The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-09-22 00:00:00

WIMBORNE.

THE Lord Bishop of Salisbury has licensed the Rev.
Edward Samuel Smith, clerk, to the curacy of Moor
Crichel with Long Crichel.
Taa Foirruconteci REVIEW. —ln pursuance of the
resolutions passed at the late meeting respecting the
desoraticms of the town, bands of workmen are busily
employed rearing arches, kg., that are to span the
approaches to and the streets of the town. The amps
are expected at the dation about. noon. From
thence they will march along the Poole Road, through
East brook,lgest Street, the High Street, Square, Wert
Street, into the New Road, and from thence into Lease,
where they will partake of lunch provided for them
through the kindness of the inhabitants of Wimborne.
The Lord Lieutenant and eta are expected on the
ground about two, when the Review will imminence.
After the review, which is expected to be over by
4-0 p.m. the oorpe will marsh to Mr. Lowers field and
dine. The bands of the 3rd and Bth oorpe will attend.
All3ol.—Charlto Frompton, a poor miserable looking
boy, was, on Monday, 14th inst., brought up before T.
H. Baskett, FAq., charged with having, on Sunday 13th
last, met first* two ricks of skiver hay, containing about
100 tons, the property of W. H. Ford, Gamey) St.
MiebeeL Poisoner was remanded till Friday, when he
was brought up before Colonel Paget, and the following
witnesses examinel.—William Samson deposed: I am
thspimped to Mr. Ford. On Sunday the 13th inst., I
left prisoner In charge of some sheep in the field about
SD yards from the hayricks. Prisoner was employed by
Mr. Ford. I told him to keep the sheep by the ricks,
the rocks were fenced round with hurdles. My cottage

Is about 400 yards from the field. About ten or
15 minutes niter I left the field I heard some one
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crying "Fire I" I looked out of doors and saw
the smoke. I went immediately towards the
fire and saw it wee the first hay rick
in flames. Five or six people, including my muter,
were at the fire before me. Prisoner was standing
with the sheep on the other side oi the rick. I fret
endeavoured to put out the fire, and afterwards I said
to the prisoner, " I suppose you were going to have a
fire," and be said he bad no matches. The two ricks
were entirely destroyed. I asked him, the prisoner,
how the ricks came on fire, and he again said he had no
matches. I aaid no more to him, .a he remained with
the sheep till I took them.—Henry Haines said: I m
• labourer living at Gauge All Saints. On Sunday,
the 13th insk, I went to chapel at Gauge St. Michael.
I CAM. out Mont 12.45, and when about 400 yards
below the chapel I saw • rick on fire. I went to the
rick directly, and when about 100 yards frora the ricks
I saw the prisoner 25 yards from them. He was
shuffling away from the ricks, and occasionally looking
behind him. I cried out, "You rascal, you
I ought to have • flogging." I said this be-
ams' as lie wu going away from the fire
I thought he had done it. Mr. Henry Ford
deemed: When I got to the risks I maw the boy gui,ll
from the rialtz towards the sheep, which were 80 or MI
yards from the rick. I was convinced in my own mind
that the hey fired the riche I afterwards accused him
of it, and searched in his pookets for some matches, but
could find tone. Shortly afterwards I gave him in
charge of the police. I cannot give tbe boy • good
cheraeter, although he has been in my employ • year
and a-h•II.—P.C. Dicker said: From information I
received I went to Mr. Ford's field on the 13th inst, and
saw the ricks on are, and the prisoner keeping sheep in
the some field. I went and asked him if any stranger
had been in the field, and he said no. I asked him if he
knew how the fire occurred, and he said I did not do it,
I had no matches. I searched him, and found none. I
then took him into etutody, and handed him over to
EC. Bennett to convey to Wimborne.—P.C. ...enoett
said: I rewired prisocer from last witness and surveyed
him to Wimborne on the 13th inst. On the road
prisoner owned that be had two matches, one would
not go off, the other he struck and let it fall near to the
ricks. He tried to put the fire out, but eould not. He
did not Weed to Are the hay.—Tbe magistrate tom.
milled primes to, Wel at tin swims.

COMING OF AGE 00 THE EARL OF
ILCHESTER.
The hones of Behest& has long existed in this eounh,
and been held in high honour. It is traced back 10
Thomas Strangways fame of Ittehard II.), whose 'Med
son was • judge of the Common Pleas, and • Knight.
From Roger, the second son, demanded Sir Oiles
Strangways. Sir Gilea's vandfatber,Thomes, was the
first of his name who settled in Dorset, and hi' father,
Henry wee the first who pomemed Melbury SaulFler!L
As he died in 1504, the property mutt have been in
the family for nigh four hundred years. In the days
of the Civil War Sir John Strangways suffered severely
for his fidelity to the Royal muse.
The first Earl, Stephen horn 1706, was son of Sir
Stephen Fox, of Farley, w and warded Elisabeth,
daughter of Thomas Horner. FAq., of Malls, and of
SUSSIIIIII Strangways, grand-daughter of Sir Oiled.
Attached, like Sir John Stem:gleam to the Royalist
cause, Sir Stephen Fox, father of the first Earl, was
long honoured with the trust and confident* of Charles
11. The first Earl was M.P. for Shaftesbury in three
parliaments, and was created by George 11. Lord
Ilebester, of Ileheater, in Somerset, and Baron Strang-
ways, of Woodsford Strangweys, in Dorset. the Patent
of nobility bearing date May It, 1741. In January,
1746, he was created Lord ',cheater and Stavordsle,
and Baron Redlynob, of Redlyneh, in the County of
Somerset, and June 5, 1746, he was created Earl of
Ileheseer, his brother Henry being, eome years after-
wards, created Lord Holland. The first Earl had nine
children, his eldest son, Henry Thomas, succeeding him
The second Earl was twice married, fint to Maria
Theresa, daughter of Standish Grady, Esq.,of Limerick,
from whom &wended Stephen, lied Earl of !Whetter,
and secondly to Mena, daughter of the Rev. William
Dighy, Dean of Dathiem, whose children were William
Thomas, 4th Earl, and the Hon. John George Charles
Fox Strangways, father of the present peer. Earl
Stephen —one of the moat amiable noblemen that ever
honoured • coronet—left two daughters, the ladies
Theresa and Caroline, one Lady Digby, the other Lady

kerreson.
Henry Edward Fox-Strangways, the fifth Earl of
Ilebester, came of age on Sunday, the 13th, and this
.n.vueoslaybetjuirmoilgrishthtbe,wipeotjhoysopolussimoucp.f hatha.efirocountern:nttyh,ewerza:irmattenliledils alLett
Evershot, Melbury Omani, and Abbotsbury, while in
each of those perishes the noble earl was uppermost in
every heart, the old folks invoking blessiogs upon the
representative of the hooeured house of 'teamster, those
less advanced in life look* forward with anticipations
of pleasure to him lordship's metal exercise of the wealth
which is now at his disponi, and the young people
rejoicing that such a kind and amiable young MA
should succeed to honoun so exalted, and that the
occasion should be sisnalited by merrymaking and
gladness. With the break of day on Monday 'sieges
of extemporised artillery boomed their glad ootes
around, in more boisterous token of the inspiritiog
event, and preparations were set on foot for further
indications of their sympathy with his lordship at this
important period of his life. An address of emigrate's-
tion was arranged by the tenantry of the Galena in this
and the neighbouring counties, while the good people of
Evershot, IlLelbury, and Abbotabury set about the pre-
paration of mottoes and decorations for the transforms-
two of their quiet streets into Is; therms such has have
not been for long years previously. His lordship
generously did his share towards providing the where-
withal for those more immediately dependent Cu him
to make glad their hearts, for each of the labourers'
familial on the estate received such a quantity of beef
and bread, with • gratuity for obtaining beer or tea as
their inclination ',mooed, as possibly many of them had
seldom enjoyed before. Heads of families each received
ZIA. of beef, 411 a. of bread, and • shilling, and &proper-
',tepidly liberal al °wane. was .nade for the children.
Unlike the good old English gentleman of the song, the
noble earl remembered the poor before he feasted the
rich. All the school children of the district had
their fen in anticipation of the event, in the previous
week, when they had tea in the park and afterwards
participated in sporta such as childhood delighteth in.
On Totality last, however, the rejoicings were of a
more public character, for then his lordship entertained
the tenantry on his estates, and the occasion was
marked by • display of bunting and triumphal arches
by the villagers around. A finer morniog for so
joyous • cekbration could not have been desired, the
appearance of Evenhot, with its influx of visitors and
the elaborate adornment it displayed, lent an un-
wonted gay and animated appearance to the
place, while the pealing of the bells added to
the exhilaration of the onasion. To describe at
length the decorations would be to tell of every house in
the place being adorned with wreaths of flowers suspended
on their respecter facades, of huge branches of trees
planted alon4 the footpaths, of bunting displayed from
every house. the Union Jack and the in-coloured flag
of France being the favourite designs, though not a
few showed their independtoce by oomposiog flags such
as were never before seen nor shall be again. Lines of
etrestners were thrown across the roalway,and elaborate
arches of evergreens were reared at various points,lpearing
mottoes embodying kindly sentiments towards the house
of Ilchester and especially to the young esrL At
Melbury Osmond every house had its flag and evergreen
device, with • motto suited to the occasion. Here, too
we discovered the only bit of original poetry, so
far as we know, that the omission has invoked,
and we think that our readers will agree with
us that the eentinhilt is unexceptionable whatever they
may think of its embodimet tin verse. It was "done,"
as we were informed, by Mrs. Hill, and, to be accurate
in our description of the poetess, we should say that
she is the wife of Henry Watts, who for more than 40
=5: has been employed on the estate. Here are the