The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-10-16 00:00:00

DORCHESTER.

Tun Mayor and Corporation attended St. George's
Church, Fordington, last Sunday morniog, in their
official robes.

THZ DORCHESTER UNION ASSESSMENT Comm-rat
has fixed Thursday, the 18th inst., for their neat
meeting at the Board-room, at one o'clock, p.m.
CORN Mattarr, Saturday.—The supply of wheat
at this day's market was sausll, and as the demand
far said was good, prices were firm at last week's
rates. Barley was again offered freely, and for
prime malting quality nearly the prices of last week
were paid, but grinding barley was rather cheaper.
Osta sold at late rates.

A PIPLIt STIALINO.-Beveral boys were summoned
to appear before the borough magistrates on Monday
for this offeooe. Eleven lads notoriously unruly and
lawless, had entered an orchard belonging to Mr
Ilia Mayne, at Fordington, on the 7th October, and
I stole a peck of spoke, valued at la, but a compro.
toles was entered into between the lads and prose.
cutor whereby they were to pay the costs of the
summons and an additional lialfcrown to be sp;oi;
' priated to the funds of the County Hospital.
majority of them complied immediately, but those
who had not paid were brought up, but before the
case came on for hearing 'the money was adranoed
by their friend&
EARLY CLOSINO.—Tbs committee of assistants
held their usual weekly meeting for the promotion of
this desirable object, on Friday evening last, at Mr.
Curme's library, Durngate•street, kindly placed at
their disposal by that gentleman, when they were
'misted by the present's and support of a number of
influential tradesmen of the town, who attended by
invitation, and who unanimously agreed to commence
closing their establishments on the Ist of November
at seven o'clock, Saturdays and fair.days excepted,
and continue to do so during the winter months, and
this example will no doubt be followed by many
others, and we trust the general public will amist in
the movement by completing their shipping as early
sa convenient.

&moron Court- Lint—The annual " Court
lest and law day and vie* of Frankpledge" waa held
at the Townhall, yesterday, under the presidency of
the Mayor (Dr. Aldridge). Mr. Drake was appointed
chairman of the jury in the room of Mr. W. Slade,
now • member of the Town Council. The assigner'
of bread and beer, the viewers of dash, and the con-
stables appointed at the last court, and the jury were
severally sworn by the Town Clerk (G. Symonds,
Esq.), to inquire diligently into the offices committed
to them during the year, presenting no man out of
or fining to do so from fear, favour, or
affection, and the Court adjourned to Thursday
afternoon at four o'clock, when, having inspected
the town, their presentment will be made. later
in the morning the members of the court had
luncheon together at the Phoenix Inn.
ALL Sailers' Czota.— A choral concert was given
by members of All Saints' choir, assisted by a few
gentlemen amateurs, on Tliursday night, at Mr. J.
Robinson's music saloon. It has been long felt by
many that Dorchester greatly lackedamosimil society,
which during the winter months would give a few
evens' entertainment, and Mr. Robinson has been
induced, having • suckne in the choir of All Sainte',
whose musical powers are well known, to undertake
the arduous task. Thisoonoort was esperinsental in to
far as testing the interest likely to be taken in it by
the public is concerned, and was • great success, the
limited number of tiokets lamed being far too
few to admit all who desired to be present;
indeed, the cards of adminion were all taken
before it came to our turn to be supplied.
Under these aircumstanoserie are not in • position
to give a critique of the performances, but we are
told "that under the isadvantages of having so
small • room, and the short time they have had for
practice and rehearsal, the whole of the members
, acquitted themselves most creditably. The glees were
well rendered, and some of the part-songs were sung
with great precision and taste, whilst the comic
plebes interspersing the programme mails up a capital
evening's entertainment." Encouraged by the
moms attending this venture, we understand that
Mr. Robinson proposses to give, with the amistanos
subscription
of the choir, three ooncerts during the
ensuing winter, and we doubt not the inhabitants of
Dorchester will cordially support the movement.

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POO; baturday.—Before the Mayo,.
—g) LI
—Thomas Taylor and George Prince. two men, wan
brought up in custody of P.O. Mitchell charged with
felony.—As the constable was on duty ie Mall street,
near the Mushroom Bridge, about half past eleven the
previous night, he saw the prisoners coming towards
him, Taylor at the time carryieg a long piece of wood
on his shoulder. This aroused his suspicion and he fol-
lowed the men to Prince's house, where they canted
the wood. The constable Immediately went beak down
the street to Pord.erora where he imagined the wood
had been taken from, and which had been placed near
the meadow, to prevent the stock &pastured therefrom
going up into the parish. This rail, which the policeman
saw only Ave minutes prior to meeting the priestlier' in
Mill street, was now gone, and when he made tequirien
et Prince's house respecting the stolen property, which
afterwards he saw concealed in a shrubbery at the hack
of the house, Prince said as Taylor cum out of the Beira
Head on his way home, he fell morose the rail, and be
took it up and said, "I Shan't fall opar MI toy mere."
Prince, on being questioned, said, "I can't see bow they
Gan hurt I ; you never saw I give him any money for
it:' He was then taken into custody, and Tit; lin* was
subsequently apprehended, when he said, "What be
owns for I forr He was charged with steeling
ths rail, when he replied that it WU dark
when he hail over it end be brought it borne—Henry
Franklin, wheelwright, stated that he was employed by
the authorities of ths parish at Fordington to put up
and keep in order the rails on the Fordington cross,
and identified the wood produced as his property,
valuing it at 1,. —ln defence they admitted the facts
as defamed in, but said they did not intend to steel
the wood, and only took it away became no one else
should fall over it —The Mayor said they were eon-
rioted of fabulously taking the wood,end censured them
with regard to their eociduet They were !bed fis. each
and costs, it Wag their bent odilmille, o°4 143 Wad a
week to pay in.