The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-06-19 00:00:00

DOitcH ESTER.

Thu onn6rmation at All Saints Church takes place
on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
RIFLE CORP% Iseenrrtom. —The Weymouth and
Dorchester rdle corps are to assemble at Doechaexr
to.morroe (Wednesday) evening, for inspection by
Adjutant Barrett.

DORCHICNTICR Li•KILIrr, Satowlay.—tbe supply of
wheat at this day's market was very small; farmers
generally refused to sell, in consequence of the
imminence of war on the continent Where sales
were 'wade prices were 2s. to 3s. per quarter higher
than last week. Barley for grinding in small de-
mand at fully former prices. Oats sold at late rates.

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THE W [ETHEL —A week of ontienally variable
weltrd heary h
, and
in a fierce anything buertJapniee•rlileg, culminated OD
as
wind,
which
betre morning became • hurricane, and by its
,1 trio. knee tore huge limbs from the trees on the walks
around the town, and scattered smaller branches in
all directions. A toil tree stailding in front of
Wollaston Hoene, in Durngate-steeet. whore twin
brother was uprooted by the last storm, was COM-
pletely broken off some 25 feet from the ground,
and similar damage betel other trees in villages
around. On Monday morning there was a heavy
fall of rain, which is inoonvenieut just now as there
is a large breadth of grain cut for bay.
Boitorrou Parry Bannon, Monday.—Before the
Mayor and J. Bishop, Req. —George Brun, • very
ill-behaved lad, of Fordington, was charged with
maliciously breaking a pane of glans, belonging to
Mrs. Garrett, living in Mill.etreet It appears to
be the favourite sport of young Fordington to as-
semble in various places nightly, and throw stones,
breaking *ludo**, battering doors, damaging the
roofs of bonne., and now and again injuring passers
by. Mrs. Garrett las bad no less than If panes of
glass broken by boys under these circumstances.
The pretreat offence was oommitted impudently,
when both lira Garrett and her sister were looking
on. Aforetime, when Mrs. Garrett has oomplaieed
to the boys' parents, she bee been met with a storm
of indignation and abuse. This time, acting on the
advice of Mr. William Slade, she summoned the led.
The magistrates sentenced the offender to 14 days'
hard labour. A woman in court said be ought not
to he put on "the wheel," because his health was
bad. The Bench told her the surgeon would see
that he did not perform labour injurious to his
health.

COMMITTED TO THE DORSET COUNTY GAOL.
Assizes : Sada Mills. attempting to strangle hand(
at Lyme Regis; Elizabeth Trott and Peninah
Barrett, concealing birth at Marahwood. Saslow.,
Lomas Lambert, stealing • watch, An., at Wey-
mouth; Mary Ann Squibb and Harriet Paull,
stealing bedding at Sydling. Hard Labour Emily
Shepherd and Elizabeth Norman, vagrancy at Wey-
mouth, 14 days; George Kitcot, poaching at Ware.
barn, 21 days; Henry Shier, absent from training
Dorset militia, 2 months Lawrence Roberta, leaving
wife chargeable to Cerne Union, 1 month; Henry
Lama, poaching at Tarrant Glanville, 1 mnath ;
Andrew Home, poaching at Piddletrentbide, 1
month; Charles Lags, Tagraocy at Halstock. 3
month.; John Gay, damaging cabbages at Nether-
bury, 1 month; Henry Trump, damaging anderwood
at Remainder, 1 month; John Davis, stealing butter
at Sherborne, I month Ann Alice rBOOO, stealing
boiler, Ito., at Sydling i 14 days. fisprMostricsi
Isaac Giles. breach of peace at Brulport, 12 month.;
Sydney Elkins, drunk, ko., at West Stoner, 14
days; Thomas Hawking, damaging fence at lwerue
Minster, 7 days.
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ANTiLOPS 'HOTIL COMPANY.—A general meeting
of the shareholders of this company took plaoe on
Thursday, when a most enoorcraging report was pre.
seated to the itharehbldros. The business during the
past year had been satisfactory, and was now in.
creasing, and they were assured that by careful
management and attention to the wants of the public,
a good dividend would be declared at the next annual
meeting. The report of the auditor (Mr. Chaise
Keats) iudioated that the AMMO'S of the companyat. well eared Fr, and he po'inted out that there
been a great increase of busier,' during the first
six weeks of 1866, as compared with that of the same
period in 1865, which shows that the public in•
eressingly appreciate the good management and
admirable accommodation the Antelope Hotel affords.
The meeting was followed by • dinner, which
worthily maintained the high reputation of the
establishment, and bore testimony to the good Jude.
pant of the diteetors in appointing Mr. end Mrs. J.
Gardiner to the management of the boteL Mr. Levi
Groves (chairman of the company) presided, and
Mr. J. Homer occupied the vice-chair. There were
also present: Mr. W. D. Dngdale, Mr. K Burton
(London), Mr. J. Symes, Mr. D. Spooner, Mr. G. J.
, Vertu., Mr. G. W. Betts, Mr. J. Groves, Mr. C.
Kest% Ur. J. Templeman, Mr. R. N. Howard, Mr.
H. W. Hawkins, Mr. A. L. Cooper, Mr. L. Groves,
4n, Mr. Scott, Mr. H. Mayo Mr. Vine, Mr. J.
ea;eley, Mr. it. Hurl, Mr. T. Bridge, Mr. Symes,
Mr. Warren, Mr. S. Teasley, Mr. .1. teersley,
Mr. S. Morgan, Ac. After dinner an elegant derma
was planed upon the table. The loyal and patriotic
totters were then OM, followed by the health, of
the Chairman and Vice chairman, the Directors, Mr.
James Harding, Mr. J. Yeareley, the Secretary (Mr.
R. N. Howard). the Auditor, lko. A very pleasant
evening was spent, and the company separated with
renew complete of the comple accuse of tb•
andertt ng.
Ott sty PETTY 8111111101rE, Saturday. Present :
Herbert Williams, Req., (in the chair,) Major
Aden, and K W. Williams sad E. Pearce, &qr.
—Messrs. Henry and George Duke, of Broadway's.,
were summoned for removing • .bullock from Breed-
mayne to Dorchester, oh the oth June, Mahout a
permit. Mr. Weston for defendants. P.C. Heal
spoke to seeing a boy named Cox, io Metiers. Dukes'
employ, driving a bullock in the parish of Whit-
comb.. The lad said be was doing it fur his master,
and that be had not a license. The unstable saw
George Duke, who admitted sending the lad with
the bull ,ck, ss.id ha was sorry, and that to had done
it without. thought —Suet i'nderwood spike to
seeing Mr. Duke at the police suction, when he said
the bullock was lent Without • license in • moment
of forgetfuluein. Mr. Doke bad made many ingot-
HOS it become acquainted with the cattle plague
orders—Mr. Weston said a young man named
Harry Kell,way, rano of ilia Kellaway. carrying on
business as a butcher in Dorchester, purchased cattle
of Mr. Duke, and fetched them away as they were
required. On the morning in Aeration, Mr. George
Duke received a letter from Rellaeay, requbsting
lam to mend the bullock to Dorcheeter, and in the
hurry, which wee occasioned by his having just re-
turned from Devonshire, he ordered the bullock to
be driven to Mr. Kellaway's alaughter•bouse. The
agreement was that the cattle should remain at Mr.
Duke's until fetched by Kellavray, and, therefore,
Rollaway was the owner and not Mr. Doke. 0001110-
quently, the summons against Mr. Henry JDuke tell
to the gronlid.—HeiTy Thomas Rollaway deposed to
the facts Mr. Weston stated.—The Chairman said
the Bench were quite willing to deal with the case
as leniently as possible, but could not allow the
law to be broken, and therefore Mr. George
Eluke iticold have to pey 1110. includion bosh.. --
Mr. Rolls, farmer, Puddietown, and Mr. Hoer*
marine store dealer, Fordington, were summoned for
removing two loadsof manure from the premises of the
latter. The defendant* pleaded ignorance of the exist-
ing orders. Mr. Weston was for the defendants.
Thomas Pope, of Puddletown said lam carter for
Mr. Belle, last Saturday I went, by my coaster's
order, to ordington, to Mr. Norris, after 2 1 -horse
lads of manure. Mr. Norris gave It me and I
carried at to Mr. f•rm•yard. Cross-ex:unined.,
(ha., worked 10 years for mit present ouster, and
have freqeently fetched Manure from Mr. Norris'. I
have never beard that it was Dooestary to procure a
permit. —Mr. Weston in defame, said that the
man Norris was not calculated to inoli movb about
cattle plague orders, as be questioned whether be
could read a ootire were it brought before hint, and
having been in the habit of selling manure to Mr.
Rolls, he did not know that he was transgressing in
the pressat instance. Mr. Rolls wee summoned- for
sending for the manure, and he hoped the Beech
trmild act towards him As leniently as possible.
The Beath 000sideted the plea of ignorable *ma
not sufficiently established, and tined the defeadolts
20s. etch, including orate —George Trevi tt, and John
Critobell were cherged with being drunk on the 29rh
May. Critchell did not appeir, and ad owlet was
issued for his apprehension. Trona said he hod
been working hard all day fishing, and took " •
little drop too much." Fined flit sad outs and allowed
a week to pay Stainer and Thomas
Collins, labourers, were summoned fat being drunk
and fighting at Charminster, on the night of the
of June. P.C. Summer said be was on duty
about half-past eleven o'clock, when he beard •
noise, and ongoing to the spot saw a number of men
creating • greet disturbance, and Stainer and Collins
fighting. He went and separated them. The
defendants pleaded drunkenness as an excuse for
their misbehaviour, and were fined 10.. we* and
costa