The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-10-13 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTt, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13 1874

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REVIEW OF THE CORN TRADE. , to work our statesmen to death, and therefore all
. trade hee remained in a Tort quiet, et".. BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS FOR WINTER AND Liberals should be glad that Conservative statesmen
urk,„„in° CB dug, but without actual alteration in are now taking their turn at the oars. At all events.
difference of sixteen and sixpence SPRING. he has put into very telling language his notion of the
average pric, er last VERT EASY or cULTI:IL good that may be expected to arise out of what his
...e.ThjTharedr bstwitli last year, and it is doubtful whether party generellY consider an evil.
even yet reached their
onthe ve
lowest leveaL A
times SUTTON ND SONS' SlinituJ legislation may be expected next session,
emoted that the stocks of old produei,
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wreend
,:.ha- m on, the fact still remains at e irm CHOICE COLLECTIONS OF for Mr. is making personal inspection of sanitary
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This
nem— pm- t 4 of the new growth are MGM than sufficient
sandy requirement*, whilst the quantity
.un FLOWERING BULBS, works with the view of obtaining practical informs,-
to HYACINTHS, TULIPs, CROCUS, NARCISSUS,
continues to increase, that now afloat being
rZeig, quarters egaiint Sift.g7o quarters at this time last ,
Lc. comes
apropoo after Dr. Lyon Playfair's recent exposition of
our inn great need of national purification. Conserve-
reir Ths future of the market is rather uncertain ; but :
tive statesmen emin
sad there
reallttordantooebeportraliicalty
freorfothrmerers
v.inj
amOnan mires may have a tendency to harden towards , For Spring Blooming in the Oran Ground.
me comnoncomoot of the new Yee', there e nothine..in No. 1 Collection, containing 10£0 Fine Bulb* a 2 0. this, matter .
, . , proepects to lead to the suppiwition
.that the No, 2 601 1 1 0'
9 .0 f I
.'"enli ValUel will be otherwise than low, provided that . m„. 3 o
302 „ 010 6 win of the
; this direction has had such an encouraging effect on the
own no little credit by improving the sanitary condi-
.,
the appeerance of the new crop be on the whole ws- "-• country. What has been done already in
" 148 „ 0 5 0
f.ciorT, Malting barley arm; grinding, one to two shil- ' No. 4 "
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linp lower. Oats and males quiet. Beans and peas firm. CARRIAGE FREE national mortality that we cannot afford to relax our
Flour dull. For Boring Blooming in Pots or Gleam& I sanitary efforts.
' No. 5 Collection, containing 278 Fine Bulbs £2 2 0*
No. 6 ~143 „ 1 1 fr
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No. 7 „ 69 „ 010 13
• Caaltlang FRE&

LATEST NEWS.

MARK LANE, THIS DAT.
Wheat closed quietly at late rates. Malting Arm
grinding dull. Oats in moderate request ; inferior corn
ar. Ting. Maize steady. Beans and Peas firm. Flour

"How TO GROW FLOWER ROOT/3
SUCCESSFULLY," see
SUTTON'S AUTUMN CATALOGUE OF
SPRING FLOWERING BULBS,
GRATIN AND PONT IRE. ON APPLICATION.
SUTTON & SONS,
Seedinnen by Appointment to the Queen and Prince
of Wales,
ROYAL BERKS SEED ESTABLISHMENT,
READING.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.—MONDAY.
About 6,1410 bruts, including nearly 4,000 foreign.
Demand heavy. Inferior, 4a. id- to 5.1 d.: prime. 64. to
&L About 24,u00 cheep. Trade very slow. Inferior,
12. to 54. 441 ; mum 5%. 6& to 54. bid. Calves very dull :
top prioe, 01. U. Bd. to Eis. Bd.

MONEY MARKET, THIS DAY.
Coutole unaltered. Discount demand quiet Good
supply of capitaL Three montils bills chorgod 111 to L.

N.B.—Messrs. SUTTON have many customers
within the circulation of this paper, to whom they can
with confidence refer as to the super:or quality of their
Flower Root 4.

WEVIULL SHEEP FAIR.
OCTOBER is fair was as USUIII Larrly
attended by buyer. lions all parts of thc country. The
supp'y of sheep was below an average. Prices ranged
very wide for lambs from 52s down to ‘1 per head,
but the business was generally done at about as to 31
above be fairs, some changing hands as many as
three times, a good clearance being the result. A few
horn ewes were noticed that were left over from
Appleshaw. The horn trade was not so brisk on
Saturday but will be continued Monday.

BLAND/VIM MARKET, Saturday.—A good attend-
ance at our market to-day, but the corn trade generally
appeared dull, and a small quantity only changed
hands at about previous pric,s. A meeting of the
Farmers' Club wa, held in the evening which was also
well attended. We hope to see a little more life in
this body under the new secretary, Mr. Richards.

ASSAULT CASE
At the Mansion Howe to-day (Monday) Mr. Laboaehers,
late M.P. for Middlesex, summoned Mr. Abbott of the
Stock Exchange, for an assault. Defendant wee bound
over In Ids own rewgnisances to keep the peace foe six
mouths.

THE CAMBERWELL MURDER
A deputation waited on the Under Secretary at the
Home OdS,Ni to-day (Monday), to obtain • reprieve of
Coppen the Camberwell murderer, whose execution was
flx.iil for the 13th in•it. Mr. Cross, who is in Scotland,
will be communicated with.

THE REGENTS PARK EXPLOSION.
Atth. hoint,t on l%cdneetty. 1111 neuter of the
Fero m do I tha 2unooteJer era, often do careleray
backed th.: tI,. lot On of the c mks 11 not in tron.il!

ADJOURNED INQUIDM. VIII DAY.
At the adjourned inqued, on Monday, Mr. Renirow, of
Dartford, and Mr. Hall, of Favermlutin. admitted the
powder casks were l'able to get broken through the
aviator,, of workmen. The latter gentleman said ho
knew of no prom," to make gunpowder nonexplosive.

London districts rapidly "hang., an.l many who had
attended it are now spread all over the roitutry. One of
the most intelligent of the cll.s was years a,ro a marine
store dealer -kept a place I.tt:e better than a reccieing
house for stolen g.els. Ile was also an activist "a ;Riney
gaff." Now he svait a I hristian man. snit %aid hr shout
lie ashamed to tell even any man of his former evil metre
of life. One of his act. was to stand on a stage with a eue
of gin, and rail on (lost to strike him dead when he had
drunk it. Ile would then quaff the liquor, and etaniling .
unharmed There, see, 110;Ili'lg itIZZ
I who's afraid i" The inieionary 11A great diffic•iltv in
getting into conversation with the man-he avoided him.
But one day lie ia, finlll,l in his house in great
the nialionary is eat to him and gave him it Jake in the
hand, then prayed with him, and thus need •
change in his evil life. It is four years ago ainee this
happened. The into had dragged all his family into sin,
hut now by the Providence of i lid they were all gathered into
the fold of Christ-not luerelythe profes.ing church, which
Was Very "Mixt-NI" assemblage. And they were engaged
in spreading Christianity amongst their neighbours.
For thirty years the city missionam of whom he had been
speaking, had devoted his whole time, weekelays from
so in the morning till 10.30 at night, with hut brief inter.
vain for meals, and on Sunday he began at 5.30 11.111. Of •
children's service held in Sunday evenings the speaker
spoke very highly, and told anecdotes of the devotion and
love manifested by these little ones. The missionary Wan
presented with a testimonial of e.lO, chieliy raied in a
wretchedly poor neighbourhood. If person., rich or poor,
are brought to Christ they were quite ready w ith their
means. The Bishop. seeing his work, nffered to ordain
him, but the missionary declined -he did not care about
it, and mid that although, no doubt, be could perform
many of the duties of a clergyman, but when be got into
the pulpit perhaps he should drop his h's, and remarks
would be made. The speaker then mentioned the work
amongst domestic servants. Ile thought them a MUCII
neglected class, but they were very sliflicult to get at A
visitor to them at area gates or halleloors,and failing that,
put tracts in the letter box addressed to "The Servant...-
and stating be should be glad to cotuutunicate with any
on the subject of religion. By this means it large cor-
respondence was carried on, and it was a useful work'.
On high priced days at the Crystal Palaee he would go
and speak to every coachman and footman he found.
Many of these were only in town with their masters for
the SCWIOII, and often he got letters front the country
arising out of these conversations. Ile told the story of •
man who for 15 years had led • drunken reckless life, lout
by a single visit from • missionary turned • teetotaller,
and, proceeding to Oxford, kept the pledge and led • new
life. A letter to his wife was read containing A good deal
of religious sentiment; but, said the speaker, it is easy to
write a pious letter, and easier to talk an a pious fashion.
They had learnt to distrust these letters, but a posteript
WZA confirmatory, for it stated he had that day been made
"chief engineer of the whole works," and of course he
must have proved a trusty man to bare been promoted to
that position. Two aid a half millions of visits had been
paid in the course of the year; 035 new communicants had
been added to the Church -of course their work was un.
sectarian, and the speaker remarked on the marked bless-
ing which followed efforts based on the Christianity of
the Bible instead of the exclusiveness of any sect; 1,510
drunkard.' had been reclaimed, and OM fallen women.
Over 6,000 children hail been brought to the schools.
During the past year the income of the society had been
upwards of £ig,ooo. He also dwelt on the great need of
the metropolis for increasing Christian work. In conclu-
sion he spoke of the duty of believers to help in extending
Christ's kingdom.-The Chairman renuarkeil on the
impossibility of any hiving Christ, and wishing to do so
by themselves.-The doxology was sung, and the meeting
ended with the benediction. The collection amounted to
43 15s.

- - -
Snor Rouscstr en CoWARDLV ASSAULT: Oa Friday'
afternoon last, while the family of Mrs. Jeffery, :stationer,
&c., St. Ilary.street, were at dinner, the shop was left for
a short time. 11 eel Gertrude Jeffery, who keeps the shot!.
being °lithe watch during lier abisence, heard a w"i" which
she thought canto from the till being moved. There are
two doors to the shop, one near to the inner 100111,
the
ot!ier to the front door. and Mien Jeffery, joilzing that if
sh went 10 by the front do ir, the meddler would escape,
at once hastened to the outer one, and titer.; mut
• man joat coming ,sot. Ile tried to elude her; she
taXOll 111111 With loiving taken money from the till. lie
oiled. awl wort foul language to her : but she seised bin'
by the.' sat. Instantly the coward struck the young lathT
a heavy blow on the face with his ann. and would havo
heTrhiolowvisill.•a I but tim Pa
so
stantly recovered herself and shouted "Stop that man
he has taken money from the till." A number of people
rl e;
heit rula Mtaissun je.rievry ented
in-
pursued the fellow, who, hard premed, got into the Prince
Albert. George-street. The crowd soots beseiged Min, and
ilarenY came Up. 0101 took him into custody. He
bLom.inghiedn,
ciimulilittra.tirrthipingveloaniuhiam
the chimney, and found at arm length up there, a little
hots It contained a sovereign, and tie. Vol. in silver was
annt,dagjtio Bare
cotnaleta"
also found in the chimney. The box was identified by
Mrs. Jeffery, as having been kept in the till with nioney
in it. Outside the allop a man was talking to Mrs. Jeffery,
and he condoled witii her on her lost, saying it was •
wonder such people were allowed about Mr. A. Mason.
however, suspected him, and he and his wife were arrested.
Nothing was found on them connected with the robberl
but it seas ascertained they had pawned a ring immediately
after. They gave the name of Thomas and Sarah
Robinson, and the man said he was going to Cardiff, from
Bristol, gut drank., and f4IIIC to Weymouth by mistake.
Ile and his wife were lucked up, the latter weeping
loudly. Another named Caire was afterwards arrested.
On Saturday they were brosight up before the borough
masfistratea Mr. W. Talbot, and Mr. 11. Raggett, charged
with part:eipatm„.• in the robbery. The actual robber, who
gave the name of Nelson, deniml knowing the others ; but
the police asked for a remand, and Bartlett's evidence
having been taken, they were remanded to Monday. the
women bein: set at liberty on their own recognisances.
.iaNivERSARY OF TIP: leraoneCrtot or
The members ,if " Hope isf We) mouth," the mother lodge
of shed Teniplars, on Friday night celebrated the second
anniversary of the introduction of sal Teruplary into
Weymouth. There was a tea at the Lodge morn, for the
expenses of which ahout £3 was snbecribest so that all the
proceeds might be profit to the lodge. The room was
crainnied. about 150 being present. and they appeared
heartily to enjoy the good viands provided, for teetotallers
have almost always ex-silent aispetites. In the evening
the room was, if possible, stuffed fuller than ever, by •
very respectahlo salience. The foUowing was the pro-
=attune of enterttinment :—Part 1. Prologue Bro. W.
Tan•er, D.C. & S.D., Chairman; a capita/ temperance
piece, well rendered: Part Song, " Come Friends let's
Cheer" (11Yyle). the choir; very well rendered, especially
considering the short time they have practised : Reading.
" Itoberes Warning" Sis. Stockman; very fairly read:
Pianoforte Solo, 'Old Friends Quadrille (D. (todf,ey)
Sis. Gifford performed this with good taste and effect:
Address, Mr. Wormald Waring; a very good temperance
address, with ar.resiotes and sound arguments : Song.
" inelo.ll Dream (Illosiley), Sta. M. Bendel!: this was
sweetly. pretty : Dialogue, "A Drunkard and his Con-
science ' Bro. I'. Bendel! & Sis. Newman; pretty well
rendered: Part Song: Drink's no Respecter (Yawn),
the Choir sang this, as they did the rest, in good time and
tune: Recitation, "Only one Glass" Sit. Cook • a capital
recitation, well given,—Part 2. Choral, ...The flre
Brigade" (Dr. Leslie). the Choir: Reading, "Jan and
Meary's Courtship" (in the Dorset Dialect) Bro. E. J.
Brown, D.Ch. and 1.1).. an original temperance piece,
well real: Song, "Well done John" the Choir: Dialogue.
"A Single Glum of Wine" Sin, and Bro. W. Tarver, Bro.
H. A. Bendel!, and Sin. M. Bendel': this was considered
the piece of the evening: Song, "Lady sweet and mild"
(Moyle), Sit. Pitcher: very pretty and sweet, clearer
words would have been better; Recitation, "The Wine
Cup" (ffroddard), Bro. Tornkins ; a capital recitation,
given with spirit: Song, "Beautiful Snow" (Dr. Leslie)
Sisters Gifford, Brown, and Pitcher; deeply mad, almost
too much no for the aiaters : Part Song, 'The TeMplar's
Pledge" the aloir ; this "took" admirably, and was inuch
applauded: "God save the Queen" concluded the enter-
tainment, and all went home satisfied and delighted.

Corarr Perri' SIIBIOXI, Satunlay.- -Before lIIr 11. Williams
(chairman), Mr R. Thornton, and Mr 11. B. Middleton.
Georg* Gilda, of Broadwey, was summoned by Mr J. W.
Beach. Supervisor of Excise, for keeping a itig without •
Seems. —Defendant admitted the offence, and was lined in the
mitigated penalty of EU including cost.
Jamas Pitman waa summoned for trespassing in search of
game oa th. land of Captain Thresher, in the parish of
Radii.°le. Mr Andrews of Dorchester for complainant, and
Mr Howard, of Weymouth, for defendant.
Mr Andrews. In stating the facts, said that Captain Thresher's
land was frequently trespattecel upin by men having • gun
license.

U concerns our kcal government Is anything hot kee:::2;
lug. and reflections are vometimot east on
."
proceedings" which must he anaemia' to the mod a-t du
And *uod intentioned. Our advice to the Council there•
fore ii—
"Shun secrecy soil talk in open lathe.
Su shall you soon rensir your prt•eolt ph.rht."
We trust the sainiission of the Pre, int the aogust
iireseiwe of the Council will not engender intuits* bads.
fulness, and so induce the talkative id:tubers ta " grow
duiub in the study of eloquence.-

Harry Ford said on September 15 he was with his master
shooting. He marked a covey of birds riae in Higher March,
and hewni the report f a gun Going there he now defendant
with. gun among the furr.e : two 1,.,)• sere with him. Asked
about his business, he said he had come there shooting
starlings •' there Iran a f sgpath So there was, but it WU P,
long wayfrom where he was —Crossexamined : Pitman had a
string of starlings in his h•ol Defendant showed • 10a gun
license Witness was about 2AM) yards off defendant when he
Bret now him Defendant ilia It attempt to run away my
Mr Andrews: If he had lie would hare met anther keeper of
tbigain Thresher's.
Mr Howard said Mr Andrews had opened the CMC very
fairly, but he made a isnot that there was contioual trespas-
sing On that, however, he would remark the Rench had
nothing to do with what constantly happened, but simply what
was done be defendant Dia client was out there shooting
starlings. *hen pallor+ Mlle off cruise, it was a common
thing for them to take out a gun Ikenwa, and go shooting
birds. Ile wee not there to justify that 1i law but it
was the common praetice. The idea of game being found in
the marsh was quits ridientots : they might a. well look for a
covey of partridges in St. Mary•street iii Dorchester market
!dace. The defendant hal shot partridges otth exhibited them.
Ile di.l not expect to lied any game, neither .li.l he do so.
Looking at all the facts, he hopel the Hatch would distills. the

Alai named Jcunes Forse, .4 Weymouth, said he was with
defendant on the afternoon of Sept. l:.. They met Mr. Wallis,
farmer, of Chlekerell, who toll him he he I seen some :fadingn
in the Mani,. and they went there: and defendant sh eve
mailings. Three minutes afterwanls a keei.er CllllO u•., acid
defendant showed him them. There WM no gouts shot at.
The Maritime was shot ii. the open, not in the furze -Cr..'
examined : lint never been out with &lecithin before, who
was • licensed 'wrier on the Quay. Got ipit, the marsh from
the road through • gap. 'the starlings were shut before they
got into the ground.
Re-examined : 1 hey shot twelve alto,Nther —seven before
they got ii, the inuvh.
The Ilecich,.withouthearing further, dienikse.l the cave.

Fri ties MaiJon. of lilatilfurd, Was iummonc,l for abr..nch
of tho Locomotive Act.
_

P.C. Freeman sal,l on lluirelay, Oct. 1, about 10 p.m he
was 14.411i1PZ through FrAmptsel. soil on the ritlit lia-i.l side .1
the Mod saw a Ktc3,lll 1:11,:1110 with a madder and a plough
having four turn furrous attached. A little .li.teue, off
another engine and attschol 1., that a deviling bona.: an 1 a
water cart. The night u1,1.1..rk, All.l there we. no light 114 any
kind attached to any tart of the m.tchinery The two engines
had ateatil up. The lnwhinery occupied SO Crpe The *nem
hien were in the house. Ts., carriage bum, were
the fence at the Frampton en.l "t the ineehhieq, but their
Tocition he thought, made it more dangerous, as it int.:ladle'
the darkness there the nag:hint ry etemd. After Nome knock.
Mg the awn ewer ,slt. 1.11.1 sahl they were stopplir,: than
because a valve had got choked. Two men had •zreel
watch, but it wenn"! One had failed to do no. At nabillight
he tamed again, nod feats! the men in the house, and the
lights in the saute poslUon as It-hire.
Vateher corroborated the esklelice of the sergeant, and
maid from 12 103 the teen were about nlh,. nod

Sydney awker mi,l they stopped Mama seven o'clock
hex:wee the pump of the fried engine would 1 ,rk. They
hail one light st o.oh end. The mail cut lia,ml twice, ivel
another conveyance There had no tliiSculty. Witnesa ami
the other man Molt turns out.

By the Bench: IPI not kw's' they should have more than
two lights. Bad no rules. .

Did yeti not admit to the sergeant, you should hayo four
light.? I don't know how many I should have.
Mr. Elltilfoll said he could call the mail can driver, to say he
had no difficulty in passing
The Chairman said that wculd not meet the case of not
exhibiting proper lights.
A man named Kling-man said they took the light off the
engine and plat on the :ail to iho w better. When the sergeant
came first he had Net gone into the house to get a drink.
Job Banger, driver of the mall cart, said he paned the
engines about eight o'clock, and there was plenty of room to
11111•$. Ills bone passed without shying. There sem Imp let
ront ,1 the engine. Somebody before the engine told him to
take care. •
The Chairman salil a mail-cart horse that had nut from
liesminster ins tots likely animal to shy (laughter).
Mr. Eddlion said the men could toot get on with the pump in
the state it was in ; if they had tile I to go ma, an ezpl.mion
might have noodled.
The Bench informed Mr Eddiom that he must see that ids
engines were properly lightiAl. and suggested that he should
pn.vids his men with rule,
Mr. Bddison sail • gmil many of them were utia:ple to
Bad.
. .

Defendant wu Ibied I:2 an I c ets
Two summonses against the men for obstructing the road
were withdrawn by Supt. Ilaity.
jaw Caine,, Mien Rig 18, and Frances Tucker, the two
former hathuf each • child in her arms, were eummoned for
stealing growing wood, the property of Sir John Michel, at
Dwelish, value Id.
Mr. Howard, for defendants, said he could not defend their
going into the wood.
Mr (I. Svmonds, Town clerk of Dorchester, for the com-
plainant, said Sir John's only object west., prevent the trespass.
mg In future. He was willing they should goat large and come
up for judgment if called upon.
The defendants were toil they had no businem there, and that
they must keep away
On paying to. costs each, they were discharged.
Twelve IrIVI 11120 charged with assaulting a servant man of
Sir John's —she wretched his face, but he consented to the
withdrawal of the innnuons. She bad to pay 4s coats.
Robert Sartin, and Henry Rent were summoned for
being drunk and riotous at Channinster, on Sunday night, 27th
September.
P.C. Mitcham found a Ihrht going sad the defendants
taking a prominent part in It. He ordered them off, and they
went in the direction of Brwillonl. Twentv minutes later they
were loitering about the village again, and hoth drunk.
Defendants mid they went to have a glue of beer, and on
coming out a lot of chair, fell on them, and they " took their
own defence" Alm the police came, the others all ran, and
left them.

Fined 10i tea and costa
Petroleum licensee for 40 gallons were granted to Mary Ann
Tusk, of Piddlehlnton, and Joseph Halsey, of Abbotebury aml
one to John rooks, of Ounlngton, now haling a license for J 0
gallons, to store 100 gallons__

Tog charge against Mr. Groves of North Square,
Dorchester, for being In possewion of unwholesome
meat .24 not heard, it being considered by an
experienced and learned magistrate that under ell and 27
Vict„ under which the case is token, the justice who con-
demned the meat must deal with the ehar,se unjust the
perern on whose premises it was found. elau 117 iIY4
the meat seized shall be dealt with by "a" justice, and if
it appear to " the " justice, kr., he shall order the same to
be destroyed ; and the person on whose premiss., the same
was found shall be liable, stc , or, at the discretion of
" the " justice, kc. ; from which it he argued ge,j, an it
seems to us, correctly, Mist the magistrate who acts a, "a
justice" at the outset. is, by the einployment of the
definite article, necessarily "the justice who must :set in
the subsequent stages of the case. The reason wooll
01,!Ill to be that the lusaice who decides the case shall
hare had an opportunity of both seeing the corpus d•Ucti
and hearing the evidence.

WerC

offered. Heel sob" well, but there was a very limited
demand for mutton. Fat beef realism' from 13a. to LPL
p.r score; harreners, Liii to 1:10 heifers, J:11
to £l6; bulls, £7 to £10; Lit owe., 35.. to each ;
fat wethers, :ins. to 4,e. each; fat land. :as. each; and
store lambs from Pls. to M. each. A few implement,
were offered, but were not out. In the ble'.e fair there
Wa.4 nothing doing, there only being a few 'odds and
ends " on offer. Towards the evening the streets prftented
quite an animated appearance, and all neemed to enjoy
the " fun of the fair ;' the shows did &roaring trade, and
the jutrounge bestowed a the Vendors of gingerbread
nut., fruit, due., seeined to he blend.