The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-09-11 00:00:00

DOROEIZSTER.

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£ooollDnio to • report just honed, the number of
proceedings in bankruptcy in Mr. derjsant Plo 1.1
Atkinaon's Division during the last three years has

been 164.
SAD FATALITY AT Mitaose House. —Au old and
highly valued servant at Melbury House. named
David Wallows, head coachmen to Lord Demmer,
met with • sad death on Tharaday last. He wa.
owning down a flight of stairs, when he slipped and
fell to the bottom. Hi. neck wa. broken by the fall,
and death was instantaneous. An inquest was hal
tbe same day, and a verdiot of "Accidental Death'
was resume& Demised hod been in envies at filelbury
about 43 years. Lord Ilchester was not at home at
the time, the family being away in Scotland. The
sad accident has been a source of genuine regret at the
house, desea-od having been generally respected by his
fellow servants.
MILITARY INSPECTION.—H.S.EL Prince Rivard of
Sams-Weimar inspected the men at the Depot
Barman on Thursday afternoon last. His Highness
arrived at the Barracks at 3 p.m., and, after Inspect.
leg the wonders under the Drilling-shed ezpreeasd his
complete malefaction both to officers and men. There
were on porde—Colonel Marshall. Majors Hill and
Wtoefieta, Captain and Adjutant Mathias, Quarter.
waster StWkland, Lieutenants Haim. and Farrar.
The Artillery were also in.ps4ed. They presented
• tine appearsoce, and the Prince congratulated the
officers, and expressed his highest satisfaction. He
also partook of lunch at the R.H.A. Barracks.
Ti. e Assiew.—The following are the
judges Moms to go on circuit at the ensuing autumn
essises—vim, North and South Wales Circuits, Lard
JaMios Baggally ; South-Eastern Circuit, Lord
Jingo, Fry ; N inborn Circuit, Mr. Joetic, Denman
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and Mr. ustice Field; Western Circuit. Baron
Huddled= ; Midland Circuit, Mr. Justice Stephen;
Orford Circuit ,Mr. Judie' Pearson; North-Retern
Circuit, Mr. Justice Butt and Mr. Justice A. L.
Smith. Civil came will be taken at Manchester and
Liverpool, on the Northern Circuit, and at York, on
the NoetitffisMern Circuit ; but criminal twines only
will be taken on the other circuits. The as-isee are
expected to begin about the 24th of October next.
of State for War has under considera-
tion • =relating toe question of Importance
to tradesmen In garrison towns and of interest to
sehlters about revolving their discharge. It his been
the practice for tinte-expinel men, when about quitting
the service or retiring into the Reserve, to ocher a suit
of plain clothes from some local tailor or outtitt v., who
would take care to -neet his customers on their dis-
Merge,
_and erosive from them out of the amount of
*sir &Mitred pay or savings the sums which may be
des. It has come to light, however, that one or two
unscrupulous tradesmen have b en in the habit of
deadestinely advancing thew soldiers rum, of money
to spend in dissipation and charging the same with
Interest, In their clothing aczounts, and, although the
tradesmen geoerally hare repudiated this objectionable
practice, an order has been leuei that in all future
cases the discharged soldier is to be provided rith a clamp
wait of clothes by his regiment. The oon.equence has
been that the discharged soldiers have appeared
abroad in paltry and ill-fitting garments, no better than
those 'applied to convicts on their liberation from
gaol, and the men have either to return to their homes
In this Kew or provide themselves with other apparel
U any cost. In the memorial now under c ,onidera-
don the Secretary of State for War is solicited to
ellow the soldiers to provide themeless with clothing
beforeptitting the ranks as heretofore, subject to such
supervision as will prevent malproviow, but it is
doubtful if this will be conceded. It is even contem-
plated to furnish all discharged soldiers at the public
expense with • respectable suit of clothe., but this
would entail so heavy a charge upon the national
exchequer that It can hardly be expected to be realised.
Daily News.