The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-05-15 00:00:00

MAILSHALOILt.

FllL—Aboat twelve o'cloek on the night of the 7th.
• it. broke out in Um map of Damara Gay, which
was thatebed. It boom extended to the Weer two
adisining dwelling., occupied by Larkin and attsitt of
tli. Dorset likeerbouse. Tb. lee ease in the bedrooms
of Gay and Lai kin's cottages. and it was with great di
culty that the families were resumed from being burnt
I. their beds. Mr. &pith, an invalid, and old Mrs.
Larkin. went taken from the ilanme by fkapsat Hitch.
Too moat pride* °moot be given to Mr. Henry Hoare,
of the poidwilioe, atri fierleant Hitch who was first on
the spot. The greatest lose will fall on Gay, who had •
pig, also two bedsteads and other furniture burnt.
The goods of the people were steed by the exertions of
the inhaldtants, of whom Mr. B. Peckham* and Mr. W.
Elliott, of Ilettisoomhe, rendered very great belp.
There was but a small supply of water. The Ire is
supposed to have originated by some ulna being pal
In an outhouse.

SALISBURY.

Flan Wan firnui—The members of this
eerps Were inspected at the crichetignsesif on Wed-
Desday afternoon, by Lieut.-CIL &nett, and the
band discoursed seine lively and popular ain in the
niarket-phion

psreeiro by the OfielletJecus ream
that oar young townsman, lit. T. Z. Alyward, has
ben appointed orypeisi of fie. Colawba's College
near Dublin, tibia appointment has bum noose-
Direly hold by Dr. Moak, of York, and Dr. Arnold,
of Winchester.

Orrin. —We underriand that Sir Frederick
Bathurst recently fired at and wounded a floe otter,
on the lake le Clarendon Park. Sir Frederick's
retriever, "Rocket," followed it into the water and
brought it out—s thing which a dog of this breed
bas rarely been known to do. The otter was after-
wards killed.

Hum Dom" the osietrated illusionist, gave
three entertainments it the immiehly•reowis, on
Honda,. Tow*, and Wednesday. Tolerably
Lug* attendances WMI 'soured, and Herr Dobler.'
truly wonderfel sleight-of-hand tricks and his grand
mood of the Davenporta were really well worth
seeing. and elicited much applause from the
audiences.

Orr Perry thaselost. Monday. —Mere the
Mayor, James Honey, req., P. Arwood, &.q.,
and T. W. Gilbert, leq.—Hrery Hillier, a lad, was
°barged by Mrs. Cooper, riding in New-ereet,
with steriiiir • maaerl• sad two *ere, her property.
Another boy, who has *roe &brooded, was are by
Mir Satill to gm into Mrs. Cooper's and bring out •
bundle and hand it to lb. primer. Primmer the.
Mob the bundle to Turner's lodging-house it
Brown-street, sod it was afterwards [robed sway
by the other boy. The Bench remanded primer
for • week to allow the police to make *maw

beiloser.— Au *seek was bald at the Council
Chamber, on Monday, before 8. Hill, Esq., deputy
coroner, on the body of Thomas Saunders, aged Hi
years, son cif Mr. Saunders, shoemaker, „Word.
street ma evidenos takeo went to eeve the*
doomed went &Neat four o'clock, on Sunda, after-
DOM, to must his father, who had goo* en ftlautitarti
He was, however, taken very ill at Weed, sad
died before medial] meistanoe could be obtained.
The inquiet was nljourned to Wedaesday,
_to give
time for a post-moreem examination. On 1111
day afternoon die inquiry was resented and after
hawing the evidesos of Dr. Wiont, the inry
unanimously returned a verdict of "01.4 from
natural mum."

Be. EDIIOIrD'S CHttidit.—The foundation @thee of
the new abandel wee laid on Monday ramming by Mrs.
W. Pinckney, in the peewee of e conaldershie number
of specaatore. The Lord Bithop of the dicer*, meow.
panted by bin chaplein, the Rev. J. Danbety. was met
at the church ettortay after Woven o'clock by the Rector
(the Rate R. G. Bwaync), W. Pinckney. Reg., mid his
brother ohnreliwarden, Mr. J. Knight, jun., Rev. Path-
dean Eyre, Rev. Prebrodsry Renaud, Rev. W. W.
Talmo, Rev. J. M. Austin, Rev. W. S. Sbuttleworth,
Rev. L. R. Wairond, Rev. W. Whitinands, he. Mrs.
Hamilton and many other ladies were alma present at
the ceremony. Me Bishop officiated in the ustud form
of service, and the 84th Psalm haring bees sung by the
elioir ander Ilr. Aylward's direetion, the rooter grade-
fully handed a silver trowel to Mrs. Pinekney who
forthwith proceeded to "icy the stone" saying, "In
the faith of Jews Chrier, we place this foundatioe
stone, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Ghost, Amen." A oopper plate which hid
been discovered by the workmen in pulling down the
walls of the old chancel, an inveription on which showed
that the foundation of that part of the eddloe wee lstcl
In 1768, was inserted in the storm laid on Monday, the
following having been previously inaorihed on the re-
vers. t—" Hejtuce Elecrari, in quo DRUB orthipotene,
Trinitss in ignitible. thistles a:dater, de integre sided,
eandi, Lep. Angederis Gusher* Yew, lipiseopo Bari&
but &cents, Melina precibes neenieneMben, positso
eat, die Rogntionun prim* MDOOCLXI7I."

Cowiry Pam Sion, Tomday.—Befors E.
Hinman, J. H. C. Wyndham; R. A. Ferryman, C.
Penroddocks, J. Homey, and F. L. &adhere,
&gra, and Major HeatJacote.—Heury Dewey, ,
blacksmith, of Dorobester, was gitglited with being
drunk and riotous at Amesbury, on the 30th ApriL
Jossçh Daniels proved the are, and prisoner, who
was brought up in custody of P.O. 77, in virtue of •
warrant, was fined 20a. and costs, or 7 days'
imprisonment --George Harris, innkeeper, at
Woodfalla, was charged with keeping his hones open
for the sale of liquor during prohibited hours on
Sunday morning, April 22. The am was proved
and a fine of 40s. aid costs was initiated by the
Bench.—Cliarles Shears, a boy, was summosed by
by Mr. Alfred Vigour, for damaging wheat and
gram to the value of 3d., at Wintenlow, on the 27th
Defendant pleaded guilty. It appeased that
in company with another boy dt bad
barn sent to an adjacent wood to get aome hurdles
end instead of keeping to the path they ran aorom
Mr. Vigoar's fields and teamptod ea hie seeps. Oe
being called saber by Mr. Vigour, defendant was
fancy and Mr. Vigour bad summoned him is
• caution to othera—Ordered to pay °seta -
James Bandy, labourer, was emituirated by Mr.
John Read, farmer, at Dovetail; for disobedienoe of
«dem The men bad been brought Won the
Bench at defendant'. request. Deboodael bed been
hired by complainantesunder, tarter, but hibd=oetede
in refusing to come to work on Sunday
as was be duty to do. He had Whelp the head
carter with tie horns—The Remo ruled Shed
defeadast was bound to obey his masters orders so
far as wes customary in such cease, and defendant
ought to have gone to work on Sunday afternoons if
requested. He most forfeit 9e. 4d. due to him as
WNW*, pay oasts, and return to his week.—
William Masbate for removiab sheep skins on the
highway at ldmision without having them elfootually
covered, as required by the Cattle Plague Orders of
the Privy Cooed, was contieued and fined la. and
costa

WILTON.

WILTON 8711$o Saw Faln.—Thie fair NW bald..
Friday, and notwitiremeding the prevalence of rumours
sat. Areas having been the mammal conveying the cattle
*gee from Gee district to somber in Doresteldre, the
supply was nearly as large as in former years. Tb•
imadanes was also • [sir average. Most of the sheep
arrived by rail, era all the tracks on both lines appeared
to be,. Mem carefully dielafeated. Owiag to the liigh
prime demanded Ma& was dal% but shortly after =ld-
Ina :tolerably good alearanee wee effeeted at prima dig-
bat bet tilde front those recently current at Dowager.
We sant of TOL per freed Ming offered for lumbers
tags in one awe and refused. Mr. Stephens. at Chalks,
Againsd flOs. per head fee as avenge lot, lead Mr.
&guiders, of Great Wishford, soli at 64e. Speaking
generally, the quotetioes ranged between 455. and 56a
per 1104. from 56e. to TOL ; mothers front 65e.
to Ma; ebeiteClr as high as TOs. Although there were
°sly three aompetitors for the two pieces of plate (L 6
and 24) offered letzite Corporation of Wilton for the
best N *N et
O A y an exceedingly due me-
ted, sad the jadme7 (Meors. Billeam, Beaks, ead
Puna), had no litti. diMoulty in making their award,
Ultimately, the Bret prise was given to Mr. H. Bone, of
&eon, and the sweend to filr Edwutd Halm Bart, of
Dreamers. Tbe
motteraibelougiem to Kr. or
Cnilumrk, bad large has..., but were
somewhat delleient in quality. We did not hear that
of Lb* prise animal. teen said. The hone fair web
tshea Weil supplied, bat wily • limited business was
u....otad. There was the usual display of agricultural
Implements, Kees re. Tinker and floris, of Andover,
11102811. CUM and Toone of Warminster, Mr. Reeves
el Bretton, Ur. Hank, of Skis*, sad Mt. Kendall, of
Oaduroor, Wag the aid exbilliorm

OHRLEITORIIRCH.

ILL-outito • Con.o.—Ou Monday, before the Christ-
church Googly Beash, • man mimed Henry testis was
obarmsd with hatted auwatdtad • boy about obis years
of age, by booting him. It appeared that tius boy, who
had no father, and whom mother has abssoudod, Ims
bpsu frit pops years living with diditudast, and has
Shay taken to stealing fras his. Oa the 19th of last
Tomah ha took 2s. from a cupboard In defoodarit's
home, and about eleven o'clock at riMkt • maa limped
Gulliver, living opposite was swakood by the ma.of •
&Bd. Ho 110144, and lbadfse thy rase from
drisisetaat's bolus he got oat at bed, when he
41104411 y hosed blows. He then west to ths hoses,
and told dofsollaat and his wife that he shoeld inform
apish Soca. Oa the fallowing dry be wsot to
p4os. me of whom soot with has to the noidems of
llootio. On sisaminirig lb. skild, they fraud his beak
ossurod with blatk masks from head to foot. The
sight was stripped boon the gm* and secs& of
this marks ware that as ths body. Delgod&EVl
P
wan that ths hot deserved doucag. Tim Bench lioird
detoodaht 10• , and 101. di. costa Boots distant
ralativa of the boy 4i... ft:a ISO Mash order
ke hi. essoval to Ilia