The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-03-11 00:00:00

DORSET LENT ASSIZES.

The cionimissioa for holding these seism was opened
et the Shirehall this (Monday) afternoon. The judges tak-
ing the Weaken circuit are Baron Pigott and Mr. J natio*
Grove, and there is • good deal of criminal business
at the sashes. although the niajaity of the eases are
of a tritial thersolor. Mr. Jostles Greve came alone
from Winthearar, arriting at th• South-Western
station at 343 pm. in the midst of a hailstorm. In
waking to restive his lordship was the High Sheriff,
Mr Holman' Hyde Nelasso, Bart, Wearing the =llona
of • Deputy.Lientenant, with his oluiplgo the Bet. W.
T. earplug. of Laden, in waelemicel gown, Mr. G. J.
Andrew, own= Meek, and ILL N. K. Leggin, under
sheriff. The usual stele ferriage, drown by • hand.
some pair of greys, was in waiting. On the door
lapels were handsomely embles ised the arms of the
High Sheriff, the motto of which is " Reepio•."
Ciente% Amystt Brown, of the County Coagebulary,
wee on the platform, and also Mr. Mean, the district
repaint...edict of the B.W.R. His lordship was
reeelyed by the High itheriff. and the few ourious
spectators present were disappointed to fiad the judge
In civilian garb, wearing • rough brown overcast.
However, he appeared resplendent *cough erewhile.
Hb lordship, the High Sheriff, and Chaplain having
mitered tie carriage, a dozen stalwart policemen
and the wonky °Meals went in front of it, sod •
similar number followed. Two footmen mounted up
behind the eartiasea, sad they were the smartest in
the procession. They had drab Nets with scarlet
failings, scarlet waistemts, marlet plush breeches, silk
Nockrage, and shoes with silver buoklea So the pro-
cession entered the town, acoompastal by • fair
number of spectators, and proceeded to the judges'
. Mr. Jainism Grove having robed was semeded
lodging,.
odtgsCrown Court, and the "letters patent" author-
bing the judges to hold the seams were reed by the
Clerk of Arraigns, all present standing. The =tut
lbw adjourned to 10.30 on Tuesday morning. Imme-
diately afterwards the teamed judge proceeded la date
to St. Peter's ahureh, and was met at the door by the
Mayor and Corporation, °meriting :—Mr. G. J. G.
Gregory (Mayor), Alderman G. Canoe, Councillors Dr.
Aldridge, W. Blade, and R. Burnett, with the Town
Clerk (Mr. Giles Symonds), attended by the sergesnie
atomism The evening service was read by the Rector
DU Ray. K W. Pears, M.A.) There arm a large coo.
gregstion. The assize sermon was preached by the
chaplain (the Rev. W. T. eftry, M.A.), from
Micah N., 8 —"He: bath "hewed thea, 0 man what is
good; and what doth the Lord require of the:, but to
do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with
thy God." At the outset the preacher remarked on
the fitness and advantage of mooting together in God's
house, and then briefly adverted to the eiroumatanoes
under which the words of the text were spoken. Ha
prooraded to my that in them we had the sum and
substance of practical religion—the duty to our neigh-
bour, and the duty to God—here we had potertroyed
those Christian grow width God bad espreasely
ordained for no to veldts% and cherish. First we
were to do 'curtly. Janke wee one of the promineat
attributes of the Divine tharaater. In Deuteronomy
mei., 4, we reed "God is a God of truth, sod without
Iniquity; jun and right is he;" and in the 18th chapter
on the appointment of judges we read "judges and
odors shalt thou make thee in all thy gates . . .
and they Wall judge the people with just judgment";
sad 111. 'dried " That which I. altogether just stab
thou follow, that thou orogen live and inherit the land
wide= the Lord thy God giveth thee." In all our
dealings with our fellow oreateres we were to be just;
render to every man that which belongs to him. This
rule obliged no on all occasloos to speak the truth; for
• lie wee not °ply • breach et our d.tyto God, beta
breach of our duty to our neighbour'. The rule of
doing justly constrained no to be loyal and faith-
ful to those set in authority over as, and to yield
willing obedienes to all the laws of our country,
for obedisoes Is due to the King, and to ell inferior
WtSbawarding to their several stations. If we
in
rendering them obedience, we defrauded them
of their right. Again justice required that we should
sot injure the person or restrain the liberty of our ,
elbow. The free enjoyment of life and limbo wee
• t estiferred by his Maker and secured by the laws
of realm. Ones more jostles malted that we
should In no respoot injure our neighbour's property.
He need hardly say that the methods by whit* another
may be injured as to his property are numberless. Our
own theorists would supply many examples. In short
to do jostles WM comprised in the short rule with
which the Saviour of the world has furnished us—
" Whatsoever ye would mein would do to you do ye
even so to them" Let them ask themselves la every
instanee, "Am I now sating as I would others should
aat towards era r Try themselves fairly by that
speedos, end resolve at all times under the grew of
God to sot according to the dictates of eneramos,
and they could seemly fall into injustice.
Secondly, we were to love mercy, whisk
*mined Christian =amity in its largest MOW and
Included everything we meant by affestios, becevasnos,
kindness, toodernoes, mildness, meekness, patioace,
forgiveness—la fast, everything implying good-will to
min. It embrased every set of life that relate. to the
relief of the distressed, the succour of the seedy, or
the forgiveness of the offending; and was a copy of the
Divine canmesion so far as men could imitate it.
Thirdly, we were to walk brambly with our
Gad, ii., to be at all %nes Hie faithful and
widow servants. Having enlarged cis this pull=
his dissoures, the preacher in sonetualein exhorted them
to take up the words of the Posbnist—Paaraine, me 0
Lord, and try me, search my reins and my heart; look
well id them be any way of wiskedowe in me, and lead
me in the way everlasting. As the congregation left
the' National Anthem" we played sea volantary.
The cense list as thew anises is light, but IS =eludes
• Dorobseter breech of promise ores—Gregory Y. Bowe,
In which it Is mid Mr. Kingdom, qa, tied Kr. Cole,
Q.C., with other learned gentlemen, will appear. The ,
following are the prisoners for trial : —Jobe Pickard:
Andrews, forgery at Wareham- Henry Triage. steel-
tag eon at Wiaterbome Whitaker& ; Hoary Pester,
anew at Wareham; James Laver, unlawfully and
casually kaowingoa2Subawdir 10 yeses of age, at Shar-
lene; William hone stealing at Stour Provost-
James Kallaway, mosey by false protease' at
livanhot; Harriett Jeavey, obtaining boots by false
pretences at Bridport; William Marsh, inalielouely
wounding as Oorsoombe; Maria OriMa, feloniously
killing nod slaying Horatio Lewis at Portland Roads;
George Ricketts, feloniously resolving stol.o property
at Lytolsett Betrayers; Levi Teeter, alias Bridle,
obtaining mins by false pretences at Piddletreetbide ;
Gear= Poole, embesalement at Broadwiwor ; Charlotte
Ann Qaina making false declarations at Weymouth ;
Thome 04aNus HAWN, not appearing or pleading to
• bill of indictment for %bray, found against him by
the (road jury at the Quitter Sesions in October Let,
for Arlin outrage Wheels, La, at Sheeran ; • man
namtiwire ;sunle,sows) dealing wearlag apparel, ha, at
haub r ; Jean Maria Trutch, obtaining goods by
false =Newel at Weyraoath ; George Bishop, steeling
mossy at Portland ; Charles Akar, dealing harness,
be., at Dewlish ; William Liner, ditto; James Ware-
ham, Nabsealement at Portland. On Bea—John
Bailey, fraudulently converting moo= to hie own use
at Portland; John Blandford, reortvieg Nolan corn at
Wisterborw Whitener% ; Alfred Dicker, stealing best
at Milboree St. Andrew; John Woolfrey, destroying a
will at Child °Milord • Mary Boatswain, attempt at
aelf-pedsoning at Abbolabeery.

Joh* Thal boars that there la vary little chinas of the
Power" of ilt• Sedowed Saha& Cosamlsionera be*
g. resamed" by Patisiasat.
At a amethig of Weal Yorkshire mai-masters and
alum as Saturday. at Ueda, the employer" declined
W adb••• to their offer al lea per coat. advame.
The intorastkaal football mateh. played on Satur-
day, at isaaingtoa Oval, resulted is • victory for
Zaglaml, who gelded four goals to two kicked for
assollsaL
The aloe tam who wore matisted o/ sight pombing,
with abloom, at Elanadeun. Haste, were, as liaturday,
asalissold at the sodsm—tore of them to ewes, sad it.
root to dm years pawl wirritade.
The Prison" Liebe presented it. prises, as &tardy
sight, to its amesasful sompetttors oil it. London
Seettiett Volunteer". The Marquis Si Lome sad Lord
wad Lady Moho won promat
no death at Xv Oorry has turned the minds Si the
froaatttoemsy towards a /mum repromatativo in
rs. geomo of Oceimos• The Mama /ammo are •
appestat to say ishado• of • coodbiabi by it. Mod*
infisedm, whhed wesallsava of postal Inkrees.