The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-10-06 00:00:00

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SALISBURY INFIRMARY.

The governors and subscribers assembled at the
Council House, and, having formed in procession, they
marched, accompanied by the Mayor and Town Council,
to she Cathedral, at the entrance by the Lord Bishop of
the Diocese ; Canons Lear, and Gordon, Prebendaries
Cherniside and Renaud, •nd other cathedral dignitaries.
Al the procession moved through the nave the choir
sung Mozart's beautiful anthem. "I will give thanks."
The attendance WU not so numerous as on former
orations,. The *orrice was intoned by the Rev. H. T.
ArmSeld and Rev. H. W. Pullen, minor canon, the
lessons being read by the Rev. C. King. At the °ormolu-
Mon of the prayers, The Lord Bishop of Salisbury
ascended the pulpit, and took for his text the 18th
verse of the 9th Psalm. "The needy shell not always
be forgotten." The right rev, prelate introduced the
subject by speaking of time doubts and quartioninp on
the part of individuals as to the fair disposal of blessings
I by God, and showed that it was necessary that
they should be answered satisfactorily, or other-
wise they would constantly recur. He instanced
David as a proof that inch doubts arose in the
beet of men, and therefore he said they could not
be surprised if any were strangers to it. His lord-
ship then spoke as to the blessings attached to affliction,
saying; that it was • very medium of exaltation, pin,
and joy. He pointed out the peat hope that had been
held out by the peat apostle, "Our little affliction,
which is for a moineut, worketh for us a far more ex-
seeding and eternal weight of glory," and observed that
even if they had not such • view, he thought it would
not but be reasonable to expect that in proportion to
our righteousness, with Him they should share in His
suffering.. as a man of sorrows, as well as his is and
glory as King of Kings. Speaking of bodily suffering
his lordship remarked that it was without distinction.
It wee most frequently involuntary, and reached tho
ambled of it by the operation of the mine law. It in-
cluded in its grasp even children before they were ;guilty
of actual sin, and the whole brute creation. Bodily
sickness very frequently prevented • man from engaging
in that work of his calling on which, in many eases, his
support and that of his whole family depended. And
that trial was more and more aggravated by • con-
tinuance of such affliction, and entailed, if the sickness
became permanent, the loss of that widish he had most
at heart. There was also mother source of aggravation in
theme of elapses being protracted, and entailed ,however
mush care had been taken to provide against web inner-
goateed, • sontinual expense upon sully reduced means.
And what was month' poor Mck man bad to think not only
of his Meknes/ and his wife and childress, but also about
his soul, and it was often fouud that the circumstances
In which be was then placed sere note. many supposed
favourable to the case of the latter. The bed of magmas
was • very special temptation. The sick man would tell
them that the mere effect of sickness was not to draw
his soul to his God in patience and calm resignation and
joyful hope, but to make him more impatient to intrude
fewer thoughts of God into his soul, to make him
selfish, envious, and even despairing. But that Weiner
brought • message not only to the sick si.s, but to
others, viz., "The needy shall not always be forgotten."
Al long as God load • people upon earth there would be
oars that would hear in the paw of others, and eyes
that would see in their languishing looks and writhing
limbs an appial to their hearts to apply such remedies
as were at their command to relieve three afflicted.
Thom remedies were to be applied by the physietion
to the body, sod the physician to the soul.
From ths very what records they found

that mon had discovered means to relieve the
sickness of the bodies of their fellow-men, and
those discoveries had boen constantly Lcreasing,
and had made most remarkable proven in
our own day. The mind of man bad devised remedial
treatment for every toady ailment, and never in the whole
history of the world were those noble.bearted men, the
physician, of their bodies, in poseesaion of such a system
for the exercise of their calling as they were at the
preseut time. Drugs, instruments, and every
apPliance n,,,xsjoary amid now be obtained, and
physicians had now greater opportunities of
exereiring their gifts of healing than their fore-
fathers enjoyed. The sick, then, had reason to thank
God for having provided them the means of recovering
their bodily health, such as were never before possessed.
And for the nick there Sal the same healing process for
the souL The sick man had before him one who WU
the ehiefest of sufferero, and that not for himself bet
for others. If the sick Man WU full of thought of himself
he was led to forget biruself by looking to Jesus Christ;
if impatient be was rebuked for his impatience by the
recollection of his Saviour's life. Did he allow hard
thoughts of God to rim up in his soul, that hardness of
heart might through the love and tender mercy of the
Saviour become a very heart of flesh. In reference
to the object for which the service was held the right
reelprelate said, during the past year 3,336 sick people,
namely 914 in-patients, and 2,422 out-patients, had
received benefit from the Salisbury Infirmary,and of those
in-patients 914 had also received the ministrations of
the Church by the chaplain appointed by the governors.
Those ministrations to the bodies and souls of the
patients bad been provided at the cost of ES 636
and towards that expenditure they had only £1,301 15s.
as annual subscriptions. The rest was provided by
dividends and rent, including about ran, the interest of
the sum collected tome years ago for the endowment of
the chaplain. These several sums did not realise above
£lOOO. There were in addition legacies amounting to
£llB, and some collections at churches, and he was
sorry to say that they lied been obliged to borrow from
the treasurer no less a suin than £llB 190. 6d. After
such a statement, which showed that the work of charity
in which they were now engaged involved an expenditure
of ELMO beyond any income upon which they could
depend, justified him in appealing to them to give proof
of their interest in the work, and to avail them/cleft
of any and every opportunity of recommending the claim
of that excellent institution in their respective neigh-
bourhood or parishes. And if they found they required
more than • general argument on the ground of Christian
charity to give effect to their appeal, let them refer those
to whom they pleaded the Cause of their hospital to
those who bad dwelt in it as in-patients,obid them in-
quire of them whether they looked upon the medical
gentlemen and the chaplain with gratitude for the un-
wearied nticistrations to their bodies and souls—whether
they had derived any benefit or lasting advantsges from
either, and he was confident they would receive such
a reply as would lead them to give to their claim just
that support they required. Ile had not, however,
stated his whole case. Very many-69 of their patients
—had had the benefit of sea air and sea bathing, and he
trusted there was every prospect of making some per-
manent provision for such a precious adjunct to their
hospital. They were aware that since it had pleased
God to take to himself the soul of that great and good
men, Lord Herbert, who was beloved by all, the *Hem
(ion and reverence felt for him, whose name was a very
household word to every one in need, whatever that
need might be, expressed itself in presenting to this city
that gift which they so highly prised, namely the statue
of Sidney Herbert, and in providing £3,000 towards the
establishment of a convalescent borne by the sea-side,
and he trusted that that work would now be carried
forward without delay. The hindrances in the way of
its progress had been hitherto unavoidable, and had
arisen from, in the first instance, the death of an
honoured and beloved member of the com-
mittee, and the illness of the equally beloved
chairman of that committee, and also the difficulties
of oecuring an eligible site. Even for this last diffi-
culty, which he hoped soon would be removed, they said
he mast remind them that they would require con-
siderable additional subscriptions to enable them either
to build the whole, or to sink such a sum as would be
necessary to keep up the building as they required—so
that the claims upon their liberality for both the hospital
and the convalescent home were very great, and would
increase. And • did they want any additional motive
beyond the blessing of relieving suffering to urge them to
support this great and good work. He would give them
one,God would reward them for any ministration of love
to the sick and needy, and they that worked out His
counsels by remembering them, and providing for their
wants both in body and soul, they would remember when
they lay upon that sick bed to which they all must
I assuredly come, and then, when like their sick brethren,
I their bodies might not ache with sore dieense, and that
I even unto death, they found themselves enabled to bear
the suffering, not with the gloom, irritation, and selfish-
ness of those who could not look beyond the grave, but,
as the servants of their Lord, with patient and abiding
meekness, they would be led to ask "How is it so with
us? How has this grace arisen in our hearts?" Then the
thought might recur to them that they bad given
• cup of cold water to 110 Use thirsty disciple,
in the name of a disciple, and they would
then have the wormier, that tie Lord had
made good His promise, and given them a reward. He
would make another in whose hailing they had talon
a part, a minister to them of the cutpourine they bad
received of Christ, and they would thereby be encouraged
to look for a like manifestation of God's merry in giving
to them the reward of Christ at the day of their death,
and at the cloy of judgment.
The collection at the close amounted to £B6 14s. 7d.
The plates were held by Airs. Flinximan. supported by
IL H. Marsh, Esq., M.P.. and Miss JervuLie, supported
by the Mayor of Salisbury.
nub procession then reformed, and returned to the
Coumil-bonse, where the usual business was trausected.
Thank, were voted to Mrs. Hinxman and Miss Jervoise
for their trouble in collecting the contributions of the
congregation at the Cathedral doors; to the Bishop of
Salisbury for his excellent sermon, and to Mr. J. E.
Richardson for his selection of anthems, and to the
mem] members of the choir for the manner in which
they were performed. The meeting separated.

SALISBURY .--The anniversary sermons. in aid
of the Milford-street Chapel Schools were preached
on Sunday, by the Rev. R. Abercrombie. The
annual meeting was held on Monday, in the school-
room, at which the rev. gentleman, whole the newly-
appointed minister ol the chapel attended. We have
been given to understand that this gentleman was
formerly an officer in the army, and that he is as
descendant of General Sir Ralph Abercrombie, who
was killed AS the battle of Alexandria, in Egypt, in
the year 1801.
WILTS AND DORSZT BASIL —Mr. W. C. Booth,
having accepted the office of London Manager of the
Consolidated Bank, the directors of the Wilts and
Dorset Bank have appointed their secretary, Mr.
William Chubb, general manager of the company,
and their Blandford manager, Mr. Nathaniel
Harding, to tbe sub-management. The appointment
of these gentlemen will doubtless give satisfaction
both to the shareholders and thtpublict.
SARIEW CHORAL SOCIRTY.—The third "open"
night of the mason will take place about a week
hence. The piece selected for the first part of the pro-
gramme is Schiller's poem, "The Lay of the Bell,"
set to music by Romberg. The second part will
embrace two of Handel's secular choruses, besides
glebe and madrigals. Tbe lady amateurs have con-
sented to give their assistance, and there is little
doubt but that it will be a successful concert.
At the magistrates' clerk's office, on Thursday,
before J. Collar, Req., Albert Dunham waa
sentenced to one month's imprisonment for dim-
! orderly conduct in the Salisbury Union.
A WHIRLWIND IN WILTSHIRE —On Tuesday
week a very heavy storm of thunder and
lightning broke over the southern division of Wilt-
shire. The lightning was particularly vivid, but
fortunately but little damage has been committed.
At the village of Plaitlord, however, a small out-
lying hamlet on the borders of the New Forest, the
wind was very violent. A whirlwind appeared to
have arisen from the south-west, and the that object
that impeded its progress was a fir tree, the branches
of which were twisted and doubled up. Several
apple and pear tress were similarly injured, and a
number of slates were blown off the roof, of the
parish schools. A blacksmith's shop, a little further
on, was almost unroofed, and two fir trees near
were broken. A sturdy oak that had stood the blast
of years had its branches twisted up showing unmis-
takeably the violence of the gale. A wagon, belonging
to Mr. Manning, miller, of Downton, which was on
its way from Southampton, was turned completely
over. Two or three persons were riding in it at
the time, but although severely shaken they did
not sustain any serious injury. The shafts were
twisted, and it is miraculous how the horses stamped.
The wind appears to have exhausted itself onarriving
at the Red Rover Inn, for beyond that spot no
damage whatever was committed.
CITY Perry SISSIONIL—There was no business before
the Court on Monday last.
COONTY Pam Ssamosa, Tuesday--Present : Lord
Folkeatone (chairman), General Beckley, M.P., G.
Makham, Eaq., Major Heatbcote, E. }lineman, Esq
E. Everitt, Frq., W. Pinckney, Esq., W. E. Mittelman",
Esq., and the Rev. E. Doke.
IMPORWIT APIMAL. —Gssooar r. THR CHURCH-
WAIDINS AND °TRIMS= 01 TUC PAIUSH Or WM?
HAINHAIL—Mr. Wilson appeared for the appellant,
and Mr. Hill for the respondents.—Mr. Wilson applied
for an adjournment, on account of the absence of •
material witless', but it was subsequently decided that
the case should be proceeded with.—The rate appealed
against was made on the 27th July, 1863.—Mr. Wilson,
in stating the case, Bid this was an appeal against the
poor rate of the parish of West Haroham, in reared of
two mills, one properly known as the Fisberton Mill—
but the nßin portion of which was to the parish of
West Haroham—and the other called the Hose Mill.—
Mr. Attwood, rather more than 20 years ago, made •
valuation of the parish of West Harnhatn, and in that
valuation be emceed the mill at Fisberton at 2180 35.10 d.
gross, putting the rateable value at £126. That for •
great many years was the rent upon which that mill was
assessed, without any objection being made to it. Wiest
legislation had provided DOW mesas of amertainiag
the rateable value of property in various parishes
by means of what were called Asesemaset Com-
mitt.... The mum WU this. The oseneen, from
the beat information in their power. estimated the
raise of property, and having signed ft returned it to
the Assessment Committee, which was formed from
the Board of Guardians, in the proportion of one-third
ex-officio guardians, and two-thirds elected guardians,
and they -having these valuations before them revised
and altered them, and finally approved of them. In
this came the overseers, who had been for several years
contented with the gross estimate of £lBO 3s. 10d,
discovered, he supposed, to their great surprise, after
I looking at that property, that it was vary inadequately
amassed, and they put it up to 0,50 grosaand £412 10s.
Mad& value.that was as regarded the property known
as Fitherton Mill. It consisted of a large building, or
eerie, of bufidinpot small portion of which was in the
parish of Fisherton In that part there were two pair
I of wheat stones. In the Hunk= pardon there were
two pair of wheat Moues. two pair of barley stones, and
i two pair of purling stones. He believed that many
pus ago they were distinct mills. The overseers
I baying advanced the gross estimate rental from

1:180 Is. 150. to £550, it then went before the Assess
ment Committee, and though they were disposed to
think that the mill had been very inadequately rated,
yet the sudden jump to £350 was rather more than
they could swallow, and they reduced it to £4OO the
gross, and IMO the rateable value. Besides the stones
in the mill, it included large stores, • house and
garden, small watered meadow behind the mill about
one acre, • small island, just below what was called
The Long Bridge, about 22 perches, and a small piece
of pasture ground containing one rood and 15 perches,
which formed • portion of that triangular piece of land
which would be known by people conversant with
Fitherton as it was in front of the mill. The house and
the mill stood upon three roods and six perches of land.
The next subject of appeal was what was called the
Bone-mill, at Harnham. That was valued in the old
rate at £B3 13s. 91. gross, and £56 ss. rateable value.
The overseers in their valuation put it at £lO7 16s.
grou and nett rental £BO 91. 2(1., that wu £75 for
the mill, and £5 9s. 2(1. for two cottages, which
the Amassment Committee reduced 118 per
cent, and the rate stood now £BO gross upon
the Bone-mill, and £6O rateable Tam. There was
also an amusement upon two cottages, which were now
rated at LT 16s. T.at was not appealed against, and
therefore it was unnecessary to go further into that
excepting to show that the Assessment Committee had
increased the valuation to the extent of £7 16e., Mr.
Attwood having previously valued them altogether.
The Bone-mill consisted of an old building, which was
used now solely as • bone milL There was • water-
wheel, and it was fitted up with machinery for grinding
bones. The site on which that stood was one rood end
seven perches. There was also • little meadow, three
roods four perches, which was let off by Mr. Gregory
at a very remunerative rent, £7 per annum. He might
say in order to facilitate the matter that that part of
the Futherton,llill, situate in the parish of Fisherton,
consisted of counting-home, two pair of wheat-stones,
worked by water in the parish of Harnham, and stores
above them. There was also a stable on the other side
of the road, and rather more than half of the triangular
piece of land before the mill. The ecclesiastical author-
ities of the pariah of Fullerton claimed the whole of
that piece of ground, and thou of Harnham, one rood
and fifteen perches, and Mr. Gregory paid tithes to both
parishes upon that piece. The appellant was assessed
In the parish of Fisherton at E 66 4e. the gross, and
1:56 2a., nett—Mr. Ewer, auctioneer and surveyor, was
then called. He said be had surveyed the mill at
Fullerton. 30 feet of it was in Harnham pariah, and
15 in Fisherton. The boundary he took was the line of
the water. He did not think the whole of
the stones could be worked at the same
time. ThOusual method of valuing mills was according
to the number of atones and the power. He valued the
stones there at £4O per pair. Considering that the
purling stones could not be used with the others, he had
taken the number as four pair of stones, which would
give an annual vales of £l6O. The value of the large
store be considered about £3O, and that of the small
stone at £25. The house, garden and premises, he
estimated, worth £4O a-year. The house was attached
to the mill ; and at one time occupied • part from the
mill, and he believed the rent of it was then 1130 per
annum. Tiae watered meadow above Fisherton Mill he
amused as £.5 per annum; the inland at LI. and the
small pasture immediately before the mill, claimed by
West liarnham, at £1 14s. 4d., at the rate of DS per
sore. That would make • gross rental of £263 lit 3d.
He had never known mills rented higher than £4O per pair
of atones. The deductions be estimated at 25 per cent
for the mill, £4O ; ten per cent for the stores, EL 10a ;
ten per cent for house, ; and five per cent for meadow
land, Si. Bd.; making • total of £49 18s. Bd. which
deducted from the gross estimated rental would leave
£213 its, Bd. rateable value. He valued the property
with Mr. Eawlinip.—Tbe case was then adjourned for
an hourund-a-half in orderthat the other business might
be proceeded with. On its being resumed, Mr.
Ewer continued his evidence. He said the bone
mill at Harnham was not used as a flour-mill in his
recollection. He assessed the mill at £5O per
annum, which he had estimated with reference
to its present state, and not its future capacities. The
meadows he valued at £7, which he considered • very
extravagant rental. He had deducted 20 per oent, from
the bone mill, and 5 per cent for the meadows, which
would leave the rateable value £46 13... Inland mill
property had decreased in value of late year', in Donee.
queue of the introduction of railways and steam power.
—ln cross-examination by Mr. Hill, Mr. Ewer stated
that he had included the value of the eel stage, with the
storeroom over, viz, EJO. He could not say whether the
eel stage was worth £23 per year.—Mr. Wilson stated that
in the description of the property in the rate book it was
for "house, mill and land," and that was what Mr.
Gregor/ appealed against. If Mr. Hill was going to in-
troduce that as rateable, it ought to be so stated in the
description of the property.—Mr. Hill contended that
the eel stage formed part of the property of the mill.—
Cruss-examination of Mr. Ewer continued: He was cer-
tain that £1,600 had not been spent in improving the
property. He could speak with confidence OD that point,
for he surveyed it before it was purchased by Mr.
Gregory. If the house was situated in the borough of
Salisbury there would be t aloe as many rates as at
Harnhana, and of course he took that into consideration.
The eel stage was not overkaked,but was valued with the
store. With the bone mill he had not included
the water rents.—Mr. Wilson: Supposing that is so,
there is no water rents rated. I should be quite pre-
pared to contend, but not before this tribunal, but at
quarter sessions, that water rents are not rated to the
poor.—Mr. Hill said be could show that that was taken
Into consideration by the Assessment Committee. The
water rents were part of the mill, and belonged to the
proprietir. whoever he might be, and consequently
should be rated.—Mr. Wile., said there eas a um of
money, £lB 55., the appellant had been in the habit of
receiving from two parties for, as he conceived, righte of
water. One gentleman had, however, ceased to pay for
it, alleging that he bad no right to the water rents.—
Lord Folkestone said if the appellant received rent for
the money, the parties paying the money had a right to
the water—Mr. Wilson wished his lotdabip to remem-
ber that not all things that produced income were rate-
able. The parish bad the increased value in the in-
creased rating of t,.• meadow. If that land was not
watered it would not be called valuable, and the parish
was not entitled to it both ways. They obtained it by
the increased value of the land.—Mr. Hill, on the
other hand, argued that the rents belonged to
the mill, and should be rated.—ln answer to Mr.
Hill Mr. Ewer said be did not see en eel stage at the
bone mill.—Mr. Wilson said there was one there, but it
was very small. There was formerly a very large one,
but that had been broken up, and the present one sub.
stituted.—Mr. Ewer said he did not value it. He could
not say whether one there would be of the value of £lO
annually.—ln re-examination, Mr. Ewer said if the
rates at Harnham had been as high as thou in Salis-
bury, he should not have valued the stones at £4O per
pair.—Mr. Samuel Ferris, a miller, said he rented a mill
close to the railway station at Melksham. He had 14
pairs of atones, and could work all at the same time. His
uncle purchased the mill, but not at his instance. There
was • good house near, and there were stables, piggeries,
and • pallet attached. The rent he paid for the whole
was MOO a•year. He was assessed at Melksham at that
sum, 1.150 for the mill, and EfrO for the house. The
rateable value of the mill was 2200, and £4l 10s. for the
house, making • total of £2ll 10.. He was cure his
uncle did not favour him in letting him have the mill.
He also had an eel stage. He concurred with the
opinion expressed by Mr. Ewer, that inland will pro-
perty had much decreased in value of late years. His
uncle gave £4,500 for the property.—Mr. James Sid-
ford, formerly tenant of the city mills, Salisbury, stated
that at those mills there were four pair of stones. Besides
the mill there ease house and some gardens. For the latter
he obtained £65 a-year. The aggregate rent for the whole
was £240, and he was rated for the mill only at £140.-
54. Wilson summed up the case, and with regard to the
water rents and fisheries he respect:ay contended that
they formed no part of the rate. He referred them to
the description of the property in the rate book, and if
water rents were to be rated it should, he submitted,
have been dated.—Mr. Hill said it was his duty to urge
to the Court, on the part of the respondent., to allow the
rate to remain as it was, as nothing bad been brought
before them showing the necessity of aerial/ it. lathe
first place prime .firtie it must be correct, because it
was paned by the county under the Act of Parliament,
and constructed in accordance therewith. Mr. Gregory
had in person appealed to the Ammo:lent Committee,
and they bad taken off no lees • sun than £l3O, but be
was not satisfied, and he now came to the Court for a
further reduction. Mr. Ewer had taken the wider line
as his criterion of the boundary of the parishes, and had
stated that two pair of stones were in the parish of
Fisherton. He should, however, contend that they be-
longed to the pariah of Wed. Harnham, and that would
add DIO to the gross rental. They had it in evidence
that those stones would be worthless without the
water, and consequently all their value arose from
the water, and that water was in the pariah of
Harnham. He contended that the respondents
Dere entitled to it am tbe water belonged to them. Then
Mr. Ewer bad never seen the eel stags at the bone
mill, and he had stated that he had valued the one at
Fisherton Mill with the store. With regard to the
latter be submitted that it was worth £25, and that
would bring their rental up to E 248. He also contended
that the home, gardens, he., were worth considerably
more than 1:40 a-year. If they added the £BO. for the
two stones alleged to be in Fisherton to which the
rerpondent4 were entitled, and CIO for the eel stage, that
would exceed the rental at which he was now encased.
The purling stone, were ASO Of MOM value thon bad
bees stated by Mr. Ewer, and he felt that the present
rating was fair and jut. At the boos mill the eel stage
and the water ruta were parts of the mill, and should
therefore be rated, and the overseers had placed the
value of the former at £4O. He submitted that the
present rating was a perfectly fair one, and ought not to
be reduced.—The magistrate* deliberated for some
and eventually Lord Folkestone said the Bench had
decided to reduce the gross annual rental from £4OO to
£363 Its. 48., and the rateable value from £3OO to
E 242 Oa. Bd. The bone mill they reduced from DM
to L'62, and the rateable value from £6O to £3l 13..
The magistrates had taken the valuation of Mr. Ewer,
via., £213 15e. 84., but they thought £135.. should be
added for water rents, and £lO for the eel stage, which
made £242 Oa Bd., and as to the WAG mill they also
took Mr. Ewer's valuation of £46 13e.. but they oon.
sidered that £5 should be added for the eel stage, making
£5l 13a—Mr. Wilson applied for code but the Bench
decided that each party should pay their own expenses.
James Pretty was summoned by David Peek, game-
keeper to Lord Folkestone, for poaching at Downton,
on the 24th September—The rase was fully proved, the
prisoner being caught in the act of Uddng • hau from •
wire.—The defendant was fined El, or 14 days' imprison-
ment —Lord Folkestone retired from the Bench during
the hearing of this mac
Mr. Henry Solway, farmer, of Wliteparish, was sum-
moned by a man named John Magp, for assaulting him
on the 25th September.—The defendant admitted
having assaulted the complainant. —The latter stated
that on the morning in question be followed the hounda,
and he went to the corner of • copse A MA asked
him if he would stand there to see if • fox emu out of
the brake. He did ea and shortly afterwards the
defendant came across his own field with another gentle-
man. Some of the hounds had been caught in emu
wires that had been set and he overheard the defendant
talking to the putlernan that was with himßaying that
the Wire, belonged Wahl feemplablant). Whim- dales-
dant came in sight be (aansplainant) told him about it,
and denied having set the wires The defendant then
struck him with his whip, which wee the armult
complained of.—Mr. Solway said he found the com-
plainant lying under a hedge near the copes, sod he
asked him what he was doing there. He (Mr. Hawaii
told him about the wires, and said be had DO doubt be
bad put thew time. Caseplaisent denied, and made

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nes of • violent expression towards him, and be skunk
him with the whip. He steak him in eall-defenos.
He had no doubt that Maw was there poaching, and it
exasperated him to ass bawds injured in that way.—
The magistrates concidend timed there wag mak pft,
°Won. and titil,l only S.ned hid'ls. nnd enPenem, which
was immediately paid.
Denman. Wgioare.—Charles Futober. grocer, of
Redlynch, was summoned by Superintendent Matthews,
inspretor of .weights and measures, for having fie,
weights in his possession deficient —The superintendent
stated that the defendant had received notice, es well u
the others, to have his weights adjusted. but be had
neglected to do so.—The Bench fined the defendant
and the expenses, and to forfeit the weight&
, Cannon TO Punticasa.—Mr. Henry Patting, land-
lord of the Penroddooke Arms, Barford St Martin was
summoned for having in his porestion nine (para. one
pint three half-pints, deficient --Superintendent
h. ws matured them with the standard atm and
some were found to be more than a quarter of a pint
short—The defendant mid he took the cups off the
previous landlord, and had not purchased ono since he
had been residing theirs. He del not know but what
they were correct. He had been living in the house ,
now about twelve months. —Mr. Matthews mid ever, I
landlord had in his pouession quart metal mamma, and
they could easily have discovered if their cups were 1
deficient Be believed, however that the deaden°,
arose from inattention, and not for any purpose of
fraud.—Lord Folkeetone said the Booth concurred in
what the superintendent had suited, that there was no
intention to defraud, and therefore ea this was the
first case that had been brought before them they would
mitigate the penalty, in order that it might act as a mu-
tton to others, to El and expenses; but if any other
cases were brought before them, the full penalty of et
would be inflicted.—The following were also fined El
each End costs for similar album—Mr. Richard
Perrett, of the Publican Inn, Staideford ; George
Plaskett, Blue Ball, Redlynch ; Mr. William Plaskett,
King's Head, Rellynch ; Kr. Frederick lithergold, Royal
Oak, Wialifoni ; Mr. James Coombs, Ball Inn, South
Newton; and Mr. Henry Williams, Swan Inn, Stoford.
Mrs. Jane Atkins, Roes and Crown Inn Bulford, warn
summoned for having 12 pint cups deficient. —The
superintendent stated that in this cess he found a
similar number of cups that held more than the measure,
and that he had not found amongst any of the others.
—The magistrates only fined the defendant Is. and the
expense@ in this case—All the cups were ordered to be
forfeited—Lord Folkestone said he thought then WM
great credit due to Superintendent Matthew@ for bringing
those cues before them. He (Lord Folkston.) had
never had anything of the kind brought
I before him previously, and he thought great good
would result from it. It was a very unpleasant duty,
but it had been done most efiloiently.—ln answer to his
lordship the superintendent stated that he had not re-
olethiction from anyone.
ceived much abuse, nor had he ever met with personal

COWARDLY ASSAULT. —William Elkins WY RUM-
ginned for violently assaulting his uncle, John Elkins, at
Whiteparish, on the Sath September—The defendant
did not appear.—The complainant, who walked with
crutches, and had his right foot bandaged, said on
Sunday evening week he went down towards the
White Hart his, in that 'parish. He met the
defendant, who without any provocation, unsuited
him, and he fell down twice. In the second fall he sus-
tained a reactant of the small bone of his right leg, and
dialuated his auk. Be cried out to the defendant not
to strike him as he had broken his leg, but he again
assaulted him. He had been unable to work since, and
It would be some time before he would obtain the used
his leg.—The Bench oonsiderei it a very violent assault,
and they lined the defendant EIS, or two months
Imprisonment.
Charles Pike and Win. Pike for poaching on land
belonging to Sir Alexander Malet, at Newton Tong,
were sentenced to two months' imprisonment with
hard labour.

TROWBRIDGE—A Nova!, Lrrrem Box.—The
other day s lady was seem to go to one of the town
pumps, from which the handle has been removed,
and drop a letter in the hole ic the side. "La
ma'am ! What have you been and done?" exclaimed
a Trowbridge matron, who was standing by and
saw the deed done. "What have I done? Why,
only put a letter in the box," replied the lady,
her testily at being so rudely questioned. "A
dye call it, ma am ? Why, thick be our pump!
her's dry !" said the matron in astonishment.
pump!" exclaimed the lady visitor in great
i. You stupid woman. Why did you not
say so before? Dear mel my letter's gone."
" Did'at naw what you wer about till I seed the
letter," said the matron, in simplicity. The lady
visitor departed in anything but ailood humour.
The JIWISH TABERYACIAL —During the
week, the Bev. W. J. Robinson, • lecturer or 1!)
mean abilities, has been exhibiting a moat complete
model of the Jewish tabernacle in this town, and
delivering an explanatory lecture in connection with

The fancy fair and bazaar, which was recently
bald for the benefit of the rifle corps band, is about
to be repeated at the Courthall, for the benefit of
the funds of the corps itself, which are deficient
some 4E48.