The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-08-07 00:00:00

COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.

A special petty sessions was held on Saturday last at
the County Hall, Dorchester, before 11. Williams, W.
11. Sony, lIN. Middleton, Ewes., luld Captain Man-
ning.
IttmusrlNG AND AMAULTING THE POLICE AT POET.
LAN GNAW, IVilliant l'efers, Jusrph Tayl9r,
and Groriir Calpin. four privan, belonging to the Staf-
fordshire Militia, stationed at Portland barracks, were
clutrge.l with resi•ting mail assaulting the police in the
execution of their duty. Mr. Howard appeased for the
defendants.

Sergrant Hitch said that on Friday, the 27th ult., be
went in ...mummy With two police condables to the
Portland barracks inetaltoelattlre of a leirglatly having
been con 111 l Med at 31r. Joys °Mee. He asked one of
the ordwrs for permii t,aon to search the camp and bar-
racks. He at find declined but afterwards gave per.
mission. On searching the tents he found Nome of the
property in the knapsack of Joseph Nichols, ~i.e of the
private, As they were leaving the barrack* with
Nichols some of the soldiers began hissing and saying
they should not take their comrade away, and
whale they were proceeding in the direction of
Mr. Jay's office with the prisoner, some 40 or no soldiers
ran after them and commenced throwing stones. He
saw a stone thrown by Joseph Taylor at P.C. Fripp,
which cut his hat. The stones struck him and the
other constables about the head and body. A large
number of them took hold of Nichols and endeavoured
to rescue him from the custody of the police. One of
the sergeants oi the regiment then canto up, and lie
told bill' what had occurred. The sergeant said he
could not help it. Witness told hint he should report
the case to the superior officer of the regiment. The
sergeant said if he intended to do this they would nut
have the man at all. He then saw one of the officers
and told him what had occurred, and he said at first he
wan not in command, but afterwards he told the men to
be quiet, on witness telling him what was usual and
informing him lie should represent the case to the chief
officer.

Cross.examined : He never told the soldiers if they
did nut thieve the police would not be there. Ile never
Leant any of his men ray any such thing. He never
said the soldiers were a set of scoundrels and
thieves, and he could thrush any two of them.
(hi looking at the defendants he could swear they were
all there. Could swear to Collins, and told him that
night he should know him again another time. Did
not We ally guard out at the time. Collins took hold of
Nichols,and said. "Come Joe. C.,1110 back, we will have
you away." Witness replied, "No you won't." All
the four defendants and seteral others put their hands
on the prisoner when lie first went to the barracks.
one of the sergeants told him he should not search his
kit. Its told him he would have to search his as well
as the rest. Ile subsequently consented. The last tent
he went into lie allowed the men to pull out their own
kits. They returned the things to the knApsacks
which he emptied; except in a few instances the men
said they would put thein back themselves. Could nut,
of course, put the things back as tidy as they were
before.

P.C. George Fripp said that on the day in question he
went to the barracks in company with Sergeant Hitch
and P.C. Lulus. They were conveying • prisoner from
the barracks, and after they had got a little distance
some of prisoner's comrades surrounded them, and said
they would have back the man and beat the police's
brains out. The four defendants were there. Stunts
were thrown, but be did not see who threw them. _

Crows-exaMineil : They examined the knapsacks of
the men in the tents on the ground. Wiwi not very
nice about how they pot the things back into thy knap-
sacks. Some of the men said they should not search
their kits. After the first tent was searched Sergeant
Hitch sent hint outside to see that none of them took
their things into the barracks. Did not speak to them,
and was quite sure he never said they were a set of
scatoping thieves. Saw one of the men throw a stone,
whieli just passed Dulan. There was no other
lie-
turloince till the prisoner was being taken away. Saw
Collins take hold of prisoner. Several stones were
thrown. A guard afterwards came up, and the men
ran away.
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P.C. Dolan said, that while they were ts.king the pri-
soner from the Isarnseks they were surrounded by a large
number of soldiers. Gibhett put his baud upon the pm-
toner, and Collins pushed him on one side. He also saw
the other two defendants miming the mob. He was
struck with • stone on the back of his head at the camp,
and the mob threw another atone at him which hit hini
on the back of his neck.

Cross-examined: When be was standing outside the
tents at the camp a stone wee thrown at him. He said
they had better mind what they were at, and to recol-
lect that he had been a friend to them in protecting them
from the Portland men when they were down in the
village ; but that in future if he caught them there as
he had done before, they would have to walk to Wyke.
He never said they were • parcel of thieves.
Joseph Greenwood said he was on tho works at Port-
land on the day in question. lie saw the policemen
coming down with asoldier, and before they reached him
40 or 50 overtook them, and tried to take the man from
them, and threw stones at them. He could not tell who
threw them.

Mr. Howard then addressed the Bench for the defence,
and called

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Thomas Plant, colour sergeant, said that on the
day in question three policemen came to iIIUI and asked
him for leave toaearch the barracks. The police went
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into one .4 the tents. They handled the kits rOughly,and it
would take One man eight hours to put them properly in
order again. Till then nothing had been said, but
the men naked to he allowed to take out the kits them-
selves. When soldiers lay out their kits they display it
so that everything could be seen. The police would not
• allow them, and the men then said the police were as
likely to thieve as they were. In the second tent, ser.
geant Hitch said the men should not thieve and then the
police would not be there. In the third tent that was
searched they found two towels which was supposed to
he portion of the stolen property. While the third
Wa• being searched, he heard one .4 the police say "
bit herb o heen • friend to you, but if I ever catch you in
the vilbge again I'll drop on you." After the police
had taken Nichol's away • short distance he saw some
soldien follow tin-in, and he imuunediately went to the
guard house. He saw four men and a corporal there,
and one of the four men was Collins, one of the defen-
dants. He marched the guard down to prevent the men
molesting the police. The guard were never fifteen
yards from him from the time they left the guard house
till they were marched back. They had ums with
them.

Hy Sergeant Hitch : Was quite sure he used the words
he bad said about thieving. Did not see Collins from
the time the man we. !mirth.' away till he went to
the guard house. Collins could not have gone and
inolc.ted the pol ice a in I gone back to the guard.limme with-
out hi* seeing bini. Could not sity whether there lemony
murmuring among the men before Sergeant Hitch talked
about the thieving. Knew the police would not go into
the tents without an officer being with them to protect
them. Did not hoar bin, tell one of the policemen to
wait out.ide the tents to me that none of the men took
own things away into the barracks. Heard one 1,1 the
**wants say he thought it hard for his things to be
marched, bid not hear one of the corporals say he
would be if they ehotahl search his kit.
Corporal W. Barker said: Ou the day in question he
was corporal of the guard. Six were 011 the guard, but
he did nut know their names. Collins went on sentry
beim 3 to 5 o'clock. At 5 110 went into the guard
room, and WAS there till he Was called out by Sergeant
Plant. Witness went with the guard, and Collins could
not have left the guard without his !wain it. The
police brought the pri.oner Nichols to the guard-room
to be taken cure of, and afterwards went and took him
sway. Nichols was about 25 minutes in the guard-
room.

By Sergeant Hitch: Could not tell who any of the
other men on guard were. He knew Collins by his
afterwards being picked out by the police. It was the
duty of the corporal to keep the men in the guard-room
when off sentry. Did not bear Collins say anything to
the prisoner.
George Alltnark, a private in the Stafford Militia,
said be was on guard on the day in question with five
others. Collins was one of them, and was on sentry
from 3 o'clock till 5, and was in the guard house with
witness from that time till they were fetched away by
Sergeant Plant. The sergeant of the No. 3 company
brought prisoner to the guard-room. One of the police-
men went into the guard-room at the time prisoner was
brought away.
Richard Hill, • private in the Stafford Militia,
stationed at Portland, was on guard on the day in ques-
tion. Two of the policemen and Sergeant Hitch went
into the guard-room and handcuffed Nichols. A cor-
poral biought prisoner to the guard-reom. This witness
afterwards said none of the polioe went into the guard-
room, but that the corporal ordered the prisoner out.
John Mills, a sergeant in the Stafford Militia,
mid that on the niorning in question lie paraded the
guard. Collins was one of the nien on guard. In the
evening, at the order of Sergeant Plant, he paraded the
men. The police turned the kits out in a very untidy
manger, and the men complained of it. tieeleant Hitch
then Raid, '• You should not thieve about, and then we
should not be here to look after you." The men then
began to murmur, and P.C. Dulan said they were all •
set of thieving scamps, and he could beat any two of
them. He did not order the men off parade—they
went of parade themselves, being much exasperated on
amount of the remarks of the police. They said the
pollee were as likely to take the things as themselves.
The men were called thieves when the police were in
the second tent, before which they had behaved quietly.
The towels were found in the litd tent. Nichohi was
taken judo custody. When the guard was called out they
behaved very quietly. Collins was one of the guard.
He did not recognise any but Taylor with the men sur-
rounding the polio..

8.-titlev, a pr:vate : Twas on Amp 1,11 on the dee
in gnesti.m. t' ,:o u,r,l that a:n•re, in
four but did not kto.w their naltica. Tlie
4,17n1V!• f the gur.:". bniught prisoner to the g,:ar I-
I tre of the polioemeti CIIMe after him, lie
his head Met inaidt :he door and called Niche!' .int.
Sk:rgeant %V. (40,att ,vid he ll,e.td one of the ;
men say "That they were all a set of skulkiw• Vile, •
that there was hot a man in the Stafford ; I :ha: if
they canght thein in the village they wolilil
out." The in.,, murmured shout the pollee tutnin : ..u.
their kit, in no very improp..r it manner ;ail lit
b. li' ve there woe' I have been any diidarliatve u t;o:
kits tool lweii prrerly tirned out.
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Ity liem•ani Ilitel; : niitli.ear any enrywral niabe
any TCIII:11k in N. 2 kilt, but heard one of the !mike-
men in that tent say it the soldiers did wiit thieve, they
woull not be there to limb after them. It was uvual
for the men after king paraded for a particular purpose,
to ilimnias

Merge:silt Ceary was called to prove that defewbuit
Peters was one of a picket f.rat, awl that he afterwards
went into his tent, and did Out leave again that evening.
The police, while searching his tent, said the soldiers
were a net of thievish fellows altogether. The men
hi ar lit oraltlii enc.g.sl them. llis W4ll N.J. 4 tent.
Peters was not from him from the time he Caine off
picquet till the next morning.
William Williams, a private Wan in the last tent
when Peters came in off duty. lie took off his accoutre-
ments and sat down to tea, awl witness sat by his side
when the policemen were taking the pri,iiier away.
All in his tent opened tie own kit
Geary. Had heard no murmuring aliwa aos con luct of
the police. No one inuriunrml about them in Ids
t.nt.

Superintendent Walter Winking went round to the
tents with the police. When they came to the second
tent 60111 C of the men complained at the way the vdice
tumbled the things alma:. The police replied, " Von
should not thieve, then." The men asked to be allewol
to .how their kits themselves, as they were dways
allowed that privilege to their officers. He afterwardi
heard one of them tell the men they were " a set of
seamping thieves." He dill not vie Gihbett with the
men who after wards surrounded thin uuhlee. lied he been
there he 'wheel:it he would have even him. Sergeant
Taylor was there, 011(1 VMS given into bin charge. !cm' e
of the other lain were there, save Peters ; lie did not
know anvtiiing about him. After Taylor was given
into custody, sonic of the men candid:due I about having
their tents searched. Sergeant flitch said "they s!evuld
not thivve, than," and be ed.l him he had better he
off, or the men would eat him if they untleDtoesl the
insult.

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Captain William Fletcher knew the whole of the saran
Mid three of them were in his or n ronapasan
load bursae an exemplary character anal Ulu NM the fil,C
.-barge ever brought against him. Ile &unbiased it to
laiu being elaperateal at the character, the police had
given the regiment, which was quite oppo&eil to its gene-
ral character.

Gibbett and Taylor were fined .:01., including coats.
The charge againat the other two waa
For remainder of Pdly &minus see 44 yaye.

SIIIREIIALL, DORCHESTER, Tuesilay, July 31.—(Befure
W. H. Sully, F.:NJ—Jaws Peach and Mire Peach his
wife, lieneY Peach, Robert Peach, James Peach, jun.,
and Joseph Smoot were brought up under • warrant,
charged with violently axsaultin,, Willai,i Honeybun
at Shilvingliatupton farm on Thursday night last.—
Mr. U. J. Andrews was present on behalf of defendants.
—The case wa.s not gone into in consequence of only
one magistrate being present. The hearing was post-
poned until Saturday next, Mr. Thresher, inastcr of the
defendants, being bound over for their respective ap-
pearances.

l'inin.crnENvurnit.- -On Sunday, July 29th, two
eloquent and impressive sermons were preached
in the Wesleyan Chapel by the Rev. E. Wilier, of
Richmond. The congregation was large, and the
collections liberal. On the Monday following a tea
meeting in behalf of the funds of the chapel was
held in the open air. About 149 persons sat down
and partook of an excellent tea, after which a public
meeting was bell in the Wesleyan Chapel, the chair
being taken by Mr. O. Derrinian, of term:. Impres-
sive speeches were made by the Revs. E. Ilellier,
and A. Wilkinson. and Messrs. RiAgs.Diment, Davis.
Wermouvit.--On Wednesday last an excursion
train from Bath and Bristol brought in al. .ut 1,2n0
visitors. They left about half-past 6 o'clock in the
evening.

1111,11 Tuesilsy last WU the (lay ap-
pointed for the Weymouth Volunteer Rifle Corps
to be inspeeteil by Lieutenant-Colonel Maned.
The members formed at the Kiie4's statue, marebed

down St. Marys-street up the Esplanade to ilali-
pole, where they were put by the drill-sergeant
through various manual and drill exercises and
skirmishing drill. The members then formed four
deep, and marched to the Townhall, where they
were dismissed. They afterwards again formed at
the King's statue, and marched to the Crown Inn,
where, we understand, their Captain entertained
theui to an excellent dinner. There was a large
concourse of spectators present at the review, and
the corps appeared to perform their evolutions satis-
factorily, but Colonel Manuel did not make his ap-
pearance in the field during the afternmin, but we
understand he arrived at ten o'clock at night, having
been unavoidably prevented from arriving earlier.
The members of the drum and fife band appeared fur
the first time in full uniform.

Ilowie(at Perry Ses:toes, Tuenday, July 31.
(Before the Mayor, J. Ayling, 11. Cidterell, and W.
Talbot, Esgrid.
Awetrur.—Orome Painter wan charged with sasault-
ing Msry Ann Carroll on the 29th inst. It appeared
that the partici; lived in th.) II workhouse. Com-
plainant said that last I.kiturday evenieg, about 12
o'clock. her husband came home from the station with
his horse and trap. She was in bed, when she heanl
her husband and defendant talking outside the door.
Her liw.band asked defendant what he had been allying
about her. She went down, and defendant attempted
to strike her. He then struck her hushanil, and after-
wards kicked her on the side. Her husband then went
for a polieem-m, and defendant again kicked her.
Painter wan drunk sit the time. The defendant
admitted kicking at the complainant, but said he did
not touch her. The complainant and her husband were
creating a disturbance the whole evening, awl they
grossly insulted his (defendant's) wife, who was very
unwell. The complainant kept some goats in this-
room where he and his family lived and Meld, and the
stench made every one in the house ill.—Fiued is. and
41. 101. costs.

Ditt•Nist:-VmEssm. Williams &Imam was charged by
P.S. Brino with being drunk and incapable of taking
care of his horse and cart on Sunday night.- -Fined fn.
and :is. coats.

U mice . The Weather and the ream. —We regret
to learn that the blight has again attacked the potatoes
in this district. The early varieties seem at present
to be the most affected. Haymaking has been
considerably interrupted by rain, and a good deal
yet remains to be done before the produca will be all
secured. In some places, much that has been got
in has been in very indifferent condition. Both
barley and oats have improved greatly, and in some
places where at one time was expected a very short
crop, it will be up to the mark of ordinary seasons.
The temperature has been low of late, which, no
doubt, has been favourable rather than otherwise for
wheat. In many places it was exceedingly thin on
the ground, and had the plaot been hurried into
maturity after the cold wet weather which continued
till after the West of England show was held, the
heads would undoubtedly have been small. The
weather we have lately had is favourable for the full
development of the heads of grain, and will, in a
measure compensate for the thinness of the crop.
Reaping will, undoubtedly, be tiumewlukt, later than
usual.

STU REINSTER NEWTON. -- With respect to a
paltry report of the proceedings which took place
at the Saturday evening's drill of the B.V.N
Rifles (July 21st.), appearing in an obscure
local paper, rejoicing in a provincial name,
yet, we believe, partly printed in Town, we
would recommend that if the officers wish to
maintain unanimity and good feeling in the corps
they would give no countenance to the proceedings
unless reported by competent 'persons and without
ill feeling. We only wonder that on reading the
effusion referred to, the respectable members of the
corps did not immediately resign. We protest
against such things being niade public, especially
cases like the one in quest' , where a highly
respectable person is made to appear very nopopular ;
wino. we know that it :natter, had been property
explained, a far different aspect would have been
presented to the reader. We lio;.e, therefore, for
the welfare of the corps, that similiar proceedings
will not be taken, aml especially so by a correspindent
who would do well to employ hem leisure hours by
carefully studying "Lindley Murray" ere he
attempts putting pen to paper to report proceedings
of respectable meetinga —Communicated.
BLANDFORD.—TIIE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT.
CORONER'S INOVEST.

An inquest was held on Monday, the 30th ult..
before H. W. Atkinson, Esq., coroner. After the
body had been viewed. which presented a shocking
sptctael, 4.. IV. Bacot, Esq.' brother of the
deceased, was first exatuincsl. Be said : 1 drove
my sister on Thursday evening. the 26th ult., to
Traveller's Rest for the purpose of seeing a patient,
and on my return about mid-way between Drake's
house and Blanchard's. at Blandford St. Mary, my
attention was attracted to some will flowers grow-
ing by the road side. 1 got out to gather them, and
having done so, gathered a handful of gram to give
to the pony. Finding he cotild not eat with the bit
in his mouth I took the blind halter off his head, the
vehicle being quite motionless at the time, and he
immtxliately started off. 1 was standing in front of the
pony when he ran away, and 1 held on by the mane
for some little distance, but was obliged to let go.
I followed as quickly as I could, and first saw my
sister in Mrs. Cross house. She was unconscious,
and had a largo hole in her forehead, and I found
that she bad fractured her skull. 1 had her removed
and carried home as soon as possible, and imme-
diately sent for my friend, Mr. Curiae, surgeon, of
Dorchester, who, on examining the injuries my
sister had sustained, pronounced the case all but
hopeless. She lingered till Saturday evening, and
died about 5 o'clock, having remained in an uncon-
scious state.

The jury: Had the horse run away before? No;
I bought it of Brown, the horse-dealer, about four
years alum, and it was always very quiet. (The
witness was evidently sullering from suppressed dis-
tress of mind whilst giving his evidence.)
James Jay: I am a blackunith living at Bland.
ford St. Mary, close to where the accident hap-
peue,l. I heard a sound as of a horse running
away; I ran out from my shop and saw a horse in a
phaeton falling at the gutter at the bottom of the
road running parallel with the Dorchester turnpike
toad. Ms horse partie/17 recovered himself, and he

Viinged forwaril screw the rnwk orertimiing the !
tarnaiy. aail throwing the la in it against thY
t,inliankincist awl into the i•Visit: Titter on the oppi•
aide. I waiiateil r.witit the kly na ay
fr,,in tile ttviettirecil I.haet.a Iler face W;ti ,Ir.t-
-fill) :out ~e) wit know who took ;
lit r into

ft was conaaurcil 'try to examine other I
witness ~s, and the eLici v i.calm:tied his '
regret at laing el'a!iged from the 133;iiirciacut5 of hit. I
t,lheu to II lit
tthp
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di lata 1111.1114, the jury it iiiii e-
verct of .I.z.adental Leah." ,
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Th • a....3.a5ed hely %v as 9 yi,:rs ase.
Tilo nu,j halvur with, jerk 31 from the lbws of !
Oa, odor:um:fa: Lily %t hen thrown out, was found
four daya alter the accident by Nlr3. Hayward,
living near, sapposial to have lain covered up by the
mud since the lamentable affair, cud exposed to
view by the heavy ram on Sunday.
Poravo Ihs::‘st:.—This all but annual vegetable
scourge has again made its appearance in this neigh-
bourhood. The ;dliitment head is affected through-
out, awl though the signs of the • are not so
general in the larger pieces beionging to farmers, in
most of the smaller ones in gardens the progress of
the decay is so general and rapid as to oblige an ini-
uiediate digging where the potato approaches ripe-
ness. Land highly inanured for the potato crop
appears to ender most, and the opinion is enter-
(aisle.; ILA 'AI a sea-all of potato di—aae Ole vi,`l.A
Las affected are those which graw tu
manurial for a previous awl ilitrerent crop. One
f.nuo rin our neighbourhmel Lii, phudell his crop
this year in w voribinee with that idea, and hitherto
no signs of the disease have appeared.
Lionsi:e IiAILWAV.--IL is contemplated
to celebrate lim opening of the first section by some
puhlic de (ration, the detail. of which will be
announced when decided on. The shams are getting
up in price, holders in some instances refusing to sell
at £l3 ; and should the market Iwomie more caiu.
petitive by the sellers of land who have taktii shares
in part parch:we bringing their stock into the market,
and the future traffic returns be equal to those cabal.
kited, the shares must soon advance to par. The
temporuryntati tttt is receiving it, finiabing touch, and
as the fmli mishap at Oakley is of leas importance
toan was at first supposed, the real bushiest' of the
line with probably commence at an early period after
the IS om.ol of Trule have given the official approval.
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Abaintim; lire, dlr.:at • g scri:nis conse-
quences, broke out iii II workshop occupied by Mr. T.
31. Park, auetionter and furniture broker, on Monday
&thrum in last. The shop is a long,narnow, two-otoried
building, situatai at the extreme rear of the frtnit pre-
mises occupied by Mr. Rogers, in Salisburpetreet,
Si a photographic shop. The premises run bark about
thirty yanls, and the end where tloa fire originated is
cut off from the Back Lane buildings beyond by a
short side way running in a istrellel line with Salisbury.
street out of Back Lane. This sideway runs in between
a closely packed 11111141 of oil premises, built of the most
fire-retching materials, and stored with goods of an
equally inflammable nature, mid the fear we, that if the
fire eatended itself in this dangerous quarter of the
town no human 1111211114 t null have preventml the
destruction id a large sin , 11l t of valuable property.
The fire was first discovered Ity Mr. Rogers, who, on see-
ing sparks falling from the upper 1,101111 immediately gave
an &lento, and • policeman being fortunately at the time
in his right place, and the borough engine house not far
distant, prompt means were adopted for confining the
fire to tlie spot where it had originated. A wall, parting
off the place where the lire raged Iron ten-thirds the
length id the shop stun.s.l with dry wood and furniture,
materially assisted in stopping the progn.os of the flaunts
from taking that din etion which must have soon proved
fatal to the surrounding property. This fortuniite cir-
cumstance, combated with plenty of water, well dim-tell
efforts, and the juilicious management of an engine that
would work, sootm oulalued the flames, saving the town
by this providential issue from • calamity which, if the
fire had not been checked when Pest discovered, would
have been one of no ordinary character. It has tran-
spired that the fire WWI eausei by a lam about 12 ye.tts
of stgo carele.sly throwing a pieta: of lighted cane that
Ile had been anetking into a corner of the ship where
the fire W. first discovered. Ile appears to have bor-
rowed sonic matches from a Mrs. Dentiett living near,
end this fact, and the boy's prevarication when taxed
with having • loin, no, led to his ',dug more settrellingly
eau' 11l i 11l sl and ultimately confessing his guilt. The
fire broke tout again in the middle a the night, hut
owing to the precaution of persons being placed ton the
premises, it WOW quickly oubdued. The value of
property lournt cannot he great, and as the stack and
premises are insured no loss will be sustained. The
hieratic conduct of the women who bawl, d along the
buckets, anti who greatly assisted, in putting out the
lire, will nut 'lily, we trust, be publicly commended,
but be acknowledged by some more substantial token of
public approval. Stone of the old hands who only work
at tires for promised pay were ohamed into activity by
the taunts of the women, who showed them how to
work from a SOW of duty without the hope of reward.
The boy is bound in two NC07.111.12110Cil of VI) each
to appear at the nest assizes.

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l3tiTioii:•,.lll..Mi4.—Wc are phased to announce that
the committees of the above schools have secured the
services of Mr. awl Mrs. Child, who have been trained
at the College belonging to the Congregational Board of
Education, at II 1111 l erton, London. They have elignell
to Coliiiiience t c duties on 3londay the I:1th of August.
The selauols have been established about In years, and
are supported entirely on the voluntary principle ; and
the children are entered irrespective .4 their religious
creed. We hope the future secret of these schools
will be as great as that which they have enjoyed for SO
many past.
At the Magistrates Clerk's office, before Lord
Portman, three carpenters, working at the railway
rtation, were charged with I.reaking a window at the
Crown Hotel, and being drunk and disorderly on
Monday night Itud. this was tined So., and the two
others are to appear at the neat Justice meeting.
WAl:Ellaal. On Monday, July 30th, the volunteers
were invited by Captaiu Farrer to Entanube. After
an hour's drill, they sat down in a marquee to a sub-
stantial repast. The beautiful and picturesque
grounds of Eauxitube would amply repay any one for
an aftenwon't stroll. Jlany are the pleasing and
varied prospects of lull, woad, and dale to be found
in these magnificent grounds. Of course Encombe
is highly aristocratic and exclusive, especially that
portion of it which enjoys high life below stairs."
the servant's community. These individuals cer-
tainly looked upon the riflemen as intruders—
destroyers to their ease, peace, and serene happiness.
It was very evident that John Thomas, in all the
pride, pump, and superciliousness of his calling, and
glorifying in his ultramarine livery and metal
buttons, considered it derogatory to wait upon Her
Majesty's Volunteer Riflemen. It may be possible
that the schoolmaster has not yet penetrated into
the servants' hall, and that John Thomas cannot
consequently see the netssasity of being ordinarily
I civil to private soldiers, although volunteers, and
I also of giving them a change of plates and knives and
forks for their plutn pudding. Truly, the generous
John Thomas must be a very valuable animal, and
we would advise him for the future never tsoil his
hands for any soldier, volunteer or otherwise, below
I the rank of a commissioned officer. Had the clever
I pencil of the inimitable John Leech been present,
I he could have taken some racy sketches for his
I repertoire of Flunkeyisin. In noticing the new drill'
instructor of this corps, Mr. Robert Anketell, stone
few weeks ago, we slightiy misrepresented the worthy
I sergeant. Ile was colour sergeant in his old regi-
ment, the Nth, the King's Regiment, and was
musketry instructor to the 2ud Battalion depOt at
Chatham.