The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-06-17 00:00:00

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Van &incr. —Oa Mal lay J 410 S :swat* and
Oetherios Reeve were sent to grid for 10 days for
btu.—P C. tkruld proved the 1111.10.
Mumo.—rne town was reodervd uousually lively
on Tuenday evening Isst by tree performances of the
Volunteer arid Town Banda. A latter in another
anemia referring to this touter we heartily endorse.
CISOUIT Altitemflulleirs. —A c.numil of the judges
of the Soprani., Court was held on Tuesday at the
it rya Courta of Justice ( the Lord Onericellor
presiding), MIAC3 resolutions were paseed,in favour of
the adoption of a scheme of circuit arrangement,'
which may enable the duty of gulag the c:ro 41. to bie
undertaken for the present by the jibing*, of the tuna's
Bench Division, and may prevent as far se presto's the
absence of more than ten ju lges from London at the
same time. 1; is not proposed to diecontinue the
assizes in any c rusty.

STAAB IR/Whirr BUILDING& 80tdrIT. —The fifth
appropriatiuu twit place on ee'eaueelay in the
preeeoca of • large uutillrof of shareboldera 'rue Rev.
4. Everat prowled. No. 35L1 wee tea lucky [Liars,
repreasutisig tee shares ovlj oy the Maw' autiord,
dausioners of At. Mutford, of Hugo na•lmitavoL,
un-
chester, letku aio uutl6l.l in 'rue nozi.
Apixooriatauu will tains poto• iii ab .46 • 10.,[11,14.15 11,U,k
There are only 2J watuber• rctioireni to elow tee
sweaty. We may inautiou a remwkaule init./we wee
ail aided at Wu' 'now .4 tee uu wisdom of shereau/ders
fading to keep Up iUsur pejuleot t. No tea. limo thine
litilnlhot• were drewas, belt by membere who hail not
paid up.
MS. ligulta's °Millie AT TEN BAIN AND
Tho burin:natural ettrectious at the Beim sod Weat
of &glow' Agricolfurai Sauer at Slanlaioue, although
wanting in variety awl saundisaus, were uevertneleas
the centre of an admiring crowd of switus, who were
lavish in their praise of the orchids that had been
kindly seat by a few noted growers. Tee indefau-
gable promoter of the horlocaltural secuou wee the
Ho.. and Rev. J. T. itwcawen, who had spaced no
pAies CI **Aare tee co-operation of gentles's= and
Weir garleufis resideut iu ILIS 0000.7 of Kent,
although it meat ii. stated boat the Wiest group of
orchid, e•ind Isom Dorm, wed a few utlaer at.raotive
plauti from Donlon and WuiCastot. The vowed.,
fUtUthig e• tinny Ii tae mein littsantl.4l, were of W. E.
Langton ti.ouse, Darouewer
(ID'. rowed, eareaner). •tia ouutotowt tau-Clew fins
Plants, several of wibeu we luta soon at uthet
exlMbu-
lion,. tun wagon. f Were ware hoe apaciinens In Wu.
Oralectloll of 4pieudisoi jnisinkti cori.uo, with 11
• vs.: brain. tinted Udositaglusinen
re▪
mained's°, wita also &even spike.; • waniewi
fieweys dleuJeie lint. War, aud • rotundsail, healthy
Vaud.. Wow, with sin bi.enia• ; six Omani of Mow.-
(toroth Alaraudise of Miasma degree!. of mint;
the rare Co2.4‘uue Llau; Cyjitv•ilinal Cati4rt.l
rather the woree for be wie.y j p1e..dr01,,,u
Dalnousianoui, beautituliy II J wend ; D. Dee.
B.sphruullea redULluggu, Aurl le FielUtrigi, Catileya
Morin in variety, and several wiser venues of Weser
beauty. rine group wee awarded a let pews. The
Asricu!turai Usutte Also refers to Mr, lityroaeo
woluila as the tweet in the show.
Vbilr or UM 0 itIGISAL Johli.xs Stir .a..—We beg
to direct especial attentive to an wwwwwitant
of the lortnousuing vi.it of the Fisk univer-
sity Jubilee Unpin, who saw uuW maklug their
third tour of this kingdom. For wawal yaws past,
sines the first appwranos of 4re• falneUe Wagers there
have been many so-wile I Jubilee Singers," who
have bowl bat paor imitation. of the original. Tbe
company is materially etrangthened, but is auhatana
ti•B7 as heretofore' and we notioe among them many
of the old favourite rotor'. By the renderiug of their
quaint, weird melodies, they have raised for the benefit
of the Univenity over £30.000. We notice the pro.
gramme contains many of those extraordinary plants.
lion male lied, the rendering of which baa made their
h&l•en ao famou•—" Steal away to i.e..," 'Turn
beck Pharoah's army,'" Bright sparkles in the church-
yard," and many others. The date of the Dorchester
visit hi JU.III 23rd, and it had been hoped to have a
canoed Ia the Town Hill or Corn Exchange, but •
previous engagement prevented, and it wee found
impossible for the Angers to patpone their visit. The
gentleman who has been mainly instrumental in
securing Vitt treat, on looking round for the next
largest awl meet and° liable building fixed on the
Congregational Chapel, which has been kindly place! ,
at the disposal of the singer.. Aw there is nothing
sectarian in the oompwitlan of the performer., the
tutu, of thee 'newt will, it id hoped, Wit bar the atten-
dance of the most rigid churchmen. We have heard
thew singers, awl the pathos, intensity of fe, I and
the beauty of their singing will never be forg atm. It
was of Wit wine body that Princes, Victoria wrot,'
a U. not think it weakens, of use that I weep as I
Liston to your songs, for they touch my ve,y soul."
We may mention idea. of the room may be seen and
tickets secured at Ht. Robinson's, Cornhill.

ALLEGED CRUELTY TO 4 HEIFER.
BOROUGH POLICE, IM endsy.—llenry Stone and Jobe
Wellman, labourer.. of Wintaborne St. Martin, were
(marooned for cruelly illitreclng a heifer at Dorchester
on the 17th of May, and Williem E heard Martin. vet ere
Wary surgeon, was summoned for cameins the heifer to
be ill-treeted.—llenry Japes Smith. chief clerk at the
South-Weinarn that on, stated that on the 17th of May he
went to the goo Is yard and foonl a bullock in the rattle
pens standinf on three legs. U. marked if the owner wee
there. and wari told be, War not, but lois man we, there.
Ile saw the defendant Sto ie, and asked him whet he was
ewes to do with the a dm el. ant he replied "Dr you
think it would hurt ti Ake it to Mr. Eosor's yard r
Witness Weisel him t set a vetermary surgeon's
;Minion, mad shout h•lfothho sr afterwards be saw Mr.
Martin there. The latter sx arnined the animal, and
witness asked him if the sho elder was out of j du% and he
said he not think there wee mach tbe matter with it.
Witness asked him if it would art ba advisable to have It
earned in a reticle t the yard, and It. said ho did not
think it was bad en nigh for that. The cattle pan wee
then opened and the animals were driven at —P.O.
Collin% of the county coostebulary, stet id about eight
o'clock on the evening in q leistion be raw the deteadaots
end Kr. Martin In the Weym nitheromi with the animals.
The lame heifer lay do an le the roe I It tw o or three
minutes, and the ilifealant Stotri tsri-t al its tail untd it
got up and walked adi ai ano • so' 100 y ads o three lees.
It than lay down again. Tao d itadant Wellman took
hold of it by the nos • to 'too it, breath while Stone
twisted it, tail a .am. Witness spoke to Mr. Martin. and
he thid the nett r let •en Injured while coming from
Wiroborne by train. Witnee• said he thought it west
cruel to drive the heifer. rand released tonna test a
hurdle and carry it to The althea el was 101 l
there, and witno., ••w no m ere of it. Martin did not
touch the snit...l.—P.C. Rickette gave con rhorativ•
evidenea—P.S. Mitchell dep_eivl he saw the maim. lying
al on the ground. He asked trtin what was the matter,
and his redri it had been stuck by • track, and bethought
It was not in much palm but stubborn. They trio I to
WI the .nimal, hut witness ordered it to be corded, and
is warn tak •11 into the repo tory. —Mr {fumy veterinary
surgeon, dap eel he saw the heifer on the 17th ult. as it
was being driv in put hie house, and be afterwards wow It
Wog down opputhe Mr. Gregory'. house. It was moving
on the., loge, and wee apparently in pain. On Monday,
the lifth, he examined the animal in Mr. &woes repo d-
iary, end ernii it had OUStargua a fracture of the near
fore lex about two ochres shove the knee. The mooches were
eery much infiamurtamd the animal w a. la • wry bad state.
The animal tout I have been conveyed in a vehicle I, the
repository. He c omplained nothing had been done to
relieve it for four or five due. He said he was very
sorry; when he examined it there war no displacement
of the bene.—Witneres- said it could not hare gone bin •
few yards before be muth have seen the displacement of
the b roe, and he cool have seen it If he wished. Tie
made no mini, and wanes' went on to say further cruelty
bad been used by menu in the animals twiddle and
twisting its tall. Bones were fractured in some cam.
with iut thing dieplued. The animal could not hear
weight on the Into-..! leg.—lnspector Warrr, basing
given evidence, Mr. Thomas Houser. of Hernsetorth. spoke
es to the obarecter of S:one and Wellman. In the
Elfreeliit once the men cooll not have sated more wisely
than they not .1 by procuring the suit inc. ant advice
of • qualified yeteithary surgeon, and they bad salted
accordins to hie orders, a• he Olir. Ilerthrl with. I them
to do —The Bench baying conaulted. the Mayor said they
had deel•lied t ,d.em,114 the curs against all the defendant%
eoneideting the cheese of cruelty had not been proved.
There might hare been an error of lodgment on the Part
of gr. Idarti,., they did not believe be would be guilty
of cruelty, ey were, however, unanimously of opinion
time wae • fault 901114whers in keeping the belief about
as long with • broken leg.
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Thotoal Fox, luta., warrior, of Carty*, was aurarnoswi
for cruelty It • g..l.lin.e.—lnatmetw Warr deposed on the
flst May, shout 11. he was in South-strod. He saw the
Woodard driving on old °holdout gelding sttachod to •
carrier's mut. H. was trottion it no the street at the
rate of about seven mlle• an hour. H. called to him, but
hfr took no antic°. Saint th. h-irsts .41 vaarlsin, ho
followed him to the Royal Ottk stabled, Th• horse 13.1
be.. takes out of the van, and woe in tha yard. He
found it am law, an both lege. Intl worm on th• off-
Um. In• lout err.. diomool from the fetlocks, the hack
tendons orintracted, tn. Ince mush bent, and. In fact.
horse wee ealspi-t.ly worn nut an 4 unfit for work.—Mr
V-ster alale.l 21.1. Hay ha wake regoteat., d hr Mr.
Warr I. vuina lin-a.. 111 WI. It woo ía•be
0 .k.yrr I. Theft ta ten lons w4I• very me-ta astractect.
Th-e ••• rani. liar be ma'am:, hi-nt Jlb. f..itocs
addle 4.0 u at It.. -stn. Tame no ev,d at. of a .viculer
ftri f were very h 4. sot Lb. to-.. as.
lara.. The animal a. gaits unfit f y work. H. had
notiaort the 'sine bores oir same time, and it had gone
very 'aine.—D,'-nd•nt pot in • caper, whirl r'atiad the
home test bought ot Woutlyirr-ty II FA,' In 1874, being
then • t year old c Votoey•sid the h dee mum
be nearer 41 roar. uld.—Toe hero. as. brought to the
door of the ball sod tunna nod by the maris.retes.-0.
resuming their seats. th• Hip., mid Salaam:it IFOUId hi
fined £1 11., including coot*.