The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-08-20 00:00:00

CERN& ABBLf3.

POST Omer A rrournmerr.—lfr. Robert Childs,
cabinet-maker, bas been appointed postmaster, in the
room of Mrs. Davis, resigned.

BLANDFORD.

MILITARY MOVIIIITITS. —OR Thursday !art the
A Battery 'C Brigade of the Royal Horse Artillery,
numbering 144 men and 124 horses, under the command
of Major filaden, entered this town en rorite for Dor-
chester. The guns and ammunition waggons were
drawn up in the Market-place, and attracted much
attention. On Friday morning the battery proceeded
to their destination.
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Accing.wr.—On Fridsy last an accident occurred to
• DOM named Solway', a labourer in the service of
Mr. Augustine Green, builder. He was return-
ing with an empty timber-carriage from Whit-
church, when in endeavouring to get off the
vehicle, his foot caught in the reins, and he fell, the
wheel of the timber-carriage passing over his arm and
breaking it.
linen liflscroxx.—Qn Sunday morning last a sermon
on behalf of the Ifish mission was preached in
Blandford church by the Rev. H. H. Dornbrain, rector
of Deal, Kent. The object of this society is to educate,
by means of agents, that portion of the population who
speak either in part, or altogether, the native language,
in the truths of Holy Scripture. The rev, gentleman's
text was Amos vi., 1. "Woe be to them that are at
tase in Zion." He stated that he believed one of the
principal characteristics of the present age was a love
of ease, and a desire to be rid of everything that
caused trouble; this was especially the COM in religious
matters. To this might be atributed the indifference
with which the spread of Romanism, infidelity, and
that system of semi-Romanism, which prevailed in the
church of England was regarded. The preacher then
pointed out what was meant by being at ease in Zion
—first, when men professed that they had arrived at
such a high state of holiness as to have no fear of
sinning; End when like the Pharisee they rested in
their own religious attainments; 3rd, when they were
careless and indifferent about the spiritual state of
others; and 4th, when they neglected to stand forth in
defence of the truth. This indifference to the spiritual
state of others was especially observable in regard to
the Irish people, on whose behalf but little interest was
shown. The preacher concluded by commending the
claims of the Irish society to the sympathy and
liberality of his hearers, the operations of which be
described, and stated that there were about half 'a
million who knew no other language than the
Irish, and altogether about one-and-a-lialf million who
could weak both English and Irish. It was to these
that the word of God was explained; and though at the
commencement of the present century they had only
about • dozen astute who understood the language, .
they had now from SO to 60 clergymen engaged in the
work, and the Bishop of Cork was also a very able
promoter—The collection amounted to ET 16e.
Courrr COURT, Monday, August 12th.—The business
at this Court was of very little public interest, Of 53 1
original plaints left for hearing fully one-third were ,
either withdrawn, or the parties did not appear. There
were 10 judgment summonses, chiefly on claims for
small amounts, —Kendall v. Filmic. - This was an
application, supported by Mr. Atkinson, to recover
possession of a cottage situated in Bryanston-street. It
appeared that the property had been sold to Lord
Portman, and that the rest of the cottages in the same
roe of tenements had been vacated.—Mr. Atkinson
called as witness Thomaa Pitman, who stated that he
saw the defendant's wife that morning, who ureed to
give up possession that day week.—His Honour enquired
If any rent was die.—Plaintiff replied not any, and that
defendant himself stated he would go out of house
as soon as be got another; and he (plaintiff) had singe
heard he bad got one at Charlton.—flis Honour oon-
sidered a week too short a time, and made an order to
give up possession in 14 days.—Hutchings v. Hares.
- Claim El 6s. 24. In this case only Is. of the debt
was disputed.—Plaintiff admitted the mistake, and his
Honour gave judgment for El ss. 2d.. at 51. per month.
—Allan Lawrence v. John Thomas
£36 6a.—Both the parties in this cue live at Child
Okeforil, and the defendant for some time acted as agent
, for the Somerset Coal Company, at Shillingstone station.
, It appeared that they had repeated dealings together,
and the sum claimed was the balance due to the plaintiff
on those deals. —We. DILA wood, of Storroinede Newton,
appeared for the plaintiff, and stated that the defendant
bad signed an agreement to pay the balance by two
instalments, but that having failed to pay the first his
client had been compelled to il••• the summons. It
name out in examination by the judge that there had
been three separate sales of the defendant's effects, at
two of which the defendant was present, but that be
took no steps to stop those sales, and further bad agreed
to receive aa surety for his debt six pigs, valued at ER
°soh, whirl, however, be bad to find in food.—His
Honour commented on the simplicity plaintiff had
shown in the transaction, remarking that it appeared
pretty curtain that the defendant had got on the blind
side of the plaintiff, and if he was not very careful he
would lose the whole of the debt. He then gave judg.
merit for the whole amount, to be paid forthwith.—
Hades e. The Somerset and Dorset Railway Company.—
Mr. Atkinson appeared for the plaintiff, and stated that
the ogee had only just been put into his hands, and from
what he could understand of it, it appeared to him that
they could not meet the objection of the defendants,
which he understood was that of non liability, inasmuch
as they had no one present to prove that the goods in
dispute were forwarded by defendant in a perfect state
from Wimborne. He therefore applied that the cue
might be withdrann.—His Honour said that that
depended on the other party, if they consented or not.
He then enquired into the circumstances of the case, and
ultimately it was withdrawn.—Judgeterif SIORYROVINt&
—William Young e, Daniel Hall.—Order 14 days im-
prisonment. —The mune v. William Bellows. —l4 days.
—The same v. Richard Hood.-14 dem—James Ames
v. William Ridout—fidjourned. It appeared that at
the last Court defendant paid El of the debt, and his
Honour commented somewhat strongly on the hastiness
of the plaintiff.— —George Selby v. George Reader.
seven days imprisonment —Stephen Ainsworthe. George
Horlook.-14 days.--Jainee White Henry King'
man. —Adjourned.--The same v. John S. Moslan.—
Adjourned.—The same,. Elaworth.—Adjourned-
NATIONAL SONDAT AND INFANT SCHOOL& —Tb•
children attending these schools, numbering from I"
to 600, had their annual treat on Thursday last in the
rector's field, adjoining Lord Portman'. park, subscrip-
tions to meet the expenses having been liberally made
by the gentry of the district and inhabitants of the
town. The boy. met in their elaTimand at 2 &awl.
and were divided into five poops, those composing seals
group having the same distinctive colour as that worn
by the teachers who had charge of them. When all
were marshalled in order, they proceeded down Damory.
lane, heeded by the drum and fife band. Here they
were joined by this ghis end infants, the latter being
conveyed in vehicles, all being under the immediate
charge of tbe rector, sedated by the governess.s of the
wthools and the ssusdny school teachers. The pretendon
as It passed up the streets had a very pretty appear.s..,
giusokildreu carrying 'large number of biasses and dap,

wearing resettesi_ Mid all droned neatly, with happy
emintenantes. Every low and then loud deers burst
forth from their little Oneida, as they passed those
whom elisions thoughts were "mired in their welter?.
The rode was by East-street, thrower the market-
square, to the front of the Crowe Hoed, then up.
Salisbury.street, and by the boy's school so the park,.
on reaching which one unanimous cheer was greet!, and,
the young people betook themselves to !ley till tea
was ready. About half last four a bountiful supply-
of cake and tea was enjoyed by them, to which we need
hardly say they did ample justice, the young ladies
present vi ug wNh easb other as to who should ba.
the best waitress. Grace before and alter meat was
song by the children. The taaebers and the
members of the two bands, Mr. flyer's and the drum
and fife bend, afterwards had tee together Mar Um
rector'. beams, and soon after the beautiful "trams of
the brans hand were beard to the no small gratification
of the visitors. llnfortanately, soon after the germ
commented. • heavy thunderstorm set in, and the
evening's amusements were necessarily curtailed.
Money and other prig/to w'er• given to the socceinful
ectnipetitor" in various games. The despatching of fire
balloons was necessarily postponed till some future time
on account of the unfavourable weather.
FIRTASRTGE Palm, TER SILT Or LORD Poltrwair.
—When, in speaking of Fontainebleau, I referred to.
the magnificent scenery that e-barastmises our own
island, and deprecated the strait and formal method
of planting which obtains so much favour in Fleece,
I ttld not think that I should so soon have an
opportunfte of strengthening my owei esservis4mai ea
the point by a visit to this fine and well-Innthered
park: but when my
.worthy friend Mr. Reddyffe
proposed on a fine ht day to drive me over, I
should not hive been gosh and blood (hortictiftweally)
if! bad refused, and amply was I repaid for the
journey, especially as it enabled me to give to °Nero
some idea of the many fire plasm which irate be
found in Dorset. Bryanston is situated in the
immediate proximity of the town of Medford, to the
inhabitants of which it loan unmixed boon, as, owing to
the kindness and liberality of its noble owner, they
have free ammo to it, and may revel sdmid lie trinities.
The house, which is a plain but well.proportieued
building—designed, I believe, by Wyatt, and said to
be one of the most comfortable houses in Dorset—
stands on a gentle eminence, booked by a tolerably high
ground, which is most admirably planted. and though
which there are three different drives lauding out of the
park. The park cannot be less than three ma« in length,
and lads very di...reified character. In beet of the hewn,
at about • furlong's distance, there is • pretty sweep at
river, and just opposite the home this Is eonsiderably
widened, and a pretty fall of water is well arranged.
On the left side of the house Mrs ere six magnificent
elm trees, as beautiful and symmetaind examples if the
tree as I have men ; we measured 009 of them, and
found that at the base it was 20 feet in careninference,
ani at four feet from the ground 16 feet. The Cliff, as
the eminence running at the back is called, contain'
some very fine specimens of cedar, most of Wadi, how-
ever, were broken down and deluged by the rain stem of
last year, and consequently several tarp gape have been
made which it will opine some time to fill up ; but
bad one not been told they would have only been
regarded as openings, so carefully has every appsaranew
of destruction been removed. There are some very fine
specimens of trees here. There are two plane tree' nearly
mind in dimensions. One of these we insesored. It is
apparently about 150 feet high, with a dear stem of at
lead 50 feet, at the base it measured 13 feet is cir-
cumference. There was a tulip tree 125 fest high ; thou
that very beautiful tree, salisburia adiantifolia, or
maiden-hair tree, with its gracefully falling tresses;
while all through the Cliff, a mile and • quarter long,
there was a perfect forest of box trees, yews, and other
evergreens, intermixed with fins specimens of deciduous
trees. At some little distance from the house is the
garden and ornamental pleasure sowed, which is • happy
combination of the stiff and natural style of gardening. It
forms a somewhat deep valley, with terraced walks on one
side, on which were varionsbeds planted in different styler
and giving some pleasing combinations of colour' among
them I noticed • bed of viola cornuta and Masegleer
variegated pelargoniutn. At the bottom of the valley
are two fine ornamental trees—catalpa eyringiefolia rind
paulownia imperislia. The seed of the former wan
gathered by Lord Portman himself at Rome and sown
here, while the paubwnia has been the admiration of •
vast number of persons. One year it was covered over
by a tent; but last year it bloomed without say pro-
tection. During the present season it has suffered very
much from frost. And here • very noticeable thing we
to be remarked- -the tops of both trees were compara-
tively uninjured; but the branches at the base were
completely merched up. This was explained by the in-
telligent gardener, Mr. Leach, as arising from the fact
that • mist generally settles here in the evening, and
that wherever that was the frost was more operative,
while where the air was drier there it had lees effect
should have said that the catalpa at 7 feet from the
ground was 4 feet 6 inches in circumference. As I have
mentioned frost, I may say that it was felt with all M.
severity at Bryanston last winter. There is not
a laurestinus in the place that was not cut down to
the very roots. The °smoothes and other shrub. trained
against the wall were nearly, and I fear, in many in-
stances, completely killed. Bryanston has for some years
been noted for the excellence of its fruit and kitchc
gardens, and here everything was inn high state of per-
fection, and bore ample witness to the energy and skill off
Mr. Leach. Tbe gr•pes were an excellent and regular
crop. Black Newburgh/ were prominent, as the Pane
on which the greatest dependence is to be placed ; but
other kinds, Muscat of Alexandria, Muscat Namburgh,.
Golden Flamburgh. Ice, were ezirellent. One house was.
interesting to small growers, as it showed what could
be done in a limited space and with small means. The
vines are planted inside the house. A very little fire
heat had been used ; but an even and exedlent mop was
to be seen on all the canes. Mr. Leach's plan with his
grapes is not to syringe the foliage. but to drench the
floors beneath, shut up at about half-past four, and thus
get • thoroughly god l steaming atmosphere. There
was in the kitchen warden a very nice ranee of small
peach-houses on the Paxton principle, with trellises
about sixteen inches from the glass, and the walla at the
book also covered with trees. On both of these there
was • very good crop of fruit. The walls of both gardens
were covered with well-trained trees of pears, "berries,
peaches, kn., and all bore evidence of care midi good
wanacement. The crop of pears especially promised
well—better, indeed, than any I have seen this 'moon.
Here was the tree of the Rryaeston gage, vrbieb was
originated here, • cross between Coe's golden drop and
the green pee, and said to be a fruit of very great merit.
The kitchen garden comprises about three aerie,
and at its entrance is the comfortable house
of the head gardener, with its neat little garden
In front, where Wiollll kinds of the new bedding
plant/ are tried; for Bryanston is one of those
places where one meets with a happy combination of the
old and modern steles of gardening, and while novelties
are not pooh-poohed, yet the main features of the place
are those which hays to do more with the older style of
gardening, when more reliance was placed on
picturesque and landaeape effect than on a blase of
colour for • few months. Then it is not a elms where
one thing is sacrificed to others, as we sometimes see;
but flowers, fruit, vegetables, and trees alike are well
looked after, and, although not strictly speaking what is
called • show place, yet its attractions are to my mind
very much greeter than some I have seen of greater
pretensions. The demand on gardens such as these
requires energy of no ordinary amount. The supplies
necessary for the "London moon," the fruits and.
flowers required to r too many 000114100 s, all require
greet thoughtfulness; and, as far as I was enabled to.
judge, nothing escaped the eye of Mr. Leach. Even the
grass betokened careful management, and is kept In
order by two mowing machines—one of Shanks and
the other of Green's—used with a hone. It is • real
pleasure to go through a well-managed place like this,
audit ever any of the readers of the Jamul: of
Horticulture find themselves is the vicinity of Bland-
ford, I am sure that they would not regret ening
out of the way to visit Bryanston.— Journal of
hortiemiture.