The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-06-02 00:00:00

TFIE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, JUNE 2. 1874.

already number 31, are free of debt, and ha% e a balance in
hand, beside candidates for initiation on their next
meeting night
DORCHESTER AORICTLTURAL SOCIETY. —The annual
sheep shearing match, in connection with this society,
I took place on Saturday last, at Mr. Ensor's repository, a
number of tine Dorset born sheep, the property of Mr. H.
Mayo, of Coker's Frame, being provided on which to test
the skill of the shearem The judges were Mr. T.
Dowden, Roke, here Regis; Mr. If. Garland, Worgret,
Wareham ; and Mr. J. It. Saunders, Fonton, who awarded
the prises as follows

POOLE.

Arreurrro EAcidl: nom Cum.-A prisoner under
committal for robbing I married man of &WIC }IOW/3110M !
furniture, and afterwanbi running away with Ifia wife
attempted his escape from gaol on Thurs.lay ming :
but, timely information being g. .en, he was sPevailY re-
captured.
THE PoLICT. ea) Tux Eux-rfox.- With reference In the
services of the police at tillA election. we are informed that
, the county constaliular:,- were coati:led the whole of the
' day within the town boll, and excLpting on arrival and
departure, were never seen at AIL the " prompt action
is entirely due to the Lical i.ohiu, under Superintendent
Hunt, and the extra :nen from Southampton. under
Inspector Harris. —Stamford of Saturday last.
Tim ELUTION AND THE TELEGRAPH °FOWL-The
large amount of work at the Post Lidice created by the
inquiry and the subsement election intiAt not be over-
looked. We are pleased to r-tate that every reqoirement
was met, and the entire business desieitched in the most
satisfactory manner, withwit mistake or delay of any
kind. tlreat credit is due to the officials, one and all of
whom deserve every rootniendation for their attention
and courtesy to the public during the trying time. Mr.
Nicholson and Mr. Hurdle were assiduous in their
attention. and were ably seconded by those under
theta.

He was patient, loving, and gentle, and guided by the
grace of (rod; and long would the halo of his presence be
felt amongst them. The le.t way to revere hitu was to
walk in the path be trod as far as he walked in the steps
.4 hi. Saviour. No one knew how long itmight be before
he or she would be called away. Let then, prepare, AO
that when their time came they would le ready ; then
would they depart in joy ta Welcome their Saviour, and
be able to say, "Speak, Lord, thy servant heareth ;and
Mille would welcome thew more than their departed
brother. It may be added that Miss Dunford played as a
voluntary. "Vital Spark," and the congregation generally
were attired in mourning.
In the afternoon the school children were assembled in
the chapel, when address.eo were delivered by the Revs. T.
Orr, G. Savory (Wesleyan), Osborne (deptist), and Mr.
Waterman. Appropriate hymns were also :gang IT the
Pt-Wars.
In the evening there was another special service in the
chapel, the Rev. T. Orr again occupying the pulpit. There
was an overflowing congregation.

Mix.— Ten competitonc—To the labourer, beluga constant
eervont of • member or his widow, who ohall onset three sleep
within • given Sine, in the beet romance og, Robert Steele,
In the service of Mr. It. Bounum, .4 West Knighton; to th.,
second best ditto, LI, Edmund Cake, in the service of Mr w.
S. Hull, of Orme, Puddletown ; to the third beet ditto, 10,
John Old, in the service of Mr. W. It. new. ina MarUninown.
Law T., the lad, being a e outset servant of a member or
his ',dd.'s-, under 18 years of age, who shall shear three 'beep
eithin a given thee, in the bed manner, ot too, George Old,
in the service of Mr. it. W Harkin., eartionown ; to the
second best ditto, Its., James Chipp, is, the service or or. W.
Maio, junr.„
_Friar Waldo,
DORSET MILITIA. —The recruits of the Dorset militia
assembled at Dorchester on Monday to the number of
between 70 and ffik to undergo training preliminary to the
general assembly of the regiment. The oh! Corn Exchange,
the free use of which Wa... granted by the Town Council,
has been opened a. a recreation room for the regiment,
under the management of a comniittee of the officerx,
comprising Colonel Hall, Major Clapcott '.:apt. Burnett,
Copt Coonilso., and Surgeon Chime. The room is supplied
with daily and weekly newopapers, writing material., and
ganies,and refreshments are provided at a very low charge,
under the experienced management of Mr. Charles ire.en-
ing, connoting of tea and coffee, limed and butter, bread
au, cheese, cake, and ginger beer. There is also a deposit
bank, but no interest will be given. The hours of opening
are on weekolayo from 5 to 9.50 pan. except Saturdays
when 6 is the hour of opening, and from 10 a.m. on Sun-
days. It will be oeen that theoe arrangements are but •
shadow of the good things provided under the rrainty of
Mrs. Colonel Ilingham, and St will be • source of unfeigned
regret to all interested in the regiment to know that this
estimable lady io now much indieposed. But, however
reitricted are the arrangetuento now made, they are •
great improvement on the oil system when the men bad
no recreation roots at all, awl we hole: they will take
advantage of the means afforded them. The recruits
mem strange enough in their new martial clothing anti
have a peculiarly limp appearance that is droll, but alter a
few weeks' drill no doubt our Dorset boys will swagger as
sturdily as their more experienced neurotics.
MIL Eaton's Iteisuerroay. -.11 Mr. Ewer's repository
sale last Satunlay there were submitted to public compe-
tition about 2,010 U diem and 140 beast,' and calves. There
was a large attendance : all the fat stook was sold, and •
large proportion of the etore stock made very good prices,
considering the untoward 'neon. 40 very superior ram
bombe, belonging to Mr. W. Hull, of Drune, made from
51 to 10 guineas, the purchaser, being Mr. W. Watts
(Littlewood), Mr. Samoan and Mr. Spiess (Kingston
Resod!), Mr. Emior (Sherbonie), Mr. James, Mr. I
Mr. Feoks, Mr. Duke, Ex. Mr. T. Cox, of Hyde, had seven
very good rams, which realised Situ 11 guineas. Other
rains were offered the property of Mr. Caddey, of
Chisellerne, and Mr. Stibey. 100 very superior horn ewes,
the property of Mr. J. A. Smith, Bradford Peverell,
'old at from Me. to 735. 70 ewes o Mr. estbley's made
from 0.1. to 4.50. OW ewes belonging to Mr. Flower found
purchasers at 54a. and 550. I lilver horn liege in the wool
made 4-Is, to Vt. 'Deo-teeth ewes, 40a. to 455. Horn
, lambs, of which there were about 500, Dia lid. tolls, lid.
I 00 couples realised 3 guineas. Fat beef mode front lie, ed.
to 15s, dd. per score, and mutton 714. to lid, per lb., out of
wool, according to quality. }loiters and calves, 4:12 to
4:22. For barreners the trade was slack; prices 4.2,4 to
£2B 100, per pair. Working oxen, 1'.48 10s. to 1:50 per ',air.
There was a very good lot of fat sheep and Lambe, Some
good Sussex Down *others of Mr. !again'. made 524. to
; Mr. DOWlielll.4 webers. 510. 6.4 to 55a. lhi. ; Mr.
Udars (a prime lot), 61.. to itlo Fat lanai* Ks. to 425.
A fat bull, the property of Mr. Bradford. of book, .cr.
Other l,sills, £lO to 1:26 154 Fat calves, J.:2 10a. to
124. &I. It wee a large sale and in all respects a very
aatlaffietery one. . .

lloaouou PaTry graisioss, Monday—Before the Mayor (Mr.
G. J. G. hrespiry), and [Jr. Aldridge.
Charha Si"ne and John labourers. of Fording-ton,
were char.:el on the complaint of Charles Bartlett with an
atuanit, and also with damaging • hedge to the extent of tel.,
on May 17th, the property of Mr. T. Bennett.- .-Both definnituds
pleaded guilty to ilamaging the hedge, but denied the assault
on Bartlett.-- Colloplaitant weld be was dairy-num and bailiff to
Mr. Thiene, Ile iiiiiiii last Wahtesday evening he was ii, Ur
Inamett's field at Fordingtion, and taw the two ilefoolants get
over the hedge Stone being the Ord to do It. Ile •• denied "
them, saying iithey made a gap there end mine over he should
summon them. Stone curved Slid abused hint with everything
be ismid my that was bad. Ile did it tio is, why they wanted
to gut met, there am n . read there Wither* went to lock
the meal.howte door, when Mame took off hat, Jacket, and *aim-
eat, and fell on hint liken mastiff. limy hail • lit of a tuale,
and King came to Steete's assistance; he had them Isith
him. But he didn't know they got hint off his legs. Tei defend
himself he got a prong, Mr he believed they would have killer
hint if they emelt ; he didn't consider his life worth a ha'penny.
lie let into them with both med. the The
went on fur about ten minutes, and whim they had hail as much
as they were trended they both ran away. Stone : I did
strike the pick at your ehmt It's lucky for you I didn't kill
you. Stone said he had the marks if the protig In his chest,
and • woman in court said when he went home he was blemel
all over " Onuptainant adtuittal Stone want to hint neat
morning and mid he sari wary for what happened on Wain.-
day evening, when he (Bartlett) onlered Mtn off the lin:inborn.
—by : Did knock you down with the phie alter you had
torn my shirt off. -King said ho was the other aide
of the hedunt ge, whet, when he saw
th.,..sti.ineimanndw.mlutartl,e.t,ti
*ntorugtinites. Th.; itlay"tyir'rtorel dirt
cfendants. that in the. first case
to which they had pkwial guilty they must pay the
damage and awls, Te. ed. oath; and as to the reemed.
they had not in any way disproval it, although Bartlett acted
injudiciously in using a pnmg as he dhl • for that they were
fined fe. and 7.. lid. costa each, together cl 10. !it each.
Bartlett said he was kicked black and blue by them, and did
tort represent the MIK hall so bad as it was.
Ilarry Basis, engine cleaner at the Dorchester statii o/ the
South-Westent railway, was brought up on remand for
stating a pad of mackerel 111 transit from Weymouth to
Southeptem. May llst.. •Mr. T. thereltier, Police Inspector of
the South-Western II:Okay Company, Southampton, said he
attended to prose:cute, and Mr. Scott thought it a very laid
ease. A great nuntber of things had occurred at Dorchester
station, and he had Iwo, down repeatedly about them. The
111 for the mai:ken:l was 1T,.; they were sold for tke.
The deptaitions if J1111101:4I111111011d11, fireman of the tram eel-
'eying the inackend, wki, saw the pad %mien by prisoner,
Thimaa Minket, lorans,, to the tmoinetive department, who
Insike primiter about the theft and law him kith hack the
pad, Edam Burden, head porter, who sent off the pal to
Southampton, Ps. Mitchell, who received prisoner into
custody, and Frederick Delia, guard of the train, who had
charge of the tad to southamp(em and ant it back to northern-
ter, were read over and conflated.- -Prisoner pleaded guilty.
The Bey. Reginald smith, of West Stafford, said be had long
bow acquainted with the family. Illation's grandfather wm
his gardener, and • mist thoroughly honest and tnuitworthy
man; and his father was also employed by hint. Ile had
known this young man for severed years, and up to the time of
this sad °convect never heard anything against him. Ile had
been employed by Man. Smith mad himself occasionally to
tramact littlo natters of %mawsLU Dorchester, sometimes
involving none)' met valuable*, and he always! been
punctual sal honest. Ile should alto like to mention Mot in
the spring of last year a valuable parcel lost out of a railway
train was towel by Bans In the water mesilim nem ,tallorel. Of
coulee he ( I lav Is) might have min prated it, but he immediataly
took It lack to the authorities at the nation. Ile (Mr. Stnith)
was informed that parcel wati worth elf isr ell tie thought
that should be emotional as tendlit to mitigate the mitterice
tlemltt think to [5 h
.to'nwhienth. he had pleaded guilty
was a very serious one, that of robbing his employers, for it
was his duty to protect their property in Inery way. They
Mould have posed a rentence of three months' turd labour
lint for what had been mid on his behalf by the
ket, Reginald Smith. Ile told them he hail always found him
hottest prenietesly, and hal spoken well of his parents Con-
sidering that the bomb pared the lenient charge of one
inonth's hard labour, lie trusted this would be a warning to
hint, and that, he would moleamur to retrieve ha character.
lie was a young illa4l, and had plenty id time to do ; and he
trusted that when he came out of prison he would lead an
honest life.

he believed she was At In every rowel. for the voyage, and had
two men re than her complement. N.o complaiiit was male
till Thursday morning. On Friday mornairg he found all the
11101 Ire it lit their bunks instead of being out on watch. Ile
; aso.d why they were not to watch, and Robert Wilkioson
turned out, hitt gave to.o reply At nix o'clock he went
lumen' 4i turn the men to, but they all mot till the master
cone on lx.srd. At I. lithe limiter Came, a,sl the onto punqsal
the ship out. Ile asked them to natant to tiotir further oluti.,
and they refused. They atterwards agn.,l to keep the sambe
watch., and pump the ship ; bat any more they
refused. litiore I...gin:mitt to pump he found
and twenty minutia pampiag reduced her to lilt.
The isaitys stool from cicien 10 OM. 311111 then she had
Min. Her tonnage is Dr, tom, and she lias general cargo sod
Is harimesigged. Ile was silting Munk,: chances in the vessel;
she mixlit turn out seriously afterwards, or she might not ; ho
11.4 e willing to risk his his In lien. Wxtherill, iii
Linich.ouse, master shipwright, hal had the reluirs of the I
hal repaired her, being iostructed iht all that was isecessar).
vessel in question between eight and oho: pars, and mueslis
he was willing to pron.l to mac in her ,hiumelf, and she was
well found below 611L1 aloft. --tbpt. Gilbert T. Keys, surveyor
copointed by the Board of Trade for Weymouth and district,
came here in consequentee of. tel.-grant from Southannatm,
and hut been to survey her, Ilad done so as tarts possibly
could be done with. vessel 1.4.1 and afloat. Had 1./..11 011
110Oni tot hour/ and a half. Considering the circumstances,
the nature of the vessel, and the voyage, he could see inehing
to induce him ti rev tttttt end thu board of Trade to mop the
vowel. She was 11l to proceed to the Gantbia at the proacut
time without seriously endangering human life. He would not
mind going iii her as a passenger at the present Hon.-Air.
Welsfonl said that the captain was under a contract with the
Govenentent to return the black boys 4. the Gambia - Wilkinson
brought charges of droliketmess against the owlishi saying on
Wednesday night he WM lyliigilruiin on the cabin flour, lie had
been drunk before, suil witness looked through the skylight at
hint. They had ale. had three spells .4 'stowing in the watch.
--Donaldaott, said his watch pumped the easel out four limos
in four hours. Ile afterwards told the =piano " there was his
Alto, and there were his sails, and he could go back to port,
and have something done for hcr.--Itay mid the ship was too
deeply-laden, she had uttly 21 inches freeboard amidships lie
offered If the asptain would have Ow topeklud caulked, to go In
her, hut refused. In answer to the Bench, the otptain said
the'inen had had one month's advance. -Two the hard
labour for the four white men, and the blacks to be returned oon
board.
Col'aTT Prrri SicWIONa, Friday. —Llefore Yr. 11. C. Clooddeo,
and Mr. (I. E. Eliot.
Pmferiek tester, it Wyke, was summoned for being drunk
oil the :tool. -P.C. Koper OM the eonstable in the c..c.c - -
Defendant pleaded guilty, and wm fined 2.5. 01., Lamm being
resulted.
li.brrt Prier was chargml with riding on a waggon without
rein., at Portland -Defendant sail it was 011 the Hoyt:nom:lA
rual l'.C. 11011/0 0111 311011.1.1 y last was on duty In Grove-nola,
and maw defendant with two horses and a wa6^,loit. He was
stainliing on the shafts, toil sitting on the forepart of the
waggon. On seeing witness defendant got down. The waggon
was empty, 11101 there was an empty Coal dray behind Ile
had tio reins. lit February Last he was convicted of a similar
offence, mtd fined ros. and costs The policeman said the road
had been newly repaired, and blocks of stelae were put out, .0
as to compel people to drive on the new part, to that there
was in. extra Irlellll. --Ylll.l Ss. and oasts.