The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1865-06-27 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

CLAM SHOOTINGI.—On Friday several of the members nf the 83. Dorm t f •roo erie.i to the butts for the tempests of going thron,h the third rwriod of clans stseeting. The rati..es were 630, 7..0, 730 and 800 yards. Otis. f the jes.i.sr irtinbers of the con a. Mr. A. King, was very sue awful, snaking 41 poin's in twenty rounds. Niue of the losnaltvr reared the:r third period, awl if the rest of ti e co ps are as seems fill, libuolforrt. volunt era will rank A 1 se m °icemen. The following was the sesalt : —Sergeant Warel.ani, 37; Contain Indent. 37; Privets, Men.ley, 16; Private W. Gibbs, 23; Private A. King, 41; Pleats F. Hunt, 21; Sergeant I)svis, 24; Lance-Corp.sral M atie, 38; Private A pplin, ; Plivate G. N,abitt, 40; Privste A. Nesbitt, 21.  STEALING A Gils.—On Tuesday, at the Magietrates• Clerk's Office, &fore J. J. Fsrquliaia Fag., Charles Lovell was brought no in cu-to-7, charged with atealing a gun the property of Henry Me!moth, keeper t W. S. Erie Dray, E-ci M.P.—Our readera will ramembee that at the haat Dorthes'er assizes a charge of altampu to murder was preferred against Solomon Wedmore. but identity not being proved to the satisfaction of the jury, he was acpnitted. The gun then used wee wrei-terl out of the keeper's hand, and all trace of it was loss until Friday night, the 16th inst. On that night P.C. Hunt met the prisoner in Saliabury-roed. know. leg him to be a poacher, he stooped and examined him, and f.iund uron him a gun. Not giving a aati.faotory account of how he came by it, aud knowing that he Was snapeotel to have been one of the poachers at Collwood e constable retained the gun. On the following day, both Mr Melinoth and his son identified the gnu, notwitha standing that it had been oous'derably inutllated. The Farrel had been cot, the heel-plate art trigger-guard removed, and the gold mountings near the barrel taken off. A warrant having been granted Lovell was 'apprehended, and the above f..ots having been deposed to he was commit'ed for trial at the sessions. In his defencs he said that being at work in the allotment ground in April last be went into an adjacent oopse to get a bit of furs to net light to gond conch gram, and saw the handle of the gun underneath the furze.  CRlCETT.—Binndford eleven r. Wareham eleven.—On Monday, the 19th inst., a most exciting match was play.d between too elevens of the above-named clubs. on the Blandforl ground, atilt. Mary's. The Wareham gentlemen first handled the willow, to the bowling of Mews. Ifookey and Churchill. and were disposed of after making a score of 44, including byes and widest, Blandford ItPowed with a score of 52, to which Mr. Traill contributed 27, including 2 fours, 4 threes, and 3 twos, carrying out his bat. This left the Wareham gentlemen eight behind. The second innings was emir menced with good spirit, and the batting considerably improved. W. Squires scoring 38, including 2 fours, 1 three, and 5 twes ; K EIMPS added 16, and C. ltadclyffe 13, making a total of 97, thus leaving their opponents 89 runs to beat. By taking it "coolly," or rather by some most splendid play by Messrs. Percy, Churchill, and Train. the "balance' was soon marked on the other side. the fi rstmame I gentleman running up a score of 44, which included 2 fours, 4 threes, and 8 twos; Mt. Churchill made 15, and Mr. Traill 13, the two former gentlemen bringing out their bats amidst the loud cheers of the spectators. The match terminated in favour of the Blandford eleven, with five wickets to go down. A capital spread was provided by Mr. Mouckton, of the New Inn, Blandford Bt. Mary, and heartily enjoyed by those present. The following tithe snore :  WARNE Alt.  Whittle, a Churchill . 0 and b Churchill .10 C. Radolyffe, o& b Harkey 8 Hookey . .13 W. Squires, b Churchill .10 Churchill . .38 Smith, b Churchill . . 2 Ho. key . . 8 F. squires, o Davis . . 2 Rogers. . . 0 Bennett, b Churchill . 0 Rogers. . . 0 F. Ridolyffe, b Churchill. 6 stumped . . . 0 Elmes, b Churchill . . 1 not out . . .16 Deans, b Hookey . . 0 run out . . . 0 Burgess, b Molloy . . 3 b Churchill . . 0 Panton, b Hookey . . 3 b Churchill . . 3 Byes 5, wides 4 . . 9 Widen nll 2 9