The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-05-30 00:00:00

Vaud Count Erges.

TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1871.

Dors (tat t r e .

Owe" RIGINUIT OF YitollaiillT
CAVALUT.—Her Majesty has been graaiously pleased to
approve of Lieut.. Col. the Lord Digby retaining his
rank and wearing the uniform of the regiment on retire-
ment.
COMITTTIM TO TEI D3lar COMITY Photon
.
Hard Lever : Elwin Street, ill-treating a horse at
East Mower, 3 months; Charles Pitman, trespass at
Wyk° Regis, 2 inonth Joseph Taylor, miabehaviour
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In Sherborne union, William Jobnsoa and William
Taylor, misbehaviour in Weymouth union, James
Berryman, misbehaviour in Sherbonie Union, William
O'Hara, and Edwin Martin, vagrancy at Wimborne,
Joseph Bridle, stealing manure at Clerne AM's', Joseph
Webb, assault at Gillingham, Henry Roberts. aumull
Cl
on polies at Portland, John egg, damaging a window
at Dorchester, William Ward, vagrancy at Doroliester,
William Pavey, leaving family ehargeable at Bridporl,
1 month; John Clapper, steMing eider, bread. butter,
ke., at Lyme Regis, William Clark, vagrancy at Wyke
Hopi, William Bastin, stealing stookinp at Maiden
Newton, 14 days; John Sheppard, stealing stockings
at Maiden Newton, and William Moms, • at
Bridoort, 7 dap.— istprisol,lll4•l“ .• KatherinerrreWor.
drunk al Weymouth, 14 day.; Thomas Cos, drank at
Weymouth, 7 days.

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DORSET RIFLE VOLUNTEERS:
The 000spetilons which have been carried on through-
out the county for the selection of the representatives
of the battalion in the Qoen's prise, and St. George's
vase at the next Wimbledon meeting to be held in
July, are just concluded, and we have been favoured
by Lieutenant Hodges, the honorer, aeoretery of the
Battalion Shooting Committee, with the scores, and a
few remarks OD the shooting.
The number of representatives to be aeleeted by
eompetition Ii twenty-six, and two more are nominated
by Lieut.-Colonel ManseL
Comparing the shooting with that of lad year, we
observe a marked improvement. This is to be anointed
for we think by the fact that the new Snider breath.
loading rifles are in the hands of our volunteers; and,
aeoondly, that the familiar Hythe or kneeling position
at the 600 and 600 reeds reeve, has been übandosed
for the lying position, which has many advantages for
accurate shooting.
The National Rile Association has deckled to allow
"any podtioa" at all distal:ices over 200 yards at their
next meeting—a step whit& is haled with immense
satirisation by the oompetitors. We anticipate that
this will be followed by the military authorities for
skirmishing drill—though the Hythe position will
doebtleas be adhered to in firing in close order, than
witleb no better regulation can be devised.
The worms placed opposite the names of competitors
In the xubjoined lid were made during three separate
days of shooting, tea roan is each at 200, 530, and 600
yard,; and the twenty-six members first in order of
merit, are those selected for the honour of represent-
ing the battalion, while the remaining eleven, who have
made the minimum number of marks to qualUy them,
an in waiting for any vacancies that may arise.
To show the advance in the shooting, we may men-
Von that last year the highest score made was 128,
this year Corporal Stabbings, a well-known good shot,
has made 134. The 26th man last year made 109, but
new 112 is required to take this plane; and the total
number who suateeded in obtaining the minimum
:timber of 105 marks was last year 3L this year it is 37.
Oster of Merit. Name. Marks.
1 Corporal Stabbings, 7th 136
2 Private R. Curtis, 133
3 Lieut. Good, lit ... 130
4 Private T. W. Hommel', Ist... 130
5 Sergeant W. C. Norman, 10th ... 129
6 Private Stone, 4th 128
7 Private Green, 11th 127
8 Sergeant Patten, let 127
9 Armours? King, Bth... 123
10 Coporal Elliott, 6th ... 122
11 Sergeant Wareham, Bth ... 122
12 Sergeant Roberts, sth 121
13 Corporal Rid out, Bth... 121
14 Private C. Kendall, 12th ... 119
15 Ensign Calder, 7th ... 118
16 Sergeant Charles, sth 117
17 Private Edwards, 12th 117
18 Sergeant Bamways, 11th ... 115
19 Lieut. Hodges, 3rd ~. ... 115
20 Corpora Hawke*. 4th ... 115
21 Corporal Warren, lit 115
22 Quartermaater-Sergeant Edgar, 11th 115
23 Sergeant Terry, Ist ... 114
24 Private John Rogers, 3rd ... 113
25 Ensign Bennett,9th ... 113
26 Private Jeffery, 3rd ... ... 113

27 Captalo Falwaassr, 7th ...
28 Private Soppitt, 9th ...
29 Private E. Itidont, fith
30 Ensign Dashwood, 10th ...
31 Colour-Sergeant Stewart, 7th
32 Private A. Woodoook. 9th
33 Private Osmond. 3rd...
34 Private W. H. }lounieU, lit
35 Sergeant Davis, 8:12
36 Ensign Kainee, 11th
37 Private G Best, let

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DORCHESTER.
11a. FLOUR, M.P., bas been suffering from • severe
chill.
O Sir John Michel, K.C.8., is appointed a
member of the military division of the first Maas,
Knight Grand Cross of the Bath.
THII cost of taking the °ensue in the district oom-
within the Dorchester Union was about £llO.
VobrTd y-eight enumerators were employed.
Ow the occasion of the dismissal of the Dorset
Militia, the recruiting parties of the Royal Horse
Artillery were busily engaged enlisting for drivers. A
goodly number of smart young Militiamen volunteered
into the lino.
sTArrOßDCflUßcttMlastosTfoT.Theanos' '
meeting et this vigorous branch of the Church Kis.
I showy Society, for which Mr. Reginald Smith does so
much, is to be held to-morrow (Wednesday) evening,
when addresses will be delivered by several clergymen
able to give interesting information. In this lovely
weather, a ramble to Stafford is most enjoyable, and
Mrs. Reginald Smith gives all • hearty welcome.
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPIL.—By divers renovations
and additions, under the supervision of the Rev. J.
O'Dwyer, assented by Mr. G. J. Gregory, this place
of worship has assumed an improved appear.
arum, and the erection of a tabernacle of elaborate
workmanship has completed the arrangements which
were requisite for the appropriate performance of the
oliical of the church. The singing gallery which will
form the chief restorative feature, is in wares of erec-
tion. This church is rapidly increasing in numbers.
Aar limos or OLLeoow.—The 2,931 subscribers to
this old-established Art Union for the present year
well invested a guinea each, for every one rewires a
large Maxi splendid engraving illustrating the Scrip-
ture test "Peace be to this house," It is beautifully
engraved from the painting by Mr W. C. T, Dobson,
A.K.A.., which cost the soMety £6OO. In addition to
• copy of this engraving, every sabsoriber bad • charm
of obtaining one of the 191 other prizes, and we notice
from the list that Mr. J. Damen, of Dorchester' iron
a splendid little oil painting by A.. D. Lucas, entitled
Love Triumphant," and of the value of £3. The
Dorchester agent of the Glasgow Art Union is Mr.
Lath, of the Wilts and Dorset Bank.
Adomorr.—On Friday afternoon Mr. Seward, sear.,
was leaving Norris mill with an empty spring waggon,
and had to get down to open • gate. When he had
done this, the borne sprang forward, and Mr. Seward
attempted to get upon the step, but missed his foot-
ing and fell, and the near wheel passed over him,
grazing one of his knees severely, and also injuring
one aide of his face; but, fortunately, although it
passed over his chest, it did not do him any fetal
damage. Ho has suffered • good deal of pain bat
uederithe care of Dr. Aldridge it is hoped he will able
to get about again in a few days.
Tar Wasraca.—The following is our meteorological
report :

*wither State of Weather.
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F.no
rine
Fine
I"in
Wino
.. oudy
Cloudy

Ann, thun., light. rain

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V § 111
May ' •
22 58 IS E
23 63 45 ESE
21 73 57 NE LSE
2.5 CS 45 SW
26 Gil 46 Na NW
V 61 45 N
25 59 43 NE
N•BilOW &Wall 171011 BUNG CRUSH= BY • ROAD
Looomorpri.--On Tuesday evening, about half-past
five o'clook, the inhabitants of Grove-bnildings were
startled by the appearance of a road locomotive, belong-
ing to the it. im ploughs at work in the neighbourhood,
rushing down the hill at an alarming rate, the man
°bruin a rod flog, supposed to go some yards in
advance to warn approaching vehicles, dm, having
apparently great difficulty in keeping out of the way
a the engine, and mania' at the top of Ills speed. A
short time afterwards some children were gambolling
in the roadway, when • second steamongine csmri down
the hill —this one having no man in advance; the little
ones scattered in all directions, but one,of them, bewil-
dered seemingly at the sudden proximity of the pulling
mobster, had not time to move out of the way, and had
it not been for the oourageous conduct of Hrs. Cooper,
of Charminster, and a young man named Amoy, in the
i play of Messrs. Wright and Son, the little boy
tuna have been crushed, as the wheels were close upon
him, when they dragged him away. The question on
every tongue was are these engines allowed to
travel the streets of • town at such speed as to
endanger the lives of the inhabitant'?
Tim Visitation of the Archdeacon of Dorset was
held at All Sainte' Church on Friday, when there was
a good attendance of clergy. We give • summary of
the charge in another column. Clergy and church-
wardens subsequently dined together at the King's
Arms Hotel. The dinner was more numerously
attended both by deny sod churchwardens than has
been the case for some yews. The diseussiou on the
operation of the Elaneatary Education Act, proposed
by the Archdeacou in his ollisial notice, would appear
to have been the occasion of this. After gram was
said, the Archdeacon, having first referred to the
Burials Act, the Act for thabiing clergy to retire in
old age from their livings, and the Sequestration Act,
as subjects for diveussion at the proposed Diocesan
Synod, and having spokes of the bishop's idea of that
synod as correspon&ng very °thistly with that of the
synod of the Irish Church, constituted after much
careful discussion, introduced the subject for the
aft/rum:ln, by oallint on the Bev. Reginald Smith to
read a paper on The Working of the Eduostion
Ask." This paper ocioupied about tan minutes, the
tires alloted, end was excellent. After &few remarks
from the Aradeason, the Rev. H. Everett read the
paper whir* he bad barn requested to prepare, reeom-
=tn. te =and more ereltwilatis setae-
cie thei a ai......h.a..sad to the testate(
with share
adisearviess far shildrea. Veherßev. E. P
= • them eneeded the dieted tea Masts;