The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-12-02 00:00:00

CONSULTATION BY LETTER WITHOUT FEE

DR. SMITH will, for the BENEFIT of persons suf-
fermg from NERVOUS DEBILITY, Art., on receiving
a description of the patient's case (enclosing a stamped
directed envelope for reply) send his written opinion,
with advice and directions for the most successful treat-
ment and perfect cure. Address, Dn. SMITH, 8, Burton
crescent, Tavistookequare, London, W.O.

IMPORTANT TO ALL WHO 81110.--FTOIIO Mr. E. Page, Director
of the Choir and Organist of St. Marie's Catholic Church,
Newport, Monmouthshire.—" Haling frequently suffered much
from relaxation of the throat, I have often been obliged to
resort to various pi eparations ; but since I have had the good
fortune to try Dr. Lococra POLMONIO WATERS, I am now
but seldom obliged to me them, for the extraordinary good
effects they have produced are most surprising. Even when
the throat appears to be completely exhausted, and the voice
to be nearly gone, two or three (at most four) will, in the
short space of half an hour or so, completely reetore its
flexibility and power, and they do not act as • mere tem-
porary exalting remedy, nor do they leave any lassitude
after."

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Di. LOOK'S'S PtILMONIO WADS= give Instant relief and a
rapid cure of asthma, consumption, coughs, and all disorders
of the breath and lungs. All throat affections are immediate-
ly relieved by allowing one occasionally to dissolve in the
mouth. To singers and public speakers they are Invaluable
for clearing and strengthening the voice. They have a
pleasant taste. Price is. led., U. Od., and lls. per box. Sold
by all medicine vendors. CAOTION.—Every bozo( the genuine
medicine has the words "DL Locum's WAYILS in white
Lettere on a red ground in the Government Stamp, without
which words ALL ASS COUNTRLFRITS AND IMPOSITION.

HOLUDWAT'S Of MOM!? ewe PLWll.—The scrofulous and con
sumptive will find in those noble remedies the means ef casting
out the bad humours which originate and prolong their suffer-
Init. The Ointment should be well rubbed twice • day upon
the skin, as near as possible to the part affected. It will
penetrate and act most wholesomely and energetically on the
diseased structure It manifests a wonderful power in
removing all taints from the blood, and consequently in curing
a multitude of chronic ailments which seemed to be almost
Irremediable. In all constitutional complaints, Holloway's
Purifying Pills should be taken, while his Ointment is being
used. Both remedies will rapidly bring about a cure of
scrofula, scorbutic eruptions, and ulceration.

Ladies think State Papers not very interesting, but
one has recently been presented by command of Her
Majesty to both Houses of Parliament, which intimately
tioneenss every lady in the Kit gdom. It is the Report
of the Board of Inland Revenue on adulteration of Tea;
they state that so long as Tea arrives covered with
colour it will be largely adulterated, for "the Chinese
find it profitable to use colour as a mask, as it enables
much trash to bs passed undetected into consumption."
The Times, August 15th, in a leading article reviewed
this document, showing the absurdity of allowing mine-
ral colour to be used on food, to the oonstimere' loss and
injury. Reliable quality is the first consideration with
the Public, therefore Borniman and Co., London, have
discarded the use of colour on all their imports for the
lAst 14 years; their Pure Green is a dull olive, not
bluish, and is with the Black uniformly strong and de.
Pelona in devour. Bold secured in packets by 2280 an-
tiorhted
eslestassApate. For list a Assrsinanals Agents
see snit

TRIALS OT THE LONDON GAROTTERS.

Garotting daily increases in the Metropolis,
and it is no longer safe for ladies, at least, to be
out of their homes after dusk. Even during the
past week, while the first batch of garotters
were being tried at the Central Criminal Court,
something like twenty CAM; have been reported
in the daily journals, in most Of which, we regret
to say, the miscreants escaped. At the Central
Criminal Court, out of the 126 prisoners for
trial, no less than 27 were in custody for garotte
offences. They were tried before Mr. Baron
Bramwell, and in almost every case the accused
were found guilty, and sentenced to penal servi-
tude varying in duration from four years and
upwards. The two miscreants first brought up
were ticket-of-leave men—George Roberts, sen-
tenced to penal servitude for twenty years, and
his confederate, Samuel Anderson, sentenced to
penal servitude for life. These men had abun-
dantly earned the punishment awarded them.
They had met a medical student, named Le
Sueur, in Bloomsbury, one of the most public
thoroughfares in the Metropolis, and after they
had robbed him of his watch, they beat and ill-
used him in a most brutal manner, knocking out
several of his teeth. Roberts had been two or
three times previously convicted of felony, and
in 1858 was sentenced to four years' penal servi-
tude, but obtained his liberty before that time
expired, and he had been at large only six
month!' when this fresh offence was committed.
As to Anderson, he had suffered fifteen former
convictions—the last time in 1859, when he was
sentenced to three years' penal servitude for
robbery with violence. James Mowatt and John
Allen, the celebrated Long Acre garotters, were
next placed at the bar. One of these scoundrels,
when before the magistrate, laid down the dogma
that any one who was in the streets at three
o'clock in the morning could not be a respectable
citizen, and must expect rough treatment. We
suppose this was considered by them a sufficient
justification for kicking their victim, William
John North, about the street like a football,
after they had throttled and robbed him.
Mowatt had before been sentenced to six years'
penal servitude ; but for some sort cf "good
behaviour," obtained his liberty in four years
and a half, and immediately resumed his old
courses. When taken into custody there were
found under his bed a jemmy, a life-preserver,
and a quantity of skeleton keys. The sentence
passed upon him, therefore, was twenty years'
penal servitude; but his companion, who had
undergone previous punishments and numerous
summary convictions, was let off with ten years.
This, surely, was not a too severe sentence,
seeing the enormity of his offence, and his pre-
vioua bad character. Charles Jones, a youth of
eighteen, was convicted with having, in company
with others not in custody, garotted and robbed
a gentleman of his watch in the daytime, at
Cowcross, Clerkenwell. He had been an asso-
ciate of thieves and ticket-of-leave men for five
years, and had been often summarily convicted,
yet he was let off with a four years' sentence.
John Redwood obtained ten years, but surely
he ought not complain of being dealt with too
severely. He was a thief from 1855 to 1858,
being convicted at intervals during that period
for robbery, burglary, and assault with intent to
steal. Then he enlisted in the army, went out
to India, returned to England in June last, and
has since been the companion of thieves. He
was one of a gang—his companions having
escaped—who robbed a gentleman in High
Holborn, and squeezed his throat so violently
that he spat blood for fifteen days! John
Painter and Charles Thompson were next brought
up. For many months past they had been
hangers-on at the Haymarket night-houses,
looking out for victims. These miscreants were
supposed to have been the assailants of a Mr.
Pilkington, who was brutally treated, but the
case could not be brought home to them. They
were, however, convicted of robbing a pedestrian
in Cockspur-street, "a place," the judge re-
marked, •' in which it might be aupposed any-
one could walk with safety." They were sen-
tenced to ten years' penal servitude. The sen-
tences in the next case seem to us incompre-
hensible, and after the remarks of the judge
we cannot understand why the whole of the
prisoners should not have been transported for
life. Charlotte Redshaw, Thomas Redahaw, and
James Dixon were found guilty of a garotte
offence spinet William Beamish, a letter-carrier
in the General Post-office, who was returning
home along City-road about ten o'clock at night.
The female prisoner entrapped the prosecutor by
her lewd arts into a bye.place, and then gave
the word of command to the male prisoners,
who assaulted him, and held him while the
woman robbed him. Not content with this,
they got the prosecutor down, and kicked him
with savage violence about the head until he
was left almost for dead. When he was found the
blood was streaming from him, one eye was
completely closed, and he could net see with the
other. Baron Bramwell, in passing sentence,
said this case required a great deal of self com-
mand to deal with it with anything like calmness.
It was a most atrocious case of cruelty, and the
sentence upon the men would be twenty years',
and the woman four years' penal servitude.
But why take so mild a view of the woman's
criminality Is not her guilt as great as that of
her companions? It seems impossible to com-
prehend why she should be allowed to escape
with one-fifth of the chastisement visited upon
them. Joseph Hall and Robert Lest were next
placed at the bar charged with assaulting a
Custom-house official, in company with another,
with intent to rob him. But although there
were three of them concerned, the prosecutor
made a gallant resistance, disabled one of the
prisoners and gave chase to the other, and they
were both taken into custody. They did not
appear to have used any violence from the fact
that they had not a chance of doing so, and
they were accordingly let off with five years.
Robert Hurley and William Windsor were
charged with robbery in the Old Bailey, on the
morning Cooper was executed. The only vio-
lence used wan the forcing of prosecutor's arms
over his head while he was being robbed of his
watch. Hurley was a thief by trade, and
Windsor had also been in the House of Correc-
tion. They were each sentenced to five years'
penal servitude. John Kingstone, convicted of
robbing Montagu Williams in Wapping High.

street, with great violence in company with two
others not in citstody, was sentenced to ten
years' penal servitlide. The last case was that
of Edward Marks, John'Long, James Butler, and
John Ford. These four men had been seen to
etch the place where Michael Murray, of Chel-
sea, was engaged as money taker at the Teetotal
Hall. They were upon his track when he
returned home, and when near his own house
they robbed and maltreated him in the most
wanton and brutal manner. After they had
throttled and thrown him down backwards, and
robbed him, Marks, with a "life preserver,"
struck him a violent blow in the face, and his
lips were very much swollen, his gums were
very much contused, and seven of his teeth
were knocked out. The surgeon who was
called in, found the prosecutor almost exhausted
from loss of blood and the injuries he had
sustained. He did not think it prudent to
meddle with the teeth at the time, but mortifica-
tion set in, and he was obliged to cut the teeth
from the gums. The sockets were broken and
came away with the teeth. The prosecutor could
not swallow, and for several days after the
occurrence was scarcely able to breathe. With
regard to the prisoners, it appeared that Marks
was in 1857 sentenced to seven years' penal
servitude, and he was therefore out on a ticket-
of-leave. Lane, Ford, and Butler, although
only 18 yeaxs of [age, had also been convicted of
felony. Lane was sentenced to a term of
imprisonment, Butler had been sentenced to be
kept three years' in a reformatory, and Ford
had also been sent to a reformatory for three
years', but had been discharged before the expi-
ration of hia sentence. Besides these things,
all the prisoners had several times been sum-
marily convicted. Previous to passing sentence
upon this batch of miscreants, .Baron Bramwell
asked the officer in the case if he had ascertained
how it happened that Ford got out of the refor-
matory before the expiration of the term for
which he was sent there; but before the officer
could reply, Ford called out in a loud tone,
" Why, for good conduct, to be sure." Marks,as
his conductirichlydeserved, was sentenced to penal
servitude for life. As soon as the sentence was
pronounced, this prisoner called out, "That's
no more than 1 expected." The other three pri-
soners were each Sent,eni3ed to four years' pens-
servitude, the learned Baron expressing a hope
that they, being young, would feel terrified by
the scenes they had witnessed at that trial, and
be induced to refrain from evil courses for the
future.

And now that this first batch of garotters have
had a fair and impartial trial, and received sen-
tence, as it appeared in the eyes of the judge,
according to their deserts, we may well ask
"What next, and next ?" What has society
gained 1 True, some of them will be prevented
carrying on their nefarious calling for the next
two or three years; and We shall be exempt from
the maraudings of others for a longer period, but
even the longest sentence will come to an end.
And when their prison doors are again unlocked,
what will these culprits do? Will they come
out reformed characters? Will they not,
rather, be like the wild beast that has once
tasted blood, return to their former courses? The
greater part of them were ticket-of-leave men,
or their companions, and it seems idle to expect
that a second incarceration will affect what a
first failed to accomplish. One great reason why
the ticket-of-leave system is objected to is,
that it exposes us earlier than is absolutely
needful to the malpractices of these gentry. Not
only is the ticket-of-leave system bad, but the
whole system of penal servitude, as at present
administered, is bad altogether. It possesses no
terrors for the habitual thief, burglar, and
garotter. "Nina out of every ten," said a
liberated convict, "are better off in the convict
establishments than they were ever before in
their lives," and when they are at liberty, they
hare little inclihation, from the high living with
which they have been indulged, and the little
labour demanded of them, to gain an honest
living by hard work. And even if they were
willing to work, who would employ them Who
would be justified in doing so, while there are so
many men of untainted lives remaining in want
of work 1 Depend upon it, before We may ex-
pect things to work better than they , do at
present, the system of transportation, in a mode-
rated form, must be resumed. The Star of
Saturday, in an article on this subject concludes
as follows :—" The discharged convict, if he seeks
for honest occupation, will fail ; and close at.
hand he will find the scenes of his former crimes
and the haunts still frequented by the associates
of his early villanies. He will drift inevitably
into the criminal herd, and in a very short time
we shall have to try and to sentence him again,
though not until he has cost more to society by
his maratiding in a few months than would have
paid the cost of his keep for some years in prison.
If the liberated prisoner is ever to become a good
member of society it cannot be in England.
Work is too difficult of access to him, too little
forced upon him by absolute necessity, and at
the same time temptations to crime are too
abundantly arrayed around him. He has no
facilities for work in the present, no hope for
self-redemption in the future, but the path of
crime is ever open temptingly before him. It is
only in a new country, where labour is necessary
to his existence, where temptations are rare, and
where he may make a fresh start in life, that he
can work out for himself a new career. Trans-
portation is the only specific which can effect his
cure. It need not be threatened as a punish-
ment; on the contrary, it ought rather to be
offered as a reward. Lock up the incurables at
home; but send out those who have earned
their own freedom by labour, self-denial, and
good conduct, to colonise new lands, and make
for themselves a position they never gain at
home. One thing is certain, that men who have
committed such crimes as the garotters who
were sentenced on Friday by Baron Bramwell
can never be safely let loose in England. A
modified system of transportation which would
remove them to new scenes when they had suc-
cessfully passed through a probationary infliction,
is the only means of affording to them an oppor-
tunity of leading honest lives, and at the same
time giving our fellow-citizens a ehance of
sleeping tranquilly in their beds, and walking
through the streets with safety."

DORCHESTER. PITCHED CORN M ARKET,
Saturday, November 29.—The attendance was
good, but the general tone of the trade was not im-
proved • some articles, however, were more saleable
than 'et week. Prices, generally, remained unal-
tered, good wheat being worth £l2 per load, and
barley 355. per quarter. Middling qualities were
much lower than the above quotations.
THE REPOSITORY SA LL—On Saturday, Nov.
29, Mr. T. Ensor, as usual, brought a large quantity
of stock under the hammer. The attendance was
large, but the quality of some of the beast not being
quite so prime as usual, the "knight of the hammer"
had to hammer away a little longer than we usually
see him. However, a general clearance was effected
at satisfactory prices, the result of Mr. Ensor's well-
known tact and ability. With mutton there was a
good trade, and a large number of splendid sheep
were speedily disposed of.
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„
BAZAAR IN AID OF THE Jaws' SOCIETY AND
CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY. —ll is with very
great pleasure we have to announce that the results
of the bazaar opened at the Townhall on Thursday
last have been highly satisfaetory, £5O clear profit
being realized, which will be handed over to the
treasurers of the above societies. Tbe charge for
admission was 3d., and 240 persons attended. The
articles exhibited were beautifully made, and the
stalls were under the able management of the
following ladies: Mrs. Reginald Smith, Mrs.
Ludlow, Mrs. Knipe, Mrs. John Davis and Mrs.
Mondey, Mrs. E. Smith, Miss Yeatman, assisted by
Min Handley, the Misses Smiths, Miss Baring
Gould, and Miss B. Campbell. Liberal contributions
in money and work were sent by the Countess
Falmouth, Lady Caroline Calcraft, Lady Charlotte
Sturt, Lady Medlycott, Sir Edward and Miss
Baker, Lady Portman, Lady Bingham, Lady
Michel, Mrs. P. Trevehard, Mrs. Powys, Mrs.
Semen, Mrs. Farquharson, Mrs. W. Urquhart, Mrs.
Waddell, Mrs. Ridout, and Mrs. Henry Austin.
There were many orders sent for poor clothes from
ladies in the country.
BIRMINGHAM CATTLE AND POULTRY SHOW.
(By Special Express).—The great show opened on
Monday December let, being the 14th annual ex-
hibition. Among the local prizetakers we noticed
a splendid pen of improved White Dorset Geese, ex-
hibited by W. Mar,field, jun., Esq., which obtained
the second prize of £2, and were indeed a fine
sample of Dorchester birds, a single goose weighing
2741 b. (We could not help thinking that this was
not a "fool of a bird—too much for one, and not
enough for two persons.”) The first prize pen in
this class had a narrow chance, and would probably
have been second except for the great distance
the Dorchester birds had to travel. Mr. Mantield
was also awarded a second prize of £2, for hie Malay
fowls, and for his beautiful pen of Rumpless fowls he
was highly commended. These birds appeared to be
quite round, and although we only saw three speci-
mens we can safely say that there was no end to them.
A more successful nu,eting has not been witnessed
for many years. The show of stock was one of the
largest that has been brought together in Bingley
Hall; and while few, if any, of the well-known
and oldest supporters are absent on this occasion,
the Council may congratulate themselves on the
appearance of some new names in their catalogue—
s proof that the influence of these exhibitions ii still
ftuther extending, and that the principles upon

which they have been conducted meet with general
approval. Of cattle, the
,number entered this year
is 131, against 104 in 1861 ; of sheeP, 110, against
66; while the entries of pigs this year are 70, against
72 at the last exhibition; the total of the three
classes of stock being this year 311 entries, against
242 in 1861. The well-arranged and liberal prize
list of the Society, issued early in the year has, no
doubt, had considerable effect in producing the
satisfactory results to which we are referring, the
handsome special premiiitfis beifig also most aecept-
able and valuable additions. Notwithstanding that
the present season has generally been found very
unfavourable for the growth of roots, the entries
this Oar aril about 10, and its this division also the
special premiums which have been offered produce
a strong competition. Coming from so many parts
of the kingdom, and grown on so many different
kinds of soils, and under widely different treatment,
the root show in Bingley Ball is always one of the
most instructive portions of the whole exhibition ;
and the modes of cultivation being given, the
catalogue becomes an interesting record. There were
15 entries of barley for the silver cup offered by Mr
Robert Tommas of this town. The entries of
poultry were only about six or eight pens from last
year, so that the poultry bay is folly occupied by
a magnificent collectios. The erection of a gallery
along a portion of the west end of the building, in
which are arranged the roots, give additional space
for the eihibitioh of impleMents, Ezd.. one entire
bay being this year available for the purpose; and
this, as well as other parts of the building not re-
quired for stock, has all been secured fir the display
of articles connected with agriculture or some other
branches of rural economy.

Comers, Forma, Saturday. —Betore H. Frampton,
H. Goodden, and E. Willlama, Esqra., and Major
Steward. _ .

Firstarrow.—George Whitty pleaded guilty to
having left his horse and cart in the read,unattended
by any one.—Fined ss. including costs.
TOLLZR FRATRUM. —Thomas Parsons and Walter
Drew, were charged with trespass in search of
conies—George Mayo said that on the previous
Sunday he saw the two defendants beating a fence
on Lord Wynford's property, for the purpose of
catching rabbits. When Parsons saw him he ran
away, and witness followed him. He took his
name. Drew stood still till he came up to him.
They had two doge with them. The defendants
Were at least ten yards from the road.—Fined
2s. frd. each, including costa.—William Paddock
was eharged with a similar offence.—Robert Grey
said that on the 19th November, &both half-past 4
in the afternoon, he was on land occupied by Mt.
Whittle, the property of Lord Wynford, cud saw
the defendant there setting a trap. He asked him
what he was "Up to," and defendant said "gum
home," and added that it was the first time, and
hoped witness would take no notice of it. Witness
said he had previously warned defendant against
trespassing.—Fined 20a., or in default, one month's
hard labour.
Ur-wev.—Henry Durden Roper was charged
with sasault—George Roper eaid: I live at Upwey.
On Thursday last, the • 27th November, I had just
come out of my house from dinner, and when
opposite the Cart-house, defendant came out and said
something, placing himself in a fighting stated&
He knocked me down with his fist I had not
spoken to hiss for two months previously. He got
on me and beat me about the head and body several
times. After a time my wife came and pulled me
away. The marks on my head and face are the re-
sult of the assault. I was talking to Thomas Hum-
pipeys just before the assault took place, and I
believe Henry Trevis was there. I wish to be pro-
tected, as defendant has threatened me with future
violence. I wish to have him bound over to keep
the peace towards me. I don't take these proceed-
ings from any vindictive motive. Cross-ex-
amined : I know the nature of an oath. The mark
on my head was not the result of a former injury.
—Thomas Humphreys said: I live at Bincombe,
and am a quarryman. On Thursday last, I was
passing a carthouse belonging to Henry Roper.
At this time George Roper came out of
his back door. Henry Trevis was also
there. I heard Henry Roper say, "You are a
b-- liar." He took off hisjacket and said, "Now
I will fight you, now all your men are here."
Henry then struck at George Roper, but did not
hit him. He closed in on Lath, and they both went
down on the culm heap. Henry took hold of
George's hair with one hand and gave him repeated
blows with the other. I did not hear George say
anything to Henry.—Croas-examined: I might have
been in company with George Roper the day before
at the same place. I was not abusing any one. I
swear Henry Roper called George a b—r. Defen-
dant said he would prosecute this witness for
perjury, as he never said his uncle was a b—.
Henry Trevis said: I live at Upwey and work with
Humphreys. On Thursday last I was returning
from dinner. On passing Henry Roper's carthonse
he came out. On coming out he pulled off his
jacket and said to George Roper "Now fight
you, now all you men are here. He struck at him
but did not hit him. They had a tussle and both
fell—Henry on the top of George. Henry then took
George by thehair and struck him. Cross-examined :
I heard Henry Roper say to George "You b—.
I cannot say at the time of the assault they were not
abusing each other. No name was mentioned. I
cannot say any man has been discharged because he
was coming here to speak the truth. The wife of the
defendant produced a box purporting to be a large
quantity of the hair which defendant had pulled
from her husband's head, but no one wished to look
at the locks, and they were not exhibited. The com-
plainant had a bald place on the side of his head, as
large as the palm of one's hand, whence the hair
in the box was said to have been pulled from.—
The defendant said : For the last three years I have
been a tradesman in Bincombe, and have been
injured by complainant, who is niy uncle. He
would never leave me alone. I consider my life in
danger from his hands. I admit the assault, under
the most aggravated circumstances. I have no
witnesses to call.—The Bench fined defendant in
the sum of .£5, who said it was not the first .£5 he
bad paid.
PinntrrowN. —George Hyde was charged with
trespassing in search of game. John Butters, under.
keeper to Capt. Brymer, was watching a rabbit trap
in a turnip field, on the 24th November, when he
saw the defendant come along, and put it in a bag
be had on his shoulders. There was nothing in the
trap. Defendant admitted the offence, and was
fined 10a, including costs, or one week's bard
labour. _ . _

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FRAMPTON. —Charles Hansford wail charged with
trespass in search of game. John Burrow, game.
keeper to Mr. Sheridan said that on Sunday, the
9th November, he saw the defendant in the parish
of Frampton, setting up a wire in a here's
run. When witness went up to him, defendant
asked him to forgive him. Fined 10s. and costs, or
a fortnight's imprisonment.
ABBOTSBURY.—Rueben Keech was charged with
killing a hare. Richard Durnford said he was in
Abbotsbury parish, on lands belonging to the Earl
of Dchester, on Wednesday, the lath November,
when he saw the defendant throw a stick at a hare
as it ran out of the coppice, and knocked it down.
He did not pick the hare up as the keeper was
watching. It appeared that defendant was with the
&shunter', and the Bench accordingly dismissed the
case.

DORCHESTER. —Eliza Biles was charged with
breaking and carrying away part of a fence, belong-
ing to E. Harris, of Frome, situated in the pariah of
Holy Trinity, Dorchester. Fined is., including costs.
CRAMEINSTEIL—A vagrant, who gave his name
as John Gould, was committed for one month's hard
labour for begging at Charminster on the 21st
November. He said he didn't think there was any
great sin to ask a person for a bit of bread. True,
he might go to the Union, but he preferred the
prison to the Union, as they were better "grubbed"
at the prison than the Union; and he accordingly
asked for the term of prisonment to be extended to
six weeks. The Bench would not comply with his
request.

LANCASHIRE DISTRISS.—At a meeting of the
Local Committee for the relief of the cotton districts
distress held on Friday evening last, the following
contributions were announced :
£ a. d.
Captain and Mrs. Paget, (R. H.A.) ... 5 0 0
Reginald Thornton, Req. ... 10 0 0
Major Sykes 10 0 0
Mr. R. Parmikr 1 0 0
Mr. Fl. Bascombe ... 5 0 0
Messrs. W. Stanton and Sons 5 0 0
Doctor Cowdell ... 5 0 0
Collections at Charminster Chtirch ... 4 13 8
Stratton ditto 3 6 4
„ Bradford Peverell ditto ... 4 5 3
„ West Knighton ditto ... 12 14 1
„ Holy Trinity, Dorchester ... 50 1 4
All Saints, Dorchester ... 8 0 8
„ Baptist Chapel, Dorchester 719 0
Congregational Chapel, ditto 10 0 0
t) Christchurch ,W.Fordington 19 0 0
It was resolved by the Committee to forward the
sums received by them to the Central Committee
at Manchester; also that the collections from house
to house be proceeded with on Monday, and
the Committee to meet and report the result on the
Tuesday evening following, when they purpose
forwarding a sum to the central fund.
COMMITTED TO THE DORCHESTER GAOL.—llard
Labour: John Scott, vagrancy at Hook, 14 days;
Charles Monk, poaching at Wimborne Minster, 2
calendar month.; William Ward, vagrancy at Stal-
bridge, 1 caleadar month; George Newberry,
breaking windows at Reaminster, 2 calendar months;
Jacob Cox, poaching at Whitcombe, 1 calendar
month; Stephen Whips, vagrancy at Winterborne
Steepleton, 1 calendar month; Charles Brewer,
assault at Cranborne, 2 calendar months; John
Morris, poaching at Cheselborne, 1 calendar month ;
Thomas Christopher, poaching at Cheselborne, 2
calendar months; John Gould, vagrancy at Char-
minster, 1 calendar month; David Scott, assault
at Cranborne, 1 calendar month; Edward Barrow,
stealing bread at Dorchester, 1 calendar month;
George Smith, stealing bread at Dorchester, 14
days; William Oliver, stealing apples at Bradpole,
7 days; James Riley and Ann Riley, stealing money
at Wareham, 7 days; George Morris, stealing
potatoes at Weymouth, 14 days; Henry Burdon,
dealing applia at Wintsrfrorno Kingston, 28 days.

WEYMOUTH. —FREESTCN MONUMENT. —The
monument in the Melcombe Regis Cemetery to the
memory of the late Colonel Sir William Leckyer
Freestun, K.C.T., has just been completed. It is
about 21 f:iet high, and consists of an obelisk in
polished dark grey gradito;, surmounted by an urn,
and resting upon a Portland stone bass, boldly
splayed with rookwork on the vertical JaeL Near
the bottom of the needle are the deceased's arteorial
hearings in cast bronze, chased and emblazionad.
The border round the bsa43 is paved with Mosaic and
tesaelated tile., laid in a pattern. The inscription,
which id short, is cut out in gilt block letters. The
monument, vie*ed as a whole, is satisfactory and
effective in appearance,and *as furnished by Mears.
I. Wright and Son, of St. John's works Aberdeen,
from one of their own designs. The fixing *ma done
by Mr. Joseph Weakley, of Weymouth. The
entire exiiense of he monument, inCluding the
purchase of the site, with' £IS..
A METEOR.—On Thursday evening; at 5.57 p.m., a
brilliant meteor, apparently about the /die and shape
of a pineapple, at a considerable attitude above the
horizon, paned from K S.K to S. The hues of this
stranger were of a splendid character—white centre
with a ring of blue. The sky was cloudless at the
time, and the moon shining, notwithstanding which
there was considerable addition of light all over the
heavens. The meteor passed away in about five
seconds, bursting into many starlike but momentary
Ttis Gitzar rArramt.—When will the great
ship, which five stimmera ago drew no large a
number of visitors to Weymouth, get out of her diffi-
culties ? The question is frequently asked, no doubt,
by her shareholders, and unfortunately there is no
answer to it. At a meeting of the company held on
Friday, it was stated that if £1750 was not provided
immediately the vessel must pans into other hands.
Five thousand pounds will be required to bring her
home from America, and a report was proposed to
raise £lOO,OOO on a mortgage debt, bearing 8 per
cent., to be paid off in three years, and the report
was ultimately adopted. The faith of the company
in the ultimate Emceese of their nautical experiment
approaches the sublime. igo misfortune seems to
dishearten, and no amount of expense appals them.
COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS, Friday.—Before Captain
Manning, and J. C. Goodden, Esq.
DEFICIENT MEASCRES.—James Rose Pearce, of
the Crown public-houae, Chiswell, Portland, was
charged by Superintendent Underwood with
having in his possession, in the bar, seven
earthen jogs purporting to be quarts, which were
deficient iii tdeasure there was also a set of pewter
meitanres which were found to be correct.—Mr.
Howard, who appeared for defendant, contended
that there Wu no evidence of the jugs being used as
measures, and drew attetition to the fact that there
had been no ooncealment. As there Waif consider-
able doubt on the point, the clerk asked the in-
spector what he said when he entered the house.—
Mr. Underwood replied that he told defendant he
was come to inspect his jugs and measures.—The
clerk thought if he had eaid "quarts and pinta,"
there could have been no question. —Captain Mann-
ing remarked that on a former occasion the Court
had decided in favour of defendant in a similar case
to this, but that since that time the Superior Court
had decided differently, and that all the jugs used
in the trade must be correct measure. The case
was adjourned to the next Court day for the clerk
to look into the question, on the understanding that
Mr. Howard shall, if he thinks it desirable, be per-
mitted to call evidence.

RIDIN6 WITLIOUT REINS.—John Rose was charged
with riding in his wagon without reins on the sth
November. Defendant said he had a boy, eleven
years old, riding the fore horse of three, and he
considered he was capable of guiding the team. It
appeared that as it was Portland fair.dayy there was
a large number of persons on the road; and that the
horses were trotting down the hill on Wyke•road
very fast. The Bench considered that the boy
riding on the fore•horse did not amount to the
requirement the Act, of having "a sufficient
person to guide them," and fined defendant in a
penalty of 51. and costs, or to be imprisoned for
14 days. _ _

DILONEENNESS. —James Randall was charged with
being drunk at West Chickerell, at midnight, on
the 12th November. Mr. Howard appeared for de-
fendant, and said his client was a respectable man,
and that his wife was taking him home at the time.
Fined es., and Sc. °oats.
ASSAULTS. —Frederick Squibb, of Preston, was
charged with committing a violent and unprovoked
assault on Robert Thorner, of Sutton, on Novem-
ber 3. Defendant did not appear in answer to his I
summons, and the Bench fined him £5, or two
months' imprisonment.--Walter Squibb, his son,
was also charged with aseatiltitg George Thorner
on the following day. Mr. Howard, who appeared
for defendant, urged that he had acted
in vindication of his father, and that the com-
plainant had struck several blows in return. Fined
£l, including costs, or 14 days' imprisonment.
DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE.. —On Thursday last a !
meeting, convened by the Mayor, was held at the
Townball to consider the distress in the North of '
England, and devise what other measures than those I
already adopted could be carried out. The attend-
ance was very limited, and the Mayor, on taking
the chair, said he had hoped to see a larger number ,
present, the object, as they well knew, being the I
relief of the distressed operatives in the North. He
should not make any remarks relative to the present
struggle now going on in America, though, uuder
the providence of God, it was the cause of the pre-
sent calamity in the North; neither should he offer
any remark whether local charity had been fully
called forth and manifested. Their simple object
for meeting was to give practical effect to the sym-
pathy which pervaded all chums in this borough, as
in all other parts of the kingdom. He did not
underrate what had already been done in this town ;
his own opinion was that it would be desirable to
keep up a continuous stream of liberty, and it
would be for the meeting to decide whether collec-
tions should be made weekly or in any other form,
and whether it would not be desirable to appoint a
committee and treasurer to arrange and superintend
such collections.—The Rev. Talbot Greaves, who
rose to propose the first resolution, did not attribute
the smallness of the meeting to any want of sym-
pathy on the part of the inhabitants, but from the
fact that most people had already decided on afford-
ing relief according to their means, and the channel
through which it should be conveyed. His own de-
cided opinion was that the better would be that all
Slims contributed by them should be forwarded to
clergymen resident there, who best knew the cir-
cumstances of the distressed. He concluded by
moving a resolution to the effect that the meeting,
deeply sympathising with the distressed operatives
in the manufacturing districts of the North, was de-
sirous of contributing towards this relief.—Mr. R.
F. Eliot seconded the resolution. Be, however,
expressed his opinion that the best way of distribut-
ing the relief was either through the Lord Mayor's
or the Manchester Committee, as the fewer the
hands it had to pass through the better. As for
collecting subscriptions he thought a bonee.to•hoisse
visitation would be very troublesome, and that a
circular addressed to the inhabitants would answer
every purpose.—Dr. Cottle said they in Wey-
mouth had already had a meeting
.and formed a
committee. Had this meeting been held earlier
they might have preferred acting unitedly.—The
Mayor said he was not in office last year. He
brought the subject before the Town Council at the
first meeting after he had been in office.—The
Rev. J. Stephenson moved the second resolution, to
the effect that, in order to make the relief as general
as possible, the meeting was of opinion that spoil.
taneous collection be made throughout the town,
aud that weekly contributions be received from those
who wish to extend their contributions over a more
lengthened period. —Mr. Rowland Thomas seconded
the resolution.—Mr. T. B. Groves objected to a
house-to-house collection, after the liberality that
had already been shown. He thought the better
way would be for the ministers of the town to con-
tinue their weekly collections. Mr. Andrews
thought there was much force in Mr. Grove's re-
marks, and if they now formed a committee, those
who did not attend a place of worship would know
where to forward their subscriptions—Mr. Rowland
Thomas objected to the proposal of Mr. Greaves, as
he thought the isolated way the money was dis-
tributed was very objectionable. He had, therefore,
decided not to give any more at St. Mary's Church.
Mr. Milledge thought the tradesmen of the town
might afford facilities for collecting contributions,
by allowing boxes to be placed on their counters.—
Mr. RObens thought if they were going to have a
general subscription throughout the town, a com-
mittee would be necessary to superintend and
transmit such subscriptions. He confessed, how-
ever, he did not anticipate much enemas, as those
who attended a place of worship, already gave,
while with those who did not attend a place of
worship, it would be found that charity was
generally at a very low ebb.—The Rev. W. Lewis
said that on the Weymouth side of the water, they
had formed a committee and intended to send their
subscriptions to the central committee. It appeared,
however, that in Melcombe Regis it was different.
He therefore thought a committee should be formed
on this side the water, to receive contributions from
those who did not approve of the system at St.
Mary's Church.—Mr. Alderman Devenish asked
Mr. Greaves what course he intended to adopt in
future, as to the amounts collected at St. Mary's
Church ?—Mr. Greaves replied, that from the
various inquiries he had made, he had arrived at the
conclusion that it was deicdedly preferable that the
funds should be administered by parties on the spot,
rather than by the London or Manchester com-
mittees, and he intended putting the question to his
congregation in this form. He believed the selec-
tion of certain localities as the object of rpecial care
was best, and any sums collected in his church would
he so distributed. Those, however, who preferred
that the sums they contributed should be distributed
by the central committee, could have their amounts
forwarded by the local treasurer.—Dr. Cottle said
he had had applications of a like nature made to
him, but he felt that it would be much better that
the whole amount raised should be sent to one
general fund. Besides, in following this course,
he was acting in compliance with the Bishop's
letter, which desired him, after making such
collection, to forward the amount raised to Messrs.
Hayward, Brothers, of Mancheeter. He therefore

felt himself bound to forward what be received
through that channel.—The Mayor feared it would
be difficult to get gentlemen to act on aicommittee.—
Mr. Grove! thought all should decidedly go through
one common fund—Mr. Greaves said that long
before the Bishop's letter was received by him, he
had forwarded £2OO to the central !committee, aud
he had wondered why the Bishop's letter had not
come earlier. Every Sunday they were new collect-
ing £2O or .£5O at St. Mary's, and be would bring
the subject before his ungregation, that everyone
who did riot approve of the sums they gave being
sent through the medium he proposed, would have
an opportunity of prying their amount to the com-
mittee about to be formed. Oh the motion of Mr.
G. Andrews, seconded by Mf, Milledge, a nom-
!flitter, was then formed, of which Mr. 11, F. Eliot
was appointed the treasurer, and Mr. Howard the
seeretary.• A vote of thanks to the Mayor termi•
uated the preeeedings.
PORTLAND. FIFFENHARD AT PORTLAND.
A " MaLf.oW Dna* riffa."—Act IL —Tom Barnacle,
an old sailor, meeting Lady Ilitembard—Sarvent
mi ladle, Wool yer hrizeept I vor a gide to skort yer
hap drew oviet qigliland?—Lady H. You bee a
perlite old man tor yer ,hage, wot's yer naum, at
boo be yert—Tom B. : Mi nam's Tons Barnicle,
ladle, an Ibe a old sailer.—Lady H: Oh, an I
spose yer've a tried yer and at a bit ov mingling
yore now —Tom B. : Well, between you an I, arra
the stern pout, praps 1 are, an prang I ant. How,
sumdever that that ocipation's dun vor now-a-days.
—Lady H. : Hindeed I ow's that Edden there
hainy brandy nor hockey tether aide now'—Tom
B. : Oh, uoo dowt there es, but tes zower graups to
we—Lady H.: Why, zoo?—Tom B.: Why bless
yer innereene, ther's too sharps lack bout kipt now
here. Au bezides, yokes /cant trust there own
.bruthers, the bee to leaky.—Lady H. But ow about
the sharp luck owt an yer Accent TM the garde
tu'en so wide awake now too wet the war?—Tom
B. In moms I kai. Wy I tell yer ow tea. Hall
day long the bu pedlin about zummot or notfier,
zweepuu or karpcnterin, or pavin roar.* riggers an
onriggin, paintun an tarreri, or zummut or 'lather,
jist to kip um owt o' Inclehless kos yer kno wot
the litel em used to zay about "tams finden zum
mischie, vor hidol ands too doo." Now', veer now,
the arid to turn bin day-time, an keep ther highs vor
nite Work. But the march o' hintileck amongst the
awthoritys at a vonnd bout, more sleep a man got,
more e' do want; Zoo btu come hif a man doant
slepo a tall a kant be katobt nappen.—Lady H. :
Undoubtedly. But this edcten noo koncern hof
mine. I be Incken round for abut* bin order to
redress um hif possible.—Tom B.: I most
zay yer drest down hour "Annoy Aitch" Mrst
week, suirly, an serve um rite too. Tee wet the
ben alsken vor.Lady H., (proudly) : We wars not
we hindevidiels, but we "gurt glarin publick gree-
Tenses." lan mi vatnily av a pat ower airs to the
plow. an *e aye a livd too near the woods to be
vritend by a riots-eft. We shall proberbly goo the
wole og,g, has the men es, komsecpaently hif so be as
hainy parsing, I or lowe, ave a bee practiseing tong
dowen towards the Hinglish publicly here, twool be
well vor urn to act ther owses hin order; Tor wile I
be about hit, hi shall goo drue yer wole Highland,
(Arriving opposite the cemetery for seamen.) Lady
H. :My eyes wot do yer koll this yer plume Is
hit a pound, or is hit a kettle pen '—Torn B. :
Tedden nither, mi ladle. Tie our Semitary vor
zoojers an zailers.—Lady H.: Yet doant zea zoo !
Tom B. : I sue yer wot I aserts es a fack.—Lady
H. : Kan hit be peaserbill that the gallyant 'art,
wot aye fot es kontrys betels, edden to ave a
respioktlider rester' plans than that? Why I °Darin
berry my vavorite tabither in sitch a ole. What
haver 'ye yer a ben bout over ere; owhever ken
yer hexpict to himpruve yet usyberwood hif this es
the beet hof it? Why dedden 1 hum OWVO? avour?
Tom B.: Aye, wye dedden yer? Mite's rite here,
in rite's rung—Lady H. : Zoo do happear. Hi
most make a memmersuadom ho this (writes in a
pocket book). Ow long are yow been reziding ere
wolf:: man ?—Tom B. : Let me zee, wy vorty dree
ears avore the "vlood."—Lady H. : Theavics Bar-
nacle wot be yer a tawkin abowt Avon the
vlood, hindeed I—Tom B. : Tes ar.fack, marm, high
sure yer. Tee rally I—Lady H. : Ham I expected
to bleeve has ow you zeta yerzelf hup vor a haute-
diluvine ?—Tom B.: A wot? my ladie.—Lady H.:
Why, a hantidiluvine. That miens C man wot lied
wen Noha were hengaged bilden the hark—The
hark! To be suir ! Wy the hark be out ther past
kuniger now, top of beech; but ware the man has
Mit en war kalld Noha, I kant mind. Tea a long
time to mind nanms, es vorty-dree ears avore the
vlood.—Lsdy H.: I gurtly fears tea moast time vor
skulemaster to be abroad bin this yer lokality ;
owever, has yee bee abowt has hinteligent a man,
hof yer hage, has I be likely to vall in wee, eres a
triffel vor yer, an meet I gen nix week. I shall
want yer sarvires, vor I got to zee yer Zir
Voyers abowt ther mudlarknn an wets dun we yer
'sway rata," &c.—Tom S.: All rite, mum, I'll look
bout vor hoe. Long life to yer, an more power to
yer elbow. [Exit, Torn B.] Lady H., [alone,
soliloquises}: Now thick wold man do himadjin bee
wet born avore the vlood. What a nidere ! Well
we do meet drou yoke, we droller hideas, surely.
But ere I bee, be miself hon this highland, a lone
oowan, an wets more, a " Kimlin. ' Avore the
vlood I doant /pose twod ben saff vor I to a yen-
teed ere a tall, much more upon Bitch a errand hse I
be knm on. But pnblick °pinyon be growen to sum
akount, heven bon such a barren soil as this yet, an
I be the veer boss to gee that Juggernot ear a tug
sever these yer 'ills. Zum yoke be avraid this
highland be gwine to !Anger Weighmuth, wen the
got the rail a runnun ; but I an mi vanity bunt
gwine to kultivate Consarvitive hidears. Ower
mutter is " forrard an prosper." an hif Weighmuth,
we or goolden hoppertewnitua have a °ire sway or
chance hof Main in the merkantile line, theta no
raison wy a neybourin lokality abooden goo ahead.
But tee time I wee hoff to steemer ; tea neer your
o'klok.—Note : In Timm drew the turnstile she
tenders a apney to ' Apney Aitch," which is not
received. End 9f Act 11.
CERNE.—Pwrxv Szaroms, November 26.
Before Lord Digby, J. E. Bridge, and E. H. Smith,
Esqrs., the Revs. C. W. Bingham, and J. T. Hinds.
—Henry Bennett, of Tollard Royal, Witte, was
summoned by Ann Beck, of 13uckland Newton, for
barsterdy. An order was granted for Is. 6d. per week,
—Thomas Christopher and Joha Morris, of
Piddletrenthide, were summoned for trespassing in
search of conies on lands, the property of Mr. Riggs,
of Chiselbourne. Christopher was fined .£2 and
costa, or two months' hard labour in default, and
Morris was fined £l, and costs, or one month's hard
labour. They were both committed.— —Samuel
Fox, of Middle Marsh, was summoned by George
Beck, (hayward) of the same place, for rescuing three
pigs from him when on his way to the pound.—
Ordered to pay 6s. 6d. costa—William North.
over, of Come, and Robert Holland, of Charminster,
were summoned by Superintendent Brown, and
fined 13e. each, including costs, for drunkenness.
—Benjamin Legg, and William Saruways, of
Piddletrenthide, were also summoned by Super-
intendent Brown, for drunkenness.—Legg was fined
125., including costa,and Samways was fined 7s. ftd.,
including costa.
PIDDLETRENTHIDE. Sur-max DEATH OF
THOMAS BARKWORTH, Es. —The poorer inhabi-
tants of this and the adjoining village have lost a
friend in the above named gentleman, whose melan-
choly death took place on Thursday last. It appears
that the deceased about past 11 in the evening, on
the servant taking him some tea previous to his
retiring for the night, observed him in the eat of
reaching something from oft the mantel piece, when
he staggered. She went and caught him as he was
falling, but he instantly expired. Dr. Glover, of
Cerne Abbas, deceased's medical attendant, was
speedily communicated with, and on examining him,
gave it as his opioion that death was instantaneous,
the cause being disease of the brain. Giles Symonds,
Esq., coroner, on being made acquainted with the
case, deemed an inquest on the body wholly
unneeeYsary. The deceased was in his 70th
year, and had on the day of his death taken his
accustomed exercise on horsebsek, and was in the
full enjoyment of his usual robust health.