The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-08 00:00:00

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1876.

NOTES OF THE WEEK.

Some wonderment has naturally been excited
by the announcement of Her Majesty's sudden
resolve to again appear in public. The World
gives the following as the explanation of this
emanation from along self-enforced and popularly
regretted seclusion :—Princess Beatrice has now
reached a marriageable age. With true maternal
solicitude and consideration for public duty, the
Queen, in spite of her being " physically and
morally" unable to discharge the duties of a
sovereign, as Mr. Disraeli publicly declared
shortly before his last electoral campaign, has
seldom failed to honour Parliament with her
august presence whenever the loyal liberality of
the House of Commons has been appealed to.
The last occasion on which Her Majesty opened
Parliament in person was in 1871, when the
marriage of the Princess Louise and tho Marquis
of Lorne was foreshadowed. The Queen paid a
similar honour to Parliament in 1866, when pro-
vision was asked for the Princess Helena on her
marriage to Prince Christian. With one excep-
tion (in 1867) these are the only occasions when
the Queen has opened Parliament in person since
the marriage of Princess Alice, when Her
Majesty's absence was explained by the then
recent death of the Prince Consort. It is pro-
bable, therefore, that Her Majesty's re-appear-
ance at St. Stephen's will betoken, among the
events of the year, another royal wedding ?
Some few years ago the Princess of Wales
took to wearing sapphires, and a demand for
sapphire parures sprang up at once. Sapphires,
of course, rose enormously in value, but they
have since, we believe, fallen almost to their old
price. It is said that the next stone likely to
come into fashion will be the jacinth, and that,
forseeing the probability of this, the leading
Loudon jewellers are " making a corner," as
Americans call it, in jacinths, by buying them
up and putting them by, in the serene assurance
that the money thus lying idle will ultimately
earn its interest and a good deal more. When
the time comes at last jacinths will be no prettier
than they are at present, but their value will,
for the time being, be doubled or quadrupled.
The return applied for by Lord Hampton in
the House of Lords in 1874 of the cost of English
churches has just been completed. From it we
and the total expenditure in the Dioceses of
England on the churches and cathedrals since
1840 amounts to nearly 25 million pounds. In
the diocese of Bath and Wells the expenditure
has been over £22,000 on the Cathedral ; and on
the churches about £707,000. In the diocese of
Exeter nearly £26,000 and £76,000 respectively.
And in the diocese of Salisbury £50,574 on the
Cathedral and £828,852 sa. 21. on the churches.

Our contemporary, the Daily Telegraph, is
getting delightfully sensitive. We clip the
following from the Saturday's issue :
Advertisement.; of a work written by the authors of
the "Coining K—," and of a song called "The
Mistletoe Rough." have appeared thmtiel inadvertence
in the oolumns of The Daily Telegraph. They will not
he again admitted.
By the above, inserted in a conspicuous part of
the paper, the compilers of the work have now
had a better advertisement given them than 20
insertions in theadvertisement columns. When
will the Telegraph leant discretion 1 Aud yet
they have a " Good-man " on its subbing staff.
A domestic servant named Martha Horan has
just committed suicide under somewhat singular
circumstances, and the inquest has afforded •
juror an opportunity to impertinently chatachise
a lady and a coroner of threatening to commit
her for contempt of court. This girl was in the
employ of a Mrs. Garner, of Islington, and was
not only strange in her manner, but dirty. This
intolerable nuisance, of course, could not be
endured, so Mrs. Garner paid her and sent her
going. She went and threw herself into the
canal. A Juror said the conduct of Mrs. Garner
was censurable, as she had acted most unfeelingly
and inhumanly in turning deceased out without
first ascertaining whether she had anywhere to
go to. The Coroner, addressing Mrs. Garner,
said this occurrence ought to be a great lesson to
her and other mistresses, who ought to know that
much responsibility rested on them in regard to
their servants. Mrs. Garner retorted, and
objected to being lectured. She did not see that
the matter ought to be a lesson to her. It was
no business of hers to look after other people's
children. The Coroner threatened to commit
her for contempt of court. Of course it is
only right mistreues should have a care for the
welfare of their servants, but to imagine that
they must put up with a dirty domestic till they
can find her lodgings elsewhere, is certainly a
very sure way of encouraging objectionable
characters.
There is 1,,, pleasing women. Every hem, and
again the p ipers are occupied with reports of
cases in which unhappy young men are sued for
damages because they refuse to "put up the
banns." And now we have a case reported in
which a young man is summoned for damages
because he aid "put up the banns." But this
Stirling youug mat., by name William Hogan,
did certainly offend Jane Lynn by "asking her"
in church without her consent. tihe does not say
she would not have had him if he had asked her;
but it was no doubt to avoide the unpleasant
quarter of an hour involved in that operation
that he had her proclaimed without first asking her
consent. No wonder she fainted when, attend-
ing church one Sunday morning, she heard the
minister ask if any one had any objection to the
marriage of "William Hogan, miner, bachelor,
with Jane Lynn, servant, spinster, both of this
I parish." But what is it she appraises at the £2O
I she had sated Sheriff Sconce to award her 1 Is

it the price of her faint, or the value of the
enjoyment of having the question popped to her,
and w hich she lost through ‘Villiam's precipitancy?
Any way, what are the poor men to do, if they
are to be sued when they de put up the banns as
well as when they do not.

To-day (Tuesday) according to the announce-
ments in the papers, London will witness a
glorious se•ctacle. The Queen goes in State to
open Parliaineni.; hut, that is not all. WlLat
the Royal procession to Konealy, the disbarred
advocate, editor of the EnfrlisAirou, and the
tawney lion of debate, going in his state to take
his seat in the House I Fancy the sublime
pageant of the learned doctor, accompanied with
his celebrated umbrella and hat, in a carriage
drawn by four grey steeds, surrounded by that
august assembly "the Magna Charta," bearing
what they are pleased to call " Tichborne "
flags 1 Why the very Legislature must be over-
awed, within the Palace itself. Such, however,
wal be the astounding sight presented to the
astonished gaze of Londoners to-day. What
will be the iesult 1 Bewildered with the magni-
tude of the subject we dare not speculate.
A curious idea of the fitness of things was shown
at a tea meeting in the East London tahernacle
last week, which is reported in another solemn.
The old people who partook were all blind ; and
on leaving they were presented each with a
shuliug—bright and new. The special attraction
in a tietc shißing to a blind person is certainly a
matter for puzzling consideration.

Sir W. H. Sinith-Marriott, the high sheriff, was in
attendance. The counting was personally conductNl
by Mr. F. T. Johns, under sheriff, assiste I by Mr.
Sinclair Traill and Mr. John Guy. The agents for
Captain Digby to watch the counting were—Mr. M.
('. Weston, Mr. A. Pope, and Mr. G. J. \V. Andrews;
and the agents for Mr. Fowler—Mesas. H. and A.
Lock and Mr. A. Atkins.

The numbers were declared by the high sheriff se
follows :7.

:3,(YA)
... 1,866

Digby .
Fowler.
Majority for Digby 1,101
Captain Digby's committee room was at Mr.
Hazel's, immediately facing the Shirehall, and as soon
as the numbers were declared the crowd gathered in
front and proceeded to cheer lustily.
Mr. DIGBT, who was receiving the congratulations
of his friends, and of some of the principal legal
gentlemen who had conducted his canvass so success-
fully, at once proceeded to the window and addressed
the crowd a. follows :—Gentlemen,—l beg to thank
you heartily for the honour you have done me to-day
in returning me SS your representative by such a large
majority, at the head of the pull. I cannot let this
opportunity 11,310! without publicly thanking my friends
and opponents for the orderly manner in which the
whole contest has been conducted throughout, and by
these means preventing any ill-feeling which might
otherwise have arisen in the county. Theme who have
worked so hard in my favour I hope will accept my
most ;grateful thanks. Rest assured, gentlemen, I
shall devote may best energies to promoting your
interests and furthering your welfare, both locally and
in Parliament. I beg again to thank you for the
honour you have conferred upon me—(tutuultuous
cheering).
After the hon. gentleman's admirers had exhibited
their appreciation to the full by escorting him as far
his hotel, the adjoining "houses" became the scenes
of lively "fighting of the battle o'er again."
About nine in the evening—that ass,u,e bosuns of
an evening's amusement in young Dorchester's eyes—
a lighted tar-barrellwas rolledidown the High-street,
followed by a mob, and burnt opposite the King's
Arms. A raid was also made upm a waggon-lowl of
furze which had been left on the Bridportroad, and it
was unanimously agreed that the load, waggon and
all, would make a capital blaze. Before, however,
this could be carried Out, the Mayor, with a (ample of
policemen, appeared on the scene, and the Mayor
warned them is to the consequences of any such act.
Mr. Supt. Coward and his men then formed a line,
and gradually got the crowd down the street; not,
however, without some stone-throwing, and the appre
hession ..f two young fellows, who were talcum to the
station but not detained. P.C. Carter received a cut
over the right cheek from • stone, and other "filers
were struck. The streets did not recover their wonted
quietude until about half-past ten.
The bells of St. Peter's were rung during the after.
noon.
There are twenty-six polling districts in Dorsetshire,
viz. :—Poole, Abbotsbury, Beaminster, Blandford,
Bere Regis, Bridport. Cerne Abbas, Chesilton,
Charmouth, Cranbome, Dorchester, Evershot,
Gillingham, Hazelbury Bryan, llelcome Regis (Wey-
mouth), Maiden Newton, Puddletown, Shaftesbnry,
Sherborne, Stalbridge, Sturminster Newton, Swanage,
Thornonnbe, Wareham, Winfrith, Wimborne
Minster. The county registrar contains about 7,300
names.

SlThe contest is the second which the constituency of
Dorset has witnessed since the passing of the first
Rform Act.. There was a long series of unopixwed
elections up to 1857, when Lord Palmerston appealed
to the county on the question of his Chinese policy.
On that occasion the lion. W. 11. Portman, eldest son
of Viscount Portman, came forward as a Liberal can-
didate, and was returned at the head of the pal with
2,430 votes; Mr H. Gerard Sturt, whose elevation to
the peerage as Lord Alington caused the present
vacancy, was second with 2.179; 'fr. Ker garner,
also a Conservstive, was the third member, polling
2.177. The unsuccessful candidate was Mr. John
Floyer, who took Mr. Ker Seymer's seat in February,
1864, on that gentleman's resignation. The seat won
by Mr. Portman from the Conservatives has been re-
tained by him ever since; and Dorsetshire has from
that time returned two Tories, and one Liberal to the
House of Commons.
MlOllll6ll.

Fowler at his meetings declared he had received, it DZITII Of RAlll.—The depth of rain during the month
646614 not improbable that his suggestion had been of January was 1.50 inch., as against 5.25 inches during
turned against himself. the same month of 1875.
The battle has been fairly waged, and good-natnredly,
CAPITAL actors are t members of the Royal Horse
and any slight irritation which may have been en- gaArvtielleorny Drwaedinanetiac—:Cyhiah,h:ani il
rtibleotw.;irre,,npirie,,se,
gendered will no doubt quickly lie wiped out. Those patronage of Cilonel Wilkinson bartainauiling) and the
who quarrel with others for holding opinions at vari- officers, at the Town Hall, drew crowded awl delighted
ntalastat,g"uutililery
&nee with their own, show a u.arrow-mindedness and houses. The well-kuown "Ticket of Leave M iii" aml the
Intolerance which we are sure will be found in bid e,lually. appreciated lint diff 'rent character " timely
solitary exceptions. An honoured house may be con- Diddler' constituted the bill. With tilic,;surertiiinwi.cluna,
gratulatesi upon having a representative in one of the
characters,
har the
swOchanWie cruilinitirlik:Mlily men, L'iliit n 'lice*
finest assemblages of gentlemen in Europe'
, and the i ablesetor their tidelity,reduXiving laruYi awl their frewl""l
losing side may flatter themselves that they have from vulgarity.
shown with no uncertain voice that high-hauded Comeirren ro THE Downer COONTT Paisov.—Hard
dictation no longer exists. Labour : Charles Burbido From', stealing barley at
For the past week the subject in the county town, Wimliorne Minster. I calendar months ; Robert Grass,
and no doubt in others, has been extensively discussed, poachlng at Tollard Farnham, 2 calendar months ;NI irk
and the opinion generally expressed was that it would Best, stealing barley at Wimborne Minster, 6 weeks; Jane
Diluent, stealing cheese and pork at Dorchester and Ellen
be a narrow contest.' Mr. Fowler found his believers ;
Smith, drunk drunk and riotous at Weymouth, 1 calendar
and on the other hand Mr. Digby was largely sup-
ported to win by a majority of 1,200. Al
In the early part of the day but little excitement Union. 21 days; Henry White, misbehaviour in Dorchester
m anSidm ThonotnKa ins 4. 11:illruma drunk
misbehaviour I riotousiaviou r ia n t ‘ WlfillUbOorn6
ile
was exhibited, but public feeling gradually increased Union and Thomas Dennis, drunk and disorderly at Lyme
until about mid-day, when it was thought the state of Regis, 7 days. imprisonment : James Phillips, using 4
the poll would be known. Numerous knots of dwelling-bounce unlit for human harbiEtax3ti,oonnatiThreei4sfig3el
politicians were congregated about the High-street :'.,1 miruilrapF?onrtdit,l%.
and near the Shirehall, where the counting was going White,, I
• r
IHE n 'LATIUM—The ;following is our meteorological
on, and vented their opinions. A sudden storm some- report :
what scattered them for a time, but about two there
,
was a large contingent. Young Dorchester was in its Lowest
Data. ,i,,,,a. p" „i at Who. State of (leather.element, delighted to have the opportunity of yelling Night.
ferociously and pelting prominent politicians, undis-
_ _ _____ --.
mayed by fear of the police. •
lan.
A. warm adherent of Mr. Fowler's was recognised $1 47 39 1 13 Flue
and had to make a run for it to avoid a shower of Feb. 146 35 , LIE lc 8 (bio-ofoy, fine, min
cabbage stumps, rotten oranges, and similar delicate 241 Si) NA' I, W Fine
attentions. Grotesquely dressed, as, we should say, a 343 30 V/ I Fin,, mill
private in the Mullingan Guards, a well-kncwn in- 4' 40 a N Fine
4, 36 30 N Fine
dividual paraded the town carrying Mr. Fowler's
6 35 Id N (71.0 ly, sans
request for votes ujaide-down Alld wearing a cabbage
as the ornament of his shako. He also announced he ---
intended to drive four other donkies through the street,
hut he disl not succeed in mustering that number of
brethren. Several other parties were saluted by the
mob, but temper was pretty generally, well kept.
The ballot boxes had been sent in from the different
polling places the previous evening ; and by about one
the business had so far been completed that Mr.
Fowler who was in the town went home,

WISLILTASI FORIIIOB MISSIONB-We have received the
following report of the efforts of the friends of the above
missions in the Dorchester iliatrict. and which will be of
intereat to many of our readers : -"We have made up our
mission accounts for the year Ics, and the result is very
encouraging both spiritually and financially. The nus-
sionary meetings have been well attended, and • delight-
ful induence prevaded the misemblies, and many felt it
good to be there. All the meetings have been held by the
circuit ministers, the Revs W. Allen and J. Bi4hop, both
returned missionaries, assisted by several of the circuit
local preachers. The total amount raised is £llO 24. 8
being an increase on the previous year of £t4 11.1,
while the expenaes have not exceeded three per cent.
The above amount was raised its follows :-D.weliester,
.Cl 5 24. 61.; Whitechurch, .£l5 ilk 11 • Kinicitone,
114. 1.1. ; Here ltegs, Xi 14. 01. ; ilartinatown,
1:2 04. 111. ; Maiden Newton, .1:2 13s. fit.; Here Heath,
CI Os &L Tolpiablle, £1 bk. 1.1. ; Abbey Milton,
4:3 Os : Broadmayne, .C 2 7s. 31 • Alilhourtie. £4 11. ;
Dewlish, £2 Ilia.. Id.; l'idilletrenthiSe, £2 ; Stratton.
XI 14s. 61 ; Sydlinx. .£1 Cerne Abbas £1 lk. 4.1;
Tineluton, it.. NI.; Charinimiter, 114. 01 ; ilodmanstone.
104. 441.-013 1914. 10.1 Chriattnas otTeringa-King4tone.
£5 15s. 111. ; Whitechureh, £6 is, fid. Piddletrenthide,
Li Si.; Brumlinayne, 124. ftl. ; Tolpod.ile, £1
Malden Newton. 104. 41 • Tincluton, 44. 31. ; Cerise
Abbas, Ito.; Dewlish, 144. NI; Stratton. 4s. 61-
El 7 be. 2.1. Juvenile association% lkirchester, Chisel-
borne, Sydlina, and Channiuster, .03 17$. &L-total for
the circuit, .CllO 2s. &I.

BOROUGH PLITT 5R5.410701, Yestenlay.—Befnre Nlr. .1. F.
Hodges. Dr....Alilridire, Mr. It. Davis, and Mr. M. Deveoish.

TIIE RESULT OF RECRaIIS DRIVING.
Samuel Nonni, a, young fellow, was summoned for
furiously driving in the borough, on the tith of January.
P.C. Pomeroy, • borough constable, about half-past five
in the evening Was in Bell-street, and RAw the defendant
driving a pony and cart at nearly a gallop (shout 12 miles
an hour) driwn High East-street. Mr. Spracklin, of
Martinstown, had just turned the owner of Itelbstreet,
and the defendant drove right into him. Mr. Spracklin
wee going at A walking pace, and on the right side of the
road. The defendant consequent upon the collision with
Lao other. with Dim, was shied out head-foremost: Mr.
Spracklin's pony was much hurt.
Defeiptint denied that his pony could an at the rate
stat..4l by the constable. Ile had settled with Mr.
Spracklin. He thought he should have been able to have
gone behind him. _

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The constable said the defendant WWI sober.
The ivaeistrates said that rather increased the offence,
for he ought to have known better than to endanger the
public safety.
Defendant, it was stated, as the result of his accident,
was walking about all last week with a lump on the vile
of his face about the dee of his Land.
A line of lb. to include casts way, inflicted.
THE STONE THROWING NUISANCE.
A respeAahlyalressed yotin4 WIG, a policeman on the
railway, named Alesonder McKenzie. we,. summoned for
'assaulting a boy named George New.
The au. a little bay between seven mid eight years of
age, who, in reply t a questions, nail he liclievial if he wee
sworn and then toll a lie he would go "t the lire," stated
that on Monday last he wee playing with some other boys
near the new road being made at the tip of Trinity-street,
when one of the boys threw a Anne at a bird. It did not
hit the bird, hut fell in (rant of the defendant. They
were frightened at this, and all ran aw.ty. Ile, however,
was caught, and the defendant struck him several times
with a stick on his neck and back The Mayor came
up at the time, and ordered the defendant to let him go,
which he refused to do.

The defendant cross-examined the Li iv. Ire ad/pi the
II if he hit hint in his bowie. awl the reply rt, yes and
in answer to other iiiiestiewi the lal asserted the defen-
dant had dragged him into his lodgings and thrashed him
there as well.

A young girl named Jane I Gibe saw hint pull the child
into his pssaage in Grove Buildings, and shut the door.
Hearing aCISSAMS she knocked at the door and as it was
not answered she opened it, and WSW th 3 defendant with
the boy in one hand and the stick in the other. She asked
him whet he WWI beating the child for, and he answered
" what business had he to throw stones at me."
The defendant said the boys called him names and threw
stones at hint, and the lad threw a stone which hit him on
the collar, lie denied he struck the boy, but simply pulled
him into the house to await a polieoman. New 's father
afterwards came and refused to tell his name, but wanted
him to come outside and tight.
Ile called a witness named Frederick Boon, who corro-
borate.' him as to the stone-throwing by the boys and also
In his denial of beating the boy.
Mr. Symonds remarked the defendant was quite justified
in taking hold of the Loy to ontait, his name, and the
question was as to whether the stick had been used.
The girl Collie here said she heard the stick go. The boy
was crying " trernenii ms."
Mr. 'Symonds reminded her when the question was asked
she denied that she knew anything of his being
beaten.

Tftlier of the lad gave a long story of his talk to
the defendant ; with the result that he admitted the boys
were in the habit of calling after defendant. lie charged
him with heating his boy and he denied it.
The Bench were of opinion the p irties ought to change
places. The complaint ought to have been brought against
the boy. Boys ought not to be encouraged in throwing
stones or calling names. Vase disinis. News father
told the defendant to put the stone in his pocket which he
had laid on the table. Mr. Devenish severely censured him
for his impudence. The man, with postatiried inn.icence,
replied he was.afraid be wat going to leave it on the table.

TIIK VALCK OV CilkITT11;1411110X.57
WiLiews While, a scavenger, was charged, on remand,
with violently assaulting James Gawler on the 3rd inst.
The complainant, who appeared in court with his head
bandaged and appeared very weakand was accommodated
with swat, stated that he and the defendant were town
scavengers. Last Wednesday evening he was going up Mill
street. White came up to him and said with an oath "whed
are you going Co pay that money that you owe nut" He
replied "What money, Bill." . ' That money," he said
" that you robbed me of at Christmas." Ile told hint he
had never robbed him of a farthing in his life. Upon that
he raid " I will ha' it or else 11l ha you," and with tMise
words hit him in the breast and immediately followed with
a blow under tha left ear which sent his head up against
the corner of a brick wall. Ile fell senseless to the ground,
and knew no more until he found himself at Moue Imina
examined by Dr. Aldridge. Ile had been laid upever since
and had been attended every day.
Defendant had no question to ask, and said he was very
sorry it should ever have happetust, and for the future he
wool.ln't he governed by no one. Ile had been hacked up
to it. Ile hail been told the complainant hail robbed him
at Christmas of di., hut whether he hail done so or not he
did not know.

--ao;i;rier--lhit you've threatened toy lifo 'afore Bill.
White (pitifully): Now don't hang me init.
Dewier: No, I don't want to hang thee, Bill.
Dr. Aldridge described tint nature of the injuries
sustained by the coinplainant. Ile found a contused
wound of the scalp, also a small lacerated wound of the
frontal bone, caused evidently by contact with moue sharp
substance. Ile nruered Liar, to bed, and he had since been
3Coll every day by his assistant. flu c.iniUtion wad
serious one at the outset. He unw voinidered L 1.., cid et
danger.
The defendant begged to be let oil with a One for the
sake of his poor little children:

Mr. 51111011,14 reminded hun that be ahouhl have
thought of them himself. It had all arisen out of
Christmas boxes, and be hoped the council would
dism his every man who in future went roundfor them. It
always led to drunkenness and quarrels.
The lectich ..aid it was a serious case, and it was with
great difficulty they one to the conclusion the justice of
the case would be mit by a fine, lie would be tilled la,
or in default a month hard labour
The line was paid.
LARCEN V BA A seater'.
John Trim, lb, a carter in the employ of Mr. Edward
Nutting, of South-street, woo brought up in custody
charged with stealing various sums of money, the property
of his master.

As a carter prisoner's duty Mr. Nutting said was todeliver
deur and bread, and to receive money of the customers;
which be Mel to account for when he nest came to the
shop in Dorchester. The prisoner wan euipl 'yea at the
mill at Buren. Several times lately he had called his
attention to the fact of having returned various parties
not having paid, who were in the habit of paying
regularly. On Friday last he again drew his attention to
a person of the name of Pitfield, who by his book appeared
to owe Bs lid. ; arid another perAon of the name of
Churchill, Who was represented 34 On'inX 164. another
named Cross. 4e. ; Treviso. 151 ; Ford, tis. Saturday after-
noon be paid As. on account of Ford. Ili. tid. on sicimbut oi
Churchill, and Is. on account of Mrs. Treviso. lie came
voluntarily and paid these sums. Ile sent a message to
Mrs. Treviso, asking the meaning of the IC
Mrs. Treviso. of Burton, deposed that she paid the
prisoner regularly for her bread. She hail dealt with Mr.
Nutting since the 17th of December, and the bread was
delivered to her by the prisoner—four leave; a week—au.!
she had always paid ready Mum**.
Prosecutor said the lad had been in his employ about
nine months.

.....
Iho prisoner hail no questions to ad:, and said he was
sorry for it, but he should like to have a tine for it. He
could not say it was not true.
The Bench thought the father must have had reason
to see the inoney, and suspect that something was not
right ; hut the father said he never knew there was any-
thing wrong going on.
The Bench, acting on the aolviee of Mr. Symonds, treated
the caac as one 14 larceny, and sentenced prisoner to three
mon tlit hard labour; remarking he had ample wages and
his father'. house to live in, and nothing to tempt hint,
but he smeared to Wore been lobbing his employer rather
extensivtly.

SCHOOL TREAT AT FORDINGTON.
The annual Fordington Sunday school treat took place
on Thursday evening in the East Fordington Schoolroom,
when about 2.50 assembled at 5 pin. aoddid ample justice
to the calce and buns and tea provided for them and dis-
tributed amongst them by their teachers and other kind
friends. After the les a magic lantern was shown by the
Superintendent, Roy. M. F. EV*lll, and a number of inter-
esting and amusing slides were exhibited. This clooed it
about 7 p.m. and after some hymns had been snug, the
Rev. H. Maul° gave a short ad.lress and concluded by pro-
nouncing the blessing. The children then quietly dispersed,
having to all appearance thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
Amongst those present were—Mrs. Moak, Mrs. Aid worth,
Mrs. Allardyess and children, Mrs. Mallandaine and
Lhildren, Mrs. A. Grove,, Mr. and Mrs. Dixon, Mr. and
Pim It Hunt, Mrs. Reynold,
Faeroe, Mr. P. Taykr, ilascomoe. Mr. Goring°, Mr.
H. (lawler, etc. the Misses Miller, Miss

ASSIZE Alt ItANOEMENTS.
The following arrangement, for circuits ler the new
distribution have been made ; —Northern Circuit, Justices
blackburn and Brett; Oxford, Blron. Aulphatt and
Field; Western, Justices Kelly and Denman: North.
Eastern. Baron Bramwell and Mr. Justice Mellor:
Midlan Baron Iluddleiton and Mr. Justice Lindley I
North ales. M. Justice Lush ; South Wales, Mr.
Justice Grove ; South-Eastern, Lord eoleridge and Baron
Clomeby.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO A HORSEMAN.
An accident, atteirlial with very serious remits. hap-
pened • few minutes Isefore midnight on Friday, at
onlingz,m. Four young gentlemen, Mr. Masfeoni, of
Sauth.lown. Mr. Johnson, of Uptou, Mr. Croat, of Broad-
in syn.., awl Mr. Corkeram, of Fri sr Mayne, were reline
'nom. on Ihit lamse., an l down the leen-road front
the SAlltil Walks at a ruching vice. At the end of the
run I, at Mr. II iynea's eonier, where many accidents have
happened through the shortness of the turn, the three
latter went round all right ; but Mr. Masters's horse, •
line well brol anhual, as were the others, dashed across
1., the opvidte will, and, suddenly stopping short, threw
its rider oit, t Trade violence to the ground. Mr. Geo.
Franklin, who happily hail not retired at the time, ran
out to render assistance, &TO found Mr. Masters lying on
the ground, bleeding profusely from • wound over the
eye. and his fare covered with Woo I. lie was taken into
Mr. Frankliii'd house and attended to with every Possible
care. 0111.1 of the company rode for Di'. Emion, whilst
another went in search f the runaway horse, which was
captured near the turnpike gate on the Wareham road.
Dr. Emma, with Ilia son, waA erotuptly in attendance and
attended to Mr. Master's injunea. It was discovered that
he had suotained a very large jagged wound on his left
eyebrow, penetrating to the bone, his nose was consider-
ably disfigured, the top lip was severely cut ; whilst on
the chili was another wound penetrating to the bone, awl
there was an abrasion on the left of the windpipe which
seemed to have been caused by the horses hoof, and
which pained considerably. Mr. Emma sewed up
the wound and did everything necessary, and after
some time it was considered prudent to remove the
injured gentleman to the Junction Hotel. It Menai
tuiraculout that Mr. Masters should have escaped with his
life, but as it is he i 1.14 sustained such injuries that he
will be "marked' for tile, the wound on the eyebrow
being vermough and jagtred. Ur. Masters lost a consider-
able quantity of Ms.!, aad was also very severely shaken.
The horse was not much injured, there being only • small
wound on the right fore-leg, a seer on the shoulder, the
bridle rein being also broken. ft is fortunate that the
accident did not happen further .n the rowl, as
assistance would not have been is readily obtained, and
the result would, in all probability, have been far
more serious. After the accident Mr. Mastered
friends returned to their houses. On enquiry on Saturday
morning at the Junction Hotel, we learn that Mr. Masters
is progressing very favourably, bat complained of much
pain in the throat.

LONDON AND SOUTR-WESTRRN RAILWAY.
'Ens report of the directors of the London an.l South-
Western Railway Caiimany states that the balance avail-
able for dividend for the half-year ending the 3lst of
Deremher last amounted to 43341,552, against .CX3.053 in
the corre+poadiag period of 11474. Tue directors reroin-
mend that a dividend he declared at the rate of i:111 per
cent per annum. ag deist .C6l per rent. per annum in the
perio I, leavitis a balance to be carried over
to the ritrreet half-year .if .C 7,511 against 5:Z.,211 in 1474.
The Kr a. revenue for the half-year ending the 31st of
December. 1.1„ showed an inerease of /..:5t.:414 iiver the
corresponding half-year of 1071. The increase in the
expenditure had been .C 25,6011. the svarking expenditure
being IS2Zi pm- rent, of the gross receipts. There was an
immerse .1 041i,01.0 in the amain: of the debenture stork
as compared with the 3Oth of June, liC3. The increased
receipts for passengers. parcels, and mail. amounted to
4:11,t07, im.l for mod.. iii IAA erds, and live stock tratltl the
increase hail been 4:13,t311. In the stearuparket traffic
there had been an increased receipt la £10,712. The
total expenditure of the locomotive and carriage depart-
ments for the lust half-year amounted to C 1115,57.4, show-
ing an increase of 1:3.012. The train tuileage had been
I.tlttSl, or an increase of ra9.11 train miles. The pro-
p.. 4 lease of the Somerset and Dorset railways, 92 miles
in length, was for a term of 0.11 years, commencing from
the Ist of November. 1475, difiell which period the Mid-
land I 'ompany and this company had been working over
the railway on joint accaunt