The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-10-27 00:00:00

EVERSHOT.

ALARII OF Fiur.—We believe it is now the ninth year
skim nearly the whole of this village wag destroyed by
fire, and nine being one of the mystic numbers, the wise
people awl old women have for the last few weeks, been
scene able to sleep, fairing the recurrence of the
calamity. A few weeks since, on leaving church on a
Sunday evening, we found the inhabitants of the
"co:ninon " in a state of alarm, occasioned by somebody
smelling some soot burning, but this was all that could be
di gcovired. Igagt week, however, there was a genuine
outcry of tire, but it was only thechimney ore slated house,
occupied by U. A. English, in the centre of the village.
Very near, however was • thatched roof. Various
expedients were tried to extinguish the tire, and souse ens
actually succeeded in pushing the chimney pot dr I but
at 'length the accumulated soot was burnt out At one
time the dames leapt to an alarming height.

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Confirmation Service was held in
the parish church on Thurwley, when about 120 young
persons were continued by the Bishop of the Diocese.
Clergy pre.ent —Rev. F. 0. Austen (curate), Rev. Preb.
Rooke and Rev. S. P. Jones (Rampisham), Rev. R. Roe
(Melbury Osmond), Rev. F. Roberts (Melbury Bubb),
Rev. R. A. Keddle (Hook), and Rev. .1. Peuruddocke
(Uhelborough). The rector (Rev. R. Collins) was thieble
to be present through severe indisposition. The candi-
dates were from the parishes of Evershot, Rampialuun,
Melbury Osmond, Melbury Bubb, Hook, Chelborough,
and Lookhatu. There wise large congregation.

POOLZ.
COssenvarive Megrim:. —A meeting of the Conserva-
tive burgesses was held on Tuesday evening at the rooms
of the Association ; Mr. C. Hill presiding. About 50
persona were present.
WESLEYAN MISSIONL^SCTIDODI were preached on
Sunday at the Wesleyan chapel in behalf of the Foreign
Missions; in the morning by the Rev. G. Savory, and in
the evening by the Rev. J. H. Cadman.
, Plummy klirruouters. —A sermon in behalf of the
Primitive Methodists' Home, Colonial, and Foreign
Missions, was preached in the chapel in North-street hi
the Rev. T. Powell on Sunday last A collection waamade
at the close.
UNIVERSAL PRAYER MR OUX SUNDAY SCHOOLS.—In
response to the invitation of the Committee of the Sunday
School Union, the children of the Wesleyan, Baptist, and
Primitive Methodists united with Skinner-street chapel
schools, in celebrating the establishment of the Union.
There were the usual devotional exercises, interspersed
with appropriate addresses by the Rev. G. Savory, Rev.
D. An 003 (Devices) and Rev. .1. H. Osborne. The
service throughout was most interesting. aieL the
weather considered, the congregation of children and
members was large. The meeting was preceded and
followed by special prayer meetings, which were also
numerously attended.
limn Citeerit Missloss.—The annual meeting of the
Poole auxiliary of this society was held at the Town-hall
on Tuesd evening. The attendance was only small.
The Rev.?. A. Lawson, Rector of St. James's, presided
The secretary, the Rev. G. Morgan, view of St. Paul'a
read the annual statement, which showed that including
subscriptions, donations and collections the total amount
collected had been CZI Ills. Id. Mr. Morgan was pleased
to find that the box at the London Hotel held its position,
.£3 12a. being the total of its contents,—The Rev. .1. &
Cotter, vicar of Winterborne Houghton, then gave his
impressions of the labours of the society in the south of
Ireland. He was convinced of the urgency of the mission
cause. The Society hail WO agents ensued in circulating
the Word of God. A collection was made at the demi.
Swingle DEATIL—On Tuesday evening • man named
William Brown, • cook and steward cin board the barque
Ottaway, was taken ill near Si, Paul's church, liigh-
street. It appears he had previously complained to his
captain and asked for his discharge in consequence. On
Tuesday afternoon he was paid off ; and a companion accom-
panied him. On his way he called at a chemist's and had a
draught, but when near St. Paurs became worse and was
taken to Dr. Crabb's surgery, where in about a quarter-of-
eri.hour he died. He resided at Newport, Monmouth-
shire, and was married, but there is no family. He
Intended going home; and was on his way to the railway
station when death overtook him. On Wednesday after-
noon an inquest was held on the body by the Coroner,
Mr. 0. B. Mdridge. The evidence of Thomas Mac Quirk,
a seamen on board the Ottawa ; Mr. T. Atkins, chemist, at
whose shop deceased obtainial the draught; the captain
of the vessel; Henry lirMullen ; awl Mr. A. Cribb,
F.R.O 'S. E., having been taken, the jury found a verdict
of death from natural causes. It was stated by Maeguirk
that deceased told him the draught he had taken was
" croton oil."—Mr. Atkins said he gave dammed a draught,
and advised him when he got home to take some castor
oil Dr. Crabb said the presciptim of the draught pro-
duced by Mr. Athins was simple and harmless, lie
believed the man died of cholic, accelerated by old cardiac
mischief.
Beacon. PNITT SESSIDEI, Thursday —Before the Mayor (Mr
J. 8. Hudson), Ilr C. J. Stone, Mr H. Hamilton, Mr H. D.
Ellis, Mr A. Holston, and Mr M. Kemp-Welch.

_POOR RAVER.

Poor ratan of 31 &I in thiTirw-a-re-i.iigned, for the parishes of
Longleaf and Parkstone. The rates were for mix mouths; and
the Bench pointed out though made for that period, people
were only compelled to pay a three months' rate.

l'he transfer of the license a the New Antelope, New-street,
vu made from Mr Frowd to Mr Arthur.

Sarah Snell was summoned by Thomas Hearn for using
defamatory language and threatening to till her child,
Charlotte. flmsplalnant told the story, and called Sarah
Parsons, his housekeeper, to corroborate - Defendant maid coin-
plajnaht's child took up her child and made its nose bleb], and
all she said was she would "wars. him "-- -The Bench bound
her In £lO portly to "...asp the peace for three months
Albert Call was summoned by George Btickbuid for use
threatening language. Defendant is a labourer at K Mean, and
0,,,,,,te1heen in employed at the Pottery wore. The offence
was committed on the sth of October The language was dis-
graceful and several ladle. heard it. The pollus were before
the Court last Thursday In an resault case, which vras dismiased.
—GefelllAmt deniol using the language imputed to him and
said he asked Stickland to drink Others were abusing com-
plainant heckle himself—Mr Job Peary corroborated Mr
-tlelland'. statement —Defendant was also SUIIITIIOII,4I by Mr
Fanner for • similar misconduct at Longfleet, opposite his
shop. Defendant was In the road shaking up some money in
hiv hand, and the language he umle use of was the worst
*hunt ever beard —lie wan bound over, with one surety, to
keep the peace for three mouths
Mamas Paoaan and Grano Arnold, two lads were nuns-
mused by the Superintendelit of Pollee for throwhig stones at
a horse In King-street on Tuned-Ay last, causing it to run away,
to the danger .4 the loublic. The horse was being led by alit,
who advised them not to touch It Pitman denied throw ug
the stone.- -Arnold sail he threw a stone, but it Unl not touch
the horn, The boy shows, hading it struck it with a halter.
Thin the whines denied. He did not know the horse would
run, only that it Licked He had a halter on, but it was not in
Its mouth.- The Bench fined defendants Is each end costs

Jane Orchard was summoned by the ro-uperantendelit of
Police for keeping open the New London Tap on Friday Llst
during illegal hound—P C Lee proved the case A man was
there at half-pest 11 o'clock. He saw no drink about --Defen-
dant said the ruan wean 'toner, from wh•rin mho usually had
her time; and he must have deceived her —Herbert Davis.
the railway porter alluded t P, was suintrionoii for being found
on the premises. He plasticd that his watch had stopped and
he showed It the policeman. Lee add that was so ; the time
by It was five minutes past 11. -•I he Bench P,i,l there ought
to be no mistake ; but believing there might be .ine in this
instance they fined taco defendant Is not sista.
Cousin' tkuar, TO-day (Monday). —Before Mr T. E. P. Lsfroy,
budge
There were 114 original plaints, and four adjourned.
In I,NI.IIIATIOI.- .mith, of Blandford, said In the estate
of the Rey C. K W. Wel ly, vicar of liuseage all Saints, a
composition of 15. in the pound hod been sompted, and asked
WI Honour's assent to the withdrawal of prisms:dings in
bankruptcy, which was aoceded to.
Rhoda i'hillips r Joseph Read. Claim El. for goods alleged
to he her property, lets her by her mother Ave and twenty
year. ago Defendant denied the claim, and said plaintiff haal
things Is longing to hint Plaintiff saki she hal made • claim
before, and Mewl told her to "get along with her erred." She
took him in as • lodger. •nal had Levu his housekeeper nine
yearn He had turned her out of doors, an.aulted her, and
now she was obliged to pay s lid • week for other people**
rooms She had taken out • stIMIDOn, for the gouds two year.
ago. and he Induced her to withdraw. on the promise that if
she went hack to him he would marry her. In reply to the
Judge, defendant sald he had no goods belonging to the woman.
He picked her up in Churth-street, and she had a few thing.,
but the pa.ll he had he sent for from Shaftesbury
Plaintiff Saki she now the goods there on the Stith August, when
she left hint. -Defendant was about to swat that plaintaff
pawned the goods, and he lent her the money to get them out.
• —Hit Honour said it was a most discrtditahle story as far as
mead was concerned ; and the wards If pawned were plaintiff's
still. In reply to the Judge, he said his daughter wita living
• with him —HD Honour said it was a perfectly discreditable
affair —• man to live in the immoral way defendant was, with
bis daughter In the house, would appear to have • very crooked
notion of what was right - -.lu.ignient for gl and costa.
Charles Whittle (Hook) e. Somerset and Dorset Railway
Eciaspany.-- Dim a:5.--Hr. F. Travers for plaintiff.- On the
' 7th July a basket of meat was consigned from Itlandloral to
plaintiff. The meat was delivered on the evening of the bib,
when it was found unlit for sale. A clerk from the company
said the meat was delivered at the goods station; anal there
was only one goods train that night —Mr. Travers said as
common carriers they were bound to deliver.—Jedgment for
plaintiff, with costa.
There were only • few small debt plaints besides