The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-08-25 00:00:00

SWANAGE.

BLANDFORD.
Haltom Twangisoteitte -Bffitylow On Sunday
last seemons were preached in Blandford church, by the
Rev. A. Ifethine, rector of fit.. Peter's, Cheltenham,
when ',Dilutions were made, as thenkagiving offering
for the lath abundant harvest, on imbed( of the Dorset
County Hospital, and for the evening service at Bland•
ford church. An anthem from Psalm Mr., 24 and 25,
and Psalm lie., 14, was very nicely song by the choir.
—The collections amounted to 124 sa. 3d.
—ThWe e bad w
t trade was at
acCOaa
aaanoatarareara,
tfisa...dturad;
El'i 15a. being
patrh
<large.
mnearal rafparir Gene..
aMhi.llerfsardaisptdosedwheatto.
gßiavrelefyidlwya.3os;aated
at
43a
p-r qr., but the samples
were of middling quality, several large nialtaters were
tangent, and expressed a desire to do business. No
actahatedngebiyn dtehaeleprsri"preosef onattst Vhat tchtchere"waut Os.
aco63n.sideln was
Adeline. in the price of sheep.
COOSTT Pouoe.—liefore J. J. Farquharson, Esq.—
Two tramps, named Vine and Shepherd, for destroying
their clothing at the union-house, were each sentenced
to 14 days' hard Inbour.—Thureday :—Before the
Bev. J. Watta —Elizabeth Tomson, who it will be
remembered a short time stone attempted to commit
suicide at Weymouth. was charged with vagrancy. It
appeared that she went to Mr. S. Davis's house end
asked for relief, stating that she was • domestic servant,
lately discharged as incurable from the Dorset County
Hospital.--Committed for one month hard labour.
Flee BIIOADL—At the Local Board meeting, on
Wednesday, • report was presented by the lighting
oommitteo, recommending the management of • fire
brigede, constituted of • superintendent, deputy-super-
intendent, engine-keeper, and 20 firemen, to be under-
t.kan by the Bunt They advised that a charge of
£2 2s. should be made for the use et the engine for • fire
out of the district, and El la for the superintendent or
his deputy. They also presented rules for the guidance
of the brigade. The report was unanimon-ly adopted,
and Mr. J. Lindsay was appointed superintoodent
pro. fem.
BOttooodi Pouria, Friday.—Before J. S. Daniell,
Feq.—Jolia Gollop, who said she was the wife of Henry
William Gollop, tailor, of Blandford, but who is known
to the police as • bad character, was brought up by P.C.
Moore for being drunk and disorderly in the town the
previous night.—Sentenced to 14 days' hard labour.—
, Henry Sail, of Pinsperne, for being drunk and riotous
no the taoreine of Mu llee Instant, was anest 24. fid.,
nd 4s. eosta--Lfieturday. Williams Msklrsent,
remanded from the previous day, on a charge of assault
on P.C. Moue, and rescue of • prisoner, was brought
up in custody before the Mayor and J. S. Daniell, Esq.
The evidence of the constable was to the effect that on
Friday morning, about half -pa,t 12,he was on duty near
Mr. Finchem'sionee, and heard • row. That he appre-
hended two p-rsons who were drunk and riotous, and
whilst he had them in custody, Maidment came behind
him and struck him, knocking his hat off, and rescuing
one of the men from his custody. The man got off.
Afterwards, whilst he was taking the other men to the
police-station, Maidment attempted to rescue him.
Witness then let the other man go. and mis-cl Maid-
meat and with sadatance took him to the police-station.
Was still suffering from the blow which prisoner gave
him. His hat was kicked a good distanoe.—P.C. Alfred
Huard, one of the Dorset constsbulary,oorroborated
Moore's statement, and both of them also stated
that Maidment was very violent.—The magistrates
committed the prisoner for trial at the quarter sessions,
allowing bail, himself in £3O, and two sureties in £lO
each.
LAY HELPZI/11 IC TIC CIItTICEL—On Wednesday
evening, by the kind invitation of the Rotator, a social
gathering of the Sunday school teachers, district visitors,
churchwardens, and members of the choir, and other
lay helpers in the church, took place in the grounds
attached to the rectory. The party met about five
o'clock and consisted of about 60 persons. Croquet on
the lawn was enjoyed by the ladles, and archery, foot-
ball, and cricket by the younger portion of the coorpthy.
Afterwards an exeellent tea (with fruit) was served to
the guests ain picnic, and was much enjoyed. After
tea, the Rev. Mr. Heald, of the Church of England
Sunday School Institute, examined • elass of boys on a
portion of &Mettle", with the view of affording the
teachers present • practical illustration of the way •
lesson should he taught. The boys answered the
questions put to them satisfactorily, and appeared
thoroughly to understand the subject. It was expected
that the Hey. Mr. Green would have been present to
a Wiese the teachers, but he was unfortunately prevented
by sudden indisposition. After the choir bad very nieely
sung Kent's Anthem, "Behold, how good and pleasant,"
Mr. Quirk expreesed great pleasure in seeing so large •
body of his fellow-helpers, and stated that it had been
contemplated to have had a pic-nie at Bournemouth,
but the weather had suddenly altered, and rather than
lose the opportunity of this meeting with them, the
present arrangements had been made. Ile had also
hoped to have been favoured with the company of Mr.
Green, who was staying at Bournemouth, lint he had
unfortunately been taken ill. They had, however,
Mr. Heald, who was a host in himself, and who would
address the Sunday school teachers present, a duty he
was well qualified to perform, as he bad been almost all
his life • teacher, was now the superintendent of a large
school in London, and a Secretary of the Church of
England Institute, awl was ,intioncelv acquainted with
the work. He might on ntion, ti show tow he was
connected with the whole of the clergy, that sometimes
ha had by the first post as many as 150 lettere, and
wheal it was t.ken into account that there were several
deliveriee in London during the day, they would have
some idea of the extent of Mr. Hea'd's oorrespondence.
At the present day, when it appeared Vat many of both
parties in the Horace were pressing the claims of secular
education, and there appeared • likelihood that that
laimi of «teeetion vreela become almost the uisly wit
tsuaht it the day schools, the importance of Sunday
I schools became more and more apoarent, and indeed he
was of opinion thst they would hue to fall back upon
Sunday schools for the only religious education the
thildt en of the poor would receive. It was therefore of
the highest importance that the teachers in such schools
shoe it be thorouthly fitted for their duties, and they
, could not be so without preparation. He might mention
that Sir Ronodell Palmer. the Attorney General, who was
• Sunday school teacher, spent three hours every
Wedneulay evening in preparing his lesson for his class
on the ensuing Sunday. He had now the pleasure of
o.lling upon Mr. Heald to address them.—Mr. Heald,
after expressing regret that Mr. Green was unable t
be present, end thanking Mr. Quirk for the tied way he
, bad introduce I him, proceeded to aay that in considering
en what topic his should address the Sunday school
I teachers present, he had his mind directed to the words
of fit. Paul "This one thing I can do." That should
be the motto of every Sunday school teacher, and to
the discharge of this their one duty they should devote all
the energies of their minds. It had been said, ati •
reproach to people who professed to do the church's
work, that they frittered away their time on so many
objects as to accomplish nothing. Their one work was
teaching. Let them but feel that, and they would be
safe from this charge. There were three divisions into
which the work of Sunday school teachere might be
divided. Ist, preparation for teaching ; 2nd, work in
school; and 3rd, conduct alter school; and on the proper
fulfilment of each of these three portions of their duty
their success as Sunday school teachers mainly depended.
No teacher weld be thoroughly qualified to instruct
his slams without preparation, any more than • minister
was quidified to preach without it. The late Bishop of
London (Bishop Blomfield) went to consecrates church
whine there was a young clergyman who thought • great
deal of his abilities, and in son versation he told the
Bishop that he required no study or thought of what
be was going to preach about till he was going up into
his pulpit. To which the Bishop replied, if that was the
ease he impeded his congregation did not think inset
of his sermon when he came out of the pulpit. In pre-
paring their lessons they, as Sunday school leathers,
'hula consider whist wan the mental capability
of each child in their respeetive Masses.
To illustrate this the rev, gentleman took the
case of a mother and her infant just able to
sit at the table. No fork or knife was given it, but little
by little the mother fed the shad. They, as the
teachen, mast follow her example, properly preparing
the food. He thought that a more suitable time for
preparing the lame mould not be than the previous
Sunday evening to its being used. The individual
character of each child and their peculiar trial, ought
also to engage the attention of the teacher. If little
Charlotte has some great tremble, or little Jane has a
lather whom you know is not so kind and good as he
, ought to be, you should ao planers the lemon as to meet
I their oases, and by so doing you may be the means of
giving comfort and happimess to them. Many teachers
who prepared their lessons well, with great pains and
attention, did not know how to deliver them. They
had many of them an idea that they must preach
to the children, but that was altogether • mis.
take. The teacher should endeavour to draw out
the ideas of the children on the leuen, and illustrate
Iby anecdote,. Each child should have the same
attention paid to It as another. Little Macy,
because she had fine clothes, • cleaner and prettier fuse,
and • more winning manner, ought not to stand
before the poorly and ohabbily-dressed child from the
dark alley, wham only sunshine of existence was
probably the time when she met her teacher in the
Sunday school • for she had • soul to be saved of the
same precious value as little Mary's. Nor must the
teacher allow the boy or girl in the class, who wasthe
quickest, to answer all ths questions, for then the
others would not take that interest which otherwise
they would. All must do their share of the work.
Again, the conduct of each teacher, and their conduct
one towards another would effect • great influence oa
the school. fie (Mr. Heald) was once present in •
school when a lad/ came in. To thou who were of her
own position she gave a hearty shake of the hand, others
who were in a little lower position two fingers,
end to other's bend of the beed,but to one poor woman,
whom he knew it was an act of the greatest self.
denial to attend, she took no notice whatever.
That ought not to be the conduct of Sunday school
teachers. Not only ought they to make teaching the
One thing engaging their attention, but they ought to
be one in the doing of it. There should be no °Wargo.
meet, but as • united band in their Master's cause they
should work. And their conduct after school exerted
a vast influence on their onuses. He believed if they
scold bat get teachers to nuke a point to visit !herr
children at their homes, they would not only be more
suouseful teachers, but be the means of great good to
their parents. The rev, gentleman then gave a
humorous' account of his first visit to • scholar's home ;
the somewhat discouraging reception be at first
received, and the marked change in the father and
mother of the child, when they knew it was their boy's
leather who bad come to visit them. Mr. Heald then
referret to the remarks made by Mr. Quirk as to
the necessity for Sunday school teachers to be well
qualified for their work on amount of the prominence
given to secular education in the day-school, and
expressed his opinian that the demands made upon the
schoolmaster and schoolmistress to forward such
education, necessarily prevented them from giving but
very little attention to the religion, education of the
children. He then urged upon those present the
necessity of earnest prayer, and concluded by assuring
hie hearers be had felt great pleasure in meeting thou.
The Bev. A. Hoskins, rector of St. Peter's,Cheltenhaa,
then addressed the district visitors. In the course of
his remarks he particularly improvised upon then not
to degrade their office asoierrd...""aisirtorvitheentrst.t.mhteomagrthhaiihttbesuttionoludiksthigimerewanviamoid
relieving
iotelloers, sotto let the temporal claims of those
tisr
they visited be their chief care, bet to seek to bring
and its claims upon them. At the eon•
bt
chlpsi:adfairl
church
r; the
f :ha
I,t,thah people
e ar da, da d address e, 1
aftert
ah.ace
tat She motor, fibs tempo,

POOR le&W INQUIRY AT BLANDFORD :
EXTRAORDINARY REVELATIONS.
Several months ago, as our readers will remember,
we indieeted ths necessity for an Inquiry into the
manner in which the late manager of the union (Mr.
Morgan) fulfilled the duties of his office. An investiga-
tion wss instituted, bat it was by no means of a *earth-
ing charaster, and the information elicited seemed to
to ehow that no complaints had been made by the
auditor, and, therefore, that there welt not be much
the matter. Subsequently, however, the Chairman of
the Board of Guardian.
(the Rev. R. Farqnbarson) and
Lord Osborne made • mote minute inquiry into the
affair, of the workhouse, end inch • state of things was
brought to light as was little expected. An itapetrion
by one of the officers of the Pam Low Berl was then
sought, and it took pnee on Monday and Tuettlay lest
at the Boardroom. Tie late master (Mr. Morgan) was
charged with defelcations in the atot ea, end with incorrect
keeping of the accounts generally. The investigation
was conducted by J. T. Hawley, Esq., with the amett•
flees of Lord B,,iney G. Osborne, and Mr. Jame.
Domoney, who attended by the request of the Bearl,
and to give evidence on certain matters in the book..
There wee a full attendauce of guardians on the first
day.
Lord Sidney Godolphin Osborne, addressing the
Inspector, informed him as to the reasons which
had iodated the Board of Guardians to atk for the
investigation. Since the resignation of the late muter
of the union it bad been found out that there was a
eonsiderable defalcation in the wines and spirits kept
in store at the union, and when Mr. Morgan was called
upon to account for such defalcation his answer wee
that hire. Long, who bad alia resigned her appointment
as matron of the hones, bed the charge of these article..
The Board sent for Mrs. Long, who stated thatch. only
had access to that portion of the stores set apart for the
out-door paupers, and produced a book, signed by the
master, of all spirits and wines which she had issued, and
whieh she had received from him. He (Lori Osborne)
war informed that not only was there a quantity of wine
and spirits missing, but slim a number of bottles which
had contained the liquor. Certain facts came to light
which in tuned him and the chairmen to write to the
Poor Law Commissioners for all eorrespoudenee relating
to the make, and from them they received envies of
the district auditor'. reports from the year 1861 to 1867,
which, onexateining,they (timed had never been brought
were the Beer,' --ma...raises at all. The result of their
I termini. awes Me. ,Iltipountia dud been, as stated by
leltreue.
th au e ditor'. ire '' -made up at random," or
"cooked." Pork n bad by the mast.r of the
bread canttodup eh arged for as bread. Thou reports
had all been kept beck by the clerk. They were, therefore,
In this position, that both the master end matron having
retired, certain things were found out which the
guardians desired to have fully investigated, and when
the master was inter...gated by the ehairman and
himself he failed to give them • satatutory aceount.
The Poor Law Commissioner; had, on their eppliestion,
ordered an inquiry to be made, and he trusted it would
be as full and searching ea possible. His lordship then
referred to the amount of the deficiency in wine and
spirits, and concluded by remarking that •
letter had been sent to the chairmen of the
board by their clerk (Mr. Atkinson), in which
he stated thet two of the reporta referred to
were not sent to him, but one to the medical officer
and the other to the master of the unioe, but, added
his lordship, the report on which we feel most seriously,
he admits he kept beck. In prosecuting the enquiry
hia lordship stud be was only actuated with • desire
that the truth should be known, and for the publio
good, and not from any feeling against Mr. Morgan,
whom he had but very seldom men.
The Inspector then read the auditor's report sent
with • letter from the Poor Low Board, dated 10th May,
1865, to Mr. Morgan, on which the first charges were
founded ; namely, not keeping the books in a proper
manner, and having maAe numerous erasures and
alterations to them. The auditor reported that
the invoices were not properly entered in the
master's day boot ; 2nd, that the proper emoent
of provisions as ordered by the dietary tables for
the aiek was not charged in the medical relief book ;
3rd, that a less number of sick was deducted
than appeared by the medical book to have
been in the infirmary, 4th, that all the necessaries
bad and consumed were not entered in the provision
receipt and consumption account, and that the amounts
differed from the clerk's ledger and the day book; sth,
that the materiels converted were not shown to have been
entered in the clothing receipt and expenditure book,
and that the clothing reoeired was not shown to have
been obtained from the clothing materials and con-
version book. The auditor then states that an
°tension in the invoice entrier, and desereparay
between the daily provision consumption book
and the provisions account and general ledger,
led him to eiteline the state of the books for the
current quarter, and the following was the result :
" No entry of provisions consumed or provisions taken
out of the store had been made in the daily provisions
consumption and qaarterly summary since the 24th
March last." On questi fling the muter as to his means
of making up his books accurately, he stated that be bad
made entries on a slate and on papers which would
enable him to do no. On requiring him to produce the
slate and papers referred to, he was unable to produce
any pewee, and the slate produced simply had written
on it. in pt nail, the number of paupers who heel been
supplied at the me tl which had just been given to them,
and them was no entry having refer' flee to any preced-
ing meal. On further inimiry he found that the porter
bad made the entries which he found on the elate, and
that it had been the master's practice for thy last four or
five months to employ the porter to take the provisions
from the .tore, and to diatribute them to the pauper.,
...Wee th • matter no. it,. ...tea.. mitten any P.,t in
cutting them up. The master stated thot the provisions
were taken out by the porter either in the presence of
himself or the matron. but that neither of them weighed
out anything. Ile aal not add that with such manage-
ment the books cannot be relied on as containing
summate entries either of the quantity of the provisions
consumed or by whom consumed. No entry of any
kind had been made in the provision receipt and con.
suniptire account, quarterly summary of provisions
received and consumed, or quarterly balance of provi•
liens account since the close of the Lady-day quarter,
which ended 24th March. Nor in the in-door relief-
book. In the day-book there was no en.ry of any
Invoice sinee let April, 1865, although a great many
goods had been sent in. The invoices entered were not
all entered in their proper order, and many of them
were not signed either by the clerk or the master. The
ma-ter's portion of the workhouse medical reliethook
is en•atiefeet.ry. Inasmuch as th• provisions ordered by
the sick dietary table are not charged, while orders for
extras in precisely the same terms and quantities are
frequently charged double as much at one time as at
another. For erample, against an order in then words,
'half-pint of ale and glee of gin' —( whieh the medical
officer meant shout I be given to the pauper daily)
the charge is sometimes half-pint of gin consumed in •
week and in others one-pint, and for paupers on the
No. 2 dietary, who are entitled to five meat dinners, a
less quantity of meat by Bose, per person Is charged in
the week, than the dietary would warrant. The master
stated, in answer to his (the auditor's) enquiries on these
matters, that thedietary was too liberal, and that he
merely charged what was consumed. This explanation
might have bees aceepted had all entries in the books
been consistent with it, but Duel, was not the ease,
for the master had ch•rged bread and meat, he.,
for • larger number of persona than were deducted for
dek in his daily provision, consumption book. There
were on an enrage about 23 paupers in the sick wards,
and out of them 10 on an average were on dietary No. 1.
whilst only seven two-thirds were dedueted for dek
paupers from the number entered on the daily prowl-
/10SO consumption book so that, on 168 days out of 182
on the half year the master charged bread and meat,
ka, for n paupers per day more than had been
supplied, that is, the 2t on 168 days on an average
had been charged with the consumption of
the house diet and the sick diet No. 2. No entry
appears on the mailer's side of the medical book since
the close of the half-year ended Lady-day last. In the
feu of all these facts be (the auditor) had been led to
conclude that the master's books had teen made up at
random."
The above reports formed the ground work of the
first part of the examination.
Robert H. Morgan, examined on oath, said: I was
the master of the Blandford Union-house. I resigned
soma time in May, 1868, and was appointed in 1864.
With regard to the auditor's report that the books from
Marob, 1865. to April were found not maids up, the
reason was that in the old book there was not room for
any more entries, and the new books did not arrive for
• fortnight more, and I leads up my book afterwards.
I pencilled the returns in • note-book, and showed it to
Mr. Vining. I was in the habit of making entries on
a slate, and on pious of paper, which I entered alter.
wards in the book. The auditor saw the entries on the
elate. ....
Lord Osborne: The auditor gays that when he asked
you to produce the entries you had neither slate or paper,
1N that true I—A. I think the porter produced the slate
es which the meals were entered for each pauper. Q.
Had you no entries anywhere of the provisions sup-
plied during the month?—A. None. Q. From the time
you entered the last part of this book and the time you
bad the new one, the provisions supplied to the inmates
were entered on a slate by the porter;! new ask you
bow they were entered in the book?—A. I can't say
bow long I had to wait for • new hook. They were
kept on •By leaf of an old book which I found. Q.
Where is that book —A. I cannot say ; I entered from
the slate every day. (Search was then made by Mr.
Atkinson for the book on which the intermediate entries
were put, but none could be found.)
By the Lupe toe: The aedAor says in his report
that for four or five months it had been the role for
the porter to take provisions from the store ; is that
correct ?—A. No, it is not correct, as the porter has not
the keys. and I would not have treated him to do it.
Q. Did you weigh the provision out ?—A. The provision
was weighed both in and oat. I did not weigh it, the
porter did, but either myself or my wife was preen{
when the provisions were eat up and weighed. Q. Is it
true, as stated in the auditor's report, that you did not
weigh the provisiona?—A. I did not, but they were
always weighed. There was • difference made on the
slate bete see the food given oat for the hale and sick
gannets.
The next part of the ezamination referred to the
marten's portion of the workhouse medical relief book.
By Lord Osborne: Were the entries by the medical
man made in this book in the house, or was not the
book sent to or fetched for the medical °Meer to his own
house—A. The book wee sometimes filled up by the
doctor at his house. Q. What is your evidence during
the week previous to the book being returned as to the
quantities to be given to the patients ?-- A. Mr. Spooner,
who was thy medical officer, used to tell me if there was
no alteration in the names to go on as before, and I did
so until he gave an order to the contrary. The book
was made up now and then. Q. Are these figures in
the medical officer's handwriting 7—A. Yea. Q. Who
wrote the pencil mark.—A. I did, by the doctor's
orders, and often filled up the column by his request.
Lord Osborne, after carefully examining the honk
said he had no hesitation whatever in saying that Go*
book had been tampered with, that the original entries
had been partially erased and other, inserted.
Mr. Morgan : The erasures are made in Mr. Spooneles
handflliting„
Lord Osborne: Has it ever happened that yos
changed the quality, say • half-pint of ale to • half-pine
of gin, snd the quantities front a half-pint tea pint' and
thus make a distinct alteration in what had bees
ordered by the medical officer 7—A. I never made any
such alteration or changed the order. Q. Then if the
auditor states that such a dames was made, he states
what is not tams 2-74. Yoe Q. Dad MOTO able Inn

lOnd

BAAT ACCIDCPT.- An sondent, whereby • man named
Mickey, late of the 43rd Foot, has lost his life, oocurred
on Monday afternoon, by the capsizing of • buto.boat,
off Worbarrow, near Swarage. It appears that the
Favourite, W. Lotion, master, from Portsmouth, had
for the last three weeks beet eng•ged in attendance
open the channel equidron, during their stay in the
Portland•roads. The weather sines the fleet sailed on 1
Friday last for Ireland, has been very tempestuous, thus
preventing the Favourite from returning to Portsmouth,
but on Monday the meatier moderated, and the wind
veered round to the N.E. It would appear that Mickey,
the pensioner, formed an acquaintance with Sutton,
who agreed to take him to Portsmouth free of charge, and
about noon, Sutton, Mickey and the mate went on board
The Favourite, and she sailed out of Weymouth harbour.
Soon after the small craft left Weymouth, the wind '
freshemd, and the sky became overcast with marmite
dark threatening clouds, but 611 Sutton was well uneer
the land, he kept on his course, and the Favourite
soon passed Lulworth. Everything went on merrily
until they arrived off St. Alban's when the wind blew
half • gale, and jsut as the Favourite was off Woe-
batrow, • sudden squall caught the sails of the boat,
and before Sutton or his mate Gould let go the sheet,
the hem boat capsized. Sutton maintained remark..
this suussenee of mind, and just as the boat was
nicking he managed to east • chest into
the surging sea and the sailors jumped after it
sloinltaimonily, clearing the mula as the boat sank.
Poor flicker, was not thought about, and he must have
been sucked down with the boat, ash. was never seen
alive after. Tte sailors, who were good swimmers, with
the asai.tance of the floating chest, now battled with
tba waves for life. Fortunately for them, the
catastmples was notieed by th ass on board
another born-boat, end Mr. Long, the roaster,
immediately went to their retinue, and, through
his gallantry, they were delivered from their perilous
position. They were taken on board in a very exhausted
state. Yr. Long then set sail for Weymouth, where
they arrived the same evenutg. AM not Mr. Long
seen the accident, Sutton and his mate must have
shared the sane fate as the poor pensioner. Prior to
returning to Weymouth, Mr. Long remained where the
accident took place for upwards of three quarters of an
hour, but not • vestige of the boas sails or the body of
Mickey could be esee.

where

NETHRIIBURY.
Auaddition to the Netherbary churchyard is to to
acuaccrated b 7 alia Lord Dahop ol tin Como so tbso
2a4 501411abo•

and that had been since altered to correspond with the
amount charged for the pork, and the bill for the
pork had novo. been brought into the ho iks in any
shape or form. It is in S ihy's handwriting.
One of the guardians inquired if Selby was the
contractor for the union at the time, and was told that
&Ackland was.
Mr. Dorniney °outlawed : The figural have been
altered in the bread bill to correspond with this other bill
which Selby wrote, and the erasures can be seen.
Mr. Morgan waked Selby to send • bill for the pork. es
bread. which Selby would not agree to, and Morgan
accordingly snbitituted one in his own handwriting,
thouxli the bread has never been received. lam
prepueitto prove it. by Mr. Si lby himself.
Mr. Morgin replied that Selby. kept A memorandum
book in hie pocket aril that often lie entered the bread
himself, lle emphatically deiiiid Mr. Douioney's sfttla-
meat, and this put of the inquiry vu adjourned for
the atteridenes of Selby.
An examination into the deficiencies of seirfra and
wines was then commenced, but as Mr. Morgan bad
previously endeavoured to shift the responsibility from
himself by stating that the matrin had charge of the
store., the guardians requettcd that she should be
examined. .

OMNI'

and that the clerk was also present. He would
for brandy, or in for ale ?—A. I have sometimes when that the entry of broody woo made in Mr. Atkinson'a
• pauper has been very ill 'Men him • little brandy par.:meg by the doctor's order.
inatead of ale, hot I have not made • practice of it.— Mr. Do/stoney : How can you stand there and say mush
Q. Have you not in that book changed seem to • pint, a thing ; Mr. Atkinson would never allow you to inter-
and gin for ale ?—A. No. Q. How is it that in your hand- Ina his orders ; nd it is perfectly absurd to ttate a that
writing in the ease cf Sarah Best, the entry has been
changed from porter to wine ?—A. There is the doctor ordered tie. e doscn of brandy at one time.
110 account- Mr. S. Ihmis, one of the guardian', said that when
tog for her. Q. Too WO not asked to account about
her. You are asked, do you not make an alteration in
the order in her co e, and did the not hive wine five
times when porter was ordered, and were not the
alterations made in your handwriting ?—ai• I hells"'
the matr .n and a woman who went with her said Beet
needs I wine, and I might have given it her. I cannot andlie
t'r:erlroa,rd other.n:pi r
.iniiie;adrir
liesnt tho:e.
,t 1 afei
.guoitnihrtdadehtemno: orders
etwb
;er°nwee i
whatever.lln ealor. lady's
s uCrh handwriting,s
nhaea spirits
the
say, it ia no long ego. I made no alteration in my gam
account with regard to either quantities or qualities
without having a v, rind order from the doctor.
By the Inspector : Have these entries in this statement,
bringmhMr. lions"
IM
thati er a :be ..1. h,C.apth
p.e•ists ia,niv e
the
d it:ea es h
ana r dds: p
ie., ni
u.l
he proceeded to very closely questiuuseMrio7gsancuhpaorgnelatios
might be brought, but he did not elweys receive
book been made by you or by Mr. Spooner ?—A.. By
nie. The greater part of the iliteilionn were copied them.
The Inspector : Then you have no answer to give,
hem the previous emir. I have never signed the
beyond that you had not the sole charge of the wine
initial ooluran for the medical officer.
Lord Osborne asked Mr. Morgan to explain how it and spirits, to this writhe defalcation as brought under
was that the initials were in the 1.030 CAIOUVOA ink, to my notice.
which he replied that they were made by the cuedacal Morgan : None whatever.
officer in the office bdow. Mr. Spooner, who generally Mr. Domoney said tits next charge was that &quantity
sone on the fl.tunlay before tte meeting of the Board, of gin ordered by the medical officer to be given to
then filled the initial column up. one of the inmates, and entered in the book, was not
By the Inspector: The column for the extras given to the 'person who ought to have received it.
1..0 not filled up, how do you account for that?—A. lie then called
The orders reummed the same week after week. and William Cash, who stated that be had been an inmate
without any orders were given to the contrary by the of the union shout eight years, and wan afflicted with
medical officer they were continued. asthma and heart ditheso. Since Mr. Turner, the
Lord Osborne: Then if Sarah Best or any other present minter, enPred upon his duties, he had a gismo(
inmate was ordered to have halfmint of gin, and gin and a pint of porter supplied to him daily, but for sin
nothing was said to the contrary by the medical officer, weeks previous he had no gin. For throe time be had
you would go on a:applying her with the same quantity porter supplied regularly, but the gin wss discontinued.
for ever ?—A. I ahould have gone on giving the same Mr. Downey here put in the medical book, in which
as the previous week till the medical officer altered the
order.
Mr. Atkinson here pointed out that, according to the
books, for e3rne time • glans of gin per day was ordered from.ls supplied
ptapl a
lepi
.di
.6
tr
to 1:f
re re.; ihkp
ebry alter.orede
order
the
131 h idni.uer,d
medical
'Lab:y.4s,l7:s
rr master.ter cf
In reply to qneations by the Chairman, Cosh Said that
ti be given to • pauper, which would amount to • pint he had been in the habit occasionally, previous to Mr.
per week, but that for four weeks the master only Morgan's leaving, of sleeping in the porter's room, some.
charged half a pint, hy which be lout to that amount, nmes once or twice • week, and once during the whole
and then when he found out his mistake he entered a of the week. Did so by the muter's orders. Had
pint, and that might probably be the errors to which admitted the master in at the gates during the time he
the auditor reamed. With regard to the next point, acted as potter, after 10 but not rafter 11 p.m. Never
namely, that he bad charged for bread and meat for a , let any one out sitar 10 p.m. If any one went out or
larger number of persons than were deducted for sick in came in without his knowledge they must have done so
his daily provisions consumption book, Mr. Morgan by sonic unfair means,
answered generally that the medical officer not In reply to this thew, Mr. Morgan mid that he did
having mate up his book he was obliged to do the best not know bat that the ema, had the gin. lam Long
way he could, gave it out.
Mr. James Domoney was then examined, and stated Mr. Domoney: That statement was disproved roam'
that he anted as clerk to the district auditor, and was day. You could not in her presence mats it good, and
formerly clerk to Mr. Atkinson. Be most positively Mrs. Long distinctly stated that she never had the
denied Morgan's statement as to not having received the medical relief book, that you would not let her the it,
boots before the audit, and stated that Morgan actually and that she pee out the spirits from • list, es a little
produced the new books to the auditor, as set out by hit of paper, with which you tarnished her, and this
that gentleman in his report, without any entry what- you dered not in her presence emteediet.
ever having been made in any of them. Ile. Domoney Charles Rebbitts, late peeler at the union-hems, said
then stated what was the duty of the medical officer and that he had slept in the master's room at one time for
of the master with regard to the books produced, and • week, because Mr. Morgan was seriously ill, and Mr.
showed that there were several oases in the medical Spooner oor.sidered it was not It he should he left alone.
tali f book in which thwdoctor gave certain orders hr. Morgan was then obliged to keep his bed. He
which were altered in the master's portion of the same believed it was caused by losing his wife. Both Mr.
book. For instance, that an order three times repeated Spooner and Mr. Daniell attended Mr. Morgan. Dosing
for an inmate to have beef tea and ale was altered in the time he was ill witness never carried spirits to him.
each cam to a pint of wine, and that • glass of gin and Had let Mr. Morgan in after 10 p.m. Had seen Mr.
Frederick Park sometimes, and Mr. Brown, the super.
intendent of the polio., in the evening at the hones,
thel! orderedn xtdafyo.r
we
urns.%
continued
. thede
for
rth
thFeeb.ruh :trey, ,
week.
died
one pige there appeared four or five orders by the and also Mr. Thomas in the day time. Never knew
mediated Atom. for" heir • pint of ale daily" which had that playing at skittles wits carried on there,
been in each ease carried out by the master se seven but had seen Mr. Morgan, Mr. Park, and Mr.
pints of porter per week, the word ' halapint" being Lakin' playing at quotte near the end of the
erased, and "porter" written over the word "ale." He house. Had watered the ground for them. Mr.
also stated that the whole of the book bad been Atkinson came at various times, and went occasionally
tampered with, and that no one else had charge of to the Mr. Morten in the evening abont five or six
that 'book but the master. Some pages on the doctor's o'clock, hut heel let him out se late as 10 p.m. Did not
side were entirely blank but carried out on the mister's think it necessary to put the othater's visitors theme in
side. He further stated that upon examination it had his book. -(TheChairman Informed wit nees that he omit t
been found out that five times as much porter and four to have dons so). Had never seen Mr. Moron intoth
times as much wine and spirite had been supplied to eated. Had emi•ted him to his bed-room, but he was
the union during the same period whilst Mr. Morgan then very ill. No female could have then waited upon
was the master as in Mr. Wise's time. him. Had gone to the stores and taken out spirit. by
Mr. Morgan here denied that he had made any Mr. Morgan's order's during his illness. Always had
tlteretions in the column, the keys from Mr. Moreau, and from Mrs. Long.
Mr. Domoney: You admitted to the auditor that you 'There was a time during Mr. Morgan's divan. which
id. and said the doctor allowed you to do so, motioned five or Ail weeks that he was not collected.
By the Inspector: Who wrote the word "porter" Had been in the army, and knew what de/tenni &teems
'here ale was first written? was. Mr. Morgan's illness was not like that. Mr.
After considerable hesitancy sad fencing with tho Mamma mould have got in at the other doors if be had
quettion, Mr. Morgan Omitted that some of the writing his keys. I/id not ON Mr. Atkinson playing at quoits.
was his. Only took the plovers • little water. Could not toy if
The Inspector: There is quite sufficient evidence they mixed anything stronger with it. Never saw
that that book has been altered, and I don't think any of the visitors ploy at cards with Mr Morgan.
we need go on any further with this pert of the The examination into the clothing MAK and other
examination. TOthlthe. matters, wee then entered into, but the books were
Gird Oaborne then inquired of Mr. Domoney respect. The adjourned examination commenced shortly after found to have been so badly kept that with the exeep.
inn the stet...meat of Mr. Morgan that he could not 11 o'clock. The attendance of guardians was limited, tion that it was proved that a large quantity ofsheetieg
make any entries in his books for four weeks after the Lord Oaborne was not present nor mai the clerk. and other articles war missing, no satisfactory result
quarter day because they were not supplied to him. I The first "'Baena called upon was Fanny Pike, who ! could be arrived at. The Inspector here •aid be thought
Mr. Domoney replied that it was faith, as the new stated that she was an inmate of the house, about a they had had quite 'ugh:tient evidence before then, and
books were given loin long before the old ones were nsed year and seven or eight months. Mr. Morten was ' might now close the inquiry.
no, and that in his examination before the auditor, master the whole of the time. She acted as cook, end The Chairman (Mr. Farquharson) said it was • duty
Morgan could not produce CVOA a scrap of paper, but had never supplied suppers to Mr. Morgan after 8 p.m. I which he felt called upon to perform to return the
produe 'ml the new books. She might have cooked • few sanieges foe him sometiines. sinoere thanks of the Board to Mr. Hawley for the very
Mr. Atkimon confirmed Mr. Domnney's statement In consequence of the people complaining witness spoke patient and painstaking attention he had shown during
LI
to the books being always delivered to the officers in to Mr. Morgan, who floes that time weighed the quanta. tho investigation. And with it he would also add the
due time i ties of tea, .k.e.,_ r quired overnight and it was put in name of Lord Osborne, to whom the guardians felt they
Lent Osborne: Then how is ialdr. Atkinson,when the • cupboard, of which she bed the key, but that was were elm under greatoblications for bringing the subject
question was put to this men, respecting there being after it was weighed. Nothing but the tea and sugar forward, and the pains be had taken to elicit the 4 urn.
no
proper entry for a month, you turned over the leaves was under her control. Whether it was that Lord Osborne had a sort of intuition
of the old book to show he could not enter any more, By Mr. F.aher. . flow did you know the proper roan- in such matters or not, he could not say, bet he felt he
and stated that what he had sworn to was correct' titiea?—A. Because Iliad previonely seen Mr.. Morgan poiy expressed their opinion when he said that the
Mr. Aikiason : I only said that the book lea, full. I weigh the lea and inger. I cannot say what the gear, result had proved how necessary the investigation had
Lrd Osborne : You most oistnctly infernoed us that titles were that Mrs. Long received from Mr. Morgan. been,
Morgan war not in the wrong as stated by the auditor. I never after cooking saawmes took up porter or brassily The Rev. T. H. House cordially seconded the pro.
as the stationer had neglected to sapid' the books. for Mr. Morgan's use. I did not wait upon him. The resit on, and remarked that it hod been shown by the
,
NO. IrhO is sight,yorraele and Morgen.or Mr. Domoney? parlour maid took up his things. nquiry tfmt Urn grossest fraud had been eystemstically
Mr. Atkinson replied: All that Mr. Donlon., has i Mr. Willamn 8.407. baker, said be bad the contract 1 4... rind nn in Shag eatablishenont, without the Board
stated ii perfectly correct. from the guatdiens for the supply of bread to the union. , having the least idea that such was the COIN. With
After a short time,Lord Osb"rne Produced a book in 1 home from June 22nd to 28th September. The bill ' regard to the statements of the lath master not one
which the whole of the entries were clearly and die- which WU out Bite his hands ems the billfor bread for 13 ! word could be give him credit for, and with respect to
Bootle written, and the Inspector, alter cautioning week., ending 21.1 September. He n had any 1 their clerk he considered belied greatly tallest in hie duty.
Mr. Morgan, asked him if that hook was is existence, order as he ought to have done to supply bread the last Du:ing the past four years he had frequently called Mr.
and the entries in it when Mr. Vining mule his esami. week—up to 28th September. On Monday, the 16th Atkinson's attention to the enormous increase in the
nation. Ile repliel that it was, but quite forgot it. Hi. September, Mr. Morgan went to his home. He was quantity of porter, spirits, and wine supplied to the
Lordship pointed out that Mr. Morgan most have sat tot at home, but wilueta saw him on Tuesday, when house, hut Mr. Atkinson invariably put him off by
down and very carefully written the entries, and yet he went to take bread to the house. Mr. Morgan asked saying that it was necessary according to the doctor's
he now stated that he quite forgot these was such a him if he could let him have two aides of salt pork, but orders, whereas it now appeared such was not the case.
book. On investigation it turned out that their figures as he had not got any he said "Can you let me have two He (Mr. House) did not of course know what motion
were for the first eight weeks of the quarter, whilst the i sidm of fresh pork' if you man get it for me I will give 1 the Poor Law Board would take, but he believed tl •
airditors was at Blandford before the expiration of the you 741. per lb. l'r it. The contract prim was 7d,
greater part of the guardions who had been present
fifth week—no that the master's statement on that . Witness was not the contract r, but he had an extra 1 felt that their Clerk had lost all claim on their con.
heal was, like the others, • pure fabrication. HO , pig in, and task up the sides to the house on Friday. adept*. He cordially joined in a vote of thanks both to
lordship then addressing the Inspector, said that Mr. Morgan then said that I.e was • week forward, and Mr. Hawley and to Lord Osborne.
he conaidered he had fully shown the necessity for wished him to pot the pork on the bill. He wanted Mr. Hawley, in acknowledging the compliment, said
the investigation, by the examination of the anditor., him to supply the pork instead of bread and to put it in he was greatiy indebted to the guardians for their
Ferrol, the whole of which report had never bees laid the invoice instead of bred, which be (witness) refused assistance, and more especially to Mr. Domoney, with.
before the Board, to do.—(An invoice for 140 loaves of bread was then out whose aid he could not have conducted the OILII1111•
The Chairman and Vim-chairman and several of the handed to wit..., which he denied ever writing, and
not be
kHpnroceo?itutirinnlredd
tithehre.mnthealtell7hisinei...tanee7nThathportenkTemsk.
iiiiblinii
Guardians confirmed Lord °thorns in this. and his lord- stated that he never authorized Mr. Morgan to make out
' be , that nor any other invoice forhim. Ile alwey made.ont

Fianoes Lone, examined by Lori Osborne, sail she
was appointed motion of tho ueioo-house in Ju:y,
1§167. •nd was in odice about nine months before
phe resigned. Durinc that time she hal not the
charge -of the ppirit store for the house till
within • few week Word she left. It was no part
of her duty to take brandy out of the store for
the use of the Loose, nor had she ever done as.
There were two •torei, one used as a dettot for
out-door relief, and the other for the house. She
. .

kept the key of the out-door relief eon-. When
she gave out spirits from the store she had charge
of she had the relieving olfieo-'s cheque, which she had
to produee. Those cheques w. re kept in the store and
examined. Did not have charge of nor any key
t lit the other store. A few weeks before she
left Mr. Morgan authorised her to give spirits
to people in the house, and told her she might
take them from the 1•1110 store as she gave out
from for the out-door people. She had the key of the
clothing store where the spirits for the hoese were kept.
Mr. Morgan furnished her with • list of the quantity to
be given to each person, but woold
see the medical book. Had never taken any spirits
from the store without Mr. Morgan's order. Mr.
Morgan has bad spirits from the store without any order
at ail. B. had • Isoy of both ...res.
By Mr. Fisher: Did you ever find more spirits
taken from your store than yen conld aceount (or?—
A.
No. The out-door pauperssleayn brought " flutnt
bottle, and received in return • fell one. The bottles
for both in-door and out-door people were brought beck,
and when Mr. Morgan bad any for his own use the
bottles were returned.
Lord Osborne: Mr. Morgan has stated that the stores
were not locked, is thas trust—A. No. it is not.
I might have • few times left the key inside the store,
and been obliged to ask Mr. Morgan for his, as the
doors were opting locked,_ but that was only once or
twice. I have seen Mr. Morgan drunk and obliged to
be got to bed. There have been people Lute at night in
the house, after 12 o'clock, bet I
Morgan's party. Home-made wine was once given to
a sick child hutted of port. I noticed its appearance,
and tasted it. I have told Mr. Morgan the nurse would
not give the wine as it was mixed with water.
Mrs. Long was erase-examined by Mr. Morgan, but
nothicg was elicited at all at variance with her
previous statements.
I At the does of the examination, Mrs. Loos was told
by Mr. Hawley, and in the name of the guardians, that
I they were perfectly satisfied there was not the slightest
I imputation on her character, and site left the court
fully exonerated from all charges which bad been
brought against her. The chairman of the board (Rey.
R. Farquharson) was also requested to give Mrs. Long
• testimonial in writing to that effect.
, The court rose at six o'clock.
The following is a copy of the letter and tertinsonial
soot to Mrs. Long by an order of the Board :

Riandford, August 17, PPM.
The filandford 80111%1 of Guardians and Mr. Hawley, Poor
Lase Inspect,r, having beard Mrs Long. late mistress of the
union, and the crom-esamination by Mr. Morgan, the late
muter, she had amused her of drunkennem and neglect,
haring come to the unanimous oonelimion that the charges
mule against her are a.together scandalous, they bars great
pleasure in irking her this espremion of their opinion.
Signed, W. If. I. HAWLEY, P.L.I.
ROBERT FA RQUII A RSON,
Chairman of the Board of Guard an., on behalf of
gusr,lians present at the Inquiry.

ship then said he should wish Mr. Atkinson to
examined.
Mr. Atkinson was then sworn. He stated that he
bad reeeived in throe separate portions the report of the
auditor'. The first pert was sent to the muter of the
union, Mr. Morgan, with a letter from the Poor Law
Board. Mr. Morgan, who had only a short time before
entered on his dolt., came to him and eonsulkd him on
the matter. and b.lieving that the errors complained of
were quite unintentional, he advised him as to the
writing of a letter of apology, expressing his regret, and
premising that the same should not occur again. After
that he received from the Poor Law Board • letter,
*echoing • copy of the letter of Mr. Molgen, for the
Information of the Guardians, and containing a repast
that the Poor Law Board might be furnished with any
observations the guardians might wish to offer. With
regard to the first letter and the auditor's report,
be, out of kindneas to Mr. Morgan, kept it
back, but he told the Guardians present that •
report had been received and explained how
the matter had been settled. at the same time sending a
reply to the Poor Law Board, to the effect that the
inaccuracies referred to arose from Mr. Morgan's in-
experience, and that the Guardians did not apprehend •
recurrence thereof, and in other resolute they bad reason
to be satisfied with the manner in which Mx. Morgan
had discharged his duties.
The Chairman and Guardians said that that letter
was written under a wrong impression. They had ant
moo the auditor's report, and were entirely ignorant
of the charges be made against the master.
Lord Osborne : There fs this fact, that the letter seat
to Mr. Morgan with the auditor's report has not bean
laid before the Board of Guardians. How do you, Hr.
Atkinson. emount for that?
Mr. Atkinson replied that be had no recollection of
ever having seen the second portion of the report before.
It was all new to him. The report which was sent to
Mr. Morgan be considered was only trivial, and, as be
had stated, he did not lay it heft)! e the board out of
kindness to Mr. Morgan. He now sew he was wrong,
and was sorry that he should have allowed his private
feelings to interfere with his public duty. He had
••ot • lettae he the elluirman of the heard expressing
his regret. Bs then read the letter.
The second report of the auditor for 1868 was then
"- and Mr. Atkinson was asked to • ' how

any otna •
his own invoices. Five of the invoices put an be had
seen before. They were not in his handwriting,
but he supplied invoiced weekly for the same time
as the five prodoced.)
Mr. DOE000•Y celled attention to the fact that on the
previous day Mr. bl•rgan distinctly stated that Mr.
Selby brought a book, and that he (Mr. Morgan) made
out his invoices for him at Mr. Selby's request because
he could not write so welt Mr. Selby positively denied
this, and stated that the other eight invoices produced
were in his handwriting. He made out a bill for the
sruzly of bread for 13 weeks, and five of the lira:dem
need were substituted for his. He gave a receipt
or LI 15s. for the pork, and afterwards reeeipted
the breed bill under which 1112 entry was made for the
pork, but that entry was not in his handwriting.
Mr. Howe, one of the guardians, stated that the bill
in its preterit form was never brought before the finance
committee. The entry for the pork had been added
to the bread bill by the :Jerk.
By Mr. Fisher : I had printed forms for the invoices
for the whole of the bread which I supplied.
The counterfoil of the order book of the 21st
September was then put in, in which no order for pork
we. entered. It was then clearly shown that the figures
of £2 Ife. had been altered from £3 lbe.—(Mr. Domoney
then handed in Kr. Selby's o•n private seconnt,in which
the "overs" and " noders,"thet is, the over quantity
or under quantity of the bread supplied to the union
was entered. In that book the word "settled" in Mr.
Morgan's handwriting we. put at the bottom of the
quantity supplied to 7th August, but instead of making
good the deficiency he had supplied Morgan with •
gastrin of pork, to make up the under quantity of weight
in the bread. (Mr. Domoney then proved that in not
on* of the hooka vu there any order for or entry of
pork.) The deficiency, from June to August 7th,
was about 221 be. weight on the broad.
which I supplied bread the weight was made up
Cram-examined by Mr. Morgan: The last week In
with
bread. Yoe said you had a week's bread in hand, and
that WY the MOOD you wanted the two sides of pork,
as you were short in your pork account.
Robert Henry Morgan, in defence, said: I have heard
all that Mr. Selby has stated, and It fa not true. I
agreed with him for the sides of pork, and I paid him
for them.

--
..oe Inspector's
laid before the Poor Lew Board.

referred to, Mfr.
It was that he said be wee totally ignorant of it when
be wrote a letter to the Poor Law Board on the subject.
To this be replied that be had totally forgotten it.
Lord Osborne: This report goes to a particular
subject, namely, • transaction between • person named
Selby and the muter of the union, with respect to bread
and pork, and yet you now say you entirely forget it,
though a correspondence took place between the Poor
Law Board and yourself on • portion of the report. How
can you guy not
Mr. Atkinson: I had entirely forgotten it.
His Lordship e: pressed hie disbelief of thia statement,
and pointed out its improbability.
Mr. Atkinson then said that the letter he received
frogs the Poor Law Board only referred to • certain
sum of £5 18e. due, as shown by the auditor, Dun Mr.
Morgan, to the treasurer of the anion. and that his
reply to the Poor Lew Board was to the effect that it had
been paid.
The Vice-chairman aaid that the only entries in the
minute book were the letters to Mr. Atkinson and his
reply respecting the surcharge.
The Inspector then prooreded to investismte the
charges relating to transaction, In the year 1867. These
were also founded on the auditor's report, which stated
that five of the books kept by the master contained
erroneous entries ;and that the origin of stub entries was
the entry of provision and necessaries which di/ not
appear in the provision receipt and consumption
book, whilst the amount of receipts and expenditure
for the quarter agreed aecuretely with the amounts
of the invoice amounts paid as appeared by the union
ledger. An order was issued by the master on the 2111
September, 1867, for the delivery of 140 loaves, as
follows: 50 on the 21st, 40 on the 24th, and 50 on the
26th; the price carried out being £2 15a. The invoice
was signal by the master, and initialed by the clerk,
but not dated at the fut. It was entered in the day-
book at £2 15e, under the name of "Selby, baker'," the
loaves were not delivered, but instead thereof 88Ihs. of
pork, at 41. per lb. whieh amounted to £2 15s. The
loaves would have out, at the contract price, 155.,
and although not delivered were entered in the quarterly
summitry of provis'ons received, but the toot* was not.
Another item mu brandy, which was paid for, but not
accounted for in the uoutot of provisions end mouse,
ries received. To balsams and amount for the amount
of these irregular entries various irregular and incorrect
entries would be necessarily made in all the provision
books, which were fully explained by Mr. Domoney.
Mr. Dernoury pointed out to the Inspector that 8 of
the first 13 weeks' bills for bread were made out by Mr.
Selby, 5 of them were in Morgan's writing. On the
14,h week, September 2Uth, there was • bill of Mr.
SelWs for 88th,. of pork, at 710. per lb., and on the
21st of the same month Morgan had made out an
odic for 140 Yaw, vbioll cuter Bsibi had aim MON

By Mr. House: How did you pay for it ?—A. I paid
it into the bank.
Mr. House: You mean I suppose that you paid
surcharge by order of the auditor !—A. Yes.
Mr. Domoney again called attention to the fact that I
• charge for pork did not appear in any of the books, I
and that none was entered in the daily provisions I
receipt and consumption account, or in the master's I
day book.
The Inspector, addressing Mr. Morgan said :It was a I
very painful thing to him sitting there to investigate
the matter, and to examine him on oath, to say that he
believed that almost every word he had uttered was. I
falsehood. It was very clear and could not be disputed
Mist a quantity of pork wee brought Into the house, I
say that be paid for it ; and further asserted that 140
otraeidlPeiedathitnthp&e:riykn.c4matthees"b:ndkLpraaoreedd heed"two
September.
Mr. Docooney said that Morgan had made the same
ulwohakaiviedcerh hbld
omdr
gr
wen&nhosupplied by another person on the 28th
statements before, when examined by the auditors, and
they all proved to be false. H. also milled attention to
the fact that Morgan bad 'wont all along that Selby
did atipp'y the bread, and no• he says it mast have
been some one else.
The Inspector: I cannot believe, Kr. Morgan, one
word you say, and I shall not side you any more
questions at all on this matter. I never heard • man
eommit such wilful and corrupt perjury.
The examination of the wine and spirit accounts was
then gone into. In the two stores it appeared Mist
there was • deficiency of about 70 pints of port wine, GO
of gin, arid 85 of brandy, ascending to invoices supplied
by Messrs. Clausen and Richards, the oontractors,
after deducting the quantities given out for the inmates
and those left in the stores. When asksil for an
explanation of this Mr. Morgan replied that other parties
had access to the stores, and that they were not wholly
under his control, and therefore he could not give any
account of them. The stores were open to those who
had a key. When still more closely questioned he
simitted that he had been told by the Board that the
sole charge and control of everything in the house was
In his hand. When asked if be had orders from the
Board of Geariians to get the spirits, be replied that he
had orders for all.
The Inspector: That must be false, for then Is
not a single order for brandy in the order cheque
book.
Mr. Domoney then called Morgan's stteation to an
order made out and signed by the clerk for gin and
wine, in which an luterlinestion of " three dozen
brandy" was made, by the master, and he acknow-
ledged that be made it, bat that be had the sandlot' of
Ib.dosorbtt4opos ails yes required tor oisk Wings,