The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-07-18 00:00:00

lORSET COUNTY EXPRESS_ AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, JULY 18. 1871

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1 don't know that I mild.
Asked if I e emcgenient as to defendant's Paying
him wee not that the money should be handed over
when it was received from Government, defendant said
not a word was said about it. Never askel defendant '
s money till when the militia was out, and there
• was an sooonnt running for nearly £4OO. He then
zelYo me an acceptance for L"Xo, at 21 days. I didn't
ass for an aeceptanc, but a cheque. Didn't know the
aeeq'tance became doe before the mousy IVY received
from Government. Never received a cheque from him
before the money became due. At the tune of armor
med, he never mentioned • word about paying for the
gulps for the contract. I gave him • jprioe for the
whole quantity of the meat, and expected every shill-
ing of iho money. Would not have contracted myself
under 6id.
Do you consider id: and 1-20th d. a fair profit? —lt
could not be done for less. The supply was under
4,000 ibu. • month except when the militia were out.
There was a charge egaWst my man for falsifying the
wtight• Did not know defendant had oorresponlenoe
with Government on the subject. It was found my
man and the cook were connected in tha matter: Re-
collected paying defendant 10c. in money. Be 'eked
me for it sayieg he was going away for two or three
days. Did not know that was on aceount of the
contract.
Re-exemined : The man oonoerned in falsifying the
weights was prosecuted, and I diseharged him directly.
I waa the loose by his doing it. I don't know to this
minute the price defendant got under the contract. I
had nothing to do with the stamps. Had to pay 0,1.01
for discounting his acceptance.
By Yr. Lock: Defendant did not require me to
dismiss the man; I was not under hie authority in

property Ad transferred it to her. He bed comdiered
the first alarm, and he thought such • state of cir-
cumstances coati not be brought within the meaning
of that Ant. The property was vested in her husband
and there was nothing in that Ant to divest it. Then
there was the question attempted to be raised that she
was note married woman at all. He could not help
feeling sympathy for her in that reaped, bet the only
evidence in favour of the statement was hearsay. He
had her sworn testimony that she was a married
woman, although she said "My husband told me he
I beg been married before' bat that conversation he oould
not admit. She also said dm went to Lindon and
saw a woman who sell she was his wife. Bat that
was no proof • and be had her sworn testimony that
she was married to him. Therefore he must treat her
as e married woman. Conseqnently. without going
Into the question whether the treader of the property
wee boerifirk. it Gould not be hers. Judgment for the
azeoutiou creditor (for whom Messrs. Lock and Soo
atmesred-)
SallikOPTCY.—Edward Williallll Cable up to pass his first
examinatiou. Mr. Atkinson appeared as solicitor for the
trustee, Mr 0111, of Blandford. and Mr Finchun oppowd on
behalf of the Blandlurd Co-operative Society, who claimed for
Lat. The petitioning creditor was bankrupt's Lather, to whom
• debt of SIM 101 was due.lfr Finch= strove to prove that the
amount due from the father to the son WM not noarly that
sum, and that It RIA given by the petitioning creditor with uo
idea of its ever of refunded.—ln examination by Sir
Fincham bankrupt said he had not before stated that the
amount owing to his father was LS). In 1353 be (the peti-
tioning creditor) paid for him £1.5 for rent at Crewkerne. lie
wit monies hit° the bank for him—g4o or so—Mr Atkinson
here said bankrupt's father advanced him £32 when ho went
into business. At the time when the present Midi' was hoped
to be settled by liquidation the father made • claim only for
£32 for what he advanced when his son went into business
at Illandford, but when they were driven to bankruptcy, he
said he should put in Ms claim for the whole amount ho bad
advanced to him at different times. A meeting of creditors
was hold at Mr. Atkinson's office, bankrupt offered lOs in the
g, and every creditor was willing to take it but the Bland-
. ford Co-operative Society.—R.stxamined by Mr. Fincham,
bankrupt proceeded to account for the debt by his father
f.-32 peso into his business, Ate paid paid into the bank—the
National Provincial—at Crewkerne, SO paid to Mr Curie for
ironwork; 1.5 paid to Mr Hlscock, in London, for rent. Be-
fore bankrupt entersd hullo-, on his own account, he hl I •
situation under the Co-operative Society. He had Its a week
at the time. Ile was then managet for the society, but dually
left. He then opened • business as a baker and huckster at
at Biandford. When the bankruptcy took place his brother
took off thebusiness at • valuation— £24, which was swallowed
up In Impalas. Bankrupt attributed his baukruptcy to the
claim made by the Blandford Co-operative Society. Previously
to that he was paying his way. The capital be begun business
with was but very small. Ills life was insured about 'even
years ego for ESA in the Church of England °Mee; and le
Nov. last he mortgaged the policy to the company for £lO.
Ile would swear that he never bad appropriated any of the
monolog belonging to the Co-operative Ibto.ety.---tfr Atkinson
said that during the time bankrupt waa in the rxelety's employ,
there were some supposed defalcations lathe hook.; but the
matter was submitted to arbitration, and it transpired
that it was owing to the manner In which the b wks had been
kept. Since the bankrupt had left the society they had lost more
thou ever, and were at to be wound up. It was, ho con-
tended, their fault that things were as they were, as at first
10s in the was offered, which they refused to accept; then
Os was submitted as a dividend, but to We they would not
swede, and to the gnal offer of 34 Oa in the they retnehod
the seize answer. The other creditors had been willing to
, accept the terms offered; hut now the estate hal been wasted
In expenses, and through the wilful perversity of the Blau '-
ford Co-operative Society, the other creditors wool I be the
losers as well as themalves.—After discussion the bankrupt
pissed Ws examination under the rules fell down in the
schedule.

the matter.
Mr. Gem, from Messrs. Williams and Co's bank, pro.
dnoed the ameptance referred toi
This was plaintiff"' meet
Mr. Lock, for the defendant, said he should be able
to show that this was a case of deep ingratitude. Defen-
dant was in the habit of tendering for bread for the
army, and not for moat, but in 1860 at plaintiff's
solicitation, and to serve him, he tendered for plaintiff
for meat at his own price, not getting a penny profit.
When defendant told plaintiff the tender was accepted,
plaintiff said "Well, 1 hope I shall get £lOO by it, and
you R 60." Defendant replied I don't impost k5O, but
I shall charge you Lis. Plaintiff did not object, and
the supply was begun. In reply to the letter read
during plaintiff.' examination as to plaintiff being the
<contractor's agent, a letter was written Dee. 19, 1869,
saying " Mr. Hayward Is not my agent, but I pumices°
my meet of him." Subsequently, when the falsifloation
of the weights at the barracks erase, a letter was received
asking for an a:planation, and in the reply defendant
expressed regret that it had occurred " to lb. Injury of
himself as contractor and to the authorities." lie added
that it had distressed him to such a degree that he
would not meddle with meat contract' again. Mr. Lock
urged that although the contract was taken by defen-
dant, and those letters passed In his name, Hay we'd
was virtually the contractor. Drake only having £lO
for his responsibility and trouble in the matter, and
plaintiff getting the rest of the profit. All the items
in the set-off mom out of the contract, and were
incurred on plaintiff's account.
The Judge to plaintiff: Was anything said in the
conversation as to what should be paid to defendant?
Plaintiff: Not a word. He never mentioned expenses
or anything of the sort. I gave him my prim per lb in

writing. _
Is it true that you 'eked him to take the contract
No, I objected to having anything to do with is two or
three times. I asked him a long time before when, the
forage was to ho let, telling him I should like to have
it as I had been offered a lot of hay very cheap, and he
agreed to tender.
You are quite certain you did not ask him to take the
°entreat for you? lam quite certain. I assure you, as
I stand here before God I did not mention it to him.
Did you not know you would not be allowed to take
the contract? No: Government behoved bad to mo
during the cattle plague. I hod oantraots to the amount
of £30,000 • year, at Winchester, Isle of Wight, Port-
land, Weymouth, Dorchester, do. I let off a portion to
other people, and as soon as the cattle plague cisme
they threw them on my hands. I appealed to the
Government to release me, but they refused, and forced
me to carry out the 'contracts. I did it and ruined
myself. That was why I didn't went to have any more
to do with it, and it was through those contracts that
the unpleasantness arose with the authorities.
You are quite positive that the contract was not
taken in defendant's name for you? I objected to have
anything to do with it several times, and lost £.50 at
least by it. The 401 b of meat he promised to give the
women after the man was found to have falsified the
wei:hts I gave, and never charged him.
The defendant was called, and deposed: In Novem-
ber, 1869, plaintiff came tome in my chop and asked me
II was going to tender (as I. my habit) for bread, ko.
If I would put in a price for moat. I agreed to do it
for his accommodation, wrote to the Control Office at
Portsmouth for forms, inserted the price be gave me-
-5.1. and 95-100ths, and at that price the contract was
accepted. I had never tendered for meat before, and
never shall again. On the Saturday after the tender
was sent in Mr. Laver, butcher, told me he heard mine
was accepted for bread and meat, and asked who was
going to supply the meat. I said the tender was for
my next door neighbour. Lover replied "That's all
sight then." Next morning I got a letter from Ports-
mouth accepting my tender—
Mr. Weston asked Lim to produce it.
Defendant said ho had to olio it soil 'skarn it to the
Government. lie went to llsywarl and told him the
contrast was accepted, and plaintiff said "I hope you'll
tot i:5O and I £100." My answer was "My contract
is not so heavy as years, and I don't suppose I shall
get so much as that ;" and I said " All I shall expect
from it will be £lO for my trouble." He made no
reply. When the money came down he had his money
and I mine. There was not a eylleble said about my
paying him money when he wanted it. I gave him a
ch, quo the same day as I received it.
The Judge : Did you deduct anything for 0001Milition
for yourself?
Ho gave me a sovereign, and said that was all he
could afford. In February I had another El, in Hereto
El, and in April 10s.
Defendant said he made a memorandum in his own
book of the prim be tendered in November. This was
sent for, and it was bread so much, meat 51. and
95-10Nlos. Against it was written "accepted."
Mr. Weston remarked that the entry had not plain.
tiff's name connected with it at all as contracting for
the meat.
Defendant contirned : Never pald plaintiff before I
received the money from Government, with the excep-
tion of that acceptance for £95. That fell due on the
17th June. and the money was not received till the
18th, so the bank charged me 10a., and 2s. 6,1. for
another bill.
Cross-examined: The conversation about the EIO I
was to have was • fortnight or three weeks after the
contract was accepted, and before any business was
done.
The Judge remarked that no man of budneee would
under-Mike the responsibility for thousands of pounds of
meat amounting to hundreds of pounds, without one
farthing profit
Mr. Weston : Yon are samming a fact that is not
proved.
Ilia honour: But he has sworn that his tender was
the same as the price plaintiff gave him.
Mr. Weston : I know it, we have only his word for
that.
The Judge: There I. word against word, but the
utmost improbability on one aide.
Mr. Weston : It is for defendant to prove the facts
on which his set-off II based, not for me; he is to
make out his case beyond a doubt. He is not taken
by surprise, for he had notioe to produoe all the papers
in the matter five or six days ago.
Mr. Look said his client had produced all pipers in
his possession or oontroL
The Judge : Defendant swears that was the contract
price; if it is otherwiae, he is liable to be indloted for
Perjury.
Cross-examination continued: I would not have
Hiked the "trash" defendant sent to the Wreaks for
£lOO had I been aware of it. Had received Mr. Look's
bill since this litigation commenced. but settled for it
last summer —Mr. Lock owed him for a sack of barley,
and it was settled by that. The set-off amounted to
£8 fti GI, but if plaintiff had not brought this action I
should not have charged any of that, it would hey.
been paid out of my £lO.
Mr. Weston urged that the balance of testimony was
considerably in favour of plaintiff. Drake said that if
Hayward had not pressed him for payment be should
never have asked for any part of the set-off, and he
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£lO. That there was any arrangement for paying him
£lO his client denied in kit& and let it be noticed that
acoorling to defendant that arrangement was not made
at the time the tender was sent, but two or three
weeks after it was accepted. its to the £3 10s which
defendant was allowed, it was because Drake treated

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the sergeants—
The Judge said that wu • reflection which ought
not to be made, as it was an act that would render the
sergeants liable to trial by isourt-martial, and was taking
away the character of absent men. .
Mr. Weston: Why did not Mr. Leak cross-examine
'ion it, if there was any doubt about if? Be said that
Li 10i was never paid on account of the contract, but
It w is money kopt beak by Drake for the purpose, as
he was Instructed, that Hayward stated.. And this
also rendered likely what defendant had said that be
should not have presented a set-off had not plaintiff
sued for the balance of his account. Farther, the
letters written by Mr. Look for the defendant afforded
strong presumptive evidence that plaintiff's statement
was the correct one. It would have been very mush
more utisfactory if defendant had produced the dun.
, meat& relating to the contract, for then the matter
' would have been put beyond question. Adopting the
defendant's story, that he took the contrast for Hay-
ward humus Hayward was prevented doing it himself,
would be 'motioning a fraud on the Government:
From all the circumstances' he contended that the
balance of testimony was In favour of plaintiff.
The Judge said he could not help coming to • eon-
elusion in favour of defendant. It was utterly im-
probable to his mind that a baker should take the res-
ponsibility of a contract for meat, amounting to some-
thing like £3OO, and have to bear all the bullying and
objections made by the people supplied, without the
possibility of a farthing profit. It was altogether
Incredible, whereas the defendant's story was perfectly
probable. Hayward was forbidden to take the contract
—be had not given satisfaction before—and therefore
arid to his neighbour let me take this contrast in your
name, and I'll give you MO. It seemed to him mar-
vellous that anyone would take such responsibility for
£lO. Under all the oiroumstaceee his used would
be for the set-off—in favour of defendant.
A DJOURNID Cult —Allem Hansom,
daughter of Henry Marsh, of Broadmayne, claimed •
horse, van, and bermes, which bad been sold under an
execution levied on her tither, jadgment being deferred
from last wart day.—His Honour, in giving judgment,
said the goods were 'shamed under a sale to her, he
thought, in Marsh or A[ll, 1870, several months
before the passing of the Married Women's Property
Act, and therefore if the property paned at all it
peened to her husband, was his property,' slid she
could not sow dolga it, onkel the liod Wanon's

oopse and Sunday last, she often complained to me of
pain in her side. On Sunday last, I went down to her I
house !adore the afteruoun service; she *sine with ine,
and went into our bops*, and said to my mother, " Oh
what a drumming I have in my ears. ' We went to
church then and walkel " fastioh." It is uphill to
waik to the ohuroh. We wore early at church. awl
sitting, and Franoes said to me, "catch me hold tight"
and I did so, then she said, "catch me hold tighter";
and I did. She seemed tomato knock her head against
the seat In front, then she fell down straight. When
she fell down she said "I'm gone." I thoughtshe was
fainting, and I became frightened and went away.
Francies was fourteen years old.
Job Gamboa, said: I amsezton in Powerstook parish.
On Sunday last, at twenty minutes past two in the
afternoon, I was In the Poweratock church. George
Hanaford pointed to me that there was something amiss
in ono of the pews. I went in the direction be pointed,
and saw & little girl lying on her facie in the pew ; I took
her up and thought she was fainted. I took her out tor
air, and tried to sit her up, but she could not; her
month opened, but she did not breathe. I went for
water, put her bands in and tried to give her some gin,
but she could not swallow. I saw her eyes fixed, aed
her mouth open eel tier face turned purple. I then
hkonuesew she we' I took her home to bet father's
The jury returned as • verdict "that the death of
deceased wet ainsed by disease of the heart and the large
vessels near the heart being exnited by violent
exercise."
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CERNE ABBAS,
AN ESCAPED LUNATIC. —Oa Monday one of the
female lunatics escaped from her keepers at Forston
asylum. A men at Godmanstone happened to see her
pass through that village, and gave chase, and she was
captured at Came and taken to the polioe station.
Superintendent Batty then conveyed her baok to
Forston.

WAREHAM.
&Mimi AgrieltMsrcre.—From an advertisement in
another column it appears that some of the youths of
Wareham amuse themselves In estrange way on Sunday
afternoons, Stone-throwing is unfortunately too own-
mon • nuisance every where; but maliciously and
wantonly ;wilting horses is, we hope, seldom practised.
Considerable injury appears to have been done on San-
dhi week to two of Mr. Filliter's horses in • meadow
near North-bridge, and prob .bly in appearanee before
, the magistrates and a heavy fine would teach the young
moats a useful lesson.

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• BIGAMIST IN TRAM OP PURGATORY,
The R9ok, a hawker, was indicted for feloniously
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roomst(Mr.
uffw( :ee'irine. 1
marrying Mary Ann Follford, his former wife being ttlioantet'oPtihni".
still alive, at Alverstoke, on Deoember sth, 1870. Mr.
Fifteen years ago last May, at Westbourne Church,
Carter pr. -..,outed, and Mr. Morgan defended prisoner. .
Sussex, prisoner, then a seaman in the navy, married
in the .1.7 on the 24t - Novemberr' .I"frhatrist
h of the der -Y4
Maria Sheppard. and on December 5, hut year, he mar- uthrdei.its.
ried Mary Ann Fullford. at Alverstoke. It was shown family came in The child was brought , 'Aar
that the former wife was alive lately, and that the
oarri.,4e, wrapped up with the greateat
isecond wife had informed against him when parochial I and appeared to be very ill indeed. K.,,,,,,i1....,
pressure eonii ailed. him to adopt the first wife, who "
's ethe.roitt wsuu.anywtbting iffiectious. and w..„4.4!•re
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deserted him two days alter marriage.—The jury found it was hi 0h
l ea he 1:i 11, which apeesr„ I
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t • lou ever, having blutzhas o
: the prisoner gull. y. He said he had twine heard his ,fi . . u its is*. „b '
' wife was dead and buried at Hortou. His first wile little chile was put to bud, and attende 1 k
BUlll'olo, and Dr. Prothero Smith q 4,
load no clause to leave him nor had the second—{a laugh). ' • DbYtiei,,,
The Judge told him he did not seem to have the coin,
monest notion of what was his duty to • women be bad also attended her. Plaintiff, feeling very
repute in London,
marrierL —The pri-oner asked it the Judge thought he last went to Dr. Boredom, and asked hini ..t• '
bet,
would send his soul I urther into "purgatory" by marry, the matter with the girl, and be "" Le cored
leg a woman, when ho knew that his wife was alive.— ~_ •
whether it was an infectious disci.) ur
The Judge told him he had loathing to do with his soul "" or 1- amight t be. T '
no he little girl got reek
but he had with his body—(a laugh). He sentenced on the Saturday was con-iderably worse, kw
the prisoner to • month's imprisonment with hard pressed strongly to know whether auythi,
the matter. but could not 4 '-r•
labour, and recommended him to think more about his was - wuctain. 1,...,
soul and tolling the truth for the future. Sunday, however, the doctors sent for th ~i: '
and at once stated that the girl had gt th,e,„..7t
ROBBERY AT Cillitirrcanicii. This was a serious thing for plaintiff, isi., ',..,"'"°
Joke Lockor pleaded guilty to stealing a spade, families in her house. Miss Leek the 4 -7,'
value Is., the property of Job fjoerne, at Christchurch, Mrs. Bialls'l child, asked if it was safe to re,,,....•
on the 24th of June.—Tke Judge told him he was be- her child that day, and the 1 otor said it r4r,- t'.
coming a confirmed thief, if he were not one already, perhaps. but it would not the next day, 11,14,
for he bed been five times convicted of stealing. Ile then removed, and of course it was the
was sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard Biasses left. Defendant toll plaintiff she do ri 41
labour for 15 months, and be under the surveillance of loser by this, as he would take her rooms tr.,;141-,'''
the police for two years. Upon that the rooms were given up to Mr, ii"•)!:.
UNDER MID= ACTION'. 41 guineas • week. He remained until the","-,
January, when he left, and instead of
Elliott v. Hetchissors.—This was an gallon to recover rooms until April Le (helloed to wy—,7 i kirk
£66 odd for • quant:ty of bricks and their cartage. longer than he remained there 11-
Plaintiff is • brickmaker, pudding near Christchurch. e 'heel L
and
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and wished to take • receipt it
Defendant did not appear, and • verdict was given for would not do this, and the result we,.
the Plaintiff for the full amount. Mr' WI", appeared tion had been given to plaintiff. 1 "
for the plaintiff. . he eater')
was that the plaintiff coul I not let her
ASSAULT ON • YOUNG WOMAN AT BOURNIMOUTO. was obliged to repaint and paper thereof. iiiliaLder
Robert Critaell andJotis Bakal were indicted for the bedding and blankets, in spite of whhel Lim'
having, in oonoert,essanited Elizabeth Honour Hamden, unable for • long time to let her lori,-". 'a
at kioldeuhurst, on May 18th. Mr. Sullen prosecuted, Toe plaintiff deposed to the above facts
and Mr. Collins defended. Prose clad', who appeared corroborated by other witnesses.
rather strange in her manner, lived at Mornington. His Lordship said the imputation of
Oboe, Bournemouth, with her mother. her age beie-1 not be sustained. fie suggested an errangtn.i.k4
21. She was sent out for some (foals on the day in Ultimately a juror was withdrawn, nil 1;,, '
question • the prisoners who were in the store lending mottled by the pay:neat of CPO inalui,n4,, . 'ge
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her a Lai. She returned for it and asked for the
change due to her. She spoke to Critahell first, and
he said "You must r owe inside for it." She:said "No,
air." Critahelt then dragged her Inside the store and
committed the offence, Roberts shutting the glass
door, he being inside. Roberta held his hand over her
mouth so that she could not scream without an effort.
Nothing of the kind had ever bsppened to her before,
for she 'hated men."—Dr. Herder, who examined the
girl, Bald he found no marks of violence at rut her
except a bruise or two.—Mr. Collins called the follow-
ing witnesses: Johu Wydiatt, the foreman at toe coal
store, said the ,rirl came to the store between 4 and 5
that afternom., and gave him a 'billing to pay for the
coals. Ile gave it to Critahell to gel change and he wh. 0 ogwgristtlig,erirt:inydir.irdiai:te.h.dieirrl:2e,ty,t,i4,t,t4.l....i..44(
got it. On his return he went away to the Victoria
hotel, one hundred yards off, but he was never out of
sight of the store. The store was entered by a sliding
glass door, with some squares broken. If • girl
screamed she moil have been heard' Roberts was •
respectable man, and, like Crib:hell. well conducted.—
James Maine saw the girl go into.the store, carry some
coals home, return, and leave again with her sister.
He heard no noise whatever, although he was no
farther off than 25 feet. —The jury retuned • verdict
of guilty.—The Judge told prisoners they bad him
convicted of a cowardly and cruel outrage. The
girl had suffered an injury mentally by their conduct
uct,
and they must be punished heavily, with • sentence of
seven years' penal servitude.

REVIEW OF TLIE CORN TRADE.
The" Mark-Lane Express" of
some hay has been carted iu time, hi;aLcil
remains in the fields seriously discolosal.
fields have not yet been cut for want tas.
fidence. Much corn has been /aid, but
yet rise again. We are however, eviik:;
reaching a critical point; se4 th„,4h 144,i
on Monday noted a fell,
i surcely
town has followed its example, iglu;
insisting on more money and not zett..
it. It is clear there ii vary
the farmer's hands, so that we must iti
ruled by the weather. 'nurti iwitl
plaints on the continent. lu II uu;ary,l4l.„
and parts of Germany rates LON Lithe
way, but the belief in deficiency in Fralice
lessen the decline. . Ainericiu 4,1
certainly been easier, and this mq
up the value of Russian and the
Baltic. Oats and maize further yields',
feeding stuffs seem likely to be reicarn
throughout tho season. Should traatii:::.
bad, potatoes will suffer as well as corn ;
other hand esculents are both auuudis:
fine, and where hay has been cut auleirnalz
meadows look as bright as in spring.

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CHARGE AGAINST • PORTSMOUTH SOLICITOR.
William Peter Vesper Wallis, solicitor, admitted to
ball on May 11th, was Indicted for feloniously ad-
ministering to Emily Vyse at Portsmouth, • nos.
lone drug, with intent to Produce misoarriage.—Mr.
Cofl'nation, •n'd Sir John Manlike, Q C.,with Mr. Collins,
Mr. Cole stated the one. In the antum of 1859,
the prisoner, while travelling in Switzerland. made the
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conducted the pro-
acquaintance of a young lady mused Vyse, and her
mother: On their return to England the intimacy
was renewed. Tao young lady was then about the age
of 25, of the highest respectability, the daughter of a
lady residing In London. whose husband carried on •
large mercantile bosiness in that city. and was entitled
to about £15,000. Prisoner being in London called
upon Mrs. Via% and invited her and her daughter to
visit him at Portsmouth, where he was living, and
being • married men. Mrs. Vyse did not accept the
invitation, but Miss Vyse did. She continued there
some time, and her mother and family found great
difficulty in inducing her to return ; and, owing to some
disagreement between the prisoner and his wife, Miss
Vyse left Mr. Wallis's house, and he took lodgings
for her at Soutbsea. She remained there for some
time, and eventually he took • house for her, and
induosd her to go to 3. Southses.villas. Very shortly
after their intimate connection became very evident.
Tho prisoner constantly visited her, In fact dined there
every evening at 7 o'clock, and remained there, al-
until 11 o'clock at night.
the house were Miss Scrivener, who sated as sort of
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and the only person in
companion to Miss Vyse. and two servants, named
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place there could be no doubt that defendant took
advantage of ids extreme intimacy with this young lady
to seduce her. On Friday, the 24th of February, Miss
Vps was extremely ill during the whole day, and was
unable to leave her bedroom. Prisoner culled in the
morning, and remained with Miss Vyse in her bedroom
for a considerable time. He aallod again in tke evening.
and remained with her in her bedroom untill 11 o'clock
at night. Miss Vyse was then extremely ill, and yet
no doctor or female attendant wee called in. MISS
Scrivener was also very ill that evening. Daring the
night this Viso became very mush worse, and requested
that prisoner should be Dent for. He arrived at five
o'clock, and shortly after most piercing shrieks were
heard in Miss Vyse's roomoind Miss Sorivener distinctly ,
heard the cry of &n infant. It seemed the prisoner got
alarmed, and directed that Dr. Parsons should be sent
for. Dr. Pomona arrived between 9 and 10 o'clock.
He found that Miss Vyse bad been confined, and saw
an infant. The doctor remained there some time, and
when he left the infant was still there ; but on the
servant& coming into the room no child was tote found,
and that child had never been discovered front that
time until this. Wbat became of the Infant the
prisoner alone knew. Dr. Parsons was unable to state
whether the child was born alive or not. Some weeks
before the birth of this child Mr. Wallis was going
about to the chemists' shops endeavouring to obtain
drugs which were calculated to procure abortion ; also
some four or five weeks before the 24th of February
Goldring, the servant, saw the prisoner put something
into a mug which appeared to be herbs, and on another
occasion saw • bottle with muslin over it, apparently
for the purpose of straining what was In the mug.
On smoother ocasidon the prisoner got a bottle of the
servant Goldring, which was also seen in Miss Vyse's
room, and three parts full of liquid also • phial in
which was essence of penny-royal. This was upon •
chest of drawers almost immediately before the confine-
ment of Miss Vyse, and was gone on the Saturday
morning. A claret bottle was taken possession of by
the pollee, and sent tom analytical chemist at London,
and in it was found essence of penny-royal, which
was much more powerful. A third bottle was found,
which contained " Griffith's mixture." a combination
of tincture of iron and myrrh, and other artieles which
were known to be able to produce abortion. Severs]
surgeons stated the drags would produce the effect
alleged. From these fade the guilt of the prisoner
was argued.
Evidence having been called, Sir John Kargske. on
behalf of the prismer' did not deny the intimacy
between Wallis and Miss Vyse,but urged that the herbs
were urged as a mild tonic and the other infusion as a
hair wash. He called Miss Yrs% who said she and
Wallis often rode out together. They went out a few
weeks before her confinement, when her horse became
restive, she was nearly thrown, and suffered an I,jury
In couseemenee. Bhe was unaware of her pregnancy,
and had not the least notion of it. About February
25th the was ill in bed nearly all day, and Willis
ordered the girl to stay up all night. She suffered pain
that night, and had Mr. Willis sent for, but before be
came she had • miscarriage. He came in about a
quarter of an hour, and remained till Dr. Parsons came,
li. did not knots of her condition. She never screamed
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I it away hereelf, and Mr. Wallis had nothing to do with
it. She had a handbook of Domestic Medicine f rem
Boling library, from which she copied the receipt for
Griffith's mixture, and gave Wallis to get made en.
She tooL two doses, It was called a "stimulating
tonic, highly esteemed." It was her own wish entirely.
She never drink any penny royal in any shape, and
only used it as • hair wash. She threw the mixture
awayt Cross-examined: She threw the mixture down
the closet near her room. She had been stopping ever
duos this affair at Mr. Woollen'', at Morasses. prir
sonar's attorney. She had never commnnicated to her
family where she was. She had seen Wallis two or
three times • week since.
Servants proved the making of the hair wash, and
Dr. Barnes, Fellow and Examiner in Midwifery at the
University of London. and Dr. J. B. Hicks, the present
readmit of the Obstretrioal Society of London and
lecturer at Guy's Hospital, stated that the demotions
In question were innoilous for the purpose suggested;
In summing up, the Judge said if the prisoner was
In any danger at all it arose entirely from his infamous
conduct. Unless they could believe that Miss Vyse
was perjured, the case was completely answered, and
he mast be acquitted.
The jury brought in their verdict at 11.20 p.m. as
follows
"Guilty of procuring drugs with a felonious intention,
but did not sense Miss Vyse to take them."
The Judge said that was • verdict of not guilty—
(applause). The Judge expressed disgust at this mani-
festation, and discharged prisoner with some severe
remarks on his conduct.
INTRODUCES° SCARLATINA INTO • LODGING HOUSE.
Unreal v. Sows. —This WAS an action for damages
oilseed to have been *attained through • child suffer-
ing from an infectious disease having been introduted
In the piaintirs house by the defendant.—Mr. Cole,
Q. 0., and Mr. Ledgard appeared for the plaintiff. and
Mr. Montague Groh Q. C., and Mr. Bowen for the
defendant.
Mr. Csle stated the case. In November last Mn,
Somas, with • family of two children. took apartment&
ef plaintiff, who resides at 3, Itiohmuiu_sern,m,
Bonnemouth. Mrs. Harriett Garrett generally let
two or three suites of apartments in the winter months
and one suite had been taken at the time named by •
Mrs. Baia. until the following April, and were ocenpled
by Miss Lewis, a governess, and Mrs. Buss's child.
There was also • family occupying another suite of
apartments. On the 20th November defendant was
anxious to take apartments at Mn,, Garrett's. The
only rooms that would snit were those which the
family last spokes of oeseoed. but they expiemed
their wWingnses to leave, lb. 'Seem expressed much
owlet! pt iale Ilee room, sodas pm* Uwe be

Corrtspontunrc.
SMALL-PDX.
To Me Edi Po.
Sir,—l wax at a friend's house to-day and whilgts,
the Lancet of July 15 was brought in and 1 mite
following "the Registrar General reports that
pox *entrance fatally prevalent in Southampton,
mouth, and Grimsby ;in the two weeks tat; ;11
Saturday (July 8) the annual death rat, from zi
disease was equal to 14, 21, and 24 per IWO re•peraq
In these three registration sub.district.“ Sow,
above farita be correct, I hope and trust they
a healthy alarm in the minds of all heals o ha:*
as well as those in authority, whose more
duty it is to look alter our poor,r neighbours. It !
no use looking the door when the horse I. stolen;
due care and precaution should be taken now ;end:,
being done in srm and sincere trust on the Alrx.p
Judge of the Earth, we may hope and believe L.
fatal scourge may be arrested. Report nays thistle
has again appeared in Dorchester. I hope nu-
Yours, Isc•
Judy 15, 1871.