The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-04-11 00:00:00

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Vinod Countg Expresso.

TUISDAT, APRIL 11. 11178.

Naas OF THZ WEBB.

Three County meets are vacant, the first for
North Norfolk, through the death of Mr.
Walpole, the second for East Cumberland,
through the death of Mr. Hodgson, and the
third for West Worcestershire, through the
retirement of Mr. Dowdeeswell. All three are
Conservative seats, and it is fancied the con-
stituencies are so staunchly Conservative that
, there is little chance of the Liberals contesting
either of them; but if there should be a contest
Mr. G. W. Hastings will probably be the
Liberal candidate for Worcestershire and Sir
Powell Buxton for Norfolk. Lord Bury is
spoken of as a possible Conservative candidate
for Mr. Walpole's seat, but Mr. Scott Chadd
looks by far the likelier man. It is possible that
Sir Edmund Lechmere may take Mr. Dowdes-
well's seat in Worcestershire.

In respect of Turkish difficulties a good story
comes from Constantinople about Mr. Hamond,
M.P.—known among his colleagues in Parlia-
ment as the new Turkish Ambassador. It will
be remembered that Mr. Hamond went out to
Constantinople in January last in order to
recommend a scheme of consolidation and
reform which had received the approval of a
large section of the bondholders. But the
Turkish Government declined to follow Mr.
Hamond's recommendations. They neverthe-
less resolved to console that gentltman for his
failure with the gift of a snuff-box worth £6OO,
Turkish. This was thought to be a large sum
in the present state of the Turkish exchequer,
and Dervish Pasha suggested that as he had a
snuff-box of about that value, which had been
given to him by the Sultan, he was willing to
dispose of it to the Council for £3OO, and the
Council could then present it to Mr. Hamond.
This course was adopted, and Mr. Hamond will
now learn that he only received a second-hand
article. But Dervish Pasha will be the greatest
sufferer, for it is evident, as the story goes, he
has not received, nor is he likely to receive, his
£3OO.

The 16 young men from the Universities 01
Oxford and Cambridge, who annually test a
diligent application to the study of rowing,
met on Saturday, to use the affecting words of
the Telegraph " upon the watery lists in that
annual contest which has become as regular a
token of spring as are the daffodils or the palm
blossom." The circumstances under which the
race came off were more than usually favourable.
The weather was splendid, the tide served so as
to allow the half-holiday folk to witness the
contest, and the attendance was therefore very
large even for a boat race day. Cambridge won
by several lengths, some authorities say four,
others six, and others eight, and even ten—the
distance being apparently so great that it was
beyond accurate measurement, and the result
might therefore have better been described as it
was in 1869, when Oxford "won easily" in the
same time, viz., twenty minutes twenty seconds.
Cambridge has now won sixteen and Oxford
seventeen races. Should the Cantabs maintain
their form next year, all will be level, and 1878
will witness a real struggle for supremacy.

The Bank Rate of Discount has been put back
from 34 per cent., to which it was raised on the
23rd of March. to 3 per cent, and the tendency
of the market seems to be still downwards, for
no additional cheapness of money seems to have
the least effect in increasing the demand for
purely discount purposes, and the first condition
of reviving trade—reduced cost of production—
is as yet only partially met. The gold require-
ments for the Continent have for the time been
satisfied, and, even should they recur, the means
of supplying any claims are so ample that they
hardly need notice. The Bank of England is
not quite so strong an it was last week, but this
is entirely owing to the special payments of the
season, which, among other changes, have
diminished its reserves £900,000. The disburse-
ment of the dividends has taken above two
millions from the public deposita, and the
diminution in the total receipts being consider-
able, the falling off in the reserve still leaves the
proportion borne to liabilities about 451
_per
cent., against the same figure last week. The
bullion held is £25,458,385, against £20,858,087
at the corresponding time last year.
The Deanery of Ripon has fallen to the Rev.
William Robert Freemantle, M. A. The new
Dean of Ripon has been one of the leading
clergymen of the diocese of Oxford for the last
35 years, and also of the moderate Evangelical
party throughout England. He was educated
it Christ Church, Oxford, and ordained deacon
and priest in 1833 and 1834. He is a "rural
dean" under the present Bishop of Oxford, as
he was under the late Bishop Wilberforce, whose
friendship and confidence he enjoyed. Mr.
Fremantle is the author of " Eastern Churches,"
"Memoir of the Rev. Spencer Thornton,"
"Light from the New Teskament," and some
volumes of sermons.

The living of Christ Church, Clifton, ham
been filled by the appointment of the Rev.
M. Hay Chapman, chaplain of the Lock
Hospital, London, and it is supposed that the
Rev. Flavel Cook will be appointed to the
vacant chaplaincy.

The old proverb of the fate of the pitcher that
went so often to the well, has been modernly
illustrated by the egregious blunder which led
to the running down of the Mistletoe by the
Queen's steam yacht. The Secretary of the
Admiralty has written to say that "Staff-Capt.
Welch has now for • great many years been in
charge of the Alberta on the occasion of Her
Majesty crosaing the Solent, and that, up to the
time of the unfortunate occurrence referred to,
no accident of any kind has occurred, and that
his proceedings have given entire satisfaction."
This some may regard as a satisfactory exonera-
tion of Capt. Welch. The lovely amateur
German sailor, Capt. Prince Lenningen, who
gets £2,000 a year for, the powers know what,
except it is to stand behind the funnel is very
discreetly left unref erred to. Further, Mr.
Heywood, the owner of the Mistletoe, whose
daughter was drowned, expresses himself highly
satisfied with the compensation made him, and
hopes the matter may rest now and for ever.
Perhaps there will not be much wonder excited
at Mr. Heywood's easily created satisfaction
when • case tried at the recent Devon Assize;
is remembered. But still the public will not
forget that a yacht under full steam ran down
• sailing vessel when there was scarcely a breath
of air going, that a young lady lost what was as
dear to her as it would have been to the
occupants of the other vessel—her life; that
her father was " highly satisfied " with £3OO or
£4OO as the purchase money of that life; and
that we continue to pay £2,000 a year to a
German dependant who knows no more of
seamanship than the greatest land lubber who
ever breathed.

The Premier's was certainly not " a happy
thought" when he conceived the idea of electro-
plating the English Crown by giving the Queen,
the (limey additional title of Empress. The
country detests the notion; India, as repre-
sented by her Press, sneers at it; and Russia, who
according to Mr. Disraeli was to be quite cowed
by the awful addendum, regards it as a covert
challenge of aggressive intentions, and speaks of
it in her official organs accordingly. It only re-
mains for the Queen, to exhibit that good sense
which her ministers show their lamentable lack
of, and to bow to the wishes of the people. But
this we fear is about as likely as that the Corpor-
ation of Dorchester will consult the opinion of
those they represent in the Beggars Knap
question.

Pirmonn—Petitions daring the weak have been
presented by Sir D. IL Wolff, from the Bournemouth
Commissioners, against the munkipal Corporations
(Borough Funds) Act Amendment Bill, and by Mr.
Neville-Grenville, from Somerton, against vivi-
section.

Coatirtrrin To The Donn Comm' Pam! —Hard
Laboar : William McGuire, assaulting police at Port-
land, 4 calendar months; John Richard Thomas,
dealing • fork sad spade at Weymouth, 3 calendar
month.; James Fox, stealing barley and pea meal at
Holwell, 3 calendar month.; Elias Long, riotous con-
duct at Dorchester, 1 calendar month; Harry Brown,
assault at Lytchett Matravers, 1 calendar month;
George Avant, stealing • tame rabbit at Weymouth,
14 days; Louisa Salisbury and George O'Connor,
drunkenness at Bridport, 14 days ; George Swateridge,
drunkenness at Weymouth, 14 days; Margaret
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drunkenness at Dorchester, 7 days; Edward Harris,
drunkenness at Weymouth, 7 day.. iacPrirowlinig
William Kent, wilful damage at Bridport, 7 days;
Charles Way, stealing • fowl at Pnddlehinton, 1 clay
and once whipped.
Hodges.
801109 m
011 Prrrr Smogs. Monday—Before Mr.
Osorr Bull, a mason, of Fordingt., was summoned for
being drunk and riotous on the ht of April. He pleaded
guilty, and expressed his aorrow, promising never to
offend agaid.—He was let off with a fine of 7s. a. to
include costa.

Courrrr Fr.rre Suwon; Saturday.—Bef ore Mr. Herbert
Williams, Mr. H. B. Middleton, Mr. G. Warry, Kr.
L Kinder**, Mr. G. G. Churchill, and Mr. H. C.
Goodden.

Lova and William' Cook were summoned for
trespassing in pursuit of game.
Mr. Weston prosecuted.
The lands in question belong to Capt. Foster and are
situate between Warmwell sad Poxwell, and the defen-
danUi were seen by • keeper named Henry Dodge, who
saw the boys and • man treepsesing. Lovell had a gun on
his shoulder and they started several bares. On going to
the spot where they were, he found three wires set in •
hare's run.

—.lite -Bench considered there warn • doubt, and gave the
defendant the benefit of it.
THZ Arrogirnmer OP (MUM&
Mr. G. Symonds drew the attention of the Bench to the
recent appointment of overseers for the parish of Holy
Trinity. One of the gentlemen appointed was Mr.
Cockeram, who happened to be what was called a practis-
itUenatiarhoo y. Ultibrateevicillnecewoasf fwhichrom warn
exempt, pht,. aildd
as Mr. Cockere:m declined to anmpt the discharge of the
duties, he asked the Bench to treat the appointment as
void and to make a fresh one. This WY at once *weeded
to.

.—Mr. Arthur Lock made a similar application on behalf
of Mr. Thomas Con, who had been appointed overseer for
Frampton. but who was about to leave the parish.
The Bench ...Iced if Mr. Co: was • householder at Uis
time. _

Lock said yek
The Chairmen : Then it is mod nointanebt. end we
cnn't change. We should be changing

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Mr. G. Symonds applied for • temporary transfer of
licence of the Railway Inn at Madden Newton on the pert
of Andrew Harden. The fripliaint was the chief
at the Great Western Station and although be he=
when • former application was made an idea was enter-
tained that because be was • railway porter he should not
therefore hold • licence, still he 'thought that was •
matter of regulation as between the Company and their
termite. The officials were perfectly aware of this appli•
melon and, as far as be knew, made no objection, Mr.
Symonds then handed in testimonials and of which he said
any man might well be proud, and the Beach granted the
applicatim.
The licence of the Alexandra Tavern,West
was transferred from Thomas y °Jon=
Trump, of Allington.—Mr. G. Symonds supported.
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