The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-02-14 00:00:00

ANTHONY r. ANTHONY.

In this cue his Lordship had prunounoedi decree of
judicial separation on the prayer of the wife, upon the
ground of the husband's cruelty. Mr. Anthony was an
artist by profession. and alimony pendeitte life had been
allotted to his wife at the rate of IMO a year, his income
being estimated at t 135.
Dr. Spinks, for Mrs. Anthony, now moved for perma-
nent alimony at the game rate.
Dr. Deane, Q.C. (with whom was Dr. Swabey) for
Mr. Anthony, referred to various deductions claimed by
hint from his gross income on account of frames and
canvass for his pictures, travelling expenses, ku He
further stated that although he had worked ten hours a
day, and had used every means in his power to sell his
pictures, lie had not been able to dispose) of as many as
usual in the course of the year, and that his income had
been reduced below 1.100. The learned doctor observed
that the frequent applications and disputes on the sub-
ject of alimony acre very inconvenient, and wasted a
great deal f the public tone.
His Lordship said, it was very difficult for the Court
to determine questions of this sort. hut a person of
Mr. Anthony* profession could not be cleidt with upon
the sone principles as were applicable to moat other
;person,. He stated that he bat painted a great number
of pictures, but lie gave no aissmut of what bad boxime
of them, or of their present value if they had not been
sold. He might, for anything that appeared to the con-
trary, have accumulated a large stock and have it in
in hand reedy to sell. He should not, therefore, altar
I the amount of alimony allotted yeadeute Wt. Mr.
Anthony at the end of his affidavit stated that his wife
was a governess before he married her, and she might
now assist in maintaining herself by returning to the
sante employment. Ile must remark that if, Mrs.
Anthony should have the good fortune to obtain a situa-
tion in that capacity in a respectable family, she would
owe no thanks for it to Mr. Anthony, for he could not
forget the manner in which Mr. Anthony had attempted
to destroy his wife's character during the progress of
the suit. . . . .

Permanent alimony was accordingly awarded at the
rate of £9O a year.

CONNOR AND ANOTHER V. GRAHAM.

Dr. Spinks appeared for the plaintiffs.
The plaintiffs were the executors of the late Jose,A
Graham, who died at Wakegeld on the 19th of April,
1869, leaving a will dated the 31st of March, and a
codicil dated the 16th of April. 1859. They prayed for
probate in soleiun form, and cited the next of kin, who
did not appear.
The attesting witnesses having been examined,
The Court decreed probate.

New larrno.tra.—On Tuesday last some interesting
experiments were made in the canal at Limehouse with
five lifeboats, built by Messrs. Forrestt for the Royal
National Lifeboat Imtitutiuo, the Spanish Government,
and fur an Australian colony, in the presence a the
offioen of the above institution, Mr. Zulueta, Mr.
Marro, and other gentlemen. The boats are in the
usual plan of those adopted and successfully used by the
Lifeboat Society on the coast of the British Liles, and
have the qualities of self-ejecting any water they may
slop, and self-righting, if upset. One of the lifeboats for
the Spanish Government is of • large size, being 35 feet
lung, and is, with two other boats now building of a
similar size and class, intended for some exposed sta-
tions on the coast of that country. The other two life-
boats for the Spanish Government are of • similar cha-
rwter, but of • smaller size, being 25 feet long. They
are intended, together with six others building by the
Messrs. Forrestt, to be carried on board some of the
suiall class of war steamers for that country, now build.
ing by Meson. Seined°, of Blacker& This is a most
important advancement in the cum of humanity, and
worthy in every way of the imitation of our Admiralty.
It is generally known that the National Lifeboat Inst.
tution had seat some working drawinp on • large scale
of its plan of lifeboats to all European and other mari-
time nations, and also to some of our colonial Govern-
nients. Lifeboats have accordingly being built by
Messrs. Forrestt fur the Governments of Russia,
Prussia, Portugal, and Spain, and for imveral of the
colonial Govenuuents. One of the Australian lifeboats
on this plan was iustrumental sonic months ago in saving
a large number of lives from the steamer Adwilia,
wrecked off Portland. It is to be hoped that some of
the splendid and poserful lifeboats tested on Tuesday
will be equally successful, should their services be ever
required. In the builders' yard one was struck with
the large fleet—upwards of 211 lifeboats—that were on
the stocks. A considerable proportion of them are the
orders of the National Lifeboat Institution. Some of
the hosts are She munificent gifts of private persons,
who hail given them appropriate moues, such as the
Good ieliveraiice, &c. When it is remembered that
last year alone upwards of 1,600 poor shipwrecked
persons met with a watery grave out the shores of the
United Kingdom, it will be readily admitted that this
is not the time when the philantrophic efforts DOW
making to provide life-saving means should be allowed
one hour to be relaxed.
WILD BOAR HVNT.—Tbe Journal A/citron has the
following :—" The pack of hounds of M. Rattier de
Vervcines, 25 in number, lately bunted a huge wild
boar in the forest near this town, but, after three hours'
chase. could not bring it to bay, though it stopped now
and then to attack the dogs. Twelve fresh bounds
having been bet on, it at last stopped, and the dogs
attacked it with great determination. It however
ripped up several, and threw others in the air. One of
the keepers having arrived, fired his carbine, but only
btoke one of the forefeet of the animal. The chief
keeper then arrived, and fired two balls et its head,
without, however, producing any effect. He, however,
reloaded, and then lodged one hall in the boar's muzzle,
and the other behind his ear. The last proved mortal,
the aidissal falling dead. It was then found that two of
the dogs were dead, 10 more mortally wounded, and that
towered others were more or less injured. The hear
welshed 150 kilogrammes (about 3 eget)."
BIRMINGHAM VOLUNTEER RIFLI COlll.ll.—At • meet-
ing of the committee of the above corps, held on Friday
night week in Birmingham, Sir John Ratcliff, Knight,
late Mayor, presiding. Mr. Charles Hatcliff, brother of
Sir John, said he held in his hand • list of persons who
were anxious to join the corps, and of whose qualifica-
tion he bad no doubt. It was his intention to form a
company from among them, and be should have great
pleasure in fully equipping a company of 100 men who
, would advance El each towards the cost. Indeed, they
had already cheerfully consented to do so. This An-
nouncement was received with much satisfaction, and
with reference to the proposal it was moved by Mr.
Mason, seconded by Mr. Dixon, and carried unanimously
"That the best thanks of the committee be presented
to Mr. Charles Itatcliff for Ida kind and liberal inten-
tentions, as specified in his communications now wade;
and that the commanding officer of the Birmingham
Volunteers be informed that 100 men, approved by the
committee of the Rifle Corps Association, are now ready
to be sworn in as another company of the volunteer
force." So liberal an offer is worthy of imitation on the
part of other gentlemen of fortune and position, espe-
cially as it is estimated that £l,OOO per year, exclusive
of outfits, will be required to maintain in hell efficiency
• force as large as the Birmingham corps.
SINGULAR AND FATAL OCCERRIENCE.—A fatal and
novel accident has happened at Bilston, in Stafford-
shire. On Monday morning, about 4 o'clock, the
lodgers in the house in High-street, in that town, occu-
pied by John Welsh, aboemaker and broker, were
alarmed by a crash over their heads, which they describe
as resembling the report of • cannon. The crash was
accompanied by screams from one of the rooms on the
attic floor, used as the sleeping room of Welsh, his wife,
and his two children, one in its sitth and the other in
its fourth year. It was then discovered that the roof
of the house had given in immediately over that part
a the room in which tl.e family were at rest, and that
they were all buried beneath the debris. When the
sufferers were liberated it was found that they were all
more or less injured, Welsh so much to that his life was
' despaired of. He died at 10 o'clock the SIMI morning,
notwithstanding the prompt attendance of a surgeon.
Death is attributed to spinal injuries, canoed by the
accident, as there are no external marks on the body.
The house is a large one, belonged to Mr. Thomas
Baker, a grocer, was let for 4s. 2d. • week, and. not-
withstanding that it luul a heavy roof of brick tiling,
the rafters were composed of comparatively slender
strips of fir wood, now greatly decayed. A short time
ago the corresponding portion of the roof. situated above
the adjoining room to that occupied by Welsh, fell in,
and an old man who had just left his bed narrowly es-
caped a similar fate to that which has now befallen the
deceased. West excitement prevails in the neighbour-
hood of the ill-fated houses, as there are severai
similarly cmistructed not far from it.

BA NKRU PIS.
(From the Letulow Gazette of Tuesday.)

Charles Jones, jun., Margaret-street, Cavendish-a:pure.
and Great Castle-street, Regent-street, coachbuilder.
Alfred Charles Ayres, Rainsgate, surgeon.
Janheti' Barton. Portsea, brewer.
George Gynne, Wardouratreet, Soho cabinetmaker.
George Niner, Union-strect, Spitalbeldi, wholes/4s
clothier.
William hlynn, Queen's Head-yard, Borough, mamas

merchant.
Isaac Hanker Bedford and Henry Lighton, Birmingham,

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cut glass manufacturers.
Thomas Phillips. Birmingham, engraver.
Richard Nash, Wolveilianipton. inkeeper.
David Halstead, Manchester, worsted dyer.
Edward Elliott, Sandgate, and Quay Vials, Berwick'
upon-Tweed, imarrymen.
(From the Limdcni Ga:ette of Friday.)
Stephen Latupard, Portsea, plumber.
Thomas Lee Storey, Thrapston; Northamptonshire,

tailor. . ,
Charles Wilkes, Boswich and Tipton, Staffordshire,
George Daft, New Lenten, Nottinghamshire, lace W.
lecturer.
Thomas Irving, Nottingham. travelling draper.
William Bracewell, Coates, Yorkshire, cotton spinner'
William Hoyle, jun., Holmfirth, Yorkshire, eioth rzepl.
lecturer.
Edward Germ, Rotherham, Yorkshire, grocer.
Benjamin Green, Fillingham, Leasehalals, .111
dealer.
JlllllOll Marian and Lars Oscar Abein, Liverpool Ili
obandlera.