The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-08-08 00:00:00

TIIE D°IIBET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1871

g."--'------------7---eirtilictto oi proficiency in "freehand drawing" from
OHUROLI OF ENGLAND SIiIIOOLS IN DORSET
the ~cia.u.e atid At t Di partment, awl toac`le.; Lis scholar.;
AND SOMERSET. to draw. Why should not Ire. -band drawing he taught
in every elementary school? It i.e moat pools'. 12-sen
(Bly. W. F, Tarnauvrien's KENAI.).
with the children. It draws out ill. ir powere of awl..
MY Lorda„—l have the honour to present to your ration and i ~,, tation, and toaches tha in neatness.
Lordship. my general rePorti 01." th° ""I` vi`ited accuracy, and the haunt, of ham, and bin a decided
effect in tiroduelog go i i hand•writirg.
bYthsin°7fmrin tendh. ing°°"3"eilst otAi)a-Tt, lariu7l 6
o."l'll'irelefto. !di:wringing Did,,,,Ti.o iilicurd aual gross wistakeo oftm met
meltoola had been added to tte Emma glint list. and are witt, iu this exereise, write, lam convinced, from the
now taught by riertincated Wail. rs:—D.wlish, St. foolish manna: in 'Lich many teachers dictate the
Giles', Wimborne, thlingtou Milton. Milberno St. pimaage to their class. They pronounce the words
Andrew, Symondsbury, Witch.arur iu Dors, t, and too, syllabically. EA thy sound to the ears of the children
Barrowkidge, I- ' The `.'l!"!i'it'daTll b*" • ouito different from :my language they ever heard in

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oven from the anima greet Its& viz .—Charlhon coolllloll life, and so when they have to write the words,
Masckeel, Combe Fleecy, and Hare Milton Mende'"net pronounced to them in the ordinary way, they are all
Ceerie ea Maskrel oontinno to be taught by a certificated at sea, and oftentimes write utter rubbish, invent words
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teseber, but as the income derived from an endowment I unknown in any ancient or modern tongue.
shuts sat the school from recaving any pecuniary , drill, wile. —Notation has much improved. Children
bane. from the Parliamentary grant, the sole mairaeer, are now taueht in almost every school the value of
A r 'li, icon Fits Gerald. ham declined annual inspection. I eembera, and can write down figures from dictation;
but bee ond this I am unable to perceive much improve-
!, he ce sir two small village schools heve been unable I
to fine trained teachers. meet. I must still complain of their being allowed to
Dung the Pest year a Peet deal hot been done in i sidetrack, awl multiply, and divide, without Laving
school building and enlargement, At Taunton, Winter- be n taught the principle involved in the VaiOnls exer-
barne-Kingstone, Here Regis, Shitterton, Lode's, cies, and oh their being milt; caught by the trap, in
Symondsbury, Pymore, and Seatninater, u-w echoed. eiat of subAraction for instacce, of placing the smaller
smuts have been erected. The school at bolero, e number tit,t in your Tustin), and the number to be
handsome structure, has been built at the solo eller teken from, I let. Aritumetio is better taught in boys'
ot Lady Nepeen "for the use of the poor of the parish ; ' schools than in gitL', and boys show more aptitude for
Mut at rimer', by Mrs Gundiy, of the Hyde. Briditort, lions generally than girlie
as a memorial to &deceased ion ; those at Wioterberne• t:Legraple.—This is the favourite subject for the
Mirgstone and Sbitterton. by Mrs Slichel, of What. e extra grant," and in the meter number of schools, in
Samba House, and those at Symondsbury by trustees my diatrict, it is nose taught with more or low success.
out rf funds left for that purpose by the late rector of As in nearly every lesson book there are constant
the arish, Mr Remand ; the rest have been supplied
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y by voluntary contributios and partly by a with geograpty Is abtolutely necessary if the reading
eliding grant from the Education Committee. I lie rl
lesson
nions to oeuutries and places, some acquaintance
is to be lively and iuteresting. The idea that
schoolrooms at Blandford, Portland prison, Portland Si. tnie given to Wit, cud other, clot are called "higher
owes's, and St. John's Wellineta in, Rockwell Green, pubjects" reduces the chances of a school passing • saki.
Langton Herring, Preston and Holy Trinity, Weymouth factory nod remunerative examination is the "three
have been enioreed and improved, either by the build- It's" is happily exploded. It has often eccurrel to me
tag ef classroom', or separate rooms for the accommoda- that much more might be dune than at ;resent in all
Son of Intents. our wheels, in the way of sucking our children take an
Ity voluntary effort, this much has been done in my interest is and understand the propertie. and uses of
district, yet when I consider how much remains to ho common things.
&me, how many schoolroom' are still ansuitable from My friend E. B. T.i her, Esq., has tried the expi riment
ores cause or another, how many schools from unskilful of teaching "elementary science" in the saxes at
Washing are doing only • very little of the goal they Wellinaten. and Rockwell ureen. Mr. Tatter sent me
might do in more practised hand., I think every um emu° of the last exercise; vi retell by tee buys, on
piejuSieedsitstionn must admit that the time has fully "stones," " v 'Abs." "the pump," 'ice," "the ther-
mane for e g public as well as private energies in
m meter." lee.. which certainly proved not only that
elm, work for doing it without further &ley arid on a needs cult:sestet to the extent. of theirs are capable of
eationel seals. taking a lively and intehigent interest in such things;
The number of schools actdally insaccted in whieh but that their ideas were sufficiently defined and emu.
espas,te teachers are employed was 191 ; viz ,21 for rate to enable them to express in plan simple language
hoes. 17 for girls, 20 for Infante. and 134 f. r boys and what they knew. I wish I were eble to report that
girls combined. I alse examined during the year 65 "drill" received great attention in every school in my
night schools, some of them personally, °there in &Diet ; for smartness, activity, en: prompt °heal nice,
accordanee with Arta. 142-9 Reels. d Code. In these obtinned in the performance el eimultawous bodily
a ..oelo I found employed 191 certificated teacher'''. 201 exercise, could not but exert the moat beneficial effects
e a eiblemerers, 9 asoistant-teachers melee Art. 91. on the children and the diocipline of the schools. But
It the examinations there were present in the day the truth is few teachers at preaent recogoizo the
SOllOOl3 9,25 L boys and 81.58 girls; in the night ach,,ola importence of " drill "as an educational agent. At
which I personally visited, Ile males and 9 females. Ptuldletown there Is • school band and tlie children are
at average attendance there were in the day schools taught to march in step; at Wylie Reek 1.150 the baud
7.153 t *soya. 6.910 eels, in the night schools 1,425 maks, helps to bring old and resole pui its to:ether in a
Ire. females. The schoolrooms afforded accommodation common amusement; but mall, ha the most tflective
at eight mg
_wire feet of superficial area per child for Malls for the pro; or maiutename a good discipline, is
tei,l . chedren. On the school reitietee were Sae nos sufficiently practised. Neat aear 1 shell hope to be
ogee, of 21,091 scholars, so that 2,000 more children able to retort great progress in this direction.
•...e.t. have been admitted into the present buildings Needlework and knitting are t .ught ia some schools
.... . it inconvenient orewding. There is one fact to iu a manner to merit the most uriqu ilified ',tele).
es' . I wish to draw particular attention in eounee- eye ciwens shown to me would mite the admiration of
tt te with these statistics. Only 4 814 or 229 per even a professional seanistren. It Iris of ten been mg.
VOL of the scholars were about the age of ten scare. meted to we, that much more infest be done than is at
le ether words, supposing the ebildreo were classed present done, in the way of in Instrial training, in our
1.. li• ling to age, only one-fifth could be placed in primary schools; that girls epee:ally would remain at
Streelard IV., V. and VI. of tho (leveret Code. rehool longer, and leave with a bette r education ifs
I m five of the schools held inseerete buildings and, pardon of their time could h; d,ro.ed iii Icarian tin •
now ,tatly managed, DO sufficient return, of income and practice' manner 1101110 portion of the duties they will
expemliture have been received, so thet I au. only alee lave to all Marge in de r life, reel in the proper per.
to state the income and expeuditure iu the One of 152 (entrance of which their comfort mil the crawler% of
also .lv. Of these 149 are annual greet scl.ools, three their employers will mainly daper. I. To teach cooking
simple inspection school.. In the animal greet schools and have kitchens attached to schools mews .arily entails
the income was derved from the following sources : a tertian %mount of risk an 3 west° end ieumuerative
£675 Os from endowments, iti,7o6 12s from volnirtary labeur. To produce a sell reeked dinner for • work. nl
contributions, £4.334 lie el from school pence, man 1u ore thing; to fuel the workine turn willing te
ree47 9s 5d from rapitetion grants,Elll3l3l from other pay a Fie, far tt, and to cat it, aiel to eejey it is
IBOUICIIL another. Rut none of the aisles met obe ethers which
In the three simple imp:ellen schools the income was attach to kitchen work elites, to leneeliy wear. My
derived as follows :—E2O from endowments, £e6B.. from friend, Mr Wymihoin S. Neal, has eugeested that to
voluntary contributions, £3l 18. s I freer school pence, the greatest number of Our Vill.lgo wheels a laundry
£2 from other sources: might be attached without any alerming outlay, to the
The average attendanes in the ;anneal grant schools advantage both of the elder girls in the school, itud the
was 16,175, so that the income per scholar would be respectable families in the neighbourhood. A goo I datue
SI 4s sel. In the simple hispection wheals the average can teach washing and heeling -nd geeing ue linen, and
attendance was 104, making the income per scholar a "lean to" with stove and cistern and tubs and mangle
El Is M. The difference between the income per will supply all the necessary apparatua
soholar in the annual grant schools with their trained an ihraet and &masa evening choses are to ho
and certifficated teachers, their costly apparatus, and found in nearly every parish, taught by the certificated
adequate supply of books, is, therefore, only 3, lid 'entrees or other day schoolteacher, assisted by the
more than in the simple inspection schoole, where the clergyman or .01110 member of hi, family,or by educated
tweeters are supposed to receive smaller salaries, and benevolent laymen. But, as time gee* on, I must
where generally the educatlemal material Is scanty and honestly confess that I have low end less faith in the
Insufficient, But it must be pointed out that in the value of night schools. As arresting the progress of
annual grant schools the average capitation grant per forgetfulness and ignoracce, they do • certain good;
scholar wastes 01, leaving the income to be drawn from but as channels of teaching and inatruction they are of
private sources per scholar DI only les 81 It fact, little value, and miserable substitutes for day school
for the support of an anneal grant ,oliool, the demand training. How can you . :greet to keep up the Rama.
on private benevolence is less by 6 i Nil a scholar than tion and excite the interest of a plot half.fed boy, who
in the case of simple inspection schools. This disposes has been plodding through a still el .y furrow for six or
of the erroneous opinion sometimes expressed, and verYl seven hours rater the plough, in subjects too he is not
generally entertained, that to place a hermit In a position I naturally fond of? Tuey are dull and heavy ant learn
to tibiae a share of the educational grant entails • little, and the results, as shown in the night school
heavier burden on its supporter& quite the contrary papers, are far from encouraging or satisf nesey. If our
appears to be the truth. And the expenditure in the people are to be taught, the teachiug must be done iu
cue of the two 011111,,a of schools will be found to tell the day, end not in the Hight, when sgricaltural lads
fusee, the same tale, want slcep, not work.
In schools under certificated teachers the average cost Unless children rein ein at school long enough to reach
per scholar is El 3s 71d; in the other schools kl 2t lid. • Standard IV, of the Revised Code, which represents
Allow me to draw your Lordship's attention to the the smallest amouut of le eruing a child can take away
large sum—E6,763 10. 11d—which has been voluntarily I frOlll school to be of SIDI' gentle) I. him in hi. future
eontributed towards the support of these 152 scno'ls. i career, whatever it may be, we iney build nhoulh .uses,
The managers'retarns will bear me out when I state . purchase e ishy apparatus, and multiply skiifel tree WTI
that • very large proportion, much too large a proper. : in vain. But how ale we to secure re eller :eel longer
tion of this large bele of many, has come out of the ! attendance? Irregular attendance and early withdrawal
pockets of the clergy, some of whom could ill afferd it. , from school, the most ne ions hindrance; to the progress
On, of the questions in tee return. "Form 1.X.," is, I of edueatioo, are, in rural diatriois, intimately bound
"If there is an overdrawn balance, who has provided iup with the wages question. As long as parent are so
the MOW, and how is it to be repaid ?" The answer, 1 poet and earn such low wages, over so small an salutation
which loopy from the manager's return of • school in to the weekly income is irresistable. In November,
Dorsetehire, LI not an uncommon one:—" The eir us, when visiting thu schools in the neighbourhood of
who does not c rpret rcpaymott." £l7 13a 51. Tao ' Shaftesbury, complaints on all sides of the fascinations
voluntary contributions in that particular parish of "acorn picking" and "nutting," end I find visible
amounted to £lO lle 61, 15 of where was subscribed proofs in the children's school-work of ti c evil effects
by the vicar. Ido not mean to Me ly that the laity of irregular attendanco ; but when I am till that
generally contribute /0 sparingly. Many instances families can earn as much as 30.. end e 2 a week in this
occur tome where wires like the most lively interest very i cello: wend-u, or blame those whose uwasl
in the schools on their estates, and maintsin them at 1 weekly earnings are from 10s. to Ili., if they do want
their sole expense ;but DO one familiar with sgricultural ~ many better 'located persons do ; viz, allow the
districts will deny that up to this time, in the greater ' e money location" to settle every cheer.
number of parishes, the chief awl most liberal con- I To another anions fact in connection with this ques-
tributors to the support of elementary schools have been I lion of ire:setae attendance I wish to draw your
li'm clergy. And hero your lordshipa must allow Inc to : Lordships Retention. Nothing rotates the progress of
state toy conviction that nothing is further from the I a pupil no much as the shifting continually from oue
truth than to attribute the self-denying exertion@ of the school to aneteer. Out of the 21.000 children on the
clergy in the cause of eduottion to a sectarian spirit or school Tepee,. only 6,248, or 296 p.m cent., bad been
• desire to advance party interests. The "conscience" in the scaoals inure than two years. flow this stands
difficulty very seldom, if ever, arrini in country plea .s. in the way of a child's progress it is unnecessary to
I have never met with a case in my district. The point one But it also presses very hard span the
ItlhOolli WO throe° open to all without reeregion, and supporters of volnatry schools, an i there is no mows
ars frequented by the children of Dissenters and Charoll• of relief in the Revised Code. To irate:ice one parish,
men alike Indeed, it has of en occurred to me that that of Puddletown, where the first act cf that excellent
uneducated pare-itsJ
show • truer appreciation of the landlord, the late ohn Butner, nem., on coming into
mental powers of their children whsn they treat with the property was ta but d son. of the best schoolrooms
perfect indifference any possibn attempts to in the country, ilere the farmers change their
make the poor little creatures understand the labourers In April; the school year ends in Slay. Before
points of difference between the Church of the day of inspection, therefore, many of the children
Ragland and Nonconformist Protestants, thee those who have attended regularly for nine months in the
who profess to have studied the subject, and write and year, and who are well prepared to pass the e xaudaa-
eak learnedly on the saucily and liberty of conscience. tion, have left the parish; and for these compulsory
You can teach children of 10 years of age the great absentees no payments are made to the manager',
principles of morality, to love and reverence and obey although they have cost just as much to teach those
God as their Father, to adore the Divine Saviour, but who earn the grant.
you cannot make them appreciate the niceties of theca Elmation would be much advance Iby an increase in
logioal dogma. And when the history of voluntary the number of infant sehoela. The number of pupil-
schools comes to be written, and the fees counseled teachers has increased, although the demand would still
with their establishment and support quietly and fairly appear to be beyond the supply. To find eligible can.
considered, I think it will be established that the self- didat ea for male popidteacherahips is still difficult.
denial of the clergy in school work and their interest in rho girls arc ties difficult to obtain, but, as a rule, they
elementary education have not arisen from • desire to are not nearly ao well-instructed as the hues, mud their
do the Impossible work of making converts in • party ignorance of simple things is often In limns. In one
sense of little children, but rather !MD the more of nay recent collective examinations I was told "that
Catholic and sensible desire, the earnest wish to see little was known of the youthful days of Oliver Cron'.
their parishioners more intelligent, more cultivate-1, well, excl.: that aft r receiving the elements of
more refined, in • word—better educated. instruction at the grammar school at Huntington, his
For some years the tenants of the Milton Abbey native place, he went to Magdalene College, Oxford, of
deletes have paid 1 per one on their rentals towards which place he afterwards became President -," while in
the support of the schools. Mr. Charles flambee hos auuther paper 1 was Roamed that "poet Shakespeare
kindly furnished me with the following particulars as lived in we reign of George 11., mid that he was
to the amount contributed by the fanners in the several generally considered enrol tho greatest poetical writers
parishes : ou record.'
For smell reboots great dillioulty is found in pro-
viding suitable teachers. The few taschera in my
district who iire provisionally certified do their work
, we celerity well, and prove theihselves quite competent
to take chargo ef rural aahools. Of the other certifieated
teaohers, so e lady, 1 canuot speak to hiebly ; they are,
with very few exceptionaeoriet, steely, well-intentioned,
conacientous, and hard-workiue,
_and deserving of every
onoootragemen% rout seitt,nrt ..-W V TRIMARTD.,

WEYMOUTH.
YACHTS IN THE PORT.—The Iris, cutter yacht from
Dartmouth, and the Heron, cutter yacht from Torquay,
have visited our Roads this week.
BhWWI AID FOIIIIGN BIBLIt SOCIETT.—On Sunday
last, the lt,v. Talbot Grooves, rector, preached ser-
mons in the mornin4 and evening, and the Rev. T. A.
Falkner, in the afternoon, on behalf of the Briti.h
and Foreign Bible Society. The collections amounted
I to £22 41. 10.1.

quietly. and arrested tbe stink from ddendant, who j
then said "I have something else for you," pulled out
of hi' pocket what appeared to be a lifepreserver, end ;
struck him two or three blows. One of the blows Cal
caught on his arm; but defendant was in E nob • passion j
that witness did not believe he know where he struck ;
him. Witness was standing it the bottom of the stel4,
and Cox above, and witness ran up, and tried to take
away the life-preterver ; but defendant trod on his
toes, and prevented him taking it away. Mr. It. Atkins
was there, and defendant (doted to give up the life- I
preserver to him ; but Mr. Atkins refused to take it.
Cox was bleeding very much, and he was taken as far
as Devonshire buildi2gs, where a lady gave him some
brandy. He could not go any further, and was taken
on in • chair, and had been in bed ever since.
Mr. Lock reserved the defence.
The Bench decided to remand the ease until

Tag Dente= Expiate TRAIN BETWEEN WEYMOUTH
atm Loanort—J. Req., G. E. Eliot, Esq., and
F. C. Stemsll, Esq. have waited upon the managing
beards of the Great ;Western and Suuth-Westeni rail.
way companies, in order te induce them to run a fast
train between London and Weymouth. The S attic-
Western board undertook to do all that is possible to
meekest° the speed of their trains. and they hoped to
shorten the time by a quarter of on hour or twenty
minutes. Next year, when the Poole and Bournemouth
line is opened, they hoped to meet the wishes of the
deputation by running expresses both to Weymouth
and Bournemouth vid Salisbury. The answer of the
Great Western directors was unfavourable.
Aline Seatriroae Manias' SOCIETY. A public
meeting was held on Thursday evening last in the
National schoolroom on behalf of this society. The
Ito,'. 'I% A. Greaves presided, supported by the Rev. H.
0. Jsnour, Rev. R. A Griffin, It. if. Eliot. Esq., Capt.
Sparks, R.F., and the deputation. Colonel Pitcairn,
while the Rev. V. F. Ransome. Ito,'. W. Lewis, and
Bev. ral of the officers of the Royal Fusiliers were
among the audience, a numerous one.—R. if. Eliot,
Esq., stated that 1:25 3e. bad been remitted to the
parent society at the end of last ryear. In 1867 they
remitted LII 15• 101, in 1868 £25 191. &1., in 1860
I:20 17a, and but for the public meeting in 1870 the
amount remitted would have been only £l9 15s. This
decrease was owing to to the society being very little
known, indeed collecting for it had been left to • few
ladles, who were now reduced to two As we have •
military garrison at Portland and Weymouth, we are
much interested in the society, and it only needs to be
more widely known to receive enlarged support—(hear,
hear).—Captain Sparks spoke highly of the energy and
tact of the reader stationed here. At Portland he had
had about fifty or sixty young soldiers in his classes,
and he had endeared himself to almost ever 7 mania the
re-iment.—(appleuse).—Colonel Pitcairn said that of all
the Christian societies there could not be any field of
labour more hopeful and encouraging than that offered
by the army of this country, and it would be a censure
upon the generosity of Weymouth if the funds remain
as low as they are now. At a public meeting In London,
the chaplsin-generM said he felt day by day increasing
confidence in the society ; the Bishop of London also
r% commended it, as did many other clergymen. The
tecder in this district (Mr. Statham) had testimonials
font the chaplains at Dorchester Weymouth. and
l'ortland,speaking very highly indeed of the value of his
labours. The society has only 57 'wider§ at present ;
but it is doing as much as it can with the moans at its
disposal. Their duty is to strive prayerfully to spread
rdigious knowledge among the soldiers, and get them
to lead sober godly lives, and this they aimed to do
by opening God's Word, reading it where not pro-
hibited, expounding it to the hest of their ability, and
then asking for God's blessing upon it. Colonel Pitcairn
gave instances of the good effect of the society's labours.
and urged on Christians of all denominations to meet
together, map out the town, and ask subscriptions for
the rociety. He should be asking nothing special from
Weymouth if he called for £BO a year, to keep up the
stipend of the Army Scripture reader among them.
—Addresses were delivered on the subject by the Rev.
V. F. Ransom°, Rey. U. A. Orilla... and Rev. If. C.
Jenour.—The collection produced 1:7 10s. Id.
Boarment Parry Saraiross, Tuesday.—Before J.
Drew, Esq., W. Taltsd, Esq., Si. Reynold. E.q.
EDWARD Dessix brow, a Lower Boisl.strect, pianoforte
tuner. Se., appeared on an adjourned summons chan,ing him
with haling received from James 11111, three books of gold
leaf, knowing the same to have been stolen. Mr Howard
defended.
Mr Vickery asked for a remand, in order that he might pro-
duce Mr Edgar Cox who had not vet returned from London.
Mr Howard said he understood the evidence to be given by
Mr o.x would ho that he went into Mr Lyon's shop, and whilst
there took away molllo article, which belonged to himself.
lint in the awe of " The Queen V. Oddy," It hail been laid
olowit that on an indictment for feloniously receiving goods
knowing thcin to have been stolen, it WM not competent for
the prosecutor, in proving the guilty knowledge of the pet%
,aOlCl', to give in et idence that the pri.smer, at a 1.11110 previous
to the receipt of the prosecutor's goods, had in his ponnee.ion
any g ,od% of the mime sort ma those mentioned in o indict-
ment but belonging to a different owner, and that them gouda
had been stolen from such owner.
Mr Arden said Mr Howard could not address the court upon
Mi Con's evidence. Ile could ask the inspector if it was to be
material evidence, but he (Mr Arden) could give no opinion as
to whether It was receivable or not.
Mr Howard alluded to the evidence given at the last exam-
ination when Mr Lyon had no solicitor to defend him. The
magisufatee must not act upon the suspicions of • witness
be%Ause we all have our prejudices, and another man might
say" I suspect that witness told • story." The prosecutor
must produce facts, for facts alone magistrates and jurors had
to go upon. As to the evidence of llill, the legit/Were had
Interfered to throw It over altogether, and it was laid down at
the I iNt. assizes at Winchester, that no man can be convictel
upon the evidence of as accomplice, unless that evidence can
be supported. Supposing Bill had spoken all the words of
truth, .0i his evidence alone no man:could be convicted. 110
was perfectly satisfied that the Bench would dismiss the ease
on that point alone ; but fortunately Hill had rfientioned two
or three some., and this would enable him further to clear
Mr Lyon. Mr LOWMAII. whose name had been mentioned,
would say that when he named by, he never saw the man In
Mr Li "us shop, and Mr Lyon's daughter, a young woman in a
rc%pectitble situation, would swear that she never spike to
Bill in her life.
Mr Talbot said the magistrates did not think the evidence
sufficient to send defendant for trial. At the same time the
cam was a very suspicions one, and he most be %cry careful
for the future. threat suspicion attached to • person receiving
good, at • price much under their value, and if there wore
110 receivers there would be no thieves.
D.fondant was then discharged.
The Mayor (.7a.. Milledge, Esq.), presided daring
the hearing of the following ease.
CIIARGIE OP VIOLINT ASSAULT ON • BATHER.
•

Saturday.
One of the witnesses said he should have tj remain
in town on porpoise, and there was some talk of taking
his evidence at once, but
Mr. Lock said they really mast not take the evidence
by fits and starts.
The Beach stated they would admit to bail, defen•
dint in i:5O, and two sureties in £25 each.
kir, Look wised that defendant's own recognisances
should be accepted, but the Bench refused.
Mr. Drew remarked that the ease had altered its
character very mush from that of a common assault.
Ultimately, Mr. Cross. of Messrs. Eliot's bank, °tier-
ing to be surety for defendant, his recognisanees were
seeepted in L'23, and defendant's in £5O, and the case
was adjourned till Saturday.
Defendant left the Court in company of his solicitor
and another gentleman; but was !lined and hooted by
a crowd of tradesmen, clerks, and other respectable
persons, who had assembled outside tho Hall, and who
were not not silent till he had gone all through St.
Edmund-street. The indignation appears to be much
increased by the position of defendant, who is agent
of a society for abolishing church pew-rents, an ad-
vocate for early camtnanion, and a teacher at Trinity
Sunday schools.
It is said the assault was provoked by some prank
played with Turner whili in the water' on Saturday.
FBlDAT.—Befure J. Drew, EN.. and G. Voynolds,
JAMS and ELIZA. WILLIA)IS were brought up for Aleeping
the open sir at Kodwell, last night, P.C. !WM found them
about half-pant one asleep just Inside the workhou-e *stn.
About one o'clock they wantml to get Into the house; but It
is closed at nine every night. The man mid hie Wad° was
rope-making, they came from Bridport, and were going to
I Poole, taking Weymouth In their way, to get work. lint
there in no ropemaker hors.—Sevon days hard labour.

Thamas re/ur Turner, bank clerk, was summoned
for rusaulting Sidney Cox, sou of Mr. Edger Car,
photographer, of St. Mary-street, on the 31st (Mon.
day):
rho reports which had spread over the town with
reference to this case had caused considerable excite-
ment and indignation, and the Court was crowded to
excess by most reepaitable persons, among whom were
many young men who are in the habit of bathing at the
Pile I'Ler. So dense was the crowd immediately round
the upper part of the Court,that tho Mayor gave orders
that no person should be admitted except by the lower
door, and even then there was a great rush.
Defendant, the young man who lectured on "Bells"
at o National Schoolroom, was accompanied by his
solicitor. Mr. Look, jun., of Dorchester, and the remarks
audibly n.ede with reference to him were frequent ; but
may, if published, tend to prejudice any defence he may
have to make.
Mr. lioward appeared for complainant, who was so
much hurt that it was thought unadviaable for him to

appear.
Mr. Howard said he should oonfine himself to the
facts of the case, without any remark thereon. It
appeared that for some time past complainant and de-
fendant, with others, were in the habit of going down
to the Pile Pier for the purpose of bathing, before eight
o'clock. On the morning in question, eomplainant was
there bathing, and after he hod bathed he came up out
of the water. Just as he came out, the defendant, who
had not taken off his clothes, produced a stick 111 thick
as one's finger, and with it struck many blows on the
naked body of the boy, breaking the stiok with the force
of the blows. He then produced • life-preserver, snd
with it-aimed a blow at complainant, which ho must be
thankful to Providence was stopped, for if it had fallen
on complainant's head, defendant would now be stand-
ing in the dock on the charge of murder. (Sensation.)
But on complainant's arm was • levers blow, and all
up his arm, and on other parts of his body were marks
of numerous blows, of which the doctor would give
ovidome. The Bench would naturally aak how it was
that a summons was taken out in the first place for
assault. The feet was that the complainant was brought
to bim in • fearfully shaken oondttion, his father was
away in London, and he (Mr. Howard) could not see
his Mother, so he recommended a summons to be taken
out. A summons ii a mere preliminary proceeding,
which they might easily travel out of, for it does not
bind them to the idential offence charged ; it simply
brings the matter before the Court; but if the defendant
should he prejudiced thereby, he could apply for an
adjournment. When the doctor had been called, it
would be seen, the case assumed • more serious aspect,
and he should ask the Bench to remand the ease to
Friday upon a fat more serious charge. In order to
'how the malice of the defendant, he was prepared to
prove that on Sunday night he wont to borrow the
murderous weapon to use on Monday morning. (Sensa-
tion.) The young man was in • most respectable posi-
tion in life, and he (Mr. Howard) was very sorry to
think that he had given way to passion in this manner,
but ho would not add one remark to express further the
heinousness of the offense.
Mr. Lock did not know whether he ought to state
that there was • cross commons; in order the, iustise
might be done to both, he thought the eases snookd be
heard together. Mn, Turner had taken out a cross
summons against Mr. Cox for an assault on the preview

Saturday.
kir. rt o ward would ask Mr: Lock to consider well
the effect of bringing that summons forward. An
ingredient in the case was malice, and that affair of
Saturday would prove that mallee was nursed for 48
hours, so that the stronger they made their case of
Saturday, the worse would it make the offence of Mon-
day appear, For himself he did not at all object to
the cross summons being heard at the same time.
Mr. Arden said the Bench would hear both summonses
before they gave their decision.
Mr. Howard then proposed to call Dr. Simpson to
prove the nature and extent of the Mimic*.
Mr. Lock did not know that it was usual to give
evidence. if the ease were to be adjourned.
Mr. Howard said he must prove the injuries, and
how they were caused.
Dr. Simpson, IL R.C.S.E., LELA-, was called yester-
day morning between eight and nine to see Sidney Cox,
at his father's house. He was in bed, and witness ex-
amined him, and found him suffering from severe con-
tusions, inflicted by a stick, and a most severe contu-
sion inflicted by some blunt weapon. The blows were
on his back, legs, arms, ribs and chest, in fact, all over
him. The skin was abraded from some of the wounds,
and on the back was a place nine or ten lushes long with
skin broken, and blood issuing from the centre of the
wound. One contusion on the left arm was swollen
up as large as a hen's egg, and there was another blow
across the hamstring tendon, which disabled him from
walking. The effect was that he was in a high state of
nervous excitement, and is now in bed after passing a
very realms night. Complainant is not in danger, but
witness considered it more prudent for him not to come
out. He might, by Thursday or Saturday, be able to

appear.
Mr. Lock thought that, U the ease were adjourned,
further evidence was not required. lie himself wished
an adjournment.
Mr. Howard said he was going to show bow the
irjuries were mused. At present there was nothing to
show that they might not have happened by oomplainant
falling out of a carriage.
Mr. Thomas Peeks, Jun., said that on Monday morning
he called at Cox's house and they went down to the Pile
Pier to bathe together. They took off their clothes,
and dived. Cox went afterwards up the steps, witness
close behind him, and saw defendant when he eame on
the top. Defendant who was dressed, came, with the
stick produced In his hand. towards Cox, who vu
naked. No words pawed between them • but defendant
streak Cos several blows with the AWL till the stack
broke, He best hint severely all over, not Wing par.
Means viten be Amit bbu. Oos tognat round

CONSUMERS' GAS COMPANY. 1
The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on
Thu,lay lsst. at the Council Chamber, Guildhall, when
there were Preacut :—J. Drew, Esq., chairman, In the
claiir, J. Tizad, Esq.' clerk: Messrs. Robertson, it.
Damoo, Abbott. Ruben', O. Carter. E. MOWN it.
Thomas, Talbot, Captain nohow; J. J. Roles, Felton,
11,ynelds, G. S. Russell, W. Co'lo, T. W. Beale, Tig•
well, J. W. Board, J. Stone, manager, Iso.
THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT

Was presentsa as follwi"The Dire:tors have much pleasure in informing the
Shareholders that the Company is still going on pros-
perously, and they can confidently recommend that •
dividend of Eli be declared, free of inoomc-tax.
"The Dividends will be payable at the expiration of
eight !lays after the adoption of this report:
'Since the formation of this oompany, four pars
ago, the make of gas bu risen from 20,000,000 to
27,200,000 cubic feet, showing an addition of 36 per
cent., and the Directors feel assured that it will con-
tinue steadily to increase.
"The G is rental for the half year is in oloeAll of the
coriesponding half of last year by £283 3s Bd, while the
amount expended in coals is loss by LTA 145 114 d, Om
item of wages for pa manufactura is also less by
1:12 19s 111, and this the directors attribute to the
improved condition of the works consequent upon the
reconstruction.

InS na.ancs SHEET.
Thess 9oa,p3itAtainoanaticunt
hishboadwodbees tlanr...ceiyasedpeirttrseltentul
account fur tar I:50, ditto on account of shares, £B6.
Expenditure had been cash paid crintraotors on account
of now works £4OO, leaving a balance of £321 91 3j4;
the amount due on allotted shares was £llO, and &-
deed, g £25 payable to contractors on account of new
worka, the balance was £406 9s 3jd. The trade
account
payment
del so of.
''eexdpeannsiensr Ininceluddini:g33l.l4llo, 11444did,anfoar coalsafter
carbon
deed. Memorandum of stock. June 30. 1870. £l6OO 4a 7,1 ;
L 746 91 4d was balance available for divi-
' ditto, June 30, 1871. £1361 Ils 9j I.
The report and balance appeared to be generally
acceptable to the rhareholders.
The Cilaitalati I You have heard in the report
that our make of gas has steadily increased from the
first formation of the company until now, and that the
ps rental fur the past half year exceeds the oorrespone•
ine half of last year by £283, whilst the cost of coals
has been less by upwards of £6O. The wages also for
gas manufasture has been reduced £l3 in the same
period of time. These, however, are not the only items
upon which your directors can congratulate you. Upon
repairs, maintenanoe, mains, and services, we have
been enabled to spend ow more than in the corral•
needing half of last year. In the balance sheet for
June, 1870, there was • charge of £l5O for meters,
whereas this time that item has been reduced to £3O,
and as the town is now thoroughly well supplied with
new metera, that Item will in all probability be eon.
siderably less. The sum paid for interest at the bankers
ou the current socount is only £l7 17s 51 this June
against 1:42 Si 111 of the same period last year, The
euspenaa Recount also. created on account of the
explosion on [lion's premises, which originally stood at
£l3BO. has been reduced to £BlB 10. 2d, the sum of
£531 leis 10 t having been paid off since this sum was
barrow .d at the Bank. There is another subject upon
which I meat also say a few words, and that is our
future taxi supply. although at present the subject had
not been broeght before the &neon. At our last
balf-yearly meeting. I gave you to understand that •
aeries of cerstully•eonducted experiment* s, ould be
made to test the relative value of Newcastle and inland
coal. These experiments have been completed. norm
a very lad and comprehensive seals,. In the the case
of Na we male cud, the experiment extended over 218
tons, lied with the inland over 1051 tons, and the
, result is that we find an advantage in favour of using
inlaud cods, of Is GI per ton; but at the same time,
your dir,etors have coins to no resolution upon this sub.
ject fro.ll the fact that the result of this investigation
, has only just ben arrived at. You must, therefore,
leave this question entirely to their discretion, and you
, may rely upon it that they will act for the beat interests
, of the shareholders. I now move the adoption of the
, report which liar je,t beau road, and in the absenca of
, any aineirinieuti 1 sisal' consider it carried unanimously
—(applensi.).
i 'lee CUSHMAN maid they hail • large number of
applieations for sharer; but they had not •single share
• to dispose of.

Mr. J. J. nous moved • voto of thanks .to the
Chairman and darectors, which was eara i 4 unanimously,
and tho auectin3 separated.