The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-02-01 00:00:00

Borsttsbirt.

IVEYWOCTft• re'itrY 31"fin9. Puranant to
Dotkr, a meeting was hold on Monday week for the
purpose of electing three persons to slimily the usaal
vacancies in the Ilelcouille Regis llurial I o irti; also
teappoint tw•• persons :LP auditors of the said I.4ard,
nod 140 lie a day in the Iliotitli of Nlareo next, for tlio
I,,,auetion of the aeonnits by sue!! audit-We. The
ilair Living licit; taken by ebeoril,
the 11. tRI C fiveiting the meeting- heiti4
the members retirin.; by rotatt•ii (non the owl
ii
1...ar.1. %cry. 1:.•‘. :iiiiitti. ‘I
NW-
p., and .1. Nlaniiihrs. Ii I:.i ii ii. eligildat for re-
election. Mr. lb Howard 14.4,4,4 .s-41. Mr. T11..11111..11
KOlllllOl. Mill it nits cli. .w4y age. ed to. that
the three aheeellielltielleol golitlealell lie re-civet...l.
Nir..l. Sherrill lieu iirois..4,l that N1.....1•14. l'.
D.!l iget on lie re-al.l,.inted ainlitorg
fir the )4.ar coo. tt itt az. 31r. W. coloa.lcro.l
tie auditors hail discharged their duties in a eery
citisfaebiry Manner. NIE. 1,.$ art moeult.l6l
:44herren's 111 d.b.a. which was ziAreed ti. The
1:1i of Mareli tea.. then 1.. a• the prollilicti..ll.4
1Ie• aenfillits. .%fter a vote of thasako t.i the chair.
mai the iirocceiltrigs terminated.

Sur P K ITCH - --The annual distributiiin (d. 14..1111
to the poor commenced sin We!hiesslity week, when
about lour blinders:4 spirrtn of excellent *sup were
given to the poor of Mele.milio Iltogiw. and oil tho
follow iwg slay a similar donation was made to the in-
digent of tVey tttttt it Is parish.

Our gallant and rrspeetcal nivallocr. Colony! W.
L. bttuly entertained the °Meow of
H.M.S. Bleuholm, Lilly. Racer, and Iliter, together
with a rebid party uf hulks awl grab:awn, to a ball
anil supper.

LITENARY AND SCINNTIVIc IN4rirerfoN.—A
tine was delivered on Weslnuislay week, by Mrs.
Balfour, on the " Female poets of England."
The attenslaneo Was Vll7 HUM:VMS, mid the chair
taken by IL N. Iluward, Esq. At the 'two
nient s 1 her lecture, the lady remarked that female
contritaif to the poetitml department of literature
es.re. prior to the present century, •• few ant far
between ;" and even whin women midi-ems-4i the
pulslic thmugh the medium of the press. they slid NO
anonymously, or adopted fictitious names, and wrote
under a sense of embarrassment, oceasionml by the
opini.su then entertained that authorship was not
woman's proper sphere. Now, however, this pro.
justice has passed away, and any one in the present
slay taking up a book with a w 1111 l an's mune on the
title (age sloes not cast it aside with a sneer or
sarcasm, because it is now known that a work
written by a woman will be somewhat msre than a
mere raulable hook- it will have a highly mural pair.
puse. The lecturer then alluded to Mrs. ElL'abeilt
Howe, (entitled " Philomela," by the poet Prior)
stet tile Countess of Winclielsca, rotting the
" Atheist and the Aconi," as a specimen ef time
latter poetess's work. A brief sketch ..f Mrs. llar-
hauld and her writings fill swesl, and dm lecturer
then proceeded to notice Mrs. Winans, Miss Lou
don, (L E.L.,) Mary flowitt. Joanna Baillie, Hon.
Mrs. Norton, Mary Russel Nlitfonl, and Mrs. Bar-
rett Browning. repeating the nusst noted pieces 1111
these authoresses. At the close of 4-.1- lecture, Mrs.
lialfssur recommended the audience to judge for
themselves of the truth of her criticisms, by referring
to the works from which she had liuuted, remarking
that she had merely offered them a handful of gold
sliest, and by visiting the " diggings" themselves,
they would find how much richer was the ore than
the specimens she had presented. A vote of thanks
was then !proposed by the chairman, who observed
that the able manner in which Mrs. Balfour had
treated the subject would, he trusted, re -0 the
prejuslims entertained by some against female lectu-
rers. Lectures were frequently given by hislia at
home, and he did not consider it derogatory to the
female character to appear before the public in the
sine eapacity.

the secret of the whole 'natter. Defendant then
went on to complain
receivinK a different trial-
inent from his master from wind was oliserrtsl
towards the other worknien, although lie could not
deny that his conduct was n•it of a character t••
gicrit such e.eisiderati•in. —Samuel Marks. ther
apprentice, said Ilefen•Laiit's general conduct 1.3.4
very saucy. --Mr. Hallett said he tvoiffil willingly
excuse the defendant the rest of his term of service,
f.:r his reit••:-.1;,51 bad couelnet.
ii ever, to 4. ii Ili ri ii cipl••• al it Wittil.l estate
hin I.sg a bad ins eedisit. I•ini f•r
los w,,rtli or ii;4 gooalluss. 'l'is • Mayor sai.l it Was
his .liitOo •Cill la. hal v...-
lured himself hable to a ul••iith's Maoris. 1111 l ent with
hint lalioar. I have a great aversion ti send a hul
like that to uaol. Mr. Hallett : A nil so have I.
The Mayor : I slo odd lsi much better pleieed if I
could order Lim to r, I turti tAI his work. Are you 414.
visril to repeat :hat c.telact if Mr. Hallett takes you
bacl/4 ? I t.f..aulant : N.., Sir. The Nlayor: If your
master ow if I have no alternative hut to seiell
you to pi Tlicreforu the matter is ill your
lien hands Are you willing to try loin, Mr. Hallett?
cahoot iliaer from the magistrates, Sir.
May..r :I am afraid he is incorrigible. Our Is
are quite ma•le up ..11 the mibject. WC only musiumill
our ju.lguielit. We are convinee•l there is no fault
on your side. A promise was then obtained (non
defendant that he would helmet- In:tter for the future,
and he Was ••nlered to go to his work immedittely,
and to make the best of his fortnight's probation.
Summit:NE. - The Burial Board met for the first
time, as newly constituted, on Wednesday, when the
question u hick WAS mooted at the vestry, as to
increasing Newport's salary, to enable hint to give
more attention to the state of the • 'enietery, was
discumed ; and on the motion of Mr. Fear a com-
mittee was appointed ti employ temporary assist-
. mice to led the grounds in proper order, and to
superintend them for the future.
On Friday evening week another of these convi.
vial gatherings, which tend so li to unite work..
ing men in a bond of good feeling and unanimity,
took place at the Mermaid Inn, when about 30 per-
! *OM (chiefly masons in the employ of (I. D. W.
Di,4lly, Esq.), partook O an excellent supper, pro-
' sided with great liberality by Mr. Aaron Hart..
Mr. Farrell, the foreuian of the yard, presided ;
and Mr. Stacey, the foreman of the masons, offi-
ciated as vitu-chairman. A very merry evening was
spent, and the proceedings gave the greatest sates.
faction to all present.
PCNNY BANK. —On Wednesday afternoon a meet.
ing was held in the Townhall to consider the 'Avila-
bility of establishing a Penny Bank. It was attended
by 211 gentlemen and live hulks!. The Vicar, who
iiresi•led, read a 'mealier of extracts, showing the
operations and effects of these instituti•eis in ••ther
places, an•l pr•posetl that a Penny Bank be ',stab-
Nlacreaily seconded the proissial, which
, was agreed to ;01,1smitla then read a
, cede of rules which lie suggeste•l for the gi•vernance
of the bank, and which were appn•ved. A com-
mittee was then 'nulled. Upon the iimute•ii of
raising a subscription to meet preliminary expenses.
including a set i•f books, which had been ordered ••f
I a printer. •if Derby, in anticipation.--Mr. Nlacready
suggested that some inducement to the poor should
lie offered. At present he understood it WAS not
inteinled to give any interest.—Mr. floldinnith did
: not see how interest could he allowed at first, un-
less they had a fund to lay it from.—Mr. Avery sug- .
gesteil that the deposits should be invested once a
I half-year in the Savings' Bank. The Vicar thought
they should encourage people to u ithdraw their
deposits from the Penny Bank and place them in the
Savings' Banks when they became large enough.
' It WAS then .determined to open a sulisenption to
I defray the expenses of working the scheme, and
I Mr. Maeready most liberally gave in his name for .t 5.

WEYMOUTH Comma-Tuesday, Jan. 25th.-Pre.
scut, the Mayor. J. Ayling, Eel- and It. Cotterell,
Esq. -Richard rurfortr, a niaSoll. WAS SU; 1111 l onwl by --
Peter Anderson Air conspiring with others to pre . YE"II.---Mform/ latprorrairnt Snrirty. -On
Thursday eveuing Mrs. 84 lieu- tieliverwl a lecture
tent Ms being employed in his trade. Complainant
stated that he was employ, dby Mr. Reynolds in Vie in the hall of the Institution, upon the " Life and
erection of St. John's parsanage hoist'. Defendant Writings of Charlotte Brame, (Cur-er RM.)" 'The
ill another person. mime.i x„.l,en.y. that lie attendance was exemelingly gond. This bight)
ef
(Andersen) wa , not capable iii working. Complain. talentea lady, of whom we desire to speak in the
highest terms of approbation, kept the attention oe
ant then ityistilee.l il tine teSti 1111 l 'Mils. rebid' the
Mayor examined. and remarked there was lei doubt bier audience for upwards of two haws perfectly
2, I." complainant having a goal character. Tile man rivetted le: the charms of what we 4.111 only describe
then proceeded ta say that tha person who inforituel as her wont-painting. aelighting them by the variety
him that ta not
of her intonatiool. her iniuntatile graphic delinea-
Cornew made the btAnetit. was in
court, mid hi: cousiders:ol it a hard case that lie stiontil t s, and the instruction convey:el by her conclu
he compelled to leave the town. -The Mayor *aid stone. It is ItolitttleSS A great gift to be able to pour
nathing had :is yet been advaiweil to show that any forth in faultless language and e irrect intonation
attempt hal been male to get rid "China feteriplain. such rich lessons of truth itiol wisdom. and we are
ant -denies Newberry was then called in the part ..f loatopy to lind that Mrs. Balfour is exercising it SO
defentlant, and iletsim..l that he hail never uenitialied i". Y.h'uviY` Air the benetit and gratification of
neepiainant's name tut %anew, Will nothing repelling society in general.
Itim had transpired hetween them. hail never Ott 'Tuesday an inquest was held by D. H. Ash.
wollked wfth complainant, and never spoken Go hen furl, Esq., at the King's Ilea I Inn, in this tilWll Olt
but "MC. - -The alayer then dismissed the case, re. ! the body of a woman outine.l Vag, whet met her
narking that c implainant hal entirely failed ta prove fteath from injuries received tram tire. The evidence
the charge all..gett.____Jooos ,V.o4,eare, the last wit. given before the ceniner was as; follows : -Mary
slew, then appeand to the inti 1111 l 011.1 of the sluice • Jane Vagg, wife of .June* Vagg, butcher, stated : -
mentioned complatuant, on a similar charge to the , I knew the deceased ; she was 69 years of age. I
previous one. Mr. John Thant aplaarea for the de. ' have occasionally waited on the okeease I, and oliol
fewlant.
!_'oniplainaut male the SAM, statement as 1 so on the day of the accident, by the rain et of the
in I ',anew s ease. Defended thee, hy the Mayor's i huslianfl, at he wanted to go tint. I faitytel alefut
request, gave his account if the matter, showing ; three quarters of an hour, when I left to go liii an
that complainant came to work by Mr. Reynolds 1 errand, ana on my return I heard she hal caught
airection, aittl after speaking with him about the tire. There was not much tire in the grate when I
kind of work lie was to perform, c plainant left, : left, and the decease:l was seated at the other end of
and told Mr. Reynolds that i:OrIICN hail been speak• the room, where alto pr. 'Awl ti remain. John
in about him, and he ili.l wit return to work..- tiritien. lanalora of the King's Heal, etated :-Last
By Mr. Tizaid :-Never hal any conversation with Wednesday week I went to an outitibus at the floor
cffniew about Anderson, mid could hat s:iy when the driver mid " That Mouse oppwate is oil
whether he WAS able to do a day's work or hot, lire, or there is a gotel tire in the grate. ' I thedlaan
Peter Smart, on the part of the defendant, across the road, and fit d the (lei:eased isr the
was called and stated that lie heard aefen• pasaaoe with her clothes in flames. I then threw
dant tell Anderson t" g" to his work. Ititl wit her teenage
and endeavoured to extiii„mish the flames
hear defendant say e!ornew hail made any statement lint could not do so till I had fetched some water.
with reference to complainant. Must have heard it We then took her in doors. I can't say how the
if he hall. Complainant : You were thirty yanle oft accident occurred. I assisted deceased upstairs to
The Mayor: I never heard anything equal to this, heal. She hew! till Saturday um 11l ill g the lath,
I suppose you will say this witness is swearing false, when she lied.-Thie being the only available evi-
We are dieposed to give you every benefit in your dence, the jury at once returned a venliet of " Acca
peculiar situation, but you make charges against • dental Death.' It may here he stated that the
remectalole fellow-workman, which you are unable to mew woman hal been for several years in a critical
snbetimtiate. Complainant : I have been thrown out state of health, and had been subject to fits, render-
:if work three 111.11111 S, all.l must go on the tramp. Mg it always necwwary for some one to be with
Defentlant : I will give yint a job to-morrow. Mr. her.
Reynolds toll you to go back to your work. Cum- CIIEWKIRRNE.-On Friday morning about four
plainant : I deny it. --The Mayor I Flow mu you "'cloak, P. C. Ilielges was out on his bent, and ewpied
talk about) conspiracy, after the offer defendant two persons waning across the fields from Ilaselbury
makes te give you work, and telling you you might to a'iney-bridge with sounialling :in their backs ; lit:
have gone before. The cane is dismissed and you ii 1111 l whately gave them a meeting, a chase tusk
will have to pay the costs. Mr. Stegg:dlappeared place' when the booty was I Iroppe.i, :tool ultimately
on behalf of the Overseers of Weymouth. for a war- One of the party Was capture:l. Henry Ranch who
rant to distniin on the goods of Mr. C. East, an otti• was brought up before T, Hoskins, Esq., charged
cer 'ff the Inland Revenue, for nonpayment ef £1 3s, with having stolen one brass and one copper boiler,
poor's rate on a house occupiea by Mr. East, hut part 19 lbs of pipe lead, a small tub, a hatchet, a pruning
of which was appropriated to the purpfees if the knife, and a linsey sprout, the property "(Captain
Inland Itevenue business. The case haft been re- Draper, of Gillingham, and Mr. Cook, of Ilasellsury.
cently brought before the Court, and tlecisi 111 l given He Was fully committed for trial at the next Wells
by the Bench in favour oof the ooverseers, payments to seawieue,
be made in 3 weeks, which hail expired, and air. M tILSTON.--A memorial to the directors of the
East having refused to satisfy the demands the l're- Cm. :W Western Railway l' paw, requesting that
sent request was made. In reply to the Mayor, Mi. the (PIO am. upantin may in future st.op at this
.Martin, assisting overseer fur Weymouth, 'stated that station was numerously signed at the Yeovil (treat
in asking for the rate, Mr. Kest stated that his in-
struct' were to decline payment. The Nlayor : ' the ago the
Market., on Friday week.
to %Tem
ard.,
of
hut
s'iuftthe
Why del you put his name on the books S Overseer: firt,'"o:!asi tx.a
I:unto:tiled
liecause it is his dwelling-house. Mr. East stated that is ISS fen truccinitinuerl.. The tanners
ii.eighliourliood art: there ky subjected to much incon-
he lima informed the overseers that he was not vemence, the train being the only suitable one for
liable for the rate three weeks before it was made,
attending the marinas at Froute, Chippenham, and
a statement which wee corroborate:l by Mr. Ayles. other laces in that direction.
Mr. Rteggall said before any etep was taken he P
oiered to prepare a case to submit to the Court of licur-STeit.-An inqueet was held on Walnesday.
at the Dolphin bin, en amount of the sudden death
Queen's Bench, or to appeal to the (Ittarter Sesames,
of \l r. Samuel Sibley, stone mason. and for upwards
mid 'wither of those propositi 111 l s having been use-
iif lie years sexton of the parish. Iteceased was
eepted he a rti placed in the present position. The
highly respected by all who knew him. Verdict,
Nlayor would prefer being compelled to grant a war-
rant, rather than ti do SO rofulitarilY• Mn, sites- " pica by the Visitation of flo41."
gall remarked that the parish officers had :lone their titouskroN.-(ieury, Whertrr and Fanny Ifolland
duty, ana the rase was now in the magistrates' hands. were charged before the Bristol magistrates, on
He might stat" that the I lovernment contempt:it...4 Tuesday, with assaulting Ti 11111 l a. Jaintw, awl
making bare,. be ami government offices liable to attempting to poi, him. The complainant, a native
nibs. After some further remarks, the Nlayor said f t Somerton, aline tit Bristel on alotelay night, by
the magistrates were instructed that if the warrant the nine o'clock train, and WAS taking a walk
were issued thee hail ito power to enforce it. 7.1 r. tliniugli the city. when he fell in with a girl, who
Steggall consider.' the magnexataw were liable ti a prevailed upon him to accomimety her (us house and
man.lanius, a result which the Nlayor thought not very have a drop of twee ; he consented, and went to a
Ilk, ly. 11 NI r. house whielt he thought was a public•houee, %here
£'oefer WAS SlillitilollUtt by
FA. M. Hallett, Air having frwitiently minconductiel after drinkieg a little, he went upstairs, intending,
himself as alp elaurentice, and particularly on the 21st as he had if° mislay-ion, to take a bud there ; the
'reenter canto to hint and demanded a shilling ; he
"f January last, by leaving his work unfinished. !
complainant depteimi that alma aiateen months since refuse:l to give it to her, ant some doubt being
he hat brought the 'terms:lent before the magistrates oacitaal in his ' I, he ran down stairs to leave the
for 'mac luta, and by the recommetelati of the I 1111 l SO ; lie was immediately followed loy the two
henclo, as well as his own wish nut to ores. the COW, Winnell ant the male prisoner.
who set upon him
he hail consenter' to receive him back again Oil his and assault:al I . in a very vitflent manner ; they
beat him about, and the Illitileaught bola :if him by the
promise to amend his behaviour, and the case Was
tilswismil ; but be haa ',ince enualletea ili ll „fa. moag throat and nearly strangles! lieu ; whilst lie WAS Sit
illlitropOrly And 0%411 quite as much trouble as lie. held the female prisoner tried to force her hand into
t'ure, and frequently absented himself front work his pocket, another girl at the sante time attempting
On the 21st of January he went about 3 niece of to rub bun on the other side ; lie WAS alanued and
work, when complainant Gail hen he was tbfing it began so holloa " murder ! ' and said Gi them, " For
very hoAlly. Iktenflatit paid very little attention to thora sake don't kill me ;" on which the dour of the
What st as said tut hint, although he had done pre- b„ww, was opened, anti he was partly dragged and
Wetly the same kind of work properly on venous partly kickol into the street, where lie as,' left in a
occasions, and made very Lamy answers. He bruise:l ana bleeding state; whilst he was there he
went the very reverse way to work from what he saW a Itlty near, and told hen lie would give hint sk-
ives directetl, and on his being told to " save pence if lie a ould go and fetch a constalile, and the
the tennant "he took it up and br..ke it off. Ile boy ran oil and in a short time returniel with two
(mmiihtimuit) told him he might to have the "Ulcers, who arrested the priSollunt and took them
The male prisenter, in his
wtfrk heat about his head. Defendant said " Yon to the statioiehouse.
had better to it " and lie (complainant) struck him defence, said the altercation arose tht"tigh the coin.
aroefs the shoulder with the piece of wood, but not plailiant attempting to leave the home without
violently. Defendant itnmediately began to make paying for the nem' ; as for the assault, it was a fair
use of the most abusive language. "WI "tier"' to pay stand up fight between thew, in which for a time
fur the work he had spoiled, awl said, " How much the complainant haul the best fif ita Mn. Brice said
is it worth, sixpence?' Complainant said "Vest" the case against the prisoners appetweil to lie a
He then threw down the motley and went to his perfectly cheir one. 'The woman 'AA/ a brothel.
bretattark Mince which he had not retunied to keeper, and the man hail evidently acted as her
hi work. Complainant prodimed the indentures' of bully, anil there was an attempt to rob positively
the defendant. The Mayor Ito defendant) : Did sworn to. He should advise the magistrates to send
Yoe sign these! Defendant : Yea, Sir, The Mayor : the parties to them uarter session, in order to see what
Then you have agreed to obey your master foul to do the reconler would say to them. The magistrates said
no damage to his gusts, and yet you spoil his work, they quite concurred in the view of the ease taken
and when you are reproved you turn round and %elk by ?dr. Brice, and the prisoners were committed for
out of the shop. DeAindant : But you struck me. trial.
The 7.1a3r0r : The question is whether you (lend M.sitTOCK.- Twenty Tone of the Rome slioierial
desoerve it' Mr. llallett : His language is of Vie
worat description. He makes use onlinarily of the than teenie. L . f ..41.-t,,e were conveyed on the
for Kumla., -Immediately before Christmas no less
vilest maths. Th. Mayor: It you are bound as an dim
II- -;ristol- ---anif Lset:r -line o' n its way to Lon
IPPrentios, end do not obey Ycall' master: you are not market. This interesting cuinutoditY was ChiellY
!try likely to learn your trade. Don't you like your procured in the neighbourhood of Nlarti.ek, Ira&
lie I Defeellaut : No, Sir. Mr. Hada: That is port, im. It was conveyed ii, eight truckii