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

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SALISBURY.—Tbers was no business at the City
Petty Sessions on Monday, the 30th of May.
COUITT PETTT fitintioxii, Tuesday, May 3155.
Before E. Hillman, and E. Everett, &qrs.
ALLZIOURT.—A person named To Street was
charged with trespassing on lands belonging to
Viscount Folkestone, and ming • trap for the purpoae
of taking rabbite—The charge wan folly proved, end
he wan fined 10s., and costa., or 21 days' imprisonment.
Barreisto. —Thomas George, • labourer in the
employ of Mr. Fawcett. was charged with memilting
Kelm& Breathers, and Thomas Bateman, at Brit/ord,
on the 73rd of May. It appeared from the evidmiee
that the eumplainania went into one of Mr. Fawcett's
meadows to bathe, and that George, the defendant,
ordered them off the land. He afterward. struck
listenith on the mouth and made his lips bleed, The
other case wise then gone Into, complainant stating that
George only "struck at him," merely touching his
face, whilst a witness whom he called positively
swore that • blow was struck .—n. magistrates
decided to dismiss the charge preferred by Su:esthete,
and lined defendant Zs. &L. and meta for meaulting
Bateman.—Application waa then made for summates@
for trespass against the two complainants.
SOUTH NIMTOII.—DIBO3IIIACCTUL ASSAULT. Ben-
jamin Williams was summoned for indecently assaulting
• young female, named &um& Young, at South
Newton, on the 24th May—lt appeared front the
evidence that the defendant scoompanied the complain-
ant and her aunt to the Withford station, and that on
their arrival there the aunt pth the defendant • shilling
to see her "sat, home" to Maddington. Instead, how-
ever, of sating as every honourable.minded man would

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have done, he timely inisumed the confidence repaid in
him by indecently assaulting her. fib' screamed oat, and
her cries attracted the collo. of Mr. Charles Roseden,
who happened to be neer, and immediately went to her
wistance, and acoompanied her to the police, by whom
alm -as taken home.—Mr. Hinzman said the conduct of
the defendant was most di,grec.ifeL They should not
give him the option of • fine, but sardonic him to be
imprisoned and kept to hard labour for • month. There
was very little doubt bet that if he had not been in-
terrupted, a more serious offence would have been
committed.
ROYAL Cousins or Suaorosit—On Wednesday,
May 25th. at • meeting of the College of Examiners,
Mr. Charles Ed ward Squerrey, of this city, was admitted
a member of the College.
Flan WILTs Rini Cour& —The following are the
names of the ancomalid competitors to represent the
Salisbury Corps at the forthcoming contest for the
Priaa.—Lieutemant Brown, Colour Sergeant
Wilton, and Privates Watson and W. Young. The 15
men who competed made • total of 1,250 points,
or an average of 84 per man.—The following
are the official arrangernects for the week, for the
Salisbury companies .—Fliday : Position and aiming drill
from 7 till 8 a.m. Theoretical lecture, by Colour-
Sergeant Wilton, at 8 ixos The position and aiming
drills will be discontinued after this week, AU
members are requested to attend thecleaning of arms and
theoretical lectures, that the Governnseut target practice
may be forthwith commenced. Officer for the week,
ending June 4th, 1864, Resign Finch; orderly sergeant
for the week, Sergeant Butler.—Bsittslion Orders.
Head Quarters, Salisbury, 26th May, 1864. The com-
manding officer desires that for the future document,
regarding clothing, and regimental matters re-
quiring bis coentereigusiture, may be forwarded
through the adjutant. The names of repreeenta-
. tires of corps at the ensuing Wimbledon meeting
to he immediately sent in to the adjutant'. office. Two
men per company is the allowance, and any deficiency
will be made op from the battalion generally. By
order, Robert Gibney, Captain and Adjutant
MARLBOROUGH.—Oangn or vas Gairria.—At
• Court held at Mineral. May the 24th, the Queen. as
Sovereign of the most noble Order of the Garter, was
graciously pleased by letters potent, under Her Royal
sign manual and die greet seal of the order, to dispense
with all the statutes and regulations usnally observed
in regard to installation, and to give and grant unto
William Frederick, darquis of dileebury,
2741.1 of the said most noble Order, and invested with
the ensigns thereof, full power and authority to exer-
cise all rights and privi6ges belonging to • limiest
companion of the said most noble Order, of the Garter,
In an fell and ample • =WIN: as if he had been formally
installed. —The same course was adopted with regard to
ths Duke of Sutherland.
BOROUGH Pon!
at the Wahines of Mr.
Sension%plaja3oth.—Before W. C.
MorriMAD. ZIT
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Mayor, Pries. and D. T.
Maurice, end . Reny*. m—Mr. Belford Keene,
eurgeoo, was summoned
initud
Nehemiah John Read, brewer, for an assault cow
on the 23rd of April.—Dedendant was. bound over to
keep the pesos for 12 months, himself in ,ClOO and two
safeties in Lao sails.
cob...mown Pgrr
and Major
23.—Before the Rev.
maiar Bliall",,Mard.y_riseid Wheeler, of
labourer, wee summoned for assaulting
BEri= Ann Castleman, 14 years of age, at Barbaro,

on the 19th. Fined 30s. including oests.--Williaru
ll.cker .0.1 Ambrose lialier,of Broad Hinton, labourers,
rum asnurnonesl by PC. Baker, for fighting at Braid
tithe 19 h. Pail cues, and bound over to kvey
the ps ace for six oioni ha.-- Collier,of 17reott,
in the pariah of Broad Hicton. labourer, was summoned
by P.C. Baker for h ing drunk and riotous on the 18th.
Fined 2.. 61. and costa---Elsrard Wallen, of
Mrirlborsough, groom, woo iiumnioned for asiault.
ing Ann Wrk• . and El la Maine., at North Sayer
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mike, on the 13th. Fined 204., and 8.00.1. in each ease.
--Thomas Dobson, of Itamsbury, dvaler, was sum•
mooed for damaging grain, the property of William
Fulbrook Ai hert in, of Ramsbury, fanner.—Fiord
ld., including damage and sesta.—William
ihrhson was .ummuntel by William Fulbrook Atherton
for damaging a fence on the 17th.—P.14 4s. costa
Charles Turner, of Wilton, in the pori.h of Great
Iledwyn, I.honrer, was summoned by P.C. Love for
assaulting him while In she execution of his duty, at
East Grafton, on the 18th.—Fined '20.. and cost. 10s.
--Frederick lharnford and John W.. 1. of Marl-
borough, shoeumkers, were summoned by Mr Hillier,
of Granham, for ill-treating his sheep by throwing thsm
tat, the river.—Dunford was dimharged, but Wood was
fined 21. h. and costa 10..-- Jame. Payne. of Ha mibury,
labourer, was summoned by his wife Martha Payne. for
messultiog heron the 19th.—Committed for two months.

wwri)N.—Tbe Wilts and Dorset Banking Company
have opened an agency M this town, opposite the Town.
hall. A cashier from the head office will be in
attendance on Monday* and Thursday., from 11 till
1 o'clock.

WEST LAVINGTON.—Witte FRIENDLY Soctrts.
--The Went Lavington branch of the Wilts Friendly
Society held its first annual festival on Monday, May
30. Lord Ernest Bruce tools the chair. After attending
Divine service in the pariah church, where sn excellent
sermon was preached by the Rector of Iberian!. the
Gast commenced in right good earnest in the spacious
village echool•room, which wax entirely 811-d from end
to end, by le.dhs and gentlemen and benefit members -
the ladle. rape, lily being nice nuoteron, than we have
seen at any of the S-ciety's turtlingo this year. Arkr
dinner, the company repaired to • adjoining the
beautiful grounds surrounding the risnlence of Mr.
which for hour. afterwards prasent,d a scene
of unabated merriment. To Mr. and Mrs. Kelney, not
only the member* of the branch. but also the visitors,
are especially indebted for the kindness and hoepitality
which the) shamed loath

TROW BRIDGE- —A FACT FOR ORNITHOLOGISTS.
—The other day a strange conflict between a mag-
pie and a snake was witneesixi near the farm of Mr.
Specimen, farmer, of Holt. When first seen they
appeared to have had • few preliminary rounds, and
were then in full swing. The snake WWI erect on
its tail, with it. (irked toogue out, ready to spring
in and indict summary punishment on nteggy, who
bad a nest near, and seemed determined to -defend it
with bet life. She watched her opportunity, and
every now and then darted in and gave her adversary
a vigorous peck. This waa c .ntinued for some time,
till maggy thought she had had enough of it, and
than she flew oft.

PROLIFIC W HILT. —Lest year, Mr. J. A. Fryer,
of Holbrook Farm, Trowbridge, sowed four and •
half acres of land with a bushel and • half of
Mallet's Pedigree Wheat, • new sort, which dad not
at all find favour with the farmers, and Mr. Fryer
was laughed at for his supposed fruitlessinperiment.
At present tin) young crop is most luxuriant and
prolific, His stalks having attained nearly their full
height, and the ears are seven inches long. The
crop promisee to yield fifty bushels an acre.

MELKBH AM.—Prrry Sass SYS. Tuesday.—
Baton R, L Lopez, W. Locke. and H. G. Awdrir.
Faqrs.—Sis labourers were summoned for wilfully
setting fire to some thorns, by the side of the public
highway on the 3rd May. It seemed from the evi-
dence that there was a disputed path leading through
some gardens to Melksham forest. On the 2nd May
Benjamin Flower placed a load of thorns by • gate
nem the premises of Thomas Webb for
hie use. On the evening of the 3rd
Webb saw a fire near this spot, and on wing there
he saw the defendants, and a man who had
absconded, some standing, some lying, round the
heap of thorns which were on fire. The defendants
denied the charge. The Bench informed them that
if some of them were engaged in an unlawful act,
and the others where only looking on, she latter
were as guilty as the former. This was the doctrine
the Bench laid down; but they acted differently, ae
they dismissed the summons against three of the
men, and ordered the other three to pay bid. each
fine, damage, and costa.--John Allen, 75, an old
man, in tatters, was brought up in custody, charged
with absconding from the Union with the clothing.
Moms months since, the prisoner asked to leave the
b 00..; his application was forwarded to the
master, who forgot to enter it in his book, and
submit it to the Board, and, consequently, the old
man went without leave. The porter, John Webb,
obtained a warrant for his apprehension. These
facts came out before the Bench to-day, whereupon
the magistrates severely censured the porter,
observing there were many things that required
looking spat the Workhouse, and the porter wanted
looking after,for he did not know his duty in putting
the machinery of the case in foree, knowing at the
rme time that the pauper's application was
neglected by him. The porter said the blame was
with the master, for neglecting to make the entry.
The prisoner said he had no clothes but what be
had on, and they were in tatters. The Bench di..
charged the prisoner, and he returned to the Union.

NEw FIIJICH Dinua—Tbas ix s rumour that the
Emperor meson to gratify the reigoing pas.ion for
titles by resi•ing several old dukedom.; according to
the gossip of the clubs tee way shortly esin,ct to find
General de (lotion, Duke de &bre, M. de Corona, an
attache of the embassy it St. Petersburg, Duke de
Laval, and M. de Gootaut Hiroo, the president of the
Jviskey Club, Duke de.Lausuo.—Paris Letter.

LIAAIGISTIC.GLITIAL 11111111 FOE TITE-817111-; SEASON.
—At this season of the year great activity prevails in
.11 daughticultural operations, and great care has to be
taken by chaperon., both in the forcing Louses and in
the outdoor parterrea—We strongly deprecate planting
oat too early. The longer that • delicate flower is
kept, if not in the nunery, at all events in seine pro.
tasted situation, the greater, in our opinion. is the per-
fection of the bloom and the subsequent maturity of
the fruit. It has lately been the habit, in this age of
impatience, to introduce to public notice, at the
various eahibitiona held in St. James's flowers, which
lovely as thee are, would still, in the opinion of many
eminent deighticulturists, have been more wisely
resermi until another summer bad strengthened their
eonstitutiona to bear the trying alternatione of the
climate of L .ndoe society. But as the fashions so
decree. it we must turn our attention to the
heat means of mitigating the evil. First and
foremost, it is evident that • tender plant
perpetually in transition from the ballroom, often dis-
played in a morning concert on the same day, must in
the end suffer, and then, when the natural colour is
somewhat faded, adventitious aid well known to riper.
rued managers in the business are bail recourse to.
But this practice, we trust, is not as yet very summon
in the first houses in the tree. And besides this, it
most be reormbered that • perpetual exhibition. even
tithe most attractive specimens of nature's handiwork,
must in the end pall the appetite ; the nearer and
oftener you look at the rose the more certain you see
the thorns. We cannot help suggesting the intending
exhibitors during the present mime that it would be
ries to have their charges rather lees permanently ea
eridinice than has hitherto been the practice. The
management of young buds and flowers just coming into
blossom, when the ballrooms, which in Loadoa take the
place of foreing•homee, require great etre. Some of one
:poet delicate and lovely plants are in the habit
creepers, and naturally seek for something to cling to ;
and it is in the selection of that sapient the the skill
of the daughtieultutist ia shown. The first is seldom
the onis that is eventually selected. Chance occur-
rences, varying natures of the ground, or some other
muse, may at the first outset have attached the delicate
tendrils to some object perfectly unfit for them
matey to become permanently attached to. In these
eieee4 it is necessary to separate them in the moot gentle
manner, for fear of injury to those sensitive organisa-
tions, and by degrees the proper substitute is to be pro-
vided, to which, if the plant has been properly trained,
it will moos scouatom itself. It is advisable, however,
to get rid of the original atick as .011 as possible.
Sometimes it is found useful to employ for • short time
certain temporary supports, or rather guides, which
prepare the way for the permanent espaher, if We may
so mil it. These temporary inventions may be
procured at most of the elute, and used any
number of times till they are old and worn out.
Any startling or mire mode of preparing • plant for
eshibition is much to be avoided. In soon eases we
tree lately noticed the whole beauty haa been destroyed
by the extravagantly absurd manner in which the foliage
is arranged, while we must also suggest that whatever
be the material used for external protection. it should
not be cut in • manner to expire too much of the pleat
to the action of the atmosphere. Care should also be
taken that very late hours are avoided if you wish the
bloom to remain to the end of the ...son in its original
freshers. This is rendered easier now that those worm
forms of flower shows called tolsnialas sewn to be going
out of fashion. In conclusion, we would remind those
who are at this moment anxious about the success of
their tender charges, that injudicious forcing WOW is
the end be detrinieutal, and that human nature naturally
longs most for whatever is not perpetually before it.
" Orme iraotrss pro esegualleo."—The Or/.
A Doo rim • " Hammon Diaroamox."—The
anti-dog crusade is still pursned vigorously by the
Liverpool police. On Thursday, amongst the persons
. summoned for permittine their dogs to be at 'arse. was
Mr. John I/aye,. 102, Whitechapel The defendant
sent a letter in extenuation of the offence, and setting
forth the hsrmlesacese of the animal in question, and
the important services which it had performed. The
following eztract from the letter showed that the dog
had been really a valuable one :—" It is a bitch, quite
twelve years old, with seemly a tooth in her heed ;
and, sea proof of its harmless disposition, she has, at
one and the same times, suckled • pep, a kitten, a
I rabbit, and • pigeon." After this proof of the kindly
nature of the slut, the wegistrates could do no other-
wise than emirs her of being dangerous, and they
moordingly dismissed the summons.
A Ceia OF ALLEGED PuteolllEo.—A coroner's
inquest was held at Windsor on Friday, the 3rd of
June, on the body of a lady named Ward, who died on
the 3rd of May last, leaving her -property away from
the relations of her deceased husband- This Giresun-
Mabee, coupled with one or two other facts connected
with her illness end death, excited in the minds of the
neglected relatives a suspicion that she had been
poisoned by some persons about her for the sake o/ her
=ty, and application having been pude to in.
ry 01 State on the subject, an exhumation was
ordered, and the inquest ems held. It was coachisively
shown that there was nothing in the body to warrant
the suspicion of poison • all the appearances were con-
extent with lateral deems, and the jury retained •
verdict accordingly;
Iffewe /WOW THE PALACE.—The Royal servants are
DOW nit* B.ckitte liiainced Black Lead. This feet
mart prove to all that it is better tbattaaltaigther kind,
mum for, of , they use the best of every