The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-02-02 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, NM,

ANY Gruen Basra nor MernOWElL—lak Yr. S. R. for the absence of the Rev. J. Stephenson was ;
Harris; 2nd, Mr. R. 8. 8. Woodgate ; 3rd, H. Luck- Wergd by Mr. Avant.
ham, Broadway; vet-) highly commended. Mr. S. It Mr. R. Oakley and Mr. Marra were re-elected tressurer
Fowler and Mr. J. Long ; hirhly commended, Mr. W. and secretary. eth 'proposition of Mr. PEARCR :
Wilday, Mr. I. laird, Mr. J. T. Holmes ; commended, Mr. seconded by Mr. E. W. Cams.
A. Ward.
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Mr. OAKLEY and Dr. 1110oRRIAD then nntaiasten see ;
BANTAM!' GAWK: Black-breasted reds.—jot and clip, Mr. following counn'ttee -Hon members - Rev. V. F.
G. Hall ; 2ud, Mr. P. F. Le geur 3rd. Mr. T. W. Antis ; Itsnsonie, Mr. (i. E. Eliot, Rev. F. Fisher, Dr. Moorhead. ;
commended, Mrs. E. Fanpiharson, Illandford, Messr., Mr. Lundie, Mr. Vincent, Mr. 'Wheeler. Mr. Hodgetta. '
Allen and o,bonse, and Mr. T. Hardy, Cerne. Any other Mr. Rowe :—Active; me mbers : Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Short, nr.
variety,— lot., Mr. 0. Hall ; 2nd, Mr. It. Bromine ; 3rd, E. W. Crows. 1e n. Mr. Pearce, Mr. Watkins, Sr. C'edf"r.
Mr. I'. F. Le Sour.
Mr. Mace, 51r. Biandford. These were elected, and the
BANTAMS: Gold and Silver Ili-ed.—lit, Mks 14..1. Ton- meeting closed with acute of thanks to the chairman.
kin; 2nd, Mr. C. H. Poole: 3rd, Mrs. E. Pritchard; highly commended, Blr. C. H. Poole and lir. 8. &lion.
Any other variety.—lst, Mr. It. H. Ashton ; 2nd, Mr. W. THE DEATH OF ELIZABETH
11. Shackletni ; 3rd. Mr' R. S. & Woodgate night), mended, Wingfield and Andrews ; commended, Mcom-
r. J. COX AT WEYMOUTH.
Watts.
saLux,. Cis,., any ago and variety.—lst, Mr. 11.
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Brown; 2nd, Mr. F. 1.. Turner •, 4th, Mr. Prosser ; sth,
Mn., 5. Brown; highly commended, Mr. E. 1). Sweet,Mr. E.
Steele (2), Mr. H. Yardley; commended, Mr. T. Moore (2),
Mr. it. Hogg, Dorchester (3), Messrs. Billingham and
Gill, Mr. J. Turner, and Mr. J. K. Turner.
BELLING CLARA, pairs of hens —lst Mr. 3. M. White-
head : 2nd, Mrs. Martyn ; 3rd, Mm. Pattison ; 4th, Mr. J.
Hinton : sth. Mr. T. P. Klwards ; liialily commended.
Mr. It, Gower, Wareham, Mr. E. Steele, Mrs. Pattisms
Mr. J. 11. Whitehead, Mr. T. Southerlen ; coniinended,
Mr.. N. Grenville, Mr. N. Ikmjatield ; Mrs. C. Itadclyffe,
The Hyde, Wareham, Mr. K. D. Sweet, Mrs. J. Pattison
(2). Mr. I'. Ogilvie, J. Chisman, Mr. S. W.Thoinas, Hr.
J. Watts.
DU(.ES.
AYLESBURY.-- EL and cup, Mr. J. K. Fowler; 2nd and
3rd. NI. J. Hodges.
RoUEN.—lat and 2nd, Rev. E. Ibuidley ; 2nd, Mr. J. K.
' Fowler.
BLAcK LIT INDIA:V.-ISt, Mr. S. Burn; 2nd and arddir•
U.K Sain.hury ; highly co mded, Mr. G. S. gains 17.
, Mr. W. H. Stagg ; comtnemled, Mr. J. W. Kelleway.
ANY oTORR VARIETY—Iot and 2nd, Sir W. Marriott,
Kart. :3rd. Mr. J. K. Fowler; highly coMmendorl. Mr.
W. Boutcher, Mr. C. F. Terry, Mr. Ft. Wilkinson, Mr C.
11. Meru, (Manor House, Piddlehinton); Sir W. Marriott
C 2).
SKLLINO CLAM FOR DUCK.A.-IAL Mr. J. nadirs*: 2nd,
Mr. E. Pouting, Buckland Newton ; 3rd, Mrs. (..
Radcliffe; commended, Mn. Martin, Ibberton Mr.
J. H. Illoit.
3,41:u
Mr.a K E VAS: —lot,llla t
Martin;
vh.
highly
„Ty .
Rolley: 2nd, Mr Ki'onting;
Mrs. W. Hull, DniceJ..
Genes-Ist, Mr. KL.ib
.IFoiniwoles;a2n;
cod
mg.ed
Mrs. C.
it
t,.
3rd, Mr. J. C. Riggs,
Ilandley.
DUD PM:MT.-Ist, lady Heathcote ; 2nd, Rey. G.
Bale ; 3rd, Mr. W. Gregory, Sydling ; highly commended,
Miss Alice Chick, Compton ; commended, Mr. W.
Gregory.
Eaos.—tst, Miss Alice Chick ; 2n.1, Mr. 11. Hogg, Dor-
chester; 3rd, Mira. Marlyn; very highly commended, Kr.
F. 1.. Turner ; highly
;commended, Mrs. Martyu and Mr.
B. Hogg.

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PIGEONS.

Caesium; (any colour, any seat-let and cup, Mr. R.
Fulton; 2nd, IL Yardley ; highly commended, Mr. R.
Fulton; commended, Mr. G. Kempton.
CARRIE)/ Ilgss (any colour, any Ist, Mr. H.
Yardley ; 2nd and highly commended, Mr. It. Fulton;
commended, Mr. G. Kempten.
POUT= COCKS (any colour, any age).-let and highly
commended, Mr. H. Pratt; Setd, Mr. It. Fulton: com-
mended, Mr. P. It. Spencer.
Pounce Hums (any colour, any age).-let and cup, Mr.
11. Pratt: second and highly commended, Mr. 11. }Wien.
TVIKULKIIS (any variety, any age).-le( and cup and
highly commended, Mr. R. Fulton; 2nd and very highly
commended, Mr. IL Yardley; commended, Mr. W. B.
, ILapplebeck.
Manus (any colour, any agek-ld and 2nd, Mr. R.
Fulton; highly commended and commended, Mr. H.
Yardley.
Tuanrrit (any colour any age).-lit, Mr. C. A. Crater;
2nd, Mr. E. T. Dew • highly commended, Mr. G. Packluun
and Mr. C. W. Waddsourne ; commended, Mr. J. Wain-
wright and Mr. It. Fulton.
JACOBINS.-let, Mr. IL Fulton; 2nd. Mr. J. Andrews;
very highly commended, Mr. It. Fulton highly com-
mended, 11r. J. Andrews and Mr. H. Yardley ; com-
mended, Mr. J. Andrews and Mr. W. Bishop, Dorchester.
FANTAILS (any colour, any age).- let and cup, Mr. J. T.
Loveridge ; 2nd. Mr. P. R. Spencer; highly commended,
Mr. .I. T. Lovcridge • commended, Mr. W. llorris.
Ness (any age).-ist, Mr. G. Peckham ; 2nd, Mr. J. P.
Mills.
Arra-ears (any colour, any age).-lst, Mr. H. Yardley ;
51d, Mr. G. Colson ; highly commended, Mr. W. B.
Mapplebock ; commended, Mr. J. Andrews.
Dad:worm • Silver-let, Mr. W. Bishop, Dor-
chester ;2nd, dr. F. Graham very highly commended, Mr.
F. Graham (21, Mr. W. Bishop ;highly commended, Masters
F. and E. Dimond, Dorcheater (2), 11r. W. Bishop; TOM-
mended, Mr. It. Yardley, Mr. W. Bishop. Blue.-Ist,
Mr. Shuttler • 2nd, Mr. G. H. Gregory; very highly com-
mended, Mr. W. Bishop, Mr. F. Graham (21; highly con,
mended, M Mr. A. &sae, r. F. Graham (2) ; commended,
Mr. H. Yardley, Mr. Peckham, Mr. F. Graham, Mr. W.
up. Red or Yellow-lot and cup and 2nul, Mr. F.
Graham ; very highly commended. Mr. J. I.:slelstin. Mr.
F. Graham ; highly e ttttt mended, Mr. 11. Yardley, Mr. F.
Graham • TOllliKellatxt, MY. It. Shudder, Mr. G. 11.
Gregory, .111 r. F. Graham. White.-Ist, Mr. W. Ilishop_:
2nd, Mr. G. Peckham ; very highly commended., Mr. W.
Iti.hop • highly nded, Mr. F. Grahasp,. Mr.. W.
Bishop; commends...l, Mr. W. Bishop (3). The • I odd cup
for Draro.ma was awarded to Mr. F. Graham, Xi
ANY t Prima 'smum.--lot, Mr. It. Fulton; 2nul, Mr.
11. Yarsilev ; highly commended. Mr. G. Peckham and
Mr. It. Wilkinson; commended, Mr. 0. C. Ferrer,
Binegar, Wareham.
SEI LINO CLAKIL-IsT, Mr. J. 11. Watkins; 2nd.. Mr. .1.
Andrews; 3nl. Mr. W. Morn,; highly commended, Mr.
.1. Andrews and Miss Dickinson ; commended, Mr. 0. C.
Forret. and Mr. H. Yardley.
Ilik.tudour, -Ist and 2nd, Mr. (`. H. Mayo, Manor
House, Piddlehinton ,• 3rd, Mrs. Turner Turner; very
highly commended, Mrs. Turner Turner; highly com-
mended, Lady Ileuthcote and Mr. C. 11. Mayo (1).

ENTLRTAINIIIMT.—The second of a series of entertain.
intent during the winter months in this village took place
on Tue.day evening at the new schoolroom, and was
attended with complete success, so much so that at a
mutrtcnof-an-hour before the time announced for com-
mencing the progra they could admit no more, the
room hying onapletely crammed. After • few intrude',
tory reinarki by the chairivan (the Rev. W. Barnes) in
the course of which he welcomed the new 'Squire, Mr. A.
Menke., to, Charminder, the programme was commenced,
and carried out in first class style, several encores being
demanded. The choir, under the direction of Mrs. Pavey,
sang 1401110 glees very nicely, and the following ladies very
kindly contributed :—Miss Flora ('urine, Mis.s Rosa
Cunue, Mrs.
MWebster, Miss Symes, (Nether Cerny), Miss
Leigh, (Dorchester), rs. Shaw, (Caine), Miss A. Barnes.
the four former ladies having previously taken part
in the first entertainment of the season. Rev. .1. M.
Evans, Mr. Oakley Saunders, awl Mr. F. Symes were
also again present, the latter gentleman, as usual,
creating mars of laughter. The entertainment was
brought to a rl.ole by singing the National Anthem,
after which the chairman, for himself and the audience,
thanked the ladies, and also the choir, who had so kindly
taken upon themselves to be present, to take part in the
evening's amusement.

CERNE ABBAS.
Ihrrn Seam oms, Wednesday. —Before Lard 'Rehr (chair-
man). Mr. J. E. Bridge, Capt. Carr S. Glyn, Rev. C. W.
Bingham, and Mr. J. Batten.
Jan Dubben, farmer, of Sydling, was summoned by the
Cerise Board of Guardians to show cause why he should
not contribute toward the support of his parents. Settled
out of Court.
Marie. Morris of Cerise Abbas, was summoned by Supt.
num,' for parkins:, Fined .C 1 and costs (11s).
T ?wows CrUins, carter. of Liemnbe, was summoned by
his employer, Mr. Robert Miller, for stealing coal. Mr.
J. T. Davies defended. Committed for seven days. hard
labour.
Aan Baker was summoned by J. Kingsbury, of Fulham,
for poisoning his cat. Fined ; costs 95,; and damages
fre
Robert Edtoardowas summoned by MrJ. W. Beach, super-
visor, for keeping a dog without a licaaae. Diaznissed.

WEST STAFFORD.
A YOUNG Kan named Balaton, formerly of West Stafford,
bee met with a horrible death in the docks at Mjllwali
being crushed under a load of deals which he was engaged
In lowering into a vesseL Ile was dreadfully injured
and died on Friday.

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John Henry Gibson: On Friday. Sth January, about 12 ,
o'clock. I was going to the house of a girl named Swindle,
and I heard a body was ph-ked up, soil! went to !
Franchise-street, and met some parties. I told some
people about the girl being found, awl Mrs. Hunter said
'Oh I dare say that is the girl Illy husband was with
last night." In the afternoon I saw Hunter on the bridge,
and he told me he could not see his landlord, because he
season the jury. I said "concerning the girl yon were
with last night t" and he answered " Yes" He asked me
to tell the landlord he should not Is, aide to see Int° that
day. On the Monday following or Tuesday I saw Hunter,
who told us both that the girl wcut up the Esplanade
with some respectable man or tradesman.
Mr. °Led Carter That's right-
Witness He repeated that two boys met him on the I
Quay, and said there Was • girl going to drown herself.
The boys took him to where the girl was, and she said
she was a servant at Trenchard'a Ile went as far as
Brunswick-buildingn, when she slid she did not live at
Trenchard's ; she came out of the Union that day. They
came down towards the Hall, and she said she had to go
to get some tea and sugar, she would not be long, and he
never saw her after he could not see a constable all the
while he was coining down, to give her in charge, and he
was TNT wet in doing it.
Robert Russell's evidence Was read.
George Wellman : I ant twelve years oil, and live in
Nicholas-street On Thursday, 1-th January. I was with
Walter Keats, and saw a woman with • itrese like that
before me. A little after six, I ,aw her opposite the
Bird-in-Hand drunk.. She went towards the Qua, and
afterwards to Thonias-street. I saw Hunter and 'Bailey
near, and Hunter asked where she lied, she said
" Upwey." Hunter said " Upwcy or Upwey-streett"
She replied "Yes." Huoter and he went up the street
Cross-examined: She was very drunk, awl nearly fell
over the Quay, once. I slid wit take particular notice of
her clothes; Utese produced are soi.oithizur like she had on,
and the hat is something like.
William Cox, recalled : Since the last enquiry, I have
laid down six bags. The day before yesterday, I put
down some straw in bags, two abreast of the Pier End,
and to Alters in the boy. They were wade as near the
weight of a woman as could be. I am now certain that
the body could not have come from the hole near the
Pier. There were four on the north side, where the bat
was found, and two about Mt. more to the northwani.
They are all now in the same spot, except that one has
moved about lroft. They are there now; I saw them
about three o'clock yesterday afternoon. The tide sets in
round the pier; but there is no tide to move them. The
tide sets from the end of the pier about E.N.E., towards
Whitenothe. Two of the lugs were placed in the hole,
two farther out, and two between the steps at the
entrance to the Pier and where the body was found.
Re-examined : The bags weighed :Mlle. and ;Mb&
By the Mayor: If a body which was in the hole did
move, it would have moved towards the Pier.
By Dr. lures.: The tide would have acted upon the
lugs much as it would on the body. There was not suffi-
cient tide to move the body then. It would be the top of
the spring tides About a quarter to seven on Friday morn-
ing. When I tried theexperiment it was neap tide. The
body might have more easily moved at spring tides than
at neap tides; but the tole sweeps round from the
Victoria Hotel is it were towards the Itier, and it could
not have come from the Pier to opposite the Victoria
Hotel. The body could not have coins from where the
hat was found.
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atihjaTTkct wee recalled, and examined by Mr
George: She said she had left the Nelson at 11, went up
through St. Thomas-street, down St. Maryetreet, and
home, and when she met Hunter at the Chapelry Tavern,
It WY 11 o'clock. She stayed about a quarter of an hour
talking to • young person in St Thomas-street, that was
the only time she stopped. Was in the Nelson from half-
pest nine till II o'clock. Sat down there like any other
girl; but had no beer or spirit. Before she went into the
Nelson she was walking up and down the streets. alone,
if no one would walk with her. Did not go into any
house from seven till half-past nine, as she had no money.
Sometimes she went out to do a day's work. Was an
"unfortunate."

Cox, the flaw, was put in the box, and Mr. George
asked "Have you insanity in your family!"
Cox shouW to Mr. George "What 1"
Mr. George asked "have you basin brother a lunatic!"
Cox "No have you a brother a lunatic I"
Witness : I have a brother a gentleman fanner at
Longburten ; but no one a lunatic.
Sept, Vickery: On Friday, January Sth, I was attend-
ing An inquest at the hospital, and received information
that a body was found opposite the Victoria Hotel. I
Instructed liergt. Harvey to get the body to the police
station, get the witnesses, &c. The inquest was held
about one o'clock at the and the Istely was
identified as the daughter of this man Cox. Two 011iOTUI
were close by. The clothes produced were those which
were on the body of deceased. The two prisoners were
standing close by, and Hunter's name was given 11.. One of
the witnesses. I went and told him we should call lihn
AA the next witness, when Hunter said "I have looked
at the body again, and it is nit the one I was up the front
with, last night." In conaequenee I did not call him. On
Thursday, the 7th, I went up Is the Mayor's shortly after
six. I walked up, could not see the Mayor, and returned,
and was out till a few minutes before eight I saw the
witness Cox standing at the Statue. The heaviest shower
of rain was shortly before eight o'clock but there was
nothing to move me out of the streets, though I hail no
umbrella or overcoat. Went to the (sea, and saw Sergt
Harvey, and returned to the otlice, and did not notice any
rain. There was no rain for the rest of the evening to
speak of. On Wednesday last I went with Capt. Cox and
the harbour master, and put down some of the bags of
straw, weighing inini 3011 i. to 7011 i. There were bags with
stones in the ; three would sink, and three not for
some time. The lug put in tee hole is undisturbed ; the
one about Itift. or 17ft. from the hole is there now. The
one at the foot of the wooden steps at the end of the pier
the tide has played with, an, it is braught into the hole
beAitl, the other hag. The other floatsmost in the
. were al.

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that most of them had died in the faith of the Lord bens
Christ —(applau AO.
Mr. Haat believed the education of youth was one of
the noblest works • man emild be connected with, for it
Ist', the young we isimst look to do the work of the world.
We must let an example to the children, and least the'n
by our life as well as by our teachinz to Christ ; we must
have faith in 4 ;O*l t bless the work, hope that the .-hil-
dren will grow up In .ly a...l happy, and charity. that love
which pas-..-all no. r•tandia.:. He believed the
\Wesleyan Saishath \Wes-month an in is rioarish-
ing condition, and hoped that another year even a better
report would be given. Ile was going into the North of
England, but hoped that he should he soon engaged in
similar work there. We all have this diay—to do every-
thing we can for the good of our fellow-men and the
cause of Christ. He had not done that since lie had been
here, but he had done a little, and might God fcrgive him
for what he hal left undone-=(applause).
Mr. Councillor Wsuom said in every department of
Methodism, they wanted earnest, open-hearted, straight-
forward men. He urged the importance r.f. having circu-
lating lihraries in circuits, and circulating the books of the
denomination. Ile went on to speak of the work in
America, where he was a Maine law man before the Maine
Law was passed to the blessing .4 that State and a tens
of thousands of it, inhabittnts. He had been through
that State, and had had bard things 'oil to hi"' but the
beauty •.f it was that they had carried their point. Ile
was glad to see that flaudiof llope are growing up in our
Sunday schools, and stoke .4 the Band of Hope at the
Park school, where the 'nays continually asked him when
they would have another Bind of !lope meeting ; lost they
were in such a mud-hole in the Park that it was difficult
to get even adults to their meetings, yet they were g.oing
ted
to tight out of the indsole, and make the Par• a credit
V Weyniouth—iapplata-ii). Continuing, he spoke of the
importance of Sunday ..ithool work, and urged all to say
" tome,' rather than "Go.** and never to admit that any
good work was impossible.
Mr. JOHN SHERKIN said the Christ Church people bad
intended to have a tea this evening, ant also the Sunday
School Union, but out of kindness to the Wesleyan, one
tea was held last Wednesday and the Sunday Scho.ol
Uumn tea was postroninl, and he thought that thanka
were due to those friends for obliging the Wesleyans
(hear, hear.) The Sunday schools, including the Park and
Ohapeiry schools, were about ten less than they were five
years ago. About two years' rent was due, but the
trustees were lenient landlords. Ile went on to speak of
various works in connection with the school, among which
they had resuscitated the clothing club. Speaking of the
treatment of children, he said children must not be
treated all alike, it was useless to 1,13,C in the hands of
active health)* hors biographies of little sickly children
who have passed away before their time, and whose very
beauty marks them out for an early death. He acknow-
ledged the kindness of Mr. Fmk., f Osmington, in
cutting the evenzreens and sending them in, for the
decorations—(applame.)
Mr. OtTra (lkoalwey) said the thanks of parents were
due to Sunday school teachers, for they were standing on
one common platform, with ministers and preachers, in
trying to train the young and rising race
The Rev. J. C. FORIAR spoke of the glories of
Methodism. The demoralization produced by standing
armies WM never no great as at the present day ; but he
believed that Methodists number.' something like IS
millions and three quarters, throughout the world, and
there is no hoot throughout the world so large as the
Methodist host. They ought to keep to their definite
teaching; the. prosperity of our country is owing to
Methodtau. When Wesley rose up in this country, all
sorts of evils were running riot in the church, and if it
had not been for Wesley, we should have been subruergml
under it. One of the most powerful means of working
was in the great system of Sunday schools —(applause).
The above is only thelaintest idea of the lively speeches
delivered, as we have no time or space to report them.
A pleasant evening was spent.

saute position this loming. Wedinfislav I notieed a ,
piece of a crab put took two ,ti•les to wash it from the ,
entrance of the pier steps to ipposite the Gardens. I
should judge the bode could not have been washed front
the bole to where it was found. The bags were just heavy
enough to rest lightly on the sancta
Cross-examined ; It WAS sonic soft stone that I put in
the bags, broken the hammer to make them the
weight. In my Opinion the linty couM not have been
vrashcd from the Pier to where it was found.
Mr. Howard said his instructions were that those for
whom he acted had no animus against either of the pri-
soners. ilds was the whole of the evidence he should
give, and be submitte I there we, no evidence against
Bailey, and would ask that lie should be allowed to go free.
The Beech slecland that they considered there was no
evident.: to commit !Gilley for trial.
Mr. George wahl that he could have produced evidence
to account tor the whole of Bailey's time that evening.
Bailey was then directed to Amid down.
Hunter's plea was then taken, lie pleaded not guilty.
Mr. George said the liNt duty of the prosecution was to
prove that foul idly ha•l been used and murder had been
committed. But there was in thin case no evidence at all
that murder had been eminiitted or foul play used there
WWI no evidence to show how the girl came into the water,
and not a tittle of evidence to show that the poor girl
cone to her death by foul means.
The Mayor asked what about her mouth being cut and
her face l•raised.
Mr. George said those blows might have been given
either before or after, in falling or in other ways. Ile
I contended that it was the first duty of the prosecution to
prove conclusively, beyond all reasonable doubt that foul
play had been used and impler committed ; but the prose-
cution had entirely failed to 110 that. Then, supposing
they had proved that this poor girl met her death by foul
means, it became their duty to connect the prisoner with
her death, and to show that he wit; the person who did
the deed. But they had produced no evidence to convict
the prisoner of haring done the deed. The only evidence
was that up to about six o'clock Hunter was men with this
girl. The evidence of the witness Russell was that he saw
Hunter and a female on the Esplanade in a chair ; but he
did not know who the female was; be did not know the
deceased Cox. Then the writaess Jolliffe saw hunter with
a female about twenty minutes past nine; but he could
not say who the female was; he also maid that, so far as he
could see, the woman was not drunk, and heaven added
that he thought it WAS Hunter's wife.
The Mayor: What about the dress. Mr. George!
Mr. George replied that the dress was not positively
identified. He then passed in review the evidence of the
other witnesses, and contended that there was no evidence
at all to connect Hunter with the death of the girl. If
they looked at his acts and what be said, they were the
acts and words of an innocent man. If a man had com-
mitted this deed, he would not have talked about it in a
public-house. When the witness Cox asked him to go to the
police court, he went without hesitation ; hut when he
found who it was that eras dead he was naturally struck
with emotion, because he was with her at air o'clock. Mr.
George asked would not anybody naturally show emotion
when they found a person drisil, like this, in whose
company they had been the night before? Hunter went
willingly , not knowing who the poor girl w..s, but when
he found that it was the one he had been with, he
naturally showed some feeling. But there was not an
atom of evidence to show that murder had been com-
mitted ; in the next place there was no evidence to show
that Hunter WM connected with the death of the girl.
The Mayor; you seem, Mr. George, to forget the fact
about the prisoner coming home wet.
Me- George said the witness Beggs, one of the witnesses
for the prosecution, said that Hunter stood before the tire
for a quarter of an hour or twenty minutes, and he did
not notice any steam coming from his clothes, or any
dripping of wet on the floor. 'flat door was sanded, and
yet there WY no evidence of any water dripping on it
from Hunter. The fact was, it was a drinling, misty
night, and if his client was wet all, it was from the mist
and drizzle of the night. As to the evidence of the WWII=
Jacket, he did not dunk they could Mace any reliance on
it at all, because she swore that she left the Nelson at
11, end only walked up St. Mary-street, and talked a
gq.uartet
ihr of .
cauhateor, and yet it was twelve o olock when she
The May or askedY Tifavhlrern.. George intended to call any
wi
Mr. George: No sir, I do not. tinpposing the kw elle"'
me to do so, I could ve called evidence of his wife to
show how his time was occupied after eleven o'clock that
The magistrates then retired, and after being absent a
long time, were received with breathless silence on their
return.
Mr. Arden took the prisoner's plea, and duly cautioned
him.
Hunter's answer was: I plead not guilty. lain advised
to tar nothing.
The Mayor: William Hunter, you are charged with the
r fsth of
jr.very beat
coue
with it
thanlifunsienuanuifadiu:rai..o:tif.riT:lthinher.e.anuil'o,filhut!:pir heiaicbercvimeuthiuseivi.C'tanendlcttheehlsn)ecthal4:7'.:Lt
Isar girl. anydouthrenhavLiTvgingfireltlemiuthtej w
this weasre wthithe
one:
taking into consideration the different statements you
have made, which are evident to everybody AS false and
' wrong, the magistrates are unanimously of opinion they
'"el" wit he doing their duty unless they committed You
fir trial at Dorchester on the charge of Wilful Murder.
• I should like to forther add that, in committing you, we
r du not wish to sive any expression of opinion of our own
as to whether you have committed murder or nut They
; therefore order you to be committed few
• Mr. George asked if the mincli would grant bail.
t The Mayor said they should be inclined to refuse the
t application, leaving it to Mr. George to make an &optica-
-1 bun to a Judge in the ordinary course.
• 3tr• George said an application to a judge would be
• attended with expense.
The May" seal the Bench declined to make any order.
, Hunter was then committed, and the witnessed were
bound over to give evidence at the Mares.

WF.SLEYAN suxDAy SCHOOLS, WEYNOUTIL
The annual tea-meeting was held on Wednesday
evening last The icklunfroum wag handsomely dticorated
with mottoes, including ° Faith, Hope and Charity.- and
" Beware of Strong brink: with jenpnons and other
deviceA evergreens
and flowers. About 150 gat down to
tea Later the putdm meeting was held, and the room
was well crowded. It was opened with YvoYet•
A choir of twenty.unn Sunday gebeW,,, led by Mr.
Squibb. "14 very tlf
during the evening. eetly indeed a number of hYoule
The Met% MY Bairaat, superintendent minister,
addressed the meeting, referring with sorrow to the
intended removal of Mr. and Mrs. Heal, who had laboured
in Sunday school work co long,
and also in another branch
of philanthropide work the only object of which was to
rescue men and women th from e curve of strong drink-
Ile was glad that the Sunday school would he under the
influence of a youngfriend risen from the ranks, and who.e
father hail always shown the greatest interest in Sunday
schools, Mr. Sherren--penninwo.
Mr. Gir,ORUE, of Chapelry school. rt.
viewed the diens,' 'through which the Sunday school had
loosed lie was sorry that Mr. and 11rg. II were about
to leave the town : umy had doriesll they could for the
schooL The work at Chapelry, though they sometimes
grew weary in it, yet they did not grow weary of it they
sometimes got duetotraged, for when they got a nice
family of buys of girls. they would lie stolen away. They
inten&sl still to take courage and press onwardibereadhocli
to meet their children around the threes.
been mom deaths is the school last year. and an believed

toward the Bill; but she still drove, when he clewed en wreck ,• but Smith and Flann's party, who had been eery
bin foresail and foretomail and ran her ashore. I had !tell vs, in saving life, were anxioua.to have a share of the
round my body a rope, and somebody looking out, and other work, and began salving. High words ensued. and
toy five comrades had ropes attached to their bodies the coastguard ansl Custom House officers were called on.
in the winos way. There were others with lifelslts•wait• ()abuts were issued (by • civilian) to shoot any one seen to
her appasseich. As soon a.l she struck, we stoml On the take any part of the wreck, except they belonged to the
shore, beckoning to the men on lourd not to leave thc parties engaged. This settled the matter, and the engaged
vesod, as we heard the rocket apparaus was coainz. mlior, were left alone.
711.• men kept back ; 11:st ...sloe over the f ere- THE DE ID E.IIIIN 110 E.
c..i10 just after, and sdruck two or three swerlmard. I although a Roman I Ativolic, San buried by the Rev. Hr.
saw something in the water, aryl ran in ;10.1s10l .cluic- Roberts. curate, an all the ground in the Naval Cemetery
thing ; lot it was an oil jacket, an I bau te o nen im the Church of It:nasal I Inc of the
washsel under the bows. Another Sea 'truck the ve,sel„ allipismtm read a service of their own, and engaged in
and then a man named John Reenett had a leaded line prayer in Ereneh. at the house whence the body was taken.
In hi. hand all ready; he ran in and with two attempts The funeral was at the expense of the I 'rown.
threw it on board, the second sueceesled ; but the lino Till. SECOND DOPY FOUND
broke. He had a lifestay on with a line *asylum!, ansl was that of a sailor, the name given being milieu Gniejino
he ran in, and two ea three men held the line. Two It waited the Coroner's certificate, which was sent se
men slid over the bow by nspes, got into the eviler, were Tuesday, and it was arranged the body should be buried
washed about some time, and we with the lines on, ran on Wednes*lay afternoon.
in and pot hold of them, and got them out. There were Tile IIKSCICEO 'MAN.
abut a amen men in the water, and each man had two ! The rook, Mn.", who was left at the Cove Houma, ill,
or three attending to hint. The rocket apparatus came, reowered sufficiently to go into %Vermouth. and join the
fired, and the small line broke. The men began sliding ee..!. The name of the tenth man war Ciunonsk the same
slown again; the apparatus was fired& second time, when a, that of the mate. The men were to leave We,yruouth
the lane fell on the forerigging. They, with a great deal on Thursday morning for London. They speak Whir of
of persuasion, got the tale block on Waal, it over the kinsl treatment they have received,
the gunwale, and the tuna who made it fast ,lid down by

PIIDDLEHINTON.

fly the Jury: Three or four men were Raved before the
apparatus WS" in wcwk. I sin positive that some canto
ashore before the rocket apparatus rio 111 work. Two
came ashore without the apparatus gear, four by the alqu-
rates line, and four an the basket. There were six saved
by the Portland men, and I saved three .1 them.
John Colwill : I ant chief .odicer of coastguard. Jest
after one the watchmen reported that a vessel was in the
hay. I sent for the rocket apoatatus. I got the horse
into the apparatus, and went westward, following the
vessel. Got nearly to the vessel when she struck. We
tired a line near the mainmast, but it broke. and we cut
it away, and we fired again and got cot ttttt unication by the
ton:mush They first tied a barse rope to the whip, thinking
we should haul it on shore. We beekoned to them to haul
on Isßard, and they hauled off the whip. But the rocket
apparatus was faStetlC.l by a man getting on one side of
the whip, and 'twits on the other, so that one c3u1.1 not
wick it, and some slipped 4leer by the line. Had the men
understood the working of the apparatus they would all
have been saved easily in ten minutes. As soon as these
nom got on shore, we hauled olr the breechea buoy, and
got the others ashore, one by one. The tally board is
painted in English on one site, and French ..n the other ;
but the men on board did not understand the working.
A conversation took place with the Frettchnten, and
The Coroner said that le Merchant said they toolendood
the working of the apparatus ; hut they were afraid of
something corning down from above, and thought they
weld come ashore more quickly than by the apparatus.
This was explained by Pr. McLean.
The Coroner was very glad to hold this enquiry before •
Portland jury, and he congratulated them that what was
nail by such a jury with reference to the wreck of the ,
Royal Adelaide was upheld by a higher authority. In
this case there warn not any reason for such a statement,
because all the skill and judgment that the captain could
exercise was used, and he did not think there was a single
fault with any one. He would like to hear what one of
the jury was about to state as to the keeping of order.
Mr. Board said that with the small force of police in
Portland, it was perfectly useless to attempt to keep order,
and there was great confusion, which could be obviated
only by tending for a company of marines from the ships
In the 'Harbour. There was plenty of time for • company
of marines or sailors to be landed, while the ship was
expected to go on shore, anal they would assist the police
to keep onler while the coastguard rendered those
services which they were there for the purpose of ,
doing.
, It was stated that there were two hundred there.
Mr. 'heard said Yea; but they did not seem to be under
command for the purpose of keeping order.
Mr. Colwill said that he sent to the captain of the I
ship as soon am the vessel was expected to come on I
shore.
It was stated Mat sending so many lines on board the '
ship enticed the crew to try to come on shore by them
inst.wil of by tho life apparatus.
Mr. Smith said that if they had waited for the apparatus
to rotate yesterday three or four lives would have been
lost.
Mr. Board admitted that there was every credit due to
the headmen ; but the great 1111.1311 of people ought to be
kept from the seer e of action.
Mr. South said the apparatus was a mile away when the
ship struck.
no-Foreman said he quite agreed with the remarks of
the Coroner—that there was no blatue to be attributed to
any one with regard to the death of the boy. Ile was
present on the beach, and he consialerol every one there
did all that WM possible to save life, whether coastktuarsi
or beachmen, they all strove to help one another.
The a 'oroner Raid he was very glad of the result of the
enquiry. Although some questions might have teen asked
winch were not exactly regular, yet the answers tended to
clear up various little matters, and to make people peace-
NI when the whole thing was searched into by twelve
jurymen, anal that had been the case to day. As to the
little alisen:pancy that appeared to be in the evidence, he
tenet say as a lawyer to him there was no discrepancy at
aIL Whether twe were on shore before Le lairchatat as
the witness Smith sai-I, or be, Marchant was adtore first
as he sahl, did not matter, ant those who e are diseußsing
It behind hits might save their breath. The fact was
every no was lookin.; out fur himself. and they could not
tell ,011,-h WI. first Whell there wa.4 enty a seeowl or two
hetween. Le Marehant was the tlrst oat shore by the
app.aratus line. awl it did not matter whether he was
really first of all who were saved, oth r ird.
The verdict was. "Accidental Death." The foreman
announced that all but two of the jury hail resolved to
give thew fees to the Sailors' home, and then the other
jurymen gw.e theirs also, and the money was received by
Mr. Crosby, superintendent of the notate.
On coming out if tht: inquest roa 1111 l the water being less
rough that at the time a the wreek, and the tide ehh, we
found that the wreck had hot heen so completely washed
pieee, DOI was wilopsossi. 'the half nest the sea WWI
utterly gone : hut the shore part had full half of it remain-
ing, 'yin:, flat on the leach.
ADDS PaitricULSlts.
The coastguard were thus arranged in anticipation of
the vessel comin..: a...hore. The iialpeetine ,ot ~,,, ateler
(4 **Pt (13040 was auith the myths:in 'earth, all tin' crest
of Chesil Beach, about the place where the Royal Adelaele
wag wrecked. There were here the Wey 1111 l nth men,
chief 4ttiirrr (Mr. Witty), the Wyk,: lnon, Mr. Merritield,
with the Wyke rawket appanstus the Fleet men, under
Mr. Surrey. Th.: Vey th and Fleet wen have no ap-
paratus, but they had their lines all ready. In Chesil
Cove were the Under-hill crew, chief officer (Mr. Colwill).
with their rocket apparatus, and the Top hill 1114311, under
Mr. Couch. Here were al,O Messrs. Smith, Russell, and
Fianns party of beachtuen, lasi lay Mr. Smith, and Mr.
Way's party. When the vessel was seen to he heading for
Chesil Cove the insis,tiug col 1111 l .ander (CataL Clayton)
borrowed a horse and hastened to the Gave by road. Ile
was followsal by the Wyke apparatus ins cart; the W:y-
Itioutli turn, some of them kept the crest of the Issaelt ;
ashen., with Wyke and Fleet, tans:coded by road. The
Portland parties, who had only followed the vessel partly

to the west, were of Leone there, and it was the Portland
rocket.* that were tired. The first line from the shore Mai
a headmen's leaded one; that broke ; the second a rocket
line; that Man MA: the third a beaChllll4ll.ll line, Millien
held ; the fourth a rocket line, which fell acme the fora
royal stay and on the end of the Hying iiblionni. It was
this line that Le Merchant fetched at the risk of his life.
The fifth line was a hearlituan's line, which held. These
three lines were fasteued to the starboard cat-huml. The
tesmpe from the ship then proceeded, ae state,' bdure ;and,
at the risk of repetition, we most give the first praise to
Bennett for throwing the first line on board, though it
broke; to the Portland coastguard for being back quickly
at their post; and to the Weymouth, Wyke, am! Fleet
for their quick arrival on the scene. (If the headmen,
Mr. Smith deserves great canimendationfor.rescuipg three

_
men. A young roan named White also performed; most
determined rescue by clinging to a man when they were
knocked down and under water (it seemed) souse minutes,
being recovered as from certain death. There were others
of the henchmen who worked very perseveringly. Cif the
coastguard, Jacob Woon, of the Weymouth crew, who has
won other medals before, and Rowden, commissiolied
boatman Portland, went into the water with lines around
them and worked hard—in fact, (Lowden saved a man who
was from weakness nearly washed out of the breeches
buoy. There was no lack of mare daring, which we
cannot commend some men went in without ropes and
foolishly naked their lives more than they ought, among
them marine had to be saved himself, thus occupying
some f the attention of the sailors. Rash exposure
without using the proper means is only to be
when there are plenty of materials at hand, it may even
cause the strangers to ho drowned by enticing them to try
to come on shore without due care. Am to the competition
between the constguald and the beachmen, wo are glad to
lint that each party give the others credit for bravery and
doing their best. Among those not before mentioned who
received the sailors at the Cove Rouse was the Rev. W.
W. Sherren. The men brought to the Sailors' Rome,
Weymouth, were increased to nine on Monday evening.
the cook remaining till at the Cove House. Up to this
data the list of names moretainod WU as follows
LosT: &VIM :
Age.
Captain Durand ... ULe Valiant ..
Captain's Nephew 151 he Merchant
Font Mate, Cuinond Bourreau...
The Steersman I.e Mimeos°
Coact ...
Brieut
Mass
Guebot
Another ..

i141.1.—0n Friday evening, • hall wat given at West
Lodge by Captain and Mn. Linton. when a fashionable
emitinny. numbering between and 170 a..e1.0.1.4 and
the party ina.le the vilhan
night. \lr. Itoliimon's quadrille hand, from I lurchester.
attended, and played the following programme in excel-
lent style, the company not Peparatiug till the morning
tea well advanced: -
Quadrille .. Friends. I Imicers Popular.
Val.e Vke Dawn.of
_Love.
. . a.

Is

• 5

Wo hoar that tho 14nd-hearta;liiii4T of ix. licLoaii. has
. . .
tillown the

°slop • Incitation. .. Just Out.
loalowcs Aik.rot. %%Joe Fascination.
Vslse .. ..Hy.lrolnten thiop . Saucy ICate.
GsJou Flick sod Flock. Val*, (by Juice) Fa•ciostloo.
'False 11-usu. Polka Mazurka Ilrilcht Eyes.
Quadrille (Inutile !)ick... Val*. Illauen I Oman.
. , Oahup liasrn of D.
Vass .. Language of Flowen. v.4l.inkm
0.k." vais. Junglierreu num,.
'range's' un.l tine . . .

We believe "Fascination les now waltz. hy D'Alhert
the tousle I. certainly very charming. and fully custaina
the reputation of that well•knovrit comp.:we.

gromteat inieest iTt-tke-sitip—arnc—i;lereti, and
the pleasing way in which she haa conversed with them
in their own tongue has helped to make them (eel that
they are in a land of frMntia. They already
.speak with
the warmmt idfectiou of the " English boaters who saved
them and supply them with all they want All the men
have been maintained at the first cost of that most excel-
lent society, the Shipwrecked Fmhermen and )(Arius:re
Society, by Mr. R. Damon, hum intent. who has minified
them with new clothing. The French amend (Mr. C. 11.
Weisforto will, no doubt, ultimately recoup the society.
The depositions at the Cuetemi house wern to be with-
held f min the public, by order of the !Ward of Trade.
Qtcry : Is this since the revelatiiins by Mr. Plimsoll:
On Tumilay moraine another issly was washobashore,
much battered and destigvered. The body id the colon
boy was buried that day at the naval cemetery, when his
late shipmates attended the funeral.
AA to the mantel body, the coroner (Mr. It. N. 'lowan')
was teletjraplied to, awl he directs-4 an order should be
giten for the burial, no hastiest being necmsary.
The sailors have no fear of not gutting fresh berths, an
they stile the owner of the late Marie Rale his, other
,lips. The remains of the barque were taken care of by
is party of sailors euga.mil by Mtmrs. Roberta and Co., a
eywouth.
Tut salooNEß THAT E:carlte
When the Marie !Leine failed to round the Bill, was the
Harriet, of IpAwich, Capt. Ilud.da, for Bristol She
got .losvu opposite the mouth of the Exe, and the imptain
thought .4 lauding his cargo at Exeter. a, it was clear he
oculd not get metal the LAMES Ettob The violence of the
storm blew him lack, and about two in the afternism,
they were a long distance inside the French barque and
thought they were off the Needle. When the MIA was
made out, the captain was in serious doubt whether he
should not run Ina vessel ashore to save life instead a
("reins; this passage between the Bill and the Itai:e. For
35 years tie had not wee such seas as raged all round.
They ileterruined hi make the attempt, anil the eapktin
told hie crew to prepare for death. Ily dint of skill and
the help of Providence, they just cleared this rick.
though they Pivi.."l near enough
to heave a libleidt ashore.
The schooner Wal so bUffeted that Ake ploughed thrimgdi
the seas instem ..l of riling over the waves, and hail the
,-tightest thing given way, they must have gone either on
the PoCk,. cla. the Race, and on the former she would
have loon dashed to piecen, and no doubt all lost, while in
the Ram she would have been swamped, ship &nil all.
Tim barque, theY say, had a good distance outside of
them, and plenty of sail to get rottail till that terril4e
Telt
Among those who worked well was a coastguard named
Broome, who, however, had not on any riles. The rBILIOU
was Broome mays, that he could not get ac-- "