The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-12-27 00:00:00

PORTLAND AND Tel porrLANMIRS.

Top o' a Hill, Portland.
Dia. Mee Jett purelswo4 • goose, weigh-
ing shoat . and if It is possible I will bleat half.
p-orodra In * 'Ader and send it to you. I know you
havis • sort of waakisne for feathered bipeds,
particularly at Christmas, on you may expose
is on or about the 24th December. Now I
want to 'peak on a serious @object. Goodness
knows I this Mt of • hole Is small enough, yet we have
"standing mew" for no many more ighaltitante
legitimately talon' tq the lablqd (9 To esp'aln—
' Then's* Prolestent Chereh indbr the hill; there'. •
Pllerbh Cver the hill ; there's • Methodist
t'l•Ailel on this corner, • Baptist ditto on tt• other
corner; • Queket's meeting house natio' as • halfway-
ho w' ; and, to relieve the Medina" there's • house
called "Z on," where none can enter but Bible
(*gristle... Evidently ci ire falling on ' gloomy days."
Would you kindly Worse ma Dick, lomat aro the
tenets of Bible Christians? Or would you say how
(Mennen& in general doom the appellation. I was •I-
ware led to FAII.IIIYO that from the "poor benighted
Papist" up to tee Oonfee.ing Protwownt, wu were all
abite—st 1•4111, se tat as the 111111 e wen onneerned. Bit
I hare Itgred to know better. Bible Ch baiting, forsooth I
•here are we going to I wonder, or where shall w•
stop! Pal me I had nine infigatioas te• Olt hut
Sondiy. AO, I hate, teu nI, db Any other sort of hot
wale,; bet there ate thinesthat Id, like ; for inatadoe,
I Like ttl ate the water boiling ; and then I like to ow
a bowl of lump sugar, and a decanter Illkd
mind—then I like to have a reeptetsble spools,
and a wine glam, and then—well never mind, at 1 mid
before—but if you love me never invite um nit to tea.
However, I aecered two of the above invitations, and
there I Ow thy old eweetheart, whom I have so often
'pollen about. She was lovely; she was more than
lovely ; the ow as cruel as ever. She looked at me. I
looked at her in return. Then I oiled at let. $l4l
frowned wan equivighnt for the compliment. She
wing. "Coyne where the Aspen, Qoiver." I sang
"Come where my love lies dreerning." at whichosbe
got no vexed as if I wee after serving her with • "stoke
to quit." She asked me, "did I fancy that she was
drowning." "0 . I be . my," said I;' that you are
lovely, I know; that you are beautiful, I am aware;
014 yen we No. I. lam fully touecious ; hut,.
dew, though I must believe that you 'lisp • great deal,
still, I Mould never lay, the impthienoe t lora. nay
one to "Coate where my Inn het ti,eatniiss " Patter,
is no wh rd tetth hrE I might at well have held is
tongue. ,She jet, invulnerable as p piece of Portland
stone. tet, *hat the dense ban I do? I could keep
her like • lady; end as aosn ILI my auut dies, won't I
have is much so will porch., her • cashmere shawl.
I don't like to tell here, much ; but, Dolt, should you
meet her, just rye her a broad hunt on the subject,
there's • good fellow. Dn you think if I were to nma
aw•• with tier, that aa•thing would happen? Oh
dear I To be treated so, and I head* to give her
ley whole heart, and half my Christmas dinner—it
is malty too bad. Will. you 009141 0•01. NT • bit of my
poise, or chat! I weld you the gander? I am here like
Robinson Crusoe, "say rights there are none to dispute,"
at least, so for to my dinner is coocerned. Bet look ben,
how am I to .it down awl enjoy myself, I should like to
know, without one in the world to say to me, " lour
health r, leave Portland, that's all about it I
will, and if my sweetheart don't °omit with me, I'll
fueswou the see. I'll Int.te women in future as much
as I Ifve them noW, and I will put roy head in • Sour
sack ana bid good bye to the world and WI the bad
people in it. May you end young spend n happy Christ-
mas, and if you shoeld at any time, daring ihe festive
evening, say. "I wish he were Isere," I should thank you
from the pulse of my hawk.
Believe me, yours ever,
PHIL POOARI'T.
To Dick Drowsy, Weymouth, Dorset;
lOUs Detember, 1224.

tiRIDPORT.—CouNTT PETTY SintelONS, Monday,
December 19 —Before J. Guidry, (chairman) C. Weld,
and B. P. Guidry. Rein.—The majority of thecae*, heart
were devoid of intermit, the only came of import-
ance being the following : Mendell nod
Theophilu Brillett„pvermiere o theparieh of Haiti
were amiononed by Peitival I.L, flee wilfully and
fal.sly signing the declaration, knowing the same to be
untrue, to the imor rate made in October lut for that
! pariab.—Mr. Weston appeared for complainant, and
, Mr. Loggin for defendanta—lt appears by the
Union Amesement Committee Act, that all poor rates
are required to be, according to the valuation list,
merle out and adopted in cull perish, and the shills
against defendants was thet they took upon themselves
tee alter the fits, and increased the useesinent of •
porton named Jacob Minters. residing in that parish,
who had been for • long eerie. of years rated at M rate-
! able rake, in respect of • same and garden, to ES 104.
for Louse sad las.l, the averment beim that , the had
*as not Itt fact n his neettiletidn at ally and that It wee
a mere eolndraille occhilation fur the purpou of his
' hating • beer liosnee—After an animated alrereation
• bet emia the solieltore, the Bench said they felt bound to
convict, eaprmaing their opinion that is would he •
caution Lotto. public not, o tam per with dosomeote of that
nature, and infliete-d • penalty of CI and covis.—Tbe
! neat moo heard wm oat arising from the above, wherein
the said Jacob Minton: was smaintoped for producing a
(elm oertiflode for the parte.* rif Obtaining • beer
beanie. —Thn same ...elicitor' wen. engaged. Tie Bench,
bottom., considered the evidence wa, not strictly
eufflaeot to warrant • conviction, inasmuch aa it fell
short of shoeing that the land was not really in the
occupation of defendant, although it was proved that
the cows of one of the defendants in Hie format en.e
were in the ground as mama, • few days previous.—The
Bench diminesed the cue without cuts. whisk were
applied for.
ati Sim or Per firoot panne.,
and Son's annual sale took due on Weloesd•y. the
1411 e Mat, at Chard's Mend, when there wan an unusual
amount of Christmas meat entered our the worthy
auctioneers' catelogue foroompetition. Mr. B. Grove's,
of Bowoodoemet • number eef prime fat Hers hwds, which
renderd about £35 each. Teen were dr some splendid
fat sheep from tie Auks of Mr. J. Pitil.l I of Down
House, and also from his brother of rivince.l.bury Perth
celebrated for taking prism et agricultural shows.) Mr.
limey, of Camesworth. bed • beautiful pea of fat *others,
which realised front 63". to 66, each. A splendid ewe,
belonging to Mr. Panda, as. odd to Mr. Matthews,
butcher, of this town, for £4 17.. 6 and, If put dons
at 30Iba per quart. ru estimated to realise 10d. per
pound when killed. A calf, which might he said
to be • "picture," was knocked down to Mr.
Monekton fee £6 Tb,r• Were Also e.orrill ',sty
prime pigs, b.it fittte.l to in thoralona extent.
They were from 8 to 24 dore each, and belonged to
Mr. J. Pet6.lll. When add they fetched from ft to
it rule. The whole proceeds of the eni• antoented to
Dewey £1,500, of which. Mr. Mane:khan, of Weurborne,
was • purels•rer to tle amount of about £4OO After
the sale • dinner took 'line al tha Royal Gqk loot te
which about 40 sat down, The &Mt eat 'skeet' by It.
Groves, Ed, who wet supported by Mesara. Pith-lets
sad Tacker, of Illehidcock, ke. After ample Pieties bed
bells dam to the good thiege' the chairman proposed
the health and sucierva of 41 thepurehasers of fat stock,
not only at this sale but throughout the comet, in
general. acid remarked that this year wee the first
time he ever sent big stook from home for competition.
Alaboagh sallied with the day's pre vetting' he should
is future, an heretofore, held hia anneal sale of fat steak
at tI. own residues, and should h great pleasure in
retaining the vsledele services of the pewit renowned
&adieu*: for the future—Mr. Denneey, in returning
thanks, said be hoped all the perchmus would be as
deemed on he sou satiated. twee" animal he had
rebatitted to their unties was • " 'effect model," mod
hoped would gins satilfaerlon. He was n.,er growie g
old, but he thanked God that he had • net that
would soon "mount the reetrem," and hoped he
would make ik bettek Man than his father. Toasts and
eoegt fdllowed, and the remainder of the evening wild
*pent in • moot convivial arid bermonioes isomer.
BLANDFORD. —LOYAL FILM, LTV/ 1/1005, 35.11
—The °Moire and brethren of this lodge met at the
Rad wse Motel, on Wednesday ...ruing. the 21st,
in a social getheriacwhen the worthy and respected
landlord, 11r. Read, provided a most excelleot
supper, to nitwit between sad SO sat down. We
regret that* re* were present; but as a oramderable
proportion of the sistabcin of the lodge reader out of
town, the shortnces of the c empany es easily
accounted for. The chair was taken by P.O. James,
sad the vios-chair by P.O. Meader. Ample j made
baring been dose to the good cheer provided, the
Chaim= proposed "The Ifraldi of the game,"
remarking that ea all knew of her excellent character
Ii the put and at the present time, there RIM little
need on his part to eulogise her They all hoped
this whet she had bees she would continue—beloved
sad esteemed by her people. (Chum) "The
health of the Primo, .3 Princess of Wales and
the Royal Family," was then proposed by the
Chairman, followed by "God bless the
Prince of Wales," by Mr. Loam —The Chairman
then gave "The truty,Nary,and Rile Volunteers."
Of the Gres be mad hardly any much of, they all
know what they had dam& The valuation were
IS maried force. but though they had sot boss
called upon to do anything, Mire was little doubt
they woad be ready if required to do their duty.
H. bad great pleasure in calling upon Corporal
Mutts to respond. (Cheers.) Corporal Martin
said it pve him very grist Osman to respond to I
the eery lettering and kited MI•11141r is whirls the
• Chaiimin bad coupled his name with the toast.
tie hoped that the valmesers would always merit
those expresuirms of praise end that anoeweei which
was saw se medially awarded them tltrcugheut die
leagth and breadth piths Lad. Lie proof thee
Ms vidishases themselves looked upea their fore,..
• permanent on., he might that ia Loadon
ths eoluaisors had se a lie fer the modem
of shershosais med iraddlage ier their own am

ifehiendet its Was also glut to say that the &toe
generally was an issareestng one. Coming nearer
Louis, he might say that the Blandford corps were
also improving, and as • proof of this owe of their
number took an aseociation prise at the late contest
at Dorebeitel. its hoped *hollet. yes* the* several
Ntont pellet' would wine this elf, and that the
good feeling which now prevailed would contionr.
-The nest toast proposed wee "The health of the
Loyal Fidelity Lodge. The Chairman, after again
, red"singhis regretnotbeenacellesi that
tlems, e:id"U: westoomf:illetal'.
bie
I knew, the Zioyal rtdelity Was was jut phoesper.,...
stele. Hakim eilledoipolLthe elseecheirrnan, CO.
IrhiFileigisd duglerietttitolehkel"dlgenticsrbthe:-uiaPTlf;:lamoisoTrtw.ieeltnCi: cotrelidawremuntpl'enynn wmiwtihhtdhey ttl"thishatett•
Though they had • great daal of sickness, be wan
happy to say that they had done without borrowing.
(Hear, bear.) Since he diet juilied it had been his
constant endeavour to do all he could on behalf of
the lodge, iled In that he should perseveie. He
hoped to meet with them all again next year. and to
Zitthat many more had become members of the
e, and that the outgoimps would lie lees whilst
the lacewings were more. He wished all present •
merry Christmas and • happy new year. ((,heer,) .
-Mr. Sims thee said that though be was a
stranger among those present be was • brother of
the order, and he wished their lodge and all other
ledges stab, suocess. - The Chairman then
pee "Success to the Loyal Blandford
Lodge." 80 far as he knew that lodge was in
a very prosperous state. He had the honour of being
one of the 13 by whom it wee begun, and since its
eatebitebmenti about four years, it had made great
progress, the number of members being he believed
about ISO, and, the steak in hand over £6OO
(Cheer.)
The Chairman concluded by calling upon
P. 0.. Leone to respond. -P.O. Lanes said be
(bit • great deal of pleasure in complying with what
had been requested by his friend, the Chairman. It
was quite true that the Blandford Lodge had
been very prosperous, and he was glad
buy number 170 members. During the pest year
they had besot very fortunate, having but little sick•
noes, and consequently not much oall optic the funds.
This, he attributed, in • great measure, to the Wise
supervision of their doctor, who would not page any
one he was not sure of, and he had repeatedly
notioed that those be rejected were the psi ties who
were afterwards ill. He held that it was always
best to have • small society of healthy members
rather than a large society where many were
Weakly. As regarded the district, be considered
that it had • most critical time to pass through, as
most of them were aware • very important meeting
of delegates was appointed to tat) place during the
following week, when the question would be brought
forward as to the .expediency of adopting • new
scale of payments. Ile was most decidedly in favour
of such an extension, so that the man who could
afford to pay more per week for sickness might, if
he oboes, do so, and have out of the funds accord.
inlay. It would also be considered whether it ass
desirable to have a clam with • lower soils of pay•
meats, to give labourers the opportunity of joining,
and receiving in times of sicklier 7.. or Bs. per
week. The rule that no man should have more out
of the funds weskit during sickness than his average
wage* be also considered WWI a just one, for they all
knew that in every society there were scabby sheep.
who would feign Weimer if they could get more
whee cm the club than at work. He, therefore, con-
sidered that several of Use motions which would
come before the delegatee were most important and
useful chest end hoped that they would arrive at
sildh • decision as would he for the benefit of the
district and the order generally. The idea of always
remaining stationary, and not giving way to improve-
ment, was the old Tory (or as they were now celled
Conservative) dogma, which did not harmonise
with the age of railways and • cheap press.
(Cheers) As regarded the Blandfonl Lodge,
so long as be was a member he would do his utmost
on its behalf, and he trusted that the members of
both lodges would be animated with the true spirit
of the order. Their mottles were " Friendship,
love, truth ; faith, hope, and charity." Let it be
the endeavour of each and all to carry out in practice
the principles they professed, and the cause of
Oddfelleership would become more and more
soooessfuL - Brother J. Bartlett then proposed
i*s health of the worthy host and hostess, and
elki he was sure all would agree with him that
a better sapper mold not have been placed before
them. (Clieers.)-Host Read responded, and said
as far as he could het should be most happy at any
time to do all he could for the society. Christmas
was nigh at hand, a time when many long separated
from frieuda met at the family hearth. He trusted
all pretreat would enjoy Mitt *won in peace and
comfort with their friends, and he wished them •
happy Christmas. Mr. Bead concluded by propos-
ing the health of Mr. Superintendent Watts. -Mr.
Watts responded, and said be wished he could
always meet with such a happy and oomfortable
party ; be oame in contact with one who gave
him lees trouble. (Cheers.) He could seem them
if they di4 not beet him, or anyoae else, he wonld
not mod . with them. (Choate.) He trusted the
iwilety of Odd Fellows would increase and prosper.
-The health' of the Chairman, Mr. Meader and
family, kit, ka, were then proposed and acknow-
ledged, and a very pleurae evening spent.
BAND OF Hoes FEITIV•L -The committee of the
Band of Hope Union have announced their intention
to give the young people a treat on the rth inst., at
Its Amembly•r*ole The Unit will be taken by W.
H. Jackson, Fere, of Stourpaine House, • warm and
devoted friend to the cause. The young people will
sing several melodie,. and we have no doubt a Omani
evening will be sleet by the young army of water-
drinkers.- May thesis numbers increase.
Pinta! RIADINGS.-Vriday, the 30th init., hes been
ieleeted by the committee of the Woking lferes Club
for the nest of the winter series of readings. The °heir
will be taken by the Hoe. W. H. 11 Portman, SIP.,
and a more then usua ly admitse progronine is
announced, a copy of which we append :-T•elfth
Night Song: "Come let to be merry."-Pearsall.
Readings : , 'Selections from Coleridp, Ingoldsby
Legends, ka."-Rev. J. Penny. Song : "The Stirrup
Cup "-Mr. Furmage Reuling : "Scrape"-W. N.
Atlllinsoni Fere Ole- : "Sleep Geode Lady."-Bishop.
Reading: "ialeetions from the Works of George
Eliot"-The Rev. J. R. Quirk. Song and Chore.:
" it Happy New Tao-Mr. i Moe. Renting :
"Paddy Flynn, or the hum...nous mistakes of an Irish.
man."-The Rev. J. Taylor, frau Wakefield. 'Fists
Solo, and aroompaniment."-- Mr. F. 'Daley. Gles :
"The Winds whistle cold."-Bishop. Final,: "God
save the Queen," secompanit - Mrs. Edwards.
A OlgtrturtAt. gIINATDI9 AID litirry.-On Sunday,
the lath Indent. . sermon, on half of this sociwy,
eat preeebed in Blazirlford Church, hr the Rev. R.
PaAtherson, rector of Langton, who, in very earnest
and impressive terms, pointed out the duty obi& de-
volved upon hie hearing to assist in maintaining its
elleiency. On the foilowing Tuesday the pubic mat-
ing ono held in the Ahembly Booms, the chi& being
taken by the Hay. Lord Sydney G. osbornie and there
were also petard the Rev. J. H. Jowett, (the depute.
two,) the Rev J. Watts (rued de.n.)list• J. B. Quirt,
Rev. R. Farquharson, dee C. )(anal, Rev. Cotter,
- Abbott, Freq.' of Stoke, Sir John end : aiy D'Oylr,
Colonel Todd itod bowl, awl woreral ladies arid ;tootle.
men residing in the neigl.bourbool, hut th, audience
ens smill The tine chossen tor bold•ng to roe..tue
(half-past 1 o'clock) prevented marl from attending,
who no deubt W•uld have bon glad to be preset. The
mating having been openid with prayer try the rector,
the Chairmen celled on tie Rev. J. H. Joehtt to ad-
dress those present. The rev. gentlemen first alluded
to the name which hol hose retied to the bill an-
nouncing the meeting, ad mid that the beadiest
-hould hare been, "Additional Curates' Aid Society."
The object of the society wai to malt in promoting the
employment 0f additional natal& ill paprika. piece, The
grants were wade to assist the.e clergymen who applied
to be sauteed, if Use tetchily considered too.. .feime
were jut and repoesearp. Those ahem the sinety seat
(orb were preyed for by the Church Sunday dive
Smedley, and their work was a high end holy one. There
were three thing. which In imessaped somishoded it to
their prayers sad liberal help. Id That it *as no
tarty seciety. It did net replies that those to whom
it afforded *id should belong either to whet was called
the high or low donee party. It was on the broad
church prineipla 2nd: It ellowed • rector or incum-
bent to whose his owe cantle; wed led, The grants
were made with • special view of eaecieraging the
liberality of those who readeed them. This was ehown
by the feet that wbereesi the income of the ecialety lest
year we. 216.000, in the districts which grants were
made £15,000 wire mimed in addition for the support of
earsies, "eking the total buena over 240,00 U. Tr,
rev. gettlemars thee Waded to the seeseeity whisk
existed roe sash • society. First by the large general
increase of the pspalation, every year adding 100.000 to
Ii; and secondly to that popelation flocking into towns •
is bailie calculated that if this went on at the same ratii;
as no. for the pelt 17 years, that 70 per sent, of the
popelatiosa would be no located. He then referred to the
rise and Ineressed population of pleas formerly only
smell 'Mamie Sueli was the caw with Crewe on the
Leaden and North-Western line, at which plaes
that asespeusy bed built and endowed • church ; bat in
eons
of omes of she Walser, importance of their works,
the neighbouring village Copperball, formerly number-
big only 300 souk now numbered 1,000. No provision
being made for then by that enmpany, Um clergyman ,
hod applied for a grant front the society, which the
"Lid not mks& Thee WWI in Cre Borah it Eaglaed,,
30 yesw ago there was no *soh place as Middleborough ;
but wbee it became the outlet of the Stockton nod ,
Derliegtee railway it epeedily rose in importance, sad ,
now instead of serenade', oweisting of • solitary farm ,
house, it bad a population of 30.000 people. The ,
former liberality it the leaded p•opristers and others ,
could not meet this. The speaker then alluded to,
Lesion with It. teeming population, and said that
every time the Boohoo of London, by grants from the .
Diocesan Society, built a new church, or merle afresh
district, the, had additional elaiew on the society (or
grants Raises.,. was thee mode to the Whitseaspel
district, where the rev. gentlemae dated the people
were wowed together at the rate of WO reels to an
rare of ground. The sleeker then alluded to the town
of Leicester, which formerly °attained a population of
&coo. with live shushes sad 17 deleresenehat popula-
tion had lactose's' to 72,00 D • let the mesas of gram
In eausseetion with Use Chunk of Ragland bad oely
doubled, and it was cakedated that (shy 60,000 Boob
never went to a pleas it woeship. The speaker then
referred Is the mad whisk the disseetteg beethrea bad
done in that tow.; they could see however, le see-
segues* of the pram esnstitetion of their fosse it
shank ge,eeseet, nese the very pose of the people,
oaly ssshes sordid awed to pay lee seat nate, lea It
Uwe thew wished listo Ohms& it &steed to he what it
eight to be-the pose WIWI eltareis-they meet support
nab • assist, es thee fer which he phissid by vr•ieb
seek aimless wield be reached by the showlweals. The
rev. thee alleided to whet bed hese dome by
Dr- Zeek, mad his messimer, he Leeds; whose la 11117

tilers *eh 18 elotreltex; 36 clergymen, and two schools. I
st the present time there were 34 churehet, 06
clergymen. and 80 buildingn for education In .inflection
with the church. j Hear, liras.) A public, meeting had
lately been held there, the result of which esti that
Cheat I:55,000 iv re resed among the at reliant* am.
Hiliestnen foe the peep° d if to ming new parochialdiatec'g,
dis rove, And Oro fl.at the salary of plergy might
La raised to 1:250 ••y. or. The speaker sifter Ovine •
eery interesting •roottot Om ao. k in the leen
where foimerly the people did not know what a
Kemp we., thou..)t nse of them thought that his bla 1
dig could tousle thrm, read a very iotereeting account
of a tea meeting lively heti in that 'sett II the country,
in which i 'saddler got up, and h. I.ii rough, though
'Mott And trtoliful "ray, *elected thy former stets of
tits dirttiet; and °tint &sled It will, it. present Improved
and happy state. The rev. gentleman concluded liis
excellent account of the society's work by making In
earnest appeal on behalf of its funds.—Tim Rev.
J. Watts said it afforded Lim great pleasure
regularly to attend the meeting of the society,
as 1.• considered the agency which the @misty supported
was the best to meet tie increasing spirtual wants of
the cottntry. It *ea in vain to build churches if they
had not ells, is to eot,t the people, for he was per.
seeded that if they oilfheri to have • eburch.going popu.
lotion they must be visited. (Hear, heart) 'F1.,.,.
gentleman then gave an outline of what had been done
by the society in the dimmer& Grimes were made to
six places to the amount of 1.:215, and the awn coll. cited
react ed 1.2711, so that about rmo at to the g 1
. fund. The sual aubecribed is tbe neighbearliemd of
Ellandford lot year was Cf 16a, and he (11r. Watts)
begged most sincerely to thank one gentleman in the
district (lir. R. Williams) for the ready help he gave to
all diocesan objects. The 141 v. g'ntli-man then alluded
to the lose sustained by the s miety through the death of
11. Ker Seynier, Raq., and ooneludel by exprerimg •
hope that sa Blandford erns maiated by the society the
inhabitanta would do theit utmost to keep up its funds.
—The noble Chairman, after eipressing his regret that
filr. Quirk declined to follow Mr: Watts in toldreming
the midterms., stetted Bret thdoeh he its genen4 declined
iijt,serljeg meting, of the Pindi lie eotridered *he
Additional Curates' Aid Bo- iety had special claims on
their attention. Perhale he was ton particular in
looking into the figures of such societies. bnt he mei
decidedly of opinion that mouey entrusted by the
public to a •ociety very great care should be taken that
it was properly expended, and that a strict and
impartial account should be rendered of how it
was spent. Believing that this was the case with
the meit-ty on whose behalf they had met, he gave
it hie warmest support. He quite appiimed of the
plan allowed by the society of allowing • cleigyman to
choose Lis own curate, and the broad basil by
which it etas governed. ati he believed that where
the work of grace was begun in the heart, God would
carry it on. It mattered not whether the party b.
longed to the hixh church or low church. The noble
lord then alluded to the claims the society had upon the
people of Blandfurd, not only because the curve
waa partially sapoortsd by a grant from it. funds, hut
because were it not for his assistance, the rector
not be able to devote that time and atiention •hich
was eseintial to the moral slid educational iittereits of
the mop's. It &small very well to my thet the clergy
milt to confine thrir attention to the spiritual demo
• ,nnotted with their charge, but he WWI persuaded it
was trateasible. They melt go through three amount
of secular work before they 6ould hope to do gooi to
the $314.1.111 of the people. His lordship, referring
to those who h d left the pale of the eetablishment, said
that everything that kindners and good feeling could
suggest to encounage them to attend tee church should
be adopted. It was our duty to open the church to
.11; and molting as we called the church the poor man's
church. we az. beund to gim the jioor man an opportunity
of attending. Hie lordship concluded • very able and
eloyueot opeee., of which we regret we me only give
• Lars outline, by alluding to them in or must, •ho
were being brought up in misery and vim, and of the
duty of every true Christian to do his utmost to educate
and aimmiseserate writh them—fl. to-al amount culi
hided was £lO Br. 21.

STUKMINSTER NEWTON;.—Conerr PETIT
Salmons, ktuiday, December 19th. —Present : The
Rev. H. T. Bower, and H s Bower, Foq.
STUIIibIINSTEN. —Robert Fudge was charged with
being drunk and riotous. and refusing to leave the
public.houee ..n the 28th Novembar,when requested.
—Fined , anti costa 41.

Chides Rose was also charged with being drunk
on the Mb Decrmber.and was tined da,and costs 4s.
NIIVTuN.—J.•hu Tipp and Henry
Jones were charged with assaulting Henry Rake. at
the Red Lion Inn, on the 24th November.—Mr.
Dad:mood appeared for the complainant, who, on
being sworn, stated that be lived at Sturminster
Common, and wee servant to Henry Burton. Was
in the Red Lion Inn on the night in question ; there
was a disturbswe in the kitchen. Saw his master
knocked down, and on his going to pick him up.
Topp got him by the hair of the head, and best his
head against the leg of the table. Jones took him
by the left arm, and struck lint with his fist, in the
ribs. Had not said anything to either of the two
defendants previously. They then dragged him out
of the house, and pushed him into the street ; Jones
then struck and knocked his down again.—Coin.
plainant called his brother, who corroborated his
evidence in every particular, and a/ao Thomas
Burton, his master, who said he saw blows struck
as mentioned by the complainant, but that it was
done out of the house; that he did not see anything
done in the kitchen, arid afterwards, on being in•
terrogated by the magistrates, said that be was in
the kitchen all the time. —The defendant called
Joseph Lawrence, who stated that at the time of the
occurrence he was standing near the settle, in the
kitchen, and saw the oomplelnant Rake strike Henry
Junes twice on the side of the face. Jones did not
return the blow. Witness did not see either Topp
or Jones strike Rake. Some of the Burton. were
there.—Maria Sweatman, wife of the landlord,
corroborated this evidence, and further said that
Jones was not in the back kitchen at all. He dune
out of the parlour, and was then struck by Rake,
who made use of the expreseion sworn to by the
preceding wittiest —The Bench dismissed the ease.

Henry Rake was then charged with assaulting
John Tapp. —Complainant said that he went into
the public-house about bait-past five, and shortly
after heard the landlord cry oat for help. Rake
came up and struck him two blows in the faoe with
hut fist. They then got Burton's party out of ths
house. Burton's party had their clothes off to fight.
—By Mr. Dashwood : Ihd not see the &atom in
the kitchen. It was close to the parlour and front
doors where he wu *track. —The magistrates con-
sidered the charge fully proved, and sentenced the
defendant to one month's imprisonment with hard
labour.

Robert Sweatman the landlord, wee then charged
with ariatulting John Burton. Complainant said
that on the night in question he was in the kitchen.
There we. music and dancing going on. In ten•
sequence of a eon versation he heard he went towards
the place *here the landlord was standing, who.
without provoestion, hit him on ibe nose, which
bled very much. ifs fell down,and was dragged out
of doors. Whilst be wee looking for his hat •
quantity of boiling water was thrown on his head
from an upstair window.—Complainant here ex-
hibited his handkerchief and clothes, the former
being saturated with blood,and the latter with mud.
—Defendant, howeveratfirined that eomplainaat had
been fighting since, and celled Samuel Clarke, who
positively swore that Barton struck Swestman first,
and knocked a piece of skin off his nave. —The
Chairman said that during the time he had sat on
the bench he had heard witnesses eo perjure
themselves. The bench did not believe one word
of what the Burton§ said: Case dismissed.

Samuel Clarke, of Okeforcl, wee then charged with
assaulting Ifeurf Barton, bat it appeared from the
evidence of the defendant's witness, Mrs. Sweatman,
that he was find struck by Burton who aimed the
Wow at her, which he received, and then in retelia.
tine be struck Burton. —This charge was also a cross
411110010111 against Burton for assaulting Clarke. Dis-
missed.
Henry Burton was then charged with assaulting
George Davis, an adopted son of Mr. Sweeties=
Complainant isid that the eon of defendant was
playing the violin, nod the father dancing in the
kitchen. Defendant first took off his hat, and threw
it at hitmand then struck him in deface with hie fist
twice. WiUiam Croaker, of Bagber, positively
declared that the blows were intentionally given.
The Beach decided to remit the fine, and ordered
the defendant to pay tli• oasts es.
Henry Burton win then charged with assaulting
the landlady, Mrs. Sweatman.—Complainset said
that on being told that Burton had hit Davis, she
went and lurked him why be did it. He need foal
language, and then hit her on the side with his fist,
nearly 'knocking ber down. There had not been any
noise or disterhaaoe before the Barked came in.
The magistrates end that they were of opinion that
this charp was fully proved, and most severely
censured the defendant for his unmanly conduct in
striking a woman. They should not give hi na the
option of a fine, but commit him for one mouth's
imprisonaieut -Mr. Daehwood made ea earnest
appeal to have the sentence altered, but the Bench
would not listen to it.

.-
Ouzroas Frizraka.--John Woolridge aad
George Hunt were charged with riding without reins
In the above parish, on the 7th December.—The
first named defendant being Minsk' he was load
6d., and 4s. mete ; the other,the meta ware partial' ly
remitted, and he was land 6d., and 2a mats.
Themes Crew was charged with Mlowing • hone
to stray on the puMic highway,oa thel4th December.
—Flood as.. and mats Ss.
Thomas Spplin was charged on the complaint of
Mr. Ford. with being conosaled in hie back kitehea
for an unlawful purpose. —Mr. Dailiwood for the de-
fendant. —ll appeared from the evidence kat the
defesdant went to the home of the complainant on
the 7th instant, and instead of being found in the
front, was in the back kitchen. Whoa complaimat
and his 800 went in, defendant said to 1b.... that
he bad come to pay for a fowl. —lt appeariag that
others could have Nome to the laundry by the back
door besides the defendant, without the knowledp
of Mr. Ford. the Bench were of opinion that though
ite wane case of grave SUllpiCioll, there was not
snakiest evidence to convict, and disclaimed the
CIO&

HA/ILIUM Williams Haamford was
brought Up
_oa remand, Mired on the coaaphent of
William Balmy with einaling la., his property.—
The promoter mad primer atet together at •
psblio.booss; the foram 'mating mom totem,
gave Handed la to boy for kW aa mem sad a bail.
He did aot Mara with either nosey or tobacco.—
bk. Atkisson, who hiedly ale** for the
amid that if time was an &berme of proof of •
Moat the *barge aoold not be sustained. In this
as. the new was gives for a mina purpose, amil
tairelon tho prosposior amid sol mem szsepl is

the County Court. —The Bench being of the same
opinion ordered the discharge of the prisoner, who,
however, has undergone • fair *hare of punishuieut,
having been in the lock•ep nine days.
MAHNIICLL Sidney Eik ins Anil Eli Foot,
chargid with being drunk on the 11th li-emitter,
anil I.d ailed guilty. were each tined S....and:lk costs.
Fititieerouts.--.J. J. Kennett, and T. King were
charged with being drank and iint.uo. •rol refitong
to leave the Travellers' Beet Inn when requeeted to
do an by the laudl. r.l. - Mr. Atkinson appeared fir
the defendants.—Mr. Adams, the landlord, stited
that the two dekodents came to his house on the
2Sth November. By their requeAt they were
furnished with ',read and cheese, • le.t of sixpenny.
and afterwards they went into the tap-room, and
had a pint of eider, and a quartern of lirandy to put
in it. Die wife demanded the rtekoning, which
they refused to pay. They were both the worse fir
liquor. The defendants threatened ti irrike him.
They were there about an hoar, and he ordered them
to leave. The policeman was called in to quiet
them. Complainant took the horse-cloth heli.nging
to Bennett till the beer was paid for.—By Mr.
Atkinson : The dispute arme about half.a.enewn
which King swirl he bail put down on the table to
pay for the reckoning, When he kept back the rug
Bennett said that he would go to the sups rintenileut
of police, and drove off, returning shortly after with
another policeman. The mnney was then laid,
and the rug given op.—William Stone, parish
onnetable, said that he was at the house in question
on the evening of November 25tli. It was about
4 o'clock in the afternoon. Saw the defendants
there. They had some refreshment. They were
tipey, dancind, sparring, and larking. They were
not then quarrelsome. When the landlady asked
for the reckoning they got out of temper. King said
he had put down India-crown on the talile, but he
(wieners) saw no money pat down. King said he
would darken the landlady eyes for her. Heard
one of the defendants threaten to strike Adams.
By Mr. Atkinson : Did not hear the policeman E.lis
call Bennett a filthy Dame. Was pariah eourtable,
not parish lawyer. They bad no use for them.
(lAughter.) —Mr. Atkinson made an able defence for
his clients, and said there was no proof that either
of them were drunk or riotous. One of them paid
down 2a. 61. for what they had, and when the
reckoning was again demanded they refused to pay,
whereupon the landlord took feennett's horeeelith,
which he had no right to do. They afterwards paid
the money under pr-test, and the rug was given up.
—ln support of this statement be called Mr. J.
eVestcntt, of Sturininster Newton, who deposed that
between 8 and S o'. lock he was in the Traveller's
Rest Inn, at Fiddleford, where be saw the defect-
ilants. The landlady asked them for the reckoning.
King said he had jut put down half.a.ernsen, to
which the landlady replied she bad not received one
, farthing frim them. At that time paters-constable
Ellis came in, bat he did not think he was emit for.
F:llis said t, defendants, if you have nit paid the
, reekoning, why don't you, like men. They said they
had, and wanted to know why he interfered with
their business. Ellis then celled King a liar, and
that very catch ezaAperated Bennett, Saw Ellis call
the landlady out if the room, and on her return she
said that the policeman had advised her to take the
rug till the money was paid. The defendants were
not drunk. They might be half-and-half. This
witness acknowledged that he began to take off hi.
coat, because he thought there would be • row, and
that he said if there was a row be world help the land
lord to clear the house—Mr. Atkinson said that he
only left the defendant Bennett an hour or two
before, and he was sober then. —The Bench Con.
sidered the charge proved, and fined the defendants
10s. each, and flo. bd. rens.

CHILD 0111tItHID.—James Roes was summoned by
the surveyor of highways, Mr. T. Taylor, for
damaging, by enoriachtueni, a orrtain highway in
that parish.—Mr. Robert Hood, the °worr of the
property, said that the defendant had not done more
than had been done for many years past. When
requived to trim his hedge he made up the bank.
After s short consultation it was arranged that the
surveyor and the landlord should meet at the place.
and if possible to settle the matter. —Case adjourned.
_ _

WIMBORNE. —Sr. Twolcan's DAY.—According
to annual cuakim the Corporation attended Divine
aortic* at the Minster, and afterwards, with the
clergy and chorister*, dined at the Crown Hotel.
Tbe catering of Mr. E. Ellis gars great satisfaction.
COUNTY Count —li•eridge v. Moors.— In our
last week's report of this case we omitted to state
that the debt barred by the statute of limitations
wag not due brim the defendant, as well as the fact
that the second notice referred to was a "demand"
tor the purpose of proceeding criminally against the
plaintiff, who thereupon gave up the watch, and
filed his plaint.
" " _

Couch Paine &unman, Friday, December
22nd.— Before Major Portman, Rev. Can J. Glyn,
and F. K. Baakett, Eaq.
Face Dowe. —Francis Thorne was charged with
stealing • poet attached to a budding, the property
of Mr. William Corban F'inoh.—Mr. Tanner
appeared for the prosecution.—P.C. Webb stated
that on the let Droember he was at Fern Down.
There were 110010 empty oottages there, the property
of the complainant. About dye o'clock in the after-
noon he saw the defendant come down the toad,
enter the wicket gate, and go into the garden.
There was& wooden post put against the side al the
mud cottage; it was in the ground. Defendant took
it up, and carried it away on his shoulder into the
road. The poet was 11 inches in diameter, and
about ti feet long. It was • support tothe cottage.
The property was most shasnefully used, windows
were broken, sad the lied taken away.— th fen-
dant, in reply to the charge, said that the
wood was given to him by • Mrs. Roberts. but it
appeared that she had no basinen with the
property.—Fined lon. 6d.. 6d. value, and 9s. costs.
Wlsnionex.—Edward Frampton, John Chapel,
and G. Frampton, were charged with trespassing in
search of conies on land belonging to Captain
Waring Biddle. —The case was proved by Enoch
Read, and they were esch fined 10s, including costa,
or 14 days' imprisonment.
CUR'S MULLIN. —Edward Sudden was charged
with alliwn his horse to be on tbe public highway.
—lt appeared that the defendant went and offered
to pay for poundage, but the Act being altered he
was not allowed. Defendant said it was a bard cue,
and the &keret ice made we. a bad one.- -The Bench.
believing that the animal strayed without defendant's
knowledge, and did not inflict a fine, but ordered
him to pay &I. poundage and Bs. *Nati.
POOLE —Fraocia Phillips was summoned by Mr.
Crumpler, *veneer, with refusing to pay the poor
rates duly levied upon him. The rates amounted
to IS.. Defendant said he tendered the money,
which Mr. Crumpler refused. On the case being
investigated it appeared that the summons
though issued bad not been served before such offer
was made, but that the defendant wee well aware of
its issue,—Ordered to pay the rate and expenses,
amounting to LI sm. 7J.
VIRMOOD.—WIRIPIU Trickett and Amos Brewer
war* charged, the former with being drunk and
riotous, and thelaiter with being drank, on Monday
night, the 12th hist —Tricltett admitted that he
was drunk, but not riotous; and Brewer said he was
"sot what he called proper drunk," a remark which
caused some excitement in court.—The charge warn
fully proved by P.C. Raker, and Trickett was fined
10s., and costs 84. ; and Brewer 5a., and Ba, costa,
in default 'us month's imprisonment —The Rev.
Carr Glyn said that be was sorry to find thou
present looked upon the crime of drunkeuness in so
light a manner. They found that drunkenness was
the cause of the greeter part of the cases which came
before them. It was a great evil, and, as magis-
trate; they were determined to do all they could to
put a stop to it. [lt is only fair to remark that the
laughter excited in wart was not that drunkenness
was thought lightly of, bat was through the quaint
manner in which the defendant Firewer replied to
the charge]
LYTCHirr MINSTZIL Muedou was sum•
mooed for being (hunk and incapable on the 9th
December.—P.C. Bishop, who proved the fees,
stated that the defendant, who had been out with
his master's teem, warn so much the worse for liquor
os his , that on going into his master's field he
was twice knocked down by the &lUDS'. It was by
his maater's request be had summoned hint, and he
stated that if he did not be would discharge him.
Hi was from 9 o'clock in the morning tall 3 in the
afternoon, coming from Poole—Fined Si,, and
onto Els.

CANIORD. - Francis Whit. MN charged with tree•
panting in search of game, on lands the property of
Bir lvor Guest, Bert. and with using • dog for that
purpoew—Benjunin Wren, keeper, said that on
Sunday merging, the 11th lost, betieen II and 12
o'clock, he saw the d.fendant with a dog on Om
Cociunoo. The dog started and pursued • hare,
and was away from defendant some time. On its
return h• went from the place where he first started.
The dog was a little one. It might kill a hare by
running it down.—ln reply to a quest from the
defendant, witness said that he did not hear him call
it back.—Drfendant said it was quite true his dog
Sided a hare, and tiott he called it hack. He did
not believe it a,tild kill • bait. —AI the r,quest of
the Beech the dog was produced in wort ; it wee of
tee terrier breed, but very email. Fined 235. sod
caste S..

HOLT WOOD. --Henry Ilitchelor, brewer and
publioan, was summoned, at the instance of the
Board of Inland Revenue, for having, on the sth
November last, mixed four bushels of milt for the
purpose of brewing without making or Laving made
each entry in the paper delivered and kept by him,
',wording to the requirements of the statute, by
which he had incurred a fine of £200. dr. William
Young, supervisor, Blandfurd, stated that on the day
in question he went to the debudant's I remise.,
situated at Linden Wood, Holt Wood. lie found
in the mash tub malt mashed, and water added to
it; it appeared to have been mashed two or three
hour*, and in the priories of brewing. N..t finding
the printed paper in the brewery he went into the
house. and ou looking over it fouled no entry of
brewing on that day. lie spoke to Kra Batchelor
on the subject., end she mid that this omission wee
a mistake. t Bret they intended to brew on
Monday, but as Mee wanted to go to Poole on that
day she altered bar mind and brewed on Saturday.
The printed paper is which they were required to
put down the quantity of malt used wee left in
October. The 9weatityceteMehbrewed by the
boa
didoudist woo low would asks

about 30 gallons of ale. On inquiry by the Bench
Mr. Vane* said that complaints of non-entry wet.
wade t •ice before, which had been looked Or. r, but
on the present Decision he had been in/tine:x.l to
prosecute. On those two noossions defendewt
alownl to enter afterwards. The defend-int was in
the Held at the time, cud when he went to I gas.,
the same explanation. Since the daty %WI WIC,/ ‘.q.
hops, whatever pow ity of shalt was ti,etl by a
Weiser he had to rat, duty On. 1110 money phi for
Ilia-rise was according ti the quantity twelve& -
In
reply to the charge, the defendant said that a.s he heel
a little land he was won, times away, when hi, etre
brewed. He had taken out a brewer's he rite al,,tist
seven or eight years. 0., the day in powtoil
wife altered hrr mind, and brewed On Lilt. Sa•tir.lay
instead of Monday. Ile was n t aware till de
supervisor came to him that she iris brewing. He
was not aware *hut the penalty WSI for
the insertion of malt used on that ,ley.—The 11.•ech
Why its £2OO, and we have wily the option of miti-
gating the tine nne-fourth.—Defendant said it was.
entirely an omiesien.—The magistrates, after con-
ferring with the Supervisor, said Dolt they were,
very sorry the defendant bad placed himself in such
-
en unfortunate position. The Supervisor had been.
very kind to him, not only pawing over Ins previ uis•
omissions, but on the pres,ut occasion by his advice,
that he should forward • memorial ti the Board,,
which they as magistrates would be glad to sign,
praying for • mitigation of the fine on the gn.untll
that he was only in • small way of Latinate, and the.
omission was by mistake and not by wilful niglect.
—Defendant returned thanks to the litneh. and.
said he was quite unable to pay so heavy a lice se.
/50. _

Lonartsrr. [Trish Vine as charged with.
trespassing in search of rabbits, on lands belonging,
to Sir Ivor Guest, —Defendant admitted the charge,.
and in the most truthful tuanner admitted that be
himl been twice before convicted. The magisirates,
taking his truthfulness into consideration, only fined
Inin Is. and 9e. costa.

Court filuttse.--James Cherritt and Daniel
Cherritt were charged with trespassing in search of -
conies, on lands belonging to St. John Coventry,
Est. On hearing the evidence of Francis Reggs,
the keeper, the Bench dismissed thecae.
Wimeamei.—A turas') Fetosr. —Ceti+La Witt,
in the employ of Mr. Bart, was charged with steal-
ing the sum of Is. e property of Ellen One,
nursemaid to Mr. Bei: thle, coal and corn merchant,
Wimborne.—Prosecutrix deposed that on the pee.
dons Tuesday, about three o'clock, she was on her
way to Wimhorne, and had previously put 1.. 6,1.,
wrapped up in • piece of paper, in her pocket tes peg
a bill iu Wirnberne. When • very short dietician
from her master's yard, she found she had Let the,
paper, and on looking back saw it on the foot-path
in front of the large gates of her master's yard. She
kept her eye on it, and saw the prisoner pick it up.
Two men passed the paper before the prisoner, but
they did not meddle with it. She asked the prisoner
ir the paper, hying that it was what she was look-
ing for. He gave tut the paper open, but there was
no money in it. She said the paper was not what
she wanted, she wanted the money. The paper in
which she placed the money was twisted up. When
• she asked him for and he gave her the piper, Ns
held his hand down closed. One of the men wlio.
passed before the prisoner had • wheelbarrow. De-
fenlant said there was no money in the paper
.when
be picked it up. She did not am the ensonee
take the money out of the paper.—Mr. W. W..
Beale said that he was sitting at his desk in the'
office, from which he could see up the road to Wise.
borne. He saw the prisoner stoop and pick up
something close to hia gate, and having jest paid •
person four te. pieces, he said to his foreman, with
whom he was conversing, that prisoner had.
picked up one of them. He went out, and saw his
servant reemerging with the prisoner. He than fol-
-I..wed him to the publichome, and demanded the
money ; and, on his refusal to gave it up, he gave Ilia
in charge.—John Isaac confirmed his master's state-
ment, and also said that he saw kr. Burt's wagons
pass.— Edward Ray said lie was in Mr. Beale's yard;
maw two of Mr. Burt's wagons pass by, and
then saw the prisoner pick up a piece of paper from
the causeway. Did uot see two men, one with a
barrow, pass. Two of the wagons passed before.—
In answer to the charge, defendant admitted picking
up the paper, but denied that anything was in it.
On his behalf In called John Keodle, another of Mr.
Burt's carters, who stated that the man with the
wheelbarrow followed directly after the two first
wagons. - The magii•trates retired to consult for a short
time, and on their return said that they did not
ooneider the charge proved. —Mr. Burt said that the
defendant, oho bad been with him some years, bore
an excellent character, and he had often thnirted him
with money, and found him strictly booest. —The
magistrates said that harlot; borne a good charades
' there was no imputation against it.
Kresort.—Romsey, of Kinson, was ordered to pay
65., half the amount doe from the 26th September,
towards the support of his son lath. Reformatory'
and at the rate of Is. per week after.
ACC3DIXT. On Thursday afternoon a very serious.
accident befel a man, named Charles Whit*, near
Canford Bridge. It appears that the unfortunate
man had been to Poole for a load for his master, Mr..
Hayden, currier, and when near the above bridge
the horse he was driving shied, and threw him oat
of the cart. He fell near the horse'. feet, and the
animal, who commenced plunging and kicking, in-
flicted on him several wounds, and afterwards the
wheel otitis cart went over him.
Fisk—Considerable alarm was occasioned last
week by the firing of a fine at the back of Mr.
Blake's house. It was at first supposed that the
back part of the premises were in danger, sea the
fire engine and brigade were called out. Happily
such was not the case, but the &WIN aimanded, taw
above the howler.

A COMPLUS iiinerrtho I.l.llftalrf. —A gertain
well-
known sporting writer, who contributes to it daily,
journal, seems to have anything but eatensith notioew
as to tb• dimensions of it sporting men's library, for In
speaking of Mr. Beyshaw's "Sporting Reminitherces of
Hthipthire," ha remarks that "with it and 'Silk and
Scarlet' any awn iihnry may be mid to be complete r
Among the list of hOrers advertised to be Nola the
Beckenham sod Harlequin, Llandsff (own brother to.
hly), Ambrose and Tournament. (both sons of Ton-
atone.) the hell-bred Lawyer, Colsterdala, (the mom,
eligible of the lot,) and Prescription, Antidote, Hind-
Index, and Dunkald, tith 'outlast being still in trsining.
K. G. Portean, of Percy.strret, Bedford square,
has invented; • new method of ?leasing bone.
from • carriage in runaway mow. We see
•asered that tb• inventan combines the qualities ell
simplicity with solidity and cheeps:mei, while It ie. of
stay svpli.stion. As it is to be shortly publicly Wed,
we *WA be Ws to spook mon portioolguly of It.
merits. _ _

----i4,Nr:HONTING AND FOINS.—The time has arrive.
for foxes to be preserved, apart from negative preserve-
ties, if fox.bunt ts,i is to continue one of the nattiest
sports of the country. An Fun farmer observed to
me, only • few days since, "he did not believe thiil.
twenty yiiirs hence, there would be a covert in if..
country capable of holding a fox." Heath, forest,
mote, wood common, copse, and spring are rapidly
diminishing; and whatever may be left, is &ye to
some, wberein a fox may Ind fteurity or shelter will be
the gone preserve. His home, of oricessity, most be
where pheasant, are bred and reared, and orders to.
"move on" will be simply useless, from the feet That
the:v.4l,AD be no place or retreat of • different kind to,
which he con move. The rendering his ocupeecy,.
therefore, of the game protein an free from object ion
as possible seems now to be • dot, of no insignificant
nature. No platuible argument Le required to prove that
• fox supplied sufficiently with fool omit be far lees
destructive or misellevou, than one dependent none for
ezi.tence upon his own powers of hunting and killing
whatever he mayf chance to God, or fortune throws M
his way. In the numerous charges made against
hiss—
often groundless, but more frequently ezugorated—tbe
thought appears to arise that most, if mot ell, et
the roues of complaint might hews been prevented by
the simplest of remedies. A fox is saythiag but D
dainty animal, although living, from prewar* of Orem-
etsnors, perhaps, upon the fat of the land. If the deg
declines dining upon dog, the fox seems to entertain no
disinclination whatever to sopping upon foe. It is wall
hence to eulpeeidal keepers and other destructive*
that, an dead belt, there is no more attractive morsel to
a foe thee • bit or joint of • defunct relative, 00011•11 s
non, friend, acquaintance, or some member of hi
univenal family of "the foxes." From the eorrimpood-
leg minuet of • cannibal, perhaps he appease to ngardl
with a relish the flesh of one of his own kind, midi
sometimes hoidens to secure it. heedless of the trap,
which lieu secretly hidden to secure him. Nothing it
more likely to lure him into danger, and "fox bee
often caught fox," as many • tree tine of the true
would telL What the peculiar attraction can be in the
devour, it is difficult to gnus ; for without the excite-
ment of the run and kill, hounds, I have little doubt,
would not Dare to eat much of • fox. They break hint
up, it is true, and 'lnflow the remains that ere threw.
, to them for that particular purpose ; but the " who-
w hoop" boluses left entirely out of the programou,sed
I have good reasons to suppose, from my own obeerow
nos, that bounds will exhibit scything but • dread
Inclination for the death of a foe. It Is, therefore no
explicable that foxes should evince • much more decided
desire for the flesh of one of thuneelves than eves their
immiusies exhibit, either natural or undeial ea the ease
may be. That they do so thei• oanoot be • question,
and it stands an • einurpicuou proof' smug many. that
It cannot be said that the fog is a dainty feeder. U.
pays attunes to quantity, perben, more than 1.
quarty, and is far more easily WOW, therefore, thee
• pomemod with the reined polar* of an geom.
Neither bormeesh, offal from the botcher.% ram. mire
—scarcely anything, in short, from • whine to • beetle
—come, amine to Heyurd ; and as ewe as he hae takes
• "tightener," and is gorged ti repletom, he retiree
homewards, and. coiling himself round, with his tees
to his brush, sleeps peacefully during the proems of
digestion, or as long as he remains free from disturb-
ance. It has been the flied rule hitherto to give
adequate compensation for injuries slleged to have been
perpetrated by foxes, in the hope and Imputation that
the unavoidable evil committed would he met with tlile
remedy. In so far as concerns loaves to poultry, there
cue be no possible objection to its continuance, more
particularly as it is not for one moment to be supposed
that foxes fed or foxes fiaiiished will altogether emu
from bearing • name which the wives of Mimers ban
bestowed upon them for many •1101011141111ipaaratiose.
Ormeillatory meartune such as these should lie 'keened
asi• preollitioe to partible end
the esetamary tee le Mr. H inset net be hr.
I=4 Mr. Partich.Let..nites be am esennestiessly
that he hie with teed • vixen
watt nth —John liagi7:E=
Eciarnaloat H s ALL of the skid improve.
mount., In • smell way, at lisadriagliam Hall, hes bees
the adoption at EticarrTs' Memoir) BLUM Loan. ke
Peasbinf the stoves Do doubt it has added • lairs in
it.. the brilliant firmide of the Primps sad biome, ol
waft