The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-05-19 00:00:00

NOTES OF THE WEEK.

Politically there is nothing of inimediate im-
portance in the visit of the Emperor of all the
Russian to our shores, but it is hardly possible
to conceive of any Court friendliness which it is
more essential to the peace of Europe and Asia
that we should cultivate. The Czar is welcomed
at Windsor Castle, from family reasons, with all
the special interest which attaches to the fact
that it was only the other day Her Majesty drove
out to meet and welcome his daughter to be one
of the most prominent members of her family
and court. A fatiguing round of ceremonials
anil visits began as soon as his Imperial Majesty
set foot on British soil, and when the Czar leaves
our shores next Thursday he may look back on
having performed as hard a week's work as any
member of the working-classes in his own or
this country. A great deal of travelling by land
and sea ; a ceremonial reception at Dover, with
the inevitable address; another long railway
journey and the infliction of another addresa ; a
State banquet at Windsor after a round of visits
to the show-places round the Royal town • a run
to Buckingham Palace to receive first the
Corps Diplomatique, and than her Majesty's
Ministers and other notabilities ; a grand dinner
at Marlborough House; a fatiguing visit to the
Crystal Palace • a state visit to the City to take
lunch with the Palace;
Mayor and Corporation, the
'illustrious visitor being compelled to keep bow-
ing all the way there and back • a grand dinner
with the Duke of Cambridge the sanie evening;
and then a very grand concert at the Albert
Rail; a review at Aldershot one day and a
review at Woolwich the next; a grand dinner
and reception at the Foreign Office • and then a
good deal of travelling by rail and steamer to
Germany—surely here is a very hard week's
work—much to do, to he, and to suffer. As the
Czar departs from England, Her Majesty the
Queen, with Princess Beatrice and the Court,
will leave Windsor for Balmoral. Prince Leopold
has had an attack of sciatica, but confidence is
now expressed of his speedy recovery.
The Duchess of Edinburgh did not attend the
last Drawing Room, and of course the knowing
ones attributed her absence to the vexed ques-
tion of precedence, which has been so often
hinted at; but there was another and better
reason why her Imperial Highness did not
undergo the fatigue of the Drawing Room. It
was because of &certain interesting event, which
the Times thus oracularly refers to :

The absence of her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Edinburgh from the last Drawing Room has been very
generally remarked upon, but, so far as we know, the
real, though very obviou., cause has not been ansigned.
We believe we have good grounds for announcing that her
Royal Highness hiss hopoi of an event that would increase
her own happiness and that of the Duke of Edinburgh,
and which would be most weloone to the loyal subjects
of her Majesty, who are ever delight"d to greet every addi-
tion to bar family.
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Her Boys! Highness was married on the 23rd of
January last, new style. On the following day
the Morning Pilaf WAS requested to state that the
Paragraph was inserted "without the authorisa-
tion or knowledge of the Duke of JP#4141)1411414-"
This does not actually deny the accuracy of the
announcement made by the Times, but it is,
perhaps, as full a denial as can be expected
under the circumstances. Pity the interesting
story is demolished so speedily. But then it
was, the Times said, so "very obvious."
Both the strength of the Government and the
feeling of the Conservative party upon the
assimilation of the county to the borough
franchise, were shown by the large majority
against the second reading I.f Sir Charles Dilke's
Bill. • eet the same time, the Liberal party have
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pretty generally identified themselves with the
measure, most of the members of the late Go-
vernment who were present having voted for it;
but it is significant of the limpness as yct of the
defeated party that some of its leading nieu
were absent from the division, and others
walked out ..f the House just before the divi-
sion.

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The nearest approach to is difficulty which
new Ministers have experienced is with the
Licensing Bill. The new Home Secretary has
been made to feel like his predecessors that his
post is no sinecure, and that no bed of roses is
provided for him. But the Government are
displaying a cautious policy. Finding that the
extension of hours was universally deprecated,
they have given up that extra half hour for
drinking which has st tided the teetotallers
to determined opposition, or at least have asked
the House of Commons to say for itself when
the public-houses shall open and when they shall
close, and whether beerhouses shall keep the
mine hours as the hotels and hostelries. This
concossiiin of Mr. Cross's puts an end to the
only question upon which the two sides of the
House have yet come into collision, and takes
the sting out of the epigram that the policy of
the Government consists in shortening the hours
for work and lengthening the hoursfor drinking.
The only clause on which the Govennneut are
resolute is that enacting uniformity of hours.
The Convocation of London University has
carried a resolution in favour of admitting ladies
to the University degrees, The motion has yet
to be submitted to the Senate, where, it is
believed, its prospects are not so hopeful.
Three out of live of the Judges who were con-
sulted by the House of Lords having given their
opinion in favour of proceeding with a divorce
case, in spite of the lunacy of the respondent,
we suppose the House of Lords will now decide
in favour id Sir Charles Mordaunt's appeal, and
that his case will proceed in the Divorce Court.
If so, great interest will be felt in a trial which
iuvolvoi the names of some very distinguished
personages, for nothing attracts the popular
I like scandal, especially if it be connected
with persons of elevated position.
Stroud election has resulted in what the com-
promise proposed to effect without the cost and
turmoil of a contest; but compromises in elec-
tions are for the most part undesirable, as they
give into the hands of a few what should be
decided by the voice of the constituency. The
Conservative candidates occupy the top and
bottom of the poll, the Liberals being in the
middle position. Mr. Dorington is a highly.
respected townsman, who has pluckily contested
the borough four times, which will account for
his heading the Liberal member by 74 votes.

ureirory).
A Weymouth boatman, named William .4 yiethitry was
brought up for being drunk and Incapable—A'. e. Day on the
previous 'light ear hint conic front an inn in High W«twtrect,
and after going • few steps fell down lle picked hi,,, up, and
found he had got a severe cut on the nose, ntri was incapably
drunk —l•ltted Se. and in default 14 days hard labour. Ile
went to prism, and had to have a couple of stitches put in his
nese.
KoNDAV.—lielore the Mayor (Mr. C. J. 0. Ors/mry), and Mr.
J. Galign.
IlsonnA Ander we, of lerchenter, was brought upon remand
todserjreed, with sts=.•t.erhali on the 13th
seemed thssitant, berlonwn
shawl oft the auk in the kitchen at the t•rown, and told it to
!Ink Doyle, at the second-hand clothes shop, for tia_.
Owlet!e vimect, of hulloay.row, said last Wednesday die
went into the Cnoon, when Mrs. Madame, told her she had
lost a shawl, and that the prisoner was supposed to have liken
It. She asked wine« to get it if she could, and nothing more
should be said about it. Witness asked prisoner what she had
done with the shawl, when she denied having had it Witness
her tell where it was and nothimj more would be
begged to
0n this aid she lad left it at Ihnitie eecondband shop,
and bad Sid on It. Witness went for it and paid the money
out of her own Parka: Ha Mandenter repaid her when the
took her tae shawl. She led known Andrews ter Mew Year.,
but had never known her to be be a Ude( —Prisoner said lithe
magistrates would overlook it, she would never do It again,
Supt. Coward aid prisoner had been prosecuted nine times for
vagrancy. —Mr. Galpin strongly condemned the practice 4 pur.
chasing articles without enquiry, for such trilling payments.- -
Mrs. Davis aid she did ask prisoner several times about
Mrs. Mandator aid she rive 3. 3d. for the shawl about 10
years ago.—Prhoner wished the magistrates to Maas af the
cue, and pleaded guilty —She was sentenced to seven days.
hal labour, ad cautioned as to her future behaviour.
Cortery Corer, Thursday. —Before Mr. Lefroy, judge.
Ida misuser v. Bartlett. —This was a claim for shop goods,
Defendant pleaded non-liability on the ground of an aver.
heated forbidding persons from giving his wife credit, pub-
lished December foh, 1472. But, said plaintiff, he had his wife
beck wont in oio Month. On the 17th March last there was •
WU owing of 4 Zs 111.1. Hrs. Mandator asked for the
money, when he said "ft youll let my wife have a fortnight's
goods, but not to exceed fee.. I will at the end of that time
Icy the 305 and If. tdflarde tbe okt account." Defendant
denied making any such promise. lie. Bartlett ace sent for,
and it WY Men elicited that the debt was incurred saes
defendant'e wife has been living with bin,. It seemed, how--
ever, the parties are now not on the hest of tering. ills Honour
Monett it • hard case. Defendant said he was alnedy mit%
lie. • month for debts incurred by his wife The Judge made
WI order for payment of ut. • month. Defendant gave lers.
Mandsmer notice nut to trust his wife.
Churchwardens end (hence,. s.l Mascara Kostgs,
Joan Josses and Sewed J.llOll. —This wee an action of
it. Mr. Howard, of Weymouth, for John Jea« ngir Tree«. Davis, Sherbonw, for Samuel deems.--
Mr. Weston, porehester, appeared on behalf of the palish
Akers, and mid that in the year Mei, John James, of
Glanville' Wootton, pewee:4 a cottage and premise., which
Ins very much out of repeat., and he, being In poor circum-
stances, demised the menthes to the parish officers In cashier-
stlon that they put It In repair and snowed him to live In it
rest free during his life The deed It-sedated 13th August, la&
On the death of John Jeanes In 1957, the parish ofSeers took
formal pomeseien of the premises after the Fester vestry, hut
allowed his whims to continue In the occupation on the same
terms. She died in 1471, leering two cms, the present
defendants in the house. They now set up • claim to the
property, said bow. this action. Mr. Weirton put In the deal
eonveying the cottage to the parish officers, and called John
who said he W. 3.1 Overseer and had been 20 years, and
parish clerk for between 40 and SO years. Mr. Dale was the
other overseer; sitd thy cbunthwardens were Meows. Old and
Dunning. Had lived in the parish all his life. Knew John
01,1, who used to lire In the cottage In satiation. Ile was a
sawyer. Recollected the parish repairing the culla, In 1457 he
died. At the Easter vestry thy churchwardens, fatter Warren
himself, and others, went to the cottage, they vent ber out and
locked the door, and he turned over a stone in the house.
They told the widow she ettukl lire on there 011 the maw terms
as her linetent. She died in 1471. Ills Honour sohl the deaf
was conclusive as to the term' on whisk John Jeans livel In
the house.-- Witness aid there were Ave sons • the eldest
after marriage was ; and he heard he dial in Jersey.
By Mr. Davie .• The deed was kept in this, perish chat Inch
Took it 'nit in 1450 The deed was never lat. The totems
was not rated till 1064. Beton' the father's death the cottage
wee made into two houses - John Jesus the elder lived in Oin.
And the son John married in 105 It the
other. John, the son,
lived there five or six year*. Hamlet (lied with be lather and
mother. Had several sestries about this. One of liku in the
parish did not want these proceedings taken. When they
went to the widow and told her they had f, NW to take posetselon
she objected a little They told her she was to go onas moml,
and she ueut eta willingly. fief sons advertised the premises
for sale, but when the Austloneer at the deed he
said he could not have am-thing to do with it. In
Itel" notice to quit was 'dreg Ilient, but IL was not
sated upon ; and a subsequent noel« iriveu.-311r.
Bowan' objected the d«d, a the ground thst the
parish ofilecrs had no power to enter upon ash • uontmet 11.11
umler 59 Demme 111, c lx, this was not • " parish purpose."
r.t7Davv.ls
bodobjectedond thakthithepnrideV. did
it
.not
seek.t.
ooub
wudit the
ihhuiro.
the considers:tea itself Is not endorsed at the hack of the deed.
A final objection was that the resertation of Jeans to live there
should base been by covenant, and not
with
Ly way uf exception.
TalteKltallea LMTUIta. —On k'riilay evening at the -/,_ ursed that poseesion fur fiyams,out payingeny
Town-hall, Mrs. Louise Ponce, front tJ;e Orand we'd ebe pereh. Ilmo dad, be argued,
lady; of teed, Templar was announced to deliver • .tll7,o'l,—e-Ooevey , itud not. tenancy for
lecture 10 "Love to our Nehleurs as exemplified in our 111,,Mr mid under that deed the perish had no right of entry
Temperaces principle," The Ras. J. E Brass prodded. till the death of John Jeans-- -'Jr. Davis quoted (non the deed
There fairiiiiendancs', amel hi"- P°"". who Ii _a that In case the add John Jana should let the mane or penult
fluent speaker Ice nearly two noun; deseante sets d on an, other pectin to oceupy, the pernolanton bemuse void and
evila of the d nking customs of society, which she forfeited ; and argued that when in 101 the am John Was
rhereeteneld as the 4'4".4 14u( an nur c'therwim hit!' allowed to occupy part pf the premises, the deal lemma an
ou favred land. Whilst it was am fart t ebhoinee conveyance. Some time o John Jeans sold a bit Of
upwards of 00.00 n die Mutually !ream ISOM% it warn property adjoining this toJohn Gil —Witness was Main
equally Indisputable that more than thaf ntsaiV twereaaadnad by KDavis,
Kr. Dav and fold the mtwelit of the other
Premature death, from 00,denete dritth,lo6 ! With o'4 alas was obtained to Ws action. He prodimed the parish
She lecturer) them facts before us it wwwed everyone rats tool* lu left the first yesr the boom was rated,
10... thee young or old (and she proved that the young 'mud Joule 114•04411 (+molded. and Push Jean. as owner
could do 'great &si)t° do all in their power to put a stop to tor meg past, and owmjaer and owner for the
the accursed drink traffic. It is that which fills our gale, other part—B! Yr. llowr,ls 404 r XagrEerty was two
our workhouses, our raturmatories. end our lunatic tenement', but one was a fuel heels E. *444 anti South
asylum.: it increases ouirates end taxes, in fact to its use Jeans occupied the whole AMP 'Molly, with eoeel4soo of
can be traced all the 'misery. poWertro .od crime of this the fuel-house—they lived together. The hieltbouse was metier,
country and she hesitated mot 10 &will( Ittba then wail John Jeans lived at one time. Did not want to get ptamyt,,,,
not a family in our land but what had *offered, etslwry himself; it had been offered to his nephew. Al a v.,,,ry they
or Indirectly, from It. harmful legumes. glib *lt the faintly to sell the property and divide the Koren&
Se to show that Aeons drinks were not necessary mu •thete.-- w Honour said whatever thought
e parformance of laborious work by &scribing •In leeuranee ttoaad 1,01 net aside the dearaarTthe occ
Ite had meek to • large plate mime manufactory, Eetieu ef the ant would :
the best from the fires required for tha work was The fuel-houes was seeparailliOuee.— : Detaandal

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