The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-05-22 00:00:00

Smith, .CI ; Mr. D. Meer* on behalf of a female friend, followed by his companion. The constables enderatixd
CRAPAMIOSTEIR ss. • Mr. Webb- Ilia • Mr. C. Si.; Hr. them to be gone after a candle ; but they returned, after
Ilispribiseses here had made a plucky stand for what chi:muss.. its. .M.
Joyce, ; Mrs- Joyce, an absenre of about two minntes, without a light, and
they cipaillig„ *bib or wrnnell to be their righta. 10..;The mid Miss Wedmore, £5. A collection was enteredthe cellar. limy asked Godge, " Which side
Mtderk was reeentlY d,fiii.feed by the 1-* also made. The Ray. (2. Morgan having delivered an shall we go after?' and he replied' Cro there," panting
s. the curate in charge, and afterwards taken is. address on "Primitive Methrdism," the hymn. "Before and leading the way to where the barrels were, behind
arAin by the a gentiornan. The parishioners on Thor,- Jehena',.... awful hrone," eras sung, and the Pronoencieg which the constables were bidden. Cadre, who had •
day met and argued with the rev.
~
gentlemau, t. his ▪ of the Itenvdtetion ',included the stonedaaing ceremony, large bucket in his hand, placed it down in front of a
powers to do thia He opposed them with • `-‘1111.• „". which was phot 'graphed by Mi.. Toni Nesbitt before those barrel. when the ,-nstable Hutchings jumped up and
the swamped him with tradition and custom. o ▪ present disperewl. Afterwards about 1110 persons sat down informed him he tecd not trouble to get alight; bisection
.04 me Tilley worm& and Mr. Devenish 800"..."4 to tea in the Corn-exchange. The tablea were nicely would soon be rev.. ,led by the light of day. P.l'. Loa ler
"That the reedmittaeg and the 4p.i..t.t;u, of chartos decorated with Planta from the Dorset Nurseries. The advanerd from ids hiding pl at the same time, not
Coati as clerk and sexton of this parish be rescinded, is.. evening meeting was held in the Congregational Chapel, caught D re, who WA• *till at the don., apparently wat,h-
much as the said (Imam Cosh has not been legally dim and WM larrely attended. Mr. Chas. Pond presided, and inc to giv.• an alarm in (WW, an intruder should app--or.
mimed from his office, this vestry not admitting the right called upon the Rev. J. Leach, the resident minister. to The prisoners were then charged with being on the pre-
. the curatmintharge alone to dismiss and appoint suck read his report, which chewed the total amount at that mi.. of Messrs. Whittle for an unlawful purr.... ft•id.ze
;game- The f'hairman declined to pet it to the meeting time in hand towards the new building to he about male no reply; lit- Day cried pitifully, "f bat, never
and wished to dissolve it. lie was told he had no power The speakers were the Chairman, Mr. M. K Farwell. VA done an, thing r They were ,fearclied by the police, and
to do so as he wan acting simply •• Chairman, upon this Rev. J. Hill, Rev. G. Morgan, Rev. B. Gray, Mr. W B. in Guire's pocket three .piles out a gimlet were loan I;
Ml . Barnes left the chair wished everalwall and Brennand, and Rev. T. PowelL The collection at the chee and 00 Tim'three hi-tine being a skeleton whi..h
with • melo-dramatic "God bless you left the room. The aniounted to exactly Di. The cast of the site is LI3O, and lock and unlock the cellar-door. It appeared that (ledge,
motion was then put and carried unanimously. ' Mr. 11. Mayor's contract for the erection of th 3 chapel who has been in the einolov of prosecutors finalised three
WoRKiNn RVIR. INSTITUTE. —Monti ngs of the t'ommittee Cl6O. no theta large sum still remains tote raised. It is years, hail a right in the yin] as he orcupies a cottage
of the above Institute have been held from time to time, also proposed to erect • schnolr,, on and Vodne,, adjoining there; but ntith, of the priffiners hail a right to the
and the only difficulty at first seemed to be that of finding the chapel, at a further cost of LINO, if a Purchaser be cellars ; and, again, Gmlge was never allowed to go there
mutable accommodation for Use Club. After emit.irinr, found for the iron room at present used as • chapel, and for the firm unless a orimpaniel by another person. Day
about and inspecting several cottages and rooms. all of the necessary funds be forthcoming, which we hone will had formerly been in the employ of the firm, but was die
which WOW found small and inconvenient as well at be the case, as the schoolroom, as well as the chapel it charged seveeal yea, ago for forgetting the well-worn
expensive in the matter of rent, the Committee Came to much needed. motto "Honesty is the best Polic).- Mr. Welsford said
the conclusion that it would be better to build for them- • Corgrr Cot-IT. Monday—Before his Honor, Mr. T. they had missed as mull as fire gallons of ale from one
selves if a suitable site could be obtained. Mr. R. p. cask from thif warehroise.—Prisoners had nothing to ,ay
Devenish, on being informed of the decision arrived at, at RRFERIERs AND TRIEIIt AWARDS—Kra Tempera are Cn.le a, to the charge, and were rommitted for trial at the Qoarter
once liberally offered to lees. for 21 year., at a nominal Lockett's Form, Haselbury Brian, • Cadets. A'Court, sessions. They asked for bail, hut the necessary sureties
rent, the most anitebta Piece of building land in all the ; dairyman, now of Stoke Trister—At the March G,urt the for £lOO each being wanted they were retained in custody,
village, via, the north corner of his orchard abutting Oft plaintiff brought an action against the defendant to •
the cross roads, about fifty yards fretrn the Post Office. A recover the sum of .C 23 Lis. Si., and the defendant filed a ' XILHOP.IOI PORT,
special meeting was convened at Wolveton on Tuesday counter claim of £9) and paid the balance into Court. A GOOD Trertsay. —The etinsuetudinal quarterly enn-
evening. and the committee tendered their unanimous jury WZA empanelled to try the MO; which was ultimately math.° of the Millerne Part subelistriet, was held in the
thanks to Mr. Devenish, who arm pre,,ant. for his liberal referred to Mr. Richard Warren, of Child Okeford. The ..
Broil's' Ilead " Ladeeroom. on Tipesday evening.
offer, which they Propomd to accept three ways of referee awarded the plaintiff £l3 besides the 15+. ...At At 7.1.5 Rrn. Foyle, Vi)., Yee, to call the convention to
raising the Building Fund, were then propmed,namelv paid into Court, and adjudged she costa to be divided order, after which the huaineas wa.s got through is
I. By voluntary subscriptions. 2. By issuing ahares. letereen the parties. Mr. It. C. D ishwood, plaintiff's capita ei l style. The general rtine if hearing the report
Br uniting both the foregoing. The general °Dimon of the s..licaor, quoted a cane showing that the rusts of the Court haring
expired the
meeting WSW that had Charminster been Weer. No 2 would follow the event, and that the referee had no power with ',inch taateand spirits
would he decidedly preferable; hut it was felt that it to aline,. them. Mr. W. It. Atkinson, defendant's solicitor, Song,
"Sin • Me the songs you used to sing." Br
o.
add to the stability of the Club, to make ita annual admitted this to he so, and mid the reeree would not sii4i3sd ; N..sth„.xs ;..•
The
expenses as light as possible ; and. thenffom. No. 3 have iiwariled so tuna had he teen aware of the fact dsdithixs., ssrsifw,r.e Bro. issisdistong, of
method was ultimately carried, aji.ely :—To obtain erel7 He asked his !boor to allow costs ,o the lower wale only,
Merey." Bro. kV. J. ( %ant • rgading. Z' English Atrocities,"
pomade aid from voluntary subscriptions, and then if and 5' make the money payable iti three instalments. Bro. Foyle: recitation, "'All Things are Mine" Elm. T.
necessity required to issue shares, hearing interest at not The Judg.• ole an onler isreartingly Thorne • see. "Willie tuy Brave," Si,. A. Smith;
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than five per cent per annum, such intermit to be .4s/pa'-: //d, .•orn own-I:ant roole,e Alfred Cooke miller, addre,...llro Hodges. A most enjoya theevening. termin-
paid out of the LO•Ual reeeipts taken by the Cleft The (Mil Fitzpain---Thif was an action bemaht at the V.4,-
ated with the usual ceremonies.
President, Mr. A. Bankea with his usual liberality. ruary I' flirt ti recover L2O lth, al., and at the March Court
immediately opened a subncription list with Effil, to which . the came was referred to Mr. J. 11. B ivt, of P.aile. Mr. F.
WATERS' gri.I.INZ WINE for Sixteen Team haa been
Mrs. Bankm kindly added £5. Sevend other promiams of j Traventplaintiff's solicitor, mid Mr. B his award
istance have been received, and the Committee have on the proper day but gent it to him inftearl of to the univeraally admitted to lie the hest tonic known, and
great hopes of raising the hulloing rent free, in order that . Regi,trar, Mr, W. H. Atkinson, deiendant'a solicitor a useful and imreeable accreepaniment to Coil Liver
they may ultimately he able with the annual summiptions said the award was very favourable to his client, and he OiL "We ran Isar personal testimonv to its value
of the memhera, to provide suck inducetnenta for the raised no objection to it. The referee awarded the 11. —Agents for Weyntontb.
benefit of the working men in Charminster, as will be plaintiff £712, 21., the costa of the reference to be paid
.efficgoe and Sox, Gr. wers ; Shaftesbury, a. HER:stir,
h hoo
generally appreciated by them.—Suully bacriptions of moue,. 4 0.4: parties in nqual propotinn.
~M..earieh ant ; Sherborne Caller BrOn.
ka, or furniture, will he thankf received 1,7 Me. Atornoca CASE REFERRED. —Chord. Thensplareli v.
et •. Lyme kends a. W. H:
Pouney. treasurer to the Working Mew' Club at William JoAn Tranak —The defendant in au architect and `•
GP, Family Greaser, Broadaitreet ; Wh.dmal
Ch e,
arm r. inste surveyor at Blandford and the plaintiff claimed LAO. for BUR
salary as a clerk at, A',2 a week—Mr. W. Atkinson \Vargas ant Soy, 34, Eastehear, London ; and LEWIS
aPPeiared for plaintiff: Mr. W. K Brennand for defendant ' and f." 0., Woreeater.
The ease was a complicated one involving a question of '
partnership, and his Honor seggested a reference. All
matters in dispute were referred to Mr. F. Travers, of
Poole, by mutual consent
CHARLEY HILNYILLE AGAIN. —Packard and Ran. Shroton
Brewery e. Mrs. II r freak, Illandford—A claim of Et tor
beer—la this case it sem clearly shown that the defen-
dant's son, Charley Renville, of County Court celebrity
was the person who *Memel the beer and who was
responsible for the debt—His Honor gave a verdict for
defendant.
As OLD ACCOI:Wf. —Robert llnni, grocer. Spettisbury y.
Henry Pickett. sawyer, Maperton.—This was claim of
£2B os. 10d., for groceries, and the accounts ran back 30 or
35 years. Mr. Atkinscn appeared for defendant who only
had 15e. a week wages, sod offered to pay XI monthly.
His Honor made an order accordingly.
CLAM AGAINST A RAILWAY (DIIPARY.—George Hewlett,
fishmonger, Blandford, v. A. Somerset and Doi set Railway
Company.—A claim of £l, dautages sustained through the
non-delivery of an order for 11-It—The defendants were
not represented, and Mr. Atkinson, who appeared for
plaintiff, said his client was laid up with the gout, and
asked lot an adjournment, which hie Honor granted.
Without Polder., cooper, Charlton v. Edam's Joyce.
woodman, Houghton.—A claim 10a7The claim watt a
month's rent of a house and garden in lieu of notice, but
defendant proved that he gave plaintiff the rim-ma:try
notice, and his Honor gave a verdict for defendant with-
out costs.
Henry Hatchings, farmer, Fifeheail Neville, v. A intrrose
Kendall, timber merchant, Handley. This was an
adjoierned case, in which Mr. Atkinson appeared for the
defendant. The plaintiff claimed 3111 s, for damages
sustained by him through the defendant allowing the
trunks of four elra trees to remain on his land for more
than five years, and fa for removiug them out of the foots
path. I.d.fendant pail the Ss. WWI proportionate co-its into
Court and disputed the 30a—Ilis Honor gave judgment for
plaintiff for las. and costs.

SCHOOL BOARD.—The parish WU threatened with a
contest this year. at the election for the School Board;
but the opposition has come to nothing. and the previous
members have been re-elected newt con. Query: Was
this eollapme of the opposition owing to the experience
gained at the election of Guardian, when Mr. Laver was
triunsphautly returned!

PARSONS

TOWN.

May, the month of leaf and bl.min and fragrance, i"
accompeme4 by a enrpri.ing effloreecence, chiefly
noticeable in Imndon, of the clerieal race. The
liaisons' fortnight hag become as much of an inetitution
an the chestnut week in Bushey Park, or Blossom
Sunday on Windeor.terrace. The Anglican prieit in
town is the regular precursor of the influx of country
gentlemen, finnere, offieere, and provincial visitors of
all kinds, which is reservwl for Derby week—the
sacred herald of the wider irruption for which the
lodging-honeedreepere, now reaping an ecclesiastical
harvest, are already contemplating with satisfaction,
and not without a certain eenee of relief. For the
tenants whom the May meeting. bring, the rural
llivine an.' hi. wife and two daughters, though Pimple
in their habits, are wildly irregular in their hour!,
ermetie in their movements, and exacting in their
wanes, They are up and out betimes. In the
twinkling of an eye they have returned: they want
dinner before breakfast has been fairly deepatched ;
they change their minde a dozen times with reference
to their itifentienn as to tea; they are perpetually
consulting distracted lan•lllelies as to the moet expidi-
tons and ec.nternical mole I.f performing the journey
from one itutrter of the town to the other; they are
eternally .kepatelling maids-of-all-work to obtain
newspapers in which they search for the detailed
progratnmes " entertainmente ;" they give incompre-
hetteible meseeges and contratlict ,ry instructions, and
generally ilflict an acute species of nnretnunerative
torment upon the proprietors of the establishment in
which they have engaged rooms. The Derby•week
lodger is a much more profitable and practicable
customer. lie keeps no bourn in particular; he
desires that the sideboar,l. ,hall be well provisioned;
he displays no peeing anxiety an to domeetic trifles ;
and when the 1411 is brought he does not too critically
mut it.. Hearn.
Formerly the clerical pilgrim to London, while the
May meetinge were in pr etre., conformed in
character and presence to Ime or tic,, broad types.
Now hg is as multiform and various An the visitor who
follows him in the Derby week. Ilie creed may be
vaguely conjecttired from hi.. emstume. In perhapi
a majority of instan.ve he wears the wideawake hat,
with or without the •lecorative c 001,,, which we believe
symbolise Anglicanism of the more exalted kind. his
walk is an ungraceful ehuffle ; the linen which he
displays in ouch meagre quantities is Ity no means of
snowy whiteness; hi..coat is ..f a rusty black, and
generally there is an balifference :shout him to personal
appearance which strangely contraets with his
predeeeesor• .4 a generation ago. When he is not in
attendance at some more or lews profeesional meeting,
he is to fte found at an entertainment or picture.
exhibition. Sometimes he showe himself to. liberally
appreci ttitv of the attnictions of Vanity Fair as to
patrotti.e a theatre. If Inn drese did not proclaim his
prelienee nits.n thew necasi..ne. his manner would.
There ie about him a pushing redlesenees, a perhaps,
utennsciotes habit of selesuesertion a tendency to
BEIDPOET. make t•rit teal remark,, of an exeeetlinjly frivolous kin.l,
in a very andilille tone .4 vice, which render him far.
REcHABITF. Trtr. -On Thursday a public meeting was
from awelcorne neiohbour. Sometime.; he combines.
held in the Templar Hall, 'bursas-street, to tear the
principles end objects .4 the In lepetebmt Order of Ritnalintie orthodoxy of garb with a considerable
rei•naly Haeboty, expEtined by degree daedvieet, aml he in then, it Ivee.ible, innre
consisting of Mr. Beet, Lytch..tt. Minster, District Chief aggressible still. 'These are the English clergymen of
Ruler, Rev. D. Hann, Lytchett Minster. District the new school ; and it in easy to Kee that, Whatever
Treasurer, and Mr. H. Gutelry, Weymouth, District the enthusiwen ..f their conviction., they are not
Secretary. A lecture on " Temperance Principles" was
Ity Mr. T Glover, agent of the drawn from the same social onler as the officers .4 the
aleo given . United Kingdom
Alliance. 'here was a very good attendance, and after Establishment used to be. Their manner combines
the public meeting a Rechatate Tent was established in the priegishneas of the tuidergradorste with a pretenti.
this town to be called the " H.eliance." There were 20 ons pnestlinews which .btes not nit well upon them,
benefit ntenibers and two honorary memhens initiated The effect produced by their manner is a compromise
into the Order on the night of opening, and there is every between toictuousnese and asceticiou ; their p Hition is
prospect of a good tent 'seine established. The principal an anomalous as their faith, and the knowledoe of the
offieers elected were 51r. Ilenry coppork, Chief Ruler ; fact is perhaps responsible for the awkwartlness of
Me T. Pryor. Deputy Chief Ruler; Mr. C. Cook, Secretary: •
time unen.
and Rev. J. TreaMlfer.
All, traces of the clergyman of the old and more
BEEILHORNE. familiar type have not iiideed disappeared Arch-
(Onceter MATCH—The find match of the season was deacon are etill iliecernible in Pall Mall or the Park,
pleyed by the echolare on the school ground on Thurs. dad in the venerable uniform of their order. The
day and Sattirday. last week • The game was between well to do country rector, with a hat an nearly epiecopal
an eight and 22 of the -scholars, and resulted in a 38 anythilm which Lincoln and Bennett can devise, the
victory for the eight picked men, who scored ;e)7 superfine Ihroadcloth and the prosperity; well-bleached
against 151 male by their opponent,. ehirt-front, ortfueloxy and hatred of extreme views
SUDDEN DEATH.—An old inhabitant, Mr. George written in visible characters all over him, still may be
e'hapman, died rather suddenly on Friday evening seen 'trolling into the Oxford and Cambridge Club, and
last, lie had been ill for 'tome time past, but no is no rare hot.if.o! .4 the lobby either House of
Friday he appeared much better and went out. He Parliament. Contrast with the oilida periono of this
died shortly afterwards at the age of 72. He was minister of established Christiattity the parson who is
mnch respected. indeed of the Establishment, but who has no cure of
TEMPERANCE Socnere.—Under the auspices of this souls, lie is the clerical hack of the commoner kind;
society a lecture, entitled "Intemperance a preventive he ha..had for some monthe a chance curacy in a dis-
of education ; but education not a preventive of tent county, and he has come up to Immlon to see
intemperance," was delivered in the Temperance-hall, whether he can hear of "temporary duty" or any
Half Moon-street. on Wedneeday evening, by Mr. other .icenpation. He touts for tutorial work in eChOOl/1
Matthew, of BrietriL The chair WWI taken by Mr. B. or private families, and will execute any literary Coln.
Dingley, and the lecturer ably treated his subject, mission that he can get, He is sibese iii fi.,-ure, and
A Visrrost TRoM " TowN."—A tramp named not faistislionely neat in habit; and as he shambles
William Wotton, who said he came fmm London, W3ii down the street the well-endowed vicar, who is lunch-
charged in custody on Thursday beet, before Mr. ing close to the window of hin hotel, recognises the
Kdward Benthall, with begging. P.C. Hutchings curate who got into trouble fifteen years ago. The
apprehended the defendant the previous evening in May meeting., with their attendant excitement., bring
Acreman-etreet, where he was endeavouring to obtain tip to the surface I,f the London world not a little
pecuniary aesistance.—Pleadingguilty, the poor wretch amount of clerical wreckage. Otherdivinee there are
was accommodated with a month's hard labcur. . for whom May and it.. accompanying religious ordi.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT. —An accideet happened to a noncen and engagements have no real attractions, but
young man named John England. in the employ of who dill, yielding to a professional Instinct, cannot
Mr. Upeall, last week. He wag engaged in painting but seleat sLay as. the month of their metropolitan
one of Mr. Tom Penny's upetair windowe, and over. pilgrimage. The " equarson," a. Sidney Smith
reached himself, the result beingthat the ladder, on the christened him, the country clergyntan who is also a
top round, of which he was etanding, gave way, and country aquire, is not yet quite extinct. He may be
England fell into the road. He wee unconscioua when seen in the streets .4 London at the present time,
picked up, and remained no for some time • but under wearing is black tie in preference to a white, anti
the treatment of a gentleman of the Medical pro- strolling presumably not in the direction of Exeter
feegion he is in a fair way of recovery. Hall, but rather t. some warehouse where implements
WITCHCRAPT AT BRADVORP.—R-cently two phial of agrieulture may be expected, er to an emporium of
bottles containing some kind .4 liqoid were discovered horseflesh which he knews and loves welL Readily
buried about a foot deep in a corner of a cottager's distinguishable from the " eonanson " is the rural
garden at Bradford Abbas. The bottles were tightly divine, who has come to London not so much on the
corked down, and between the cork and the neck of business of his sacred calling a.. on that of his secular
each were stuck a number of pins. Heathen riper pureuits. He combines authorship or tuition with
rations are not all dead yet; and these bottles were minieteting-to the spiritual wants of his parishioners.
not opened, for there appear. to prevail among the , He is here to see publieher; or to interview under.
villagers a superstitious feeling againet meddling with masters. Or the provincial priest is a votary of
their contents. The bottles were therefore tied ecience, and is in London merely for the purpose of
together with a bit of old crape, and are suspended .•11 making purchases connected with his studiee or he is
a nail by the side of the bedroom window of the an te.thetic ?Minutest, and there are picture-galleries
cottage. The story gorse that they were prepared by a to be seen; or he is ardently musical, and he is in quest
queer old woman, lately deceased, who was by her of new tunes for his choir. taking, it may be, the
neighbours reputed to be a witch, and it is elated that the ..pportunity f vieiting the Oren.. Even thus the
the 1•0111111 herself made the preparatione described as varieties of the race of panems who May brings to the
a safe-guard against the alleged attack of sundry metropolis are not e,hau.te.i. HOW much and how
female devils, by whom, according to her own story, truly might not be mti.l about the clergyman. whose
she was haunted ! chief object when in Immlon itt to preserve his incog.
Uttioetten. —On Friday evening a delegate, Mr. nit. ! The mufti may be atomised for different pm.
Winter, fnim the National Agricultural Labourers' pottes--for worship in a Catholic shrine or attendance
Union, drew together on Greenhill, a number of at less devotional place.; of reeort ; but priests in
labourers from Sherborne and the surrounding district, mueti are growing increasingly numennui in the first
and gave them a roonte of the labours of the Union month .4 the I,.ndon seas .n.— The World.
during the year. Members of the aristocracy, said the On Friday the acti. ii wa, concluded. Mr. Justice
speaker, were slowly coming over on their stile; and Hay tans summed up, and the jury returned a verdict
he felt convinced that sooner or later all would for u plaintiff, damages 1:500
acknowledge that the Labourers' Union had done a .
great work. One of the late Dorset members of
Parliament, Gerard Start, now Lord Alington, had
lately come out a bold champion for the poor labourer';
and he had given instructions that if any labourer on
his estate was mis-used, if he would acquaint him on
the subject, he would soon put the matter right. This
fact invoked a lusty cheer En...in the crowd. Mr. Arch's
Union, continued the speaker, was getting more
rnter than ever • and its influence was being felt
some of the higher claases of the people ; only a
short while ago a member of the Central Chamber of
Agriculture, in the course of some remarks before that
body of gentlemen, said the Agricultural Labourers
had formed themselves into a well-organised Aiwa.
tion. He would tell them the Union was a well.
organised Association, for had it been contrariwise, it
must have long ago euccumbed to the power the farm-
ers, and others on the opposite side, brought to bear
against it. In conclusion the speaker urged all labour-
er' present to form themselves in Unions,and said they
would never repent their choice.

LANGTON HERRING.
• Tin mania" itir of lAngton Herring request us to correct
mistake in the last nrimber of the Telegram, with regard
to the sturgeon caught by them. The fish was caught on
the Saturday, sad not on the Sunday.. previously stated;
it was taken to Weymouth on the Sunday evening. The
sturgeon weighed WA., and was sold for ..£1 2s. td.: after
paying the expenses, the fishermen divided 18s. 3d.
between thew.

:XCIIEQUER DIVISMN, MAT W.

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, MAY 22, 187'7.

viously. The defendant subsequently asked to be in-
troduced to her mother. After his interview with her
m Mier the defendant told her that she might come
the room again. She did so, but there was no fur-
ther conversation on the matter. The first day she
saw the defendant he told her that he had been a
widower for a yen ye srs. About the end of September
a C•111V1.7.14 ,'i.s, to,k place at her tir eher's house, when
th • subjeet 14 their marriage broached. He re-
mingle I her that it was a very serious thing, to which
view bth she and her mother agreed. Ile
promised her an engagement ring at the
time when she gave her consent to marriage,
and when she left Crosby Hall at the defendant's re-
quest he places, the ring on her finger. On leaving
Crosby Hall she had a presentation from those em-
ployed there. The defendant ribisequently went to
Paris, am! heard from the defendant at that time
every day. tine of the !etters contained the following
passage ilescribing a scene which took place at a dinner
in Paris : "A lady responded to my toast (' The
Ladies.), a Mrs. Grey, of Boston. She said she hoped
I would marry an American lady and be transplanted
to the soil of America. I told her afterwards that I
was engaged to an English lady, who had my entire
heart, awl the next to my laity love, my family and
my country hail psior claims to my heart.
Several of the defendant's letters were put in and
handed to the learned judge. . _

Some burglar broke into the Royal lagineer officers' mess
at Chatham, on Saturday night, and notwithstanding the
fact that a sentry gusrded the entrance to the building,
carried of a quantity of property. Prior to taking their
departure they made an entry of their visit in the visitors'
book.
For the last three weeks a number of men have been
engaged exploring the workings of Fogg's Pit, Darcy
Lever, near Mellon, with a view of recovering the bodies
of the ten men who were killed by an explosion in the pit
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Mr. aillfti,T Hawk-ins : Here is one with some
verses. Do you put it in as a specimen of the defen-

dant's poetry ?
Mr. lit'Call : Ye. my lord
Mr. Justice Hawilin' s read the verses as follows :
" We pray to God who made the sun
Corn, crayon, and woman's beauty,
To inspire the mind of every pne
For nobler, higher, duty;
To whisper in the small still voice
For conmienm Car not lie;
Have faith in me, eat, drink, rejoice,
Thy soul shall never die."
With love to all at home, and best, fond, truest
affection for !outwit, my beloved, believe in. your
own faithful San. (Laughter).
Examiirttion of plaintiff continued: When he re-
turned from Paris he was almost a daily. visitor at her
. .

mother's house, and was introduced to'her friends as
her intended hnAhand. On May 23 he asked her to
run away with him, but she 7fused most indignantly.
-; . .

After Making that. proposal he allowed her Co go by
herself. He appeared to be ashamed of himaelf for
having made such a propsed to her. On May 23 be
asked her pardon for baying done go, and she kissed
him. H. then paid ,ho appeared like her old self
again. Until the month of August hie visits were
much fewer, and in the month f September he
wrote a very strange letter to her mother. She went
to see him about it, and asked him what he meant
by it. He said, " Oh, think no more about it, burn
it..,

Mr. Justice Dawkins : Did you burn it?
The Plaintiff : No; I kept it. (Laughter).
Continuing her evidence she said subsequently Col.
Chase told her that the defendant was married. Up
to that time she had not the slightest suspicion that
he was a married man. If she had known it she would
not have listened to his addresses for one moment.

The statement that she knew of it previously was
utterly false.
In enws-examination the plaintiff said that after she
found the defendant was a married man she never saw
him, and never asked for any explanation from him
as to his conduct. When she left Crosby Hall, in
November, he made her an allowance of £lO a month.
She saw no harm in that, as she had left a good situa-
tion to be married to him. The payments continued
very regularly until March, when they became
irregular. He only introduced her to one of his lady
friends, his daughter, and to about five or six gentle.
men friends. _ _ _

Mr. Justice Hawkins n.siced the conned for the de-

fendant whether, in the face of the letters and of the
evidence, he meant to say that there was no breach of
pr.,mise of marriage at all'
Mr. Yeatman replied he would frankly own that his
case was a most painful one. He made no imputation
on the lady, but he said the defendant's intentions
were not 44 an honourable character.
Mr. Justice Hawkin4 :P. you think you can per-
suade the jury, after these letters, that there was no
promise, and upon the evidence ,4 a man of whom
you say that when he was talking to the plaintiff of
marriage he
.had dishonourable intentions.

Mr. Yeatinan said he was nnost unwilling ts
enter into the olefenee, but it was that the plaintiff
herself knew that the defendant's intentions were not
honourable.

Mr. Justice Hawkins remarked that although the
learne I counsel said he made no iniputations upon the
plaintiff, he represented that she knew the defendant
was a married man; and yet she degraded herself by
continuing to see him, and receive letters from him, as
if they were engaged.
Mr. Yeatman I suggest nothing immoral against
her. I say that from the first the defendant intended
to get this girl into his keeping, and that she knew he
was married, but worked on his feelings in order to
get money out of him.
The plaintiff : It is utterly false.
Mr. Justice Hawkins: Do you mean to say that he
thought he VIM cheating her, and he discovered after.
wards that she had found him out?
Mr. Yeatman : Yes.
! Mr. Justice Hawkins Supposing that to be true, is
it not a most wicked, scandalous defence?
Mr. Yeatman : lon afraid it is.

Mr. Justice Hawkins : I should be very much in-
clined to say that a man who set up that defence ought
to conduct it himself. It is a painful position for a
gentleman of the bar to occupy.
Mr. Yeatman said that, however immoral the defen-
dant's c•oninct might be, he thought he should be able
to show there had been no promise.
The plaintiff, continuing her evidence, sail after he
asked her to run away with him she continued to ask
for money, as she Wal compelled to do so, as she had
given up her situation, awl her mother's income was
stopped owing to repairs having been required to the
property which she possessed.
Ellen Maud Taylor said she was a sister of the plain-
tiff, and remembered the defendant coming to her
house in September. She sail!. to him on that occasion.
He.asid that he wished to make her sister his wife. He

said he was a widower, and was an auditor and con-
sulting actuary. He nsed often to mention his inten-
tion of marrying her sister. On one occasion he said
he had the marria4e licence in MA pocket. He fre-
quently spoke of himself SW being a widower.
Mr. Yeatinan : Is that the way you make lova to
your lover?
Witnes4 I have not got one. (Laughter.)
Mrs. Anne Taylor, a widow, and the mother, and
Mr. J. It. Taylor, brother of the plaintiff, having given
evidence, . . . .

Mr. l';•atman opened the case by the defendant, and
repeated the allegation that the plaintiff knew that the
defendant w 3.4 a married man and never intended to
marry her, from the earliest enterviews which took
place between them.

The plaintiff stood up in court and called out "It',
false! It's false !" She WM directed to be silent and
to resume her seat.

Mr. Justice Hawkins remarked that he did not
wonder that the plaintiff's feelings P hould overtake her
under ouch circumstances. (Applause.) It would be
better, however, that she should keep quiet. He would
give her coutusel an opportunity of recalling her in
order to contradict any statements which might be
made.

Mr. Yeatman then read the following evidence:
Samuel John Shrulib, the defendant. in examination,
said he was a married man and his wife was in court,
having been subpieuied by the other side. He had
been separated from her for seven years. He met the
plaintiff early in 1675. She made an appointment to
meet him near London Bridge. She kept her engage-
ment and they went for a walk along the Thames
Embankment, and subsequently into Gatti's refresh-
ment-room The next evening they went for a walk
in Regents Park. They went for about a dozen walks
together before he was introduced to the plaintiff's
mother. He never represented to the plaintiff at any
time that he was a widower. About the third or fourth
evening they walked out together he told her there was
a subject he wished to speak to her upon. They
walked into a very retired street on the Surrey side of
London Bridge. She then gave him her confidence
which he wished to spare her the pain of repeating.
(The plaintiff exclaimed "Repeat it !' but was again
'eked to be quiet.) The defendant went on to say he
distinctly told her, about three weeks after he had
made her acrinaintance, that he wee s married man,
and he did so before he had seen her mother—probably
about a fortnight before that event. She asked him
not to tell her mother of the mutual confidences which
had passed between them. He had no desire to see
her mother, but only did so at her request. The only
reason she gave why she wished him to nee her mother
was that he would enjoy a talk with her, as she was a
lady of euperior education. He proposed to take an
apartment in 'Princes square, doge to the mother's
residence, ostensibly for himself, but really in order
that she might visit him thein The plaintiff agreed to
that suggestion.
Mr. Justice Hawkins pointed out, in reference to a
laugh that was heard in court, that there warn a most
sei ions issue before the jury and himself, inasmnch as
either the plaintiff had committed perjury or the de-
fentlant wail doing so, for the plaintiff had told one
story and the defendant was telling the opposite. The
jury would have to decide which of the two had done
no. He could see nothing to laugh at in such a serious
matter.
The defendant, in continuing his examination, said
he went to and fro between London and Paris during
November and December. On Christmas Day the
plaintiff dined with him at his how*, and hie daughter
coming unexpected she was introduced to her by one
of her eons, who had known the plaintiff at Crosby
Hall. He made presente to her about the third inter-
view. The allowance he made to the plaintiff was
broken off in April, owing to his having got into
Pecuniary difficulties. He then suggested that the
plaintiff should go into some situation, but she said
she would rather "keep on at her mother's if she
only had dry bread,"
Did you ever promise to marry the plaintiff?—lf my
wife had been dead.
Mr. Justice Hawkins: Did you ever promise to
marry her ?—1 never remember having done so.
Cross-examined by Mr. M'Call :—Did you ever love
tecilia Taylor ?—Very much.
Did you love her truly and honourably?—l loved
Cr.
Did you love her truly and honourably ?—I loved
aer truly.
And honourably ?—I cannot answer that question.
When you went to see her mother were your rela-
tions with her dishonourable !—lt is a question of
ethics I cannot determine.
Mr. Justice Hawkins Then we will spare you.
Mr. M'Call : As a question of ethics, were you In-
troduced to her mother as her intended htisbandl—No.
I objected to the plaintiff being introduced to my
daughter.
Did you think clue was not a fit companion for your
daughter'—The defendant hesitated a good deal and
then said he could not answer the question.
Mr. Yeatinan then replied on behalf of the defend.
ant, and urged that however immoral and bad his
client's c mduct had been, and he could not defend it
for a moment, yet it was of each a nature as to be far
more c msistent with the evidence than the cue as put
forward by the plaintiff. He milked the jury not to
award any damage., on the ground that the defendant
had never promised to marry the plaintiff at all.
The trial was then adjourned.,