The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-10-03 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULIIIRAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1882.

had given their efforts to the establishment and the
conduct of the society. (Applause). He found
In the report there Wen large reason* they
should offer them such. He confened he felt greatly
the truth of that description of gratitude, which
described it as " • lively MOW of favours to come."
Ile found in the last words of the Treasurer's amount
the statement "By balance £22 165. ld.—(applauee)—
which was to be marled forward to this rim in order
to provide them with further enjoyment ; so that,
grateful as they were to the officers of the society for
the enjoyments of the peat, he could not help remark-
ing they had in prospect still farther cause for
gratitude. They looked forward in the coming
session to • still larger number of lectures, and he was
sure be was only speaking their minds when he asked
them to moot their thanks for all their past Immure.
--Serjeant Tiodal-Atkinson then commenced his
lecture. The learned gentleman possesses all the
attributes of • good lecturer. lie Me • clear pene-
trating voice, a pleasing and graceful manner, and in
the present lecture his genuine homour, the brilliant
Sashes of which are so wont to enliven the
usually dull periods of the County Court sittings,
wee most apparent. It needs • wit with a
most inventive mind to make wholesome and
appreciative fun in the midst of the sorry details of
the Court over which the learned Eierjeant preside',
but those whose business calls them to attend the
sittings have pleasurable reminiscences of the judge's
capabilitire to create humour out of the dullest and
rmst melancholy material. In his opening, the
learned gentleman gave an admirable definition
of the wad wit, although as he remarked it
would be as difficult to define the feeling produced
as to define the flavour of ventsoo. What
wit was, aert nothing else, no one could pretend to
determine. That profound thinker and brilliant wit,
Sydney Smith. enoourages us that wit was a power
that • man mdffit sit down as systematically and as
successfully to study as he might mathematics, and if
he would only give up six hours • day to being witty,
he would get on go prodigiously by Midsummer
that his friends would scarcely know him again. Sur-
prise woe ewential to the exerci.e of the faculty, and
he endeavoured to show how barren • witty saying
would be without the pleasurable surprise it created.
When we were told all most die, they were not much
struck by the wit of the remark, but when we were
told that men were very like hour-glaeses--they must
all run out and render up their dust—then plume-
able surpdse WAS created. The lecturer gave mayoral
examples of wit, which provoked much mirth. One
or two of the funny examples quoted are often found
In the anecdotal reporteire of the humorous lecturer,
Is other word. they were not strangers, yet were still
caperce or raising . tlis well-kuuwu
ibbernianism—" Did the fall hurt ye, Tim?"—" Ah I
share lit was not the fall but the stoppage," seemed
Invested with additional humour, and others, too, that
we have heard mores of times were rendered in that
inimitably doll manner which the Judge knows so
well bow to meanie. Some °valiant exempla of the
epigrammatic art were given, and especially amusing
were some choice productions of Tom Hoods. The
lecturer paid a flattering testimony to Hood's worth as
a hurnourffit, who and as • punster was a veritable
Triton among minnows. In his works the most
astonishing puns, quips, and cranks followed
each other In bewildering succession, He woke
of the exquisite humour displayed by him, even
when treating of his own sufferings. "The Song
of the Shirt " could only have been written by one
conversant with suffering and by one who had entered
deeply into real London life. Speaking of Chaise
Dickens, the lecturer said he was in prose fiction whet
Hogarth was in painting—he was one of the most
spirited delineators of the human life that the world
ever saw. Thackeray and other writers of recent days
were touched upon—not forgetting "that smeesaf el
commercial venture," Pearls. A pleasing compliment
he also paid to Thomas Hardy, the Dorset novelist,
author of the now famous "Far from the Madding
Crowd" (whom we were pleased to see amongst the
audience). Throughout, the lecture showed evidences
of • deep and careful study of the subject. As •
lecturer, Serjeant Tindal-Atkinson's ability will
be undoubte I, and we are sure any future
eff ,rte of the learned gentlemen will be given before
equally large an I appreciative audiences as was
gathered together on the present occasion. Though
the delivery of the lecture, which occupied oonsido,
ably over an hour, would have sorely tried the most
practise' sp•aker, the Judge's well.presarved voice
betrayed little if any signs of fatigue. Throughout
applause was freely given, and at the close the
lecturer was g with a hearty round of applause.
—The Chairmen asked the lectiver to accept • cordial
vote of thanks for the very interesting and amusing
lezture with which he had occupied them. If. was
sure they would agree with kilm that such a collection
f material *odd only be the result of • happy
admixture of study and • deep love and appreciati
of the subject. (Appleusc.)—The Rev. Russell-Wright
seconded the vote of thank. to the lecturer, and, refer-
ring to what the Chairman had said, remarked
it wee really a pleasure, in en old town like this, to find
there were so many people who appreciated what they
Lad tried to do for their pleasure. A great deal of the
praise was dos to their frith I, Dr. George, who had
really originated the idea of the Lecture Society.
(Applause.) lie believed the offiaare of the e 'cloty
now quite understood whet Dorobater people liked.
He expressed the especial pleasure it gave him to hem
the lecturer that evening, because he bat known him
f r 15 years. He had bail the pleasure of hearing him on
other occasions, and he was sure he would give them a
treat. He did not recollect any occaa ion when, softer as he
was concerned, more plemore had been afforded by any
lecturer they had had. He was sure they were all
deeply obliged to him fur attending there to give them
a lecture to which be must have devoted a great deal
of labour and trouble. (Applause.)—ln rotors Sir.
plant Tindet-Atkismou thanked the select and numer-
ous auditory for the very kind reception they had
given him. He reminded them that "labour we
delight in phricke pain." (Applause.)
HARVZST Fgertvat, ar HOLT TSISITIt CHCItCII.
Thanksgiving servioes for the bounteous harvest were
held in Holy Trinity Church on Sunday, when the
offertories were devoted to the Dorset County
HospitaL The church was beautifully decorated by
the following members of the congregation :—Mr. and
MTh. Spicer, Mrs. Game, the Mimes Penton, and Bliss
Coombs. Choice flowers, fruit, and vegetables were
&sole, ed in the most effective manner, exceeding taste
being displayed. At the entrance to the chancel was
an enormous pumpkin, and in the centres wheataheaf,
enriched by splendid bunches of black and white
grapes, the gift of the Rector (Rev. 11. Everett) and
Major-General Henning. The pulpit, lectern, and choir
stalls, were skilfully decorated with richly coloured
flowers, and evergreens were skilfully interwoven on
the gas standards. In the window-sills wee placed
I miniature sheaf. and beautiful bouquets. The font
was especially pretty, being surmounted by a
beautiful floral crows springing from a bed of
poppies awl other flowers. On the communion
table were an cxquis to cr .ss of yellow dahlias
1 and vases of lovely fl .were—Morning esrvice was
; full choral, rrocessional and ref....clonal hymns
I being song. "The karat ii the Lord's' (A. bow) was
the anthem. Ihe afternoon sercice way attended by
the members of the frieudly s .eittiee of the town, when
the morel edifice was crow 'e I to "0 Lord
how manifold are Thy works" (llarroloy) was well sung.
—The Rector took for his text I. Clor aisles eel; , 19,
and on these words he founded an wimii able discourse.
There was one specially pleasant feature of this after-
flouts service. The majority of the men whom he now
saw before him wee member, of the r, lenity Societies)
of the town, and, as such, bad cute there to join in
their ha t thanksgiving, au I help in their lia•vest
thankofferinge which were to be givni t. the Dorset
County HospitaL He thon:ht thy would all agree
with him that nothing could he mor • desery ing of their
sympathy, and in no other possible way could they
find a better investment for thPir m .ney. It-faring
to Friendly Societies generally, the rev, goal...nen
said be had often heard it said one of the most difficult
questions of the present day MU how to raise the
social condition of the working men without de.troy.
mug their independence. A elution of this difficulty
was to make known to the bet of their power the
objects of these provident societies, guild', and clubs,
the object of which was to !MUNI for the poor man
assistance and medical care in sickness. They were not
known and were not sufficiently supported among the
workiog classes as they ought to be, an I all would do
well to consider bow largely they would benefit tie-n-
-palette by small regular poyments in such excellent
societies as these. But beside, this provid coca for
oneself, Christ taught us to think an I sc.. for th, se wio,
do not think and act, and coold I ot act, for them-
selves. It was the awful sacrifice of G e,on
upon the cross which iedu.vel man to lighten
his brother's burden, and so fulfil the law of Ch
There is no work, concluded the preacher, so beautiful
as Christ's work, and there is no happinesa so sweet as
relieving the sorrows of othere. Try it —The Old
Hundredth was sung at the close of the service with
fine effect, bales joined in by the immense congrega-
tion In the most hearty manner.—Notwithstanding
the very inclement weather b. the evening the church
was again crowded. The service was full choral, being
Intoned by the Rev. S. E. Nichols. Jackson's "0
give thanks" was the anthem. Mr. T. H. Morgan
presided at the organ at all the service, with his
accustomed c olle oio• s were as foil we
—Morning, iffi 11..; Aftern-o 1:10 10.. lid. (which
will probably be made up to Ell by 'he offerioce of
those who cull not attend); E vanio,r, ES 84 111—
total £29 100. 41. Thus the world' g men carried off
the palm for their tbank-offariegs.

Till Turrovaums have decided to forward petitions
to the County Licensing Committee praying them to
refuse the groom' and confectioners' licenses in the
town.
TTIS REGISTIATION.—The business at the Revising
Barrister's Court on Thursday was simply formal,
there being no objectious. The number of claims
allowed were :—Harnpreston. 2; Hinton Martell, ;
West Parley, ; Wimborne, I.
If anywise THANlsolluto. Harvest thanksgiving
services were held at the Minster on Sunday, which
were largely attended. The venerable building had
been most tastefully adorned with the seasonable
products of the emth. Among those who took pert
In this labor of love were Mrs. Huyshe, Mrs. Fyne,-
Clinton, Mrs. W. Fletcher, Mrs. Druitt. Bine
Mac Lean, and Mies Hayter. The Rev. Cowley Brown,
rector of St. E Ironed's. Salisbury, was the preacher
in the morning, and the Vicar, the Rev. F. J. Huyshe
in the evening. The offertories were appropriated to
the reduction of the debt on the church expenses, and
in aid of the funds of the Detest County Hospital.
STILLING POTATOES. —At the Polic•-court on Friday,
before Colonel Paget and C. J. Parke, Esq., Frank
Crumpler, 21, labourer, of Lytetrett Matravers, was
brought up in custody charged with steal:ng 231 be. of
potatoes, the property of his master, William Plowman,
on the 20th Svt. It appeared that on the day in
question th. prisoner was thatching • rick, and Mr.
Pl3l/011110, desirous of seeing how he was getting on,
mounted to the top of P. Concealed there he found a
bag with the potatoes in question. He drew Crumpler's
attention to it, and he at first denied all knowledge
of it, but afterwards admitted be had plaoed
it there, pleading it was his first offence.
Prosecut ir said it was unfortunate for him
he shoul I have been found out the first
time, bat as he had missed numberless things, he
would be immediately discharged. A warrant was
afterwards procured, and he was taken into custody.--
Before the Bench be admitted the offeuce, but
endeaYoured to justify it by reflections on his master
that he bad not carried out his agreement with him.—
lie was sentenced to one month's hard labour.
YOUNG SCAUPS.—At the same Court Alfred I3eale
(12). Theophilus Reeves (II), and Sidney Bartlett (11),
of Kinson, were aharze 1 with beeaking into the Mogen
scho Allows., on the 27th September, and stealing about
1... worth of coppers.— On Wednesday, between five
and seven the next morning, the schoolroom was
entered by some persons, who had got over • wall, and
found their way Into it by an unlocked door. The desk
of the teacher, Miss ktelllOD, was forced, and the school
-
pence abstracted. Information wee given to the police,
and P.C. Faeroe, having swipici, ins aroused against the
prisoners by their somewhat lavish expenditure of
ippere, watched them, and, concealing himself at •
convenient opportanity, heard them " crowing "
amongst themselves over their exploit. He then took
them into custody.—Toe Beach ordered them to be
detained in the cells for 21 hours, and to receive six
cuts each with the birch.
AT THe 00UNT1 COURT held on Thursday, before
Mr. I ierjoant Tindal-Atkinson, the business was id a
very limited description. Only five plaints occupied
his Honour's attention, and these were devoil of
general interest. In the case of Chisman v. Smith.
which was • claim for £8 1.1.. 61. for goods sold, the
Registrar, to whom the c se had been referred,
reported he found the defendant was indebted to the
plaintiff to the amount of LS 81., and for this his
Honour accordingly gave judgment.—Silas Yeatman
was the plaintiff in an action against two brothers
named Henry and Clarke Eldon, of whom he claimed
El, daring es sustained to a bicycle. It seemed the
defendant.' drove into the plaintiff as he was mount-
ing his machine. Judgment was given for plaintiff
with costa --Mr. C. Ellis, of Wimborne, was rather
unfortunate in • couple of suits. In the first he
clime 1 13s. 61. of F. homier for a cask of beer, the
cask being valued at 7a. 61. The differewp had been
pai I into court, and the defendant's wife swots the
cask was returned. As the plaintiff could not disprove
111., the verdict went against him. In the sec end
he sued a man, named James, of Strapwick, for 7s. 6,1
for a cask of beer. Defendant's sister swore she pal
the money in the defendant's office, but the receipt
was destroyed in the great fire at Shapwick twelve
it, .nths ago. Ills liqueur sail there was no reason to
disbelieve this, no Mr. Ellis lost hie s-ccad cum.--
Two legal gentlemen, Mr. W. if. Druitt for the
plaintiff, and Mr W. IL Atkinson for the defendant,
w•re engaged in the case of Charles Goodfellow v.
John Harvey, in which the plaintiff claimed £l3 141.
for wages as the manager of • beerhouie at Wood-
yate.. After the case load occupied s one time, the
plaintiff, at the suggestion of his H..tionr, so far
too :orate.' hi claim as to agree to accept 1.'.5 14i. 6d.,
with cats.

BLANDFORD.
DEATH 07 AN OLD INHABITAXT.—The timers' of
Mr. James Crown, who diet on the Wednesday morn-
ing previous, took place at the cemetery on Saturday
last. The decease I was $ large upholsterer, havin;
sea li-htnents both in this town and Bonrnemouth ;
In fact, be was said to be the oldest tradesman in the
latter piac‘. lie was aged 70, and was deservedly
respected by all wha knew him.

I DILUSKEN CARTZIL Benjamin Lock was sum-
! moue' on Friday jr being found drunk on the high.
: way at ilpwey„ when in charge of a waggln awl
, horses. He we. employed by Mr. Charles Jeety,
lltadipJle. Defendant plewled guilty. and the Chair.
man warned him that he had risked his own life as
well as cause I Unger to the public. Fined 10s.,
. ..

including coats.
Puoroam GOT FAwm Dodo AAAAA 1101 S. A
rumour having reached Weymouth Hitt the tumid fire-
work demonstration is not to be be allowed at Dor-
chester this year, the young men here have resolved to
try and get up • brilliant one, if the Mayor's sanction
oin be obtained On Friday evening between 100 and
200 of the young min mu at the Working Men's
large lent u.e-rootn ; Mr. Feirey was called to the chair ;
an I the meeting appointed a deputation of seven to
wait on the Mayor, K. N. Howard, Fog., and ask his
permission. Sven if the Dorchester one is allowed,
we believe the Weymouth Demonstration will be held
on Mon lay evening, if permitted, and we hear, that
the Dorchester fireworks are willing to delay theirs
until Tuesday night.
STIALINO /ROM THI Flin AAAAA AIMS —William
Strange was brought up on Thursday for stealing four
pairs of boot. f °in the Fisherman's Arms, value 20e.
l'he mail came from Marylebooe, London, and is •
pine' by tale. He is said to have stolen the boots
in Augu-t 220 d, and soil a pair to CarolineJenuing, of
Dorchester, from whom he sto's them again, and for
this he was apprehended at Dorchester, and had 28
da)s. Wben be came out he was apprehended or, a
wairant for the alleged first theft.—Mr. Percy Street.
of /dind,treet, prosecntsl.—Priston-r plea led not
guilty, and tried tJ make the Bench believe he found
Use bouts among acme rubbish. Ile was committed toe

trial.
RIDING WITHOUT REISEL—WiIIim Store, of Port-
land. In the employ of Mr. Andrew., was seam nod
for ridirg on a waggon at Wy ke, without reins on the
fors honse.—Defen anti GIMP,' was that he had reins
on one horse, and so P.C. Purchase who saw him
driving a twe-horse waggon on tae Portland-road from
the Ferry Bridge towards Wyk., admitted the men
had reins for the wheeler but not for the leader.—
Defendant :There is ago el men, whe ride about with-
out reins on their fore-horse, end I dont see why I
should be the only one catched.—Mr. ymouds Oh!
you obje,t to being caught.—Fined 10a, Including
costs.—Defendant : How bong will you allow me to
pay 7—The Chairman: How lung do you want?—
Defendant: A fortnight, sir.—The Chairman: Well,
you may have • fortnight. —But remember, said Mr.
Sym .nas, that it you dun't psi you will go to prison
for • fortnight.
STIMIttO 110111514.--Mi11e11C14.44.1111/0/4 summoned
before the county magistrates. on Irsiday last, for
allowiug his h nee to str .7 at Porte sham. P.O.
Custard of Abbotebury, saw the defendant's horse on
Sunday in Coryates-lane, Portneham, and a man who
sail he see In charge was 50 to 100 yards off. None
of C extou's fields alj,oin the lane, and witness had
hat come D
' 'ate of farmers before. efender t said the
man spoken of was bled by hint from Monday morn-
ing to S .urday ; he had • aster who wished his
clothes, and he believed he toot the horse there.
L udent WWI flied ls. and omits, and told to look
b.-, ret after his horses in futu.e.---John Mayo, of
tiowey, was 1111.1211. red for allowing b,.• horse to st. ay
• Br wlwey. P.C. Matetuam stated the bores wee
St tor on the hi •hway leading from Liroadwey to
Upw.y, i,ted about Urn idwey MilL He saw the
a. mai etra3 ng about • quarter of an hour. Defen-
ds . deelsoni the lane was only 150 yards long
alt 'ether, and he did not know the horse wag straying.
Fired la and cost..
DAWDIANG WITH A HORSE AND CART.—CreGrge
Stan ey, • y .ung fellow, was chargel with leaving his
bores and cart for half-an hour at West Chickerel
Abeut two o'clock on the afternoon of September 2 11
saw defendat .'s home and cart in the highw.y lea l-
ing from Weymouth to Chickerel, and after • ou etion
two from Mr. Symends, said it wee opp site the
heir., of • men named Knight. Ile hal .autioned the
defendant about three wee •st before.—Defendatit, who
seeme I rether inclined ti " bounce " the matter, add
Le lildu't been there above five minutes, and three
wake ago he was laving 4 Wareham, Si the constable
couldn't hive cauti ,ned him then, lie thought 'teas
very hard that, as he paid L'el a year, he couldn't stop
about 20 minutes ' • be was Koine I' put the h wee out
t do it goo I.—Aslce.l whether be 'al been before the
Bench previously, be said he hadn't that he knew of.
—Fined a chilling and 7.1 coat% the Chairman t Bing
the c rentable he ought to have gone to defendant
before, awl not allowed him to rem sin half-en-hour.--
James Brown was summoned fee • similaroffenc., and
it was stated ho had gen) to Don s hest r, believing be
was summon-d there —Mr. Symonds said defendant
was summ me Ito the Guildhall, lleleombe Rgis, and
asked whether he hadn't gone t D .rchester, to the
fair.—Defendsnt's friend seeme Ito think Bi own had
gone to moot the ina.drgrates' and the Bench gave him
the benefit of the dud, and a ljetunad the case.
A Doeser Flex IN Smart AYRICA.—The Friend of
the 10.-ce Neu (Orange River) thus tells of the use s f
steam in avertiog barrenness teem high ani thy lands
in South Africa :—On Saturday last one of those
undertakings which are great aids to successful form-
leg in this country, namely, the raising and distribut-
ing of water, was completed at Bishop's Glen on the
Rhenoster.spruit, about 10 miles from town. The
weather was anything but pleasant, for it blew a gale
of wind from the north, and the (lest was blinding anti
muff cating, yet • goodly number of the Judder;
citizens of the town responded to the invitation of the
Bishop, and either drove or rode out. Exactly at
three .i'clock, everything being in readiness, Lay
trawl, who was accomptnied by his Honour the
President, after wishing "God speed" to the un far.
taking. tense 1 on the regain, which caused • bountiful
supp'y of water to be forced up (tom the epruit and to
run nioug a furl' sw Previous!, dug, which can be lei
over • largo lace of land above the old garden.
The recb.e. to 11. el: horse power. whhih can be worked
hp to eight ho-se-power, and was made by tin 11-y,
of Dorset, England, and can be used for sawing ws,od
(of which there is a good supply on the iamb ried
grinding, 114 well as pumping. All the work con-
nected with setting up the engine' building the engines
house. digging furrows, he, has been done under the
imperinten lance of the Mesmer of 11'sbnp's Glen, Mr.
H W. Stock tale. After the ceremony was read over,
the assembled company retired to the hews, and per-
took of "afternoon tea." As there in always a plead-
ful .upoly of water in lihmosterep. nit, we tru-t that
the Bishop may not only enhance the value of his
property and reep direct profit from the outlay by
being able to produce more than hitherto, but lead
others who have river-farms to do likewise. We eon.
gcatulate his Lordship on the successful beginning
which he. been made. and trust that both town and
country may be benefited by the enterprise of one who
has done so much in menylother ways to forward the
beet interests of this State—August 17th, 1682, /*eked
ef the Fres S'6lC.
SWEIT CAVENDISH CONTRABAND.—On Thursday,
eefore the Mayor (R. N. II 'wad, Eel.). %V. Talbot,
Esq., Dr. Drew, B. Hopkins, Es-j., and J. E. lisPoens,
Esq., floe persons were summoned for having in their
possession sweetened cavendieh tobacco, the .ame being
liable to duty, for which each was liable to • fine of
treble the value, or £2O.—G. W. Parkman, of the
Globe Inn, pleaded guilty to having 25 ,e.s.- -Mr. C.
T. Atkins, supervisor, said the five c tees this m whine
were similar ; defendants were licensed dealers in
tobacco' and the charge was for keeping a cutaio sort
of tobacco, sweetened, which was contrary to the
Ma tufactured Tobacco Act, 1863, by the 6:la section
ef deb it was enacted thet cavendish. or negeohead,
hi o i ig mixed with it any materiel prohiLPed he the
Ataol la it tieing end lied in • wrapper s-ciirely
fas 'nod by the G .1 celluloid Lb I, or of which the
laL or wrapptr 11 4 been lora or cut, obliterated or
cancelled, or the pa :k a4O °paned or tampered with,
shall n it he sold or expose I fur gale, or EIS found In
the nossescion of any importer or manufacturer, or
lea 0., on penalty of CIO, or treble the value.
The tobacco was ewe tened at the Customs' warehouse,
ant before being sent out was end nest in a wrapper,
showing the duty had been paisl.—The Mayer said
the, an pleated guilty.—Mr. Atkins said the Excise
had wide 19 seizures of tebacc . in the town sea
neighbourhood in four day•—The other oases were
heard before the Bench decided on this one. —Ellen
Keeley, of the Sun Inn. King-street, by her am,
pleaded guilty to haring 3 one., the son saying the bit
of tobacco was given him for smoking ' • the officer
pulled the house lipid le down, but c nald not find any
, more—The Mayor : lie was only &hag his duty.—
Charles Mutters., of the Market-house Tavern, Maiden-
street, plealsel guilty to having some, though he
thought it was only four or five on. He salt he
b ,ught it for half-a-p .und, amid some of it was used.
—Mr. Atkins proved the lot wrigherl 9 0.--Rlchard
Alan Bedfold, an elderly shopkeeper, of St. Thomas-
street, pleaded guilty to having 10 ens., and said a
woman come int., his shop and pressed him to buy,
which he did, and put the tobacco in his window for
sale at the some prim as the other Mali, not know-
ing he was wrong. He had been in his house about
twelve months, and before that lived at Frame —Mr.
Ruben, es) Are favourably of the man and Mr.
Atkins Galilee believed It was quite true thit defendaint
b night the to,,acoo of • woman' and gave 2., 9 L • lb.
Ales., as to Ellen Keeley. he believed that the son
boaght it and the mother knew nothing about It.—
The Meyer said certain cases the Excise were bond
, to bring forward, and were entitled to an explanation,
' and, as that explanation was satisfactory, the two
1, cases the magistrates were dispose I to dismiss; but
the defeudanta could no imager plead ignorance of the
law. Keeley, as he managed the business for his
mother, was sometimes placed in great temptation
from men of the fleet; but the dismissal might be
brought against him if be again trespassed against the
law. Keeley weld he did not buy the tobsoco.—Tbe
Mayor You have n o right to have it on you.—Mr.
Atkins having stated he most appeal if these two
eases were dismissed, the Meyer imposed • fine of le.
to include the costa.—ln favour of Parkman Mr.
Atkins said that when he asked defendant if he had
any
sweetened tobaoce, defeudant took Wm to hie bed-
room and gave up what he had. If be had not done
I so, the olioere woul I have gone away without find.
ing.—Defendant was fined El.—The other cases Mr.
Atkins ooald not say mesh for. Hine's, landlcrd of
the Geerge, was • very bad case, for both Mr. and
Mrs. Hines sail they had not • bit in the house, yet
by chance 171 b. was found. There had been, he
thought, a very extensive system of fraud going on
for some time, as they found the tobacco in the
original packages in which it wu sent from America.
fhe treble value and daty were £lB lea—Hines said
he was neither the smuggler net the hover of the
tobacco, though it was found on hie premleen—Mr.
Atkins: His wife knew all about it.—The Mayor:
Wises do not tell their husbands everything. Hines
wasmrfi3;4la scs £5,
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Revenue with
having various quantities of cavendish tobacco,
sweetened with liquorice or sugar, and not in the
wrappers of the Excise, which show that duty has
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a licensed dealer in tdecco, for the purpose of in-
sp• cting their stock. Thry told Mrs. E, Imuuds who
they were, acid tubed I.t the pro luction of all their
tobacco, when she showed • small quantity, shout
helf-a-peund, and said that was all she had. He
wired if she had any more, to which she replied
" No." He told her they were searching all the chops,
and most satisfy themselves on the point, and on their
commencing to do so, she quietly left the room.—Mr.
Symonds : What do you mean by she quietly left the
room Did she do anything !—TW, officer said she
went away quietly.—Dlr. Symonds : If she had
done anything, you eh ,u'd state so ; but don't
colour the matter by eying sb• went sway
quietly ; if she had made a noise, it would have been
somethiug to speak of.—Witness said he had followed
Mrs. Edmunds, and found her with two parcels, one
containing salt, mid the other half -..pound of tobacco.
Asked beg where she g 4 it from, when she said it was
some she had found on ler the hedge. He took charge
f it, and found some more of the same kind under the
counter; it wa. in smell pieces • he could not say how
much. She volduteered a st.tement that she had
found it in the same place all the others, on tw, °cat-
sinie, the first was two or three months before the Isiat,
and that in dryiog the treiacco she had bun' • the
wrapper. in which it was enclosed. There were Sine.,
some common shag, and some ca • culls She said else
gold it at 3. an °mice. It was i•ot in any w.apper,
except email pi.ces of neespap.,r fur sale. ft.' single
v lie is £1 :is 8,1., the value ,s the tobacco alone with-
out the duty bent ab iut 2.. 6 I. Did nut see Edmunds
at all.—Mr. C. 'l'. Atkins, supervisor, was with the
last wituee, to k poeeee.on of the tubed'', and sent
half-a.pound to the Inland Revenue Office, Somerset
House, eeldreeeed to the p, laboratory.— Ma.
Atkins being asked how he could ensure this was the
vary tobacco from Edmunds'. that reached the analyst,
sail he placed tape around, sealed it with his seal,
marked it as Edmunds's, and with a certain number,
and sent it by South-Western Railway.—Mr. Stoker,
one of the analysts of Somerset House, mid that on
July %Ind, he received • paroel, securely misled. He
opened it and found inside a number of piokages, each
securely sealed. Noticed the seal on this packet it
was the;letter "A" Had seen Mr. Atkins's pencil-
case, with an A on it, and the same paiticular kind
of A.—Mr. Atkin.'s pencil-cams with the Aat the end
was handed ti Mr. Symonds, who said • That is to
say, the peal was what may be termed an said:
Engin&
A, and the suns as that on the pencil case.—Witnee
said this was so, and continued—the smaller packa4e
had the number 16, and wee labelled " Edmund
Edmunds, t disco° dealer Upwey." He proceeded to
analyse the tobacc which was of dff smut descrip-
tion., and a good deal of it de...reprised ; he selected
some dry cavendish an I examined it for sugar, of
which be found it to contain oot lee than two per
cent.—ln ItllsWOr to the Chairman witneu said Ur.
Atkins sent him a letter containing • full report in
each case,—Mr. Symunde remarked there was nothing
particular in the seal; other peop•e's names begin with
an A., the game as Mr. Atitine's' and there were
plenty of seas with ait old English A.—lt appeered
that Mr. Stoker bad left the panel behind, acid Mr.
Symooda said the defendant had pleaded nut guilty,
he was undefended by • *solicitor, end was entitled to
have the identity clearly proved before he was con.
vieted. lithe Crown bad instructed • solicitor to con.
duct this case, it would not hare been brought forward
in ibis way.—Mr. Atkins, on behalf of the Crown,
asked for an aujsuremeni, but on the question belay
put to defendant, he wished to have the case settled
to-day but he persisted in his plea of not guilty.
Ultimately the ca.., was adjourned for a month—that
is, to the last Fai•lay in o,tober. flee who had
pleaded guilty were then dealt with; the vela* of
Muses eloore's tobacco was 14s 81. ,• H.
Mud's, 11 s ; Henry Road's, le. 10 1. ; Richard
Score's, lid.; and Thomas Sansom'e, 2 Ll. 4d. The
Chairman told 'bete they were liatde to pay treble
duty on fines a £2..) each ; the Bench were not willing
to Wipes tics full tonally; but they wished to impose
&Lich a penalty am MoUt.l prevent the repetition of the
offence. They fined Moore, Ward, Read, and Score,
Vi each, and Sanisoin £lO. These fiuee caused some
sensation in the Court, arid the f our def andante earnestly
repreeeted tune cases to the Bench; but exc pt H.
Real, they ep..ke so quietly as not to be h aid; Read
said he bad three small cakes given him, and some one
CAM, in and begged him to sell him something sweet
ti chew, and be very foolishly sold some of this.—
Alter beaoing the defendants, the Bench said they
would make a reduction all round, still the fines would
be substanial MU6O4 Mo ,re, a, H. Ward, H. Read,
and IL, Score £2 each, and Tcomas Saneom £B.