The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-04-19 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL (iAZF.TTE, TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1881.

DOROMNITER.
MISSIONARY MITTINO.—The usual monthly mission. ,
in,- meeting was held in the Fordington Schoolroom —..._
on 'l'.oul .y evening, when the Rev. A. A. Leonard THE REV. H. EVERETT ANO THE SCHOOL
presibd. A most intereating address wadi delive e 1 ATTENDANCE rO.tI.IIITTER.
by the Rev. Mr. Kay on the work of the Moruisin
sti-sionary SoSety. The Chairman and the Itey. C. To the Maur.
F. poops also addressed the meeting. Sir,—l am pleased to hod that the few remarks
DONSST COUNTY HOSPITAL—The Col living is the made by me at the annual meeting of the subscribers
report f v the week ending April 7th:—ln-patienta to the National School., in this hien, have been the
&twitted, 1; discharged, 2 ; out-patient. admitted. 8; means of infusing a little life, an, ale) (judging. that
discharged, 11 ; etn,rgencies, 2 ; deaths, 0; in-patients ti
remaining s, from gorse of the speeches) a little warmth into that in the hospital. 47 ; out-patient, on the i
b mks.l74 casualties ;I&—Phy-ician for the week, Dr. most respectable, but, in my opinion, somewhat
Lii.,h; surge ot forth. week, Mr. Eamon ; house-surgeon, torpid body, the School Aitan Ice Committee.
. au
Wm. Ii C. Nluartney.
FROII the report of the ex amin•no at the College of Unfoitunntely, in spite of all that was Bait at the
Agriculture at Downton we learn that Mr. T. H. Town Council Meeting on Tuvalu,. last, lam like the
Ens r, of this town, paased in the who'e of th ' subject' man who, 'convinced against his wili, remains of the
In which he competed, being first in ag iculture, estate same ..pinion still." One thing deight. me, Ir., that
mana.;ement, anatomy, physiology. ihemistry, and Mr. Dalpin's (Air and sensible rois4iti,,tl—that "an
buil lings construction; and, in a ldition, gained the I investigation as to the charges brought against the
special prize given by Professor Curtis for report of S. A. C. he made," was Jarried, rather than Mr. A.
the autumnal valuation on the College Farm. i Lock's unsatisfactory, and certainly somewhat ur.-
1,!0 ea IT ASSOCIATION OM CONGREGATIONAL CHI/Rain. courteous, proposal, viz., "that Mr. Eveiett should be
—1 heannualmeetingsof this associationare announced I informed that the Council were perfectly satisfied
to be held at I torchester on Tuesday and Wednesday, [ with the conduct ot their officer., and saw no reason
April :Silt and 27th. A public meeting will be held I why they shout I bother about it " I see every reason
In the COI gregational Chapel. South-street, on the 1 why they should bother about it. You cannot stifle
forme • evening, when the Rev. W. DOUSIJAM, of , public discussion in that highhanded winner! and
Wareham (the chairman for 1881) will preside. On surely every ratepayer has • full right to criticise the
Wednesday a prayer meeting and conference will be ; work of his own officers. I brim' forward a grave
held, and a public dinner in the Alingtoo Hall, and a chugs, and I give the facto on which I ground that
public tea in the schoolroom. The R-v. E. Evans, of charge. I say that the Act of Parliament, compelling
Pe de. will preach the annual ea•ociation sermon. the attendance of children at sctos.l. has never been
CURATIS'STIPINDS. —An official return, showing the ; honestly and fully carried out in this town. Mr.
stipends of curates, has just been issued. From it we sialpin't investigation will clear up this point, and we
learn that in the diocese of Salisbury, of the curates shall We whether lam right or wron.. We shall
in sole charge one received astipend of £5O a year, one hear, e.g., whether the bye•laws have been enforced.
£OO. ..ue £7O. three DiO, six 1:100, four 1:120, four I Rismour oar' (but you can never believe the rumour)
£1:4). one CM. Di the assistant curates one revelled that sometimes, fur many months togither, the S. A. Cl.
in the luxury .4 £lO • year, three had 120 one £3O, has not even met, and that their inspector has been
one £4O four .£5O. four kTiO, two £7O, four £3O, twenty- i heard to complain bitterly that is hen he has done hi,
five £lOO, two £llO. thirty-four £l2O, twelve £l3O six ; work, and prepared a long list of truant., n' meeting
£l4O, twenty-two £l5O, four 1:160, one £l7O one £200; has been formed to r.weive it. or. Aldri lee said at the
three received nominal stipend., and in 18 instances Council Meeting that " Mr. Pearce•s fother was the
the amount of the stipend was not returned, best servant the Corporation ever li ~l'—oranted freely
THE .. THKRI F's ' ( A Ponphlet hy Mr. B. Foesett- 1 —and he went on to say that ' be (Mr. Pearce) is most
Lock, M. A.)— We have be n favoure I with a copy of kindand considerate to the poor people." Granted most
n very clever pamphlet OA the Irish Land Question, willingly. I believe him to be the nicest and kindest
pa.t., present, and future. Mr. Lock writes at con. MAW that ever stepped in two shoes: nor woul I I
side-able length and with great fairness on the Irish ne••dleesly hurt him for the world. But, unfortunately.
Lend Act of 1870, its provisions and its defects. He all this is not the question. N.r is it the question
highly approves of lair. Charles Russell's scheme for whether Mr. Pe.WCA'A work satisfies Dr. Aldridge
combining a remedial measure with regard to land or Mr. A. L ck. One imp .rtant part of Du
tenure generally, with the gradual and extensive Inspector's work is to visit the schools and take
creation of an occupying proprietary—a plan founded the names of the absentees from the registers.
upon • thorough application of the " Three Fa "in These visits. I say, partake too much of the
their most extensive meaning. The pamphlet is • nature of angels' visits to be of any real use.
very lucid and able paper on this intricate and import- The numb rof names on our books during the
ant problem, and deserves careful perusal. pad three years were 4,460. Out of that number only
1.0.G.T. SOCIAL TN.A.—A social tea and entertain- 2.487 made even 280 attendance.. Make every fair
meat was given by the Dorchester
allowance for infants, and tell me is this a right and
evening last in Alington Hall. A Lodge on
number son Tuesday
at proper state of things? And every year there are
down to tea, after which the eve •
nines pregreisim„ses over 100 children who, though their names have been
opened by • pianoforte solo by Miss Pouncy. The on the books (some of them) for several years, yet
Chairman offered a few remarks, and Mr. Randall
cannot be presented for examination owing to irregular
sang an excellent song. A recess was then announcer! says, 'this can be
attendance. Dr. Aldridge ys,
daring which parlour and other games were indulged accounted for by the prevalent)" of measles, fever
in. Mr. Nicoll. gave "Tim's first Speech," and Mr, and other die 5....." I can give him the n .
names
Allen a recitation, a short temperance address by Mr. of some 60 boys and girls who
ma
who during
eose years
Clowning, and then another recess. At the close of the were never presented to H jaty.a those
poofa
recess, the Chairman, Qu s men. from bad I Inspectors
attendance. Could they, wonder,
ning, gave an exposition otercieredtreerr, an inviteri all have been "layering measles and fever all
d f not speak the kill
peak well for e a
to join. This was followed by a dialogue "The Irish that, _,_ thn___„*.e? It does So of these
Ii they were. me
Philospher," by Messrs. Nicoll. and Parsons, and the or we P'"'"°.doctor id will through
entertainment closed with the benediction. This children are still in the ovoid class,
_an
.; ,
away
lodge is flourishing, and we hope many who now stand their
misershlleifeettrefdanoreleisgeoswreeldableAtoPam
read the
aloof will soon join. Its meetings are held on Tuesday fmrn "I'l the Bible;y a
simplest wage in e an as to their writing,
evenings at Mr. Powicy's Photographic Saloon, South- a
saber
said to a girl e other y the day "Take your
street, at eight a.m,
slate and write your name." The answer was' Oh,
Altair Onztainzarton.—From an important genera good God! I can't do that!" Is this "worth bothering
order on the subject of army organization, lamed on about?" Doss this satisfy Dr. Aldridge? It certainly
Monday, by the Field-Marshal Commanding in-Chief will not satisfy the Education Department. At the pro-
ws learn that the infanty of the line and militia will sent moment we have 54 children in the lit Standard
in future be organized in territorial regiments. each at the girls' school, and not more than 18 will probably
of four battalions for England, Scotland, and Wales, keep sufficient attendances to enable us to present
and of five battalions for Ireland; the first and second
, them to Her Majeety's Inspector in June. I ask any
of these being line battalions, and the remainaer enhiaimia judge to suit the schools and see the vacant
militia. Thome regiments will bear a territorial desig- places—to examine the registers and see the number
nation corresponding to the localities with which they of " A.'s ' recorded, week after week, and month after
are connected ; and the words "regimental district " month, against the same names. Or let him
will in future be used in place of " sub-district " ee •it the streets on any fine day during
hitherto employed. In those regimental districts school hours, an 1 see the number of children
where more than the requisite number of militia (evid• ntly, lam thankful to say, in the rudest health),
battalions at esent exist, the supernumerary bat- who are engaged in the absorbing occupations of
tali." will either be n°nr"re'd into artillery or marbles or hopscotch. By all means let us have a
Engineers, or absorbed according to circumstances. In thotough investigation as to the working of the Act
those where only one exists, another will be formed as during the past three years. Will the School Attend.
soon as practicable. The following alterations in the anoe Committee join me in an appeal to the Education
localisation of line battalions will take place :—The Department to send us down • competent and die'
39th and 54th will he localized t wether at Dorchester, in.-rested erem to make this investigation? If so,
aui the 75th and 92nd at Aberdeen. The following and they will pay half the expenses, I wiU gladly pay
regiments, in addition to thou already wearing the the other half. That is my Court of Appeal. her.
kilt, will adopt it, wiz.,—the 72nd. 73rd, 75th, and are the words of the Act of 1876 :—" If the Education
91. t. All other Sc d..ch regiment. will wear trews and Department are satisfied, after enquiry, that the
the Highland jacket Militia battalior s will wear an Local Authority," i.e.. the Pcho d A• conduce Cam.
r• 51" on the shoulder-strap above the title of the mittee 'h ,ve filled I. fulfil their duty under this
territorial regiment. Act, the Department may appoint any persons, for a
period not exceeding two years, to perform the duty
of the defaulting Committee, and from time t' time
change such persons." Until such investigation is
male, I assert again, and assert most fearlessly, that,
in my opinion, the work bas never been th•voughly
done, and it never will or can be done thoroughly
until more time, labour, and pains ore bestowed upon
it. by all to whom Its operation is entrusted, than has
ever yet been given to it. This Act of Parliament
WA. passed—let of all to protect young children from
their own idleness, or the selfishness aid indifference
of some parents; and, 2nd, to enable elementary
schools, whether board or voluntary schools, to
grapple effectually with the arduous and apparently
thankless tuk imposed upon them. It ought to be
fully and faithfully carried out everywhere. Is it?
Yours, Ac., H. Erzarrr,
Chairman of the National School Committee.
Dorchester, April 12th, 1881.

COUNTY COURT.
(Before Mr. S..lloAnt TINDAL Arairtsox.)
There alas very littre bugne., e tlsDI C putt on Tuesday.
The principal re-es were the foiloein,;
ly e. Elk this r to. the claim was for
Lt Ifis. 41. good+ sold—k'. F.. B irnett was for the
pl sintiff.—The claim was undisputc I, and an order of pay-
m.nt forthwith was made.
William Bishop e. Charles 0. Harris. —Claim for
k 2 :fa 6.l.—Order for 4+. • toonth.
S epben Vine r. James Brake.—Claim for /lb 10a—
Pay meat forthwith.
Th.urs lieodall 11.1hert C,)x. —Claim for 1.51. 6d. for
refreshments sup,ilted.—Plaintiff is an innkeeper ot Dor-
chester, and be alleged he supplied the refreshments to
the dafendant whilst he was rahhiting in the noiebbtur.
hood for some time.—Dslandaut pleaded a set--.ff, he
finialiDi to have supplied the plaintiff with a number of
rabbits. f..Pr which he had out been paid. —Cass adjourned.
BANKILOPTCY the case of Edward Harvey
(Shilliugstone), who recently filed a petition for liquida-
tion, a clerk in the office of a firm of nolicitors, of Exeter,
who were acting for one of the principal creditors, pro-
duced an affidavit from the firm. stating that they had
received information that the liquidat ir had. • short time
bsfore he filed the petition, bad a sale by public auction,
which had produced a c nisiderable amount of ready
money. They applied to this Caul that a receiver be
ZrtinufteorUtioarectOv!s tvhee„lrt4.—aluTwilas°n:tnlfr:':lnsirdlitireel
to refuse the application. Ultimately he said he would
again hoar the information at his Weymouth Court

WNSLITAN Mtaisetmi.—The Wesleyan quarterly
meeting of the Portland circuit was held last Wednes-
day. It is at thin meeting that it is decihed whether
the miniature Axil be asko.d to remain during the to-st
official year. 11,th 'Mowers had decided to leave
Portland at the C nre,ence ; hut the 11-Iv. J. Lewis,
auperintendenc miNiater, haviog beau pres.ed t., r -
°amidst- bin re,4nati lion uonsented to remain.
The Rev. W. J. oodliffe removes, and at the meet-
ing a o.rdial vote of thank+ wae given him for hi.

SHIPPING NNW& Arrivals: Great Western,
Blampied, Cherbourg, general; Vulr, l'earn, Cher-
bourg, g-neral ; Cite of York, Bit e, Swansea,
coal; Isrightun, Falle, Jerery, general; Telegraph,
II Poole, nil; Marnhull, Hodder. Hartlepool,
coal; Annie, Ke lund, Dartmouth, nil; Harlequin,
Cole, Portsmouth, fih ; Brighton, Falle, Jersey,
general.— —Sailanys: Brighton, Palle, Jersey, general;
Great Western, Blampied, Cherbourg, general;
Try On, Depledge, Bridport, in inure ; Vuhore, Pearn,
Cherbourg, general' Jessie and Emily, Weastr,
Southampton, tar; Elia ibeth and Mary, liabey,
Southampton, tar ; Mori • Joseph, l'revon, Treijoier,
; 11 e heeler, !olchester, ballast
Hudson, A.ln,le oil ; Sa'lie, I )awney, Port.
laud, nil ; 'ld-graph, Hort, Pole, nil ; Mermaid,
I,e sfasurier, Plymouth, wheat; Foully, Suppel,
Portsmouth, nil ; A titOr, Ke11..,a, London, nil ;
Araunah, Green, Portland, nil ; Harlequin, Cole,
tiohiog, nil ; Volta , Pearn, Cherbourg, general.
Dau ssi, WANT TO POOT,e —Ou
Wednes lay, before Dr. Drew, J. Milledge, E-q., B.
Hollins, Esq., and J. E. Ruben', Ben, Bilward
Rii-hr, a lob airer, was brought up charged with
being drunk.—P.C, Bartlett saw defendant fall nut of
the Cfolll Keys ou the footway. where it seemed he
had refused to leave and been out. They got
him " far a. rt. Albsn'..street, ono wanted him to
go home; but he refused, saying be would do away
with himself, and he tried to get poison at some
shops.— Defendant excused himself by saying he
had g • sunstroke; but Mr. Bobens replied,
You didn't get a sunstroke in the public-house.—The
man ha I come from Mall,,n,onl hot been working
for Mr. Groves, brewer; but was now out of employ-
ment.—Mr. Itobena : One would fancy that, being out
of employment, you would keep away from the public.
hou.e ;itie an ex' °naive luxury. B slides you speak
of a sunstroke, and look at the peril you put yourself
jr —A letter on behalf of ths prieoner was produced
by hie wife, a ic.pectable.looking persso. Mr.
Kobeni told priooner he owed much to • good wife,
and if the maristrates to de • lenient view of the case,
it was partly on her account. lie hoped the prisoner
would show himself worthy of her.—Dr. Drew pointed
out to prisoner that when lie was in a drunken state,
he was • dangerous ~an, eo that it waa a serious
roott,r. ,t.ft r f orth or csution, he was discharged.
ANCIINTOKIIIIi OV Foar 9TZILS.—WETMOUTII UNITI'D
Dingier. rhe half-yearly meeting of this oistrict
was held on Tuesday, at the Town Hall, Weymouth,
when the following officers and delegates were
present :—Bro. W. it. Symond., I).C. 8., J. Hobbs,
D. 8.0 It., J. D. Mowlam. 1).T., W. C. T. Hounsell,
I).T. ; delegates-3,152. W. Bon; 8,483, G. Allen;
4,416, F. Crab)); 4,729, W. Itaiahley ; 4,994, A
Houns-Il ; 5.024. W. Godden ; 5,020, it 0. Williams;
6,305, E. Galpin ; 6,317, W. Hose; 6,358, J. Smith;
6,409. R. Satchel! • 6,430, John Tborner •' 6,437,
William Fors* ; auditor, W. Purchase ; beadle, George
Purchase. The minutes of the last meeting and corn.
mittee meetings having been confirmed, the balance
sheet was raid by the senior auditor, Bro. Purchase,
from which we find £42 was paid for funeral claims
for the half-year ending April 11th, and £6O placed is
the Wilts and Dorset Bank. The abstract account
shows that there is in the Bank £567 170. 83. ; in
treasurer's hands, £92 7..; goods in stock and due to
the district. £lO 6s. 51. ; the total worth of the funds
being £679 10a. 81, an increase of nearly £lOO on the
half-year. In the election of delegates to attend the
Northampton High Court Meeting, Bra. Gibbon', of
Abbotabury, and Bro. Jeesop, of Maiden Newton.
were chosen. Brother A. Houusell was elected junior
auditor. Thanks to the Mayor, for use of the Council
Chamber, were parsed, and Ihe meeting was duly
closed by the D.C.R.

;-13-et;til:

GRIME PIMP ‘RATIONS FOR WAR. A fleet of five
torpedo I, .atto, built in Englaild f or the Greek Govern
mew, put into Portland liooads from close of we .ther
ou Monday night. Tbey are painted a livit vrey,
at to be only visible at s obotance with diflicul.y, and
are named Joni., :Sphinx, Nauphs, Monembasia, and
Aisialeis. Tl:fry are hound from lb" Thames to
Athens, and sill be awkward enemies for the Turkish
inuclirels, should war break out betweeu Turkey and
Greece.

Tar 1 OCAL BOARD ELscriidt.—The result .1 the
election is that five entirely new ineinh!rs are
returned, and three of the old ones. Tue latter
Messrs. Gibbs, it. San not, and W. 11. S ii.th ; the
"now blood" being furnished by Masers. C. Gibbs, J.
Gibbs, H. Seasons, H. Flew, ant F. Pare.'. The
following are the nuinbers of votes by each
con liewe : —'rhomair Gi,.bs, 535 : Cbristo ober I; i
409; Henry William imith, 407; Itichlr I an "in,
390 : Henry 379; Henry Flow, 171; John
llentield Gibbs, 349; Francis Pearce, jun. 32.'; John
JAM" Pat'en, 288; Robert Hint,, 28; E 'ward .loliti
l'earce, 181 ; Wtiliiin Rea t, ; J. sieph Fleury
Hodsdoa, 159; John M irwoo.l, 139; Abraham
Pearce, senior, 117; Fancis .tnthony, 103.

pushed

Swells Is engem Cov“—lsest week some swans
ventured into Chisel Cove, rod were unable to return
into the East Bay, in ounsemence of the violence of
the east wind, mot being u..usett to walking on the
rattling pebWes of the Cher I Beach. They were
" imprisoned' in the Cove, not venturing to g out
to sea, and had t subsist on what was Fivea them by
the inhabitant., of Chesil, n ,t hasten the teed I,f worms
which is evidently enjoyed by their partners in the
mere. The kind treatment of th”e t,irds ut Weymouth
has greatly familirrisei them with man, and lairs of
thun are now found disporting themselves in various
likely and unlikely pieces.
EUITDICI DIARORIAL AND PORTLAND SToNN. —A
mew nal to those a ho het their lives in the training-
brig Eurydice is bein/ placed in the grounds of libeler
Hospital, Gosport. It is c onposed of granite and
Portland stone, the base an .eble (which has been pre-
pared by the Convicts at Chatham Prison), and the
next tier is of worked Portland stone, bearb g the
names of the deceased. .1 he capstone is also of
"Portland," carved to imitate r ,ckwork and .'tweed,
and it is to be surmounted by tine actual cable and
anchor of the ill-fated brig. it as to be a very hand-
some structure, 17 feet across at the base. Two pieces
of the carved roe k w.ok were in the Portland railway
station yard this week.

NAUGHT! CHESIL AND GOOD TOCHILL.—On Sunday
last sermons in behalf of the Werloyau llome htiesion.
were preached in the Kirtune'e-Well and Easton
Chapel., by the Rev. J. F. Masters, of Bland-
ford, and the Rev. J. Lewis, of Portland. On
Monday the annual meeting was held in the Easton
Chapel. We understand that Chesil having been
referred to in depreciatory term., some of the Chiail
people desire to point out that Easton didn't ought
to call the kettle 'met. Without its being quite
true that they flew into • temper, there was danger
of some boiling over, and they desire to point out
that—you know—even the cleansing of the on side of
the cup and platter isn't all effected on Tophill. But,
say some of the Chesil folks, let us have regular
services. and • minister to preside over them, and
perhaps even naughty Cheeil may amend.

are, tor be nas twee half-a-down ordinary lives In hie
abort tertn of existence." " Has he then lived so fast!"
I enquired, taking • more attentive survey of the subject
of our conversation. "Feet is not the word," answered
Frank ; "a locomotive of high pressure is nothing to the
speed with which ' Ching must have dashed through
life.' " Ching !" I exclaimed; "why, what a queer
name r " Oh. that's not his own name. Ching is only
his slang appellation; a nickname derived from the fact
that at cos time be served u an officer in the Chinese
anny. You look incredulous, but the statement is never-
theless true. The miserable wieek of • man you see
yonder own narrowly escaped the honour of being made
e mandarin." " You astonish toe," I exclaimed • " goon :
I should iiinch hke to hear the We-history of so 11111•11 tr •
perionage.
I can only gratify your curiosity. then," replied frank,
"by relating • few leading incidents in his strange career.
I Fifteen years ago, Ching—or, as be was then called,
• Captain Frolic—wax an undergraduate at Oxford, more
distinguished for his drinking, gamine, and fighting pro,
thau for his devotion to Euclid and Euripidee.
' Frolic ' was the bete noire of sober-sided dons and oteA
professors, but the life and soul of the rollicking spirit*
about him. He was the originator of every drinking
party, the ringleader of every opposition to constituted
authority, and the first in every brawl that disturbed the
peace of iler Majesty's lieges in the classic city. To such
an extent did his turbulence and dissipation lead him,
that in the end he was expelled from the college and dis-
owned by his family, who felt their honour and good name
compromised by his disgraceful conduct. After various
adventures in China and other foreign parts, Frolic found
his way back to London, where his peculiar talents were
more likely to be appreciated mid his degrading tastes
more likely to meet with the means of gratification.
Once known. he became the chosen companiou of every
blackleg and gentleman-swindler who knew the value of
• high spirit and ready wit. For a while he was the to 4
but ere long lie became the leader of a highly-organised
society of se ell cracksznen, who carrhel on their depreda
tions both in this country Ana on the continent after the
most eppruved and scientific principles. To relate one
eeu a Frolic's adventures dunng this exciting period,
were to furnish materials for half.a..dozen three-volume
tweets of the most sensational eliaracter. I will relate
me of the best authenticated, which you may take ass
sample of tic iiiy others.
One night when 'Frolic.' alias the 'captain,' was
reconnoitering. a certain district in Belgravia, he was
attracted by • window opening on • balcony, the latter
being of easy access from the garden by means of • tree,
the lower brioches of which overhung it. Extreme bold.
news, combined with perfect self-possession, were twc
qualities for which the captain was distinguished; an it
is not to be wondered at that be resolved to explore the
interior of this mansion, more especially as both nature
and art hail combined to furnish persons like himself, of
an inquiring turn of mind, with the readiest means ol
doing to. To mount the tree with the agility of
monkey, and to drop upon the balcony with the noise
lessneu of scat was easy work for the captain. The
window was open, and a glance convinced him that the
room was untenanted, and that it was safe to enter. He
did so: and immediately a low sweet voice whispered—
Dear Augustus, I knew you would come,' or words to
that effect I have said self•posziessien was one of the
strong points in our hero's character' • ready and pene.
testing wit was another; and although the waiting.maid
—for such she was who had spoken—was not long m dis-
covering her mistake, yet so good a use did ' Frolic ' make
of his time and opportunity, that an acquaintance
up, and continued between them, the natural result
which in the eitcumstances was that the town was
startled one morning by a great and mysterious theft of
diamonds. 'Frolic ' read the newspaper reports of the
robbery, and chuckled with delight as he admired the
, costly gems, and remembered under what happy anspieee
they had been obtained, For • long time he baffled
' every effort of the law to bring him to justice; and but
for the gift of a bracelet which be unthinkingly made to
*lady friend, he might have eluded punishment till this
day. Frolic was beaming rich, and had thoughts of
retiring from his lucrative though risky vocation; but
, that unlucky bracelet spoilt all, and now you behold the
. miserable finale !" Such were me few of the tales and
incidents which fell under my notice during my sheet
stay in the convict prisos.--CAamkrs Journal.

SHIPPING INTZLLIGHNCL :Afl 6—Ehe,
Detries, Hartlepool, coals- B—Lib rty,liVU. Fare
ham, clay; Emma Maria, Warner, Chichester, nil.
9—Unity, Phippard, •-wanage, nil; hothair, Hudson,
Weymouth, nil; Alliance, Russell, Plymouth, stone;
Einma, Conway, Yarmouth, nil. 10 Emma,
Jenkin, Newcastle, coal. ; Louise, McWillen, New-
castle, coals; Volunteer, Dyke, Sunderland, coals.
11--Invicta, Adanza, Newcastle, coals; Galloway
Lass, Robert., Liverpool, guano ; Lizzie Jane, Hughes,
Port Madoc, slates John Pierce, Hughes, Port
Nladoc, slates. 12--Solmt, Burden, Newtown, nil ;
Loni Hawkesbary, Smith, Swanage, stone. April 7
—Solent, Burden, Newtown. tile.; Gems, Summers,
Falmouth, flour. B—Tempter, Wallace, Newcastle.
clay. 11-- Three Sisters, Paine, Keyhaveu, bricks;
Diver, Page, Hyde, deal,; Sarah Ann Brown, St.
Helen's, deal,; Sunk -light Tender, Cr.stelow, Ply-
mouth, cement; New Blossom, Crosby, Teignm ,uth,
ballast; Stability, Stickland, Rouen, pipe.; Edith,
Shackleton, Leigh, clay ; Pilot, Had, Keadly, clay;
Ann Elisabeth, Young, Newport, pipes ; Acorn,
King, Falmouth, flour; Courier, Mutton, Run orn,
clay; Cormir, Camps, Runcorn, clay. 10—Martin
Luther, Kent, London, clay; Emma NI ariA,
Warner, Cowes. deals; little Dove, Kelleway, Ports-
mouth, deals; 11th, Pilot, Denham, Newport, general;
Gitana, Kendal, Rosen, pipes; Alice Alorr, ltendle,
Ipswich, timber; Empress, King, r•underland. clay;
F..lizalutli Curry, Bobl•itt, lcmion, clay; Olive,
Aspinall, London, clay; Arid, Burt, Runown, clay;
12th. Via, Hakim., Runcorn, clay; Kate and Anne,
Steel, Runcorn, clay; Baltic, McKenzie, Runcorn,
clay; Medea, Whitty, Hartlepool, clay • Mary Jane,
ostelow, London, clay; William and Miry, Newman,
Lond ~,, , clay; Charlotte, Denman, London, clay ;
Alice, Hartnell, London &ay ; Spirit, Filmer, Lon-
don, clay; Lothair, Hudson, London, clay.