The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-02 00:00:00

BOROUGH PETTY SFSSIONS.

CIIA!LOL.

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The girl Elisabeth Motley. who WU On Wlthlieday
charged with stealing a gold watch and chain from the
Ledzoorn of Mr a Day, coi the Belvidere Mews, has received
an hocouratile acquittal The watch was found at the
prosecuior's Lome, under a small box, where it bad
evidently been 'placed by mistake.—Notley on Friths,
&upward before the borough tuagistratu when Mr. R. N.
Howard, on behalf of Mrs. Day, wttbdrew the charge, and
she woo accordingly dischar,:ed.—At the borough pubes.
court on Saturday, however, before Dr. brew (&alrtnaol.
J. K& bens, H.q.. and 3. Lona. Eat.,
Mr. 11 tone pad -for.. C4,llllllfliCilij the business of the
day he wished to drag the attention of the Balch to the
case of tho girl Motley, who was taken in custody on the
charge of stealing • wAtch and chain front Mr. Elsy, He
understood tut on Friday monde& whilst he was engaged
in the county banes*. the Bench. IA conjunction with
other mutat:etas, thought proper to hare the girl before
them And dismiss her. He did not say on. la LA VOlld
against that; both. miun say it wu not a legal d
On Wednesday the Bench remanded her 41111 o'clock on
Saturday. and therefore they had no right to deal with
her until that boar arrived. He asked the Bench now, se
• matter of tom, and in common Natio, to the girl, to
pronounce that she was discharged without • stain co her
character.
Dr. Drew said on Friday last, wrist it was found to bi
quite rertain that the girl had nothing at all to do with
Mei robbery, the Bunch thought, In common fairness 10
the girl, that she ought not to be Mot in gaol, and it was
on that craned they dismissed her. They would, however,
my. at Mr. Hanna's request, that she left the Court with-
out a stain on her charazter—et lust so era.f this woe
concerned.
We understand that Mn. Day bee, by way of compen-
sating Notley In wane meume, given her a guinea, and
connoted to pay al the coUs.

DARING 110111111111.
A soldier of the idth, named John, Coppisseer, was on
risturday last brought before the borough uslif=arshgr.
brew (cLairmsa). 3. K Hoban', Peu., and J.
on • cLitrice cf nealmg • shirt, vale. ge. the property a
Mr. Phillips. Moth*, of rt. flery-street.
Tits proeecutor sad di Thursday sight the prisoner
came into his flop mg Athol to look at some shirt.. lie
showed him several, but he add he wanted cheaper one.
Hs selected one calm h. sad he said he would have that.
lie asked hint to dolt up in paper for him. Preaseutor
did as, and prisoner put his hand into his pocket am if to
take out ems money. Hs took out Ins &Yee sad then
=it this Yana tad ran out of the Prosemtor
not run II fast at primmer Gould, as he at otos wear
obi girt latormiles to !be rain.

Corporal CombMa, of the game resimout. said ha
received m.truotloo• from the Sergeant-1114ov to search
the prisoner's kit. He did so. 611,1 fottad the shirt iii he
black bag. Ha took it, and handed it over to the Sergeant
of the
P S Apsey said be went to the barracks at Portland on
Friday morning. The prisoner was marched out and upoa
Whig questioned be acknowleigel hems ill Weymouth iin
the Previous evening. With"., aecuad irm 1 stealing
the shirt, but he denied it. The S,r,:can••ll jr hood.-
him to his austaly, and crilered the Corp ,a 1.1. stir k Lit
kit. He did so and found the shirk which Iv; hassilLd over
to him. Prisoner afterwards ackno siedeed rOing Into
the shop and taking it. He sisid "I don't Unita how I
came to de it; I had a lot of dna in use, or I should not
, have done it.

The prosecutor maid he was not the worse fur liquor,
and knew perfectly wht lid was dein,.
The Corporal said he only came from the Depot last
week. and Pas at present tinder orders for India. Ile
believed he committed the offence because he should not
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--this the Prisoner denied, saying he only came back from
India last May.
He however pleaded guilty and was sentenced toii
days' hard labour.

ABBOT-BBUILY.

THI RJJLWAT.—We are sorry to hear that laafk on
this railway has been suspended, ant came of the
narriea are in want of • job, The delay, we hear, Is
owing to shareholders not coining forward with
sufficient funds.

TOLYITDDLI.
Taruuscr..—The temperance friends of the above
society met on Tuesday, November 23th, to have a
social cup together. Nbout 50 sat down ta tea. After
tea there was a public meeting, addressed by Mr. W.
Hammett (Tolpetddle), Mr. H. Foot and Mr. A.
Daniels (Dorchester), and Mr. T. NV. Aleaby (Puddle-
town). The meeting wee well attended. Hoyle's
hymns were need during the evening.

PA.ILKSTONH.
DIODAR Corn—Bye simpdar coincidence, on the
same night that Sir Joseph Hooker exhibited at the
Linn.= Society the Cyprus cedar, the president
showed a branch of the Dander bearing cones, and
which had been grown by Mrs. C. St. Clair, of Park.
atone, Dorset. Thanks to tho specimens brought by
the president and those exhibited from Kew, the
I lifferenoes between the different tams of c Aar were
very instructively shown. —oankne, s' Chronicle.