The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-06-09 00:00:00

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TRIAL BY JURY.
To tic Editor.

Sts,—Ws have often heard of the advantages of
4' Trial by Jury," but it is not often that we bear of
its dieadvantages. A most striking one, however,
occurred at the last Dorchester County Court, held
on Tueeder, the 2nd Met, in the male of Legg's
Executors errant Kent, in an action to recover the
price of some sheep pastures, which the plaintiffs
alleged bad been let by their bailiff to the deign-
daat. It appeared at the trial that the plaintiff.
were ladies, who carried on the business of farming
at t he Ford i sumo Field, Dorchester, under the manage.
ment of • bailiff. and that the defendant wale highly
reepectahle agriculturist, occupying a consideralile
farm. The bailiff stated that he let the plaintiff's
•. Feeds.," or sheep pastures, in the Fordington Field
to the defendant, but this statement was not cosi-
firmed by a stogie Wito6ol. The defendant, however,
denied this statement, and showed by himself, and
three respectable witnemee, that he did not tabs the
" feeds," neither did be occupy them ; yet in the
face of this testimony, and to the astoniehment of the
learned judge, as well as of every person who beard
the trial, thejriry returned • verdict for the plaintiff,,
If. after juries nave consulted and they do not under-
stand ths.b, &rings of • cue, it is a pity they should
nub:), inr.ve at • verdict by getting the judge to
read newt to them the evidence of one side of the
quottesKi and not of the other. —Yowl obediently,
A LOOKER-ON.

To the Editor of the " bona Cowslip Ezpresa"
St*, —I have jut takes from the letter-boa a
handbill. nbich rime u follows :—" An address will
be given (the Lord willing) on Personal Salvation,
at the Townhall. Dorchester, on Thursday issuing,
June 11th, 1663, commencing at eight o'clock.
Admission free, and no collection" To what im-
pertinent interloper are we indebted for this flatter.
mg announcement? There is certainly not a man
lan tag the local clergy who would sanction in
attempt at converting the honest Guildhall into •
canting insoing•honee, and at thrusting down our
throve a revolting form of religion, alien alike to
decency and common muss. Churchpeople and
Dissenters all come in for the compliment.'"
inert-ado of the advertiser. In his eyes one nodal!
are on the downward road; nor will prayers and
sermons in church or chapel produce one tithe of the
effect which may be anticipated from an "address"
lath. Too nhall. The good taste of our spiritual
critic leads him to assume that Dorchester people
are unwilling to risk a single farthing in "personal
salvation." We are coaxed by the luring promos
of "ado:6o4oe free, and DO 0'460600 r It is a pity
that the young man bas no better mode than this of
employing hin time and money. It might poi*
help to restore his mental balance, if some stalwart
inhabitant were, on Thursday emote& next, to move
the adjournment of the meeting from lb. Townhell
to the town pump. X. Y.

'IIQONA FIDE MONEY SPECULATION.
_LP —ln the year 1863, E 6.000.000 sterling. pa az.-
&awed hy Goverannett, will he allotwd monthly in
variona slims upwenla to f25.1:310. An investmeot of
ONE POUND may wenn. £35.000. Fur Proewetttnt
(gratis) ..ply to Mr. PIirDIMICII 811$11, Banker. Frank•
fort on tbe-Maine ; or Letters addrewed to him sa 38,
Cleenent's-lane, Lombard-street, Loudon, LC., will be
immediately forwarded.

OLICNPIELD PATENT STARCH
AWARDED THE PRIZE MAL, 1863.
THIS UNRIVALLED STARCH IS
USED IN THE ROYAL LAUNDRY,
And Pronounced Ly Her Majesty's Leeedrees tole
THE FINEST STARCH SHE EVER URED.
HER MAJESTY'S LACE DRESSER
DECLARES IT TO II
THE BEET sHE HAS TRIED;
AND TKO AISNE AWARD IT SOME OE TIE NOR 1111-
NWT ICIENTIIIO KEN Or Till LOS
cONFIRM 8 ITS SUPERIORITY,
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