The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-11-22 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULI URAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER, 22, 1881

Mile Eva and Mies Blanche Smith sang a duet,
Morget Coutit4 exprtss -Quin lache bianca tuna" (Cautiustia), in a manner
• that evinced a th .rough caltivetion of v ice. Miss
Blackstone Williams sang "The Place where the Old
DORCHESTER, NOVEMBER 22nd, IBBL Horse Died,"toa very old and familar tune which wee
very tastefully sung and well received. The duet "0
that we TW:I were Nlaying" WAS given in an artistic
The Ckinimittee of the Dorset County Museum and graceful manner by the Rev. W. Miles Barnes
Building Fenders to be congratulated on their teem's- and Miss Blanche Smith, and it was received with a
tel efforts to tabs* sufficient funds to carry out the hearty encore, the performers very kindly repeating a
new building according to theoriginal pl ins. It would portion. Bliss Bluiche Smith after wards sang the
have been a thousand pities had it been otherwise, and, quaint old song " Across the Sands of Dee" with much
now that the matter is settle I, the work will proceed feeling. Two comic songs were eung by Mr. Hardy,
with all despatch. Already, uuder cover of the dismal the choruses' of which were taken by the glee singers.
frontage which had threatenci to bide the museum, With regard to the recitations by Colonel Wilkinson
considerable progress has been made in the main boil& we cannot speak too highly, and the audience testified
leg, and already the erection is beginning to !MIMS their pleasure at the spirited manner in which the pieces
very handsome proportious. , were recited by long continued sp,Asuse. The first
piece was "The Psalm f Life" (Longfellow), which
WAS followed by • telling slescriptio of the death of
Lieutenants Melville and Coghill, in their noble endea-
vours to save the regimental colours during the Zulu
campaign. It my be remembered the composition
a;ipeared in the Times shortly after the event, when
it attracted groat interest and admiration. The
bearitiful and pathetic lines were recited by Colonel
Wilkinson with an amount of fervour and feeling
which, coming from the lips of a soldier, gave the
pnem a double power. It was received with loud
and long-continued applause. His other select-
ions were Henry'm arblrees his eabliere lief es
the b ittle of di Astir (elhskespeare a Henry V).
This was admirably recited, and in acknow:edgment
id the hearty applsuse, the gallant 0 ilonel gave an
amu•ing sketch illnetrating a vary dreadful &Heir, in
which a schoolboy kieres a girl almost before the
mister's eyes, and being caught in flogran c dclicto
he is at once hauled up to 'fictive that amount of
punishment which the master, with his outraged seine
if perpriety, considers the offence worthy; and it is
the youngster's confusion and excuse for his naughti-
ness that is described in the recitation. It was given
with such 'hr illery that it caused much laughter; and
oI 3 annewhat similar Mulled WY the reading "A
Lit Sly Coorting 'by Miss Eva and Mies Blanche
Smith, and this, too, greatly amuse i the audience.
The National Anthem brought the programme to a
clos but not till a tearty vote of cheek,' •“, the per-
formeis hal been prop iced by the Rector. The
seeing ar.augements were in the bands of Mrs. Duo,
of High West-street, and everything passed off satis-
factorily, So successful and enjoyable do these parish
entertainments appear to be, that it stems ra-.her •
pity they ate not m ire numerous, and now that the
winter 'mason haa fairly set in we are sure we are only
expressing the hope of all who care for entertainments
of this kin I that there will be many such provided
during the coming mouths.

In connection with the Church of England Temper-
"" Society j we notice its objects will he brought
prominently forward next week. Canon Hutchings,
the vicar of Alderbury, will preach at tin Holy
Trinity Church on Sunday, and on the following day
'public meeting ig to be held at the Town Hall, under
the preeideney of the liar. Canon Stenhewou. of
Weymmth, and among the speakere on the occasion
will be that eminent temperance orator, Mark Knowles,
Earl., banister of the Middle Temple. The local
branches of the srciety are doing a go! work, though '
quietly, and we bop, the coming in,eting will ho the
UMW of giving a atimulu. t th • officer,. Ana members
Of the 'society, and add coisiler.ibly to its numbers.
Among the subjecta which the Home Secretary
hopes to deal with next Session is One relating t the
superannuation of the plice. A measure dealing
with this wee prepare I last Session, but, like inuh
other useful legislation, its enactment was staved oif
by the peculiar clrcuoistaoco4 of chi Sesdon, and will
include Scotland as well as England and Wal,. In
dealing with this subject we fa ,cy many of the 10c..1
magnates in police tow ,i and county, will
have their toes tr il upon rather rudely, but it ii a
subject of considerable imp .rt ince, and we hope the
measure which the Home Se, retary hopes to hring
forward Trii be conducive ti the interesta of our civil
&benders.

The Hatton Gardsn roblory was
magnificent triumph of misapplied geuium. We
Imagine the ohmic-el of detecting the perpetrators
of it are but small. iur detective departoient haa
frequently shown itself incapable .4 don veering the
originators of the most clumsily-executod crimes, and
am who had the audacity and cleverness to contrive
and execute such • plot as that on Tuesday night are
quit* certain to have laid down their lines of retreat
with strategic acumen. The jewels contained in the
poet-bag were insured; but grievous mischief will be
inflicted by the miscarriage of the other letters. The
JAW sari that it • letter is posted, the person to whom
It is directed must be presumed to have received it,
and the prestuiption is every day acted upin. Thua
the innocent persons to whom lettsra in the stolen bag
were directed may be fixed with all kinds of liabilities
and responsibilities unknown to themselves.

Several very foclish people have from time to time I
Left large aims of money to the Crown. It is well
known that one of the queen's most splendid private
estate@ has its origin in this manner. Indeed, the
kind of lunacy which made a point of leaving money
to people who have least need of it is common enough,
Sail examples of it are seen every day. But probably
this particular aberration was never betrayed in •
snore marked or monstrous form than in the case of
the gentleman who died recently at Brixton Hill,
leaving a fortune of £20,000 to the Corporation of the
City of London. It is only charitable to suppose that
the testator foresaw that the day was rapidly approach-
Lag when the Turtleacracy would have to disgorge,
ised when City trusts would be re•diatributed amongst
the scores of charitable institutions of the Metropolis,
where money is urgently needed and well supplied.
II that was his dream, may it speedily be realized I

it was called in the bills, bit there was more pathos
than comicality attached to it—drama by J. M.
Morton, Esq., entitled " Old Honesty." Tue plot is
simply this. "Old Hooesty," a title a master brick-
layer has gained from his noted fair dealing in the
course ot pilling down • wall in an old mansion, comes
across a hidden treasure, which he in his turn conceals
In order to provide an idolised son with fitting preten-
sions I, ths haul of the daughter of a ',nighty
parient," ti which he ha s• hooked. Poor Old
dionisety, however, get, • few twinges of c.onscieuce,
and resolves to give up his ill-gotten gains how-
ever, before his wife his discovered it, and made tree
with eons, of the contents oi the box to purchase a
little feminine finery. Just as be is about to do this,
he discoveni that in reality it belongs to the young
gentleman who c omen a-courtine his own daughter, and
to him he ileivers it up. Tins goo! young mad
magnanim u ,ly rep Les, as in proud disdain he waves
away the treagire, "Keep it, sir; give it to your
daughter, cud give your daughter to me." The curtain
then descends upon • general scene of prospective
marrying and giving in marriage. Of course, there
are many 'nitrir details interwoven in the plot, but
these it is not necessary to refer W. Mr. E. J. Coun-
sell took the chief character, 'Old Honesty," and, as
the bricklayer, gave an admirable impersonation; but
why he should have become so drivelling in speech
cud so entirely relixtable in sppearaues next th!),,
we fail to understand, note.s it is that ill-
gotten gable are apt to produce that ptieuom-ins
in a single night. Mr. J. C. eh:imam, a, his
daddy's son, performed with that calm and deliber-
ate coolness and well stu lied appreciation of
his part, which generally distinguishes him. Mr.
14. alilledge we have seen to better aivantage
than in the part of the " 'Aughty Darrowknieht."
He gensrally makes op wed, but on this sc,nasion his
wig reminded us of is hayrick that bad been over
thatched. Do in future, give up such 'airs, Mr.
Shill:l3gs ! Miss Roe, a wed-known favourite, made
a itoe-bust Dame Brocishaw. Mr. G. Eyres was a
respectable —which is .oniething to say—attoraey.
Mr. T. J. Conway, as Toby Perch, showed the actiug
manager ha allotted Mina congenial pars,—in fact he
was on the right perch I And—we have le.t the best
until the last—Mrs. G. J. Hutchings simply excelled
in the character of Mary. We don't remember having
seen this lady on the hoards before, and if this was her
brat appearance she is to be heartily condratulawil.
She premiss* well for comedy-drama, aud she had the
honour of drawing the brat round ot genuine applause.
-rho entertainment concluded with • laughable tarot,
entitled " Our New Man." Mr. G. J. Hutchings well
sustained his character, but the comic man of the
company, Mr. W. A. iiunkui, the able hon. secretary,
as Jenkins, a waiter from Ortnnurne, simply kept the
audience iu roars of laughter, and sent them home
highly pleased with the enkrtainuient. Mr. it.
Muledge was the stage manager, Mr. E. J. Counsell
acting manager, and there was also a fair orchestra.

pawnticksts, including various clothes and pieces of
stuff ;in August two, for pi. c e of stuff. In October
Canoes arLles of clothing, in November articles of
clothing, Anil a piece of cloth which bad been renewed.
—The elder p:isoner s id the piece of cloth was hers,
and she seat her sister to pawn it —The suparin-
tendent ot polies said here was a piece of cloth, which
the younger prisoner said was her sieter's ; but the
latter denied it, and both iroomers now denied
knowledge of it.—The Mayor said this c use was
assuming a very e-iiims aspect. for h-re were two
females in a humble position of life pawning a largo
quantity of goods in a siewt time, such material° as no
dressmaker would have of hero en to dispose of, and
which must have been eetrusteo to her. It MIA toe
poeiiive duty of the pawnb-oker to make every
enquiry, in order to see that thee who pawned row
materials had come by them honeetly. At the prevent
motnent there appeared to be an utter abseioce •.f these
enquiries. Pe mle who obtain • I gooos by f lee
pretence did not know what t do with them utotil they
pawned them, and once in the hands uf the pawn-
broksr, they would never b • releemest. Mr.
Sergeant: But it is an occurrence of every half-hour of
the day.—The Mayor : Then I am very sorry it is.
Under the Act of Parliament if a pawnbroker t tkes in
pawn any raw material or uufinidnel goods entru-ted
to a person to make up, he is ha Ii to a penalty and
to return the go xis. —Mr. Sarg••an t Are we to g
from house to house and ...sksi enquirieo—
The Act of Parliament gives you power to
rlctain persons while enquiries a-c bring 1133 le. —Mr.
Sargesnt :If we hail Ray nuspici thiuge were it den
of course we should d•itain the party. The
Mayor Look at the things yourself, and ask—ls it
likely the prisoner. °visa as a drateouaktr, would
have them to pledge? I .icily mention thir that y it
may see how you stend, betoseen this and next Toes-
day.—Th case being tertian led until Tuesday, Sup:.
Vickery said ha ha i no doubt n.,or that the shorter
pris mer was the toil of the el.lor i.e., who was fide);
with a hey man named Honsf•iril.—The Nlay.,r : Toe
elder prisoner has becn living with a yoong in in, has
she Vickery replied the lean was net young ;
he ha I Leon convicted several times and no doubt
rh•ise things wera pawned to m ointain him in idleness.
lie should obj-ct to boil being granted.—Before the
C curt row, Mr. Sergeant remarked this was a very
difficult busii.ess to mu •nge.—The Mayor: No doubt of
it, and you will have to explain.—Supt. Vickery said
Mr. Sergeant, whenever they hart anything to do with
him, always turned up everything connedel with the
case. When any enquiries are inude, he always took
the trouble to hunt up everything, and if it can be
identified, he does so. 51r. Sergeant always gave every
assistance in his power.—The Mayor repeated he had
called Mr. Sergeant's attention to the case that he
might think it over, and give any explanation on
To...day. Between the rising of the Court and
Saturday morning, Supt. Vickery found 13 mere pawn-
tickets in a box belonging to the elder prisoner, who,
we understand, not only has lived with Hind ord, but
has with her three children, who call her in •ther. The
! next day another fraudulent pawner was caught. She
went into Mr. Dick's well-known guile perch* and
other boot shop, OPpollite the Market House, and
asked for some b wts for • child. Mr. Bsteson looked
among the children's boots, and asked—what age
child? About 14 or 15, said the VrOUI&U, when Mr.
Batmen said—she must be • young woman, and
offered her some women's boots. "They'll do." acid
the women, and finding they were "on appro.." Mr.
&Aesop put up too odd boot.. The women went
straight to the pawnshop, when the assistant saw the
odd boots, gave information to the police, and she was
caught in • very few minutes after she had "tried on"
the fraud.
At eleven o'clock, Jane Ca ldy, an under-sized
w.irnen, was brought up before Sir. Drew, James
Milledee, Esq., and James Robertson. Eeq., charged
with obtaining two boots by false pretences from Mr.
Dick, of St Mary-street.—About ten o'clock, pris ewe
brought into Mr. Sargesat'e two odd boots t ) be
pledged, and Edward Sibson, the assistant, observing
they were odd ones, at once gave information to the
polioe.—The prisoner, stammering dreadfully, and
making pretence to cry, said she was hard up for
money, and intended to take them out again.—Mr.
Alfred Bateson, who ke eie the well-known gutta
percha boot shop of Me srs. Dick, said these boots
were obtained by prisoner on the pretence they were
for Mre. Hunt. of Hopestnaet, and he himself let her
have them—P.C. Rea I, from instructions received
from Mr. Vickery, went to prisoner's house, and the
first time he went in she 'ad—" I to •k them ; I was
hard up; oh, forgive me this time."—The prisoner
need to live at the White Mire°, and has married a
man named Caddy, living in the Commercial-road.
Sire Is no,t a native of this place, having come from
Bridport.—Dr. Drew as'ce I t• o prisoner if she would
be tried before them or sent to the &view, when
the prisoner, sobbing, ex -lairned she did not want to
t)10 prison ; she was guilty, and hoped they'd
f rgive her, and she'd never .M essay more. She had
always been respedoble. Or. Drew asked did
Mr. Dick press the ease? Mr. Batesion said no,
they only wanted to stop the practice.—ln cons
miderntion of Mr. Dick not pressing the case,
the Bench decided not to send the prisoner to gaol.
but to fine her 3,, including costs ' • in default
she would be sent for sevon days' hard labour.—
Prisoner (who hal become c dui): When shall I have
to get it to pay it? —The Bench : Your husband will
have to per it.—Dr. Draw, to the pawnbroker's
assistant: You hese d quite properly in this case,
and I regret very much we hal to express ourselves as
we felt it our duty to do rsterdoy. It was not
altogether from the cases of yert- rday that we spoke;
but from the fact that we knew bop had pawned new
things, and had not been asked anything. It is
absolutely necessary, when new things are presented to
you, that you should mike enquiries ; we know that
when other things of esti .us kinds are brought, they
may belong to the party; but it is the now things you
must be particular about. You have done very
properly now, and we wish to have you in such a
position that the magisteates Cori always praise and
support you.

repaired to the house of Henry Adorns, where the wife
had been living, on the following morning, and made souse
vary kindly enquiries for Mr. Mullett. Them were not
satisfactorily answered, and on two Aiedinit into the bows
heap of oil nurse clothes and the like attracted their
situation. These were pulled back. end Wore wee the
prodigal Itu.band, Apparently 'leaping the sleep of the
ineocaut. Policemen haven't lunch regard for people.'
feelings, and a har.A cimmand to "come out of that'
spiediiy brought Mr. Mullett to his feet; some little
urn imams were placed on hi. wrote, and he was taken to
Wimbornr, en rota. f ,r an establishment maintained at
parchneLer ler the t-Xpreito accmiumoation of such gentile-