The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-08-10 00:00:00

DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS

DORCHESTER, TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1858.

HONESTE A UDA X.

THE DERBY Administration, having tided over a
very critical period in its early existence, may
now repose in peace for some months to come
and glory without interruption, for the same
period, in the honours and emoluments of office.
A somewhat extraordinary run of good luck,
and the timely concession of certain liberal mea-
sures, have brought the Government to this
tranquil epoch of their lives. But how long the
dignity of official life will be preserved to them,
is a matter not only extremely difficult to guess
at, but one which, when seriously reflected upon,
will suggest considerable doubt and apprehension
in the minds of the Tory party. The admission
of Jews to Parliament and the abolition of the
Property Qualification for members have no
doubt been serviceable, for the hour, as helping
to form a predilection favouring the existence of
a really liberal spirit in the Tory Cabinet ; but
without looking at the agonizing contortions of
the House of Lords in enunciating its memo-
rable and ludicrous compromise upon the Jew
Bill, and the inevitable but reluctant submission
to the Property Qualification Bill, it may well
be asked whether these appearances of Liberal-
ism, such as they are, may indeed be taken as
earnest of a broad, well-defined Liberal policy
to be pursued by the Government during the
next session of Parliament. We think not.
There was one question brought forward during
the recent sitting of Parliament which may be
Wiwi as a sort of test of the sincerity of the
DEBBY Cabinet in respect of their Liberal ten-
dencies, namely, the £lO county franchise, and
to any such measure as this their hostility and
repugnance were unequivocal and invincible.
This extension of the franchise must become an
important element in any beneficial and com-
prehensive measure of reform which may be
forthcoming next year in obedience to the grow-
ing demands of the country ; and we are fore-
warned of the determined opposition with which
this just and reasonable proposition will be met
by the present Government. If progress and
Rsform are to be checked in this period of our
history, and Lord DERBY shall be suffered to ex-
claim, "Thus far shalt thou go and no further,"
farewell to the boasted march of improvement,
and all the expected fruits of advancing intelli-
gence. But although Lord DERBY may possibly
be encouraged in the application of the drag-
chain by some old Whigs, it is itupouible that
his Lordship can long revel in the tenure of office
while adhering to resolutions like these. It
seems clear that he must either go forward or re-
tire altogether—the latter appears to us the
inure likely alternative. In the first place, the
sort of alliance between certain sections of the
Liberal party and the Dime v Cabinet is, on the
face of it, hollow and untenable ; it is unnatural,
and bears within itself the seeds of its own de-
struction. The coquetry between the two has
resulted in some instalment of good, but until
the establishment of more durable relations, in-
deed a permanent amalgamation of the two
great parties, no man oan hope from Lord DERBY
that broad buis of Liberal legislation demanded
by the went, and spirit of the times. We are
therefore by no means amongst those who augur
from the moss of his Lordship in his first
session a brilliant and happy future. It is well
known that lie hiss gone too far to please many
of his own party, and not far enough to please
the Opposition. His own followers are becoming
dissatislied with him, and many Liberals believe
that they have seen the very best that Lord
DERBY will do for them. Regarding the position
of the Government from this point of view—
which we believe to be a perfectly just and rea•
climb's one—we cm by no me ins participate in
the strain of admiration, and the assurance of a
long akinl life of the Disney Government,
which some sanguine spirits, the votaries of
young Toryism, choose to indulge in with so
much juvenile fervour and so much innocent
complacency.

THE successful laying of the Atlantic Telegraph
is the great event which has just excited the
wonder and admiration of the civilized world.
Between Valenti& and Newfoundland, &distance
of more than 2,000 miles, a perfect communica-
tion has been established by the electric wire.
The Old and the New World ars now linked
together by this wonderful agent ; and the mind
is lost in contemplation of the vast and varied
benefits resulting to mankind from the utilising
of this mystic power. The triumph of this great
enterprise is all the greater, seeing that two dis-
tinct and somewhat disastrous failures had
abundantly demonstrated the difficulties and
perils of the undertiking ; but perseverance,
indomitable perseverance, has met with its
reward—a reward which will bring with it ever-
lasting honour to the two great countries con-
cerned, England and America. The rendezvous
was reached by the two vessels on Wednesday,
the 28th of July. The next morning the
Niagara's portion of the cable was spliced to the
Agamemnon's, on board the latter. By noon
the next day, Friday, 268 nautical mile. were
laid between the two ships. On Saturday the
distance between the Agamemnon and Niagara
was increased to 640 miles. On Sunday it was
884, on Tuesday, 1,268, and on Wednesday
1,854 miles. At 6 o'clock in the morning of
Thursday, the sth of August, the Agamemnon
was anchored in Valenti& Harbour. The
Niagara had safely reached Trinity Bay, New-
foundland. The two ships were united by 2,022
miles of cable, and the Atlantic Telegraph con-
veyed the gratifying intelligence, and " proof
positive at the same time, that the gigantic task

I had at last been ems:usefully accomplished. To
show the oharacter of its most immediate results
in connection with the publication of news, the
Time+, of Friday says —"it: is no violent pre-
sumption to suppose that within I very short
period we shall be able to present to our readers
every morning intelligence of what happened
the day before in every quarter of the gloise.
The Admiralty will know to within a few miles
the position of every ship in Her Majesty's
service. The intelligence of a Caffre war or an
Indian mutiny will reach us before the first
blood that has been shed is cold, and we shall be
able to economize the whole time consumed by
the ordinary vehicles of intelligence." The
reflections of the daily press upon this great
achievement have been for the most part intelli-
gent and brilliant. The glowing tribute of
admiration offered to Science, a..cl the gradual
development of the powers and practical uses of
electricity, have been the themes of fertile and
eloquent writers, who have discussed the subject
in the most appreciating and in the beat possible
spirit" Lord Bacon," says an evening contens-
porary, "taught us that the best mode of acquiring
a knowledge of the secrets of Yature was to ask
her questions, with a humble, diligent, teachable
spirit. Threescore years and ten have been de-
voted to the inquiries--Why does amber when
rubbed draw light feathers to itself? Why does
the magnet attract iron and point to the poles?
Why should a dead frog be apparently brought
again to life for an instant, if when one metal
touches a nerve and another a muscle these two
metals be united to a third? The answers to
these three questions have reduced all three phe-
nomena to the action of one single cause. All
lead to the subtle spirit or power we call elec.
ticity. Though as yet we know not what this
electricity is, we have learnt to tame it. It is
the spirit of the storm. We see it in the light-
fling; we hear it in the thunder. We make
it our VuLoaw, to eliminate metals from the
earth which swim on water. We cause it to
rend rocks asunder. It is the slave of the me-
tallurgist. We make it reduce the works of an
age into instantaneous ruin. It has crumbled
Russia's proudest engineering triumph into dust,
with the resistless power of the thunderbolt ; and
now it is our MERCURY, to carry winged mes-
sages from the Old World to the New with light-
ning speed." The Tina treats the matter with
its usual sterling ability, and concludea an excel-
lent article on Friday with congratulations and
peaceful aspirations which will not fail to be
shared by the Anglo-Saxon race on either side
of the Atlantic; while some of its expressions
will win for this writer in a generally-reputed
warlike journal unbounded approbation, even
from the Peace Society. "We are most happy,"
says the Times, "that it has fallen to the lot of
this country to carry out an enterprise in which
human nature is so deeply interested in concert
with the only other nation on the globe in which
the flame of Science is fanned and kept alive by
the breath of Freedom. Let those who are as-
sembled at Cherbourg to celebrate another deve-
lopment in the art of destruction, and to fete the
inauguration of a fortress avowedly designed to
threaten the independence and prosperity of
these Islands, reflect on the true nature of the
enterprise which has thus been executed, and
turn from the conte,nplation of Science degra lel
into the handmaid of slaughter and devastation
to Science applied to her legitimate office, as the
conciliator, the benefactress, and the enlightener
of the whole human race. A millary Monarchy
hiui created Cherbourg; political freedom awl
commercial enterprise have made the Atlantic
Telegraph, and they have nothing to blush for in
the comparison." Now that the pathway has
been laid for the subtle lightning to travel
through the lowest, stillest depths of the Atlan-
tic, far below the inluence of wave and storm,
there seems to be no reason why Great Britain
should not be brought into immediate communi-
cation with all her great and distant dependen-
cies. "Surely," says a contemporary, "Eng-
land with her great Indian empire and her thou-
sand exigencies, will never rest till she has
carried her Indian Telegraph from the Land's
End to Gibraltar, from Gibraltar to Malta, from
Malta to Alexandria, thence by the Red Sea to
Bombay. The next step will be to connect Cey-
lon or Madras with Singapore and the Australian
Colonies by an electric wire. England will thus
as nearly as possible render herself independent
of all foreign interference, "—And, it may be
added, render herself freer than ever before
from foreign aggression.

HER MAJESTY the QUEEN has returned from
Cherbourg in exoellent health, and much grati-
fied, it is said, with the frank and cordial recep-
tion accorded to her by the Eatrasom and
&eaves, and by all classes of French society.
In our latest intelligence will be found a shoit
account of the dinner given by the EMPEROR to
our Gracious Qualm and a report of the com-
plimentary speeches exchanged between the
Sovereigns. These royal addresses were "full
of peace and good will," as the Times of yester-
day truly says ; and this one fact, attested by
the leading journal, contrasts strangely enough
with the sneering and irascible tone of every
other part of the same article. The Times is ill at
ease at the oompletion of the works at Cher-
bourg, and argues that neither the Quay( nor
anybody else ought to have gone to 800 them ;
adding that "the forts of Cherbourg can only be
"regarded by true.hearted Englishmen with feel-
" logs of regret." For cm own humble part, see.
lug that the forts are there, we think it would be
very un.English and equally absurd to look upon
Cherbourg as the Tierra would have us do—
nursing unavailing, and, we will say, unmanly
regrets—hanging down our heads in melancholy
dejection, and pouting like a parcel of puerile
boobies. If Cherbourg be really dangerous to
this country, instead of turning our backs upon
it with a miserable whine, let us boldly go and
see what it is, and verify every possible danger
with our own eyes ; so that we flinty be the
better prepared for every contingency, mid
assured of the sufficiency of our own means of
averting every danger which may hereafter
threaten the shores of England. In the mean•
time, it is pleasing to know that the Govern-
manta and the people of the two nations are on
the best possible terms, and that in so far as the
peace of Europe may be guaranteed by the most
amicable relations between the two countries,
the friendly intercourse of the Sovereigns
on this remarkable occasion assures us of that
most desirable result.

DOWER/47NR PITCHID CORN MARKIT, Saturday.
—ln eonsequenoe of the splendid harvest weather,
and our fair being held yeetenlay, there WAS no It
tendanoe in the Liorn Exchange today. The urn
trade yesterday was very inactivet and to have
effected sales lower priors must have been submitted
to. Many samples of new wheat and barley were
shown ; both quality and probable yield were re-
ported to be satisfactory; indeed, if the present
Mite weather continues • fortnight, of which
there is every appearance, there can be no doubt of
• full average of all kinds of grain in this district.
Potatoes are generally free from disease and the
quality is very superior.
DußclifirSTKß AUGUNC FAIR.—On Friday the
August fair was held. The number of sheep in the
Fairfield was below the average. The demand was,
however, pretty brisk, and pnoes advanced from Is.
to 2s. The weather was bnght and fine, and, not-
withstanding the harvesting which is now so gene-
ral in this neighbourhood, there was • very good
attendance of farmers and dealers There was not a
large supply of beasts, and trade was quiet. In the
horse fair, which took place in the afternoon, though
there was • tolerable supply of animals and some good
ones, few changed hands. Pigs WWII Firm. The streets
of the town presented the usual appearance, numbers
of booths being erected in the thoroughfares for the
supply of gingerbread, fruit, itc. Everything passed
off peaceably.
The Marris.—The regiment of Dorset Militia is
to assemble for training on Tuesday, September 7th.
Mr. Weld's yacht, Lulworth, won the Prince Con-
sort:s An On Monday in the Royal Yacht Squadron
regatta

CRYSTAL RALACR POL,LTRY SnOW. Ihin show
which opened ttn Satday was, we believe, one
if
the best ever seen. We are pleased to find
Lit connection with it tat.i well-known plot-
setshire names, which have long figured honour-
ably in these interesting exhiltitions, namely,
Mrs. Henry Fookes, of Whitechurch, and Wm.
Nlanflehl, Jun, Esq.., of Dorchester. Mrs. Fookiss's
Quilt chicken Were higiy
and Mr. Manfield carried off the first prize for
geese.
VISIT TO tONDOX.—In another column will be
fonnd an announcement lw the London and &Atli.
Western Railway of a anal> mit:union Erten Dor-
chester, Weymouth, and stations this side of South.
i.rcgiton to London or Southampton, on Wednesday
week returning on the following Friday.
GRRAT WESTERN RAILWAY. —lt appears that the
accounts of the Great Western Railway Company for
the half-year ending 40th of June show that .a divi-
dend of per cent, per annum mild lie paid, leas,.
ing a small balance over ; but the directors have de-
cided on recommending that no dividend be declared
at the ensuing half•yearly meeting, and that the
balance of £37,04.10 be carried over to the next half-
year.
EXCURRION.—On Thursday a long excursion train
arrived bearing a large number of visitors to Dor-
cheater. and Weymouth for the day.

BAZ A A R. —On Thursday there is tn be a bazaar held
at the Townhall for the sale of useful itml ornamental
articles, childrens' dresses, &c., in aid of the building
fund of the new Congregational Church, hhnith•street.
We anticipate a goodly attendance, and trust the
balance of the debt will be nearly liquidated.
Lord and Lady Harriet Ashley left town on Fri-
ths! for Brocket Hall on a visit to the Viscountess
Palmerston.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.—The 43rd
anniversary of the Dorchestcr auxiliary of this society
was celebrated on Friday week at the Tivinhall,
where public meetings were held in the morning and
evening, and at 2 o'clock a meeting of the committee
took place. At the morning meeting. at which the
attendance was not very numerous, the Rev. Regi-
nald Smith presided. On the platform were the
Revs. Charles W. Bingham, Henry Barns, Josiah
Miller, and other Ministers and clergymen. After
the meeting had lieeit opened in the usual manner
the Chairman addressed come interesting preliminary
observations to the assembly in opening the business
of the day, awl stated that the Bible Society had
circulated above 30,000,000 (spies of the Word of
God, emit, copy of which was a fresh reason why
every person calling himself a Christian should ems
and well the number ..f the society's supporters.
The rev. C W. Bingham then read the Treasurer's
report. The collections at the annual meetings had
amounted to £6 I3s. 41. ; anon il subscriptions
£l2 2s. ; free contributions —Coryates Association,
C 8 4s. 61. ; A thelhampton £25 Si. 11d. ; Matins-
t Winterbourne, slid Stecpleton £26 10s. ;
Stattiird £8 Os. Gd.; Great Toiler £2 4s. 10d. ;
Ladies' Ass .ciation £25 24. 11 ; Young Men's Assn-
ciation £8 Bs. 41. ; Woodsfond coil Tincleton meet-
ing £5 ; donation fmin Charles Porcher, RN., £10;
collected .£3 1 Is. 91. ; sales from Repository £3O
total £175 9s. 1.1. The expenditure was—Paid to
the society for Bibles and Testaments. £37 Bs. ;
salary of depository, £5 ; rent of hall, carriage,
C 2 12s. 7d. ; and fir general objects, £l3 Bs. 61
In some of the districts there bail been an
increase on the year preceding ; but in others
3 decline was perceptible. Mr. Pomiher sent
his donation whm on the continent and from seeing
the beneficial results of the association's labours.
During the past year this auxilary has not held ally
quarterly meetings. He (Mr. Bingham) bad found
similar state of things in almost every part of the
kingdom in which he had travelled. Let the Bible
lie the proclamation of our religi.in everywhere. As
to India, he trusted that the society would lie able to
send thither the whole, or double the amount of the
flible iciety's present income; and the society would
In what it could in having the Bible introduced jut'
svery school in that vast continent. The Rev.
Henry Borne, of Abingdon, Barks, the deputation
rum the parent society, next addressed the assembly.
remark hail been ma le within Ilia hearing, he said,
ibe night before. to the effect that the Bible Society
was a good one. hut ether associations were equally
good. Now he was ready to smut the goodness of
ither societies, lint from his heart he believe.' that
the Bible Society stood f wth as the grand central
society of Christendom to pew well-being into
leery part of the world. No society was to lie com-
oared with it; all the other religions societies hal to
come to it. There was no kindred or people which
that society did not bless. Addresses were also de-
-red by other gentlemen, and the meeting sul
sequ mtly separated, a collection being made at ti e
r, amounting to £4 iOn. 811.—In the evening a
4econd meeting was held, over which the Rev. It
'tmile. M. A.. presided. The attendance was fuller
than in the forenoon. After the proeeeilings had
hem einnmsticed in the usual manner, the Chairman
vldr `snail the assembly at some length on the &drew
d claims of the British and Foreign Bible Society.
Ile rev. H. Borne, the deputation, then addressed
the meeting, and afterwards the Rot. Mr. Nleozies,
vlie is about to go to West A frica, as a missionary.
The mseting closed with prayer, awl the singing of
doxology, a collection being made at the doom

LINDIN AND SOU fll-WEATERV.—The half-yearly
netting of this company WM held on Saturday at the
Waterl go-station ; Mr C. Castleman in the chair,
rho stated among other things that they had a cons-
nittee sitting for some time for the pnrpose of ascer-
taining the cause of the diminution in their traffic,
in 1 after a careful consideration of the subject they
found that it wile entirely attributable to the Isenio
and the onenin; of the Wilts. Somerset and Wey-
mouth Railway. With regard to the Sane ury and
Yeovil line the works were pro.4ressing, and w ien it
was completed the loss arising.; from thb opening of
the Wilts, 8 merest, and Weymouth would be pre-
vented to some extent. It was right to state they
hell about .ClOO,OOO of preferential capital in the
illisbury and Yeovil Railway entitled to a dividend
of not less than 4 per cent. per annum. Now, by
winating that company to rake money on loan at a
low rate if interact, they would thing enable them to
gay the 4 per cent. on the £lOO.OOO when the line
was open for traffic. The whole produce of
the Salisbury angl Yeovil line would coins into
he hen Is of the South• Western R iilwsy Company,
ingl as the railway was 40 miles iii length they would
'nit no risk in gnaranteein.; interest on £133,001) or
heirdelomtures, Gov to the extent of £ff.ooll a year.
ly assisting the Salisbury angl Yeovil Company to
mist mouse on °heap tering they wall assist than-
;elves, because at. the end of a certain number of
ears the Sgiuth-Western were liotingl by Act of Par.
'iament to purchase it, or allow the shareholders a
ierteiln fixed rental for the line, taking it entirely
into their own hand*. It would fortis an iinp,irtant
link lo their line of communication between Loudon
and Euter.

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SOUTII• WIMTERN S MAI< PACKIET CoMPANY.—
rme oompanv then held Its hilt yesrly meeting
Kr. Limy ni the chair. The usual dividomi at the
rate Of 5 per cent, per anwim was declared. and the
'fuchsia of 15 shares hy the comtcuty for ti 12 101,
o.lllHrine.l, and, after sum ether furmal business
the meeting separated
A monxter exclusion train front Birmingham fir•
rived at Weymouth lilts ,ns Saturday, and consider
tide difficulty was experieneed in meowing mourn.
,nollation fur the itithlun PM largo influx uf vulture,
the town being already so full.
. .

Sir Hilt It Ina, whoa. onions In Gwellor hai just
Mien reports I, belong,. to e H impildro family. HI.
frendbithur was the aelehretni fluorin Eon, the friend
if William P tt, niiii Ids father, Sir George Eon, at one
Moe represented Southampton Iti Parliament.
001INTY Plll.ll 11414111,9111. Shirehall, Seturday,Ang.
I.—(liefore li, N. Middleton, ‘V, L.
Henning, and Janne' Henning, Emee.)—iirrarp Miran,
+rho did- nut 'lrina, woo annimuned hy Supt, Everitt
for riding on a wagon on the Weymouth tnriirike rand
it Itnilipole on the, 3ln ult., withont rein.. There wee
e ww mo' iir riding on the tor of tho wagon. Pined
IN. Including ante, or in default 14 dile' herd 'shone.
Th• 11001140 of the Conch in I Horns Inn. Winterlemen•
thhaa, wit. transferred from Mr. John Pinkie to Mr.
40i1111111 Warren. A sliniler templet, of the Henn of the
Turk's Hem% Inn, West Chluktroll, was ma he from Mr.
Liwerd Marehaliny to Mr. &tweed Noakes. The
110411140 of the Traveller'. Host, Pidihatoti,WAS transferred
'eon, Mrs. Mary Ann D (vie to Mr. &Ink Meager.—
Tievelly Beer, brou,rht up on emend Annie,' with felo•
Monty iiinulting e, imbecile women named Rhoda
at M tidal% Newton, on the 30th ult., wllll 11111.
.1111411111, the maglstratee exreening deep regret at the
girl not being Able to give evidence &pant Beer ; they'
eould naively denribe the Magnet they felt as see-
ing a men et hie titne of life taking advantege of an 1111.
boas girl In such a way. Mr. 0. J. Andrews appeared
fur the defence.

81/ROUOIC 'Potion Court., Townhall, Wednewlny,
August 4. —(Before the Mayor end John &nor,
Ascrph Al iler, a reaper, wam clasrpci with
being drunk and resisting Superintendent Pommy
in the eseoution of hie ditty. Defendant went to the
Jamotion Hotel, culled furs plot of beer, and snicl he
would a.ay on receiving a seoond ; but when lie had had
another pint he maid lie land no anoney. lie salmis.
yuently visited another public, house and on reeeiving
• pint of hoer said he land no mone)', whereupon Sciper•
intendant Politica, WM called in, end lie wssassaulted by
defendant. Sentenoed to 7 clays' imprisonment.

Bogricoli Pouri COURT, Thursday, August IL—
(Before the Mayor, W. M.intield, Esq.)—JosepA
a young man employed to drive the moil earl under the
contractor for oarrving the mail bags between Dorehes.
ter and Weymouth, was charged with stealing • post
letter oontaining a solilier's silver medal, and a cheque
for El oi, &I. Captain Charles Edward Astell,
staff officer at Dorchester, stated that lie had sent • re•
gistered letter on the 27th July to Colour Sergeant Smith
at the Portland Prison fur a pensioner named James
Kingsman, employed in that establishinent. The letter
contained a silver 'nodal arid • cheque on Masan. Eliot
and Co.. Weymouth. The i_instinsiter, Mr. Lock, said
that on the evening of the 27th ult. • registered letter
itoournWd.eytonnouththe.ii:::raaeuynder his notice, addressed to
Colour Sergeant Smith n
, at the Portland Prison, and o
inquiring for it on tie following morning it mould not be
respecting it at WeyinouthliePmosath.eofflincequ.irio"ilbMuutnillavyaihne
asked Capt. Aatell.if he hail heard of its lelivery, and
was answered in the negstive. 00 Wednesday lie again
%muted Weymouth, consulted the contractor for the
Weymouth huge, Mr. Hardy, and in the prisoner's
room found a medal which haul been enclosed in the
letter, and which medal was now produced. The pri•
loner was remanded till Monday.

B3ROI;OFI PETTY SASSIONA, Townhall, Monday.
August B.HBrfor William Manfield, Esq., Mayor, M.
DJvcnisli, and J. hither, Eaqn.)—Mr. WiWow Halve!,
laiellerd of the King'it Aran Hotel, was munitioned hs
the Ala* authorities for kc'eping and using within six
months a stage carriage *BINA heving a Hermes; ; also,
a covered carriage on May 22 i Sint another atage car-
riage likewise without a license on the 25th May. Its
emits of the three eases £2O WAS forfeited. Mr. liar
shall; from the Connuiseioners of Inland Revenue Office,
Londucted the due of ille Bernie; Reel said lie prooeedeo
mailer 2 end 3 William IV e. 120, net 17. 18. Juin.
Leach, supervieor, provedthemagistnite's signature te the
information exhibited on July 24. Au Endue rbleoffLor.
▪ William Wellmen, of Weymouth wee the in
Oodles lierinevtorth, said that on May
22 I.e saw a stage fie.friege—onitrilide —bearing • plate
numbered 4782, run 16 joUrriled thte clay, and the
license was for 14 only. On the mine day *Armor SSW a
stage carriage belonging to defendant carrying plate 4780
which made 15 ;onetime, and the license was for 12.
Defendant said he thought it was very unfair against a
tradesman to bring a charge of such a character two
month after the event occurred when no driver or ser-
vant colild be found to remember the circumstances.
Defendant adulated that on the 25th of May be ex-
ceeded the journies, 18 being tern Oki 14 only licensed.
tie added that he consulted Mr. Leath and Mr. Berme-
worth and took out a license for an extra distance.
He believed he had taken out a license sufficient to
cover the claims of the Inland Revenue ; and he had
now heard from an exciseman that he wee running
fewer journies than lie had obtained • license for.
The Minor said that the Bench felt that they must con.
via the defendant, but they mitigated the penalty to
the lowest—one fourth—Eli in each of the three now—
£ls. His Worship added that the magistrates could not
, help thinking that there was a good dui of hardship
cornice:lnd with these canes, and if defendant sent •
inclement or petitioe to the Board of Inland Revenue
Counitissioners, under the wroteh of the Town Clerk,
the Bench would have gr.itileasure in signing it.—
William Drake was charged with driving a horse fa-
riously in High-street. awes Dart, a constable of
Fordington, ohl that on Thursday evening between 7
or 8 o'clock defendant was driving a home and wagon
through High-street. The horse was going se hard as
he could gallop, and defendant was whipping him all
the time. He went down Grove Buildings. Defendant
said it WAS in consequence of a former quarrel with coin-
plainant that he summoned defendant now. Complain-
ant denied ever having • quarrel with defendant, but
he had given him notice to quit his house. A young man
named Hall corroborated complainant. Defendant said
he could not prevent the horse running into the Antelope
Hotel on the way train Friar's Buildings to Grove
Buildinge, and he had to strike the animal once or twine
which caused him to go fast op the street. A railway
porter, named Stokes, corroborated defendant, he ac-
companying defendant. Fined 10s., including costs.—
Mr. Janes Yearsley, landlord of the Antelope Hotel,
was summoned for having within six months used a stage
carriage without a license, two offences on May 22;
another case on Sunday Mots 23; and • fourth on
May 25, the penalty of £'2o being forfeited in each case.
Mr. Marshall conducted the case for the Excise Cone
iniesionere. Defendant said he pleaded not guilty as for
as his own knowledge Woe concerned, having no evi-
dence to rebut the chargee excepting on the Sunday.
It was almut imposeible for any one to bring evidence
respecting • matter six months' old. John Leach, Super.
visor, said he WAR present when the information was
signed by the magistrate, aed the informer was an Ex-
ciseinau named Wellhain. James Benneworth, Excise
°Meer, stated that on Sunday, May 23, about 7 o'clock
in the morning lie saw one of the defendant's omnibuses,
bearing !date 4805, in back South-street, passing towards
the Antelope stables, and James Dufall driving it; be-
tween 12 end 1 at the Sontli-Western station he now
another. The license was put in and it was shown that
defendant had it licen-ei for two journeys on a Sunday
under plate 4781. Defendant said he would admit the
three other cues, though A great hardship, and certainly
grievons to a tradesman like himself. Ho called James
Unfelt, a post-boy, who, on being sworn, deposeilthat he
did nit drive defendant'e bus on Sunday, May 23. He
Woo ROR ni till 8 o'clock. The only vehicle he drove
was a brougham. He went away about 12 for Captain
Dallier, MP., to meet the quarter to two train. In
cross-examination lie said, lie remembered the day be-
onus liii grandonother died, and he was ill. It was
Whit Sunday. Henry Dufall, porter at the South-
Western Railway, said he lodged in the mum house as
the last witness. lie remembered Whit Sunday, May
21. Jim did not get up till between 8 and 9. because lie
wes ill. Jim called and asked him to go to Buckland
Newton with a horse and four-wheel for him with his
mint, hie grandmother having died. Witness went to
Bucklend Newton. Both brothers reached the Ante-
lope yard about quarter-past 8. Jim got the horse
roi ly, while witness went to Sticklan l's to get shaved.
Witness did not go up to the station till half-islet 4 on
duty. Jim had the trap round at the house door when
wdtiese came back. Jim had not been out that morn-
ing. In cross-examination witness said Ito was only on
duty alternate Sundays, going at four o'clock. He never
went to the station on Sunday mornings. Ile never got
tap till about 9 Sunday mornings ; an.l Jim generally got
some one to do his work that morning, Jim got the
horse ready, and witness darted to Buckland about half-
put 9 and returned at half-past 3. He knew Jim did
not drive • tine at 7 that urirning.—Mr. Marshall said
the officer might possibly make a mistake about the
7 n'clock lets driver, going quickly.—His Wor-
ship called Benneworth, who showed his meince
rheum which lie said lie had made on the day
in question. He aged that there were passengers in
the bus, and that with Jim were "Jerry" Kellaway, the
heed-hostler, and boots. Mr. Marshall said he must
leave the cumin the hands of the Bench. The Mayor
replied that it WWI exeeelingly awkward to leave such a
witness NI that in their hands—Henry Hareem Rain lie
wile hostler at the Antelope and called the post-boy,
J4lllOB Dufall about half-past nine at his home. Dahill
answered. Witness .lid not see Henry Dufall. Witnese
did not always put the horses into the busies, and did
not rile on any bus on May 23. He remembered the
day, became when calling Jim to drive to Huckland,
Jiin Kidd he could not, bat Harry would go. He did not
know of any bus going out that morning; but he should
have known had there mien one. He did not know the
number of the plata.—Benneworth said the last witness
was on the b Kellawity, bus driver, said
he reeolleoted tho 23rd of May well, for he was very ill.
Che night before lie could hardly drive the last bus.
He drove a bus on the day (Whitsunday). He hail two
or three of the chaps from the yard—the hostler and
Overhury. He lrove the bus Menet( and went to meet
the 10 minutes to 12 train. That was the only bus he
drove that day. He was not up till 11 and could not
remember seeing James Dufall on the premixes. In
answer to the Mayor, the witneu said lie could not say I
what plate was on the bus. He took the little bus.
—Benneworth said the small bits went.—Thomas Over.
bury, the hoots, said in reply to the Mayor that he role
incite a bee from the top of the Antelope yard to the
I Railway station a little before 12. James Derail was
I not on the bus. He did not return to the Antelope on
the bum at Tin the morning for lie was not up. He
thought he saw Jhn in the yard about Wheat ten.
Benneworth said there was only a boy on the box
rfiline with the driver of the 12 o'clock hits. Fanny, wife
of Jelin% Dufall, said ohs recollected Wititeundey, and
that her husband did not get up till between 8 and 9. Her I
}mahout never got up till about 8 &indult Defend•
suit said during the 25 years in wh'eli his had ooncluuted
husineuin the town to tho knowledge of the bench, he
Intl striven to do to others RI he would be dons by,
whither in reference to the Drown or fellow eubjeet ;
end It would he remembered that these charges
no wryt before that fur which he lied been recently
limd. —The Bench having consulted, the Mayor sal
th it after con"lderable attention the inagistrines had
ulster 'tined relative to the wow on the Stinday morning
to lei ill the defendant. They were not satl4fted with
the *valence In which such a contradiction appeared,
and without 'peaking in haraher tonna this Dinah must
any of the winnow on behalf of the Crown tint he nand
hue been misteken on scumspoint. They were satisfied
nom the evidence adducted thet the driver holm of was
not there ; and a* they were not mithifiell that the wrong
'date Was 4111,11, they gave the defendant the benefit of
that doutit I in to the nannining three admitted °harps
the infondant mint be 01111V101.11 In them, end it' /al
each, the Etches allowing the cost". The Benoit amid
put mitigate the penally more than to the 1/13. The
limistritien reputed whet they SaIII to Mr. Maley, that
they %knight the IRW exconviingly harsh on proprietors of
osmillmies who took out the license in creation, for if it
&lonia he a 'Pouring wet slay an,l not half the juurillea
liounaosi were travelled no reduction would he made
and the Bench, therefore, would have great pleasure in
aligning any memorial or petition gut Up by the
,lefendant to time autlioritio4 In question.--
Joseph Milles,innil•o4ro driver, was brought up on re.
Mond from charged with stealing a poet
latter, containing a Noisily,'" medal and a elle ins for
el 04, &I. Mr. H. Look lirowrented. The additional
evidenee afforest Wad tllaa Of Williamum 1414 BIIIIRII, IltaW•
ant to the convict establinhinent at Portland, who said
lii'ulhl not nuns a reglatereul latter frosts Capt. Astell,
of Dorchester, on the 27th or 28th nit. ; but on the
morning of the let Piot he ruined a letter from Cepa
Aden, hitimeting Boit some days sluice he had sent a
mmmslal RIIII check for el Os. Bml. That day being Sunday
voltnese amid not implies reheating it but on Monday
he Inquired of the litisioner Kingm i an f belied runner!
Cliffre medal, auth Runnette had not, he wrote bask
to Cht. —William Fumy, posto'filue memenger
to Owor Montle, and insistent at the Dorchester poste
offlou at $ o'clock in the morning, Feld he knew Ile pH•
loner, who formerly lodged with %ennuis Prisoner wax
In the habit of Recompensing witness to the office early
lit the morning. On July 214 the prisoner went with
111111 to the tost•office u mei, and after the mall-cart
lied been despatelitel, the postmeeter, Mr. Look, emu.
ph lined of anteing a registered letter. Prisoner helped
witness to shoot out *owe of the heavy sacks, and then
leaned, eptierently estop, on the counter In front of the
box In eh oh registered letters for Weymouth were
placed. He remained for about ten minutes, when wit-
ness told him lie lied better get his horse mid cart ready
to go to Weymouth. Mr. Lock awe Into the Ake,
end asked who had been in the office, and witnese,
thinking he alluded to strangers, said no one. This post.
molter complained of missing one reglistered letter for
Weymouth. Within a few minutes the prisoner oanie
rotted with his cart ; he took his bags and went to
Weymouth, nothing being said to him about the Wining
letter. The primmer lodged with witness up to Mon.
hey, and drove the mailmen until that morning. Wit.,
mess never saw the registered letter at all.— William
Harty, contractor for carrying the mail bags between
Doruliester and Weytnouth, said the prisoner was lu his
einpluiy, and had been regularly sworn in before the
Mayor of Weymouth. Witneu fins heard of the
miming letter on Monday night. On Wednesday
morning Mr. Look, the poetimister at Dorchester,
willed on witness and asked for the prisoner, who
WAS goes down to the packet. Prisoner hoarded
with witness and had as apartment to hiinself.
Prisoner soon returned and was introduced to Mr. Lock,
who said he had • suspicion that • registered letter had
been stolen by prisoner from Dorchester Poet Office-
and Mr. Lock told him that witness and Mr. Lock had
examined prisoner's box, and therein found • medal
which Mr. Lock took fosseasion of and showed the
prisoner. Witness believed that prisoner admitted
taking the letter before the medal was shown him. The
medal WAS in a case, containing • ooneertine which
priaoner said his brother had sent him from Winfrith.
The meditl was produced.—Francis Look, poet-master,
said, when prisoner came in "Oh, you're a pretty
fellow I you've bro't yourself into a pretty mess."
Witness told him a letter had been stolen and prisoner
adniitted taking it. When shown the medal prisoner
BAH " That's the medal that came out of this letter."
Witness asked him what he had done with the envelope

and cheque. Prisoner said he bed thvown the envelop,
.nd cheque mining the pigs in the yard, e lid torn th,
Joeque in a half. The mime evening prisoner was given
into custody. Witness held out no inducement to tii.
prisoner to image the statement. Committed for trial
it the next Quarter &onions. There was another charg,
igainst him, it was stated, of stealing • watch sild nivel
chain the property of a person named Palmer, at Facry's
house, and which led to the enspicion of the lettei
rohdiel
COMMITTEE' 'fa DORCHESTER GM/G.—Joseph Hibbs,
Acaling past letter at Dorchester, further examination
To hard labour—John Miller, vagrancy at Dorchester.
7 day'; George Walk assault at gherbonie, 3 calendai
•nontna j birdie Piney, vagrancy at Sherburne, I calendat
inontli ; Michael O'Donnell, drunk and disorderly,
Blenheim, Portland, days.

WEYMOUTH.
Trre WEYWHYI.II WWl:A.—Our anneal races are
fixed to could off at balmier on the Bth and 9th of
September, and Els a spirited oonnuittee of gentlen3en
is appointed to manage the whole of the sport 4,
doubtless capital fun will be had on both days, not to
mention the splendid list of prizes to be rtin for. The
particulars of the races will be found in an advertis•
ing column.
THE New iicrrxt..—That magnificent building
which has been silently growing to perfection fio
many months, mid the proportions and external sp.
pearance of which call to mind the superb structures
of London and Manchester, and other large places,
is to be publicly opened treday (Tuesday), by *house-
warming dinner, at half prat fi. The hotel is fitted up
to a rich style, and is replete with every convenience.
The title of the building is "The Higdon Hotel,"
and it is a sufficient guarantee that trerellere and
families will be properly accommodated when we say
that Mr. Yoarsley, the well experienced and highly
respected landlord of the Antelope Hotel, Dor-
chester has the entire management of the business.
We understand that already the hotel is nearly
full, many familiar of note having taken up their
, residence there.