The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-09-09 00:00:00

BATHING DBXBEUCS.

To those who are beat oath. eseside sad intend to dis-
port thamosivesa. water nymphs, the gear= of earn-
ing bathing dresses will be intrestiag, toe it is no longer
censidered that the fact of being la the water instead of
on the lead should excuse the want of sore atteatke to
costume. Indies are beginning to leant to swim r
diogray as they learn to ride, and I am truly_ gad to see
the encoursgement green to this surcise. Prime have
lately been offered to the brt fuser swimmers through
ward of or School Boards in various of the Ledo&
swimming baths and in mm ay elds prose I
public
heard of suoosedia competitiou for swimming prises
between lady pupils in schools of marks. Although I
do not mean to say that • knowledge of swimming will
sterilises life in case else accident, I think there Is no
doubt that very frequently it is as, and that the power of
keeling afloat till amistance anises would oftentimes pre•
disinters. Over and above tius view at the
quart.= rehears an excellent and lade:rating
exercise for either er„ and elm& it can b. with-
=yam Ise -'s@ offeedes be rod time or i
to Lees so. before sack s
was =retained bea=d, our For* neighbours saw
that brothers and siS es linehsada and wives, and Wally
rrof any sort, t deosntly and properly swim
e sea tardier enjoy the fun sod roes of the
se they could walk, dans% ride. or play together.
But Neglect well., arse twelve or fifteen ran ego,
suff.zitz.,=tly In the public oinks of a little Suffolk
...
be I attired • family of
urchins and little isne is pretty gonad dresser=
seat the. lake the melt le play together jobbed often
by skier bribes eniglebeingiadlarly sittits who emerged
from neighberiag Whig =rhino. • eight wee
too sinew for the reedie mind not to suspect something
_and I was requested to discontinue • practice
so dimal to the dittoes and so suggestive of • French
=try.' Slam that time the severity of Borba
relaxed in such matters, and the only
=waltz% now to offend 54 stoat the laws of
and good taste op our side see-coada are the old
riukimiad bathers of either se;wito ref use be tram:waled
'Ma clothing stall, or the Mks who persist in wearing
the hideous all round pinafore sort of gowns which
Art up over their heads with every wave, or cling to their
Sturm as tightly as their skins, and are no disguise at all.
Oar modern and more enlightened bathers wear the most
charming M dreier At the very little sea-washed ham-
let of Feb-crone, in Suffolk. where I was • martyr to
public opinion years ago, I lately maw a bright, active
young lady exercising herself is the sus to the &delimit:a
of the converted villagers sad visitor., attired in • en
tome made of thin, bright blue serge. It was cut like the
dress of a child of seven or eight years old, quite plain In
frost, and fastened back by a sash from the hips and a
bow h0b0.% buttoned down the front to just below the
kora Beneath the dress were seen short trouser' of the
same material; the sleeves were short, so as to leave the
dries quite free for swimming, and the whole costume was
trimmed with scarlet, or turkey-red trolls. The lady wore
• little strew baton hothead, and slippers on her feet, in
which she left her dressier box, and threw off as she
entered the water. Whim her sport wee over, sad she
wished to return to her dressing-roam, a friend met her at
the edge of the water with a large peignoir or Imp which
she feed round herself, mimed her slippen. and quietly
walked over the shingles to her retirement. mu, thought
Liis le way to make the beet of • sea bath, and an exam-
should like to see followed msll our coast' by our
gria —Penelope, in Bristol Morentry.

THE WEYMOUTH SWINDLING CASE
1111 PIUIIOIII3I CONATITZD MI TILL

Mot them prtmeare were mein up on Veeder
before the Wore!total the lesyborrlfl't. at E.q.), Jr.
Milled" Res, J. Robertsoe, Req., B. Mopkins, Em., H.
licit. Req.. and T. Abbott, Esq.
prisoners who begin to look the worse for their
ronfinentent, were accommodated with seats during the
bearing,
Mr. Halms, addresaing the Bench. said he wished to
bring before their wile* a few facts, which he fait con-
vinced would show there that be had • just muse to
complain. It was • well-known rule in all superior
courts as well aa in Metropolitan courts, that when a case
was only partially heard no newspaper, whether local or
otherwise, should make any comment upon it, or upon the
evidence given in the court. Re was sorry to have to
stud there and complain of two of the local papers, more
particularly the Soureern Timis and the Weymouth
Guard:4w, in both of which ha found there were sour
menu published which were most prejudicial to the
interests of his cheats Re therefore oonudered. although
the Press was a noble institution and a very strong engine
indeed, stlll, as they were allowed certain halite and privi-
ip=had never seen a more flagrant breech of that
than in the two present asses If the Bench were to
read thestatements Wished which had not bean mentioned
in evidence, be believed they would agree with him than
, such statements out Mt to be allowed to par without
I receiving from this Beach the severe censure it dmerved.
1 It was a well-known rule. and • very salutary one, that no
MKilln this country could be condemned unheard, and
everroo• is presumed to be innocent until proved to
be guilty._ Why on earth the Soudan' Timm should take
the trouble to go out of i way cell the amused " these
swindlers" ha could not . It wee like the case of •
man amused of murder, to him "the murderer" instead
of "the accused? Re considered it his duty to bring the
matter bet ore the Bench and leave it In then hands. The
Privileges of the Pries had been abused—he used the word
advisedly--end it ought to meet with the must mime and
modernisation of the Bench.

Mr. Howard said he was not than to represent the
Pries in any shaps or form. No notice bad bean given
to the Demob. A notice should have Iran given to the
representatives of the paper so that sour me might
answer the thane.
The Mayor : I have sot ..an it.
Kr Hann*: Shall I read it to the Beech
The Karat: Oh no.
Mr. Home said than was the bare pterbility that it
might lassoes the minds el soave persona
Hr. Howard said whether the Bench bad seen it or not,
be was sure it would not have the slightest loduaria on
their minds. They had core there prepared to listen to
the evidence given Mire than, and upon that they
would decide one way or the other. He wan sure they
would treat the yawner as Innocent until they had
heard the CO" and this having heard the meg they
would an faithful, h.:marsh/0, end brier administrator
of jostles give their declion, and he was sure the pri.
ma's would have nothing to maintain of at their bands.
In opening the oar—
Kr. Hann*: Pardon ma I object to this.
Yr. Hoard rid M tamped to open his case fairly and
fully and then to °all his warm. He would than be in
a politica to complete his ara Ha intended to cuennience
do IMMO from beaming to end.
Kr. Haase rein °broad. He contended it was totally
inegurr in praos as well an in lona Oa two accoutres
Kr. Howard had opened his an.. fully, and if they
allowed three openings in the case it was unfair and
Irregular.
Ur. Howard: Thais arertions are incorrect. It is not
unfair, and it is not Irregular.
Mr. Hann.: leap 111,.
Hr. Howard: I any it is just tb• con
ilmi Mayor rid the evidence that was brought before
was not sufficient to establish the case, and it was ad-
erect: nagrii is order that additional evidence might be
t, and he therefore considered that Yr. Howard,
who wan conducting the prosecution, should certainly
bar en oppoetunity of connecting the various links in
the riders.
Kr. Howard: That lath. molar way.
Mn. Haase Pardon me, it is not. .

I—C. Howard ;aid it rile:Waster fallen to or he had
sot the right to eddress the 13enak, but as it was decided
he raid proceed to do sc He addressed the Bench at
sore laser guars several ores pandlel with the
present One in annieder was one of the metier which
waa sow quoted ea se authority down to the preesat dr.
It wail that of a yarn who dressed Mari' up as an
Oxford student and la that garb end dna he ratrind
to than isoode. He said be wee a cornenir as
4rbut it was proved that he did sr f=r)
ies College. sad that there wen no caninditers
there. flat was held to he sellicient evidence, and he
WY triad and convicted. Ur. Howard_ rola quoted the
1/. Roberta, tried before bard Illeaborark.
He wished the Bench to bring their mitt& very strongly
to bear upon this point—that according to the law. of
riders they could sot bring • previous case against a
Wean to support the present &wooer a man stole •
Amor , and was tried for IC do, sad he had role&
another at Dorchester, kie should not attempt to bring
evidence ef the stealing at Dorchester to support the
other. But when a person WO/ charged with feta
= •,:kr cheating, or conspiracy. it was r Lard
had held an ingredient in itself to prove
other CORO/ in support 01 the charge makers& Yr.
Howard then referred to • was at hoar Whin a WNW
named Treat& was tried sad =omitted ter trial. fir
inede herself out to be a perste of enseas, lemma of
which she was proved to have been a raper. The ore
Ire tried and elm was malmooed to eve yeersb;Mon-
meat The law laid doer' by Lord had
continued down to the Meer mart The of
people at other Untie and could be brought to
support the identical cages =lns. and that was the
coons ha intended to adopt Having briedy reviewed the
evidence already adduced. Mr. Howard said he believed
that when oh. Baud heard the rides*. which he should
call. they would think there was onalcient grounds an
which to mad than tar lid their to try them, and
he should therefore oak the to commit all three
=rfor false pretence' as es well r the darn& He
Ired the little girl who was stated to have been the
&ashen al Flora Meador
&WWI LIMO sold: I 1W144/1 for ems rem at taw
Jewish NOM at Norwood. I wee taken out of the
asylum to Ind Deoenabir. 1/17S. by Flora Headesa, and
brought to Brighten to Marne Square. When I went
there Mr. Dana and Mute Davie were also there. So far
ea I knew 1 was sot related to therFlare Meador told
me to call her aunt I shweilat Brighter about • math
W. all sWed then. We MR Brighton sad went to Hoed.
We stayed there shout math, mid from theses we west
to Aldershot, and then to reociethe. AS Dfreeembe we
lived In a double hour Bamford Hews and North-
oat eVille. Mere was ea taloned comeaandsatioa. We
all art together. We rind
_Oen between two sad
time rarer sad then will to weetweesper-Hawa Via
took no servants. WI legged at lint Oema's in St
Gewrreiset We IWO these auglv a wink Irma

• Mr.licTenthd t You are petting up rules of your own.
The Bench overruled the objection.
Mr. William Clinton said: I am house-agent at Alder.
shot. On the Mad of January the tall one with the long
nms—oaughted—Flora Mendoza some and sulked me for •
large fund...bad house. I mot one of my resistants with
her to look at one or two, and when they cense back she
to.kiong, booms 00 7. Calabria.. Villas, would be likely
to snit bet father. She mid her father Ism I•8oly rotuenad
from abroad, and wee a oolonial merchant I raked the
✓emon of her taking • house at Aldershot, and she
replied her brother who RBB an officer In the army
belonged to • regiment which was about to come there.
I asked for • reference, which she grave me to a person
living at Slough, named Leumine. I intimated to the
priliosier that I had written and the then expressed oor
Adorable anihrty to get back to Slough, and received a
letter which he wandered at the time satisfactory (pro-
duced). At the end of the three months, the day before
the rent was due. I remised • letter which inclosed the
key of the house. I have not received any rent and on-
fortunately, In consequence of their being in my house
the tradesmen credited them right and left. (The letter
was put in.)
Mr. Hanne objected to this, and asked that his objec-
tion should be entered on the &mantises.
Mr. Clinton said be believed the reference which he
received was written by coed the prisonera The aroused
his suspicious and he then communicated with the Super.
tnt.ndant of Police at
were generally monthly. but
se.
prisoner,. nia
notarent
was particularly anxious it should be every Ouse months.
Mr. Howard said he had a number of other wi
If the Beech thought it necessity to cell them he ,
do so.
The Bosch, however, thought It unnecessary.
Mr. Hann* said he had not intended to address the
Dna as any length, but he would aak them lf there wee
salideat evidence to support the Jugs. He submitted
they would come to the oceolusion there mu no evidence
to support the charge of conspiracy. He should peeler
not to say anything about the charge of false pretence.
The Mayor: We feel there is ample evidence for a
commitment on the charge of oonthiracY and fathe
pretences se well.
Mr. Hanna: Conspiracy, for what motive?
Mr. Ardent It would be conspiracy to defraud.
ThebMayor : Yes.
Mr. Rennet Defraud whom!
The Major: The witnesses who have been called. Ta
the opening address them points were clearly laid down,
and in answer to your application we think we have
ample evidence to both. as to the conspiracy and the
false pretencea
The prisoners wen then formally committed for trial at
the Quarter Seseiona at Dorchester.
Yr. Hanna said the utak prisoner was very old sad
suffered much in health since his incarceration, and he,
therefore, considered the Bench would be justified In
admitting him to bail if he produced satisfactory
sureties.
Mr. Howard: I must ask you for ample and substaatial
bail.
The Mayor no the Bench ware inclined to allow the
=cissr ball if Mr. Howard had no reasonable Atha.
Mr. Howard said be should not object provided sub-
stantial ball wee forthcoming.
T.lraprisoner Davie was accordingly admitted to bell,k
In MOO aad two sureties of ClOO each.
Mr. Hanna said there was • considerable amount of
property in the custody of the Superintendent of Police,
and money arnoeget it, and the older prisoner had signed
an authority for the whole to be handed over fee the
Pugof defence.
rrl Howard: I strongly object to this. Why we don't
know whom properly it is, and I ask the Both not to
te any order for the property to be given up to defend
Miri= : Mr. Howard has, on several occasions,
made the some application, and it has been granted.
Supt. Vickery said there was • quantity of jewellery,
which, 00 doubt, belonged to prisoners. Mae
• quantity of wearing apparel.
Mr. Howard: That may have been obtained by fags
ret
The
whole

pmfteem.

TIM male Primmer . That Is my own property—the
diet' of It
Supt. Vie/my maid ties mousy amounted to 4;10 Ot
at of which about Si had been spent
TM Bosch made the order requested by Mr. Haase.

THE EXCURSION TO THE EDDYSTONI
(Iran • Oosterspetery. by pertnlsnion of the Author.)
The Weymouth fitiesaa-boat Company Is an sotarprising
body, and It has justified the compliment in nothing more
then is the elaborate arrangements it made for scouring
the coast from Weymouth to Derry Heed for Wending
visitors to the Eidystoun or Tuesday. when the Duke of
Edinburgh laid Me foundation state and the Prince of
Wales ambled. The Empress. an elaborately and
apntied boa; left Weymouth ia the morning at three
odt., the L9O pudenda* by width haring Probably
taraillaal a night's rest for the prospectim enjoyment.
When the Grit watch of clustitimir hml ban sounded,
to PrMws. • Ism pretentious bet sweaty less useful boa;
stood eaWie Badleigh Benetton and Stihnouth to full!
an advertised engesement. and In the pride of the morn.
Mg holiday makers damped their umbrellas in a prompt
ho=to • f
and r baste by whom.eld theports :,
os
gotreafo: rds.
lb. way
to Torquay. sad fa n eestributtens to the expectant and
happy number ware made with lees appesimos of noctur•
ant-arossentesta The two boat+ hoot "lair tiros well, and
the Inman shipmate took pleas with meads alacrity
and., • weepiest ay. The early train brought maarzooh:
had been Mimed to itheregard the calls to daily toll the
layitadesm affective in their ontiostnents. of the
may's mehms to we. and me the royal orrernmy ; and at
nine olio& the cabs and mailmen had deposited these
at the Ples's entreats to find their way, through the ix,
mettles of • many gate, to the deck of the Empress. In
• quarter of an boar the boat mowed away, on • journey
of 40 Wks. to give SW loyal Saglialuilin and women,
fresh and weary. Prim and Wrote& w" and . tbd
opportunity of +inswing • sight a century, wht they
were to describe a thousand tunes to this generation and
the next

—ilie—e7Mst line to the Berry is k.be semi as well train
Daddy Hole as from the saloon desk of the Empress, and
mint of your ,oroura haoo aran it, oil saw it on Tuesday,
covered in mist and shadow, Mill from • gloomy sky
and dimpled by its greea and VW dopes of vegetation ma
1 Mona Paiguton had lifted the smoky vapour half way
up the back bills, and the land line southward was relies.
I ing itself of Its booboo' but Brixbarn had struggled len
successfully, and the valley of yarrow was only varied here
sad there by • bar of smoke which lost itself early in the
heavy mitt.
The perpendicular heights in the channel line, which
commence linraedietely %as Bor II rounded, svere clear
sad defined, and the vapour which hung over the sea and
behind them forced Mem into impeded relief. There eft
baler pieces of cliff anywhere in the north Of Devon end
Ocrawall, but there say mos wises this varieties' of
islufght•••• old sloPta Morn protasis= awl raddas coves,
unbroken stmt.:bag sad sacesuslus blind rsadsm follow
with mars suddsa irremiksflp. The reeks,whi eep

Sunday

Monday

Weston we went to Bewmaseeith. Tre usly plasm we sestina seaward end lad room to their maim swelem
lived in at Weetoa was Kra Coma's house. It wee celled for • vegeteble dementse add a Mamba deems to lito
Stotler Villas. We had no servants there. No wrests grandeur of the inaer Ma.
went with on to Bournemouth either. We stayed at The mouth of the Dart gives the first inga of ealsoation
Bousnemouth • week. Vie lived at Mn. Brays's, Suffolk- for miles, as the smoke riass and falls backward before the
t- From Bou th rnemou we came to Weymouth- sea breeze. The tower al Stokefieming dards cuts into
all three mine together. No servente went with us the cloudy background above the irregular shy line; and
lonny of the places since I have been with them. diawl. miles of elope stretch the yellow hoe Of SMOG
Mora came on to Weymouth beforehand to look for • Ssods with its background of trees clustered, and fields
beam sled then we all come together to No. 11, Royal- marked, and broken and round rises of land. TM white
I terrace. I called both the reside prisoners aunt. when lighthouse at the heed completes an elongated curve of 10
I was in the cell at laminates-station I called Flora mother. or 12 mike from the Berry to the Start. and. WS we steam
She told me to call her so the day before. Mr. Davis by it at 10 or 12 knots an boor, we remember we have 24
travelled with a little bag. I WM` 94W him with • box. miles to go, and that, as to time, we have more than half
lie bad a little jewellery lathe beg: I seed to see hint put consumed our &Bomar*. Still, we have come out to see
it in the Mx —I liked to sec him do it At Slough another the ceremony, and shall we not we it I
enter was their, called Annie. They lived at Titchworth • The upper ridge of the cus.t below the Start is more
villa. There wee a servant there. fantastical than that Move it, and tapers constaatly to
Mr. Hems : I most oak the Beach to allow me to contorted heed. which can ut, the descend.e with which
reserve my croes-examinatiou of this witness. Thin is all Tinware. 8.1, Qma abound., But there ia no chance
entirely new to ma , for such an effort of memory, for we are hastening along
Wither, continued: There were no servants kept " a na different outline where nil deep bays follow in emcee-
Weston, as Mrs. Cozens did the work. At the various don, and are we not hastening to with a 'nes, of
Sims where we stopped Flors did the cooking and Melia another character I We turn away form Prawl Point—
helped • little in the work. the C,11909.1 signal station, and Bolt Head and Bolt Tail.
&meant AMM said: At the Mareroom at Warm, °Pt. ' and Plymouth Sound, and, through the rain, and against
I receiveda Perm' from the Prisoner Maria. on the neon.). ' the wind, focus our gnaws to the utmost limit that
eight I examined the contents of the puree, and found • definiteness will allow to descry the altitude f • light-
-12 pawn-titakets for various small amounts, the articles hose. ti. a mud., sky. mere ia a aerii there a
having been pledged at Brigham Ilfracombe, Taunton, atheth-tue towing a dredge, there in the a bon.
Bournemouth, and other places. ulii to the very der' ms metal line of smoke, and everywhere rain: but, though
which they left for Weymouth. the time of the commencement of the ceremony has just
Mr. Hallett was called, and, in addition to his former come, has come, has gone, there is not • glimmer from the
evidence, said Flora Mendes told him the servants ware white surface of the building we have all corm out for to
to come from Weston-super-Mare. It was Flora who see mice In a cluster of darn thaw away abeed, and
signed the atmement• and he was quite Positive they one of them is taller than the reet It lithe lighthoumand
made out they were pawing of means. ! we are 10 miles from It ! The shapes become more defined,
Kr. Howard: Did they Bar anything about Pawn' • and change relative ominous, end we throw away the
*MS minutes in vain endeavours to detect certain ',nook then
Kr. Hallett: Not one word. (Laughter.) certain movements, and then certain boata, till the Eddy-
Mr. Howard: If so you would not have let them had atone lights,use stands in front of "tilting its massive
the house. / 1 masonry above the huge dark, weather-beaten rock," and
Kr. Hallett: Not quite (Laughter.) even now, although it is tolerably calm, we realise Moss
Mr. Hallett, NUL, said then WWI not • word mentioned words of the wet, when he tell. us how_
about Bournemouth by Flora Mendoza.
Mr. Norte Reeves said: I reside at Droxford. I have "The startled waves leap up to it' the stone
been living there for about 35 yesza. I was formerly • . Smits it with all the =MTV of the rain,
miller and farmer, but am now retired. I have known ' hed esesdill against its solid form
the male onions se • travelling pedlar for about 110 yawn Prue the great shoulders of the hurricane."
He used to call at my house, and I have bought thanes of We are now near enough to see that the
him. I never knew him as a merchant rests on an immenes block of rocks, which, Lit=
(Laughter.) I never knew till now that be was one The tide, steads many feet out el the water. From the left le
time I saw him was on or about to. 2lst of July. He the bottom the lighthouse is divided into &ones of Thre
called came with • bag. He 'eked me if I wanted to buy different colours. Where it juts from the bass it In •
a gold watch for the Wis brownish yellow (it is hers the ladder is for egress end
Mr. Howard: Then you woaldn't expect a colonial ingrain) then white, then red, and upon this meta the
merchant would do that? tipper portion where the haters Is, and from which IS
NT. Beeves: No. (Laughter.) I told him I didn't want hoisted a flagstaff, on which flags are displayed. On the
anything. He 'eked me how the spectacles did which I whole these height colours of the lighthouse and lbws ors.
bought of him some time before. He congratulated use toast with the outmoding gloom and rain. Within UM
owe retirliag from beele, sod told me he thought of feet or so stand other huge blocks, and the largest Mahe=
doing the same and going to lodgings at of near Wei- chosen for the foundation of the new Eddystone
mouth. When he was in the passage leaving to. home bones. On this men are busily at week with some
be mid ha did not know exactly the custom of taking Lem, which is attached toenail/A cram But eh/417170
whether they would require a reference or no, TOO
,rl.3.:enderd bl being lowered from above the
VelgLoold I allow him to refer to ma Having known ruff ; the royal stao Is above • whine and blue
Ms for so many years I promised hlin if I had a letter I boat; the t disappears behind • steamship which has
would reply to it I had a letter from Kr. Hallett (pro- been celled the Osborne, so well were we instructed, but
doesdVand I replied to it. which Is the Galatea, and whilst we are still saving our
Mr. Hann* protested embed all this evidence. despondency and the Company's regautoUr by declaring
p Mr. W poor, said he credited the riestss on that the stone has not been laid, and that, 'Well don, the
the of Om having taken the hones -for a year. geopreis we are in time, the maaoherar, Bacchante,
Kr. Howerd : Thin that is • fain Mann at the stern of the Galatea. sad another follows,
Miss Annie Semis and Kiss Kate C6l:acw:re called and and the distance deepens between them end the few wak-
es/sated their forme evidence, men and scaffold hide-and'...).which plahide-and'...). upon •
James Marshallegy, an assistant in the employ of Mr, foam-endrcled Again the captain's faith waversand
Richard Rolla, carying on the business of shoemaker, at be gives • turn a-pert and creeps to within call of • Mack
Weymouth, said Mora Mendes' called at the shop some mow ateceed bj umbeellas, and shouts again" Is to,
time in July. She asked If I would lend out some sand stone Or 1" What?' responds inquiringly • chorus
hoots on approval to 11. Royal-terrace. She told me she of mires. "Is to. stone laid ris repeated; and a " tee"
had 911k1ID the home from Mr. Hallett for • twelvemonth. priesdirel • burst M hilarity which should have envenomed
sad that Kr. Davis, theism*, and sensate were coming the ospteln to • collision. W 4, the three large steamerssteamerson. I sent four pairs, one pair were selected and the aro aleegue away. We had Meted the fact in our dads-
others returned. I had orders to mad the bill the lot of WI to get near the black emir. And •in • minute the
=dmonth. If she had not made those statement+ he bead the vesest was about, and then the Eddystone was
not have lOUs= gone, They had several pairs of behind nit end than there was • steady down-Poor, and
boots, amount* sltegether to about a gl, which had thee we mimed the Start with the saloon deck empty ; and
never been paid, them the Berry was rounded and passenger, were Proeok-
Francis Coombs mid: lam • Mirk in the employ of lag steam by pressing streaming garments against the
Heim Patching and Jordan, upholder in and house agents funnel' and than we were compering our anticipations
at Worthing. I saw Flora Meadow on the Mod July, of the morning with our realisations of the day, and
WO She came to enquire about some furnished houses. telling Mends how, although we rhdrif see the Princes lay
I went out with her and showed her among others a beam the lemdslion stone of the New Eddystme, yet we saw
in Hapeaseterrace, West Wortkingott £175 • year. She said the lighisge building WM Invented for ita OWL
she required life. a year. She said the home suited her I
very nicely, and agreed to take it from July 30th, IS7B.
She gave as • refeence, Mr. John Dynbus, 17. Murray.
road, floutliville, kristol. We wrote to Mr. Drake= and
received as we thoaght a esti reply (produced). She
stated a• her ream for coning° taeMortJabig. that she had
just let her Maas. 98.Porbidown-roadi Maldwvale,london,
for £175 a year, sad that her father s health was failing.
She stated she wotld not require the whole of the bongs to
commence with aid asked lush. might be allowed to let
apartments. She blether stated she had • brother coming
borne from abroad with his family. Immediately upon
taking poesesiou *lcy cnenmenc.d letting apartments.
We gave them leave to let the house. She stayed there
about ten weeks. We did not receive any rest from them.
The name Flora Mandosa gave was "Emily Davis."
Mr. K C. Patehins said: I am • member of the firm of
patching and Jordeolsome agentaat Worthing. I remem-
ber going to the Hemeterrace, and ming the prisoners
there. It was about the end of September. They sent to
me in consequence of • charge preferred against theni of
stealing some of Lady Bartige WiWO. They appeared highly
indignant at the charm. They waked me to take charge of
the home for • few weeks in order that the affair might be
allowed to blow over. They said they would return in the
wine, when their brother from abroad was coming with
his family, and they would than occupy the whole of the
house. They said their brother was an officer. They did
not return in the spring, and I have not men them tall to-
day. I have not rescind any rent. I went to Portedown•
road, and found they were not known there I made
enquiries at several Owes, but could hear nothing about
them.
Kr. Howard: Did they my anything about a colonial
shiver I
. Banns : I object to this. Mr. Howard is puttine
the words into the trilogies's mouth. It is against all
odes of law.

THS METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
Barometer. Thermometer. Wind Weather.
S
41 It 4 mid 8 4 mid Font 1 Eight
h night p night. p.m. n, nos.

26776!951 69
27 211.122 29 60 29 57 110
28 29.64 29 54 29.5 d fri
91.70 29.44 211 44 60
20 90.96 29 95 19.95 57
19.911 30.15 20 24 57
1 30.34, 80.42 WM 61

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63 00 WSW S' Rain
sw
56 GI WSW Seloody
46 00 W 61 „
64 60 W I 3 Clear
II 67 sw 41
el 67 NE SI „

WITKOUTH HARBOUR TIDII TABLE.
UR MI WWI lIALP W lOW yam lIAZI moo
-
rrldAy
Saturday

11.17 a.m. 12.17 pa 2.17 p.m
10.40 p.m 12.48 149 L.
11. 3 L p.m 311 p.m.
11.23 p.m Lae &ma 2.0 1..
11.425..
11 It a.m. !
12 35 p.m '
12.68 a.m.
L2l p.m
146 a.m.
2. 8 p.m
33 a.m.
266 p.m.

1.0 p.m. 649 p.m.
212 a.m. 4 It a.ra.
2.86 p.m. 4.35 p.m.
1.68 a.m. 448 6m.
112 p.m. 521 p.m.
361 a.m. 6.44 a.m.
4.8 p.m. 6. 8 pm.
4 33 6.m. 6 33 am.
458 p.m. 6.68 pm.

8.40 p.m. 6
9. 3 4.m •
916 p.m. 6
0.49 a.m. 7

?wedgy
wedniday
Stands,

10.12 p.m.
1036 6.01.
10.18 p.m.
1121 ma.
11.44 p.m.
12. 8 p.m. 1
1238 sae. 1
12.68 p.m. 1
1.23 p.m. 1

WUCKAGL—A large quantity of wreckage war
washed ashore during the gales last week, consisting
of casks, ship's timbers, and several carcases of oxen.

Hamar. Harvesting has begun in right good
earnest here ; the weather for the pest few days being
all that can be desired. On last Tuesday Mr. If.
Fowler made wane wheat ricks.

ENITICLUNIMIT. —Lad week an entertainment
was given by the members of the "Ark of gaiety"
Lodge, 1.0.G.T. The chair was taken by Bro. J.
Com, and the programme comprieed some capital
pieces.

H.M. Btu; SRAYLOWIR returned from her rummer's
cruising on Monday night. Her complement of boys,
to the number of 100. were returned to the Boscawen
on Wednesday morning, and the Me were granted
their usual leave in the afternoon, the majority pro-
ceeding to London.
CHURCH MISSIONARY BOCIITY.-011 Sunday bat
sermons were preached at St. John's Church In aid of
this society by the Rev. T. Y. Darling, and on Mon-
day a well-attended public meeting was held in the
schoolroom, presided over by the Rev. T. A.
Ottley, B.D.

ACCIEDINT.—On Friday week a young man named
Thomas Vain. WY reaping for Mr. George Gale,
farmer, of liadipole, when the hook rebounded, in-
flicting very severe injuries to the left hand. Under
the ears of Dr. Collage, however, he is programing
favourably.

ST. Joint's BONDLY SonooL.—The children attend.
lag these schools bad their annual treat on Friday
week. Owing to the unsettled state of the weather,
the children were unable to go to Frampton Park se
Intended, and they had to content themselves with a
tea in the schoolroom. The weather, however, wee
fine enough to allow them to indulge in a variety of
sports in a field on the Cariton.road.
Row. VI/IR.—HAL& Lively, having on board
H.R.H. Prince Loop)Id, was compelled to put into
Portland Roads on Wednesday through stress of
weather. The Prince landed at midday on Thursday
and drove in a carriage to the Convict Prison, scam-
=li.bmaveral gentlemen. He was shown over the
t by the Governor, G. Clifton, Esq.,
and returned to the ship in the afternoon. The Prince
Is taking a sea voyage for the benefit of his health.
He has celled in at several ports on his way round,
and will join the Queen at Balmoral.

Two Sowing, let t at home to guard the chest
containing money, which had been earned by the band
f:uilaying in different places, broke open the chest
the others wire gone to church, stole £lB 10a,
hired a boat to take them to Weymouth, and there
they were stopped by the polio.; but mowed to
escape to IJpwey, at which statics they wore =
handed, and were being taken back when one
away, and was found hiding behind a cask on Mr.
Mayo's farm. To make sure of him the police adcemd
his wrists, and the two robbers were removed to the
Isle of Stone. Out of the £lB 10.. stolea they had
liquidated about El.

A CTIICCLAI has been imued from the Admiralty in
which the Lords Comusiasioners impress upon the
commandh‘ offioers f all Her Majesty's ships fitted
with watertight doors the absolute necessity of paying
strict attention to the practice of exercising the crews
in closing those doors without any previous warning.
Men are to be detailed in each ship who= duty, on the
sound of the bugle, will be to proceed with all speed,
and close the door to which they are appointed. mi.
I. to be • peremptory arrangement in all ships fitted
with water-tight doors, and eammandlng officers are
directed to take especial care that the number of men
so detailed shall be =diciest to provide for the
casualties of sickness and other causee of absence.
The crews are to be frequently practised in the
exercise of shutting these doors without previous
warning, and a record of such practice is to be inserted
In the log.