam Weller in D.Moulties ; gong, "Try Again," by
Mr. Parker. Mod of the' songs were encored. and
everything passed off remarkably well. Yr. T. Young
presided at the piano.
CITT Pam fisarnose, Mondr_iy.—Preseat : The
Worshipful the Mayor, J. C. Wheeler, gm., F.
AttwooA, Fag., amt T. W. Gilbert, lleq.—asx. ire
I Mould was summoned for assaulting Bandiel Merles
Forder, on the 9th January. Dafeedent pleaded guilty.
—Complainant said he was helping to remove setae
furniture ham Mr. Hinmnan's male, when ON of die
deters asked him to go to the New Ina for some beer,
lobbed, and pipes. He went, sad as his way back met
the defendant and aman sensed Blampsrd. Mould
ptord him drank a portioned the beer, end gave some
to . He thee bled to take the tobacco pipes.
Intrados dubirsd, sod Markt ton off fee hill

with *bleb be went away—Defendant denied portions
of this 'Women,. Forder, be said, "raved" him with
the beer, and gelli him "a drink." He Inked hint to
give ame to Sheppard, bet be turned away. He tolls
bold of ['order's coat, and • Om of 11 ...se off in his
band. Ho had no idea of injuring IL —The Bench
advised the parties to settle the matter oat of Court.
This they did. Mould giving Fordo 2a., and miring the
coots, amounting to Is. M.—Asher Ratty wee 'swooned
for making use of *tress. language towards Matilda
Bot, in Brown-ammt.—Comp/mmust said the language
was too bed to be repeated to the Bench. She called
two women, named Heed sad Woods, in support of her
etatentent.—Deleadant milled Joseph Nash, • ~pester,
who said the affair arose out of an asonit committed by
• "noes ZUSU, who was in company with • wnmaa of
111-fatne, upon moot the defendant's "hadn't- —ln reply
to the Bench, Superintendent Caldow replied that in lb.
70,r 1864, defendant was fined 20e. and costs, for a
similar offence. He hid been before the Bence on
errand omulons. —The Mayor .ald the magistrates were
determined, if pomible, to Put u_st°,l! to !be
use of
obscene language in the LUVOLICIMai maim psy
a fine of 404. and coots or be imprinmed for a month.
If other persons insulted him, or members of his family,
be was at liberty to take out • summons against them.
—The line was paid.

•
/ CoOarr Perri Sinatoes, Toesday.—Prenent : Vis-
count Folkestone, Sir F. H. Bathurst, Bart., sad Sir
Edward Hulse, Bart.—George Lawrence, William
Davis Jerrie Cooper. and George Edmonds, labourers,
of Amesbury, were tined Ifis. and costa, or seven days'
insprisagment, for being drunk ani dleorderly.—
Chine, Nicholls was summoned for lighting • fire to
dale • pig, by the side of the highway, at Downton.—
Ordered te pay costs. —Mr. John Clare, and Mg
William King, cattle dealers, of Barbed, were sum-
' mooed for removing cattle from the Hinton to the
Sidebar', Petty Sessional Division, in December last,
contrary to an order of the magistrate" The defen-
dants admitted the removal, but pleaded that they were
isnorant of the mdse.—Lord Folkestone said, to the
present state of public feeling in referentse to the cattle
placue, he scarcely knew bow the Botch could avoid
inflicting the fall penalty, vis.. L'2o for every smienal
removed. If the cue had happened some the last order
of Quarter Sessions, they would have had no sereple in
doing so. Under the oireumatances, the defendants
must pay • fine of £5 each and amt., or, in default of
distress, be imprisoned for two months.—Henry
Goddard, landlord of the " Red Rover" Inn. Wellow,
was summoned for assaulting Arthur Mumell, no it.
Sonthainpion Road, on the evening of the lAth inst.
The complainant had been to fialinry, and about •
qnarter past five was returning to Clarendon in • trap,
in company with Mr. Charles Parsons, and Sir Frederick
Bathurst's bossekeeper. At Milford they overbook the
defendant, who was driving a tilted cart, and
him. Defendant asked Mr. Famous what right brel:3
d
to do Co T Afterwards he gdlopped past Mr. Pansies.
and Mopped his horse, at the same time demanding his
name, which Mr. Parsons gave him. Massell. who was idt•
ting quietly in the teap, refused to give his name, where-
upon the &decadent seised him by the omit, and struck :
him, saying that he was "one of Lord Folkestone's
keepers." Mussel' then struck Goddard in the fame. and '
knocked him down. Goddard made um of very bad
language, and the partici. remained in the road till a
county policeman arrived from Salisbury. He refused
to take either into custody, bat recommended a
sammons. Pour witnesses deposed to these foots on
behalf of the complainant. The defendant had no I
witness, • person named Minn, who was with him at
the time, not appearing although • summons had been
served upon him, jointly with the defendant, for ob-
structing the highway. Goddard amertad that Mr.
Parsons drove against his horee'e head. and forced it
into the bank, but this was denied by the witnesses on
the other side. In reply to the Bench Seperintesident
Matthews said the defendant was a very respectable
man, and he had no complaint to make as to the way in
which his house was ooadected.— Lord Folkestone said
it was a very gross case, and the defendant must be
committed for • moath.—Subaequently the Beech re-
censidered their decision, Lord Folkestone obmirving '
that, in consequence of the defendant's maim" good
character, and the injury he might innitain by going to
prison, they would substitute for the sentence of im-
prisonment, a Ina of ES and costs. What animus the
defendant could have against his keepers be did not
know, but it so happened that Mundt was not in his 1
employ.—The fine was paid.—James Name (who
pleaded guilty) was fined 40e. and ante, or • month's
imprisonment, for trespassing in pursuit of wee with •
gun, on land within the Liberty of Clarendon, in the
occupation of Mr. James Ainsworth, no Sunday, '
7th Jana .--Sir F. Bathurst retired from the
during the hearing of this ease.