The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-04-03 00:00:00

Dorsttsbirc.

ArrsAt To T /011 SET. —The edinniittee of management
hare to state t' mtoluring the vast year (IMO), the insti-
i,ation has aced, or in about to incur, the following
..rpeurea,oujibe, additional new ldiedood Stations, or
tO, replacior of eld boats, trailspoiting•.arriages, coil
honor., by n 3W 011 C% .Tw..ed, £149 As. I.
eallerrosta 1.244 10A. ; 3liddlesborou4ll, 1:110 IG.. 9.1.;
wrhar, £1 04 ; Yarmouth, £180; Kingsgate, £lBO
9.. ; le of Wight Ito. loads, Brooke and Grange,
Ella', 190. Exmouth, 1'237 4s. ; Forte'', EMS; Le.
£314 ii.. 7.1. ; Ikaunton, las. ; Portliclaw
; Carmarthen Ray, L 175 lls. Oa. ; Aberdovey,
rut; Ir.. Id.; Barmuth cut rortuiadoe, 4:409 19s. 24.;
Illuoco. gra (Angleacyl, £143 Os. Id. ; Fleetwood, I:174
tkl ; Slllolli (t7niuberlatid), 1.191 19..11.1.; TnUTAO.
1.01 ; llartff, 1.21113 0.. 41.4. ; Loudmouth, £lBO
rm. ; it.. Andrew's L'29l ; North Ikrwick £203
9s. r a, ; Ayr, £2.59110. 91 ; Purirnals, 4:203 19s. ; bon-
ds' a, Ell; 13a 6d. ; Caniaore, £124 1G..; Ihnigarran•
g igg go. The Instdutiou has also expended On lb. rO-
- • %tures alterat.ons, and inspection of its numerous
pans.
boat-houses, and transporting-earriages,
1:3.476 17s. 2d., and £3,510 for exercising the crews of
.its life-boats; making altogether a total of L 111,120
3.1.
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It has also granted, during the same period. £l,lOB
1f... 3.1. as awards for saving 499 loannina by life•boata,
,b„rr.boats, and other means, from • large number of
on our coast. A most satisfactory risult,
*lei clearly showing how much has been accomplished by
the well directed efforts which tho Life-boat Institution
lom brought to bear on this humane cause. This great
and national work has, however, only been accomplished
by the Society incurring liabilities to the extent of a
farther mai of r 3.834.
WA so sacred an object in view as the rescue of our
(dims-erratum from, an appalling death by shipwreck,
it might he supposed that the National Lifedmat Insti-
tun.ou had claims which would come home to the heart
a *very oue in this great maritime country. tionli we
way hopeaill be the CAW as its operation* become more
overall, knonn. suit thns an abundant harvest, not
only of opubor sympathy but of general pecuniary sup-
-1.01, will be the permanent result.
The committee of this institution do not, therefore,
hesitate to moat earnestly the support of the
3,,,p1e 01 Ihir-et in aid of the benevolent objects of the
National Life•boat Institution. Although happily
distant, for the most part, from the mows of wrecks,
the inhahitants of Dorset cannot but sympathize with
the vigorous efforts now being made by this Society, to
save the livm of shipwrecked crews. Their help was
hever moors needed than at the resent time, when,
throvala the extraordinary exertions the society has
mmle eithin the past few year*, it has now one hundred
mod one lifeboats under its management, for thin main-
tenance of which, in a state of thorough sdiciency, a
large pw.loanent annual income is absolutely needed, it
it, bursae mission is to be perpetuated.
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THOMAs HAMM:, Chairman.
THOMAS CHAPMAN, Deputy-Chairman.

WEvnorrff.—Soppogett Murder.—lt will be re-
• coli.cted that on the night if the 6th a February, Cot,
pural Samuel Moore, of the Bedfordshire Militia, then
atm log at Weymouth, was missed under circumstances
leading to the belief that he had wet with his death by
foul means. i;ovennuent has uow, we percei ye, offered
rewanl t.in for such ilifortnat as will lead to
the conviction of the offender or offenders, with a free
panlou to any 3,x:complies not being the actual
munlerer.

FATAL Anil/ENT IN POILILAND ItoAtx4.—An
yo.t was held at the Duke of Cumberland Inn, on
Menial last, before H. Lock, Esq., deputy coroner,
nu the body of Daniel Quine, aged 19. rho deceased
war an apprentiee on board the Maggie Miller, of
Liverpool, 2,5011 tons burden, Captain Jolon,
shich sailed from Loudon on the 1:Ith of the present
month, for t 'alcutts, with a general cargo and three
posengem. It appeared that the vessel came into
l'ordand roads trout stress of weather, between four
and live o'clock on Saturday afternoon. in Sunday
morning, about II o'cloek, 23 or 24 uo:o u ere on the
yard arm reefar.: the sail, when there came a sudden
put of wind which ilappeil the sail, 1111t1 knocked the
&reams( and two others oft. tine of the men while
fulling. caught kohl of a rope and saved himself with-
out manta g much injury._ Another falling on the
rleek was so seriously injured tlust lie was taken to
the hospital at l'orthinil, %% here he still lies iii a very
pnearious stato. dm:cased fell to the sleek head
foremost. lies skull was so extensively fractured that
Ids brain protruded, and on being picked up, life
ass extinet. The body of the .It.Vtiblic4l was kid
it aith great care, a handsome man ordered by the
captain. and the corpse was brought to Weymouth.
The jury returned a verdict of accidental sleuth. The
Issly ass decently interred in the new ceinetry on
Tuesday morning.

Surrosuo Loss or Thu " JaNt" or WEYnortn.
- We rrgret to learn that there is eery little doubt
at present existing bat that the "Jane" of Wey-
WI h. a velowlidabout 1311tonsburden. the property of
Beal, of No. 5, Coburg-place, has been
Ist, together with the Captain, Mr. John Beal, of
110i,treet. awl one of the men and& boy, who were
on Nund at the time. It appears that the " Jane "
left London on Thursday week, with guano, for
Dunkirk, and that when oft the North Foreland, '
about boar l•Aock the next morning, being dark. •
Dutch barque, of ationt 1,01)0 tons burden, rsti
athwart kr awl =riled her mast away. The whole
dike Ma' of the "Jane," live in number, were
on ileek at the time of the collision • and the mate
and one of the men jumped on board the Dutch
Laurie, and arrived at Rotterdam a few days after-
wards --from whence they wrote home informing the
parties einicenwil in the vessel what had occurred.
It is supposed that the " Jane" went down imme-
diately after the collision, and the captain, one wail,
and a boy with her—as home twelve days have now
elapsed since the accident occurred without any
intelligence having been received of either the vessel
or the men. Captain Beal haa a wife and three
children.

Act IDKNT.—On Monday last a carter in the
employ of Mr. Laver, butcher, while on tne Chick.
erell road with his team, by some means fell under
the wagon, and the wheels passed over him just
alcove the hips. It was at first feared that the inju- I
fit% he had received might prove fatal, but we bare !
since learned that he was nut so much hurt as bad
been supposed.
A rroINTMENT or OvanaltErel.—Tunelay being the
day for the appointment of overseers for the ensuing
year for the two parishes in the borough, the over-
seers presented their lists of persons recommended
Icy the vestry. The Bench, however, followed the
precedent of last year, and appointed the parties
whom they thought fit without reference to those
lists. Mr. Devenish proposed, and Mr. Bower
seconded, that the following gentlemen be appointed
overseers for Weymouth,—Thomas Snook, George
Parker, and John Hancock. the present Mayor.
Mr Weldon' then proposed, and Captain Prowse
seconded, that the following gentlemen tie appointed
overseers for the parish of Melcumbe Regis—John
Talbot, Edward Tunier, wad George Frost. There
being no amendment made, the parties proposed
were declared duly appointial.
Bouorun Perry SESSIONS, Tuesday, March 27.
(Before the Mayor, E. Bailey, Earl., J. Ayling,
J. A. Devenish, Esq., G. C. Weliderd, Esq., W. Tal-
bot, Esq., B. Bower, Esq., J. Taylor, Esq., and
Capt. PEOWIIE.)
ASSAULT.— Thomas Mitchell, mason, of Portland,
was summoned for an assault on Francis Williams.
The defendant was nut present, and the case was
heard esparle. According to the statement of the
complainant, it appeared that he went on board the
Primo steamer, on Wednoulay last, on her arrival in
the harbour. The defendant was a passenger, and
the captain told cumplainant not to let defendant go
ashore till be bad paid Isis fare. When the defendant
came to the landing, complainant, therefore. stopped
him. Mitchell made two or three unsuccessful atteitipta
to jump ashore, till at length they got into a scuffle,
and the complainant and defendant fell on the deck
together. Defendant then got up and struck coin.
plainant, when other parties interfered, and prevented
any re blows being given. Defendant sulisequently
paid his fare, but swore that dim ever met complainant
Oa the street, if it were a twelvemonth hence, he
would knock him down, if he should suffer a twelve.
months' imprisonment for it. Fined rah, and costs;
and, in default of payment, to be committed for ten
days.

I)It.TICEVEING THE T1101:01:611/.11Zt. Mehar,l
Symib, was summoned for hawing his wagon in
4'rencent-otreet, without a horse, on Thunsday last,
longer than was necessary fur loading or miloailing.
P.C. Harvey said that he saw the wagon standing
in the street between II and 12 o'clock on the day
liifluestimi, and that passing along that way again
hetwe ni 6 and 7 o'clock in the evening, he ..aw it
still in the same spot. He went to the incii in the
stable and spoke to them about it, and thee after-
wants took it in. Defendant had been several times
previously cautioned. Fined Is. and costs.
f.,durr. Mrs. Theobahl, the
celebrated temperance advocate, gave an oration at
the St. John's school.room on Thursday evening
hat. Notwithstanding a high price was demanded
for aihuissiuu tickets, the room was crowded, and
her reception was so enthusiastic that the committee
%oared her to give a second lecture. She had spoken
every evening for the preceding 6 weeks, and
satunlay evening was the only available evening
she lui.l at her disposal for three weeks to come.
She wishel for rest—she needed it, but her heart
Ws in the cause, and she yielded to the entreaties
or the e"inwittee to lecture again in the seine room
on Saturday evening. :Cone of her narratives were
dinning, and her audience were lathed in tears as
she depicted scenes of poverty and wretchedness --
resulting from intemperance—of which alio had been
an eyewitness. Her visit to l'ortland will long be
remembered by many who were present on these
OCCII/11011L

PORTLAND ROADd. —The roads on Saturday and
Sunday presented the appearance of a complete
forest a masts, no lews than 146 vessels having run
in here from stress of weather.
CHANNILL FLicirr.—Tho only Government ship at
present in the Portland roads is the Blenheim, tat
the channel fleet are expected to make their appar-
atus again iu a few days.

Norm. t N STON —The Portland stone quarries
are in fidl operation. Every hand is in full vmpiny
and the demand is greater than the supply. Never,
perhaps, ens so much St. 1111: quarried as at the pre.
emit time.

CIIICKERELL. Fixhi 14y in the Backwater. —We have
received a letter from a cornspondent respecting a
paragraph which appeared in this Journal last week,
ins fishing in the Fleet or backwater. He states that
it is now about 51 years since a 'top was pit to the
fishing in these waters, and that for the last two
years considerable excitor's:nth:Ls been manifested by
the inhalet'ults of Abb.:slimy in c.iioinence of the
Earl of Ilehoster claiming the Fleets. his private pro-
perty. The manes why the people there haveailongsuli
mated to the Earl s claims, is the fear of being turned
out of house and home were a charge of trespass
brought h to them. But the rhickerell. Lang-
ton, and Wyke fishermen are illacileadelit of the
Earl and hip official. in this ri.spect.anil censinuently
being fully persuaded that no legal claim can las sit
up by the lonl of the manor to the fish in the Fleet,
they have visited the backwater daily— weather
permitting. It is stated on good authority that 12
tons 14 cwt. of eel* alone have been caught this
winter ; and that from the Ist of the present th
up to the Nth inst. the fisherman had wail
to Mr. Bartlett, for the London and Rath
markets, fish to the aniiinnt of .09 6s. 5.1.
The Earl's keeper makes a great hubbub about the
matter, puts forth threats of taking the bhi suit
spears of the fishermen, but the onlv advantage he
and his men have yet derived from the war they are
waging is wet jackets and muddy small clothes.
But more is looming in the distance. It would Acton
that if Lord Ilehister had a legal claim to the back-
water he could long before this have put an end to the
fishing in a legal manner.

POIZ illSll.lu.-At a vestry meeting held on Monday
which was adjourned fruit the Friday previously. tor
the appointment of parish officers. NIL Isaac Spuds
retired from the office of way warden. and was sue.
eceiled Mr. Samsun; all the other officers being re.
elected. •

ELAN The Coroner.,dip.- -A curt washeld
here ou Monday, the Vith inst., for the purpose of
choosing a coroner in the place of F. J,•hns,
who bast reigned. .There was but one candidate in
the field, W. H. Atkinson. Esq.. clerk to the Ward
of Guardians. The business was soon over. the pro.
wiser, J. J. Farquharson, Esq., and the semeuler,
Mr. M. Fisher, giving the freeholders to undenitaml
that Mr. Atkinson was a t desirable man fur the
office, and the freeholders silently assented. The
ewe snug-ill and other formal business over, the court
broke up. Bat little interest Appeared to be taken by
the public in the matter. The emoluments of the
office, we are informed, average about £l2 per an-
num, and the fees payable at the appointment are
nearly double that amuut.
DKATIIS or SPORTING Nore.--Three worthies of
the turf, ail inure or lass known as sporting chaise.
tens, have lately died. Ohl Mr. Percy —who was
fnuiliarly and tor distinction sake thus clevik,mattol—
died is few months since in the village of Pouperne.
old John Day has died within the last few slays. and
Harry Benskin's death is just announced. These
deaths would have been registered in our obituary
column, but we have given greater prom i Itence to them
on amount of their having taken place within so
short a time of each other, And bemuse they tell of
the decease of those who were the most psoininent
personages figuring on the Woodford Race Course,
when "our races" once a-year. made their names,
with Betsey Wyatt's, the lady clerk, as many house-
hold words.

T/11): OLD Woagnotax.• —This property, like
kW penny, is returned to the parish itgain. Mr.
W. lireen, who had agreed to purvbase it, has
begged to withdraw f • the bargain. The property
110 W to be s•dil in Its by public auction. If not
disposed of by private contract before the :Nth of
April next. NO forfeiture of deposit n ttttt ey is in-
volved by breach uf contract, as nu deposit appears to
have been made.

MUsti•AL ENTKUTAINnENT.---Not all the world,
but all the Mall and nnuiy of the oeighhourbood,
were present to hear Mr. Spinney on M lay
evening last, illustrate his lecture on :Music by a few
plain remarks, and a pleasing combination of the
vomit and instrumental. The tine room of the eorii
Exchange was crammed on the MIAOW. and there
was no want of those repeated burst of applause,
which were justly de,erveil, and %loch must have
proved highly gratifying to Mr. Spinney and those
ho assisted by their talent in ceiling them forth.
Mr. Si; yis well known in this neighbourhood as
a iversevering pmlicient in the art of teaching.
his great suems. in educating to such a pitch of per-
fection the choir at the Rev. A. Iluxtable'a model
church at Sutton Waldron shows kite to pissess
Something re than ordinary musical aptitude. this
daughter, Mow Mattie Spinney, is however a 'gar of
greater 'magnitude. She has wou fr hemeir as a
pianist metroisilitan fame, and her '• Home sweet
Home," arranged lis
.11niliorg for the piano( 1-te, was
one of those =Meal performances beyond ,sni.aini-
ink description. It will long lie remembereilLy tile
who heard it, not only as a piece bril hoot Mel extra-
ordinary execution by a very y g lily, but as show-
iffi; how the ordinary home instrument can be made to
discourse the an ertest sounds and literally speak an
intelligible musical language when the hand that
touches it is guided by feeling and skill. The ama-
teur friends alio assisted deserve a more lengthened
notice of their ings.rtant service than our space will
allow, aunt it must suffice for us to say that their
email powers tviiikd not a little to enhance the plea-
sures of the evening.

STCYMissTER NEWTON'. Another lamentable
accident has occurred in this neighbourhood, doubt-
less from the effects of intoxication. An Unlined
was held by William Hamlett. Es' q., coroner, at
Shillingstone, on the 26th inst., on the body of
Samuel lleorge Brow u, aged 35 years, a master car-
penter of that parish, who was found in the river
between Here Marsh and Ilammoun on Sunday
week. The unfortunate man left his house about
six o'clock on Friday evening, the 23rd inst., and
went to the beet-house of Thomas Gould, where he
remained for two or three hours; he left there about
9 o'clock, and was afterwards seen at Here Marsh,
being at that time much under the influence of
liquor, and it being a very (lark night lie no doubt
wandered out of the road and accidentally walked
,ott the river. The jury returned a verdict "that
the deceased was accidentally drowned." A widow
and four small childr(m are left to deplore his un-
timely end.
COL' NTV Potter., March 27th. Before T. B.
Hanliam, Esq., and Colonel Nlalet.-- IViUioei Ilymea,
of stalnridge, was charged with asaaulting P.C.
Batty in the execution of his ditty. The defendant
pleaded guilty, and the Bench convicted him in the
penalty of £2 Ins. and 4a. lid. costs, or one calendar
month hard labour, and gave him till Muuday next
to pay the line.
l'ia.i.r. —Drinking loultlaioi..—We understand
that \V. Pearce, Eej. , purposes erecting a drin k ing loon.
tan] near the entre( ICU tO Int residence at Springfield on
the Parkstone mid. This will he found of great
benefit to wayside travellers in summer time, and

we have no doubt the worthy gentionsau's hibeahty
will lie highly appreciated.
ri.r. I 'ours. —Ata meeting of the inembers of this
corps held at the Temperance hall, Nlarket.st reet, on
Monday evening last, for the plumose of hearing the
rules read over, a4revised by the Waroffice, the follow.
leg uon.commissioneil officers were appointed :—Ser-
jeants :—H. Farmer, E. Saplin. W. Vi aterman. jun.,
t Keats. 'orpurals: - - A hlridge, J. Hoyt. J. Har-
ker, T. Buckley, E. Jennings, J. }layman, J. Hon}
iston, and W. (utcli. Thu corps intend to have an
outdoor drill on Wednesday evening.

TEM PR NCK SOCIKTV. Theobahl gave two
addresses in the Townhall, on M lay and Tuesday
evenings List to numerous audiences The first mi.
dream was delivered to females only, when she gave
sound and good advice to that class, requesting them
never to touch or taste those poisonous liquors which
led to so much misery and crime, and which exercised
an influence everywhere so great and detrimental.
she speaks feelingly, and related Many stul and heart.
rending smuts winch haAl come under own notice.
Bit 10POKT. - Exeter Court fi 11,111krtfpky. - Re
Setteter, contractor, furniture broker, &c., 13ridport.
Mr. Hirt-2cl appeared on behalf of the assignees;
Mr. Fryer for the bankrupt. In his examination
the bankrupt stated that he owed his mother•inlaw
(a Mrs. Bishop) £7s ; that he haul agreed to give
each of his wife's three sisters V. a.year for assisting
in the business of fin 'inure broker, &c., and in the
domestic work ; and that he had mortgaged a house,
estimated at £4O, to his brother.in-law, on account
of .C2OO which i.e haul borrowed of him. 'lbis
brother-iniaw (Mr. M'Keets, of Weymouth) was,
he stated, a foreman in a tailor's shop, and kept a
green grocer's shop. The Commissioner expraised
Ins dissatisfaction at the state of the bankrupt's
accounts, and his suspicion of his transactions with
his relatives, and ordered the examination to be
adjourned, in order that further evidence might be
adduced.