The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-04-26 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

AND

AGRICULTURAL TTTESDAY

Mogi Thane Ontthen. The services on Rester
Sande, were of the jubilant character pertaining to
this jo7fal season, The made was very fine, and the
rendertog of " Worthy is the Lamb," is spoken of as
really delightful. The Rev. J. D. Addison, in the
morning, and Rev. V. F. Rite/Othe in the evening
preached ethellent thrown', and collections were made
on behalf of the Infant School Building Fend,
EIS 10a 7d. being raised.
HoLY TROUT! Ciitntog.—A vestry win held Oh
Vooday last, for the purpose of electing churchwardens
for the ensuing year. The chair was taken by the Rev.
J. D. Addison, MA., vicar, who re-appointed Mr. T.
Holden as his riburohwarden. The vestry re-elected
Mr. H. Wheeler. The chairman mentioned the in.
adequacy of the collections to meet the expenses of the
chinch, and Mr. Hocking proposed. Mr. Meson
seconded, and it was weed, that the weekly offertory
system should be adopted. The meeting closed with
the usual votes of thanks.
SILOALT DROWSED. Between six ancl seven on
Monday morning • young man, named Attwooll, was
pulling • boat up harbour, ond nearly opposite Captain
Charles Scale's, be drew alonmride a stone boat lying
there, and beckoned to another man to come into the
beet The man was jeer stepping in, when, the tide
being strong good at the time, Attwooll lost hold of his
oar, and reaching to recover it, the boat lurched, and
he fell into the water. The other man, who had not
stepped in saved himself by holding On the stone host,
and the tide swept the small boat to Attwooll, who
grouped the gunwale, soil boat and men were harried
along up harbour at • groat rate. The excitement was
intense, and every one near ran to the quay side, or to
the bridge, through one of the arches of *Mob
Attwooll was instantly carried by the tide, and up into
the eddy, near the angle where yachts lie up. A boat
was here put off to him, and be was reamed in • very
es boasted state.
A Cow tie • CONOIRT HALL—IIt. Rabbets, butcher,
of Portland, on Saturday evening weelt, was having •
cow driven throogh Weymouth on the way for Portland.
When passing through Nicholas street, the creature
was attracted by the opt...annex of the entrance to the
Concert Hall, and seemed to think it • more favoureble
opening for hr abilities than the toed towards the
Harbour. So Coll, turned in by the way, and proceeded
up the passage, without
presenting any order of ad-
mission. The children inside ran and shouted; but
the animal marched calmly up, amusing herself by
knocking down part of • vine shoot, just before
reaching Mr. Befits window, An ante-room lay
invitingly open just in front ; but the mild-eyed
ruminant spied the remarkable platform erected for
Herr Behnke's little people, and marched up ta examine
it, knocking down • few chairs in her route. Arrived
at the platform the beast tried the strength of it by
wrenching about half of the lower tier from its fasten-
iogs, and tossing it on one tide. Whether the Miles
at the bask ofthe platform were ',tinted so naturally
that Colly thought they showed part of the open
country, we can't say ; but some ineffectual attempts
were made to moans the platfarm. This she could not
usenarre.and Mr. Hartland an assistant, appeared at the
west door of the Hall. turned the animal, and by gentle
management, the was quietly walked out withoit doing
thy further damage, by the way rho came.
Tee H•BBOUR LITTBOAT. The wind, early OD
&rater Monday morning Wee , cold and rough from
the eastward, and perhaps it was with • view of
showing they were not fine weather sailors that the
trew took out the lifeboat, for we are informed it was
not done with the official sanction of the hon. secretary.
By the time she was got out, the wind had moderated,
and the sun crime out warm, so the crew had no
opportunity of showing their hardihood. Something
however, they did show, for the first report from the
scene of operation was, that they hail "carried sway"
her rudder. This was discouraging, and the remarks
of the old salt. on the New Quay End were more
witty than flattering. "Good show boat !" " capital
pretty thing for flue weather! " "crew want to be
taught ho• to marine her !" Re., were some of the
shuts fired at boot and crew. But the latter were
d.termined„ and they pulled out, steered her arith oars,
and went through the usual Evolutions to show they
would not be "done." The sea was not rough enough
to show the boat's capabilitira properly, and they
brought her back, as some one said all safe about
dinner-time." It really most he provoking to the cox-
swain, who is an old sailor of undoubted courage,
and who is in rough weather always to be found out-
side all 'leiter of the port in his slbatrom-like cutter
Palestine, to have so many failures to record in connec.
lion with the lifeboat. We believe the fact to be that
her home is in the wrong place, and till the error is
remedied, it isuselese to 'rite get eel& out of a bad job.
A BARQUE Ron DOWN BT • STt•Mlll.—• fine barque
was run down instantly by a stherner recently. and
the men lovely escaped with their lives. The barque
Balmoral, 3811 tons register, Welter Johnson master,
belonging to George Otto, of North Shields, and bound
from Shields to Ferrol with coals. was going down
Channel on Saturday, the 16th. When off the Start,
the wind being N.N.E., • thick fog being on, about
nine o m. the crew beerd • eteamer's whistle, and
instantly the barque was struck on the starboard
beam by the steamer, which cut her to the water's
edge, and the barque went down immediately.
The crew had barely time to scramble on the
steamer's bows, bat they saved absolutely nothing,
even the captain being unable to snatch his watch from
under his pillow. The water rushed in and the barque
was immediately lost to view. The steamer's name
was the Edith Owen. lut from Plymouth, and bound
to 'Ando°, wlth • general cargo. The crew of the
baique, consisting of the master, mete, thconil mate,
boatswain, carpenter. steward, and five able seamen,
were brought on to Weymouth and landed about four
o'clock on Saturdey afternoon. Mr. Damon, hon. spot
to the Shiperreked Mariners' Society, had them taken
to the Won' Home, where their hunger was appeased,
for they were very hungry indeed. In' the evening
they were sent to Shields also at the expense of the
fine-sty, which also gave them another good meal
before they left.
GINBRINIITT.—The lifeboat pillar collecting box on
the Esplanede ems lately opened, and it was found
that one donor had put in • tovereign. The rest of the
casual contribution. amounted to

TONIC SoL•I• DIMONara•TION•— Herr Behnke seems
ready at all times to challenge the opinion of musical
critics and the public general'y as to the results of the
Toni. Sol.fa method of teaching singing, and he always
comes well out of whatever ordeal may be pro-
posed. He has for some time post been expend•
ing great energy, talent, and tact, upon teaching
gratuitously a number of Sunday school childten, and
has stimoded in retaining their affection and attendance
even long after the first novelty of the affair had died
away. These little people have, it. true, manifested
their app.-eciation of their teacher's kindness by present.
it g hint with a handsome music stand ;but the labour
bestowed upon then', and the training they have
enjoyed has been immensely beyond any return. Yet
additional kindness was sbowd them ; for by the
generosity ef Mr. T. Anderson, who also delighted
in bt'intt Present and arranging for t hem, they were treated
at the Music Elall to an ezoellent tea on Wednesday
afiernoon. In the evening, to the number of shout 6,5,
they were arranged on the platform, to give the public
an spriortunity of judging how they had been taught,
arid the results. They sang a number of sacred and
other beautiful pieces with the utmost exactness of tens
and time, and most pleasing effect. Whether the
music were smooth and flowing, reverential, or sprightly
and brillant, whether joyful or pathetic, each piece was
rendered with appropriate feeling. The following
was the first part: Father, I know," Schubert ;
" The Song of the Minutes," G. F. Root "The
Harper," Reichardt; "Star of Peace," Lowell Mason;
"How lovely are the Weeds I" from the German;
"Winter, thou art very chid." Anonymous; "Pleasures
of Evening," from the German : " Tyroteee Evening
Hymn;" "Willie's away," G. F. Root ; "Goodnight,'
0. F. Root. The Tyrolese Evening limn was a gem
of musical description of nature and invitation to repose,
and "Willie's away" of misrules pathos, and they were
both deservedly sneered. Herr Behnke and his trebles
and alto' deserve every credit for the rendering of
'• Good night," which was made pleasing in spite of
immense difficulty from the bizarre expression of some
of the men. Between the parts the children were sub-
jected to very careful tests, and triumphantly showed
that their training Lad been genuine, and would be
lasting in its effects. They were left in the hands of
Mr. Alfred Stone, who said that they had all passed an
examination, the object of which was to show that
they had been honestly learning, and not merely gettidg
up pieese by rote. These requirements were essential
to their pealing the examination—they must be able to
recollect six plain tunes without book, and be able to
sing the sol-fa syllables marked on the modulator ;
they must know how to keep time, must be able to sing
anything pointed to them on the modulator, the keynote,
being given; must be able to tell any sound by ear on
its being played or sung to them. All these tests were
gone through by the children, who also nog very well
at sight, a tune produced to them, and which they had
seen before. The children then sane the second
part of the programme God is Love," O. F. Root;
"Make hay while the Sun shines," 13.11.11-; "Never
say I can't," Wm. B. Bradbury ; "Lightly, gently." G.
F. Boot; "The contented Labourer," Hiller ; "Weaver
John," 8.R.H.; "Scat Swig," B.& H.; "Let it peso,"
C. H. Green; "First day of May," C. M. Von Weber;
"God neve the Queen." The second pert was equally
successful with the first, and "Weaver Jehn," a rattling
pietas, was most heartily eneored, as was "The contented
Labourer." "Th. first day of Kay' was a moat deli.
Mous treat. After tne singing of the National Anthem,
the audience and the children dispersed, having heartily
enjored this latest dernonstrasion of the value of the
Tonic SoLfa aystam,and its able expositor, Herr Behnke,
and, as Mr. Stone remarked earlier in the evening, the
Weymouth people (sight to appreciate very highly the
advantage of having such an able teacher for their chil-
dren, and to do all that is possible to support the
amiable ilerr_Behnke in trio labour of love. On the
ffihh inst.. Brsdbury's oratorio of "Rather" will be per.
formed at the Music Hall by the united associations of
Weymouth, Portland, and Abbotsbury, and any who
criticise the simplicity of children's music, may examine
bow far the Tonic Sol-fa system is capable of teaching
how to render music of a different clam.

SWINDLING BY-A-SKRViNT-GIRL AT
WEYMOUTH.

A charge of obtaien—g-itc-Kis by fraud against Ellen
DIMS has created 000siderable interest It appears
that on Tuesday week, just as the shop of Mr. Alfred
Dennis, draper, he., St. Alban's-row, was being clued,
a young woman went in, and selected eight hats and
(oar feathers, on approbation, and some velvet, Raying
the goods were had for Miss Cooper and Mrs. Parsons,
servant. at 12, Gloucester-row, and costotmrs at the
shop. She was served by Mrs. Dennis and Miss Sow.
ditch. It was soon ascertained those persons had
not sent for them. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis went
to Miss Pigon's, at Wyke, where the girl Donn
is a servant, mil Yu. Dennis on seeing her at
ono° said that's the girl. Dunn, however, strongly
denied it; but admitted being in Weymouth that
evening with a fellow servant named Vincent. At
the hearing lad Tuesday before the borough magis-
trates, Mrs. Dennis, Miss Bowtliteh, and an apprentice
named Lancaster identified Dunn as the girl who
obtained the goods, by her general appearance and
wearing a bonnet trimmed with blue. The police had
not been able to trine the goods and she was remanded
till Friday: On that day the property was not die.
covered, and a new complication arose from the fast
that brandy was fradulently obtained from Mr. Irish's
the Mae night as these goods were bad, by some person
unknown. Mr. Wexford, who defended prisoner, urged
that Mr. and Mrs. Irish, who were in wart, should be
celled to give evidence. This was done, though they
seemed very unwillng.

Mr. C. Irish, of the Half Moon Inn, mild on the even.
leg of the 12th some one came into his bongo sod
obtained two bottles of brandy for Mn. Albion Cos,
and ordered four more to be sent next morning to
make up the half-dosen. Next morning he took ov,r
these four, and then found that they bad not been
ordered by Mrs. Cox's servants. Me believed it was
neither prisoner nor the girl Vincent. Mrs. Irish
did not think the person was either of the two, but, tf
either, it must have been Vincent.
Fanny Yibeenk a young woman dressed Is black
velvet, with • fipihionabbii belt round her waist, and
who bad looked full in the faces of Mr. and Ur. Irish
while they pc inned her, was then put in the box
Mr. W.lsford asked the Bench if supposing thin wit-
ness would swear prisoner was in Wyke at the time
the offence was said to be committed, that would have
any weight with them in deciding whether or not
prisoner should be committed for trial!
The Mayor said the Bench would leave it to Mr.
Welsford's discretion, and would be happy to hear any
witness he 'melt fcalL He however reminded Mr.
Weilord that three respectsblo sitnesses hol sworn
to the person, and it was admitted slio was in Weymouth
that night.
Mr. Weisford said that on reoonsideration he would
reserve nis defence.
The Mayor said Mr. Welsforl had suited with great

discretion.
The 13.-oeh then retired for rotratil,ation, and return-
ing after .one time, the li•yor said %lonia bu sent
for trial 0 the qiarter Seasions,
Mr. We',ford asked that prisoner might be admitted
to baiL
- Supt. Vickery *eked that in that case, that prisoner's
bonnet might be given up, am it was a part of his

evidence. _
The Beneh ordered the bonnet to be given up to the
Hite, and admitted prisoner to bail in two sureties of
£2O each.

00111,18810$ OF ELLEN DONE.
The prisoner was bailed out on Saturdsy morning ;
but in the waive of the day we understand another
charge was brought agsinst her of obtaining silk from
Mr. Abbott's shop. She was reoirrested, and then con•
(eased that she hal obtained patterns of silk from
Mr. Abbott's previous to going to Mr. Dennis's. At
Mr. Deonia's she obtained the hats. and afterwards
went and obtained 20 yards of silk at 6.. 64. per yard,
awarding to the pattern, on the pretence that it was
for Mrs. Albion Cot. . • . The goods were burial
in the garden at Wyko on Good Friday. We omit part
of the prisoner's confession, as it inculpated another
Immo, but further and Tether remarkable particulars
will sppear in the Telegrams of Friday next.
The crow has escited very great curiosity, these having
lie-n a eide.spread report that prisoner was innooeut. in
cote of the strong evidence as to her identity, and Mr.
Dennis and his family feel very much relieved by her
wide...iota, though it was not required to strengthen
their belief,

CONIMISION Or VIPICINT.
Sines be shore wee written Fanny Vineeet liss con-
fess•d that it was she who obtained the brandy from
Mr. Irish's. She says that Dunn proposed ii. the min-
ing to get the hats, and she (Viocent) told her it would
be wrong ; but after strong persuasion, she consented.
Dunn's oonfession lays the blame upon Vincent. She
says 'Alai on Good Friday Vincent told her she had
buried the silk in the garden ; but the other says that
she (Vincent) destroyed them by burning. It was
understood they were to share the silk. The two girls
were OD bloodily lbarged with conspiracy to defraud.
They pleaded guilty and we, committed to the Sessions.

PUDDL rowN. •
NARROW ESCAPE. —On Tuenday leak Mr. genrg
Greening, black= th, of Stafford, visited hls eon, Mr. Fmk
Greening, at the Prince of Wale. Inn. in this tiller, and on
his return, his home was proceeding along the road &tween
Orange's grocer'. shop and that of Mr. Arnold, when it sud-
denly atsrtai, and iu turning the corner of the street leading
up into the main road, which it attempted at • rapid rate, the
left wheel the trap came into collision with • large stone by
the side of the rail, placed there for the purpose of preventing
rehlclen striking the wall in turning the earner, and the shock
was. violent that the atone WY torn up and the civt lifted
high on one aide. Mr. Greening WU thrown violently out and
fell heavily on his head Jost In front of the right wheel Moat
fortunately the horw here +Wolf quite Uhl, or the cart min.t
inevitably have pared over the body of Mr. Greening, who was
ompletely stunned hy the fall. Sevensl per.ons ware called to
the spot„ and Mr Greening was lifted into • chair which ants
obtained and hi. heed nod tem lathed with brandr. Great
fear was at Prat entertained that he was killed, ME after some
little time be showed sign. of conwiou,neaa. A doctor 111/11
sent for, hut he was unfortunately from home, smi the
sufferer no taken to the res Pence of his wm, who afterwards
conveyed him home. Mr. Greening received a revere cut on
one side of head. Iniaiden nunierouu alight laceration., and he
nom Benin a precariu. Condition.