The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
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THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1874.

LIQUID•IION.—M • meeting of the creditors of
Edward Mortimer, of Winfrith, held at the office of Mr.
U. C. Weston, it was agreed to accept a composition of
two shillings in the payable in one week from the day
of meeting.
GREAT WESTERN RAILW•T.—There are no local altera-
tions in the trains on the Great Western Railway for the
month of September. The steamer from Jersey on Mon.
dais. Wednesdays, and Fridays starts at 10.0 a.m. instead
of 5.30 p.m. The steamers sail from Weymouth on
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6.0 a.m., and on Saturdays at
11.0 p.m.

DORCHR:TEn RIFLE CORPS.—On Sunday Mornini; there
was a church parade of the 3rd D.R.V., under tePtaw
Coombs, when there were present—Batt. Q.M.B. Newman,
4is Dti urden, Rerees% and Harris, and about 50 rank
&711alj:, with the band. The service was conducted by
the It.. H. C. Watson, Head Master of the Dorset
County School, who also preached the sermon. The Play-
ing of the band re mote to and from church attracted a
large assemblage.

COMIITTTF.D TO THS DOILYZT NTT Paisox.—llord
lalootir . Esther Smith, stealing a shawl at Ponlington, and
Edward Stereos, stealing copper at Weymouth, 2calendar
suonths each; Mary Reckett, drunk and riotous at Port-
land, James Applin, leaving family chargeable at
Cranbonie, and Robert Musty, stealing two hoes at Port-
land, 1 calendar month each; Celia Rawson, riotous
conduct at Weymouth, eti days ; Joseph Warren, wilful
damage At Wareham, el days; John Carey, drunkenness
at Shaftesbury, 7 days.

THE WEATHER. —The following is our rneteorclogical
report :
,
Wind.

I I i 341
F z
-
Aug. • j
21 93 M IkS
25 II tiNW N
20 Mt 63 k
27 65 47
WI 10 61 NW
29 MI 60 I SN W
30 Er 3 51 NSW & S

State of Weather
• line
0100m3, Gloomy,
Fog, fine
Gloomy, rain
Fins
Rain, line
iGloonty, elottity,_rain

l'anxi VW POTATOES. —Mr. J. Sly, of the Antelope hotel,
has this season frown ns lbs. of line potatoes from 2 !be
of seed. The produce am all large sound potatoes, and free
from blemish. The seed was sent to Mr. Sly by Messrs.
Cox, of Donington, near Grantliant, and it is a new
American variety called " Brownlow's Beauty." The
garden where the potatoes were grown is of a light nature.
near the chalk, and not better at any rate than the
ordinary run of soils; but this is it—when the potatoes
were planted the drills received • dressing nf
the Phospho-Silicon manure, manufactured by Mr. W.
S. Allardyce, of Fonliturton, and to that the extraordinary
p'reduce Is attributed by Mr. Sly, whose crops ef Campton s
"Surprise," Robson's "Challenge,' and " Vernitith,"
well-known varieties, have given equally remarkable
results after their kind.

SOI.ITII-WISTEILN RAILWAY. —II isrumoured that various
alterations and improvements are shout to be made at the
Dorchester station of the South-Western Railway Com-
pany, and the pending changes in Fordington Field afford
to them an opportunity of largely adding to the con-
venience of their station and strengthening the good
position to which they have attained in the estimation of
the public of this district At the present time the
passenger station is too far from the town to be the most
available, an extra quarter of a mile turning the scale
with many in favour of the other line, while there is
considerable objection to the inconvenience, danger, and
delay in shunting to and fro as between Dorchester and
Weymouth. Then the goods station is in no way suitable
or commensurate for the needs of a town like Dorchester
or the traffic that the company have secured. The
booking office is little better than what a small coal
dealer would have in a small yard, and the sheds never
seem half extensive enough for the quantity of goods
passing inwards and outwards. Indeed, all the arrange-
ments seem to have been outgrown by the traffic It is
reported that the goods offices and traffic will be removed
to the present passenger station, and that for the
passenger traffic a new station will be erected near
the sight of the good shed. With a passenger station
so placed all shunting will be avoided, and much time
saved. Coincident with these changes will be the doubling
of the bit of line between the station and the oeult
junction, hitherto left single. In regard to the approach
to the new station we cannot hear that it is decided; but
we should strongly urge the Company for their own profit
and the convenience ot the public—the two things being
closely connected—to get an entrance if possible straight
acrces the field in a line with South-street, and bring in
the station as near as possible to the town. As the land
that would be required is to he laid out for building
purposes, and it Is practicable to secure the land in fee,
probably there would not be much difficulty in obtaining
the plot between the present station gates and a line
across from .South-street; and what the Company did not
require for office purposes might be turned to profit, and
be • great convenience to their own men-ante, if it were
laid out with houses and gardens for the occupation of
their employees. We bear that there has been a notion
of making the entrance from Fonlington, but can hardly
give credence to it, for what is needed, in the interest of
the company and of the town, is to bring the station
nearer instead of removing it further away. We trust
that wise counsels will prevail, and that the result may be
increased railway facilities.

DieIeIONAL LICSNSINU Meleriao.—The annual licensing
nieeting for the division of Dorchester was held last
Saturday at the Shirehall, before Mr. Williams (chairman),
Mr. K. O. F. Steward and Mr. H. B. Middleton. All the
old licenses for publichousesansl certificates for hew:houses
were renewed,save that until now kept by Mr.O.Bowslitch,
in Browlwey, to sell elf the prenliese, which wee not applied
for, and therefore lapses. Application was made by Mr.
W Vernon. draper and grocer, of Maiden Newton, for a
license to sell off the preniisea The notices were proved
by Mr. Hood, and the application, being unopps4M, was
granted.—Mr. Howard applied for the granting of *license
to the Brewery Tap, Wye. Aegis, ter sell on the premises.
An out-door license had been taken. Mr. Howard men-
tioned that this house was in connection with the large
brewery at Wyke, now held by Mr. E. Wyatt, on which
large capital hail been expended, and which association
woo a guarantee for it. respectability. Mr. W. B. Hole
proved the notices, and W. Wyatt, in reply to Mr.
Symonds,who oppeeed,said he took possession in February,
admitted there were several houses in the square, and
said the accommodation on the ground floor consisted of
a grocer's shop, kitchen, 'outhouse, and drinking room.
Mrs. Bowilitch. the occupier, laid £lgs year rent—Mr.
Synioods said this matter had been before the Bench for
many years, as far back as leek and the magistrates were
asked to grant a license they had year after year refused,
without any new circumstances being disclosed to alter
their judgment. There wem four or five houses all around
each one within a stone's throw, and therefore on the
simple ground of the public accommodation be urged there
was no wicessity for the granting of the application.- The
Bench deferred judgment till all the cases were heard.
Mr. Howard then applied for the granting of an indoor
license for the Bridge Inn, Radipole, kept by Mrs. Amelia
Stevens, but it was intimated that if this were granted
"The Duck," Puddletown, would he closed. Mr. Howard
reniarkol that this house was in Itadipole, en the road
from Weymouth to Dorchester, where there is great
traffic, and no licensed house within a long distance.
The structural accommodation was good, ansl there
had been a great extrusion of buildings in the
neighbourhool. Mrs. Stevens had kept the house for
sumo years, and there had never been any complaint
aailiUst her. The house belonged to Messrs. Elslridit
th Pope. and Co. In regard to e opposition of Mr. Symon
he observed that lie (Mr. Sywonda) was a "general
objector," and, like the Good Tempters end teetotaller.,
was not entitled to so much consideration as a local
I objector.—Mr. Morley and Mr. J. Groves proved the
notices.—Mr. tiVinoode objected that the notice did not
state the calling of Mrs. Stevens for the six months pre-
vious; bitt the Bench ruled the section requiring it slid
not apply in this case.—Mrs. Stevens spoke to the traffic
, by tee house, arid said she was often applied to for spirits.
It was an lucre/wing neighbourhood. The house had five
! bedrooms- —Croas-exarained Hd four children, end *
servant. Had applied trial befon, tha last in 11471), la
the past four years four houses had been built, Went/
to Mr. Mussell ; had no stable.—Mr. Syneolpii:
acconnuodslaon for man, but wit for besot—Mrs. Stevens:
A stable is promised by the aisle. Didn't know that she
oefausinal:rie, sl
ped more now than foero dur. ybe;s:swago. 2V. %gout:
people in the neighbourhood, Mrs. Stevens mentioned the
name of one person who had applied to her for spirits.—
Re-examined : The people in the neighbourhool knew
she did not sell spirit,, and therefore did not ask her.
Plenty of waggona stopped at the house besides brewers'.
Wsns could draw up in front of the house without
impeding the footway. A good many excursionists
called -more than in former yearc—Mr. J. Webber, in
the employ of Messrs. Eldridge, Pope, and Co., said the
accommodation of this house was very good. Between
the house and footpath there was plenty of room for a
waggon to be drawn up. Mo. Stevens's character was
very good indeed. The rateable value was 1.10, and the
rent 4122 led. There were 14 or 15 houres in Argyle.
terrace, and sonic built by Mr. Mused—By Mr. Symonds :
The whole of the terrace was nearer the Oak. An inde-
pendent gentleman, "iii cousin," and a farmer of Haiti.
pole, and others, told him the house ought to be licensed.
--Mr. Symonds remarked that Mrs. Stevens arbuitted
there was use &rester demand for spirits than four years
ago, and site the pen* in the neighbourhood, they must
be very thirsty to require an additional public-house. The
wretched excursionists they bad heard M for years, were
not likely to walk back • mile to &dipole to drink spiritoL
The premised did not contain the accommodation requi.rod
for the piddle, and there was no stable at all. Ise that
beyond Mr. Webber's "cousin," nobody in the neighbour-
hood asked for the house to be licensed at all. The public
requirement, did not call for this application to he
granted, and therefore he hoped the Bench would follow
Os course edopted by the maghdrates in former years,
and refuse it—The magistrates refused both applications.
—There was eiotaee siveu et an application to transfer the
license of "Th. Dunk," Pudslletown, to the Bridge Inn,
Radipole, and Mi. Howard q,alcA4 if it was any one pro-
ceeding with it I—The irrisrin_ Merught it was not such
a removal as the Act conternplarad. The granting of i
license depended on the needs of the public, and in this
came they slid not think it required, and therefore they
would not transfer • license from Puddletown to it,
although lie personally should have been glad to get rid
of "The Duck.

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Bemoan Pirmr fireless, Monday. --Before the Mayor (lilr
U. J. G. Gregory), Mr eunne, and Dr Aldridge.
Two p..1/14 men, mulled So mud His:oar and Frank
EJ,aooifo were tharged sub 111-treating • cow on Saturday
August Md.
Defendant* are in Ute employ of Mr J. If. Grove,. butcher,
and on the day in question were 41.1*1n4 a new from
Etllloel sale ground to their maimed premises In North
Square.
Mr Herbert Williams saw the defendants' driving the animal
by the town pump in South greet. It seemed to he very
much over-driven slid was quite wild. it was market day
and many people nen: about. and he fully expelled an accident
from the excited eondition .4 the animal They were trying to
get the aniuml into North•square, and when it reached the
Town-hall door, probably from the smell of blood in the meat
market, It would not go any farther, but turned and rail down
the etreet. The animal was raced round Wood and Stone lane,
he believed, three times, but certainly twice, in live or •Ix
minutes They flogged the cow whenever they got oboe to it,
and much more than was any good. Ile mutt for Mr. Groom to
see what his men were about. From being so cruelly over.
driven it couid not be at to kin for several days. He sailed
the attention it the ;unto to the matter.
Mr. Groves said the animal went back to the market again,
and in the evening he went there with plenty of help, and the
cow went as quiet as a shed'"
Ifiscock said he only struck it over the lege near the Town-
hall, and it tell.
Mr Williams said it was struck over the eyes, and trying to
get away from the blow 'tumbled and fell.
Edmonds denied striking it at all, but said a Man with a pig
whip hit the bullock across the hack M the cvnier
Mr. Williams said be nisi.," the animal chiefly, but he
believed they both flogged It.
It seems the ordinary route taken is by Eldridge's brewery,
and along the back streets, but this animal became melted and
WIWI up Wood and Stone lane, and then finding • lot of
people about bmatne scam!, and tried to get away, when they
forged it on.

Mr. Groves mid it was • young bullock, and exclumble.
When killol on Wedinsda) there was not • bruise about It.
The Napo. asid the Bench considcmd the use
'There ale a good daai I unnecessary cruelty practised by
butchers buys, who ecemed to think animal, had no feeling,
5,,,d they wished to put • etop to it. They would be fined 6e.
eat*. 11 summoned agam they wonld be liable to • line 4 f. 5.
Mr. Groves paid Falmonds's fine; he wouldn't the other.
Miecock said he should not pay, because he did not &item

It.
In default he was committed for seven days' hard labour.
Jt Deem he ham beton, been tmprisoned for three months
erWt bud labour, and his chtuecter In indifferent.

WEST STAMPORD.
THERE were great rejoicings in ttit: vdlage on Thursday
bud, on the return of Yr. Walter William Marriott Smith
and his bride. It being ascertained that they would
return b • the evening train, the inhabitants of the village
out to meet and welcome them, and the carriage
siTiving at Franke (where they were met by the 'Whim,

about all Van o'clock), the horses were taken out from the 1 BOSCOYBa
carriage, and nines being attached. several strong hands i
took the Pince of the horses. and they were drawn AN w HOTEL.—An invitation dinner, inaugurating the
through the village to the rectory. amid the ringing of the , -'-' ?"-- -Li i Wolff, M P Mr. Edimund
church bells an. which Sir Henry runnuon. M. ..
the long and hearty cheers of the ' Yates, Sir Perry Shelley. Sir Henry Pottinger, Colonel
inhabitanta. A party of the villagers (including thowi 1 F lel M Alfred sky. our, and other distinguished
one • ig
of the Spa Hotel, was held on Saturday last, at
who handled the ropes attathel to the carria,,,e) were :-
kindly entertained hy 3lr. Smith to smile refreshment, g,
ari.s. Elir.r.ediePtil'aii style of architecture, designed by Mr•
after which rallbiC was introduced and 4lancing kept up , on the highest pert of
till a late hour, H. W. Ed.. F S A., ncur. the ..,ea.
u'e Ls' e'w. r.
n at. Seymour. and
is a noble building
and altogether the evening was a very ' the —•- •' ft 'oi of the Isle of Wight,
pleasant one. , and commanding line vice It has
1 the Dorset coast, and surrounding neighbourhood. -
been built at a cost of 1:11,010, and is replete with every
Itauseh it may in the
ronvenieuce. Under the management of Herr Friari
t of '"flie
in the county. In replying to the tow,
Borough members," Sir Drumm, nd olff, member for
I liristelitir,•lt gave a comprehensive •Y.lnotA of the
fairly be expected to rank as the first hotel
Principal events of the sescion, and touched lightly upon
the anomalies which he (said were certain to arise in the
practical working of the Licensing Act. In particular the
difficult and onerous duty imposed upon the magistracy,
and the impossibility of drawing a hata-and•last line as to
Use hours of closing. were commented on. Sir Drummond
drew a picture of the varied effects of rules which bring
the family hotel and the sporting tnveni into the mama
category, and amid the cheers and laughter of his audience
showed what might happen to the magistrates present if.
a rigid application of the ~,,, re stringent provisions of
the Licensing Bill were enforced on the establishment
whose inauguration they were then celebrating.
BLANDFORD.
StoUR VALE ARCHERY Cm:H.—The second meeting for
competition took place on Wednesday in the Crown
Meadow, and on this occasion the toxophilitea were
fortunate enough to have is beautiful day. There were 23
ladies and gentlemen at the targets. The club was
honoured with the attendance of the Champion Lady
Archer uf England (Mrs- Horniblow) who both at the dO
yards and 50 yards range. only missed four arrows, and
scored 574 with eleven golds. The shooting was smite an
average. Au excellent luncheon was provided at the
Crown Hotel,
_at which a large party, including the Lady
l'aramount (Mrs. Snakes) and the Prearident (Mr. Fyler),
attended. About nine o'clock, the ball commenced in the
Crown HoteL Targett-s quadrille Band was in attendance,
and between til) sail kit) ladies and gentlemen enjoyed
dancing till between one and two o'clock. The following
is a list of the winners of prizes :-
I.a•lies. —Highest score, Maps Gyton 367. Greatest number
of bits, Mrs. Coventry, 50. Mat gold, Mrs. Beritard. Visltont
prize, Mrs. 'lonia:dos% 571 Itesidents' pier for greaten&
number of whited, Miss Phelips, ,:i. Mrs. Dermas prigs for
gnsitevt number of blues, Mina Surteei, lit. ladles' challenge
quiver for highest Npgregate score of both vueetluzi, MISIP

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iurtoes, 463.
oetteme -1112hest score, Mr. C. Pheli e, nt. Greatest
number of hits, Mr. C. H. Handy, 52. Hest gold. Mr. Grant
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Haltom Visitor.' prize, Mr. E W. Fox 173, Lady Paramount's
plias for greatest nundoer of whites, Mr. A. Grant-Dalton.
Prrrr SITABIONI, Saturday —Hefore the Viscount P 011.411110,
RCN. C. W. Hingham, and Mr. E Farquharson.
lITEALIXO

Frederick SheyJsent, a boy of nearly sixteen, In the employ
of Mr. T. Burger, of Tarrant Hunville, was charged with et...sl-
ing two em, the property of his master. —P.C. Poynter stated
that on Irklay Morning he went to Mr. Burgess's farm and saw
two eggs In • nest in the hedge, lie marked them and then
watched. Saw prisoner go and take them out. He followed
him to his ledgin-s and charged him sith ad:sling them
Prisoner denied it but on being told that the house would he
Kari:hal predueod them. - Mr. Hur,eis did not wish to send
the boy to gaol, and the Bench o.rdercil him to receive his
wages and to Imre his master's service, Lord Portman remark-
ing that if they had sent him to gaol, fee years in .reformatory
might also have been added.
MAT CATTLI.

Japoet Pope, of Charltain—iler;hal- —l7—was mummoned for slim-
ing throe ours and home to stray on the highway at Littleton
In thi parish of Wigton, on the lfith August. lie had been
previously convicted 13 timno and wu now fined ls Id and
ha (id cost.; and slowed • week to pay -Defendant made 101110
remark about there being no chance fur poor follow to get
TUB ANNUAL LICILNILS

The whole of the licenses in the division were renewed,
there being no eumplallits —Lord Portman however addressed
the applicants upon the principal features of the new act,
polite.; out the changes which affected them .Ls Lordship's
remarks applied to the main features of alteration hi the new
Licensing Act ; and he pointed out that the rural licensee were
now altered from II to In o'clock for closing, and applied to
every place in the Jivislun ekoept lilandfonl. As to Sunday
Hood Friday, and Lliestmas, if in any neighbourhood occasion
aroma applhation must be made to open at hall-put Id mad
close at half-peat two. He also pointal out that In the act there
was nothing to prevent a landlord from supplying a bona fide
traveller or lodger during the hours his house was closed
he W. not obliged to do so; and it was important to hear in
mind that to be a lama fide traveller the person must he three
miles away from "the 'dace where he slept the night before."
As to the occasional lionise, they must be signed by two
Justices, Matted of only One ; and, noticing the doubtful
interpretation to be placed upon this eection,--eeeing that the
act of 1572 seemed to have been missed,—he thought the
ealust course would be to sign them in petty semions, and he
pointed out that in that case it would he necessary for the
putili.tis to make up the.rininde whether they would require
the iieluNence before the Justin. meeting, Instead of as had
been the habit, asking for it the night before. Replying to the
Itev. C. W. Hingham as to an on:mimed license for a cricket
maid,, his lord.ip said that twist be granted by two Justicmi,
who them was no doubt would be sufficient. His Lonlship
said they could have the sin days .ieense if they wished, but he
had Olsen,' that UMW had applied.

public tea, to which WO net down, followed by a public
meeting, under the presidency of Mr. Bartlett, of Bland-
ford, when addressiN were delivered by the Rays. H.
Yowt.., C. Portnell, and A. (i. Laphain, and Mr. Perrin
The usual juvenile sposla were indulged in, "except
dancing and kiss-in-the.ring," which in aecordance with
Ns 9 Union rule, was strictly prohibited. A match of
cricket ii.i played between the National School and
elei en from the Temperance party. On the first innings
the former beat by six ruin ; the st,nnot was not plarei.
The weather continued tine, ald the arternoon's diversion(
were enjoyed, a good number 0: the outside public NADI
present.