The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-05-17 00:00:00

To the Editor of the Dorset Cbux/y Erpresi and

Agricultural Gaz4te.

Sin,—The Editor of the Owed County Chromicle,
having been summoned to nerve on • jury in the County
Court, thought fit to insert an article in his paper of
May bth charging sir, as Under Sheriff, with the offence
of removing him from his Bdikeial duties, and wowing
roe of " officiol soprice.and an unfair exercise of my
position. I wrote the letter, of which I enclose • copy,
to him, and considered I had cleared myself from lois
charges. On meeting him, however, shortly afterwards
I was styled " his enemy," and coolly told that my
excuse was not correct, for be had been told, at the
Office of the Registrar of the Gennty Court, that the
Under Sheriff appointed the Jurors. As In lois paper of
to-day he has not noticed my letter, or in any way
relieved me from the charge he made, I have now to
request the favour of your inserting the letter enclosed,
together with this, in your next publicatios, as it is of
importance to me that the public should know that it is
not through any Nub, of mine that the consequences
which will ensue from the service of the gentleman on
this unlucky Jury will fall upon them ;—for he told me
he should give up his bonne and remove his printing
establishment to Weymouth "where such things were
not done."

I will not say much as to the Under Sheriff having
pretty touch the same power at Weymouth as he has at
Dorchester, because that might imply that our friend
has no very distinct notion of the duties of the office at
all; but I do again repeat that he would be better eni•
ployed in serving on a Jury than in making an uncalled-
for and unfounded attack upon an innocent official; and
I would earnestly advise him to make himself properly
acquainted with the law affecting any matter before he
commits himself by writing upon it.
I am, Sir,
Yours obediently,
THOS. COOMBS,
Under Sheriff.
London, May 12th, 18.59.

[COPY.
" THE PRE' AND THE PETTY JURY."

To the Editor of the Dorget Coutay Chronicle.

MR. tionton,--Considering that your article in to-
day's paper conveys a reflecti.m on the Under Sheriff, I
take leave to reply to it. I fear that you did not look
into the Law of Juries before writing it. Firstly—u
regards your name being on the List, neither Sheriff nor
Under-Sheriff has anything to do with placing names on
it. That is done by the Overseen, and their returns are
made upon oath, and unless you have • legal ground of
exemption it would be of no avail for you to set aside
your "disdain," and to ask that your name be omitted,
for there is no power to do so.
Secondly—u regards your b,ing summoned on the
Jury, on the occasion you mention, I have to informn
you that it was nut a Sheriff's Jury at all, but • County
Court Jury. A copy of the Jury Book is furnished to
the official of the County Court, and I believe the names
of the Jurors are selected by lot, so that it is to your
luck, and not to " officiaLcapriee " that you have been
indebted for the honour of serving your country the day
after the election.

Now, u you have expended much virtuous indigna-
tion on the hubject, %Wei was wholly undeserved by
we. I trtud, you will iii.ert liii. an,wer.
If I were not a good-tempered wen I might say that
you ware as wall employed in serving ow the Jury as in
writing such articles as that which has called for this
letter.

Yours truly,
(Slyned) THOS. COO3IBS,
Under Sheriff.

Dorchester, 5 May, 1859.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

PRICE OF CONSOLS.
LoxDoN, MONDAY EVENING, MAI- 16.

Consols ninety-one three-quartera to five-
eighths, Money and Account. New Threem,
ninety and quarter to half.

FRANCE.

PARIS, Saturday, May 14, 6 e.w.
Accounts received at the War-olliee mention that
the Emperor has proceeded to Turin, and reviewed
there the Freoch troops. He was to proceed thence to
Aleasendria.
The rivers had again overflowed the country, and
military operations were couipletely suspended. The
Austrians were concentrating with a view to fortify
theirlims of the Ticino and Po.
Tba Analdeatte in the success of the army in Italy is
so great that preparations are soon to be made at Notre
Dame tor a Te Deis in thanksgiving for a great victory,
which is expected to be announced in the course of next
week.
In reply to the declaration of the Neapolitan Govern.
meet in favour of neutrality, the Sardinian Government
seeks to prove that Naples cannot plead ieutrality. inas-
much as the has iniplitly adhered to the Austrian
policy.

GERMANY AND THE WAR.
BERLIN, Saturday May, 14.
The session of the Diet WILI closed at 120 clock te-dey
by the Prince Regent in person, who pronounced a
speech, of which the following is an extract froui the
part relating to foreign affairs
The war, which my Government in vain used its most
strenuous endeavours to prevent, has broken out in Italy.
The serious position of affairs demanded the placing of
the army on a war footing, which measure it was also
found necessary to extend to the marine service. The
attitude and spirit of the army are such AS SO 10Arirt)
us with full confidence, whatever the future may pro-
duce. It will not, when our country call., fall short of
the deeds and fame in arms of our father*.
Prussia is determined to maintain the basis of Euro-
pean public Tight and the balance of power in Europe.
It is Pntssie s right and duty to stand mi for the secu-
rity, the protection, and the national interests of Ger-
many, and she will not resign the assertion of these, her
prerogatives.
Prussia expects that all the German Confederate
Powers will stand firmly by her Nide in the fulfilment of
that mission, and trusts that her readiness to defend the
common Fatherland will merit their confidence.

THE CARTLE TRAWL—Norwich, May 14. —At UM;
important market to-day store cattle were Ihs. to 2[4.
per bead lower, and a c'earsnce was not effected even at
tbis reduction. Sheep were also Is. to 2s. per bead
lower.