The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-06-29 00:00:00

Alorset Can* Expren.

TUESDAY. JUNE E. Um

NOTES OF THE WEEK.
The Government have begun to take stock of
the legislative outcome of the session, and the
result is scanty enough. The Bill for Peace
owing ;
Preservation in Ireland occupied much time
that is
oe'rposiY h
a to
i the
anddetermined
almost the only measure which will redeem the
year from being solely occupied with permissive
legislation. Three other measures, which taxed
the patient consideration of Ministers and
Parliament, have also virtually become Acta of
Parliament. They are the Artisans' Dwellings
Bill, the Public Health Bill, and the Friendly
Societies' Bill. Then the House of Lords has
c pleted, and the House of Conn 1111 l is admitted,
two other measures which will almost directly
be considered in committee—the Land Titles and
Transfer Bill, and the Supreme Court of
Judicature Bill. Much more—though slow—
progress has been made with the Merchant
Shipping Bill, with which, in committee an
endless amount of dipping is attempted. Then
! there is the Labour Laws Bill, which stands for
a second reading ; and the Agricultural Holdings
Bill, which has been accepted on the second
reading without a division. We do not hear
anything of the measure to create a Public
Prosecutor; perhaps that will perish when the
time comes for making sacrifices. The House
has devoted some hours to the vigorous dis-
cussion of the Contagious Diseases Bill, with the
result that the existing Acts are retained—Mr.
Stansfeld pledging the country to an agitation
which should never cease till successful, and
Mr. Hardy compelled to stand by the Acts in
the interests of the Army. The Agricultural
Holdings Bill has been somewhat of an anxiety
to the Government, and Mr Disraeli took the
advice of his supporters upon it, with the result
of introducing an amendment which will con-
sidembly affect the working of the Bill. The
alteration is designed to secure more completely
that the tenant shall only be compensated for
money actually expended by him in improving
the value of the property, and deductions in
respect of such outlay are to be made each year
the tenancy is continued. The measure will no
doubt now become law, as it is received in the
Lower House without any strong show of oppo-
sition. But there is no enthusiasm either in the
House or in the country in favour of the
measure. The permissive character of the Bill
has prevented deep concern being felt in its
fate, while the talk of a re-valuation of farina,
to which it gave rise, has led farmers to regard
it with distrust. The principle importance of
the Bill is in its being a precedent for dealing
with the land question ; time and the maturing
of public opinion will develop° a much more
sweeping measure.
Mr. Disraeli on Thursday night smartly
defended his newly-devised principle of per-
missive legislation. He made his political
opponents cheerfully welcome to all compulsory
! forms of legislation. He did not envy them the
! lordly attributes they arrogate to themselves.
He was for letting persuasion and example
influence a free country, and providing legisla-
tion founded on permission. As a debating
point it was felicitous, and when the Opposition
were further cordially advised to keep to the
compulsory principle because there would then
be little chance of changing their position, the
House both laughed and cheered. The point
means very little notwithstanding. Nothing, of
course, is absolutely compulsory in a revolting
sense to which the country, through its repre-
sentatives, gives assent; and as to ruling a
country by persuasion and example, apply
that to Ireland ; or if that land cannot be
reckoned as a free country, apply it nearer home,
and, though beautiful, it is certainly not all
powerful.
The Daily News says there is not a shadow of
foundation for the statement quoted by some of
our contemporaries from a Conservative evening
paper, that after iimiimierous conferences of the
Liberal party Mr. Gladstone has promised to
rtes MS leadership next year." There is no
reason to suppose that Mr. Gladstone has
altered the intentions which he expressed in
Isis letter to Lord Granville at the beginning of
the year.
All who read the very interesting letters
which appeared in the Macs about a year ago,
on the condition of the agricultural labourer in
the eastern counties will be glad to learn that
they have been recast and expanded, and are
about to lie published in a v. lime by Messrs.
Blackwood. The title of the book is "The
Agricultural Lock-out of 1874, with notes upon
Farming in the Eastern Counties." The author
is Mr. Frederick Clifford, one of the most
accomplished of London journalists, and who
acted as the special conunissioner of the Times
in Jamaica after the disturbances there ten years
ago, and also AS special correspondent of the
same paper in Ireland during the Fenian rising
of 1867. Mr. Clifford has just written a very
interesting article in the Royal Agricultural
Society's Journal, entitled "The Labour Bill in
Farming." It deals inure especially with Suffolk
and Cambridgeshire, but it is of interest in all
parts of the kingdom. Mr. Clifford propounds
this question—can the farmers with the existing
narrow margin of profit, get a living if the cost
of labour materially increases I He answers the
quest' with a decided negative. They cannot
(la so unless by compensation in the torm of
lower rents, higher prices for farm produce,
increased production, greater economy in pro-
duction, such as the cheapening of manure, the
reduction of local rates, the increased use of
machinery, or by a system of paying for labour
by results. The two first suggestions are prac-
tically out of the question. The landlords will
certainly not lower rents, and the farmers cannot
increase the price of their produce, when they
have the whole world for competitors. On the
other points Mr. Clifford writes very fully, and
gives much practical and valuable information.
He does not think the labourer will be retained
in England unless greater inducements are
offered to him, and Mr. Clifford strongly advises
the adoption of piece-work wherever it is practic-
able.
Mr. Gladstone contributes to the July number
of the f .01111 MINIM l'y Reek IC, an article with the
significant title of "Is the Church of England
worth preserving I" Is the first of July with
its "six cord whip " against the ritualists already
stinging the sensitive soul of our late Premier
Already there is a sound of battle in the air.
The
-
The Public Worship Bill comes into operation, FATAL ACCIDENT AT TIIE GAOL.
finding Mr. Mackonochie suspended for six weeks Kt, Henry Lock, deputy coroner, held an inquest at the
and his curates in open mutiny. It is presump- Dorset County Prison on
Williams. -11 net his death ttotti,cybaing the d sigith
of
tuna blindness not to see in this state it the geenry.n
grinding ar h'lnery". Mr. .1". It. Taylonr "was eforewm'th
en
ecclesiastical world the prospect of troublons times of th",..:jary.
whose Moms may have the most momentous The strap slippel. off the governor and the deceased,
o take the precaution to go
consequences. proceeding adiusit''
hied a large cog wheel near; the consequence was that
Surgeon-Major Rowe has been appointed his right arm was drawn in and dreadfully fractured,
Administrator of the Gambia and Lieutenant from the effects of which litiiddrietli
Governor of the West Africa .
D.
Lawrence,
n settlements. : The t
vern orof ihreitn" "who stated that the deceased thin e eMajor Rowe is now on his way to a territory
into the prison on the 4th of last September, committed
with which he is well acquainted, and as lie dis- for trial kr an indecentt relied He iris trial
theoniished himself in the Ashantee war his tt-iP` sessions '4'l2 "months' hard lati'our. }Cage and
appointment may be regarded as a reward for ; shout re. Ilc was • very well behaved man; and, when si
good service. The nomination was also a good'
vrant2ri occurred,
ea 'leo° yard" taken from rgitL—mirledr-
ono inasmuch as it is well to have an experienced second-
class lath of Aprlit He was no employed at the time of
medical man in such a position. Though he may , the accident. Witness had seen him twice every day
not personally act in his professional capacity sat it',7eyw.ithmillen;,halnf;no-yheratbettre he died. the
his medical and surgical knowledge will deceased was under his Ciutrge and assisted him in the
extremely valuable, work of the mill. On Thursday morning. about 9.30,
were in the middle loft and the
There are ominous rumours of an impendingmill at .iihninhminwlaessifp"umping water. The strap sl' pest
disturbance in the London building trades. The from the governor, and decessul went to put it orLP but
men, it appears, claim what they call grinding i_r,l.7,tegaue.osfe;-,j,'"iignbi ilultsedosewe„tet. firlit'arausndwhetiturifehet
money, on leaving an employer, i.e. two hours Lyal„.4„„„curing to the hell to " ring off " the men,
pay for grinding, sharpening, and putting in and they stopped directly. Deceased's arm WM jammed
order, their tools, and in many cases the masters , in bgewete,n,
ui.....hcexanyiretnlnataase3"lfeTd.bth. e2vate:.allifhtedad
refuse to give this. But as if this in itself were up time to their aastsi cc, ansi the governor and surgeon
not a sufficiently small bone of contention, it , were sent for. Decals:el had seen him put the strap on
appears that the cause of quarrel is wit two ; I,toto ldecease'iyhtlirtnlowhi.nd ; bunt
.rhLljdzion7,turemit:rintlttet
hours but one hour. Several of the masters (ere with the machinery ; 'had witness had fine to
have given notice that in future on a 11111111 prevent Ids doing what he lie should have done as.
leaving his employment one hour's grinding
.ceased was.sinTan. int; lainniz.o.iiai:fautfhielidtahneverork.
money alone will So paid. The men object to ell aabljeutororadt_. tth
The strap disl not often slip. The governor
thin ; unite meetings have been held on the ha/looked to see if they cent., prevent anything of the
stibitset ; and in aggregate meeting
ega is to be held I sort for the future, and lie thought it
.nd the wheel ',ro-
might he done by
, g
ts decide the ei itirse to be taken. So that Pui rtiytiesi g""iul'd h had he one liehtave been no danger.
another strike SOCHA illllllillUllt. "Dr. Goud," ' :urg -sin at the gaol, saw the deceased about
quarter to ten on Thursday morning. Ile found William
had met with most severe injury to the right arm, pro-
ducing a compound and comminuted fracture of the upper
arm, with extensive contusion and injury to the shoulder
joint. He was in the infirmary. %%lines* carefully
examined him, and, in conformity with the Prison Act,
called in other advice before peoceeding to perform any
capital operation. Ile fetched Mr. Curtin and Mr. Tudor.
They consulted and it was decided there must be ampu-
tation of the loulder joint. The deceased was told his
condition, and placed himself entirely in witness's care.
About querterlawt eleven, with the assistance of Messrs.
Curine and Tudscand Drs. Hearn and Butler,he performed
the operation. There was lead ul bniiting and contusion
of the soft parts, and from the first it was an unfavour.
able cue. He constantly attended to the man, and
believed everything had been done for him that skill
could suggest, On Saturday ;morning gangrene set in, as
Is frequently the case intbegg "dents. He gradually
sank, and diet in the night at. 10.2.01, from shock to the
system and ',vein's, or blood poUening, occasioned by the
injuries he had receive!. anus stated that the
Governor telegraphed for the nran's wife directly after the
Accident, and she had been with hisn ever since.
The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death."
The wife was and said she had two children
ssx °tit of a family of IS. She said that the was quite
*elided hat b.suband had the greatest littera:on. He told
0o as she saw him ; and said
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FUNERAL - On Thursday afternoon, the
remains of the late Bandmaster Carroll, of the Dorset
:
Militia, were interred at the Cemetery in the presence of
a lining:row
amenibbige of spectators Ifeceased, who had
occupied the post of bandmaster about II years, yen taken
ill shortly after returning from camp last year, and never
mono 01, hi, death taking place after lengthened suffer-
ing, at the Barracks on Saturday week, at the age of I.
lie was pi eviously in the 22nd Foot, with which regiment
he saw considerable service in India, and had several
medal,.. The tuneral, which left the Barracks at two
o'clock. woo attended by Major Clapcott, and Captain
Burnett, tc,4ether with the staff-sergeants of the regiment
and several private friends. The land of the Dorchester
Rifle Corps WWI present, under Mr. R. Wellspring,
and played "The Dead March " on the way to the
cemetery. The coder passed through the streets of the
town. At the cemetery, which was reached about three
o'elo-k, the Rev. Mr. Charles, of Wey Ui, officiated,
the funeral being in aeconlanee with the Catholic rites,
deceased belonging to that body. There was no firing over

the grave. -
DORSET NIIPSUMMER SEABIONS. —The sessions commence
toolay (Tuesday) and the trials of prisoners on Wednes-
day. The following is the calendar :—John Lkicherty,
and SA Smith, smillers (Royal Artillery), stealing at
Weymouth Wellington Ismts : Arthur Rowering and
John Docherty, seainan, stealing at Weymouth • coat:
Samuel Smith, feloniously receiving a coat; Sarah
Flatus, laundreAs, stealing at Weymouth, table and bed
linen : Sarah Guard, nurse, receiving the same; James
Barnes, soldier (Royal Artillery) stealing at Dorchester,
aoldier's necessaries. dm. ; Ann Elizabeth Ilansfonl,
servant, stealing at Bettiscomlie various articles ; James
Guppy, lahourer, interest assault at Marsha ood ; John
Thomas alias Kindler, grinder, stealing at Kinson various
articles: William Eisimens, waterman, stealing at Wey-
mouth a silver watch, wild chain, and other articles;
George Barker, labourer, stealing at Lyme Regis, a watch,
on hail—Samuel Ozzard, Charles Talbot, Mary Ann
Talhot, Ibinjamin Ireland, Jane Ireland, and Martha
Crdo, feloniously receivinL• of Sarah }lckes, at Weymouth
some of the articles she had stolen •' George Hutchings,
stealing at Broadwey a quantity of bran ; George Revel,
stealing at Kinmn various articles.
PIGF.ON FLYING
.IPROM DORCHESTER TO BRIGHTON.—
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The fly from Dorchester, which hu been looked forward
to with much interest, not only by the members of the
Brighton Pigeon Society, but also by sportsmen of other
local associations, catne elf on Wednesday. Unfortunately,
however, the weather was most unfavourable, and the
results, therefore, very unsatisfactory. Seven birds flew.
They were privately marked before being put into the
basket, by Mmsrs. Nicholson and Luthaw • and were again
subjected to a similar treatment at the starting point by
a well-known gentleman at Dorchester. At six o'clock
they were tossed, but, between that hour and seven
o'clock, • heavy thunderstorm raged over Southampton,
, and towards the Isle of Wight, a district over which the
birds must have passed, though transit t have been
well-nigh impossible. Notwithstanding this, two of the
birds found their way home at noon ; and, judging from
their appearance, they must have been dying the whole
time. They were Mr. Ridley, junior's, blue checked cock
Ralph, and Mr. Fred. Insnellurst'i (the Society's secretary)
Stray-away. Iwtween which the result showed • close rare;
and, though the society were diuppointed with the issue,
they may congratulate theiusebes that the birds coin.
pleted the Io'2 miles, in the time they did, considering
the state of the atmosphere. At the same time the dis-
ammintment is not to be wondered at, seeing that on
Thursday last the same birds were flown from Wareham,
thirteen miles from Dorchester, and accomplished the
distance within two hours. There is no doubt that in
consequence of the comparative failure, the society, whose
spirit and enterprise is commended in appreciative
quarters, will endeavour to fly the match again from the
same place: and it is to be hoped that, if they decide to
do so, the birds will be favoured with better weather. It
is likewise to be hoped that the atmosphere will be more
favourable to the sport when the next long distance race
from Exeter comes off on July gird; and that the time
will then be up to the usual standard. Late last night the
five absentees, though they do not each hear the unenviable
name of Stray-away, had not arrived. It should be stated
that the winner of this unfortunate race is only nine
months old.-Susses Daily Newe
AN ELDERLY WOMAN DROWNED-On Saturday evening,
Mr. H. Lock. Deputy Coroner, held an inquest at the
Weighbridge Inn, touching the death af Sarah Wallis, of
Grove Buildings. who was found drowned in the after-
noon in the river Frome, on the righthand side, at the
bottom of Glydepath-hill. Lieutenant B. S. Jackson, of
H. MS. Warrior, said that passing along the bank he saw
a woman's clothes in the water, and some children playing
near. Ile walked in and gut out the body which the Jury
hail seen. Laying it on the bank he turned it on the side
and adopted the usual means to restore animation. He
told some people to go for the police and a doctor. From
the first he was afraid there was no chance of restoring
the woman. Ile remained till the police came, He did
not notice any sign of life. She seemed to gasp, Init he
thought that Was occasioned by his moving the body.
Lieutenant Dawson, R.N., who was with the last witness,
coreolsoated. George Wallis said the deceased was his
soother, but he did not live with her. lie saw her about
a quarter to two in the afternoon. She went on an errand
for him. She had fallen in the water previously, and he
thought this happened accidently. Dr. A. Butler,
assistant to Dr. Good, was called to see the body about
quarter-least four. He felt the pulse and tested the heart,
and found she was quite dead. A lad named John Cake,
hjoeunoth, said about 3.311 p.m. he saw her standing by
the railings near Friary Mill, with one foot on the railing.
She appeared to be very weak. He asked what was the
matter, and she said 'nothing: don't bother about me."
Ile then passed on.-The jury talked about the dangerous
state of the pain from the bottom of the town to the
Compasses cottages, and it was said that many accidents
had occurred tLere. Their verdict was that deceased was
found drowued, but that how she came into the water
, there was no evidence to show; and they moues:al the
Coroner to write to the Local Board, calling attention to
the dangerous state of the path, and suggesting it should
be fenuod in a similar manner to the bank leading tu Mill-
strut
ram Samosa, lionday.-Lieloro tho Mayor (Mr.
Buniett), ssid Mr. J. Callan.
Herbert Dvfall, • lad, was charged with stealing flower
plants front the garden of Captain Mussel, doing damage to the
amount if IS.
Prisoner pleaded guilty.
It seemol that ha curled off a geranium, and 'dented it in
Isis I io II gar& 11.
It MU said It was aco 11111 l on oceurenee at this Urns of the
yesr, in various parte of the town.
The Slay or warned defendant against such conduct, and he
was fined lUs liieloiliiug costs.
Mary .4 ii" Sinclair was charged with dninkeunew in High
Westatreet, on June 92nd.
thi the Ittth Mae she was sentenced to fourteen days' for
being a drunken said disorderly Ileum. She said that she
was ii a drunk as now charged, but fell down, and she was
stunned.
P.C. Gould said at 9.15 p.m he found her with a crowd about
her. Iler face was c sacred with bliss', where she had fence
about. She smelt very strong of drink, and was drunk. Two
men took her hose; and had as much as they could do to
keep her up.
Lafendant eried, and her father said he would pay any fine
for her. It sums hard tam for both him and her husband.
It seems lie uses, actor out et the (lips, and he allows her CI a
week.
She pleaded sulybody might fall -perhaps on a mem of orange
poel ; but
The Mayor isaid if she kept away from drink she would isot

fall.
The )layor maid the magistrates mould giro her another
chance, and fined her 10s including c its.
It Ii thought the motnan is hardly i.e..; and her father said
he would do his boat to take cane of her.

DORCHESTEIt TOWN COUNCIL
FRIDAY. —Present : The Mayor (Mr. E. Burnett), Alder-
men J. Galpin, and 11. Lurk Messrs. W. Durden, W.
Slade, G. J. G. Gregory, and the Town Clerk (Mr. Giles
Symonds).
THZ TOWN HALI-
The General Perigees Committee recommended the
re-paving of the entrance to the hall with Portland stone
four inches thick, the painting of the lobby and staircase
walls with two coats, putting a bold cornice round the
lobby, and several minor improvements therein.
Alderman GALPIN asked if they were not going to enter
upon the question of the proposed new entrance from
East-street at the same time, and have all done together.
The filsion and Mr. Ugzeogy said the alteration of the
east side were quite distinct from the work now in
question. Ills worship said that Mr. Ferry architect,
who designed the building originally, had offered to give
two plans of a porch, and when he received them he
would lay the same before the Council.
On the motion of the tilgveg, seconded by Mr. GREGORY,
enders are to be invited.
It was thought best that the railings of the staircase
aueld be alternately gold and copper bronzed.
r. GRZOOHT suggested the walls should first be faced
with Keene's cement ; and it was approved.
The General Purposes Committee is to carry out the
work, and revise the specifications.
In committee the Council considered the questions
pending between the Corporation and the Duchy of
Cornwall CounciL

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