The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-06-07 00:00:00

D orsetobirt.

DORCHESTER. —THIRD Dower Ratm• The I
sweepstakes of this week were shot for on Monday,
May 30. The ranges were at 200, 300. 50), sod CO
yards, with five rounds at each. The winners of prig**
are as follows :—First, Corporal Chia'', 54 Nee handicap
41; second, Private Thomas Homer, 48 (less handicap 5) ;
third, Private Parlous, 45 tosejaphandiesp 3) , fourth
Sergeant Ones. 40 fifth. t Homer: 48 (lee:
handicap 10); sixth, Private arms, 38 (lees haadi-
cap 1).
In the House of Lords, cm Monday, the 30th 'IL, the
Eight Hon. the Earl of Shaftesbory presented petitions
from places in Westmoreland and Suffolk praying for
the closing of public houses on Sundays.
TES HUMMER AItILIZIS.—The judges appointed for
the welter, circuit are the Hoe. it Justice Williams
and the lion. Mr. Justice Bytes. Amiss to be holden
at Winchester, Salisbury, Dorchester, Exeter, Bodmin,
Wells. and Bristol.
firlauso I. ticrrox —On Tuaday, at the
before H. Williams, Eaq., Frederick Cross, a sell-
known Haracter of Fordingtoo, was brought up in
custody, on the charge of stealing n scythe from a field
at hus.ford, belonging to • labourer named Cosb.-11
that Cosh lives at Stinaford, and worked for
Ze.e.grwling. Os Saturday. after having !BMW
work, he placed the scythe under • "swath"
of gnu, and on returning lifooday morn-
ing to work found that it bad been taken
away. The one now produced waa hia A IMO mimed
George Seats, who had been in custody on suspicion of
stealing the scythe, but liberated on giving • satisfac-
tory explanation of how it came into his pomesaios, met
Cross on Sunday night on the Bockampton bank with
the scythe under hi. arm. A conversation ensued between
ahem about it, which ultimately resulted in Ores
selling the scythe to him for la ed. Keats took it
home with him, and concealed it under • hedge near
his house at Rocharnpton.—Superbitendent Underwood
received the scythe from him, and then went in search
of Cross, and took him in custody. On being acquainted
with the charge he denied that be had *old the scythe
to Keats. Prisoner was remanded to the following
her. when be was committed to the Quarter SialltiODl
to. trial.
CKiLET lilaTrit.—The Dorchester Cricket ChM
played their first motet, of the season on Wednesday
with the Yeovil Club, on the ground of the latter,
end the result proved that ebe foram handl,* the
bat and ball in no lem an ship manual. than they
have always been accustomed to do. The Yeovil
Club went to the wickets first, to the bowling of
Mows. Webb and Franks, which was of a terrific
nature, knocking down the wickets very rapidly,
without allowing many of their opponents to mike
• single run, and the result of the first innings wee
score of only 47. On the part of the Dorcherbrt Club
Messrs. Webb and Franks contributed the greeted
number of runs, the latter making 21 and the forme
34. The disposal of them gentlemen give the
Vcovilians much trouble, their splendid batting
defying the (forts of the bowlers, Meows. Newmaa
and Ryall, to dislodge their stamps. filtinlated.gi
however, Mr. Franks was caught out, and M.
Webb had to resign his bat on account of his wickets
being displaced by a well-delivered bell from Mr.
II yell. The innings amounted to 96. The
Veovilisns again handled the willow, but with
le, success than in their first innings, were die.
of at a score of 37. The Do men thus
.at their opponents in one innings with 12 rens to
spare. At the conclusion of the tostoh the cricketers
dined at the Chong's' Hotel. The following is the
YEOVIL.

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let loftier. 2nd innings.
It. Wailmans b. V,ebb • • • 0 c Thomas, b Webb 4
tt. Welsh, e Allen, b Fnusks • 1 b Webb - • • 1
A. Edwards, run out • • • 11 b Th,rnas • - • 1
21. Woodcock. b Webb • • • 0 b Thomas • -
11. Monk, canal, Webb • • 0 b Thomas • • • 3
Ne•man, b Webb • - • 0 run out - • • 0
T. ltpll.e liutehiap,bWebb 1 b Thomas • • • 3
r. Newman, • Allen, b Webb 0 a Gale, b Thomas 0
D. Cooper, b Franks • • - 3 b florins - - - 3
J. It. Irish c and b Webb • 4 not out • • • - 4
Lowster not out • • • • - 5 o and b Webb - 0
. . _ .

-/-1;e: leig-1.-y-c-s 3, widos 10 •22 byes 11, wide. 215

E. Longman, b Monk -
W. Lock, b Loonier - - •
V. P• 110136, b Monk - - •
N. Franks, c Newman, b Ryan •
G. Webb, b Ryall • • •
M. Allen. b RyalL - • .
G. Thowns, b Kinn • - •
H. Gale, b Monk • • •
Ilutebialle, not out - -
A. o.kley, lb w, b Monk
W, Tinny, b Monk - • -
Byes 12, wiies 4 - •

VAGRANCY.—At the Townhall, on Friday, 'before
the Mayor, two rag gatherers, named George Hall,
of Shaftesbury, and Edwin Matthews, of Blandford,
were brought up in custody charged with sleeping
in a rick yard at Fordington, belonging to Mr.
Damon.— I'. C. Cousins was passing the yard, about
four o'clock on tbe same morning, when be found
the gate open. This being rather an animal
circumstance, he went in, when be heard some one
senring. He was (sided by this sound to • rick
where be found a hole. Not liking perhaps to
venture in without knowing what was in lt,beealled
out, bet no answer being returned to hie challenge,
be at List explored it, when be *aught hold of Hall
by the feet. He requested him to come out, but
althoorth he promply replied " all right," leading
the officer to eappoeo he would make his appalls-awn
shortly, be delayed his coming for about fifteen
minutes. H. then secured him but kattliews ran
sway. Ile however was afterwards found by P.C.
Ketch. in the pc,seession of Matthews was 14a 41d.
and aims pt,wn tickets, whilst Hall had some
Mi.kbtS, a pipe, and other articlea—The excuses
Pri'Jners made to His Worship for being found in
their sleeping place, was that they had lost their
dosikey, awl had been looking for It until the rain
came on, when they sought the shelter which the
rick affordeil.—.Cnmmitted for a week:.
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—ln VtOW of the possible lolls to the
service of • number of soldiers who are about to
complete their first period of limited *abetment, •
o molar memorandum has been issued to the army,
by order of the commander-imcbief, pointing out
the steps to be taken to encourage enlistment. The
circular says :—" Inspecting field-officiers should
obtain and furnish to recruiting parties lists of the
days on which markets and fairs, and especially
statute fairs for the hiring of fa-m servants are held
within their districts; and subdivision officers should
take care that parties are constantly on the look-out
in the neighbourhood of railway stations, works of
local improvement or manufactories, where they are
likely ti meet with persons in search of employment
or when 'twinned near the camps of instruction or
in garrison towns, recruiting parties should be
present at all reviews of the regular troops, and
elsswhere,—sbould attend all assemblages of
vidunteers for inspection, or foe competition at
the various county rifle amociationa which ars sure
to draw together numerous idlers, from among
whom good recruits are often to be obtained. The
Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief is under the
impression that, at the present moment, there may
be a disposition, In some instances, to reject men of
Gft. bin., who offer to enlist at the 6imd-quarters of
regiments; but he frosts that after this note,*
commanding officers will not suffer a single recruit
otherwise eligible to be turned away merely because
he does not *me up to • preconceived notion of
what looks most imposing in the ranks, thus sacrific-
ing numbers to appearances, when it is well known
that it is not the biggest man whose endurance of
bodily fatigue under the knapsack on the march or
at work in the trenches is the vadat. Recruits
may frequently be raised at the head-quarters of a
regiment by sending the band or drums and fifes to
parade the town on market days and fair days."

WEYMOUTH. —On Thursday evening, the 2nd
inst., • very lisndsotne adver•plated inkstand was
presented to Mr. Harper, the Chairman of the
Choral Society of this town, on behalf of the
members, by Mr. Henry Fooks, as smack of recogni-
tion for the valuable services he has rendered the
cause. The inkstand was purchased at Mr. Fairey'e
establishment, Bond-street. It is of somewhat large
dimensiiiim, and represent' a mariner standing on
the deck eta ship, his left arm rooting on • capstan.
Around the edge of the inkstand is a piece of rope,
terminating in • coil on the deck, and in this cavity
is the ink-bottle placed. The stand is supported on
four anchors. At the top of the capstan is a plate
for pens, and on the side is the following inscrip-
tion :—" Presented to Mr. J. H. Harper by the
members of the Choral Society as a token of their
esteem for the kind interest he has taken in their
welfare. June 2nd, 1664." With the presentation
was also the following letter:—" Weymouth, 2rid
June. -Dear Sir, —The member" of the Choral
Society have much pleanwe in tendering you the
accompanying testimonial, which they beg you will
be pleased to accept. Trusting you will long be
spared to render than that seine valuable assistance
which you have for a considerable time posit been
priveleged. I remain, dear Sir, with kind regards,
yours sincerely. HinillY FOOKE, 1:1• behalf of the
Choral Society.
BOROUGH Szesioss, Tusaday.—Before the Mayorand
J. Ailing Eaq.
Osorge Nutlet,, baker, was mammal by the
lospectot of Nuisances for allowing/ • nuisance
to exist on his premises. fliaperiatandent
Liibury said: On Tneaday last he viatted
a yard in High-street, of which defendant is the mem
oil., and found a pi‘. The place WWI very dirty, and
steel' bad. Defendant ass served with the usual
notice to abate the nuisance, but be had not done so.
and although the raid had been cleaned the pig stall re-
mained. The yarths very small, and is not •
to keep a pig in during the nun met. The pie had tr.
remittal .ince the notice liad bees nerved. He had no
to pries the charge if the cabanas was abated.—
The summon* wan thanni-sed on payment of costs,
defendant promising not to keep the pig in the yard
A mintraeits Blow. • William Hunter IMO °barged
by Hannah Will 4 for assaulting bor.—Complainant
Stated that on Thursday evening she went into a Mrs.
Talbot's, in High-street, about some giagerkeer
bottles. Defendaut was there with some other men
when a dispute occurred &monpt them as to sharing
so money. Defendant than mimed to tight with
s,eaof the men, and, with eyes most decidedly directed
on her Gee, gave her • doable blow on He nose ',hid,
hoicked her diwn, rendering her almost insensible
She believed he knew • woman from a OWL —Crostroz-
•mie,d : Had never had any dispute with defeedaat,
but she believed the blow was intended bw her.-411

Titian, named Mary Talbot, mw the hioltrinos but
arm of (minim that It was intended for Week, Ma in
mistake at met Mrs. West is the face.—Martha Crum
who also whammed the disturbmos. gave einiilsr est-
deoce.—la Merle defendant raid the blow be bad
given oompleinant was secidental, bat be was worry for
striking her.— Piped La. and amts.
larathotha roe BY, Uwe. —llaaosto Moored
smeared to answer a sunintom ebargod *ilk espot&g
gib for sale cm the Bridge, emattary to the bye laws of
She bearoagli. The ease was proved by P.C. Monk.
Ho sold Ikt am Tuesday leak about Ire o'clock, he saw
SAMOA now the bridge gate, with • quantity of lob
is • pair of Osaka He cautioned her not to remain.
but be found her lath. same place in au leoar's time.—
Is &lease defendant said she wee only waiting for •
triond.sad whilst thus engaged the sold a few fl-h. She
bad to &dm to Moat the Market-boass of Tolle, is she
bad a stall in the Fish Market, for width she paid
no. Id. •.euarter. She mold Mit sell her fish in the
Market-home, ao other persons went on the Bridge and
sold their lg.—The Mayor said he bed received many
eomplaints al the pathway at the Bridge being blocked
Op, and also of the bad language which was there mods
620 al.—Fined Ss. 10d., lsolmding mete.—Mr. Ayling
advised defendant to motion other lab worms not to
Mend on the Bridge, as they wore liable to I penally of
40a, and cost.. To this, however, she replied that she
should not, bat Amid lei them had out their mistake
themselves.

More A BUSHY{ Lauctosou—Arthur Hartman iva•
brought up in custody charged with making wee of
abusive language opposite the Cotter Hotel.—P.C.
Marsh staked that on Monday arming he saw ;whipper
in St. Alban's-roer, when be was given in charge by •
gentleman, named Smith, for making nes of obscene sad
abesive language. The gentleman scald not be present,
as he bed been telegraphed for, and obliged to leave the
town. —Mr. Maunders said his attention was attracted
by bearing prisoner making use of very bad language
to a gentleman, with the intent he (witness) believed of
inciting him to commit a breach of the peso.. The gen-
tleman appeared to be looking foe a polimman, and
witness met with one and directed hi,m to the spot. A
considerable crowd of persons WY beginning to eon.
emirate around the gentleman and prisoner, and witness
had been told that the latter bad been hawking immoral
books, when the gentleman remonstrated with him for
doing so.— kir. Lidbary prodaced some papers which
were found in prisoner's possession, but nothing of sa
immoral nature was d*overed in them.—ln reply to
the Bench, defendant said waa • discharged soldier,
withott the receipt of a pension, and banked the
papers for the purpose of obtaining • livelihood. He
mild not work a. he had • had leg.—The Bence dis-
missed the ease, stating that if the 'militiaman had been
able to attend and press the charge imagist defendant
they should hare paned the severest eIOW/0011 allowed
by lips upon him, but as sash was not the ease they
should dismiss him, and ordered the police to see him out
of the borough.
VAGINANCY.—Tbomaa Stoat was brought up In custody
charged with vsgrancy. —P.C. A{ sey was on duty in
High-street on Monday night, when he saw prisoner
ng.—Prisoner admitted berg*
ofwhit] petsohl,
trissild he was compelled to do eo as he was making his
way hark to Lancashire. He we. a cotton spinner.
The reason why ha mune in this part of the country was
balsam his wanted to me his Gamin, a soldier in the
filth Foot. He considered that begging was no die.
grime. —The liver said be bed no doubt prisoner was
confirmed tramp, and the Bench were determined, as
far as possible, to rid the town of mush characters.—
Committed to Dorchester gaol far 14 days.
A Scarictoce Cttaaacrita.—A wretched-looking old
man, named John Field, was brought op in tody
charged with being drunk and sanalling P.C. MitcheL
The Aar stated that he met papaw in High-street,
about ate o'elock on Tueedny morning, drunk end
making use of had language. Prisoner had • bundle la
his poseession which, on being asked what it contained,
said stolen property. He also aid that he had even
one policeman• blow etreie the hose, and he would give
him one too. He thee raised a stick, which be bail in
his hand, and gave him • blow eases the head with it.
Witness then took him to the station, when on his
way thither he) struck bias with his lists. and
spat in his faae. —Prisoner denied that he was drank.
The policeman, be said, would not have slopped
him had he not had the bundle with him. He questioned
the officer's statement as to the alleged assault, and
wanted to math, blow he inflicted on him. He seemed
to set at naught all the admocdtions of the Bent& and
policemen to be orderly, and was lined CS, tirhich, as •
matter of coarse, he oonld net pay, and in default was
r committed for • incinth's bard labour.

Tot WIttIIOCTH AND PORTLAND RAILWAY. —The
rumours which we announced lot week respecting the
state of this line not being satisfactory are now proved
to be only too true. Several portions of it have not
stood the scrutinising examination which Colonel
Yolland, the Governmeet Inspector mecie, Ned an now
undergoing the necessary alteration'. The viadtlet
germs the Backwater has to be farther • by
a considerable number of extra piles, as attagehtearidge
over the Little Sea. These altWations will, of course,
delay the °penis' of the Hoe for some time, and it is
to be leered that the line will not prove of much
advantage to Portland daring this summer.
DRATM FROM • FALL.—About three weeks ago •
gas fitter, named James Greenslade, of Frame, whilst
engaged in taking mourn gas piping from the
roof of the South-Westein parcels' Ake, by some
means or other fell from • ladder be was on, a
distance of only about four or Ave feet. He,
m however,
did not complain of having hurt himself much, beyied
experiencing • slight pain in his back and returned to
Procne. Subsequently, h , the revolted the fall
became more apparent, and from the efftete of which
the poor fello• died en Monday. He was • married
man, but leaves a *ifs, who is also on the point of
death. Deceased had taken the presention to insure
his Me I. U.. natl..) Mammon/ere Assumes Moe,
and had only paid the fires premium, , whereas ter
this trilling sum his friends will be entitled to £lOO. If
the adventages accruing from this moiety were more
generally known than they are at present swoop'
artizans, we feel assured that they would willitgly pay
the small oontribution which the moiety demands, and
by which mesas, in case of aceidente, they would have
adequate mattes-ration, and at death their families
*odd be entitled to • similar .um as that which will be
given to Greenalade's friends.
Ton Hamer CRAPIL.—This place of worship was
re-opened on Sunday, May 29th. after the "Iteration@
which have been effected in it. Thu building has been
conipletely rerewed, the whole of the old-fashioned
high sato having been removed, and very pretty low
stalls substituted, mule of deal, atained and varnished.
These are not only of an ornamental character but com-
bine comfort as well, for the backs, Instead of bring
weight, are sloping. At the foot of the pulpit, and
underneath which is the baptismal vault, is some very
handsome iron work, decorated with gold and Wee
paint. The work was executed jointly by Mr. Caw-
honey and Mr. Grunt, and the manner in which they
have carried it mit reflect" great credit upon them. The
cost of these •Iterations is, we believe, about £2OO, the
greater part of which, if not the whole, being already
made up by the subscriptions of persons atteeding the
Baptist Chapel. The Rev. Isaiah Birt preached two
sermons on Sunday, at the conclusion of which wilco-
tions were made in behalf of the repairs.