The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-05-23 00:00:00

eorresp o lib nice.
ASSURANCE AND INSURANCE.
Larrsa V.
11RIS.

Weston Prosecuted.—John Burrows, keeper, slated that
about half-put two a.m., he saw Legg, sen. take four
eggs from a pheasant's nest in a hedge, at Hyde Farm.
Later in the day he saw the son go to the next, and
afterwards found he had taken seven eggs. The B.qlcli. CO!-
sidered it to be a felonious offence, more no as they were
in planes of trust, and fined them ss. for each egg they
purloined, and ooste.—Edward Hansford WIN charged
with having killed a leveret on the 4th inst., the pro-
perty of Mr. Sheridan, M.P. The case was proved by the
under-keeper, Thomas Burrows, and he was mulcted in
the mitigated penalty of 10s.—Giles Byrnes, brought
up in custody of P.C. Heal, for poaching, at Ower
lifoigne, May 9, WWI fined 10e.—William Goddrrd, who
did not appear, wan fined 58. and costa for being drunk
and incapable at Evershot, on the Ist inst.
BOROUGH SESSIOne, Monday.—Before the Mayor
(J. P. Aldridge, Esq.). J. Bishop, and J, Ensor,Esqrs.
POACHING TROUT.—George Trowbridge, a militiaman,
and John Wellspring were charged with poaching trout,
the property of William Lewis Henning, Esq.—P.C.
Keats said on Sunday, the 14th inst., about 20 minutes
to six in the morning, he saw Wellspring jump into the
river opposite the gaol wall, and throw outs trout which
he put into his right hand pocket. Trowbridge also
came down the bank, got into the river, and °mimed
some fish until he saw witness when he got out: Wit-
ness spoke to both parties and took the fish from
Wellspring. He did not think Tiowbridge caught a
fish. There Was but little water in the river.—Mr,
Charles Henning proved that the stream of water from
Friary Mill to the Compasses was the private property
of the complainant —Wellspring, having before been
convicted of a similsr offence,was fined El, or in default
one month's hard labour ; OM being Trowbridge's first
offence, he was fined Sc. and costs, or in default to be
committed for a week. Time was allowed for payment.
THE WEATHER.—The reading of the thermometerat
Dorchester for the peat week is as follows :

To the editors.
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THE practice of Fire Insurance is recommended by
the clearest interest of all persons. For a small
annual consideration the property which contributes
to the welfare of a family, and often to its means of
subsistence, is secured to them against the numerous
chances of loss arming from fire, so that if it should
be destroyed they may receive from the office in
money its equivalent value, or have thy property re-
instated. They are thus secured against loss, some
of the camas of which may be here enumerated.
A beam of wood is found to have been introduced
near a fire-place or chimney. For a number of years
no danger is anticipated, nor is the defective con-
struction dreamt of, till in the dead of night perhaps
the house is found filled with smoke, or in actual
flames, and the inmates are driven out, to find safety
it is to be hoped, while a portion only of the property
can be saved from the flames.
A careless or tired-out servant on going to bed
leaves a clothes' horse in front of the fire; a spark
from the grate before morning sets it in flames, or
the cat warming itself amongst the ashes, startled
into unwonted energy by a live coal falling on its
back, springs up and turns over the clothes' horse
into the fire.

1 .7.i Direction State of
Noon S.E.V of Wind. Weather,
4 a.z
58 37 NW Drizzling rain, fine
58 47 SW Cloudy, Fine
62 40 SW Misty, night rain
58 37 N Fine
59 45 NW& 8 Fine
65 54 NW& E Fine
66 51 SE Fine
CORRESPONDING WEEK 1864.

A child gets hold of a boir of matches and in its
play sprinkles them about, or sets fire to the
window blind.

69 50
71 50 SSE
73 47 E & SE
77 52 N, Si &SW
74 50 NW & SE
74 50 , SE & S
64 51 N

Dull, fine
Fine
Fine
Fine
Fine
Fine, gloomy
Fine

THE DAVENPORT FARCE. —On Wednesday
evening last Messrs. Stacey and Kelly, as was
previously announced, made their first appearance in
this town, to dissipate the great delusion which the
Davenports had given rise to, by representing
themselves as being connected with and aided by
spirits. The Townhall in which the seance took
place was tolerable well filled, and the audience
appeared to give vent to their feelings of approba-
tion. Professor Hilton opened the entertainment
by displaying his world-famed abilities, and was
loudly applauded. Meagre Stacey and Kelly next
made their appearance, and were bound in a most
complicated manner by Messrs. Manfleld and l'illey.
These efforts, however, proved inavailahle, for not
more than two minutes had the deluaioniste retired
than the cabinet opened, and they came forward
entirely extricated. They returned to the cabinet,
and in an incredibly short time bound themselves in
a most entangled manner, and, no sooner were the
doors closed, than a bell was rung and forced
through the aperture, the performers being still
bound. Music, also of a most discordant description
was heard from the cabinet, but the same result
followed. The dark seance followed, when
phosphorised instruments were observed flying about
the room in every direction, but a light being
immediately procured the actors were found
fettered, hand and foot to their seats. This
terminated the amusements, and the spectators left
the hall evidently well pleased with their entertain-
ment.

A oandle taken to a bed•room, wardrobe, or closet,
ignites the curtains or clothes, and if fortunately the
Names be extinguished after great exertions, the low
to the family is still material.
An explosion of gee in a house shakes it to its
foundation, and renders its repairs an expensive
work.

In all such oases Insurance would protect the
inmates or proprietors from any loss. It should also
be noticed that these are only a few of the ways in
which loss may, and constantly does occur. For
instance, a fire may happen in an adjacent house,
and in the uncertainty of its being extinguished the
neighbours, for their own safety, may have their
property removed and seriously injured. The fire
engines may play upon their houses, deluging their
contents with water, and making them useless. In
such cases the Insurance Companies are accustomed
to make good the damage which has been done.
The Assured are also saved the expense of fire
engines.
In Saleshops, Workshops, Warehouses, Factories
of all kinds, and Farm Yards, there are causes
innumerable for the occurrence of fire. The cares
leeriness of servants and assistants, the negligent use
of lights, implements requiring fire heat, and the
careless exposureof inflammable goods, and sometimes
the incendiary spirit that prevails, add greatly to the
risk of loss.

Fire Insurance therefore commends itself,
L To the House Propriebr, who by its means can
protect himself from loss arising from the careless-
ness of his tenants or their servants, and who other-
wise is exposed to risk of losing his property—the
hen that lays the golden eggs.
IL To the Householder who never can be sure
that some accident may not deprive him of his house
effects which may have been gradually accumulated
for many years.
ILL To the Tradesman or Warehouseman whose
stock is the capital upon which his family's
subsistence depends, and who would probably be
ruined should fire from any of its numerous causes
ever occur.

IV. To Manufacturers, Farmers, and others
having large stocks, in all cases where thereis special
hazard. It would be unwise indeed to run the risk
of ruin rather than pay a small Annual premium to
be secured from loss.

V. To pereone generally who have property which
can be burnt.

On calm coniiideration it would be deemed
imprudent in the highest degree for an individual to
stake the means of his own and hie family's
subsistence upon the non-occurrence of fire in 'bin
premises; yet that is exactly what numerous persons
of sober judgment do from mere want of fore-
thought, and many have suffered severely in conse-
quence, and have had to descend from affluence or
competence to penury and want. The risk, how-
ever, which should not be borne by individual., is
just the very risk which can be undertaken by a
Company. The operations of an Office are to collect
from numerous sources an inoome made up of
premiums for insurance. The individual premiums
are equivalents for the risk the Office undertakes.
No one can tell which of the persons Assured
will be startled from his slumbers by the cry of
fire, or who will have his property destroyed; but it
can be stated with absolute certainty that a great
number of them will, and that there is no security
to any one in particular that he will not, be a
sufferer. The losses that ooeur are paid by the
Office out of the premiums it receives, which
premiums form a fund in its hands for equalizing the
risk and making all contribute to the common
, safety.
AN MST:TRANCE MANAGER.

THE Rev, H. HOULE'S EARTH Srwrite. —We
would call the attention of the visiting juetioes of
our county gaol to the following communication of
the Rev. Henry Monle, which appears in the last
number of that valuable publication, the Journal of
Horticulture. In the recent report on the county
gaol, presented by those gentlemen at the quarter
sessions, they professed to have adopted Mr. Moule's
system ; but it seems that in a spasmodic tit of
economy they have really adopted the rival system,
the imperfections of which were exposed by Mr.
Moule
"My attention has been directed to two letters In
your Journal signed "UPWARDS AND ONWARDS," in
which the writer gives much, and to some extent
merited, praise to a pamphlet by Mr. Wilmot on the
dry treatment of excrementitious matter. In asserting,
however, that ashes are • better material for the
purpose than dry earth, he has, together with Mr.
Wilmot, fallen into s great error. I shall feel, there-
fore greatly obliged if, as the advocate of the dry
earth system, whose observations and experiments have
extended now through many years, I may be allowed
space in your Journal for a few words on the subject.
It is so long ago as the year 1857 that I discovered that
very important property of dry earth, or clay, of which
Mr. Wilmot makes no account whatever—viz., its
capability of repeated use. I will limit my remarks to
his two objections to my system. Firstly, that I
recommend the use of a mechanical application of
earth; and secondly, that I use earth and not ashes as
the medium of removal. Now, with regard to the
Brat of these objections, there is no greater necessity
for the use of mechanical arrangements for the supply
of earth than for the supply of ashes; indeed my
pamphlet indicates the simplest possible mode of
applying the earth without any machinery. Almost
as soon as I began to carry out this mode myself I per-
ceived certain obvious advantages which would arise
from some mechanical contrivance—advantages (I might
almost say necessities), if the system should ever be
adopted, as I am confident that sooner or later it will
be adopted, in to WWI, inside houses, and in upper stories ef
houses—advantages in economising the use of earth,
both SB to smallness of the quantity to be used, and
especially in the cases of schools, gaols, and asylums,
and as to the certainty of its spplioation. In conjunc-
tion, therefore, with Messrs. White & Co., I contrived,
and have patented some very simple contrivances for
this purpose ; and although Mr. Wilmot may have
seen and heard of one or two failures' as he asserts,
arising from defective manufaoture, those advantages
of which I speak can be, and are, by mechanical con-
trivances secured. Without some snob contrivance it is
sufficient to observe that • closet is exactly what a water.
closet would be without a mechanism for applying the
a Met. Second, as to Mr. Wilmot'a other objection to the ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS.
use of earth and his preference of coal ashes, I venture SOUTHWESTERN DISTRICT.
to pronounce it simply absurd. From the very first I Ir is now some few years since some of the more ad.
have regarded my system as one not for England waif, yawed of the order considered that the formation of a
but suited to all countries • and, as I have stated in my "Dorset Dhtrict" would tend to accelerate and increase
third edition of National Health and Wealth, it le the above order. Many suggestions have been made
already very generally adopted in the gaols and barracks and different ideas have been freely circulated. The
of British India. Where will Mr. Wilmot find his coal South-western district is one of the largest districts in
ashes there? Where will he obtain them on the con. the order, and extends from Bridport in the west to
tinent of Europe? And even if during the winter months Salisbury, Wilton' &c, in the county of Wilts, and em-
ma England there should be an adequate supply, what braces courts in Southampton, Winchester, Gosport,
cottage or what moderately-sited house will supply and several in Sussex. The total number of members
enough for a large family during the summer? The at present is from elite seven thousand, belonging to
most decided objection, however, to the use of ashes is 64 courts. The expense of sending delegates to the
that which Mr. Wilmot himself acknowledges—viz., district meeting from such a distance must necessarily
that the mass of excrement with ashes becomes foul,ancl be expensive, and to endeavour to lessen that it seems
gives off a bad smell. How then can they be said to be the intention of some of the courts in Dorset to form a
equal in deodorising power to dry earth or clay? 'The district in the county. The subject has been ventilated
truth is that ashes from their alkaline character exert a in different quarters, but difference of opinion, has pee'
chemical action on the nitrogenous matters of this mix- vented any decisive steps from being taken in the
tore, and generate, an anslagous process to that of fee. formation of a new district, but as opinions vary like
mentation, witboUt absorbing the gases generated; the colours of the rainbow, so there is a possibility of
whilst, on the other hand, dry earth, from its wells their changing. The opinions of some courts are gra-
known capability of absorbing manurial compounds, dually getting united, and at present no less than six
takes up into itself any gaseous products whioh, through courts, embracing nearly SOO-members, are inclined to
its mixture with foal substances, may have been elinii- form a Dorset district A meeting was held at the
nated. Such mixture will give off no smell, and is per. Turk's Head, Weymouth, en the 11th April, and ad-
fectly harmless. If the mixing, moreover, be iptimateZ journed until the 18th het, when deputations were
done, all offensive appearance, as well as offensive sine invited by circular to meet and further discuss the
vanishes, and if in that state it be allowed to dry it may question; and on Thursday last the following delegates
be used with equal efiloacy the tenth time." met at the court-room of " Eugland's Hope," No. 4,416,
Weymouth. The following courts were represented by
PORTLAND. the deputations, namely : —Court "Amity," Poole, No.
NAVAL ArPortivicarre.—Naval Cadet. —William A. 1,865, Brothers Menden and Martin; "Plume of
L. Q. Henriques to the Hector, 24, Channel squadron. Feather.," Weymouth, 4,152, Bra Mowlem, Morgan,
and Splight ) "St. Austin " Oerne, 3,482, Br. Morley'
BRIDPORT. "Sailors Hope," Wernonth 3,483, Bra. Davis and
:SALISBURY DIOCESAN CHORAL ABOOCIATIOR.—A Carter; " Persevauce, ' Portiend, 3,532, Br. Street;
district festival of parieh choirs is to be held in the "Star of the West," Bridport, 3,695, Br. floghes ;
church of St. Mary's Bridport, on Tuesday, 30th inst. "England's Hope," Weymouth, 4,416, Brs. England,
It is arranged under the direction of the clergy by J. Simmondp, sail White; Tregonwell," Bournemouth,
Brown, the district choirmaster, and Mr. T. Avant, 4,471, Br. Edmonds ; " Albert, ' Wicaborne, was mire.
organist of St. Mary's, Bridport, The Psalms, Canticles, rented by Bre. Menden and Martin. Br. A. Davis was
Hymns, Anthem, Ste , have just been sent to us for a voted to the chair, and Br. Alfred Streete to the vice.
preliminary notice. They are published by Novelle chair. The discussion was maintained with great pude
and Co., and may be had, we believe, upon early both pro, and con., and statistics were entered into
application from Mr. Brown or Mr. T. Avant. The somewhat largely, showing the present expense attend-
professional hymn, "To the Name of our Salvation," iog the sending of delegates to Soutk.mpton, and the
to be sung to Oriel in A, is a very suitable opening. expense attending if delegates met at Weymouth or
The chant service for the T. Daum to be used on this Dorchester. The courts whieh are considered likely to
occasion is by the Rev. Sir F. A. G. Ouseley Barb, join have members to the amount of 1,000, which would
written in a The Yeats Exeltemus Domino, filth tone form a very respectable district. Upeards of 140 die
(in the tenor). The Psalms for the day are to be triots in the order have leas than 1,000 members each,
chanted to J. Tarte in 0, (taken from the Westminster and the opportunities afforded for opening new courts
Hymn Book ;) Dr. W. Hayes, in Cl; and No. 51 St. in places yet unrepresented would shortly increase the
Mark's Chant Book, in B fiat. Jubilate Dee (H. S. funds, and place the new district in a prosperous pen-
Oakeley) in G. The Hymn before the sermon, "See, ton. Some of the representatives considered it was
the Conqueror mounts in triumph," to be sung to St. foolish to leave a prosperous district with £5,00:0 and
Raphael (by Rev. C. Tower). The melody of this form a new one, as they (the member.) batiste:di • large
hymn is very beautiful. After the 'semen that heat. share in that amount. Others, who took a different
stirring.hjmn," Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty." view of things, thought it se well to leave at once and
It is one. of the grandest and most sonl-awakening form a new distaict than remain longer and then leave,
sow of our church. Final hymn, "To God the as they meetly believed a diesict musk be formed at
Father yield unceasing praise and love," tune, St Codrie some time or other, and the sooner the better. Court
(Rev. J. B. Dykes.) The grace before and after meat, 3,152 has seceded from the district, and although they
to Dr. Elvey in G. The directions for the shears are had two deaths shortly after, tie), do not regret their
few, simple, clew, and distinct The anthem (by the course of action, end have paid the funeral claims.
Rey. Dr. Blake, the organ accompaniment by Vincent Several suggestions were thrown out respecting the
Novelle), "I have set God always before me," calls for means to be adopted for the formation of a good funeral
especial notice as being aptly selected, and it is fund at the onset; but it was the general opinion that
to be hoped the choirs will have good practice there would be no difficulty respecting funds. A long
as it presents not a few difficulties. Under Mr. and general debate took place, opinions being freely
J. Brown's able management we have no doubt given and taken, as it was for the benefit of the menu.
they will corns off successfully. It is certainly a hers generally they were discussing this question.
difficult undertaking and will, if only well executed, Tnere was also some doubt respecting the "widows and
produce a grand effect. We hope this meeting may orphans' feud," but unfortunately only a few har4
prove moeutai, as
it ha. many Nolo,. mid mave sap- availed themselves of Its benefit; sad those would have
porters, and the experience Of met festivals Ilea tended to be taken tip by the new district, which may prove 6
in a great measure to perfect, or rather to bring nearer drawback to the formation of a new district; taut A 4
to perfection 000 h guthering, whilst as there are only seven members belonging to that fund;
people see the members of the choirs and those who so and it is not likely they 7611-all be left widowers at OAS
kindly lend their support ond help, Prow'-eseing so time, the general opinion was that the new district;
favourably the interest becomes deeps • kindly would have means to meet all emergencies. Finally, it
feeling springs up for their welfare. We earnestly hope was brought to the point to know what courts would
our friends will contribute largely to the collection for join in the formation of a new district, and the follows
lefiaying the expenses of the festival, as it is a thing mg courts gave their adhesion through their represses
'osttleietwei and might to be supported by all well Wives, via., 1,865, 3,152, 3.483. 4,418. 4,474 tin
'abets to the °brach. numbering in the total about 600 members.
3,532 and 3,695, although goniewhar favourable to the
list of prime ot the National We muse, did not feel justified, in givingtheir 'emotion until
grew money ytme after their next quarterly IDNUng, when each wombat
iUSd. Thensdermood to be searly £16,000. would Ilses opportunity of exPrevablithbl c 914104
the subject. The delegate of court 3,482 did not think

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it was wise to leave such a good funeral fund behind
and work up a new one. He thought it was like the
prodigal ou leaving his father's home. They might
regret it and be glad to return back. Others thorght
differently, and considered that if some of the courts
were in their infancy they ought to be taught to
walk and work themselves into a good and prosperous
district. The question of a moveable district was then
mooted, in order that it might be held in Weymouth.
Dorchester, and Poole. Some advocated the mime
arrangement as the A.M.C. of the Oddfellows and the
Exe,ntive Council of the Foresters, but that was al-
lowed to stand over until the district was formed. The
general wish was that the present spirit of the South-
western district rules should he adhered to, and that
all members belonging to the Widow and Orphan Fund
would be protected according to the same scale as they
had joined under. It was also suggested that • Widow
and Orphans' Fund shc tad be formed in oonnection with,
the new district, and that all profita arising from fatea,
demonstrations, &c., should go towards the fund,
that being in reality the " gem of the order."
After a little further discussion it was proposed "that
further steps be taken to assist in carrying out the
formation of a new district in Dorset." Carried; aix
courts voting for, and two courts against.
A joint oommittee from the three oourts in Weymouth
was requested to take the necessary steps for tarrying
. out the objects of this meeting, and report progress to
other courts in the county.
Votes of thanks were cordially passed to the Chair-
man, Vice-Chairman, and the Secretary (pro tem.) for
performing their duties on that occasion, and the dele-
gates retired to their respective homes. For the benefit
of all whom it may concern we snay just add, that the
Ancient Order of Foresters had, up to December lot,
1864, 217 districts, 3,268 courts, 278,000 members; the
increase for the last 12 months being 8 districts, 215
courts, 27,043 members. No wonder that the English
people are called a provident race. Dorset can boast of
more members belonging to Friendly /Societies than any
other county in England, taking into consideration the
population. Thus Dorset sends Al.

PORTLAND.