The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-01-14 00:00:00

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THE Mitrrta..—The etaff-magvanta of our Militia
have been supplied with the snider breech•lcading
rifles, in the nada of which they are now receiving
,ostraction, under Major Clapeott.
ly is said to be the intention of some members uf
the Western Circuit Bar to attend the County Courts
I. this district, it being thought the new Act which
came into operation on the lit inst. will cause a large
secession of plaints.
VNC MMMMM or TUN DORM Rini VOLMITUIR.

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We ender.tand that arrangementa are in progrem to
enable the Dorset Batt dion to serve under canvass for
the filth suavely. year. The site has not yet been
decided on, hot we believe it will be on the lea coast,
and that the autumnal review by the Lord-Lieutenant
will take plane in the neighbourhood of W.mborne. It
is stated that ihs officers' mvss dinner. usually held at
Dorchester during the present month, will this year
come if at Weymouth early in Mareh.
CoMMITTAD TO 105 DOBACT COUNTY GAOL.—Astizes:
Ann Hur'ord, negheting child, As., at Longborton ;
Samuel Bi-hop, stealing leather at Bridport ; Herb.-;'
Paul. stealing fish at Weymouth. —Hard Labour:
George Critchell, v.grancy at Forilingssin, 3 month.;
William Bailey, portehins at Capron! M•gan, 2 months ;
William Long and Thomas Smith, misbehaviour
at Sturminster Union, 3 weeks ; Samuel Taylor,
assault on oonstable at Broadinayne, 1 month; Henry
Clare, stealing imolai/es at Dorchester, 1 month;
William Thorner and John Fry, stealing wood at
Sydling, 7 days. —imprisonment Thomas Lucas, steal-
ing a watch at East Lulgrorth, 10 days, and 5 years in
• Reformatory.
The EAU, OF SHANTZ/MOAT AND HIS STEWARD.—
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In- —tl; Cvntral Criminal Court, on Wednesday, Mr.
Metcalfe (blir. F. H. Lewis with him) made an applica-
tion in this case on behalf of the drfendant. Mr.
Robert Short Watery. that the indictments prifrrred
against him by the Eirl of Shaftdsbury for ismbeule-
inept shoold be disposed of at the next session of the
court. The application was resisted by Mr Gliffxrd,
Q C., on behalf of the proswoution, on the ground that
the Chancery proceedings were not yet concluded
Mr. Justin" Sher, however, expressed an opinion that
such venous oh hould not be kept hanging one
the head of the difendant for an indefinite period, and
he directed that the trial should take place at the April
session.

EFFILIZECT OF THE RIFLE VOLUIVTNERS.—It is
gratifying to learn from Colonel Man"el, 'het the
annual returns of the Dorset brittalion of rine
volunteers show an increeee of four in the total enrolled
strengih. an incirealis of 39 in the number of efficienta,
end of 53 in the number of extra efficient', end
donnas. of 35 in the number of non•efficients. There
still remain. however, out of tho total enrolled strength
of 917 men. 178 who have not mole themseleiw
efficient, ent he truste neat year to find a great
diminution, if n.,t an en.ire disappearance of these
non-efficients. Col. Mengel Nuggesta and recommends
that the volunteers should be given to understand that
members who neslect to fulfil the very moderate
&minds made on their time to ensure effirtieeey.
at the expiration of the year now oommeecod be called
on to revisit