The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-06-02 00:00:00

DORCHESTER.

• migige, Saturday. Inspector's Return:
Wheat, Ms. to 78e. per qr. Average, 73.5. 104.
RIFLE ARGOYING. —The class shooting if the Dor-
chester rifle corps has, sensual, being distinguished by
some extraordinary shooting. Amongst ten who fired
last Friday the following mores were made :-
164 yds. MOyds. 260145. SOO yda Tot.
Private Mulford 43464 44444 MU 44413 ee
Private Ling 35644 22344 84433 33445 —66
111/I.loololl.—The 3rd Dorset rifle corps mustered
In great strength on Tburedsy evening, under the com-
mand of Captain Coombe with Lieutenant Hodges, for
official Inspection by Captain and Adjutant Barrett.
The corps assembled at head quarters at seven o'clock,
and alter receiving • warmly of blank ammunition,
marched to Ponndbury, headed by the band, when a
stiff drill was excellently got through mush to tbe
satisfaction of the inspector.
AOO.IDIGIT. —A young man, named Charles Rips, a
carter in the NOT7iOO of Mr. W. Foot, Castle Hill,
Duatish, was riding on the shafts of • putt neat
Charminster turnpike gate. on Friday last, when
be slipped off, and • wheel puma over his
left lee, whereby he sustained a fracture of the
thigh bone. He was taken to the Don't County
Hospital, where he received every attention. It is said
that be was the worse for Imam at the time it
ocoutred.
Calaere.—On Thursday last • match was played
between Killlooo Pork Club and Shoehorns Club, on
the ground of the former. The school went in first,
and made a more of 80, the oely double figures being
made by Malan (21), and Bennett (17). The King-
stonians then commenced, and the only thing specially
noteworthy in the innings, though the club generally
showed good play, was the splendid stand made by Mr.
J. P. F. Guudry, who went in fourth, and carried out
his bat, amid general applause, after scoring 89. The
total score was 148. There was not time for • second
innings.
Boeotian Perm Smetana, Monday.—Before the
Mayor (G. ('urme, Bos ) and J. Bishop, Esq.--Mrs.
Elisabeth Bridge, • widow, brought an action of eject.
' agent against an old man named Robert Elliott, who
eines last October bus occupied three rooms in her
house, in Grove Buildings, at 34 • week, but has only
paid Its, of the rent. Elliott is a weekly tensat. Hr.
Weston appeared for Mrs. Bridge, and proof was et, ri
of the terms of the tenancy and of proper notice. having
been mimed on • woman named Christians Hideout,
who lives with the defendant.—The Bench rdered
possession of the rooms to be given up on the 23rd of
A BURGLARY FlUitentATlD.—On Thnuday morning
two tramps—William Bennett, a native of Bridport, who
some five years ago worked as a journeymen shoemaker
in this town, and John Jones, who looked a stump ell
over, and said he wed a painter belonging to Shrews.
hem, were brought up before the Mayor (G. Corms,
Req.) and J. F. Hedges. Req., °humid with being in
the grounds of Wollaston House, the residence of
Mr. E. Steele, with intent to commit • felony, on the
previous night —Ann Lego, a servant at Mr. Steele'.,
said that on Wednesday night, about II o'elock, as Me
went out to the front gates she fancied she saw Nome-
thing among the shrubs—lt appeared like • man with
light clothes on. (Jones wote • white blouse, and it
would wens that he went into the grounds to reconnoitre,
while Bennett remained outside to give him a signal on
the approach of danger.) She went into the home, but
said netting. About an hour later, as she was going to
bed, she heard one of the dogs bark. She opened the
window and saw • man, deemed in light clothe., and
apparently the some she bed before noticed, walk from
under the shrubs towards the front gsted—Jones: Was
it between 10 30 said 11 you first saw me there?—
Witness : Yes, it was—Jones: It struck 11 before we
got into the town ; we came from Weymoutb.—Mr.
Steele said that about 11 o'clock, having seen the house
locked op safe, be went to bed. Shortly efter, hearing his
dog—a little Scotch terrier—"pippiag." he looked out at
the window, which is south. He found the dog had gone to
the east as hard as he could go, and he went to another
window to look in that direction. He then perceived that
there was something amongst the.sterubs. apparently
keeping the dog at bay, and MP leat barking around.
The big pad dog joined in tbils does, and he urged the
terrier on by clapping his hands and cslliog to it. He
took a gun be keeps loaded, but could not see the
fellow to give him an opportunity of using it. At this
time he heard some puma walking on the pavement in
the street, with nailed boots on, and presently a stone
or something of that sort was thrown over the wall.
About three minutes after he first heard the dog bark
• policeman came up, and he spoke to him from the
window. He sent down the porter to open the gates,
and the mutable looked round, but did not find
any one,—P.C. Beech said that about 11 o'clock on the
previous night he saw a man dressed in light clothes
walkine in frost of Mr. Bennett's. His went in thst
direction, when the man went off, but he could not hear
his steps. (Jones bed very light boots on). Witness
followed him hound Charles-street, but there missed
him. He then went to the bottom of the town, and
came up the back street. When at the Fitu corner he
beard something fall over Mr. Steele's well, and the dws
barking. He wept up to the gates and saw 111 r. Steele
at the window. Witness said ' There's some one on
the premises, I believe Mr. Steele replied, "I believe
there is, from my dogs." The porter was
then sent to unlock the gates, and witness and
P.C. hatcher eumined the premises, but did not
find any one, Just before 12 o'clock, be reported
the circumstance to P.S. Cousins, who said be had
men two men come from Church-street a little time
ego, one with alight jacket on, and they went out and
apprehended them on suspicion—one was in North'
square and the other on CornbilL—P.S. Cousins said
that about a quarter to 12 he was in High Hut-erect,
and saw two men walk quickly from Churchdtreet up
to the comer of Liouth-streat. There they 'stepped a
minute and then parted, Berth and Vatober came up
directly after and told him somebody had been in Mr.
Steele's premises. He immediately suspected the men
he had seen and Beech and he apprehended them.
When mania they had only a pocket book, no money.
--P.Moneramsd they were travelling about looking for
work : they had come that night from Weymouth.—
Sentenced to three months' hard labour each. On the
way to prison Jones said he could very well "do" three
months, or three times three months; he had been in
military prisons • good deal worse than this one. In
the pocket book woe found a record of each town visited
by them, starting from Kensington, the portraits of
about a dozen young women, and some sentimental