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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1886-02-16

WirSH REGIS.

ESTIRTAINMENT.—On Monday evening a very
interesting entertainment was given in the sclool.
room. The Rev. R. A. England, rector, Alldvatisio
other ladies and gentlemen iif the neighbourb..l
were present. Dr. Morgan gave a very Nowt nerfornv
anon as a wizard. As a misionerist tie also ili.playi.l
one very extramdin.try power., whilst his thought•
reading win mod my.tifying and astounding.
Siddons family contributed descriptive ACl,lllOlll'
ments to each experiment. During the intern!
Madame Siddima 'sang two Scotch ballads- " Within
a Mile of Edinboro' Town" and "Coining thr, ths
Hp," and was, named. She sang with great effect,
her puwerfully rich voice Mending beautifully with
inatrionental accompationmit —harp, Mom Ems
siddona ; violin, Mr. cornet, Master A.
Siddints ; piccolo, Mantcr W. bidden' ; vocalist, Mrs.
Siddena.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1886-02-16

TO UNITED STATES AND OANADA

F RUM UVERPOOL.
CIRCASSIAN I' Ilalifa% and P.ortlairl
PERI' VI IN For I [alit." an.l 1.,itl .16.1 . Mar. 4
POLYNESC.N For Halifax Mid P. 40418.1 Mar. II
PARISIAN Fur Halifax awl Portkedl . Mar. 2:11
SARDINIAN For Halifax awl Nrcland...Apr. X
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1886-02-16

.7. B.

&Timm rioting occurred at Wrhitstable on Friday
night in connection with theSalvatiim Army. About
200 member, hail been to Canterbury to a..00t at the
opening of the barrack, which the Army haw acquired
in the cathedral city, and on their return in the even.
jog they were met at the railway 'dation by a inob
numbering ,everal h lred men Anil boy., who pelted
the 14.1rationiota with mud, and resorted to personal
violence. (Inc MAO had iieveral 4,0 hi, teeth knocked
out ; woman M.a ptioherl down and trampler! upon,
one of her arma being broken; a tradesman P.C.PiVell a
violent blow from a brickhat hurled at him with
tremendous force. his head being cut .pen; another
man wita knocked down, rolled over in the mud, and
kicked violently in the face ; while several other
persons received rough treatment at the hands of the
mob. During the riot ...rend women fainted, and the
whole scene VIM one of a Molt di,gracefill character.
Whitstable, being a .mall place, hax but one ivoliceinan
located in it, who, of tionme, wa. powerfew. The
name, of some of the rioter, were, however, obtained,
and magiaterial proceedings will probably be taken.

THE 110011111 OLD lIIRAXIIIIP.,—Soh but tortilla b.. lo
tholoo. Prepared CALIPOIINIAU 9011 AI purilloo sod
throthato othroblori, tupelo dirt, oaths. .1.10111, throrrraw
fo.d. &ogre's disease oad mod thou). itacwiloot fr
Toilet thd thoodry u— Th. Ousru of Antiothileo bold
outrywhon. lilothrthod P of it. ,theoroty, Utho,
auripoo, 10., with 10.1 1. Puha, that trod for two Mthopi
Pin Os Works; MAW am. Cloopmay, lirwasekam.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1886-02-16

CASSELL'S PUBLICATIONS FOR
JANUARY.

The of Art is an exceptionally 1 nori
number. It ~pens with. reproduction as Itartulorzi
engraving, and there are several magnificent plates.
One, a full page engraving. "Against His Will, is
admirably pnwiliewl. Art in Persia and Australia
are well treated, and there are several highly interest
-
jaw papers.

" T PT. --Part 10 id this fine work deals entirely
with a deveriptiim of Cairo. it la embellished with
titimerow, engravings, and is a very attractive num.
her.

I;Lx.vimos nom POPULAR Arrtmoul.—W• have
thus month a capital pelection. Poe. Ilarriott,
Gderidge, and others ale laid under contribution.
An retract from the late Colonel Fred Burnaby.%
" kid. ti Khiva " will be read with melancholy
luterme.

11 TRIPLE EXECUTION AT CARLISLE
The three men, Rudge, Martin, and Baker, who
were sentenced to death for the ler of Police
Conetable Byrne. at Plumpoin, Cumberland, on
hitober Wth, when attempting to escallCapprcherieion
I for the jewel robbery at Netherby, were hanged in
I Carlisle gaol on Monday morning. A new ecaffold
hail been prepared, under the direction of the Home
Office. Since their conviction, Bodge mei Martin,
who were Roman Catholic., Inad lesoi attended by
canon Waterton. At ling they were indispoaed p.
! acntpt any religion* ministrations, but they gradually
IleolllllB amenable to the canon's influence. Hodge
had +pent much time in writing, for the Home Office,
, a long statement setting forth his Vieo, 111.11 the
present mystem of penal eervitinle. Baker, who had
attentively 'kismet] to tim ininistrations of the gaol
chaplain, mot the only one of the three ,in whose
behalf any effort had been 1111Vilt I/1111411111a commute.
tion of the sentence, but it mot with no local amnion.
Two reporter+ wen. the only apectatoni of the o%l'ol.
ti.,,, 11.",i1101 the official.. Canon Waterton and lice.
Father Thempein were with Riolge and Martin, and
the gal chaplain with Baker. front an early hour on
Monday morning. Berry pinioned the two former in
their 1.44111 a few minutes before eight, and Ida
ainhitant foinioned Baker. On emerging from their
cells, all three shook hands with the warder., and
then moved towiseds the scaffold, 14 onlY
2.1 or :on yards. Martin waa iihiced in the contr.', and
the white eaps were is iiiiii sliately drawn over their
•ails. All therm were then heard to nay, " lewd '
.leatn, receive my mail." while Biker added, oI ;in,
;moment, but I forgive es eryleelv." Biker's last I
W/TM. " keep atraight- (ineanityr his I
wife). The bolt W 4. drawn at eight o'clock, and
death appeared to he almost instaataniems ii, each
Ittelge awl Martin hail previoinly declared
thata fourth man, not in CU.L..IY, 14'.14 i went, and
the latter wielesi it expressly hi he known that he
Arud the fatal *lint
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1886-02-16

BAIDPORT.
ROBBING A FENCE AT HAWK.
CHVRCH.

John Henry D two. htwker, of Ilswkehurch. wan
chanted in Clint., le with his brother ,_• lad, at the
Bridp C ',buy rolice.o tort, on Thurivlty, with
stealing ano entity wit I, value lOa., the property
.4 Captain Charletworth, on the 4th ,net.--Mr. R.
Titeker defended. The to tgistrates were S. W.
Wfietbsin, Esq., and A. W. H. Daiumers, Wag.—
Defendants pleaded not guilty.
Robert Bishop said he pissed the pri•inero in •
trap on the night of the 4th iniet., about eleven p.m.
—Some hr I”leis were prodisieNi, and thee, were
identified by • carpenter, Simeon Veryard, who stated
that he himself placed the wood in the fence on the
tuorninz .4 the liii, and .in the sth he saw the world
in 4efendant'.l house. Sergeant Candle searched the
house of prisoner, when he saw a younger brother
of the priaoners " hackling" a piece of wood (pro.
(blend), which 3%44 identified 34 :A portion of the tenor.
Ile saw tracks of a pony and cart, which led from the
, spot to the eirieiner • house.
Prisoners were further charged with stealing two
fir µdee from • saw•pit at Hewitt:Much.
A dairyman said he saw the elder prisoner pass in
• trap with another person, and the sawleit, which
belonged to Captain Cilarksworth, was about three.
quarter of a mile from the place where he saw the
cart of defendant. The posts were mi.... 4 by f
Brown, of Moukton Wyld, who heard a pony and
trap stop for .everal minutes near the *swine, awl
then drive hurriedly away. On the following morn.
inc the wood wan missed from the pit. These poles
were subsequently (mind hidden in souse perm, at the
top of Channouth Hill. At the how of prisoner
some bark was found, and this correspinded with
some niis..ing pieties of bark from the piles on the hill.
Sergeant Candle followed the tracks to the house of
the min iner.
The Bench dismissed the cases against the younger
prisoner, as there was wit sufficient evidence to em•
nect him with the robbery, and al.) dismissed the
charge against the thier prvtotter if stealing the wail
from the pit. lie the case, however, of stealing the
wood from the fence, the Bow+ fontel time elder
prisoner guilty. and me he has boon four or flap times
previously Delve:tel. entwined • fine of Wi and costs,
or two months with hard labour.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1886-02-16

POOLE.

-
(heANn Coke CONrANT.—The 20th half•yearly
meeting of this company was held on Monday. The
report stated that notwithstanding the reduction in
the price of gas (from k. to dx. 6d. per 1,000) the
profits still allowed f a maximum dividend, and one
of 10 per cent, on the A share* and 4 per cent. I,n the
11 was declared. The retiring idkcials and others were
re-elected.
Telt ForriTFICONCNIT in aid of the foingfleet Church
Hextorati•m Fund took place on Tuesday, at the
schoolroom. There was a good attendance, and a
very Liking programme warn provided.
'Nit ANNUAL TRADRAIIAN 11 DINNER was held at
the Railway Hotel, Hainworthy, on Friday, when
Hat Fish placed an excellent repast on the tables.
Mr. W. McNichol' preaided. There was a fair
attendance of diner., and • vary agreeable evening
vraa spent.
_ _ . . . . •

As F.% INIIIMT took place at the Skinner.
street Schoolroom Monday evening, in aid 4 a
workman fornierly employed at the Mews. Belben's
flour mill., and who has -hewn invalided for the past
two years. The friends of Singleton rallied in great
force for the iicesaion, and over £1.4 were netted for
th« object in view.
Pour', Wednesilay.-11efore Mr. H. Farmer,
William lisle, a seamen, pleaded guilty to having
teem drunk and incapaide on the previous evening.
He was found Ity l'.C. Barrett about 12 at night lying
on the edge of the quay sound asleep. lie was so
stupidly drnnk that h« ha.l to take him to thy station.
The night was • bitter odd one ; and the magistrate
telling him he ought to feel thankful 10 the constable,
as he might hare been frozen LO death, be was fined
2e. 64., nothing being said about C. 141, am the man
only had fit fd. on him when found
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1886-02-16

Lein WOLWIIRTOM MSMAT A,TICk•G WIRRAL.

Thu appointment of Lord IVolvert-n tto the
important office, tif Postinamer4leneral will be most
gratifying It elm Liberal' cif this county. Thu noble
Inn! is the life and aoul iif the Liberal Asaociation
anti his services at the last election were invaluable
Lord Wolverton, notwithstanding the sneers of ono
or two disaffected writers in the Tory Presii, is a
thorough business man, and if wune practical tori•
dents.' ttl his inilitime• at St. Slartin'tolestlesnd it.
not loon forthcoming we obeli be vainly mistaken.

linacilltaTNß "INDIGNATION murnma."
The " Indignation Meeting " to be held at
Dorchester, on tiatiirdey, convened to protest against
the continitanoe of the statute or hiring.fair, is being
exalted on paper by Mr. Hews., Mitchell One
from the Plough ") into a "gathering of a really
national character," liiit we doilet if eithtir in dinien•
lions or influence it will dm elope into such, at leant
if we are to judge front experiences of past years.
Still Mr. Mitchell is doing his twat to make the
gathering if exceptional importance, and a epeeist'
committee meeting was held at hut, Bonnitton.road,
London, on Saturday evening, to arrange the pro.
gramme of the deinonstrat ton. klr. Mitchell opcfipjgd
the chair, and severe' lettere went read, from which
the following are extracts :—The Right Hon. 11. 0.
Tievelyan, write :—" I ant afraid that I
cannot HAMM' to come to the meeting. The egrimil.
tural bon...holder§ hive certainly proved thennielvew
artinirobly worthy of the franchise." Sir Wilfrid
Lawson wrote: -"I thank von for the invitation for
February 13th, hiit I expect to tat out 'it England at
that time. Thing, look better for the lawmen now
than they ha., ever dime before, and if they will
"lily use their now pontical power to Molt fighting
abroad and drinkine at home there is a grind future
before them." Sr I'. Itrait.iiy, M.P., went--"! am
very sorry that there should be any custom atilt in
fore* which inv.'s..e inputtice to farm labottrorm."
The Rev. Arthur O'Neill, of Birmingham, wrote :
"I remember when the Doreetshire labourers were
transported for illegal combinationa, tinder an Act
that wait repealed moon after, and they were brought
back again and settled on little farms. I love the
agricultitral labourers. Many • long and creel,
journey have I undertaken for them to opeak at their
meeting. and attend the conference, of the l'nion."
It wan reportpd at the meeting that the Mayor of
Dorchtwtar had refoawf the Ina- nf the Town Hall,
and had interfered with the bill !tooting, —We may
say the latter auttement in not strictly correct.
Alderman Gregory explicitly atat.l that he
not decide as ('letting the Trwn Hall for the nceasion
and left it entirely to the Town Council, who refute I
pennisainn.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1886-02-16

_1 , - 11...

DORCHISTIR.

ROYAL ARTILLEIT RALL.—Tbe stall.sergetnts and
rergeante of the above battery gave a tall to the
inhabitants al this town at the North-square Assembly
Romano Tomslay evening. The coiniany numbered
upwards of 1:01), and dancing well kept up until an
early Winr of the morning. Several of the leading
tradesmen were present, and all isomed ii have
thoroughly enjoiyed themailvee. The music was
supplied by the •oriet Volunteer String Band, node
IFlandmaawr Stevens. Conisidtring the short time the
Artillery have lean in thi• town, it shows the rod
feeling existing between the tewn. and the military.
Fel( PT LI.. --A match wee plerel on the gy.on.l
the Dorchester Cricket Club Thor' lay, rehriiir
4th, between the Ilrolport ant It .ruheriter
Itrolport wen the toes, An 4 thrill...l to P 1,9,
with the hill in their favour. tiithin five minutes ..f
the kick If. Mdelern wecored the first coal for Dor•
*heater. This wits the only punt erred during the
Int half of the genie. Ends being changed, the
miperiority of the Itorttheeter twoun soon showed itself,
sod two more goals were quickly secured through the
egwney of H. Rol.ineon awl tittekiwnti. goon after.
Itridport scored their only goal. The home cdon
"'Awning two more goal., were left siei,d• at the call
if time by fise goals to one. Hrodport—
Hoare lgafl, Iteywilds awl Nich..:l.‘ lacks), I bmentl
Beach, and Gilchrist ;half len.k... !hale and Williams
(right wing), Temple (centre), l'arry and Meath (left
wing); I kirchestor —lbirden (goal), Olding and Spicer
Onecksh Stark, Keats, and 1.. Hobinsuo (halfback.),
Legg and Evans fright wings), Moveless (centre),
Oucklaad and H. R.A.,ineuo ash wing).
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1886-02-16

DoRoU01:1 POLICE COURT.

Trio Ps : Tlefore Mr. R. N. Howard (Mayors. Mr.
R. Thnmns I,s.Mayorl, and Mews. Hopkins
Vincent. and Rolls.

yintrr.

Absalom Parry, aged-if:VI-am charred with steeling
bieruit tin, value Is., the property of Mr. Edwin
Pidgeon, grocer, kc.. St. Ntary street. logics
Pikesley, aged ld, Was charged with receiving the
nine, knowing it to have lsin stolen. Evidence was
given by Alfred Bevis, a Is.), employed by Nlr. Tig-
well, confectioner, to the effect that on February Ist
he WAX near Mr. Pidgeon's spires at half-past three in
the afternis.n, when he 11.1 W a number id Linen' a hot
on the pavement. Pavey took 1.110 of the tine and
went 1..111.1 the corner to Pikesley, who gave him a
penny for it. and ran with it in the direction of hie
li...ie.—P.C. Bartlett, food information received,
went to Pikeeley's home. The latter denied knowing
anything about the tin. Subsequently, hi.ever, h.
admitted the tin was stolen at a house in Il.ivennir's.
lane. Witness afterward. saw both the defendants
t.etet, cc, when Paver maid that Pikesley told him to
go and get the tin; adding he would give him. penny
for it.- Ilefendants pleaded r. Pidgeon
explained that he had frequently inissorl 'p.m's. lie
Piksoley to lie a bad bit', Anil that he
influenced Pavey to steal the tins. Pikesley hail in
previous .s-caelonsi sold tins to tradespeople in the
town. The Mayor severely reprimanded and
cautioned Pavey. His father was ordered to enter
into recognisance's for his son to crime up for Indic.
molt when called iiwn.—Pikesley's mother stated
that her son had been paralysed, and was if weak
intellect. if. was over Id years old, fit for nothing,
and they hail to support him.—Mr. Pidgoin said he
must press for punishment, otherwise his goods
would alwaye be likely to he stolen in thi. way.—
The Mayor told Pikesley he WAX liable to go to
prison without the option ef a fine, hut the
wishing ti gire him a chance to reform, hail decided
to fine him 10s.. with this option of *even days'
imprisonment.