The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-05-02 00:00:00

DEPARTURE OF THE FLEET.

The knowledge that the Fleet had been ordered to
leave on Tuesday morning owned oonsiderable sensa-
tion on Monday, and on that day and neat morning
there was • pretty smart rush to get sufficient fresh
provisione on board. There was no little program on
the market, and so large • quantity was required at
=oh a short notioe that the Prism steamer and "any
number" of small boats went to and fro between Wey-
mouth Harbour and the Fleet all that day and half.
Among the consignments were no less than 150 casks
of beer. The Commodore steamer gave an opportunity
for sightseers to witness the maul; of the Fleet, and
put out of harbour about eleven o cloak with • goodly
party on board. Toe morning of Tuesday was fine,
and the sight was somewhat impressive. The iron-
clad monitors of the deep got under weigh between
WI-past eleven and twelve, and so thoroughly were
they under OOMMUIi that they actually steamed in
suseession through the opening of the Breakwater,
instead of, as usual, rounding the eni. H.M.S.
Minotaur led the van, followed in succession by the
Baronies, Northumberland, Agincourt, and Ineonstant.
The despatch boat aelioen, • beautiful and swift
vessel, came into Weymouth Roads to fetch the latest
news, telegrams, papers, he., for the Fleet, and left
about a quarter-past one, steaming at speed after the
troustri. 144 L. .1 teed that the Fleet rendezvous
at Bantry Bay, and then pressedKadeire6, usa it is
feared we shell not see them book for long months.

THE WILL OF THE LATE WILLIAM
WHARTON BIJRDON, Q.
00orr Or PIOSLTS, April 26.
(Before the Right Hon. Lord Pszzasice.)
De Bela, by his Guardians, v. D'Esie.
This was a sail with respect to the will and three
codicil' of the late William Wharton Eurdon, Esq.,
who was formerly M.P. for the borough of Weymouth.
Mr. Sergeant Perry and Ur. F. A. leder wick for the
plaintiff; Dr. Spinks, Q. 0., and Dr. Swaboy repre-
sented the defendant:
The testator, Kr. William Wharton Burton, was a
gentleman of very ler re property —entwined at
£lso,ooo—crinoipalll oonsisting of oolleries in Durham.
He had resided for some time put at No eremite, but
had also a town resident*. He died at his
condemn in Savill-row, Newoastle, on the 24th
of June. I 870, having mule his will on the let
of September, 1863, a coodioll on tile 27th of June, 18416,
a second codicil on the 24th of Mania, 1819, cod •
third codicil on the sth of October, 1869. By his
testamentary disposition;, with the eznption of & few
legacies, the whole of his large property was lit to he
cousin, the present plaintiff, Augustus Edward De
Butte, who is now in the 1701 Laneer% By the second
eodisil a legacy of £5O • year was left to Mn. Harriet
D'Este, who keeps a lodging-house, at Trampington,
near Cambridge, and at whose hoes, the testator usei
to lodge when he was there. Be was studious and
artistic, and had a flue cloture at the Fit:graham
lostitution. That was the codicil which wee disputed,
on the ground that as it was not found amongst the
papers of the teitator he had revoked it.
Evidence for the plaintiff wag given to show that the
testator was a very methodical man, and that after his
death no true of the missing cortical was diseovered,
although the will and twooodioils were found together.
The alet of the testator, who hrol been with him for
upwards of thirty yeant, and hie housekeeper, proved to
having seen the codicil in question in the posension of
the testator, end the solicitor's clerk who attened It
deposed to its due execution. The London residence
of the testator was also searched in vain for the missing
document.
Dr. Spieks. Q.C., for the defendant, said there was
not any proof that the testator had revoked the oodied,
and he called Mrs. D'Eite, the defendant, who deposed
that Mr. Burden had shown her the codloil, and
aortasinte I her with its contents, which was • legacy of
£5O per annum as a remembrance of her kindness to
him in a long and serious lilies% in which she nursed
him. She also produced letters from him in which he
impressed his grateful remembranoe of her conduct
towards him.
Lord Penzance said the probabilities of the ease were
strong against the revocation, He (Lord Penzance)
should, therefore, pronounce for the will and two
codicils, and also for the draft of the third ectilioil, until
a (rather and better oopy was forthcoming.
Dr. Spinks, Q.C., applied for costs, and Lord
Penzance said that under the circumstances all the
wet ought to be paid out of the estate.
The minority included above flee and twenty Liberals
In n.l.E.:nn in Oh. finnatrlrotivnn of whom It was chiefly
composed.
PORTLAND.
THE Soup Kitchen at Easton is still kept open, by
the generosity of Major Forbes.
THE LOTS STABTOTLOS CAEL—On• of the poor old
women who lately wee discovered nearly starved to
death, has since dbl.
TwO Biltdragne were winkled ashore at Clay Hope on
Monday last, and, in accordance with the regulations,
buried by the instructions of the coutguard, in quick.
lime.
Tai CUSUS.—The remelt of the reciontly taken onions
for the island of Portland is u copula.
lion 6,823, conning and prison calisials 1,109, 'Maier'
and their familial 699. making a total of 9,130. la
1861, when the consul was last taken, the total number
was 8,468, so that the ten years shows an increase of
662.