The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-04-25 00:00:00

DORCHESTER COUNTY COURT.

(Before Mr. Sirjesot Tindid-Atkinaon Jud(e).
THOMAS RENDALL V. HCMPHRET MOORS.

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Hr. Randall applied for a judgm-nt. The claim was
for • suit of clothes and Mr. Randall said the defendant
could well afford to pay, for his father was in possession
of contsidierable property. He could prove that he had
been in work and he had also seen hint in • oublichouse
In each • state that the landlord had to expel him. If he
could afford to get drunk he could afford to pay him.
His Honour said that was what the N. called •
non sequitur. He could not punish him for getting druok,
although be (the Judge) agreed with him he ought to psy
his debts II he bed the trlfllllll, and was not overwhelmed
with these judgment.
The order was varied to at • month and judgment
granted.
Ow Y. MfTCHELL WATOOOD.—In this cam, which bad
been adjourned for • month, his Honour delivered the
following judgment :
" The protest action of ejectment is brought by the
plaintiff, who claims se the heir-at-law of ono Emanuel
Kitchell to recover the possession of • clam., orchard
and garden, and tenement By Ids will, dated the sth of
August. 1848 Emanuel Mttthell devised to his Illegitimate
grand-daughter, firimb Mitchell, the premises, the subject
of the 'Mien. The testator died on the 30. h of August,
1820, and Sarah Mitchell came in under the devise and
continued in possession of the monody until her death,
namely in the month of October, ifffl. The words of the
devise run—'! likewise five ail that boom, Melodies,
meths.& garden, and tenement situated, lying, and being
at Tile,, in the parish of Minter's. Magus,
_and where I
row midi- unto my grand-daughter Sarah Mitchell, elk,
Old, the daughter of Jean Old, of Wootton Gmovillit.'
This devise having been made before the posing of Has
Will. hut. Ifir, falls within the ruled construction which
then prevailed, namely that • devhe of lands to. person
without words of lirattition roof ere an estate for It f e only
(Hawkins on Wills, LIM, sad it mast in the present ear'
be Mk= that the miyesiff befog the heir-at-law to
Emanuel Mitchell was entitled at the deals of harsh
Mitchell to the right of possession to the property, but
Mr. Trevor Diet-5, for the dot/orients, contends that
under the provisions at the second section of the Reel
Property Limitation Act, 187. L the pl tintiff is limited to
the term of six years within which to bring his action.
The first .diction of the statute enacts that no land can be
recovered but within twelve Tsars after the right of
, action wormed, and the second section makes • provision
I for the cam of future ostates and limits the tint• to dz
yam whoa the versos addled to the vordoalst estate Is

estiee resestom.lt Wens to me that this motion "DEATH FROM NATURAL CAUSES."
• 14•40 0., loots, namely, that where the man
In alWS—pineal. estate le out of possession and some sae is To the Editor.
grosserseion as sitalast such owner. thee ape the Dear Sir,—lt bans simply the duty of medical men
determination of the yardman. estate the proton entitled
In reversion or remainder must bring his action to recover to their fellow creaturee to declare an I explain as
"seinen either scum twelve yeere from ate wee the aah4:s p ,ssible the action of alcohol in its numerous
right of action accrued to the owner of the particular and innumerable forms, I wish to make the
estate, or within M from the years fro the determiestion of the follow rig remarks (ise others are silent) on the fearfully
particular estate whichsoever of these two Periods would sudden death so fully reported in the lart nage of the
be the longer. As for example if Ais the owner of a Telegram. There can be no shadow of a doubt
particular estate, sad has been out of possession for two
about the gin having ceased the death, it merely was
years before the determination of the Particular eetatete
the person entitled to the reversion or remainder would
• question as to the elan spot in the artery which had
have ten Years within which to bring his action. But if given we, under the extra pressure pat on it by the
A had been out of posessaion six yeara before the &tenni- administration of the raw spirits ; that whether the
nation of the particular estate, the proneou entitled la heart wee dewed or not did not alter the question
reversion or remainder would only have six years to bring one iota, taking for granted that the poor man had a
Ins action. In the present case the tenant for life was In slight enlargement of the blood vessel leading from the
possession of the property up to the time of her dente in
brad., bx was explained at the Mouisition : and that
October, 187kand that being so it falls within the enset•
Duste or the tat section of the statute, which gives the bad the usual quantity of water even been mixed with
plaintiff twelve years within whlcto to being ei• loe, the Whit (or had any other stimulant been taken). the
Verdict for plaintiff with oasts. Claim for rent with• fatal consequences would not have been, humanly
speaking. prevented, for alcohol extracts water from
ALLEGED BREACH OF WARRANTY. the blood previous to being absorbed. I wish it to be
distinctly understood that the deceased neat for the
ZICUARD TROLNE v. JOHN Win Dita. spirit and peppermint, being in pain, and expressed
This was an action brought by Mr. Webber, formerly himself " • new man, as the pain had ceased." I
residing at Dorchester, sad sow the proprietor or the firmly believe him to have been most temperate—the
South Western Now, in...moan, against Mr. R. only opinion that has been expressed. Of course the
Thorne, contractor. o Fordingtoa, for ALS in respect of • stimulant was given se an act of kindness—indeed, I
breach of warranty oa ties sine of • bone. Mr. Trevanion, should have doonethe..self.same thin? had I been ign, ir-
of Poole, spared fog the pleinuff. and Mr. M. C.
"t of the action o
We non for defendant. 1 the spirit, as, o course, the person
corounastaness, according to Mr. Trovanion's opening was who administered it. I wish only to add one re-
address to the Jury were as follows t— mark (respecting • matter referred to by your norres-
In the latter part of November Mr Webber ave an
pondent " Natural "). vix., It is a fact. I am sorry to
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order for *Sae ti 4 Me Knight, coschbuilder is Mfg town, say, that members of our profession have again and
and also inionned him he should probal.ly ri quire a horse, again made out death certificates in such a manner
Accordingly. Mr. Koight saw toe defendant, and told lbw the general public may not know that " drink "
him he had a friend who required a home. Thirne, in has been in reality the cause id death, the family
rellie,said he hod • bons that would soit him. to which doctor having had every thought for the feelings of
Mr. Knight said—" The horse must to all right, because the bereaved in ouch Cates, and also, I feel Wind to
its for • (head of mina" Tao. thee told hue he bad
say, for his pocket, when couching the death certificate
the horse re question, and that he wou'd warrant it every•
iniesime.upoeudeKr.K.,ghtteedeeeeerneeemensetth in such language that it is sometimes impossible for
to. pintaid to come down from Bournemouth on the even one couveraant in medical nomenclature to make
following morning. Tbe following day Mr. Webber met out what really was the cause of death.
M. Knight sad the defendant together at the Juaction I should think it a pleasure if any of your readers
Howl, where the Items was shown to the plaintiff in Mr. would nod me a donation to be acknowle nod and for.
Knights pemeasso ' Mr. Knight lest • trap, and Thorne warded to the poor widow near Beaminster, who Li,
driove them round the town and beck to the Great
Western, where tbs pride wee mooted. Al be dio
with the five little one., dependant on the parish.
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want (slot • week, Thnue said the pimatort should It ore I am, bear llir, yours
faatblully
It ter .Cl 9 and when the bargain was made he said— E. j.DAY.
"Remember, it ie aut self you were going to have s bor.
I cannot warrant, beanie I shall warrant him round aid
guise to ride and delve. Upon that representation his
client bonen the horigs, sad • few days afterwards crime
to Dorcroester to take It hock Tits hon. was put
In toe trap at Kr. Knight's. and the plaintiff &tie.
on the road to Bournemosith, but bef re it got
to Bare it showed sagas of fatigue, and ultimately
did net arrive at Bourasolouth till talf.past seven, thus
being on the road seven hours. Oa the next day, Sunday,
Mr. Webber rested the horse, and on the Monday drove to
&Inwood, when the hone shogret similar sips of
lameness and fatigue. After that journey he never tired
It again, but wrote to the defendant complaining bitterly
of it, and receiving no answer to his letters and under Mrs
advice, he had the horse sold, it realising it 18t. Is the
meanwhile he had called in a veterinary surgeon, who ex.
amined the horse and certified as to its unsoundness.
plaintiff expended on the keep of the home and the
vitterinary's certifieste £3. and having received ,C 6 181.
from the sale of the horse, for which he had given Al% be
now claimed LIS.
His Honour remarked the plaintiff could not make the
&deadest liable for thin veterinary surgeon. If there was
a beea-h of warranty they were bound 4, return the bons
at the earliest opportunity. If the defendant would not
take the animal back the fury could give reesonstde
damages for keep, but not log any attempt to ours the
disease.
Yr. Trevanion explained they merely had the veterin.ry
to gar if the horse waaaound or not, Ile then proosed,d
to call the following evidence :
Mr. Alfred Knight said he was a carriage builder of
D grimier, and towards the end of November he saw
Mr. Thorne with reference to a hoes, which a friend of
his would require as be had bought& trap of him. Thorns
said he had • chestnut which woald juit snit him, and
which be would warrant wound. Witness said Mr.
Webber wend be down the next day, and he bad better
show him the horse, as he would have no.hiag to do with
It. The next morning the parties met ant they all drove
round the town. Mrs. Webber, who was staying in the
town, said she did not like the horse. Witness told Mr.
Webber what Thorne had said.
Croarexamined by Mr. Weirton He was not present
when the deal was made.
Mr. John Webber said he was proprietor of the South
Western Hotel, Bournemouth. la consequence of what
Mr. Knight told him he came down to meet the defendant.
They drove the b.'''o round the town and hack to the
Great Western 11 otel. He was then grtidled with the
bone. He anted bin what he wanted for the bone, and
he said .C 24. Thorn* end he had drieen Mr. Jesty to
Compton, and he had offered him £l9 for it, and as he
(the plaintiff) dld not resin at for a week he could hare it
for lit. Thorne eirld "It is not as though you are going
to buy .nythine :1 will warrant it sound." Plaintiff in.
seined to give the .Cl 9 for it. On December 9h he sent&
ehopie by p vet, and on the following Saturday be went to
D orchester for the hnrse. They put tt at Mr. Knight's,
an I while there the defendant sal i be should like to go
up with him t o Bournemouth: the horse would go up In
fine style. He further mail—" Too ought to go up in
three or lone hour.." Plaintiff started at hell-past tiro,
ant he stayed at Bore an boor and a half, end did not
reach B 'anthem' h till half-past wen. The reason
hest reed at Bore Was to give do, horse rest, so it weemed
faeged out. He had to walk the bores from Lytebett ta
B ,urnettoooth. It was 28 miler from Dorchester to his
house at Bournemouth. lie rested the horse on the
Smiley, and on Monday he went to Roogwood, but the
animal could hardly move when it got to Christchurch,
and be was obliged to walk it for the last pine mil..
Plaintiff had been toed to horses all his life. This one
seemed all to pieces, and did not norm to have a limb to
stand on. It was lame in the near fore leg as well WI en
the right
Is reply to a juryman, plaintiff said he did not write to
Mr. Thorne before he took the ...clod J 'urn.. but did so
after he cone back from Ringwood. He told him of the
condition of the animal, and said it went so one-died that
he could hardly keep it In the middle of tie road. In
consequence of the letter Plaintiff rani., down to Dodoes.
tee, end bed no interview with Thome nitro wasi an
al tomtit made to "chop" the horse, with LIS to boot, but
they failed. Afterward. other lettere were written, but,
getting no reply. he had the horse examined by •
veterinary surgeon, and eat the certificate to the
defendant Hero ik legal opinion. and aluireards had it
sold at a hoe's repository at Bournom outh, when, In the
prim-ace of 200 people, it fetched £7 It, and had changed
hands four tine, since.
Croo'-'xsm'nel by Mr. Weston: He did not sey any.
thing abo it the lameness in th, first letter. He had
written Orel letters altogether. He would swear Thorne
warrante I the horse when ho sold it It him.
Mr John Thom. King said he vra. a veterinary surgeon
at Bournemouth. and a member of ti e Royal College.
He inspected the hose in question on D.cember 3lst, and
carefully examined it. He noticed the reot no or point.
ing of the near fore leg, anl bad it takiin fr u the stable
ant trott-d. It war exceedingly lamo on the near limb
mentioned. There was also omen..se in the off hind.
quitter. In his opinion it was oil ong-standing, and was
chronic lameness. Rest would disgune it for • short
time. The lameness of the near foie leg pro-tried from
' the foot He examined the whole of the limb, which
gave negative evidence of recent injury or disease. The
horse was very unsound, and was, at the time be examined
It, wortblem.
Orose-examined by Mr. Weston: Ifs was quits certain
the lam, neon proceeded from the foot, and believed it
[ proceeded from commotion on the road. It was upwards
'of four years old. Such a disease could he alleviated by
Ise, but in his opinion was quite locurabin
, Mr. Weston's version of the transec•ion was somenhat
different On November o)th last, Mr. Thorne showed
Mr. Webber the horse, and drove it round the town when
he wan perfectly satisfied with it When i was sold it was
agreed Thorne should keep it for a week or so. and in the
meantime should have the opportunity of thing it. He
did so. Now.coaterided Kr. Weston. if reit would alleviate
any disease, would notThorne have given it perfect reed? He
drew the attention of the jury to the fact that the plaintiff
said nothing of the leaning in the first letter that he
wrote to the defendant He contended the lameness warn
brought on by the bad coachnnaship of the plaintiff.
Keen if it went on•-eided had that anything to do with
the Ponape's! Still he shonld prove that Thorne did not
warrant the animal sound. He pat it to the jury that the
eertiflesis of the veterinary surgeon was a meet esti.,
factory one. lb ohould be able to prove on the evidence
of a metniesey eurgeon that the horse wee sound, and also
jhet it now w fit at cells. poesible. Ile admitted there
might hay' been commission at the end of the journey, but
thee we. efter the deal had been made.
Mr. Richard Those said he was neentraefor, end nodded
at F ,rington. He was not a horse dealer. in October laid
he boosht a eheetout rob of Mr. Dunn. It was believed
to be round when be ?ought it. It Was rising four years
old. On November NM he wild the bores to Mr. Webber,
bat before the deal he drove him round the town, and be
emered bimeelf perfectly satisfied with the way it went.
He hart no difficulty In keeping it in the middle of
the rosd, lie agreed to sell It for £l9, but did
not warrant it sound. He said be believed it to be sound.
It was part of their agreement that be was to keep the
horse, and have the use of it till December Ink He
made use of it, and during that time did not one* know It
go Inn.. On the Bth he delivered It at the loved...lL On
the Saturday whew Mr. Webber drove it to Beureetrinath,
li. saw the borse start and it went any wound. On the
day prevlnns he (Knight) and Mrs. Webher went for a
Arlen When they came beck Mr. Knight nom plainel the
Imes wen. one-81 tM. Witness sold "How are your
traces?" He replied he did not know. Witn.s, looked
at the traces and found ooe or two holes longer than the
other. That would same It to go one-sided, as the hoes,
would pnll all on one 'boulder. Alt igetber he had received
four or fire letters from the plalntiff,oneof which contained
the veterinary surreon's certificate. Y.-steed', wiloris
saw the boss at Ringwood In the peep Moo of Mr
cifoteemi. butcher. It was perfectly sound. Witness
asked if it was for eide, and they tied they wanted NJ
gain., for it. Mr. Vowel ems there at tbe time and
theroughly examined It.
Mr. Trevanion Did Mr. ChisweU say he gave five
gainless for it?—! don't know.
With'. admitted, In reply to Mr. Trevanion, that when
Mr. Knight spoke to bite, he sail be wanted something
good. lie did not warrant it round, but said he believed
It was. When Me. Webber started for Inurnemnoth, ho
did not say he might to he there in Gone or four hours, and
that he should like logo wlth him. He gave glii for the
horse—or, LS and a useful horse which Mr. Dunn sold for
.CS mere.
His Honour end that did not affect the question. The
real neon Inte—erail there a warranty or not.
Is re p'y to further questions, witnue fail he was
eurpriwol to bear the horse went lame be( ire It gm to
Bona He did not know It was "lame, etch, nor sorry."
Mr. Trevsni-n : Ton any you sew the horse at Mr.
memo., Now if anybody can get anything out of a
born • butcher ern.
Ine Honour: A totteher's bey you mean I Ganghterk
Mr. Trevanion : Why didn't you reply to Mr. Webber's
otters I—ileesnee I bad no reason to.
Mr. Wiliam Yerey said he was a veterinary enrolee
melding in Dorehester and was • member of the Royal
College. Yesterday, in comperiv with the defendant, be
went to Rinewood and thoroughly examined the hen* in
e_nestion. It was about four yews eol 611 menthe old.
shad it out and It went quite sound and without any
terseness. A yonag hoes would be more Fable to get
Injury or diseases through concussion than one of a more
meter, sp. Lentenees from concuesion might be brought
on in one Jimenee. He found the hoe. had • sisal ring-
bone on the near neaten,. In the inflammatory nage of
the dims., and from the and commencement of the con-
cussion, the horse would go very lame. The Anoint. was
not of lone standing. It was very minute. of went for
motion, and might have been produced in one journey.
In the incipient stage the horse would go lame. A bons
ping °resided was not • Sign Of neemedoesx lie had •
hone which always went one-sided, still it was wend.
Mr. Trevanion_ : If it wee sound why did it give out
before it got to Bare /—lt might be fagged.
Mr. Vases sald ringhone was always a rip of unsound
nem in shore,, although it might go sound.
In answer to Kr. Weston Mr. Snore said Gaston*
might have taken Ono at any time on the rod That
this did happen, and that the home went lame when on
the road, was no proof that the horse was unsound when
It left Dorchester.
His Honour. in summing up the case to the jury, said
there were only two points Co which they had to give their
attention. One war—did Mr. Thorne give a warranty with
the horse. Unhappily tbe parties 'sensed on the matter, and
he war sled the Mrs had to decide the matter rather than
for him to do ea The next point wu—erso there a breach
of that warranty He eomplimented the legal gentlemen
on the fairness with which the case had been fought out.
A verdict was given for the doloodant. each party to Pal
his own cods.

Dorchester, April 1011,1882.
WIYXOI7TH.
A Theriveuerr Mtneme has been commenced, and le
going nit an the Bethel on the quay, being led by
Messrs. Pigott and Brown.
HATE C ,LLICTOR FOR WIT MOUTH.—Mr. John Lee,
jun., was chain on Tuesday last by • majority of 16
of the Guardians, to sucesed Mr. Edward Martin, as
rate collector for the parish of Weymouth.
DISOBIDIINCIS TO Suiegooc. —On Tuesday last,
John Thomu was summoned before the Borough
Bench,but did not appear.—P.C. Carter having proved
the service of the summona,the Bench ordered a warrant
to be Wood at once.
CHANG MMUS WILATHEL—Oneof the most unpleasant
results from the frequent changes of weather. how-
ever seasonable they are, is the liability to take cold
from damp fe-t. Gutta-percha soled boots arc water
proof, and prevent this incJovenience, and we notice a
display in Mr. Dick's shop, opposite the Market
House, which shows the firm study not only material
comfort, but *legatee in fit. The show is about as
pretty as an exhibition of 13.30te can be made.
Salton' lions.—Large numbers of tars from 11. M.
fleet have slept at the Home during the first fear day.
of the ehips' visit. From 50 t• 60 are said t sleep at
the Home per night, the more thoughtful one. evidently
appreciating the sub-tantial good things there dis-
pensed. Mr. and Mrs. Crosby, of course, have their
hands full ; but are glad to welcome their customers.
Ti Poor. OPPOCUTI Sr. JOHN.' C41.711011.—At the
last Council meeting the Inspector if Nuisances was
called in and asked what he knew of this matter.
Taking his journal eff the table, he read the following
report :—" Building lend near St. John's-terrace, Sir
Frederick Johnstone, owner ; Mr. Foot, occupier ;
stagnant water complained of, but I found that mod,
if not all, of the bad smells pomaded from an open
untrapped drain pips. I sent Mr. Foot • printed form
requesting immediate abatement, and reported the
drain to Mr. Morgan verhally."—R.A.A.
SALVATION AINT.—A group of young evangelists
marched on Tuesday evening singing through St. Mare
dreet, and they ware followed by • long tail of
sympatbi.ers ant young people. Considerably sur-
prised were the resident', but, of course, no disturb-
awe took place; in feet, there was little or no
excitement. The party proceeded towards the Sailors'
Bethel. where • large public meeting was held, the
evanolistic service being led by Messrs. Pigott and
Brown. They wrestled a long time with the inertia
of the people; but at last • goodly number went on to
the enquiry room.
A Commit Cesg.—John Thomas was charged with
being drunk. He was summone I yesterday, tut I ILI
not appear, and wag arrested on a warrant. P.C.
Carter, on the evening of the 11th. was on duty in St.
Mary.dreet, and was sent to Governor's Lane, where
be found pi limner helplessly drunk, lying on his hack,
and took him h dne.—P,isoner, when told of the
sIIMMODS, said he wasn't i,oing to appear. He was
found at the Rock Tavern.—M. Ruben' : That I. the
rock on which you and many others have split —The
Mayor said prisoner was locked up all night,
because he t•eated the summons with contempt.—
Fined 10•, ineluding out and refused time to pay.
Otteraccriox.— .n Tuesday lad James Chick, a
rather sillydooking young labourer, was charged with
causing an obstruction by standing on the footpath in
Crescent-street, and admitted having been there at
church time—The Mayor recollected prisoner having
been in trouble about ill-treating a donkey. and Supt.
Vickery gabl the man had aeons enough to glen the
constable impudence, and to call other people back
when they were willing to move on, and that was why
I.e was summoned. fie, however, mentioned some-
thing about prisoner's relations, which excited the
compassion of the Bench, and the Mayor motioned
him, telling he had far better have been at church.
With the caotion he was dismissed.
SHIPPING.-A rr sal Cygnue,Flisber, Cherbourg, gen-
eral ; Courier, Mauger,Aldern-y, cows ; Great Western,
Blampie I. Cherbonig. general ; Meridian, Jona!,
Abenlovey, slate ; Surprise, Owen, liallarnacurra,
oats; Try On. Depledge, London, cement; South of
Ireland, Pearn, Cherbourg, Ir. earn!; Brighton, Palle,
Jersey, general ; Harlequin, Cole. sea. fish ; Brothers,
Conway, Portland, stone; Yealw, French, London,
manure.—Sailings South of Ireland, Pearn, Cher-
burg, general; Brighton, Falls, Jersey. general;
Brothers, Conway, Portland, nil; Harlequin, Cole,
Fishing. nil; Great Western, Blampied, Cherbourg,
general ; Cygnus, !Maher, Jersey, nil : John Elliot:me,
Cooper, Seeking, ballast; Courier, Meager, South-
ampton, ballast; Caroline, Neilsen, Elsinore, ballast;
Surprise, Owen, Poitland, nil.
SZASON Bairn.—At the meeting of the band corn-
mittee in the Council Chamber, on Monday evening,
the Mayor in the chair, it was decided to engage a
really good band. The Mayor proposed and Mr. J.
G. Rows seconded that Mr. W. M. Thiselton be
appointed secretary to the band committee, and this
was agreed to. It will be rememb.red that at a
melon+ meeting the Mayor asked, as the Gloucester.
Aire Yeomanry Band form • season band for
Cheltenham. whether the Dorset Yeomanry Bead
should not be made a season band for Weymouth?
This is an idea worth developine ; but, in any case,
the principal tradesmen and lodging-house-keepers, in
fact, all who have • beavy stake in the town, will see
the importance of subscribing to the band.
YIOIIIADDT Snare. —The gentlemen specially inter-
ester' In thee* op its met in committee on Monday
evening led, under the presidency of the Mayor, R.
N. Howard. Esq., J. P. Among those present were—
Mr. J. Roberteon, J.P., Mr. E. Reunion, Mr. E.
Dunn, Mr. Bring (Victoria Hotel), Mr. Abbey
(London Hotel), Mr. Bennett, Mr. C. Freeman, Mr.
Persona, Mr. Veiny, Mr. J. Renown. etc. The
committee determined to have the usual pony an)
horse racing on Tuesday and Wednesday. and, as high
tide in expected in the evening, • sailing match is to
take place on Wednesday. • tournament on Thursday,
and on Friday it is hoped to have gates and wall
lumping to wile away the afternoon, generally found
rather quiet after the review. In the evening there is
to be a display of fireworks, by way of winding up the
week. Rands are to play, and we may expect a lively
time.
SUNDAY SCHOOL Ugion.—The quarterly meeting o
the Weymouth and Portland Sunday Schoo Union
was held on Wednesday evening last, in the Baptist
schoolroom. Tea was provided, when about 20 or 30
sat down; afterwards • public meeting was held in
the Name room, where about 50 attended. Rev. J.
Trafford Presided, supported by the Rev. W. Lewis,
of Hope Chapel. Officers of the Union were elected
, for the ensuing year. includirg Rev. J. Trafford
president Mr. Stone V.P., and Mr. A. Dennis and W.
R. Lowe were re-elected treasurer and secretary. Mr.
Roper, of Portland, kindly gave the Weymouth friends
the benefit of • paper he had read at Portland, on the
teacher's work and qualifications, end Mr. Jennings,
superintendent of the Weighhouee Sundae School (late
the Rev. T. Binney's) threw some London intensity
Into the meeting by giving • 'lining and stimulating
addresa The swing shared the mud fate fa of
Wednesday night meetings, being competed with, and
the attendanos being small, but those present were
delighted, at lead with Mr. Jenning'saddrees.
INK:DENT Asettott.-3..orge Read WI summoned
on Tuesday last for assaulting Mrs. Mary Randall, on
April llth.—Lefendant occupied a room in plaintiff's
house, and last Tuesday his landlady went and asked
for her rent, when defendant dammed the door in her
face more than once. She then called Sergeant Apeey,
and demanded to look at her things, "which she
knew had been pledged," when defendant spat in her
face, and shook up at her a box, which he geld con-
tained the rent; but said he'd never pay. Read had
lived there since the 20th of November, and the first
pension he paid very well; but lately he had pvid
nothing. The key was now left in the door, and the
defendant and his wife had not been there since Tues-
day week, while the rent owing was £3 IN.—Defend-
ant said he was very willing to pay. --The Mayor said
this was the only redeeming feature in • very bad
case; and they would adjourn it for a fortnight, when
the CYO would be called OD spin, and they would hear
what he had done. If prisoner had not expressed
himself willing to pay the rent, they would have sent
him to prison at once.
ABUSING An ENITLOTNIL—At the Borough Pet,
Sessions, on Tuesday, Robert Denman was summon
by Mr. J. T. Lovell for using language calculated to
provoke a breach of the peace, and to show cause why
he should not be bound down to keep the psaos.—htr,
Lovell said this man had been erecting some houses, on
piecework, had loitered away his time, and comes
quently did not earn or get so much mons) as he
expected, when he abused plaintiff.- In answer to the
Mayor, Mr. Lovell said defendant was in his house at
the time, but he (plaintiff) was in the public street at
the time.—Dennon said his employer offered to Pa,
him a sovereign, which eaculd not make up his wages
by 10s., so to couldn't help abusing Mr. Levell.—The
Mayor: You must not abase any oriel if you think
you cannot help doing it, the law will bell) you.—
Defendant returned he did not abuse Mr. Lovell any.
thing extraordinary ; the women round made the
most noise.—Mr. Lovell said he had been abused by
this man before.—Dr. Brew: Why do you employ
him, tben.—Mr. Lovell : ft was Pivollwork be Was on;
he engaged to build two cottages for • certain sum.—
Delendent WM bound over In £5 to kr%) the Pomo for
three mouths.

Sceoot, or Ake.—The new term commenoerl on Wag and Maul theta. It St. Thomas-street he saw
Menday, as will be seen by advertisement, and if any the prisoner, and told him be had some of his tools,
wish t, be examined at the Government examines when prisoner said they were there, in Mr. Farwell
tient in May, they should, if not already joined, do so buildings, sod he toast go and fetch them. Went to
without delay. Imrneektely after the Government the buildiags in the Park and found a pair of
examinations the students begin to compete for local compasses, • squares And •
prizes, the competition lotting till the end of the term. belouged witness, and bat be. n taken—he di in't
The school is exceedingly well taught and arranged, knew whether stolen—hut taken from him without hie
and its sitcoms is continually appearicg in the pre- pennies' .n. They were worth 3s, end, and he had Ist
dilation of good work, plugging tool, which
other things beside, These things he found on the
"A Giese" AND Mt Eretcr oN • SoLotelte—Walter floor where prisoner had been working, and where
Good, 39th Regiment, was charged with wantonly prisoner had told him he would find him.— By
disturbing the inhabitants of lirentrysvilbt, by ringing prisoner: You did not deny having them.—Sergeant
the doorbell. —Prisoner pleaded guilty, and said he Delamont went with the last witness ti the buildings
had been a teetotaler for four year., hut he came in, in the Park. where prisoner was at work, and asked
met some friend., and had a glans of beer, which got him to show his tools, when he found among the tools
over him.—Rev. W. Tomlinson, of Reentry-villa, which prisoner said were his • bevel marked J. T.
Lansdowne, said his house was disturbed at half-past Lovell, but prisoner said it was his; he brought It
12 that morning by the ringing of the do irbell.— from Wales. Found on prisoner Is, llid. and some
Primmer said he could not lied hie way back into pawn ticket. for carpenters' tools, tic.—Mr. J. T.
Portland, and got into • gentleman's garden, when he Lovell dientified the bevel produced 114 his own. He
laid soonest the door, but did not know he rang the was buil•ling some eouees adjoining those which
belL—Supt. Vickery raid these men seemed to think Board worked at, and had not parted with the bevel
everyone who had • house was servant to them, for willingly; thought it might have been takes from him
they would go up and ring the bell, and ask the way to In Wass. Had not sold it or given it away.—Prisoner
Portland.—A sergeant said he had known the man elected to be tried before the Bear h, art 'eked to explain
four year., and he bed been a tet 'tater that tau-, and that Reird's thing's were at the building when he went
a man of good character—The Mayor : Do you intend to cork, On Saturday be went te Crewkerne,
to be a teetotaler &gait:CT—Prisoner : Ves, sir.—Dr. and his father t••Id him he bad • thing that did
Drew: It Krems to me we hue more SISIO. of drunken- ot belong to him, and he breught it back, and
Deis MOM the Blue Ribbon Army was here than before. told Board, but not Defers be asked him, as Board
(Laughter.) 'lle men seem motions to get it, even if spoke ti ham semi yards before he git ti
they go to prism for the beer.--The Mayor: These Stephen D. Farwell said eometime before the pris e'er
cases come out more pr miuently.—The Mayor, in worked at the buildings, B ant, he heard, was in and
sentencing prisoner. mentioned the Bench are deter- out of the place, enquiring for a squere, and be bed it
mined to protect re•itieets from annoyance, and fined back, awl it bad not been out of his pusseesion since
him 10e., including costs. Christmas; it had never been on eeienes,'s preuides
Auor user TO CAPTAIN BOWRING AND SIN SoN.—Laet niece, that he knew of.—On being asked by the Mayor,
week an accident which threatened serious conse- Board said be had the square in his poseeseion three
quences occurred. About ten o'clock in Thursday months befere he gave it to the sergeant —Farwell con-
Captain Bowriog of Metiers Comes ant GA, limited, tieu,ci that the compass.. had been about his buielings
WWI occupied with his men in hoisting a cooking for come time past. —ln answer to the Bench, Supt.
apparatus on board the Premier, which was lying at Vickery eats' the man was of Crewkerne, • butcher by
the company's ehipway. The " gelley " WAS being tra le, a d a man of seed character.—Prisouer then
bulged up an inclined Wank by a tackle, and just as proposed to call bin brother to prove the tools were on
it got to the top, Cert. Bewring took held of it to the tmildings before hie brother came there.—The
guide it on to the deck • the strap broke, and before Mayor said it mast be satisfactory to prisoner that
Captain Bement: could let go, he wan jerked down iu there had been an enquiry; it had cleared his character.
the fall of the cooking apparatus; his son saw him But it would have been better, if when he found tools,
going, and also seized him but was unable to stop the he at once heti given them up. —Prisoner said he was
fall and went with the re 1 'Choy fall first on • plank, charged through a gra Igo, because be got work, and
and then on some rough stouts, 15ft below. It was Board did not.
found that Captain .--Rewring had cut his head through bIOOD CHAR...CM GONE TH1013611
to the bone; but he elated to pick ep his eon, who had Samuel Saunders, a Wili111•11 of the Achilles, who had a
eneassfeed a uvere shock. Dr. Nathan WSJ sent for, good oo.dasaclaps and said he bad beau In the Navy
and quickly attended, whoa be ordered the younger 13 years, was brought up on Tuesday for stealing •
man to the hospital at once, but the father's wounds large quantity • f things from the Fountain Hotel.—
he dressed at once, and Captain Bowring was able to P.C. Stiekland about a quarter to three tuis morning
walk home. Dr. Griffin attended the son at the f ,und the pi Isomer c saying a bundle, containing • large
hespital, and finding no bones br hen, fee rd quantity of things, antimacassars, tablecloth, box, Ac.,
concussion of the brain. quiet wee"( course prescribe,l, which he said was his luettees. lie cane out of the
anti after • time to. young man rallied, and was found Fountain [tote', and he was drunk and almost mad.
to be suffering from bruises anti the shock, but after a —E. V. Whisling, the laud' rd, said the man had gol
time he seemed in a fair way of progress. The c .ptain drank with liquor he obtaieed elsewhere, mid he
was found to have • bruise on the arm and side, and believed he did not know what he was doing.—The
he was ordered to keep spout, on account of beim; used case was adjourned till next day, n order that some
se much to the open air, that erysiee.as was feared account ef prisoner might be obtained from the ship.
from confinement. In consequence the captain --On Wedneeday, before R. N. Howard, Ea'.
attended divine worship with his unusual bandages, on (Mayor), Dr. Drew, T. Abbott, Esq., and J. E. Rollers.,
Sunday. No doubt the younger men was the means Esq., Samuel Sean leis *tamale, et H. M.a. Abides,
ot saving his father's life by sharing the fall, was again brougut up tot stooling antimacassar., table
ST. PAUL'S VtilTnT.—Tue brat veetry wan hell in cloths, tools, and a box, from the Feuntanc—P.C.
the I:cheek...at near the hide church at the other Sticklaad said he foued the prisoner in Kiegatreet,
side of the Backwater, en 1 hureday, when the Rev. with • bundle coutaimeg a quantity of things, which
C. Pigott, rector, of Wyk.), presided over a rather prison. r said were hie kit.—E. V. Whithee, of the
numerous eatherrig. —The chairman said for two Fountain Hotel, sae ain hlonlay evening two q mr.er-
years the church had been as it were, at nurse; but masters took rooms at his house, an I brought iii • man
now, wit was well.est eblished, those who subscribed to is rather a helpless coudition, stating he was • inau
the expenses should appoint some one to take care ef good cherseeter and sereice, and wanes.' cousente
of the money. He nominate I Dr. Pepin as his to lock him in the c flee room, leaving a little debt for
churchwierden.—Mr. Alfred Bolt proposed Mr. Perry him to see by. Prisoner must bare got out by the
as pariah warden, in a eulogietic speech, and Mr. Terry wi dew, taking the things produued, wuich belonged
seconded.—Mr. Plormai proposed Mr. Padgett. who to witness; but he teueved he only took teem Iron
was secmded by Mr. (I ~d.—On a division Mr. Perry his bd tg in • state of drunkenness. Wither' only
bad three votes, and Mn, Padgett about a score. —The took him in from tee representation of the quarter
-
Chairman then presented the st itenient of accounts ruteetero, as he did not take in drunken people.—
for the pot ten month., from which it appeared the Prisoner askel to be tried by the Court, and said he
t sal offertories am iuuted Ii CIS 5, 11. male up as did not mean to 444 the things; hews, drunk, and
follows :—Sick anti poor, 9e. H.; Weymouth di I not know what he was about—A Magistrate:
Hospital, 1:1 14, id.; harvest thanksgiving, County Teat is no defeece.—Lieut. Alfred Grout, of the
Hospital, £3 0.. 9 I.; paeinh church repair fund, II 24. ; Achilles, preduced the character which prisoner
Sunday Scho 1:1 les. sd. ; church expense., bore in the ship, which was very good, and he had
4e. 91. The expenses amounted to gal, leaving a all the goodscueduct stripes he Was entitled to.—
balance is hand iif 1:2 Os. 91. The amounts were Prooner was theu charged with being druuk in the
pewee, the Rector remarking bethought the offertories eidetic streets, awl pleaded guilty.—The landlord was
were exceedingly goo I, the 1:48 10c 51 being for wiiling to withdraw the charge of stealing, believing
only ten months—Mr. Pa 'Kett returned thanks, that prisoner did not intend to steal the things.—'l'ce
saying be did not anticipate the difficulties he had in Mayor teld prisoner the Bench had considered this
holding office as churchwarden at Fortlingbridge, for case. which was a very eerious one. He had been 13
at St. Paul',, the service, are conducted in a reaeonable years in H r Majeety'a Navy, and during the whole of
manner, so that a Protestant churchwarden could not these 13 years la* c:iaracter ha i been marked "good,'
object. The Rector bad chosen a very ab e man in an! " very good ;" but the whole in those good
Mr. Morton, under whom the congregation would charac:ers were imperiled by this act, simply because
grow. he came on shire and made himself mad drunk. If
ENTERTAINMENT AT VIII CND-IN.—An Easter enters the magistrate. considered this as • nee of larceny,
tai.iment was givers en Tnursday evening last G. the weather he bad one month or three months in prison,
inmates of the Weymouth Uriem, when beautful pot or six unorthe ha character would be gone. Prose-
flowers fur the platform were kindly lent by Mr. W. cuter had stead he did not think prisoner intended to
Byrn. J.P., c insisting of magnific.nt white and rob him, anti a, the magistrates were desirous t
scarlet azalea., geraniums, and other choith plants. • merciful view, on this they would act, But
A piano was very kindly lent, and Messrs. he must remember that drunkenness* is no excuse for
Bishop and Stant in decorated and erected the crime, neither may it be pleaded in mitigation; the
platform. The following programme was ably gone Bench were willing to give effect to the appliaetiou of
threugh "?dilly's Faith," Miss Boyce ; the erodecutien, width they had the power to do, under
duet " Autumn Rev. and Mrs. Shuttle. rib; the Act of Paritemeut, and he would be dismissed on
a "Th. Golden Shore," Miss P. nny ; song, payment of costs, on the fist charge. Let him go
" Bridgett's Reply." Miss Watts; pianoforte trio, "11 back to his ship a wiser and • better man, and ink
Tancredi," Toe SLUGS Thiseltin ; song, "Just Before care that hi • character is not no imperil:se again, for a
the Battle, Mother," Rey. W. Shuttleworth ; song, man of his time of life lobe redu ,ed is the navy, sod
"Nancy Lee," NlissWade Browne; humorons rea Hug, also sacrifice uis character in lite geuereily would be
" Handy An•ly's Little letietakee," Mr. W. M. ruin. For the drunkenness: he would be fined 10e., in.
ThiselGee ; duet, " Til• Caritivel of Venice." The eluding ceste.—'rue Beech hoped that the oft= who
Misses Petiney ; son:. "No, Sir," Slims Boyce: sonar, hat cow' to give pow .er •good character woul . make
s' Autumn Roue." Mies Penney (violin ace •mparsi. it kuown on hoard the ship that drunkonnsu is no
merit by Mt.. A.tkiloon)? dnet, afloat.* excuae for crime. —erinuaer had to pay 275. and
, Thiselton ; song, " With," Mits. Ware ; song, Lieut. Grant said he would be punished ou board.
Aul,l Robiu Gray," Mrs. Shuttleworth •, settee
" Still I Love Thee," Mies Wale Brown ;
" G Save the Queen," by all preseet.
Among those preeent were :—Mr. G. E. Eliot,
chMrmen of the Board of Gnaedians ; Mr. W. M.
Tbilelton, Dr. Nathan. Rev. W. S. Shuttlewerth,
M.A., the Rev. .1. I). Addison being prevauted from
being present owing to the unpropiti ms weather. Mr.
G. Eliot ablreasti those present in a few kindly
' words ; the Rev. W. S. Shuttleworth alai addressed
the inmates. Mr. Bishop proposed a ewe of thanks
to the chairman, aid cheers were given for Mr.
Eliot, Mn, Shuttleworth, and the ladies. It was
truly a delightful sigtt to see so many happy faces in
this refuge of the very poor.
DeNege Or BAD (1011PASL—John Cook, John
Mark., and William Dicker, three boys, were charged
with damaging some rail fence, belonging to Mr. R.
Ayles—On Friday last, on account of informatien he
received, Supt. Vickery examined the fence against
the Dock steps, and found the rails had been cut in
various place., and pieces meet off the stakes in the
mond, as if by • hoe; pieces had also been cut out of
the other rails in the neighb •urhood. Cook and Marks
had Gild him they had seen Dicker cut the fence with
the he produced; but they had not given information
to the police otherwise. 10s. or 20, would nut repair
the damaee.—Mr. Aeries said the b iy Dicker bad been
pointed out to him as having dine the damage, and he
was afterwards brought to hen with the hoe in his
hand, when he acknowledged having made the eat
Sup'. Vickery said Dicker was the son of a man who
worked for Mr. Devenieh. and who bad attempted to
commit suicide ; the boy appeared to have no work.—
Ho em i Parkman, second mate of the Aquila, said the
boys ef the neighbourhood are a a:opiate nuithece,
sometimes there were 25 or 30 boys on bard tie vessels
on Sabbath days,so that they amid keep nothing ab
and the people said they a oull rather have the work-
men there on weekoleys that the boys on Sundays.—
Marks's mother came forward, and said he was at w •rk
all tho winter; Mr. Parkman also could not speak ti
Marks having done turbine wrong, and be was
dismiss-sr' with a clution.—litcker, who had laughed
several times, cried when the magistrates tip Ice to him.
end he and Cook prombe It" behave better, and were
fined se. anti cesta.—Dicker had the meney with him,
but a sister of Cook had to come forward and pay, in
order ti esteema her brother.
SCHOOL EXTIERTAIMIIM‘T.—A. very cheerful and
merry time was spent at the Malcom'', Regis Scheel
on Monday evening lut, when the pupils under their
respec'ed headmaster, Rev. .1. Miller, gave • musical
and histrionic entertainment. 'rho schoolroom ha I
been fitted up with platform, wings, zed proeceniuse,
in fact a very neat imprevieed stage, set uff with well
painted pictures, although the students would have
been heard even better had not quite so much loom
drapery been about. Thin, we novae, is inseparable
from temporary fittings of this kind, and therefore
we must praise everybody for turning th-ir resourees
to the best account. The side-scenes and curtain were
well managed, and the affair, it WS4 evident, had been
arranged with a neasterthand. The audience Was very
numerous., and included some of the principal inhabit-
ants; at the door was • succession of pretty pictures,
as the alters, and the courting, and the aunts of the
youths poured in: the 'scholars, like cherubim in
modern suits, were perched everywhere about on the
desks and fittings behind. and enjoyed the occasion
as real jam. Some of the more advanced
escorted the ladies to places, and a Pieiidean choir, a
few in spectacle., wound in and out from the platform
to the hack and forward again, keeping up • useful
right of way to their Snug Corner. The music opened
with an elaborate pianoforte performacce, after which
the choir musically expressed their admiration of " The
Lase of Richmond Hill." Mr. T. Craven's drama.
" Miriam's Crime," was the pitme, the caste being as
follows:

THE LIBEL UN MR. GRAHAM.

On Tuesday ast, at thl 11 'rough Petty Serious,
before D. N. toward, Esq. (Mayo.), Dr. Drew, and
Hopkius, sal J. E. ttobeus Fri., the first
wes an application to the gulch t) raceme
bail for Chair licidges, the piauot ,rte tuner cbarscod
with alibauu Mx. An lrew Urtham, licensed victualler,
of
_Neirelltlett.. . -

Mr. Pe.ly Hoopm appealed for Ur. Graham, sod
raised 10 übjeciiou fintine to the bail, but presumed
the_liench woun pot the .unniei on th?ir oath.
. .

The first was Mr. &inlet Kiog, of Newport, Moo-
mouth.hare, picture frame maker, who had a banking
account; and the son of the p,isoner, Mr. W. C.
Bridge., al. of Newp rt, Monua oultshere. The latter
was asite i if he was worth £5O, and he repied "
and produced a declaration =As before the magis-
trates to toot effect.

Mr. Hooper made na objection to the bail, and they
were accepted. Toil will, it is said, have the effect of
delaying the trial till August.
The priuter was named Newberry, of Seaton,
Devonshire, but we hear the principal was ill at the
time, sad the Libels were printed by a led in chem.

_ .
Biles fit La
Huffiu (a Lawyer) Mr. H. L. Armstrong.
Lawyer's Clerk) /An 8. H. P. Keely.
Bernard Reynolds (Friend of Miriam) Mr. H. Symonds.
seundei (Returned Convict) Mr. J. S. Berber.
Deniel (a Servant) Mr. P. W. Dove.
Miriam West ... (the Heroic's) ... Master R. Hopkins.
Mrs. Baby (Lodginghouseleeper) Master S. Symonds.
The parts were admirably dressed, the ladies especially
being irresistible ; Miriam was a buxom damsel, with
a good feminine voice, and comported " herself " with
very moderate—ahem I panier—and modern petticoats.
She burns a will in which property has been left to
her, because the object is that she may be united to
Bernard. This is the main crime, though the young
lady afterwards picks • lock and robs a box, all for a
good end. Of course this doing evil that good may
come, brings a great deal of misery, for the heir-at.
law comes as a returned convict, accompanied by his
learned friend Biles. "Mr. Keely's acting hare was
most laughable ; he personated the bibulous lawyer so
as to draw storms of applause from the andiencw.
Muter Symonds, sa the lodginghousakeeper, was
cruelly comic, and Mr. Armstrong and Mr. H.
Symonds each well filled rather difficult parts, and all
ended happily amid immense applause, and a °all
before the curtain. Between the awns', the choir
sweetly sang "come the "%met Tree," Mr. W.
Oliver, "The Mtn King," Mew., W. Hopkins. A.
Denuis, L Ayies, and J. Dennis a quartette "Blue
Bells of Scotland" and btessri. Dennis Oliver "We
are going home together." In conclusion all united
in the "National Anthem," and agreed that the
meieembe Regis scholars had both merrily and musi-
cally entertained us all.
STI4LING Tooth.—Henry Clark was charged with
steeling toole:at Myrtle Terrace. —Joel &art, cabinet
malrer. of the flLth West Tavern, said prisoner had
been working for him at Myrtle Terrace, and six
months ago he lost tools including • Krum,
a pair of compasses, and other things,
whith were taken from Myrtle Terrace. Yes-
terday moraine. from what be howl, he