The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-04-07 00:00:00

SLENDFOSD.
rowsur PETTY SESSIONS.

SArranAv.—Before the Hon. W. H. B. Portman,
Major. General Sir Charlea D'Oyly, Bart..
Ann Chriatopher, an old offender. of Blandford,
who did not appear. wax charged with being drunk
and iliwirderly in Salisburyatmet on the 27th
—Mia charge wivi proved by Re. Hart.---t aerond
chance against the mme defendant on the 14th March,
wax proved by P.C. Churchill.—This being the meventh
offence with,. meive montha, the wait aent to INw.
cheater for tine tnonth'a hard labour.
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Mary Watta, of was charged by P.C.
Bowling with Iwing ilrinik at l'imporne on the ith of
NIMII,II.—Th, dereio.ne <ii.t not appear. —The caw
Waot pn.ved by the 1.4n-li-constable, and she was tined
a. including coats.
Thomas Stoel, NVliitowleureli, for a similar offenco,
at Milton on the 24th March, was fine.' :is.,
including nots.—Thi. defendant 161 not appear, and
case. was pnived by P.C. Elford.
Charm.. Ilatiliam2 of Hilton, Wa.PI charged with ten.-
passing in search of gaine rill lands ill the occupation of
Itollert Norton, on the 10th March. Ile plewlorl
guilty, and was fined 1i..., including amts.
William Elsworth, of Anstv, for not complying
with the requirements of the Education Act, ley not
sending lii,. Chilli to nclosil, lA., including
not...ea,io was 'worn' by Mr. K Turner,
rolieving officor,
.loseph Bartlett, a iilatelayer on the L. k S.W.R. ab
Basingstoke, wao sumnioned by a yming woman .4
Itlandfonl, named Lever, to .how C. 411144.. ke. Nlr.
tkinson appeared for th. pro-ecution, and Nlr. H.l
ben for defendant. Tho notiplainant livorl in aorvin.
at Mr. Thornton's, near Itasing..toke, and tho Chilli
horn the 17th, October last year. An onler
was made for 2.1. tier week frnin date of application
February.
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ENGLISH 000 D TICMPLARY.

In connecting with the sixteenth annual session of
the Good Templar Grand Lodge at Manchester this
Week, the report of the various "dicers have now been
distriliiitel to the delegates. Thom, of the G.W.C.T.,
Mr. Malin.% and the secretary, Mr. W.sals (Hartle-
pool), indicate that the Order bat members during
the past year, attributed to demented trade, but is
latterly improving. The menden.. on whom the
Grand Lodge " tax "ha,, been paid number over t 40,000,
comprised in 1549 lodges, which meet weekly. Of the
countit,, L.-incashire steeds first with 8601 rneruber.
and 192 ledges ; Yorkshire has 7208 in 150 lodges, and
Middlesex 7316 in 140 lodges. Northumberland 2772
in 47 lodges, Durham 4770 in leg lodges, Gloucester-
shire 2579 in 52 lodges, Somerwtshire 21347 in 47
lodges, Devon 2115 in 5.3 lodinw, Cornwall 1035 in 23
lodges, with varying numlwni in every other county.
There are 30 minter), lodge., 9 1 them with the
regiments 111 ItifOpt and the Soudan; 27 naval lodirm I
of which 15 are on board men...f.war ship.; and 36
ledges are situated on the African oast, West Indian
and South American ports. The reporte note the
deoemie within the year of some notable Good
Templar., including Rev. G. Edwards, vicar ,4
Enderley ; Dr. Colienette, of Guenuey ; and John
King, the fleet pledged teetotaller in England, on
whom the Order conferred au annuity of 140 a year
12 year.. ago. It is further noted that the Home
Mission department has fully employed two, and
partially other aente ; that a lodge has been formed
by students at Ounbridge University; that a Maori
King and chiefs joined the Order in London, and
returned to New Zeeland intending to plant it then!.
MM. L. Walshaw (Halifax), the superintendent .4 the
juvenile bruich, report.. 501000 juvenile and 6,000
adult members, who are plodded against drink,
tobacco, gambling., and bad language. There ere 700
breeches. The kincutivo Clomistittee rupees in detail
the work of the year, also alluding to the political
action of the Order, by which it is sought to secure
from Parliament the application .1 the local Option
principle by means .1 a ratepayer,.' direct veto on the
issue or removal of all liquor liceneesi.

A CLAIMANT TO THE FRENCH THRONE.
Another claimant to the French throne has turned
up in a man named Antoine Diijol, who is timekeeper
in a factory near Marseilles, with wages of five pounds
per month. Antoine Di.j..l claims to la the last "(the
vabas, He has, of umrse, been interviewed by
reporters of several French journals, and is de.crilied
as living in a very tidy and well-furnished lodging, the
table* of which are strewn with Issara 11 every descrip-
tion, many of which belong to his brother, who is
usher in a school, their father, who was a shoemaker
in Marseille., having given them a very g.ssl educa-
tion. Antoine Dup.l claims to b.. descended in a
direct line from Francois, Due d'Alencon, the fourth
eOll Ifenti 11. It has hitherto been aetiposod that
the Due crAlention left no issue., but Antoine Dujol
asserts that he has discovered among his father's
papers a number of documents which pn,ve that the
Due d'.Uencon inarriod a• lady .4 the Nledina
family and had a son, who succeeded him; that his
son in turn married and kit II family ; and that during
the mign of Louis V. tile then Due d'Alencon was,
bt thelKing's' order, liat Mk, the Had_ All.;
wife and died in 177,7. When qe was lIITOBSOCI nu ware and
their .11, • boy only ten years of age, fled into the
province of Auvergne, the yming Izinae being
•ntaustad ear,, rd a farmer, named fluinet.
Ilujol, and his wife, who adopted him as their own
shad, h i
is mother having n the meanwhile died, and
he was brought up in ignorance of his origin. He
lived and died a small farmer, and is, beyond all
doubt, the great-grandfather .4 the present claimant,
who, however, will have to prove first the of
D the uc d'Alencon, and secondly the identity .7 his
great-grandfather with the child who wag brought by
his neither into Auvergne. lii the meanwhile Antoine
Dujol has instituted a suit in the local court for the
purpee of having his claims recognised, which ow; la
don, it hums,lY applyitlfor • re .4 the
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civil rugiiter, and has had is visiting cards frin
upon Which are set forth his style and titles. But
assuming that he proves his ease, he will only mg
one more Pretentla to an unhappy list..—Daus New.