The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-08-02 00:00:00

Somasetshire.

BATH. HUMUS/TOT COURT, Thursday.._
Before the jot's. C. F. D. Ceillard, Esq.—Major
George Frederick St. John came up for hie last
eternisation and order of discharge. The bankrupt
we. supported by Mr. Wilton, solicitor, and opposed
by Mr. Barrett*, solicitor. The registrar reported
that the debts of the bankrupt amounted to
£270 13e. 10d., while the suet' were nit, and that
be (the major)attributed his difficulties to the forced
role of some property of Lympetooe, Devooshire, by
the mortgagee,and also of property in Ireland. Mr.
Barrette, who appeared for Mr. Butt, wine merchant,
end Mr. Burgess, baker, stated that his grounds of
opposition were, first, that the bankrupt's debts it.
c-cded £3OO, several creditors having been omitted
from hie schedule; and. secondly, that he bad oon•
tracted big liabilities without any reasonable expo,.
tation of paying them. The bankrupt, in his exami-
ustion, stated that he had no settled income, and
lived upia the allowances of his relations. For the
last eight months lie bad known nothing whatever
about his affair& having been suffering from a
paralytic seizure. When be cams to Bath, two and
a half years ago, he had £2OO or £3OO in his pocket;
he had previously paid all his creditors in Exeter.
His lived first at a boarding-bouse, in the most
ecoortatioal way, as he was then only sure of £l6O
a year; but is December, 1861, receiving intelligence
that he VOA entitled to a legacy of £6OO, he took a
small famished cottage of Mr. Stothert, the rent of
which wan £9O the firat year, and /SO the second.
The legacy, however, turned out to be only £2OO,
.end that was paid in driblet& He had had two sons
•to get out into the world; one had to he sent to
India, which was an extra expanse, and the other
cams upon him for £7OO, which caused him to ntort.
gags his property in Devonshire. He considered
that property worth £lOOO ; but when the mortgage
foreclosed, and it was sold, it only realised OW,
sad all that he received sitar the principal, interest,
and expenses were paid, was £B4 Oa 4d., which
was applied by Mr. Hale. solicitor, to the payment
of wine of his debt.. At one time, the allowances of
his friends gays him an Moue of £250 ayes,; but
latterly be had only received £lOO a-year, owing to
the death of his miming. Before the property at
Lympstone was *old, he endeavoured to raise £2OO
upon it, for the porpoise of paying off the small debts
he owed in Bath; but be failed in getting the
mosey. He bad applied to his friends for means to
discharge than claims, but they declined to help him
at the present time. His wife hada pension of £2O,
be believed, from the civil list, for the distinguished
services of her father and her uncles. Mr. Barrett*
cositeaded that the mourns of the bankrupt's wife
most appear in the schedule, and that the case ought
to be adjourned to compel the bankrupt to file a
debtor and creditor account, which be had omitted
to do. irentaally, his Honor adjourned the rase,
with mowed protection, in order to enable the
beistrrept to furnish • sopplemen'al account of his
Melilla end expeaditere from the let January, 1863.
kiaterLillailLY (?) PAIITIDIL —About two months
ago considerable mischief was perpetrated on Bath-
... Mk-hill and neighbourhood, railings being throws
down, gates damaged, and knockers and bell handles
wrenched off. A reward of £6 was offered at the
time, by the Property Protection Society, for the
discovery of the offeeders; but the discovery was not
made, and it was generally believed that several fast
young gentlemen had been guilty of the senseless
raid. That belief has now been aubstentiated, and
we are happy to my that the depredators have been
found out We are informed that on Saturday night,
or rather on Sunday morning, three young fellows,
, who think themselves entitled to the name of gentle-
. mee, and imagine that they exhibit a fine love of
sport by damaging the property of other people, and
annoying reepeotable inhabitants, happened to be
detectad, whilst engird in • knocker and bell
handle deseroying expedition, by • gallant captain
upon whew door-bell they were praotlabeg. To
avoid the a:peeve they so richly deserved, these
worthies have made an apology for their misconduct,
have comeoted to present £5 to the Bath United
Hospital, and have undertaken to pay the cost of re-
pain the eight or nine knockers and bells they
=
*d off_ or injured,
STRUa.—Aocttiter.—On Thursday morning.
the ',tab July, an accident happened to • young man
aimed Rowley, at Masora Clark's factory, in this
village. It appears by some means the young man,
caught his hand in the machinery, and severely in.
jured his fingers. A. soon as possible after the ac.
cideat occurred, he repaired to the surgery of Dr.
Hill, which is eituuate,f but • abort distance from the
factory, and was immediately attended to by that

telentonl gentlentes.
W ELLINGTON. —AwrottY Runtime Dates.
On Thursday, July 28, an inquest was held at Bred.
ford, neer this town, on the body of Mr. John Free-
man, bead gardener at Heatherton-park. Mr. Free-
man was about to be married to Mrs. Bodley, land-
lady of the Blackbird Inn, Bradford. and was there
on Monday engaged in writing. Mrs. Hadley sew
him soddenly fell forwards, and on raising his heed
found something serious was the matter, and in less
thim flee minutes be was • corpse. Demised, who
was shout 65 yews of age, bad been in the service of
the Adair family for upwards of 40 yaws, and wits
highly esteemed by them end all who ham him.
A eerdict is maredsece with the facts was returned.
L A STONBURY. —Trr Darn& A man,
named Joseph Vincent, • tailor, of Glaatonbury.
Wm on Saturday, committed for trial at the
mama on • charge of stealing • number of title
-
deeds, the property of Mrs. Dix-will. • widow of
Vint town. The priapism and another man bed
astral to see the deeds, and after examining them
'returned the same. On • pretence the prisoner was
allowed togo into • beck room where they were kept,
And abetreited them. He was apprehended on
Friday at Glastonbury.
MIRACULOUS ERCATIL —OS Wednesday, 27th
'sly, as a farmer from Wick was driving home nine
or ten bulls through hingdslen•atrvat, loose, they
cameos peony quietly up to the market cross, when
they soddenly evinoed symptoms of insubordination.
One of then bolted into the chemist's shop at the
corner, and wee followed by • second, on which a
third was leaping. In a moment the consternation
of the neighbours was indomitable. One of the
animals milked behind the counter, and was stopped
by the boy from ersilkieg into the parlour. The
other two put their noses on the glees am on the
counter, lemmas the mark of the froth of their
months upon the glum But whet would seem
incredible to Mae, tbs rough customers allowed them-
selvos to be quietly coaxed out, but without so much
as creaking • glee or upsetting a bottle, or doing an
injury beyond the terrible fright which they caused
to the Welly and seighbours.
RADSTOCIL The difference between the
colliers of the Radserok and Mid/loaner Noirtrie
district and their meters does not appear to be any
seem settlemset. The men are encouraged to
nunneries, • lecturer being 'seat' amongst them to
discourse to them sive "Organisation and Combina-
tion." It is said that funds for their support are
pouring in more freely thee ever, so mach go that
this week they have been able to distribute as much
as £47 10e. in the following proportions each
lOL ; Int ohms boys, Bs. ; second class
ditto, 6e.; third ohm ditto, 4e. ; fourth class ditto,
2e. each.
CHARD. BOROUGN PoLice, Monday—Before
W. Sadler, Esq.—Jesse Brake, lace-hand, in the
employ of Meow& Wheatley, was charged by Mr.
Catfoird, manager, with leaving ha work without
proper notice.—Committed to gaol for 21 days' herd
labour. —James Elworthy was also charged by Mr.
Calked for • similar offeecis.—Defendant promised
to return If Mr. Cstford would overlook the offense,
which he promised to do. —Dismissed on paying
ow* in
FROME —At the petty sessions held here hist
week before the Earl of Cork, Mr. Georg* Jelly, a
pig-cilLeler, preferred • charge of assault against Mr.
Edwin Gunning. of Lullingtoo, farmer. Mr.
Ourrnieg having complained that • pig sold to him
by Jelly was unsound, the letter went to the de-
featist's farm to look at the animal, and then
denied that the pig objected to bad been sold by
him to Mr. Gunning. An altercation ensued, and
the complainant alleged that be was severely beaten
by Mr. Gunning, and was obliged to be down and
send for • medical man. Mr. Coombs, of Book.
legion, was sent for, and upon arriving, be was told
that Jellyres drunk, and be therefore treated the
matter lightly. Tim defendant stated that he had
need
only sulkiest violence to eject Jelly from his
premises, and witames were called to prove that
the complainant had only been struck opus. Mr.
Coombs, the surgeon, also stated that he oonsidered
the oomplsimuit was drunk on the occasion referred
to, pod that his illness wee feigned. The Beath
tined the defendant 2s. and costs, statist/ that there
bad .been faults on both sides; but they wandered
that Mr. Coombs was in error, or supposing that
Jelly•wee intoxicated.
TEMPLE CLOUD,_—Prrrir Ramona (Before
Mans. .iptsk7 Welk 140611. and Naish,
justiga)—ffismued Senterell was convicted of
drunkenness and rioting &Meow Magna Oddle/lowe'
fete, and dried Hie, sad ss. 63. tions.—Coeselius
Knight, Beejamin Flower, and Stephen Box were
charged with having • swamis, epos their premises
at Tiarrebury. In *ominous*, of an inisnoslity is
the brocading, the eases wen adjourned. -.-G•orgo
Gulliford, of Midsciener Norton, was mot to prison
for 14 days' hard labour as en idle and disorderly
PS°OOO. IR IiSTRIC hi. children chargeable to the
perish. (Wilford who is • repulsive looking
character, richly deserved six maths. He hes
several children under the age of eight yam, and
hi is continua Marion Was wholly without food.
Thar pianism rolled forth the sympathy
of the neighluourbooi, and the sorgomat of police
kindlf afforded an asylum in his house to an islets,-
t4ngi,l (tie CTI, "0 M the family, found in Um strait
in t • middle of the night. 'This man might any
clay ha found in one of the low beer shops at "Itas•
generally drunk. The family has since been trisa.
tarred to Um elution Unice Workhouse. *he" their
aneenrenos is altered for the bat _Hien Food, of
Churt" lhodif), mos onannitted to "so for fear-
wood teen da1:4441' IN; stooling a punkt ad 2i
s° the property of
sessioss. "h" cases wets turned over to the mixt
1.1 SHEPTON lIALLET.—Tns Ilnottswice
'—The Ant gassral outing of this WOW, took

place • short time since, under the most favourable
carcumstaneea. At the time for startiog for Wm.-
minster. Sleight, about 150 of the members sod their
friends assembled at the top of the town, where ten
wagons were in remake's' to convey them to the
beautiful spot. They were headed by the Union
band, in Mr. Barrett's break, and diaries their ride
of about four miles these young musicians tended to
raise each spirit to plemure's pitch. On their
arrival they scattered themselves over this elevated
incloeure of 150 soiree, some climbing the summit,
while other, sought the grateful shads. At half-
, past four the pleasant party sat down to an stoellent
tea, to which they dii ample justice,. After this
cricket, dancing, kiss-in-the-ring, and many inno-
cent games were indulged in. The parties were re.
conveyed home in the evening, when three hearty
cheers were given fur Joeeph Allen, Esq. Much
credit is due to the committee for their untiring e'er-
Lions, and to the libenility of Mr. Briukworth, the
occupier of the Sleight
EXCURSION TO W RYIIOI7TIL —OR Monday, 25th
July, the excursion train for Weymouth was well
patronised, the carriages being literally crammed by
old and young. especially (min the neighbouring
villages of Oak bill, Cromombe, Doulting, Everoreech,
Ike. A great number went by this excursion,
thinking from the previous notice given by the
railway authorities that this would be the last during
the present summer, but shortly after tbe train left
bills were in circulation announcing that they
would ran such trains every Monday till late in
September neat,
8011ERTON.—Fic-nic.—On Thursday, the 2rtth
of July, • barge pic-nic party from this and the
neighbouring town of Glastonbury, Lang port, South
Pethertoe, Crewkerne, fix., met on Midney Hills, a
very picturesque spot, about • mile distant, belong-
ing to Colonel Pinney, M. P. Unfortunately about
Sr. o'clock a storm of rain came on, which prevented
all further out door amusements of that day ; but
not to be out-done by the weather, the party
adjourned (by the kind invitation of Mr. F. Farmer)
to a very commodious barn of his, which happened
to be then empty. Dancing and other amusements
were kept up Lill the dawn of day, when the com-
pany eeparated highly phoned with the evening's
entertainmest The 25th (Scrincirton) Rifle Cris
brass hand was in attendance, which added greatly
to the evening', entertainment.
BRADFORD. Iloisi M ISSIONARY 80CIZTY.
On Tuesday afternoon, the 25th of July, the claims
of this society were advocated at the Independent
Chapel, Bradford, by the Rev. W. Gripby, of the
Tabernacle, City -road,Loodon, the anniversary of the
chapel being celebrated at the same time. In the after-
noon Mr. Grigsby preached to • large congregation,
(ruin Luke xi. 13, after which a numerous
company sat down to tea, under awning, which had
been erected by the aide of the chapel, and the
entire profits of which were devoted to the society's
funds, the whole of the provisions being presented
by,ladies residing in the neighbourhood. After tea,
brief addressee were delivered by the Rev. Mr.
Gamma', home miarionary of the neighbourhood,
and the Rev. J. Le Couleur, of Wellington. At
seven o'clock, Mr. Gripby preached asecond sermon
from 1 Samuel xis, 6. The day's proceedings
realised nearly £lO.
TA U NTO N. —lifs Limo re BURR ma. —A dan-
gerous practice has lately been indulged in by a
number of youths—a practice which, it may be
hoped, has been cbecked by the timely interference
of the local magistrates. A. few boys lately set on
lire hedge, and dry gram, in the vicinity of the
Priory grounds, and allowed the Mimes to spread
without attempting to check their progress. One of
the lads was fined on Wednesday by the magie-
trate., and on Thursday another youth, named Jennie
Sherrie, ware fined 6a, for the like offence._

IMPUDENT HONNIRT OP • TILL.-011 Thursday,
at the Guildhall, three lads, two of whom were
brothers, named Wyatt, aged respectively nine, mix,
and seven years, were brought up before Mr.
Badoock, charged with having entered the shop of
Mr. Robert NVoodliall. Higlarreet, and stolen
money from • till. The robbery had been effected
in a very cunning and impudent manner by the pri•
sonars, against whom, though so very young,
previous convictions were recorded.—Benianded.
T•01ITON •ND BRIDOW•TEILRIPLII CORP/L—Tbe
annual competition for the challenge cup, presented
to the above corps by Captains Sanford and Poor,
took plane on the ground of the Taunton Corps, on
Friday. It was last year won by the Bridgwater
Corps, but this year our rifles retrieved their lost
laurels by recovering it from their opponents. It
was shot for by picked men from each corps, and
Private Allied Court bringing the highest number of
points of the winning party, he has the honour of
keeping ?emersion of the coveted prise for a twelve-
month.

_
WELLS.—Captain Joldle, M.P., arrived in One
city on Friday with his family, and purposes residing
here for some month,.
THI CATIUDII•I...—It is rumoured in Well that
it is the intention of the Department of Science and
Art, to 1111•11 Ow oasts taken of the whole of the se-
keine north-western buttresses of the Cathedral, in-
eluding all the sculptures, mouldings, set-offs sad
decorative carvings. Also, that two of the Injurer'
seats of the choir of the Cathedral are to be deposited
in the South Kensington Museum; these were re-
nkeed frem tour proper places when the building
was restored, and cannot now be used. They am
among the moat beautiful example of wood-carving
the country
STOGURrE7—sLe Cetnice.—Extensive re-
pairs and restorations are now in progress in the
old Norman church of St Andrew, in this pariah,
from designs of Mr. John Norton of Luidoe,
architect, by Mr. W. Brock, of Br:istol, builder,
under the superintendence of Mr. G. Salome, the
clerk of the works. The repairs of the tower mid
spire are nearly completed. The latter has bees
re-cased and covered with lead as before, the hums
ellengthen,d, and the old Normau windows opened
and restored to their original dimensions; also the
lord the tower surmounted by a treceried parapet
el
Bath stone. A Norman east window of three
lights, to be tilled with stained glass, has been
erected in the chancel, and several other new
windows in the nave and south transept The funds
for the restoration are estimated at about £4,000.
' WESTLEIGH. Lear Yea'. Gwen-tom,
Bzweax.—The following amusing epistle, from a
young lady evidently anxious to get married, was
received the other day by one of the young men of
th is neighbourhood —"1864 —Leap Yew. —Das 8 ir
—Being informed by a friend much older the;
myself that it was the custom when site was young
to make use of the privilege of Leap Year, I now
take the opportunity it affords, and beg your atten-
tion to a few words, and request that after due con-
sideration you will return an answer, breaking the
sentiments of your mind about reserve. -You
may be sure I have • great regard for you, how far
yours extend towards me remains to be proved. I
am considered very good looking, sod flatter myeell
that with other good qualificstioos I may be amiable
in ;our estimation—aak yourself a few questions. If
perfectly satisfied perhaps you will soospt of this
offer. Remember this is the advantage—so
says my old friend. If I am wrong let the matter
reek keep yonr counsel and I will keep mine. lino
answer on the subject I shall consider myself at
liberty to pop the question eliewbere.—Yet believe
me. deer Sir, your., H. Provable."
BUCKLAND ST. MARY.—Tim SaCOIID Gooier.
FINSTIVAL for tbe deanery of Crewkome took place
at the Church of Bookland St. Mary on Thursday,
July 28. A very large number of the priecipal
emidests of the neighbourhood were attracted to
the village—primarily to attend the choral service;
and soundly to inspect the church, which, as our
readers are aware, has been renovated at the sole ex-
penesoftherector,the Rev. J. Isnot The belle albs
parish church rang merrily during the morning, and
the villagers were overly astir in decorating their
booms. From the wisdoers'of many of the cottages
gage were reepeeakie, and flowers and evergreens
were efully arresged around the doorways. The
Rev. K Lame, with his aocasionied liberality,
threw open his horse, sod hospitably entertained
every one who celled upon him. The entrance to
the rectory from the church was spanned with an
sue of *rupees and flowers, upon the stuninit of
able • spiritual text was arranged in laurel leaves.
Over the entrance to the church was also an arch of
ervions and flowers. The members of the choirs,
eurnring about 150, assembled shortly after 10
o'clock to rehearse the service, under the leadership
of the association secretary, the Rev. G. J. Bloom-
field. The following were the choirs premed, with
their respective strength •—Bookland, 20; Winthate,
14' Dowlish, 17; Whitesta. unto°, 4; limiest/or, 22;
• 3; Shepton Beauchamp, 2; Hambridge,
114; Coombe fit Nicholas, 20; Seavington, 12;
Minton, 3; Dlerriot, 8; South Petherton, I —total,
100. Admission to the church in the morning was
°beaked by ticket, and by eleven o'clock the whole of
tieseetswereoccopied. Theclerier formed themselves
Into a proosesios at the entrant* pike, and entered
the aura at the south-west door. The choirs, 00
their sneering the church, song the processional
luien. Prayers were intoned by the RAW. E.
Harshest vicar of Slierborne. The lemons were reed
by the Rev. J. Lowe and the Von. Archdeacon
Garbs*. of Chichester. The company, at the out-
elusion of the service, wended their way to • field
at the beak of the rectory, where an admirable re-
tention had been kid' out, under on. of King's
specious marquees, by Mr. Gully, of South Pother-
ton About MO mimes, including the thorn.
partook of the rehation, which was exoellerat both
in quality and quantity. Tits Rev. J. Lance, the
rector of the perish, occupied the chair. The after-
noon service °miaowed at half-peat four o'clock.
The Rev. E. Hereto& again intoned, and the
luso= were reed by the Rev. H. Bard and the
Rev. Prebendary Coles. The Rev. Prebsodary
Maokernent, -viols of Bonitos, the aftereue
Met, selected as his text St. Luke xi. 32,
meet that we should make merry and be
ro;:rzon which he founded • very impreenve
BRISTOL—Toe Darius Houses.—Mr. George
Mallet, the originatoriesd sustainer of the Orphan
liouses on Aehley Down, se all Bristol knows,
dothes, feeds, lodges, nurses and educates over a
Akensuad orphans who have lost both La rests by
lielith—the exact number on the 26th it
. ay learei
I,lllll—eed for the proper homing sod Usomeg
smadthene istierleineal Ashley aodpoirerithZinswimochildreohoussehe besot
imilmlicas, respectively owe, two sad

three. The maintenance of the orphans and th,
other works in which he is engaged cost unman)
about 2-20,000, and for this large sum Mr. Mullin
depends entirely upon voluntary contribute's, not
one of whom be Over asks for a single penny. 501,
scriptions arrive daily from all parts of England
Ireland and Scotland also contributes largely. Tin
fame of the New Orphan bosses, indeed, appears t..
have mad* its way to every part of the world, and
some of the donors send, besides money, all aorta of
articles of jewellery, La, which are afterwards wild
for the benefit of the institution. Al present thenis ,
aocommodati,n in the three bosses for 1.150
orphans; and Mr. Muller proposes to build two more
houses, Noe. 4 and 5, so that he may accommodate
2,000 orphans. Up to May, in 1663, he had es•
peniled in connection with the budding fund
£43,756 9i. 10.1 , and he is now raising £50.000
more for the erection of the new bowies. He had ii,
hand on the 26th of May nearly £20,000 towards the
£50,000 required, and he intends to commence the
erection of Na. 4 "when there shall be 5'25.000 in
hand," that M, when be shall hare received about
1:5,700 inure than be has now.