The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-04-26 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1859,

Good Friday was duly observed in this town ae•
conling to ancient custom, all the shops being closed
and the several lamas of worship being ope.n.
Owing to the fineness of the weather large numhers
of persons were tempted to make slain excurs ))))) a
into the places around, and Wey ))))) nth came in fur a
gootl share of these holiday-folks, very many of
whom paws' over to Portland. to look at the Go-
vernment works in progress there, and which were
open to all.
! WeSLXVAN SUSDAY SI iloot..—On flood Friday
tea meeting took phwe at the Towelledl to cele-
brate thee !Action and ope 4of the New Sunday
School, which is attached to the Wesleyan Clialmel,
Durngate.street. About 4511 friends sat down. and
after partaking of the meal, they were addressed by
the they. .1. Mead re, who presided, and other
speakers, and a highly interesting evening resulted.
There was a service held at the Chapel in the after-
noon of Good Friday, when the Rev. T. Richards
preached. It appears that the new school-room hiss
been built since Chriatmas Ma cost of .0.5 ' • and that
a sum of only .1:2 17s. remains uusubscribed to uneet
this outlay.
EASTER Ilounsva.—About a hundred persons
went from this town and Weyn 1111 l th to London on
Thursday 'nor ll ill g by the I :reat Western occurs'
train which returns from Paddington today (Taw..
day). There was a trip by the same cninpany from
London to the Channel Islands on 1/01111 Friday,
returning to town also this day ; but the 1111 l nber
of
persons who patronized this trip was very meagre.
OPENING OF TIIV. SALISBURY AND YEOVIL RAIL-
WAY AT GILLINGIIAAL—it is to celebrate
the opening of the Salishury and Yeovil Railway on
Moneta), next by a treat h, a large nunile•r sf the
poorer inhabitants of Gillingham, a considerable
sum having been subscribed for that purpose. We
understand there will alao be is piddle dinner in the
evening, and a display 4.f fireworks.

come in. But then the electors who are really
dissatisfied with this state of things may yet give
expression to such dissatisfaction by withholding
their votes altogether at the present election ; and
this again would give some indication of the sup-
port likely to be accorded to a new candidate on a
future occasion, who should be altogether free
from those too palpable influences which have
obtained under a pernicious coalition. No doubt
the people of Dorchester are as good-natured as
any body else, and if they can return the rare
compliment of the cordial shake of the hand, on
certain occasions when the electors are objects of
peculiar interest in the eyes of Parliamentary
aspirants, by granting in return the favour of
their "sweet voices," the opportimity is too
inviting to be resisted. " What is integrity to
opportunity I" asks Congreve ; but, for our
own humble part, we should desire to see less
opportunity given for this rather weak surrender
to the seductive blandishments of the gentlemen
before mentioned ; and, in the case of this
borough, the loss of one member will be a posi-
tive gain to its political character, and will confer
upon it, what it has not enjoyed for a long time,
the honour of possessing some real %%eight in
the affairs of the country. If, as there is too
much reason to believe, the two accepted mem-
bers are so bound up together for their mutual
interests Al to afford little or no chance of the
success of an opponent on either side—and of
course that opponent should he a Liberal, in the
beat sense of the appellation, moving with the
times—let the electors be prepared, at the eke
tion which must succeed the present one at no
groat distance of time, to carry the candidate
who shall express the preponderance of opinion '
in this borough in a manner worthy of
himself and creditable to the intelligence
of the constituency who send him to
Parliament. This happy and inevitable
turning-point in the political career of
this borough is certainly not far off; and
it could not be otherwise than satisfactory to
see at once some indication of the readiness
with which this honourable period in our his-
tory would be welcomed, under existing circum-
stances, by a voluntary suspension, to some extent,
of the right of voting at the present election.
Of course the members must be now returned ;
but what we would submit with deference, and
the utmost assiduity for the future political
weight and character of this borough is, that
there should be a sufficient reserve from
the number of those who might be disposed to
vote one and one, to show an unqualified dis-
approval of the coalition, and a desire to amend
hereafter the effete representation which is its
natural result.

WOOL.

TIIF. MAY FAIR.—The 14t11 of May falling this
year .3o a Saturday. our spring fair will be held ou
tho following Monday, the 16th of May.

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lii Bitnirmer
—ln the Vice .Chancellor's Court, April 15 (li.efore
Vice-Chancellor Sir .1. Stuart), NI r. Nlabus (with
whom was Mr. Bird) applied on behalf a the plain.
tiff, who was a mortgagee of the undertaking the
Bnilport Railway Company and the tolls of that
railway, to continue until the day after the tu xt
moti ~,, slay in the present term an interim order
made on the 9th inst., mar.. g the Sheriff of
Dorsetshire from delivering legal possession of the
land and rails of the Briilport Railway to the defen-
dant Nlathieson, who had obtained judgment at law
against the company, and hail issued an devil
thereon. The learned counsel also applied for sub-
stituted service of the order to he made in this appli.
cation on the attorney-atdlaw of Nlathieson, as
Mathieson could not be found by the plaintiff. Mr.
Craig appeared for the Sheriff of Dorsetshire ; Mr.
C. M. Roupell for the Bridport Railway Company ;
and Mr. T. Stevens for the Great Wisitern Railway
Company, which worked the Bridport Railway
under an agreement. The Vice-Chancellor made an
order as asked.
Tit x Luria NG or SOLDIERS. Remonstrances
having been made as to the great injustice inflicted
on licensed victuallers and publicans by the small
allowance made on account of the billeting of
soldiers, General l'eel has issued an order raising the
allowance under this head from I4d. aslay to 41
a-day for each soldier.
Ex rENSKS or CONTESTING COr NTICL —Out of 14.5
tics and divisions of counties in the United
I Kingdom 47 were contested at the general election
which took place exactly two years ago. When re-
turns were required by Parliament of the expenses Id
the vanous candidates, 17 of those e ty canistituen-

WITH regard to the election generally, in the
boroughs and in the counties, electors might
now to understand pretty well what is meant
by candidates who promise to give what they
call "an independent support to Lord DERBY."
The election, it is said, is to be carried by
money; and looking at the ex7osure, made by
Captain CARNEGIE, of the secret workings of the
DERBY Cabinet, there can remain but little
doubt of the truth of the statement. Captain
CARNEGIE took office with the understanding
that he was to get into Parliament as soon as
possible, in order to support the DERBY Cabinet.
To this the gallant Captain assented ; but then
he stipulated for a "fair and reasonable pros-
" pect of success" in any contest that he might
be induced to enter upon. He, however, saw no
chance for him anywhere, finding that "the
"Government Reform Bill hung like a mill-
"stone round his neck." Still, Devonport and
Dover were pressed upon him ; in the former
there was no chance whatever ; and the latter
place only presented a gleam of hope by the use
of the most corrupt and unconstitutional means,
from which this holiest sea captain recoiled with
true British indignation, and forthwith re-
signed his post. His own words are—
referring to a conversation with his superior jack
in office, Sir Joiffs PAKINGToN :—"But these
"political objections (the sham Reform Bill)
"were not the only ones I foresaw I should
"have to encounter ; it was very soon made
"clear to Inc that there was only one possible

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cies failed to make any reply to the rerisiti .... , awl
three more made imperfect returns. Ihe remaining
27 were duly returned, and among them we find,
Dorsetabire, £ l2,Il4; Devonshire. North, 4:13.722 ;
Hants, North, .t 2,9.17 and Wiltshire, South,
.C 11.572.
That rare natural phenomenon in this country, the
Northern Light, appeared very beautifully in this
neighlsoirhoo.l on Thursday evening, between
eight and nine o'clock. Stretching westward hum
the north-east, the sky, in a northerly direction, lore-
ended a magnificent spectacle. illumined by ascend'
ing parallel rays of red awl golden light, which
rapidly spread out (rum a seemingly small and richly
coloured nucleus.

CoMIIIMIDS SIGNED IW THE Lori, I.IErTLNANT
OF THE CDUNTT OF DORSET, dated Illth April,
sa9. Queen's Own Bei:mentor Yeomanry I avalry.
—Cornet Rupert Pennefather Feathersbinehaugh to
be a Lieutenant, vice Lieutenant the Lord Ashley,
resigned.
Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of
the county of Wilts.—John Du Boulay, Esq., to be
Deputy Lieutenant Williaw Henry Hitchcock,
Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant.

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13.11110 H POLICI ODURT. Townhall, Monday, April
25.—(Before Henry Lock, Esq., the Mayor).—George
A le.rawkr Painter, who stood remanded Oil a charge of
ideating a coat and cheese cloth, wad discharged, the
police not having obtained any further information
respecting the property.
CorN TY PIILICE CIWRT, Shireil,lll, Monday, April Mk

—(llefore Herbert %redlines, Elaq.)-- tory NUN Ira
and Th Walla &cni,rlill4, father nod son, labourers,
were brought up on a charge of stealing a spade ,
belonging to Mr. J. liounsell, of Abbotsbury. They
were remanded until Saturday. The spade hail been
taken by the son, and was found by P.C. lfdl on tile
father's premises.
I 'or T Y POLICE RT, Shireball, Satuslay, April 23.
--(Before H. Williams, and H. N. Middleton, E.:ala)—
/fear,' Somtragg. the father, awl MMUS .i,uw,muo, the
son, were brought up on remand charged situ stealing
is spade, the property of John Ilimusell of Ablmtsburv.
Mr. M. C. Weston defended. It appeared that the
spade was missed on the 11th inst., from a held next to
which the younger primner bail been at work. Sui-
picion fAllisig upon him, P.C. Hill discovered, on
searching the elder In
under some straw. Both prisouers were al 'tied tap
the ensuing sessions for trial, hut admitted to hail.
tiothinEu Tip Ibutestratti Gtiii..—Farther Ex-
amiouti ~,, ..--(;eorge Alexander Painter, stealing a coat
and cheese cloth from some person unknown.— To Mord
bthoor.—Steplien Reeves, deserting his ship, Blenheim,
. Portland !toads, :hi days ; Joseph Keeping, idle air.
prentice at Wry lb. I mouth ; George Miller,
vagrancy at Sherborne, 14 dap.

"method by which either the sitting members
"for Dover could be deprived of their scats, and
" this was a course I could not condescend to
"adopt." Now, with these facts staring them
in the face, the electors of the United Kingdom
Can hardly fail to understand what "an hale-
" pendent support of Lord DERRY" means in
the mouths of the Tory candidates : it means a
support of Lord Dminv independent of political
honour, independent of the interests of the
people, independent of the peace and prosperity
of these realms, independent of progressive im-
provement, and independent of every considera-
tion in the world which can be opposed to an
Administration resolved upon protracting its
: existence by every possible means, independently
of constitutional practice, patriotism, and fair
dealing.

DORCHESTER PITCHED CORN MARKET, Saturday,
April 2.l.—With the prospect of war farmers with.
held their samples of wheat; there was not a single
sack pitched, and from the prices we heard named
we presume but few samples changed hands. We
can make no quotations. A mothcr Report.—The
farmers to-day, in anticipation of war, were wire
than usually cautious, and not one sample was
pitched. An advance of four shillings per gr. on
wheat was freely offered without inducing holders to
produce their samples.
HE VISIT OF THE BATH ANT) WEST OF ENG-
LA ND SOVIETY. --At the last meeting of the eanford,
Wimbonie, and East Dorset Farmers' Club a com-
mittee was appointed to collect subscriptions in aid
of the fund being raised for the forthcoming meeting
of the Bath and West of England Agricultural
Society at Dorchester in
Tuft BOROUGH —H is worship the Mayor
of Dorchester, Henry Lock, Esq., received the writ
on Sunday morning for the return two burgesses
to represent this borough in the next Parliament, and
it was duly pniclaimed yesterday iNlonday)foreno..n.
The election is Axed for Friday morning at eleven, in
the County Hall. The election of three knights for
the county is to take place on Monday next at 10 iu
the morning, at the Shirehall.
THE New PA R LIA M ENT. --It has been mentioned
that the new Parliament would assemble on the :11st
of May. As a delay of two days has taken place in
the dissolution, it is now probable that the clay to be
appointed will be Thursday, June 2nl, especially as
Wednesday, June Ist, is the I)erby day, always
observed as a holiday by the House of Cmumons.

ELFATION OF Cut. ticuwAttmcvs.—Vestries were
held yesterday (Monday) morning in the several
churches of Dorchisiter, when the following gentle-
men were elected churchwanlens for the coining
year: St. l'eter's, Mears. George John Gregory
Gregory and William Harden ; Holy Trinity, Mr.
Jonepli Fudge and Captain Gritlitlui; All Saint.'.,
Nlesars.alfred Spicer and John .lames Beicuit : For-
ilingtou, Nlessra. E. Pearce and Robert Damon,
re-elceted.

DORCIIINTER UNION. —The election of guardians
of the poor for the parishes in tins union has taken
place. Only three new nawaw appear in the list,
via. : Mr. George James Wood, Athelhanipstone, in
place of Mr. pain.; Mr. William Groves, Frampton,
in place of Mr. Johnson ; and the Rev. Henry
Broadway Miles, Burlestone. The guardians for
Dorchester Si. Peter, are Messrs. John Francis
Hodges and Henry Lock. All Sainte, Mr. William
Galpin ; Holy Trinity, Mr. Thomas Patch and Dr.
John Petty Aldridge. Fordington, Messrs. William
Slade and Robert Hayne. At the first meeting a
the new guardians, which took place on Wednesday,
a unanimous vote of thanks was accorded to the
chairman, Mr. John Floyer, who was re•elected.
Votes of thanks were likewise given to the Vice .chair.
men, Messrs. J. F. Hodges and Levi Groves, who
also were re-elected.
We are requested to state that Mr. H. M. Monk's
Christian Oratory is now may, and may be
obtained of Mr. Macmillan through any bookseller.
TH•NILSOIYING D•Y. —The form of prayer and
thanksgiving to Almighty God, to be used in all
churches and chapels throughout England and Wales,
and the town of Berwick-upou•Tweed, on Sunday, the
let of 11117, 1859, for the success granted to our
larms in suppressing _ the rebellion and restoring
tranquillity to Her Majesty's Indian dominions, has
boon published.

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GAYA= IX DORCHIXTILII.—IX our third pogo will
be found • report of Signor Govasn's oddran on
Italy" kat week.

years of ministry and appreciated labours in the
parish. W. F. Seagram, Ext., occupied the chair
and opened the proceedings with a few remarks on
the object of the meeting, and expressed his deep
regret at the loss which the inhabibuits generally
would sustain by the Vlair's retirement. He then
read a letter received by himself from the Vicar, in
which it was stated that the only way in which he
could consent to be reminded of his parishioners'
love and kindness was in the shape of a contribution
towards the restoration of Hoyton Clinrch—a work
' in which he is engaged, Boyton being the place to
which he intends to retire. Several gentlemen
addressed the meeting. awl it was unanimously
resolved that a subscription should be entered into
as a contribution in furtherance of the object indik
cote,' in the Vicar's letter. A resolution was also
passed expressive of gratitude to the Vicar for his
great services rendered at a" times in every way for
, the welfare of the town, sad also of regret at the
1 approaching separation--a &eminent participated in
by all persona without distioeti iiii of religous views
or classes. A vote of thanks to the chairman closed
1 the proceedings.