The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-11-25 00:00:00

Somersttgbtrt.

YEOVIL. —Boum:ion roux% Friday—Before
the Mayor and J. IL Mayo, Fig.—John Miutene, •
blacksmith of Yeovil, and John Cooper, of Sher-
borne, were brought up in custody of the polite
charged with having been found in a stable belong-
ing to the Moon Inn, at one o'clock on Friday morn:
Mg.—Sergeant Keats said that Mr. Slade, the land:
lord, had komplained that men were in the habit
of sleeping In his stables, and on the morning In,
question he found the prisoners there.—llefendanta
said they could not find any lodginits.—They were
cautioned and discharged. Samuel Slocombe, a
glove cotter of Yeovil, warn summoned by his
" better half" with threatening to take he life.
The wife did not wish to press the case, and as.
defendant appesred to have been sitting on the
stool of repentance, and promising to bemme a
teetotaller, he WM reprimanded and discharged.
Tim Worming Or nu lits.—On Thursday even-
ing J. G. Avery, Esq., delivered • lecture on the
above subject at the hall of the Institution, in con.
nection with the Yeovil Mutual Improvement
Society. There was a very good attendanee and
the lecture was of a highly interesting and instruc-
tive character. Robert Tucker, Esq., occupied the
chair.

Aocrneirr.—On Saturday an aocident of a serious
nature occurred to • boy about 16 years of age,
named Mounter, of Kingsbury. The poor lad was
attempting to uplift a tumbler cart, laden with
stones for the purpose of macadamising the street,
but the weight being too much for him, the body o
the cart fell back on his right arm, ceasing not only
compound fracture, bat the protrusion of one of
the bonee through the akin. The sufferer was
immediately oonveyed to the surgery of Dr. P. S.
H. Colman, by whom he was attended, omitted by
Dr. Aldridge. Although at one time it was feared
it would be aeoessary to amputate the arm, we are
planed to add that under the skilful care of his
medical littendants, the sufferer is progressing
favourably.

THE DISTRESS IN THE corroN DISTRICTS.

A public meeting took plain at the Town ball on
Thursday, convened in consequence of a numerously
signed requisition to the Mayor, for the purpose
of considering the best steps to be adopted for the
relief of the distressed operatives in the North of
England. The attendance was not so numerous as
could have been cleared. Ambnet those present
were: thast,drargi J. 11. Mayo, 'Esq. E. Tucker,
Esq. F. ; /eq., W. Thint, Fag.. Captain
MeMiter, Rev. IL Turner, Rev. R. J. F.
Thomas, (vicar), Ite'v. J. James's, Rev. J. Sampoom,
and most of the principal tradesmen of the town.
Upon the proposition of Mr. Milborne, the Mayor
was called on to preside, who opened the proceedings
by reading the requisition to bun to convene the
meeting. He said the object which called them
together, was one whioh required ho comment from
him, as all present had the means of gaining infor-
mation ion the subject as well as himself. The
calamity which had befallen their fellow-country-
men was • dreadful one, and arose, not from any
act of their own, but had been brought upon them
without any Mania of theirs whatever. The sufferings
which now prevailed amongst so many thousands
of their • fellow-countrymen went deep and
,Painful, and be 'felt 'eeftisin that the inhabitants of
•the town and neighbourbOod general/7; would act
under the promptings of those christion fe•lins
which the subject called for. (Applause.) He
hoped the gentlemen who would addrem the meeting
would confine their remarks to the very wording of
the requisition, NI by that means they would further
the object they had in view. The Mayor then read
letters which he had received, in answer to circukre
sent to them from the following gentlemen,
ring for their sbeence.—Thomas Hoskins, ,
solbm ; George Stucky,' Esq., Martock ; E. T.
Wari7 &q., who mid that MS 'wife and 4144 s
i mode inlet in a Loam Is has. aeltmailsa, and J.

. S. A plio, Esq., Yeovil, who promised a contribution,
of .f 2 and five shillings weekly for 12 weeks. A,
letter was also received from K Newman, use
Hendford, incluing a cheque for 25 guineas eal
further stating that the committee might consider.
him their debtor for 25 guineas
more.MsshowiNenwi;
New-
man also said he thought they owed • deep debt of
gratitude to the operatives of Yeovil, for
them so good an example. (A pplouse.) The Marx
added that he thought it right to endorse the mag-
mata that the operatives of Yeovil, would labour is
, assisting any ramie of distress, and very handsome
rams had been sent from them to this good ca
Whatever course might be adopted at this meeting,
he thought the operatives would not be found
wanting, but that they would bo happy to throw
their efforts into the general cause. In conclecion,
he said that two poor persons had given him 25. for
' the meeting.
ROgERT TUCKKR, Esq., rose to propose the first
resolntion, which was m follows :—" That this
meeting deploring the wide-spread distress amongst
the operatives in the manufacturing districts re the
North of England, and others dependant upon them,
- consider it to be the duty of the inhabitants ef
Yeovil and neighbourhood, to express their
sympathy with the suffering popoletion, by raising
a general and continuous contribution in aid of the
efforts now being made for their relief." After a
few preliminary observations, )fr. Tucker
confessed that he had nothing to say upon the,
subject beyond what be had heard or read. Ba
thought they might well congratulate themselves
when they looked across the Atlantic, and law
what was taking place there, that we were living
under the constitution of freedom. It was a canoe
of great gratitude, and that gratitude could not be
better understood than by patting their hand. is
their pockets, and assisting the, distressed, lie
thought education had done much in making the
distressed operatives act as 'they had done, and it
was his opinion that if the masses had been as
uneducated now as they were a 0 years ago, very
serious results would have arisen at this onsis, and
tin, showed that they should further education
in every possible way, both in Sunday sod day
schools. Thehpresent was a calamity which no fore-
sight could have averted. Ile subscribed to
every monsoons, in the resolution, and when it came
to putting their hands in their pockets he hoped
theytwould do their best. (Applause.)
The Rev. W. H. Timm, in seconding the reso-
lution, said every one present deeply sympathised
with the suffering people in the North There,
was no one among them who could fatly corn.
prebend the whole of the misery and "uttering*
endured by those who had notdaserved it, and hence.
It was necessary that they should pram upon al/
classes a long pull, • strops pull, and a.
' a pull altogether to alleviate their diutreest—' every
perms according to his means. (Applosse.) He
that real charity consisted in salf-denial,
an• d
When they looked at the vast contributions of
the rich,theugh he ptaised them for comingffirward,
yet the contributions of the poor far exceeded is
Tilts, in the sight of God, those of the rich. They
were indeed but stewards, and therefore no merit
was due to them for giving the utmost they could,
and if they made =orifices they would be only doing
their duty, and that very imperfectly. (Applause.)
The deep patience and resignation of the diamond
people were wonderful, and the more so when they
eionsidered that not many year, had elapsed sinew
that very population bad committed arts of violence,.
broken the laws,and incurred the wrath of the whole
country. Vibration might have done • great deal
to promote this state of feeling, but them was
another cause, and that was free-trade. (Apiplanset
If the admission of corn had not been free into
this country at such a crisis, the union would have
been in the greatest danger. Ica& blame
had been given to the mill proprietor. he not com-
ing forward u they should have done but let us,
not be hasty in condemning. lie thlnight they
would come forward and assist to their ahnost...
' They bad much reason to be grateful to Ged for-
' hiving giveztoret a feeling of charity throughout
the country. In ahnost every part of the kingdom,
exertions would be made, and good hearts would be
found, displaying the spirit of Englishmen, who
could never see • brother suffering without stretch-
ing out his hand to help him. (Applause.) The
resolution was carried unanimously.
Captain Minium& then proposed the next remls.
tion, "That to carry out the previous siroltdin, a
committee consisting of the following, with
to add to their number, should be sprinted to
mike such arrantremesta as they may think bawl kr
a house to house collection in the town Mid fire
periodically remitting the sums collected in sudi
way as shall best secure the proper application of
the same • and that the Mayor, with the borough,
and count}, magistrates, and ministers of the Gospel
of all denominations be eio•offacio members of the
committee: Messrs. P. Phelps,W. Rawlins; Benson,
R. Vining, Mdborne, J. Corti', Joseph Corfield,.
James Whitby, Josiah Hanham, Evans, and Rev.
E. Turner. In proposing this resolution Captaim
Messiter said the first one expressed sympathy with,
the sad state of misery and destitution existing in,
the north of England, but the second ruolution,
paved the way for meeting that distress, and he
hoped would be carried out in each away as would do-
the town credit. (Applause.) They would peed a.
machinery, and that machinery must oonsist of a.
committee, who would give their time to collecting
the money. Whether or not the matters had done.
their duty was not now the question, the men
must be relieved whether others had done their
duty or not. The fact was, that there was great
misery, almost amounting to starvation, and that
fact was sufficient to induce Englishmen to come
forward and moist their fellow-oonntrymen in the
hour of trial. (Applause.)
Mr. JOSIAH MAIIIIAM seconded the msahttlon.
He - thought it was of the utmost impor-
tance that they should give praise where
praise was due, and when they Yaw Se' large
numbers of their fellow-countrymen' enpliskit for-
ward without being compelled by lair in *ippon
their brethern, it showed that they neer ki Prated
people, a people who gave to Bus nation moral
strength and dignity. (Applause). He might be
excused for remarking, thitain the earliest ,dayu of
Christianity the Christians manifested wash kind-
ness towards One another, and en nations
noticed this, and their observation was " See how'
these Chriptibus lave one another. And this
applied to the present case. Ile thought the effects.
which were now being made would very micti
tend to exalt the moral dignity of England in the.
eyes of the world. lApplause). It appeared to.
hits that there was a Veit .pebtioal question tired
- with the short supply of ootton. No doblft the
overnment of -the country might have done away
with the embargo ' upon cotton, but if
they had., they wosiM in all probability
. have provoked • war with the Northern
States. As a ' SNIP manufacturer himself, he
f the might isk to 'them suspend their judg-
' thought
upon them. The larger proportion of their
. property consisted of 'machinery, width at the
present time was almost utterly useless, and more
than that they'were holders of household propertY,
I now non-productive ea to rent. Yet them, were
' persona Amongst them who bad ooms forward most
wobly. The rubscriptiono collected would be
nammitted front time to time until the trade went
on more arnisely.
F. Greenharn, Esq., and Mr. Phelps kindly
premised to give their denier, the former as tree-
slier, and the latter as secretary.
-The Mayo* said the committee would commence
operations as quickly an possible, as the case called
for immediate potion. The committee had a good
atunple in the coloniesouid all partsof the kingdom,
and the wide efforts now being made would incite
them to do that beat.
Captain MInISITSR proposed a vote of thanks to
the yor for the able manner in whith be had
presided over the Meeting.
The Rev. R, J. Tnostas, in sroonding the resolu-
tion, said they must congratulate their Mayor epos
big first public act being one of wary end benevo-
lence, and he was sure that gentlemen would look
back with pleasure at having commenced his
.mayorality with such feelings as he had show that
day, (Applause.)
The Rev. Ma N SAAPSO supported the resolution.
The Maros having briefly acknowledged the
compliment, the meeting separated.
. . ..
A CLYVIII TRICK.—.A. Ppuerx,ew OuThosth-41
correspondent signing himalt "Morality" sends us the
following:—" A blooming widow who carries on • nice
little business In a quiet way, as refreshment and beet"
house keeper at Yeovil, and whose customers are gene-
rally considered respectable friends of Realms, met
together on Slip evening of the 12th instant, to indulge
in a "stele' of the celebrated beverage from Oakley
brewery. Dominoes and bagatelle, of pour= were the
gimes of the evening, but just es the oar was at hi
height the clock struck eleven. At this, the "witching
hour," a clear house was insisted en by the rosey4am.4
honed landlady, with • lynx eye, which told that the
genie should be played out the next night, sod some of
,the company left the house in question, but there re.
ermined three respectable tradesmen. who could not lie
got rid of so easily, and being good customers, the land-
lady was willing to oblige them and slimmed them to re-
main. The street door, however, was bolted, and the
strictest silence requested, and play again commenced,
lint by this time the Oakley beverage began to foment
and' Mr. Peeler" on his beat, heard sound, which'
that hour ought not to be. In the midst of their
caroms!, their attention was drawn to • loud deep
knock at the street door, and judging what wet the
meaning of it, oonorelmeut was the impulse of the
moment. Now "mine host" being the guardian ef •
most amiable young niece, more wise than deorreek
conducted the three friends of John Barleycorn up
stairs with all speed and tumbled them into bed, so as
to make it appear as if they were lodgers. All thing',
being put square, the doer was opened, in answer to
repeated knoeking, • when "mine host" was meosted.
by "Robert" as to whether she knew what the time
was, as she had people in the house. The landlady
denied having any one in the house but lodgers, but
"Robert" meld depend on hishearing,and not being eon.
Mooed, asked to look over the house, which he did, bat
was disappointed at finding only three men—" lodgers"
ot course.taugly in bed is the house. Not at all
with the result of his visit, the policeman kept
dreeri eon the boom for the remainder of the • ts,
4:40,
and mine host" having • mistrust for her own .
would not allow her guests to disport, and made lui
comfortable as she mild, no doubt to the great etniZo
nation of their disconsolate wine' when on such a-
_ Right their proofsee wadi hive boss nod impiplabieb

lop
Goveromett of

Whether "mine host" or her
niece sat up to soothe
these imprisoned mortals, or
what account they could
give their wives of their ab.-
once one cannot imagine,
but certainly they must ha,
ie 'been very disinterested
'wires or they would hare s,
Jen after the *hereabouts of
-their husbands, on sash • c
Aa bleak niAL

CREWICERNE.—Fut,
.IffutL.—The interment of the
late Mr. Frederick Beu
eber, took place on Tuesday.
The deceased was a me
whist of the Ancient Order of
Foresters, Court Hobo
No. 3170, Crewkerne ;
and the members of t
Court, in order to show their
respect for their der
/OW brother, preceded the corpse
to the Church and
141111 khence to its last resting place.
The funeral servi• se was read by the incniebent the
Rev. J. S. Stu' Ns in a veep solemn and impressive
manner, after wl
Alb the Chief Ranger of the Court read
the sublime se
r ream appointed by the Order on the
eeeesieu of amoral of a departed brother, The de-
ceased at t.h,e *neat his death held office as sub-ohief
Ranger of `,” r rourt, sod by his earnest endeavours in
the 'e„ es! e' Ilheierder, and his kindness and urbanity
to eu who name in contact with him, he had won the
esteem se t wrily dftbe members of the Order, hut of
the towr wpeoPle in general, and by his death the Court
hee 5" Aimed • 10S11 which cannot be easily replaced.
The <l.-
greased ably discharged the duties of reporter and
aue'e' linnet" the Week( y News, the cause of his death
was eanaumwtion, at the early age of 26.
AVRTON. —DEATH TROY BURNING. —A shocking
rese .of ;burning oocurred at Taunton on Sunday. to a
arsaniefl woman, aged 28 years, the wife of Mr. William
illreokruan, of Tangier. Mrs. Parkman had been for
wome years subject to fits, and on Sunday morning,
Urluring the temporary absence of her husband, and
whie engaged in preparing breakfast, she was seised,
. and fell with her face and body on the fire. The
, screams of a child, who happened to be in the room,
attracted the attention of several persons, who found
the poor creature lying on the Boor sad her clothes in
a blaze. With considerable difficulty the flames were
• put out, and she was conveyed to the Taunton and
Somerset HospitaL Here she was at once attended to
by Mr. Gibson, the house surgeon, and other members
of the surgical staff, but so great were her injuries
that she gradually sank under them, and expired at
half-past four o'clock on Monday evening.
. KINGSWOOD.—LOWOXVITY AT ICTSIGSWOOD RILL.
—An extraordinary imagines of longevity at Hinge-
wood Rill has just come under our notice. At that
place there is a venerable old gentleman, close upon
his hundredth year, who regularly walks to Downend
. distance of about two wiliiii—once • mouth, to
receive the rent of some property which he has in that
locality. The name of this centenarian hi Benjamin
Davis, a thoemaker by trade; he served his apprentice-
ship in Bristol, and jest present hale and hearty.

BRIDOWATER.—POST 0/710C ROBBERY.—A
spectable young man, named James Hodge, was
Charged before the Mayor. on Saturday, with Meeting
letters containing money from the Post Office sa,
Bridgwater. From the particulars it appears that
numerous letters have lately failed to reach their
deatination, and in consequence of the complaints made
the anthorities endeavoured to detect the guilty party.-
A test letter was made up at Taunton on Friday night,
!Tone of the travelling inspectors of the Post Office,
and addressed to Highbridge. This letter had to pass
'through the Bridgwater Post Office, the lett'ere from
Highbridge being sent from Bridgwater by mail cart..
'The letter did not reach its destination on Saturday,
morning, aa it Mould have done, The inspector, with.
'fiergt, Cberiton, of the borough police, went to the
,priaoner's lodgings in Bridgwater about eleven o'clock
on Saturday morning, and, having told him their-
. laminae& Asked to Nee his things. A pone, some keys,
and other articles were on a table in the room. The
sergeant asked if the purse was his. He replied that
it was, and on searching it, the whole of the marked
money deposited in the test letter was found, the
money being a shilling, a sixpence, and two half.
sovereigns, The sergeant also discovered several
articles of jewellry in the apartment, and some letters. ,
One of the articles found corresponds with one which
was lost is the post a short time ago. On being charged
with the offence the prisoner said, " I know it too welL"
His friends applied for bail, but the Mayor declined to
grant it. --The prisoner was again brought up on Friday
for further examination, when he was committed for ,
trial at the 11814011.
BEISTOL.—Doisci A COUNTY POLICEMAN.— 1
Some piirticuhuv connected with the escape of a
prisoner, film the custody of a polio. officer, on
Bedminster bows, have been forwarded to us. It ,
IMAM that in consequence of some family dispute ,
a lime-burner of Bedminster Down so far forgot I
himself as to commit a serious assanit upon a rela-
tive of his, whothereupon obtained &warrant against
him. Tint instrument was intrusted for execution-,
on Settday, to a policeman of the Bourton division I
of tiliw Somerset County Constabulary, who. notwith-
- altbding his three years' training in the force,
ilferwed a verdancy on this occasion fir which he
owXI no doubt be reprehended. Having apprehended
Ifis man, the latter desired that he might be driven,
-instead of being compelled to walk, to the pollee
station, and this having been conceded, the prisoner
and his guardian got into the conveyance of the
former and drove off towards Bourtmi. On their
way acmes the Down a horse-dealer aid publican,
of Bedminster, rode alongside, on a sinart-looking
nag, apparently journeying in the same direction.
After an interchange of "the time of day" the horse-
dealer said to the lime-burner, "I say, as I hare
been much shaken, I wish you'd ride my home and
let me take your place in the trap." The lime-
burner, nothing loth, agreed, and the policeman not
objecting, he took hia seat in the saddle, the horse-
dealer occupying his place in the trap. The trio,
however, had barely Nettled down when the lime-
bunter Ott the hackney on his mettle, and has not
since been seen by the unfortunate policeman, who,
feeling himself the victim of misplaced confidence,
bat considered himself decidedly "done." His
superior officers have condemned his laxity, and he
is threatened with (itemises' if he does not re-appre-
hend the runaway, in order that be may be dealt
with by the Rev. H. Mirehouse and his brother
magistrates at their next sitting.
BATE—The silence of the Abbey bells at the
election of the Mayor excited some comment. The
following is the reason, as given by the superintene-
dent of the ringers :—About thirteen months ago
some misunderstanding arose between the Abbey
ringers and the churchwardens, which resulted in ,
the old ringers being discharged, and denied ever ,
entering the belfry walla again ' • hence a new set was I
-engaged, and on the occasion of the late Mayor,
Mr. Thome& Feller, being elected,. application was
made to the hall-keeper for the accustomed fee (two
guineas) from his worship to ring the city hefts, but
•the hall-keeper, in the plentitude °this wisdom,
thought proper to divide this small sum between
the old and new ringers. It could not, therefore, be
-expected that the men should leave thew employ-
ment, lose their time, and get up those heavy bells
for Is. 9d. each. The Pose was made known to the
churchwardens, who very generously said, "Ring the
bells, and we will give you the other guines, our-
selves ;" but the same case occurring again this year,
and the hall•keeper expressing his determination, in
spite of remonstrance, to ditide the usual fee, they
consequently declined ringing (and the guinea as
well); not wishing to tax their employers.
THZ DANGER OF Toy CAP GOirs.—The fre-
quent use of these toys, and the- general ignorance,
has induced Mr. sOden of the Circus, to send the
following statement to the papers :—I have lately
seen two cases of SerioniTikinry 'by the use of these
dangerous toys. Ii one, a boy was passing a stall
in the street, where firing at a mark was being prao-
'tied ; he ins struck in the' eye by a fragment of the
-cap, with suck violimos as to muse the total destroc-
tion of the organ. In the other instance, a child
'was himself playing with and discharging the toy;
this latter was so constructed that it might
be supposed to be safe from any chance of
inflicting injury, especially to the person using
it. It was in the form of a pistol; the
trigger did not dineliarge a cap, but merely released
a spring, to•which was attached a sort of piston con-
fined within the barrel of the pistol, and armed at
its end with a cap. This cap was made to explode
by its striking against the metallic surface at the
bottom of a mei, with which the barrel wee plugged.
When the weapon was discharged, the cork flew out
to the limit of the chain which was attached to its
outer end. It might be expected that, by this
arrangement, the fragments of the exploded cap
would be confined Within the barrel, but, in the CUB
I am [mentioning, one of them must have been
driven against the metallic surface of the cork at the
moment of tension of the chain by which it is
attached to the pistol, and thence rebounded into
the eye of the firer," inflicting a wound which has
occasioned cataract, and consequent blindness. The
danger from these toys Is two-fold; first, from
Unity construction, the hanimer of the lock
imperfectly protecting the nipple; secondly, from a
far more serious cause—the character of the cape
usually sold with them. These caps are of the com-
monest sort, smooth, and therefore much more liable
to By off than the fluted ones, which only split at,
the moment of explosion. The smooth cheap caps
are so dangerous, that no excellence in the construe-
tion of the lock of the gun can effectually guard
them, and now it is evident they are not safe, even
when enclosed within the barrel; indeed, there is
danger in their use under any circumstances, and,
were it possible, their sale ought to be prohibited.