The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-09-01 00:00:00

OFFENCES.

A farmer, named Peter Cleworth, has been convicted
at Atherton Petty Sessions, for bay-making on Sunday.
The oonviction took place under an Act of the reign of
Charles 11. Mr. Bilvester, the chairman of the Bench,
told Cleworth that they had considered the ease, and be
would be fined in the penalty of its. and oasts, for diva
crating the Lord's-day. Defendant Cleworth : I don't
intend to pay. lain advised that your decision is not
legal. Mr. Silvester : You are very foolish; for a dis-
tress warrant will be grante4 against your goods, and
you have no appeal. Charles Bennett, a collier, was
fined in • similar sum "for aiding and abetting." He
and several others were told that if they wocild pay
the costa (Gs. 6d.) no conviction would be recorded
against them. They, however, refused, protecting
against paying anything for saving produce from injury.
It is understood that distress warrants will be issued
against those defendants who are householders, and the
others will be inearcerakd in the stocks, in accordance
with the provisions of this ancient statute. The eases
have excited much indignation throughout the neigh-
bourhood.
An attempt was made to burn down the church of St.
Peter's, in the market town of Godalming, a fortnight
since. The attempt fortunately did not succeed, but it
was found next morning that • quantity of partially
burnt paparbanginp ICY lying about in the sinks, and
that several of the doors of the pews were sorely scorched.
Suspicion fell on • man named Hackman, mainly on the
Found that the paperhanging which covered his room
in the town, and which was stripped off in several
places, corresponded in pattern to the unbarnt frag-
ments that were lying about in the church. Hackman
-so in oonoequenee. apprehended, and after beince

andned by thsirnagistrite• on -Wednesday was remanded.
He has since been committed for triaL
Mr. Peter Ormerod, a gentleman, of Rosegrove' near
Burnley, was on Monday lined for aiming on an illicit
distillery. A complete plant used in distillation was
found on his premises, for which he bad rendered him-
self liable to the aggregate penalty of ELMO, but the
andinnThnon only mulcted him in a sum of
On Wednesday an inquest was held at Leeds on the
body of • man , who was stabbed in an Irish row, on
Sunday night. It appeared that a man named Patrick
Hirley uas going about with a knife in his hand,
threatening death to all who interfered with him. As
he passed a man named Golding, this person spoke
kindly to him, on which Hirley turned round and In-
Ilicteda stab on him of which bodied. The jury re-
turned a verdict of wilful murder &pleat Hurley, which
seemed to stagger the prisoner.
Tux Wrosrat HALL MOnDea.—A Manchester corre-
spondent says that young Townley, who is charged with
assmainating Miss Goodwin, of Vfigwell Hall, Derby.
shire, is well known in that city. His father is a ship-
ping or commission agent—s man of when, who stand.
high in all the relations of life, an 10101111plished musician,
and vu for many years cocooned with the Liverpool
Gentlemen's Glee club, as honorary secretary. His
maternal grandfather is an eminent cotton-spinner at
Manchester, a spinner of cotton sewing thread. It would
give unnecessary pain to mention names, but this one
will be familiar enough to most ladies whose workboxes
contain a choice assortment of materials for needlework.
While the young lady's paternal grandfather is a captain
in the army, the young man's paternal grandfather was
a post-captain in the naval service, and was for many
rears connected with the mail packet service between
Liverpool and Dublin. Though no longer living, the
name of Captain Townley, will no doubt be familer to
the memory of many persons who have been amminneedi
to cross the Irish ChanneL Young Towelsy his buss
brought up in the mill of his maternal leg •
cotton spinner. Those acquainted with hint ohm a
nothing impulsive or peasionnte in his oharodMI
the contrary, be was of rather a calm and pads
He is well educated. Be had been kindly and
nurtured, and with the other members ciao emily
had &I trays been enconryied by the father to an
interehange of confidence in all matters of difficulty or
trouble. How it is that be has so strangle nogionind
Ina went in an affair so deeply affecting his
welfare, an that which has led to such sad results. is a
matter to be regretted rather than accounted for. There
In no pretence fof excusing his conduct On the ground of
any previous tendency to *enmity. There in no doubt
that he was fondly attained to the young lady whose
Ills be has so barbarously sacrificed, and it is said that
for • fortnight previously to their fatal meeting he had
seusselhis
resiumwy seloyedwija
orroi:kmodle sbeeknot.tribbis family.