The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-01-10 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 10. 1871.

iSeeds dirict from the Growers the best newts f

prerenting disapp,intment.

SUITONS HOME-GROWN SEEDS,

%GI Fact.

SIITTONS'

El 18 0.1

COLLECTION Or

ITCHES GARDEN SKEWS,

MUCCI OIL Yglies SUPPLY

or USEFUL VAGETABLU IN AN

weather. P.C.Chagey said it was a common went.
—Fleet 2s. 61. each.
A Maiden Newton widow, who was left with four
children, named Fanny Style', wanted the magistrate;
to make an order on 'leery Hallett, of Up
Crrne. as the father of a fifth. He lodged
in the h.. 0 e during her husband's •life,
aoi
six months after ni.de " propos tls" to her. She is 30
and he just over 20. In Augud consequences were
pert; dvdd, I\ll,/ in October ho said he vroald 01 'fry her.
But in that in ,nth he wow, away to Sherbocue. The
child was born last March ; and now, as he has returned
to the neighbourhood these prmee tinge were taken
T,:
tri Mrs. &risen, a neighbour,
who there "early 41,1 " after
,00hrardobo se r,ante Je st:Lit
he ceased ti lodge in the h maul, arid t,i whom hi asi4
last October he was going to be married- she under-
stood to applmant, but h did not say—Mr. Howar 1
appeared for the deleirlaut.—The Bench dismissed the
summons for want of corroboration.

and he was exceedingly in .iereeted by -the able way 1...
which Mr. Andrews had brought it forward. He mold
not quite agree with Mr. Gauge that this was • land-
lord's question, for it mast be born' in mind that all
rated to the poor would ,most likely hereafter have to
bear their share with the land, for he believed this
question of roads would became a matter of county
administration. As Mr. macaws had said, rates were
levied at a certain time, kbut till • recent date it wee •
composition only that was paid. He had lately looked
over the old way book of • friend, which showed that
up to 1793 in hit parish no rates were made for the
o p r repairs
personal sooia
of the
li,rotildusr, bat, thorn was a
cooonmaposdereitrauppaitod
that time that real and personal property were both
liable. The le:panes of the highways in this country
were now vary great. The yearly COti of the parochial
ways was over a million sterling, and if the main-
tenance of the turnpikes were added she expellee would
be enormous. Yet this would happen if Mr. llngesaen'e
Hill were passed. and he was • member
of tho Government. In England and Wales there
were 17,000 utiles of turnpike roads, the debt
on which amounted to over £3,000,030. In this
county the turnpike roads extended 433 mile.,
and the debts amounted to £91,000. Were they to be
'sidled with to costs of maintenance and the debt?
It seemed Cu; for Mr. Hugessen said he should not go
to the Chancellor of the Exchequer for any part of the
money required for extinguishlog the turnpike trusts.
Tuey might deuond on it the intention was to levy the
mousy on the ptrishes, and that it would be carried
into effect unlearn they and the other ratepayers said it
should not be. Presuming that the amount required
amid hti borrowed to be repaid by instalments extended
over :14) or 50 years, the anneal payment would be over
£3,000. It seemed to him to be one of the most
ormitrolli thinga that could be conceived. Be quite
agreed with Mr. Andrews that the highways ought to
be a general question. Rosis, of all things in the
world, one migot think, would be public property—all
classes of the ceminunity using them should pay
towards their making and maintenance. If Kr. tinges-
sen's Bill came into operation no doubt it would a
county matter instead of an affair of district!.; so
that persona in this town (Dorchester) paying £4O or
£5O a year for a house, would have to pay their share
like those is the country. although they might only
use tie pavements and have to pay • paving rate for
them—(laughter). lie did not say they should not
psy " aciording to their ability.' bat that they should
pay the same as those in the country would be unfair.
'fli,), know as a matter of fact that personal property
had so increased isa this country that real property ‘ros
only • proportion of one-third. If the cost at the
highways were levied on all in a fair degree. the po•
meat would be easy. A few years ago a nobleiu so ill
this county bad an insomo or £40.0 10 a year from
funded property, He kept carriaos aid horses, and
everything of that kind, and used inc rood, is • Soo-
xi...torah:a extent, but he had to pay noteing towards
their maintenance beyond • rate on his house
, and premises ; while his WOOlll9 WAS eqnsl to
the rental of three great ,starenti.,,
:agr regard sot; l d
texas, say,th
, county, harind many hundreds of occupiers, all
' paviug rates and taxes. And this bocaues the noble.
wmansith.eldhennotpolannd_4enioaugualhite. earl. Mr Dunning
' ° t Information
t —o
hper er d had
e
they were paid by poor people in town and country
who were seml-paupers • they never kept horses or
earriaos, yet hal to semi-paupers;
burdens from which the
fundholder was free. If tolls were to be abolished,
ho felt that Mr Andrews load " hit the right nail on
the head," when he and that all kinds of property
should meet the expense. As a ratepayer he protested
against such additional charges as turnpikes being
levied on real property, and ho hoped; every ratepayer
in England would do so too.—(applause,)
Ur T. A. HOLM considered it a hardship that occu-
piers of land and cottager' earning only ha or 94 a
weak should be rated when personal property and stock-
in-trade were exempt. They should oppose the con-
-1 Maumee of the injustice lay every means in their
power.
Dr. ALDICIDOg thought this one of the most im-
cow personally
ol
hunil.
eh dI th had
o ta
nohao;cirui
miptimedturetnradtzlivoede.m.f.ionrotdhusiohtfest:hitirmy
able
more
In
portant subjects that could be brought before tie
less, for SOWIO time past, and lee felt much obliged
which could not fail to be of great use in
discussing the subject hereafter. It seemed that
even the Romans thought it neatening
good r).ols, and (misspelled every one to con-
tribute towards them: why in the name of fortune,
they in the 19th century, confined the maintenance of
roads to one particular interest, it was beyond him
. .. . .. ~ . .. . _

there a draught or plough, ...... every oilier hi;trieholder an...
every cottager mid I ibourer of the parish, able to labour, and
being no hired scrvritt he the year, shonid do such work on
the highways on tile ssi.l four days, or pay such penalties PA
are therein mentioned. (I may state here that a plough laud
in nalieet of repairing the highway. was laud of the value of
eLnO a year.) Until this act was lA.. lit did not appear i ocurn-
bent ink any particwat officer Ur permit to call the parish to-
gether, end .at them upon this work; arid It was for this
rea on says Sir W. Itlackatone In hie "Commentaries on the
131,4 of Eogland," that this It ante win passed appoint-
ing surveyors. In a to (note Mr Dalton tells us, this
office exactly answeni that of " Curatives librettos"
of the lt.i.uatis, or the permas Wime duty it was
(0 keep the roads In repair ; bat it would seem
Gist theini was an Mike 44 rather more dignity and
authority than 1011., not only from comparing the method of
making and of mend ng the Boman ways with those of
country parishe.. hut also because one • Thennus,* who was
Ceraolr of the Flaiulnian way, was candidate for the consulship
with Julius Came. TAi statute if Philip awl Mary, 1514,
appears to have inaugurated *Mu waa termed statute
duty and was for seven yearn only. In 1 .62,
the sth your of the reign of queen Elizabeth, an Act
(ch. 13), was passed fir c mtinuing We Act of Philip and Mary
for 20 years from that period. Tina Act enabled the surveyor.
to take materials from any man's ground. without coneent
for mending the ItiMways, and tel turn any of the water-
courses, of which the Act states the highways were then so
full. as to make the highway.. very deep and dangerous, into
any ditch or the soil of ally person adjoining the highways.
It also extend.' the Humber of days for doing that labour
from four to nil days. Previous to the peeing of this Act the
surveyon did not possess thine powers to take materials fur
the repair 14 the highways or to tem the water-course's
Dount, arose uneti the construction of Acts of Parliament in
those days, and defects were discovers..l in them then as well
as 114/W. liii, 1.1 in 1:.741 to the passing, of the Act of If
Elizabeth, by which it was ordained, that any person, except
those dwelling in the city"( London, that shell be assessed to
the payment of any subsidy to her Majesty to gri in giesils, or
404 in land. or above, and being 110110 44 the parties charge
aisle to the amenilme it of highways by ally former law, but
as a cottager, shall find two able men yearly to lab me in the
highways. Tile Act of Philip and Mary, required every
householder, cottager, and labourer of the parish to
preside one sufficient labourer only. Before prim:veiling further
let us rightly undue... Sand the meaning of being assoiessi to the
payment .1 any subsidy to bar Majesty to X. 5 in goods. By
ancient writers we are told, • subsidy eignilln an aid tax or
tribute granted to the king for the urgent UCCO.OIOIIII 44 the
kingdom, to be levied on every subject of ability aecionlin„•• to
the value of Lis lands or goods. This Siatute of Istli Elizaheth
is the first to recognise the equity of requiring owners of 110 r.
*mai property as such, to contribute towards the repairs of
highways, as well at owner, of land and their tenants. I now
peas on to the year 1670 (22nd C. 11.. ch. 12), by which it wag
enacted that in such plat-es when: there ii lie um of cart. and
teams for the amendment of the highway.; but the practice is
to tarry material on the backs of horses or by any ether kind
of carriages, that in all AUCII place., the inhabitants using such
horsim or other carriages, shall send able persons to work with
ouch horses or carriage., In like manner as in any former
swum for repairing I highway. in Ipllollltoll for carts and
teams. And by section 10.1 same statute, it is enacted that
where the justices of the paux, at their General iniarWr
sessi ~,, shall be satisfied that any of the highways in any
township parish, or hamlet, would nut be sufficiently repaired
without We help of this present Act, amassment, upon all and
every inhabitants, owners, and occupiers of lands anti houses,
or any personal estate usually rzteuble to the p .or, shall he
made, levied, and collected in such manner tithe justices shall
direct, provided that no such alise.etr mat to be made in anv 01111
year shall exceed 0.1 in the i, on the ye irly value of the lands
and houses, or the rate of 61 in £.33 on personal estate I now
coins to the year 1031, when an act W. passed in grd and ith
of William and Mary (ch. 12), and that watiite will show to.
the mind of the legislature then onthis suliject. The preamble
runs thou, " Whereas the free and may intercourse all I Dlealli
of conveying and carrying ewe's and inereliandize. from one
market town to another tontnbutses very much to the advance-
ment of trade, increase of we ilth, and raising the value of
lands, as well as to the 1:340 zed convenience of the subjcets In
general, fur which ends therefore divers good and necessary
laws have been heretofore made for the whinging, repairinc,
mei mending the hignways and roads of this kingdom ; not-
withstanding which laws the same are not In many parts
sufficiently amended or repaired, but remained almost uti-
passable, all which is occasioned not only by reason of wine
atubiguities In the said law., but by want of a sufficient pro•
vision to compel the execution of the same." By that statute
the Surveyor of the highways waii to give notice to the jostiees
at their special erasion. of the amount expended in the repair-
ing of his highway., and the justices were to cause an equal
rate to be made, for reimbursing the Surveyor, upon all the
inhabitants of such parish, according to the rules preacribel in
an Act of the 40th year of the late Queen Elizabeth, entituled
an Act for the better relief ef the poor of this kingdom, and
the assessment was not to exceed a rate of Odin gl on the
yearly value .1 the lands or houses or tkl in E. 20 on personal
estate. In 16)7, A.D., the sth and oth William 111 , eh. 16,
gave justices in quarter 1100111011. power to evident the roads not
to exceed eight yard., and to take lands requisite fur
tho cline, the price to be paid to the owner Cot to exceed
20 years' purchase, to be esseried by a jury; and maws-
menu not to exceed the me before stated were
li, be levied on the inhabitants for purchasing the land.
About 70 years afterward., namely ih 1706, the 711 m George
3rd, Ch. 42, was passed for the purpese of explaining and
amending and reducing into one Act of Parliament the several
statutes then in being for the amenihnent and proservati ~,, of
the public highways of the kingdom. By that Act persons
liable to perform Statute duty were permitted to compound
Cr it Should however the Statute-duty actually pmformixi.
- •• - ..... naid for compisition not have author! 1

ORDINARY SIZED GARDEN.

FORWARD= CARRIAGE FRCS
By Bail, on rooeipt of P. 0.0. payable t 3
SIITION AND SONS, READING.

l'e.ac the belt hods for uc-
-8 tuarte.
Beans, 2 ditto, ditto.
French Runners and
. .

Cucumber, beet sort., 2

packets.
Lwk, hrgre vol., 1 ditto.
Lettuce, Sutton', Superb Cos
and other,. 3 packets.
MUstarti, 4 ounce..
cltoiee,t, 1 paekeL
Onion, Improved 'Leading and
-

Dwarf+, 11 pint-i.
Beet, the tinext 1 packet.
Borneole, or Kale. 2 packet..
itruirela Sprout+, 1 ditto.
Broccoli, the ben wry+, 4 ditto
C.bb.tte. heat sort., s
Savoy, tine 4 curled, 2 dit.W.
Camila, Scat aorta, 3 °tame..
Cauliflower, 1 packet.
Celery, white and red, 2. ditto,
enure Triinchuda, 1 ditto.
Endit e, beat. sort, 1 di' to.
Cm.. plain, curled, 4
ditto.
Any artides not required will be exclude I, and others
included according to the wish of the purchaser.

others, "°-°
Parsley, splen.lid roiled, 1 do.
Parsnip. Student. 1 ditto.
'Ladish, finest sorts. 6 ditto.
Spinach, 4 ditto.
Turnip. Ana sorts, 3 ditto.
Veuetable Mame., 1 packet
Snort and Pot Hurl*, 2 ditto.
Tomato, 1 ditto

DORCHESTER TOWN COUNCIL.

The monthly meeting era held by adjournment this
(Monday) morning. Present :—The Mayor (Mr. T.
Bennett), Aldermen T. Coombs, Couneillo-s J. Bishop,
G. J. G.. Gregory, W. Vernon, W. Slade, Dr. Aldridge,
and Mr. J. Andrews. Mr. Aldermen Coombe noted
for the Town Clerk, who hen not yet recovered from
tue effects a his mint fall.

l'ric 1 Desoriptiv, C attains' of Gsrdon Sooda,
Fsrm Seed e. sod Flower Swede, grail; and post fres
o spplic.tioo.

WOILKISHOPI IIGULATVIS Acr—GZSIIIAL HALF
HOLIDAY.

A letter was read from Mr. Belden. Factory
Inspector, of Weymouth, &Acing for an answer to
former letters respecting the carrying out of the
Worhs ,ops' Regulation Act in the borough.
Former communications on the *abject were re-
ferred to. It seemed the Council wrote to the Hecate
Secretary inquiring whether it was imperative the
Goinseil should adopt the Act, and, if so, whether
they could alter the day of the hall-toll fay. To this
an answer was returned thet the town Connell must
decide for themselves whether they will take upon
themselves the reepousibility of disobeying an kit of
Parliament, but, if they think the enforcement of
the Aot necessary they can be sapphed with as many
forme aa they may think fit.
Mr. COOIIIO said that this was not a proper
answer, and the latter part implied that they had
the power to adopt the Ad or ranee to do so.
In answer to Mr. Bishop, Mr. Jewett said that
ho and Superishtendent Pommy were informed that
• they were ,the (Aeon under the Act. He had not
received any complaint. Mr. Vernon and Mr. Bishop
thought they should adopt the Act, aud souls
conversation are., on the probability of its
leading to a general half holidey. Ultimately,
on the motion of Mr. Coombs, it was resolved,
that inasmuch as the Inspector of NUltalteedl
and the Superuitehdent of Police are the persona
named with others in the Act to whom complaiuts or
ita contravention are to be made. it is not necessary
in this borough to appoint a special other; but that
: notice be given that all complaints are t, ha wade to
sou of the above-named officers. It was furthvr re.
solved that the Otniuoil try the effect of the Saturday
half-holiday, according to the Act, out that if it be
found inconvenient, they will apply to give the half'
holiday on another day: A copy of these resolutions
way directed to be sent to air. Beadoo.

SUTTON AND SONS,
.iIiEDSIIEN To TILE QUEEN, READING.
N. B. —Mews. SUTION have nom 'rens continuum with-
in the circulation of thii Palm: to wimin they can
•ith confidence refer as to the superior quality of
their seeds.

and the money paid for composition not lime 4.1 pay
the„ expenses f the highways, the Ju..tice, of tho at
arter Sessions, upon the application of the Surveyor, would
order • rate to be made upon the ...copiers of land., tone-
loco., and hereditm.ts within the pariskto raise the arn,unt
the amount of rate being limitel to bd. in the C.
value of the ' A:. By this Act it will b.

_
to conceive, especially at this time. In tiLs days of
Elizibeth the principal interest in the country was
the landed interest, but novr there were the monetary,
manufacturing. and shipping Interests, all of which
should certainly bear the harden of such state works

,
if they could be collects.' without expeuse that would
be the most fair and just mode with ths prescut system
of rating. But chitrgss were being caottau thy put
upon real property, while persoual property, teat had
so greatly too:rested, was exempt lie thought they
.. .-

on'the yearly value of the lands, Icl By this Act it will be
observed that perwinal property after having contributed
to the expenses of highways for about two centuries was set
free and the burden altogether imposed on the land. In the
short space of seven years (1773) another Act .if Parliament
the 13 George 3rd, ch. 78, WY passed for the purpose of ex-
plaining, amending, and reducing into one Act of Parliament
the statutes then In being for the amendment and preservation
of the public highways in England which contains similar
powers to those mentioned in the Act of 1760 for raising any
deficiency occurring in the expense of maintain': the highways
by statue-duty, but the power of assessing was raised from
al to 913 in the g by the year. The British Parliament rested
from its labours on the subjectof highway legislation for about 63
years and then in the year I 8311,came the Act of 5 and 6 Wm. 4th
eh. to. which was to consolidate and amend thu laws relating
to highways in England. It would lbe foreign to my purp
to discuss the provisions of this Act numlscringli2o clauses, but
it gave permissive power to parishes to 'form themselves into a
highway district and ,to nominate a district Surveyor. and in
aipuishes of above 5,000 the vestry had the power to form
lalLheray Board. Statute duty was virtually abolished by
this statute, as the only mode it gave for raising in. fir tile
repairs of the highway. was by • rate to be inade by the
Sgrveyor upon all property then liable ti he rated to the redo(
of the poor; and to be allowed by Justices In the same manner
as a poor-rate. The amount was not ti exceed at any one time
or rate 10.1. in the El, or Is. ltd., in the XI in any one year.
It contained also • pros. hat with the Consent of four-fifths
of the inhabitants of any parish assembled in vestry and c in.
tributing to the highway' rate, the rate might he increased to
such a sum as the assembled Inhabitants should think proper.
Having now briefly —but I fear, very imperfectly, brought
before you the origin of highways in Engbuid, the laws and
customs which provide for their making or expenses of repair-
ing, and the prepurty of persons liable to those 'sponges, I
come now after the Ilya, of • quarter of a century, to the Jetr
1442, when the highway reformers succeeded in obtaining the
Highway Act (2.". and 20 Vic.) and they may have obtained
their ideas for the formation of the Districts and Boards which
have subsequently been formed from the Act of 1835. With
the machinery and the working of this Act, and that of
the Highway Act of 1801 passed to amend the
Highway Act of 1344, you are many of y.l
as members of Highway Beards very well acquainted.
The working of the machinery of the Acta .if 1842 and 1864
has without doubt throws upon parishes expenses to which
they were not previously liable, and whether they and the
public generally will derive benefits c mintensurate with the
expense ha problem which time only can solve. The linen.
lion of whether or not it be just and fair that the vast
tude of persons engage I in commerce and trade should go
toot free from highway rates, when they not only use and
travel on the highways equally with, but with far heavier loads
than the occupiers of lend, must, in my opinion, be answered
in the negative. Beyond contradiction they derive as much
or more benefit from good roads than the occupiers of lan Is
who pay for the repairs. The country and the Parliament
thought on in the year lOW, or the statement in the preamble
of the Act 3 and 4 William and Mary, "that the free and easy
interneurses and means of conveying and carrying goods and
merchandise front one market town to another c ititributes
very much to the advanceineut of trade, increase of wealth,
and raising the value of lands as well as to the ease and con-
venience of the subjects in general," would not have been made.
Is not that, statement as true at the present day AA it was
then I Are not good and commodious highwap as requisite
for the advancement of the trade 4,1 this country, the
increase of it., wealth, the raising the value of its lands, and
the ease and convenience of its inhabitants generally, sot good
and ettleieut army and navy are for its safety, and as a good,
talented, and 1101164. Government is for its Weliarif and
iur among nations / If an, why should lit all cm-
trioute in due proportion and according to their ability-
towards the mainbeitanni of its highways T Too resent legis-
lature appears to think that not only ...mil til...ontil.icr.of
land exclusively bear the expense of maintaining all the
present highways nut being turnpikes, but that they should be
further burdened with the repairs of all turopik o
roads when,and as they shall came to lie such ; for by au Act
pawl in August last. (Till Anne .1 Turnpikes Acts Contiou-
mice act), the c at of inzintaining so much of any turnpike
road as passes through any Highway District,constitutod under
the Ilighway Acted 1462 and 1801, which has nuesl or shall
at any time thereafter 13.0403 In 131 a turopike, shall after 314
Demander, 1870, be a charge ea the common fund of such
Highway District, lieutlentan, I have now endeavoured to
the best of my ability to show you the protein tenleacy of
legislation in regard to the repairs of the highways in Nog-
land, but when I look at the enormously increased and
increasing wealth 3.1.1 1111111 .eri of thilid 034.201 in
commerce and trade, at well as of thins wi.,- drag
their wealth from other • name. than W.:U[Oll4 lan Is,
att.l the ine1....40.1 use be them of our
highways, and coetras., them with the wealth and pupitlatioll
of this country in 1031, I coil form unhesitatingly hut on.
ot which is, that the pre of the Sistow of
William and Mary is .apocially applicable to the primula day,
and that it would be but scant Justice to the oneupiers of land,
that personal property which woo then, although in a seny mild
degree, rateable to the repairs of the highways,should now be
made to contribute with the ...elders of Laud, Its fair quota
towards the repairs of the highways in England. 1 fear 11. ate
tried your patience ; and if I have, I ought and I do thank you
the inure for the attentiou you have shown me, which is only
another instance of the inauy kindlier. I have received at
your hands.
rb. CHtlaigtg, inviting disco-shun, :reui Diced that
they bed had several years' ea oeriuttoo of tho Highway
Let of ldlid, and many of them know how their
expenses had been augutonted. ate hoped the romarka
that would be made would show the public the
operatioa of that enactment,
GINOI remarked that as alma progressed
good roads increased ; in 164, goal roads might be
regarded as • mark of civilisation. The Ramses were
the most eivilisod nation wean they ousolpiel this
country, ant at was well knows' they were esoolleut
roadmakers. It seem al also to los conmeetel with the
march of c,vilisraoh the: tho uutaappy o3nilaiers of
laud sheuld be mulatsd oo safely Ula.liigal fur 444 goad
of the publio lie thosght it high time this should
bs noticed, aad shad, as Yr. Ire as jastly °bier re I.
personal property samild cootrionW As well as real
prop irty to teen) labGd wares, ruay eA-1 ex-
penance enough of the ['seaway /tat of 1862 to
aatintllie Its 1431111t11 ; and, for his ewe part.
he felt that the roads were certainly im-
proved, bat whether propartioo ately so Mai roost
yes an.ther ilUestiot. Li too previous Lots hal boot
well oarrisd out. te thought there would have bsen no
necessity for that of lid —(hear, hear). it was bofore
its the power of the jestices to lutist • road not in
Pro Par repair, ant they could do no more 114•. Now
there ware Highway Boards and efilaient ofliosro ; but,
of muse, there were acsompaaliag @similes. It was
• great comfort botag sole ii ko2 shalt tho Cot lilY
over good roals, and al muss approve 41131 • state of
things, bat WO oust was • very earlit, It la, ant
opened up • very great question it w sail he hawse, to
p Lao at pessoal--Itios of ratia,t, aUe4ol to by Mr.

as road.makiee as well an the land, for roads were ,
for the eouveatenee and advantage of all. lie thought
the =interline° of highways should be • county
Morro, and that the rate should be added to the
income and property tax. Good roads were •
neoessity of commerce and civilization—they could
not be in a state of prosperity without them. With
regard to turnpike trusts, the sooner they were
abolished the better, for they were • great imposi-
tion. The expenses of collecting the tolls were some.
thing enure:roue, and there was a greet want of
ecoireiny in the making of the reel:. A road was
made perhaps 30 years ago. the lend being purchased
and • promise held out that in 18 or 20 years
the road would pay itself and be made free: but
hero they were, in going four miles from 0 'remoter
towards Frampton, if they passel through Charminater,
they found three turnpikes—a tax of did. at sub! That
road was made many years ago, cod he believed. if
it h.ia been properly managed, would ore this have
been male free, He thought it Wee the duty of
every turner and all interested to petition Government
on the j intioe of all prop .rty being rated to the support
of the public road.; and that they should oppose by
every means in their power any such Bill as Mr.
liugessen's.
Mr. Ditiltel slid he had omitted to say that the
present charge upon the country for highways was up •
warda of £a,ooo,oo3,and he,believed tho turnpikes cost
more, no ilist toe whole of the nat. foul nifoiVe
an outlay of more thantwo millions annually. As one
I parlay in the E. on the inCollle.tat produced ri,:loa,ouo,
of entree 21. in the E on inalcues, let it be remembered
of over 1.100 a year—not &Attu the poor man for •
penny —woall bring in £2.600.000, which wonld meet
the annual repairs of all roads and pay the interest of
the deb; till it was extinguished. lie thought that would
be at easy War o! meeting these °huge ; s-it .a.k•d,
who would not rather pay that extra 21. in the At ham
have his poor neighbour pay, who never used • horse
or rode in • carriage.
Mr. A. Porg said he did not take exeeption to per-
sonal propertycontributing its quota with real property
but it hail occurred to him that the fairest way of
meeting the repairs of the roads would be to tax
vehicles and horses, as then the cost of roads would
be levied oil those who toed them.
Mr. DUOIIIiN said he remembered the time when the
occupiers of the farms adjoining the turnpike roads had
to furnish so many horses and putts to &saki in the
repairing. lie spoke of the turnpike in Puddletown
parish as a diegrace, being one "mass of mul and high,'
and told how one day he had to lend • loom to help
pull a cart au of a hole in the road. Ile confirmed a
recent description of the road by • oorrespondent of
this paper, though he thought the fault was the COUI•
moisteners, who said only • einem sum was to no spent
on the road in a year. lie did not like the Highway
Board very well, and said they used to keep the real
in goof repair under the old system at a good deal
cheaper rate than was being done now.
The Passings? said as to the present state of the
turnpike route, that from Dorehester to liartinstown
was one of the worst he ever saw in his We, but when
they came to Mutiostown wish roads they were in
good order. Tito general belief was that th • tempi kiss
were all to be thrown on the parishes, moat likely next
year, so the Commissioner,' wore letting Mum go out
of order. The expense of the parish roads during the
last Wien Or eight years hat been enormous—they hat
ouereassed not double, but treble and treble. When
the new Highway Act came into operation it was said
the expenses would be heavy for the brat few years:
but what was tile fact? He would Pell them -about
Martinstown parish. That morning he had referred to
the old way book. tinier the former system the main
reads were in as good repair as now, but some of the
bye roads were not kept up so well, because they
were *seldom need. From 1811 to 1863 they spent
lls. ill. on the parish roads of Martinetorrn :
from 1867 to 1871 they bin piul rni for the repairs
el those roads—(oh !). At first it was said the roads
must be put in proper repair. They were. But the
imarges hal been increased every year eieoe ! Tuts
year there was an order for £.58 for the repair of roads
in a tuorougli good state, lie said that • lot of money
had been spent on those routs unnecessarily. Take,
for instance, the rend from Ashton to Monktou.
through .one 'sieve of land ; that cost between 1:40 and
£5O two or three years ago, but he did not suppose
that since that Curio ten vehicles had passed al mg it.
lout year and the year before thistle, grew in t iat
anyone yon6e6abLilwasanhteigilh hue caounildahna—(rdil‘yughhatd)
verd—rt° vent3a4longi t
it —(great laughter)—and last :year he saw turnips
growing in the road, as big as a decanter —(renewed
isught„,r). There was road leading from Martinstown
to Foraesham, put in very good order, but the
moment they got out of Martinstown parish, after all
the money it had cost them, they were into • =athlete
(Isugeter)—for no repairs were done on the Steeple.
ion part. Was their miney to eolith:me to be ex-
pended in that way? Were they at great cost to
construct ways to • certain point, and then and no
road beyond! Now supposing the whole of the roads
were thrown on the parishes, Mr. Pope (say) whom
estrous were carrying mere along the roads then any
of their rum WeWn34, would only pay on lus said and
heave and *net nit of land he migut owner, yet he
might be turning yearly as mush money as fours no.
, or ten farmers, tie feared that Sissy would
have • hard job to get the legislate-re ta pro-
vide the lagaway expenses by an additional 21. to
the income amid property tax; nut he al siatahla .1 that
tee roads being petite property shoali be maintained
at the general coat- tie thought landowners sh meld
jun with farmers in petitioning Parliament on the
emits:it, and if they presented • goad front it might
have soine good Mien. Farmers were not easy to move
in these matters, but it the turnpikes were to be thro Oil
t on the ',autos In Willtlea tO tracer present burdens,
the conseqeeneea would be, he did not say ranious, but
, involve each charges that Site tenants could not
passably meet them, aute must so to the Seedier&

shuld get up a requisition to Parliament eipressin-g
their views.
Mr. AXDIIIIIWS expressed his acknowledgments for
the vote of thanks, and repeated that it was a very
important question. which they would do well further
to consider. It was not for him to say what mode
should be adopted for carrying out the views that
seemed to b 3 held by them unanimously, but it did
seem to him that Mr. Danien's plan would be a fair uue,
as then personal property would pay its lair
quota as well as real property. Parliament
in 1691 said that the making and maiutaining
of roads tendel to the advancement of trade. and
getting of wealtti, and the conveeituno of the inha-
bitants generally; and if that were the case, then, see-
ing that personal property and the wealth of thii
oountry had increased some then in a ratio of 3 to 1, he
thought it nothiog but common honesty that personal
property should ouutribute towards the repair of the
roads its fair share. livery Highway Act ot the legis-
lature since 17tkl had been to burden instead oi to
relieve real property, and he argued that an alteratim
now was in fairness due,
The meeting then ended.

ARRIVAL OF THE CHANNEL FLEET AT
PORTLAND.
Early io the morning of danday the Plymouth
divisioa of the Channel Fleet, oonsisting of H.ll. Ships
Aginciourr and NorthuinbJrland, arrived in the bar
and prooeeded to Portland R iads. Etily in the after•
noon the Fortasnouth division, c3naistlng of tie
Hercules, Monarch, Warrior, sud looonstsoi. arrival,
and presented & noble appearance as they steamed
across our bea.itiful bay. Too II ig chip Minotaur is
expectsxl in IL few days. It is suppssed that tho iron
clads will hi reinforasd by two or three otner etiii;
also that they May IoCll4ill a considerable time, fr.=
the oirzautstauce of thou having uto.irel with double
anchors. Tao Agincourt is c num tad,d by Ctotelis
B.iainish, and c 'may the tls of Rmr- Admiral
Wellesley ; Sorteumberlsod, Cycsin d.y , Hercules
Gsptain Lori Guildford ; Inconstsat, Ukot,in
lore ; 11.uaroh, Csptsla Cduimarod ; Wsrror, by
Captain Glyn.

111 proFositing the •• Foresters au I the emir:
old friend of theirs used to Gall a ' '
Joke La, jug.. of West. chola... o moo of euy nor hush whereby a man may lurk to de hart, within 'Fre feet Andrews. He could not help saying he should be Hr. Genus said an . . p tnotue beasts were propoeul andheertily resp.;4•7—to
nd tie feet of the ot,ter sate of the way: hut
re' rt
et , hit. ap meanie AP. wit summoned for drunkenness, .ii,fieth.te.
trace swit's ityt to eatctel to rlittill•• 4,0. ache. or otbe Act " d rdi to thet lir. Jest must be • regular t
the oaeuoier. It was uolartnuate that bit few lan • .an aeco ng _ . y
tie.. ryw, t e eliairinan spoke of the value of te.unti'44l.-
Be 21. Defon lint • linitted the imraVrsomt. and . eat tree., whirl, were to be clean: l'un.lorneath; ant the r
toirkirehestor market, awl happy ti soe all ratot paid ny the owner instead of by the Highway Act of lhod " rue Highway Robbery
t se,ia.
so ,i it was Christints-eve : he and his brother had been Ertl that, would not Mitt. the dyke, underwitil, or bud's. gort-relly.auil the totltouan i
the orders 71 the Board, and said tic' greater present of fri:ondly aoepit Cl Oct 1,1.1 .1411011 Jct. 404 p ...ea' ;4
the ribbed's committed therein ; for they would nom) before the public with much more • i
uey nteres, un thole
Mr. JILitTT int= tied that be as Surveyor sate I under who on them. :.,.0 ~,••• • , .
.... O„. •- 0 'II . I '114014u the el ..
lug hum's they upset the cart, an .I the ii Ito...semen audit warder woo 40;10, tint lOrd woe to iesy a floe at the power Chao the occupiers 4 till I do, and hal really more
got a drop of drink. Dries was to he answerable for lords felt sufficient interest in the sableet to take it up, Disk Turpin—flanghter.)
e nintry was to aid him therein. The goner,' low, of highways
is King's pleasure ; lithe lord could not fell the underwoo.l. the interestoulavitely.miti,ltbialidaro7hlSl:MligLlClt.7
jieiu ttlu:solown:faru.ne.r.
putting those who have it ut Li.lit pmeur 1 • "r---'4 ."'
Im;moned to come up at the tin:ie.—Fined ss. and .
memuors -full tole force- of Pi:i"s"r.uot', 144'
a wh°°' beingre"
c... 4... . isettn not to have kept pace with the reiluireinent. of the a coat of thou on a road that inorniag which was am gauntly •pplaud ii by all ,le oaaarmito was f
george Ch 4/0 and Ckaries Paldoct sr,re summoned . ti....„. ter e,tue more them two eenturie. an I a half after- owners, the °windier' would of elurse have to pay an
for being drunk and fighting, at Maid m Newton,felt tic. pinch. mother,
silftb°alugi u rda
tec course
ur
werese t'
he
paid° by Iteehr.es
work (1555, 2nd and 3rd Philip an I Muir. ch. 4,) • etatuto equivalent. in root, but tile? would kauw will" they ing his very Mail obsereat.et i ' u'DP %Qom. I.),Ar.
Mr. ri,l •WS said he took it that - them their Mho' • lwl". i.e gib) &finite
flea, 25.—P.5. Stillman umnil defendant* s' ripped for ....., pawe I for mewling lughsays, the preamble of that pad to pay, cod the retes would be expeaded by those .•• D • ft . in
o: . a .y in partoular. To, &last was realm dagi
fighting, an I using dretdful language. I'addock ne theta,: being "For amending of highways, being how both having the greatest interest ill keeping them down. It i wished to take assy step that might end in robbing the ,to by Mr. C. flout, tho swore...try, who, . the 3--
described sea constant nunsone. Ile was fiord 10s. vers. it eneca::.! tech....to travel In, cut daueroo, to ill would ..yosudy be a gross injustiese if the turnpikes bondholders of what was justly their d0.,--(hear, nears :of his retnarks,.saM that at the unit of Se Ann' "4"
rind colts, sand t.) id ly 5.. at.il costs ; and tear were I,r,r,ge.r:, a
chuOrvhwardezea. "of Sy this..iltatiate the con- war. thetwe ee the pttt,he, as appsared to be the —for the bondholders, on the faith of Acts of Parliir the uienib.vs nu oblredlOU, au I taut the int'art.:Welii"
th
week to choose taro bisect al:71117n of were
ii:risiCh""tOr object ~t, the prem., lagiatio,„„ Teat be, or anyone menu, lent their money to male turd', sl SUPPOSIUg WA, CIUSI E.. 140 I 1 T. of which L 7 were addei during th
allowed • fortnig'it to smy in. . . .
.......; dr • -, ,•. , . • . ~,
di to be ati.disited thou there was so •
Moe, Mucsford, iiidierd oink, end Josepn ‘,.."-i. be .urvevors eiii iniderer. tor one yoer of Lk, works or amend. living in the clootrr. should prowl le a real for Mr. turnpike tells wer-. —,, , . • year. utter pips; tic in milers dertuj, ..ictit.oo4 the--,‘
were summoned for allowing donkeys 1,.. 'dr ty at met of the hizhwaya In their parish leading to any So-iand-do, in 11 monoster. Who perhaps sent out Mr. Damon had sad, 1.9-,OJJ or rJ,J,UJII. of debt tu Lc of LAIL lu speaking of the order generally he stl sum
at that
Pencknowle. The plea wee that they got off the emu- mirk .t-town ; and boor days wore appointed for the anima- waggons heavily laden with Sour, or beer, or anything met. Tout could no' bo r.mood outer .1 P-ir coo", and from tic., last of hoe pllblisited 5tri0,...04 it a
woo lota the lane for shelter from the severity aWe tucot of the Itighwap, in which every person occupying every olio, wain/40AL he didn't know who, in these spectuietiug time... would that there were 310,8e1l Forestera iu appeared
the Iluitet King-
_ .. . irra:,oo. ttioirzli Icieli il!illage or pasture,and every other pe
• -`• and --- -- - • • 43
__N.
r*(4l keePi DAMES said the 'abject was • very important ono lend is at that, tuough perkspe the Government might dent, the reserve fend of tau order ban gt g. - !AT
- -• • • • -in have some Malls of obtaingig it at that price. But the sum paid during the yesr for sigck . 11'
-.
.. —.... .... .. . . , .
.. Maas wog

he thought • mush More serious question was the L 2,0,405. Several oche. iuterestieg details ware also
'agorae:me of those 433 miles of carapaces ; Marianas given during the urettiug by members present kt
he thought they would find it cost societal), not less iuturvala &fats capital swigs were snug by Mr. C. JlOl9l
than fro.n £lO to £l5 • mile per annum. So tuat for (in character), Mr. Dyke, and Kr. kllandfool ; piano
debt mid maistenanoe they would have to false ed,the) awompanyist, Mr. C. Hyena Towards the dose of the
a year in toe county. It did appear to Min that tnis eveniug tee on arm an proauatel Mr. V. Beer, oae of
din es
we's very Beu question for landowaert as well ail the members of Court " Gotten Arrow,' watt a vain.
occupiers; for if tuns was to go on, it w..as impossible able chimney glass, subscribed for by th 3 members as
to tell what the end would be. or what would be the ' • token of their respect fur him fir the interest and
value of Lana twenty years herald. But he thought sod displayed by lum on behalf of the oeurt's 'dilate.
jgr, Ileaffor was wrong in thinking the outlay on turn- The impedr Was Provided by Mr- J. Marsh, of the
pikes was out down in view of their being speedily King's Arms, in a style thot rell3ctel the greatest
thrown in with highways. Acts of Parliament for ' credit on his AUI. and good taste. Oa the whole a
turnpikes' were for 15, 21, or 30 years; and be, al a 31 ,51 agreeable oreutug was spout, every Oaf prose it
bondholder under two trusts, considered the Govern- being of opinion teat they Mad hill Cosa most mm-
went had used him ozo,selvele IU. Ho bought beads mallet anuiversorys.oo.4Lau eft Vilellitatai of th : Caul.
under the notion that he waa going to nave 5 per omit, The room was very boeutifully dueoratod, woich eghtea
end that it would be continued. What was the fact? Ulaaii to the sgrootelen eel of the goteerieg (Ir. K.
When the act for the Cara* Trust was about to expire, fr....fort haviag k.ad y all laei 1:13 didonitioas fir the
of
—. .
th,etoboanpdplhroldeirsor hasdneowne
Act,twwouichevilawotouldfacesous csouuni:cylubalEl
or
tAhlota:NrirsLusamevAmNiaAgrto
erelkinainKsj.ro.
NE.
o r
. .. _ _
£5OO or R. 600 ; or, 2, to take • lower rate
nStteinteuanco o
would.
On Friday ineraiug It.chirl 31orgin theatre's,
.
gm
We Act. Carrie trust adooted the latter, sal thus the Fasq., of acetate Heise, woo est for 'full years pass
i interest,
a ero visi when time
interest WY knocked down to 21 per cent. Teo or sedated from ptraysis, was (foe 1 henget; in his bed-
rede S•er
rortartihe ° cot
three years after they were told sae,' must again lower room, and it will siem frost lie eribael that he
their Li:Ambit, or the continuance order would be wile- committe I suicide ea tea previors night, when he went
drawn, so they were knocked down to 11 per cent, upstairs to g, to b 3.1.
1'1w:hoot:so:it: ecitiluirl:oery
mwoanis adwuranoctelbt.igioedn
obtained, and
diaottheenotonr;
J. 0611.
ifeloatilril: yikiut:runiinrigh aro.
iiinq4iii:e..t. Witt,.
iris:woe:
F.
calving 5 per cent. With regard to the Harnhain the Sloop due, before Mr. G. Bretton Aldridge,
turnpike Mr. Denman spoke of, an Act of Parimment, borough coroner, and the followtog jury :—2
by reducing the interest to 21 per cent. Admitting W. Gf,JlO. it. l'alut2r, It Hanibal, G. Slug. K.
turnpike roads in seine places were in bad repair, be Broeu, J. James. W. 11. Cowen!, J. Shamegeig,
mid the reason was the trustees had to form a sinking Atkinson. and Barnes.
feed, seas to pay off so maim of the debt each year ; Tu. Jury riou,, ‘,„ body at Brunt] Haan, and
and,
annually, the bond bolder, were asked the lowest the coot, oieer woos tiey retired I, ri4., drawing.
amount they would take for their bond,; so that a room whin toe reducing evi lease was addeael :
man having one £lOO load, might say I'll take £7O tor it, Fanny L .4,t sail: I have beim cook in this family
and if be only received 14 per cent, he might be for Ole sta mats. I saw the deceased last alive at 11
glad of that; but this camps lure amnion was a hard. e'cloca on thurslay night. He was then standing ia
ship nevertrodoss, and it was conducted contrary to the trout of the Meat not rosin tiro, tiLang uis pipe. lie
usual plan, for, it was not the highest but the lowest did ue: speak. Ili .at iu Isle ...us, rosin and smoked
bidding that was accepted—it warn • sort of upside dowu his pipe by unused, and I did not see anything more
&motion —(laughter.) Mr Andrews farther pointed out ig him. Mrs. liugifi,y, ',tilt to but epee, a quarter
that they could not tell what the turnpikes would coat of aim hour before t'iat t :no. I had seen Mr. and
if incorporated in • large system, for gentlemen ridiug dr I. i 1 emir sye t o.;e•iter dialog Cue whole of
iu carriages might get festodious, and complain awat cue ml ay. rti,y appeeres Iraq Iris:why with each
any 1340 inequalities in the reed,' causing great umer. I tituaget issastair appeared very Weertul that
eepoutes. With reference to Mr ilower'e compauut lay. .dr. tie st.r ys app.:in:l oetter in health lately
as to the outlay on Martinstowu road, he tutgesttil then when I brat live i tem... Dann the time Ibis
taint if wlywardems attended the ineettegs of toe Hood I usee livel here I wive mot he eel ray tumors@ that
when the Surveyor's estimates were proaueed, he usigut might have affected his timid in any way. I bare
eruse-ezamiee the Surveyor as to how he mole out Las made his bed and aide's:el to his bed-town fur Mt
estimate, and thus prevent any wasteful expenditure, 1 lest fertuight Ile aiweye undressed himself without
bec•usu be di I not think the weywardent ei uteer fsit,tauee. ilu T..ars Loy Luz fthi f Meat to Of I a'. his
parishes would desire to. mike anyone lay out inure . must hour- He did net 1:y1111 111 W the kitchen. In
teen was necessary. But then thu matter cropped up reply to the forctuou t I went Mutiny mistress's room
—Mr Houser stud there was a stoned road eau**. afar Mr. liumfreya mini goal to bed, end my [nue
Maiden Castle to Monkton. Now he had lived in &reef aske.l use if 1 heal mead a ilithan. I replied no,
the world also us thiee more years, but he never Mrs. Ilumfleys teen and she supposed it was Mr.
knew &boa Wa, slummed, Or that there WAS any necessity Ilatafr.rys in isii 13.11r..0:11. Ni issuer eouversaboo
! tor it—(hear, hear). flowerer the Board deeales it, took claw respecting the noise.
' and the Boatel is umnipoteut Bat, it tee road was George aleaterman, coachman and gardener. said : 1
1
uunecemary. Ile thOligat that if the way wardou oad have been in Mr flutuirey: service tut nix and srhalf
opposed it he 'Merit restrict the outlay to what was years. I lest saw dece•-ed alive ou Tuuraday afternoon
lair and jest- (tie was there."). If, however the i ..t four o'clock. It wAis in the poetry at the time, and
Board decided against him, of course like an honourable said lie was ready to aeu Mr. Manuel, upholsterer. I
and true way warden, be would bow to their demoieu. thought lie was more eiseeriul aud happy in every
Mr. JOSEPH IIOMXR, the wsywarden, objected to reapect, than I 1,41 es, r before seen bun. Mr Ham-
them as • Farmers' Club discussing the merits or de- ~ tress always WrIAL to be.l by biaaelt. He never liked
merits of the Highway Board, any pursue to help lieu. I. think Mr Rumania did
Kr. DAMNS mentioned that the statistios lie had not like person* to kuuw that he was so weak as be
quoted with reference to the mileage and debt of the really was. I did not know of anything unfriendly
turnpikes were obtalued (sou • return ordered by time ! iiatieg asich p1.1A3 b,tweeu master and mistress. The
House of Commons in August last, aud priotel w !Lion . cl,Cf.f.cd woo never very animated. I have out notated
the last few weeks. ' tuythiug &If rim: in taw of late: On Friday morning
Mr. T. Luce thought the questien would be well the cook took the hot water up to the bedroom door,
settled if they CJILI.I get the legislature to adopt 11r. aud knee:Led tee or three tube,. Silo then imine down
Damen's plan. and as Mr. Iluatlrey, called, I went up and she told
Mr. DAIIaN said he should not despair of it if the um to go into iumtae's room ler Mr ilualfroys might he
agrieulturists would only be UuiallUltat/ le saying fa %deep. I went to the doer aud apaked it, and I mime
should be so. shawl), 1.1111 the deomaseil Mauves by the cord of his
Mr. A SIMEWe aaid with reference to Curse Highway dressing gown to the ward rube door. maw he was
District, that tue Surveyor Selig Isis tnitialato for each dead, and I ri0,41 Out for help. In reply to the jury,
pariah to the parish way wardeu, and gave nation to the witness said I knew the deooated was dead (ruin his
waywrirden when he would be there to go over the appearance. I did not touch him. He was not in the
roads: if the way warden objected, the matter was dia. habit of locking Lis bAlroinn door.
cussed by the Board and doweled Joseph Adieu said en Friday morning, between
The Pewit/ma proposed • vote of thanks to Mr. eight and note, I was called by the last witness to
Andrews, to whom he was sure they all felt very much Mr. limi.frey's home, went up stairs, and, on the
indebted for the able manner in which he brought for. door beiug opened. I saw the evocased hanging by the
ward the subject. curl oh his oressiug gown to the door of hts wardrobe.
Mr. CHAPMAN SAUNDERS seconded. The subject lat once em Mut down, and, with assistance, laid him
was highly imixatant. Dr. Attridge said tolls w,ao a oh the h-d. Deceased w" quite dead, and his
great objection, and so they utiget be ; but he Us.ll,:ht estrmuitasi were cold. Else cord was under his head
. .. .. . .. . .

on the nght sol,, with the faun toward the wardrobe
dour. Toe riant jou: wa. touching the floor. but 1
couht u, u 3 u.ner. The bed 1.4 nut boon ilia-
turned, Alla th roual was ia good order. Deceased's
.hirt coder wa, opened. 1 dui not notice any knot

iu the end
George 11as:ennui, ro•nallel, sail the right foot of
deceased was tAmaiug the grdund, and the left leg
was on a chair.
hr. Lieber Lideliug Ellis, X 11.-C.S.. said : I have
ben for seven years the medical attendant of the
deceased, ant I hues,/ also to be sulf!ring from
paralysis eluting thi WivitO id that time, and sub's-
queutly, ou oue oc:asion, l attealel him after an
• epilepsic lit. lie was always very unsteady on bin
legs, aud very liable to fall. On Thursday last I
called professionally to see lira. Ilundreys, who has
lately been much out of health. The dimmed was
• present during my visit, and was apparently in his
j usual health. lie SpOILO caeerfully. I heard nothing
1 more of him until I was sent fur in haste on Friday
l morning, when on proccialing to his bedroom I found
Ibun lying on his but deal Tail appearanee of the
body was natural, witu the exception of a deep cuts.
of a cord on the rigot silo uf the neck. I was subs*.
queutly shown Ms dressing • gown with the cord
' attached, with which. I was told, he was found sus-
pended. I have no doubt that his death was caused
by straugulatiou. ohs mark on the neck corresponded
with the size of the curs. The body was quite sold.
lie had been dead several hours. rile deceased had
suffered occasionally :rem epileptic tits, wiiicla would
affeet his brain materially.
Elizabeth llumfreys woo gave her evidence with
difficulty. said : 1 sun the wife of the deeessed, whom
the jury have seen. 1 I set saw him alive on Thursday
evening at haU-past 11 o'clock. We played a gams of
bezique together. Ile appeared in his usual maw of
wind, and, indeed, quite happy. (The witness aftm
taking a little stimulant proceeded). Nothing has or
carted lately to my knowl.slig • that would be likely to
affect his mind. lie seemed very pleased to see me down
a,:ain, alt had biwu so ill. For 22years he has teen
il great invalid, and had suffered SO greatly from
neuralgia that he has preyed to die. He was never
very uespoutlai4, but generally appetred happy. 1
have never heard him espress SO intention to nom.
wit suicide. After retiring to rust on the Tbursiay I
heard a nobs°. I said to the servant your cheater bibs
fallen down. Lie often told we when be has fallen
aboutn hiss allinroetof 4:1;C.,:lh:: ‘i:
ill
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and,w.i
past..juib,,i, ,cretu": li.cluught:1:::::::hl time.iblvieinoyi
unless
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nhaebs has n a
gpi n:ngthWo:
hoot acuralgit. tie was iti years ot age. .
Thu Jury consultea together (era fuse minutes, sad
then returned a verdict, to tau effect that the deceased
geotiemau Geminated suicide by hanging himself
whilst iii 4 tOlUp.rry State of insanity.
rue Jury gave their foes to the Boarnastoati
Dispensary.

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