The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-03-25 00:00:00

Rotel &null Exiirtoo.
TUESDAY, MARCH SI, 1813.

NOTES OF THE WEEK.

Her Majesty held • Council at Windsor OYU*
on Monday. The Queen aocompanied by her
Royal Highnees Princess Reatrios, and attended
by the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, is
expected to leave Windsor Castle about the lit
of April and visit London.
It is stated that Mr. Plimsoll haa received •
very kindly-worded letter from Her Majesty,
thanking him for hie book, "Our Seaman: an
Appeal, and wishing him every swoon in his
endeavours to benefit them.

It is said thst Sir George Jesse will noosed
Lord Homily as Muter of the Roll.; and that
Mr. Watkin William., M.P. for Denbigh, will
be appointed Solicitor-General.
The very familiar and hackneyed saying, that
"after • storm comes a calm," has just been
strikingly illustrated in the politioal world.
After a defeat of the Government upon an im-
portant measure in the House of Commons,
after • Ministerial crisis lasting ten days. and
after three adjournmente of the Lower House
In view of Ministerial statements, we were
suddenly told that it all amounted to nothing.
Mr. Disraeli would not form an. Administration
because there is • majority of 88 against him
in the House, and would not dissolve Parliament
because he has no policy to go to the country
with, and the Gladstone Cabinet has resumed
office as if nothing had happened to disturb it.
equanimity, Mr. Gladstone even stating that
recent events afforded no reason for an earlier
dissolution of Parliament than would otherwise
have taken plain. But, like many of the
Premier's utterances, this seems rather enigma-
tical, and the meaning of it altogether depends
on the period at which Ministers had intended
Ito dissolve Parliament was that next autumn,
or. the following oust or was the House of
I Commons to be allowed to expire by lapse of
time in 1875 I If the second or third supposi-
tion be correct, the constituencies, who have
everywhere been anticipating • general election,
will be considerably disappointed, and not a little
surprised, and they will not quite understand
pitching the Irish University Bill overboard
like • useless bit of lumber. But the House of
Commons seems to appreciate the implied
promise of • lengthened lease of life, and, after
Mr. Gladstone', re-assuring statement on Thurs.
day, demurely discussed at considerable length
on Friday, Mr. G. Hardy's abortive motion
respecting the interpretation of "the throe
rules" in the Washington Treaty, afterwards
obediently supporting the Government against
Mr. Fawcett's attacks on certain Civil Service
votes.

It is estimated that the revenue of 1872 will
reach £76,000,000, the largest on record, and
five millions beyond the expenditure.
The Parliamentary Committee on Public
Accounts has brought to light the fact that the
Poet Office authorities to whom an additional
million of capital wu granted in 1871 for the
telegraph service, having spent that amount,
without any application to Parliament continued
to defray the cost of extensions out of balances
in the hands of the Portmeater-GenerAl. In
this manner £856,000 was spent up to last
November. and no leas than £BOO,OOO will have
been disbursed before the end of the current
financial year.
Mr. Vernon Harcourt has devised a neat little
scheme for clearinj away the income tax. He
reminds us that in 1883 Mr. Gladstone took 2d.
off the income tax at a sacrifice of three millions;
that in 1864 he took off another Id., and in
1E65 2c1., there being in that year a surplus of
four millions. Fivepenos was thus got rid of,
and now we have only to deal with 4cl. If Mr.
Gladstone or some one will follow in 1873, 1874,
and 1875, the budget policy of 1863, '64, '65,
the income tax will have disappeared. There
can be no question of there being margin enough
this year; and if Mr. Lowe wants to redeem
his connection with the resuscitated Cabinet.
let him recommend doing away with half the
remaining fourpence at once. The right boo.
gentleman's idiosyncrasies will, however, we
fear, lead him yet again to favour posterity by
reducing the national debt. Posterity meat
have discovered the blind side of Mr. Lowe, for
he is always ready to consider its claims, while
he seems to have given up trying to please
existing mortals, who would appreciate a couple
of millions off the income tax much more per-
fectly than tan millions off the national debt.
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Tine occurrenoes have just taken place which
ought to be good augury for the success of Mr.
Plimsoll'. efforts, as showing that nationally we
do take a .practical interest in the security of
life at sea. The annual meeting of the Royal
National Lifeboat Institution was held at the
Mansion House on Friday, with the Lord Mayor
in the chair, and a distinguished company pre-
sent. The report of the proceedings and condi-
tion of the company naturally excite, the thought
—shall we do so much with the object of saving
shipwrecked sailors, and not 1131110ve the preven-
tible causes of a large proportion of the ship
wrecks around our meats I To this question
there will be but one answer among the public.
The second occurrence to which we allude is the
suspension for a year of the certificate of the
mate of the steamer Torch, for negligence in
running down and sinking the ship Chaoabrico
off Great Ormeshead. This official action is not
only satisfactory in itself, but also sffords a
precedent for inspecting and certifying (or eon-
damning) ship& It is at least quite as necessary
that Government should interfere to secure
efficiency in ships aa capacity in navigators.
Lastly, a thoroughly representative group of
speakers occupied the platform of Exeter Hall,
at Mr. Plimsoll's meeting, on Saturday. Lord
Shaftesbury was chairman, and among those who
added their eloquence to that of the noble Earl
and of the warmhearted member for Derby,
were Mr. George Howell, Mr. Thomas Hughes.
M.P., Lord Claud Hamilton, M.P.. Mr. George
Potter, Mr. Applegarth, the Rev. Newman
Hall, and Mr. Balfour, one of the loading Liver-
pool shipowners. The committee nominated to
sestet the efforts of Mr. Plimsoll includes the
Lord Mayor, the Marquis of Westminster, the
Earl of Dude, Sir John Hay, Lord Wharncliffe,
Lord Vernon, and Lord Etch°.
The Southampton Hoard of Guardians have
resolved to appoint the Rev. Mr. Gregg, an
Independent minister, chaplain of the workhouse
for three months. A clergyman of the estab-
lishment, it is said, was proposed, and Mr.
Gregg's appointment met with strong opposition.
U this statement be true, the Southampton
Board of Guardians will have to answer to the
Local Government Board for exceeding their
powers. As we take it, Roman Catholic or
Dissenting chaplains can be appointed in addi-
tion to Anglican chaplains, but not in substitution
for them.

The great South Wales strike is at en end,
and • very few days will suffice to set the forges
and mills of the principality in active operation
0008 wore. The South Wales workers have
rejoiced, and cheered, and walked in procession,
and carried banners, and fired guns, and o‘lled
out bands of music, and otherwise wording to
their light', menifestsd intense joy at the pros-
pect of being permitted to go to work once
more ; and well they might, for they have gained
an important victory, and the foes overcome
have been the union and its agents. Up to the
lout moment the union agents endeavoured to
prolong the strike; but the men finally did that
In the end which they should have done in the
beginning. They plucked up courage enough to
assert their liberty in the firm of the few who
would la i.ve condemned them to a prolonged
period of enforced idleness and misery. They
asserted their own power, and that of the union
leaders was prsetisally annihilated in a moment.
The mestere have no doubt spacial meson to be
glad; but the substantial edvantagcs of the
victory will, after all, go to the moo, .1t
Artimated that in wages alone the men have
forfeited £.800,000, and that the maaters have
lost £11,440,900.
March, the" month of many weathers," hag
hitherto be., very g‘poh as the whole year
hitherto has been—wet, Ws, tedious, instead of
early, dusty active, as it sonietisups is. This is
a great misfortune for the arable farmer, falling
.o• him after be has already borne a heavy birder'
of misfortune, almost of disaster—for that must'
be the generel agricultural report of 1872 in this
country. Whet • .ctuantity of work there is to
do in March, and how much is it behind this
year 1 /Iran mowing is not,yetoompleted ; epring
wheat is still being sown plongiflog for oats in
man/ place* Is yet %refinished ; barley poring,
hardly begun; clover amd gram seeds to poir ;:
potato pleating at hand ; eaintein and ve,l4es'
to get In; and fallow operations in prepegation
for green orope hardly thought of yet. Our
hands are full, we are greatly in arrow, and the
land is generally in an unsatisfactory condition.
Thigo however, is DO new experience, and agri-
maim has so many chasms of recovery between
mad time sad hams), that it is impossible to
foretell the end from ever so discouraging •
beibutiag. Novealksism is will be Wi" when

FOOTBALL—A capitol matah was played tie Pooled.
bury Wet Monday, between the oMeers of the 77th
Regiment and the Dorchester club. There wee • large
number of sprotatorr, aid the Win wee watohed with
much lute:est. Tbe result was altogether in Groin of
the Lome team, under the °entails°, of Mr. G. William
Andrews, which includes some first-elsce players, but •
gallant Bght was made on behalf of the regime., the
rushes being particularly well supported by the entire
team. Taireheater won the tors, sod the oil ten
kick, dol. After some capital Ploy, the ball was serried
almost oh to the line of the Ma god by Coekersen,
and Andrews smeared • touch-down. Boma tolerably
level parses followed, but ultimately another touch-
down was rooted for the tioase-t am by Fudge
and Horsey. The plane was unsucoessfol, end
half time was than sailed. Rada were shooed.
and, Ground by the wind, the 171 b saoesedied for
a considerable time in keening the Dorahester
tuts' on the defer:Salve. Lieut. Graham, the
Captain of the visitors, •ith Mona Pottle end Beene
and several of A* privet's especially Conran aari
Davis, did good work for the 77th. In the end after •
good &wig, oopspiouol3ll in which were Davis, Garth,
and Warner, the latter carrying the boll, he alao ans
seeded in getting the third toneh-down for Dorchester.
TOO place was again • fallara Just before time was
sailed • disputed toush-down wen geined by Demonfair thi borne party, and the game was brought to a
aeneladon.

Thureday.—Before Judge T. E. P.
Lefroy.—Corsoma v. Dr. Manery. —Mr. Andrews, of
tke lyss of Andreae sad Pope, appeared for the &harm
The ail. net /or El 9a, two weeks' wages, plaintiff
being a earvaast, amigo and gardener, and as sea ha,.
leg been in defeedont'a muter, at Crone Abbas, from
March 11. The lint year 11. hail 4.. weekly sod a
suit of Neuter, sad the following year his framuneritico
was 14e. 61. per week. Orom-ttgambsed by Mr..
Andrew.: Plaintiff sabl the livery, when he lirst bad
It, was not quite new; he did not undoretand Met it
wag merely for his use, and he could not my that it
had been worn by his predecessor. Hie denied having
disobeyed his master'. orders on a &dela Sunday
morning am Is the feeding of the horses, and alleged
that Dr. lieEneti ll.:oked tee stabl. doors against him,
!Mandela stated thit a.: btring the num he agreed to
allow bins the nee of the livery, tad that as the ea..
nmocement of 1872. nbia the fresh agreement was
made, it was dieunotly understood thatlas thould not
have the livery. Defendant then said that he dis-
charged the man ler disobeying Me distinct orders;
plaintiff had weekly wages—be bad refused to give up
poeseallont tits livery His Honour ruled that the
piaintal not *fa ages
ted *a w foe whisk be had
ptnt —the fortnight's now &Waned —siad dieted Mal
he did not soak compassed% bit th r.of sods& Mr.
Aadrews acomented to pay the Motley; but imboitted
that his clout was entitled to rower for tAellYee
On this point the advocate We. suspected by Rile
Hamar, who told plaintiff that he mast give ap the
oiotters, if he did not do so Its would get into trouble.
Hi. Hamm gars bailment for the *kW, enleelles
that the whew be Maimed In inert sat" the elelitee

were returned. In the same of Walks v. Barokoo. the
Aefeadaat, a hetes dealer. havleg neglested to par
64., 10 for 'bleb jadcmeat had bees &se, ble
Honour leads an ordor of ounandttal for 21 dal, —nos
to be Wined for a 'sob.
Ootnurr Firm ammo, flsturdy.—Banre Mr. 0.
F. Ast. 11, Mr. Olio. Churobla, and Mr. M. L. Kladersley.
Charles Spool, of the neer, las, Evervhot,, and
/letter{ &rows. 111 servant, were brought up on remand,
fee eleleled liege peddlug, ko. tbe pmorrte of Mr.
Godelogtou, meets: of lb.estetnek }bands. Mr.
Hotrcrd for tho prososetivo. and Mr. GI. Eiproods for
Prlcluir".

Jae Daw said :1 am stud•greom to Mr. Crltioston.
and he,. Irina in 'bet septa, itee years moms July.
Cadringtoo keep, • peak of bound. on premises
adjoining ripon4's house Werloesday, 191, about
6.30, lo aeusoquenos of infortnetion, I stood at the
ootr.rorMr. Spam'. :terden close by the
trunpilre road. By my side was • public pump, sad I
stood there about three minutes. 1 heard the gate of
the kennels fall shut, said want round the opener, when
I saw the two prisoners Doming direst ft im the kennels
ethers I heard the noise of the gate. I was about 10
prds oft As I went to moot them throne turned
Into fipoug's yard, and Spool' Dune towards me. I ran
poet Sposig to bteango, who I found was tarrying •
booklet of oatmeal, whiab bed been outdo totb
"pudding" for the dogs. I mil to Strange I want that.
He never answered, but gave it up very quietly. It
was not our bookie. I went towards most •r's hose..
As I turned round Spoog say. " It's nothing bat • bit
Lf oatmeal: I suppose yea will tall your tomtit."
Prieoote, angrily: Sneak the troth, inso ; I can't
stao.d here, and hots • lot of Heel

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Kr. firinZda : If yea wish to defiled yourself 11l
emit up
Prisoner : I'll leave it to you.
Witness eoadeard :I replied "I should think so, Kr.
Spoon." I went on, taking the basket is Kr. Cad-
Anton, sad there We it. At that time we bed •
quantity of oatmeal padding In the wpm, *lose by the
kennele and in the direetioa fres whew I saw
prieuner's easing. I mar Kr. Oodringto• weigh the
podding in the basket—it woe ahem 33 lbs. Saw It
meowed with that In the copper, and had no bealinliea
In saying It must ham come from the copper, and wm
my muter's. WWIe, Barrett, the feeder, leeks up
the keened*. I don't know where the keys are Mum.
The pudding was weighsid the IMO night, and the
somperison made the seal morning.
Ormeemmined : The puddle( was weighed la the
huoitet es It now is. Never &Asa Strange whet he had
no the busked, but took It, sad he never spoke. Sport(
mid what I have now stated and nothing roma It ware
in Spcees yard I took the beaker. Mr. Cohen/ton
11,.. la be next hew below "lb.. Amen," bet them
is • aardm betweso. dome a Kr. Oodrangtoreeniadowe
leek Into the Aiwa yard. °mild net see the kmamt
hoot where I steed when I beard the gate Is& I had
dome there from Mr. Trenobara's how. It wee from
Inform Won. I heard sotnethiag wee going on wrong,
and thought it my duty ten., to it.
Kr. Symonds: From whom?
Kr. Howard urged witness was not bouad to
sumer,

—Mr•-ikioratie said he must tell his information, bet
at_prement he need not say from whom ha got it.
Witems: I wad informed (kilo wen brunet, yrse,
the kennels in busked@ ; they didn't know what. It MIS
about 6. 30, and light. Spring and I were en nrott7
good terms. I have not oompleined of him of any Wog
particular that I know of. Have
forage for Mr. Codrington : Mr. Spann has Believed
Spoor bought soot* straw of Mr. AO4IIIWII of Wrachisil
A.ndrens s roan named Gmbh came into the yard, and
I asked him it they bed some wheaten straw, and he
mad tato didn't think they bad. But earn* scuts after-
wards. After that Spoon said If the straw was not so
good as represented ty were only to have on., load. I
think titers was about a ton and • half- It ciamo whoa I
wan out hunting.
Mr. Symonds: What are you then
With... Stud.groont.
Mr. Symonds: Oh! I didn't know grooms went
hunting.
Witness: I do sometimes.

Wittiest: Same eouvereasion took plats .Lot my
rotting a mown oat of it. I didn't get it, worse look.
bald who sot Ito kok to for a orown out of this 14
1... of straw—rtmemiser I auoatod groom. Ile sato
go to Mr. dadrews ; but 1 414 not, and didn't kayo tho
si. It was the practice for stod-grooma to boy.. dm-
count on moseys raid for forage.
Major Judea: We all kaow that; it. an aokoow-
hared thing.
Mr. %mood' Im very sorry to hear it. I don't see
a great deal of iffsrenoe betwass that and piakiag yew
muter'. posket. _

Mr Coombe: One is authorised by eanom and the
other ia uot I —(laughter).
Wirer : Soong has bought bay and corn for grater
and I have had the dirounta. He woe conderfully
good. I did not tit the "lip.." I was plowed that
13p00g bought for master, and didn't know but that we
were good friends.
itewasminesi : Masttr bets his bay, ko., and the
grit nitiee I get make no difference to hint I told him
.05 wee too ninth so give a ton for the hay. Didn't
waich Spoog out of ill-holing.
William Barrett : lam Seeder at the kennels, sod
make Ws pudding for the dogs. On the amities of
Wednesday looked op re kennel a few minutes to ail,
and put the key over the dor erre it in kept in oar
a stray hound should come in, or the muter o. anybody
lialeagicg to the kennels want to go la. At that time
there was pudding In the topper far filie bounds. Both
samplee of pudding produced were Like that ha the
00OPor.
P.O. Worrell sail on Wednesday, 1911, he went to
Mr. Codrington's, being sent for. Hs nerved the
bucket of oatmeal from the a tad-groom there. It
weighed 331ba On Thursday morning he apprehended
Hobert Shows. and charged him with assaliag •
quantity of meal iu rojartien with hi. master, the
property of air. Oodriagtom He rid "I don't know
anything about it ; be went in shoe it, end brought it
out to me, and I carried it away." He repeated that
ter*, substituting "muter" for "he." 'Told hiss he
ism an custody. Be said "Ain't you going op alter
be ? ' Witness said "Ye." He rid He's got me
Into a pretty meet." Understood him to mega his
muster: there was nobody else in quern. Me be
went and apprehended Soong. Charged him WS he did
Strange. He asked to be allowed to go and speak to
Mr. Oodrultion. Told elm yes, he sbosid not object
to that. Spong dill not go, bat rot his wife. She
oak, d what it wan all about; and Spoog " It's
about that tel of pudding I took for the dog," and his
begged of her to go and reek to Mr. Codriagton, and
she meat sway. Afterwards sword Sponge me-
wing, and In the vault of the privy on the sod found •
quantity of oats and some dog bisonita There were a
great many oats them. Bad compared them with a
sample from Mr. Cedeington's bin, and found they
earresponded—they were light and dark 004, and there
wee &scale about some of them. Didn't know whether
the bitoults were the same as Mr. Oudrington used.
By the bench: itbould say there might be 2 or 3 ,
bushels of Oar down the privy. There were or or
two- not mry—ou lb. art.
Croes-ealueiced : in. privy where I toned the mite
sin Spores garden; near the kennel's, and rorible
from them. Did sot coil.. any oats on the doer. The
oats appeared to be rascally shot there. Could not
are anything on them. Spool could not put env oats
there after I had apprehended him. When Spong
asked to go to Mr. Codringtoe I said "where you go I
shall go."
Be-exasered : Spong had three calves en his pm-
mire, • lamb, and a dog. Saw no oatmeal there.
By Mr. liymonde : The ryes were la the ground;
did or see any trona there. Did not see any meet
before the dog.
P.C. Ilford, at Dorehester station, said on Friday he
was la charge of Spong, when hie wife'e sister rate to 1
re him. He salted to D., allowed to write a litre and
gars him paper and poneiL The paper produeed is
the same, and it was read se follows :
Dear Sir—Do pray forgive • most penitent Wog. If say 1
one In this world was sorry for any act they committed I ma 1
the one. I own taking the oatmeal; beyond that, w help me I
God, I know nothing. If you send me to wino yea WO kill
me and rein my we mod family. I ask you WM • bream
heart to at me return hems tomorrow sad the moms of
mailing a miserable boon teppy woe mem. All my hops is
In you. Tretting to your kindosea. I remain, your grateful
servant.
J. Codrington, faq. C. Simms.

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Mr. J. Codrington acid hie kanoela were on part of
Sponge premises. Hs identiled the meal, end mild be
had tamer given dpeoLor hie was liberty to take within(
from the kennel.. Had bad • great many Macula
like these produced for hie doge. and tits oats were
Ilk. the.. he had. Spec( came to 13111 about two
miautes deer Dew brought the basket. He mid "I
only took the metal for to. dog, sod thought you would
sot think •oy harm of it." Witness walked away and
said "1 call it robbery." If • dog ate the meal pro-
duced he would not want my more for • week. The
letter produced was brought to his house yesterday
evening Soong bad no business in the Imamate, He
used to come in often when witness was there. He
had so right to be there after the kennels had been
looked sp.
Cron-examined : Had bees as good term with
Soong. • If he had mired me for some mid line for his
dog would willingly have gime him some. Told blot
to. Was put out about the matter. Spoog bad had
the miefertene to Imo • horse and it had gone to Um
kennel. without payment. Boom of witness's windows
overlooked the road from the mantas, On Weeleeedey
were cutting hay, and Spessg was there till about •
quarter to lox.
Ht-manticed : He bad ample opportunity to oak me
for meal for his dog on Wednesday if he liked. .
Mr. Sjsuonde remarked that in tills ome they had •
men carrying • bucket in front of Mr. Codrington's
window whence be could be men 41 up the road, and
tenting into Bpoar's promisee. It win daoea a poblie
plea*, where anybody ie liverahot almost m ht see it;
and he would submit it wee pettedly laeo.ml.tsct with
the Idea of • 01118 aaanalltiag • Nosy: To eomititube•
felony there must be eninsur Armada —• wlflul intend*
to maven to his Own use instead of that at the tine
owner. hose the misuser ie whit* Haw gave Me
It was clear he had a great deal of amessia
against Spong ; arid, whatever might be the understead.
fog oe the eturtom, he considered the preetiee of getting
5a UM wet disarms/fut, and, as he took it, d
Soak relstions between the man supplying and the Mae
mein* oondtioed to fault-ending with the forage Ear,
plied unless the servant, were "Upped." Dew *owed
' a—isms against the defendant bemoan he did not get a
oeoWn on the strew Smug supplied, mad that wee the
elm to Me whole affair. He slid mot deny that the staff
mune from to. place where it was represented to have
done, but he submitted that upon the relations in which
ler. Soong etood to Mr. Codriegton there was en
felosious Intention. They had been on very good tenni,
and there had been a good deal of 'glee and take*
between them. :time MY. Gedringtoo had taken the
premises off defendant he had bad additional aseommo-
dation in the eliape of corn storm and so on; and there
was • little give and rake throughout the whole minden-
ehi2. lila if the Bench. were of opinion there was •
fel*beam intention Indicated, he should my no mme, I
bu!_lult the!' tt.l.ornd the nue to Um eseadona
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tholgealliODlC

—Span. uo.dor done of Mr. Synced*, neared Idp
deloon. •
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AA te the Mb.. deleadeat, Mr. lipase& old he vas
po doubt whir wider the authority of Br. .
thkya, he was eemraitted also
La auswir to the pimp, odd he serer yaw Mr.
Bocci take It; be (Spend saire Wet the, bigot el sof
to take to the dog, aad be took it.
Ball was aeoepted for both priesemieh

TWO wairsgourH Kyr DILOWNW.

A abort limo ago, Oeptain Fisher, e
Chapeiry. Weymouth, went with a eompsoloa atiaet
Cram& to IroMod. to (mob s yseht port:ham I time Dr
Captain Foster. They were followed oa Wednesday
last by Mr. Thorne and Yr. Dmitning, who Irma Ire
believe. to form partel the yacht's crew. On 11,milsy
troslordsll toornine a telegram wse rervived from
llookmows, neer Queenstowo, to the tffect that
Captabi Fisher end Orouah hod bien drowned In • boat
',agent, hut that Thorne and Do•ning were saved.
Captain Fob er leaves • wills who ii ia dalleate health.
a.u.4 four children, and his lass will ho v.oy (lowly