The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-05-15 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1860.

active resistance to the attempted confiscation of their
property, and, at any rate, we shall have on our hands
• poverty-stricken and discontented population, to be
kept in order by • pertly and discontented native army.
Beside', in the opinion of the Governor of Madras, taxa-
tion is unnecessary. He pledges his credit that the
finances of India can be brought into proper order by
the simple reduction of expenditure. He contemplates
inch a reduction of the native srmy--the soldiers of
which, he assails, have no longer • preference for the
service, linos they can obtain better wages in the labour
market—as will supply the whole of Mr. Wilson's esti-
mated deficiency a £6,500,000 for the years 1880-61,
even if that deficiency exists. But Sir Charles Tre-
velyan believes it does not exist. but professes himself
unable to form an opinion, because although Mr. Wil-
son must have made animates of revenue and expen-
diture for 1880.61, unless his balance of the latter over
the former is • Impluniard calculation, he has neglected
to lay these estimates before the public. fir Charles
'rrevelyan omits to explain in what way he would make
his proposed military reductions.
THISLIMUI. -

Khan Etabadoor Khan has been hanged. Mummo
Khan has been acquitted of the murder of English
women and children. He is said to hove made impor-
tant din:locum. The Rana or Nugget. Parkur has been
convicted and sentenced to fourteen, and his Minister to
tea years' transportation.

pabjis!led at

The New Zealander, of February 27th, .
Auckland, contains an account of the insurrection of
the natives in the province of Tarawaki, who had taken
up arum spinal the Queen's forces, to prevent the
survey of a portion of land, at Waitara, by the Govern-
ment spats. Colonel Murray was making the most
energetic arrangements to resist the natives, but no
oollision had taken place.
A Yam waaberwomaut, whose veracity may be
depended upon, Ohms that twelve months ago, on
cleaning • garnet, she found in its inside a Venetian
semlnao, which she disposed of for lea. 2d. Six months
afterwards, in • fish of the same species, she found •
valuable diamond ring. She declares, moreover, that a
brother, who is • mullion in a cookshop, has repeatedly
found in the same description of fish pieces of metal
and coral. The fact of the discovery of the coin and
the diamond has created mach speculation at Malta;
and a correspondent of • Malta paper inquires whether
the latter may not have been • ring the Doges of Venice
were wont to cast annually into the Adriatic.
Mr. EDICIAD WarrrT.—WO regret to announce the
death of this gentleman, wise once held a position upon
the Parliamentary staff of the Times newspaper, and
was afterwards well known as prominently connected
with the press both of London and the provinces.
His health had been shattered by the hard work of his
profession, and he went last year to Melbourne in the
hope of regaining strength and finding • new field for
his abilities. It was, however, "too late," and in a few
months be died of consumption, at the age of 32.

esp. 116, which enact that the relief given to such irre-
movable persons shall be charged upon the common fund
of the union.
The 'notion no agreed to.
The House adjourned at a quarter to 1 o'clock.

FRIDAY.
Mr. HALIBCHTON called attention to the state of the
French fortifications at St. Pierre, accompanying • re-
quiat for papers on the subject by sonic remarks upon
the encroachment and arbitrary proceedings of the
French in that island, in the vicinity of British North
America, contrary, as he alleged, to the stipulations of
treaties.
Mr. GRIFFITH asked Lord .1. Russell whether he
could give any amurance that no French troops would
be moved into the provinces of Chablaia and Fsucigoy
until the question of the dispositions to be adopted as to
those neutralized provinces shall be finally determined
upon by diplomatic consultation and agreement.
Lord J. Rustiatt, in reply to Mr. Haliburton, said
that • report from the Governor of Newfoundland, on
the subject of the fortifications at St. Pierre, had
been referred to the law advisers of the Crown, who
were of opinion that the fortifications did not amount
to an infraction of the treaties; and in answer to Mr.
Griffith he stated that the French Government had
refused to enter into any engagement upon the point.
He likewise gave explanations to Mr. James with
reference to the intention of the Government in regard
to proceeding with the Reform Bill.
Mr. II•NRY SSYSIorR irquired whether it was true
that Sir C. Trevelysii hod been recalled from the Go-
vernorship of Madras.
Si, WOOD said the ground for the recal of Sir C.
Trevelyan was quite independent iif the merits of his
scheme ; it was simply his moat improper act in publish-
ing his minute. Tint minute was amost able and
excellent document ; but it was quite another question
whether it should be published to the world.
Mr. BRIGHT said the question was one of a somewhat
painful character. and he quite understood the difficulty
in which Sir C. Wood was placed. He had considered
the budget of Mr. Wilson, and did not deny its ability;
but the fault he found with it was that it proposed to
balance income and expenditure by imposing new taxes.
In the discussion which succeeded,
Lord PALIIHRSTON said lie concurred in the general
tribute to the Ability and honesty of Sir C. Trevelyan,
and his determination to do his duty without regard to
consequences. But this was an occasion on which all
personal consideration mutt yield to • sense of duty in
those who were responsible for the conduct a public
affairs. In thecue of such an act of insubordination, such
• violation of official duty, attended withso much hazard,
the Government had no option, and he could not under.
stand bow a man so versed in official duty, and so well
aware of the consequences of such an act, could have
been blind to its character.
After sonic further discussion,
The motion for adjournment was then agreed to.
The orders of the day were then disposed of, and
the House adjourned at half-past one o'clock until
Monday.

THE CASE OF THE REV. R. HATCB.—(THIRO DAL)
The trial was resumed on Friday morning shortly
after ten o'clock.
The same learned counsel appeared for the prosecution
and the defence.
The case for the prosecution was brought to a close on
Thursday evening, and the defence was commenced this

morning.
The witnesses deposed, for the most part, that they
never saw anything in the conduct of Mr. Hatch Un-
becoming the character of • gentleman and the guardian
of children ; and some of his household bore testimony
that Mr. Hatch did everything in his power to make his
, home happy and comfortable to every one in ie.
Serjeant Shea proceeded to address the jury for the
defendant, in a most eloquent and able speech. He said
that in November last the prosecutor of this indiement
the Rev. Mr. Hatch, was tried in that conrt upon a
charge of having committed a series of assaults upon the
little girl who was now charged with perjury. and &len
with committing an assault upon her sister Stephanie, •
child eight years old. He was well aware of the nature
of the charges that were to be preferred against him ; he
had the most able legal assistance, and not a single wit-
ness was called to speak to facts, and the jury felt them-
selves compelled to find him guilty upon both charges,
and the learned judge who teed him passed upon him
a sentence of two years' imprisonment and bard labour
for each offence. This sentence WM one that undoubt-
edly entailed ruin and destruction upon Mr. Hatch, and
in order to escape that punishment and to free himself
from the consequences of the conviction, although
not • hingle witness to the fact was called at the trial, lie
got up • number of what were called statutory declare.
tions. with the object of obtaining a pardon. tie seer,
tary of state,lmowever, would not listen tosuch • suggestion,
and then this indictment for perjury was preferred against
the present defendant. The question was undoubtedly
one of the most painful description ; it could not bel
denied that Mr. Hatch, down to the period of this
tranuction, bore a most exemplary character, but, ea
the other hand, Miss Plummer was a respectable young
lady, the daughter of respectable and wealthy parents,
carefully brought up and educated, and, he would ask
them, what possible motive could she have had, for
making such an odious charge? How could these child-
ren have become acquainted with such abominations as
bed been deposed to in this ease? If they had no motive,
then what motive could their parents have had for pre-
ferring such an odious accusation against a reipectable
mean —a clergyman, and who, down to the period of their
seeing the advertisement, was an entire stranger to
them? There had been no disagreement of any kind.
It was admitted by all the witnesses that the children
were most kindly treated, and that Mrs. Plummer made
the most liberal terms, and there was not the slightest
misunderstanding on anything upon which • supposition
could be kunded that the Plummer's entertained the
slightest illfeeling towards Mr. Hatch. What also was
their conduct when the discovery was made The very
night they got home they sent fur their medical man,
they sent for their solicitor, they instituted an inquiry,
and it was clear that all they did was under the strong
conviction that • foul assault had been made upon their
children, and that their duty to the public, and also the
duty they owed to the parents of other children who
might be subjected to the same pollution, left them no
alternative but to have the matter investigated. Even
then they did not hastily drag the matter before the
public, but they wrote a most proper and temperate
letter to the Bishop of Winchester. who, they felt satis-
fied, would do everything that was proper in the matter.
Time bishop undoubtedly did do so; he communicated
with the visiting magiatratea, and an iDquiry MU to
have taken place, but the proceeding was cut short by
Mr. Hatch resigning his situation and going away from
his abode. The learned sergeant then proceeded to refer
to the facts that had been proved; and said it appeared
to him that no answer whatever had been given to the
original testimony of the child Eugenia Plummer.
When Mr. Hatch stood upon his trial, he was perfectly
well aware of the facts that had been deposed to, an the
precise charges that were made against him, and yet lie
now for the first time eudeavoured to show that the
first act of indecency took place in the carriage-drive.
If they had cross-examined Eugenia Plumniner upon this
point she would have told them where the act was really
committed, hut now her mouth was closed, and she was
unable to tell them that it took place behind the clump
of shrubs that had heeu spoken of. He did not think
the prosecution had been conducted quite (Uriy in this
respect, for no dispute was made at the former trial so
to the particular spot there the act WU corinnitted, and
on the present occusion the object evidently was to get
a conviction for perjury, upon this one count of the
indictment, which it was hoped would have the effect
of answering the purpose of tr.e present prosecution.
He submitted, however, that the prosecution had
entirely broken down upon this point, and that the jury
could not believe the statement of the witnesses that
Mr. Hatch never left the carriage-drive, and that the
story was the result of an agreement between the
parties with the object of having a clergyman from
disgrace and punishment. Mr. Hatch himself admitted
that he very frequently went into the bedroom of this
little girl while she WM in bed and kissed her, and it
appeared to him that this was rather an extraordinary
proceeding for a man in time position of Mr. Hatch, with
a girl nearly twelve year* old. The child herself said
that he did• great deal more, and it appeared to him
that there was nothing to contradict her testimony.
The learned eergeant then proceeded to comment upon
all the other charges at considerable length, and he
concluded by expressing on opinion that when the jury
hid heard the evidence he should lay before them, they
would feel it to be their duty, however painful it might
be to their feelings, to say that the defendant was not
guilty upon the present charge.
Evidence for the defence having been heard, the case
was again adjourned.

voices united with more harmony together in singing
several hymns. The report stated that the disadvan-
tages under which the past year commenced had been
successfully overcome. At that time they were encum-
bered with • debt of £69. During the year the sub-
scriptions and donations have amounted to £194, and
the receipt. from affiliated societies to £l7; and by
the sale of publications and by juvenile collections the
aggregate income bail amounted to £4OO. At present
, the balance due to the treasurer only amounted to £2.
'rime committee wish to call attention to the favourable
working of the district plan. One of the chief wants of the
Band of Hope uieetings has been felt to be the delivery of
addresses suited to the understanding and capabilities of
children by persons qualified to address the young.
That there was a large number of persons resident in
London both willing and able was a fact well known to
the couituittee, but because there had been no proper
°gemination the services of such have to a large extent
t been rendered unavailable. In order, therefore, to
I secure to every Band of Hope in the metropolis, of which
I there are upwards of 100 known to the committee, OM
I or more speaker* on every occasion of its meeting, the
I committee have organized the metropolitan district
dplisantrictsllyoytheriseascrranh
ageiwnehnicth
beild•
su°"perittedridiviedneat hasinWbeeln2
appointed, whose business it is to seek out persons
qualified to address the young, and to secure their ser-
vices, and also to forward to such persons a list of
societies at which they are requested to attend aexl ad-
dress the meeting. By such a system as this being
effectually carried out there will not be a 'Male Band of
Hope meeting held in London at which there will not
be soine one, directly or indirectly, deputed by the
Union. The committee would also observe that elionld
there be any persons in London willing to devote one 01Ir
more evenings of the week to the service of the Union,
and who have not been in Lonnuunieation with the dis-
trict superintendent, they are requested to send in their
names and addresses to the corresponding secretary of
the Union, who will direct them to the district superin-
tendent in whose neighbourhood they reside. By the
working of this plan the committee are able to estimate
that no fewer than 250 visits have been made in the last
three months of the past year, and this independently of
the visits of paid agents and honorary deputations,
which may be estimated daring the past year at no less
than 600, making the total of visits effected by the
agency of the Band of Hope Union in London alone
during the past year to about 1,600. In order to further
the other objects of the Union the following additional
ii instructions are
.iigives to superintendents—to keep a
registry of the of Hope in the district, with the
time and place of se ng. and addresses of secretaries,
and to endeavour to diffuse information regarding the
Union, and to circulate its periodicals and collect funds.
The publications of the Union progress favourably.
Several gentlenien next addressed the meeting, and
urged its claims on public support. The annual fête it
was intimated would take place on the sth June at the
Crystal Palace.
EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT AT REIGATZ.—On Wed-
nesday morning, about twelve o'clock, tbe inhabitants of
the town of Reigate were alarmed by a loud report,
which at first was believed to be the shock of an earth.
quake, but it was soon ascertained that it amuse from a
very large sand cave, belonging to the premises of the
Had Cross Inn, baying fallen in. Over this cave there
were erected several cottages, and it was soon ascer-
tained that no less than five of these cottages. or at
least portions of them, including all the staircases, had
fallen in with the cave. Of coon', the utmost conster-
nation prevailed, as it was a long time before it was as-
certained that none of the inhabitants of the cottages,
twenty-three in number, had gone down with the
! debris. The escape was perfectly miraculous, the bed-
steada in four of the cottages were actually partly
hanging over the immense chasm, and on one of them 1
a poor woman was lying very ill, her medical attendant,
Dr. Steele, having just left her. The poor creature eras
taken out of the front window, as may be imagined,
more dead than alive from fright. The inhabitants of
the adjoining cottages very soon cleared out, and they
certainly had a most providential escape; for if the at-
Indent haul hammed at night, at a time when all the
inniates were at home, many levee would, in all pro-
bability, have been sacrificed, It also happened, for-
tunately, that those who were at benne were in the
front part of the premises ; in fact the miraculous
escapes may be imagined from the fact that no less
than ten cottages appear to be now, 321 it were, bang-
ing by a mere thread. The only lives that were lint
were those of two bornds that were in the garden, and
they are buried in the ruins. The inhabitants of the
town have very kindly got up a subscription in aid of
the poor people who have had their furniture destroyed
by this extraordinary accident.
THE GREAT LONDON B.isx FRAETA.-- At the Mansion
House, on Friday, Pollinger and Lyttleton were again
brought up. Pullinger appeared quite unconcerned.
He said he hail not employed a solicitor to defend him-
self, but he had engaged Mr. Humphrey to defend
Lyttleton. Mr. Ciffard appeared for the prosecution.
Ile said lie intended to toniplete the original charge
against Pullinger, and then proceed to another case On.
plicating Lyttleton. Several witnesses having been
examined in proof of the charge. Pullinger, in reply to
• question from the Lord Mayor, said lie had nothing to
say; he did not wish to give any trouble. Lyttleton was
then placed by the side of Pullinger, and both were
charged with stealing Cl,OOO. Evidence having been
given for the prosecution, it was contended on the part
of Lyttleton, that no case had been made out against
him. He had only acted under instructions, as usual,
from his superior officer. There was not the least proof
1 it was submitted, of even any dereliction on his part,
and as to complicity there was none. The Lord Mayor
was decidedly of opinion that there was no case against
Lyttleton, and he was, therefore, discharged without a
stain on his charaster.--(Great cheering.) l'ullinger
pleaded guilty, and on both cases wu committed for
trial.

GOVERNMENT PROSECUTION FOR BRIBIRT AND COR-
RUPTION AT WAIEFIELD.—Wakelield WAS on Thurs-
day thrown into • state of great excitement, in conse-
quence of the arrival of a number of writs for the pro-
secution of the parties charged with bribery and cor-
ruption at the late election. Of comae, the two candi-
dates are included in the charge, as well as several
persons of influence in the borough.
As UNeournuArit PROPBET.—A little grey-haired
man, named Richard Parkinson, was on Thursday
charged with fortune-telling at the Liverpool police
court. In the course of the proceedings it transpired
that the prisoner did a "roaring trade. and that he
was patronised by some of the first families in and
about Liverpool; and,judging from the number of letters
found in his house, wntteu on fancy and scented paper,
and in the most approved style of female caligraphy,
there is no doubt that the "little man" was quite a
favourite with some of the Lancashire witches. One of
Ithe letters, signed "Augusta," and dated from Water-
loo, near Liverpool, containing an enclosure of money,
requested "My dear Mr. Parkinson" to look in the
glass and tell his fair correspondent if "Miss L --e bad
an 'evil eye' on Mial Augusta's beau." The same billet
also stated that "Pa" bad been very kind of late with
his allowance of "pin-money." and thanked Mr. Par-
kinson for his kind interposition on her behalf with the
" ruling planet." Several other documents contained
matter of the most offensive and blasphemous nature;
anJ, after a. severe reprimand from the magistrate, the
prisoner was sent to gaol for three months.