The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1862-09-30 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

AMSINI!. . TAR LATIS I..:IITRRINGI OA Cannalen-Yerr Cbrw-- eve to man for Christ's sake. The people at Sierra 'Leone wishoi that their heathen should have the word-Charles Pointing was again brought up on remand, of awl: insde klualen to theMiirgheinSA°.*:.atge they i charged with uttering counterfeit coin at Sherboree. made known their wish to the Governor or SS Castle, The prisoner, it will be recollected, since he has been buts itwe:lugrfueund impossible to send them as the journey w at. However, they determined to go to in custody has attempted to commit suicide, but their fatherland and open a way, in the very midst of he appeared to-clay to have cmite recovered from the dry bones, for the preaching of the gospel, and when an effects produced, and during the hearing of the opportunity should occur. Vessels taken in connection 'charges brought against him maintained a stolid with the slave trade were broken in pieces, sad sold by ; demeanour, scarcely raising hie eyes from the ground auction, and there warns bay called "Destruction Bey," as the different witnesses gave evidence against him. on account of so mane ships being destroyed in it. At The first witness called was Mr. George Caleb, an swab a sale weesilweyek to be found a missionary or his innkeeper, WIC deposed that he kept the George agent, because wood Mold be bought ,very cheap, and bin, in the town; Mid that the prisoner Mum to his for building houses. Ships however, which home on the Fab of September, and lodged with him were"was used for belonpng to the Brazilian Goverinnentso for about a month,' paying for his board and lodging- one was to be sold, sufficient money had been raised, re "'sold in an entire state, ant on one occasion when dating the ' Ems he was there. - On Wednesday, and the vessel was knooked down to the blaek men of . September 10, the prisoner gave witness a half-crown, Sierra Leone, for the purpose of embarking in it and as he said be wee about to leave, ibut which witness spreading the gospel to their fellow creatures. They subsequently found to be g counterfeit one, andhe engaged the services of an English captain; and 120 handed it over. to the . pplieehaviog_ peevionaly sailed to their father lead to scatter the seeds Of truth, WM marked the coin in. order ffiak, be- Might ' it. The haltorown produrseCwita the earne,.and identify and thus they could go where no white man is likely to, of the reign of Grimm JIL, the date' being 1819. live. The lecturer the gave an interestinghMdauet of his travel,, and of the dangers which he had _ passe d The coin anis a wegionadnpleoe or 'nide*, but it ' thrmkght mid the narrative was of a vjery thrill r ing nature, the audience listening with marked attention to, !oohed rather dark.-P.C: Sims, stationed at Sher- the vivid description which he gave of them, After a' borne, said that on the Bth of September he Was fete remarke from the chairman the ticrtology`t* sung, sent for by a person 'to whore the half-crown had and the meeting separated. been given by Caleb. Hi eme -the last witness, who 'Bus Aectotee.-As the omnibus belonging to deliveted up to him the half-crown.-Mr. - Edward the Mermaid Hotel was preparing to go to one of WOrrolint a silversmith, proved that the halfriro3% , the railway stations, about right o'clock on Wednesproduced was a cotiuterfeit one, and he thought it day night, one of the horses became restive, and was composed Of pewter and zinc. -Mr. F. CatbasYt forced the 'bus round, the consequence being that manager of Messrs. Smith's and Sons book-stall at the pole came in contact with the shop window of the Sherborne Railway Station, deposed that he Mr. Welch, grocer, breaking a large square of glass, knew the prisoner by sight. On the Stir of this as well as damaging several artiolee in the winmonth he saw him at the station, at about half-past dow. • . . . , 11 in the morning. Prisoner desired him to give Nl,FLiMerrow.-We understand that the members him -change of lialf-a-crown, which witness did, ofthe YBO,ll Rifle Corps intend, in about a fortgiving him four sixpence, and two three penny night hence, to compete for several prizes, kindly pieces. The prisoner left the station by the 11.30 given by their offieere ; and the ladies of Yeovil have down train. At the time he was giving prisoner expressed their determination to offer a splendid change he told him he thought the money was not silver cup for competition. good, when prisoner replied "that he thought it Acrminer.As Mr. Culliford, together with his was note"- and made -motions as if about to give daughter sad servant, were returning home to another sit wetness thonght it was all right, and Ileheater,. on Friday . night, when near Mr. Hill's put this luilf-liftwii into his waistcoat pocket. Upon coach manufactory, one of the wheels of the cart further examinatien, however, when the prisoner came off; its occupants being precipitated to the was gone, Jae found that the coin was a bad one, and ground. We are glad to be able to state, however, he delivered it uji to the policn. Witness identified that neither of the parties suffered any injuries , the half-mown as the one he had received from the beyond the fright and a few bruises. prisoner.-P.C. Sims corroborated portions of the NARROW LICAPS FROM Pour..-A fire broke out last witnesses evidence.- -The prisoner, in answer in the cellar of the Mermaid Hotel on Monday afterto the magistrate at to Whether he had anything to noon, but which fortunately ••vras unattended with my in answer to the charge, replied " That he had anyi serious results. The cellar, in which the fire nothing to say," lied declined to sign his name.- broke out, it appears, is under the kitchen of Mr. The second charge was then,promeded with, when Edwards, draper, and smoke being seen to mole Mr. James Whittaker, landlord of the White Hart from it an alarm was raised, when it was discovered Inn, Greenhill, deposed- thaten the sth of Septem- that some straw had ignited, but the flames were her, prisoner came to his home and asked for three. speedily extinguished. The origin. -of the fire is penny worth of rum, but not being able to obtain supposed to be owing to the carelessness of a man it, bought a cigar, in payment of whi& he-tendered in the employ of Mr. Carrie, who went into the half-a-crown, and his '‘ misses" gave the change to cellar with a lighted candle and left it burning; and prisoner, putting the half-crown into the tilL - it is thought some sparks from it must have reached Mary Ann Whittaker, wife of the last witness, said the straw, and thus caused the mischief. , she received half-a-crown which the prisoner had