The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-07-12 00:00:00

WAR SNAIL

WALL AT ST. MAII-TI—N7B Pali ter, Esq., has
promised that he will give the workmen, employed at
this work, a supper at the completion of the will.
Tn. annual June examination of pupil teachers in
this district, has been held at the Bawd School.
About 60 teachers presented themselves for
examination. The Rev. W. E. Tregarthen and Mr.
Morgan were the inspectors. Every acc ,mmodation
was made for the reception of the visitors, and the
school was very nicely decorated with cut and pot
flowers. _ _

MISS h LININGTOWN Dramatic and Burlesque
Company gave, on Monday e, ening, the drama
" Drink," to a large and well satisfied audience in the
Corn Exchange, which concluded with the laughable
farce " Aladdin, or the Wonderful Lamp." On
Tuesday evening, the same company gave the great
drama taken from Mrs. Braddon's celebrated work,
entitled "Lady Audley's Secret," which concluded
with the Burl -ague entitled " Willisun Tell with a
vengeance, or the Pet, the Patriot, and the l'ippin." A
good number of people were present.
Hymn o Sirs.—A petition, numerously and
influentially signed by the inhabitants of this town,
have been presented to the Mayor and Feoffees of the
Wareham Alms land, calling their attention to the
sites near Westport Nuit.ble for buildinq sites, and
praying if they consider the petition favourably, to
communicate with the Charity Commissioners, and
obtain their consent to sell such land for building
purposes, which they will doubtless agree to, as any
change in this direction must materially increase the
funds. Ti e land referred to is well situated, and runs
parallel with the West Walls, having a frontage of
nearly 100 feet, and is 110 feet deep. It has hitherto
been let in allotments and produces about 1."13 per
annum. The land is divided into ten plots, would
give each a frontage of 70 feet, which would be
sufficient to erect a pair of semi-detached villas, upon
assuming the land to be sold Or let on lease fur 99
years, at a reasonable ground rent. Parties would be
found willing to build thereon. This would supply
a long-felt wsnt in our town, and we feel sure people
would gladly settle down here if only houses could be
obtained.

TEMPERANCIC MfisetoN Wexe.—On Tuesday, the
28th ult., the Rev. Canon Basil Wilberforce addressed
a large audience in a spacious marquee, which had
been erected in the cricket field for the purpose. The
Hew. H. I'. Stokes presided, and was supported by the
Revs. E. Duirmore and J. W. Wernwick, Mr. R. S.
Wilson and Mr. Glover. The meeting was brought
to a close about 9 o'clock, by sinMng the doxology and
pronouncing the benediction. The band of the B
Co npany, 0.R.V., and Mrs. Serrell's band were in
attendance.—On Wednesday evening, the 29th, a
meeting was held, at which the following were
speakers, the R• 11. BUrllft, J. H. Aldridge, Esq.,
and Mr. T. W. Glover.—On Thursday eveuing, at
6 o'clock, a public tea was provided, to which a large
number sat down, after which a publi; meeting was
held, and addressed by Messrs. D. Ballarn and G.
Thornelow.—On Friday, the tat inst., a public meet-
ing VMS held, which was addressed by ladies only, at
which a large audience were present. Collections
were made each night to help defray expenses. The
refreshments were supplied by Mr. Elford, of the
Steam Biscuit Mannlactury, Poole, and gave great
as'isf action.

Ti Ql&tT BILL AT TEI MIS-BTM —lt is believed
the work of rep'scing this bell, which recently fell
from the belfry on to the floor beneath, will be com-
pleted in time to 'wads its being rung In peal on
dunday.
Tug Mmerra RiCTOIISHIP. —We hear It whispered
that it is not unlikely the Rev. Who rler.Al it idge, of
Thorpe, will succeed the Rev. E. F. Tutman. There
is • strong desire on the part of some of the towns-
rale that the Rev. Mr. Garluid should be invited
A BAD F•ruta.—At the Police-court on Tuesday
before C. J. Parke, Req. (Chairman). and Colonel
Peget, John Curd, an idle, drunken fellow, of Wim-
borne. was brought up in custody, charged with
assaulting his daughter, Alice Gard, a girl of 13, on the
2nd inst. The prisoner, who has already been char-Fred
with asesulting hie wife, on the [limning in nneetion
went horn., intoxiirst d and ordered the girl to light a
fire. As her moth,r bad previonely told her the wee
not to. she refused to do so, and noon that he took off
hi belt and badly beat her with it —The wither, who
was In Court. st•ted rho had forbidden her daughter
to light the fire, as she was left at home to look after
(nor other children, while she went out to work, and
she was afraid of en accident happening. The prisoner
contributed nothing to the pupport of her and her
children, and she was obliged to go out ()baring to keep
herself and thetn.—The Bench read him • severe
lecture upon his rcandelons conduct, and bound him
over in the sum of £lO to keep the rell&CO for twelve
month.

LARGE ROBBERY ()I.' YOUNG PHEASANTS.
At the same Court a couple of weltknown characters,
George Coder and Ain Goodsell, of Cranborne, were
loom ht up chargel with stealing between 40 and 60
young pheasants EA two young chickr, the property
of Hector Munro, Esq., on the 30th of
Mr. H. Dickinson prosecuted.
Molted was formerly a gamekeeper for Mr. Munro,
and since his dismissal from that gentleman's 'service
has endeavoured to give • new rendering of the old
proverb, that a poach r makes a good gamekeeper. by
showing that &gamekeeper makes A successful poacher.
He has been repeatedly fined for breaches of the Gent.
Act upon htn former ma-te's land.
Mr. John Henning, headgamekeePer to Mr. Munro,
proved that on tie night of the 29th of June he had a
large number f pheasante cooped with their foster
mother", the hens, near his bottle. He ri-hen] them
la, that night, and they were all right. On vine to
look after them, however, about four the following
morning, be found 'hat between 40 and 50 of them,
and a couple of chicken that had been running with
them, were missing.
Two labourers named George Kerley and John Still
deposed that they saw the two prisoners about twelve
o'clock on the night of the 29th, going In the direction
of where the birds were kept. They were then about
a mile dierant from the Mac..
Two police-officers in the Hants Constabulary stated
that about three on the morning of the 30th they were
on duty on the Ringwood load, and raw the two
defendants coming along the Forrlingbridge road.
Cutler was carrying a bag with 'something bulky in it.
As soon am they new the offic-re they took to the fields
and threw away the bag. This WU afterwards found
to have contained a number of young pheasants, which
however. got ard were for the most part lost in
the cornfield, five only being recovered, while • cum.
her of dead ones were picked up. They were closely
permed by the officers f. r about a mile, but on
arriving neer Holloway's beerhouse they were lost
eight of. The offic.ni made enquiries, but did not
find them on the premises. One of the defendants
wee apprehended on the following morning, and the
other on the following evening, and Haskell's coat
pockets were found to be stuck over with the feathers
of young pheasants.
A gamekeeper to Lord Normanton further proved
that he saw the two men in company the IMMO
night.
The value of the pheasants was probably something
over half-s•crown each, as pheasants eggs fetch from
1.. tn Is. iii. each; but the total value wan reduced to
gt 19... ii order to give the Bench power to deal
iummarry with the cane.
The prisoners were each sentenoed to three months'
hard labour, a little hit, Haskell told the Bench, he
oould do on hle heed.