The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-01-12 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

Ten RoaDa.—The ship Milled', Capt. Boole, from
London for Bombay, with deal end railway iron, put
into Portland Roads last week, hawing carried away her
lee bulwarks in a gals off Potties& It ia pleasing to
find that the whole of the ?SOWS in oar roads, except •
Preach brig which woo not well placed nada" the shelter
of the breakwater, and atrial drawled her •461'." •
short distance, rode out all the late gales in perfect
safety.

Al DIMIEST win held by R. N. Howard, Fag..
coroner for the island. it the Royal Hotel, Fortune's
Well, on tbe body of John Folksy, tailor, in the employ
of Mr. W. F. Boma Mra Rogers flailed the deceased
down to dinner about two o'clock on Tuesday. and he
made • hearty dinner, taking more than usual. Ho
stood • short time at the window, and then went up-
'Mire, took off his boots, and was singing at his work.
After c short time he put on his boots aod hat, came
doyen stain, went to the thee of the door, sad came
back and leant on the counter. Mn. Rogers asked hint
Whit was the matter, and how long he bad felt ill, and
be replied that he felt • little of it that morning. She
offered to give him some warm beer Lod gimpy: ; but he
refund, and went upstairs again. She heard his feet on
the Boor, and went up and offered to do anything for
him, but he said "Let me alone, Ices dying! 0, id
Lord! lam dying!" She asked him to get on the bed,
but he could not, and she assisted him and celled ber
neighbour, and her husband, but on her return she
found him dead. She sent for Dr. Carruthers, who
came about three-quarters of on hour alter deceased
worn taken ILL—Benjamin Bottle, landlord of the Fox
Iris, was salted in by Mrs. Roger., and found deceased
on the floor, with • pillow under his head. Witness
got some gin and poured down his throat, and with •
Mrs. Bowring carried him to bed, when be died almost
Immediately. He was at the Fox the night before, and
was cheerful, for be was dancing theirs—John Baker
hal worked at Weymouth with deceased, who told him
he was .37 years old, and was boo at Kinsale, county of
Cork, which he Ind loft about 17 years. He had coup
plained of pains in his ehest.—Mr. Joseph Carruthers
said when the messenger Dame for him to me deceased
there were myna] people with him requiring his
assistance, but be came sa soon as poegible. Deceased
was dead, and witness found he could do no good. He
afterwards made a post morns examination, and found
the heart fat and degenerated, and judged that deceased
died from fatty degeneration of the heart. Verdict
accordingly. It may be notiood that the witness Bottle
and the jury kindly gave their fees to the poor people
where deceased had beep lodging.
An the Weymouth County Petty Semitone, on
Monday' before R. H. Swafileld, Esq., Joints Beolanua,
Kinds, of the 51st Regiment, was brought up for a
burglary at Portland, on the night of Friday Deo. Ist.
—Sank White said she resided with her father, Mr.
Bartholomew Omsk., M 3, Prospect-pleas, Portland.
ethe west to bed about 11 o'olook on the night in qua.-
tioo. Before doing so she looked up the house, leaving
safe the things produced, ooaristing of wearing apparel,
silver and plated articles, books, shells, and foesils. A
little before seven in the morning, her niece discovered
the house had been broken into. Witness went and
found the window on the ground floor broken, sad the
flowerpots removed. The doors were all looked, and
the widow was shut; but a quantity of things were
missing.-1311en Flew, niece of the last witoses, deposed
to finding the window open when she mom down in the
morning. She went upstairs for her cent, and they
found mayoral articles missing. She identified the things
produced, some of the books having her own name in
them, nodose wee given her as • reward at St. John's
schooL —Janne Cox, beer-home keeper, said that
between twelve and one on Friday night, prisoner came
to his beak door and wanted to be let in; but witness
refused, and locked up the door again. It wee about
25 yards from his beak door to Mr. Combats's. P.C.
Apesy, Weymouth borough polies deposed, that on
Saturday, Jan. 2, at two o'clock, he wan on duty in
Mish-street. Weymouth, and met the prnocer. Seeing
that he had something under his great coat, witness
stopped him, end asked him what he had there.
Prisoner replied " I have got my kit : I'm
off." Witness palled up his great met, and
saw it was a bundle Lied up in a shawl.
Not being satisfied that it wee • soldier's
kit, be took him into custody, Wrought him to
the station, searched him, and found upon him the
whole of the minis' identified by Mrs. White. He
afterwards gave information to the county pollee, at
Wyke.—P.S. Freeman, of the county oonstabulary,
said that on Saturday morning, be received idormation
that Mr. Comben's house bad been broken open, and a
quantity of property stolen. He went and examined
the premises, finding that the window frame bad been
cut with • knife, and a pane of class broken. The
prisoner was afterwards received by him from the
borough police, when witness took off his boota, and
compared them with tracks mode between Mr. Con's
and Mr. Comben's, about five or six yards from the
window, and they exactly oorresponded.—Prisoner, who
had his moustaches trimmed with long points in the
Napoleonic style, asked no questions of the witnesses,
and made no statement. —Committed to the Mine&