The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-05-26 00:00:00

ETURXINSTER NEWTON.
PEITT SIMMONS, MenithY.- Ileforef'apt. Ilanham MN.,
Rev. H. T. Bower, Mr. H. S. Bower, and Mr. N.
William..

G,nrge Baker, yeoman, of Hilton, WM summond for
enmity to a horse by working it whilst it wax in an unlit
state. Hr. Atkinson, on lieh•lf of defendant, pleaded
guilty. He stated that the sores were not new ones : there
bad been • wound on the animal's shoulder, butilefenilant
had rent the collar to Illandford for the purpose of having
it altered. -Supt. Lavender said It was a very hail case.
There were live wounds on the slimilder, and defendant
bail continue.' to work the horse ever since--The chair-
men nonarkixl that defendant had acted wisely in plead-
ing guilty. It was a very gross cane. The fact that the
collar hail been sent to be repaired was ample proof that
defendant was filly aware of the condition of the horse.
Iliel his own chill been suffering from • wound, he would
prolvibly have taken care that it wan properly attended to,
and it was the duty of the Bench to protect poor dumb
animals, which were frequently put to unnecessary torture
through the cruelty or then:Mlles:mesa of their owners or
the persons in whose rare they were placed. The ordinary
prompting' of a mans nature should induce him to see
that his patient brutes were attended to in time of illness,
and it hail been the custom of the Bench to deal very
severely with those who acted otherwise. On the last
occasion when a man was brought before them onesimilar
charge, he wax sent to gaol without the option of a fine;
but in this case the Bench would take into considerati ~
the fact that it was defendant's first offence. If he was
again ,nn irted of cruelty he would certainly go to prison,
for it was most wicked and abominable conduct to torture,
or to cause bile tortured, the poor brutes which conlil not
Utter a word of complaint, and which are unable to take any
action fie their own defence. He (the ( liairmatOsincerely
Impeil that this case would act as a caution to defendant,
and that when he went home lie would enquire carefully
as to the state of all hix aniniabi, lusted of inflicting the
full fine of ./.11, or sending defendant to prison for three
months, as they hail the power to do, the Bench would
only fine him I:2 and ns. Ild costa_

BRUTAL CONDUVT
A fiendish outrage wiss perpetrated on Thursday at
Stouchouse, Devon, by a woman on her child, seven years
oil, with the connivance of her grown-up son and daughter.
The boy having lost smog money, was tool to a post with
Isis lianas behind his back. Lucifer matches were placed
between his angers asol lightmL and allowed to burn out.
A heated poker was laid along the back of his hands, and
the Iledi burnt off the hands to the bones. The child was
rescued (rum further torture by the neighbours bursting
into the nsim. The little sufferer's sister woo found hold-
ing his Ismsi ler her arm.

CONTA(;IOFS I)ISRASES.
A deputation of the central Chandler of Agriculture,
introdurcil by Lord Ifamptain, waited on the Duke of
ltieh ..... nil on Friday, to urge further ineaaiires for the
pmvention of contagions diseases among cattle.
Din! Hampton mid that, unto. the Government aban-
doned the resolution they had arrived at, the fanners
would be compelled to alsandon breeding stork.
Mr. I S. Reed hoped the Government would reconsider
their determination with regard toalitii,ihtering in Ireland
or that they would withdraw the slaughtering order from
England.

- Duke of Richmond raid he could not .liNtobie the
fad that the view, of the I loputation were not theme of
th,.a lie country. Al 4 to Ireland lie did not see what
could he done, for there Wl,l already to law there for
alaughterina awl compeivdth,ll. Iti view of Ma connection
with agridiltore, they :night depend on it that whatever
he did would he for the benefit of agriculturists awl of the
whole vountry.

DEAN ST.AN LEY ON CIIII•R(.11I DISSENT.
Al a hincheon given in connection with the dedication
the City Temple, Dr. Parker's new Congregational
floin.h, the dean of Westminster replied to the toast of
" All i'llristian 111111 l i 111 l s litEimisantl." Dean Stanley,
who Welt\ receive.' with most enthusiastic cheering, said
when he heard of the gifte whieli had Imam liasitowed on
the. new clitirrh he could not help thinking that they
were .spproaching the consummation of noncurrent
einlownients—(laughter) anti then when he heard oil the
lord Mayor and the Sheriffs opening the new Temple he
eonfidently concluded that they were approaching another
consul 1111 l ation -.concurrent .talillichnicnt --(laughter).
But these were thorny apt...illations ; and his hearty with
wAn for the concurrent existence of all g.m.l Christian
es 111111 l unions--(eheersl. This surely was an innocent wish
for all ministera, COldOrtilkt anti Noneunformist, lie
did not like the word denosuinati 111 l al, which was •
modern invention and grai 1111 l atieally Isirlanius. When
adenomas. of the tliiirch of England reganleil the past
hint's.y of his country Ise could have no scruple in taking
• just pride in the good works and desals of such Neuron.
fonnists as (Owen and Hall, Baxter •inl Bunran--(cheern).
And what English Nonronf. 1111 l ist worthy of the name of
Englishman could feel otherwise than proud of such
filmes as Hooker, Chilliugworth. Ilishop Butler, and
Ttecitas Arnold f—(rlieers). And if thin feeling existed
towards the deasl, why, in heaven, should they not enter-
tain it towards the living I —(cheers). Why should
Chnrelimen not lie proud of Nonconformists, who had
faeilties for reaching people whom they could not in the
nature of things reach or address: And Nonconformists
would admit that there were those to whom Churchmen
conl.l ad.lress themselves through opportunities and
facilities which they .11.1 not thenwelyen 1,011.111,.. So long
thorie wants existed at. long would there he room in
England for the concurrent existence of Churchmen and
Notwonforinists—(chcers).

A RI•3IARKABLE SUICIDE.
A rencirk aide and somewhat romantic suiciole is reported
In, the American papers as having taken place on the lit
instant, at New Orleans. The prevailing opinion is that
the death was accidental, hot it is known to the friends
of the (moldy to have linen •suicide. Last winter, sayo the
report of the occurrence, a beautiful and highly accona-
ploshol young girl removed to this city frum Natchez.
tier parents wens in nioderate circuilistance.s. She enteral
heartily into the social gaieties 0: the season, and at the
te ti,,,, 'thereof found she had won two lovers. one
4.1 them was a young clerk -handsome, gay, and facinat.
mg the other a merchant of extensive means, lout some
years ohler than his rival. Society generally believed that
the young man had won the maiden's heart, hut her gasi
seinv prevailed over her some of romance, and she accep-
ted the hand of the merchant. A few days ago they
were tuarriosl. Among the guests present at the
ceremony was the rejected lover, lie was in excellent
spirits, and never shown to better advantage. The guests
having departed, the !oriole retired, and the groom and •
few friend, gathered in the supper.romn to drink a parting
toast Just as the champagne cork popped and flew to
the ceiling the young man entered, approached the groom,
WO without an angry or a warning word felled him to the
floor. The friend* interfered and prevented an immediate
encounter. The groom, much excited. insisted upon a
prompt settlement, The house was rearmed high and low
for weapons, and nothing lout an old pair of rusty foils
found. The Inittsms were broken from these, the men
placeol in position. and in a ~,,, anent inure engaged in
mortal combat. The young man was the better swords-
man. and by a quick, sudden pass disarmed his opponent,
threw him on his back, and was in the act of thrusting his
foil through the struggling throat, when the door
flew open MA the bride, clad in her night ilreas, rushed in,
threw herself loetween the combatants, and begitetl her
husband's life trait his rival's hand. Tho young man,
with an osit/o, threw hi. foil upon the floor, and rushed
from the house. The next morning he was found in his
room with a Millet through his brain. The facts, through
the influence of the parties engaged, were suppressed, and
the shooting pronounced accidental.