The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-01-26 00:00:00

DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS

DORCHESTER, TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1858.

HONESTE AUDAX.

THE interesting and important event of the
Royal Wedding has been attended throughout
England with such demonstrations as to attest
in the most ample manner the truly auspicious
nature of the alliance. To the minds of loyal
Englishmen the marriage of the PRINCESS
ROYAL of England could be no other than the
source of fervent congratulations and honest
and sincere good wishes. The high and dis-
tinguished reputation of the English Court for
purity and virtue, necessarily demands the
warmest sympathy in behalf of the first-born of
that excellent lady who is at once the
admiration of her country and a worthy
example to her sex. The extreme youth-
fulness of the bride, also, speaks loudly for her,
and intensifies the solicitudes we must naturally
feel in respect of Her Royal Highness's future
happiness and well-being. So soon to bid adieu
to the joys and light-heartedness of girlhood, to
enter upon the sober realities and care-inspiring
duties of wedded life—to stand upon the thresh-
hold of the burthensome anxieties of affairs of
State—is a lot, for a girl of seventeen, which
will hardly fail to win for her, every where, the
liveliest sentiments of affectionate goodwill ; and
which, it is hoped, will be abundantly shown in
the whole of that country to which, amid so
much solemnity, her future destiny was yester-
day committed.
Successive arrivals of intelligence from India
still carry with them the pleasing announcement
of victories achieved over the rebellious Sepoys.
Telegraphic despatches in anticipation of the
India and China mails were received on Friday
with news from Calcutta to the 24th, from Bom-
bay to the 29th, and from Hong Kong to the
16th December. Colonel SEATON'S column from
Delhi had gained two decisive victories over the
Furuckabad rebels, killing 750 men, including
many chiefs, and capturing their guns, with very
trifling loss on our side. The island of Sonan
opposite Canton was occupied on the 15th of
December by the combined forces of France and
England, and YEti had been allowed 10 days to
accept an ultimatum.

A telegraphic despatch, dated Alexandria,
January 18, states that the COMMANDER-IN-
CHIEF was at Cawnpore on the 12th December.
The district under Mr. SArrz was threatened.
The Azimghur Frontier was also threatened;
General GRANT was marching towards it. Sir
JANzs OurnAm was at Alumbagh ; by latest
accounts, an attack was expected on his posi-
tion. A Ghoorka column, 2,600 men, under
RAJAH JUNG BAHADOOR, left Nepaul 011 its way
to Segowlee, for service in British territory, to
be accompanied by Brigadier-General MAC-
GREGOR, as Military Commissioner. Insurgents
at Kootah in great force, are said to have de-
throned the Rajah.
From the United States we learn that the
PRESIDENT has sent a message to Congress in
reference to the late arrest of General WALKER
by Commodore PAULDING, in which he admits
that the Commodore committed a "grave error"
in making the arrest upon Nicaraguan territory,
but expresses his opinion that in so doing he was
actuated by a desire to vindicate the honour of
the country. It is now understood that Commo-
dore PAULDING Will not be recalled, and that
energetic measures will be adopted to stop all
Filibustering expeditions in future.

Rumours of threatened disturbances in
Madrid continue to reach Us, and it is said that
Nsitvz is again intriguing to recover his lost
power. Our readers will also be not a little
surprised to learn that the Duke de MONT-
PENSIER is appointed Commander-in-Chief of
the Spanish army. This step, we are told, is
intended as a reply to the French Ambassador,
who has tried to dictate to the Spanish Govern-
ment, and it will not be very agreeable to the
Emperor NAPOLEON.

THE late atrocious attempt at assassination in
Paris continues to occupy the attention of the
public to a great extent, and has led to certain
political jealousies between France and England,
which is certainly to be regretted. The speech
delivered by the EMPEROR NAPOLEON at the
opening of the French Chambers has excited
unusual interest throughout Europe as one of the
most remarkable addresses ever pronounced from
the French throne. In regard to the late attempt
upon his life, his MAJESTY said that it neither
shook his security in the present nor his bah in

the future, for no assassination, even if success.-
ful, ever served the cause of those who instigated
it. "If I live," he said, "the Rffipire lives
with me; if I fall, the Rinpite will be confirmed
even by my death—•ffir the indignation of tho
people and of the army will be an additional
sapport to the throne of my son." The Presi-
dents of the Senate and the Legislative Body, in
their addresses of congratulation to the Emeznoit,
do not appear to have taken a view of the con-
spiracy so calm, dignified, and re-assuring as
that to which the EMPEROR himself gave expres-
sion. The ardour of their loyalty and attach-
ment to the MONARCH could not, it would
appear, be sufficiently proved without having
recourse to the expedient of indulging in very
strong language with reference to the asylum
offered by England to refugee& The President of
the Senate said that it was from "foreign strong-
holds erected against France" that hired assassins
were sent forth against the bulwark of European
order; while the President of the Legislative
Body declared that the country at large was
demanding why neighbouring and friendly
governments have not the power of destroying
these "laboratories of assassination." There is
a sort of complicity on the Fart of England
involved in these remarks, which could not but
be very well known to those who made them;
and the direct offensiveness of the manner in
which these insinuations are thrown out must be
looked upon by these French functionaries as a
matter of no moment. In what light our
Government will be disposed to regard these
proceedings, it is yet uncertain. Some
imagine that there are reasons to fear
that coercive measures will be adopted
against the foreign refugees in London. The
Paris correspondent of the Times says it is
stated, as positive, that a communication has
been made by the French Minister in London
to the English Government, demanding the
expulsion from England of five political re-
fugees, one or two of them being Italians and
the others French. Doubtless the simple an-
swer will be, that, if any of the persons indi-
cated are detected in transgressing the laws,
they will not fail to be rendered amenable to
the punishment due to their offences; but it is
extremely questionable how far the principle
will be sanctioned here of a despotic interference
with the right of asylum in this country. While
all these matters are pending, and the alarm of
the French people is kept alive by these incon-
siderate demands and declamations of French
statesmen, a certain uneasiness is sensibly felt,
and broadly marked in the monetary affairs of
Paris. It is stated that the decline in prices of
stock at the Bourse, particularly of rentes, al-
ready so marked during the last few days, has
continued with unabated vigour, ending with a
decline of the Three-per-cents of nearly one
franc. "This," says our informant, "may al-
most be characterized as a panic." As a sort of
counterpart to the display made by the French
Presidents just referred to, a public meeting of
sympathy, convened by British residents in
Paris, was sought to be made available by cer-
tain Frenchmen, who obtruded themselves upon
the scene. The meeting was attended by up-
wards of 300 persona, who presented themselves
for the purpose of adopting an address to the
Emperor. The address was unanimously and
enthusiastically carried, but the slanders of DE
MORNY, TROPLONG, and BAROCHE were vigour-
ously denounced by Sir R. DALLAS. As a sequel
to this performance, it may be stated that Mr.
NEWTON Scow proposed an amendment de-
nouncing the refugees for abusing the hospi-
tality of England, and declaring that the people
of England would support the Government in
any measures respecting refugees it might think
fit to propose, which elicited shouts of "No,
no ;" and in compliance with the general opinion
of the meeting, he withdrew it. In these ex-
pressions of public opinion which have already
risen to the surface, one may perceive two oppo-
site and antagonistic notions respecting the se-
curity afforded to refugees in this country. Our
Government, we apprehend, will do nothing to
infringe that principle in its broad and well-
defined application; and it would be well if
some of the indiscreet and noisy attaches of the
French Government had paused to consider for
a moment how much they axe indebted to the
operation of that same generous principle, for
the secure and sheltering refuge afforded to the
object of their solicitude himself—their own
beloved Sovereign—in the hour of need.

DORCHESTER PITCHED CORN MARKET, Saturday.
—We had a very thin attendance at market to-day,
and the business done was limited in the extreme. In
the few transactions that took place, either in wheat
or barley, the prices were in favour of the buyer.
UNIFORM CORN MEASURE—At OUT pitched corn
market on Saturday week a petition to Parliament
praying for the establishment throughout the kingdom
of a uniform system of weights and measures, and
that corn should be sold by the imperial bushel only,
was numerously signed.
Forty men of the detachment of the 11th Hussars
stationed in this town, proceeded by railway to
Woolwich to take part in the review held there on
Thursday last, in honour of the many distinguished
visitors at St. James's.

At the recent examination of pupil teachers at the
Salisbury Training College, Mary Jane Stoodley,
pupil teacher under Mrs. Way, at the National
School in this town, and daughter of Mr. Stoodley,
shoemaker, was honoured with a Queen's Scholarship.
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THE PAPACY.-Dr. E. Theodo-rani, of Rome, deli-
vered a lecture on Tuesday evening at the Townhall
on "His country, and the Papacy which holds it in
subjection." The attendance was not very large.
Amongst the names of gentlemen who passed their
examination in the science and practice of medicine
and received certificates for practice on Thursday at
Apothecaries' Hall, we observe the name of .Mr.
Win. Corbin Finch, son of Dr. W. C. Finch, of
Fisherton House, Salisbury.

The Rev. H. H. Wood, M.A., Fellow of Queen's
College, has been instituted by the Bishop of Salis-
bury, on the nomination of the provost and fellows
of this society, to the rectory of Holwell, in this
county; value, £46; population, 462.
Music.—A lecture on "Music," with numerous
illustrations, is announced to be given to-night
(Tuesday) at the Townhall by Mr. Linter, of Wey-
mouth. The entertainment is in aid of the Dor-
chester Working Men's Mutual Improvement Society.
Miss Wells, of London, and a good many amateurs
from Weymouth, will assist in the illustrations,
and doubtless a very pleasant evening will be spent.
CHURCH MUISIONARY SOCIETY. —OR Tuesday
afternoon a beautiful Christmas tree was exhibited
in West Fordington school which deservedly at-
tracted a good deal of attention. The tree was
adorned with a choice yet large collection of articles,
ornamental and useful. The illumination took place
about half-past 4, when the scene became one of rare
and enchanting beauty. Many thanks are due to
members of the Rev. A. Handley's family and also
to the Misses Campbell, of Fordington Hill, for
getting up the charming display. The amount re-
alized, about £l2, is to go towards the Dorchester
Church Missionary Juvenile Association's funds.

DORCHESTER WORKING MEN'S MUTUAL IM-
PROVEMENT SOCIETY. —The third annual report of
this society, which has been just published, states that
there has been an increase of 16 in the number of
members since the last report was published, so that
now there is a total of 69 members. The income
during the year amounted to £4O les. 80. and the
expenditure to £42 Os. 104 d., leaving a balance due
to the treasurer (Mr. J. William Cole) of .£1 10s. 2d.,
' which—considering the extended operations of the
society—is small, compared with that of the pre-
vious year, and which, but for the kindness of the
members of the Town Council, in relieving the
society of the payment for the Townhall for the use
of lectures, would have been greater. The collec-
tions made at the close of the lectures have not de-
frayed the actual expenses incurred; the sums col-
lected amounting to but £8 195., whilst the expen-
diture, on that account, was £lO 12s. led. There
are nearly 700 volumes in the library, inclusive of a
donation of books by one of the members for the
borough, Captain Start. An extra room has been
engaged, where arithmetic and French are regularly
taught—the former by the President of the society,
Mr. Janson, and the latter by M. Garston, professor
of languages. The discussion class, which meets at
the Masonic Hall on Monday evenings, continues to
be well attended. The committee say in conclusion
that "whilst they have every reason to be encou-
raged with the success attending the institution,
they regret that more of the working men of the
town do not avail themselves of its advantages, and
would earnestly entreat employers to bring the
objects of the society to the notice of those over
whom their influence extends." On Tuesday even-
ing next Mr. John Bishop is to give a lecture at the
Too nhall, in oonnection with this society, on "John
Wyckcliffe."

thin° .kmizz Cutcyrr.—eon Thur*dni 'morning
Lord Campbell, Sir A. Cockbort:, and Sir F. Pollock,
with the f'utans ..Irndges of the several Courts of
Queen's BetiOh, Common Pleas, and Exchequer, as.
sertibled in the Exchequer Chamber for the purpose
of considering and arranging the circuit,* opdit *lnch
they will respectively proceed to hold the ensuing
assize for the several cdunties in England and Wales.
The following arrangements were finally determined
Ott respecting the Western Circuit: Judgea, Sir R.
B. Crowder and Sir James Shaw Willes. Assizes to
be holden at Winchester, Salisbury, Dorchester,
Exeter, for the county and city, Bodmin, and
Taunton.

RAILWAY EXCUFtBIONS. —Special trains were des-
patched from the Dorchester stations of the London
and South-Western Railway Company and also of
the Great-Western Railway Company on Prniay to
London, so as to enable excursionists to witness the
manner in which the marriage of Her Royal High-
ness the Princes Royal and the Prince of Prussia
will be commemorated in the metropolis. A tolera-
ble number of travellers took advantage likewise of
the South-Western Company's accommodating return
tickets of Saturday, available till to-morrow (Wed-
nesday.) The excursions return to Dorchester this
day (Tuesday.)

COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS, Shirehall, Saturday, Jan.
23.—(Before H. Williams; W. L. Henning, and H. C.
Goodden, fisqs.)—Captain Christopher Bolt, of Up wey,
was summoned by Mr. William Dowden for an assault on
the Bth instant. It appeared by complainant's state-
ment that an altercation arose between the parties about
a right of way, they being neighbours, living in a double
house, and using one cartway. Threats and abusive
language were then used by defendant to complainant.
Defendant stated that he had a right to the roadway in
question, and was assailed abusively by complainant.
After a little explanation the case was dismissed, de-
fendant being ordered to pay the cost of the summons.
—James Squib and Edmund Mantle were summoned
for assaulting William Baacombe, a parish constable, on
Christmas-eve, at Broadmayne. Mr. M. C. Weston de-
fended. Complainant stated that between 8 and 9
o'clock on the evening in question, at the Black Dog Inn,
Broadmayne, Squib accused complainant of saying some-
thing about him to Mr. Harry Mayo. Squib declined
to acquaint complainant what the offensive conversation
was. Complainant then retired to another room, but was
, followed by Squib, who struck at the constable and
knocked his hat off. A second blow being aimed at
him, was parried by complainant. While Squib had
! hold of complainant, Mantle came round and struck
complainant, almost stunning him. Complainant fell to
the ground. The landlord then got the defendants out
of the house. On cross-examination, complainant said
he had known Squib for a dozen years, and worked for
Mr. Mayo. On Christmas-eve • goose and some chops
were raffled for at the Black Dog Inn, complainant
counting the spots on the dim and reckoning the money,
which the landlord took, for the chops. The goose was
complainant's, and he asked the company to put in for
it, gaping to many present, "I want sixpence of you ;"
but the numbers were not filled in. The goose was not
brought in, complainant saying he did not want the bird
pulled about. He warranted it to weigh 74 lbs., but on
others saying it did not weigh 7 lbs., he declared it was
a lie. He was not at all " the worse for wear," and not
filmy that night. He could not say that he did not
make a wrong calculation of the dice spots, but he ad-
mitted calling Simon Tizard a liar. Complainant denied
having said to Squib, after the fracas, Come over to
my house tomorrow morning and have some breed and
meat, and say no more about what took place." On the
29th complainant was again at the Black Dog, but he
denied then saying that "Neither of the defendants
struck him, else he would have known what to
do ;" but he did say they did not hurt him very much.
Complainant called no witnesses. Simon Tizard, a
labourer, said that on the 24th ult., several chops were
raffled for at the Black Dog at '2d. a head, for 8 or 10
members. The raffling was with dice and the money was
taken by complainant, who counted the dice spots and
handed over at least one of the chops to the winner.
On witness telling complainant he did not think the
spots were correctly counted, complainant called him
eight or ten times "a b— liar." Bascombe brought in
a goose to be raffled for and said it weighed 76 lbs. This
Squib oontended was not the weight, when complainant
called Squib four or five times the same name as he had
called witness. After complainant left there was no
more raffling, but song singing, and both defendants
were Bested in the kitchen the whole of the evening.
At this stage of the witness's examination the Chairman
interposed saying the bench were unanimously of opinion
that the case was most disgraceful altogether, and even
supposing complainant's statement true, which Tizard
contradicted, complainant being a parish constable
certainly had no business in the Black Dog under such
circumstances ; he did very wrong, and had the de-
fendants assaulted him they must have been incited by
complainant's conduct. Had he been in the county police
force he would have been dismissed at a moment's
notiee.laThe case was dismissed. A summons against
the landlord of the Black Dog for allowing gambling in
his house was ordered. Mr. Weston applied for costs ;
but the bench consulted and determined on refusing the
application, remarking that in so acting they did not at
all wish to mitigate the opinion they had expressed.—
George Baggs, shepherd to Mr. Whittle, of Maiden
Newton, was summoned for trespassing in pursuit of
game on land occupied by that gentleman. john Bur-
roughs, keeper to Mr. Sheridan, M.P., of Frampton,
said that on Sunday afternoon, the 17th inst., about
4 o'clock he and four others saw Beggs set a trap outside
Maiden Newton copse. The trap was set in a run by
which hares and rabbits go from the copse to feed on
the common adjoining. Witness's brother picked up
the trap. Defendant denied setting the trap saying that
he had 430 sheep in the grounds and went to the run to
put up a hurdle to prevent sheep entering the copse.
Burrough's brother said he saw Beggs set the trap and
afterwards picked it up. Defendant went into the dyke
or run and remained there some ten minutes, and di-
rectly after witness took up the trap. An hour before
there was no trap at the place. There was no hurdle
within 20 yards of the dyke. Witness immediately
after went to and accused the shepherd, who denied the
charge. Defendant said it was half an hour after putting
up the hurdle that witness came to him. Fined 10s.
and costs, us. 6d. Mr. Whittle paid the money, but
said he did not encourage poaching, and would never
pay for another man on his fann.—George Paddock
and William Legg, two young navvies, were charged
with a similar offence. John Burroughs stated that on
Friday week defendants were beating furze for 20
minutes on land on Maiden Newton Common, over
which Mr. Sheridan has a right to shoot. On witness
coming to defendants he found nothing on them and he
packed them off. They had neither dogs nor guns with
them. Defendants said they had no intention of rabbit-
ing, and' were simply crossing to where " chalkers"
were at work. Ordered to pay costs, 9s. 6d.
(Before H. Frampton and W. L. Henning, Esqrs.)—
Charles Parkes, of trywey, was charged with stealing an
old sack bag, the property of H. C. Goodden, Esq., of
Upwey. A marine store dealer named Matthews was '
permitted to give evidence against the prisoner. Eli '
Matthews on being sworn said he was a marine store
dealer, that be went to Parker's house on Friday and !
inquired if there were any old rags or bones to sell. !
Parker's wife answered that she had none just then ;
but on witness coming away from the next house she
called to him and said she had some old rubbish which !
had been in the hovel at the end of her garden for some !
months. Witness then bought the bags for 20., at the
rate of a farthing a pound. P.C. Bishop said that on !
Friday afternoon he saw the last witness going through
Broadway w4li a large bag on his shoulder. In the bag
were found three other bags, one of which was marked
with Mr. Goodden's name. Witness said he had bought
the bags in the village, and conducted the constable to
the place, when Mrs. Parker acknowledged she had sold
two bags. Next morning the prisoner admitted stealing
the bag marked with Mr. Goodden's name, and the
constable subsequently apprehended him. Geo. Cosser,
a man in the employ of Mr. Goodden, identified the bag
as the property of that gentleman. Since the detection
of the offence there was one bag found missing. Pri-
soner having consented to have the charge adjudicated
upon under the Summary Jurisdiction Act, said that
about two years ago he left Mr. Goodden's cottage and
used the bag to carry a little coal to his new house. He
had never thought about the matter since, and certainly
had no intention of stealing the bag, as it had hanged
up in an outhouse since. Had it been a new bag he
would have returned it. Mr. Goodden, who retired
from the bench during the hearing of the case, gave the
prisoner a good character, having formerly employed
him, and did not press the charge. The bench dismissed
the prisoner, after duly cautioning liiin.—Henry God-
dard, an agricultural labourer, was charged with steal-
ing two ash poles, the property of Mr. Bridge, of
Maiden Newton. Sergeant Tee deposed that when on
duty on Friday night at Wynford Eagle he met pri-
soner with two ash poles on his shoulder at a short dis-
tance from Mr. Bridge's corpse, where similar spars
were being cut. Prisoner told the officer he found
them in a ditch, and had spoken to one of Mr. Bridge's
men named Bridle to look out one for prisoner to put a
handle to a draining tool; but prisoner subsequently
admitted taking the poles from the wise when no one
was by. Samuel Stoodley, a man in Mr. Bridge's em-
ploy, said that prisoner inquired of him in the morning
for • rod suitable for a draining shovel handle. Prisoner
picked out two, threw them in a dyke, and said he
would see the master during the day and ask for them.
The poles were like those produced, and witness saw no
more of them. The magistrates dismissed the matter,
concluding that the evidence was insufficient, but telling
prisoner that if more evidence were brought for-
ward he could be again proceeded against.—John
Copp, labourer, was summoned for wing a trap to take
game. John Burroughs, Mr. Sheridan's keeper, stated
that about 5 o'clock on the evening of the 17th, lie saw
defendant set a trap in a hare run above Hog Cliff, in
Maiden Newton parish. On seeing witness defendant
gathered up the trap, but witness took the trap away
from him. Witness had never seen defendant poaching
before. Mr. Whittle, who occupies the land in question,
gave the defendant a character of 8 years' good conduct,
and hoped leniency would be extended towards him.
Defendant said he had six children. Fined 10s. 6d., inclu-
ding costs. The money was advanced by defendant's
employer, to be deducted from his wages.—Four
youths of Broadway and Upwey named Thomas Tewkes-
bury, Joseph Winzar, Sherring Hardy, and Charles
Hughes, were summoned for being drunk and disorderly.
P.C. Bishop stated that about half-past 11 on Sunday
night, the 17th, his attention was attracted by a loud
noise, and saw some dozen persons making a disturb-
ance in Broadway. The defendants were the chief dis-
turbers, and were drunk. He had seen them leave the
Swan Inn, Broadway, at 10 minutes after 11. Defen-
dants denied being drunk, saying they had had but three
half-pints of beer during 24 hours. Fined ss. each, and
costa, 7s. 6d. It was stated that a great nuisance is
caused by young men collecting on Sunday nights at
Broadwey, and making rude noises, insulting passers
by, and disturbing the residents; and the bench an-
nounced a determination to punish all such offenders.

COMMITTED TO DORCHESTER GAOL.—Assizes : Samuel
Barnes, stealing wood faggots at Battiscombe ; Fanny
Brown, stealing trowsers at Burton Bradstock. Hard
Labour. : George Chant, assault on police at Sherborne,
14 days; William Burridge, stealing wood at Thorn-
combo, 1 calendar mouth; Barnard Sampson, stealing
coal at Whitchurch Canonicorum, 2 calendar months;
Richard Shephard, stealing timber at Shroton, 2 calen-
dar months • Henry Shephard, stealing timber at
Shroton, 1 Calendar month; Emma Thorne, stealing
money, Stn., at Stoke, 1 calendar month, and 2 years to
a Reformatory; Margaret Rogers, for felony, 6 calendar
months.