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The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

STIIENINOTBR NEWTON.

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Pane Smosioss -Our petty sessions were held on Monday
last, before Captain Ilanham, Its.. who WWI in the choir; the
Rev. 11. T. Rower, Mr. 11. S. flower, and Ur. IL R. Harvey.
The cases were of the ordinary character.
Mr 11. Row, of Lyillineh, was found guilty of the terrible
crime of having kept a two-wheeled gig, without laying the
Excise license, and was-not sent into penal servitude, but-
fined £s._ . . .

Mr W. H. Cutler, of Marnhull, who WU to have answered to
a sitnilar charge, had, it was stated " squared it^ with the
powers above, it .the Inland Res enue.
Geo. Parham, of Lvdlinch, was summoned for encroaching
on the turnpike road 1)y digging a illtait at the side, "to the
great danger of the public travelling thereon." Alter the
Surveyor of Wincanton, Mr Benjamin Attach!, had given his
evidence, the defendant, somewhat later in the day, put in an
appeanuice, and spoke his 'Mild to the Bench in a manner that
was not over respectful —The Chairman expresee,l his regret
the defendant had thrown such "a halo" over the case, and
flood him Ws, caste 22s IL and datnage 401
Two boys, Henry Harr., and Daniel were sum-
moned by a girt named Elizabeth Vanua!, living at Start farm,
Stalbridge, for an assault She accusal them of haViIII: pulled
her clothes about in on indecent manner. Independent wit-
nessed, however, proved that she had "made faces"at them, and
that it was a ease of six of one and half a dozen of the other,
and the lot were sent about their Int...Medi.
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Charles Hockey, of Ifenstrldge, for being found asleep in
his cart at tiltalbringe, on the night of the 13th January, about
9 p.m., was fined 2s and casts Ifs.
Waller Marsh, for driving furiously on the highway in
Ilaselbury Bryan, was feed 61, and costs Is 111.
Janeto Fudge. of 89rown, was summon.' for assaulting
Robert Ames. miller, of the same place.—After complainant
had stated his case, the Bench dismissed it, and ordered com-
plainant to pay the costs.
Two cases, Barris e. Santways and Williams v. SOl4lOO ye,
which arose out of Vie above wasn't case, were dtatnissed.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

HRIDPORT.

CHRISTT MINSTRELS. —On nurAday evening an enter-
tainment by a tomato troupe calling themselves the
Virginia Female Christy Minstrels, took pima, in the Drill-
hall, to crowded audience. Some p .d the entertain-
ment appraarhed to vulgarity, and It iwein, to us • pity
that such artistes should pander to the lowa' tastes of the
community.

CONCERT.—At the Literary and Scientific Institute on
Wednesday, a concert of vocal and instrumental music
wax given under the direction of Mr. W. Stone, assisted
by inembere of tbe Briiiport Choral Association. Subjoined
is the programme:—
Part I.—Overture, " Eundta." Slausra R. W and A. Stone
song. "The Slave," Mrs Sealer: quartette. " Evening Snug,"
Messrs Matthews, F. Hallett, T. Thorne, W. Newberry; song,
" Loyal Death." Mr W. Newberry: instrumental harmonium
smi pianoforte), " Rs-erets," Messrs R W. mid A. Stone: song,
"Softly Rich." Miss Webber ; trio,' iesdate is the Dwelling
id Morma," Mies Webber, Mrs Reader, and Mr W. Newberry;
sone, ' The Wolf," Mr T. Thonie ; selection (harmonium and
pianoforte)," William Tell,' Messrs W. and A. stone. —Part 11.
Instrumental (harmonium and pianoforte). " Miser, del
Trovatore " Messrs W and A. Stone; trio,' The Ere King."
I (encored), Miss Webber, lire Reader, and Mr W. Newberry;
wing, " My old friend John," Mr .1 Hallett ; duet "The Sailor
sighs;* Mrs Reader and Mr W. Newberry : (harmonium),
Mr W. stone ; none. " Bid my faithful Arid l Fly." Miss Webber
(encored): quartette. "Turkish Song." Mews T. Matthews, J.
Hallett. 'l' Thorne. and W. Newberry ; nine, "Tom Bowling,"
Mr 7'. II itthews ;overture," Martha:* Mears W. and A. Stone;
" Ond Save the Queen.'
The instrumental music of the Messrs. Stone was exceed-
ingly good on the harmonium and nianotirtsh and was
well 'appreciated Mr.. Reader .mng "The Slave," in her
well-known good style. The trios by Mist Webber, Mrs.
Reader. and Mr. Mr. Newberry, especially that fine old
song "The Ere King," wan sung exceedingly well, the
voices blending together very harmoniously, and was
deservedly encored. The other portions of the entertain-
ment by the other amateurs, wan all that could he desired.
may say that a better entertainment hoe not been
given by amateurs this winter, and we were eorry to see
but a poor attendance. Mr. J. T. Stephens proposed •
vote of thanks to the ladies and gentlemen, who provided
such • pleasing entertainment, for their Services, and
: seconded by Mr. A. Reynolds, Way carried by OCCI4IIIII-
- Lion,
BOSOUGH Pouts, Friday—Before Mr S. Whetham, and Dr.
Ray.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

80179.NE2(011TH.

Mr. Horace Hamond, KU.. her Nfajesty's Consul at
Cherbourg. died on Tuesday all Bournemouth. Ile was
formerly in the army, having served in the let Life Guards
from February, 103, until he *old out in September. IK3I.
He was for some time aide de camp to the late King a
Denmark, who 'node him a Knight of the Hanoverian
Order of the Guelph.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

A DOUBLE RELEASE.

An inquest was held at the County Gaol yesterday
(Thursday), before Mr. IL Lock, Deputy-Coroner, and Mr.
J. It Taylor, foreman, on the body of a prisoner named
Henry Coombes, an old man, who died in the Infirmary
on Wednesday evening.
The deceased came into the prison—according to the
statement of Mr. Governor Lawrence—so re.xmtly as the
Ilth of January last, having been committed for the
months impisonment in default of paying a fine. His
offence was "using • shed as a dwelling-house unfit for
human habitation and injurious to health." lie gave his
age as 57, and belongs to a place called Three-legged Cross,
Cranborne. Ile had been in the Infirmary since the nth,
and he there died at quarter-past eight on the evening
stated. His sentence expired on the day of his death.
He had been detained in gaol for nine months about 18
years ago on a charge of perjury.
Dr. Good, the surgeon of the gaol, stated the deceased
came under his "special" notice on the iith of January.
He sent him to the Infirmary. He was suffering from a
slight paralysis, which no doubt he had had for four or
five years. On Monday morning last he particularly ex-
amined him, as his time was nearly expired, relative
to his going home. He expressed himself as being
es 7 angle.. to go, and MI belog quite ....garble of
undertaking the journey, lie interested himself with the
Governor on behalf of the man, and steps were taken to
get a conveyance ta meet him at the nearest station to
remove him home. lie seemed pretty well on Monday
morning, but in the evening he had another attack of
Paralysis, and gradually sank and died. No doubt the
excitement and thoughts of getting home brought it on.
He had no wife, and was what they called • squatter. He
had been living with a woman for the last 80 years, and
she admitted the habitation in question let in the rain.
The Coroner said there was no difficulty in saying the
man had died from natural causes, and the jury returned
a verdict according to the evidence.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15


surrowsCHOlCE VieorirßLE SEEDS.

SITFTON'S SHOWY FLOWER SEEDS.

SON'S PRIZE FARM SEEDS.

SUTTON'S GRASS SEEDS roa ALL SOILS.

E. AND 0. BROWNING,
BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERS, HABERDASHERS,
Dealers in Patent and Ilemarpatldo
Xe
TOYS AND FANCY ARTICLES,
PERFUMNRY.

43, HIGH EAST STREET, iIORCHESTER.
Agent for Cassell's celebrated Teas and Coffees.
Bouaindiag executel with neatness and dispute-A

PRICE :—STAMPED, 334 d; UNSTAMPED, 3d.

WEYMOUTH. MILLCOMMI tulnls.6 DORCHESTER
TURNPIKE.
ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,—That the
1.1 GENERAL ANNUAL MEETING of the
TRUSTEES of thia Turnpike will be held at the
GUILDHALL, in !Ancona Rucua,_ on Faroar, the
THIRD day of MARCH next, at Twelve o'clock at
Noon, "For the purFose of Andtiing the Treasurer's
Accounts, reporting the state of the roads, and trans-
acting other bushman relating to the said Trust."
WALTER TURNER,
Acting Clerk to the Trustees.
Weymouth, February 9th, 1876.

W. J. NEWTON,
PRACTICAL SEWING MACHINIST.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

VISCOUNT PORTMAN.

Startling rumours has been flying through the
county relative to the state of his lordship's health.
We are pleased to be enabled to give them un-
qualified contradiction.
Lord Portman at present is in capital health, and a
gentleman who was in his company on Friday in the
hunting field tells us he never saw him look better.

THE • MANCHESTER ELECTION.
The nomination took place to-JAy (Monday). The
following are the candidates: —Jacob Bright (Liberal), and
Francis Sharp Po— 'I (Conservative).

Powell
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

PIaNTING t ! PRINTING 1 1

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XPRESS " AND 1 ELEGRAM "

OFFICES,

8, HIGH STREET WEST, DORCHESTER.

EVERY DESCRIPTION OF PRINTING

INCLUIJING

BUSINESS and ADDRESS CARDS.
BILLHEADS, ruled or plain.
CIRCULARS.

POSTERS, in black or coloured inks.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

A DARING SWINDLER.

A case of daring imposture was heard at the Liverpool
Police-rourt, when a Welshman named John Harris was
charged with stealing a number of overcoate. Ili/ plan
was to call at the houses of doctors and others early in
the morning, and present a letter, and while the servant
was taking it up to the master of the house, to take an
overcoat front the hat-stand awl wait for a reply. This
was, of course, that the letter was wron,gly delivered,
whereupon the prismer would apologise and tyke his
departure, having put on the coat and wearing it as
though it were his own. In this way he had been to no
fewer than 23 houses, and got a coat from each, only two
of which have been recovered. flo was committed for
trial at the maims& The prisoner is "wanted' by the
Birkenhead police and the county police on similar
charges.

SHOCKING MURDER NEAR PARIS.
The discovery has just hems made at La Garenne-
Cotombs.% nmir Paris, of • dreadful crime. Two years
ago • widow near Ronnenie. 48 years of age, took up her
residence there in a cottage belonging to a man named
Gervais, and they Anon became intimate, and be confided
to her rare two of the five children he had by his deceased
wife. Three inonths bark the neighbours missed the
woman, and the man accounted for her ali+eniv by Raying
she had gone into the country to see some of her rela-
tives. Nflien they saw him shortly after marry a girl of
eighteen and install her in the cottage. where was still
the furniture, of some value. belongin4 to Madame Bon-
nerue, their suspicions became more strongly roused.
They communicated with the judicial authorities, who
ordered the arrest of the man, who, after a prolonged
examination, admitted that the woman was dead, and
that he had buried her in the cellar. lie stated, however,
that she came by her death accidentally, as he pushed
her one day while they were quarrelling, and she fell
downstairs and fractured her skull; that he became
alarmed, and interred the body as he had stated. A
search was at once commenced, and the corpse found
where he had suid, but the medical examination showed
that the cause of death was not what he had stated, as no
external woun.l could le, traced. In consequence, the
viscera has been removed to the Morgue for analysis,
poison being supposed to have been the medium of the
crime. The prisoner remains in the hands of the police,
who have also taken into custody, as accessories, a son of
his, IS years old, his young wife, and her mother.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

WORKING MEN'S DISCUSSION CLASS.

The fifth discussion of the season took place in the Read-
ding-room at the Working Men's Club on Thursday
evening, when Mr. G. F. Rolls presided.—The subject for
discussion was "Ought not the Franchise to he extended to
women r
Mr. W. M. Fluselton, opened the subject by reading •
paper in the affirmative ; he agreed that as women have
to pay rates and taxes, they ough tto have the privilege of
voting for members of the Imperial Parliament; he
thought taxation, and representation ought to go together
—women were as competent to give • vote, as men.
Mr. Lzaamoxsir replied in the negative, he believtd it
was considered that the ladies already bad nine points of
the law, and if they had the franchise they would have
the remaining three ; women were too much engrossed
and carried away by fashion to have the franchise.
Mr. GOOD believed women to be as good as men- many
ladies wrote most Interesting books, and he thought the
best books were written by the ladies
Mr. TAYLOR spoke in the negative, and others were also
against the extension of the franchise to the ladies.
Mr. Glass could not see why the ladies should not have
• nt•-_ . . . . . .

•
The Ctut RYAN in conclusion, spoke against the extension
of the franchise to women.
Mr. TIIISILTOM proposed and Mr. Glass seconded, that
it is the opinion of the meeting that the franchise ought
to he extended to women.. . .

Mr. Lz2iioT pro—i;c7e;d a direct negative, which upon
being put to the meeting, was carried by a majority.
The CHAIRMAN advised the members of the club to
attend and take part in the discussions, saying they would
improve in speaking by doing so.
It was announced that the next discussion would take
place on Friday next, the subject being "The Permissive
Bat.- We hope to see • large gathering on the occasion.

NATAL APPOINTMENTS.— Lieutenant! V. B. Orlebar and
Walter Bignold to IL ICS. Warrior, in the places of Lieuta.
Hotharn and Roan.

THE LAST OF THE TRAINING SLOOP. —The late training
sloop Racer, which no often added to the attractions of the
Roads and Weymouth Ray, while she was tender to the
old Boecawen. has been taken into dock at Portsmouth, to
be broken up.
BAD TIDINGS RISPECTING THE ISHII= May—The
young man Jabez Scriven, of Reforms, who was injured in
a quarry last week, was gettiag on favourable, and on
Sunday warn about ; but he has been attacked by erysipelas,
and is now in a dangerous state, requiring the attendance
of strong men to secure him. Read, the soldier who fell
over the ramparts, scarcely seems to get better, and it is
thought that be will remain permanently injured, and
never be able to do hard work. .

Tiiz CONPLAIIIT AGAINST Da. BZILNAILD.—The director
of convict prisons has completed his investigation of the
facts on which the last jury lodged a complaint against
..-t1 •h. i• .lAilv
expected. in fact it may have arrived before We g 0 to
press. The feeling in some quarters is one of very strong
regret that so able and clever a medical 'flan as Dr.
Bernard is allowed to be so much the mark for these com-
plaints.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

TO= PATZOITACB TS BESPECTTULLY SOLICIT= DT

J. H. MERRIFIELD,
PRACTICAL WATCH AND CLOCK MAKER,
Jeweller, Regrevw, Ato.,
5, HIGH WEST STREET WEYMOUTH,
(NEAR THE OLD TOWN FULL).

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ALABUM CLOCKS AND TIMEPIECES ALWAYS IN STOCIL
Engfah Lever, Verge, Duplex, and Genera Watches
sht,futh, Repaired and Cleaned.
Country ()niers punctually attended to.
J. H. M. can also guarantee satisfaction in Cleaning
and Repairing Church or Turret Clocks.
Clock* wound by the year.

WILLIAMS' "COUGH BALSAM" has a
wonderful effect in relieving coughs, colds,
hoarseness,dilticulty In breathing, and all asthmatic affec-
tion& It dissolves congealed phlegm, and instantly allays
that tickling in the throat which often causes an inclina-
tion to cough In cases of consumption, it gives great
relief, and dtaken in its earlier stages, will arrest its
progre‘s. A single dose taken when the first symptoms of
cold show themselves will usually prevent ita becondng
more serious. In Bottles 70., Is. 10., and its. 94. Each
Ermine bottle bears the Signature thus—
V. WILLIAMS. Chemist, the Manor House,
Weymouth.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

FORTUNE TELLING

_
A woman in Birmingham has been charged with
fraudulently obtaining money by pretending to tell
fortunes. The details of her mode of carrying on her
peculiar profession are instructive, its indicating the
intelligence of the large class to which she and others like
her appeal. Mrs Lovesley, a well-known female detective
in Birmingham, went with another woman to lay is trap
for the old sorceress; and they were as successful as they
could wish. After some preliminary formalities—a ~,,, ng
others the flourish of a candle in the faces of the visitors
—a pack of rank was produced, and Mrs. Lovesley was
told to cut them in three, as they had already been "charm-
ed". She was next asked wether she had any children,
and wetl er "had had a death in the family recently."
Afterwards she was informed that she "would go a very
long journey, and by reason of that journey obtain a
great deal of money." Tht fortuneteller manipulated
the cards, gum prwlncing the ace of diamonds, mid it
dignified the p Ksesslon of money' or if Mrs Lovesley
was a widow, it mean,, the "ring.' When Mrs. Loves-
levs friend asked about a sister in Australia, she was
told to buy a very large egg, Anil "by holding the globe
In the one hand and the egg in the other, she would he
able to see the vessel in which her sister would return
and the foaming of the sea." For this sort of revelation
large numbers of women, and especially servant girls,
Pay handsomely. While the two women were consulting
the oracle, there were various knocks at the door; and
the awful being confessed that sometimes fifteen persons
would be waiting at one time to hove their fortunes toll.
The magistrate, not at all impressed by the solemn func-
tions of the acciimed. s.entenied her to a month's iinpri..ou-
nient, and &Added that if she ever appeared again before
the bench she would be liable to • term of twelve months.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

THE. WEATHER.

The compilations under this head has been made by
James Glataher Eq, F. 11.8., who does the " setting
and rifting and the sun and moon account" in the
Dorset awl Sonterset Almanac. From them we
gather :—The month of October wee generally cold
and wet. The temperature of the air was for • few
days together a little in excess of the average tempera-
ture, then for several days in defect, and so sitesively
till November 2nd, the average daily deficiency of
temperature for the first 34 days of the quarter being
ldeg.l. On November 3rd a warm period set in and
lasted till the 19th, not continuously, se for 3 or 4 days
the temperature fell below it. average. On November
20th a bitterly cold period commenced and continued
till December 16th. The temperature on several days
together was more than 10 deg. in defect, on December
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15

SHOCKING OUTRAGE IN LIVERPOOL

On Friday night a coloured Portuguese seaman, named
Frances de Lopez, we. lodged in the Main Bnilewell,
Liverpool, on • charge of dangerously assaulting his wife,
Margaret Lopez, by throwing her out of a window. It
appeared that the prisoner had arrived in Liverpool yester-
day evening after a long voyage, and at eight o'clock he
proceeded to where his wife lived, at No. 17, Frederick-
streets He was under the influence of liquor, and com-
menced quarrelling with her because she had, as he
alleged, pawned sonic of h:s holiday wearing apparel.
High words led to blows, and eventually the altercation
reached a culminating point when he seized her and
pitched her out of the window of an upper risen. The
poor woman fell to the ground from a height of about 35
feet. She was picked up in an insensible condition and
conveyed to the Royal Southern Hospital, where it was
fininil that she was suffering fr um a serious fracture of the
skull. Police-constable lf, who can speak Portuguese,
wile soon on the scene and apprehended the prisoner,
assisted by Detectives Robertson and Cart On being
interrogated at the Detective-office, the prisoner admitted
having struck his wife for bonny. pownisi his clothes, but
he denied having thrown bier through the window.