The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-06-01 00:00:00

DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS

DORCHESTER, TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1858.

HONESTE AUDA X.

Tzi.r.ousrmo despatches in anticipation of the
Calcutta and China Mails have arrived, with
intelligence from Calcutta to the 22nd and Hong
Kong to the 13th of April. Sir COLIN CAMP-
BELL and his staff left Cawnpore on the 19th
April, and marched by Futtyghur towards Rohil-
cund. Brigadier WALPOLE on the 14th attacked
the fort of Rapore belonging to one of the Talook-
dare of Oude, and lost 100 killed, including 4
officers. The assault appears to have been un-
successful, but the enemy evacuated the fort in
the night. To another fort of the same class
near Khyrabad the Oude Begum is said to have
retired with 3,000 followers. Brigadier JONES
attacked a body of rebels 2,000 strong near Kuhl]
and dispersed them with heavy loss. Sir E.
LUGARD forced the enemy's bridge at Azimghur
on the 15th April, and on the 17th the rebels,
commanded by KOOER SINGH in person, were
driven out of the city in complete route, and
pursued for 15 miles by the force under Brigadier
DOUGLAS. A standard and three guns with
much ammunition were taken, our loss being
only 10 killed and 37 wounded. The news from
China informs us that Lord &am and the other
Plenipotentiaries were about to leave Shanghai
for Teeusing, and that the allied fleets were to
follow. The French papers state, on the
authority of letters received from the officers of
the French expedition, that Lord &our has
declared to the marohants of Shanghai that he
will persist in his demands on the Chinese
Government, and, if necessary, will maintain
them by force of arms before Pekin. In our
latest intelligence will be found a series of inte-
resting telegrams received within the last 30
hours, from which it will be seen that the rebels
have several times been beaten, and in some
oases have suffered considerable loss. The only
material drawback to the satisfaotion of the in-
telligenoe is that a brave little band of 300
British soldiers, pursuing the enemy with too
great impetuosity, followed them into the jungle,
where there is reason to fear they were nearly all
out up.

The renewed sittings of the Paris Conference 11
were opened on Saturday, the 22nd ult., and the
seoond meeting was held on Wednesday but.
The Plenipotentiaries of France, Austria, Eng-
land, Sardinia, Prussia, Russia, and Turkey, were
present on both occasions, and the question of the
organisation of the Principalities was considered.
It is understood that France, England, Prusait,
and Russia agree in their views upon this ques-
tion, and that Austria and Turkey will here-
after make propositions of their own.—The
QUEEN of PORTUGAL after a very stormy passage,
arrived at Lisbon on the 17th inst., and the
ratification of the marriage took pima on the
following day in the church of San Domingos.—
Accounta from Naples state that the Kum has
now refused to grant compensation to PARK and
Werra, and has declined the proposal of Sardinia
to refer the question of the Cagliari to the
mediation of a second-rate Power.—The French
squadron under Admiral DC LA GRAYIERE ar-
rived at Ragusa on 'the 20th tilt., and pert of
the fleet under Lord LYONS has since entered
the Adriatic. It was reported at Malta that
several of the French fleet of line-of-battle ships
now assembled at Toulon were about to make a
demonstration against Morocco, and HER
MAJESTY'S ships Renown and Racoon, which
were on their way to England, had been ordered
to remain at Gibraltar in anticipation of this
movement.

The House of Commons re-assembled on
Friday evening after the Whitson holidays.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL drew attention to Mr.
DISRAELI'S speech at Slough, and demanded
explanations of several passages which it con-
tained, with reference especially to our foreign
relations and to India. The CHANCELLOR of
the EXCHEQUER, in his reply, addressed himself
but little to the main points of Lord Jolts
RuesaLL'a remarks, and took an opportunity of
affirming that he had not at any time spoken of
a dissolution of Parliament, as a threat to be
carried out in the event of a vote of the House
adverse to the Government. The House of
Lords met last night.

Ma. DISRAELI delivered at Slough last week a
very striking speech, and in some respects a
remarkable one. That he should take great
credit for all that the Government had done,
was to be expected on the first opportunity
presented to a Cabinet Minister of addressing
his constituents and the country generally; but
it seems that the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHIQUIR
has at the same time taken credit for what the
Government has not done. He has also exulted
in what appears to him a most gratifying and
signal victory; but the public look around in
vain for the pleasure of the fruits of that vie-

tory, and are thus without any substantial
reasons for participating with the right honoura-
ble gentleman in the glory and honour of his
achievements. The most startling assertion in
his fluent and captivating speech, and that by
which he hoped to win at once the admiration..and
gratitude of his countrymen, wiui the snaked
fact, that to the accession of Lord DERBY to
power we owe it that this country is not at the
present moment plunged in all the horrors of a
sanguinary war with the greatest military power
on the fries of the globe. Who ever supposed
that our relations with France were in so critical
a position that at the moment when Lord Drum
assumed the reins of Government, pesos or war
was not a question of months or weeks—not even
of days, but it was a question of hours. It is
something fearful to contemplate the possibility
of events of such enormous magnitude and im-
portance descending upon us with a tremendous
crash, and we, the people of England, reposing
the while in the security of peace and the per-
manency of amicable relations with all the
world. The storm was about to break over us
without any warning—without any intimation of
impending danger, and also without any adequate
preparation to mitigate the consequences of so
terrible a disaster. Under a constitutional
Government—with a press vigilant and free, it
will be incomprehensible to ordinary minds how
England could be directly exposed to such immi-
nent perils, while all England slept, undisturbed
by the faintest note of alarm. The extra-
ordinary reticence of the Government alone,
under such circumstances, must seem to en-
tail an immense addition to the known res-
ponsibilities of office; and the weight and
authority of the three estates of the realm seem,
indeed, in such a conjuncture, to be held but
lightly; while the national will and the opinion
of the Legislature are, it must be confessed, but
indifferently represented. The country, how-
ever, will be relieved from some very serious
apprehension and distrust, and probably from
some painful reflections arising out of a view of
the case just supposed, by what took place on the
re-assembling of the House of Commons on
Friday last, after the Whitsuntide holidays. It
was to be expected that Mr. DISRAELI would be
called to accoumt, at the earliest opportunity,
for some of his remarkable statements at Slough;
and Lord JciEw RUSSELL, like everybody else,
alarmed at the representation of this country
having so recently stood upon the verge of a
precipice, called for an explanation of these ex-
traordinary avermenta. He himself was wholly
ignorant of any such danger, and Lord assn.-
DON, the best authority, had informed him that
the late Government were certainly not appre-
hensive o fan imminent war with France; and,
moreover, none of those measures of defence
were had recourse to which the exigencies of
the time would have imperiously demanded.
To these cogent observations Mr. DISRAELI made
no satisfactory answer; indeed, he can scarcely
be said to have attempted any reply whatever to
the imputations cast upon this great point of his
speech—that on his colleagues taking office we
were actually within a few hours of wax with
France, but that their own great sagacity
averted—in some way or other—so great a
calamity. Sir CORNWALL LEWIS, who must
have had the means of knowing the state of
affairs under the Government of which he was
a member at least as well as Mr. DISRAELI,
declared —"Toplainly say that there was any
such misunderstanding between the Government
of France and the Government of England as
threatened this country with imminent war is
one of the greatest misrepresentations which any
responsible Minister ever attempted to impose
upon the credulity of this House and the public
at large." This manly and indignant denial of
Mr. Drartaztes assertion was received amidst
the cheers of the House; and nothing whatever ,
was brought forward during the entire debate
which gave to that assertion the faintest colour
of support. What! at the very time when the
Government was thought to be truckling in the
most unworthy manner to a foreign Power—by
an attempted modification of our laws in obe-
dience to foreign dictation—a course so conge-
nial with despotism, with that foreign Power, as
to excite the jealousy and opposition of the ,
country, and upon which the Government were
.tsrecked —was that a time, and were these the
circumstances, when that foreign Power, to
which we were thus obsequiously bowing, chose
to frown darkly upon us, threatening us with
immediate hostilities? Mr. Duntaztr says, aye.
Who will believe It? If a spirit of conces-
sion, carried to a fatal fault, produce such fruit,
the world will be curious to know by what leger-
demain Mr. DISRAELI has averted the unsus-
pected and terrible wrath of the French
EXPICROR. The truth is, that the whole of this
exordium, embracing the subject of pesos, is a
dap-trap ; and the subsequent points in this
famous speech will be found, on investigation, to
have a kind of merit not very much higher. The
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER laid great stress
on what had been done in the way of delivering
the two Englishmen from a Neapolitan prison,
taking no amount of the trifling circumstance of
the paving of the way for such a happy result by
the pains and anxieties of the late Government ;
and omitting all reference to the ill-fated crew of
the Cagliari, who at this moment are pining in
loathsome dungeons. But statesmen, as we
have now seen, may press their olaim with ex- ,
traordinary emphasis to humanity, as a leading
principle of their hearts, while evincing at the
same time but little of the philanthropic impulses
of a HOWARD. With respect to Mr. DISRAELI'S
self-laudation concerning the administration of
his particular department, few will be disposal
to deny him the pardonable exultation on this
head; the management of the publio finances
presented nothing of remarkable diflioulty, and
his course lay so clear before him, that he had
nothing to do but to follow it with the ready
concurrence of all. The question of India is
altogether another thing. The Government are
far from being in a position to congratulate
themselves upon the enunciation of a broad,
settled, well-defined policy, which should conic
mend itself to the sober judgment of the nation,
and lay the foundation of peace and security in
that vast and distant possession. There is
nothing in the famous despatch which so nearly
overthrew the Government that can support
any such assumption as this; yet it is upon
nothing better than the hasty censure of Lord
CANNING that Mr. DISRAELI hopes to build up a
reputation pre-eminent for conciliation and wis-
dom—a policy, forsooth, directly applicable to
all the ills of India. All this was to be the result
of some severe expressions in a despatch, one-
half of which had been explained sway in the
House of Commons, and the other half neutra-
lized by a telegraphic message, assuring Lord
CANNING of the constant sympathy and the
cordial support of the Government! Upon the
whole, when Mr. DisaalLr's speech at Slough is
divested of all those oratorical charms and fasci-
nations which the right hon. gentleman knows so
well how to display—and which too often address
themselves to the fancy and to the taste, leading
the reason captive—we are of opinion that there
will be found but little in the address intrinsi-
cally valuable, either in veracity, argument., or
fact.; and much that partakes of a dashing
oration, devoted with uncommon boldness to the
sustentation of party zeal, political ambition,
and the sweets of office.

DOll=6E7ll. PITCHED CORN MARKET. --Will,
day.—We had a short attendance at market to-day,
and a limited supply of wheat. The trade was active
at the full rstee of last week. Barley and oata nomi.
nil. _

--daptain Start had an interview with Lord Stanley
on Friday at the Colonial-ethos.

The anniversary of the Stafford Missionary Society
is to take piece this (Tuesday) evening at Stafford
Church.

On Saturday, "Oak Apple•clay," the bells of the
different churches in this town rang out a merry
peal, and flags were hoisted.
81.11CIAL WERK•DA Y Seavfors AT CHRIST CHURCH,
—On Wednesday evening a large congregation mem.
bled it Christ Church at tho special services for the
working classes, when the Hon. and Rev. S. Waldo.
grave, canon of Salisbury, preached an able sermon
on "Salvation." selecting for his text the words
"It is finished." Prayers were reed by the Rev. H.
Molds, and the Rev. A. Handley read the lessons.
To•morrow (Wednesday) evening the Rev. H.
Barna, of Farringdon, is announced to preach at
the same place of public worship.
The Odd Fellows of this town intend having a
gruid day on the first of next month, when they will
walk in procession to Trinity Church and afterwards
dine on the lawn in front of Wollastsm House.

ELZOTION TOR TOWN COUNCILLOR.-oWing to
the lamented death of the late Mr. John Legg, a
vacancy arose in the representation of the Council of
this borough, and on Monday evening the first candi-
date appeared in the person of Mr. Thomas Bennett,
the provision-dealer 6f High East Street. But on the
following day addressee were issued by Mr. James
Froud, chemist, and Dr. J. P. Aldridge. A good
deal of expectation was hence provoked, which,
however, was somewhat allayed when on Thursday
there appeared a valedictory address from Mr. Frond
thanking the burgesses for their sympathy, and
intimating his withdrawal from the contest. A
fresh turn was given to the affair on Friday, by the
Issuing of a bill, bearing a Weymouth imprint, and
declaring that Mr. Bennett was not a liberal candi-
date. His Worship the Mayor appointed Monday for
the election, and at nine o'clock yesterday morning,
accordingly, the Mayor took his seat as returning
officer, with the borough assessors, Messrs. Jacobs
and Greening. Everything passed quietly off during
the day, and throughout Mr. Bennett was at the
head of the poll. One solitary vote was given for Mr.
Toone. At the close, at four o'clock, the numbers
Were—

Mr. Bennett
Dr. Aldridge lll
Majority 69
THE Point P's.—An inveterate wag, addicted to
the employment of "alliteration's artful aid "—a
practice bo.rowed we suspect from some of the
pretty practices of a near contemporary—has sent us
a short report of a little matter with which, he says,
our fellow-townsmen were fain to make merry yes-
terday. They talked jocosely of the four P's—
persons spoken of as actual or probable candidates
for the vacant seat at the Council Board, and he
designated them as follows, ascribing to each his
thanes of moans, or the cause of failure or retire-
ment :

1. Poaraa (a well-known brewer), flat, and would not come.
I. Ihuhe (chemist). His confounded (compounded) pills
would not work.
if. PHYSIC (a medical gentleman). People looked awry, and
preferred
4. Point (a fatuous butcher), which, they would insist
upon it, was better than physic.

. . .
FATAL ACCIDENT. —An inquest was held at Long-
Brady on Monday last, before Henry Lock, Esq.,
deputy-coroner, on the body of a little lad aged 7
years, named Edward Bartlett. Whilst picking up
sticks beneath a tree, with three other children, a
branch fell upon Bartlett and killed him on the spot.
A verdict of "Accidental Death" was returned.

hrernerr.—On Saturday week an inquest was held
at Piddletrenthide before the deputy-coroner, Henry
Lock, Esq., on the body of a little girl named Anne
Davis, aged 5 years. From the evidence adduced it
appeared that on the day preceding she was with her
brother, who was looking after some cows in a
meadow. She went to a deep pond to wash a
dirty stick, when a sudden gust of wind precipitated
her into the water, and her little brother was unable
to get her out. He accordingly went for assistance
at once, but ere he returned his sister was dead.
The jury returned a verdict of "Accidentally
Drowned."

SUMMER As ES. —Thursday being the first full
Thursday in term, the judges of the several Courts
of Queen's Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer,
assembled in the Exchequer Chamber for the purpose
of choosing and arranging the several circuits upon
which they will respectively proceed to hold the
ensuing assize of oyer and terminer and general gaol
delivery in and for the several counties in England
and Wales. The following are the arrangements
made for the Western Circuit—Judges —Mr. Baron
Watson and Mr. Baron Channel. Assizes to be
holden at Winchester, Devizes, Dorchester, Exeter,
Bodmin, Wells, and Bristol.
Lord Edward Cavendish, son of the Duke of
Devonshire, and Lord Richard Grosvenor, son of the
Marquis of Westminster, take their departure in
the course of the ensuing month for America, They
intend a six months' tour through the United States
and Canada.

A LADY BURNT TO DEATH—On Saturday even-
ing an inquest was held at Wool before Mr.
Symonds, the district coroner, on the body of
Miss Jarvis, a single lady, aged 63. It appeared
that the lady when left in her breakfast-room alone
on Saturday morning, whilst adding furze to the fire
or removing the kettle, allowed her dress to catch
tire, and so severe were the burns that she shortly
afterwards expired. The jury returned a verdict of
" Accidentally burnt to death."

THE MEETING AT CAMBRIDGE•HOUSE.—Lord
Shaftesbury has written to the Editor of the Tinges
thus :

Sir,—Allow me to add to Lord Derby's quotation the
remainder of the passage as stated in the Morning Herald
of yesterday :
" That meeting I am told, wan not entirely for religi-
ous purpoiies. I mention it merely ma singular (*incl.
datum. On Sunday last a meeting was held at the house
of the noble lord (Palmerston), at which it is supposed
(and I believe on very good authority) that the subject
of the motion was discussed; and it does so happen that
the noble earl, intimately and closely connected with the
noble viscount, gives on Monday, in this House, notice of
his intention to submit a similar resolution."

If Lori Derby will say that he did. not intend,
direotly or indirectly, to convey the belief that I had at-
tended such a meeting (though, if he did not, I cannot
comprehend why the words were used), I will at once
withdraw my remark and express I iiy regret for having
made it.

A week having elapsed, it V/114 not desirable to
trouble the House of Lords with bygone transsotione ;
but, al nany lettere have been addressed to me, not only
through the post, but through the prate, I thought it
better through the preen to answer them.
. _

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Ism, Sir, your obedient Servant,
May 25. SHAFTESBURY.
TICE CAMBRIDGE /1017811 MEETlNO.—Wednesday
afternoon the annual meeting of the Turkish Missions
Aid Society was held at Willis's Rooms ; the Earl of
Shaftesbury in the chair. The Chairman in introduc-
ing the business, said he thought that the meeting of
the day wee, connected with other things, a very
happy combination. It WU the day of that national
festival, so called, whereon the race is run on a
certain course, but their race IVAS to be run for the
Christian. (Hear, hear.) Had it not so happened
that he had been called on to preside at this meeting
and had been actually present, it might and would,
no doubt, be said that he had gone down on pleasure
to the race.course at Epsom. (Laughter.) People
had already said that he devoted much of his time
in reference to meetings of a political nature on Sun.
day at Cambridge House. Of that charge he must
leave them to judge, and should anything be advanced
against him as to his presence at the meeting, he
should call all the gentlemen and ladies present into
court to prove that they saw him in that chair; for
it was wisely said, that out of the mouths of two or
three witnesses the truth should be established.
(" Hear, hear," and laughter).
The Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset has signed coin-
misaions creating Sir Henry Ainslie Hoare, Bart.,
Alexander William Kinglake, Esq., M.P., and
Richard Philips, Esq., deputy-lieutenants of the
county.
THE LATS GALLANT OFFICER, WILLIAM Haw.
TREY BANKES.—In our last obituary was the name of
William George Hawtrey, third son of the late Right'
Hon. George Bankea, M.P. for this county, and
brother to Mrs. Floyer, of Stafford. lie was ap-
pointed in the spring of the past year to a Co? netcy
in the 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars, and on the intel.
ligence of the mutinous outbreak in India becoming
1 daily more alarming, the regiment received orders
for service abroad, and he proceeded with it, in Sep-
tember last, to the seat of war in the East. In the
execution of the movements which drove the enemy
from their last hold upon Lucknow, he was detached
with one troop from the main body, in support of
two guns of Colonel Tombs' artillery; and it was in
a gallant charge upon a body of Sepoys' who were
attacking those guns, that he received the severe
wounds from the effect of which, after the amputa-
tion of two limbs, he expired at Lucknow on the 6th
of April. His military spirit and courage in
this 'sanguinary struggle were so conspicuous as to
obtain from the Commander-in-Chief an intimation
of his intention to recommend him for the award of
the Victoria Cross. During the eighteen days that
he lived after being wounded we understand that be
received from his brother officers every attention
which the sincerest . friendship could suggest ;
for his high character and amiable disposition
made him deservedly most popular; and we
hear that Her Majesty has been graciously pleased,
from the first, to evince the warmest interest in the
accounts received of him, and to show the kindest
sympathy with his family in this most painful be-
reavement. The Time.' oorrespondent, writing from
the Camp at Lacknew, under date April 5,
says :—" I deplore much that I have to record the
death of as gallant and ffne.spirited a young soldier
as ever drew sword. Cornet Bankes, of the 7th
Hussars, died in the course of the night in the 'mourn.
barrah. Druing the hist'two nights diarrhoea, which
defied all efforts to check its virulence, returned after
a short intermission, a wore out him poor shattered
body, mutilated by his frightful wounds, till it could ,
no longer retain tfie no le soul which had animated it
so long." The Gaute4 of Tuesday contained a
long list of soldier' whose conduct at the capture of
Lucknow entitled them to honourable consideration.
Several special acts of courage are mentioned.
Two °Seen of the 7th Humors, Lieutenant• Colonel
p'agan, and Lieutenant Wilkin, are commended for
dashing into the midst of a number of the enemy
in the attempt to rescue Comet Brakes, who lay on
the ground wounded."

STAMPED Citscions.—On Monday the new Act came
into operation, which renders it neccessary that every
cheque drawn on a bank must be impressed with a
penny stamp, or have upon It the crrdinary penny
receipt stamp. It is optional with the publio to use
either the adhesive stamp. above-mentioned or an
impressed one, in the same way as they have hitherto
done on cheques drawn beyond fifteen miles. As
all stamps upon cheeks are required to be ennoelled
in a certain manner, under a penalty of 410 in cases
of neglect, the Bank of England, for the convenience
of the publio, have printed the following notice
"The oancelment of the penny adhesive stamps
must be in accordance with the 4th clause of the Act
113th and 17th of Victoria, chap. 59, viz. :—ln any
ease whore an adhesive stamp shall he used for the
purpose aforesaid on any receipt, or upon any
draught or order respectively chargeable with the
duty of one penny by this Act, the person by whom
such receipt shall be given, or such draught or order
signed, or made shall, before the instrument shall be
delivered out of his hands, custody, or power, cancel
or obliterate the stamp so used, by writing thereon
his name or the initial letters of his name so and in
such a manner as to show clearly and distinctly that
such stamp has been made use of, and so that the
same may not be again used; and if any person who
shall write or give any such receipt or discharge, or I
make or sign any such draught or order with ,
any adhesive stamp thereon, shall not bond fide in '
manner aforesaid effectually cancel or obliterate such
stamp, he shall forfeit the sum of ten pounds."
BOROUGH Perri SEHRIoNe, Townhall, Monday, May
31.—(Before the Mayor, William Stanfield, Esq., and J.
F. Hodges, C. Arden, and J. Gatlin, Esqrs.)—Georys
Noyes, a boy, was summoned Inc damaging trees in the
Walks belonging to the Town Council. Mr. Henry
Arden stated that on Tuesday lie saw the lad swinging
about • large axe, which damaged three trees in the
Walks. The lad cried a good deal and promised never to
do the like again. He was ordered to pay the oosts,ls. 10d.
and to reoeive • good flogging at the hand, of his father
in the presence of Supt. Pouney, end cautioned as to the
future--James Force, • young labourer, dwelling
near the cloth factory, was summoned for assaulting
James Robins, of Stinsford. Complainant said that about
11 p.m. on the 22nd when about returning home from
the White Horse, he encountered the defendant, who
said "You have been too fast with that stick to-night,"
explaining that he bad Been complainant hit three or
four woos the head with it. Complainant denying this,
defendant tried to take possession of the stick,
called a man named "Jack" to help, and they managed
to break it. Defendant struck complainant with one
piece of the stick, which made him withdraw indoors.
Complainant gave defendant in charge of the police and
afterwards left the house. Defendant denied touching
the stick, affirming that "Jack Sprett" was the offender.
Complainant, however, said he had struck no one. Mr.
Davis, the landlord, was sent for, and he said he
knew nothing whatever of the circumstances, as he did
not go into the street, but complainant was sober at the
time be left. Defendant called John Mitchell who
stated that when with defendant on Saturday week
complainant struck defendant across the head with •
stink in the White Horse passage, Pease Lane. There
was • fight between two strangers in the street, but de-
fendant did not hit complainant. Jack Spratt worked
at the Foundry. He took the stick from complainant
after the latter came into the street. Anne Gawler
said she saw complainant strike defendant on the head,
but she saw no one take the stick from complainant.
P.C. Garland produced a stick. There was a crowd in
the street, and he dismissed them at the request of Mr.
Davis. Complainant persisted that he struck no one,
and thought that, being a stranger, he "should be ap-
prehended in some way" as the lad had threatened to
thrash him some night. The Mayor, after the magis-
trates had consulted, said the bench were of opinion
that the contradictions being so great the summons must
be dismissed. Each of the parties had to pay 2s.—
(Before C. Arden and J. Galpin, Esqrs.) James
Yearsley, landlord of the Antelope Hotel, was summoned
under the Excise Act for using an omnibus without
a license for the six months ending the 21at February;
on the 28th the bus again ran; and for • third similar
offence on the 7th March, by each of which counts
a penalty of £2O was forfeited.. The information was
laid by Mr. Hawker. Mr. M. C. Weston appeared on
behalf of the Crown for the prosecution. Under the
2nd and 3rd Wm. IV., chap. 120, sec. 9, he said, it was
necessary for persons to apply for a license for each cab,
and by see. 11, the district to be travelled over had to
be specified. Mr. Yearsley had sent in a requisition,
stating that he should run so many times, and on Sun-
day not at all; but on the three Sundays specified in the
complaint, omnibuses ran to meet three trains. Mr.
Yearsley pleaded not guilty. James Benneworth, officer
in the Inland Revenue in this district, deposed that on
February 21 (Sunday,) ho saw an omnibus at the Great
Western Railway station, belonging to defendant, and
bearing a plate 4805, which plate had been granted for
omnibuses plying between the Antelope and the Dor-
chester railway stations, for .twelve journies daily, ex-
cluding Sunday, equal to a distance of 54 miles weekly.
" Yetarsley's Hotel" was written on the bus. Witness
saw the bus return towards the west end of Dorchester.
The same bus was subsequently at the South Western
station on the Caine day. On Sunday the 28th of Febru-
ary witness saw the same carriage, bearing the same
plate, plying at the stations. The bus returned rid Back
South-street. Again on Sunday March 7, he saw the
SAIIII3 vehicle at the Great Western and South Western
Railway stations. The bus went and returned by Back
South-street. On the 3rd of November defendant sent
in a requisition for a specific license, which license had
been granted. The requisition and certified copy of
license were put in, and in neither was anything men-
tioned about a Sunday journey. When defendant de-
livered the requisition, witness told him that under
another license previously granted 4781, and not under
the plate named, he could have one journey on a Sun-
day; to which defendant said, one to and fro journey
was sufficient for Sunday work. That license was still
in force. Besides using the wrong plate, two journies
in excess had been performed on the Sundays specified.
In answer to defendant, witness said that the 5804 plate
allowed 72 journiea a week, and under 4781, the sour-
nies weekly were 74. To mother question, witness
said that defendant's bus ran the number of miles al-
lowed per week. On Saturday May 22, plate 4781 went
10 journies out of Dorchester, making 20 journies; and
plate 4805, on the same day, went 7 journies out and in,
making a total of 14-34 altogether. Defendant said he
had ordered his drivers to go one journey on Sunday,
and lie admitted that the wrong plate had gone, but lie
was not aware that the journies had been made. The
earnings of the bus on those days were nothing. Mr.
Yearsley said he desired yearly licensee, which would
allow of a certain number of journies being run, though
not exactly the number on cads day specified. He
instanced a ease where an agreement had been entered
into very much below the excise mileage. Mr. Weston
stated that an information had formerly been exhibited
against Mr. Yeftntley for thesaine offence, when semipro-
in tie was effeetedbetween the Commissioners and himself.
The magistrates mitigated the penalty in each case one-
fourth, fining Mr. Yearsley £l5, end costa £1 19s. 6d.
(Before the Mayor and J. Gilpin, Esq.)—Janie. Lane,
sawyer, was sununoned for assaulting jasper London,
another sawyer, on the 25th. Complainant said lie was
ping to the Dorchester Arms for a partner, named
Winsar, when defendant attacked him. Defendant said
that complainant had said of him that ho "would make
him smell hot water," whereupon defendant pushed him
with his open hand. The evidence being of • centre,
dictory character, the summons was dismissed.—
Kesica Hoare, Mary Jane Whitesmith, and Martha
Barnes, wore summoned for using obscene and abusive
language towards Caroline Mitchell, contrary to the Bye
Laws, on the 24th, in Leiceeterequere. The defendants
are residents of Fordington, and tolerably well known
to the pollee. Complainant said that on the day named
defendants name out of their house, about 6 in the
evening, into the square, and called her some bad
names without any provocation. A girl named Dorcas
Brine, daughter of complainant, corroborated her. The
defendants denied the charge indignantly, saying they
only interfered to prevent complainant beating another
daughter, who screamed "murder." Barnes said she
was absent, but complainant said it must then have been
" her eperrit." For the defence, after sundry adverse
complaints had been made against the complainant,
Sarah Payne was called. She said the girls never
came out of their house-door on the occasion re-
ferred to. Whitestnith only " yanglid" at the com-
plainant, while Barnes was not at home. The other
two defendants went shortly afterwards into the town.
Complainant was severely beating a daughter at the
time in her house. Amelia Bull told a similar story.
Superintendent Pounoy, on being called upon, stated that
Barnes had not been before the magistrates before ; that
Whitesmith had repeatedly been convicted ; and that
Hoare had also been incarcerated for using bad language.
Barnes was tined 10s. and coats; Whitesmith El and
costs ; and Hoare also Cl and costa 7s. 2d. each, or in de-
fault Hoare one month ; Whitesmith • month; and
Barnes a fortnight.—Edward Marti. (16) Francis Chap-
man, (13) Chas. Gould, (11) and Rt. Mitchell, (10) brought
up on remand from Saturday, charged with stealing
lead, the property of Mr. Stanton, from the Cloth
Factory. Ellard said the lead that wits missed
he knew nothing of and never received any money for it.
He knew nothing else, he said, about the matter. Chap-
man said the lead was melted, and he did not know any-
thing of that. The three others broke up the piping
belonging to Mr. Stanton and then sold it to Mutford
and. Simmons. Simmons gave them 3d. and Mutford
6d. They bad 2d. a piece, and bought some "lolly-
pops" with the odd penny, and divided. them. The lead
was not melted when sold. Chapman said he sold it to
Mrs. Simmons, who gave him 3d. for it. He had been
there with old bones. Mrs. Simmons asked no questions,
but weighed it. Mitchell carried the other lead to Mut-
ford. Gould said that Mitchell and Ellard were in the
drying-roo n of the factory picking flock, when Ellard
said, "I wish this lead wur mine," meaning some round
piping. There was a good deal there, and Gould said he
wished it was his. This occurred the week before
Riater. Chapman said "Let's have a bit for Easter."
Gould asked, "Would master miss it?" When he said,
"no." Ellard said if it was missed he (Gould) would
not "set into it." They all knocked off
9 pennoth,a pieta, from each of two pipes, knocking it
against the iron. The pieces were a few inches in
length. The prisoners broke it to pieees and sold it to
Mutford and Simmons for 9d. They had never had
lead from the plies more than once. The lads had nothing
to do with that which was melted, and all said they
would take no more. Mitchell, who said he was 14,
corroborated the previous statements, and advanoed a
few additional particulars. As this evidence was deemed
e9uivalent to pleading guilty they were formerly con-
victed, and, the lads being all very young, after receiv-
ing a proper reprimand, were discharged.

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COUNTY PZTTT 86811410/111, Shirehall, Saturday, May
29.—(Before H. N. Middleton and W. L. Harming,
Eurs.)—John James, horse dealer of Chiokerell, who
did not appear, was summoned for drunkenneu. P.C.
Bishop proved the servioe of the summons. Mr. Her-
bert Williams having been sworn, said that on the 14th
while on the Wareham road between two and three
in the afternoon, he passed defendant on horseback.
Defendant we, very drunk, and wanes(' said he thought
he never saw a man so drunk on horseback. It was
not safe for him. Fined Si., and costs, Ss. 64--
Louisa Lockett was summoned for assaulting Elisabeth,
wife of Thome Masters, boot and shoemaker, Fiddle-
hinton. Mr. M. C. Weston appeared for the complainant,
and Mr. 0. J. Andrews defended. Complainant said
that defendant dwelt next door. A small hedge divided
the gardens. On Sunday the 164 h, he observed a cham-
ber vessel full of slops In defendant's garden. While
watching he sew the defendant throw the contents over
rhubarb which was growing in hie garden, and Ilk.

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the contents n pan in the direction of oiniiplainant'l
wife, Some o the Centents fell on oomplainent's
tete:rant aMpplarr‘evdardassewcohennd twire,Miendwtilhereinw.
hoots and alothee. iNfendarit returned, to her house,
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ago. Complainiuit'e garden was 'Rust, id the south.
Gut of defendant's, end sus four feet higher—
Mending About the level of the "stooks "of the hedge.
Defendant had had the hedge glen to her by arbitrators
appointed last year; and there We. a dispute about it,
Mien the water wai that thrown the lignid after striking
on
the ground toadied complainant's wife. /ffizabeth
Masters corroborated bee husband's abatement, adding
that defendant saw her distinetly when she towed the
pan of dirty water at her. She had no conversation
with her husband before going into the 'linden, but Ilia
aoknowledged to Mr. Andrews that • few minutes be.
fore going to her landing window to watch, her husband
told her the vessel IVY in time 'Wen, and she uw it
nearly full of liquid. She and Iter huaband had fie.
quaintly spoken of the trues before observed of slops
being emptied over the hedge, and defendant had vowed
she would do *Lein what she had done before. Ere the
hedgerow squabble nothing had been thrown into Mae.
ters'm garden, nor had altercations taken place. Coms.
plainant said he would not distath his mind about it;
but witness walked up to the moue, crossed her hands,
" but spoke not." Mr. Andrews, in defence, eaid the
Bench had had one of the purest oases of accident
brought before them, but there was no intention of
assault, The defendant had 'limply gone up the steps
from her house and immediately emptied the vessel
from the home. There was no osse of battery according
to law. The magistrate. after a brief consultation de-
cided that an assault had butt committed, and fined de-
fendant 7s. including costs.—William Groves, la-
bourer, of Toiler Poreorum, wan summoned for selling
a pint of beer without • 'Mance. Mr. Weston prose-
cuted. The information wan laid by Mr. Thome
Hawker, 'Duds. officer. P.C. New Mated that on March
22 he called at defendant's house about 6 in the
evening. Defendant', wife was present. He asked
for a pint of beer, and defendant's wife supplied it.
The officer gave the woman one ehilling, and
she returned hiss ninepence. He and another drank the
beer on the preiniees. Defendant was summoned for
the same offence on April 3 under the Police Act. John
Leach, supervisor for the Dorchester district, stated that
the defendant had no license to sell beer. Defendant
was convicted on August 22 for a similar offence and
fined £2O, Defendant declared that he did not know lie
had a pint of beer in his house in Nandi. Fined L'2o.
A levy warrint wee granted on the appliCation of the
prosecution. —Henry Damon, labourer, was suninioned
for assaulting another labourer, William Frampton, of
Herringstone. Complainant said that on the 20th hie
muter (Mr. Vincent, bailiff), ordered him to go into a
barn to clean it. On going to the farm house for the
barn door key he could not find the key, and asked
young Vincent for it. On returning he met defendant's
wife and said, "I suppose I'm to wait till your lady-
ship lets me go to work in the morning." She
" yanger at him. Complainant said " Hark what •
tongue.' He went to his cottage adjoining. Soon
after he met defendant and wife coining up the farm
road. Complainant " broke road for them three times."
Complainant had a stick with him. As soon as de-
fendant had passed, be struck complainant in the
"poll" several times, and his wife caught complainant
round the neck and pulled his "slop' collar. Com-
plainant was knocked down ; and the wives took up the
matter. Defendant said the squabble arose out of com-
plainant looking defendant's wife out of the barn pre-
viously, and on meeting complainant he merely pushed
him.—Eliza Frampton summoned Jane Damon for an
assault on the same occasion. The parties are the
wives of the parties in the above case. Complainant
corroborated her husband's statement, adding that Jane
Damon took hold of her and shook her severely, causing
her to fall to the ground; her bonnet was pulled off,
and her hair dishevelled. Defendant's husband then
called the defendant off. Defendant explained at length
that she did not touch complainant's hair or bonnet,
and William Frampton fell two or three times to the
ground. The bench had no doubt of an assault in each
ease, and fined Henry Damon ss. and costs, 65., and
Jane Damon 6d.i and mate, ss.—Thomas Howe,
labourer, of Everehot, was summoned for being drunk.
P.C. Woodrow stated that on the 22nd defendant was
very drunk and abusive at Evershot. Fined is. inclu-
ding costs—Robert Bites was summoned for stealing
fagots, the property of Mr. Charles Best, of Milborne St.
Andrew, value 2d. P.C. Bowring on the 15th saw pri-
soner draw several sticks from bundles in Milborne
Wood. Prosecutor did not proses the charge beyond •
warning to the delinquent, who was then committed to
gaol for 7 days.—Chas. Legg, of Dewliah, was brought
up on remand, charged with stealing a rabbit trap, value
2e. 6d., the property of General Michell. John Drake,
game keeper, said he had frequently lost rabbit traps,
and the one produced was one of a half dozen. Sergeant
Brown said he searched prisoner's house on the 19th,
and in a cupboard discovered the trap produced. Pri-
soner told the officer that he picked it up in the allot-
ment field, but subsequently varied in his story. Ano-
ther charge was preferred against the prieoner—that of
stealing an axe, the property of John Cutler, of Milborne
St. Andrew. Prosecutor missed the axe December 23.
On leaving his work on that day lie put the axe be-
neath some fagots. The following morning the axe was
gone. Prosecutor saw it in Sergeant Brown's possession
on Sunday, at Milborne St. Andrew. Prosecutor identi-
fied the axe. William Guy, carpenter, likewise identi-
fied the axe as Cutler's. • The sergeant found the axe in
prisoner's cottage. The prisoner said he picked up the
trap among his potatoes in an allotment field, and it
contained part of a rabbit. He intended, seeing Col.
Michelle name on the trap, to hand it to the keeper on
Sunday. He purchased three axes the winter before
last, and the one found was one bought of Mr. Galpin,
of this town. Committed to the sessions for trial.—
El irateth Tontkine, her son William Tonkin., on re-
mand, Sarah Cooper, of Sherborne, and Fanny Tontkins
were charged with stealing a silver egg-spoon, value
2s. 9d., the property of the Rev. Edward Collins' of
Evershot. Mrs. Elizabeth Collins said she missed the
spoon either the second week in December or early in
January. It was of uncommon shape. She instrueted
her servant, Angelina Bird, to inquire about it of the boy
prisoner, who regularly called for the " wash " for a
person named Clinatopher. Mrs. Collins clearly identi-
fied the spoon produoed. It only bore the Hall mark. I
Angelina Bird, of Stookwood, said she was in the service
of prosecutor during December and January. In one
of those months her mistress lost a silver spoon. Wit.
noes had her mistress's plate in her charge, and asked
William Tomkine at her request if he had seen a spoon
in the wish. He said no. Prisoner fetched the wadi
for Mr. Christopher, butcher, Evershot. Once before a
tea spoon had fallen into the wash tub, and prisoner
ecked it out and gave it to witness. Edwin Pollard,
weller, Sherborne, said that about a quarter to 11 on
Tuesday parts of two silver spoons—an egg-spoon and •
tea spoon—were offered to him for purchase. The
spoons produced were the same. The eggspoon was of
peculiar shape, and the makers' stamp, W. E., was not
often seen in this neighbourhood. The pattern spoon
produced by Mrs. Collin was of precisely the same
make. Fanny Temkin', the youngest prisoner, brought
the plate to him, and he asked how it was the spoons
were broken. She answered that she did not know;
they had been so given to her. She gave her name as
Harriet Tomkine, of Evershot. She said • womau
whom she did not know gave them to her. Time prisoner
subsequently admitted that her married eider (Cooper)
had given the spoons to her, and she called her rom the
street into the shop. Witness declined to buy or deliver
up the goods till lie had consulted the superintendent of
police, requesting the prisoner to call again in an
hour. The prisoner Cooper told witness that she had
received the 'poen from her mother, who had obtained
it from William Temkin,, who was in the employ of a
pig jobber at Everehot, and it had come in the wash.
They collected the wash from the Rev. Mr. Collins, On
the prisoners calling a second time Superintendent Lewis
took them into custody. Supt. Lewis said lie received
the portions of broken spoons from the hut witness, and
afterwards apprehended the prisoners Fanny and
Cooper. Witness trued the matter out, and fetch n 1 at
length a pattern epoon from Mrs. Collins. He took the
young women before the magistrates at Sherbonio the
next morning, whence' they were remanded till to-day.
Superintendent Everitt stated he apprehended Eli-
sabeth Tomkine and the boy at Maiden Newton
on a charge of stealing a spoon, on Wednesday,
took them before a magistrate, and they were remanded
till to-day. The mother said, " Our Bill brought home
one spoon lie picked out of the wash from the Rev. Mr.
Collins," and she picked up the other a long while
ago this side of Thornford. Witness had since ascer-
tained that this latter spoon, also offered to Mr. Pollard,
was the property of Esau Knell, tailor, Evershot.
Toinkins was charged with stealing the egg-spoon, and
the three women were charged with receiving the same
knowing it to be ntolen. From the statement of the
prisoners it appeared that the boy took the 'moon home
to Everiihot and on Whit-Monday the girl Fanny
carried the fragments to Sherberne to her sister, whom
she visited on the occasion of the club. Sarah Cooper
was discharged, and the other three prisoners were com-
mitted for trial at the ensuing Sessions—William
Temkin* was then charged with steeling a silver tea-
spoon, value 25., the property of Esau Knell, of Ever-
shot; and Elizabeth and Fanny Tornkinto were charged
with receiving the spoon knowing it to be stolen. Mr.
Edwin Pollard, jeweller, wee again examined and
iterated the evidence given in the last Cue. Prosecutor
deposed that he lived at Evershot, and was • tailor.
His premises adjoined Mr. Christopher's, and about four
months ago he missed a silver spoon which was that now
produced. It had been purchased at Beaminster. The
younger prisoner had been in his employ before and
since the spoon had been missed. He identified the
spoon being one of a half dozen bought at ileaminster.
an
William Tomkins said he had fetched wash from
Knell's but knew nothing of the spoon in question.
Few, said she never saw a silver spoon in prosecutor's
house. Committed for trial at the. Sessions.--John
Tacker, labourer, was oharged with stealing two small
water colour pictures, entitled "Time little tailor,"
and " Pretty Dick," value 6d., the property of Hannah
Hassell, of Piddlehinton. A little girl, aged 10, named
Mary Ann Hassell, said that when alone in her 'nether's
house mindiug the baby, primmer came in and took one
picture out of a corner oupboard, then crossed the
apartment and took down a second. P.C. Hunt stated
that on Friday evening at 9 o'clock he heard of the
matter, went to prisoner's house, found the pictures
hanging against • wall, and took the prisoner into
custody. Prisoner said the little girl wilianged the
pictures and gave them to him as two promised him by
prosecutor. He told her that if they were the wrong
ones the mother was to fetch them. There being no
evidence of a felonious intent, the case was dismissed,
after Tucker had been cautioned not to enter houses in
such • way for the future.
Cement MAGITPIMATZIe OFFICE, Shirehall, Wednes-
day, May 26.—(Before H. Williams, Esq.)—Elizabeth
Ttnakins and her son William Temkin. were remanded
till Saturday on A charge of stealing a silver spoon, the
cpartnyt of the
tßeoLdlti.;l.w.ard,
Maiden ofNEewton, and a
labourer named Joseph Yates, were charged
with being drunk at Maiden Newton at 12 on the pre-
ceding night. Sergeant Tee stated the ease. Fined fis,
and 4a. 6d, coats each, which WAS paid.--MONDAY,
May 24.—(Befor• H. Williams, Esq.)—Charles Legg, of
Dewlish, was remanded on a charge of stealing a rabbit
trap and other articles, the property of Henry Best and
others, of that neighbourhood.

001INITTILD TO DORONESTRA GAOL—To hard labour
Charles Chittendon, stealing hare at Weymouth, 1
month; Robert Biles, stooling wood at Dewlish, 7 dap ;
William Belch, stealing cabbages at Weymouth, 1
month ; John White, desertion from the ship Blenheim
at Portland, 21 days; Joseph Long, ppanoy at BiaMd.

tnniel month W John Hamilton, assault-
at vauroh Kneels, 2 months;
1 month; Joseph Seunders,
ins constable et Sherborne,
tur_Newton,
2 montht,
stealing a scythe blade at 13 kland
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silver spoons at Everehot ; Blisibeth _
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Fanny aline Anne Tompkins, readying the same ; Ili
Thorne, stealing money at Cenci Abbas.
jug—At the weekly
Ti LATZ MR. JOHN LlOO,
ening, the
service at Fordington L'humh on Thursday ow
previous
rabbit trap at Dewlish ; William Tompkins, stealing
maniere thin of the death of the late Mr. John _ ,
jun., who had been one of the ohnrobwardene of be
Council. TI
ember of the Town nr
parish, as well RS a m
ntinelennvibondar, inn
pert b expectant
awed edifioe was crowded in every pa y
announcement, mite"ntle,'
in the service for the burial of the dead, was
f'"un:rardlansecerrownnth li'n";:intoreom•
chanted. At a few minutes before 8 the rev, gentleman
too k for his text St. Matthew vi, 33, "But seek ye
find the Kingdom of God and His righteousnem, and an
these things shall be added unto you." He said—
nothing,
It, ethurcie Met ei(i'nnidme9Otn"lcil Patsal7m°;,6l"akipoanindted—a
nothing. my brethren, but a greatly deepened sense of
the reality of that Gospel, which, for so finny year", I
have preached amethyst you, together with an increasing.
concern
would ever have in-
dured me to undertake the solemn, the responsible, the
difficult task Which I have entered npon this evening.
e message as it stands
ftortrayoraurlie souls
amongst snd an
t increasinga
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I proceed at once to deliver you th
in the text, as It wan" from Jesus himself ; and, after
having done this, I will endeavour to deliver that other
message of which on Sunday I spoke, trusting that
in answer to many prayers God will indeed make it •
message from Himself—a menage of salvation, inaemneh
as a message of awakening, a message of 'ideation to many
a nilci. Whilst urging the need of thorough attention
to the concerns of the soul, the preacher said he felt his
. position perhaps more than ever before—mere even
1 than on those solemn occasions when he seemed to be
speaking to the dying at the time of the cholera
was speaking as it were from a death•bed and to those
whose deatnheds might not perhaps be very distant..
He longed, with his brother ministers, to see a rear
awakening in all classes of society in the town—a real'
rousing to the immense importance of the subject. He
warmly limed the practical oonsideration of his im-
pressive theme. The departure of their friend, he said.
had brought the subject before him with a depth of
love for souls and not reproach that he told them he
who lied gone was the only farmer, within the memory
of the present generation or in the memory of the last,
,re tsoy soul icomupould inkt toegb7Mdaedkentna,• humiliation
it was in
who had, in that place, received the supper of the
Lord. I found (lie said) our departed friend after.
third visit in extreme agony. "I am persuaded," his
, expression was "in a day or two at least I must be in
I eternity." And he cried out "Salvation. oh I that I
could know the salvatian of my soul." My brethren,
1 some of you, most of you, know whet was the cause of
I that bitterness. lan, persuaded on two grounds that it
would be his wish that I should mention it. Most of
you know there was a time when he did seem, and I
believe earnestly to enter into thepreoept contained in the
words of my text, limit he did "seek first the Kingdom.
of God and His righteousness," that he gave himself to.
labours of love, teaching with diligence in our Sunday
school. It is known to some present that he would
take out his testament and read to the women and others
in the fields when resting from their labour; and it 4
equally known that from that he for some time fell
hack. I believe there has been great exaggeration in
statements which have been made on the subject. But
friend would have been as ready as any one to utter the
Iwstwlhiliiii.Blll:eadre:nt:yrelots.,kniXfigt,pag,Thtah.rsuaded of this that had he lived our departed
declaration that from that standard be had sadly gene
back. When I spoke to him of that salvation, he se.-
ferred to the 32nd Psalm: "I acknowledged my sin
unto him, and mine iniquity have I not hid." "But I
cannot," he said, "I cannot see that I can be pardoned.'
And there, my brethren, with death staring him in the
face, as soon as it may stare some of you In the face, there
was the question brought home. I referred him.
to • verse before that without knowing much,
of the circumstances, scarcely anything, of that.
which I have called backsliding. I had seen.
that bis conscience as once a professor of religion
had been troubled, and I said to him "That verse bolero
seems to have suited your ease : ' When I kept silence
my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day
long.' You have had an uneasy conscience, you have
not confessed it to God, you have not turned to him,
you have silenced it in the multiplicity of business, and
sometimes—" I spoke plainly, my brethren, and I am
sure it would be hie wish that I should do so now—
"you have silenced it sometimes by what you have
taken to drink." He said, "It is all true' it is too
true, and how can Ibe saved?" My brethren, I am per-
suaded that of all the deceitful beginnings and the
dreadful power of sin there is nothing like that which
comes upon a professor of religion when he can go and
sit in the public house, when he can go even and take •
few glasses, I am pursitaded there is nothing that
deadens the soul like that. Well, when he had uncle&
these words, I said, looking with all the anxiety I
could, I may say with deep feelings of friendship, with
a respect that I had felt for him for years—upon which
this information that I lied had given me in part had
come like a dark cloud—with these feelings, yet with s
solemn responsibility of my office whi3h required me,
if at any time, surely then, to be faithful, I said, " Are
you willing that your acquaintances should know this?'
" I am," he said, "and tell them from me, tell them:
that I find flows worldly life to hermits," or some such
expression. I tell it to you, I tell it to his acquaintances,
and I thought it beet to invite you just to come and
listen to that message coming to you as it does from a
death-bed, hoping God will grant that be being dead
may yet speak. After this, "How can Ibe saved?'
I ventured to go further, I told him something of the
extent of SUOII a Bin as this, when a profeesor goes back
and becomes lukewarm. I told him that he had made
the enemies of God to blaspheme. Thea I told him that
the gospel is a gospel of salvation to backsliders who
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that
ognhati I.
will return as well as to those who are float invited. I
put it to him in all its fulness, referring to the 25th
halm. I believe that God helped us, my brethren..
On the last day, on Saturday lest, I had an opportunity
again of speaking with him for two hours, with com-
paratively, I might almost Ray perfeot, calmness on this
subject. I want you to see, my brethren, the delibera-
tion with which he spoke, and that this is no mere ease
of • person after • little nervousness, as some would
I say, going quietly out of the world. About 4 o'clock on
Saturday afternoon, after requesting the num& to leave
the room, he asked sue deliberately to feel his pulse,
and to tell him what I thought of him. I said, " Yon
Boom a little improved, but you are in a very dangerous.
state." "The will of the Lord be done," was his calm
reply. After a moment or two he turned, and with re
was dying, and he entered into the question. First I
repeated the 27th Psalm and the IWth Psalm, and
the 51st, till I oame to that menage in the list Psalm
which has been much on my mind in thinking what I
should say to you this evening: "Restore onto me the
joy of thy salvation, and uphold me with thy free spirit.
Then wffi I teisch tranagressors thy ways, and sinners
shall be converted unto thee." There was the restoration,
, the joy spoken of, there weenie free spirit of God spoke;
1 of; and then I put this to bias : " Do you think H God
should even yet spare you you oould not begin to Mack
transgressor' the way, and that sinners should be con-
verted unto him?" He spoke with humility but with
arotitioaan::
that
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firmness—" It Is my desire and prayer that it might be
so." Froin that time, with the exception of strong
morning,deli-
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religion one who had been very useful in that profs'.
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rrintodssahitting in so,
himself, had he spoken, would have done the same.
take warning. Let them beware of the approschee of
departed friend in business, said Mr. lioule, he would
ago, however, he be to
not attend a pariah mooting held at a publiehouse. He
performed elsewhere.' There is no question that he
drink; from that he went at other times, and n
caused some to my—while they encouraged him at the
time—" This is one of your religious people • it is bad
in me, it is worse in him." And so the ' l
gape was in-
jured. The preacher then addressed those who had
made no profession. One of the observations, said Mr.
Moule, our departed friend made to me MU this. I had
repeated the passage " It is of the Lord's mercy that we
are not consumed, because his compassion fails not"
and he remarked, "Oh ! how often might he have cut
me off without • moment's preparation." And if he had
done it, my brethren, the soul must have been loin. The
preacher concluded by warmly beseeching his hearers to
lasted for more than an hour.:
at once see to their spiritual welfare, quoting from the
Book of Revelations: "I would thou were either hot or
sold, BO that thou wart not lukewarm. The sermon
ti-it
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WEYMOUTH.
STABBING—On Saturday, about midnight, a shoe.
maker named James Lefty, living in Conygar-lane,
stabbed his wife twice in the arm with a table knife. A
quarrel appears to have originated between them
about the prisoner talking to • female outside his
own houee, The man was brought up before the
Weymouth magistrates yesterday morning (Mon-
day). Medical evidence was given that the woman
had received two severe cuts in the arm, which
caused considerable loss of blood, and that she was
not able to attend. The evidence of the imperil'.
tendent of police showed that the injured woman ad-
mitted havuig struok her husband while they were
quarrelling. The prisoner was remanded for a week.
FlSH.—During Sunday afternoon and night, seve-
ral large catches of mackerel were made off the West
bay, by Wyke fishermen, and a larger number of the
silvery tribe were seen than previously this leaerin.
The fishermen have been almost idle for the last
three weeks, but they now anticipate a brisk time.