The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-10-26 00:00:00

DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS

DORCHESTER, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 185 S.

HONINTE AUDA I.

Tux Paiwon RZOENT of PRUSSIA, in opening the
Prussian Chambers on Wednesday last, delivered
a short speech describing the circumstances
under which he had been called upon by the
KINO to assume the Regeney. His Royal High-
ness declared that it was his earnest intention to
do henceforth what the Law and Constitution of
Prussia required, and he expected that the
Chambers would do likewise; for "the more
gloomy the aspect of affairs being in consequence
of the King's illness, the higher must they raise
the standard of Prussia by the conscientious dis-
charge of their duty and by mutual oonfidenoe."
On the following day the Pantos RiOENT sent a
special message to the united Chambers, com-
municating to them all the documents relating
to the Regency, and ceiling upon them to ac-
knowledge the necessity of the Regency already
recognised by the Kix° and by himself, in order
that he might act in accordance with the
constitution.

Despatches have been reoeived from the French
Consul-General in Morocco, dated the 12th
inst., which make no mention of the reported
assassination of the Vice Consuls at Tetuan.
There is therefore no doubt that the amount
transmitted by the authorities of Algeria was
entirely without foundation, and that the
Governor-General had been imposed upon. It
appears, however, that the Mahomedan popula-
tion of Morocco is in a state of high excitement,
and that a spirit of fanatical hostility to the
Christian residents prevails in all parts of the
empire.
The Overland Mail from Bombay which ar-
rived on Wednesday confirms the accounts re-
ceived last week by the telegraphic despatches.
The operations of our troops in Rajpootana,
Rohilound, and on the borders of Oude have
been entirely successful, and the different
oolunuur were looking forward with great interest
to the opening of the October oampain.

IN another part of the Express will be found a
copious report of the civil business transacted, on
Tuesday last, at the sitting of the Dorset Court
of Quarter Session& We fear that our readers
and the ratepayers at large will find but little
in these proceedings to dwell upon with satisfac-
tion; while the promptitude and decision of the
Court, in certain of their transactions, will
hardly commend themselves to that degree of
respect and admiration which one could wish to
see invariably attending the sets of the Court.
The ratepayers have a right to look for the exer-
cise of strict economy at all times in the o.*
posal of the county funds ; and we are bound to
say that we look in vain for a vigilant and
scrupulous attention on this head. A very large
sum of money had been voted, and was, on
Tuesday last, handed over to the Court, by the
agent of s London Ituiuranoe Company, for the
purposes of the Police Committee—the sum
being £17,000, borrowed at 4 per cent.
interest; more than three-fourths of which,
namely £13,000, is to be invested in
Exchequer bills, at, of course, a considerable
reduction of interest, as compared with
that paid for the loan. Here is, therefore, a
direct loss to the county, upon this transaction
alone, of some hundreds of pounds per annum;
and how long this large sum will remain looked
up in this manner, and comparatively unpro-
ductive, until it shall have been beneficially
absorbed by the purposes for which it was bor-
rowed, it is impossible to say. After the ex-
perience of the county lunatic asylum, the
magistrates themselves would not venture to
say that they are pertioularly happy in projects
of bricks and mortar, We are assured, indeed,
by Mr. FRAM now, "that the progress made in
" providing station-houses fur the several di- ,
" visions of the county has been as satisfactory
" as they hail roman to expect," We are really
unable to soy whether this is to be regertled as
a favourable representatiou of the case, or other-
wise. The Court may say the Caine thing with
respect to the interminable negotiations, con-
tracts, awl plans entered into, broken up, and
renewed for many year' pot, for the purpose
of enlarging, or relmilding and removing, the
lunatic asylum bill there elands the asylum, in
the year of grace lflH, on the old spot, without
the addition of a single brick, witnessing the
constant and aeinintulated magisterial lamenta-
tions over the immense iliftleultlos of the ease,
anti sensitive regrets over the deal of money
ammally thrown away in the extra allowance)
paid to Dr. Vim. fur the surplus patients. We
can only limy that the NlTlooo—for which,
upon the whole, the county has paid rather
dearly—will now be employed to the best ad-
vantage in the hands of Mr. TNANWPON'II Pollee
Committee, and with a discreetly-cositrolling
power over that lucky and slightly-interested
party, the county surveyor, The prudential and
°maim's considerations which led Lord PORTMAN
, to move that this sum be held, not by the
Treasurer alone, but Jointly by him anti the
Clerk of the Peen, in trust for the county, will
not kit to be appreciated.
Turning to the " long-vexed question " of the
Lunatic Asylum, we fear there is little reason
to compliment Mr. Forma on the perspicacity,
fitness, and judgment displayed by him on
his secession to the important Mhos of chair-
man of that committee, vacated by the Rev. J.
A. Timms after many memorable years of the
most peinfitl and abortive labour, As will be
seen, Mn, novas, like his predecessor, has done
nothing. Perhaps it were well if this were the
worst; for when anything is attempted by this
',liaises committee, the county never gets any-
thing by it but the privilege of paying the bill.
It is astonishing with what remarkable oompla-
coney the Court almost unanimously acquiesces
in the thousand and one heterogeneous schemes,
one otter the other, emanating from this body,
all of them carrying with them, from the com-
mencement, the visible germs of failure and
disappointment The latest novelty of this

clear-sighted and energetic committee is a pro-
ject to take some land of Mr. SHERIDAN and of
Mr. Davi/elan, and to divert the Cerne turnpike
road, for the purpose of accomplishing the
much-needed and long-desired purpose of en-
larging the asylum. Mr. FLOYER states that
the two gentlemen just named have intimated,
in a general way, their willingness to accomo-
date the county; but upon what terms and
conditions deponeth saith not ;—that is a little
matter for after consideration; but it is one
that will probably result, like all such deferred
considerations connected with this fatal ques-
tion, in the disastrous overthrow of Mr. FLOYRR'S
Lunatic Asylum in the air. Granted that every-
thing be finally comfortably arranged with these
gentlemen, what about the diversion of the
Cerne turnpike road This is an integral part
of the scheme, and yet Mr. FLOYER is, con-
fessedly, without any information from the trus-
tees as to what they think about the liberties
proposed to be taken with their road. How far
"crooked ways" may serve the purposes of the
committee as the meatus to an end, we are
unable to say; but experience of the many
tortuous sinuosities through which the committee
have, in the sight of the whole county, been
travelling for many a year, does not appear to
be highly favourable to their chances of success.
I Well, in the face of all this Mr. FLOYRR has,
what we must call, the assurance to come to the
Court to authorize expenses for advertisements
for plans, and for the plans themselves—plans
for building some kind of an enlargement to the
asylum, but of what kind he is utterly unable to
tell you; and the Court has, what we must be
forgiven for ceiling, the indiscretion to sanc-
tion this groping in the dark—this dabbling
with expensive airy nothings. What the
ratepayers will feel the most concerned about
is, that the committee, in their wisdom, if
ever they should snowed in pursuading any-
body to deal with them for the site, will actually
rush head-long into a most wady and improvident
bargain—paying for the accommodation of about
150 additional patient', from £lOO to £l5O each,
instead of £3O per head, as is paid in many other
counties of England. This is a question which
ought at once to arouse the serious attention of
the ratepayers. Largo money votes and expen-
sive projects are now the order of the day.
Efficiency is pertinaceously held to be incom-
patible with economy; and a useful and cheap
style of building, though supported by the expe-
rienoe and practice of "six or seven counties,"
Is looked upon with disdain by the Dorsetahim
magistrates, and boldly mounted as "inappli-
cable." The Rev. Mr. TsurLza, who seems to
have interfered but little in the business which
was plainly too much for his faculties and nerves,
evidently still entertains a strong aversion to
moderation of expenditure; and when appealed
to by Mr. GORDON touching the " into:pensive
buildings" now erected, and in process of erec-
tion, in many other parts of the country—
namely, woommodation for poor lunatic patients
at £3O a head—the rev, gentleman has the har-
dihood to say, "I have seen those buildings, but
"do not think they would be applicable."
Why, if they are applicable to the purposes of
all those other counties, what extraordinary and
Wel obstacle is there, or can there be, to their
applicability in our own case 1 No explanation
followed this daring veto of Mr. Tutrum's, and
the empty and disingenuous declaration was
allowed to pass current with our Court of Quarter
Sessions, who have long lent a too willing ear to
the imbecility and tumultous thoughts and pro-
jects of those magistrates who have assumed a
position—as prominent as profitless—in pro-
viding for the undoubtedly great and pressing
wants of the county.

DORM/MITER PITCHID CORN MARICIT, Saturday.
—ln anticipation of our Fair on Monday the Corn
Exchange was thinly attended; and but few samples
of any description of grain on offer—therefore we
make no alteration in prices from last week.
DORCHESTER FAlL—This fair, on the whole, may
be considered dull. Sheep were in good supply,
and sold at lower rates; wether lambs being most in
request. The cow stock were of inferior quality,
the best only being saleable at late rates. There
were a good number of horses, but few worth ad-
miring, and trade slow at lower prices.

DORCHEBTKR AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. - The
ploughing match, in connection with this society
took place on Wednesday, by permission of Mr.
Mayo, on Wolveton Farm, near Dorchester. 19
ploughs competed, and the work was done in a very
satisfactory manner. The judges were Messrs.
Groves, Damon, and Caine'; and the following is
the award of prizes : —Two hones without a driver :
let prize, Charles Lake, servant to Mr. Phelps; 2nd,
William Hansford, servant to Mr. Edward Pope;
3rd, William Rolls, servant to Mr. G. F. A. Flower.
Lads under 17 years of age: lit prise, Luke Clarke,
servant to Mr. H. Caine.; 2nd, William Pomeroy,
servant to Mr. J. A. Smith; 3rd, Charles Cake, ser.
vent to Mr. Josiah Hill. Two oxen without a driver:
let prize, Charles Critohell, servant to Mr. Hill; 2nd,
Charles Davie, servant to Mr. Wood. Three or four
oxen: lit prize, Thomas Selby, servant to Mr. W.
Mayo; 2nd, George Davis, servant to Messrs.
Symonds.

WARNHAII AND PORBNCK LABOURIRS' FRIEND
SOCI ITT. —A. lengthened report of the annual meeting
of this Society, on Thursday last, will be found in
page three of this impression.
SPROUL MEET AT CAME—On Friday last there
was a special meet of the South Dorset Fox Hounds
at Came House, the seat of Captain Darner. The
weather was delightful, and a very large number of '
horsemen assembled on the Held. 'There was "open
house" at Came, as is always the MU at this hoe.
pitable mansion on occasions of this kind, and a pro.
fusion of good things and luxuries. Amongst the
general company, our eye alighted upon I—J. C.
llalvlyffe, Eui It. It. Sheridan, Esq., ALP., Mrs.
and Miss Sheridan, J. Henning, Esq., Mr. anti Mrs.
Hembro', Hon. Mr, and Mrs. Bonfield (South Devon
hounds), Capt. Foster, Capt. Sutton, (Coldstream
Ouards), Major Frampton, Capt. Frampton, Dr.
Aldridge, Major Henning, Mr. and Mrs. Moyer, Mr.
Bridge, (Jul. Cox, Mr. Ferris, (Weymouth), Mr.
Oenge, (Weterson), T. 11, Bayly, Esq., (Herring.
H stone ouse), Mr. A. L. Cooper, (Whitoombe),
Groves, Mr. T. Bartlett, (Weymouth), Mr. Bynum,
Mr. Ilawkine, Capt. Brown, Mr. Itoyds, (Fleet
House), Capt. Binger, Mr. Mayo, Mr. Uondleke,
Mr, Miller, Mr. Devenieh (Weymouth), Mr. J.
Thresher (Upwey), Mr. Hanka., Capt. Foster, Jun.,
Mr. J. Beet Ti. following holies and gentle.
men are an a visit at the house t• -lard -Henry
Late', Sir Ivor Berth' Onset, Bart., Mr, and
Mrs. Hemline, Capt. Foster, Mies Septum,. Capt.Pigott, L,leut..Uol. Bering, Alia Dauer, Cali and
Alm. Hatton,
The members who retire in rotation from the Dol,
°hater Corporation, and are eligible fur re.eleation
on the let of November next, me °Norge Cimino,
Nolo J, F. Hodges, Neg., J. Calvin, Keg., and M.
Devenish, Fat.
The troope of the 111th Himeart, whieli arrived at
nor barracks last week, will, It le thought, shortly
Join their regiment at Maidstone, whirl is under
orders for emberoation for India.
Captain Napier Stun, NUT, M. I'. for this borough,
hal presented the Working Men"' Mutual Improve.
merit Ammunition with a valuilde oollsotion of the
works of the stenderil poets, elegantly hound.
It is "Maul that !Whorl Williams, Esq., of Bride.
heal, Is about to he married to a daughter of the
Hun. J, T. Leslie Melville, and nolo" to the Earl of
Levin and Melville,
The superintendent' of the Dorset constabulary
will attend, by virtue of their appointments m
Inspectors of Weight. and Nomura, at the under.
mentioned please within their respective Divisions,
on the days hereafter mentioned, for the purpose of
I examining, comparin and stamping, if found
*erred, 41 snob weights and 010114111111 OA shall be
brought to them for that purpose, in the mailer and
form presoribed by the AM 2 and fl, William IV.,
oap. 03, vie. i—On Monday, October 11th, at the
King's Arms, Mahlon Newton j on Thursday,
October 124th, at the Polio. Station, &laminator
Saturday, October 30th, at the Townhall, Bridport j
and Saturday, November 117th, at the Coach and
Home, Charmouth.

SOUTUMMATIIIIN RAILWAY. —The railway pro.
oeedings of the week have been without any per.
Watt's: interest. The report of the London and
South.Weatern recommends the shareholders to rstify
the lease of the Maine' and Wokingham and Porte.
mouth Railways. The former runs from the 00111.
pewee line at Stains, to the Reading and Reigate
at Wokingham. It ham been for some time worked
by the South• Western, and from the knowledge
thus aoquired of its reeouroes the directors think
that a more permanent arrangementls desire.
We. The Portsmouth extends from Godalming
to the Brighton Railway at Cosham, with running
and other powers, and opine a third and shorter line
oommunication between London and Portsmouth.

We are informed that during the excavations for
the recovery of the beautiful tesselated pavement,
in the grounds of the Dorset County Gaol, several
other interesting relics have been found, among
others a coin of Constantinus Agustus, which was
discovered upon the pavement, aud clearly shows its
construction to have been anterior to the reign of
that monarch. Several slabe of Purbeck stone have
also been exhumed, which evidently constituted •
portion of the Roman villa that once stood upon the
spot.
An effort is being made in certain religious circles
to promote two great celebrations the first, a
national thanksgiving for the suppression of the
revolt in India, and the second a Protestant com-
memoration of the accession of Queen Elizabeth to
the English throne. On the 17th proximo it will be
exactly 300 years since the last event took place.
and it is proposed that on that day, or on the Sun-
day following, there should be services in the
churches pointing to the accession.
COUNTY COURTS. —The following particulars re-
late to the amount of business last year in the
county courts in our own locality :—Dorchester,
440 plaints for £1,176; judgments given, £637;
paid without judgment, £128; costs and fees, £193;
executions, 31. Weymouth, 6.50 plaints for £1,802;
judgments given, £707; paid without judgment,
£264; costa and fees, £347; executions, 43. ?Nand-
ford, 607 plants for £1,797; judgments given,
£727; paid without judgment, £195; costs and
fees, £2110; executions, 47. Bridport, 921 plaints
for £1,913; judgments given, £487; paid without
judgment, £147; costs and fees, £279; executions,
49. Crewkerne, 501 plaints for £873; judgments,
£248; paid without judgment, £111; costs and
fees, £ll5 ; executions, 33. Chard, 598 plainta for
£1,224; judgments, £435; paid without judgment,
£201; costs and feel', £181; executions, 36. -Bridg-
water, 1,447 plainta for £3,640; judgments, £1,670;
paid without judgment, £471; costs and fees, £540 :
executions, 187.

IriataASED I POSTAL ACOOMMODATION. Several
important alterations have been made during the last
few day. in the post-office arrangements for this
town. The mid-day bags for Yeovil. Exeter, Bath,
Bristol, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, and
the north, are now made up at half-put twelve, and
despatched by the 12.45 Great Western train, thus
giving three hours more than formerly for posting
letters to places in that line of delivery. A bag is
also made up for Weymouth at the same time and
despatched by the 12.45 down train, thus giving
another post to that plus, in addition to those at
3.40 p.m. and 3.0 a.m. Extra bags are likewise
made up kir Bridport, Lyme, and Eharmouth, at
5.10 p.m., and sent by the 5.90 train, thus giving
two posts to those places, the mail cart being
despatched as usual at 3.10. a.m. The box for the
London day-mail close' at 8.20 &m., and for the
night-mail at 9.30 p.m., but letters may be sent with
an additional stamp up to 350. The delivery of the
London, Weymouth, Yeovil, leo., night-mails corn-
menus at 7.0 &m. ; Weymouth morning mail at
8.40 to callers only; Weymouth mid-day mail
with the Yeovil, Exeter, Bristol, &0., delivery at
1.10 p.m.; and the London day-mail at 4.30. p.m.

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE PROM INDIA.—The
following is an extract of • letter from a Sergeant.
major, dated, Camp Monalgunge, Ilkth September,
IMt4 ; which letter an officer in the service has
kindly placed at our disposal i—" I have not much
news that will interest you. We are not doing
much at preeent, this being the wet season, whioh
will close by the end of the present month, when
the cold weather sets in, and our campaign again
opens; and have no doubt we shall make the best
use of it, and give our sable friends a thorough
working up. There does not appear to be any very
large bodies of the rebels in any part of the country,
18,000 being about the largest number together,
which we can soon dispose of. The greatest ditfl.
oulty appears that small bodies of the rebels, (or
robbers, as they have now become), always make
attacks on the friendly Rajahs and landholders, and
very often, villagers which are known to be friendly
to us, and plunder them of everything they possess,
which has the effect of keeping a groat =my intiu.
ential men from joining us. As we cannot protect
them all from those incessant attacks, if we can get
sufficient troops and police to protect all those who
are friendly inclined towards us, and assist them so
far as to be able to resist any attack made upon
them by the rebels, we should make short work of
It ; but until that is done, I am afraid it will take
a long time. I am glad to say my health keeps
pretty good, although the regiment is suffering very
much just now from sickness, and our casualties are
rather frequent ; but this is • time when it l.s ex.
pected, so so surprise is felt here about it."

THR EARL or SIIATIVIDURY IN MANCIIICATER.—
It having mime to the knowledge of the operatives of
Manchester that the Earl of Shaftesbury was about
to visit Liverpool, in connexion with the Social
Science gnthering held there last week, a communi-
cation NMI forwarded to his Lordship requesting him
to meet his old friends on the Ten Hours Bill, in
Manchester. The request waist onee complied with,
and accordingly on Saturday afternoon, at haltpast
4 o'clock, 300 or 400 persons assembled at the Cotton
Tree Tavern, Great Ancoatastreet, to meet his Lord.
ship. Exactly at the time appointed the noble Earl
arrived, and was received with loud cheers. In ad.
dressing the meeting on the eubject of the Factory
Bill, which he designated the " workman's charter,"
he told them that it was in their own keeping, and
that it was their duty to maintain and preserve an
enactment which he and others had made many
sacrifices to obtain. His Lordship also said that many
complaints of violations of the law had reached him,
especially arising from the want of sufficient powers
given to the inspectors and sub-inspectors; and he
declared his willingness to assist in any remodelling
of the law which had for its object the extension of
legitimate and reasonable powers to the inspectors, so
long as such powers did not infringe upon the liberties
of the subject. His Lordship subsequently met the
committee at the Queen's Hotel, when many sugges-
tions wern made and discussed as to the best means
of carrying out the intentions of the Legislature.

Tii Nsw BEIORM BILL—At the dinner of the
Chard, Ilminster, and Crewkerne Labourers' Friend
Society, at the latter town on Thursday evening, the
Hon. W. W. Addington, who prpsided, observed,—
"We are going to have next year a great Bill, a
Bill for giving everybody everything, and we must
expect to see that the franchise will be given to every
labourer. We must, therefore, endeavour to do our
duty by him, by educating hitn, and preparing him
for the reception of that privilege which it appears
unquestionable he will soon exercise." As Mr.
Addington made reference to his " right hon. rela-
tive" Mr. Sotheron-Eatcourt, whose views on educe-
tion are very decided, it may be presumed that he
was "speaking by the card," and that the franchise
intended to be bestowed in the new Reform Bill
will reach even to that neglected and hitherto di..
°taxied claim, the agricultural labourer.

BOROUGH POTTY SI/MOM Monday, October 23.
(Refore Christopher Arden and J. F. Hodges, Kugel—
Daniel Shepherd, late landlord of the Wood and Stone
Inn, wu charged with ouininitting an usault on Sarah
Ann hillopherd, his wife, on the IRth lout, Defendant
did not appear. It appears that on the night in queir
lion oomplaimuit had retired to rut, when defendant
seine into the bedroom, pulled haunt of bed, and beat
her with his brim, She, however, managed 141 get away
from him, and ran down stairs into s stable for safety.
She afterward!' went upstairs anci gut into bed with the
servant girl. The following morning defendant Chine
Into the room, pulled all the olothee off the bed, and
gain WO her with his breast The magistrates ooni•
witted hint to two months hard labour, and a warrant
was issued for his apprehension.

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