The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-11-05 00:00:00

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FORDINGTON.— NARK OW Raseecr. The
remaisa of Gideon Wright, of Fordington, were
interred in the parish churchyard on Tuesday last.
Frain the high esteem in which deesenied was held
by the Rev. H. Motile (hi whose service he had
been for a very long period) our respected vicar and
bis worthy lady, together with their son, the Itev.
Frederick Motile, paid the last tribute of respect by
accompanying the funeral procession as mourners.
WLYSIOUTII.—AwreI. Ixsz.zoT. or SUDDEN
DISATIL—An awfulinstancc of sudden death occurred
on Monday evening neatly oppoeito the Crown
Motel. William Rice, a seaman, upwards of tin
years of age, hail been wet king very hard all day,
and in the evening was assisting another man to
push a truck containing two bags of coals, when he
fell down, gave one gasp, and immediately expired.
For the last few months he had been employed in
Chilson's fishing trawl, but had that day engaged
for a voyage in the Humility, belonging to Mr.
John Tizard. Ito had for the last few days com•
plained that his blood seemed to be greatly heated,
but otherwise he felt., well as USUAL

- A WEYMOUTH VENT-11.;.--; v.cetry meeting,
composed of four peisons, was held at the old Town•
hall on Thursday, for the purpose of passing the
churchwardens' accounts, andthe making of a new
rate. The Rev. H. C. Pigou, of Wyk°, presided,
and Mr. Bartlett, the churchwarden, produced his
accounts. It appeared that the expenditure had
been—organist's salary, £3; clerk's fees, £2 2..;
washing surplices, £2 3.. ; sexton's fees, £3; black
cloth on the death of the Duchess of Kent, £1 10s. ;
making the rate, LI Is.; aml small bills, £23.. &I. ;
making a total of £l7 Is. Sd. The receipts of the
rate had been only £l5 19s. lid. Mr. Ayles pro-
posed, and Mr. Attwooll seconded the making of a
lid. rate, which being carried by the four gentle-
men present, tbe vestry separated.
LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION.— OR
Wednesday evening last the Rev. K Headland,
rector • of Bincombe-cum Broadway, delivered a
lecture before the members of the Literary and
Scientific Institution, on "Thin Ascent of Mont Blanc
by a new route, in 1859." The chair was occupied
by Dr. Smith. The rev, lecturer gave en interest-
ing and somewhat humouroter description of the
ascent and descant of the snow-topt mountain. In
the course of his remarks, as to the use of climbing
high mountains, he expressed himself in favour of
muscular christianity, and said he was an advocate
of the volunteer movement. The meeting awarded
him a unanimous vote of thanks.
Bottottuu Pouca, Tuesday.-13efors the Mayor
and J. Bayly, Esq.—Rebecca Pearce was brought
upon remand, charged with stealing a sheet, a
blanket, and other articles belonging to Mr. Howe,
of the London Hotel, while in his service.—Mr.
Howard appeared for the prisoner.—Mary Aan
Grace said she was married, bit lad not seen her
husband for many years. She resided at 15,
Crescentstrect. On Tuesday or Wednesday last,
prisener brought • blanket to her and asked her to
take care of it, and she kgpt it till the police.
sergeant came for it. She brought it openly, and
said it was not her own. —P.C. Brine produced the
blanket, and Superintendent Lidbury the iother
articles. The latter witness said, that when prisoner
was brought to the station she confessed that she
took the things on his telling her the charge.—ln
reply to Mr. Howard, witness said he believed the
prisoner's friends were respectable, and that she
was the sister of four idiot children at Weston.—
The prisoner pleaded guilty, and Mr. Howard
addreseed the Bench in nntigation of the sentence.
She was one of 10 children, four of when' were
idiots, and he thought the act of the prisoner, look.
in at the circumstances of the case, savoured some-
what of unsound mind. Ilitherto she had borne an
irreproachable character.—Mr. Howe said he did
not wish to press for a severe sentence.—Conimitted
for 3 months' hard late-me—Elisabeth Bailey, wife
of Robert Bailey, was summoned by Euailine
Roberta, to show cause why she should not find
sureties of the Peace.—Mr. John Tizard appeared
for the defendant.—The complainant said they both
resided in Bury-street, ainlilefendant wasfrequently
using disgusting language towards her. On Monday
last, defendant made an image and put it outside
her own door, and said it was for coruplainank
She had often used language respecting her she did
not deserve. She always, however, treated her
with contempt. laefendant had never threatened
her life. —The Bench said the complainant had taken
out a wrong summons, ainl dismissed the case.—
Rober,,t, the uonplainant in the last case,
was summoned by Ann Butcher for assault on Tues-
day last. —Complainant said that defendant, with-
out any provocation being given, threw a quart of
water over her, and promised her twenty more if
she would wait fur them. 'rho defendant denied
throwing of the watir, and said the complainant
being a frieuil of Mrs. Bailey, had grossly insulted her
by using abusive lauguage.— The Bench believed
that oveu if the water as thrown, it was done
under great provocation, and dismissed the case.
Jaen: Ilewaidt I—ln the new Act on Offences'
against the Person, theme is a provision of an impor-
tant character respecting furious driving, which
caine into force on Friday " Whosoever, having I
the charge of any carriage or vehicle, shall, by
wanton or furious driviug, or neglect, or other wilful
misconduct, or by wilful neglect, do, or cause to be
done, any bodily harm ta any person, shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor, and being convicted thereof, shall
be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be lin.
priemed for any term net exceeding two years, with
or with t hard labour.
PORTIAND:—On Monday evening a valuable
horse, worth between £3O ancl.C4o, belonging to Mr.
Dennis, was killed: It appears that the driver had
unhitched it tram work, and was going to take hold
of its bit, when it stepped back arid fell over the
railing of the black bridge, between the N'enie and
the convict establishment, down a distance of between
20 and :10 feet, and was killed:
Tice W A UR !OIL M.S. Warrior, 40, serfilr,
Captain the Hon. A. A. Cochrane, C. B:, arrived in
the Portland roadstead about 4 o'clock on Tuesday
morning from Spithead, and was an object of great
attraction during the day, as she lay stancher a abort
diitance from the Collo:one% Her former trial trips
aro said to have been perfectly satisfactory, lint it
is not at present known Ii isv she will behave in a
rough Rea. Shortly, however, we shall know what
the ship is made of. 31 her object in calling at
Portland is to embark seine of the members of the
Board of Admiralty, and proceed to the Bay of
Biscay in search of • elle. At this time of the year
she ought not to be long in search of a rough sea,
and when she does, w e have no doubt from her
antecedents that both her captain and commander
are well qualified to manege her. H. NI:S. Revenge
will, we believe, accompany her on the exprimental

. WIN BO RN E. Prriy Steams. The fort-
nightly Petty Sessions were held on Friday, before
the Rev. Corr 'aye and St. John Coventry, Esq.
There we,. five returns of summonses, only one of
which •as from Winibome. This was a charge
against Henry Wasik for rescuing a person from the
custody of police constables Powell and Smith.—
Amoriliag to the evidence of the two policemen,
they went to the Jockey beershop on the evening of
the 2stli October, to execute a warrant on a man
named Levi Fletcher, when White interfered,
aissaulterl the police, toro their clothes, and liberated
the ma-, whom, however, they afterwards again
apprehended. The defendant did oot appear in
answer to the summons, and the case was heard in
his alisenoe.—The Bench inflicted a floe of .ClO, and
in default of payrl..nt, two months' imprisonment.
CRANBORNE. RIVAL tIOLECATCHENS. —At
the Petty sessions held here on Thursday, before
Captain Row and George Churchill, Esq., John
• Ranyarcl, residing at Verwood, was char,,,,,eil with
1, stealing II mole traps, the property of John
I Ilawkins.—Mr. Johns attended for the defendant,
I and the magistrates, after listening to the evidence,
I considered that it was not sufficiently clear against
I the prisoner to warrant a conviction. The CABO was,
1 accordingly, dismissal.
SWANAGE. ADULT EDUCATION SOCITTT. On
Thursday evening a public meeting of this society took
I place in the National Schoolroom, for the purpose of
. taking into consideration the provisions of the Science
I minute. The Rev. I). Travers (the rector,) occupied the
chair. The Rev. Laster Lester, Mr. Brodie, assistant
inspector of schools, and Mr. Buokmaster, of the Science
and Art Department, were also present.—The Chairman
mid the subject was one of considerable importance in
Swanage. They had great opportunities of studying the
natural sciences, especially geology, and he hoped the
young men who had distinguished themselves at pre% i-
ous examinations would see how far they could make
available the aid which Government was prepared togi we.
After a statement from Mr. Buckmaster, Mr. Brodie, in
moving a vote of thanks to him spoke of the great
benefits which had been conferral in his district by the
establishment of art schools, and he hail no doubt but
elementary science classes would be very popular with
mechanics and literary institutions when the subject
was better understood. Its (Mr. Brodie) understood
there was some such assistance, but the nature and
conditions of thatamistance be never understood before.
—The Rev. Lester Lester, in seconding the resolution,
spoke of the great advantages of an oral explanation
compared with the printed official papers which pre-
tended to give all the information. He had read all the
printed papers of the department on the subject, but he
was not much the wiser, and but for the clear explana-
tion of Mr. Buckrnaster they might have remained in
ignorance for years. He was glad to see the meeting so
well attended by working men and he believed some of
them once at a qualify themselves for the certificates
and rewards of the department.
Poout Meat Aram Iltirrittrrc—The first of the
winter course of lectures was delivered on Tuesday,
October 29 inthe Townhall, by H. D. Seyusour, Esq.,
M.P., on Ltanarla.—The Rev. A. Wilkinson, M.A., pre-
sided on the occasion.

CHARMOUTH.—On Tuesday last this little
hamlet was the scene of great excitement in conse-
quence of. bull fight having taken place in the old
Lyine-road. The exhibition created great excite-
ment, from the fact that the two Bulls were not of
the same gender, and strange to say, the feminine
came off victorious. We are not aware whether the
spurting portion of the place will present her with
a belt, but some have suggested the victor being in
future named "Sayers." The event alarmed many
of the inhabitants, and we trust such a brutal exhi-
bition will never take place again.
Bill [WORT. FIRZ. -On Saturday morning
about 6 o'clock, Mr. Prince, postmaster of this town,
discovered his back premises to be on lire. He
immediately gave an alarm, and by the timely
assistance rendered by the neighbours succeeded in
subduing the flames, but not until damage t 3 the
amount of .ClO was done. It is supposed to have
originated by his boy going into the lumber-room
the night before with a candle, when a spark must
have fallen into some saw dust that was there. Mr.
Prinos is insured.