The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-09-02 00:00:00

Sontersetibiri

YEOVIL APPARENTLY AN UNFOUNDED
CHARGE. —Edward Frank Pritchard, assurance
agent and chiropodist of Yenvii, was charged before
the borough magistrates on Thursday with having
committed a forgery. The information was laid by
Israel Jesty, a shoemaker of the town, who had in-
sured his life in the Albert and Times Insurance
Office, but-was prevailed upon by prisoner to sur-
render his policy and become an insurer in the
World Office, of which the defendant is the rem-
sentative. This Testy consented to do, and the
consideration given for the policy by the World
Office was .£6 Is., forwarded by cheque *lade
able to to Pritchard (the prisoner) and Jesty. The
latter, believing it was made payable to himself
alone, gave prisoner into custody, as he had found
out that prisoner had received the money. Re-
manded for a week, and bail accepted.
Tgarrestaties SOCIETY.— The twenty-first annual
demonstration of the Yeovil Temperance Society
took plane on Monday. A publics tea was provided
in the Townball, to which, about 200 sat down, a
number far short of what the committee anticipated.
The evening meeting commenced at seven and the
chair was taken by the Rev. W. W. Robinson,
M.A., Incumbent of Christ Church, Chelsea,
formerly connected with our town. Sir Jahn H.
Lethbridge, Bark, did not address the meeting as
reported by per Princes-street contemporary. He
was certainly eipected to have been present, but
the eccentric baronet wrote no less than four diffe-
rent letters on the subject of his appearance--or
rather non-appearance—at the festival. Unfortu-
nately his wife having sustained serious injuries to
her legs; the precarious state of her health pre-
vented him,and he at length was compelled to inform
the committee that it would be impossible for him
to attend. In one of the communications, he spoke
of the high price he set upon the temperance
movement, as being above the value of gold
and precious stones. A letter was also read
from the Hon. and Rev. E. P. Talbot, of Evercreech,
regretting his inability to attend, but conveying his
warmest wishes for the success of the meeting and
temperance in general Prayer heving been offered,
and a portion of Scripture read, the Chairman remarked
that 22 years ago when he embraced the cause he
could not point to such men, the writers of the letters,
as being adherents to the movement. He called upon
the Rev. Talbot Greaves, of Weymouth, who said lie
was pleased to address them on the subject of the
temperance movement. Until within a recent period
the Church had stood aloof from the cause, neither
condemning or upholding it. He designated it as a
movement which had sprang from among the working
classes, and it was • mistake that they were not
seconded by Christian Ministers. He attributed the
partial failure of the temperance movement at the first
start to its being in advance of Christian evangelization.
It was of utmost importance that they should all look
upon the temrerance movement not as a substitute for
the Gospel, but us "help meet for it." (Applause.)
If the Churoli did not avail itself of the movement it
could not turn round and lay the non-sueoess of their
evangelizing efforts at the foot of the teetotalism
Why did men stand aloof from the movement? Why
did not wore Christian men and laymen, and more
especially the ladies join in the adoption of
it? We believed it arose from a want of
conviction, and it was necessary to remove mis-
apprehension and induce them to bestow & thought
on the matte;. He was sorry to see texts of Scripture
distorted to men's views. By a perverse ingenuity of
man, even children sucked poison from their mother's
breasts. He alluded to the manufacture of tobacco and
opium as illustrating his argument, as to the misappro-
priation of nature's products. Surely God did not
intend to send a aurae in raising plants, but to mitigate
our sufferings, or to add a blessing to the human race.
The growth of barley for making of alcoholic beverages
was next condemned. Was there any person present
who would say that the evils resulting from a disuse of
alcohol were greater than the occasional abuse of it.
He considered it expedient and certainly lawfnl for
ohristian men and christian women to abstain from that
which the masses destructively abuse. Some persons
appeared to think that they must drink a little for
their health's sake. He was pleased to find that the
evidence of the medical men was becoming shaky as to
the use of stimiclents, even in sioknees. He quoted the
opinion of several doctors in support of his statement that
alcohol was not necessary for man's subsistenee, and that.
a total abstinence would contribute to increased morality
and happiness of the human race. He mentioned the
fact that the asswranee imeieties look favourably on a
man being a teetotaller. Then the question was after
fit—if aleohoffis beverages were totally banished from
the face of this country, what would become of the
brewers and publicans, if by one fell swoop they were
deprived of their means of subsistence? He thought
they must be an unaccountable race and he felt for
them. It was scarcely credible, the large amount of
the common . wealth annually went into their tills.
Was it right and fair that one portion of the community
should receivi so large a share of the wealth of the
country? Silty millions and a half of money Were
annually spent in drink, and referred to Newman
Hall.* pamphlet, entitled "Stop the leak," as to what
benevolent objects could be effected if that large
amount could be diverted: He (the speaker) believed
that the liquor traffic blessed no sane, not even the brewer
and publican. Then again mine the question, whit would
become of our revenue if the tax on spirituous liquors
was remitted! Behind each argument there erre •fniffaw,
it was true they got a large revenue, but how wis it
expended? Why in pauperising and punierif these
who bad sunk through drink. (Applause.) What were
they to de for a remedy for thia greet social ova? Some
8401 moderation, but it was a great mistake, No man
after taking a glue was the same man as he was before.
The effect hnimi sooner than we expect, and it is not
at all true to say tbst there was the same gratification
hi refusing the second glass as there was in the self-
depial of the erstj,the hunes of toe first glass flew to
the bran, and consequently the drinker was a different
person. He was of opinion'that many a man who was
brought up for being drunk and disorderly, had less
drink in him than the magistrate who fined him.
(Greet applause.) Row was it? The poor man-bad
perhaps taken it on an empty stomach, and the magis-
trate had been addicted to it all his life, and Imams
hardened upon it. (Great applause.) He exhorted
them to come forward, and help the movement, and
daily look more to Him who suffered on Calvary's eras,
and who was& pattern of self-denial and 'onion/faring,
Our Saviour left his Father's glory, and became poor,
that we through his poverty might become rich. (Ap-
plause.)—The Rev. W. W. Robinson referred to the
great personages who were teetotallers, among whom
was the King of the Sandwich Island. and the patriot
Garibaldi. (Applause.) He more especially referred to
General Haveloek as a total abstainer, and maintained
that, despite the opinions of tiny, thh; facet was provect
beyond doubt, as he (the speaker) was supported by a
letter written to him by the gallant soldier's daughter,
who also was a total abstainer, though she bad not
tiles the pledge. Before attaining her majority she
died, and as it appeared by one of our contemporaries,
like an aged and sincere obriatian. The testimony of
the late Dr. Wakley, coroner for Middlesex' and editor
of the Lancet, was next adverted to. The Doctor was
surprised that . while the legislature had placed restrio.
Elena on chemists as to the sale of poison, vendors of
gin were allowed to sell it without restriction. The gin
seller should be.as responsible as that of the chemist
and druggist. He (the rev, gentleman) told the audience
of his having written to the Bishop of Oxford, who, he
heard had remarked that he was priviledged to use the
good creatures of God. In his letter he said that
alcoholic drinks were not creatures of God. God sent
the grapes, man spoilt them 'to make wine. God sent
the barley, but mail spoilt it by making malt. Veld
sent sugar, but man abused it by making ruin. 7.-God
sent apples, but man spoilt them by making cider; and
Glad sent pears, but man spoilt them by making perry.
(Applaiuse.) The number of persons in this country,
who met with a drunkard's grave, and he was sorry to
awe drunkard's bell, were dwelt upon, and acme bard
bits at the moderate drinker were indulged in. The
moderate drinker' were (he observed) on the same
eased, as the drunkard, bet it must be admitted
that many moderate drinkers stopped half-way. If
only one precious soul went into the terminus,
and was lost, was that not sufficient to cause all
modsaite4dhluens to distal& ? He referred to a tem-
perance advocate who came to Yeovil about twenty
years ago, named Cranford, who from being a bias-
olivine; infidel, and sabbath-breaker, became a tee-
totaler, and a good Christian. They also had one‘in
their town at the present period, who could speak as to
the benefits of temperance. He alluded to-the great
number. of military men who were added to the cease,
and mentioned the Hon. Major Powys, brother to Lord
Lilford, as one who had recently Joined its (Applause.)
Addresses were then delivered by Mr. Jobe Perry, (boo.
sea,) Mr. George Stone, and other gentlemen, bringing
theproeeedings to a clese about tea o'clock.
WINCARTON.—Tnp Maiscligiernn MURDER.—
The wretched man, Taylor, the Manchester murderer,
is apparently labouring under a 'dallier delusion to
that which saved the life of Clarke, who last year
murdered a tax collector at Newa4Me-en-Tyne. He
_presented a petition to the Queen tor pardon,
in which all the ciretimatencee oonnected with the
death of Mr. Mellor are narrated, and he considers
that the warder of that gentleman was quitejustilis
able. In fait, he says that Mr. Pope in his defame
proceeded upon a wrong basis; that, instead of
arguing that he was insane, he should have argued

that the murder was juetifiable, and that if be had
done this the jury would have
_acquitted him.
Taylor hes' not bean paying attention to spiritual
matters. On Sunday he attended Divine service
along with the'othes prisoners, and an appropriate
sermon was preatitted by the chaplain. This was not
at all congenial to Taylor's feelings, for he haa
become prejudiced against the chaplain because that
functionary his told him in plain terms that there
is no hope tir Pardon for him. On Tuesday, at
regnest. Mr. Thomas Wright, the prison
philanthropist, had an interview with him. He
hared the petition which he had drawn up to him,
an Mr. Wright gave it to the governor of the gaol.
Taylor would not acknowledge to Mr. Wright that
he had done wrung, and said,. voluntarily, that he
will never state bow the childien came to their
deaths. Mr. Wright had consented to stay a
portion of the night with the culprit. Mrs. Taylor,
after taking farewell of her wretched husband, has
gone to stay with one of her relations in Somerset-
shire.

HIGH HAM. The best living belonging to
Worcester College—viz., High Ham, value £583
—has become vacant by the death of the Rev. James
Bullock, M. A., who, whilst labouring under mental
aberration, committed suicide by drowning in the
cans!, not far from his residence. Previous to being
appointed to the rectory the rev. gentleman had
been fellow and burn: of Worcester College for
many years, kid Was highly esteemed.
TAUNTON. filets COMPETITION TOE THE
CHALLENGE CUP. —On Monday a spirited competi.
tion for the challenge cup, presented by Captain
Poole, of the Bridgwater Corps, and Captain San-
ford, of the Taunton Corps, for annual competition
between the best marksmen of each corps, took place
on the Taunton practice ground, at Orehard Witscan.
The ranges were 400, 500, 550, and 600 yards, five
shots at each range. The prize was won by the
Taunton Corps. The competitors belonging to the
Taunton Corps were--Quarter-Master-Sergt. 81a-
oombe,. Sergeant Green, Privates Carter, Day,
Geste, and Spencer. The Bridgwater men were—
Privates T. and W. Danger, Corporals Harden and
Nicholls, Privates Waddon and Beckley. At the
400 yards' range the Taunton Cori* made 33 points;
Bridgwater, 30; 500 yards—Taunton, 28; Bridg-
water, 27; 550 yards—Taunton, 24; Brid
22; 600 yards -Taunton, 18; Bridgwater, 1711 rhe'
Taunton consequently won by 11 points, and the
cup was formally handed over to them. The shoot-
ing this year was considerably better than last, the
Bridgwater corps making 11 points more this year
than when they were previously the successful coin-
petitors for the cup.
CREW KERNE. —FATAL ACCIDENT. —OD Wed-
nesday a navvy was proceeding along the line from
Crewkerne Station towards a place some way up the
line, where he was employed making good the
sidings. When about a mile from the station he
was horrified at discovering, lying across the rails,
the mutilated body of a comrade with whom he had
been working with °there on the previous day. The
name of the deceased was John Dimond. He was a
married man, residing in Barn-street, Crewkerne.
The body was at once removed to his residence. An
inquest was held on Satnrday, at the Red Lion Inn,
before J. Wybrants, Esq., and a respectable jury, of
whom Mr. T. T. March was foreman. After hearing
the evidence, the jury returned an open verdict—the
deceased was found dead upon the line, but how he
came there there was no evidence to show.

CHARD.—Careezr.—A match was played here
on Friday between the Chard club and Mr. Lang's
Barrington eleven. Mr. Long's were victorious in
one innings with nineteen runs to spare, the
*embus being Chard: 6,14 but. 78, second 49.
—.a -
Barrington ono linings Iti& ‘ • • /
WEDMORE.—A HABVI/11 HOML—On Tuesday
evening ah interesting harvest home meeting waa held
on Clewer Hill, in the pariah of Wedmore, which over-
looks on the right the rich Wedmore, Meddler, and
Wells Vale, and on the left the lovely valley and slopes
of the Mendip Hilla on the Axbridge and Cross ride.
The children of the district, during the afternoon, were
deeply interested with the Wedmore juvenile fife and
drum band, and afterwards regaled with • good tee.
A large tent was erected for the assembly in the evening,
which, on account of the numerous attendance, proved
uselesv. A waggon then became the platform, and
around it gathered many hundreds of pepole. Dlr. W.
Clark, of Cheddar, presided, and after referring to the
great blessings of so glorious a harvest home as that
realised in this neighbourhood, and the gratitude it
should produce, he made an appeal to the *adieus on
the indisputable fact of the spiritual harvest home so
certainly and speedily approaching all, as the whitened
locks of so many present corroborated, and eoncluded
by stating that this was indeed a remarkable Meeting—
remarkablelitt was for ite deep and reirpectfel attentioa—
remarkable, as butia few yesrs since, within the speaker's
recollection, as well as that of many present, this
neighbourhood was one of the strongest holds of sin and
wretchedness in the county, so that had each a gathering
as - the present been attempted many who now took
such a deep interest in the proceedings would have been
foremost in pelting the promoters from the place. The
speaker stated that the present meeting was one of the
beat evidences of the reality of the recent revival in the
district. Mr. Clark was followed by Mr. John Lovell,
• working man, who for some time past hes been em-
ployed as home missionary Mr. A. Callender, from
Leith; Mr. Robert Clark, horn Sidecar and Samuel
Evans, a working man, from Cheddar, who reminded
them of the many battles he had fought there, and
scenes of dissipation he had engaged in there, and the
change now realised in his heart, home, circumstances,
and family, since he had been brought under the in-
fluence of Divine truth. This earnest testimony „pc
-
ducted a great effect on the whole audience, • and -the
shades of evening only compelled them to separate no
doubt long to remember the scenery, the truths heard,
and the deep social enjoyments of the day.
BATH.--Arealweareme Or FASHIONA.BLE BM/MUHL
—On Monday morning a fasbionable-dressed men„
about .36 years of age, who gave his name as Jamas
Frale, and a fine-looking young woman, who said her
name was Mary Ann Greenslade, were brought up in
monody before the Bath magistrates, charged with
having conspired together in obtaining geode to a am-
sideretie value from various tradesmen in that city,
with intent to defraud them of the same. It appears
that on Monday the prisoners took furnished lodgings
at No. 19 in the Royal-circus, representing themselves
as man and wife, who had come from Scotland, with the
view of spending six months in Bath. They daily
promenaded the most fashionable parts of the city, and
not only succeeded in beguiling the lodging-housekeeper,
but in obtaining goods of considerable value from several
of the leading tradesmen. On Friday they [avowed
the shop of Mr. Aldermen Jolly, ez-mayor of Bath, in
Wheal-Week with a call, and • silk dress, silk shawl,
and skirt,. vette about £2O, were sent to the Crow
Mr. 11.: Siete silk•rnercer, of the same street, Was
favoured to about the-serne amount. Messrs, Turner,
also of Minima-street, "wrim, ordered to make • snit a
i t
superfine clothes for Mr. FeMme.--Iti ceher tradesmen
Met with similar commands. Ou s nfeernoon Mr.
Feels walked into the shop of *outlay, watch-
maker, of Sroadatreet, and inquired the pnee of •
diamond-backed watch in the windaw. Ha was told
df
fifteen guitmayand he then inspect. me others, con-
cluding by requesting two ladies' w es and a gentle-
man's gold repeater to be sent to 0. 19, times, the
same evening. for. approve]. Mr.,ldouthey lick the
watches, together with tbreh gold cliainso, himself, and
saw the female prisoner, who said.,`the surptain was
gone out to dinner, but she thought honed shown very
good taste in the selection of the watch for himself. She
passed some trivet remarks upon the chains, and ended
by requeiting. Mr. Routley to leave the goods and call
ie thie morning, when he could receive the money
for thou approved and take the ethers away. Mr.
Bentley's property was Of the value of £6O. After he
had left he did not fuel easy in hie mind, but his
auspicious were elleyed by the assurance of a friend
whom he consulted, and who bed been assured in
by the woman who keeps the lodgings, that he *
ode if it were for • thousand pounds. /Frit mailings
by belf-peet six o'clock, however, Mr. Moutiby :wee
roamed from his bed, and informed*** his quladam
customer and his "lady." taking eiritkilhe .'gold
watches and chains, had disapproved. Bun 'their
twitting' on the ;movie's evening-- Prompt steps were
taken for the detection of the swindlers The polka
discovered that a lady, on the previous night, bad
accosted a workman in the Circus, and, •Irawing •
carpet Mg from under • mantle, had chaired him to
melee,' it for her to the Twerton Station, about two
miles from Bath, on the Bristol has. On their way,
however, they eame up with a gentleman (Mr. Trate)
lounging against some rails, and the lady and gentleman,
each saying," Oh, is that you?" fraigruised,apd the
bag wu banded to the gentleman by the porker, who
was dismissed by the lady with the promise that the
should see him again, and would then reward him for
his trouble. The man left, but, not quite likieg his
treatment, watched the parties tin thesTwerten statics.
He was thus enabled to give the elute the polies, and
on Saturday Inspector Chilsworthy and Detective
Barnett proceeded to Brieled, lad, with the aid of •
detective of the Bristol force, *need the male prisoner
whom they found lath. aet off 'eternise otor rff ella
watches. At the station-house be took another wahsh
and chain from his waist-coat pocket, saying, "That is
another of them:" The female reigneeirael: at first
said she wee Frale's wife) was subsoil apprehen-
ded, and from her the *bole of 'the- er of the
property wu obtained. ,The prisoneyernien remanded
for • week.
BANK•NOTI SPLITTEIG.—Mr, Thomas Millard, •
native of Bath, now one of the Queen's boolibinde
under the libterew at Windsor Oastln, has discoeefel
a method of ,splittimg baxik Poke or any other sheets of
paper. By the courtesy of Mr. timely, of Bath-street,
With whom Millard served his time as an enormities,
specimens of the young man's ingenuity, unsistiug of a
4 Bank of Farglend note, • sheet of the Times of the
ilhueritted Landow, Newt. of the Bath Arasuref: and of
the Daily Telegraph, cub of which has been split
cleanly sad cleverly in two parts, without any rent or
tear, have been exhibited to many of our fellow-citizens
during the past week, There can be no mistake shout
the matterous we have now before us a copy of a leaf
of our journal completely split in two. The separate
puta could well be printed on at the bask. The
engravings are brought out More clearly by the process,
land when mounted on cardboard present a strikingly
*proved appearance. The discovery is applied by Mr.
Mird to practical WM in pine-mounting, and in
repining torn leaves of hooka which he can so &Wally
Manage that the junction of the new and old paper can
with difficulty be distinguished. The mounting of old
printe upon paper is also no complete that the Recliner";
we have seen seem impressed upon the original paper.
:Unscrupulous people would certainly turn this plan of
drank-note splitting to profitable account if they eould
find it out, inuesuch as the halves could be made metal
as the whole, the blank parts amid be printed,in ireitet
tion of the original, and the water-mark would, of
oourse be perfect. A contemporary says that "Mr.
Millard has devised a method of manufacturing
oak, that cannot be split, and banters will.
Orobithly, soon be isompelled to make use of
his invention e' but this we understand is a
mistake. Mr. Millard, to prevent the difficulty whieh
'might arise to the Bank of Ragland Frota haunter their
watermark left on blank pieces of paper, upon which
might be printed fao4mike of their notes, suggests •

L__