The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-09-17 00:00:00

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BCARCITT or PAltTlltralta.—From all parts of Dorset
censpleints of the sorgoity of birds are reported. In
the pro-ores, of Utiobel, belonging to Mr. II Gerard
stun., M.P., partridges are b. eiming almost extinct.
Tn.. years ago they ''swarmed," but sisal they have
(weenie scarcer awl scarper. There is sow bud y stock
enough for breeding next year, and certainly net
sutough to supply Immediate wants. Extraordinarily
enough, old panritga, brought up by bent, liko the
tame pheasants, thrive vory well. Of 80 eggs taken. 70
en re hatched, and ore all shout and doing well. It is
a bad breed tido year al.o for wild pheasants. All the
tame birds at Mr. Stare. have done will. At Bogen
Ilanthro'a preserve" at Abbey Milton. near Bland( ad,
mehy if the old birds are without young one*, the lete
Loewy rains having heat the old birds off their nests and
left tilt eggs huder water. Here stud there is)a good
covey, though hot half. orop. The wild pheasants are
hbotit the rause. The season for hares is goof, pu
everywhere phowing well
Dugan Comm
annaal coats...non was hold here last week. On Sund.sy
sermons were presobed at the Master by the Rey.
Loiter Lister who though not a pledged abstsiner hey
tee a teetotsller the but five months), and at the
congregational and Wesleyan ehspela. Mr. (1. Curtis.
of Poole, prodded at the oonforenoe. The report was
hopeful Thereat. 113 it ffiliated sucietiee and usual,
3.10 aubsoribers. Mr. .1. 6. Barnett objected to the
kinuin-the-ring and dancing at their annual 18:a as uot
in keeping with their Christian character, end nrired
that each sports be in future strictly prohibited. The
014111111111 said the committee were not reeponsinle for
everything done by the 3,0110 people assembled. The
Rev. C. K. Paul 11•11 ohoeen print:lent for the east:log
year. The ft I owing Vice preddenta were elected :
Leidy Michel, Dewlish, Dorchester ; Mrs. C tlonel Bing-
ham, Bradford Peveretl, Dorohestar ; 1t.,. W. Acworth,
WA.. Wimborne ; Rev. W. Darby, hwanage ' • Rev. A. B.
Handley, Flsherton Seliahury ; Rev. U. L. Mantel,
M.A., Church Knowles, Witreham ; Rev. (;. 11. Penny,
Abbetsbury ; Rert. D. Hann, Lytchet Mmd. r, Poole ;
1t.,. It. Harding, iiheyborne ; 1t.,. E. ilanceck, ()ter-
utinster. Ni'ertost; Its.. S. Knell, Ludw.-11, &dub icy;
1t.,. S. Patton, East Knot le, Hendon ; Rev. D. rh imas,
Cense Abbas ; Itear-Adtatral Sir B. J. Sulivan, K C. it,
Bournemouth ; J. Harker, Esq., Mayor of Poole; Rev.
K. F. Daniel, M.A., K•lown ; (, Jude, ituy , Mere ; '
W. Nest" I. Esq., Porliugbridge • Mr. I). Ballam,
Lytobett Minster; Mr. J. Best taurinineter Newton ;
Mr. I% Cherrett, Creekmore, Poole; Mr. 0. Curtis,
creekmoore, Poole; Mr. G. H. Gatehouse, Engiore
Green, Shaltabury ; Mr. Hayward, Vete:taster •' Mr.
Hobbs, Weymouth; Mr. W. Mate, Poole; Mr. G. K.
Norton, bhaftesus7 ; Mr. J. Parham, Btower Provost,
Gillingham ; Mr. B Rose, jun.. Belohalwell, ()landlord;
, Mr. W. Sanodere, Lytohett Matravero, Poole ; Mr. J. ,
Sleet, Milburn. Kt. Andrew' Blandford ; Mr. Trew, I
Sherborne ; Mr. S. P. Yates, Wilton ; Mr. Morgan,'
son., Wintborne ; Mr. Greening, Dorchester. 'dr. H.
Hodges, wag reelected Treasure, ; and the Rev. El I
searetary. The Treasurer reported that up to '
the time at the meeting the receipt' emanated to I
£266 184. (of which £6 os. 21. wee • bslanoe from the '
fete), and the expenditure £2OO 2e. ad.; leaving
£23 4. 'ad. due to the treasurer. The contribution. ,
sull due would fully make up the deficiency. Kowa I
Vaugheza and Bell were re-appointed missionaries. Some.
I discussion took plaoe on the Good Templar question,
for it 1.00614 the new bodies do not altogether work with
alit old essociations, and it was finally resolved—" That
this Association hails with satidaotian the establishment
of Good Templar lodges In the county of Dorset, and
esxneetly hopes the members of the new orgenisaUon
wiLl floweially assist the fends of the Association to
the full extent of their power, remembering that
the present genersl Temperance feeling In the
couuty is mainly due to the efforts of the County of I
Dnrset 'recuperation Amosdatlon." It was also resolved
—" That this Conference urges temperance reformers in
the essayist-ion district to study carefully the Intogicat- I
In. Liquors Limit:sing dot, and to endeavour by memo-
rials to the licensing justices, to secure the enforcement
of the polico and valuation obtuse', mod the Gloving of
put:lie-houses daily for the longest time the Ant ellows."
Resolutions urging increased activity in the Bend of
Hope movement, and in favour of the Permissive all
were then agreed to. It was decided that the next
annuel meeting shocdd be held at Dorchester.

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POLICICOCMT, oeptember 9th. —Before C. J. Pulp',
11101 William Cummins, a tall powerful looking man,
was chargei by the Deputy Chief Constable with wil-
fully making • false oatmeal for the porpou of
obtaining an order for the Union on Sa•urday night.—
P.C. Hann proved the prisoner's application.—P.C.
Rogers. of Wareharn. atated that the defendant was
relieved there on Friday night in the name of "John
Cleary—lb. Hammond said this wu a cam he felt It
his duty to press.—The prisoner was very off-handed,
and the magistrate committed him for on• calendar
monthi hard labour. On leaving the Court he said,
" You are all • set of humbugs." He afterwards told
P.C. Hann that when he eame out of gaol at any one
told him he mine from DOM{ he'd knock him down.
He would take care to get out of the county as quickly
as poimible, Therefore, after his months entertain-
meat, the county may expect to lose the society of it:.
Cummins.

FRIDAY. —More C J. Parke, Esq., and the Rev. C.
J. (yo.
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.Vary C'ollingfon, of Lytcbett Matravers, a young
woman of quaeUonable character, was charged with
sten,ini a 'Men shert, Talus 7.., from a hodge at the
part..l3 of Lytcliett Minster, the properly of Geo. Gibbs,
on the 11 tb inst. The prosecutor's wife is a laundrem,
laud the @Lem was hung out to dry.—The prisoner was
boon to et, al the article, and when charged with the
offence by P.C. Damon she admitted the theft. —The
Brush committed the prisoner for one calendar months'
hard labour.

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after they bad 01./10 ho ne. Tb • form .r, on toe other
hand, well sit down comfortably from the produce of
the., moo, itart Ij t.O 71/0111.4 on the best of luxuries.
811Dpcnisig a fern, realise! upon; work:Lig on the average
/.101a year, and many 0' them lo the neighbourhood did
that, he tioncilered Its shame that the men ahneld only
get Os per .reek, wepegially niw everything 111.44 so deer
—beef 91. pi' !b. mutton 111, a al co.'s 101 a ton morn
than It was I .st ye.r. du teu year., the Ole of
mutton risen U.! per cent: sad to..ef 5) per tient.
It WU omnputed, fore, "he. el 1b.,, MOOS farther
than 25s in the present day. Farmers Mil not take this
into aomoni: flow was it that men's wagon remained
the Stine on tar tn... OICOOIII taupe'? 1,.e low idiestei
th.,m to et.ree, but out to steal—there was the injuotime
, (beer). Teey eioris pointed to the Unieo, but what with
; that but starvation at the best-2a 61. • week and a
loaf, No wonder poor people would rather do smytnlng
than go to the Union. The speaker Its.. oompsral the
eondition of the feria loMiuror years ago to that of the
present t me. and inaiutditied that he was then infinitely
better off. Us knew the time when a labourer's cow
was glastog on the OltOttlellt Where wort/ the 1 6601artel
cow. sod pigs no.? lie bad been around Nettleetimbe
that evening atil he hat been brought into wontedt with
too orb ;ree families of Ave mad six skit :rim, wad the
husband only g tong 90, per week. Sioltnees prevailed
in some of the familial, and the dwellings were of each
a character that • respectable farmer or landowner
woull not allow hie dug to remain in—ragl were stalf,d
in the wiudow,, and the rain cisme through the roof.
, often while the poor inmates were In bed ("'lhat'ii
true" sod "simnel. What did the laodlords as'.?
Many of the men worked till eight and to.. at night and
did .et e peony extra (• voice :Of ten eleven o'clock).
He wool! iedi t•oo cm we—wed did they get for It
fa • doe : N ,thing). In the taw, of all this en 'crane*
li:1" 4117 tit •orp.ir tote"rlup tor
si.;:i.t"•Cihvea Utrfait7:: U 81.70401:
then addressed the ...ging. That beautiful little
alifitio yonder—the church—teught them that t:,eris fa 4
sO el, en I that (1 id when he wave them this world in.
bowled that 'nut etoilt hove foe! t, eat, and raiment
to wear, end that if these teeemariee were not ford:moat.
log there wee iornathing wrong 'smasher. (hear). U
their homes were d.atitste they wanted to know why
they were .o—what woo the real ease.? It was melody
attributable to cue comma Taunt WS, an evil ishish
seemed to CA, 11011114•101 J Of Malty II Mae, heart in the
pees nt day, au 1 that wai selaahrusse,ooettlO•DOSl. envy
and avariciousness in it. direst forma, all which had flees
so greatly condemned by the great Master. With this foe
be (the speaker) hat had t o oaten!, and he knew that
it wee th• C 0021.01.1 otrummlo of all. it Watt DIA tbOOttillt
the I thoerla4 melt was afraid to work, but It we. beaanes
he -vaa not paid sufficiently foe hia labour that rendered
him dissatisfied. Us oonsidered that the manner in
which game was monopolised unfair and übj lot' he did
not bc.ieve in poaching but he believed It herd for the
poor man who wai lucapoble of taking out a license.
Ile wonted to ask then • question. hail all who were
candicg before him enough to sat? (or.es of " no,
not enoug'.)." 11.4 tiiey Liao !Pottle. So I nice
ellotineuts? (" n no.") Thor weai bony:tunes told
that thoy did hot @Jig's's. iso moony enough. igt them
g.k their merle who had to manage for them something
audit that. [low could he biome the wife beethse she
was unable to supply them WWI p;um poling. Toe
Scriptures sent " Woos over fledetti • wife Andeth
good thing." There was in Dorott many • mood wile—
s, • Dorset man with eight children he °Quo' speak
le eltogly on that point—but what could the poor things
do on 2.. • o.k, or Is. Ad. a day when they had so
rushy little months to fill? Go) knew what they had
endured. Truly they bad not been regarded am monkeys •
exactly, but they had been thought an infotior race to
the eetimetiou of the liuidocracy of the patios, including
mauy Berun, and Lsrds. Alibi:rash the labourers were
, poor, many of them were true gentlemen, for they had
' displayed gentle sedans and bed borne the., oppression
; lung; they now only wanted more independence, to i
deliver themselves from the yob-. In orgies them to I
• baud 'Nether he WM on* to abj ere the pubti.hosse
he tllll been • teetotaller 14 years and he believed
2.lotha of the Unloes carried on in putello-housed never
eastward. lie oonelniel by urging them to delay se
time la giving in their names and sixpenuy ouboorip.
tier's. A brooch was forinlbd and the company dispersed
In the most orderly manner. —Ano: her me-ting well
held at Drimptoo, on Thursday. Mr. Lockyer, of
itridpurt, thairmui, nod Mr. Snook, of Whlteehorob,
addressed those present, who numbered about 150. The
meeting appeared to be very enthusiast* and many
joined the Union.