The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-04-10 00:00:00

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niFht.—Bamuel Kendall, an apprentice to prosecutor, Mrs Phillips, wife of a labourer came in, and then
"as • tenement adjoining • sort of farm.yard me eery bed
i condition. The WOnnin nna lying in the second said be left his master's shop about half-past 11 o'clock defendant let her go. Mrs. Phillips had asked him whom
floor room on • very dirty wool mattress cowered by *thin on the morning of the sth of February. He knew the he had on his knee, and defendant replied he did not
new enunterpaine. There were no blankets nor Sets. tools produced were Mr. Reeves' property with the ig'c'twi She did uot tell her nti,wther of defendant's con.
win y-ng n her right-side with her legs d n up. or any days af tens ards, because she fl la not see her.
exception of the chisel, which he had not seen before.
08hnee ey-e Iliad' -been removed, the other.hrd stoi,ffeyritisevez She lived with her father, and her inotha was smolt- ted
The apron produced /WWI his property. He now the front him.—The Bench decided on hearing the other,
inflantstion so that there was Midi nu ,
eliwted frAn her with some difficulty, as she was in a prisoner pass his master's chop the first thing after before arriving at any decision.
iethsrgic state bordering on death, that she had coughed breakfast on Monday. February_ sth. —Mr. Pencil Charles Line, • youth, of Id, the last defendant's son,
for some time, had great pain in the belly. and °cement:dab' King said he MIN nagi.lant to Mr. Fiurmer, ironmonger, was charted with a similar offence, complainant said on
vomited. She had sufficent bread, but not that which she of Poole. He sold prosecutor a set of chiseln on the the above mentioned date, between three and four in
n, she went into defendant's house with sdne
could take. Nurses were provided, and food admintstered, evening of the sth of February, and he believed the teiheri,,afyteon,.."'ai in a handkerchief. Defendant's younger
and she gradually improved up to Thureday, when she
chisels produces' were those he sold, hut one long
commenced to sink. and died on Slnday, March 9.5 th. He brother was also in the house. When she got inside
mej made a post morftni examination. The body was chisel was mincing. He could swear to his master's defendant pushed bee down on the floor. He hal pro.
deteriorated. but there were no bed sores or external private mark on the paper the chisels were in.— vlously pushed down her sister, and had taken liberties
marks of violence. On opening the chest he found a
thin Elisabeth Richards, beiginghouse.keeper, of South. with her, and because she went to her sister's assistance.
layer of fat below the skin. The heart was healthy. In ampam, Raid prilemer came to her house and took he left off her and came and threw her down and corn-
the left long throughout there were tubercles and conies lodgings on the sth of February. He stayed in the mencset taking improper liberties with her. She shouted
tion at posterior portion. The right lung was adherent to house for about an hour-and-a-half, and then went out, and her sister then came to her assistance, and then
the chest, showing that at some previous time eh e h away, leaving a hag of tools and some canes behind defendant let kw i go. Defendant's brother was
enffered from pluerisy, and broken down in puts. The
him in the kitchen The bag wan left in the kitchen sitting lay the ti peeling potatoes durinit the time they
illeitin was ulcerated, glands of the Jewels much enlarged. were being wan ted. She informed her ninther of these
liver larger than normal and disease'!, kidneys large and all nig' lit, and as The
did not come for it she actions on the 210th ultimo. —Annie Feeney, the sista. of
degenerated. and the brain was healthy except • small locked it up in the morning. The bag was broken, complainant, corroborated Otis evilerve in every material
patch of softening at the upper part. From these texts he and she saw that it contained tool. She gave the Point —The Bench retired, and on their return, addressing
KM of opinion that the woman died of consumption half; to the inspector of police on the 9th of February. the older defendant, told him it seenied to them he was
accelerated by want of prope• fond and rare. Preemer took away something wrapped up in an living in a very disreputable way, and if he did not
tits. Ellen Smith said deceased was et years old. She handkerchief. —Mr. Henry Harris, an inspector of the endenvour to check his ley. they would surely lead them-
.", with her as parish nurse until her death. Southampton police, maid prianner wah brought to the nothing butl filth; and they believed he did take the
her husband twelves into soinething very bad. He lived in adirty hovel,
Mr. Selina Hobbs said deeeamed never complained of
P' ice-station on the Mt h a February with a bundle of little girl on his knee and act improperly to her t but se
. She know before her death thathe had been I
sent to prison for leaving her destitute, but she gave the tools in his poeseension. He charged prisoner with there was a flaw in the evidence they cool.' not convict.
witness her wedding ring for him on his return home, and stealing the tools from Mr. George Reeves, of Park. They would however, recommend him to be very careful
a shilling for her eldest boy. stone, and prisoner said "My name is George in future and to train up his children better. —Defendant:
The next witness, Mr. W. W Marshwnan, relieving Reeves, lam a carpenter and joiner, and the tools are I will, !FRl—The Chairman : I doubt whether you will 1
officer of No. 3 district, said he found the husband in Defendant (bowing): I will try, yet-honour-gentlemen.
. • ..- mine. I came to Southampton to seek work, and am
3•• °F..31. 7.".• --' - - ' 27, Atb.in-n.o- -He handed over The Chairman : You are discharget.—Defendant : Thank
ye, eir.—Addressilg the ----- - • defendant the Chairman

we at Pk. per week with • hoy earning
The Guardian' obtained a warrant against Billet for
leaving his wife and five children destitute, be pleaded
guilty, and was sentencsd by the Wareham Magistrates to
21 days hard labour.
Mr. John Stevens, of the Globe Inn, Kenton, wax then
subjected to a close examination by the coroner and jury.
The man Billet worked for him, and his boy for Stevens
and Sons. • girl also earning Is. • week for driving the
cows. He It the man have chesae, meat, and beer, the
items of which were entered on • slate, and whenever the
girl came after money for bread she had it. He paid him
In cash trim 0. to 10%. a week. His beer se-ore averaged
Irons two to three pints a day, that is from is dd. to 3s.
• week, never more. Sometimes he gave him • pint, but
he encounute his drinking. He had never seen the
man drunk. Billet had worked for him since February
3rd, and spent mu-tot his evenings in the tap-room. When
joked about being at other people's fire-sides, the man
would say there was no comfort at home. The witueas
• he would

going to lodge at 24 .i.plare.
prisoner and the tools found on him to P.C. Reeks
the same day. The bag of tool. he received from the
last witnese on the following day. P.C. Reeks 'laid
he went to Southampton on the Bth of February and
saw the prisoner at the police-station there. Prisoner
told him his !rime WWI George Reeves, and said he
belonged to Squthampton, and the tools were hi.
pr.perty. The last witness handed him the toribi
and
the match-bin and way candle produced—ln defence
prisoner said the tools bore his name, "G. Reeves,"
and not the prosecutor's mime, " G. Seal Reeves,"
SIVI as to the chisels. any person could buy a set of
the same sort. —The Recorder having summed up the
evidence, the jury at once found the prisoner guilty.
—ln reply to the Recorder, Supt. Hunt said he had
been unable to obtain any information about the
--- who was unknown to both the Poole and
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..d: With regard to you, Charles Line, you hal a very
narrow escape, sometime ago. If somebody had not come
here and perjured themselves, you would probably have
been convicted of shop lifting. We will inform you that
if you are convicted of an indecent as.ault on a child
under age, you may be sentenced tot t.velve mouths hard
labour; hut in consideration of your youth, we will
only send you for II day's hard labour in the House of
correction.
Alfred Proolley, a labourer, was summoned by his wife.
Anna l'aulley, tor heating ,er.—Uoiiiplairan'o et blence
was to the effect that she went to Ms hen lo,,nite on
Wednesday last to gee how it wa,‘ he did not send his
children to schooL (dhe hail lees separated frimi her
husband nearly three years, and Itved in Bristol-road ;
but she, according to her statement, kept a " close eye" on
her children, who were the prosecutor's in the last two
cases.) Because she gave her husband a good " blow Mt"
about the children, he attacked her with the bellows and
several Moss on her heal and sboulders.—The
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knew it ha/ been rough there lately, sometimes .._
not drink anything all the evening. The witness would
aoleninly ,ware the man did not spend any more money
in heer in his house. There was a rumour that sometimes
he only paid him fourpenes a week. One week he let
Billet have half a cheese, and then he paid him 44 1.. but
three days of that week he worked for farmer Edmunds,
litho said he paid him his wages. The rumour man
I aloe.
The witness always knew the wife waa destitute. She
wan before they came to live at llerAton. Billet told him
there was no management at home, they would devour

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prisoner, _ .
Southampton police.—The learned Recorder sentenced
the prisoner to 12 months bard labour in Poole Gaol,
and in so doing said the robbery was a most audacious
one, and had there been any proof of the primmer
having been previously convicted he should have
sentenced him to penal servitude.
ceAniiies or DISORDERLY Horses.
Robert Roe and Eli:rt Ror, man and wife, were
indicted for keeping a disorderly house in Strand.
street, Poole.—Prisoners pleaded guilty, and said they
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Inflicted -
husband admitted he hit her once, hot she wa,, be
pleaded, a great deal of provocation, and he considered
hinnielf the aggrieved party.—At all event, it was appar-
ent both the complainant and defendant were anything
but peaceful citizens; and a number of a itneAses, wl
they had asked to attend and 31Ippot their revecti
positively declined to do so, on the ground that they had
had 'plenty ennuA to do already with the parties con-
cerned."—The Bench committed defendant to one mouth's
hard labour.

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whatever be sent-ft-Jens.
The Coroner charged the jury briefly. sad aft.* a 1004
deliberation they returned the verdict " that Elizabeth
Billett died of consumption, accelerated by want of care
aml attention." They also begged to call the attention of
the sanitary authority to the sanitary condition of the
surroundings of the dwellings.
The Ironer expreased Lis appreciation of the verdict,
and the careful consideration given to the case by the jury,
which WAS the most respectable be had met, and he felt
sure the authorities would receive theu suggestion most
readily.

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were ignorant of the law. —Mx. J. A. Foote, tie
prosecuting barrister, said the prisoners had given up
the house and adopted a different way of living, and
the woman hail given valuable information to the
police in another case.— In answer to the Recorder
Supt. Hunt said he had had no complaint of any
robbery being committed at the prisoners' house for
more than twelvemonths. The prisoners had now
gone to the other side if the town to live, and the man
was working as s day labourer—The Recorder
sentenced the male prisoner to a month's hard labour,
and ordered the woman to find a surety in the sum of
£2O to come up for judgment when called upon.
Matilda Hancock was indicted for keeping a
disorderly house in Coach-lane, Poole.—Mr. J. A.
Foote prosecuted.—Emily Lassoing said the prisoner
rented three houses in Strand-street, and she lived in
one of them with another girl. There were two other
girls in another of the houses, and the prisoner
occupied the ilthee house. She took her feel with the
prisoner, and paid her is. a week for it. She also
paid prisoner a shilling or eighteen-pencewhen men
visited her —Mary Hopkins—Ma sahl she paid prisoner
k. Lid. a week for her board and lodging. She worked
at the factory. She always paid prisoner something
when men visited her, but she did not say what it was
for. The last witness used to live with hen—Elizabeth
Webber said she paid prisoner 25 fist a week rent and
la a week for her food. Men visited her, but she did
not make any extra payment to the prisoner.—Jace
Frampton said she formerly lived with the last
witness. She paid prisoner Ss. a week rent, and kept
herself. She also paid prisoner 4s. a week for keeping
her little boy.—Prisimer admitted she had had the
hi mses for about six months, and said she not know
it was any harm to keep them. She had worked hard
to get the things she had in the houses, and she was
willing to sell the things and give up the houses. She
had had a sick man to keep for many years, and had
a large family.—The jury found the prisoner guilty,
and the learned flee' nler passed sentence of a month's
hard labour.
There were no cases for hearing in the Court of
Record, and the business then terminated.
WINBORNE.
A NEW PROT. GRAND MASTER OF DORSET. A
correspondent of the Sherboraf Journal write. —We
believe we are right in stating that W. Brother Montague
Guest, P.O S.D., of Grand Lodge, e.e.0.5.w., of Dorset,
has been appointed by the m.w.m. of England, H.R.H.
the Prince of Wales, the P.O m. of the Province of Dorset.
The appointment will give general satisfaction throughout
the province, particularly to the brethren of Lodge St.
Cuthherga, 6c12, of which Brother Guest is a member, and
was w.m. of the lodge in Pin.
THE DECila COUNT EsTaTE.—Sir William lianliam,
eighth baronet, died at Bath on the 27th of March, in the
140th year of his age. The deceased left no issue. And the
baronetcy descends to his nephew, John Alexander
Hanham, eldest of the two sons of the unfortunate
Captain John lianham, who, with Lieut.-Colonel Crofton,
was shot by Patrick WCaffery, a soldier of the 32ad
Regiment, at Fleetwood, and died of the wound. in
September, MI. The new baronet was born July 5,
1854. Under the will of the late Sir James flanham the
Dean's Court estate, together with the lordship of the
manor, descends to the four children of the late Captain
John !Lanham, as tenants in common, and we hope some,
if not all, of thew will shortly reside amongst us.

POOLE.
BOROUGH QUARTER SESSIONS.
The Easter Quarter Sessions for the Borough of
Poole took place at the Guild-hall on Thursday, before
the Recorder, Mr. A. J. H. Collins, 9.c., wlho was
accompanied on the Bench by the Mayor (Mr. A.
Ralston), the Sheriff (,Mr. F. H. S. Styrin_g), and
Messrs. M. Kemp Wekh, W. Pearce, W. 1).
Duiviale, C. J. Stone, and J. B. Duren.
The following were sworn on the Grand Jury :—Mr.
11. IL Duginore (foreman), and Messra. H. Farmer,
T. S. Fume!!, A. J. Eliott, H. Conway, J. Cotting-
lam, T. J. Duncan, W. S. Evans, C. F.dwards, E.
Editall, G. Charlton, M. E. Farwell, and IL
Frampton.
In charging the Grand Jury the learned Recorder
remarked that the number of prisoners was rather in
excess of those usually for trial at these Sessions, but
he WAR glad to say there were no cases of using any
kind if violence. There were, however, two rather
serious charges of house-breaking, and having briefly
referred to these and the two other cases for trial, the
learned Recorder dismissed the Grand Jury to consider
their bills.

THE GAS CrIVITION AGAIN.

In pursuance of the reeolution passed at the last
meeting of the Board, a special committee, cmnsisting
of four members, with the ckatrman of the Board, and
a like number of gas directommet at the I,m-works
on Tuesday, 27th of Mardi, to dhows the advisability
of supplying the public lamps with gam on the average
meter system. The committee now reported they hod
come to the following tenns with the Directors, which
were submitted for the approval of the Board.
1. " The Board of Health to take all gas company's
lamps, posts, brackets, governors, service pipee from
the base of the lamp-poets, and burners, at a valuation.
2. That the public lamp; be supplied with gas at
the same price as private consumers, and to pay for it
by the average meter system, the consumption being
ascertained by not lem than 12 meters which shall he
fixed in various parts of the town to be agreed upon
by parties.
3. Lighting, cleaning, and potting out the lamps to
be done by the Board at their expense.
4. The governors of the latups to be tested every
year.
5. Luria patent burners to be used for registration.
6. The alteration to commence at the expiration of
the present contract."
In reference to this report Mr. Ttretat tnocol that
the cousbleratiun ,If the subject be postponed until the
new Board shall meet, which was resolved upon.
Several other minor matter,' having received atten-
tion the Board adjourned.

A LENIENT JCRT.
Jqfcry, of Parkstone, a boy 10 or 11 years of
age, wart indicted for breaking and entering a eh.q. at
Parketone, on January 20th, awl stealing therefrom
some copp-rs, a puree, a cake, some cigars, and various
other articles the prperty of Mr. James Dunford.—
Mr. J. A. Foot, instructed by Mr. H. W. Dickin.son,
prosecuted • Mr. C. W. Mathews, instructed by Mr.
P. E. L. Rudge, defended—The prosecutor said he
kept a email Amp at Parketone. Ile left the chop in
Its usual condition, with money in the till, a little after
nine o'clock on the evening of Friday, January 19th.
On going to the shop about quarter-past 6 next morn-
ing he found the door open, and that a pane of glass
had been takeu out of the window. Some sweet bottles
and a canister had been removed to effect an entrance.
lie misaed about half-a-gallon of nuts Id different sorts,
some sweets, oranges, a cake worth 64. or lid., a purse,
and about a dozen half-penny boxes of venuvians. The
value .tf all the things he misted was not worth inure
than lb. In the morning he saw about 9s. in silver and
come coppers in the till. The pane of glace had been
newly put in the day before, and the putty was not
dry. The pane wan large enough for a man to get
through. Ile found the entire pane of gists on another
man'tt I,remises.-51ri. Elizabeth Dunford, wife of the
protecutor, said the cloned and locked the nag), and
left it in its ordinary state on the Friday night She
took a sovereign tuft .4 the till and gave to her hueband,
end left ss. or 11.. in silver aud notne coppers in the till.
Next morning she found the shop had been entered,
and missed the articles named by her hatband. There
were two purse', in the shop the night previous, she
matted one .4 these an I found the other on the floor
under the till. She also missed a dozen or more cigars
from a I.x. She could not say whether any money
was stolen. Cross-examined by Mr. Mathews She
might have said before the maj,thdrates that there were
three purses in the shop, and that she found two of
them 4in the floor. —Re-examined by Mr. Foot : She
did not find two purees on the floor, but she was quite BELERBOBNE.
sure that one wan gone.—Thomas Jame., a boy of A VEKTRT Meirroto wax held on Thunulay, under
Parket-one, stated that as he wan goirt.o to work on the the presidency of Mr. Francis Stokes, when the
morning 44 Saturday, January 20th, he saw the following gentlemen were nominated as eligible to
pric.ner by the gate .4 the South-Weetern Pottery, serve as overeeers for the ensuing year :—Meetre.
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about six o'clock. Prisoner sulked him if he would C. Woodward, Mark 'Poop, E. B. Aeliford, William
have a cigar, awl on his answering " yen,- he gave him Miller, Bionic Clarke, and John Langtlon.
one. About half-plat nix the same morning, an he WAS EASTER M.:guar passed off very quietly in this
going to &theme, the prisoner gave him four more town, there being no atuusemena or attractions of
cigars. lie sake,' prisoner where lie got the cigars, and any kind to engage public attention. The bawl of the
be repliril that he had been workin6, for Mr. Welch 7th Derset Rifle Volunteers, under the conductorxhip
(blaclomith), who gave him fs., and lie bought a box of Bandmaster Beaton, assembled on Greenhill and
of cigars with the money.—William Barnes, another relieved the dull monotony by a few enlivening tuners;
Parkthone boy, said he met prisoner at the tame place afterwards they proceeded to Half -Mon-street, where
on the came morning about half-past six. He was they continued to play until about 8 o'clock, when
going after some wind with a horse and cart, and the members dispased.
the prisoner rode with him to the sawlike. ACCIDENT. —last week, as Mr. Alfred Gill, a
Prisoner asked him if be would have a cigar, builder, was smearing in raising a ecaffold-ptle on a
and gave him one. On the way back prisoner gave building now undergoing repair in Back-lane' adjacent
hint two other cigars and • box of fusses..fusses..Prisoner to the Hospital, he missed his footing, and the pole
held up Kann more cigars in his hand, and he fell upon his head, inflicting a severe wound.
accounted for his pornession of them by telling the Gill was immediately attended by Dr. Hightoore who
same tale about Mr. Welch. He saw a parse like the happened to be near at the tune the accident oectirred,
one produced in prisoner's hand, and it was open and and is slowly recovering from the effects of the blow.
had coppers in it. Primmer ran off toward. another EASTER VESTRY.
boy.—Walter Fanner, a little fellow of 11 summers,
who gave his evidence in a very intelligent manner, A vestry was held on Tuesday afternoon to pass the
said he met prisoner in a field called " Salterns" on annual church accounts and to elect churchwardens
the Saturday in .ineAtion. Prieoner told him if he for the ensuing year. It having been rumoured that
came up to the Shalt" with him they would have a the conduct of the Vicar and churchwarden. in relit-
bottle td ginger-beer. They did go there, and had a tion to the question of the dismissal of the organist of
bottle of ginger-beer between them and a biscuit each. the Abbey would be brought forward for consideration,
The prisoner paid, and the purse he took the money a large number of parishioners breasted the inclement
from was like the one proluced. He returned to Ins weer, and ensemble,' at the Town Hall in anticipa-
cows and prisoner went off to the witness Jarnee— tion of a lively meeting. The Vicar occupied the
P.C. George Brushett said he took prisoner into chair, there being also present-51mm. F. Stokes and
custod o y n Sunday, January 21st, and charged him A. Willmott (churchwarden.), Rev. 0. W. Tancock,
with breaking into Mr. Dunford's shop and stealing Rev. A. C. Clapin, Major Fabramer, Captain Calder,
goods therefrom. He cautioned priettner, who tusieL and Meagre E. Benthall, H. Coate, Ff. Elinor, J.
" yes, Mr. Brushett, I dial do it; I got into the Himbury, E. B. Ashford, Wetmore, Ruegg, Eant-
honse."—Croes-examined by Mr. Mathews: He took mast, Pragnell. Farrell, T. G. Watts, liceldinott,
prisoner into custody at Constitution-hill. Prisoner Woodward, Tuffin, Williams, Ste.
was surrounded by some boys, including his own son, 'TRANCE.
at the time. His son told him the prisoner was at Mr. STOILA, the vicar's churchwarden, said he
Conetitution-bill, but he did not say he had brought wished to make an explanation before the accounts
him there. Prisoner WM not taken into custody by were submitted. They were all aware, probably, that
his boy. He did tell his boy to let him know if he this year Easter was very early, there being some.
saw the prisoner, but he did not tell him to bring thing like three Sundays less than in the last period,
prisoner to him. He did not give his boy a shilling, or when Easter came very late. In consettnence of this
any money, to apprehend the Prisoner. He did not there was a deficiency in the accounts of alsett £10;
know that the prisoner was being hunted about by his he believed if they allowed £2O for those three Sun-
boy during the whole of Sunday. He arrested days they would have a balance in hand of about £6,
prisoner about Kix, and took him to the police-station and this, he considered, was very satisfactory, taking
about quarter-past seven. He kept prisoner at his into consideration there was a decree,se in the amount
house in the meantime. Nobody was present when received for the bells, and also • deficit of about £4 on
the prisoner used the words he had sworn to.--Supt. the collection at the Ring's School. There had also
Stephen Hunt sail he was at the
He
when been several additional bills during the year for alters-
the prisoner was brought in. He went into the tions, &c., in the church.
reserve room behind prisoner, and charged and The VICAR then went through the accounts seriatim,
cautioned him. Prisoner said he took a purse and in conclusion stating there was a deficiency of
about sixpence in coppers, and that warn all he had.—. £lOlO lltd.
Cross-examined by Mr. Mathews P.C. Brushett had Mr. Swims said he had received late Saturday
left the room, and he believed was out of hearing, evening, after the accounts had been made up a bill of
when prisoner used these words—ln addressing the 2.10 o&I; he deprecated the practice of sending the
jury for the praecution, Mr. Foote said he did not accounts so late, and said in consequence he had been
wish to press the charge of stealing any particular unable to allow it in this year's account Thin would, I
article against the prisoner, as it would be sufficient of course, make a further deficiency of that amount I
for the jury to convict upon if they were satisfied that Mr. James Elide then proposed, Mr. H. COATE
the prisoner went into the shop and took POEN of the seconded, and it warn carried, " That the accounts just
articles.—Mr. Mathews made a clever speech for the read be Passed."
defence, and appealed to the jury not to blight the Mr. STOKES felt it his duty to call attention to the
whole career of such a child as the prisoner by con- state of the lONS of the church, at the north side of
Tiering him of felony. Why, he asked, had not the which a quantity of mud and slush was to be found
prosecution called Mr. Welch to falsify the prisoner's in inclement weather. He thought whether steps
statement as to how he became possessed of the cigars, should not be taken to carry off this sewage by means
which be challenged the prosecution to prove were the of a gutter.
property of Mr. Dunford. Nothing was found upon Major F.thwassza said an obnoxious effluvia
the pc-intoner, and he submitted that there was no emanated from the sewage which gathered at the spot
direct evidence upon which the jury could conscien. Mr. Stokes had mentioned, and he for one had
tionsly convict.-- The learned recorder summed up perceived it was a great nuisance. lie had noticed the
the ease to the jury, and cautioned them not to be lea offensive smelt when several yards away.
away by any false sympathy for the prisoner.—The It was eventaally resolved that the churchwardens
jury retired, and after consulting together for • time be instructed to have a proper examination made of
found the prisoner not guilty.- In discharging the the north side of the nave in reference to the ventila.
prisoner the Recorder said he had better be careful, as tion and drainage thereof, and report thereon.
this was not the fiat time he had been charged with The next business was the appointment of church-
felony, and he was afraid he had been brought up in • wardens for the ensuing year.
bad school. The VICAR said he thanked Mr. Stokes for his
lITVISIVE ROBBERY OP TOOLS. I services in the past, and he was glad to say he had
An unknown man, who gave the name of George consented to had office for another year.
Rivers, was indicted for breaking into the workshop of ; On the proposition of Mr. H. EISOIL, seconded by
Mr. George Seal Reeves, at Parketone, on the fith of Major EALWASSIR, Mr. Albert Willmott was pealed
February, and stealing therefrom a large quantity_of and also agreed to accept office during the ensuing
carpenter's tools.—Mr. J. A. Foote prosecuted-- The year.
tor, Mr. George Seal Reeves, carpenter, of The VICAE afterwards said this concluded the busi-
Kr6l:s"tone, said he went to his workshop between six nese for which they were met together, and the
and half -past six o'clock on the morning of February parishioners eeparated the much-vexed question anent
6th, and found that the staple of the door had been ; the organist at remaining unsolved.
drawn and the shop broken into. The door was shut,
iind a piece of two-inch plank had been placed against A DISREPUTABLE LOT.
it inside. In the shop he found the things all out of "14,4 Lim. • tattering old man, offensive to the ex
place, and mimed tools of the value of from £lO to £l5. tTeme, was brought before Major and Mr. E.
e identified the tools
nenduend r0.,,,,tv, Banff:tall, on Tuesday afternoon on the charge of indecently
as his and Mouthing a young jrirl of about 12 years, Elisabeth Jane
the value of them was aSOni 26 or 27. fie 1,0 -wf24 who resides in Coombe—the Sherborne "St.
chisels at Mr. Farmer's on the evening of Fe Giles. —Complainant deposed that on Wednesday, she
sth. He was sure the tools were safe in his shop on was sent by her father with a cup of tea into defendant's
that evening. All the tools produced were stamped , house, which is adjacent to their's. She and her sister
"G. Reeves," and he produced his tramp, which were in company, and when they got inside with the tea
corresponded. —Cross-examined by
was only one door to the shop Thprisoneroor o' defendant shut the door. A few minutes after she had
. e dpened been there, defendant took her upon his knee and baked
inwards, mid the plank MSS against the door inside. wheLrasiZandaahansrag.coujjassesaShereditedukts°vertisres apd
übsitkgeleee.
He l'ekEl tio 4°°r about hall-Pest nine o'clock over. with ha, and pit biwa =dm her dZrvintbnately

LOICIFLEBT.
EAST'S VESTRY.— The inmal vestry meeting for this
parish was held at the church on Easter Tuesday. The
Rev. J. L Williams, vicar, presided over two or three
parishioners and Mr. H. Burden. vicar's churchwarden,
and Mr. G. H. Milledge, parish churchwarden, were both

SCENE AT A WEDDING.
An amusing incident occurred at Stoke Church,
Devonport, on Wednesday morning. The Rev. J.
Hector de I ircelles, the curate, wa,. officiating at a
. wedding, and when he adce.l for the ring he wail
miming. The bridegroom declared that the bride had
it; the bride said t the contrary. The service was
s'oppeil ; both torned nt theicrweketa and meanwhile,
the briileoworn ratwl the In le wiwewhat 'worldly for
her alleged careleminem, whibd the bride persisted that
she had given the rim prey 10n...1y to the bridegroom,
ant that he nut have dot it. Mr. de Courcelles had
no ring om, nor had any one in the church, and bride
awl bridegroom depart.,l to the church porch—
the one grumbling and the other scolding—to back for
the missing ring. At length it stru k the clerk that
a small ring attached to his watch,rnard, ou which
hung a locket, might be detached and lent for the
ocietsion. It was very mall, hot it jruat went on the
orthodox finger, and the clergyman, therefore, returned
to the altar and the two were made man and wife.
Directly they were married, however, the railing
commence.' again, and continued until the ring was
("mid in the howl 'if a pipe that wail in the man,"
pocket.

•
OFATII OF THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
GIANT.
On Friday last William Stevens, known as the
Buckinghamshire giant, a man who weighed 33 stone
and who WM about six feet eight inches high, died at
the age of 49, at the Five Arrow 4, Waddeplon, near
Aylesbury. Deceased WAS formerly a turner, and
• • reside with the. landlord of the Five Arrows
.. . .

went to
about four years ago, at which time he only weighed
the us' derate amount of 18 atone. From that time,
however, he devoted hie life to eating and drinking,
swallowing everything that was pnt before him, and
only varying thil amusement by getting into the
IfeatP. to please the farmer and hunting gentry of the
neighlsoirh,si I when they felt any curiosity as to his
progress in the fattening line. Ile appears to have
been kept on the premises .1, the landlord as a kind of
show to induce people to visit the inn, and a photograph
wan taken of him two days bebre his death which will
perhaps, he largely purchased by those whose extra-
ordinary taste led them to supply him freely with the
food and drink, more especially the latter, which
caused, no dollit, his comparatively early death.
THE RESULT OF A KISS.

A necionn military dinturbance occurred at Soutbnea
on Monday evening. An in usual on Kanter Monday,
the Common wan crowded with nohliers and nailorn
engaged in various holiday nports. At one corner a
great number were playing at kW in the ring, and
durin... the game a soldier belonging to the 14
Natation of the flOth 11ifl happened to kinn a girl
with whom a marine artilleryman wan keeping com-
pany, upon which a light ensuisl. A necond rifleman
ititerferred for the Ir.4ection of hin colleague,
. .

BOARD OF HEALTH.—Wanstanar. ........ sor the protection .ir or, ............ ..e, .....
three other artillerymen took part in the affray.
filembers present: Mr. B. ('handier (in the ehair), ...L.
14-ISennrarine artillerymen at first largely outnumbered
Messrs. K B. Dingley, L. H. itnegg. Welsford, W.
the riflemen, hut a number of the latter wan came to
Whittle, .1. H. Daiwa's!, and T. l'enny. the rescue fix in the Clarence Barracks, where they
A rate of Is. in the 1.: was ordered, which will uro- ,
are quartered. The fight then became general, and
dove £539 net—The CHAIRMAN announced that lielnul
' waist belts being freely used, some senous wounds
received 121 12s. from the Law Union Fire insurance
were inflicted upon the heads and faces .4 the
towards the expenses of getting the en,sines out on the
belligerents. The efforts of the police being unavail-
occasion of a chimney-fire in Westbury, several months
'strong pickets of the Rifles and the 21st Fusiliers
back. A long conversation then took place relative to ' ing.
'were brought on to the ground, by whom several
arrangements of the town in muse of a tire, the imner-
I factions of the present arrangements being visibly captures were made and peace was restored. An
realised in the late fire on Mr. Willes's premises in artilleryman received a bayonet wound in the head
while endeavourino to rescue a companion from the
Westbury. Some thought the fault lay with the I . , , , . ."....
custody or the means.
mains,'which at the point in question were only two
inches in the bore, but it was stated the hose of the SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT MA'TLOCK
engines was very defeetive. It was ultimately resolved
that an attempt should be made to get together an 1 BATH STATION,
efficient fire Brigade. The 'Midland Railway Company on Good Friday
In regard to the appointment .4 a scavenger for the ran no fewer than nineteen special trains to Matlock
town, there were two applications in reply to the Bath, tee. A return " special" for Derby was being
advertisement issued by the Board. Charles Brown, ' run up GI the doparture platform at it Bath
who sent in a tender to do the work for EVA a year, 1 station about half-past eight o'clock at night, when the
and Walter Young, A young man, sir, pr.shiced a ' passengers rushed up ti the doors of the different
number .4 good testimonials as to character, who tampartment a and several persons were forced under
offered to perform the work at I:150 a year.—The ' the train whilst it was in motion. They were got from
Board resolved to employ Young, at the salary 1 under the carriages, when it was found that several of
mentioned. I thorn had received serious injuries. They were sent on
by the "special" to Derby, where Mr. Gentles, Mr.
Wigg, and Mr. Wigg, sen., surgeons, at once attended
upon then. The three who were warm injured were
taken to the Derby Hospital—namely, George Aloore,
aged 23, unmarried, son of Mr. 11. sire, landlord Id the
Turf Tavern, Victoria-street, Derby, whose feet were
amputated, no hopes being, entertained of his recovery;
Mary Gibbons, 20, Back Parker-street, Derby,
married, severe injury to hack; and Annie Barlow, It,
Wilmot-terms., I'itchurch, Derby, whose right arm
had to be amputated. A man who did not go to the
Infirmary bad three ribs fractured, and another had
his head injured. It appears that the excursionists
were all anxious to get into first-clam carriages, and
whilst the train was entering the station they made a
rush towards them.

Aeamling tort telegram in the Univers, the lope is in
good health.
A fine of 1:74. was Friday inflicted by the Southwark
police magistrate upon two men who hail been found in
possepedon of 1)01r. of foreign manufactured tobacco, with
intent to defraud the revenue.
Mr. Edwin Parker, law stationer. of Sheffield, another
of the directors of the Patriotic Building Society, has filed
his petition for liquidation his liabilities being estimated
at £47,700.
NEW COUTICH roB CHESTER.—The Bishop of Chester
on Thursday laid the fomulation-stone of the hlission
Church if St. Barnabas, Chester, a building destined
to accommodate :PO people.
rss ,r Loop desitit AMPIII.F.Tr. —Lord Justice
WINCANTON. Ainphlett, who was present and took part in the
Worcesterehire Easter Sessions on Monday, hail a
BLACKMOOR VALE ATHLETIC SPORTS. nsvere paralytic seizure on Tuesday afternoon at hie
These sports came off at Winamton on Monday, residence, Wychholil Hall, near Droitwitch.
ler the presidency id Mr. IL B. Testing. The Sr !clot or AN EN-Tows t'oesen.tion. —Mr. James
jirolges torte Mc. C. Grant-Dalton, the Rev. J. l'en- Hart-born, Oill. of the principal lace manokaturers
of
rose, Mr. J. it. Coltharst, and Dr. Wybrants ; the Nottimrnam, and an es-town councillor, committed
starter, Mr. Herbert Nlessiter ; and the time-keeper, suicide at Ins reai.lence on Thursday afternoon by
Mr. F. Dowding. I 'tips and prizes to the value cutting his throat.
of 1:20 were awarded, but no competitor was allowed The whole if the Dover Garrison, including the
to take more than three prizes, one if them being fith, 110 h, and 24th, Regiments, took tart in the
a first. The prizes were distributed by the l'resident Review in a tell alongside the llumoyne Fort, on the
after a public dinner at the Dolphin IluteL The Castle heights, Dover, Monday. Colonel Watson corn-
several events resulted as follows : rnaii,leil. ;10,0110 spectators, in carriages and on (aid,
FLAT Row& half-aomile.—G. Cooper lot; W. Mitchel watelied the operations.
2nd; W. Goodfellow 3rd. Four competitors. To rONOIII —ConsEmPrien is CURABLE. —A
FLAY RAPE, 1110 yards Got 'wise presented by Mr. (L. H. certain metliod of rime has been discovered for this
Cooper.)—A. Harrold lot ; Godwin 21.1 ;W. White 3rd. diAre,.ing Complaint by a physician, 'rho in desirous
Six Competitors. that all sufferers may benefit from this providential
Perna; Ifitu. 51100 (lot prise presented by Mr. discovery. It k beyond all doubt the most remarkable
William Weare.)—W. Mitchell lot, (;it. lm.); R. It. remedy of the age. Thousands have been cored by it.
Wybrants Owl, (lt. 31iu.); W. Hunt 3rd, (21ft. IOW). Full partirular; will Ile sent by post to any person free of
Ten competitors. charge. —Address Mr. WILLIAMS, 10, Oxford-terrace,
FLAT AC 1.1, imarter-of-a-mile.—Glazebrook 14; IliseoCks Hyde Park ',mann.
2nd ; Pawsev :trd. Five competitors. TIIE PRINCE IMI•FRIAL —lt is not perhaps known
Rost, li g3rols, over 10 fights (14 prize pre- outside a lintited circle that Prince Louis is the
Rented by Rev. M. Shakleton.)—( lalwin lat ;A. Harrold freorent recipient of 'monetary gifts. 'Thus at Florence
Ind ; Green 3rot Seven competitors. recently he received one morning through the post 174
Logo June (Ist prise by Mr. Josiah Weare.)—W. English so v ere igns fr.nn an anionyrnmis donor. Many
White Ist ; H. Dowding Ind ; A. Harrold 3ril. Eight of the sums which come too him in this way, and which
compoditors.
FLAT RACE, one mile (Ist Ladies prize.)—T. %Veer° let; are regart led as restitution money, the Prince distributes 1
Godwin 2nd; G. Cooper 3rd._ Five competitors. among the poor. --IT/orphan eke,
FLAT RACE, 100 yards.—W. White I,t; W. Mitchell RECKITT s PARIS RLUE.—The marked superiority of!
2nd; W. Clarke 3rd. Four competitors. this Laundry Blue over all others, and the quick appnwt
FLAT RACE, 301.1 yards.—H. Ohorn lit; IL Dowding 2nd; ation of its merits by the public has been attended by!
W. Simpson 3rd. Five competitors. the usual results, viz., a flood of imitations : the
FLAT RACK, one mile Got prize presented by T. M. merit of the latter mainly consista in the ingenuity
Dodingtona—Hiseocks let ; Rutter awl Blake equal, exerted, not simply in imitating the square shape but
Tour competitors. making the general appearance of the wrappers resemble
FOOTBALL MATCH BETWEEN THE BLicirgoon VALE. AND that of the genuine article. The Manufacturers beg there-
TEIieLE CominE FOOTBALL CLUB,. —Thid inatch resulted fore to caution all buyers to see " Iteckitt's Paris Blue" on
in favour of Temple Coombe, after some very spirited play each pa-ket.
on both sides. Sir Wilfrid Lawson, speaking at a temperance
Teo or WAR. DITTO, corro.—Won by the Wineanton gatherings at Southport, said that the people of Lancashire
Club, the members of which were warmly applauded for sent Mr. f 'roes and his colleagues to Parliament, not to
their successful exertions. benefit the drunkard, but to increase the revenue of those
STEEPLE CHASE (two water joint...)-If. Dowding 14 ; who sold drink. I Ine hundred and thirty millions sterns
\V. Goodfellow Ind ;A. Mitchell 3rd. Eight competitors. ing was not enough to spend in drink per anum, and they
made laws for pushing the trade. This was to serve one
PURSE OAIINDLE. clans at the expense of another, and the electors ought
not to npake a similar mistake again by returning such
A Fsmot-s CAVNDLE MAN.—Peter Mews, who became n
successively Bishop of Bath and Wells and Bishop of '7 ILE ifsE OLR A.
Winchester, was born (so his biographers tell us.) at I-. • Y ' I' • An COME.— y one may
" Purse Caundle," Dorsetshire, 27oth March, 1619. In materially effect this by undertaking an Agency for
his youth he was a soldier in the army of Charles 1., but THE DRAPEIt's WEE TEA Conran'. The Tea is pure
be noon changed the sword for tore peaceful weapons, and delicious, ready for immediate distribution in 1.1 b.,
and wee admitted to holy orders. Ile seems to have been -fit , and 1-Ib. sealed Packetrt No Liource re
fortunate in lon church preferments, and he must have 11ynciaert Gore vieril, alma ceed. For Terms apply
been a Man of some note, having tilled the "Hives of to London Officer', 8, Red Lion Court, Cannon-street,
President of St John's College, and Vice-Chancellor of F.% a r
a.,,eln an i.,TERMINsTER NEWTon, T. IIAWKINs •
the University of Oxford. In he wan insile Dean
Rochester? and on the death of Dr. Creyghton, 1672, he n aIILLINGHAM, J. I)AVIts ; and Drapers in InOiti
became Bishop of Bath and Wells. In liN4 he was trans. Tows and Villages.
bated to the see of Winchester, and in the month of June, PRTnENTATION TO A PRECENTOR or CHESTER
in the following year, be took an active part in the battle if'aingionat. —On Thursday night, the Duke of
of Sedgmoor, where, it is said, be. with his own carriage Westminster presented, at the Town Hall, Chester,
hones, placed the Royal Artillery into judicious a position on behalf of a numemns body of subscribers in Chester
as to contribute most materially to the defeat of the rebels and the neighboUrbood, a magnificent silver salver,
then in arms in support of the Duke of .Nlonmouth. He
mannfactitred by Messra Elkington, Liverpool, and a
died on the 9th of November, ("(Ni and no buried in
of 174 sovereigns to the Bev. E. L. Deacle, for
Winchester Cathedral, where there is a monumentil I",r'e
inscription to his memory. eleven years 'precentor of Chester Cathedral. on the
nisi:x.4m of his preferment to the rectory of Northenden,
- lately held by the Bishop of Calcutta.
Eris, s COCOA.—GKATEVUL AND COM FORTINO. By a
thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the
o digestion and nutrition, and by a careful ap-
°prieera'tfoi"mf
nn of the tine properies of well-selected aeon, Mr.
Epps has provided our breakfast taldes with a delicately
flavoitred leverage which inky save us many heavy
de:loos' bills. It is by the judicious use of seek articles of
diet that a constitution may he gradually built up until
strong enough to resist every tendency to disease.
Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating around us ready
to attack wherever there is a weak point, We may escape
many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with
pure blood and a properly nourished frame."—Cied Service
(Mune.
THE WEnTERN GRAsiIIOPPER PLAGCL Recent
advices from Minnesota and Nebraska state that the
hatching out by myriads of the eggs deposited last
&Pitman by the gratahoppers is causing moch anxiety
in Sioux county and Blue Earth c ounty, Southernll
Minnesota. Agricultural operations are at a standsti t
from a dreaded repetition if the disasters of bum
sen.i..n. In Nebraska, it is stated, the ground seemf
filled with the grasshoppers. The Legislature is
Miniiewota has offered a bounty of so much 3 bushel for
their carcases, and that of Nebraska authorises the
calling i att of all between sixteen and sixty to destroy
them.
PURE TEA IN RARE PERFECTION.—The Pure, Strong
Fragrant and delicious Teas imported by POLAND,
ROBERSTON Si Co., Curtain Road, LondonL E.C., can
now be obtained in airotightyackets in quantities ranning
from 200. to 1 lb., of most respectable Grocers, Chemists,
Bakers, Confectioners, Stationers and others, and the
others, at the following price* per lb. :—Black. Is., and
2.c. ; Mixed, Is. ; Green, M. bld. ; Assam, to, 6d.;
pe-kal in Tins, 2, and lbs. All qualities guaranteed
Pure as kuportel. The s It,. Tin sent carriage paid to any
Railway Station in the United Kingdom on receipt of
Post Office Order. The public are respectfully requested
to ask for Poland, Robertson and Co.'s Pure Teas, and re-
fuse all others, at urge quantities of worthless traeh, con-
sisting of warehouse sweepings, Tea damaged by salt
water and decomposition, are, by a process of steaming
and dyeing, made to resemble genuine Pure Teas. For
particulars of agency apply as above.
MR. RUSKIN AND HIS FORTUNE. Mr. Ruskin
announces, under date of April 2nd, that he has, at the
request of a few Sheffield workmen, authorised the invest-
ment of .43.200 in an estate of thirteen acres of land, near ,
Sheffield, whereon the workmen may spend what spire
hours they have, and for which they agree to nay three
per rent. Mr. Ru-skin says:—" Here, at least, is a little
piece of England given into the English workman's hand,'
Mr. Ruskin also publishes his autobiography. saying his
father left him £1211,0010, besides property at Herne-hill
Dennoarkohill, Greenwich, and pictures, and his mother
137,01 en Ile gave 1:17,04 to his poor relations, sold the
pictured, bought Brentwood, assisted a young relation in
lousiness at a cost of X 15.000. spent mono, on harness
and stables, and has given £l4.oootoSt George's,besida hat.
mg spent A:70,1010 varionsly.llle is now worth £.54,00/1, and
announces that he will give the Ms:yid:pone property
absolutely to St. Georges Company. The Herne-hill bre
perty he gives to his cousin, and will finally invest the
remains £12,000, and live or die upon its intrest