The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-03-14 00:00:00


TEES ILLNESS OF THE CLAIMANT.
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0 or cogrumis PALACI I During the past week Arthur Orton has been removed
AL tar from his ordinary cell at Dartmoor prison tobbe infirmary
d nri Doreia.mend iereztiag charac
diduno Jailed and is being attended for swelling and gathering on
abitlidll°llo..b. e.iewisacirsi
sitar nuta. prime of con- one of his legs. By the orders of the medical officer
erto he he ietewhate Y by the Alexandra Palace he he is now supplied with half pound of meat per (lay,
.elue wi1,1,1,L.4414.. appointed ts! canT out r"ta in addition to a full diet allowance of soup and bread,
o°l- sod a design) in Indini mituines' supplied to other convictt.
owner._ for the beet the emenality, elegancue,
Eo'WiTe'ing based uP°ndisidared• Sev"al h wlrd7l
&owe', the drew" • eyening, bal. and twt. ;
eroet.i'w, ijiriudiuS
w'rniiiinauded In this competitive
d others, whereby it
„rsn:eteete-ea,...,.-41- unhtle opportunities of cotuparison
(lb'. 4-be afforded to maturate
aeon°and elegance in dress
a'd that gTVltegterord-ed by the extravagant wens
Le„b:winesith", charactise the fashions of ;
tOO lle from all parts of the country
t gay attuned period,this exhibition I
the 10--e,. „ tbe ii!rre-me
did for inspection hitherto unpre-
them fac-iftelterac an immense concourse of
- That it Lea- !Ina:Duch as the attracutiownsustof
ted.
„leo
cone, dos
. moms of Regent Street and e _
and tha. • be transferred to Muswell
tbe,bor to, 0. time
IN THE PRESENT DAY.
• •RENNk;SS
reon fated to publish the following
We WI ( the Record
Edior 0
letter Wr' 4r4rous of f(t(lowing up the subject of
Sir. -1 ath „j by you during the first week of this
letteltdin'edoing6.- k, I will first, with your permission,
yen, tits, letter, with some little revision.
rrPot me Wr4411 the earnest desire that your
me -Amoy - of Friday last, of the statistics
in Pr.r"""ej• -eee cof the drinking usages of
1,..„--4ed I.naith great practical result.,
fornA,l, may la room, and with the blessed
WI) Iga'het„rt • 11111 deeply convinced that the
Wed a ‘'ei en, body of Chris. tient who can read those
~.paitV•o d by them to action is most on-
be II who have anything
Inv.,'" 50 loot danSertata Ity w.l '' there must
uu--,actaieu.'ind which was in Christ Jesus,
them, prompt and earnest endeavour to
be eller nathhitihrough Gods help each may do, to stem
ehaiewene'er t--et-mi,,ery, ruin, and sin. Vain laments-
loch ~mhea. loud condeninauon denying
others, must,
wag, bdieyjoi, prayer and positive self-
ree eat' -
that God is loudly calling true believers
)11r part in such efforts; for without this,
tatla.,7sWilll date of society amongst professed
"-there can be but little manifestation of he
Clin4'"—torlueuee of that Word which is truth."-
otortdtlll
Jobs hes of you, Sir, who have thought it well
' tatieues in your columns-the organ of
to aserl,t--_,len, of the truth of the Gospel, with all its
thser" 'TA-Were-that at least once a week you give
avt""aft.yourti columns to information and counsel
a No'''. kindred subjects.
doe sajeee eto ine of your recent correspondence
of Total Abstinence from intoxicating
"n„_.s.- 11ij ebe allowed to state that for more than 30
ve y •If acted on total abstinence prin-
rer'_,_ —"h Wry):' person and in my family. I have
th" t any self.righteous condemnation of
o b/ n'e
- t thought it uessary to do the same.
-I have never felt it needful to whh"ol se
o course ce
sal in elf
contraven soy explain sway • single passage of
e
Smrtera indeed, I have under medical
shore, taken fasrlizi---wjjje for my infiAnities." But I
t chit* For when the time
ya t° be. "",-, bay out of this life, uttering,
ea cope would g
molt protest t the
u. total abstainer, my
tinst the Wst:rol the liquor''t!raffic,
bessing system,
usages of au clams of society.
sal, ;AP:Z.Ir tee-. i'-atiosi they form one of the greatest
ever'n,i..-,--tace" upon a country. Besides the emir-
r'ne'..,„„m""- nI Y upon the produce of the Earth
n'ut --, and-bre- till,' (sod en behalf of the infants of the
neinerei aes-ree arncultural districts I add milk),
tee& the injury done by them to the manufacturing in-
terests, they we snout abundant source of lunacy, sick-
paeperisro, and Crime; they are the greatest
chgarle in the way ot the education of the masses, and
they are a vast hindrance to the progress of the Gospel
baba( home and even amongst the heathen.
I am, Su, yours faithfully,
H Wear MOULT..
ferdiegtie Vicarege, December 21st, 1815.
In the shove expression of my conviction that God
j. ain; true believers to great and self-denying efforts
▪ m gigantic an evil, nothing more, yet nothing
intendel than this, that He calls us in this and
things to act up to the faith we profess. For
this hitherto has not to any great extent been done by
phrielisu I torch. The vast majority of those
st,leollue to b,lieve in the Scripture as a revelation
lea GA fail to take it as an infallible teacher and
▪ Iseli in doctrine and in practice. To this, after
postures. Christendom has yet to be awakened, -
rim to a supreme regard for "all Scripture as inspired
• and profitable for 'doctrine, for re,proof, for
erection, for instruction in righteousness,' that' the
• 46,4 may be perfect throughly furnished in all
rod works.
Through want .4 this it is, even of a large yet care-
ful nwling of Scripture, that vast numbers of lip-
- poently epintually minded persons appear to be alive
reithtr to the sinfulness of sin, to the eternal ruin of
the unperdoned sinner, nor to the greatness of the
eabstion wrought out for him, nor to the awful danger
if those who the midst of light neglect so great
.Iriti 41:
Who does not know the apathy with which the
awful fact is regarded that at least two-thirds of our
criminals, of our wipers and of our lunatics are made
rub hr strong &Ink! With the parable of the Good
linnaritan before them, Christians can pass on with.
it an attempt ti help the sufferers. With the
payer on their lips, "lead us not into temptation,"
they can carlessly choose the company of the " wine-
biMier," the hard drinker. By frequenting the places
if drink they can encourage others in sin. Though
the Saviour has denounced a woe on those who "cause
offences," who place "stumbling blocks" or tempts-
he, in the way of others, Christian men can invite,
CM entice the unwary to free-drinking, and that not
=frequently for the make ot gain. A Christian
Gosernment, under the appearance of restraint, can
en,...urage "large consumption," for the sake of a
revenue of thirty millions sterling !
And what is all this, and much more that is like it,
amonzst the highest professors of Christianity, but
either ignorance of the Word of God, or disregard of
it, or want ..f faith in the Saviour himself ?
Ain opt true believers, however, and those who
wwild seem to be pillars, there is vast need of awaken-
on another subject before either this Goliath of
"the drinking mmgee of this country." shall he cast
clown or the kespel advanced (as we have confidence
it will advance) againot this and all other enemies to
its truth. It is the subject of prayer, the prayer of
faith, the (iii
of those who " abide in Christ, and
who have his words abiding in them." With this and
the Word of God we shall prevail ; for the Lord has
promised to such prayers, "Ye shall ask what ye will,
awl it shill he ilme unto you." But without this no
.13wIllation, no societies, no Government, even if
Unfettered, wn prevaiL
To thi, then. I would again express my conviction
that timl in calling true believers to awake even to
tool prayer, resting on awl directed by the Word of
G.. 1.

ll.w we may have united effort of this kind without
interference with existing societies I will show, if you
in iny next.

Yours faithfully,
HENRY MOULE.
F 'rlington icarne , January 27th, 1876.

'That relief has been granted me. I hare now for a
trmth 'out milutituteil two tumblers of milks day for
win.,, and I was never in better health than
cc tin* alp 75th birthday.

INCITING TO FIGHT DUEL

_—
At the Lewes Amino Friday, Mr. Hugh Massey Ayres.
t roue: gentleman, a lieutenant in the sth Reigrnent
Roll Middlesex Militia, surrendered before Mr. Prentice,
leho presided for Mr. Baron Cleasby, who was Pre-
sented from atterplins the court by Indisposition), to
snorer a charge of misdemeanor in having sent a letter to
on George William Heaton, challenging him to fight
ei a
duel, CA thereby endeavouring to provokes breach of the
P 51.• The prosecutor was &mem had
ber of the bar, who
"H., an ofhal appointment in one of the colonies.
NA now resided at Brighton. The defendant was a
hentenat In a reisment of militia, and he also resided at
lirighten. The two families had been on terms of intimacy
UMe time, but last year that connection, was broken
Qfl. an the prosecutor did not desire to have any further
Lstounct with the defendant. Toe latter appeared (")
"'" WC"' UMI.VNie at something that had taken place
mlhe had written several very offensive letters to the
treeentoe, who, on the Iflth of December received the
that was the snhint of the present charze. It will
lath. following terms:
'Ts 1,.,.,, William Heston, Hero of the t'lif tonville
battle. I have e 411..4 on Mr. and And that you have
tot "usl'ito ma,tc light of our name with one whom I
uteto, yell wished to induce to lend you inans Now
tou loot know that everything has • beginning, therefore
an "4i52- and sale* you cease your ungentlemanly con-
duit a. Tenets mylett shall. lam afraid, forget that I
1"14 31siv.tY's cenunisedin, and visit you nith severe teinialment publicly. should you, however, be able and
toiling tsobtain a gentleman who will act for You I will
!ill",41)* Vire you satisfaction not take it myseif, at
any date you ntly fix ht I must have a gentle-
man elm will guarantee yeur'appearlinm. sad that it will
ANTItOO pleuary to pay your expenses to Ostend.
y?u ow the meanie^ of the words ' liar ' and
'coward. H.
The learned counsel added that the only object the pro-
" 01 iv had in view was to protect himself from the
too,ranee in future, and to puts stop to web proceedings
Us. Part of the defendant —ll r. Heaton, the prosecutor,
„su then railed, end he proved the receipt of the letter
wis. the subject nf the char,.., and that it wias in the
of the defendant. —ln ems* examination by
.eresuat Ballantine, the prosecutor said that
~'"a`righ he 'Wei Vera the letter in December, he took
Pmr-se'liois against the defendant until
-'sunt7. and during the interval he had written be the
r ,loael of the defendant's regiment, the War Office, and
sko te the lord lieutenant, and finding he could not
"btam redress he at length instituted this prosecution.
Re we. ,-ross.eaarnined at considerable length with
Tenni to a letter he had written to a servant of
hi., in which he admitted he stated that no virtuous
Itaita ought to associate with the mother of the
defendant, and he did not deny that the letter also sow
Weed other verr offensive expressions in referent* to the
defendant's mother. He &tenanted for the delay that had
taken place in instituting criminal proceedings against
Ike defendant upon the letter in question by saying that
he wished to have the matter settled quietly by the mill-
tor authorities Be had naked the defendant to apologies,
bet he refused to dso
o . —Mr. Serjeant Itallastin° made
I,lnqeent whims to the jury on behalf of the defendant.
7h,, he reminded them, was a mere hey, and who be said,
e''ll acted NOlkhly, and under feelings f great irritation at
th**, • •
R, „ ni e proueutor had iZeulted his mother
C., in summing up, told the .iney they had
'l"'s a whatever to do with any provocation that had
...en received by the defendant, and the only question for
tmcit to emuider was whether the defendant had written
Sill, lest the letter in qneation, and whether its object was
tssuch as wu charged in the indicUnent. The Jury retired:
.'1 'if ter some deliberation returned a verdict of guiltY,
I et the same time strongly recommended the defendant
C.,^*,Y on mom mti
account of the extreme provocation that he
"'"' received-11r. Merrifield said the Prosecutor wee
'mile %titled with 11111 Verdict and he did not Prew fag
"". Puenhosent Preatice said that wee quite eight.
than ordered the defendant to enter into his owe
tW,,eitniaanes in oto appear and receive judgment_ .t
on—The defendant not being of .a, the Mutes,'
security waa entered into by • friend, and he was die-
'Weed

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