The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-01-07 00:00:00

spirit', the materials for plane ietddinge, ka. There .as.
• a large attendance of competitors, the day being fine,
.Ithough rather sold. The ournmititors were haodt
copp ii, and the prices were taken in the following
order :—lst, Private Gillingham ; 2nd, Sergeant Barrett
2ini. Ptivato Tuck, 4th, Private Brooks ; sth, Sergeant
Ilansfoni ; 6th, Sergeent Patten ; 7th, Corporal Terry ;.
4th, Private Smith ; 9th, Private Edwards ;10th, Private
Bendall ; 11th, riergrant Hommel' ; 12th, Private
Thomas ; 13th. Sergeant Roberts ; 14th, Corporal
Hounsell ; lith, tPrivate 1.1 time ; 160, Sergeant,
Holm wood ;17th, nitrate Word; 18th, CorporslCook ;
19th, Privet Cornish ; 20th. Privete H. Cane; 21st,
Private J. Spiller ; Zfn.l, Private Knight : VA, Private
Anderton ; 24th, Privets W. Case; 25th, Private
Hodder ; 26th, Private Caine. ; 27th, Private T. Gale.
THE CoMPSTITION FOR Tile HMV'S& Carie6—The
usual competition for the silver cross, given by Sorylaut
Sluaketty Instructor Good, to be won six times in
succession before it becomes the absolute property a
the winner, took place on Thursday rafterimcm, at the
butts. The cross ha. been won twice in scene-don by
Sergeant Barrett, but it wee taken from him by'
Sergeant Musketry Instructor Good, who still retains'
ji, baring won it again on Thursday. The no rev with
five roundest 200, 500, and 600 yards. being. Sergeant•
Good, 41; Sergeant Barrett, Serouint Patten, 36 ;
Sergeant Hounsell, 38 ; Sergeant Hansford, 35 ;•
Corporal Terry, 34; Corporal Hummel!, 33.
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RoROUGH POLICE. Tuesday.—Before S. W. Whethatne
W. H. Hay, and .1. Teinpleman. Fenn. —John Jones
and Emma Jones, two tramps, were charged with
othaliog • box containing Is. 91., from the shop of
William Abbott, baker. South-street, on December 30th.
Mary Abbott, prosecutor'. wife. said on Monday after-
noon, pist before four o'clock, the money was in a little
iron hoe in the cub drawer in the desk. Shortly before
four she went upYisirs, there was no one i• the ebOP
when the left. While upstairs Film heard some one is the
shop and went down, and found the each drawer open,
the lap of the counter thrown hack, and the shop door
open. She then looked in the dr.wer and missed the
box and money. She went to the door and looked into-
the street, and the only persons she could see were the.
prisoners, who were • short w.y off, and were walking.
front the direction of her house. Witnem followed'
them through Church•lane into another I.ne, when they
looked hack and she beckoned to them; they then raei
away. She afterwards communicated with the police
James Syne', • young man working at the gas hoess,.
mid he saw the female prisoner yesterday ga into the'
woucutor's shop about four o'olook and come out again.
Witco.s was at week near at taw Lime. Vie prisoner
stayed in the shop about a misfit. The reale prisoner
wan with the woman just before Hie went into the shoo.
Witness did not see anything Mote, ash, went on with
hi. work. He could swear the reale pritioner woe the
young man who was with the woman, but could not
swear the young woman waa the one who went into the
shop, he had no doubt, however, that it was her —P.C.
Martin said he pursued the prisonar on the previous
afternoon. They were !miming. He oat sight if them
for • minute or two and followed them, and overtook
the male prisoner in St. MicheePs•larre, end took him
into custody on the charge. Prisoner made no answer..
Witness then apprehended the woman on the charge,.
end in reply she said she enured the shop but did not.
steal .tr break anything. The neje:mere elected to be•
tried here and pleaded not guilty. The magistrates'
considered the prisoners guilty, and sentenced them to•
21 days' imprisonment in Dorchester gaol.
DIAIMICAL ATTEMPT AT MURDER.—A remark -•
able cue of attempted murder took plue at Brief.
port on "stormy, 28th ult. It appears that soie.
little disagreement has for some time existed between
some of the men employed at Meters. fiounitell'e
factory, the North Mille, and Mr. Coonsb., one of the
foremen. It is suspected that the perpetrator of the
outrage we are about to describe must have felt himself
aggrieved and have token that cowardly course to
&Unify his revenge. Mr. Coombs lives in a house
immediately opposite that occupied by Mr. Sternbridgm,
a clerk at the factory. In front of Mr. Sternbridge's
house are some railings enclosing a small gardens
The ruffians appeared to have obtsined a piece of gait
pipe about en inch in diameter and from 12 to 14 inches.
long, and to have formed it into a kind of cannon..
This waa loaded with powder, hob-nails, spikes, and
stone., and to fastened to the railings to point at Mr..
roombs's front window. Although there are three
watotimen in that neighbourhood, nothing seems b-
lues attracted their attention. Mr. Coombs had been
into Bridprrt to purchase necessaries for the following
day, and returned to his house shortly after nine
o'c!ock. Fle went into the front room and crossed it
betwem the candle and the window. in order to hang up
• piece of meat. The shadow upon the blind appears
to have been watched for by the miscreants outside, for
immediately when Mr. (.10orsibe retraced his steps to
the door of the room, the eannon was fired and
the whole contents entered the window. Mrs. Coombe,
up to within • minute or two, had been sitting at tbs.
table it. the middle of the room, but just before the
cannon was fired she had moved towarda the door..
This fortunate movement on the part of Mr. and Mee..
Coombe saved the liven of her husband and herself. Tbs.-
window, which was completely shattered, gave evidence
of the contents of the cannon. The blind was riddled'
over its entire uremia% The top of the table Woe
ploughed with hob nails, and • picture hanging upon
to opposite wall was entirely smash- d. A large crowd
soon collected, but the villains had vanished
in the darkness. The cannon wag found near
the railing', and the forte of the retell broke a uraper
there. This will give some idea of the force of the ex-
plosion. It is generally believed that the outrage was
committed by some one connected with the mills, and
it is to be hop.d that sueoresfal efforts will be made to
bring the offender or offenders to justice. Mr. Coombs
states that he had no reason to •pprehend the attack
and that he was not aware that thou und • •
tinned any animosity towards him. Two •
Albert Gale. IS yearn old, awl Edward. Al .
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ht.ive been arr. prehended on suspicion of bet; .•
in the outrage, and, haring been brought
Whetham, and W. H. Hay, Emirs., on T'.-! v.
emended until !rider.
Os Friday last, before S. W. Whetham, W. H. Hay.
and J. Templeman, Frederick Arlin and Albert
Gale, two boys, were brought up on remand charged
with firing with is cannon into the house et John
Coombe, on Satunlay, 25th December, at A Ilingtou
Mills. Mr. Manley for the prosecution, and Mr.
Day for defendants. Mr. Manley said he heel beets
engaged in getting up evidence since Tuesday. MA hatil
not been abN to complete it, and, without thinking it-
neoessary to give any reasons, as it would not Im-
prudent, he should not offer any evidence that day,
and should not even apply for a remand. but should'
consent to the jrrisoners being discharged. Mr. Day
protested strongly against the prisoners having been
taken into custody without a warrant and remanded
without one tittle of evidence having been prorlusid.
lie wished the case' ha•l gone en, as he was prepared
with 23 witnesses to prove that the lads were outside
the Town Hall, in Itrulport, at the time of
the explosion. The matt'-r, he raid, would be
inquired into elsewhere. Ihe magistrates then dis-
charged the prisoners. Messrs. W. Hounsell and Co.,
the 'proprietors of the mill, have offered a reward of
Efto for the discovery of the perpetrators of the outritge.
THZ ANNUAL SUPPIM TO ST. MART'S CHOIII.-Tbs
anneal supper given by the churchwarden. to the.
members of the choir, and the ringers, of St Mary's
Church, took place at the Greyhound Hotel. on
Thenday night. Mrs. Ilutchinp, as usual, catered
admirably, and • large and influential party of the
clergy, gentry, and inhabitants of the neighbourhood,
sat down under the presidency of the minister's church-
warden, Mr. 11. N. Col, Mr. Templeman, the °the'
churchwarden, filling the vice-chair. Grace was sung
by the choir before and after the meal, and when the
cloth was removed, the Chairtnan proposed the loyal
I and patriotic toasts ; Sergeant Major Tucker responded
for the volunteers. -The Cheirman afterwards gave the
, Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese, coupling with the
toast the name of the rector of the parish, The
Rey. ILL Lee, in returning thanks, slid that he had
been amongst them many years, and had
mistrusted, and he hoped he should newer gine them
occasion to mistrust him.-The Rev. 11. L Lee, in
saidproposingmhpe ... int healthhs.e.....a tyhe that
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of him as their chairman, they alight judge what
right man in the right place-(cheered
fideooe in both
he was in the parish. He expressed the greatest eon-
returned thanks, He By what they
duties were not onerous. He spoke of the little Unable
the !oral. paTneymtPhiaetmhaine
long fill their offiees-(cheer').
parishioners had been
and be said share was ecarosly OS instance in whinh
assured
hoped that they would
him. Mr. Cox 1140 responded. He
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7411yi undeserving of it. He was proud to be associated
said I.
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that he occupied the position formerly filled by a
gentleman of so many good qualities and each high
attainments (Mr. Wainright r Nonsense). In conclusion,
he also bare testimony to the little difficulty in *onset-
leg the voluntary rate in the parish. They newer met
with • refusal, and were often asked in-doors to ham
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Chairman
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and concluded by urging on
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occasion. Mr. Waiorieht responded .The Bay. Mr.
Dr. Hay and Mr. J. Templeman returned thanks.
Trade of Bridport. They all knew that there had
been • great depression in the trade of the country,
and, of coarse, Bridport had been affected by it as
well as other towns. The poor had felt it severely.
but (end he was in the habit of gMsg frequestir
amongst them) he bad never heard them my •
word against their ecoployers-(theers). He believed
that in Bridport the employer and employed were knit
together in a string bond of anion -(chesiv).-Ke. W.
Whethanill in returning thanks, mid he hoped better
times were mining in the ensuing year- (applause).-
Mr. G. Edwards responded in felicitous and humourons
terms, He trusted that if they did not get on so
successfully in 1868 as they might wish, the working
men of Bridport would not set like disaffected men did
in some towns, hot would come forward and tell them
their wants, and (they the manufacturer.) would
•• put their 'boulder to the wheel" and do what they
could for them -(ehears).-Mr. Samson also responded.
-rho Chairman proposed the Clergy and Church-
wardens of neighbouring parishes.-The Rev. F.. May,
anti the Rey. H. 0. Frances returned thanks for the
clergy-Mr. S. Tucker replied for the churchwardens.
-The Chairman, in humoorous terms, proposed the
legal profession, coupling with the toast the names of
Mr. Manley and Mr. Day.-Mr. Manley responded. -
Mr. Templemea proposed "The Miners," to whisk
Mr. Peach responded.-Mr. W. Newbury proposed
" The health of the Sunday School Tesehers."-Mr.
J. C. Baker reterned thauks.-Other toilets were given,
sod some capital soap snag in the mans of the
prooesdisp.