The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-12-10 00:00:00

DOSCH INTER.

CHIIIIIIIAS BTOCIL—Mr. Names Chrlemu sale oi
fat steak talus Waal as Na. 1493.

Teo Roe. C. J. Bird, M.A., who lately eoweded from
the Caoroh of EaAland. preached on Buoday
the ladependeot.ohopefLin this tows.

Doncuirroa Vocal. ASSOCIATION —The next sionoert
I. fixed for the 2:4rit inst., the Misses Foote land Mr.
Henry Taylor being the professional vossalists engaged.
DOWNERS/ Timms' Otos —The next meeting
will he belt et the King's Arms Hotel, on Saturday
nest, when Mr. IL N. Howard, will introduce the
following subject for dissuasion : "Th. Fumes posi-
tion : The Labourer's copitaL"
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GiLI —During the gale of Sunday night several
of the chestnut trees In the walks were considerably
damaged ; the weathercock was blown off St. Peter's
church tower, and chimney pots and tiles were
frequently dislodged from houses in various parts a
the town,

—CHUMMY PLISMITEL —lll* season when above all
°then presentations to friends and relatione are made
has again acme round, sad our local tradesmen an.
oounce • variety of specialities suitable for the szerelse
of the mumble custom. At Mr. J. F. Hannah's every
elegancy in the way of oabloet week may be obtained,
combining the style of the metropolis and the stability
of provincial workmanship. For list of article' ass adver-
tisement. Mr. H. Ling &snowier • lergs variety of
fancy goods inside:its] to the stationery trade, which
will doubtless be found everything desired in ttuit
=t, and attractgeueral admiration. Afl4 at Let
'm old-esteblisbed toy warehoose there are
the novelties in that trade, with plenty of trinket', sad
more permanent articles of taste and nillsentest. Mr.
J, Rummell, bookseller, also annouomas • new stook of
It;for the Christman name. laoluding a variety of
goods suitable for pronnta.
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iiolloooll ACCOUNTL—Au els,tract of the amounts of
the borough for • year to let September lest has boo
published. The reesipte on the general mooent were
as follows—quit rests £44 rent charge on the George
In £B, for enormehmeets (bow windows, oellare under
payeal.nto, the King's Area pillars, &a) £4 6s, mid
£19010.., tolls of fairs and markets £207 18a. 9gd.,
promo& of Towahall £4B 11r. 64., from weir/las sad
measures' inspootion £1 61. 70., total £9660.. 81. The
expenditure laeludee —solarise £lBO 18a, mot, rates,
tame, sad bambinos £l5O 19a llg 1., Gas Coupsny
L'l3 181. 21, repair, Goading £73 12a. 84. for work in
Walks) £l5O 81. 7d.; priatiag, stationery, and Myer-
tieing £2B 12a 44. *UNMAN, £6; Mr. Symonds on
amount of his bill MO, sundry payments IMO fla 34.;
total £8002.. 3id, leaving a Wants of £16618.. tit
The New Oars Radiance amount commissar w.tli •
balanoe dee to Trimmer of £183,. Ogi. Caa from
subscribers, Re:, £9B is; rent of Meade £7O 31. 64.;
total £lB4 124, Bid. There was paid as intermit
£l2l 17a. 8.1., and small sums maids' the total mom-
ditere £146 104., leavin • balms, on this amount
of £3B 3a. aid. The WQ•Mon Plold cobble amount
shows maims for quit rents MIS 15a, and the pay-
loads mama to £1639.. 741., leaving dm to Treasurer
14.. 7.1- The Walsh Rate ammant shows ressipla
1:588 is. 9d., sad the permeate ham absorbed all ettespt
£3190. 44. A. new ea 4 valuable gibbous to this amoral
statement le • list of lb. ameaste di. tad sapid I.
Ist September, 1871 Oa the borough farad dare is
owing £406 12a 41., Me prinelpal hems
£21316.. 84. to Kr. Gila Synced; 1100 to Kr, Nbt2
wiz& sad £29 14s. 61. to the Ge. Compasy. Oa the
Wollaston Field Sate,* ammat there Is £970.. lid.
due, bet of that there is £64 9s. 34. to be reesived ;
and there is £lO 18.. 9gd. to pay on the Watch Rate
momat. Gathering up tha resalts of the several
amounts It seems that on the you we ham gone to the
bid to the amount of £3283.. 114. Would-11.ot be es
well to avoid this over spending in the current year by
joins the smut, for polies purposes at shoat lug! the
met of the proseet force?

Bonotrou PITIT Swinge. Meaday.—Before the
Mayor (Mr. G. J. (1. Gregory), Mr. J. 7. Hodges, Mr.
R. Davis, and Mr. J. Bishop.
Jane Lanyrdon, prostitute. wail brought up for being
drunk and disorderly at the bottom of tiouth-street ode
Saturday night, about 8 30.
P.C. Gould said she was swearing and using bed
language for a quarter of an hour. Prisoner mid she
went into the "Tavern" when spoken to. Mr.
Symonds 'aid the landlord must mind how he let nett
parsons in to got drunk.
She was sentenced tee week's hard labour, and ebbed
altar that to go home to Yeovil.
.SeraA Newberry was °barged with awaiting Oaroline
Hackett, on Nov. 28th. Both worms@ ars married, and
live in Friary-lane, In the some house. Mr. H. Look for
oomplainant, and Idr. Weston for defendant.
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Complainant mid Mrs. Newberry on the 2711 soared
her of stealing a pigeon; she retorted that her sou stole
some oats. On the afternoon of the 28th, she met
defendant's husband near her book door, who wrung his
asto in her (see, made nee of very bed words, and said
It she ore a man be would "give her something." His
wife came behind her and etrusk her on the left eye,
making it very black, and also "see under the ear."
Crom-eganained Have bean here before. and "some
where else" for au assault. They hoi ailed one
another foul 0110101 the Saturday before and the
previous day.
Mr. Symonds: I thought that. would be some legoot
it:knots.

By Yr. Wesbon : Tbo first unpleasantness (manned
about 23rd Nus. wbon Mrs. Newberry &sense& her of
steeling • pincsishion but Cant seine dey her (Kra
Newberry's) &lighter was trying to eel it for 111.
Other questions were asked whisk elicited mutual
recriminations and annoy:saws between them.
Yr. Symonds maid it :night be taken there vas bad
feeling bollworm these.

Mr. Wostoa : DJ you do • little in Um foetus*.
Selling wsy
Oomplainant (sospitatleslly): No, no.
I'll FIT* you the plason'a name I—No.
lir. Symonds: That offense sen be deal* with nada
the Vagrant &et. If Mr. Lock objects I should advise
the magistrates to hold sh• was not bound to mower
any question that would criminate hermit.
Mr. Weston: Very ; as bones this little affair
Is over I shall lay an information. I think something
will turn up about stolen goods.
Ann Edwards a neighbour oorroborated oprop'ainant
is to the aemulk
Yr. Weston geld defendant, being a mirtiod woman,
nod It boinir TWOVmd that the husband was prommt ill
the time, he thought the case must f.l to the
ground.
lir. Symonds BAH ho should like some authority for
that broad proposition. Suppose she had oommttted
mordor . _ . . . .

Mr. Weetou quotwd from Oh that marrie I women If
tbsy commit an effect* without the coercion. actual
or implied, of their huabanda, were equally lisble with
other persons to be proeccuted ; sod he urged, the
husband being present, coeraion was implied, end there-
for° the woman wee not liable.

Mr. Bynnds thought Mr. hod bettor go on
with blo ois..

Werton urged that the complainant had greatly
provoked the defendant, and that the assault, if coop
milted, only "served her right."
The Sayer maid the Bench considered the assault
proved. although there wag great provcsation. Fined
20a inelnding emote ; and if they canto here agars both
would b.. b,und over to keep tho peso.
Mr. Wadden said he wished to lay an information
against Mrs. Haskett forfortaue-telling and being paid,
and also for reeelviag stolen goods.
Mr. Symonds said that must be an information on
oath, and upon that she would be apprehended.
Mr. Weston: Very well ; Newberry shall come down
to your oMoo about it.
Defendant was allowed x week to pay In; in default
14 days' hard labour.
Comm Pint SnasnOste. Saturday.—Before Mr. IL
Williams (chairman), Mr. R. 0. F. Steward, Mr. L W.
Williams, Mr. 0. Warry, Mr. H. 0. Goodden, and Mr.
0. Churchill.
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Mato Dowell was charged with drankseness at the
lwreok of the Royal adel•lie,
P.O. Roper said on 26th Nov. he saw defeadant lying
drunk at Passage House, Chesil Smash. He lees enable
to take este of bizneelf, and witness got some of his
friends to take him lew:hi.. was the day after the
wreck of the Royal Ad:Lid
Defendant mid, Monday night hives at the wreak.
A. gentleman pikawaiter earn. ashore, without a shoe to
his foot or soiree a rag to his but. and he earried him
and phased bins on the mods ; then he walked to the
road and witness carried him to Passage House. Thee
hi plaid up a " Deride " very nigh dead, and 'bide
with him all night till Dr. Rhodos cams. afterwards,
as he bad had nothing to eat, a gentleman gave him
some refreshment. He handed In • letter which the
airman said gave him a good oharaoter for the assist.
aces he gave.
Under these oirournetanoes the Renoh aaed di.
fondant Se. and meta 7s.

Defendant seid-1; 11—ved at Welton Cottage, Wel'
mouth, and was allowed • week to pay.
Trunnions AT PORTLAPD,
Charles Edwards sad Nary Jame Abearde. his
daughter, of Wyk. Regis, Were °barged with having
unlawful of a number of aoloursd posket
handkerohlefs, a Rodeos of the week of the Royal
Adelaide. Mr. G. 'Symonds, of Dorebester, progeoutod
ander the instruotions of the Board el Trade, sad Kr.
Howard defended prisoners.
Mr. Elymonde stated that the prosesdings wens taken
under 24 sni 26 VIM., a. 96, u. 65, shish hie read is
follows—" If any goods, marobandise, or &Melee of
say kind belooging to say alp or vessel in distress or
wreaked, otrandod. or out on shore, 'hall be found In
the possession of any person, or on the premises of any
penes' with his kuowladge, Lad =oh person befog taken
or summoned before a itedolll ef the poses, shall not
reify tho jostle* that be ems lawfully by the same,
this ties 0r... shall by order of the Isetlee, be forth.
with dellveved over to or for ths use of the eighth'
owns( thereof, and the offender shall on soorlWen of
see offence Were the' jostles at tho disorstioa of the
jostles, either be oommittml to the summon gaol or
Leese of sorrestioCthere to be Imprisoned only, or to be
*prison'd and kept to hard labium for • term not ez.
seeding en maths, or ides shall forfeit and pay over
and above the vase of the goods, userobandloa, or
articles suck on.. of mosey not emesedlng 1193, is to
the Indio* Useem meg"
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Mr. H?werl malted that the two ddesdanta be tried

chairman said no, they were porticos miming&
Mr. Symonds said as unfortuuakly warn too well
Irsoimon the night of the 25t1 Nov. lb. Royal Adelaide
was wreaked cm the Chesil beech, and be was afraid
many things were stolen and serried away belonging
to the emir, passengers, owners of the vessel, and the
underwrite:v. About midnight the two defendants
were met with a large numb,r of poeket.haokerobiefe,
in lengths, in their possession—the man having them
wrapped round him, and the young woman othrying a
bundle. The man resisted the Supt., but he was
taken to the Ferry Bridge Hodes, and the property
taken front him. The young woman dropped whet the
had. Now it would be lb* duty of the defendants to
show they wore In Iserfal possession of the property.
The Board of Trade considered it • flagrant OW. sod
Wet:meted Um to prosecute. Befog peneas of reoperate-
billty and means they ought to have est a good example.
In the miout• of the Board of Trade he was instruoted
to ask the Benoit in dealing with this matter if they
should lad the ease proved to exercise the extreme
penalties witieh the law allows.

Supt. Hare said: I wee on duty on Portland beach on
I the nicht of the 25th November, when the Royal
, Adelaide was wreaked, borne lives were lost. The
reesil went to please, and a lar,re quaatity of the cargo
mime ashore, Was on the Portland Ferry bridge about
twelve o'clock. It was very dark and relay. Net •
man and woman. Stopped them. I asked the man
what he had there, seeing he bat something IQ his right
hand, and something wrapped round his body and legs,
and who he was. He aaid I knew him will enough.
I said Ido not, neither did I. It was no dark I weld
not recognise defendant. Ile attempted to get rid of
the articles be had round him, and a oleo, of what he
bad (apparently about twenty yard. of *loth) was
blown over the bridge. Told both I should take them
to Ferry Bridge House, and see who they were. The
man resisted very oonsiderably, and I was obliged to
use violenoe to got him there. With the. help of
Sergeant. Floranoe and Gale I took him. I took away
the artieles from him on the bridge, and handed them
to Sint. Floranos. They were wrapped r-und hls
body and leg.; and I "unwound" him. Defendant
I. the man. The young wo.nan whilst Edwards and I
were struggling went on the bridge towards Wyke, and
atterwescle earns bask. There were no others shout at
the time The artieles I took from defendant were
pocket handkershiefe. Around hie legs he had a length
of bite check OWN, and rotted his body • much longer
length of red ones. He said he plaked them up at the
wreck. I ant galls issi h• said it. Defendant wanted
to get from me that shoold not recognise him.
Cross-examined: It was a very rough night and dark,
There were fires on the beech, but oould not is. above
ten yard/ from them. Mast have bees very clove to •
penes to know him. The wreck was spread (or miles
along the 'bore. the wind blowing in every &resales.
Saw none blown to the Wyke aide of the beast: It was
=We then was some. Edwards came from the
on to the Ferry Bride* when I drat mw
Between the wreak and the Ferry Bridge there was no
store to pat weak. Men were eolleoting It on the
beach: eould not tell who, that was impossible. There
wee nobody on the bridge areept the defendants. It
was • vary cold night, and pe,ple would be glad for
any wraps. Whim he asked Edwards who he was, the
young woman said "It was her pa." Did not hoow
whether • man named John Sargent came up. Did not
.all on him by name to amid. Took Edwards to the
guard house. Nothing more was found on Urn. •
roll of pocket handkerchels was Wreck from the young
woman. She had it in bar arms. She was not
There was a stash but on the table, but it had net bees
taken Edwards,

1.1 nothing W do via th. auk
box. . . .

—Kr. Howard said he took this opportunity !argentine
dist each allegattost Nome it had appeared to the
PVT's.
Vettness idorarda lived at Wyk. and Is a very
reepaotable mart
Mr. Howard: Vas be drunk?. .

Witness : II he had been sober I don't think be
would have resisted me.

--Re-ea—atial;ed : AUol.s were being oolleeted at the
Bridge, whir were taken from persons. Do not
believe I cried on any one to smut when I was strug.
ling with idwards. Several rears fame and patted
themselves In the way.
Sa="t lions.., of Portland, orroborated the
testdmil as I. "topping the defendants, sad
rid he was NW to follow the terra. Whoa he was
shoot a pre hard bit, she dropped a bundle. He
thllt up, sad stopped bor. He shad her what she
bout her. lb. said nothing, sod that she had
not had anything. I said is. no re to ay that ;
you've Juotdroppedft. I had the beadle In usy band
at the time. I asked kr her same. She made no
answer, sod attempted to go on. I put my leg upon
the rail and stopped tier. She rid she'd make it. know
better than stop • perm like her os the road. Told bar
eh* must some heak to the Saperistendent. 're.
Superletsideat and Edwards were a little way behutd.
West bask to them. Hare and idwards were toasting.
Edwards held the riflery one hand, and was pulling
Hare away with the other. Hare called me to sort,
end the wooer tried to prevent. Took the man to the
Ferry Bridge: defendant la he. Could not ewer to
the woman ads ring the defendant now present.
&tweeds was repeatedly told by the Suporinteudent
that If be gave hie name be would be let go.
et-examined: It was • rough boisterous nighiould
I bad my overeat on. Had never bra stationed at
Wyk.. Had not seen defendants before. If defendaat
ha I piok,d up what he had withio twenty yards of us
we Gould or have seen it-11 was so dark. When we
first come up to defendable did not notes that either
had • bundle. glwands kept on saying " You know
me well enough Mr. Hare," and the Sept said " I
don't." Felt the handkerablets round id wards'. legs,and
said to Hare it was handkerchiefs. Can't pick out
which of the lot prodneed I took from the young
woman. We gave the things to Mrs. Brown, and after ,
taking defendant' to Wyks,l (tarried the handkerehisis I
to Portland, and then ears ibtat to B°l4. th're Pot
no mark on them. Vier were handkeroldefs on the
different heaps the salvors made all about the bark.
Re-examined : When I gar the boodle to Mrs Brown
Supt. Hare we, present. When I woe back from
Wyke, it wee in just the some pleas, and bore no doubt
whatever It 1.11 the same.

Sept. Hare ;el.crili; 'Ming woman cisme to the guild-
room door, when ildwarl.• wee there. °mild not
swear pnettively she WWI lb. woman ha stopped On the
bridge, but believed her to be *hominy person.
Mr. Walter O'Mara void he wee the deputy Resseiver
of Writ* at Weymouth, and had seen almost all the
°ergo of the Royal Adelaide that had been eared.
Amongst it were many artiolmi like those produced,
Croseexamined : Bow • large number of bales like it
on the hearth and so broken im to be exposed. DU not
see say heedkarehlefe blowing about the bomb. n,
bales he saw erre all coloured eotton hnedicencettett.
P. 5. Gale,_ of &dipole, corroborated the previous
whams.. Ho laid at the Ferry Bridge 'Awards was
handcuffed. He identilled the young woman pretend am
being the one with lidwardaj

Orose-szaminsd : Had known Edwards soma years.
Hs kept a respootable shop apparently.
This was the etas.

ifr:Howard addraind the &molt on behalf of defend-
sate. He somplained that Kr. Symonds had aid his
lastruotioes from the Board of Trade were based on a
report made. He reminded the Bench that the wreck
mourned on a de* boisterous rainy eight. end that the
wind wee blowing in the direction to drive the vessel
On tbil shore, oonetquently in such • dlreetioe that
light ankles would be blown over the beiteh to the Ferry
Bridge Ade. As both defendants were implioatod, he
wee restricted to the evidence given for the prnwen-
tion ; but his cue was that the wind blow those srticles
to the tide of the hooch, and there was no remedying
Plies nearer than Ferry Bridge House towards which
they were goirg when stopped. As the Eiwardses
lived at Wyk• that was their way home. Kr. 8 monde
said that JPIVIIdc being a respectible man ought to
hare known better ; but be wool I atk the leash to
take this view -that with • reep.otatile man doing any
eat the fair Metros:lon would be that it was hie inten-
tion to do right when the question depended entirely
on the intention. Bespeembility was no exeuse for a
crime, bet respectability of character male the fair
inference In any cort that be intended to do what was
right aeoording to law. That ens the view uniformly
taken ty megietrates and judges. Oo the part of
Edwards be must say there there had been gross
exaggeration of the facto. It wes stated in one news-
paper that he was taken up for stealing a otish•box, bat
be had never seen one, sod was glad of that enquiry to
clear hie character In that mutter. Supt. Hare's
evidence showed the night was Tory dark. Fie said be
din net know Edwards, but defendant thought he did:
he (defendant) knew Supt. Hare, perhaps In= his
rather Atones' list (I), and they would notloe he never
rave • false name, though he attempted to pass on.
Kiss Edwards moved off, and Sint. Florence followed
her, and said be sew her drop • bundle. He (Hr.
Howard) WAS bound to tell them the b Indio was n,,rce
in Mies lidwaria's hand. at ill. Sept. Hare end Sergi.
Florence did not identify Mies Edwards, but Sere.
Gale did. When Edwards waa taken to the guard
house, nothing was found on Lilm, so that the only
things they had to deal with were the artloles before
them: and he wished to put it to them that in law
there was no proof that the goods produced were the
things Mkou from the defendants for they were loft at
Ferry Bridge House unprotected for an hour.
Mr. Symonds thought it was mill the bundle Ws
Edwards had that was so dealt with.

all the articles were put
together.
Sept. Hue said be plead them in such • way that
be eoeld tell Nurgn again, and when he earn' beak from
Woks the, hid not been disturbed.
Yr. Howard continued—Both bundles were put is
the guard room and left there. They did not sell Yrs.
Brown to prove they wen uol disturbed or takes away,
so he might pregame they dare not, and they must
remember It wee a room to which a large number of
persons bed entry. The Receiver proved that there
were numerous bales of these things on the beaeh. As
a matter of law, therefore, there waa • break doers of
the ease, and be asked the Bona to decide that the
parties were entitled to be free.
Yr. William said they wars not bound to Identify
the articles at all.

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Yr. Howsrd sald they were sot bound to prove to
whom wreck found on the shore belonged, but ke main-
Mimed that whoa goods wens foued on a partieular
person and taken poseemion of, they were bound to
Wendy them se befog the same so taken.
Th. Mamma : Your argument is wrong.
Mr. Howard reiteratiod hie statement.

The Chairman: I bare given my opinion that II la
not necessary to identify the article.; f you go on
sith it I'll aloes the mut. If I am wrong you tan
.
Kr. Howard proatedod—rdwards had not arrived at
any plass whore he wall deliver ep the wreck, and the
co/y seldom* they had of its wining from the wee*
wee his own statement ; but, as that was made Is the
Alamo, of the woman, It did not sleet her. Edward's
stateineut was that he Oohed up the artistes amine
trom U.. heath. He had gone there at 6.30 in the
evening. Ha daughter same out at 10.30 to see the
wreck and her brother with her. He (the brother)
remained helping the Receiver of Wreck, and the father
and daughter were ping home., Before arriving at Ai
guard-botuie Edwards 11111/ Ituadle 412 as petted
whirrs he plated up, and brought as with him is the
direetion of Terry Bridge house, seeing nobody to
whom be would give it op. Under the Are of Parlia-
ment the Iteasiver wee the right pereon—( Kr. Bromide
dimmated)—and it worn not proved he bad passed idol,
or anyoas else who., ditty It was to mein it. Under
these olrountstanees be embed the Stash to give the
parties, who were most respectable, tile bleadt if the
doubts be bad railed.

ID reply to the Benoh. Mr. Cottersll toeotiosed k.
as the ootolooLl value of the aretiol.e.

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bench having consulted In private, the CHAIIUe•N
said they had given the etas anxious oorisideratioa. It
was • very serious offence, more especially on such a
night as that when a ship had just gone ashore end
many lives were lost. The respectable position of the
parties almost made them doubt whether they should
be doing right in taking a lenient view of the matter,
because ia times like that the pollee bad a right to
expect from theca ammetanos. As to the facts of the
ease they had no manner of doubt; and the only
qcestion in their minds was whethur they ought not to
put the law in form as regards imprisonment They were
lb hie to six months' imprisonment fr Wring the..
things. The respectability of their ammeter had
weighed .onnewhat with them. At the same time they
felt bound to award a heavy punishment se • warning
to people in the future. A great disgrace lay on the
'nutty that on a night like that there was drunkeninums
almost unsurpassed even to the death of severs] people,
and plundering from one end of the beach to the other
—that in Daniel with all the merry and skill made use
of by many te their highest praise, there should be
people so lost for • time to, he might almost say,
humanity, m to pursue nob • system of drunkenness
and robbery •• took pica.. The sentence was that
Edwards pay a line of £2O, and the woman 115, with
costs.

- iii. Howard asked for a mitigation in Has saes of the
daughter's she was with ber tither.

lir, Williams said they °moldered that.
Mr. Symonds mid he would not oppose the application,
but leave the matter entirely in the heads of the Bench.
He was willing to admit that she was *Wog under the
Id atones of her father.
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The Chairman said the majority of the Beath were
agalmt any mitigation.
The ordinary mats were allowed-12i. la default of
payment there was to Ire distress warrant, and if
insufficient four months imprisonment for %beaten, and
two mouths for the young woman, But it was nig the
money would be paid.
Jae hoes was °barged with druskannesa oa the
Beach. The defendant was isis drank on the 26th and
was got away. He however was there soda the fellow.
log morning and had to be carried to the Terry House
where lie was atherded by Dr. Rhodes, lying lassaelials
for some boon. 11 appeared be was nearly dead. Pined
10s. and met., or 14 days.
Mark Walt, wee charged 'oy P.S. Gals. with a
similar dream. He also was dead druak:' Tits
man mid he was driven up swag the wreak. He went
there Ditching he might do good. He was salted to
lake a drop, and had not a drop before lea a month.
Fined 10.. and eat&

Jima /noodles mai also obargul by P.O. Rama
ander similarly diograosful obourooloomm. Ho woo
Jokes from ths beach to Um cart wooden. Flood 104
sad soots.

THE WRECK OF THE ROYAL ADELAIDE.
. BOARD OF TRADE ENQUIRY. - .

An emptily was hold suninenelng cm Toady
last, at the Comma Chamber, Geildhall, Weymouth,
Into the circumstances atteading the wreck of the ship
Royal Adelaide, the loos of life at the wreck, saa
ehether the provisions of the iderobant Shipping AM
had been complied with. The lospeokir wee Captain
Wilson, late or U. IL Indian Navy, and 80, Btroag, of
the Board of Teed*, was also presoak.
The first evident* taken wits that it Capt. Heater.
The eaptsin deposed that the ship never swung to
bet sachem bet drifted on the bomb, broadaide
the ass over the meethead. Gould diners •
great number of people as the beech, evidently with
the 'steady of maderiag assistanoe. They were burn-
ing tsr•harreis abreast of the ship occasionally, sad
frequently bine lights. The thief male, shortly lifter
Arming, In attempting to get • rope &kora was dashed
against the ship's side sad drowned. Believed the line
was seised by some Portland men. Did not think It
possible that any Bahama= threw a line to the ship la
the feet of sack a gala, fled seen sash a remark in
some of the popes.; but there were so many things
untrue there that be got (mite dlegostied ; what he read
in the Times yeseerday woo • diagram. The breeches
buoy wes attached to the line they got on board, and
the block woo made fast to the Want rigging. The
apparatus was not worked by • hawser, nor armording
to the directioraa; Gould Dot say whether it bad • sling
to work In the proper meituar, no hawser was laid of to
t. skip, there was no time. There wee so little thee
that be sem thought of the pryer way the life saving
apparatus should be cued, and never saw it worked
before. Had never given any study to the inetroadoas
of the Board of Trade respostiag the appamtes ; this
was the Hest time be hitt sui.rect shipwreck. Meetly
the breeches buoy same of, the women were got Into
II se faA u possible, the peesengsre were all below, and
he stood by to ply the passengers to keep the way
Meer, with the mound ,not sad the carpenter,
sad the pemenger steward named Iron whose
wife was on baud, ociounenced to bring the
women along este by OW, and mitoses believed
the steward's wife woo the first cream sent by the
apparatus. Witness did not attempt to eall upon his
ofacers and men to keep the road Wear, for pegging the
parsnips.; he did not require any aosiounos ; there
non no stamp{ to go on with • rush ; after the ohlat
°Moor wee lost, they rather huog hack. Nu pmeongers
were detailed of to go by the rocket spear/Ant ; they
went adi they pleased. The women ant ehildren were
prioni9,,by saved by the raison appsretue lie con-
cluded thst they were poised one by one, although he
did not order It; he had not all hie wits shout him.
opt. Wilson warned the captain that he wit only
oriminating Untied ; it was no use Inviting &ideation to
them things..

oapialn thanked Gael Wilson, awl prameded, in
iumwsr to quentioas, tasty that he saw five worn, and
several men leave tha ship before he did. Ha er,opp.g
several men himself from leaviog to:foro the woman.
There was no bottling, bat there was delay, the women
seemed to be afraid, because the stoward's wife seized
the pennant of the main-bra°, instead of that belonging
to ths apparatus; the =whin* woo pulled from ander
, her, she hung for an inettot, and dropped into the
water. The getting a person ashore woo only it. with
of a minute; all the delay was on board ship. la
answer to • q oration whether he ootild not have obliged
it. pasomigers to go on, ingots tiaras, witness slid it
was not ea,y to pass the women on against their will;
sod they were not reit', or willing, with few gumption%
to go in the basket.
Premed as to hoe many men besides the lye woos&
wesit whore before himself, witness wooid itot swear to
seven, perhaps four or fire No children, he asked
several people to take aliudron ; but they would not. •
man was atandlng Mose to hint, with two children, and
bogging him to get his children saved. Witness begged
soma women to take on, ; bat could get no ono to do
so ; it. father hicntolf wouid Oct try it, and one woman,
This
ny wow...earn:lm" "No, I will 18.angsave sotboooectuvahlldand
tho valuable time lost, be bumped lute the basket, and
took the child, sad Is low tam two =Latin was

stfsly landed with the child. That was the int
child landed. He rronetted to be clawed to go book
So the ship. and acted the people who took him
out, and a Scripture reader named Wyatt, of ibs
Seamen's Wisekm • but be tried to persuade witness
against =oh • mid attempt, and the men hauling the
apparatus prevectad witness returning. He well taken
either to Captain Harellkin or Canaria Drummond, and
sahl he was the imptatn sod wanted to go back. mat
officer maid he was ecrry to hear be wee the master ; but
it wee impeedble tog' bank. Remelowl on the beach
till the shin broke tip. Had no Idea of what took plasm
at the mainmast t the apparatus wec fastened about
the maln !llama. The mairmact fell in shout an hour.
the wizen stowi about two boars, till the ship broke up :
everybNly was out then but tho old led,. iielloyol
she was in the cabin. a Ilfehuoy wag taken to let, but
she twinged to go; she was an old end • heavy women,
and the 'toward said it was time to look out for himself.
Did not go to see the working of the apparatus after he
was ou ebore Kr. Wyatt kept blot beck, and his feet
were bare on the beach till • lady took her shawl o&
and wrapped it round his feet. Mr. Wyatt wanted hits
to go toe hotel, but he would not till the paasengsrs
were on chore. Before he want ashore, the people
s.""nlgao, in
hedoithd eaofilsul Pairuyic.belt:if or:sel:bni IX! ,ebiudt....tkedhTey..refus."o:sed:
oP7Dair:ril.engoWot
In here." Spoke to the people around him gen.r ally.
The Reeelvar of Wreck, and the Deputy Receiver,
Coastguard Oedema, the Chief Conshable of Dorset,
Snot. Hare, Captain Hamilton and other military
editors, gave evidence on that day sad Wednesday.
THUSIDAT.

The lognirir ese resumed.
George Butler Morten, boatswain, give details of the
management of the gip, and on the captain recictedlog
that a question might be put to biro, the Impeder said
that the boatawain's elegem* so far corresponded with
that of the master. Half an hoar before the vessel
streak they burnt blue lights and rockets, which were
answered from the shore. A steady light we. shown
about two point" on the port bow, sod rockets and blue
lights about two points before the beam. Considered
the newly light to mesa that they ought to try aid fetch
where it was shown. &wooed tide wee in Chesil
Com. Both anchors were let go, and they checked
hoe; but they never brought her op. When she struck
there WU erase on board. but • sea came on bort and
washed him into the lee motors. Comte( beck, be
met seven or eight women magi% from the between
decks, end took them into the after saloon deck house
The ship kr with aa ingination to seaward ; but
rolled every gmdth's em etrook bee. The mewed eerie get
the people ashore In the apparatus. There we. no eon.
Soden, bet seeing that the ship wad lUogy to break up
he went into the rigging, and exposed bleaself, and
they mat a rocket over him.
1 he bestowal'', at the meoluskas of his evideme, said
that et nine melt monde& there we. sweariog sad
quarrel/ling all over the booth. He saw • port of his
shirt; and told a polloemen it wee his; but the palat-
ines drew big daff, his would not let him have it.
Soldier, polka, coasteuard meo, and custom officers,
were apparently taking ears of the property; but be
law DO attempt to dear the beach. Or keep the Nowt
back, they could apparently go where they liked, mad
do what they liked.
Fruit* Wyatt, scripture reader to the Maims'
ant Seamen's society,endeted in taking people out of the
breeches buoy gad up the beach. He assisted four women
and three men, sod afterwards met the captain, who
amid not have been same when be left the beach.
The captain was as to be allowed to go back to the
skip, and wituese= to persaade him not to go
The captain was pushing his way through the crowd,
endeavouring to get bah to the &operetta ; but within
told him it would be resdneas to do so, and put his arm
across to keep him book. Witness understood that a
permenger named Bulimia bad given oeideom before the
serener, in width instated that he ogled the eaptela
a oowerd ; but that game had stated that he bad lest
kis all, though at the Ferry Bridge Inn he showed a
draft on an Australia& bank for i 1.20.
Mr. EL looks, sun , second cleric at the Customs, said
he lammed the Beceiver of Wreck of the loss of the
Boyd Adelaide between eight end Moe o'clock on the
'sight of the 25Its, et the Borg Hotel. Told him meet
of the piessugers and mew had bees saved, that be
("items) should go aad that iffr. Oetterell wee there.
Me went to the wreck, saw Me. Cotterell and retuned
sad told the Readvie that as faz ask. meld jadge, all
this we. possible was done for the saving of the eargo
sad the protection of the wreak.
FILMY.
Mr. Washington Lyon, we presented with • letter by
Mr. Strong, to white he snare-Red that it would require
a day orbo to get the information.
Arthur Mayor, pilot, of Poetised, was called,
and aoudad with refereem to the tides. The most
experieneed person out meld hardly be aware of the
date of tides; but whams explained them tositnieelly,
as they would be under maims eircualste.oesi dated by
the Inspector. It be bad been on beard the Royal
Adelaide at Wiped three or frier, he could without
question have got her out of the Bay; but the weather
was too thiek for him to ray whether she wee properly
handled. She had the flood tide in her favour, as
with • mem of tall she could have been got out. Did
not think it was blowing too bard to carry =Agent
ail, lied had 27 years' experience of this locality.
Mr. B. N. Howard, coroner for Portland, drew the
animation of the legman% to certain parte of the evi-
dence given at the inquests before him.
Mr. William Weal', chief caw of coastguard, Port-
land, sew the vessel, thought she was in • d
position, sad turned out the rocket apperatuasares=
dignify, expecting her on the beach about a mile to the
W. of the ocaaguard station. Bat they lost sight of
her, and she mast have wore. After remaining on the
beach some time, Captain Drummond, inspecting
eces-
mender came up, and they returned to the eoastguard
buildings, leering the appetite. and the men on the
beech, the armadas ready, and the horses yoked. At
the ecartgnard station they found Captain Hemilton,
end by his orders telegraphed to Bridport station to
keep s good lookout. When they returned to the
beach they saw the ship heading for Portland off Luau
ton, distant about seven miles. Heard the pilots
tolling his inspecting commends, that the tide was
, against her. The impeding commander directed blue
lights and • tar barrel to be burnt, to entice her into
Chesil Cove. About five the made signals with •
rocket. end • messenger oroployel by Captain Drum-
mond came up on horseback, stating that the ship was
driving for the beach, and they proceeded to within 100
yards of the Ferry Bridge, where the ship ea ashore,
end cammunimition was established. Hs trod and
established communication about the main rigging, but
it woe some few minutes before tie whip was hau,ed off,
and they off the breeches buoy instead of using the
lawyer. It would hays taken eve minutes longer to
tic the buoy according to the regulatioas, sod it might
have got foul in the dulness& Eight people were saved
by metal of hie apparatus, apparently all gallon, in 12
or 14 mionter, the red of the mew and pe.ssogen went
aft. H^noy readied fart to the skip tlll the mein
meet fell, when the block wee fouled by the falling
Dram. and be out the mon and went to assist at the
Wyk* apparatus. Afterwards he wont back to get hie
apparatus again in seder, sad afterwards returned to
the bead, end remelted till the morning of the 26th,
when half were gent home, Lod ramped ea woo as •
relief to those on the bomb. There were 3,000 people
ea the beach, who interfered with the agog of life by
getting In the way. At midnight the crowd we. much
omelet, there were about 15 people dead drank on the
beach, end others beginning to be drunk. There were
many people staggering on the beach litho were not
drunk; it was • difficult gam to walk upon. Did not
eas the itheelver or Deputy Receiver of Wroth. With
160 men it would not have beet poesibie to protect the
wreak from the crowd for 600 yards on Monday eight;
but 0 pods and lime had been stretched roast the
wage so Tuesday morning it might have been pertly
done. An arrangement exists whereby the Reosiver of
Wreck among others I immediately informed of
wrecks, and meld not tell why none, had main this
instance mashed the Receiver. When he List sew the
ship he took no steps to warn her of her danger; all
he mold have done would be by rode.' or signal
Inspeekr and Mr. Strong, then .proeseded In Mr.
Howard's carriage to the Chesil Beach, where they
Inspected the same of the wreak, for • soodderabie
thee, in oompany with Mr. Howard, and then they left
for Portland, thus terminating their labours for the
day.

The Board of Trade 13.cciairy was ow:minded on
Saturday. The first witness examined was—.

Mr. B. Cox, reeding at Castletown, Postbus& and a
member of the firm of Robert, and Co., shipbrokers.
He found the captain at half-putt ten at night of the
Bich, at the Victoria Lodge Hotel, and went to the
scene of the week, sad told Mr. Ootter•U the =
had sp led their firm *gents, and they
on of everything. Asked who was rein the
gear, sad Kr. Cotierel replied, " Russell sad his
gang," and witness answered "The very met I want."
Sent for Itemell, sadism* him full posessaion, instruct-
log him toss,. all he could; and no en. else was to
touch it. At the Ferry Bridge he instructed the polies
and cooastguard; afterwseds °catenated 00 • Si•MPACI
agreement for waggons and horses In the morning.
Went with the asptaia to the Custom Hones, after be
had seen the waggoas loading, headed the Collector •
written authority from the °entails sting the firm
meal*, and with a note from the to Mr.
Cotterell, vrasiutrodused by the latter to the sathorlties
on the beach, and made arrangements to readout; the
protection of the property, for which end his firm had
since done their best. —By Captain Wilson: Had no
eomplaint against the salvors, receiver or deputy-
receiver of wreak, and resolved the greatest ambeases
from the Government oMoials. Saw eassidersbie
drunkenness but no plundering, only pilfering, and did
tint believe any steps would stop that. Told filopeSs-
tendeut Hare be witakl not prosecute for ptlferlag,
became to prepare for &dug se woald campy the police,
and leave tie week less defended. Those air..dy in
custody were released, on aosoant of the difilouley of
bringing charges home to them; and gave the police •
written memorandum that they would not grossed*;
but this 01111 not to justify the pollee in not apprehend-
ing any person found in cie of valuable preorer.
Did It for the benefit of eonoerned.— Ceptsiu Wilson:
What? for the bonsai of the Slaves?—a,. No.—
Captain Wilson: You said for the benefit of all eon-
earned; I thought you night Unlade the thievea
Cox said no, only for the benefit of the ornery, the
coastguard, and police. Cautioning to be exondeed,
witness said the reports in the public priats gave an
exaggerated Idea of the drunkenness that occurred.
Mr. limit's, also of the firm of Roberts and Cc., said
the firm had settled many salvage claims with the i
maritime population of Portland.
Mr. Lyon apologised for anything he might has. mid
out of phase oo • provisoes day.
My Samuel Smith, of the famine/ Hotel, Portlaad,
described eh Uwe., the arrival of the skip, her coerce,
and her fete. Be volunteered, and after keeping the
crowd beak, not to obscene the signal light* in Chow
Cove, he went to the wreck, and took • rope to throw
on board, going into the surf, with • rope round his
body, augdook, • Portland rasa, after two attempt',
orth'ebylistwthel:4l.lFdyedqk.tokleUnwehyip.oawsenb"rdesecib;Lbony
ligg°lberedhairt
umin, tobea:ht,:eldlTuli
but the basket was aunt off in ths dainties, sad some-
thing was seen in the water. It wee • woman banging
by one leg lithe slings of the basket, and he and others
rushed in, and pulled her ashore much exhatuded aad nearly drowned. They tn.' lewd that the two half
hitches by whisk the basket had been [selected tad worked out, and they were hauling In the line without
bringing the basket &shorn The *vita was the Moth
that left the chip, and • nate and • woman Wang
drowned, he was the fourth that landed hg the aim
apparatus; beenom ashore with a talahl In hi air ;

he geld he was the masher, seem gee es oft to brims
the ebiliree, tad be brought sae litmus& Board that
be mew to ill book, Ins the eleakined would rusil
leg Aim Tbe last who dame ate*, woe the sesead mates
who odd • mass wooers, mad 'm4 ass wank bet he
could not gat this to some. The basket wee banimil
off, end waited • keg lime, the ship was *oak* up
and eargo Alla' oak A meat made his
with a *Mad, and Was a loog time gettiag"Cirrhee
beak*, the people Mitered, and Palacio' is
but it broke, atm is.. aid child were waited areeag
the wawa, 'Wu* ranted la &Ur the., bait ro.
bold of horaa'a log, a 011.111 knoskarl hint over. Gad be
hiss', was recovered with difficalty, and magli
exhausted. Witness suggested that strips should carry
line rocket., which they *aid fire with the vied, bettee
than the people on shore cgs** It Witting had been
12 years et see, 11 in the Royal Navy, where he meet,
be petty siker.
gdward Way, Hamad pilot. degaribed the tides,
and poettitiocs of the sill o. Had he he..'. bard es
pilot, hit could have got her out al the Bay.
John Woolley, wood male, was exeselasd as to hie
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loss of the first mate, who jumped over with • reps Is
his head, but not fastened round idui, and let p whet
hauled beak. Witness found • line with • pie* .1 1.4
on it, hauled it la, and brought the eppasatua is
board. lie ordered the negro railer le get in, to see it
was all right...ad afterwards sent (oar worms sad tome
men. The lights went out, thins were making • greed
• and there wire • 'Wpm', the captain awn' for-
ward with a chili in his arms, and everything
looking so bid, that witness thought it did not matter
who wont next, he himself was thinking about gulag
thee. —The list of passengers being reed,
admitted that at least 10 females went oft* the
did.—Cape Wilson sailed attention to the
before the Reoeiver. when witeem explained that be
Gould not me any women when the impede west
*here. Witter went when there was nothing left
but the poop, aid only • stout Gormao. old Kra
Fowler, who would net go, and • *WM lett
It appeared that • 'tread of the life-eavieg rope bad
given way, before the mate same ashore. Is answer to
several questiesui witseen said he Wirral the apish
carried ail the matt be could, legal oat et lie lay. U
they bad shaken eat the reek they would have led
Ume sad if more sill had bassets it would have Mews

haptekit pow exproseed Ids thanks to tbe
aui borough ollbstals, for tho see of the Hall, sod laid
the Court would Dow 'Alms altogether. for lila be
ambler hal typal to the Board ef Treys. pro.
esediago tormlaohod about do o'olook.

CORN AND CATTLI TRILDZ.

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At the wediag periods' nuirkels oa Sstarday the
wheat trod. was grin. with a dowawasti tenderly.
Al Dorchester trey was a small supply of wheat, tilt
balk being Is indifferent rodlike, and
barely lste rates; the gnarlier raided frees 525.' to
SOL per Imperial gr. Modena* supply of brim yds
purrs being sourly obtained. Oats, wee pro se
ire week. Thu °Arial averages of Nev. 30 sere,
whist, 1306. : bury, 37a. 21. At BeediaL a
supply, and redo girt at UN rater At /*Aston.
attest was dell, sod • riff* *beeper. At Oislioes*.
wheat could wily be sold by sabotitting to • dors* 01
Is. par qr. At Bath, wbeat • dell ask. at about la. tor
qr. rednelioo, oreptlng foe floe gut/idea At War-
snorter wheat trade vas dell, but former rates ewe
folly rastained. At Ordilf for wheat there IMO hat
• limited trussed, st prier about agar to test week.
At Bath nbast dull, at la reduction. At Ostabridp,
pekes unaltered. At Oseterbary, briars gulot at
rather lower rates. At Oxford so obtorbil alteration.
At Mr. Brocades stook WS Si Derehoelsr, as Satur-
day, trod. was brisk, at the folloorlait ;PAM : Beet
Beef, 141. 61. par spore; barrows, 4:13 10a. to £l9 10.
briar sod salve% £16.0 £23; balk, CS to AID ilk.;
walker mutton, 100., sad ewes 9.1. to 90. per lb.

THI flarsairD COMM) OF Clarlif.—lwarted Re..
J. J. W. Ow, neer If Christ Chard,
Loads% I Weddings do not like to thlak about this
mooed omen of Jew. They do not wish be believe
that It will cense raddeely, anezpeetetUhiLthief la the
night, es the lightegag frem heaves. do net think
of it, it does not indosom their Wads, it not saber
into their ealonlatioaa. They do set web* they de ad
prepare, they do not keep theramelms ready tor it.
sadden and cartels syprosok, And so they will he sur-
prised end uoprepsr,d to meet the Jodie of quiet end
deed, who Is coming with all hie roweled trth to Mk*
vengeance, on thorn that know not God, sod that obey
not Hie blamed Gospel. As it wss la the day' of Bosh,
ao shall it be also In the days of the Boa of Mak when
He skill appear as the King of Mogi, and Lind of
Lords. To that liol6olll day the hope' sod expestations
et all believers sr* direined. Then will Use Sather
appear in Hi. refulgeot glory, then will be Woo in His
Kingly twenty, and HUI lOVII end power be made known
to the anerobled waveree. Then shell be the day of
tie. Redeemer's power, when all oppositioa Mall be
put down, aod His empire of rightmasome shall
oommaod the world. Then the meg of rejoising and
praise shall be raised by the °hos* triumphant, end be
echoed through heaven. '' Now is owns ealvatioa, and
strength, the Kingdom of our 63d, and la, power of
Hie ihriat, and He shalt reign for ever and ever." Deer
reader, how will you appear when Jame rhos 00111111 ?
To Hun every knee must bow. U yea reselve Rim arst
em your Saviour now, you must meet film then ae year
Judge. If you enthuses not His offers of moray new,
YOU molt then sink beneath We righteous 'Migmatite.
If you ream to sit on He right hand, thee ye eaninbe
pissed oaßio left hand. U you rakes beeves, Wm
you moat have hell. If you desire nob the sampan, al
God, of angeW of east" through the mantlens ages ed
eternity you most have that of devils, leads, sad lest
tormenting souls. Flee to.. from the wrath to MOO
through the blood ol Jesus Cbrist—Clantribationa
stamps to pay tor them billertio64 Is this and Hi Neer
eawspapers (which ale suppwod to ham three arnica
readies weekly) will be thankfallr misfired by the Bin.
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