The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-04-22 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL MEETING.

As somewhere about two months had elapsed
since the holding of a council meeting, and seeing
the deplorable condition of the roads in all parts
of the town, we began to entertain serious
donuts whether we ought not, as is duty
we owed to the ratepayers, advertise the
Weymouth Corporation as having been "lost, stolen,
or strayed." We are happy to state that auch a
course is now quite needless. Nearly the whole of
the members assembled at the Townhall on
Wednesday, and, to show their capabilities of great
exertion, held a meeting of between five and six
hours' duration. The Board of Health business was
first taken.
EXAMINATION or Brms. —A considerable number
of bills were examined and signed, for payment.
The only account that provoked any remark, was a
bill of £2 10s. from Messrs. Reynolds & Son, for
acting as Surveyor to the Board (luring the time of
Lownian's suspension last year. It II a 8 ordered, on
the proposition of Mr. Roberts, that the amount
should be deducted from Lowman salary.
BOROUGII TREASURER. —The Mayor read a letter
from Mr. Jacobs resigning the Mike he had held as
Treasurer to the Board for a great number of years
with, he trusted, general satisfaction. Mr. Howard
passed a high eulogium on the ability and zeal with
which Mr. Jacobs had served them, and proposed
that a vote of Oaks, prepared in such a manner that
he should be proud to exhibit to his friends,
should be sent to him. Mr. Milledge
seconded the proposition, which was unani-
mously adopted. A long discussion followed
respecting the collection of the coal dues. Hitherto
they had been collected by the treasurer, but Mr.
Ayling proposed that they bhould in future be
collected by Mr. Cheeseman, the collector of customs,
who, he said, would do his duty gratuitously, leaving
it to the crrporatiou to give him any gratuity- at the
end of the year if they thought tit. He stated that
it was only the coals that were taken from the
ships' sides, and not those taken from stores,
that the Act of Parliament allowed a draw-back
upon, for passing through the turnpike gate.—Mr.
Bower thought it was all nonsense about Mr.
Cheeseman collecting the dues for nothing. If he
did the work he must be paid for his services. —Mr.
Aldridge Devenish was satisfied that hundreds of
pounds would have been saved if the dues had been
collected by the collector of custotus. —Mr. Drew
asked what would be the duties of the new treasurer
if he had not the collection of the coal dues ,—Mr.
Hibhe : He has to pay all the bills—Mr. Drew:
Very few bills are paid by him. The majority go
to the bank and obtain their money direct —Mr.
Milledge subsequently proposed that Mr. George
Andrews be appointed treasurer in the room of
Mr. Jacobs, and there being no opposition, he was
elected unanimously. The amount of salary, how-
ever; was not settled ; as the question respecting the
collection of coal dues could not he then decided as
it was not on the agenda, the question as to the
amount of salary was adjourned till the next
meeting.
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BORROWING MONEY.—The Clerk announced that
he had obtained the promise of a loan of £5OO on
the general district rates for the purchase of the
Eagle Tavern, from the Royal Exchange Insurance
Society, at 4 per cent per annum. The arrange-
ment made was agreed to, and an order was made
for tenders for pulling down the house.
FINANCIAL STITEMENT.—The Mayor made a
statement relative to the Board of Health expendi-
ture for the half-year, from the 9th November to the
9th April. The total amount expended, including
lighting, scavenging, and salaries, had been £1,530,
and the amount raised by two 10d. rates, about
£2,000, leaving about £5OO for improvements. They
would require two more 10d. rates for the current
half-year.—Mr. J. A. Devenish was glad to learn
that so much economy had been practised, and wished
that Mr. Gladstone could make so satisfactory a
financial statement:

DRAINAGE IN WATERLOO.PLACE.-Mr. Temple-
man attended to complain of what he considered an
unwarrantable act on the part of the Surveyor. He
owned a house in Waterloo-place which had no
drainage, and he and Mrs. Goodwin, a widow lady
owning a house adjoining, resolved to lay down a
drain of sufficient dimensions to carry oft the sewage
from the two houses. The work cost about £lO.
Some of the other neighbours had been asked to join
them, so that a drain of sufficient dimensions might
be made for carrying off the sewage of all the houses,
but they refused. The drain was 150 feet long, and
after it was completed, the Surveyor, although he
acknowledged the drain was notsufficient, connected
the drainage of other houses with it, and in conse-
quence the drain as choked up and rendered
useless. Mr: Teumleman felt considerably aggrieved
at the way the Surveyor had acted, but the Clerk
said that a drain carried along the public road became
public property, and the Board justified the conduct
of their servant. They promised, however, to
"consider" the case.

THE RAILWAY CULVERT.—ThreO tenders were
received for cleansing the railway culvert :
Mr. Brooking, £4O; Mr. Cr. Hopkins, £54 10s. ;
and Mr. W. H. Williams. £47. The first named
tender was accepted.
ROAD TO THE GAB WORKS.—Four tenders were
received for repairing the road leading to the gas
works :—Mr. Hopkins, £B7; Mr. Jesty, £lO7 10s.,
Mr. Seaman, £122; and Messrs. Brett, Berridge,
and Company, £127. The distance to be repaired- is ,
264 yards. The first-named tender wee accepted. f
THE JOHNSTONE &TAT/L.—The Mayon called the
serioua attention of the Board to the following letter
from Messrs. Carrie and Williams, of 32, Lincoln's
Inn Fields, London, solicitors to the trustees of the
Johnstone Estate. The letter, which was addressed
to Mr. Steggall, wudated Marchl3th, 1862, andwas
as follows :--

" Diar fiiri—We duly matted your lottor of the let

inst., and have since submitted it for the consideration
of the Trustees of Sir Frederick Johnstone's estate,
and also if his Honour the Master of the Rolls, in
chambers.' It has occurred to the Trustees that the
Local Board may poseibly understand the spirit in
which this applioation is made. We beg, therefore, to
melte a few additional obserentions, wkich will, we
hope, put the matter in its right light, and convince
the board that compliance with the request of the
Truetees will be as much for the benefit of the town of
Weymouth, as of the Johnstone Estate. The Johnstone
Estate forms so cousidtrable a portion of the town of
Weymouth, that there can be no question but thnt it is
of the utmost importance to the town that the Trustees
of the Johnstone Estate should continue their opera-
tions of building on and improving the property, while
it is obvious that the progreas of these operations
will be accelerated or delayed according as the
design is encouraged or opposed by the local authorities.
The result of the refusal by the Board of Health, to
extend er improve the sewerage of the town, must be
that the town will acquire (and indeed it has already
acquired), an unenviable reputation as a badly drnined
watering place, and we need not point out what must
be tie consequence to the town if the repu-
tation should become confirmed. Apart from
the interest taken by the Johnstone Estate
'lnvitees in the property of the town, and the liberality
with which they have always contributed towards any
object tending to promote the welfare of the inhabi-
tants' it must be admitted that the plan hitherto adopted
by the Trustee., for the developnient of the Johnstone
Estate, has been productive of much improveinent lit
Weymouth and its neighbourhood, and the i—esent
application for a nes, or improved system I, if
assented to Ly the lams' Board, he as touch e• the
advsntage of the town in general as fir OM of the
Johnstone Estate, it being simply made with a view of
obtsining the assiatance of the local authorities in pro-
curing the construction of effective sewers, for the
purpose of removing an increasing nuisance not oily to
the tenants of the trusteea, but also to ths inhabitants
generally. We need senrcely add that the trustees have
been and are still most desirous to do all in their power
to assist the Local Board to accomplish this most
desirable object, and they cannot help feeling set-primed
that their request should not have net with more con-
sideration from the board. The correspondence between
us lies been submitted to the Master of the Rolls in
Chamber., and we are directed to enquire once more,
for his Honour's information, whether the board con.
temidateli any and what steps for improving the drainage
of Waterloo Place in order that the nuisance may be re-
moved, which has been complained of equally by the
local board and by the trustees and tenants of the
Johnstone Estate, and to add that, unless some definite
and satisfactory answer is returned, we are to bring the
matter before the Mester of the Rolls, in order to
obtain his direction for an application to the Court of
Queen's Bench for a mandamus, requiring the Local
Board of Health to perform the duties under the Public
Health Act. At the same time we ought to acquaint
you that Mr. Anderson, the loami agent of the trustees,
has brought under our notice the defective and
insufficient nature of the drainage in Friary Pl,ce, and
has informed us that the new house drains laid by him,
at levels erranged between him and the surveyors of
the board, will be utterly useless until a new main
sewer be constructed of a suitable level; and we must
therefore request the attention of the board to the con-
struction of this sewer with as little delay as possible,
in order that the progress of the new buildings may not
be interrupted." A somewhat lengthened discussion
ensued, but eventually the subject was referred to the
Board of Health Committee to report thereon at the
next meeting.

STATE Oi-THE ROADS. —Several memorials from
persons residing in various parts of the town were
read, complaining of the roads and drains in their
immediate localities and Dr. Coucher gave notice of
his intention, at their next meeting, to call the
attention of the Board to the disgraceful state of
Great George-street. He also expressed an opinion
that an officer of health for the town was extremely
advisable, and expressed his regret that honest and
respectable members of the working class were unable
to obtain decent tenements to live in. He also drew
attention to the neglected state of the drinking
fountain at Radipole. .

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THE POLICE. FORCE. —Superintendent Lidbury
made an application for the appointment of an addi-
tional policeman to fill up a vacancy. He supported
his application by the production of a letter from
Mr. Edward Willis, one of Her Majesty's Inspectors
of Constabulary, who gave it as his opinion that 12
persons were as few as it was practicable te perform
the duties of watching and protection by day and
night in the borough of Weymouth, and that if the
force was reduced below that number, it would not,
he feared, be in his power to grant hereafter a certi-
ficate of efficiency.—Mr. Rowland Thomas objected
to the vacancy being filled up, but it was subse-
quently ordered.
Several subjects which were on the agenda for
discussion, were adjourned till the next meeting.

TRAVKLI.ING TlNKERS—Travelling tinkers seem
to be very plentiful in Weymouth just now. On
Monday morning, the Weymouth police delivered
two of them over to the jurisdiction of Mr. Ayling.
one of the borough magistrates, to deal with them
in the way that "seemeth him good." The first
gave his name as Oliver Curney. He had been to
the Mason's Arms and created a disturbance, and
when he was ordered out by the landlady, he
exposed himself to her and her daughter, and
attempted to quench the fire. Such conduct could
not of course be'tolerated, and to teach him better
manners, lie was placed for a month under the in-
struction of the county schoolmaster at Dorchester
to learn the art of walking up the everlasting stair-
case. The other tinker was named John Brown,
who endeavoured to obtain a nights' lodging, free of
cost, by sleeping in an open boat in the harbour.
He was discovered by police constable Bowriug, who
out of compassion gave him a rug to throw over him,
and placed him in a comfortable little room at the
station house, where a large fire was burning on the
other side of the wall. Brown expressed his grati-
tude for the kindness shown him, but as he had no
desire to have too much of a good thing, be begged
to be excused giving any further trouble. He was
accordingly permitted to go at large on his promise
to leave the town.

WEYMOUTH 250 YEARS Aoo.—We have been
favoured by Mr. Sherren, bookseller and printer, of
St. Mary-street, who poasesses a large number of
valuable manuscripts relating to Weymouth in the
olden time, the following statement of the expenses
of the town in the year 1612. Our readers will per-
ceive there was a vast difference between the expen-
diture of the town in those days than at the present
time, when we remember that last year the expen-
diture of the Corporation, u hich of course included
the roads, amounted to .£3,000 :
" Accompt of inony's disbursed for! ye - Porte and
towne of Weymouth and Meleombe Regis by George
Pley, ti.e younger, during his Maioralty

£ a. d.
Paid Richard Body for work on ye peere I 10 0
Paid for post of letters and sending up ye
paequcts with the poore peoples accompts
relating to Sir Harbert Luntforde and Cap
K illigrew's soldiers
Paid James Bond for worke about ye watch-
house
Paid for Dealea to Mr. Wilson 1 13 0
Paid out to poore men yat came out of ye
Pembroke
laid out to 7 others yat came ont of ye Fairfax 5 0
laid out to 9 other poore men landed out of
other ships 9 0
laid out to another poore man yat came from
Brest, taken for an East India man 1 0
laid out to twelve other raken (wrecked) sea-
men & poore souldiers landed out of Ran
Ailinirsll Keinythorns Hefta and other ships 12 0
Paid for shovels
Paid for transporting ye watehhouse to the
look-out 2 0
laid out to five poore men dismis'd from Jersey
per Sir Thomas Morgan 5 0
More to four others ye same tyine from
Guernsey 4 0
More to Mr. Dares men, rakes men here
landed & being seaven in number
Paid for a locke to the watchhouse 6
More paid Goody Bright for a sicke man that
came out of ye Pembroke ll 6
Paid for Bread, Cheese, and Beere for ye weeks
Carriers and other labourers that came to
carry clods l6 6
Paid the Widdow Club for Beere l2 9
Paid for a liogslid. of Deere at Building ye
IVorke at Look-out lO 0
Paid to two poore men from Jersey
More to five others att ye ‘aints time .from
Guernsey
Paid for Candles and powder farnish'd to ye
Guards
Paid for Beers to ye Widdow Club l6 6
Paid to six other poore miserable creatures yat
came from ye Islands 6 0
More to 3 others from Jersey
More to four other poore men from ye Islands 2 0
Paid the Widdow Club for beer
Paid for the taking up and caning for ye
Bonds of Capt. Bachelours fort
Paid the serieants (serjeant's) clolke 8 0 0
Paid unto Lt. Cokius carige of 5 Bards of
powder sent us 1 15 6
Paid Joseph Darby, the King's Rent

Sum £2l 19 3
AN EX-POLICXMAN.—WiIIiam Churchill, a labourer
from Stratton, in Dorset, having, according to his
account, served two ears in the Metropolitan-police,
and therefore well up to the "artful dodge," was
charged by Supt. Lidbury, on Monday, with having
asked for relief when he bad 45. Bd. in his possession.
It appeared that Supt. Lidbury, who is assistant
relieving officer for the Weymouth district, saw
Churchill about 1 o'clock on Sunday morning out-
side the station house. The defendant asked for
relief, and Mr. Lidbury asked him if he had any
money. He said he had 6d. Mr. Lidbury said that
was enough to pay for a night's lodging, and he
replied that he had tried all over the town and no
one would let him have a bed for the money. Mr.
Lidbury asked him if he had no more money, and he
replied he thought be had Bd. The Suft. then told
Sergeant Brine to search him, and that officer found
Is. Bd. in his pockets, and 3s. in his mouth. Upon
making this discovery, Supt. Lidbury gave him two
nights' lodging, gratuitously, two breakfasts, and a
dinner; and the magistrate, in his well-known style
of liberality, showered blessings on his head "thick
and threefold," by providing him with food and
lodgings for 14 days and nights at that hospitable
establishment known by the name of "the stone
jug," at Dorchester.
THE RIGHT MAN IN TIIX RIGHT PLACE. —John
Williams, a feilow walking with two crutches, was
on Monday charged before Mr. Ayling, with being
drunk and creating a disturbance in the public streets.
P.C. Short said that he received several complaints
by the inhabitants of the prisoner's conduct, that he
want in search of him, and found bun "bolding

foi th" in SS. Edmund street—not in the style. he
would represent oinielf as a preacher, but in making
use of the most vile and filthy language. As he
refused to go away, lie took him to the police station,
w here lie was so violent that to prevent his knocking
the station house down, or doing himself great
injury, it was deemed prudent to put him in irons.
During the greater part of the night he was cursing
and swearing, and using most vile epithets against
the Queen. The prisoner said the constable must
have been rnistalten. He never used bad words—
indeed he could not use them, as he was a "scripture
reader." Of course we cannot tell what the magis-
trate thought, but if we may juil4e of a man's
thoughts by his actions, lie thought that if lie were a
scripture reader, the best place for him was to
instruct the fallen ; and he accordingly sentenced
him to 7 days' imprisonment in Dorchester gaol, in
default of paying a 20e. fine.
WOODLANDS—An old man, named Mark
Cutler, was summoned before the Wimborne Bench
on Thursday, charged under the Malicious Trespass
A et, with stealing part of a tree, belonging to the
Earl of Shaftesbury. —Mr. Freemen appeared for
defendant.-4t appeared that Cutler hail rested land
on the estate 35 years. A hedge running between
defendant's meadow and some allotment land, full of
gaps, defendant cut a limb off ari oak hanging
over the hedge, to mend one of these gaps. Ho hail
no right to do this, as no tenant was allowed to
prune trees. —The defence was that defendant bad
no intentinn to steal this bough, and that he dfil
not know he was doing wrong. A labourer, named
Potter, said he had often known farmers under
Lord Shaftesbury cut boughs of trees for the
purpose of stopping fences. He saw this hough
lying under the tree in the morning of the day that
poliee•constable A bmhams said he beard him chop
it oil in the evening. Defendant said the witness
ha had called was no relation to ',him, but he had
married his daughter.—Fined 155., including costs,
to be paid in a week.
ABBOTSBURY.—On Monday, the 7th inst., the
people of Abbotsbury presented to the Bev. G. H.
' Penny, the vicar (through the churchwardens, Mr.
James White and Mr. William W estinacotO, a black
, gown value £lO, and a handsome purse containing
' tho munificent sum of £5O, as offerings of their gener-
ous hearts, who, deeply conscious of the lasting
; benefits conferred on them through the ministrations
of their Mach-esteemed vicar, hoping to express,
through these tokens of gratitude, the lofty estima-
tion in which their minister is held by his parishion-
ers. While the testimonial attests the high appreci-
ation of their pastor's self denying labours, it also
manifests their unalterable attachment to thechurch.
We would not allow this opportunity to pass, with-
out stating that his Sunday school labours added
every Sabbath to his oneroue pulpit ministrations, and
convince us more and more of his devotedness to the
ministry, end of haviug closely at heart the flock oh
Christ, which " God hath purchased with his own
blood." May he long be spared to cultivate this por-
tion of the Lord's vineyard. There may be difficul-
ties which are common to all faithful pastors, but
leaning on the assurance "as thy day thy strength
shall be," and the hearty co-operation of his faithful
people, who have conic forward--as in the case ,f
Aaron and Hur—to strengthen his feeble hands. The
rev. vicar received the presentation and memorial of
his parishioners' unaffected gratitude with feelings of
deep emotion, and expressed himself grateful in
receiving from their hands a present which so fully
testified their appreciation of his ministerial labours,
hoping that they may be long spared to meet in
tbeir venerable church, and at last join the church
above. Great praise is due to several of the Sunday
School teachers, who undertook the task of calling
upon the parishioners ; and from their success they
must have set out with no other determination than
to let

"Those give now who never gave before,
And those who always give, give something more.'
If there is anything to be carried out, submit it to
the ladies, and it will be done, as in this instance.
Within the last two years it would appear that the
people of Abbotsbury have been struck with a spirit
of giving, as the following will show : They have
got up a drum and fife band of little boys, which
can be turned out in full uniform at the cost of £10;
they have of late presented to the new Day and
Sunday Schools an excellent harmonium, and books
of the value of .C2O to the library ; and now, to
crown all, they have a subscription going on, and
which has already reached .£3, for the purpose of
presenting to the Band of Hope a banner and a flag.
which long may they wave in the breeze as an
honour and a token of the munificent liberality of the
people of Abbotabury.
CRANBORNE.—AIbert Coleman, a man having
a wife and three children, and Caroline Morgan, an
unmarried woman, pleaded guilty to the charge of
drunkenness and indecent behaviour inn public road
near Cranborne. The Bench fined the male defendant
£1 and 10a, as they were of opinion that it was his
rallt the young gi:•1 was led astray. The female
defendant was tined 6s. and 10s. costs. To be paid
in 14 days.

WIMBORNE. —PROCEEDINGS AGAINST A LODG-
ING HOUSE Krimin.—At the Petty Sessions on
Friday, before C. J. Parke, Esq., Major Portman,
the Bev. Carr Glyn, and Grant Dalton, Esq.,—James
Dymoot was charged with allowing to sleep in the
same room, single nice and women, contrary to the
law for the regulation of common lodging-houses.
P.C. Webb said that he went to defendant's house,
aud that he there found in the same room, is man
and his wife in one bed, the unmarried women
in another bed, and four unmarried men in two
other beds. In an unregistered room he found a
man and his wife in one bed, and an unmarried
wornanlin another bed.—Dsfendaat's wife appeared,
and she said she did not know she was doing
wrong.—Fined 50s. including costs, to be paid at
once.

DEFRAUDING THE SOUTH•WESTERN RAILWAY
COMPANY.—On Thursday, Arthur Potter was
charged with defrauding the South. Western Railway
Company by riding from the Redbridge Station in a
second class carriage on the 27th March last, to
Poole, without a ticket, and Percival Potter, his
brother, a telegraph clerk at Poole, was charged
with aiding and abetting him in defrauding the
company. Mr Thomas Bent conducted the prosecu-
tion, and Arthur Potter conducted the defence for
' himself and brother ; and cross-examined the
' witnesees at very great length. It appeared that
on the evening in question Arthur Potter, who has
no connection with the company, got into a second
class carriage at Redbridge, without a ticket,
, although he had been talking to Vie station clerk
30 or 35 minutes before the train came up. On the
same evening, Percival Potter, a telegraph clerk at
Poole, took a ticket for Witnborne, where he gave
up his ticket, and took another forth. return journey
to Poole. This ticket Percival gave over to his
brother, rode in the break van himself with the
guard, and on arriving at the Poole station, jumped
out on the wrong side, and ran off as though he was
going to his office, and Arthur gave up the ticket
Percival had taken at Wimborne station, and said
nothing about any excess. The defence was that
Arthur was engaged in talking to the clerk at Red-
bridge until the train came up, quite forgetting to
take a ticket till it was ',too late. That he had a
particular objection to have any dealings with the
station master at Poole, and that therefore it was he
never offered to pay de amount due for the fare.
He, however, wrote to Mr. Scott, stating to him the
circumstances of the case, and the letter was posted
next day, but the only reply he had received was a
summons to appear before the Bench that day. The
Bench fined each of the defendants .£2, and costs.
There was a second summons against Percival Potter
for riding from Wimborne to Poole without a ticket.
This case was withdrawn on defendant's paying the
costs.

THE PATERNITY OP YOUNG RESPONSIBIISTY.
In the case of Ingram against Smart, which was
noticed in a recent number of this paper, and which
stood adjourned till the Petty Sessions on Thursday
last, after a painful examination of facts which Lasted
four hours, an order of 2s. per week was made in
favour of the complainant, towards the support of
her child, Mr. Freeman appeared, as before, for
the complainant, and Mr, Atkinson for the de-
fendant.

WAREHAM. Pam SESSIONS., Tuesday.
Before the Rev. J. Garland, J. Mowlem, Esq., and
Captain Fyler.
LANGTON MATHAVERS. —John Bonfield,• labourer,
pleaded guilty of drunkenness and riotous behaviour
at Langton Matmvers, on the 31st March last. P.C.
Withenngale said he found the man drunk in the
road, and while he was taking him home he shouted
and created a great disturbance. It being his second
offence, ho was fined, including costa, 17s. 6d.
George Carbin, Henry Curtis, George Clark, and
George Hinson, were charged by P.C. Witheringale
with drunken and riotous conduct in the public
streets. The policeman said that he saw the whole
of the defendants drunk in the streets and in a fight-
ing attitude. The defendants denied that they
were either drunk or in a fighting attitnde in the
public street. Each of them acknowledged having
"taken his own part" in Corlsen's publichonse, and
that they bad been turned out by physical force, but
they added—if a "feller" could'nt take his part
when be went to take a pint of beer, and got knocked
down, why he had better keep away from a public-
house altogether. Hinson had been fined for
drunkenness twice before, and ho was consequently
fined fie., and 3s. 64. oosta. The others were each
fined 2s. 6d and 3s. 64. costs.

BISR6 A decrepit old man, named
Lockyer, was summoned by the overseers of Bere
Regis for non-payment of poor rates. He had been
previously summoned, when the Bench granted a
distress warrant, and Mr. Garland asked why that
bad not been executed! The overseer said that the
old man bad not sufficient goods to pay the expenses,
and it would be of no use distraining.—Mr. Garland:
Then why bring him here !—Overseer : How am 1
to make up my books if I don't ?—Mr. Garland:
That is not to the purpose. You brought him here
before; you have a warrant to distrain on his goods;
you have not done it, and now you come here and
ask for a fresh wan-ant. It is ridiculous, taking up
the magistrate's time in this manner.—Overseer :
Will you have the kindness then to tell me how I am to
act! Something mutt be done, or I cannot make up
my books.—Mr. Garland: The magistrates cannot
lose their time time by telling you how to act.
Go to the clerk. Subsequently it was decided that
Leakier should be excused the rates. —Mary Ann

Legg was charged with stealisigpart of a garden
fence. —The ems° was proved by Jane Bishop, and
defendant was tined Is., and 10s. costa, or 7 da)
imprisonment in default.
\V INFRITII. —William Cake and Jessie Trent,
of Winfrith, were charged with trespassing in search
of rabbits on the land of Mr. J. Winzar, at West
Lulwortlt, On the 30th March. The case was proved
by/Joseph Miller, Mr. Winzar's watcher. C .ke has
been before convicted of a similar offence, and he
was now lined 20s. and ss. 61. costs, and in default
committed for a month's hard labour ; Trent, beMg
brought up for the first time, was fined 10s., and
ss. 6.1. costs., which was paid.
We have received from Mr. William Parkinson,
overseer of Burnley, Lancashire, the following com-
mendatory remarks on the zeal and activity dis-
played by police-sergeant Berridge, in a case in
which he himself was engaged :—" In the early part
iff June last year a William Smith from Maccles-
field, was engaged WS a cabulan by the proprietor of
the Bull Hotel, Burnley, Lancashire, where he re-
mained for about six weeks, and then abruptly left
towii,leaviegliistliree inotherlesa chi Idren, aged respec-
tively 11, 8, and 5 years, in a lodging-house, where
they very soon became chargeable to the pariah. It
appears that after leaving Burnley, Smith remained
for about two months in the neighbourhood of Man-
chester; after that lie was heard of in Cheshire; then
again for about three months lie was known to be
somewhere in London, A warrant was granted for
his apprehension for the neglect of his family, and
through the activity of Sergeant Berridge, of the
I..),irset Constabulary, stationed at Winfrith' to whom
much praise is due, he was discovered ill the service
of the rector of that place. He was brought before
the justices at the police-court, Burnley, on Monday,
and committed to three months' imprisonment.
STURMINSTER MARSHALL—The Rev. C.
K. Paul, MA., of Eton College, has been preferred
to the vicarage of Sturminster Marshall.

POOLE.-FAILURE OF R. AND S. SLADE, OF POOLE
AND I NEWYOUNDLAND.-At the London Coutt of
Bankruptcy, on the 15th inst., this case came before
Mr. Register Mellen It was the first sitting for the
proof of debts and choice of assignees, uuder the bank-
ruptcy of Robert Slade and James Slade, of the town of
Poole, merchants and co-partners in trade. The ad-
judication was made on the 13th of Mardi last, upon
the petition of Mr, William Francis and Mr James
Francis, both of Loagfleet, in the town and county of
Poole, tanners and oapaittiera in trade, for a debt of
£268 2s. 64. The act of bankruptcy was founded on
a trader debtor's summons, and the trading of the bank-
rupts was proved by Mr. Thomas Durrant, of Poole,
gentleman, who stated that he had known the bank-
rupts for the space of twenty years, all which time they
used and exercised the trade and business of oil, fish,
and general merchants, by buying and selling oil, fish,
and general articles of barter in trade between England
and Newfoundland. Mr. Chapple, of Great Carter-
lane, and Mr. M. K. Welch, of Poole, appeared as
solicitors for creditors, and Mr. Peachey, of Old Jewry
Chambers, for the bankrupts. The total amount of debts
due to insesured creditors is stated at £40,252 10s. 6d., and
the assets are not yet ascertained, the principal bmk of
them being in Newfoundland. The provincial creditors
chiefly reside at Poole, Wareham, Parkatone, Battle,
Bristol, Wellington, Southampton, Wiekampton,
Exeter, Salisbury, Ica The estate of the bankrupts was
in the course of being wound up by Messrs. Coleman,
Tarquand, and Co., when the bankruptcy took place.
At this sitting nineteen ',roofs were admitted, amounting
to over £25,000, and the reporter was informed that
the trustees of Legard's bank, Poole, had established
a proof for above £2o,ooo.—The creditors nominated
Mr. William FrAncia, of Poole, tanner, and Mr. John
Waters, of Salisbury, auctioneer, to act as creditors'
assignees: they accepted the office.—The bankrupts
applied for an allowance, and the creditors reselved on
granting James Slade the sum of £6 per week, and the
other bankrupt, Robert Slade, £4 per week.—The
Com t then fixed the 16th of May next, at 12 o'clock,
for the further proof of debts, and the bankrupts to
come up for the purpose of passing their examination,
and applying for an order of discharge.—Enlarged pro-
tection from arrest was granted the bankrupts, and the
Bitting ended.—Mr. Ceapple was appointed, in conjunc-
tion with Mr. Welch. of Poole, as the future solicitors
to the irosseedings.—Messrs. Charles Brown and Dubois
of Basiughall-street, were ;in attendance on behalf of
several creditors, and the ease appeared to excite con-
siderable interest. —The accounts of the bankrupts,
which will doubtless be of a voluminous character,
from the extensive transactions in which they have
he n engaged, will be complied by hfea.ra Coleman,
T. npand and Company, of Tokenhonse-yard.