The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-06-15 00:00:00

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WIRD D.R.V.—That wal an imposing body of
tOWOMISMI who in military array,secially noticeable
for the smart new helmet., marchedup High•atreet to
the Artillery Barracks on Thursday night Captain
Lieut. William. Andrews, all the non-cam-
Akers, and 24 file foimed the force, which
looked mom than soidierlike—you might have sup-
posed them ajofficers The OCCUiOII was the mGnthly
inapeaden, and the adjutant ut them through a series
of searching exercises, through which they passed
with credit, afterwanls marching back, accompanied
Itteribend, 18 strong, who played marl in their
style. Outside Mr. Crocker'a marl
ey were
•domed in two lines. Captain Hodges announced
another full dress parade next Thursday. and they
were dismissed. The new helmet, are light, the sharp
epilog Fiveslmit finish, and altogether they are ap.
Proveci ato the appearance of the corps.

MILITARY FUNIIILILL.-012 Saturday were buried the
remains of John Fennel, of the 75th Regiment, who
died on Friday, aged 19 years. The military honours
paid deceased ',Muted considerable nttention on our
buey day. First walked the firing party, 14 and
sergeant, with arms reversed, • gun-carriage of the
R. tI.A., drawn by six horses, bore the coffin, which
was covered with a Union Jack, attended by men of
the R.H.A., under the command of Senrennt Kerry,
followed by • strong force of decess•d's comrades,
under the c ,mmand of Captain Bevan. The service
was read by the Rev. A. A. Leonard. The customary
three volleys were fired over the grave at the close,
when tha men were marched back by the way of

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morning the vest,/
wet to receive ren4lfschurch,P.:d
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consider the Feanaof raising
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for the expense
Andrews preside ,
p uncy Mr. B.
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of the same.idd
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put the
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heating apparatus in the church in
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pipes at E 9, or of pro.
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present 's work, accord.
vid'"g awl ayi 'c' exc'ud'e
of
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lug to pion, new pipes in such parts
in it the cat of
at £36 15*, neither estimate inclu ...
of
Mr. are at present provided with any
hog
&PPloratua.
repairing the boiler.—On the ProPwlit
adj 'timed to Thnisilay, the 24th, tlO a
Monday Darden, seconded by Me. B. qv, the proposition
was
AerrXrr AT SUICIDL —The nouiarates 00 Msuf y
had before them the adjourned charge f
Landlady
cidal
attempt coainst Elizabeth SZley.—Mrs. Fon;
of the Compasses, said defendant had been in her
ser doe about two months. On this day she cams
home about six o'clock tipsy. Witness told her to go
to ; but she would not, and went into the cellar
t 'ld to go home to her mother, and as she would not
awl Lid down, and c .me into the kitch, n. She was
and told
ghaerwistaheessinbusrotuAlhetavheershtoseer jairikeer, ansiblellamitet
on her
thi i.ze, a .1 e it. ate Dm no in 4'3 if her till she beset
he hail jtiliil limo the liver. One bet re time had
must leave.—lbtendant was yeors last birthday,
en: tipsy, end sees told that if she did that a.sin the
wo I h id le ci. in service at the New limo; but hal not
a goo.' character theraeller mother appestat, and said
her deg.:lose hail been in two or three pieces before,
still licoo for awe time in the employ of Mr. Fred.
Bennett.— ',efen.lant was bound over in her own
reong isances iif £lO, to keep the peace (tied not repeat
such an act) for three month". The costs which had to
be paid were tsp. 61., of which the mother paid half,
soil was allowed a week to_pay the rest.
Fonnimiroll Vitailtr Mitcrigo. —On Thursday
afternoon a meeting was held to examine and allow
the accounts of the churchwardens for the past year;
to consider and decide by what means a fund shall be
raised to defray the expense* of the parish church for
the current year, and if deemed eepedient to make a
church rate for and towards such expenses as are by
law chargeable thereon; to examine and allow the
late overseers' watch rate account, And to male a
watch rate on that part of this parish lying within
the borough of Dorchester; to make a po or rate for
the parish • a county police and rural sanitary rate on
that part of the parish not lying within the borouili
of Dorchester, and a highway rate on that part in-
cluded in the Dorchester highway district; also to
receive the report of the auditors on their examine-
ti in of the Burial Board's accounts, and to appoint a
duly qualified person t ibe a member of the Burial
Board in the room of the Rev. Henry Monte, de-
ceased. There were present—The Rev. P A.
Leon on (chairman), Messrs. R. Hayne, R. Hunt, P.
Pearce, L. Tilley, and P. Taylor. The accounts of
the churchwardens were examined and passed. The
churchwardens' estimate of expenses for the year
ending Baiter 1881 were read, and it was resolved that
a church rate at 91. in the E be granted, to be supple-
minted by voluntary contributions from such pens ins
as may object to pay the church rate, and by church
collectiens as may be found neceiwary. The late over-
seers' watch rate accounts were examined and passed.
The vestry resolved that a watch rate at 4d., a poor
rate at 91, a county police and rural sanitary rate at
2d., and a highway rate at 63. in the 2 be I;canted.
Burial Board : The report of the auditors on their
examinati in of the Be-bil Board's account was read
and approved. It was proposed by Mr. R.. Hunt,
seconded by Mr. P. Pearce, and unanimously resolved
that the he . Arthur Allan Leonard be elected a
member of the Bur:al B tard In the room of the late
Rev. Hem/ Motile.
STIALING Duces.—The three boys, Gulliver, Wyatt,
and Moore, were again brought up. on Saturday, before
K Pearce, Esq., Colonel Hennlng, C. 13. and H.
Gooddeo, , charged with stealing Sucks, the
property of Mr. Charles Mayo, of Puddlehinton.—
Mr. M. C. Weston pr isecuted. —The evidence Tii merly
taken was read over, and it appeared the robbery was
committed on Sunday.—Jane Croft. e:fe of Mr.
Mayo's shepherd, saw the boys come towards Hol-
combe. When they got into Mr. Mayo's field the
small tine (Gu liver) parted from the others and went
toward, Holcombe cottage, where she lived. Mr.
Mayo keeps ducks in pens, towards which Gulliver
went, pulled open his jacket, put something under and
ran away from the coop towards the other prisoners,
whom he joined, and all three went towards Dor-
chester, by wey of Cedar Baia. Witness went and
told George Knight, who had charge of the poultry,
and who then went to the pen where the ducks are
kept, c innted them, found two were missing, awl
went after the boys, whom he brought back and she
identified, when Wyatt said—" What girl is it that
saw us take the ducks" The little boy (Gulliver)
admitted haVing taken them, and said the others sent
him after them. They appeared to be quite sober.—
George Knight, of Holcombe, counted the ducks about
eight on Sunday evening and found 16, when he went
back next time the two top boards were off the pen.
He afterwards followed the bays, who said they knew
nothing about any ducks, and Gulliver said—" If
you think I have any, you can search me, and if you
want to know my name it is Payne." The young
ones went on, leaving Moore, who said it was the
little one who took the ducks. Wyatt said before he
went on "I'll bet you a shilling that if you go up to
the peas you'll find 'cm." A field of peas was close
I.y the road by which the boys had come. Witness
toil.; the boys to Holcombe, when Gulliver said he'd
show him how they took them. Did not promise to
forgive them if they would tell him about It; he told
them it w: • his master's ducks, and they would have
to come to tom. he could not tell them what his
master woribi do.—James Croft, Mr. Mayo's shep-
herd, found the two ducks in the pea field beside the
road by which the bey, had coma—The duckling.,
about halforrown, were here produced, protesting
loudly io duck lant,ange. —ln cross•examinstion
witness added that Wyatt sail if Knight wanted to
ite'l the ducks he could buy them, and witness replied
that if he (Wyatt) was so cheeky he would take him
to the station and have him locked up. Knight never
promised to forgive them.—Mr. Charles Mayo, the
owner, valued the ducks at 4s. ; they were& fresh sort.
—All elected to be tried then, and Gulliver pleaded
6ailty, the others not guilty, saying they went to show
a man and woman the way; but they knew nothing
about the ducks until Gelliver caught them and threw
the ducks from under his coat among some peas, when
Wyatt told him to take the ducks back or he'd get
them into trouble.—Gulliver, on the other hand,
I stated that Wyatt asked him to come to Piiidlehintrin,
and when he was going remarked "Here's a nice lot
of ducks, supposing we do have two of them r Its
refused, and they went tePidillehinton, where Wyatt
ordered some beer and made him drink it, and when
they came back ordered him to take the ducks,
threatening to "warm" him all the way home if he
did not take the dunks and pushed him to the pen.
He took them but let them go among the peas.—
Gulliver had been previously convicted, and they were
fined 401. and costs, or one month hard labour.—The
two tir.t, it was understood, would pay' Gulliver was
reca'le 1 and his sentence reduced to a fortnight. A
fortnight allowed for payment.
Citaitct or SLAUOFITZRISG A DUMAS= LAMB.—
On Monday, before the Mayor and Masers. Davis,
Galpin, Gregory, Dr. Curme, and Dr. Aldridge, Mr.
Weston prosecuted James Henry G•oves for permit-
ting to be killed in his slaughterhouse, and a man
named Legg for slaughtering, a lamb unfit for food.—
Mr. Day on Weduesday happened to be in the Fair
Ground and saw a diseased lamb, afterwards a cart
came along, the lamb was taken up and driven towards
South-street. Having waited an hour, he went to
the slaughterhouse and saw the carcase of a lamb
hung up ;it was blown. Groves told him the lamb
was not intended for human food, but for dog's meat;
but he found that Legg had given 5.. for it.—
Mr. Howard defended.—Mr. Day, on Wednesday lest,
w.vi at the Fair Ground about half-past four, and saw
a lamb, which appeared t be diseased' left the Fair
Ground, and watched to see who came after the lamb.
A cart, on which was Mr. Groves's name, and Mr.
Groves in it, Came up, the lamb was put in the cart,
and they drove down Bouth.street. on the way to Mr.
Grovai's slaughter•house. He waited an hour or an
hour and half, then came to the back of the slaughter.
hi Rose, found it Icked, and knocked, when be was let
in There he saw, close by the door, a lamb which
was in course of being blown. He went to the adjoin-
ing premises in the occupation of Mr. Groves; but
there was no internal communication. Had some con-
versation with Mr. Groves about the iamb, and asked
hlin to let him see the two lambs he had seen through
the s 'allow. He did, and then he asked if the third
was the other which be had Been in the Fair Ground.
Mn. Groves replied that it was, but it was not his, it
was Legg's. Walked with Groves into the slaughter-
house, when the lamb was missing, and he asked
Legg where it was, and Legg replied on the premises.
Witness went and saw it on an old copper boiler on a
boar& the skin off, and cut across horl: Wally. Tested
the two pieces, and found them diseased. Legg came
and said the carcase was not intended for foi.d ; but
witness sent for Supt. Coward to take the earcose
away' but Mr. Chick and Mr. Groves did so.
Examined the liver, in which he found flukes; it was
thoroughly diseased and quite soft, the lungs had
worms and tubercle, in them, simile- to consumption
tubercles; the carcase wss very poor and thin, flabby
and sett, and quite nufit for human food. It was
brou ;lit before the Mayor and condemned.—The
parties were also charged with being in possession of a
carcase unfit for food, with the intention of preparing
it for human food.—Dr. Day was then cross-examined
and said he went to the maiket between four and five
on Wednesday afternoon • the lamb was in a pen with
two others; but separatt:d from them by a hurdle.
Believed the lambs he I been there for male, also a lot
of other lambs. Only spoke to hie pupil about this
lamb, not to any offlciel, for he did not think the
disease was contagion* or infectious. Saw Mr.
Grores shout in the Fair Ground before the cart came.
Corl.l not identify the men who came with the cart,
nor whether he came alone. Several lambs were put
up in the wirt ;but this was the only one he considered
diseased. At the Junction he loci sight of the cart,
but had not made any mark on either of the lambs
then be went to Mr. Chick's, and waited about an
hour and a-half, till the lamb was, he thought, dressed.
When he went to the slaughter-house, the carcsee was
on a hurdle ; it was not dressed fit for sale; but was in
the process of being blown. Romettines people blow
lambs for the purpose of skinning them. Would not
swear the lamb on the ground erre the same he saw in
the Fair Ground. Would be surprised to hear it was
a sheep. In the yard was* pig and some calves, and
there was an old copper boiler out loose in the yard.
A sheep there wet poised by the veterinary surgeon,