The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-06-26 00:00:00

WAR NOTES.

TUESDAY. JUNE NI, i 4477.

NOTES OF THE WEEK.
Wednesday was celebrated the Queen's fortieth
accession to the throne of this country, that event
having taken place on the 20th June, 1837. Of the
Ministers who took the oath of allegiance to the new
Sovereign, at a Privy Council which was held on that
day at Kensington Palace, only two members of the
Cabinet survive—Earl Ripsell, then Home Secretary,
now within a few weeks of completing his 85th year,
and Karl Grey, then Viscount Howick and Secretary
at War, who is ten years younger. Of the entire
House of Commons at that time, which was dissolved
as a consequence of the Queen's accension, only nine
are to be found in the present House. Of these, two
—Sir Philip Egerton and Mr. Talbot-- were members
of the unreformed Parliament, having been elected for
the citv of Chester and for Glamorganshire respectively
as far back as 1830.

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A parliamentary paper just issued states that
acco,
(ding to returns furnished to the Registrar. General
of Friendly Societies, there were at the end of 1875, in
England and Wales, 926 industrial and provident
societies, with 420,021 members. The amount insured
was £2524401; the share capital was £4,477,938 ; the
ban capital, £742,073; and the net profit from all
sources realised during the year £1,248 602. There
were also 247 industrial and, co-operative societies
with 59,260 members. The amount insured WM
£269,427; the share capital, £'2530"i2; the loan
£107,547; and the net profits, £176,660. Twenty-
four sosieties made no returns. In Ireland particulars
are furniaed of only seven societies, and no totals are
given.
The country will learn with extreme dissatisfaction
that the Burials Bill has been withdrawn. The cowlso
pursued by the Duke of Richmond is one which cannot
fail to injure the Government in general esteem and,
indeed, to prejudice Ministers in the eyes .4 their
ordinary supporters. It is almost incredible that
such a course of action, under all the circumstances of
the case, should have been adopted. The amendments
proposed by members of both Houses of Parliament
were of a character designed to meet the wishes of
moderate men, and nothing was attempted to be done
which was calculated to give offence in a special
legreit to Churchmen. The Bishops, with hut few
exceptions, admit that the time has strived when
some concession should be made to the just demands
of Dissenters; the two Archbishops expressed particu-
larly strong opinions on this point, while Lord
Harrowby and Lord G ranville, as representing opposite
waft, agreed upon a clause which was designed to
meet the views of those politicans who have foresight
enough to perceive that the law must be amended.
However, it has been determined to withdraw the
measure at the eleventh hour, and the time occupied
in discussing its provisions has therefore been wasted,
except so far as the views of the legislature on msterial
points have been elicited. The occurrence cannot but
he regarded as a scandal to the age. The remit will
be to embitter Dissenters against Ministers who could
act in so inconsequential a way. Mr. Osb irne
Morgan, Mr. Henry Richard and their blonds will
feel that they have been made the victims of misplaced
confidence; the smaller parishes of England will con-
tinue to be disturbed by scenes of a painful kind by
the grave side; quarrels will take place between
neighbours at periods when nothing but e display of
Christian chanty shout' be looked for, and the
sanctity of the dead will be invaded in a way that
cannot fail to lead to the worst results. Earl Gran-
ville plainly foresees the evils which must arise, and
expressed an emphatic opinion to the effect " that it
was a matter of great regret a qintstion upon which
as, decided an opinion had been given should be thrown
over to another Session, to excite all kinds of hostilities
between those Churchmen who desired the present
state of things to continue and those Nonconformists
and hnrchinen who considered an alteration of the
law to be Imperatively called for." These views will
be endorsed by the country at large, and the more
enlightened supporters of the present Government in
particular.

There is a report current that before the session
closes, and sooner rather than later, the Chancellor of
the Exchequer will suggest to the Lime of Commons
that the Prince of Vales shall hare an increased
allowance. The ground upon which the alleged
motion will be made is the old familiar one, that owing
to circumstances which the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer is not likely to particularise, duties are cast
upon his Royal Highness which make it wholly
impossible for him to make both ends meet.
What has happened to Lord Beaconsfield! Ile has
become as solemn and stupid as a peer .1 old descent—
some texth transmitter of a foolish lam. Fox Hanle
used to apolisgise for imbibing Barclay's stout for
lunch at Lincoln's Inn by saying that he sem drinking
himself down to the level ,of the Bench. It would
seem that our silent premier has grown m respectably
duß as Lord Hampton or the chairman of the Lords
Committees on Private Bilk What can it all mean!
The St. Petersburgh organ of the Sclav party, the
Goins, spitefully asserts that it arises from Lord
Beaconsfield being left in a minority f one in the
Cabinet, in the Turkish question. But every one
knows there is no love lost between the Golos and our
First Lord of the Treasury. They have had more
than one. passage of arms already, and the organ of
the Rusoan war party entertains an ancient grudge
against the minister who made a certain Guildhall
speech.

The Ministry may be supposed to know their own
affairs best, but to me they neem to have acted
unwisely—to say the least —in abandoning the Burials I
Bill because of the success of L rd Harrowby's amend-
ment. The Liberals, of course, will not complain
because the Conservatives cannot pass Liberal
measures. They very naturally prefer an entire
nvinopoly of their own pet projects of legislation. The
present Parliament was not returned for the purpose
of carrying great reforms. The country wanted rest,
and during four years pant hal had it. When the
time shall once more come for effective agitati. in, then,
and not before, will the country return a reforming
Parliament and again seat a Liberal Ministry upon
the benches sacred to the Government of the hour.
For the present we may "rest and be thankful" with
Finality John. Sanitation and bishop-making are the
two best cards of the party in power; and they—the
latter particularly could not be in more appropriate
care than that of 'Mr. Cross.

II bureel
Date. Noon.TPoint at Wind. State of Weather.
ii Night. I
June j • I • I
18 174 I 68 ' SE Fine, cloudy
19 I 77 66 E& 9 Fine
TO 78 54 E& HE Clondy, floe
11 ' 62 ' 65 NE Fine, rain
22 I 67 54 9& W Cloudy, fine
23 :62 j 46 NW Cloudy
2$ fld . 45 SW &NW Fine, rain, fine

Bonorof; Pouts, Monday. Before Mr. 11. I,ck
(Mayor). Mr. M. Deyenish, Mr. G. J. O. Gregory, and 3tr.
J. F. Hodges.
aisauur.

Richard Rillefl, who did not appear, was summoned for
assaulting Andrew Whitty.—P(. Carter proved service
of summons. —Complainant, residing at Fordington, said
he was a keeper for the Dorchester Fishing Club, and
that on the 16th inst. he met Aillett near the County.
hall, who called him a fool, and threatened to beat
his eves out. He them took him by the shoulders, and
on witness telling him to keep his hands off he hit him
three severe blows in the ribs, causing him pain for
several days. Afterwards he wanted to make the matter
up by treating complainant with some beer. He had
summoned defendant on the day of the assault, and had
given evidence against him fos fishing, defendant being
convicted.—A wartant was ordered to be issued for defen-
dant's apprehension.

NEIGIMOVILT AMMON I
Ellen Dunn was summoned for using abusive language
to Thomas Sprang, a neighbour. —Thomas Spragg sail he
resided in Bennett's-court, in Pope-lane. On the 15th
inst. he was stood outside his door smoking a pipe, when
defendant came into the yard and said "get out of the
way with your bastard.' (.omplainant had a little boy by
his shin.) He ivas not in defendant's way when she Caine
into the court —Joseph Bartholomew bail he saw defen-
dant go away with a basket. and Spranz was stood in the
vtraet talking to defendant. He asked her what 'she
Pushed bin, off the pavement for and she told him to go
into his house. About half-an-hour after, defendant
returned and the abusive language was resumed, defen-
dant pushing complainant nut into the yard. —Defendant
was summoned on the 2fith of April last, for a siniilar
offence, and was now fined Fla. including costa. Allowed II
fortnight to pay.—The alternative was seven days'
inipribonment
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Mr. W. liminar•l applied for permission to withdraw a
warrant i-ailed asaitist a man natissl Thomas Chits, for
misdemeanuur.—The magistrates consented.

Frederlek Thorp Toot% who was represented by Mr. H.
Iliffe, of Crewkerne, was summoned to show cause, tc.,
by Mire Ann (lollop, a young woman, of Dorchester.—Mr.
It. N. Howard appeared for complainant, and detailed the
particulars of the case. The complainant and defendant
had walked together as lovers, and during that time, under
the promise or marriage, he seduced her. On being asked
to fulfil his promise he coolly broke olf the engagement,
refused to marry her, and sail he should have no more to
do with her, lie never front first to last denied the
paternity, and he (Mr. Howard) thought the magistrates
would have no difficulty in coining to a conclusion, and he
asked them to make the largest order the Act of Parlia-
ment permitted,
Alice Ann (lollop, the complainant, who was attired in
deep mourning. and was ace.; tttttt ;slated with a seat, said
she resided at 15, Trinity-street, Dorchester. On the 4th
of June she gave birth to a son, of whom Frederick
Henry Toms was the father. She had known him from
chililhooil. He first asked her to keep company with him
about the end of June, and on the 7th July the first
four pas took place. On the Monday following she went
to London, and remained there two or three weeks. She
saw him again during the week following her return.
Witness detailed in evidence various occasions of inti-
masiet and said as they were returning one evening in Sep-
tember last from a walk they met a man (Alfred Keats)
near Yroome House, who sahl. have caught you now Mies
Alice, with your young man" he knew Keats very
well, and had often been to his house, Toms remaining
outside whilst she was there. On the liaturilay following
the saw defendant at the Post-office, being accompanied
by a Mrs. Munden, who left her on Toms joining her.
Defendant and her went for a walk by the Union. On
the sth November she told defendant her state, and he
merely laughed and said "Oh, it's a fancy of yours ;" but,
if it was the case, he said he would marry her as be
bad ;promised. He kept out of her way after this, and
she dad :tot see him until a fortnight before Christmas,
when she mit him n Trinityhtreet. He remarked she
was a stranger, and she replied yes, she bad been looking
for him, and asked if she might am bias again in the ,
evening. He mid he was so busy that he did not know. ,
She then wrote him a letter; but he did not reply to it.
About the end of January she met him again, aud asked
if he had received a letter from her a fortnight before,
and he said be had. She asked him why he didn't
reply, and he said he thought it was not very par-
ticular, and she said it was very particular to her,
and she must see hint Ile said he would see her the
next day at dinner-time, but she did not see hint
and she went out every lay until she met him. She
saw him one evenisof auil they went for a walk on the
Driilport-road, and in course of conversation defendant
said "lie was very sorry. his humus were small, and he
did not know what was best to be done." She reminded
hint of his promise to marry, and said she should expect
kiwis do so. He then asked bend she would be married
at the Registry Office, lout she objected, and would rather
be married at Church at Weymouth, telling him if he had
not the means, they must try to manage the money
between them. Ile then said we must consider what was
to be done, and he would see her again. He saw
her again on the following Monday, and then
she said slts would rather be married by
license, and asked hint if he was willing to go to Wey-
mouth and be married, and he said "Yes.. He asked her
to go to Weymouth and get the license as lie was foxy.
He afterwards suggested that her cousin. Mrs. Denning,
should go with her to get the license, as he rouliVnt get
away—but if this would not do he must go himself. She
went on the Wednesday, hut found she could not get the
beense without Toms going himself. Mrs. Denning
returned from Weymouth with her, and they met Toms
in the High-street. Witness said "My consin wishes to
speak to you," and then her cousin asked him what his
intentions were towards her, as he knew he had got her
in trouble, and he said " Yes, I know, she must
do the best she can." Toms had • young woman with
him at the time, and she followed them until the woman
left him, and she then spoke to her. Tunis afterwards
called at her house and her aunt answered the door,
telling him that as her mother was ill she hail come to see
her righted, and asked him his intentions towards her,
and he replied she must do her worst. Her aunt asked if
he meant to say her niece was a common person, and he
replied "Db, certainly not." Witness then asked
him what he meant by saying she had been with
others as well as himself, and remarked to him—
" remember I'll make you prove it." He said "Very
well, I suppose my word is as good as yours." Her aunt
said "Do you mean to say you are not the father of my
niece's child," and he replied "Certainly not. I know I
am, but I am off to America in • couple of months."
She had never during her life had anything to do with
any other man. lie (Toms) seduced her under promise of
marriage.
Crum-examined She was not very young—lL She had
walked and talked with a great many before this young
man —on 'instates, gibe had kept company with one or
two young men (their 111114 were mentioned). Some of
these acquaintances had eon:wen:ea ;,o early that she
was at school at the time, but she positintly could swear
nothing improper had ever taken place. By Toms keep-
ing out of her way it seemed as if he repudiated her claim
upon hint.
Mr. Symonds said he should certainly advise the
magistrates that all this 'roes-examination was not
relevant
Cross-examination resumed : Toms had certainly told
her she could do her best and also her worst, but he had
never repudittel the paternity of the child. She had
never heard him say he would not marry her.
Did he ever write you any :uttemi—He could hardly
write his name; he was such a dunce.
You are very forward in evading my questions.
Mr. Howard (to Mr. Jolliffe): And you are very forward
in putting them.
In re-examination by Mr. Howard, the complainant
said a young woman with whom the defendant had kept
company had told a friend of hers that he said he had got
her into trouisit and he supposed he intuit marry her. The
young woman cried about it. Never from first to last had
the defendant denied the patertaity.
Alfred Keate said he had known complainant from
childhood, and she had visited at his house. Frederigk
Tows hod come with her and waited in the street. Ile
=collected seeing her and Tonis at Froome,lasiggember
en about sev ny the evening, and said " Was
Alice, 1 have caught ytu at left with • min.

The Marquis if Salidmry. the man of flouts and
quip. and sneers, has more than justified his right to
wield the lash. The phrase with which he chastised
the Tureophil press is celebrated, and, thanks to
Punch's excellent cartoon, will not lie soon forgotten.
Going to wax for an idea and against a night-mare
seemed to Lord Salisbury to he about equally
ridiculous As for the Pall Muff Go rue, there are no
bounds to its disgust at the turn which the Cabinet is
taking under Lord Salisbury's malign influence.
That journal distinctly charges him with haying
misled the Cabinet, broken through the understanding
o upon which he was sent out to Constantinople, and
behaved imo disloyally that impeachment would be his
least punishment if the Tureophil press could have
their way. Truly, the zeal of converts is proverbial,
but that of renegader passes belief.
A very important, if a very unsavoury, trial has
come to a conclusion, of which probably the majority
will approve The conflict between Braollaugh and
Common Law has terminated, and the schoolboy is no
longer forbidden ts read the morning newspaper. I
hear a great many advanced people speak in raptures
about Mrs. Bement and her oratory. I confess I am
not sufficiently strong-minded to agree with them.
When the case wax before Alderman Figs-ins, that
excellent, but I fear old-fashioned magistrate said
some very strong things about the presence of females
during the proceedings ; but the Judge's gallery at the
Queens Bench was crowded by f ashionably-dressed
women. This was scarcely, in my humble judgment,
a healthy sign of the times I hope the jury's excul-
pation of Mr. Bradlaugh and Mrs. Briant from the
charge of malicious intent, will so far pacify Mr.
Braillaugh as to prevent him from carrying into execu-
tion a terril ole threat. "If they will not let me teach
the working people prudence," he exclaimed, " I will
teach them vengeance." Touching upon a kindred
topic I may mention a rumour that the Confraternity
of the Holy Cr.% have resolvel to disband, and have
given orders to destroy the stereotyped-plates of "The
Priest in Absolution."' Checks on Population "have
been crossed by the decision of the jury in the Queen's
Bench, and the League of the Holy Crew has been
checked by diecuasioin in Parliament, Has this any-
thing to do with the recent 'crossed checks" Bill?
I am somewhat In the condition of the man in Punch,
who wanted to know the difference between the
Position of the Eastern Question and the Question of
o the Eastern Position!

It is nothing new that Judges in not alwaysk , lie
"birds in their little nests, agree. On matters of law,
indeed, there is ample room for a divergence of judicial
opinion. But in matters of social intercourse the
scandal of a squabble in public in very rare. On
Friday morning, however' there occurred quite •
solemn tiff on the Bench of the Appeal Court in
Lincoln's Inn-fields. Miring the argument of a cam
the Master ot the Rolls and Lird Justice James
differed in opinion. The latter quoted a certain legal
maxim. "Well.- said Sir George Jesse rather testily,
" Well, everyone knows that !" " That ii not
language which one judge ought to address to another,"
replied the Lord Justice. And the two eminent
dignitaries looked hot, puffed in silent indignation, and
edged their thrones away one from the other, like old
dowagers who have hurt one another'n feelings over
the tea-table. The affair was soon made up, however.
Their Lordships did not absolutely " kiss ' in proof of
reconciliation, but they shook hands solemnly, and
the whole Bar was deeply touched by the incident.
The fact is, Lord Justice James has been &musts:rued
to the gentle temper of hi. brother Mellish, and the
deferential acquiescence of Baggally ; whilst Sir
George Jenne' has grown habituated to the autocratic
solitude of hia seat at the Rolls Court. The one wee
• little peevish, and the other a little imperious.
Now that Hospital Sunday and Hospital Saturday
have become recognised institutions, there is a growing
impression that, under improsed and uniform manage.
ment, hospitals might be made much more efficient.
The worst features of the existing irregnlar system are
endless jealmudes outside and eternal hckerings withit
the walls. Most hospitals exist (like petty South
Amerivan States) in a condition of chronic revolution.
The man wheel I envy least of all my acquaintances
Is a mild and kindly fellow of 24 —house-surgeon in an
establishment which contains 50 female patients and
two-dosen nurses, all of whom he is bound to keep
under strict distipline. He memo me that his ex
of the miserable little squabbles in which he
ricalltde on to interfere, and the contemptible petty
jealousies which it Is duty to appease, would cure any-
one of an overscreening adutirauon of the sex in a week
or two. He feels, in consaquince, inclined toward a
celibate life; and I don't aims him In the circum-
stances.
In earlier life • daring sailor, and in later dap the
Dictator of the Turf, the country has lost in Admiral
Roue • useful and popular octogenarian. But some

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wonderful old mon are In yip world. Another Roes *nudes, • asserled woman, said she had been
and used to vinit her
's house On Saturday evening, September
admiral—the Greek Canaria. bila countrymen have 7 h fnendif terMs with mind 'Mints
called at the age 90 to take the Ulm of state. Then • e" other . - • . _ .
Bth, ehe went with contenm o tent t the post rime.% where
there is the old man eloquent, even if he be somewhat she saw Toms
and left him in the comp my of Miss
pompons and theatrical, whose words in the French (mini,.
Senate have thrilled through France, and may perhaps (An MMUS, put In be Mr. Jolliffe showed that the Bth
bring back to power an octogenarian president, of September was on a Friday, and not on Saturday).
Garibaldi. too. is not only living, but takes sufficient Esther Allen, the aunt i.f Mi. G Atop, Sli.l she
interest in affairs in the pa-sing hour to subscribe to recollected Ten, cousin.: to her cuter's house with
letter, and sbe said '•ToiIIN I Wallt lA, pe.tk to you.
the Bradlaugh Defence Fund. He said " know, N hat nu want," •il.l elle replied " I
want to about m neice into
Since some gossiping correspondents have been ask-
speak to you
trouble." He would not come igetting yn
and shc followed hint
ing, '• Who was the unknown lady from Paris that into an sAlimnina passage. She there asked him his
drove to Ascot with the Prince and Princess of o intentions, anti he promisad to keeo the child, awl she
Wales?" I may as well satisfy curiosity and silence a l (complainant) must do hi r worst. Witness advised him
piece of impertinent rumour. It was the Marquise de to be careful what he we+ saying, and asked him if he
Galliget. The lady is with her husband now on a visit meant to say her neice was a eommon girl and be ;laid
Certainly not. She said "do out mean to say you are
to this country. On the score of Position in society ot the father of the rhila "anl he said " Certainly not •
the Marquis is unexceptionable, but a much more 11
shall go to Ameriea be'fore 'two in inthe," and witness'
Pertinent question was asked the other (lay in the replied "And we will fetch you back." Other converse,
Echo, whether the Marquis had not made his name tion took place which nag given in the complainant's
detested in Paris for his shooting down in cold blood examination in chief.
of Communists in May 1871. Ti this charge there is Crosi-examined : She saw Mrs. Denning at Mrs. Gollop's
no reply. I should like to know what General Grant, house on the 14th March. The young MOM= referred to
who is a real soldier, and not a SWaal-bneklert man had never been to the house to witnesses knowledge.
have thought of Gallifet when he met him at dinner Applicant's mother had net ei said to her in her presence,
" you can't expect him to marry you, you have been with
at Marlborough-house the other night, so many."
Mrs. Sophia Denning, a cousin of Miss (=lollop, proved
It is earls to be talking of an English Opera season, coming to Dorchester, ou Wednesday, the 7th Febrearv,
for the Italian is scarcely at its zenith, and we shall and saw Miss Gollop, and they went to the top of the
have to go through a period of Promenade Concerts town together, ti here they met T i,hetmcisgacitsintia,iied
ere we arrive at lyric representatives in plain English. by a YOUIIA WOMSI3. Witness' asked if she could speak to
I hear that Carl Rosa intends prosecuting the cam- him, and he said 'yes." She asked Toms his intentions
paign with increased energy. He has re-engaged his towards her cousin, and be replied Site must sin her
principals, and to these will be added one tor two un•
to
best." She then left hoc, and he Joined the young
woman again. Her cousin
usually clever people who have yet win distinction with the you afterwards tad some converse-
bng woman.
on the stage. Amongst the novelties will be Nicolaill Crete-examined: She went tip on purpose to see hint.
"Merry Wives of Windsor," which is being rendered She did nit one "are you going to in irry my couch,"
in English by Mr. Henry Hersee. Judging from that and he reply "Certainty not." She saw the young soinan
gentlemen's "Pauline," we have every reason to look the neat day at Mrs. Gollop's borne. I never said t..,
for a superior "book." Talking of Promenade Cot- applicant "you can't expect him to marry you, as you
been about "
cede, those at the Queen's are remarkably successful, have with so many, loot the young woman
said she had remarked to Toms "What has been the
notwithstanding the heat of the weather, matter with you the pest week, you have been very
Mint:a strange " and he said "I have got Alice Gallop into troubse
and I suppose I must marry her." She cried to him and
Lake lhi ni whom he loved best, and he at her. She did not
say "It's your own fault, you ought to have inerrleil the
Ink ir when he wanted you." The mother did not say
agrhinii as she was in bed.
This was Mr. lloivart's case.
Mr. Jolting then add', es.' the Bench at some length,
alleging the conversations spoken if which told against
the defendant were tramped up, that the wiinemes made
mistakes es to dates, and that after what had token place
that morning they were not to he relied upon. liroe
Menden, a p Articular friend of the applicants, had sworn
that a thing took place on a certain slay, whereas, in
reference to the almanac, it was seen that the date given
was on another day. Ile urged that all the parties were
interested in the case, and in procuring a conviction, and
that they had miseenstrued the expressions of Toms.
Instead of admitting the paternity he had denied it, ant
Mr. Jolliffe argued that his actions had been consistent
with a repudiation ofthe charge all the way through. His
telling them they could do their best or their worst fully
bore this out No young man would he so absurd, foolish,
and assine, as to put the worts into the* months he was
said to have uttered. He called for the defence,
Mary Holver, the young woman to whom Toms is
engaged, and who wore • very curt sir, tossed her head
considerably in answering the learned gentlemen, and
evidently hat made up her mind to face the in Whir
boldly. She said she had loom living at Bristol, and came
to Dorchester the first week in Au.oist Front the first
ilay she came here she kept comp my with Frederick
Toms. From that time she had never seen him keeping
company with Miss (lollop. She remembered being with
him the early part of the year near the pillarboe Coll the
top of the town, when Miss (lollop awl her coltish' came
up, and the latter spoke to TOIII4. She heard Mrs.
Denning ink Toms what lie meant to in. He did not say
they were to do their best. He told them to leave hint.
He did not say he knew he had got her into trouble. He
avoided entering into eonversation with them and walked
sway. The next slav witness went to Mrs. (thump's and
saw Miss Goths,. Mrs. %Mop rains into the ram and
said "This It the young person, you don't want me," and
walked out again. She did 'unsay Toms hail been strange
to her, and that he hail told her he had got Miss Gnlinli
' into trouble, and he must marry her. She slid not say
' that Toms badacknowledged he had got her bolo Unlade.
Crom-examined She had known Toms fir live ye we,
and while she was away they had arirrespsnoled. She
stayed with her aunt, Mrs. Ruch, at the New Inn. When
she saw Mrs. Gallop, she did not notice she was an invalid
—she walked into the room very well, and was not
wrapped up. "She should Is: surprised to know" that Mrs.
&mop had not been down stairs since Christmas,
and that she died from cancer in June. Miss Gollop
had told her that she had waited for Toma in the
street, and asked I ' to go for walk• with him, and
witness replied "What could ahe expel r Witness then
asked tier about a baker she hail been enraged to, an:i it
was then her cousin said the had teen walking about with
two or three, and how could she expect Toms tc marry
her. MiAS (lollop said she Anal try and tuake Toms pay
for it. Miss (Milo', said site had seen Toms, she loved
him, and should like to bare him. She dill not tell wit-
ness Toms had got her into trouble—hhe thought hi, hail.
Coming down the street Mist Glutton shouted to her in
conversation loud enough for any one to hear passing
them. When Miss (lollop told her she was in trouble,
witness aakisl her " who was to Mame r and she replied
it was 'more her fault than his, as she loved hint so."
She saw Toms yesterday, and he asked her to come there
to-flay.
Be-examined She knew nothing about having to
appear until yesterday. She did not hear anything said
IT Mrs. Denning as to her marrying a baker. Miss (lollop
' got angry in consequence if Mrs. Denning making some
: remarks. She did not attempt to deny that she had
been to 1,011,1011 and bad walked with a number of
gentlemen there. She said she WAS only silly she did not
many the baker.
By Mr. Symonds : She slid not know Miss until
they met in, the street. Tonn did not know she was
going to the house. The engagement was still existing
between her and Toms.
This was the raw for the defendant, and Mr. Howard,
in the face of the fact that if he replis Mr. would
have the right tonne up lit mercy to the bench, waiv.l it.
—After about half-an hour's considtation the Chairman
said the unanimous derision of the Bench was that an
order be made for 2.. 6.1, per week from the birth of the
child with all resits.
Mr..lolilfe at once gave notice to the plaintiff uf an appeal
to the sessions.
The case excited eon sideralde interest on a-count of the
position of the parties, the defendant being a drummer on
the staff of the Isoreet Militia and an assistant letter
girt ler, whilst the complainant has hell a rmpeetelde
po-ition OA a &caretaker in the town. The ca-e I..teil
about 41 hours, and the court was crowded with hearers.