The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-05-21 00:00:00

COUNTY POLICS, Sarompar.

(Before Yr. A. 13eakee, Kr. E. Pearce, Kr. G. Worry,
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sad Mr. G. Goodd•n.)

John thookios, of Pordington, a ratsateher. ass sum-
awned for trespassing upon lands the property ot Captain
Button, In pursuit of ponies.

John Stevens, farm bailiff to Mr. Sheppard, cf
Whitechurcb, on the Sad of May last, about six in the
evening wax taking a walk mend the geld., and heard
some one calling to • dog. H. looked through the hedge
and sow the defendant, who took • ferret nut of a bag be
had with him, and put it Into. rabbit bole. having find
put • string oti it. Re had hia lurch,. nn the other side
of the hedge waiting for the rabbits. Stevens then wept
and snobs to him and asked him what he was about, and
he said "only ferreting a Mt." He al. said Captain
Sutton had not given him permiseion.
The defendant to hie defeat, said he wee catching rats
fora gentleman, and he had a live rat in his hand when
Stevens came up to him.
Stevens denied this altogether.
In reply to the Bench said the defendant was "on old
handl."

The inubtrates thought his a re, ion.. story, sad lined
him 10, aid emits Irk. in default 14 dam
Atedreer Deena and George Eadtrod, of Porldiebarn,
were sumwrwwwl for a aorta. offence. The defendants
did not appear, having alleerinded.
M, Weston woo for the prosecution.
Charles Burton. A punekeener in the employ of Mr.
Bnmer. of Piiddletown. said—On the 29. h of April I new
Ole two defen lents in a oel4 near Ilaineun wow'
D.nnis we. Mttillir reihit was I.ine by ha mide.
Buhrod wes abut 10 vests oft and we. also setting a
oleo. He hod also taken ant • rahhit, He went to them
end said "re. got you now, then," and Dennis aaid "oh,
do forgive us." He said oh, that's likely.
Final .C 1 each and mete, in default 1 rooeth sub.
JP•tp4 Rushton was charged with twine up his clothes
in the Delon
Mr J. C. Jesup the porter, at the Dorcheeter Union.
01064 the prisoner wee arlmitbad on the 14th of Way, ant
the following morning, when he went to take him his
breakfast he was lying in bed with him clothes all torn up.
He asked him why he had Anne it, hut he would give no
reason. The clothes he had torn up wen, very good, and
in fact he bad noticed on his adtnittence bow respectably
he wait dreamed.

-141--con-er• soli he had nothing to say, only his clothes
wore dirty. and so he tore theta on.
The Bench said it SW a silly act to gay the lama of It.
H. I. nnlel hay. to tot, jail for 21 day. herd labour
William Henry Neut.** was charged with fraudulent
enlittrorot

lobe Luscombe. a sergeant of the led battalion of the
fli)th regiment, to:Mooed papers to show the prisoner suss
enliqui for the 17th Brigade depot at Rory in Lucanshire
in January last. He was then asked if be bad ever served
In she army, and he said nn.
Corporal Charles Brewer. of the led battalion, 15th
regiment. on+ proved the prisoner had previously been
discharged in the Paine month from that regiment at
Preston an medically unfit for la.-thin service. He had
served under the some of Thomas Reynolds.
The prisoner said he had been waiting a month for his
trial, and he hoped the Reach would he u lenient as
pn.ai hie.
The Sergeant admitted it took • month to get the corres-
pondence in such cases!
He was untencei to I monih's hard labour.
A (Ira Chewy. a lad under 11, who had to be stood on
a cha.r, to enable him to see over the dock, was charged
under the following circumstance.:
John Trout a farmer, of Wynford Rule said on
Toesday. the 11th May, he was in his stable and found
some of the harness was missies, and he acquainted the
eirreant of pokes with the fact The prosecutor wished
to explain he was rather reluctant to appear against the
boy, but he had done this sort of thing so many times
before.
Sergeant Hitch took the lad into custody at his father'.
bows. Prime Vauchurch, when he said he had stolen the
hansom, and on UN way to the ststiou at Maiden Newton
he said he bad thrown it into Um Rev. Mr. Nanta's
shrubbery, where the sergeant found it.
The mother of the prisoner said he went to school, but
sometimes ran away. Her husband was a labourer and
earned li. • week. On the night in question he cams
home about. 11

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The 134101:11 MIA they could not hoop every Naughty child
in the coast,, which it would he what It would amount
to. They itires him a warning that if ever be came up
again to gaol he would go, and thou he would be well
whipped. Let him now go away aad nem show his lam
before them again.
Tho mother was also cautioned.

Intimated that the regiments to be embodied would be
three which, under the localisation minim, are
affiliated with the live battalions forming the First
Army Corpe, and that under the circumstances any
THE BOROUGH POLICE FORCE.
special volunteering cannot be recognised.
To the Meer.
Commn ro Hsu hfargeres Pusan, Dog-
°Harr= --Hard Labour: William Newton, alias 81vi—d,* **other ratepayer and Inhabitant 01 for-
Thomas Reynolds, fraudulent enlistment at Portland, °hinter, hit me fist return toy oordiel thanks to the
1 calendar...nth t Joseph Rushton, mieheharkw. in writer of the letter in your last week's Wm, for his
able and powerful contribution on the subject of the
Dorchester Union, 21 days; Emily Lovelace, drunk
and disorderly at Poole, 14 day,- William Mills Borough Police. It Is. impossible to oonoeive a more
Iffoelrina stealing • hurdle Bake at Chardstock, masterly, convincing, and exhaustive composition, and
Thomas Jones, misbehaviour in Sherbirne Union, and to my mind the whole subject as there set forth is
Alias Cure, drunk and disorderly at Poole, 7 days.-.
1.",.....,, : Jobe userhine, pe.chleg at whit_ unanswerable. From the beginning to the end the
combe, 14 days—Further Ernesiasstioa : William cluvoilon W col*vgod upon in so earneet and `drove=
Dewland, indicting bodily harm at Ifelburi Bubb style, and there is not a ratepayer in the town who
Ar a meeting of guardians, at the Coventry union, will not feel the force of the powerful blows, which
an inmate named Arnold, alias " Old Zaditiel," a the writer deals out upon a eystem which is become a
ruler of planets and professor of astrology, was the cruel burden too heavy to bear.
sublect of no inquiry respecting letters addressed to I am, however, concerned now to make a few
hhm reg.rdihe the haw,. one, containing suit... observations upon the unreasonable prejudice enter.
'-' Mined by some well meaning councillors and others in
was from a lady at Dorchester, who was anxious te
the town, against the transfer of the Borough to the
know 'what planet she IVY born under." and the Comae f police puv pose How this prejudice has
"position of her future husband." Another was from arfaaa or vr
: or
by it sh °uld elt, it is impossible to say.
• lady at LearninWU to kelp an aPPointatent, for That itd.oes exist is• fact known to all, and in some
him "to read her dmany." IDe master had liar 17 instances we also know it has been made available to
stamps from the metrolottor, and credits,' the um wale= plant a foul blow at the courts officials—but more of
with the same. " Old Zadkiel" was cautioned, the ibis, hermit.,.
chairman saying that the persons who bent stamps for Let e begin with the constables. They ould be ouch " tomg^44•l7" deservedPulthanwmt as much as autimilnu, and substantially benefittad by eh:
Arnold. " Old Zadkisl." remarked that he did not The whole mike force 'bd., surrendered athoaaa
tall fortunes or road destinies in the union, but stated ty. the bosough au oerannuation fund would be
most emptustically to the Board that he "should "uhanded over to the flontity Trea.r, to be added to
resume his astrology" when he left the workhouse, the already naidersble amount in his care. In -
The chairman said all letters containing stamps would „gun of la a new prospect for the betterweesl
be impounded.
inunedilely open to the men. Not only would an
Ix MC Common Pleas on Wednesday, before Lord enhanced future superaanuati oi be in store for them,
Coleridge bad e special jury, the cam of Strider s, but greeter room for =lotion would follow as a
the tangible advantages
&Nan was l'illa• —ll4 plaintiff In (hie ea", 11r- 3- ageaningm4lar °lonManat of a largeTo superannuation fund, let us see
W. Streeter, carried on the busmen of a jeweller, in for a moment how the county fund now stands.
New Bond-street, and the defendant, Mr. W. R. Them are at this time on that fund no lass than
Bankm, WM a gentleman .4 fortune, residing In four ailwrint•bdan" and si_,_l"mit`blei. The voiwrile•
Dorestabirs. The action wee to recover 2146 Ll'. 6d, Modes& pensions average about CI; per annum each,
for geode pnnetreed from the plaintiff; and the &fen. and the constables shoat 227. Alter this I assert
dint claimed to answer a remainder of the claim by that thaw who are advocating this change Sr. the
rag against it DM, the prim of a diamond ring. reel friends of the borough policemen. Further, thee d the balance into Court, SO th&i the nri would be taken ayn that free her to all proper, quest D Leh was whether the
_plaintiff had the right to namely, the Impossibility_ot rev:mei D•Peuit= I
D andthilirviDg. Buell" tiWerPvidaPlastst —Mr.
lialolntYrstite; Iptlessure°lPisinin Aina"ai. patingwvmthair° hagglekth. andgvv""tmove every
,(Iti 'hr. Derjeaat Ballantin• and Mr. Moulton for the man of them off as Weedily as Possible. This last ' dip/mktg.-1u ore for the datendant was drat laid named contingency Is 11:0= * *mil advantage.
before the jury. In A , 1674, shortly after he For a quiet town like what can be con-
came e/ em, he the ring from a Junior whop. mired more tiresome than the incemant beat over the
man
in the am 07 of lb. plaintiff upon the eeettiaten oft told slabs—the wearisome tars* in the daily
that he might Moro it it any time. Re paid for the threaded iliscrougitius—the ciouotononesooticing I one by
,cue at the tax,sernicitlithe shoy
bran wrote and fr,o through the tesmitid,ta. livery n eeer,t°
-sest Illse every
_ memo it fey time." It wee not until more or".. There ere.tinsr..,',l,:i seasons.. when the town le
for Use -•ess.oll4J„,,thgaschase that ih. alifluda" :tette a cancoastabasiluutk erZglhgtreiwaan 7 and
traa,,, - '
to return the ring against main
asinmodtham thret:
szare....) - ... ....eat sent in t,3 hitn._Thn ous injuring anybody. A superintendent and sure, I
the amount of the a.-- .to een hal DO authority men would be quite enough to watch this town. I
.L.. 4 fiat the rini should estimate that about £3OO would he the
Plaintiff's cue was that the__ ,so- -v.,e Adini; i sitemj contrioution required from the borough to
whew,' to enter into any arrangsim.. 1.,:' bil pia to the sounty, and it is probable this mut
latilst be reMreed, and that what he dm, --..Q sger a fourth constable. lus not quite sure
out the knowle4ps of the plaintiff or of AA all emote we should effect 'ao
Claydlon. his smemiegar, h was further contended ttat' . Iv,
..- e.. 4 of ,fruhl per annum at least Nose
It Was "naMS6b6 thili Iftle 8° law • time, mod wish. ;
_.__sooms
...._......- 4 hue poqads cal bs saved, the 1
od=lejoshreg hese mid LII Ilblegathill. that ...WU."'" Sac"' '144 dild4l‘94 If
Gleba to reales the rhey.—Tike Jury may opinion is that if be _
found • verdict for tiis deleodies. • Tees Gime °opt to save It. .. _

terMighls Ism. We here poor retie, district rates,
watch mem old paring rats , Ind u° .04 of taxes
upon everything and every h ,dy. The reduction of
my one item of expenditure is a boon to the ratepayer,
and if it win be lone ought to be ofe"tod•
Reference was mode test week to the expenses paid
out of the county rate to the b 'tough mperint.n.lent
for app-ebenaing and conveying t Nikon- Perhslu
very few bargee a clearly un.lenitooa this fact. The
following RIM have been pail by the county treasurer
annually fir his soivice for the ',et Piz Yam'. Years
ending at Michaelmas :
a.
4872 —762
1673- - - - 217 8
- _ - g 16 11
1675- - - - 4 4 II
1676- - - - 11 14 1
1677 8 9 0
There Is not much in this at prevent, but I am dis-
posed to believe from information I have picked up.
I shall be able in another letter t strike out a curious
lurid light from this table I,f o:sures.
I have, however. brought up the subject to a point
of departure, aid here I leave off.
One wont of recommendation I would make to the
borough constables. Try to get hold of a copy of the
county treasurer's annual statement. See then for
yourselves the whale stmeranuation fund of the county
set out. Look at ita vast proportion., Ito income, and
lll°on. You will then fina, as I before observed,
advocates for this champ of system are by no
means your enemies.
I remain, Mr. Editor,
Ascrnaza ItxruArra.

To eke liditor.

Your carresponle-n1,7 raste— payer," in his last
week's communication, seems to have confined his
remarks solely to the iaserdiste saving which would
result from the adoption of the proposal which he
therein so zealously advocates. I wish, therefore, to
point to another, and, to my mind, still more impor-
tant phase of this much canvassed question—l mean
the prospettity saving which would accrue to the rate-
payers from ouch • change as that shadowed forth,
amounting, in the course of a very few years, a.' am
prepared to prove, not simply to • few huadreds out
of the public rates, but to Wiese/is of 'wounds
Soule people argue that the easing of a psltryhessefrei
or two • year is of such little importance as to be
scene consideration; but when the sum amounts
to Mouanagto see the °omen, I ask. Justified in so
completly ignoring the opinion of the ratepayers end
In continuing an impost which IA altogether oat-ailed
Air and therefore onion f
That it is nocalled for is only too obvious from the
fact that a police force fully equal to every require-
ment of Dorchester could be provided at en anneal
saving of £lOO or £l5O, compared with what is tiow
, expended on that amount, by simply substituting the
comity for the borough police—this virtually meaning a
saving prospectively of thousands of pound..
Now, could anything, I ask, be more manifestly
unshod than to continue, under the circumstances the
present costly system, which in ten yearo—in the
event of no change taking place, which seem.; very
doubtful—would entail upon the town an expellee of
£1.30011 or more than there is absolutely the slightest
seed for?
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Looked at In aggregate, I fancy ratepayers will be
rather Inclined to regard this as a very unpleasant fact,
and at the same time to consider it a strong argument
In favour of demanding some alteration in the present
system; for why, I ask, should the town be compelled
against It. wishes to rapport • system which is
ruinously expensive, when the introduction of the
county police would relieve the ratepayers of no incon-
siderable share of the heavy taxation with which they
avow, in some respects, Needlessly encumbered?
most matters of finance our Council are
scrupulously economic; then why this profligacy in the
matter of police, which affords such ample scope for
legitimate retrenchment? Can our Council show any
special benefits derivable from the employment of the
borough police compared with what might be expected
in the event of the services of the county being
engaged? I shall be glad, In the event of their being
ebk to do so, to learn what they really are, am this
mate possibly help to remove some of the prejudices
which I confess to entertaining at present against •
system which, to my mind, seems to rest on such •
treacherous and unsafe foundation.
It is hopeless, however, to think of curtailing the
expenditure whilst the Corporation persist in keeping
the management of the police in their own hands, as
the expenses are now said to he at their very litiniMlol4;
and, although it is well known that under the present
system the town is called upon to maintain • much
larger force than is absolutely necessary for the
requirements of the town, the powers above refuse to
sanctum (what do the advocates of local self-govern-
ment say as to this?) any reduction in the force as
now constituted, very naturally no doubt, thinking
that if the town is bent upon introducing ecoeomit
reform no better plan offers itself than by engaging
the services of the county police.
I leave these Ads for the thoughtful consi I ration
of the ratepayers. and trust they will not be lost sight
of when the Ist of November c mes round.

Let the inhabitants show they are really in earnest
in the matter, and, by sending to the Council repre-
sentatives who will frankly pled.re themselves to e
careful cansideration of the whole question, prt.ve that
they are determined to wed themselves no longer to a
system so anomalous in itself and attended with so
many disadvantages to the ratepayers themselves.
Our Council may be a stiff-necked and r uhtmrn
body; but happily they cannot, in matters of this
kind—however much they may he inclined to do so
--altogether ignore the views ttf the people, or, thanks
to a Free Press, stifle the voice of Public Opinion,
which will assuredly make itself heard with no un-
certain voice, when an abuse is to be remedied, in
spite of every effort to the contrary.
I trust, therefore, the inhabitants will persist in the
present very necessary agitation, and show that they
are determined to relax no effort until the grievenoes
of which they now very justifiably complain have
been substantially redressed and the town relieved of
the thraldom under which it is now placed in the
matter of the police.
Ae OVKRILSZD RATIPATIL
Dorchester, May 20th, 1878.

WHITZ2IOIIII.
FATAL FALL OVER A CLIFF.

On Tuesday afternoon, J. Wood, son of the chief boat-
men of whitencee, whilst in search of puffin's ORM., fell
ever Batt's cliff, over 200 feet high ; he first pitched on •
projecting part of the cliff, and finally rolled over the
second cliff, quite 200 ft. above the level of the sea: the
unfortw he lad was killed on the spot. He was • very
fine wel grown youth, 15 years of age. The inquest on
the uts s.unate led was held on Wednesday before Mr.
Symon. *ironer, and • jury chosen from tut
of which 61r. Walter Brown was foreman. The two men
who went with the lad be the cliff, Mon ii O'Brian, a
coastguard, and Charles Bagg, a warmer, were examined
by the coroner, and after hearing their evidence, the jury
returned • verdict of "Accidental Death." The facts
are simple, and may be briefly stated. It seems that
O'Brian and Bmg took • rope and started on an egging
expedition. The deceased Charles Wood, who was •
smart, well-built lad of 15 years, went with them. They
were at • daneerous part called Batts Cliff. O. of the
men was down with • rope on, in the usual way. A little
farther on is a p.m slope, where with care • man might
go a considerable way down, bat it ends abruptly on the
top of a precipice, which is estimated at 150 feat above
the beach and is perpendicular. The deceased had seen
a nest and thought that he could get it without a rope,
but it was a fatal attempt. The men did not see him
fall, and waited for him, and ultimately found his lifeless
body stretched on the beech. The funersl took place at
three o'clock on Saturday afternoon in the parish church-
yard at East Chaldon : Mr. W. House was the undertaker.
From the station to the church is • long distance and a
difficult road to bring • carps., and it was found necessary
to have three sets of bearers. These, no doubt, would
have been composed entirely of coastguards, but the
greater part of them are called away on active service;
the officer and two men from West Lulworth, a. also the
caw and men from the Preston stations attended, and
many friends who sympathises with the bereaved parents
also joined the mournful procession. The church is
undergoing restoration, so they carried the body to the
grabeautiful s.n the Be.. B. Hill most impressively seed the
service for the dead. The wen bore the
simple inscription :—Charles Wood, died May 15th, 1878,
aged 15 years. Mr. Wood has been at the Whiten°se
gt.tiges for moo years, and he and his family has been
much respected, and he is now about lobe superannuated.

TOIPICLIIPCS Fivg.—The annual fete of the Temperance
Society and Baud of Hopei took place on Wednesday
Kay 15th. The morning throughout was unfavourable,
Qum giving anxiety to the friends on whom the work
depended, and probably hindered sonic from a distance
who otherwise would have been present. Fortunately,
however, the weather cleared in good time for the pro.
cassion, which was formed at the Templar Hall, and,
headed by the local brass bend, paraded the village with
banners and flags, after which they returned to the
Westayan Maps; where • service was held, and the Rev.
W. A. [yd, ma., of Poddletoern, was the preacher, who
took for his text the well-known statement of Solomon's
wine is a mocker, te., in Proverbs tr., 1 He argued
that wine and strong drink had mocked even three who
had sung It. praises. Poeta, philosopher., and men of all
ranks, from the time of its first use down to the present
day had been deceived by it, and that it was still raging
is witness its elect* in the amount of pauperism. crime,
insanity, and premature death : • very tare. proportion of
which was to be traced to the drinking customs of society.
He then forcibly argued that under existing circumstances
the wisest plan was to have nothing to do with such a
deceiver; that total abstinence woe e safe path' but that
we needed help front a higher power than bqttleil to
•MOCalthilir engage in this warfare. At the clone of the
servioe the procession MI nsf•tetned, and, heeded by the
bud, gave a call at the residences of Mr. T. A. HOMK
and Mr. Jai Crane. who very kindly gave the whole
compiny liberty to view his beautiful grounds and
greenhouses, in which he evidently takes great pleasure
map) of the specimens of flowers, shrub; and fruit, being
as near perfection ma possible. Now back to the
Temperance Hall to tee, which, of course, had juetime
done to it, then to a field (kindly lent by Kr. T. A.
Homer, whose kindness is greatly appreciated by the
temperance if riends) where games of the usual kind were
provided—quoit; swings, Aunt Sally, ring. and, of course,
the ladies could not be easy without. little dancing. The
day's proceeding. came to a close all seemingly pleased '
with this sana holiday go. top bythe temperance friends
here—and looking forward to our '• next Kerry Meeting."

LIST CRALDOIII.
To the klifor of gAt Urea+ anal Tdprasi.

Bk.—Walking round the -Church at East Cba'don
the other day I was somewhat struck with the quaint.
DINS of th• following inscription on • marble tablet on
the chancel wall :
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-Hero lyeth interred the body of Henry Worral Hsu.
whom Christian *lanes under the armrest tryala of
human aliliction rendered himself juotly an ornament to
misty a...hid eft the &relight of infirmity in the 48th
=.1., his me 1770 death .operated him from an
ble wife leaving behind to Pesteciti the hoot of all
Wade& the character of an honest man."
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I Tax church in this village is about to be restored at
I• cost of about • thousand pounds. Mr. Beer, of
Wareham is the contractor. The church seniors in
the meat Wm will be conducted in the schoolroom as
thsy have been for months peat. The Rev. B. Hill
end family have been untiring in their efforts to raise
the needful, working like homes (to use the expression
of one of the men of the village), and it is earnestly
h°P.d that they *ay be spared to see their efforts
I crowned wlth'eacesea, ••d that a good healthy hand-
bill trinvirlit_p Whale lowsiaan& • damp =whole-
rn"•

POJ—Ltl.
Somme Dcart. —We regret to have to record the
melancholy fact that a second case of sudden de tth
occurred in this town I.st week. Mrs. Smyth, wife of
Dr. Smyth, was unwed on Wednesday morning, and
by her husband's advice .he laid down to reet, and the
servants-were told not to di.duri.. her. Dr. Smyth
went his rounds, and on returning in the evening he
found his wife unconscious. Mr. W. rumor. sur.mon,
was called in, and Dr. Valls, of Bournemouth, was
sent for, but medical aid was unavailing, and the
unfortunate lady died the same evening. The deceased
was only 26 years of ate, and great sympathy is felt
for Dr. Smyth in his sad bereavement.
CHICKS? Scorn. —The opening match of the season
In connection with the Poole Cricket Club warn to have
taken place on 'Miura lay. but it had to be postponed
for a fortnight in conxequence ..f the wet state of the
field. The team, were selected from the Club and the
4th DA V., and, together with a few friends, they
sat down to supper in the evening at the .trigel if oteL
Mr. G. Mania .n °cent/led the chair, and Mr. E. C.
Oakley the xice-thair. A spire il odd supper wax
placed on the table in a way that reflected credit on
the host (Mr. Joe Ifs-rid end hostess (M.n. J. W.
Morrell), and their healtbe were heartily drunk by the
uumpany. The only other toasts proposed during the
evening were "The Queen" and " The Chairman"
and conviviality was the order of things. Some
capital songs were sung, and the well-known Mr. Joe
Skinner greatly enhal.ced the pleasure of the evening
by singing several of the best of his comic song-x in
good style. An enjoyable evening was paaaed by all
present.
PITT SeSSIONS, Thort.lsl.-B,fore the Mayor (Mr. A.
Balstos) end Messrs W. I). Dugdale, J. B. Derrell. and
G. W. Butch.

Iffiatma Preebora was summoned by the Sho el Attend-
ance Officer (Mr. J. Horhux jun.), for not sending his son
John to school regulsrly.- 11. Dickina.n, cl.rk to thu
School Attendance Committee, said he believed the Icy
t.uant, and he did nt prVat the eise —The Isay's
sister Kornis, d to toke him to ethool regularly in future,
and the Bench dismissed the case:
Itiehani Pegs, a mariner, was stimmonsid for waulting
and threatening to kill his wife no Use 12th and 14:h of
'W.—Elie Meth Page silt her husband hot 'wen in the
habit of ill-treating her for years put. On Sunday he
smashed the dinner things &hunt her bead, ad she ran
upstairs away from him. He followed her and main
assaulted her and she cried "Murder r He told her he
would hue her a bleeding corpse within • fortnight for
doing this. On Tuesday defendant threw • cup of
scalding tea in her eye, and also threw • sugar basin
at her head. Irso threw the contents of the tea-pot
over bit,, in return and then ran nut of the
house. He fastened the al.aut against her, awl she bad to
'lmp at her brother's hours. Sim did not wish to pr.• the
charge against her husband. —Jane Walls said complainant
ran into her house on Tuesday evening very much
frightened and—"yery lunch wot." Her head wascovered
with sugar, and her arm anal fare were scalded—Henry
Toting, complainant's brother. said hi, sister came to his
house about 10 o'clock on Toes-lay night Ins very excited
state and crying bitterly. She wu very .et.—Ann
Toone, wife of the last withion, said the side of coin•
plainaut's head was caked with costa on Tuesday night,
and her face wat walded. Her clothes .Clll also wet.—
Defendant said his wife threw • teapot at him an •I the
contents scalded his week.--n., magistrates decided to
bind the defendant in the sum of £lO to keep the peace
for six months, and ordereil him to pay he c.wta.
George 01111111, a dealer, woe suunw•ti ail for being drunk
in Strand-street uu Thursday afternuon.—P.C. Dowding
said he received information at the Tolice-station on
Thursday afternoon that there was • disturbance in
Strand-street. He went to the spot awl found defendant
there drunk. He refused to co away. and he took him to
his honse.—Defendant admitted being drunk and u this
was not Ws first offence the bench fined him ffis. and costs,
7s. ft 1.. or 14 days' hard lab 'or.
Matthew Oisuper, of iffinson, was summon, d for allyssieg
a home to stray on the highway at Park atone on the 19th
Kay.—P.C. Holloway proved the offence, and the bench
Imposed • penalty of 2i. 61. awl costa.

WINBORNZ.
6TH D.IR.V.—On Thursday evening there was a full
dress parade of this Corps in the Corn Eschew-tn.
There were present—Captain Llov,l.Jones, Quarter-
master,,ercean• Du'hien, Bugle-Major Mackenzie, 5
eartreants, awl about 40 rank and file.

TLIIPER ANCE SOCIC ' T.—A public meeting of the
Wimbome liranch if the Church of England Tem-
perance '`ociety t tok place at the Town-hall on
Thursday evening last. The chair wan taken by the
president, the Res. E. F. Trntman Addresses were
delivered by various friends oit the town. There was
a very fair attendance.
Nitastose --The first quarterly mooting of the
Wimborns Foreign Missionary Society 'took place
at the National Schoolrooms on Tuesday last, when •
large number if members and friend. wet.- present.
The Rev. J. J. Campbell preside I. The Rev. H.
buy delivered a mot interesting lecture upon his
miesionary work in the Faulkner Islands. This society
has recently been atorte-d by the Rev. K F. Trotinan.
in order to prom tte mire interest in the welfare of
Foreign Missions. end from the an,lience present we
feel sure that success will attend the eft wt., of mem-
ber of the Wimborne Fareign Mission Society.

XA.IO3BALL. , THE ATTEMPT TO AS4ASSINATE THE
&MOWN.= —WO have conch reinsure in annoone- EMPEROR OF GERMANY.
MM g that r. A. G. Ayies, son o 3,1 r. Honey Ayles. At the reception of. Ministers held by the Emperor
an old and reelected 'midsize 01 this Place, hal been William on Sluts lay, an presence f the Crown Prince,
elected head master of the Warehousem U ani Clerrs' the senior mender of the f• khhket, Dr. Lennbardt,
Schools for Orphan and Necessitoua I 'hil.icen. nu"':---11 delivered oonmatulatory address upon his Majesty's
Hill, Caterham Junction. Mr. A. G. Ayle.. who is • .„...pe from am.,esaeseloe,
gentleman se great scholarly at tainsneuts, wasform•rly
The Emperor, in reply, said this was the third time
osci,he:..fl,thesurtuasutez
ilti.heLtotyalhedstettoy ofb.St.htr7iel;
eh_e been shot at. Thou. the shock and depressing
Beet of such an occurrence wss gr-at, be derivet
ormsrattdated on the mamas with which his undoubted
mach consqlatioa from the sympathy the people from
abilities and preseverance have been rewarded.
the nest moment had s warmly manifested, and which
hod done him good. Such nccurrences oucht by no
means to be treated too lichtly. At the thee when
he Wal himself • member of the Minbitry be had
always insisted upon the danger which would
necessarily result from the triumph of the tendencies
of that period, hostile to the State. His apprehensions
were unfortunately confirmed by the year 1848. Now
it was once more, and in a still higher degree, the duty
,J the Government to make every exertion to prevent
the revolutionary elements horn gaining the upper
hand. Each Minister must do his part towards that
end, and it was especially necessary that the pa vie
should not become lost to religion. To prevent that
was the chief task of aIL