The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-03-11 00:00:00

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Tali HOP TAX. —An influential deputation
waited on Wednesday afternoon on the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, and presented several memorials
for the repeal of the hop duty. Mr. Gladstone
could not see his way in the present circumstances
of the country to the repeal of a largely productive
tax, but he promised the subject his beat considera-
tion.

WEYMOUTH. R.--notfox PETTY SESSIONS,
Tuesday.—Before Aldermen Welsford and Ayling.
William John Watch, residing at Chapelry Court.
was charged by Charles Denning with stealing 12
herrings, value 28., from a stall in the market-house.
—The prisoner was also charged with assaulting
P.C. McMahon in the execution of his duty, and
wilfully breaking the water closet in the cell, com-
mitting damage to the amount of 15s.—John Scott
said he saw the prisoner take some herrings from a
box in the prosecutor's stall on Friday, the 28th
February, and place them in the waistband of his
trousers. He immediately told prosecutor's son, and
prisoner was given into custody. —The prosecutor's
son said that on being informed by the last witness
what prisoner had done, he sent for a policeman. He
Wok three herrings from him, and four more dropped
from him while he was being taken to the police-
station.—P.C. McMahon said he was scat ler to
apprehend the prisoner. On his way to the station-
house prisoner was very violent, and kicked him
several times, and he had to obtain the aid of, three
or four men to get him to the lock-up. The press-
tutor's son gave him seven herrings, and he found
seven more on him at the station-house. When in
the cell prisoner tore up the water-closet, doing
damage to the amount of 158.—The prisoner, who
bad been transported for seven years, but who had
been liberated after four 'years' penal servitude
through the intercession of his friends, elected to be
tried by the Inagiseiates instead of being sent for
trial. .He said he had been on board a man-of-war
since his liberation frdm.penal servitude.—Sentenced
to three months' hard labour..

ARSESSORB AND AUDITORS. —The election of audi-
tors and assessors took place on Saturday. The
assessors for Weymouth for the ensuing year, are
Messrs. Charles Beale and Thomas Boidd ; for Mel-
combe Regis, Messrs. J. R. Robins, D. B. Wash.
bourne, John bindle, and Abraham Tikker.
Auditors for the borough, Moms. Richard Conunins
and Thomas Barling.
A Memaz Assizz.—Crinie of a serious character
hair been so oontmon of late in ill part of the coun-
try, that it is specially gratifying to light on a
" maiden assize." The small county of Rutland had
no causes, either criminal or civil, to be adjndicated
on Friday, the 28th ult.,- and the judge was sent on
his way to less fortunate communities, with the
customary—would it were mom customary Itpre.
sent of a pair of white gloves:
ST. Mare's CHURCH C1.0a..--"A .eorrespondent,
in reference to St. Mary's Church clock, writes :
Sir,—l was much pleased with thn.litter of O' T4ng
Dung," in your last week's paper. I can fully
corroborate all the writer said ; indeed, the facts have
become so patent to every one in the town that the
grievances is tuiiv,ersally complained of. The general
custom in all towns is to regulate clocks and watches
by their town clock—the prosamptiow being that
that is always right. In Weymouth we have a
professed watch and clock-maker, who is appointed
at a good yearly salary to attend to the correct
timing of St. Mary's Church clock, but instead of
HA being always right, it is pretty nearly always
wrong, thus throwing out of their reckoning ,all who
travel by rail, steamer, or other conveyances. It
also nevents punctuahty at meals and school, and
affects masters, mechanios, and servants of all 'Classes.
Do oblige us, Mr. Editor, by giving through -the
medium of your excellent paper, some assistance
towards obtaining an alteration in this matter. On
Sunday my own clock was ten minutes out by'the
town clock, but on Tuesday it was much nearerthe
mark, the town clock in the mean time baring been
altered. Now Sir, a public clock which keeps time
properly is a great public convenience, whereas, if it
does not keep proper time it homilies a great
nuisance, particularly with those who have to poet
letters or tranaaet badness with bankers whose
punctuality as to time is proverbial.-- Temper
HOPR CHAIPEL. The Hope Congregational
Chapel, which him 'recently been erected wits
formally opened for divine service on Wednesday,
when two sermons were preached; that in the after-
noon. by the Rev. George Smith, of Poplar, and
that in the evening, by the Rev. J. B. ingisro, of
Paddington. After tin ailiessoon larvift, abseil 146

MILBURN& BT. ANDREW.—TEMPERANOt.
—A . public meeting was held in the National
Schoolroom on -Wednesday, the 26th of February.
The meeting having been opened with-sioipagand
tyer, an address win given by'the Chairman,
. Sent,. Who.said that as every good object that
man took in hand God's help and suiitirretdmuat be
hro isd to carry -it on, so it be im for this
work; and without it no good would done. He
urged upon parents, and more especially mothers,
.to do alibi their poise to assisfilii sec% a good cause.
Mr. John Hilton, of Brighton,. district agent for
the United Kingdom Alliance, aeltiered a forcible
and telling addressee "Death in the Palace, Death
in the Pit, and Death hi the Pot." There was alarge
attendance, and the audience was exceedingly atten-
tive; and the interest evinced was manifested by
19, most of whom were adults, in signing the pledge
at the close. We have not the slightest doubt but
that the temperance movement is p;ogresaiog, end
is calculated to do a vast immint of good in Milborne.
The Whitchurch Temperance Brass .Band was In
attendance, and eniftetled the tneeliagßy playing
several selections of music. '
POOL 6..—P0 Lux. —R iebard Topp, eerier tree
employ of Mr.Baggs, of Wareham, was summddbd
before the magistrates for driving without reins.--
Pined 28. 6d..,.azid Bs. 6d. caste.
Pow.' hisomaince INsmirra.—A lecture ow
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Mt Ventres together. The eo - Mons were win delivered lity the Rev.' J. H. Austin to the
tole ably . s The n . chapel-is capacious and mein re and friends of the Mechanics'. Institute, at
ban some nikling, an sitliated 441 s amidst a IhS mpetincej Hall, on tuesday evening. The
le tie
den pep Lion, we eno don it ;till be well lea wasliste .to with rest attention by the
rittended. i ' . . ... smile ce. 'he air was taken by, E. Lacy,
.Esq.
firsTeof alsB4serienerif Penny WeivdSiteingardatookepvlacemenagt tthhee
RittiOto.o4.lllrE IN EsoyentellOrrVits Aoo.
--20 n Tuesday evening, the Rev. George Iffiwith, of
above hall. We understand they are to be continued
Poplar, deliver° a lecture at the Congregational
Chapel, Ho hare, on o itagiow. to in every Sliturday evenirig throughout March, and that
England',2oo y ago." The !.J later of the the preened' of each reading will be devoted to the
Mac ca' Institute. .
chapel, blik R W. Lewis, presided. and com.
the ev.-41. Bild etiga*d in rays . 'rite rq
iel 'alio oflalusbury attended at Si. Peter's Church,
owls lennin, a .Congtong-1700._00 Totality, March 4, the Lord
;- arlt ike, at eleven o'clock, and St. James's
mei d thrtpreeripdi ngit Lk gigii
leap r noticed the grilwilli of lip, in Etigland
phis PlePthybas; t licreli, tbe, early...gee o fiu
~ Pptdcalit half-past two, for the purpose of
I nistere rites of confirmation.
ritillan f, b ffes ter( misgionarres fro& G
These awoke the savage idolaters of Britain Morelli. -Mr. Walter Thiselton delivered a
eiture to hie pupils. and others on Thursday lad,
- Another -wrest svonS'in the Thi. . p.,- tronege of the 7th Company of Dorset Rifle
at his school; the subject was-" The Bible."
olfibtehretiyr duty to to
happinessG orl,a a dla
whichi dthwee foeuenwd east i o a
SLIZILIIOIIIII,-The Annual- hell. - ender the
velneteers, arid the Sherborne ' Troop of Queen's
.aistien.enifili sense
ey.
of Erigland was the Protestant Reformation;
awbeasetthtbergreeeagbt
Own Yeomanry Cavalry, took place at the Town.
surei lull. Sherburne, on Tbutsday, February 27th.
rdiraeltheifrdrelatugdiebmwoebt
-tne -ierdicamentelity ef - the- -piens, mistiest* wrai
which tabrnotugeraht,
devoted Wesley and the seraphic Whitfield. . But -;km0„0110t. /,be company present we noticed Sir W.C.
there was still another great event in the religious ertYentt Ina. PertY ; . Highmore, Esq.; the
L'hadwick • E Turner, Req., and Miss
history of this oountry; And this was the great act Misses
Captain r_., .
Turner; relic:weer ; Lieutenant Bergamo
of uniformity, which came into operatioo jpst 200
and Miss Bergman ; Ensign Melmoth ;" .1. 0,
years ago, by means °twin& 2000 olifigymen .... ~
1.. ralairet, Nu ; Mrs. and Min Plai
, were at one time ejected from the pulpits „. ,___ . . . , .., „., ~. ret f
of the Established Church. He did not my that sir. and •as inurgin ; 1-• rrooks, Req.;
Captain Yeatman ; Captain James; Mr. A.. Wilmott •
these all held opinions snub lie some of us could agree
Mr. ' and Mts. Robert W.ll • • ' i mott • Captain and Mrs.
with in the present day, but he thought that we
Bennett Ml.', Mrs and Miss itc..
could butgive them credit of sincerity, and:ofacting up ; • . • , sl! Fear,
.Dancing
was kept up with great spirit till an early hour in
to their conscientious convictions, This sot came
morning. The music was under the mu . the pennies.
into operation on Bartholomew's day 1662, and just
.00 years after the great massacre took place deuce of Bandmaster Brook.
Itemir"""--
in France, in which it was computed not less than
100,000 persons were executed on acc.ount of their pm-
testant opinions. He did not approve of the beheaning
of Charles I. He believed that that act was a wrong
' one, but he could not agree with those who accused
Cromwell of ambition and lying. Hi had read his
life, and he believed that he was a pion' and good
, man-one who feared God and who sought to
. promote his cause on the earth. In the time of
1 Cromwell' the inhabitant' of this country .prissessed
liberty of conscience. The clergy were not ;chosen on
account of their uniformity of religious doctrine-for
in this respect there were great differences -but on
account a their piety. In these days religion
nourished. But Cromwell died, his son was unfitted
as his successor, and Onarles H. was called to the
I throne. During his reign the Act of Uniformity was
passed, and hence the wholesale ejectment of clergy-
men from their pulpits. But congregationalism
: existed in England 100 years before this period, as
I in 1568 was the pastor of a congregation in London
of nearly 1000 people. The rev. gentleman gave
some interesting details of the deprivations slumbers
of these elergymaa 'were subjected to, after
they had been deprived of their livings,
and the ingenious method adopted for
enabling them to hold religions services among the
: people, and concluded by enjoining brotherly love
sad unity among various sects of christiaus, as he
was of opinion t the points on which men agreed
were in the sight of God fox more important than on
I the point on which they differed. The question in
Heaven was not, Did men belongto this or that body .
of professing ehristinns, but were they Christ's
devoted followers! irt was veil eielMilcin to hear Olen
speak of the good old times, bat he believed there
were no times so good as thepreeent. The days if
"Good Queen Bess," as they were called, would
notheat contrestingwith the good and happy times
ot our own good Queen Victoria, whom might God
support in her affliction, and give length of days to
reign over a loyal and devoted people. As thby bad
seen, then men were persecuted for conscience sake,
whereas now every man could worship God ' under
his own vine and fig tree, none daring to make him
afraid. There was a large and attentive audience
present, and the proatedinge were closed with singing
and prayer. . -
PRIMITIVE METHODIST TEA. MERTerrl. -OD Mon-
day afternoon the members and Mends of the.
, Primitive Methodist denomination in this
I town met to partake of a social cup of tea.,
Rather more than one hundred were present.
After the tables were sleeted, an interesting publio
meeting was held, when practical addresses were
delivered by the Revs. J. Beckham, W. Tubb,
G. W. Moorse, and Mr. Westbreoke. Mr. Vincent,
steward of the station, presided. We were .
pleased to hear this station is prosperous.,
and that the number of members were- 69 more
now than this time last year.
I Mr. Windham, so well known in connection with
I a recent inquiry, has been amusing some of the'
Windsor folks for several days pest with Ms freaks,
by liberally dispensing his hospitality at the Tarim;
public•houses in the shape of champagne, spirita,
, beer, steaks, &e., to cabmen, soldiers, and cads.
1 WARM AM.-Prrry SESsIoNS, Tuesday. -Bofors ,
I the Rev. G. V. Garland, and 0. W. Ferrer, Esq., and
Captain Fyler-Thomas Whittle, of Winfritb, was .
charged withnight poaching on some land belonging
to Mr. 'Weld, on the 4th March.-Mr. Weston
attended to prosecute. The defendant was seen
with a number or others, and happened to be caught.
He had a gun which was taken from hint As he
had been several times convicted, and a prior oonvico •
tion for night poaching was proved against him,
the Bench sentenced him to the full penalty of 6.,
month's imprisoldnent, he the end of which period)
.to enter into recegnizences of .£2o,Ausd-4041 ,16, two
euretiaisof £lO eta be, Aellefaulttobelnipriboad for
a further
.peried of one yeet—Philip Whittle
brother of the last-nained defeat:hints,. Who appeared
'before the Beech for the. 23id time, was qharged,
with poaching with a dog and gun in a field'
belonging to Mr. Lillingten, of WWI al:, on-the 27th
February. He was convicted in a penalty of 405.,
or two months' imprisonment in default. —George
Randall was charged with stealing two hurdles, the
property of Mr. William Marks, farmer, ofCharlton.
P,U. Short eaw the prisoner go at. midnight behind
Mx hlarke's oat-rick, and get a couple of hurdles,
which were placed ju a gap in the' fenrit tot the
-purpose of keeping beasts ' froin getting out of the
field. The prisoner worked for Mr. Bond, but did
not lien; in his house. Prisoner mid, he teoli the
hurdles to keep the pigs out of his ger tten. but P.C.:
Short replied that prisoner had no garden-be was in
lodgings-and the garden of Mrs. Hibbard, in whose
house ke lodged, was quite sufficient to keep out
stock. A large number of hurdles had been lost.
The defendant was fined 208.. including costa, it
being his first offence.--,Reubee Presslee, of Font
Lulworth, was charged with steeling • rabbit trap;"
value is.. the property of Mr. Weld.. Mr. Weet&
attended to prosecute. Aaron Legg said it titled at
the Graihge.,. On tbe Bth February last he saw the,
rabbit trap set on Mr. Bond's land. On the 10$11
he saw the prisoner and two others come to the trap,
and heard one say, "There'sarabbit init," sad one of
the ntheresaid, '," no it isn't." Witness waited till tie
evening, between 4 and 5 o'clock, when defendant.
came again and took the trap up, and was going Off
with it, and witness went and took it from is.. •
The trap was copper rivetted. Mr. Bond's traps:
were not copper rivett,ed. nor was such rivettusg,
common. There was no • road near where the trap
was set, but it was in the neked heath, and by
trerpaming the defendant could go from his work
home by a 'short cut George Parker, keeper for,
Mr. Weld, recognised the trap produced es the.
I property of Ms master by the initials of his name, l•
and by the copper rivets which -witness pet 'in
I himself. The trap had been in witness's. posseinion,
since Christmas. In January he lost this temp nod;
another. Defendant elected to be tried by the
Bench, and pleaded guilty. Sentenced to 14 dnyei
I imprisonment.-4niontel Beet was charged ellthi
stealing a shovel. William Fooks said he lived at
Church Knowle, and that on February 26th he Welk
at w6rk in a stone-quarry at Steeple. When he left-
work at night, he left his tools there, consisting oil;
shovel, Rion bat, pick ;se, and hammer. When
he-
returned next morning the shovel was gone, The
; shovel produeed. by P.C. Hopkins was the tobl he
had leer. ,It was umial for qearrymen to leave their
tools at their work at night. Witness never lost
any before. P,C. Hopkins said on Thuraday last, he
received informistirin that two shrivels had been lest
He went to the clay pitiftem cksege Gate, anal fisiw
the prisoner iiitlia shovel in Ins hand. He "Liked
away, and tossed it over a bank. Witness imme-
diately went and ticked it up, and asked William
rooks if he could identify it. He afterwards
identified the prisoner.-44 day's hard labour.—
George Best was charged with steeling the second
shovel from William Pocks, at Steeple-The ease
wan proved by P.C. Hopkins.--14 day's hard labour.
—Samuel Prigley was brought up in custody of
Superintendent Eeles, charged with drunkenness in
the borongh of Wareham.--Fined 7e. 8,1, and Is: Bd.
costs.-Paid.--,lameePenneld,of Swanage, a well.
known .charactet, was brought up on a warrant
charged with night ponehing on the 12th of October
last, at Worth Mistravers. The wee was proved by
Chaska Marten Leech, keeper to Lord Eldon.-
Senteoced to two montheliard labour, and to find
aunties, himself in £lO6 and,two £5 eaen,for twelve-
months.