The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-12-17 00:00:00

THE CASUS BELL!.

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A G BICULTURAL PROSPECTS.

The farmers from all our agricultural distric.
who assembled in London to witness the Metro-1
rleilitan Cattle Show seem to be unanimously of!
pinion that there has never been a finer season
'for wheat than the past autumn. The long con-
tinned dry weather enabled the farmers to clean
and prepare the land in a superior manner, am'
they have availed themselves of these advantag,
Ito an immense extent, so that tho breadth
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wheat sown is considerably more, As that of lass
year
a was less, than an average. All the wheat
,sown before the middle of November is up and
looking well, while the later sown fields will
benefit by the somewhat considerable fall of rain
lwe have had recently. It is certain this rain
will be useful, for until very lately the soil was

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Bouounu PETTY Sesames, Moniay.--Before
Mayor, and It. Davis, Esq.- -James Johnson and
Thomas Parry, the former from Ireland and the
latter from Beading, was charged with assaaltini
and rubbing Nathaniel Seal, a shepherd, residing •
Fordington, about eight o'clock on Saturday night,
as he was getting over the style into the Fairheld
from the walk. Prosecator said that the prison
came up to him, pushed against him, and asked wit
time the train started. He said be did not know
At the time they pushed him he had 16s. wrapped
in a rag in his waistcoat pocket. lie heard some-
thing chink, and saw something on the ground. Ile
aid he had lust his money, and be stooped and
icked up 3s. The money lie did not find were two
,allerowns, a two-shilling piece, and the rest were
sixpences and shillings. They then "bolted," and he
went into the Great Western Hotel. The next
morning he saw them coming from the style, and he
said to them "So you have been to the spot where
you was Last night." They denied that they were
there on tne previous night, and said they had come
Inn Weyinouth. He was satisfied they were the
men, and he gave them into custody. TIOHUAS
Hodges said, he was going down the walks about 11)
minutes before S o'clock on Saturday evening. It
was moonlight, amid he maw the prisoners walking on
the grecueward towards the bars, at the entrance
of the Fairfieltl.—'llmmas Grigg, landlonl ef the
Great Western Hotel said, about eight o'clock on
Saturday night Nathaniel Seal came into his house.
His face and clothes were covered with mud. lie
said he had been robbed by two men, who pushed him
down. He showed him 3s. covered with mud,
which he said he had picked up. It was very muddy
at the foot of the bars. He gut a candle and lantern
and went with him to see if they could find any
' re money, but altl gh they searched
they could not. The next morning he SAM the pri.
loners looking about the spot, as though they were
in Newell of something. Seal then came out of the
hurdle-house and said, " They are the men that
'robbed me last ui,m,ht, swear." Witness bold him
Ito follow them down and confront them, and he
followed after. From what Seal told him, he said
to the prisoners—" I understand you came from
Weymouth this morning ?" They replied that they
had. He told them he believed if they came with
him he could lind some one who saw them in the
town yesterday ; -ambling, that a man had beer
robbed, and he believed they did it. He kept wim
them till Seal came back with a policeman.—Char
Hodges, of the White Horse Inn, maul as he was
tea on Saturday evening, shortly after gas-light,
Parry came into his house and asked for a beml and
a half for lodgings. Witness told him he did not
know what lie meant, and Parry replied that there
was himself and his wife, and a young man outside.
7hat moment the woman made her appearance, and
hen the other prisoner. He hesitated,and the woman
maid, "I hope you will, for we have come all tho
way from W imborue, and are very tired." He con-
touted to take them in for one night. They weal
into the tap.rooin and had some tea there and a pint
of" fourpenny." The three prisoners afterward
went out and did not return till after 20 mm-
past ten. On Sunday morning about 9 o'ck
saw the two prisoners in the street. The wm..
was left in the house, where she remained till I
o'clock, when he also went out.- Sergeant ti
proved being Etched by Seal to apprehend the pri
sullen; who he said robbed him. They d
it and said they were not in that part of the I
Seal haml not then stated to the prisoners i
hearing, where be had been robbed. Wi.nese
them to the station-house. and they told him
came from Wimborue. He searched them, a.
Johnson he found three half-crowns, and on
one half-crown, two shillings, and three pen(
penny in copper. They said they were both
men. Seal, on being recalled, said, the piece o
in which his money was wrapped, was taken
his pocket as well as the money ; he picked it
the following morning, between eight and
o'clock, before he saw the prisoners, betwee
walks' trees and the hedge of the rectory fie
the turf—The prisoners were committed for
COMMITTED TO THE DORCHESTER GA
Sessioas :Thomas Clark, stealing barley at Brat
Caroline Clark, stealing barley at Bradpole ;
Cozens, stealing wheat at Shepton Geork,
Burgius, administering poison at Neth.
Thomas King, horse stealing at Chalbury.
Labour : Daniel Gregory, disobedience of ordem
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geese and turkey everywhere too dry to promote rapid vegetation. \ Ir. Nlantieht's pens of splendid
fear of a lair at • ' ' •
have baited nut well, ao tit there is tow
Although ti•is wee. Id •t 1 ' " '%' • / .1 tf •• r lier 4wks • George CritAell, vagranee at Whit-
go 44 ur croes 4. tre .were yr pun illSo a prt :C3 which aor y • .1, ee ,
generally scanty, turnips, especially swedes. since would have appeared fabulous.
tfl reampladl, tli,obetlicece of enters on board IL M.S.
comb. 3 calendar mouths: •Istues Morgan, leavin
otl'Aii,visvieri:mviecascrsr
~fAlisranafAvie.eisvmesys. Rev. 11. 4sert im H,e 2 month. ; Lewis,
It'lny of winter promo,. r. 1.11.2`
IlleallUng have bee ~,,, e wet on the :surface, the' e
the past foitiii,;ht, t• ' •si act' ou ban 'ilea .1-4.1 ~
eflh.hop, M.A., rector of OakeB.°nuica7Ttn:init:.7l%; days;borL 11.1.;11'..1•
haa been a r.-. 1 t • Aemer, ILA., rector of Itiniustion. :ifilgar 2C days ; Augustus Fisher, stealing lot ace,.
:..ation the Bishop 41 Sabato:4y ; Bev. C. I:. F. ke.. on board H.M.S. Airia (lam
I.W.NTY Perry Sea:moss, Dorehestor. Satordly.
•Itiently selli.ll44fair ;—, quantity of grass, winch curate of wichieli swn.,r,et,
.'nrrina on Wu stick to a rather late period in
Stint cattle and sheep aro come-. Lethbridge, hart.; Bye, J. Maier Steward and Captain Kititlcr,deY.
parish, pallor), Sir T. D. • I:44re it. Williams and 11. t,. Atka,
a 1101 oCt tit. I 411t3LI•el .h i—Lin:l.Auuti.tn;77l:l.totortf.eofthleetUnballa7l2.7:lll;atil,tele.rW.B,fill'
:*till of tuoney, the I. 1:412 ;of the ili 4•4strons sea -.on. Res% F. C. SkeY. M.A.. namo- car. a, smite land beboigiii4 to Mr. Synies. of l'ortislialin
the liatf-er.414_1; "re r;
tilulireilisrilli.a(ll:i t—c
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Itifil) having been very partially re:stir, ,1 by 4"athedral ; Rev. C. D. Strong, vicar of All Sniata 1,31:34 in fielreh "r "" Sunday aftern°'
imire, of 1661.
year, so
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rhm:illsergsevil,lardeo, Wit:olden, Wiltshire—patron, Mr. 11. W. Lung, ease was proved by George Sandford, who saw
v. no regards wheat, it was little Bristol ; Rev. T. H. Tait. rector of Helperton with , Itt December. Mr. Symonds prosecuted, suit! th •
The ',inspects for the coutio,2 „ / defendants in the ewe. lease with nets and ferrets.-
- •on fur a short time.—The &fen-
Missuors TO SEAKIOI.—The operations of this Criteltell denied that he was assisting the others -lie
interesting society are principally adoat. and for this was ouly lookins,
draining during the ensuing winter seouis to be
however,
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purpose the chaplain and lay agents are provided dants' were lined 20s. each, including costs.
generally admitted, but landowners ought to with yachts and boats. They visit WillitiPtllnti FRAMPTON. Thomas Dav is, of Maiden
avail themselves of tho present easiness of the
draining companies for works of drainage. On vessels and others lying in our roadsteivis, bays, • Newton, was charged by John Burrows, head keepe
money market to make contracts with ii;...zlniedsthhariob4:tar,sinASlelnuons were vreached on Sunday, ' to It. B. Sheridan, Esq., with periching.—Mr.
Saints and }ordinate's Churches, Weston was for the complainant, and Mr. Andrews
vast areas, &MIAMI ilk the first prelit ii ii arY iii,- by the Rev- J. 13. Morgan, chaplain of Milford for the defendant. —James Gale said be was in Mr
'provement, witholt which every other advantage haven, when many inttresting details were given Sheridan's employ. On Sunday, the let December,
iu husbaildry is useless, as to the working of the society. Mr. Morgan was . he-saw a trap set on the slope of the railway cutting
to have advocated the cone cause in Holy Trinity between Hyde and ('..way. in the pariah 0
'Church on ; but a domestic affliction: Frampton. He went :to the trap about boll-last 4
obliged him suddenly to return home. We Lupe o'clock on Monday morning, and saw it WM sprung.
that some attention may, nevertheless, be drawl, to 3 lie and the upper and untler keeper watched the
this really valuable society, which is cordially place till 6 o'clock, when defeudant Came 41,/WII the
suppoitml by all parties in the Church. Chaplains line. Ile went up to the trap, picked it up, when
are maintained on inure than cue post along the hearing • noise, he threw it down again among the
Dorset coast. grass about two or three yards from the place where
ConunespoNe Strixen nv THE LOIIII•LICI'TEN ANT. it was set. Any casual person, going down the
—Dorset Regiment of Militia : Lieutenant 11. C. line at that thee in the morning, could have seen
Gould to be Captain, vice Captain G, Collop, ilis it.—Witness picked up the trap and gave it to John
placed; Lieutenant R. C. Brown to be Captain. Burrows, whir saw there was hares' fur sticking to
vice Captain It. Foote, displaced.-4th Dorset Artil- • it. They afterwanls searched defendiutt, but found
lery Volunteers: C. P. Broadribb, Erg., to he nothing about him. —The Bench dismissed Ho
• Honorary Assistant-Surgeon.
Wouxiso Mines Issrivers.—On Thursday even.
jug last, the members and friends of this valuable
institution were favoured with a reading from Sliak-1
speare's celebrated tragedy of "Othello," by Nlr.l
Spooner, of Bridport, who has been for some time
favourably known to the public as an esoellent ren-
t...4oe 44( the ...et of the isemortal bard. There
was a pretty fair attendance, principally composed of
oung people, who seemed fully to appreciate those
parts of the play where the nobler sentiments of the
human mind are pourtrayed. The chair was an-
nounced to have been taken by I-tent... Getter-it
Michel, but he was unavoidably absent, and Mr.
Spooner, with but very little introducti 1111 l cum-
• menced his reading with Brahantio's speech to th
• •Inke, containing his charge against Othello foil
having bewitched his daughter. Othello's answer,l
in which he states the manner of wooing the fair
estlemona was well given; then followed the
ialogue between Itoderigo and lags. The next)
cone, laid at Cyprus, was that in which logo craftily
insinuates to lloderigo that Cassio is in love will
Dent ,and makes hint his dupe by his driekim
propensities to force a guarrel bet* evil him and Cassio,i
so that the latter should fall under the displeasure el
the 310 or. We must here notice the excellent
manner in which Mr. Spooner gave Roderigo's
inebriated reread's, as also the beguiling advice of
logo. After the dismissal of Cassie by Othello, the
remorse of Cassie and his reflections on drunkenness
tore given with guts! effect, Mr. Spooner evidently
having nut only well read the part, but entered into
the feelings of the speaker. Next followed the advice
of Lap to Cassie to lay his case before Deademona,
in which his black heartedness of character is fur.
then shown. This concluded the first part of the
entertainment. Duriug the interval Mr. Smith per-
formed on the pianoforte a selection of music, which'
was well received. Part 11. conunenced with the
..no between Doelemona and Casein, in which the
latter entreats Destleinona to plead on his behalf.
while so engaged, stud as they are almut to separate,
the Moor and lago come forward, and the latter, on
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which was given in first-rate style. The third part
introduced Amelia. wife of logo, in a conversation
ith Othello, in which she inaintained the purity of
Desdentona, and brands the vile traducer of her
lady's character. This is followed by the -scene
between Desdemona and Othello, in which he
accuses her of infidelity ; and this was again followed
sith :mother conversation between 'ago and Rode-
rigo, and ended the third part. The deathbed
scene of Destlemona, with Othello's agonizing wordel
at the loss of what he held most dear and sacred,l
were given with excellent effect, and met with
hearty response from the company. The death of
()then° closed the reading, which, though lengthy,
was so well given that the interest of the hearers
appeared not to flag, and at the close, on the motion
of Colonel Tapp, • vote of thanks was accorded
with nclamation to Mr. Spooner, and the Messrs.
Smyth for their intellectual entertainment.
COHPS.—On Sunday last, the 3rd Dorset
(Dorchester) Rifle Volunteers met in the South-walk,
and headed by their band, marched in procession to
All Saints' Church, which was tilled to overtlowing
on the occasion. Divine service was performed by
the Rev. J. P. F. Davidson, curate, and afterwards
is very excellent and appropriate sermon wai
preached by the same gentleman, who took for his
text the 22nd verse of the 50th chapter of Jeremiah
—" A sound of battle is heard in the land."—At th
soneluaion of the service the volunteers marched
lowa South-street, under the command of Captain
IKindereley, to the South-walk, when the band
ulayed the National Anthem, and they were dis-
tined.
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Dewer.—Enew Bevis and Ebenezer Hussey we.
charged by iMr. John Miller with stealing turnips.,
--Mr. Howard appeared for the detendants.—Simon
Kingman said he lived at Upwey, and was bailiff
to Mr. Miller. He missed some turnips growing in
a field near the railway. There were some tracks to
the line. He had some suspicion, and wcnt to
Bevis's, and found about tw Uingehale. no re ortt
to
Hussey'., but found none there. —Cross-examined
There is a pathway through the field, but not on t
side whence the swedes were taken. There were
few turnips growing on the patches rented slim,
the side of the line. Had seen no swedes growini
there. A policeman went with him to Baylis.
They asked Mrs. Bevis where the turnips were her
ihusband brought home, and she told him out in the
back-house. They had no sealch warrants. The
swedes growing in the field were of a somewhat
peculiar kind. Did not believe anybody else shout
here had such a sort in their fields. " Hadn't
see'd none."—William Seal, a lad about 13 years of
age, said he went into the hut beside the railway out
f the wet, and be saw sonic swedes there.
This was &bold half-past 10 o'clock. In the after-
noon he saw the two pr;soners come after them ith
wheelbarrows. They hail two bags in each barrow
He went into the but after they were
gone, and there were then no swedes
there. —Cross-examined : The 'policeman told hhn
it was December 6th. Had talked this matter over
to his father, the policeman, and the bailiff. The
hut was "open at the top and the bottom." There
is another hut three miles down the line. Saw
nothing but swedes in the hut. Looked at the
swedes for fancy. WM about seven yards from the
but when the defendants came for tlie turnips. They
"told 1 to go home for father was calling me." They
cup the line with the wheelbarrows. Ho know
the difference between turnips and swedes.— P.C.
Dulan said, on Satunley, the 7th inst., he went to
Bevis'e house at Broadway. He saw his wife, and
ked her for the turnips her husband brought home.
She said they were in the back.house, and he mil4ht,
o and take them. He then went in and told her
that Mr. Kingman said the swedes were his, and
her husband would be summoned for stealing them.
She said she could not help it; she had told him not
to bring swedes home. They then went to Vie fiehl
where the swedes had been pulled up, and followed
the footmarks to the hut. There was the phi,

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where the tope had been cut off. Bevis came
him on Saturday night, about nine o'clock, and
asked witness who authorised him to search his
house. Witness told him he had no authority, but
he found smile turnips, and he would he suinnioue,
for it. Bevis said they grew on his patch on ti
line, and he had many others growing there. H,
went up the lice from the bridge at Radipole to th
iron bridge at Ridgway, where he saw • few awed(
with small roots, and very large tops.—Cruss•
examined : When he went down to Bevis's patch,
he saw sonic swede tops, which appeared to has
been cut off alxiut three weeks sincc.—Kingruan,
recalled, said the turnips were worth about 2.5.
Mr. Howard addressed the Bench for the defence,
and called Henry Bevis, who said he resided at
Upwey, and worked on the line. One of the pri-
soners was his cousin. There were buts on the line
for tools and shelter in wet weather. There
were always some tools in the hut. They frequently,
when opposite Upwcy, went to Ikvia's to dinner.
On Saturday, 7th December, witness saw the pri.
'Liner go to Bevis's bit of Land, and pull up a bushel
id a ballot' swedes, and take to Bevia's house.
Chem are a few MUM swedea now growing there.
On Friday morning, 6th December, there was sonir
coke in the upper hut, and on Friday afternoon th,
two prisoners had to remove it to the lower hut. He
was there on Friday morning. and it was gone on
Saturday. Witness WAS not in the hut that morn.
ing after half-past 6. There were no ilwedes in
hut on Friday or Saturday morning. Sonic sweo
produced came from Bevis's land. Some tops o,
Revise land would fit the turnips taken from Bolll.lel
house by the constable—Mr. Hawkins, who was in
Court, was requested by the Bench to give his opi-I
niou upon the two samples of turnips produced
court, and he stated they were as similar as con
be.—The Bench said it was a very strong case
iicion, but not sufficient to bring it home.-7

Anions was consequently dismissed.
A BROTSBUktY. - Robert Pitman was chargedi
Iwith stealing some portions of • dead fence
'longing to !dr. Hawkins. —P.C. Hill said: About
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If-pl'uit"6, o'clock on the evening of the 281

INoviimber, he met defendant going. over Raidem
He turned his light on him, and issw by

.4. got a bundle of stakes on his back. Wit..
leaked him who gave him liberty to take them, an.
defendant said the master he was working for—Mr.
lymes. Wanes+ went to Mr. Symea'a' and that
entletnan told him ho allowed defendant Is. a weep
find his own fuel, and he did not believe tt
-ekes were his. Witness subsequently ascertaint
ithat they were taken from Mr. Hawkins's fence.-1
IMr. Hawkins said defendant had always borne
good character, and he hoped the Bench would let
Jim off.. light as possible.— Fined 2s.
A Plonurrown. John Daniels, grocer and
!baker, was sninsisoned.. by Sept. Underwood, fur
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having two 4lbe ; one 2114 ; sta one ilb deficient ii
, weight—the 21b. wiui over an ounce short weight, I
I 411, a little un.ler an ounce, the other 411, 3 drachins,,
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.nd the half-pound half-an-ounce too light.—Befen•
dant admitted the weights were found in his bake-
house, but he denied that he sold anything from his
bakehouse, and he was not aware that he was not
allowed to place castaway weights in his bakehouse.
—The Bench said, if the light weights were at all in'
the house, it was held to be a using, as under circum-
stances they might be used.—Defendant said he
understood the bread might be made whatever size,
ha pleased, as he sold his bread by weight in the
shop--The defendant was fined 55., and the weight
were forfeited.

property of William Squibb, a sawyer, residing at
H. dt. —lt appears that the horse, which stands
between 13 awl 1.1 hands high, was turned out to
4raze in rdiletis Park. 011Tutoday morning defends!' t
went into dm fork, took the animal, and rode it to
Ringwood market, where he offered it for sale, awl
al ti gli beelike-4.0y £2 for it, being less than &fourth
if its value, could find no purchaser. On his way to
Kingwood he was met by Mr. Thomas Wheeler, th•
renter of the park, who stopped him, and questioned
hint about the horse, but the boy, on telling bun
that Mr. Squibb had sold the horse to Mr. idonckton,
and who had sent bun to fetch it, was allowed
to pass on. lie was also stopped and questioned by
i clorgymaii, but he had a ready reply for him to
the effect that his father bad died on the previous
night, and his mother had ili,d that morning, and
his aunt had sent him to tell the animal for the pur-
pose of paying the expenses of the funeral. Some
esrthenware -hawkers offered to buy the pony, pro-
vided it was "alt right," and the boy, to assure
them that it was, invited them back to St. Leonard's,
They went to the Malmesbury Arms, when Mr.
Whittle told them it was "all wrong," and sent for
a police constable, and gave the boy into custody.—
Tho boy's father said the prisoner was a very
wicked boy, that he would not go to school, and
that ho s.unetirues stayed away from home for two to
thice days together. —The tuagivtrates committed
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the b / for trial at the ensuing sessions at Dorchester.
---Biehard Prowley and Charles Johnson, of
Lyteliett Matravers, were charged with trespaasing
in search of conies at Sturminster Marshall, on
Sunday, Doistnber I, on some land belonging to
Mr. Philpott. They were fined 10a. fid. each, in.
lluding coets.--Jautes Ilickford and James Law-
nee were charged with trespassing on some lands,
. Lytchett Minster, belonging to Henry Way
House, Esq., on Sunday, December Ist. They
were in search of conies, and being old offenders,
were fined 20s. each, including costa.—John
Kent, of Sturminster Marshall, was summoned fox
trespassing on some land belonging to Mr. Legg, in
search of game on Sunday, the 111 December. He
had a gun and had shot two partridges.—Fined £1
and 10s. 6d. costa.—James Morgan. charged by
Edward Wells, with absenting himself from service,
was , committed to prison for itwo months. —John
Woodribb, general dealer, was tined Eis. for
drunkenness.

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