The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-07-11 00:00:00

DOZONESTMS.

'Pith Burr= Tent.—W. E. Brymer, En., M.P.,
has given AS, and Chinn Still (Cattietock) and Mr.
w, Osman have aho
kJ subscribed, towards the DOW
Mann tree in the cric field.
Actroen.—As Mr. Goldsing, of West Stafford, was
drivng up the South Walks o. Wednesday, the trap
mans tato collision with a bores and waggon belonging
to Mr- Fudge. The occupenta of the trap were
limns out, but no serious injury was
BURIAL Boman.—Masers. J. Greening and H.
Mae* were on Thursday chosen to serve as members
of the above board for the
_parish of All Sainte' (the
letter in the room of Mr. W. Slide). and Memo. a
Parson and J. Greening as auditor'; Mews. 0.
Panne and T. M. Dross for Holy Trinity (the latter
In the room of Mr. G. Hawkins), and Messrs. J. Easel
and J. Miles as auditors; and Messrs. J. Foster, R.
Hill, and G. Ponney (in room of Mr. J. Shorto) mem-
bers for Bt. Peter's parish, and Messrs. T. C. Ponnoey
and B. A. Hogg, auditors.
BARD or Hon Tutr.—Through the kindness of
the Rev. C. F. and Mrs. Powys, the members of the
Band of Hope in ocenectioss with the All Saint's and
Bt. Peen', breach of the Church of England Tem-
pianos Society were regaled with a tea and various
amusements on Monday shernoon in a Said adjoining
the above geetionan's residence. Nearly 100 children
wars present at the tea, which WM provided by gr.
Barrington, and after this had been done justice to,
wicket, football. running, jumping, swinging,
were indulged in till eight o'clock. Befronmente
WOWS again provided, and, after • few words of advice
by the Rev. 0. F. Powys, and the evening hymn
nag, hearty cheers were given, and the delighted
juveniles dispersed.
ermine • tinzsr.—At the Borough Polies-court on
Tawny Wore the Mayor (A Emma, Aso, and G.
=Distotuhrecaah Hurley. • private in the 2nd
in Regiment (late frith), was
charged with stealing one sheet. the ProPorli of
Andrew Taylor, at Fordingtoo, on the 3rd of July.
from the evidence of Ann Groves it appeared that the
sheet was stolen from a br3thel in Fordinton,
having been left Moue in the room from which
Lblllt was stolen. P.C. Gould deposed that on
the previous evening about a quarter to tea he was on
duty at the bottom of High East-duet. He saw the
priseeer standing on the doorstep of Mr. Marsh's, in
filgh Easeetrest, with something benzin across hi.
ann. He not up to him and send him what he had
got there, sad he said it was aomething what he
pined up in the road. He gave it to witness, who
fined it was a sheet. Mener was very drunk.
Whose took him to the polinetation. About lt
o'clock the next merniag Andrew Taylor came to the
and identified the sheet his property.
grpitboseraeka es
was remanded until Monday.

WHSLEYAN SUNDAY SCHOOL OUTING.
TM day chosen for the above was Yonder. July
bd. Tim weather was beautifully fine and continued so
*rowboat the day. Lodotoor. near Weymouth, wee the
going of enjoyment and ainuennee to, end about WO
scholars with their teachers, and 40 visitors, left the
Banks School at 9.30 In the morning, in vane. The
PAM% Bartle mad Doddrell eccompanied the children.
trigoat Lodssoor. about noon, games of all kinds were
In. sad boating at a nominal charge motioned
theenghoist the day. The catering of Mr. Bugler, of Due.
resarag, wee replied with great satisfaction, and highly
Lp....d by all. The start for home warn made about
m, sad when all prepared to leave, the majority
weary ninths day's•XOttilalillit. Brighter and better
nen Gould not have been, which added to the
of aIL A few casualties occurred—two or three
at_ the received leg and feet sprains, and one little
as oh. homeward journey fell out of the van sad got
We believe all era programing favourably. The
barns sad van were kindly list by the following
noSnows :—Karrs. Jamas and Town. C. Parlous.
Osaka sad Co.,_Wright sad Son, Kldridn, Pon and Ca..
Tem Sharrak Warn& T. S. Biggs, Davis sad 800,
Wellman, sad B.

A YOUTHFUL GANG OF THIEVES. I
AS the Borough Police-court on Tuesday (before the
Mayor sad Alderman Corms), George House, • little
boy, aged 11, was charged with stealing a £5 note and
about Ed In gold and silver, the property of Mary Ann
Ayling.
The prosecutrix stated she was staying with her
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, at the Plume
of BlNltheri, In Princeretreet. The box produced by
Supt. Coward was hers and on Sunday morning, when
going to dress in her bedroom, she found it had been
brokmiopen. She saw it all right on Saturday morning.
'Pb. box was in • large travelling box, which had been
broken open,and the contents were gone. It contained •
£5 note, 5 or 6 sovereigns two half-sovereigns, and soine
sliver. It was all in an old red puree, and POMO lion
shillings were also gone. There were a lot of things in
the box, but nothing but money was taken. The
=se of purse produced she had no doubt were por-
e, the one in whicn the money was. She
knew the prieoner. Ile had been at the house every
Wednesday and Saturday. When in the yard helping
the enter, he would have no difficulty in getting into
the house, and from the how" lets the bedroom.
George Lake stated he lived with hi. aunt, Mrs,
Davis, in Princes-street. He worked for Mr. Fudge.
On Sunday afternoon be saw House in Steele's-peerage,
rztotio school, and he told him he bad • £5 note. He
him the note, and asked him if he would go to
Mrs Hodges at the White Horse, and change It.
Witness went in there, but they said they badn't got
change. He saw hire. Hodges. He then make him to go
up to the Mason's Arms; he went there, but did not
get change. Prisoner told him to say it was hire.
Hewn's. When he came back Houle told him he
bad E 6. After they came out of school prisoner gave
him the note and the money, and asked him to go
down Seath-street with it, as there were two police-
men at hie (prisoner's) anet's house. Be told him to
tam the mosey up against the station. Prisoner gave
him the money in a little red beg. A boy named
Frederick Jefferies was with him at the time, and
went with him to the South-Western station, and be
sad Jefferies went and sat down on the Weymouth
platform, and Homo, Pople, and Charles Davis came
up afterwards. Pople said he (witness) was to come
on back, be was wanted about • £5 note, and he said
he would take it if he (wither) liked. He then gave
It to ropla. Re gars Charles Davis the puree with
the gold. They then came on down the back street
(Trinity-strest), and saw Supt. Coward, and Pople
gave it to Ings, and Supt. Coward asked witness where
be got it, and he told him George House gave it him,
sad then House's father, Hones, and witness went to
Mr. Taylor's. House told him before he asked him to
change It that he found the £5 note out in Steele's.
=MWhen be got home he found Davis at home,
t seven they went up to the Roman Catholic
Chapel to see Pople. They waited there until became
out. Merles also came to the chapel, and then
all four went to Poundbory. On the way they met
George House. Whoa there they counted the money
and found five sovereigns, two halts ,vereign", and •
shilling. It was • lion shilling. It was arranged that
they should tear up the purse, so that they shouldn't
be found cut, end witness tore it up. The money, ES,
was put In the purse proclaimed by Darla and handed
to Pople to take cars of. Davis gave the purse to
witness again on Monday, and it than only contained
03, the twe half sovereigns being goes Davis had
the Boa Wiling. Witness took the purse to House,
but be wouldn't have it, and he thee gave it to Robert
Davis, sad he didn't see it again till he saw it now.
On Sonde& night Home told Mm he found the parse
sod the six sovereigns in the Royal Oak yard.
Primmer was remanded until Monday.
William Pople, 15, and Charles Henry Davie, 14, two
were charged at the Borough Police-court, on
Wednesday, before the Mayor (A.. Emboli. Esq.), sod
Alderman Came, Egg., with being conwn.M In the
=yell ruowy, at the Plume of Feathers Inn, on
. Seldome seem when House was brought
up oa the previous day was read over no/ confirmed,
aiiis= were then remanded till Monday. The
granted bail for their appearance on Mon-
day, sod they were released.