The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-06-12 00:00:00

entail! Nets.

ME notices of amendment on the Reform Bill fur
fourteen p*ge. of votes, and, ezelueive of those in hlr.
Gladstone's name number aeout ICJ.
The meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Pato and
Betts on Friday weed over in a very matisfamory
manner. A deed of inspection be. been acospted mod
creditors hare been appointed to set Then will b. 20v.
in the pound and • large surplus.

leis understood that" certificates of indebtednem '
aro being properd under the estate of Overend. Gurney,
and Co. (Limited). and that they will he issued without
delay. It is expected thee the example will be mine.
diately followed by other suspended institutions.

GINAT HAIM FAILURS, —Systematic meemfaebarersof
fates and unfavourable rumours have calmed Dim, bank
failuros. that of the Agra and Mmtarman's amongst the
Mt. To sty nothing of the Imam that musk under the
most favourable winding up, accrue to a worm with:
liabilities a from fifteen to eighteen millions, we mu
immine the calamity that must fall upon the share-
holders of a oonoern that, writh £2.5 paid, was at a
premium of LTA at the beginning of last you.

StCrAlltAlf 10140116 easter/venal riot took
place at St. George's Rail, Plymouth, on Wednessi.y
night. Lectures had been in course of delivery there
daring the last week by Mr. Murphy, agent of the
London Protestant Rleetond Union, on WO doctrines
and practices of the Roman Cabello Church. On W. d-
needay evening the lecture wea on the lofallibity of the
Church of Rome and the Worship of the Cross. The
Weeit7l4 Morning News saes the audience contained a
large per-rootage of Irish, who, having their angry pas-
sions roused by wholesale charges. fell to fighting.
Marines joined in the fray and used their belts, some
serious ce,s and bruises were indicted, and one man
was ihro•n down the stsirous and much bust There
was of emote mush cool anon and alarm, and • body of
marines were suit from the Deighboarlag barracks to
quell the uproar. This was done, and order restored.

Arra ItOPOLOGY.—The A nthropologirte held • meeting
a few weeks ago, at Bristol, at which • paper ern read
by Dr. Beddoe. on the "General form '4th. Heads if
People of the Wast of &end." Extensive experience
at the tiothirtis In Bristol has enabled Dr. Beddoe to
make a number of observation on the penthanties of
form of the heads of lotions inhahinnta of the western
counties, which indent him to think thee these is a
marked distinction in the shape of the shall
bet Tern them and the people of the nolo
I.nd and eastern counties. He is alio of
opinion that there is a cionnexion between the for,.
ot the brad and the odour of the hair. The people or
the western counties, according to the roadie of hit
measurements, have generally long-shaped heads, those
of Wiltahire biting remarkably loci. In this respect
they agree with the Irith, no bullet-headed pe being
among the latter. Persons with round beads,he eh-
served, have generally light hair, and black bait is
frequently accompanied with inferiority of stature.
SMOLA. QUZINTION AM:MING Bang IIOPIL—The
Leeds magistrates have given their decisioe in the can
oharging Thomas Bettie with genii.' beer at unlawful
hours. Thre. other, were aim summoned under similar
airatunstaness. Hr. Perna contended that the
defenilanta went not licensed under the ordinary Beer
Act, and that therefor* the requirements of the senate
did not apply to them. They had wholesale licensee
under the 96th and 27th Victoria, together with the
additional Hoene, under the onto enable them te sell
beer by retail, not to be drunk or consumed upon the
premises, and paid the per tentage (5 per cast), required
to be paid to the nein authorities. Then conditions
being complied with, the ddendante could sell beer to
any quantity in any manner, and, with the •greptioe al
Sunday, at any Urn, providing it was not geaseieed
upon the pressings. The Chairman (Mr. Cliff) said :
In then four one. the objection was takes that under
UM Act of Parliament there was no ~to the
time of selling beer. The magistrotes have had the
advice of their clerk, and have looked through the act.
They are compelled to admit that, as far aa they
see, the objection is • good one, tad that there 11 .0
reetrietion in the Ad as to the time of selling. The
summonses were coasequently dismissed.

PSINTID by Blom Power, mod Published for himself and
the other Proprostore "Thi Crows AND COMMIT
NIWIPAPID °DYNAST, LIYITTD," at their Reehrtered
Nies, Dbereh-etject, Dorehester, by WULIAN
wuwoz FM. of Saabs', Mu,iii ibe Deer ty of
Dorset. _

Triolsy, Jena 12, 1916.

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DORCHEiTER.

DouviT Cor NTT Scnoot.—On Thursday nest
the sneer.' dietribution of prizes to pupils at tbiv
mliool is appointed to take place, at TownhalL This
has hitherto been a very pkaaant gatbenng, and ou
Thursday additional internist will be given to lb.,
meeting by the presidency of the Lord Bishop of
the diocese.

Ws understand that by the direction at the
Awessment Committee. under the new U
-Largeaielity Act, t he even...meet the several par:then
h epr pwrd stipplm.ent .1 valeatim lists. asses nng
the rate the county gaol, the ahushoules.
the gaa and water maw. laid in the street—in fact
e . ery 11,1oription of property hitherto exempted
trim rating.

iS TT LION DILI Lt.. —Menthe's of the Bridpnrt.
Al' r I /oil...beater, Potlr, W ej. mouth, Anil
W gm' ~orna corpt ram for rope drill on 'ltiewlay, on
the punkin ground at bis militia barracks, 111 1.1111 I•
or about 100. The blowing (dryers wars present :
Staff: Colonel Mame& Alsjors Templer and Kin.
.b.raley, Captain end Adjutant Barrett, and Dr.
hue.; Ist corps, Ceptain Edward.. Lieut. Hoensell;
tl'od, Ensign Penton ; 3rd, Captma Coombe Lieu..
llodges ; 4th, bent. A Idridge ; Mb, Captain
Threnber, Enrign Hill. Altar two hours' exoellent
drill. the Colonel thanked the men for attending in
ouch numbers, and complint.inted them on their
drill. Hs then stated it was artanged for the
battalion to go into camp at I.ctlitorth on Monday,
July /I, and return on the folloiring Friday, as the
funds would not permit them to stay till Saturday.

'01: TT COURT, Tuestisay.—Before E. Everett, FN.,
judge.—ln Churchill,. Ellis, a alai us of as fee breech
of warranty of • horse, tried at the last court, his
Honour gave judgment for El& The sense of Henry
Barnes r. James Yearsley—a claim of EX 3a Ild. for
dilapsdations and injury to a beef/6MM and other build-
dogs at the tear of the Antelope hotel. Mr. Andrew.
fee plaintiff, and Mr. Howard for defendant Plaint ff
is an architest and surveyor of Dorchester, and the
defer data is proprietor of the Burdock hotel, Weymouth,
and formerly held the Antelope hotel in Dorchester,
and the breerhome in question. The easement touch-
ing the letting of the premises was °Heated to by Mr.
Howard as insufficiently stamped, and the case was
adjourned. His Honour suggested that • settlement
might be amicably mode by sailing its a good sitrveyor.
—George Cozens, of Burton, tnltter. v. John Phillips
of Rockland Nowise, /MOW- tlaim 63q. 6j. fo;
goods,. An item of alx yeas :aid lobe paid, and •
receipt for it was produced, signed by a man named
lases Symms, who left plaintiff genies on the 6111 of
April, 1661, and the receipe. was given on the 25th fol-
lowing. Byrnes warn prod.uosel, and swore that 119 did
not give soy receipt as alleged, and that the one pro-
duced was not in his handwriting. The judge called on
Brines to write his name and the word paid." After
comparing this with the receipt defendant put in. and
showing it to plaintiff's attorney, Mr. Weldon, his
Honour said sternly to Spikes, "You wrote that
receit, and I ought to commit you to Dorchester
gaol.' He told delendent it was • good receipt
and that he wa• discharged from the debt. The
remaining item of is. 6d. was not proved to he
owing, and the judge gave • verdict for defendant,
and said be ought never to have been summoned. He
ordered the witnesa Byrnes not to remain in court, and
he was placid In the prisouotri dock. When the other
httein.-ss was diepesed of, the judge addressing Byrne*
I have very little doubt in my own mind but that
you have committed perjury, neither have I much doubt
bet that you have de2rived your snarler, Mr. Cosmos,
4a,—you received that sum from defendant and
-never paid it over to your' maste-, the consequence of
'which Is that the unfortunate defendant is summoned
here for a debt be has a..re•dy pad, lilt had not been
for an observation made by one of the judges in the
superior courts, I sboulsknow entismit you to take your
trial for perjury at the next amine. The learned judge
of whom I speak thus expressed himself—that unless
there warns jury present to try themes upon which you
are committed, and they were of opinion you commis-Mai
perjury, it is • strong Nissen= for one individual
sitting here to form an opinion which • jury oaglit
t form. It I. for th.t doubt and reason I

do nal commit you. But do not think you
are free. If Mr. Cozens choose, and I think be is
fully jostified in doing it, he oan Ming his bill
bdoie the next grand jury In July at this court, and
try you for perjury, and I hope be will do it. But
there is another thing. Be can bring you into •
criminal court, and MAMA you for embezzlement while
Inc servant of l 40., and perhaps he will take that
oJuros. You stand in • very tudortanate poodles. It
to, however, no part of my duty, and therefore. I leave
you in his hands. Brume was then discharged.