The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-10-15 00:00:00

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mode of its expenditure, we cannot connive the rate-
payer"' money is Joliciously expended, or that a public
fund oliould be in moth • state.
We would beg to state that we find bills of the Sur-
veyor made out as due from your Board to " himself,"
end received by him weekly from the Treasurer, ex-
ceeding £BOO in amount, which we believe have been
from time to time eigneo out of the Council, then paid
by the Treasurer, and never promoted to the Finance
Comnittee or your Board, and ounsequently paid with-
out any opportunity given you to investigete the same.
(This ia in addition to the heavy amount of tradee-
men's bills recurred by " Order of the Surveyor.") It
M not possible to aseerately (beck expenditure so maie,
If eaek it state el &begs is permitted to be con-
tinued. A geese trvegdarity has also crept
into Om Surveyor's rieecornis by hie being per-
mitted to pay marry tradennen'e bile, sad carrying
them into Ms weekly seement, varying in amounts under
Re, whleit seemonts should have Nolfoß before vou in the
unlike Way i added to which a considerable per mintagenp
rpm Mere leas been eharged for samenece onimegiren
to the men. We invite yow inspection of these bills,
and of oilski 7OUTROPONI of the charges they contain,
the Semi for Which, until brought before in, as We are
Wormed, Mive never bee* presented. We are satisfied
that we need bid mention the apparent extraordinary
politer exercised by the Surveyor fo Witte you, to lake
prompt steps to prevent such (to out tbieting), extra-
vagant "'pandering of the public money.
Vie are, your most obedient Servants,
J. PO'IIHecARY I Ammon.
8. 81311IONDS 1
The MANOR said them reports required s geed
deal of consideration, and be thought they ought to
be referred to a cummittoe.—Mr. Daemons was of
the mane opinion, end that Mr. Lowman and Mr.
Potheoary should be brought fain to face,—Mr.
Itina.mmoa could corroborate the remarks of the midi.
tore, both ae to the deficiencies and the payment of
Lowmar's bills without coming before the Board.—
Mr. AT LINO believed the accuracy of the reports
were not to be disputed. —Mr. Devious/1 considered
that the proper way to get at the matter was to
'teatime the amounts Wei% or thirty years beck,
and am if they did'ut more, compared with
their Maim% than they now. The great evil at
existing was, the Measurer did not bring in
resiroi
oe y after the rates were enade.—hlr. MILLWGS
thought It was desirable that • eommittee should sit
foe half-an-boar every Saturday to examine Low-
man's bills, before they were signed by
the Mayor and one or two other members.--
Mr. Haas said be knew • little about
the accounts, and in looking over the General Fund
amount be found the auditors were in error. The
iDOOIIIO of the General Fund was £lOO a year, in
round numbers, greater than the expenditure.—Mr.
Dv/mum There it is, you see, Depend upon it
there's nothing like having the affair investigated:—
Mr. DRIW mud there was one glaring circumstance
alluded to in the report—the Aargau by toiremen,
in his weekly account., of tradesmen's bills.—Mr.
Hums denied the truthfulness of that statement.
—The MATOIL also denied that be ever signed for
anything bat the workmen's weekly wages.—Mr.
Dutra could not suppose that the auditors would
make the statement unless there were some grounds
for it.—Mr. DSVENDOI—Depend upon it if the thing
is investigated it'll come all right—After some fur.
thee discussion the matter dropped.
The Board of Health bulimia was unimportant.
It was proposed that tenders should be invited to
make a drain in liorefordetreet ; and the Town
Clerk was directed to take the necamary steps to
secure the removal of the dammed water at the back
of Waterloooe. —Mr. HOW•RD directed attention
to the desirability of keeping the accounts of the
treasurer and the surveyor by double instead of by
single entry.
The Board then separated.
WYKL—On Tuesday last the catch of pilchards
was so great that they were sold on Chiswell beach at
6d. a hundred of 6 score, or • penny • more.
PORTLAND.—Resittso DOWN • SMACK. —At the
Weymouth County Court on Thursday an action was
brought for the recovery of £.16, damage and costs nu-
tabled by the Charlottel on the 27th Januaryileet. Kr.
Howard was forth. plaintiff., the owners of the &neck,
Charlotte, of 28 toes burden; and Mr. Steelton appeared
for the defendants, the owners of the Smack Amanda
of somewhat large tonnage. The case occupied the
Court five hours and • half, and a large number of
witnesses were examined. The principal facts of the
eses were simply these :—On Sunday morning, the 270
January last, information WU brought into the Portland
Roads that a vessel was in distress in the Channel he.
Aceordingly Captain Binfield, master of the Charlotte,
and Captain Henry Way, master of the Amanda,
prepared to go out to her. The vessels were moored
about 60 or 70 yards of each other, the Charlotte being
westward of the other mein. The wind was blowing
W.8.W., and they had to go in is N.E. direction
to get to the end of the Breakwater to get into the
Channel. They both slipt their moorings about the
manse time and the Charlotte being somewhat the faster
Tomei at the two, "huffed," and Messed the stern of the
Almada, and same up on the windward side. This was
does to lake the windout ofthesails of the Amanda, and
eensespently to outetrip her in the race and win the
Ll:tThe Captain of the Amanda buffed also and
imbre her bows. The consequence was, that with
two are three lading& the two vessels got nearly out
to the Breakwater, and by the time they got to the end,
were quite close to it. The Charlotte, however,
kept to the windward, and ran her bowspirit
lota loko Uolororlso of Oho Amanda uoislaLipo,
and shortly after ran upon the end of the
Breakwater, to which it did considerable damage
and was itself "stove-in" about three or four strakes
below watermark. The Amanda then continued its
imam in pursuit of the "prim" which, however,
turned out to be "nothing-at-all," and the Charlotte
retained to her moorings, and by plugging the hole
that had been knocked into her, with hemp end grease,
and continual pumping, managed to keep afloat all
night, and was next day taken into Weymouth harbour,
She was there surveyed by Captain Williams and Capt.
Nem, and the whole of the costs, including £7 17s. 4d.
paid to Mr. Leather for damage to the Breakwater,
amounted to £26, which was not disputed by the defen-
dant& There was considerable discrepency in the evi.
denim, especially new& the regulations for shipping.
It was admitted by all parties that the Charlotte did
woes the stern of the Amanda, to get to the windward.
The master of the Amanda said that when the Charlotte
oases up alonpidle of him be did not luff, but the
said that this statement bad oast • doubt on the whole
of his evidence, for if he had not laffed, but tope •
straight course, he could not have got almost atom to
the Breakwater before be was half-way out Besidea.
his own witnesses admitted that he did loft But then
they said he was perfectly justified in doing so, and
thus keep the Charlotte back from taking the wind
out of his sails, and that the latter had no right to run
Into danger, and that she might have avoided it if she
had lowered her peak sod dropped her stern. Captain
John Way, Captain Charles Beale, Captain John
Angell, Mr. R. Besant, and others, were of this opinion;
whereas, other nautical men including the harbour
'weer at Portland, the captain of H.R. cruiser, Eagle,
• gunner oe board the same vessel, and others, held
that the fastest vessel had always the choice of the course
she should steer, and that it was the duty of theslowest
venal, provided there was room, to get out of the way.
His Honour said that he knew in yachting it was usual
for vessels to take what advantage they could of slower
sailor. of getting to the windward tot ke the wind out
of their opposeet's sails. He regretted that the ease
had not been tried by • jury of nautical nice, who nn •
derstood the case much better than he did. As it was,
be must take a common-sense view of the evidence, and
jndge as beat as he could. He did not dispute the mi.
deem of the several captain. of vessels, who had given
their opinions upon the evidence as they had heard it
given. Those opinions had, no doubt, been formed upon
the credence they gave to the several witnesses, who
were witticisms of the occurrence. There could he no
doebe that according to the evidence of those who were
erewitnenne of what took pleas, the plaintiff bad the
preponderance, and he should therefore make an order
for the full amount claimed. Costs would follow of
source, to be paid within 14 days.
BTURIIINSTER NEWTON.—Vatx or BLACK'
woes Canner CLua. —A very stionesful season for
this club was brooght tea close on Friday, the 4th
inst., by • match amongst its own members, the
married gentlemen entering the field against the
single. The weather was everything that could
be desired, and draw together many who take an
interest in the game. The contest was evenly
maintained throughout, though eventually the
youngsters won the day, carrying off the laurels,
with two wickets to go down. The highest score
was made by lifr. W. C. lame, who being the first to
take the bat, did nut give it up, but had the honour
of liringing it out, mooring as many runs, in the first
innings, as the total number scored by
the remainder of the gentlemen on the
side he played. At the close of the match the party
adjourned to the Crown Hotel, and sat down to an
excellent dinner, served up in mine hoot Hutching's
usual good style. The chair was filled by the Presi-
dent —H. C. Dashwood Esq., supported by R. R.
Harvey, Faq. 8. W. Long, EsviKlev. C. Nichol,
W. C. Isaac, Esq. LL. G. tong, ~ ko. After
the removal of the G
cloth, the usual Elloyal tooste wore
green from thechair, and duly responded to, also the
health of the President, Secretary, and Committee,
is w•U as that of R. R. Harvey Esq. with thanks
for the use of the field ; but the listed after-dinner
speeches were much curtailed in consequence of
most of those present leaving to join a party at the
Assembly Rooms • • ball having been announced to
take place in connection with the Club in the above
rooms, where youth and beauty, to the number of
60 had assembled, and we never remember to
Lave semi a similar ball so well repretented by the
gentry, as on this occasion. The room was beautifully
lit up for the occasion, which, with the brilliant
dresses of the ladies, had an excellent effect; such
a pleasant reunion we have not had to record for a
long time. The refreshment department, under the
ems of our host Hutchings, gave anivereal satis-
faction, indeed we may pronounce the whole affair
as having passed off with considerable Ida;
reftedanigreat credit on the committee of manage-
ment King's quadrille band was engaged for the
oceasica, and the lovers of the merry dame must
have been satisfied to their hearts' content, for the
polka, quadrille, warts, sebottische, and country
dance, were soceessively engaged in, until
'Night's candles were burnt out, and jocund day
Stood tip-toe on the misty mountain tops."
BLANDFORD. llescrat. Smileless.
Carter, the celebrated revivalist, we observe, is
announced to hold special services at the Corn
Exchange on the first four evenings of this week.
All sections of the religions community are invited
to attend, and we have no doubt be will obtain
overflowing ansemblies. Mr. Carter is an 001110111
and energetic speaker, and in many places where
he has visiWl, has been instrumental in doing meek
Pod-
WIMBORNIL—Catceer Curs—The eteisbeee
of this club had their "winding up" match for the

cos

season last week, when a game was played between
the married and single members. In the evening
they partook together of An excellent repast, at the
Crown Inn, when the song and the toast went merrily
count!, and all appowed " hale fellows, happily

met."
A Hann C.isr--Georoc llorrl• and Sainitef
Squibb were summoned heroic the Viuit,oiito Bench
on Friday. on the charge of trespassing on the lands of
E.G. 11. in kes, Esq., in search organic. There ia an out
adage, " give adage bail name and hang him," and
this seems f'o bane held good in the present instance,
AA the defendants having been heroic convicted of
poachin„o, they were fined f I each and avits, although
they hail nothing abolit them to indieate that they
were guilty of the chnege imputed to them ; and
had olfeital the keeper to kill the deg they had with
them, and slid, indeed, give the Anibal up to him.
CLEVER BUT STVPID.—It Will be recollected that
a fortnight since a fancy fair was belt! at Nliddinhill
house, in aid of the funds of the Mission to Seamen.
Among the visitors was the wife of the Iter. Charles
Bridgen, of Hinton Martell, who lost a leather bag
with a number of purchases in it, and a purse con•
Mining half-a-sovereign and 12s. in silver. By
some means she lest the bag, which was picked up
by is little boy, who went with it., with other
children, to the shop of Nathan Bound, a shocuisker.
The bag was • valuable one, made of morocco leather.
amnia took it from the child, and said it was of no
seine; it was nothing but • bit of old leather, and
threw 14 under the grate. Mrs. Bridges, on discover.
log her less; went to Mr. flossiden, stationer, anti
had some bine printed, offering a reward for the lost
articles, but as bitind did not produce them, the
police obtained a warrant to search his house.
They found the bag, with a quantity of limey
articles in it, in the coal hole, hut the purse contain•
ins the money wise gone. Bound was questioned re-
specting it, but he denied aFI knowledge of it. He
was then searched, and the identical purse, but
empty, was found in one of his pockets, and about
LI in another pocket. He then asked the police for
permission to make the matter up, hut the constable
politely informed hint that that was beyond his
power. Br we. thereupon taken into custody, and
on being brotteht before J. T. 13askett, EN., was
committed for VW.
FONTNIELL MAfr.4k..--Trre VAR or rue
POLICIL—Some of the Yeovil Poor Law Guardians
bare lately asserted that the porite *re dna good.
For aught we know this may he tree( as regards
Somersetshire, but they do these things utter in
Newt. At the Wimborne Potty Sessions on Firiday
Jeremiah Spicer, • haulier and small farmer, was
charged by Police-Sergeant ['Wield with riding on
the shalt of a wagon, drawn by three horses,
without anyone to guide them. In all probability
the pollee ser:erant, in this instance, saved the
defendant's neck, for the linch pm wee out, and
one of the fore wheels bad nearly run off the axle,
when the vehicle was stopped. l'he As. fine and
mete, which the Bench inflicted, no doubt was
rev; gracefully and gratefully paid by Mr. Spicer.
RIMIER LYTCHETT. flieicriNn hiiroeszu
AMMAUL —George Udine and John Sawndera
were summoned by Folice•aergeant Pitfield, on
Friday, for rescuing thrice hones he was driving to
the pound. The defendants were pesseseed of the
animals, but they bad nothing to keep them upon,
and they therefore turned them upon ffterminster
Marshall turnpike road. Fined 2s. 6il. each and
sorts.
LYTCHETT NIALTRAVERS.--A HARD CASS.
—Eli:ate/A Bartlett, a neat, respectable•looking girl,
was brought up in custody on a warrant procured
against her by Mr. John Dowden for an alleged
felony. The girl had been living with the prosecutor,
but had left his service, and gone to a situation at
Bournemouth. The charge was, that she hail stolen
a quantity of balmy linen and other articles; but on
her boxes being search ed, and also her mother's
house, the things 'mild inot be found. There were,
however, two *inked co tars, and two or three other
things not worth picking up, that were sworn to by
the witness for the prosecution, but which the ac•
embed stoutly denied having stolen, and produced
the woman who had made them end given them to
her. The ovideece for the defence was overwhelm.
ing ; and, besides this, the defendant produced ex-
cellent testimonials of character. The Bench dis•
mimed the case nevertlielivis, the circumstance is
a serious one to the girl, as setting aside any stigma
that may be attached to her character by the pro•
ceedings—however innocent elme may have been—
she has lost an excellent situation in consequence.
WOODLANDS.—A labourer named John //feria
was summoned before the W imborne Bench on
Friday, for assaulting his muter, Mr. Simeon
Ruddle, of Knowle•hill farm, the renter of 1,200
acres of land under Lord Shaftesbuty. It appeared
that for some fault, or supposed fault that defendant
had committed, his master found fault with bun, and
some words pawed between them. Mr. Huddle
rode on a high spirited horse, and defendant caught
hold of the stirrups. This was the assault com-
plained of. —Defendant said that he was getting
away as fast as he could, and that his master would
have rode over him if he had not adopted the means
he did, of laying hold of the stirrup to save him-
.4E - -The magistrates, runwitiacending expla-
nation, convicted the defendant in a penalty of .X 1
and costs.
CR AN BORN E.— A cetnitsr.-- We regret to learn
that on Monday evening as Mr. Vann, surgeon, Was
returning home from Handley, where he hail been on
a visit to his patients, his horse took fright, and
started off at the toil of its speed. The result was
that the trap was capsized. the shafts were broken,
and worst of all, Mr. Vann had one of his arms
fractured.
A Maw FINED /Olt Tapir/OW.IO ON HIS OWN
Latto.--Strange anomalies do sometimes occur. We
have one to record in the present instance. It will
be recollected that a few weeks since, Dr. Putman
and Mr. Francis Hales, of Ringwood, were summoned
before the Ringwood Bench for trespassing on the
Potteni farm, in search of game. The circum-
stances of the case were simply these : James V iney,
the father, took the Potter!' farm for his son, being
himself answerable for the rent. The renter bad the
right of shooting over !hareem, in the early part of
the present year, Charles Viney, the son let the
shooting to Dr. Perlman and Mr. Hales, after which
the father, not knowing what the son had done, let
the shouting to another party, and signel an agree•
meta to that effect. When the CAAO came before the
magistrates, they docided that time father had the
right of shooting, and accordingly fined Dr. Packman
and Mr. Hales, one penny each, and costa. Mr.
Charles Viney, it appeared, upon this, felt himn•
self greatly aggrieved, and accordingly himself
took out a game certificate, and shot over
the farm and killed nearly the whole of the
game, and lie was accordingly summoned before the
Winiborne Bench on Friday last for trespassing on
his own land. Mr. Freeman, who appeared for the
defendant, contended that there was a joint under-
standing between the father and son as to the occu-
pancy of the land on which the alleged trespass
occurred ; that defendant was acting under such a
semis of right as would exclude the jurisdiction of
the magistrate*. He paid the tithes, for which a
receipt was produced. The land was rated in his
name, and be payed for the assessments. Mr.
Johns, of Ringwood, however, put in a
deed under seal, signed by Jame' Vine;, the
father, whereby he had assigned the right of the
shooting.—Mr. Freeman : This can only refer to Isis
right as to one gun; other rights, namely that of
the son it could not affect. He also objected to
the deed being allowed, without proof of its exe-
cution, by the attesting witnesses. —Mr. Johns said it
was enough to prove the hand writing. Mr.
Freeman: I think not, Mr. Johns, unless the
witness be ilead.—After a long argument between
the legal gentlemen, Mr. Freeman said it was
impossible to &tragic with any view to
qftimate success, though he might have had an
adjournment. The deed, under seal, signed by old
Mr. Viney, was too fatal, and destroyed his right.
His learned friend and himself had arranged that,
with there worships' assent, a nominal fiue of Is.
should be paid.
RINGWOOD.—A LAWYER OUTDONE AND HIE
CLIENT COMUITTID.—There is AO ohtl adage that "a
man who is his own lawyer" is a fool; but it some-
times happens that a lawyer, through his profound
cleverness, gate his client into a scrape. Such was
the CAM a short time since at Ringwood. A man
named Edward Watkins, was summoned before the
Ringwood bench of magistrates to show case why
he should not contribute towards the support of an
illegitimate child of which he was the putative
father. The il.d'entlant, wishing to get not of time
scrape if possible, employed one of the most shiewd
lawyers in the district. It so happened that the
defendant himself was summoned as a witness, and
when he got into the box, Mr. Johns told the
witnew he was not bound to answer any question
calculated to criminate himself, and accordingly acting
under the advice of hie lawyer, he refused to answer
aim; questions. The magistrates—Charles Castleman,
Fag., John Mills, jun., Feq., and Colonel Fane,
considered that without his evidence the case bad
been proved, and made the usual order, with costa.
L Bbt above this, they committed the defendant to 14
days' imprisonment for contempt of court, in re-
fusing to give evidenci,. Mr. Johns protested, and
said the Bench could noi inflict two convictions in
one case. Mr. Castleman said the magistrates had
not done so. The first charge the niagistrates
thought had been proved, and the Bench adjudicated
accordingly ; the second case was an offence com-
mitted in -mita. Mr. Johns aid he would apply
for a judge's order for liberation. The chairman
said he might do so, but by the time he got the
order, even if it were granted, his client would
hare fulfilled his term of imprisonment. Mr.
Johns admitted that be had been outdone, and his
client swore be would never employ a clever lawyer
again-
SH ER BO It N E.-I.rreaany IxFirrrirriox.—On
Tuesday, the Stlf inst., a lecture was delivered at
the Townhall, by Dr. Daniel, on a subject that
deserved a larger share of patronage from the
members and friends of the institution, than was
given on the occasion—from what cause we are at
a loss to define, but suppose it to be a lack of dis-
position on the part or the public to patronise any-
thing that doca not appertain to comicality. Our
readers must he aware that our great tragedian
W. a. Maisready, gag., was ones resident here, and
it was through hm influence the funds of the instate-

lilcewise that alio had cheque for £l2O to purchase
1111 OUtfit.—Tho magiatrates, being of opinion that it
wan • cue for a civil tribunal, said they could do noth-
ing in the matter, as it was merely a oast of liberal
credit.—Miss Westwood left the court under the pro-
teetion.of the police, and ultimately, we believe, took

tnain for Itriat.ol„
DRATH Or P.C. PAVET.-Tiiii eMeer, who an gal-
lantly defended the preinioaa of Mn. Mamba, in Weston-
super-Mare, on the loth of April last, against Um
attack of two determined burglars, and who was
severely maltreated in the deaperate encounter that
took place between himaelf and the rufflana, expired,
we much regret to say, at his lodgings in Worthy
Klace, Weaton.auper.Mare, between 0 and 10 o'clock ou

Monday monung.
or PRIJCRT.—Mr. Thelma Lewis, a well.
known tradesman, occupying tin) Clarein int Hotel
Tap, adjacent to the Anchor Head, appeared before the
magistrates on Monday, to answer charge that had
been preferred against him on a previons otcasion, and
which hail been twice adjourned. Mr. Clifton, u
before, appeared for Mr. John Hawkins, and Mr. Ayr*
oonducted the case for the defence. The magistrates
present, after patiently hearing the case, adjourned to
an adjacent room, and after some 15 or 20 minutes'
absence came to a conciliation that there was not snffloi.
ent evidence for them to send the ears for trial, Mr.
Kinplake remarking that if Mr. Hawking intended to
proceed against Lewis at the next assixes he could do
no. whereupon Mr. Clifton stated that he most certainly
should on behalf of his client. There was much applause
. . _ . . .

At thr ilceision of the I.rnoh. Mr. Ilawkinarnier.mt. into
rec.,gniaance to prrparc i,lprti.eclite sh bill of imliet•
?lariat Against Lewis at the forthcoming Spring Assize,

at Taunton.
TROWBRIDGE.—An SIVIIWARD ISMAILI —Nose
the recent plate robbery at Bradford, supposed to have
been committed by sone 'siert "guts," from Bristol,
the police and the inhabitants of the adjacent towns
have been on the qui sire, and during the past week
they have been unusually wide awake in coosesmenee
of some suspicious characters having been seen in the
neighbourhood on Sunday evening, during church time.
lurking about some respectable houses, taking •
of the premises. A respectably-dressed, gentlemanly.
looking man was pawing through Trowbridge on Wed-
nesday, when • knowing tradesman, awing him scan
-
nine some valuables in his *hop window, immediately
put him down to be one of the ChM mentioned. He
dosed his footsteps, and sewing him enter a well-known
boatelry lie followed, end coveminnicated his suspicions
to the host. This worthy iminedintely relieved the
tradesman'* mind, by informing him that the sweated
house-Meeker wax a ;especial:de traveller for a Bristol
firm, and by way of a joke. informed that gentleman
for whom he bad been taken. The traveller, very
eaturalir, grew exceedingly wroth at the insult, went
immediately to the shop of the tradesman, and throw-
ing himself into attitude aln Sayers, threatened to
"take it out" of Mm The worthy tradesman stood his
ground like • Heenan and a breech of the peace was
almost inevitable. 'floweier, the parties separated
without molesting each other, end no doubt the
tradesman will benefit by the *aperient)* he has
learnt.
FROMIL—Tai WOODLANDS 1110/111. Joseph
Serra, the soldier who sometime ago gave himself op es
the murderer of the girl named Sarah Watts, ma again
brought up at Frome on Tuesclay.—Jaines Payee, an
old man, said: I live in Broad-street, Frome, and am
a cooper. I knew the prisoner Seer from his childhood.
I well remember the murder of Sarah Watts. I knew
the prisoner when he was • baby. I knew him in child-
hood, and I knew him in manhood. I lived near him
—a quartet of a mile from him. When he was about
seven years of age he lived Is • lane called Birehhed
Lane—in a house built by Samuel King. After be
was seven years of age I missed Idan for some years.
I saw him and knew him at afferent times during his
life, but I can't mind when it exactly was. The last
time I saw him before the mardet wee in Woo:
(Frome), where be wished me "Good morning."
That was about three weeks before the Woodlands
murder took place—between the Ship sod the Sun. I
should not have known him it he had'nt spoken. I
looked round and wished him the same. I Men said
to him "That's Beer." I maid ," How are youdieer r
He mid "1 am pretty well; I hope you are the same."
I didn't see him again—the murder was done on •
Wednesday—till the Saturday week after the murder.
I went into the Castle Inn, Frome, that evening, to
find my wife. I fou..d my wife there selling some
lace—she was • lawmaker by trade. When I found
she was there I saw she was selling some lace to a girl
I called Maria Staff. I never knew her name. At
that time Seer came into the room. He brought in A
pint of beer. He was quite intoxicated in beer. My
wife and Maria Staff were talking about the murder
that took place in the Woodlsods. Seer then, after
bearing this discourse, stood up and maid he had done
all he could do with the mimes and then he murdered
her bemuse he should never be found out. Well, I
should have told if it at the time, but my
wile persuaded ine that I should he murdered if ever I
should tell of it. I said to Seer, "If ever / should see
you in Fronie any more. I shall have you taken up if
you don't give yourself up;" but he gave himself up,
for I saw him. My wife has been dead two years
coming December. I wish she was living. Imme-
diately after this took place I left the Castle Inn, and
told Beer I would go out and get • constable. My
wife then ran after me, and caught me three or four
yards before I came to Mr. Nicholls house—at that
time • constable. My wife said, "If so as you
do tell of it, you will be murdered as sure
as you be horn." By the Bench: I didn't
know the girl'. name. She travelled about with
her mother buying lace. I have wen her times since.
I saw her three years come Christmas. I called her
Maria Staff, because she came from Staffordshire. She
always stopped at my house white she same to Procne.
tier mother didn't atop at my house. I can't mention
one in Frome who knew thy girl. I didn't think the
people at the Castle knew her. My wife was • law-
maker, and used to sell lace to this girl. There was no
one in the room besides this girl, her mother, my wife,
Seer, and myself. No waiter was there at the time.
This was between 6 and 7 o'clock, and the home was
not then fill. Ido not know, I can't say, that any
one of my wife's acquaintance knew the girl, for she
did not stop at my home more than one night at • time.
The Chairman (to the witness): You have lived in
Frome many years, and you knew that there were
mine persons tried for this murder... Witness : I have
lived in From, 40 years. I told my wife when Frome
Bob was taken up that I would tell about it. She told
me if I did she would murder me. I never knew that
Frome Bob was tried for it. —Mrs. Edged said: I live
at Prospect Buildings, Bath, and remember the time of
the Woodlands murder. Some days after the murder
—before I had beard of it—a Man IMMO to my house to
ask for assistance. He appeared very 'Sleeted. His
thumb was scratched and he had • scratch on the left
side of his forehead. He said he came from Frome, and
had been to Bristol to try to get • ship, end was going
to London to try to got employmend or enlist for •
soldier. I am not able to identify the prisoner as the
man, but I am not satisfied that be is not.—The Super-
intendent said: With regard to the thumb, I wish to
stale that at the time of the murder a bloody thumb.
mark was found on the Wan.—After some consultation
the prisoner was reinsuded till Saturday.
TAUNTON.—FoIumne Be A GIRL—At the Taun-
ton Guildhall, on Wednesday, Jane Paten, • girl
eighteen years of age, was placed in the dock, chsrged
with stealing the sum of fia. the money of her father,
William Paten. under the following circumstances
The father of the prisoner, a labouring mita, occupies •
oottage belonging to the Rev. G. R. Lawson, rector of
Pitminster, near Taunton, to whom she was frequently
seat to pay the rent. A book was kept by the father.
In which it was the custom of the rev, gentleman to
make entries of the money as paid to him. Up to the
end of August all went on well; but on three occasions
during last month the girl had applied the money to her
own uses; and, in order to deftly* her parents, had
wade entries in the book, forging the initials of Mr.
Lawson and his daughter. Some auspicious circum-
stances, however, transpired, and the prisoner was con-
fronted with Mr. Lawson, when she wearied that she
bad paid the several same to the two servant girls. This
tamed out to be untrue, and it was subsequestly weer-
bawd that the prisoner, who bad fallen into bad eom-
pany, had spent the money in dress. Tim prisoner
selected to be tried by the bench, and, pleading guilty,
was sentenced to six weeks' impriemeseut.
BRISTOL—BRUTAL ASSAULT.—On Tuesday the
inhabitants of Temple-street were thrown into • state
of great alarm, by the report that a young woman had
been &linnet murdered by her mailer's son. Crowds of
people gathered about the home where the ort:ot:se
was alleged to have been committed, arid upon p
lug to the spot we obtained the following particulan of
the affair. The victim is • young nonsaannented
Catherine Rimini, who for some time past has soled
Is the capacity of servant at Mr. Bush's, Muammar.
Inn, Temple-street. The son of Mr. Bush, about 118
years of age, has been in the habit of " chilling" this
young wollIal) of late, upon what be termed her preview
soneeetion with the town, although it Is arc. ted that
not the least blemish can be attached to her character,
and words have ensued between them, and lie has upon
more than one oceasioa threatened to take her life. So
lamb alarmed has she been that be would be carryieg
his threats into execution, that it was only on Monday
that she prevailed upon Serjeant Holliday, of the Sed
Buffs, her brotherin-law, to go to the Commit House
to get a warrant out against young Bush, in order WA
he might be bound over to keep the peace. The Beath
refused to grant the warrant, in consequence of some
informality in the application, and it appears that the
young man had beard of the application having been
made, and instead of conducting himself better toward,
the young woman, he was worse than previously. On
Tuesday night he commenced with Ids usmil 'subject—
the previous misfortune of the girl—end elm told him
that she was as good mot he or any or his family. Mr.
Bush, senior, had left the bar in her charge, and because
she would not allow his POll to have the management,
after the alteration refereed to, he soddenly jumped up,
and taking hold of ber by the hair of her head with one
hand, he commenced a savage &Meek upon her with the
other. He struck her four or live murderous blows
in the face, literally smashing her nose in, and leaving
her senseless upon the door be ran off, and has not been
heard of since. The poor girl was completely saturated
with blood, and her face presented an awful spectacle,
being perfectly one mass of raw flesh. Medical atten-
dance was speedily rendered, and her wounds were
dressed. Her assailant has made his escape.

The Anglo-French Treaty is 'taperingly producing an
excess of riches in articles of English manufacture in
France. It is stated on tbe authority of • Rouen paper
of some commercial reputation, that already a hundred
thousand tons of English manufactures have arrived at
Havre, and that the locomotive resources at the com-
mand of the railway company there are insufficient for
the transit of the goods to Paris. On the Belgian fron-
tiers the same large accumulation of English producta is
going forward.
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Cou.lcalta.—The total number of collieries in Great
Britain, at prevent, is estimated at 2.664; of thaw
1,943 are in England. 236 in Wales, 406 in Scotland,
and 71. in Ireland. In 1867 the coal produce of the
United Kingdom exceeded 66.000,000 tons. The value
at the pit's month of the quantity annually raised is
estimated at £16.700,000, and its mean annual value,
when consumed, at about £20,000,000. Besides this
sum, it is estimated that the iron extracted yearly from
the coals raised is worth, at the mouth of the furnace,
fourteen and one half millions sterling. The total
capital invested in the trade is supposed to • teed
eighteen and a half millions sterling: In 1861 tne
number of persons employed is our coal Lass was
2I%000; at peasant Ware an at WA • quartet al •
millioa.—Mechanici Nagrasias.