The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-11-21 00:00:00

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AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, irlll44l3At. 119yEMBER 1865.:j

viously insulted the sergeant by singing a certain song
made up to Annoy him.—Mr. Atkinson then re-
marked on the character of the two principal
witnesses and t'os plaintiff himself, and said he
had every memo to b lieve when She jury
had heard what the sergeant and P.O Cross had to say,
they would come to the conclusion that hie client had
done no more than became Min in the execution of his
duty. He then called Sergeant James Hill, who said he
was on duty on the 21st April lest at IliDiorite St.
Andrew. In consequence of previous dieturhances he
Procured the saidatenoe of P.C. Cresi. About hafipast
five o'clock on the dey in question, as he was speaking
to Arthur Baker, Pitillips came up, and as he missed he
hallooed out " patches," took hold of his coat by the
collar, and Raid to defendant, "There. take off that
coat and I all fight thee." Witneie loiiked round and
told him to go on, adding, "I don't want to see toy
face, I see enough of it in the gallery on Sundays."
Phillips then said, "I will give thee a hiding." Defen•
dant then walked away swearing and lie (the sergeant)
went to get the assistence of Crow, and re'urneil to the
village about 9 o'olo k. Who he got back, as he was
standing talLing to 31. G. Grovee, Phillips came by and
called out '' patches." Mr. Groves asked who it wee,
and he said it was Phillips. Groves then said, " Hold
your temper ; they are sore to commit themselves."
After Padilla passed he was holloaing about the streets
for about half-an-hone When he (witnese) went to
one place he passed to another. He told him he had
, better go home, and lie (witness) walked away. Phillips
followed him, en came up alongside of him, and shoved
against him. He told him not to do that again, and to
mind what he was abont, and kept walking on, Phillips
by hi. side. Phillips then struck him in the side. He
then put up his heml and pushed him off. Phillips
then took him by the eollar and tried to trip him up.
They then had a tussle, and witness put his foot behind
Phillips and threw lint down on his bask, He fell over
hint, and on their getting up Phillips kicked him
heavy blow on the hip. He then charged him with an
assault, and told him be should take him into custody.
He endeavoured to perimade him to get up, but he re-
fused, and then called f•r the assistance of P.C. Cross,
and took hint to the look-no. On the way they used no
more violence than was necessary. He did not kick
Phillips, but as he had h m by the legs he struck him
with • entail aah stick to ineke him let go. Tne sick
he took out of Crone' hand when he came into the
village, the smallest end was about as large sea tobacco-
pipe. He had his staff in his pecket but did not
use it. As he wail conveying Phillips to the lock-up,
he was knocked down by a stone, and his ear nearly cut
off, besides being injured in the head.—By Mr. Chitty :
Did not tell Phillips he would make him pay half-a-
crown that night. Mr. Groves told him to keep hid
temper; there might have been 20 or 30 people present
when he was struck by the stone. After he had locked
the man up sad gone home he went back into the
village, but only within the porch of the publio-houee.—
P.C. Gross eorroberated in every essential particular the
ievidenoe of the sergeant.—Mr. Atkinson said he had
other witnesses he could call, but he did not think it
neoemary.—The plaintiffs solicitor having addressed the
jury, his Honore summed up the evidence very
minutely, particularly calling the jury's attention to the
fact that though the sergeant had his staff in his pocket
he 'did not use it, whioh showed • moderation highly
commendable, as he was fully justified in doing so when
assaulted. He then remarked on the credibility of the
witnesses, and put it to the jury wfiether they could
give a preference to the evidence of men who had been
found guilty and suffered punishment for larceny before
that of the policeisergeant who had borne a good theme..
ter, supported as that was by the police-oonstable. If
they thought the plaintiff and his witnesses' evidence
was worthy of greatest credit, they would give a verdict
for the plaintiff, but if they consider it was not worthy
of credit and that of defendant'e was, they would give a
verdict for defendant—ifteraboutia minute's delibera-
tion, the jury (Messrs. Christopher Strange, William
Ridout, William Jay, Matthew Trent, and G. Kail,) ,
gave a verdict for the defendant.
Henry Ploughman v. James Ingram—Claim, £2 Ba.
70., for work and wages.—The defendant in this case
is • farmer at Shroton' and employed defendant to make
up bundles of straw for thatching, and when not so
occupied to work on the farm—Plaintiff said he was to
have 2s. 3d. per hundred for the bundles. snd 2s. per
day for other labour, but the defendant denied making
any such agreement, and disputed the number of
bundles defendant charged him with.—After hearing
the evidence of the defendant's bailiff and the man who
thatched the ricks, his Honour gave judgment for is.
9d., the balance which defendant considered as due to
the plaintiff; at the tame time telling the plaintiff that
defendant would only have to pay his proportion of
costs on is. 9d.

itjwill be conducted in a similar manner to that of
last winter ; it is for the benefit of boys belonging
to the parish, who are the children of church
I parents, or who attend the Sunday school, and they
are instructed in reading, writing, and arithmetic.
This instruction is given them by teachers of the
, Sunday school, who have kindly volunteered their
services. In a pecuniary sense, it will be self-
supporting, as the boys pay a penny per week each
towards the necessary expenses of warming, light-
! tog, in.; this plan last winter was found to succeed
so well as to leave a balance in hand, which was
expended in giving the boys a treat in Hester week.
, The advantages thus offered to those who have had
lint a deficient education in day.schools are indeed
great, and we hope the teachers will be encouraged
in their eforts to benefit the rising generation, by
good numbers, and a hearty appreciation of their

YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTI* N A SSOGIATION. —Following
in the wake of its Ater hither—tie Literary Institute,
this association arranged for a s-ries of six lectures on
subjects acoording with the aims of its members during
the winter of '885.6. The first was delivered on
Wednesday evening, November 8, in the Townhall, by
the Rev. Dr. Brown, of Cheitenhain, the topic being
"The Scottish Highlanders, their history and litera-
ture." The Rev. J. Rogers presided and briefly intro-
duced the lecturer. Dr. Brown traced the early history
of the Scottish highlanders, through oral tradition and
primitive r .ciii dd. to a home on the banks of the Danub ,
after which he indicated th ir high qualities during the
Roman invasion. The poetry and literature of the
highlanders we have all learnt to love, and the doctor
recited some noble heart-stirring quotations, illustra-
tive of their high-minledness, their fealty to their
chiefs, and their patriotism, He pleasantly touched
upon their tttper4-I,ions, which he pointed out were of
Scandinavian origin, and then directed attention to
their characteristics—hardiness peoullarity of garb,
honesty, filial affection, national music, and bravery.
Finally he remarked on the great progis ss which is
being made over the border in things material
and spiritual.—Mr. Westlake proposed and Mr.
Salisbury secondtd a vote of thanks to the lecturer,
which was unanimously agreed to.
LITERARY •ND SCIENTIIIO INSTITUTE. —We felt it
our duty a few weeks ago to speak in any but laudatory
terms of an "entertainment" provided at the above
institute. The verdict was all but unanimons in dis-
approval, the only word of praise coming from a certain
contemporary whose principle is we presume to praise
every thing good and bad alike. We are convinced that
our practice of giving an honest critique in this and
other cases, will be much better for the Institute in the
end, muck more satisfactory to our readers, and a more
dignified and honourable course to ourselves. It is un-
doubtedly more agreeable to our feelings when we can
eon3mend what has been done by the Committee in pro-
viding instruction and amusement for our readers; this
we are enabled to do on the present occasion, for on
Tuesday evening last a great test was afforded by a
series of readings and recitations by Mr. Siddons, grand-
son of the famous Mrs. Siddons and nephew of the
Itembles. We cannot bestow higher praise than to say
that Mr. Siddons did credit to his illustrious relatives.
His reading was aceurate in emphasis tone, and in all
respects. clia,te and refined, and free from the vice of
many public readers—stage trickery, Mr. Siddons read
a scene from Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream,
"Poe's Raven ;" an extract from "Dickens's Chimes ;"
another from Handy Andy, Hood's "What do you
think of that my oat," Re., the whole interspersed with
atnnsing anecdotes and illustrations. We trust this will
not be Mr. Siddons'a last appearance in Bridport, and
that other such treats are in store for us this season.
We understand that Hr. Siddons is at present engaged
at the Egyptian Hall giving lectures daily in connection
with Chang the Chinese giant.
ADDITIONAL CURATES' Soptaxv.—Two sermons
were preached in St. Mary's Church, on Sunday,
on behalf of this society. In the morning the Rev.
A. Broadley, vicar of Brsdpnle, and Prebendary of
Sarum, preached from St. John vi.' 11 and 12, and
in the evening the Rev. James Drew, curate of
Symoudsbury, from 2nd Thessalonians iii., 1. Mr.
Broadley in discoursing on the miracle wrought
by Christ in feeding 5000 men with five loaves and
two fishes gathered some useful lessons from the
various points connected therewith, such as the
wonder-working power of Jeans as the Lord of
Creation; His compassion, the Eucharistic act per-
formed by Aim in giving thanks for God's gifts, His
giving Himself as the Bread of Life; the probable
reference to the sacrament of the Holy EnCharist
both in this and in the miracle of turning the water
into wine, and the injunction given by our Lord to
"gather up the fragments," and then referred to the
blessings his hearers had experienced in having been
" fed with the children's bread," and taught from
their infancy what a Christian ought to know and
believe to his soul's health, adding that if they had
been thus fatvouttld, had been permitted to sit on the
grass on life's weary jotfrrieji and be fed with
spiritual food, they should endeavour to extend these
privileges to others from whom they had been
hitherto withheld. There were many parishes in
England and Wales suffering from a want of pastoral
supervision, thickly populated and badly endowed.
To meet this want the Additional Curates' Society,
with others had been formed. This society was
doing a portion of the work alluded to. Five
hundred curates were supplied either in whole or
part by its instrumentality. It was pre-eminently an
organ of the Church of England, it was no party
society, it was not one for pfoviding Curates of any
set opinions, it left that to the parish priest tinder
the supervision of the Bishop. The amount
collected was £6 Si. 7d.
BOROUGH POLICE, Saturday.—Before the Mayor ('r.
Golfo:, Esq.), and H. E. Hounsell, Esq.- -Richard
Major, of Downe-street, lately auctioneer in this town,
was charged by his father, Mr. James Major, of West-
street, with threatening his life, and he wished him to
be bound over to keep the peace towards him. It ap-
peared that the defendant (who has for many years, we
believe. suffered from a mental disorder,) had applied
to his father that morning for £l5, to pay for printing
Some pamphlets he wanted to have published, arid on his
father's refuting, became very excited and broke the
glass part of a door with great violence in his house,
deolared he would not leave the house without the
money, and threatened "to do" for his father. He had
previously threatened his father, so he felt it neemaary
to take out • warrant against him. The defendant was
much excited when brought up in the Court, and asked
his father if he considered himself in danger of his life
from him, and he said he did so.—The Mayor told the
defendant that his father having stated he was inbodily
fear of him the Bench bad no option but to bind him
over to ltdeli the peade, they Candid require hint, there,
fore, to find two sureties in £5O each, and be bound
himself in £lOO, or In default six months' imprisonment.
He was allowed till Monday to get sureties, bates they
were not forthcoming he was committed to prison for
that term, or until ha could obtain them.—'IUESDAY.
Before H. E. Hounsell, and S. W. Whetham, Esqrs.—
Sarah Ann Buckler, who was brought up a fortnight ago
for being drunk and riotous, and was remanded for the
magistrates, at her own request, to try and get her sent
to a Penitentiary, was brought up again to-day and
discharged. It appeared that the Magistrates Gould not
get her into a Penitentiary at Exeter which they had
tried to, but they hoped to get her into one in London,
and she was sent to the Union for a few days to keep
her away freni het old Moduiatei While they made the
application. - -•--

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COUNTY POLICE, Monday.—Before W. Homage%
Esq., and J. P. F. dundry, Esq.—Ferret Bleating:
Jacob Miller and Isaso.Miller were charged with steal-
ing a ferret, belonging to Mr. Rails, of Hawkchurch.
Prosecutor had two ferrets in a box in his cellar on
Tuesday the 7th. On Wednesday evening, one was
Edna, and Chaffey was informed. He found the
prisoners rabbiting cin Berry farm, with a ferret, which,
on being shown to Mrs. Rolla, was identified as her
husband's. Prisoners wished the case to be eettled by
the bench, and said they found the ferret. They were
each sentenced to 14 days' hard 'ahem. —Housrbreeking
• ctoke Abbott: Joseph Wilson. a man just out of gaol,
was charged with housebreaking at Stoke Abbott, Oct.
10. The prosecutrix, Elizabeth Poor, occupies &cottage
at Stoke Naps, a man named Elias Staples and her son
end daughter living in the same house. On the morn-
ing of the 10th October, just before ten o'clock, she left
the house (the others having gone out before), fastening
the door with a padlock and staple (the latter of which
was not fixed firmly in the door), and putting the key
in a secret place over the door. She returned in the
evening, and found Staples and her daughter at home,
Next day she missed a suit of clothes and terf milk
neckerchiefs belonging to her son. Shortly before eleven
on the 10th ult., Mrs. Hunt, of Broad winger, saw pri-
soner, in company with another man, going in the direc-
tion of proaecutrix's house. In the afternoon of that
day, prisoner pledged the suit of clothes in question
with Mr. Hill, pawnbroker, Bridport, for 15s.—Sergeant
Lavender said on the 10th October the prisoner was in
his custody on another charge. The next morning he
visited the prisoner in the cell and examined his clothes,
and found in his coat pockets silk neckerchief which he
took presession of. On Friday, the 13th October, he
received from Mr. Hill the suit of clothes produced.
On Saturday lest, he apprehended the prisoner at Dor-
chester, and charged him with breaking into a house at
Stoke Abbott, and stealing the clothes and neckerchief;'
when he said that he bought them for 12s. of • comrade
of his he had been staying with in Bridport for • few
days, and sold them for Ms.—Jacob Poor, son of prose-
outrix, identified the suit of clothes and neckerchief
his; be gave £3 for the olothes.—Prisoner reserved his
defence, and was committed for trial at the sessions.—
Wilson was then charged with stealing a pair of boots,
value 13s. 6d., belonging to Elias Staples, at the same
time and place. These prisoner had sold to Mr. Hill, of
Bridport, for 4s. Prisoner said he bought them from a
comrade.—He was committed for trial on this charge
also.
LODERS.
A. PEEP AT THE PARISH CHURCIL—The monoto
of every day life in a country town can never be m
profitably varied then by a rural Sunday ramble to v
a village parish church. On Sunday last we w
amongst the worshippers in the pretty village church
Loders. Years have passed since we were there befo
and the old worn out wooden gates at the entrance of
the churchyard have been removed, and a magnificent
pair of entrance gates erected at the commencement of
the nerrow church lane instead. A very pretty row of
laurels and evergreens with tasty flowers now line each
side of the lane, showing at once that "decency, order,
and beauty" have commenced externally, whatever
might be deficient in the interior of the church. The
churchyard too shows evident signs of refinement; the
orderly arrangement of plants, and the modern head-
stones are proofs that improvement has set in. We
: entered the sacred edifice at afternoon service,
and were pleased to find the old hand organ
transformed to a finger one, and, although its " tone"
is not the best we have heard, yet it is a fair one for a
small village, and the plain voluntary played by Mr.
Johnson, with muck taste, gave us hopes of a good
rendering of the services. The Rev, Mr. Curphy was
in the desk, and below him was the same old clerk
whom we saw in the same place seventeen years before;
the hand of time having deeply farrowed his cheeks,
and ,the MOWS of all these winters blanched his hairs;
yet, still he is there ; still be responds for the whole
congregation, save and except the few school childree

*ifd Ore trained, as they ought to be, to join in the
beautiful nsrvices of the church in an audible vote, and
in one tone. The affiloisting priest read the services in
such a manner that (well we±ci seemed coming from his
soul, and that he felt he was guiding his flock as a good
shepherd should. The singing was oettainly harsh and
boisterous, and we soon heard from the minnow that the
Incumbent knew there was much room for improvement.
and was desirous to make indeed the temple of God
there "a little heaven below." In speaking thus, far
be it from us to disparage the excellent efforts of the
energetic organist, who has trained young children to ,
chant the services correctly, and to sing tolerably. We
well know the difficulty that always exists to make a
°heir sing softly and at the same time correctly. But
enough of this, the sermon was at length commenced,
and it soon became evident that there is not a proper
feeling betvreen the Incumbent and his parishioners,
that some people who can join in the services of the
Church will not do so, as they think it ben-ath their
dignity to sit in the singing gallery, and fancy they I
would be doing a personal favour to their minister by no
doing. Mr. Curphy spoke warmly on this subject, and he
will pardon us if we say severely. That his remarks
were merited there may be no doubt, but we think •
spirit of love and kinduets may often do more than
harsh words or allu,ions from the pulpit to a " fuss aud I
bother" which might have taken place in that parish.
But it roust be painful to a clergyman to have oce,sion
to speak on such a subject, and ro those who have been
blessed with the ability to sing God's pr..ises se would
say with Mr. Carphy what an honour and privilege
16 is to be permitted to join with one great assembly
in singing the praises of the Omnipotent in His
own temple on earth. Two or three good bass
voices, some tenors, and altos are much wanted, and
from the many good singers there are in Loden, we are
sure there might be as good a choir there as in any
village church in the neighbourhood. There is no rine,
take about the ability or perseverance of the organist,
and we hope when we next visit Loders, to find pastor
and people rejoicing together, and with one heart and
voice singing Divine praises. Of one thing I cannot
help speaking. The unsightly pews spoil the pretty
little church, They look to us like so many sheep
pens ; they areespital places for the loungers to sleep
in, hut unfitted altogether for the Divine sanctuary.
Comments on other churches hereafter, commencing
with Bothenhampton.