The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-04-21 00:00:00

Derortshire.

WEYMOUTH.—On Thursday, the day following
the Waddon Vale Steeple Chases,aatag hunt took plus
in this seighbourbood, and the event being of •
novel character drew together • large number of
adaptors from Weymouth and its Deighboerb°°d•_
The public are indebted for this isibiliellos tarvaaga,
the liberality of Mr. Edward Loneness. • tr.° I°v"
of the chaos, and several other gentlemen, who Pro-
vided the " needful" for pe .rUtisielf • vary tin°
animal. The meet W 24 appointed to take place at
Radipole-gate, when there was a very large field
—about 300 boneaten, several ladle. balltiLv
sent, and there was aloes largenumberol pod
The weather, however-AO toe a onuses expreenion
_mu „ mahia ...wt.," with a slight eprink hog
of rain, nod this no doubt prevented many people
from attending who would otherwiee have done so.
Tbe animal was • remarkably fine four-year-old hind,
brought from London, and her app.srunØ, certainly
in cue of no mishap arising to her, as was unfor-
tunately the ous at the stag hunt on the previous
ecestion, gave every indication of affording a most
exciting rue. Nor were the various uninsers far
oat is their anticipations, as will be seen below. She
waii attuned at Lookham'cbill sad wont off at a
rattling pace, clearing a wall about fonrand-a-lialf
feet in height in beautiful style. About 18 minutes
afterwards Ur. Charles Radcly ffo's new park
of deerhounds were Tout on her soul, *kit*
they soon found, and made for Wyks Oliver,
through Mr. Scott's farm to Ratcliffe Head, but
here she appeared to change her mind and made
for Osznington Mifle. The noble bind was
here headed, whoa she spin made for Ratcliffe
Head, as if with the intention of evading her
remands= pursuers by taking to the see. Seeing
the stet* of affairs that would be likely to happen
in came of such an event, the hounds were called
back, and her ladyship, taking advantage of the
time thee afforded her turned her bead, and after a
capital run over some heavy country, made for
Powell, skirting the villages of Preston and
Ouningtoo. She then made for the preventive
station at Lodmoor, with her head Pointed for
Weymouth, when she was headed by mine boys,
and thee, On the only chance of saving her life, took
to the sea, s•md swam out for nearly a quarter of a
ode- F:rtunately a boat wu lying on the beach at
Grvull'AU, which was soon launched, and the noble
seir.ial was again pursued, when, after a most
emoting enema, she has headed, and forted to return
to terra firma, where upon her arrival she was
secured. Her ladyship was then marched off to the
Bordoe Hotel stables, where a loose box was placed
for her accommodation, and she is the. reserved for
another day's sport, which we believe will take
place near Dorchester during the week. Th 4 mu
occupied about an hour mid ten minutes, and was of
the most exciting daicription. The scent was good,
the hounds did their work capitally, and the hind
eumbined all thou qualities which oportemea could
wish for, and the only drawback was the foggy state
of the weather, which at times prevented the hind
or dogs frota being visible. After this rue a fin
was found, and a capital run took plus with Mr.
Redrl)ffs's foxhounds, which lasted about fifty-five
minutes.

An INFANT FoOND IN Till HatDoCrit.—On Satur•
day afternoon in inquest was held at the Hope Tavern,
before G. Symonds, Emig. coroner, on the body of a
male infant, which had brim found in the harbour, and
the following evidence was adduced i—John Jeans, •
seaman, said he was walking on the Quay between live
and ma o'clock on Saturday morning, chin he saw the
deocased foul of an anchor. He picked it up and placed
it in a boat, and afterwards eve information to the
police, and gave the body in charge of P.C.
Eaglisk The tide was low at the time, and the boat
was partly out of the water. In answer to. juryrn•n,
witnem said the body was not wrapped up in anything,
anal it seemed as if it had floated down with the tide.—
P.C. Fnglish proved that the last witnees had delivered
him the body of tho deo...ed.—Mr. A. Samos,
sarzeon, deposed that from the examination he bad
made he could not find any external marks of violence,
imorpting a entangling, over the right eye. The wound
mesa have been inflicted during life time, as no violence
after death could have produced such a mark. The
child was • full-grown one. The umbilical cord was
not fsatened, which was sufficient to have amused death
by hemorrhage. There was a treat quantity of blood
over the eye, which might have been caused by a fall.
He wee of opinion that the child was two or
three days old, but it had not been long in
the water, as there were no appearance. of deem-
position. The child might have been in the water
about six hours, but there was nothing 10 prove that it
hal met with its death by drowning, as the appearance
dieted that (death bad taken 'plasm before it was
pulln the water. trader any circumstance. death must
have reindied from not tying the umbilical cord. In
reply to a question witness said he did not think that
after the body hod been in the water the coed could
have been cut. The contusion over"the right eye would
not be suffi.Lient to rause death, as the skull of an infant
was very elastic.- The coroner incinired of the sneer-
inteodent of pollee, if he thought he could bring the
ease home to •ny one—The superintendent replied that
at the oreaent time he could not. —The coroner, having
carefully aummed up, recommended the jury to leave an
''en verdict, and allow the matter to be investigated by
the police. This susgestion the jury acquiesced in, and
after a short consultation returned a verdict that the
child ass found dead in the harbour. but by what means
it eaine by its death there was no evidence to show.
STRAI !NG A WATCH.—At the Police Court 041
Thunelay, before J. Ayling, Esq.. William John
Drew. a respectably-dressed man, who haa just enoi•
pleted six months' imprisonment at Taunton Gaol,
for stealing &dress at Yeovil, was brought tip on re-
mand charged with stealing • silver watch, the pro.
perty of Mr. Vincent., silversmith, of St.. Mary's-
street —Mr. Howard appeared for the prieoner.—
Prosecutor gated that he missed • watch about the
26th of September last from off his counter in his
shop. It was. Geneva silver watch, and he could
swear that the one now produced was the same as I
that stolen. He knew the watch by • private mark,
and it also had a number open cross-examina-
tion witness stated that he took the watch out for
the purpose of packing it: it was on his counter at
two o'clock, and be mired it about three. Several
persons had been in his shop during the hour, hut
he could tell bow many. He could not remember
the prisoner. Joseph Harris Royal, said he was an
apprentice to Mr. Jones Senior, watchmaker and
silversmith, St. Mary's-street. On Fri-lay, the 26th
of tteptembar, prisoner anal a woman came into his
master's a op between two and three o'clock in the
afternoon. Prisoner ordered • nng to be made
smaller for his wife, anal wanted it by tlonday.—ln
cross-examination witness ata the reaii-i why be
knew the time was because he was called front his
dinner, and he then noticed it. In answer to
Mr. Ayling witness stated that about ten minutes
after prisoner had left the shop he missed
an eleven guinea ring. In further cross-examination
by Mr. Howard, witness said that he did not tell
any one that he had mired the ring until his master
came home on the following Monday, as he thought
peebspe Mr. Senior bad sold it. When his master
came home he mimed the ring. Prisoner was the
only person he had shown the tray of rings tn.—P.('.
Hanham, 145, maid he slaw one of the Somerset
police stationed at Yeovil. He knew the ',mariner.
He apprehended him at Yeovil on the 27th of
September last, on • charge of stealing a silk dress,
for Whach lie was contric•ed and had sir months'
impriehment. At the time he took him in custody
he searched him, and found the watch now pro-
duced. The watch had been in his (witness's)
cnatielv ever since. —Witneu stated in answer to
Mr. Howard, that he also found some rings on
prisoner, improised to have been stolen. Mr.
Howard contended that there had been no charge
made out artainst the prisoner, and from the evidence
et Royal he was of opinion that an alibi had been
netabliahed. In defence Mr. Howard said that
prisoner's wife bought the watch in question of •
hawker, but the party was not to be tiund.— In
answer to Mr. A)ling, Mr. Vincent and Mr. Senior
laid they could not identify the rings which had
been found in prisoner's prisserision. -Upon the
advice of his solicitor prisoner declined to my any.
• —Mr. Ayling said he had every reason to
believe that the prminer and his wife were carrying
on • regular system of robbery. He should commit
the prisoner for trial at serums.

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STIALINO A Rio. The prisoner was then
eharged midi stealing a diamond ring, of the value of
eleven guineas, tha property of Mr. Senior—Prose-
tor stated that in September last he left his chop
for a fortnight, and returned on Saturday, the 27th,
about midday. On Monday morning his attention
was directed to the tray of rings by a customer who
wanted one. On looking over the tray he found
that an eleven guinea ring had been taken from its
place, and a very inferior one substituted for it.
He had a conversation with his apprentice about
the matter, and from the newspapers he saw that •
person answering the description of the prisoner had
been committed for trial on a charge of stealing •
silk dress at Yeovil, and he the gave inforinati
to Superintendent Lidbury. Upon the evidence of
the Superintendent be sent his apprentice to Yeovil
to identify the prisoner—ln cnes.examination
witness said no one directed his attention to the
missing ring until he found it out himself. The
rings were not under lock and key, but in • glass
case which wag opened by a thumb screw. Any
one serving in the shop could get at the rings. No
other apprentice excepting Royal was allowed to
serve in the shop. —Joseph Harris Royal said that
the prisoner and his wife came into him master's shop '
on the 26th of September about two o'clock in the !
afternoon. Prisoner asked fur 110130 rings, when witness
took out • tray of rings valued at about 30e. each.
Prisoner said he wanted some better ones, and he was
Mien shown the beat tray. He said be "did not
treat Iris wife with •ring every day, and be wanted •
good 01:10e." He did not hay • ring but ordered a
three guinea one to be made smaller. Prisoner gave
a false address. —" Mr. John Drew, George lon,
Portland." The woman handled tome rings. Wit.
nem did not leave the parties during the time they
were is the shop. He mused the ring about tee
minutes after prisoner was gone, as he was putting
the tray away. He remembered prisoner looking at
the ring which was stolen. About a week after
witness went to Yeovil, and saw the prisoner and
Ina wife in custody—ln cross-examtnation ea."s
mid he could not remember what time his master
cuim home on Saturday. He had made a mistake
in the former case when be stated that his employer
Caine home on Monday. Whs., the prisoner WU
1111101141 missed as adman pines nag, but he

°add not tell what sort of • ring it was until Mr
flatior described it. The reason why he bnaw pri-
mmer bad given a (else address Cu because be had
gems to Portland, and could not find ranch a person..
—Mr. Howard ornamented upon the unastastactory
evidence of Rnyal, as to the date of his master's re-
tarn home, and of the fact of hie not saying anY-
thing abut the missing ring until he was forced
to, and Maintained that if a. caw was "at f°r
trial no jury would believe such a winsome—Mr. ,
Ayling thought the case was one of great suspicion
from the more fact of dm priamer and the
woman going into the shoo asking fur
ring*, and these not suiting having better ones, then
not purchasing, and the discovery that a ring had
been stolen gem &yaw prisoner's departure from the
shop. Under these circumstances he should send the
prisoner to take his trial at the nut Sessions.
Mturelttf.-It is rumoured that, the fiard Regiment
of Foot, which for some time pest has been stationed
at our barracks, have received orders to proper* for j
their deportees, and will be succeeded by soother
company of the Royal Engineers, who are required so
as to push on the public works at the tiothe and at
Portland. Another report elates that the quarters
of the 63rd will be othopied by a Scotch regiment
—the Royal Catooronians —who will make head
quarters bare. We only hope the latter report is
correct, as then, by the commanding oflieer a per-
mission, the townspeople and visitor!, during the
coming season will have the tdeasure of listening
to the strains of • beautiful band.
lit, Q.O.D.Y. CAVALRY—This regiment will
make their entry into the town on Saturday the
23rd of filly, for their annual training.
Ideeeettet. —During the past week very large
catches of mackerel bare taken pleas at Wylie and
Chickerel. On Wednesday about 3,100 were netted,
the majority of which were forwarded to the
London markets the same night by the half past
nine o'clock South-Western train. The fish are
remarkably fine. and will to doubt, at this early
season of the year, command a good price.
Tiiui New AtioriteNr Gec oeo. —The piece
of land near tee Gas House, 'known as Little-
field, has been by the kindness ot the tan of
Uchester dieided into allotment* for garden ground
for the working-tuna of the town. The field onin•
prises about seveety allotments, which were very
quickly c.uight up, a. a bit of "garden ground" for
a poor Man at the present time, when every evadable
spot is appropriated for building pervious, is • great
boon. As a dimities to the lortunate occupiers of
the allotments, priers will be offered for the best
samples of vegetahlior grown in the allotment., at the
forthcoming exhibition of the Weymouth Floricul-
tural and Horticultural Society, which event will
take place in August.
THB Durriticci im LANC•BIIIBII.—The Lancashire
Relief C mitten appointed to collect subscriptions
in the parish of the Holy Trinity for the distress in
the nianufactering districts, at a meeting held on
Tuesday, closed the accounts, when it was statol
that the collections aumusted to £65 he fid. the
whole of which had been remitted to the Centre
Committee, 1
Ririe Goers Metrign.—A public meeting of the
members of the Wayineuth Itifie C wps was leM 14.
the Guildhall on Thursday bight, for the purpose of
receiving the trountrer's account, for electing the
. finance committee, and for general business. The
'attendance was very small. Captain Threshor no.
cupied the chair, and was supported by the officers
of the corpt. —After the objects foe which the meet-
ing had been convened ware tinted by the chairman
he called upon the treasurer, Mr. Eliot, to read the
financial statienent From this report it appears ,
that the receipts fur the year were £llO 17s. Rd.
and the expenditure £ll6 17s. 3.1., leaving a balance
In favour of the crept of £52 os. 6.1., whereas the
balance for the previous year we. only £3s. The
autscriptions in am-rear from the previous year
amounted to nearly £l3. but this had not been Pet
in the statement. £l6 16.. bail been collected as but,.
seriptions for the coming year, and if the arrears
I were paid the corps would have r. halance in hand of
' about ths.—Ensign 'Mani said it was now their
duty to elect this finance committee.. He suggested
that the honorary ruemliers should be reeleeted.
With reeard to the effective members of the corp.,
they woi Id have to elret t•o more to supply the
place of Mr. Groves arid Mr. Aylmg, who wished to
retire from the finance committee. It was competent
for any of the members of the corps to propose whom
they thought proper not only in the room of the two
he had mentioned, bet of the other members. He
suggested that Mr. Mace, Mr. Com:nine, and Mr.
Blaster should be re-elected. He thought the
finances of the 'corps were in a very satisfactory state,
aid uith the proposed Goverument allowance to
vohnitecrs would enable them to go through pros-
perously not only this year, but many years to
some. They wanted a few more recruits, and
he should have liked to have seen some pre.
Dented themselves that night. He proposed
that the honor.iry menders slieuld he re-elected.
This Vlaasecunded by Sergeant-Major Frampton, and
carried nem eon. —Mr. Willism Crickmay and Mr.
Crocker were elected on the finance committee in
the mom id' Mr. Groves and Mr. Ayling.—Captain
Thresher asiil the committee bad decided that
persons who in future wished to Join the corps
•oulil be excluded from paying their annual sub-
ecription, and this would also apply to the whole of
the corpa, providrel the fonds would admit of
Any !wove' for the fntere wishing to become
weenier, of tho corps would only hare to pay an
entrance foe if £1 whereas it used to be 254., and this
would include the undree. uniform. The committee
would, hoar:vet% have no oLicetion to receive the
annual subscription from those who wished to give.
—Lunen lizard staid the reason why this course was
adopted was became of the assistance which they
would receive from the ( ivemment..— Bugle-Major
Jeffery offered to present the corps with 100 bills
gratis, if the committee thought such • step was
desirable to ensure recruits. Captain Thresher
thanked Mr. Jeffery for his offer, but Mr. Sy mends
thought as the funds were so prosperous. Mr. Jeffery
ought ii hai toil for hie work. He (Mr. Sytuouils)
returnol hi. thanks for the holiour they had done
him in re-eleing him on the eononitke.
should like for more recruits to join the corps, and he
thought with a little stimulus and exertion
on the part of the officers and members they might
make the corps more effoctive than at present.— Mr.
Symonds further stated that if the corps sheuld be
in any financial dill-cultic* the honorary members
would be happy to come forward. —Lieutenant
Welsford proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Layer for
the use of his held, and alai to the treasurer.
Ensign Thud seconded the proposition, and pro-
posed • vote of thanks to Lieutenant Welsfonl's
father for the use of his loft for drill in winter time. I
The Rev. J. I). Addison proposed, and Mr. Eliot I
seconded, a vote of thanks to the Chairman, which
after being acknowledged the meeting separated.
IlintoucH Perri filtritioNs, Guildhall, Tuesday.- -
Before Captain Prow.° and C. Bayley,
RG;GING George Hazel, • tnunp, was char by I
PC .. Marsh. with begging. -The constable said that he I
saw the prisoner in Belgrave Terrace begging, after lie
had been cautioned. - -In defence, the prisoner told a
mournful tale saying that he was only going from house
to house trying to sell some books, as that was the only
means lie hail of supporting • wife and family - The 1
prisoner pronriaed to leave the town, and • policeman
was ordered to escort him out.

STREET 01.14TRVCTIoSpt. James Thresher, a carrier, of
Portland, was charged with leaving a wagon in St.
Thonum'astreet -I'.(' Short said that he found the de-
fendant's wagon in St 'Thomas's-street for five hours on
Thureday. He had before cautioned him. • -Defendant
said he could not get his van into the Bear Inn yard.
and he could not obtain • p ace fur it. He thought he
ought to be allowed to let it remain outside.- -Captain
l'rowse said the Bench could not find • suitable place
for the defendant to put his van, and the police must
attend to their duty --The defemlant, however, was die-
niissed,on ily paying the costs of the case.- -Win.
rake, of Portland. who is also • currier was charged
with an offenoe of a like nature - The evidence Will
of a similar clurneter as detailed in the former case,
and the name defence was urzed. Ordered to pay ex-
pense.

Ditivixn.- George flowering, wan charged
srith furiously driving a hone and wagon on Thursday.
Aboey proved tbat on the day in question, he
saw the defendant, who is a carter, in the employ of
Mr. Talbot, driving • horse mut wagon very feAL- De-
fendant promised that he would not commit a like
offence again, and as he appeared to be very penitent,
hewn. fined and costs.

CATIo
To LADS. -
.3. buy named George Brett, ens
summoned by his master, Mr. Henry Dennis, for leav•
ing his service without haring given notice. Mr.
Dennis did not wish to pre m the case too hard, but
simply to prevent him from doing so again.- The
Superintendent of police SAM the defendant's character
no not very good, and in consequence of this "realm.
niendation" he was committed for 14 days to the county
pol.

BREACH OF THE BEIM ACT. -George Gulliver, land-
lord of the Boot Inn, High-street, we. charged with in-
fringing the Beer Act. - From the evidence of P.C.
Mitchell. it appeared that he was in High-street on
Sunday afternoon, about four o'clock. Ile found the
defendant's house open, when he entered, and law six
men with cups and glares containing beer on a table in
the kitchen. Defendant, in answer to the charge
said he did at iipen hi. house until service we, over at
Trinity Churdi. He thought that we. only daring
divine service that he was not to open his house. Hs
further *tided Vent, although he lied kept his house for
25 year., he had never been summoned before.—Hs was
fined on shilling •nd costs.

AJIUTHIB PUBLICAN IV TIIOUBLE. - George F 0.,.,
was summoned for Lfl offence of the same uature.—The
defendant. Is landlord of the Royal Engineer beershoia,
and on Sunday two men were found in his house,
shortly biter, four o'clock with beer before them—The
defendant was dined one shilling and 00,,,t„.

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HORTICCLTUNAL AND FLOILICULTCRAL EXHIBITION.
We are plesani to ennounoe tli•t ,beris will be an islet-
riveting exhibition of fruit, vegetables, sad flowers here
/furies Mie coining ...000. nod that oar towneman, Mr.
Hawkins, 11..riat, of 3. Bond-street, is the honorary
steretary. Several interesting prime will be offered,
ipooesst which we may name thnsa prizes for the beet
oullection Of irenstehle. givwn in the new allotment
round called '• Littlefield ;" three forth. beet houquees
and devices of will dowers and ferns evinbined, and also
crime for the best pot ibmitst grown in window..
Varioip, other prize+ will be offered particulars of which
will he duly announced.
BALL —On Thursday night a ball took place at the
‘wienitily Reoun, lioy•I Hotel, which wss atttended
by about eighty of the leading gentry of the town and
neighbourhood. The steward. were 11..j0r• Nugent,
BAND. Wade. and Sykes, Deets.ool. Cox. and IL P.
(I...bnde., W. Hinge/lull, mid W. N. Tufnell, Hdqrs.
Mr. Bral's qu.drille band was in atiendanee.
POILTLAND.--Gaara Evnara Comczar AT Tga

irritteetv leirrieirrtort.-1t le raid that eiseerfulnue
and good humour are very useful things in this world
—that it malataine peace and bappioess, tind difr•••• •
tbanefil temper around all those who live with,. Hs
iolltnere. But there are many thinp to mar Mei
'food homour," and the rain on het Friday was one
• the many drawback* that mime' *0 Mang to etty
within doors, lotted ef attending se they anticipated,
at the Literary Inetl.vo inn. Hoesver, ni•ny who were
ablest Nerd such a "pod report" that they have
solicited our friend (Mr. .1. 13 Osman) to repeat it spin
at • foture time, •nd lc hat kindly consented tri tie% •
" second edition" on Wednuday emming, th• 22th Inst.,
in order to gratify those +Mt *ere obseut, and to doubly
gratify those who e'en present on the drit useetnen,
Let es heist that the wpther will prove prosffiless on
that occasion, and if it is not in the power el inertgla
to command auenas, still, like oar frit lb.? Ts/
, deserve it. The ooncert Friday, ,if eneeeinfu to
its promoters la It retarded beenheis, eertain y a
, mime. as fare. the "1/Voitiuntrie" Su contented, and
although nct More than 50 persons attended (on account
,of ttie Inclemency of the weather) the company
went thr,eigh the programme and satislied thou
who braved the rain, for their attendance. The
following Sr. the performers EGA 4: PkParriblifa•;•-
' Grand piano, harmmiittni, . and. rtelliffir.
Thorn.; vosselhrte, Me* (It9tie. 1119111 Marsh Stone
ionlarid,) Mb.* Smith Weymouth,) Min Way,
J. if. tiatiell, Mr. Shorey, Mr. M. Stone, Mr.
B. Way, and Mr. Charles Perrott. Mr. Moffat also
usistod by his accompaniment on the piano,
while Mr. G. Thorne was engaged with the violin
Of the harmonium. - Overture, " W,flisn, 1' 11,0
(Mr. Cl. Thorne) Oise, "Come Fairies trio
, Song Anil Chorus, "0.4 Blue the Prince of Wats," ;
I Glee, " lisrk the Elem." • Song and Chervil,
I "Markin Lee," (Mime Stool; fillPiaaoTortit,) "Home
Sweet Rome," (Mr. G. . Thorn. .j; Song and Chorus,
rie Moonlit Sea," f is*. stein); Glee, from
"Oberou," ih " Fairy Land"; Overture, " &rape.
(Mr. (5, Theme) ; Glee, "The Chough and Crow'"
8010, "Fifth Air," varied, (Mr. U. Thome);
P•iri Bing, "The Evening Star"; So "I Giless
You'll be There," (Miss Osloin); "the
wintry Winds are Blowiest" t; "My 11,auldui
Mnudr.she," (Mr. .J. F. tem, "thin.! Highs."
It woollw ihilost auperdous to enumerate each song.
let it lattice to say Mr. U. Thorne was well received an
both overtures, as also in the vielin solo, but the piano-
forte cob "Hem. sweet Home" WOO emended 11
masterly manner, and the rapid poises given with
that preeision that Ilene our rising • .'tale in • most
enriehl. po:Olion, the wish of many as the clue being
that tley could play as well The glees were very well
sang by the company, and as amateurs we would say
persevere. "Cod bleu the Prince of Wale.," by Mr.
J. B. Cattail was rendered in a very pleasing manlier,
and In doubt responded to by evary tin* preterit ea
" Engiansi's Hope." Atone in "Marlon Lee" elicited
a most env:LA:lt encore which was acknowledged and
erithilct I ment to any other' Fair One," was
1 in our opinion gem of the evening (we mean the
song.) Ilia Galvin in her song, "The Moonlit See,"
appeared • little nervous and was evidently labouring
from A cold which rendered it difficult for her, the
weather not enhancing anything in her favour, but
during the evening her voice grolually seemed better
and in the eecond song "1 Onus ymill be there,"
soneesded in gaining the attention Of the *whence
Who redemanded it knowing 'she would be
there," and fe it proved as the second esEtion
with heater and Mies Galpin c4rriWi !away ftvogAd
, honoon Mr. J, B. l'atkll in My Beata' I
Mousteche"dre Iv forth an encore, and obliged t he oum pany
by the "Carpet Bag," and es tEeie woo a little drollery
in it, it neeped to inspire the audience with • degree
of laughtti not easily suppers& Of the other singers,
,nIL, Mies Smith, Miss Way, Mr. Shorty, Mr. M. Stone,
Mr. E. R. Way, and Mr. Charles Perott, in justice to
them we most my that they acquitted themselves in a
highly creditable manner, and a marked improvement
Waa noticed since the but concert in that place, and no
doubt, on the 29th instant, busy will be all there."
• little advice to our esteeme4 friends we would say
that in our humble opinion Friday evening is not
"the" night for a concert or lecture. ktondey
much better. Also the price., ft. and la. are too much
for the working clauci ; lhec are not enough to pay for
a concert at that peace, and.. we well know Mr. Cattell
has fis Isis object the desire of cultivating a desire for
rational amusement and harmony, more than pin, we
think he will take this hint in the name spirit as it is
tendered, knowing that people now a days, want • large
quantity for a little money. . . .

A p. iition for cl.wing p‘ublic.honses on Sender's ha.
been pieit• well circutited bore, and mversl public-Inn
have w;pled it; tint we believe where one "public.."
lan st.tned ten times the number of " tinners" hatre
likewine. Some objected to signing It Warn the "sly
house." are pot a stop to first, as it was no use,
they mid, to close licensed houses on Sunday's, and
allow ••nly houses" to mil. There mem. some reaimn
in this. especiwily when the one is liable to be fined and
the other parties can sell with ilutinnikr. awl It la quite
tam: that our polimen would suet "drop in" and see
Lb. game alive However, like many other things here,
grime can dons they like, while others cannot do at all.
There are many things here that want improvement,
and if we are to believe what we hear, the Highway
Act will will he a greet boon to the public at large.
BLANDFORD.—ELscitox or GUARDIANIL—Tbe
following is a lint of the gentlest' nand the number of
the votes recorded in their fwvonr at theist. election for
the °Mee of (Jeardians. M. Fisher, 143 votes ; W.
13); T. 11. Park, lii; 8. P. Davis, 77; .7. H.
Godwin, 34.
itttrLy To TRB Annnens or CONGRATULATION
Amirrau IT TSS MAYOR AIM Cut, :nation to like
. .

" Whitehall, ,ith April,
isave had the honour to lay before the Queen,
the loyal and citadel Addrem of the Mayor, Aldermen,
and Burgeose of the Borough of Bistolford Forum, on
the ecta.ion of the Msrriage of His Royal Huglaness the
rrinoe of Waive, sod I have to Inform you that Her
flajevey was pleased to receive the Address moot
grse,ouely.
" I on. Sir, Your obedient Servant,
"G. OBEY."

'To the Mayor of Blandford." -.
Corix MAII, Saturlay, April 1 lth. —The *Men.
dance was small and trade dull. Prioes same as last
w.ek.

tIRATIrrING PIIII463TATIOX Or a
111BLS St THE ?iAVVIIM TO THE TISCHERA or THE
NIGHT.I4CIiooI, It is ever one of the most pleasing
duties of a public journalist to record instances where,
for kindness received, the recipients evince • spirit of '
gratitude. and more especially when such gratitude is
expressed not only by words but by deeds. Our raiders
are no doubt all aware that for the mat twelvemonths
the nice employe I on the Somerset and Dorset Rail-
way have been kindly invited to attend a night-echool,
and that this invitation has been very thankfully and
cordially accepted. The good work of instructing these
hardy suns of toil was undertaken by • body of gentle-
men who deserve the highest praise not only for their
self.tlenying exertions, but for the hearty manner they
co-operated together—all striving for the same puepose,
namely, to benefit temporally, morally, and religiously
those who came under their instruction,, The seed
thus mown has borne (in part at leasti it. correspond.
log fruits, not only in the general good conduct of the
, men, but as kindness begets kindness, the lesson of
oelf.denial and interest in their welfare shown by their
1 instructors has induced them voluntarily to come for-
ward and purchase • very handsome copy of the Holy
Scriptures. This was presented to the teachers at
a meeting held last week at the British School-
room, when Mr. Thomas Williams, who had
been deputed to present the book, stated that
the men working on the railway were very deeply
sensible of the kindness shown them, and
bring desirous of making some small return, had sub.
scribal together to purchiumi • Bible, which he, at their
request, and with the greatest pleasure on his part,
would now hand over to Mr. Cumming, the secretary.
He had never known the men so willing to give as on
this occasion. To this address Mr. Cumming, in the
name of the teachers, expremed the very great gratill.
cation it was to all of them to receive such • mark of
the esteem from those on whose behalf they had
laboured. At the same tinie the gift had taken them
by surprise, as they had never expected, desired, or de-
served such • mare of approvaL Their [motto from the
first had been,
To do the good they could,
To all classes they could.
In every way they could.
And just as long as they could;
I and what had been done was with • willing and hearty
co-operation on their part for the temporal and eternal
well-being of their fellow-cresterea The book would
therefore be received by the tougher, with their warmest
and best thanks to sll the contributors. They sould
not, however, retain the volume amongst themselves,
but would offer it to the directors of the Somerset and
Dorset Railway Company, with the nxitiest that they
would allow!! to be placed in the waitrg-room of the
Blandford station, there always to remain. This
I'l'ooom:talent wea 'fry heartily remind. The meeting
was then adaremed by the Rev. 11. Ow, who, by his
great kindness and the tatareet helms manifested to the
men, has endeared himself to them. The a°oll6
of the Evening Hymn closed one of the most interesting
mectimm overlaid In the town. We tindarelead that
a suitable inscription, dating by whom sail for what.
purpose the Bible was wrested, willies placed inaide•
the cover.
rOIIITT VOCIT, Monday, ikpril I.lltb. -,The usual
monthly sitting of this Court tool( place this day at the
Townhall, before 11. liverett, Iraq, judge. There wars.
88 plaints entered, but of these the greater portion
were settled out of Court, and in several eases the
jiMintitfa were nonsuited through not attending.
I STEMPLEaDta Casa- Oreesea
CM Mr. Chitty, of Shaftesbury, appeared forplaintiff,
and Mr. Atkinson, of Blandfonl, for dafendanL—This
was an action brought to recover the possession of a
thealltlM.el Potatoes, and a truck which had
been seized under an execution from the Sheriff, at the
instance of the defendant Uremia. The case excited
considerable interest. Mr. Chitty, on behalf of his
c.lient,stated that she was& widow residing in Bryiunton-
street. She lived in • house which bad formerly been
occupied by her son-in-law, Thomas Batton, against
whom the warrant was issued. Some time ego plaintiff
purchased of Button sonic household goods and a pony,
for which she pee him 1:8, and since then she had
commissioned him to deal for her for various articles.
The pony was afterwards exchanged foranother belong-
ing to Mr. Jefferire, of Wimborns, and= extra given,
and this satood pony was again exchanged for owe be-
longini to Mr. Thomas Arena of Tenant Hinton. All
the-, purchases sod charges were made at the expense
ef his client, and the pony and ether articles aoised were
her property. On the face of the ease perhaps it might
appear that there had been some unfair dealing, but lie
',eyed be should been able to prove that all had been
done uprightly and straightforward. Tba potatoes
.ailea 'me* all her nr.Perte ; she gave Button the
inonts to pay foe them in support he call d the
, nlvintiff, who stated that she was • widow, living in
lkyamsometreet. In the beginning of February, 1862,
site became the Meant of the heave, where she now
resided. Her son-in-law bad previomly lived there, sod
she occasionally resided with him and her (laughter.
About that tone oh* purchased several lieemhold
articles from him, for which she paid him £4, and al-o
a puny for the like amount, payieg him altogether £l.
Soon after she found that this pony did not suit her
very well, and am told Button to exchange it for one be.
lunging to Mr. Jefferise, at the SWIM tone giving him In
to hoot. In the merle of tints .he ear:hailed Oda for
another, belonging to Mr. Evans, of Tarrant Hinton,
with whisti she was to rendre a sovereign; bet as she
needed • Pair or wheels for • cod she agreed to take thew
Wised of the now. A. reguald the potable= they

were boeght With het money end en her sepennt by
Bottom, and elti a truck for 11s. was p41.-In cruel
itasutinstiult by Mr. Atkenson, phoned!' said she re,
membehed 13ett a having an eseenteon in his hon'e for
ahout £lOO for fiah from a Landon salesman. It vs.
before the a•Mire hy the 1.1.0 f OMOrr tinder the fir•t
execution the' she bought the these. of Button, at,
Inn*o that tin. bad traded fur h--i. &le nee. r
an:horns-4 Button to 12.e7 fish, but she had employed
t:". to hue potato., at the ttrAe she bought the potty
aur had giVan lip 114 how*, She amid het my
* t et, When she bootleg the pony, Ramon had an
•sermt.on issued apjfllt him. The legacy to her
daughter was OTT.; ; that was &bent 4 Years SRO.
-114„ Paper prods/ad, soetaining • list of the article.
Mad to her by fkites, was. she believed, the one Died
tibensthe heroin tea mode, sled wee in Mr. Hetton's
Sillidltritier. ha jet
dedhawker, aid travailed
ilth Wilton Old *USW, L 606."1"" th• bt.l" tiCh
" 11°Tib L.nds vale her. When sbe bought the eon,
and goods of Batton, John Doer, who lived near, was
called in es a witniess.-Johe Dover, exatedued by Mr.
Chitty, said he bleed in Bryansume, and bad been in
ti.„o enilol of equhatlarepthereen eparerds c! 40 years.
Was telt when re. Wdiont paid„ HOttop the
I/400! . tat ed le to bit g etltAfs• to till Fat
mint y utton s wife. Bestial &Wind haine it the
paper, and witness signed his. He was alto called in
again on the 21et of February. 1862, to wane. that
Wm. Wilmott peid £3lO. to Button to take with him to
Wimbome witt Is. it:changed the polities. Mrs.
WWmott travelled the dottier, with • PaCk ; he had seen
her 11 mil" away-In, eroes-exantination by Mr. Atkin'
leen, Witness Mid he did not NV IlUtton write the paper.
/16 (witness) wrote his oval rime, hut not the word
"witness" which, he thought was written by Button.
When cideely qeeerldneol as f 6 hie on tigiulinte lid
Maiteted, enid he thought it was his, and eventually
was required to write his name. This was handed up
for his Honor's inspection, who being satisfied, the case
proceeded.-Thentaa Button said he sometimes lived
with his mother-in-law at Blandlord, and sometimes
elmewhere. She took the house he formerly occupied
en the 4th Febnuny, Itkr2, and at that Dine she Imghs
Mede Odd* of Nite !rid A rdny For Ithicli She pad birti
1.11. e'renons to her laying him, his mother-in-law said
she should like to have a wetness to this transaction, so
that he ooeld not sell the good, after she bad paisl for
them; and his wife, who appeari to beep Iral simile the
itente Nelms. of his 'here:ifs:4. tgteial wit,, net mother
1.4141 celled an John Dover, • man he never hardly spoke
to. This witness; further corroborated the evidence as
to the exchanging of the ponies and the bu)ing of the
potatoes. -In cro..examuustion Button said the
meson why he sold off his things was be-
muse he made up hie mind to join the
eke. As to
_his reason for sometimes signing himself
Thom. Hadrian; " Thomas William *lon," and
"Thomas Button," and "William Button, lie istid un
was sometimes called one name and sometimes celled
the other, and that when he wrote he did not take any
particular care. He did not get the top of the paper
written. Mrs. Wilmott handed him the paper to sign.
He traded on Ms own mooned as well as on Mr.. Wil-
mott's.- Thomas Beane corroborated the eridenee as
te the lam purchase of a pony. Mrs. Wilmott [aid him.
Button had no furthet to di with the dad than as
telling him about the pony. e ntade Dip Wheels for
Mrs. Wilmett's cart fdr r. Chitty then sumtnia
up the rake, contending that the precautions used by
Mrs. Wilmott were very natural. Her err was for her
ilmghter, and she bad acted is s cateful wommi,,ao
she should not be the loser In any way. Mrs. ?Wilmot*
Was agaii celled, and in answer to the judge, stated
that InDOC she purchased the goods, her daughter and
her three children had lived with her. She carried her
pack on her back. She did not um the cart-This
dosed the case for the plaintiff. -Mr. Atkinson replied:
This was one of them eases where the evidence was all
on one side. For his part, however, he considered the
ewe a very suspicious one. At the very time when
these goods were elleged to be bought, Button his
wife and children, and Mr.. Wilmott wane ell living
together. Button had no motley, wines's. notwith-
stounling Mr. Chitty hid describe.d Ifra Wilnrott as A
hard-werking pdor 'he smeared to hare had
Whiney ivificient to ray Oil at one- little, mid VS 1. A
few days after, and also to bay potatoes, kc. The
whole transaction, he contend, was one very like
fraud, for about the same time as the exchange of ponies
was said to have taken place, Batton actually was sum-
moned to ammo:in this Court to pay for the very goods
said to be Mrs. Wilmott's. The witness brought for-
ward to prove that Mrs. Wfintott raid Button the
monies evidently did not know what he was erten...jug
to. It was • made up family arrangement, and he eon-
tended that the plaintiff had not male out her title to
the property. • -Hie Honour then very minutely anti
With gniat clearances Mitinieneed Mt the /seta of the
ease. The first truntion was, there being no contradic-
tory evidence, were the witnesses to be believed? Was
this • &weeps transaction between Mrs. Wilmott, (the
pleintiff) end' Beittsin. Would they have gone to work
in the wey they did if this was a tau and true dealing?
Mrs. Wilniott evidently Malted Hutton se a very sus-
picious character, and even Button's wife by his own
evidence, --4 a strange admission for a man to make in
Court,' - had a very low opinion of his honesty and up-
rightness. tie even made -himself out to be very little
better than a rogue, and further, though he stated
he sold off because he intended to join the police, be
never appeared to hate made any effort to obtain such a
situation -and if he had what chance would he have
had' A man who could not be trusted by his oven
wife ! Then again looking at this ems m one of
probabilities be (the judge) oould not but no'
tine that Slr. Walnuts, who up to this tranciation
bad been a hawker of no ten end other goods of that des-
cription, all at one. become a dealer in horses, and
potatoes, and such other •rticles, lust at the utile tine
she di I not use these horses for her own purpose, but
Button made use of the pony, partly on li. o.n
account and partly on hers. Tie evidence of the man
who signed as witness went for nothing -he only
appeared to have been • tool in the hands of the others.
Con,idering then that the probabilities outweighed the
evidence, he could 00i but be a opinion that the whole
trantaction wut a plennad ono to relieve Button from
his embraestneeta, end to el-froad his creditor*. He
would certainty have liked that this case had been
brought before a jury, as it *weld have been more
satilfortory to have bad the opheirin ef weer.' persona,
on such an important matter, but sa it was left for his
decision, he should give • verdict for the deleudent.-
That for Use execution to proceed.
George White r. Charles Elfonl.-Claim 10*. Td. for
atop goods.-Defendant did not appear. Order for pay-
ment at 41. a month,

John %mon Adam. v. Oeorite Amea—Claim El 14a
tut retre.liment.. Topa. 5.. • month.
Th.s.ine r. Samuel Doneli.—Cl 6s. 64. for drapery
good.. —To pay Rs. • month.
John Leal. r. Join Bnook.—Claim 184. &I. for
malt and Lopa—Defendmit did not appear and an
ora.r area mule to pay the amount in 14 dn.'.
Triomaa Freak* a William Dimuser.—Claim Ili. 61.
for boot. and shore. —To be iaid in two inotalmenta
John William. e. Jame. Ellanorth.—Claim lel In. 94.
for turat and other ommaaariea—To be paid in four la-
'Laments.

....
charlea Symonds o. Daniel Hall.—Claim 10s. 61 for
drapery goods.—To pay in two instalments.
The mins r. George Dalt 13a.—To pay in
throe instalmeatn.

Jehn Wheeler r. Phillip Richards. El si. 10.1.
for bread and other Da...erica —Plaintiff's wife
appearwl, and aid that defendant bad deel•red be
would not pay.—Ordwed to be paid in three instal-
ments.

_
Eaaggrd Oeble st. William Drew.—Claim El OIL 10d.
—Ordered to pay in Are instalments.
John &undone. John Ifteeh.—Claim El for earriage
of bricks from ltinpton Bottom to Blandford.—Plaln•
tiff atated be wan employed by defendant to bring house
some goods he had purchased it • sale. He bad four
!nods. sod used three hones. a man nod a boy. The
distance waaabont 12 wile. For the first two loads be
paid him the prim agreed upon, El per load, but *hen
he bought in the third load he told him he had not
enotptli nepnry to pay him by eve shilling., end after-
w wie &dined to pay him •bon its. for the two
last loada—lnfondant replied that be told plaintiff he
woold not glee him ii,me than 15a, for the two last Pude
as they were light hollow Ariake. After considerable
•Itercation between Ilietn, lila H-nor said, that as de-
readmit paid plaintiff El for the Ant two loads, and
there was roily his own statement in support ninny
alteration in the pries, be ahould give a vardiet for the
amount claiined. .

JUIN:HUNT flonnous.--Sendi Brownees r. Cherie.
Drake—Clsim CI 13a 6d.—Thesinount not toeing forth-
coming an order was issued to imprison defendent in
Dorchester gaol for It days.
Re Henry Joseph Hunt, formerly trunkinaker and
shoedesler appeared before the court, attended by his
solicitor Mr. Moore of Witaborne to claim his discharge.
and their being no opposition, his applied on was
gratit,-d. —ln the case of Buom•unel Chinn, • bankrupt°,
Carlton Marshall, Mr. Atkinson applied fin an ad-
journment till nest court day, the 11th of May, with
Sn eztension of protection tt in crnsequence of the
bills coining in on the very day when the notice had to
be indeed sootording to the 141 section of the Ant he had
not had time to prepare the necessary statement.
Application granted.—This cloned the Walborni the
smut.
Boaocau Poitcr, April 13.—Before the Mayor and
V. C. Fincham E.q.—John Dennett, • navvy, was
brought tip in etntady, charged by P. C. Coward with
bring drunk and bleeping in • wagon in the yard of the
CeroWN an Anchor, and haring also • quantity of loose
matches in hi. vocket.—Hos worship remarked on the
. greet danger there was of entsing a fir. by each son-
duct, and paisoner was s-ntenoed to? day. itnprison.
meet under the Vsirrssei Art.
Choll/111XSTION.--The Lonl Bishop of Salisbury will
hold • confirmation at the parish church early in June.
In the course of a sermon in the parish church on Sun-
day morning Let, the respected rector proved both
from Holy Scripture and the writings of Tertullian, St.
Cyprian, and other eminent fathers of the church is
the first ages, that confirmation was a rite which had
ever been to We in the primitive church, and he mod
affectionately urged upon the young people of his con-
gregation to prepare themselves to be pa -rUepators of it.
Teerairaisat liticirrv. —Whatever eley he said
or thought by the public generally of total abstinence
principles, one thing is certain, s meeting called in
, this town for the purpose of enunciating them, is
sore to be well attended, and when any favourite
speakers are announced, the Townhall, where ha
meetings are held, is crowded to exam. Some of
its warmest supporters would be sled to bite the
Corn Exchange for the purpose of holding such
meetings, but the price charged (two guineas us
believe) is considered too much to give for such
purpose. In many towns our temperance friends
have taken the matter into their own bands, and
obtaining the support of the resident gentry, have
erected tempermice halls for their nee, letting them
out for meetings, comer* and such-like porpoises,
tans securing in part a tiompeemtwe foe their out-
lay. We throw out this as a hint to our Blendford
friends, and have tio doubt they would meet with
every encouragement from the noble owner of
Bryanston and other gentlemen, who have proved
theninni.elb by paft auto, the friends of the winking-
aeon, the chief benefitters in this good cause. On
Wednesday evening, by the time announced for
bolding the meeting, (8 o'clock.) every available
space in the room warn occupied to hear those ancitut
friends of the cause— Mews. illstehouse, Troulan and
Vincent, from Shaftesbury. Prertmil to the timetimg,
&nil between the ape thee, the newly•ioemed braes
band discoursed sweet male, and the szeallent maser
Let whit* they perfoesed the mime yieees. showed •

marked imptclveitimat over their first essay—The
chair was taken by Mr. B. Meaden, who, on in-
troduciog the speakers. said he litel„no occasion to give
them • tivoursttle reception, t At he iteil sere by tile
oiling to, a to aier bvforo him, would he elect-
ions er00.,,e1 ttom.—Ho shoal.' now call upon Mr.
. to 3.1.11,as awl that gentleman after
first .11'...1,1ing to his oven ilepremcd feelings when
coinitig to the meeting, and the relief he hilt by
oert ng en manY pleetse4 corm termite...and hearing their
exeellent hand, proecoded te slay that he was fully
«twine...ll he was doing right by the adoption of
I teetotalism, for he had seen its blessed effoct on his
neighbour, and acquaintances. Some who wore once
a pest to society,and a disgrace to the ueighhourhood,
bad, through signing the pledge. Lemons re-
spectable ; .la.l happy and enenfAirtiable homes, and
were how Mated,' t idlipg their time away on the
Seliliath•dey were found in the flotree of (30.1. lie
then referred to a meeting lately held in ehaftesbury
by the teetotaler., cancel an experience meeting,
where one of the speakers, who,he belie*ed, was one
iif the tinniest-workmen in the town, stated that be-
fore he became a teetotaller-34 years ago—be was
a poor mleirable Men eery seldom sober, and Lifts n
in destitute ciretrinelaiwes. litrim he bed been •
teetotaller he had been able to keep i fares a fire in
his grate as the pnlilican used to keep for him, elth
this advantage that his wife and children could en-
joy it also. The next speaker, a jolly-looking man,
said that before he was a teetotaler he had many
enemies—he could not go into • public-honse with-
out hie master knowing it, and .le was stopt from
weirklng the remainder of the day. But since he
signed the pledge he and his master got on well to-
gether, and he was enabled to ley domething by for
• rainy day. Mr. Gatehouee then alluded tff the
case of a man, who on the preceding evening bail
been taken to the lock pp at Shaftesbury, in a
drunken state, and for whom be stood bail,. boat one
tithe svels 11,3 reepvotable a man as any in Blandford. He
urged upon those prescht, and especially the young
men, not onli to eign the pledge, butt., stick to it, for
that wed the great keret lie wag happy to infirm
{kiln that they had tihed d new Teinpetanee Hotel
in Aaltoilinry. and that the seciety was progreeeing.
Mr. Trenton, in the course of his remarks, referred
to the sweet strains they bad listened to, and
expressed a wish that they had as good • hand in
connection with their Temperate.* Society in Shaf-
tesbury. He believed that coming to a temperance
meeting was a good thing—good for scold even,—
he felt it so, and should be pleased to see any of
thothl present corns up on the platform and give
their adhesion to the WWI especially ladies, for
none were more interested in the temperance canoe
than the females —they suffered molt through the
drinking customs. Now he contended that temp-
tation was suitable for all classes, all constitution;
and all climes. He was not ashamed of beipg •
teetotaler; wherever he went be proclaimed its
titinciples and ohkeits. They had not far to go to
give them a subject to make a teetotal speech from.
He knew of a young man who had been a notorious
Character, and to evade the consequences of one of
his drinking beets went away from home. He was
gone nearly three Years. During this time he
i abstained from intoxicating Bluetit, tint did nut
sign the pledge, and at tbe end of that tithe having
I saved up • considerable sum of money, he deter-
! mined to pay a visit to his poor old mother, and
I make her some recompense for the anxiety he had
caused her. When he arrived at the end of the
where his mother resided, he was
reconised by the landlord, who invited him
10 step in and have a glass. He could not
say he was • pledged teetotaler and, yielding to the
temptation drank a glass and then another until he
got Intoxicated. fie afterwards drank a pint of raw
gin, which bad inch an effect upon him as to muse
hum ti fall down at the landlonl's feet a dead man,
and the first notice his poor Mother bad of her son's
return was his being brought in a lifeleas corpse.
The poor mother denounced the landlord ad thn
murderer of her son, and he (the speaker) considered
lie ought to have been treat for manalaughter. For
hisown part he bad travelled through England Ire-
land, and Scotland, and to America and back, and his
esperienos was that publicans were all alike, they
wenld dmin the last shilling out of • man's pocket,
even if they knew his wife and Goody were nerving.
This speaker, end also the succeeding ~ne, denounced
in no measured terms, the pribliouns, branding them
as murderers, thieves, and the like. We must take
exception to such wbelesale censuring, knowing as
we ila that some of oar most respectable and upright
tradesmen are to be found among this clum, and
feeling assured that the. temperance cause is
not licnelitted, but on the contrary, injured,
waging war against persons engsged in
the sale of the liquors instead of showing the evil.
which such drinks have upon the constitution
Mr. Troullon then referred tit the Bill before Parlia-
ment for closing pulthehouses from eleven o'clock on
Saturday night till six o'clock on Monday morning,
urging upon those present not only to sign • petition
In favour of the Bill, but to have their signatures
attested. if they obtained the closing of public.
houses for one day. they niight in thins get them
closed for two, and if for two, many Would be in-
duced to assist them in closing them altogether,
where • majority of the ratepayers were opposed to
their being allowed. The great want (said the
speaker) among the working•classes is that of sym•
pathy. What attraction is to the natural world,
sympathy is to the moral world, and until the
working men and women of this country feel inte-
rested In each other, as regards this important inert,
men,, succor must necessarily be slow. The speaker
co..claded by commending the principles of total
abstinence as • means to save them from temptation.
Mr. Gatehouse then sang a temperance melody, the
audience joining in the chums. Mr. Vincent, on
using, was received with loud cheers. He said he
had been a teetotaler upwards of 90 years, and hail
tried all plans —drunkenness, moderation, and teeto-
talism, and the last, he found, was the only safe
course. lie believed there was not • working-man
in that room, but what, if he had tried the system,
would say it was the best. When he used to drink,
his children were shoeless and without clothes, and
when he came home intoxicated they would bide them-
selves from him for fear of his violenee. Now what
a bleared change t—they ran forward to meet hint
with joy, and his home, which formerly was the
scene of misery, had bovine as happy • one as could
be wished for on this earth. His conduct, when he
drank, was very selfish; he would sit down before&
large nee at a publichouse, while his children were
starving with cold at home, and the little mosey he
had, was spent to dress the landlord's wife, while
his own wife wanted the Decemeries of life. The
speaker referred to the various signs of publichouses
—"The Blue Pig"—whoever savr a Blue Pig ?
" The Golden Lion," was there ever each an animal

in -existence? The. proper sign for a publichouse
(said Mr. Vincent) landlord's dare not exhibit. If
they did, no one would darken their doors. Undid
not give them the true sign, but the Rey. Joon
Wesley did. Before such bowies, said that good
man, ought to be written—" Licensed to mill liquid,
fire, and distilled damnation." After referring to
the peaceableness of temperance meetin,is, and there
lying no neoeseity for namemen to remain with them
to keep order, Mr. Vincent combatted the various
objections raised to teetotalism, and concluded an
earnest (and with the exception we have named) and
excellent speech with the usual advice, —to sign the
pledge. The chairman then announced that a peti•
Lion to Parliament to close publichouses on Sundays
was lying before him for siguature. The bill had been
read • tirst time, the majority being 78 in its favour.
The respected rector of the parish and other gentle-
men had signed the petittoe, and he trusted all
present would do the same Out of 220 publicans at
Blackburn, 190 signed • petition in favour of the
Bill, and in Salisbury, Poole, and elsewhere the
publicans were generally in favour of the measure.
The doxology was then sang, and the meeting Peps-
rated. We understand that a goodly number of
signatures were affixed to the petition.
A WELL•IIIOWN CHAIR/WTI& —At the Borough
Police Office. on Thurelay, the 16th inst , before e
Mayor and W. C. Fine:barn, Fact., George Vince,
labourer, was charged with being drunk and riotous.
and assaulting P.C. Knight in the execution of his
duty. —lt appeared from the statement of the con-
stable that the prisoner was with other parties (of
whom the redoubtable Button or Biathlon was one)
at the Cboughs Inn on the previous evening, and
=d from angry words with each other they pro-
w blows, until Vince was ejected from the
house. He remained outside for a short time, with
the intention of giving his companions (Buttcri and
Short) a good drubbing. The policeman on duty
endeavoured to persuade him to gi home. He moved
on • little way, and then stayed till his companions
came up, when be seised Short by the neck, and
knocked him about. When P.C. Knight en•
deovoured to seize Vince, Short rescued him, and
then Vince pee the policeman several severe blows
and kicks, and afterwards ran away. hot was re•
captured, and with considerable difficulty safely
lodged in the lock-up.—The magistrates, notwith-
standing the clearness of the care, and the noted bad
character of the prisoner, only ordered him to enter
into his own recognizance' to keep the peace for six
months—in encouragement, we should imagine to
such blackguarda to repeat such acta of violence.
FIFTH DORS= RI/LEL—This company met for
general parade on Thureday evening. The atten-
dance, in consequence of reveral of the men being
at work at a distance from the town, was but limited.
We have no doubt, however, that the Blandford
corps will during the incoming season maintain its
prestige, ranking second to none in the county.
A friendly match is expected to come off daring
the week between three commissioned and three
non -cot= Maimed ofileers.

Those members who ars desirioas of competing at
the forthcoming ride match at Wimbledon will be
at the Batts dunng the week, and the party who
worse the highest numbs, will be the party sent to
the cont•st.

SPElTlSBURY.—Plarwous.—Through the kind-
ness of Colonel Hood the inhabitants of this riling
bud the pleasure of witnessing. very expellent display
of fireworks on Thursday evening, which were let off
in the park. Thry consisted of Roman-candles, ser-
pents, rockets, Am. and the exhibition drew forth en.
thusiastic cheers from the spectators. This pyrotechnic
display was to bare taken pines in honour of the Prince
of Wales's marriage, but was unavoidably postponed
through the unfavourable state of the weather.
ASILLIT. —The Hon. B. Ashley,
wiiosecomaed the We Mr. Nieboisits, In the Teisiong,

ship of the Candy Cossets, comprised in circuits Slir and
fill, paid his first slat to Ibis lawn and district on
Thursday As the appottlaulent 4 MI. Ashley las been
somewhat cavilled at, it in but dolt _lenitive to this
erythema:a to say, that we understand from elsone who
lama On ce before him with their accounts Met he
apptail ifOH* wp to Ms work.
COIIFE c.tsrL.—pta Petty Sesaions held at
the Townitail, before the lYcv. X. N. Bankes, John
Miller, of the Castle lon, was hued !including costs)
K.l 7n. 6.1., for keeping hie house open tot Cast rale of
beer during prohibited hours on (loud Friday.
Parlistone awl Longfieet Sun-
' Jay elliqof children were tepelad with • plentiful
anent+ id tla and cake no Tuesday, in their respective
school rooms. in .Woortilearation of their not Miing lase
mated to join in the feettrWier which took place Us the
*tension of the royal inarriagi.
Several depredations have of late 11:173 erimmitted in
this village sod nei4libourhood. On Sandal meek.
during the hours of Divine service, the residence iif
Mr. Coward was forcibly entered, and a valuable silver
srattir stiffen thereupon ; and • few nights since aboet
60 b./molt mere stolen from the gerden of Mr. JewelL
'There are two ;Stifle:elven stationed in the •illage, and
it hen been rermerlced that their time appears to
he more o cupied in wesStArlng tro pubbe-bousee than in
the protection of private propeHy.
BOURNEMOUTH.— Noterithstagding the maharan-
i able state of the weather on Easter Monday. a goodly
Innate." qf visitors from Poole sad the adjacent Mates
asictubled If Bournemouth to witness the inanneertfara
which were on the!. 112 y gone through by the Poole (4th
l)inet) and the 19th Ffrlubt Bilk Volunteers, and
• several detachments of coutgtardsmeo, ander the
command of John Collins, Esq., the coMtinanding officer
of the "Mg Head" coalguard station. At shoat ,
' three o'clock the 1111•111 fight commenced. After a
general saltile the force was formed Lao open colt:ran
of companies. The coastguard was then gent alone the
rita 1.2 the right. Mel te Bournemouth corps. nude- I
the cowman! C 1 bleat Creek, to the left, taking up •
position under rover of the Westover pleutire grounds.
The Poole corp., who were Vie atteekine party, thee
adraneml thsir eiht sub-diviaion, iinder the emomand
of Lieut. Aldridge, by the right hand mad: red threw
nut skirmishers in a meadow in front of the Mena%
TS., were received by a heavy fire, and compelled to
fall heck on the left subdivision, which was so au port
under the essionand of Emden Welch. The order of
attack 'Meehan changed by the right division taking up
the orientl voted to front, end opening • fire ; the
left sublivision waseked the enemy to Held flank. and
obliged him to qm: his stronghold. 'Tbe two suh•
divisions then joined, which' the enemy was nimble
to prevent. and the fight bee•ma general. Both
parties were then ordered I. retire, and each
took or a position on opposite sides of the brook. The
engagement wee continued for some time, and the
manner in which i! wu eon,dneted reflects the higheet
credit on all «iacerneil. The sham fight laving ter-
minated. the mating parties. nambeiing altogether
with their friends upwards of no, et-paired to the drill
Ebert, hatefully deeorated for the imousion, and partook
of a siturptwon• repast, which had keen presided for
them by that *ell-known caterer, Ile Charles Candy.
of the Royal Arms !,,n; and it was a tally ;ratifying
sight to witueu so sissy brave and labiate fellows
assembled togeth r, who at the ttjempet'is call will be
found prepared to frit; the "Plat that's braved a
thousand years the battle sod the breeze." should a
hostile foe dare invade our land. We partlealarly
observed those hardy "tont of Neptune," the coast-
'nerd men, who sppeared highly delighted with the
day's proceeding.; and when the grog was placed before
theta,. many quaint remarks were made touching the
strength of the beverage. The chair was occupied by
Lieut. Creeke, attpported by the Rev. A. M. Bennett,
incumbent of SI. P.eters, lieut. Aldridge. Ensign
Welch, M. Gouty de Chavi/Te, and eolouraergeant
Farmer, and the toned loyal and reeficees Londe were
given and responded to. Before the proceedings ter-
ininated, several British cheers were given for the
Services 'ambled, and Lieut. Aldridge intimated that
the Poole oon4 would he harry to receive a return
visit from the Bournemouth rifles and coatguards.

SPORTING. —That welliknown pigeon and sparrow
shot, Mr. Mary Cotler, of the Eight Balls. Cliristelinreb,
won on Baxter Monday, st Hornsey Wood House, •
splendid gulf, for which 20 competitors besides himself
°untended. Mr. Cutler has on many occasion. distil,
gushed himniM as • Andirste shot. It is ronsoured
that he in sbont to contend ingainst some of the best
shots in the kingdom.

Wlll6OlO —&h Dhotis!' VOLOrters
TWA corps tort for drM in the Square on Mindy, after-
noon at 4 o'clock. Having " &lien in" they were
matched, headed by the dram end Me band. to Cole-
hill where they went thron.th a sertve of skirmishing
drill and file end volley firms. We andendsod they
will attend divine Nervice on Sunday morning.

Polic6. —On Friday last lecture the Rev. C. J. Glyn,
Rev. J. H. Annin. J. T. Bwkett. Req.. and Maim.
Portman, Henry Hoyt, aged 16. WlI brought up in
etniody of P.C. Condos shamed with attempting to
commit an swank on Clara Julia Cluirrett, of Code
Mullen, aged 14, on the Bth instant Committed to
Llorehester to to take his trial at the next ensuing
aessions.—Geonte Jams was brought up in custody of
P.C. C‘g.ins. charged with awanhing hi,. while
in the dew execution of his duty, in trying to rescue the
above Henry Boyt.—Fined Li, allowed a week for
payment.
A concert was held dt the National School-room on
Friday evening, but the attendance was not so
numerous as it would have been, owing to the unfavour-
able state of the weather. The [micas were sung and
played in a very beautiful manor. The instrumental
part wan also very ably elected by a septett band
ender the leadership of W. L Aar). Eat.. incluaiss
Mr. lAniport, Mr. Briant, Mr. !Carriage. Mr. T. Low,
Mr. Herbert, Mr. Lewis, and Mr. Ward. The pieces
Were irc follows :—Overttire ; glee, " Hero in Cool
Grog," Mien ltnrnnit, Cousins. Mr. Stoilart, and Mr.
Reeks; wing. "Shunt.' he Upbraid," Mina Thome;
•010, violin, W. L. Adye, Req.; song, "Slave Ship,"
Mr. A. Bartlett; duet. "The Ansi and Navy,"
Messrs. Atkinson and Diet; song, "Horn. Horne Sweet
Home." Miss Briant ; song, "When the Swallow," Mr.
T. Joyce; song, " Thinking of Home," Mr. Stolen ;
overture, "Gov Marmering," instrumental. Part 2.
Syn lawny.; tno, " lasughing Trio," Miss Thom*, Mr.
SIMLA, Miss Meeks; song, "Where the Bee Sucks,"
Miss Reck( ; eavatina, "Come into the tianlen, Maud,"
Mr. 'P. Joyce; into, violin, W. L. Ailye, Esq. ; duet,
by Masers. Bartlett and Joyce; song. "Bird of the
Wilderness," Miss Thorne • song, Ship on Fire."
Mr. A. Bartlett ; duet, "Could a Man be Bemire,"
Mews. A. Atkinson and Veer i "God Save the
Queett" Fianista—Mrs. Clayton and Mira Brans.
The singing on the part of Miss Brisnt, Mias
Thorne, and Jitessrs. Bartlett and Joyce, wad par-
tioulary good. Altogetfitr, we think, a very pleassnt
evening was spent. The proceed* ere tithe applied to the
thorough repairing of the schools.
Tut, 'Prow "(too ioLires."—On Tburaaav evening
laid, this celebrated ventrilorinist gave the inhabitants
of this place • treat by his performance. We scarcely
ever vritormed one no interesting. The attendance in
consequence of its being onfortonately a ball night and
, the wilt • concert night was not so good at. at would
' otherwise doubtlessly have been, yet the talented per-
former went through the whole bill of fare with spirit and
to the great alunsement of his &oakum which was kept ,
It full laughter nearly throughont the evening. The
rapidity with which he effected the many
changes of character wss truly surprising. nor
Wits his imitation of music and animals, effected
with no mach care, the less astonishing; every note was
distinct every word clrarly annunciated in the
ventriloquism so as to render it difficult to believe it •
deception. We recommend sll to patronise this de-
serving artist and were are sure that it will never be
regretted.

PL A NEFIELD. —At the W lushness Police Court
on Friday, before CharlesJ. Parke, Esq.. Ichairman,)
Major Portman, and the Rev. .1. U. Glyn, Henry
Burden, described as • travelling gipsv, was charged
at the instance of Superintendent Beinton. with
encamping on the highway, at Planefield. Front
the superintendent's evidence it appeared that on
the 6th of Apnl he had occasion to visit Minefield
in consequence of a quantity of furze being set on
ere the previous night, when he found the defend-
ant's van and other vans encamped on the highway,
at Planelteld. A fire was burning near some furze
bushes. lie also saw four horses in • Sell belonging
to Sir lent Guest, Bart. He went in search of the
defendant and found him in a public-house, and
ordered him to remove his encampment, which he
did. —The Chairman remarked that it appeared to
him that a regular system was adopted by the de-
fendant and others of the same class, of turning their
horses into field', and feeding them off other people's
crops, and they were • regular nuisance to the neigh-
boneheads which they visited.— Defendant did not
appear in answer to the charge, hut was represented
in the person of his wila.—The Rev. C. J. Glyn
said that real gipsies were not hill so mischievous
as those parties who travelled about the country in
vans, and wanted to know if defendant's wife cow-
aidered herself a slimy. She answered in the ne-
gative, when Mr. Glyn remarked that be wished
she was.—Defendant WM fined LI and costs
10s. 6d., which the wife said she thought was plenty.

POOLL—Houcirpramr.—A lecture was delivered in
the Temperance Hall, on Monday evening. by • Mr.
Fountain, from the onoe United State. The lecturer
described in forcible language the benefits accruing from
• hommopathic treatment in comparison to the nostrums
of the doctors of the " old school." The learned gen-
tleman affirmed homtoothy to he the gleatest bleating
extant. tending as it does to utterly exterminate an
the evils that " flesh is heir to and he exhibited his
own 040. e—which is certainly • noble one— in con-
firmation of his assertion. Although the lecture was •
free one, the audience was limited.
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BEA MINSTER. —Re Thomas Phelps Guy, of
Beentinater, cattle dealer and farmer. This was the
last examination meeting for order of discharge at
the Exeter Court of Bankruptcy. Mr. Flond
appearwl for the estate, the bankrupt was
unsupported. The following is the official
statement: -- The amounts doe to the bank-
rupt's creditors are—unsecured. £490 3e. lid.;
holding security. £3OO, liabilities on bills die-
counted, £130; rent, to., £37; total, ,C 957 34. 11d.
Two of the landlords have taken property worth
about £l9 in payment of rest. The meats are—
good debts. LIS 9a Id.; ball, 19a Sri—worth
about, £2O ; household goods, farming stock, .
,
ertimatea at £122, sold at auction for £lO3 7s. 7d.;
a freehold dwellieg.hotee estimated at .£3lO ;
mortgaged to oeuvre repayment of £3OO. Th. book.
rept was allowed to pass, and received his order of
discharge.

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