The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-05-01 00:00:00

BLANDFORD.

I lie—On 4717;77..;i;17Tii inlue4 wi,. 1.04
at the ['Mon by Mr. W. 11. Atkinson atul a respect.
able jury, touching the .I.ach Itiebar.l Baker, age.l
77 3m " Wa% 311 if hintw, awl who
wan t in,! 1w another I.:timer, the day previ.m., in the
wi!li hi. thrwit (mite 4.34: ti.wltet
With whivii he emumitte4 the ralt am', wan
lybrg by hi. Tli, lib .liring win •
~,„a a wHower, ki I fr.llll I bile in ia awl
out the lions:. the lan% time he WWI" 3.lllllitt,i being on
the 111, .4 this . month. No one 5.m.u.4 to tulle
anything that thein ti. suppose ti, tt he
~,ab.:,,phansl stub an act lint he WO been con-,'antly
, maki ~inplaintg to the withoritiei at
the Irition of wer, rontreliete 1
y the master the ii,,,- in. awl Ili. .laughter-in-law.
who both .4i.1 that he was taint remarkably clean in
I hi{ permit. The Coroner haring summea the
I jury rettumel a reraiet. •• That the oleeeme4 met with
hi 4 death lw meth.; hin throat while in a state .4
temporary innanny.

ILLEGAL Pin NINO.
Elizabah Mc,:it was ehannal with heiii tb, kale° of
three Alseets,*,.., convcrtin: the same t: her own use.-
Mr. Howard prosectiti'd, 011,1 p intoi Itilt the IOW, Ittelo
that if the peraon pawned them, not intendin: to restore
them, that would Ist a I irestuy. Theme things were given
to this person to wash, and she got hold of an old woman
to go anti pawn the things. The prisoner was no well-
known to the pawnloro!:cr that if she had taken them
herself, nothing WOoll kW,' il,:l received of her. After
the diseovery of the pawntng, she abscouted, and wag
apprelonale4 at T.,rquay, v.-1,,i, two of tile pawn tickets
were found on her ; tort sante of the things hal n. 4 yet
been found, thorefoo: he consi.b•red this Willi a larceny.
II.: :dm roferred to the old woman having pawned the
things for the print net, and he witted to point out that
people who pawned for othera ineurrcil a :erions
responsibility.-The prisoner said the ninon Wfl4 left at
her own boo-e.-On this Mr. Howard itlianlormsl the
eharge .4 larceny, and continid it to that of illegal pawn-
. init.-Hannah altillbtt aahl.tbe thin .to produced wore hi nt,
, and about a fortniget ago, she gave them to prisoner to
wash, and return to her. She lii.l not return them, and
witness asked her for them mon: than OUre. Whet. aim
promised to send them, tot th.l not, and on witness
making enquiries, she found they hail been pawnsl. They
con,iste.tof three Awe.", t .copill.lar cas,s, and some clothes.
.1n apron she had lout. Prisoner had washed tie her several
times, and hail returned her thin::: ; they lical always been
very good neighbours, and she did not want to hurt the
woman, only she wanted her things.-Mary Norman. an
oil woman, of E tsbstreet, said alsint, n fortnight ago the
prisoner Caine to her house, and .isked Mrs. Rend:di, who
lives with her, to ''o to pawn. Mrs. Itendall said she
could not, but alts.^Nota an won's' do it for three-half-
pence, and witness went -Mr. Howard warned Norman
that she ran a very serious risk, doing such thing:4 as that.
N:orrilari : I did not know it was anything wrong; the
woman war a psrfect stranger to toe-Mr. Howard :
That is the very reason why you should not do It. Ilas
lint the pawnbroker given yon a catition before / -
Norman admitted that he had, a long time ago.-Mr. E.
It. Gibbs, pawnbroker. spoke t. Norman bringing him the
thing. Ile had tobl her that she must not bring things
withont telling him whom she pawne,l then, for. She 1
pawned three sheets at different times, for in., 14. Al., -
BRIDPOBT.
ftnfl 1.4., on the :Int, the litti, and the trill.. -PA: Stickland '
tail prisoner was summoned on April latit for this ' nottorout Potter., Monday.-Before the Mayor (Mr. 11.
offence, an.l al.:eon:led. She was apprehended afterwards llosvell).
at 'Tortilla,. and le: res.ive.l tam pawn tioketa from the William LAlrrf4,l% a sailor, was brought up in custody
conatable who apprehmele.l her. -Priaoner pleaded guilty charge:l by P.S. Gale with home drunk in Southoitreet
to unlawfully pawnin: the sheets, and :owl she should on the previous Sunday evening.-Fined 2.4. 61. and 13n.
not have done ir had her be-hand given her any money ; costs.
hot liar husband Wa., MIA 27, 61. the week before, and COUNTY Poitce, 3londay. -Bof ore Mr. .1. F. 1 i un.lry and
she had no looney in 11.01.40 ; ehe pinned the thiaga to get Mr. T. ttolfog.
victuals and expecte:l to take them oat on SLitur.lAy
night; bolt then sirs ro, Iv. money. Iler Intaband wan
fined for "reins se,t ..n Etimlay afternoon."-In answen
to Mr. Arden, prisoner sail her hcaainl w:44 a ship s
carpenter-Me. Arden : 1 hen he might to earn elinUOl
money Without going out poaolliii.t...--It W. 14 said that no
doubt these things were pawned for drink. and Mr. G.litta
, stated that if prisoner had 'insight the articles to piwn
' herself he would not have taken thou in.-Fined .€2,
, including costa, or fourteen days* hard labour in default.
, Prisoner asked to le: allowed time to pay: but this VMS
' refused. She pleated hard to be allowed three ilays ; but
I Mr. Talbot said "You have put the county to fat OMNI.
going after you; you ran away before, and inay run away
again."-The time asked ems refused, anti prisoner wag
, removed below.

SIIMPTESBITRY.
THE I':E of WENUMINsTEEE SILVER.
WI)DIN.

-pecial two Bag .4 the Chester Town ' smelt washelil
Virednesilay to con-Per as to preltellt big MI address of
einagratutili ion t its (Yoko owl (Mehra* 4 Westminster.
ou the cce. .sf twentedifth annivers try .4 their
wedding day. TI Mayor (Alderman W. Johnson) pre-
•Wl si, end in owning the proceedings explained that he
had ealled the meeting its iseeontinen with a r Tn.-Rion
signed by twentr one town ssomeillots, and starsli that he
"wow it.tti.,l with it, bemuse they all knew that their
.rtby neighbour, the Duke of Westminster, was no
ordinary nobleman ; :owl it was • great blessing for the city
and n ithhsurhot that they had such • wild° neighbour.
(Applause.) Ile had no doubt that the Prolmsed address '
of congratulation W 3,11, matter upon which they wrothl sill
be perfectly unanimous hut had ho been consulted earlier
he aleml.l have iaoggeste.l that the ilitke's statue ghoul 1 Im
ereeted in front of the Town Hall. Ili. Grace was worthy
the honour, awl he (the Mayor) should like to see a statue
crested during his Griwe's lifetime. No doubt the subject
would be taken up and carries( out at some (suture dal%
not very far distart. The Sheriff of Chester (Mr..C. 1.
Blelock) seconded the motion.—Alderman Bowers, in
supporting the motion. remarked that there was no doubt
the I 'maned, as representatives of the I Ity, would carry it
unanimously ; and he thought if the city hail been
summoned such an address as they nroposed would have
been unanimously passed by the citizens. (Applause)—On
the motion of Alderman Littler, serrinded by Councillor
Essery, si eommittee consisting oftdie Mayor, the Sheriff,
Al lerman It. Frost moil W. M. Willi'met, together with
tho Town Clerk, was app,inted to frame the address a
. neat copy of which was forrawled to the Duke of West-
minster on Motitrday to Ire followed by an illuminates'
I address when completed.

STABBING_ WITH A ixtre...

W;lliim Tterrte, it nnllhwd, was lirounht up in eustwly
on remand eharitel with thl,in Mtr.l Roudell with a
hu'fe, on stutrilay, April 11th.—Mr. Mende I the
Pr, met— irk( her VT:ji roluinittwl for trial at the neat
to he held at burehester bil we allowed,
hi iii-olf in £2O and twu sureties in £lO each.

NILBORNE PORT.
ON Tuesday evening, the member!' of Nfiss Young's
Wile clam,in connection with the Congregational
Chapel, assomble.l in the Britieh eelumlmoui, for the
pni-pese of prementing their leader with a handsome
papier =dile, ink stow! aml card tray, together with
an embossed card, hearing the following inscription
I "presented to Mien Young by the members of her
VOCAL ASbOCIA•TION CONCERT. Bible class, Congregational Sunday School, Nlilborne
The final result of Friday night's concert was she c , Fort, A pril, 177; se a Plight token of their &deem and
although such dieadvantages ,ppresuel, at the start, regard for her indefr.titacle service.. At live o'clock
the effects .1 the Asoociation' Selecting for their first about 39 sat down to tea immediat after hich, toe
part the eintata .1 "The Ancient 3fariner," the meeting commenced. The Rev. G. NY. Brewnjohn
aseeciotion risked a good deal, ler it is not to the erampied the char, and Mr. Edwin presided at the
taste of every one. rithongh there ie some scope fer lianuoniuni. The presentation wasmade on behalf of
beautiful histrinnental perfennanee, and there are also-s, the members by NI to. Pitman, and was acknowledged
few parts in the cantata that all must like. Then the by Alios Yount with deep feeling. Addresses were
shocking weather WAS dreadfully against having a g... 1 afterward delivered by 3legers. John Nlablment, E.
attendance; but, considering this, the audience was l'itman, and Joseph Raymend, interse creed by the
satisfactory. The principal singers were Miss Jessie following recitations, "The Muster Roll," by Mice
Boyd, from London, Mrs. Stedman, a well known King " Hope and the ltooe," NIiNA S. .1. ,tbbott
favourite here: Debenham, whose taste ia always " Waiting at the gate," Mice, Moorse, "
evident, and Mr. 11. ('roes, of Salisbory Cathe,iral, prayer," 311.. Mary Brown, " A story of Heaven,
perhaps the most sati.fartory bass, certainly ene of Shot. rA. Pitman. A thoroughly enjoyable meeting
best we I,ave ever heard Of corm Weym .ntli has wm brought to a chew by the singing .1 the doxelogy,
heard baritones tatal would gain sip!lause bnt fcr been! • --
commend us to Mr. Cross. His exec:knee-was; ve,y EIRER.BORNE.
manifest, and perhaps we may name "Alone, abaie,' THE King's School Rdielara "broke up" for their
and "0 happy living things, as good specimens of Easter vacation n Wednesday.
different feeling well expressed, while "Be calm, thou Mr. F. M. Siimung, brother .1 Mr. ThOUVW
wedding guest," was marked by inneh reundness and Sherri°, .1 Soutinstreet, has passed the Is. R C.P., of
fulnes.. Mr. Debenham ably :supported tenor mein., ! London ; and Mr. Alfred Ituegg, one .if the students
tires ansi aria', meet difficult to snake very pleasing, I of the Imes ,1 Court, has, obtained a certificate that he
according to our Mote, and we venture to name his I satisfactorily reseed the imblk examination hell at
performance of " Down drept the breeze," AS one ' Lincoln's lan 11s,11 in March last. —Palneoe's N's-es.the most effective. The holy had, also, we suspect, LECTURE.—Throughtheenergeticexertimumf Men,rs.
something out of her appropnate line in the earlier Minifie Brothers, oow f this town, the services of that
parts, though the recitative • And a goet south wind" I celebrated humorous and drainatielecturer, Mr. Ge urge
,lisplayed her clear high note.. The eheruges were tiroesmith, were obtained on Tuesday eveningLut, and
%stubs...soli& ern'', And now the storm-blast," a lecture entitled " Humorous reminiscences of things
" About, about,' The 4.1,er ~:r hoz. t into life," rnd anti people " WAS given by him in the Townhath The
'What loud uproar" all aiding to egtablish the credit Ittenor.nci. ems g trright Lave been
.1 the Association, the latter being epecially I..pirited, expected, but nevertheless the lecture was, 'admirably
and "0 sweeter than the marriage feint, ' a pleasing delivered, and Mr. Grosamith's felicitous and witty
outburst of harmony. The quartets were also agree- remarks well-merit-al the approbation of his audienos.
able, and Mrs. Stedman well contributed her share to A Toll:H.—An old man of Batoonbe named Bc!,..cre
than, besides most plaaeingly singing—" 0h sleep, it Trutt., woo on Monday charged in custody befere Mr.
is a gentle thing.- But the gins ef the cantata was E. Benthall, with being drunk and riotous in Half-
the duet "Two veices in the air," in .-at delightfully Moon-street, on Saturday evening. —Defendant had
szmeaspecially Iby 3liee Royd, whose soft and yet come to the town apparently for the purpose of
rendering of it down to—" or we shall be " thcpping," and, unfortunately for himself he sell,
belated,," was to our taste, worth all the re,t of the he went to the wrong h,use, the result being his
mutate, excepting the instrumentalism. We could disc .very in Half-Moonstreet by Police-constable
have whale.: that whoever had Ihe arrangement of the Hutchings performing various manceuvres before a
programmerhad taken this duet only for perfornanee, ninth). grcup.cf people. The constable used every
and substituted some pleasing songs for all the reet, if means to endeaveur to get Lim out of the town
they c.uld not find an °ratan." to suit. For, "he,, the quietly, but they were of no avail ; and i.e ultimately
magicians came to the second or miscellaneous part, resorted to the het extremity and removed hint to the
they seesgeel to alter on a new life. Although the police tells.