The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-07-11 00:00:00

agerstt lottut4 Express.

TUESDAY, JULY 31 1871.

Bouscovia.

RITLI VOLUNTIIM—Tuo Dorset Battalion will take
part it the September emus on the Berkshire Downs,
d
and already preparations are being mad. by the several
corps by extra dri,ling and restoring an looking up
equipments. lho cross belt will no longer be worn,
but a Snider ball bag, capable of containing 40 rounds
of 1:01 ammunition sl bi woz aon the waist belt. A
eonsiderable outlay will b 3 necessrry to take the batta-
lion into this camp properly eqaipped, and we are glad
to find that cubsoraptims are coming in for this pur-
pose. Amongst the subscribers who have already
promised are the Dowager Marchioness of Westminster,
E2O ; hlr. John Floyer, M.P., ES ; Illajoi-Cl,!neral Sir
Horatio Shirley, ; Mr. James Fellowes, £5 ; Mr.
II N. Middleton, £5; the Baron Hambro, £lO ; Dr.
Bisset Hawkins, £5; the Earl of Shaftesbury, £10;
Mr. J. S. W. S. S. Dram, M.P., £4 4.., Arc.
CoMmtvrxl) TO THE DONUT COUNTY PRISON.—
Assi:a : Joseph Stiokland, inflicting grievous kodily
harm at Warehani.—Harel Latour: Thomas Hallett,
vegra.noy at Lyme Begirt, Ihn4 Sarah Whittle, stealing
wearing apparel at Weymouth, 3 month,; John Bogen
and Lord= Mods Baylis, assault at IVeyrnouth, 2
months ; Mary Slack, gaining at Broadwey. William
Davis. assault on police at lfilborne Si. Andrew,
and William llvwlini, vagranoy at Cattistook, 1 month,
William Harm, va4rancy at E t Shower, 21 days ;
Arthur Davis and BHA& Davis, assault on police at
Ililborne St. Andrew. 14 days; Joseph Presalee, leaving
family chargeable at Bast Lulwoi:;b, 7 days.—lmpriscs
men!: John Chs-lee Dodge, drunk, &a at Weymouth,
7 days.

pose.

Mr. Aimaws: Havinighad premises drained myself, I
would suggest that the work should be properly done.
Mr. Cuing': Ilavo you not out off the drain?
Mr. AUDRIWS : Why do you think of asking me snob
question 2—(imelier).
The TOWN CLINK, Mr, GAMIC, sod others, expressed
',elves highly satiated with the sewerage of their

proof, large site, good colour, and heavy wool bearers.
He asked the company to be prompt in their bidding*,
and then proceeded with letting the two.twith rains—
which were put up at 5 guineas each. The principal
bidders were Mr Richards, Mr Thresher, Mr Cave,
(Almer), Mr Tett, (Milborne), Kr Hou-e, Mr Scutt, awl
Mr C. Mayo-25 were offered for letting, only one rot
being taken. Toe highest prices were two at 10 guinea+,
one at 114. one at 12, one at 1.3, one at 134, one at 14,
one at 15. one at 16, one at 184 and one at 19 guineas,
and the total for letting amounted to £252, being an
average of £lO 10s each. The purohasets of two-tooth
rams were Mr Scutt, Mr Richards, Mr Burgess. Gun.
yule; Mr Chimes, Dorehester'; and Mr Moysey. The
highest selling prices were, 10, 11, 13i, 14, and 16
guineas, and the total for the 21 was £257 15s 61,
averaging £lO 14s 94d each.—Fourtooth rams let and
sold at high figures—Mr Cava giving 24 and Mr
Thresher 21 guineas for rams let, and the others went
at 104, 124, and two 134 guineas each. Total for 9
£127 average £l4 2s. The next ten were sold Mr Bart,
Mr Pope, Mr Itaunton (Weymouth), Mr Young, (Box
worth), being the principal purchasers, at praises rang
Mg from 94 to 25 guineas, total the same as the lotting
£127, average 254 21—one six-tooth ram was sold for
15 and another for 13 guineas., and one which took first
prise at Dorchester, let tor 104 guineas. The last lot,
led round the ring by young master Roper, Mr H.
Fookes's grandson, after a spirited competition was let •
to Mr Moore, of litttlecoott, Wilts, at 32 guineas.
Total for sale and letting of 6 tooth rams £7O 10s 61,
average £l7 121 7d. The 71 lots real rid £B3l 61 being
an average of £ll 15s per animal for sale arid letting.
The sale was an extremely good one the biddings
brisk, and Mr Elinor, with his usual tact and prompti-
tude. disposed of the whole in a little over an hour.
After the sheep sale, the company proceeded to the
Corn Exchange, but very little business was transacted
till their return to the pleasant and beautifully kept
Crown Hotel gardens. where Mr Eyers's band discoursed
sweet musk". For the best lots of Down 173 to 174 d
was paid, and 181 for the beat Horns. The local
buyers, Mr J. Barnes, Mr Hillier, and Mr. Amey took
a very fair quantity as usual, and our old friend Mr
Boon of Uplyme bought as largely as formerly and tot
by long odds, the heaviest quantity. Many thousand
packs were sold.

premises.
It was arranged that notices should be again served
on the several parties to connect. In default, it seems,
the Local Board have power to do the work and charge
the seine on the property. with repayment extending
over s number of years.
Mr. GALPIN said if it were dine by the Board they
current to
year
rso u had a special Lodaryoneanbad
before.
charge it on the
Mr. u
dt
hheereth
wasoughant it
epidemic
imd
mt foofr
icowniaipo
g ra. t u
l a %;
was informed by the relieving officer, and Dr. Aldridge
r ag. Gti hnAa Lt
ther wigh e.sn
country,
the parish of Fordingtou, as
firmed it, was one of the healthiest In the district.
ho
con
From Mr. Penton they heard that the two oases that
appeared in the town died out, and reused no appre-
hension.
(Mr.
alibeu'leekr)k,
oat olltinhge
In the house of Widow Lester, and it required to be
thGueAairrdlaeittantetesertaiholanirbeEtezfac""tUtivedaotnsarall-pox had prevailed
disinfected. This had been done.
Mr. GA.LPIN Inquired if the expense of purifying and
disinfecting the house rightly fell on the Board of
Health?
Mr. SYMONDS said he thought not If they had an
officer of health to pat the Act in operation, then they
could charge the owner. The same question had
arisen at Weymouth, and the authorities declined to
recognise any notice from the Guardians a. creating
any responsibility. The Guardians (Weymouth) had
provided means for disinfection ire.
Dr. ALDIUDGI said their local offline of health (Mr.
Jewett) had supplied disinfecting fluids wherever need
had arisen—he had paid very great attention to It, and
much good had been done.
Mr. (LUPIN said he should like to ask the Board to
sanction any measures it might be found necessary to
adopt, under medical advice, in the future.
Hr. Criams suggested providing a house for the
iso`Ation of infected persons.
Dr. Atnalons said it was morally certain that one or
two persons would have died In the Fordington case
had not they all been removed to the temporary hos-
pital, and in all human probability the disease would
have spread in that close alley, and have mused the
death of many.
Mr. Gamir said they were much indebted to Dr.
Aldridge and the Rev. Mr. Motile for taking such
prompt measures
Dr. Atnalvos said re-vaccination and isoistion were
the only mans to stop the plague. This had been fol-
lowed in Fordington, and not a single ease had occurred
since, though Lester's was a very bad cue—it was con-
fluent small-pox.
The B era authorised the adoption of whatever
measures WOTO thought best under medical advice, in
cam of emergency.
The Watch Committee recommended that the Super-
intendent of Polio° should be appointed Inspector of
NoisancLe. The office has of late been held by the
Surveyor at 1:20 a year. After Cu animated discussion,
the recommendation was r j 'clod by the curing vote
of the Chairman, there being ia favour of the Superin-
tendent as Inspector of Nuisanous : Alderman Lock,
Councillors W. Vernon, M. Devenish, G. J. G.
Gregory, and W. Slade. Against: Alderman Galpin,
Councillors Andrews, Aldridge, F. Bennett, and
Bishop.

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1871.

THE itECTOR OF WARIIWELL'S
EXPLANATION.

To the Editor.
Sin,—ln justice to myself, I shall be obliged if you
will in.eit tne f 'Hewing in your next issue. When
M try 'well was release I f ow ptioao, on Friday, the
2.el of Juno, stout mid-day. it was immediately dis-
c'''. red that her fingers were injured. Next morning
at 8.30 she was brought down to my house, and my
attention was drawn to their state. The surfaces
of all her fingers (not thumb') between the tips
and the first joints looked inflamed and blistered
deeply beneath the skin, and it appeared to
ma that they had been burnt. I asked the cause,
and the child made • clear, full, and oonneeted
statement as to how it „ was done. I cross.
questioned her and found her ans were consiatent ; and
since her statements had been freely circulatedln at
least three parishes. I felt it wan necessary, not only on
account of the child, but also the Governor of the
Gaol, whom I know to be a kind and good
officer, that an inquiry should be made. But not wish.
,ng the ease to rest entirely on my own opinion,
' took the child to an emineat medical man
Dr. Rhodes, of Weymouth—to examine her fingers.
With the advice of others, it was decided that such
statements, backed up as they were by the appearance
of the lingers, demanded an inquiry. Snob inquiry was
made at the gaol, on the 18th of June, at will& Dr.
Rhodes stated that the injuries were such as would
have been produeed by burning, and that it most have
taken place at least • week before the child came out
of prison. And although the child's statements were
contradicted, it would have been far more satisfactory
to all parties to have shown how the child's angers
could have been burnt, as it must have taken place
while she was in prison. As it is, the whole matter
remains inexplioable.—Yoltra,
EDWARD PICKLED CAMBRIDGE.

Fears FROM THE GAOL SURGEON.
To the Editor.
Sir,—Havlng seen)* letter In the Telegran of the 7th
July, written by the Rev. E. P. Cambridge, of Warm.
well, about Mary Lovell, I think I ought. as surgeon
to the County Prison, to ask you to insert the following
facts. Mary Lovell was received on the 13th May; oven
by Dr. O'Brien, who was doing duty for me, on the
15th; the REV. E. P. Cambridge visited her on the
16th (the very day on whioh she alleges the burning to
have taken place), and twice subsequently daring her
Imprisonment; I myself saw and examined her on the
17th, and am prepared to assert there were no marks
on her fingers than. On the 20th she was again
examined by Dr. Hollis and myself, and on the 22nd
she was most carefully inspected by myself, in referenee
to the certificate required by the authorities of the
Reformatory as to "the use of her limba," and on the
25th she was submitted by me to another examinstion,
when the tips of her fingers were uninjured; and there
is the testimony of three persona to prove that there
was nothing the matter with her Angers when she left
the prison,
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
JOHN GOOD.
Surgeon to the Dorset County Prison.
High West•street, July 7th, 1871.

oppede. Ads). He edmitted she had called at hi, ' on, and Idi I imt write- It was mute (roue ---"`-
.o.7yoctcwhatioul. toe.v.. rI stiiivrt.t`ii;illlj;f:llt.LZii4
house, and given him • statenpmt made by one Broom- nese than no i.e... - c-sele„,
heed about his (olaiusent's) wife. He oonsulto I Mr. You saw Otto l'a three sistersyesterday—,t, ~
Holmes so to whether he should pay her for the dorm- , berately swear that, except on one °cession, .. 'u'le:i.
meet, whieh she as.erted bad come into her hands sew them before?--t deliber A -ly, •,,,1 „a,
,bror
getroaruge.h biterr.huusbasmod;:idcoecanitdeliwonhawviethAnD,othbiin.gsoatosndol
coiathptto G..rod
with it, but eventually he (witness) sent his servant to pre.orm^. -..,,
H..
her for the document. Then she represented that she At the close of tbe remsaminittion the
had a statement made by Charles Orton. Justice proposed that the trid should go on, with
The Solicitor-General : Did you write to the woman iotervals for rest, till it. cdo-e. Ultiniatety h.
."I..'n
In these terms :—" I will send you money by post if you sit..-diecuseion, it W4s agr.i.d to adjourn till -t47"0.1
will send me Orton's information and all my letters. of November.
or if you come to Croy.lon with them I will give you Dire ctly after the adjou,nn-eot the Lon-L, ~ ,
£2OO, le Ido not wish my affairs to be known to any copie Company pbotorraphed the j ory in ti• i r 1";,,.r.
one but myself—please boing all to we, and I wi Ido tiv 03urt of rtueen's It ne'i. Tim tom, to
mesa for you than this." amounted to 40 guineas each.
Witness: Just let me see that letter. ---s•—•es—
Having deliberately road .nd examined the letter, be
exclaimed warmly, "That letter is not in my hand-
writing. There's no mistake about thatn—(sensation).
The Solicitor-General : Did you r, oeive an answer to
that letter? - No, not to that, for I never wrote it.
The SollaitorGeneral then read another letter from
Mrs. Pittindree, in which she said her only indsoe-
ment to give up claimant's correspondence, would be
"an honest desire to see justice triumph., She adds
"You must not suppose. because you have succeeded
in bushing up Charles Orton, ever other trace can be
destroyed through the inflamee of money."
Did you reseive that letter ?—No, I never did.
Whet? Do you mean to tell me that that dirty little
miserable thing, who came crawling about my house
for a flve-pound note, could have written suoh a letter
as that? Piastre I 111 had written that letter I would
boldly acknowledge it—believe me, I would.
The Solicitor-General : "Believe me," do you say?
Serjeant Ballantine : Pray don't let us have any of
those sneers. I say one thing only. It is very st.-ange
there is no envelope and no post mark.
The Solicitor-General: Then you acknowledge the
other letters, do you?
Wilms's : Well, I am not so certain about that after
this.
The Judge : You had better look it the other two
Win-
Witness, at great leisure, did so, and said I don't
believe either one of them is my handwriting. (Sen.

satlon.)
The Judge: Neither of the three, then?
Witness: I oan swear I never wrote any letter about
Orton to that woman, but simply about Uroomnead. I
have • private mark OD my let'ers.
The Sollaitor.General : Do you mean to say then
that if thee. letters have been furnished to as by Mrs.
Pittendree they are forgeries I—l say they are forge-
ries, whoever supplied them.
Did Yrs. Pittendrre oome to your house still after
the 10th of July, 1867 I—l ain't tell you as to dates,
lihe was there two or three times.
Did she tell you she thought you were an adventurer,
and would not give your wife instruction I—Wife
Instruction (laughing)i You don't think I would allow
snob as her to enter even the room where my wife
was! .

.
Answer my question.—No, then.
Do you mean to say you did not know she called at
your house and saw your wife?—l don't mean to say
anything of the kind; I never hinted such a thing.
Whet hay now is that I would no more allow her to
go into the presence of my wife if I knew it than a
beggar in the street, for she was not mush better.
I don't share your ideas about beggrars.—Why her
own letters will prove wfiat she it. She writes to tell
me that she has hardly got anything to lie on, that the
brokers are in the bowie, and that she doesn't know
what to do.
Where are these letters? I should like to see them;
You shall see them soon enough I can tell you.
Don't talk, but produce the:la.—Can I carry • cart
-
load of letters about with me
Cross-examination continued: Did you on one occa-
sion bring • cheque with you saying it was • cheque
signed by your mamma, and that you would give it to
her for the papers which she had 2—Well, you really
astonish me—(laughter). No, es God Is my judge,
nothing of the kind ever happened,
Well God will be your judge.—There never was •
cheque of my mother's. I was never within a mile, I
was going to any 20 miles, of where she lived, wherever
It is, and I never went near her house.
The Sellisitor-General (folding up his brief) —Well, I
think you may go away now.
Witness (preparing to leave the box)—l think Mr.
Solicitor you ought to enquire more, for your own sake,
about thst woman—(laughter).
The Solicitor-General—Oh, there is one question
more. What was the private mark you spoke about 2
I should be very sorry to tell you. At least I should
not object to tell you personally, but there are same
others in court I would not like to know. There will
be some more forged letters, perhaps. by-and-bye. I
have no objection to impart the information to the
judge and jury.
After • good deal of discussion, he was ordered to
make the private mark, and wrote the word " Tioh.
borne," saying It would be found in that word. Some
letters were produced in which the mark did not :veer,
but in some it did. and Mr. Serjeant Ballantlne pointed
out that it did no: recur in the letter whose genuine-
ness the witness denied.
Claimant on Thursday produced the rosary and
crucifix attached which be said bad been presented to
him by Kate Doughty' also four letters which he said
he had received from Mrs. Pittendress. They were read.
The Aral referred to an interview which the writer
asked for in reference to •"particular communication."
The second said it was absolutely needful she should
see the plaintiff as soon as possible, as she had some
" startling particulars" to communicate, but offered to
send them by poet if he preferred. In the third she
said that her husband was RI, that they had an execs.
to vs. nous% ...al We, sebum rose their
furniture unless the plaintiff did what he had promised.
The writer also detailed :some particulars that the de-
fendant's attorneys had procured in reference to Roger
an the loss of the Bells. In the fourth letter the
writer raked him to see her at her hones in South
Hackney; as everything had been found out, even his
relations trade and name.
Witness continued—l positively sew that neither
of the three letters that I was questioned about peter.
day, and which purport to have been written by me to
Mrs. Pittendree were written either by me or by my
authority.
Three receipts given on behalf of Mr. Higgins, of
Waggs.Weggs, in respect of butcher's bills, were put
Into the witness's hands. They were signed in the
name of Castro. Two of them were his signatures, and
one, after examining it through • glass, swore that it
was not his.

Did you haw the mail-pox ? —No.
Is your brother George Orton in this °Gantry ?
(laughter).
Mr. Berjeant Ballantine : What?
The Boboilor-General : Oh, I should say, is George
Orton In this eountry ?
The Claimant (laughing with the rest): I really don't
know.

Have you seen him here I—No.
Have you got Arthur Orton here I—No.
Or any of the survivors of the Bella, or any of the
crew or passengers of the Bella I—No.
The Lord'Chief Jostle.: Have you any tidings of any
kind of them I—No, my lord. I think not.
The foreman of the jury put some questions sal to
the landing at Melbourne, and the general purport of
the answers was that the witness had forgotten all the
circumstances.
. _

Mr. Serjeeni Salentine then proceeded to re-examine
the claimant.
Plaintiff, iu reply to questions said: When I went to
Btonyhtirst I was ignorant of Latin. To my knowledge
I hell never even a Greek book when I went there.
The only language I spoke there was French. I was
able to speak • few words of English, bat not baste
be able to converse. The first course I was put under
was one of English. I had to take lessons for the par-
pe of improving me in the English language. After
I got there I was not allowed to communicate with
people in French. For the purpose of going into the
army I had to undergo an examination. was
"plucked," I have not seen the exeiniziation paper
since, bat I have seen my answers. Those were my
answers (pointing to a paper) to questions put to me
previous to entering the Britiah army. All those sums
are in my handwriting. I was then 19. I was In-
structed in arithmetic, as in other things, when I was
at Btonyhurst.
The Lord Chief Judie& : Has any one examined
whether these are right ?
Mr. Jean.: The addition was right, the subtraction
was wrong, and the moltiplioation enied in nothing—
(laughter).
Re-examination continued: On the ormasion of that
exemination I did not pass. I afterwards passed on
other subjects, and obtained a cocaraisison. I don't
remember what I puma in.
_
Mr. fferjeank : It appears from this docu-
ment that his age at the time was 19, his height 5 feet
81 inches. It seems that he passed in history and
In geography. against arithmetic there is a grow Latin
Is a blank, " Yes" is placed against English and against
French, German is a blank, and "Yee ?ejlatted against
fortifications. The remark is— "He [glad iiiarit°-
motto."
Mr. Berjeent Dallautine requested Mrs. Margaret
Jury, Mrs. Elizabeth Jury, aria Mrs. Tredgett, who
were seated in the body of the court, to stand en,
which they did•
Mr. &dunk Ballantine: Do you know thew ladies?
Witness: Yes, I know three of them by sight.
Who are thee—They are Arthur Onon's three

How often have you seen them in your life I—This
is the second time.
badOnipeuinilfriday faßogiuresh leriattersboniii,wereenprodd
wilitml.to.snhtinow the
ned:
I was always • careless writer, sad I always used and
still one a dictionary when writing aninhini of Import.
Inc.. I need, unfortunately, to drink • good dotal in
South America. Before I embarked on the Bella I bad
been drinking heavily, and I wee two days in an hotel
and they could not And me out. I was not sober when
I went on board. I continued drinking on board the
ship, and did not go on deck until the morning the
Bella was lost. I don't remember the ship actually
picking me up. I had not seen Bogle or Gnilfoyle
until alter I had written three letters to my motner.
When I first wrote to my mother, I bad seen no one
who maid Worm me of Tichborne matters. Alter I
left Mr. Higgins I bad never seen Arthur Orton till
the latter end of 1855.
Al far as your judgment goes vie he like you? —Not
the slightest resemblance. He was • very bulge-booed
man. His heads were boia,y, and on his cheeks you
could see the bones stinking far out. He was a
smoker. Since I came to this country I have made
attempts to find Ortoo.
And without success suet say that. H. is not
In We oountry.
The BolieltoE-General : You told me that you had
heard nothing of him.—Witnees : But I might have
heard gnat\
_

The Solicitor-Goners' : What, ninon yesterday I
The Lord Chief Justice: A letter I bad this morning
and one yesterday, were 'dined " Axtbar Orton" and
dated " London." I am eonstemtly having letters.
There mama to bea factory for letters somewhere. or
some sort of orpalastion at work.
Witness continued Hum extreeted so information
from Bogle to !rapport this this& I have newer asked
him anything. He has beim with as, bemuse whim
ho wrote home Lid, Doughty sesa so goy Win his Annuity, mad be we left without 'I felt ballad
at
to support hi
Is % and I also paytr retb:4l
oohing. It odd s charters
home wkes I was In Assirella, but lin tint