The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-01-29 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1867.

CorrtSpenbence.

BEE KEIPING IN DOILSET.

the Naito%

It will be some interest to your bee-keeping
readers to know that although the cold has been so
intense for the greater pan of January, it pm not
proved fatal to web-defended hives. For my own
part, I fully expected to lose halt my stock; but am
agreeably surprised on the return of mild temperature
to Hod all in fair condition, and no more deaths than
are usual in ordinary Dorset winters. With those
hives regulated minty plea of sister treateinnt, in a
former letter, and from my ovular:cue, I oonfidenely
believe all stocks are safe. I will rceefeltelete
briefly tbe main principles. The Brat is front ,164 g
espenence. We know that bees, when a very low
temperature exists, neither eat nor give the slightest
mga of evidence. They all mass theme:lves rrund
tbe queen and so retain euffifient heat to keep the
vital spark alive. I harslet' several ominous knoun
ignorant people, seeing I)n sign of life, turn up the
hive and sweep out the unhappy inmates Had they
left them alone till the thermometer in the shads
showed 52 deg., the bete would have been found
alive; and would only require a feed of some warm
bee food. The mound point I have also verified,
which was, never close up your hives. Bess, like
ourselves, must breathe, and, though they seem
inanimate, &supply of air is emential ; therefore the
operatics to the heves should always oe contracted in
cold weather, and the aperture should only allow
the suit of one bee, but this is sufficient for the exit
of hundreds. It may be easily managed with small
blocks of wood. But my advice is iiever close your
hives up. Luitly, bees can bear more cold than wet.
Damp or rain are their worst enemies. I have found
the safest protection to be • tarpaulin over each
hive. Keep your hives dey, and you will haves very
few deaths. One word as to treatment this season.
If mild days omit, or the thermometer remains
about 50 deg., feed them early in the morning;
because in February the queen lays her Brat brood,
and if your stocks are short of food she cannot be
provided for. Give them the usual food—boiled
sager with a little lune,. In March and April feed
them well, the store of the hive is low, and you may
freed emery day, but the morning is the beet time.
March and April after all is the most critical time,
and bees require moat attention.
WELD TAYLOR.

CONS U ELSTA NTI t TI ON.

To the ltdaoro.

In the doctrine of Luther, and of the Lutheran or
Protestant Church in rlersnany, and other portions
of Europe—s church ever after termed Protestant,
because of the famous protest made by the I,uthcran
Prince" against a decree of the Diet of Spires, which
ruled that in the countries which had embraced the
new religion, it should he lawful to continue in
it till the nest council, but that no Roman
Catholic should be allowed to turn Lutheran--
Luther and his followers, while they rejected the
dogma of the Romish whool, that the bread end
wine are changrd into the very body and blood of
our Lord, as born of the \Twain Mary, after comer
oration by the priest, yet affirmed that person.
noising to the noly Eucharist partook truly, though
loan inexplicable manner, of the body and blood of
Christ together and with the bread sod wine; that
1., that there is • reel and corporeal protean of the
body and blond of Christ in, under, or along
with the bread and wins; so that the
sacraniental substances, after consecration, became
each of them twofold—namely, the bread became
both bread and the Hash of Christ, sad the wine
Weenie both wine and the bitrad of Christ. Some-
times, however, he represented the union of the two
substances in esoh element, as oonetituting bin one
subetance; just as the union of the divine and
human wanes in it still constiteted but ono person.
The übiquity of Christ's body was • plain conse-
quence of his doctrine and one which he did not
hennas to admit. Thus while Luther njecited the
idea of a change in the substance of the element', hs
believed in a presemos with the elemects of the
material substance of ChriM's body and blood.
The public document* of the Lutherans—one,
the confession of Augsburg, simply declares,
" that ths body and blood of Christ are
really given with the bread and wine." But the
Saxon mansion, the other, rya, that " In this oom•
munion Christ is really and substantially pretreat,
and Hi' body and blood are truly exhibited to those
who receive." This doctrine is held by the mem-
bers of the Proieetant Churches which Luther
founded, and churches in communion with them;
and, along wiih the Roinish dottrine of Tren•
substantiation from which it diffeni in words alone,
was rejected by the Reformers ofour English Chinch
as not reconcilable with the authority of Scripture—
and differs in many particulars from the doctrine of
our Church on the Holy Communion ss a:premed
in her Prayer-book, and other Forumlaries—but, in
my next letter, the doctrine of the Real Presence, as
taught by our Chard), will come tinder nodes.
PRESBYTER •ROLICANDS.
January 46th, 1867.

tlth Weymouth of Mr. Bliekallallidsiellilly,aed the
peat respect and esteem In whisk Way lova always
besa held. The marriage oeretocmy took Owe in St.
Mary's Church, where the preceediopoommesond at
half.past Meru. The spectators, however, long
before that thronged the Melee said pews of the
church, the pogrom" near the oosamasion table
having, of comas, the priority of °boater. Many of
the chief familia. in the town were present. In fact
iii. seldom we have seen so many carriages brought
to the Unroll on each an matelot'. The bridegroom,
accompanied by his "best man." was early in at-
tendance. at the church, se well as several of the
Messrs. Eliot, Jan. At haltput eleven the bride,
leaniag on the arm of her father, and accompanied
Sip Res bridesmaids, entered the church, and took
their respective places around the ouniumnion rail..
The brideemaids were—Miss A. Eliot, Mime F. Eliot
(die bride's sinter.), Mimi G. Pura Miss M. Eliot,
and Miss Ffolliott (wooing of the bride). The bride
dress wu white ribbed 'ilk, with wreath of
stephanotis and orange blossom. She also wore a
veil of tulle, embroidered. The attire of the brides.
maid. was white alpaca, trimmed with cerise coloured
ribbon, while their bonnete were of white toile, with
voila, Tb. officiating clergymen were the bride's
brothen —the Rev, W. Eliot, rector of Compton
Abbas, Duet, and the Rev. P. F. Eliot, minister
of tit. Stephens, Bath After the ceremony the
marriage party repaired to the vestry, where the
canal formality of signing the register was observed.
As they prouded down the middle Male the
"Wedding March of Ideodeliwohn" was admirably
played by Mr. Rook., the organist. The party then
repaired to the residues of the bride's father in St.
Thosnametreet, where an elegant breakfast was laid
out, supplied by Mr. Dunn, of the Victoria Hotel.
A numerous party sat down to this, coanating of the
friends aid relations of the bride and bridegroom,
numbering about ea. Among them were the brothers
and Matsu of the bride, also the Rev. J. P. Garrett,
Mr. James Rayb Garrett, Mrs. Forster, Mrs. Root,
Ray.?. Ffolliott, Mr. and Mrs. Bradshaw, Mr..
Admiral Payne, Misses Forster, Rev. C. Vef/1011
Adams and Mrs. Adams, Colonel and Mrs. Cookoraft,
Capt. Tyler, ms., and Mr.. Tyler. Misses Pears,
Mr. Phillip Peer., Usut. Edgetiamb Eliot, Rev. W.
and Mrs. Eliot, Mr. R. R. and Mrs. Eliot, Rev. P.
F. and Mu. Eliot, Rev. Itsgiaald and Mrs. Smith,
Rev. T. and Kra. Guavas, kit, am After the break-
fast the mut good wishes for tho health sod happi-
ness of the newly-married pair were given, ae wall as
other toasts. Mr. and Mrs. Garrett posted from
Weymouth to Dorchester, from whence they started
by the Lincleo and South• Western Railway en rule
to the Isle of Wight. A. they quitted the residence
of Mr. Eliot, the usual valedictory ceremony of
throwing old slippers was observed.

130•1113 OF Taal"' INQIIIRT. —A court of
inquiry was commene-d at the Guildhall on Wednes-
day last, under Art. 601 the Merchant Shipping Amend'
neat Ant, 1862, ordered by the Board of Trade, under
the provisions of Part 8 of the Merchant Shipping Act
of 1854, to investigate the eirounutenees of the Joking
of the ship Brothers, of Guernsey, 20 miles west of Lundy
Island, on the 28,h of November, 1866. The court um
volumed .6th. Mayor (J. Thud, Req.), J. Ayliog,
and R. Ootterell, I6oqrs and Capt. Prows* masted by
Capt. Baker, of the Beard of Trade and Commasder
East of the Coastguard, as nautical eismeors appointed
by the Booed of Trade; R. G. Obeelletalle, Reg , collec-
tor of embers. also attended,—Yr. J. O'Dowd,
barrister, represented the Board of Trade, and Mr. R
N. Howard appeared for the motets of the Brothers.
It meems frost Mr. O'Dowd's statement that the vessel
was 90 years old, an iher registered tonnage was 379 and
iieventy-nine hundredths. Mr. W. P. Le Courtier wee
sole owner. She wee classed at Lloyd's up to 1862, and
had been insured with the Jersey Mutual !manners
'society for £2,1300. Before her last voyage by &maim
of the underwriters repairs were done td the amount of
about £BOO. On the 29th OetOber, the Brothers, under
the command of Mr. Thomas Abbott, who had • earth.
em(. of IerSIOS, left Guernsey for Swansea is ballast,
with a crew id 12 hands all told. On November jut
she put into Portland Roads throogb Mame of weather,
and shortly after resuinieg her voyage had to be taken
to Torbay on the 9th for the same cause. She reached
Swansea on the 11th, took in a cargo .1 632 tons of coal
for Dieppe, and left on the 27th. Whether the quantity
was exempt's considering the registered tonnage was for
the Court and assessors to say. The yewl and cargo
were fully insured. At this time her draught of eater
was 16 feet aft and 141 feet forrord, shoeing she Must
has been deep fp the water. On the 26th the vessel
wag lost. A moraine to the depositions of the master
and mate before the receiver of wreck at Padetow, at 10
to, of the 27th the weather was trie, the wind N hy
W., with • nice breeze, and the ship about sight till..
north of Lundy Island. A heavy ma was rolling
op Channel, and at the hoer tamed the captain found
the ship had apreng a leak which gained on the pump.
At 10 a.re, of the 28th a skiff from No. 3 Bristol
pilot cutter Came alongside, and there in it, seeing that
the ship was eriannaceable, advised those in the vessel
to leave her. They dii on, and got into the pilot skiff,
and about an hour afterwards they saw the vessel go
dowu about 20 miles west of Lundy Island. After the
crew ware landed at Padstow by the pilot cutter, they
onmeeded to Onernam, where the corner lived. Mr.
Le Coutior bad intimated his intwition not to attend
this inquiry He flir. &Coed) made no charge against
tbe master oimakieg aw ay with the ship, but it weir for the
Court to investigate the circumstances end say whether
ha did that which, as. prudent seamau, he ought to have
done for the safety of his vessel. Could he have saved
her when he trot discovered the leak? Amordiug to
the mastees own showing he must haws been near the
port. of Bideford and Appletore, and the wind favoured
his making either of tbdas two ports. The gaieties°
was "Did he act judiciously in exposing:his leaky ship
to • rolling sea in midohannel Mr. Abbat, in
putting into Portland it.ads and Torbay, and satin'
neatly "lying to" had so far a.-t 4 prudently'
hut did he set no by not going into either Bideford
or Appledore, but by emoting hi. leak vowel to
the demon of A eolith:l ma in mid-channel?—
The ante of the vessel, Robert Bruce, wee the only
witness examined on Wedneeday. He said when they
were about to leave the vessel he tied the log-slate, the
logbook, and several charts together. He thought they
were pat into the skiff, and when he mimed them the
mewl had gone down. On the 28th his watch began at
4 am., when the master told him the purism had
sucked, hut the vessel made a little Pion writer than
meal during the taiddle *etch- At Ire there was 3
feet of water In the well, and soon alter the vessel
became unmanageable. He accounted for • dierrepaney
between this statement and that in the deposition before
the Receiver of Wreak at Padetow by his mistaking
one watch for another. The Meyer raid the deposition
was the joint deposition both of the Wainer a ad mete.—
Capt. Bsker : Is he quite sure he I, not making • mho-
take now I—Wise/se : No. What he wee miming sow
was the truth. If the depositions were eorrect
as to the leek at 10 p.m. on the 27th of
October, it would have been better to have
put back to a port instead of proceeding
Before daylight on the 28th they hoisted a deg at the
mime head, but did not know what An it was. The
captain and all the ore* did their beet to save the
vessol. He thought the cause of the emeel foundering
was her rolling ab.mt and causing the leak to spring.
The master was quastioesd as to the flag be hoisted at
the misenhead.—The master raid he did ,not know
whet description it we,. —Captain Baker thought the
I thing was ineredilde.- -The wham Bruce did AN think
the newt *as too deeply laden for • coaster; stre
Might probably be for • foreign gong ship.
If r. O'Dowd then banded in the derceition taken at
Padstow. Mr. Howard objected bemuse on them was the
opinion of the Receiver of Wren as to the casualty,
which was not evidence—The Court at length con-
sented to retain the first three mew (not the Reeitirlie.
opinion), but against this Vt. Htlarard entered an
objestion. The Court then adjourned. The inquiry
-as meowed at half-past eleven on onadal monied.
W. RO eked; master of the pilot skit No. 2, of Bristol,
was called. About Mao eAdock no the *Bth d
November, he indeed a Woe Am at the mitten mast bead
of the Brothers. He took it to be a Aped of di/stress
aid Warded her. He did not like the look of the
ship, she looked gbiutly as her fore charnel+, were "a
weal.' The captain asked him if be 'meld lend him
any hands to pomp. Whams told him the ship wee
gone toe far, and advised those there to leave her.
They 414 an after some little heeiletina. The Crew
appeared to be 'iterated from overwork. He should
lims Irked to have laved the abip.—Mr. O'Dowd : I
summer you know that wader the Pew eat you ere
entitled to salvage for saving Illet—Wltaegs: Tess but I
should have liked to hate 'pored the Alp. It Wald have
been awinter's work for me to have gnt her into &harbour.
The waren safe port would be Pedalos', taking into
consideration the wind, and she would have reached there
in 14 or 15 hours. She might have reaobed Ilfrasombe in
I about seven, and in about the same time A ppladors.
It is. oommon occurrence to carry • hums double the
registered tonnage. He ehoeM have tried Pedstoo had
he hem planed In similar einametaaosa All tbe crew
were sober but exhaseted.—Cheries Mean Clothier
was next examieed. He was is the tratels from 8 to 12
on Nov. V, dyeing which they plimped this Motel three
or bust thbOi, Last the. Me pumps mated In •
temple of "melts." It ma his eateb from 4 tot am.
on the 28th, Witching which he eoeroborated the state.
The Mayor said the witness had given his evidence
ins mod diagram, el manner, and he ought to be reported
to the Board of trade. —By Capt., Behar Could not
memost for the leak in any way. It did not strike him
as estraordinary in etch weather. Did not how the
WM, had tiM )004 care. as long es he caved his Wa—
lt, Mr. O'Dowd :The Rome (a Guernsey weasel), had
Pasant', gone down, sod all heads lost Nobody would
tall about her. The c oen thee adjourned 5,541 Friday.
when there was • Mort elitism ad soother of the
grow gave evidence to the ewe ANA as Me merlons
'einem rre. of wreak at Rani was sa-
amine& He said that when the depisltioa was read
over to the mister end Male they dii not dimmest from
or make any remark as to its 110MICWIOL Is ernes.
examination, he said he was certain be reed on, tbe
depoaition to them and particularly sailed Moir attention
to par. 12. (This refers to the thee at which the ship
was ended to have sprung the leak, via. :-10 p.m. of
the 27th Oatober.) A movereatton toola pleas ea to the
time of the leak mourring, between the master and the
male, they both agreed that it was 10 p.m. The mate
at lint eapremed eons' doubt as to the time, but the
master brought to his reeollerolon some eleseuretaners
shout his OW mate) gong Oland they this wrre.d as to
the thae. —The wart re.eessssbled at ton on Saturday
monks, elms Mr. Howard eMye.esd the Court en
behalf of the mpiale, omiteinding that the leek arsa
unavledable, that It had Men shown Bideford, Apple'
loot, ard Ilfracombe were unsafe ports to ran for, and
that Padstow could sot he reacted. It would be
unjust to punish the master for the mistake in
the time which had mearred, for it had boon
conelateively proved that instead of the leak mous,
mg at 10 p.m, on the 27th, it ma not till between
four and eight on the morning of the 285 h. lie se-
emeted for this mistake by the berried mamer in which
the depositions were taken at Padstow_ , and the Bette of
the captain and mate at the time. He referred to the
exceriencee of the master, teeing spost lie whole life at
sea, end to the evidence that be used every egertion to
aye the nivel. Is conolusloo, be said he lied evidence
to Produce to show that vessels did nowethees soddenly
founder at gm without any apparent mesa
Captain Baker thought it wee esaweswery: iBas well
!sown mem& did so.—A intim Matemmt yip hooded

Is by the Caplan, which Mr. Horsed Had. ?nun this
we learn that Captain Abbott is upwards of 60 Y'''ksb of
ego. He nest to see when be wwi 18, and front that
time to the present has led a osafarik9l9, kl• mut
from avorenkme to wroth, is amen to state, mate to
mter mariper, tbe latter of which be has been for
novas,' aof 29 peen. He had commanded velacts
us south-vest Goma of Africa, the liediterrenean tad
other Pero, and during the whole of that
time, with one exception (more than six years ago) never
lost a vessel. That was. brig is tow of • steamer in
Freshwatet biy, when lbw rope parted, and abe went
rebore. When the Merehant Shipping Aid name ieto
(Moralise, he received a C•rtildiie of servme, and has
held it eVIIS Wage till it emit dews in the Brothers. He
Ant joined the Brother* oe 244 h Oetobsr, 1868. On
the voyage he found her staunch and 'thong, and she
was laden to his ialisfactioo. It had always beim hi•
custom to keep the pumps attended to. and he did no is
this vesseL He then dethribed the voyage from Swan-
sea. and atated that at 4 wee. on the 86th November it
took • brother spell than before to make the pump
nook, but he did not think for • minute the vessel had
aprons • leak. A little after eve o'clock the mate
nailed him from below and acid he could not get the
pumps to suck. He ordered him to sound, when it wats
found there was three foe of water in the well. He then
thought the weasel had sprung • limit, ordered nil hent.
to the pampa, and pot the wei•Ol'd head in the direction
.4 Padetow. He did everything ebieh in hie judgment
be weld to save the vowel. Concerning the deposition*
at Padthow, he said they had to wait about an hoer for
lb. Receiver of Wreck, and the °video°, was taken very
b017b1411. When the statement was read over to him.
he said there less • mistake In tbe time, and he did not
know bet what the pee bad been run through it. no it
was not until atas loath on the morcing of the 98th Nov.
the leak was discovered. After being 49 years at sea it
could be very hard at hi. age W be d•P• t.wl ad
hi. certificate—the means of ~Wog his bread, and

supporting his Wife and fai;ily, as all the wite•eare
(every one of wliom except the mate were streamers to
bon till this voyage) deposed it was after four o'clock
when the leak was discovered. The rioner of the crud
was offered e 2.500 for her before the voyage, and
refused it, soosideling she was worth more, and
he (the captain) believed else would have fetched
that sum or more if offered by suction.
The time biiing now half-plat eleven, the Court
expressed their intention of retiring before giving their
decision, which the Mayor said'srould be delivered at one
°Nee*. c bout half-past one the Mayor and asesseors
again took their MAI. the Mayor deliveriog the follow.
tag judgusent The court has given It. careful and
saul... wewideratioa of the feet. of the wee, and feels
It to be its ditty to animadvert 'iron'', and so express
its dissatialaa,ion at the gunner in erisieb the evi&swee
of the inate and crew hes been Oven. The court, in
pronouncing judgment, hawing adopted the depositions
takii• at Peciatow ae the basis upon whioli to ground their
decision, have arrived at the wincluaion that Thomas
Abbott, the mailer, was in default in not baring pat
hi, helm op and running for the nearest port at 10 pm.
on the 27th Novel:abet. The sentenos of ths Court
I. that the certificate of Captain Atibott he and it I.
hereby suspended for three calendar mootha. Captain
Bad uiffers in opinion aa to the correctness of Vie time
of the leak, as steted in the depositions taken at P. 4
stow, thinking it mu made in too hurried • manner,
but agrees to the lenient switence awarded, as be cion•
eiders the master should not hare signed the depositions
in so careless • nianner.*—Mr. 011owd then returned
his thanks to the Bench and nautieal assessors, and
also to Mr. Howard, for the attention and courtesy
shewn in the inquiry.—The Mayor thanked Mr.
O'Dowd, but observed whether the Bench were thanked
or not, he thlievid the Weymouth magistrates would
beer be found ready to do their dety in an impartial
nanner.—This termlnated the inquiry, after • Sitting
of four days.

asks mtd wine and other refreshments. Tbe boys
mpg several Christmas oarols and other pieces, awl
spent a very happy and pleasant evening.
Bonorau Pandrs. Friday, Jan. 25. —Before the
Ilavor and W. U. Finchani li j.--J ..l.ua lt-se, a
lad in the employ ~f Mr. N'allion lt,aloot, bay and
core dealer, Okeford Fitspane was charged with
stealing one peck of maned corn and 30110 of bay the
property of hie muter, sod tieorgo Barter, of
Compton Maims Will charged with unlawfully
receiving the same, knowing it to have been stolen.
Both prisoners wore remanded till the 101 l owing
Wednesday.
CoNGIti.OATIONAL CIIAPRI.. —A meeting of the
snbsorib,rs to the pro,,wed alterarmns of tt,os chapel
was held lau Monday, the 21. t, whoa the rmo wiS
produoed, &bowing the sum net:armory to carry out
e&ottially all the alteration required. This nom was
very mesh larger than wee anticipated, and the
aocating considered that it would be far preferaide
to pull down the ad obapel and build • new one, as
the sum required was not a great dual higher than
what was wanted for the alterations. This +Up was
consequently agreed cc+, mad the subscriptions sub.
*squaw ly promised for the iii ,j are such as to give
the greatest erusouragenteut to its promoter, in carry.
mg out their plans.
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Ev•DINO Toi.L —I •harlea Churchill, of White•
church waa summoned before the floriingh 4lagno
traces on a clia go Of evading toll—lt •ppe,...4
from the e•iileiloo of P.C. Beaviour that on the bill
Ina. the defeuilsot came into the town to sell faggot.
for his master who reside.. at Houghton. The
oonetable asked him for lb. toll —bd. He replied
that he had paid it to the other policemen, but
could not say how he was &eased. No toll had
been paid. When he returned to his master he told
biro be had spoken falsely to the polioenian. Defm,.
dant who did not appear, was fined 2.. 6d. and
Ps. Si. coat.; in default 14 days' imprisonment. A
week allowed to pay in.
DlsTalraalaa Miti FATAL ACCiprrr.—On Friday
last, an inquest was held Wore W. H. Atkinson,
coroner, at the Black hear lon, As isbury•
street. on the body of Jane Auckland, niece of (he
landlord. The circumstances of thecae are peculia•ly
distressing. Tb. deceased, who was • young woman
in the enjoyment of good health, bad mime from her
home near Shepton Mallet. to wait on her mothtr,
who is serious/7 ill. Suddsoly and without a
moment's warning she Rae cat off. The jury basing
been chosen, Mr. Coltherop, *en.' se their foreman,
proceeded to view the body which was laid out in an
adjoinieg room to that is which die poor mother
was suffering. The following (mites°e was given :
'torah Mantle, aged 10 years, daughter of Mrs.
Mantle, widow, said: I knew the deceased. I was
with her last evening. Mr. Bfickland itaked me to
cut a candle and I went forward to do M. The
deoeseed asked me if abs should do it for me. She
went to the top of the cellar, and I saw that she pot
her bead hack and her mouth MY wide open. She
fell backwards from the top of the cellar to the
bottom. She neither spoke before or after.
called Mr. Stickland dirootly.—Mr. James Stick•
land, landlord of the Black Bear Inn, said : The
deceased was my niece. She was in her 21a1 year.
About 20 minutes to 10 o'clock last night I was
going from the parlour to the kitchen, and just rur I
got to the kitchen door the last witness called out
that Jane had fallen into the cellar. I went down three
or four stairs and milled for a light. 1 found the
deceased on the bottom step, with her head beat on
her shoulder against the well. I took hold of her arms
and lifted ber up, and called for a chair. Her neck
appeared to be broken, as I weld not get it to
remain upright. There was blond flowing from
back of her head and from her month. There was
not the lead strength in her neck. She flied her
ayes and appeared to take no notice—Mr. G. W.
Bacot, surgeon, deposed : I was sent for last night
to the Black Bear to see a girl who Ind fallen clown
the cellar stairs. I got there a few minutes before
r ten. I found Jane fitickland, seated on a chair in
one of the rooms. She was looking very pale like a
'fainting parson. I put my band on her breast, and
cold find no pulsation. 1 ordered her to be laid
on the Hoot, and found she breathed more freely for
a minute or two; then bee breathing became so
laboured that I gave my opinion she would not
' recover. She was quite motionless, her eyes filed,
and quit* infeasible, so much so that on touching
her eyes, she did not blink. Her pulse, after being
laid down, somewhat improved, but her breathing
became *one and *one, and I left her about a
quarter to twoo'clock this morning evidently sinking
rapidly. I esantined the back of bee heed, where
there was a ragged °onto/led wound. From the
rapidity with which the breathing became oppressed
it seems very probable that some rupture of the veins
of the neck bad occurred. There was also from the
insensibility of the eyes great concussion of the brain
and possibly some rupture of the vessels internally.
The whole appearance was such as was likely to
result from • fall down stairs. It was quite clear
the deceased must have turned round in falling.
The fury having viewed the plate where the accident
occurred, returned as their verdict, that the deceased
died from injuries accideetally received by falling
down a cellar stairs.

DIVIRION•L PETTY SEMMES. Saturday. Present:
The I,rd Portman, W. P. Okeden, Esq., 0. P.
Mensal. Esq., and I. C. idansel, Esq.—

DwergoTlCO WOOD.—Edwin Melton and Charles Hall
of !Sandford, were charged with cutting and breaking
rtain tree*, the property of Lord Portman, with the
intention of stealing the same.— Samuel Foot woodman,
mid that he it* the defendant' go out of the plantation
with • quantity of wood which they had siwn off the
trees. There were two others with Medi. He followed
Heil He had been in the plantation before and there
were no branches off the trees then. He saw afierwrirds
where they bad been cut off. —Defendants denied cutting
the trees. They only picked up the wood. Lord
Portman, "rho retired from the Bench whilst the ease
wen being beard, said be did not wish the men to be
severely punished; all he wonted was that a stop
should be Put te eta proseedings. Lest year hi gave
periniarion lot the poor to bele the fallen wood, but
with the eiseptlon of only • few pair did women no
one availed themselves of the privilege. The moo were
too idle to work, bat committed these sorte of dewed*.
tions. If the Bench would permit it he should ask that
the cam might stand over for a month, during which
time it would he seen if any furber depredetions were
°coml. te I, and if there were not he would then forgive
the defendants. The Blemeh eoineided with this, and
the ems was adjourned.
DBUINK MID RIOTOUS. —Lents ane and Thoniu
Wells were <barged with being drunk and riotous in the
pariah of Farnham on the Slat December. Yhei pleaded
guilty and were fined Is. 6 and sa. costs each.

Gummi Of ASSAULT. —Richard Cull was summoned
on • Oates of smutting Sarah Lou Thorne. This was
an spijourbed ilLee from the last mart to allow defendant
to produce sitnemes He now called Team Pripp, who
stated that on the night when the alleged assault took
pima he eins passing through the village, and heard a
quarrel. One person iald to another, "Loop back,
don't come too near me." The griffin/timid Mend that
he had struck her; Coff replied. You stook me three
times Seat." Witness did not see anything. He only
heard the word; being some distanes ML—The defendant
also celled Charles Drake, bat his evidence was simply as
to what the last winsome said in his ham. —The Chaim=
inquired of plaluti what sort of • blow it was she re.
mind from the defendant She replied with his open
hand on the right side pf the bead. The Chairman :
What we need to sall a box on the ear I—Yes (laughter).
—Tb• Chairom then said the Bench woad take the
01140 upon the general rule that wahine could justify a
mse striking • woman. Fined Sd. and ils. 64. oasts,
each party to pay their own witnesses.
Sgurec Bean mania Penniman Hotta& —Samuel
Barnes, landlord of the. Saito Tama, Denton Court-
street, was summoned for hating hie home open forth.
sale of beer after 11 o'elock, on the night of the Nth
December. P.C. Hann stated that be visited the house
at 11 minutes to 12, and found four boys singing and
drinkieg there. There was a cup on the table. There
was aho • men. whoot be did not know sitting at the
end of the MN* near the fire. He had • pint Pf beer
before him and • glass He asked witness to drink with
him, and he put it to hie Bps to me if it was beer. He
salted the landlord's Mention to the time. Banses
be did not know it Wad so late. The stock in the house
and also Hams' watch were stopped at 20 to eleven
In answer to the charge Banns denied there was my
man In the room drinking when the constable Oaths in,
and said that one of the boys had been out on a journey,
the other boys came to hi. holm to wilt for the absent
one. Redid not return till barites' ten, when be rive
them • little beer, and he was not aware it was so late
when the constable came in.—The eoustable was then
metaniined as to the man begs. there, SWIM stating
that there wee Indy his iM,gm in the home. The police-
man said it was Dot the lodger, whom be knew IFtrf Well.
He also was pretties bemuse the Man asked his. to
drink end lie tasted the beer.- The Chairman mired
Berme how be could suppose they could believe what
he said, when the constable tasted the man's beer. A.
engirded the boys being there it might have been as the
defendant stated, but it was • somewhat singular thing
that both the elect and defeodants watch stopped at 9)
minutes to IL He supposed that was • very convenient
time with landlords.—The defendant was toed £2 and
10a. costa, and eentionwl as to the way he conduct-4 his
knee in future.

-f WIT; /101 - 117 alkied OT GAlTL—Ftoderlok Squibb,
if Hilton,plesded guilty to a thane of trolloono. on howis
belooging to the Barn Haan% se the 31st Desensber.
The mats in this ems beins beery. tbe fine wee reclined
to Is. aad ammo 17a. bd.—Part paid sod allowed it ninth
to pep the remainder.
USJOIIT WILIOLITO.—George Bavistock, dealer, 8•16-
burystnet, weir charged with having several deffeient
weishis in his possession. The ens was prove! by
Baperinteodent Watts, who stated that he took tbe
we4hts from defendant's shop. On examination the ,
following were found deficaeot : it 41b. weight, 3 1
drachm.; 21b. weight, 3 drachms; 11b., 3 d nob me ; alb.,
nearly 3 dreams ; alb., la draehm ; 2 ounce, I drachm ;
1 our* a drachm —Defendant maid he waa not swan
that any of the weights wen deficient. It was not long
an that he dent weights up to tbe superintendent for
Li. iespeetioa.—Yr. Waite said he had never had lite
present weights sent to him ; they had net Ilia mark
upon them. There were six seta sent hen some time
age but they had within to do with floe. is Court--
The Chairman said it was a very orlon, matter. Bosh
defective weights mole a great difference to the poor
prionie who purchased articles at the defendant's chop,
sad they should inflict a bossy proalty.—Pieed £2 and
9e. lost,, the weights to be forfeited.
HOITAIND •ND WITT TNT BILLOWS TO WORE.—
Robert Nail was charged vritli eessultiee sad threatzia
lb. if, of his grits . 'enema gail.--floorplalant
that barpluAand Omit her on the link of her bead
with the helicon, at elm win Win threatening to kit ck
her head off. Me believed aim was in danger of her
life front he vinlesce.—it append that some eine ine
the defendant use booed over to Inv lb. MUT towards
his wife, end the airdrome said they *Weld take
eoeiber averse with Lbw, by essilisi hies to the treed
ibill.--Natieseed to those image? bard Mow.

WHITCIIURCH CANONICORVII.
BURST TO DIATI4 A poor IRMA° Named
Elisabeth Hardy ba• beer burnt to death
in be' house ander the folluwiug circumstance..
Ou Monday eveniug • neighbor named Knight
Sae' Ler safe, but on the arrival of Mr. Stone
the postman, at the holm., on the 1-Ilowing memos
her body •aa found loon% tn • cinder. On Thurs-
day, an inquest was held i,efore the depot, coroner,
Mr. 8r05t,.,, when a verdiet of aocelental death sae
recorded.