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

BLANDFORD.

Till monthly eouipstiticS; for the captain and ensign's
cope by the members of the Bth Dorset, took place on
Monday. Ranges 200. '5OO, end 000 ysida. "vs°
shots each. The captain's cup was won ((or the mooed
time) by Armourer King with 48 points and the
by Sergeant Davis (also second time) with 47
points. Weather cold and very strong wind.
ABSCONDING APPRIIITIOL On Monday Robert
G. Taylor, eldest son of Mr. Taylor, journeyman
printer, was brought up in custody of Mr. Sept. Brown,
who had apprehended him in London, and charged
before the Lord Portman on the information and com-
plaint of Mr. E. B. Smith, tailor, of Bloodford, with
tuilawfally absconding from his service, he being an
apprentice, and under 21 years of age. The prieoner,
who left Blandford on the preceding Monday, and first
went to Southampton, wrote • letter to his master to
the effect that be should not return, upon which the
warrant was issued. On promising to return to his
work and fulfil his time, the information was withdrawn.
Revision or Vargas' List —The reviaing_berrister,
Edward Platt, Esq., held • court at the Town-hall,
Blandford, on Tuesday last, for the several parishes
Included in the Blaudford polling district, and also for
the perishes within the Hasalbery polling district He
was attended by ldr. Wilmott Edwards, noting for the
clerk of the pekoe. The overseers of Chettle, Stourpainia
and Ibberton, did not attend, and the overseer far I
Tarrant Crawford neither appeared nor forwarded his
list to the clerk of the peace. The revising Berristor
directed his clerk to • write to them. The following
were the parishes in which new claims were made sail
allowed :—Chaelton Marshall 1, Stoke Wake 1, Hasid.
bury Brain 13, (four under the old Apt, and nine of Ell
rating), Tarrant Mona-too 4, PSI ahead Neville 1, TATTOOS
llinton I, Mappswder 1., Tarrant Keynesian 2,
Dummies 1, Milton Abhu 2, Spettisbury 1, Blandfised
St. Mary 4, Blaadford 72—Total 105. In very many
instances parties having just claims to vote have led
that privilege through the overseers not petting down
their names on the lists under the new £l2 rating
qualification. The omission appean to have arisen from
the overseers not understanding the printed instructions
requiring them to insert such parties in • printed form
supplied to them (form 45.) and taking the names from
the rate book ; instead of doing so, they left it to those
qualified to make their own claims. In other own the
claim was not allowed on account of the qnalification
not being properly described. Two ladies names were
entered as applicants for representative privileges, but
his Honor, whilst expressing his regret that he was
compelled to act so ungallantly, said he felt bound to
strike off their names, as he felt certain it was never
the intent on of the legislature to confer upon female'
the privilege of toting. Some amusement was caused
by a description of property for whisk a vote was Maimed
In the parish of stiskiend, which goes by the not very
gaming tail* of "Starve Hall," and "Oovetons
The revising barrister oeseindmi his duties shortly before

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WINTERBORNE ABBAS.
COUTILAGIZ 011 • MAILICIRD WWWI.-0a Saturday last
i. German named Harll3llllll Zimmerman, lit. of Dantsio,
seaman, was brought up at the Shireball, before Edward
, Pearce and H. Thornton, &qrs., charged with an ,
indecent assault upon Elisabeth Taylor, the wife of I
William Taylor, labourer, of Winterborne Abbas. The
proesioutrit said that on Monday evening, shoray after ,
ate o'elock, she was going home to Winterborne Abbas
from Dorchester. On going down Lambert's Hill, shoat
three and a-half miles from Dorchester, she met the
prisoner. He asked her whet was the time, and she
answered between sic and seven. Approaching her, be
mule use of the old highwayman demand 'your life or
your money?" She told him she bed no money, when
he took hold of her, threw her on bra beck in the hedge.
and put his band over her month. Be then made a
felonious assault upon her, she resisted him end
Imitated 'murder." She told him her heal:mod was
coming, she could hear his footsteps, and he let her go.
He did not appear to be in henor.—its shepherd named
William Hansford, who was tending sheep near the
Roman road, beard a woman hallos "murder" about
half-past sic. He looked down the road, but oould
see
no one. —Henry Taylor, the complainant.* husband.
mid he met his wife wining home &Wet seven o'clock.
She looked very much frightened, and told him • men
had attacked her aa slie was coming down the hill-
Shortly after they informed the police.— Sept. Under-
wood, from the description of the MLR given by the
Promoutrir, aPPrehmided prisoner at a publichouse. in
South-street, Dorchester. He was in bed. When be
&nand the superintendent observed there was dirt on
the knem of bia trousen.—Seing cautioned. Prisoner
declined to saY anything, and was committed for trial at
the sessions.

POOLE.
APPOIRMINT.-11r. James Simile has been appointed
a sub-commissioner of Pilotage, in the room of the late
Mr. T. WanhilL
A EIMATTA is to take place here next Friday, when
several priors are offered for Competition. It is a
wonder to us that we do not have an annual regatta,
considering the fine harbour and other conveniences
tend to ensure • successful regatta.
TER &RAM PACKS,* CoRPAXV.—It has been resolved
to wind up voluntarily the Poole and Cherbourg Steam
Packet Company (Linuted), and Mews. IL 1).
Sedgfield, G. Neave Penney, Pod E. Jennings have
been appointed liquidators, with a grunt of 20 guineas
for winding up the concern.
Tits CONING ELsionow.—The Poole constituency is
In a very undecided state at the prowls tins.; one
candidate only is before the Electors—Mr. Charles
Waring, but others are ezpeceed. It is generally be-
lieved that Mr. Hely will not again appear before the
it lectors of Poole, and with regard to Sir Ivor Guest,
' although the committee, formed to solicit that gentle-
man to come forward, have done their utmost to obtain
signatures to the requisition in his favour, they have not
been vet y ruceerful, and consequently are nearly
distils's:hued. Mr. Waring was eanywing the town on
Wednes By, Thursday, and Friday last, and, as it was
stated he had obtained a large number of supporters.
The Tory party bad a placard circulated cautioning the
voters from giving their promises as • gentleman of
"European reputation" would in • few days be amongst
them to solicit their Barges. It was not stated if the
said gentleman WY a vendor of Ointment or Pills, yet,
nevertheless, some wag suggested that it must be
Professor Holloway!
ADDlital BY La. C. WARING, 11.P.--OnriVednesday
evening Mr. C. Waring. It. P., addressed • large and
enthusiastic meeting ot electors and non-electors (for
there are still non-elector.), at the Town-hail.
Mr. Gladstone's speech, delivered at St. Helen's,
August sth, was distributed to the Gloaters as they
entered the hall. Mr. C. Waring was received with
loud cheer., int..-rmingled with a few hisses. On the
p:ak!orm were W. Wilkinson, Esq., F. Francis, Esq..
aod J. Harker, Esq. Mr. Harker proposed that Mr.
Wilkinson take the chair. This motion was received
with loud cries of "Yes" and "No." Mr. Western
seconded the proposition, and Mr. W. Wilkinson at
once took the chair, amidst great uproar.—The Chair-
man said Mr. Waring was about to address the meetiog
(great disorder and a tight in the body of the hall be-
tween two electors). The Chairman called upon Mr.
Waring to address the eleetors.—Mr. Waring, on rising,
said that what be said would be of a calm and peed'
character. He intended to address them on his opinions,
and he hoped he should not offend any elector that night.
He said he had to ask the honour of again being returned
to represent them in Parliament. He wished every
elector to know for whom he was voting, and the prin-
ciplee he was voting for. He would explain with no
ambiguity what his principles and opinion. were. Those
of the Liberal body who had before returned him bad
the opportunity of comparing his opinions with his
political acts, lie had, once he had been in
Parliament, followed the Liberal party with no undeviat-
ing step, and the future should be the same as the past,
if they did him the honour of sending him again to the
House of Commons. Those who were Liberals did not
forget to whom they owed the cheap loaf, and the
Reform Bill which had recently been pared. Mr.
Waring then alluded to the bill that was introduced into
Parliament for the granting of a £7 rental franchise,
which he said was thrown out by the Tories and a portion
of the Liberal party. The opposition was owing to the
Tories being opposed to a lowering of the franchise.—
(Cries of "No, no," which were deafened by cries of
" Yes, yes.") But there was • manifest desire out of
doors for reform, and the Tories were then compelled
to bring in • bilL That Reform Bill was passed alter it
had been improved and modified by the Liberal party.
It had, however, one great effect. Instead of salad
500 of the electors now if they would vote for him, he
(Mr. Waring) had to ask 1,500. Bat there was one
great fault—the abolition of tbo compound householder,
(hear, hew). Everyone, by that Act, had to pay a
penalty for being an elector. The hon. candidate then
proceeded to say that there wiia DO difference who paid
the rates.—( Mr. Rogers: There is • difference).—Mr.
Waring proceeded, amidst great uproar from one or
two non-electors, and said the recent expenditure of
the Government had greatly increased, irrespective of
the Abyssinian war (great noise!. He considered the
reduction of taxation • very important matter—(hear,
hear). He could ware them that there was
a great difference, between an Exchequer with
a surplus and one with • deficit—(herir. hear).
The Liberal Governments had saved £14,000,000
to the country in five years. This money had been used
in the reduction of the national debt. With regard to
the future (cried of "Irish Church") there were
seretal important questions. (Cries of "Bournemouth
Railway.") He thought some of them went fast
enough without a railway. He said the Irish Church,
in his opinion, should, as an establishment, cease to
exist, and he gave his reason why this shouid be vo.
That church was • symbol of conquest; and, as we
wished to be a united people, and were advocates of
religions liberty, we should desire its die-establishment.
The English Church was safe, for it lived in the hearts
of the people. He believed that in the future, when
severed from the state, the Irish Church would be more
prosperous. He commented next 11DOD the ballot, of
which he approved and referred to Holland for the
purpose of showing that, where fairly tried, its effects
were beneficial. In educational matter., he believed
that we, as • nation, were a little behind ; and that
the opportunity of learning to read write, and cipher
should be secured by law to every child. He also con-
tended that the universities should be as free to
dissenters as to churchmen. Mr. Waring, on resuming
his seat, was loudly cheered. An attempt was made
to get up a cheer for Mr. Rely, but it was futile.
Kr. Waring moved that the thanks of the meeting be
worded to Mr. Wilkinsou for the moral courage he
had in taking the chair, and for the able manner in
which he had filled it. Mr. George Curtis seconded the
moth:Hi, which was carried. Hearty cheers were then
given for Mr. Gladstone, the Liberal party, and the
Queen, which ended the meeting.