The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-01-25 00:00:00

Borsttshire.

WITINOOTIN COONTT CoURT.—The usual month_yl
oinae of this Court was held on Thursday, before los.
swam, Sm. Judge. About fifty plaids WWII entered,
osrly half of which were withdrawn. The only
det, presenting any feature of lutenist is that dame/ring
• gruel. an action to reedier L'd 35. fur surgical eaten-
-4..0 by plantiff (lately practising at Abbutthetry),
trianna Beraways, labourer, in the employ of sle-
kismet, it farmer. also living at Abbotebnry. Mr. R. N.
govrerd appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Hare for the
,neence. 'non the evidence of the plaintiff it appeared
that hefted been aneustomed to attend tide eidant'm family,
seri thst on the With of September, NM, having been Rent
ba went to the house where he saw defendant, his
and William elsinwayn. Believed there was also a
km.le servant present. Defenslent said he had sent for
plontiff to attend tramways, who hail been injured by
in, hull. On detaining tramways, he found him super-
acagl wounded about the bead, and that three of his
"it,. were fractured. Having adjusted the fracture., he
the patient to remain in bed for two or three
• No mention was made of las (plaintiff's) being •
%cob surgeon. He Attended gateways, at hie own re.
!eke., until his :comedy, and 'sent hiebill in December
Hien mg to defendant, who fti4l, " You are a pariah doe-
sor, And hare been paid Already." plaintiff mow
get you are not parish °Meer, and I am only hood
on Ids order." By his recotnenendation to
adeinient the bull was killed as being vicious. Had
arrer received any remuneration from the parish fur
_wont on Samways. Croessmennined.— No additional
would have been allowed from the pariah for this
Was not aware liAlliways was in receipt of perm
cos!
dna) relief at the tune of the accident, Was not in the
habit of attending most of his eases without • medical
edir_ommesally did so by way of courtesy. Had
&e.t.a ler Mr. thither, but certainly not for Mr. gyouse,
via whom he WM not on friendly relations at the time.
Halo. doubt defendant was &mare of his attending
it his own house. lb was • general rule that
the medical dame should not attend without an order,
od be did SO on hie own responsibility. Had never
o
bn beceght before the Board of Ueardians for trans
gresalii -
dila regulation. Did not know if orders were
time when ha attended Maniwaya, on former messions.
Unwrap WIL4 then sailed, and stated that he
vu employed by defendant us OM*? In September,
ite7, While engaged In driving hie master's hull from
a Aeld into which ft had stayed, the animal turned on
his side, broke his ribs, and Maud hint
them trn:esedin the air. Wm attended by Mr. Sweating.
Afters few days he was removed to his own house at
1,,,,t,gw0. Had reselved parieb relief durtng the time ,
cii. Maim aided by the bull. Neither himself nor
his wile usentioned the feet to plainhff when he was
wending on him. Hannah Ford, • servant of defen•
&oh tiered to wising Slantways brought to the boom
b, mutff, who told s boy stained 'fodder to (doh
sr. sweating immediately. For the defence it was
urged that 111 r. Sending wee not employed by &fen.
who, on being &worn, stated that be neither *ant
for Mr. geretting, nor was aware by whom order he
▪ isismomid, Saw Min at 111. house when Oa lOW.
sent „wirred, sad said " Hone, dostor, what us you
hers?' Pleietif mplied, " Yes" ; and In answer to his
wirendant'ailmodry at to what was the matter wills
Itameays, said " Not much ; let him eat and drink as
"a, and ge home. lie win be all right is two or
three dare," d not tell limbicy le fetch Mr. Sweet.
i„g, and time witness, Ford, was not hi the hoctee at the
hid. The bill had been left at his house in the suin•
Hier of Ide. When 41011111 to him by his wife oft eom-
mg home be 'marked that he by* nothing to do with
it. Did net know anything of Mr. Seeding attending
%unwept at his own house. Croseesainised.—On the
nnd Septentbrr a man named Richard Carter intoned
him that he bad found Sant ways lying on the road, having
been gored by the bull. He (defendant) went to the
spot, an•l brd him home. Flaw no marks of blood shout
hon. Oires him some gin, after which he set down,
and aid be would go home after • bit. At four o'clock
the sante afternoon lie saw Mr. ?Sweating there, and his
wife told him he had been sent for by gateways. It
ins not his (defendant's) plasm to send for a doctor.
Mr. Howard. Not even if the man was ,lying? 1M
-
(rodent, in continuation, said he had not suhaeouently
asked plaintiff how leamwaye was getting on. John
11,vider deposed that gamways directed him to fetch
Mr. Swotting, and, in crom-examinatios, said that fle•
fended did not enter the house till after the doctor
left, No one had told him what to say. Was quite
certain be saw Mr. ',tweeting, not Mrs., when he went
to fetch the doctor. The Judge said the boy had been
tutored, and it was impossible to believe his evidence.
his had been contradicted by two or three witnemet and
he should not place a tittle of reliance on what he had
stated. &cheetah White, district relieving °facer, was
then called, and showed that he had given plaintiff no
order to attend Main waye. lie very seldom gave him
sit order, because he was en experienced man, and knew
how to attend to matters of this sort. The. Judge, in
maiming up, observed that the case rested on the
genteel as to whether the defentlant'e testimony was
worthy of credit, since he had entirely contradicted the
evidence given on the other side, and distinctly denied
having sent for Mr. liweeting. Defendant's whole
verowon of the affair was, however, so improbable, when
o.ntraoted with the evidence of plaintiff and his wit.
rear., that he (the Judge) found it impossible to believe
it It WAS not by any means probable that defendant
should have been so much 'mimed at seeing the doctor
111 ia honed, as he represented himself. How could he
be surprised at seeing • surgeon there, when he was
swot his servant had been attacked by • bull, and had
three of his ribs broken? And again, was it likely that
so repectable and experienced a practitioner as plaintiff
do had been so many years in his profession, would
hair treated in MO light a manner, as was represented by
defendant, the injuries received by Sattiwaysl Was it
at all possible he should have asserted "there was not
smelt the inatter with him," when three of his ribs
were broken? Defendant's evident* was in no respect
worthy of belief, neither was his conduct by any means
creditable, and he (the Judge) did not think there was
another farmer in the oounty who would have acted in
Foch a manner as defendant had done to his poor
Meurer. He was of opinion that there was a retainer
peen by defendant, who was consequently liable for the
hese gateways remained at his house. Another con-
inderation was whether the contract extended beyond
that period, and whether plaintiff ought to have ascer-
tained that defendant desired him to continue his
attendance when fisanways returned to his own house.
He (the Jndge) thought the contract terminated when
gateways left defendant's residence, and be could not
therefore allow any charge for attendance after that
time. The verdict would be fl 45., with full costs for
plaintiff and his witness**.
Ciontru R•TICiI. —We underertmod that several of
the principal dissenters in Weymouth have refused
payment of their chureh•rate when called on by the
Churchwarden, and intend to allow the matter to
proceed to extremities.
SHERWIN,. —Middle SchooLe.—At the annual
audit dinner of the tenants of G. W. Dighy,
of Sherburne Castle, upwards of 150 in number, the
chairman, William Ffooks, Esq., after the usual
hsalths on this festive occas(on, rose to propose the
health of a gentleman, who, though known to few of
those who were present, was an olsi anti intimate
friend of Mr. Dighy. by whose especial invitation
he had come a long distance this day to be a guest;
he alluded to the Her. Mr. Woodcock, vicar of
chanistock, in this county; • gentleman who had
derided many years to the subject of the education
of the poorer chaise, and who was especially invited
by Hr. Dishy today that he might have the advan•
iage of so fitrourable an opportunity to lay before
his tenantry his views with respect to a subject which
must be one of growing interest to the agriculturist,
ad to which he would beg the favour of the rev.
gentleman at once to proceed, after they had
drank his health with all the honours which any
Bend of Mr. Dighy deserved at their hands. The
tout was most conlially received, upon which Mr.
Woodcock immediately arms, and thanking the
o'olitany for the very kind manner in which they
were phased to receive him; he WM understood to
ay that after passing the whole of his ministerial
bre 125 years) amongst the fariners and labourers of
Dorset, in his own retired parish, he had ventured of
late to enter upon a wider field, and by &shimming
himself to Inqe gatherings of the agriculturists, both
in Dorset and Sonterest, to call the attention of his
mighbours to a lamentable, though undeniable, fact,
yin, that the education of the middle classes was not
by any means keeping pace, either with their owls ,
mquirementa nor with those of the them That
Peat improvements had of late years been mani-
fested in the schools for the upper chases, and, as his
hearers were aware, in the national and other para.
deal schools, for the exclusive education of the
lale.urer and mechanic ; but that the children of the
middle chines seemed to be left much where they !
Wile in the last generation. That, of course, it was
in the power of the wealthy farmer to avail himself
if the splendid institutions known as the grammar
seleads of the country, of which there could not be a
better mainple than the flourishing one in this town.
I'd what lie meant to say was, that the middle
classes dill not derive any of the peculiar advantages,
other in pries or in quality from the produce which
114 plat within the reach of the nobility and gentry,
uml was almost forced upon tie Door; indeed, many'
awn were of opinion that the education of the poor
IW carried a great deal too far. He could not sub•
to this opinion himself, gimpy because the
Pinughman's son is so early remove( from school,
that he can scarcely avail himself of the advantages
itioeh a certificated master is willing to bestow, and
of the hooka and apparatus with which the parish
deed now abound& But, he this as it may, he had
no heestatiou in laying, that while the great institu•
hO,lll of Mr OGlUltry for the education of our nobility
t'"lgentrl—the future rulers of the land—had greatly
advsneed of late years, and while the Committee. of
Council on Education had heaped, with unsparing
hand, their bounteous gifts on the schools or the
Poor, he wee clearly of opinion—and he would ven-
ture to say im without wishing for one moment to
hurt the fooling' of any that were present—that the
middle claims were duped—very generally—hi many
Private and unauthorized adventurers, who sold them
to inferior article at a very high PriCe.—• price,at
!es* very unequal to that of corn. He would be !
far from wishing to interfere with the honest pine of
"Y mart, or any race of mon, making a fair profit on
talr labour.; but his sympathies were with the
heaters, who, be felt, from not being able to look
'eto the thing, or knowing bow to remedy the abuse,
Were in his opinion cajoled into paying for their eons'
:location a very high pries for an article which after
does not suit kins—te not, in face, of the kind
that is
to their wants. But what was most
°biecti
itteLs the iniquitene system of slam, 17
`Nick' no man coukl calculate what the half-year s
WI might or might not amount to. Now, to
Oiivlate them abuses, be had turned his thoughts
I°Luth to middle-el,,m uc edation. He had Yong
""Pod that the legiaoture mould take up tbe sub-
sB`l' 6'4 be had waited in vain. Another genera-
would pass away before Parliament had done
trot,. and disputing what was to be done or
144 undone to *see chugolunen and dismaderes
it wile e'elt if anything was to be done

effectually and quickly, we must do it for ourselves,
each in our own sphere, and trust to (hod for a hi...
tog on our honest endeavours. He had, therefore,
'rah the assistance of a few friends, opened a school
for the eons of farmers and tradostuen in his own
village of Chanletock, sufficiently distant from any
town to escape the evil influence' connected with a
large population, in a very healthy locality, with
plenty of open ground, and excellent premises, which
had been erected of late years at a,s small cost of
money and thought That the effort wail not male
before it was wanted, and that the arningements
connected with it were apprmi.dcd, was evident
from the fact that the year hail opened %lib three
pupils and closed with twenty-six, and that nearer
40 than 20 were expected after the present vacation.
The object was not profit, but bare remuncrati .....
consistent with the employment of pod masters,
and such food as boys were accustomed to have at
home. He had been fortunate, after many capon.
manta, in securing the services of an excellent head.
master, in whose principles he could place the utmost
reliance, while his high certificate, as well as his
expenence and the character of his teaching, as
testified by government inspectors while at the head
of • similar 'institution in surrey, were a sufficient
tee for his thorough efficiency—indeed, that
bela guarantee
in the neighbourhood is evident,
from a rapid increase of the pupils within • twelve
month. Mr. W. added that he would no longer
intrude upon his friends, but while he thanked them
for the patient attention they had bestowed upon
him, he would take the liberty of placing in their
hands a prospectus of his terms, and should be
happy to answer any further inquiries. He would '
merely add that as the situation of Chardstock might
appear somewhat remote, he looked forward to a no
very distant day when kiherborne and Dorchester I
would be within halfan•hour's run by rail of the '
school he now recommended to their notice. As '
some might imagine, from the low terms, that the '
boys were starved, he would give a general invite.
tion to gentlemen then present, to look in, *Von
them at the hour of dinner—halfan.hour before
one—any day, unexpectedly, and partake of such '
fare NI he might fins!. The 'perch was most warmly I
received, and on his leaving the room Mr. Wood.
ask was greeted with loud and continuous chairs.

•-
SCHOOL Tk NAT. A very interesting gathering
took phia. In the Long./street schoolroom on Friday
night, a lugs number of persons of all sects arm.
Ming to see the Sunday scholars rewarded, and to
gratify their eyes with the sight of a monster
Christmaa tree, which had been decorated, at we
dare not guess how much expense of time and
trouble, by several of the teachers, Mrs. Williams,
the Misses Chandler, 80. When we state that the
tree was really a tree ' • that in height it stood at
least 12 or 14 feet • ' that it was lighted with twelve
ilusen of lamps, and bore souse IWO articles, our
readers will he able to form, in their mind's eye,
some idea of it. proportions and attractions. Pro.
cowlings commenced by the singing of a hymn. Dr.
Williams, the superintendent of the school, then
announced that prises were given to every Sunday
scholar who attended regularly before nine in the
morning and two in the afternoon •' that 154 soholare
had qualified themselves for reward; and that the
number of their attendances had been 6,204. The
tree had been helped by many kind friends. The
excellent lady at Sherbet's' Castle had given a
guinea towards it- (clicers)---and their kind friend at
Sherburne House had sent it another guinea. (More
cheers.) The prizes were then distributed, the
teachers being afterwards rewarded, amidst much
merriment. The Rev. F. Beckley then addressed
some excellent remarks to the children, who were
severally dismissed with a large bun each, greatly
to their satiafaction.

The Bombay papers state that Mr. Ed. Macreouly,
son of the eminent tragedian, purposes giving
a short series of lametical and dramatic readings at
Bombay, where he resides, and also of including in
his list of entertainments the five Christinsa stories
by Mr. Charles Dickens.
On Friday week the annual tratlesmens'supper took
Owe at the Blacit Horse Inn, and was attended by
about 50 persons. The landlord, Mr. li. Harris,
liberally catered for his guests on the mission, and
a very pleasant evening was spent, intermingled with
song and sentiment, under the able presidency of
Mr. G. D. Pooklington.

The men employed in the gardens of Sherborne ease
tie, under Mr. Praguell, were treated to a pod dinner
of old English fare a few days ago. Roast beef and
plum-puddings were served up in abundant style
under the Messrs. Pragnell, and the company "movie
the welkin ring" when the health of their excellent
employer was proposed.
THE Olt' RCH. —The Precentor" Chope, says the
Stir rborne Jou rent, haa sent in his resignation as curate
of Sherborne, and on Sunday morning the vicar
announced that choral service (which, since the
Bishop's letter, had been threatened for every Sunday
evening) would not be repeated again without due
notice. At night the candles on the communion
table were not lighted! The vicar has been to
Salisbury to see the Bishop. and it is conjectured that
thou are some ef the results of the advice of his
Diocesan. We have not commented upon the Bishop's
reply, because we knew that further steps were
about to be taken in the matter referred tomn it;
but this is a convenient opportunity for observing
that it did not give satisfaction, and that the use
that was mole of it tended still further to exasperate
public feeling. Another meeting was held on Fri-
day, preparatory to a general movement of the parish;
but the resignation of the Precentor, and some other
circumstances, induced an adjournment for the pre-
sent. As we do not desire to throw any impedi•
went in the way of a settlement of this painful and
protracted difference, we shall make no further com•
meat on matters as they stand, than this,—that we.
agree with the writer of a very sensible article in a
new paper, called 771 e A ntidote, that " the Parialion-
ere should make no concession in the matter. They
are not the aggressor., and to concede is really to
give up the whole ease."
BRIDPORT. —Corot, Petty &MOM, Monday, January
17.—Magistrates present, 0. Cartwright,—Whitehous,
J. T. Bullet, J. and B. P. laundry, Esqrs.—Serions
Assault.—ffelwes ffecesens, a respectable tredeunan, and
pariah clerk of Netherbury, was charged by iLuriet
Poole with an unlawful and aggravated assault. Mr. F.
W. Gundry for the defence. From her evidence it
appeared that on the 12th instant she was in the employ
of Mr. Macey. at his sax-spinning mills at Clenham, in
the above parish, and having occasion to go to the lathe
shop for • roller, she inquired if John Watte was there;
her young master and the defendant were the only two
persons she haw there, the latter earning the former in
boxing twine. Her young master told her to come in
and see if Watts was there, which she refused to do,
when he pulled her in, took held of her dress, and took
indecent liberties with her. On her noentiug it and
threatening him, he left, and on her attempting to
escape, Stinson caught hold of her and got between her
and the door, thereby preventing her leaving. She
threatened him if be did not let her go she would have
C luminous for him, when he threw her down on some
yarn behind tbe door, pulled up her dress, and said he
would have his will of bar before he left her. Bbe
struggled foe some time and celled for help, and at last
freed herself by her own exertions. She was on the
yarn full Ave minutes struggling.--Crum-examinel :
Was calling for help when Kesia Sampson passed the
door, when Macey was struggling with her. The door
was a double one, and one part men, so that any one
passing might eft. By the Bench: Mr. Samson Gelled
on her on Friday night to make it up ; she said she
should not without first consulting Mr. liacHale, the
superintendent of polio., who said the expenses were
17s. Samson offered her 205., which she refused.—Kesia
Samson and Jain Travers corroborated the complainant's
evidence as she had stated in regard to their passing and
seeing the parties in the rum, Samson keeping the door
and preventing her leaving, but did not see him touch
bor.—Complement to the Bondi Had seen Munson
once before—the last day of the old year—obeli he
followed her some distance, and tried his utmost to get
the upper hand of her.-10r the defence Win. Macey
deposed to being • relative of Samar, who was in the
Jathe shop with him at the time in quirition. Witness
stated he left the shop several times, and staid two or
three minutes each time never saw him touch her or
heard her WI for help; If she had he must have heard
it, as he was but a few yards off each time. To the
Bench: On his oath he did not take any liberties with
her, but merely touched her gown; knew WWI was
Dot there, but told her to come in and see--Both John
and James Watts deposed to W. Macey leaving the
lathe-house; heard no cries nor saw Samson touch the
complainant, but saw him leaning against the door and
she inside.—Mr. Macey, sen., was called to (wove tiam•
son's respectability ; he was • baker, perish clerk,
married, and father of several cl.ildren ; was also a rela.
ties; worked for Wei some years ago, with 14 to 20
girls ; Dever heard of his ever acting with any Wilma.
priety to females.—Harriet Poole stepped forward and
dated she had a witness to contradict William Macey
evidenee.—Supt. Mao Hale was here sworn, and deposed
to the main facts of both partite wining to Inm to know
the costs, he., but they could not wee on the terms of
settlement.—Ellen Bartlett deposedthat William Macey
wu with her in another part of the mill nearly the
whole nine Harriet Poole was abort from the reeling-
room. and remained there till her Morn; Samson sub-
sequently cisme into the room, and Poole told him she
would make him suffer for it.—The Bench One or the
other of the witnesses MIA have perjured themselves.—
After a long consultation, the Bench addressed Edwin
Samson, outing that they had given the case every con-
rideration, and were unanimous that he had committed
a most aggrsvatsd essault—be being a married man, •
mep.M. tradesman, and the parish clerk of Nether
bury also--and only regretted hi had not been charged
for the more serious offenee.—Fined Ph, to be paid itn•
tuedietely, or two months' imprisonment. (The money
was paid at the rising of the Court.) The Bench then
addressed William Macey, jun., in very severs terms,
inforudng him that had he been prosecuted as well as
Ekuneon, his punishment would have been equally severe.
--A Wade &twos; wife of the above defendant, was
charged with an assault on Harriet Poole. A medloal
certificiate was banded in showing her unfitness to
attend, when the Bench ingested to complainant the
propriaq of her withdrawing dila charge, which she
ultimately consented to, defendant paying the expenses.
The Bench expressed satisfaction at this result,and
gave peat credit to complainant far her conduct in the
matter, and trusted that in future all females similarly
treated would apply to them for redress, which would
be granted when yeoved.—The Overseers of Lodtri
and Whiteltetch a:monitors* were summoned by Mr.
It. Cornick, clerk to the Board of Guardians, for non-
payment of the contributions ordered on their respective
parishes. It appeared that the 11131041161 had been paid
In subsequntly to the version of the summons, whereby
the overseers thought their presence unnecessary. Not
so, however, the Deneim, who indicted a fins of 20s. in
each eau, as a warning to them for the future, Stetitgli
that if they 000timied each itzelF•derltY• they uo
next time be lined IJa• full Beauty. of 40a. Ms. B.
Omni& iipenses also.