The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-02-26 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY' 26, 1878.

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readmit& Smith, aterding momry at Wlmbonnt. 2
calandat months and 5 yaws in • Reformatory School •
Bin 244°dIvY, amactlt at Thorno,mbe and Bridport,
weeks ; Eliza Bond and Eliza Ahlw,tt, rogue and
vagabond at Portland, and Amy Sullivan, nealing an
won at Win:thorns, 1 c.dendar month chch ; Chzr:es
Brown, stealing a shirt at Loden., 21 days hard
labour; George Jackman, rogue and vagabond at
Weymouth. Richard Frampton, stealing a hammer
at Caron Abbas, Caroline Ro'nrts, Ntlry Ann White,
and Annie Cialliford, idle and dimorderly at Wey-
mouth, William Jenning, steAling money at Portland.
John Thotnaa and J.tin Wihiasw, vagrancy at Wey-
mouth, 14 clays each.

result kad hese that where the Gaudier in September
ICI were reliemet 2,311, ;in Sept..mher PM they relieved
rolY Lela beiug • re luctis ~f I now u t one p
cent. of the p .pulatk are ',input.. T.,. reetait !Lid
boo olltaMed so lay pes (1.4.,ydi sus w ira vare with iut
• 'angle case of Lardshtp ari.ing. All these Ind...tees
went far to mt thlisli it.,. fact th st thr al.plicstmit .1( t'm
! workhouse test t-ad. 11 a delre iit in tba
I number of clailumit* for poor relief 1 anv sort in the
saute union, or, in other eark. they show ..11.!11.006,/ of
out-door ropers are eases not of utterly ddlig ei! and
neceensitous ern% hut the woke., idle, or frs.lll2l cut.
I who
.ore encoors,gui to spoly for it '.3r the for
obt it. TI.. Ira+ emsideratil s•rengthe ti
an irl of • vi .ac.. to whicU he [...8el their •ttention,
and a hie. from • 0,111..(1.11 of different unions
30' ihel them in asserting that roughly so..skiiig the
on, taut tiE neuPeriou nut' union bieresses with the in- :
CP' .10 of cot dor relief. ills err no: s-epsrod den,
that theoretically and perhaps in the abstract, with mit- '
do 1r relief might),, the bvt if it could be conducted with
sufficient gnarant.e for its prows a lusini.tration. It
owohd.l rather • confess: n of weakness to have ti admit
that we are uncle to relived destitution wi.hr•ut hroaking
into all family asa..istions, and without at Ms rine time
laving ourselves open to any :on Mut of Wiper tin, But
olds appeared to be the frt. They had at oresent one
of the conditions of success. The Bret necessity was the
Very •trictisal supervision Mai caviler into the :minutest :
details of the mcaas eel re•aurceS of every applicant,
includ ng his receipts from private emrity. It w. the
most striking h edam of tie only io 'its ho koew et
Present srhere out-doov rebel was a complete suee
ZINEII-1,1. a municipality in Germally, Willi al, eit
inhabitant.% until some such system of sup.rvidon,, ao mu
force there I. sjoptati here, he had 0,1 hesitation in soy-
ing out-door relief created more evil. than it coml.
Ineremed expen.e of the poordsers for every penny added
to the rates btiped to reduce to pauterisus many who
before were but on the verse of it; while there was also
the moral discouragemeut which followed whets the
prudent and thrifty dis,vered tiny were not better off
Owl their improvident Iteiglabours. In {lapel., of their
aniertiona, the lecturer quoted as authorities Mr. Portal,
the Local Gelarutueat Board. the COattnivala in
Friendly Societies. Mr. Fawcett. and Smiles. In
conclusion he said : But what was the prectic
lesson ttiey eitould gat or front all that. They had
na system of ca-operation lvowsen the gatrdiaas and
the distributors of prim's, charity. and n complete system
of supervision is out of the sliest lon. Our present It diev•
ing officers' districts brim: ii dirge and the Ott, rk
thrown upon them r &Med Attendauce es,
c Ale :tors. taking dB their time. They found thsos
that the only prac• lc at sy•tust they could work upon o.
the application of the workhouse test, which bad answered
so remarkalgy well in all eases, where it had ma
properly tried, whether in Metropolitan, Mosufsidtuii
or A:molt-x.l And that tent e-et quit .
initillent to meet the ordinary state a *traits. Sp...jai
times of emergency such AI (Mittel during the lAneasitire
Cotton famine, or the distrem occasioned by the strikes in
South Wales, must 'ii course be dealt with by excepti aal
" measures. These matter., however, must he kit to the
gradual growth of knowledge and wisdom In the
community at large. It lathe slaty of the guardians to lie
careful that their administration of the Poor Law shall
not by a kindly-meant, but, mistaken I-omen lice oursue
thugs) thrifty and industrious habits, which it,, theme:at
interest and duty to promote_
The PILIMIDIENT thanked Mr. L ck for his ahle anti
exhaustive lecture. It evidence Ihe had a most
thorough knowledge of his subject, and the winding.
up remarks he would cordially recommend to the
notice of all guardian.. (Ilea., hear.)
The Vrct•Paustorxr reminded hie 'hearers that,
aithowb the county of Nwset ishrht rem to stand in
s somewhat dishonourable condi i so resrards pau-
perism yet it must be borne in mind this was a purely
agricultural county ; and of late yerire there ii ii 'eon,
• migration of labour, leaving the old and infirm to
swell the ranks of plopeiisto. The et.-Aker alp,
advocated In Irnteor agencies to supplement the work
of the relieving officers. Reverting to, friendly socie-
ties, the speaker said they were not only of a most
miscellaneous but also of • most distrustful character,
and he believed eventually they would have tot be
Government-guaranteed. For himself, he had vdry
little doubt that • stricter administration of the isslr-
low would not only be beneficial to the ',aye., of ic,or-
rates but also to the poor themselves, and that by
Inning the line still tighter all classes would le
taught to know that by their own exertions they must
maintain themselves and those who in the course iif
nature might be rendered dependent upon them.
Several member. spoke upon the subject, and a v,•to
of thanks to the lecturer for his able paper was carried
with acclamation.

brotherhowis is that trick beethren are eti vrith
ardetanoe in the time when they are disabled or laid
wider by sicknem, so that lie receives, weekly, muter
nee.. Quite true, be paid that miner, Via only
mifficient to maintain hinaelf and faultily in his
receives his own lack but in order that the aick Day
a:cit.
fund tnav be properly • lininisteroL a sick ihte
is *Nadi:gel—% brother who sympathises with dis-
tress and suffering. No one whom he knen, **se
bettor qualified than Brother Oliver, awl to' him he
presented 110 eloctimiilated cruet on behalf of the
4pp1000.0
Dr. peon. Oalliferd wm charged with being
Faux's GIRL —On Fri tar last, before Dr. Drew. and
disorderiy on the Roilwell.rowl, she being • prootitutc.—
• Bartlett found her using disgusting lanitu*lnut
quarrelling with another girt over • marina-14 days
imprisonment
SIFITVIT orr TO Pawn. —A servant named Malian
Hall miss SUMII/01101 on Friday h,,forg De. Dee.s, Mr. B.
Hopkins. and Dr. fibutwul, jar benkch of the Pawn.
1 broker's Act.-11r. Vick..ry eznasned that Mr. Gibbs had
inforniel a constaide that defendant bad left with hl.i •
cot I chn, value £3 10t. which hal been offered bbn for
• and she had mated 'be came from Mrs. Smith,
of Wyk., but it was found Mrs. Lays had sent hey—Mr.
Gibbs dammed that defendant did not know what sbe
want...d for it, and next stated she would sell it for fit or
64. Os teeing it he fiulail it gold. sad worth Ns. t, ninz,
when he refused it. sent for the police., and after. saying
Mrs Smith. of Wyke, hs.l e.ott her, she admitted lira.
leivs had told her to Plmise It.—Mons. Lye said he cove
1:3 10s. for the chain. about 10 years ago, and be load given
no authority for it to be plolvd —Defendant explained
that Mm. Lie had sent her to pledge it in the name of
Mrs. Smith, for she (Yrs. Leg.) said she wanted the
money to go and see her mother, who was dangerously
ilL—Superintendent Vickery dated that halted given Dirs.
leys 10a by her boshamte instructions a s4ort time
before, so that she could not be short of money.—
Mrs. Leys deposed that she had asked her husband for •
sovereign to go and Me her mother ; but ha refused, and
she sent her servant to the pawnshop telling her to give
the name of Mrs. Smith.—Dr. Drew told the servant she
hail committed an offeuce in giving a wrong nano, for
which also wan liable to he puniahed : but the inagistrates
accepted the explanation, and, ...ha was only wrong
out the insSinctions of her mistreat, she wool] he dia
wised—She most always triesk the truth when she went
again to the pawnshop. The Doctor wiled that the girl
left the c out without a stain on her character, and
continued that Mr. Gibbs had carrimi on his business in a
straightforward manner, and he was glad there are honest
men in such • trade.

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Teaup., JOIE. TIIC WELSiI DlSTllltee.—Ou Saturday.
before Mr. W. Talbot and sty „y.s. miikdok were
brought up Joan Themes and Mos Williams, charged with
bezging.—P.C. Carter heti found them in Trinityatreed,
where a woman told them to go the Union, but they
refused, saving they should have to work there. On &dog
searched, Ilid was found on one, and lon the other.—
Witnesses named Barton and Ktynes corroborate4.—The
prisoners declared they had been iron-workers, but owing
to there being no orders for iron, there was no work for
them, and 7.000 were out of work from Mr. Crawshay's
only, and 4.000 in one place—The Bench did sot see the
use of their coming down here, and Mr. Arden reminded
them that Mr. Crawshay had been a very good toliater,
but the men threw him over, it was not the case that he
threw theta over —The prieonent admitted that Mr
Crawshity had been a good Ma.ter.—Supt. Vickery said
there WAS no excuse for the .urn hogging, they could get
a pound of 'tread in the moroto,, and a Intend at nicht,
and tr bed at the Union. No 1•41 A than LI Is. had leen
paid the Mendicity tctetv in a month to Me. Borch
f tr re itttf to vagrant* who pawed thn.uch this town
Sentenced to Ways' bard —Tne teen did not look
01.11 thin, Iva had • good variety of victuals with v.v..,
and they dodged the p threaten, so that he only caudht
theta t.y Putting on Plain clothe..

THE UPPER TEN AT THE THEATRE.
The enormous confinences of the "nolslity ant gentry"
of We mouth
rivalled which need to eignalise the appearance on
our stage of Captain Cultle and his company, was
on Thursday and Friday evenings, when another
yen, distinguished and talented party of actors and
actresses hal donned the sock and buskin, and used their
lute and abilities to delight their compaire. The gather.
end fashion wee in the interest of a moat
vativaide inetitution. that Royal If ...pit.' of Wetw„oth
which it always ready to receive the sufferer on the very
shortest notice, or none at &IL T., our mini this wee one
of the happint featuree of the brilliant gatherings—that
the profit.; thereof were devoted to the eau e of suffering
hum mite, and we hope that • large sum will reward the
eff„,,is of the very many who cialabourel for the enter-
tainment and comfort of the assemblies. That our
esereetic t,,,,,,5man, Mr Wheeler, had the charge of
publimhing the matter was a guarant, that it would It;
well done end that everybody concerned would know,
while that he wee t arrange far the ',eating of everybody
in the places chosen gave confidenee that the beet would
I.e done for all, and so the reetilt proved, for writing at
the close of the whole we may at once state that the
utmost satisfaction prevelled. The police had laid
down rules for the proosnion of carriages, which
came down Mt. Nicholaa-etreet and passed right
through and out into Rt. Edmund-street, and the men
tnl-1 at wani.ted by some military non-corns., Performed
their rather delicate reek en well that no obstruction
a very aatisfactory result conaidering that about
,11'...,TTP.1 were paiteed through the etreeta four time..
Tic I,avhlic. nf eviree, gather.' to see the carriages and
ner-insnis, Niehnli..street presented that
til-e man...ranee which is no rare there. and which, if it
s,ise fi.epiently recurrent, well I al:Olden the heart of
Mr Needs.,
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On 'ii tint. we (mind the Theatre full from floor to
ry. even the planes close to the w.el eel Port, being
althnugh them., eon only he silwaine4 at an acute
merle. a sight of the Ware. Newts' all the nit and the
front row of the gallery wet .10•0.4.11 to snows awns, and
was fillet with beautiful ant elegantly dressed
attended hy g.ittleinen of the highest. rank, in 'our
district. The vie.e of the "house" in itself "'to, worst,
end no. .114111 to be forgotten. N v sill the
middle Oasis fail to he present, bin solidly barked up the
rank and f •hc front vows. so that any whores..
late hal much difiletetv in gettint any Anne, of seeder
On Thneeln, the pleres were "Swwthearts" and
cmiemine." the A....meters ?wing taken by )(nor A. R.
Rislennt. R 5 A . Maio, M C. Nevelt R A. Captain P.
C. Gill, R A , Contain 51. L. Lacy. R A.. Mr A.
Smith, the Flonnnrahle Lady fichright. and Mem. Walker.
Wheres tarmae drama turns An the affection for each
',tem{ a donor No.hooto Oh. ff n Lade Schright) and
If arrs. spreadlirne (Major M. C N..wall, R. A.,) leing h 411 ssi
for • time in attaining their uninn nein: ti H iris going
abroad ami -1. n.• showing ten much reserve. The Porting
scene is laid in • garden (and even. prett• one we. mule
up An the Wage). and thew exehanze Bowers Nit no
renm.rsts. The second set brings us on At veers, end now
Jenny I. eldsolv, aolhoc loved one absent, en that
when she finis her mild Kate (Mrs. Millet.) in diffieelty
and distrees sheen her lover Tom, she gives her tender
adviee to be kind to him. Harry returns and elderly
trentleman, and after muttial explanations, the cone.° of
true love at last runs sinnoth. The acti,g of each was
eapitod., and won immense applause. Lady Sehright
being especially artistic., and excellent either am • young
damsel or the means wise 16,1 Y. Mrs. Millai• was
charming. Melee Nswall an earnest young lover, and
better still as an elderly gentleman. Cant. LwaY well
!ninth's' his part. This gentleman al. sang "The Two
Obasliahr " en well that he had to reappear, when he again
won applame for " Bejainin Bunk. The farce was
"('hissllin.," and hive Larkspur (Major ?thresh) •
scolptor, tries to win Kate (Mrs. Millais) and is likely to
win her, only her guardian and uncle Dr. Stonecrop
(Xf Rideout) a neat lover of the floe arts, resolves that
the young man shall prove he Ins not mistaken his
vocation by pc-mincing a masterpieee. Ito Procurer a
model of Alexander the Great, hut Kra Piper, a servant
(well played by Lady Sehright) Is so unfortunate as to
break the model. !Annear is hopeless till he gets his
servant Trotter to act the mnsicl, and hence conies • d —4
of fun, Captain Leroy. who acted Tritter, convulsing
the audience by his "aside" movements and utterances.
The connnissour is very pleased with the " statute
bin wants to chip it into an anticrie. an I makes hole
through it, and Trotter of course is alarmed. Some funny
inanceuvring carries them all through to the satisfaction
of St. inecrop, the uncle, until Trotter being left alone
with some drink, manages to get drunk, and on the
return of the rent there is a - and discovery, surprise,
InUtnel ex planet ion., forgiveness's', and everybody happy,
amidst roars of fun.
The theatre was again foil on Friday night, similar
sorangements to thries of Thenglay having been eettalle
imecessfill The first piece was Ton Taylor's commie—
" Still Waters run Deep," with the following excellent
east :
Mr Potter . Cpt. S. L Lacr. R.A.
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Mr. Mfllmay

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Capt. H1...W(7
Mr. lAnff.ord

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major A. IC R.4la.ut. R.H.A.
9.4 pt. r G. GM. R.H.A.
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Mr. Markham... r. .
Gimlet Mr. WI. Mackintosh, R.A.
Jeseng ... Capt. Jowly'', B.A.
Mrs. Millais,
Mn. Hector . ternhold . ... Hon. Lady Sehright.
The scene opens in • garden, where Mr. Miidrnay, •
calm Yorkebireman, is enjoyinx the pleasures of nature
and home in his horticulture, and at that time is painting
a trellis. Such quiet happiness does not seem enough
tor Mrs. Mildiner, who deplores to Mrs. Sternhold (Lady
Seliright) her lark of power to interest her Engine':
even by reading Tennyson. Mrs. Sternhold haa •kw
opinion of quiet Mililmay, and utters it, in his hearing:
but he makes no sign. Mrs. Millais admirably itwire,,d
sister. Mrs. Wambold, the superior woman, a Ma
excellentl sustained by Lady Sehright The villain is
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'hette'ru7esle a capital m YielPWfouf fussy the disams anted wife. and Mr.
Potter old gentleman, ruled by his
Captain Ilawksley, • floater of bubble companies, who,
having been loved by Mrs. Sternhold, aim his power over
her to get some thousand pounds of the family's money
invested In his "Inexplosible Galvanic Boat" scheme,
which Is to supersede steam, at the same time he basely
mess on the young wife's disappointment, and seeks to
supplant her husband, and also obtain Mildinse.e innhog.
Mrs. Sternhold's keen jealousy discovers the scheme and
she resole., to overset It: meanwhile Mrs. Mil itton
g through isgonies between her sense of right and
the ainlaciaus temptation. With wd•ked neskness
neglects In guard hereelf ; bet Mr.. S ernnold reeealt: her
to herself, sinuhes bar int, submission. and meet,
Ilawkslev. That ellen: 'le audaciously cool, threatens to
Toit,li.ii Mr.. Stainhelii's letters, ea.t dm:lsola that
Ibid.'s'. money shell. through Mrs. SoirnholTsinfluenr •
be invested in the "bubble company." Maior Hideout's
representation id the aardonie villi in was most artistic,
and he appears :nester of the sitastion as the curtain falls
nn the first act. In the second Mra Bternbold tries to
get mildewy to save her: but as she at once Imperious
and oses.ecutious, be warms her that if he it not to live
any authority in his house, he ref uses our responsibilty,
and she haying the authority, Lies!, take the risk.
Mildusay is not so etupid as he seems, bays Mr. Putter's
shtses in the bubble a:, par, and quietly meet& Hawkaley.
The latter sensiainientillc diecriptiou of the matter.
wherein his political e.oonotny seems to ignore
nu special interests, destroying Liverpool, Bristol.
Hull, be, is calmly argued against by Mod.
may, who requests Hawksley, to repurchase the
shares at per. Of course this is refused, but Mildmay
reveals his knowledge of the Previous forger's;
and extorts from him not only the money but also the LS
letters from Mrs. Sternhold, in order to glee them her.
The scene between the two men was meet enthralling. in
Mildmey. of course, se the hero, Major Newell was trium-
phant ; hut Major RideouCe conception and rendering of
idselnaley was as near perfection as can could wish. The
third At was, of mars., the dims% returning 'be -LINO
to Mr. Potter, and her letters, sealed, to Mrs. Sternhold,
that very cool bend, Mildmay, showed how self-control
and patinnos generally are associated with etren.rth, and
he becomes master of his house anti household, the
superior Mrs. Sternhold, confessing his stray.
More admirable still was his reconciliation with his elf e,
who h al been weak for • time, bat II sired to be kept
from balis,. an I oh., is delighted to lean on so strong an
*nu and will. The final fames are disturbed hy the dering
vlllaiu Haiekslay. who is infind at every point, alter
challenging Mildtusy, renames his offer to draw lots for •
Weird an-I unloaded pistol the way, to our tenet this
offer of Mildmay is* weak point in the play. paladin
another forgery of Illewkinley a Is brought home to Mei
and he is taken off to custody, and the compkti;
..cces, of qaiet Kildmay on all points proves
that "Still waters ran deep." Tee impersnuition of the
fussy, bet timid, quiet-doven r, and overheat/ Potter, by
Captain Lucy. was Inset anrising and well sustained. and
the other act...,, were folly up to their parts. The two
Lobe. of coarse were Unl•nruLlly admired, their tells.,
being m ingest. an I we have not seen profe.,joiyas who
would have done better than Mrs. Millais and Lady
&bright. It may be needlsss, lest we nil •Id that the
dresses, so-mes, and other properties sere first-rate.
The fun of the evening was at it.. height • little later,
when the— farce of "Ares Belle" was Plas ed. This was
the cast :
Pitcher (in tke Polies) ...C.Otaln S. de Is- Istcr.
Toner (Is the Grenadiers)...Midor A. K. Rdeint, S.M.&
Chalks Milkman)... ...Captain inseam ILA.
Mrs. Croaker (the Ylastie —lira
Penelopsittba Area Belle)...Kok Lady Lady Sehright
Every waturore know, the run of thie popular fare%