The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-09-15 00:00:00

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CRICIETT.—A match was recently played on tho
Spring Bourne ground betvreen eleven publicans and
eleven tradesmen of Bournemouth, when the latter beat
the" Bonifaces" by four runs.
A won extensive fire took place at Grange Farm, the
residence of Mrs. Oundry, near Netley Abbey, in Santa,
on Ssturdav night, and burnt a large quantity of farm
produce and a peat many bead of lire stock.
PAITRIDGI ktoortno.—Msj.r Clapoott, and J.
Rawlins, Req., bagged in three boars and a half 44 brace
on the estate of W. Clapoott Dean, Esp., at Little
Down.

A PRIIRIENT FOR TAR BOUSIMMOOTE CORIRISIONRIB
—The body of a Irelltdeveloped male child was found
on the steps of the commissioners' office early on
Friday morning. The polies are endeavouring to unravel
the affair.

Ittrut 89oartio.—The return match between ten of
the 19th Haute, and a like number of the 3rd Hants
Rides has taken place at the Pennincton Oates, and
resulted in favour of the latter by 11 points. The former
moored 392, the latter 413.

TNIN RINEINIINTATION OP CIEZEITCHITEON. The
pvliamentAry battle is waged in the little borough of
Chri.tchorch with unabated interest, and it ii generally
believed that the contest between Mr. Haviland Burke
(Liberal) and Sir Henry Drummond Wolff (Comer,-
ative) will bee very olose one.
ELECTION AT BOORNINOCTIL —A sharp contest took
place for the election of commissioners, under the
Itournemouth Improvement Act of IPA& The returning
officer was Mr. W. B. Rogers, chairman of the commis-
sioner.. The number of votes recordsd for each
candidate wag as follows : —Mr. P. Tuck 69, Mr. W.
Watton 110. Mr. W. W. Bell 47, Mr. 8.. Kerley 44, Mr.
J. Cutler 39, and Mr. W. Webb 37. At the close of
the election Mr. Rogers declared the first four gentlemen
elected.

Te-g-Ticanoters Beamerrcr.—Tbe imbed son of Sir
Roger Charles Doughty Tiohborne, Bart., hut berm
christened by the Very Rev. Monsignor Virtue, in the
family domestic shapel attached to 'flake= House.
Mr. Anthony John Wright Biddulph and Mrs. Wright
Biddulph, of Burton Park, Sussex (gouda. of Sir
Roger), acted as sponaors for the child, who was
christened' James Francis," after his paternal grand-
father. The ceremony was witingesd by many friends,
the chapel being erowded.
PINE A? • Hop.KlLll.—On Tuesday evect • hr.
broke out in the hop-kiln of Mr. Wickham. Wych,
near Alton. About 1200 bushel/of hops with the kiln and
stores were destroyed. The drier immerses that. mat=
must have been thrown amongst the hops while they
were in the garden, Lod that he must have trod on it
when removing the hops in the proofed of dryiiti
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ignited it. The Alton Pre Bri-ede, with their s a
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—At the Southampton Borough pollee-wart on
Teasley. John Thomas Ellis, a young man of highly
respectable connections in the town, and who was till
bitely employed is poor-rate solleotor for one of the
largest perishes, was charged with midspropriating
divers sums of money, amounting in all to £239 6a. 63.,
the property of the guardians of the poor. The defend-
ant pleaded guilty, and the ode was dealt with by the
Ben= actiording to the provisions of the Local Aot.
under which the accused was adjudged to pay • an. of
£2O, and Ulm times the unwed of the defaleetion.
Not being able to find the money, he was itommitted to
the borough prison for thrice months.
CONVOILATII PICNIC.- The Corporation of Winchester
availed themselves of the surplus of £7 upwards asorniog
from the absence and consequent Swag of various
members from time to time, to have a day out on
Moodily ; aooordingly, they placed the amagements in
the hands of Messrs. Naish and Brown, and those gen-
tlemen prepared everything necessary for enstentation
and cheerfulness of the inner man, leveret of the
Council contributing champagne and other potables, arid
Messrs. Nash and Brown contributing some Diapason%
baskets of grapes from their extensive oonservatories.
They proceeded by train to Batley Abbey, where various
amusements were entered into, and the Hospital wished.
Tea was provided at the Batley Hotel, arid a plarenrible
evening wee spent, the whole party reaming shoot
eleven o'slock.

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