The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-07-04 00:00:00

FIRST 001:YRT.—WIDNISDLT.
(Before the Low PORTMAN, Chairman.)

The attendance of grand jurors was smaller than
usual. Mr. R. Gouge. of Wearson, anted as foreman.
In charging the grand jury, Lord Portman expressed
the pleasure it afforded him once more to addrest them.
There were but few ca..e, le she calendar, though it
was • moue, of remark that the prisouer...... venni.
That he thought • great misfortune : and it eppeared
as if the pains they had taken of late years to improve
the eduostion of the lower {daises had not been so
effectual in guiding the young to avoid crime as they
had hoped would have been doise. A lad had been in
prison lIEOC3 last April for obtaining a pound of eutar
by • false pretense, and he pointed out that they
should carefully oonsi ler whether the pretence was
such a one as would fairly deceive treasonable, tensible
shopkeeper. There was an indictment for keeping •
disorderly house, and from the depositions it was quite
plain that the house was used for most improper pur-
poses, but they must see it was ao used for the lucre
and gala of the person who kept it. Three men were
likarged as badlles In oonverting certain fish to their
own we which • fishmonger had entrusted to them to
sell. He pointed out that the offence if any was
embezzlement. During the session of 1870 an Art was
passed regulating anew the jury lista, and his lord-4140
! observed that care would be required in putting on
them the names of persons having the due qualifica-
tions. During the last few years we have seen many
great events, earned them of deep importanoo affecting
the whole world. Happily, we have been spared the
great suffering and agony which has been experienced
En other part. of Europe ; and we have escaped from
• great mistake which some parties were disposed to
have made within the lest two or three months in the
upsetting of the whole of Our system of local Oration.
Happily that has pared away, and I suppose, as they
say of the dead, we must not say any harm about that
Bill, but I do rejoice exceedingly we have escaped
from it. Now, while on that subject I would say
one word. In the United States it has been the prim.
tic* for years to axe's personal property, and the
result has been that the grievance bu become so
Intense, the fraud so great, the scrutioy into individual
business so minute, that the whole of that great
country has found it impossible any longer to carry it
on; and in the State of New York they appointed
three of the most eminent financiers to go into the
question, who have shown the impossibility of taking
Justly and honestly what is called personal property.
In their report they go through the whole list of
personal property, beginning with the National
debt, and coming down to the watches that men
carry in their pocket', because in the United States
they have attempted to be minute in taxing per-
tonal property, and assess not only the furniture in the
shop for sale, but the furniture in the house which has
been bought. The grievance was found so great that
officials were appointed to find a scheme by which
local taxation could be based on a better footing. I
think their experience is very well worth our discus-
sion and canaideration ; and let me entreat you not to
be parties to one-chied discussions of this subject,
which is one of the greatest importance, affecting the
I comfort and humbles, of 11l all ; for the prosperity of
' this country mainly depends on the good working of
the local management of the country. Do bear in
mind that what some men wish to bring Into operation
here has been tried in the United States, and so
thoroughly failed that they were obliged to try to alter
it. Having referred t.) matters like this. I hardly like
, to talk 'boat the great matters affecting as in our
, wintry, and as members of the groat European
family. But what do they teach us? That appear-
ance is valueless as against reality, that principle is
everything and sham nothing. They teach us that
unless our whole life ill founded on sound reUgious
feeling, faith in God, and humble anbinia. iion to his
great decrees, no country can fiourish, no
Individual can prospar. I say then, gentleman.
you or most of you, will have something to do at no
distant day with the education of the people in your
parishes. An inspector will conic amongst you to see
whether there are schools sufficient, and if it be found
there is not sufficient accommodation,you will be called
on to form School Boards in your paishes for the pur-
pose of education. All I entreat you is to use your
influence to take care that the education la founded on
wand religion, that we in this country may escape the
dangers of infidelity, by teaching the young their duty
to God from their earliest years- I hope you will be
firm on this question —that you will lay the foundation
where it ought to be laid. In oonclu.ion be would
quote the following from a poet he was very fond of
reading—he had written down the words lest he should
mar their beauty by forgetting ono of them, through
his failing age and memory. lie thought they would
make an impression on them and that he should not
be wasting their time by reading them. Teach them
, to pray—

Sow the good seed In me,
Seed for eternity.
'TI, • rough barren wail.
Yot by Thy care and toil
Make it • fruitful Cold,
An hundred fold yield.
Slay not Thy hand but sow,
Theo shall the harvint grow.
Let not the field be dry,
Refresh It from on high
Mower MYRA.
THE Cll,lltOE3 OF STARVING CATTLE.
ilfo,virid v. Colon, and Greening v. Ctolam—Those
were appeals against oonvictions by It. O. F. Steward,
Seq., and others, for cruelty to animas by starving
them.
Mr. Sorjeent Parry and Mr. Harris, of the Home
Circuit, with Mr. Castle, of the Western Circuit,
appeared for the respondent, who is the Secretary to
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals;
and the appellants were supported by Mr. Flocks for
Greening, Mr. Maxfield's bailiff at Higher Burton,
and Mr. Collins for Mr. Manfield himself, instructed
by Messrs. Andrews and Pope.
Mr. Serjeant Perry opened the first came, which
related to the alleged starvation of a grey horse on
Burton farm, the offence being laid under 12 and 13
Viet., la 92, L
When the forma conviction was put in, Mr. Nooks
objected that it was wrong in form end substance,
being in fact (as was, indeed, admitted) framed aooord-
tog to a form in Jarvis's Act, instead of in the form
given in the Act under which the proceedings were
taken.
It is right to state that the form of conviction was
settled by the Society's own counsel.
Serjeaut Parry and Mr. Harris replied, urging that
the form in the Act was only pormisidve and not obli-
gatory. The Tird section said "Every oonviotion
I may be Made according to the following form, or to the
effeet thereof, or as near thereto as the case shall per-
Mr. Collins pointed oat that the forms in Jarvis's act
were only to be used where none were Oven in the
12 and 13 Viet.. o. OR
Serjeant Perry Galled this s rubbishing objection ; Mr
Herrin said it was frivolous.
, Lord Portman said the wart held the objection pre-
vailed, and, of course, both oases were quashed.
, Serjeant Parry said they might be desirous of taking
the opinion of the Court of Queen's Binch on the sub-
ject, and he asked if the Court would give them any
facility.
Mr. Collins: Not I hope in a came like this.
&daunt Parry: Sometimes ca,es are stated from this
Dona.
The Chairman: I must say I cannot see a doubt;
therefore I don't think wu should be jastihei in doing
it.
Sergeant Parry : If that is you lordship's opinion. we
shall have to take our course independently.
The Chairman • Just so.
Mr. Collins: Costs follow, of course.
The Chairman: Yee.
Sergeant Parry: Did I understand your lordship to
mean by the objection prevails that it was because of
the omission of the title of the Act.
The Chairman: No; we don't say that.
Sergeant Parry: You don't give your reason'
Chairman: No.
The case then ended.
A large number of the leading agriculturists were
prepared to give evidence for Mr. Maxfield. A strong
feeling prevails in consequence of the number of sum'
mosses Wiled, which the society say they will have
heard, that instead of prosecution further proooedinp
are persecution.
MICROACIIMINT.
J. A. Bragge, of ffedborough v. the Rev. T. M.
Dodington, owner, Harlington Hones, and Mx. Simon
Warren, of BarstZok Grange farm, the tenant, for an
suereacibment on a public road,by filling up a ditch and
building a wall, in Broedwinsor parish, within the
jurisdietion of the Maiden Newton turnpike trustees.
Mr. W. Ffooke for the complainant, and Mr. Collin'
for the defendants. The owner was found not guilty,
and the tenant guilty, and ordered to abate the
nuisance. judgment being respited till the next motion
to allow this to be done.
Timex or Panossas•
Jolla Pearce, on hell, charged with an indecent
mania on Hooter Russell, at Portsgask April 2ad,
was acquittool