The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-07-26 00:00:00

THURSDAY.

The "lohrt opened thle morning at 10.
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EXTENSIVE ROBB lIRY _OF GOVERNMEN T

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• Simanords, marine store-dealer, of Wey-
mouth, was indicted for stealing • quantity of eters.,
belonging to Portisod Prises, the property of Her
Majesty, another count charging him with receiving
the same, wallknoiving them to have been stolen.
Mr. kiosk sad Mr. Pridraux were counsel for the
MsZta, and Hr. Sleigh, of the Central Criminal
Zo was sposially ratained,) together with Mr.
Collinnad Mi. Belles were for the defame. Timisolicitor
for the promeation was Mr. Steggall, and Yr. Howard
for the idenoe.
Mr. Sleek opened die ease. He said ibis was a pro-
metrilot by tier Majesty Queen against Samuel
Sintioads, who was c with stealing a very large
et:Lanny of property, various descriptions. from
Portiasd Prison--among other property • number
of lewd abide, fastria trouser., and a quantity
of Mires, handkerchiefs, coats, rugs, and coma, sod
other ankles, the meow of chid he need not trouble
them wilt. He might observe, although they might
perhaps be sequainted with it, that if they should be
satiated by the 'vides** that any one of these articles
was so stolen by the primmer from the mime, or that
any one of those articles was so received by him
keowiag it to have been stolen, they would he jut
as most entitled to end him guilty, as if they
were larded that the whole of the articles were
to ste.len,and so received by bins. The prisoner had for
many yam been is bestows at Weymouth as • mariae-
store dadr and nag mordant, and it would bets im-
portant fat in this ems that he had been in the habit,
For assay mars past, of partimaing what were called con-
demned sores from Portland Prhou. Perhaps it would
be well riot at the Dames he should explain what those
articles wire, sad for that purpoe be woad read the
order of m advertisement for the sale of condemned
stores. trier to doing, he said they would see that
from tier to time sales 'von tender were made of the
arserviciable or rwitidemsed Mores belonging to the
prom. aid that sorb stores multihued, not of articles
old and niworo, bat of portioas of coats and trousers.
and eci so, which had bosoms of no value through
me or otherwise. It would, however, /NNW
that in the ca.• the articles from the prison
where of a wholly different description. They
w. aot pO,-tine of old coat, (roamers, Trot.,
sod ro on, but whole eosin whole trousers. and the like;
and further that tne articles he was charged with deal
iripand receiving were those •lilch were in • good and
condition, not ',mistimed, having
hien wore nor nerd; but it wit very impor ant for them
to comider for what purpose they had been waded, so
as to give them won. epocararice of use, prior to their
being mid by pri-oner to London. On Friday, July 8.
a nom n•n:e d Jar, *be I. is prisoner's employ, brought
to the South-Western Seaway station at Weymouth
a gy at qoarstiiy of good. in legs, which
we, ren bred hy the i roper offioar there A entry ens
m de of there. they StTO I. .......41.n•r.her • *nab,
dm, empires. or writer' 'arm 4449, the tract beteg
alitovely used for the goods of prisoner. The truck use
omsigied from Samuel liriumoade, Weymouth, to
Samuel Simmocds, London. Accordingly it we
ear, in the oouro. of business in London that h. .1%
1.. there to romiv• them, or that some person should
rembre them by his nut' ority ; sad it appeared ti at •
Perrin named Ham she ie • deal. r in them articles,
del ram lee them br meano of so r given to him by
pr aim es wile. 11. eseeraingly west to Xhesi Mem for the
purpre of receivir.g dam goods, hat amidl. antant•
rimmed which he(dramanwel) Deed act troaMetheet with,
rileteeion had helm esested is the minds of the polite of
Itoreet, god ar dicer of pollee. Mr. &lee, went to
Los-lon, and vgambled this truck. On Saturday
morning an examination took place, and a portion of
**goods which would be produced were found, but the
°bid ossaihrition toelt place an Sudsy ma des. The
oeuwel then alluded to the remit of that s.sreh,'
aseatiosibg the artifice +bleb WWII lead, aid mid thew
MOW the gayeties were them whim telme salawfully I
trews PoetfamiPstr;en it umf H. them riverbed to • 1
farther mane, whist, was'. made or do fellownag
Thursday, on whit* oseasina more artistes d
"din Miring wee fused, and also three seeks
of cocoa. With maid to the idenserion of dais
article', and to their having formed pal of Her
Majesty's property in Pordead Priam, it was not in
hi. power to • : but be ilsoald be able to show that
etudes— coma, trousers, stockings, Nod.
keraidefs, rap, sad she coma, correspood.ng in
sil fdP•ste to tem.were used in the prima at
After • few farther remarks be said be might se well
date that the prima books did not throw say light upon
the present question. They appeared to be so im.
wholly kept, that, on the part of the peceseation,
he was not able to show that any articles Wooten
to the prima were missing. If the books had
been properly kept the proseention woaid bate
had it le their power to have done so. Upon bookies
into the stock of cocoa in the prison they found there
ought to be masetbing over a owt. in crock but dam
were more then six. Perhaps they inletsh think that
there was not sufbcient eddies@ to show I. this reme
that primmer had not received the things hoodoo
them to have been stolen, but fortunately for the obis
of jostle* he had histself supplied the mieriag
evidence,
because be bad Meted more than ones thate
obtained the things from Poetised prison as mententred
Mores. The issue they wield have to try Wee this.
As the prisoner bad admitted that the pile& sante
from tie prises. tad Were of the edam of eeedemeed or
eseerekeable thesis, thee be rilkversd the &wipe
whom Met ; led if Iheytureed otet to he sew, unwed
and minahle, trash as would never be traded as asp
leased stem, thee he weell have Is Mee, Wm Ng

ewe bee hie pemelluien is pose hi. iamessain. He
Nook' eir able to prone, by two *Ma is. whose duty it
, emsto imendeena the eons, that they did see summer
I that desaiptioa. After a few farther remarks curet-
tes the meshes, he said he thought it seek' be Meer to
them that it woad have hiss diMualt fee the presser
be Meths postession of the artielee without there wee
some ecrefederate in the prism ; there mast be mean
persons there who aided aid thethed him in the sum.
mimics of the offence with which he was ohargel He
regretted to say that, up to the psuessi time, he had
not been enabled to thtath say as to who that
party or parties were. There meet have bees other
persons hepliested ; bake! therms tient althea" Ow/
could not obtain that evidiess, it weight oat mega
ether for or spinet the premier at the bar. They
were to try him epee sub evidence as they would bear.
as to whether he stole the articles, or more outwit!,
that be rewired them from some other unties well
knowing them to have been etatia. He then called
Georg* James, who maid he was a gee& clerk is the
employ of Om Lawton aid South Wooers Hallway
Company at Weymouth. He pi awed •WA in which
oetward goods were estered. On the Soh of July a
leen =wad Jay brought him some goods. He believed
be was I. pricey's employ. He brought soros good.
to he sent to Lordon. Antoeipt these were 19 who
and 62 bap. They were plated in • troth, and
forwarded to their destinatioe. They were otheigned
flue neithel Illmmoeds, Weymouth, to Samuel Biro-
seeds, Loadoe.
John Courtney, • porter in the employ of the Great
Wedges Railway. proved that Mt assisted Jay to load •
troth, numbered 3449. Only prisoner's goods were in
it
Frederick Hyman, examiaod by Mr. Stock, said he
was a rag merchant, residing in Loodon. Ho could
not swear that be received the order produced, bet it
was ono Ilk, it. H. did not know that ha rooriced it
Ire. Mrs. Simuterads. It was from • person who had
born introdased to him as sub.
His lord hip eaationed witness how be gave his
seldom., and Inquired if the west by the name of Mrs.
fligesimads
Witness ocelinued :He believed she did. After he
received the order he west to the Plias Elms &aim,
and handed it to one of tho duke He maw one of
the begs speed on Tuesday merle& wig,* oretelsorl
rage. Oss bag ma um, word&Aber" multoi on it
In red oebee. and this metaled trousers. He did not
me the bass examinee more than oace, and did not
the. observe any emu in them He saw moms moos
lathe ea the platform, but they were not in his laud'''.
He taw two al them
Creaseamedeel leyraMeigit : He purchased from
mime Oseensusetet piers. He dies fouled hatter
limes mixed with aid roes. He did not deal in etteltz
emely is rage. The treasure he bought were very
avid dirty. Certain reeds arrived fur him, the vane of
widb was about £l4O. They istosifted of rigs, Pam,
mid metal. He often &mod sorrkeabla dares mixed
with rep. If be found good articles in hie poeseision
the imp, be thought they wars honestly his
!trit_Lrtr. What be meant by Siding good stores
old sees was, that often he found articles
which It was sot usual to find. He had WrOOtilnell found
new blaakete mulaget old. He soutelinte• bought 60 or
100 Isms of rigs. He employed penises to sort
end Aisne thelle ; tb.y ware thee pot adds and when
sollblent oars obtalnsd were then sold. He generally
mob Mew to the Irish or German markets. He eon.
si&sail that all good articles he found were his property.
The awarese prise for anserviosable Mores was about
V& par diSt.
Envelkauebted : He only me one bag of stores opened.
Us aridneil that when good artistes were seat with
eild *ass they were his property. Hs did sot mom-
mamiside with the sellers of stores about their having
mad* =blau, but sometisoss 10 or 12 per mot. more
was rinse for them.
Alfred Spice, a:emitted by Mr. Stock, said he was
a sergeant in the employ of the London and South-
Western Railway Company. He ressired the ester
pedoced from a oluk, no Pride', the sth. On fiaturdey
he line oted a track, numbered 3449 in compeer with
Superintendent Baia, a the Dorset police. One of the
bap were etamined, and a flannel shirt and par of
trout re taken from it, which Mr. Wes took with him.
No (either 111111A1 MY made the., but the truck was
"Monter down and put into the ...rehouse. On
Sunday morning they again examined the hags, when
they di...routed 94 Gannet shirts, 43 towels, 90 pair
of Indian trousers, 68 new blue cheek handkerehiefs,
35 trey omits, 8 ruse, 2 vests, and 24 pieties of oust..
These armeea were plated in • warehoues, expressly for
unalaiontd stores. WPassa kept them until Monday,
Wittla he Wu them to Mr. Beier, who took them awsy.
In reply to his lordship, +Aare e.t.a that this dia.
muery vat made at the Nine Elms Station, when the
Sett • said he thought it was here.
Examination continued : He maw some casks on the
intik. He did not examine them then, but on the
following mornieg he saw one opened, containing came.
Croo-examiard by Mr. Sleigh : He did nit omit:o
that the bags wore marked " clothes." although there
were some rtd marks upon them. He placed the bags
Is the warehouse.
Thomas Eau, examined by Mr. Prides:ix, stated
that, be was • supnintendent of the Dorset police,
idationad at Wareham. On the 9th distant he went to
L edema, sod was pnisent with last witness when the
track was swabbed. Hs had tb• articles found on
Sunday.
The prosecution then directed the thinp he had in
his pusendon to be produced, which *as ascorditigly
done. Heap after heap of trousers ands! irte were plimed
on the wiles, box, until at last the place appeared to
he almost fined.
Witness stated that Superinteadest Underwood had
mots things.
The cionneel for the protestation sad defence thought
It Ina net atemseary to display any more articles. but
him lordship said he would bays the whole of them
iiitentd...This wee suordingly done, end the lemon's
equally as much se the'reoweistrtaiig.""' '-
Be the Isar. (pointing to • rug): It is mullet
"W, D." and a limed arrow. but he did not know what
the mete were intended for.
This witting was not oreemexamined.
George Underwood, esamined by Mr. Stock, deposed
that he was a superintendent of county police,
'teethed at Dorchester. In consequesce of information
shimbereceived, he proceeded to 'Weymouth on Suer-
day,thelith Mat. And t,ok prisoner in custody at the rail-
way station. He told him that he was charged with
stealing rugs, tremors, and shirts from Portland
Prison, when he said, "Where were they
found ?" Witness said, "in Leedom, arid you
hers had a telegraphic menage frau your
wife in London, saying that she had recei.ed It.
goods all right," " The two begs of
clothing my wife basic ep there I bought at Portland
Prison the Lit tints had • sale of coadromed stout
then.' He then meat lm in custody to Dorchester.
0. Sunday beached to be lot °stip the prison yard, and
he then emoted to know the aerie reptiast him. He
said ." What's the charge against me 7" Witness
mimeo. "I told you last eight.' Be then said, "The
flannel shirts end trouserel boaght at the lest mete of
soadembed Aortas at Portland Prison. As to the rugs,
boeot them se • sale, se the cowries bad the itch,
and they had a regular clear out. It was through
buying them that • misses' and I bad the itch. The
trousers were not asked for, and I gent them to
Londoe." On the Thursday following tritons west to
the Nine Elms Station, and several casks were shown
his by Bezpant Bray. Ooe of them wu open. The,.
appeared to he about the sansi elm, and three-Parts fell.
He had rue vied a sample of tocoa from the orient,
which be took to Leados. He found 76 pair of trouser.
that day at the Nina BIM Station. Some of them stirs
marked in the waistband.
Crose-exantinot by Mr. Sleigh: He apprehended pri-
soner et Weytnouth. P.C. Chesney 111•1. present when
he had the conversation with prisoner 011 Saturday,
but not on the Sunday. It was not the peonies to L.*
=ewers from priemers to make oat the mu for the
prmuotion. He did not mak, a memoundum of the
vonvereitien he had with prisoner. Cbeeney was
not present today. There wee no one pretest in Court
who was with him when he bad the oonvereet on with
premier on Saturday. It was not tonal to make out a
cue for the prosecution through the mouth of the
prisoner.
Mr Sleigh asked why witness wished to depart freem
that rule sow? when he replied that he had not doss
so, hut Mr. Sleigh coesidered that he had.
Cressessaminstion continued: Was ' certain that
prisoner sal& "The thingt were those sialch lie bought
at Portland Prison the lare time he bringht the ono•
dentned stores." He always trusted to menu. He
had never misquoted conversation in giving seldom*.
Mr. Sleigh Supposing you had two or three «ems at
the 'agile owe in which you were oat. d upon to give
evidence as to oonvarsatious, do you then rely ureic
memory?
Witness: I do not get so much prestige as that.
Mr. tileish said that spoke well for the morality of
the county.
In answer to Mr. Sleigh, witnee again remarked that
he pu. rally relii ti upon hi. memory whaler the
hocii.«..e WWI barKe or ;411
Mr. nisigla MIN Iva ko time osponnon 01 wanes,
taken before the nuirstroso as to whether or not in the
converetioe on Sunday he used the words " Saturday
or let night
Witness, in reply, raid that he should say the word.
" last night." Then was no doubt about Ste being either
"liaturitie" or "last night"
Yr. Sleigh: Were not the word. used "I've already
told you." without mentioning either "Saturday" or
"last night" Mr. Stock wu about to speak, when Mr.
Sleigh mid, "You need not object, because then is
nothing Is the question."
Mr. Stuck: I shall certainly oh** when the tint*
arrives.
Mr. Elnigh And I predict that the time will never
mum (Laughter.)
His Lortsbip : But we shall butt "Saturday night"
again. (Laughter.)
Kr. Sleigh reminded his lordship that verbal uoursey
of immenseness was of vial importance.
Orceseumileatioa euntisaed : He was retain the
WOMB were Saturday or let night. The me were
marked '' W. le aid seats of the *rowers "E &"
Some of the tresetn wire marked. and some were not.
ite-esamisted : gr. Wiliams took down his es mains-
tie. before the flagiatlV OIL Be went to the telegraph
elks, and beard that prisoner bad reeeivt-ci • ineeeites
from his wife, stating that ohs bad received the thing.
all right.
John Warren. chief warder at the Portland Priorm,
was examined by Yr. ?Means, and proved that it wee
part of his duty to condemn artistes unit for use In the
prison. The merino° the rage denoisill that they belonged
to tits War Depertmest. They were sot in use at the
prison no w, but there win a pest member tie 6111115 years
Sllto. The &noel shirts were similar to thews used in
the prima about • year ; bat an alteration bed
since been made in the eoMire and miffs. Those pro-
duced wore ace smatissemod stores
Mr. Neigh bare interrupted tbs witness by midair
him where the books of the prison were, and if he hot
made aay melees of the sales of the °redeemed status.
schen be replied that he had net; that reseed with the
steward,

Bis lordship thou latimated that be should twijnare
the cede Instil the books we eras for. He dwell too
to the IssMom el it. 11.• books must be met he, tad
ie the tessoehile he would take somber coos.
Yr. Pride .ea intimated that Om hooka iambi he soot
her by pereseeper by the nest Vele, when
His lordship said if wee re ter his rite thee be
wasted them, bet lor these& el iesimeo It had bees
sappeated that V he mamboed the marl IS Milebt he
ineesesseal to seed for the hooks, se they veal bo

bask until the everairag. Be the. directed the steward
to stand up, sad esaatiod him.
William Bluish memo th... Isis datal. were to rreei*.
sad hese all &aisle. of elotlung end rrov6i."
at 14. Priem. He had three clerks en," two
parkin seder hiss Them made manes of the
Sweat whieh sass is sad west outwards. If the
=Wes were earns* the di/emcee woad hi 11"r°
ia the stock In be., He had *Remised the
looks in etssammeitee citee articles which he
received ieforostios of as having hem "ken 'w"'
Stock was take. oaes • year, the last nomnion being
Iterch, 'Ma He did boa take stock directly, but his
chief dark. The slosh was rosined to him as being
correct. He omaskoally examined the books, hat the
ch-rks amassed the affair ; hla duty wee only to check
them. .

His Lordship stated that he would remark pnblicly
that his examination of this witneas had not affect. d
the primmer either one way or the other, but it arse
clear that the evil emoted in the system or lun.eirrmeet
et the eetebli'bnient, but who was at fault he could not
tell unless all the clerks were before him.
Mr. Stook then examined the withers, when he
ststed that the flannel shirts belonged to Her
Majesty. The reP went similaz to utioles that
are or were in use at the prison. The trousers are
th• PrePere7 of Her Majesty. sod rimiler to thaw in
re at the Portland Prison. In the month of November,
MN, 350 poeticise of jackets and waistcoats., deader
to the grey coats, were received in the prison.
The handkerchiefs belouged to Her Majesty, and
were ill use at the prison. Ihe red mark on
them denoted that they were the property
of Her Majesty. He could not swear that they were
in use at the present time; they might have been three
or four Yee= ego. He misted in isondenining the
articles. When he did so the, were then unserviceable
as regarded wear. The whole of the things were WM
.0/2 the exception of the trimmers, which appeared to
bare been "shed, but had not been worn. When he
condemned the stores there were no such articles
amoopt them to the bees of his keowlelge. He mold
not say that the red mark was in every article sold
Cross-examined by Mr. eg•igb Warm, be believed,
assisted in onodamning the pods, toptier with his chief
clerk and warder. In the process of condemning, the
articles were kept in two particular places. Bob
serviceable and unserviceable stoves were kept together.
After artioke were condemned many of them had been
found to be of ass, and bad been repaired. Condemned
stores were put into bap, and this was done by 'leveret
°Seers in the nones. After the articles were con.
damned he had nothing further to do with them.
Prisoner had purchased them etores for 15 years, with
the emptiest of ems year. They were removed by the
Cluj"r from the ekoe. He did.° on the libel March
. The Sanestp shirts had no diming* mark to show
that they belonged to Portland Prison. The grey
coating had no mark which allowed that it belooged to
the sams prison. He oould not swear that the rugs had
been in use in the prison for the last few years. There
was no distinctive mark upon the goods to show that
they belonged to Portland Prison.
Hi. lordship remarked that he thought the fact of
the articles not b.ing marked would not make any
difference. They might have been in use at Portland
Prison, although they bad other prima marks.
By the Jodie:Tbe sale of good. to prisoner was
sleep by weight, the pries for which was 21e. 2d. per
cwt. for lot 1, and Is. per met. for lots 2 and
3. Um sale altogether amounted to six or seven

Be-examined : There I. a fortnightly examination of
the things, after which they are tsken to the tailor's
shop, and tbe good portions brought into nyr again.
After that the pieces were placed in his chsrp, but
other person. had access to them.
By the Judge: There is a selection from the eon.
deemed stores sometimes. The condemned stores are
trin a store ix the yard, the door of which is not
ed d. The new clothing is kept in a sr per.te place,
but the doors are not lock accept at dinner hours.
Warren was recoiled by Kr. Pnrieaux, and stated dirt
the trousers were sintilor to Orme worn in the prison.
The handkerchiefs now in use were different from thme
produced, but they had been formerly in use at the
prison. None of the article. producet were condemned.
Me cocoa was • derk flake substrurce, and was
similar to that used in tie prison.

Croamersmined : It was the steward's duty to make
an ealry of the stores sold to primmer in March Inst.
There is • .thiog ever returned to the steward's store
until it is woni out.
By the Judge: Cocos yam never inclodel in the con-
demned stores. That produced *as not d.manei. He
bad no reason for thinking she b.rrela had come from
the prison. He cmula n..t swear that the cocoa came
from thin place. It was 51,ni1.r to that in um at tho
prison. He was certain it seas never condemned. He
had no OleArall of koosring th.t soy cocoa was mooing.
He believed it was manufactured especially for the
prison.

This concluded the evidence on behalf of the prosecu-
tion, when 111 r. RI i h &stet Lis lords, ip if th• re on.
any roe- rrsp.ct,ng the °now? when Le replied that the
whole meet in to the Jury.

lffir. Sleigh then nee an 1 made a most able and
impreesiee speech on behalf of prisoner, of shout an
hours duiatiot., in the intuit • of which he said it
would be extremely idle to attempt to conceal from the
minds of the jury that he • cue against prisoner usg one
of great int portent*, and accompanied ba cireutusttnoes
of en gram- a natures, to render imperialse this inquiry.
But he had. strong abiding faith in their good sense,
and in the feleneet of their mind., that they would not
allow anything in the shape of pr judice--anythine
which they had heard before entwine this Court,
anything short of clear, cogent evidence to in-
fluence their minds in arriving at a ooncludon
&deems to the prisoner at the bar—a emplusion which
must in its conseqeences be to. man who had for more
than 15 years enjoyed the confidence, whether rightly
;ion 'Li. .speedy 'r-etririVlrn
min. All he asked at their hands wits that, which he
was sure he should receive, a fair, patient consideration
of the facts He was not entitled to ask for the
prisoner mercy at their bandit, bemuse if he was guilty
' of that which was imputed to him, mercy he deserved
not, for he had been guilty of • gross breech of confi-
dence reposed in him be the Governmeet He had
taken advantage of facilities placed in his way to com-
mit a erievous and ternble fraud, and he (the counsel)
should be insulting iti,tice to ask them for any merciful
onaiderati et But be war entitled to ask that, whi h
he knew he should receive from them, an impartial
upon the bare naked evidence as it had been
7:1:11i4ore them, and unless that should bring home to
their minds • clear opinion that the orime wait brought
home to priomer. he was awe they would do with
pleasure that which the law enjointd them, and it ty
that the end ince had filled to convict him ea cherged.
He piinted out the different:* in the law as regarded
stealing and receiving, and said it was only richt and
fair to amine that when prisoner purchased the
goods he had no guilty knowli dee of what the bandits
contained, hut thonght the articles c.me within the
category of condemned storm. If the' were to, they had
to apply to their minds to the count chanting prisoner
with re giving. He (the onunsel) remarked that in this
parted themes they were left mod pitifully in the dark
by the promeetion. In alluding to the itetem nt made
by the prisms, to Sept. Underwood, he said he knew
he should have the sanction of his friends for the prose-
°Wine in 4ating that, if it had not been for that state-
ment, they would have found still greater difficulty
than they bed in proving that the goods fund in
London belonged to the prison. It was out of his own
mouth they sought t 0 5t 'Wolin him. He contended that
his conduet throughout proved his innocence, and mid
that thi,to and reeeivt nof stolen property etre not
seumally to. They were no the al. rt. They knew
whim they were aleiut, and were not the men to leap
into the hon's mouth, and if their mouth. wipe cloned,
there would be great difficulty, if not impose batty, to
Si then, with the oftener*. Tic learned enamel
then adverted to the statement which Superin-
tendent Underwood had detailed re-peeing the
ennversation between him and prisoner, asking
if it was accurate. A man might believe he was most
conecientiously narrating word for word • onnver-ation
that hail taken place. bat was it in the ower of a man
to dn so without the tenible hazard of making • grievous
ntieteke? There. MN no one present to corroborate

o.
Underlrood, and he did not impute to him ti it he was
mating what he knew to be rains. The promotion
laid, sod very properly so, great etrn upon the state.
note ellegrd to have been in.d. use of by pre,wor as
r pried tie bar. for they said the prisoner had ad-
mitted that he bought the articles at the time he par-
abolic) the blot condemned gaols horn Portland. The
oord "1.11,0 therefore, had a weight mid importance
atteend to It whioh could not be weer-twit-0, end
it we, for that maim that he crotaeramined
In orb.. to test the verhel acieurny of the
pollee ofilear. At lest he thought there was no tenon
prevent, an then he thought there was, and at los
.all be was not mire. It was therefore in repaid to
this matter that it warn mid by Mr. John Poke, or
of the ab'eet judge. that ewer adorned the heather ()tibia
ecioiitrf, who had put in • ones, so term the
t,„,„.1, of ~,,nts ,eennine end the danger of acting too
mrmgly upon it, that it would rod hi. woros :-- Too
irre.t weight ought not to be stitched to 'tridents) of
whet a party be. been suppmed to have maid, as it very
fnntornti7 s•PPltost not only that the witness has tnia•
auderaned what a pony wit, but that, by cannel,-
clonally elterin a low.( the espreestoot re ly trod,
he Ows an fait to the that. ment completely at
mann with win the party really did my." The
keened Cognisel alluded at omoderahle kWh to
the importer°e whi:h the well "last" bed upon the
statement respecting the ronsmetion he hod
with prisoner. end oontended that if there was •
u•Jeraleading on the ,art of Lit.derwood as to the word
It threw ant of (tee the whole OW ea be.d
ono that partiodar ohaervatioe. Boons whet wa•
ail they of the defence as enunciated by the
primmer through his coned that day ? Was it that be
we, not in ponothe of timer stores? Via it that
they tore not in Louden, and wilt them either by
handl or his terrain? It was for the jury to deal
with An and say if they eoosidered that proof
milkiest an satiehamery. He usurnsd, for the salts
of arnmeet, that the goods Need in London, and
then Dow in the (ken, were, if they Pion& logsfly
*peeking, In the i,omeasion of the prisoner at the her.
bat that he (the weasel) had made leshernal
objections Theo had nothing to do with the
ens, sad het ontered to soy, in the hearing
t.f hie lordship, that they were 'bound, as kwyers,
to take great awe and me that every fin wes
proved—no matter low wmoylng the objection mitht
appear to the minds of the public In geeeml,--if they did
Out do.. thew would be unworthy of the itooftion,
which they tilled, and in making them, he knew the
jury wealth. th• last noon in the world job. in-
2nontol by prejudice. After • few further observe.
nos, be Naked what was the osse on behalf of the
defonae. For 15 years prisoner b.d been in the habit of
parenting eoedemeed Mons, and during that time, its
he alleged through him (his consel)—be did not mean
to my nth wee the fact, nor the" to
accept it—that there had been an aceutnalatioa of
w bother elms of neds amongst the condemned stores,
oondeusan by rakers in the prima, some of whom
might be more careful the. others. The stores were
condemned and sold by the hoiden weight and toe,
sad trey toes together. Ocearinally primner had in
tine storm articles etc serviemble eaten. it might be
through the ignorant. if they pleased, of limn whose
tmty it yea to mei iad canoes the... After mom
farther ob-erenions reepseing th• prise which those
gave Plif ewt. for rale, the kneed weasel mid would
net the think timire were • great many mea eon-
wend with In noun in whin boner was win
ea by tica flialestee oaten is Pestimod Prima shoal

whom they ought to have heard something shout I
that day? It mi,Lht be that the right nad het been hit
upor the head, and the guilty man was the prisoner at •
at the bar ; but the law nt Hogland enjoined them. I
before they should fist him guilty, that the prosecution
should msike out their ease. No man wao called upon
to prove his guilt. but that was the duty of those
who brought the charge against him. The duty of •
jury was to find • prisoner guilty wholly, and nothipg
short, and not as in the sister country pronounce a
verdict of Sot proven. Fie alluded to the care which
had been manifested to di-ploy the best of the
artist. s. to show the jurors the best of them, ano
keep hack the old roes; after which be abided to the
prisoner's et dement as to bow be become pos-spee4 of
! the ruga. Witham after witnees had bvn eallei by the
pneeerilion, hut not one question bad been asked aa to
this statement, that some years ago the itch had broken
ont in Portland Prieon, and that the rugs had been di"
spiel on that amount. Any one would gni:wore they
1.1.1 upon the surface of the case, and which they ger-
t-inly dl.i. Dui they think that the *pummel for the
prosecution had forgotton their duty' or hid neglected
to sundae& this matter salt should have been on the
art of Her Majesty's Government? Fie knew them
well enough to feel convinced that they had not done so,
but for this reason that they dared not put the question.
Tbe prosecution hkrl told them that they were not in •
ignition to PUie by hooka or by witnesaes that there
was any deficiency in the stock at the prison. TIo jury
would observe that although some of the artides bad the
Poitland Prawn mark neon them, others had &distinct
mark. They had only a general mark, and it would be
as just to ask them, and ast logieal • conclusion to come
to, that the things marked had been stolen from Dart-
moor, Pentonville, or any other place upon witigh the
initial letter corresponded. The trim might have
been taken from some other establishment. Did
they bear in mind that which he could not help
thinking was so impressed upon their min.'s that
it was almost 1111 112. th for him to dwell upon,
that there had not been the slightest semblance
or attempt on any article to erase the mart, lie put
the question, and, it was a dangenms one, and what
was the reply "that some of the things were marked
and some were not; but on those that were pothers had
not been the least attempt to eff ace them." The prose au •
non had been most anxious to display those articles which
they alleged had been feloniously come by, but "by
had they not brought some sample to pot in junta
position as condemned atoms, or have put in the box
those persons chose duty it was to condemn the stores
Far be it from him to impute anything to the
Crown for the manner in which they had
prosecuted in an affair, but they ought not
to have brought forward vitae.a ef ter witness, without
putting in the books of the prison. and taking them for
what they were worth. If they had been is favour of
the prosecution there could be no doubt but that they
•ould have been admitted, and if the Crown had
brought those witnesses, whether the result might have
been stronger or weaker st ain't the prisoner, it would
doubtless have aided that which was the end of all
judicial inquiry, namely, the elucidation of the truth.
As regarded the cocoa. instead of there being any miss-
ing, there was • surplus. The only evidence respect-
ing that was that it was &description manufactured for
the prison. It is • flake cocoa. but there was not a pre-
tence for saying that the casks ever belonged to the
Government. If they had been he could not help
thinking they would have the broad arrow upon them.
He then alluded at some length to the law
relating to the count for receiving, remarking
that the jib and erence of it was that prisoner knew
the goods were feloniously stolen, carried, and taken
away. The law was comprised in a out shell ; &volume
could not tell them more. They would have to ripply
themselves to the facts of the case. They could not
tell what was passing in the mod of man; they weld
, only nraw inferences, and were enabled mad task fled by
, the law to draw conolueions of the facts ci the ease,

•ad if the conduct and language conspired to prove a
elesr conviction, that prtsoner knew he was receiving
tolt ci property, it would he thoir duty to convict him,
and to remit him under such circumatances would
be a ilireliction of dory. He then al uded at come length
to the law of England. by which • prisoner end his
wife were not allowed to be examined on oath, and ,
give • satisfactory explanation. after which h-
concluded by stating Hist, in petforming his duty. he
had depended upon the dry facts of the met which het I
been adduced b. fore them, and he reminded the jury
that they were not to infer facts which the prosecution
coal I not prove. They knew that by sitting in that
I,x they were called upon to discharge a most reason.
sible and terrtble duty tosards one of their fellow-
croaturee, and urged upon them to do PO upon nothing
aliort of et ar proof. They did not sit there to draw
from their own Imagination facts which the Crown had
not cup, lied, but they it thin to enquire if the Crown
had prove" affltruatively and to their satisfaction. and
in a manner that they would have never to look blot
upon with regret, when • man watt within the four
cold sails of a pngoo, that he wax guilty of the offence
imputed to him. Was it proved to their minds in a
manner that they would never review their dead n
others is. that with satialaetion It so they would not
hesitate to perform Oil, duty ; but, if on the other
hand, the evidence ha I failed to bring home that o tn.
vietton they knew what wt.' their duty towards their
fellow creature, and would cheetfully nice effect to it by
stating by their verdict that prisoner was not guilty
of the chute imputed to him. . .

,
The I. &meet Judp carefully summed up, in the 009/1111
of which he remarked that there must be some penises
in the prison in league with other, outside for disposing
of the prison property. The system of business which was
there carried out was highly discreditable. He had no
means of inquiring whose fault it was, and did not nuke
these observations on any one in particular. If the prison
had been here he should have had every one before him
with whom the prisoner had been in lupe. It might have
involved an inquiry which would have led them astray
from the point they were investigating, the guilt of this
Btania,r4l,,lrt.4,,•rsaml=turnaits:',lrial
expenditure, to institute an inquiry without delay.
(Avian.e from en intelligent part of the Court, which
was immediately repressed,) He made no imputation
upon Mr. Warren; there was no ground • but orgasm,
was to blame. They must, hewsver, take his state-
ment, with souse allowance for the prisoner, that no
such articles were sold as condemned. As to the obser-
vation that the books showed there should be
1 cwt, of wens in store when there were 6 cwt., he
asked whet use such books were in an estahli-hment
where thousands of pounds of public money were spent
, After advertiog to th • evidence he said ho should not
make any eomment on the way in which tbe ors:mei:intim
had been got up, because the time had been short.
Very likely as much had been done is possible, but he
should liked to have seen the books, and Lad an oppor-
tunity of seeing a pest rainy persons concerned in
these matters. The learned judge than directed the
attention of the jury to the law bearing on prisoner's
ease, observing were these goods included its what the
prisoner contracted for—were they included in tbe con-
tract for sale? If they were not—a man who had been
• contr•Mor for fifteen years did not buy • pig in • bog
—and if they were there and he took them away, his
lordship thought he was guilty of larceny ; if not in he
contract, then he received them, because they. were
found in his packages on the truck. If they were
delivered to him es part of the goods he bad tenth red,
for he most have known he received what ha had
no right to and if he did be was "Mite of lemony.
Bat, supposing they were not Melo 'ed in the contra t ei
sale and were not removed by bins along with the
goods. how did he get them? Did be get them by any
unauthorised delivery? If so that was equally laroeny,
provided he went for them with his own vehicle.; if
not it would be receiving pots knowing them to hue
been stolen, unless he wane psrty concerned befoteband,
aid then spin he would be accessory before the fact,
and guilty of larceny. Therefore, the simple qustion
was this—did they believe be resolved these goods,
whoever he received tl.em from, well knowing the
porters or any other person who delivered them to him
had no right to do so, and if he did their duty would be
to find him guilty; if not they would acquit him. If
, they had a doulit they must give the prieore r the
helmet of it. but it mast be a reasonable, not a
capricious doubt.
After about ten minute.' conaideration,they returned
a verdict of guilty of receiving.
In reply to the Clerk of the Court as to whether
he hod anythieg to soy why sentence should not Le
pseud upon him, he relillid "(hit he wee innocent."
His lordship said he was sorry to hear bins make
that statement. The evidence most have convinced
every one that the vi-idiot of the jury wee correct.
Prisoner must have he-13 aware that the parson or
Persona who delivered him the pods had no right to do
• It might have been that he hod been engaged in
these transactionn for some years. before he was found
out, and it might be that this was his iiru offence. He
m.ght have been tempted by others, or it '
might be that he had te.epted them he could not
t 11 which was right. He should not act anon mere '
•osoicion, but still it was a most serious ileum. Be
should untence him to three years' penal servitude.
Bolllol\ Br. William Rawls' was indicted for
I.nnelodusely entering the dwelling hoes. of Elisabeth
at gn.iliing.tone, and ate •ling therefrom certain
moneys, the property of Jame. Wareham. —Mr. Nooks
rmisseuted.—The jury fount the prisoner guilty. and
he w-s sentenced to 18 calendar months' imprisonment
with hart lohour.

LLSOZD CoIIICILALIMIT OF BIRTH—Ann Penny (on
tail) row charged .11 concreting the birth of her
child at Wool.— Yr. Nooks proooutsrl, and Mr. Coilins
d. hooded. —The jury recariked a verdict of not guilty.
D ttttt un 81Rizscs.—The prieoner Chap* was
brought oP for ituliment. and was sentenced to these
mouths' impel...mint:
This concluded the business of the amnia&

WEYMOUTH —We kern that the fieth Regiment el
Poot, which bas for some months past been stationed
jointly here and at Portlend, bane reoeived orders to
hold themselvm Is re .dioess to take their departure.
It is maid that tho 37th Regiment will take their Maim.
Trs bra D.R.V. AIIaTZOI TMATIIICALL —The
manors belonging to this corm gave • public rehmirsal,
to ior to performing st the milonteere c wp, Lulworth,
nest week, at the Lecture-room of the Litnary lostitu-
tion on Mondsy. The performs*, was under the
inmate of the °Hoare of • the corps, whom, with
Voir ladies sad (rived., we were glad to me
I.reemit- A. there use no *harp for sulmittanos,
tieltets 'mohair been di tributed siooopt the towns-
, people with a liberal baud, tb. faisMisble
result was a orowded "hoe.." of the meat respectable
kind. and, as we are given to understood, that iii. no,
improbable that amateur theatrical repressotationa will
be produced during the whiter, we hope that should
such be the MAO, the public will come forward and sup•
Pert them is a Pecuniary point of view. The Datitu-
, time formed a very suitable plans for an inprompta
theatre, at one end the stage being erected, together
with the seressery wings and drop mono. Jones'. band
, formed the ore .estrs, and performed their part of the
satertainineat most Mlleiently. The arm pieces was the
goalie drama from the pea of J. E. Willis. Req., en.
tilled "State sonata, or the Tailor of Tamworth." AA
perhaps a brief outline of the pima would not prove un-
interesting at this period to vi;lunteers, we give the plot
of he play, white is this :—The sction of the drams is
encased to take plan. in the year 1648, a period in the
history of the Royalists sad Roundheads. Some um-
portent state merets have bees lost, and "Colverton
Hal, an otiose belonging to the army of Prince Rupert
(Corporal C. Jeffery), is Pot in search of them. Whilet
se Peeped be meet. es old friead, one "Hugh Mr,m,,,e
nilier servitor la the army of the Parliament, OM.
assdri by Gwent Uttar (rdsMe Dssiss), Irts,

appears, is also on the SPAIN errand. They inform each
other of their ha them, sad both resolve, if possible, to
obtern the papen, which are of Use utmost imisot tants .
and send them to their rapeetiee tattler*. They risto.
set out on their work, and in the iman•hilis "Gregor
Thiurblewell," Use tailor of Tamworth (Private W
Jeffery), and "Maud," his wife (Mr Greener). ari
observed coming from the Black Bull Inn, the forme.
being apparently in a state of sempietuairation. The
site earnestly pleads loth her partner to retort' hoc..
and follow hia occupation but it was all in vain;
threats, expatulations, arid kin.' words hove no effect
upon the h art of " Gregory." Now, this inditridusl
is a most innesier one; be seems to take everything
very easy, and be no OHO'S enemy except his Own. Be
prides Inman upon being a philosopher. and assure
his wife, notwithstanding what bile says to the contrary
that he knows he is detained to be a greet man. This
couple have • son, " Robert" (Private Williams)
who is In love with " Letty" (Priest- Wider.). the
daughter of " Humphrey HthJehoi." • wealthy miller,
and Isndlord of the Black Bull Inn, Tamw rrtli
(Private Howell) ; but the latter is too proud to give
his daughter to • drunken tailor's sun, and says that
Letty" shall not enoeursge " Robert." The tailor
is about to go bouts and resume work, when be dire
covers that be is possessed of twopence and resolves
that as long as he has that sum he Will not n'y the
needle. In the meantime, " Calverton Hal" and
" Hugh Neville" are setively engaged in earthing rth •
miming state papers, and at last thmk tbsp bee
some clue by which they will reform them.
" Humphrey Hedgehog" overbesre their o. Imposition,
sod as they try to deceive each other as to whim,
'raiment the papers are coucesled in, he is determined, if
possible, to obtain them, and resolves on purchasi .g the
tailor's breeches. The former hastens to "Gregory,"
aod, on entering into conversation with him, the
latter exclaims that he is greatly oppressed with impor-
tant state secrets ; but, on being closely premed by
" Calverton Hal," he admits that they belong on'y to
the married state. The officer however thinks be is is. r
winning the missing papers, and offers 100 marks 'or
his coat, in which be believes they are oonewsled.
" Gregory" is quite taken aback at the mai Ma le
of this sum for an article, which certainly is not if the
newest cut out, and I etched and stained in Teri .us
places. The bersain is conclude-0, and the officer is o
call again for the coat. He has not been "rime m.ny
minutes before "Gregory" is visited by "Hugh Neville,"
who thinks the papers he wants are in the tailor's
waistcoat, and "Gregory's" astontshment is greatly
intensilled when be offers him 200 marks for the
article. This Le, of wine, accepted, and the tailor
thinks bets on the highway to fortune. Whilst thus
contemplaing his improved paellas), he is visited by
•• Huoipbrey fiedgetrog." The Ulla will sanely ems
descend to speak to him, and the latter is coropelied to
ea • little" soft oda." This has the desired effect,
and the worthy Bonita* tells him that he has an
article in his possession for which be will give 300 maks.
The tailor reaches the height of his astonishment, when
he is informed by" Humphrey" that the possession of
his breeches will man a great man of him. This
offer is also sampled, but the tab.!' urges the Puhlie" to
give his cothent to Robert's" marrisge with " Letty."
This, at first, he declines to do ; but the tailor poison
the screw and refuses to part with his breeches
unless he does so. "Humphrey" gets into a
passion, but, in his anxiety to obtain Dore...ion of the
breeches, agrees to give his consent to the inamage.
The tailor afterwards regrets, having sold his clothes so
cheap : but the parties come for them, gives him the
cash, and then and there march is made in every part
of the garments for the papers. These, of course,
cannot be found, and the anger of the purchasers of
the old clothes is kindled, and none more so than that
of " Humi hrey Hedgehog." Ese h deelere that they
cannot find any papers, and this seems to throw a light
upon the tsilor, for he then owns that they were left is
the cop he had on, which on teething he bail discovered
and forwarded them to Prince Rui ere The trilor is
rewarded by the Prince with 100 marks for his honesty,
the wrath of Humphrey Hedgehog is appeased, cud he
gives his consent for "Robert" to wed his daughter.
The piece throughout was roituirably played, reflecting
credit upon all surtaxed. When all performed their
parts equally sell it would be difficult to draw • dis-
titorion, but we cannot help alluding to the able
manner in elicit Mr Greener sequitted himself in
. . .

femele character. his "oleo and action' b dog extremely
good. 'Cie character of the tailor of Tamworth was
admirably sustained, Private Jeffrt y keeping his
audience in iinvuleions of laughter by his oolitic strait..
and in ro p irt of the play was this more apparent
than in Lis philoeophical ',Sections of mankiod, and
hie utter estoni-Itment at the purchase of Mould clothes.
The part of a baffled and angry parrot was well pour'
bayed by Private Hassell, who acquitted himself
capitally ;whilst Cori oral Jeffrey and Private Dawson
proved them-elyet to be amateurs of no 01OPTI order,
and their style of acting was much admired. After
this play there followed coma and sentimi nal
singing by Privates Sm., Person, Williams, end W.
Jeffery. the former of whom deli vend • stump oration
on "Nothing Particidar." it is aluisit needless to say
that these were well received and emeorenl, end c rtainly
deservedly so. The evening's amusement was brought
to a close by • laughatile fares. entdied " Family Jere,
or • Bull lea China Shop." "Mr. Porcelain," &dealer
In mare Wily ite Hassell), and " Delph." Id. foreman
vete Witlianiabwere almost perfection io this piece ;
In feet we have seen many men calling themselves pro-
les-Line], who have not acquitted themselves no well.
Poroelain" has remlved to retire from business,
and marry his o 4 son, " Benedict." (Private SamsLto
hit partner's deter. " Delph" has also rewind to
worry his boy, " *wry," (Private Jeffery), but loth
%bees turn an Intifu.,and are manied eecretly. "Bees.
diet" goes to Dolph," and asks him to reek the in.
telligenee to his father, and " Diggory" adopts a similar
line of coodoet with "Mr. Porcelain." The fa Datil fore-
man scarcely knows how to convey the mad intelligence
to his master, but at lasi he does so, and then " Mr.
Porcelain" unravels his tale of "Dipor)'s" da-
-1 no limit*, and that of "Porcelain" is only increased ten.
I fel& when "Liddy Laragan.". (Mr. Greener,) "
gery's wife," 00111 CI to him in mstake for Delph," and
elks him to forgive his son. The brogue of the sister
eoustry is very good, and she pours • somewhat
lengthy statement of her parentage and courtship into
his Ws, stating that her father way • bricklayer's
labourer, and tier husband chore lee whilst she was
pardoning • earan end of mutton in Clare market. lo-
osed of blemiogo the old potlemm heaps curses upon
her and hi. Non's head, and haves her. " Emily "
"Benedict's" wife' (Private Waters,) also gee on
• similar errand to "Delph," believing that to be ber
father-in•law. Tbe surprise of the foreman is very
✓est when be sees such • fine dressed lady, and he
illeareely knows bow to eat or speak. She informs him
of the object of her mission, and implores him to for-
give his undutiful eon. "Delph" is quite amazed and
utterly esti:entailed where his boy could have picked up
with each a lady, and is still more PO when she informs
him that she was the only daughter of a deo-seed captain,
sad pensioned or £l,OOO. A reconciliation is soon
ahead between them and the father cm gratelates
"Digger," upon his good leek The parties are then
ell brought together when "Liddy Lerman" and
" Emily" discover they hare mule a mistake in their
father-in-law. This is an agreeable eurprise to "Mr.
Pereehtin* who welcomes his son's wife and forgives
Ma, and everything is brought to • pleasing finale.
Private Jeffery made a first ciao Yorkilise lad, and
went throaeh his character well, Private Sams, aloe
aeqeitted himself well, althoogh his was not • very
eenapieuona character. "Emily" would have done
better had • little more self-confidence been brouri,t
Into action in her character,. Tio amateurs were very
, perfect in their parts, seal afforded a most airmail*
evening's enterOonment. We f. el Loured that of all
the source, of attraction in the camp the amateur
theatrical, of the sth D.R.V. will be the most im-
portant.
Bosouoa Sinunoss. Turelay.—Before R. Grillo and
J.R. C.4terell, Rape.

ItACH OF TOM BUR A CT. —Josepi Keely, of the
Sun beerhonw, was charged with infringing the Beer
A4.—P.C. Mitt-he said thst on Friday moniing, about
a quarter to ooe o'oloek, he found the stable door leading
to tha back of the Bun publiellouse open. He went
onto the parlour and there found three men and a
woman. Before them were two quart cups, one con-
taining beer, and three glues, ailed with a similar
liquor. He asked deft ndatit if they were lodger., when
he replied in the affruiative. and also elated that he
wag awere of the time. He thr• it-mid to bars
wits... looked op for breaking into his premiss.. and
came to tb• station and made a charge to Berjeant
Brine to that effect, but afterwards admitted that he
was in the wrong. He visited the house about two
ininntes after, and then found that two of the men
were lodger., but the other was gone.—John Baker. on
behalf of the defence, was called, who adated that he
heard the two men agree with defendant about the bed,
and he alao agreed for one. He was in the habit of slet p.
ing there owsmionally. He did not sleep at the house thet
night as the policeman frightened hien away—The
Bench diainined the ease, but reprimanded defendant
for amiusing the polio. officer for breaking into his
house.—anperinietident Li bury said the eane would
not be.. been brought forward had not defandant made
use of such threats. -

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DIU KKKKK ZS& -•••' John Loyal, • cora-porter, was
charged w.th btng drunk. P.C. A prey said on
Sunday morning, about a quarter past twelve, he found
defeodsuit drunk and eoe. p no the footway at
the ttoyal Oak Inn, Redipole. He awoke him
and, after a little penua•iou, be went away.—Defendtot
admitted the offence, but swid • Aiming, of his brought
• little gin from hit ship, and it got over bint.—Saperin-
tendent Lidbory stated that the reason why he brought
this cao,, forward was because drunkenness wee so
much on the increase on Sundays. The publieses could
not be detected, and be was detertnioed to bring up all
persons whom he found drank.
NlllOll/101,le QI3•IIRILII.—B<Uy Howard was sum.
molted by Virtue Baker toe a breach of the peace.
Complainant stated that she and defendant were
oeiglkhourt„ and the latter was constantly in the habit
of annoying her by calling her improper names.—
Defaedant said the reason of this dispute wet, becalms
complainant beat her children—The Bench offered to
dismiss the ease, if each party would pay their own
coate.—llefendant said she had no money, and used
threatening language towards complainant whilst in
Court, and, in consequence of this, the Bench deeded to
go into the charge, and bind her over to keep the peace.
It appeared that on Tuesday, July 12, defendant
knocked her husband down, making his head bleed an
much that he was obliged to go toe doctor and haws bit
wounds dressed, and on complainant passing by she
threatened to serve her in the lame way—She was in
her of her life from the threats which defendant had
made use of towards her.—Defendant was bound over
to keen the peace for three mouths in two sureties of
es

CORM Ckf3TLH.—FATAL ACCIDINT.—On Friday
the 15th inst., an inquest was bold at the Townhail,
before D. C. Hibbs, Foq., coroner, on the body of
Joseph &widen, clay digger. who died on the previous
day, from injuries received by the arm of a ospston or
drum, on the Norden clay works. J. Johnson, Eau,
mayor, was elected foreseen of the jury, who, after
viewing the body, and bevies the evidence eddseed,
returned a verdict of " Aurdental doss h."
WIMBORNE. —Re PREEMAN.—TIIR FAILORS
OP • 80LICITOR.—THRILATIMIRD CRIMINAL PRO-
oisoimos. At the London Court of Bankruptcy on
Saturday, 16th July, there was an examination
sitting and applicstion for order of discharge under
the bankruptcy of Frederick William Freesias,
described as of Welborn" Minster, ill the county of
Dorset, attorney at he and solicitor, whoes creditors
shinfly reeds at Leesport, Christchurch, Winepress
Mlastar, Saliabery, Its—Mr. Bka. ropeessated tie

, the bsriistor
bsnkrupl bad.
':!...,:iire4lsPtisscedicitoo2riialt7dtddrisc.7".7.-u,2l:l:sl::::::tricw,cheziodderian.iinfubilltoteridabire;i:tomrrnihtipidit7cDtoree...h.diudt.l:ll:tt
d, £3; property
given up to sesignies. £3O; clehmency,
...761 15.. 94. ; total, .C 852 17s 34. -The bankrupt
%Wes his expenditure to have been £430 for the past
two ywww. Hu principal unsecured creditors are;
-The National and Provincial Bank of England,
Wimborne Minstar, £200; Mr. Thomas Long,
Wimborne Minster, £5O 12a. ; Mr. George Henry
Lows, tailor. ditto, £47 9.. 61. ; Mr. Thome
Caweeed, £2O; Mr. FAviard Chilcott, Wartuwell,
near Dorchester, £33; Mr. George &Mart, Slain.
£2l IS.. 64., to., The goods supplied
consist of groceries, drugs, drapery, stationery, news.
paper., bread, coals, clothes, hooks ale and wine,
jewellery, meat, to., besides weihiug.. 'The
cred eters holding 'scan ty are thus described, vim Mr.
James Drewitt, Christchurch, Hants. attorney at law,
£205; "secured by mortgage, dated 3rd October, 1863,
of securities,leasehold policies and life i mummer. be..
longing to George Ricketts, Lytchet bf atravers; also by.
oarevenoonary intereet,morigai
d sii: w" foe ui
sundry other life
ynpolicies.es
r insurspoe, which
certain, The reversionary interest arises out of my
msreiage !settlement, and by virtue of the decree of
Vice. llor Stuart, in the compromise of two
chance,. suits in which I was the defendant during
the yein 1861, 1862, and 1863. -Mr. Thomas
Lying, Wimborne Minster, Dorset, restrained by
decree from enfon-ing his debt against me."-The
schedule also contains the following entries, viz.,
" Interest in land.-Life inuerest in freehold and
leasehold property at Wimborne Minster, charged by
• decree in chancery (V.C. Stuart, 6th May, 1862,
and included in my marriage settlement, dated Bth
October, 1850) with £416 6i. Ild., and £3OO to
Thomas Laing, Wimborne, which exceeds the toed
amount of ray interest therein-annual value EVA.
-Residue included in security by self and George
It icketta to J. Droith. -Persocuil Property.
Policies of life insurance ethated by me, and in my
name, and included in the above asentiooed security
to T. Ling.-Life policy on Jame Freeman, my
wife, for £250; ditto, on my owls his for £560
(included in Laing's security) ; policy to Western
Life Office, or Prince of Wales, £100; policy so rosy
OWD life, ; policy 00 my own life (o
be revived), £200; ditto United Kingdom.
on Mark Ricketta, £200; total, E 1460.--
Places, Pensions, to. - I am DOW in the
office of Mr. Slade, solicitor, Yeovil, Somerset, at
£l2O per year."-Mr. Sykes said in this masks ap
peered
for the official assignee. -His Honor: What
is the bankrupt ?-Mr. Sykes: A solicitor; and he
owes .C 852 17s. 34.-His Honor: And I.e. there
are no assets for his creditors, as only £22.. 84. has
been reoeived. -Mr. Dowse: I appear on behalf of
two creditors to oppoes.-Hie Honor There is
every class of tradesmen in his hat of creditor.. -
Mr. Dowse: Yes, that is so. (To the bankrupt).
Where are your books ?-Bankrupt: They are at my
office at Wimborne, and also the vouchers for my
amounts-Mr. Doses: Why We they not with the
official soignee IT
-Bankrupt I informed the official
soignee that they were there when I filed my
getition.-His Honor The books of the bankrupt
tine most important. He was a solicitor, and they
are indeed his meta -Mr. Dowse: When is
your bankers' peas book ?-ffinakrupt : At my
office at Wimborne. - Examination continued:
I opened • banking account in ISO with the
INational and Provincial Bank osier the credit
of two cumomers of their own -Mr. Iltieft:Mill
I and Mr. Legg. I don't know if Ricketts, ewe'
had • booting account with them. I believe
he put his name to a promissory note when I opesedl
,my account. Rickette is a farmer, and I became•
I acquainted with him about foor or live months,
I before that. It was upon the strength of Rthette.
I promissory note I opened my account at the Reamed
I and Provincial Bank. I cannot my when I closed'
uhshadi.tivas..47lll:iotorntvhreed,enr:xaot my bunkers'
Itwukaircietrshhalecnbo&onkittthhererfr:harl n,b,h2oB:ver.e.:red:i
the money in October, 1663, and mortgaged to
Druitt a reversionary interest under my marriage,
and I variety of life policies. I deposited also with
I Druitt some deeds that did not belong to me. They
I belonged to Ricketts. They were not placed In my
hands fir the purpose of raising money to pay ofl •
debt that was outing to Mr. Price. Ricketts had
applied to a society which had refused to advisee
him money, and he then stated to ine that his family
were so playing upon him that be wished me to take
care of the deeds for him. -Mr. Dowse : Have yes
I taken care of them.-His Honor was of opines that
the bankrupt was not breed to answer it.
question. He WM being asked as to a gross
fraud, and he (the Commissioner) did not think
he ought to make himself responsible to
criminal prows-Mr. Dowse: Very well. Thee F
will dismiss that part of the case. -Bankrupt : I
shall ark your honor not to dismiss it.-Mr. flows.:
Then I ask you again. Have you taken care of
them, and can you return them to him ?.-Bankrept
I wished • solicitor to act on his behalf, and I went
with • person to Drain to get £200.-His Honor
(ie Ile. De 0...) • Yon heee ant gni!, tiontigh. Your
my you are going to ask for an adjournment, in order
to prefer an indictment. -Mr. Dowse: I wish to ask
one other question (to the bankrupt). When did
you tell Ricketts that you had parted with hie
deeds '-Bankrupt: Immediately after the teenier-
tin°. -Mr. Dow..: Had you any aharee in the
Wimborne Building Society! Bankrupt: Yee. I
transferred them to Morgan and Lew, to whom I
owed about £5O. Law m a tailor, at Wirnborne. I
owed Morgan (the amount use not heard).-
Mr. Dowse: I now ask for an adjournment,
to file
,a cash account front the communes

went of the opening of his account with the Miasmal
Provincial Bank.—His Honor: And in the meantime
1 advise you to look into Ma Franduleat Trustees
Act...—Bsukrupt : I think it is very hard to maks
such an observation.— His Honor: I don't think se
at all. I
person calling himself a gentleman. It oontaine
*very class of small wretched tradesmen whom yaw
have victimized. —Bankrupt: 1 have been living.
there for forty years, and you have not beard the
explanation.— His Honor: Your *splenetic° is that
you would not have parted with the deeds salmis
Ricketts had a solicitor who acted for him.—
Bankrupt: There are other explanatioas that will
get rid of the hard words that hare been msde bare
today.—His Honor: Well, all I can say is, that I
hope you may get out of ik —Mr. Dowse: I shall
also want a deficiency account. —The bankrupt's ex-
amination and application for order of discharge was
than adj..arned until the 31st of October nest, at
12 o'clock, with renewed protection from errata, and
the protracted sitting ended.
Parry Resaloica, Fliday.—Befors C. J. Parke,
Fag., Major Portman, W. L Adye, Esq., sad the
Rey. C.. 7. Glyn.

Arnusrion.—Edward Horny, of Hineers, was
summoned by Dorcas Butler, of the same plies, to
@bow cause why he should not cootribute towards
the maintenance of her ilhegitimat. child, of which
she alleged he was the father.-11r. Webb appeared
for defendaat, but the Bench adjourned the CYO.
Div II 'moss. —Junes Kingeberrey, labourer,
was charged with being drunk and riotous at
Longbam.—Th. cme was proved by P.C. Webb, and
defendant was lined 145., including mote. A fort—
night was allowed for payment.

-Levi Williams, labourer, of Sturminster Marriesll.
was summoned for • similar offence.—§ervaaal
Hitch proved the case, and defendiuit was amid £l,
including ousts, the Bench cannoning him that, if
ha appeared before them on • similar charge, they
should commit bun to prim* without the option of
paying • fine.

NOli• FA VIEWS OF RATIO. —Willi= and Charles
Meaden were summoned by the overseen of
Lytchet Matravers, for non payment of poor ram
—Charles Meade° paid the rata, but William would
not, and a distress warrant was issued for the re-
covery of the ohms.
Arrucarion roe Titasumn or Liouesn.--
William Meatyard applied for the license of the
Churehill Arms, Sturosinster Marshall, to be tress-
fared front Herbert Henry Legg to bisa. The
Bomb, however, adjourned the applioation, in cos-
segemence of the out-going tenant not being present.
fiffEßßOMNS.—Fourreas' Frra.—On Wider,.
day the 20th inn., use the Foresters' fete at
Shahan.. Feely morn was ushered in by the ringing
of the bells of the Abhey Churl, flap were displayed
from the church tower and many of the hours in the
town, and a triumphal arch was erected enema. the
Black Horse Inn. The weather was all that scoiM be
desired, and the trains running the doable journey at
simle fare, thousands embraced the opportasia of
visaing the grounds of the Old Castle which, through
the kindness of D. G. W. Dishy, Esi., were thrown
open for the holding of the festival. The Courts repre-
sented on the oesosion. brides Court Darby. Sherieres,
wen thine of Cerise, Gillingham, Castle Carey. Yeovil,
Crewkerne, Halton, Dorchester Sus About II o'clock
the Foresters formed a prosesan to the Old Abbey
Church, which was densely erowded. The main as
usual was choral, and • meet appropriate serum wee
formed, end
iind.b7A'lth.ezuviDatrpreitbie, endierviadwasthintre7Loserion.n.tomw:iadiltaffirksawas.
tee;
anent being lined with
served by Mr. Proemial, rii:"apsaions tent es the
grounds. The chair was taken by .7. Y. Melmoth,
who gen the anal loyal and patriotic toasts, present
'ty brief but appropriate speeches The health of G.
D. W. Thgby, whose kindness in throwing open his
meads out the oceasion for their benefit andecjoymeat,
warn comineated on in Sowing end approseingg corm.
The toast,. se• need hardly remark, was drank with
Met applaue. " Serowe to the indent Order of
Foresan?'was the Dent given, and Yr.Chaat, the Court
Secretary, In acknowledging the last toast, said that
their Court had dishunest £lB7 an. M. In sick
and OS for widow and *mama. and that sines January
fine tboy had paid £5O for Pick atom leaving £47 2e. 64
In the @setup hank, end nearly £6O in the bands of the
Osmium. The last toast given use the health of the
ladies, after which the brethren jotted taw friends in
the *ports of the day, or walking through the exteogi"
grounds as their furry dictated. About 6.000 pawpaws
ware present, more than half which aumberrit Is.
seek for adraleries, sad apiror.‘• P.m"'
Writs yam NM. The wins* Orger. omlntgif
exhaled sao abase yassastaas the OPSO was the
won weemeral that km bees Id by the Coon ohms
its fonnattem,