The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-05-10 00:00:00

sionitrsttshire.

.Sliet.iE CLOUD. Parry Elimatone —(Before
C Scobeli and W. 11. Habib, limq I—George
I. mita, ot Chew Maims, a boy about 12 years of
Nr, was charged with wilfully vetting tire to a
steraw mow, the property of Farmer Henry Evans.
Tbs tire appear to have originated front caroler-
s's/a in striking • loader match, and throwing it
Aswo on some louse straw, which immeoLiately o,o,moniosted to the mow. He was discharged with
• caution. —George LUrpenter,of Farrington Gurney,
James Lovell, of Temple Cloud, carpenter, Jesse
Ashley and James Sage, of Timsbury, and William
Lewis, of Farmborough, were each flord 5e., and
.sa. 6d. costa. for drunkenness and riotous behaviour.
--Charles Sage, of Tintabury, was sent to prison
dsr *ayes days SI LO inoorrithle drunkard, riotous
and disorderly person.-- eorge Gibbs, • beer;
seller, of Psalm°, was fined LI, and costa 6s. 6d.,
for *Ohm, beer at unlawful boars on Jeremiah Emery Emery was bound over to keep the peace
'towards Richard Leakey.— —John Lookyer wasl
• tined it 55., and ss. 6d. mete, for selling beer with. I
-nut a lioenae. --James Durbin was sect to prism,
for vireo months for stealing lead, the property of
the Countess Waldegraye, at Chewton
Join Daily, of Masimer Norton, was moot to
prison for three weeks, for stealing a ickand
other articles, the property of the surveyor of the
bighw bye of th- district of Cht•ton.
GLASTONBURY —PETTY Sestuotts, Tuesday,
May 3. --(Before the Mayor and J. G. L, Baud.
E-q )—James Francis was sum mooed by p.c.
Lydford fur 'saving his bores and wagon for three
hours in the public street, without any one in charge
of it. The dcfendant has been frequently summoned
and fined for this offence, and appears quit,
magistrates fined him Us.,
including mem He was •gain brought up on a
second obrirge, not having his name on his cart, and
tined owe shilling, ---James Anngier was brought
up charged with being drank and disorderly, and
disturbing the peace in Northlodeistrset. on Use
*tight of the 19th ult. The sergeant of polio* proved
Wie charge, and the defendant was fined 6s. and
4i 6d. costa—Henry Lester was summoned by
P.O Stark ter • similar Orem. in the tearket-plaae,
on Wednesday last, and wad had ss. and as. 61.
sesta

WiNCANTON. Fultuc Real:4lloa. We are
gilessed to learn the Society of Friends have made
mu of their siet meeting house, for the purpose of
weeding tioloot and instructive literature to the poor.
iOu Friday, SOON of the writings of Mrs. Sewell
•were read to an overflowing sadism. W. sinciersily
4icipe the friend, will continue a series of mach
quahogs, which cannot fail to attract and instruct
nthe class for whom they are intended, and thus Die
SD
example to the fellow protestors to use their
• chapels For in laudable a purpose.
SOMERTON. —Parry Samosa, May 2. —Magie-
trate,: T. S. Uttennare and V. Stuckey, &gra
Robert Morgan, of Beat Lydford, was eummoned
for selling cider without a license. John
Spent of Rockland Newton, proved the setsof a gallon of cider, by the defendant's wife, which
was consumed on the pretnisea —Superintendent
Drewett informed the Bench that be had no doubt
but the defendest kat been defrauding the Revenue
for some time MAL—Fined £7 10a. including costa.
—Noah Toiler was summoned for stealing two
*Sink the Meopertg of Mr. James Bteede, West Lyd-
ford-,_ '..s• smears. proved by • lad named Morgan,
..we° woe hi Mr. Steed's employ—The defendant,
m'Aing Spired before the Bench on former occasions
lOU sentenced to seven dayelard labour. —Richard
!Payne, of Babcary, summoned for riding without
veins, was tined Be. including ousts.— —A summons
kgaiust Ixesph Edwards, of Charlton Mackrell, for
releasing sheep on the way to the pound from the
hayward was dismissed, in consequence of the hay.
'weed not having been appointed under the new Act,
by the Surveyor of the 'Highways.
BATEL—Wan Sousse= R•ILWAY.—CUAICIX
Or Lust. ADAISST THIS DIRDCTOSS. —ln the Court
of (limen'a Benoit. on Thursday, Mr. Bovill, Q.C.
moved, on the part of Mesas. Baxter, Rees, and
Norton, oolicitos, fora rule calling on Mr. Alexander
Hood sad Mr. Lamm* Walker, two of the
doctors, and M. Wilson, the seerstary, of the
West Somerset Railway Company, to show cause
why • criminal information should Dot be flied
against them for • libel oesitained in a report made
by them to • meeting of the shareholders, and a
copy of which report eree handed by the secretary.
Mr. Wilson', to ifs* reporters at the meeting. and
which was published in the various newspapers, re-
fleotiag on the character and conduct of Messrs.
-flatter. Roos, and Norton, in their character is
solicitors to the company, and imputing, among
other chirps, that they had been guilty of fraud Us
the making out of their bill of eosin. The learned
-counsel, in support of the motion, having reed the
'report containing the alleged libel, and the affidavits
Toads in the sue, the Court expressed their opinion
that the report in question, end iLs poi:Jima!' in in
the newspapers, did not amount to such • libel as to
justify the Court in granting • criminal information.
—Rule refused. _ _

It is understood that the foondation stone of the
Albert Memorial wing of the Bub United Hospital
will be laid on the 23rd of this month. On that day
then will be a large eeeeeiblege of Ft 0•111•1100111 in
this city, on the omission of the installation of the
R. W. Provincial Grand Master of Somerset, and
the ceremony of laying the done will be performed
with Masonic honours.

!OLAND E ITIOSION TO BAT IL —The opposition
to the extension of the Midland Railway to Bath
has been withdrawn, and there can now be hardly •
doubt that the bill will be passed by both Houses of
Parliament. Col. lnigo Jones and other landowners,
through whose property the breesek line from Man-
gotelield is to peas, were the opponents, and up to
Mae eleventh hour it was impacted that they would
Snake • severe light against the measure. The
Bosse of Commons iequiry was axed for Tuesday,
liefore the cosainitbse upon the Bristol Railway and
Clock lcbe and the Midland Company had their
witeesseaenty for examination amongst whom
were the Mayor of Bath, Dr. Falconer, Aldermen
Oill and Jolly, Mr. G. Butcher, end Mr. T. Fuller,
junr. Jest as the Bill was called on, it was asoonnoeci
that the yposilion was withdrawn, so the measure
was planed upon the file ass. nooppoesd one, and
the witnesses were nut heard. This result is meet
-watiefactory, and will be welcomed in Bath with con-
siderable gratification. We understand that, aa soots
am the Bill haa received the royal assent, the lime
will be mcameneed without anneoessary delay. The
limbs will Gooey shoat twelve months.
W OMIT Alf 1111111010 MIT &CUM. —The anniver-
nary of the Bath Attalla:7 of them missions was last
week celebrated, and it appears that the total
amoant contributed by the Bath district daring the
past year was £1,399 fla. 10d.
Tn. RANITOR• MN Or TIM A UST. —The rector of
Bath has, we understand, signed the builder's con-
tract for the restoration of that portion of the Abby
already determined upon, and that the reparation as
forthwith to commence. During the repairs Divine
service will not be discontinued on Sundays, as while
the work is being done in the choir, the services will
take oleos in the nave.
PoLics, Thursday. —Hester Smith, • prostitute,
was charged with being drunk and riotous, and
matins, use of obscene language in Kings/need-
square. Fined lfis. and costs, or fourteen days' top
prisstment. —Harriet Callas, summoned for annuls-
leg William Dibbles. and Mary Ann, his wile, at
the 2nd inst., in fouthesisiatrest, was fined 5.. and
taste Pmr each offence.
WZSTON•SUPER-MARB. Coosrr Cover,
Therscley.—(Before C. gauntlets, Fag., judge. )
There were &boat 30 plants entered, and three
summonses after judgment. The majority were
petty cases. The following were amoeg the more
interesting —H. Duckett v. Zdinund Leff. —This
was • claim for £29.. 3d. for breech of warranty in
the sale of some sheep. —Mr. P. O. Reed, of Bridg•
water, appeared for the plastid; Mr. Orris, of
.Asbridge, for the dehadent. The plaintiff Imagist
three ewes and feet lambs of defendant to Digit.
bridge market, on the 4th of April, and drove them
home to his farm one mile and • half from the
market, himself, On the 13th he bend one of the
ewes dead in • ditch in his field ; there was about IS
Inches of water in the ditch; be had it taken to the
elemikterhouse, sod on its being opened he sett for
the defendant to ses it ; it was dimmed iS the lungs,
which were twice the ass they should be, and full of
"flukes." Defendant expressed himself satisfied as
to the dimmed stale of the animal, and said be
would return the money. Om the fallowing monied
defendant's sea waited on him (plaintiff), and he
=bed him if be was goicg to take away the sheep.
He said, "No, on *meant of its being found in Use
ditch." After giving the defeedant slue notice, he
sold the whole of the sheep by *notion, realising
,C 7 4s. He had sodeined loss to the amount of the
present claim. W harem sonebereted the state-
ment et the plaintiff, and defendant had DO 'wi-
dows to rob= the sieroo—Vardist for the amount,
£2 9. fd.
Potter. norellay . —Belpre R. Rocket*, Req.—A
fellow, giving his name as Nathamiel Flowers, was
brought up im onstody baring hem •OPrehewhad
at
Bladon, on Wedeesday eiremieg, with his arm
bandaged no. and ailiciting. alms with • boggles
letter, setting forth that the halm ha both •
oegooer to the writer of the letter, and that the
drag chain had broken. and thereby his arm was
injured an se to disable him for life. Several re-
speetable eases were attached to the letter, as
=vim assisted him with ;orioles sewn so= On
easmining his arm at the magi= it was found
rds°4ll wood. The prisoner equivocated ibis
statements, and be was committed to Shirt= Mallet
gaol for three weeks to bard labour.
ROWING MATCH. rowing match mime aff is
the hay early out Tberedey atermieg. Wiwi= siOt
Yowl lw•• °Ms lime. The match was forSl •-adt,
and the course was fame a boat ostside Anchor-heed,
on= round the busy, and back smith. There was
• Need meet= of opsosithions, and the nee was Soler-
slily well contested. We be= that the hoes,
=tidos demoted, have ebellemesd Muir wisteria=
"M":to ertother meta • shirt time basso
11Dorsno: Ilemedey the reeloriel
tithes of this pooh mace calismiedat Regate's Royal
Hotel. The Vela Archdemete Brews, the rester,
with bis sesmes= we • losadioa•
gismo ea Yr

WELLS.— Bowmen Perry Semmes, Monday.
.-,-Berore J. B. ?lutetium and A. Andrews, &qrs. -
'WinDie pleaded guilty to furious riding in the
.-road, and wan reprimanded and discharged on
payment of the costa. ---Elizabeth Sarah k swims
was summoned by Thomas Sweet for maliciously
breaking his table on the I lth nit. Ths parties
are neighbonre, and both claimed the table, the
defendant going into oomplainant', hoar° for it,
but was reread., whereupon she Unlocked it dowo,
brooking it, and the things that were on it. Fined
2s. ithwage, and wets lie., or fourteen days'
imprisonment. Also another neighbouts'
quarrel owing to • disagreement between the
Children of the parties, Catherine Allen being sum-
mated by Mary Ingrain for an assault by attempting
to strike her with • brush, on the lith ult. Fined
el, and costs 10e. 64., or fourteen days' imprison.
meet —John Barnes was brought up in the
custody of P.C. Kelly, charged with being drunk.
The officer found him no Saturday night last, about
eleven o'c,ock, lying in Usionistreet, drank on the
ground. He meld hot give any amount of himself,
but well found to be marked with the letter D.
When he was in the statioa-honse he to,. up his
clothes, and was in a state ofundity, Until • wrapper
was procured and put round him, in which costume
be was brought before the bench, who committed
him am • rogue and vagabond for a month's hard
labour. I 'aul was charged with steeling •
,log, the property of Oilbert Sperrin. Prosecutor
is a farmer, of Heaton, Wookey, and on Friday
evening lan he came to this city with his sheep
dog, and went into the King's Arms lon. When
be wait home that night he mimed the dog. The
oust night, on making ioquinee, he was informed
that the prisoner and another person, not in custody,
had been seen with the dog. He followed the pri-
soner to Glastonbury, and found him at the Bell Inn,
with the dog, and gave him into custody. A lad
named John Nemo deposed to seeing the other
man not in custody tie the dog to the battle, and
to both of them leaving the King's Anna with
the anima. Committed for two mouths' herd
labour.
TUlteDAY.—(Before J. G. Everett (Mayor), and
J. B. Plowman, &Reel—John Berry, the other
man concerned in stealing the dog mentioned
in the last came, was now brought up, and
ootontitted for two mouths' bard Lance--
Thomas J.iluzeon was brought up in the custody of
Acting-Bergamot Tucker, charged with stealing three
half-cn.wns, two shillings, three et:peewee two half
and two farthings, and a cambric pocket.
pence,
It appeared that Sarah Brown, wife
of Aaron Brown, of Milton, sear this city, cams into
Wells 00 the 2nd instant, baying • pocket on with
the money and handkerchief above-mentioned in it,
Os &miring in this city, she mimed her pocket, and
ininiediatery retraced her steps toward Milton, and
passed the prisoner in Idiltou.lam. Another person
told her he had seen a mum with a pocket in his
hand. She went to Uniashtreet, met the primmer.
and asked him if he had net got her Pocket, but he
denied having it. He was mom afterwards taken to
the police-station by Actiog•Sergesot Tucker, who
found the handkerchief and rooney on hint.
Prisoner pleaded guilty under the Criminal Justice
Act, and was sentenced to two months' imprison-
ment

Them (Wetze) Somalian. Erruts.—The oompeti-
don for the repreeentation of the corps for the
Queen's prize at Wimbledon be two members of this
Corp., come off on the 25th, 26th. and 27th ulz The
ranges were 200, 500, and 600 yards, live sheen at
each dinanott, Wimbledon mooring. Lieutenant
Foster sad Ensign Berryman were in omen:mad of
the squads. The suommeful ootopetitsre were Privates
Berne, sod Gleans, although Private Wickendon
made a higher more, hut was disqualified on the
second day owing to his rifle being under the re-
quisite 61b. pull. The following is then:ore of dune
eh° shot on the three days—

First Second Third
day. day. day. Total. ,
Private Wielleadon ... 37 35 43 ... 116
Private Barnes ... 31 40 40 . 111
Private Glean, 43 30 33 ... 106 ,
Corporal Christian 35 36 34 ... 106 '
Sergeant Marahall 33 27 ;is
Corporal Wicks ... 3 3 29 33 ... 95
Private Laos" 33 29 16 ... 88
Private C. Tyte 25 29 26 110
Tbe Right Hon..and Right Rev. Lord Auckland,
Bishop of Beth and Wells, and family have left the
Palace for their town madmen It im stated that
his lordship will pay • visit to the German baths
before his return to this city.
WIL LITON -Perre Sessions, May 5. - ( Before
Rev. A. T. Luttrell, and John Blomniart, Req.)
SISIOUS ASSAULT. William Webber, ass.,
William Webber, jun., Joseph Pittmay, Frederick
Pittawsy, John Broford, James Wilkins, John 1
bingdon, and Henry Porter and Francis Webber
(who did not appear), were severally charged with
assaulting and miming William Kelly, whilst in the
eseoetion of his duty, on th• 20th of April.- '
William Kelly, polies-constable at Watch'', said:
On the 20th of April ler I was on duty near
Watebet harbour, and saw some boys who bad been j
coal-picking. I went after them, and they ran ,
away; Francis Webber then came and took op the ;
basket the boys had left, and attempted to awry it
away ; I Merged him with stealing the coal, and
told him I should take hien into custody; tbetide I
was then seeming in; while I struggled with the I
primmer a mai came from a veseel, with all the '
prisoners in it but two, and I and my prisoner got
into it; William Webber and Joseph Pittway then ,
pushed me out into the sea; I got -back into the
cart, and they again tried to push me out, but,
failing to do so, they held me down, and with • ,
knife cut my band in order to make me let the pri. I
sonar go; they then cut the prisoner's clothes,
leaving the part I held in my hand, and be gateway I
in a boat and, escaped. They then threw me into '
the water, and I walked ashore. I afterwards
arrested William Webber, see., for rescuing my ;
former prisoner, when a number of men, including
the prisoners now present, came and reamed loin
also; my uniform was torn in the various streak& ,
John Bennett : I am • coar-guard 'tabooed at
Watcbet, and whilst on duty saw the policeman go
down the slip into the harbour • I afterwards saw
him and • man straggling is the mad- they Game
ashore in a cart-David Ill'es/pin, chief of the 1
coast-guard statism, aid: I saw the policeman take
the srsl man into custody, and I cautioned the
other men not to interfere with him. After this I
saw Henry Porter forcibly attempt to rescue the
prisoner; they then all came on shore, and then
was • groat noise- the policeman took William
Welsher, sea., into custody, aad John Bruford made ,
• furious attempt to strike the policeman with his '
whip, white's I rerouted ; the poliorma was per.
femly sober, and did his duty with great Grinner
and perseverance. -The prisoners severally related
the particulars of the stragisla --Joseph Pittsway
maid : On the day of the dispute law 13 man in
the cart, end then pot in myself, but did not see the
policeman thrown Into the ass. When we came on
shore, I told the policiesnaa not to she Webber into
custody, for that I would be answerable for his sp-
it summoned. -The other primmer, denied
rertanagasinterfend with the point:team -Henrp
Organ, for the defence. stated that Its saw the
policeman take Francis Webber into custody, and he
was sure Pit/sissy did not strike the °Sam -Cor-
nelius Begley said he was sear at the time, but did
Dot is William Webber, men., attempt to rams
anyone, or to posh the policeman from the cart.-
Sergeant Derbies deposed that be tarred • sumnioas
ly ea Hem" Porter, who did or appear.-
tn'altendent Meer satmithed that the ease was
clearly proved against all the primers, and asked
for punishment as as example. -The Mainsail said
there was no question that all the primmer were
guilty, more or less, as four of them were in both
assaults, and two in the last assault It mg • very
"trims thing to rescue any pram from a policanaa's
custody, and the authority of the policeman should
be protected. -The sentenee was, that Joseph Pitta.
way, Frederick Pittaway, William Webber, rm.,
and Jobs Bedard be fined Al each, or is default
mosah'e lot saint. and that James Wilkins and
John be Bird .11 molt or 21 days' int-
priacentnent. If again brought up for • similar
amen they would be dealt wahine& more severely.
-The tines were paid.
NORTH PRTHERTON.-Ware Somas=
TIONANRY CANAL/T.-no Bridgwater sad noway
troops of this :mime' amemilded here ea Tamed., for
squadron drill. after the drill the members of the two
troops and their cams dined together at the George
Couto, or Bowmen. -Yr. T. H. Knott, of Guy's
Hotel, Bath lead formerly pupil of B. T. Gore.
Faq Mr, H. Ct. B. Harris, Combs Down, and Mr.
T. Bond, clads plus, Satins passed their first examisa-
Mon. have been admitted members. sod with received
the diploma it the Royal College of borpoom of
goy—
FROM 8-Zummuses IN TIM NISSTICBSTS
o,3lra:ie.-Ina village not more than three miles from
From, and on th- borders of the naion-ralileg' county,
the mervio sof the poison and registrar marrisewl
w' re called into requi-ition dories hat week, io us te
• venerable sad ramie Lathe+ io sad his lovely brie' in
the hoods of metrinicay. To salt the *mannikins of
o resin isdiepeamble ponies, It was suggested that the
we :ding should Inigos from Thursday till Friday,
but the fair damsel m, e th- proper' with
sod them settled the knotty poiot 'Moe 6drattaa't
Id Shia goo without a mon than he mania en •
Vridaya
LIVINGToN.-Canz Moho= -Om
Tuesday
last
an adjourned Inquest was bold at Limingtoslifyie J.
Wybraats, Seq., on the body of a male WM of Mary
Morse, meresem to Mr. Jobn Lama eakrymem.-7
Matthew Smith said I live at Mammal" the parish of
Limissiton Last Ilariay Mumma about beN-peet
rear eau.* I met isle the eneolew to shams the
sheep. WWI" I wee opening the gate the deg west to
the dirk smell weal toss what he wee Mum. He
eres trying to remove some Mods of tr. I droveithha
away mird removed some Mods, Isid
tihdad
tee.
the Mad body of • male akild. wee ens now
imam to EC. Raids. lie mate with oakum' t
ono neap I go into the held regularly sight
hari.
ofthat
aadomMagsal thegPiska would hove had it. es It
lbws so the - 11. h wings
had the same shame as in •
vim(' with duos ade ffsh atermodt—P"..Wmi
seeeould break el the else id turf _
ste.her
hi
the
Ford Bess.. jahmthithalinhentsr. tionest the Avow..
—Oa 81.161, ellemema I was
eehed hilia% he the Osissassl The lewey
Jrilla • dirk. end MS Pm", a
wesmi
The heed iii.
Ma. me Vim a.
and
with three auth
Mr sight eon,mai th, meter wg• •P the

ii'. tilt When it waa removed I dieeovered it was •
! full-grown Miild. The pl.costa was liog on the I.lt
i side of the body and attached to it. There were no
tn-rks of •i•deuce on the body. On the upper lip,
1 tweeter, there worn. mark as of the nail sermehing it.
Li lb. 'maul there was cane mud and hay, alai to the
windpipe mid gullet and stomach Hier, was Notre cl.y.
I have since made a post-mortem examination of the
body. The Ins. wore well expended and full of air
I placed them in water, edth the toncne, erindptm, sod
heart, sod they ell looted. When I cut them with •
knife, the air bubbl d out. I am of opinion that else
child was wholly horn,•nd bed a feeparate existence front
the mother. The child could not have ben dead more
than four hour. when I first saw it. I saw blood on the
bank, and it was not congealed. There was no water in
the stomach, bet, as I said before, a little clay. The
child most have been alive to have swallowed it. The
scratch on the lip might have hese produced by pushing
the clay iftto the month. The *lay might have got
into the mouth by the struggling of the child. I on,
aware that the lungs duet whet. deoomposed, but in this
OW the body WM fresh. I am certain that
the child lined tor softie time after birth, and
was imotherhl by the clay and Lay.—John
acting seqrrant of police: Said from information I
enceleed from Matthew Smith, I went to a field rented
by Mr. Charm. linter, about a quarter of • mile from
the house ownipied by John bittern, where the priainer,
Mary Thorne, lived,. esocent. I removed he clods of
Surf and gram I saw it was a male child, Farb',
iodating, lyihg on the right side. There was water
and mud over the mouth of the deceased. I took it to
the inn, and gave it in charge of the landlord, and
went to Yeovil, and reported the circumstance to
Superintendent Smith. I went to the dairy house
occupied hy John Lintern, and saw Mary Thorne. I
asked her if .he had beets about the hum, and she mid
that slit bad Slut beet. farther than Hie garden. 814 e
seemed eonfotinded, and I asked her if she saw any
females in the field., sad the said no. I told h. r that
it MIA generally reported that she was erseitam, and
she denied it I looked at her boole, and saw her rub
some blood off one of them. I asked her if she hod
any ohjectiou to • medical examistation„ and she paid
she had none in the least. Tbe mrth and grass
that smeared the body warn pulled up five
yards from where the body ley, and I
took Mary Tlionat's hoots, and compared thew
with the fool-mark. there. They wareepoode
exactly with the footprints is the earth. She denied
.11 knowledge of the deeseeed. Mr Bennet me her,
and I believed examined her. —Mr. Bennet, atiegeou,
culled, said at the named of Sergeant Clarke y
examined Mary Thorne. Sim consented without any
troubk. Mr. Hill and MISS Lintern were pn-sent.
She a *mod in a good deal of ivain, and walked with
poml diNctilty. I advised her to nodnee, and go U.
W.I. Her breesta had the appearance of a lemon
!Male confined. I have no doubt whatever that she had
been lately confined. There were all the marks premut
I examined her at 11 o'clock on Monday morning. I
have had • great deal of midwifery practise, and could
not make • ntietalte.-11smh Bettafield, wife el Uriall
Benefield, mid : I live a quarter of • mile front where
Mary Thorne svoldecL I saw her on Monday evening
between nine and ton o'clock, sod stayed with her all
night. She was theft in bed. I " how are you,"
and she replied" very bad." I said, "It is • had job,"
and she replied, "yes it is."— Arm Thorne,the mother of
Mary Thorne,mid: 111.. at Qum Camel. My daughter
had • child two years ago last November. it lived nine
weeks. On Monday the Mb April I heard that..
daughter had bad • child, and I cause over. I
have sines attended her. She was very ill.
She said that the reason she left it in the
Geld was becalms she could not lift it up. She did not
know *bather it was alive or dead She ..aid mown al
she had gives birth she dropped asleep, and thetas menu
she awoke elm went honse.—lllimbeth Lateen mid, the
prisoner has lived with us rather mom than two years.
Previous to Sunday, the 10th April, I was not aware
that who was emirate. About ten o'clock that morning
she complained of a very bed beadaehe, end went out,
and I did not see her again till after I returned from
chureh in the afternoon. I left for church about three
o'clock, and she had not then returoed. About four
o'clock, when I returned, she was in the kitchen. I
went Out to her, and she looked rather poorly. On
Tuesday I had some conversation with her. I 'eked
her who eas the father of the child, and she said a young
man from 'Trent. She said she went to eleep in
the field aa won as she had (leen birth to
the chill. When .he awoke she mote home, and left the
child there, but could not tell • hether it mt. alive or
dead. She was quite sensible when she left the house,
and also when I saw her on her return from church.
Tbe prisoner on being asked if she had any statement
to make, or any explanation to offer, replied in the
negetive.—The coroner then gummed up the evidence,
pointed oat the law of the aues, and the jury, after con-
sulting together for some time, returned a verdict hat
the dimmed had been wilfully murdered by Lis
mother, Mary Thorne. The coroner amortlingly made
out his warrant, and the primmer mite committed to take
her trial at the ensuing maims at Wells.