The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-12-31 00:00:00

VOLUNTEER MOURNING FOR THE LATE
PRINCE CONSORT.

The following circular to the ofamincorunianiling the
various volunteer corps has jest been iieutd from the
War-offlee, on the subject of the mourning to he worn
by the officers of the corps for his Mte Royal Highness
the Prince Consort :
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The Secretary of State for War requests that all
offlorm of volunteers will conform, when in uniform,
to the encloaci orders for the mourning for the army.
for his late Royal Highness the Prince Consort, dated
Hume Guards. 18th December, 1861, as far u
orders are applicable to the volunteer force.
Di CUT AND RIPON.
CURIAL OMER.
Horse Guards, Dec. 18.
ORDRIUI tun THE MOURNING FOR THE MOAT POE 11111
LATE ROYAL HIGHNIKII THE fRINCZ CONSORT.

The General Cominanding-in-Chief has received Her
Majesty's c 1111 l wands to direct. on the prmant melan-
choly Occasion Of the death of his Royal Highness the
Prince Consort, that the officers of the army be
required to wear, when in uniform, black eral a over
the ornamental part of the cap or hat, over the sword-
knot, and on the left arm, with black gloves, and a
black crape scarf over the rash. The drums Cr. to be
covered with Mack, an-I black crape is to I. hung
from the head of the colour-staff of the illantry, and
from the standard-staff of cavalry. When naloem
4,1~ at wart in their uniforms, they are to wear
black craps over the ornamental part of the cap or
hat, over the aword•knot, an on the left arm— with
black glove*, end • hl .ck crape s-arf over the
*monism, ot his Royal Iliihnese the Dukeof Caiubridge
Counuanding-in-Chief.

',Ain" Yon g BcLacrri, A djutant•General.

DOSCROTER COONEY PETTY SESSIONS, Friday,—
Before H. Williams. Esq., Lieut.-Gen•ral Michel,
anil Captain Kinilersley.

P 01411.4 D. --Etiitn&iiiiel Curley was Charged by
Thomas Saneom, of the Breakwater Hotel, with
injury to a mare. Complainant sal defendant came
to hint on the 23rd December, lie having engaged
him as poetdioy. He gave two horses into bis care.
Dire,,,iant Went into the staid., early on the 24th,
and pulled the Mil of a beautiful tirown mare, and
hnil he taken it into • market ft sale it would bare
detracted from £5 to £lO from its calne.--Defen•
dart said it now looked i:4O better, and was more
like • hunter than it was before.—Mr.
AV 111i:tuts ; What is that to y, .0 ? A man
can tin what he likes with his own, pat
be' Derenduit hut if he tnrns ine
away I.at.re my week is up, he ought to pay we
my week's wages.—klr. : Not if you 12111-
symbol yourself. Hs say tare you away wimp

ever he thinks proper.—Dlr. Sansom said the de-
fendant was either out of his LIA u.d. or else he na*
rilaaya druuk.—Ltefendant raid I.e et.titidered that
he improved the appearance of the animal, and he
was fairly entitled to his money. The other two
men were in the stable, and they did not tell him
, differently. Mr. Sansidu said it was a beautiful
carriage mare, sad he prized her greatly ii account
of her tail. Ile scull sooner have given .c. 5 than
this should have happened. He received a character
from a person professilig to be defendant's master,
Lot lie had since learned that before he came to him
lie had been running about Weymouth with • harp.
and conducting himself in a most disreputable
manner ; anti since this had been Mine he bad corm
to his house and repeatedly annoyed him. He told
him distinctly be was not to touch the horse.—Mr.
tVilltaiu.: Have you any one who saw the prisoner
pull the hair out of the horse's tail. and alio warned
him against ii? Mr. Sansoeu : Yes, my foreman in
he stable saw it, and warned him.- -Cwt. remauded
till Monday.
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BLANDYOKD.—Augustna Ganlton was charged
with stealing a spade and cross-axe, the property of
a person near Blandford. He had sold the tools to
'person owned 13arfoot, resoling in Grove Buildings.
—The caw was remanded to Blandford.

Detemen. —Three young women, named Mary
Vincent. Anti Lock, and Eliza Brown. were charged
with stealing some dead utolerwood, on the 7th
December, f the plantation at Park-wood, the
property tif Sir John Mitchel. —Jacob Vincent said :
On the day in question he heard sonic parties breaking
sticks in the plantatuun, and afterwards sew the
three 4efendante come out with sotim dead ash. He
afterwards mumpared the wood they had with the
stumps on the ruts. The value of the wood was
about 2d.—Mr. Henry Beat said the parties haul coal
sold them at 9.1. per hushel, anti thee were allowed
to go into the ;ark to pick up wood on Saturdays,
but not into the plantation. fie, however, hail in.
wish to prosecute, LI It WIII tho lit-et time they haul
been caught. Care dismiwied. Matilda filak• way
charged with stealing part of a faggot trout Des lulu..
tt'eal, on the 7th December. Mr. Weston defended.
Jacoti Vincent said he was in the Acre-field on the
day in question when he heard WM* wood soap. Ile
went into the wood and saw defendant break a
brand if one of the faggota that were lying
there, put them into& cord. tie it up, anti place the
bundle on tier head.— Mr. Weston said the evidence
was so contrary to his instructions, that he hardly
knew how te deal with it. The defendant's state-
ment was that she was picking up wood around the
faggou, but that she did nut touch them.—Cum-
witted for 7 days.

Pottrisnais. —Charles Bartlett was charged with
trespassing on some lands belonging to Mr. Marthald,
in welch of conies. —Mr. Andrews appeared for
the prosecution, and Mr. Weston for the defendant.
Joseph Keech Lod lie was servant to Mr. Dlanfirld,
and on the 13th December about three o'clock ill
the afternoon, he heard the report of • gun in
Fonlinore lane. He went flown the lane and saw
defendant get over the hedge, and carry a rabbit and
his gun across the livid to near the style. Ile then
reloaded his gun, and witness went to him, and told
him it was • bad jot. his shooting the rabbit in the
lane. Defendant said lie did not. Witness picked
up the rabbit and said, "Why it is warm now t
Defendant aftereards acknowledged that he did
shoot the rabbit, and asked witness to say nothing
about it. Witnessafterwards found the paper wad.
ding that had come out of the gun. The paper was
dry, but it must hate been recently diecharged from
a gun, as there bad been rain. The land on either
aids belonged to Mr. Mantield. —Cross-examined by
Mr. Weston: Defendant had two fields at the
bottom ttf the lens, aid after he hail shot off the
gun in the lane lie went acne, Mr. Mantield's held
towards his own field. He saw the smoke in the
lane where he found the paper, but he did not are
the person wh.. fired.— Mr. Wes on adusitted that
his client tired the gun in the lane, but said he shot
the rabbit on his own land, and that the reason be
fired in the lane was, that he raw some rooks in hi,
wheat held and tried to frighten them tdr. He
admitted there was • trespass across Mr. itlarifield's
field, but it was to cut off • corner, and to avoid a
dirty lane, and not for gam..—Fined 10a. and 9d. 6d.
costs.

W•RMWEI.L.—George Randall wsa charged by
Edmund James, • gamekeeper in the employ of Mr.
Augustus Foster, with trespassing on some land in
the occupation of Mr. Thomas Sykes, in search of
game, on the 26th November last. The defendant
was beating a stubble field with a gun in his hand.
Witness went towards him, hut loot sight of him.
Witness afterwards int up some partridges, which
rose within a few yards of him, when defendant
stepped out of the hedge.put his gun to his shoulder,
and was about to fire, when he caught sight of him
and ran away. This was about two o'clock in the
afternoon. He afterwards lest the same field on
the other side of the hedge. Wits'., had often seen
defendant beat the field—snmetitues on a Sunday,
as many as two or three times on a Sunday. --Defen•
lent called John Bascom''. to prove an alibi. This
witness said be saw defendant at Charlton from half
past two o'clock, till between four and live o'clock,
as witness was working for Mr. Marks. Witness
saw him at woik turning lime and mould in the
cowlease.— trona-examined : Had never spidien to
defendant about this matter till this morning. Wit,.
nese recollected the day, as Mr. Marks went to
Wareham that day, and it was a wet morning.
Witness knew Caution Down, where complainant
said he saw defendant with a gun. It MU &mut a
mile fr Mr. Mark's farm.— Fined 2Us., and ousts,
or one month's imprisonment.

Laxtrro:s lliitiu. Elisabeth Hurden was
chsiged with having an inip,..rfect balance to her
jour scales, to the amount of halt sn...unce against
the purchaser. The rtefendant produced the scales ii
court; and said there had nothing been duet
thent—the only fault being the string, by uhueli
the Kales were suspended, us. toe long.—Caws die.
tuissed.

BRADF.RD PEVRRIII.L.—Two lade, named Charles
Pomeroy and Daniel Pocket, were charged by John
Mitchel with trespinaing n 11,11311 lands catled
a hin COpSe, in search of rabbits, on Sunday morning,
the 21st September last. The reason why the case
had not been brought hefore the Court before was,
they had run away—Fined ,C 1 and coda, or a
month's hard labour.

TOLLIM POMO/RUN. —TIIOIIIII.I Watts and Samuel
Fry sere charged by P.C. T..mktne with being
drunk and cheinlerly on the 16th December, in the
evening, and disturbing the inhabitantaof the village
of T•dlar. The chief offence in the coostable's te)e
wag that they " jeered" him.—The defendants said
they had gone round to see the priele and the other
inhabitanta of the village, and they said they didn't
'awl them a bit. Watts thought it must be as
plain as a elose in a man's face that be couldn't bare
been drunk, as he drank only three pinta of cider.—
Fined 6s. each.

CtianWiNsrte.—Aamn Fox was charged by P.C.
Fiviter with breaking and stealing a portion of a
fence belonging to Mr. Isaac Chemen.—Mr. Chemen
..id he did not wish to press the ease severely against
the defendant; he only wished to teach hint better.
—Fined Is. and costa. —Defendant borrowed the
money of his master to pay with.
Annorseunr.--J.eeph Churchill was charged with
being drunk and diwirderly at Abbotahury on the
19th i I)ec..mber. There was a wedding, and de-
fendant attended, and broke the crockery and the
w Milos's, and created a great row. He afterwards
called up the police, who took bum into custody.—
Fined ss. and costs.

WEY6IOUTH.—CH•eiNett ISLANDS TELILDR•PH
Cowes sr.- -At the hallyearly meeting of the
Channel Islands Telegraph Company on Thursday,
the revenue account stowed hat £473 had lesen re-
ceived for messages, and .t 2,655 expended, leaving a
balance against the account of A 2,162. The amount
required to b• contributed by the Government to
make ups dividend of per cent. per annum, was
£9OO, from which Mall deducted £516 for 105 days'
interruption of working, leaving only ,t3F,4, and re•
ducing the debit balance to £1,795. The accounts
wero approved unanimously without discussion.
Tee SIAIIRET.— In our notice last week of the
Christina* show of Ole several butchers in Weymouth,
as omitted, under the head of the niarket•ho imp
butchers, to notice a pig, exhibited by Mr. John
Bridle, which perhaps, above all others, deserved
faioursble notice. The animal. shich ass only six
months old, weighed 9 score 15 lbs. It was bred by
Mr. George Oliver, of florid= Dairy.
Mime Lees 1:1SIAIL•UP BALLS. This lady's
wince datisamtes took place et Jlartock, Colyton,
Bridport dc. All went off with great Aclat ; two
hundred ladies and gentlemen were present at her
Nlartock ball, where two massive pieces of plate,
most elaborately worked, were presented to her. Al
Petherton, her pupils gave her a beautifully bound
&Ilium. The se.holars at Bridport have chosen a
magnificently bound bible tor their gift, and those
of Colyton have presentail bar • very handsome
dressing-case.

Lire BoAT EIPENIZIL—Daring the past two years,
(1860-81), the Notional Life Boat Institution has iii•
curred expenses amounting to £22.850 on venous Life
Boat E.t.d..fishmeal& on the eoa.ta of England, 8.-Otland,
snit Ireland. In the same period the life-boats of the
Institution have been instrumental in rescuing 500
peesons from different shipwrecks on the coasts of the
Mite.' Kingdom. Fur thews sea other life-boat services,
the Itt•titatiton has votad E 1.693 AS rewards to the crew,
of the lile-bosta. It he elan granted rewards •mountitig
to • 51510.. for saving 373 aldpwrecked persin s by shore-
boa!' .lid other mean., making a total of 871 peraotis
idived from a watery grave during the last two years.
The number of lit-essayed by the lite•bnatsof the society,
end it her illeaum, more it. formation. is 12.293, for will,
service. 82 gold medals, 704 ulcer med•la, and C 15,250
in cash, have been paid in revraras. The Institut 1111 l has
also exiaioled £57.930 on life-host.. life-boat trans•
I p.rting-earriAkel. cmii boat•Iluo-eo. The puble c.lst.ot
but sympathise with the vigorous effoits now being
1 medc by this In.titution. to save the live* of ship-
wrecked treas. Their help was never re Ors .rd
than at the present time, when, through the extra-
ordinary exertion* the eoeiety h.is made ...Whin the peat
few years, it lies now Opt Aioared owl ix...nip-wee Life-
-6.0s under it. sosnagenn at. for the nutintehatice of
which, in a ktate of thorough i tlie•ency. a dirge per-
manent simnel income is absolutely needed, if it.
humane 1. to be perpetuated. We ins) &di
that contributwha are remised for this Mit ortant slid
ti My National L.f. 'limit Institution be all the lxitikers in
the United Kingd ttttt ; and by the Secretary, Ricliord
Lewis, Faq., at ass laskstatass, 14, John-sine% Adolplii,
Lagoa.

WEYMOUTH TOWN COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Council was hell on Monday.
The members present were the Mayor ; Aldenneu
Bower and lieveniah ; Councillors W. Thomas,
Drew, Fiampten, Roberts, Harper, Ayles, Mann
lei, Hada, R. Thomas, Thompson, Beasant, aud
Upjohn.
STANT, N ; ORDIRE.-The Ctexit read the standing
orders of the Council, aud the MAVoR Said they
would endeavour to confine the:fleetest' to the strict
letter of those orders-one of which, It *ill be re-
membered is, that only one person shall speak at
the same time, and that no member shall
address the meeting more than once, except
the mover of a resolution, who shall
have the power to reply. The standing orders,
however, seem in a fair way to be regarded in pretty
much the same manner, under the presidency ef
Mr. Hare, as uuder iits predecessors. On the very
first subject brought before theta after the reading
of the standing orders, the inembeis lapsed into
their onginal method of ding things, vix.,-cross-
tiring-two or three together as they sat on their
seats, and reducing their "debate," to • mere "table
talk."
HAREM:IR MAIL -The first business of the Council
wail to take into consideration • letter received froin
Mr. Vertue for • reduction of the harbour dues, fir
3 quantity of apples that hail hail landed at this
tatrt.-Mr. thew thinight that • penny a bushel
was excessiveli high, and said he hal no doubt that
e hen the tells *ere List revised, the cilcumatance
must have escaped them. He thought that the item
be reduced.- -The Matron thought the whole
ahould undergo a revision-Mr. R. TitoNas be-
lieved the liallmur dues on many articles might be
greatly increased with advantage to toe harbour
funds.-- Filially, it was agreed that the revision of
the dues, as suggested by the Mayor, should take
lace at soine future pericd, and that in the mean-
time Mr. Vertue Le requested to pay the amount
charged to him.
THY. PoKTLAND RAILWAY.-Alderman DEVI:4IEII
rose to move that CoUliCii Support (Air Great Western
Railway Company's scheme for the ettension of
their railway from Weymouth to l'ortlaud, as this
scheme also embraced a scheme for carrying out a
tramrosil to the harbour in connection with the
railway. lie stated that the staple trade of Wey-
mouth -the coal trade-had been greatly injured
since the establielimeut of a railroad. in consequence
of there being no traniroail between the harbour and
the terminus, chile at Poole a tramway from the
railway had been made. A private Act had been
obtained for • tramway at the time the Bill for the
making of the railmay was obtained, hut, unfortte
nottly, the railway was eight years in completion, and
the tune for tie trameay to be completed was five
years. 'The cons, quence was that the time allowed by
law for the nicking of the tramway, when the railway
was cotnpleteil, had expired. There was a scheme
of railway extension which now embrace atm the
trauntay to the harbour so much desired, and he
consequently lagged to move that the C uncil
support its passing into law. - Mr. Tnuarsos
seconded the proposition. -Mr. DREW quite agreed
that a tramway from the harbour to the railway was
desiralale, snit he would be happy to support any
scheme confined only to this object, but when
connected with this scheme, that iif making a
railway to Portland wits connected, he
must decidedly oppose it, as ho thought that • rail-
o ay to Portland would be of incalculable mischief to
Weymouth ,• and this he enured the Council was
the general feeling of the town. He greatly regretted
that the two schemes had been embodied in one
Bull; and he would submit es an amendment to the
proposition that the Town Council, as the trustees
of the Harbour and Pile Pier funds, ought to oppose
any bill, having for its object a ra.lway to Portland.
Mr. W. Toots as secronded the amendment.- Mr.
DIVER:RH said that a railway was always beneficial
to a tow n.-Mr. DREW : That is when a railway
terminates-not where a risibility passes through it.
If there is a railway to Portland, the interests if the
l'ile Pier, espeeially, and also of the harbour, of both
such interests you are the trustee, will be greatly
injured. Ships will then go there to load and un-
load, instead of coming into the harbour.- The
.MAVOIt said that lie had had conversation with many
experieticed persons on this matter, and they ware
strongly of opinion that Portland never could
become an outlet for our export., and that therefore
so far, the railway could do no injury to Weymouth. -
Mr. Rommel was of opini n that there would be a
custom house at Portland as soon as they had a
railway.-Mr. DEVINISII had given the subject his
hest attention, and he was convinced that nothing
would so much tend to the prosperity if Weymouth,
as the prosperity of Portland. H. had met many
parties who tiara of the 141110 opinion as himself.-
Mr. DREW said he hail not met the same parties,
for all he hail Token to were of • directly opposite
opinein.-Mr. TH0111•8 said it would be A most
e.-ditious thing to seme of their trust*, if a railway
was carried to Portland. -Mr. DEVENISH was quite
sure, that nine-tenths of the prosperity of
Wet mouth, was due to the prosperity of Portland,
in the carrying out of Government works-Mr.
BOWER could not see how they, al the trustees of
the Pile Pier and harbour feuds, could possibly
support a railway to Portlaud. Al the presert
time the salaries to servanta and interest on cost
td. erection eamedeil the income by 1.150 per annum,
and if they had a railway the thing would be ruined.
-Mr. Deventim : And do you say that between the
l'ile l'ier will be injured, there shall he no rails-ay
to Portland t- Mr. THOMPriON: surely you would
not have the Pile t'ier put a drag upon us in this
seapect? Mr. HIRKS: Certainly not. -Mr. DREW
Colilii Out see the shadow of &chance of a Portland
railroad benefiting Wesnionth in the slightest he-
jirci.-1 lie asked where they could find
along our coast • port like Pertland, that *as a
naval or military station, that was also, commercial
depot for the export of meichandise. - Mr.
soN said he immetitue ago tried to girl docks at Port-
Auld, but was manic, ae tsoserionent mai adverse to
each a scheme.-Mr. Deem thought if they could
get the Gre it Western Comparly to make. trammed
to the docks, and carry cad on their line at a
cheaper rate, it would he far better than having •
line to Portland. -Mr. Diva:cum : Support them in
their echeuie then, and that'll be the time to
BILANANT •NOnplAineul that the
rail% ay charges from Wei mouth merest) high.-Mr.
thieve, iii reply to Mr. Devenish's remarks, said the
Great Veatsrui C nupany, in obtaining their bill
would look solely to their own interests in the
matte'. - Mr. De veNisH :I mean to say. anil Phi
ever hold, that our interests are identical with the
Great Weateni Couipany interests, and their in-
terests with ours. Mr. thaw : And so the Dor-
-1 cheater people said, but this Great Western Com-
iany neeerthelese looked to themselves rather than
Dorchester, and brought the railroad to Weymouth.
- Mr. It. floras thought Dorchester was bene-
fitted by the railroad. They had now a goal many
more houses than they had before.- After some
further diacusaion, the question was put, when for
Mr. Drew's amendment there were Messis. Drew,
W. Thomas, Roberts, and Beaman ; for Mr.
Devenish's resolution, Mess's. Thompson, Hibbs,
It. Thomas, Aylee, and Mauuders; Marrs. Bower,
Frampton, Harper. sail Upjohn did not vote.
REPORT Or THE PILE PIER AND 11•RDOUR
Conairrec. -The Cumit next read the report of
the Pile Pier and Harbour Committee, and the sub-
ject was under discussion when our reporter left.
PORTLAND.-On Thusday last, J. T. Leather,
Esq., gave a dinner to his staff of superintending
°dicers, and men, numbering somewhere about 300,
the oCCalliol3 of their driving the last pile of the
breakwater. There being no NOM on the island
large enough for them to dine together, they were
divided into this. cotnpanies, one party dining at the
Breakwater Hotel, another at the Portland Anus, and
the third at the New Inn. Mr. Leather stands
deservedly high as au employer, while am man of
business' his Just and straightforward conduct
demands the highest praise.
TUE Blirr•NNIA.-1110 moorings of the Britannia
are being laid down in Portland-roads, near the
Breakeater. The Britannia, it is said, is expected
to arrive here about the Sth of January.
CLINE ABBAS.-FATAL ACCIDENT.-An acci-
dent, which terminated fatally, took place here on
Tuesday evening last. A penCill, named March
Fox (66 years of age), residing at Little Itlintena,
about tit° titles from this town, on walking down
Long-street, about seven o'clock in the evening, came
in contact mith the Cerne and Dorchester mail cart.
which knocked him to the ground. He was imme-
diately picked up. and taken to the Bell beer-home,
there he was attended by two medical gentlemen,
Mr. Coles and Mr. Dowling ; but the poor old man
died about II o'clock the same evening. An inquest
was held on the body on Thuralay afternoon, before
H. Lock, Esq., derty coroner, when a verdict of
" accidental death' was returned.

COVNTY NLICE. —On Tuesday, the 24th instant,
before J. C. Dale, Esq.— Nathaniel Churchell, of
Cerue Abbas, was brought up in cuatraly of Super-
intendent Brown, charged with stealing a ham from
the Red Lion Inn, the property of Mr. Francis
Bragg. The superintendent stated that from info',
mation he received on Sunday, the 22nd instant, he
went and searched the house of Churchell, and found
the ham (which he produced) concealed behind some
wood in the outhouse. awl afterwards apprehended
the prisoner. The ham was identified by Mr.
Bragg, and the prisoner, who had nothing to say in
his defence, was committed to take his trial at the
nest Quarter Seasiona.
STURMINSTER NEWTON.—We feel a pleasure
in recording that our Union Worklionse wall sits-
tamed its parochial dignity tide festive treason of the
year, the whole of the inivates were liberally pro-
vided for hy their niore affluent neighbours, with a
bountiful supply of roast beef awl plum•pudiling,
and the usual quantum of Sir John Barleycorn ;it
is by auh seta as these that the leant of union is
reciprocated between the different classes of society,
and positive we are that the lenvfactors enj..yest
their 111111 Chnstnias dinners the more, that they
could feel that by their liberality their less fortunate
fellow -creatures were made p•rtakers of the social
festivities. So Ohl Chi llamas, visiting evert body in
the land from the royal lady in Windsor's seneralde
pile to the poor labourer in kis bumble abode, knocks
at the workhouse door, and finds • hearty wekt..tos ; :
and while Christmas is hailed everywhere, surely it
should be specially welcomed there. The season has I
its hallowed associations. and they are closely con.
meted will' tits poor. Was as lie; wbose birth wt I

celebrate at Christmas, horn in olacurity, anal reared
tilitieinftireencleaa.;lanhjolesis,nann'd't writtenthelai .f
rile oHfiltnbtilhaat while
rluabile
nests, He had nawhere to lay Ilia head?
ATH ELHANIPFON. --The comecrati an of the
church lately erected here,
ccuananseicircewivicileti.oitalfkuteh.e—pll‘ac.eueireyton7,l:aillyphdri(ecerisim'uie.i:CroeasiseeyoP;Lithim4ler'Perwilnecrenel
preached in the parish church and the Independent
chapel on Sunday. the 'llst oat, to improve the
death of the late Prince Consort. There were very
large congregations, and a feeling of deep eiarrow
pervaded the assured edifices. Both places .of
worship were hung wish !deck. On the following
day, a special service was held at the parish church.
The Mayor and Corporation, and the Yosummes
attended. the latter under the command of Lieut.-
Colonel Manael. Lieut. John., Ensign Atkinson,
and Sergeant-Major Abbot, walked in procession,
accompanied by the bands, the drums being
muffled in crape. The solemn strains of the " Dmid
March in Sand," together with the slow tread of the
1 Volunteers tended in no slight degree to give •
mournful aspect to the procession. The chnrch was
I densely crowded, and • very impressive discourse
was delivered by the Rev. W. Hart, from the 103 k
Psalm. 15th verse—" As fur Olin his days are as
grass, as the flower of the Hell so lie fioarisheth.
For the wind paeseth over it, and it is gone, and
the place thereof knoweth it no more."
Antoine or CosooLeNez, —At a special meeting
of the corporation on the 20th UNA, the following
address was unanimously agreed to, and forwarded
to the House Seeretary, Sir George Grey, on tho
following M lan :—" To the Queen's Most Excel. I
lent Ilajeaty. We, the Manor, Aldermen, and
Councillors of the Borough of Blatulfi.rd Forum, in
the comity of Dorset, hearing with heartfelt grief of
the severe bereavement with ...Inch it has pleased
Almighty God to visit your Majesty by the sudden
mums& from this life of his Royal Highness the
Prance Consort, who by his goodness, loenevolence,
and desire te promote at all times the welfare "(your
Majesty's subjects most deservedly won their truest
love amid esteem, hereby beg to .alfer your Majesty !
our sincere sympathy anal condolence on this metal'. !
ch.', occasion, prating that he who alone can afford
comfort to the afflicted. may mercifully sustain your
Majesty under your present, otherwise over-
whelming trial. Given under the Corporation Seal i
of the sail Borough, this 20th day of December,
1861, W. C. FINCHAY, Mayor."
WAREHAM.— DEATH 01/ TUB PRINCE CONSORT.
—The death of the illustrious Consort of Her Most
Gracious Majesty has been deeply felt in this town.
On Monday there was a general suspension of lansi•
nese, and Divine service was performed at St. Mary's
Church. The klayor, J. !lentos, Esq., anal the
members of the corporation attended, accompanied
by the 2nd Ooreet (Wareham) Volunteers, under the I
command of Captain Ferrer and Lieutenant Lacey.
There was • full attendance. The procession left the
Market Cross in the following order :
Constables (with stave, of ernes).
Town Sergeant (with mace covered eith crape).
The Clergy of St. Mary's Church.
The Mayor arid corporation of the Ancient Borough
(suitably attired in mourning).
The Rifle Vol:odes:is, (The Officer, wearing the mourn.
ing as prescribed is the general order).
The beautiful service of the Church and the prayers
were impressively read lay the Rey. H. Caps', and an
appropriate sermon preached by the Rev. S. It.
Capel. the rector. Suitable hymns were also sung.
W ITC II Ald PTON. —Th e annual meeting of the
members and friends of this excellent society took
palace oo Thursday afternoon at the Schoolroom.
This 'misty now numbers 2.38 benefit members, and
43 endowment members, total, 281 ; with • capital
of £2,156. After transacting business, the members,
as is usual on such occaaious, partook of bread and
cheese and beer.
WIM BO RN& —The annual instrumental concert
by the band of the Sixth Dorset Rides, which bad
been postponed on the account of the death of the
Prince Consort, is announced to take place on the
17th January, 1862, and we sincerely hope that it
will be successful, as to keep ups good band require.
a considerable amount of support.
TUE NATION'S Loss.—The mournful event of the
death of the Prince Consort, was feelingly alluded
to on Sunday morning by the Rev. S. Onslow, who,
in the course of his remarks, particularly noticed the
excellent manner in which the late Prince had ful-
filled the duties of Consort to the Queen, and as
tether of his family. In the afternoon the Rev. H.
Good officiated,and paid •just tribute to the memory
of the departed Prince. Carter's funeral anthem,
" Hear my prayer," was eacelleutly given by the
choir.

CArTIOI TO D x. An accident, which
might have been attended with serious consequences,
happened to • driver named Henstridge, on Thurs-
day. It appears that as be was proceeding from Mr.
George Hahgeoile brewery, on his way to Corte, he
by mole means or other,overbalanced on* of the large
casks in the van, which fell upon the shoulders of a
valuable mare; this caused the animal to turn sharply
round, when she broke the shafts, and injured her
hind feet e ,nsiderably.
Fie• •ND DRUM RAND—The lads of the National
School who belong to this band, were on Thursday
molt liberally entertained by Willett L. Adye, Ewq.,
to • bountetme supply of Christmas cheer. They
afterwards sang several part songs in excellent
style, and with goon effect, giving great satisfaction
to their worthy entertainer, On the following day,
they, by their vocal abilities in the square, some-
what relieved the dullness.' the season, and gave
much delight to • numerous out-door auditory.
YEOVII..—Tue Gt.oomis' FKIINDLY BENIPIT
SoeiCTv.—Oii Thursday evening last the menders
of this club met to the number iif 40, at the Grey-
hound Inn, for the purpose of having their annual
ripper, provided by the respected host ant hostess,
Mr. and Mrs. Allen. The chair was taken by Mr.
Samuel Hammond, who discharged the duties of
that office most efficiently. The customary toasts
were propeed and responded to, and sonic excellent
songs, recitations, 411 c., were given by the members
&ed. eidtors. ,A most haimonious evening was
spent, much to the enjoyment of all present. We
sincerely trust that success may attend this society,
and that they may meet together all happy nett
year.
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AmitiaNT. —On Friday an accident happened to
a man named Jobnami, in the employ of Messrs.
Brutton and Cave ; while in the act of attending to
some machinery connect,d with the brewery, his
nand became entangled in the cop, and was fright-
fully lacerated.

EIZCVTION or Tilt ALDESSIBOT Milancure.—Thomas
Jackson, the private soldier in the 714th Highlanders,
who shot his aerjeant and endeavoured to strangle a
fellow-prisoner at AlJershot a few weeks ego, was
hanged on Friday at Winchester. The primmer con.
tinned unmoved to the last, and steadily refused, ever
since his oonviction, to listen to the instruction of the
chaplain. There was no crowd at the plane of exe-
cution; the numbers might be counted by hundreds,
and there were very few soldiers.

Conform CAM—An eitraonlinary charge was brought
against a young woman at the Westminster poliomeourt
on Friday. of having the bodies of two children con-
cealed in her box, with • piece of string tied round the
'leek of each as if they had been strangled. The bodies
appeared to have been there for at lout twelve mouths,
lot they were not in • state of putrefaction, but ap-
peared as if dried into mummies. The prisoner denied
all knowledge of them, though her mole of accounting
for their presence in her box was, that the box was left
in her ioseernion by a woman, and she did not know its
contents. The cue has been remanded for further
investigation. The bodies of the two children are now
lying in the dead-house of St. Luke's workhouse,
Chel-
sea, awaiting • coroner's inquest. Such • peculiar
spectacle of infanticide has seldom, if ever, presented
itself. One child, the niche, has all the physique and
features of one two years old, the legs and body being
drawn upwards convulsively. occasioned, doubtless, by
the eord which has cut into the seek, and which still
hangs round it, and he which it was clearly strangled.
The or of the bodies, which were covered with rags
are in such • atate / preservation aryl so free from
efflo•ium, as to lead to the suppmaition that they must
have been steeped in some powerful solution. The
second child, • female, is smaller, and the beads and
bodies of both are filled with maggots, bet ezhibitieg
exteriorly the plompness of life. The right arm of the
body, singularly enough, is raised to, and reclines
serous the neck. The inmlic.al suppoeition, from the
diagnosis presented. is that the bodies insist have been
dead a year or more, and that the slowness' of decompo-
sition is to be accounted for by their having bees
hermetically sealed up in • box.
Monona AT TIite•STLIS FogT.—A murder has been
committed at the new fort at Tregantte, which is the
westermoat and one of the principal forts of the new
line of fortifications for the harbour and arsenal of Ply-
mouth, and the Dockyard of Devonnort. Oaths works
at Tregantle there are two blocks of huts, one of which,
erected hy Mr. Rice Menhie, of Plymouth. La princi-
pally occupied by Irishmen engaged on the works. It
appears that the Irishmen engaged en the works made
op partim to celebrate Chriatin•s. One of these parties
on Christonts-eve assembled in the hut of a roan known
as Johnny Sands, and amongst the party was • man
whose Chrislian name was Allen. This party had made
themselves jolly with eating and dnoking, when some
difference arose between did 'embers of the party.
Johnny Sands and Allen involved themselves in the
debate, mid the foul words in the then condition of thu
men soon led to blows. Johnny Sands caught up the
poker and struck Allen on the head • ferocious and ter-
' rib!e blow, by which, he was stunned. and, as the event
proved, demli-gtriak. What was deemed beat was done
for the wounded men, and with the hope that all would
he well, the remainder of the party resumed their jolli•
Itcation. Christiors Day was pained, but some time
between twelve and two 011 Thursday morning the poor
~idreeer died. On this sad termination of the event of
Christmas-ewe mooing to the resident policemasea ears.
lie coluiliullicated with his superior, and Sands was sp-
pireliended on the charge of murder. It does not appear
that there was us ill-feeling between the !Timmer and
deceased before the unfortunate drunken wrangle on
Tuesday evening.

B* .c OF DEPOSIT.— The affairs of Mr. Peter
Illorrison were before the Boukruptry Court on Friday.
The bmknipt himself. we nerd hardly remind our
readers, bas shy °mind. There were opposing oets
creditors preornt before the Registrar ; out the evidence
of wont witne.ves who attempted to poor themselves
rrediton, led to Millie curious disclosures, 11, the end
the personsl treditors f the bankrupt, who were led to
believe they might be ',Aid in full, earned the nomins•
tin. of the canines, ; cud by a mojority they assigned
en nikwanee of four oblate a week out of the islet*
tar the artaleasase thd haattrape sad We