The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-06-28 00:00:00

NOTES OF TFIR WICF.K.

The past week's intelligence from America
is brief. Nuns! Grant's amault upon General
Lee's lines on the eminences north of the
Chickahorniny we. i failure, (Inuit being forced
to withdraw his troops, having suffered a loss
of some 0,000 in killed and wounded, besides
several hundred prisoners; the Confederates in
the evening attacked Grant's left, and on the
following day returned to the attack. The
Federal leas during the week finding lune 6th,
is estimated at 10,000 men. General Fremont
has resigned -Ai commission, and is a candidate
for the Presidency. The Confederate forces have
captured Mount Sterling and Paris, Kentucky.
General John Morgan is said to be in command.
An attack upon Cincinnati by General Morgan
was daily expected.—Confederate batteries on
both sides of the Mississippi at Greeneville com-
pletely blockade the river, and have destroyed
or captured four gunboats and seven transports.
The Federal war-steamer, Witter Wig* was
captured on the morning of the 3rd at Gamboa
Sound, Georgia, by a boat expedition from the
Confederate fort M'Alister. The Federals,
however, have gained some substantial, though
not showy, successes in Western Virginia,
which are said to endanger • very important
depot of supplies necessary to Lee. Several
veteran Northern regiments, whore time of
service was expired, have returned home. The'
Times New York correspondent seys that Grant
during the present campaign has lost a hundred
thousand men, and that a spirit of disaffection
has arisen in his army, which threatens to become
a mutiny, if the men continue to be driven like
machines against impregnable positions erithout
the slightest solicitude, whether 10 or 10,000
lives are sacrificed is the attempt.
Rumour asserts that the Sultan of Turkey in-
tends paying • visit to France and England in
the course of the current year. Should he carry
out his purpose, so far u this country is oon-
oerned,he may calculate upon a most enthusiastic
welcome. He not only presides over a nation
in which England have long cherished greet in-
terest, but he has given so many signs of
sagacity and power as a monarch, and has done
so muck to revive the glory of his empire, that
he is regarded with a sort of perional admirer

It is tolerably obvious that Her Majesty's
Government are making every possibl. prepare-
non for • state of war. The military ordinations
which have been sent out to India are not in-
significant. Whilst the independent rajahs are
to have in their service only a limited number of
troops, and are to be supplied with only a
limited amount of ammunition, several new native
regiments are to be raised for the service of the
Quoin, both arrangements pointing to the
probable desirability of having the regular army
disposable for other services. We notice with
approbation, elso, that the war-offlos is making
every effort to get the military force of the
country into as effective a state as possible.
The ten-year men who were enlisted in the time
of the Crimean war, are to be induced to renew
their connect with the Queen, by such °mindere-
nous as are likely best to tell upon their minds.
MI soldiers who may re-engage themselves are
to receive the value of • new kit, • bounty of
rt, re-engagement money fl, and gratuity
El, together with • furlough for two
roautge Men a ho accept their disoharge but
enlist again within twelve months are to count
their former service, and will be allowed good
umuluut pay in ell cisme where they were in
receipt of the mom previous to their discharge.
Soldiers serving in the Mediterranean will be
allowed £3gratuity, and, if they desires furlough,
their passage money to and from England
will be paid for them, and two clear mouths
allowed them in this country. Such as are
engaged in India, China, or New Zealand are
to be offered £5 in lieu of furlough Them
arrangements will, we trust, have the effect they
are intended to accomplish.
Garibaldi has left Camera again, in bad health.
He suffered much from his wound, and from
rheumatic affections. Captors does not seem to
suit the hero. He wants excitement ; if the ex-
citement of war is denied him, he must have the
excitement of glory. He is roused by volleys of
musketry, and by volleys of applause. Inaction
kin& him. It is • necessity of his nature, as
well as a dictate of his oonsoimice, which binds
him to the movement party.
There is no disguising it that the Dano-German
question, in spite of our abstinence hitherto.
will materially influence us. One of the smallest
contiogeacies that it may bring about is a Minis-
terial crisis ; and a European war is by no means
an improbable contingency. It would be useless
to speculate upon what Minister, intend to do
when this very evening they may announce their
intentions. Rumours are endless. Lord Pal-
merston's resignation is oonunooly talked a. It
I said that he has long been lending his nein* to
a polio, that he dams not amen. His oar

Ohs* disbiaimer of all knowledge of the pro-
ntrin the Conference, and his increasing
ity when questioned upon the progress
made by the plenipoteutiariet, are considered
indications that he has been an unwilling moonier
to the policy of his colleagues. On Wednesday
night, however, there was another rumoui.it
was said that jet' RAissa had resigned, and
that the Bari Clarendon would 'noosed him.
An istoftedingly unlikely arrangement, consider-
ing that Lord Clarendon is, if anything, more
of a German than Lord RusselL
. . _ _ _ _

Captain Semmes has addressed In official re-
port on the late engagement to Kr. Mason, the
Confederate representative in England. In this
document he states that when the vessel was
sinking he hauled down his colours to prevent
the further destruction of life. This admission,
it is said, will raise • rather curious international
question, though it is doubtful whether it will
even be put to the test. If Captain Semmes
heisted the white flag, were not all the men
saved from the Alabama prisoners of war I And
might not the Federal Government demand
their surrender? A writer in the Paris' paper,
Paris, says Captain Semmes has declared that,
on the 15th August he will embark in a new
Alabama, which will then be completed, and the
new cruiser will be manned by the old crew.
The Conference on the Danish question has
proved a failure. Ilits is what we predicted
from the beginnitog. Pb. English Government
has entirely abandoned the treaty of 1852, to
which before it had clung, and has committed
itself to separating Siegel so as to give what
was German to the Germans, and what was
Danish to the Dan..; it has proposed a boundary
line called "the line of the Stet." To this the
Danes are willing to assent, but the Germans
1117, "We will not meat to that line, and we
will not agree to be bound by the decision of
any third party. We will have our own scheme
—for we are the stronger—and we will not bate
a haikabreadth for Denmark or for England."
The sounds of war *in therefore loan be heard
, again, and "the to Colossi" will again en-
deavour to rend a small kingdom to pieces.
This is doleful—the times are critical. What
is the policy and duty of England? Are we to
help Denmark, or not to help her? Have we
anything to do with the que•tion, and if so,
what? This is the plain, practical question
which everyone is asking. Perhaps we
have no very great material interest in the
matter, but we have a moral interest of great
weight. It is not the duty, and in the long run
it would not be the interest, of England to adopt
• policy purely selfish. The European world is
composed of many Stated. Many of these
States are weak, but some are very strong. If
we allow the strong and powerful to prey upon
the small and feeble, our existing civilisation
will be Impaired and enfeebled, if not destroyed.
If Pillage and Austria are permitted to proceed
without resistance, they may retain all that
they now have, and prey upon the islands which
they have not. They are endeavouring to make
• new law for Europe, on the old freebooting
maths',

"That they should mies who have ths power,
That they should keep who can."
Might, not right, is to be written in letters of
blood on the new international code, and
armed tyranny is to chess justice out of the
world (?) To look on and see this dastardly
spoliallon is humiliating. To take practical steps
for its prevention may involve us in hostilities
that may !sat for years, and become European
in its character. No doubt the difficulty might
easily be got rid of if France would combine
with England in maintaining the integrity of the
Danish Empire, but the reticence of the Emperor
Napoleon is most remarkable. France, which
was the only nation willing to fight for "as
idea" has no* no ides Of doing so. When
Austria invaded Sardinia the French eagles flew
to the rescue; but when Austria and Prussia
combined to pounce upon feeble Dame/ k, and her
sons with self-sacrificing bravery fall fearlessly in
her defence, there is no emotion visible in the
features of the " Man of December." He knows
that England cannot see Denmark erased from
the map of Europe without disgrace; and that if
she does once engage in the war difficulties and
complications most arise, out of which • power
so camped, so strong, and so eertral as France
must be • gainer. There are, therefore, multi-
tudes in France, as elsewhere, who would rejoice
to see England drift into a war, and we confess
that it will require the greatest judgment and
precaution on the part of those who are at the
helm of our national affairs to avoid so great •
calamity. That war is imminent is freely ex-
praised in the whole of the daily preea. The
Morning Post of Friday says —"if: the German
Powers are under the impression that Great
Britain will content herself with the utterance
of • public protest against the further prosecu-
tion of • gross wrong they will probably find
themselves grievously in error. We fear, how-
ever, that nothing save the presence of an
English fleet in the Baltic will disabuse them of
their mistake. It is for many reasons to be re-
gretted that we should be compelled to prove;
if needs be, by force of arms, that even an
Anglo-German alliance can be broken; but
though such a consequence should result we
must not shrink from our ditty. The refusal of
Germany to went to an arrangement sanctioned
by the neutral Powers is tantamount to a de-
claration that she not only considers herself As
alone entitled to pronounce on the justice of her
own demands, but as enabled, if she so pleases,
to enforce them. This arrogance we might
possibly afford to treat with contempt, but we
cannot stand quietly by and allow pretensions so
monstrous to be maintained in fact.
William Smith O'Brien, who dreamed that
Ireland coeld prosper while Popery was en-
eouraged there, died on Saturday week. In
heart he was opposed to English rule, sad he
seems never to have regretted his share in the
silly rebellion of 1848. He was, doubtless, •
brave and generous man, and had many good
qualities, but fraternity with Romish priests and
agitators nullified many of these, and made his
life's weer unprofitable to himself and his
country, which he no doubt loved.
The question of the malt tax repeal has once
ream been cropped in the House of Commons.
On Friday nigh Mr. Morritt brought forward •
motion tobe recorded in the journal of the House,
"That in case of any modification of the indirect
taxation of the country the excise duty ou malt ne-
quires consideration!' A motion so reasonable,
one would have supposed, would hats been imme-
diately agreed to Without scarcely a dissenting
voice, yet in • House of 282 members, it was
rejected by • majority of 48. The greatest op-
ponent to the proposition was the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, who, although he admitted the
subject was worthy the serious eonsideration of
the House, was "unwilling to letter his own
liberty by making any declaration which would
amount to the exclusion of the malt duty from
future consideration, or to embarrass the House
with any declaratioa in the nature of • general
principle." Now, we are willing to admit that
as • general rule it may be unwise to make a
declaration with regard to any particular duty,
looking at it in • mere flnanial point of view, but
we all know that there are precedents for such •
course—the paper duty for example—and in re-
gard to the malt tax there are considerations, we
think, which would render a departure from the
general rule not only justifiable, but expedient.
The argument adduced by Mr. Morritt, in
bringing forward the question, was unanswer-
able. "No man," he said, "would deny
that the malt tax stood alone in 0041
respect, inasmuch as it was almost the only
tax that had not been modified or in some way
altered. Whilst analogous taxes had been dealt
with, in some way the malt-tax had not been
touched (hear, sear). The malt-tax had another
peculiarity—it was • tax levied on an English
producer, on that which he produced or manufse-
tared, and that which we within ourselves con-
sumed. It was • tax that no one would deny
fell heavily on the poor man who drunk • glass
of beer. It was • tax that fell extremely heavy
in that respect on the poor. The rich people who
drank wine had been relieved to a certain degree
by the remission to some extent of the tax on
wine, but the poor man was still taxed heavily
through his beer. No one would deny the next
assertion, which was this, that the malt-tax
hung like a millstone round the farmer's neck
(hear, hear). It checked him in his industry;
it prevented the due course through which he
would cultivate his land, and it prevented him
from furnishing to his poor labourer that which
would be • luxury to him. These were simple
facts that were well known; but he would draw
them together, and exhibit them to the mind of
every impartial person, and ask him if he
did not consider that such • tax was not
worthy of consideration. There had been one
or two remarks on this malt tax, on which he
wished to make mese observation.. It had been
said that the malt tax should not be interfered
with, bemuse it fell on the clam of persons who
were the least heavily taxed, and paid the least
for the public benefit. He denied that, for it
fell moat heavily on a clam of people who paid
most to the geoeral benefit of the rtat•—be
meant the agrerultnriste. Who paid the poor
rate I Who paid the highway role I Who paid

The Mayor and Corporetien, somenpanied by the
oM isle of the borough, attaided divine semis. at Si.
George's Church, Fordiegton, on Sunday morning. The
vicar, the Rev. H. Monte, reached on the occasion.
POUNDDURT FAlL—This fair was held mi Sunday.
The soaalled "fair," however, only consist, or primes
going on Pountburv, and partaking of rum and milk in
accordance with • time honored miaow. The number
of persons present sac ve7 large.
Tait Foneirrlas' INTL —ln order to render this
fete, which is to take plat on Coronation-day, as
attradive as possible, Us committee appointed to
carry oat its arrangemest, have succeeded in obtaining
the review of :sergeant Doininy, of the Q.0.D.Y.C.,
who will go through his renowned sword NAL Having
ourselves sees them, we cos assure the public that they
are wall worth witneang.
Tas PaItAIPTIN OIL Cali—Young, Melarim, land
Ramey v. Feriae, Carter, and Robinson—The Attorney
General made an application to the Vior•Chancellor,
before whom this muse was tried, on Saturday last,
Jane 25, to stay the proceedings which the plaintiff*
are pursuing, to obtain payment of • very large sum of
money for damps sewed to them by the int Mgement,
and also their met", until the cause add be beard be-
fore the House of Lords pm appeal His Honor, the
Via-Chancellor, considered the spoliation so unreason-
able that, without milling on Sir Rosh Cairns, the
plaintiffs weasel, he di-miseed the toolion. with atom,
to be paid by the defendants. The defendant' tall
therefore bo under the necessity of paying over to the
plaintiffs the damages, when ascertained, aod the oat.
of the masa The defendants' works me also stopped
by the injunction.
CoUNTT PITT Suwon, Marshall. Saturday.—
is.for. H. Williams. Ea., and MsJor *km
A Una= IGOTOUS CONDUCT. Clarks Legg, of
Mullah, wee charged with being drunk and riotous on
' the Mat May.—Mr. Weston appeared for the deletioa.—
P.C. Hann stated that on Tuesday he was on duty at
Dewlia, between sue and two o'clock in the morning,
and was helping hems a man, named Riggs, who was
drunk and Wallte4 to fight Legg came up and per-
muted the man to pitch into him, and not to p boom.
Wittiest however, induce' Riga to go on, when Legg
again stooped him, .id endeavoured to make him strike
him (witness). He was aim very abusive, and wrung
hi. llas in his face. On reaching the crostroada leading
to Cheselborne, defendant again "topped and insulted
him. Whoms requested defendant to give him his
name, but this he declined to do for some titre, and
knocked him backward. He was very violent, and
witness was compelled to draw his Maff in self-detence.
• num.named Gems* [Clamber., also attempted to get
away the man teamed wei taking one of. He then
aught Cold of defendant, when he gave him his name.
Re sold to witness, " Yoe —, I will go to the Down
and wait for, and minder rou."—The Miser was sub-
jotted to • 'even crossersinination, when he admitted
that whilst on duty he had • game of skittles with a
man named French, but dented that be had played •
game with Edwin Payne. Riga was 10 drunk that he
tumbled down in the road. Wanes. did not kick him,
although he coroplained alume having done so. He did
not drew his staff on L-ggbefore he was obliged, and
did not knot* out flee or is of his teeth, became be
took him to a publiehouss and looked. He
admitted that he mode his mouth bleed.—
Dews proved tat he was awoke from his
?IrmTers by healing the "row" in question outride his
boas. He saw two men ash noon the policeman, but
he did not know who tie) were—ln def. nos, Mr.
Weston contended that thi policeman had rather over.
stepped his line of duty. He calls) George Kingsbury,
who proved that the poliiiman struck Riggs without
the slightest provointloss, Ind also • man named Edwin
Payne. who swore that ta oMoer played a game of
skittles with him for • pia of beer.—Jererniah Riggs '
gated that Legg was so, and the policeman drunk,
bet he (whams) was n0t...--The Bench were of opinion
that Use cans bad not bap proved, and dismissed the
summons. In doing so. Ir. Williams requested Sept
Cuiter•ood to report the goodoot of the poliostem,
for playing skittles whilstam duty, to Colonel Coe.—
Jeremiah Riggs was also iummonerl for being drunk
mil riotous, but the case we. dismissed without any
evidence beteg taken.
Daosicanotera—Houry Spencer, an old offender, a
seaman of Weymouth. I. brought up in meted,
charged with being drank ,and aseaulaug the palm.
—Pageant Pitaski said
a t shout eight o'oloebi ea
Friday eight, he saw pt rambling about Mae
I:t
Streets at Wyk., drank, a ina sewn* He
afterwards laid doom in end when Oiling

monied him to go home, be got up and struck hlo
• violrat blow on the facie. He then took him to the
sta.ion, where he broke a window and behaved very
—l'l detente, Primnet said he only mum out
of en, that morning, and having been kept short of
" etnb" there thg drink over him. He assured
the Bench that if they racked over the offence he
would become a teetotaller. He herbed they would
milt send hint to prison, as rhe mrakerel 1110100,11 .1$ sew
in and he wanted to go &biog.—Sergeant Piifield stated
that prisoner had been to
gaol 93 or 24 times, when
Spencer remarked that it wan for nothing bad—only
having a drop of he-r.—Mr. Williams said he would
"ire him floe more chance to see if he would keep his pro-
mise, and fined biro El, allowing him six weeks for
payment.
USZACH Or THE PeAci.—At the Tovrahall, on Mon-
day, before the Mayor and M. Deveniah, Esq , two men
named James Gosling and Edward Payne, lab^nress in
the *tibia./ a the Corporation, appeared to answer •
summons charging them with cramtiox • breach of the
beam On Saturday night, the 18th of June. They
pleaded guilty. The °Sena less an ordinary street
" row." the men belie drunk and fighting. They
were bound over in their own reedguissuee in £lO each
to keep the pram for six months.
VLORANCT. - At the Townhall, on Saturday, before
the Mayor. Thomas Galloher. a hawker of Sheffield,
was brought up In curody charged with vagrancy.—
PC. Meech said be was on duty in Mill-street at one
o'clock on Saturday morning when he found priaoner
Weep in the road, a few doors below the Swan
public-house. He Irad some difficulty in waking him
up, but on succeeding in doing so he asked him how
he came there, when he said "he did not know."
Witness told hint he should take him to the station,
when he replied that be did not care for that; he
tnt been there invert] times.— 1n defense, prisoner
pleaded contrition for what he had done, which he
slid woe award be indulaing too freely in drink. He
&seared his worship that if he wetild forgive him he
would reform. On promising to leave the towel he
was •eh arrd.
CoKWITTZD TO THE DORSET COONTT GAOL.—Ffard
Loboar William Elliott, vagrancy at Dorchester. 7
days; William &Mon, 'smolt at Broulwinsor.l month;
Elisabeth Allen, 'errancy et Dore-1164er, 1 month ;
Anne Meath men, vagrancy at II intnn SA. Mary, 1 month;
Edward Woolf revs, swat& at Wareham, 12 weeks;
Thomas Donn. Robert Whi.more, damaging spoons at
Weymouth:7 days; Henry H. Bennettostealing • bottle-
leek at WPyinouth, 2 months; Harriet Sameraye,
, stealing aeheet at Weymouth, 14 days', imprisonment :
Edward Hyde, drank, ikp.. at Dcirehontor, 7 days
Robert Solway, breach of the pram et Leine R-gm, 6
months; Robert Bailey, stealing turnips at Cronbourne,

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WEYMOUTH —Rama Caere—A large muster of
the meinticra of the sth D. R.V. assemhled et the King's
Beata,. accompanied by their band, no Binder morning.
and attenled Divine service at Bt. Mary's Church.
Tha officen present were Captain Threiiher. lieutenant
Tistal, and Dr. Tigard. The Rev. T. °reeve. preached
• somewhat suitable (lissomne f r the occasion. selecting
as his text, OaWiens e., I,—" Stand fast, therefore, in
the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free, and be
not enteneled again with the yoke of bondeg^."
Connor DoroaCtg.—Bvfore Bit J. P. Wilde.—Carter
e. Carter.—This was an undefended suit by the wife for
• diosolution of marriage, on the ground of bet
htvihand's adultery and cruelty.—Dr. Wambey, in
dating the 04•13, said that the respondent was
originally an innkeeper at Meloombe 11.-gis. where the
marriage was solemnised On the 12th August, 1861.
The adultery alleged was stated to have taken place
with • torrent Is the inn, and to have been going on
for some time.—Oeorge Parker mid be wee brother of
the petitioner, and that he kept an Inn at Weymouth.
Re visited his sister and bee husband after their
marriage, and on several occesioxia witnessed acts of
violence on his part towards her. One day the roman.
dent behaved to his wife in such a brutal way that he
was exasperated and knocked him down. Tbe petitioner
and some other witnesses were eeamined, and the
learned Jnifge made a decree nisi, with casts
RINOSTEI D. —Fitionfren ACCIDIST TO • HOME.
—On Bathed. • Garter, named David Bartlett, In the
employ of J. Rayne, Esq. of Fordington, was cnpged
In hauling manure on Rinpteed farm. He had with
him • rideable young colt attached tea dung-putt. and
*hat engaged in his work he left the animal in the field.
From some muse or other the horse tank fright, and
started aloha rapid pace towarde the eliffe overhanging
the sea. When very near the hedge the animal .w its
danger and attempted to stop in RA career, but it was
too late, and it fell over, drawing the dung-putt with it,
• distance of 1150 to 200 feet. The poor animsl was
dreadfully mangled, it. flesh being torn from its
body. erhilat the cart was dashed to atoms.

SidROTON.—A PaoUrfa Hue—Mr. Crass, the
landlord of the White Hart, has • Dorking fowl whose
eggs are aliesyv double yoked, mad lavt *reek she laid
one of an unusnal sine, and on being broken it was
found to oontein three perfect yolk., *ash as loge as
thugs of the common ban's egg! [lt is aliened not to
give this fowl • greater salmi, of lime to form egg-
shells, of which she is evidently so much in need, as to
more then remind us of the famous refrain in Peach:—
Oh, my Cochin China dear, my lovely charming Cochin
China,
Other hens Inv an eggs day--but you lay two,my Cookie
China.l
WIYBORNE.—On Thunday, the 16th instant, •
cricket match was played at Painphill, between eleven
of the Wimborne Club, sod twentptwo chosen from
the Corte Mullen, Bturinlneter Igarshall, and Spittle-
bury clubs. As will be seen from the subjoined score
the Wioborne men proved too much for the united
men, the howling of Mr. P. Reeks " shivering their
timbers" in double-quick time. Items. Pitt sod IL
Reek's betting was alto very good. The following is
the store

Wl99oitai.
E. Reeks, c Riugbt
F. Seeks. b Wan-in
C. Parkinson, b Wilson • - • - 0
E. llis, b Knight
W. Pitt, o Coventry
C. Bilk c Knight
F. Ellis, b Torkington - • - 4
11. Pettier, b Coventry - 0
J. Jonvey. c an 4 b Coventry • - • 4
H. Herbtrt. • Chiehvoter • • - - 1
Nis notches, not nut - • • - 3
Byes 73, wide' 18, leg byes 2, no ball 1 • 44

22 OF Coin MULLS, 81111YINNTNI AND SPNITiaNI73I'.
Fit-t moms,. Seeend innings,
J. Ktlight, jdo., cF. Ellis •0b P. Reeks -
J. Arne*, lb er • - aF. Ellis • • 8
M. Ames, OR. Reeks - 4 b Pitt • 6
St J. Coventry, a Parkinson- 3o C Ellis - •10
Rabbits, b F. Reeks b F. Rorke -
H. Torkingren, bE. Ellis • 7 bF. Reeks • 8
Crquheti, bK. Ellis - 0 a?. Ellis • - 4
H. Knight, hP. Reeks - - 0 e *ad hr. Reeks 4
J. Smith, aF. Ellis - - 0 iF. Ellis - • 0
A. Chichester, cE Reeks •13b P. Reeks - 0
J Wierlferl, e. E. Reeks - 0 eJenvy - •16
Wilan. aF. Ellis • • • 0 at. E Reeks - 3
J. Knight, seo.. a?. Reeks • 2 cF. Ellis • • 4
M. Thorn. aF. Ellis • •16 run out • - 0
C. Shim bE. Ellis- • • 7 at C. Ellis - 0
Corbin, a Jepvey • - 0a F. Reeks • - 0
Miles. a F. Reeks - - 3 st (I Ellis • • 0
b Jenvey - • 0 cF. Ellis • • 2
Bailey, hP. Reeks • - • 0 o. C. Ellis. • 2
Joyce, bF. Reeks - • 0 not out • - 1
Adams, ran out • • • I a. R. Reeks - 1
Leta. not out • - - 2 run out - I
Byes?, vide* 3,00 ball 1 -11 B. 5,w.3,n.b 1 9

Perri Sesames, June 24.—Bednre C. J. Parke, Esq 7,
chaitman, Major Portman, and Willet4 L Adye, Req.—
Leonard Gillis and Elias Calk, at Tarred, were fined
111. each. for • cowardly aren't oa a (elk., laboarer
named John Kent, little boy
aged 12 years. employed at Kingston Laey Farm, ems
°melded under the Juvenile Offenders' Act, and fined
35., for steeling • harrow chain, belonging to Mr. Jobe
Carlton, of Co. Grove. The prisoner wee detected by
P.C. Spicer, who saw him go Into the field early on
Sunday morning and MU away the chain. As several
chains and irons belonging to ploughs and harrows have
lately been mimed by farmers, there ii too mash
reason to conclude that boys are encouraged in this
mischievions work by itinerant marine store dealers.
COUNTY Poucs, June 23.—Before J. T. Basket!,
T•ylor, of Constitution Hill, "Olsson, em-
ployd as an engineer at the flour mills. Poole, was
Merged by • nurseryman, of the mime place, with a
breech of the peace by using thrsdening language to-
wards him—Defendant was ordered to be bound over
in the stun of £2O, end to find one aurety to be of good
behaviour for twelve months. —Ellen Scat+, of Wirn-
borne, was charged with dealing a purse, containing
El Ilk from the person of Emma II es. —Tee com-
plainant and the defeating worked at the bark-yar.l,but
the former meld not swear that she mind not have
dropped dm puree, which the premier said was the cam,
and that she offered to redone the money. —The cam
heving leen withdrewn, the prisoner was diachargei.
BLiNDFORD._COUITT PITTT Seek, ie a,l3.turd ay,
June 25.—Present: W. P. Okeden, and J. J. Farqu-
harson. Esqrs.
WHITCHORCIL —James Fodor and Thomas Foeter,
were eliarn-d with mmulting John Joiner, waywarden
of the pariah.-11r. Atkinson appeared for the defen.
dents. - TIM mandrake, after hearing the evidence,
were of opinion that the oomplainant had rather
mixede I his duty, and therefore disinimed the cam.
Crum:roe liannedx- —kr. James Ball and Mr.
Ralph Creeks, late overseers of this pariah, were dim-
mooed at the inittance of the county treasuer for not
psying over to him the Bum of Ed 13a. 41., balance of
last year's amount. —Mr. Scent of Yeovil, appeared on
boat of the proseuotim and explained the owe, stating
that the defendants had full notice bow to ant. It
appeared from the evidence that they had by mistake
paid the mousy over to the new overseer, Mr. Hunt,
and refused to pay the mete incurred, which were added
to the prided claim. —The =nitrates said that they
bad no option in the matter, the defendant+ must pay
the whole of the soda incurred. —Mr. Creedee said it
wan • herd ease, as they did not understand the Act of
Parliainent ; when Yr. Sneyd replied that the Untrue-
tions they received were fell and explicit. Evestually
the defendants were ordered to pay the betimes to the
treesnrer 'red costs £6 is, (M., making • total of
£l4 15, Sid.
"Tug OLD GAME."—O•orge Pope was charged with
being death no the turnpike road, betties& Char toa and
Spettiebury.-11r. Okeden : So you have been at the
" old game."—Defen.lant, after making an excuse,
asked the Bench to be as "liberal" as they scull, for
be should not come to have any more of It.— lined 10e.
and 9s. cods, or in default one mouths' iniprisooment.
ICIONSTOIL —The two overseers of this patliti were
also Pummeled for • similar *barge, the amount beielis
Is. 9.l.—Er. Sueyd also appeared in this ease,
afteriorne discussion, in which Kr. Johns esplened the
eireamatances of the action, the magistrates deeded
that the money must be paid, together with the sods
incurred.
CILASOR OF ABBAULT.—floort Holm was summoned
at the instance of Jeremiah Rom for an &mink by
throwing water over him—Yr. Atkinson appeared for
defendant.—The magistrates fined him 2e. 64., aid
code 1/.., bet on the application of Mr. &Minima
they agreed to reduce the amount by 3.. 6d.,. potent
fees; and at the same time gave the complement a
very necessary cuution not to persist in provoking
paella' to commit • breach of the piece, and not to
ems there too often, or elm he might be served eyes

wine.
Amman ASSAULT.—ltlebarcl ins olitrwed with
wiwohlwg /Lr. Timms Garbuid, es the nth lAA 1$

awned from the evidence of the gamphagittat that a
ne.rnt of Woes in a field noir his red limo-.
and Aefen.latit w -nt to remov-i th-in. his
Interfering with Min he used very violent language
abasing his moth r, bro-her. sot hlms-U, and struck
him with • stick across tho shooldern Dean hint.
In answer to the charge. mai tittled that as the Imes
had no owner having been in a tree two or three Week..
he had • right to follow them, and endeavoeired to
snare them. and ju-tilie I the assault be stiting th it ,
chismtplahrtahoe
(hint Itei,,b,,,kedvoeeryer
mutlie cbir.t..bnegh_adThseaue
niredagismauing
tr,smi '
hoWeeer, viewed his conduct in a very different light,
an i fined him 5,. and eons Po 6.1.
L %scowls—it charge of stealing wood preferred I.st
court day against Jeremiah RI lont, hi the servic of J.
J. Farquharson, Eel , was withdrawn, th.t gentleman
declining to go on with the ..se.—Mr. COO, appeared
for the defendant
Arsa tot.v.—Charles Poor was charged with gmanhing
Jane Kerley.—Mr. Chitty for the defendanL—Com•
pinning sail she was crossing Langton Po*. whim she
saw the defendant throwing a kitten up and
down. She did not speak to him, but
he came up to her and began abusing her,
t.king off his clothes, and offering to fight her. HO
also pat his fists in her face. Her haiband came up
soon after. —James Harley oorrobirated his wife's
statement as to the defendant putting his fiats in her
face, and. in answer to • question from Mr. Chitty.
acknowledged he had a pick in his hand, but denied
Is told it in • threatening manner at the defendant.—
Mr. Chitty submitted that no assault ins proved, and
that one party waxes bade" the other. There appeared
, to be an 111-feeling by the complainant and her husband
' anima his client. (a person in Court here sat-d. that
I he could bring • person forward who hoard Kerley
say lie had a gin Ineded to Ant the defendant.)
—The Bench fined Poor is and 4.. sorts.
SPCITISIORT.—James Rabbi 4, beer-boosa keeper,
was charged with allowing b Cr to be drunk on his
premises between 3 and 5 o'clock on Sunday afternion.
—IX fondant did not deny the cling., but stated that
on the eternal in question a travelling man ca..m
into his how, and demanded sefreslonent, which his
wife supplied, and while he was there • man and
woman of the vill.ge foreed themselves in.—The
Bench, after advising the defendant to be more careful
in future, as this was this first offence, Sued bite
and Bs. ante.
11.13GUTOX.—James Butt, carter to Mr. William
Drake. was °herrn with leaving his wader's service
without leant—Comokinet stated that he found faith
whh the defendant ahnet the hone., at which he was
offended, and left. At that time he lived in on. of his
en tow, and he gave him notice to quit. Tid. he had
Ginn complied with, and had gone into another eerviee.
As lie h tit left tbe cottage he did not wish to press the
case—The magistnstee said the defendant ought to feel
very grateful to Mr. Drake, for, if he had presa-d the
charge, they should have committed bun to prison. A
servant could not leave bla master merely because he
found fault with him.
BLANDFOIL —Diana Butt, Jeinim• Kale, and limy
Toms. were summon d for assaulting Emily Osford on
the 9th inst.—Complainant stated that on the day in
question, the children of the fir 4 two defendaote
annoyed her, by passing and repsoing her window, and
spitting id ; and when she complained, Dome Butt
threw • pan at her. Jentima Kale took her by the
throat, and In defence she held her by her hair, and
while in dinned Mary TOM struck her twice in the
face. Her arm was ant in two or three plans, sod she
bled very much. —The Bench dirniand the ease, at the
same time cautioning both complainant and defendante
that if they again appeared before them, they would not
mai be fined, but bound over to keep the pesos.
KINSON.—Tna Dolton or Loomis Utrcare.
On Thursday a poor man, named Samuel White, of
Howe, had his pig-stye, turfshouse. and • shed burped
down, and their Contents, his Emden implemsnta, and
two bedsteads, which Were temporarily placed in the
shed, were also destroyed. It we. with the greatest
difficulty that the cottage was preserved ; bat this was
fortunately accomplished, owing to the wind being in •
favonrable direction. .

LYME.—Mn. HAWKISH/M.—lt ill rumoured, and ere
believe the rumour to be true, that Colonel Pinney has
disposed of his Lyme property to Mr. Hswkshaw, the
eminent engineer, who, with his family. has been stop-
ping for a few days at Miller's Caps Hotel. As • large
Lin.'o en. r in Lyme, Mr. Hawkshaw may Pt once make
himself popular by giving his valuable assietanee in
tru.lin the railway front Chard to Lyme. Indepen-
dently of politico, we think that the feelings ot all
parties is that the gentleman who will energetically
promwte the railway, may, if he please, be the " coming
man."

BE AMINSTEIL—PIM fiussiono, June
Before R. J. Bourcher, Esq., and S. S
Hear/ Sturney, with various alias, was chained with
stealing two rabbit traps, the property of Thomas
Seeger, of Wooton.—Counnitted for trial at the
&sebum—Richard Marsh, of Bradpole, was
cliarrd with stealing a quantity of wool, the
property of Mr. G. Miller, of Bradpole.— Committed for
trbil at the &min...
RTANTO ST. CIABRIELS.—The body of Thorns'
Treat (who was sea& ntally drowned off Lyme on the
14th of May last) was washed ashore at this
place on Tuesday the 21st instiint, and an inquest wee
held the same day before N. 11. Loegin. Hock re-irk-
ing In a verdict of "Accidentally drowne4," being re-
turned.

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' ISLE BREWERS, slow ILIONSTER.--Snommt
DIATIL—On Wednesday, June Elod, an inqneat was
held at the horns of Mr. Gkorge Wonnan, before W.
W. Munekton, Req., simper. and a respectable jury, of
whom the Rev. Augustus Miller was the foreman, on
the body of Mark Vardy, a labourer, who died on the
17th Jun., under the following cireumatanoes. It
appears that deceased was employed in dThilling OM
Southey Farm, with several °Mien. On Thursday, the
17th Jane, lie was taken suddetly HI whilst working in ,
the drain, and immediately jumped out, complaining of
a cramping pain in his bowels. He was immediately
taken home to his lodging. and put to bed. wh-re he
became worse, and wished toga* • doctor. Mr. Young,
the overseer of the parish. was Rent for, who came and
saw the deceased, and, seeing that he was dangerously
ill, immediately wrote an order to Mr. Larconibe, of
Langport, the medical officer of the district, to come and
ems him. A m.seenser was dispatOhed with the order,
which was given to Mr. larombe, and, from the
symptoms described by the messenger, be (Mr.
Lamm's-) concluded that the deceased was ruffirring
from odic He then made up two powders, nod
with direction, that one was to he taken immediately on
the meveoger's return, and the other two Lours after-
wards, and if not re/ieved by them he was to be in-
formed of it in the morning. The powder, were gifftu
as directed, and deceased was in great pain daring the
night up to about 5 o'clock, when he said be felt a little
easier, and that the pain had moved. In shout half-an-
hour afterwards he died. Me. Harwood Mules, in corn-
piny with Mr. Larcombe, made a post-mortem examine'
tie. of the body on Saturday last, when they found that
deceased's bladder ens ruptured, and that that was the
cense of his death. The jury, after en hour's delibera-
tion, returned a verdict • That deces-ed died from a
rupture of the bladder, but how that rapture was
envied there was not sufficient evidence to show to the
jar w..."
FORDINCIRRIDGffi.—It has been finally settled
that the site of the Fordinghridge railway station
shall be in • field at the rear of Peckham Howe, not
far from Ashford-croam We understand that tete
work. of the Salisbury and Dorset Junction are pro-
gressing very favourable.
PARKSTONE.—On Friday, the 17th WA, an mai.
dent of • very serious nature befid • man named John
Guy, whilst at work on some scaffolding in the South.
Western Pottery, which unfortunately gm way, pre-
cipitating the poor man to the ground, whereby he
susteieed such severe injuries that his life is deepai red of.
LYMINGTON. —CRAIG, OF FAIISSZLIIIIST
•0015111. • BASK MAX•O32.—At the Townhall on
Monday Mr. Frederic Ginn, for many years the
manager of the Lymington branch of the Wilts and
Demo Besting Company, was charged before the
mayor (B. Wag, Req.), and L B. Purchase, Esq., with
em log certain sums of money deposited on bank
amnesia. Mr. Richard Sharp, solicitor to the bank,
appeared for the proem:ration. and Hr. C. Davies for
the defence. The evidence showed that Mr. Stephes•
• brewer, residing at Lymington, deposited with
prisoner £lOO, and that Mr. Joseph Hallett, a farmer,
of Warhorse, also entrusted to his ears VG fro. fid„
and £9O was also received by prisoner from Mr.
William Read, a farmer residing near Wellington.
In each of these cams no entry was made in the cash
bosk 01 these sum, having being received. Prisoner
pleaded not guilty and was committed for trial at the
Aesisw•

tLlBßUßY.—Riertneuffire OF SRI VLISIMABLI
CLZIK OP THIS PIACIL Sways*, who has so well
and faithfully served the county for nearly 50 years, as
Clerk of the Peace, has been compelled, from increasing
years and infirmities, to resign his ones; and the sp.
iwininnot has tins week been conferred by the Moat
Hno. the Marquis of Ailimbury, the lord-LMutenans or
Wilts, upon Mr. W. C. Merriman, of Marlborough. By
the resignation ol Mr. &myna, Mr. W. Dowding, the
governor of the openly poi, becomes the oldest servant
of Si • coontv of Wilts.
BRA DFORD-014-AVOM.—RXTRAOIDISSai fiTATZ
OF AFl•ll..—Our town is in • prist.y pickle! (hi
every hand one hews nothing bat law, law, law. The
terrors of the law are threatened on all sides. The in
lawsuit of " Bush's executors a. the Town
Commissioners," which has been dragging its weary
length aloes before the public for many years past bar
lately bean vaned by another affair. It has been found
that the late master and matron of the union work-
house and five other officers, have been consuming
weekly two thousand four hundred ounces of nutrition,
food, instead of 800. The papers had been allowed
beer daily, bat sum the master has resigned, the diet
hat been altered, and several paupers have left the
lotto. The sooonnts of the union are being inveetigated
by an official from the Poor-law Board. Thep. again,
the overseers of the parish reeently sued the Walley
Stoke Reformatory superintendeat to show cause why
the reformatory should oot be rated—a fooliab and ex-
pensive suit, which ended by the Court of Common
Mew giving judgment against the parch, to the co-t of
the ratepeyerk The last ext in the everlasting affair
between Mr. Bush's executors and the Town Commis-
sioners, was the seising of the town Sr. engines, water
cart, road scraper, he., by the p'sintiff a in the action who
have pined several verities in their favour) tennis 4W
on Wednesday is the sale of those articles, by public
&action, in the market yard. The whole lot did sue
fetch £5O, which is as a drop in the ocean as compared
with the amount the plaintiffs seek to recover, via,
£l,BOO. If some alteration dims not take Piece in the
management of our local affairs the perish will be to
inextricably entangled in expensive law suits that is
will require some extraordinary clever 1110ond to gnaw
the meshes of the net sod release as.— Devises aellaptlf.
PEWSEY.—Tng 8010•0$ OF TR, ALABAMA.—
David Herbert Llewellyn, who perishel in the Alabama.
off Cherbourg. was the son or the Rey. David Llewellyn,
perpetual ciliate of /Lastest Royal, Wilts, and godoes ot
the late Lord Herbert of Lea. He was educated at
miabonsigh College, and at Oxford, was an articled
pupil of Dr. Hama, of Richmond, and sabeepently
studied his profeeion at Chairing-woes Hospital from
1858 to 1858. He was Slyer Medalist in Surgery gad
Cintry He was with the Alsbnins throurbwat Ike
w tof bar eventful career. and was much repeated les
all on board. We are enabled to give a copy of the hap
letter which we believe he ever wioto. In woo ad Iressed
...Ito !UR. Tnipiravet4rs,endthe
is
smouidenfot medical oec
ilows:_..cl.erbar
of Charmg.
14, 1884. Deer Travera—Here we are. I send thislyy
• gendolusa coming to Louden. An enemy is mitosis,
If abs enly mays loos slough, _we go oat sad 101 her.
IS thy% wed to Ise as la Lades abaft. 111 es,

give my ben love to all who know me. If MOONGOBT
.10 Calllet Amold call on y.., pier" show him emsy
atientwo. I nelosiu, doer Trseers, mar yours, D. tf,,
Llewellyn." How moor Llown.
_did hit oaty es a mass
and • Gammon may be ad by UN follow ag
timeline span& which was elm to seas daring
'ha late hauls t- To. whaleboat sod dingy, sha,
°sly two boats oniajered, Moe lowerel, mad the
, wounded men placed la Mum, Ye Pelham hung
ant Is chame of them to tie Neereele. Whim
the bongs were full, a sma who we. unwounded
eadmvottred to eater OM,.
_Mit an/ bad bee by the
summit at the ship—Mr. LieweHri- "Is.,' be and.
" 1 waat to man my life se maga 'MI de laa
the ...Goaded nee be send AM." " Dieter mid maa
ct. 6 car in the heat, "we ma make room fee yea" "
will .04 peril the weaustied as.." vol bleserVi.glas
lost hie Hie afterward* km.elsbelletne, tw
reach the hosts that Were eabalaged bk Sates up the
survivors. Saws. • deo, Noble young we-, *yew
of age, and the sad sweet has, ire NM sem* ese
thrown hie family in the deepest deteles—• dim.;
maraTated in • great &gem by tbe follies able to
Aired in by many others, that Omni" esesame.
ace •Ming the challenged his *epeeist lie the essgitia,
in which the Antrim. was mid to ham hem) we. may
al rashness and temerity. The Learn sem :—Ws
glad to hear that his fellow students esetenrydetirthe
erection of • tablet to Isis memory in the leopitalia
Which he so gr. ally distinguished Maori', and in eine
his kindly and generous spirit bad gained for him lbw
greatest esteem and aifectson. It would be a Inns
monument to his messery. sad wettest that ii will be
plead is so appropriate • plain. We andereisndthat
the ead ietellieeace ci the death of Mr. Llewellyn hoe
oreassioned • severe sheik to the mother, who hoe kap,
her bed ever Mos. W. hear that the deemed% *ear
at prise morsel almost. to about 27,000.
TAIINroN.—d. banneerrewas Penna.—Ow et
the bolded and sharpen tricke we ban heard ef ems
aha anhja.a of 'fly/odd/Mice at the Tenants Polies-
court, ea Wedoseday. John Mason Bader, • eettia
dealer, of Hampton, Devon, whom relatives bald • blob
pmitioe a. fsmre, was Merged with
obtaining twenty sheep. It appeared from lb. "Manes
that he was short of ash. and -he hit epos the fellow.
ins expedient for raising the "used." He tea" le
Tatuttos a short time since, sad paid a visit to the
known agricultural aunioneem, Wien. Cheeselege sal
Son, and desired them to enter in tlo to adverbs=
26 sheep for sale st the anproashing Timone fair
he bad arming at Bamiit in. Toe auctiomen tilealled
him for his mtrostage, upon which Mr. Bmtir said Ink
K. had forgotten to bring any cash with km. and air be
wanted t. m tke tem or two purchases in Tanana, bo
solicited the loan of 112, viva the auctioneers maid
deduct oat of the proceeds of the sale of the ahem,
The money was at once 'dimmed, and on Temkin fele
day Mr. Kanter made his •topearanoe. In me pea be
saw 20 almoi belonging to Mir. Hawkins, farmer, of
Flardon. HO at once purchased them, regardleip of the
pro,. but on aseertaintna that the sheep mold not Ito
reiumed until the Moller was paid, he protniaed to 4
hat mum. Mr. Flawkine waited some time, sod ha
other hwineas to do in the fair. he left the sheep is
charge of • servant. Mr. Baxter, PO &obi was pi, aim
watch, and shortly afterwards walked bail, opts the
'arrant, telling him that he had just seen ha ouster,
and pail him for the Arm. The servant, holimiag be
was telling the truth, allowed him to dries off the sheep,
and be to ik them at nom to the auction-stand ef
Wont Greenslade, saying that he had sold tbe otber
Ave, and had only twenty left. He platted no reterved
pries upon them, and they were sold at an anemia(
samili..e for £25 se. 6d. The auctioneers paid thew
selves the £l2 borrowed. and thus Mr. Hawkins haa
been " done" out of £2B 17s. 6d. Mr. Barter me
sought for and taught, and now bee in Taunton geol. ea
remand, charged with fraud.