The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-02-08 00:00:00

Somersttobire.

I TAI•NTON AND A. MT S.illEltsl:l S.,.'II:TY son
Tile L'HEVENTIoN Or CRUELTY To A r ima ---The
annual general meeting of this society was held at
the 1466111A1...el Satunlay week, lir. Woodford', in
the chair. The following report was read by Mr.
Taunton, suleitor, and I nary secretary to the
mewietion .--" The cominittee have newli [demure
'iii presenting to the subecrilers the report of the
society's proceedings during the second year of its
existence. The committee had occasion to yrosecute
in only three causes during the year In the
present year (Pmari they have prosecuted in 7 cases,
and obtained conviction, in six of them, the
ilefendanta being either lined or imprisoned. In the
seventh awe the defendant was disniissed with
emu from the magimtrates. Four of the above 7
were for cruelly ill-treating horses in harness,
other two cares were forcruelly ill•triating donkeys,
and the remaining case was one of cruelly beating
and ill treating • deerhound. The full details of
these several cases appeared, from time to time, in
the local press, to whom, and to the magistrates,
and the county constabulary, thanks are due mid
gratefully tendered. The committee were also in•
*temente! On one occasion in getting a crippled
horse, which was suffering great pain, immediately
iteetroytel • and the honorary secretary has at all
times freely comnaunicatod with any persons who
have done him the favour to apply to him on sub•
joets tending to the encouragement of humanity.
The committee have reason to believe that the
! existence of the society operates as a considerable
cheek upon the infringmeut of the laws relating to
the protection of animals; and also, that but fur the
interference of the society, private individuals would
not care to prosecute persons guilty of cruelty to
aiiiinals belonging to themselves, or to others, and
that thus the benevolent intention of the legislature
woubl have been frustrated. When the society
was tiret established. at the close of the year 1r.56,
the committee largely einmlated handbills and pule
lications with • view to diminish cruelty to animals
ill all shale* They rucolnlliellil that an increased
eircialation should at once take place, that men
evervWliere be taught that "The righteous
man regardeth the life of his bead." To this mid
the muiscnlters are invited to apply to the honorary
secretary 6.r a supply of lianihhiills and other publi•
cations for circidation in their several localities, mel
thus we may all hare the satisfaction to have am.
tributed, in however small a degree, to the aroWth
uimil mpreml of the Godlike pnneaple of universal love.
.1• there must necessarily be every year sone lalliiig!
off of subscriptions on the part of the milmenberm
changing their residences to distant localities, it ie
molt desirable that the subscribers generally, and
other friends to the cause should exert their in4lu•
mice to maintain the prevent annual sulacription
list, if not to increase it. The committee again
urge upon the subscribers the net-meaty of individual
as Well as combined otfort. Let no cams of cruelty
which may come under your observation, pals by
unpunielied or unreproved, distribute on every hand
the tract. awl handbills which may be haul on ap•
Oration to the honorary secretary, as affording this
inst mitidete to the evil of the brute creation being
subject 4. iiiiiincesary sulfuring, enlist the myenpathiee
of your friends, your childruii, mill your depvielents
in this goal work, communicate fruunly with the
honorary secretary who will fuel great pleasure iii
atlenliug you information. and 111 Yellowing Yen from
all unnecessary tremble or loos of time. In conclusion,
the committee fuel that the 'halal; of the subscribers
are due to the honorary secretary, who lute wil•
'hotly devoted his best energies to the several duties
develving on him, and has discharged them ha.
Partially tewarile 'dewier' in thery rank of lift',
Signed oum behalf of the committee. .1401111 Taunton.
lienoutry Secretary."—The report and trvaaurer's
atuount wore adopted, soul erulered to be printed awl
cireulaterl imulor the direction uuf the emiiiiiittue, It
was relkolVell " That title meeting, sualelluml with the
porineiplua liti which the muwiety is founded, and hav•
itug heard with unfeigned pleasure of the aueeme that
I has attended it during the Net and former years, are
encouraged to make increasal Aorta to elioludi uill
cruel Unstollis, and 41 promote more extemeively the
valise of liiimallity towards the lewer °rodent."
The Akers awl immiiiiittee fur the ensuing year
were vl'l'l4°, and t rule of 1111111kS glifitti 41 Mr.
'reunion, for his egloiont services as solieitor soul
holiorary secretary durieg the past year.
NI A Krim 'K. - lii November art a robliery of a small
pitiCe of mat from the cart of Nlr. Simon lieler,
butcher* "1' Olio Place, was committed by a maii
named, Edwin Wake, Detection followed speedily,
the most was recover-al, and the prisoner was obliged
lii ushisi,uiui.i. On the 21ii.1 ult., ho was apprehended,
and on Friday week lie Was hail Ilp before ( leorge
Harbin and T. Nleesiter, Emirs, of loom!, and coni•
milted for three weeks' hard lalmmr, and short hi.
thaw. He could not have been half o•lt'ak. when
he lost his liberty for • piece of beef that lie never
haul an opportunity iif hating.
EAST 1311171 T. —SsuldPos /),oilot.—(hi Wednesday,
the 12th tilt., Mrs. Martha Amoy, of this pao.., ilieth
after • few hours' lilies'. Her daughter, Miss Jane
Arne', was observed to be much 'Seated by hew I
and was heard to express • wish to I
mother's death,
die with her. Singular to relate, the next morning
she was taken ill, and expired almost immediately.
She has thus realised her wish, and both mother and
daughter were on the following Wednesday buried
in the suns grave.
W Neu AN. —Treawierr Troy,. —On Saturday week,
some navigators, employed on the Yeovil and Exeter
Hallway, m digging up the root of • tree, in an
orchard near Williams' bridge. discovered an earthen
vessel, covered over with • piece of tile, which on
"Polling they 6.unul contained 54 piece' of silver
ishilliugs). wins of the reigns of Elisabeth, dames
and Charlie 1. Witli the exception of being
clipped they Were in • good state of preservation.
In 1531, in the garden uuf Leigh House, near Win-
sham. was dug up an urn containing wins of James
I anti Charles I. No doubt both were hid during
the civil wars, and at the same time.
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MummaTut. —lieezoled Prize ?Va. —There was
to have been a prize fight near Bridgwater, on TU4III.
day Luit, the belligerent parties being a man limner!
Gillingham, of that town, who backed himself fur
£lB against • man named Williams, of Bristol, for
4:18. Inf wination of the intended "sot to" having
come to the oars of the county police, they happily
succeeded in preventing the disgusting cshilution,
much to the disalpointinent of 1,000 or 1,200 persons
who had efteethkd to witness the combat.