The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-08-30 00:00:00

DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS

DGRCRESTER, TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1864.

NOT OF TRIN NVEIII.

A enrions breach of promise case was tried at
Leeds on Saturday. Mr. Lister, • canvas
dealer, over 60 years of age, brought an action
against Mrs. Wray, who had seen between 00
and 70 summers, and had thriee been merle a
widow. Mn. Wray had in Income of nearly
£7OO a-year, anti, in consideration of sharing
this handsome jointure, Mr. Lister, having out.
lived the sentimental age, very naturally over-
looked the disparity of years between himself
and his intended bride, in spite of the fact that
Mrs. Wray looked sprightly for her years, and
likely to live for some time to come. The
marriage settlement was drawn up, the license
obtained, the wedding day fixed, the breakfast
and carriages ordered, the bridal dresses tent
home, when, on the very morning or the in-
tended wedding, the defendant declined to ful-
fil her engagement. Her nephew, wishing to
succeed to the 1:700 • year, had persuaded her
to refuse marriage, and hence the action. The
trial that ensued was of • moat extraordinary
character. Before the evidence had been heard
Mr. Juatios Blackburn warned the plaintiff's
counsel that he would not get damage% The
counsel himself made a speech which made his
client ridiculous. The judge stalled the plaintiff
a fortune-hunter, and said he hoped that the
jury would lnsult him. Thera was no doubt
whatever as to the fact of the promise, and the
jury found ;verdict for the plaintiff, with one
farthing damages; and neither the judge nor the
officials of the court attempted for • long while
to suppress the boisterous applause which fol-
lowed the announcement of the verdict. Mr
Justice Blackburn justified this conduct on the
ground that the proposed marriage was a purely
mercenary. affair, and that Mr. Lister had no
blighted affections to complain of. But it does
not nem to have entered into the heads of the
counsel, judge, or jury, that the more this
marriage partook of the nature of a pecuniary
transaction, the more mutable any breach of
contract was for a pecnniary iatisfaction. Ac-
cording to fir Cohn Blackburn% theory, blighted
affections are a subject for money consideratioo.
The bigger the trouud the larger the sum ; the
more ardent the love of the forsaken maiden the
larger the sobitium in hard cash. But the breach
of an eugagement which was notoriodely one
into which affection did net enter, and by which
the plaintiff ought to have benefitted, is treated
as a matter for laughter, and the luckless suitor
is asked irrelevant questions about the fit of his
wig. We confesa we cannot see the wisdom or
the justice which determines before hand lit such
cases as this, that the plaintiff shall be defeated
and made ridicalotet If • jilted suitor com-
plains of wounded affections, he is told to con-
gratulate himself that he is not married to •
woman who did not love him • if his grievant.,
is that he has lost the fingering or a handsome
jointure, he is reproached as a mercenary wretch.
If this is equity in the ease of a male plaintiff,
why Amid it not be equity when the plaintiff is
a woman I The ladies who advocate the rights
of woman assert that their present unfair position
is due to the fact that men have contrived to
get the upper hand—that they both make and
administer the laws; but here was neither judge,
counsel, nor jurymen who were inner against the
artmoneutum ad /m11111(4111, and therefore so long
as men deal out such measures of justice as this,
women, we think, have very little to complain
of the "lord, of creation."

One does not generally look for amusement
at • bible society meeting, nevertheless, a good
thing happened the other day at one such gather-
ings. A wealthy brewer and M. P., whose name
is conspicuously posted over innumerable public-
houses in London and neighbourhood, Ina re-
quested to take the chair. He was about to
comply with the request as • limiter of mums,
when • sturdy butcher, noted far hie seal in the
teetotal muss, rose, and to the consternation of
every one present, moved an amendment to the
, effect that the honourable brewer should not
take the chair. H. said—" I am • tradesman
, of one shop, and if I were to keep opeu that
shop on a Sanday you would denounce me as an
irreligious man, though no one would be the
worse for my wares. But Mr. H has 500
shops, and he keeps all of them open on the
Sunday, and sells that which injures his cus-
tomers in mind, body, and estate. If you are
consistent, you will Moose another chairman."
Of colirse his auditors were not consistent.
Human nature is humaa nature, even on a
religious platform, and it was not equal to the
task of wounding the feelings of the owner of
large vats and great piety, and who had, more-
over, a handle to his name. This, however, is
not the first time the honourable baronet—the
promoter of philantlirophy and dealer in intoxica-
tion—lim had • rebuff. He once proposed to
take • liberal part in establishing a refuge for
fallen women, but his services were declined on
the ground that his public-houses did more to
Ohl than his cheque would do to rescue.

The Bath pimple are looking forward with the
keenest interest and liveliest gratitude to the
celebrities who three weeks hen., will be throw-
ing their town at its very dullest meaciti.
Miloom street in Ille_ptembar is nearly as dreary
as Chesil Bee& at Christmas; hut the hot-water
city will be a Western Athens during the
meeting of the British Association. Celebrities
of all kinds will be present--engineers and
travellers, surgeons and lawyer-I, theologians
and geologists. 'l'he eery hospitable but
unitarian Mayor will keep all but open house
during their stay; but wilt he succeed in persuad-
ing Bishop Wilberforce and !Asher. ColentO to
meet each othhr in ids tapsicimis dining room 1
StICI6 A fent Would he all but miraculous.
A few more links in the chain of evidence con-
necting Muller with the murder of Mr. Briggs
were disclosed at an adjourned Inquest held
on Monday, the 22nd. A fellow workman
of Stoller's, and his wife:were examined in refer-
ence to the gold chain and the hat which the
suspected assassin had in his paakeelsion before
leaving England. It *RS stated that the hat
was worth trontriderable more than Muller said
he gave for it; and also that he had tried to put
A mourning band on it, but failed in the attempt.
The pilot who posted the letter which Muller
wrote en board the Victoria, also gave evidenee,
at the close of which the inquiry was again
adjourned.
Some of the leading organs of English public
opinion speak of the present aspect of American
*fairs as indicative of an approaching termina-
tion of the war. The Saturday Review, which
has been more than usually chary in its anticipa-
tions as to the probable duration of the war, is
now of opinion that "the unparalleled heroism
of the Confederates seems likely to be crowned
with succet-s, if Sherman fails to take Atlanta.
The Times, after describing_ General Lee as
master of the situation in Virginia, speaks of
the position before Atlanta as "evenly balanced,"
and expresses an opinion that "at all points
the present news represents the combatants at
the utmost strain of the struggle, and it is difilcult
to think that some decisive result ban be long
delayed." Even the apectdistv, the most tehacious
as well as the ablest of the supporters of the
fanatical Northern cause, regards Grant's
disasters at Petersburg as one that will twit
the strength of purpose and pentiverinal
of the North more then any event since the
failure ot the attack on Charleston, perhaps more
than any since the battle of Bull Run." And
this journal also appears to look to the issue of
the operations in Georgia as the decisive turn-
ing-point of the war. Finally, the Index, the
Southern organ published in London. inclines to
the belief that the end is near. "Unless some
great disaster," it says, "befalls the Confederate
arms before the Nth August, the Democratic
party then assembling in Convention at Chicego
will nominate a Fleece caudidete for the Pre=
sidency, and before three niontbq thereafter
there will be an armistice. And, indeed, roma!
Alnerican advioes seem to favour this view. The
Northern and Southern friends of peace have
met on the Canadian frontier to ascertain
whether there is any common ground upon which
the whole weight of the Democratic party might
be brought to bear against the war faction, and
on which a peace candidate might be nominated.
The South, through agents fully anthorised
by President Devi', demands an armistice and
the calling together of a national Convention, as
prescribed by the constitution for the considera-
tion of all matters in dispute. The Democratic
party in the North, no longer split up into two
sections—the one advocating war and the other
peace—has made up its differenees, and resolved
to support at Chicago a candidate for the Pre-
sidency who will pledge himself to these terms.
One writer, dating from Niagara rid'', says
" It is understood that the Convention will organise
committees of vigils:me In every town, village, city,
anti district of the North to support the Constitution.
and to resist by forte of arms, if necessary, every usur-
pation or enroanhosent on the part of Mr. Lineoln and
the Federsl . Administration or authorities, civil or
military. Thousands of leaulteg Conservatives aad
Democrats, eitinprlalng men of the greatest wealth,
position, and talent is the country, are already pledged
to Serve apon such committees, and are ready to stake
their lives. firtenes, and honour in defeat* of the plat-
form on which they have resolved to gland, and on the
purity and freedom of election. Mr. Dean Richmond,
chairman or president of the New York Central Rails
way, is the favourite of the United Deniability. Should
he &crept, he will be the nominee of the Chicago Con-
'tuition on the platform of an armistice and a Conven-
tion of the States. If Mr. Richmond, or some other
candidate as yet unnamed, be elected upon this plat-
form and duly itotalled in hi. *Sloe without any real.-
lance on the part of the present incumbent. the war will
immediately stop. The armies of the North and South
will return to their homes on furlough, and pniparatione
will oontoseam fur the election of delegates to the greet
Satiate' Convention, whit* will have to decide whotain
reunion be poesible or advisable. The preliminaries, it
is /apposed, *ill scents)' at taut sit months, and the
Convention will not conclude its business until the
autumn of the year 1865."

At New York, a mass meeting, at which 100,000
are said to have bun present, has been held to
advocate the nomination of General brOlellan.
The speeohes and resolutions were all dentincia-,
tory of Mr. Line°lit, and declared that General
M'Ctellan the only Man capable of suppressing
the rebellion and restoring the Union. It is said
that in the event of General M'Clellan refusing to
stand for the presidency, Mr. Dun Richmond,
chairman of the New York Central Railway,
Is the Democratiy favouritet and fatotirable to
an armiskite, with • View ultimately Of a peace
lionotirable to both parties. General Omit has
returned to Petehiburg, after visiting Washing:
ten, Maryland, and the Upper Potomac, and
some seVere fighting subsequently took place.
Haggerstown has been re-occupied by the
Federal', and the Confederates having withdrawn
from Maryland into Virginia, have been attacked
and defeated by AverilL, at Moorfield, with a
loos of 000 prisoners and four tuns. Fort Gained
has been treacherously surrendered by Colonel
I Anderson to the Federal fleet tinder the Com-
mand of General Farragtit, Withotit firing a
single shot, and Federal accounts allege that the
whole of the Confederate Root at Mobile has
been sunk or captured. Fort Gaines was of
great strength, and amply provisioned for six
months, for its garrison of 600 men. Anchises*
had received specific orders to defend the fort
to the last, and his conduct for get obeying
orders Is pronounced is inexplicable and
shameful. But the fall of Port Gaines is by no
meant the fall of Mobile; and now that General
Beauregard has been ordered from Petersburg
to take command at that plus," e may anticipate
as prolonged a resistance as that made at
Charleston and Petersburg, the defences of
which are Out to this ahle engineer. The
Federal General Sheridan is moving and
manoeuvring iu Virginia, apparently with the
intention of trying one more stroke for the
possession of the Shenandoah Valley.
The limperars of Russia and Austria, and
the King of Prdula, will meet at Berlin in the
autumn, ostensibly to be present at the great
Prussian military review.
It is rather interesting to have a peep at
Greece now and then, just to see bow they ere
getting on. We are int much conversed for
Greece as a large-hearted mother is for the
foundling whom she has adopted and undertaken
to bring up with her own progeny. And, as is
often the cue with the foundling, the adopted
country gives as much trouble as the rest of the
family, although, according to the law of moral
obligations, it is bound to be the pattern of pro-
priety. Now, we have done a great deal for
Greece and its dependencies. When we were
guardian" of the lonian Ides we provided them
with a oonstitution and treated them almost like
"one of the family." We superintended their
education under the new regime, and did all in
our power to enable them to reap the same ad- ,
vantages as respects comfort, freedom, and
thrift, as we do ourselves. After a time things
got out of order, and we sent a statesman at
considerable expense to see if they could be put
right. But the charms of Mr. Gladcone's
eloquence were either not understood or not
appisoiated, and things continued as they were.
At length the Greeks, having made Athena too
hot for King Otto, he took himself ot There
was another fins opportunity for the display of
our benevolent solicitude. Prime Alfred was

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spoken of as the new king; but there were
several sound reasons against it partaking in
some measure of treaty obligations, and of the
"incidences" of the sueoession to the illustrious
Dukedom of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, and so there
was an end to that. One or two other ideas sere

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started, and similarly fell through. At length
Prinoe George of Denmark, the brother of the
Princess of Wales, was hit upon and elected to
the vacant throne, whereupon our parental
generosity to Greece knew no bounds. We
outdid all our previous solicitude, and, with the
consent of other parties concerned, made a pre-
bent of the lonian Ldands to the Hellenic king-
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dom. Upon the principle, we suppose, of " nelt
looking a gift horse in the mouth," the Greeks
accepted the islands, • ithout making any very
particular inquiries into our motives for parting
with them. We certainly did the Greeks ODO piece
of service, although the lonians themselves did
not much admire it—we drew the teeth of Corfu,
for fear of her doing mischief to herself, is
Green, and to other,; that ii to may, we di.-
mantled her fortifications and destroyed thew.
This dose, aU seemed to be snug and comfortable,

and it was hoped *at, thus enlarged and
streugtheoe rem, Would now go ou and
prosper. ,We are sorry to sag tha thMe ei-
peetations haste not teed realised. According to
the most meat amounts, things seems to be
sliding huh into • state of anarchy and con-
fusion. There comes from Athens to the Paris
correspondent of a pontemporarf, letter which
is emphatleally wW/iickr.rriacortlerifilsoii.
The writer says :—" &fiend appears to Imre
forgotten entirely the kingdom of Greco, and
the youthful eosins* whom the British clovers-
meet eP File,W on the throne slnd.ye we
Iran 'Sore than over support and ochinahl." ll
aid his not the British Government also
' forgotten the father of the youthful sovereign ?
Lord Russell, doubtless, thinks that be cannot
always be nursing youthful soveteigna, any more
than Lord Palmerstoneannotbealways not letting
"stand alone." Th. fun is that the English
cabinet Is got sick of the sat Of thing, and
finds it convenient to forget even it; recant
ncl so we suppose the youthful
sovereign and his subjects Iltuat learn to take
care of themselves, just as the King of Denmark
and his people have been compelled to do.
Nevertheless, things in Greece do wear an ugly
appearance. The Canaria cabinet is not strong
enough for the situation. Nothing has been done
towards tho establishment of order and authority.
The king, we are told, simply amuses himself with
"dancing and feasting on board the men-of-war
Of foreign trittnitries Which happen to be in Greek
waters, and riding and Walking Omit with any
state show." What more could be eiperited
from a youth, without even the routine duties
of a sovereign sot for him When he arrived at
Athens all was anarchy and confusion, and things
are getting worse every day—street fights,
brigandage, and • failing trade being among the
most prominent signs of the times. Nothing
can be more unjust than to Mame the young king,
who *as taken there dadgi etvy disadvantage.
If the truth must be told ilbs English Govern-
ment is responsible for no mall share of the
blame. If we Will anderleire to meddle with
and arrange eiterythlng and everybody, We are
bound, At least, to me that everything Is done
Under the beet conditions. King George has
little to thank res for, for ire landed hiui in the
midst of one of our "muddles?'
The Austrian' are mating numeforis arrests,
visiting the houses of suspected persons in
Venetia and the Tyrol The cause is not
apparent. The Brawls paper, the inclipendarice
Beige, states, on the strength of news from
Vienna, that a conspiracy for the purpose of
detaching the Italian Tyrol from the Austrian
Empire had been disoovered. Thu population
was in a state of great alarm, owing to the
rpiztozirs measures adopted by the Austrian
In • recent number of a religions periodical,
edited by the Jesuits in France, there is an
article written to prove, from docurnents in the
archives of the Jesuit Order at Rorie, that
Charles 11. of England died a Roman Oatholic.
The Jesuit Father who wrote the lueuination
appears to think that, he has made a wonderful
discovery ; but what well-read Englishman does
not know that the merry monarch, as far as he
had any religion at all, was a Papist And
what coin it matter in these days whether or not
this jovial debauched was nominally • Romanist
or not?

DORC H —PITCH= Coax MANIC?, Saturday.
—Old wheat wits a dull sale, although offered at late
rates. New changed hands fn sly at led week's priors.
Barley sold in retail for grinding. Oats rather dearer.
Tares, rye, he., in good demand.
CIMET.-11 match between eleven gentlemen
belonging to the Teurplecombe and Kingston Park
Cricket Clubs was tomineneed on Mondey, on the
ground of the former, and will be resumed to-day
(Tuesday). Mrs. Duna, of the Junction Hotel, wag in
attendances, and provithid an "torment °old luncheon in
her usual good style. Subjoined is the score ot the drat
day'i sport :
KUTOSTiII
Shirley, run out • ' • -
Feetherstoehough, b Kirby • 4
Giusdry, b Kirby - 3
Honneell, bKirby • - • 4 e Khrby • - 6
Parke, b Dodingtosi • •96 • aidisigkeei - 0
Bare. b Kirby - • - 2 b Kirby 0
Ley, b Kioby - • - • 7
Pitaberbert, Ib w • • - 0

Preter, b DOdingion • - 0
Ralsielyffs, not out • • • 0 b Kirby • -
Castleman, b Llodingtein • 0
Byes 1, leg byes 2, irides 2 - 8 Wittla • •

A. Newman, e Fees.lborstoebasgb - - 25
Cooper, • Gondol
J. Romero, b abirley - • • • - 5
Doelinty's, b
Frliersld, IL= • - • • - I
sower, I Park - • • .. • •13
br, b Park
R. Newcomb, e Rodrlyffe • • • • I
Golding, b Hoene* 11
Thomas, not oot
Hotehiop, b Houma • - • • 0
Byes 5, leg byes 5, vides 2, • • •12

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Calcium—A match was played on Wednesdaf at
Canford Park, the beautiful Mai of Sir Ivor Dace,
Bart., between eleven putlen3en ealested by the worthy
baronet, and • similar number belonging to the
Dorchester Cricket Club. The latter went to the wickets
first, sod moored ill runs, whilat the former in both
Innings oulg made Ifirl, thus being beaten by 15. The
batting of Ilegers. Park, Webb, and Alleo, pea
admired, and was the &let mum of the Dorchester Cilia
being victorious. Tbis talon/in is the score
Dolma/mi.

Parsons, o Pitt
Hatchings, s Ellis
Park, is Whale
Webb, a Hooper
Franks, ran out 2
Allen' b Ellis
Radclple, b Whale
Thomas, o Ellis 0
Look, b Whale

Grans, no oil • •
Tqley, b • •
Leg byea 8, wicks 8

• • • • 14

Eisa Ivo' Guiles &Aux.

fir leer dant, b Franks •
Pbt, b Park - • •
Brander, rata oat • -
trips*, b Mantas - -
Whale, hit .614 •
Clionstona b tisoniaa -
Parkinson, b Webb
Hoare, I Thomas
&Amber, b Park •

I not out • - 7
• 16 b Webb • • 95
• 6 b Park • • 6
• 0 b Perk • •
. Q Thomas
• 4 e Inek •
• 11 o Franke •
• 4 o and b Webb • 16
• 1 e Webb - • 5

b Webb -
Herbert, Dot out -
B 7, Ibl, w 11 -

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• 2 bWebb - • 2
• 19 83,1 b 3, w 7 13

Ceicial. —Oa Friday • match was played
between two elevens selected respectively by O. J.
Radelyffe, Fag., and C. Ley, Fact., on the ground
of the Kingston Perk Club. It was intended that
the match Uld be between eleven from Poole and
Wareham and Mr. lay's party, bat owing to the
gentlemen from the towns mentioned not putting
in an appearance, a one-inning match was arranged
between • side eeleated from Mr. Reddy& and
Mr. Ley's teem, which resulted in favour ef the
latter by 24 runs. Mn. Duna, of the Junction
Hotel, provided • capital spread for the 'riskiness.
The following is the Wore
Ma. Let's &nem.
Sainsbury, c and b noose • • - • 0
Shirley, • Hatekiap, b Thomas • • - 0
O. Berta, raa eel.
Ley, b ?rotor
Urquhart, raa oat
Hera, e Hatchings, h Thomas - • • 23
H. Stott, b Prober.
Hibbe, b Pretor
Bereett, b Preior
HOU«, e Thames, b /Whir • • • j
/Weer, not out
By.. 11„ wide. 13

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Na. RADOLTIIIeII ELEVIL
Cerra, • Ham b Ley •
Hatálcg. a Hare, b Ley -
Preto', e Loy, b Shirley -
Radelyffis, b Shirley - •
Thomas, b fibirley .
H. Seal. b LOT •
moods',a Hibbs b Indsbry
Ilse', • Hem Is Shirley •
Deseret, b Nutley .
Beversofeb. b Urqullsti
&silk sot out • .
By.. 13, sides 5 •

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TER Wottrilw.—The reek* it the thermometer at
Dorametto for the weet week is es follows :