The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-04-16 00:00:00

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wallittS_ and newserek it imp, sere elud dewing the Pee,
Du' Ins hissed= visits; 13.617 weights end
Pfinettres were stamped. end IS wenn were conricted of
Wing in their pommel= deficient weights or measures.
This county is now entirely free from foot end mouth
disease.
The office of COITSIT AnkLiel goes Is-tr:t No
one will accept so the question Asier till
next sessions.

The question of the proposed linicaraim. Smoot is
also to stand over.
The 334th standing order relative to Columns'
EIPILXBI2I for inquest' upon bodies drowned at sea,
which it will be rent .mbered hit. C JAVAN' Howard
upoet at the last sewims, we. reminded.
On the motion of Rev. C. W. Brattews, the report
of " the three B." (es the rev. gentleman designated
them—Mr. Bond, Mr. Batten, and hinuell) snout the
Corm 11(coane was ordered to be printed. Mr.
Bingham also tendered the thanks of the Committee,
to Mr. Sampson, clerk, to ILL Ffookes, for the great
aristaace be had rendered them in their researches.
Mr. Wilulot Edwards, chief clerk to the Clerk of
the Peace, after 40 years servisse retires, and the
thanks of the Court were tendered him for his past
services.
The we. all the business of Importance.
• TRIALS OF PRISONER&

The Calendar presented only four viscous for triel, one
being on hall.
EZZBULT WILLIAM%
In the absence of the Ciaairman and deputy Chairman,
presided, and the following gentlemen were sworn on the
Grand Jury.
Mr. George Davis, Darchester, (foreman); Meson
Samuel S. Ainsworth, Thompson; William A Wins,
borne; William Bird. klelhury Bibb; Henry
Spiting; Thomas Bralford, Abbouibury ; Edward Joseph
frown, Blandford ; Francis Barnes, Wirob.rne ; William
Croak Jun Minterne : John T W. Cladding. Puddletrwit-
bite ; WhimsFilets, Bisailfoid ; Jueeph F. Fowler,
MillairneStickland ; [sale Grey, Hillfield ; filbert Gruen,
Blendfued ; Frederick Chiare H•erkins, Melburi Bubb;
Hobert H itiler, Wimbiien• ; Henry Lawrence, Blandlord
Thome. Laing. Wimborne ; Thum'. Lite. Wiwborne ;
Robert Risers, Chistile ; Frederick hick want. Dar westdn
George Tupp, Puddletrenthide ; Frederick Wyatt, Bland-

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In the course a his charge Mr. Williams referred to the
Mendicity society, which he recommended cordially to the
sympathies of the gentlemen he &lammed. and urged
them to render it all the aid they could by material help.
There was nothing in the calendar to cell for attention.
and about tem and • half minute' only were occupied by
Mr. Williams in Ms remarks.
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According to ili;;;i7;;;Zie after the charge the be-
wigged gentlemen " learned in the law" came into court.
They mustered to the number of four.
W. Templar made application that seven cages in
which the London and Routh Western Railway were the
appellantharr I the 00e11212ilial of the Wareham
aud Purbeck Union the respondents, adjourned for arbi-
tration at the last Court, might still further be restated.
Yr. A. Charles, to whom the matter was referred, had
been unable as yet to And a time for its hearing. Yr. Lock
objected to any respite unless it was ordered the taxing
clerk should. upon the result, he empowered to order the
party be consid liable to pay the coats of the abortive
proceedings which had already been taken. It is hardly
necessary to state Mr. Lock said these were caused by the
other aide. and Mr. Templar, somehow or another, held
just the contrary opinion. The bench made the respite
to next semione without coudition as to costa. Eight other
cases in which rates had been subsequently made upon
various par!thi.r are also. rrpited.
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TAmmis Hailett, (77), labourer, waa charged with being
an incorrigible rogue sad vagabond at Lyme Regis. on
January 10th.
Mr. Templar prosecute&
P.C. Masten:llan found him begging M Mrs. Drummond's
—asking tor help to pay for hi. lodgings. When &ppm-
hend.,l and searched he had Li. 2.1. on him.

The Chairman told him all • rule he lived in the gao&
and that was about the hest place for him, as he was
there taken care of, he would go again for three months
more._

Grimes (on bail) was charged with wilfully
detaining and delaying the delivery of 15 Heston and
circulars, the property of the Foe r-General. at
Sta!bridge, on February Stly.
The prisoner was • small boy of 13, and he pleaded
guilty.
Mr. Templar prosecuted, and stated the defendant had
been employed by the postmaster at Sta'bridge to carry
letters front the post-office to Stalbridge Ginicuon. and
this in spite of an official regulation that boys under 16
could not be so employed. C implaints from time to time
had been made of the non-delivery of letters, and on the
day in question Miss Tito, who ass the acting post-
mistress, looked over the letters and saw there two for
Mr. Dibben and one for Mr. Hutchings. They were
given to the prisoner to deliver, but later in the day Mr.
Dibben lookcd in and said if there were any letters for
him. She told him of thaw that had been sent, and the
prisoner was accordingly sent for, and after being taxed
with the nowdelivery be /mid be had left them at lionie.
There warn no money in them, and it seemed the on:y
object of the prisoner no. to save himself the trouble of
walking the round. He afterwards admitted he had
destroyed 15. Mr. Teinplar could not deny there was
some blame to be attached to she po.tmaster but the
buy had been in the employ of the office nine months,
and during that time • very large number of letters had
lean lost. The authorities hat iilso refrained from
indicting him for burning the letters, which would have
c•mstituted • felony.
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The (..hairtu&n : Of thht, I presume, you would only be
bleto couvict.bios out of blot o.ru orwith.

Addressing the prisoner, Mr. WiIIiALMI .ad it was
imprmible to say whet mbar.' he might not have done.
Ile might have destroyed letters a the greatest value to
,•ther people. If sucli things were to be permitted mirrors
pondeneo would rims& Probably he was too young to
I,llly understand it, and it war to be regretted the 1...t-
-onic* should employ such person.. The Court made great
sllowaures, bu, it was necessary some punishment should
to Indicted. Ile would have to go to prison for 14 days'
I .r,l labour.

[ToTi."-id-ddiems a pity some of the higher officia/s should
get of ac.gt-fride—the pay of the Postmdice i• simply dis-
graceful, that id to theor men who remily do the wok.
klany clliate pook wasters get only II a year, and 13m. a
week is xupposed to be proper pay for • man ti tramp 30
miles • day In all wind, and weathers If the bloated
indb,ciles who are pitchforked through "influence-into
the fat birtha of the deportment were only weeded out, a
fur and honedt amount of pay might be given for fan-and
honest work J
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'WM ',early. an innocent looking little aorv&nt girl rd
90, pleaded no, aalltyt mewing at Seaasen, on the 215th
s.ipteinher 1477 ciehteen vaMa of calico. two child's
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lin'en shirt., no silk handkerchief, one towel, one flannel
vest. one black velvet eaah, one silk imilwella, one linen
shirt, one valance, awl one blue ribbon sash, the property
of James Pope; an•l also felon' msly receiving the same
well Ittlow.ine thew t have been stolen.

Mr. L irk proaer ited, and calle•I
Aiicg P ie., of ink.houss, Swanage, who said the pri-
soner entered her service In June, and remained till Sep-
tember. Out of that time she (witness) ww away one month
and lb, priiemer NB, loft in charge She out a large
quantity of articles aw iy in boxes, awl one of them COO-
tarok's baby linen was placed in Me prisoner's bedroom.
Wm returned on the 1511 of September, but wes taken ill.
and era unable to ex tonne the thing, until the end of
the following week. When, however, she did make the
examination she (nun 1 • great many things gone, of
which tho.e which b.l been found were only • very small
motion. She comin, anirated with the police, and, in
company with • constable went to the prisoner. • father-
in.law's house, at Similan.l, and searched the house, where
they found several of the missing wades, which she had
never given to the prisoner.

Prmjner said it was • false oath the witness had taken,
all the thing. produced were given her instead of wages.
Wane. admitted that it was so in now. cues, but
during the march she pointed out to the policeman the
great many things she had siren her.
P.S. Stillman searehed the house of the prisoner, in
zompany with the but witness, and spoke to having
found the ankles produced its it, When charged the girl
said what she hod from Kra. Pope was ewe, her.
P.C. jun. Freeborn was Wu present at the search, and
identified some of the articles which he found under the
Hutt:sec

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The prisoner, who took matters very coolly, said she
had nothinr to say, exoept that she woe quite innocent.
The Chairman pointed out the main point for them to
consider was the fact that Yrs. Pope, having promised to
give her articles from time to time in lieu of wage*, as she
admitted, were the articles &Hexed to have been stolen so
given, or did the prisoner take them when ahe had no
right to them I
The Jury found the prisoner not guilty, to the surprise
of every no in Court.
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Tberior was then put upon he trial charged with
haring obtained by a false preu.nre from John King, at
!forename. on the 20th August. 1877. six bottles of ale and
threw bottles of stout, with intent to defraud him of the
"roe _

The Jury had to he resworn tat this case, and the
primmer was asked if ahe *bier-Cod to them. Naturally her
reply wan in the negative.
Mr. Lock proeecuted in this case also.
Mr. John King. proprietor of the Ship Swaim"
said the prisoner came to him on the 90th of August, shoot
nine in the evening, and ordered *ix bottles of ale and
three of stout, to be put down to Mr. Pope, and it was to
be aent into the Bank. She took two or three with her,
and he set t the remainder immediately after. Ile did not
remember Mr. Pope had ever mot for anything before by
the prisoner.
Prisoner said she had never been there for bottled ale,
only for taught.

jantea Pope, of Williams's Bug. Serusge, stated he
bad never given any order for the bottled ale I. question.
lie never saw it if it was sent in, and he could not posi-
tively say a bill bad been rent him for it.
BSRB REGIS.
ligtascuoir Cass —Quite _a gloom has been cut over
the neighbourhis4 of lt,re seals, br the almost sudden
death of Mrs. W. C. Sheppard, whilst on a visit to he.
daughter (Mrs. Amoy) at Melkshmu, after • few day's
dines., of congestion of the brain, on the 22th of March,
sise I 57. Iler remains were brought home on Satuniay.
March Intti, and interred on Tuesday. April 2nd. 'The
dweased is deeply lamented by her family and a Urge
circle of friends.