The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-11-05 00:00:00

CRUELTY AT SEA.

At Exeter on Friday, R•duvel Proud/au, late
master. Walla.' Henry Stric.easal, mate and Robert
Nur,ay, bretswain of the barque Maggie Dixon, of
North Welds, who were indicted and acquitted at tlie
leg Cornwall Agin for the manslaughter of Charles
Arnie! Cooper, were now indicted for having—between
May 1, 1877, and Amend 4, of the same year—unlaw-
fully and maliciously wounded the said Charles G epee,
with intent to do greivous bodily harm. The primates
were alio indicted for wounding, with intent to maim,
.diashie, or murder —The proceedings were instituted
by the Treasury, and the prosecutien vie conductor;
by Mr. Collins, QC. and Mr. M'Keller ; Mr. Carter
defended the captain, and Mr. Poole the other
=L.—Ttie hearing of the case ham occupied three
a from the evidence for the prosecution the
the young man Cooper seem to have been more
berberoualy used. It would appear from the testimony
of the wh0....., who wagged of the crew of the
vend. that in May, 1877, Co per, who up to that
time bad been nod-tine his brother, a chemist, of
London, joined the ship e• Jul apprentice. The
yawl was bound to Sumatra, and it was .itegsd that
directly 'be got into the Channel the mate began to
beet and ill-uee Cooper, who was entirely ignorant of
his duties. The captain at first protected the boy, and
removed !dm out of the math • watch into that ef
the boatswain. The mate then told the boatawain,
that be waa " work the boy up," and the latter re-
plied that be would give him no rest The lad con-
tinued to be gneely beaten and id-treated by both the
mate and boatswain, and at last was atteted With
scurvy. Upon this being discovered, the captain, it
was alleged, beat him with a rope's-end, saying he
would teach him what scurvy was. The by was then
put on a diet of rice and barley, continual., beaten
by the mate and boatawno, and made to do work
which, in his weak state, be was totally unfit for. He
wee locoed to work on one oozed' s' for twenty-four
hears without food or water, and on • biscuit bob.'
gives him by one of the crew,the captain took It away.
At last the boy became very weak, and whilst own.
tprilled to theist furling the veils, fell overboard, sad
was drowned. On the arrival of the vessel at Pad
the steward got the crew to sign a letter to the s=
of Trade, setting forth the Winless, and on the return
a the vein& to England the three prisoners were
aniseed. All the crew except two—otie of whom is
dead and the other abroad—now gave evidence, from
en!dch it appears that Cooper was hasten continually,
beoroperly and insufficiently is I, stripped when
euffemag from scurvy, scrub hed with • broom, and
oie,te to heat lice—Mr. Whightmao Cooper, brother
of the deceased, said that the captain admitted that
the mate and boatswain bed Wintered the boy, bet
that be wm powerless to prevent them. This, how.
ever, was denied, and it was alleged in defence that
she whole story was • fabrication which the c. ew coo.
wired to conc.,ct oat of ate* to the prisosere.—ln the
agues of his remake In defence the c.o.*. Mr.
Carter oundemaed the action of the Tressury in
bringing • second indictment after the prisoners had
been acquitted of the charge ot manslaughter. He !
ad.'esi that the prosecution would c ist the country
El OK He did not know who were the cause of this
-mown' tion, but of oour • all knew lawyers would not
fake lordship in summing up said the
were not only justified but bound to protect
those w6O could not protret themselves. The jury
might say that the witnesses were wrong, but that was
I, 0 ground for abase of the Treasury and the solicitor
to the Beard of Trade—and for attacks. inanely
on cowgirl for receiving bies..—The jury found
the eoners guilty, and the captain, who appeared
to he,. protected the lad to a certain extent, MA
yl twelve month- Imprisonment, and each of
the other tetteners to five years penal eervitude.

A o soriaty jour&A" alys that Prince Looold is
&dews of beeociunt • Chwayman.
Th.
loc. of aayse ia low*, now than it has been at any
time stone the tumid of the C wn Lacs.
The Aro leshire eleciem oat Lae.' Cohn C 41111,6611
5.1.700 9 . 44 , sod Colonel klale«m 12 4141.
Th. Ountniesionors of Inland Bweaue have written to
Mr B ally an, Ili P., to Om effect I 1 base reduced to yyx
the nue import] on • poor wan rouse/ of " 'empiric •
o„,-Aogs without .. lama° becalms ha took an old woman
home OS ht. citlyer-twer van.
Tbe Wa days pale•triaa contest at the strienitural
111 dl 4r.d0l on Saturday in th• victory of W. Gate,. of
Iletheal-ffsfo . who Buono., becomes tba loas-dlat•oco
saampas ol England Tbe sucoessal compoUter cam.
Dieted Gee hawked and twenty-one miles, which is said to
be .bat unparalleled a the reo.ola of p.O...triaaissa.
" Blower' Brows finished second, nod It will third. I MATTI AND DRINK.
At ChAmaford. on !Wordily, tow mon named ?rood aad A young carter in the employ of Mr. Sims, of
Smith were lewd 'twee of brooking into the petunia-. 4 Nether Gime, named Goorge Pulman, 22, has toot
A watchmaker at C tliester, end- stisitog some MO with • sevicty accident Ha was going biome on
aa orsb of jeweelery. They were eielreell Captured by the Saturday in charge of a laden w he aakie• in London. movements with a black bag iyaaAl he had bad a Ayaa ot b... 4 a= °on-
AAApls oantauseel the booty having end tad suspicion. the car.. turapthaireae-1. nearing
Peek an aid ' gmddr* a.s reDidar.d to j'S Yrarr Wild' shaft& The hones .....t=l,.
to get on to the
wows, and Smith to 12 'serif. VS/ so,
Three wen. named Barrows, Wilma, and Fell were and It. taLthf__
_two 1411_,..
_whosin Pin, over hisdalalsg,
....naiad st Leeds cal Saturday of stealing acid and aaa aaaakel aaaaa the Milejailit, Sad &bp
;."... ..,ritia. SO UV Taboo( 214.0110 from the bedroom of a severely right hood. He was !mad lying
aliaaa agj hill discaunter named Bowden, who lived at Ith this road by r. Bytom, of Chan:slimmer, who
.aairoidas, awl mada no merst of his soressiona ft 1 driving that way, and. after e Dim, tae
wn
EA two mood ware Avast', seattaseed to be yean' ; &awe, ming the swims &taws a ia
penal oirTOOOII. sad 7.11, an an ad °grads'''. rd "wag ordered Ma removal to ths hospital. Dr. Ramon is In
r.....
Kr. J,,,,„„8,...0, ... or 'hi dir.vic,, of be at, of attendance on him, and the poor fellow promises to do
eg 4g . Bah, has been rekm•ol from custody. the Lord well.
j g amidst having aoropte.l bail to ib.r gamma of IP boa •001DEST TO • GUAM
tb as ad pooado rho I, 'od• or ,Jltwicias sat at Lila. Edwin Sailth, a goods guard on the Great western .
frost. ea 6 dwdaf to hoar °rams. on I°64' or Lti'' Wier Railway, a young married ssaa of about 31 and di, etas, but reeola4l to AAA Ills eost.a. rstioa of their Ley.liqr ot wr,mouth, a week ago when in charge of a
a -Poen, o • ins to 'be oPP r'ino li I,e L rd kelrorate
aym,, igo,,pigel tee o I t.. 11•••. to .at • tan Ay aapi,.,10,4 goods train to BriAtol, when at White...subs near Bath,
• ipped and fell sustaining what appeared at first
A committee of Wessk ,Iryan ministen and tames, ham almost suparlicial injuries. He was brought beck to
barn satins in London this week to consider thi armadas Wily- pub an,ciliihg.c.t under the ewe a ve. Hbodes,
maditioss 01 Us* connexion, +halt is not satisfactory. it ~...t, he
event y
beam.
so
much
wom
that
hi.
a sthad connetional fund, out A '...
ito4
ar1aa64:50,000
no.
ex......„, .houttozr - , pea MVOS.
r..... 51 VW OrdS/Sdperionmedte th:„„COU:Stuliijaspitia Hen
Dr.
wiwlchca°thievridde
ta made to th• Forsign Missionary s y and most
, thithately ea operation which we need not describe, and
Klillseda It is hoped the
aired 0 for Wadies anothsrp= akmihwrilerslirj the man whom
oasa ed MAO. proadse oaks Ws was despAred of now giaaa new
ed esead.
. '

tile return of Mr. O. Saundsre and Ms
bride
Lastf
s tour was oelstrated in
'‘ek
Paring the fret and
Porston by s'tes t .44 —pi* the few term
happy Promodingt 0 .nh' Moe s weeeee yery
was aocidentally overeat, a.. .44. bar named
seriously scalded tbe left arm of a ..• esdions,
Charles Hansford. As his injuries turned ts.
he was taken to th• County Hospital co
when be Warn in a very bad state. Undsr the oars of
Dr. A. KOMOCI, howevwr. he shows svery gigs of doing

MUNICIPAL MATTER&
TIP 00UNCILL.

We usdantand that in &cooed's°, with his ea-
premed determination Mr. H. MATO, who has bees
ahead amber of the Town Council. In the fats of
his thong and repeated retinal. to aempt elks. lite
resolvssi sot to " qualify." The oaths Moth, ham
been takes on Saturday, aad Mr. Mayo not lumMg
ittindsdlorthepurpo.s, he le now liable to a line of
RIS, and there so vacancy in the Council. We
believe the ordinary counts of procedure is to mil
'pedal meeting and to Mlcially declare the seat "to
be let." We presume the isaictkin of the Ise is
optional ; if so nadir the circumstances, we kiwis@
the Council will not enforce It; if they do, it is
certainly incumbent upon the amateur Irby-pullers
who " raa* Ur. MATO to pay it between this. the
larger share Wing bore* by the inareigell_l7 oss
whose mese doss not appso. In th• official list m
secondara If not they ought, at isest, to
defray the aspens. of another eleotka.
Tim COMM the question who is to fill the
We could name many good end °spade saes, bat the
probability is that they would fall to "me it." SO,
we may, wham, be sllowsd to Intimate that time is
a large and extmaive parish which is unrewresstaed,
and the questions dhotis; the Wecd. of which at
Council meetings am genitally treatod with the seem
kind of ht,-'eurdrop oomidaration as Indian mammon
receive in Parliament If Mr. Rosser Herr could
only beelesi upon to take his seat •.member
for Ir " the inha) itaate of that with we
fancy, would soon be relieved of many of the crying
evils of which they now truthfully CODIP6II4

MI IigATOMIALST.

Om Saturday, the 9th, the Common will he celled
upon to elect a chief merle:rate for the year. Looking
U the ogled year which is now drawing rapidly to.
dam, sad reviewing the °whet of the gentlemea
who hae presided over the deaberatices of the wen
(thonidn% it be the November, wing it is that month
I i which they are elected ?) body, we believe the
barrens@ will generally agree that it would be no
undeserved complimeat to ask Dr. ALDIUDOI
accept dike forth. snood year. As chairman of the
Council the Mayor lite el= been ready to listen to
all argumme upon a . whether pro. or coos.
aad has generally pro himesU a very eMcient drive;
of a team which is not without its representatives of
Cleune% DlPPllbscrealn't thank nabirDtLim It may
iu
The position is seemly aa enviable oec tinta:le
had once or twice to boned dirty little boys who have
bees delighted to throw mod at the seatisma. on the
boxiest. Thee dirtmlimpre have bele but
few, sad the filth they have " heaved" has happily
been returned to them la the shape of
labelled " humble," which, moth ap[ast their
doe, they have been compelled to eat. I addition to
trivial annoyances such as there those ars poet mils
upon the thee of a chid
rqstratet Dr. Aldridge
has slows shown himself to wet these, am dm
desnaads upon his pocket Mayor is
to bead subscription lists, to give banquets. =cart!
for volunteer shooting, settle then, poultry alai.
„d els• like. And here we would asl:4 in
providing for such contingencies the the chid ba of
county Is behind Its neighbours. Wiry's= can
afford to giro its 'municipal bead /100 a 7w. Why
cannot Dorchester? We coeumed the subject to the
attention of the DOW Council But il in spite of all
them drawbacks Dr. Aldridge has the compliment
paid him of being asked to beer the labour and
expew of another year's oompation of the chair, we
harlassly state it will be no more than his doe, and if
he womb lb. offer the result will be medially eadareed
bye great majority of the ratepayers.