The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-05-29 00:00:00

WIM BORNE

Cornet or Diennct, May 261h.—(Before the
J.ardlr/Tdinarl.l—Wadham si. Wadharn.—Mr. Abel for
the petitioner, the wife who preyed for • dissolution of
her marriage no the grounds of her bullhead's adultery.
bittern,. and desertion. The case offers this peculiarity
that the reepondent, who Eras • trivelling artist, is boil.
deaf and duct. The panic were married in 18114 el
More Ceitcill. Doreetshire, Astro the petirinner's
Inther, a Mr. Porter, who we. • snail farmer, liye.l.
The infirmity of the respondent roared for him the
sampa.hy of the young ledy, and that she merried
For some years they led a wandering life sion•equent
upon the respondent'. preteinion. His unfortunate
uliimity, coupled with the irregularity of his
.nd-ice AS • inarriiei twin, caused mush an amount
irritation and sulfuring to the wife that in
1843 she was obliged to leave him for • time to an to her
(whet. In 1844 she returned to cohabitation. Show. 1.
aft, rwart• the respondent placed bee in lodfilngs at •
lace in Goncestershire, and went himself to live in an
hotel at If inchinhamptoo in the same neishbourbood,
and formed an adalteroa. connection with another
woman, who hore to him • child, which he introduced to
his sr fe, and insist-A arm her reviving into the family.
The petitioner'e soffnringe at length effected her reason.
,nd ehe found bereslf in an asylum; but at Chri.tmes,
1814 she came ont, and again returned to cohabitation ;
hitt matters Weems Worse sod worse, grit she again
found bend( in a workl.ou-e union asylum In 1848.
Thus passed her life until about et years ago, when
became an itmtte of the West Gerh7 Union,
and where she relieved her affliction by assisting the
matron in bee duties. Meanwhile the respondent. in
1858. eostracte-1 • bigamous marriage at Liverpool with
• .0111 an named Jones, hy whom he hid four children.
This woman be suheequently. in 1861, deserted, sod
•he benornine chargeable he wan •pnrehended on s
warrant at Romoorn Gap, in loncashire, where at the
house of • barber, he was found pureaing the profession
of a pbotogrepher. It was on the ground of the
bigamous menders that the petitioner now nought 4h,
relief n the eertlrt which her own destitution bad pre-
vented her eland"' earlier. Evidence was given in
support of this statement, and It was shown that when
the respondent wag apprehended to 1861 be ea.',
conviction on him proving that Jonts was not his
wife, but that the latter was Matilda We-them, then
in the union wortthouse. Proof wog also given of the
re•pondent's big de./ en 4 death. that he ars. at
pr lint living • it) J•nes at Liverpool, where he pursues
the calling of • photographic ant, and /halal the door
of his re idenos in tiolio-etreet. in Lirerponl. were
•ttepend-d pnrtraits of the respondent himself in the
form of cores de ejoile. Dotree ado, with code.
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WINTEHBORIIC STICKL&ND.

Ctun Fax nr• —Thursday, the Veith Inst. mai the
great h. Way of the year in this village, it being .he
soniv•mary feati•el of the Utickland Benefit /3 met,.
Soon sitar nine o'cloca in the motriMg the members
b. grin to aaleinble, dream I weirding their usual
custom in Welt coats and white trousers and gloves,
with a bine meth and rosette; each member also carrying
• glad in his hand nem seeoutred they presented a
really very ropeetable appearance, when head. by the
Wh•tehorch Temperance Bram Band, and with their
colours flying they merched through the village to visit
their honorary members, and invite them to aceoninany
,heto to the perish church. Oat of 112 benefit members
belonging to the society 106 were present. We rejoice
tht.t notwit?..t.nding the large amount paid to sick
members (17.5 8..) the club is in • very prosperous
condition, having whled to rt.* fund. during the pest
•ear no leas a ruin than £6O 6s. Id. Headed by the
Temperance Bras. Bend, the members first paid • viait
li. Houghton, and on thrwr return attended Divine
Service id the village church, which was well filled by •
very 'Monthe emigre evi is. The musical portion of
the service was ably pe.formed by Mr. Lukin. and the
short.. The Rev. J. James. curate of Stiekland, preached
on excellent sermon from Phillipians hi .
i i4ll, verse.
L ek not emery men on his own thing., but every men
also on the things of others." At the oonaluaioo of tie
wry ee, after paying • few complimentary visite, the
member* returned to the club room, where an 6101110ot
dinner Iwo provided. arid to which upwards of 130 eat
down. TLe chair was taken by Mr. %wake, supported
by the Rev. J. James, Mr. (". Bartlett, Mr. Turner,
Mr. Huntley (of Bath), Mr Lance, and other friend..
On the removal of the cloth, the nasal loyal toasta
were given and heartily resremideel to, an extra *beer
b. ing given for her Majesty, it being her birthday.—
The health of the Bishop and Clergy wee responded to
by the lie.. J. James, who in the coarse of hie remarks
said he thought he might venture to say that the
to •jority of the ministers of the Foubli.hed Church did
all in their power to promote not only the spiritual, but
the temporal welfare of those among whom their lot
was caw, sod that they had, in an especial manner, the
interests of 'he working o'semes at heart. Having 4orne
tevitsony to tie good feeling which (misted in the
• and his ow., appreciation of their kindness, the
re., gentleman referred to the proeperoua state of the
club, which he trust. d might be continued for many
yearn to come. He then worsened his gratification at
the excellent conduct of the members both in endow of
church, and oonclepled with so earnest hope that no one
would disgrace the society in any way, but that the day
might en•l as it had begut..—lbs Chairman the gave
"the Army, Nevy, and Volunteers," which having
been arknowler:ged by Private Bartlett, of the Bth
Dorset, war followed be the tout of the day—" flocoas
to the Stielelend Friendly Society," in ProPeanil ?Mal?
the Ch•lenian congratulated the members on the atop
factory condition of the funds. If such prosperity wan
continued to them, in slew years the int.-rem on capitol
and the honorary subwriptions would meet the call, on
the sick fund—Mr. Turner, in responding to the to oh,
referred to the very heavy calla which had been made
during the year on rich nometres through sickness, and
though they had 06066 for tionkfuluese that their
society had not only been able to meet all claims, yet
their expenditure for sick pay bad exceeded that of last
year nearly £lO, the total peid being about £25 8a He
was b•ppy to ren that the number of benefit members
wee steadily increasing, but he would mo.t earnestly
imp.-.., upon the incobers the nmewity of doing all
they could to obtain lone and healthy "recruit.," for
upon this depended the 01,i1116,0 1000,611 of the club.
Though the •mount received from honorary members
hat not deeramed, it being Lit) as last year, yet he
hoped from honing laid the claims of the moiety before
some of the gentletnem of the nerghbourhood, who had
intimated that if the conduct of the 011,0 uers continued
set,-factory they would give the club their support,
that in a short time this fund would be increased.
Th. total amount of the crei..ty's fund lard year was
£621 6.. 9j I. ; it tem now .681 12e. 110 id., showing an
increase of £6o6n. Id. Mr. Turner concludeci by returning,
in the name of the ntembers, their thank. to the
honorary members for thew tattooer/a and support, and
proposing the health of the Baron Hambrn, the pre...dent
or the rlub. The healthn of the honorary m. mbers—
Baron Hambre, W. P. Okedon, Eaq., M. Bartlett, Mr.
Bpreke, end others, was then proposed by Mr. Allen,
•nd having been most cordially received, was acknow•
lodged by Mr. Bartlett, who exprered his gratification
at dome present, and tru.ted the day would pees off
I satisfactorily to ell nettles. "The Offloers of the
Society," The Preen," and "The Visitor," were then
given end acknowledged. In reepoluting to the latter,
Mr. Fineltiey (”f Ba. 11) strewed his .atudaction to s-te
60 nineh unity and gool soling existing among them,
•s
well es being gratified in seeing their clergymen
joining wi h them. Thin was • step in the right
dpection, for notion( di.l such • society more good
than the immense of the clergy• they had the
countenance and support of the employers of labour.
and this was as it should be- the employers and
eurployed most cook together. They had also the Ppm
'represented. in .peeking of whielt Mr. Huntley rerun bed
thet it was one of the greatest bieming. given by Dud to
man. Whet good wou'd ail oar electric telegraph be
without the Peru,' What shoukl we know of the
great debat, in the House of Commons were it
not for the Pros? The cheep and fine ['ea was
Pouring forth knowledge for the inhabitants of the
whole world. The blweinp of • cheep and open Bible
could not have been known had it not been for the
prate I God bless those ounneeted with the prase, and
prosper their efforts in sending forth •treause of pure
htereture for the incalculable benefit of the human race
both morally and spiritual?. The spe.ker coooloded
by expressing a hope that they would never meet
together under worm circumstances, and wan loudly
cheered. —Several other tonnes were than given and re.
Winded to, and the company broke up. This Preseason
was re-tormed, and viata were pad to Mr. FL rpm, Mr.
Bern, of Oen...me, and the Messrs. Irogs-rs. of
Quarlestou. in the front of whale b001.0"1. real"."
&MC. .ng enjoyed and the members regaled with
armaments. end this ended one of the her.piat days
ever eni•,tirel in this village. We may add that between
the touts the band played some favourite pieces In first-
rate style.