The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-12-25 00:00:00

'Ann ant) Nabu.

Wedneaday the troops composing the garri.on at
C tailron were ateUpiell ill sonic military operations on
all tonsive acale, the plan ant details"( which were
a rraligit•l by 3.l.tjorli loins! Eyre. cm 33333 antling the
fortis of the I 'la ttliam district, /Mil executed under his
loinediate aired* . The nature of the overatitaia
nielertak,al suoiaal the presence of a large attacking
lose in the neiglilciur owl of the garrison, an attack
I! wilt was inaiiintait, the enemy I,tying etnicentratetl
I .elf aithisi a fee mile. of the town. In order to
at I, Ids inarealelat and to !Vial the expect el attack,
whole stntiegth of the garr:.•al W.el marched to the
It. talky hi, forms were coneetitritte.l, which
iv to be the district around
bet ween I iraveseiol and Rochester. The t roil.. or !erect
to be taitil•ty• .1 in theoperations Were ti,, itt.mitt .1 Roy it
I: • ;inter Tr,iii. who were lo wort tit atirdry ; ills corp.
R •yal and In ii in Engineer., the three battalion. of
I ifintry of the Line quartered at Chatham, and the
•liviaion of Royal !dimities Light Infantry, together
limithering about 5,01X1 liay as. In couseiluence of
the ...tiiewhat lengthened details of the operations
to be undertaken it was liectetary that the troops
• aboutl he in Molina early, an•l each divis was attain!.
:ugly pariele tin front of its respective quarters shortly
aber II o'clock, when tic various bodies marched off to
11. geheral parale.ground at Chatham barracks, where
the final onlers fir the day were bawd by Major-
Maioral Eyre, nut the disposition of the forces male.
Knell Mall Wan ',melded with Lt I naiadn of at,. aunition.
The advanced guard was formel of the rival engineer.,
teveral companies of which, each proteete.l by cabalry,
•noved off itt the direetion tit the suppose.' force. the
: main root, however, being avoi•le.l. After a short lap..
I, of time the main hotly quitteil the garrison. tl.e rear
• i;itart being comp 1/44.11 of the Loyal 31nriite, •atl
• otarched through !ha-heater ant aerate tlie MeilWay,
the direction of the olti Boman Waling alreet,
i avant. a spot lap two at the Hermitage, the whole
country kiting to which was rex...moil:lAl by the
e•.valry. The Royal Engineers pricec•lel by variuu,
i.iiites to where, tei the arrival of the Mali,
lAy, the wl•ole was reformed. and took up their po-i
that, to repel Ihe ailpitifted attack. picket. skir-
, t•rt thro,li ollt iii Varioue direelialai. The
..iit•r.• force then tietreltel by the Main road lot/atilt
with Ii Wit.. remelt...l at 2 o'clock, the min
,his ring been under ann. Bre hour.. By directioeof
Alojor-Gesieral Eyre, the iiMeer, who took part in the
operations are t • prepare a sketch of the country tea-
-1 yer.ed, as well an, &WINI report of the day's pro-
ceetlingc, giving a drteription of the locality and its
, adaptation. or otherwise fur operations by cavalry,
1 artillery, or infantry troops.

Legal.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.

EXETER. Live. Is.

(Before Mr. Jusiice 13TLr13.)

.101 in Glanville wasiiiljct.J for that be bring a
sert ant iii the I..t,office ili.l steal ft po:t letter. routa,n•
iteg ie., hall•Nuirerivis au sl postage-statnia, on the 25th
ugli• t
_

Mr. 11. T. r ale anal Mr. llooper were counsel for the
proseentiun, and Mr. Carter alefemleal the prisoner.
It appeared that the prisoner W.UI a letter cat Tier
het weals Ply ~,,, utia an I a village caNeal Tonertian,
Alm it Gat. ina!es fr Plyinmatli. There having been
rassaus for summating the prisoner, • letter cmitaining
t reign. and some postage rals.ntas was
allressed to Mo.. Newson. l'reedly-faaran. near Tamerton.
Toe letter eras 'soiled in Lain .on and on Ito atTleal nt
Ilymunth it Wa• IplaCe.l in a 10. % in Which Were the
lett ria which the nrisalit r would herr to take to
anal the maisonei was seen to take that letter
with tam Min re with which Ile stnteal for Tuns:lion.
'Flier, wa, no anal person a, 3liss Newman, anal tau such
place as ereeily•farui, so that it w nahl hare been the
duty an the profile. to Faring, the letter hark again to
Plymouth. The primucr came to the uflice ut Ply.
llimith to IL, rvoailtit. aa was his regular habit, but he
dial not twin,. haat. Illy letter : he was therefore asked
about it, but lie odd hr bad never laml it. this bag was
rwar he I, anal ill it tad postage-stumps which hot been
marked hefuly they were put iii the letter ullulle.l to
were found. Ti,' prisoner changed a laalf.sovereign
the waille ~,,, at Tainerton ; that lialf-soverenZli
li, I be..it vaase.l to other persons, anal • taiarked half-
soca .acign wss trais• I, so that it Waal eVideLt it had been
taki n out of the •• ti--t" letter.

Mr. Carter aildre,sed tile jury on behalf of the
.rn,..1 Jii.lge baying summed up,
The jury foul the rim.lier Gar.,.
Sonic certificates.: disinter were banded up to the
Judge,
His L0r.1.1.4, toid the prisvner it was a most serious
case, and lie inu.t be kept in penal servitude for five
year:.
Considerable time was occupied in trying two men for
stealing some things front the Nett:* Devon Railway,
they being servaiit.. of the company. lit built instances
, the parties were acquitted.