The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-08-26 00:00:00

THE EX-M.P. FOR LAMBETH-,

The Reupit trial, a 'summary of which
aPPears in a4ther aolumn, may be regarded as
one of the-most extraordinary in history. It is,
however, said that the whole of the plot has not
yet been unravelled. Had the defence been
proceeded with, we are told, it would have pre-
seated a Aim extraordinary oharecter than it
did, the deffeirdant being prepared to prove that
the des of gift and the will, declared by
Willianiltoupell to have been forgeries, were all
genuine, and that the confession of the latter
was merely an afterthought, for the purpose of
getting the property back for the use of his
family. A London contemporary, in reference
to this extraordinary case, thinks it very doubt-
ful whether a conviction can be obtained against
Roupell on the charge on which. I}ll.hgc,heen
committed, as the confession was made without
any caution being given by the judge that he
was not bound to make any statement that
might tend to criminate him, and under the
' compulsion of an oath. Our contemporary
adds:—" Mr. Waite—the defendant in the
action at Guildford—is a tradesman in London,
and possessed of considerable property, and the
Norbiton Farm estate was purchased by him at
the Auction Mart for £15,000 and he has since
laid. out £5,000 upon the property, so that he
had a very large sum at stake ; and when he was
callei upon to give up the property on the
ground that the deeds that were executed were
not valid, upon the supposition that a forgery
had been committed, he spared no expense in
procuring evidence, and the case that 'would
have been set up on his behalf was that both the
, deed of gift and the will of the 2nd September,
1856, under which Mr. Roupell came into pos-
session of the property, were genuine instre-
meuta, and wiwyetrong evidence indeed would
have been brought forward to establish these
facts, it would, of. course, have also been sug-
gested that WilliEsn Roupell's confession of per-
jury was merely an afterthought for the purpose
of getting the property back to the use of his
family, and there were a great many iitrong
fade that would have materially.favoured such
a mggestion. It appears that there were nearly
fifty witnesses at Guildford on behalf of the de-
fendant, a great many of whom had had in-
timate and extensive businese transactions with
Richard Palmer Roupell, the father of Mr. Win.
and were perfectly well acquainted with
his handwriting, and the greater part of those
*lames would have expressed their positive be-
lief that the eignattires to the will and the deed
..of .gift were the genuine signatures of the old
man, end they would have spoken to this im-
:portant fact without the alighestdoabt or hesi-
tation. It at the name time appears to be per-
• hotly clear that but for what has since taken
Place the genuineness of those signatures would
never for one moment have been disputed. Be-
sides the evidence of these wituesess as to the
handwriting, there were a great many who
would have proved that the deceased had upon
several occasions stated that he had given the
Kingston estate to his son William, and that he
had nothing more to do with it. It gliaa
been already stated that the amount of pro-
perty squandered away by William Roupell was
between £200,000 and 2300,000, but there are
good grounds for believing that, in addition to
this enormous sum' he is considerably in debt
and otherwise involved. Before he left Guildford
he was, it is said, served with a writ for £6OO
try,one of the offieers of the sheriff ofßersy.

DONCIINNTIN Prrcoxn CORN MARKAT, Saturday,
Aituat 23.—The attendance was limited, and in
conaelluenee of the fine weather Lumina* was
somewhat languid, but prima were well supported.
The heat varieties of seed wheat were held at £4 4s.
per tack, and for which we heard £3 per seek
offered and declined. There were some seeks of
new oats and barley pitched of fine qoatity, the
former weighing from 43 to-471b. per bushel.
116,1141. HANNA A/4D ENNOR'N RILINISITORY SALO,
Saturday, Attgilat 23. —There was A ebert supply
of beasts, but a large number of sheep and lamb*,
viz., 500 head. There was a very qui.* trade, and
with the exception of three lota, the whole wee dis-
posed of. Beef realised lie. to 12s. 6d. per score;
mutton 74d. to Bd. per lb. Some very prime horn
lambs, the property of Mr. Groves, made 30a to
32a. 6d. per head. At the Repository in Xbe after.
noon a number of hormerweeeaelluUHing from
£lO to X 35 each.

FATAL AUCLIMLILT..-4)14- Yirfllllllll4ll4l evening an
invest was held at the Weighbridge Inn, Grove
Buildings, before H. lock; eq., deputy coroner, on
the body of Henry Hyde, aged 15 years, who had
that afternoon met with an dccident that had caused
his death. It appeared that the &sassed had for
about twelve months past been in the employ of
Mr. Willis, of Sherbanie, earthig materials for the
new asylum at Fenton. On Wednesday afternoon,
about 1 o'clock, he and two others left the Great
Western Railway Station with two wagons, and two
carts laden with bricks. When they had got about
half-a-mile out of Dorchester, one of his companions
hehind saw him standing on the abate of the first
wagon, apparently replacing some bricks which had
been disturbed. He suddenly fell, and the off wheel
passed over his head. Mr. Good, surgeon, was
immediately sent for, but he died about half-an-hour
,after that gentleman's arrival. Verdict " Aoei•
'dental Death." We understand the deceased had
been previously cautioned by the police about riding
on the shafts.

COL7N7Y RULB AISOCIATION. —The meeting of
the Dorset County Ride Association promisee to be
more than usually attractive this year. For the
Sheriff's prize there are 80 entries. For the gold
and silver medals of the Association 108 entries.
The Yeomanry prize will be contested for by 39
competitors, and the Artillery prise by 34. For
Colonel Mansel's prize there are 40 entries, and for
Captain Farrer's Drill-sergeants' prize 8 entries.
The All Comers prise will be contended for by 53
members. This may be regarded as a large
number when the conditions of shooting are con-
sidered. In moat Rifle Associations it has been
usual to allow the use of Whitworth's and other
kind of rifles, and the consequence has been that
a large proportion of those who contend for the
"All Owners" prise are not volunteers. Had
the Dorset Association followed the usual
course, they would, no doubt, have had 150
entries, but instead of doing so they have confined
the competition• to the Enfield rifle issued, by
O•vraiatent, time oesbiting the prime at fir at
lei:ltlCL:lo.,trt 1/til: IVO frlit,

'AII Corners" prize are two crack shots from
Bristol, two from the 60th Rifles, and one from the
Rifle Brigade from Winchester Barracks, besides
volunteers from Gloueester, Middlesex, Somerset,
Woolwich, and Wiltshire. Every accommodation
In the refreshment department will be provided,
and Mr. George Pouncy will be present with every
requisite for the rifle.

AOCIDYNT NIUE THY SOUTH WesTagic RAILWAY
STATIOPL—On Saturday evening an accident, which
was fortunately unattended by any serious conse-
quences, occurred in the South Western Railway
Station yard. It appears that a woman named
Toms, alias Patty Cribb, from Abbotehury, went to
the station for some empty fish baskets. Whilst
them she pulled off the blind halter, and when
the train came along the horse "bolted." She en-
deavoured to stop it, and in doing so was thrown
down and one of the wheels passed over her loins.
The animal had not proceeded more than another
pace or two when both horse and cart were thrown
oompletely over. Mr. Emson was sent for and he
found that the woman had received no broken bones,
although she had sustained some internal injury hut
not sufficient to prevent her proceeding home. The
horse was not thjured, and a couple of shillings
would pay for the repair of the vehiole.

•
ACCIDINT TO TEM Ray. H. SMITH.—An acci-
dent occurred to the Rev. Hardwich Smith, inde-
pendent Minister of Maiden Newton on Wednes-
day evening. The rev. gentleman ini:d been attend-
ing the Bicentenary meeting at the Congregational
chapel, and was bringing a phieton to take up his
wife at the resident* of M. Devenish, Esq., when
the horse became restive, and ran down High-
street at a tremendous pace. On coming opposite
the china establishment of Mr. Daftll the animal
ran on the pavement, and the carriage was dashed
against the rails, while Mr. Smith was- thrown out
against the house with great violenoe. He snstainsd
injuries about the bead, and was taken into Mr.
Dufall's house, and- Mr. Benson, surgeon, was sent
for. He was subsequently taken to Mr. Devenish'it,
and is, we are happy to learn under medical treat-
ment, now doing well.

ACCIDINT IN TRIBITY-STRZE7b-011 Saturday
last an accident occurred in Tnnitpstreet. A flr
driver from Weymouth, tamed Richard Bone, was
returning home with one horse and a hearse be-
longing to Mr. Yearsley, of the Antelope Hotel,
Dorchester, and of the Burdon Hotel, Weymouth.
Shortly after he had left the Antelope yard the pole
broke, and shortly afterwards a wagon came along
laden with bricks. The consequence was, the broken
pole of the hearse caught in the hind wheel of the
wagon and upset 1 the
driver of the hearse and the
person sitting with him on e bor. Both were
very seriously en about the head, but under the
treatment received at the hospital they are doing
well.

Tux Orzsvco or Ma., &MOE'S New SA.LI
GROuNDS.—Many of our readers are aware that Mr.
Ensor, our enterprising auctioneer at Dorchester,
lately purchased the field belonging to Mr. Tapp,
for the purpose of holding his fortnightly cattle ales.
The pound, we understand, will be opened on the
13th December next, when a number of prises will
be offered for competion for the best stock brought
for sale. Among these will be a silver cup, value
£lO, given by Mr. Thorley for the best fat ox, new,
or heifer, fed lor the three months previously on
Thorley's condiment. A piece of plate, of the
value of £5, given by Messrs. Dixon and Coedits,
through their agent, Mr. Veetue, of Weymouth, for
the best fat heifer. A piece of plate of the value of
£5, given by Mr. J. T. Enact, for the best fat ox.
A piece of plate, of the value of £5, given by the
proprietor of the Dorset llfxpress, for the best pen
of 10 fat Down Wethers. A. piece of plate, of the
value of £5, for a pen of the best horn *ethers;
£3 3.5. for the best 10 fat Down ewes • £3 3s. for
the best 5 fat Portland Wethers; an £2 for the
beet fat pig.

THZ "0u LADY" AND ass Rimise.—The
Don* Chronicle tells the public that she has some
Australian gold, which may be seen at her office.
We sincerely congratulate her upon her geod fortune,
and can faeoy how gratified she most be with such
a "stranger," and hope .it will be long are she will
hart oboes= to turn it intettin" iie4dful," or ask
"Uncle" to take it under hit special patronage,

THB HARVtBl.—The wheat throughout the district
of Bedfordshire is now nearly all out, arid if the present
fine weather continues a few days longer it will be har-
vested io excellent condition. ;t may be remarked
that the wheat crop, particularly on Elie cold clay lands,
appeared strong and good, but few think the yield will
not be up to the average, being more or leas effected by
blight or red gum. The barley crop ls generally good,
though by no means heavy; the late heavy rams have
somewhat discoloured that which was cut and in the
swathe. Oats and beans also promise well, particularly
the latter, which are well. podded ; some are affected
with the fiy and blight, but this is not the case to any
serious extent. A good deal of land in this small county
is now under steam cultivation, the corps here are
abundant, and supr well of the new system of farming.
Farmers are looking forward to better prices than they
have bad lately. After e summer of unprecedented wet
weather and cold temperature the harvest in Cumber-
land will be deficient in rkuantity and quality, as well as
late. A few days of beantifnl summer-like weather have
gladdened the farmers this Week, and given them better
hopes of securing their crops well, but the general hn-
pression is that the mischief done by the bad weather
cannot now be remedied. There are numerous complaints,
especially in the west of the oonnty, that the wheat has
suffered much from the mildew, and it is feared that
under the most favourable circumstances the crop will
be a very inferior one. Oats give more promise on light,
dry lends ; Itit those on wet soils have suffered very
much, and will in some eases be almost worthless.
Barley shows the seine variation according to the light-
ness or heaviness of the laud on which it has been
sown, and perhaps, upon the whole, may approach
something like an average crop. Turnips have not been
so extensively sown this year on account of the
difficulty of getting in the seed, and the crop will be
very inferior. Of potatoes acoounfa vary considerably,
but it Is feared it will be a bad crap. The
weaker during the past week has been much filler *ID
to! itaanthli Past lb the Iffillland district, and hirtegit
prospects have considerably improved. The cutting of
wheat is now general tritottlngtramattire mid Leicester.

shir;:ii;driar the sosean advauoie it becomes more appa-
rent that the yield wilt hardly be up to an steks.ge.
The rain of last week has proved very beneficial, as the
grain has filled steadily, and both the yield and quality
will be decidedly better than was at one time expe4ed.
In many distriots of North Notte there will be a full
average crop, but on indifferent soils reports are Imo
favonrable. Barley generally promises well. Oats
have suffered to some extern by the wireworna, but a
good yield is expected. Beans t retty fair. Twelve,
marigold, and pasture' are in a healthy oonditien.

FORDINGTON.—Fins.---On Sunday last a fire
occurred at the farm homestead belonging to Mr.
Topp, facing the South Walks. For a considerable
time fears have been entertained that a conflagration
would take place through a rick of clover having
been stacked in too green a condition,and during tile
past week men have been employed to watch it.
We may mention that one aide of the barton is
enclosed by a furze hedge, which leads down to the
dwelling-house. Shortly after 11 o'clock three ricks
were discovered to be on the, and in a short time the
furze hedge also ignited. number of
persons promptly set to work, removing the
furze hedge, OD as to cut off all communication
between the burning ricks and the homestead.
In a short space of time the Fordington and
Borough engines were on the spot, but
were of very little service from the scarcity of water
obtainable at the homestead, and a considerable
time elapsed before a supply was furnished by the
mains of the Board ot Health works. Nothwith-
standing the exertions used the three ricks continued
to burn more or less the whole of the day, and it
was found necessary to keep the engines constantly
at work. During the afternoon a very large con-
course of people assembled, and the exertions of the
moo employed were directed to save by cutting, as
ranch of the hay as possible, and we are happy to
say that in this they Irewei.to ex great extent, see-
ceeefal. To the active exertions of the farm labourers
and others moat be attributed the saving of a large
sine wheat rick. We hive been informed that the
lose is estimated at bettreen .E2OO and £260, and
that Mr. Topp it insured in the Royal Exchange
office. Soon after the outbreak. of the fire, • man
named- Charles Stone, who had ,been up all night,
was seized with a fit. Drs. Aldridge and Emson were
won in attendance, and gave it as their opinion that
the cause of his illness was through inhaling the
smoke.

WEYMOUTH. lissome FISTIVAL. - On
Thursday last the Provincial Grand Lodge of
Dorset of Ancient, Free, and Accepted Masons was
bald at the Masonic Hall, Weymouth. The
brethren met at the hall at 12 o'clock for the trans-
action of some preliminary businees Among those
present were: the Right W.P.G.M., Brother
Joseph Guudry (High Sheriff of Dorset,) the
V. W. D. P.O. M., Bro. IThos. Pemba ; the S.G.
Warden, Bro. R. Phillips; the J.G. Warden, Bro.
John Bosworth.; the P.G. Treasurer, Bro. William
Hannan; the P.G. Secretary, Bro. Thos. Coombe;
the P. G. Registrar, Bro. C. Fißiter ; the S. G.
.Deacon, Bre. T. W. Saunders; the T.D. Deacon,
Bro. Geerge Frampton; the G. Supt. of Works,
Bro. mo. Bagden ; the G. Se ord.bearer. Bro. S.
Pellet; the 0. Director of Ceremonies, Bro. J.
Meanders; the G. Organist, Bro. Thou. Patch; the
G. Parsitivant, Bro. H. Feltham ; the Grand
Stewards, Bros. R. Bement, Chick, !Caddie,
Edwards, and Jno. Baunton ; the G. Standard-
bearers, Bro. J. Landis; and the G. Tyler, Bro.
John Lovelace. There were also present Brothers
Omens P. P. G. J. W. ;Thos. Robinson, P. P. G. S. W. I
C. Groves, P.P.J.G.W. ; Crickmay, P. P.O.
Sept. W.; C.& Rowe, P.P.G.R. ; W. Bryant,
P. P. G. J. D.; T. Sydenham, P. P. G. W. D.
Sydenham, P. P.G.J. W. kfaskell, P. W. ; C.J. Stone,
P. P. G. S. W.; J. M. Manley, P. P. G. R.; 3.
Robertson, P. P. G. ft.; J. Jacob, P. P. J. W..
; J,H. Harper, P.P.T.W. ; the W.M.
(Ben: J. EL 130yt) of the Lodge of Amity, Poole,
NO. 160, and eight other brethren • the W.M.
(Bro. George Frampton) of All Souls' Lodge Wey-
mouth, and Bros. J. Bosworth, P.M., T. &oaths,
P.M. F. Gooses, P.M., H. Symons, J.D., A.
Mason (Stsward,) E. Dunne lllteward,) B. Simmondti,-
Newinston, C. White, T. Saneace, 8, Dam, 1.
,Ntop Rv 7 Nb9l, OYff 004

T. J. H. Longman, C.B. Whitworth, J. Shorten,
C.O. Beale, he. ; the Lodge of Unity, Wareham,
No. 542, was represented by nine brethren ; the
Lodge of Faith and Unanimity, Dorchester, No.
605, by the W.M. (Bro. J.G. Gregory) and sixteen
other brethren; the Lodge of Friendship and
Sincerity, Shaftesbury, No. 694, by ten bra ; the
Lodge of St. Cuthberga, Wimborne, No. 905, by the
W.M. (Bro. J. Kerridge) and seven other bra.; St.
Mary's Lodge, Bridport, No. 1009, by the W.M.
(Bro. Felthani) and sixteen other bra, and there
were also twenty eight visiting bro., including Bro.
Frederick Binekes, P.M. Secretary for the Royal
Masonic Institution for Boys.; Bros. J. Besant,
Widoomb, Pothecary, and several members of the
Chapter. At 1 o'clock the brethren formed a pro.
cession to St Church in the following
order :

Two Tylera with drawn swords.
Weymouth Volunteer Ride Band, playing the tuna

Muonia numb:

Brethren not members of any Lodge two and two.
Visiting Lodges according to their numbers
(Junin- first.)
Lodges of tbo Province in like order.
Provincial Grand Pursuiraat. •
Provincial Grand Organist.
Provincial Director of Gem- Assistant Dirrebor of Core
monies with Baton I monies with white Wand.
Grand Snperintendent of Works.
Past Grand Sword Bearers.
Past Grand Deacons.
. . .

Provincial Seerrairy—;;lth. Book of
Pat Grand Registrars.
Grand Registrar I Grand Treasurer.
Past Grand Wardens.
Visiting Provincial Grand Offieera
Junior Grand Warden (with Plumb Rule.)
Banner of P. G. Lodge.
Senior Grand Warden (with level.)
P.O. J. I). with White Wand.

' Grand
(The Provincial Grand Chaplain,l. Grand
Steward, 1 be"i" ik— Ycauma -01- Sa th° Steward.
cred won a Cashion.
_. ... _ _

Visiting Provincial °mod, cpiaii; of Lodges.
Deputy Provincial Grand Master.
Visiting Deputy Provhscial Grand Masters.
Visiting Provincial Grand Masters.
Standard of Pro-
Grand Steward. vincial Grand } Grand Steward
Master.
. Grand Sword Bearer.
Bight Worahipful Provincial Grand Muter.
P. G. El D. with White Wand.
Two Grand Stewards.
• Provincial Grand Tyler.
As the brethren entered the church, the band
payed the National Anthem. Prayers were read
by the Bev. J. Stephenson, the incumbent After
the Srd collect was sung, the fraternity heartily
joined in the masonic hymn—
Lt there be light
Th' Almighty spoke;"

and again, after prayers were concluded, the hymn
"Almighty Sire." The sermon was preached by the
Rev. J. Kingston, rector of Cattistock, the P.G.C..
from Peter ii. 15-17. " For so is the will of Cod,
that with welldoing ye may put to silence the
ignorance of foolish men; as free, and not using your
liberty for iicloak of maliciousness, but as the servants
of God. Honour all men. Love the brotherhood.
Fear God. Honour the King." The preacher,
in the first piece. ..110,10d to the persecutions of the
early Christians. If they refused to bow down to
idols of wood and stone, they were charged with
atheism. If they met to partake of the Sacrament
of the Lord's Supper, they web, accused of eating
the flesh of him whom they had before put to death;
and if they met in private to avoid persecution, they
were charged with chambering and wantonness. He
then alluded to the prevalence of political and
religious rancour in the present day, and contended
that it was the duty of c.hristians to put to silence
the ignorance of foolish men by their holy and
devoted lives. lf, however, they were bound to
meet calumny and detraction, it was especially, the,
duty of the members of their order to drink in the
salutary lesson contained in his tent None had
passed through greater persecution than Ace
Masons. The Pharisees and Sadducesis of the premeat
day were of the same type ;ea they were in
the Apostles' days. To the Saddam!) Free-
masonry most ever be an object of hatred,
because it required of its members a solemn pro-
fession of faith in Almighty God, and exalts His 1
word, charging •thernewly infested brothet to take
it as the standard of truth and justice, and as ths
rule of his life aed cocidect To the Pharisee also it.
was as wormertred and gall, because it re-echoed the
words of the Apostle Mom that "faith without.,
works is dead," and that "pure religion and undo-
filed before God and the Father is this: to visit the
fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep
himself unspotted from the world." It was became
Free masoarywas the only institution in the world,
of the members of which it could truly be said,
"See how they love one another," that it met with
so much opposition of the so-called religions world.
Despite of the opposition it had met with, Christ
had diffused its blessings over the globe, and Free-
masonry, time handmaiden and pioneer of Chris,
tianity, was progressing rapidly in all ranks of
society, soothing many of the asperitide in life's
rough path, drying many a widow's and orphan's
tear, and uniting mankind in the golden links of
brotherhood and clarity. The members, on leaving
church took the some order as before and returned
to their hall for the transaction of other business.
On going to and from church, the road was lined
with spectators. The members dined in the even-
ing at the Virden* Hotel.
Bourn Warratur Rsnwov.—Weunderstand that
the South Western Railway Company have decided
to place on the railway cushioned seats for the second
class excursion trains instead of the ordinary third
class aa heretofore. There certainly is great credit
due to this company for the good foith they keep
with the public. On several omissions lately the
excursion trains from Loudon have arrived at Way,
mouth at the time advertised.

A Hoax.—On Thareday evening the inhabitants
under went the pleasumble sensation of being hoaxed.
In the morning the town crier announced that a
splendid display of fireworks would take place in
the evening, at half-past eight o'clock, in the
"rings," under the superintendence of a celebrated
pyrotechnist, whoae name we forget, and that •
splendid balloon would also amend from the same
place. Such an air being somewhat new to Wey-
mouth, the intelligence spread like wildfire. People
flocked in from Wyke, Chickerell, Upway, Preston,
and other places, and by the time the proceedings
were announced to take place several thousands
were congregated on the Einplanade for the purpose
of witneteing what was itoteg On. They waited till
nine o'clock, and even till halflast nine, when
some of the shrewdest intellects began to penetrate
the secret that they had been hoaxed, and walked
away disgusted at its unknown author. Others
however lingered • considerable time longer, bet we
need hardly add, with the same ill success. Bat it
is an ill wind that Idows nobody good. On the
same evening there was a "sixpenny hop" on the
pile pier, and numbers who would not have otherwise
attended it went because it should not be said of
them that they had met with disappointment. The
lessees of the pile pier, therefore, in consequence of
the pyrotechnic hoax, were largely bsnefitted.
THZ LATII LIOSZOLING MIiTINO.-.-WO understand
that Mr. Baxter, ale, porter, and wine merchant,
residing in New-street, intends appealing at the
ensuing General Quarter Sessions against the decision of
the Bench on Thursday, in reference to his application
for **Else.
wkrrLAND.—PoßnAlin STONL —The Builder
says :—The parliamentary commission for inqidring
into the condition of the Houma of Parliament, and
the description of stone beet qualified to resist our
London atmosphere, having reported favourably to
that of Portland for use in future public buildings in
the metropolis, it may be well to draw the atten-
tion of our readers to an ably executed column in the
International Exhibition, by Mr. Field, of Parlia-
ment street, which, from being placed in the Anchiv
tectural (Class 10) instead of the Quarrying Depart-
ment. and tanned in the catalogue, moreover "a
marble oolumn," may otherwiselempe notice. This
column combines fine samples of the three bedir of
atone in the island of Portland, which, according to
the description affixed to the column, have been
raised from extensive quarries on the private property
of Mr. W. H. P. Weston. The atone from these
quarries appears to have been mud) need in the
public buildings of London, as, in addition to those
mentioned in the desetiption attached to the column,.
viz., Somerset Hones and the British Museum, we
find, on inquiry, that it has also been employed in
the erection of Bridgwater House and the Treasury.
LANGTON. —On Wednesday next the Lord
Bishop of the Diocese will consecrate the new
church recently erected in this village at the expense
of J. J. Farquharson, Fag. His
the lordship
preach in e morning, and the Van. Archnoa
Huxtable in the evening.

SIVANA.GE.—It gives us much pleasure to an-
nounce the great 'access which has attended the
labours of Mr. Hillier, muter of the National
School in this place. He has succeeded in carrying
off the Dean of Salisbury's prise, awarded to the
master whose boys showed the greatest proficiency
at the late examination connected with "The
Salisbury Diocesan Prize Scheme." Two of his
scholars (Frederick Mitchell and Mary Ann Steiner)
were also suocessful in obtaining the two silver
medals. Of the 28 attending his school who sat he
be examined, 27 have obtained certificates of merit,
and of these two are to have prizes also. Too conch
praise cannot be given to Mr. Hillier for his pains-
taking zeal in the cause of education.
SHAFTESBURY.—Our fair will he held on the
30th inst., when five prizes will be awarded, and
distributed to the sucoesaftil competitors at the
Townball, at four o'clock the name day.
WIMBOBNIL—p,err Szcamise, Aug. 22.—Before
:M C. J. Parke, q. (chairman), C. J. Glyn, . and Rev.J. H. Austen, Esq. Major Portman, and J. P. Beakett,
Esq.
CARTIER AGAIN !—Silas and Vredeliok White WIWI)
irumnioned by P. C. Arney for riding on the shafts of a
wagon without guide or reine—Defendente excused
themselves by saying that the bolts of the wagon were
loose, and to keep them in their. places tnty eat on the
shafts.— Fined W. each and costa, and cautioned.
James Dennis, of Corfe Lodge, was fined3iidm
emits, for a gross asuult on Bennis MoOartby, of
Poole.
Frederick Demi and James Cole, of C0MF4400047
011VIN4 ikauglt* gng Ann eg.
.140 Mr/110R1 9 ir 14/44;',44.4 wk.

Plaimint's wife had used some infamous statements
against the defendants, and the Bench diamissisd the
Cue. leaving complainants to pay the costs also.—Mr.
F. W. Freeman appeared for defendants.
Frederick Midden, an ale-house keeper at Lytehet,
was sentenced to two months' hard labour for a
diapers% assault on James and Frederick Hiscocic, the
latter of whom appeared with two black eyes and two
cots surrounding the left eye, which he swore was
occasioned by defendant's kick.—An elderly man
named Mullein, on the part of the defence, swore that
defendant did not strike the complainant Frederick,
but that a man named John Maiden was the guilty
party.—llleaden was called, and admitted that fact, but
was contradicted by the complainant, who adhered to
his original oath that it was Badden.—The Bench said
the assault was a fearful one, and might have resulted
in murder.—Defendant seemed amazed at the sentence.
Robert Day, of Langham, was summoned by Edward
George for assault and battery, but the ease was settled
out of Court.
Auguitus Cook again I This old offender was fined El
and costs for diunken and disorderly -conduct, and
abusing P. C. !Tore at Wimborne.
Mary Ann Humphries WAS summoted by Mr.
Albert Clarke, master of the Wimborne Union, for not
supporting her children.--The relieving °Meer, Mr.
Dowding, stated the result of the inquiries he was
directed to make, from which it seemed that Mr.
Humphries had an interest in some land called
"Pipers."—Tnis was, however, denied by a son of Mrs.
Humphries, who said he kept her and two other
children, and that she had no property of any kind.—
She was thereupon discharged.
A hid named George Gerrit WAS brought up on
warrant by Superintendent Baynton, charged with
stealing a wrapper from the Crown Hotel —Mr. Blake,
the prosecutor, said that the led's friends had inducted
him not to offer any evidence ,• and the lad, who was an
orphan, end for whom Mr. Freeman acted, was set at
liberty.
A young girl named Ellen Rusher was committed for
3 months' to Dorchester Tor vagrancy at Wimborne, the
object of the sentence being to wean the girl from bad
associations. and receive instruction in gooL
HAYPIIRSTON COMMON RIGHTS AGAIN I—James
Hobbs, jun., was fined El includipg_oosts, for rescuing
cattle on theii way Collie' jaconid.--;The Chairman said
that lie trusted the continue' disagreement occurring at
Hanioreston, SA to cattle trespassing, amid cease.
ALLINGTON. —THE MALIGNANT DISORDER AMONG
SHEILF.—Nsarly a month has elapsed since the outbreak
of small-pea in Mr. Joseph Parry's celebrated Ailing.
ton flock was announced. The disorder he now spread-
ing, to the great dismay of all Moskmasters, in Wilts,
Hants. and Dorset. The rumours respecting the
calamity are exceedingly numerous, and many of them
utterly false, those in particular that apply to placee
in mid-Hatupthire, and to a- district westward of
Southampton, on the immediate border of Dormakire.
We can make this assertion on the beat eldhority.
With regard to the spread of the disorder in Wiltshire,
we find the most reliable information in the Devisee
Ossetic of Friday. It would appear that up to Monday
morning no symptom of infection had manifested itself
beyond Allington, and as a few more days would have
seen Mr. Parry's sheep through the laid stage of the
disease,the adjoining flockmantera e n tarts ined good hope
that the loathsome and fatal malady, would have been
eradicted without doing further mischief. The diaeme,
however, has shown itself in a flock of 400 beautiful
fat wethers belonging to Mr. Harding, of Etchilhamp-
ton, which were being corn-fed in preparation for
Wilton fair, oo • spot at least a mile and a half from
Allingtom and divided from it by the canal and by
intermediate farina. Naturally apprehanaive for the
safety of his flock, Mr. Harding had, immediately upon
hearing that the disease had broken out emcmg Mr.
Parry's sheep, had his own flock removed to the re-
meted earner of Ms farm. They were accordingly
'Awed in a field near " the Monument," ad-
joining the Salisbury read, where it seemed aimed
impossible that the disease could reach them—without,
at ell events, first passing through the flock., which
were folded on the intermediate farms. About midday
on Monday the attention of the shepherd was arrestett
by the staggering gait if some of the sheep, and=
an examination being made, it was unmibta
apparent that the dreaded malady had come Maw I
them. Mr. Harding at once went ever to Allingtat I
to eonsult with Mr. Parry, and, finding that
Profema
Simonds was expected froth London on the folioday, he awaited the arrival of that eminent voter! c 1
and on Tuesday Protestor Simonds examined the --i
and by his advice the whole of the sheep on Monder:
were inoculated, as the most likely means of legaseleig
the fatal consequences of the attack. The id=
.
tion which the fresh outbreak has armed willo 1
Devises paper points out, readily be anderstaothelied 1
the danger is thadnore alarming from the toesgasalde
way in which the disease has been 'louvered. Haslll'
appeared in eitherof the flock@ on adjoining farina to Mr.'
Parry's it might in some way have beenamounted for,ieth
there's no means of amountiog for its appearammes as,
the epee where it has now shown itself—far resseveig
as we have said, from Allington Pass, and with Soda ,
folded on intermediate land, which. Ile the prellellthd
time sre perfectly healthy and welt; The .1
which have been used in the esila of ilia AD .1
have been very gimp'', eiMaistiogatidedly of nigmlisof
pots, mingled with the wader whisk ie pliteediti the
troaghs, until • anhodiseee of ,the fever tables wises,
Mar which sulpha% xif iron hes been substitute& I
Where diarrheas iset eine on--as it net msfrequentlisiewal
In the latter stage of the malady, more .particidaely if
the pox becomes oonfineet—opiens iswaeormateaded e**l
valuable agent to arrest the attask, which, if not quid*
stopped, eery soon carries off the sheep. In short, ties
goner% priaciples which Professor Simonds lays down. 1
for the guidons@ of foohometers who pay happen *he
visited with an attack at small-pox amen( their show
are—,te isolate the infected sheep from the healthy,le
sepses% the former into Moan lots, to protect Asia
from samospherbal changes,. to husband the strength of
the patients by good nursing ; to use depletive remedies '
with the greatest caution, and oely in the first stages;
to have early remoras to stimulating and tonic agents;
to guard against the use of local applications except
when ulcerous some exist ;: aad last, but not least, to
sell in the services of a peeper% educated veterinsey
ssirr, and rely with confidence on his jndgmuaiit and
mNearly three weeks have now e tithes Mr.
Parry's loth were inoculated, and it is worthy of no
mark that out of 446 ewes in which the disease was thus
ernicially, as it were produced, he has lost only four,
while.% these which took the disease naturally, the
lesson have already been 60 per mat., and there are
numbers of other sheep of the reeovery of which there
is little hope—indeed, the total loss of those who have
taken the disease in a natural way, Mr. Parry estimates,
will not beseech short of 65 per cent. Putting this,
therefore, in °outran with the results after inoculation,
which, under the most unfavourable circumstances, are
not expected to average a mortality of more than 5 per
cent., the desirableness of inoculation immediately upon
the peszaaca of the disease in a took, is pbteeel
bey • doubt. The deaths in the:Allington flock no to
the present time cannot be reckoned at lees than 400;
but as the lambs were not inoculated for al least a
week after the older portion of the fieek,it is impossible
to say what the ultimate result will be. One %flag,
however, is already apparent—that the lambs srhich
are sickening, are by no means so seriously affected as
them which took the disease naturally, and there
seen% every reason to hope that the rate of mortality,
will be light gym among this portion of the Book,
although young sheep-ere, as a ride, slimy* mem ems-
pestible to the influence of the disease than thaestel-
older growth. .
BRIDPORT.— How to Orr A Cues, Row—
On Wedrfeeday the 20th, • respectable-looking young
men, dressed in dark clothes, came to Mr. Knight,
of the Bull hotel, Bridport, mid hired a horse to go
Longbredy and back. Up to Thursday night M.
Knight heard nothing of the gent, or his valuable
horse. He then informed the police of his lom.
Supt. hicHale started in pursuit on Friday morn.
LI::d found the horse at Blandford, in • stable
ing to Mr. Ball. The fellow demimped on
Thursday morning, and forgot to pay his bill for the
good things of this life, at which fan he was no
novice. We would caution the public against this
fellew, who is about 48 years of age, Mt. 6in. high,
dirk hair___, and moustache, and.of genteel appearance.
BRISTOL. THE UNITED METHODIST FREE
0110110117.8.—The following statistics of the body were
'priest bid to the annual assembly recently held at
Bristol :—ltinerant preachers, 211; local preachers,
1,7; leaders, 37/5 ; members in society, 60.880; re-
, winds and withdrawals, 4,963; deaths, 696 ; net
'thetease, 4,062; on trial, 7,229; ditto in 1861, &667-
itusrease on trial, 2.562; chapels, 965 ; Sunday schools,
itaft• Sunday school scholars, 122,320; Sunday school
.tters, 10,041; day ashcan, 36; day saholers, 1,668 ,•
M
• ' li registered, 512; ditto settled on the odel
Deed, lfii.
A ' POITCMIA/1 EITAIISBLD. —AA. in early hour on Sao-
day morning P.C. Wickham, NO. 1711 S. Wm dangeroudy
stabbed in the neck whilst on duty., It appears that
at ten minutia mist one, whilst on hie beat in Baldwin-
street, he heard a man and woman creating • dieter
banes. fie endeavoured to restore (Metes's, but the
man became abusive, and followed him on the Welsh
Back. Here three men, who had watched the move-
ments of the attar and the stranger, interposed, upon
which the officer told them they had nothing to do with
the matter—they should mind their own business and
not interfere with his. One of 'L the three thereupon
went behind him and Inflicted a severe stab in Ma
neck, just behind the ear, after which he ran away. The officer ealled for assistance, and two men mimed
James Sonia, of Byron Place, Windmill Hill. Endinin•
ster, and Patrick Dempsey, together with P.C. 287 and
157, came upon the scene. They found the officer
bleeding to an alarming extent, and forthwith
conveyed him to the Infirmary, whore he wag
immediately attended to and received as an I*.
patient. Death would in all probability have warred '
hadhe not received prompt and skilfnl attendance, bet
Sunday night there appeared to be no irumed
danger. On P.C.. 86 and 249 making inquiry til '
ascertained from the female who was meeting the
nu-lance in Baldwin Street—Jane Beer—that the nuis
who inflicted the wand was named Robert Morgan, '
and that he resided in King Street. The officers went
with her to the house described, and on her iden
Morgan he was apprehended and lodged in the station-
house. -

DUNSTAN..--,Tsta MANCHILSTIR TRAOLDY.
After Taylor and his wife had been removed from
the dock, at the conclusion of their trial, into the
room below, Taylor's father, mister, and cousin, who
had come from Dunstan, near Bridgewater, had an
interview with him. Taylor preserved a calm
demeanour, and the interview was not of so painful
a description is might have been anticipated. hire.
Taylor had no relatives present in Court during the
trial. Taylor embraced his wife very affectionately
before they separated after the trial, and he made
an application to the govenor of the gaol that she
might be allowed to live with him during the next
few weeks. This application was of course refused.
In the course of the evening he had a conversation,
which lasted about an hoar and a half, *tit esilUt
the principal officials of the gaol. The eiddlegis
upon which he 4Wak WU his trial, and he expeeneil.
a strong oonvi4sue that if hie own were laid ad..
the Home Seldehary he would receive
pardon, eiiil.Ttifbit in the course of "
or three 11A011f he and his wi
be comfortibly On their way to
The gentleman to whom
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