The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-04-28 00:00:00

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DORCH RRTICR—Po tics on Wa tai's MIAIBIAGIL
—The following circular has hese forwardod to the
High Bheriflof thisCounty,,7 Whinier+, Esq.
' Marlborough Ho., A • 20, 1861—L41it -
General Koollys his roma the ocesnosods el the
County Wal to amok the inhabitants of the
.`-:w.oty of Dore: very*warmly for their
olion his marruge. sod to esoiwo disse"=
Royal Highness a wool' ossified by the eapron
of their good wishes co: the ocamine.”
Tlii COUNTY ADOILIgni TO TN{ PRFSC2 OF
W•Lea, —The Usdor-Slieriff (T. Coombe, Esq..) he,
received the following soknowledgment of the re-
ceipt of the :Waren to His Royal Highs:sue the
Prince of Wales, adopted at the ram* meaty
messing :
Whitehall, 22nd April, len.
St.,—! have had the honor to lay bekire the
Omni the loyal and dutiful address Oir the ialtabi-
Matt of the county of Dorset on the oornehni of the
marriage of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales;
and I liar* to inform you that Her Ifejesty was
pleased to reoeive the dime very graciously. I
as, Par, your obedient servaat,

G. GRZY."
The Uoder-ftiterilf of Doesetaira
CORROSION 8110IIND IT ?RI LORD LUIITINILST,
April 22. —Arthur Coombe, rat., to to Lieut.,
Dorset Militia, tiee Bathe.

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WSYMOllTll.—Aassotr.—At the Police Court, OD
Monday, before the Mayor, and W. Symonds, Seq.,
John Tuckerman. a Naval CA;est Volunteer, was charged
with writhing Mr. Crocker, landlord of the Prince of
Wales Inn. On Saturday eveflhlfi the defendant went
Into complainant's house when a dispute wow about a
box of matches, and the defendant was given in custody
of P.C. McMahon. —Mr. Crocker did not wish to prom
the charge, and the defendant was fined in. and costa
DION& AND Disoannuor. ry, el
Crewkerne, a navvy employed Ont:rorttrenelway
works, was on Monday brought before the above macin.
trate+ in custody of P.C. McMelion, charged with hang
drunk and riotous on Sunday night Prisoner was
fined it.. and costs, or in defanit WIWI days' hard labour.
The money was paid.

BlOGlNG...—Jam.—ols—Marphey, • tramp, was brought
before the Mayor on Saturday, charged with heinriag in
St. Thomaa'ratreet on Friday night. The offence was
proved by P.C. Marsh, The Mayor said he was
d.t.rmia.d to pat • stop to begging la the streets, es
it had become • reolar nuisance, aod be sbeeld there-
fore bentonite the prisoner to on. mooth's hard labour.
Boatman Prrrt Bcuszo, Teesday.—Before J.
Ayfing, and C. Penny, Raqm.
TM, CHUICII•ItATZ QUIZ/TON AAA= I—Tbe whole of
the time of the Court was taken up to-day in hearing
eases again.t parties semmosed for non-payment of
clinrch.ratea About 20 caws were gone late. The do-
fendants we believe are all Dlsseuters, and the linefority
disputed the validity of the rate. The Int emamens
disposed of was that against John Edward Brown,
herbalist, of St. Tkontagestreet, for noo-psynrant
of • church-rate, amounting to 2a. 31.—Mr. Hill
appeared on behalf of the churehwardena.— The de-
fendant diseased the validity of the debt, oa the '
ground that it was unjust and eastriptnral.—Mr.
Arden said if the rate was disputed, defendant would be
eummosed before the Eorlesiaatiad Court to °onkel the
lerdity of the rate.
Edward Edmunds for nonpayment of a church
rate, amounting to 3a. lljd, The defendant
did not dispute the legality of the rate, but
refused to pay it on the grounds that it was an unjust
one towards him as a dissenter, and from which he re-
ceived no benefit. Ho had always cheerfully anbecribed
towards every other rate. Mr. Hill, in opening
the came, said the churchwardens had summoned the
wren.] defendants with very great reluctance; but as
churchwardens thee had • duty to perform, and
before going to • higher tribunal to contend the validity
of the rate, they wanted to And out, if they could get
the defendants to pay it, all it would entail mach ad-
ditional expense if carried to the Ecclesiastical Court
It wonlil have given him very great gratification if the
nevernl defendants had come forward and paid the rate.
Being dissenters, by so doing, they would have put to
:he blush those men who called themselves churchmen,
and Mho had contended the legality of the rate.--Mr.
Milledge, one of the churchwartlens 11114 ealled, who
proved the rate in due form. The defendant wished to
know if the rate was made for the whole of the pariah
or only part —Mr. Penny replied that it was mule for
the whole parish.--The defendant mid he had received
no benefit from the rate, and he declined to pay it from
conscientious motive., as it was unjust. —The Bench
sail the rate must be paid, and made the usual order.
The cora of James Eaton Hoban', tailor, of Auftlaa•
place. you the next brought forward—Defendant said be
thought he was wrongly turomoned, and he wished to
know if he wee summoned for the payment of £l4i. 411.
for the repairs of the church. He did not di..
pate the validity of the rate.—Mr. Milledge proved
the rate.—Defendant wished to know what was the
amount of the estimate for the repaint of the church?—
Mr. Milledge said the estimate was FN. —Mr. Robots/ re-
plied that he war summon.,, for a prarter of the animal
of the whole mtimate, for which, he thought he was
not liable, and 1,1•• not exactly fair.--Mr. Ayling said
they could not alter the Rottens wished to
know if the centagons was • legal one, ai the repairs of
the church only amounted to Iffi, and he 1•11 summoned
to pay a quarter of it.—Mr. Ayling sai4 the summons
wee lolled in the legal farm—Mr. Robes, inquired If
the pew. in the church were weeeemi?—Mr. Village said
00111111 of them were when the owner, did sot live in
the parish.—Mr. Rohens remarked that then the
perishionen might bald seats in the church and
receive profit from them without being ragweed.
What was the gross smonnt of the rate' Mr. Milled'.
replied that it was MCI 4.. 64—Mr. Robena : And
the ratimate 1:171 It.. Al? —Mr. Hill said that unless de-
!rodent dorauted the validity of the rate be mura object to
this. —Defendant remarked that he would mach rather
par four times the amount of the rate for anything else
than per the amount for which be was summoned.
He would cheerfully subscribe towards giving anything
for any place of worship. bet in this lostanee be con-
ceived himself to be aggrieved and unlawfully rum.
asoned. H. had voluntarily enracribed two guise.. •
short time Once for the reallocation of the church. He
expreraed his determination that he would never pay
the rate, and regretted the course he woe obliged to
adopt. He knew there was a holies in the town to
support the church by relent .r• contributions, but to
compel dissenters to pay as lie had been summoned to
do, was neither fair nor just.—The Bench said the
rate was a legal one, and they had no power to make
any alteration. Under these circumstance* they mart
enforce en order for payment, and, in the event of
not tieing complied with. would be followed hy a distress
fir the amount claimed. Mr. Robens cops-eased his
determination not to nay, and observed that sufficient
would be found in his shop to cover theist..
Robert Damon, William Thresher, John Beale, and
Charles Smith. were likewise summoned. They severally
disputed the validity of the rate, and aa the Reach had
no jurisdiction the summonses were ousted.

Thomas firant of Governer's-lane, was the next case
disposed of.- -Defendant wanted to know what was an
Mega' rate ? —Mr. Hill replied that he must ask his
solicitor. —Defendant wished to know if an excessive
rate was an illegal one ?-11r. Hill informed defendant
that he must ask the opinion of the Ecclesiastics.' Court
upon that question. —Defendant replied that he did not
wish to go there. He had been summoned for non-
payment of church-rates once before, when his goods
were seized. There was a side of bacon in the house
then, hut them was not one now. He ob;ectol to the
payment of the rate upon principle, and would never
pay it if it had only been a farthing one, and would
rather have his gdods missal—The amount in question,
:41.. haring been proved to be the defendant's por-
t in,,, of the expenses for which the rate was levied, and
of his refusal to pay when asked for it. defendant
handed • hill to Mr. liilledge, which he said was a set-
off mi.:isnot the churchwardens' account, for goods sold
in 114.1. —Mr. Hill said tlie bill could not be entertained.
but the defendant could bring an action against the
churchwardens for trespass, and he should be most
happy to defend them. -The Bench made an order for
rarni-nt. to he followed by • distress being levied upon
defendant's goods in case of non-payment.
Richard Howe, confectioner, of Augusta Place,
'Thonim Russell. draper. and Henry Edward Knives,
haircutter, both of Rt. Sfary's-street, were likewise
inimmonol for non-payment of church-rates. The two
former disputed the validity of the rate, but
tha latter misl whether the rate was valid or not,
he shout.' decline to pay. The cue was then gone into,
but the .h maw! not being made within the prescribed
time the came fell to the ground.
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John Ed VIA Rummell of at Mary's-atreet also de-
dined to pay the rate 12s. Ott upon principle. and the
Bends made an onler for payment —Defendant said ha
would not nay, and if the Bench would inform him what
day the distress would he put in km house, be would
erect a triumphal arch over his door.
Thomas Avery Buck was the next eummoned. He
stigmatised the rate as most excensive and illegal, and
disputed its validity. AA did also Jobs Drew and
Richani Browning. who were likewise summoned. Rome
other muds in consequence of the parties not attending,
were adjourned.

"On° Fctia."—On Friday night Mr. Murton,
the celebrated ventriloquist personator of public
eharacters, ice. hi. inimitable entertainment at the
Royal Hotel Asaembly Room to • crowded house. The
entertainment is one of the most interesting of its
character that has visited the town foraome time peak
and every one appeared delighted with M. Thurtoa's
efforto to pease. As a ventranoui.t we have Dever
heard Mr. Thurton excidled, and his cao.bilities en so
!mat in this art, that it is almost impoesilde to
unqrne the delusion. Particularly might tots he
said to apply to the hammier... sketch entitled
The Haunted House, or the Frightened Miser," where
Mr. Thorton sortains three visible characters, Weide@
a host offinvisible ones. and in these combinatioas keeps
hit audience in oonvulaion. of leathern'. The P"."i I •
elations of public character, were eapieeny executed, sad
the droll tnieeches and eeeentricities of the "Oddities"
brought forward caused much amusement. The

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entertainment is not simply oonfined to the
above branches, but is admirably varied by
some capital Angier, both sentimental and
negro melodies by nation's minstrels, which was
bully appl.aded mid encored, and in our opinion forma
an important item in the hill of fare. The entertaisi•
meet from first to last it full of fun and dr011..',. soil
cannot fail to please the general public. We are
authorised to state that in con..equenee of the sumer
which attended this meeting Mr. 'Thurtoa will visit the
town again on the Ist and Tod of July when we hope
that his 'oddities" will be patronisell as liberally a.
thee were on his last visit to the town.
Tsui Crcuon.—During the past week this forerunner
of summer has been both seen and heard in the neigh-
bourhood of Wyke.
Wrw PeerArnix —The Channel !.'ands steamer, have
already bought over to this port some very excellent
specimens of new potatoes. considering the early season
Some are now for sale at the shop of Mr. Thresher.
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Tøi PoItfLAND RAILWAT.—Onost progress is ball(
mute in Waimea railway and from prerentspnearsooss
Ws fair to be brought in a termination mu& moor than
was antioipats-d. The yam for the anstion of brides
worm. lb* Backwater. are mom than three-parla divine
nwlthe vLriagal 'sub's mod iiibeitkaPPlAl 110 sw
Mang proporliorii