The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-01-27 00:00:00

THE PASHA OF EGYPT.

The death of Said, the Pasha of Egypt, one
of the richest sovereigns on the earth, took place
on the morning of Sunday week, after a nine
days' illness. He wai the rage of the late season
in London, giving fete" in his frigate on the
Thames, and thundering at the door of the
International Exhibition, of whose marvels he
was a mighty purchaser. When the Lord
Mayor gave a banquet in the Mansion House to
the illustrious guest, Princes, Dukes,. Cabinet
Ministers reigning, and Otbinbt Ministers
dethroned, French Ministers, and renowned
French statesmen, and indeed groups of dis-
tinguialied men of every class and country, were
present to do him honour. When in Paris, he
entertained the Emperor and Empress at a
banquet, at which the very finger-cloths were
embroidered with jewels, and Bun mote were
attributed to the popular Viceroy of which he
never, in all probability, uttered one-half. Said
was, however, a good-natured Prince, fond of
practical jokes, and quite unable to refuse a
favour. He surrounded himself with adven-
turers, chiefly of French origin, icho preyed upon
his carelessness and urodigality. It was, no doubt,
in consequence of this, that Sir Henry Bitterer,
the other day, spoke what might be called an
epitaph, in which IP, applied to Said the Eastern
proverb, of a man being made of honey, aud in
consequence eaten up by flies. The country, no
doubt, made much practical progress during
his rule, which lasted only nine years,
but this progress must be attributed to
the daily increasing traffic of the Over-
land route, rather than to any exertions of his
own. In consequence of this traffic, great de-
mands and high prima arose for Egyptian pro-
duce, which enabled him to improve the con-
dition of the feliah, and lighten the fetters upon
him and upon trade. These were English sugges-
tions. But Said also acted upon French ideas,
and, in obedienee to them, he built a tremen-
dous citadel, and dug a deep ditch between Syria
and the valley of the Nile, which he dignified
by the title and pretentions of R Ship Canal, to
connect the Mediterranean with the Red Sea.
Before his ascension, he had been led by the re-
presentations of M. Lesseps to look very
favourably upon this scheme of piercing the ,
Isthmus of Suez; and when he came to the
throne he yielded to the renewed importunities
of the French speculators, and not only granted
the requisite powers fur rot/strutting the canal,
but became himself a largo shareholder in the
concern. One of the difficulties of the new
reign and the present epoch will be this same
canal. What will Ibrahaw's son, Ismail, the
new Pasha, do with regard to it I Will he con-
tinue to put trust in it, and provide labour for
it / Will he consider that portion of the capital
which Said subscribed, as a private enterprise to
be paid for out of Said's private property, or
will he allow it to be a burden upon the
Egyptian treasury I Finally, will he indidge in
French engineering and military disciplinarians
Or will he govern Egypt as Joseph did, and as
it ought to be governed—as a granary I Time
will tcll. Already he has declared, at an
audience of the Consular body, for limitation of
his own expenditure by a fixed Civil List, and
abolition of "the fatal system of forced labour."
If this declaration be adhered to, the under-
taking will have insuperable difficulties to con-
tend with ; but happily there is but little
English money invested in this gigantic and
apparently hopeless enterprise hopeless in
every respect, but French political ambition.

MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN TURKEY.
Since the ascension of the present Sultan to
the throne of the Ottoman Empire, but little
news has reached us from Turkey worth record-
ing. To be sure the loan contracted with this
country caused some slight discussion at the
time, and we have occasionally had some some-
what unintelligible bulletins of the Montenegrin
war, but generally speaking the Turkish intel-
ligence has possessed but little interest to
English readers. We supposed that the re-
generation of Turkey was going on as pleasantly
and silently as a midsummer night's dream. The
elements of discord, however, have lately shot
forth, and Fuad, the Grand Vizier--the single
Turkish statesman in whom Europe supposed
she could put confidence—has been dismissed
by the Sultan, together with his own brother-
in-law, and hitherto favourite, Mehemet Ali.
The consequence has been that the whole
Cabinet, even down to the most subordinate,
has resigned. The cause of the Sultan's sudden
displeasure is variously accounted for. The
French correspondents from Constantinople re-
present that the Sultan is profoundly irritated
by the interest which Europe takes in the
affairs of Grease, and especially by the In-
terest which Great Britain takes in the restore.

lion and extension of that monarchy. His
Highness is said to hare dismissed Fuad, as one
who, with Mehemet, bad lately been guided by
English cotneils. if this representation be true,
the Sultan has certainly manifested his anger
towards this country in the somewhat curious
manner of tailing to his Council men who are
certainly not very strongly imbued with anti-
English sentiments. Most of them have tra.
yelled in this country, sod have gained con-
siderable experience of Western Europe, while
Halil, the new Grand Master of Artillery,
actually "worked at the bench" for some years
in Woolwich Arsenal, and he received there
whatever professional qualifications he possesses.
He is said to be a good mechanical engineer.
The Morning Post explain, the Sultan's conduct
to be a sudden and new-born zeal for Reform ;
that he dismissed Mehemet Ali for his prodi-
gality, and Foad for not having been firm enough
in the Servian question. The correspondent of
the Daily News, however, who is generally well
informed, gives an entirely different version of
the affair, and as his remarks are confirmed by
the correspondents of other daily papers, the
probability is, that it is the correct one. The
Ministers were for economy and pesos, and did
not believe that either Greece, backed by Eng-
land, or Serail', instigated by Russia or by
France, was really menacing. The old Turkish
party had whispered into the ears of the Sultan,
not only that Eugland is swelling Greece into
rivalry, but that Russia and other powers are
preparing for insurrection in Servia. While
therefore, Fuad Pasha wished to cut off
all useless expenditure in order to re-
store the credit of the State, and leave the
Government free to carry out the internal
reforms so much needed, so often pro-
mised, and so long delayed, the Sultan saw in
every penny saved merely a means of increasing
his war-like force. The army and navy engross
his time and thoughts. Everything is appro.
priated or souverted to the ehject of belligerent
preparation. Large sums of money are expended
in a system of "treating" an army which very
lately could not get its arrears of pay. The
practice of expending the public money by the
Sovereign, acting on his personal initiative, and
without reference to the capabilities of the
public treasury to meet legitimate demands upon
it, has groan to a formidable magnitude. It
reniered the task of minister, which before was
difficult, impossible. rued, therefore, after
consulting with his colleagues, and by their full
approbation, is said to have made to the Sultan
a solemn request for the restriction of expendi-
ture, which, if continued at its present rate
would throw the State into the same financial
embarrassment from which the last loan had
rescued it. To bring down the expenditure it
was necessary to reduce the army, to counter-
order the building of the three Iron-cased
frigates in London, to cease the practice
of giving gratuities to soldiers. The Sultan
is said to have burst into a rage on
the rresentation of this document, and to
have vented his Imperial indignation most es-
pecially Upon his brother.in-la*, Mehemet,
whose name was affixed to it with that of others.
The Government which has replaced that which
has just been dismissed, will most likely yield
absolute obedience to the personal wish of their
sovereign ; but such a state of things cannot be
permanent, and we may therefore expect shortly
to hear the cry of" The Sick Mau" revived.

DORCH ESTER .—Prrcnun Coax Manner,
Saturday, Jan. 24. —ln the morning the Corn
Exchange WU quite empty, but later in the day
there was a large attendance of both buyers and
sellers, and we quote the price of all hest samples
very firm, and in some instances wheat fetched
more money. Inferior samples of different kinds
of grain, for feeding purposes, were offered at lower
rates.

MR. T. MOOR'S REPOSITORY SALE, Saturday,
Jan. 24.—The number of beasts on offer was, as
usual, very lar„e (about 1(0). The quality of the
greater part of the beef being very prime, the trade
was brisk at advancing rates, so that out of the
whole n timber offered only 4 old cows and calves were
bought in. Fat sheep *ere plentiful and dear; we
should say about 4041 were penned, and not one
remained unsold. Store pigs and fat veal sold well,
of the latter there was only • short supply. Atten-
dance large, including dealers from Loudon, South-
ampton, Portsmouth, Poole, and all the towns in the
immediate neighbourhood. Reef from 1 Is. to
12s. Gd. per score; mutton, itil. to rid. ; heifers
sad calves, from £l3 to .Cl 6 barreners, £1 to ;
2-year heifers, .Cl 2 to £l2 17s. GiL • pair. [We
imagine that the Railway companies would like Mr.
Bogor to have A IWO every week.]
Tbe Right Rev. the Lord BisM» of Salisbury has
recently licensed the Rev. Edmund Johnson, Clerk,
M.A., to the miracles of Melcombe Regis and Itadi-
pole, and the Rev. Robert Elliott Morris, Clerk,
M. A., to the curacy of Cheddington, both in this
county.
3ein Doesar RIPLIES.— The members sof the corps
will hold their annual meeting on Friday next. It
ia hoped (hate, many of the corps as can make it
convenient will attend, as the number of drills for
the year and other necessary arrangements will then
be settled. Those who have lately, or are about to
join the force, will do well to be present As a
sitting commencement of another year's training,
the corpe will assemble' on Sunday morning next,
for Church parade, when we hope to See • goodly
muster.

Potics.--Joeeph Gifford, who had just completed
his term of hard labour in Dorchester gaol, warn on
Monday last brought before the borough magistrates
on the charge of wounding P.C. Cousins, while in
the disabarge of his duty, with intent to do him
bodily hann. It will be remembered that six weeks
ago, after he was apprehended on the charge of
stealing a flannel shirt and tOirel. on being locked
up he behaved in a most violent manner, and
amongst other things kicked P.C. Cousins so
violently that he was obliged to keep his bed fer
several days. Fortunately the officer had on his
great coat at the time, or the blow would, in all
probability, have cost him his life. Dr. Aldridge,
who attended him, on 51.4 u lay gave evidence, detail.
ing the nature of the kink. and stating that frotn
the tenderness of the part where it was inflicted, the
complainant might have been killed. The Mayor in
addressing the prisoner, said the charge was of •
very serious nature, and might have been still more
so, as he might have deprived the constable of his
life.—Prisoner replied that it would have been a
good job if be had; he Would then, perhaps, have
been hung, and his mother had always told him he
would die in his shoes.—The Mayor said it was of no
serious a nature that the Bench could not deal with
it, and they must therefore send the Ciabill to the
assizes for trial—Prisoner said he supposed they
meant to transport him ; he did not mind having 10
years of its On being taken hack to gaol the pri-
soner told Cousins that when he got his liberty
spin he would take good ear, that he would "do'
, h im.
rHEIRIIIIO FIX•NCIAL PROSPECT& —The Olwerrer
, of Sunday last says that the revenue will be more
prosperous in April than it was in January, and that
Mr. Gladstone will have to announce an increase of
Income of more than three millions, and a decrease
of expenditure of more than two. The chances of
financial embarrassments—so sweet to patriots in
opposition- -will entirely fail the Tory chief', and
the country gentlemen, as well as the rest of the
nation, will be bat SW omtent with the continued
peace and prosperity, and win iiheerfully abide by
the security of thine as they are."
Locomortvsa Oa RAILW•TIL —Annexed is the
number of locomotives owned by each of the leading
English railway undertakings Is the enymeration no
account is takeh of companies posceasing less than 50
engines, an 4 the flgunalt. ehoeld he elated are brought
down to the data of the latest return on thesebject
—Bristol and Elder, 40; Great Eastern, 325; Great
Northern, 338; Great Western amt South Wales, 443 •
Lancashire and Yotkiliire, 363; London and Nod
Western, 972; London and 8 ,uth Western,
_177 ; Low
don, Brighton, and South Coast, 145 ; Manchester,
Sheffield, sod Lineolashire, 133; Midland, 473; North-
Eastern, 446; North Lielon, 66; South Eastern, IMO ;
'Stockton and Darlington, 151; West Midland, 104 I
Caledouian, 224; Edinburgh and Glasgow, ; Glasgow
and South-Western, 129; North British, 96; Scottish
Central, 62; Scottish North-Eastern, 56, Great &adhere
and Western (Ireland), 92. The total number of
looomotives at work in England and Wales at the data
of the return was 4,966; in Scotland 848; and is
Ireland 332; making an aggregate of 6,156. Assuming
that the average coat of each of these locomotives was
£1,500„ the capital Imaged in them would be no Las
that E 15,390,000

COUNTY PUTTY Bzoiis, Saturday.
. - - -
Jan. 24th.
Before Major Frampton, D. T. ißullock, and R.
Thornton, Kept, Major Stewart, and Captain
Kindersley.
Evensuov.—Louies chime, of Evershot, was
charged with stealing part of a dead fence belonging
to Mr. John Caine., of Holywell farm. The case
wait proved by P.C. Florence, who on the 12th
January was watchiag the fame in question, when
he maw the defendmt come along and pull down
and carry away a bindle of sticks from the hedge.
He followed and took the wood from her. The
value was about 24. She begged that be would say
nothing about the matter. Defendant said she
picked the sticks to light her fire. Mr. Cainessaid
the def.:admit waa cot in his employ. The fence
had bem broken alout a great deal, and he was
determined to stop it, but he did not wish to prem
the cam hard against the prisoner—The Bench
fined the defendant Is. Bd., including costs.
CUA UM —froderick Cross was charged
with trespassing on some lands at Higher Burton,
belonging to Mr. Muifield, on the 17th December,
in sear, h of comma—Richard Haynes, labourer, said
that cui the day in qaestion, be aaw the defendant
take up a rabbit that bad teen caught in
a wire. He went ti him and asked why he me
wires there, and defendant replied, "to buy a
bit of Lackey wee." Witnese then took him down
to Mr. Maafield's —llekadaat said in had no

reply to make in answer to the charge, and the Clerk
said he had been before the Bench once before for
a similar offence.—Defendant said he lived at For-
dington, and was a blacksmith by trade, but WU un-
able to work as he had lost one leg and the other
was now bad.—Fined 10s., and costs, or 14 days'
imprisonment. He said be must go to prison.
Mite! Sl'. A sun cw. W illiam Fanelli" was
charged by Superintebd!mt Underwood with deli-
vering bread without scales or weights, at Tolpuddle,
on Monday, the 191.11 January. Defendant said
he was • "young beginner" and hoped the Bench
would let him off as lightly as possible, and he
would take care it should not occur again. He
that morning forgot
costs.
WIrRITuN
his scales. —Fined 10s. , iucluding
tWPUit.3II. —Healy Whiting was
summoned for drunker:nes, at ()Arlington on the
13th January. P.C. Bartlett b 2 said that on
the day in question he was on duty at Osinington,
when ho saw the defendant there drunk and
partly stripped, wishing to fight. Witness asked
him to go on home, but he refused. Defendant said
he often went to Weymouth with a home and cart,
and Osinington was his usual place to atop at for
refreahmenta on his way home. Ile had two or
three pints of beer with another plan, and when he
was leaving, his companion refused to pay any
portion. He told him he must pay fore pint, and
the man then kuocked bitu down.--Fined 54., in.
chyling costs.
LITTON CHIMIT.—TiMMALI Dale, a Ma•oll'a
labourer, was charged by P.C. Bridle with being
drunk at Litton Cheney on the Itth January.
Witness said he saw four or five people in the toed
apparently the worse for liquor, and he requested
them to go home. All went away except the de-
fendant, who refused to go, and commenced singing.
• Ile was quite satisfied defendant was drunk.-
-Defendant denied it. He had but three pints
of cider the whole of the evening. John
White said he was at the public house with defen-
dant and others, and left with them. Ile went on
home and left the others on the road. Old not
take anyone home drunk that night. The constable
was at the house nearly as long as tbey were; and
they Irft, him there. They left the publiehouse
about 10 o'clock. The policeman was there awhile,
and then went out by the back door, subsequently
entering by the front door and telling the landlord
he must clear the houu.—(teorge Greening said he
was in the road when defendant was taken in charge
for being drunk. It wu a few minutes after
ten o'clock. He had previously been in
the public house. He supposed there were
a dozen people there. They were in different rooms.
' Did not drink with defendant, but could swear he
was not more drunk than he was at that moment.
Was not one of the five or siz people the constabl•
went up to in the road. Did not see the constable
there tall he came to turn the people nut —The
Bench tined defendant sa, including costs.
COIMCOMBL.--William Wells was charged by P.C.
Florence with drunkenness on the 13th January.
—Complainant said that on the day in question, he
saw the defendant on the turnpike road, in the
! pariah of Evershot Ile waa in charge of three
homes and a wagon, but so drunk that, although he
• had hold of the traces, he *as unable to steady hini•
self, tumbling sometimes forward and witnetimee
backward, and at other times almore into the hedge.
employed
mplaccooyedrthngly anotherpiactd him u
man totaklo take the thebeteam wagon, and
e.—
Fined 55,, including costa.
Amoorsacev.—Mary Gill, an old woman, was
chargil with dealing about thiry pounds of straw,
value 4,1., the property of Mr. John Watts.—P.C.
Hill said he saw the defendant take some straw
from a stack in one of Mr. Watts's fields; but as 1
she saw him approaching she untied the bundle and
left the straw in a ditch.—Defendant 'Omitted that
she took the straw, but denied that Hill saw her.
She asked the Bench to be lenient towards her, as
she had never been there before. —Prosecutor said
he did not itith to press the charge against the pri•
soner as she was an old woman, but he wanted
to stop such proceedings.— l'onimitted for three
days.
Pox TISHAX. James House, shepherd, was
charged With stealing a limb, the peoperty of Mr.
Dunning, his muter, of rear Wwldon. hfr.
Cockeram appeared for the prosecution. and Mr.
Weston for the defence—Henry Lock said he lived
at Shilvington, in the parish of Portisham, with his
father. Between eleven and twelve o'clock on Wed-
nesday night be heard • noise. About half an hour
afterwards, oi it might be more, he went down-
stairs, and went to Coryates, to James Peach's
house, and called him up. dames Peach came
back with me to our house. We went in the door-
way, which was open, led then went over
the house. Not seeing anything we returned
to the little room, and there we found a lamb. We
merely looked in the first time, and did not examine
the room. The timbal-sus lying under the table, and
could not be seen from the passage. His father and
mother were not at home that night. —P.C. Hillsaid
be we; on duty at Shilvington, on Wednesday
night, and from what the last witness told him he
went with him to his father's house. He WM some
footmarks near the passage leading to the parlour
or little room already Alluded to. He traced the
footmarks nearly to Friar Waddon, and then wept
back and fetched the lamb and took it to Mr.
Dunning, and Mr. W. Dunning and the I
bailiff went with him to the sheep pens,
where the sheep were lambing. He tried all
the pens but one, but all the ewes refused to receive
the hunb. On coming to the last pen one of the
ewes that had yeaned a lamb took it, and seemed
fond of it. The lamb appeared but a few hours
old. He took the boots oil prisoner's feet, and they
corresponded with the foot prints be had alieady
alluded ea.—Henry Haw k ins said that on Wednesday
night last be was at Mr. Dunning's, spending the
evening. He did not leave till after 12 o'clock.
(In his way home, between West Wadden and Friar
Wadden he met the prisoner. They wished each
other good night.---Witneas stood still, and prisoner
halted and asked "Is that Mr. Lock ?" I aid
"No, it's not Mr. Lock." Prisoner then and
"You are going oa towards Portisham, then, 1 sup•
pose ? and witness replied " Yea, about thereaway."
This was on the hard road on Mr. Dunning's farm.
—Francis Walden, bola to Mr, Dunning, said that
on Wednesday night last, about 9 o'clock, several
of Mr. Danniug's ewer; were lambing. He sea
present when the lamb was brought back, and one
of the ewes took to the lamb.—Mr. Weston said
there was not the slightest case for suspicion even,
and therefore there certainly was nothing for him
to reply to. He was quite sure no jury would con.
via upon such evidence as hail been given.—The
Bench dismissed the case.
Connirran Val bORCHERTER GAOL—hard
Labour: Elizabeth Soper, misbehavour at Beamin-
stet Union, 14 days ; Henry Brickworth, William
Fletcher, and George Stevene, damaging gas lamp
at Wiruborne, 1 calendar month • Robert Topp,
assault at Stunninster Newton, 1 calendar month;
Frederick Cross, poaching at eharminster, 14days ;
George Stainer, damaging brushwood at Sixpenny
Handler, 14 days; Charles Johnson, stealing • coat
at Bridport, calendar mouths; Harriet Clean,
stealing bacon, de., at Bridport, 2 calendar months;
John Wellstead, stealing cord at Winterborne
Kingston, 3 calendar month,; James Collins; steal-
ing oak post at Morden, 21 days.—fmnrisonnonl
Mary Gill, stealing straw at Abbotsbury, 3 days. I
FORDINGTON.--Scitoot TREAT.—The children
attending the Sunday school of this parish were
liberally entertifined by the respected rector with an
excellent tea, at the school•roomi on Friday last.
selThrees,youatindg ptrephlielariseetylned
erincedhearbtyUy to enjoythems then.'benthe
" magic lantern" was shown, proved that the
" lunge at least, of Fordington are good.
WEYIIOCTIL Li lewrrrevz.—The in•
augural lecture for the season was on Widnesday
evening last delivered before the Members of the
Literary eod Scientific Institution, by the Hee.
Headland, rector of Currey, wto selected for his
subject, "The Life and Writings of St. Augustine." ,
The Mayor occupied the chair, but the number '
present was not very encouraging for one Who bad i
devoted his time and energies to get ape rich intel•
lectual treat, free of cut, to desire to oonte again.
I We need scarcely add that the subject was ably han-
dled by the rev, lecturer, who, at the concluaion,
received a unanimons vote of thanks.
GODMANSTONE.—UNITtO MITHODIST Fess
CHOW:U.—This religious body finding that their
place of worship in this village is not sufficiently
large, have succeeded in procuring part of a barn
belonging to Mr. Groves. To aid in defraying the
necessary expense the friend* of the cause are
invited to a public tea on Friday next. After tea
a public meeting will be held, when addresses from •
the Revs. A. Gunning, of Buckland Newton, and
J. Cleave, circuit minister, and other gentlemen,
will be delivered. Two sermons for the same
objeet will be prearled on the following Sunday, by
Mr. Powell, of Dorchester.

MAIDEN NEWTON.—The Congregation&lista of
this place have just lost their much esteemed and
valued pastor, the Rev. H. Smith. 8.A., who has
removed to Weymouth, where he intends to open a
boarding school. His place has been supplied
hitherto by the Rev. Mr. Mien, a brother of Mr.
Miall, late H. P. for Rochdale, and editor of the
Noncon/nracist. We hear that there is a possibility
of this gentleman taking permanently the pastor.
ship vacated by Mr. Smith.
BLANDFORD.— Pastry BANK.— The annual
statement of the Penny Bank funds show the
following results :—Deposited daring the year,
12126 lie. 2d.; withdrawn by depositers.
£10.5 9s. 70. Balance last year, £B3 his. 3d.;
which, added to the balanos this year of XII Is. 6id..
and a few incidentals, give a total in hand of
£lO9 2a, 1041. to the credit of depositors.
The committee of the Literary Institution have
engaged the services of that able lecturer, Mr.
Applehee, who, early next month, will address them
on the "Three Gramm of Womanhood." It is
hoped that as many friends wean possibly make it
convenient will attend
MIDDLII CLASS SCHOOL. —By the munificence of
Mr. Bastard., of Chatton, the handsome sum of
£1950, including interest, has been vested in the
hands of trustees for the endo wruent of a Middle
Class flchooL The ground is selected and pegged
out fur the site of the building, which will be com-
menced as soon as the purchase t rrangemeut can be
completed. It is situate near ale ' National

fachnoL The managers appointed are Mrs. Wyatt
and Mrs. Bastard, Mr. Charles Nod and Mr.
Bastard. Tim trustees are W. C. Fincham, Esq.,
T. H. Bennett, Esq., and John Hector, Emj., who
are also managers. A echool-mistreas has Leen en-
gaged at a liberal salary. end • school, at present for
girls only, will be opened if suitable rooms can be
secured nest quarter day. The unquestionable
benefit thus bestowed on the town at large, end
more especially on the Middle classes, will, we are
sure, be duly appreciated by ante for whose children
a first-rate education will be provided at a moderate
charge:
CArITAL BEN WITH THIL Easy Doesev HONNDS.
—The meet on Yriday was Handley Common, and
notwithstanding a rather unfavourable morning,
there was a fair attendance of the lovers of the good
old English sport. Master Reynard Was found on
the borders of Woodcut Common, and went away
by Newton skirting, the lower end of Mr. Harvey's
(chase, wood, through Garaton and West Woodyates
(Mr. Hayter's 'sorer), pointing for Brom.lchalk,
leaving Vernerlitch on the right, and on again
through the end of the gorse, crossing the Salisbury
roadtheasletfir, uleaghvifnuttrMMaartmininNlv.i°l(Kilageb:iint
anunteßdlans
t,(101 or
ir dt
the right, and went no as though meaning West
Part, but being headed by a plough team on the
itockbourne Down, was lost. This splcndid run
took neatly three hours, over at least fifteen miles
of ground, the distance train point to point not
being leas than nine wiles. This peek is in first-
rate condition, and has hitherto had capital sport,
no less than twenty-three brace of totes having been
killed during the season. We are glad to be able
to etffte that Mr. Maurice Portman Ingo far recovered
from the effect& of his fall as to have intended to
hunt this day, !be ttr_y bad weather alone deciding
him against it. The injury was caused by
the hon. gentleman's horse falling back on him and
breaking the small bone of his right arm: His health
is, however, very much unproved.
Tns Nzw AIieDISMENT Acr.—A memorial, nume-
rously slimed by the principal ratepapers of the town,
baviiig been presented to Mr. M. Fisher, and Messer,.
W. Smith and W. H. Abbott, guardians for the parish
of filandfunt, inviting them to meet the ratepayers,
the Meeting took place on 'Thursday last, at the Town.
ball, the object being explained by the memorial. which
Iran read to the meeting, in which the ratepayers
expressed them...elves as desirous of knowing bow they
would be affected by the new Assessment Act. A
. number of the most influential townsmen were present.
I Mr. Malachi Fisher, having been voted to the chair,
I Opreased his willingness to answer any questions those
present fliir3/41 wish to ask. The assaessintot book
! baring been pent fee, at the request of Mr. Cliarin
Henville, be said he wished to make • few remarks
respecting his own individual egos, which might be
taken as illustrative of the working of the new Act.
He should have to pay an increased property tax 6(104.,
au increased highway rate of 10e. a light rate of 19e.
additional, an increased poor's-rate of 45.1., an in-
ereased borough rate of 10a. and other rates, in-
eluding lb. . inhabited house rate, and making •
totsil of 125 flu 11 might, perhaps, to the funds
! of the Union more than they had been equivalent
might be afforded by other parishes paying be
! explained as regards the aior's rate of errs. that an
in tie habit of paying ; but as regents the light rate,
tiie inhabited house tax, and others, they would have
to be paid in eICVIII, at least; it was on these questions
they had asked the guardians to meet them that day,
•nii Mr. ri.her would, no doubt, be able to tell them
whet will he the ant of the new rating on the parish.
Last year the whole rateable value was £l6ll. It was
now increased in the aseammesit beak, which formed
the beats of tits new rating, to £B7l. The
Chairman said he thought there was no altera-
tion in the aesessinent since that made by the
committee last year. They were premature in coming
to file conclusion of an large an increase in the rating as
osier £7OO, for the Assessment Committee had had at
present nereturns :nide to them. It was plainly laid
down in the Act of Parliament, sa well as in the in-
structions issued to the overseers. that they were re-
quired to make out two anessenent lists. These were
made out, and the object if them was to have one
uniform scale to be adopted by all the overseers of the
county. Now the overseer. of this parish had complied
with this order, and else risen notice that • copy
of the list be left with them for the satisfaction of the
ratepayers, who might copy it, or make individual
objections ler the rionsmittee. Nothing could be done
that day by themselve., but each individual ratepayer
objecting would be heard at the pisi-r time.—Mr. C.
fieueille said they well knew the law allowed as
appeal. hut they wanted at that meeting to learn how
Mr. Fisher and the guardians thought the new Maass-
ment Act would affect the ratepayers present ; did the
Act compel a uniform scale of charges in the assessment
lint !—The Chairman No, certainly not, Mr.
Hensel : Therefore every union might be guided by
its peculiar circumstances, so as to depart, if necessary,
from the uniform scale of charges ; for the assessment
for other taxes was usually made on the basis of the
poor-rate, which was so largely increased, as had been
statcd.—The Chairman said he knew it was usually no,
but it di.' not follow that it should be so.—Mr. W.
Smith said the property-Um wa• not on the rateable
value, bet on the value of the property, for every
occupier had Is make a return of the rent—Mr. T. M.
Park bald lie did not believe the new asscausent would
affect the light rate end the highway rate.—Mr. J. G.
E. Lawrence isaid that the real grievance was that
house property appears lobe railed 13 per cent., where-
as laud property had been lowered 6 per cent., and if
them was no help to be obtained from the guardians,
it was high time to speak to the county member', on
the matter. (Hear, hear.)—The Chairman said he had
no doubt objections to the course pursued would have
their doe weight with the committee, and, in answer
to several solicitations as to the best course to be
pursued, he said if the conunittee thought anything
ought to lie altered, they had power to alter it, and
if two or three of those present made out their state-
ments as to how they would be affected by the new
Act, be had no doubt they would be do/v considered.
The committee were obliged to give twentyeight days'
notice to objectors. At the same time they must re-
member a lfid. rata would probably produce as much
erg the larger assessment as an ISd. One on the old.—
Mr. liddoet asked what the increase was wanted fir'—
The Chairman said that was a very fair ground of
objection, and he had stated as much at Dorchester.
There were many aeriowx grounds of appeal, and if
• ratepayer, who had been allowed 20 per cent., came
and stated lie could not maintain his property utilesa
he was allowed 25 per cent., he thought the com-
mittee might hesitate to carry out the higher estimate ;
any individual ratepayer might try the question, and
that was the course he should recommend—Mr. T. H.
Bennett raked who was responsible for! the alteration
from 32 to 20 per cent. ?—The Chairman said the
Dorchester ...minty meeting, at which he was the only
tradesman representing the town. There was, however,
only • difforenm of £.500 in the estimate., the esti-
mate last year being £11,300, and net £7.6ll.—After
some farther conversation, a resolution yea carried
appointing • committee, to be coinposed of Mr. C.
blenville, Mr. Davis, Me. .7. G. E. Lawrence, and Mr.
A. Hodges, to represent to the Assessment Com•
mittee the manner in which the new Act would affect
the ratepayers, and report to an adjourned meeting.—
After • vote of thanks to the ehisirinan the meeting
broke up.

WI M ROHN E.— PUTTY SE/PIONS, January Z 3.
Before C. J. Parke, Eeq., (chairman,) Rev. C. J.
Glyn, General Mitchell, and Willett L Ailye. }:sq.
—William Saunders and William Bolt, of Longileet,
Poole, were summoned on the information of police.
constable Dear, for trespassing on land belonging to
the Rimini Pottery Company, in search of game.
The complaint was withdrawn on payment of costa.
George Whitten, of Cranhorne, carrier, wow
strurmoned by Mr. George Good, of Gussage St.
Michael, for riding on a wagon on the Cranborne
road, without a guide. The information was dis-
missed. William Adams, beer•house keeper, of
Sturminirter Marshall, was =pinioned on the infor-
mation of Superintendent Boynton, for keeping his
house open after ten o'clock ; another information
charged him with assaulting Police• Sergeant Hitch,
at the same time, for visiting his house. The first
information was withdrawn, it being shown that
the inmates were defendant's relations. For the
smolt, defendant was fined 305., including meta.—
Mr. F. W. Freeman appeared for the plaintiff, and
Mr. George Chitty for the defendant.--William
Barnes and John Cobb, of Cantor,' Bottom, Ham-
preston, were convieMd in the sour of Ith. each and
ems., on the lacomation of James Frampton, game-
keeper, for travel...lag in march of game, on land
belonging to %V. Evans, Esq.. of Cddens Manor.--
Benjamin Staples, of Handley, was convicted in the
sum of .£1 including coats, for trapping rabbits, on
land belonging to Lieutenant Samuel Humby, of
Minchington.—Mr. F. W. Freeman appeared for
the complainant.
PARKSTONE. Miss " JaallYnY DIDDLCR"
AGAIN., —This heroine of many adventures has again
exercised her ingenuity at Bed Hill. a small village
situated about two miles from Bournemouth. It
' appears that on Thursday, the 15th inst, she called
at • farm house and represented herself as the
1 daughter of a clergyman who held several livings,
and that her two brothers officiated as curates. She
likewise Mated she left Wareham the preceding day
at four o'clock, at which place she had the misfor-
tune to lose • silk purse containing three sovereigns,
in consequence of which she was compelled to wend
her way to the Christchurch station, and borrow
some MOM, of the station-master, to whom she
was personally known, and proceed from thence to
Southampton, at the same time adding that she had
not tasted food since she left Wareham. The lady
of the house, commiserating her apparent unhappy
condition, placed before her a substantial repast, and
during the conversation which ensued she observed
that she was • relation of Dr. Burselem's of Bourne-
mouth, and was also connected by ties of
consanguinity with many of the noblemen of the
land. On her departure her entertainer expressed a
wish to hear from her when she arrived at her deati•
nation, to which she replied, with a cordial shake of
thin eHI hand, " you will not see me again till we meet
Heaven."
" It was subsequently ascertained that
the lady in question was no other personage but the
veritable Miss Eliza Rabbits, the lady of many
aliases, and who has on ao many OCCASiOIIIS victimised
several a the tradesmen of the neighbouring towns
and villages.

liltlOPORT.— On Thursday evening a very
interesting and instructive lecture was delivered at
the TownhaU, in connection with the Young Men's
Christian Association, by the Rev. N. lisycroft, the
subject being "Woman." The lecturer contrasted
the way in which woman was used in christian and
heathen lands,—particularly alluding to the low esti-
mation in which females are held in China, India,
and among the Mahon:madam There was, how•
ever, one exception to this among heathens, men-
tioned by Dr. Livingstone, and that was in Central
Africa, where about 20 deg. S. lat., • tribe of true
narrows lived, moos whom woman wee bead WI the

highest estimation. A cordial sots of thanks was
amended to the lecturer.

YROVIL.—Liu-ruaz.—On Thursday evening a
lecture was delivered at the Hall of the Institution.
in connection with the Yeovil Mutual Improvement.
Society, by Mr. J. M. Aldridge, of that town. The
enhject was that of" Oliver Cromwell," in which the
lecturer traced the rise and progress of that great
mu, and the leading events connected with his
The lectcre was of • very interesting character, and
was frequently applauded. The audience was
not a very large one, owing, no doubt, to the
inclemency of the weather. At the conclusion dam
lecture a vote of thanks, on the proposition of Oar.
Raymond, seconded by Mr. Penny, was unani-
mously accorded to Mr. Aldridge for hie gratuitims
lecture.

Poticx..,—At the Tovrnhall on Friday, before
John Wood, E.g., • young man named Charles
Fooks, a painter and plumber, living at Yeovil, WIN
brought up in east:sly charged with stealing.
tobacce.box, valued at one shilling, the property olf
Irish Cox, a yeoman, at Limington. From prose-
cuter." evidence it appeaved that on the 18th of this
month he employed the prisoner to mend some
windows, for which be psid him. After that,
epuri;ruguaysehldowmedeoamg,:rccaephimplaLris'otexio2ocrhan:ghpeil,chessifpoid7ttfee
prisoner expressed himself very well setistied with
the exchange. He
box, which was worth about Is. ''he nest morning
the prisoner came to his house, ,'hen prosecutor
asked him if he would make • slight alteratioa in
the box, for which he would give him some eider.
lie went to draw the cider, but when he returned
both prisoner and box were gone. He gave pursuit,
and elas.d prisoner from village to village until he
led him "a fine dance," and at last he lost sight of
him altogether. The prisoner, in defence, mid
that the prosecutor asked him to allow him to look
at his tobacco-box, which he did, and then the
prosecutor kept it, as be said for a "keepsake."
The apples were given in payment for the windows
he mended. When the prosecutor asked him the
next morning if he would make the alterations in the
box, he consented, because he knew be could not
obtain possession of the box by any other means.— .
Mr. Wood said it WAS • foolish business altogether.
and dismissed the case o 6 the prisoner restoring the
box to the prosecutor.
YROVIL MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY. —The,
annual general meeting of the members of this
society was held in the lecture-room of this institu-
tion on Thursday. The chair was taken by Mr. E.
Raymond, who called upon the honorary secretary,
Mr. Aldridge, to read the financial statement for
the past year. which showed that the receipt' were
as under :—Honorary members, £lB 13.; day and
evening members, £46 10a. lid.; lecture", £l7
16a 11d. ; sale f papers and periodicals, £7 7s. 6d.;
letting lecture hall and rooms, £23 13s. 2d. ; sue-
dries, .18 25.; balance of last year's account, 7s. 2d.„
making a total of £ll4 Ila 10d. The disbursements
were : Rent, £lB 10a ; one share redeemed, £5 ;
land tax. 4s. Bd.; insurance, .C 1 2s 6J,; repairs,.
£27.. Id.; coals, XI 16e, bd.; gas, .Cb 40. ;
libee-
nan's salary, £lB 4a.; lectures, 2:15 lii.; papers's&
periodicals, ,Cl 7 17s. 74d. ; printing, £8 3s. 10d. ;
stationery and stanips,l3a. Id.; sundries, £14.. 5d.;
leaving • balance in the hands oldie treasurer of
£l6 6s. 7d. The secretary further stated that dor.
ing the past year not a very great number of books.
had been added to the library, but Um matter was.
consideration, and it had been suggested for
the institution to become connected with some of
the London libraries. By • enbscription of ten
guineas a year to • library in London they could
obtain fifty volumes at • tinie, and exchange these.
for others when they liked. The lectures had been.
very successful, there having been fifteen delivered,
at the small lose to the society of .C 2 18a. 10d.,.
whilst last year the total loes apes the lectures was
.Cll Ha The number of member's names on
the books at the close of the year was 118.—On the
motion
Captainomfain Mr.
te r ra
was rerbeel, seect:dmipded
president,
Mayor (H. Whitby, Km.), T. Lybilyneni,l4:Es. Curtis.
Captain
Tucker, Ent., Rev, R. J. F. Thomas, Dr. Worry,
and Mr. Hannam, were elected vice-presidents. The
retiring commithriemien were then re.elected, sad
Mr. C. Raymond moved a vote of thanks to lb.
committee, remarking that their helium's sheet was
such an one as they had not seen for many years,
and this result had been brought about through the
active exertions of the committee of the institution.
—Mr. Penny seconded the motion, mum-king that
he could recollect when the institution was .t. 40 in
debt,—The Chairman briefly responded, observing
that the committee had done their utmost to pro-
moting the welfare of the institution. The most
important liminess, be said, was that of re-eleetinyc
their ecretary, in fact, he hardly knew bow the
affairs of the institution could be carried on with-
out the assistance of Mr. Aldridge, and its preeent
success was owing to his good management. —Mr.
Aldridge said be believed he WAN the first member
of the institution, and he had been ia office ever
since. He was very pleased and gratified at swing
the institution in such a flourishing coedition, and
if they re-elected him be should be happy to con-
tinue his services.—Mr. Milborne then proposed
that Mr. Aldridge should be re-elected secretary,
and being seconded by Mr. Rolls it was carried ennui-
' moody. Some minor business having been trans-
acted, the proceedings were brought to a clam by •
. vote of thanks being aocor ed to the Chairman.

THIL WEATINIUL—Between five and six o'clock
on Saturday morning this town and neighbourhood.
were aroused from their slumber by a most terrific
storm of thunder, lightning, hail, and rain, which
lasted for about an hour. The thunder was very'
loud, indeed there was one peal in particular which
oared the furniture in the houses to:shake, and won
beds and bedsteads with their "fair" occucanta.
The lightaiug was unusually vivid, and the streets
were almost deluged with water. The wind also
was exceedingly high, and caused some damage
amongst the loose slates and tiles of various
dwellings, but we have not heard of any loss of Me.
from the fury of the storm.

YEOVIL hlsiturr, Friday.—The market, to-day
was very thinly attended, and business was very
quiet at former prices. There were no cattle in the
market, and the supply of pigs was very limited.
Bacon sold from 60. to 7d. per lb. Beat cheese,
644. to 62&; household ditto, 245. to 32s per cwt.
Flax the same as last week.

B 0•10, OF GU•RDII•I,4B.—The usual weekly meeting
of the Board of Guardians was held at the Beard.
room of the Union on Friday morning, the Rev.
Rowlaed Huyshe occupied the chair. The Clerk
read • letter from Mr. Joseph Whitby, registrar of
births, deaths, and marriages, to the effect that in
consequence of having broken his right arm he was
unable to attend to his duties, and he had therefore
appointed his father, Mr. Ebenezer Whitby, as his
deputy, pro tees, and wishing for the Board to
sanction the appointment. This was agreed to.
The next business was that of sanctioning the ap-
pointment of Mr. Charles Bennett, assistaut over-
seer. to revise the present valuation list for the
parish of Hamster. Mr. Trask objected to this
course, as he thought they were making thew ap-
pointments in the dark. He had been informed
that the parishes which were valued would hare
to defray the costs incurred for so doing,. hut he
thought it would have to come out of the common
fund. He did not understand the clause at all.—
The Chairman said he had recently seen a copy eif •
letter from the Poor Law Board in inswer to the
Chairman of the Bridgwater Board; of Guardians, as
to whether they had power to appoint valuers wider
the New Assessment Act, and the answer was that
, they had no power at all.—After some further
remarks Dlr. Teeth said be was of opinion that.
llcheeter did not require an assistant overseer, an
Hardinitton had not one.—The appointment, how-
ever, was at last sanctioned.—The subject of the,
differences eliding between the master of the
anioe and the female induarial trainer wee brought
before the notice of the Board, and a committee
was appointed to inquire into the matter, and
ascertain the causes, and report them to the Board
at their neat meeting.—Mr. Trask complained of
the dark state of the girls' day room, and Naked
for some additional lights to be put in.—The Chair.
man said it was not long since a committee (had
some green blinds put to the room so as to keep
some of the light out. Dr. Tomkyrui had also com-
plained of there being too much light, and the girls'
eyes bad suffered in consequence. The relief bul-
lies. having been disposed of the Guardians separated.
TAUNTON. —SER101:18 Amin/tr.—During the
heavy winds which have prevailed in this town for
the last week, a chimney fell from a bakehouse
situate in King-street, and some portion struck
boy named Poole, who was passing at the time.
The poor little fellow, who was sadly injured, was
immediately taken to the Taunton and Somerset
Hospital, and is now progressing favourably.

-
SUDDEN DIATIL— On Friday evening hist a
shocking instance of the uncertainty of human life
occurred in this town. The deceased VOA the Rev. J.
Hobson, for more than 50 years • Wesleyan Minister,
for six years governor of the Collegiate Institution,
and had just returned from his labours to reside in
this town, as • Wesleyan supernumerary. It
appears that the rev, gentleman had on the evening
&buys mentioned attended as chairman at the Wes-
leyan College Missionary meeting, and afterwards.
partook of supper at the Institution with the pre-
sent governor and other gentlemen. He afterwards
retnrned home, a distance of about a mile, and then
saw the servant only, Mrs. Hobson having retired to
rest. He complained of a slight uneasiness in the
chest, and told the servant she had better go to bed,
as he should very shortly do the mme. Mrs.
Hobson having beard him come home felt rather
surprised at his not coming to his bedroom, and
about half-an.hoar after his arrival knocked no the
end no
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many families in the town, as the doomed was well
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