The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-10-16 00:00:00

destruction, the best of which was to get soma pit.g.
of bark, and to lay the hollow aide of it on the
surface of the border; in the nawning it used to l.
hall. I then knocked them out into a bucket or h„,
water. I bare also found potatoes hollowed out, tr,
answer very well as trap,. hot not equal in tkat
respect to the bark. S. W., I Vimberne, tie UOrrie,,r.
Chronicle.

THS APPLICATION Or OIL FOR RIPENING PIGA.
—I have eight hg trees (out of doors), and have had a
very fair crop of fruit. At a certain stags of its
growth, I selected four of the trees, and with a
penknife cut a cross on the sides of the fruit. 1(
then drowed (one drop only) sweet oil ,n ata, in-
cision, and those thus operated on, ripened gotta
week before the fruit on the other four trees that
were not touched. My employer told me that ho
muld not perceive any difference in the taste of ono
over that of another.

WINDOIPPI OMER' CLUIL—Tbe cricket;ng of
this club was brought to a close tor the year on
Tuesday afternoon, the 9th inst., when a match was
played between sides chosen by Mr. C. Ells, jun.
and Mr. W. Pitt, at Esetbrooke. Time od;
allowed of one innings on each side being played
Mr. Ellis's team moored 96, of which that gentleman.
himself contributed 43, and Mr. Pitt's party ~„1,
62. bathe evening the members of the dub, with 4
numerous company of their friends, dined tognth.r at
Laing's Hotel. Montague Guest, E.ul. preluded
supported on the right;by the Rev. S. H.
(vicar of St. Michael's, Coventry), Captain Budd,.
Thomas Rawlins, EN., M. Webb, Fag., Lc. ;
on the left by the Rev. Preb. Onslow, Withitt L
Alp., Esq., Captain and Adjutant Barrett. Rev. H.
Pie, C. Rowe, EN., &a Amongst the comma,
present we also observed :—Dr. Pitchman, Whitehesi
Smith, Foq., C. B. Parkinson and Arthur Whitehead,
&qrs. (vice chairman), Mr. Leff, Mr. W. Putt, Mr.
Ellie, Mr. ienvey, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. H. Baverst,„k
(secretary), Mr. Trail', jan., Mr. H. B. Taylor, Mr.
F. Tanner, Ensign Pope (6th D.R.V.), Mr. S.
Holland, Mr. Pothecary, Mr. C. Framptoa,
Sir Ivor B. Guest sent a present of game, and the
Chairman and H. G. Start, Esq., It P., ooatribated
a supply of dessert fruits. A party of munciaes,
sent by Mr. H. Erin, of Blandford, played a capital
selection of memo during the evening. Oa the COO.
elusion of the repent, the usual loyal, patriotic, and
complimentary toasts were given, and a very agree-
able evening was spent.

Parrs Szasiosa, Friday, Oct. 12. —Before r. sr
Parke, Eaq. (chairman), Sir E. H. Greathed, K. • it,
W. L Adye, E.q. sad the Rev. C. J. Glyn.
—Stephen Pardy was summoned by Henry
Bothamby for doing malicious damage to a asides
at Longhsca. Defendant dug op • garden adjoining
complainant's cottage, destroying a vegetable marrow
plant, and injuring a gooseberry tree. It wined
defendant wee sent to do it by his master, Mr,
%V. Burbidge, a heathens.) keeper, who seta op •
claim to the garden—The Bench informed the com-
plainant it was a matter for • civil court and die.
mimed the man—Henry Scott, farmer, of Lour
fleet, wad summoned by Sept. Billiton for cruelty
to a horse. It moms he woo working it, when then
was • large wound on its shoulder from which blood
• oozed—Fined 9e., including costa—Elizabeth
Martin, Ellen Scott, Ellen Moores, Mick Pond,
Richard Hooey, and Alfred Jllo3ell. were charged
with being drunk and riotous at Wimborne, on the
previous Saturday night. When drunk they went
about the streets, creating • disturbance, and cheat-
ing "murder," "tire." an—They were fined 10e.
each. —Richard Froud, of Hampreston, was chained
with • breach of the Cattle Plague Orders. He
moved some cattle from Hainpreston sad West
Parley to be bold with the stock of a neighbour acing
to be offered by suction.—Fined 6d., and fin eons.
—George Wareham, of the mine parish, for a
similar offence, was also fined 6d. and ho. amts.