The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-11-25 00:00:00

BLAND7OIID,

Woman; Myra Ocug,—lcere.ased loterael was
shown in Ut• proettedings of Thursday erasing, whets,
in addition to the ordinary attrastioes of medleys and
singing, the mooting worn farther solivenod with mune
Toe chairman was Mr. W. Batt, sad realms were gives
by Mousse. Joyce, Parwons, Jseses, end Taylor. which
were interspersed with seep by Marra Hanger, Mail-
lead, and T. Nesbitt, sod lostratatratel selections by
Maws. Maitised sod Vag; the whols °occluding with
tits Nstioasl intbsm.

COrrOsloanOsal. EIONDAT Fogoot.—On Wednesday
ovular, the touters at the school kindly gave the
wept& of the scholars an ezeolient tem in the British
sishool-room, which wan Wooly deeorated for the
occasion. There Wen 140 presoak and the amain-
meats were admirable. Twelve of the trays were gums.
The publie meting afterwards bold In the shapel was
opened with prayer by the Rey. J. Keynes. The clic
traution of rewards—hooks varying in value sooord.
log to the number of marks 'stool—wee thou rued' to
80 of the scholars. Mr. Keynes delivered • practise!
address. He was followed by Mr. Curtis, the moerin•
teadrint, ace the Hov. B. Gray, pastor. Thus, together
with euelleat singing at lotervels. • pleeenut eventing
was spent.
Mama Or Seca..—At the Bristol aunty court, as
Thursiday, the ease of the Worn of England Beek Com-
pany (Limited),. Henry Cross, of Mappowder, Dorset,
wee beard. Mr. Miller appeared for the plaintiffs, arid
Mr, Atkiceen, of Slandford, represented the defudatt.
This was • claim for 06, for value and hire of auks
not returned. The tuts were es follow :—Oa the 3r4
June, 1870, Megan. Stoats, Hosegood. and C'. of
Bristol, by order of Mr. Giles Symonds, of Sydling, hired
thei sacks on soooont of, and seat them to, the defen-
dant. The delivery-note, soataisiog the unit condi-
tions, was puked the soma day to the defendant inform-
ing him that the sacks were charged to his mount.
For the sake of shortening the me, the reepeo'ne
solieltors agreed upon the fasts as far, bet Ur. Atkinson
rested his defenes epee • reseipt ape:, widish be handed
to the learned judge, asking hie Honour's Opinion SS to
whether that was ikot a roiSliatt discharge by the
defendeat of the company's clam. During some som-
e it transpired that the receipt in quation
p=at to to oddrooood to K. Stoats, Misused,
cad Co., [storming them that 118 socks were refereed
an their enceill to *he eompurs depot at Blaadford.
This reesipt, on bola' ramp trod with the duplieste
kept by the eompany's sgeot, turned out to have been
, altered after It left the company's pomades, the name
"Stoats, Hosegood, and Clo." being drink soloed "H.
Cross" written over it. This receipt had been mint by
the oompeay to Stoats, Heugood, and Co. In the tint
plus, and banded over by them to the defoodant ; but
the sacks embed In this receipt were, as directed by the
defendant, put to the credit of Stoat* sod Co., and were
allowed to that firm in settling their &mount. His
Honour ultimately decided that defendant, having
admitted he had the mks and was informed of the
renditions on which they were loot, was booed to alum
their return in ageordenee therewith to du sompany as
his own unmet, and to produce a ressipt to that sleet'
and, thereto.., he must give j adamant for the fall
amount elaimUl, with sesta. Mr. Uldneoa thereapea
spoke of comoseseing an &alba against the eissapeay's
agent, upon which his Honour smiled aad said, ' You
oan't do that." There sere some thirty ergo la widish
the same company were plaintiffs, but all had bee=
viously settled out of limn, gaupt this and a
cue against Aldose, which wee adjoined at the deka-
deat's regent.
Toler. • arrigleag AID Plonlllllo2l Or UM LIQUOR
Tharglo.—Ort Wednesday addresses on these subjects ,
were otoon by Mr. Richard Herne of Letouter, and
Kr. Blehard Coed, of PerneermAtial, Cornwall, the
former being • repreeentative of the Western Temper-
ance Learaaamed the latter that of the United Kingdom
Allismom Mr. Horne's lulus was based on the sob-
jut :—" A lucerne' to creek the words of thou who
mean to please dimaselm—to think and let think—to ;
pity drunkards and preach to them, but not abstain ,
themselves ;" end this wee treated in • thoroughly ,
icuaresting manner, owning roan of laughter from the
large audience—Mr. Cud followed, denouuteg the
liquor trait as the greatest cone of our lend, yet one
which salad be easily removed If peeper moans were
adopted and rightly used. The great induemeat to
driaking was ousel by the open liquor shops which
everywhere met the eye. Timm were professedly
established for the uomomodatioetif traveller; sad the
, wants of the people • therefore it was nothing but fair
that the people then:selves should have it in their own
power to say whether • liquor slop should said in may
spedied looslity or not. Hitherto they had been denied
this absolute right, and magistrates woald permit
publie-housse to be oust almost everywhere, and neat
door to any other hues stout their own. In proof of
the letter, he offered £lOO I. salons she could show
him • pubilo-houss next door to the residues of •
magidnee. To remedy this deplorable state of things,
Sir Wilfrid Limon had introduri id thelPeraiinive 811,
which measure had been brought before Parliament
lire times, would be beard of there again, and doubt.
loos would ultimately become law. This memoir* would
enable the ratepayers of any parish or district to decide
by a majority of not less than two-thirds whether they
would have • liquor shop there or not. Sung it then
stohouild of
sunscehtflat awbs:::u.sote:d:inogpauoti:ipossitorysaiottyb),Klbowtha:h.heopilimwur.tohmugetwediadymoyap:7llTpßanrelreid;
rant to um their votes and influence lot the partlemen-
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beMr.t.Chdiareridles
with moolamation. A similar compliment was
"rriatg:sfhpeede id to Mr. Randall for presiding at the harmonium,
and to Masers. F. Gibbs and H. C. Coward, who took
the principal parte In dogleg. At the close several of
the audience were enrolled as momben of the United
Kingdom Allianom—Prior to this meeting • very
sueousful muting of the Band of Hops was held. 110
being preempt, and an egos/lent address was given by
Mr. Coed, on physical, inastal, and spiritual basely.
Among the visitors predict were Mr. Horns, and Mr.
Stint, of the htilborne Reformatary. The latter gentle,
am volunteered a statement I. the effect that out of
all the boys alder his charge only one of I". had
teetotal poppau,
Iknoten Pours, Thoreau—Before It. Mayor ...a Mr C.
row. —Henry 4 Oat :Card, of Sherbonte, (gentionsui) wag
brought up In custody charged with at akin/ • purse contain-
ing 154. qa , tho property of Ulm hyrby, !action., &c., of
liaiisburyctrect, NA about one o'clock WA was day. It
appeared that defendant called at prowicatria'a shop and
pumhaeed 10,110 .4.11,00ka. C Mat Uwe. Mos Kyrby took her
purse from returrksi it, thun loft one minute o
arms to Mr. W yam No °imam micro.' the law!, nh,L ihont,
aftce defendant lull she Olidded the (money Ltxl u.nuttunicated
with the police. Defendant maul lor hu parcel • little bate,
two o'clock when Supt. Moore took hint in charge, atel
ecarching libli found a hall lorereigu, 17, In ails et, nod 6,1 is
mow wbid. ekou/.I 1., Idolitillool a.. U.( 1.411 Whilat
st the st.ots, IN oh mg* of P.( &at( iour, the delemisait forth
eatraonlinary statement to the fi11.,,, mg effect : Nls, the lady should be the loser he would give her the arnount
loot. Sailor than be committed for LANNI h.
guilty! Ho dm inquired If thc magistrosee
Utu. Mr. nlididlle Tan 1FF4804 littetentai mkt

betrayer peinfel IS night le 1... /Eh • 1-7----tiy4
tion, he IMO the Iteglettelee weld. lot triel. hut 0:
considered the evidence not eallekettly deer to enable
do In sod ilmberel the ease, bat et the owe thine luny el ":
log of the owns Utast