The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-06-07 00:00:00

BRIDPOZT.

TO TORQVAT.—Another pleatent trip was enjoyed
to Torquay on Thursday last on board the Empress
by a goodly number from Bridport. The day was
beautifully fine. The boat made a run round the bay
during the latter part of the evening, with about 210
on board. The excursion to Dartmouth on the 9th
is pleasantly anticipated.
Tun PARTICTS Oa TFIB CHILD !—A shabbily-dressed,
r:irty urchin aged 10 years, named Joseph Hansford,
whose parents reside in Southoitree,, was charged on
re-nand, before the Mayor an i H. Howell, Esq., on
Fridry, with stealing sugar, value Id., pro-
perty of Mr. James Guppy, grocer, East-street, on
the 31st of May. The evidently neglected culprit,
who appeared a complete stranger to soap and water,
bee been in the regular habit of begging from house
to house, and the authorities have been complained to.
In consequence a summons has been issued for his
dcrtriv:Xive arnuaement—window smashing. Mr.
Guppy said he had repeetedly lost sugar, and on Tues-
d.ey about 12 o'clock saw prisoner and another lad
pu.h open the door of his store and afterwards enter.
He ran into ths store, when prisoner and n smaller
lad with him rushed off in opposite diracd ns ; he
eaturht the."' and took them to Cie station. He had
reeeatedly seen Hansiord roand the door—Sergeant
limsa d produsai the surer, which M. Guppy
'..ienUied, and Reid Mr. Gunpy brour:t two lads to
the eatio•i, bit the other, Pinney, wee so rung that
ha di,charee.xl h•an, and he said prisoner enticed him.
Cunpliints had been made of hi., kisjog in the town.
The M:..yor said there wle power to send prisongr for
five y:ars to an laduet-ial School. but ha waald
, order le;ne to receive three strokes with a birch rod.

"VOLUNTEER V. ARTILLERY" SHOOTING MATCH.
The Bridport " A " 01.0:may Voluntes-s ri the
Lyind Regis Ai tabu he:i a mstch at Cie butts of ths
Lamar on Thersasy tart, being • challenge corn.
petit on arising out of the mie held b-tween those
tsams at Lyme on the previous Thursday. The Lyme
team are to be credited for their exceptionally good
shooting, especially considering they shot over •
strange range. The Lyme men won the previous
match by five points, aril were on Thu-slay last
again victorious, ectuslly miring 47 paints in excess
a their °momenta. The volunteers of Brilpirt,
slthaugh numhering amongst their 111312 sonai crack
shota, wcre unmistakeably behind on Thursday. and
we believe tits only rem m to be ad tuned for their
signal failure is a recent leak of practice. However,
row of the Brilport company reached good scores;
Sergeant Hommel' .cord 74, and Privates Brooks
and Spitler 72 each. On the Lym, side Gunner Boon
reached 90 paints, Gunner mere 80, and Gunner
Emmett 78. The several ranges for the volunteers
were 300 yards and 500 yards, and for the artillery
200 yards and 400 yards, the former using rifles, sal
the latter carbines. The match whish cammenced
,at 3.30 terminated about 7 p.m. On reaching Bid.
port the band of the Bridport Company, nadir Bu3ls-
Nisjar Forter, played some excel) sa• music, which was
much cnjayed Before the artillery left fo: home
erprier was prepared far them at the Bull Hotel,
Osptsin Whetham, of Bridport, sad Cia?tain %Valli.,
of I Lyme, being present.