The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-01-11 00:00:00

Before Mr. J. FLorita. M.P.
There Wall no civil lousineni for trial at these acaftiona
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The following gentlemen were sworn on the Grand
Jury :- Mr. Itiehard (lenge, Waterson, yeoman : Mr.
Samuel Ainsworth. Thompson, fanner: Mr. John Austen,
Kington Magna. farmer ; Mr. Charles Bugg, Marnlitill,
fanner: Mr. Henry Childs, Blandfonl, surveyor,' Mr.
Edward Chilcott, Litton Cheney, yeoman: Mr. Thomas
Hyde Cox, Maiden Newton, yeoman; Mr. William
Denziloe, Botkenhampton, farmer ; Mr. Henry Evans
Huntley, Charlton Marshall, gentleman: Mr. Jahn Hine,
Besininster, wine merchant ; Mr. Benjamin S. Hollis,
West Chickerel, gentleman; Mr. Thomas Hunt, Fontinell
Magna, farmer : Mr. James Lovelace, Piddlehinton,
farmer: Mr. William Edward Laurance, Melbury
farmer ; Mr. William Norton Hilton, farmer • Mr.
William henry Porter, filandfoni, gentleman: Mr. George
Netherloury, yeoman Mr. William Paull, Puddle,
town, fanner; Mr. John Paul. Moreton, farmer: Mr.
John Geach Rowe, Meleotithe Regis, clothier ; Mr. Thomas
Rmsiter, Marnhull, farmer : Mr. Robert Wale,
Chardstock. fann••i• • Mr. William Whittle, Piddletren-
, thide, yeoman; Mr..F.alues, of Uhardstock, attended, hut
was exeu,ed.

Mr. Fbovitit, in his charge said, although perhaps the
Grand Jury might think he was hardly warranted, looking
at the calendar in taking what might be called an optimist
view of the state of crime in the county, he nevertheless
congratulated them upon it, for the reports of the Governor
of the gaol and of Visiting Magistrates were exceedingly
favourable. Looking at the nature of the ewe which
would be brought under their consideration, he might say
there was no one of a very serious character. The only
ease of personal injury was one happily alien to this
county, the use of the knife, which was looked upon as
very much at variance with the English character. There
was no ease of house breaking or of sheep stealing—the
latter offence he hoped he might say was now almost
extinct in this country. In this season of an exchange of
felicitous congratulations, properly made at the beginning
of a new year, there was hardly any subject upon which
they could be more happily rendered than upon the state
of the county. At the same time they must remember
that it was only by a vigilant exercise of that system and
mode of practice which had been adopted for the suppres-
sion of crime: and only by the exercise of those influences
which persons like the grand jury, who enjoyed larger
means than others and who were employers of labour,
could use to induce their poorer neighbours around them
to follow rather the stood path and not that course which
too often brought them to the bar. The Chairman then
reviewed at length several of the cases in the calendar.
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TRIALS OF PRISONERS.
.I,I,S9RAIGIBLE ROGUES.

Mary Thlrkred-erricT;;;;n, and Mary Jane Tucker,
alias Charles, alias Bushrod, (10), were placed at the bar
charged with "wandering abroad to beg at Moteombe and
Gillingham, on the 2Sith of October, having been pre-
viously convicted as incorrigible rennet for • similar
offence."

--ii;";risoners presented a very dilapidated appearance.
Mr. Lock prosecuted.
Mary Ann Bailey, the wife of the keeper of the lodge
gate at Motcombe, roved that on Thursday, the Slith of
October, the two prisoners called at her house, and the
woman asked for mmething for the man, who, she said,
was blind. She (Mrs. Bailey) however looked out of her
window and saw (min the way in which he left the yard
that he was not blind.

The prisoners could not dispute the fact that they
begged. but •aid it wan only for • bread tieket.
%%Main James Bowl, an outfitter at GillinghAnn, proved
a second case of bestaing against them.
P.C. Adams further proved that the prisoners had been
sentenced at the October sessions of 1573 for the same
offence.
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The Chairman told the prisoners they had been at the
her so often they could hardly reckon up the number of
times. The last time the male prisoner was convicted,
which was about the sixteenth time, he was then sen-
tenced to a year's hard labour; the Court, however, was
now desirous of trying the effect of leniency, and he
would be sents.nessl to six months hard labour. The
woman, who received a better character from the
governor of the gaol than she used to get, was sentenced
to tire months' hard labour.
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The feuialesa7l-siTe7;;;uld try to behave better, she
was; very sorry for the past but she could not recall that.

SF.W.ND WspNr3DAy.

Before Mr..ircifal- .4111VM.r...ACitaillui—K.is, and Rev.
J. H. AUSTEX.

ATTEMPTED SVICIDE AT DIAMINSTEL
Edwin Surfs tma n. labourer, was indicted for unlawfully
wounding himself with a razor, with intent to commit
suicide at Bearninoter. . .

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Prisoner said he was a soldier just come home from
India, and he did the act when in an unsound stato of
mind._ .

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Mr. Templer prosecuted.
Prisoner had served in the army 21 years and 6 months.
He had slept on the 6th ult. at the house of Percy Wan?,
solicitor's cleric, and at 11 o'clock, knocked at Mr. Hollins
door, In a state of drunkennessii, saying he heard noises
and saw ghosts. Mr. Hollins gave him • lamp, which he
kept burning all night. N sat morning at six, be made a
noise, and asked for water. There was a lot of blond by
his side, and when asked said he bad done it, but had not
done it properly. He told • gardener, named John Richard
Stone, that he had done it through trouble, and told P.C.
Foster tle same.

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Mr. Daniel, surgeon, found a very serious wound in the
prisoner's neck, near the jugular vein, and about two
Inches lung, and the bleeding waa so prof um that the
wound con dd not be sewed up, or the prisoner would have
been choked with the blood. Mr. Daniel attended bun
that day, and till the middle of the next, Ile was in a
state of great nervious prostration, and Mr. Daniel con-
sider." that when be did it, he was not master of hie
i n tell ect . .

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Prisoner said he suffered from sickness in India, and
when he came home, he went drinking Innady some days
following, ansl lost command over him-self.
The Jury found him guilty, but recolumensled him to
mercy, on account of the length of his service in the army.
Discharged, hut ordered to come up for judgment when
called on.
STEALINO AT ILADI MIA, PT A CONVICT.
J"linstone, 1.2., vocalist, pleaded guilty to steal-
ing a axst, knife, and other artictm, the property of John
Burke, at Radipole, on theist ult. A previous conviction
was admitted.
Mr. Templer, who prosecuted, said prisoner had suffered
17 years' penal servitude fur previous conviction. A
warder from Parkhurst recognised the prisoner as having
i-ervedi inter another name, and as a very bul character,
and for the last sentence he served the whole of his time,
as twine a thoroughly had character.
The Chairman said that, as prisoner hid been sent so
many time. (four) for penal servitude, he feared there was
no alternative hut to give him the extrinsic sentence of
the law. . . .

said he was excited by drink, when he cone
nutted the act in (act drink had been throughout lite his
enemy and his lane. Ile begged for mercy, and promised
that he woubl try to redeem the past. Let the Bench
give him one it chance.
The chairtuan Ilia not see how they could; he bad been
doing wrong through life, and made no effort to amend
his character. for when in prison he was a Ixel character.
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fientenessl t, 10 years penal servitude, and two years
supervision of the police.

sf KA1.141 A CIIRILAR AT PORTLAND.

Sarah While, 27, an.l Sarah H'halark, Xi, pleaded not
guilty to stealing a cheese value ik, the property of
Osborne and Co., at Portland, iin November M.
Mr. Castle prosecuted.
Prosecutor keel, a grocer's shop in Portland, and the
cheese 011.4 on a pile outside. The prisoners went in and
Mrs. White bought s goods, and when they came out
Mrs. W hitlock took a cheese and put it under her shawl, but
it dropped, and rolled down the hill. .t Imy saw it, and
went to stop the cheese but one of the prisoners sahl
" you: let it alone : it is nothing to do with you"
They went towards Mrs. White's house, followed by Mr.
Osbunie's assistant, and one went into • closet near the
house but CAUIO out almost directly, and went to
Mrs. White's I es. The assistant followed awl charged
them with stealing the cheese; but they sail they had
picked it up rolling down the bill, and were going to
liring it back. Mrs. White vent a girl to the closet, had
the cheese brought, and gave it to the assistant When
P.C. Miller went to Mrs. Whitlock, she said "t suppose
you WV come about that cheese affair, I didn't steal it, I
only took it for fun, and intended to lring it hack."
They were found guilty.
The Chairman said in sentencing them he took into
account that the cheeses had been carelessly placed out-
side the door, also the length of time they had been in
prison already, and he sentenced them to • fortnight's
Labour.

6TRALINO 4 COAT AT. W791101.:Tp.

Edwin P1a;r7,76,-111;;;;;;,-1;lo-a•-lej-juiriy to stealing
a coat, value 2.16., the property of Mr. ti. S. Russell • and
al.° a pair of imote, value itt,. dd., the property of Mr. E.
11. (ox. He admitted a previous conviction.
Mr. Collins pro,ecuted.
The prisoner is an insignificant looking man ; but he
committed the robberies in the must barefaced manner,
cooly walking up to the front of the shop, and taking the
goods from where they were put for show.
The Chairman said he had already served 7 years penal
servitude, besides other sentences. For stealing the boots
he was sentenced to one tuonth's hard labour, and for the
second to seven year's penal servitude, followed by two
years' supervision of blue police.

WOUNDINU AT WINFRITII.
Charts, Rags, (It), labourer, pleaded not guilty, to
maliciously wounding Lewis Whittle, at Winfrith New-
burgh, on October 27th.
Mr. Templer prosecuted.
The parties were in the public-house Rising bun, talking
about the militia, and came outside to light. Prosecutor
struck a blow and prisoner another, and when they
separated, prosecutor found a cut in his neck and In his
back. Prisoner nail he had done it with a tobacco-pipe
stein; but when Whittle took off his clothes, he found
three stabs, and on showing these to prisoner, the latter
ran away. and locked himself in his house.
P.C. Albert Green arrested the prisoner, and Sergeant
Hill found the knife, just opposite where the blow was
struck.

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Mr. John Bterling dressed three wounds, which suust
have been made by • sharp instrument; • tobacco-pipe
could not have done them.

The 7iiii-rnan—Q:iii—wss very un-English to use the
knife, the prisoner might have killed the wall he struck.
Six months' hard labour.

STEALIt.IG_AT PORTCSII AX.

James Crawford and lirster. Hamlet, .4
soldier and •
young woman (not in the calendar), were indicted for
stealing boots, books, trouaers, and a money box at
Porteshain, on December the 25th, the property of Samuel
Nelson.

Crawford said he was drunk, and found the boots in
his possession; but he did not know how he came by
thein.

Mr. Castle prosecuted.
Samuel Nelson, of Portesham, on Christmas night had
three pair of hoots cleaned, and put them under the table.
Next morning two pair out of the three were gone, three
" Primitive " hytunibooks, and an empty money box.
Superientendent Ratty went to the house of the female
prisoner, told them a robbery had been committed at
Curystes, and some boots and books stolen, and he naked
if the things had been brought to their house by a soldier
of the lOgud. They both denied having seen any. Craw.
was taken into custody that night, and the female
prisoner, her father and mother, were apprehended, but
the prosecution of the old people had been dropped. When
Crawford was with him, he said "I am i sorry I brought
the old man and woman into the mesa, I stole the things,
and it was through drink, I did it. I robbed the house,
and I lost my cap and belt there; I did not get to Carter's
(the father's) house till 11 at the night, 1 did noMwe amokl
people that night I saw the girl, she let me in. 1
remained there the whole of the night and part of next
I lay, I gave the other sister • pair of boots, and the rest of
the things to my girl." On January 4, the female prisoner
sent a message, and came to the office,. and said • 1 burnt
three of t.ho hooks, and one pair of harts on the Monday
before you came to my house; I did not know what else
to ml with them. An interview took place between the
male prisoner and the mother, and the mimic prisoner said
" I have told the whole truth to the Superintendent
about the things."
Clara Carter, a child of 11, half-gluier of the female, was
at home on Christmas Day, said that Crawford brought to
the house two pair of boots and a money I.xl and he
stayed there some days. She went back tO serum, took
the boats and wore, and gave them up to the police after'
wards. _

-ib;bert Carter, • boy, brother of the last witnesn, saw
balf-si•ter burn the
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( hafey .howeil the felinle the hoot*, when she said
they ware a pair that the shoemaker, at I.7pwey made for
her.

P.C. Itainco found Crawford at Portland wearing odd
gloves, when he denied having Mat bit gloves, and WM
arrested. The cap and glove were picked up by Thomas
Tirard between Friar Wadden and Upwey.
The male prisoner said he got drunk oil Christmas
night, and did not know whether he broke open a house
or not.
The Chairman said that if the prisoner stole the things,
although he woo drunk, he must he convicted. A., to the
girl, she burnt the boots and books, and there was no
reason for her thing so, if she thought they were honestly
conic by.
The Jury found the man guilty of stealing, and the
woman of receiving.
Sentenced to six months' hard labour.
The female prisoner said she would rather pay the
value of the goods.
She was removed.
This closed the business of the Second Court.

BILL —IG?OftZD.UCoJ Dbb.t (on airindicted for
sto_aling three oil cano. the property of the Portland Stone
Cowpony.

HILTON.

Tug BARON Munn() gave his usual supp!y of beef for
Christmas to the cottagers residing upon Ins estate, and
has ordered soup to be prepared twice a week for the
school children..

Os Thursday Itist the women attending the Mothers'
meeting, conducted by Mrs. Mardi and Mi..s Woodhouse,
with the Church choir, met in the schoolroom for tea.
Having amply discussed the goat things provided the
choir sang a number of Mr. Sankey's •wre.l wimp with
very good effect. At 6.3 U the doori were opelied to the
public and was very soon crowded. when the Rev. .1.
Marsh, vicar, offered prayer, and called upon Mr. Slater
to Five his lecture upon Hunyan's Progrets,"
which was illustrated with • series of Newtons magic
lantern view., at each of which the choir sang goon
appropriate verses.

Bascombe will pay for it"—that was not • good false THE REPRESENTATION OF DORSET.
pretence in law. Upon the conclusion of the county business at the
Mr. Castle asked leave to call the boy. Sessions on Tuesday a private meeting of the principal
The chill Albert Brown, WAS called, and said he asked luipporters of the Conservative cause was hell at for.
of %Ir. Manley " Please for a piece of baron for Mr. cheater. but in spite of every effort no armament could be
Beacom's)." Ile aftorwar.is ant the baron from Mr. arrived at, and up till the !set mu euent all the three can-
Manley', assistant, by same " Please give me the piece di Files stand. Mr. Fowler al Iressel crowde I meeting
of hien,. I ordered Mr. BA.! at Wareham .ra Taeolay.—Sherb one Jaarwor..
Mr. C title punt. I nit that the pria iner knowing his .
I. ,y w,, dielionest all owe I him cm the flimsy protence Th following lett .r hos been sent to many of the
ti it lie Ii id he ight it for 11,. or to hong sip that large Elect ors ,of the (entity:
piers iif been in the how... Athelhennton. January 6th, 1/47ii.
Mr. Collins . iii Mr. Castle 'eel net pit the right question hay 3 been askel by Mr. lc,wler to solicit your
before the ierY :it WAt whether the father had a Minty vote and interest for linn at the forthcoming election of a
knowleilee that the 'neon was °lot linel by roles Pretenov't c niaty tavaihar, to fill the vav-tnry c sued by the elevation
Was it likely the prisoner woilli havorendeavoural to get of Mr. S'oirt to the II me of L. ink. In &keeling to his
hi, boy put to an industrial school, if he hat a guilty request I ‘Tash to place before you in, reasons for support.
knowledge I The prisoner win a man who had hell a lug Mr. Fowler in preference to either of the other
responeible aituation at Mr. Devenish's for 17 years, and candidate.. Mr. Ilambro or Mr. Itigtiy.
he had allovrel the bacon to hang up in his house where lloreetahire is an agricultural county, and as such the
everybody rout.' ste it, and hi. ron.biet when Mr. Manley chief interest is that of the proprietor of the soiL This
and Mr. lieconthe caine to the h was that of an class 14 allrAlltlY well represented in the MAUS of Cumulous
Innocent loan. It was left where Mr. Manley and Mr. by the lion. W. li. IL Portman sind Mr. J. Floyer. The
Bann-mile left it, anti there the pole* found it, when the interests 'next in importance are those of the tenant
police came, he toll the some tale, and produced other farmer, the traders of the town, and country villages, and
pieces, the remains, he said, of piece, they had eaten the other indostnal elasses of the community. It seems
front. Ile neither prevaricated nor told any untruth, but to me only fair and tight that on out of these repreeenta-
his conduct Wai leerier* sotraightforward throughout. tire, should lie drawn from these classes. It must be well
The oly piece of evidence was the fact of the baron being known to you that country aelliioMen ay aI, sly, de not
hung up In his home. anti it WA4 a hardship on the defence ituderstonii, nor they AA individuals fairly represent,
that they caul' not call the mother of the bey t prove Si, wanta and feelings of those who have to make their
what was actually said. The luau lia,l been in the employ way in the world by the work of their ',rains and their
of Messrs. Devenish for 17 years, and he (Mr. Collins) haul'. Mr. Fowler I.A. been for teeny years engaged in
only regretted that gentlemen when they wished to give farming, awl also in 'Heine., if other kinds, toto consider-
their servant.; good diameters, should' write letters instead aide extent. MA will Ito therefore a direct representative
of coining to tlle Court and giving evidence, for they of the tenant fanner toil of the industrial interests of this
might give the beet written chalmeters they could : but runty. Mr. Foe Its has for litany years devoted himself
the Court would nut admit them, and they might he sun to the question of local taxation with a view to lighten
prised to learn, at the cleat of the case, that the letters the burdens which now pre., so heavily and so unjustly
could not leen received. on tho occupiers of land and house,. Of the three ninth-
The Chairman said it was no doubt a proper part of the dates his is the may name whirh appears on the lists of
case to put before the jury. that the pri,oner, knowing "The General 1' tee," or sea subecriber to the funds
that his son was • dishonest ley, ought to have t Men of "The Local Taxation C ~,,, mince." A. an Indepradeat
more care to ascertain whence the baron came, and how C... .cootie, Mr. Fowler will rather initiate constitutional
it was obtained: hut he did not think this twee ttttt ptive measures connected with agriculture than submissively
evidence on was suffieient to evict the prisoner et knowing arquew. i e whit it might please the preseut government
that the bacon had been °Melnik' by false pretences. to propose, which position too many of our county mein-
The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. hers are content to till. The unsuccessful and harassing
Mr. Castle sail he was instructed in a case relating to legislatim on the question of the foot-and-mouth disease,
two other pieces of bacon, but the facts were so similar of which we have so sail an experience dunng the last few
that he did not think it right to put the prisoner on his months, has been tloe result of the exclusion from the
trial in this case. House of Commons of men of that practical experience
The Chairman said these transactions were not exactly which Mr. Fowler posseees.
of the kind in which • careful father ought to have treated Believing. as I do, that the interests of all ratepayers—
the matter, knowing that the hey was a dishonest boy, clergy, fanners, and householders —are safe in his hand;
The circumstances were such as to cause a certain atnount and that the country requires a few more good practical
of auspicieto, and he hoped that by good conduct in future working men connected with agriculture in the House of
Brown wield wipe mat any 'shadow of suspicion. Couirnona, I most earnestly leg your hearty support at
Mr. Collins askod the Court to send the boy to an the forthcoming election to Mc. Robert Fowler.
industrial school. Ile was, no doubt, A very bail boy, and I have the honour to be,
hel been associated with biell companion.. It was the Sir, your obedient servant.
only chance for hint (Moms W. Horn.

wasYxouTz.

Tiig Sali.Ogre Errant. —Mr. W. Roberta, hon. raeretary,
ho e received from Mr. If. Edwards, M.P.. and Sir Frederic
Johniitone, Bart., M.P., the sums of £53. each, being the
hon, member** solatcriptior!e to th"
. .thcl..

MILITARY PROWYTIORL kv adeson, N .C., has been
gazette.' ' Colima! of Ms regiment, the 75th, and
would leave for Ireland on Thursday. The gallant
colonel will be followed by the °deem of all who knew

FANCY FAIR.—On Thursday last, a fancy fair and bazaar I
WVI held at the Bunton Hotel, the stall-keepers being the
Misses Yosinghosband. Miss E. Taylor, Miss Newlolt,
Miss Smith, Miss Kendall, and Mr. H. Barnes. There
Wai a pretty cowl attendance, and the profits were appro-
priate-1 to varies local charities, and the G.diath training
ship fund.
ANTICIPI.TED RFMOvst. OF nuit ARTILLIERT.—It is said
that the lottery of Iteysl Artiliery, who have been here
four years, are about to he removed to Portsmouth. The
regret at the change will he mutual, the Artillery have
folio! many friends in Weymouth, and they have upheld
the credit of the town in the cricket field, at football,
booting, and all manly sports, while it was no small plea-
sure that one of them brought borne the gold cup for great
gun firing to IVeymonth, in the face of other batteries,
awl the School of finnnery itself.
Wgoniso oF Miss AIMS& —On Tuesday morning the
parish of Holy Trinity was all in excitement on account
of thee wedding of Miss Mary Sophia Akers, eldest
laughter of Col. Alters, commanding It,. F,. at Weyrnouth
district, and of Netherton House, Rodwell Road. Festoons
of Hags were stretched acres the road at various points,
and the ships in Harbour and the end of the Pile pier,
were also adorned with Rags. About 10 o'clock the party
left Netherton House in several carriages, and proceolei
to If oly Trinity church, a crowd of interested spectators
listing the route. The bride was dressed in rich white
silk, trilliumsl with white satin and Maltese lace, &wreath
of orange blossoms and lilies of the valley, and tulle veiL
The bridesmaids were Miss Blacker, Miss Akers, cousin
of the bride, Miss Ell I Akers, her sister, Miss Wigan,
Miss Despard, and Miss Lvall, sister of the bridegroom.
They wore whit, silk dresses, tri 11111 l ed with ruby velvet,
awl whit' muslin caps, tree-4 with lace, with ruby
velvet and flowers. The bridegnont was Mr. Henry
Lvall. son or Mr. Charles Lvall, of Stoke, near Windsor,
trot Sussex Gardens, Landon, and he was attended by
Mr. !tatty Clayton as bet luau. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Bev. .1. D. Addison, in the presence of WI
interested congregation, among whom were a number of
the Artillery an-I Engineers. They returned to Netherton
House. to SI 111111111 t wedding breakfast provided by
3lrs. Howe, and left Weymouth by the 1.24 train for
Lonion.—The presents inclspled—a gold locket, net with
coral and pearl entwined, given by the non-cossisuiosioned
ssflicent of the battery: silver bracelet, by Lieutenant
Sill; massive gold bracelet, by Mr. J. Lyall ; gold and
diamond-and-pearl locket, by Mr. John Lyall, India;
massive gold bracels-t, by Mrs. M. Donald ; gold earrings.
Mr. Teeolale ; set of gold earrings and brooch, Miss
Relsworth ; set of cameos in g"1,1. Mrs- Dallas: silver
card rase, Mrs. Akers travelling clock, Mr. and Mrs.
More: toilet set in china awl gold, Lady Mattison;
travelling clock. Mr. James Lyall; enamel and gold
rsellestieks, and Mrs. Stetson :gold candlesticks.
Mr. and Mrs. Manly • marble c-n-llestieks, Mrs. Witmore
scent bottle, Miss Akers; fish ~lice, dessert knives and
forks. Mr. and Mr.. Wigan; set silver nankin rings, Miss
Delon!: cruet stand, Mrs. Alfonl salt cellars, Mrs.
Cato : creel jugs, Mrs. Blunt: silver teanot and stand,
I Akers ; fruit and osgar spoons, 'fr... Borrett : break-
fast set, Mrs. Clayton ; silver cover-slish, lady Walker;
silver sugar spoon and basin, Mr. Musson ; set of silver
salt cellars, Mrs. Beton ; set of silver salt cellars. Capt.
Despark ; silver grape seissons, Mr. and Miss Wigan;
silver 'pepper box, Mrs. Norman: slemvitch box, Lady
o If3ttirn : set m.f chirteholla. Capt. 01.111,1. I; Tennysone•
" Enid," Mrs. CI • o Lays of Ans lent It , and
silver purse. Mr. Itarry Clayton; Apostle spoons Mrs.
Stanley ; blue enamel card tray on silver stand, by the
female servants of the house: Indian tea-ca lily by the
servants of the bridegroom's family; pair of silver salt
spoons, by Col. Aker's coachman. _

•
14.111,11111 PIRIT Sonstoaa Tuesday —Before the Mayor (Mr
B. Wahforsl), Mr J. Ayllng, Mr H. Itsuptett, and Mr W.
Tall Not.

Joh,4 limns was charred with stealing or receiving some
woo.vl belonging to Mr Bolt. -Mr Howard proreuted, Mr flume
defeieleol. -Mr llowarl hoarded that he should have to eat
for a remand -PC. George Roper, of the Gounty, Constabulary,
stationed at %Tyke, riot that on the 27th of December, having
a search warrant, he went to the house of John Harm, at Rock-
terrace, Wyke Regis. Supt Batty went with him. The
warrant was not for the goods which were afterwards found,
hut for • watch and chain which had been previously stolen.
At the back of the house, standing 'it lost the wad, he found
six stoves manned-Mr Hamm objected that Rocicoterrace
was not In the borough. Mr Hoa-arol sa d the property was
stolen within the borough met found mashie ; therefore the
else might be tried either inside or out.-The Bench overruled
the objectlon.-Roper continued that he took the staves to kir
Dolt, and accompthlel him to his field near the (las-house,
where he 1111 l a portion oof the fence which had been used as
a gate, gone, and compared that found with what wan left,
atell they correepondesl, both having some hoop Iron on them.
Mr Dolt also went with him to linage. pigsty, at the rear of his
house, and found six more upright Were of fence, similar to
that pnaluced, and these were nailed CM to the pigsty. Witness
took it away, and also found two ense pieces of wood In the
roof of the pigsty, also some rwn fir. Went to a field of Mr
Bolt's, and found a piece of wood, which came off the piece he
f lat liagro's. rhe piece was produced, and It was shown
that the two were planks which had heen cut from each other.]
-The gate was oot this side of the railway in the road leading
to Littlefields. The nails in the wood were quite bright, and
appeared to be froth done. The second field he went to with
Mr Bolt was cane I Liolvrell, and was In the jurisdiction of the
1111 l ty maretrates. lied no information about thin property
below stolen before he went to Itaggs's house. The nails had
been freshly broken. Went to flairtra's house see oral times,
and very nearly demolished the place. If he had taken away
all the stolen propert) that was there, he dared say he should
have ol Balled the place.-Mr ham.: You have no right to
make soot, a remark - Witness: You asked for it, sir.-Mr A.
6 'it said the gate was part and prcel of a lot of fencing, which
IC. made perfect in lengths, before it is put qp, and them lots
are put up, and streeirthened with • Wee of hoop iron. If.
lock 'fl mit a loot of fencing, and one piece was fixed .0 as to
shift and be used as 2 gate. One of the pieces wan taken from
1,1,1we11, and was a slab from a tree that he bought at Mr
Sparks', sale, and had been 'awn up, and all the slabs were
clel'.site4 ,nt the side of the Portland railway, within the
hoonough. blentills! the slabs produced, oae of which was not
tarred ;he only tarred it when he had it fixed as • fence No
per on had a right to take It away, and he would not sell an
inch for a guinea. Never allowed any person on his ground;
if he 0110 l he made them pay for It Would swear that sox
pieces of the wood were his property, and were abolen ft...el his
heap of timber. -The ease was reneueled till Friday, ball warn
refused, Mr Supt. Batty being ready to take the prisoner Iwo
cit4tooly on another charge.
Arlksr Parish a boy (nom H.M.S. Martin, was charged with
isoxling a muff, belonging to Albs liana on, from the Porter's
Arens.- Prusecutrix said she was In the house on Monday
night, and went (out to hear rine carol singers ; but on return-
ing her muff was gone. It was found In the prisoner's
p.ssession at another publicohouse.-Frisoner sahl ho wan
under the barefoot, of liquor.-The ease was dismissed, and
priemer was handed over to an officer from his ship, the Bench
warning him that It was dangerous to play KUCII !wanks.
Carolise Maros was brought up for being drunk on
January 2nol, at a quarter-past twelve-P.C. Lovell fooled her
in Sehooloetrect.-Fitri 55, or ocven days* bard labour in
dermal - Allowed seven days to posy,

1301 lot .4111 PIM -Fridaj: —Before the =,a;os, r (Mr
(:. el WsforJ), Mr. W. Talbot, Dr Drew. Mr B. II Mr
T Ur 11. ItsiseU, sn.l Mr G. Rernolds
A soldier name,' &midi was sent to prioni for three months,
for clissicnlng offence.
. . .

John flaw., appeared again, on adjournment, charged with
stealing wood, the ;property of Mr A. lilt—Mr Howard pro-
meutol ;Mr Hume ;14:1euded. Mr Bolt, cnies-examitted by Mr
said the things had been gone 10 or It week.; he could
led tell exasily. Knew there wan. high ale some time ago;
but did not lose any pigs during then. Did not go over to
the Stanth then, as it am cold, and he did not get up
early, hi- feet would have got wet, and he was rather denote
—la I oigh).. Froleriek Stephens had been in Mr Dolt's employ
for 17 yeans, and he identified the timber an belonging to Mr
Dolt - Ceeel elLlelleod : There were high tiles none time ago,
and he eallcl Daggs to assist hint In taking some pigs out of •
oblue. The tile reached up to ths railway fence, tut not
above it, and he did not one any wood Boating shout.- Re-
enat : The water did not come up to the heap of thnber.
- opt Ratty spoke to findmg the snssi, 1111 hirgnes
W1,,',, prisoner mid they were it Stolen, he hal had some In
his leeeeliei.el three yearn. gearehol the house, not for this
wool, hut for some watches, which he found were not thew he
wanted, and he returned them. -Mr lisnite's defence was that
the timbers were washed out of their places by the high tides,
and Itnats now them floating about, and picked them up.
Therefore Mr limn: astail the Ilench not to enr.mit the pri-
soner tar trial: but to dud with the matter suminarily —Henry
wehh, who lives near the G.• house, mid two months
azo, the high tides compel's,' him to go by the rail to his
house. hung that time he saw the tile a foot up tho em-
hankittent, and aoodi Mono. 1,, that twodueol, floating about,
once he saw three, and anther time he saw one and wane
little boys were throwing stones outside, trying to bring them
in. The rade and Maras were lilted together to Mow they
made orate', but Webb, in ornmexarnlnation mid be did not see
a gate like that Reding alstut Still, if 1 person watched the
alnico ie the Backwater. they might ha, e ;ticked up mere
than enottzh to niake a gate. There was an elbow in the sluice,
and lace ,uld not account for the pieces coining through but
George Ilerridge opened the hatch and let part of a hurdle
through. -Mr Howard said that hehadmentfor the Harbour mas-
ter, to show that the pieces could not have gone through the
sluise ;.but is the Bensh made up their minds to send the easefor trial, Ile would not all those tvitn‘sio, to-day. lie remind.,
the [tench that Baas said he had had the wood three years.
The Mitch thought It best to send the prisoner for trial.--Mr
Ramie naked the Ileneh to accept ball, and Mr Howard did not
objeet.—Tlie Hench said they would accept two sureties In as
the prisoner In £.5 O.

desse appeared on adjournment, charged with
sWaliets a watch awl chain, the prorcrty of Abel Hayward, of
Abbotshury -The fame bled already appeered.-Mr Howard
proaecuted ; Mr Atkinson defended-The prosecutor, cross-
examined, swore he did not take off his greet coat downstairs,
Ode aid he have two I,ints of hoer before he went to bed, or
put any gin into his toa. Pahl tid for the bed, end went to bed
with his 6.1,1011, and they hod dirt abed them -(laughter).
Would wit soy whetter he stated last Primly, be wished the
Vote) overboard, and it misht be for what he knew.- The
bench tii.llliVlel the caw. The articles found were Oven up
to the prisoner.
CAriatopAer POW,' and Nnelientiel 'gentiles, two old inmates
of the Wcynmuth Union, were committed to the Amines in
March, for abominable crimes.- The court was cleered during
the hooding, of all hut those who were actually engaged in
the more. - A number of wittiness. Wen exaselned ; but the

altar ye aro Informed, vas too diagootiag to give *ay Mot of
the details.

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MR. EDWARDS, M.P. AND THE POOR IN THE
WOkIFHOUSIL.
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Our member has again proved his disinterested
generosity by seeking to give happiness to the poor souls
who cannot possibly render him any return except the
good wishes of gratefid hearta. He wrote to Mr. Thomas,
guardian well known for his practical kindness to the
,or and stated his wish that the inmates of the Union
should have a treat, Mr. Thomas, knowin4 that there is
generally something extra for the poor at Christmas,
deferred Mr. Edward's treat until the New Year, and on
Wednesday evening went, accompanied by Mr. Webb,
round the different wards, and dittributed the gifts. Finit
were visited the little girls, whose hearts were made
happy by oranges and sweets, and toys were also dealt
out freely, the genera vote being far skipping ropes,
which WM kindly complied with. The little boys had
like delicacies, and toys suitable to them, including many
pictures which they chose. Next the old woman s
quarters were visited, and here quarter pounds of tea and
pounds of sugar, were handed to each, with snuff
to three who wished. In the able-hodied woman's
ward, like quantities of tea and sugar were given
to each, and in all these places Mr. Thomse announced
that Mr. Edwards was the kind giver, to which the poor
responded with cheers. The infirmary wards were next
set on the qui Wee at the entrance of the gentlemen the
nurse, matron, die, with cans, mugs, and pipes; the sick
looked up from their clear white beds, and each made
shift to try and enjoy the indulgence provided ; among
them was the venerable looking figure of Bunion. •
former bandmaster, almost forgotten by the outer world,
hot yet lingering with a cheery countenance at the age GI
142, though 'tin years and years since the gay groups on
the Esplanade heard his strains. The 'mune men's in-
firmary ward was still more widening here were three
young men of one family from Portland, all idiot., one
daring in bed, and the others moping and mowing each
side of the fire. The room, however, was cheerfully
dressed with holly and pictures, The old 111011%1 ward
was then supplied with beer, pipes, and tobacco, and Mr.
Thomas and Mr. Webb were especially careful ti we that
all were served. Leaving the spotless white walls
and clean floors of this room for told age, we
came to the &No-bodied men's card, adorned
with evergreens and mottoes. Here were some the
victims of misfortune, and others of drink, the latter
including the man who could yet earn 30s, or £2 a week,
and the poor bloated creature the results of whose vice
even workhouse teebitslism could not conceal : and there
was the idiot twisted out of all shape, but who yet would
chop wood with any one in the house. Mr. Thomas said
a few more words in this ward than in the reek kindly as !
ever, and gave "Mr. Edwards's very good health, and long '
life to him." This was received with such " musical
honours" as any one might be thankful to receive, and
the men were very earnest in assertin, " For he's • jolly
goal fellow, which nobody can deny. Chairs were also
mimed at the suggestion of Mr. Bryant, jun., for Mr.
Thomas and Mr. Webb, and soon the ward was enveloped
in smoke from the new "churchwardens." Even the
Lingle poor wanderer that came in that night was in luck,
for he was brought in from that refuge for the homeless
the "casual ward," and placed by the fire. and • share of
Mr. Edwards's bounty fixed that gentleman's name on the
heart of the poor tramp. There were in the house ft 2 men,
10 women, 18 boys, 2A girls, 9 infants, beside 11 sick, 167 ;
and of theme nearly all, in fact all that were able, received
in some way or other from Mr. Edwards some gift: the
men having two ounces tobacco and • pint of beer, the
women Ilb of tea and Ilb lump sugar, and the children
fruits, sweets, and toys. "Blessed is he that cAssidereth
the poor: the Lord will deliver him in the time of
trouble."