The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-07-06 00:00:00

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Ernest Yates deposed: I saw °.yew ihrovr it "nee -.- . w - • out
the direction of the lamp. I tol I hint h i :ri r... end wed duip; so
something to say in the moraine. Ilie!avaid "A dr i ...... .
woe not throwing at the Loup " .i• "ante.,
Elwin Elkins insurance soot. sehe: I was gorillas - hd ypriting• lb .
s, rartdeir co.-__
soma distance from Oho star oa the 2.F of th• pcdli‘i
but I have now • doubt in my own d whathei it . 2 Ike' Court had 3.,;_v_ a
I h fo ed th tat ex unlnalien befo wi• ted.llFit Mr. 171 dal hal now to do as to pia
cimeter, ave MI • Dee iii - tr. ere . ted.
the masistratea The witness subsequently said It was t„ tedivideid este.
Cheater. time of the disturbance r. regor
Mr. Castle said before hi dealt with she cime—and ieetimeeeg ehm at the. . .
en into custody. Tt wu
he had to address them on most serious business—he mired thet.haacs .• o. ~ .
however, did not do that.
would say on behalf of those who instructed him
and before 11 o clock. ~1 , .. ~ _ beer
gasket/11W a -
on behalf of those who were interested,in the town sod s, our ~ - a rirdl. . .
Mr. Udal called attestant to the fact thit
ohs was,
borough of Shafteebury, that they regretted liny
should have been done to the ix,lice. It was ad ,t • 's ' .*'• and "*„ - witt
Ifi
that the police were doing their duty, and Sind**, I, ti , /7. a „1, , .
; ~,-.f , las Tor, •"" no • u beto,
r• m . . .w- • . •, h i
chrtunstarioee some of the police were struck. " abi
they knew was no excess. but
it showed •
would not say one wont in support of that coriffuce drunkenness as the part of the polies. in not
but it appeared to him that if they had not hit those great neglect of duty
out
of
the
we
of trouble. With
in sbu , . &
policeman, they would not have heard anything having t
d put this taiinaffeir at the Antelope. Kr. Coward
about this prosecution. It wax because the police
Mar led that be saw nothin r whatever in his hand..
had been struck that they heard of this prosecution. intr.:, o ; / b.. eau, pude!, Am can. he peeled to
The indictment he was prepared to mast, media whisk 6M„it sir& • serge piece of wood in his hand.
he would call their serious attention—it seemed to him Mr. Tidal said it was not until the military were called
a matter for them to consider--the indictment set out that the men were taken into custody.
forth that the Parties lout together with • fixed and- sh. /*motor Orin ew Ira" Qt Glutt'tt end
een ri°el,l••eelliou
deliberate intention—not of some men getting drunk contended that if a
the I one booth only
• teen riots an over e country. n
st°°° at a gate gad striking Pori', but oll'he have of Fordilljt/M hid to go to record their votos.
deliberate intention of " ng • noisey tumultuous the
• there wart tali four wiliosinect there to quell any
and talking rubbish, not of some man throwing a the same way as the ottseeeerileiraeshiZer was,
disturbance for a long space of time, to wit, six boors, t
cast riance. Ifs might state that the men hod greet
there would
and obstructing the liege 'subjects of Her Majesty pewAuetien them& certain potties having been posted at
from passing and repeusang in and along the front the Caressiele office on the previous night.
streets, and along the Queen's highway!' Now that Mr. Cutle would not soma that.
"form of indictment" was one he had never seen The Chairman : Wooled not go into that
before tried. He did not know any person Mr. Cs'itie flt alfciwe t.i. tne. my trip
making lit I t t^-
address in mitigation • venom for •o e a ..
who had ever peen an indictment of that sort tried of Ha olf h been admitted.
manta in excuse e saws which as n
before. This indictment was taken form the old form of m rst..d hie hien& for the dui... were not "dew
indictmentinArobibald,andtheretbelawmidasullaidit wills
wilganat dieeredon watch he ea- toved.
nd is nothing his
down as clearly aepossible that there were °aloha ;fiats The Chairusan (to Mr. Templar): You are plesding on
known in statute law; there were riots, assault with tho general question of the dot. Anything that affects •
so subdilt. hitt we
intent, and there were riots in which noisy pearsothnes
cannot
ardonocut limo pferro,
struck terror, and remaining after the
Riot Act were liable to be indicted. The In which lite riot tot ekes. .
gthgre qYrest"eionaut tolitwthetyciiewastences under
mewl it was& matter of cmomon
was one setting forth a very serious offence qainst the
law, and the prosecution, it mimed to him, picked out del
an obsolete indictment for rioting and distarbing.the knlifiiatirgliirdon't an SD. bewever, to say it was Juan-
The Ch . an • I don't to bear it.
Peace of the realm. The material form of the Mict- Mr. Tem :ve t,: , /au will hear what provocs-
meet was left out altogether because it ought to be tion they hate . Mould like to point out that
shown that they were armed with 'tones and other the MPSs are distinct.
offensive weapons. In old days some persons met The Ominous: There is so distinction at all Thy
together for the purpose of demolishing a handily, have all pleaded IraiDy_to""eve cause. If you lul !ni.0..t1.!
came we might as wag evidence. and it not
and they only having polled down a part of the beiM- then go harder with dam
ing, they were not guilty of snot, ne distinction he Mr. Templer sedd the adldaass agalest Gale was
Would draw here, nod to which be would osAl the that he was Mt /Melee. ' to evidence at
attention of the ed chairman, was that there all that he was thpewlng stones°, the police. He
was no evident)e that those persons met with trusted the Cane dual snore anion with him. than
any common object, but that they met to listen to the those who had _ • more monsiame tin the pr'-
declaration of the poll. He dl not know if thiy oeedineL Gertreek to. was a men elf ammeter. The
remembered the o.P.—old price—riots; he did. PYMMP•I pare whish he look was giadowe at the
„,, (Armada ADO. lithe Court kat ow Um he should
not, but at that time the people amombi'm have amen him what exasperation he had received. The
in large numbers and it was held they were not Caronias took • decided part against hip, although the
guilty of a riot. If anything occurred Ins theatre to Court would not slia him to say what igen,. There was
which persons had a right to go and got excited by no evidence le ' lug sticks. ~ ti
some act and did something, if two or three had Mr. Castle objected to his friend Malang these state
thrown some mintiest, it Vitt be a bottle of ginger- mints. The evidence WIN that he carried • large stick.
Mr. Templar : Surely Urns Is • difference between these
beer ujiereall tourubbegehawered gelltytfbutillerdirrZtust:usumfeh to two men, and those who banded themselves to make a
disturbance. They had no purpose_ whatwww ; snip
excuse any sot of any person complained of. They exhibited • little feeling and stimulated by • tittle drink.
were charged, with 800 or 900 persons, rioting in Mr. Lock aaket the Court to make a very definite
fihaftinbury, of which a few had been picked out and exception. in the case of Tiara% who bed an exeeffent
charged with being guilty of a determined riot, character, aud had never suffered • day's imprisonment in
Now what proof was there of the defend. his life; therefore he was =at unwilling to plead guilty.
ante interfering with Her mejesty,i, enhj„te It is true. he was standing on Oorabill, and barking at
the stone-throwing, saying—" Go it, my lads !" but be
from passing and re-passing! The only point threw a single Woos. He was s man of very excep.
where they could have the slighter: case woe tiond ohmmeter.
preventing Mr. Glyn from leaving the plane. The Chairman: lam not going into the question of
So far from preventing Mr. Glyn from coming their being convicted before; it is an exceptional offence.
out, they asked him to come out. It was not and we shall treat it as.
dangerous for Mr. Soppitt to leave, and if he had not Mr. B. Lock in the course of his remarks mentioned
struck that woman he would have gone out of the that the riot ought to have been stopped at an wailer
crowd in safety. There was another hentleman who stage.
The Chairman replied they could not go into that: Of
went out for refreshments and passed in again. As course it ought to have been stmped before.
far se ha could make out there was not a single tittle Mr. Cade :It ought not S. have been begun.
of evidence against the defendants. Then again it Mr. Jock urged that Thorne had been led away by the
was a diabolical thing to say that Webb came forward excitement and example of others.
and sympathised with the polio, and then urged the The Chairman :We can't admit that, of course the man
crowd against them ; for the fact was the polio. came was • free Moot
the next morning to thank him for his astence. He Mr. Lock continued to urge this was a question of the
had tried with his small ability to place the facia men being drugged with drink by others for a certain P ur-
Dosia this subject had engaged Um attention of the L 'gie.
before them. There was no specific charge against I -ature, and he hoped the supply of intoxicating drinks
any one man with the exception of Cheater, who was may be stopped on days when an election is coins On. In
saM to have thrown something, and Lily with a stone this ma there were influences at work for which the men
I. his hand were not responsible and he would leak the Court to
The Guinn= then proceeded to sum up with remember that Thorne's is an exceptional case, and to
great fairness and clearness. He called the mitten. mark their disapprobation of his conduct, but at the same
lion of the jury to the three counts in the indict- "Z.t'uTleileliettid" tTeeimeingejrriffie eeeee i., e i
went—the first charging riot, the second tont, mg he asked the court—io-Tee-,-- bar iria ii'aPeelg;:r crj
and the third an unlawful msemblwalk assuming a sentence might be on his pension.
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that they were satisfied with the ev nee, e thought The Chairman: I don't thik we must bear in mind any
they would have no doubt that the disturbance results that may accrue from what sentence ors pass We
amounted to a riot. It was quite evident the effect must do what Is right ead proper without considering
of the asselLtizrini and the tumult was to prevent that.
Captain Glyn of his free will in the town of Mr. Floyer continued they had pleaded guilty t 3 the
Shaftesbury, as he a right to do. No doubt charge of acting riotously to terror of the inhaoitauta,
cnniudldtbebye blatant don:: owipinistrn—hithaPiendint theygwreredigutylltfynr of the
Captain Giro_ did make one or two attempts to leave
the Town all, and on each occasion was &dyes back. riot. It was almost impoesibl to distinguish between
lie thought on the whole there was sufficient evidence those who had taken part in tbegriot ; the Court had °idi-
ot tumult and disturbance tosinswer the requirements adored whether they could properly make any distinction
of the law, and it appeared to him they could hardly in the avast cases, but they had come to the conclusion
do otherwise than come to the conclusion that it wait
that they could not. Toe, could not go into the qaestion
a riot within the manning of common law. It
ggldrtheir. Lock: previous
sPardcoharann me, a prisoner has the rig ht to
might be that they might consider the case of Webb have his previous good character taken into °onside rn do
stood on a somewhat different footing to the The Onairmau said the Court assumed that the me%
others. At first, in the early part of the case, the were all of good characters, and the only result of eoquir•
evidence did not appenr at all to implicate him; but tug into character would be to skew that some were of
there was very material evidenee towards the conclu. worse character than the Court assumed, for they assumed
siou of the case, and it was charged against him that the men were all of fair average good characters. If they
be pretended to sympathise with the police and had been before convicted, the Court did not look upon that
eiteeer...A the teeh, .e. ota._,, Take _ , „__ ae • came for giving them any more punishment. It was
tgoeiwrZi;e:numning of whia did not ''"''' "22•L'a quite a new event, as regarded the old loyal borough of
With regard to Mitchell and Cheater, he thought the • nts would take plata They were probably aware that
aPPose Tory plain. Dorchester. and he hotel it would be the last time such
cam lege strong than against the others. rgaredirigs of the same kind had taken place t She/ t.s-
The jury hawing retired for about 20 minute, bury and the court did net see any ground for at
any
returned with a verdict acquitting Webb, Mitchell, distillation between the cases. The sentence was that
and Cheater; and finding guilty Lilly. Hoheite, mad. Axe, Isaacs Gale, Thorne, and Garrett be imprisoned in
meat, and Foot. Her Majesty's Prison at Dorchester, and kept to hard
windiee"cted for assaulting Lieut.
found guilty of this misdemeanour, after a very fair laborforcthwerkspace..otfhaei
The Chairman, addressing them, said they had been Prisoners: meek you, •,
and patient trial. The jury had given every attention price on the same day.
to their case, and had found them guilty of this riot, Mr. Castle prosecuted. and Mr. B. F. Lock defended,
which had led to serious consequences, especially to the and on his request the witnesses were ordered to leave the
police, who had suffered rer sesmely. How far Court. Mr. Lock had no objection to Lieut. Price remain-
each took 'Art In the stone-throwing iNy, In, but was told there could be no distinction, and the
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t-hey actually - _ _
by whirl; the ponce were lnjured-7-te -could not say.
but if they had been convicted of throwing those pnr•
ticular stones by which injury was done, it would
have been the duty of the Court to impose a much
more severe sentence. The police most be protected.
They had acted with greet courage, and with • readi-
ness to undergo rough treatment in the execution of
their duty, and on all hands the conduct of the police
was testified to with approve/ Considering that this
was at election time, when a considerable amount of
vigorous expression—of animated expression of opinion
was to be expected and allowed, the Court would page
what might seem & light sentence—that they be
Imprisoned and kept to hard labour for six weeks.
The prisoners, who had been out on bail, were then
removed below, and subsequently taken away on the
prison van. Two of them with flaunting blue ties round
their necks looked "rough," one was a fat jolly.
looking man, who took his sentence with a bow; but
the fourth, who seemed the most respectable of the
seven, regarded the result with deep feeling and was
really to be pitied.
DOROHESTER ZLEOTION
DISTURBLNOZB.
FIVE LET OFF WITHOUT PUNISHMENT.
THURSDAY, FIRST COURT: Before John Floyer, Eat,
M.P., deputy chairman J. J. Farquharson, Rev.
W. Bingham, Col. Blnjham, G. W. Moyer, Esq., do.
Jot, Axe (32), labourer; Edward Isaacs (27),
labourer; Rickard Gale (22), labourer; Ggeo,ve Clark,
and Janus CapelE, hawker; all of Dorset, and Joh*
cutgv (38). ter ; Henry Garrett, and Henry
Meech, of Suffolk, and Wil/ians Dart (19), labourer;
George Du/ell, and .d(fred Thorne. of Dona, were
indicted for riotously assembling, with divers other
persons, to disturb the public peace, and making •
riot at Dorchester.
Thera were three counts, the third charging them
with injuring the dwelling.house of Mr. Hogg, Axe
eried guilty on the first want, Isaace—guilty of
wing a drop of drink—on the first count. (Laughter.)
All of then: but Clark pleaded guilty on the first
count, which charged them with usembly and riot-
Lathe prisoners charged with mantilla on Mr. Loader,
Mr. Rowe, and Hugon, pleaded not guilty.
Mr. Castle said the defendants are charged with
being parties to • riot, on April 2, and had pleaded
guilty, except Clark. This occurred during the elec-
tion at Dorchester, when there were disturbances'
Axe and Isaacs taking a prominent part, the othen
not so pruninent a part, and he wee prepared that
the others, except Axe, Isaac', Gale Thorne, and
Garrett, should enter into recognisant:in to cane up
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ifX the defence were also ordered to go.
Mr. Castle said in the course of the election riots it
became 440041017 to 04114 forth, troops, and the R. H. A.
came out under the command of Lieu'. George Rialiard-
son Prim, who was ordered to Meer the streets. He did
so, considerable violence was shown, and when his home
was near the pavement he was struck, and saw a man
with a stick, a bottle was also thrown at him, and there
could not be a doubt the moult was committed; but it
might be a question of identity. It was a most serious
offence; if the lieutenant had been knocked off his horse,
the men might have been exasperated, and loss of life
might have ensued. In former days the punishment for
such an offence was even death.
!Mut Prim swore to coming into Dorchester with 50
men of the R.U.A. The Riot Act was read, and the
Mayor left the town in charge of Colouel Henning, coup
mending, who ordered the lieutenant to clear the streets,
and in pursuance of that the lieutenant went and civilly
lurked the crowd to move. They did not seem inclined,
and he received a blow on his left leg, looked end saw a
stick uplifted at his left front. The pavement was covered
with men, and two or three were near his left front.
Clark he believed was MS of the men there, but could
not my he had the stick; they were all crowded together.
Warms eut the stick down.
Mr. Castle : TIM was not the only assault on yen that
day?
Mr- B. IL Lock objected, and the Court ruled the wpm-
lion shoold not be answered. but Limit. Price continued.
Mr. Lock: Hold your tongue. air.
Tho Chairman You must not undertake the order of
the Court
Mr. Lock: I beg your pardon, sin
The Chairman: You must beg pardon; it is right you
should.
In croseimamination as to the position in sage kis
horse was, the lieutenant offered to draw it, and(laughing)
made a rough sketch, which showed the horse looking up
the High-street, half right, in front of St. Peter's Church,
or, as he explained, looking north•east. Lieut. Price
added he had no personal feeling, and did not wish to
press the charge. He told the polies to take the maa in
custody.
P.C. Carter, ectingoergeant. D wchreter, saw Lieut.
Price coining across from the Corn Saccharins to St. pokes
church. He was persuading the crowd to dispersos, but
they didn't obey. Defendant was standing on the edge
of the pavement when Lieut. Price persuaded him to go;
but Clark, with a small stick, struck the Heat on the leg.
Clark held up the stick, Lieut. Price struck at it with his
sword, and someone in the crowd snatched Mastic& away.
Witness was standing does behind the home, and had no
doubt Clark was the man. Had known him three or
four years.
Cross-examined: Had been standing there nearly all
day. Was standing a little to the right of the horse, a
little behind. Clark be apprehended at once. Had not
said before to-day that some one else caught the stick out
of prisoner's hand. Apprehended the man as 9000 04
Lieutenant Price pointed him out. It never occurred to
him before that it was necessary to amount for Clark hay-
ing no stick in his hand when be was apprehended.
Witness was perhaps a yard from the horse, which
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The
L e prouceecuk appeared for
tionhad,Tkerne
recommended('apelthle
Court that with the exceptions named the prisoners
should be let out on recognissuaces, and he asked if the
Court acceded to the proposition. Clerk, he believed,
was to be found not guilty on another indictment.
Mr. Pearce understood that Davis, for whom he
was to be treated in the same way, therefore
k would needless for him to address the Court.
The Court assented to the cosmos proposed by Mr.
Destle.
Mr. Castle said they had now to deal with Axe,
Laws, Gale, Garrett, and Thorne. On April 2a consider-
able riot and disturbance took place, Age and
assaulted several persons, and prevented people going
to She poll if they wore Moe ribbons. The prosecution
believed Are and hewn to have been the ng-leaders,
&ad after they bad been breaking the windows of the
Conservative committee-room, beam, Axe, and
Garrett went to the Ohronick offioe, tried to get in.
and as it was very strongly barricaded, they smashed
the windows. Gale and Thorne also smashed
windows, and Gale assaulted a person at the Antelope
Hotel. Afterwards the military were sent for,
and there was a general disturbance; therefore the
prosecution did not see their way to adopt the same
course with regard to these prisoners that they did
with the others.
Clark, however, was charged with assaulting the
lieutenant of the battnry, who cams down to assist the
police, and this would be proceeded with.
The verdict of the fury was taken—Clark not guilty
on the firet count of the Indictment.
Caps', Cutting, Meech, Davis and Dotall were
then allowed to stand back, having to enter into mug.
niceness; but the Chairman warned them they must
he reedy with them, when the Court was ready to
bind them over.
oharacteren""natdeath.had.'cl"netheevoet9;X:rusuliertilmwaandbeoay%aadivrnitaeprisonnterlell2nati
in his life; therefore be was most unwilling to plead
Oft.
Mr. tidal than addressed the Court -

_ oa behalf of Axe
and Imam, wheal Mr. Castle had characterised as ring-
leaders. It became, therefore, his duty to address •
few words on their behalf. He first of all called
their attention to the fact that they had been found
not guilty of the more serious charge of assault. There-
fore his obairratims which he would address to the
Court on their behalf would be oouttaed merely to the
tumultuous rioting that undoubtedly teolt place during
the day. Hal the case gone as be amid have
brought witneeses to prove that they were supplied
with drink mid smell some of money by—be did not
know lilt was assume. y to 1116111&3111 maw—the
Peek who/deg be oPmmed ta Qom Is politic*

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e si prwient affair occurred
about six o'clock, and some time altar the Riot Act bad
been read. There were other perms. apprehended after
the Riot Act had been read before Clark was taken in
custody. When Lieut. Mos asked the people to disperse
he said—" Please move on. es I have orders to Wog the
large*" or words to that elect He wee sure he said
' Plasm."
In reply to Kr. Castle witness said it was broad day-
light, and be was quite able to see who it woe struck the
blow.
Mr. Lock: He did not in the least dispute the fiat that
somebody or other struck Urnut Price with a stick,
Whether it was so or no he did not know. He would.
however, submit it was a case of mistaken identity. He
should be able to call the evidence of five persona who
were standing on the pavement close to Clark. The
prisoner himself was a man who wee altogether out of
the disturbance, and was standing with several persons
quietly by. Re should be able to prove that the prisoner
never had • stick in his hand at all no one took a stick
out of his head. The policeman knew be did not have •
stick. In orose-examination the constable was bound to
admit that the prisoner when apprehended did not have
• stick, and the only way he could get out of it we that
eetnebody else took the stick out of his hand. He did not
know if the constable knew it, but be did not thiak they
would have the slightest besitatson in saying that it was
utterly false. For the sake of Clark he (Kr. Lock) was
bound to put before them the fact that when the oonstsble
said the prisoner had • stick in his hand he wee speaking
utterly false. Clark never took any part in the riot he
was standing quietly by, when iotuebody hit Lieut. Price
with a Weir.. bleat Prise could not tell if Clark erm the
man who struck him, nor ciould he even my be was then
at all He turned round to the policeman and said some-
body had struck him, end pointed in the direction of the
place is which he supposed the man was who had struck
him. The policemen was en the light side behind the
bore., and the prisoner on the left side in front.
They would have to itonaider whether the ricilkernaa
vie Justified in swearing he saw Chick with a stick
or that be was tbe loan who struck Lieut. Price He
(Mr. Lock) maintalaed most positively be wee not the one
who *wok the blow. Lieut. Price had he admitted givea
his evidence very faltiltsnd he might fay vire Judiciously.
It was true be (Kr. Lock) rather rudely interrupted him
on one occasion while be was giving lake widow._ but if
he was Mar he would apologise to the 01t lie had
given his evidence with perf•et 41111111116. Me could not
say who struck him. nor could be say the
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:o.w somebody with • Mkt. He was struck on the left
rube onMtr• _ "'-''...sia.,!oitaic:
ihe
_re. -Li he knew was that he was struck aid that hi, Add °b• Kr
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I lll•tiattb—eoreittbe—f-t-h7t ei . v;2;itil.X in:::.lo.lott°.°"o7
aide of the leg. and the ma: who struck him was standing su of u ~.. ,
on tile lel t aide. How, t en, • man on the right rear !f in °meatiest 'yid he mat to:_...— oa 01
could have seen anyone st the loft Ade tibtPm b• w•• at • :Imee Mae o'clock ia thes tvaa." a
lON to understand. fle would now call witnesses. I =leo:sand found the house lora.
Thomas Powell. assistant to Mr. Walter Pommy, photo- 1 'Lavin; ball dirw,661.1°... 000 it
grapher, said on the eight a the election he saw Lieut. went be him, inch. toned bins li ... ..
a pa/10,
as ‘ost oi,
nips ride on the pavement at the corner of St. Peter's , Lim 104 0a1,"_..., H. "I"hedk./. blip
Church, between belf- pest Ave sad a quarter to sig. in caPerFIN including one .'"oht _,,P"Dor di !111
Witness was standing about • yayd front the home. na the , new War Penni?. MO The_ ,42d6',./7r
right hand side. He did sot see Carter tW ha wairMaad ,Ma another bright penny CM" ''".., of ,^ f
ash, was not !tending IM his as the time, Wiens called r.. . hmee,ml4,..f..owildm_the....c°"" woks.
by Ileut: Prim he came raced the MIMS! from North qr_VaLe42.ll,""' ""`'" -- Ili°
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