The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-12-23 00:00:00

KEEPERS AND OTHERS.

Alk S. FIJSZARD haring made arrange-
ments with the LONDON CATTLE FEED COM-
PANY as their only RECOGNISED AGENT far this
District, is prepared to supply this Company's Food in
sn7 quantity, at 355. per cwt., not 42m. or 405., the
price of others. Pig Heal 20s. per cwt.
_

THE LONDON HORSE ANT) CATTLE FOOD
may be ootisidered the first condimentsl food in use, as
it has proved itself the best in quality, economising the
consumption of other food, and improving the health
and condition of cattle generally.
Cows are much improved in condition, the quality of
the milk is superior, and the quantity increased. Oxen
and sheeP fatten fast upon it. The pig meal imparts
sweetness to the meat, and is more fattening than any
other feed.

THE LONDON HORSE AND CATTLE FEED
COMPANY'S MEDICATED POWDERS. These
powders are highly medicated, and sre to the Horse
what quinine is to the human constitution, • 11101 i
speedy and effectual specific; in boxes containing 60
feeds, 124. 64.
Testimonials sad prospecinses forwarded free, on op-
pflOttfuo to Mr. S. Potheitt; Attetio r and Velner,
and Gelleitla CAtelltniliall Agent, 5. Dlrst-stmets WV*
mouth:

' Mr. Planter, of facing gutton ; several other Devon
heifers, some very tine Portlanders, end a number
o fat full-mouthed Down wethets, from the fold of
Mr. Wake, and also several of his own grilling.
Mr. Kellaway, as usual, showed good judgbient lay
producing • prime Devon heifer, bred by Mr.
Bennett. of TurbWood, a ditto, grated by Mr.
Groves of Bowobd, kh excellent ox, brother to the
one that took a prize at the Hereford Cattle Show,
a short-horn heifer, grazed by Mr. Luke, of lichester,
an Hereford heifer, grazed by Mr. G. Cozens, of
Burton Mills; some excellent horned sheep and prime
lamb, bred and grazed by Mr. Harris, of Frome 8
good Downs, grazed by himself, 'Sudan ekthsordinary
calf grazed by Mr. Gawler, of Wylifotd Mgt°.
Mr. Pade's distSiintnitit Wilk apilareht hi the ekhi-
bition o 8 retbarkebly good, first-clam quality
beasts, from Mr. Taylor. of Berley ?arm, near
Ilcheater, averaging 60 *core each, 10 choice Downs
grazed by Mr. John Homer, of Martinstown, &c:
In the country butchers' department, Mr. Warren,
of tharminster, shone conspicuously in the ,display
of a prime Devon, bred and grazed by Mr. Paull, of
Piddletown, the winner of prizes at the Smithfield
and other agricultural shows; 2 cspital Ayrshire
beasts, grazed by , Mr. Luke,, of lichestet ; and
several excellent Downs gtsised by himself. Mr.
Trencher& of Evershot ; Mr. Boyt, of Piddletown;
Mr. Christopher, of Evershot ; Mr. Vine, of Abbey
Milton; Messrs. Medway, of Cattistock and Maiden
Newton: Mr. Wightman, of Piddletrenthide ; and
Mr. Bellamy, of Hartfoot-lane, had respectively a
lot of first-class meat on show. Mr. Bird, of South.
street, Mr. T. and Mr. F. Bennett, and Mr. B.
Groves, of High-street, Mr. Keats and Mr. Bea-
oombe of Fordington, pork butchers, were likewise
noticeable in exhibiting
.a prime lot otwolldtl
pork, &a In potiltry Mr. links, fishmonger, of
Pligh•etn9et, Mr. Gregory o, Sydling,,Mr. Hann of
PiddletoWn, Mr. Meech of Charminster, Mr. Forie
of Fordington, and Mr. Williams of HiSselbuty
Bryan, were conspicuous in their iteveril dlikilitys of
a lot of first-class turkeys, peek+, ke.
Pictsirro Pricitirris.—Ann Slocombe was on Mon-
ths), bharged before the Mayor and R. Davis, Esq.,
by James Mears, of Piddletown, with stealing a
purse containing a sovereign and two shillings.
Pmeecutor stated that he was at the Eihibition
public-bowie on Saturday, liptiveed eight lad
o'clock,. when he went into the yard. The prisoner
came °tit to gib, and spoke to him. While he wtui
Speaking to her he felt her hand in his trousers
pocket, and on her withdrawing it, he put his band
in his packet, and add, "you have stole my
purse." Be caught bold of her to prevent her going
away, and sent for a policeman. She denied it, but
he saw her throw the purse away, and he afterwards
picked it up, but found the money was gone. Be
still kept hold of the woman till the land.leml and
some others came out and resciield bet: The lend;
lord said he had no deta n the woman, and
ordered him
,to ge on. This was after he told him
the woman had picked his pockets. Previous to
going into the yard he had had a pint of beer in the
tap-room, and the prisoner and some of her com-
panions were there, lint he neither spoke nor diank
with them. When the Woman stria reethied, ohe of
the men whb,_Wae drinkibg With het Wanted to fight
With hint Cross-examination prosecutor denied
having offered her a glass of beer, or invited her
out, or offering her sixpence to go with him.—P.C.
Keats said: In consequence of information he re.
ceived he went to the Exhibition hotel, on Saturday
evening, when he saw the prosecutor, who told him
he had had his pocket picked by a woman in the
tap-mom. Thal went In and proseeutor pointed
the prisoner odt o as The prisoner * ptosti-
tote, and she h another 'proitittite with her, arid a
Male eompanion. He charged the prisoner with the
rObbery, and ihe replied, "all r*ht," he give hoe
6d., Shp took odt hlr oWn pkiree Cod ore him, and
he found it tn contain is. 9id. The Bench said the
prosecittor's evidence in • measure affected the cha-
racter of the landlord of the Exhibition Hotel as to
the mode of conducting his house. He was accord-
ingly sent for, and informed what the prosecutor's
evidence was in reference to the affair.--Mr. Neerton
said that while he was at supper in the kitehen he
heard the prosecutor abusing the V 70111411 unmerci-
fully In the back-yard. tie accordingly went out.
The man did say the Woman had robbed him, but as
it wks tipthittg to hihi, and he did not know the
Pettit*, he told him that he had no business to let
the woman come near him. Some of the party
wanted to fight with the prosecutor, and his wife
said if they wanted to fight they must go into the
field. He denied knowing anything about him.
The Mayor raid if he was asked to give his private
opinion upon the matter, be should say the landlord
had not done his duty as lip outcht to have done
tinder, tie theliiiistalinell. The Prisoner was Coin-
iiiltted for trial.

RUNK INCHURCH—On Monday, Bartholomew
Meehan, a eecond-hand bookseller who has lately
been in the habit of taking his stand in the market-
place for the purpose of disposing of his 'cheap
literature was brought before the Mayor and R.
Davis, Req. It appeared that the defetidiui wan-
derd into Saint Peter's Math oh Sthida'
ifterhhoh, *here be enjoyed a comfortable
" snooze" during the hours of divine service,
but that when the worshippers took their
departure, it was found impossible to awiks. the
sleeper. P.C. Cowan' We@ accpidinglt milled hi to
remove hied; Wheil it was found that the defendant
wit Inlensible frotn the effects of an over-dose of
beer. Being completely sobered by the following
morning he begged hard to be set at liberty, pro.
mie&ng, in utnre to Oahe a better guard over his
conduct. The iiltot hot *hitting trl plhaâ thh eitdh
against him, he was admonished and discharged.
STEALING BRZAD.—On Monday Richmond Grist
was brought up on remand, before the Mayor and
R. Davis, Esq., charged with stealing two loaves of
bread, the property of James Drake. It appeared
that the prisoner was in the habit of going to Mr.
Drake's shop for his bread, and that on two or three
°cc:Leone ghee he had left; Mt. Dfate flashed one or
two loaves, Judging about what time the prisoner
would be likely to come again, Mr. Drake obtained
the assistance of P.C. Beech, who dressed himself
in plain clothes on the day in question, and seeing
the prisoner enter the shop, watched his movements,
and saw him, while the prosecutor's back was
turned, take two loaves, and place them under the
jacket he carried over his arm. The prisoner
Eliaded guilty; and was sentenced to one month's
d
itiou'iawr TO VOLUNTEERS. —WAR OFFICE, Dec.
22, 1862.—My Lord: As I have deemed it necessary
to *ive instructions for a revision of the regulations
which have been *sued for the guidance of the
volunteer force, I consider it expedient to place a
limit to the formation of volunteer corps in addition
to the number of those already in existence; and I
have, therefore, the honour to inform you that I
shall not be prepared to submit; for tier Majeety'e
acceptance, any nffet of seteibe they reach hue
subsetpieritlY bo the let proititno.—l have the honohr
to be, my lord, your obedient servant, G. C. Lawn.
—Her Majesty's Lieutenant of the county of
COMMITTED TO THE DORCHESTER GAOL.
Swriorra : Matthew Gear, steeling rabbit skins at
Charmouth ; Mary Ann Staple, stealing tea, sugar,
An., at Symondsbnry ; Robert Bennett, obtaining
money by false pretences at Weemouth.—Hited
Labour: Mary Ann Green, vagrancy at Shafteip
bury, 21 day.; William Bridle, assahlt Oh Police Itt
West Chickerell, 1 calendar month; John 13rodribb,
poaching at Shapwick, 2 calendar months ' • John
Newman, vagrancy at Portland, 14 days ; George
Utley, vagrancy at Broadway, 7 days; Thomas
Cornick, assault at Abbotabury, 1 calendar mouth ;
Charles Cornick, assault at Abbotsbury, 14 days;
Thomas Carr, vagrancy at Shaftesbury, 14 days;
Joseph Gifford, stealing a shirt, itc., at Dochester.
6 weeks.

WEST KNIGHTON.-A. fire ot a very Serious
nature broke out on Friday morning last on the pre.
inlets occupied by Mr. ()wage Christopher. It is
supposed to have originated from the overheating of
the chimney conneeted with the furnace in the back
house, which was being used at the time for boiling
turnips. The wind was very boisterous, and fears
were entertained lest the whole of the village would
become a prey to the devouring element. A
copious supply of water, and the timely aid tendered
by those in charge a the Dorchester, Pordington,
and Went Stafford engines, were successful in pre-
venting the fire extending to the premises imme-
diately adjoining. The dwelling-house' the property
of the Rev. W. D'rqohart, (who is insured for .£200,)
was wholly destroyed, together with a small stable,
cart-house, and linhay adjoining, the 'teeter portion
of Mr. Christopher's household furniture, an oat
rick, containin about 30 quarters, larzed sized straw-
rick, 2 dung putts, wagon and other agricultural
implements. About £l7 10s., consisting of two £5
notes, and the remainder in gold and silver, were
likewise buried in the ruins. Mr. Christopher, we
regret to hear, is uninsured.

BLANDFORD AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
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On Saturday afternoon the annual meeting of the
Blandford Agricultural Society took place. There
was a larger number of members present than has
been known on • similar occasion for many years
past. There had been about 400 competitors for the
premiums offered by the Society this year, and
prizes were awarded to about 90, among whom 30
great costs were distributed. Two women also
obtained cloaks as prizes for turnip hoeing. Among
the awards given was "a bounty of 20s. each to
Charles Belben and Henry Belben for having main-
tained their mother since her husband was killed by
an accident." As the greater portion of the prize
holders have already been published in this paper
at various times when the competitions came off, it
will be unneoeseary to recapitulate their names on
the present occasion, especially as the list has been
published in the form of a pamphlet, and extensively
circulated.
The dinner, as usual, took place at Eyre's Crown
Hotel, and eclipsed, if such a thing were possible,
everything we have before witnessed at this far.
famed hostelrie. The •iands consisted of the
choicest dainties of the season, Nerved up in the
beet style of excellence, and the wines were of the
most recherche description. The dessert was plen-
tiful, and the utmost endeavours were employed to
promote the pleasure of the guesta. Upikards of
100 gentlemen sat down to the good things provided
for them, presided over by S.Floyer. Esq., the vise.

chairs being occupied by Mr. Lock and Mr. Henry
F,ookan Among the gentlemen present were the
Hon. W. H. B. Portman, M.P.,
,Ef.er Seyiner, Esq.,
M.P.; loprd Sydney Godolphin Clabord, jrS E. B.
Baker, Bart, The Hon, Maurice Pditman (member
for East Middlesex, Canada West), Charles Hambro,
Esq., Montague Guest, Esq., Rev. John Watts,
Rev. W. Hart, J. J. Farquharson, Esq. (President of
the Society), Rev. R. Farquharson, John Du Etoulay,
Eaq., Willett L Adye, Esq., Colonel Mansel, Capt.
Farquharson, J. J. Farquharson, Junr., Esq., E. J.
Parke, ResiH. (Jastleman; Esa., F. J. Johns, Req.(Mayor Blandford), John levell Mansel, Esq.,
4.0. Phislett; Esti; Ateralry.osier, G., Keynes,
'John Reyobt Lew ; Caine* W. F.tqlis,
Slmitoffds, Bartlett, Fry, Eli cod, kfatdirig, Hill,
Brine, Rogeri, Mitchell, Mathews, Lood, Godwin,
Higgins, Burgess, Tett, Fowler, Martin, Small,
Ainsworth, Pound, R. Fooks, Foot, M. Grain, &c.
The cloth having been removed, the CHAIRMAN
proposed "The health Of the Queen," which was
enthusiastically received.
The ramtax, in proposing the neat toast, "Th
c e
health the Prince of Wales and the teat of the Royal
Family,' alluded to the fact that the Greeks, a very
keen and quick people, had shown their estimation of
the Royal Family of England, in a way which could be
most gratifying to this country, by wishing that one of
the younger members of that family should be their
King. The probability was that the offer would not be
accepted, still it was as great a (somehow& as one nation
could possibly bestow upon another. (The toast was
drunk with three time three. _

I The Cn AlnMaic next ' proposed "The Health of the
Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese" The Bishop pos-
sessed many good qualities, one of which was, he wan
eontitinally moving about to every pert of his diocese
did making birnself known to his netherous flock. It
was with very great pleasure that they Farr so many of
the clermiwegent on that ocasion. It showed their
symPathY with the object of that meeting,—the im-
provenient of the labouring classes,—and that they were
al waYS ready with a helping hand to ameliorate the lot
of our poorer brethren. The chairman concluded by
proposing the toast, associating With it the name of the
Rev. John Watts. (Cheerio).
The Rev. J. Warn sitid he rose with feelings of the
deepest gratitude to return -thanks for the cordial
manner in Which the' last :Wiest had been drunk. It
was very gratififing to the clergy to find that the per-
formance of their dutiei reeeiVed the warm apprecietion
of their flocks. He had attended those ineetingil Mt •
great number of years peat, and he had done se from a
feeling that the society was ealculated to advance their
poorer brethren morally, socially, and educationally.
And that such had been the effect, he had ample oppor-
tunity of knowing. As a proof of them assertions he
pointed out the improvements that had been affected,
and as one of the illustrations, noticed the fact that far
greater desire was manifested now than formerly that
their children should receive education at school.
Another Migration of the good effected by these sane.
Mee WA OS spirit of self:reepoct which they inculcated.
he tiro ',Dug men irho had that day Malted a bounty
of 20s. each, as a mark of the esteem which the Society
placed upon their conduct in rendering it unnecessary
, for their mother having to go to the parish for relief,
would price their certificates as a treasure beyond all
price, and others would, by their example, endeavour to
emulate them. (Applause.)
: The Rev, R. FARQUHARSON also acknowledged the
Si co p Ate
The CHAIRMAN next proposed, "The Health of the
Army and Navy," with which toast he begged to
couple the Yeomanry Cavalry and the Volunteers. It
was highly important that the army and navy should
be in an effective state, and we had the highest
authority that such was the wise. At • recent meeting
, similar to this, at Romsey, the noble lord who pre-
side, over the affairs of this realm, stated that these
tttio ',tenches of the service was never in so efficient a
state as they wire at the present time. Of the Yeo.
manry—especially of the Queen's Own Dorset Regi-
ment—they would not etpect him to say much, but he
I lipid rerhirk. With regard .to the Volunteers—and he
had had the honont to witness their evoldtiblls dn
, three occasions—that they were most efficient, and he
was sure that under the leadership of their gallant
colonel, the county had a guarantee that should their
services be ever required, they would oe rendered with
the utmost effectiveness. With this toast he coupled
the name of Colonel Mansel. and Captain Farquharson.
(The toast was drunk with 3 times 3.)
Colonel MARSH., in acknowledging the compliment,
expressed his belief that the army was at the present
time in a higher state of efficiency than heretofore.
At the time of the Crimean war the airily engaged hed
to titidergo a eery severe ordeal, but in that war they
learned 'tit hat *ere their deficietices, and how many Of
those difficultiet wile to be Oven:wee. And on the
next occasion, when the war With China broke ottt, it
was found that they had really
.profitted by experience:
On the succeeding oocmion, when the affair of the ,
Trent occurred, it was deemed advisable to send • por-
tion of the army to our possessions in North America,
it would be iemembered with what dispatch everything
was prepared for their departure. Happily that storm
blew come, but he thought if the Yankees had deemed
it prudent to hiedsuen strength with our soldiers on
that occasion, they would base (mind Mein rather ugly
customers. At' the present time in the navy experi-
ments were going on between iron plates and Whitworth
and Armstrong guns, but whichever gained the supre-
macy in the end, be had every confidence in the navy of
this country. He had great satisfaction in returning
thanks for the volunteers, who he stated had arrived
np their present state pf efficiency, not by means of
fetes and reviews, but by eiertiOn end a strict attend-
ance to drill- The volrinteers were composed partly of
yeomen and the sons of the principle tradestnen of the '
towns in, which these several corps were formed, Ind
pertly of nseohailies and ,the smaller tradesmen; who,
altherigh thisy warn willing . Aire their thee' to
attend to their duties, were wholly unable to eolitri• 1
butte the necessary fluids towards the various expenses '
of the corps. Now it was quite evident that if our ,
shores were threatened with invasion, we must either
retain our volunteer corps or we must increase our
etanding army. The latter implied an increased income
tax; and if we would have the former, it was quite
evident there must he ettesitreons aid. The recent '
committee appointed to inquire intd tke tebject pro,
posed that a certain allowance shnnld be Made;
according to the number of men and the state of their
efficiency, not to the men themselves, but to the corps to
whieh they belonged, towards the necessary expenses
of such corps, for the purchase of clothing, and other
matters. But this allowancis wcitild fall far short of
the ilmonntatetuallic necessary, and he urged that those
who had the kbilitY &mild .cotitribute towards SO
patriotic an object, reminding them that the best mit
to preserve peace was to be prepared for Wk..
(Cheers.)
Captain FARQUHARSON also returned thanks.
The CHAIRMEN next gore "The Health of
Lord Shaftesbury, tile lord-lieutenant of the
county, (the patron of the association), and the magis-
tracy: With this toast he coupled the name of their
very eimellent friendi Mr. ji /. Farquharson, (Great
Cheers)! . . , ,
Mr. FARQUHARSON briefly acknowledged thii &diet-
meat. After speaking in the most eulogistic terms of
the noble Lord• Lieutenant, a more kind-hearted and
good intentioned man than whom there could not be, he
said that as a magistrate he had always endeavoured to
administer the laws with justice, irrespective of persons,
to the best of his ability. The magistrates did not boast
of a large amount of legal lore, but they brought to
bear hottesty of purposes, and common Sense. They did
smitetimee differ in carryieg out the affairs of the
contity, but Its eheitring' the inotives by Which they
were governed, he Might nay thief had carried on the
business without very great difficulty. (ApPlanite I
The CHAIRMAN next proposed "The Health of tte
Members for Dorset." (Drunk with enthusiastic

cheers.)
The Hon. W. H. Et PORTMAN, in returning thanks
for the very kind way in which the meeting had re-
ceived the toast, which had been so able pro-
posed by their Chairman, emitting them that as long
as he had the bonotir to he returned as the of their
represhntativek it "mild be his endeavout to secure the
approbation of his constittients it large. Perhaps at
the present time, the subject which of 411 othenl
came home to most of them was the terrible distress
into which so large a portion of our fellow-countrymen
were now plunged. Many reasons were given as to
the cause of that distress. Some attributed it to the
war in America, and others said that it was owing to
the reckless speculation of the Cotton manufacturers.
Now those who had read Mr. Dobden's speech which he
delivered at kildhurst, in Susses, a few days ago, had
seeni very Hue picture of the teal state of things in
the itianhfltoteribg dietticts, and, he helieved that it
would remove Much of the peejudiee *Web *is felt
regarding the assistance which:it eras suppoted they had
not given towards those who were suffering in the
Northern part of this country. Mr. Cobden gave a
most thrilling account of the position of the smaller
proprietors of mills. He asked them to fancy
what would be the state of the agriculturists,
it all the farmers had their land out of cultivation
and were unable to find employment for their
servants. And yet this was the state of a huge
number of the manufacturers of the North. They had
invested enormous sums of money in the erection of
building' and the purchase of machinery required by
their trade; and they had a very small sum in hand to
meet any pressing emergency. The large manufac-
tures and millioneires, itho formed but • small pro-
portion, might be able to withstand the shock, but there
were hundreds of these smaller min owners who were
reduced to beggary. They had no money to give; bat
they had done what they could—they had done their
beat to keep the men employed, to assist them in their
education. and in every way to show their sympathy
with the dietreased. Nothing, he believed, would tend
more to unite together all classes in this country, than
the sympathy which had been shown towards the
operatives in all parts where we held possessions, and in
England especially. He was recently reading a speech
uttered by Lord Brougham in 1817, when there was
great distrem throughout all England, but more
particularly in the cotton districts, His Lordship
stated that it then took £20,000 a week to supply the
cotton manufacturers with the bare neoessaries of life.
At the present time it required no less than £40,000 to
provide them with the simplest meals and the simplest
necessaries of life. The people of this country had,
however, come forward in the noblest manner, end he
trusted, that as the suffering was not unprecedented,
we should weather the storm, and that the cotton trade
wonld soon be in a flourishing condition. Mr. Floyer
had alluded to the compliment whioh had been paid to
our Royal Family, by the general desire expressed by
the people of Greece that Prince Alfred should become
their king. He, however, hoped that His Royal
Highness knew better than to accept it, because if he
did, lie would be sure to get himself and this country
into "hot water," and he was much better of as a
midshipman in one of his mother'e vessels, than he
would be as Kiog of Greece. (Applause.) He perceived
from the county paper., that • eirong feeling was ex-
pressed at the meeting which took place at Dorchester,
on Saturday last, against the New Highway Act. Now
the first remark he begged to make in respect to that
Act was, that it was not compulsory. No single parish
nor number of parishes need came under the provisions
of that Act, unless by the free choice of the ratepayers.
No one could compel them to come ender the provisions
of the Act against their will. At the meeting to
which he alluded, he saw that some gentlemen very
loudly declaimed against the Act, and expressed their
opinion as though they supposed that the principles
were imposed by the magistrates, for the purpose of
taking the management of the roads into their own

hands. Now, he thought, that the gentlemen pffering I
those remarke could not have looked into the liet iery
closely, is to the .constitution of the Boards under
its provisions, else they would see that the
ratepayers had the election of those who should
topresent them at these Hoards. His own opinion
was, that the magistrated would have less power
over the roads under the new law than they
have under the old, as they now pomeeaSed Com-
pulsory power to enforce repairs being carried out. The
principles of the new law were exactly such as had been
the law in Wales for • Urge number of years, and
where the spasm, had been found to answer remarkably
well. It might be that in some districts an additional
expense weeld he inciirted in putting the roads in an
efficient state of repair, hut that *hen ones thus placed.
they *mild be kept at A 10Wo cost than et pfesent, and
that the eisterit would be round tn work ttioM cheeply
in the end. There wits Onti dubleht lit hoped Weald be
taken up during the ensuing mention, end nth a*
reference to the outrages of returned contict& *high
had of late been so prominently before the public. The
bon. gentleman said he should be prepared to vote for
a complete revision of the ticket-of-leave system, as he
believed it had proved
.a complete failure. He thought
we must still, in • nheasure, resort to transportation,
although it might cost the dountry p little more money
in the first instarce. (Cheels.) Another question to
which he would just allude was in reference to the
speech of Mr. Bright to his constituents, at Birmingham,
and which Appeared in the newspapers a day or two
since. Of all the angry speeches he had ever read, that
of Mr. Bright's was the most so. One of the great
objects of his life was to exalt democracy over a limited
mosarchy as the beet form of Government, and he was
evidently disappointed at the break-down of his fa-
vourite hobby se exhibited by America at the present
time. He therefore. took every opportunity to abuse
the form of Government which existed in this country.
and tinder whieh we were the greatest people in the
world. (Cheers.) We had resisted the revolutionary
shock of 1848 ; and now we were quietly passing through
a. time of great clistfees, *hiie theft were thousands of
educated men who might, if 56 dioneetid, etir up the
minds of the people, who might combine by millions
together for mischief. (Hear, hear.) He thought
therefore, that our form of Government had been
proved the hest and the freest and most durable in the
world. He would not enlarge upon the war in America;
bet he believed that the swaggering language which
was used towards this country was all trash, and that
they had really no intention of carrying out the threats%
they so freely uttered. (Cheers.) Mr, Floyer, in pro-
sioging the tout, had touched upon &rather fine subject,
and he (the speaker) had been almost challenged from
another source to repeat whitt he bed said elsewhere
now that Mr. Seymer was present. Thefe *eft 4 great
many electors with him, and he saw a great many friends
around him whom he should never think of asking to
give him their support. What he did say at Shaftesbury
was, that he believed Lord Palmerston was the best man
we could have to conduct the affairs of this country in
respect to our foreign relations, and he believed that
this was the feeling generally entertained in this
country. (Hear, hear.) The sentiment had been ex-
pressed by many who were in opposition to him in the
Roust. . Aud .it wits natural that such should be the
case as he had devoted his .whole life especially to
foreign politics, and as he knot rhofe in relation to
that subject than any other man, he was the best man
for the position he held in reference to that matter. He
thought strong political feelings should be left for
manifestation at the proper times, or, as Mr. Plover had
justly remarked, to the times of competition. Perhaps
I that time would not be far distant—he could not tell.
They Werenow approaching four years' of the present
parliament's duratrion, and it might be that some were
1 anxious for • change. He hoped, however, that when
the time for oonipetition came, everything *meld be so
, conducted as to preserve • friendly spirit in pritetv life,
and that, however lie might differ from some of them,
they would always accord to him the same kind and
friendly reception they had done that evening. (Great
applause.)
Mr. Exit SaYsien also returned thanks. He expressed
his re,rnst at having been absent from the Blandford
Agriculture! Meeting for three years, and now he was
here he felt more difficulty as to the subject he should
allude to than at any former time, and he would tell
them why. When he attended the meeting at Maiden
Newton, remembering the little warm his friend Mr.
Portman had got into, he thought that hi &Met to be
safe from attacks he would exclude politics altogether,
and consequently he selected the Central Railway
scheme. He thought there could be no harm in that.
Perhaps Mr. Portman considered there was no harm
in saying lie preferred Lord Palmerston to any other
man to direct the helm of affairs in reference to
foreign politics, and no doubt he was quite right to
exprece.bift opinion on that subject, although he (Mr.
Seynier) did not see ,btlt there were other men equally
as good. Well, he, (Mr. Selmer? thought he was quite
safe in speaking about the benefit* of railway comely
-
;ideation with Maiden Newton. For his men part he
thought he had made • capital speech—he was quite
pleased with it himself; but When he looked for it in
one of the county nimetel he found that he was quite
wrong for taking up such a Millet*, becarree it hap-
pened that he was one of the directors add the railway
ran through his ground, so that he was an interested
party, and before indulging in the theme be ought to
have consulted the feeling of his audiences. (Laughter.)
llow, seine years ago he was a director in the Smith
Weetein Cruntrany, and when he retired he said nothing
in the world gbduld Induce him to again become a rail-
way director, and it was Mill% Open the urgent request
that it might be advantageous to the aempany if he
would take shares and consent to act as one Of the
directors. As a member of the county he felt an
interest in the railway, because he felt an interest in
whatever should promote the interest of the county,
but it Was MA from any pecuniary motive that he was
interested in the Conceits elsehe should make as much
money at possible of his land as Wield be required for
it, and let, the railway take its dusted. He had, as
he atid befqre, been absent three years from these
meetings. Ijat year the. Meeting WAX put off in con-
gequence of the melancholy low that the Queen and the
country had sustained in the death of the Prince Con-
tort, which was so feelingly alluded to by Mr. [Obeyer.
Two years ago, he was travelling in the South of Italy,
and although lie saw nothing in the agriculture of that
country from which the farmers of England might de.
rive advantage, as their system was so different from
ones, he saw many things of far deeper interest. He
saw it whole nation waking up after asleep of centuries,
and asserting for itself those eivil and religions liberties
which we had so long enjoyed, and be, as an English-
man, could not but feel deep street/thy elfth thatimple.
as (Hear, hear.) It w sometimes said to " ow is
it that you are so Conservative at home and to LitJal
abroad?" The explanation was simple and easy. Our
ancestors sought for, and obtained, those liberties which
We now enjoyedeand he desired to keep and conserve
them, /10 did not think that there was any danger to
our liberty from the Anefosehments of the Crown or the
aristocracy, and that if the& waft any danger, it was
from too rapid • spread of demodetie principles.
(Hear, hear.) All history, ancient and modern', ttieght
as the lesson that the too rapid spread of democratic
principles invariably tended, first to anarchy and then
to despotism ; and therefore, in this country, he car-
, tait Must hesitate to make any great organic change.
(flea ; hear! But hOW different in Italy Look at
the inlserelde and tyriMnical Goverment which had
existed in the country, OM Which the people had now
succeeded in thsowing neer. Lolok gt the Govertrtnent
of Naples! It was • disgrace to the 19th 61ntury, and
a disgrace to the men engaged in it. So, alsol Wia the
Government of Modena. Who would not sympathise
with the Italians in their desire to get rid of such Go-
vernments ? (Applause.) They had adopted no new-
fangled tiotlons—no jargon of the French revolution
About libetty; equality, and the rights of man ; but they
had established a eon etitittional monarchy; the first
rhea of the Country —Men of historical families—were at
the field of the m6Vement, and the country had already
derived mating befiefite front the change. (Hear,
hear.) True, things had not of fate .gone so smoothly,
bet whose fault was that? No dolibt ft *as the fault
of the Emperor of the French in persisting St the
iniquitous occupation of Rome. (Cheers.) Prorn the
time the-French Republic sent a body of troops to put
down the Roman Republic—from that time to the pre.
sent, the Preneh micupatisa of Rome had been a ease of
the grossest injustice. We had as much right to be in
Paris or Vienne as the Ifeench had to be at Borne, and the
italiene hum* it: (Heat and applause.) Ile conversed with
men of all parties, and nothing struck him so much as
their perfect understanding Of the
.diderenoe between
the temporal and spiritual power of the Pope. They
were not prepared to abandon their religion, and he
confessed that at the present moment be should be
sorry if they were to do so, because, in their present
state of education, they had nothing better to substi-
tute, and would therefore be likely to fall into infidelity.
They were prepared to maintain the Tope in his
spirituel power, but they new no reason why he should
sbm,mistbly isiingotern hundreds of thousands of Italians.
(Cheers.) Such wee the prevailing feeling. Talk of
interveetion ! The only iuterventiod was the intolers-
tion of the French ; and they might depend upon it
that if the French were out of Rome on a Monday, the
Pope and his cerdinals would follow on Tuesday. (Hear
and cheers.) This would not be accomplished by the
King of Sardinia, but the Romans would do the job for
themselves. It was, no doubt, a lamentable thing, that
Austria should not govern Venetia to please the people,
but the Austrians had as much right to Venetia as we
had to Gibraltar. She held that by the sanction of
treaties; and, although it had never been governed
satisfactorily, yet she had • right to it, and naturally
held her own with • tenacious grasp, as we should do
in Emden& Under these circumstances, he did not
see that because a man was a conservative, he was:sound
to support the rigid despotism of the Government of the
Continent. ( Applause.) Having briefly referred to the
distress in Lancashire, and contended that the agri-
culturists had shown by the liberality with which
they had subscribed towards the relief of that
distress, that there was now no antagonism between
the agricultural and manufacturing interests, the
hon. member proceeded to allude to the
cause of the distress—namely, the American war. He
did not like to make much allusion to American
matters, because, as the Americans were so thin-
skinned be might give them offence. (Laughter.)
Still, if we did feel bound to speak of American matters
in England, it was the fault of those indiscreet friends
of America, who had been constantly holding up that
country as • pattern which we were to follow. For •
long time there had been a dam of politiciaas in this
country who seemed to think everything English bad,
and everything American good. Even to this dee, Mr.
Bright talked of our costly monarchy, and of our
aristocracy being supported and living by patronage.
Now he did not know hew much Mr. Lincoln cost; but
however little it might be, he was quite sure he was
very dear at the money. (Laughter and applause.)
People talked about the army and the navy, as
being a kind of out-door relief for the aris-
tocracy of this country, and pointed out how small a
standing army was necessary for America. All that we
could do was to prophecy and say, "wait until the
time comes aid see what will happen. America is
not bordered by great monarchies like England, but
supposing that • cane occurs, how will they cents
mit r The case had now occurred, and we had seen
how America had come otit. For himself, he believed
that during the last two years, there had been more
extravagance, more peculation, and more promotion of
iaconipetent men to high office in the 'United States,
than there had been in England during the last 50
years. (Cheers.) However, we must not say too inneh,
or the Americans would be sending over • battering-
ram to destroy our whole fleet. (Laughter.) He
observed from the papers of teeley that there was •
"friendly" message from them, and that there was some

talk of pitching up their differenoet in Order to have
a "go" at the old country; brit if they did so they
nYlght have reason' to repent the idep. (amers.) He
waa not in the secrete of the Ministry, and thereforc
could not tell Whet
inarlegi halve enactments wottlet be
1
proposed next sem'. 1, ete Wan pretty sure, how-
ever. to be • great deal o toile on the aubject of prison
discipline. He did not know thet /titillation was re-
quired, because he believed that if the regent mystein
' Were differently carried out, it would answer the de-
sired OM: We had power to give sentences, and to
make those tettterrees effitkint. It was the system of
the Home Offioe Ithd of our inspectors of prisons
which had brought things to. their present state. God
forbid that he should say aftvOring against any
attempt to reform our criminals ; in firer christian
country such an idea was not to be tolerated, leat at
1 the fiaMi time we must ,not be deceived into the belief
that they were reformed because they were civil to
the governor and officiate, and attentive to the chap-
-1 lains of otrr prisons. fle would say, "Don't feed pri-
I sober,/ too Well, don't plry, with them, don't give
them eptipc akid rtutritorts food, ea Met they may jeer at
the soldiers Who gutted them, and Minh at the indus-
trious labourer* Who enkieste the &Ida (Hear,
hear.) How could we ettreet Ohne to decresse with
such a system? However long a 'entente might be,
• man knew that by • little attention to prison disci-
pline, there was • chance of his ffberaticm befote the
time appointed by the judge. It was a difftettft and
delisate thirig to intetfere with our judges, but be
woeld rugged t that they should take advantage of the
power which they po•leiteed and give longer sentences.
(Hear, hear.) The next thing serih to see that they
were carried out to the full period of time. l!iiit it
might be said, "If you do this, ft you offer
no reward for good conduct, how are we to
carry out prison discipline ?" He should do thus :
he should make the prison discipline in
the early stages a great deal more severe than it was.
He would have prisoners kept to hard work, which the
eonvict class did not like; and he would give them
plain food—certainly not such food as they got now.
(Hear, hear.) Theo, if they behaved well, he would, to
, • °attain extent, relax the discipline, but under no eir-
, eturtstanees would be allow them to be released, until
they had setYed the whole period of their sentences.
(Cheers) Another` erubYeet sectuld doubtless be brought
forward next session, arid It was one on which he
thought that legislation wee regifiredsehe alluded to the
subject of medical certificates in, gases of alleged
insanity. He did not think that merely beeattse a man
rendered his wife and family uncomfortable he should
be shut up in a mad-house, because the confinement
itself was likely to render • sane man insane. The
only remedy that a man, or his friends now had was, an
action-at-law against the medical man , .but even this
MU a very doubtful affair, because, although damages
to the &Mount of £l5O were given in • case the other
day, there wen yet • possibility of that decision being
reversed. He thought, therefore, that legislation was
absolutely neceasary. end that parties should not be
left at the mercy of two erochetty men, however high
their position in life. (Cheers.) The Hon. Member
resumed his seat, after again thanking the meeting for
the honour it had done him, amid great applause.

_
The CHAIRMAN next proposed "The Health of Baron
Hamhro, the Vice-Patron of the Society, and the Vice-
Presidents." with which he begged to associate the
name of the Rev. Lord Sydney Godolphin Osborne.
(Cheer!.)
The Rev. fiord 8. 0. OIIDORNI returned thanks,.
It the two county meat/ices found it so difficult to hit
upon a topic that should escape the *hafts of critieism,
whets predicament was he placed it, and what must
his feelings be on rising to address the meeting, who
was by no means • popular man. He thought he might
safely ray he had a full share of abuse passed upon
him, and he thought he had also administered his share
of criticism on his opponents. As to politico he should
say anything, for he was not • politician. He did not
profess to know anything about politica At the last
election lie Voted 'Whig and Tory, for he voted for all
the three members, and if be had had a fourth vote he
would have given it to his friend lathe chair, (Laugh-
ter). After carefully watching public matters he had
°onus to the conclusion that both parties were pretty
nearly alike, and he did not think the country was likely
to be much mismanaged by either. (Hear, hear.) The
last time he was present at their meeting he was chal-
lenged to address the farmers on three topics—the most
likely of all to get himself into " hot water" and the
farmers too. He, however, accepted the challenge, but
he was 'Pondering what he ahould say that evening if
exiled upon. Sr. Blunter had,tiowever,in his concluding
sentence given him g topie—eotton in our manufactories,
corn in our barns, and looney in our pockets. His
Lordship, in connection with "corn in our barns," re-
ferred to the vast amount of capital that was now sunk
in the cultivation of the soil, and said there most be
real courage and great skill and industry in. the farmers
or they would never do this. They did not, as their
forefathers did, farm upon the rule of thumb, but they
went upon certain fixed principles. Even the
proceedings of the Farmers' Clubs were learned
discnssiemat and cuoupiers of land did not look
upon a field it so many acres: but proceeding on
scientific principle*, their aim was to meters
to the land the rower taken from it by the
different oreell. The point which had most struck him
was that the farmers had invested their capital upon a
weaker !entire as * nrle, than any other body of capi-
talists in the World. (that, hear.) He considered
that It was most desteable that sounder tenure
should be adopted than no* exists. It was a
difficult question, but he thought that when there
was any change in a farm, the outgoing
tenant should receive some compensation for unex-
hansted improvements either from his successor or
landlord. He suggested that the subject was one that
deserved the aetioue consideration of the Farmers'
Clubs. (Cheers.) Higher demands would still have to
be made upon the soil, for while our population in-
creased, the soil did not, and by book or be crook, it
must be made to keep pace with the increased number
of mouths which we might have to feed. Resettling
the question of cotton, be said there were nearly a ,
quarter fli a million of men out of employ in Lance,
shire and Cheshire, and there was about • quarter of •
inillien of money on hand for them to subsist on, and 1
he 'ion% lesve it for them to judge how long this
amount was likely to last at the rate of Z. per head I
weekly in relief. His lordship indignantly denied that
Dorsetabire, and the West of England, had held back ,
their alms upon any ground draven from the struggle of !
former times. In the name of the people of Dorset, he ,
would say that not one of them entertained • feeling of
that kind. Referring to the question of cottage
property, he expressed himself grateful to find that an ,
inerease of cottages had taken place; at the same time,
however, he could tall them they required more, if they
wadd *ark their farms as they ought. Even now, as ,
was slum/A by their rewards, they were employing boys ,
to do inen's work, and they were obliged to do so as
they bad not enough men to do that work. And with the ,
increased facilities of trateffing from one place to another ,
young men would not stop in a district where they '
were deprived of cotters own/Orbs, and thus. es years
rolled on, they would find their agricultural hands
getting fewer and fewer. But they must not only
have Mots eettagee, but they must have • higher class
of men, as agrismiteral improvement went on, to
perform the bighet ohms of work.. (Cheers.)
• -

The CHAIRMAN 'aid thry had not only members of
the British legislature present, but they were also
honoured with the company of • member of the
legislature of one of our colonial posieseions. He
alluded to Mr. Maurice Portman. (Cheers.)

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The Hon. MAURICE PORTMAN, in returning thanks,
ohaerfed that from what they read in the Tines, and
other newspapers,
of
from the letters of Mr. Godwin
Smith, and men of that elms, it might IA supposed by
people In this country that Canada was disposed to
separate from the mothet ecerntry, became for a certain
reason they had defeated the Militia Bill, which was
brought forward by Gnverument. That Bill was intro-
duced at a most critical time. They all knew that in
Parliamentary matters the "outs" always wanted to
be "In," (laughter,) and it so happened that in this
instance the Ministry was rather weak, and the "outs"
took advantage of it to defeat the Bill. He had been
sarprfsed to see in the newspaper telegram of that day,
a mess/ten sent by Mt. Clay, in Russia, in January last, to
Mr. Seward, te Mee him to offer to the Canadians union
with America, and to send money to Ireland to stir up
revolt. He weld only say that if Mr. Seward had acted on
Mr. Clay's advice, and emit ioldiers to offer the Cana-
dians these terms,the Yankees would have bad their arms
taken from them, and they themselves would have
been hung up on the nearest tree. A. as inatance of
the feeling towards England. he noticed the manner
in which the whole population was ready to come
I forward is volunteers to avenge the limit offered
to our fin In the Trent affair, and said that, backed by
our army and navy, they were fully ready to resist any
invasion by the ones United States, end to shed the
I last drop of their blood in honour of our sag.
(Cheers.) The English inhabitants invariably spoke of
this cottatry as "home," and the subscriptions they
had sent for the relief of our suffering operatives in
Lancashire showed their rympathy with Eneland.
Let them look at what Wall going or in the 'United
States. The Southern armies, with greatly inferior
fortes, had shown how they could fight in a good
cause. This war, instead of doing harm to England,
had done good. It had awakened up the sympathies
of the English people for their distressed fellow-
countrymen, and had been the means of unit-
ing sli °lasses in sympathetic feeling. If
class feeling bad before existed it was now
broken down. The agricultural interest sympathised
with the manufacturer's in distress, and the latter were
grateful for the sympathy and kindness shown to them.
It had, too, stirred up the people of Canada,and shown
that they were loyal to the backbone. It had shown,
too the character of the men in the Southern
Stales. In May last year they had few arms and no
ammunition. Now they were well equipped, and had a
sufficiency for continuing the war. Mr. Bright had
always shown up America as a pattern country fnr us
to imitate. America had been independent now 84 or
85 years, but he believed we should live to sae the day
when her government would be a monarchial one—or
at all events there would be a limited monarchy. but
Canada, he believed, would never separate from her
mother country.

"The Health of the Committee of Manarmsnt,"
and that of the secretary of the society, Mr. Roe, and
other toasts were afterwards given and acknowledged,
and Vie company separated. We might remark, in
concludon, that the pleasures of the evening were con-
sideraldy enhanced by Mr. Eyeresnelebrated quadrille
band, and the excellent singing of a professional from
London, specially engaged for the occasion.

W I MBORN —Cassis' OF STEALING vas
MILE ov Two cows.—Qn Friday last George
Gerrard and James Gerrard were charged by John
Luff with stealing the milk of two cows.
The magistrates present were : J. T. ,Baskett and
Willett Ad, Esqrs., and the Rev. John H.
Austio.—Mr. Moore oonducted the ease for the pro-
secution, and Mr. Weston for the defence.—Mr.
Moore, in stating the ;sue to the jury, said that in
January last Mr. Luff let to the father of the defen-
danta the dairy of 50 cows for a certain sum per
quarter. The rent was to be paid quarterly ID ad-
vance, and was due on the 14th February, 14th
May, 14th August, and 14th November. The
fathet of the prisoners continued it occupation, bat'
he di,l not pay the rent according to agreement.
Instead of paying the quarter's rent on the 14th
February it was Find in " dribbete" extending into

the second qttarter, aqui the second quarter's rent was
not paid till long after the third quarter became
due. About the lit October George Gerrard, the
defendant's father, died, bat complainant, from
motives of delicacy, did not disturb the haling :d
the widow till the let December, when, not being
able to get any more rent he applied to the eldest
son reepeeting it. The eldest defendant said he
could not give him an answer respecting corning to
terms till lois unele came down, which he expected
Would be the next day or the day after. Two days
after the eldest defendant and his uncle called on
him, hut they could not corm to an arrangement•
and the conseemence was on the 4th December a
distress was put in, On the dny of levying the dis-
tress George Gerrard entered upon an engagetnent
to look after prosecutor's cows at the rate of 30s.
per Week, and subsequently another agreement was
entered into between them for the elder primrter to
look after the eows for the prosecutor for 10s. for
two days. On the day after the sale the widow and
family left the cottage volsntarily. On Friday and
Saturday last Mr. Lure own men milked the cows,
and on Sunday morning one of Mr. Imre men saw,
the two defendants milk two of Mr. Luff'• cows
which were locked up in the yard. seed take it to
the cottage, which they forcibly entered,nfter it had
been voluntarily given up. Now George could
not pomibly claim to be acting on his own accoimt,
as the representative of his deceased father, seeing
he had since the distress acted in the capeeity of
Mr. Luff's hired servant in looking after the cows,
nor could James lay claim to be acting for hie
mother. seeing that she had given up possession,
and he had never any right to it on hie own account.
—Mr. Moore then called the prosecutor, John
William Luff, who said :In January last I let my
dairy, consisting of 50 cows, to George Gerrard. I
let it under a written agreement, which I produce.
The rent is made payable a quarter in advance, but
I never received it according to that agreement. I
received the first balf-year • rent in dribbeta—the
last instalment on the let October. This ought to
have been on the 14th May. Another quarter was
due to me on the 14th August, and the 4th quarter
on the 14th November. Tee amount of these two
quarters is £245. On account of this I have reoeivedl
butter and cheese to the amount of 262 17s. Game
Gerrard died about the let October. I came es
two occasions from London to make arrangements
with the elder defendant and widow. I knew no
other person in the affair but the elder son, with
whom I treated. I beard that things were being
removed from thedairy, wan the cause of my coming
down. 1 called upon them to come to some terms
about the payment of the rent, and George Gerrard
said he could do nothing till his mere eame,and said.
be would be down from London either es Monday,.
the 11th December, or the day following, On the
lirt December I gave a written notice to quit,.
both to the defendant George and also to his mother.
On the 2nd December the uncle came. I asked him
his beeriness with me, and be said his object wa,
bring about a settlement between the widow sad
family, and me. I asked to whom the deceased
left the management of his affairs, and be said "the
widow and George." The defendant George, who-
was present, said his father left no will, but he
wished his mother to manage his affairs in con.
nection with himself. The uncle asked me to throw
off • quarter's rent, and I said that was impossible.
George then got into& passion, and his uncle, calling
him to order, he left the room. A long discussion
ensued between the uncle and myself, but no
arrangement was come to. On the 4th, a distress
was put into the premises, and in the evening I re-
ceived, through Mr. Clark, a statement purporting
to come from the elder defendant, and I assented to.
the proposal. The day of the sale, which took place
on the 9th, I received a communication from Mrs.
Gerrard. On the evening of the sale, I received s.
second communication from George, to which 1 also.
acceded. After the sale, the keys of the dairy.
house were brought, by my order, to my house every-
night. On Sunday morning last, I received a com-
munication from George Brushett, and in mum
quence of that I sent for Superintendent Baynton,
and both prisoners were given into custody on the
charge ef stealing the milk. When taken into
custody the defendants were very abusive ; used
very foul language, and said that they were very
glad of being apprehended, for being short of money
they would now have plenty.—Cromexamined by
Mr. Weston : The agreement was broken on the
18th May, as the rent was not paid. I pubse-
quently allowed the tenancy to continue, on the
ground that the agreement of • quarter's noties
should not be necessary. On the day the distress
was levied, the defendant George did milk the eows
as my paid servant. I owe them £62 17s. for butter
and cheese. After the distress was put in I sent
down to Mrs. Gerrard's for 16Ibs, of butter. We
usually bad 191bs. After the distress, I took posses-
sion, and they gave me up the key of the dairy-
house. There was also a cottage. I gave instrue-
bons for a lock to be put on the cotta, and to
fasten it up. Ido not know that clefennta had.
any property of their own in their house.—Re-ex-
amined : I considered the butter I sent for, alter the.
distress, was my own. In the agreement now pro-
duced, there occurs the following clause—" shair
thenceforth at the option of the said William Deff,cease
and determine, except as regards the stipulation here-
inafter. lcc." Now in this sentence there were two'
words omitted that I intended should be inserted.
They are "agreement," and "payment," without
these word. the sentence was not sense.—Mr. Weirton
held that them words could not now he inserted.,
but the court ruled against him.—The Bench
suggested that the case should be referred to arbitra•
tion. The two attorneys then consulted for a brief
period. Mr. Weston suggested that Mr. Luff's
should forego the half...year's rent, £245 ; pay the
£62 17s. he owed for cheese and butter, and refund
£54 lOs., the amount taken tinder the distraint,
making a total of £362 73.—Mr. Moore refused to
accede to such a demand, and the case was allowed
to proceed.—William Henry Clark, auctioneer, said
On the 4th December last, I received from Mr. Luff
inatructions to levy a distress on the property of de-
fendants. On the day of distress, I received a com-
munication from George Gerrard to Mr. Luff.
George asked me what was to be done with the cows,.
as they must be looked after? He offered to look
after them for 25e. a week, and I said, why don't.
you say 308. He offered to look after them for 30..
a week, and I told Mr. Luff what he said, and Mr.
Luff agreed to pay him that amount. On the day
after the sale, George said he would look alter the
cows for Mr. Luff for two days gratuitously. I went
to Mr. Luff, and that gentleman said he did not
want him to work for nothing—he would give bird
10s. for the two days, for taking care of the cows;
milk them, and tak• care of their produce. The de-
fendant then said he would do it for 105., and me all
the milk delivered to Mr. Luff. George agreed with
me to give up the keys, but said he should want
them at 6 o'clock in the morning. He wotdd give
them to Mr. Luff whenever he might want them.
Mr. Luff said that under those circumstances George
might have them. I saw the goods packed up in the
wagon and driven oft, and Mrs. Gerrard and the
family left the day after the sale.—Cross-examined
I I never gave her orders to leave. I cannot my
whether she went voluntarily or not. I never
heard any one express • desire for her to
leave.—George Brushett : I live at Canford, and
am in the employ of Mr. Luff. On Saturday and
Sunday evening I was employed by Mr. Luff to
watch his cows. On Sunday morning, about a
quarter before seven o'clock, I saw the two pri-
soners. They did not sleep in the cottage that
night: The yard-gate was locked. I saw them
milk two of the cows, and afterwards break open
the door of the cottage. The outside lock was
broken off and thrown away. I went and called
Mr. Luff, and we went into the cottage, and MS
the milk there. Both the prisoners were in. the:
house with about twelve quarts of milk in their own-
can.—By the Bench : I assisted to look after the
oows for milk. The defendants were not employed
by Mr. Luff. By Mr. Weston: I was there on
Friday. I did not drive off defendants on Friday
nor Saturday. We did the milking. We had orders
to milk the cows, but I had no instructions to pre-
vent the defendants milking. Had the two Gerrards
come on Friday, or Saturday, I suppose we should
have let them. We milked the cows on Friday
afternoon, and they afterwards came and drove
them away.—Mr. Weston: Do you say that you
milked the cows on Friday afternoon? Witness: I
forget now. By the Bench: Master gave us orders
of the defendants came to drive them away.—Mr.
Luff here stated that his men on Friday night
milked the cows —William Snook: I am foreman
to Mr. Luff, at Canford. A distress was levied at
Mrs. Gerrard's. On the day of the distress Mr.
Luff gave me instructions to lock up the dairy.
After the sale I locked up the dairy, and took ths
key to Mr. Luff every night. I pat a lock on the
doors of the dairy-house after the sale. We milked
the cows on Friday night. I saw the two Gerrard,
on Sunday morning.—This being the whole of the
case for the prosecution, Mr. Weston asked the
Bench if they considered there was any necessity
for bim to reply? If there was, he would do so,
but he did not think the prosecutor's case had
been made out.—The Bench consulted together
for some time, when the Rev. Mr. Austift
said the Bench did not consider there had been

any felonious intent, and the case was oonse-
quently dismissed.—Mr. Weston then Intimated
that he should now bring an action against Mr.
Luff for false imprisonment. Mr. Austin hoped the
parties would compromise the matter on equitable
terms.—Mr. Weston said his clients wanted nothing
but what was fair.

YEOVIL.--MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY.
On Thursday evening Mr. J. Rudge, at the hall of
the institution, gave • number of experiments in
electricity and galvanism, including • beautitul re-
presentation of the aurora borealis,and • magnifioent
electric star. The why and wherefore of the expe-
riments were lucidly explained by Mr. Rodge, and
the affair was replete with instruction and amuse-
ment. The attendance, however, was very limited,
but those who were absent lost a rich treat. Mr.
Josiah Hannam occnpied the chair.

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WHITBREAD MILLARD, of Prince's street, Dorchester,
Printer, at the Office of Th. Dorset County Express,
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