The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-12-15 00:00:00

To me tditor.

is to be retrretted that the letter ler this
heading, which has appeared in your impel., veil.' not
have been written without reference to party politica ;
for the important rpiestem with which they deal
notwithstanding what Mr. Pearee.E.lirciiiiils. says in
hi* poistscript 14 surely one in regaril to which Con•
servatives A. a 11(.141Y 111,Ist have a I...ire to ern that
justice is done. I lid n..liortxuity of attending
the meeting on Fordingthit Green nit, whatever
Mr. Pearce- lAgeumbe may have sai.l in hi• speech, it
is clear f his letter* that his contention is with
the Governors .4 the I torelie•ter Grammar School,
Yet it heed to believe that these can all he
Conservative., or that, even if they are, their action
in regard to the«. seholarshipe has been the outcome
of their political opinions,
The very able letter of Mr. Pearce-Edgcumbe
raises questions .1 which, to say the least, it seems to
me to be extremely imprudent. to postpone the
!settlement. The more the suspicion gains ground,
however unwarrantably, that such delay has anything
to do with political considerations, the more necessary
wit that this suspicion, for which there cannot be any
valid grounds, should be immediately removed. Nor
can it be that the course which ought to he taken by
those against whom m serious a charge has at length
been publicly brought is not clearly seen by them-
selves. Mr. Pearce 4 i dgcumbe has expressed n any-
thing but A hesitating manner his own opinions On
this question : and it is to lie hoped that the authori-
ties of the Itor.the.tcr Grammar School will be
espially explicit and straightforward when they reply
to his letter. It may be as well tie.. further and te
plainly that no reply of their. is likely to be
deemed Patiofaetory, which cont,iiurs to ignore any
~ne of the vital i•iints on which he has challenged
them to es ak. People are as en 11,1 W deducing from
the conduct if the Governor/ of the school, inferences
of which it bellow,, the latter to show at once, if it
can be shown, the tudairne.. It we. said to me to-
day by one who prol.al.ly hap porta tt the elementary
sch...l, and who therefore may feel he has a grievance!
GOVVlllorfi .4 the Grammar School—be
inentioned pane of them l,y n ime—never thought
these acholar•liii... would be claimed, and, what is
ingurp, they ilot want them to Ix. claimed... The
;.ivernor*, sir, onzlit t.. lie the first to feel anxious to
do away with each an ninwes..ion it it is an unreason-
able one. if, on the other hand, there is a shadow
.1 truth in the opine in thus freely expreased, they
„tight surely to jirnify the position they have taken
up in regard to this us:titer. And they ought to cl.. it
at ion,
_ . . .

Nly chief °Meet, however, in writing on this nub.
j,et is to give, if posiblei rubliti.mal emphasis to the
mont inunwtant p.int iii Mr. Pearce- FAgc 1111 l behr
letter, and to prevent the ponnibility of an errone
argument being foundsl the fact that even in, boy
ence.e.led, by pwsing the prescribed exarnination, in
obtaining the ngliolan.hip. Mr. l'evree-Edgeumbe
111•11 comsctly described the boy's father an a gentle.
man ; and I cannot help thinking that the peculiar
eine tances of this case ihould not be overl.s.ked.
With e view to passing the Grammar:4de.l examina.
ti.m, the lad hail from mynelf a ("Borne of prisate
le...as in the prencrilnnl sobjeztn, of .me at Mani ~f
which M. had until then no knowledge. I own that
lie was a bright boy, and that under my direction he
worked hard. But it is ridiculous to mumsse that
almost any of those Ur whom the advantage of them
sclmlarehips ought to be held ...It could afford to pro.
cure such an this more fortunate lad was ii, •
1110.11,10•1 t./ command.
I know not whether the tlueight of these OX•11111114.
tins has hada deterrent effect, Ma I feel quite sore—
and I 110 not speak an one who has bail 110 experience
in such matters—that while the conditions on which
these scholarships are offered remain unaltered
there may never in any year be ten National School
boys who inay succeed in obtaining them. To refuse
to alter the conditionn is to make the offer a mockery
and • sham.—l am, sir, yours faithfully,
T. M. 1)Rox.
Dorchester, Dec. 12th, lsA5,

A otrrev..n lent. " L.:5.." a.ks whq are t
6.,vern.w. .4 the Grammar Selioul. In 311..., t..
morrer.r..n.letit. we believe they are a.
Geoptwt ive t ert)0111 %lr. .1. Lortl
Eltbin. Mr. Robert Williams, juu., aud Mr. W. E.
llrymer.
Appoint.'.l by Quarter Sessions-11r. E. L.
Kiudersley and Mr. A. Sheridan.
Appointed by Town Council—Mr. Alfred Pope,
Mr. Alderman G. Cum., Mr. Alderman U. J. U.
Gregory, and Major Hodges.
Es-olfieio—Tbe idikyor.

GAN. TRlar.llalt
PatWWI Smith wa. eeeee mom's! for pm. 'mm
in 1... k ram. nu 11th November.— ',lr. Weston ,
and prees.l the ease, owing to the delen.
dant'. efforts to throw the blame on his tita.der.—Mr.
appeared for the defenee.—.lalot Eveleigh,
trapper, in the employ .4 Mr. A. tillwridan, said on
clity in tinestion he was ph...ting tam Look Farm.
in th ipation .4 Mr. Bradford. In on 14 the
1141. bet found II N ire set. After the day's
he went t0i1... emir. met, and finding the wire still
standing kiewited it down. Nett morning he went
then. again and found the wile in the NAVIN. Mate.
smn after defer dant cam.. and meet the wire.
Witness th..n rain.. out and ace.rte,l the defendant.
. who a.ked hint not to eav anything allout it. Winn-.
asked I whoee wire it.Vitte. and he maid he did not
know, lint h..cnppcod it was hi. tna.ter'., hut he
did not know who at it, Wilma., banal IWto other
win.. set.— By Mr. Muttalde : Defendant in rut.
ployed hy Mr. Bradford a. a i.iril matcher, and he
might have been thrre chant hilt Inednere befort. he
cow liitn. H. tram bird.keeping in the field.
Defendant'. nmeter waa allowed to set win.* in the
field in qm.tion.—Mr. Iltiatalde Atkin...et! the Bench
for the defence, urging he law OW wire set and bk.,
ruing fool took it iii.. lle thought a rsottion front
the !tench not to tneddle with other people's things
wonld meet the ease.—The Bench tined the defendant
lid. and comp,

rintint 0 I.IIA•Ga AnAtNal' A rowndAmirit.
William caner William. we. chargrd with
defrauding the Poattuaster • Geneial in hia 1
capacity a* poatma.trr at Ciattistock. - Mr.
.T.
Cis,i.iio. who I ,Ilearkl for the prosecution
on behalf of lf, ‘i, l'od•otfice. asked or a remand to
Cerne on Wean. today - The Bench granted the
remand, and allowed bail, primmer in hi. nwn
yccointisancr. of CA, and two sureties of rl5 (Bev.
Wilkins and Mr. Wightman).
ELECTION ASSAULTS.
Thom's.. Yates VIM summoned for maanitine
Jon alum Clatidr Hardy at Toiler on prcembrr
-Mr. Weston prosecuted, and Mr. Hustable
defended. The case arose oat of some election bill.
stickit.g in the We.t Dorset Division). -Comolainant
said he wan a shoemaker at Toiler, and on the day in
quiestion was poating bills on behalf .1 Mr. Patten.
About ten in the morning h• wa. at T railway-
bridge. I hiendant Catlll up and a.kesl I,in what they
were going to do. Witnes.'s father said there were
already i,ill. there, and they were going to taste some
D tni efendant then took on,. of Mr. F.i1.1111111....161
bills and paated it on shoulder. He Init.
nned took it off. upon which defendant took him by
the chest and cheek him violently, and said -" Y.nt
—, ill see you at Maiden Newton to-night I'll do
' for you.--Slr. you take a great interest
I in polities y-No, sir.-Were you singing
Did you call him a buttrnnan ?- No. -
Witnesa further denied he took one of Mr. Farquhar-
: son's billa down, or that he was singing that morn-
ing before a dying person's house at "aide.. Newton,
and refused to go on when requested.-Jonathan
Hardy, of Cerne, ce borates!. Ili. son did not
provoke th.• defendant or obetnict him in any way.
-By Mr. ustable :It wan not " lark." -It was
a insult.-Ity Mr. Pearce-FAfiremobe : ia •
rt ifir railway bridge.-A little boy named Geortro
Green also gave evidence in confirmation.-Mr.
!Instable said it was to be regretted this cane had
been bronglit. for it was a well-known thing that at all
time. of electioneering party feeling and excitement
ran high, and things were done of which generally no
notice was taken whatever. Ifs granted a technical
assault was committed. but only under Krim provoca-
thin. The Bench decided to hear the succeeding CAII,II.
before adjudicating.
Henry !linen. Thoinas Barter, and Edward Cornick
srgre also chanced with asesulting lfarly,thedefenilant
in the last case. -Mr. IYeston prosecuted and Mr.
I Fll‘tal.l.,lefetml.l.-- Complainant wild on thearening
of the polling clay he WWI at Toiler Station talking to
the stationmaster. Some conversation took place.
between Yates and romputinant, and on leaving the
station l'aten coil "Follow up the —; let him have
it." About 7in yards from the station a stone bit his
Itarter knocked his hat if. Corniek struck
hini 111 the nye. with hi. fist. and ..nu if di...defendants
n.ligl " fin. the -." V,tes,i ruined on, and his
wife cache to his assistance, when Corniek struck her
a blow in the side. rornick also again knocked himn
againat the w ill. Witness and his wife then went to
Is house orcuspird by Mr. I ialpin, and tn having
ItArter jumped out of the hrthre and knorked him
down. Ile said Now I have got you, you ;
von shall have it now." Witness ran away, and
Barter followed him up to his house. Ilillen was one
the lollies. and had a stick in his hand. If e(witness)
lied done nothing toeitlier 461, men to cause them to
a-sank him.- Mr. Hustabh. eren-examintsl the
44..ndaiit, who emit,' not say Billen bad anything to
do with it tnoro than being in the crowd. Be could
not swear he 111,1 not bit Barter with a 'dirk. -o.m•
piainant : If I had had a good stick I shmthl have hit
I - ; I only hied a etnisil s cane. . - ,Iry

Ann lianiy, wife. of tlii: complainant, soil en the
evening in question in eon...pience ..f what she bad
heard she went down ti the station to newt her
Minh:mil. She heard sonel.nly nay " for the---."
After hearing thin oh,. saw Bitten, Yale., Barter, and
Corniek. the way home norniek otnick her and her
Ininhand. Her hunlend had a mark on him side
from the blow. Witnem further confirmed her
I,o.l.and's es idenee. In conenuenee of the treatment
n,eived, inimplainant wan not able to get up till
dinner.time next day. and WAS unable 4) 111 I
any work for a week. 11e had marks nu his
body and his fare from the blows received.—
Henry Samuel Shiner mid he was at the railway
ntation on the night in quention when he wan nevi,*
by a stone, and Hardy hat was knocked if. Ile
further corroborated complainant'n story. Ann
Shiner, of Toner, heard A ...Team I.elow tsr hon.',
soul .6,1 }lardy and his wife mum by. She also saw
Billen pans.—Richard .101 in Hallett, Wationmaster at
maid hardy wan quite sober at the time. lie
sow him the Same night when he was in bed. ;le
observed a slight mark under the eye, and he paid he
hail marks about his body. Barter had since told
him he should plead guilty to weatilting 'lardy.—
Mr. If natal+. pleaded guilty on behalf of Barter, but
aubmitted there WM not a tittle of evidence against
Dillon. He called Thomas Waldridge, a boy, who
PAM he wan at Toiler in company with defendant. on
the night in question. He admitted geeing Barter
strike !lardy, the latter of whom returned the blow;
Cornick did not strike Hardy. If he had done
en
he must have men him ; he saw no stones thrown.
Cornick Was then charged with assaulting Mrs.
Hardy.—Complainant proved she Was struck a blow
in the side by defendant. She warn quite sure it was
he who hit her.--Complainant'a husband and the boy
Shiner corroborated. Mr. Huxtable called Wal•
dridge who denied Cornick struck the woman.
Billen WAS called but his evidence was quite irrelevant.
—Barter gave evidence, which tended to show Mrs.
}lardy Was struck in her efforts to defend her
husband. Cornick did not touch her. -Yates was
fined Ns, and meta for assaulting Hardy.—The case
against Biilen was dismissed, and Barter and Cornick
were fined 10., and costa in the second case, And for
assaulting Mrs. Hardy Cornick was fined 10s. and
coots.

COUNTY rsrry 81188 IONS. Pereed with notion to quit. This would gine ample
time for the labouring interest to reali.e that they
have nothing to fear from any threat that may haw
SATVIDAT.— &NI; Mr. H. H. Middleton (in the been holden out to them, and that the vatechioical
chair', Mr. E. H. Pearce•Edgemillie, C..lonel enjoinder to pulimit theinadvie to their spiritual
Steward, Mr. ii. Flyer. and Mr. Fetberstanhaugh. motorrn and maxtem doePit't count when a vote is
TILVOWICII OY lICI.A. concerne.l. Then. with A Ptill eloPer looking after
The been,' of the CompainwP, Itroadmayne, W 34 mattera its grllll,l lii Liberal in Poole. after 'wing on
transferred from Robert Burke ti i Charlet. Hyde.— A the regipter for 703 veal..., wax left out in the odd this
licezoap to sell lwer and wine and 'lords at Portland yearl, the Liberal majority would loe euch
wam tranPlerred from .lan.. White to Andrew tiralism, that the SaliPlatry•Parnellite alliance would lw
if Weymouth. —The been.. .4 the half Nt.p.ii, NI- nowhere. On the ',then hand, it ie only
teshatn, warn tranaferrril from Stickland to oatitr.tl the hew cott.titniencieg ohottlei de.ire the
Chad... Bartlett.- ,Application wan made far the reward for which they have fought. But when both
I formal tranpfer of the lirenpe if OW N.... Inn. ‘V..t are ...dowdy weigh...l the ,liieption in not one to
Cliiclo roll, from the late I ;eons, Northoier to the he raptly annwered in the negative whether it would
wi&w, Mr.. Nortliover.—The license id the Maitre not he the wiper plan to let the Conwrvative party
Return. l'ortland. WAG tranoferml front William have A lIUM More rope.
II AZG•I to CaPtlet. wn, Portland, end
that .4 the Portland Portland, from Charles R.
lianc,4:l4 to Ch•rle. S. We1.14.r.

• •
We ought to lie prowl idiot,. Lord Lieutenant— the
sth reirl Ilehmder. It i• unite triie thi• mi•enlitain
id tb 4t..61t1.111r11.11t41110., although lie. 3$ year,. id
are. min Imrilly write a letter, and might,
with inlvniimite, ink. a (,'w 11.01104. n. Irma the workman
he imekeil Mr propagating Liberal prineililem to which
he we• an adherent until Rhone 3 ineilika
'adore the eleetion ; hut then i• 111. Oot a ItIOIII6I if
the gilded chamber, and with a I' italt to trto the
wialw. of the ii.dion No doubt the bogie .1 "Ille
Chnreh in &outer "luau it. ellert u,.n It not iversid lung
intellect, and lii• lort.hip did Initt Wink 4., 1.... tlo.
Lintriiimge id the 15 living. he leilil•. Ite•iile• lie owed
I.' rut 'rulualuurs n .ine/ opu.o bur liming played bun
at the head id the Ihweet magi.trary, AO ft IpoOlt •
110111 ttllKb, Whell u.n. reliocts upon the dist inriiielseil
nuldoinan who.o lamented death created the vmmtneY
iitaiel• both n. shout one of the moid ridiculous that
I could be eionviied.

Nil 11.1111. i ti., CIIPM•rVat 11441 WIT. much creot•lallen
M their (Iciest. Ti.. remilt only Plum. the titt..r
now•a-ilaya of per...slat canta.ting, W Olt
wailing out of earth' &eking the intention' 44 the
toter. The knit hi • mummy : the necond an
imprrtinence, which. iwohably, the chief l,iberal
agont for 'tweet stow wiahrs the atiirit of tuiPchirf
never lour:retied to him. Mr. Ilind's agent wax tie
doubt truielly inholed : hut wine of the atibmgenta now
• ,oty they hun it all along, awl were not in the
leam our', r I. Early enough, of couree, to he win.'
after the event. Floweter, they lay the nattering
unction to tltoir willa that nett election will we all
their wetk pointa ,'radicand, and the tioliath of
fall Neter! Imy the l'rim-nere pebble of a
re•jinenatuil Conatitittimial party. Very like •
whtle

Ci.rn. —We Undermtand energetic step. are
being taken to a bil.eral chili here. the !mei.
to 11,1 en that of that admit:0,1..11...1104y at Wvymouth.
Now that ch.. electictte 14.oenlargird. it iinclit
to meet with e fAVI.IIII% and rhould rhortly
hecoinc one .4 the inditiltiona id the town. Seeing
the fate of the fAlwral Head ing-rooni, it iii.. be hoped
there will be a -ti' eig lit of promote,

1)01111CT ANII SOVTIIIIIN COUNTIIII TIMPRRANCIC
Assiut-01mm. —The quarterjy meeting was held at
I hownene th on Thursday. The bala nee sheet showed •
small balance in hand, the receipts having been
1:112 14i. 41. In the evening a farewell tea was
given to Mr. Glover, of Southampton, who lias
"a gissl thin:, • offered hila out in New Zealand, and
intends going there with his wife and family. After.
wards a public meeting was which MN fairly
attended, and addresses were given by the Bees. 0.
Ntinsel, relhatn Stokes, and F. Vaughan. and
Mr. Clover. Mr. Farley Rutter, of Mere. presided. I
A egtenntl in favour of the releare of Mr. ;Mead is
bring got up by the Wesleyan body, and is being
n ttttt erously signed. It lies at the chapel, and we
presume signatories are not confined to that body.
Fist -A narrow escape free, a serious fire WWI
experienced at Turner's-building.. Avenne.place, last
week. A Mrs. Turner went lionie late at night.
having during the evening been wishing herself •
merry Christmas rather oftener perhalsi than she
ought to have. When she grit upstairs the floor un-
kindly tripped her up, the result being that Mrs. T.
sent the lamp on to the bed. The lamp retaliated by
setting the leslcbit hes on fire. ; and then screams for
help brought softie neiglibmire with P.C.'e Webster
and Dyer oft the scene, and a few buckets of water set
things right.
our IN rim Comi.--The name of Mr. Alderman
Buckley, who ha. been on the leirgess roll for the past
:A years, was unaccountably left off this year, and con.
ass; uently for the first tinie in mire than lhalf a century
Mr. Buckley at the last election foitnil himself without
a vote. Mr. Iliwkley is endeavouring to find out who is
responsible for this.