The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-01-11 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

TELEGRAPHS UNDER GOPERPIONT.---The tole-
graph poet. were erected at the end of last week,
and it was expeeted that the Poet office would have
been connected by gaturday ; but the gale of that
day prevented the wires being put up.
Arni,wric ANSOCIATION. —At a meeting of this
influential society, on Friday evening last, at the
New Auction Rooms, Market-street, under the
presidency of Mr. Mason, It. N. Howard, Req.,
Mayor, was present and announced that G. Bishop,
Eaq., with his usual heartiness, had oonsented to
give a reading in connection with the Association's
entertainment. The announcement was received
with the greatest satisfaction, and rounds of
applause, and when, in answer, to a spirited request
from one of the members, His Worship himself also
promised to give his personal services, the applause
was redoubled. The frankness and readiness with
which these gentlemen have yielded to the wishes
of the W. A. A. is an additional favour. We under.
stand it is intended that the prices shall be raised
on the particular occasion when this extraordinary
assistance is given, and we trust the audience will
bees numerous as seleet.
COUNTY PITTY SILBSIONI, Monday.—Before K. if.
Eli..Y K.q.. . . . . . .

The prisoner White who placed In the dock. charged with
destroying the tree a. stated under the Borough Police bead.
The mune evidence was taken. snd Charles Arthur Marten rid
that • man warned prisoner that if • policeman saw him he
would tel into trouble for breaking off the tree.—Mr. Eliot
laid this was a most malicious Injury to public property. The
trous were not placed there for private benefit, but for public
eolovment and the good of all. It was • most wanton piece of
mischief, and the authorities were determined, If possible, to
put • stop to such acta There VISe no excuse at all for
prisoner, and he would inflict • penalty of a, including costs,
and lfia., the value of the tree, or in default one mouths hard
labour.

The boys were rewarded by the Mayor with Sta M. each. for
their promptitude in airing information to the police, and the
wadatence the) had rendered._. .

SATURDAY. —B.fore R. if. Eliot, Eaq.
CHARON Of Foal. grattnto.—EDWAlLD RANDALL MU brought
up for steeling two fowls, the property of Mr. Emmanuel
Knight, of Wyke.- P.C. MacMahon said that on Saturday
morning about a quarter before three, he met the prisoner on
the fliapelry, and noticed he had something under his coat, MA
wited what it •aa. He raid he had some clothes, and had
come from Partial*. Witnem aided to look at it and prisoner
refined. He was then taken into custody, and brought to the
station. On examining his bindle two fowls were found therein.
After being put in the cella, prisoner mid "he did It through
want." Witness afterwards showed the fowls to Mr. Knight,
who identified them as his property. Witness produced the
fowls, and grime feather., which he picked up at Mr.
farm at Wylie, and they corresponded exactly with the f
—P.C. Hansford was In company with the last sritness when
prisoner was apprehended. Whilst being brought to the
station, prisoner maid he had got two fowl lie efteneards
elated that he had taken tam) font an outhouse Dear the
Cenietry, awl that he did It from want The heads and wing/
of the fowls were broken off; but witnesi afterwards found the
head and wings In a field near the gas works. The fowls when
taken from the privoner were quite warm. Hanstord and the
last witnen took one of the pthioner's boote, and found the
marks near Mr. Knight's shed, where he kept some docks.,
corresponded with the hoot& —M r. Emmanuel Knight, Identified
one of the town, and thonght the other might be his. He
raw the vpeckled one on the eth, when his fowls went to roost
In the carthouse, and he drove them to the fowl house.—
Prisoner was remanded to this day week at Dorcheneir.