The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-02-19 00:00:00

BRI DPORT.

THS NSW MAOISTRATIL—On Wodamday, at tbs
magistrates' clerk's office, Dr. Hay. sad James
Tempimam, Esq., qualified as magistrates for tbis
borough.
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BRIDPORT OLD BRZWIRT COMPANT.—Mr. Pries,
of tile firm of Prior, HoWand, sod Waterhouse,
1.. been sprinted liquidator in tb• place of Mr.
W

Rsidotons Team. Sonsre.—The animal meeting
of the Bridport Auxiliary woe held at the Townh&ll
on Wednesy evening, the Mayor ((1 B. Ewen.,
Esq.), in the chair. The bon. sec. read the state-
ment of amounts for the past year. The balance in
hand from last year wee £6 Is. IM. the oollectiou
at last years' annual meeting was a 100 ; subscrip-
tions this year £6 Ile. The sum of £ll had been
remitted to the Parent Society, and after deducting
sundry explains for printieg, &c., • balance of
Ft 19s. now remained in hand. The oommithee
were appointed for the ensuing yank Addresses
WKS then given by Or. Ferguson, and the Key. J.
P. &trey. Mr. Battey's speech as usual wee
replete with information of the most important and
encouraging nature, bearing on the enlarged opera.
inns of this reliable institution, and he founded an
appeal for additional help on the very ground of its
advancing prosperity. The celleation amounted to
£4 2a lid. A vote of thanks to the deputation
and to the Mayor ens passed, and the meeting
closed with the donlogy and the benediction.
BOROUGH POLICZ. Friday.—Behin the Mayor,
(G. B. Evens, Eel.) and S. W. Whetham, Esq.—
Mrs. Ann Oox Francis was charged with sifting a
quilt, the property of Mrs. Pew Pomeroy.—The
trix -said the prisoner hired reedy-furnished
Forit:s of her, in Sonthetreet about tivo months
SRN The day Infers yesterday, she told her she
should Want the lodgings, and told her to leave, as
she wanted the rooms herself. Had previously given
her a week's notioe. Prisnner went out of the house,
and in the evening witness locked the door, and
took away the key. The lodgings consisted of a
house, with only two rooms in it. She stopped op
till haltpast eleven, but prisoner did not come nigh.
The next morning she found that Mrs. Francis bad
been and broken open the door, and had
remained in the house all night. Witness missed
some ornaments from the chimney piece, and accused
the prisoner cf stealing them, which she denied.
Witness then reminded her of a quilt, a pillow, and
a glen hot* and tumbler, which she had mimed •
fortnight before. Prisoner said, "All right, I'll make
that right." And said also, that if witness did not
say anything about it she would put it in plan.
Witness said you had better do so, eta don't like
things taken out of mv house. The quilt was brought
that morning to her by the pain. and she at once
identi6ed it was her property. It as worth from 45.
to 6e. —Ellis tea said she had been living with Mrs.
Francis linos three days after New Year's day. The
day before that, she was in Balson's holies, when
brought her the quilt produced to pledge at
prisonerr
/. and have half-a-crown on it. She did so
and carried the mosey back to MTS. Frannie —Mr.
Hill, the pawnbroker, proved that the last intense
broiled the quilt to him to pledge on the Bth
January, and he allowed 2s. 6d. on it.—P.C. Hum-
ber said he received the quilt produced from last
witness, and afterwards look the prisoner into
custody. She said she knew that she had taken it.
hut wag going to make it up to Mn,
Prisoner elected to be tried by the maginntea --Elbe
pleaded guilty, and had nothing to say.—Sentamoed
to fourteen days' imprisonment, with hard labour.