The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-09-30 00:00:00

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that night, sad lamest' a niof anent towards Mr. Wind-
ham. After that they thought- it was their duty to
stay with Mrs. Windhoek.. They went down to the _
dining-room, and the same coarse language wont on.
Witness did not see any weapon, but the defendant YEOVIL. - FORESTERS' ANNIVERSARY. - The
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had his band behind him. He did not know how the imethiesniversawy of Court 3024 " Yeovil's Pride."
quarrel began. He thought Mr. Windham had
rExotsr: and Crediten district, of the ancient erde.rof
boen
drinking. The next morning Mr. Windham ire wrote h renters, was celebrated on Thursday evening last
a humble apology. lie had certainly seen Mr. Wind- ya dinner at the Mermaid Hotel, welch was Pro-
bate throw a knife at Mrs. Windham on two occasions. vided brifost and Hostess °ordain their usual good '
The witness added that lie thought Mr. Windham did taste micl stile. The tables were covered with every
not like anything to be said to him, for he soon loot his delicacy of the season, and as is usual with "mine
temper.-Mr. Robert Burdett, of Boulogne, said he wee hold and hostess" of the Mermaid, notbieg-vras want- ,
on a visit to Mr. Windham. He then corroborated the Mg, not even those indispensable necessaries on
statement of Mr. St. Alban. The witness aleo said that uch oemaionso4aiters. About forty members and
Mr. Windham bad apologised to him.-The defendant, -
on being called upon for his answer to the charge said :heir friends sat down tinder the 'presidency of Dr.-
be had nothing to say. He went out with two or Parsons, honorary member, whilst the worthy secre-
theMpereediVraid -went -to a waste bell -and other tar,. Mr. „liegjemie Bosesell,. ebly.. officiated as
places. In the afternoon his wife accused him of vice-chairman. The chair 'WM suppolred-lir the '
taking money out of her purse and It annoyed him. Rile T. a Elliot% Dr, Bennett, - -Browne, Esq. ,
He drank more wins than ustua at his dinner and when JohnGlyde, Esq., Mr. John Tfirter, Mr.' C. Blake,
he went out he drink More. Be was vexed with what Mr. -John -Slade; •FrO.R.„ from Easter. ERA other
he had done, and was ashamed of himself. He went members and friend* of the Court. After the re-
away on Wednesday with the intention of going away tn.:teal pf the cloth,. the usuel loyal and patriotic
altogether. -He had written apologies to the gentlemen. toasts were given and responded to, including the
-Mr. Daymen told him that if he had carried out his
threats Jimmie have been too late to spologise. -The toast of the evening-" Success to the Ancient
defenclaat Clad be walked upstairs grumbling, but he Order of Foresters," and the utmost harmony and I
did not know What be did say.--. Mr. Daymen said he unanimity Characterised the evening's nrcweidinES.
thought Mrs. Windham's fear was very reasonable We are. glad to be able to state that Court 102'4
after what; had occurred, and she was entitled to every "Yeovil's Pride" is in a very prosperous condition,
protection. 'He ordered the defendant to enter into both ag regards members and funds. Slime the•
his own reeognisances in the Slim of MOO, and to find opening of the Court 123 members have enrolled
two sureties in the sum of £250 each, to keep the peace their names on the society's books, including hone- 1
for six months.-The defendant was not provided with i
rary members. The Court at present numbers 103
bail, and he WAS removed by the gaoler. •.• • '
PORTLAND. -The Times says : "It is understood members, and there s every prospect of its going on
that the new coaling arrangements at Portland, and
D „and prospering.
XHIBMON.-Large numbers of persons still
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which are on a very complete scale, will-be made
available at no distant period for the coaling of Her continue to avail them selves of the facilities offered ,
Majesty's ships. At present the large coal store- b both the South Weatern and Great Western '
capable, it is said, to bold 6,000 tons-is mom, and ailway Companies, to visit the Metropolis and
in the adjacent yard not 100 tons are in stock to the Exhibition, and on Monday
train left the South Western a heavily-freighted
station for London.
supply the immediate wants of the large iron-plated
The excursion:3' ts by this train have the option of
and other stomaehips now in the harbour. '
NAVAL.-The Warrior and Black Prince,_ now remaining in town either six or twelve days', and
lying in Portland harbour, will leave in the course Or the.alls„ te the liberality of :the. . company, the fare is
such wed it is almost within every one's reach
a few days for the Mediterranean in company with
11 first-class, d 7 second class.
several other vessels. We understand that e portion namely
REB:-. le 'ray and 7s.
seug
the Rev S. Annear
of the Channel fleet, now stationed at Spithead, will delivered another interesting instructive lectors
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shortly make their appearance in the roadetend. _ at the Institutive Hall, on "Reminiscences of Life ,
FATAL ACOIDENT.”-On Tileeday lln It one of ° end Trivet during five years' residence at the Whitt
seamen, 21 years of age, belonging to the Warrior, Man's Grave, Om* Coast Castle, and the Slave Coast."
was accidentally killed. Owing to some disarrange. The Rev, Mr. Sampson occupied the chair, and the
merit the iron eye of the rope used for hauling room was crowded to excel ; chiefly, however, by
up the boats slipped from one of themen'shande workin_uoen. The proceedings immrnenced by singing
and fen . • ,nthe hearle of the deceased. completely Mir -0- 'We-bine; well-known hymn "From Greenland's
cutting o . a large portion of the siren -over aloe --.,T^. Mountains," and theohairman in e feeLintreductary
left eye, and dashing the brains about the deck obeervanons, introduced the torturer. The Rev. Mr.
Annear, in the comes of his narrative, said that he had
MARTINSTOWN.-HARVEST SUPPER.-One of crossed the Atlantic seven times,had been to Western
these plea:sent gathering/4 which remind us of-what Africa tram; had spent five years In, the West Indies, i
some would call "the good old times," took place had been in the United States three years, had passed',
on Thursday, at Ash Farm, when about 32 labourers through Ireland in an official capacity twice, and
employed by Mr. D. Symonds sat down to the had held a pastorate in France upwards of a year.
good old Inglish fare of roast beef and plum During his trvaels' be had lived with a hundred 1
pudding, and a bountiful supply of strong been differmit, tribes, of the indium race, smoking one I
We need hardly add that they: right heartily en- Misdeed different languages, but it was of tile bleak
joyed themselves, and did full justice to the good 'arg uud:hi6 country
that he brxecnpibra. I
cheer provided. that night. e
in their native towns and villages, where a white face
WARMWELL--Samons ACCIDENT.-On Tees- had never been seen until his arrival amongst them.
day an accident °Centred to eladniuned Hutchings, He had seen them in the slave islands ef• the West
in the employ of Captain Fader. i. it appears that Indies, and in the free islands, and in the slave and free I
he had been with the keeper to the Moreton States of America, and he had also seen them in this ,
Station in a cart, and while in theliket delighting he country where they were regarded and looked upon ISS '
fell from the , back, of the
.keeper's a curiosity. It was 21 years ago, said the lecturer,
double-barrelled gumist le . . Tb, ',midden since he went as a missionary to Sierra Leone, known 1
Meek caused one oftheoliergekto go oft which took in tcl,iiiiii.tezntry as "The White Man's Grave." It I
effect in the unfortunate senstre, lc two cid of every three Europe= di from ,
shattering the joint. Dr. Aldridge wuasuelnibbninert blututellYy .they eoffueota of the climate in the course of a year. But
.. e would not judge this to be time case, looking I
sent for, and by, his direction he was conveyed to at the beautiful aspect of the country. He had seen I
the County Hospital; Where- his leg WAS amputated, many splendid scenes, but reverie all his travels had '
and we are glad to hear be is going on as favourably his eyes beheld any scenery to be compared with that
as can be expected. -He is described 115 a'very well- of the "White Manes Grave." Semi* uponi a
disposed yentli, - and menetenetely is an orphan. vessel's deck, as you mired the coast, was to be seen a
GODMANSTONE.-.42eliVistrHOwar.-OnTburs- range of hills, alma to the Water's eid.!.. whilst behind
day last one them sorislarathkrikigs, which we are them was another and higher range, between 010h-were
part of the country, was held Pa n,..._ .0r•41141*,
beiPPY to May . lime become very
.i frequent yis likxstitadtictt of mirtaaglottd abut here and 'there, whilst
j do grandeur, were still
.2° higher Mier' whose g summits were -covered with anew.
idlers; tbrder bike auspices of: Me.. 1310007. s'ee Salto larai isolated that they would sooner geta "The
Rev. Me. Meet, the cler mirn nf QM pudgy, i The ok
w Bite Man's Grave"for water, for there it Was se pure, ,
tiredither was all that &sited, andel% village than go'bisiny other place. TM country was indeed •
was Mod' tastefully decorated with Bags, everreens, garden of Eden. The colony was very small, numbering
',mid amend, eperpriate
.toott.oeks, . truth as "Bless froniAo,ool) to 60.00 D inhabitants, nearlr iikr whets 1
-11 for la 0104. na•altto 'SulkeekSith the Farmers," were liberated sieves ; there wens slew. Eng undien, 1
• k access to itr,viset Innets;"' &h. 'At eleven o'clOok but not more than 180 or 200. The !berated them
all the people that worked' on the Wm, and also were melons who had been stolen from their homes, I
the wheel: children, assembled Mk the clergyman's !Wong:Ate thelirasttledel t4n v;ll4intlieortcslacvae slis:zed:
house, and proceeded to church, where an excellent nu;
been' these
I; Teasels belongimi We orieGoverament,
'minium • was preached by the Rev. Mr. Williams. taken to Sierra Leone, atal immediately on their arrival
After divine service: they perambulated the village, there the slaves were free. The arrival of a captured
heeded by the Dorchester drum and fife band, and slave ship was a time of deep interest to the inhabitants
'afterwards adjourned to a spacious barn; the walls of the town, and WAS made -known by this hoisting eta
r of• which were hang with mired 'devices and flag, and the people came down to the coast in great
mottoes, where a most substantial dinnee was pro- cumbers to see the landing. Of course, the number of
videcL The Rev. Mr. - Baker presided. On the Slaves in these ships varied much. A vessel of 47 tons -
removal of the cloth enveral. toasts Were proposed was often freighted with 400 er 500, men,
women, and
and duly responded to. The, witty efterwards
children' all huddled together in a state of nu with timidity, wi.
, „e dead
-adjourned to a field adjoining, will" running for the deadand eying amongst them. Coarsely after
company was watched as they left the ship aside, and
neektiee, &a, dancing, kiss-in-the-ring, and various after is close impaction, perhaps a long-loin brother or
ether genies, were kept up with great spirit About sister was found, and the scene was a very affecting one.
eight o'clock a balloon amended, .which was the The lecturer then proceeded to tench upon the moral
, signal to leave the field, when three hearty cheers and mental capability of the black man, and denounced
*ere given for Mr. Booby,' and Mr. 'Baker, the in strong terms those men who attempted to prove that
respected clergyman,' and all departed to their. the negro was not a human being, but that he was only
and said that there were
homes highly gratified with their day's pleasure. A' a superior sort of monkey- .
Bazaar was also held in the eame field to assist in men-scientific men -who had endeavoured he analyse
defraying the' expenses connected with re-seating the hair, blood, and skin of the negro,- to see if they
the church, which, we believe, was very liberally could find out whether, in any. respect, -he differed from
the white man. Now the missionary-his heart con.
patronised. The refreshments were 'applied by Mr. vetted •by the grace of God-taking no scientific
Howe, of Dorcheater, and gave general satisfaction, apparatus with him, had gone amongst the people with
• LYTCHETT MATRA.VERS. -Fens PARDON OF his bible, telling theta of their sins, their danger, skid
A CONVICT.-Henry PevereH, the person whe was their doom, and of the love of god in seethes His Only
at the last Assizes sentenced to ten years' penal Son into the world to die for their eine,. and of the
servitude for the,alleged criipe on Elizabeth Joyce,' • Saviour's Nish sled. sufferings upon the ear,;th, end,
aged 16, at Lytobett Matraveri, has, through the His dell:dun:A ti.jecust tri,,ses. And what ;It
produced
the
E. before the Home Secrete!), by
E. P. Blunt and the prisoner's attorney, - Mr. F.
on amount of their sins, and had used the language of.
he Rey' •' auitti puma : they had shed teens of grief, and trembled
Fromm, obtained a free pardon. , !The memorials all penitent.,
difiavits /clearly eetahlisked ,the peiconer s clearly demonstrated that the black man comes from the
and cried -aloud for Mercy. This result,
inboderici oftle4rever emirs: '' • ' " • same common father of us all, and that it WU utter.
SHERBORNM '--tioantte' FOR TES PROrand./10" blasphemy to endeavour to prove otherwise. In.
OP THE GOSPI:r. RS Foneme. Pearrthe-The annual reference to the climate,the lecturer asked-How was it
meeting in: aid of the funds of this looietY took place that leas was known of AU'S* than of China or India?
in the Townhall, on Tuesday evening, the vicar Was it that the people of Africa were unwilling to
occupying the. °hair, and the attendance was receive the vigietawoofrtdheoi,vhite ? man, rielt,lnle4 would
tolerably numerous. The Revs. H. C. Eluxtableasf ewe% receive th
bet the bleeehing helmet the miesinearies.
-Bettiersombe, and T. J. Leiper, -a missionary from 'n
newer the question-the etiolate was the mighty
Seouriderabsul, Central India, attended ai a depute- barrier, and • hence the wiedion stf Jehovah in bringing
tions and delivered some interesting details a the hither the captured :eaves. Religion was the same
program which the society was doing abroad.
ii..„Vl•Porickt Coon; Monday. -. &fere "-CllPtain renple.
Wherever and whenever found, and in whetever tribe ori
namely, love to Pod for his Sepe sake, and
, AMSINI!. .
TAR LATIS I..:IITRRINGI OA Cannalen-Yerr Cbrw-- eve to man for Christ's sake. The people at Sierra
'Leone wishoi that their heathen should have the word-
-Charles Pointing was again brought up on remand, of awl: insde klualen to theMiirgheinSA°.*:.atge they
i charged with uttering counterfeit coin at Sherboree. made known their wish to the Governor or SS Castle,
The prisoner, it will be recollected, since he has been
buts
itwe:lugrfueund impossible to send them as the journey
w at. However, they determined to go to
in custody has attempted to commit suicide, but
their fatherland and open a way, in the very midst of
he appeared to-clay to have cmite recovered from the dry bones, for the preaching of the gospel, and when an
effects produced, and during the hearing of the opportunity should occur. Vessels taken in connection
'charges brought against him maintained a stolid with the slave trade were broken in pieces, sad sold by
; demeanour, scarcely raising hie eyes from the ground auction, and there warns bay called "Destruction Bey,"
as the different witnesses gave evidence against him. on account of so mane ships being destroyed in it. At
The first witness called was Mr. George Caleb, an swab a sale weesilweyek to be found a missionary or his
innkeeper, WIC deposed that he kept the George agent, because wood Mold be bought ,very cheap, and
bin, in the town; Mid that the prisoner Mum to his for building houses. Ships however, which
home on the Fab of September, and lodged with him were"was
used for
belonpng to the Brazilian Goverinnent-
so
for about a month,' paying for his board and lodging- one was to be sold, sufficient money had been raised,
re "'sold in an entire state, ant on one occasion when
dating the ' Ems he was there. - On Wednesday, and the vessel was knooked down to the blaek men of
. September 10, the prisoner gave witness a half-crown,
Sierra Leone, for the purpose of embarking in it and
as he said be wee about to leave, ibut which witness spreading the gospel to their fellow creatures. They
subsequently found to be g counterfeit one, andhe engaged the services of an English captain; and 120
handed it over. to the . pplieehaviog_ peevionaly sailed to their father lead to scatter the seeds Of truth,
WM
marked the coin in. order ffiak, be- Might '
it. The haltorown produrseCwita the earne,.and identify and thus they could go where no white man is likely to,
of the reign of Grimm JIL, the date' being 1819. live. The lecturer the gave an interestinghMdauet of
his travel,, and of the dangers which he had _ passe d
The coin anis a wegionadnpleoe or 'nide*, but it ' thrmkght mid the narrative was of a vjery thrill r ing
nature, the audience listening with marked attention to,
!oohed rather dark.-P.C: Sims, stationed at Sher- the vivid description which he gave of them, After a'
borne, said that on the Bth of September he Was fete remarke from the chairman the ticrtology`t* sung,
sent for by a person 'to whore the half-crown had and the meeting separated.
been given by Caleb. Hi eme -the last witness, who 'Bus Aectotee.-As the omnibus belonging to
deliveted up to him the half-crown.-Mr. - Edward the Mermaid Hotel was preparing to go to one of
WOrrolint a silversmith, proved that the halfriro3% , the railway stations, about right o'clock on Wednes-
produced was a cotiuterfeit one, and he thought it day night, one of the horses became restive, and
was composed Of pewter and zinc. -Mr. F. CatbasYt forced the 'bus round, the consequence being that
manager of Messrs. Smith's and Sons book-stall at the pole came in contact with the shop window of
the Sherborne Railway Station, deposed that he Mr. Welch, grocer, breaking a large square of glass,
knew the prisoner by sight. On the Stir of this as well as damaging several artiolee in the win-
month he saw him at the station, at about half-past dow. • . . . ,
11 in the morning. Prisoner desired him to give Nl,FLiMerrow.-We understand that the members
him -change of lialf-a-crown, which witness did, ofthe YBO,ll Rifle Corps intend, in about a fort-
giving him four sixpence, and two three penny night hence, to compete for several prizes, kindly
pieces. The prisoner left the station by the 11.30 given by their offieere ; and the ladies of Yeovil have
down train. At the time he was giving prisoner expressed their determination to offer a splendid
change he told him he thought the money was not silver cup for competition.
good, when prisoner replied "that he thought it Acrminer.As Mr. Culliford, together with his
was note"- and made -motions as if about to give daughter sad servant, were returning home to
another sit wetness thonght it was all right, and Ileheater,. on Friday . night, when near Mr. Hill's
put this luilf-liftwii into his waistcoat pocket. Upon coach manufactory, one of the wheels of the cart
further examinatien, however, when the prisoner came off; its occupants being precipitated to the
was gone, Jae found that the coin was a bad one, and ground. We are glad to be able to state, however,
he delivered it uji to the policn. Witness identified that neither of the parties suffered any injuries ,
the half-mown as the one he had received from the beyond the fright and a few bruises.
prisoner.-P.C. Sims corroborated portions of the NARROW LICAPS FROM Pour..-A fire broke out
last witnesses evidence.- -The prisoner, in answer in the cellar of the Mermaid Hotel on Monday after-
to the magistrate at to Whether he had anything to noon, but which fortunately ••vras unattended with
my in answer to the charge, replied " That he had anyi serious results. The cellar, in which the fire
nothing to say," lied declined to sign his name.- broke out, it appears, is under the kitchen of Mr.
The second charge was then,promeded with, when Edwards, draper, and smoke being seen to mole
Mr. James Whittaker, landlord of the White Hart from it an alarm was raised, when it was discovered
Inn, Greenhill, deposed- thaten the sth of Septem- that some straw had ignited, but the flames were
her, prisoner came to his home and asked for three. speedily extinguished. The origin. -of the fire is
penny worth of rum, but not being able to obtain supposed to be owing to the carelessness of a man
it, bought a cigar, in payment of whi& he-tendered in the employ of Mr. Carrie, who went into the
half-a-crown, and his '‘ misses" gave the change to cellar with a lighted candle and left it burning; and
prisoner, putting the half-crown into the tilL - it is thought some sparks from it must have reached
Mary Ann Whittaker, wife of the last witness, said the straw, and thus caused the mischief. ,
she received half-a-crown which the prisoner had CRIOISET.-A cricket match between the Yeovil
given to her husband in payment for a cigar, and and Sherbome Cricket Clubs, was played on the
she gave the change to prisoner. On 'the 10th ground of the former olub at Pen Mill on Tuesday.,
insta,at, owing to amounts she had heard of a when the Yeovil club proved victorious, by herding,
person passing bad half-crowns, she looked at the . their opponents by 56 runs.. The weather was told-
half-crown she had received from prisoner, and rably fine, and the ground being in good order a''
ultimately arrived at the conclusion that it was a capital wicket was pitched, The toes having been
' bad tme.-Mr. Norman deposed that the half-crown won by the Yeovil eleven, Messrs. Ball and Welch
produced was of the same metal, and bore the same were sent In the wiokete to the reputed bowling of '
date and inscription as the former ones.-E.c. Sims Megan'. E. and J. ~Penny, and Mr. Ball WAS be- i
said from information which he received he spare- ginning to open the game in good style, when he
heeded the prisoner on the 10th of September M was run out, after adoring 6, his companion resigning .
Yeovil station, on the oharge of uttering counterfeit his bat haring his" timbers" .shivered by a well
coin. After be was in custody he searched him, and aimed ball from V. -gamily, and did not succeed in
found * 24c1. in geed Money in his pockets,- and ' siblinghotioubugigt.9l,o*.solow:mr., Wheatley
fear counterfeit *lf-crowns. Beth the good and made o, when he triks' caught out by Mr: Harrell,
bad money were mixed together in his pockets.- whilst Mr. litroodbosbhithicingb whose exertions the
The prisoner said "that he had nothing to say,' I and Yeovil deb may mainly attribute their success,
again refused to sign his name, and he was again rm• having out of the total euenbes of runs-137-Inade
winded until Monday next, the depositions in the, eg la in the first innings, and al in the second,
meantllo9 Wing forwordoil to tko ootitoritito at the ' being bowled oat la both instamoo by hietera_t J. end
Wok A fisoy. 1411 Wosionto rat wit 4 o ktollor (OW