The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-01-15 00:00:00

NETIIERBIJRY.

Aw ioquest was held at the Anchor bin, Solway-
ash, on the 7th inst., as to the deeth of Mary, the
Infant danghter of Bernard Way, a farm labourer.
I The child, " who was put to bed by its mother, as
unit'. on Saturday night, and was found deed early
on the following morning. after bearing the state.
, mints of the father and mother, the jary osaie to the
conclusion that the child, on whom no marks of
violence were found, died from natant causes.

SALISBURY.
Tuaspress. —The magivtratis of Wiltshire in
Quarto, Serious (4 Meet those who were let after the
long debate on the expediency of removing the Qmarter
Bodoni to Devisee), resolved by 6 votos to 4, to ap-
point
.s'isoniusittee to en.inire into the state of the
Turnpike trate, which all concurred were, in Wiltshire,
In an unsatisfactory state.

TRINITT HORTITA L. —This year, r oral, the
brethren of tbe Trinity Haenitsl, in this city, have been
entertaieed to • Christmas generously provided for
them at the expense of the Rev. E. Lear. The eons of
the Lard Bishop of the Dieesse.and . number of ladies
end gentlemen were present, and were moth graUfled at
witnessing the enj iyment of the taunts.

Crrr Prrrr fizsaions, Monday.—Preesnt : The
Worshipful the Meyer, F. R Fisher, Esq., .1. C.
Wheeler, Esc., sad T. W. Gilbert, Req. Patience
Bruton was summoned for using indeoent and obeaene
language towards Elizabeth Bruton, on the 26th
December, but after bearing evident* on both sides,
the magistrates dismissed the toes. There was no
other business.

CoaL iy RsaLir•T TO HAKPIIRIRS, WILTS AND
noggrr. Aloording to a statirtusi statement in the
the Tuarts of Wednesday, th • con•eyarme of osal
:motile through London to plane beyond. snob as
Winchester. Salisbury, and Doi-cheater, fa., him increased
about 50,000 tons daring the last }oar, end • slight in-
crease is still maintained in the exports from London to
foreign parts and British narrator's.

TTTTTT AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION. —The fol-
lowing programme has been arranged by the committee
of the institution for the present quarter :-1. Random
wits!, from the Literature of Fen and Fancy at Salis-
bury Theatre, on Triennia', 15th inst., by Mr. 000.64
.iroesinith ; 2. A lecture by Yr. H. Denby ',epeeist.,
its., oath. "Rise and Progress of Italian Art," with
illustrations ; 3. An entertainmsnt °treading and music ;
4. An evening's entertainment, given by • number of
gentlemen front Flouthamptou, to bullets the eelebrated
Breech of Promise cage, "Barden a. Piekwiek," in
character; 5. An entertainment of reading and moth;
6. A lecture by Mr. John Lambert on "Vograney and
Vagrants ;" T. An enterteinnutnt of reading and
music

Men Vras.—Our readers may remember that
fa. 'am no a Mrs. Vre destroyed two of her whits
I deem in London, and being afterwards tried for the
! as... wax acquitted on the ground of inanity, and was
ordere I to be moaned during Her Ifajesty's pleasure.
She we. sent to Fisherton Home Asylums, where she
remained for some time. A correspondent informs us
that " about a month sinee the received a free pardon,
and has reoently been on a visit to Bideford. North
! Devon, where, we beer, she had an opportunity of
thanking Mr. Kekewich. M.P. for Bomb Devon, for his
interamion on her behalf. After a stay of a few days,
she returned with bee husband to Ludgate-house, Lon-
don. Bev Vass is restored to bee right reason, and
resides with her husband.

Worm ix Tan Avos.-11r. Frew* writing to
the Pied on the state of the Hampshire Avon. says
—Clipping. of weeAs should not be allowed to be thrown
into the water, and wherever weeds collect after trotting
and harrowing, they should be hauled on shore aed
left in a heap to rot. It is • very silly Lod wastdol
practice to leave them in the river. If they rot in the
river thiy aid to All up the river bed, and stilt farther
to promote the growth of weeds; whereas If left to rot
on the shore, with the addition of • little lime, their
make the ilneet dressing for grass crops possible, and
would very well pay for the oeciadoesi employment of a
man to haul them soberest any haulier where they oar
collect. These weeds have also the effect of keeping
the salmon out of the river by rendering it foul, and by
other reasons. As things are going on now, in a very
few years there will he no trout nor grayling' to speak of
on the Avon, from Salisbury down."

LONDon COURT OP BANcitUrTCY.—In Re F. L.
' Wheeler.— Mr. Bagley, for the assignees. opposed, acd
Mr. Bead supportel the bankrupt.—This was an ad-
journed sitting for esamiution and discharge. The
' bankrupt had carried on th• business of • draper st
Salisbury, and against debts to the amount of £1,035.
the accounts return wets about 4.100. On behdf of
the ssaignees reference fru nude to the eircuirraances
tvider which the bankrupt had removed an i disposed of
• large amount of property prior to the date of adj odi•
cation, which was obtained against him upon the
petitition of • creditor; and the trade easipstes asked
the Court to order an indictment. In the mune of the
hearing it transpired th.t, although • year had elapsed
sines the period of the bankruptcy, no audit meeting
hal yet been held un4er the bankruptcy—His Honour
4-dined to proceed in the matter until the amount of
the creditors' assignee had been audited. But at the
present emu of the ease he vroold intimate that on
ground tad been shown for preferring an indictment
against the bankrupt. The hearing would stand ad-
j earned in order that an audit meeting might be held,
the question of 00Oti being reserved.—Order usord-
ingly.
A TRAIN SNOWS]) UP FOll TWILVIS HOURft
The sudden thaw on Saturday evening caused the
snow aoonniulated on the aides of the cuttings be.
tween Andover and Salisbury to give way, and the
line, in consequence, became blocked up. The &10
p.m. train from London to Salisbury ran into a drift
lof about seven feet of snow between (irately and
Porton, and was unable to proceed further. A tel.-
, gram, announcing the fact, was forwarded to Mr.
I Davis, the district superintendent at Salisbury, who
also ascertained that the 7.55 p.m. train from
Salisbury had been stopped at Porton. Mr. Davis
got a staff of men together, and with a powerful
goods engine immediately proceeded up the line to
render whatever assistance might be in hie power.
A heavy storm of bail prevailed at the time, and
the snow was forced down the sidings in such
quantities that the engine got "drifted tip" about
Iwo miles and • half from Porton. With great
difficulty Mr. Davis forced his way on to that
station on (oak and at once made arrangements for
digging out the down train. MOP were brought to
the opposite end of the cutting, but it was Dearly
eight o'clock ou Sunday morning before the snow
was cleaned away front the engine and carriages.
The train had been at • stand-still for nearly
twelve hours. At daybreak on Sunday morning
Sys were started, but the drivers were compelled
to leave the vehicles near Old Castle aad return
with Muir horses to Salisbury. Fresh flys were
obtained, and another attempt made to reach Porton
via the London road, but with no better samosa
IThe train reached Salisbury about eleven o'clock on
Sunday, about 15 hours behind time,

Tee Simons AID nig Contsrf 0•01.8.—A long
discussion took place on this subject at the Quarter
80111101 M M. Cbaloner Smith moved that the prison
at Salisbury be discontinued, and the public business
of the county be transacted at Devises ooly. Major
Goddard seconded the motion. An amendment was
carried to. consider the
.•two questioca saparately.... The

Rev. Prebendary Wilkinsof: mewl that the Court
, continue to sit at roar places as at present, and this, on
: being put the vote, was lost by 40 to 31—Sir John
Awdry moved that no worts of general or qtrart..r
sessions be held except by adjournment at any place
where Pure is no county prison.—Mr. Feller meonded
Mr. Havenbill wiiihed to know, if that motion were
carried, and 'hey afterwards peed to bead the county
gaol at Westbury or at the braehs at Trowbridge.
what would be done? —The Chairman replied, that
under Sir John 4 wdry's motion the session would then
only be held at Weenry er Trowbridge.- -The motion
woe thee pet to the vote, and carried by 36 to 17.
Mr. 41 D. Seymour asked when that important alter-
ation would take i Feet. -Sir John A wdry thought it
should take effect immediately. Salisbury would be
safe for the next seeiions—(hear, hear)—but be con-
ceived that the next Warminster sessions would not be
held at Warminster--(leughter).—Sir John fisrdry
gave notice that at the Salisbury Sessions he should
move that the Midsseinier &mime should be held
at Devisea—The Rev. Preb. Wilkinson then moved his
second smeniment :—Thitt a committee be appointed
for the purpose of reporting to the Court whether one
gaol be sufficient for tho county, and if no whether one
of the existing gaols should be retained. and which, or
whether a new gaol should be built, and if so, where,
such committee to °tumid of the Marquis of Both, ford
Folkestone, Kr. Millman, Mr. Ravenhill. Mr. H. D.
Seymour. N r., Sir John Awdry, Mr. Nelson Goddard,
I Mr. Chaloner Mr. R. P. Long, Kai., and Mr.
L.P.& The motion was Ifflrlid to by • m.jority of 44
to 24, Mr. Ni.bet's and Mr. T. F. Grove's names being
I also added to those of the committee.

COUNTY PITTY. Tuesday.—Present: Visoount
Folkeatone, I'. It Fowls, 16-q., and General Buckley.—
Mark Webtead, latvon-or, of Downton, was suininoried
for trespassing in pursuit of rabbits, on land In the awn.
patron of George Kateham, Req. —Fined 21s. and costa.
Of a months' Imprisonmena—Rannah Lawrence and
Jane Phillipa,for stealing two hurdles, the property of Mr.
Blake, at Idininston, were sentenced to two days' im-
prisooment.—Hoery Blake, furioneir driving • bores
and cart, of which he was the owner, at Downton, fined
£3 and costs, or a months' imprisonment, Superin-
tendent Matthews said nobody's if. was Rafe on the
Downton road after dark, and It wee intimated by Lord
Folkiwtone that In the event of a similar saw being
brought before the Bench, the full penalty of RIO would
be imp...ed.—George Thomas and Thomas Seagrove
were summoned for assaulting John Moody, at West
Oriinstead, on Sunday. The complainant WY Ping to
chapel, and the defendants threw snowbails allim. Oa
his remonstrating with them soolgrove konciked hint
down. —ln hie defenos Snelgrove said the complainant
streak the first blow.—The defendants were fined 2s. 6d.
each and costs, but Lord Folkestone said if anything of
the sort happened again, • sentence of lispri•onment
wouli be psocul, without the option of a fine.—John
Messed., Hawkins was summoned for Meg a bare,
without a license, on land in the orioupation of Mr 0.
. flayter, at Shrewton. When Mr. Stagg met him with
the hare in the road, the defendant threatened to knock
his brains out with his gun. Mr. Stagg eventusli,
took the gan fence hies. Having been previously ece•
visted, he wee fined Isand webs. or two months'
prison ia Davis, a drover, wec summoned
for removing three beast, between the hours of wee,
ard eight is the twining at Smith Newton, sontrary to
the orders of the Privy Council. lher sweated to have
been driven from Romney, and Mr Sar Holt, the
owner, said the defendant left Romsey with them about
nine in the morning. They went very wild, and tbe
defendant was ecioniquefilly delayed on the toed. He

WOO going to pat thew up, for the night, at the PeWan,
Btapleford. —Guam these sirouniess the Aso was
mitigated to in. and oosta —A little boy Darned
Thomas England was summoned for damaging a fence
to the mount of b., the property of Genoral Buckley,
at Bantam—Pined b. dd. and coats, over and above
Nis damage done, or to be imprisoned for seven days.
Gement Buckley retired from the Bench daring the
benring of the ems—Henry Biddlmoiabe (who did
not spraw), was sentenosd to seven days' imprisonment,
for being drunk and riotous at Landlord.

WeLes AND Don= FOCAL' PINITENTIIIT.—
This institution was established in 1831. It is under
the superintendence of a lady residing in the bones, and
ainstently visited by a chaplain, while the whole is
under the man•gement of a committee, consisting of
clergymen end laymen of the dioeene. During ten
yran previous to Michaelmas, 1326.92 inmates had boss
received; of these 32 had bees dosed in service and 19
returred to their friends. No inmate is recommended
for • situation until she bag been two years in the house,
end unless her oddest has been such as to justify the
recommendation, and the greater number of those
who return to their friends leave with impressions
of gratitude for the sere and kindlier with whisk
they hare been treated. The cornenittee of Mn
asement find great difficulty in prodding situations
for the young women leaving the institutioc, and
in obtaining funds for defraying the eurrent er-
as pens.. The following revolt to Mish•loaa la" has
bo-n aireolatod, showing • debt due to the treasurer,
and en appeal is now made to put the committee in
funds to pay such debt, and Gerry on the institution, to
which the public are earneetly requested to disponi :
"In presenting their annual statement to the subscribers
the committee of the Wilts and Dorset F.mde Peni-
tentiary ere thankfal that they are able to make an
encouraging report of the work that bee been married on
during the last twelve months. There have been, upon
La average, between ten and twelve names upon the
books of lb. institution; a number somewhat larger
than in the previous year, though dill sonsiderably less
than that for which the bode affords rionsient animas
modatino. The general behaviour of the penitents has
I been each as to afford reasonable ground for hops that
they have derived real and lasting good from the train.
hag and instruction of the Institution; and crab accounts
as are oexasionally received of the conduct of thole who
have been dewed in situations de, on the whole, add-
farriery. It must, however, be stated that great and
inere•aing di Mashy is expariemeed in providing giddied
for thom who, at the end of their two yearn' probation,
CID fairly be reoomended an servants; and OD this
amount 'their stay in the house is in done
moo prolonged very conaiderably beyond the
time that would otherwise be needfel. This
necessity is much to be regretted, not only Weans,
It entails additional expenses, but also because
It ante.. a discouragement to the inmates generally, as
well as to the individoals immediately concerned. The
committee, therefore, earnestly invite the on-operation
of ladies reaiding in various parts of the diocese assur-
ing then, that the lady superintendent would most
thankfully receive communications stating their wading
nest to moist her in seeking for suitable situations, and
authorising her to make known to them the particular
MINI MI th 4131 arise from time to time. At tbe date of the
last report there ware 8 penitents in the establidnieet.
There are now ten; seven having being admitted in the
Gonne of the year, and the names of five having been
removed from the books. One of these five be. been
retdoed in the institution, aod is rendering valnahle
Mitilialloll as the paid leandrees. Throe have been
Plseod in situations, and are doing welL The fifth.
whose conduct was not satidastory, returned to her own
friends, after haying been nine months in the house.
The committee refer to the annexed samount of their
receipt cad expenditure during the pad year, showing
• balance of C 147 Bs. Od. due to the traesuree. The
largest portion of this debt has been inearred for
neciemery repairs and fittings for the use of the institu-
tion ; and the dormittee earnestly appeal to the friends
and patrons of the charity to rupoly them with funds to
repay the debt now due to the Treasurer."