The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-10-06 00:00:00

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TUESDAY. OCTOBER 6, MS.

Bantsbirt.

TIN NIA CONISTITIMOT Or DOM'S. —The tota
addition to the county reign in Dorset is 1,488, the
numbers on the register now being 7,428 as against
5,940. The increase is pretty evenly distributed over
the county, 'are in the borough", where a good many
of the newly enfranahMed votan will rank in the borough

Dosser Bstramoi Rine ILATCII.—A match between
the sergeants, corporals, and privates of the Dorset
Battalion came offal the range of the 3rd Dorset R.V.,
Maiden Castle, on Friday afternoon. The numbers
were to have been ten on each side; but the sergeants
could only muster eight, and the corporals and pnvates
nine men only. Lieutenant Hodges, of the 3rd corps,
being on the ground, it was decided by mutual consent
thatle should be attached to the sergeants' team, and
so the squads consisted of nine competitors A strong
wind blew all the time from the left, which rendered
necessary considerable allowance for its force, and the
scores were in consequence lower than we might have
exp. cted under more favourable circumstance& i'even
shots were fired at 200, 500, end 600 yards, Wimbledon
targets and conditions being observed. It will be seen
that the corporals had the best of the shooting at the
200 and 560 yards ranges, and at the commencemt of
the 6UO range they were 34 whead of the privates and
43 in advance of the sergtaints. At the 6tAl range the
sergeants made a rigorous effort, and scored 130
against 118 made by the corporals and 96 by the privates.
The result of the match,al will !omen by the subjoined
score, was that the ootporals won by a majority of 31
over the sergeants, and of 56 over the ariestes. A
pewter, subscribed for by all the competitors, was
awarded to Corporal Brown, of the sth corps, for the
aggregate moor* of the day.s6 marts, which was regarded
as a very creditable performance, considering the
boisterous wind which lasted the whole time of the
shooting :

200 )ds. WO yds. COO ids. To 4.
lamer, 4lh .. • . 20 IS 9 47
11a)man, 40 I. .. 17 14 11 44
11th 20 II 0 61
Gregory, 3,4 .• 17 19 19 61
Greeninft, srd 17 9 17 41
Orten, ith 17 8 19 44
btb • • • • IS 17 14 40
144 . • • 111 12 19 47
Lieut. 11Aset, 3r4 .. 16 11 so

In 120 In 402

200 yds. 140 yds. COO yds. Tot.
Chink, Tird 21 13 10 50
H. k.., 4th.. .. 19 21 11 14
Brown, 6th 21 23 14 68
Brower, Tth IT 13 17 47
Rldout, .. 19 23 6 47
6th 00 18 17 61
Persona, Sib . . . 20 19 11 60
Budden, tnd.. .. 12 II 18 41
Elliott. 4th 7 18 9 34

150 1511 118 03
MI% AMC

APO )do. 500 ydh 0 ydh Tot.
Hibbs, 6th 14 13 20 61
Wuhltaal, 4th .. 16 16 10 42
Stubblngs, Ith .. 11 12 12 49
Candy. rod .. 17 IS 10 45
Calm., Ind • • 17 16 11 44
Criekmay,6th .. ID 16 16 51
T. Rogers, Sid .. 17 13 10 40
Rohl., bib . 12 14 6 31
1'0r.0u0,3r5. 13 14 9 2

133 90 377

DORCHMTER.
Mt F. J. R. Banumix has been acquitted of the
°barge preferred against him of obtaining money by
false pretences, and ia about to pursue the prosecutor
for inelicionely instituting the proosedinp.

POUIDDORT FAlL—Thin falr on Tuiriday last was
fairly attended, and there was a large supply of cheep
and Unite. Prime were greatly depressed; trade wan
very dull. and many sheep were unaold. The prices
for sheep imaged from 215 i. to 40s. whead, and lambs
sold for so little as 10e. each, and up to ils..
BOROUGH POUCH. Thunday.—A woman named Jane
Wedharn was brought up before the Mayor (G. (hums,
Etat.), and J. Bishop, Esq., charged with being drunk
and diaordeily in the West Walks, about one o'clock
the same morning.—The offence being proved, she wee
sentenced to seven days' Mil risonment.—Fainar.—
Short, of Fortlington, was brought up for stealing
?..-7.0„i the till of the Sun beer•honee, Friary-lam,
belonging to Mr. B. Collins. On Tuesday morning
while prisoner was in the house, the prosecutor missed
some money from the till, opon which he marked four
shillings and in sight of prisoner took the money from
his pocket and put it into the till. He then said he was
going op to the Dorchester Arms for a few minutes and
went out. Another man who was in the hones went
out, and prisoner was left alone in the place. When
prosecutor returned, be found prisoner still there, and
on going to the till three of the shillings were sone.
Be called in P.B. Cousins, who searched prisoner, and
found on him the three missing coins marked like the
shilling of the four left in th. till, and which prosecutor
pointed out to the sergeant before he searched Short.
Prisoner at first maid he had not seen the money, and
then that he could tell how he got it.—He was com-
mitted for trial. He has been twit* convicted for
felony, on the last 0001400 being sent for seven jean'
penal servitude.

MacHreVela MIL! CoRMA—The annual prim 03ED•
petition of this corps took place at Maiden Castle on
\Wednesday. The weather was very boisterous and wet,
and the scores were proportionately less then at previous
gollOp.titiona A new and excellent feature was intro-
I duped into the conditions, by which competitors added
one for every three attendanoes at company drills to the
more obtained by firing. Numbers varying from Avg to
nice each were thus added for drills. The following
were the results :—For the Officers' prism there were
thirty-one competitors. Ranee*, 200 sad 300 yards. five
Mobs at ea, b. The prises were won as follows :-Ist,
the Captain's cop, Private Correa, 37, 2nd, the
Lieutenant's prime, Private Thomas Rogers, 33; 3rd, the
Ensigns prim, Colour-Sergeent Gregory, 32; 4th. the
entrance fees, Private Dibben, 31; Private J. Rogers
moored 32, and Corporal Case 32, but they won higher
prises in nubeequeat competitiorm—The Borough Mem-
ber.' and the medals brought out 30 competitors;
ranges 200.500, mid 600 yards. Ave abets at each. Ist_
gold medal and £7, Corporal Case. 42; 2nd, silver medal
and £5, Lieutenant Hodges, 42; 3rd, broom medal and
14, Privets Ling, 40 ; 4th, M.' Private Person.; 544,
Private Misdeed, 17, 6th, the entrance fees (31.1 e.
Corporal Roberson, 37.—Dr. Bimett Hawkins' £lO.
There were II aompetiterv, five rounds at 500 and 600
Ist, £2,Bergeluit Greening, 33; 2e4. £3, Private
yards.
Rogers, 30 ; 3rd, Sfi, Private Jeffery. 29; 4tll, the
entrances (11s.), Corporal Chick, 2L —Mojor Kiodersley's
riO. Five rounds at MO and 500 yards. Ist, 15, Private
Guy, 29; 2nd, 13, Private Dart, 29; 3rd, 22, Private
W. Tilley, 29; 4th, the entrusse (22a.), Private Holland,
27. There eon 22 entries. —Mr. & Steele's guinea, for
the highest aggregate more, was won by Lieutenant
Hodge., with 102 marks.—Mr. T. C. W. Saunders's
prise wari 'mooted for by 11. Seven round, at 200
Yerds. WO5 by Private Steyeer, with 29 marks. The
anneal dine., took place at the Plume of Feathers' Ise,
where • aubstential repast was provided. and Colonel
N•Pi." /Wirt, with his accustomed kindness, forwarded
a handsome present of Valle still further to diversify
the w• 11-0•0•.• rd and admirahly served viands. Full
corporal-I.•}LT," end his family, did not fail to use
every exertion for the comfort and sujoyment of the
gust& Capt. Luorube via peemeted by indispositioe
from being present. In his abuses the chair was ably
filled by Lieut. Hodge.. who wee espported by Colour-
Sergeant Gregory, Mr. Manley, Mr. H. W. Hedses, Mr.
it. T Bfr Mr. H. Panniter, The 'ice-chair Wee
ossupied y Sergeut-Major Newman. In the pouri, of
the evening an elegant say" bi• 7411 hex, unetrusted in
the •••P• of • drew, lusP"""ed t°80•111ent-Major
Newman for his exertions in eonneoUou with the sores.
The compliment WU suitably acknowledged b, the
Sergeant-Major. Several toasts followed, and the eves.
lug was gust is Ike nod speorbia maser.

STRATTON.
BlLifiss AND FOIZION Blew BOCIEIT.—A meeting
WOO held at Stratton, on Thursday evening last, in &barn,
kindly lent by Mr. Brown, on behalf of the Midas and
Foreign Bibie Society, wben the been Was well filled.
Tbe Rev. B. W. Non and Rev. E. Marriman, of Dor-
chester, attended on behalf of ths society. The 6000 WAS
of the collector. showed an increase, and, after the meet-
ing, • collection nas made amounting to El is. 41,. in-
cluding • large number of half pence. whisk shows the
deep interest taken in the society by the labouring
Mums.