The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-02-19 00:00:00

BBIDPORT.

Ox Thursday evening the 11.. v. J. J. NVrav, of London.
lecture] on "John Wycliffe," th- Sr.' Protestant. The
Mayor presided, and the hall was well filled.
Ax entertainment, entitled the 0 lidsical Robinson
Crusoe."' ores given on Friday lot at Botherhampion
Schecl. A number of views, illtt-trative of Crusoe's life
on the island, were shown by Mr. J. T. Stephens, of
Waal:moil, with his magic lantern, and appropriate
songs and choruses were rendcred by the choir, the
wompulists helm, Atka Ralston and Mr. J. Stickland.
The vicar, the Rev. 11. J. Towne, read the descriptive
history. There was • numerous attendance, and votes of
thanks were passed to Mr. Stephena, the Vicar, and the
vocalist,, The proceeds, 315., Sr. to he devoted to the
fund fey a new harmonium for the parish church.
In emulation of the "men of Sheffield," who recently
presented Mr. Gladstine with an ate, no a souvenir of Lim
staple of their town, the "women of liridport" sent the
other day to the hon. mousier a halter, made in their
town, of Russian hemp, with an intimation "that ho had
better use it, and in his master the devil, whom he
had served so loyall), as his work on earth was now cous•
pleted." Strange to say, Mr. Gladstone has not acknow-
ledged the present—even by card.—World.
Tow. Coxxcit-- A mediae of the Ciencil was held in
the Ginned Chamber at noon on Tuesday. Present—the
Mayor, Aldermen linunsell, Remo' to, Go; and Swain,
a:entwined:T. IL and C. Edmunds, J. furner, C. Tucker,
J. 11. Gundry, W. T. and S. Whetharn, J. Stephen., it.
N. Cox, .1. Sounsell. and A. Banister —Mr. Beet's tender
(4155.,) for nine notice boards, on which bills, Ac.., are to
be stuck, was acceptel.—The salary of justices' clerk was
fixed at £75 • year which sun. bra received the consent
of the Secretary of State—The application of Mr. John
Turner, for a new life on his property, was referred to the
Valuing Committee, who fixed the net rent at £7 tie. 8
per annutu —ln reference to the ueigh-bridge subject,
which has been before the Council fix something like two
years, the Mayor stated that he had receivedraos.lutation
fromthe butchers, who were strongly op to the
market-house site as being most objections], for the pro-
posed weigh-bridge, and a petition was presented front the
general inhabitants of the town enforcing the same views,
and proposing the Eotoitreet site in preference. This
site was ultimately adepted.—The Mayor announced that
the new fire brigade for the borough would in • few days
be in perfect working onler.—The Mayor proposed that
the next fair he held on Wednesday and Thursday, the
3rd and 4th of April, indeed of on the following Saturday
and Monday, such alteration of date to be advertised in
the local and county papers for three publications before
the fair—A report was read from the School Attendance
Committee, and it •••• stated that the by edam had been
printed, copin of which had been sent to, and were
approved et, by the Education Department, and that the
bye-laws would now be enforced.
Boatman Poucx, Tudday.—Befere the Mayor end fi
W. Whethatu, Esq.—Vanua Quarrel, who works at
Pymore Mill., WIN charged on remand with stealing glibs
of pork from the shop of Mr. Rimier, butcher, of South-
street, the value of the pork being is, b.—Prisoner went
to the shop to purchase some meat, and during the
aheenee of the .hooman after change he &blinded the
piece of meat in question. This being misused, the police
were communicated with, and Police-constables Upward
and Baacomile brought prisoner back to the shop, and the
piece of meat was found on him. —Prisoner was sentenced
to 11 dare' hard labour.

A DORSETSHIRE MAGISTRATE'S DIVORCE
SUIT.
In the Divorce Division of the High Court of
Justice on Wednesday Sir James Hannon, the Presi-
dent, had before hitu the the cause of Montagu v.
Montagu ond atest., which was the pptition of the
husband, a J.P. for Dorsetahire, anZ of Downs
Hall, Bridport. f.r a divorce, on the ground of
the a lnitvry of _ his wife, Lydia Eliza, with the
respondent

co respondent The ___,..eoent- filed an answer
denying the adultery, but the co-respondent did not
"ter *Spinka, Q.C., and Mr. R A. Prichard were the
counsel for he husband, and Mr. T. A. Inderwick,
g.c., and Mr. George Browne (instructed by Mr. J.
C. Selby) for the respondent.
It appeared, from the opening of Dr. Spinke, that
the patties were tnarried as fat back as 1849; resided
at Down' Hall, Dorset, and there have been several
children as issue. The wife unfortunately took to habits
of inte.upsrance, and from what her husband observed
be forbade the curate of the parish to visit his house.
This canoed the reqondent to be much excited and
violent, and she 'truck her husband. In consequence
of her habits a doctor had to be called in. who advised
that she should go to a home for dipsomaniacs. She
refused to go, and said that she would go to Hastihge.
and Mr. Montagu agreed to allow her 000 per
annum. Even now the learned counsel said the
petitioner was willing to make • payment of £l5O per
annum. Alter being at Hastings the respondent went
to Cheltenham, and there lived with the co.

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respondent
Mr Niontao was examined, and bore out these
facts, and
Mrs. Minty. the wife of the co-respondent. deposed
that the respondent said that she was as much
Minty, wife as witness was, and should come to the
house am often as she liked. After this the co-respon-
dent led witness a sorry life, and she would have left

idlil-but for the chi- .... several occasions Mrs.
Montagu was out with the oo•respowlent, and on one
occasion, when they stayed together, witness pro-
tested, and Mrs. Mumgu struck her. There was an
altercation, and Minty tried to strike her, and she
!tad b. go out of the house. On the 4th of August
last the rerl.hdent came to the house and said she
would never leave it, and meant to live with the c
respondent. Witness .val not at present living with
her husband. The kennel conned did not cvi.-
exau.ie her, and neither retpin.leat or the co-respon-
dent gave evidence.
Sir James Hannah ;ranted • decree nisi for a
diniros with costs, and it was undenitoo I that £2OO a
year w.as paid up, to! this date. HI. lordship
.then

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loon Wulf eufliment to Ptt the half-yrar's inezinium 1 husband'o counsel.
d.ridend. and the interest upon debenture., hut although ,
it is eery nearly sufficient it is nut quite so. Icing lent by I
AM ge. *loth %mount the &rectors propose, with thr I
',section of the Proprietors. to take from the reserve fund,
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