The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-04-06 00:00:00

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THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS, TUESDAY. APRIL 6, 1869.

Mr. ANDRIWO said a meeting bad bra esaveeed
and a full statement id amounts kid began them.
Mr. Potheeery was presoak and went into the manor
thoroughly and woo @aided. Some pews were boe6t.
and a balance now remained to the credit of the had
at the bank. He would be very happy to show the
account, if Mr. Thomas sr say one interested wield
cell 00 him. As to the offertory Wanes, he reminded
Mr. Thomas that it wm purely a 'aleatory head, and
pros& were not obliged to subscribe to it. Mr.
Thomases fear was last if It wee found they Wesel
more than was required, people would cease Orbs&
Mr. Andrews, however remarked that the vestry wield
be fully informed year year.
Mr. TaomAz seq what was waist by the local
charities.

The Iticron supposed the Sunday schools, the
National and Infant schools, and the Royal Infirmary.
The Eye Infirmary never hid a oolleotioss at the
church.
Mr. TBOWAS mentioned the It•nevolent Society. sod
wiked if the Eye Infirmsry should be excluded?
The Ittcron said not if they eoukl raise sufficient
fends; but the real responsibility for the expenditure
of the money rested with him and the chneeliwardeus,
sod if they kept to the societies they bad formal
helped, and if, as Mr. Robertson had kindly
the balance were given to the Rector for his curatee, he
thought the parish would be satisfied.
Mr. MitLinos did not apprehend the eolleetions
would fall off, be thought they would rather increase.
When the offertory was commenced, be remembered
how it eta modernised, and people prophesied that it
would cot answer ; but the beet reply to that would be
to show what they had dons.
The Rectos then put Mr. Robertson's proposition
which was carried unanimously, and Mr. Grieves than
thanked the meeting for their attendance.
Mr. MILLEN/I said his late colleague aril himself felt
it their duty at this the first meeting of the vestry
since the offertory was sommenced, to thank those
gentlemen who had assisted them Sunday after Sunday
with the boxes. He suggested that arrangements
should be made to make • change after some gentlemen
bad taken the boxes for • time, co doubt there were
men, who would be ready to aasist in the good work.
The Rscron suggested • vote of thanks to Mr.
Milledge for his services as parish churchwarden.
Moved by Mr. THONAI, seconded by Mr. TALBOT, and
warmly seceded to.
r. MILLIDOB returned thanks.
The Recto' hoped they might hold meetings of this
character every year. The Church of England was now
very much on trial, and a great responsibility rested on
her friends to show a strong and suited front in the
midst of the many dthgers and attacks to which she
was subj.ated. He would be very glad if this matter
of the offertory should be the means of bringing the
clergy and laity to work together more, ler what the
church wanted now la united maths ou the part of the
clergy and laity, and if both would put their shoulders
to the wheel, the elisreh would have a bright and
glorious future—(bear, hem.)
Some tooversation pared latent the repairs of the
church, and the Rector mid Mr. Orickmay had pre-
pared subseriptioca, and they had invited tenders from
ell the builders belonging to the sougregatiou, and bad
obtained several leaders. He also mentioned that they
had a scheme for warming the church with hot water,
which be thought would be an improvement.
South little matters of detail were dismissed, and the
meeting closed.

£n d.

517_ 8 10

PRESENTATION TO THZ REV. L DIRT.
On Wednesday evening lest a very intmestine meet-
ing was held at the Baptist *limpid, In order to present
to the Rev. Isaiah Birk who ham been the pastor there
for upwards of IS years, a MOSMIOniIO Of Om le.. hems
him by the people from whom be hes sten St to part.
The chair was taken by Mr. J. Lunde, sad on the
platform were the Rev. R. B. Aahloa, Gloussetsmilmet
chapel, Ray. W. Lewis, Hope chapel. Mr. J. Robees,
Kr. B. Beale, sad the Rev. L Dii. Amass the
meeting were the prinsipal friends of the Baptist mass,
and a good sprinkling of members of oast songreistices.
The Ciienniew 'Laded to the two-fold taped of the
meeting, with& be said, like most others of its agars,
was both painful and plosinet. Referring to the=
he remarked on the material improvemeate
daring Kr. Birt's pastoral*. New mtheoLenesas had
been mimed, sods new front bad beta pat to Sin
chapel, whereby Ito appearance had ban greatly [s-
wore 1. A vlllage station shard had bees lihatriss
bath, and In all of these Mr. Bbt had hikes deep
Interest, and therefore he deserved a large share of the
ereilit—(bear).
Kr. J. B. ROMS was deputed as the montlipiess of
the church and singregation, to exprem task kindly
feelings towards Mr. Bin and to prams the rev. pude-
mna with a lestintosial, wttielt he trusted would be
sampled as an expression of the Martha sympathy arid
love of those who had eentributed. Mr. Nobeas odd
that many would reeollect that bp Kr. Dirt's Metre-
mentality their hearts bad been direeted In the love of
Use truth, many added to the °burgh, and assisted to
maintain an hotiourablo Christian wannest ; and this
should be a gonna of satidaetioe to them boa whom
they were about to part as he thought of Sb. spent
ia his long sojourn there: When they lo.d at the
present numbers of the church, differing so numb from
those whisk Kr. Birt found what he came wci
them, and remembered the difference we. owing,i=
()ed, to the efforts he had pit forth, they felt largely
Indebted to him. And as they raffested that oath year
was conveying them ottwards to that plows where
meeting and partings were unknown, bag where they
Should meet for ever those who had beau iantramestal
In leading and enoestraging them in the right way, they
felt that, wherever Mr. Burt might go, they greidd sat
haves share in ble heart, and the basalt of his prayers.
The example be loft behind would never be forgottell,
his teaoht would ever be reatembeced, and they
would hope some day again to bear his voiles. In the
meanwhile with loving looks they would regard the spot
where God's providence might teed him. That spot
they hoped would goon be provided, and they aid
anticipate the success he would yet meet in the Great
Master's work. Although he (Mr. Rohm) amid aft
Fully express the teenage of this wiesting, pet be would
ask Mr. Birt kindly to swept the emailemenealie of the
affection and esteem they UN and their regret, at his
intended departure. The Weirdo value might be
small; bet it re led the affestirmate feeling with
whim they weeld ever remember their late e
(hear, bear). Mr. Noissos then pessented Mr. wrdi
a puree, which eaftelited the soma CS UM
L Sao said be had sot hem In the Writ
at making Ylimicios to himself personally- bet he
must be Wowed to do so to-olght. Ha never found it
so &Mesh to expeesepult:reetz, he was dhqnsliled
far the task by want al as It wee the first
time be had been In mak • Pedalos as this
to-night, and he sever before famed
that of what it wee to part tram • okrSies akar*, sad
at tha same time to mein marks of the Waked sae-
nos, sad undeserved esteem. Mandate he tonroilie
should fall very short of ossmazimadio Lawman
he desired. Up to Saturday t ha /append
his appearanos before them cm meeid hir his
last -but he was waited on by his Mind XL
Imodis sod felt that whatever strew might be pet
aim hit hasp, he most be to-sight, to
submit to whatever mowing of h= they mieht
be plemod to show bower& him. The Mehra of
gift itself was see only felt by him, but he approsiabod
sal more the ailloodismito feelings
_shown tmrae!ls
and upon whisk Yr. Robins bad laid the ...A
stork whiskmemptal them to presort b6.-7—dli
this parting It If he had over doubled
Skit -Assam laws, be bid bed Ino many

soots af it lately, to feel the sllcht.ei usesetainty
as to whether he pommel tite fri.sdshlp sad Median
of Me Mara Milt Mich he tied been for 23 yean
comeded. Baton he came to Weymouth he heard •
good durester of them as • people, sod It had been his
givilem to know mast at his=noz, frown zzAr..
yiaratd.: ealditt "rpr liedtemor‘ , Mr. Price, and ho
had Mud from many sacceasin ministers that they
bed bees Mould highly ef as a no*. Yet he had
felt it his duty to some to the eandedoe that he might
So ewer the des that bound him as their pester to these.
But this was a very different thing from giving up their
hisadalp ; he should never do that, for to him they
were very dmr, and he druid always remember Lima
in2tiej _prayen. He believed he had felt some of the
.. inflames which flowed from above in mower
117trie 7ad sympathetiezryere of those with whoa
be had been booed in Mai easociatioe. They had
beard of • time when imp had outdid, bens In •
differeet state from what they were now, but he meld
not take oredit to himself for the improvement no fully
as his friend Mr. Landis would have persuaded hiza—eo
many things had bees anted by their norm, their
self -denial, and seal no • people of God. ffe hoped
they wore now la the midst of material friths of the
spiritual life and sernednees that have prevailed, and
that Mame traits might last for generations to emu
Tom, it was quite pomade to improve the house of God
and do many thine in onnection with divine worship,
that are not pleasing to Him who looketh not at the
outward appearame bat inked' at the heart; but he
believed that as a darn their did interest In any
Improvement had been that it might promote the glory
of God, sod be..... they were engaged in the highest
sad best work that milled for their efforts. Be weld
give them doe andit for what they bad don. in the
peat, and most lateresting had it been to see the min,
no-operation, and undo of young and old, rich and
poor. Let the met• be the ease In future, let them
remember that aide& is strength, and let their first
object be to Means the emu of God. If they
reenahted united with the glory of God as their object,
they would be • prosperous dam and he hoped he
might venture to prophesy that the time would oome
when those walls would be crowded, not by ocassiosal
worshippers, not only when • popular preacher was
announced, but habitually by those who would gladly
come to joie in the worship. It would be • Masan to
him to hear of such a thing, sod he prayed they might
be blamed with all the increase of God. Some of them
who had long been members of the ongregetioo, and
who ought to be the members of the churah—those
who are sot ha from the kingdom of God, but who
are also not far from Wog shut ael—be trusted to hoer
had been oneerted and joined to the elm* thereby
not only Meaning their own bapPaints, but the pros-
perity of the cense. He had bed lad very mash to
look to God.. • prunes helper, and to quid all ham
and to fed the form of thus words "ho all thy ways
&Mooned.. Him, and He shall direct thy paths," and
had had several lastaaces of answers to payer in Wags
pretest. Don't let them regard religion too man as
• thing of the future, but remember it has the pa
mise of the life that now is, is well as that whin is to
some. If he did not And that God helped itlin and
guided him now, he should have so num to believe
that He would dojo in the hien. His faith rested
apon the presoak and had he not found that God is a
preaset helper, he should have no substantial ground
to rest upon fee eternity. We must now And that we
have • true, living, faithful God, and this God shall be
out God for ever and over, and Be will be or gat&
even aato death. Mr. Bin said he was glad of that
opportunity of wishing them farewell. He had hese
prevented, to ea stint that had snob disappointed;
him, for seeing them personally to my that adieu;
bat be hoped arm would feel there had been say
ideational neglect. In sonaladon be thaakad thus
for the unseat, and Preyed that the Watt: 04"1
might rest apaa them nod now he meld theta
, all • brotherly, Wing. sad Christian farewell.
The Rev. W. LeerainlTelletaxiste his emptily
with the meeting, said desire was that they
might have one to Yr. Bort who would as
wisely All his place and °any is those lustructions
which be bad began. He was sure that Mr. Bist had
not Milt mon the real foandadok Jens Christ, nay.
thing like " wood, hey, gabble." Be knew something
of the &miry, Wear, sad sunset sehl.. far truth,
aid for the beet ways of putting leeward Wan,
Mat had aooosopial his brother's ministry attengst
them, sad also of the prayerfni wadi Minnie to
Wild up this church in the faith and hope of the
Wand felt sertain they had been Peak/ kilibd tt by
A. haring a faithful, earns* l_a_telYgeet Pone'
sung them for the last 13 nua. mead God melt
to send • man who will draw larger umbers to this ,
Ste% and should a new vane and sew ways et patting
truth, by the Messing of God be the means of larger
Marts arum themeless, they would have roues to
bias Gad for the labour at Mr. Dirk whisk had prepared
for then resslts, The Mole el manners would he
altered by hi, leaving, for Mr. Bin wee a man of oboe'
and had lie own method of doiaga
te and whaver qualilleations the new pastor t
bring, he mild hardly 11l the emu pleas. The
had never bees the pont ufa and till he ewes to
Weymouth, and hi. ministerial auger had been se
identified with that of their pastor, that he should feel
en was gene with whom he bad sirausthy In the ,
matters that even eke dearest fr amid not
dna intermeddle with, he scald hardly how
mesh he should, feel his bus, and he
bask to God with the deepest =dee
that he had been Munn Into his dear
misty. When he case there first he had the based:
of his sympathy and sound, and witahner Moeda,
had attended the early years of his ministry in Way.
mouth, their pastor bed something be do with that
Mena& But he rejoieed to know that be left with
in Mediae and deep reaped of all his beelines la the
adnieln. As We brother had amemed there was •
eaminaa feeling between them they enjoyed winidenoe
In nib Geier their snsesth7 sad
,_"9,MtMelld as tbnY
had been in differed spheres of milers work was as
peat as mad be ez_peolied, and he wined to say bow
painful be was to God for the hire itympithy and *D-
eportation of Mr. But Thies held interruptions of
friendship were however, Intended to work out His
good purposes, MU our sympathies any be Wagged.
He trusted that wherever Ms. Bid weet, the blaming
of God would assompeal and make kiss happy la
His envie% that He would Mem his family sad that at
the çeat day there would he leasi way who had by
his neleameatatity beseme memo and at
then who had bean by the imeramentality bees drawn
oat from the world into the fold of GM.
The Rev. B. IL Aland*, although be had sot been
ite long and latbnately mounted with Yr. Hirt as his
Men Mr. Levi' se.ted tierees his regret that
their broths, &said have hem seffed to lean hie people
ma tile town, and be add his deep appreaddion Gad
esteem of his eberaelse sad worth, La 5ea..,.-' elOMMell
intense le them Ise had feud his advise very
sad though they bed nee always seenaye uPlisiaga'
anivel " the 'WM ialideak44 Yet ht had MI that'.
or
vhatsver Mr. Bill moo* b.. would de no I
wim:elii7 "team* mid Lis itZmertga".l4l,d, hisb. lulu"
old havibutf lem Re did st say shim, things t
leder hies, few be Wed that, buat apes
It passed WOW to rder to one's frelia:salleadant."l"l".....,,,,,
VIM. As he MOM Mee soy all elug en; bi
soiabsss WNW via how, b•
wor4 wilh rahnsi• theTz"getk" Mr
lavin kiad
hewer, purl" usimoned CAM Bat he felt as if
for ad weak mime Imp alkeilkil 111441aroretistilitria kW'
la both leen the Weans Leta" audios: mad
.11.4 bem in 7 diffentasesikeir todusen thr
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priesteal.__ sersd raiik• it addable;
MG /salad boss empolleitbansik

ilhimalth to give up kis piston& and go abroad:
Hs had heard Mr. Fos say he had sever had • unkind
woad with his &woes or anylitiag unpieasant In the
*hunk since his ommecticei with it, mid they bad beard
similar thing, in enemectloa with this church. It
gladdened case's heart to kw of moh thine, and
sintehed sae the more to the voluntary system, to
width there bad bees this great coneord between pastors
and peoples, all striving to &draws the work of the
some &Meer. He congratulated the meeting on baring
bass privileged for so cosay years to Imre had among
them • maa like their pastor, sad trusted they would
be gaided by the Great Shepherd to obtain • pastor who
would many ou similar blessed work as Mr. Birt had for
rar=Z year..
He
united.
B telt et
Lewisld In
hsaell
manifested sines he bad known his. and he hoped soon
to have the pleasure of hearing that Kr. Bart was in •
char& where, through God's blaMeg, tes might be an
Instrument even of more good than he coald have done
lethis town.

• -- ---
Atter singing sod prayer, the meeting separsted.

80300131 f PITTY fbassioartrednimday.—Bafore
Mayor (J. 'Mord, Faq.). aod . Req.
Training of Young Thiems.- -Man Jame Randall, a
girl not 13 years of ap, bet who has been in trunk
throe time* before, ono* for shoaling oboe el, than for
throwing stoner on peopla in tbe Chagrin, and again
for stealing eft! from Mr. Loren, wan brought up for
stooling mikes and biscuits front lb. shop of Mr.
Robert,, In Govunor s-lane. About half-past emu, abo
grams to harm slid opera the window and stolen a dish of
biscuits and • plate of buns. She had with bar • slater
only eight years of age. When the polieeman went to
their bourse, the mother said Man Jame had boon bans
bag-an-hour, but • sister was eating • ban at the tiun.
and they found tour biscuits on the prisoner. Seatermod
to one month in Doristiesbar gaol sad throe you. in •
Reformatory, the Mayor remarking that this woad
the only chancre of making best • good girl, and they
hoped that when she mom oat she amid earn ban
living honestly.
COMITY PETTY litzesiosa, Friday.—Before H. C.
Goodden, Req., Spencer Muds, and Major
Swafgeld.

and tAs SeSthi.— Mr. Atrehaet
Serious, of the Royal hotel, Forteee's Well, Yoe-treed,
was summoned by his servant, Julia Bekker, for
assaulting her by striking her with a tea-kettle, and
also kicking her, on March Wu —Mr. G. B. Weldord
appeared for somplairtaat, who said that she was •
servant at Mr. A. 8. 1...'., bat had given him notion
to have. She had been instructed to keep water boil-
ing to make grog, and for that she had • large copper
kettle ese the kitchen grate. Her weer took this
kettle and Week her with It.. the aide of the bead.
Miss tioriron, who was there, tried out to her father;
but before complainant tad time to go away, her ouster
kilted her. The kettle had about a pint of water in It,
and some was spilt on the floor, after which bar master
lit the kettle talL—Delesdaut said that Butcher OYU
into the bar in a gnat passion, whoa he bad told his
daughter to take the hefts', off the fire, sod mid "to.
would not lick bar tails for him or anybody tree."
There were two kettles, two esueopeas, and a frying
pea on the are, and this kettle had no water La it, aaff
was nearly red-bot. Butcher had done everything in
Hz power to annoy him, and he threatened to kick
her out of the kitchen, but did not do so. He told bar
she tried to be mistress • but be would take
sere she should not be oese;ler too. Complainant
neatszeined, said she left before her notice was up, le
=otrie of titiesaull —Mary Striven, daughter of
on 6th March, her tether told bee
to put the kettle into the cupboard, as it warn not In
the proper place; but on the graft in an upstairs room.
Colapiataint who was sershising the bar, obese out and
said "I am not going to lick my tails for anybody, and
the kettle shell stay here," and with that she put lb
bah on the pees where it wee ordered nee to be kept.
Het !metier UM her tie edgelt oat dtreetly, and she
replied "No won't ;" Blather was rather frightened,
sad toreed round as Kr. Satires WSS bolding the kettle
eat for her to take it. It touched her; bat be did not
strike her with it, or throw it at her. The kettle
touched her aosidestelly. Wheels asked her if she
wee hart, wad she said "No, but it is • thing I never
lake." Her hair sad drew were rather sooty end
Miasma& Her lather said that if Balishar did not go
out of the kilieltre, be would kiek her oat ; bet he did
set offer to do so. This was after she had bees ordered
oat several : Compleinant'm
heed was net struck bard agatess the kettle. She az-
olatined "Oh father," when be said he would kick bar
out, as he did not wish anythieg of the tart. At treat
two moments after the kettle blotted their servant's
head, her father dropped it es the floor. Five seinutes
afterwards muse. weal upstairs, and ebe afterward.
asked Butcher if she was hark bestrew she w
spd 'Demi up • hue for nothing. They =7;T:19%
• kettle is the bar, sad a boiler in the but it
was net the servant's place to keep the kettle boiling,
ouly the boiler. Lid not keow that 'amphibian' had
been ordered to keep the kettle off the lire before, but
there was •it time fee everything. Had say assault
takes plass, she must have sees it. When she went
up ulhu6 Ik. @errant was is the perwerstiorying. and
defesdasit was in the kitehea. It wee • patrage.--
The magistrates amidst.' that Mr. wen wail
violent, sad might hove sestrelled defendant; but the
eass .se not quit* situ eerie; sad the seauneee Wee
dirsuitred.

Jess* Hardy was samincwal for an assault on
&mob Simmonds, at Portland, on Mandl 13.—Ocan-
=do: Wag asked his name, said hive. " Name
far Kr. Dyke, "Rs look atter his mastatea
basset to see they wa• does for. Oath. 16th of Huck
be saw MAN bOlll.ll of saseMr's waraiag down to the
stable by their:mires with their hafts. GIL Re took
'em tato the stabk, sad did for 'eon. Ought the
tarter te hare been with them T—Oase_plainant : Well,,
I shank! think the saris, should h• 'long with 'ems
Hardy took 'en sat to work Is the —Own-
Ombra* eaatinesd that he treat to sel°rlnifttore woe sithe die matter, sad found Hardy in the fine
palteese. and this he be paid him 3.. for hi. tay's
work. Hardy then west on " shastistora him, and
cocaplabmat told him he had better not ocas to his boom that night, as he had abirsewi then. —Did you
Imre as altercation with Mot ? —Complainant : Alamo-
Ikea Oh no, air, no; only frown day to day.—Did you
him • " law" with him ?--Contplaisiant (with s sodde•
larilittodag sp. as he resognisod a familiar word) : Oh
yes, we had • jaw, sad be struck me, but sot more shim
emus anly oast, oh no 1-1)54 not strike kiss lisle is
he wanted pleat Hardy said he (.omsaiaait4s4
erp 11r. Dyke what: be liked, sail keit b.á64' •
day hem the mea's wages, but e• really paid him an
that was dae.—Crowassadasd : Did aot for •
week's nolisa took him from day t-. ;uey at 3a
Per day. When he told blin he had better not IMINI to
to bow at sight be did not mesa to dimmable his. If
be bad come afterwards sal eromiesd
he mkbt have Mims Win oe,--Daaa•eaftt
he lifi hi.
...sgra bysiamthe side
to he buk idiot
hat:wawa
Farmer White's men with ids horses.
west la sad bad s quart of ale, and • maa wad Pries
isms la sag bs4sd miak it. Th• home were ally a
' short diseaaos away, sad k• watched llama into the
stable. While be wee In the hawse Simmoada mate ia
and gave him the lie. sad allot him artrytkiag hates
honest fellow and discharged bin. Hs (Hardy) said
" Pay ma what yoa owe s..° an/ pee up the whip.
elammags then said " rnyou, sad roiled the
ieet al the whip round and warg to
'par him with the whip, on cal& be (said
"If yea kiosk say 'hod ales sheet, yea eel g=itz.
Alike met^ sad beaked bias down.—raed gs.,
lag ea* and allowed a month to pay.

William &emu, of Portland, tem @summoned for
riding in his waggon without mina Lbrlendant
admitted the charge.— P.B Freeman said that defendant
got down wheo told of it ; but got up again directly.
There were three boron s attached to the waggon in a
strir.e. - Defendant said be had a bad leg.—Fizied
2s. 6d. and *Ma. Ti.

Thowicu Gale, of Portland. mu summoned for not
hseiog proper control of his horms.—P.C. Cooper said
dsliindaiit mai riding to 'mother waggon et the times
Final 2s. tid. end oasts.

Ktail WM summoned for a similar offenes.—The
Bench What do you saw to that ?—llefeadant : Quite
right, Sir—(tsughter).—Fined 2s. St and nests.

James Sparrow was summoned for leaving his art
on the highwey in Chesil, for threaqoartsrs of an hour.
so as to obstruct the read.—Defendent said be was
doing business in the public-house, and left • little hay
before the horse while be wont in.—P.C. Cooper *aid
the cart was left in Chesil, three-quarters of an hour
on • dark night, while defendant was in a public-house
where there was fiddling and ilassing.—Defendant said
be sold some of the goods in the publia-bourie.—Finwl
21. 64. and costa, and allowed • weak to pay.
Bosom% Manus pleaded guilty too clamp of being
drunk and incapable at Portland, on February 27.
Fined fa. and warned ths next time she utast pay mats.
Willis.* Cake wee summoned for haring tiniest
weights, in his shoe at Portland, and also with harins
incorrect beam and scales. --Superintendent Underwood
said that on March 3, be visited the shop of defendant
who is ogrocer at Chesil, Portbmil, and saw defendant's
wile near the counter. Be said to her "Your Kali,*
are wrong,"on which else put • bit of butter under the
wale and dabbed it on the mounter, and then
. . . _ _

said "Oh no I it's all right." With.., took off
the butter and found the males 10drms.
against the pumhaser. On the counter were
the 21b. weight 12 ma. short. 1 ilb. weight, 10drrns.
abort, and 1 brass on. welsht 3drma short. The women
lint said that she had these weights the Last time he
adjusted them ; but he was certain be hai not, and
there appeared to bee pieee punched out of the bottom.
Defendant said it it was a Cake of Chiswell. be had
nothing to do with the seas, se he lived at Fortune's
Well—The Superintendent said it was the same man,
end the Clerk watmed him that he bad better not
quibble about the matter.—Defendant said the beam
and scales were rather a large set used for weighing
butter end cheese. There was some butter on the
steles, and when cleaned they were found correct. As
to the weights they were old ones, and be supposed a
bit must have got off. The wines weight was not
recognised as a weight, and the children sometimes
played with it,—The Bench pointed out that the poor
would be doubly &trawled by defendant with his light
weights and false make They considered it a bad
ease. and tbe weights would be seized, and be fins I £1
and coats in both amen

Mums Combat, cool-merchant, of Portland, was
summoned for having an unjust weighing machine.—
Mr. Hann appeared for defendant.—The Sunerinterident
said that ou Marsh 3, he visited defendant's cool stores
near the Breakwater. and found a weighing machine
10 iss. against the perehaser. There were also pieoes of
iron stuck on; but they ware moveable, and when
taken off the machine vas 31b. against the purchaser.—
Crossoxamlned by Mr. Ran.: This scoop would weigh
about 1 cwt. at on. time. The iron was Warned by
*ohs of ropeyarn, but be did not weigh the iron. The
scoop wan an old one, almost worn out.—The Clark said
defendant might be perfectly honeet In tying on the
pieces of iran, but it was illegal.—Mr. Hann said that
this case was different to the others. Mr. Comben
carried on the trade of coal merailant with his father,
and had a very extensive businees,supplying the ocovict
establishment. On that very day be sent six toss to
the establishment, and ahem male won weighed fa and
found in everything perfectly right. 110 tons had been sent
by him within a eartain time, all passed through this
scoop, and when delivered they were found perfectly
right. Defendant's scoop got worn, and in three weeks
It 'tat very much Biter, and defendant attuhed this
Iron to the soaps to make it right. Although this
Might be an illegal act, yet the iron was never removed,
sad defendant had the fullest intention to act fairly,
and to au no wrong. If tha scales were 31b against the
purchaser on limit, that would be 110 lb. on sin tons,
and surely if there had been such • deficiency,
the prison °liken would bars found it out.—The
/knob said of course the great public' establish-
ments had the advantages of weighing everything, and
the seller would know that; but what could a purchaser
do!—Defendant said 64 had this scoop male thicker to
uss for the Convict Establichusent, and on account of
wear pieces of iron had to be added to one side sag the
other from time to lima—The Superintendent said
defendant had been fined El foer yearn ago, for •
offence.—Fined kl,and gotta is., and cautioned.