The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-02-23 00:00:00

Yours truly,
PORTMAN.

DORCHESTER PITCEID CORN MARKET, Saturday.
—Our market was thinly attended to day, and the
supply of wheat short. The trade ruled dull at prices
rather in favour of the seller. Barley and oats nom.
inid.

GAS COMPANY.—On Thursday forenoon an ad-
journed special meeting of the shareholders of the
Dorchester Gas and Coke Company was held at the
Townhall. Thomas Coombs, Esq., Chairman of the
Board of Directors, presided. On the motion of Mr.
G. J. Andrews, seconded by Mr. J. Davis, the pro-
ceedings of the special general meeting, reported in
the Dorset County Express the week before last, were
confirmed. It was, however, ascertained, on reference
to the rules of the company, that two confirmatory
meetings must be held, and the meeting was ad-
journed to Monday fortnight. The first half-yearly
meeting in aocoMance with the reformed bye-laws
will be held next June.
THE YEOMANRY. —On Thursday the Melbury Troop
of Queen's Own Dorsetahire Yeomanry Cavalry dined
together at the King's Arms Hotel. The chair
was occupied by Capt. Marini, who was supported
by H. Williams, Es,, and Capt. Griffis, the Ad.
jutant ; the vice-chair being occupied by Quarter.
master Swaflield. The dinner was of the most
recherche description, and did great credit to the
eufaine of Mr. Manley. The usual loyal toasts
were responded to with the utmost enthusiasm, and
the evening was far advanced before the corps sepa-
rated. In the course of the evening it was dotal
from the chair, that the present Earl of Ilchester had
most liberally offered the use of Melbury Park, as of
old, for the purposes of the troop, which announce.
ment was received with loud cheers.

On Thursday evening a petition was presented to
the House of Commons, by the Hon. W. H. B.
Portman, from the clergy and parishioners of
Witchampton, against the encouragement of caste,
and in promotion of Christianity in India.
ADJOURNED QUARTER SESSIONS. —Saturday being
the day to which the Epiphany Quarter Sessions
were adjourned, the court was formally opened and
closed, but no business, we understand, was trans-
acted. The new Sheriff, George Frederick Miles,
Esq., of Ford Abbey, was not sworn in, but the new
Under Sheriff, Henry A. Templer, Esq., mayor of
Bridport, was in attendance.

WITNESSES' FEES AT ASSIZES AND SESSIONS.—
The Home Secretary has this week introduced a
sweeping change in the amount of fees to be paid to
witnesses at assizes and sessions, as the following
comparative table will show :
Old Scale. New Eisele
Profeesors in law or medicine, giving 4 s. d. A s. d.
erldenco professionally, but not other-
wise
Witnesses of superior degree .
Superior master tradesmen, hotel-keep- 1010 6
era, commercial travellers, attorneys' to .. 0 3 6
and other clerks, &c 0 16 0
Small tradesmen, yeomen, farmers, pub-} 0 7 6
to 1 .. 0 3 6
limns, warehousemen, &c.
Labourers, soldiers, .6... n. "r".nt'' 1.0 6 0 } .. 0 $ 6
porters, &e.
Superior Mincers in pollee force Ol5 0 .. 0 3 6
Superintendents of police force.
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Sub-Inspectors and sergeants 0 6 0 .. 0 3 6
Common polloemen
Only half the amount of the new allowance will be
paid to witnesses residing in the towns where the
courts are held, the same reduction having been
made in the old scale. The fees do not include tra-
velling expenses, but these are to be limited in fu-
ture in all the cases quoted, without any exception,
to second-class railway fares. Where no railway is
available, 3d per mile is to be allowed for travelling
expenses. The only addition to the allowance in the
new scale is the sum of 2s. 61 to be paid in all cases
where the witnesses are detained during the night.
The new scale is to be acted upon at both sessions
and assizes ; but in those cases where the fees at
present paid at sessions are less than those in the
scale they are to be acted on.

INTERESTING TO EXHIBITORS OF POULTRY. —At
the Cirencester County Court, on Tuesday week, the
case of " Bartram v. the Great Western Railway
Company" occupied the attention of his Honour and
a jury for several hours, and created great excite-
ment in a crowded court. The plaintiff, who con-
ducted his own case, is a solicitor at Bath, and also a
breeder and exhibitor of fancy poultry. At the last
show of the Gloucestershire Agricultural Society, at
Cirencester, he exhibited twelve pens of poultry.
On the last day of the show he sent a message to Mr.
Trinder, the secretary, requesting him to forward a
particular pen of seabright bantams to the Birming-
ham show at Bingley Hall, enclosing a label for the
direction. On one side of the label was printed in
large letters, "Birmingham Cattle and Poultry show,
Bingley Hall, Birmingham," on the other was writ-
ten his own address at Bath. Mr. Hill, the acting
secretary, did as Mr. Bertram requested, fastening
the label down at the four corners, with the Bingley
Hall side uppermost, and sent the birds to the sta-
tion. At the station, however, some one of the rail-
way officials tore off the label, and instead of send-
ing the pen to Birmingham, returned it direct to
Bath. Mr. Bertram was thus unable to compete at
the Birmingham show, and in consequence lost the
prize of a silver cup, value £5, for seabright bantams,
which Mr. G. J. Andrews, of Dorchester, the judge,
who knew the birds, informed him would otherwise
have been his. In addition to the loss of the prize,
Mr. Bertram considered of still greater value the
advantages which would have resulted to him as a
poultry breeder from the fact of winning the first
prize at the best poultry show of the year. Not suc-
ceeding in obtaining compensation from the railway
company, he brought his action to recover damages,
which he laid at £l2 10s. for the loss. Mr. Bartram
called Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hill, and other witnesses
in support of his case. Mr. Cripps, barrister-at-law,
instructed by Mr. W. L Bevir, appeared for the
defendants, and in a hnmouroua speech said this was
an attorney's action, and that the damages had been
fixed at an extravagant sum. He also contended
that the accident had been mainly caused by the
plaintiff's own negligence in not calling special at-
tention to the pen, which was sent to the station
with others intended to be returned to Bath. His
Honour summed up, and the jury returned a verdict
for .C 5 damages.

BRITISH SCHOOL.—The annual public examina-
tion of the Dorchester British School is to take plaue
under the presidency of M. Devenish, Esq., on
Wednesday evening at the Townhall.
DORCHESTER WORHINO.HEN'S MOTUAL
HEST SOCIETY.—Last night the members of this in.
stitution assembled at their rooms in Prineessatreet,
and presented Mr. Janson—who has just resigned
the office of president in consequence of an eupge-
ment at Lyme—with afl addreseneatly framed and
glazed, and accompanied by the following books :
Baxter's Greek and English Turtamett, with lexicon
and concordance ; Warren's select extracts from
Blackstone; Morell's Grammar and analysis, with
exercises ; Morell's Handbook of Logic ; and The
Reason Why. The memorial bore the following
words "This testimonial, with the accompanying
literary works, was presented by the Dorchester
Workingmen's Mutual ImprOvement Society to Mr.
John Janson in remembrance of his kind services in
Presiding over the affairs of the society from its coin-
inencement to the present time, his unremitting
devotion to its interests, and of the esteem in which
he is held by its members. February 2'2nd, A.D.
l 858." Mr. Janson, we understand, for some time
past has gratuitously conducted a class for the study
of arithmetic.—A lecture is announced in connection
with the Institution to be delivered this (Tuesday)
evening at the Townhall, by the Rev. J, Chaney, of
Portland, on the subject of "Sleep and Dreams."

EDOCA.TION/th CLAI3BO4. —On Tuesday evening, at
the King's Arms Hotel, a meeting was held of dele-
gates from associated literary institutions in Dorset
and Somerset, comprising repreeentativee from Bland-
ford, Bridport, Crewkerne, Poole, Sherhorne, and
Yeovil. The object of the union of the societies is
for the purpose of establishing educational °biases,
and for the distribution of prizes among member* of
such classes of the various institutions, at a public
examination which is to take place next autumn. It is
known, probably, that W. C. Macready, Esq., with
whom the movement in this neighbourhood origin-
ated, has been recently giving readings from the beat
authors, for the purpose of raising means to carry
out the excellent work ; and one-half of the sum
realized by those readings is devoted to a prize
fund, while the remainder is to defray the oast of
forming and carrying on the classes. Mr. Macready
presided, and, in opening the business of the even-
ing, remarked, that his plan for establishing a, com-
petitive examination of members of the associated
societies was to be looked upon simply as an experi-
ment, the result of which would enable the institu-
tions to decide whether the examination should con-
tinue. He then invited the delegates assembled to
, frame resolutions that would most effectually tend
to carry out the object in view. After an interest-
ing discussion, the following resolutions were agreed
to unanimously :—" That the examination be held
during the month of November, 1858, and that no
student shall be allowed to compete for the prizes
who shall not have entered the classes at one of
the associated institutions on or before the 30th of
April next. That the meeting for examination during
the ensuing autumn be held at Dorchester. That
prizes be offered for the following subjects—namely,
French, geography, English history, elementary
geometry and mechanical drawing, arithmetic and
bookkeeping. No candidate to be examined on
more than three subjects. That the following prizes
be offered—namely, six First-clase prizes of five
guineas each; six Second-class prizes of three guineas
each; and twelve Third-class prizes of one guinea
each—a certain proportion of the prizes to consist of
books." Mr. Macready kindly undertook to select
these books. It was likewise determined that
punctual and regular attendance on the part of
students at the classes shall be duly recognized and
rewarded. Some of the delegates present expressed
a desire for closer union among the literary institu-
tions of Dorset and Somerset, conceiving that much
mutual good would thence arise, particularly in re-
gard to paid lecturers, the expense of which might
be considerably lessened to each society by a syste-
matic arrangement of taking the lectures in succes-
sion; and the Chairman kindly promised to submit
the question to the committees of the several insti-
tutes. A cordial vote of thanks to the Chairman closed
the proceedings.

COLONIAL CHURCH AND SCFIOOL SOCIETY.—On
Tuesday evening the annual meeting of the Dor-
chester branch of this society was held at the Town.
hall, under the presidency of the Rev. T. W. Knipe.
The meeting having been opened by prayer, the
Chairman called upon the Rev. A. Handley to read
the annual report. The rev, gentleman stated that
during the year the society had extended in this
county, and fresh contributions, amounting to
£52 ss. lid., had been sent in. The Rev. W.
Wickes, association secretary and deputation from
the parent society, remarked that the annual income
of the society was £17,284. The society's labours
were principally in British North America. In
Newfoundland, whither many Dorset persons had
emigrated, many might be seen engaged in the
idolatrous worship of Rome who spoke the Dorset
dialect. It was calculated that 2,800 slaves annually
escaped to Canada and became free. The Rev. J.
J. Clowes, who had been 9 years a missionary in
Australia, then advocated the claims of the society.
The Rev. H. Moule felt ashamed, he said, that so
little was doing in this neighbourhood on behalf of
the Colonial Church and School Society, and he
wished leading county men had been present to hear
the statements made relative to what the society had
achieved and was now doing. He strongly depre.
cated the conduct of yeomen and others of this
county who preferred following the hounds, lavish
of time, and at the risk of life and limb, to attending
and countenancing such assemblies as the present,
observing, also, that he thought the money spent in
that room on the occasion of the recent Farquharson
Testimonial Banquet would have been much better
laid out if given to the society whose claims he now
advocated. He severely criticised the speeches deli-
vered at the foxhunting festival alluded to, remarking
that of all the platform talk he had ever heard of it
was the worst. He preferred recommending gentle.
men to follow the bright example of the amiable
Lord-Lieutenant of this county to that of him who
had expended very many thousands of pounds on
what was called "sport." The rev, gentleman con-
cluded the meeting by prayer. A collection made
at the door amounted to .£5 611.
STRZRT Row.—On the night following Candlemas
hiring fair a disturbance arose between some of the men
of the 11th Hussars stationed at our Barracks and a
crowd of navvies and others, which at one time assumed
a rather serious aspect It appears that a little before mid-
night an altercation took place at the Mariners' Inn, be-
tween some HUBSATI and a couple of sailor boys respecting
a woman—the daughter of • chimney-sweeper, we under-
stand, and who was the worse for liquor—when the lads
drew their knives, and, the soldiers deeming themselves
insulted and threatened, attempted to oheck the im-
petuosity of the lads, but desisted for • short time on
being spoken to by a policeman. Very soon, however,
others interfered—for the streets were yet tolerably full
of loiterers from the fair, and the booths had not been
wholly removed —and a general onslaught was made
on the military, several of whom were armed with
sticks and riding whips. Op-smite the Mariners' Inn
the combat waxed warm, an I again near the George,
where two soldiers, armed with portions of the booths,
stood valiantly up against a throng of more than a hun-
dred "roughs." The crowd again increased opposite
the Oak. In all there were about twenty men out on
leave from the Barracks, semi of them having abstained
from coming out on the precading Saturday night; but
all did not join in the &nat. The advantage veered
from side to side for a while, when the soldiers went to
fetch swords; but Superintendent Pouncy sent for a
picket to clear the streets of the Hussars and conduct
them to Barracks; and shortly before one a picket of
some dozen soldiers, with swords, marched down
High West-street--the mob disappearing up by-streets—
and High Bast-street as far as the Phsenix, where a halt
was made, and the party returned to the Barracks.
There was considerable alarm manifested at the sight of
the swords, but few casualties occurred, no soldier being
confined to the Barrack Hospital, and but one man,
named Way, of Stratton, being sent to the County Hos-
pital, and he is not much hurt, and will shortly be out
again. We understand that his Worship the Mayor
thought it right, as a salutary precaution, to order the
Mariners Inn to be closed from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. for 5
nights; and the soldiers were not allowed out after 7
p.m. for one or two evenings.
_Observing that some ex-
aggerated and false statements respecting this disturbance
have found their way into the public, prints—having
originated in the Dorm' Chronicle—it may be as well
to state that the above facts have been carefully in-
quired into and may be depended upon.
SUDDEN DEATH.--On Saturday afternoon BA Mrs.
Mary Waygood, housekeeper to Miss Hayne of
Fordington, was proceeding from town, down the
South Walk towards Fordington, she suddenly fell,
and on being removed to Miss Hayne's house, she
shortly afterwards expired. The immediate cause of
death was disease of the heart, the deceased having
for some time been subject to attacks from that
malady. Deceased was, we understand, nearly 60
years of age, and has lived in the family of Mr.
Hayne since she was about 9 years old.

CHURCH-RATES ABOLITION BILL.—In the House
of Commons, on Wednesday, the following mem-
bers voted for the second reading of Sir J. Trelaw-
ney's Church-rates Abolition BUT: The Hon. W. H,
B. Portman, R. J. R. Campbell, Esq., Col. Freestun,
W. J. Garnett, Esq., Sir J. C. Jervoise, A. W.
Kinglake, Esq., and T. Luce, Esq.; and the fol-
lowing voted for Lord R. Cecil's amendment—that
the bill be read that day six months—J. H. Calcraft,
Esq., A. Mills, Esq., C. A. Moody, Esq., H. Ker
Seymer, Esq., H. G. Start, Esq., and Capt. N. Shirt.
The bill was read a second time, the numbers being:
Ayes, 213; noes, 160.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.—III the HO9BO Of COM-
mons on Thursday, the following members voted in
the majority for leave to bring in Lord Palmerston'.
bill for the better government of India: Lord Ash-
ley, J. H. Caloraft. Egg., R. J. R. Campbell, Esq.,
Colonel Freestun, W. J. Garnett, Esq., Sir J. C. Jar-
voise, Right Hon. H. Labouchere, E. G. Langton,
Esq., T. Luce, Eaq., A. Mills, Esq., C. A. Moody,
Eaq., D. Nicoll, Esq., Viscount Palmerston, Hon. W.
H. B. Portman, Sir H. C. Rawlinson, H. G. Start,
Req., Capt. N. Sturt, W. The, Faq., and T. M.
Weguelin, Esq. The bill was brought in, the votes
being 318 ayes and 173 noes. And the following
voted in favour of Mr. T. Baring's amendment--that
it is not expedient to legieate for the Government
of India :—Capt. L D. Darner, T. FL S. Estcourt,
Esq., G. G. Glyn, Faq., K D.
_Hodgson, Esq., Sir
E. D. Kerrieon, Req., A. W. Eeq., H.
Kee Soymer, Esq.,

DEFEAT OF TEE °OVERJOY/MT.—On FFialAy night
the following member e voted in the majority against
Government on what was celled "Lord Palmeriton's
Strangulation Bill :"—Capt. Darner, Sir Arthur
Elton, Mr. W. J. Garnett, Mr. A. W. King-
like, Mr. D. Nicoll, Mr. H. Ker Seymer, and mT..
H. O. Stmt. The following names are in the mi-
nority t—Mr. J. H. Calcraft, Mr. lb. J. R. Campbell,
Mr. G. G. Glyn, Sir J. J. Jervoiee, Right lion. 11,
Lebouchere, Mr. H. C. Langton, Mr. A. Milli, Mr.
T. A. Mitchell, Capt. N. Bturt, and Mr. T.. M.
Weguelin. Mr. R. B. Sheridan has, we believe,
. paired for the rest of the session for the Government
with Mr. Cooper against.
Trig DRUNKARD'S CROWN. —A WRINKLE FOR
I'EETOTALERB.—The Chief Constable of the new
county constabulary of Dorset—Lieutenant-Colonel
Cox—having directed the attention of the Chairman
of the Dorset quarter Sessions to the fact that under
some recent Acts a moiety of fines for drankennme
may be handed over to the keepers of the Pollee
Superannuation Fund, the Rev. H. F. Yeatman,
in reply, remarks that by the 4th of James I.
(passed in 1606, and not repealed but confirmed), the
6s. titre for drunkenness is to be paid to the church-
wardens of the parish in which the offence is com-
mitted, for the good of the poor of that parish ;
whilst the rev. getttieman doubts if the Act permit-
ting a moiety of fines for drunkenness to be given to
the Superannuation Fund (though such fines cannot
be imposed under the Act) is operative, by reason o
a contradictory statute since poled.
COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS, Shirehall Saturday, Feb.
, _
20.—(Before H. Williams and W. L. Henning, Esqrs.)
Witten, Walbridge and Jessy Clail were sunrmoned for
being dnink and disorderly at Maiden Newton. Ser-
geant Tee stated that on the night of the 15th he was
called into Mr. Basooinbe's publiahouse, the King's
Arms Inn, to turn defendants out, they having oh•l-
-leased • man performing there to fight, and having in-
sulted a woman. They then abused the officer. Fined
54., and nets 9s. 64. exch.—William Bringer and
George Gillingham, of Weymouth, were summoned for
shooting • hare at Broadway. Richard Richards, shep-
herd boy, said that he saw, on Christrnas-day last on
lands occupied by Mr. Luekham at Broadway, defend-
ants shoots hare, about Bin the morning. Witness 71411
tending sheep at the time. Both defendants carried
guns and the hare was taken up by them. Witness
tried to overtake them but could not, and he was quite
sure Brinaley was one of the offenders, and believed
Gillinghain to be the other but resold not swear to the fact.
P.C. Redshaw said that on 'wring Gillingham with a
, summons defendant said it was a diunken affair and he
was sorry for it. Gillingham expressed sorrow forth. of-
, enoe saying that he did not know that harm was done.
Mr. Luckhain said his land was overrun by Weymouth.
people who professed to go shooting on Lodmoor but
who penetrated to his land, and on Sunday mornings the
nuisance was intolerable. He only desired the preeent
instance should be treated as • warning. Fined in the
mitigated penalty of 10s. each including expenses.—
Joseph. Orieehell (who did not appear), George Puckent
and Thomas Burt, three farm boys, M
of Preston„.were
summoned for an offence under the Game Act. orris
Sullivan, a little boy, 10 year, old, who said he had not
been to school and did not know what an oath was btt
knew he should "go to the wicked place if he told a lie,.
had the oath administered, and deposed that he worked for
farrner Scott, of Preston, at birdkeeping. On Sunday
three weeks ego whilst birdkeeping at Preston, and
Critohell was binikeeping with him, the two defendants
present were sitting on a stile when Critohell called
them into • field. Before this Critchell had stoned
rabbit and took it home. William Weldon, dairyman.
said than on the 31. it tilt, he saw three boys same
through a gate about 5 o'clock in the evening, and Mr.
Alexander Imokliam called after them. Witness told
Mr. Luckhain he did not know their names. Thomas
Weldon, son of lint witness, said he saw Critohell and
Sullivan near a plantation in the occupation of Mr. Luck-
ham about half•past one on the 31st ult. Witnete
said to Critchell " Rollo, what are you up to here"
Critchell said "Not muoh, I've just come through the
plantation." He afterwards owned that he knocked
down a rabbit which he showed to witness. Crib:dell
then went towards the field in which he was eapged
birdkeeping. Mr. Alexander Luokham said that just
after the afternoon service on Sunday, the 31st nit., he
saw four boys and a red dog trying one of his hedges in
which they started • rabbit. The dog was Mr. Scott's,
and the party scampered off towards Preston all but the
little boy. P.C. Redshaw proved serving a summons
on Critchell. The Bench had • doubt as to the
identity of the defendants, and as Mr. Luokham did not
press the case, the matter was distnneed.—Blias
Mayo, keeper of the Mason's Arms teahouse, Upwen,
will summoned for keeping his house open for the sale
of beer at illegal hours. P.C. Bishop said that on the
15th when on duty at Upwey he saw three or four men
conic out of defendant's house at 20 minutes peat 10 at.
night. Witness remained ten minutes outside and then
went into the house. The landlady was in the bar, and.
a man with a pint cup before him, smoking. /3ehind
the house witness found defendant who said it was not
much after the right time, and followed witness into the
road calling the officer • liar. Defendant said he
believed it was about twelve minutes after 10 and every-
body
was
noise,
ne
t2Osh y. , includingn gvery
The officer requested
hawker,
m,
body was out of his house by twb minutes after 10. A.
man oame to the book of the house to put a horse in, brat
the man did not go into the house. There will a baker
in the bar settling an socount with defendant's wife
ik'ke
rt
W summoned for being drunk. P.C. Hill said that
Saturday the 6th about halflest 11 p.m., at Winter-
bourne Abbas, he saw defendant and others making
n a
to go quietly home when Bilks began abusing the con-
defile saying "Hold together, my lads, and let the
have it." Defendant said he was not drunk
but went to sell a few cakes at the Coach and Horse
Inn, at Winterbounie, and at 11 the house closed, when
If
he (defendant) followed and heard that the officer had,
hold of his (defendant's) son, Fined se. including costs
—James Rippe, an old offender, was summoned
for
trespassing in pursuit of eerie' at Piddletown Henry
Butter, keeper to Mr. H. Williams (who retired from
the bench during the hearing), said that be was on land
occupied by Mr. James Sherwood, at Piddlatown, and
about 5 o'clock on the 3rd init., defendant set • rabbit
wire. Witness thereupon searched defendant and found
a peg taken from a wire upon him' having taken the
wire
in
in defendant's presenoe. Fined 401 and costs
and n default of payment, committed for two calendar
months' hard labour.

COMMUTED TO DORCHESTER GAOL.—Aesl.zeB.—Wm.
Courage, stealing a bag and wheat at Stnrminster Mar-
shall.-2'o hard labour.—George Cox, assault at Loden,
2 calendar months; Joseph Ford, stealing fence at Core.
comb., 1 calendar month ; George Harris, vagrancy at
Wimborne Minster, 1 calendar month;i Timothy Gal-
vin, Thomas Bridle, and Richard Pope, knocking at
doors, throwing stones at ditto, Ice., at Poole, 1 calendar
month; Mary Pope, vagrancy at Poole, 1 calendar
month; Charles Laraombe, poaching at Stoke Abbot.
6 weeks; James Riggs, poaching at Piddletown, 2 calen-
dar months; Mary Ann Hill, stealing boot legs at Brid-
port, 1 calendar month; John Byrnes, stealing hemp at
Bridport, 3 calendar months.