The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-02-24 00:00:00

D °roc t ob t r r.
DORSET ADJOURNED SESSIONS.

An adjourned sessions forth. purpose of further eon.
eiderin* the provisional order for dividing the county
Into Hit/lit/ay districts, under the Ncw Higliivey Act,
WU held at the County Hall, Dorchester, on Tuesday
lan. The following nivgistratesivrere prowent

The Lord Po , Chairmen.
Jew: PLexim. EN., I.lepety Chairman.
3..1. Perriuharsen, Eq. IW. T. Cox, EN,
Jol te,Good,ten, E-1.0. T. Bullock, P.N.
Aegextu. F.oder, keg. Rogrnahl Thornton, EN.
Csooin 14.anintt. Featherstonhaugh,
w. P. Okeden. EN. ....4‘.--•
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J. J. Farquharson, jos., - ix. r.
Rev. J. H. A Iselin.
W 1,17., Lambert. Esq. Rev. W. C. Hingham.
H. Bingham, Req. Rey. .1. Illennerhassett.
H. C. (sodden, Eel. Rey. J. T. Hines.
John Itry cc, Fd.l. Augnstua C. Foster, Esq.
F.dward 11eaths11. Fart., qualified to act u a magi's
trete for this county.
The first buidnets was the consideration of a petition
'or the separation of a magisterial district, hot the
Chairman said that as this question vu settled in the
negative st • large meeting of the magistrates at
Mandford, they could not go hack to the question that
day. The petition WILA accordingly ref need.
The Rev. Hr. Austen brought forward the question of
Tensed 'Farnham and Tollard RoyaL The former WWI
in Elneret, and the latter in Wilt., and aoserding to th•
Ad 01011 • with was aitusted in two counties, the
pigich wee to be united to the district in which the
eleurch was situated. Nov the rhumb of Tollard Royal
artarlfollard Farnham 1•411 in Wilt., and Lord Rivers's
iruire wee that the parish should belong to Wilts.
Lord PORTMAN said that Tollud Farnham and Tollard
Royal were two parishea. although the inhabitants of
the former, having no church, went to the church of the.
latter. Wilts was not in • position to take Tolland
Farnham into a district, as the Act would not be
applied to that county this year, and therefore if Tollard
Farnham were, not taken into Dorset, it would he left.
.it. Hereafter, by them-mune of both eountiu. Tollard
Farnham might be taken into a distlict in Wilts if it.
were thought daairsble. _

Kr. RAlnt et attended on the part of the inhabit.ta
of the tithing of Renville, in the perish of Corepornhe.
The pariah of Cal.combe connoted of three tithing.—
ff ...tomb... Renville, and 31apperton. These three
tithing, had hitherto been kept separately for all perm
chiel purr.ro expert for th. relief of the poor. They
each chose their own waywardene, their roads were
separately raraired, and their accounts separately peened.
I lnfortunately they hail no hooks to adduces, the roads'
in thin tithing had elemis been kept in repair rn+kma
Ireera, bat the book, in the Corsemnbe tithirg showed
that no r.tes had been levied fee the repair of any
portion of the marls outside that tithing, nor bed any
roads nutdde that tithing been repaired by the Cora-
combo sun 'Tor.. Jately • esse had been raised, but
without any deeinive}esult. One of the Conmombe mad,
had been indicted, and the waywarden of Corecomhe
levied rates on the whole of the pariah, to pay for the
reran... It 1.11111, however, resided by the other two
•ithing., and the m•giatrat.n at flesminnoy, after
lidesting to the arguments of the legal gentlemen on
both sides for upwards of font hones, separated without.
coming to a denied.. in the forecombe division th.r
had been content with a 24. or 3.1. highway rate
anrypilly, till their med. had got into . miserable etaDa
that one, an he bed already said, had been indicted, and
it would he very bard, after the Renville road. had
helm kept in such good repair am the• had
been, to call on the inhabitant. of Renville
to monist in makinv good the neelected row!,
in Cormombe. Rot although they had no
hook., them wax one iniport.nt doenment which
iiihoweel that for a very long period Renville tithing had
been regarded an • separate parish fiat highway por-
n.... The turnpike road which pores through it wax
made in 177 d, nnel on the following year the tithing of
mmeille yen. eallmi on to perform statutel.b.ur on two
mile. 14 role, of turnpike road, while Corseemle wan
alaia called upon to Perform statnte lahour on one mile
one furlong, and two 1.1. a, and thin eontinued down to
1/431, when lastute labonr was alwdiebed. Thu. for •
period of something like 90 yearn they ha 4 proof that
Renville sn4 Cm-geomho tithing+ had been regarded as
ali•tinet reiri•hes for highway purpose..
Mr. Stmovne applied on the mirt of Mr. William
Pope, Mr. William John Pope, end other portico pt.
tiding in the tithing of Mappertoe, in the ',wish of
4'omeombe. Ifnmerton tithing c..iated of liatmertnn
Pariah and *portion of the pariah of Comoombe. Of
course hi• .orlication had reference only to that portion
of the tithing aituat•el in Comcombe. Hitherto this
Portion of the parish had repaired it. med. ',timers
and had Mem maintained in a credited, slate,
hot mild if this tithing were to he thrown into the parish
for highway onrpora, end there were three led. rat.,
na there bat been the 'sat year or two in Corperimbe
tithing, hi* clients would he mnlet in exp.... varying
from VA to NO a year each. Thin he oontended would
he extremely unjunt. He went over much of the
ground preyinualy nem-Tied by Mr. Basket, and said he
objected most strongly apind being united to Cora.
emote. an Mitre. parinh.

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Mr. Meanie% toe...ante.) • petition from• large now-
be. of the inhabitant. of Comenmho. praying that the
ybole pariah might be united for highway P.M.....
The petitioners net forth that thee had read in the
newarooera the report of the proceedings at Rlandford.
..n the Vitit January. that the owners of the Toiler
Whelme, Pittsford, retalev, and Weldon rtstes. (the
M•nperton tithinc.) aitested in the pariah of Corammhe,
had applied to he eeparated from rocscombe and be re-
garded r a perorate pariah for the purpose of hirh•
ways ender the new Art; and that Tknville slim had
:moiled to he • distinct parish for the wane mrpnets.
The parish of romennthe contained shoot 5,050 M 1...
and the puhlix hirhway• in the perith were tetween
and 21 mike in length. Toiler Whelan. and Pipaford
rPt .tea contained 770 acre., and the highway. connected
with them were two miles II poles, of which one mile.
three halting... and :34 poles were turnpike. Weston
farm contained 499 acre.. and the whole of it. highways
were turnpike. Renville contained 1110 acre,. end its
highway.. were two miles, three harlones. and 39 poles
in length, of which ttro miles and 24 poles were turn-
pike. The ether road, of tit.% pariah, rm..* about
mile of turnpike, had heen repoired lay the wevarariens
of Corrombe out or the wastage. aryl their length was
about 123 miler. It would (ho.).' seen that Corscombe
village had made containing 133 mile+, of which one
mile was turnpike. and that the other nark of the parish
claiming to he separate tithing... had 73 mile. of mad. of
which 4] miles were torapike. The screw of rorecomia
village was about 2,1)I0, while that of the other parts of
the pariah, claiming to be separate tithing.. (including
part of Rook and Wyke humeri), ws.about 2,400. Last
year a portion of road, 592 yards hi length, adjoining
Weston farm, was indicted. The thee was tried at the
/kraals when a verdict of guilty was returned, and a
fine ef £OO for the repair of that portion of mild im-
port); and for the raising of this .cm the entire pariah
was liable. Those who had applied for aeparate high-
way districts could not produce eyidemse that they were
separate tithing., and the pa-ishionera believed that
the whole of the parish (*root one tithing. No sur-
veyors had ever been appointed extent at the annual
vestry at and for Vorsoombs sic Dc, and no one had ever
disputed their liability to be rated under one general
rate of the pariah till ramentty. when litigation was
eommenced. The memmialiste therefore prayed that
the applications for the diviao* of the parish might be
refused. .

...
Mr. BrA/118, in support of this oetiten, said the
applicant. for dividing the parish bad no evidence to
Produces that these were separate tithings, and Mr.
Raneeb, who hed been thirty years the magistrates'
clerk at Reseninater haft never heard of any different
custom for managing the roads in the different parte of
the parish, till the proceedings of indictment Wel...taken
for not repairing the road leading to Holstoek. Re laid
before the Courts map containing the different roads
to show that the parties asking for separate jurisdiction
lived in different and dissected portions of the pariah;
and as the pariah, a. • whole. wax not large, be manes
tained that one waywarden for the pariah was amply
sufficient. It had been stated by Mr. Basket that the
roads in Comeombs were in a very bad state, and that
those in the Renville tithing were good ; but his inn•
premien, in going over the roads, wers that those in
Renville were in very bad state. He pointed out the
hardship for thou residing in the vi11a.... of Corsesehs,
with but a Riding acreage oven the other pats of the
parish, to be called on to repair four-fifths of the read.
of the parish, and asked for the whole parish to be
united.
Mr. &Gamins said he had proof that ince the memory
of the "oldest inhabitant" the inhabitants of Map-
perton tithing never bed been rated for the repair of
the roads, and that they heft ever repaired their own
roads separately and distinct from other parts of the
pariah, nee could the Corecombe boolls show that any
rates had e'er been made, ar roads repaired in that
tithing.
Mr. BASKET refereed to the statement in the petition
that no other surveyors were appointed. or rates made
but those at the annual vestry, but the fact was,
roads in Renville had never been repaired by the
waywardens of Corssombe. And although last year
a rate was made for the whole parish, those in the
Renville tithing never had any antis. of the meeting,
so that the Coneonabe parties bad it all their own
way.
Mr. Seamuss disputed the eorreetnem of the state-
ment that the Comeouibe roads was No much greater in
length than the other parts of the pariah. He spoke
from his on experience. He was horn there. and
knew as much about the roads as be did about thou in
the parish where he now lived.
The room vu then cleared for consultation by the
magietrates, and on the re-adsoimiem of the public the
Cardinal announced AU the these tithinp would be
uperate parishes far highway pawpaw's
Me. SIMONDS applied that the Iv. lithium. in the
pariah of Breadwineor might be similaMY separated into
its du tithing'. There was no opposition, sad the appli-
cation waa granted.
The Rev. C. Brinag•ti said that the parish of Piddla.
trenthide was not desirous of baring three way.
wardens, and the Cowl appointed two for that
parish.
Mr. MArnows, of Gillingham, applied that the
tithing, of Miltee and Pearson should be separated for
highways from the pariah of Gillingham. The roada
had hitherto been supported separately from the
pariah.
Mr. Foerrea applied that Hodswortb, which was •
dismeted portion of the parish of Milton Abbea, should
he a asparate parish for highways, and attached to the
Dorchester district, as there was no road except a bridle
road leading to the Dorchester division, and it was
therefore so extremely out of the way to go to
Wareham.

Mr. °MIL applied that Higher and Lower Water-
ton, which were • sisper•te tithing, might be Ilf.srated
from the perish to which they belonged. Hitherto
they had maintained their roads weerstely.
Mr. Bare= applied that the four tithing. in Warn-
bora, parish—Petersham, Westaton., Barnsley, aDd
Abbotstreet, should be separated, with • waystrdea
for each in inch had hitherto hese the custom.
Mr. B applied that [Gliwice tithing might be
separated from the pariah of Piddletreeshide.
Mr. J. W. Mann applied that Littlemarsh, hitherto
• separate joriadietion fee highways, might be separated
from Winterborne Magee.
The whole of the applications were gnaw&
The lent wirier of the several Weide were then
bed, sad the sioons were adjoined UM the kb of
Aiwa, for asking the Ail order. The court the* raft.

DORCH ESTER...I:snow :aut. Permits-I. Soo inv.
—The sixth quarterly mile tiog of the above society
was bald nn Monisy event ig at the British School.
room. Mr. ./aisee Graf m occupied the chair,
who, on °main; tt e pr weeding., said: Brother
Co-opseators.—E aver gine t again to hear the report
and ba.nnoe-.h.., reed, it is my duty and pleasure
to inL.rm you that alter great difficulty the com-
mittee have obts-ned a low of the house, No. lie,
situate in High East-titres t, where, by proper atten-
tion and management, eb sly hope to secure a share
of the rsitninage of te e inhabitants of Dorchester
and neighbourhood, mor e especially of the working
dames. All oo.imerator s eught to purchase as much
as they can front their o• en stores. We have had
great oppooition to deal with from various qurrters,
but with patience and perseventace we hope to
overcome all difilculties. The committee would re-
mind the members that the society is but in its
infancy. There are two dangers to which we are
much exposed—too much enthusiasm and zeal on
the one band, and a callous indifference on the
other. Unity. self-respect, independence, and
charity, should be alined at by every member, and
animosity and party stnfe and feeling should be
carefully guarded against. Let your motto be
"Hope on, hope evei ." The report, read by the
secretary,was as follows :—The committe of
meat are happy to be able again to preeent7rtt
members a favourable report, and would congratu-
late them on the progress which the society is
making. During the quarter seven members have
been admitted, holding 13 shams • II shares have
been withdrawn, also three members, which leaves
a total of 144 monitors, bolding 278 shares. The
, subscribed capital is 422.5 Oa. 6d.; amount of bui-
-1 nese done £442 Os. lod., being an increase on last
quarter er £4O, giving a profit to the members of
£27 75. 6d., or a bonus of Is. 3d. in the pound.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. il.
To Amount of So',northers' Capital „ t•M 0 0
„ Bonus doe to lieutbota (unclaimed) . 1 9
Interast ditto . • • • . 317 61
„ Quaistr's Intortiart . . . 2 12 4
„ balance (al•ar grain) . . . 27 7 6

A sum.

C 240 7 4

By Value of Stork in Trade . . . 195 IP4
Shop Furniture . . £25 9 0
Deduct 2i per °eat for use • 0 13 0

- 24141 0
By Cash in Wilts and Dorset Bank . .3 011
„ Ditto in Treasure' hands 7 g

060 7 4

At the poultry show held at Devizes last week
Mr. W. Maiifiekl took the first prise for Ma/ay
fowls, secood for geese, and was highly consaessiod
for rumples* fowls.

Our readers will ne pleased to hear that Mies M.
E. Bond and Mee d. M. Amoy, late papa teachers
in the Girls National School. Dorchester. have both
obtained •eartificatee of the first clans, the remelt af
the anneal examination held at the Diocesan Train-
ing Coles" Salisbury. Miro S. Ansev also obtained
a 2nd ekes at the same time.

TIM MAPIAL or Mit MALT MMT.—A meeting.
principally composed of delegates from fanner'. clubs
and agricultural associations, was held at the Bridge-
house Hotel, London Bridge. on Monday afternoon,
"to determine upon the formation of • Central Malt
Duty Repeal Association;" Viscount Holinredale.
11.115.., presided, and was supported by Mr. Bramston
Beach, M.P., Mr. Lee, H.?, lir. Barttelot, Le. There
w ere also present— Meters. Punnett, fiery. Hodeall.
I adram, Turner, and Abbot, from Kent: Mr. H.
from Sussex; Messrs. Wilke and Collett, from
the Wungerford Fanner.' Club ; Mr. Damen, from
barest; Mr. Arkswell from Wiltshire; Mr. Corbett,
of London ; Merry. Matthews, Taylor, and Parkes, bori
snerchants in the Borough ; Mr. Whittak,r, Mr.
Siete-ea, La. The Chairmsm after explaining the
-object for which the meeting had been called, said he
enalil not pretend to any opecial knowledge of the
-question. but or the face of it there were striking
Arguments agaimit the continuance of the malt duty.
lin the 'filet :pl.ce the high duty checked the consump-
tion of theorrtiele. Is the year 1750, when the popu-
lation weerr,ooo.ooo, the duty on malt was ts.s qurrter
and the quantity oonsomed was 29.4,786
I'hat was at the rate of live bushels per bead. In Hod
the population was 9,100,000, and the duty had been
, Merman) to 31s ; but the consumption had fallen from
,1 10,000000 to 21,000,000. The proportion was 24
I ;bushels per bead against lye in 1710. The chairman
I then brought forward more statistics, the result of
which was that in 1858, when the duty was 21s. Bd.,
, the consumption of malt was under two hushelr a
I 3mad of the topulation. He therefore considered that
:his first pubul was proved. He then went on to re-
; mark that the association did it intend immediately
' ark for the total repeal of the duty. If they asked
for the immediate repeal of a duty which produced
2.5,000,010) they would be answered that the finances of
-the country could not bear such a measure, but if they
asked for reduction they might go on sound ground.
The high duty not only led to diminished consumption,
but elan to vie., for be believed that the great amount
of intoxication among the labouring classes was
rewiag not so much to the quantity of beer they drank,
as to the vile drugs of the liquor. Ho then argued
that K the duly was reduced the adulteration of beer
would be diminished and sobriety as • eonsequence
-would be increaaed. Malt was of great value in fatten-
ing cattle, but as the law with regard to the duty at
'present stood the English farmer was divadvantaireoualy
pieced as compared with the farmer in Frgnoe.
(Appian.). Mr. Hodeell then proposed. "That it is
the opinion of this meeting that the malt duty is
oppressive to the farmer and injuriou, to the public
generally, and that immediate steps he taken to procure
its gradual reduction, with • view to its ultimate total
repeal" Mr. Elvry, in seconding the resolution, said
Professor Jehnstem, in his book, had stated that bread,
meat, and beer were three of the neceswiee of life.
When he IMr. Eve') was • boy he recollected that the
labourers got beer, but they did not get it now. He
paid 230 a week to his labourers, tot be could not,
owing te the high duty on malt, afford to give them
beer. The repeal of the malt tax would Merman
sobriety, as it would bring the state of thinp which
prevailed

" When Willie brewed a peck o' maid."

Certaiely if the duty was abolished or reduced Willie
would be enabled to brew pecks of malt, much to the
beiselit of his health. morala. and domestic happiness.
(Applause.) Mr. Barkhitt, M.P., said it wag rumoured
that Mr. Glaiiiitone's budget would show • surplus, and
he contended that • fair share of that surplus ought to
be even to the agriculturist& U they could this year
get the duty reduced by Id. per bushel, and • shilling
not year or the one after, their efforts would not be
unsatisfactory. Though tea was • very good thing yet
be thought malt had a preferable claim for reduction
on the Chancellor of the Exchequer. If the tax was
reduced or repealed beer rather than spirits would
become the drink of the people of Ireland. The resolution
was unanimously adopted. Mr. Punnett then moved that
• committee be formed to carry out the objects of the
association. Among the gentlemen proposed a•
members of the committee were Lord Holoteedale,
M.P.. Mr. Angenteln, M.P. Sir E. Filmier M.P., Sir
& Bering. K.!'., Mr. Hemet', 1.P., he. 'Mr. Beach
impreemod on the meeting the necessity of eompact
orgeaisatioa. The taxes on every luxury which the
rich man used had been reduced, and therefore there
wg,s the strongest reason why the duty on malt which
termed the staple of the poor man's dnck, should now
be dealt with. The duty on malt was high sad oppres-
sive. Hie would in parliament support the association.
(Applause). The resolution was then carried, it being
also agreed that Mr. Kintrea should be secretary and
parliamentary agent for the association. Mr. Lee, M.P.,
in propoeing a vote of thanks to the chairman, avowed
his sympathy for the objects of the association, and his
intention to support them in parliament. The Chair-
man briefly reolied, and the proceedings terminated.

WEYMOUTH.—Wm. F. Hearn, a private in the
lot Brigade of Royal Horse Artillery, stationed at
Dcrzhetter, was on Monday last brought up in the
custody of Superintendent Lidbury, before Alder-
man Ayling, on the charge of desertion. The pri-
soner had been (coin his regiment eight days without
leave, when two sergeants on leave being in Wey-
mouth, accidentally ran against him, and took him
to the station-house. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and
he wadi committed to the gaol at Dorchester till
claimed by the authorities.

FAMILY QU•RRIL.—On Monday last, Mary
Collins was brought before Alderman Ayling, on •
warrant obtained- against her by Elizabeth Collins.
her step-mother. According to the step-mother's
statement, defendant came to her house and threat-
ened her life on Friday last, as sho had done on
several ()cessions previously. On the day in question
she knocked her baby oat of her arms, and mused
her to fall down upon it. Her life, she mid, she
considered to be in Jeopardy on acrxiunt of her step-
daughter's threat& The defendant and she went to
her father's house for some clothes she had left there
when she left for service, when she ascertained her
mother-in-law had pawned them ; sad that instead
of her having senanited the complainant, the latter
actually beat her. She called a witness who said
she beard defendant screaming, and on going out of
her door, she maw defendant on the ground, the com-
plainant beating her about the bead and the girl's
father kicking her about the legs. She told com-
plainant's husband that he ought to be ashamed to
serve his daughter so. Ifs oubt to leave off and
, "let the two have fair play.' The own was din-
mimed on complainant agreeing to give up the
things, and the defendant promising not to go near
her father's bonne spin.
ODD FILLOWIIIIIr.—Tbe members of the Excelsior
Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd-Fellows,
Manchester Unity, with their friends, held • tea
meeting at their lodge-room, the Temperance Hall,
on Tuesday evening. There was a goodly number
Present. and the social repast ps.d off with unin-
terrupted harmony. After the tables had been re-
moved, the members, through It N. Howard, Eat,
presented to two of their officer. testimonials In
recognition of their past services—to the order
generally, and to their lodge in particular. The
recipients were i—P.O.ll. fitickland, to whom was
presented • photographic likeness of himself, painted
in oil, and G.M. Farwell, who was presested with a
silver emblem of the order in the form of a star.
Mr. Howard delivered a soul stirring speech on pre-
senting them testimonials, and the two Whose, suita-
bly acknowledged the compliment. Otheraddremes
were also delivered on the benefits of Odd- Fellowship,
and several pieces were sung in admirable style. Al.
together the evening was spent ins very harmonious
'winner.

a. W• F. WINDHAM AND HIS Ganziralocu.-
114WC11111 V. WINDHAIL —This MU an action brought
in tbe Court of COM/DOll Mau by the plaintiff, a florist
and greengrooor, living at Bayswater, uga4nit Mr. W.
F. Wiiidisua, bin of ralbria na, to recover

£3,7 nit 81., for bouquets, and for work done and goods
*MTlied to Mr*. Windlmin during the Period cho rc'
soled at 3s. Upper WeatboUrTir-terraae, sic., 11,in
Atoll up to end inclusive of Jule, 1862. The ease mks
referrol to Mmter Beso•tt, of the Cotillion Pleas. Mr.
Joyce, instructed by Mr. Allen, represented the plain•
tiff ; and Mr. Charles Russell, instructed by 11*mm
ChaOlmil and Shoard, was counsel for the defendant
The case was beard before Ilaitcr Benett on the
20th, and lifith Jan., and the 4th Feb. Judgment was
given by the Master on Friday for the plaintiff. It was
proved that the goods were delivered, and that, on one
occaainn, Mr. Windham had promised to pay. The
plaintiff, however, would not 'wear th it' be had men
Mr. W,ndl,ma until the rod of July or In ginning of
August, and on the plaintiff's book• being produced the
beading of the account was in Mrs. Windham's name,
but allowed signs of having been altered. For the de-
fendant it was proved that Mrs. Windham was living in
adultery at Upper Westbourneternice, and that the de-
fendant bed never been at that place until the cud if
July, 1862. He denied that lm had ever promised to
per. and it was nrged on his behalf that any rich pro-
Mile would not be binding, as being without considera-
tion, and that no ratification could apply to such a clue,
as It was clear that the goods were never ordered in Mr.
Windham's name, but that the plaintiff had supplied
them on Mrs. Windham's credit at • house she had
herself furnished at an expense of £l.ofo. The late ease
of "Bateman v. Windham." decided in favour of Mr.
Windham by Mr. Baron Martin in the Exchequer, was
referred to on the point. The Master gave imignie°l
for the defendant, MA directed the plaintiff to pay
mete.

MIL WINDHAM AND 1115 COACH.-11r. Windham's
coach'continues to run very regularly Intween Norwich
and Cromer. Up to Thund.y Mr. Windham hlndled
the ribends himself, displaying considerable skill and '
care in tooling his four In hand. On Friday and Satin.
day, however, he was obliged to entrust his duties to a
milatitute, La be had to ire up to town in reference to
the case of Llewellyn •. Windham, which figured in the
law reports of Saturday. With regard to the move.
meet of pawners, ha., by the service ellich Mr.
Wimlham has eatablished. It amnars to be still very
small, although it has rather improved during the last
day or two. As the year advances, the prospects of the
venture may possibly improve.
DZAS MAUIIS2II HtADIIIITIIS.-111as they have
ben much dispetin who Squire Teadvelark be, sal
sneaked of in my lave letter, an se I never gees •
nicknanna to nobdv, prep I'd a better clear thick
yer up • bit &forst goo flay further. Well, %went
the Town Clark, cos yes zoo, he war there—that is,
at the meet= 'bout Oren up a jollification o' Prince
o' Walsl'll weddun day. An it wadn't the clerk o'
the raadgistraits as I mesn'd, 'canes yet tee, I never
'tack people for principles as 'en beide. My. prin-
ciple be this, one man as a right to bold 'is own
'pinvmis as much as another man bag. Everybody
slimild a he prrznaded in 'is own mind, an stick
too'n. Now looks upon a toady as beeun like one
o' they yet animals as 'II crawl up yer lack.wben yer
a sittin still, and tickle yer all the time its suckin
the very life' blood out o' yer, to make out how as
it he yer frond. It 'oodn't suck yer blood.if en wee
ded, on'y while it runs lively in yer veins.
alias • trynn to git what it can out yer while yer
have remand vor it. nate what I calls a teed. v.
Well, then, a clerk he one as takes dons minnits o'
meetuns and king the account. o' • company. I
known doant like as people should cairn clerk.,
vor yer zee, that sort o' people is gittun up a.bit,
hist like they sort of shopkeepers as wont have it as
they keeps them, an to 'en calls 'en 'stablishments.
Harm, Moister Headhitter, now condescended to
gee per redoes a axplanation as 'en orted to • seed
weout it, I've just a word to any :bout our nyle
core. I zee by your pauper last wick as how the
Dargister rivles have a ben exercisen vor the last
vortnit. It shows as how them means to stand
number I in Darzet. But why be it that our Wey-
moth rivles be still iu winter quarters! Be it
'cause the weather be too cold, I wonder! I hope
as how 'en havn't got the conzamtion, an Z 3 afraid
as how the night air 'II catch 'ens lungs. As re-
gards the land, they kips an ther pracktis regular,
an 'twod 'stonish yer how well'n gibs on ; titer. I d
venter to ray, they 'nodal steed " number two
to heven the Blandfonl hand. They've two o' dree
as the Bhuidford band mullet touch. But why shod
we have such a forma band and such a backard
rivle core? That's what pits over I ; an 'woe your
powerful pauper vet' thud a stir'n up a bit. Spouse
as how the French was to land here tomorrow, what
a petty mess we rhould all be in, we' our volun•
terra vorgettun how to "quick march." But as
one word to the wise be zulfishent, we shall now zee
as if 'en takes the hint. Well, if I recollects right,
I zed to yer in my last letter as how I shonl.l goo in
• little 'pen the church-raut question the nixt time
writed. It be a ticklish question I knows, an if 1
gees yer my pinyon 'bout it, I hup yer mien' wont I
take • fence. I shod a took it up adore, but
I didn't zee exactly why I shod gee the church.
wardens my legal nollidge vor nothink. Had I a
vortnit or dire wicks ago tell'd'n as how 'en
couldn't enforce the rants, unless 'n will demanded
wee'in three intuits after the matron o' the rant, ycr
zee, they'd • ben all on the kee.rere a callun 'pen
people. But as 'tie. 'en havn't called 'pen I nor
scores o' others as I cud naum, an therfor 'en can't
make I nor they nay a tingle varden. All as 'en
havn't now call'd on, 'en can't make pay. That's a
tack, and I think zir, you'll zee as well as mast
people, as how them as purposed the rant zee'd this,
an to, they mend a dreopenny rant instead o' a
tupny one, to make up vor what 'en didn't gut vrom
they as didn't pay an as them codn't make pay.
An then the very fact as how 'en mends a drepny
twat, an makun the 'mount come up to 'boys ninety
noun, is in itself zufficient to make it onlegal.
Talk of junta', love, and truth ; I wonder whether
'en calls that eyther one or 'tother on't Here be a
lotus ha' got pews in it. an' sum o"en is makun a
purty pony by't, a tornen the house o' God intoa shop
n' merchandise. Buyen, zellun. an' gitt'n gain is
what many o' 'en does. But still 'en doant pay no
rants. No them calls 'pun they as anent goo thee,
an' if 'en did. 'en endn't it a zest, to pay rant. Tor
'l2. Why. I mit just as well call 'pen the inhabi-
tants to oontribbit Wards paintun up my house, an
call on'n to pay vor the coal an' gas as I consumes
mar my own domortick purposes. Then the pawn
be pits eighty peon, I think 'tie, to preech o' Eon'
day nights, and that gas is charged trio. Now,
Mender Hesolhitter, I've a ben thinkun that this
private pew business have got a little chizlen 'bout
it zumwher. We all knows as how the bishops
never coszeorates proprietary churches—them only
licences 'en, OA titer can't he DO christnens,
nor weddune, nor burytins in'en. But thee basil this
at Zaint Mary's. Then when the application was
mated to pit this church lizens'd it elides a
ben proprietary at that time. Or if 'twits, znmdby
must • told • lot o' fibs to get it conscrated. Bet
if linnet a proprietary church then, when did 'nt
come to he to! When was these teats stole front
the pnblick! I knows 'tea zed as how one geed so
much for a pew, an anothur geed so much, a purple
to raise the wind to carry up the roof, but depend
'pon't 'twee never represented as how'en was here-
after to be bought and sold an' traffickt in a purees
to satisfy the greed of unrighteous mammon. Now
I thinks this ought to have ben look't into long avers
now, and the thing exposed and stopt To I. the
whole stair looks about as black as ever 1 seed .
anything look in all my life. Call it the poor man's
church? A very party poor man's church when
the DOM has to Mend all the time and sees the rich
man's peserloor lock 'd up, zunietimes, and in't I say as them as have got pews in the
church ought to pay all the expenses o' keepun
it in repeal, just as 1 has to pay vor repairun my ,
carridge, or our havun to buy new brooms to sweep
out my manshun, when the old one is wore out.
Live and let live—,air play boa jewell —do se yer
oil a ben done by, is my motto. An than taint
it onjust to call on they to pay rants as 001 gay,
and they let goo as won't pay' Just take up the
estimeta Tor makun the rants, and yer'll vind as ,
how party nigh half the itents as is put down is
onlegal. One ml think as how all air bad anythink
to do we the chnrch got all thee vireun yound'en
Tree, prattle. vet- nothing, to see what slot o'ocals
is burnt. Five hundred vor evry zundy in the year!
An anomie as how ther be only vourteen zundys
when coal is burnt, why that made a ton a week ! I
tell'ee sir, this coal job have a oncommon black
look wee it sumwher. I wonder whether'en hunt*
anything like it over at Trinity or at John's! No
wonder the zurpluses gets en oncommon dirty as to
cost pert, nigh vire pound, I think tee, our washun
ann. Wher be the washen woman's bill! 'cause
yer zee, when they vestry people goes an examinee
the books an passim o' the 'counts they yer vouchers
should be examined. What becomes o the vouchers,
I wonder, or doant 'en never have none! I must
inquire into 'en • hit an let yer reders know 'bout it
an in the mean time, Dfanater Hoadhitter. b'lieve
Potten.—on Tuesday lath,
Abebfbatore Awlatermanum.
me to rernaine ; Ter umbel Sarrint, MRS. GRUNDY.
Ayling and J . Bayly. Esq.,
mooed by Joseph Hibbs for essanlting him on Fri-
day lest. Complainant mid that he was servant to
Mr. Hardy, and on the day in question was at the
railway station with his master's carriage. He was
standing by the borne when defendant drove in and
wanted him to move his carriage, so that he might
put hts own in that place. This request com-
plainant refused to comply with, when Abbott
backed his carriage upon complainant's horse, and
thrust the animal and Flibte upon the platform.
He also struck complainant several times in the face
with his whip, and also struck the horse, called him
a b— sweep and a b— convict, and said be
would trend him to Portland again. Richard Davis
corroborated complainant's statement, and the Bench
mid it was a most unprovoked assault Even had
complainant really got in defendant's pleas, the
latter had no right to take the law into his own
handa—He was fined 17s. M., including costa
—John Creswell and Richard Chubb were
summoned by P.C. Mitchell for plying for hire on
the 12th inst., while off the stand, and not having
on their badges. Witness said that on Thursday he
was on duty on the quay when the Jersey boat came
in, when he saw the defendants away from their
horses, and, stePPialli the passengers, touting them
for a fare—They were fined fie, each, and costa.
PORTLAND.—Pisat Sicarrivna. —Th• following
circular has been Mated he direction of Sir George
Grey :-" Whitehall, Jan. 27, lain-Sir-With reference
to • eircelar letter addressed to the Judges, recorders, and
anneals of quarter esseions. hy Secretary Sir George
GmY, oe the 27th Jose. 1857, I am now directed to
acquaiet you that iniernstions have been gives that the
remdations tbersia set forth as to • remon of a
portion of the malemis of penal servitude to be pared
lender the statute 20 and 21 Viet, c. 3, shall not apply

to persona sentenced Vol a rooond or any subsequent time
to Coat onniiii,meot—l am, Sir, your obedient therViLllt,
H. WADDINGT.,X."

BL A N UFO It D. —Prrrr SEARIONS. February 14.
Before Lord Portmau, J. J. Farquharson, and C.
Hombre, Exps.—treorge Burr was brought up in
charge of P.C. Hunt for resisting the toll keeper at
Tarrant flinton toll-gste.—The prisoner p 1 ailed
guilty, and was fined .ss. with costa.— -Enoch
Courteney and George Carries were brought up in
custody of l'.C. IhnUi. for stealing • pair of boots
from the " Portman Arms," Biandford._oireisi
was committed for one calendar month herd labour,
for stealing the books, and Courteney for the
name period for receiving the same, knowing them
to have been stolen. . . .

Saw 11101twaY ACT.—It is stated the Corpora.
tion has decided on taking advantage of the exemp-
tion allowed to municipal bodies by this Act.
New AsSIVOiMENT ACT—The ptotest against the
increase of the annual rateable valne of house pro-
perty, has been signed by all the respectable owners
and ratepayers of the parish, and as the Assessment
Committee is not obliged by the act to adopt the
stale of deductions decided on at Dorshester great
hopes are entertained that the Kale will In altered
by the committee in favour of the protesters roma.
Frac —lt will be remembered that about • year
sines we gime an account of a firs that took place in
kir. Pond's barn-yard, and we are sorry to say that
another fire occurred in the annul yard on Saturday
evening la.t, wiles two wheat ricks and a barley rick
were burnt to the ground. Four engines were on the
spot, but owing to the insufficiency of water nothing
could be done further than to save the surrounding ricks.
From rumours that reached the police three 'none
seampa were taken the same evening to the station, on
appicion of having set them on tire, when one of
them, named Barnes, confound to having done It. but
at the instigation of thy two others. They were on
Monday committed to Dorchester gaol to be tried at the
March assizes.

On blonrixy • meeting wan held in the Townhall, to
consider what wse to be done in order to celebrate the
Marriage of the Prince of Wales. A Committee was
appointed to collect subscriptions, and to arran;e for
the fe.itivitie• of the day. Various um:mations, such as
the following, were given to the Committee to act upon :
ht —That 1,500 poor people be supplied with tea end
bread; 2nd—That there be • proceanon of the friendly
and benefit societies, and the rifle corp., and that
the latter lire a fkis de joie in the market place ;
lid —That there be a hall in the Corn Exchange ;
4th—That at the close of the day fireworks be let off
an • finale to the day's rejoicing. and that should the
amount of money collected be sufficient, beef and braid
should also be given to the poor.
- - • •

GREAT 'CANFORli—Pigs.—On Saturday
morning between II and l 2 o'clock fire was
covered issuing from the roof of Moretown Dairy-
house in the occupation of Mr. Crees. An alarm was
quickly raised,and • messenger despatched to Willi-
borne for the tire engine, but the building being
thatched, the fire had nearly completed its work of
destruction before its arrival. Plenty of assistance
being at hand the greater part of the furniture was
saved, but the roof falling in very quickly, there
was not time to secure all. Two silver watches,
some silver spoons, about two hogsheads of milk,
two mahogany bedsteads, cheese, money, and various
other articles were buried beneath the ruins. The
wind at the time was very brisk, and fears were
entertained for the safety of the out-buildings adjoin-
ing, btt fortunately the fire was kept confined to
the house. The cause of the fire is supposed to have
arisen from a spark from the bake-house chimney
falling on the thatch. Mr. Crete is insured in the
Law Union Fire Office, but still the loss will fall
very heavy on him.

POOLE.—Goorge Sweetapple, the individual
who was committed on a charge of burglarionsly
entering • dairy at Tamara, was on Thursday con-
veyed to Dorchester gaol in custody of Mr. Super-
intendent Gifford, to await his trial at the ensuing
assizes. It appears that subsequent to his com-
mittal he told a fellow•prmoner where be had
secreted some of the stolen articles. That fact com-
ing to the ears of Mr. Gifford, he at once pro.
cc..ded to the spot indioded, and found a piece of
cheese and • ease knife, which has since been idea.
titled as a portion of the stolen property.
. . .

On Monday evening a fete 'seise% friends of
the temperance canoe, and the late pet fonners in the
dpfunot " the John Ilaricycoru," nome of whom, by the
bye, were not teetotalers, assembled together in the
Temperance Hull, for the purpose of c leheating their
recent questionable success. in onnnecti3n with that
worthy, by means of a social tea, dancing, and kindred
amusementa, and which were kept up with great spirit
and no little noise. it was intimated to the public
that the proceeds would be devoted to liquidating the
debt on the building fund of the Temperance Hall, and
the 11131:0)611 which attended its production at first was
mainly attributhble to this noise, and not to its
own merits, as its friends would have Ds believe; and
we therefore consider the money collected by this and
other means should not be uselessly squandered.
Doubtless some of the impartial members of the
society will instigate inquiries about this matter, foe it
behoves them to know why their weekly payments
towards the building fund should be aFpropriated to
another end ulterior purpose.
Harman's town and county band treated the inhabi-
tants of the High-street, on Monday evening, to
another of their musical entertainments, the large
concourse of people collected seeming highly
gratified with the sweet sounds discoursed" on this
especial occasion. The programme included varied
selections of martial and operatic music and the popular
airs of the day; the esecution being highly commenda-
ble to the hand and its talented leader.

PKMAUI TATION. —A t the Catholic Schools on Tuesday
evening, the 1t... 1). Byrne was pre,ented with •
massive gold pvn and pencil we, as • mark of respect
from the congregation of St. Mary's Catholic Church,
on his laying them for the Weymouth mission. The
pencil bore engraved an appropriate Inscription, and
was accompanied with • short and touching address,
to which the rev. gentleman responded in suitable
terms, thanking them for pest favours, and assuring
them that their gift to him that evening would always
be treasured as a memento of their loving kindness
towards himself. _ _

OPENING Cr TIE ODDFILLOWE' HALL—Tuesday lest
wiU long be remembered by the Oddfellows of Poole
aa a red letter Icy in their local calendar, it being the
long looked-for day on which they (lame into possession
of the noble hall just completed, and which they did
honor to in their own true and philanthropic way.
About 400 oat down to a very substantial Lea in the
birre room of the bell, which was ornamented for this
festive occasion. The speeches of the evening being
over, dancing commenced with energy, and continued
with unabated vigour till near midnight. The band pro-
vided gave general satisfaction.