The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-04-04 00:00:00

-Derzetsbire.
DOREA EI3TER.
THE NMI Or the late Right Hon. the Earl of
ilchester ham been morn (personalty) under £70,000.
DORCHESTER ANTELOPE HOTEL COM P.!.NY. 7VJ

are given to understand that this old-established and
well-conducted hotel will shortly pass from the bands
of its present proprietor into those of the above
company.
AT the next meeting of the general committee of
the Salisbury Diocesan Church Building Association,
to be hcld in The Close, Salisbury, April 6th, an
application for assistance towards the re-seating of
Binoombe church is to be considered.
THE SPECIAL CONSTABLES. —During the past
week the " specials " who were sworn as constables
during the disturbances in November last, assembled
at the Townhall in order to return their staves, and
tossessies the smonnt due (35. 6d.) for their services
at that lime. A few of the gallant and "trusty"
band west awarded 7s. each.
IILPORTiNT o 0WN2113 ON SMALL TLNEMENTE.
.V....-flownevinf await tenements who are desirous

compounding for the rates on the same should give
notice in writing of their desire to do so to the
..AEESIDSOCE of the poor of the pariah in which they are
situate. Such notioe must be given between the
• 25th March and Bth April inclusive every year,
. (see. 13 and 14 Vie., e. 99.)
VATAL AM/DENT. A man named James
NFellsband was employed on Major Frampton's farm,
on Monday, 'Mending to some machinery, when one
.t the wheels broke suddenly, and he was severely
shiken• and bruised by the spokes and splinters.
Ile was taken to the Dorset County Hospital, where
and promptly treated, but he never
'Med` from thh shock, and died on Thursday
tAktriing-
voLotrtaL mOttilr ORDER 01710118.—A sot*
bean issued by the Postmaster-Genera), stating
Mint DR the let of April and thenceforward money
enders will be issued at all money order offices in the
rel3nitet Kingdom on the following offices in the
colony, of Nov Brunswick, at the same rates of
charge and mtder the same regniations as those
already in rotes with respect to other colonies with
which money order business is transacted. Money
order offices: Bathurst, Bend, Chatham, I:ham:iris,
Rrederkton, Newcastle, Riehibneto, Sackville,
Shediac, St. Andrew's, St. John, Sussex Vale, and
• Woodstock. Money orders will also be hailed at
• these offices on all money order offices in the United
.4. Kingdom.
• Haver Pacaers By POST.—On and after the
let of April next any packet whatever, with the
' following exceptions, posted for transmission from
_one part of the United Kingdom to another, which
.Tlthay be found to exceed two feet in length, or one
foot in • width or depth, will be stopped, and sent
Inlitthe Married letter branch. The exceptions are
trom fellows, viz i-1. Packets to or from any of the
• +government offices a departments,or public officers.
• rib Petitions or addresses to the Queen, whether
• directed to Her Majesty,or forwarded to any member
Of either Howie of Parliament. 3. Petitions to
Lisither House of Parliament forwarded to any member
Of either House. 4. Printed Parliamentary pro-
•r, WINING Or THE NRWSPAPER Pews COLLEGE
si;thowiars.—On Tuesday last, at 3 and again at 7 p.m.,
aria drawing-room lecture, explanatory of the objects
Of the Newspaper Praia Training College, for work-
ing, by means of a staff of instructors and pupils, the
_combined system of about twenty distinct duplicate
journals in Dorset, Somerset, and Wilts, was given
in presence of a very select circle of ladies and
gentlemen, and listened to on each occasion with the
greatest pleasure and satisfaction, as unfolding a
project entirely beneficial to the future of the news-
paper press, and antagonistic to none of the existing
Journals. The staff of instractors represented by the
principal and several of his assistants, comprise% W,
"'believe no fewer than seven or eight gentlenien of
-...practicill skill and experience; and the general
sympathy in the movement, participated in by men
of all parties and opinions, could not be better
'illustrated than in the polite apologies for
inability to be present, received, amongst otheni,
from :—Mr. Brinsley Sheridan, M.P. for the borough,
b4sihti "regrets exceedingly that business of mush
'interest to him, both of a private and publie
neheeacter, prevented him leaving London, on the
28th, to attend the lecture, explanatory of the
„Abjects of the Newspaper Prow Training College."
Mr. Floyer, M.P. for the County, who is also
-Albion% attending to his dunce in Parliament. C.
B. Skinner Esq., of Came House, (who would have
ocanoied,thra chair.) The Mayor of Dereheeter (Dr.
Veiny • AMridge) who *odd have been present
alit for professional engagementa. The Rev. James
4Kisher, Reiner of Holy- Trinity, who had been
leiddenly called away by telegram to Manchester
,on a melancholy occasion. The Rev. E. W. Pears,
rector of at. Peters; Thomas Ooombe, Esq., (engaged
with the Inclosure Commissioners at Warmwell ;) J.
Hodges, En., who with his fatally has jinn gone to
.Monnienionth ; Dr. Cowdell, Mears. Curate, Good,
and Penton, R. Davis, M. Devenish, IL Dam
C, H. Benefield, besides others, who have explaill
verbally the peculiar circumstances that interfere
411111 ht their being present which we will touch
pigpen another time. Seeing that so many
; toff aential persons had thus been dinappointed
tin their desire of hearing an explanation of this pro.
:bat which carries with it the good wishes of the
press at large, the publication of the lectnre, which
- embodied much newspaper information was etronglp
urged, but in the meantime respectftilli declined, nil
it will have to be employed again and again in tba
NeswairMation of the college, and after some privsta
,tespetitions to select circles at Weymouth, will be
Opubliely delivered at the places already announced
,'by advertisement.
). Kamm Qtranasn Srssiouz.—The bruiinese relat.
to the police and civil concerns of the county will
:tie transacted at the Shirehall this day (Tuesday).
,There are two notices of motions on the agenda
„tarn. The first, John Floyer, Esq., M.P., to move
, That the committee of visitors of the County
gawk° Asylums be anthorieed to expend a farther
=rii: £1,090 in furnishing, laying out, and °era-
g the new asylum and grounds at Charminster,
IWO to make orders on the county treasurer for the •
'lra of £lOO at the present and each succeeding
'gnarlier sessions till the whole of the money so
;appended has been paid." The court is also Co be
:moved "For the grant of £lO per annum to be paid
thy the county treasurer to the Bridport
borough
ntherition for the use of their Town Hall by
the
i bounty jnetices, in parthance of an application in
-writing, dilly made for that purpose, under the
statute 12 Vic., esp. 18." The following is the list
of prisoners for trial :—John Heffernan and Emma
Jana _Heffernan, stealing money at Portland; John
.Critchell, stealing a watch at Upway ; Thomas
Shepherd, stealing three sovereigns at °reheat&
barracks • Eliza Tulloch, feloniously receiving the
On Bail: Elisabeth Lester, stealing money
,at Fordington ; Ann Lester, receiving money, well
anew* it to have been stolen at Fordington.
ASIDROUGH Parry Siemer% Tuesday.—Before the
"fflsper (J. P. Aldridge, Esq.) and R. Davis, Esq.—
IKC,CRY AT THE BARRACES.—Thomse Shepherd,
•le-boy, and Eliza Tnlloch, a young woman of
airipectable appearance, were brought up in custody
iDirSEwetintendent Penney, charged-, the former with
and the latter with receiving, knowing to
bens stolen, three pounds in gold, the pro-
Wof Lieut. Thomas be Merchant, of the A
ery, R.H.A., quartered at Dorchester—Pro.
theater stated that at the beginning of last week he.
had three sovereigns in a desk which was kept on a'
table in his room in the barracks. On Friday,
evening he missed one of them, when he marked the•
ether two and left them in the desk. He we.
absent from his room the greater part of Senday.
The male prisoner had access to his room bat had no
right there. He gave information to the police.
113 n Tuesday morning he saw Shepherd at the
leck-np. Prisoner immediately said, "It was
me who took the money." He farther said
that he took one either on Tuesday or Wednesday
. afternoon. He changed away the first one he took
and spent it, and gave another to Mrs. Talloch to
Wet ease of for him. Witness asked Shepherd
•MIMS he had done with the third sovereign. At fleet
heihein that he had spent it with some girl. at the
14:01proil the town. Winner was not satisfied with
1111411,r'iltheagain asked him, when he replied, that
Miti.!Tnllect changed it for bun on Sunday afternoon.
On Monday afternoon Superintendent Pommy
showed him one sovereign, which he recognised as
Lie hy the mark upon it, (Sovereign produced and
Superintendent Pouncy said he went
on Monday afternoon. Lieut. Le
gad him that three sovereigns had been
disks be. his desk. After making inquiries
boOappatiessied Shepherd, and searched his box
and his person, but did not find any money. He
took Shepherd to the police station, arid charged
him with stealing three sovereigns from his master.
He replied "I know nothing about it." Before
prisoner went into the cell, he said he should like to
ripest with his master. In the evening Lieut. be
Merchant saw ban. As soon as prisoner saw prose.
enter he said "Master, I took your money." The
lieutenant asked prisoner what he had done with
the money. After hesitating, prisoner said, "I got
with soniegirla and spent it; I don't know who
they were., Afterwards he said that he had let
Mrs. Telloch—a soldier's wife of the late battery—
have two sovereigns. He then went to Mrs.
Talloch, and charged her with receiving three
sovereigns from Thomas Shepherd, knowing them
to have been stolen. She denied all knowledge of
them. He told her be should take her into custody,
when she said, "I shan't go." He told her he had
tt Shepherd in the lock-up. She then said," Well:
let
_me have two sovereigns on Sunday to taki-
- him ; I 4 one at the Half Moon
clock Je asked bee
gave '
, as it \
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changed ok.
- o'clock."