The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-06-23 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.

11011DIT.—Tbe House was enraged fen souse thus la
C discussion raised by the Earl of Staahops spas &b.
subj•ct of public schools • but the County Courts
Admiralty Jurisdiction Bill, and • measure for amend-
ing the law relating to the mile of poisons mob passed •
stage.
TUIDDAT.—In committer on the Poor Relief Bill Lord
Portman moved the omission of c-nab clauses pro-
posed by the K r 1 of Cernarvon. These clauses were
Intended to avoid a divided jurisdiction in the asylums
by placing all lunatics and helpless per.oas sent to them
under the care of the cionnty magistrate.. After some
discussion the clauses wen struck out hy • maj rity of
siity-one to teentl -fix. The other elutes' were agreed
to, and tbe bill paved through committee.
TauuDir.. The first reading of Mr. Glaidetonee
Suspensory Bill eras moved by the Earl of Clarendon;
ani amording to the usual practice was agreed to with-
out opposition. When the second reading wee fired
for neat Thursday, Earl Grey gave notice that he should
move the rejection of the bill; and Immediately beton
their lordships adjourned • similar mottos wee given
by the Lord Chancellor.
FRlDAT.—Before the time fixed for the commence-
ment of public business, the Earl of Ellenlxirough,
somewhat irregularly, addressed their lordships upon
the nirrits of the troops composing the Abyssinian en.
p..dition, and suggested that on their return to tide
country they should be remind with military honours.
The Earl of Malinesbury sod the Doke of Cambridge
Tomei Iced upon the absence of precedrnt for snob a step,
and the inoonvenience by which it might
rhed:l.siinidgeda.
and declined to give any promise upon the subj.:et ;
while Earl Grey impressed bit regret that the t had
been introduced without tootle.. The subj.ct of fore-
shhaolfre-a-drithsetan occupied
Liedry wimmpiontiset; orders, their lordship.
adjourned.

Ford, Jan., sYrest mat.
Comrri Cotiar.-The only ease noteworthy at this
court, lest Teesdey, mu that of Groom Howe e. Henry
Bowditch, which was a claim of no le. for breach of
werranty of &horse, and six weeks keep. Mr. Atkinson
for plaintiff, • farmer of Milborne nt. Andrew. and Mr.
Chitty for defendant, • farrier of Haselbury Brien.
Last November plaintiff made • deal with defendant,
giving him El and • colt for a bleak horse. Plaintiff
inted out to him • sore in the hors.'. head, saying it
coked like the poll evil. Deferelent replied it we no HOUSE OF COMMONS.
such thing, • fool of an ostler at Shoehorn* took off the
horse's halter in • low stable and it struck it's bead; MOirlete.-Ost the motion for seine rate committee
and defendant warranted the horse sound. This WM 011 the Irish Reform mu, a suggestino by Mr. Sandford
proved by several witnesses. It tamed out the horse that the Government should withdrew the redistnbn-
bed the poll evil. and was sold to defendant in Lion climes Nand general favour, and they were poste
Neivembie, 1867. for £7 became it had the pen eeiL toned to enable Mr. Dimwit to A.v• • " respectful .ad
The defence was that plaintiff took the horse "with all meteor conaideratiou" to the PrqoaL The first
Its faults," and had anon. or two occasions expressed amendment had suited any dimassee ema a „eared
himself satisfied with it.-The judge nail this wee the by Kr. Lawson to confer the frenchia in her axles upon
sharpest bit of horse dealing he bed met with, and gave the occupiers of hour rated at ge. in teed of, ais ere-
Judgment for plaint F, with all eostr. vided by the bill, at 'mere than" £4. The Earl of
meCettounagesil
of Petri. riositiaLeiyA twrierelioehelidirni
In the Town-ball it would materially interfere with the law of
.- The ennead Mayo opposed the amendment on the emend that
on Mend'''. The afternoon meeting commenced rating without producing any corresponding *detain, •
at 3 p.m. Ti. deputation (Mr. Cousins) gave several and this view wee, after • short conversation, edema
very interesting particulars of the op_ rations of by the committee, Mr. Laweon's motion b ing mimeo&
the society. The evening meeting eommeneed at half- by • majority of 11-1811 to 177. After this moieties
pees 7 o'clith. The chair was taken by the Rev. .1. had been disposed of, Mr. Bearden rose to move the
R. Quirk, who after opening the meeting with prayer, reduction of the limit of the lodger franchise from £lO
proceeded ti state that though the Church Pastoral to Li. Tne member for Athloese who is not yet forgiven
Aid Seiciety was for the first HON Advocated in Bland- for suggesting the abdication of the Quoin, was receieed
fort, yet it was by no means to be suppoeed that it was as he had been once before, by loud groans from nearly
not known to many. One lady in the county, Mrs. all parts of the Howse. and bis amendment was at once
Reginald Smith, had taken very active interest in tie rejected ; the only effect of its propo-al being to prevent
cause, and bas sent up so large • rain as £5OO the eonsideratith of a motion for the reduction of the
is aid of its funds. And. Indeed, the society limit to ES, of which netts» bad been given by Mr.
was first commenced through the influent* of • Serjeant Barry. Tbe clause providing fertile appoint..
Dorset man, the Rev. Mr. Snow, formerly of Littleton, meet of • boundary commingle.n was omitted from the
when minister of St. Dunstan's. Now tee society was bill; and the next subject which engaged the attention
known all over the country, and its claims support. d of the committee was the conveyance of voters. The
In almost every town. The Church Pastoral Aid 18th alums of the bill &Leered the payment of tie
Society had especial claims on the people of Brandford. expense of conveying vot.rs in boroughs to the poll to
Not only bad it given the same sum as another society be illegal ,• and Mr. Morris proposed to omit seven"
formerly did towards the support of the curate, horsemen from the operation of this motion. Various
but in addition £lO towards • scripture realise. The opinions were expressed as to the propriety or ire.
Rev. Mr. Consent, in a lecture illustrated with diagrams. propriety of paying these expenses : and, while there
spoke especially of the lay agency of the society. At appeared to be • general desire to diminish the cost of
the close • sordid vote of thanks was scone dto the eleetions to the madi.lates, there was much difference
rev. lecturer. The collections on Sunday and after the of opinion as to how that result maid best be
meetinra amounted to £2l. obtained, Mr. IL Chambers, for instance recommended
Boariecm POLICZ, June 16.-Before the Mayor and ' the multiplication of polling booths, while Mr.
J. S. Daniell, Sot -Henry fitickloid, plumber end Mill expreesed • strong opinion that ell wee/nary 51.
glazier, of Blandford, was summoned, at the instauce pension ought to be paid by the public. Ultimately
of Henry Levis, for having in his possession, and allow- Lunt Mayo suggested that the amendment should be
tog to be at large, a bull terrier a a fierce and ferocious confined to the o 'unties of the cities of Cork, Galway,
nature.-Complainent stated that on 10th June, and Limeriee, and this anscestion Nand acceptance
between seven and eight o'clock, he was in the market- with the committee, Galway being retained upon •
square, when the slog sprang at him twice-P.C. division by a majority of 48-ayes, 134 ; noes,* After
Seaviour deposed that be was in oonipany with the these questions had been disposed of, the program of
complainant after the former occurence, and on paring the bill was rapid and easy; and when the Chairman
through the s mare the dog swami at them.-For the reported progress only a few postponed dosses lioelmi.
defence Mr. H. L Croons was called, end stated that inc those relating to the redistribution of riesttainu.d
though he did not see the first of the transactions, he some new one, remained to be agreed to. The
saw the complainant end the conetab'e together. The tration Bill was read • second time and referred le •
dog was crouching in the road, end ran by them after • select committee.
little dog. - Hr. John Pearce said the dog came up the Tex OLT. -The House bad • morning sitting, nese y
yard in full force, but he did not sae it touch the com- the whole of which wee taken up by•debateon the Public,
'diluent. He helloed at it and it went back again .-
d, jun. said the dog was not • savage one;
O Schools Bill. The Houseultmately gotinto comrattest,
Mr. Sticklan
but very few clauses were 'agreed to before prove',
they were often troubled with tramps, and kept the _
When the House resumed, Mr. Bright
dog to guard the permises.--Seaviour, in reply to the ,718 let"
Mayor, stated that two other parties bad complained of se a speech of some length, called attention to
the dog, anti the bench decided to adjourn the case for petition presented in May Imre getting forth the
their attend diance on the following Saturday.- At the atelief "ti cut which prevails in Nova Untie with
the sot pawed last session for the confederation of
adjourne examination Mr. Atkinson ap for the
British America, and moved that an address be presented
defendant.-The Mayor having stated gir/ d
the case
to Her M.jesty for the appointment of • commission
stood, the fAlowing additional evidence was given- --
Robert BrAle said that bometime ago, he could not say to premed. to Nova Scotia for the purpose of inquiring
exactly when, h went down Mr. Stiekland's yard into the causes of the alleged discontent. Mr. Adds Hey
e ,
opposed the motion. A lons debate sneered, and upon
wh• n the dog sprang at him, end he was obliged to
a division the motion was lost by 163 to 87.
ke..p it back well • basket he held in his hand.-James
Legg abated that during the winter, as he was return- WZDNIIIIDAY.-The second reading of the Turnpike
ins up the defendant's yard, the dog sprang upon his Traits Bill wee moved by Mr. KnatchbuLLFl
shoulder, and attempted to bite him. He defended in an elaborate address, in which be diaccomed=Bo7:
himself with his hands, and Mr. !Richland then same all the questions Ono mold arias epee the sesesere
out of his front door, and mid the dog was only in I intended to provide for the abolition of Solis and the
ploy-For the defence Edmund Croom was called, and ! exteosiou of the anis of taxation from which the fends
coiroborated his brother's evidence at the filet exemina- necessary for the maintenance of the highways were
tion.-Janies Wedmore, a young men in Mr. Stick- I Sob, derived. At the cdoesi of his speech he admitted
land's employ, stated that be had known the dog nearly that he did not hope to pain the bill into law during the
12 months, and never knew it to fly or bite any one.- present session, and only asked for its second reading as
Mr. Atkinson submitted there was no proof the dog an affirmation of its main principle. Mr. Knight
was of a ferocious nature, but the Mayor said there moved the rejection of the bill, end for about tone
were three oaths, two of witnesses having no interest hours the House was engaged in the discussion of the
in the nue, that the dog was ferocious, and quite general question of the value of turnpikes, the claims
sufficient to warrant a conviction.-Fined ss. and 13s, of bondholders, and the system upon which highways
coat& ought to be maintained. Every, or almost every,
A Sx6vcil Or BLAWDFORIL -" Patricia' Walker" thus speaker admitted that there were faults in the existing
discourses in Praxes Megazise of • ramble through system, but there was • vest difference of opinion an
Blandford :--Entering on foot by beck streets, I steed to the remedy that ought to be applied. Sir J.
to admire a not large yet important looking old square Perineum, speaking for tbe Goverumeet, criticised the
house of dark red brick, ivied, and shaded with tall provisions of the bill, and, on the ground of its ineom-
tree" growing in a little court yard. Tbe brick's' petiteness, opposed the second reeding. Mr. Healy
chimneys are of rich design, apparently octagonal, with recommends. the hon, member for Sandwich net be
a slender detached pillar at each angle, and a double endeavour to pledge the House upon a question of so
c irnice a-top. These chimneys I saw afterwards, over- much difficulty as this, but to leave the subject otamb
topping other roofs, and found them as pleasurable as a for discussion in • new parliament. This
fine piece of landscape. This old house is the Meyer's, was supported by Mr. Hardy, and being accepted by
two children tell me, and he has often been mayor. le Hague's, the amendment and the bill wera both with-
in a pronerly quaint old gentleman. I wondered,-old drawn. The second reeding of the Miusioiral Corpora-
fasbionedly hospitable, with an old library, old pictures, tithe (Metropolie) Bill-the companion measure of on.
old furniture; loving his active town and townsfolk, for the creation of a general metropolitan municipality
fall of fatherly care of all their intereata, lapt round in -was moved by Mr. Mill, who affirmed that the special
SPmblucheatacoambitheeationfut7.. w*heupossild be
eble twhhseremmtbbienmatesigesi°n
hie age with homier and affection? Mig
dwelling wihtthti
ientenotitigpoenst-
of
sibly send not an old servitor to greet the stranger, oh. democratic Institutions with skilled administration.
Invite him-even me meat of legal affairs rested upon the representation of •
soserededr.easipecungueit hinistepreicititu,re.septed
Patricia' Walker- to an inepration of the interior small area. The rejection of the measure was pre.
etreeeities, amd a glue of old port wine? Dreams, posed by Mr. C. Bentanck. The debate was continued
dreams again! I have already left the Old House until the arrival of a quarter to six o'clock cut short the
bet ind me, and turned into the High-street, which has discassion.-Soon afterwards the house adjourned.
tegii;turasigs...epoei....-?ThetezbloceattG.
duo.polrnniuteihhei..t.tldwollns.ottiuderteitldmik.ato
• vet y different aspect. The town of Blandford Forum
was burnt down, all but • few house' (of which the
above-mentioned was one) on the 4th of June, 1731, and
ose E. Napier, the troops who have served in Abyminia
rebuilt mainly by • general public subscriptioe. The
High-street, therefore, with its solid hi-bitten houses,
and large lumpish church with urns on the cornice are to receive six months batta, were the two mob
square steeple, and heavy portion, is like a street in Important Pieces Information elheti'd hem the
Howarth's pictures. Bland ford, them built at • stroke, Government by some fifteen or sixteen questions
has mere of • Nen look than most other places in the etkremed to thew- AS soon as the 121°°°' got let.
part of England. Wimbome, Fordingbridge, Risgwoo,l, committee upon the Irish Reform Bill, Mr. Disraeli
ars like large villages; and even Salsbury in great pot stated that the Goverment had, after conziderstiou,
has • village look -the appeerome probably of all our determined to withdraw from the meows all the
towns under the first clue some centuries ago. The claims which provided for the redistribution of seats.
Crown, a stately inn, and comfortable withal, frontier/ Hs admitted that the scheme proposed by the Govern-
the west end of the ugh-street, commands a view o went would not hays materielly strengthened Lb.
Lord Portman's Ash perk, • bread meadow bounded by representation of Irelands but assured the ocenmittee
the curving Stour, with lofty bank of trees bounded, that it had not been devised to serve soy party earnest?.
This Bryanstoe Perk bas given name to • London Indeed, he quite ridiculed the idea of attaining Irry
square not fee from which are its rowans of Portman, te_e_t,sh,_,_,ltey etLett ntesel_,__,,,lheeeeee "the etti,,,ehteleeee....„l4 last
Dorset', and Blandfurd. An uphill street led me north- e''''''"'''''"°`°e°teeltreeete•el"eer' -
ward out of the town and by • cemetery, and I tnre,,d lion provoked • gent deal of laughter, and some ironies!
downs little rustier lane, where I had never been before chess trote the "mPrt" the onpositine benches
and would most likely never be again (a singular delight but the right honouree's gentleman proingly elicited •
-I know not why). There were orchards, ands woody etentet-deeeteetzettee heat his e" Irk.' by "."1"
vale to the westward, and • gentle cloudy twilight leg, while he turned his glance aeons the table toward
coming on. Then I returned to supper at the Crown, Me. Gladstone, that he had "peen decided Conserme•
in a room adorned with engraved portraits of famous fives become very aloe Liberate" Mr. C. Fortsimee'l
musicians-compasen, singers, Instrumentalists, ineled. motion to smite with Dublin University the Queues
one of atf unwise violin-player with autograph, • gift University for the purpose of electing members be
from the orlglasL What does this mean? I learn from parliament, warn rejected by • majority of 10-1113 to
the oonvereable waitress, that mine host of the Crown 172 A motion of Sir Colman O'Logblem
to
is himself • wedge's of no small note, abolish the freemen's transit, hie was rejected
by a majority of 46-153 to 109; • remit whisk
was hailed by loud cheers from She ministeriall
benches. me question of the repreemilintioa of the
Queen's University Was revived by Kr. Fawcett, when
peel:weed to disfranchise the borough of Portartingtoe,
in order to give the member thee obtaiaed to that
betty. The Meuse was negatived by 110 leas
than 155 votes-110 to 55. The Meuse proposed by
Colonel Preach with the object of reducing thieve:7o4Z
fr.wahiee from a £l2 rental to an ell rating, was
by the Real of limo, on the ground that it would
disturb the equality which, as the bill stood, would *xis
between the scanty frenthise in Ragland sad Ireland.
The debate was aimed by Mr. Gladstone, who attacked
the weak points of the toseiture Deere the committee,
Pointed out three instances In which it established in
Ireland a higher franchise thin that mince now existed
in &rend, and quoted the authority of Biz R. Peel
and of the House of Coesracce of 1850 in favour of the
£8 limit proposed by the member for Rommearems. T
the loudly expressed delight of the gentlemea wise
oceupy the ministerial benches, the dame was rejeetei
by a majority of 36-211 t. 266. A. deem pro-
vidiag for the taking of votes by Wok was
by a majority of 99-295 to 126. The eadulse Navin
been agreed to, the bill passed through eolandebee.
The Electric Telegraphs Hill weaned a emend time, and
referred to a commits., oonatitnted in the same immure
as those which examine hybrid bills. but instructed to
make aortae' special inquiries and. affolalt Unmet
the other orders, the Scotch Reform BM was pesos&
and the house adjourned.
Flumar.-The Hosea was tweeted omit almost im-
mediately after four o'clock witheal trassialiag

MILTON

A BRAS„

Co•Ornselow.—The Itret guernsey report of the
Milton Abbas Co-operative Society has islet been issued
to the shareholdera. Under the teetering care of the
Baron Ilambro, the patron, who gives • donation of
£lO, and the able management of an active oontrai
the society has been enabled to show • profit of
£47 lie. lid. for the first quarter. This has bed dis-
coed of as follows: Interest to shareholders,
El 17s. 2d. ; commission, £8 Os. 9.• dividend on
members' purchases (1165) at Is. in the pound,
£l3 154. ; reserve fund, £l5; extra allowances, taking
stock and deteriorations, £5 dr. ; balance, £3 Ita. 20.
The number of members is 35, and the mle of goods
amounted to CP,t2 84. IW., or an average of
£24 164. OW. per week. C. Hambro, Ed Is the
president of the society, and there is every reason to
believe, if well managed, it may lucre highly useful to
the villagers.

?mg.—The mentary of the Ben Ara Insmines
°Moe stated to the Commons' Belied Committee of led
@ninon on Ikea, " that earelesamees in using leader
matches calms to that office • lees of no.= • year. '
Surely sideman of this kind should indium the Are
Winn and the public to do ever74hing in their power to
encourage the use of Bryant and May's Patent Boleti
Matches which light only on the box.
HOLLOWAY'S Atm—Unusually hot weather in the
summer mouths is often productive cf unpleasant coo.
sequences to may. The liver, the stomach, and bowels,
in nue cases, are more or las affected, so that the
natives of England are, at this senses, habi. to soma o f
the disorders which rage In warm climates. A should
be main:o6lly known that Holloway's pills poems see 0
powerful auntie* powers. They cool sod purify the
blood, and reader the system lam liable to any sod of
irreolarity or when dhow has SLIM pOSOssoio• o
the mem, they abate its faros, cod at lest totally
expel it. Dysentry, biliousness, oddity of lb. stomach
adok heedsche, and debility soon likappaar Wars I
onus al those adadialio

trotitsponbrnct.
THE REV. W. PKRCEVAL WARD'S
CHALLF.NOB.

The rhrowide having inaetted a letter from the Rey.
W. Par.:veal Ward. containing a challenge to the Rev.
C. W. Bingham to prove what be had sakl at the
aneetirg of the Dorset County School, Mr. Bingham
aent the followior letter to that journal. With their
usual love of fair-play. and their desire that their
readers should hear both side. of °wry (location, the
managers of that pap r —the "tallow candle." to width
all Dorsetahire locks for its light —refused to insert it.
We, thriefere, gladly glee Mr. Bingham the °mt.(
tnnity of petting himself right in the eyes of his neigh-
bours and friends, an I thereby showing that nothing
but his well-known undoes., prevented him from
saying and proving by facts, much more than ho did
say.