The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-03-28 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.
LETTING OF THE Dui-4 --The Petty Customs,
Wharfage, and Harbour Duel, were let by pablio
stuvey, at the Guildhall, on Tuesday list. by Mr.
Sidney MillOge. Mr. Jesty started the bidding' with
£1,210, wb n Mr. F. W• Ayling spring £4O At DUCA.
oil-ring ellen° ; C ,ptain Cosens, for hlesers. COIWLUI
and Co., boldly stepped up 1:100, to finish the fight.
I Mr. Jesty cautiously bid another EIII, and from this
point Ythyeli sir ralyeirilgay evidently weeihirmetlrh::id.thlPTrlsie 'Heins%
between the two bidders WWI now obstinate. Both
were wary, and each advance of £lO was met by a
£3O rise by the ether, until at lest Meters. Cosens and
Co. had run up to I:1,430. Mr. Jesty failed to coma
up to time, end Mame. Coccus were declared the
champions Meet they gain as much profit as honour
from wearing the bdt I
Fourier, or • BANDSMAN.- Sonic stir Wan occasioned
in Weymouth on Friday afternoon by the sound of
military music in solemn strains, accompanied with
metaled booms of the drum. The publie turned out in
considerable strength, sod perceived • party of soldiers
with arms revered. advancing up the street, then came
the band of tht• 7th S.F. under seigeant Steele,
part ef the l'orteend bugle band, a hearse bearing •
fiagb,orircilatooninate.diohn
thten4b y
coffin, end covcredpotrthleallolargwbee
being
Fur bandsmen acted as bear, cc, and the
b
reletives of damaged followed in a mourning coach.
/If ty•tl ve privates of the Royal Fusiliers, ill'rivates a
the Royal Art'llet y, 9 non-commissioned calkers of the
Royal Artillery, and 12 non-oommissiosed officers of the
Royal Fusiliers, Lieut. Matlack, Adjutant Charier, The
Rev. Father Charles, and Captain Sparks bronght up •
procession of unusual leagth for • military funeral in
Weymouth. The cortege proceeded over the Backwater
Bridge to the eemetery,the band playing the Dead March
in Saul. Deceased was interred with military honour+,
the Rev. Father Charles officiating, aud the procession
returned at a quick pace the band, 14 lU.li, playing
lively music. The deceased was Private Thomas Brine,
bandaman, 7th S.F., he had been ill of consumption.
eed, after having been in tho military hospital for 14
dare he died on Wednesdsv morning at nine o'clock.
OPENING OF THZ PARC ESTATE WrscaYAN COAPIL.
Our friends the Weeleyans, have been energetioelly
pushing on the undertaking they commenced not very
long ago. Although the Park Estate Is at present
undeveloped. yet the sagely are alive to the import.
al.. of Sekl..o Of nOW gron --I 44 ....-
small credit to them that thus early they are in the
fiel.l, and are ready to pursue the work of evangelisa-
tion ii long time before the population have reached a
fractiou of the numbers that may be expected. Their
near stone °lmpel at the end of Derby-street has been
completed, by Messrs. Spicer and Otter. at the small
cost of 1:200. True, the and has coat £350, but there
lii plenty of room for enlargement, and although the
°lmpel Is large enough to hold 200 penons, the friends
ere actually talking of entailment. The neat little
place was opened on Thursday afternoon last, by •
special service, the preacher being the Rev. W. D.
Welters, of Million° Pod, who drlivored a most
eloquent sermon from 1 Cur. ii., 2 " I determined not
to know anything among you rave ..lreuti Chree, and
Him ramified." The chapel was full, and the greatest
interest was manifested in the gerviee. The Rev. J.
Randersos' superintendent minister, read the licence
of the pimas) for worship. The collection amounted to
P 3 Gs- rei. In the afternoon the occasion was cele-
brated by • tea at the schoolroom, St. Edmund.street.
and about 170 persons sat down tot capital tea- In
the evening the school-room war filled by an at'entive
audciene, to hear • lecture on "George Whitfield,"
from the eloquent preacher of the afternoon. The
chair was taken by the 1t.,. J. Henderson, auperinten-
deat minister, and there were also on the platform
the Rev,. S. Naish, Hugill, and S. Walker, Messrs.
Ayles Sherren. lel enter. The meeting was cow
wearied with singing nd prayer, and the chairman intro.
duced the lecturer In • genial speech. The By. W.
D. Walters then delivered a meet eloqleut lecture on
the great strident, pre ocher, an! revivalist. The facts
of the stirring life of Whitfield, his early studios, his
mortifloation of tbe flesh, his finding peace In Christ,'
his connection with the student.' who were called
Methodists from observing a certain method in their
studies, his love for, oerumunion with, and differenots
from the Wesley brothers,the great preaching servioes,
mission to America, the seems at Moorfi-Ids and Ken-
sington Common, the power his eletetencte had even
over infidels, tire lasting good done by his work—all
those are known to such of our readers as are interested
in the subject. But if there could have been any that
were not thus interested at the schoolroom on Thurs•
day night, they all were enraptured before the close
of the first part of the lecture, on eloquent, so full of
detail, so pleasing was Mr. Walters's nddress. It was
Indeed a very great treat, and with the intermission
of singing a hymn, the audience was rivetted in atten-
tion to the lecturer for nearly two haute At the
close the applause that had frequently burst forth, rose
to a perfect storm. Votes of thanks were cordially
paned, and the meeting broke up, after another
humorous speech from the chairman, much delighted.
The collections of the day wero made tip to 14.. 31.
BOLOUGEI PETTY SISSIOWS, Tuesday. -Before the
Mayor (James Milledee, Esq.), J. .tyling, Ls+, J.
Drew, Eaq , G. Reynolds, Eel., and W. Talbot, Esq.
CHARON OF SWINDLING.
A respectably dressed female, apparently about 20,
and with the look of a servant. who gave her name as
Louisa Ann Collingicood, was charged with obtaining
from Jane Hoskins, the sum of 2a, and attempting to
btain • quantity of clothes value in, on March 20.
Jane ll...dries, servant out of plaoe, who has b. In
living at Captain Hamilton's,'eaid she had been apply-
ing at Mrs. Brown's registry office, St. Thomas-street,
and bad her name put down in a book. At Captain
Hemilton's prisoner CAM° to her yr.tc.'day about two
o'clock. She wen about to
see the cook, and ereoner asked her if the did not
want • cook's place. Witness replied that she did,
and prisoner aria Mia. Brown had sent her there. She
asked when witness was going to lear. end she replied
about half-past three. Prisoner asked where she coald
meet her, no its to give her a decided answer about the
situation. She premixed to meet her at Curtis's
Belvidere Inn, about half-past four. She waited till •
quarter put five, and then met the prisoner riding up
In a cerriage. and walked back to the Belvidere and
met her. she asked if rho was willing to come and
live with her, at No. 1, Gloneestrr How. She 'eked
They are having their j Are In the Coiled Stake yaw, wog., she had been heating, old witness replied
about the High Commissioners, who are trying to settle t:l7 is your. Prisoner said she would give her MS. She
oar disputes with that country. They say that asked where she was going to leave her luggage and
although it Is Lent, and no receptions or balls are she replied at Captain Hamilton's. She also asked if
given in Washington, yet, on account of the presence witness could get her luggage from Captain liamilter.'i
of the English Commissioners, Washington is gay, with to No. 1, that night, she could not take it in the
=ANY dinner'.The commissioners are very good carriage. but she asked the driver if he knew any one
diners, People suggest that it is called the Joint I I igh that would take the luggage. Ile replied that there
Commission, en aserionnt of their evident fondue...for was noose nearer than the town, end prisoner desired
the—jenil. The Herald suggests that, as it is Lent. witness to get • man with trucks to take it. Witness
they should eat fish—not the secretary—and try Nova asked how many servants she kept, end she said
Scotia, salmon, St. Lawrence trout, and some Alabama "leer." She seemed very pressing to get the
slams The Herald ITUI Indulge in wild hilarity-- luggage to Gloucester Row that night, and they
sometimes. rode down in the carriage to get • man to fetch it. He
Fromited that lie would go at haH:past settee to fetch
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Mime Booker. Cobbs, Mid other liko lidio, hsvo
keen taken to task, in Ssitirday•Bericio style, but in a
esratoe, called " Woman's Pismo," presolitd at
Mary's, Oxford, Febettary 12, 1871, by the Bev. John
W. Berson, Gresham lAotorer in Divinity. Mr.
Bergen .sys that " hats 'hooked at oh,erving woman
most insiijtaksblyitvlflhittarsPolttos of u u onted
minspienousnees, courting pnblielty in v aioui novel
and wholly unaeoeseary ways, sending letters to the
publie journals; and advertising herself as a benefse-
kegs to her nee." Mr. Barton adds, "1 Nirly loathe
this new development, while I deplore it also. There
are many who will say "Amen" to this.

it. They went to Gloucester Itriw, with witness's
fellow-sei vast, to get some tea. She asked if witness
would like to wait to see the luggage carried up to her
bedroom, and Hoskins said she had other places to go
to, and if prisoner would see It up, that would be
enough. In consequence of prisoner pressing to bravo
the luggage brought that night, witness engaged a man
named Guy to fetch it. Witness asked her if she left
2e to pey for the luggage, and it came to more,whether
she would rosy, and al e replied that she would, On
this witness left the 2,. She said she could not come
till Wednesday. No time was named for the length of
the engagement ; but witness was to be cook, at £lB
per year. When witness came in, prisoner asked her
if she did not hear the servants walking about and
making a noise. Witness said "Not waking a noise,"
but she beard some one walking about. Prisoner told
the boy with the carriage that her name was Mrs.
Collingwood If prisoner had not engaged her as •
servant, and promised to pay for her luggage being
brought from Captain Hamilton's, she would not have
parted with her 2s.
The same person wu summoned for attempting to
obtain from Mr. William Grinunett, grocer, by false
pretences, a quantity of goods value i:1 7s SJ, on March
20, with intent to defraud. Mr. Orimmett, grocer. Ito.,
of St. Thomas-street, ssid prisoner came to him shop
yesterday afternoon, in • curium, abaut half-past 5.
She asked him if he would take an order, to which he
replied "yes.' When she bad given the order, ehe
asked bow he managed, if he sent in his bills weekly,
or how? lie replied that it was customary to send in
bills to visitors once a week. She asked him to supply
I.er with a pass book, and send the porter every morn.
ing for orders. She gave her name as Mrs Collingwood,
of No. 1. Giouceeter How. She gArt.) a general order,
emounting to El 7s 5.1. Ile bad suspicions, t rrause
she asked about his terms— they very seldom found •
lady ask about the terms, and lie gent a showman,
directing him to wait and bring beck either the goods
or the money. With the goods he bent • note. The
sheer:eau told him prisoner had sent word that she
would see him in the morning, and the goods were
brought back. Witness then sent to Mr. Vickery, to
ask if he knew anything about the lady. If be had not
thought th:t she was living at Glow:ester Row, as •
lady, he would not have sent the thiniro—Pri;oner
said she was sitting in the front of the house, and
she could not see any goods. She thought it was
very strange that no goods were sent with the bill.
If people did not seed their goods, they could
not expect to have their money.—Mr. Grimuiett said
the goods were sent with the bill ; and the ale and
stout were in the basket now. People could not expect
to have the goods without the money; they did not cio
business In Weymouth like that,—Prisoner: I was
sluing in the drawing-room, and could look across to
tho sea, and could not see any goods.—Louisa Hillier,
whore mother keeps • refreshment house in
street, raid her mother had hvn and she was King.
rnign
armee. Primmer Coins in lost Saturday night, and
asked if ehi, had a bed to let; she bad CAM) by the
last train, Witness said yes, and she asked "How
many r Witness replied one." Mho had a bed and
refreshment, and stsyed Sunday. She said her object
in coming was to get • situation as governess; she had
seen an advertisement, and was going to the register
office. Witness said, "Mrs. Brown's?" and prisoner
replied : "That is the name." Sho said she could teach
'womb, music, and the rudiments of GOI1111111—(a
laugh,) She asked about the trains, and said she
should go back to Westbury by the midday train on
Tuesday. She left witness's house on Monday. to see
about the situation, and ordered a dinner, saying she
would be back about two o'clock if she could; but if
the lady asked bee to lunch, she should stay. Witness
was not to cook dinner till she returned, RA she (Jeri.
loner) did not like dinners put in the oven. When
witness found she did not come back, she went to
Mrs. Brown's for her:— Mrs. Harriett Owen, 1, Glou-
cester-row, said • little before three o'clock yesterday
afternoon, prisoner crime to her house for apa. amuses,
• dining.room and two bed-rooms, one for her servant
and one for herself. She said she had come • journey
with her maid, and was very thee]. The apartments
were shown her by the servant, and she said she
thought they would suit her, and took them by the
week, at • guinea and half. As she was very tired,
witneas sent her some tee by the *errant, and the had
It by herself, and then went out to order things from
the tradespeople. She returned, and brought back two
females, and then said the things were not come from
the grocer's, and witness let them have tea again. She
said she Lad stillle luggage coming from the station.
She gave her name air Gollingwood, and said she had
been-slaying at Cheltenham, and had lost her pallet-
book on the journey.—Supt. Vickery said the prisoner
was well known, and had been corMoted at Dorohester
sad Bridport tot simUst Whom. an about Woe

Wife-beating, which ii so much at varianoo with
lagllah habits, and yet is on prevalent, is explain•d—
-• woman, who bad been brutally assaulted, refused to
charge her husband, Weans. "she bad provoked him
with words." That is the secret. Wife-beating is the
resale of husband-nagging. There is nothing on earth
so sggravatlug SA UM tongue of • women, ellen It ii
bsaiv*, and naturally, when the husband is drunk,
the nagging is still more Irritating. Wife-beaters ought
bob, severely punished, yet it is, in many instances,
the fault of the wives. Why not have i law againat
nagging? Why should not • nagger be bound Over to
keep the peace towards her husband?

...Prohibitory Liquor Laws lead sometimes t • very
strange devices for their frwitration, by tilos., who aro
determined not to profit by the fatherly interest in
their welfare displayed by their rulers. At Mansfield,
Ohio, kw instance, the retail liquor sleititra have in-
Touted the following mode of avoiding t e li.d 1
the State Liquor Law, which gives a woman the right
elastics for damages against the man who sells 'Arens
drink to her hothead. The wife waives her right to
seam by signing her 11111110 to the following card :
"To --. I hereby authorise you to give usy huhnl
whatever be wants IS drink, to long ca he can stand up
and pay for it." This ought to give the itelefatloble
NY Wilfrid Lawson & hint for e special arose in his
Permissive BilL Nothing provokes imp:unity like the
drinkers thirst for liquor, eroept the public.in's thirst
for money.

There is a story told of a stone.cutkr, who was
employed to inscribe upon the pediment of a plane of
worship the quotation, front Matthew xxi., 13, "MI
hours shall be sailed the house of prayer. but who,
having conadentious scruples ageinst ddective quota,
Mous, added the somewbst aneomplicuentary remain-
ing claim of the sentence. We read that several
hearers of one of the popular preachers in the metro-
polis, lain Sunday evening, were di• ,grreahly reminded
of the Joe Itillerism by being subjected to the atten-
tions of sundry enterprising pickpocket., who bed
transfetTed their scene of operations to the Crowile I
Wales of his Tabernacle. A. number 4.1 ladie who
serried their money in the Invltiis Manner so
bequently adopted by the sex, were relieved of their
=lsles, and to listened to pulpit 4.l(nitterice under
ciretunatancen,

John Lewin an attendant at Wsktrial liunatie
mom, was murdered on Friday afterii.iou by •
patient named George Lawton.
HONOUR TO MUSlCiatte.—The honour of knighthood
is to be conferred on Mr. Benedict, Profi,nor Stet tidal°
Bennett. and Dr. Blvy.
issuninf proof of the vexation of the Germans at
an amebae of the PrineeseLouise comes Loin Burning.
bum. The Osman Club at that town have had • flag
=from the premium for several months, but on
y„ when the inhabitants generally were hanging
oat basting, the German Sag was token down.
h strange eoesurrenoe happened on Thursday week
with the Duke of Beaufort's bounds. Tke fox that was
being hunted caught and killed a fowl belonging to Mr.
wl, of Dunhrk, and carried it half way somas •
riljar informant (says the Sportiwy Gaulk) picked
It Vault* warm i
The " dimieguished persoaages" for whnee conveyance
by packet a vote of £B3 was saked on lloaday in the
Ileum of Oswanions were—the Duchess el Cambridge,
the Grand Duokeee Beeklenburg Streit*, and the
Prism and Princess of Wales. The Grand Duchess of
ggesitlemberg litrehts draws an aunsity of £6OOO a you
Its.. this Gauntry.
A Warr Dtrrinancn—h recent visitor to the
Roo, W. J. IL Bennett's churl& was BO much astonished
pt what he law, that he ezehilmed, " Where am I r
prone," tale his blend. " Weed," replied the
sow, "bat Is there net one letter too many in the
what i me j should sounder th
haperisons."—The sock. Q