The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-12-17 00:00:00

DO4CHZ9tIllts.

The °minty Mtn Arm will be greed on the three
don following Christmas-I.y.

MERCURIUS 00111 MARKET, flaturday.—lnspeetor's
return: Wheat, 60s. to 725. per quarter; barley, Ws.
to 40a.; peas, 42e. Average: Wheat, 645. OIL;
barley, 30.. Ott

Tin Coss Rimismou.—Tbe opening dinner to-day is
is:peeled to be attended by about 150 gentlemen. An
emollient programme has been issued for the soiree, on
Thureday, and there seems every reason to believe lt
will be a great meows.
Auvrior or Vanstoul Patlrzarr.—the extensive
block of pre:plies known as the Ship Inn, including
the Shop adjoining and six cottages behind, were
on Monday disposed of by auction by Kr. Rimy at
the Royal Oak Inn, for 1.1,0* rarsbaier, iMr. H.
BarfooL

&JILT CLOSING ASSOCIATION.—Th. eeventh meeting
of the season we, held ou Thursday evening lent, the
Rev. J. Fisher presiding, when there was a fair at-
tendasoe. The lecturer wee the Rev. R. Headland,
XL, Rector of Broadway. who delivered an Interest-
ing address on atoms reminiscences of the neighbourhood
of Chamouniz and Permatt. The music on this
ansesion wad ewes by Mr. J. Robinson's choir. We
kadentand that Name meetings will be now diecontinued
ter several weeks, till after the Christmas holidays.

Rini CORPS. —The 3rd Dorset Ride Volunteers
paraded on Wednesday evening with the band, and
under the command of Lieut. Hodges (Capt. Coombe
being from home) marched to Martinstown, and, after
• short halt for refreshment, returned to Dorchester
soon after ten ,oldoek. The followics members of this
berm a. entitled to wear the marksmen's badge for the
imming year, via. : —Best shot, Sergeant Cross; marks.
men—Lieut. Hodge., Ensign Williams, Colour-Sergeant
Gregory, Corporals Greening and Chick, Privates Case,
Ling, Godwin, T. Roger., and Jeffery.
LAROZNY.-0a Monday, Gomm Evans, alias Jones,
alias Tinker, • youth, was charged before the borottgh
Bench, with stealiog smile Money, belonging to John
dansari, butcher. It seemed chat on Saturday week
pris mar was employed by Sansom to drive • bullock,
and at night was given some supper at his house.
While there • pun*, containing some onopers, which
was on the table, wan nabmaL He "If you think
I've got Hammitt me." Seamen an.wered, "If you're an
honest chap you don't want any marching." He was
allowed to g and next morning the purse was found
empty close by the chair where he had Pat. Two little
boys who were there while rids:leer was baying supper,
depend to seeing prisoner dreg the puree to him with •
skewer, and put it in his pocket. He was convicted,
and sentenced to • month's herd labour.

Boaoorni Pour*, Wedneeday.—Before J. Bishop,
req., and Dr. Akiiidge —Witham Gale end Saha.'
Gale, his wife, of Milletreet, Fordlitiibrui were
brought
,up under a *errant, the *ones. far being
drunk and erecting. disturbance in High Bast-street,
lad her husband for rescuing her from the custody of
the police. It seems that on Sunday night P.C.
Mitchell found the woman drunk and noisy lying vu
the pavement in front of Mr. Hodges's house, just..
the people were coming out of All Sainte' Church. He
took her into custody, and as he was biking her by the
Tomball, her hasbend 011111111 op, cau4it hold of her,
and commenced dragging her away. To prevent her
plethes being ell torn off he let tor go, The woman,
being an old offender, was sentenced to seven days'
Imprinument, and her husband was fined AU, and
allowed till Monday week to pay in.
Suorurrraro.—An audacious case of shopUfting
occurred in Dorchester on Tuesday moreing. Shortly
after ten o'clock. • tramp from Woolwich, giving the
name of Robert Robson, sod saying he on a discharged
soldier, since when he had wonted as • labotirer when
he could gel it do, and the last time was a joh in
Billinpiste market, mu, passing the shop of Mr.
Edward Notting, baker and provision dealer, South-
street, when he espied near the door, which was shut,
• nice piece of Isom, weighing some four posed/. He
determined to have it if possible, and, with that view,
being totally minus of cash, be Cautiously opened the
door, sipped Inside gently, took up the baoon, and
off with it. Mn. Nutting happened to be walk.
ing along the peonage lending to the shop, as he left,
and she saw him putting the bacon Into his pocket as he
was retreating. She informed Mr. Nutting, who forth-
with went in pursuit of the thief, and found him In
Charles-street, going In the direction of Mr. Mason's
brewery. He called to him, when the fellow lame-
distely stopped. On Mr. Nutting tolling him he
wanted him for stealing • pion pf bacon, be replied
" give It you, If yoVII say nothing about it." Mr.
Nutting then took him back to the shop, when he gave
up the bacon, value about 2e. He said " hunger would
make • man do anything." The police were sent for,
and the man was given into the melody of P.C. Beech.
He had no property of any sort about him. The
prisoner wee brought up before the Mayor and J.
Bishop, Bei., ill the afternoon, and remanded till
Monday, when ha pleaded (With sad was sentenced to
a mouth's hard labour.