The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-11-19 00:00:00

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What little cheering we. intended for the Lord
Mayor was rattled in mistake at the Sheriffs. I noted
that the Bridport merchant, who is now the City
Xing, was not greeted warmly. I am told that he
did not give the usual dinner to the common council,
or some such expectants, and that the places for
visitors to hear the speeches at the banquet were in
given as to displease other little bodies, and in the
word had gone that Sir Charles Whetharn, the Right
Hon. the Lord Mayor, was not so generous:as some of
his predecessors—at any rate that was the generally
believed state of the case. When about the year istB3
our man is crowned the crowd will have no need to
shut their mouths because other folk cannot open
theirs, at another man's expense, for he will give them
the desire of their —eioa
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Turning over the pages of the ScAoof Board CAroaids
we came to these worde—" ' A W.' asks : 'Can •
School Board member who is agent for an insurance
company negotiate a policy of insurance with his
School Board an i receive the premiums as such agent
without affecting his right to sit as • member of the
Board" We think there is oonsidarable risk that the
trim:kw:lke would be held to disqualify the member."

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That reply, we believe, g 0 on
have ae beeineee
otathe rule that no
member of a public Board
transactions with such Board. j°
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Does not the same law ~jplyti Local Boards? We
think it does. If so one of the older' member. of the
Bwanage Local Board (by taking rent for offload) dim-
qualifies bimodal, and every vote he has given has
entailed, and every vote he shall give, will entail
consukratle 64, for a heavy fine is the penalty—we
believe £5O per vote. This la the opinion of Lucia ;
would it not be worth the while of that most esteemed
nuinub..l t. 14 I ;ce on the subject. Mean-
while, sir. Ltlitor, verlivs you w fluid ventilate the
subject with the co-operation of letters from those
who understand it In your column.. An editorial
article would not be amiss
Lucia.

P.m arssioxs. 7;111.777-1147.7e—tibe can J. Glyn,
the Rey. G. Vance Garland, and Lientenant-aeneyal BB
K Harris Greathed, x.c n
John leaden. of Lytchett Minster, wai 'arum-Awl for
not sending his chill to school.—Defendant admitted that
his little girl. axed between five and sis years, had never
been to school. and said the reason was that his wife was
M. He had seven other children.—The Bench made an
attendance order and remitted the costs. .

Chariaa Cot,, of Dire R,s. wri"summoned for not
haying his dog chained or fastened to his waggon, at
Lytchett Minster, on the 25th of o:tober.—P.O. Green-
stock said the defendant's lurcher dog flew at him on the
evening in questloa—Deleudant said he did not think it
necessary to chain the dog to the waggon, as the dog was
not vicious. —Disputy-ChieJCJustable Hammond said this
was the third time degendant had been summoned for
similar OgreaClS, and the Bench imposed a fine of LI and
oasts, Bt, and ordered him to keep his dog under proper
control.
John Henry Pardy Post, • shopkeeper. of Lytchett
Mstravers, was summoned for having a pound weight in
his pomensioc l drachms against the purchaser —Defen-
dant admitted the deficiency, which he mid he was not
, previously aware of, and the magistrates inflated a fins
of 1.5.„ including costs.
George, ItysU, of Edm =ham, was eummoael for
obstructing she highway by leaving • furniture van there-
on unattended for three hours, at Elenonaharn, on the
night of the flist of October. —Defendant admitted the
fact, and Mr. Hammond said the night was dark and Use
road narrow. —Fined 6J. and coats. 9s. 6d.
Kenry Panay and Merles Toners, labourer, in the
employ of Mr. George Baker, of Cods Mullen, were suns-
moned for bang quarrelsome and disorderly at the
Coventry Arms Inn, Corte Mullen, on the 119th of October,
and refusing to quit the premiss* when requested—Mr.
W. H. Atkinson defended.—P.B. Hazzard said he went
to the publiebouse about eight o'clock in tine evening of
the 1191 of October, haying been gent for by the landlord
He found the defendants in the kitchen, and they IMO
calling the landlord • fates 'wearer and a --
The landlord requested the men to leave, and, as they
refused, be (the landlord) out Penny out. Travers also
refused to leave, and he the coasted.) put him out
When outside the house defendants threatened to smash
the windows, and also to run something into the landlord
If he came out. Defendants were not drunk—Henry
Stevens Groves, the landlord, laid when he arrived home
from Wimborne he found the defendants in his kitchen,
and they abused him • vest deal. —Cross-examined by
Mr. Atkinson: He had given evidence on the same day in
the ems of Baker v. Wadi, at the Wimborns County
Court. He did go to lAing's Hotel afterwards with a
Party. and they had some champagne these.. but he was
not excited. He turned • man named Scott out of his
house, and it was because he had had some drink. He
did not take off his coat. He gave evidence egleiviet Mr.
Barker, for whom defendante evirked.—Mr. AtkOseon said
the landlord abused his clients first, and the/hr.tused to
leave the house, as they bad done nothing. was a
great disturbance in the village that night, and the band
was out in the interest of Mr. Wallis against Mr. Baker.
—The Bench diemiseed the case,
Jester Kingsbury. of Long Ham, was summoned for
being drunk whilst in charge of a horse and waiwn, at
Long Ham, on the 11th of October. —Defendant it;ted
the offence, and said he had • pint or two, and one would
get over him—The =glandes imposed • fine of se. and
costs, 7a —Defendant (to the Chairman): I am glad to see
you, sir, hearty and well; lam TO seam of ege myriad
Contains King, of Hampreaon, who dld not appear,
was fined Is., and no mats, for allowing two donkeys to
stray at Stspeleill on Ist of November.
Issas Light, • gipsy, who did not appear, was goampaed
for being drunk and riotous in the Corn Market, Win -
borne, en the previous Saturday night. —P.C. Stone proved
the cam, and as defendant loan old offender, he was fined
10a and costs.

DOSITIZE_ NIGHT AT WIMDOILNE.

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Charisq Means, of Wimborne, was brought up in custody
charged ivith smelting P.C. Stone whilst in the execu-
tion of hth duty at Wimberne on the night of the sth of
November—Mr. F. H. Tenney, of Wimborne, proescuM
Kr. W. R. Atkinson, of Bland( ord, defended —ln open-
ing the cam Kr. Tanner said the scene of lawlessness and
violence which occurred in the town on Tuesday night
was unprecedented within his recollection, and he asked
the Bench to indict such a penalty on the prisoner as
would be • warning to other Leder spirita in the town.—
P.C. Stone stated that he left the police station about
eight o'clock on the night of the sth of November and
went into the town, where there were • great many people
holloaleg and shouting. As he approached Kr. Ware
ham's shop, in West-street, someone said "Here's Stone
rousing, lie all up now," and he also heard 1107:11•0110 say
"Run; they are c. 0." He saw a man named %Sham
Wareham with a barrel on his back, and caught him and
took the barrel away. Me prisoner Adams, who was close
by, said "You're not going to me such a as that take
It away," and told him he should not have the barrel. The
prisoner here jumped on his back, knocked off his helmet
and kicked him in the knee. He was Muck by another
prisoner at the same tiros. He ultimately got away
with the barrel. There was a great deal of disturb-
ance that night, and he had never seen so many
people in the town befccs, except on the occasion of the
visit of the Prince of Wad. He had previously auffered
• greet deal from sciatlat ir the Mee, which was very
painful Mos the kink—By General Greatbed : The hesda
of the horrid were out, and it was covered with pendia.
Cram-examined by Yr. &Manson : He look away the barrel
became It should not lie burnt in the West. He could
, smell the paraffin before he touched the barrel. He asked
Wareham what be was Meg to do with the barrel, and he
said " Taks it horns ;" but he was going In an opposite
direction. Wareham said he picked up the barrel near Kr.
Webb'. malthouse. Prisoner jumped on his Mk, caught
him hold round the neck, and kicked bins in the knee, but
there was no mark there. Ho had not then drawn his
star, but he did so after he was struck by another prisoner.
There was some disturbance in the town last year, and
also the year before. He had known prisoner as a respect-
able man hitherto. Prisoner was locked up under •
warrant the next night, and he had been in custody ever
since. -P.C. Bennett was called, and examined by Yr.
Atkinson. The constable said be apprehended prisoner=
Wednesday night. lie had not the warrant with
him at the time, but he had previously seen it.—
Crossexantinaid by Mr. Tanner: It was a very
common thing to apprehend prisoners in this way.
—Kr. Atkinson submitted that • constable was not
eating in the execution of his duty If he arrested a 91111011
for anything but felony without having the warrant with
him. He contended that the prisoner was Illegally
arrested, and applied for his immediate discharge—The
magistrates overruled the objection; and =his(
Constable Hammond remarked that if the wae
discharged he should apprehend him again before ha left
the Court under the sates wa-rant —Yr, Atkisson thee
addressed the Beech for the defence. end said as Its was
histractsd the *We had moth speprsesd the attar.
He labsilied that the psilemis had no tight te Sake

away the barrel, in doing which be exceeded hie duty, and
he brought whatever occurred upon himself. Mr. Atkin-
son complained bitterly that the Indsoller Wa•inc-nrcer"ed
in the way that he had been, when he °aught to have been
summoned, and said he considered hie client lind already
suffered sufficient pun( ihment
ffilmstnd Loader. • lad, of Wirotorne, was chargod
undi r • warrant with aisaultrog P.C. Stone and P.C.
Borden whit in the execution of their duty on the same
00E441011. —The mime appeared in this cam,—
P.C. Stone stated that whilst Hann. warn on his back the
prisoner Luder tried to take away to barrel friini him.
He pushed the prisoner back, and he then struck at him
with • dick, but he received too blow on hi. arm. The
prisoner shook the atiA over him and afterwards struck
him on the arm again with it. He then drew his stiff
and got away with the leirrel—Cross-ex unined by blz,
Atkinson: He did not strike prisoner a violent blow in
the chest, but he did piuh prisoner hard after he had
struck him—P.C. Barden said he raw a light near the
Corn Exchange about U o'clock on Tuesday night, and
on going towards the spot he passed the prisoner L eider,
who struck him with hid flit in the head and knocked rif
his helmet. Before he could turn round he struck him ag Lin
In the eye, blackening it. Hell pris incr. for • few minutes
and another man mune up and releadied him. He was
unlit for duty the next night, lie did not know prisoner's
name at the time of the assault, but he could swear to
him. About an hour and s-hall afterwards he pointed
the prisoner out to P.C. C indory, who told hint his
Dups.—Cross-examined by Mr. Atkinson: There were a
lot of people standing by at the tinie of tee assault, but
none of them would help him although lie called upon
them to do so—Mr. Atkinson, in defence, said hie
client told him that it wad a case of mistaken identity,
antthat he did not touch the policeman at all.
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Thomas Prebstar. a journeyman baker, of Winoborne,
wag brought up in custedy ch.Vit ol with assaulting P.C.
B mutat and P.O. Courtney whilst in the execution of
their duty, on the Di tht in question—Mr. Tanner prose-
cute'; Mr. Y. Travers, or Poole, defends —I u his opening
sperch Mr. Tanner said the prisoner Webster was the
ringleader of the disturbances on Tuesday night —P.C.
Bennett said he was war Mr. Henan In the Square
about ten o'clock on Tuesday night, when be heard a
shouting noise. He went into King-street when he saw
• man roiling • tar-barrel through the street. li. caught
the man, and whilst he wee holding him someone knocked
off his helmet. The prisoner Whbater came up at the
time and struck him twice by the side of the head.
Prisoner mid he did not care for half-a-dosm such
as he, and kicked him on the knee. The man he was
holding got away, an! as he was running after him some-
one teippsd him up. Some other constables game up, and
the tar-barrel was put out. Whilst he was being assaulted
some stones were thrown at him, and they struck Mr.
Low's abutters Prisoner and the mob went from King-
street into th Square, and near the Albion Hotel he saw
prisoner putting • fire tmether. Prisoner said he did not
tare for the policeman, and there sere shouts of "Another
cheer I c the baker." Prisoner threatened him. and said
he would tighthalf-a-dosen such fellows as him. Ile hart not
been able to do the whole of his duty since. and his keel
was still peinfol--Cross-examined by Mr. Tracers: There
ass • great crowd there, pressing In: but he could swear
prisoner was the man who *track him. &moral persons
bad struck him before that —PC. Courtney said be arrived
in King-street as P.C. Bennett was getting up from the
ground. There was a burning tar-barrel in the street, and
he and P.C. Burden put it out. The crowd went to the
Square, and he followed. There was • fire near the Albion
Hotel, and as he was kicking It out the prisoner said be
would glee any of they something if he had six months
for it. The prisoner pushed him beak and "squared" at
him. He woe • the fire, whi At he thought woe
brimstone.—Mr. Travers, in addressing the Bench for the
defence, said be thought his client had fully expiated for
anything he might bare done by being locked up for such
• length of time, and said he thought the case might be
met by the mmletratea suspending Judgment—P.C.
Burden was re-miled, and said Webster was th. worst matt
of the lot all the evening.—Mr. Brown, baker and grocer,
said Webster was in his employ, and be knew nothing
against him—The Chairman mid the magistrates felt
that the caste were ones which they must particularly
mark. It was their duty to protect the , who did
their duty remarkably well in that diedpolWe end Manna
would be sentenced to a mouth's hard labour, Loader to
els weak, hard labour, and Webster to • month's hard
labour.

WIIITIRIIOIIXI lITIOXLAND.
WMILKYLN FORZION iiISSIONS. -Tu. annual meeting
of the local branch of this society was held on Wednesday
evening, under the chairmanship of Mr. J. Bareett. The
report wu read by the Bev. W. J. Chant, and It showed
that the sum of £6 was raised by the auxiliary last year.
The opeakers were the chairman, Mr. H. Andrews, !fr. J.
Barnett, Mr. It. Word, Mr. J. Chant, and Vie Roy. F. J.
Masters. The meeting was opened and closed with sing-
ing and prayer, and a collection was made in aid of the
Missions.

BRIDPORT.
A RUSlOna.—lntelliganots was received here that during
the violent gale on Sunday, the 10th inst., • YaINA had
come on shore. hands lost, Arc., ter., but the report sue
soon discovered la be without foundation. It appears
that a fully-rigged ship was discernable from the beach by
the preventive men t but no danger was apprehended, she
being a considerable distance from the shore, opposite
Burton Braddock. The fact of the life-saving apparatus
being got ready in cue of an emergency was sufficient for
the gossips.
DEATH MOH HEART DISEASE- —Mrs. Plare'te Knight, •
native of Chideock, but who had lately been residing
with her sister, Mn. Vincent, in West-street, expit
suddenly on Friday evening. Mrs. Knight was ap-
parently in her usual state of health durin4 Friday, tut
at an earlier hour than veal retired, complaining she
felt ill, Her symptoms rapidly got worse, and • doctor
was sent for and promptly attended, but death had taken
place previous to his arrival Deceased, whose aga wee
65, had been suffering for • number of years from heart
disease. An inquest will not be held.
Erristruff ismer—Lust week being the anniversary of
the "Samaritan" Lodge in connection with the LOOT..
the lame was celebrated by holding • public tea and
entertainment at the Templar-hall, when the Rm. J.
Duellt; Unitarian. presided. An excellent programme
WZi sot up by the members of the lodge, and with the
uslstance of • few outside friends all wised off creditablys
and to the satisfaction of those present The songs were
accompanied on the piano by lire. W. Roes. About 10
p.m. the National Anthem terminated the proceedings,
after a pleasant evening had been spent.
T . ga's JAPatIZE Tuners —This talented troupe
has during the present week given several entertainments
in the Templar-hall. and was of • thoroughly interesting
character. A new wire-walking feat la introduced by
Ktngkio who swings, turns, and elides upon the wire with
the greai.et ease. An umbrella and ball-spinning feat is
• truly surprising one, and met with hearty cheering from
those present. The bending, somersault turning, and
posturing is also exceeding good. Ono of the troupe,
stated to be a Japanese priest, ascends a ladder with bare
feet, the rounds being formed with sharp swords, the
abate terminating with an ascent of " lABle Allright.'
Articles of Japanese manufacture, consisting of work-
boxes, cabinets, fans, birds, and various articles are
slrrpresented to each person at the close. The troure well
y.. a visit.

cammL—The Rev. F. J. Austin will
deliver on Sunday evenings during the 'mint samara.
series of discourses mou ancient dreams end dreamers ma
under: —lB7B—Nov. 10. "The Caoetial Ladder " ; Nov. 17,
The Sheaves and the Constellations Nov. SI, "The
Vine Branches and the Baskets " ; Dec. 1. "The ICiaie and
the Corn " ; Dec. 8, "The Spectre Dec. 92, "The Cake
of Barley treed" ; Dec. 99. 'Th. Great Image end the
Little Stone.' IPZ9—Jan. 6, " The Felling of the Strong
Tree": Jan. "Th. Four Bessie" ; Jan. 19, "The Rein
and the Ike Goat" .

Towu 'ChM-toe —At t'i^ All'iirton parish church on
Build .y, the list hi , the annual special sermons were
Cr:idand oollections made in aid of the above mission.
wening service was conducted by the Rev. Z. W.
May, vicar of Allington, the sermon being preached by
the Ray. Dr. Federshelm, of Doctors. The rev. gentleman
took fpr his text the word.
. "The Son of Ilan lath power
on eh to forgive sin —Kettle= ix, 6. The preset=
remarked that in theme few and simple wards ware =-
bodied the subject which should be dear= to their
hearts. The thought was • glorious one that these weeds
contained the sum and substance of what they were to
believe, and the realisation of the fact had the effect of
transforming a barren desert into • fruitful garden.
Heathen and others had arrogated to themselves the
power to forgive sins, which was an attribute of God him.
self. Heathenism boosted of magical influence—the
Blble had mired s a. a test, as the cue of Nieman the
Syrian and the wick of the =bey testified. The Syrian
expected • display of magic when told to bathe in the
river Jordan. In many ceses magic had been confounded
with intrudes The preacher divided his subject into
three heads, via, first, sin; second, forgiven= ; third.
the forgiver. Sin was not so trifling a thing as too many
practically or theoretically Imagined it to be. However
trifling the sin it was • breach of the law of God and •
transgression of His will, and as such deserved the wrath
of God and His punishment. The preacher asked them
earnestly to think of these results, and to look back upon
the peat year, even the past week. Had they done or
tua4 the meana of doing any good outside the circle of
their friends or relatives! What evil had they clone !
Their consciences could doubtless answer the latter
question. Forgiveness. how complete and comforting,
not that construction harboured in the brain of the
a:aborted.. but • forgiveness free and unconditional, A
=nay of the life of our Lord upon earth, His =times,
and shameful death, would explain the real meaning the
words of the text conveyed. The forgiver has removed all
barriers and difficulties from our midst, no matter how
deep and dark has been the sins of men. If tie forgiver
had knocked at the door and was refused whose was the
fault! As the tree falls so it lies. In conclusion the
preacher urged their charity in behalf of that mission
that nobly carried the gospel into the homes of Ms poor.
The sermon was preached in the evening by the Rev. W.
C. Templer, of Burton Bradstock. The collection, proved
highly satisfactory.
Comm }burn, Monday. —Before Mr. T. Colfax, and
Yr. 8. powndes.

Two byi, and twelve and nine, named Witham. Soark
and Andrew Janes, of Lyme Regis, were charged with
stealing cow chains and rings, value ilso the ProPerty of
Hr. John Harding, butcher, of Lyme Regia, and farther
with having stolen various articles, via, • Planeiroan
wrench, and bolts, on the 99th October, the propertyrd
Kr. Y. Loewe, silk thurster, at the Lyme Factory—Theprosecutor in the first case swore that the chains
pro-
duced were his, but when lost than were some nnge
attached, which were now missing. He put the matter
Into the hand. of Sergeant Wilia—Sergoant Wills MOM
on the nth of October he received • communication con-
cerning the robbery, and, after inquiries, went to James'
father. Prisoner (James) was there. He began to cry when
his father told him to tell the truth on bearing the nature
of the charm He then admitted stealing the chain,
stating that be had hidden it near the month of the river.
He said "I should not have done It, but for Searle."
Witness then took bins to the Ithaca, where Searle was
already in custody. He then charged both
when each hothead the other of the theft—P.C. rtilater
man, of Lyme Regis, corroborated. —Kr. U. Lawton was
the star in the second nue, who :toted that the
arti prodomd were his property. He could not say on
what day they had been etoiee but Sergeant Wills
m
them to him, when he recognised the as his prirA•
—Kr. Healing swore that the articles in question were
found in his cow-shed, and he handed them over to the
police—Frorn the evidence of Sergt. Willis it appeared that
the latter articled were found near the cbains hidden
near the water. He examined the factory, when he die-
covered the premises had been broken into by means of
• hole in the floor, and considerable damage had also been
done to
time. th°
rave;t A.K.Lhei= had been closed for
some guilty and
th and would not
say anything in answer to the winos..... The Paren on
being asked the bench, preferred the cede being there
and then deal with, begging the magistrates not to send
the boys to schooL The bench_ however, decided to send
the boys to a reformatory school for five lean, the eldest
to be eventually sent to the trshdog p, orroldabla
They were this removed in a:Wetly.
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Errs's COL—John JOE saye—" An idea of the vast
extent of the industry ma_ y be gained from the fact that
One firm alone—that of Yearn. Bppo and Crk—now
some 4,000,000 pounds annually."idl
F.rrs a Cocoa.—fitrietiess World eays—"lll am to take
cocoa; mad I, "I Ding MO and judge for myself what are
she ingredkints of which it is compared with this view I
mode my way to the COMO manufactory of Jame/ IPPI and Co., in the Easton-rout."
Erns Coco& —" Oaawits Household Owl& saye—" We
will now give an account of the process adopted by Ilesen.
Jame Epps and Co.. hommopethic chemists and manu-
facturers of dietetic articles, at their works in the road, London
London."
Em's Cocoo—X.n.p Adeatiser says-. " Niarty two
centuries after, in 1831, the dutie,. which had hitherto
been aimed prohibisive, were greed reduced, and one of
the first to take advantage of F Itliobing the pc=
of cocoa was Mean. Epps and Ce., the Hom
Cheinista"
Ern's Cocoi.—.lll the Year towed mays—" Lee ue droll
to the Zustan•road, hard by the Repents Park, to BMW'
Cocoa Ibanufactory, where be stated the melded ri
i
coma= a ale, gi OM ides of the
el Vim ad IS haulm as NOW toed."

Lave Jon read the amount of Lord Wolverton'.
...etch at the shaf tesbury agricultural dinner. and although
Lis speelis, are as a rule noisy and disconnected, I von.
jun: to say this last one will take the first pries few illness
eietencies and hyperbole. I will point out • few
aconsi.teux les. Fint—ln returning thanks for the House
of Lords he said "He also returned thanks for that most
distinguished ornament of the Ikea° of Lords, the Eali
Deaconsfiel." Now for the inconsistency. " Lord
eca,,,nelield desired to rule by himself; he put aside
Constitetionsl Goverment, ignored Parliamentary power,
awl treated with worn the constituent-in and tax; ayera."
Perliare lord Wolverton would tell U.• how such• political
tyrant se he &scribes can be, in his estimation," the most
dininguislmel ornament of the House of Lords!" *scowl-
- Ile should say nothing that would hurt the feelings of
any', ly. an I would not take advaut..ago of the small
number of Connenetives at the table. Inconsistency—
Tie' Censervativet had vanished front the upper tables,
WI- I it reininded him of the rata deserting the sluicing Ishii,'"
svor ler km Mr. Player and other Conyervatives felt at
this co.ienrison. Third—" He protested against war
mit). Alghanisten, and believed It would be an unjust
war." Inconsisteuey—" He did not say that they had
not received an Insult from the Aineer of Cabal, and it
joight be necessary for them to take litmus step.: be for
one would not be slow to fight shoulder to shoulder, &c."
Mow diem Lord Wolverton fight eloulder to shoulder is
a war which he s4initi is unjustly underteken Fourth—
"lie disapproved of our interfering with Russia in her
truant on Turkey and our sending the fleet op to the Sea
of Marmon.," adding "it was rash order." joe.jensi:nony
—"Ile disapproved of our II Apt coming back again with-
out having done anything, and he would add It might be
wrong or it repel be right to go to war with Russia at that
very moment." lit th—" He twitted the Government
with downing their friends and, "as to home politics,
unfortunately nothing whatever had been done" Inc...e-
minency —" He admitted the foreign policy had
taken up all the time of the Government.' Sir,
I will not trouble you with more quotations
from this bletant moonshine of the noble lord,
but when he tells the people of Shaftesbury that the
crowd. in London who welcomed home Lords Beaconsfield
and Salisbury were befooled by the cri of "Peace with
honour," and added "there was no peace and there was
no honour," he ought to tall them with whom we ere at
war and where Is the dishonour. He denounces and beats
the air, but cannot tell us where to feel or see these terrible
wars and dhthonours, which apparently exist only in his
own brain. Laid Wolverton complained In the same
ridiculous strain of nee cloth being laid down Charing-cross
station on the arrival of the Berlin Plenipotentieriee add-
ing, "the taxpayers of the country had to pay for P., and
never wee such. thing know or heard of before." Pen L rI
Wolverton! Would he be surprised to hear (or rather does
he not really know as well so any of us) that these gala
fittings are kept In store by the railway authorities
kually for the use of Shahs, or Czars, or Madeleine or
olvertone? Lastly—Sir I want to know why Lord
Wolverton, who Is not member for Shaftesbury, thinks it
the correct thing to come every year to our agricultural
ilinner, and turn the meeting into a sort of political
Pande ~,,, nium ! Not one word of agriculture; not one
word of advice to fanner or labourer did he give us ! lie
continually interrupted Mr. Moyer, the chairman ; nine
tine, stopteslMr. Floyer's speech with cries of " Clap-
trap," " I may it's • sham, !stick to the Berlin Treaty,"ec.,
m em. eideroug Mr. Floyer sage and position such conduct
he us n.urteous if not positively rude. Not long ago a
certoio bumptious young lord wal pliying whist with a
well-known affable baronet'. Thu bumptious young lord,
alter laying down the law and talking very Mg, appealed
to the affable baronet as to whether be (the bumptious
lord) was or was not • good whist player. The answer
was " Well, if swagger, cancan, and jabber constitute •
good whist player you certainly are one." May we not
apply this in answer to any doubt as to some person,'
oratory.
Believe me yours faithfully,
A DOWITSIIIIIII MAOIST/AM

Dit:ll coI.ERIDGE AT TIIE WINTER ASSIZE.
At the lad Winchester Amazed, the Lord Chief Justice,
in clur-'"ing the Grand Jury, said it had been the
prattle for many year& as he understeul, for various and
ohs so. reseals, to hold a Winter Assize in Hampshire,
and Itow there would Ic a fourth Assiee, which would be
interposed between the ordinary Spring Amin, generally
beid aletat the end of January, and the Summer Alsiao,
u.ually held at the end of June or the beginning of July.
11, Lel dated his opinion elsewhere, and he 414 not want
to weary them or hinuolf by repeating what he had
prevjouely said on the subject of the hoisting of these
Andre, It hal leen determined that there shouldhefo ir
Aaitet its each year, and he had been heard., anti hel
written on the question, but his Judgment had been over-
ruled. Pie was, therefore, in the position of a man who
hal tern overruled, but not convinced. However, that
did not matter, because those who had the power to decide,
and who hat decided, had glven their opinion under astrong
ante of the responsibility which rested upon them. That
being so he would not trouble them with any arguments,
against the decision which had been arrived at, because
it was inconvenient to answer to one set of person'a argu-
ments which had been addressed to another Betel persona.
Ile would simply my that he regretted very much that
three Amixes to be held at equal periods of four months
had not been determined upon, but it was their duty to
obey cheerfully the authority having the power to decide,
and to do their best to carry out the low in all matter's In
which they were called upon to act Upon the Grand
Jury of Hampshire would always devolve, as far as he
knew, the duty at this time of the year of considering Me
bilk of Indictment preferred not only against prisoner' of
their own county, but thou of Wilt., and Dorset, foe it
waa found impossible to conduct the business of four
Artao a year (except with a multiplication of Judges,
which would not be desirable, for reasons to which it was
not neceasary for him to refer) without grouping two or
three counties together. The reason they were unable to
carry out the business without the grouping referred to
ac,th t there was an much business in L .ndois
which bad inceueed as • natural con. qocbee
of the amended forms of procedure—which rendered
It impossible that the Judges' mold remain an long
away loon town. This grouping sf the three counties
would thee-fore take pleas at two of these Ageism
Of course it was hard to make comparisons, upecieMy as
the atruparison WAY on. relating to crime, hut it xnuust be
said that Hampshire we. a most important county as fee
u the administration of justice was annerned, and it had
been decided that them melees should always be hold at
Winchester. The groat body of the offences was committed
ha Hampshire, but there were still some from the other
two counties, and in these latter cases he recommended
the Grand Jury to consider the bills as soon mother could,
swipe that there were • tara• number of persons con-
etched with the administration of criminal Justice,
ohne as and others, who were taken away from the two
aunties in question, and who mut he put to cosasidarehts
litemvenience if they were detained in Winchester long,
as tiiry had not the same opportonities of getting home
every night as thou persona had who lived in Hampshire.
Ile was glad to say that the calendar, though heavy in
point of numbers, contoined few cases to which it was
Recessary for him to stall their attention, let there were
este or two upon which he would mak* a few observa,
tame, more in the form of suggestions than of directions.
Me alluded to two Merges of child murder, one being
esainet Emma Willis, • servant, for the wilful murder of
her iliegltinute new-bons male child at /trading on the
th of July, and the other easiest Emma Wotan, •
servant, for the wilful murder of her neer-horn femnie
skald, at Winterborees ZeLtooe, Dorsetahire, on the lath
of July. Now, both these mess Blood upon thecalseadar as
eases of wilful murder, and he did not say for a moment
that there was not some degree .4 evidence to justify the
obargoa The death, of both children took plus at the
time of birth, and molar the Grand Jury felt warranted
in sending down the hill for the grayer offence, feeling
that there we. a choose of the conviction of the prisoners,
be recommended them to find bills for the offence of con.
outmost of birth, for it we. clearly the most sensible
pun to try • woman for the direct offence, for which
the Court and everybody (the prisoner herself in.
Muted) knew that she would be convicted and punished.
To hie mind it was always a very satidactory thing to go
through the solemn form of. trial la which the Issue was
one of life or death to the person charged, when eveey.
body knew that the real offence for which there would be
• conviction was one far less grave in its character. He
did not wish, however' to Influence the minds of the
they
Grand Jury, and If eyfairly thought there were grounds
for placing the priaoners upon their trial for murder by
all mean. let them sand down bills for that crime. That
was all be bad to say to them upon the gabbled of the
tuletsdar but there was one other matter which it WU
due to the llish Sheriff that he should mention. The
rule bad been in many countise—loe did not know whether
it was so in Hampshire—to utterly misconstrue the
statist, law of the land in respect to the manner in which
the jerk* were summoned to do duty at wawa. That
rule, notwithstanding the numerous warnings which had
been given from time to time by the Judges, was still
observed by Under-Sherlffa, who, no doubt, were gentle-
men of great respectability, but who persistently Wain- ;
torpedo) the meaning of the statute law. There could •
really he no mistake as to what the law we., and yet la
spite of everything, including numberless warnings , the
law bad been entirely disregarded by thou who had no
more right to break the law than he had. Now, accord-
ing to the law relating to juries—in which be took con-
siderable interest—it was quite plain that every man of a
c. ruin condition and age we. hound to serve upon all
juries, both common and special, bat certain persona of
supposed superior education, nod certainly of superior
mean., were taken out of the common jury Panel and
made to servo on special juries, These juries obtained
larger fers--in civil cum for instance—and the effect was
that the men who did double the work, and who ought to
receive double Pal, got nothing, while the richer man had
less to dot, and eras paid more for doing less. That wae •
!oats of Mines which he well knew was felt to be onjut
which he knew was rightly felt to be unjult, and which
eras rot an accordance with the law of Engtead, which
provided that all persons were to serve on ail Judea It
was perfectly true that now in trumpery disputes (such
for instance as a dispute as to the payment of a bill for
LIIO, or even GM, if a man chose to go to the exPliene of
bayou a special Jury he could have selected men
of good position to wattle it, whereas in a matter
of life and death, or in a matter seriously affecting
aka public paw, la width grays questions were mixed up,the man of the highest position and intelligence were
shut eat te the action of the Under-Sheriff., Doubtless
there Rao something to be said in favour of the old
practice, but he e.ertainly said that it was an Ivens,
administration of the law by persons who, el
reepectable, were not entitled to erode or break it Irg
law ores found to work bully let them go to Parliament
and took an alteration, but while it was in force he
°bladed to gentlemen who had not been entrusted with '
the Power of selection making such selections. He had
therefore determined to see the law curried out as he
uodentoodit, and se others understood it, and he, them-
fore. iu lenguars as courteous as the disagreeable nature
of the 'object weekl permit, wrote to the Sheriffs stating
what the law was, and intimating that he should cola
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