The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-10-25 00:00:00

I V expitso stake. He asked Joyce what he was doing so early!
that morning, and he replied he Irma going to Lyon's-
orset Cattutti
• gate for some work., as he had no work in this
nei•hbourbood. The other two got over the stile, and
DORCHESTER, OCTOBER 25, 1881. had hid behind the hedge. Critchell had a bag, which
he found contained 12 rabbits. Critchell ran away
with a small rush basket. Wills also tried to run
away with a very large rush basket. He (witness) got
over the stUe and said he would see what Wills had in
his basket. He put his hand into the basket, and
found • large net. They had • sumWs, but Wills got
away with the nets and the baskets. Wills said " Don't
say anything about it, we have been out rabbiting to-
night."—Supt. Gale said nothing was known against
Joyce, but it was well•known that the others belonged
to a notorious gang of posehers.—Critchell and Wills
were fined £5 and oak, in default two months.
Joyce was fined El, in default 14 days.
CATTLE MATING.

low Wasters have done more in the office of Post-
master-Gemini than heel the blind statesman, Professor
Fsweett. Schemes for the improvement of the hebits
sad condition of the people, and tor the conveuisooe
of the oosuuercial public, have followed each other In
qui* wicosesion, and there ere hopes of still more
Important changes in the Post-office regulations. It
Is sow officially notified that on and alter November
lit, the use of distinctive telegraph stamps will not
be Insisted on, and postage stamps of all amounts will
be evellabie for the payment of telegraphic charges.
Telegrams may be posted in letter boxes during the
eight where there Is no telegraph office within °on-
verdant distance, and ordinary paper may be used
where telegraph foe= are not aoceesible. li enclosed
In an sevoloPe, the envelope should be marked
'.Telsgrens, immediate." These new arrangements
will be an inoideulable boon to our neighbours in
ootintf7 villages, and will doubtless be greatly appre-
ciated.

Noah Hughes was summoned for allowing cattle to
stray on the ilith of October, at Slyer's Lane, Der-
cheat/Jr.—P.O. Matcham proved the 011110.-41102011
HIDOell was mammoned for • similar offence on the
same day.—P.O. Matchbox proved the cam—Fined
10s each, Including costs—Defendants were alma
summonei for tualawfolly tusking a fire on the high.
way, OD the same date.—Delendants were fined se.
each and costs

John Murphy wee charged with drunkenness at
Portland during the previous n.ght.—P.C. Poniter
proved the case, and the prisoner was discharged with
• caution.

No statesman Was aver the subjectof such venobious
attache as Mr. Gladstone is rewiring from street-
owner Politicians and Irish fanatics. The vocabulary
of vituperauon is wall.nigh exhausted by would-be
popular leaden. In Irelsod the statesman, whose
graskat political elf arts have hem put forth is favour
of that country is loudly and openly cursed, and with •
trim Hibernian ingenuity of mailine, even the Premier's
greatest MagaateS of benefaction to the country are
turned into reproaches against him. Witness the ex-
theervithers Brook of the ROSIVI Catholic priest at
Shinebagb, who said of Mr. Gladstone at an "indig-
nation • ," that he hal even plundered an
stedsblo, scholarly, and deserrieg body of men like
the rrotestant clergy of Lrelaud." A more hideous
example of wrongheadedness and political ingratitocie
it would be bard -to find in all history.

Persourm License.
Louie Pitcher, of Litton Cheney, applied for
license to mil petroleum and bensoUne.—Granted.

--
The Farmers Alliance of England and Sootland
have good grounds for expecting to receive attention
So their dentaads. Their draft bill cannot be called
revointamary. It it more moderate than the Irish
Lad Aa drawn somewhat in the same
grows& ttlanhallah farmers do not substantially
obtain the speedy pasting of the MiIIISUM it will be
small encouragement to Ul4) law-abiding population of
this country, The proposed Bill baa been drafte I by
Professor Hunter, who ably holde the Chair of
JudePrudemos at London University College.