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DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS

DORCHESTER, TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1888.

HONEST!: A UDA X.

IN the House of Lords ou Monday the report on
the Sale of Poisons Bill was agreed to, and the
Oaths Bill was committed pro fermi with amend-
ments. On 'Punchy the report of the Eccle-
siastical Commission Bill was received, after an
amendment moved by Lord RAVENSWORTH,
giving the bishops a veto on appointments made
as an exchange of ecclesiastical patronage, had
been negatived on a division by 26 to 12. On
Thursday the Oaths Bill passed through com-
mittee, with the addition of a clause moved by
the Duke Of MARLBOROUGH prohibiting Jews
who may be appointed to official positions from
interfering in the distribution of church patron-
age, or in advising the crown with respect to
ecclesiastical appointments. On Friday the
India Bill was read a first time, and will be read
a second time on Thursday next. Lord PORTMAN,
during a short discussion on a point in the law
of church-rates, stated that before the close of
the session he hoped he should be able to intro-
duce a Bill on this subject, or, at least, suggest
some mode of settling the question that would be
satisfactory to all parties.

In the House of Commons on Monday the
House proceeded to consider the new clauses
which the Government proposed to add to the
I Government of India Bill. On the 35th clause,
I giving the appointment to cadetships to the
Secretary of State and Council, Sir E. PERRY
moved the omission of the clause, with the view
of leaving the nominations in the hands of the
Minister. On a division the amendment was
negatived by 165 to 91. All the new clauses
were then agreed to. The Universities (Scot-
land) Bill, as amended, was considered, and
some new clauses were added. On Tuesday on
the order for the consideration of the Govern.
ment of India Bill, as amended, Mr. GLADSTONE,
with special reference to the Affghan and
Persian wars, moved a clause enacting that ex-
cept for repelling actual invasion, or under
sudden and urgent necessity, Her Majesty's
forces in India shall not be employed in any
military operation beyond the frontier, without
the consent of Parliament. Lord STANLEY ex
Frogged his readineu to assent to the clause,
which was opposed by Lord PALMERSTON and Sir
C. Lewis as an interference with the prerogative
of the Crown. On a division the clause was car-
ried by 152 to 40. Lord PALMERSTON, with the
view of giving the House the opportunity of re.
consideration, then moved a clause providing
that so much of the Act as relates to the nomina-
tion, election, numbers, duration of service),
salaries, and retired allowances of the counoillors,
shall not continue in force beyond live years.
Lord STANLEY opposed the clause, which was
negatived on A division by 149 to 115. Lord J.
RuselLi moved the omission of clauses 27 and
28, relating to the formation of the secret coop
mittee. The CHANCELLOR of the IllitoxiguiSt
defended the clauses, and the amendment was
negatived on a division by 170 to 147. The
Universities (Sootland) Bill was read a third
time and passed. On Wednesday, on the motion
for the second reading of the New Trial in
Criminal Cases Bill, Mr. MILES moved as an
amendment that the Bill be read a second time
that day six months. On a division the amend-
ment was negatived by 145 to 01. The Bill was
then read a second time and ordered to be com-
mitted that day three weeks. On the motion
for the second reading of the Insurance and
Assurance Institutions' Bill, Mr. S. ENTOOVRT
moved as an amendment that it be road a second
time that day six months, stating at the same
time that the Government intend to bring in a
bill on the subject next year. The amendment
was agreed to without a division ; so the Bill is
lost. On Thursday the Government of India
Bill was read a third time and passed, and the

mom

CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER offered to the
House the thanks of the Government for the
candour and patience with which the measure
had been considered. The Government of New
Caledonia Bill was read a second time. The
second reading of the Police Force (Ireland)
Bill was carried by a ninjority of 125 to 60, but
the debate on the motion for going into com-
mittee was adjourned. On Friday the CHAN-
CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was the in-
tention of the Government speedily to introduce
a measure relating to the purification of the
Thames: with respect to church-rates, the right
hon. gentlemen stated that it was not the inten-
tion of the Government to introduce any
measure during the present session on that sub-
ject, but the Government hoped to settle the
question by the introduction of a measure at the
earliest opportunity. Mr. DISRAELI also stated,
in reply to Mr. FOSTER, that the subject of an
autumnal session might be considered next year,
but there were valid objections to an immediate
change. Lord Joior Itusszia. said, as a general
question, he believed it would be an improve-
ment if Parliament met in Autumn. Lord
PALMERSTON, in withdrawing his Government
of India Bill characterized it as the last legacy of
the late Government.

GOOD fortune continues to favour the DERBY
Administration; and, contrary to very general
expectation, they have carried through the
House of Commons the India BilL The mea-
sure was read a first time in the Lords' on Friday
last, and is to be read a second time on Thursday
next, when no doubt the way will be effectually
cleared for its becoming law. When, therefore,
pacification and order shall be once more estab-
lished in India, an important modification of the
Government will be at hand for the maintenance
of the peace and the better security of the
country. There is, however, much work to be
done with the sword, and time alone can deter-
mine the value of the DERBY India Bill in its
bearing upon the permanent settlement of India.
Public attention continues to be, therefore,
more particularly directed to the progress of our
arms: the reason is obvious—rebellion must be

everywhere and thoroughly extinguished before
anything like, just estimate can be formed of
the good results of the new machinery of Govern-
ment about to be set up. In the fall of Bareilly
and Calpee the rebels have indeed lest the two
strongest fortresses that remained to them; but
although they no longer appear capable of facing
Buropean tome in large and threatening bodies,
they are capable of harassing our Generals and
laying waste the country, by dispersing them-
selves in every part in smell but reckless armed
bands; and the mutiny has thus become a war
of detachments. The North-western frontier of
the rebellion, we are told, is the borders of Rohil-
ound, its northern barrier is the chain of the
Himalayas, its eastern barrier may be said to be
a line nearly due north of Patna ; and through
out the whole of this extent of country, with few
exceptions, British authority stretches no further
than the range of our guns. The work before
the COMIAND1111•IN•OHHIF appears therefore to
be, to hunt down the rebels in all directions by
numerous flying detachments of his army; but
some time must elapse before these operation,
can be undertaken in earnest, owing to the in-
tense heat of the weather, since our louse from
this 04WIG are known to exceed that 000ssioned
by the rebellious natives. It seems likely that
since Lord OAMPBBLL has returned to his oentrel
position at Cawnpore, he will wait till the cold
season sets in before putting into execution that
multiform system of attack which seems to be
Inevitable from the position of affairs. We learn
that mainly through the eminent services of Sir
HUGH Ross, the Generals will be relieved of all
fear of an irruption of rebels from Central
India and the Doab ; that great artery of Sir
Cous's military system will he secure. On the
other hand, "the rebels of Central India have
"been converted Into robbers." The Punjab is
represented as at present peaceful and orderly,
but the authorities there are apprehensive of
troubles on their frontier, and look with some
distrust upon the enormous bodies of native
troops which they have been compelled to levy.
A calm and comprehensive view of the oondition
and prospects of India, while it cannot be said to
justify depression or despondency, induces, at
the same time, no very lively expectation of the
speedy termination of the disasters and difficul-
ties with which the exercise of the British
authority is surrounded in that distant pos-
session.

The latest intelligence by telegraph from
Alexandria is of a less favourable character than
that previously received. It seems that the
rebels in central India are still something more
than roving bands of "robbers ;" for we are
now informed that they are able to assume a
more daring and troublesome character. Well
authenticated news, made public yesterday,
announces that the rebels had succeeded in re-
occupying many forts from which they had been
driven by General Rose, who has refused the
command in Gwalior owing to ill health.

THE Times of yesterday publishes a brief tele-
graphic account of a terrible outrage having
been committed within the Turkish Empire.
On the evening of the 15th of June the Mussul-
man inhabitants of Jeddah, the port of Mecca,
rose and massacred the Christians. The English
and French Consuls, with a: number of other
Europeans, perished ; any Oriental Christians
who might have been in the place no doubt
shared the same fate. The Cyclops had rescued
between 20 and 30 souls from the fanatical rage
of the Mussulmans. Such are the facts which
the telegraph gives us of an event which will, no
doubt, be followed by very serious consequences.
It is not, indeed, a matter for surprise that the
religious zeal of Islam should break through all
bounds sooner or later. Those who have
watched the course of events in the Eastern
world for the last few years are aware that
impulses and opinions are pervading the various
oommunitiae vhinl, nannot but lead to such out-
breaks. The affairs of Bosnia, Montenegro, and
Candia are proofs of the restless spirit which
anituates Mahomedans and Christians in their
relations to each other ; and the attack on Mr.
FONBLANQUE at Belgrade is probably of a piece
with this more fatal outrage.

DORCHICSTER PITOMED CORN MARKST, 144tUrdity.
—The supply of wheat on offer to•day was quite
equal to the demand, and farmers aaking advaneed
rates oheaked business; the prima or Fair•dav
(Thesday last) could not be exceeded. Barley and
oats nominal.

MIDNUMMIER &rook FAlR.—Thore woe a good at.
tendon,' of duelers and others at our fair on l'uosday,
and a tolerably nurnorons exhibition of stook adn
sheep in the Fair.fteld. Them were also mine Agri.
cultural machines at work, especially a " 'Mistier,"
sent from a Bristol house, and which woe worked by
steam. One of Burgess and Key's reapers also wee
on view. There was a moderate demand for bead.,
which were of tolerably fair quality, oows with
calves &totting from XII to £l4, and barren., from
£8 to 412 huh. The pride of lambs varied from 1811.
to 22.., ewes from 2se. to 374., and wethere realised
from 284. to 404. Wool averaged le. Ad. per lb.
It is somewhat rrnuirkable that Mr. Barns., of Bland.
ford, (lately bankrupt), mode the most extensive
purehaus of wool, and at the highest figure of the
day. There WM a tolerably good show of horses in
the afternoon, end some good cart horsey were on
sale ; very little basineu, however, was transacted.
The streets presented the usual appearanoe of fair
time, in the number of stranger' promenatlitig the
main thoroughfares and loitering around the different
gingerbread stalk, Tbe militia band went round
the town, la thu gratification of many of the visitors
from the tiountry. Everything, we are glad to say,
passed off quietly and orderly.
The sale of the good. at Wolveton House took
place on Wednesday when Mr. Brooks brought
almost every article of furniture in the fine old
;mongol', as well as some live stook, to the hammer.
Nearly all the furniture having historic Interest was
bought in for the new owner of Wolvetou, Mr.
Willett.

THIC COMING AMMO. —To•morrow (Wednesday)
week the commission for holding the Midsummer
Assize for this county will be opened at the Shire.
hall. The Wender of heavy in regard to the nature
of the offences charged. The Judges will be Barons
Watson and Channel

Last night (M mlay ) the anniversary of the Trades.
men's and Mechanics' Benefit Society, assembling at
the Oak Inn, High West•streot, was celebrated with
the wand eclat.

YEOVIL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The committee
of this society have just 'slued their programme for
the forthcoming show, which is announced to take
place on Friday the 3rd of December. The prises,
amounting in value to £l7O, are most ; and
we are glad to see that a portion of the funds will be
distributed as rewards for industry and faithful
service.

CRICKET. —A match of cricket was played between
the Dorchester club and the officers of the Bth
Lincoln Militia on Thursday afternoon. The ground,
unfortunately, was in a very unfavourable state ; the
rain having descended in copious showers throughout
the morning. There was a large number of specta-
tors present. Dorchester scored 50 at the let
innings and 101 the second. The military, however,
were in but once when they scored 67. The match
was not concluded when the time appointed had ex-
pired. Both sides evinced great skill and spirit.
The Militia band was stationed upon the ground,
and performed a selection of popular music in splen-
did style.

_
Mr. Portman has paired from the 12th instant
against Government, with Mr. Welby, for the re-
mainder of the Session.

On the 29th ult., the Bishop of Salisbury licensed
the Rev. Frederick Webster Mailmen, M.A., to the
curacy of Farnham, in this county.

MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—The marriage of
Lady Agnes Grosvenor, daughter of the Marquis and
Marchioness of Westminster, with Sir Archibald
Islay Campbell, Bart., was solemnised on Thursday
at St. George's Church, Hanover-square. A nume-
rous circle of the relatives and friends of both
families were present at the ceremony. lady Agnes,
accompanied by the Marchioness of Westminster,
arrived at the church at half-past eleven o'clock, and
the bride and bridegroom soon after proceeded to
the communion table. The service was read by the
Bishop of London. The bride was attended to the
altar by Lady Theodora Grosvenor, her sister; Lady
Katherine Grey Egerton, daughter of the Earl and
Countess of Wilton; Lady Susan Melville, daughter
of the Earl Leven and ; Miss Herbert,
daughter of the Right Hon. H. A. Herbert, M.P. ;
and Miss Sitwell. Her ladyship was attired in a
dress of white glace silk, with two deep Brussels
lace flounces. Her headdress consisted of a wreath
of white roses, white lillies, myrtle and orange
flowers, and a large square veil of Brussels lace.
A necklace of pearls and emeralds, and a diamond
locket, and a bracelet of emeralds and diamonds,

eompleted the bridal one. The bridesmaids
Were all uniformly dresses rubes of white tarlatan,
with double skirts, trilled with ruches of lighi
blue silk ; white silk Woes krlninsed With liglit
blue ruches; iiita honti,pe white tulle, trimmed
with pearls and light bluswers. Among the com-
pany present were the Deis Dowager 67 Norfolk,
the Dilation of Sutherlatehe Earl and Countess of
Wilton, the Earl of Loynd Matins, and Ladies
Leslie Melville, Lord anosly Ebury, the Earl and
C unitees of StiocluStiLord and Lady Charles
Clinton, Lord and
,Csoly 411, Lord and Lady Wan.
luck, the Right HO. IL and Mrs. Norbert, Mr.
and Mrs. %Ewell, Sir Mud Lady Outeivie Skew
Stewart, Istre. Tidt, LadltOrdll, She erica, Mrs-
Canipbeli, Mr. and belreeurge Canipbell, sto. At
the conclusion of the rehus rite the Marquis and
Marchioness of Westuiter gave a afedner at
Grosvenor Male to a itinguiehed circle. The
newly married wisp's I later in Cie day fur Sian
House, the Duke and these of Northuulberlautre
seat, cat Isleworth.
TRII 011ANNIL 'ILAN TILICORATII. —On Mon.
day week preparations w made for laying down the
wire to conned the wlrel the telegraph offloes with
the cable which line alum been laid down between
Jersey and the Portia; Break Water. The work.
men dug a trench from top of Boot Lane, along
I Rodwell, but a dam, then presented itself,
which hail not boon au ustoil. Thu arrangement
of the contractor was, rry the obis under the
i
water to Portland, but he bed of the ocean on.
slate of sand, this Is said he impracticable. The
1 cable is about half an 10 4n thiekniass, consisting Of
a single Wire, embedsles a Covering of hemp end
tar, and ie laid along trench, protected by a
t
wooden ease, of about tainchea thick, with a groove
running through the use A very good hien may
be obtained of it by a sqin lead pencil, in which the
plumbago would reprove the cable.
COUNTY M.IOIIITNATT4 Poing Orrice, Tuesday,
July 6. (Before H.Willlams, Esii ) aunt'
Wood, a youth, wee dui by Superintendent Evetitt
with having I silver spoon We possession supposed to
be *Wien, On Monday ti Owner offered the Span
for sale in Maiden I-Teen, end on 131111trilitoildoilli
Everitt inquiring how Immune ',mussed of It the ae-
icount given was so (Mire that the os6cer thought
proper to apprehend tin prisoner. Remanded till
Saturday.—Themas Sawn and Stephen Sumas,
two boys, were likewise Mesa on suspicion with steal-
ing a gold broouli end ;limey silver mounted suet
bottle. The artioles Us offered for gels at Mr.
Saunders, ellveramith, an ale,Ag owing to the equivocal '
deseription of the way which they heelinte.Possessed
el them, Superhitendel Everitt took the lade into
onatoily. They were mended till laitudisy, but on
Wednesday, the aouounk yen by the lads IsJing found to
be correct, they were alma let at liberty.
COUNTY Muneritail Orrice, Shirehall, Monday,
July 12.—(Before Jameriennlng, Esq.)—Wiiiiant Row,
a labourer, dressed AN sailor, wan brought up charged
with being drunk. P.CSoftly said, that on Saturday
in the street at Piddletm, the prisoner wee very drunk
and nilsoonduoting hifelf before a private house ;
on being requested to ;Moine quietly the prisoner be.
gem abusing the ofilu and would not let the °Sur
alone till lie was brouet to Dorchester in a wagon.
Prisoner said lie had bti working for Mr. Payne, Iler•
nem maker, Piddletoomfor scion days, and had finished
his job. He owned to lying stew glasses of beer ftrst
thing in the morningwhich caused him to be tipsy.
Fined fie. and omits 45.8.1. Is. 6d. which was found
upon him wu taken i art payment , and the balance
was ordered to be paid a week.
COUNTY Perry Stow 11, Shirehall, Saturday, July 10.
—( Before W. L. Natoli and W. C. Lambert, Elin't4—
George Wood, brougli p on remand charged with hav-
ing a silver teaspoon i ked "B. B. A." in his passer
son, supposed to be leu, was, on the application of
Superintendent Evere who had obtained no further
evidence against the pLoner, and the references given
by the prisoner had tinied ont to be false—discharged,
the spoon being retaied.—Artlour Legg, labourer,
was summoned by Mr Edward Pope, of Toiler Pom-
mel, for a breach of entract. Complainant said that
defendant agreed on tle 14th of June to serve him for
9s. a week, and El este for harvest. Defendant went
on with his work and received his wages on the 2140.
Defendant worked or that day, but had not been at
work since, and that me day's wages was still owing to
him. Defendant said he never mado any agreement
with complainant. He had /eked complainant for is. 6d.
a day and a gallon of liquor, but no liquor had been
received by him. Co uplosilant said defendant received
and would have received Lab quantity of liquor along
with the other workpeoplo. Defendant said be had a
wife and throe children, ant he had made no agreement
with hie new ma.ater. In rply to the magistrates com-
plainant said he was ready to fulfil his part of the con-
tract if defendant mine bad( in a proper way. If any
punishment were inflicted won the defend int he hopeol
it would be light, the object of the eisininous being
simply to show the workpeople that they must fulfil
their contracts. Defendant agreed to go back to com-
plainant and work out his agreement, the magistrates
telling him that if he did not do as he promised he
would he imprisoned for time months. Ordered to lay
2s. 6d. for the summons. William Bridle. labonuer,
was nummoneol for being drunk at Langton Horn', on
the 22nd ult. Defendant admitted th 3 offence. F nod
Os. and costs, 4s. 6d.—Rolsert Paulsen, of Bine is is,
was summoned for drunkonnaar PO. Iti.hop proved
the service of the summons. The officer aim said that
on the 23tli milt. defendant was io Upwey about lialf-pat
10, very drunk. Pined is. awl aosle, On. &I.—Henry
Spencer, fisherman, lied been summoned for drum
kenneu before the Weyinouth bench, but did not appear.
He was now suminunA for the same °folios. P.C.
tiny mud that at 4 on the mourning of the 30th of Iday
lidelldalit was lying across the road at Wyke Regis.
He was "inure like dead drunk than asleep." Defend-
ant said he was not drunk, but had got up about an hour
before, and was wetting for wine companions to go to
Chesil Beach to catch mackerel, Fined Sc, and costs,
41. 6c1., bitt allowed till the next Weymouth meeting,
on the 30th, to pay the penalty. —Thomas Orchard,
labourer, was summoned for eiding on the Weymouth
turnpike road end having no reins. Sergeant Hitch
stated that on Monday, the 23th ult., defendant was on
the turnpike between Weymouth and Chickerull. He
was riding on the fore part of a wagon loaded with send
and drawn by two horses ; defendant then got on to the
WAN, Defendant had been cautioned three Cities be-
fore. Fined We. and outs, 4e. Osh, or one month's lin.
internment.
DOROHRaTICII COUNTY COM, Sidroliall, July o,
(Before Edward Everett, Esq., Judge.)—There were 25
pleitita entered, 14 of *kWh were settled out of Cottrt.
—Ludo,. v. 100,1w-I'l4 wait a olaiui for 4e. Wanes
of i milliner'', account, The parties dwell In Hill-street,
Fordinglion, and the pleintiff, who Is a userrleil Woman,
had gold two bonnet* to defendant and made a third for
defendant's daughter, Tim amount of the bili hail boon
6s. 6,1„ but plaintiff acknowledged receiving a shilling,
a sixpence, and four threepence'', It appeared that
defendant's daughter acted as nurse at 6sl, a week to
plaintiff, hut defendant had taken her daughter home,
kilning that 111111 dill not twelve puffialent food. Di.
indent did not appear in ooneequenee of being near her
conlineinent, and the woman who represented her sel4
defendant had fire little olilliiren, and offered to pay 841,
a week till the bill wall paid, but the bill was wrong In
the dates, Shinano* lied been paid upon the drughter'a
bonnet, and Mamma now remained duo upon it. -Plain.
tiff said she had never applied personally for the ao.
count, His Honour said It was a peal of 'duff, and
they ought to be "Awned to wine here with soli a
claim. It was a very Improper stilt, and the Judge
would not hurry the payinot, and no expends'
to witnesses would be *newish-844104 v. Lambert.
Thlo use was adjourned till to-day for Ille Honour's
juktnent. Plaintiff is an attorney and brought &Celia
of El 4 14s, Si. for prefeeslonal Melee, Se., against defend.
ant on Elie subject of the latter's marriage. The Menu
act up wee thet the meeting of the parties hail been of a
ronvlviel end friendly character, and there had bun no
retainer. With this defence no notice het been taken
of the pries, (Merged In pieintiff's amount se unreason-
able or otherwise, The Judge gave an elaborate deeision,
of which the following lig summery of the main Pointe:—
The Using downs to the let of Septeinher related simply
to convereations between the pleintiff and defendant ;
there was no unequivocal ad to put the finger on and nay
that there was • retitiner, nor could a retainer be Mr
plled. All those charges, therefore, must be Wink of;
all the charge. likewise op to November 23 and subse-
quent to September 12 stood upon exactly tim same foot-
ing. Many of the °huge, tendered did not satisfactorily
range theinnelvee under the plaintiff)! statement, that
they were upon the subject of marriage—and if 'as had
not taken that line he would hare Involved himself In
questions of • niost unprofessionel attundence upon the
defendant. Plaintiff in:emitted that he know when
defendant first eallie to him that Messrs. Manfleld and
Andrews were his atomics, plaintiff lied indeed been
very lately in their office and had seen defendant there.
Hewn it TIM quite impossible to allow the charges sub-
sequent to September 12. Chimes dated September 5
and others also had nothing to do with the confidential
advice spoken of by plaintiff se given relative to defend-
ant's marriage. His Honour did not allow any of theme
iteins, not only because there was no evidence of re-
tainer, but because the conversation was purely that of
one friend with another, and not on the imbject of the in-
tended Marriage. These disallowed itenis amoimtei to
£4 193. On September 1, however, a very different
statement of facto began. Then the defendant went to
the plaintiff, took two deeds and milaced them ill plain-
tiff's hands for some purpose or other. Defendant in-
tended to be advised upon the contents of those deeds,
but whether that advice eliould be given gratis or nut
was a very different matter. The plaintiff was entitled
to charge or not as he pleased. His Honour doubted if
any court or any jury would say that that advice onus!
be gratis, unless defendant told plaintiff or plaititiff ex-
pressly told defendant that the advice wag to be ugh!,
and given as from one friend to another. Here was an
unequivocal act. Deeds were brought by a person to an
attorney in practice, and whether those deeds were
placed in his hands, as plaintiff said, to draw from them,
mt was quite clear defendant canme to plaintiff to consult
him, either professionally or not professionally, relative
to what was going to take place between himself and his
present wife. Defendant certainly intended then to
make some provision for her, and the fact was borne out
by his subsequent mariisge. He left the deeds in plain-
tiff's hands not only to consult him on them but to have a
document prepared from them. Plaintiff having pre-
pared a draft called on defendant, who immediately
asked to be allowed to read it for himeelf —not giving
any denial eo the instruction of the time previous, but
adding, " I shall not execute them unless I read them
myself." This defendant was informed he could not do,
because it was • rough draft, and a non-professional
reader might not understand it. Plaintiff
,proposed to
read them, but defendant declined, Raying, ' There's an
end of the affair." But as the deeds, thongh not ex-
ecuted, had been made at defendant's solicitation he was
bound to pay for them, and pay all reasonable charges
respecting them, and plaintiff was entitled to recover at
law, Then followed two items which must be allowed
in connected with the deeds—the going to Weymouth,
attending at the offiee of the registrar filheuleand con.
(erring with him as to a marriage license. Immediately
on returning plaintiff conferred with defendant when
the latter intimated his intention of proeuring • special
license through a Proctor in London. These charm,
therefore, arose in the regular course of business and
must be allowed ; it wee an implied retainer upon 111 P
plied instructions from defendant. The verdict, there-
fore must be for the plaintiff, deducting the sum of
Bi 19s. The balance left amounted to EP fis. 6d. which
must be paid forthwith, with the usual costa.

MEI. MA OREADY'S VISIT TO DOHOHESTEE:
On Thursday evening, kodrding to announcenrent,
Mr. W. C. Dincready, who lILS for settle years been r.
mg in retirement at Sherburne, gave a Reading, sit Im
Shireliall, from one of the masterpieces of Shakspearii—
Bamlist—for the benefit of the Dorchester British School.
The atteiblatied *es PA dearly. 54, numerous ai we an-
tioipated, owing probably to Elie Sniffy weather, whioli
only cleared up a few minutes before the thins for open-
ing the hall doors, and many pereents almo froiri
neighbourhood went to the Horticultural Exhibition et
Bridport, whence they could net return in time to hear
tlje eminent tritgbdiriti, However, nhortly after seven
Mr. Miteready took lila seat, and elinoet immedietely
commenced some intiocliitriory iffiaiervetiens, Optima in
rich yet simple language, eluoidntory of Die untrvollolik,
the imrivalled powers of " sweetest Sliskspeare,
child," editing, nevertheless, that it seemed almost like
presuinption to offer the Meanie of panegyric' to his un-
approachable excellenoe, It was told of Dodsley the
publisher, continued Mr. Maersafly, that having cow
piled a 'Odine of extracts from hie plays, width lie en-
titled the " esutica of filltalitheere," he allowed the book
to Sheridan, who after looking frith it returned It vrith
the observation; "Time bettitiee of fithekspeare ; yes, I
see you hese 'tainted come, hut wily liiiyOU leave out all
the rest r. Still, hi a voluminous writer there must be
inequalities, and in Slinksienre, chive ninny of iliN other
diannitle works, four of his tragedies stood forth minter.
pleoee—Othello, Macbeth, King Lear, and Mudd,
Mr. Masreely ohm for the present °melon Hamlet,
which lie deemed the one engitgirfg the most °militant
and the inciiit pleasant interest, He wodld endeavour
to present the main character, being obliged to drop
some of the minor pert( The principal oharadter
of thie drama hail been to many a theme of delightful
study, yet perplexity and a sthmbling block to not a few ;
but though the truth of It. purports readily developed to
the earneet inveetigetdr, the ophilt of oontroveray hail for
years been busy hi creating and explaining away lin.
aginnry difficulties and obscurities, am if with no other
view than that of dimpleying the segaolty of erltios aSd
of multiplying °mum:Wien. If we tried to "look quit*
through the deeds of men," Hamlet would ho found to be
a creature superlatively gifted with nature's g ,
raised by hie genius and moral perfeotlons to all elevated
sphere of thought far above the °Miner/ level. His
exoellenaies were his own ; him Imperfection, from
which arose those internal struggle. that made the
returner Interest of lute obareoter, wee, deficiency, a
shortcoming, shared in common with hi. kind. If we
descended into the depths of our own moral being we
should discover in our own infirmity the solution of
what appeared to some to be the mystery of
Hamlet's conduct, In the weeknese of the flesh
to answer the wallops/is of the spirit, In the con-
test between that knowledge of what was fitting
' to be clone and the ffillioulty of doing it, in whleh
so few could claim the victory. It had been thought that
, Shakepeare intended to present a picture of humanity
at large, man in the abstract, in Hamlet. Dr. Johnson
1 and the petulant Stevens furnished evidence in their
notes that they did not underetend the character ; they
found fault with the author for omitting to do that
which to do would have destroyed the identity of the
character. To the German critics we were indebted for
the best oointuentary on Hamlet. Schlegel was not always
correct in his interpretation of the poet's meaning, but
Goalie gave n portrait of Hamlet as accurate in every
detail as if the Prince of Denmark had eat for the like-
nein and Shakapeare haft put his signature on the canvass.
The chief characteristic of Hamlet appeared to consist in
irresolution, in infirmity of will to grapple with the
concerns and solemn duties imposed upon him. , To
give an idea of the " incoinparable Shakspeare," as
With° called him, as represented in the play
under notice, the student must feel the words in
truth to be things must he penetrated with every
creation, must be able to look upon the beautiful, the
terrible, the pathetic, the sunlit= paintinp which they
presented to the poet's vision, and which they were
inennt to convey to all. Mr. Maeready then read the
first two scenes of Act I, presenting each character with
lifelike diatinotness, especially evincing a complete know-
ledge of the idiosynoraoy of Hamlet in the recital of the
short soliloquy, " Oh, that this too, too solid flesh would
melt," which follows the Prince's interview with his
mother and Claudius. Then, passing scene 3, the con-
cluding portion of the Act, containing the interview
between Hamlet and the Ghost, was given with fearful
vividness. Act II was described, as indeed the wool-
plished reader offered all his epitomized portions, with a
terse ocn u pendiousness yet pol ished elegance of style which
was truly delightful, and carried the listener forward in
the most agreeable meaner imaginable. He did not
omit to notice the courtesy with which Hamlet received
the players, on that occasion showing the true rever-
ence dice to art. From the third Act Mr. Maoready
recited the well-known soliloquy by Hamlet, "To be, or
not to be," and, whilst offering is little prAcia of the
dramatic representation before the Danish Court,
reimirked Vint any description of this in lack of the
coup de Th4,4tre must necessarily be obscure. He, how-
ever, gave Hamlet's nervous ejaculation and rapid narra-
tive of the den ,uentent of the pier* when the Court was
breaking up. Touching upon the soft, amiable vacillation
of Hamlet in procraitinating his intended revenge when
hearing the King at prayers, and on hie way to the
Queen's chamber, the interview between the mother and
son was rendered with availing clearnesa. Before going
to the Foorth Act, Mr. Macrea ly remarked, that by the
wondrous consietenoy of the poet's creation, the perfect
harmony of every tone, feeling, and thou rut, with its
full conception, we had in Hamlet an embodiment of the
weakness of liumsnity, the struggles and desires of a
nolall mina, en.l yet a nature incsaphoitated from active
deeds by oveneemiltiecoens ; had the eine to hie
ohersetor in that saying of hie—