The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-11-13 00:00:00

DLO rid Nttus.

DORCHEI3TEEt.

& SHERIDAN, Esq., x.r. bag left Fradiptoa
Ceort for • cruise with his family in his yacht sad a
lengthened sojourn abroad.
Attacan Itoaaaar.—An old Servant of Mr. T.
Bennett, provision dealer, named Ge,,rire Ozentitiry,
mas apprehended on Tuesday night on • charge of sisal.
ins • plantily of roik belonging to his employer. The
case mime MOT* Use INIOT and .7. Bishop, Esq., on
Wednevisy mottling. bat, as the proeseutor did sot
appear, the man was litter Ara.

)111- 114,VT,.$ SNITIeI4 CONCekT.—We °IMMO
from the runes that, ith vaidnam to the great atir ir•
fiatsa of this forthoomi on concert already noticed on
the same authority in our oulumns, Mr. Elvdney
smith will play Wm popular and meeh-adunred
maypole dance," and his Dew grand brillant piece
on tho " Austrian ilymu," at Dorchester, November

BACA All.-012 Tllleads, INA a Nolo itt antilal and
ornamental ertie' ea took pima at the Shin.hen, for the
apnefit of the. 'Church Migaionary and Sri's Sucietim.
The. ladies vs tin officiated at tte titans were Mrs.
Reginald Stni'rh. Mrs. %Mtn, Mrs. Ludlow, Mos. Knipe,
and the Mimes Andrew. Mrs. and Mimi cariehdale,
Mr.. J. Da• to, sad Miss ,The •ttendance•wrn
y t.krotattlsett thee*. and the moose& reached
tie hand. Noe sum of about £75.
COBY.TY l'ocee.—Jodge Everett held his monthly
sittine on Tuesday last. The only interesting VIDD wee
Mr. 'themes Bennett, grocer, kc.. of Dorcheeter, v.
Su'rstsel Jesse, of BisitigAtoke. This was • claim of
d. la.. 44_ lor goods delivered. It seems that defendant's
fattest had had dealings with 11r. Bennett, and after
he death the business wan c ndtieted by his wife, the
mother of the present d.feridaat, to whom goods were
'transmitted per SouttoWestrin Railway from Mr.
•Bentiett's stores in defendant's name to Bmingstoke,
and front time to time correspondence was keept up,
melt letter bearing a similar signature—tbCt of &mull :
• Jr...,. Some time •fter, a letter was teemed try Sir.
Bennett on behalf of Mrs. Jesse, requesting Mr. Bennett
to agr..or 105. in the pourrl. end eating that gamed
Je•oo wan • minor in tl e employ of the executors. This
was rrfured, Mr. Bennett replying that he bad DO claim
on Mrs Jesse, as the goods were ordered by Samuel
Jr .•e. It also irsosoired that defendant wes born en
the first of Marsh, 1845, and was not of age when the
supposed claim arose. This Mr. Andrews, who egg
the di fend•nt. endeavoured to ealystaniliatia, but Mr.
Weet,n. who appeared on behalf of the plaintiff, ohjected
to the pits being received, breause it bed not been filed
in time—ln defence, Mr. Andrew, said that there had
been no !woof that the goods had been Actually sent to
Mr. Jr....', a.ve what might be supposed ar d collected
from the papers produced. —His Honour raki that was
proved by the letters in seekoowlerigutent of the
receipt of the gooda—Mr. Andrews asked hie
Honour to adjourned the max —His Honour said
he would not grant an hone'. adjournment in ',itch
a erne, as there eneete were instituted to get rid
of all technical ohjectioos. and Lord Chief Justice
Campbell had expromed a hope that no such ease would
be supported in county courta—Order for plaintiff
forthwith, with a the 00,,5a.
THR Rirti Maven: W *RERAN v. DoactiesTsw.—
it awl atrangerl that the match should be demded by
the aggregate score of two eenteeta, and the return
march came off at Maiden Castle on Tuesday laat, when
mow. fortunately, the competitors were favoured with
ano.ber weir fine day. Though the weather waa i 11•4111,
slie sail warm, the peculiar claws of light, and a
light inroad. wind from the right, made the shooting
Try pawing. hence the mores on each side fell short of
tie moiler made at Wareham. At 200 yards the Dor-
chester men made the good wore of 183,
ono Wareham was close behind with 1711. Ti.
Dorebroter men thus gained Ave marks on their
opponents. but at 500 yards so Mom was the shootine
sag' they lost three marks of this majority, and coma-
op fitly the 800 yard, range was commenced with the
301 Dorset .quad being two marks Rimed of the 2nd
P The shooting noir b,ourio ozehiai, bet it was
felt that the Dorchester men could hardly et this nags
tall sip the 38 mark, which they lost in the first
motel*. However. a straggle was made for it, and
the result wee that 14 marks in 'seem were made
be 'kern at this rang*, and a total majority fer
Dorchester on the three rantes of it The matter
being e'cid°d by 8b• •Untßate ewes of the to
Watches, the matter Meads in this way :
Total.
938
918

Wareham
Dorobuter

Ist 11 mesh. 2nd.
196 442
460 4M

hlajority for Wareham 2O
This makes tb• aftb annual match between the two
Corp., and we mny recapitulate the results of all i—The
Riot am, won by Worsham, 2nd and 3rd by Dorchester,
and 4th and ISth by Wareham ; DO that Wareham
hes won th'. en and Dorchester two oat of the
five. We anticipate many future and well•fousht
awl plea ,ant contests be !weep thaw. two croak
corps. We subjoin the more of Tueeday

Dosov porno.
900 500 600 Tote.
4troanl Bodges 17 12 10 39
Corporal ('hick • 19 14 15 48
. Grreoing ... 18 15 15 48
Pite.te Mu, ford 20 10 10 40
„ Parsoaa ... 17 17 11 45
.• 18 17 14 40
• Let •• ... 13 11 17 41
Minty 18 11 14 43
„ Hun 22 17 19 58
„ Galw%a 21 20 6 47

183 144 131 488
WARMAN.
VAlits r antes 11 16 5 32
iierge4o,Un 19 15 8 42
OwPon ... 18 13 6 37
Priui e ... 17 16 12 45
„ Barden ... 21 13 8 42
Rherren ... 16 17 13 46
„ Bile 20 16 15 51
„ Jackson ... 19 13 92 156
„ Candy 19 19 18 56
~ Boddie 18 7 10 36