The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-03-30 00:00:00

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Crams.— Union.—A pauper inmate of this Union
was confined oath. rth instant; her age, we believe,
Is under 20 year., and her height 43 inches.
Bitaarmarint—Sagacity of a Dog. —Some time
since, Mr. Follet, yeoman, of Bearninster, being
about to quit his farm there, and having taken another
near Reading, in Berkshire, of course had to
*drive his flock of sheep thither, taking hie sheep dog
with him. Two or three days after reaching their
destination he missed his dog, and thinking that it
was lost, wrote to Bearninster to acquaint his wife
with the circumstance. Strange to say, the dog had
returned to hie old home at Beamineter, nearly 140 miles, before the letter reached there.
STALBIUDOIL—A. Mutual Improvement Society
has bees lately farmed in this town, under very
favourable auspices, the principal families of the
place being niersbers. An address was delivered by
Mr. W. Coibourne, of Sturminster, at the first
public meeting, to a large and respectable audience.
GILIXIMHAIL—In Re George Whicltloni.—COrßT
OF BANKRI7PTCY, Saturday. —(Before Mr. Coal-
taisioner Foriblanque.) —The bankrupt was a brick
said tile maker of Wincanton. This wee an ad-
rurned examination meeting. The amounts extend
lron:d the let of March, 185 S to the 15th of April,
1467, and show debta .620,572 • creditors holding
mortgage, on the Ash estate, £12,126; creditors
partially secured by mortgages on furniture in Wyke
House, £2,172; ditto holding mortgage on life
interest in We estate, £4,598; liabilities, £ 7,836;
asset; £36. The case had been adjourned until to-
day, it appearing that there were negotiations peed.
ing relative to the completion of some arrangement
with the creditors of the bankrupt. Mr. Colombine
offered no opposition, and stated that the bankrupt's
friend' had come forward with a view to enabling
him to make such an arrangement with hie creditors
as would avoid the necessity of proceeding with
the bankruptcy. The bankrupt accordingly passed.
BRlDPORT.—Aecident. On Wednesday last, be.
tween one and two o'clock in the afternoon, as Mr.
Walter Gale, twine.spinner, was crossing the bridge
elms to Hawker's mill, with a wheelbarrow full of
twine, he lost his balthee and was precipitated into the
river. Fortunately some of his workpeople were at
hand, 14y whose timely aid he was rescued from his
perilous position without more serious oonsequenoes
than an unpleasant bath. Had it not been for prompt
assistance, however, the result might have been
fatal.
A singular accident 003urred on Thursday morning,
In the Bradpoliproad. A poly drawing an empty
wagon, the property of Mr. T Ward, WY near the
staeton, when it ran away towards the town. Nab.
Log daunted by the turnpike gate being shut the
plucky animal made a leap and cleared the gate. It
was not so eaey, however, to get the wagon over,
and it struck on UlO bar. The harneu was immedi.
ately taken off and the pony liberated without being
injured. The shafts of the wagon were broken, and
the turnpike gate was considerably damaged.
LYMIL —Colonel Pinney presented a petition from
Lynne Regis for limiting the sale of intoxicating
lkicra, on Friday week.
WARIIH•II.—.PSTTY Sasxoies, iderch 23.—(Before
Lieut.. Colonel Memel, H. P. Cambridge, Esq., and
Bee. G. V. Garland.)--Johis Baker was charged with
selling beet without • lioense.--Mr. Weston appeared to
watch the cams on the part of Mn, Baker.—A pollee
roustahke proved that he served the summons on Mrs.
Baker, on the 20th instant, raid read it to her—Mr.
Weston objected to the service of the summon., as
Balm had not been living in Bast Knighton for the
last four years. He contended that the service must be
personal. The bench decided that the defendant not
being separated from his wife, the service was good.—
'Charles Burt, P.C. 24, depoucl that on the 15th March
he was on duty at East Knighton. His attention was
drawn to several people in Mrs. Baker's home, who
were drinking. He looked through the window between
the blind and the window.fraine. He saw two quarts
of bur and two pints paid for. He was on duty about
ea* hour and • half. He could swear that • man named
William Guy paid for one quart. He remained about
the house the whole of the time. He did not enter the
house. At one o'clock in the 'no ming the party broke
kip when aix men and two women came out. He saw
ilium
Gay put Bd, on the table and Mrs. Baker take
it up. He saw more money changed, but could not
'wear who paid It. After Guy had gone 200 or 300
yards from the house he spoke to hini.--Mr. Weston in.
spired if any steps had been taken to let the defendant
know I—Witness was not aware that any had been.—
The witneas was afterwards subjected to a severe cross.
examination, in which he stated that he had been in the
police 17 months, and had been on the Moreton station
between three and four months. He had had four re-
moves, but did not know any came, none had been
assigned. This house was within hie beat. He refused
to say where he ought to have met the constable. The
heath decided that the witness was not obliged to
savulge hie orders, but Mr. Weston maintained that the
private regulations of the police could not override the
laws of the country. The cross-examination was then
resumed. He refused to say whether any complaint bed
been made to him while on the best.—Mr. Weston ob-
served thet there was no rule which prevented his
answering that question, but the bench decided that he
might refuse. The witness further stated that he was
doing "nothing particular ; " he was not asleep. There
WM It blind to the window, but no shutter. He had
beard greet complaint against the house, but never
against John Baker—Mr. Weston then addressed the
bench on behalf of the defence, and called William
Guy, who deposed that he had not seen John Baker for
some years. He was not in the left room of Mrs. Baker's
house on the night in question. He was quite positive
as to that fad. He did not pay for any beer, he had no
money about him all the day. The witness was arms-
examined at great length by the bench, in the course of
which he stated there were but himself and three others
in the room at the time. He had some beer there, which
was given him by Mrs. Baicet for • basket which he had
made for her. The bench fined the defendant £5, and
come IN.—Mr. Weston urged a mitigation of the penalty,
bat the bench refused his application.
Suarreantray.—Teatisionial to C. E. Buckland,
Eeg.—Oa Thursday week a party of the guardians
of the poor of the Shaftesbury Union, with their
friends, met at the Grosvenor Arms Hotel, .here a
dinner had been provided by Mr. Burden in his
usual style, to which ample justice having been done,
the business of the evening was intro ,uced by W.
B. Bell, Esq., of Gillingham, who took the chair in
the absence of T. B. Bower, Esq., of Iwerne, who
was prevented from attending by illness. Mr. E.
Burt, of Iwerne, ably sustained the honours of the
vioe-chair. Mr. Bell said they were assembled to
do honour to a worthy man. He then spoke in the
most complimentary manner of the character and
conduct of Mr. Bucklend as clerk, and concluded by
proposing the health of the Queen, and after that
the health of the Prince Consort and the other mem-
bers of the Royal family, which toasts were loyally
drunk.—The Moot Noble the Marquis of Weafrain.
ster paid a compliment to the modesty of the Chair-
man, and stated that as Chairman of the Board
of Guardians he had been requested to present the
memorial to Mr. Buckland, a gentleman, he said,
with whom we have long been acquainted, and who,
since he succeeded his father, had filled the office of
clerk to the magistrates for more than 30 years, and
who had been clerk to the Board of Guardians for
more than 22 years, and was • man who had fulfilled,
to the utmost of his power, every duty that devolved
on him. His lordship had heard Mr. Buckland ex-
press his determination never to quarrel with any
one; and his lordship appealed to tome present whe-
ther, in his office as clerk, he had not carried out his
determination, and whether he had not done all he
could to allay irritation. A graceful allusion was
then made to the splendid testimonial with its ele-
gant adornings, and the hospitality of Mr. Buckland.
in resenting it his lordship hoped it would be re-
faded as a testimonial of good will, with which he
new it was freely offered, and trusted it would
be retained as a testimony of their respect, and that
Mr. Buckland would long live to enjoy their good
will and esteem. The testimonial is an elegant
silver epergne, with candelabra, weighing 77 ounces,
and bearing the following inacription

Presented to Charles Edward Buekland, by the Guar.
dims of the Shaftesbury Union and their friends, in
testimony of his having faithfully performed the duties
of Clerk to the Union for • period of 22 years.
March 18, 1858.
—Mr. Buckland, with deep emotion, replied,—No
words of mine can adequately express my feelings on
the present occasion. In accepting this handsome
present, I do so with no small degree of pleasure,
and no' little amount of pride. He then referred to
the complimentary manner in which Lord Westmin-
ster spoke, and expressed his pleasure that his lord-
ship had such an opinion of his services, and stated
that the Union had been formed more than 22 years,
during which time he had filled the office of clerk,
and had received universal kindness from all the
guardians, and he believed on no occasion had he had
any unpleasantness or misunderstanding. He con-
cluded by saying the proceedings of that day would
never be forgotten by him, and when it should please
Almighty God to remove him from this world he
hoped to live in the kind remembrance of every one
present —The Chairman next gave the "Army and
If avy," and alluded to the recent struggles in which
some of the best blood of Dorset had been spilled in
our country's cause, and mentioned as some of the
country's worthies the DILDIeII of Strangways, Somer-
set, and last, though not least, Salkeld. This toast
was drunk in solemn silence.—" The Bishop and
Clergy of the diocese" was then given, and responded
to by the Rev. R. Salkeld, the father of the hero of
Delhi, who, after an eloquent encomium on the
Bishop of the diocese, stated that the long acquaint-
ance he had had with Mr. Buckland overcame hia
disinclination to appear on the present occasion ; and
he considered that the object justified their depart-
ing from ordinary rules at this particular season.
Having spoken very highly of the character of Mr.
Buckbuid, he begged to be excused referring to other
subjects which related to himselL —Mr. W. Watts,
wine merchant, Shaftesbury, in a short but neat ad-
dress, proposed the health of Lord Westminster, the
Chairman of the Board of Ginirdims.—His Lordship,
in reply, stated that frequent absence from the county
prevented his fulfilling the duties of the office as he
otherwise would, and the guardians were indebted
to Mr. Bell for his services. His lordship then
stated that he would not enter into the question of
the establishment, but he thought it was their
bounden duty to consult the comfort of those
entrnsted-to their care to the utmost extent con-
sistent with their erfioe.—This health of "The
Chaixatast" (Mr. Boll) was then proposod, to which
bl=l,propoold "lbw Toon sot Tadao of
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used to think Shaftesbury was the metropolis of the
West; that 50 years ago the inhabitants of Gilling-
, ham used to get their letters three timer a week from
Shaftesbury, and he well remembered waiting for
them ; that then it wasGillitighain, hear Shaftesbult,
bitt ho*Lthanhs to railways, it was Gillingham, near
Pith.--M. G. lEvalui, the houiity surveyor, gave
"Lord Derby and Her Majesty's Government."—
"The Mayet end Corporation of the Borough
Shafteribtry " was responded to by W. Batten,
•,
the Mayok\ Who hoped he should be supported y
his fellow councillors on the present occasion. Mr.
Bell had referred to past times, and he would remind
them that Mayors and Corporations were then well
fed, fattened and clothed, but now they had to take
care of themselves, and found it was all work and no
pay. In referring to the object of the meeting he
must say that in his office of Mayor he had found Mr.
Buckland, as Town Clerk, a regulator and safety.
valve, he had had such great experience. Manifesting
a zealous desire to perform the duties of Mayor, Mr.
Buckland had directed him in the course be ought to
pursue ; mid he hoped to go on, guided by an earnest
desire to do what was right, and if he did not suc-
ceed, it should hot be from want of effort to do so.
—W. Hannah, Esq., proposed the "Managing Com-
mittee," to which Mr. E. Burt briefly replied,
_and
proposed the " Professional Gentlemen of Shaftes-
bury. —Mr. H. Bennett returned thanks, saying that
he was formerly medical man to the Union • that he
did his utmost, not merely to. "and
the g;iartians,
but the poor. "I never did,' he continued, and
I never will, make any difference between the rich
aud the poor." He then adverted to the inconve-
nience of the profession, that when others were
enjoying themselves, at such a dinner as the one of
which they had just partaken, or were reposing on
their beds, medical men were liable in all weather to
be called upon to visit the poor; and he bore his
testimony to the readiness of the profession generally
to render assistance or try to do so to the poor, under
any circumstances and at any time.—Various other
toasts were given and responded to, and the meeting
at a late hour broke up, with the satisfaction that
they had met to pay honour to one to whom honour
was due.