The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-05-22 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1811.

.11'• William Roper, in the employ of the Gas Company, was
Varott Conntti urpress. the next witness. He said he had contracted to lay the
new mains in Sauth-street, and to do this It wee necessary
to pull up the old pipes. lie employed the prisoners, and
undertook to do the work at per yard, the company to find ,
TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1e77. the materials. Lock and Read came on the work on ,
Monday, and Bailey on the Wednesday, at 3s. per day I
--- -- - - each with " drink." There were to he no perquisites, and
NOTES OF THE WEEK. no authority was given them to take any old material
A parliamentary return states that the balance away. The old mains were the property of the company,
due at the close of 11176 to depoeitora in the Poet Who had to
ttiaikenba.enr;ilahweaTver gave either of the
Office Savings Banks. inclusive of Interest, was "1
Croits-examined by Read: He never told them they
1:26,996,550 10e. sa. The deposits during the year could have the bits of iron, and never saw them put any
amonnted to 03,982,250 4s. MI., and the interest in a bag', neither did he say to L wk, when he had a lei
to L• 019,331 10g. Id. The repayments amounted to on his back, "You bad better go on where you are going.
£7,792,477 2s. Ild. He dii not pee Lock and Read going down Wood and
Stone Lane on Tuesday morning, and did not notice •
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1 The Duke of Westminster has anbacri. bed ri. noo wheelbarrow at Harman's store; neither did he ask Lock
• how much he had received for the iron. Lock did not
I towards the fun le for meeting the deficit in the show him Is. dd. (Read, sharply, "You would swear •
Wrexham Exhibition account.,, and the Lord-Lieu. mall.s life sway.") He did not send Bailey for any beer at
; tenant of Denbighshire £5OO.
I , 11/ticiti
lock. He had not seen him put any iron in the hag.
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~. not say that Mr. Osmond would not say anything
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Prince Albert Victor and Prince George of Wales
were examined at the Royal College at Greenwich on
Monday and Tuesday in the same manner as ordinary
candidates for naval cadetships Both Princes are
said to have passed a very satisfactory examination,
and in some of the subjects exhibited a more than
usual degree of proficiency. We wonder if there is a
case on sword of any member of the Royal family
being "plucked r
In reply to %deputation of cattle salesmen, butchers,
and others, which waited upon him on Friday, the
Duke of Richmond and Gordon said he could hold out
no hope of any modification being made in the rules
affecting the sending of cattle to the London markets.
They would not, however, be continued in force a
moment longer than was necessary. The eubject is
one which is quite worthy the best attention of meat
consumers as well as of butchers.
1 The Home Secretary has advised the Queen to
grant a free pardon to Samuel George Merrott, a
returned convict, who was convicted at Gloucester
Quarter Sessions in April lint year of burglary, and
sentenced to seven years' penal servitude. The case
Is found to be one of mistaken identity, a prisoner in
Lewes gaol having confessed to the offence. It is to
be feared that the most perfect system of administer.
ing justice will never entirely prevent the possibility
of error.
Cottagers have often been recommended to try hen-
keeping as a profitable and pleasant means of spending
their leisure hours. Hens can scarcely be as profitable
as geese, if the evidence recently given at the
Richmond County Court is trustworthy. The owner
of a goose summoned the owner of a dog which had
killed the goose, and claimed as its price five pounds.
A sister goose, he said, had laid thirty-five eggs,
all of which were being eat upon. Farther, a three-
days-old gosling was described as worth half-a-crown.
On this basis it does not require a very long calcula-
tion to show that if geese do not In these days
actually lay golden eggs they at any rate do some-
Wag that is almost equivalent. Unfortunately the
was not demonstrated to have been in the habit
of Wing gnaw, and the defendant in consequence
got the verdict.
Only three prelates—the Archbishop of Canterbury
and the Bishops of Exeter and Oxford—voted for
Lord Harrowby's amendment to the Burials Bill, to
give persons haring charge of funerals the right to
celebrate them in churchyard., under certain con-
ditions, "with such Christian and orderly religious
services at the grave as he may think fit, or without
any religious service." Eleven bishops voted against
the proposal—Bath and Wells, Carlisle, Chichester,
Ely, Hereford, Lichfield, Lincoln, Llandaff, Peter-
borough, Rochester, and Salisbury. The Archbishop
of York did not vote. For the Archbishop of
Canterbury's clause, anthorieing the use of an alter-
native service containing nothing but hymns and parts
of the Scriptures or Prayer-book, which was carried
against the Government, ten members of the episcopal
bench voted—the Archbishops of Canterbury and
York. and the Bishops of Carlisle, Exeter, Hereford,
Llandaff, London, Oxford, Saliebury, and Winchester.
'Seven voted in the minority Bath and Wells,
Chichester, Ely, Lichfield, Lincoln, Peterborough,
and Rochester.
.issseas
Mr. Frederick Martin's pamphlet on "The pro.
perty and revenues of the English Church Establish-
ment," just is probably one of the most com-
plete and trustworthy surveys of that vast field which
lies ever been made. Mr. Martin justly claims that
his labour, undertaken at the instance of the Libel,
9.6 ni Society, has been purely and entirely statistical,
and influenced by no parti•an views whatever as regards
the great questions involved in the Establishment of
the Church of England. The fixed yearly income of
the Archbishop of Canterbury is now £15000; those
of the Archbishop of York and the Bishop of London
£lO,OOO sash ; Durham, eB.OOO ; Winchester, £7,000;
and all the rest are from 0,000 down to £4,200. Of
the new gees -rested in 1875 and 1876, St. Albans Ist,
have £4:500, and Truro £4,200; but as part of this
income Is in each cane contributed by existing sees, the
new arrangements add £6.900 a year to the revenues
enjoyed by the Episcopal bench, which now amminte
to an aggregate of £161,100 a year. But this sum,
Mr. Martin points out, does not include 'the over
endowments m lands nor the value of the Episcopal
residences, and therefore does not folly represent the
annual revenues of the Bishops of the Church of
England."
The next subject inquired into is that of the cathedral I
establishments. There are three classes of cathedrals,
those of King Henry, :old those of more modern
times. The lands owned by the Bishops, deans and
cannons, asset forth in the new Domesday Book, a
matter in which that imperfect and blundering record
can hardly be wrong, are rather more 'ban ninety-two
thousand acres, bringing in a rental of one hundred
and sixty-eight thousand a year. Our Ecclesiastical
Commissioners hold about a hundred and fifty thousand
acres, with a rent-roll of three hundred and twelve
thousand a year • no that the aggregate value of
ecclesiastical property, includve of that of Bishops,
deans, and canons, but exclusive f the endowments of
the beneficed clergy, is about half a million a year.
But to this has to be added the enormously valuable
property in the metropolis which is not included in
the two huge quartos -lately printed by authority of
Parliament. This London property, much of which
is in the hands of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, is
probably as valuable as all the rest put together; and
Mr. Martin therefore reckons that the total revenue
thus enjoyed by the Church of England, apart entirely
from the parochial endowments, is about a million a
year. It would, of course, be more interesting to
trace what becomes of them revenues which, however,
would be still more difficult to disc .ver. The parochial
endowments, of course, swell the total wealth of the
Establishment immensely ; hut they are divided among
s vastly larger number. The Church possesses alto-
gether sixteen thousand religious edifices, with thirty
majestic cathedrals among them; ten thousand glebe
houses, and thirty-one palatial residences for the
Bishops; a million acres of land, much of it the most
fertile in the Kingdom; and a total yearly return
amounting on theJowest estimate to the very large sum
of £7,238.000.
It is difficult to discover how many persons share
this vast revenue among them. Reckoning the value
of the Episcopal residences, the 172 Church dignitaries
receive yearly a eurn of £d-47,000; and probably a
million is spent in building and repairing churches, and
three-quarters of & million is disposed of by the Eccle-
siastical Commission. Of the actual numbers of the
clergy no official return exists. Canon Ashwell told
the Select Committee that no far as working clergy are
concerned, the Church of England is "totally under-
manned ;" but no light seems ti be thrown on the
curious circumstance of the existence and growing
numbers of the unattached clergy in this undermanned
Establishment. If hands are short, why stand all
these men idle? Even now, it is evident that the
Established Church is in no degree keeping pace with
the growth cc the population, a fact which must ex-
ert very influence ton its future - in a
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about it. -
Cross-examined by Lock On Wednesday week he saw
defendant's at the Old House at Home, and he Baked
them if they would come on on the Monday, and he said
he could not promise. He said they would have some
drink every Say, but he did not nay there would be any
"old stuff, or that they knew all about it. They met
again on Saturday at the Old House at Home, and it was
arranged they should come on on Monday morning. He
(Roper) told them to come on at six am. lie saw nothing
of any old bits on the Tuesday morning, and said nothing
about it.
Cntchell asked no questions.
Mr. W. Osmond, manager of the Gas Works, was next
called, and said that the prisoner's hal been engaged in
the work of relaying new mains. The old mains would
require to be broken, but not an small as that produced.
When the old is taken out it is put on one side of the
opening and removed at intervals—generally every day.
On Monday none WM taken away. That produced was
like the the old mains, which were ibis. pipes. He bad
never given authority for any old mains to be removed
from the work—he gave strict orders to have the old
store. preserved.
P.C. Carter said be had received information of the
robbery and went to Harman's stores with Mr. Osmond
on Wednesday evening, and saw a quantity of old gas
, pipes there which he heard from Mrs. Harman had
I been brought there by the three defendants. Mr.
• Osmond identified the iron as belonging to the Gaa
Company. He told Mrs. Harman to detain the iron until
1, she saw him again. lie then went in search of the
prisoner,, and found Luck and Read at the Sun Inn.
Asked them to come to the station and they said "all
right," and they came, and on leaving the house Read
said "We know what its for —it was hardly worth their
while." P.C. Gould was present. Took them to the
station and " &akar' them to stop there. P.C. Gould
remained iii charge. He then found Bailey grid asked
him to come to the station, awl he also replied "all right,
they can't hurt me, 1 have done nothing wrong, as Roper
sent sue there with it." Nothing had been said about
Iron, or Harman's store. He then fetched Mrs. Harman
MA her daughter to identify the prisoner*. They said
they were the three men who brought the iron to the
store. He then charged them with stealing a quantity of
iron, the property of the Gas Company.—Read said 'I
have done wrong, and shan't disown it they all had a
share in the beer, and ought to be all in the mess. He
locked them up and went to Harinan's stores, awl took
possession of the iron. The iron weighed about 61 cwt.
Neither of the prisoners asked questions.
Mr. Osmond, recalled: Said he went to Harman's store,
andaaw the iron. He had resuson to suspect some or the lead
and iron, from the old mains had been stolen, which made
him go to the store. He asked Mrs. Harman and she said she
had bought no lead but a quantity of old iron. The
previous evening he met Bailey and said he hoped he was
not one of those who had been taking iron to Harman's.
and he said "No, he had not been down that way for
more than a week." That OM in the presence of Roper.
lie had given a general caution that if any cne was found
taking away the old stores they would havelto suffer for
it. This was in consequence of having missed some of the
old materials. Having received information as to the old
iron being sold he placed the matter in the hands of the
police.
The Superintendent said all three had been previously
convicted—Bailey for stabbing, with 12 month's hard
labour, and Lock and Read for felony, and Lock also for
robbery with violence.
They all now asked for bail, hut were remanded until
5.35 pm. for further depositions to he taken, when they
were told the question of bail would be decided.
At half-past live the three prisoners, Read, Lock, and
Bailey, were again brought up before Mr. Gregory.
Bailey was charged separately with having stolen and
sold the iron mentioned in the previous ease, ant the
former depositions were repented. Bailey said nothing in
reply to the charge, and all three were then committed for
trial at the next Quarter Seseions.
Prisoners renewed their application for bail, and the
magistrate, consented to grant it—thernselves in one
surety of 1100, and two sureties of £lOO for each of the
prisoners. The required bondsmen were not forthcoming,
awl they were locked up.
Coen's' l'Erry Seasioss, Saturday.—Before Mr. H.
Williams, Mr. A. Bankes. and Mr. E. Pearce, Mr. G.
Warry awl Mr. E. L. Kindersley
John Gale, who thought proper to he non eel,was
charged with allowing a cow to stray at Kingeotulie.—P.C.
Stone proved finding the poor animal with a rope round
its neck feeding by the side of the road, defendant's wife
watching it about ten yards off—Fines! 2s. tid., and costs.
Tons Mann pleaded guilty to being skunk at Fordingten,
on Siturdav midnight, May 13th—Fined 5o ansl cots.
John Bollynak was charged under the Rural Sanitary
Act, for not abating nuisances on his premises at Froine
Vauchurch, Mr. H. Lock appaved for the Rural sanitary
Authority and first took the charge as to a choked drain,
Mr. W. Chick, inspector of Nuisances, for the Rural
Sanitary Authority, inspected the premises on the let of
March, occupied hy LUCIA and Walden. He nerved
defendant with a notice on the sth of 31arch to abate the
nuisance caused by the drain being choked—At this
point Hollyoak said that the nuisance was abated yester-
day, but it was said that there was no sign of its being
done at 11 o'clock in the morning. The Chairman thought
it would be best to adjourn the case for a fortnight.
as that would give tune for the work to be properly
done.
Joseph Rockland was charged with being drunk, at
Puddlehinton, on the sth of May, and also with evielty to
a horse at the same time and place.—Mr. C. Weston
defended.—Elizabeth House, sail she saw defendant beat
his hone with a whip at Puildlehinton, about six o'clock in
the evening. She did not know if defendant was sober.
—Stephen leases, sail that on the sth of May, as he was
returning from his work, he saw Buckland heating his
horse with a whip, and a woman come and take away tbe
latter from hhu. The horse was standing still. Could not
say how many times he struck it -perhaps 20 or 30. After
the whip was taken away he went to the " off " side of
the horse and kicked it until the blood flowed from under-
neath the flank of the animal. Defendant was the worse
for drink. He had the horses tail tied to the shaft of the
waggon in such a way that it could not kick, if it wanted.
to. Defendant used very foul language. Cross-exaniined
Him and Buckland had had some row since the affair. He
knew some verses had been put up in the village about
Buckland, but witness knee nothing about them—P.C.
Matcharn, albl that he saw defendant and his horse on the
highway on the following day and told bins that he had
heard of his cruelly using his horse the previous evening,
when he was drunk. The horse appeared as if he bad
been badly used—there were weals on its bwly awl head.
On the "off " hind leg the horse was skinned for about at
inch-anil.half on the hock as if from • kick. Cross-
examined: He examined the horse closely on Sunday
morning. Buckland did not offer to show him the horse.
Mr. Weston said this was vicious house, and was in
the habit of kicking, awl when it ilist so Buckland
generally gave it a few cuts with the whip which does it
good. The cut on the horses leg was caused by the horse
kicking against the shaft Mr. Weston after a few other
remarks produced good characters for defendants, and
called John Jean's, a thatcher, of Puddletrenthide, who
recAlected the sth of May, seeing Buckland when he
came home near the New Inn, Puildlehinton. Buckland
was "quite sober enough to drive his horse." Ile saw him
shortly afterwards anal he was then "quite sober." On the
following day he examined the horse in company with
Richard Moreton, and there wereno marks unit, Another
witness Robert Brown was called for the defence and Mr.
Weston produced the whip.—The Chairman said that
they considered it a very bad case and fined defendant sa,
for being drunk, and 20s. for the cruelty, with the costs, in
all £2 7s.
Elaabeth Walbridge was summoned for allowing four
cows and a donkey to stray at Toiler Porcornin. She was
fined fist, and costs tia, on pleading guilty.
Thomas and Robert Pen/old were summoned for
obstructing the highway by allowing their vans to remain
thereon. Mr. 141. C. Weston defended. P.C. Lone on the
15th inst., saw the vans across the road about midday, and
told them to "move on." Thomas said "all right, we
are only going to stay long enough to let the horses feed."
Two hours after witness pissed the same way again and
found the vans in the souse position. Fined his. and
costs in each case.—Robert who was the only one to appear,
paid for the two, in all Mn, lid.
AFFILIATION rssgs.

BLAIgDFORD.

Witd..—The will, dated September 18, 1988, of Sir
Edward Baker Baker, late of Hamden-hall, Dorset.
shire, who died on the 28th of March last, was proved
on the 20th lilt, by William Robertison and Bendel'
Littlehales, the executors, the persmal estate being
sworn under £25,000. The testator devises lila
Farrington property at Sliniton, Dorset, and gives the
furniture, pictures, plate, fanning stock, and effects
at his house at ltanstini to his brother, Whit Hastings
Bendall Baker, and there are several pecuniary
, legacies; the residue if his property he leaves to his
' three sisters Miss Laura Isabella Baker, Mrs.
Gertrude Laura Hutchings, and Mrs. Emilia Maria
Goodlake.
I BOROCOU POLICE, Thursday.—Before the Mayor and ,
ex-Mayor.
Jaw.. flayecar4 was summoned for assaulting John
Dummy, a lad, on the Saturday previous.—Defendant
admitted having given complainant a cut or two with a
small stick, and said it was because he kicked his dog.—
Fiord 55., including costs.
Boacitasit Muck. Satardayo—Befon3 Mr. J. J. Farina-
hellions J.P.
A strong powerful looking fellow, about 35 years of age,
who gave the name of Npliraim Strinert,,n, was brought
up in custody of Police-constable Andrews, charged under
the Vagrant Act, with soliciting alms in the town. The
officer having proved the case, he was committed to the
House of Correction. Dorchester, for 1.1 days.

WEYMOUTH.
TUE YEOMANRY BALI, which took place at the Royal
Hotel, on Friday night, was most successful, drawing
together a numerous and most fashionable assembly.
Jones' band dispensed a capital selection of music.
Amongst the company were :—Mr. E. Monett, fist
Regiment, Miss Marfleet, Mrs. Morant, Misses Morant
141, Mrs. Grffnstone, Mrs. and Miss Batten, Miss Alice
flatten, Mr. Newall. I/ M., Mr. A. Keppel, D.M., Miss
Ilarbord, Rev. E. P. Cambridge, Mrs. Cambridge, Miss
E. Cambridge, Miss A. Cambridge, Miss 11.11, Mies
Leigh. Mr. awl Miss Miller, Colonel and Mrs. Aker.,
Miss Akers, Miss Moggeridge, Mrs. Tomlinson, Misses
Tomlinson (2), Mr. Tomlinson, Miss Watt, Misses Eyton
(2), Mrs. Jimyrin, Miss Pepin, Mr. Rowley, R.H.A.,
Lieut. Lowe, H.M M
.S. Itoscawen, r. Pocklineton, Mr. and
Miss Gosblen, Mr. Fellowee, t/.0.Y.C., Mr. and Miss
Cockram, Mr. T. Crickram, Miss Sloper. Mr. Eyton, Mr.
Whaley, Captain Crozier, Mr. Marlin, 31,t. Regiment, Mr.
Phelins, Misses Dickenson, Mrs. Brynier. Misses Itrymer
(2), Mr. Menteomery, R.H..t., Mr. N. F. Barton, Captain
Vandeleur, Mr. Iffackstone-Williams, Misses Blackstone-
Williams (2), Colonel Alden, Mrs. Astell, Mieses Astell
Mrs. Featherstonliaugh, Kr. F. Rupell, Captain Bingham,
Mis • Lear, Mr. Maclntyre, Migil Churchill, Major
Vansdeleur, Mr. Churchill, Mr. Grinswood, Olth Rifles,
Captain Stevens. 39th Regiment, Mr. Bond, Q.0.Y.C.,
Admiral and Mrs. Ti you. Misses Bevan (2). Miss shin-
worth, Mr. A. J. M. Martin, Mr. 11. B. Middlebm,
Q.OY..C. Mrs. H. It. Middleton, Miss (Implies', Mr.
Cross, 75th Reeiment, Captain Foster, 1/.0.Y.C., Mr.
Crwlen, Ist It G. 11. Mr. and Miss beverston, Mr. F. R.
Sutton, Mr. Thornton.i Q.0.Y.C., Lieut. firmer, Q.O.V.i
Captain Medlycott, Mr. Merthyr Guest, Lady Theodora
Guest, Rev. M. Hankey, Mr. Bridge, Milk Bridge, Miss
Maud Bridge, Mr. Bower, 9.0.Y.C., Mr. Bowden Smith,
Colonel and Mrs. Hanna, Misses Goslings (B, Mr. Ward,
31st Regiment, Mrs. Carter-Sharp, Mr. Montagu, 3lst
Reeiment, Colonel Mtvnenden, Sth Hussars' Mr. Butler.
31mt Regiment, Mr. Newington, 31st Reginient, Miss
Crawshay, Lord and Lady Reliester, Mrs. Dyke, Miss
Helen Dowdier. bliss Geraldine Warrington, Captain and
Mrs. Paynter, Miss F. Farquharson, Misses FAT.IIIhaTSOII
(2). Miss Grove, Miss Bashes. Lieut. Maclachlon, R.ll. A-,
Mrs. Macias:Mon, Miss Fletcher, Mr. 11. B. Samuelson,
Mr. Grove, Captain Scott, R.N., Mr. IL Paget, Sir
Richard Glyn, Miss A. Newton, Mrs. Carr Glvn,
COUTTT COURT, FiStlielhe.-11efore Mr. T. E. I°. Lefroe,
Robert Damon v. C. J. Ward —Mr. Hanne represented
plaintiff, and defendant did not appear.- Mr. Hamm mid
that a composition on defendants behalf had been offeredt
but it had entirely fallen through, and he asked for a
judgment forthwith.—Order acconlingly,,with all costs.
Brom Gibbs v. Thomas Carter.—no.—The wife appeared
and admitted the debt, all but a "hundred of pollard, 'is.
—The hearing fee was £2, and the Judge said the fee, £2,
must be paid for disputing Ss.— The plaintiff offered to for-
give defendant the Ss., and the Judge said he should think
so; it was preposterous to let a woman run into debt to
such an amount as that.—l'laintilt sail the woman had
two big daughters at home too lazy to work, and her
husband earned shoot £3 a week. Ile had kept the
family for two months, while her husband was in gaol for
the Royal Adelaide atfairs.—Ordered to pay Ills, a month,
the Judge saying that he feared defendant was obstinate,
and if she did not pay their goods would be seized. —Defen-
dant We haven't got any, sin—The Judge): Then your
husband will have to he taken to prison for 40 days.
Sarah Dailey v. Hannah Collinik—The 101 l was for
grocery.—Defendant said she had no money, and her
children were obliged to keep her.—Mr. Howard spoke of
defendants' supposed property, on 'which he had a mort-
gage, and not having paid for • long time, he had to take
it—Plaintiff said defendant hail a lot of money for her
share of the "compensation money," and a fanner paid
her £3.1 yearly for her land.—" But," said defendant,
'that is all stopped now."—Mr. Howard, sworn, said that
he had foreclosed. He had held the mortgage for years,
but the quarries stormed workinirand earned nothing; he
got no interest for years, and was obliged to foreclose. Ile
should be very glad to transfer the mortgage to plaintiff.—
Ordered to pay Is. a nionth.—Defentlaut said she could
not pay.—Adjournsol.
At the County Court on Saturday there was heard,
before Mr. E. Lefroy (judge), the case of riontlit
v. Hatch i 'Goa.
It was a special jury case. Mr. Howard was for
the plaintiff, and Mr. Hooper for the defendant.
The plaintiff is Mr. Vincent, the well-known and
extensive jeweller and silversmith of Weymouth, and
the defendant, Hrs. Hutchinson, is a widow lasly
residing at Belmont-park, Greenwich.
From Mr. Howard's opening statement it seen eel
the facts lay in a very small compass indeed. In the
year 1575 there was in the town a regiment, and
among the officers was a Lieut.. Hutchinson. who, as
such, was moving in a good pssition. He called upon
the plaintiff. and from 1875 dew'. to I Sid he incurred
a bill of £l9O for various articles :suitable to him it. his
position in life—of course, being an officer and a
gentleman, he experienced no difficulty in obtaining
credit. In the month of April Mr. Vincent went
abroad, and before leavin., gave certain directions to
his Wife with reference to this for...tint. dust at that
time an order came for the reAsuent to go to G ibraltar.
On the 12th a gentleman called at the sinus on behalf
j of Mrs. Hutchinson, the mother id' the lieutenant,
I anti who was now the defendant. Conversation (to be
I found detailed in Mrs. 'Vincent's es idence) followed,
, and ultimately a sum of £l-1 was 'Mill ilown, the
, gentleman undertaking, in behalf of Sirs. Hutchinson,
to pay the remainder in three instalments at six,
twelve, and eighteen months. Having brieflY ex-
plained the law that when any person guaranteed the
debt of another that agreement VOSS leinnd ti be in
writing, and that in recent cases it had been ruled
that forbearance from proceeding's was a very good

consideration. _
After evidence had been called on either side, the
jury found for the defendant.
AT the County Court n Saturday the judgment sum-
mons of Read v. Altar!, was heard. Defendant is a
warder; his wife appeared for him, and stated that she
was unable to pay what she had been ordered, but wo ud
pay ss. down, and ss. a month afterwarili.—A4reeit to.

political sent*. Mr. Martin estimates that the revenue
of 13,300 beneficed clergy, including the annual value
of 10,000 glebe house*. is £5,027,000, an average income
of £350 each. There remain, however, the 5,765
curates, 1,608 teachers, chaplains, &c., and 3,893
unattached clergy, ordained servants of the Church,
who have no settled interest in its revenues, and, says
M. Martin, " form in so far, no part of the Establish.
ineat." The voluntar7 subecriptions which flow in
every year in a growing stream are of course left
aittiraly out of view in this estimate. They constitute
die private revenue of the Church into whith it
would be an impertinence to inquire the seven
isillions and a quarter of actual endowment constitute
frke official revenue, for the use of which it is entirely
responsible to the representatives of the nation.

Thomas Hallett, who was represented by Mr. Jotliffe,
of Crewkerne, was summoned by Ann Gee, a single
woman, for whom Mr. W. H. Atkinson, of Blandforcl,
appeared, to show cause, &c.—Mr. Atkinson, in opening
the case, said complainant and defendant were formerly
In the employ of Lord Ilchester, at Melhury House, the
former as kitchen and wultery maid, and the latter as a
helper in the stables under the coachman. They were
very friendly with each other, and were frequently seen
walking nut together. They ultimately became too
Intimately acquainted, and the result war a child was
born. The family had been staying in London for some
time and on their return on the 29th July, 1876, the first
Improper intimacy took place in the kitchen. This was
continued at intervals with the results as above dated.
Mr. Atkinson then called the complainant, Ann Gee, who
said she had been is Lord Itchester's service for five years
as kitchen and scullery maid, and Hallett was a helper in
the stables. They were on very friendly terms. After their
visit to London, there was an improper intimacy between
them on the giaoh July. A female child was born on tke
6th of April. 1,77, Thomas Hallett was the father of that
child. During the two and-half.years they had known
each other they had walked out as lovers and frequently
been at the house of Mrs. Groves, at Evershot, She
formerly kept company with a young man named George
Wheeler. She gave up Whetter for Hallett After she
was in the family way defendant asked her to take some
stuff to procure abortion, and said if he was there when
the child was horn he shield start for America. She saw
defendant just before coming to the Court—Croon-
examined by Mr. Jolliffe : They came back from London
on the 19th of July and had been there about two months,
defendant was home all that time. Defendant had only
been an helper in the stables and living out of the house
with the coachman. She lived in the house which was
adjoining. John Young, the footman, lived in the hones.
John Fraser was the second coachman. After their
return from London his Lordship and lady went abroad,
and witness was left in charge. She went to Abhotabury
for an holiday afterward& Whetter was not in London
i I Lowest during the time she was there that she knew of. Some
Daes.lblooe.,Point at Wind. ' State of Weather, repairs were done at the house and men named Childs and
I Night Mullins were two of the workmen engaged there. She had
never requested them to call her early in the morning,
. I although the thought Childs had thrown gravel at her
latir 64 i 44 ' SE Rain, cloudy window. She had never come to the window to them.
It .66 44 NW nne They had put a ladder up to the window to call her, but
16 'en 47 SW Overcast, rain she had never shown herself to them in her alight areas.
17 54 ' 45 S Rain She knew a man named Fuzzwil, at Abhotsbury, but not
IS so i as w Cloudy, showers intimately. She did not go to him at Weymouth after she
19 . 62 , 4.1 W Cloudy, slight showers was on the family way and ask him what he was going to
le •64 42 NNE Gloomy do. She was not at Evershot flower show. She knew
Thomas Hoskins and donee,' with him at the Acorn Club-
SONDEM' or lane. —at the Borough Police-court on room. She also went to Chetnole Labourer's Club Meet-
Friday, three men. named Joshom Read, Maria Lock, and tog with Mrs. Groves, Henry Groves, a married man, was
William Bailey were brought up in custody (on remand with them and went home with witness and her fellow
from the previous day), before Mr. G. J. G. Gregory, servant between 11 and 12 at night A few nights after
charged with stealing ap..........11ut0ttity of old Wen, the lirdlievt, their return from London the stall-room maid came into
etThethe swo,Darchist_ Dorchester
.10'. peneent, but took no part har nto% and the footman with her. She had not written
a letter to • -0u,..g-- man named Samuel Groves that she
in the ceill6 WM.
~ ,Is abluder,.. 01 lit _eon • knew of. Mr.. Jollige produced a letter of September
Mrs, smossea mem mos osk_
__sw•SWS! . came t'l 12nd sent to this young 1:11411. commencing " Dear
their dams wen • Oselddr_ _ os oss__,.nom,.._lll. an. Sam," andtheu witness admitted It he left Lord
Imnir.ted
hieing, 1111 osowslis oss.2asssoss.._ ,_ wwo...__.wo "I ...._ td Ilchester's service in November.—Mrs. Martha Toms, •
well,_ ito as hi= is- sow..,_rin: 1S
_L".... "61.,_ ...._ Pine midwife, said she attended prosecutrix at her costae-
weF,.._ be... MOW. nis end 7:01C .I.6,_____lg• Pr__ „,it. ment, and said thatit wee an eight months child.
.48
‘ss w as sem with
__,...05i550,...._ sm. —Yr. Jollifle was gropeeding to cross-examine the
and for ' Iquihrl In I,od, rua ma mow non witha, as to her experience in these matters, but the
heneing,_ 1p ths sil gum vim.-
,Sodth-etclae. , „,_401_,9011106.,_ Nadi didn't care *few scything about it. It did not
SeSesirfolene es Voss was enla Mu ImP• nk, Wag the point at inee.—Yre. lihzeheth Gee, the mother
ysgbasr .._.‘••_...nnunlleul• as She ken. eke ad set oeleifosol.. e - of the oseeplabnit, ma the defendant came to Isar house
ntuster inaicrinelliglb lel. =MI la Illlgor milli kar da an wad-ranism bat sot awn her
'sown,. UNA IS en be. WM in the Shore &a In the family way. Saw bade,. defendant
"a lan wami*/ dein on as MI Mt sonnet any- that but he had said nothing to her.
thgart.N.,.
ow This warm was. vary garrulous, and Mr. Jolliffe gave
ea lie Trader even- up his arearezeminetion after asking a few questions.--
bilt Leek srl arid Imo la Ilial=wflesees old iron. 36.. jam wooes, laving at krershot, said she knew the
wkidi weie nalshol,, and tar lt led camphiniat who had been to lies house frequently.
1408 64 laugwharesiT t=easslepi. Vageareald,
..... onosher_._ , 1 Dalmalant bad several times fetched her in the evening to
--• w' ""' 'we" di , tabe bit home, but they had not bees in GA house
b. IL par cwt.
=bur. They had zertainly never danced together there,
A anior at tits atom rani Ism Ball corrobarstod improper
never seen any impper liberties taken,
, 11111 WWW Is to kit_ tha ban palm brought of g=t put his arm round her waist and kiss her. -
as "I•l7l,failli, R.X 1"` "1% lad
WIIMISI Wes asked as to several other you'll( men, arid
nroilmand a =lnbar who had been to the house and "seen

young
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DAMP WALLS IN UNDR.ll4Ctoltryhili2s....peit;:im
To th 4 Editor of nix ECCLOSIOTICAL (Werra.
your
cnrrespoW.delttitibwuriirl
pqBniaL7olrf " solution of silica" sold by the Silicate Paint
the complainant home." It, however, transpired from the Rev. IT. Townsend, of Exeter, attended an deputation After some disetunion the Duke of RICTIIMWD and
re-examination of Mr. Atkinson that they Were all fellow from the parent Society, and gave a mott interest- and floppoP expresised his willinmess to aceept the
servants—lt was evident this witness had not fulfilled ing account of ISOM: 39 years labour on the weet coast aatin::nn:lfromeenntt Phosvfarinitarb,ietnalftelowreeo,4l ayse,, ravaedivtniialoien rew:el
ri'n'or‘diewr4rtoi
the expectations of the prosecution in corroborating the of Africa. The Rev. E. F. Tn,kman afterwards over unhaptised children. The first portion a the
complainant, and the case suddenly collapsed and was appealed most earnestly to those present to further on
'ryitntitnaln:s.uei.:eleed"ned.itr"wo :er 'I
Loudon
y 17he
be had transparent
dismissed. Not so that of the case of
Rosetia Jane Bellinger against Frederick Merv. which the Society by helping it both in money and prayer. taken on the second awl larger part, which wan carried fwl'nw.,,,,;:pithnian.;dy.,,,l,wirvoyecpoo,hri:::lnrpn,
and
effectu:::::::::::
very poor, and a collection Was made by fl", ti CIO.
' The Earl of HARIOWTIY moved a claim empowering walls of his church. I tried it three years ago on the
Brl:nedhfsord tforriwelrinlrariunealt:',7lshnert3ll7B. .11-I.lltr'; tskitrn nf
for The ,eleafir'.'llyi-ernxcie:tio.eg.
defendant. who did not appear.—Mr. Atkinson opened Alf 1144rEST WOO held before Mr. Thos. Rawlins on
the cane and caged the complainant, from whoseevulence Thursday, the 17th inst., at the Railway Rotel, the persona in charge ~f the funeral of e Pari•hioner, : ifharn.cel;atilelsstokfmin. my eth:ercihi,,,,,vr:iaerhe wverr:tier
on !native to the incumbent, to inter the deceased with
it appeared. de fe, ol tomi it. a enaelonowand tit II insert Wimborne, on the body of Sidney James Baker. such Christian and orderly religionn ner vice an they
areniiii4nthue nervier.
WWI saturate the wall compel:ten la:. ri
l'ttinhhayiliti" with
1 ili"h.
a hon.einahi tn the mine .ervi..e. An intimacy sprang up From the evidence of the father, who lives at Leighi.
between them, which re.olted in an eng igetnent to be
it,appearod that the ileceaned, who Wee nine years it ini4nt
ethi,nlik.efint.,
inornwiel,ii.uwt,man,y
married. They kept company for over two veers, and
age,
.ret.ired..to bed on Timidity evening complaining of rp.,
under the prom iSf. of m image he +educed ber,a child being jecte,l by the casting vote of the chairman, the or In colours.
I dual be hails), to answer any further questions on
born on the 7th a April last. Defendant hail frequently a pain In UN left Hide, he had frequently complained
offered her money to cot away and keep the thing quiet, id this pain, and when the father went into his belnnm numbers being 102 to 102.
The hill Woe then passeil through rommittee, and the suldect, if he likes to write privately to rm. —lain kc.
hut It he arranged to marry her, and went on far the next morning, at aineit half-past five, he found the the Howie adjourned until the 4th of June. P. It. Pttavis.
ea to take oat the been,. on the ugh of February, the deceased dead ad not quite col.l. Dr. S. G. Parkin- ,
neeessary preparations were made, and the wedding fixo son, iif this town, surgeon, Mated that he had examined In the House Of Commons, on Monday night, the
for February 13. But ouddenly defendant changsl his . debate on Mr. Gladstone's, Resolution was resumed,
mind awl...ride the complainant a very roof note, breaking .
the Italy, and, judging from WI external appearancet and at the close a division took place. For the Benoit'.
wan of onion that the deceased I lied a natured tie„ ottg
(;;;;;O;;;flent, 13L
noted; against it, 354. Majority for the
off the engagement, saying he had made up his mind not bd
to marry her, and that be was going away, and hoped he , he wee
and that it was from dimwit) of the heart end
On Tuesday a discuesion took place on the Derby
should never see her Ogain. —Mr. Weston crms-examined probably other complications. The jury returned •
the complainant, hut the denied having kept company verdict of " Natural death" in accordance with the Corporation (Extension of Borough, Sc.), Bill. The
with other young men, and as defendant had admitted evidence given. remainder of the evening wan occupied In committee
the paternity of the child on several occasions the learned ____
consented to an order—The—The magistrates dismissing the clauses of the Universities Bill.
gentleman co
y r for 24. fit. On Wednesday Captain Pin moved the second read-
thought it a ver hard case, and made an orde
por week rom birth of the child, until it is Pi year+ of log of the County Training Schools and Ships BIM
f hem
age. with all costa, including that of t coplainant's Inlr.'PHlPrit moved the rejection of the mesaure,which
advocate, wise optioned by Sir eFIARLES ATIDSRLET Oil behalf of
the Government. and after some diacusaion rejected
by 83 votes to 17. The Mercantile Nlarine Hospital
Bill, which was also moved by Captain Put, likewine
revived the opposition of the Government. and WM
ilefeapd by 212 to 11, The Poor Law Guardians
Elections (Ireland) Bill WIL4 thrown mit by 174 to
109.
On Thursday the House went into committee on the
rnisersities Bill, and afterwards adjournal until
Thursday, the 31st lust,

THE CLAIMANT.
Mr. Chamberlain, M.P. for Birmingham, hem
received a !otter from Mr. Whalley, in reply to his
own on the subject of the Claimant's trial. He
says :
.

5.1, Victoria-street, May 5, 1577.
Dear Mr. Chamberlain,—Your letter of the 111th of
April on the Tichborne Case is of public importance,
impugning sa It does the working C 11.611 to the extent
literally of a million represented by about half a million,
who have aligned petitions to the Mouse of Commons.
Not only their Judgment, but still more directly you
disparage their sympathies with amen whom you deseribe
as a had son, • most determined her, an ungrateful
friend, and • rieducer of women"—his own account, you
say, of himself.
your opinion as to the justice of the verdiet, ner on.
has • right to discuss with you—fortued, m ion *tate it
wait, upon the reports .if tho cime at the time ; and I !nay
observe that the petitions to the If ruse of Commons coin-
plained that the trial WM unfair, the defendant being
unduly deprived of the means of bringing up witnesses,
and the ruling and conduct of the Judges being in loan,
respects unusual, partial, and unjust -charges which in
presenting thine petitions I have pledged myself to
support before any tribunal.
The imputations on hts character, you admit, are not
material to his identity, and in my ,iinion not one of
them can be justified.
Ars to a "rail son," If the devotion of his mother,
sacrificing first her fortune and then, as is well known,
her religious obedience. and even her life in vindicating
him against this funny mho!, be not sufficient, I refer
you to the facts familiar in the locality of Tichborne, thet
it was the cruel conduct of his father to his mother that
gave rise to the domestic dissensions, and from which be
had no escape but expatriation, hut not till he bad made
every possible eNort to secure domestic peace.
As toe " liar," the only instance in all the circumstance.
of his life disclosed to the public, which MY brought
home to him, was some statement to his friends at Strat-
ford on hi% return from Smith America.
The lets K. Scott (of Itotherfield Park) informed me
that this might have been a misunderstanding. The fact
waa that not one of those gentlemen withdrew from him
their support.
An " ungrateful friend" is the very last imputation one
should suppose Would be brought against the man who,
issi it turns oat, sacrifices bimumnlf by excessive kindness
to the family of the ruin he had left behind him in
Australia. .

Professor Anderson—a man whole line of life made a
character for truth and honesty most valuable—stated to
a public meeting at the Oxford Hall that he had known
the Claimant ill Australia, and that he warn then respected,
and a sort of "King' among the rough class, amongst
whom he had cast his lot ; and that his Iniltwnre, always
rightly exercised, was due to kindness, and notable
instances of his having risked his life in protecting others
from outrage and wrong, have also been testified to by
others.

The position in which he found himself in England, and
the unheard-of difficulties of his cause, may well excuse
eccentricity of conduct.
In my own case he took offence at complaints of
extravagance in his modes of living, and if the words in
Dr. Kenealy's newspaper, which reports his expressions,
are sanctioned towards myself and others, I: may hi
alldwird at least to speak impartially, and I declare, not-
withstanding. my belief that he is a thoroughly generous
and kind-hearted man.
As In a "eeducer of women," do you mean the case of
Lady Radcliffe What, I ask, could a man do more than
offer marriage, and by his will bequeath to her an estate
of .£B,OOO a year?
Let me ask you then, whether, assuming as you to for
this purpose, that he was what he represents himself to
he, you do deliberately still make us unworthy the
Saniaritian sentiment which animates the working
classes of England—having regard to the fact that they
have been challenged by tne Lord Chief Justice to
vindicate their character against imputations of being
fools and lariat ics.
Your' faithfully,
(d. H. WR•LLEY.
Mr. Chamberlain replies :
Alexandra Hotel, May 8, 11477.
DEAR Mn. WTIALLEY.-1 thank you for your kind letter,
and for the trouble you have taken to explain your views
at length.
The letter of mine to which you refer was • private one
in answer to a constituent, and I gave no authority for
its publication.
It has already brought me a large amount of correle
pondence, much of it anonymous, and almost all of it

- Of all such communications I ran make short work, but
to you, whose courtesy I acknowledge, and whose earnest-
ness and sincerity in this matter I respect, I must say
that it iv only herAUM3 of the absolute uselooneiiii of
discussion in a case in which all minies have already
made up their minds, that I have resolved not to enter
upon further controversy.
My opinion is formed, • and if it is wrong I am very
sorry, tot nothing now is likely to change it. It is equally
improbable that I should be able to convince you that
you are mistaken.
Under these circumstances, I hope we may remain
good friends, while abandoning altogether the hope of
converting each other.—

I am, your, faithfully.
J. inuamaEaLata.
G. 11. WHALLEY. M.P.. 53, Viet... Ha-street.
-

The Rev. W. Mewl, who for some years officiated at the
Congregational Chapel in ti..khill wan visiting at Beer
Crocomhe, at some relatives, and whilst there cut his
throat, thus miming death.
WAt arminster Common a man named George Ryalls
in cutting • Corn inadvertently drew the blood, and in
two days after died from I.N.R.jAw.
MARRIED CHILDREN.—A young man named lb•nrip
Latcham, about 19, coal miner, of Itbl.tock, was brought
up in custody, charged with ansaultind and threatening
his wife, a girl of a little more than IS summers. The
complainant proved that they had been married about
eight months. The defendant came home lab, on the
night of the 11th inst., and having abused her, beat her
about the head. He threatened he would kill her. Wen.
dent was bound over to keep the peace for three months.
A practical settlement of the burials question in a
Lancashire parish is described by a correspondent of the
Spectator. Last week the memorial•tone of the cenieb ry
chapel was tail by the chairman of the Burials Board, at
.ldlington, Lancashire. This building is for the use
Churchmen, Roman Catholics, and Nonconfornoste
alike. Although there were funds in hand to build three
sepemte chapels, tho ripresentatives of all denominations
agreed that one would answer the purpose. At the
laying of the stone speeches were made by the vicar of
the pariah, the Roman Catholic priest, and the lode.
pendent minister, and afterwards, in the evening, all
dined together.
CURES oF CoUGHS, COLDS, AND 110ARSNESS (IVA I)
HT DR. LOCOCK'S PULMONCIC WAFERB—MT. S.:yr:war,
Chemist, Okehatupton. writes :—" Having all the
Wafers constantly for the last ten rears. I am perfectly
satisfied that they are the best medicine for Catigh< Cold,
itc., ever introduced. I have many times seen the benefit
arising from them. especially to singers Public
speakers." Sold by all Druggists at to. lid, 2s. &I, 1,. 9.1
and Hs. per box.
ANOTHER PRETENDER or WISDSOn CAM,- —Previous
to the departure of the Queen for Scotland Friday a gen-
tlernan of medium stature rather inclined to stoutnees,
and fresh complexion, arrived at Windsor Castle, and
startling _the officials with the announeement that he was
king of England. desired to be shown to his apartments
in the palace. lie was informed that has he had not sent
notice of his corning these were not ready, and was rogues-
ten! to take a seat. A doctor pronounced him insane, and
he was consigned to the custody of Chief Superintendent
Hayes, who transferred the poor fellow from the Castle to
Windsor Union.
Sown( AUSTRALIA. —The Agent-General for South
Australia (Arthur Blyth, Esq.,) has received the following
telegram from the Government of South Australia, dated
Adelaide, Bth Inst. —"A: sixty-ounce nugget has been
found in the northern territory. The season is the best
ever known, occasioning great increased tillage of agricul-
tural lands. The Echungt geld fields are doing well.
Wheat is. 7d. per bushel."
Two fisherman named George Gardiner and John
Findlay, residing in Cullen, Banffshire, quarrelled u to
the ownership of a boiler, when Findlay seized hold of
'iardiner and threw him into the boiling liquid. Gardiner
scrambled out, but was again caught by Findlay and
thrown into the boiling bark. He was dreadfully scalded
and died on Saturday. Findlay is In custody.
The large wooden ship the Royal Family, of Liverpool,
registering over 1,100 tons„ which sailed from Bombay for
England in October last, has, it is feared, been lost at .t.•
with the whole of her crew, nuniberiNg twenty-five hands
at least, all told. She is owned by KIER Smith and Co,
of Liverpool. and is valued at /MOW