The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-05-07 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

11A nis kilts Op Rernm. The total met of works
oonnectml with harbours of refuga throughout the
Unite.' Kingdom for the year 185741 is estimated at
£106,100. Of this sum £ll,OOO is required for the
harbour at l'ortlmuL

smir Amionn.—On Tuesday morning, between nine
tool ten, the schooner "Dove," Captain kooks, came
ashore near Portland Bill, and no hopes are entertained
of getting her oft She must have been hugging the
shore too closely and the tide proved too strong.
Laden with pipeclay from Poole, and belongs to
Waterford.

LoCAT. GOVIRNMENT ACT.- W, should remind our
readers that notices for the nomination and election of
persons to serve as members of the Local Hard have
been duly published, and that parties desirous of nomi-
nating must do no on or before Friday next, the 10th
inst., as the election takes place on the 14th. Persons, if
qualified and desirous of doing no, can nominate them-
selves.

WaßD's TERMINI'S HOTEL —The opening of this
hotel was celebrated on Friday week, when • rst class
spread Nas put on the table at eight o'clock. There were
esent Messrs. Walbourne, J. Ward, C. Ward, Galvin,
C. Warren, Peanois, Bead, Bristow, and others, and
after the removal of the cloth the usual loyal and
patriotic toasts were gives, as slim the health of there-
prietor Mr. C. Word, who duly responded, and • right
merry evening was pleasantly spent. Mr. Pearson, in
prerosuig thelmalt of Mrs. Stroudomder whom
latent the hotel will be conducted, paid a high=
silent to her for the able entering evinced on the
occasion, and concluded wishing every success to the
"Terminus Hotel"
A LLVOID LARCENY AY PORTLAND.—Considerable
sensation was clamed in this island on it booming known
that Robert White, carpenter, had bent apprehended
for larceny, as he is a prominent member of the
Methodist So ion, and generslly respected. On
Saturday, before the scanty magistrates at Dorchester,
he was brought up on remand, charged with steal.
ing leather belonging to George Alfred Gill, shoe-
maker, of NM:incl. Mr. Weston appeared lor the
, prisoner. Prommutor said that on Moeda', April I9th,
Ibe misled from his workshop at Castletown, two-pairs
of short Wellington boot uppers—one new, ind the
other second hand. He gave information to the politer.
W. shown the property on the following day, and
identified it. It might be two, three, or more weeks
nnoe he last saw the uppers previous to misers. them.
The second-band psir clappers, nownsda up into a pale
of hoots, were produced, and sworn to bp. the
prosecutor, as they showed some extra stitching
occasioned by the ignorance in cutting cies apprentioe.
The new uppers be identified by their general
appearance. Primmer wee f recently in his workshop.
The value of the property WU 13a —John Stone, shoe.
maker, said that on April 18, prisoner asked him to put
bottoms to some uppers,whicu, he said, be had bought
cheap. Prisoner showed him a snood-band pair, and
a new pair, the latter of which witness told him were
not big enoogh. At prisoner's regent, be pot bottoms
to the second-band uppers by the Ifird April, took
them to him, and charged ila, when prisoner asked him
to pureliwie the new uppers, saying they were no ties to
him, and witness should have times for 35., half whet
be gays for the two pain. He took them on those
terms. The boots produced were those he bottomed
for prisoner, and he believed the uppers were the name
he purchased of him.—P.C. Gele found She pair of boots
at prisoner's house, and be (prisoner) said he bought
them of a men, but he did not know him. He received
the new uppers from Stotia—Croas-esarnitted : When
he collet at White's prisoner was not at home, and he
came up to witness on hearing he had been there.
prteenee is &carpenter. carrying on business on his own
account. Had been in the island himself sia months,
during which time he bad never beard anything against
White. —Moos was recalled for crose-examination : Had
resided in Portland all his lifetime. Had known the
prisoner from his youth, and he had always bone • very
good character. White came to him openly about the
boots. —Mr. Weston said he was instrusted that the man
of whom prisoner bought the uppers first wanted 7s.
for them, but at length computed to take 61., and
prisoner had no knowledge but what they were
honestly obtained. The prisontes conduct had beets
open and that of an honest man throughout. If
he hall known the uppen had been stolen, he
would enrely not have been simple enough to take
both pain to the same shoemaker. Further,
on the part of the proesention he said resent
impassion mast he 111111.11, which had not been done in
this oast Prisoner had itS years' good oberseter how
Mr. J. T. teethes, contractor for the Portland Break.
water. Taking all the ciroutostemess inks. sanders-
tioe helsoped the Bench wintid decide AU the sass was
not suffielently made out, sad &setup the prisoner.—
The Mall with whom 'cleaner was apprenticed 'poke to
always finding him honest, straightforward, and in-
dastrions.—Ha wail committed for trial at the seesiessa,
and reserved his defame. —Hs was admitted to bail.
CHARIIINSTER.

Ay Tuesday evening • woman of 67. named Mendea
ens at Beager's barn, in the parish of Cfsarndoster, etas
• bore, =Mealy ticked her, frosimaisyr her left leg,
just above it. hues. fibs vas conveyed to it. Don't
County Hospital, where abe received every atteation.

WINFRITH.
Tunas aro living in one optimaii. thu plan four
' widows Wham united vet inum t 04308 yews, bolos
tespootivoly, 83, 78.78. and Ti..