The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-12-18 00:00:00

Corresponti cnre.

JUSTICE.

To at gditor&

Jostice was represented blind by the ancients, an
alto be uninfluenced by either of the litigants, and
tofu only guided by the hearing of both sides in
succ.ssion. But I am afraid Justice now is only
blind of one eye, or we.,. her bandage so loose, like
moat biologists, all to perceive some great shadow or
hidden hand. Next, Justice is a dear luxury, in-
voicing expenses often superior to the disputed
amount, awl sometimes amounting to thousands.
lastly, Justice is worse than a luxury, it is a lottery,
and a slow ~no too. The recent creation of more
Judges will ease the circu.ts sod Inninish the delays,
ao terrible for all unhailed rammer& Then cheap
justice may follow cheap government, and jurymen
may be more proketed front the influence of the
rich. So thought Lord Brougham about the Law
Reform, and the glorious uncertainty of the Law.
The above reflections were suggested to me the other
day by the Re Mrs. Dunn v. W. Fyfe, who was
mulcted to pay • certain sum contracted for the
mrvice of hie employer, the real newspaper pro-
prietor, while he. Mr. Fyfe, wais only the registered •
proprietor thereof. Moreover, Mr. Fyfe tenanted
for several year. one of the real proprietor's oottages,
when in the course of his newspaper peregrinations
he fell ill, and was obliged, in order to continue both
in the business and in the cottage, to ride to and
from the said °those, to and from the aforesaid
cottage. Moreover, two years ego, the real pro.
prietor bethought himself to part with his registered
proprietor, and beheld him again as a rival in the
fame town, which was rather provoking. Well, it
appears that a registered paletot is something super
than a registered proprietor; and I would remind
all those editors, agents, or middle-men, who kindly
and blindly put down their names at the end of every
newspaper, whether priated or not in the locality,
that they may incur the calls of unlimited liability ;
• registered proprietor may be a dummy, still it may
be stuck all over with pins like the puppet with
which some devotees propitiate the hidden hand of
the evil spirit. —Yours truly, EQUITY.

W EYMOUTII.

Bean C Slims's& —The ear* de visite of
this notorious Fenian is on view et the polioe
station.

WRY/MUTH Umrow.—Contraot for bread, flour,
meat, and milk were accepted on Tuesday, the Iltb.
Or three of the districta Mr. flann's tendei at 611
ers 4lb loaf was accepted; for two other districts
ngtintfon, at a like sum, wair chosen; Mr. Gibbs
and Mr. liowditch bad each a district maligned them
at l.,arid Mr. ilwoombe the remaining district at
7d. Mr. linon'e tender for flour at 465. per mazk
was accepted. Mown. Baunton's oontract for meat
was chosen—top bates, under butte, and hatch rams
; shuns and leg°, 4.; necks of mutton, 7d. ; beef snit ; beef and mutton for outdoor poor, 74.
Mr. Churchill's tender for milk at 2id. per quart
was taken.

LITIMARY INeTITUrIov. —Oa Wednesday evening
• vi ry pleasing concert was given at the lecture.hall,
mad a large company attended. , showing the appreci•
Minn of the public for this kind of provision for their
entertainment on the part of the committee. The
(programme consisted of vocal and instrumental
pieces, among them two overtures—" The Caliph of
Bagdad" and " Idaesaiello," the performers being
Mr. F. Reed, Brat violin; Mr. Thorne, piano; Mr.
Robinson (of Dorchester), harmonium; Mr. Corri,
violoncello ; Messrs. Hitching', R.E., flute and
cornet Both these pieces went with admirable
epirit and precision, being distinguished by the

• " Woolu, Woolen:, tender and true." Bono, by the
autlnd "John llelif.i 6...ntdemen." Music by
Bernhard A khan, Loudon : Boonny and Ca, 21 and 214,
Hullneahnnet, end J. Jtobinens'e, Monk bolooc, Dor-
chester.