The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-07-11 00:00:00

THE BALLOT BILL.

Miu.sterial weakness was directly indicated by a great
"teetic•ln meeting at the Treasory on Thursday. Those
MOPS upwards of two hundred and fifty gentlemen pre.
sent; •• the rod'' was not exhibited. When the eourse
of busir..se runs so awkwudly that • leader finds it
neoeasary this to rally his forces, all the perverseness
of eve -"do members is generally found to vanish. The
.Trot geoldemen below the gangway axe taken into
confider e, and the most perfect cordiality prevails.
It wag on Thursday. The Premier warn amiable, the
sisitorl niaguanimous, and the suggestion of passive re-
sistrinco, oderel merely as a suggestion by no means to
be pressed if the feelings of the honourable gentlemen
w.-to opposed to it, was received with cheering long and
Lind. it is thus agre-Al that Mr. Forster is to be the
giant t, defy singlo-baudixl the rank. of the Opposi-
tion ductile the progress of the Ballot Bill. Ail the
liberal ...tnendments, with but • triviel exception, are
to be yiaced in Mr. Forster's bands, and the Bill left
11 the Opposition to discuss among themselves. This
decision, however satisfactorily it may result for the
Goverment, does not promise much perfection for the
iners.Aire For the very next night after the meeting,
Mr. r ter in consooting to reprrt progress, " can-
did!, ad, iitted that the discussion (with respect to the
ry matter of nomination) ha l exposed two or
thi• ‘1..:1 colds/ which had not been foreseen in the
net 311 of the BilL” After this Ministers cal
111.1,14 e . peat their measure to be taken on trust•

Jcur

attrasted to the

lit of July fair h II on Tnunul Ly

nuty town hue number of. Agri-.

eulturista. The fair is looked upon as the opsning- of
the wool season in the oounty. At the King's Arms
Hotel, as usual, II ckmuters and buyers of wool met
cur business. Amongst the latter .:11 Mr. James Boon,
the well-known w.mistapler of Up•Lyine Factory, who
took by far the largest quantity. No tods were pitched,
as customary at the leading fair., but many fle6ooll
were sold by private contract. Prima may be thus set
down—Downs with lamb. 161, to 160. per lb': downs
with beg. 17 J., horns. 170. to 181.; cross-breds, I6d.
Trade in all desuiptions was brisk, and was carried on
till lato in the evening. At the sheep market there
was but a abort supply—smaller In feat than the num•
ber penned at any July fair for alma years put.
Many too were of inferior quality. There was, how-
ever, a numerous attoadence of buyers, and an excellent
trade was done at extraordinarily high prioes. Messrs.
Ensor and Son and sir. Symonds held auctions. Down
ewes rcaliied fully 3s or 41 each in aivanc) of late
rate., ranging from 425. to 561. In wothers tbere wero
similar 'dewier', prioes ranging from 40.. to 545.
Down lambs fetched from 22s to 40.. each. Amongst
the ewes was • oolleation of fine animals from the farm
of Mr. Hawkins, of Alton, and 555. was the figure
obtained: Mr. Hull. of Lowell, sent s 'me superior
down lambs, for which 45r. each were obtained: Cart
horses were sold at the lower pa., t of the town, pi...oes
ranging from A. 20 to £4O each. The Corn-exchange was
opened, but transactions were almost nil, scarcely any
buyers putting log in an appearatir. •. Late rates may
be quoted—wheat, 565. to 58.. per qr. imperial measure;
beans 305., peas 42i., oats 26.. to 281. On Cornhill
hr. Taylor and others offered a variety of agricultural
. .

implerienta.
Counir Pin ry SLUSIONB, Satarday.—Befora
Williams, Esq. (chairman) it, O. F. Steward, Eel., G. Warry
Esq., and 11. B. Middleton. Esq.
lir. Weston appeared on behalf of Martha Fudy, of Mar-
tinstown, In suppo: . if an application for an order of affiliation
upon Sdicard Jeans ailss dyke. of Sookhun, Mappoweler
Mr. Lock, Jun., appeared on be: .1I of defendant.
It soeme‘l that at the be, imint of 1070 both applicant and
defendant were domestic servant, at Mies Kincatan's, at Book-
loam, Mappowder, 811 c in a 'nod lookinl girl of about 18, and
he Ls several yearn her senior. They were the only indoor
servant., of course frequently mat, made love, and other con-
sequences followed. In April she bad to tell lefendant she
war likely to become a mother, and In July she was sent home
by her mistress for the some reason. Not before, however, she
had been interrogated as to who was the father, and, to save
defendant from being discharged, she told a story about it.
Defendant visited her at her lather's house at Piddletrenthide
once a fortnight or oftener, and from Ulna to Ume gave her
money. On 11th November she was confined. A letter was
sent to defendant nest day apprising hien of the event, so! on
fotslLl &;,olahho;iui her 2,a week—it wan cat.! 1;;;':,7;
re.-elves 4.6 hiuraff. Natters went oo smoothly enough till
Lady-day 114, when applicant's parents removed to Martine.
town, and she with them. The defendant discontinued his
visits, sent no money and seemed disposal to shirk hi. respon-
sibility. Consequently this summon. was Issued. Toe facts
were no clear that there seemed no ground for disputing the
matter, and the production of a number of letters by defendant
to applicant dispos I of any excuse for contesting the case.
Ono was read as follows :

" Bookham, Jan.!%,

_
My dearce4 llsrtha,-1 M,t
dos sto drop you those few lines,
hopieg it w'..l find you In good health as you wan when I left
von the other night. 1 get ham° at ball-past ten o'clock, and
got up next morning at seven. When I woke up I was dream-
ing I had get toy arms around your waist, and we was kissing
each other Just about; but I was deceived when I came to my-
self. But I wish you had been there I should have been
much happier than I am now: but never mind, It won't be for
ever. t ft} t I My door, it do scent rather strango
for me to be here by myself. If it was not JO for away from
you. I should come to see you every night. Now lain with my-
melt I wish you WWI here sitting on my knee. ,Then I should
be able to look round and see the one that is no Sear to my
heart and pleasure to my mind: I never will prove f slsu to
you, my loot:, not while you do prove so klml: I hope, 111‘,
dear, you hut c better rest with that sweet baby than you bad
before. My dear, do take care of the lovely little one and
yournelf. ..... ......... My dear Martha, I have thought& post
many times abut what your father said to me that night
about whether I did moan anything or not. I could tell hirn
ill chei.e,but shall not anyone but you,my sweetest. They will
Iwo after a while, if they ell wait lung enough. You can tell
them the chill will not come upon them to keep it, for the
father of thechild n. ii keep it, jilt please Ord to sparo toy

I if c."
This was signed by the &fondant, and applicant deps4od
that the letter was is his handwriting. In another dated
Jan. ti, he oiays :
" I hope that ycu have had the dear little babe christened,
and will take care of my dear, fdr he do grow so pretty you
can't think in toy eyes..
In another defendant says I hope that dear Arthur will
loon be better, and you will take care of him so well as ever
you can." And in another he said if the child disturb.' appli.
CAUL'S father he (defendant) would take the child away.
Alter this the Chairman said It was col lout defendant was
very fond of the gill, and there was no defence, to the appli-
cation. The usual order was made-1e : per seek the first
three years, 21, the next two; and 2s. Gd. afterward till the
child is