The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-05-31 00:00:00

DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS

DORCHESTER, TUESDAY. MAY 31, 18.59.

HONESTE A UDA X.

Tut first battle of the war in Italy was fought
on Friday at the village of Montebello, a place
already famous for the victory of Marshal
LANNEE over the Austrians in the year 1800.
A reconnoitring party consisting of 3 Austrian
brigades, 25,000 strong, and commanded by
Count STADION, WAX sent from Stradella to
ascertain the strength and position of the right
wing of the French and Sardinian army. After
storming Casteggio, which had been occupied
and barricaded by the French, they proceeded to
Montebello, which they also occupied. They
then encountered the French army in great
force under Marshal BARAOUAY D'Huddzrui, and
after a fight of four or five hours' duration with
General FosEr's division, supported by the
Sardinian cavalry under General Sonmsz, they
retreated to Stradella without being pursued,
and afterwards recrossed the Po. In this battle
the French admit that they lost from 600 to
700 killed and wounded, though the number
is believed to be much greater. General
SECRET, Commandant DEcturr, and Colonel
DE BELLISPONDB were among the killed, while
Colonels DELEMPART and DCBIESNIL, and other
commanding officers were wounded. The
Austrian loss is said by the French to exceed
2,000, in addition to which they left 200 prisoners,
including a colonel, in the bands of the allies.
The Austrians, however, state that their loss
was 718 killed, 290 wounded, and 283 missing;
and that they made good their retreat in
perfect order, and forced the French, who
numbered 40,000 men, to employ their whole
strength and to bring up fresh troops by rail
during the battle. An action of less importance
was fought on Saturday on the Sesia between
the Sardinians and the Austrians, the extreme
left of the Sardinian army under General
CIALDINI having forced a passage over the river
near Vercelli and repulsed the Austrians, who
left many prisoners and a quantity of arnis,
provisions, and munitions of war in the hands
of the Sardinians. On Tuesday night the
Austrians surprised a Sardinian brigade which
had taken up a strong position on the Sesia
close to Candia, and compelled it to abandon
its encampment. In the lake district in the
north General GARIBALDI, With a force of 6,000
men, but without cavalry or artillery, has
advanced from the Lago Maggiore to Varese,
and is endeavouring to rouse Northern Lom-
bardy to revolt. On Wednesday a portion of
his force was attacked at Seat° Calende by a
body of 430 Austrians, including 130 cavalry and
two pieces of cannon, but the Austrians were
repulsed with loss, and compelled to retreat to
Somme. On Thursday at dawn another body
of 5,000 Austrians attacked GARIBALDI, at
Malanate, between Varese and Como, but after
a fight of three hours, they were defeated with
great loss. The latest accounts state that
G•RIBALDI was in pursuit of the retreating
Austrians, and that all the country between the
Lago Maggiore and the Lakes of Como and
Lugano was in insurrection. The EMPEROR of
AUSTRIA and General Has have arrived at
Pavia, and are daily expected at head-quarters.
The French have officially announced the block-
ade of Venice, and have landed a body of troops
under Prince NAPOLEON at Leghorn, with the
supposed intention of raising Central Italy
against the Austrians. The King of NAPLY.I4
died on Sunday, and has been succeeded by his
eldest son by his first marriage, who has
ascended the throne by the title of FRANCIS 11.
The EMPREM of the FREscir on Thursday
r•-•ceived the members of the Senate, the Legis.
; halve Body, and the Council of State, and
a Adresse(' a speech to the presidents of each
body. Her Majesty said to the Legislative
Ikxly that she depended on the enlightened
patriotism of the Deputies to maintain in
their several departments that confidence which
all must feel in the energy of the army, and,
when the day of victory shall have come, in the
n ioderation of the Emperor. Her Majesty
further said that she reckons upon the loyal
support of the entire nation, which, during the
absence of the chief it has chosen, will never be
anal wanting to a woman and a child.
The news received this (lay (Monday) from
tl le seat of war is not very important. " The
situation of affairs," as the Mmilleitr says, con-
tains little worthy of note. It states that the
Austrian., 50,000 in number, have quitted
Piacenza and re-entered Lombardy. This official
paper of Sunday last states that "the EMPEROR,
wishing to diminish as much as in his power the
evils consequent upon war, and (lesirmia of
giving the example of the suppression of rigoura
V !rich are not necessary, has decided that all
wounded prisoners shall be sent back to the
eilemy witl t exchange as soon as they are in
a fit condition to return to their country." We
le.irn, as to the latest movements of that extra•
ordinary man GARIBALDI, that on Friday even-
ing after a furious fight, which lasted from 5 to
8 o'clock, that that gallant Italian soldier entered
Como. The combat was renewed at Caruerlata,
and the Austrians again gave way and retreated.
The town of Como, which has decidedly declared
her adhesion to the King of Sardinia, was illumi-
nated, and all the steamers on the lake are in the
hands of the patriots. GA iii U.S LI issued A
highly patriotic address on entering Lombardy,
in which lie says:—" The enemy is the same as
ever—pitiless, a black assasaiii, and a robber.
Your brethren of every province have sworn to
conquer or die with you. It is our task to
avenge the insults, the outrages, and the servi-
tude of 20 generations; it is for us to leave to
our children a patrimony freed from the pollu-
tion of a foreign domination."

THE battle of Montebello is rather a severe blow
to the Austrian.; and the successive defeats of
fragments of their immense army are but little
calculated to inspire them with very sanguine
expectations of final success. It is true that in
the first engagement the Austrians palliate their
defeat by the assertion that they contended
against overwhelming odd. ; and there is cer-
tainly no very reliable account of the number of
the French and Sardinians engaged with the
enemy on that occasion. While the force of the
enemy is carefully set down at 25,000, the
French are said to have been 40,000 strong, with
fresh reinforcements continually pouring in upon
the field of action by railway—one of the many
striking novelties which war, in these days, may
be expected to develop. Still, defeat is always

more or less discouraging; mid the experience
the enemy have had of the skill and courage of
their opponents of this generation only too
faithfully accords with what is known of the
mune qualities displayed on the saine ground
silty years ago. Add to this, the fact that
Northern and Central Italy is in open insurrec-
tion against Austrian authority, and the present
aspect of the Austrian cause is far from one of
the most flattering description. Whether this
state of things may be looked imon as the •,,re-
sage of a speedy termination of the war is ex-
ceedingly doubtful. The reverse at Montebello
was after all only the defeat of a "reconnoiter-
ills party"—though a pretty strong party, to
number 25,000 men ; and when there are con-
siderably more than half ft million of combatants
in the field, divided into about equal numbers,
the issue of a general engagement remains to
tell a tale, which may not be predicted at the
present moment with very great certainty.
Then the diplomatic efforts of Austria are not
less active than her military proceedings ; and
it is beyond dispute that she is sedulously
engaged in enlisting the Germanic Confederation
on the side of Austrian power in Italy. Should
Count Buot's successor succeed in this impor-
tant mission, the political complications resulting
from it will be necessarily most threatening to
the peace of Europe. It is well that public
opinion throughout England has made itself felt
in favour of a strict neutrality ; because, this
being so, other Powers who might be disposed
to throw themselves into the conflict, expecting
to find England at their back, will be cautions
in the tone they adopt, and will hesitate before
committing themselves to a most dangerous
course.

The Royal Proclamation, enjoining strict
neutrality on the part of England, is assuring, to
a certain extent, as to our hopes of peace; and
it is undoubtedly the duty of all discreet men,
loyal subjects of the Queeti, faithfully to obey
in all respects the order of their Sovereign.
Still, it is hardly to be denied that there is some
real sympathy in high places, and it is shared
in by some public men, for the Austrian cause ;
but that feeling, it may be observed, is not
shown so much by expressions directly affecting
Austria as in the bitter aspersions thrown—as
we think wantonly and injudiciously—upon the
Emexitox of the FRENCH. There were some
most uncalled-for attacks upon him during
the late elections, made by men who will
shortly have a voice in the maintenance of peace
or the prosecution of war; and since the
Proclamation, too, gratuitous invectives have
been thrown out which, it seems to us, ill accord
with the spirit of forbearance inculcated by
the Royal mandate. These fiery gentlemen
would seem to forget that this country has
bound itaelf to acknowledge and respect the Go-
vernment of France; and more than that, that we
have entered into a cordial alliance, which has
its beet proof in the commingling of the blood of
both nations in a common cause against Russia.
When, therefore, certain desig g writers and
irascible orators think proper to go back to the
history of the acquisition of the power of NAPO-
LEON 111., and indulge now in fits of abhorrence
and execration of the man to whom we, as a
nation, tender the hand of friendship, and have
gladly availed ourselves of his active and most
efficient co-operation on the field of battle—we
say that in our opinion there is something alto-
gether repugnant to sense and honesty in such a
proceeding, which is one that ought to be une-
quivocally condemned, rather than left to the
indifference or the partial favour of the people.

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In making these remarks, we are not unmindful
of certain men both in and out of Parliament to
whom they would apply ; and in this immediate
locality our eye rests upon more than one speci-
men of this class. Some people would see with
surprise and regret that so simple a business as
the opening of a new public room in a country
town could not be fitly celebrated without the
violent and gratuitous abuse of a neighbouring
and powerful SOYEREION. The Hon. and Rev.
SIDNEY GODOLPHIN OSBORNE when Called upon,
at Blandford last week, by the nature of the
toast he had to propose, to illustrate the impor-
tance of "successful trade," wound up in a
tone and spirit, which, if generally indulged,
would go far to render impossible so desirable a
consummation. Louis NAPOLEON was the
special object of his undisguised coutempt ; he
raised the cry of invasion, and lustily called to
arms; and he dwelt with superfluous energy—
amidst the "loud cheering" of a snug party of
ladies, gentlemen, and tradesmen, happily as-
sembled over a good glass of wine—upon the
unquestionable fact, that "English strength can
"protect English wives and English homes."
All this as if the French were off our caws and
scaling the woodden walls of Old England. But
let us ask the question quietly put by Lord
PORTMAN at the same meeting :—" Why are we
"to suppose that the Eornicia of the FRENCH
"is more likely to invade us than the EMPEROR
"of AUSTRIA 1" Why, indeed ! But the gen-
tleman who spoke so well and Ito appropriately
to the toast of "The trade of Blandford," was
the " S. G. 0." of the Times, and the connec-
tion or dependency here indicated may explain
the seeming inconsistency of making a war speech
when addressing himself to the most peaceful of
all topics. True, Mr. OsBORNs might have had
an eye to the interests of the farmers (for it was
the opening of a new Corn Ethchange he was
assisting to celebrate) in such an eventuality as
that which he seemed to invoke ; but then his
great patron, the TimeA, would hardly go along
with him in his affections for that class
of men, supposing them to be sincere.
But the Times is undoubtedly warlike, not-
withstanding ; and the numerous adjuncts of
that great paper are by far too keen a body of
men not to observe very accurately all the ten-
dencies and sinuosities of their master ; and they
are probably only too happy to have it in their
power to do a little bit of service to the " cause,"
albeit, it may sometimes happen that these efforts
are a little out of play°, and that the zeal of
these literary and oratorical coadjutors is occa-
sionally found to outrun their discretion.

DOISCII ENTER rI Te ED ()II MAHIKT, Saturday.
The supply of wheat at market to•day was large.
The demand ruled eery blow, fanner, being reluctant
to submit to the decline of Mark lAtie. Towards
the close of the market a few aalea were effected at
from 28. to 38. &vino:. No alteration in the value of
barley and oats.

111.ANDFolt1i NEW CORN EXCHANGE. —A full re-
port of the proceedings at the opening of the Com
Exchange, Blandford, will be found in our third
Palle LATE FIRE AT DEWLI:OI.—We arc gratified
to see the generous response with which the appeal
on behalf of the poor sufferers by the late catastrophe
at Dewlish has been met. Upwards of £3O
have been subscribed, and the committee have been
very sedulous in their aorta to supply the necessi•
ties of the numerous claimants on their sympathy. Al
though much is yet wanted owing to the witle.spread
destitution occasioned by the conflagration, we lave
to record that not only has money been freely given
towards the relief of those in need, but the ladies
belonging to several families in this neighbourhood
are busily engaged in making garments and supply-
ing linen, winch are distributed by Mrs. Colonel
Bingham and the Ladies' Committee on several days
in the week. An abundance of clothing has been
sent from all parts of the county. H. N. bliddleton,
Esq., in addition to We subscription, sent a cart-load
of bread for distribution last week. Lady Michel is
expected home (ruin l'aris thin week.
Sumacs DEATH—On Friday, about noon, a
woman named Jane Long, aged 61, and belonging
to Sydling, who had been temporarily engaged as
housekeeper during the absence of the family of G.
J. Andrews, Eeq., died suddenly at Mr. Andrews'
residence in South-street. She appeared quite well
whilst with the servants in the kitchen, and took a
kettle to fill with water at a pump in the back•kit-
chen ; but a minute or two afterwards the man ser-
vant, on pawing through the apartment, saw Mrs.
Long seated and speechless near the pump. Medical
aid was immediately obtained, and Mr. Good, sur-
geon, who attended, pro tttttt need the poor woman
dead. She never spoke after being found by her
fellow servants, but breathed three or four times.
It is supposed her death arose from disease of the
heart. The remains were buried at Corns yes-
terday.

Tun Mityrtv.—The staff of the Dorset Militia
have received orders to enrol young growing lads 3
feet high, and men up to 40 years of age, being aft eit-
tensi nn of 6 years beyond the previous regulation.
On the 30th of next mouth the regiment will, it is
said, assemble here for training under the command
of Col. Dinglmin.

On two evenings last week—Thursday and Fri
day—Bisic.., the llerman wizard, performed at the
Townhall, but the attendance both times was very

MAN Ditow:(En WHILE Bavolso.—A man in
the employ of Mr. Lock, dairyman, West Stafford,
named John Toms, 21, was drowned no Sunday Awe.
noon whilst bathing in a stream in that village.
Deceased. although he luul been to sea, could not
swim and was carried out of his depth. A boy 12
years old went for help and the body was taken
lifeless from the water, fhe deceased was remove('
to Mr. hick's dairy. and an i. quest took place on
the body yesterday morning before the deputy
coroner, Henry Lock, Esq., when a verdict of Acci-
dentally Drowned was returned.
DetTli Or Ms. JOIIN GABLAND.-011 Monday
derth put an end to the protrwttal sufferings of tins
gentleman. Mr. Garland removed to town sonic
monthsago, in onler to have the best ineilbad advice
in the very painful circumstances in which he was
;dwell, arising from a cancer ill the throat, which all
but prevented his taking fast, but after long
months of suffering he expired at Eaton Place, St.
John's Wood, on the lard instant. The deceased
gentleman was very highly respected by all who
knew 1' , net only in this town and neighbourhood,
but by numerous friends at a distanth, to whom his
gentle, unassuming manners greatly endeared him,
and his loss is deeply regretted. lie was for years
in business as a solicitor in 1 /orchester and Sherbothe,
being partner in the firm of I:arland and Fear ; and
he took a lively interest in all that pertained to the
antiquities of this and other localities. Besides hold-
ing other public °filets', Mr. Garland was a niember
of the Town Council of this lxinnigh, and his death
causes a vacancy in dust lasly. The corpse was con•
veyed to this thwn yesterday evening, and we
understand that the Freemasons of the Dorchester
Lodge, numbering about 30, will, as requested by
their departed brother, form part of the funeral
process . The interment will take place this
(Tuesday) morning at nine o'clock, at the Cemetery.

EI.ErrION or (loNvocATills Pios-roics FOR Tins
DiocEsir.--The election of two proctors to represent
the clergy of the diocese of Salisbury in convocation
took place at the Consistory, in Salisbury lathe.
on Thursday. The court having been opened
by the proclanuition of the apparitor, there were
four candidates proposed from amongst the archi-
diaconal proctors, viz. :—The Rev. George Paulin
Lowther, M. A., rector of Orcheston St. George,
Wilts; the Rev. Henry Carman, M.A., vicar of
Fighelderm, Wilts; and proctors for the arch-
deaconry of Sarum ; the Rev. Mayow W. Marine,
M.A., vicar of Market Larington, Wilts, and one
of the proctors for the anbileaconry of Wilts; awl
the Rev. Anthony Hustable, M.A., rector of Sutton
NViddrim, Dorset, and one of the proctors for the
archileaconry of Dorset. On the votes being taken
there appeared a majority of two each in favour of
Mr. Mayow and Mr. Huxtable, who were, therefore,
declared duly elected by the presiding Surrogate of
the Chancellor of the Diocese, the Veil. Archdeacon
Hony, awl admonished to appear in convocati ~,, in
the Cathedral Church of St. Paul's, London, on
Wednesday, the Ist f June (toluorrow).
Tnr. NEw Paimaxesv.—The following circular
has been issued to the supporters of the present
Government :—" Members are most particularly
requested to make their arrangements so as to admit
of their being sworn at the table of the House of
Commons not later than the 6th of June. It is
fully expected that an amendment will be prop. sell
upon the address in answer to the Queen's speech on
Tuesday. June 7, and it is of the utmost importance
that every vote should be available on that day.—
Treasury, May 23."
LYwr. EtvamoN.—ln the Court of Queen's Bench
on Saturday last, a rule Nisi was granted, calling
upon Mr. Frederick Hinton, Maiir of Lyme Regis.
to show Cause why a criminal information should
not he filed against him for a wilful dereliction of
duty in receiving the vote of one Thomas Miller
after the clock had struck four on Riede), of elect'
Lord Calllphell WWI 11 lei liad been elated to tall
in the Mayor to answer the charge, but if it was
only a mistake, and there had been no improper
motive, the rule would I e discharged.

R Court' rim IN/Itell INTER. —We understand
that the Town Council intend to entertain. at their
next meeting on Monday, the question of the forma-
tion of a Volunteer Rifle Corr for Dorchester and
the neighbourhood, and that the suliject will lie
formally introduced into the agenda paper for dia.
(amnion.

VOLENTEER 111FLE AND ARTILLERY Voices —.I
circular was issued from the War Office on Thursday,
for the purpose of explaining in a clear and intelli -
gild. manner " the nature and character of the service"
to which every member of a volunteer corps "will
hind himself." The following is a summary of its con.
tents

"Every body of volunteers, whether intended to act
as riflemen in the held or in manning the batteries for
defence of the coast, must be 'turnable to military di.
eipline, and the conditions of service about,' be such as
will secure and enforce that discipline, and indoor those
dames to volunteer who do not, under our present ays•
I'm, enter either into the regal tr army or the militia.
Th !, system of drill and instruct for volunteers should
not be such art to render the service unnecessarily irk'
some, or to make inconvenient demands upon the time
of the members. It should not be attempted, therefore.
In drill or organise rifle volunteers as soldiers expecttal
to take their place in line ; lout to give each individual
volunteer • thorough knowledge of his wealsm, and so
to qualify the force to act as an auxiliary to the regular
army and militia, the only character to which it al 1,1
a-spire. This object will be best attained by the enrol-
ment of volunteers in small companies consisting of I
captain, I lieutenant, I ensign, Hu men of all rank, ;
of it, IllibliiVl4oll/,, amid sections of companies, with the
due proportion of officers, Alla COIIIIMDRA of individual.
having a knowledge of and thorough dependence upot
each other personally ; and it should rarely, if ever, be
sought to form theta into larger corps, entailing the items.
sity of &lengthened and complicated system of drill in-
struction. Her Majesty's Goveniment on application to
the Secretary of War will authorise the issue from the
public ntag,zines, at the cost price, of targets, and of the
regulated annual allowance of prsctice and exercise fllll.
munition for each trained volunteer, viz., 90 rounds hall
cartridge, 110 blank ditto, 165 percussion caps ; and for
the trainiug 14 each recruit, 110 hall cartridgas, :/s) blank
cartridges, 143 percuasion cap., 90 psrcu caps for
snapping practice. It is. however, • primary and
indispensable condition that the rifles with which
the volunteers are armed should be perfectly uniform in
gauge with those in use by the regular army, and that
there should he a similar uniformity iii the size of the
nipple, in order to suit the Government pereusai ~,, cap.
It is also di•irable that the uniform adopted should be
as simple ex possible, and that that of the different
anni,atties serving in each county %hold,' be assimilated,
ti gh this point is left to the decision of the volunteers,
subject to the approval of the lorddieutenants. A.
regards artillery volunteers, their primary object will
he to aid in manning the batteries erected for the pro-
tection of ihir coast towns, art that the Royal Artillery
and Militia may be dispoaable for other services. The
mine principle which is reootionended for the organi-
astion of riflemen should ht' adopted for the artillery
volunteer*, except that the latter should lie divided
into still smaller bodies. The most effective system
would be that which would associate 10 or, at moat. 12
men, all neighbours intimately acquainted with each
other, in the charge and working of a particular gun.
mounted, so to speak, at their very door. In the /I \Mr
manner, am.sociatim,ns may by formed in the commercial
ports and open rivers, for manning RIIII working boats
or ships' launches, armed with single guns in the bow,
and which might, on oCCasion, be even more serviceable
than the stati ~,, ary shore batteries."

RIFLE COI4PS.--A public meeting was held at the
Townhall, Sherborne. yesterday (Monday), to con-
sider the propriety of forming is Ride Corps for
Sherburne and the neighbourhood, in conjunction
with other towns in the county.
Lire:sag THANSFY.K.--At the Shirehall, on Satur-
day, the license of Mr. Samuel Vine. of the Long.
lardy Hut, Longbresly, was temporarily transferred
to Mr. John Saunders, of Toiler Foreorum.
Exr•rgg DISTRICT CoURT or BASK IttPTCT.—(Befon.
Mr. C 'asioner Andrews,) M lay, May 2.1.—/tr
Joseph &throw% late of Charminster, veterinary Nur-
geon and apothecary. This was a meeting to pititirm
Is, annul the bankruptcy. Mr. Terrell appeared on
behalf of the petitioner, Mr. Bennett ; and Mr. Stogden
attended on the part of the bankrupt to resist the ap•
plication. Mr. Terrell said there were three grounds
on which lie rested his application. First. that the
bank ruot hail not been engaged in trading within the
ll...ailing of the bankruptcy law ; secondly, that the
bankrupt had filed his iretition with the ulterior object
of dissolving a partnership existing between him and the
petitioner ; and thirdly. that it was not for the benefit
of the creditors. The ground id the first oppositiim
rested on the aflblavits of Mr. Bmilett and other
; which were to the effect that the bankrupt bail
never acted as an apothecary, and hail never called him-
self one till lie CAllle into this court. He contended that
the drugs sold by bankrupt were aold in his capacity of
veterinary surgeon and 111.1 t 101 a trailer. Mr. Stodgen,
in answer to thin examined the bankrupt, after which
his Honour said he considered there was sufficient evi•
&moo( trading. Mr. Terrell then proceeded on the other
'wilds, namely, that the bankrupt had not filed his peti-
tion for the benefitof his creditor,,. but for the purpose of
getting rid of a partnerallip existing between I (bank •
rupt) anil Mr. Bennett. The affidavits filed on this
head were three—those of Mr. Bennett, Mr. (roves,
and Mr. Itryer. Mr. Bennett's affidavit, after first
describing a partnership which existed between Min
and Redwood, went on to tbsicribe la meeting which
took place between the parties on the 14fh of March
last, at the Royal Oak Inn, Dorcheater, when bank•
rupt was alleged to have said that he had given his
solicitor CM to give Mr. ikomett to settle the matter,
and to destroy the covenant existing between theca ;
and threatened him that he had better accept it. This
was on the 14th of March, and Redwoorl merle himself
bankrupt on the 2:lril. He contended that the bank-
rupt was nut insolvent for his liabilities were AIM, and
his debts about MM. In the liabilities there wan • claim
of OD which was evidently truuiped up to make it
appear that he was insolvent. Mr. ritodgen, after a
lengthened examination of bankrupt, submitted that
it was for the purpose of avoiding a judginent obtained
against him by Mr. Bennett that Redwood had filed his
petition. and that lie was iiiiiluubtedly abankrupt. Mr.
Terrell replied, and his Honour adjourned his judgment
for on* week.

COUNTY Petri Beesteee, Shirell4l,l caturdal. itnY
1819.—(13efure IL Willianis, 11. N. Midditten, W.
1.. !terming, and H. C. theelden, Fears.)
Anne Chantey. keeper 44 a beerlionse at Pliteklldwiti
was SI/ iiiiii 0111:11 for selling beer at illegal honsi.
Bridle deposed that at half-past If) an the night .4 the
•.:Ist inst. he found a num'ser ef flabetnien driiiltimt in
defendant's hon.*. Defendant said the mem *ere the
crew .4 a host belonging to her and had landed fee al*
purpose of drinking their allowance, their drinking
having nothing to do :tit,. the heerhonse. It Drilled
out during the that the deLielent was daughter-
nelaw of the merson ii ho bad the licew, but Ai he
had recently died, leaving no wife, the license had
heist 1. The summons was thcr4ore dismissed, the
case being left to the Excise.
John neves-mg, beerlionse keeper, Upwey, Was sam-
e! for letting a horse without a license. Mr.
William Kalman, collector of Inland Revenue, con-
duck 1 the case on the part of the ?mein. Jacob
Adams, exciactnan, said that on the 18th of rebruary
last he wa.s at defendant's house, and asked if there
was any conveyance from Upwey to Sutton that night.
Defendant said his 'bus was at witness's service, and
agreed to get it ready whilst AdIAIWI took some refresh-
ment. lii five minutes defendant came and said tile
vehicle was ready. Witnets asked what was to
pay. Defendant said the distance WAS four or five
miles, and he should charge 45., which Adams
paid. In reply to the Bench, defendant acknow,
ledged doing as stated, but believed he could go the
journey meter his coi 1111 l on carrier's license, which he
had from the Tax-office. John Leach, supervisor at
Dorchester, deposed that defendant had Co post.
horse license on the 18th February. Defendant bad a
ioddionme license which had then expired. Witness
cautioned defendant on the expiry of his stage-coach
license against going more than four miles an hour
with his common carrier's license. Bernard Flynn,
exciseman, deposed that defendant's postdione license
expired on January 4, and then witness cautioned de-
fendant as to letting horses. Adams was recalled by
Mr. Goodden, and stated that defendant offered to let
him have a light cart instead of the 'boa, but witness
preferred the latter. Mr. M. C. Weston here entered
the court, and objected to the appearance of Mr. Kill-
man, as an unprofessional man, in the conduct of time
cane. A gentlenian resident in Upwey stated that
defendant was so ignorant of offending against the
Excise, that he said he could go anywhere provided
he did not go faster than four miles an hour. Fined
in the mitigated penalty of EV..
Jahn Twensend, the same defendant, was then sum-
moned for using a stage-coach without license. Mr.
Kalman again essayed to conduct the case. Mr. Weston
objected to the collector proceeding. Mr. Kalman
might introduce witnesses, but not examine then.,
or address time Bench on the merits of the case; pro-
fessional men only could do that.—Mr. Kalman con-
tended that it was the custom all over the kingdom
for any Revenue officer to conduct Emmen* casts where
no legal difficulties occurred.—The Bench ruled that
Mr. Killman could nut appear as an advocate and ex-
amine witnesses. lie might put witnesses in the box.
All the instructions contained in the regulations of the
Excise showed that Mr. Kill:nen had no right to
appear as an advocate, he might conduct a case by
courtesy. The case then went on. Adams was again
called, and said that on the 18th of February last lie
got into • 'bus at the Pink Flute), Weymouth, at 19
minutes after four in the afternoon, and reached de-
fendant's house at I'pwey at five minutes past five,
when waness paid defendant lid. fare. There was
another passenger in the vehicle. John Leach
deposed that the distance thus travelled was. an Inca-
sure., by
welling was at the rate of over five miles an hour.
Defendant hail no stage coach license on the day in
question. The cost of such a license was El 3...; and
the duty for running every week • journey to Dor-
chester from Upwey and back, and one from Wey•
mouth to Upwey and hack, would, with the license,
amount to nearly £lO in the year, of which the
Revenue had been defrauded. laefendent, in reply to
the Magistrates, said he was not aware that he was going
at • greater rate than four miles the hour. Fined in
the mitigated penalty of El.
Jerentiah Stichland, landlord of the King's Arms Inn,
Portisham, was summoned for having his house open
during illegal hours on Sunday, Mey 22. Mr. M. C.
Weston defended. P.C. Hill stated that he visited
defendant.n house on the day named at five minutes
mud 11 Lin. In the taproom were three men, and two
lint cups, one being partly filled with beer, on the table.
A person named Chainey who carried on the business,
although the license is not yet transferred to hills was
there, and the officer said to liii,. " You've got your house
open again." Chainey answered that amen had brought
hi Nome hoots. Two of time men in the taproom were
villagers. Witness did not see defendant or his wife
'hat day. Mrs. Chainey came out as the officer went
in. There is no beek•floor to the JIMINCI. Mr. Weston
objected that defendant had no control over the pee-
ones and was not near on the day in question ; and
olded tied Charles Giblet, a bootinaker of Litton
Cheney, who Is in the habit of working for the Poe.
timbale people, being unahle to see all hie customers on
the Satunlay night, went bi the King's Mins to sleep,
lie, therefore, Mr. Weaton contended, was lawfully in
the house. A 1111111 named Bartlett had called in for some
hoots, and no beer had been drawn for him. The third
ierson hail just stepped into time house to avoid parties
pas.iiig to church. The second cup had contained
aster only, used by Mrs. Chainey in preparing dinner.
thlihr was called and deposed that he slept at the King's
Arms as stated, and breakfasted there, lie had a ',sir
of bouts for Bartiett's daughter which Bartlett fetched
-41 the Sunday morning, and was present when the
policeman came in. The beer in one of the cups was
ordere4l by witness before Bartlett arrived and witness
saw no other beer drawn. The other man in the house
awl come in, and said he popped in not to meet the
-quire (Mr. Manfield) going to church. The summons
was disiniwied.

William (?/ line!, butcher, and the person occupying
the King's Anna Inn. Portisham, was summoned for a
breach of the peace at Chickerell. Albert Wright said
that on the 11th inst., being then a policeman in the
Dorset Constabulary and on duty, he went to the Turk's
head, Chickerell. There was fighting in the yard and
skittle alley, and defendant we. one of the pugilist,.
I Was not allowed to go into the yard. The
tight went on for half-an-hour, and the eoutbatalit4 bad
their shirts off. Witness in reply to the magistrates,
...id he dill not try as a police officer to stop the fight
Defendant said he went into the himse on the day
named, and • man came up to him and asked for shil-
ling. adding if he did not assent he would knock it out
of defendant. The man then struck the defendant, and
the landlord told the pair to go out and fight it out.
Hound over to keep the pease for a twelvemonth, in
his own recognizance of LID.
,Voard Foots, landlord of the Turk's Head, Chicks
erell, WWI illumine tied for allowing a breach id the peace
at his house. Wright stated that on the 11th May,
during the light at defendant's house defendant was in
the yard, and not endeavouring to stay the combatants.
Defendant stated that hearing there were two men
fighting in his house, he hum,' them out and thought
he was then safe. Fined 20a. including costs.
Dooms Parsons, carter, was summoned for riding on a
Wagon on the highroad. Superintendent Everitt de-
posed that on the 17th inst., when between Dewlish
and Piddletown, near Druce lane, tile defendant was
riding on a wagon drawn by three horses. There was a
boy riding also in the wagon. but no one walking with
the horses. Fined :M. including costa.
Mary Auae Vital's! and Murk &arra, two middle-
aged women, one of Fordington and the other of Dor-
chester, were summoned for assaulting • policeman.
P.C. Hill atated that on the 14th it'd., at a quarter
peat 12 at night, lie SSW two donkeys and • oart at
Ihbotabury and no one in charge of them. The officer
took them into cushely, yid in a few minutes the defen-
illlllt4 caine and tried to rescue the animals. Hill would
not let the donkeyogo, and the women struck him seve-
ral times, Vincent swearing she would beat his brains
~ut with • stone which alie bad in her hand. The stone
paaseil innocently over the officer's head. Vincent said
the policeman knocked her down twice, and demanded
Is. 441. althoualt he had nut taken the donkeys to the
pound. Rogers said she was knocked down also, and
Hill fell down himself. Defendants esplained that the
rester" had become broken, and they were bet • I
looking for it when the polieeman took posseasion of the
donkeys. The Officer ',llia tooth women were the worse
for liquor. Fined Is. and coats-3a. mid. each.
N 0... labourer. of Cattiatock, was summoned
for drunkenness. P.C. Florence proved that on the
214 inst. het seen 10 and 11 o'clock at night, defendant
was drunk and making • great noise in the nm,aimu stmet
at Evershot. Defendant went towards Cattistock, hut
continued making II noise, the officer leading Inns down
the street. Finial is. and costa 4s. 641.
An affiliation cue from Rampialiam,
Spearer v. Gawky was then gone into, and the
defendant was ordered to pay the usual sum per week.
Mr. M. C. Weston conducted the Case.
Con M ITTE I) Ti, Di OICH ESTER Gaid..—ffessions.
tleorge Martin, assault with intent at Chardstock ;
Mary Ann Barber. stealing wearing apparel at Ilea-
'Minder. —Hord Labour. —Michael Morgan, deserting his
ship Hero, at P.irtland, 14 days ; T litatterfill, desert-
ing his ship Blenheim, 4 calendar months ; tleorge
Adams for the same offence. 3 calendar ths ; Benja-
min Brown, assault at Marnliiill, 4 calendar ttttt iitha ;
Ti si Albutt. vagrancy at Sliaftealiury, 1 calendar
month. isioriemioritt. Ilatthew Gear and Jot,
thinige, assault at Lyme Regis, 2 calends. months ;
J 11111,4 L.lllOlOll mot John Isicke, for a like offence, 6
weeks; tisinuel Coleman, illtreating a gelding at Der-
eheeter, 7 days.