The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-10-01 00:00:00

BRIDPORT,

TIIII BOUNDAZT CoNNlSlrtow.—We Pima time
suggestion will be mole that the parliamentary
bounderies of this borough should be made op-extensive
with the bound, of the several perishes, by embracing
the whole of those but partially included.
ACCIDINT.—Ou Saturday afternoon the daughter of
Mr. Isaac F. Foot was walking in the yard attached to
the house, when she slipped down and broke her left
arm. Unfortunately the girl has had the mischance to
break the same arm on a previous occasion.

TH ValtanlVlNO. - There were thanksgiving services
for the harvest et the parish church on Sunday, when
the morning sermon was preached by the Rev. (t. F.
'Brown, and that in the evening by the Rev. C. O.
Wheat The offertories sere devoted to the tend for
' the evening aeivice,.sind csounted to Es mt.
_ .

THE adjourned licensing meeting was held lest
Tuesday. when the magistrates eaemeeed to resew the
Menem of Mies Jane Carter fos the Ship Irmo on a
promise being given that for tle Ware the house should
he well conducted.

Ar a vestry wain held at St. Mary's Church,
Bridport, oo Thirs.y . Templamas Esq., In the
chair, the Rev. L Lee, Mr. Condok, and Mr.
Legg. were re-elected members of the burial board. and
Mr. Tomplemsn and Mr. Reader were re-elooted
auditors of the board. _ _

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THP annual meeting of the Agricultural
illociety is announced for the 18th October, when an
.inhibition of stock (which was commenced under such
.finTogrAge au.piees in 1865, but prevented being held
'last year by the cattle plague), will again take place.
We understand that J. Moyer, Esq., M.P., will attend
the meeting.

TIM AItCHERIL—The last meeting for the
aeamm to k place on Thursday. The following is
she list of prizes : —Ladies- lst, Mrs. Mullen (a very
handsome album, for 1,00) photographs, with India) ;
2nd, Mrs. °unary ; 3rd, Mra Rawlinson. Gentlemen
—l4, Capt. Still ; 2nd, Mr. Edward Onndry. Stranger
Indies' prize, Miss Marion Carpenter. Gentlemen's, Mr.
N antes.

BOROUGH BITTY RESSIODIS, Toesday.—BefOrl J 11111•11
Williams, Egg:, and Dr. Hay.—Eligabeth Wellman of
Loden, • single ROM kfl, WU brought up charged with
being drunk in the borough, on the previous evening.—
P.C. Martin proved the one. —Fined ss. and outs
Is. Allowed a week to pay.—Thomes Smith was also
charged by P.C. Martin for •similar offence on Monday,
September 24. Ile pleaded guilty and was lead ss. and
costs 13e. Allowed a week to pay in.—William
Hewiton was charged by P.C. Bum, for being drank.
He pleaded guilty, and was fined sv. and wets Si. The
money was naid.—Fsinar.—Before F. Good and J.
Williams, Esqrs.—John Coombs, 11, and W. H. Dews,
9, were charged with breaking into the National School,
Bri 'port, on 20th Septembtr, and stealing therefrom
copy books, he , and Robert Bileg, 13, was charged with
receiving the game, well knowing them to have been
ettlen.—Miss Spratt, the Ririe' schoolmistress, said on
the afternoon of that day she had several articles in •
desk. Witness had the key of the school in her
pouession hoot the time she left on that afternoon
until the following morning, when she gave up the key
to the schoolmaster. On Saturday evening witness
went to the schoolroom and found the desk had been
broken open, and misled several things. The things
produced witness believed to be some of the articles
stolen. One of the windows of the schoolroom was not
fa•tened that night, being out of repair, and • boy could
g 4 in that way. —William Hussey said that on Seturday,
the 214 inst., he went to the mama about 5 p.m. He
•found the door locked, unlocked it and went la, when
'lit found a desk and box broken open and things lying
.all 'host the room. A door leading into the yard, which
•was generally fastened with a bolt inside, was open, and
• Dopy hooks, pens, and other articles were lying about
outtide. Witness communicated with the rolice.
•Witnets examined a window and found appearances of
• person having (tome through it and slipped down
Into the room. John Haute, Sunday schoolmaster,
said on the mtruing of 210, he received the key of the
girls' schoolroom from Mist Spratt, which is attached to
the key of the gate, in tinier to get into the premises.
The key of the boy's room witness always kept
himself. Witness then eumined the boys' room,
in oonsequence of information received, and found
nothing was gone from that. He did not go into the
girl's schoolroom. The keys remained in his possession
two or three boors, when he gave them up to Mrs.
Budden, who generally keeps them—P.C. Bagg. said on
the 20th In 4 , at about 9 p.m., be was on duty to East-
street, end taw the three prisoners together' they were
disputing about something in the street Coombe had • lot
of copy books, slate pencil., two illuminated cards, balls,
and • skipping rope, with him, all of which he now
produced. He asked him how he came by them, and
be tol t witness that there was a little girl in Bradpole
road giving them away, and that she gave him some
and some lie took away from her. Coombs said Detre
was with him, and had some also. Deere denied having
use the girl. Coombe said also Biles had some of the
eopy books. Witness then took all three to the police
station, and the articles produced had been in his pours.
lion ever since. Witness then went round the town to
see if lie could find where the things came from, and
not being able to the boys were allowed to go home.
The next day he saw Biles and found some steel pens on
him, which be said Coombe Led given him the night
before. Da that evening, frominformation received, he
went to the girl's school-room and found it in the state
.described by the witness !legacy. Witness then appre-
hended CoOtall, and charged him with breaking into
the school. Coombe said Dews got into the window
and opened the back door, sad he got over the wall, and
went into the door &lens with him. Coombs said
they broke opon the desk and the box. Witness then
apprehended Dews on the same charge, and h. said
Coombs got into the window first and opened the back
door and let him in. Witness then took Biles into
custody on • charge of receiving some of the goods.
After the prisoners were looked up he heard them
talking from one cell to the other, and heard Coombs
say to Biles that Dews broke open the desk and the
box with a poker that was in the room. The knife pro-
duced wither found on Dave on Friday, and it
eorresponded with some marks on the desk.
None of the goods stolen were found on Dawe.
Bile. denied any knowledge of the robbery.
Coombs admitted pushing Dawe through the window,
and their both going into the school, breaking
open the box and desk, and stealing the goods.
Dawe admitted they both went into the 'shoo], but said
Coombe went in first. They said Biles we. not there
with them.—Mr. Good said the magistrates considered
there was not sufficient evidence against Biles to convict
him, so dismissed the charge, with • caution as to his
future behaviour. They considered that he was the worst
on account of his being the eldest. The other two had
behaved very badly and had rendered themselves liable
to two year's imprisonment, but the magistrates would
not convict Hum, but would order them to be sent to
an Industrial School for five year.. In the meantime
they wou'd be remanded to the Union while application
was being made to the proper authorities to get them
Into an Industrial School. A regular seine ensued upon
this, the boys' mothers and female relatives crying
loudly and lamenting the magistrates' decision.—Mr.
Williams then said he thought it right the mothers
should understand that the magistrates might have sent
the boys to gaol, and did not do that, as it might have
done them an injury, but in sending them to this
school they were performing an act of mercy to the
children, by having them taken away and sent where
they would be properly educated and taught their duty.
The Rev. G. F. Brown, the curate of the pariah, said he
wished to gay that through the absence of the Rey. M.
L. Lee he had no courts but to appear there as the
prosecutor of the boys, whish was • most painful thing
for him to do. He thought the magistrates' decision a
very good one, and said that it was 130011811111 to do
something to stop the robberies by boys In the town.

BRIDPORT RAILWAY COMPANY.
The 25th half-yearly meeting was held on Wed-
nesday, Mr. T. Legg, in the chair. The report is as
talon :
" There is • balance of £921 Ba. hi. In favour of the
company. In the revenue seemmt for the last half-year.
Thid wall enable the company to pay • dividend on the
'refereese share., et the rate of six per cent. per
annum, and Is. per share on the ordinary shares. for the
half-year ending 90th June, 1897. The director"
recommend the same being declared socordingly, and
that the warrants should be ready for delivery, on and
after the 9th of October next. Captain Galion haa not
yet made his final award in the loos pending disputes
between this company and the Great Western Railway
Company. Indeed, he has beard only • portion of them.
Be has made an interlocutory award, which, however,
I. not conclusive. The director' are giving the subject
their beet attention. The very inconvenient, and
Injurion. arrangement of the passenger trent., has
oecupied also the attention of the director', who have
been inceuent in their complaints. The long detention
of passengers at litsiden Newton, the &Mena of a good
end oonvenient eorreepondenoe with other trains, and
the 111014 extraordinary want of pencteahtf. have
elicited from the puhlie loud and postal complete*
and have induced several peassegem to meter the tern.
pike-road, or the South Western Railway. This! of
mime, id a serious loos to this 00111p111Di. Whil•
deprimatiog all frivolous or vexatious faelt.ffnding, and
fully aware of the difficulties .vaese which che times
Western Railway Company have to oontend, the
dlreetore of this mospany would neglect their duty if
they omitted to prams on the Cheat Western Railway
comp.ny's attention thane grievence., which are
productive of serious loss to both companies. "
In moving the adoption of the report and amounts,
the Chairman said : The vexed questions with the
Great Western Railway demand a further 01M11130 of
vilest.* on the part of the shareholdera The only
partial award as yet made is by no meet," dear. Parties
expert in railway 'natters (topsider its effect to be pertly
lar us. Until we have the final award it seems by no
so-an. prudent to expose our hand at this meeting, end
therefore, I would suggest to the shareholders In this
matter th,, rate pendant sad mations reserve which they
would each adopt in any law ash' of his own. Any
shareholder. however, partieulariy &drown of Worms"