The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-02-15 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTLRAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1881.

FAward B
magistrates thisushrod wee wan brought up be(ore. the above
(Youday) morning.
Vl"ent hoving_gtiren his evidence es befogs. the
Prisoner said : He mum have made a g At mistake about
my going into the field second time. rl
walked into the
field • 11We way. and bitch again.
Sergeant Kitchell repeated his evidence' to which the
gmlsoner had nothing to my.
Yr. Oberlin Paraons also confirmed his evidence, and
I the Priaoner Main said he would not my be did not say it,
but be did not remember it. He wee vary united.
Yr. parsons said the prisoner had been in the employ
of the Past-Office for about 13 Tetra- When he said the
ord. he
thing kind. He ihdimeeco t himself sichhoutrdic°nocter havem ata will&
anything more about it, but he was told that • man bad
ituatt'ed into the watov, and, feeling it his duty to say what
e knew
ettti!'n• of the matter, be immediately gent to the Polite'
•

no sale, and was taken to the continent. However, in
1841 there were repast shi oments. In 1866 the imports-
tion amounted to over 350,000 tons from the Cinch&
Isles, which hays been exhausted about ten years,
oonsequeutly it had to be obtained from Chipens. Bay
and neighbouring islands, where there is so rain to
promote vegetation, as the result nothing is to be seen
excepting millions of the web-footed divers, each as
hawks, penguins, and various species of the guillemot
coming to roost on the shore, where, deep in their
manure, have been found many Chinese Idols, show-
ing that in all probability,that nation used the guano
for their land. Its virtue is due to nitrogen end
phosphorus, the percentage of phosphates being 23 in
that brought from the Cirrha Islands, which is rather
more than one-half the amount of percents/e of the
phosphates in samples of the present day. An average
analyaim of guano, as imported in its raw state, would
be :
Ammonia,
un
xis, salts and matter (nitrogen 37.04
Potash, lime, th.c. ... 27.21
Phosphoric acid ..• • • •••
(Tribasic phosphateof lime, 23.6) ... 14'32
Wster . 13 03
Insoluble. matter (sand) ... 8.40
100.00

Prisoner, in defence, said he was naturally very mach
excited, and instead of walking home at OnCa he walked
down the road to get over it before he went home. He
walked on the Inndon-road, and had occasion to get over
Into the field. 'haring !somebody coming, he went to get
out of the field, and his foot slipped and he fell into tie
gutt r. lie bad no Intention of ximmitting suicide.
The Mayor said the Bench were inclined to innk at the
matter from a lenient point of view. It seemed very
strange, after havir4 this conversation will Mr. Persona,
that he should go direct to the place sod throw himself
Into the water; but, on the other hand, if he had wished
to drown himself there was ample onPortnniti for him
to have done in in deep water. At any rate it was a very
serious case, but 011 the Bench were inclined to look
at it leniently, he would be bound over, himself in
and another in .f:2O or two in £lO each, for the space of
three montlui. It was a very serious case, and the Bench
hoped this would be a warning for him to take care not
to do anything of the sort again.

Quite recently the shipments were stopped, owing
to the war between Chili and Peru, but now they have
recommenced. About 4 cwt. of guano thould be used
per acre, as it has been found equal to 14 tons of farm-
yard manure. Either of these would produce 48,,bushele
of dressed corn and 29 cwt. of straw. Now, guano.,
poorish in ammonia but containing large quantities of
phosphates, should be used for root crops, pasture,
and green crops, in preference to thous containing an
abundance of ammonia (which might advantageously
be mixed with superphosphate); they should be used
for the cereals, requiring more nitrogenous than phos-
phatic matter. Employment in a judicious manner of
both natural and artificial manures is the royal road to
success. My father's experience, after farming more
than 1,600 acres some 20 year', partly in this county
and Wilts is "that heavy clay tousle' not drained,
and a light soil resting on chalk, are the
worst desziptions for agricultural purposes • the
farmer can only be permanently benefitted by
drainage, the crop in the latter should follow the
manure, whatever, it may be as quickly as possible,
otherwise it porn gates through, and the best part is
lost to the crep ; and, further, that the ground is over.
cropped with cereals and would be benefitted as well
as the farmer by growing more green crops and keep-
lag additional stock; in this way 100 acres would
produce more corn than 150 do now, and at least a
third more sheep and cattle might then be kept on the
same farm. I would now remark that manures
rhould be gradually absorbed by plants, so that some
portion of them may remain not only in bind until the
roots are sufficienitloye=tto be
oath eaten by sheep, but in
readiness for the crops of and clover.
This object cannot be • taiued by using mineral
phosphates. When manures are sown broadcast it
helps the plant, more especially in the later stages, but
when it is drilled in with the seed ite nourishment is
abstracted in the earlier period; the former plan is the
correct one to paeans, well mixing it with the soil,
otherwise mildaw is produced. Farm-yard manure
remaining longer in the ground than artificial, will
always be in great demand, for in addition to its
chemical properties, it acts mechanically, mere
especially when in • fresh state, by keeping the land
in a more porous state whereby air and rain are freely
admitted, besides, carbonic add is given off to the
earth by decomposition of the organic matter, it
should be used some weeks before the crops are sown.
Manure from the home differs in odour very much
from that from the cow and night soil, and these
again from that of the pig, which is almost
unbearable, even animals cannot stand it being
so powerful, alter it is absorbed by the roots
of plants, and carried by the sap to the tobao leaves,
and thence into cigars; it is to say, the least, very
unpleasant. However, it is useful by driving away
the wire-worm from the crops. Let's hope that thb
worm may come across the metal tellurium, • quarter
of • grain of which when swallowed by a man, forms
• compound, causing the person not only to be a
nuisance to !limed and friends, but to make the whole
neighbourhood next to intolerable, owing to the smell
emitted by his breath and skin—that of the North
American skunk is nothing Lott. It is pleasant to turn
aside from this to the sweet-smelling hay fields, the
odour of which is mostly due to coomarin derived from
the sweet soeuted vernal grass (autholanthum
odoratum).—Being possible to hays too much of • good
thing, "hay fever is produced by people inhaling
too freely the pollen grains from this and other sweet.
smelling grasses. Amongst the diseases to which
cereals are liable may be mentioned—ergot, mildew,
brand, and dust (sometimes called smut). Ergot is
chiefly found on rye, but occasionally on wheat. Red
robin, red gum, red rag, and rust, are the different
states of development of mildew ; they may be seen on
the stems and stalks, oval in shape, and yellow or
brown in colour, and usually drop off. The fungus
smut or dust brand is very common in oats and barley,
but not often found in either wheat or rye. Puccinia
graminis, the common mildew, is a fungus of a dark
brown colour, and of club shops, being divided into
two compartments, each containing numberless
sporules. The little weevil, with its loug-beaked head,
is often found in wheat, and so is the ear-cockle which
causes the ears to tarn black after first becoming
green„ and resemble a pepper-corn, by which name
it is in some parts of the country known, the con-
tents of the ear of wheat being moistened. An
innumerable number of animalculas of the shape of an
eel, immediately move rapidly in all directions, and
the most extraordinary thing is that even after being
dried sufficiently to cause them to form • powder' no
effect is produced on their rapid movement*. The
wheat midge, a two winged fly, does great damage to
crops, although am • rule only a small part of cull ear
is affected by laying It. eggs in the blossoms. Millions
of the small flies may be seen any evening in June.
In conclusion I may add that man eats sib, and by
consuming vegetables gets gluten, he gives off urea,
the soil absorbs this urea and dead 11 sob, and then
gives off nitrogen (in ammonia). The plant lastly
absorbs this nitrogen and produoes gluten; or in other
words taking in starch in his food, and oxygen from
the atmosphere gives off carbonic acid and water, the
plant then adsorbs this carbonic acid through its
leaves, and water by its roots, giving off oxygen through
Its leaves, and forming starch in its roots. Who,
after seriously considering this wonderful circulation
of matter can doubt the existence of the all-wbie
Creator.
At the close of ths paper Mr. Citacuett Ebstmosas
opened a disettssion, in which M 4. it, (lenge, Mr.
Brown Mr. Vine, Mr. Chink, Mr. ideseuto, and the
Chairman took part.
Mr. Bloom. in the course of his remarks alluded to
the clawed which were being held in Dercheeter,
for the study of agriculture, of which he had the
management. He invited the co-operation and support
of those present, in order to make the classes more
fully known. (Apple's...)
Mr. GENGE and Mr. SAUNDERS spoke in high ler=
of the object of the classes.
Mr. Chapman Bassocas proposed a vote of thanks
to Mr. Day fur his interesting paper, and
Mr.Ganos sesoaded the proposition.
Mr. DAY briefly replied.
The meeting then broke up.

COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.--EATURDAY.
(Before IL A Middleton, Albert Batiks; Esq., and
C. Knodereley, I:41)
ASSAULT BY • SOLDISIL

Frederick Mills, • private in the 56th Regiment, was
charged with assaulting It Mut Scutt Brett. at Portland.
on February 4th.
Complainant said he was • butcher, residing at Port-
land. On the day in question, about half-put eight in the
evening, the prisoner and another soldier come running up
and stopped at his shop door. Defendant wae running
after thy other, sod be said, "I've caught you at last."
They used very bad language, and witness advised them to
go on. Hs then went inside but defendant came in and
wanted to.) see him. He said, "What have I stolen from
you ; I have stolen nothing from jour Witness said:
" No, you haven't" He replied. "You are • b— luar."
He ordered him out of the shop, and he again need bed
language. Witness then sent for a policeman. He to At
hold of his arm to detain Min, but he said, "You are hold-
ing me as if I was • thief." Alter other bad language he
lilt him on the side of the head. A picket coming up he
gave him in charm
Defendant said he bad a drop of drink, and bad been
pm:dulled by the oommanding otßcar of the regiment. He
should not have assaulted complainant If he had not
interfered with hint first.

iticiWttr7sii the P6IIOOOZ was in his company.
He had nothing to say in his favour. He bore a very bul
character. and Ina at the meant time awaiting trail by
court-martial.

Tined Al Li;cluding caste, or f ortolght's impriscaunan

William Richards-was s-ununcined for trespessing in
search el game on land in the occupation of Joseph Roper,
on the 3rd of February, at Piddiehintoo.
Joseph Samways rid he was employed to look sitar the
rabbits for Kr. Roper, at Fiddlehinton. On the day in
question he saw the defendant go Into Heave plantation.
He bad a double-barrelled gun. He walked through the
covers treading the grams, and holding the gun ready to
shoot. He went to him sad asked him who gave him
liberty to shoot on the land, and he replied that Kr.
Roper had. He told him he did not beLieve it, and
advised him to leave, but he refused. Hie gun wee full
cocked. Defendant said he had asked Mr. Roper to allow
him to shoot pigeons. He said ha could go there after he
had shot there. He raked him again, and he said the
same. After that he had heard he had shot there, and he
then went to try and shoot p4oon•
Mr. Joseph Roper was celled, and denied that he had
'en him permission. He asked him laid October, or the
+=big of November, and he told him not to go there,
, wasted to keep the place quiet. He had not 'eked
-a since. Two ydars ago be gave him permission to
Aloot pigeons, but he shot game and anythiag elas, and he
had had not • head of game in the place. He was
formerly • gamekeeper on • farm, and considered ha had
a perfect right to shoot anywhere about there.
Fined 10.1. and the coats.
Tlttalthit OF LICINSIL
. .

This was a apecial sessions for of licenees
Caroline Kew, widow and sole executrix of John Kew,
applied for the transfer of a license, authorising the sale
of beer at a hothouse at Portland, to her. She had been
In possession of the house and stock since the death of her
husband.
Kr. Sidney Whettsm proved serving the required
notices.
Granted.
Frederick Travis. applied for the transfer of the license
of the Sun Inn. at Burton, Miasma Mitchell, blacksmith.
of Fordington.
Stephen Barnes served the notices.
Mr. Sept. Gale had no objection to the incsmer. He
was a very respectable man, and had good testimonials
from his late employer.

all possible good for man or the world, and would have The CIioMIRO said he ruled at the twelfth" meeting that
ceased to pen those words of winged lightning and wrath, no oats wire did not pay rates in 1881) had the right to vote.
which here scorched the innumerable shams and impos He was wont in that ruling; any ratepayer. whether he
tures which knaves and fools have sought to impos, on bad paid in 1880 or not, had toe right to speak end vote as
their credulous fellows. Nothing but faith in eternal much as any one else.
justice and re:tames, in the eternal distinctions between Mr. ['SLIT HOOPLa presented the report of the cow-
good and evil, between God end the devil, could have liatt°•• l°ll°Wa
The C nominee have met, and together with the wer•
lambed the life-work of
made him the power he hoe been for the last fifty yearly warden, Mr. J. R.. Roberta investigated the thootelle as
not only in his c iuntry'e literature, but in its public life far as they were able, and report as follows:
reious dorm. ,
and thought. If, therefore, he has not been on the side " I.—That for sometime put there seems to have been
of lig he has been wnich is yet better
great irregularity in the method of making the rates, and
many who have been on the side of religious dorm' what s
have in the collection of the same • but at the same time do not
failed to lot—en the side of religious truth and verity. We feel justided in Libertine that any misappropriation of
shall have understoot his lile in vain if we fad to under- monies h,s taken place, although from the extremely lax
stand his sublime faith in God, esti in all that is goal. method of auditing that is adopted by toe Highway
and noble, and true in God's earth. Nothing that id Authority and the vestry, such an event is not at all un-
true has escaped from his pen; nothing that would moke Ital at any time to be possible.
him out to be other than • genuine lover of his God, his
esavedn,
bmeohrewthaalrnmdoyurtsental "2.—With respect to the Mat rats made on the 27th of
country, and his race ; and other generationn will learn I February, 1881, although only a threepenny rate, the
;hest ht4itosaeplfpreclowiailivie large win of LIS bid. is carried in as non-recoverable,
grandeur and simplicity of his life, for, salt has been finely and your committee have felt it to be their duty to call on
ngthe..hdebinigekly
the waywarden to explain the items thereof, which he
thinkinx before he had sought to teach other', and the expressed himself ready and willing to do. Accordingly
awful a am:sonar with which he strove to turn the thoughts the details of each assessment have been extracted,
and
of competent and other men into right and healthful sgsinsbevery item the reason of non-collection placed in
channels. Tne lessons which were early taught him by e iting ac explained by the waywarden, and each state
the fireside of his humble Scottish home were never in meat is appended hereto for the Information of the vestry
their spirit abandoned by him. nee, [ believe, were the "3—Tee anticipated increase of the rateable value of
simple truths themselves. I recall now some of his the parish during the past year or two, and which does I
sentiments in • letter which he wrote litany yeses since to not appear by the books, is explained by the waywarden
his life-long friend, Thomas Brains, another Sc 'woman. by the fact that although undoubtedly • large amount of
not unknown to fame in whieh, speakiiie of his religious value has taken place, the came has not yet heroine rate'
thought, be said he lay awake one night into the morning able, but the greater proporton will in the next rate.
hours, and as he thus lay the Lori sprayer camo to his "4.—The amount of L 23 185. bd. is charged by the way-
memory, and he repeated it word for word, which thing warden for expanses (copy of account appended hereto).
he had not done for 30 or 10 years before. And as thews These have been investigated and do net appear satia-
simple and tender words were uttered by the firestorm need teeter).* For instance, the sum of £l6 is charged for
we doubt that he too felt that° ad WM MS Father in Heaven collection, whereas the maximum hitherto allowed by the
in whom ha might well trust. It is too much the habit vestry (and without the sanction of which none are legal)
with all of us to judge men by the mere attitude of their has been £B. Two rates, however, have, from citcum-
minds towards the human file of Divine truth, and to smithies beyond the control of the vestry, had to be made
fail to judge them by the Divine which breathes to instead of one 44 Usual. And the further sum of £3 has
all truth, and which is its troe ani only life. In this been charged for making the rates and the balance carried
sense we believe that Tnom is C Arlo was • sins:era in in detail tor out-of-pooket expert...ea
elbriatian, and one of it. noblest workers. It is arid of his "5 —The rate-books, which ought to be in the custody
mother, who had real all her eons ho elts, that she was at of the pinch, aud in a safe place of keeping, are not forth-
first greatly distressed about the views which he coming.
enunciated; but having satisfied herself of his entire "6 —The allowance of composition for rates, as for some
sincerity and earnestness, goo no further troubled herself, time pest adopted. is incorrect, as before any such can
and in tole we may believe that she ju 'gad wisely. Ti be legally be alto wed, a resolution, consequent on cettain
utterly and absolutely 'blow., and truth-loving, and to fOrMalities being observed, should be adopted by the
believe only as truth is felt ii be truth—this is the highest vestry. No record of any such resolution appears, and
virtue of the human mind, aorl the true ferric I which is therefore the allowances made have been incorrect, and
required of us by ed. let this respect Mr. Carlyle is one for the future should be disallowed unless sanctioned in
of the highest examples of his age, and in teaching all of the proper method.
us this duty be has laid us and his age under profoundest "7. rh. present way warden also, it appears, was not
obligations, properly appointee originally.
It is no part of my purpose to sketch the life of this " Your committee, under all the circumstances of the
great te ocher; how be manfully struggled into fame, CUM, and having regard to toe difficulties that might be
despising any !artifices which looser aspirants might foreseen, recommend that the waywarden be called on at
have seized; nor to enumerate the books he wrote; once to pay all the money in his hands, and now recover'
my humble object is rather to try to seise the great able by him, to the proper authority, and the rate out'
master-purpose or his life, aod endeavour to translate it standing be balanced as won as possible' that the
Into our own. No man, be it understood, is truly great question of the expenses be settled by the vestry, but thet
who is not great for the humbled of re as well as under all the circumstances this be done In a liberal
fer the highest. He who Was Himself The Highest, spirit, and that for the future no externem be allowed
and before whom the greatest of women born are as except thou sanctioned in vestry by resolution; that the
nothing, was also the highest ex ample for each of its; and rate-books be always deposited, on being balanced, in the
In no way can you better test the real greatness of any Parish chest. and there kept for reference. That for the
men than by thinking of his influence, not only on the futuis your committee hope that the pariabloossi will for
select few, but out the many. "Thu," as Mr. Carlyle their own good see the ado-nobility of electing officers who,
himself has taught. "from the lowest depth there having
the tines to devote to the duties,will pmeonally see,
le • with to the loftiest height, and for the poor also witb ihe aid of a paid collector, that the dußes be aerofoil,'
a Gospel hem 'been published." Now in this respect carried out; and that such collector be paid a sum not
Mr. Carlyle Is singularly fortunate. Some five years ego exceeding LIO par annum for all the duties, including out
an address, on the occasion of his eightieth birthday, was of chat expenses, that may devolve upon him."
forwards/ to him by $ number of the leading men in Rev. R. LTSICS thought all must feel the seal and ability
Itigland and Scotland, in
thoology, science, and politics, In all which spheres entrusted to them, and he proposed their recommends-
we may conclude he had largely influenced their leading lions be accepted by the meeting.
remegentatives, and I recollect that in answer to a leader At the suggestion of the CilAtillin, the recommends-
of one of the daily papers, which had remarked casually lions were. taken one by one. First that the way woolen
that perhaps we were not yet in • position to estimate the be called upon at once to pay all the money in his hands,
effect of Mr. Carlylis work on his age, a letter appeared in and now recoverable by him, to the proper authority, and
the same paper on the following day, in which the writer the rate outstanding be balanced as soon as poasible,
remarked that Mr. Carlyle had taught him, as the result Mr. LOYaLL asked : Did not the chairman state last
of his reading his books, to make good shoes. Herein is time that the waywarden could not lucidly recover it
the history and merit of all his work. That he taught because his election was not ratified? Who was to
men to be real, and to do what their hand found to do recover it if he could nott
with their might; himself, one of the most labourious of Mr. 110Orga ; Mr. R thorn must find out himself what
workers, ono memorable and almost super-human instance is recoverable.
whereof was his recovery by writing word for word of The first recommendation was adopted.
the first volume of his French Revolution, which had Second —" That the question of the expenses be settled
been accidentally destroyed while in manuscript, by the vestry, but that under the circumstances this be
he strove to make his fellow-men believe in t e done in • liberal spirit, and that in future no expenses be
grandeur and ultility of work also. This was his gospel allowed but those settled by the vestry."
to his aji, and if he has managed, as there can be no Mr. HOLLAND asked is there suey reason why Mr. Roberta
doubt he has, to infuse this great spirit into the life of his should be paid .Cl 6
countrymen and their leaders, oho will say that he has Mr. ROsitaTS said in WM Mr. Keeping had £3O for
not been a genuine preacher of Christianity I "Produce I collecting another rate; buenow the Board of Guardians are
Produce I exclaims this seer; were it but in the pill- advertising for anassistant overseer at Leil a year. That
fullest infinitesimal fraction of a product, produce it in showed the parish work was increasing. ills now not
God's name. Yes; the utmost thou bast in thee out with only set out in fields, but each field, he might .say, In
li, then. Up, up I Whatsoever thy hand flodeth to do, do twentYPiecien
it with thy might. Work while it is called to-day; for Mr. RoofhTs spoke of his service., showing at what •
the night's come, wherein no man can work," disadvantage they were when he undertook the collection,
If we preachers, as the result of our preaching, can and what a good position he had brought them into. He
lead men to be more hones*, straightforward, true, labor. not only collected his own rates, but he had to collect
ions, faithful to the duties, which lie newest to their hand, debts that previous waywardens owed to the Highway
we shall have secured one of the great ends at least for Board. He also showed one of the expenses., a bill from
which Cadet lived and preached, and for which, as Chris- Mr. Sharron, wa I a debt he inherited on coming into
tan men, we ought to live to-day. Touching the great offios.
message of (led's mercy to a fallen world, which is the Mr. HOOPZit, sec igniting that the late collector had had
highest montage to the race, and whirls, whether he • great difficulty, proposed that Kr. Roberts. account be
believed in its necessity or othor•isa, it does not concern allowed, except the last two items, that £l2 be allowed
as to enquire now; but which, clearly, it was not God's him instead of £l6, and that the 1:3 for making the rata,
mission to him to declare—his mission was to preach be struck off altogether; in short, to allow the account
righteousness —it ought never to be forgotten by except £7.
us, that the other side of that message was to ennoble air. ROBnall said Mr. Pearcey was allowed £lO for
the whole life of man, to create goodne is. virtue, pureness, putting his books to rights. As to himself, if he had
obedience, honour, and rectitude; ant if thee, be not she charged anything Oct of the way, he did not wish to have
virtues which ever) Where ere resulting from our Civic ion an, thing.
teachiog, thin sore Men se Clarlyle are ti do the real Mr. HOOVER said the committee considers I they had
I work ot Chri-tianite in tho world. and I' them most the taken rs proper, if not too lenient a view. There was no
honour be given. And as we are in no slight d sager of resolotion of the vestry, and the whole of the expenses,
forgetting this side of the Christian truth, it is • healthful from beginning to end, were illegal,
service to endeavour to Impress our own minis an I the C elonel SWAFFIIILD seconded the proposition, the effect
minds of others with tbe manner of such a life as is now of which would be to menet Ur. R therts's account from
closed, but whose impulse and motive will last as £gllB'. 6d. to Cl 6 ISt 6e.
long as Zoglish literature itself. Mr. ENGLAND raid the present way warden took the
Herein, indeed, Ns the chief claim of Mr. Carlyle to books on the decease of the late waywarden ;he had had
the veneration and regard of his countrymen. awl, I will a great deal of trouble, and ought to he paid more than
add, of the Christian people amongst iv. Whatever he ordinary charges. He moved that the whole claim be
his claims to the special regards of his compeers in the elewed.
sphere of literature and letters, as an unequollei writer Mi.. SAPWORTH seconded, see eight voted for the
of the Eaglish tongue for splendour of imagination aud amendment, including Mr. Roberts himself, but 11
impassioned force, which dashes on with headlong vehem. against. The way warden objected to gr. 1, ovell and Mr.
ens* like the winter cataracts of hie native land, as they Randall isn't having end the rate,
plunge sodium am with !mane riago osier shivered roe*, and Twelve void for Mr. Hoopoe's resolution and seven
awful gorges, lolling w.th arrlgTfury bane sth ;or as the WOW-
subtle sap made; of human chsractir, seising the cramdest In the eonversation about keeping the rate-books in a
forces which have Inspired toms of the greatest of our race, chest, it transpired that the new rate had been made in
and whose sublime energies expos sd them Ii th slender, the old rat s.hook.
and hatred, and misinterpretation of their fellows for con- As to th emu to be paid a collector, the Cisentereo ruled
Curies; but whose nobleness, and uprightness, and pursuers, that could be discussed on the election of • way warden.
Carlyle, with a masterful gift of insight and knowledge. Mr. Rongaes asked had any waywardetor accounts been
has hr ought out into the light of di a., and hem c nstrained examined lik hist Ile had stood a lot of knocking about
retort ant homage end admiration iron the most opposite from other peoole and he had a paper wherein somebody
echo els ;or as the sweet biographer, or the wise and goner- stated he ...LI; deficient.
ous critic, or the nalustakigt ant brilliant pteturesque Ms- The C4.1,12.44:1 replied the committee head exam:shed his
torign ; whatever be his claims in these respond the ad- sea iunto, and it was not so.
miration and veneration of literary into, to no, as Christian The meeting closed with votes of thanks.
men, his life is notable and maid s•orthy as incolcatiiig
lessons of the highest trust In God; in the eternal good of
goodness, and the eternal wrong a wrong; of the duty of
toiling earnestly for our daily bread; of not living ii eat,
but of eating to live; of doing our duty nobly to the beet
of our ability: of believing in doing ths right ; of each
man trusting to his own Mantle, sobriety, and effort., to
help him to struggle through the work of this weary life:
of each recognising the clsirns of others, and if yielding
willing recognition of the nobler gifts and powers, whether
of mind or life, with which other. may be endowed,
rem,mbering, ite ite taught, that the really meat are few,
and that thee =le [l4.3ned to and followed when they
appear; that s is the gaio and narrow is the way
for the peat and no end that the great mass of men
miss their war and must be led ity others. Three were
sme of the pregnant th ought i of Thomas Carlyle which
already have borne fruit, and wlOclo are certain to hear
fruit in tints to come; and of these beliefs, or at least of
many of them, we may tsul.y say that they are essentially
Christian In their essgrocter and tendency. Although he
has founded no school of thought or philosophy, and
although some of his opinions on great social and political
questions were unwise and unpractical, and unsuited to
/be growing individuality of the age, yet by inspiring
his poses with this living force and awful reality at
he has accomplished far more than if he had
been It.. setter forte of new or strange doctrines. It was
his glory the fortune to tab, the simple facia of human
life, and to leach his .41 sot to dispiao Aerie recta ; not to
flee from them: not to attempt any Yearly-made specific to
, meet them; but to accept them as of life, and each than
to do his bast to meet them; to solve them: to master
them by patient honest effort. He taught men that they
were fools to believe that their miseries or their misfor-
tunes were to yield to the debates of Parliament, or to
hareeme and well-designed laws and statutes. He told
men to look to themselves; to their own heroic efforts ;ti
seek to bleu themselves by honest noble toil. Herein was
a great lesson, and, although he seemed as one crying in
the wilderness, In reality it was not the wilderness,
for many have come out from Jerusalem and from
the country round about, to be lit/Allied of Him,
confessing their sine. We hail him, therefore, WI a
supremely-gifted man, with a message for his age, whatever
It may be for other ague quite as much a. John or the
other prophets which preceded him; he was a burning
and • &Mutat light, and many were willing and will con!
tinue to be willing to rejoice in his light. Whilst the
spirit of his heroic service remain, while the ambient
dune of his intensity and passionew earnestness remain,
while the spirit of his love of truth of justice, of toil
remain, so long will his countrymen have to thank God
for . life 80 OWL so true, and so noble. Kay the
humblest of no catch something of the spirit of such a
life, and, although it can fall to the lot of bat few to fill
the large @Pato he ottegoeed In the thought and admiration
of his fellows, yet it may be ours to flu up the humblest
life with the same spirit of earnest, patient, enduring,
and manful toil which largely made. Thomas Carlyle the
man he wes in all his essential greatness, and without
which qualities all his intellectual gifts would not have
made him the man be was, nor dare awakened around
his humble grave the respect and honour of a nation and
of the whole civilised and cultured world.
Of Thomas Carlyle we may say what he himself wrote
of another to his life-lona friend. Teoinet Kreklne, on the
death of • beloved relative.
" Fear no more the hest of Moe gun,
Nor the furious winter rages ;
Thou, thy weary task has done.
WitZle bast gone, and te'eo thy wage.'
In the evening Mr. Neeve delivered • still Mere striking
and able sermon on Jesus Christ as the supreme towher
of the race, from the words " Never man spoke like this
man."—John, 7 chap.. 46 verse,

DEWLIIIE.

SAD DEATH OF A LOCAL PREACHER.
On We Inesday Mr. George Cole, of Dewlish, was
found dead in the road near the village. He was found
lying in the road by a woman named Mrs. Vincent of
Piddlehinton Deceased was a Wesleyan Methodist
Local Preacher for nearly 50 years, and highly
respected as such. an 4 also as steward and clam leader.
He was once elected as Circuit Steward. From a
tirother local we hme received the following concerning
hint;—" Our brother was a grave, thoughtful man,
whose reserved manner and deliberation led us some.
times to call him the Earl Russel of our Quarterly
Meetisks. Tender in his counsel, and generous as well
as witty in advice, everyone of us wee glad of his
companionship, leading us to ' think twice before acting
once.' His sermons (seldom exceeding 20 minutes),
were often interspersed with quotations from eminent
poete, awl we have lost a very valuable brother, but
heaven has gained a glorified spirit; but, like the
nation regrets parting with Thomas Carlyle, so. we
perceive our ranks in Dorset have lost a rare and
gifted man, not quickly to be substituted. At the
funeral of the late Mr. John Barnett he was much
ademed. Probably they have met.
Where are the pre.chersido they live for aye ?
Ths pious fathers' do they ever stay
To teach us No las time fast-footed vane
They ties' and leave their labours to their sons;
And they retiring, too, at Hod behest,
Cease from their toils, and glide away to rest.
He, who while living strove to banish night.
By truth's clear beams now lives in cloudless light,
wreath of glory bound upon His brow,
Which care once clouded, bright and smiling now,
Beams like • circling halo round His head,
Whose sheeny brightness rays supernal shed.
He toiled on earth, and now in heaven's high rest
Shines as • star—for ever, ever blessed
(Cosseesinicatsdd

PETTY SESSIONS.-FRIDAr.

(Before the Ilea. C. J. Glyn (Chairman), W. H. Brouneker.
Eat., and Colonel Paget)
TUB ALLEGID PO/CHINO CUM AT runrrowx-..DANCILROVII

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SWKAIIItIO.
Walter Burt ,n and Isaac Light appeared to answer an
adjourned summons for trespassing on lends in the
occupation of Mr. Grantley Berkeley, at Newtowe, este
day last month. in pursuit of game. At the last hearing
Mr. Berkeley's keeper swore most positively to the defend.
ante being two of a party of eleven men who were beating
the hedges with dogs. He stated also that he whited to
get within a few yards of them and called out to Light—
" Hello I lam; I know you." Defendents called witnesses
to Prove that they were not near the place at the time,
wr offered to cell others ti the same effect. Light also
said he could call a sergeant of polio, from Bournemouth,
who wqald prove that he was at ills Bournemouth police-
, court on the day in question.
Mr. Johns, Ringwood, who, MI on the firat ocossion,
appeared ter the complainant, now addressing the Bench.
said toat since the last hearing he had ascertained from
evidence which satisfied him that Light was undoubtedly
at Bournemouth on the day in question, and there was no
doubt the keeper had made& mistake, either as to the time
or date. Under those circumstances, therefore, he asked
to be allowed to withdraw from As case.
Hr. Atkinson, who appeared for the defendants, said he
did not impute anything like perjury to the keeper. No
doubt it was a mistake, sad they were all liable to errors.
if, thought the complainant, therefore, had done quite
right in withdrawing the case. His &tents, however, had
been put to considerable expense. They had had te bring
the sergeant of police from Bournemouth, and he, there-
fore, asked for costs. The keeper had made • mistake, and
be must pay tor it.
The Chairman: That is nothing but right.
Mr. Johns: We are quite willing to pay the court feu.
but considarine

WEYXOI7TH.
CONSUMER'S GAS COMPANY.

The half-yearly meeting was—held on Thursday morning.
at the Board-room, St. Thomas-. treat, when there were
present :—Mr. It. Damon, chairman of directors, Mawr.
Hallett, R. Thome., J. A. Talbot, R. Oakley, &India!,
D. Collett. J. E. R,bms, B. Hopkins, T. Abbott, E.
Lennie*. Holt, Board, Captain Rotes,, Crocker, Waite,
T. Stone. manager and secretary. The directors
recommended a dividend of £lO per cent, on the ordinal
she.. and £7 per omit. on the new.
The OlfkliNtAl mewed the adonti in of the report and
Wanes sheet, which was seconded by Mr. Ileum, and
carried unanimously.
The Clumsiest having invited any questions,
Mr. Comsrr said it was not often that people had any
complaint, when they got £lO per cent, for their money.
lie begged to moved a rote of thanks to the chairman and
directors.

u"The Cl7l;i-;;;;TnTikrhaterer may be their character, it is
not right they should be charged anything in ghi,
•rhg cost' 01 the defendants, amounting to neearly Sea,
were accordinalr allowed.

Illi WIFE OM TH. INNIIIMPICIL

Elisabeth Seat, a respectable-looking woman, who
appeared with a child in her arms
_,was charged with two
assaults (in one summons) up= Witham Soden and his
wife, innkeepers, of Oorfehlll.
Dickenson. Jun., was for the com nt plaina, rad
called Mrs Rogers, who dated that on the day in question
the defendant came into her house swearing very muck
about the soup she had been having from the clergymen
of the perish. Her (defendant's) husband warn in the house
at the time, and witnese requested him to take her away.
He declined to do this, and then she ordered the defendant
out, end she not only refused to go, but said the wbuid
put hey (witnees) out instead. and smash everything in the
She then went to the table and sent everything
off. She would have thrown a quart cup in her
(wi mesa's) face, but her husband held her round the waist.
She remained there swearing for a quarter of an hour.
By Yr. Brouncker : The husband had only been there
,an evening or two previous, but he had spent nu money
there ea be was out of work. His friends treated him.
Defendant bad not been to warn her against supplying
liquor to her husband when drunk. She did not barns
he had ever taken gin home front there. Stui not know
tke hall:end had been bound over to keep the issue for
isutal conduct to Die wife and striking tar child in the
(sae, and not supplying her with food. If he was it WU
no business of hers.
By Mr. Dickenson: The husband when he came to her
house always behaved himself.
' In answer to the wife, witness declared slis did not
" twit" her with havind bad her husband looked up. She
did not call be" a devil"

-•.11;.--"Vinrie seconded. and
Mr. Demme and Mr. liomties acknowledged the vote.
Mr. THOMAS mentioned the feet that by manufacturing
their ammoniacal liquor into sulphate an additional profit
wee made,
Mr. Maims moved • vote of thanks to the insasffef.
Mr. Stone, who came among them when the works were
in a very different state from what they are now, and the
very efficient state they are in at the present is entirely
due to Mr. Stone. _

BOARD, Who said if anyone wee dowry.
Mg of thud's. Mr. Stone lg.
F. STONE acknowledget the Tote, and the meeting
closed,ali.apon hoping tees them again in six month, time
to rec.ive& simlise dividend.

WITKII REGIS.
THE WAYWARDENS' ACCOUNTS.

Altbocuth the meeting on Thursday afternoon was
adjourned from Lila vestry, the schoolroom was not
fully attended as on • previous occasion. The Rector,
Rev. H. C. rigou. prodded, gupoorted by Rev, R.. 1.
Lynes. Captain Pretor. Mr. rellY Roelver. Colonel
swaisid, Mr. Holland, en The waywardon. Hr. Roberts.
was there, and soma salters at the principal mishit:wars.

Defendant here said bet husband had been frequenting the medical evidence proved death ts have -resulted
the house ever since be was bound over from congestion of the lungs, brought about by
In reply to the Beni* she said her lousband since thee excessive drinking.—The Foreman inquired whether
hrd not beaten her, but he had been very unkind to her repeated illtresament might accelerate death for such
and the children. lie had came home intoxicated and • constitution, when the doctor told him it certainly
had been at It igers's every night
Jahn Rogan, the complainant, said on Saturday the
.might awe.
_lenge. it. —The whole of the evidence having
,
110th of January, he wen at his house and saw the defend. been adduced, the Coroner addressed the jury before
ant there. lk heard her previous to seeing her. Than they considered their verdict. The Coroner in
were some people in the room who had asked the defend- the course of his remarks said the man James
ant's husband cacaos, in and join them ill • WIWI of was a brute, and deserved to be punished, but be
ale. Shortly after they had been served with it the considered the jury could do no more than express
defendant cense in and said to him " Are. yea coming their disgust at the inane cooduct.—ln pursuance of
bonier And be said presently, as he had only been • wish expressed by the Foremen, the jury wished to
there about 20 minutes. Tb n . conversation arose about
, the p, and she called it the most awful names ',motel consider their verdict, when the Jurors
possible. The defendant's husband only thine to their remained alone for a quartevollurboar.—At the
house four times • month, conclusion the jury unanimously returned this
By Mr. Brouocker: This woman had certainly come to verdict—" We find that deceased died from eongel ,
him, and cautioned him not to draw "Harry ' anything tion of the lungs, accelerated by drink and ill-usage,.'
when he was drunk. Hlv
e did on one Saturdar evening —The Coroner: Do you intend the verdict to amoun
him have some gin to like home, but that be said was for
to manslaughter I—The Foreman said that, was not
his wife, and he was perfectly sober at the tines
The defendant here told the Bench Vision that theasion their wish, but they wished to censure James very
her husband had been to Lord Wimborns'a, drawn his warmly. —James was then called into the room, but
money, and coins home drunk. ils went to Ramie house appeared to take matters very coolly.—On behalf .4
for corns more beer, and then, in spite of her lemon- the jury, as well as himself, the Coroner ravingly and
strances, he was not only served, but a bottle was lent him deservedly censured him. —Mr. Loggia told him they
to take home half-a-pint of tie, had given careful consideration to the case,
At this point it was remarked by the Bench that no and he might tell him he had had a very_ narrow
, assault had beth proved against the wife, and Sir. Dial's.
son said he would witl
draw that charge. It was farther escape of committal for manslaughter. He knew
pointed out the charge of assaulting till husband could that it was trying for a man to come home and
not be sustained, as the two charges were included in one find his wife intoxicated, but thin did not justify
summons, which could not properly be done, end Mr. him in using violence, and everyone who now knew of
Lbckinson else withdrew from that, his conduct, as they would, reading the reports of the
Defendant was then dismissed, but cautioned to keep cane, would have this feeling towards him, 'That he
her temper under control. was • man not entitled to respect in society." It was
shown that he himself was given to drinking, but he
must remember that that was no excuse for crime.
No doubt that in his sober moments, he would not do
violence to anyone, but they all wish him to abstain
from drink and endeavour to retrieve his character.
Then he might become • good citizen, and • steady,
honest, and industrious man.—During the time the
Coroner spoke to James, the latter frequently said
"Yes, air," and thanked the gentlemen. Jam,.
remarked that hie trial had been lately • very hard one.
—The Coroner: That may be, but it did not justify
your violence.—The Foreman: "What that 6/011166
has gone through, would not have been allowed to 6
dog or a cat. —Thu inquiry then dined ved in the
usual manner. The deceased was only n years of
, age .

MAJITIJI AT FAULT.

Charles T,ickyer s lad of Patter, pleaded guilty to
chopping off branches of fir trees on Holt Common, sod
thereby doing wilful damage.
P.O. Freeborn proved seeing him with • hook in •
plantation. the property of W. It. Henke". But, cutting
off the branches of treer. Toe master of tot boy, • amau
farmer, named Lockyer, told him, when he served he
summons, that he sent the lad to get soma dead wood, but
he did not know he had • hook with him.
Defendant wee ordered to pay Is. fink and the colts to
he omitted, the Bench st the same time recommending
Mr. Poole, who proeecuted, to take out a summons against
the master.

WILD SMILAII2IO.

Charlie Crumples., of Lytehett Watravers, was gum- !
mooed for • game traipses and killing three partridges.
John Bryaat, of Lytchett Matters's, • small farmer,
stated that on the ilOtti January, guarter-pat two in the
afternoon, he was standing at the back door of his house
and he saw the defendant coating down the hill. Ho got
over • field in his occupation, and thence into • meadow
belonging to Mr. Philips, and, taking a gun out from the
pocket., shoot at three partridges which were sitting there.
He was perfectly certain as to the identity of the defen-
dant.
Defendant said Bryant was • dealer in anything. and
some time ago ho askcd him, if begot hold of anything, to
bring it to him, and be would give hire • good price for it,
and bemuse he would not deal with him this case had
been brought against
Complainant: I shall prefer • charge of perjury against
that man.
' Mrs Bryant swore she saw the defendant pick up all
three partridges.
Defendant denied that be was near the place, and called
Ashley Barnes, • lad, who declared that on the day In
question he was at Crumpler's house, and was with him
all the day, and he never left it. Defendant asked him to
stop with him, as it woos rough day.
By Mr. Bruncker: He would swear that at • quarter
past two thst day they were playing dominoes. He
remembered what they had tor dinner —bresd-and-chesee
and bread-Ind-batter. Grumpier did not cook anything.
Defendant's mother and two brothers were in the house
at the time, but they were no tin attendance at the Court.
Defendant had asked him t..) come there, of course.
There were three prerious convictions against defen-
dant, and the Batch fined him £5 and Cost% or one
month's hard labour.
Defendant offered to pay 1.3 now and .C 2 in • month's
time; but the Bench refused to allow time.
The witness Ashley Barnes was called up, and the
Chairman said the Bench were determined to check what
they were afraid MN becoming too oommon at that Court
—swearing that what wee black was white. They believed
he had been guilty of that, and It would be • very grave
consideration with them whether they ought not to
commit him on • charge of perjury. He had better be
extremely careful in the future.

PLARMALLSAY.
THE SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF A WOMAN.

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