The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-10-09 00:00:00

DORCHESTER.

A Towx Couticit werrixo ia called for next
Thursday when, =engirt other business, the differ-
ences between the Council and Mr. J. 1. Eneor will
be again considered.
CORN Ni•RIRRT, Saturday.—The supply of wheat
at this day's market was very small, and as dry
paresis were in demand for seed, rather higber rates
were paid than last week. Good malting barley was
again freely offered, and a large quantity was sold at
high prices, but as the supply was so large, second-
rate quality was more difficult to sell late in the day.
Ws in some demand at rather higher terms.

LIMIT RR —On Wednesday evening the Rev. J.
B. Owen, rector of St. Jade's, Chelsea, lectured at
the Townhall, on "The Proverbs of Belie'," in con-
nection with the Working Men's Institute of this
town. The proceedings were oondoired under the
presideooy of the Mayor (J. P. Aldridge, Eq.)
There was • large attendance. The rev, lecturer
forcibly exposed the vicious principle, embodied
in many of the proverbs which are current in the
present day, eliciting the warm approbation of
the assembly.
Tun borough police reoord for the past two
weeks has been blank, and it is said tri Le mainly
attributable to the fact that the most notorious
woman of Fordington has left this neighbourhood for
Southampton (where, doubtless, she will won make
herself known to the authorities), being scared by
the preliminary action taken touching the dis-
orderly houses of Mill-street. By this four of the
houses have been eland, and if the other persona
concerned will quit likewise, they will save the
pariah the disagreeable duty of instituting proceed-
ings to close their houses, and themselves from
incarceration in the county gaol.

LoriDO'S Crrir Missions.—Last evening the annual '
meeting of the Dorchester anzihary of this society ,
was held at the Town-Hall. Tbe Rev. E. W.
Pears presided, and there was a good attendance.
During the put year this branch has contributed
£73 Is. 6d. to the minion funds. The Rev. F.
Tyrrell, lA., attended as a deputation, and gave
details of the society's operations. Their
are 371 miesionaries engaged, and their work
consists of domiciliary visitation to the lowest
classes of the population, the distribution of
the Scriptures and religious tracts, the holding
of meetings and Bible classes, and open air
services. Amongst the results of the past years
work are these : 1,365 new communicants, 220
restored to church communion, 1,102 drunkards
reclaimed. 298 unmarried couples induced to
marry, 368 fallen females' admitted to asylums,
restored to their homes, or otherwise rescued,
172 shop closed on the Lord's Day, 8,837 children
sent to schools, 7,559 adults visited who died, and of
these last 2,462 were visited by the mistinary only.
COUNTY PiTTY SZNAIONA, Satarday.—Before Major
Kinderaley (chairman), and E. Pearce, Esq.—Robert
Damen, labourer, was charged with leaving the
service of Mr. James Cake, of Bhompston farm,
Stinsford.—Complainant said that he agreed with
defendant on the 14th February as • general labourer
and mower, with piece work, for • year commencing I
the Bth April, at S.. per week, he finding for him 1
cottage and garden, and fuel, consisting of furze and i
tart Defendant abeoonded on 28th September, and
hired himself to another master. Defendant had two
carriages of fume while with him, and the turf he
would have had for the winter if be bad *topped.—
Defendant said he gave Mr. Cakes fortnight's man,
who bad broken the agreement. He was to do
turnip hoeing, Id., in the dimmer, but had not had
it. He did some mowing and hedging by piece
work. His wife waa to have done the washing of
the house once • month, for the year, but that had
not been carried out. —Mr. Cake said defendant's
wife could not do the washing properly, and
would not be told how.—Defendant said his
summons said the agreement was for 9s. •
week.—The Clerk said that was Mr. Cske's
"mistake" when he applied for the summons,
which Mr. Cake admitted.—The Chairman thought
the agreement had been fulfilled by Mr. Cake
by giving defendant some tut-work.—Oomplainant
said defendant was never satisfied. —The Bench said
he had shown no reason why he should have broken
bis isintraut, and sentenced him to a week's impel.
soinnent, and the agreement was disolved.—
Levi Riggs, of Piddlehinton, was summoned for
drunkenness on the 30th Soptember.—P.C. His.
cocks said that on Sunday morning at one o'clock
be was overtaken by the defendant in the road
leading from Dorchester to Higher Waterson.
Defendant was very drunk and began swearing at
him respecting his boy stealing some apples from
Mr. Saunders. He kept up with witness for
three miles swearing. Defendant wanted to fight
him, and said he would take off his clothes, which
the constable advised him not to do, else he
should take him into custody. A young MAO and
Rigg's daughter advised him to go on quietly.
Defendant stated that some parts of the policeman's
statement wan not true, and he alleged that ho:
accused him of wearing a hat he had not paid for.—
Hiscock said it was defendant who twitted him with
wearing other people's clothes.—Robert Robins said
he was with defendant when they overtook the consta-
ble. Riggs was not drunk, but he had had drink ; he
eould walk along very welL Riggs and the police-
man talked good friends for • good bit away, bet
then they got to words, and the policeman "twited"
Riggs that his clothes were not paid for. —The
Chairman said the Bench thought it was not a case
that ought to have come before them, as the man
could walk steadily enough along the road, and dis-
missed the case.--A lad named William Neale was
brought up in custody charged with dealing a qua-
tity of oats and • pigeon belonging to his master,
Mr. E. Pope, of Toiler Poroorum.—A youth named
John Shiner said that on Friday afternoon he and
two men were chaff-cutting in a barn of Mr. Pope's,
when prisoner came in, and helped at the chaff.
cutting. Afterwards Neale went out of the men's
sight to • sack of oats, untied it, and took some out,
and put them in hisjacketpocket. He saw him do it as
he went to fetch hay for the cutter. Ile did not say
anything to the boy, or tell anybody of it, till this
morning. P.C. Cantle said he met prisoner on
Friday evening with something bulky under his lIYM,
and asked him what he had got there, to which he
replied "nothing." He searched him and found he
had some oats tied op in • handkerchief, and other oats
loose in all his pookets. Heald he abould take him to
Mr. Pope, when herald "Don't do that,and I won't do
it any more." Witness took him to the station. On
the way, prisoner began throwing the oats in his
pockets into the road. He went to prisoner's sister's
and found a pigeon there. He told prisoner
of it, who said be bought it at a plea called "Sorts"
of the keeper, bet on telling him he should go there
to see, the lad said he caught it in Mr. Pope'. stable

and cut its wing. In answer to the Bench, P.C.
Cantle said the lad's father bad" run away" with •
married woman, and his mother was deed. if.
lodged with one of Mr. Pope's labourers, but bad his
meaLs at hie sister's. The lad did not know his own
age, and was very ignorant. He admitted hie
gull,. —The Bench said the lad had a narrow
escape of being seat to prison, but because of
his ignorance and his forlorn position, they
would pity him rather than punish him. But
he must understand that he ought not to take other
people's property, and if he did it again he would be
severely punished. He was then discharged. The
poor boy cried • good deal, and thanked the Bench
for letting him go.