The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-03-28 00:00:00

JOULTURAL GIAZUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1871.

PLUSH.
Ignaggrora DlllooVilliT.—A few days ego, as some
men were employed in breaking up • field belonging to
M. Miller. Seq.. of Plash, they found two hillocks or
snottnds similar to ant-hills, but mash larger. On
.re-
moving the sod, large Mats, were seen, and these being
taken away several earthernware jars or urns appeared
to view. These were found to °outlaw a mixture of
bones and ashes, thus proving b.iyorid • doubt that they
were Roman remains. It appears that these jars were
manufactured before the invention of kiln; as they
were merely roughly moulded and then dried in the
sun. Tbe clay, was no doubt brought from a place in
this neighbourhood, where the same kind still ebounds.
The urns vary both in shape and siz 3. Toe smallest is
supposed to ooatain the remains of • child and the
larger ones those of grc wia-up persons. They are mostly
plow, except one large one which is not unlike a butter-
punch and has two handled. This one also bears a few
marks, which might have been made by the linger-nalls
or • knife. On being exposed to the air, many of the
urns crumbled to pieces, and some were broken in
being dug out; but three have been preserved in a
nearly perfect stake. These are in the possession of
Mr. Meier. =

beams, *ogee and weights. Defendant explained Oat
it was entirely an ovitteight. Fined la 64 and 61 64

Costs.
Joseph, Forster of Whitehurch was lined Is. and fie.
longer than necessary tot loading or unloading.
ficif costs for allowing • waggon to be on the highway
Mary
Burden and John Barden, neither of whom
appeared, bat sent their wiles to answer the charge,
were ordered each to pay 10s iaoluding Goats for hones
straying on the Shaftesbarrlane, end also with light-
ing a fire en the same public highway.
William Warr, gardener, was summoned for assault•
lug his wife, by throwing water over her. Mr. Atkinson
rued for the complainant, and the magistrates
ed the case till the nut court to give the
parties an opportunity of coming to • settlement.
James Popc and George Dcaretil, two boys Wonting
where charged with throwing
i
to Charlton Marshall,
Moore at a passing train on the Somerset and Dorset
Hailway•—Mr. Wood travelling buractor. appeared on
behalf of the company, and stated that the window at
the top of the guard's van was broken, and the guard
struck in the fees. It ensured that the boys threw
from a bridge which crowed the IMe.—The Chairman
told them that the offence of whleh they had been
guilty
was considered in law a very serious one, and if
pressed against them they would have to go to jail te
await their trial at the Assizes. They *paid to
sentenced to penal servitude or have • heavy fine tin-
posed upon them, or be imprisoned and flogged. If
d
they (the magistrates) had the wet, the latter would
pohave imposed. Mr.
Wood said be was instructed by Mr. Heed, the general
manager, not to press the case, as they would be sorry
be the punishment they woul
to send such children to jail. At the same time the
offence was getting rather prevalent, and mast be put
a stop to. His lordship told the boys they had had
• narrow escape, and on their promisiag not to offend
again they were diaoharged with • caution en paying
oats. apparently
abcif;irg yeasPoQr,
of f age, TWas 'elussyssouol for elans •
little boy named Hergrave.—The boy's mother gave
evidence as to the offence, and stated that when she
went to take her son's part the defendant shamefully
abused her, and bad ADM used diagusting language
towards her —Defendant said the boy swore at him,
and he struck him ones with • thin stick—He was
ordered to pay Si. 6d. costs, and further cautioned
that If he again insulted either the boy or his mother
he will be severely punished.
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POOLE.
ACCWirt.—On Friday evening • shild three or four
years of age, named James Coward, was playing near
the Police station, when he was aooidentally knocked
known by a passing waggon belonging to Mr. &aunt,
of Coate Mills, but fortunately escaped with little
POOLS GAS COMPANY'S SMARM—Five folly paid up
£lO shares In the Poole Gas Company were sold by
auction by Mr. George Curtis on Thursday, for £l3 51.
each. Ten al:Wings interest is due at the present time
on sub share. Seven fully paid up £2 shares were
sold at the suns time for 318 51. the lot. The dividend
payable on the shares for the lest year was at the rate
of £lO per oeat.
Bat LWAT COMMUNICATION WITH BATH AND BRISTOL.
—The Bill for forming • new railway from Everereeoh
to Bath, and thereby uniting the Somerset and Dorset
line at the former plain with the Midland at the latter,
is expected to come before committee this week. If
carried into effect, the route to Bath and Bristol will be
materially shortened, and it is thought this port will
obtain much better communieation with the North of
England, and an important share of the Midland traffic.
Several of our local authotities are at present in the
metropolis with the express object of promoting the
undertaking, and will no doubt give evidence before
committee in its favour. Poole Town Council last
Friday unanimously adopted • petition in favour of
the Bill.
We.
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sAcideiya.,,E.l..
0C PETTY tistuirodis, Thursday.—Before the Mayor (J.
.ideaCtr.—Williont &vas, • chimney
Harker, Ertl strident= F. T. Rogers, and C. J. Stone and
sweep, of Bournemouth, was brought up In custody for
immulthie Sarah Wareham. at Parkstone, on the evenlng of
the 14th inst.—The complainant said on the day in question
the had gone to Bouraemouth to do a day's work, and when
returning about sight o'clock in the evening, she saw a man
near the side of the road, who went up to her and threes her
down, and knelt on her and felt for her pocket. In* man
put his hand over her mouth. She screamed and called for
Lerida:ice. Several:sea came up, and she went Into the Grow-
hopper public-house, which was about 200 yard, from the
place. Mrs Crocker washed her face. She was se.y dirty
from being thrown down. The prisoner after this came iato
the house, and the spoke to him shoat the assault. She knew
the prisoner previously ; she could svrear to him.—The pri-
soner declined to sat the ss :them any questions. —The com-
plainant milled a • itness named William Foyle, who said be
was at the Gnuehoppor on the night in question, and he low
the prisoner there, who was yea j, drunk at the time. He my
him go out of the hours, and Mr Crocker, the landlord, led
him about 100 yards us tea Bournemouth-road Just after
this he hoard a noise, and he weat out of the house. Com-
plainant then came In, and Juit 'hereon's prisoner came back
also. Ile refused to leave the house without having more
beer. Ile heard complainant toll the prisoner that be was
the man who had assaulted hen—The p,ison.r declined to ask
the witness any quesUons, and called William Burt, his
brother-in-law, ass witness for the defence, who said he saw
complainant on the Bournemeuth-reasl with him, instil they
met prinoneei wife about 100 yards on the rout and then
they went to Bournemouth together.—The prisoner's father-
in-law, who was in court, mid that If lira. Crocker was called
she could corove that prisoner was in her house at the time,
and that the statement made by complainant was incorrect.
Ile complained thetas the assault was committed miter beck
as the lath Instant, the prisoner had not been opprehended
mall the previous afternoon. If the cam was adjeutool they
could bring Mrs. Cm:ker.—The Mayor sold the Bench had
doeided to adjourn the case: until Thuraday next —Bail was
aevspted in the prisoner's own recognisances of L 2.0, and two
sureties of £lO each. The prisoner's father and father-in-
law bevies offered themselves as surmise, he was liberated.
DILIDOISU roe Orsisas.—John Gregory, fisherman, was
sunnuoned for dredging for oysters lu Wareham channel, on
Friday last. The defendant in reply mid he was •3 year% of
fishermen, and he went up the Wareham Channel to try and
catch • few flat Be had been told he should not be doing
l ud
the the
poort l
la,h ie, o was m (. lis i. years
the
may
rules o
wrong in going there.—Adjounted.
Guoge (levet, another fisherman, was also charged with a
'i
'n'
l':
d offenceon yt mid
thansaid h
fisherman in Poole. Ilc " Upoy honour! would
rather
will take the oysters back if you like. I did net know I was
within the boundaries of the horuugh."—Adjourned until
Thursday nest.

SEWING MEN AND THEIR VICTIMS.

Our readers will remembers the painful case of
embezzlement at a bank in Norwich by a young man
named Hoskins, connected with this town. The young
men had up to the day of his admission of the crime
borne an unblemished elearaoter, and held a good social
position at Norwich, as had always done in this town,
and his fall has, therefore, given his friendslito deepest
grief. In thie town we have baud the greatest synx•
patty expressed by all classes, for, net only his family
i n their great affliction, but for the young man him•
self, who has beep dregged down by a Man of betting
men who gate their living bp trapping the unwarry
through whose %ads large sums of money are passed,
.3f
or who may b "good expectations." The magistrates
before whom was heard, saw the pontios into
which the
had
allowed himself to be drawn,
and they dealt him in a most merciful manner.
Their sentence seems to have given very general sails.
faction in Nurwich, and also in this town, and we may
add that we have seen a letter from Norwich, in whlsh
a merchant of that city, deeply eympathising with the
young Ulall, has offered to teke him into his service
Immediately it the expiration of his term of Mx moths'
imprisonment. This is a eonvineing proof of the way
the case is viewed in that city: Before leaving thn
subject we should like to make • quotation from the
address of Mr. Sparrow (of the firm of Emerson and
Sparrow), who defended the prisoner, because it gives a
complete cue to the caused the commission of the crime,
and presents 15 an extenuatiny, and at the same time
true light, the cause of the young man's fall. He says:
"There are persocs in this oity of liorwieh, I am sorry
to say—some of them may be in this room, I cannot
say ; but if they are I hope they will listen to my words,
&midi hope they will tremble when they listen • because,
depend upon it, they tics standing upon a mine which
will explode one day and shatter them to pieces. I
allude to those betting men—men who walk shout in
respectable garb, and whose business it is to entice and
lead away the unwary, and by aassociating with them,
draw them away during their leisure hours, and during
their hours of business, and having made all they ean
out of them, are the first to laugh at their misfor•
tube after they have yielded to their tempting
advice. There are some of them persons whose names
I know, and let them hear me my that I know them.
lila not part of my duty to bring forward these parties
before you now, but depend upon it tin day of reckon.
lug is cawing. Cizeumstanoes have °enured and
tnunactions have taken plan, which I hope will some
time form the subject of investigation. • young man
like the prisoner, the son of very revokable parents,
occupying * good position in life and in 'minty in his
native town, and who was earefelly brought up and
educated so that he is fitted to teke his piaen in sus
society, and who before owning here was • widl-disposed,
honest, and upright youth, has Wien into traps laid for
him by mu, some of whom •re old enough to be his
father."

NOB LAN IN PLIIIN.
• worse enemy than Um Germans is htialliatlem
/ranee. Pena ia in the hands of the Mob, and the
Government '.em powerless.
The whole of Om capital to the north of the Belfry
is lie the lianas of the National Gusrda, estimated at
150,000 About 60,000 troops have been collected bt
Versailles to defend the Government.
A Central Committee, °alias limit the Cii.,emo.
meat of France, meet' at the 1:16.e1 de ViUr_ M.
Awl, chief of the Cressot riots, La • pr(iminest

_ .
member:
The National Availably meets at Versailles and iv
greatly agitated. The member' of the liti,bt are for
firm measures.
Th rebels in Um capita hare obtained mosey from
lles,re and the Book el France, and
threaten to marsh on Versailles.
Lyeev has proclaimed the Commune. and is reported
to be in • state of anarchy.
The Montmartre rioters, grown boki by the apathy
of the Government, mulcted the Bank et Frame to the
amount of 1,000,000 francs, and made requisitions on
the bakers and prevision dealers to fed the multitude.
The orderly inhabitants roads an unarmed desnonstra-
on Tuesday, and, as that ended without • fight, •
soisond display was organised for Wednesday. A
highly-respeotable crowd palmed, and moved towards
the Rue de Is Psi:. At the entrance the thin line of
sentries fell back. Thus encouraged, with loud cheers
and waving of hats, and mak frantic applause from
the windows and balconies, the great procession of black
coats and hats moved on. Suddenly there was • polio
in front. The Tina correspondent took refuge at No. 3,
the houvo of 11r.Blount, acting British consul daring the
siege. A young officer seizing • triecrionred lag, and,
waving it aloft, rushed forward, shouting in ringing
tones to the crowd to follow him. It was impossible to
resist the contagion of his enthusiasm, the wavering
mass wavered no longer, in a moment they Wen close
up to the line of bayonets, exporng their defenceless
breasts to the merciless muzzles of the rifles, and crying
with one senora "La cross. cc ['air." The appeal WY
so earnest and unanimous that some of the Guards re-
sponded, and half • dosen butts were reversed. It
almost seemed a signal for treachery, for in soother
moment, and without • moment's warning, down went
the eausrles of those all round and belched forth a
volley into the manned masa that was almost touching
chem. I saw the banner go down, but the red kepi
of its brave young bearer seemed for a moment visible
through the smoke, apparently steeggliag with some of
the fiends in human shape, who sow seemed to revel
in their work of slaughter, and poured volley after
volley into the flying crowd. I was riveted to the
window as if by some horrid nightmare, and even
now I seem as one dreaming. I saw a handsome,
gray-haired old tuna, whose distinguished appear.
epee had struck me as I walked near him • few
momenta before, fall • Wider corpse, and a dozen
peopleibehiod biro, in the agony of their flight, Mumble
over his body and make a living struggling heap, into
which the bullets, not 30 yards off, raised pitilessly.
Two more are stretched by the old man'siide before the
entangled victims have disengaged themselves. They
lie for a MOVleli • one, who is quite a youth,
though in National Guard uniform, tries slowly to drag
himself out of the bloody pool towards the shelter of •
doorway. The movemeot is no sooner perceived than
a shot puts an end to his efforts and his agony. I see
men, with eyes starting frogs their soskets said hair
streaming, stumbling end falling in the extremity of
their terror as the bullets whistle round them and
glance from the walls and Iron shatters of the shops.
Here a moo limps slowly away, fired at all the time and
hit again ,• there • dog and his master are lying
side by side: the minutes seem hours. I know not
how long I have been gaging with suspended breath and
the meet awful feelingef horror that I have ever known,
when suddenly • bullet mashes through the pane nest
tha one through which I am looking, and flattens itself
on the well beb,nd us. A splinter of taus bite Hr.
Furley's hat; we are alone in the room, and for some
time we do not dare to look out; but still the firing
goes on in a dropping, irregular manner. It was pro-
bably with some dialcolty now that a vietire reould be
men at whom to fire. At last I peeped oat, and
saw one of these demons slowly drop on his knee,
point his rifle down the Rae Neuvo des Petits
Champs, take • ion aim, and Ire. The angle of
the street prevented me from seeing the object
at which he aimed. A door slowly °petted, arid •
purses, evidently with the intention of trying to dreg
in the wounded, stepped cautiously out; • volley
warms him precipitately back. Tiger.like, they look
anxiously out for more blood ; but the streets are all
lifeless LiVi deserted—nothing left in them but hats
and botiim. lam thankful, on °loser inspootion, to
observe that a good many of those lying prone are not
dead or even wounded, but have only taken that attitude
for safety, and many have managed to lie in • line be-
hind a lamp-post, or quite under the arch of a doorway.
One old man is standing exactly opposite, with his face
against the wall, oomealed apparently by • slight
Irregularity; he is motionless as • steams, and flattens
himself, as it were, out of sight. At this moment •
solitary man appears from the Byte desCapactines waving
a white Mendkerchief. He approaches unmolested to
within &beat 15 paces of • National Guard, who
deliberately levels his rifle and fires at him point blank.
Unaccountably, be misses him. This brave man
never flinches—never even Mops. • He seems to
hays a charmed life, and vela up to the live
of Naliottaux none of whom fire. Again tile last
shot has been fired, and my companion and I
escape cautiously by the back door into the Rue St.
Ainsud. There are only four people in the street ; one
is a man running as fast as he can, the others are •
wounded rum. limping along •nd two friends who
support Hai. They are all evidently men of position.
and the unwounded say they are going to (meth their
guns. In another moment we have gained our hotel,
said sit down to breathe. IS is imposerWe, however, to
remain there long. 1 Found myself drawn Irresistibly
to the Rue de la Pail, and soon formed one of a timid
group craning round the angle of the Rue Nenve St.
Augustin. The Rue de la Pale it deserted, the hats
are still there, but the bodies have been removed, and
La front of the ohymist's shop is • large wet space on the
pavement where the blood has been washed away. Two
Gamlen have been advanced up to the corner of the Rue
des C.apuoines, and we look deers their ugly muzsles in
the distance. Cannon are pointed down all the other
streets leading from the Place `freedom, as the crowd
seem to find a strange faseination in standing and
mixing at them from opposite end ; but nobody ventures
So approach the Place or the Guard who swagger
triumphantly near the eannou.
In a display of form on Friday afternoon the insurgents
were completely defeated. About five o'elook two bat.
Sal ons of the disaffected Kabala Guard, reinforced by
numerous volunteers, and having six guns, surrounded
the Maine of the First Arrondissement in the Place du
Louvre, and demanded Hurt the Marie should be
delivered up to them, The defenders, who were drawn
up across the entrance to the Plane, six or eight deep,
resolaeoly refused to surrender, and showed so bold a i
front to the insurgents that, after • parley, the latter
retired, leaving the Mairieob joss...ion of the
Party of Order, who thas a vistory, though
• bloodless one. In one of the edicts of the
Central Committee they confide the military authority
In Patio to MM. Endes, Brawl, and Duval, until the
arrival of General Garibaldi, who has been elected
unanimously as commander in chief. M. Okayama, a
working mac, has been appointed to the command of
the &allay. Various attempt. have been made to
wstraecAceildmirsit4arpusetvc:olwynsitighhellinsnrrection.
at:mecenaTTVtarhkiereedirs:piroceedings of the National Assembly are
:bolyysllElewa:winia:maH:t.ittrehasothmfe',had"Faraileoislialifisolikantleiffisidteireganth tdioicoullihsiereniisetho3dingrep":7olyef
Government issues proclamations. In one to the pre-
reinfereed ; the National gosemsly sits daily- we are
counselling or'usneres and resolotien ; the R•Publi• will
thus tsimeeph over &earthy" (7).
received • dispatch from the
Prefects at Lyons announcing that order had been re-
stored in that silty and that the insurgents had been
driven from the doted de Ville. The Commoner has
been proclaimed at Marseilles, and the palest, the
gemeral of the troops, and the mayor, are sold to be
prisoners. There has fortunately beea co bloodshed.