The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1864-12-06 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

DORCHESTER. Prrcum. CORN Ilt•BRIT, &WHIST, December 3.—A abort supply of wheat. Dry and heavy parcels made late rates. Barley was offered freely, and a large quantity was disposed of at from 255. to 275. per quarter—% eight 55 to 57 lba per bushel. Oats fully maintained late prima FAIRS DURING THB WElL—Tuesday (this day), Creations* and Sydling (Dorset). Friday, Crick. lade (Wilts).—Saturday, Chippenham (Wilts); Saturday, Peterstleld (Hants). LiCTURIL —The Rev. William Barnes, rector of Caine, delivered • most istereetiug lecture on " Home and House Life," on behalf of the Working Men'. Institution, at the Townhall, on Tuesday evening. There was • very numerous audience, who testiffed their appreciation of the lecturer's remarks, and especially the posma he rendered in the Dorset dialect, by repeated applause The Muir was occupied by the Mayor, J. P. Aldridge, Esq., and at the ooncluaion votes of thanks were awarded to the lecturer and the chairman.  BAD NEWS FOR POACIUSA —A eornespohd. h., ander the signature of "Pleentor." informs us that It la In oontemplation to strictly preserve the river From* and It. numerons branches and t.ibutariee in the inmediate vicinity of Dorchester. At the animal ezhibitiso of stock held at Taunton on Friday, sre observe that that enterpriaiog breeder. Mr. J. A. Smith, of Bradford Pi verelf, was awarded tbe first eriss la silver cup) for the beet breeding so. and offspring; and the first prim (tS) for the best breeding eon. .  A Luca az) Wive &ration. —At the Hants Winter Assizes, held at Winchester on Friday, before Mr. Baron Channel', Joseph Oliver was indicted for stabbing Jane Oliver, his wife, with intact to murder her on the 26M of November, at Aldershot. The parties are natives of Dorchester. Mr. Gunner promuted, and Mr. Carter defended. This was a MOGI singular as well as painful me- The prisoner was • sergeant in the Royal Engineers, and was living with his wife outside the camp at Aldershot. He had been out for parade on Sunday, the 26th of November, and returned home about II o'clock in the morning, and took his baby out for • walk. He came in soon after one, and was in the letting room when Sapper Thompson mune in and told him that his captain was going to report his, and that be had better take his cap and be on. The prisoner upon this took up his cap and nut up the street ui a met excited manner. His wife followed and tried to • him to come back, but he refuted to do so. persuade • went for aesistme, and he Ma cam hack, and he and his wife went into the hones together. The wife eat down on a chair, and prisoner went up to her, and she felt blood !lowing from her seek. She did not feel anything, nor did she see , any weapon. The wife, a my reepectable-looirdng woman, in aroes-ezatninataus said that they had been , married three Tem. They had knows sash Mee ' from &Mimed. He had always beat a very 4K and kind hothead, and an alitetimans father. had bad no quarrel whatever, nor had there bees anything to met an ill-feeling betweea the., He had been very Masse daring ow math Its had bean  at Aldsnhot. Hs did not like the work hi had to do. He was Dot like the same man; be much depressed, eras very and walked about in the night talking to himmit He was a very sober man. and she had never men him drunk. The table was Laid for dinner. She wee uot aware that her husband inflicted any wound upon her. She could not tell whether the wound was iollicted by him or herself, ea she was in a very excited state at the time. Thig prisoner waa taken into custody on • charge of drunkenness. He was then insensible and unoon• scions. He could not walk and was conveyed to the hospital. The surgeon mid it was possible that the woman might bars inflicted the wound herself. Prisoner was apprehended the next day on this charge, when he said that he knew nothing about it until then, it We. the drink that did it, and be supposed be should have two vars.—Hr. Carter submitted that there we. no cue to go to the jury. -The learned judge said it was • case for the jury. The evidence of the wife had not proved anything until the last statement made by prisoner, and be thought that sae for the jury and could not stop the case. The jury mid they bad no evidence to eattell them, and acquitted the prisoner.