The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-04-28 00:00:00

BLANDFORD.

LOCAL BOARD ELECTION.HMO result of Tuesday's
proceedings has been the election of two new members,
viz., Mr. Pond, and Mr. J. K Wareham, and the re-
election of three of those retiring, viz., Messrs 11. Gill, J.
Mall, .1. li. K Lawrence.
BI:I4iLART. -On Wednesday night some person at
present unknown eifixted an entrance into the dwelling-
house of Mr. Bishop, of West-street, by lifting the
parlour window, which was left unfastened. Nothing,
however, appears to have been taken away, although
many articles of value were exposed to the view of the
burglar, who, it is Mlllllol4ed, must have been alarmed
in his operations and made oil before carrying them
out.
NOCTCRNAL VISITOR/4.—On Friday morning it was dis-
covered by several tradesmen of this town that their
premises had been visited during the previous night by
persons who were evidently bent on a marauding expedi-
tion, which, however, seems to have been an unsucrixtvful
one. Judging from what has been discovered, they must
have entered one of the pas.sagm in Salisbury-street and
climbed over the walls into the gardens, and thomth they
succeeded 'neutering several houses, they fortunately found
nothing to repay them for their labour.

THE SIIAFTERBURY ELECTION SLANDER.
In the Court of queen's Bench, on Thursday morning,
before the Lord Chief Justice and Justice* Blackburn
and Archibald. Mr. 1/nsliy Seymour, 4.C., snowed for a
new trial in the case of Falvey r. Benet-Stanford, M.P..
whirls was an action for slander tried before Mr. Justice
Archibald at Westi oo ill ster, ashl resulted in a verdict for
the phsintiff—dailiagess, our farthing. The plaintiff was
a gentleman connected with the newspaper press at
Southampton, and he was also distributor of stainte in
that locality. At the last election for Shaftesbury he
took an active part in favour of Mr. Denby Seymour, and
the alleged libel of which lie complained was a stsitcment
by the defendant, the Conservative candidate, to the
effect that he had been tried for perjury ansl condemned
to pay 1:11.10. The defendant's version of the language
usol was, however very different., viz., that Ile (Falvey)
was a nit fellow to talk about bribery, for if the petition
for Southasupton luel not been withdrawn he would no
doubt hase lams final LIM for bribery. The learned
counsel esl on the grussusi that thy slmnages were in-
adequate, and said if the werslirt stood Mr. Falvey would
probably never aiblreas a public toretim: without being
asked " What about the farthing damages r.
Mr. Justice Blackburn sail it seemed to be no verdict.
but rather a comps to.
Mr. Justice Archibald: It was a nice question of
memory between the two ssentlemen as to the exact word*
uttered.

Mr. Ju4.ic Illatkintrn said 114 the words were spoken
in private ronversuti ####l and afterwards cm 11111111 l icatsal
Mr. ricymmir and Mr. Ealley. he doubted whether they
amounted to blunder.
. .

Mr. Seymour ,ttil he would rather hove had a verdict
for the defendant than a farthing damage, .
Mr. Justice Ai-A.llO 11J : The jury had :t doubt on the
aubjert, awl J beliese the fArtliing damage:. was a com-
promise iwtwenn them.
The court granted a rider but only on the ground that
the tenlict watt a prolliliC.

FIRST TURN OF THE SYNODICAL SCREW.
The following circular had Wen 64111.4 to the clergy of
the &Xt.*: of lializlowy ;
Dna. Ste

INACCTON, S %LULL RV, April a

6.11.mi1r, ropoluti.,:, ha % ilv.; pn.p..9“1 by the Hight
11..11. Earl Nel:o.unlUNi hy the 'tight Ilu. thr M.Lnittis
..f Oath Was W 12.1414 .waly OdUpt.i by Um S.) nod on Thumclay

-771114 in the opinion of the sjtt.ol, the Board .if Eduiation,
the i Lurch Building Society, the Per Henrik, Fund, and
the lliureh Inlet, pruninting the ng bei of the Inociate,
ought h, best,. thiniod by a•iltuni Collet:anus in all pa risAce,
awl that the inenibers of the ely mid especially rhould use their
It vide:it-nuts to secure this roitilt."

As showing what ruoulia eitay bc obtained by parochial col-
lections 1 may be allootwo..l prrhapa to point to dee dioncon of
13..weAcr and Itrisiol, which ontlainn onuewhat lower
churches than our own. Out id :42.2 Churehos there ore wan,
lions made in 397 (three latt od four), and the total amount., to
Li .62.9 ; but 1 am sorry to acid that in the car 1073 front Lho
church.. in the ditaaani salisbury Dore Were only 47
colloctious (hardly one itt twelve), amounting to glza 4a. Id.
Purely I shall out appeal to you in .ai. to tasiat In hop- owing
such a slate of things, and I %votive to ask you to have a
parochial collection this )ear .00 the atualay alter Ascension
Day, Ray 17 (or as liCar that olay as may suit your convent-
nom) and then to make your return on the endow.' bony to
your itUrnkettnal Trea.twer.

I Isaias,
On behalf of the different Treasurers,