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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-10-07

•WANAGE.

Cticing 2d•gniCZ For —woo— —ant IMO Kingston
Matravers. _

Ax ACT OP BaLVERT.—Two coastguardemen of this
place, hialiagan and Smith, were instrumental in
saving five lives at the Bournemouth Regatta on
September 25th.
Tile WZIGHT Or %lAD. —" find by weighing
our bread that it is one and a-half to two °IDIOM short
on the two-pound loaf. Could not our new P.C. look
up the baker, a bit, se we all want our weight when
we pay for it? —Yours, etc , GOOD
age, September 29th, 1879."
Tea Loss :•exer Poulin.- —Mr. W. G. White lost
some fat sheep Isat week. It was generally reported
that they had gone over the cliffs. However, such
was not the CAN, u tw, days alter they were found
near California alive and well—nothing the worse for
their swim (?)
Haavurr ratexactruro figavtora.—On Sunday
next, October 15th, sermons will be preached at the
Congre.atietal Church, morning and evening, by the
Rev. F. A. Wermington, and at • apechil service in the
afternoon offerings of fruit and B.)min will be given
on behalf of the sick and poor of the town. A collec-
tion will be taken for the County Hospital at this
service.

APioui PIDLAL—Mr. Handley, of BOIIIDO,
passed through Swanage on Thursday, September
25th, driving a van laden with baakets, mats, brushes,
and so on. The sides of his rolling shop were (with
qu stionable taste) covered with texts of Scripture.
A bad article bold may damage an unquestionable
creed, though there is no TO son to doubt that Mr.
Hoodley has taken this Into consideration, and supolles
good wens at moderate prices to all his cistomers.
In the eventing of the same day a large numb.,r &seem
bled at the trim Hall, and heard an earnest address
from the hawker.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-10-07

MICHAELMAS "GEESE."

Those who iniaxine Lord Besoonsgeld will dissolve
Parliament, and encounter the perils of • general election.
one hour before he le legally compelled.
Thom who carefully read through to the end all the
spreches which are delivered in "Parliament out of

—Ticc;ii who fend hack their growing Deus and daughters
to schools blab in their terms but low in their diet.

Those who rolurrari y undergo ill th. expenee, worry,
discomfort, end disappointment of Bitting, without some
overwhelming inducement, r positive edvantage.
Thaw who contemn the Boost of all arto—the Art of
Domestic Cookery.
. , . . .

Those who. in tbla ara of obeap, good, and abundant
stationery, persist in cruising their !dunk and making
their correspondent. crow. (This ad mollifier:l is particularly
addressed to the best—with all its faulta—sez in the
world.)
. . . .

Thore (tradesmen) who fail to we that their true policy
Ii to give discouut to ready-mous) customer@ and genuine
wares la 441. . .

-7iii-riss--171; subscribe to destruction funds in the cause of
" restoration." . .

'ffio-ge-Who drink and allow their children to drink,
watered or adulterated milk. when they Can readily
procure an abundant supply of ths genuine article.
Those who dream of the return of Protection.
. . - . . .

Those who styli themselves Canon. and Prebendaries,
when they an nothing more than honorary octet
Those who devour the sacred bird on the heart of St.
Michael, whether it agrees with them or not.

Thaw who keep poolty in bo.,don back garden, and
please themselves with the thought that the hobby will
PST.
Thome who [nimblest School Boards sod the cost of the
education they are diffusing throughout the coantry to the
incalculable benefit of our England of the (atom.
Those who expect any good from the prewat Parlia-
ment. . . .

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Those (women) who adopt the ruling fashions in dress,
whethwr they become or ciTitstme them.
. .

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pos--ter Pulick with jokes about Ost4wayo,
Ice.. le.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-10-07

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A di_cussion took o iv* um the li,rhtitir of the Public
ILD.i the MAYOR suirgested 0.111. agra,ment »jilt
the C. is Quopaziy. Trio laurpa had hero ha an urust...
factors etal. fur sonia thus user. sod he therefore lb ,ucht
it *our.' be brut ts 111043 t tocether. arid draw up
agreement with the ewmpAny, whieu mild be aulwalctod
to the Board.—The fl,,ttr was lit open

TIM "NUISANCES" LOU CHM PRESS.
Mr. Alderman THOMAS At emus length coin phiined of the
mirchief caused by all r!st .inents ma to public huisanc.s
being roported in the I. c I papers. If he repute. he
raid, were confined tithe boon, little •iril wool I result,
but unfortonately solitary paper', and the papers of
rival wa'sringotlscer, Ic k notice ..f any litt!e defect.,
sod pubilrhuil es parts. or rather garbled, atetenten,• of
that B twa, ii pr.-v[l4ll thins Ia u untsvour title licht
cedhle. Be was forcibly struck wail% this fact the first
tial, hi 11,1 V/ Mr. II Aid "Yes do your.. If
Y^'Y great injury by pub:adios the wholo slat, of your
circumstances to the world .t 141.44... I 111Peif Li, by tel
.d it. end the sanitary papers get hold id It, an-I rival
waterins.places publish it throughout the leugth and
itieadth of the land I have beard of IS ID all parts of
Boglaod, and your t ova it tuide out to lie the meet
st iiikiig and worthless Voce. I know it to Loa beautiful
sot at healthy place, Knit I Also know that the grett Pau-
plena you bare to remedy it list you have to dad with
the very matters ).ot losve yours .If cre ...ed. It le not an
engineering quettiou, nor a scientific one, but a purely
sentimental Me you have niked me to come down here to
cure. When you have to deal with :hue matters, and
when you take the opinion of one mu and that authority
is endorsed, it is your ditty to put your foot down and
abide by it. You should do the greater part of your work
In committee, and not let it go forth to Le bandied by the
public." Alderman Tuouas therefore proposed That all
questions and correspondence relating to 1111bAnfte,
drainage, and sewn.> shall he considered in committee of
the authority or in the Wren, of report-r.."
This was seconded by Mr. NANGLII and car, led.
WARZELLX.

WAREHAM AND PUILSECII UNION. —The Board of
Guardians (as Rural sanitary Authority, under the
Public Health Act, 1875) will Tuesday elect a Medical
Officer of Health for the whole Rural Sanitary dis-
trict of the unioa, comprising all the pl.ces and
parishes within it, except only the town of Wareham
and parish of Swanage, which are separate Sanitary
authorities, though both are comprised with the Poor
Law Union, governed by the Board of Guardians.
There are three candidates trying for tte office. The
electioe takes place. about 12 o'clock. Whoever is
chosen his appointment will have to be sanctioned by
the Local Government Board.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-10-07

Brutal Outrage on a little Girl.

A villainous and cruel assault was perpetrated on
Wednesday evening, by some scoundrel, on • little
girl only between five and six years old. It appear,
that Mrs. Hardy. who lives In Church-street, having
00C114i00 to leave the house on an errand, gave her little
girl Alice • halfpenny, with which the child went
to Sergt. Legg'. shop in Dnrngatestreet for • half'
penny-worth of apples. From the statement of the
little girl, she saw • man come out of the Red Lion
who offered her 2d. to come along with him. The
miscreant took her over the South Western railway.
bridge, east of the station, and leading to Came and
Herringstme, and when he had got her in a lonely
place, ill-used the child in a shameful manner. Two
boy*, named IL Legg and W. Travis, passing that way
between 7 and S. saw In the dusk some living thing
grovelling on the ground on all fours, and apparently
in t ain, fir it was uttering dismal cries. At first,
thinking it was a dog, they picked up each • stone to
throw at it; but fortunately were not so inconsiderate
as to .10 ro without looking at it, when, to their horror,
they found it yea a little girl on her hands and knees,
with her face on the ground. They brought her into
Dorchester, found out whose child she was, and restored
her to her mother, who had not long returned home
Dr. Weld, Dr. hmson's assistant, was called, and
attended the poor little thing, who became sensible
about three o'clock in the morning, and was able to
tell where she saw the man first, and to give some
description of the brute. She says that she went some
distance with him, when he erased her to go farther as
he hadn't any change there, and the poor little thing
seems to have gone on unsuspiciously aa • chili
, might. The scoundrel took away the child's
apples, and ate them, promising if she would go
on with him, be would get change and give her
the two-peons, which, however, he never did.
The little girl says that she went to sleep for some
time—probably this 11111111111 that she Idated, —sad
that when she woke she did not know where she was;
naturally her story is very incomplete. She has been
brutally hurt, the villain seems to have pushed her
head on to the grnind. for the face was rio hart, and
c 'viral with white stuff that the mother hardly
recognised her when brought home. Her bat was
found in the allotment grounds between the South
Walks and the railway. Supt. Cow ,rd has sent out
mea in march of the villain, and it is hoped that,
guided by what the little girl has been able to tell
them, they will capture the felloff, who will be sure to
get a heavy punishment, though scarcely as much as
he deserves.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-10-07

BELFRY BABBLE.

Westminster Clock Tower,
Tuesday, September 30, 1879.
Sir,—l am trembling, not only on account of the
cool evening breezes, but for jealousy. weitriiinger
Bridge is cast into the shads. Waterloo Bridne will
brighten in the glare of electricity in the course of a
few hours. Surely we want the extension this way
also.

Will it be amiss 111 redo • little about the Lord
Mayor and his residence? lam sore his Dorset friends
will think more of the honour when they understand
it. dignity and value. Everybody knows that during
histerm of office the Lord Mayor resides in the Mansion
House, a foolish name even to the ugly Greek palace,
which we. built in 173 e, on the site of the "stocks,"
at • ocelot £70,000, most of which was derived from
the fines of men who wouldo't be sheriffs. The
architect rejoiced in the lively name of Dance, and a
livelykb
the
made of all his city build.ngs. Portland
stone rem largely in e material elevation. The
uy- fon the pediment represent. it is hard to say
what. The centre firms looks like a woman of
Billingsgate who has knocked over a surly-looking
customer, and is kicki-g him after he is down. Her
little boy I. mightily pleued at the overthrow of the
foe, and waves frantically his father's night-cap on the
end of a walking-stick. Her husband pits down this
frenzy of hers to the fault of the city ale she has drunk,
and he is engaged in emptying the measure lest she
turn 'gain and rend hies. An apple-woman is so
delighted at the BOOM that she is letting her fruit
tumble out of her beast, whilst two little Arabi are
making the bast of their opportunities by rushing off
with the angry woman's herring horse.
The Egyp lien Hall, in the Mansion House, is worth
seeing, but is appreciated most by those who are
guests at the banquets therein. At the close of the
first exitibitkm the Corporation scent £lO,OOO in
sculptures to .adorn the hall. Many other dining-rooms
testify to the love shown by the city magnates toward
their own "corporation." We love their ancient ways
not.

PINOWIII were not forgotten by Mr. Danes, and the
ball-room is superbly decorated. The furniture of the
whole palace may be somewhat estimated by the fact
that one bed cost £3,150, whilst the plate was valued
at £12.000. and their lordships have not spent much
less than £70,000 in additions and repair. for the same
department The cost of maintaining such an establish-
ment and the officials conneeted therewith cannot be
lees than £20,000 yearly. This is paid by the city.
Next weak I will try and gives faintconosption of the
duties of the office and their probable cost to the
olßoer Mamma By your leave, Mr. Editor,
810 Bus.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-10-07

FACTS AND FANCIES.
(From Punak)

" LITS AND LIT Llrx"—Village doctor (to the grave•
digger, who is given to whiskey): " Ah. John I rsoiy
to see you in this pitiable condition again I "—Grave-
dMpar : "Toots, 81r I Can ye no let ie little tau% o'
gas ,by I It. mooy a crackle anis a yours I hie
happit owre, an said neething about I "
Tin Gain or Tun Dar.—(Fairing ol at lawn tennis).—
Bisosark •. " Come Andraasy, we know each other's
I ' form.' You and together against the lot !!"—Rnsala
(to Francs): I think. madame. we might be • match for
them !" —Francs : " Thank.! I prefer to sit out at
present I"—England (to " Nobody saki us II"
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-10-07

WHAT THE WORLD SAYS.

Lord Crsobrook bar, I learn, ..en the emu of hie wan.
Ho left instructions behind him at the India Obc• that
the gentlemen of its press ewe to be sewed •itk
ordinary courtesy dui :nab,. lordship's stream al Belmont,
and to receive any moiroponent news from Afghsliptee
which might be considered uncompronstang la Sr toe.
blast or Mr. Horace Walpole And afuordinall the
papers have been gratified by the gashing discovery of to
oasis " green sad fresh" in Afghasibtan. Would the
confiding puldlic be surprised to Ista: that, header the
dieoovery of ihe " omit," the leJI. (Ace Is in powession
of voluminous despatches anent otser discoveries, WI eft,
the force of the enemy and the ex tent of the outbreak I

Who mlohn Dunn, the Zulu chill I hear people ask.
John Dunn is the son ot • heat, sant ia the R0).1 Narre
who wee killed by an elephant in Nstal many leen_ oito.
John married a imlf•caste woman . but n'avn be,nntnu.,._T
Zululand most of the chiefs, by waY making him
°uglily at home, sent dauabters se offering.— gifts 114
not well refuse. He has, for on Enslistunan, thermic..
rather an unusual number oil nines ; there art twisty
I &Ala bowie in hls harem, besides the bell-cute, sad his
family already assists of ninety lotis p.m". Ho Pe"
fission for mazy years past h. been that of " CUP• 11111.
n i mg," in other words that of mingling firearms screw.
the frontier into Zululand, an opwstion he bag ...delta'
with Dotal success, t1111•11by 6%104 the !0{11.1.16011 CI be
Wd•ltb. eta the great Sir Garnet has Ileemeti that ...-
running shall cease, he hes wt • thwf to catch a thief.
and Duna, no doubt, will prevent everybody he cm fres
iddelgide in the vrolJeble trade.
" Dull, you say? Ride a wee. What do veil think of
the fat boy in Pietas:4 to stare at al dat ff.o f..rein
the flesh. In the flesh! In tons of &oh. albeit Ird.ck
Whenever I have heard people talk of Dickens's smart.
lion in drawing character, the fat boy iialwap mentioned
as an instance. And yet my live friend u. the exact
counterpart of the amiable youth standing in front of Mr.
Jingle and aunt Rachel, as drawn by Sesntour. 111
quite the lion of the place. When first he .urged eyes my
astonished gaze at the sable dlefe. 1 gastoel out. Wt. "°.
as I thought, good eon:wain or anoeaer ! A clterwing
miss se seated by me overhear! the re:awl—which I bet*
the recording angel has overlooked—end, unities sweetl72
whispered in my ear." Was it the fat boy and a boad
of sympathy was immediately crested between in Tll,
'bores resound "tat boy" in all language&
exclaims a toung Prewh officer ;end llon.'"'"'
gallant comrades of him as eagerly as del their Isther!,
the cap of pyre Flugeauel. "I guess her.. young Adlgooki.
exclaims Mr. Yank. retarding, peril.. oith ;•::coil' •
more exuberant proportion& Ah, if I can mill is
my honourable intentions towards him I
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-10-07

Total . . 24 7 V 10
Puliank!_utary. ltuattipal

Liberal rain on claims...
Liberal gain on objectiocut IT

ToUl Liters' gain ... 34

36 •

N.B —The above list is inclusive of 'meal Liberal
cleiros and objections made for the purpose of rectifying
mistakes and osiadeecriptions on the Register.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-10-07

J. W. HINSON,

WATCH AND CLOCK MAKER
TO Tad QUERN AND ROYAL FAMILY.
And by Special Appointmenta to
H.R.H rim Paws or Wntat, ILL Li, rim Emma
or lionain, *nu run MAHARAJAHS or DORDWAN
AND JOHOIL

PRIZE MEDALS-LONDON, DUBLIN, AND
PARIS.

BENSON'S
.WATCHES.

Of every description, suitable for all climates, from 2
to 200 guineas. Chronographs. Chronometers, Keyless,
Levers, Presentatiou, Repeaters, Railway Guards',
Soldiers', and Workmen's Watches of Extra Strength.

BENSON'S 0 LOOKS,
For Churches, Turreta, or Public or
Drawing Room, Library, earrlap, Cbarcbi,V or
Shop. Perpetual Cara, Wind Dials. to.
NOVELTY—" EARLY ENGLISH" CIO=
Wood and Ormolu, Deocoated with Blue
Wedgwood. kg., from I:15 Eia Mad* solely by 81111011.

BENSON'S GOLD & SILVER JEWELLERY
of every description, in the Richest and Newest
Deeigns. st the Lowest Prices compatible with good
workmanship. Brooches, Bracelets, Necklets. Loci,ees,
Earrinp, ; and also ia Diamonds and
Precious Stamm

BENSON'S " Workman's" £5 Sm Silver lingliah
Lever. (Warranted).
BENSON'S " Everybody's" Silver Watch, £3 3s,
with Crystal Class. (Warranted).
BENSON'S Silver and Electro-Plate.—For Ram
and Athletic Mee lugs. Presentation. or Household
Use, Seidel Designs and Estimates Fres.
BENSON'S NEW ILLUSTRATED PAM.
FHLETS on WATCHES, CLOCKS, TURRET
CLOMP, PLATE, and JEWELLERY seat Post
Free, 3d. each. Watches east sate by Post to all parts
of the World.
Watches, Clock,. and Jeweliery Repaired
by Experienced Workmen.
Plate, Jewellery, and Watches Bought sod
Exchanged.
CLUBS SUPPLIED.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-10-07

THE DORSET COUNTY ExpßEss AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 7, 1879.

THE FATAL SHOOTING CASE

Witlas49sergs Il,eu &ppeered bel ore the magistrates on
Monday, on the charge ol manslaughter.—Present : The
Mayor ((i. E. Eliot, Esq.) Dr. Drew, B. Hopkins, Eel,
and D. Collett, Esq.
The only fresh witness was Mr. Heyman, of the Fox, at
whine house the gun was kept
The primmer cried bitterly and seemed to feel hia sad
Position very acutely.
Mr. William Lines Hines, the father, was then sworn.
Thi Mayor: How long had this gun been in your
house I_ _

—Witness : From what I and/menu:id it could not have
been there more than twenty minutes.
The Mayor: Who brought it to the house
Witness : A little boy of the name of Hayman.
Fred Hayman, was than called, and in addition
to his former evidence said when the prisoner took the
gun from him and went into the stores, be did not put the
raniro'l Into the barrel, but into the " shield." He (witnes
did not know it was loaded. There was no cap on when
he took it He was sure of that. Mr. Log; told him when
he fetched it that he had sold it to Mr. Hines,
Mr. Heyman said: About three months ago Mr. Lugg,
who was going to leave his business, brought the gun to
my house with a lot of other things. They were all
locked up together in the cupboard, where nobody could
get at it. A little while afterwards, about • month ago,
a party of theatricals came here, and the manager came to
my bowie to borrow • gun as I bade lot of old guns 'yin(
about My wife happened to lend this one. She said
" you had better try the gun first, because you don't know
if there is anything in Ito, not" He said "I only want
It fortmen to stand up as guard with. I don't want to
shoot with It" There was no ramrod. It is my opinion
that nll the time it was in say house it was loaded, and I
firmly believe it was loaded three months ago sad elf the
time they were playing with it at the Mastro f That was the
only time I lent the gun. It was never tried to see if it
was loaded or not I believe that that poor child
ner) let the gun fall and it went off accidentally. Mr.
rents some stores of Mr. Hines, and on the day the
accident happened Mr. Lugs said to my boy " I have sold
a gun to Mr. Hines, and I want you to go up home and
get it He then went and got it and took it down He
most the prieciner, who said' Fred, I'll Mks the gun, as
father has bought it' I had no powder and shot
belonging to Mr. Hines. Tbe "toothier" of the gun is all
to places' if you only shake it, It will go off.
Mr. Hines free .lied): There woe no powder in the
house. I never kept anything of the kind.
The magistrates then retired for consultation, and on
their return.
The Mayor cautioned the primmer against the Unger and
folly of playing with firearms, and added—Ws, however,
consider we are satisfied in our own minds that it was
purely an accident through your inexperience and
childish play, and we don't consider that this is •case to be
sent for any further investigation, but we do hope it will
be • warning and a lesson to you for the rest of your
life.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-10-07

XILDOILWE IT. A11173113W.

SALE OF THE LATE MR. FOWLER'S
STOCK.

An inhabitant writes "I never saw so many
people in Milborne before, se attended the sale."
Mr. J. T. Humor was the auctioneer, and among
those who were present were Mr. H. Fookes, Mews.
John Roper, Rickman, J. Mayo, Doden (Hoke), G.
. Dow
dun
Homer. T. A. Homer, Jack &sant. Scott, J.
T. H. Scott, W. Mackerall, Keynes, J. Keynes. T.
KeYnes, Kingman, Splller, G. Symonds, D. Symonds
(Ashton), Pope (Preston), Doornail (Troytown),
Saunders (Forgoer C. Saunders, T. Homer (Rms.
worth), G. R. , hfsbey, Pearce (Portland),
Pearce, Matthews, J. Legg, A. Pearce, Henry
Taylor, Tozer, G. Groves, Drake, Wiltshire, Lock,
Reg. Lock, T. Hooper, C. Kent, G. Sudden, Spicer,
Jrlmeon, Hull. F. Whittle, Tory (Turnworth), To
(Sturminster Marshall), Sprake, Joseph Garland,
Woodhouse, ok.c.,
The sale commenced with the dairy cows sod a large
assortment of implements, which were quickly
disposed of at satisfactory prima, considering the
times.

—Luncheon wee supplied in the large barn by Mrs.
Dunn, of the Junction Hotel, Dorchester, and about
:lapis partook, and the catering gave every setts-
Atter this the sale was resumed.
The sheep were. well-bred lot, Mr. Fowler having
always paid great attention to the look. They were
bred from the flocks of Messrs. Pinot: and Humphrey,
and the chilver lambs were got from rams of Mr.
monison's celebrated flock. he 6-tooth ewes made
44,. to 744 , being bought by J. Leg', Req. ; the
4-tooth ewes went at 43a. to 56a, and Logy was a
principal buyer; the 2-tooths fetched 384. to 55. , the
beet being taken by Mr. Lane f .r J. .1. Farquharem,
Req., Tarrant ; chilver lamb, brought from
264. to 28a. The cart hones sold very well, at from
32 gs. to 52i ; mare* and colts fetching 28 gs. to
36 go. ; and cart colts, 32 ga. to 36 go. A quantity of
phi, dairy utendle, concluded very satisfactory
sale.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-10-07

WIYXOIITH.

A PLEASANT EVIIIIING. —A large number of the parish
workers, to the number of about 100, connected with
St. Mary's and Christ Church parishes, visited Port.
snore on Thursday evening, by the invitation of the
Rev. T. A. and Mrs. Gnawer. A most sociable and
enjoyable evening was spent, Mr. and Mrs. (heaves
doing their utmost to make their guests feel at home.
Reviews or Vomit. —Mr. A. H. Stonehouse
Vigor, barrister-at-law, the newly-appointed revising
barrister for the district, was in attendance at the
Guildhall on Thursday to revise the lista of Parlia-
mentary and Municipal voters for the borough,
and deciding claims and objections. Mr. it.
N. Howard appeared in the Liberal interest,
bath for the borough and the county. Mr. G. B.
Weld' ,rd attended on behalf of the Conservatives for
the county, and Mr. Pally Hooper supported the
Conservative interest in tne borough claims. Tne
pr. weeding', however, were without the slightest
intere.t, and none of the pees cc 1 for a report. At
the close of the Court, Mr. Howard complimented the
reel- log barrister on the very efficient way in which
he had clischarged his duties, and congratulated all
engaged ou the euange that had taken place. Mr.
Pally Hooper also expressed his pleasure at seeing
Mr. Vigor with them. The Revising Barrister briefly
acknowledged the corcpliment..
STIALING • COAT. —At the Borough Police-court,
Thursday, before W. Talbot, Req.. B. Hopkins, Erg.,
and J. S. Rabaul, Req., Georpe Selby, a boy, was
charged with standing an overcoat, the property of
Richard George Cornick.—Cornick, who is a porter
in the employ of Mr. Williams, chemist, said he lived
In the some house as prisoner. On Tuesday he Let the
coat. He gave information to the polio', and that
morning he saw it at the pawnbroker's shop. The
coat was worth be. 91—Alfred Sergeant, pawnbroker,
deposed on September 30, the prisoner came to his
shop with &coat. He gave him 2s. 6.1. font. Previous
to that the be had brought a soiled blanket and sheet
and wanted to sell them. Wi nese refused to buy
them.—P.S. Apeey said he apprehended the prisoner
near the railway station, and when charged with
stealing the coat he said be was very sorry.—The
mother of tba boy said be was very penitent and she
thought it would boa warning to him for the rest part
of his life.—The Bench took • lenient view of CIO Cue.
They said they would give him another chance and
sentenced him to one day's imprisonment. —The boy
holds a porter'e license and Mr. Arden said he did not
think such lads should be entrusted with a license of
that kind.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-01-21

CAUTION.

RIONITTS PARIS BLIT/
The marked sapericaity el this Leinathy Blue mean
others, sad eta quick aciresiatioa al iteser_Xthe
Public, has bees Weeded by ths usual rea
loud of Whitlow ; the merit el the Weir Mali;
analian lath. lasseadty emeread, act simply Is
betatiag the square shape, but dair the general
appointee of the wrappers raselable that at the
mem article. The timudacturees bay tharefore to
eiltdos all barn to ass " Itethitt's Paris Bus" is
is& packet. Bold int Pray knees at all respeolabis
Glom% Mama ale Dimiesta
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-01-21

TEI BATH BRIDOZ AOCIDZNT.

---
Seeing lad Mardi that £4,000 was to be paid to the
whit ator in the above motto, by the 161 h of II orch,_lB7B,
and. considoring &oddest took plsoe m June, 1817, is
It not an extraordinary thing that none of the sufferers
have hod a penny or ft yeti Claims for occidental that
henpened loan sole the shave have keen pe d If any of
your raiders out sal ght a as .• of the sufferers on the
subject it will be ocarodered a tonna.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-01-21

THE CONSERVATIVE DEFENCE.

Sir Michael Beach attended • Conservative dinner at
Stroud on Friday night, and cooks at some length. He
drew a pathetic picture of tic' immense and incessant
exertions required from himself and his colleagues in
navigating the venal of the State, and laid that nothing
but gathering. Hui that ought to deprive the
country of such work as they could render. He
then proceeded to re'er to the speeches of members
of the Opposition, who, he rid, were always prophets
of evil, though their predictions were not always
fulfilled. As to the Afghan war, all that the Government
wished had been accomplished, and the first campaign
which he hoped would be the last, was concluded at ea
little cost of life or treasure as any war referred to in
history. He adduced the retreet of the Government on
the Rhodope grant as • proof that the illinisterialhas were
not a mere mechanical majority,
_and went on to defend
the policy of the Government to Turkey, Insisting that the
Cabinet had no option but to enter into the Convention
for the purpose el saving Asia Minor from anarchy or
Russian eonquest Turning to the criticisms made on his
resent reference to the prevailing distress. be emphatically
repeated the statement be made at Gloucester. that
although there was distress, it had been e"
party pumosim. and contended that theCrritiefn o;
policy had nothing to do with it After eulogising the
good relations existing between the masters and work-
men of Stroud. and the efforts of the men to provide for •
rainy day, he proceeded to eulogise the policy of the
Government. Ad espvially of himself, in our African
colonies. Turning at last to domestic legislation, Sir
Michael entered into an elaborate condemnation of the
" harassing- policy .1 the Gladstone Cabinet, applauded
the measures of the present Government, and promised
that they would persevere in the cantor they had already
pursued.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-01-21

OPENING OF A NEW °EGAN AT ST. JOHN'S

CHURCU.

A new organ, built by Hill and Son, London, was opened
on Wednesday afternoln last. The envies, which was
full choral, comrneamd at ha/beet two, at which time
there was • large and feshtoneble emigre' Won. The
" procesaional" hymn was "The Church Is One Founda-
tion." The prayers wire intoned by tbe Rev. W. Shuttle
worth, curate of Holy Trinity, and the lessons wets read
by the vicar, the Rev. John St ph-noon. lhe sermon was
preached by the iv. C. Green. B-ckrnhern, Kent, who
took for his text Psalm zozili , and 3—" Praise the Lied
with harps; sing unto Hon with the psaltery and an instru-
ment of ten strings. Sing onto Hon a near sone ; play
skillfully with • loud noise." The rev. xentleinan's
disc tune, which wale moil eloquent one, embodied two
thought.:—first, that praise is the highest and trtleat .
form of worship; end. seem& that musical prat.e ts the
best. At the chse ot the armies • collection 11.1.• made, the
offertory being In aid of theorgos ben. The recessional
hymn was—"On our wry rejoicing." At the close
of the service, Mr. •T. Iron, the talented oriental.
perfornsed the following election of music, which fully ;
tested the capabilities of Le instrument, which in every
respect was pronounced Yy competent judges tu be of
splendid tone and compost :—Andante, " Sympashie"
March "Triomphale," T. Moo; au-gm, *darn end elle-
grotto,. "Flute Concerto," Rink; andante, "Pilgrim of
Hot" and allegro from " 3ocatnerod Oratorio," Heade' ;
offertolre upon "Two Chrstma• Noels," Guilmant ; in-
troduction "Large' (Dr. Wesley), and infi tininatos,
" &abet (Homini). arrangement of "64 Sere
the Queen" for organ, Kink
In the evening there wasanother service at 7.30, which
was choral At the close Sr. Avant performed on the
organ the following pieces:—" There is • Green Hill" and
" Maltreats," Grinned: Anomie and "Wedding March,"
Mendelesiohn ; extempote air, "He shall Feed His
Flock," end finale, "Coroustlon Anthem," Handel.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-01-21

Prom

-
MIMIC% PACRA. atter ea anemias several mouthy,
hes returned to Bryanstoo• salaam to rename hie
diplomatic &Wee se Turkish Ambamador. Hie diplometio
duties mem t have got cm so well la his almenoa that
pernepe It would not ham mattered very mach had he
Pot returned at al.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-01-21

STOW' 41.31107 r.

Basin To MAYA—A child named George Caaterberl,
four years of age, eon of George Canterbury, labourer.
met with • fearful dmth on Thursday bwt. The Monad
wee left alone in the boom when Its cl .the. caught iielt
burning the child In a dreadful rammer. and it
but • few hours. An inquest was held on the bad/ et
Saturday, before Kr. Nictiolse IC Laois (connok
following computed the Jury t—H-nry Jobe Smith (lM'
man), Rlerard Holland, Francis Hallett, Robert RUM)
William Hann, Richard Snail, George Etwerd, 3e,
Forney, William Pomeroy, Hrnry BLOJO
Weeltnieeton. and William Llogbam —1244.1 h
Bligdoa mid ales -eon neighbour of deceased and .as .1
the beak door of bee own house and beard •child mesa
She entered by the front door and saw the chi' I st
Way's is neighbour'.) door to dune& rb. child was
kicking at the door. No one else was about ibis est
between 11 and 19 on Teureday afternoon. 8b• NI bet
sane one got there before her. The flames were
all around tbe child. Did not know If any one else el,
le the house at the Urns. Could not star it tbe cbdi:t
often left, bat the mother of twn g out. taking °"'""
with her. Thee bare It,, children. Drceased ertereeto
went to school. the father being • InhOWN.—la.,
Caoterbary said she wee the mother. Sim left tar (MU
about half-poet 11 on Thursday morning on • Moot he 04
nhich was very lw there waa no coal bel,•
piece of wood that would not Same. No one .to was
11
the house, bar husband being away. The front door was
open when she went out. She only went across tha leo
to a neighbour'e. Tbe child kicked at the door sad who
she opened it the child was in ilamee It we. buret tw7
mech. A doctor was sent for, The child was antabl._,"..
the last, and explained that he put his foot
fender and fell into the km. He died about hall•Pr,
SaVala the same •eroing.—The jury returned • retina w
" occidental death."

SWANAGI.
Tha announcemant in last week's hone that tits
lifebordsnan's efforta were in vain was incorrect 11.4
crew of the stranded veesel, consisting of tw°l°4° sli
=
were, with coniddarable difficulty, taloa
at Pools.
On Wednesday, January Lith, • missionary to "A
held in the National Schoolroom, and wo
attended. Afterwards an excellent addles ".
delivared by the Kew. F. Bower, a native of Wco4l4_,
and who haa for ten years laboured as • Workout
Travancore, in South Jrnii.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-01-21

MARKETS.

SALMI:RV CHUM MALKI7.—At this market on
Thursday the aupply was tolerably good, but only •
comparatively small portion changed hands at lower prices.
There was • considerable quantity of American cheese on
odor.

BRADFORD Wool., Monday.—Trade is far from active.
There Is little Inquiry. and the tran•actions in wool are on
• very limited Dade. Staplers endeavour to maintain late
ratty, but find difficulty in doing in. Business can
hardlv be done %without • concession. The other branches
are equally flat There is little besinese doing in either
yarns or pieces.

8I DO Coax, kfonday.—There waa a fair supply of
wheat, which changed hands at recent rates, Us& being
dull flood malting iftrlOY sea,CO, and fully as dew as
I. t week. In feed.ng stuffs there was no alteration.
There was • good sup..ly, and beef was dearer, from 13s
to Its per wore being the general pr co, although in some
instances as much as Its Gd was given for primest speed
mens.

SALISIVIT Coax. Tue dap—Wheat In moderate supply,
qu et trade at last WNW/ rates. White, 44s to kb; red
(beat), 49 table ; 'mond Oils to 40a. Barley, lap e supply.
arm t ade at the full prices of last week_ ant, 44e to 48,.
**roods quality in better demand. 32s to be. Feed saii
stuffs unaltered.
Cerrut —There was • vary large supply of brats—
nearly a. many as at the Christmas market—but the
miserable date of the weather had the effo t & checking
trade. Little over 14e score oould be obtained for 0z..,
while cows and heifer. were disposed of at from lb to 13s
• soon A good many sheep were on offer, and about ltd. •
pound was 'he highest figure obtained for Down wethera
Ewe. made from aid to ad per lb.

Idrearoo• Tueriday.—With an average attend.
anre at our market. • moderate bus nose has been done In
wheat at about I, idays rata . Pal fornian, 9a. to 9s. 41.
Flour in limited request .t Its rates Indian corn (01
mined Ameri :Jo), 4s. 10d. an (new) 16. Eld. Beans
(Egyptian). 7.1. Id. to 7. 84. Peas (Canadan), 61. 81.
Oats and oatmeal dull.

Hutt. CORN, Wedneeday.—Whest very difikult to ea&
Anything dry and goal meets • mi. ady sale at fuU pricer.
Foreign quiet Barley, !is/title( and grinding. unaltered.
°etc beans, and peas duU, at barely late rata Maize
sixpence quarter dearer.
Huu. Cants Wedneeday.—A very poor show of stook
and trade dull. Theprincipal transactions were in the pig
market, where trade we. teerably bnak, and prices •
&bade better.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-01-21

BROAD WAY.

MAOIC LANTUDI ENTIRTAIN II SST. —On mo.d.,
evening last w• were favoured with • suet by %leen.
Greening, Richards, and Davis, from Dorchester
who emwelingly pleased, not only the chil 'rem, tali
all who were present. by their Stettin Lat,ttrn writhe
" Trial of Sir Jasper." We have at tat what we
long felt we needed, viz., a huge room, and find our
Temperance Hall adapted to the nurpoae, and it 111.
well filled on Monday evening when for an hose and
half our kind friends from Dorcheeter exhit tel to is
wines of the best pictures we ever .aw. while tha
readings and explanations were the most telling. Mk
entertainment was given in behalf a the Penny Read.
big Class, jut established in tne periods Is the
Pun people, and others. About 30 have already
ined, the terms being 3d. per quarter for childres
under 14 yews, and 81. above thst age, which elI
entitle them to attend every meeting free during It.
quarter. lb. night of meeting is Tuewiay every
week
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-01-21

OBICILLUEL.

SCHOOL BOARD MRETDIO.—The mr, his
Board took place on Monday evening. tie
Subladroore, when there were present :—T. G. D
(in the chair) John Laws, and Mean. Tucker awl
Lowman. The Rev. C. E. Domini. wan unamitoosay
elected to fill the vacancy, in consequence.' the reei,.
nation of General Davidson. Ti, Board had gs,
before them the names of a number of children who
had not been sent regularly to school, and the clerk
was authorised to take the neceseary sniff
to enforce attendance, or that the children be *eat to
industrial schools, labor, the panints in each cu,
will be compelled to contribute to the support of thee
children.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-01-21

THZ RACING SEASON.

ktreouon frost and snow bave compelled the
abandonment or postponement of the Maispe aad
benne races which were est for the Alit fortnight of
this month, this. are some ages of the dawn ag ef
another racing season for within the last few days the
entries for most of the important spring handicaps sod
for the long &Manes cups and plates rua for at Imola and
Arcot have been made public. It dies not appear. so far
is the haadicaps are concerned, that the entries are up to
the standard of previous years either to paint of numb..
or of otud,ty. This is not, however, • neater which
need MOM say regret, for there are fax too many of these
ha and if some el them were to lapse for lack et
eairtesaitir diaappeerance would not be grudged by any
tree apertessan, ut unfertanstely. the headings' to
which the falling at is most mum at ere the.. run for
ever long m.x and the.. ere beet worth Ms Mag.
The liberality of Ik. maamers of the Ascot Meeting to as
great as ever, and it is mrprising that the £1,300 given
in the Gold Cap should ham attraMed no mare than 92
PaPlillaikina, and that only 19 homes shoo d be entered
for the Alexandra Plate, to which a thousand pounds are
eddied from the fund. It is to.. that owing be the
dsplemble scarcity of hones endowed with stamina, the
fasted these rams being run over very !.ong courses
most owners from Saida' • I ...lon. Still
rim:: ° abet. of COMO would follow the example est at
keret, the beet hones of the day unload of being
ttuely put to the stu I. would be kept in training for two
or three NO4OIIII after the oorapietten of Gael* threnyear-
old weer. Most of the other nose at Ascot ler which
tk..ntrlo.kev. sit been made prorate* well, and the
general Imposed.. derived from • perusal of the
sominigiona is that the racing meson of 18711 is likely te
bepr.=ve alas good sport as Ito not V 557 eventful
—Dear Nora
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-01-21

THE DOVER NORDIC&

At Mak/stoat oa January 16tik_ before Ltrd lattice
Oottoo. Mews Bertha Boatittrd, la. tailor. wos charged
with the witfal murder of hit- wit" aad child at Dont oa
tbo feh
. . . .

....kn. Richards of TO, Essicill, mid the primmer had re-
=lad is bet hones for several years. He was =sward of
a vessel. Wises she =sot upstairs this pratcuso, who was
deemed in his night shirt, said to her, " Imre dime it. I
hope you will three* as" The decemeed, who., she saw
wousded in the dde, was blesdiag, sad wits... advised
her toll. down on the bed; but before she could do as
she fall down on the Oat,. There ware no onsreels
between the deceased sad the prisoner, who was jealous
of hie wife. Os am occasion as ids rotors from ma. she
'pratocor found his wife hying = serve= at Atholi ernes
prisouor objected to bit belie Moore, but us= to go
there to sloop at sight. Oe one °meth= her busbond was
Weed =minas= and Mare was a disturbs's°. in roe=
queues The deceased sometimes took too onsols but
nothing to bait. Hod none NM the prism= sad his
wife quorrolliog.
orge Richards. iscia of It witness deposed to baiting
the dammed screen. The primmer came d ,srs stilt., and
as seeing wife= said. " I have done It, old fellow. He
had this knife produced in his =ad. Prisoner then went
into a room and laid the knife on the drawers but after,
words he t clic it uf sod was going to Mob himself, when
witness saul. 'Deal do it before as., Tom." Pnsoser
threw the keit* out of doer,, but witness picked it up
sad laid it under seas coed on the window-sill.
At the state= prig icier mid, " I am not sorry for what
I have doss It was not prenedilated. We were in bed
st tie trots I wish to be punished to the full extent of
the law." On one occasion the .it. told him she was
pregnant, but ha was not the father of the child.
TN. Jury found the prisoner guilty of will al mord=
bat recommeaded bias to mercy on the ground that he
had remind sore= provocation.
Seatenco of death was passed la the usual form.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-01-21

PLUSH.

Sitair Palmitin) ui x. Saow.—Mr. Oakley
Sannders, of Forsue Farm, bee been • onnsiderable
sufferer through the inclement weather. He had sent
aft ick of 300 sheep kir keep to Mr. Miller, of Plush,
and on Tuesday last week, when a violent snowstorm
continued all day, they were completely embedded In
snow, which was six feet deep at he spot where they
were found. It otxopied all the next day to dig them
out, and 26 were de..l. Mr. Saunders, through the
bwi weather and other causes, was unable to go to
see after the sheep, to which • boy warn attending, acd
he was desirous of lriring them to the tarton for
shelter. but Mr. Miller's shepherd thought it un-
necessary. The boy, after he had seen his charge as
he sapwood all righ: and shelters.' under the hedge,
left them, but as the .now Increased they huddled one
upon another and 26 if them, were stifled.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-01-21

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Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-01-21

THE LIBERAL ATTACK.

The week has been marked by some smart criticiems of
the Government and its policy, Mr. Stain&ld, Sir John
Lubbock, Sir Sidney Waterlow, Mr. J. D. Lewin, and Sir
William Harcourt having addressed their constituents.
The last-named is universally recognised as haring
delivered one of the most brilliant places of rhetorical and
ePivummatical criticism heard oat of Parliament for
day.. Complaining of the inaction of the Govern-
ment in home matters, he expressed his belief that the
stagnation of trade and the distressed condition of the
country was owing, in • great measure, to the
apprehension that the policy of bounce adopted
by the Government might ultimately lead us into
a European war. He argued that the Berlin
Treaty was a sham, and that it had broken down in
every easentiaL A* for Cyp us, it was • g arerard rather
than an arsenal, awl our j ivied aims in it was • mockery,
while the Afghan war wo .Id result in placing WI in the
hands of Russia ; for nothing could better play the imme
of the' cou..try than to put us in poessetion of • "s^ientific
frontier surrounded 1,1 hootile tribes. So scathing was
this speech that even the critics of this rising poUcian
could only extract ep.sram after epigram from P, and
serve them up with &placatory remarks for the delight of
their re .dera The one serious objection mads by the
Ministerial /Uwe to the speech, is worth noting,—that
mospetad soth‘ng ; but r flavour' doubtlem
miniatiart that an even treater than he, Sir Robert Peel.
once remarked, when out of office, that " be did not feel
bound to preilribe for a potion, till he wu called in
professionally; and that when the Queen demands ha
services he will be happy to make suggestions. At
present he does his duty by po siting out that the
ens enUons ma le by hi. opponents are not such as
commend themselves to him.—fle•spAira / ado/saw.
.

Hr. W. H. Forster. M.P.. spoke at Y•rmouth on Satur-
day in support of Sir Thome.* Powell Buxton. the Liberal
candidate for North Norfolk. He commented oil the
Coneervative c.andiclate and his friends having entirely
Ignored ail home affairs in their speeches during the com-
bat. Mr. Forster cited the County Government Bill as
en example of what might be expected from Coeservative
Leeteievec,e,ei a...oohed the Aviculture& Holdings Act as
• mockery and • awn. He coodemeed the foreigerri.ol.l
of the Goverement. by which the country had been
In • very d osgerous and uroatisfactory position. H.
asked the electors If they wiehed for a oontanuance of
the present policy of secret conveetioes, theatrical ear-
prism, and a cynical contempt for tb• menet or cosenst
of the country. Mr. Foreter concluded his remarks by
pointing out the importance of the election at this
critical time and the responsibility that rested on the
eaostlineacy.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-01-21

1111DPONT.

RAPTIPI? CHAPI4-012 Monday evening, according
to annual custom, after the weekly service of unit.
prayer held in the Town-ball, • oelebration of Holy
Communion took place is the Baptut haps), when
the Rev. J. T. Eames (Baptist ministers-) officiated,
assisted by the Revs. F. J. Austin and F. Teal. Mr.
Clark (then missionary), 'Jr. Howell, Mr. Monteith,
and Mr. Crocker. The atteudauce we good.
Lacrann ow NIAGAIII.--On Monday evening an
excellent anti descriptive actors was delivered in the
Lecture-room of the Literary and Scientific Institute
by Mr J. Edmond Clark, 8.A.. B.Sc., of York. The
lecture was pleasingly illustrated by • eerie§ of photo-
graphic view. shown by Mr. J. T. bteptiens, by the
aid of hie powerful lantern aernisted by lime light. The
views showed the aspect of the Falls with the *tar-
sego' wienery in the viniry under different aspect.,
aunmer and winter. The lecturer was ictroduoed by
Mr. B. W. W hetham who at the clod* proposed a
vote of thanks for the lecture go ably given • also to
Mr. Stephens for his kindness in exhibiting the
views Toe votes of Cheeks were acknowledged,
which brought • pleasant evening to • close. There
was • fair attendance.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-01-21

SYDLING ST. NICHOLAS
THE NEW YEAR'S DAY SPARROW MAICH.

he rain fell in torrent. from the time las wan
comenericad, but, nevertheless, there was quit, • bra
Party on the ground, including sone.6th 'wet oats is
England, amouget whom may be noticed 11(..-sre G•aie
and Powell (keepers to Lord Eldon and M. Wrlod lit G.
Symonds, Mr. A.danis (Ilseelbury &yan) Mr. N masa
(Cerny), Mr. L ...ler, Kr. damonobe, Mr. Birb.
and others from Weymouth. Altogether oh .ut 20 1101
competed for the various prises, and on the who. the
shooting was remarkably good, especially that of Me G.
Symonds. who brought down his birds in spirealid stra,
zenerally dropping them within fire yards of the tar
Mr. Burke. 111 r. Adams, and liessrs. C iudy sal Powell
made soco• tolerably good scores, end their aborting ea
the subject of general comment. 8 dijoined is • list al
prime and winners :—Fi rst pr • go hackney home, value 9
guineas, 45 subscribers; not filling, it eras rut shot oft
Second prize, Lit pig, &bon, 26 score, value 10 goiewis,ll
subscribers ,• winner, Kr. Giles Symonds. Third prize, IMpig, about 19 score, value ten pilaw* ten suberrobyn;
winner, Kr. Oil., Symonds. Fourth prize, fat pr. abed
ten score, value Ilya guineas• ten suhemiterr ; moan, l(r.
G. Candy (Eno inibe). Filth prize, turkey, 16 subrenteri;
winner, Mr. G. Symonds. Sixth one., turkey, 16 rub
scribers; winner, Yr. G. Sywonde. Other prizes meld
have been competed for, but the weather pat no vai Is
the eport, as the rein fell the • deluge. Kr. T. Char*
kindly •ssisted as Km ti•r in placing the shooter., Mr T
Dunning es score kweper end treasurer, sad Mr. Juke
Seymour as referee.