The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-06-30 00:00:00

DORCHESTER.

Doacutem Om Mizirr. Satardty.—lnspootor's
Muni : Wheat, 64a. per quarter.

&ACTION OF • 000NOILLOL—The vacancy in the
Town C,ounail, occasioned by the removal from the
town of Mr. John Davis, has been filled up by the
unopposed election of J. F. Hodges, Esq., one of the
borough magistrates. We feel sure that the service of
this gentlemen will give great satisfaction to the rate-
payers generally.

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OEM DUTIES TO THE Sovinunait.--00 Sunday lad
the Mayor and Corporation attended St. Peter's church,
when the thanksgivings for the preservation of the
Coked Edinburgh, and the rumens of the Abyssinian
expedition, were read, and the Rector took occasion to
preach on the peculiar duties of Christians towards their
sovereign. We understand that at the request of many
influential members of the congregation, the sermon will
be printed.
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Hamel, COURT or BMOCII/PTOT, Tuesday, Jane
23.—Before Mr. Commissioner HilL—Re C. Confiner,
IStowem•the-Wokl, late Hotel-monager.—This was
en adjourned lot examination and discharge
—Kr. Leonard appeared on behalf of the assign...;
Mr. Clifton appeared for the bankrupt. After
some discuesion as to the sufficiency of the accounts,
his Honour decided on pamiag the lost
—Mr. Leonard then opposed the allowance of on order
of discharge, on the ground that the bankrupt had
offered a vexatious and frivolous defence to an action
brought against him by Yews. Tattersall; and, alter
hearing Mr. Clifton, his Honour held the charge to be
made out, but as it was not a bad ease he thought a
suspension of the discharge for a month would be
sufficient.

Bonouriti POLICe, Thursday.—Before J. Bishop, Esq.,
and H. Devenish, Eaq.—A private of the Royal Hone
Artillery, named Emmanuel Smith, was brought op
for assaulting the pollee. It seemed that about mid-
night on Wednesday, he was in the borough drunk and
creating • disturbance. P.S. Cousins spent half-ec-
hoer in persuading blot to go to the barracks quietly.
but be wee heedless of all entreaties, mid was taken
Into custody. He was very violent on the way to the
lockup, and severely injured P. C. Mitchell, who went
to the sergeants assistance, by kicking him with his
spurs I and be also tore the constabla's trousers.
Major Brown sent word to the magistrates' that Smith
ball only been here a month, and he was the greatest
blackguard in the battery.--Sentenoed to two monti's
hard labour.
&aut. BOARD. -- Vestry meeting. were held in the
ration' parishes within the borough on Thursday last
to appoint members of this board and auditors forth.
anniog year. The following were appointed :—/ifolp
Trinity.—The Rev. James Fisher and John fiendoiph
Tomo, Req., were re-elected members of the board;
Mr. George Hawkins was re-elected auditor, and Mr.
Charles Ilan/ford was appointed auditor in the room of
Mr. J. Miles. Si. Peter's.—Mr. G. H. Davis was re-
elected on the beard with Mr. James Foster, in the
room of Mr. John Fitch, who has left the town; the
auditors (Mr. Francis Mills and Mr. Thomas Newman,
Jun.), were reelected. 11l Sailiti—The Rev. 1.
Miller as appointed • member of the board in the
room of the Van. Archdeacon Br•ise, the former
rector, and Mr. George Sager Greening was re-
appointed ; Mr. James Andrews was re-elected auditor,
with Mr. C. G. Rummy, in the room of Mr. Alfred J.
Evans,

DORCHBITRI GRAMMAR SCHOOL—The ennui &Uri-
bution of prizes at this school took place on Thursday
last, the Mayor (George Curme, Fel) presiding. The
reporta of the examiners were made. The gentlemen
who undertook this important duty were—in eludes
and divinity, the Rev. C. W. Bingham, M. A.; in
French, the Rev. W. Barnes, S.D.; and in mathematics
and English literature, the Rev R. Willis, M.A. Of
mune, the pupils were not found perfect; they had
made some mistake.; but, it was stated, that the
standard attained was higher than in any former
examination, and that there was lees disparity than
heretofore between the number of markt gained by the
Sect and by the last boy in the echool. The following
lithe list of awards :—ExArbitioners. - Faciffeee' Exhibi-
tion (WO), Mukew, A. F. Subscribers' Exhibition.(l:lo)
Brown.—Prise• Buena Mathematics,
Brown. Prima, Pearce, maj. Divinity, A. F. Mask...
English Literature, &sant IL C 1..., Way, 111.
Class, Beacombe. Arithmetic, Coate, min. IL
Divinity, Legge. French (extra), Bennett. The Rector's
Prime, Basoombe.
CORM Pours, Wednesday—Two fellows, named
COMB. and Hall, were brought up on remand, for
obtaining looney by false profanes& Caren has been
Weep( about the district, representing him-elf as a
broken-down farmer, and Hall wee collecting money for
a brother alleged to have been discharged from the
Dorset Militia, whom he wanted to get into the
Bromptou Consumptive Hospital. By them representa-
tion' they obtained mammy from Colossi Bingham,
Bradford Peverell ; Mr. Cox, Maiden Newton; J. E.
Bridge, Esq., Cattistock ; Mr. Spins, Bradford
Peverell, and many other charitable persons. Of
course, they proved to be imposters. Hall wee
sentenced to three months', and Carew to two months'
hard labour.— Saturday : Before H. N. Middleton,
Eq.—Joshua Bevis, labourer, was charged with
robbing the garden of the Rev. K. Headland, at Broad-
way.- P.C. Roper was on duty at Littlamoor, about
two o'clock on Saturday morning, when he met the
prisoner coming from the Rev. E. Headland's garden.
He had • basket which was found to contain flowers,
cabbages, potatoes, rhubarb, and other garden produce.
rh• constable saw prisoner take off piece' of matting
from his boots—one of them he put in hie pocket, and
the other be threw away.—Superintendent Underwood
said prisoner was a notoriously bed character, and had
been imprisoned 12 months for garden robbing. He
was now sentenced to six months' hard labour.

WAREHAM.

BMA SHoomfo.—Bergeent Drew, of the Warehern
soros, ham made the Wei more of 71 In ohms shooting;
thus equallblng the heretofore onmatehed number
aehieved by a Blandford riflemen.

Tug BOROUGH Rgrataarramom—Mr. Drax,forkerly
the Conservative representative of this borough, but
who was defeated at the last contested Ideation by
Captain J. H. H. Worst& R.N., has lathed an address
to the aleoto is which he announces his intention of
spin offeriag bme..o au • eandidate for their suffrages
on Coosewvar• principle& If he moose& in being
returoed sa their representative he promises to give his
support to the MeSIIIIIS of the present Ministry, end
adds that ha is "opposed to the intended disestablish.
moot of the Protestant Irish Churob, as being • prelipts
to the further interferease with the Rateblishrel Charon
of Rngknd."

Simians, Jane 23. —Before 0. W. Farrar, Esq.
(ebalrnsan). bf.4ett, E.g., and the Rev. 0. V.
Garland.—Heury Wm, lanolord of a public-house at
Stoburnuih, was summoned for ogling beer at unlawful
hours, on Sunday, Jana 14, but the come Wu with-
drawn on payment of coets.—Phllip Barden, of
WWlrrth, was toed 10s. for samillting P.C. Stieliland,
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..W!nf!dlb. Jane 9. There
_was • oroas-manmoos

tbir-ZonTst-airie for aaaa---altlißnr.d;n, which wu
dataimmt iseitd.—Junes Hector, of mien, was fined Vs.
for &Howie( Ms horses to stray on the highway.—
Walter flan4a, stuarnonad for mouthing Chorge Beats,
at 8 Jose 16, was lined 104.—ltan6eld Light
was fined for trespassing in search of conies, at Corte
Oastle, on lands belonging to Lord Edon.

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WA11111.411 AIM Puma= SIIIVIJIIII'
FAIIND email sbeepalseering and
mowing matches of Ws society have recently taken
pimp in the manor park ol East Dilworth. The prime
were awarded as follows :
Sheep Skauiv.—llia: Tint, it, WIUMia Martin, nearni.
mended by Mr. M. Tooke, Whitecburch ; second, £l, Charles
Herd., recommoded by Mr. W. iodise, Mondrian ; third,
10a, Henry Hard., reeemintended by J. J. Farqubareon, Req.
Higely commended, Thames Bedlam, recommended by Mr. H.
Richard,. Twelve advise. Boy.: Mot, al, Inine Small.
recommended by Mr. Timms Remit ; eseamd, 10e., Robert
Small, recommended by J. C. Maned, Om. Three entries.
Non.prolemionals Met, LI, Jamb Wilcox. recommended by
Mr. Wm. Budden ; second, 1, John Mitchell, rememended by
Mr. T. H. Elitundere ; third, BM, John Old, recommended by
Mews. I'. and R. Randal, Lulsrorth. Tan entrust. —lfaugme:
First, it 10s., Jams Lovelear, recommended b 7 Mr. T. H.
Reminder.; mond, £l, Frederick Pittman:l, recommended by
Hr. H. Maw& ; third, 10d., Alfred Green, recommended by
J. H. C•krelt, Req. Middy commended, Richard Turd,
reroentnewded by Mr. 8. & Hunt. There were 17 entrisa In
this class, but three 01 lb. mowers did not finish their work in
Um, and were therefor* ellequallied.