The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-10-20 00:00:00

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fiILISBURY.--errt Prrrt filissioss, Monday.—
Before the Mayor (J. Style, Req.,) C. Wheeler, and
W. Fawcett, Emir;
LARCIINT.—Atin Garrett was charged with stealing
two srtieles of wearing apparel, viz., a child's cape and
• pair of boots.—On her being placed at the bar, Super-
intendent Caldow stated that the proseentorsdeclined to
press the charge against the prisoner. He had received
a letter from the curate of Fovea; who stated that she
was about to emigrate with her family to the Cape of
Good Hope. The parishioners of Tiabury had provided
her with her outfit and passage, and she was soon about
to .all. She came into the rely by the carrier on Satur-
day, and she was apprehended in the evening.—The
Bench said they had no alternative but to discharge the
prisoner. They were somewhat surprised that the
prisoner, alter having been treated so kindly. should
have committed such an offence. The clothes were
ordered to be given up to their respective owners.
Sre•uno • Ksirt..—Walter Rooke was brought up
on remand, charged with stealing • knife, the property
of Mr. Neeeham, cutler, Market-plaoe.—The particulars
of this cam appeared in our last. The prisoner had been
in the employ of the prosecutor as a wheel turner for
the peat two years. On Saturday, the 3rd inst., he lent
the knife to Mr. Thomas Cassey, of the City Arms,who,
being suspicion; made inquiries of Mr. Neesham, who
claimed it es his property. The prisoner when given
into custody admitted the offence, and on being called
upon now pleaded guilty. Other artieles found upon
the prisoner were identified by the prosecutor as his
property.—The Bench sentenced him to two months'
impriaonnient with hard labour.
Wm. Pain pleaded guilty to being drunk and riotous
in Caatlectreet late on Saturday night Lat.—Super-
intendent faldow said the last time the prisoner was
before the Bench was for assaulting big sister, for which
he received • sentence of one month's imprisonment.
Previous to that he had been two or three times looked
up for drunkenness.—Sergeant White stated that the
prisoner was making • greet noise,and disturbing the whole
neighbourhood. He cautioned him, but it wan of no
use, and he was eventually compelled to take him into
onstody.—The prisoner was sentenced to seven days'
imprisonment, without the option of a fine.
Comm' Prrrt Sicisioss, Tuesday. —Before Lord
Folkestone (chairman) and R. A. Ferryman, Req.
The licensee of the New Inn, Amesbury, were tempo-
rarily transferred from Mr. George Furness to Mr.

Hayes.
TRISPASITIO IN PURSUIT OP RABBITIL—Mark Forder
was summoned for having on the 3rd of October tres-
passed, in search of rabbits, on • certain close of land in
the parish of Downton, the property of George Mat-
chant Eaq.—P.C. Willey found the defendant near •
fir tree on the land. He had a net, two ferrets, and •
rabbit in his possession.—ln answer to the officer the
defendant admitted the purpose for which he had come
there.—Superintendent Matthews stated, in answer
to the Bench, that the defendant had never before been
convicted.—The defendant promieed never again to
commit such an offence, and the Bench mitigated the
penalty to 10a, and the expenses; or 21 days' hard
labour. _ .

POACHING.—WiIIiam Francis was summoned for I
poaching on land belonging to E. Coot., Esq., at Martin,
on the 29th of September last. —Mr. Brooks, a farmer, ,
of Martin. stated that he watched the defendant. He
had • greyhound in his possession. and also • gun, and
he was beating the copse for game.—The defendant
denied being there with any such intention. He was
going to his work, and his master hating requested him
to shoot some rats on his farm, he took the gun with him
for that purpose.—The Bench, however, did not credit
the defendant's statement, but fined him £5 and costa,or
three months' imprisonment. —The money WU imme-
diately paid.
Robert Still, Henry Jeffrey, and Henry Clavell were
summoned, the two former for poaching, and the latter
for trespassing, on land belonging to the Rt. Hon. Earl
of Pembroke, at Groveley, on the 7th Oetober.—The
defendants did not put in au appearance.—One of his
lordship's keepers stated that seeing some wines in the
plantation he watelied,and having waited some time,the
defendant, came up and net other wires. He at once
sprang upon them, and from the pocket of Still be took
• rabbit. Jeffreys had two wires in his possession, but
Clavell had nothing. A little further on three hares
had been caught in the wires., which the defendants
admitted 'having set —Superintendent Matthews
said, in answer to the Bench, that both Still and
Jeffreys Lad been convicted of poaching, and Clavell,
although not in this division, had been fined for •
similar offence in the Minion division.—The Bench
inflicted the full penalty—Jeffreys and Still Li each, or
three months' imprisonmentand Clavell, 435, and oats,
or two months' imprisonment. —Lord Folkestone said he
could not understand why the whole of the defendanta
had not been similarly charged. Clavell was with the
other defendants, and although he took no active part
in the matter, yet his being present with the others
rendered him liable to the higher penalty. The magis-
trates had, however, to deal with the QUM as they were
brought before them, and therefore he would be fined
the full penalty under the Act of Parliament under
which he was summoned._

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STIALtio A COAT. —BROTHERLY LOVE. William
Cropp, labourer, was charged with stealing a coat of the
value of El, the property of his brother, George Crc.Pr.
—The prosecutor stated that be resided at Huroott, n
the parish of Winterbourne, and on the 19th Septewber
he left his home for Gosport. He returned on the fol-
lowing Monday, and he then miused his coat. He went
to the prisoner next day, and the latter admitted having
pledged the coat, but promised to get it out of pawn.—
The prosecutor. In answer to his brother, said he had
given him leave to pawn his black wet if he wanted
money. That was about six weeks before be went to
Gosport—Elisa Foreman, assistant to Mr. Smith, pawn-
broker, said the prisoner pawned the coat for 6s.—The
prisoner said his brother and him bad lived before this
on the most friendly terms, and when he came home he
admitted having pawned the coat, and promised to re-
deem it. They had been friendly since that time. and
it was on account of their having recently bad a few
words that these proceedings had been instituted. He
never Intended to deprive his brother of the coat, and if
' he bad not been apprehended, he should have redeemed
it on Saturday last—The prosecutor, in answer to the
, Bench, said he had taken beer with the prisoner sines be
had returned, but when his brother told him that be
should not again have the coat, he gave information to
the police.--In order that the case might be nettled
by the magistrates the prisoner pleaded guilty.—
Superintendent Matthews said the prisoner bad
been previously convicted of stealing greens.
A second conviction was out against him when he
abeconded,and be had not returned more than a month.
—The magistrates sentenced him to four mmiths' im-
prisonment with hard labour.
The treasurer of the Salisbury Infirmary acknowledged
receipt of £4 its. 64., the amount of the Harvest
Offering Collection made in Broadolialke Church, on the
27th September.
FISH Evros NATIONAL SMlOOl..n. —The annual Sermons
in aid of theme schools were preached M FishertenChureh,
on Sunday. The Mayor and Corporation of the borough
marched in procession in their robes,andattended Divine
service in the morning, when the 1t... E. P. Eddruss,
Principal of the Theological College.preached an eloqueut
sermon. In the evening the Rev. E. F. Trotman, Incum-
bent of Burnam* delivered au excellent discourse,
addressed particularly to parents. The collections
amounted to Ell Hs. Oid.
The following improvements have been effected In
the Salisbury rural post wall letter box has been
fixed at Figheldean, also one at Stapleford. A sub-
office has been established at Wishford. The sub-oflioe
at South Newton has been claim& and • wall letter
box fixed in its stead. The meesenger will reach
Winterbotime Stoke 25 minutes wooer than hereto-
fore. _ _ _

SALISIMIIT LITZILtiT AND Picteirrtric INNTTIVTION.
—The osininittee of this valuable institution have made
arrangements for the delivery of the following lectures
durinjact.hiensuing session—October 27th, a lecture by
Mr. Grossmitb, November 10th the Rev. W.
Barnes Dorchester. on the history of the Out-
spreading of Western English as Displacing the British.
During the month of December the Rev. Prebendary
Prance, rector of Mt:in-cum-Nem* will lecture on
"Francis Lord Baron.' The annual concert will take
place during the session, and as the list of leetures bids
fair to be of au unusually interesting chancier, we trust
lit will be the means of ensuring • large addition of the
number of members.
GAS AND 0011 COMPANY. The annual general
meeting of the shareholders was held last week, at the
Colman Chamber.—Mr. W. w cod" ocanow the
chair, and there was • large attendance of sherebolders.
Th• directors' report as to the affairs of the company
11111 received, and the vases:Ms In the directory were
filled by the re-appointment of Mama. W. Dowding. R.
&miser and lase White. The report was considered
to be ivory satisfactory one, and ifr. Hardriek was
complimented for his effective management of the works.
Vioutsre AII6AULTON • FIAI•LE AND AIMIAULTING TEI
POLICL —At the magistrates' clerk's office, On Wednes-
day, beton Dr. Finch and J. Whatman, Esq., Win.
loamerd, a ruffianly-looking fellow, who ban been in
custody on several occasions, was charged with 'maul.
mg met. Gills, wife of Mr. R. Gills, landlord of the '
Victoria Inn, Fisherton, and also with assaulting P.C.
Drowett whilst in the execution of his duty,oe Tuesday
afternoon last..--It appears that Wm. Rogers, the ostler
in the employ of Mr. Gills. had been into the town for
some fowls and duck.; and that on his way bock the
prisoner took mut of the ducks from his basket. Rogers
requested him to put it back, but he refused to do so,
and Rogers went and told Mrs. Gills, who was than
alone in the house. When the prisoner entered • few
minutes afterwards, she told him to give up the duck.
He Men held the duck by the bead, as though be in-
tended throwing it at her. He said he would kill
larnand endeavoured to par through the door. Mrs.
'elopped him, but Um prisoner forced the door
ellteisee her, and struck her violently in the chest, and
also street bar silencer& with his fist lire. Gills
having no one in the house immediately sent for lb*
pates, and P.C. Diann& entmed the bouts as gee

prisoner was leaving. The officer said to him, "What's
the matter now, why are you causing a disturbance
here?" To which the prisoner replied that he did not
know what was the matter. The officer invited him
inside the house, and Mrs. Gills said ahe was in danger
of her life. The officer told the prisoner he must go to
the station,and Lampard see,mpanied him a part of the
way down Fiaherton very quietly until he arrived
opposite the passage where his mother resided. He
then declined to go any further. Drowett seised
him by the collar, upon which the prisoner took
hold of the policeman's belt and tried to. trip him
up. Ile drew the officer in the passage, and called to
his mother to shut the door, saying, at the seine to.
"I will do for you." He then commenced striking and
kicking the policeman, and ultimately caught hold of
an axe that was lying at the upper end of the P
and holding it up, as if in the set of aiming a blao71;
mid, " I will cut you in two if you come near me."
The policeman then went into the street for aasistance,
and during his absence the prisoner escaped. Later in
the afternoon Drowett and another constable went in
search of the prisoner, whom they met in the Wilton-
road. Just as they got up to him, he took out his
pocket-knife, and standing in a defensive attitude, he
said, "the first, that comes near me. I will run this
into them." The policemen took hold of him, but he
was very violent, and made use of very threatening
language. Ultimately he was secured, and lodged in the
station—George Sparks gave corroborated evidence.—
The prisoner, in defence, said he did not remember any-
thing about it. It might be true what the officers had
stated, or it might not. When he had a drop of drink
be did not know what be was about.--Supenntendent
• said the prisoner was not in liquor when
to the station ; on the contrary, be wag
quite sober. The priooner had in the course of the
afternoon sent to his mother for his clothes, and had
also been to his employer, and had taken all the
that were due to him, thus proving that he intended
d
abeconding.—The magistrates sentenced the prisoner for
tho 'wealth on Mrs. Gills to six months' imprisonment ;
for the assault on the policeman two months' hard
labour; and he was ordered, at the expiration of that
time, to find sureties to keep the peace for twelve
calendar months.

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INQUEST.—R. Wileon, Esq., coroner, held an
Inquiry at the Fisherton Lunatic Asylum, on Wednes-
day afternoon, touching the death of Joseph Nub, a
lunatic, 16 years of age, who died early that morning.— ,
Nash had been an inmate of the asylum for some time, '
and subject to fits. On Wednesday morning, at Wi-
ped three o'clock, he was then alive, but about a quarter
to five it was discovered that he wee dead. The surgeon
of the asylum was called, but on his wriest he pro-
nounced life to be quite extinct. A verdict in accord-
ance with the above facts was returned by the jury.
&owe CHORAL SOCIZT members of this society
gave a concert, under the conductorship of Yr. Richard-
son, organist of the Cathedral, at the Assembly Rooms,
on Tuesday evening, which wee very largely attended.
It was announced that the orchestra would be
strengthened as at the lad concert by several lady
amateurs, but for various reasons, which were atated by
the Rev. Armlield, they did not fulfil their engage-
ment much to the disappointment of the audiences.
The music selected on this occasion was entirely secular,
the principal piece being Schiller's poem, "The Lay of
the Bell, set to music by Romberg. This was very ably
rendered by the class, each pert being weU sustained
The music, however, is not lively, although remarkably
sweet, and there is a kind of dullness about the whole
which renders the piece somewhat tedious. The
audience, however, heard it patiently, and appeared to
appreciate it. The second part, however, was • greet
relief, and the magnificent compositions of the old
matters were atnkingly dieplayed. Handers chorus,
"The many rend the skies," was executed faultlessly.
The glee " 'Ti. the last rose of summer," by Moore, was
the gem of the evening, which was sung by Muter
Williams, and Messrs. Brooks, Westmoreland and
Kenninghatn, of the Cathedral choir, and the audience
demanded its repetition. The madrigal "Down in a
fiow'ry vale," Festa and the chorus "Your voices tune,"
by Handel, was rendered very creditably. Altogether
the concert was • success—although without the second
pert we hardly think the audience would have been
content.