The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-09-20 00:00:00

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DORCIIINTER. Couvu COURT CTIOVIT 7011
OCTO/1/2.—Dorebestar, Tuesday, 4th ; Bridport, Wed-
-541, ; Weymouth, Thursday, 6th; Wareham,
Friday, 7th; Bland ford, IlLooday, 10th ; Poole, Tuesday,
11th ; Christchurch, Fledaesday, 12111 ; Shaftesbury,
mor,dey, 17tb ; Wissaatoa, Tuesday, 18th_ ; Salisbury,
Wednesday, 19th ; Andover, Thursday, 20th.
WEYMOUTH.—A. BOAT CArsinn.—On Thurs-
day afternoon an accident occurred which at one
time threstased to result in lose of life. It appears
that the captain's gig belonging to the Black Prince
man-of.war ship, laying in Portland Roads, left the
harbour with provisions. A very strong wind and
as were raging, and aa the gig was near the Jack.in.
the-Beast a sudden squall came which oompletely
capsized the beat, the occupants of which soon found
themselves in anything but a comfortable radios-
Portnaately, the men could swim, and .
,aa the filds-
ter was seen by soma yachteman, they lauFbBaawl
put a to *a men-of-war's aim's 111111i110114 an
anomeded in safely bringing both this and their
boat ashore. .

- Tim gmut— morrern.—This steam-yacht, which ham
made herself of moms notoriety in consequence of
being present at the celebrated naval encounter
between the Hamra and Alabama, and the crew of
which 1100011e4i0 in rescuing from drowning a large
number of the Alabama's men, is now at anchor at
Portland Roads.
An VxraorrrAms CUITONEI.—A WAILKINI3 To
floret Kairam.—At the borough seenione on Wed-
nesday, a gendemanly-looking man, named Edward
Cargill Taylor, but who refused, in public, to give
his plane of abode, doubtless for prudent reasons, was
plead in the dock charged under the following
circumstances : Dunn, the landlord of the
Victoria Hotel, stalled that the prisoner had
been lodging at his home for about three weeks,
having coon from Jersey. In consequence of certain
auspimous events mooring, the bill which prisoner
was indebted, amounting to £2l odd, wag made out
and promoted to him by the bussed. In payment
be offered to write out a cheque for £3O, and re-
quested that the ohmage might -be returned to him.
Mr. Dunn, however, could not me the force of this
seueMen, and as he respectfully declined, prisoner
made out a demand on the Gloucester Bank for £22.
Being redo, dubious of his lodger, and no doubt
preferring hard cash to paper, he mat • telegraphic
neemege to the bank in question, when an answer
was returned, inkonning him that prisoner had no
emote theme, sod was not known. On being made
segmented with this oirosametanee he refitted the
momation, and said be would telegraph to his agent,
for mosey. He left the home apparently for that
Earbut instead of doing so promeded to
eMer. Mr. Dunn, who watched him, then
sent for a policeman, who pursued, overtook, and
brought the "gentleman" back in his care.—ln
dafenoe, he mid he had no intention to defraud;
Mr. Dunn would he paid.—Captain Promo said pri-
soner stood in the position of • swindler; but, in.
fortunately, be could do nothing but discharge him.
—The superintendent of police asked for his addren,
which be declined to give publicly, but informed the
magistrate in oonfideoos.—For the benefit of licensed
victualler. and others, we may Mate that the
"gentleman" in question is a short thick-set man,
with • beard and moustache; but is is very pro-
bable that when next seen these may have taken
leave of his.v.iesge.

Verret, Mga;iso.—On Thursday a vestry for
the parish of St. Mary was held for the purpose of
making a church-rate. The rector occupied the
chair, but the attendanai of parishioners was small.
Mr. Commins brought before the notice of the meet-
ing the bad approach near the church, and to the
want of accommodation for the singers in the gallery.
The rector said • subscription was now on foot to
remedy the inconvenience in the latter place. The
estimate for the year was £192 ISe 2d., and a rate
of ltd. in the pound wan made.
Tni LAY! CoNCIALXIFF OF Biam. The un-
fortunate young Woolen, Mary Edmonds, having
somewhat recovered from the effeota of her recent
confinement, was brought before the Mayor, and W.
Symonds, Esq., on Fnday, to answer the charge of
ooncealing the birth of her dial/inmate male child.
Sb.was conveyed from the Union to the Guildhall
in a (hair, and appeared to be in • very weak con-
dition. She was accommodated with • mat during
the investigation of the charge. On the Mayor
reading over the charge to her upon which she was
placed at the bar of justice, she cried violently, and
fell into •swoon. Whilst the evidence was being
given she kept her eyes fixed on the ground, and
appeared deeply to suffer the degrading oondition in
which she wu situated, tsars flowing freely all the time.
She did uot raise any objection to the evidence ad-
duced, and, in reply to the clerk of the Court, said she
had nothing tory in defenoe.—The Mayor, in inform-
ing her of the decision of the Court, said—lt is not
my intention to add to those feelings of remorse
which you must feel for the position in which you
are DOW placed by making any remarks on your
conduct; but from the evidence laid before ink it
becomes our duty to commit you to Dorchester
Gaol, there to take your trial at the next Assizes on
the charge of concealing the birth of your illegiti-
mate male child.—At the conclusion of the Mayor's
speech the unhappy young woman again burst forth
into paroxynns of grief, and was in this condition
led into the magistrates' waiting room. She is
described on the police charge sheet as being only 21
years of age, but looks much older, and when in
health must have been • stout, good looking young
woman. The evidences detailed at the present
inquiry was almost identical to that which appeared
in OUf impression of a fortnight ago, adduced at the
coroner's inquiry on the body of the infant, which
we gave at great length, and the result of which
was that the unfortunate mother was acquitted of
the capital crime. It will therefore be unnecessary
to recapitulate it, but for the benefit of thou persons
who perhaps may be unacquainted with the facts of
this case we will just give • short outline of them.
—The unhappy mother was a domestic servant in
the employ of Mrs. Pope, of 9, St. Mary-street,
where she bad been for about five months. On
Sunday morning, the 4th inst., she complained to
another servant in the house, a girl of 13 years of
age, named Maria Lucas, of being unwell, and asked
bar to get the breakfast for Mrs. Pope and her
family. It appears that Edmonds slept in • room on
the ground floor, in consequence of some time
previous having broken one of her legs, and was
thus accommodated in order to prevent her going
up stairs more times than could be helped. On
acquainting Lucas that she was not well, she also
said that she would lay down in her bed upstairs, as
she should then not be disturbed by any noise.
This she did, and whilst there gave birth to the un-
happy offspring of her shame and disgrace. Lucas
soon after had occasion to go into her bedroom, but
whilst proceeding upstairs heard • baby cry,
which she was satisfied came from her room. On
entering it she found Edmonds out of bed leaning
her heed against one of the poets, looking very pale.
As soon as she saw Lucas she threw a Wavy gown
over something on the bed, but what it was Lucas
could not see, but however no baby was heard to
cry after that. It is an astonishing thing that not
one word passed between the servants at that time,
and nothing was said about the matter until the
evening. It is charitable to suppose that the infant
was acvideatally suffocated whilst Loom was in the
room, owing to the gown being thrown upon it, and
in that opinion the coroner's jury acquiesced. Had
the unhappy young woman then made • clean breast
of the transaction—acquainted her mistress and
fellow servant of what had occurred—an would hays
been well, but unfortunately, and here lies the crime
for which she is now ooneigned to remain an inmate
of • dreary prison until Much next, she attempted
to conceal the evidences of her guilty shame, and hid
her deed offspring, together with blood-stained
linen, in her box, which she securely looked. Think-
ing then perhaps that all would be well, by an almost
superhuman effort she left the bed chamber, and
pursued her domestic duties as if nothing unusual
hadoccurred. Lucas, however, whose curiosity was
aroused by the cries of • child in the hones
examined the room, and finding whet ought
not to be seen at once conjectured what had ,
happened. This was in the afternoon, but it
was not until the evening that Lucas told, not
bey mistress of what had occurred, but • neighbour,
en ontotrvant of Mra. Pope's, who at once owe
what had happened. On her mistress
balling Filmed* +lwo she had heard,and asking her
whether it was true or am, ste most flatly denied
that she was a mother, and it was not until the
arrival of • medical man that stie confessed what
bad occurred, The dead infant wee then found con.
cealyd in • box, and the medical evidence most
un esiWy proved that the child had been born
ali
110171. DAMAGE. —John Dodge, an old offender,
WM, 'lksed Is. and Is. damage, and in default com-
mitted for 14 days' hard labour, on Friday, for
breaking • pans of glass at the Porter's Arms, on the
previous night. He was drunk in the house, and,
as he Masud to leave was turned out, upon which
he wilfully broke • pine of glom
Gsaiduit.ro.—A most eloquent and instructive
lecture on this great hero and patriot was delivered
at the Royal Rotel Assembly Room. on Thursday
evening by Henry Vincent, Esq., of Loudon. The
attendant* was not very large, but thaw persons
present were enraptured with the masterly style in
which the lecturer depicted the principal events
connected with the rise and progress of this liberator
of the Italian people, from his birth until a recent
period. The chair was occupied by T. Anderson,
Esq., and at the conclusion of the lecture, • vote of
thanks was awarded to Mr. %%WOOL
LECTI'ItU. —Ou Friday night the Royal Hotel
Assembly Rooms was almost crowded to excess by •
very respectable sodium, assembled to hear Henry
Tumid, Esq., deliver • popular address, untied
" Photographic Sketches of people we hays known
at home and abroad." The chair was occupied, as
on tbe Memos evening, by T. Anderson, Eeq.
who, in a brief but appropriate speech, introduced
the lecturer. Ur. Vincent alluded to the difference
between the subject of his first and second night's
lecture, and stated that by • violence which was not
of his own choice, he was about to speak of certain
esoial and intellectual questions which might a pear
tO the saperttoial observer to have no public rulasina
to the rand awn. that he ventured lest sight to
disown 8o far as his Wks Wen eansereed
sleek' have priligrolo had the sosailla

=dad theft lecture' allowed him to thee
some of the grand Pond" ia Lb. hiat4r7
of their own thuntry, by which she had risen to her
Pr."l Fond position amongst the netions of the
miTn- But is muse be obvious to every one present
that what WM required in England, and in • special
way too, wealth existence of • people wham virtue"
were broad and deep, and whose intelligence was
lofty, • people of pure domestic virtue, a people of
aarniag moral force, • people mighty in their
• a people worthy of the high renown of
• country,
_a people in every ers7 adapted to be
tithe whia God seemed the.. destined to be—the
standard bearers of civilisation, the shield and
buckler of rational liberty. (Applause.) He did
not wish to disparage the excellencies of the
Eel/bah people, but to point out their weakness and
dangers; and he did so because he was jealous
their reputation, jealous of the character of the
country, anxious that the people of England should
in all things not only be honoured, but if possible,
be in the advance guard of humanity. When be
thought of what GO4l had done for this country, and
us the responsibilities which devolved upon them,
be wished that Hs would give him power to stir up
every soul, to raise every dull mind, and kindle such
a flame of virtue, such a flame of dimity, such
strength of wisdom, that the world would admire
this grand moral heroism of this mighty nation.
(Appliime.) The lecturer then proceeded to show
that for this object much bad been done in the right
direction, but there existed dangers which could be
only moved by earnest religious virtue, etrong
intelligence, individual improvement • and the great
design of his life was to work out ;hose improve-
ments so far as he was able to do. He then referred
to youth, remarking that he was not one of those
bad tempered individuals who looked down
singular
disdain upon the mirth and pleasure of yowl
Ole and women. Now he thought in this desire to
accomplish great change in youth, that they forgot
what sort of boys they used to be. He had no
doubt those present were all excellent boys ; but he
could not say so much of his own character, and
therefore he was disposed to make &novenae) for
youthful joy that grasped as it were the sunny aide
of life, and would not dim by a single observation
his sunny dream. Didn't be remember the time
when he believed in every face, when he
had called old men " old fogies, and believed
that he was one of the most advanced geniuses that
ever existed. Didn't he remember the time when
he pocketed advice, and seemed to receive it placidly,
and then went on his way saying. " This is all very
well, 01. l fogy, bat you did net live in the mine age
as! do." (Laughter.) So he went along bumping
his bead against poste, receiving many • hard knock.
when old men had told him that if be bad listened
to them he would have avoided many • "crape. But
after all, the bitter experience of lire mast be learnt;
but bleeped was the man who could learn it by
theory without mingling with its evils. (Hear, bear.)
They would have to learn that life was no dream,
but • stern living reality. Life was not • round of
sunshine, though it was gilded with beauty. Lift
was maturated with sorrow as well as joy; life was
betted with tears as well as smiles ; life was dimned
with death as well as flushed with beauty ;and it did
not detract one joy from men or women when be
said that in the midst of their music, in the midst of
their youth, in the midst of so many pleasures which
sprang up in their young hearts, that they most be
taught—they could not be taught by books, but by
self-examination;- by bearing themselves up for
earnest reflection, that they might be taught what
life was—a conflict between right and wrong, be-
tween evil and vice; and they must, by the help of
God, if they wished to be useful, train themselves
up for this conflict, and set their faces against the
vicesand corruptions that degraded them. (Aplikaurj
He referred to the effect which education had
upon the nation, but remarked that nothing short of
the power of the Gospel in the individual minds of
the people could make men and women what they
ought to be. He contrasted the difference between
the politeness and refinement of the French and
English people, and remarked that they might be
introduoed into England without detracting from
the true majesty of the nation. He said the people
of this country were not good talkers, and adverted
to several cases of rural ignorance which had come
under his notice. In alluding to dandyism, he
stated • dandy was is a most helpless state • nothing
could be more painful than to allow the
fresh beauty of youth to thas away without
squiring some powers of observations, without
feeling—whether working with the bead or band—
that God had placed them in the world to live
sensible, useful, virtuous, and intelligent lives. He
asked what was meant by people keeping "good
society ?" because in England they had • etrange way
of perverting meaning. He denied that " good
society" consisted of persons dressed in fine
clothes or living in fine houses, for he know of
people who had thew advantages who were anything
but "good society." Good society meant persons
that could be respected; it was impossible to respect
that which was coarse, unreal, and contemptible.
Good society in the broadest sense of tho phrase
meant generosity, benevolence of disposition,
breadth of wisdom, with a genial cenerous desire to
promote the welfare of others. If they wished to
mix with good society, then they must cultivate
their tastes, their reflective powers, and conversation,
for there could be no good society without conver-
lion. After a few further remarks on this subject,
he said he trusted that in, Weymouth, • town which
was fast rising, the young men would meet together
for self-improvement, and do something to quicken
the minds of each other. He said, however, that if
the world was almost full of learned men, it would
be an awful thing, for all the unlearned ones would
have to walk on stilts. In alluding to tact and
judgment, he said that if • man who was not
over educated would osly be quiet, but
appear as if be knew everything, he would
pass muster very well, and people would say
of him, " It is wonderful the wisdom of that man,
nobody knows whit is in him" (Laughter.) It was
this tact and judgment which brought them in safety
through many trials and difficulties. If young people
did not wish to be stupid, they mud exercise their
wits when young. It was no use walking about
with hands in pockets, and cigars in their mouths;
their great Minion was to brave life, and they lived
in a country which demanded from them their honest
services He bad &great belief in babies. (Laughter.)
The more the merrier. He did not believe • small
family was a special bleating, although it was
a great one. His model family was 16. (Renewed
laughter.) A lady who had such • number had DO
time to be ill, or anything else. The more people
, bad to do, the more leisure time they bad; but if
they were lazy. and had nothing to do, they were
always in • harry. In very lanahrible terms he
I described the baby bore. and the manner
. in which " fond parents" detailed the
qualities of the little cherubim.. He how-
, ever said, if they wished to get quietly through
; the world it would be well to grapple with these
slight inoucvenienoss, and that often be bad talked by
1 the hour to mammas about the measles and chicken.
I pox. In alluding to young bores—the child that
thought • groat deal of itself—he said there were no
; children now, they were all young ladies and gentle-
mem Ile did not like to hear • parent willed en
old governor; and one of the most painful things of
; modern times was the relaxity of parental authority.
Nothing could be worn for a young child than to be
treated above its age. Row unwise it was to talk to
I • child of 15 or 16 as if she were • married woman,
; and saying, "I suppose, Miss Ellen, you have been
I engaged?' (Laughter.) He denounced the common
drawing room oonversation, and said • young bore was
a twilit/CO, but an old bore was worse, and it would be
imoossible to put down old ones when there were
I so may young ones. He also alluded to the business
I bore, who was always worrying a person with his
, commercial affairs, and said that every one should
feel that he was not the slave of his trade, lot the
, master of his business. The diseased bore was then
commented on, the lecturer remarking that he did
not wish to find fault with people who were really
iIL There were many people who always had a pain
in their arm, some had the heart disease, but it
always took a long time to kill them. If they had
the real disease they would have been dead a long
time ago. (Laughter.) The healthy bore also
claimed attention, the lecturer remarking that in
general the man who said he had never been ill
always What to invalido,uni said they only vreeted
rousing to be welL The literary bore and the
scientific bore also were alluded to. In alluding to
the latter he said theta man in health ought not to
know whether he bad any stomach, liver, or
lights. (Laughter.) He detailed an anecdote of •
man in Yorkshire who thought be was suffering from
the "raising of the lights," and, in order to prevent
this, swallowed as many shots as would lay on the
surface of • sixpence, which remedy the lecturer
thought would have the effector keeping them down
altogether. In speaking of the political bore, he said
it was an awful thing that churchmen and dissenters ,
could not sit together without " mouthing"
as if they wanted to bite each other's shoulders off.
klodern life on the rail and steamer, English
appetite at the sea side, and "doing the continent,"
• were vividly depicted, after which he said that
I people in small towns were awful people, and the
, smaller the town the bigger the man. Tolpuddle, in
Goma, was the biggest puddle he had ever been in.
Because in Tolpuddle everyone touched his hat to •
person there,he thought that when be went to Londth
every one would do the same, and was disappointed
• because he was not taken any notice of.
; After a variety of remarks on other 'abject'', be
maid there were many things Gotha Continent which
English people would do well to imitate. He was
of opinion that the time would soon come when
England and Frame would feel the value of the
. commercial treaty which brought the countries into
contact one with the other. Naos and war would
not rest with the Government but with the people;
if they were in favour of war, war would coos; bist
I if for peace, peace there would be. In oxielasioa.
the lecturer contrasted the beauties of our sea-
girt isle with other countries, after which he said he
trusted the day would come when Weymouth would
have her public park, her public library, and bee,
. museum of wienee and art. The lecturer, who wee'
listened to with marked &Gelation, at the conclusion
• of his address received • vote of thsoks.
Manmcvssa OF vas CHM(DiL FLENL—The
channel Beet, which sailed from Portland os Mee-
. deg morning, lb. 12th inst., at nine o'clock, fat
I sureits, totarad oa VI sdaerki meals* aid

anchored in the Roads at eight o'clock. The Black
Prince, 41, iron ship, Capt. Wainwright ; the
Hector, iron ship, 24, Capt. Pi.sdy, C.B. • and the
Prisms Consort, iron ship, 35, Capt. Welles, C.B. ;
left the squadron owing to the state of the weather
when off 'Torbay, and arrived at Portland set hours
before the flag-ship Edgar' Capt. Hereby, which re-
mained out during the gale to teet the esa-going
qualities of the Research, 4, iron-cased ship, Capt.
Wilmaborst, and the Enterprise, 4, iron-eased sloop,
Commander Rowley, both constructed from Mr.
Raid's designs. The Royal Sovereign, iron-eased
cupola ship, Capt. Sherard Osborn, CR., an old
three-decker cut down, and converted into • cupola
ship, with five three-hundred pounders, from the de-
signs of Capt. Cowper Coles, accompanied the fleet
on Monday, and after having gone through various
naanceuvree, firing twenty-four blank rounds and
six rounds of shot, parted company with the fleet at
three o'clock, owing to the stormy state of the
weather, and returned to the harbour at Portland.
The Royal Sovereign proved herself to be by no
means a good sea-going ship, but is considered to be
admirably adapted for coast defence. In the trial
between the Research and the Entsrprise, in run-
ning down before the wind, the Research beat the
Enterprise by half a mile, and the Enterprise, under
steam, in six hours out-distanced the Research by 3
miles. In a heavy sea these trials proved that both the
Research and guterprise are by no means good sea-
going boats; they both rolled and pitched, and the
sea broke over them. The Enterprise, however,
appeared to be the best craft, but those able to judge
doubt if either is fit to cross the Atlantic. During
the three weeks' cruise, a trial took place of sailing
by the ships composing the fleet, between Burry-
head and the Start, which lasted four hours. The
Edgar gained on the Black Prime 2,786 yards to
windward, the Hector 2,328 yards, and Prince
Consort 1,792 yards; lost on Defame 229 yards, and
Enterprise 106 yards. During the first two hours
the Edgar forereacbed considerably on all the ships,
which exposed her bows to the influence of • rising
sea. This reduced her speed on the port tack to
between four and five knots. The weather ports
were lowered as usual on trials of sailing, but this
was hardly rendered necessary as no water would
have been shipped. The fleet have also during this
cruise been exercised in evolutions udder steam and
sail, during which they have formed hue of battle,
line of bearing. reversing order of steaming in
columns, &a. The Edgar's target practice was ex•
tremely good, knocking over the first target with
the seventh roood shot at &hoot Loo, yards. The
men have also been exercised almost every day in
gun, rifle, pistol, ball practice, and the sword ,
exercise. It is much to be regretted that the officers
and men belonging to the Defence, Captain Pbili-
more, should have been sent to Bristol to entertain
the Mayor and Corporation of that city, and the
Warrior, Captain the Hon. A. Cochran*, to
Gibraltar, to bring home invalided sailors, and thus
have lost the advantage of practice with the fleet.
The season is now far advanced, and the weather
squally and foggy, rendering it necew.ry to fire guns
and rockets to denote posatioo, and thus keep the
squadron together. The Defence joined the fleet on
/Friday, from Bristol, and will not proceed to the
Mediterranean as has been stated.
MAIDIN ESZBBIOIIII. At our borough maims on
Tuesday there was not a single ease brought before the
magistrates present.
CHURCH lIIIIISIONART SOCIETY. —The 46th anniversary
of this society has been celebrated during the past week.
On Sunday, sermons were preached at Trinity Church and
mllections made, and on Monday two public, meetings
were held in aid of the sante muse at Bt. Mary's National
Schoolroom. At the afternoon one the chair was taken
by the Bev. Talbot Grooves, who spoke of the good
which was effected through the agency of the society,
and paid a high tribute of praise to the excellent
manner in which it. ontsaisation was carried out. He
read the financial statement of the Weymouth branch of
the society, which showed It to be in a flourishing stale,
upwards of £9 baying been sent to Tennevelly school,
and £4OO to ths Parent Societ Rev. A. Bradley,
of All Saints Southampton, addressed the meeting. He
paid a high compliment to the people of Weymouth for
the large amount they had raised, notwithstanding
which they had not forgot their local charities. He was
sorry to say that more money was raised in this
town on behalf of the society than in Southampton, with
thr.e times threw the number of population.—Lieut.-
Colonel Martin from India also addressed the
meeting, and detailed much instructive and valu-
able information respecting the progrese of the
work of the society in India, especially in the
valley of Peshawar. In that place, he said, when
the British first entered it, murders were committed at
the rate of one per day, hat soon after they were
reduced to 25 per year. He also adverted to the great
good which had been thn result of the labours of this
society in other parts of India, sod earnestly appealed
for help.—The Cheirmes. in bringing the meeting te •
close, remarked that if • man wished to dos mean
action he should defer it until to-morrow.

OLD FILIENDEL—A 'vanish of this benefit society was
inaugurated on Tuesday evening, at the King's Anna,
LI fah-street.
REVISION OF MI LIST Cor VOTERIL—J. Roldsworth,
P• 9., barrister. is snnounoed to hold • Court at the
Guildhall, on Thnrsday. the 22nd inst., at half-pistons,
For the purpose of revising the list of rulers.
PORTLAND.—WISLITAN CH•FEL.—The improve-
meats new being made in the interior of this dispel,
Foutnne's Well, are rapidly progreminu ; but owing to
the alterations made In the plans since the contract was
taken, the time for the completion of the work must be
greatly extended, and we understand the coat will be
nearly doable the turn fist intended to be expended.
The general opinion now is that the best way would bee.
been to "welt • little loam," and then to hove built
. new chapel. . .

TIII RAILWAT.—" Mewled Is the man that expecteth
nothing, he will not be disappointed." Many reports
have been afloat during the past two months respecting
the opening of the rail from Weymouth to this p'soe,
but, to the grest dissatiriaction of many person., there
have been no foundation for them. This week, how-
ever, we hear that final arrangements have been merle
between the Great Western and South-Westvrn Railway
Companies to open the line in a few days, We sincerely
hope that the report I. not too good to be true.
Otatt.—Most of the principal shops and many priests
houses in Fe-tune's Well end Chiswell are now Meng.
nated with gu. We venture to hope that the time is
not for distant when lamp- will be placed in tb• dreg*
a dssiderainnt mush Deeded.

WA REH AM. COUNTY Perri" SsestoNs,
September 13. —Before 0. W. Ferrer, and J.
Mowleen, Esqrs., and the Rev. G. V. Garland.—
Martha Baker, of Winfrith, was charged by the
polio" with having sold two quarts of ale, not being
duly liasneed.—Mr. Weston appeared for the dotal-
dent.—Case dismissed.—lolin Hibbs, of Swanage,
was summoned by P.C. Florence for having been
drunk and riotous at &renege on the night of the
3rd.—Pined lea—P. Roper, see., and F. Roper,
June., were charged with having, on the Bth inst.,
'smelted P.C. Pomery, at Lulworth, whilst in the
execution of his duty. —Defendants pleaded guilty,
and were fined £1 each, and 10. ed. meta
George Shot and Henry Seymour were summoned
under the amended Highway Act for having three
donkeyeastray at Swaney', on the 9th inst., but as
this use the fine me under the Act defendants
were discharged with a caution. —Phillip Whittle,
C. Brine, and J. Bower, were summoned under the
Poschieg Prevention Act, for having, on the let
inst., in their possenrion a quantity of nets. &a., at
Winfrith. —The me WM proved by P.C.'s Grant and
Burge.—Defendaots being old offenders were fined
£5 each, or time mouths.--Committed in default.
—F. M. Stow was summoned on the information
of Charles Bart for committing • trelpaal at
Sivanage in search of Rama—Cass dismissed.
BLANDFORD.— INDIPILNDENT Caarac. —On
Sunday,the 11th inst., sermons were preachei in the
Independent Chapel, Blaadford, on behalf of the
London Missionary Society, by the Rev. W. H.
Hill. missionary from Calcutta; sod on the following
Wednesday evening the rev. gentleman delivered •
very able and interesting address on the milli=
work in Indikin which he detailed the operations of
the society, some of the forma of opposition eaooun•
tered, and the COCOON and encouragements given to
persevere in missionary work. There ware about
150 persons present, who listened with deep atten-
tion to the rev, gentleman's admirable address.—
The amount of the collections after the sermons and
meeting was £6
Comm Pour; Monday, September 12th.—At the
Magistrates' Clerk's office, before J. J. Farquharson,
end G. P. Hansel, Emirs., Thomas Gould was charged
with violently assaulting and ill-using his wife, whereby
she was in danger of her life. Complainant said there
could not be a better husband when he was sober, but
55 5000 as he took drink Le wee utally , and
would then beat herself and the children about terribly.
—The defendant said, having been in the lock-up since
54tterclay he had reflected on his peat conduit, and
determined to give up the drink altogether. Be was
bound in his own recognisance of 120 to keep the pease
for six months.

FEU-Thome. Briekell, of Shaftesbury, was
brought up in custody, charged with stealing two hnlf
sovereigns, and 7. 6d. from John alma& of Monokton,
on the night of Saturday last. It appeared front the
evidence that the parties slept in one bed at theChongbe
Inn on the night in question and that no one else except
the landlord and his family slept in the house thatnight.
On the complainant rising in the morning he found his
Pockets niled, and the gum abovenamed taken sway.
The defendant was apprehended and put In Inek.up,
but his sister hearing of the circumstances went over to
the complainant's house on the Sunday, and perenwied
him to take the money.—The magistrates very severely
reprimanded the complainant for componnding Macy,
and ordered the discharge of the prisoner.
Stamen Daarn.—On Monday, September 12th, an
Inquest was held at the King's Arms Inn, White Cliff
Milletreet, before W. 11. Atkinson, Fsci., coroner, on
the body of Ann Dear, an old woman. reading in Back'
lute, aged 75 years, who was found deed in her
home on the previous day. The following are the names
of the jury :—Robert Hood, junr (foreman), G. Strange,
& B. Smith, B. Doctooey, J. Haricot, T. W. Martin,
If. Harris, J. H, Bartlett, Jamas Jay, James Busett,
B. Bannon. G. Minty. Me jury having been sworn,
to view the body, and on their return, the
r:ll7:idnagaevidenee vs. OVA' :—Louisa Smith doomed
that she knew the deceased, and had Alp worked with
her. About 10 o'clock on 13ettudey night she se w her at
the top of Um Uwe. Witness " W•ll.omnn7. bow
are your To which she replied, not well ; *helms very
I poorly, and put her bud to her aide. She then said
she had just come out of the yard because there wee a
now there' when It was over, pleue God she would go
to bed. Witmer then bade her good night. Deceased
was never well long together, end complained of a pain
in her side, and was also often obliged to leave off work
and Mt MUL She bad frequently said she should be
found dead some day; sod she hoped please God 111111
would not trouble any ens—Fran.., (Wien, widow,
said she lived seat doer to the demised. Saw her slim;
about 10 dote*, but did sot spook to her. Bollosea
11 sad £ll nisei sba Mud kw mildly Teri =idle

and then all was still. On Sunday she began towpath
what was the matter not seeing her about, and the blind
not drawn • and ahout 2 o'clock she looked through the
key.hole, Uul saw deceased lying on the floor. She
meat for deceased's son, and in his pregame,' bioke open
the window and got in. She found the deceased quite
dead, lying in the middle of the room with
her head towards the firmplaoe, and her feet
tawa'aa the window. Witness, in answer to deceased
sou's question, told him that his other was dead. He
and his wife then came in. De:a'ased had part of her
clothes on, and had been on the bed. Wit". believed
she had been dead some time. It was • little after two
o'clock when she got into the room. A doctor was sent
for.—William Dear, son of the docesmel, corroborated
the evidence of the preceding witness —Edward
Monroe Spooner,
a surgeon Practising in Blandford, said
he was rent for to he decease], whom Ito found
Mt t
dead. Her lips were blue, and she appeared to
have been dead some hours. There were no external
marks of violence. Deceased had been attended by his
father two years before for pleurisy and infiammetion
of the lungs, and till*, that time for disease ef the
heart. He believed the came of death erase from
either enlargement of the heart, or rupture of one of
the large 'female The peculiar whiteness of the won.
tenanoe led him to that conelusion.—The coroner,
having made a few remarks, the jury returned as their
verdict—" Death from natural cruses."
COONTT COURT, Monday, September 12.—(Before R.
Everett, Req.)—Of the 19 plaints heard, the following
were the only cases of any intermit to the public.
William Dingly and Son v. Urish F.derards. —Claim
£4 15e. 3,l.—The (navies of the goods was handed up to
his Honor, who very 'severely commented on a charge
made at 5 per cent. for Interest, which he remarked was
printed in the invoice in the smallest possible type, and
was • charge be would not allow.—He then gave Judi/.
meet for plaintiff for £4 IS., to be paid in 21 days.
BREACH OF WAIIANTT.--Cl.orge Knott r George
Sphier.—Claim £9o.—Mr. Atkinson appeared for the
plaintiff. and Mr. Fear, of Gillingham, for the defen-
dant. —Mr. Atkinson, in opening the case, statai that
his client in the early Part of March purchased • rick of
Iney of the defendant, for which he agreed to give £27,
and paid • tovereign as earnest money. He was to take
the bay away whim be had finished conveying KIM
he bad purenaaed of the defendant's father. When
he went to pay for the bay and remove it, he was told
by defendant that be had sold it to another person. The
Klee agreed upon was at about the rate of Cd per too,
it being calculated that there were from 10 to II tons in
the rick. Sines the time the ageeemsnt was made. in
consequence of the drought, hay had Increased in value,
and what was then worth £2l was now worth £5O. It
was for this that the claim was made—Mt. Atkinson
then called George Knott, the plaintiff, who stated that
be resided at Sturmioster Newton, and was a saddler
and hayglealer. In March last, being in the neighbour-
head of Flagelbury Brien, where he had purchased some
hay of Mr. Harris, and bearing that the defendant had
some to sell, went and offered him £27 for • rick. which
he agreed to, and he, the plaintiff, gave him • sovereign
to bind the bargain. Nothing was said as to the
positive time it was to be taken away ; but some time
after be saw the defendant, who asked him when be
was going to take it away, to which, he replied, when
he had carted away what he had purehued frem his
father. On the 13th August plaintiff went, in
company with Mr. T. Mullett, to the defendant's
house, and told him that he had come to pay for the
hay, to which the defendant replied, that he had
sold the hay, and upon his remonstrating with him he
told him be ought to have fetched it sway according to
the agreement. Plaintiff. however, denied that there
was any fixed time mentioned, and said he would bring
the matter before Judge Everett. When he offered to
pay for the bay he took out of his purse Sr. E 5 notes
and • sovereign. Plaintiff thee left, and snot towards
the rick, and found two men and • boy trimming the hay.
He supposed about • ton was taken from it. At the
time he bought it it was worth shout £3 per ton, but
since then it had increased in value to Es.—By Mr.
Fear: He purchased a large quantity of hay, ash, had
contracted to supply the Government at Portsmouth.
Bought hay from different parties the same time as
wheelie pur based the defendant's. No one was present
when the 000 tract was made. It was • general custom
to pity earnest money when hay was bought by the
lump, but not when it was bought by the ton. Bought
Mr. Harris's by the ton. Made an entry in his pocket-
book both about the bargain and the earnest money.
Believed be bought the rick in the beginning of March,
but said nothing about it till after he had taken away
what he purchased from defendant's father. When
be first heard that the defendant had sold the hay again
he was on his way to flaselbery, and Mr. Coates over-
took him, and told burn he had bought young
Sp'eer's hay. Ile received • message from the de-
fendant by a nue in his employ..named William Rolls—
William Rolls, carter for the plaintiff, deposed that in
March last he was at work.trussiug hay at Mr. Harris's,
which his master had bought, when the defendant oune
to the plass and went away with his master. In the
fore-part of June the defendant came to him, and asked
when his master was going to take away the bay;
to which he replied he didn't know as soon as he could,
be supposed. Defendant then said if he did not take
it away soon he would not be able, as the grass was
growing round the rick. That conversation witness
told his master. Witness had men the rick, which be
believed to be good hay, and there was he supposed, II
tons. Could not recollect what Iris master said to the
defendant. His master bought hay of Harris at the
same time. Believed that he bought hay of other
persons also. Some that he had at King's Mill, he took
away directly after. Saw defendant at illuminator fair,
and he then told him to tell his master to take away
the bay.—Theophilus Mullett, of Sturmineter Newton,
said that be recollected going with the plaintiff to see
Spicer on the 13th August. Saw him at the black-
smith's shop. Knott offered to pay for a rick of hay,
and the defendant mid it was of no use as be had sold
it. Knott then said you know what our agreement was,
to which the defendant replied that the agreement WIN;
the hay was to be taken away as soon as be had
finished taking away Harris's hay. This the plaintiff
denied, and offered him flee £5 note.' and a sovereign,
which he refused to take. Plaintiff and witness then
went to the rick, where they found tro men trussing it
away. The hay was good, and Mr. Knott had charged
him (witness) £5 a too for the ea ne quality bay • week
ego—Mr. Fear then addressed the Court, stating that,
as he was instructed, no purchase money wa- given to
Iris client. The hay was to bane been taken away as
soon as Harris's was finished, and from March to August
the defendant had taken no trouble in the matter.
Two or three days after his client had sold the hay the
plaintiff came and wanted it. Ile then called the
defendant, who flatly denied either taking any
e•rnest money, or seeing any money tendered for
payment. He also stated that the agreement
was that the hay was to be taken away at once.
The plaintiff finished Mr. Harris's hay on the 18th
February; of this he was sure, as be took some of what
he pure aid from plaintiff's father to snake up the
load. About the beginning of March he saw the witness
Roes taking some more bay from his father's rick, and
sent • message by hint to the pliintiff to tome and take
the hay away as he had not paid the rent of the ground
it stood on. No notice was taken of that message. He
again saw Ross on the 12th May at Sturminster,
and told him to tell his master if he did not
tome and take away the hay he should sell it,
and on the 10th August he sold it to Mr. Coates. On
the 13th, Knott came, and said he bad come to pay for
the rick. He did not say, "lam come to pay youth. £26
for the rick."—lly hie Honor: Did not am Rams in
June. Saw hies on the 12th May at Sturminster fair.
Recollected asking Rose on the 12th March if his master
was going to tithe the hay away.—This being the whole
of the evidence, his Honor summed up, remarking that
both parties agreed as to the price to be paid for the
hay. There was oath against oath as lathe earnest
money given • but it appeared very plain that the defen-
dant aonsidued the contract open up to the 12th May,
as he sent a message by the defendant's servant Roes to
the effect that he wanted the hay removed. The
evidence of Mullett be considered very important, as he
appeared to be an unprejudiced witness, and certainly
his testimony and that of Rom was decidedly in favour
of the plaintiff. To rebut their evidence there was only
that of the defendant himself, and the verdict would
therefore be for the plaintiff for the fall amount
claimed.
Frederick Morey v. Daniel Creatbatch.—ln this case,
in which Mr. Chitty appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr.
Atkinson for the ddent, by his Honor's suggestion,
the terms offered lilt the defendant were agreed to—
namely, that the plaintiff should receive £5, sad the
indentures be canoe ed._

Snag? Piamat—Harris v. H. Norton.—Clalso
£3 —Mr. Atkinson appeared for the defendant.—
Plaintiff stated that on the 26th August the defendant
came to his shop, and wan measured for • suit of clothes,
for which he was to pay 15e., ball in money, and the
rest wan to be taken out in butcher's mask as it was re-
quired by the plaintiff. Some of the garments were
made and sent horns the neat day, and the waist-
coat on the 31st of August. Hearing from •
party that the defendant was going away, be went to
him and demanded his money, and gave him till six
o'clock to pay. Not receiving it It. took out the
summons. He (plaintiff) had had • pious of beef of biol.
—Mr. Atkinion : Then you sent home the goods
ordered, and on the nut day you took out a
County Court IMMIOOLIJ ? —Plaintiff: Yes, become I
believed be was going to bolt away.—His Honor than
put it to the defendant if there was any truth In the
rumour, to whisk he replied there was not —His Honor
to the plaintiff This Is one of the most strange
procedures I ever heard of. I will only give you judr
meet for half of the amount, you can take that if you
like, but if you do you will not able to recover the rest.
To this the plaintiff agreed, and judgment was given for
El 174. 6d.. which the defendant paid forthwith,
apparently well satisfied with his share of the bargain.
uMawr Summoning.— Edward Clarke T. R. Miller.
—Case adjourned by wish of plaistiff. William
Hisoack r. Frederick Vinson, or 'Vincent —Claim 10a
for expenses.—Fourteen 'aye in Dorchester gaol,—
Hopkins v. George HAlL—Clang 14s. 3d.— Fourteen days
in Dorchester gaol.
BAD AOLIDIAT.—kt short time since, a man named
John Rowden, in the Berries of Kr. John Ford, of
Crook Farm, Ruisbton. whilst following his oompationu
a shapoerd put forth his crook to catch • sh•ep, bus
missing his mark fell forward, and his legs having been
broken before, he had no power to save himself, and
,falling on his thumb broke it. He has been under
' medical treatment since, and his advisor, Dr. Ingram,
had good hope that he would hare been able to effect •
sure; but unfortunately, on &coley morning. the
wound became worse, and Mr. Ford kindly lent him in
his van to Blandford, when amputation was found
neorsaary. We regret to state that ma Holiday evening
lock jaw sell in, but on Tuesday morning the poor fellow
was rather better, and there are hopes of his ultimate
nxevery.
CHARLTON.—Os Sunday thanksgiving services
were held in the parish rburch of this village. After
the adminisierins of the Holy Communion In the morn-
ing, a collection on behalf of the poor was made, which
amounted to Cl 10s. B}d. In the afurnoon a sermon
wan preached by the Rev. R. It. Watts, who took his
tent from the 65th Palm 9th verse, at the conclusion
of which a collectioo was Made on behalf of the Dorset
County Hospital, when £1 5.. aid. was contributed.
The ehareh was very nkely deoorated, thanks to the
kindness of Mn. and the Misses Parke?,, and the
metric* was choral, every part being well rendered.

'WANE 11:1278TKIL—Barnst Ca•ri• Asui-
V11111.42T filtavlcia.—T•• anniversary aerates* in eon-
'tuition with ths Baptist Clamed in this village were
held as Beady. two v•ry able and soul stirring
sonsone_ being onset lid by the Rev. J. CoWns, minister
et the Haptiet &OA eassintilian ha the Carlton Boons,
&Wm' , and bream* • sindest la the=
• (Wets The atoms' senile

at half-peat two o'clock, previous to which the Sunday
school children rung several hymn., and religious pieces
Ins very pleasing manner. By the wish of Mr. CoMos,
who in this and amity other renteds follows in the
Maps of his celebrated patron, no instrumental music
was used, the singing being very ably lod by the
esteemed pastor of the church, the Rev. Mr. Deena
One peculiarity of Mr. Collins's style is his excellent
commentary on each verse of the portion of scripture
which be reads, a plan exceedingly well adap'ed for a
village congregation. Previous to giving out his that
the rev. gentleman said Neste .Ileetions would he made
at the close of each week., towards liquidating the debt
on the chapel. During the past year the friends had
•ticoeteled in paying off £4O of it, besides 24 41. 7d. as
interest, leaving 255 to be paid. He traded all would
do their utmost, so ttia the trustees m.lil a'on be
able to feel themselves rolieved of this burden, and to
engage in their work. of Christian usefulness. The
env, gentlemen toot. as Ids text, let Timothy, let chap.;
11th verse—" Tim glorious Impel of the blessed Glehd!
After • few introductory remarks h. divided hi• subject
into two geeeral heada—let. What the gospel was.
2nd. Why it was glorious. Under the first he pointed
out that the gospel was emphatically the manifestation
of God's love to man. It was that glad tidings so
often referred to in the Old Testament, whieh though
foreshadowed by
.the sacrifices and ritual of the hlosala
dispensation on 'y buret fully forth when the Saviour
appeared among men. Under the second head the
preacher remarked thst it was • glorious gospel because
its author was glorious—the blessed God. God was
blessed in himself, and he was the fountain of all
blowing It was • glorious gospel, becalm it had a
glorious advent ,• for the advent of Christ into the
world was the advent of the gospel, and it commenced
that glorious era which was sung of by the heavenly
choir—Glad tidings of great joy to all people. It was
glorious because of PA doctrines, which were simple yet
sublime and profound, and most true. It was glorious
becaunt Mite precepts. Many people, said the preacher,
will Lave the doctrine as high and dry as you like, but
they are far from obeying its precepts ; but doctrine and
precept must go together. The gospel was glorious in
Bedford', in proof of which the rev. gentleman referred
to our own native land, which was in many respects the
first among the nations through the evangelising power
of the gospel preached among us for centuries past
During his diewounse the rev. gentleman illustrated his
remarks by several anecdotes, and concluded by inquir-
ing of hie hearer', what they bought of the gavel,
and if they had experienced a trandorming power in
their haute —The evening service commenced at half-
past six o'clock, when the chapel was filled to over-
flowing. The preacher took for his text, Jeremiah
viii, 20th Terse.--" The harvest is past, the summer is
ended, tied we are not saved." He fired pointed out
that the ingathering of a bountiful harvest was a cause
for Jo> ful thanksgiving, and remarked on the way the
old Puritans acted who referred a I their blessings
to the first muse— God, and not to nature. We
did not want their cant but we wasted
their Bible piety and their smip'e faith. The text
suggested four pictures to his mind. let, That of the
peat—an historical picture of the Jewish nation.—The
harvest was literally passed and the summer ended with
that people who bad been looking for aid to deliver
them from Babylonith captivity, but it came not.—Tbe
second picture was of the present. The natural harvest
eras mutt and the summer ended, and it was to be
i feared, some, f they listened to the voice of their owe
consciences, most ray that they were not saved. The
third picture was of the future real but not seen,—the
state of the sinner on his dying bed withoat Christ, and
the terrors of an awakened conscience too late. The
4th. A picture of the lost in endless perdition, reel
though not seen. On all these several heads the rev.
gentleman in most solemn language addressed his
hearers, and concluded with earnest prayer that not oat
of them either on his dying bed or in the future state
might have louse the words of the text—The harvest
is past, the summer is ended,and we are not gavel—The
collection at the close of the servioes amounted to