The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-12-29 00:00:00

RIDDLE&

When is as ash shore Ito station
What is the difference between • church crialgst mad
the induessa t
Why is • cricket bell like • cannon ball?
Why is a young sbeep for damn • ad spectaole ?
Why do people marry ia the winter
What lost/Boom* dimmest demi • policeman resembl• ?
Why is • lamplighter ea enemy to snakes
When le • fours neck like a bell?
How do you make • tall man abort?
Why is a windy orator like • whale?
When esa you drink out of • Sapid??
Why is a fat man in stays like • spendthrift?
Why is Lord Overdone like • Britian& metal teapot?
Why is a contented man of wealth like a glom ?
Why does • man injure his diiture by soliouraging
the growth of Isis whiskers?

A WONDERFUL ENIGMA.
(Dedicated to friends of punctuation-)
I saw • mountain on a steeple,
I saw a bird stuffed full of peoplo,
I saw a couch stand on its bead,
I saw a clown made out of lead,
I saw a cistorn all alight,
saw a fewl dressed in white,
I saw a maiden in the sky,
I saw • rainbow one foot high,
I maw a monkey sat a sheep,
I saw a wolf go forth to reap,
I saw a woman eat a thistle,
I saw • donkey play a whistle,
I saw *boy who sat and thought
Datil the idea he had caught;
Than laid he, "Tho' there seem aboard,
They aro all true upon my word r

DEATH or Nasooorress Borm—W. MITA to on"
trounce the premature demise of the above lamented
lady, who expired at midnight on Saturday, after an
anxious Sloane of some days following upon her lady-
sbip's confinement. Lady Boyle gave birth to a third
shad on the evening of the 13th instant, and pro-
favoarably up to Tnewlay the 22n4, when on-
favourable aymptoma manifmted themselves, and, des-
pite the titmmt eare and attention of her medical
adrimrs, her ladyship died on Saturday as midnight.
Lady Boyle arm third d•ughter of the late Karl of if,.,..
wood, and married in 1859 Viscount Boyle, eldest liOn of
the Earl of Shannon.

'nu Lies Piome.—lnfortnation haring been laid
before the Rumex magistrates, against the principals,
seconds, sad others who took part in the recent prise
fight at Wadhurst, Thomas King, John Carmell HIIIMaa,
Thomas Sayers, James Mace, John Calvin Noon. slim
Jerry Noun, John Tyler, al,es Bee Tyler, Robert
Travers, John Macdonald, William Richardson, and
William Pi erten appeared on Tuesday before the
magietratee sitting in Petty Sessions at the Justice-
room at Marks Cross. In obedience to the sum.
mosses which bad been served upon them for a
breach of the peace. The principal witnesses were Mr.
G. C. Courthope, • county magistrate, who was %leo this
owner of the land; Mr. Ellie, the local Eloise Alter I
Mr. Thonipson, the deputy chief constable, and two
other officers of the county constabulary. Mr. Court-
hope stated that be made an attempt to stop the pro-
ceedings, but his interference, which was taken with
the utmost good humour, wet of course perfectly &her-
tive. They proposed that he should act as referee, sod
actually kept him • prisoner in the ring, where be was
obliged to witness the fight in spite of himself. The
constables could not got nearer than he outer ring, and
when they aUssipted to go near the r ring they
were politely banded back. King, S.y,rs, and
Heenan, stated that they did not in to fight
again, and Mr. Beard, • ;solicitor, who appeared
Tor them, urged that under these circumstances it
worn unnecemary to send them for trial. The magistrates
after some consultation decided that the defendants must
each enter into their own sureties of £5O, and find ball
to the extent of 960, to appear at the nest Quarter
Ressions to answer any indictment for misdemeanor
that may he preferred against them. The required bail
was thee entered into, and the defendants were
liberated. Ring and Heenan were objects of mach in-
threat in the Court, and there Inalittl, tram in the
countenances of either to show the punishment they
had received from seek other.
ODURT-MARTIAL Josetco.—Take sent. eiampleS of
thia In 1849 Corporal Jones, of the 10th Humors,
was mounting /yard, and being rather nervous, was
trembling when the adjutant and serjeant-malor were
parading him ; so he was ordered to fall beak, and was
sent to hi. room for being drank. This was at 6 a.m. •
at three minutes pest 6he was in his room, a taro;
one, where between 90 mad 40 men slept. All
these men said that he was sober; and at the court-
martial be called nom them as evidence for the defines.
Poe the proescutice there were the sergeant-major and
a sergeant, who swore that the corporal was very drank.
The men in his room swore that he was sober, both
before going on parade and after be same cif ; but their
evidence wee not admitted, the president saying that he
waa not tried for being drank lee minutes before us
or three minutes after six, but for being drunk at six
o'clock precisely. Accordingly he we. found guilty, and
esetenced to be reduced to the ranks. What would the
world say to justice so administered in civil cease ?
Distends " AU de Year Round."

GREAT BALI OP Jaws's& —On Wednesday, lies.,.
Debenhani, Stun, and Sons, dispareed by minim, at
their mart for the sale of jewels and other valuables
In Covent-prelate, • remarkable rimier and esteneive
collection of Inijouterie, the chief portion belonging to •
lady of fashion'. Macias the more importaat loti sem
the following :—Loll 673, • diamond collet Daihatsu, of
62 large sad lustrous stones, was Smocked down
for 2415 ss. Lot 679, • very besat,ful opal and
emerald brestelet, of Grecian design, realised £3O 3a.
Lot 683, • magnificent brilliant tiara, brought
£334 I9a Lot 884, • necklace, of 130 Oriental
pearls, with emerald and diamond least, £36 151.
Lot 687, a eoloured gold band armlot, set with Gm
emeralds and brilliants, in 41101, 236 14e. Lot 694 •
pair of brilliant star earrings, 274 11.. Lot 696, •
rimier brilliant pendant, with ruby aware and Mar"
marl drop, 273 0.. Lot 1196, • beilliant beaks
or brooch, of bine aplundid stems, the metre shone
very large ; this Moles ornament was knead dews,
after • spirited ommetitice, at 1131117 10.. Lot
697, • asatelaises brilliant full-drew breath, of
beautiful design and workmanship, the centre
stone of remarkable filn and lustre, surrounded
by scrolls of Minima, with ribbon titCpeadmit,
£630. Lot 66111, • easterb brilliant, weighing ids carats,
of the gnat water, bet., as nor ring, £lBO Ili. Let
701, • hreatiful sea of 3 solitaries, formed of
.C.abselme
emeralds, aarrounded by diamonds, £49 Lot 71ll'
a magnificent brilliant millfmarl ring, £5B 16a Lot 712,
an morn pin, formed by a remarkably Ise Orissa"!
Inecepof gold end &lemmas, £ll. Lot 648,a
brilliant ring, £47 18e. 64. Lot 660, a pair of Oriental
pearl elw-rinjel, 80 guineas. Lot 666, a brilliant hied
nethhitte. 51 guineas.
The following is an extract from the Sneed Minos
(Dare 188) of the Tranalatiou of the Plarmasopmia of
the Royal Gellert of PhysieMas, of Loadon, by Dr. 0.
Collier, published by Lockman sad Cu.:—" It is no
small defect In this compilation (speakiag of the
Pluirniampois) that we have DO purgative mass but
what contains aloes; yet we know that haintorrheidal
perrons manna beer aloes, ermiet it be in the form of
WCILLIPEI PILLS, whit* Mienc meshes a aloes,
asaameny, and tiolesynth. which I think are formed
Into a sort of compound min* the acridity of width
Ii ebviataid, I summit, by aa anialitte proems, and by •
Swarth ingredient (mahatma to sae) of an aromatic toads
"Mare. Itblnbonb,ttersndnowor.eOfltfor Its
beings ;Meet raid/aim. looknt ill mean mask of
comineres end domestie eo.v.sisoes. amd do not ban-
tate.to my it is the best made pin to the 11:1Su:
matnntr=, a ogees, Jetty, sad •
, and their Jests properly eon tg
iruZigen4 sad mit. That It hese not eceamenky
produce harmetrh, like most aeons pins, I attribete
o its bithig thoroughly salable, as that mo undismayed
pastiche Qihme to the mum mesatinine.

BRIDPORT KARIM.
AGNIOULTARAL SALK OP LIFE AND DEAD
STOCK.

WRB. DAIINCZY sad SON beg to
aamosas• that No* NEXT BAIN TA
plate as WEDNINDAY, th• Mk of JANUAtt
1851, at Twelve °Week to the minute.

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"Nog alludwiree, Dessisber,

JOHN MORTON COLSON, DROLIBED.
1101IIRERYANT lo an Abt of ParliamaM of
the lind and 23rd Via, sap. 36, The
Creditors and others having Claims spinet the
Ideate of Tel 2IXTRIIIND JOHN 310111.011 001.8011,
late of Yordiageoo, in the County of Don't, clerk,
dappossd, who died at Fordivtoa aforesaid, on
Use 14th day of September, 1863, and whom Will
woo proved in the District Registry attached to
her Majesty's Court of Probate, at Blendlord, by the
Execulon and Rzaaatrix therein owned, on the 3rd day
of NOVZIIIIII, 1863, are hereby required, on or before
the lirst day of PISICART, 1864, to *end 1. tho por-
tionlius of their Claims against the Idaho of the de-
ceased, to Yaws. ANDltiwl LCD COClllaalt, Dor-
elmehrr, Dorset, Solicitors to the mid Ementore and
Exseutrix and default thereof the said Ekseutors
and ExecUtrix will proceed to distribskte the asset& of
the mid deceased ainv.the parties entitled thereto,
to
having regard the of whieb the Executors and
Executrix shall than we had notioe, and will not be
liable for meets it distributed to any person of whose
claims they shall not have had Wass at the time of
sash distribution • and all proms indebted to the der
mead are requested forthwith to pay the amount of
their Debts to the mid Messrs. ANDREWS LID
004 MILLY, on behalf of the said iIIICIAOTI and Emma-

BIRTHS.

Doofrober 25. A Frumplos, tb• *lfs of Mr. Charles
Whits, of • AA.
100•Aer Si, as Coifs ONAM, As wife of Mr. Hoary
t. Vys, of sacs.
DA•osber 32, A 0•1•10sok, tin wits of Mr. J.
Km*, othoolsrator sad ofraiA, of a daughter.

Dermeber 9D, at Use Abbey Chunk, Rowney, by the
Rev. L L Berthas, M.A., vier of Ramey. Yr.
Edward Smith, aged 82 years, to Mrs. Hannah Chap-
man, aged 78 year.
December 19, at 57, St. Georges-piatie, Glasgow, Mr.
Joseph Nicholas Winter, of Portland, captain of the
brig Osborn and Elisabeth of Faversham, to Mary
Elisabeth Gaudin, daughter, of Mr. W. Raley Drake,
of Portland.
December it, at Blandiord Church, by the Rev. J.
C. Corder's, Mr. Joseph Cog, of Spettisbury, to Mir
Ann & Orr, of Blandford.
December 24, a* Blandlord Church, by it. Rev. R.
Farquharson, Mr. Albert Nesbitt, of Blandford, to Mir
Mary Miles.
December 25, al Blandford Chunk, by the Rev. C.
J. Mot, Mr. John Miles to Miss L. Freeman.
December 22.. e the Independent Chapel, Bradford,
by the Rev. B. Gray, Mr. George Vatober, of Bland.
ford, to Mary Davie, of Winterborne Kingston..
December l& at St Edmund's Church, by the Be,
J. M. Austin, Francis Cbarlee, only son of the late
Ur James &lawn, of West Dean, to Men ELM,
youngest danglater of the late Mr. Richard Wooff, both
of Salisbury.
December 13, at the parish eisarce, Britkord, Mr E.
Hertford, of Salisbury, to raw, youngest daughter
of Mr John Smith, of Britford.