The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-05-29 00:00:00

Dorottshirt.

WEYMOUTH.
COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.
Gett.nitsu., WltllucTrls Friday, May 2s. —'Befoon
0.ei,,00s Manning, R. H. Braillelil, H. Mem I. sod
iSciodden,
twogon.vgat.—Grorge Mayo, Portland, i nu sum-
moned for drunkenness. His NM appeared said pie-
Teorosio ,urgeon's certificate to the effect —first, that the
fen,hui, was too ill to attend; ad , that Lo
-e'ss in a diseased state of body, which would ia aunt ftir
hi
-tate of apparent intoxication. The ca, . e
whom ned till the next. monthly sittii 4of
le elm
oro• --- William Burt. of % ',ice Regis, rya al ,a
7.
:rergeil with being drunk on the 14th of M q.
definite:it was a lisherniao, and lie stated th: jaiyas
..ualfor the fidieriocu to haven ojoilificeoiee„
ou g
y..y.
day, an ho hod jollied his commies, but Is a bad no
recollection of oat ing been abusive to the cons —in
fact be did not recollect seeing him. It was t tw• grog
t:me... and he hoped the Bench would deal fi,nioudy
with ben.- -Captain Moaning thought that i ie deferot-
co own admission was confirmatory of the
:stoniest—that be wan so drunk lie.did not k now what
• as about. The Wyke boatmen were too much
eohiwtod to drinkin4 to excess, and their keep Lot up oho
wall no justification for violating the low.
Fin•
ed in the droekar.l's penalty of re. and 7s. meto.
}mom; suitor!' RElNS.—thuse /isomercu Hyde, to
Mward Portland,ws s charge d with riding in I ijii,,.uootoe.e
wagon, dr.own by three bone*, on the higliwi ,y hotweeo
tie l'Are.4lltge unil Vivtoria Cottage, on ti as 17th a
May. Withoilt having reins or any one to guide the
howls.- The defendant said he merely gi 4 on ewam.
ewk, of potatoes which were in the wagon to light hie
, and lie ilid not know that he was dot an
•
rib. police sergeant from Wyke said Its saw die defend-
sot ruling for quite half a mile before I) 5 Came u. to
I iiiawl Captain Manning said that cv nry ~,o„ roes
suliposeil to know the law of his own peen liar huoione.
Fined including costs.
OwetilecrlNG THIL 155 Betty wag
„homed with obstructing the highway for throc.,plortere
jail hour at Portland. Defendant w not present
daring the hearing, and the service of the Intuitions
hen proved, P.C. Graham said that he was on
dutv at Weston at a quarter past 1 o' clock at night,
opposite • "sly" .beerhouse. At two o'cluck lie taw
the doukey and cart still standing there, and he went to
the door awl called the defendant out. Defendant said
cii and asked w' .tneu if he would
bail some beer,
also tske a glean. adding "it wine all r ight," and lie was
v.„g wine, lie hotrod witne" could say nothing
about it. The donkey and nett We' have olietructed
o carriage passing along the road at the thee.—Fined
I ayment, one month's
40.. and 9s. costs, or, in defaultof
imprisonment with hard labour. After the Bench had
Betty curie into court, and ou
delivered its decision,
bong told he had been fined 40a. And costs in his absence,
• w default to be sent to gaol, for a month with hard
Wawa, replied " Very well, g .mtlemen, then I'll go."
placing an
____(kurve thefirig Wanal" charged with
wieldy wagon in the road oppoeite the coal depot at
Fortunes' Well, on the I,lth MA., and leaving it there all
nigh,. Defendant said he saw other wagons placed
there, and not seen .g anywhere else to place it, he sup-
red that they were allowed to leave the wagons at the
spot ready for load lag in the morning. He regretted
haaing joie ItTOUL and be would not offend again.
Fined ZS. including meta
SELLING Bees 'NIT/SOLT • LICENNS.—Darid richer
wan charged wit h selling beer at Portland without
a license on time let May. Mr. Howard &p-
-rom' for the d efesdent.—Jane Pearce said she did
not recollect the day of the month she went to the
defendant's house-, wiles& she sew the summons. The
;masons was dated the Ist of May. She did not know
the day of the week She did not recollect how lung
o wo..—Captain Manning; You have been sworn to
speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the
truthnow mind what you ay.—Witness said ahe did
;
not know whose loitise it woo /1110 went to—the defen-
dant liv-d th-re. She saw • woman there. it was Mrs.
Fisher, and she served her with • quart of beer. She
paid f..- it. She gave her some money—she did not
know ...let money it was, whether it was a two-ahilling
ii S hsfi.“rown. Mrs. Fisher gave her some
change out, but she did not recollect what it was. She
Ii not see the dnf. udant there. A policeman gave her
the easy to pay fur the beer.—Mr. Howard said that
irs oni. posing t'ais evidence was sufficient—whir:li he
side iitmd was nut--ti' secure a conviction, the sum.
. must fall to the ground, as this witucu had shown
that tee def. adallt was not present. It was set forth in
the Lereinium that he hail sold or retailed beer without
in' ag lieen‘ed so to do, but lie bad not done so, and he
s is Dot liable for the acts of others, as a licensed person
at as there was a clause in the Act specially provided
I permitting beer, fie., to be sold on hi* premises."
• :te Beach dismiased the luminous, in order that defen-
dant ratglit lie re•sunononed before the next court for
c.rsitting beer to be sold on his premises without a

SELLING BREAD WITHOUT WEIGHTS{ AND SCALES.
-Maus.* Tarter was charged with hawking bread
without having weight/ and scales in his cart.—P.C.
/Nip said that he SaW the defendant with about •
down loaves of bread in his cart. He saw him go to
Iwo houses and lease bread, but did not are him take
eity Inoue,. Ile adted hint where his weights and scales
were, sail he replied that he never took theist in that
cart.- Defendant said he was sent by laid toaster, Mr.
Richard eore, to the Caudle with two sacks of
corn. MO lie also kill him to leave soma bread at bird.
Mole'. and Mrs. H irvey's. The bread was ordered
he hawked none for 'kale. The Bench said it dial not
iflitter whether or not the bread was hawked, the Act
eitirewly stated "to deliver, or to hawk bread fur sale."
Le.; so atat under every circumstance, when bread was
drlivereil from a cart, the bakers roust have scales to
w, ads it with if the parties require it. In the present
instintie the defendant would be fitted is., including
oats, and ha hail better tell his master not to allow
hem to be brought before the court again, or be
would he bused in • much heavier penalty.--Bieherd
Pawn, baker at Portland, woe likewise charged with •
slimier offence. Defendant laid that he was in Mallam•
street delivering bread, and P.C. Fripp came to him and
asked him if he had weights and scales in his cart, and
he looked about and found he had not. Till thee be was
not aware that his Loy had neglected to put them in. He
told the constable it was the boy's neglect, that they
were not left at home intentionally, and Fripp said he
should be obliged to report him, or the other "chaps"
would latish at bius.—Fined is., including C 31411.
CHURCH RAT/EL—Rickard keepisg, of Wyke Regis,
was summoned by his brother, Joseph Keeping, the
churchwarden of the pariah, for the non-payment of
£2 lbs. 3d., chun:la rates—Mr. Howard objected to the
legality of the rate.—The complainant produced the
notice calling the vestry, which met forth that a vestry
meeting would be held "for the purpose of making the
late and for other purposes."—Mr. Howard said he
abould object to the rate on two grounds—first, that
the notice calling the eft:try ought to have net out what
those " other porpoises" were, and secondly, that the
charoltwarden had included in his estimate the organist's
salary, without having had the sanction of the vestry,—
The Bench held that the objections were fatal, and dis-
aimed the summons.

AASAULTI NII A POLICE CONSTABLE. Edward
Disaand, and Mars Asa Dimwit!, his wife were charged
with assaulting P.C. Graham while in the execution of
his duty at Portland. It appeared that the (amide
prisoner struck the constable, and on his apprehending
her, the husband went to rescue her, and in doing oohs
also struck the constable. The man wu drunk at the
time. They were fined 204., and costa, and committed
i .for 14 drys n default of payment.
A rritiAriox. WiUiass Flower Pearce was sum-
moned by Mary Hoskins for the maintenance of her
illegitimate child. Ordered to pay Is. 6d. per week for
the 6ret 2 years, 2s. a week for the next ten years, and
2s. &L a week for the two last years.
DOECH ENTEK.—The Mililia. —The Dorset militia
were reviewed on Wednesday by Lieut.-Col. Nor-
man, in a field adjoining Iliek's turnpike. The
melt performed their various evolutions in a very
soldier-like manner, and at the close of the exercises,
Col. Norman congratulated the officers and men on
the proficiency of their drill. The men were dis-
missed on Saturday, that being the last of their 30
day's training.
SOMETHING New UNDER THE SUN. —The officers
of the corporation have been measured for new
robes, and the order is being speedily executed by
Mr. Curtis, tailor, High West-street. Their present
rehes have been worn between 50 and 60 years.
WEY MOUTH. —Rifle Volunierre.—li will be re-
collected that on the occasion of the members of the
Ride Corp.' being sworn in, certain gentlemen were
n,,ininated as officers—viz., W. H. P. Weston. Esgi.
c:.ptaan • B. Welsford, Eag., Lieutenant; .
Threthe;, Esq., of Upwey, Ensign; and Drs. H.
Tigard and Lithgow, Hon. Surgeons. We under-
stead that the Lord-Lieutenant has accepted the ap-
puintruenta in all the cases, except the surgeons.
He states that but one surgeon can be appointed to
each corps. It being the Wish of Captain Weston
that the members themselves should have the selec- :
tion from the two surgeons nominated, the communi-
cation of the Lord-Lieutenant was read to the mem-
bers when on parasle on Monday night. Mr.
Tizard's name was then put to the vote, and there
being 39 hands held up in his favour- being con.
sidembly above a majority of those present—that I
gentleman was declared to be elected.
Nlussist; NI EMBERS OF THE WEY MOUTH VOI.UN
TEEM Ittrus Colirs.—When the W qmouth Volun-
teer Mille Corps was first funned, some 96 gentlemen
gave in their names as being not only "free. able, and
willing," but even desirous of protecting the homes
and Unmade* of their Gumbo' and friends, but as yet,
only about 63 of the number have come forward to
take the oath of allegiance and sign the articles of
enrolment. It is, therefore, strongly suspected that
the flossing gentlemen, on the impulse of the
drank so sleep • draught from the cup of
British patriotism that they became intoxicated with
the desire for fame, and consequently lost their
whereabouts ; and not having yet been able to find
their way back, their comrades iu arms

contemplate, we understand, publishing their
names in order to secure their restoration to their
friends, lest in a state of remorse for having deserted
the cause of their Queen and country they should lay
violent hands iin themselves, and thus be debarred
the rites of a Christian burial. A very handsome
reward will unquestionably be offered for the re-
oovery of the missing heroes; and as the Te/egrain
has by far the largest circulation of any local journal
in tliis neighbourhood, we have no doubt that our
columns will be the medium through which the an-
nouncement will be made—probably under the head,
" Lost, Stolen, or Strayed."
W A NTON Wain. —On MOOdyposVht last,
about twelve o'clock, some eviloi. person
threw a stone through the bar-window of the Lon-
don Hotel, and about half an hour afterwards twenty
one of the trees on the Esplanade were cut and
broken down and wholly destroyed. The perpetra-
tors of these wanton outrages must have Won in-
stigated by a purely mischievous disposition, as every
one knowing Mr. Baxter must be fully convinced
that he conducts his IMMO= in a way u little cal-
culated to give offence as any person can posaibly
do; while it must be admittea on all hands that if
the tome on the were allowed to grow up
they would prove otnaroentel to the town.

Mr. Baxter, we perceive. has offered £5, and the
Esplanade Einnuottee have utiered £11) for the dis-
covery of the offender or °Benders ; and we are quite
sure that every right-thinking person will unite
with us in hoping that the perpetrators of the mis.
chief may be discovered. If they should he, they
ought to be visited with the %Amid, rigour of the
law.

Bonogon Pgrrr Sgsatoxs, TuesJay.—(Before the
11.iyor, Captain Prows°, Iltl,l E. Hayly, Esq.)
WaREN.34 QUARREL—Sarah .114/104 and Jaffe Ellig,
two married women, living iii Chapedruvr. Weyinuuth,
hail obtained au eeeeee oases charging earl, other with
assault. Mr. Howard, who amaaredl fur Mrs. Edis,
said that he had rtconmiell.i.4 the ladies to op .nil the
money that it cost them to Ming their grievances before
the court on a good supper ant to settle their differ-
ences over the gm.' things provided for the occasion,
but they preferred having the decision of the magis-
trates. It appeared the Mama of their frequent qusrrel
was • fence which separated their gardens, and which
was claimed by each ; and by way of clainiing possession
each lady hung her mats upon it to the great annoyance
of her ni ighbour. Thursday last Mrs. Mdton took
posees-ion of the fence by plating her meta there, and
insisted upon their remaining during the day. Mrs.
Ellis remote,' to a course of au 11111 l ary ejectment by
throwing then, on the ground, and, as might well be
expected, a quarrel ensued, and it was v. 1,1 that eseli
fair dame ehook her lists in her opponent's face.—The
}tench ordered each party to pay her wen costs, and to
enter into recognizance* of 130 each to keep the peace
fur six thy.

A Pin (Ass:.—Mary !use .11iBoa wa. siunonone.l by
Superintendent Lidhury for keeping two pigs, which
were said to be a nuisance. Mr. Howard was employed
for lb. defence. The usual notices having been put in,
Mrs. Milton said that she had lately purchased the pigs,
and that she had promised Mr. Lolhury that if he
would allow them to remain she would get rid of them
within a month, but, she added, that as he would not
agree to such an arrangement and had summoned her
before the Bench she would not now get rid of them for
any one. A horse was an animal, so was a pig, and she
would defy the Bench to produce an Act of Parliament
empowering them to expel animals from the borough of
Weymouth. She would theiefore now keep her pigs—
she would not get rid of them ; that MIA her fixed deter-
mination ; and she would therefore leave the matter to
be fought out between her "client" mid the Bench.--
After the defendant hail walked out of the hall, the
Mayor told Mr. Howard that it seemed quite superflu-
ous for Mrs. Milton to employ a legal adviser, seeing
hew-ably ahw soula datand herestU. no decision et' the
Bench would be deferred for a week in order to give
them an opportunity of looking into the Act of Parlia-
ment more minutely, as it was the opinion of the
magistrates that the law was more stringent on the
subject of keeping uigs than they had hitherto con-
sidered it to he.

Po sins 1). The Railway. —lt is, we understand,
again in contemplation to make a railway from
Weymouth to Portland, in consequence of the ex-
tensive nature of the government and otter important
works now carried on in the island.

l'unbic ROADS.. -The new way wardens bid fair I
to make a great improvement in the public roads
during their term of office. It was for this end so
great a stir was made to get them appointed, and it
would seem they are not likely to disappoint their
supporters. Their first great work is to widen and
improve the road near the Castle. If they could
possibly effect an easier ascent of the hill, they would
confer a great boon, not only upon the inhabitants
living beyond Fortune's Well, hut also upon thou-
sands of persons who visit Portland to enjoy its
romantic scenery.
BLANOPORD. Musical Treat. The Cremona
Musical Union, en costume, gave an entertainment
at the Townhall on Friday evening, the 18th inst.
The few, persons present were highly gratified,
but as the great musical talent of the
juvenile and youthful members of this family had
not been sounded out in our county, public atten-
tion was but little excited by the limited announce-
ment of their coming. Tile apparent ages of the
eight members of the family ranged from 4 to 18
years ; and to see the baby-Isiy of four years old
handle his baby violoncello with the aptitude of •
matured professional, and to hear the full tone of
harmony he drew from it, was a wondrous effort of
even precocious musical genius. A second enter-
tainment was given on the following (Saturday)
evening, but the audience on that occasion, as well
as on the previous evening, was scarcely a paying
one. The family are said to be of Swiss extraction,
and to be following their present vocation from
having suffered a reverse of pecuniary circumstances.
TESTIMONIAL TO MIL JOHN DOBELL, SUPERVISOR
OF THE INLAND Revesur..—On the retirement of
Mr. John Dobell as supervisor of the Inland Revenue,
Bhuidford district, on superannuation pay in the
beggiiiing of the year, after thirty years' service, and
15 years as supervisor of this district, a wish was
expressed by many of the trailers, that a sum of
money be raised to present him with some fitting
testimonial of esteem and regard, tor his greet civi-
lity and kindness at all times, to every clues of !
trailers iii his district. Accordingly, the following
gentlemen undertook to collect the necessary funds,
Messrs. William Burt and Son, of Witcliampton,
Mr. Charles Godwin, of Shrobin, and Mr. Robert
Fookes, of Milton Abbas. About fifty of the princi-
pal tradesmen subscribed the necessary sum. The
committee made a very fitting selection for • testi-
monial, from Mr. Edward Barrett's, silversmith,
Blandfuril, of an " Elegantly engraved Tea and
Coffee service," weighing 75 ounces, bearing the fol-
lowing inscription " Presented to Mr. John
Dobell, on hie retirement (rum the Excise, by the
principal traders of the Blantiford district. in testi-
mony of their great respect for him as a supervisor :
together with three other small silver articles, sugar
tongs, butter knife, and caddy spoon, which gave
great satisfaction to the subscribers. On Satunlay
week, at half-past five, at the Crown Hotel, Mr. R.
Fookes presented the plate to Mr. Dobell, in a
neat speech, in the presence of ten of the principal
subecribeni ; after which Mr. Dobell thanked him
sincerely for the handsome testimonial presented to
' him. .

RIFLE CORPS.--The bugle sounded for the men to
turn out on Sunday morning last, and ere the ding-
dong of our church-bells had ceased, a large number
of the corps bad collected round Ensign Atkinson's
house The military spectacle on the Sunday morn-
ing appeared to be most opportune, as the street
down which the corps marched to church was
thronged by men and women, whose "undress"
household uniform was characteristically indicative
of six day's labour done and the spending of a free
and easy Sabbath at home. The band did not head
the corps on this occasion, and therefore the march
to church was sight-socingonly. The Rev. J. O'Neill
preached an excellent sermon, and after the service-
the men fell into rank in the Market-
place, and were dismissed with the notitica-
tion that they would assemble again in the
afternoon, and march to Spettisbury church,
about 3 miles distant from this place. The men
mustered in tolerable number at the appointed time,
and were marched to their devotions in the country.
To say that the ordinary Sunday village life was
slightly disturbed by this incursion of our military
friends would be to describe in inadequate language
the wondering effect produced by our men iii "rifle
green," as they passed through the village of Charl-
ton and entered that of Spettishury. The hey.
B. Vizard preached the sermon, and at the clews
of the service the men again fell into marching order
1 and returned home, having inaugurated, as it is said,
by a first Sunday excursion into the country, an
arranged series of neighbourly visits to come off
during the coming summer months. It may be,
however, that the incidental proceedings character-
ising the past Sabbathilay gatherings, and thestrougly
expressed disapproval of the public, will suggest to
those who control the rifle corps movement here the
prudence of discontinuing all military displays on
the Sunday.
l'uobx Rome Coups.—On Monday evening last,
at the parade ground, this corps was presented with
a handsome silk union jack by Mr. J. B. Durrell, of
this town, who committed it to the care of Ensign
Aldridge. Captain Parr, in returning thanks, said,
although it was not customary for rifle corps to
carry a flag, yet the national flag was never out of
place. Three cheers were given for the Queen,
followed by three cheers for Mr. Durrell. A large
number of persons had congregated about the
ground to witness the ceremony, and on the return
of the corps into the town the streets were crowded.
lineasuaNt.—ErcUre Promotions. —Mr. William
Dearman • Hawley, supervisor, Sherburne district,
Taunton collection, has been appointed supervisor of
Stratford district, Coventry collection ; Mr. Thomas
Reilly, supervisor, Limerick district, Limerick col-
lection, has been appointed supervisor of Sherburne
district, Taunton collection.
Tim resignation of Mr. Charles West, registrar
of births, marriages, and deaths for the Sherbonie
Union, was announced to the Beard of Guardians un
Thursday, and it was resolved to advertise for •
person to till the office. The emoluments amount
to .Cl 5 or £l6 a year, and the appointment will be
made on Thursday week.
SINGULAR OCCURILENCF..—On Saturday week, at
the parish of Folk°, • snake was discovered in the
act of taking a young thrush from a nest contain-
ing five nearly fledged. Our inforinant stated that
his attention was first drawn to the reptile by an
unusual noise caused by a large number of birds of
various kinds, who expressed their indignation at
the intrusion of the unwelcome visitor by the mint
vociferous chirping. The snake was a very small
one, and bed a white ring round its neck, but from
the peculiar situation of the nest (in a bramble hedge
skirting a ditch) it could not he gut at.
The sale of the horses, omnibus, and plant with
which Mr. John Jackson had worked the road
between Sherborne and Gillingham since the opening
of the railroad to the latter town, attracted a very
large company to the Antelope yard on Thursday,
and we have much pleasure in being able to state
that Mr. Walter Godwin wielded his hammer to
good purpose, one of the horses bringing 61 guitnms,
and others fetching from 40 to O. The sale was a
very satisfactory one, and the result appeared to
give great pleasure to many. who have long appre-
ciated Mr. Jackson's groat civility and readiness to
oblige.
BEAMINSTER.—Au inquest was held on Wednes-
day, on a boy named George Hazzard, about 11
years old, who was killed near this place. It appears
that deceased accompanied his sister and another
girl to Corsuombe. On returning between six and
seven o'clock in the evening, they met Mr. Chick's
wagon, which they followed to the top of the hill on
Corecombe Down, and with the permission of Use

driver, Joseph Bedgood, they got into the wagon,
sitting upon the poles with which it was loaded. 'rho
wagon was drawn by IWO horses, and the deceits...l
walked by their side for some time. After they
I had gone a little way, Bedgmsl began to jerk the
poles, and then mounted the back of the wheel
horse, his face, to the wagon, and began to plsy
with the animal's tail. The wheel-horse got res Live
and threw out with his hind legs. Upon this. Bed-
good was in the act of setting down, when he fell
against the deceased, who was walking by the side
of the horses, and who was thus knocked down in
front of the wheels, which rased over his neck.
Verdict. " Accidental Death,' the jury adding that
the 8.10 accident was CAUSed by the carelessness of
Joseph Bedgood. the carter.
The 7th (or Slierborne) Company of Dorset Rifle
Volunteers assembled on Friday hut for the first
time in full uniform. and with arms, under the com-
mand of Captain Falwasaer, Lieutenant Bergman.
and Ensign Mel:sloth. The company, headed by a
dram and fife hand, marched to Sherborne Castle,
where they were most hospitably entertained at lun-
cheon by O. D. W. Bight.. Esq., and retur tt ill g
to the King's Arm's liotel, partook of a sumptuous
ginner, to which the officers had invited the non
connuissioned offievra and privates. In the evening
there was ball at the Townliall, under the patron-
age of the officers AIM members Of the hii:. I•orps,
at which about MI were present, including many'
from the Dorchester, Yeovil, and Bruton Volunteer
Corps. On Minday the volunteers atteiiihxl the ins
service in the morning at the Abbey Church, where
an excellent and appropriate sermon was preached
by the Bev. E. Harston (the Vicar,) who took his
text from hat Samuel, chap, ii., verse 30. " Them
that honour ins, 1 will honour ; and they that
despise we, shall be lightly esteemed."