The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-11-30 00:00:00

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DORCIIRSTRR.
G. J. Ain:yews, Bag., of this town, is one of the
jedges of poultry at the Birmingham exhibition.
OKAAT W =TIAN RAILWAY DICIJonIR TRAINS.
—There will be no alterations in the trains on the
Great Western Railway for the month of December
and the present time tablie will remain in form.
EIT. PETRA'S WEDNILIDAY EVENING SIRVICL —A
collection was made at Si. Peter's on Wednesday
evening, after the usual lecture by the Rooter, to
defray the expenses of lighting the cherub tor
the week-night service, when £7 7 H. was con-
tributed.

Tua Inland Revenue officers have had positive
directions to compel all keepers of " taps" which are
let separately from hotels to take out excise licenses,
in the lune way as other vendors of aroiseable
liquors, and we understand that proceedings are to
be taken against the keepers of the Kirig's Arms and
Antelope " tePL
MR. 14•YWARD.5 BANKRUPTCY. —The arbitration in
this case, ordered by Mr. Registrar King, between Mr.
Bonfield and the aseigaeeef the &hen was swia
before Mr. J. Rawlenae, of New Swam, at the Kings
Ara. Hotel, Dorehester, on Tuesday. Mr. GI. Symonds
appeared for the estate, and Mr. E. Burnett on behalf
of Yr. Ilisallekt. The matter in intle is a question uf
anomie., Mr. Maafield claiming upwards of 016, and
the bankrupt stating that there is over 1:100 due to
him. The court sat for more then seven hours, and was
adjourned till ,to-day (Monday) when the inquiry was
resumed,

Tat Wzierun.—The following is our meteorologic.]
port for the week ending Sunday last:—

Diroction f'
State of Weather.
.A. 41z of wi..d.
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47 33 NN a N *toe
37) 27 N IFog, Ins
IMI 28 NE fn.
33 38 W loom,
48 0 NW Milsty, gloomy
1.1 :.0 W Kin
4$ 34 2.IV :Fine, rain

DEATH OF • TRAMP IN DORCHESTER GAOL.—
A sudden death has occurred at the Infirmary of
the county prison, sod formed the subject of an inquiry
held at the Town-ball, on Monday afternoon, before U.
Brznenda. Rmq., coroner. Mr. J. H. Groves was fore-
man of the jury. The damped, Henn White, seed
30, • discharged soldier. had been committed to the
poi for a month'. hard labour for Waring his clothes
at the Sherborne union workhouse. He had undergone
a week's imprisonment when he fAI ill, and was re-
moved to the infirmary, where he died on Sunday last.
Mr. Curme, surgeon, stetted that when he saw him on
Saturday the man had been very sick. On the following
day be lay insensible for about half-an-hour. Death
was caused by gaario fever. Deceased sires • strong
muscular man, lie was • vagrant, and it was stated
at the inquest that be came from flindon, near
Swindon " Death from natural causes," was the
verdict of the jury.
THE KING OF Ms BELGIANS.— On Thursday an
an address, in a splendid illuminated volume, was
presented to the king of the Belgians, at Buckin•
ham Palace, from the people of Great Britain, signed
by upwards of 300 mayors, lords lieutenant of
(lowans, and other civia authorities of this oountry.
The only Gumption to the completeness of the list
was in the absence of the Mayor of Manchester, who
had gone to the opening of the Suez Canal. Our
Mayor (J. F. Hodges, Hop.) was there, and was pre.
seated to His hilj.My.
SMITHFIELD Ctra CArrus Snow. —For the ad-
vantage of these visiting London between the 4th
and 11th December, the South Western Railway
Company announce that their ordinary return tickets
will be available during that time. They have also
an excursion on Tuesday, the 7th, for three days, at
low fares. Particulars are given in advertisement.
B•I.TIST CH•PIII.. —The Hey. J. E. Brett, of Mc.
Spurgeon's Coll ige, has accepted the unanimous call
of the above church, and will commence his labours
as pastor on Sunday next. Mr. Spurgeon has kindly
promised to give LIII in addition to what the ohurcb
can raise for the first year. The above church
depends on the Scriptural mode of weekly offerinp
for the support of the Milt/tar, and, having five
station, in connection with the above church, under
the Evangelist Mr. Davis, it is hoped the friends of
the Baptist cause in Dorchester will not fail in their
endeavours to promote the prosperity of the church
and congregation of the Baptist denomination.—F.
Mitts.

every one to experience who truly professed the Christian
name. It would be in vain that he should profess before
them on that occasion an orthodox freed if he could not
at the name time leave his own heart he had partici-
pated in the bleesings of that gospel which it was his
privilege end honour both to proclaim amongst them.
They (Congregationalist.) rightly felt, and had always
felt, and he trusted the day wee far distant when it
would be otherwise, that to understand spiritual things,
and, pre-eminently, to expound them, they themselves
must be spiritual men. Under other circumstances be
should have felt it necessary to dwell at considerable
length on thi, matter, even at the risk of seeming to
speak much about himself ; but he was happy to think
' it wee not necessary be should dose; for it bad been
his privilege to labour in the gospel in this county for
five years in easociation with brethren who now sur-
rounded him, and not without the knowledge of some
of themselves, and he trusted he might claim to be
aeeepted as • Christian mao, whatever else might be
denied him: and, to be thus acknowledged, was, in
his setimation, far more than to be reportet great in
anything else besides. He experienced what he might
call a midden conversion. He used the word "sudden,"
not in it. stlictly aceerate tense, but to indicate that
he was able to point to the period when he was led to
feel his sinfulness and his need of a Saviour such as
Jesus is. Lilac many young Men, he had lived thought-
lowly and carelemly. seeking his enjoyment to the
world and in its pursuits ; and, it was whilst
thus living he wan graciously led to feel the need of
Divine merey, end. ultimately, fully to experience it.
From that dev until now--and that was little
less than the half of his life—he hail felt the
precious's..s and blessedness of Jesus. His own re-
ligious experience, doubtless, bad ball mach to do with
the creed he held, and which he wished now bnefly to
state. In the outaet he should my he had no new
gospel to preeeh to them, and he feared little fresh light
to shed on the old. It was the gospel many of them
knew and greatly loved, which was the joy and hope of
their souls, their comfort in life and their only comfort
in the prospectof death—the hopes which many of them
bad been led to cherish by faith in Jesus, his ministry,
he hoped, would tend only to strengthen and in no
respect to weaken or ehange. He knew ef no gospel for
the lost but that gospel delivered unto Christ's apostl, a,
and which they were commanded to preach unto all
nations—repentance towards Clod and faith towards our
Lord Jesus Corte.. He bed faith neither in a gospel
of oneness for ruined humanity, nor in a gospel of super-
etition ; what men needed was, be be'ieved, the re-
generating influence of Christ's sacrificial death. The
pillars of his creed were—rain by the fall, redemption
by theorem, regeneration by the Spirit He believed in
the great fact that men were fallen in Adam, that
they were morally and spiritually dead and hopeless in
themselves, and that their only bore was to be found in
Jesus Christ, and in the atoning death He died as the
Bon of doll. And ho believed that His work was all.
"efficient tor the wants of men, and was proved to be so
by the Divine influence of the Holy Ghost. Believing
as he did that the rice is involved in moral and spiritual
ruin by sin, and that sin as flowing from the federal
heed of the race ; aud, believing further, man in that
state was the just object of the Divine judgment, it
would be hie privilege and aim constantly to set before
them for their acceptance, as the only possible hope of
their reeovery and their salvation, Jesus Christ and His
great stoning work, wherein by His sacrificial death on
the cross he magnalecl God's righteous law, and
made it an honourable thing on the part of God
to show mercy to the rage and to save them
from their misery and their ruin. With a theology
which ignored man's fallen condition, or treated
it otherwise than the deeply inherited corruption of
original transgression, or that considered. man in
.his
deserts otherwise than the just object of Divine punish- '
meat, er Christ's death aa other than • just end
full atouenent for man's sins, or that man might be
saved °Mei who than by Christ's vicarious death,
he had no eympathy ; but, after 'ohm patient
thought, he was strongly opposed to it, as neither in
accordance eith the thyme testimony nor meeting the
felt needs of man, lie expressed bib general acceptance
of the the th elegy of the Reformation. with which the
Congregational body bad been no long and honourably
identified, and his happier"' to proclaim this gospel in
connection with • Congregational church. He dared
not conceal or Many way abate his ecclesiastical con-
victions. Ile was a Ceecregationalast as rejecting all
external authority, end in proclaiming the right, all
front Christ, foreeerjcicaich to govern its own internal •
affairs, lie acknowleit4c.l no superior authority or
tribunal, but that at f rib in the New Testament
Scripturi a. These mine lib nit would be his endeavour
on all suitable occonou, bi declare and expound, and he
should deem it a dereliction of duty should he fail on
any seat occasion to d 0.... But whilst he held thus
an earnest and firm belief in Congregational principles,
be should le glad to cultieoe brotherly sympathy and in-
tercourse with these who ...ow fit—as they had • perfect
light—to adopt •irWa different from his own. In this
respect he should neck to treat others as he should with
them to treat him, and he eduld not hut share the regrets
of %my good men test their ecclesiastical principles
should so thoroughly ieperate thoto who were
in many respects one - inheritors of the same
blessings, and co.work, re in the same illustrious cause;
but it was oarless to, deplore the fact—the fact existed,
and they must endeavour to make the beat of it, only
they might earnestly tray for the time when it should
tile so God in his Provioenee to order it otherwise. The
work he hod uedertaken amongst them was an ardeous
and a solemn one. In the preseeution of his duties he
sheuld clic:mace much to depress, much, he
trusted, also to encourage ; but let him ask them to
place them-elve, in hi. tonition when the spirit of
censure we liable to ',caeca them : when they felt di.'
posed to utter complaihte, let them think of his work,
its toils and anxieties, and night they feel how much
he needed their earn .t prayers and theii hearty co-
op...reticle. Let iiini oak them that night fervently and
contumelly to bear bon en their spirits at the throne of
the heavenly grate, that he might be ready for those
pmceomnlice"'utitiannd lab
efttfe"g"re'ltilowiorerd of a faithful an in the
his church ; and he icayed it would please God of His
mercy to crown thi ir mutual labour* with very copious
-
seamen, and to His name shoulil be all the praise, and
theThheAßnenyr.' and the ,diry, for ever and ever.
Ghat, of Blandfori, then delivered an
address on the priutiplis underlying and deteriuining
their church polity, treating the subject under three
heeds—what arc they? wheecedo we derive them? sail
whither do they lead/ He described their principl, aes
Protestant, and the church as consisting of believer*
in Christ whose coroluct is in the rosin consistent with
their profeonon t.ciof he declared the right of each
eltio.cli to choose. it, ..wn pastor and to governits own
eff. suo. Theo' ermeiples, he said, they derived from the
New Testament, avid the
practice of the early church
there recorded. IViitLer did these principles lead ?to
the very front lank of the champions of spiritual
freedom. Itoug in that position, he urged them to
diligence.

"Batton or Barr" DINNZR.—The annual
tradesmen's dinner at Dorchester, which has been
held year after year for well nigh half a century, is
to take place next Thursday evening, under the
most favourable circumstances. For the last few
years interest in this anniversary gathering has been
waning, but, with the accession of Mr. Frost to the ,
King's Arms Hotel, the old "baron of beef" dinner
seems to have taken a new lease of life. The corn.
mitteo have vigorously set about getting together
the old friends and the new comers to the town to
join the party on that occasion, and • large company
is expected; while, Mr. Frost, the new landlord,
also snakes this his "opening dinner," and will, ot
I count, make such provision and arrangements for
I the festival as will do credit to his establishment.
Mr. Alderman Coombe is to preside, so a pleasant
I evening is assured.
I COMIIITTID TO THI DORS= COUSTY GAOL.—
Se.lBlOti4 : James Duffey, George Turner, Thome
Jackson, stealing bread at Dorchester • Robert
Bartlett Tulhn, stealing shn,makers' tools at Hinton
St. Mary.— lard Labour : Thome. Wood,vagrancy
at Winterborne Whitecharch, 7 days ; Daniel
Wall* poaching at Winfrith Newburgh, 1 month;
! Mary Ann Hayson, drunk, itc., at Wareham, 7
1 day.; Cornelius Sullivan, vagrancy at Lyme Regis,
14 days ; John Turner, vagrancy at Lyme Regis,
14 days; Robert Baker, poaching at Winfnth
Newburgh, 1 month ; Jonathan Fudge, poaching at
Sturminster Newton, 2 worlds§ ; George Whicker,
I embezzling money at Weymouth, 3 months; Joseph
Johnson, stealinNaggota at East Morden, 7 days;
Mary Speck, stealing money at Corte C,astle, 2
months; Charles Male, stealing a bag and barley
1 at Sydling 4 months.

0011 I.:OLL-R-A-T-Irg.- -The paying of rates of one
kind or another is such a frequent prams, that we
are apt to conclude the nun total must be very great.
So far as we have ever heard about ten shillings in
the pound" is the popular notion of the local rates in
this borough, but we are glad to find that lees than
seven shillings will meet all legal demands in Dor-
chester for the year now coining to a elope, and, if the
ebarch•rate is paid, the total is bat little more.
flare are the details of tbr..o parishes :-
ST. YVES S.

s. d.
Poor-rates (including watch rate and Burial
Board expanses), Ist quarter 10d. 2nd
Church Hate (voluntary) 0 6
Board of Health—lighttnx 50. drainage la"
waterl6l, intercakon old Paellas Bonds id.,
moral rale ls. 6d. ... 3 61

7 le
ALL Saturn
Poor rates (including sraten rats and PAY'
mints to Burial Board). lit quarter 91., 2lid
104., 3rd 94., 4Th
... 3 2
Church Rate (voltuetary) ... 0 6
B.ard of Health, as in other parishes ... 3 64

721
FOIDINGTOI.
Poor ratres-Isl half-year le. 4i1., 2nd Is. 4d 2 8
Church ratio (voluntary) 0 4
Watch Hats 0 7
Board of Health, as in other parishes, except
that those only in the district having public,
lanspa paying the lighting rats ... 36)
--
7 li

The Rev. F. R. ekliiy, of Sherborne, spoke on the
cloths. of chonli
counselling them to submit
to the authority of their pastor. attend the serviceS
regularly, lee, Clo
.iVe With dotar bin instruction,
operate with him in all bra efforts to do good, defend
his character, liberally support !dm, and pray earneatly
lar his welfare.

The Rev—. J. !Octal', of Reid Port,
was then lled on
by the Chairman to deliver en address on their church
doctiines. lie eahl that be had prepared an address on
ca
C.c doctrine. of th gospel, but he thought they
would ell feel it was Cme the meeting should
be clm‘ed. That ciliredi would have related chiefly to
the irr,.tiol dtj1 of our Lord Jesus Chrid, Ills
atom nient for sin, juatification of the believer in the
sight of God as the reault of faith in the Redeemer,
personal renewal by the holy Spirit, and kindred truths.
all based upon the 'acted Scriptures ; but, they would
feel with him that it would be out a plane for him to
trope s on their tan, so as to dO anything like juin.*
:
on that occasion t. icegreat doctrines of our holy
religion tad he felt the more
strongly on this point
since their friend Mr. Nelms bed given snob • very clear
and succinct statement of Christian truth. The
principles Mr. Naive held were held by himself, and held
bythem as Congregat iecalialts while they valued their
church order, polity, and discipline, they valued their
church doetrines infititely more, because they oonsti,
toted their spiritual life. A man might be • Christian
and • godly man, though not • Noneonformist ; there
were thousands, they iepiieed to believe, who were ;but
even in the juilgineet of charity, he could not ooneeive
how any individual c .nld be • Christian and reject the
doctrines of the c,oirel which they professed to hold.
Permit him to bay that he had greatly enjoyed the
SereMell of that tv. ning. He most heartily congratu-
lated them on the election of Kr. Nes.' as theirpristor,
and he congratulated hie dear friend (Mr. Reeve) on
being the pastor of teat choral. He bad known Mr.
Reeve use. lie csoiht,, the county about five 'env. ego
—known Itioa intimae ly, an.i he might nay that he (Hr.
Reeve) bad lived in his ofectionecoil in hisoolladeuee
and if he had any part a hatever in introducing Mr.Neave
to th-m as a people, it tool given him profound satis-
(salient that they had Charted him unisoimuudy a* their
pastor. Hi. earnest prayer to God was that the Divine
blessing might crown their union, and that great grace
might rest on him as a panto, and on themes a people.
In conclusion he intimated that at some other time he
might preach to them •sermon substantially what he
had prepared for that evening.
On the motion of Ili-. older., one of the deacons, •
vote of thanks wee 10,..ed to the ministers who had
attended, and to the holies who provided tea, iim.
The Rev. J. Nitavg said he did not feel sea stranger
here, as he had been in co-operatiou with all, Or nearly
all,
the good
tMhiin.gisstesarsidintht.htecioguhnttwy.oullidesinhioped4teptihyatinaliol
their hearts, and that t,ity
might receive an impetus from that evening's aervices, and go on their way con-
Silently and hopefully in the great work of God. All
true work was slow. They must build on the old
foundations alowly,but if they gave themselves earlieetlY
and prayerfully to the work they might expect the
Divine Limning to rest •ery abundantly upon them.
He moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Devenish for pre-
aiding, which was cordially adopted, and briefly ma.
knowledged.
The 1t.,. IL S. ASHTON. Of Weymouth, Offered
prayer.
A hymn, tete than 'Ong, and the meeting ended.

RECOGNITION iERVICE AT DORCHESTER
CONGREGATIONAL cHersr..
On Tuesday evening a service for the formal reeogni.
Hon of the key. J. Neave, formerly of licaminster. as
minister of the Congregational chapel, was held in that
place of worship, afters use meeting in the school-room,
attended by about 300 persons, when aaaaa were
given by thi following ladies—Mrs. Nese°. Mrs. U.
Devenish, Mrs. A. Gevenish, Mrs. Howe, Hrs. Last,
Mrs. Olive. and Mrs. Oliver. There WAS a good congre.
gamma, including some not connected with the chapel.
both Nonconformists and Churchmen.
Alter singing a hymn suitable for the occasion of
orilidoing • pastor, the Rev. Mr. Just, of Lyme Regis,
read (with singular manneiism) Psalm exxxii, 13-18.
I and Hphesians iv., 1-16. Then the Ray. J. R. Wall,
I of Maiden Newton. prayed, after which a hymn for •
blessing on a faithful minister was sung. Other hymns
were sang between the speeches.
IL DlVANtekt, EN.. as Chairman, then remarked
that In stating the circumstances which hid led to their
union with Mr. Neave as pastor and people, which
union they were met formally to recognise, it was tin-
neeeseary to state more than • few facts. In seeking to
have the vacancy supplied, which was mauled by the
resignation of their former pastor, they were governed
hy one chief desire, namely, to have one placed over
them who would faithfully proclaim the gospel of
Christ. They felt it ninessary at the same time, if
possible, to secure the services of one who had bed some
previous experienee in the ministry. After consulting
a few ministerial friends in the county, and after they
bad sought ;reddens,' at the footstool of Divine s•
. . .

WEYNIOUTH.

- - s.° grace. RIPALI2.4 Or Sr.ANY'S Cacrecn. -Money and
wcork are,..in_vited for. • sale a worts to be held nett
ttes-i.hs.ildtsd,
at-t.
repeated nuts,
natiiittit4d
wahifcehw
pSerobvbet.he.d
...pit!
able to ibe people, they ultimately gave hint an .Easter, the P !.(1' to be devoted towards the
ous invitation to become their pastor. That repair* and warming of the church.in:o44ton wall accepted, and the remit was what they MARK OF °RAMCht. --The boys of the Col-
happily witnessed that sight-a mecting cordially to legiate school on Friday evening presented Mr.
'Welcome Mr. Naaao as their pastor, and to wish that G. F. Wadsworth, of Radipole farm, with a hand.
their onion might be mutually productive of tendert witnely gilt timepiece on • stand. The clock was
and edificatian and the diary of God. As • church supplied by Mr. Vincent, Si. meo.atentit it ja of
cavalier in spirited attitude. It strikes the boors
military design, the principal onwoom being a
they hoped to 'affenl Mr. Reeve every token of their
cordial co.operation Mall his labours and efforts for the
spread of God's Kingdom amongst them,
and half-hour,, and keeps going for three weeks.
The Rev. J. NgaVs said it was customary on ooessions
The following was the inacription.-" Pr ted to
like that for the pastor to make a brief statement of
be religious views, and of the manner in which be
Mr. CI.G. F. Wadsworth by the pupil, of the Collegate
intended to peasants Ms Christian work; and, although School, W eymoutb,. N. ovetn.be..r, 1b69." -
the need of mesh a statement was spoareotly superseded RICABORNING.-About half-pest two o'clock on
by the fact of the choice of the Chrbtian people to Thursday afternoon, part of • rick of hay, standing
whom he was to minister, yet, on public grounds sod near the road which leads from the Wyke road past
For public reason., it was perhaps desirable that his Portmore to the hack of Buxton's was discovered to
creed should be elwly and rumba* stated. Before be on fire. Efforts were made by gentlemen and
proceeding to that another matter might claim their other, residing near to extinguish the lire; but they
attention for a moment In their Congregational
were of little use. About £lO worth was destroyed.
churches, liked alweys been laid down as art and * h L., ' i
imb.Pelt.altte 9Matiltattolt for sustaining the office of The .ay belonged - Mr. Churchill, of
iittili:mboe.
boys, the Christian ministry amenzet them that the Minister is thought to have been set on fire by ah ,old be able to isatisfy himself aiwell as the people who were 841eU Wining from the 6,11 silortly before :
" that fir." •14ritual &suite 'lsiah was needful for the tire war even, with 3 lighteel

CRAILOS ow DSISAIMING TEI BA/MS. —lk ii
said that we may expect further revelation. res-
pecting the dealings of Lloyd and Stokes with the
Banks. Mesers. Eliot are said to have a sundar
°barge against the prisoners, and Supt. Vickery
has has had a hard fortnight's work in travelling and
writing ooncerning the two men charged with de-
frauding the Bank. As the ore is followed up, and
ti j be
the doings of the parties are traced, more and more
enquiry seems to open. Without prejudicing a case
aubudice, it will roper only to say that London,
Bristol, Bath, Devizes, Trowbridge, Cirenoester,
kri., have been visited, and an immense amount of
information gained, while the London Joint Stook
Bank, Bidlow and CO., establishments at Norwich
and Ipswich are all expected to oontribute towards
the revelations. Unless the police have the wrong
persons, more than one or two different names have
been used, and transactions will be examined reach-
ing back as far as 12 years ego.
WSYDIOUTH Ma/ TIM KING OFTHII BSLOIANS.
Worship the Mayor (R. 14., Howard, Esq.), and J.
Tizard, 80, et-mayor, riding in a carriage and pair
and attended by two mace-bearers, took part in the
procession of about :WO mayors, lords lieutenants,
high sheriffs. and lichief magistrate., who were pre-
sented to His Majesty the King of the Belgians in
OLIO of the state apartment of Buckingham Palace on
Thursday. On the Mayor and Mr. Tizard being
introduoed to his Majesty he received them very
graciously, and expressed a hope that he might at
some time visit Weymouth. The Mayor, in reply.
signified how great was the pleasure he felt at such
• probability, and assured His Majesty that the town
of Weymouth would endeavour to give him such •
reception aei became a place that had formerly been
distinguished Om the residence of King Oeorge Ili.
We understand that the equipage of the Mayor of
Weymouth attracted, next to the Lord Mayor'e, very
general attention and inquiry on the part of the
pa hl
MILCOMBI RSOM VitiTRY 'MScrisa. —A meet-
ing of the vestry was held on Thursday morning,
pursuant to notice. The Rev. T. Greaves, rector,
was in the chair. The Chairman having read the
notice convening the meeting, Mr. Andrews ex-
plained to the vestry sections 3 and 4 of the Poor-
rate Assessment awl Collection Act, 1569, in order
that the vestry might form an opinion as to the
propriety of malting an order under section 4 of that
Act, (or the rating of the owners of tenements
the Womble value of which does not exceed £B, in-
stead of the occupiers thereof. Whereupon it was
proposed by Mr. Maunders, seconded by Mr.
Robertson, and resolved unanimously "That ba
virtue of the 4th section of the Act 32 and 33
Victoria, c 41, this vestry doth hereby order that
the owners of all rateable hereditaments to which
I section a of the said Act extends, situate within the
parish of Meloombe Regis, shall be rated to the poor
rate in respect of such rateable hereditamente in-
stead of the occupiers. All rates to be hereafter
made in acoortlarie with section
.4 of the said
_Act."

COUNYT PrITT SUWON& Friday.—Before H. C.
Cloodden, R. H. Swaffield, Esq., Major Swsfßeld,
Major Wood, and K. if. Eliot, E.g.
17ionaas that, of Weymouth, was summoned for
being drunk at Portland, on November 5. Prisoner
admitted being drunk, and said be was very sorry. P.S.
Pitfieid saw prim ner was quite incapable of takingness
id hiniself.—This being the first offenoe, be was fined
sa. including costa.
Samuel Randall was summonei for being drank and
riotous at Chickerell, on October 30.—This preioner
also professed sorrow.—P.C. Beg had found the
prisoner trying to get up • fight, at • quarter past
twelve at nicht.—lt appeared that prisoner 6.1 been
earning money by draining, and then "drained" bin
won sy. Having been previously convicted, he was fined
ss. and 00Kta. . . .

Richard Trevitte WSJ summoned for leaving a waggon
three hours on the turnpike road, opposite W) ke
Cottege.—Pet Pittield saw IS first about eight o'clock,
and It remained till eleven o'clock, when the sergeant
removed it. There was no name on the side of the
waggon. but next morning defendant came for it, and
said he left it beets'. his hones were tired, Witneen
removed it to soother place not far off, the other •iile
of the road, where it was safe. It belonged to Mr.
Lynham.—Mr. Lynhare, who Was present, cant he vete
very sorry--Fined Is. and costs, the magistr.tea
remarking on the dente of leaving a waggon in geg rogi
so long.
PonTLAND FAIR AND ?NZ DINGING POLICINAN.—
Abraham Wieder, Elizalorrh Wittier, and Emma iteleLite
were summoned for selling, and causing to be sold. a
quantity of beer to John Hun', not having an Excise
license—Mr. Welton appeared for def. nilants.—l,
John Hunt maid that on November 5 he went to
Winter's house, and called for a pint of beer. Mrs.
Winter said "(jive me the money; we are not licensed."
Ho gave the money to • girl in the reorn, awl the girl
legt the room. Witness watched both beck door and
front, sad ease that she did DOS go out of either. The
girl brought back the beer, and it we' drunk. He
called for another pint. which was oaid for nod drunk
in the same way. After that he called for another,
followed the girl out. and sty her go into a room where
there were several casks. He went into the back yard.
amd allowed her, at Le thought, sufficient time to get
the beer, and returned into the little room, where the
*asks were. She came out with the beer, and he
helped to drink that pint of beer. The girl sat down
I beside hint, and asked him if he wanted • sweetheart
—(laughter). When he gave the money to the girl she
headed it to Mrs. Winter each time. Mrs. Winter told
hint her hueband was in bed drunk—(a laugh). The
finit time he gave the girl 61, and Mrs. Winter gave
I change. The second time he gave 31., and the third
I time • shilling, and the girl gave change. She asked
I if he was not going to ask them to drink, and he said,
" Drink by all means ; you never knew a sailor back-
ward." Witness we, disguised as a sailor. She asked
if lie was going to stead any more, and he said "Yee, I
but I should like to see you alter the colour nt that
feather." She said " Don't you like the red r He
antwered "Yen, but I belong to the blue"—(laughter)
1 and offered to pay for dyeing the feather if she would '
I have it done. He took up a child, fondled it. gave it
• peney to buy a cake, and himself bought some
I tobacco. He then called fore fourth pint, for which
be gave • twotehillitigepiece, and Rabbits breught the
beer from the same plaice, and gave him Is. 91, change.
Mrs. Winter said "We are going to hey. a conceit to.
night; could you do anything in it?" Witness said,
" Yes ; he could sing a comic song, or spout a hit from
Shakspeare," and In was to make out a programme—
(laughter) The young woman Rabbits had returned,
and he took up the child which bad come back, went
into the front room, and sat by the side of Rabbits on
&couch. There was an open deer, through which he oould
WO
Mrs. Winter drawing beer in the room where the
nein were. There were a dozen people in the kitchen
which he had left, and he could hear them call for beer,
see the girls carry the jags into the room where Mrs.
Winter was, and bring back the Jugs full. He saw
people pay for pints and quarte of beer without num-
ber. The sign " Live and let live" win over the door.
Witness paid for an pints altogether. He went in
about two, and left about half .past five. At about hull.
pest seven be returned with P.C. Robert Hunt. who was
dressed in plain clothes, and called for • glass of be. r,
for which Hunt paid. There were girls there, who
naked them to drink, and witness only drank about •
pint altogether. There were sailors there whom he
asked to drink, being an old sailor bitnnef—(latighter).
Ha afterward' asked about the concert, and said it
would not do to keep the audience waiting —(laughter).
She said her husband was too drunk to attend it.
Another plot wag called for by Robert Hunt
before that was paid for, or any beer brought, Mrs.
Winter looked et Robert Hoot, sod said "Ton are a
policeman." He replied "Nonsense ; how Genie you
to think of that?" She turned to winter and said,
"Do you know anything of him, sailor r He replied,
"I picked him up oaths island." Some one called
out " Look the door I" and he saw some one turning
up his sleeves. Witness said" Discretion is
the better part of velour. Don't it us have
any bother. U you make say bother we shall
have the police in, and I shall be taught. As I
brought the man in, let me get him nut," and ho got
out of the door with him.—Creaseexaminesl : The six
first pints were on his seisonnt ; but the others on John
Hunt's account. When he went into the &oat room
with Rabbits, be atigad shoal • quarter of an hour.
Would not swear whether he had anything to eat, if
he did, it was only a biscuit or cheese. Could not tell
if ho had any flab; but might have had a red herring.
Did not know if he had one, and did not know who
cooked it. He did not consider this was material, and
did not recollect; his memory was defective. He knew
all the money paid was handed to Mrs. Winter. There
were 18 or 20 people there drinking beer; but did not
see soya ing sokL eseept beer and tobacco. It Wet Portland
fair day. He was not .4.4 i to have any tea.—P.C.
Robert Hunt corroborated the evidence of the first
witness. The place where they drew the drink was a
bar. As the witness went on, Mrs. Winter, who was
evidently getting excited, exclaimed, "Don't tell no
more lies." He hiniseif seas dressed in plain clothes.
When Mrs. Winter 'Lathe was • polionnen--be thought
it was time to go on, end went outeldo the door. He
knew the girl did not go out of the house to fetch the
beer, because the was its his sight all the time. He was
in the kitchen, and only new one door there to lead into
the kitchen. The bar door leads right into the kitchen,
and there is nothing between the two rooms but a walL
From the kitchen they go into the bar.—Witnees was
oroes-rx ambled as to the number of doors in the bar;
but though be had not quite the sell.possession of his
musical and dramatic namesake, his evidence was not
materially altered.—No evidence against Rabbits being
offered, she was disobanged.—Mr. Weston made an able
address for the Winters pointing out wherein the
evidence did not agree. He urged that the beer was
obtained from a house near. —The Chairman, however,
Laid the Bench considered the charge clearly proved,
and defendants were fined £5 and costa, 11a. 6d.
BottOUoll SISSIoNn, Friday. Before G.
Betts, Req., and 11. Hargett, Esq.
i'neLete Ariete.—./olos Clalker was brought en for
using threatening language towards Mr. John King,
sod called on to show canna why he should not he
bound over to keep the peace.—Mr. King said that on
Thondey morning prieoner oame In • very excited state
to Mr. Hare's of6oe, and threatened all kinds of violence
to him (oomplainant). Chalker said he went to the
opening supper at the Boot Inn the evening before, and
drank more than he ought. If the Bench would look
over the case, he would never trouble them again. Mr.
ligiggegt reminded Prisoner he had often said no before;
Ii grieved him much to MS prisoner no often before the
Beneh..—ln answer to Mr. Arden, Chalker said his last
recognisance expired in October. Mr. King said
Chalker's conduct arose from some proceeding, be
(complainant) had taken against him In the County
Court; but prisoner had since expreseed his sorrow,
and he believed him, no that he did not wish to press'
the charge, or put Chalker to much expense or Incon-
venience; he simply wished te proton himself. He
would be satisfied if the Bench would bind prisoner
down in his own recognizance", or he would simply take
Chalker's word, if the Bench thought he would be safe.
—Mr. Betts said that would be rustier for cionsid •
bon after they bad heard the other charge.—Prisoner
was nextebarged with assaulting P.C. Hansford with
Intent to injure him, in the execution of his duty. The
constable went with P.C. Brine to time Boot Inn. on
Thursday afternoon, in order to take prisouer into
Curt idy. Ile inked to be thowr the
thni was done; bat Chalker, who wee drunk: blean!

rofamid to go to the station. The constable took hot
of him, when he resisted; bat promised to walk oil
quietly if they would let him go. Immediately Hans.
ford slackened his hold, however. Chalker endeavou, ed
to kick him, and that with a moat shameful inten-
tion. He was handcuffed and brought to the
station, threatening to pay the constables out
when he got the obance. Prisoner denied having
kicked the constable; he had the greatest respect for
the police, and alway. endeavoured to protect them.
It was all owing to the drink he took at the Boot lon
supper, far the landlord had made his brandy.and-water,
tuo strong for the money, ono he had more drink there
than he had bad for years. He promised not to touch
• drop of liquor spin if the Bench would forgive him
this time—Mr. Haggett remarked that would be the
only way to keep hits from being sent where he would
not have the chance of getting any intoxicating drink.
Mr. Anion reminded prisoner that linden the new Act
of Parliament he wee liable to be most severely
Punished, of which prisoner did not seen to be aware. -
The Bench consulted, arid the Chairm•n directed that
prisoner should enter into his own noognieance in £lO
to keep tha pe.ce towards Mr. King. and fitted hint
20a, and costs for assaulting the constable, in default 14
days' hard labour.