The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-02-13 00:00:00

SALISBURY.

Tug annual examination for the B•llabers &heal of
Science and Art for prises and certiicetes awarded by
the department of Science and Art, is announced for
the 12th, 13th, and 14th of March nest.

FOWL STIALI/10.-10 the eland of Saturday oight,
some their got into the farm-yaril of Mr. John Whitt,
at the corner of St. Ann-street, sod tented sway
twelve fowl,. Thb police have very strong suspicions
U to the peratio who committed the robbery.

ISIVOULAZ AOCIDMIT. —OD elliArday Dire • CM
named David &hot, of last Knoyle, was found lying
on the road near the Sout.h.Western Rtilway Station,
in • state of intoxication and with • lovers wound on
the head. He was removed to the Salisbury Infirmary.
He bad not the slightest idea bow he came by she
Whim • -

Me. Avt.WARDIS Grand Concert at the Assembly
Rooms on Friday evening was such as might bays
been expected from the very inviting aspect of the I
announcement. There was a large and fashionable I
attendance and a programme embracing selections
from II Bubiero, Dow Papuale, Saysirattude,
Verde* &semi mai Trovatore, a fantasia on !roma
and nevoid Rushed melodies weal/01M through with
immense gnomes. Madame Grisi, Madame de Mario-
Lablochs, Signor Mario and Signor Folio were the
artistes engaged and as is usual at Mr. Aylward's
periodical minima treat they met with a most
enthusiastic reception from the delighted audience.
CITY Perry thosmons. —On Thursday, • painter named
James Badge. Haag in Fisherton, was apprehended on
• warrant charged with amenities his wife. He was
broaght up at the magistrates' clerk's °Moe, before the
Mayor and .7. Homey, Req., and was Sued 20s. and
costa, or in delimited payment, ordered to be imprisoned
14 days, at the expiration of which time, he was
farther ordered to miter into his own econgnismem
of 1:20 SO tee, tho porn towards his wife for •
Period of six anonth•-110inar.—Yrenent : Robert
Stokes, Esq. (mayor), and .1. Hussey, Foy.—
William Mandl:Rant, a young man of soldierly appear-
ance, was charged by an old man named Charles Hayter,
bet SOWS familiarly kIOMI as "Wookpay," with *a-
mebae' and beating him in Winchesteretreet, on the
213th ult. The Bench, after hearing complainant's state
-
went, regardless of defendant's earnest IhaIOTSAOO that
they wen) committal him on 'a totally Innocent
charge," fined defendant in the penalty of 20a. and coda
Tbe money not being forthcoming,l4 days' imprisoement
with herd labour WM awarded defendant for his
cowardly omit of • defesoaless old man.----The
boom of the Flume of F.thert Inn, Fisberton, was
trenafered from Mrs. Emma Wilkins to Mr. Robert
Cross who, it was stated, bad recently married the said
Mrs. Wilkins

SALISBURY DIOGUAN 4:1I11111011 BUILDING ASSOCIA-
nor.—The annual meeting was held last week, the
Bishop presiding. The report states that "The aggre-
gate amount of grant* has been £B9O, eontribeting
towards • total expenditure, according to.the estiroake
of £14,765; and thus ansisting to provide 9001 sittings,
of which 1801 are free and unapproprirted. The sums
given by your committee have been towards the build-
! of three new churches, and the restoration and
I of seven. To • new church at West
Dean, in the Arelidemonry of Sarum, • sum
of LBO was granted; to • new *burgh at Came Hill,
ie the parish of itowde, Archdesoonry of Wilts, £lBo' I
to • shatnehf ems at ehapmenelarle, in the parish al
Mon , E 100; aid towards restoration of the
sherds at Osbouree Bt. George. £9O; Alvediston, £5O,
towards enlargement; Bower Chalk°, £BO, to meet an
expenditure of £lBOO. in enlarging the educe;
Idmto-
ton, ao, to .6m, in the repeating of the parish choice;
to St. Bdiound's, Salisbury, 000. for extensive repairs;
and to Foothill Bishop, CS in aid of restoration. The
following chureSes which have received assistance from
the society have been ether consecrated or reopened
for Divine worship since our last annual meeting:—
Those consecrated me at Loneliest, Bytooodsbury,
and Warminster; those reopened are at Alvediston,
Bineombe, Orman)* fit. George and Chettiole. Earl
Nelson, the treasurer, read his statement of amount
forth. past year. After the payment of various
ioeitlental expenses, there remained • Wane* in band
of NT/. The outstanding, unpaid grants amounted to
E 1,245. They bad • total Milano. of £1,872, so that
there remained an available Wears for the year of
£127, besides sabecriptioes. The Rev. W. E. C. Austin,
of Stoke Abbas, wee appointed one of the hon. 'sm. of
the 1111110Cialine in the place f the Nev. B. 8, Hutchinp,
Incumbent of Alderbury (who um cordially thanked for
his servion) resigned. The Bishop said he knew Mr.
Attain to be not only • good clergyman, hut an exoellent
&Melt Laird. The atom were thanked for their
services, as *imam his lordship the Bishop for presiding.

Cooirre Perry Scriose, Toesday.—Before F. Brad-
burn, Esq., J. Hoary Ear, K Hinumaja, Ileq' W. A.
Herbage, Esq., Sir Edward Hulse, and the Key. E.
Duke. —John Lay, a cattle dealer roadie' at Salisbury,
was summoned for mooring • call from the pariah of
Laveritor to the parish of Milfoni, contrary to the
Order of Quarter Sessions—P.C. Crook proved that
defendant removed the eaU in • donkey-car and that
the calf was partly pat is a ear and than covered over
with straw is the beams of the art, where he found
It, being informed by a boy that the calf was there.
Defendant bisaalf admitted that he had =ought the
calf from Laverstoek to Milford sada, where witness
toned it. Mr. Packer, farmer, of Laveretook. proved
selliar the calf to defendant who weed to kill it on hi.
(Mr. Packer.) premises before =kW it away, as they
were both fully ass= of the Orders in Sessions relative
to the removal of settle. Bunerintendent Matthews
mid he would ask the Bona to doe defendant in the
full penalty as he wished to make an example of him,
It being clear that defendant had not acted In ignorance
of the Order. Defendant said he bad DO money and he
mat therefore leave his cue entirely in the liands of
the Bear, who he hoped would do the beat they
sauM for him. The Beer said they had decided
to fine defender in the full penalty of LW and oats.
Supt. Mathews grid levy a diaries on defendant's
moods during the day, ad if the goots were found to be
lieuffirent to claim upon the., defends= would be
committed to gaol for two months' Impeieonment In
the meantime be would be detained till the distress
had been levied. Defendant: Thank you, gentlemen.
I've got • few goods, do the best you an with me.—
John Mitchell, maws' labourer, was charged with
dealing Whs. of old sheet lad, value 12a. 3d., the pro.
party of Kr. Hughes. builder, of Bristol, a Bower
Chalks, on the 291 h ult.—Joeiab Day, labourer, said he ,
was, on the Iffith of January, at work with prisoner, for
Kr. Hughes, at Bower Chalks. They were employed
In taking off some old sheet lead from the tower of
B.wer Make aura. The lead u it we., taken of,
was canted round into the foreman's race. The fore-
man (who spaded to pecreento on behalf of Mr.
Hughes), was not at the works that day, and the primmer
was entrusted with the key of the office. The sheets, as
they were token off, were rolled up and pot by. There
gramme load gutter left on the roof on Mhnday when
they left work. It was not there on Tuesday morning
He =markt he should know one piece of the miming
lead if he saw it again. The piece produced be could
Identify as his master',. by come letters and
AVMS on it —Henry r, said he
lived very near Bowee7Biaire—cliereb. Had known
prism= ever since the works there berm. On the
earn' of Monday , 29th alt., be wee at home. The
prison= same to hi, house between six and seven
o'clock. Prisoner asked witness if be was going to
town the next day. Witness replied that he was, and
should go away as early as he could. Prisoner said he
wanted • little bit of stuff taken in. He then went
sway to get it, and returned in about ten minutes with
some lead. Prisoner thee asked wires to take it into
lowa and sell it for him. Witness irked low much he
wanted for it. Prisoner replied that be thought it was
worth about 4d per lb. The next day witness took the
lead to Salisbury. and *old it to Mr. Still, for 13e.
at the rate of hardly 3d. per lb., which Mr. Still told
him wee the used prise of old lead. Mr. Still gave
=bees a bill at his desire, as be wanted to show it to
prisoner, that he might see that he could not get ed.
per lb. for it. Die not see prisoner after, as witness
was himself taken into roomy 0.. mt I.i•—Thomu
Meat... moved 'Dela prisoner at the house of the
last witness at the time meatiacied by bim.—Jane
Herrington, wife of Henry Herrington, else °aro-
horded her bashaad's statemeet, sad Masa that the
=isomer eame to the hones and inquired if her husband
bad yet oome bah, before he reterned.—Mr. George
!Still, manager for Meant Still and Co., proved buying
the lad, and afterwards delivering it up to P.C. Pole.
—P.C. Pole proved that he had compared the teed with
some left at Bower Chalk, and found the pieces to cor-
respond exactly. He produced • piece whioh just fitted
that bought by Mr. Still. Prisoner denied that be was
at Herrington% house at the time raid, and said he
knew nothing of the robbery whir they were trying to ,
lay on his shoulders b 7 taking Wee oaths. The Beer
said they meet wow mat him to take his trial at the next
anises, and ordered that Mr. Fielder, the foreman, ad
the witneass be bound over to appear agate= him.--•
Mary Jane Clark, alias Bray, who =aided guilty to
stealing • pair of boots, a chemise, and • collar, the
' property oflDiana Judd, at Wietendow, was serried
to six maths' imprisonment in the House of Cer-
Dation.- —George Cowper and Louisa Sbe=
tramps were remanded till Thursday, on the soul
or Superintendent Matthews, °bawd with breaking out
of a lodging.honee at Ditebampton, kept by Charles
Benson, • man of colour, and taking therefrom • large
' quantity of wearing apparel and other articles. It was
stated by Mr. Matthews that the tale primmer bad re-
cently broken out of prison at Newport, in the Isle of
Wight --Francis Blake was fined 10s. sad car or in
I default to be committed for raven days, for Despairing
in pursuit of rabbits a lands belonging to R. G. Bane,
Fia, on the 29ch elk One of Mr Shelton bee
proved seeing the defendant kill • rabbit on his masr's
lands at Downton.--Sevoral appljeatioes mate by
' butchers and dealers of Salisbury and the neighbor-
' hood for leave to restore undressed skins, were refused,
as the Berth stated they had no power to allow sea a
removal.

BATH AND WT OF &NOLAND HOCINTY.

A vary large and isdloootiel neetlost it the Load
Committee was held at the Colima' Cheater, Salisbury,
on Tuesday, at eldch the Malec ',eaglet
The letter of the Secretary. of the !O&M'. which
appear" is soother edam, Imolai/bees read, the Mayor
reported tho precasting' el the &potation at Taunton.
• discussion haviatt ewes& °a t.rra of the
=yea mooed by Sir Id able, Bark
by Mr. Abataa ier fireey, sad reedited
That 1* 1. iskisbassey lo hale 00attattleo that tho Both
sod Wpti if Scout' flookty should hold a ateetio&
proposed is their &notary's letter of the Slat tilt ,In
this .47 Is J.,e peak but that this Ooonstittes, whiles
etpurptiag this offer. relies apoo the Octaaoil of tbe Solidity
sedseisurtog to bakes the subscribers at the morel
I atonal seseMag to alter the pima rile No. 7 so that
frobstrary may we a Stook flhou is 1867 eltettld lb.
tinderpsit hare than died oat.