The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-02-19 00:00:00

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DOW:MB/ITER, FEBRUARY 19:11, 1884.

Dotes.

POSSIBLE REMOVAL OP THE ASSIZES.

We would Gall the serious attention of legal gentle-
man and the public generally to • statement meetly
made in the House of Commons by the Attorney.
Ciesteral, to the effect that the Lord Chanoellor has
now trader oonsidustion a scheme by which many of
Lb. judges would be relieved from going into counties
when the dull« are light, and that it was prob Able
before the next Awime this scheme would be
serried into effect. Should this be DO, it
will undoubtedly follow that Windmill«, Ming
guilty of the heinous crime of committing no
crime, or comparatively little, will hare seen the lest
of the ageism in the county town. We appeal to
Qom Interested to bestir thermal'« with all despatch.
The Western Circuit will undoubtedly, by reason of
the light calendars that have been presented Her
Majesty's judges at the various stations, be greatly
affected by any such proposed scheme, and we here
little doubt the other counties in the happy condition
In which Dorset finds itself—a condltico which
apparently brings its disadventsges will op-
pose to the fullest extent of their power the
removal of an in,titation which hag been theirs
from time immemorial, and which appears to be
almost the only thing which give. inch counties any
Individuality or semblance of Imiortanoe. The
lawsavgaiene 3 of sending all our prisoners to Winches-
ter has been sarionaly felt during the Imt year or two,
but there is very little doubt, ghoul I the assizes be
removed from Dorchester, to Winchester all our
prisoners will have to go. We can only express the
hope the want, will not remain 'edifiers.« till the
mandate has been limed. If any protest is mad., it
nog be made at ono*, and with all the strength
poeible. Apropos to this subject • correspondent on
the Western Circuit writes to • London °attem-
pts:wry :--

.The *milt which has jut ended ham probable,
ett far as Wail business I. coacereed. been lighter
than say of its predsomeors. TIN usual average of
MOM at them winter melees ham hitherto been abo it
0). Oe the present *milt them have only been 90
image the whole way round. At Devisee there were
k illialnattester, ii; at Dorchester, 1; at Exeter, 4; at
;at Taunton, 3; and at Bristol, 4. Only one
tedge same to Direbester and Bodmie reepsotivoly, and
bad no eilfloulty in dimming of the business molly within
the lime given. It Is thought by some that the above
wittasordlnary lack of busimes is doe to the Whet of Ms
mead new ruing Others suggest that Maas arisee are
bald at an looonvenleat tune of year, and that If they
were held rather later the result would be that more
pee... would Li ready for trial. Others again tar that if
MI mikes in which the came of adios, arises in the
emlihre had ti be tried in their own county, mospt on
real 61118111 shown to the satisfaction cia lodge at Amebae'
few their removal elsewhere, MIA, cases would be tried at
Vie amiss which are now triad in Loadoo. Whatever may
he the meson, it seems clear that some alteration In the
present system is required. Possibly, U three circuits
were held In each year, instead of four. and Waimea
were taken at such, things might improve, and Lb. present
waste of Judicial time and public mousy to a metalia
=Mat be obviated."

A Bill, of which the Attorney• General has eves
*Aim% will, if pamod, overturn one of the most (node.
ammatal principles of our criminal law. This is the
proposal that prisoners on their trial shall be
permitted to give evidence as if they were delta.
deals in a civil action—a proposal that has constantly
been made throughout an entire generation of
lawyen.

The debate in the House of Commons on the motion
amettre hes been most disappointing. Scarcely one
si the speeches rose abrre the do,l level of mediocrity,
sad perhaps not i phrase in one of them will earvire
• weak, unless Mr. Dswasy's desoription of the
Gladstone Administration in dealing with the
Iligyptien Qaestbn as a Marimba Ministry, always
Waiting for sotnetMog to turn up, be considered so
Okeeption.

The Pall Mali was the first orga2 of the • ivanced
Liberal party that had the courage to spsak oat and
Alkali tha theory of divided responsibility in Nola.
The ampoule= of an expect passenger on board 111
skip oorantanded by an incapable captain II IA
doliatioly thrown overboard whoa Lwd Granville dl..
pissed the OherU Ministry in ordos to inform th •
elf afodoamiat of the Soudan. Harley gone so far,
Lewd Granville only made one mistake—hi not taking
lila natter entirely in his own hands, and now he bail
So pay the penalty.

Two schemes, happily not competing, me now before
the publlo to relieve the blook, or, rather, deadlock,
whisk makes Irish laud unsaleable, and practically
waffles the Bright clauses of the Mel Lmi Lot. Of
these proposals, the ono, a Land sank, with a capital
of gill millions, the other a scheme for land hoed',
Issued wider Government $4101:17117 to the same amount,
It may be said that they substantially Man the same
thing. They both lead up to the mom Beim, *Milk I.
• peasant proprietary, the only solution to the Irish
&amity.

The bad traditions of the Church of England is main-
tained in the last two epineopal appointments. An
ousel, tbe new prelatu are neither effective preachers
an, expornawai pariah clergymen, but merely moons-
ihd geboolmanars. The Orford Professor of History
SIN to Olnetereand the Hesitant*/ of Winchester to
lkwalkw•U. Dr. Ridding is not much known beyond
his gebeeLreoto ; but perhaps there my be some appro-
priateness In selecting • disolpihnrian to organise a
any anew But it is hard to see what are Professor
Stubbs' qualification for • bishoprk. 111. • bold
Sling to any, but we believe that he is In vitals/
getitsation the very dullest of all the dull preachers at
th, Nee. He wm well provided tor airee.dy---gapecially
Is, a Oonewestive—witb his canonry and hie protegee?.
ship, and be esti know little or nothing of orilnary
eielleg Me. The Km Mr. Beton is spoke@ of amble
gemeggeor as Canon of fit. Paul's, and he will be a
happy exchange, for leir. Sylon le one of tin most
eloquent of the clergy.

MI.

Ti. Right Rev. the LIM Bishop of Ssilsbery on
the ISA last. liesneed the Rev. Mallard Davies, M.A.,
te the =soy of SW&Tlage. Dorset.
/01011101.01 Pesten B sysaratiroare.—Atoother of
She.. pawing satertsinewati will take plate on
Thursday next, when as excellent programme will be
performed.
Bonn Mown Hosourat.—The Clerk bass to
stelmowledge the mum of £3 lis. 91. from J. 0.
Ifoesel-Pleydell. Bap., beim the promo& of • winced
Yid at the Industrial School at Mllb was.
Sonecturrion Dsgcs.—A demos of a very enjoyable
stature took plane st the Town Rail on Friday night.
There was • good oompsny, and dancing was kept op
with great spirit till Dearly one o'olock. Mr. J.
lilehisson's band was in attendance.
Ifoxinneton Bum or Horn —A meeting of the
gimbal of the shove task Owe en Thursday twee.
hig Is the Oolf ea Tavern Club-roan, when an editor
wag 'given by the
_Rev. A. A. Leotard, and was
eillistirely listened to. Then Was • Tory
gillaadall•• •ounklailan there Wan other attraction., e,
Is bidag Medians' Fair night. At the sloes some
*dos were taken.
Al unusual event ocanned at Fordingtta on
Tridel afternoon, when two persons, mother and son,
were Labe-red at the Cemetery at lb. same time.
The remains were those of Mary Ann and Joseph
what's, the wife and son of Mr. J. Franklin, in the
=of Mr. Robert Rayne. Both bodies were
en the shoulder, and followed by the relatives
and !Seeds. There wee a great concourse of people In
the 0 . The Bev. A. A. Lessard officiated.
Tb, son beio.led to the L rral "Bad of Hop."
podia of Od I ellows, but at the mast of Ste
Seemed no members attended.
Down 000• IT AnTLOIL—In our obituary this
day is the nodes of the death of Mary Certwright,
lab matron of the old &sly= at Forston, where she
Bred ler rather more than seven years. She wee a
and faithful servant of the county, folly and
y stonrsoietad. not only by the committee of
whiten, but by the medical ouperintendeat, Mr.
*Ewe, sad every other officer and fervent with whom
she we. daily engaged. The faithful performance of
bee deli sod the gener•l kindness and courtesy she
skewed to all loads her universally liked and solenoid,
and wbgb ill heath compelled her to retire she carried
with her the sincere and affestioaste regard of all.
filie boa only lived • few months to NO,/ tbe penal=
ratitdby the Committee of Visitors. nod sanctioned
Court of ()serum Semi es in January lest.
Gazer WOMB'S RLELWAY. —At the half-yearly
=of Use Greet Western Railway Company, on
y, Sir Daniel Gooch (the chairman) stated that
lbws Ladles= an incrame of 1.544.000 third-class pas-
Willgen carried during the six months, while first-elms
pa had decreased by 77000 and secondelses
. . Regarding the SAKS Tunnel, Sir Daniel
tikaa the4st kruption of water had bigw-
igs ogle with the proper of tha works. Be
Ininsonsed that an arrangement had been come to
. With the London and South-Wenters:i:EFy, by
. which, for ten years at WAR the two am won
Bee at paws with one another. A di for the
I:=at the rate of 7i per cent per mason wee
Radtke 6 per sea foe amp tvdrestalim.

ASSOCIATION POI THS AID OP FICINDLIIS GILLS.—
It Is pronged to form an amoctimion of lodise in Dor-
chester to soolot In the care of Moodier girls, a great
and priming need, the full importance of which it is ins-
ide to exaggerate. There is often very great
, difficulty in sanding • girl toe home became of her
hewing no outfit. It ia in order that the 'seam of girls
may not be prevented on Ude account,that ladies ere
asked to act. This association does not undertake
to send girls to boom, or t &olds where they shall be
bat merely to have garments reedy, if prieelble,
or any allall applied for. Km. Henning. From.
Whitfield Home, has kindly promised to be president
of the association.
Slalom FIZZ AT BUILSNIONL—Os Friday morning
hurt, about • quarter to , information was
received at the Borough Polio.-station that a fire bad
broken out at the Burlestunis Daryhouse, belonging to
Mr. G. W. Homer, and in the occupation of Mrs. T.
Lock. The engine waa at once got rea ly and pro-
ceeded with all despatch to the scene of the lire, and
at ten minutes to eight the brigade, uoJer Supertonic'.
dent Coward, were at work. To* PaJdietowa fire
engine was also in attendance, and Fonds's,' good
eerrioe. The del:yin:ism, being thatched, was
quickly destroyed, and Mr. Coward directed
all hie efforts to the preservation of the
adjoining buildings which, fortunately, were
successful. A corn le portion or the household
furniture wee saved. The duns° la considerable.
The property was insured In the Suffolk and Essex
00., and Mrs. Look was insured in the SAD
Supt. Gale was present with a stall of the county
polio&
Us Inn KI ODOM ALIJA VOL —Under the ausdices of
the United Kingdom Allianos • lecture we. delivered
by J. P. Than, Req., of Plymouth, at the Pease-lane
Temperance Hall on Friday evening lain, when there
was • very good attendance. The Chairmen (Rev.
T. Heave), in opening the meeting, spoke of the
lemmas good which the Sunday Closing Bill,
If passel, would do for Ragland, and also mentioned
some incidenta showing the terrible and degrading
effects of the drink. Mr. Urea gave • very interest.
tine and able lecture in • manner which showed that
he waa • complete mentor of his subject, mentioaing
some personal remioisoeueee of his poet life in coigne°.
lion with the progress of the temperance movement.
He explained modee which the Alliance employe In
decreasing the terrib4 customs of drinking willok
(inlet MOO( the working dames of Ragland.
A Doutrestas Sito.—A Doree..shire farmer thus
describes hia endlege experiments :—ln June, 1883, I
had • silo pit c.uetruoted as an experiment. It is
121 t. by 15tt. and 10ft. deep, of which only about
ilft, is aboveground, made of brick, lied with Port.
land cement, roofed with n 'mutated iron I corn.
moused filling the /rat week La July, and it was filled
up In three turns. The gram wee • full orop of about
four to five acres, some of it good, but • great deal of
it very rough and full of rushes. It was cut and at
once taken to the pit and thrown in all It was, without
being &idled. Part of it had • beery dew on it, and
part of it wag put In with the water of a heavy
thunder shower dripping out of the carts, as I was
determined to give the pit is heavy • trial se possible.
On being thrown, in the grass was spreedevenly, and
trampled down by els men and a donkey. When it
was finally closed boards were plaosd evenly all over
It, so se to sink with the grace. Over theta were
three inches of dry earth, and for weight • lot of old
stones. No salt was used. The firet cut out was
nude on November 26, when It we. found there was
Yft. 61n. of stuff, of which only 31n. was mildewed at
the top. There we. about six inches of water, evidently
from the gram, at the bottom. This was baled out as
It came to the hole cut out, yet the fodder at the
bottom which had lain in it we. Winced as in the
centre. My cattle took to It at ono', and they now
prefer it t e hay. A now which was kept entirely on
ensilage for • fortnight (having prorkualy been on
hay) lamented 6 per cent. In her yield of cream in that
time.
A Dumber Wonaw.—At the Borough Pollee-Good
before the Mayor
we. . Darden Esq.), and Alderman ,
Gregory, Ann Smith,pedlar, of Bristol, w summoned
for drunk en deirly.—P.B. Mitchell mid
on Saturday last, about hall-past five in the afternoon,
he saw the defendant sad another woman pass through
North-square. They were b eth drunk. They went 1
to the bask of the White Hone, and witness told the
landlady, who at ono* said she should not have them
there. Witness afterwards saw her lying In the 1
gutter. She was using filthy language. Before he
got to her ohs rushed Into the passage of the White
Horse and commenced striking out at the landlady
with her fists. She struck her In the farm and kicked
at her. Witness hauled her out, and as she continued
the blthy language he looked her up. She was very
violent at the station.—Defendant said she might have
been "• bit spited" but she was not drunk. She
had had • few words with her husband.—Fined 10s.
awl coda, or 14 days.
WILLIAM SIUTII. pedlar, of Liverpool, was also
charged with drunkenness on 13 sturday.—P.C. Rad-
ford said he was at the Polioe-station when the
defendant knocked at the door and asked if he could got
him lodging's. He told him he could not, and he then
went away; he was drunk. A few minute, afterwards
he came back again, and renewed Ms application.
Witness ordered him away. He refused, and witness
had to put him out. Defendant said he had COON
after his wife (the defendant in the lest cam.) He
asked what she we. charged with, and Einem replied
drunkenness. Defendant then said he would
bring be. out then. He tried to push his way in,
and used most disgusting lianguare. He also took •
pewter cup out of a basket, and threatened to strike
him He was stopped by witases Winger, or be
would have done so. Witness locked him up, as he
was so disorderly—George Wilily, postman, said on
Saturday night, about 13 o'slock, he was peadeg
through North-square, wises be was attracted by •
noise. He went to the poliocretatlon and saw the
defendant wrestling with Radford. Defendant was
put out, and he tried to get in again. Redford told
him to go away, and defendant took • cop from the
basket and was In the act of throwing It or strik.
log at the constable when witness prevented
He we. then taken Into the station by P.O. Redford.
Defendant we. drunk, but witome did not hear any
abusive language.—Mr. Sept. Coward informed the
Bench the defendant had been ordered •way
from the station previous to this affair. He end hie
wife were • warm of trouble whenever they came
this way. He had never been up before, but he had
had occasion to watch laha.—Fined 10s. and coots, or
14 days.