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those endeavours I have gained the roped and apprv.
bation of the officers generally.
"X am, gentlemen,
" Yours most respeetfullY.
" THON. RANDALL, Jun., Sergeant 2nd D.B.V.
"West Lulworth, Feb. 18, 1883."

" Gentlernen,—l beg to offer you my most alnoere
thanks for the very kind and valuable present I have
received at your hands, ia recognition of the little
service's I rendered you when encamped at West
Lulevorth ; and I can mere you that I shall be moat
happy to do all that lam in my humble power to
promote the success of any similar gathering.
I am. sentlemen,
" Your obedieot servant,
"S. Toms."
COUNTY PIITTY SZSIIONS, Saturday. —Before H.
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Lientenant-Colonel Steward, and Major
Jyk ea.
Frank Smith, • labourer, was summoned by Mr.
Wills for taking sand, the property of the Duchess
of Cleveland.—James Wills said on the 10th of
January he was in the road leading to Chilfrome, in
the pariah of Frame Vauchurch, when he saw the
defendant drawing sand from the side of the road.
He asked him who sent him there, when he said •
man named Hollyhock. Witness went to that
person, and asked him if he had sent defendant to
draw the sand. He replied that was no business of
his (witness), but be had not sent anyone. —Mr.
Wills said he was instructed by the steward of the
Duchess of Cleveland to put a stop to persons taking
sand, and he had received instructions to summons
persons so offending. He did not wish to press the
charge, but simply that this case might act as a cau-
tion for the future.—The case was dismissed on pay-
ment of the costa.
Boum A Tux.—On Tuesday, daring the tem-
porary absence of Mrs. Darks, grooer, liorth•square,
her shop was entered by some person, who stole nearly
the whole of the money in the till, and made off with
the booty undisturbed.

that she had there given birth to a child. Dr. Fox was
sent for, and found the girl in a very weak condition,
and it is con,ddered very doubtful whether she can
survive. Information was given to the polies, and on
examining the vault of the closet they diseovered the
body of a newly-born male child. The girl is too ill to
be removed, and a policeman is stationed in the house to
take charge of her. An inqeest was held on Weinctilay
morning, at the Oak Inn, before Henry Lock, Esq.,
deputyooroner,when the following evidence was adduced;
—Mrs. Avant said Jane Griffin had been in her service
three years next July. A week previous she auspected
that the girl wee in the family way, and asked if there
' was anything wrong, and if she did not know she was
' getting a little stout. She said she wee not—she had
the dropsy and should have Dr. For if she did not
get better. That was all that transpired between them.
On Tuesday morning Mr. Avant told her that some-
thing wan wrong in the girl's room, after which she:came
from her bedroom and saw the girl at the bottom of the
stairs. She afterwards went into her bedroom and saw
that something wrong had occurred. She then went to
the bottom of the stairs and told the girl that she had
had a elPhl, which however she denied. Tire girl was
leaning on the banisters, and they afterwards removed
her to the dining.room. One of witness's little girls,
about three years old, slept with the servane She had no
baby clothes prepared for the event, as witness looked in
her box on purpose to know.—Mr. Avant said at eight
o'clock on Theeday morning he called Griffin at her
bedroom door, but received no reply. Her bedroom door
was open. His little girl called him, and he went into
the room, when he found the floor covered with blood.
He rushed back to his wife and said "Something must
have happened to Emma, as the floor is covered with
blood." He rushed into the room again and saw •
flannel petticoat and several other thinga covered with
latositi, as was also the bed. As his wife had told him a
week previous that the girl was in the family-way he
suspected what Lad occurred. He went down stairs in
order to find where she was,when sobs was doing so she
came through the passage with her hand on the banisters.
His wife, who was then present with him, said "What-
ever have you done?" He taxed her, and said "Emma
you have had a child." She was very pale, but she
put up her bands, shook her head, and said "No, no."
He said "I don't care, I shall go for Dr. Fox
immediately." She repeatedly denial that she bad
been delivered of • child. He went after Dr. Fox, who
returned with him in about twenty minutes, who
discovered that she had been confined. Emma
Andrews, • servant in Mr, Avant's employ, said
that on Monday evening Griffin said to her
"If I am not butter tomorrow morning I shall go to
Dr. Fox." She complained of being in great pain, but
did her work as usual. About seven o'clock on Tuesday
morning witness saw Griffin go to the closet, where she
remained for about a quarter of an hour. When she
came hack she got as far as the stairs, but when she saw
her master she could not go farther. She then detailed
the rionverea.lon which her master and mistreas had with
Griffin.—Mr. Fox, eurgeon, said he was called, soon after
eight o'clock, on Tuesday morning, to go to Mr. Avant's
house, to see his servant, Jane Griffin. Mr. Avant
told him that something dreadful had happened in his
house, and he was afraid his servant had given birth to
a child. On entering the house he found her in the
dining-room, seated in an easy chair. She appeared
almost on the point of death, very pallid, apparently
unable to speak, and no pulse at the wrist. He ob-
served that both her hands and wrists, and also
her clothe", were covered with blood. He ad-
ministered some brandy to her, and at the same time
directed a bed to be brought down on the floor of an
adjoining room. With the evsistance of Mrs. Chapple
he carried her in the chair to the bed, and placed her
on it. He then administered a glass of warm brandy
and water, which he had previously ordered to be got
ready, and proceeded to make an examination, and he
then ascertained that she had given birth to an infant
within • few hours. She would evidently have bled to
death, as internal hemorrhage was still going on.
He then detailed the condition he toned the girl
in upon examining her, after which he said be
told her that she had had • child, and had marched for
It in the house but could not find it, and suspected it
had been placed in the closet vault, and asked if suoh
was the fact. By motions of her lips and head she gave
him to understand that his suspicions were tiorrtiet. In
searching the bedroom he ebserted the bed, carpet, and
her teethes very moth stained. He left the hefts°
about 10 °Wool( to give information to the police,
liter which he retell-keel to the girL He met a police-
man, and suggested that he should make an examina-
tion of the vault, as previous to that he and Mr.
, Avant had examined it, but could not discover
the body. He returned about 11 o'clock, and,
in company with a policeman and two men, proceeded
to search for the body, which was found after • short
time under the floor of the vault. The body
appeared to be that of a full-grown male child,
and free from all external mark', of violence. A
portion of the umbilical cord, about ten inches long, was
torn, and not tied. It was impossible for him to say at
present whether the child was born alive, If be were
to make an examination of the lungs he could then
samertain that fact His impression was that she forcibly
separated the child from herself, and that it bled to death;
the mother beingia such& weak condition as not to be able
to attend to the infant. He gathered this imptession frem
the general appearances of the body. Great violence
must have been used in giving -birth to the child, and it
was a great Wonder that the mother had not died.—The
• Cordner suggested to the jury whether they thought it
desirable that Dr. Fox should make a poe-ntertern ex-
amination, and on their replying that they thought it
was absolutely necessary that such should be done, he
was directed to do no. On his return he said that he
had made • post-floor? em examination of the body. On
opening the chest the fangs were evidently partly
; filled with air. On removing them, with the
heart attached, the whole floated in water, He ttni
off • portion of one lung aqd after squeekng as that'll
air out of it as he & i mid, t still floated. He then tried
I thb relitaining long and a-half with the heart attached,
and the whole floated, thus showing that the child had
breathed; but he believed for not more than three or
four gasps. He formed that opinion in consequence
of the hogs not being fully inflated. From the
appearance of the body, internally as well as externally,
his opinion was that the child died from knot blood, The
child must have died before being put in the vault. There
were no symptoms of death having been caused by autfooa•
tion. He did not believe the child was born ali vee•-that was,
legally born alive—P.O. Apsey prtived finding the body
pt the infant in the closet; and alter the Coroner had
briefly summed up, the jury returned a verdlot "That
the child died in the act of delivery."

' COUNTY PETTY Steamers, Friday.—Before
Captain Manning and R. H. Swaffield, Rect.
PRUNE AND RIOTOUS.—John Peters, of Portland,
was charged with being drank and riotous.—P.C.
Cooper proved the case. On the 28th of January he
saw defendant at Easton, Portland, drunk and
wanting to fight with his brother-in-law. Witneas
' took him towards his home three timys, bilk ht
feiumned eseh time.—Defendint, ill claw)* lad
' he was so drunk thatbe did not remember anything
'Wont the aftair. He Was fined Bs. and costa,
abd allowed it Week for payment.
ANOTHER Or THE SAME CLAM—Joseph
Symonds, of Portland, was charged with a similar
offence at Portland on the 28th of January. —P. C.
Roper found defendant in the street at Fortune's
Well, at half past nine at night, drunk and riotoilt,
wonting to light ttro Soldiem He was about to
off his coat, but witness persuaded him to go
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e, which he did.—Defendant denied that he
was drunk, but the Bench conaidered otherwise, and
Sued him 5a., remitting the costs.
DRUNKENNEM—IIHILM Otter, of Portland, Was
-charged with being drunk at Portland, on the 28th
of January.—P.O. Roper proved the owe, and
defendant was fined 12a., including costa,
&steam D/cfnts.-----At the Bdrough Slissidus, oli
?May) before the MilYot and E. Bayley, Esq., Captain
*animate, of the French chaise manic, Finistere, was
summoned by John Perks, William Smith, Edward
Chaddock, and Robert Sheen, under the Meroentile
Marine Act, to enable the Bench to decide the amount
ferealvage services rendered on the 19th of February.--
Mr. Howard appeared for oom plainants, and Mr. Weleforde
lb. Frei Wheal, for defendante.—Mr. Ilowerd briefly
stated tUt facts of the cue, which will be found la
the subjoined evidence :—On the application of Mr.
Welsford, Mr. Ossey was sworn as interPreter.
Edward Maddock, • licensed pilot of the port, eitid tee
the 19th of February he wits on the Lohk-out, when he
Saw a Frenoh elms& marl come open with the West
Land With • log of distress flying at her mizen. She
proved to be the Finishers, commanded by defendant.
She was ten or twelve miles west of Portland for whils
she was running. He took the flag to be a signal of
distreas, and communicated with Smith and Perks, two
other pilots. The former had a large pilot cutter,
called the Palestine, in which they set sail in order to
render the French vessel assistance, They boarded her
abreast of Redbrick& They went around her, and the
flag was still flying from her misen. The wind was
blowing so hard that they could not speak to the crew
of the French vessel, but the latter made motions
with their Weds for them to come on board. The
wield was blowing very strong, and there was a nasty
" lop" running, and wind against tide. A .hort heavy
sea was far more dangerous than a long one.
The cutter could not get alongside the vessel, and the
only way they could get on board was by a small boat,
or not at all. It was dangerous with such a wind and
sea as then prevailed for • small boat to go to the
Frenchman, and they hesitated in the cutter before they
determined to do so. On the second time when they
came round her, the crew of the French vessel still
continued to beckon them on board. They then got
the little boat, a punt, off the deck and launched her,
but she WAS nearly swamped. Perks and himself got
into it, and with great difficulty, as well as danger,
succeeded in getting on board. He thought the
punt would have been upset, and if so they must have
been drowned. When they got on board they found
tbe crew all fagged one, and no preparation made for
anchoring. If the crew had been in • proper state
everything ought to have been in preparation for anchor-
ing. He asked the captain where he was bound to, and
be said Parr. Witness put his hand on the helm, and
the man in charge gave it to him. Perks had spoken
to the captain previously. Perks went to get the
•dy, but they were doubly lashed. Finding
-e assistance, witness gave the helm to
went to his assistance. Perks had
. the crew to assist him, but they did
Bayley said perhaps the crew did not
trka's French.—Mr. Howard replied that
- ivouring to let go the anchors was
them understand that he required
got the anchors ready, and let them
a vessel up under the east of the Break'
wind was blowing northwest by west,
ionelly. When the ship was brought to
, gale was at its height. They let go two
veered out all the cable, securing the
as they could, but after this WAS
her anchors and drove to sea-
ore were very light and the cables
a vessel of her use. The captain
dere were any steamboats to render oasis-
he informed him that there were, but if
help it would involve him in considerable
aptein showed him his chart, and
eniouth SS the place where he WM.
pointed out Portland, at which the
. very mach surprised. The vessel drove
a half, the sea making a clear breach over
'up the main and fore-lug and slipped
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the asalstanee of the pilot cutter, they towed her Into
Weymouth harbour and secured her. She was laden
with potatoee, and lie considered she was worth from
£250 to £3oo.—Cross•examined : The flag was on the
head of the mast. He had brought a French chant
77171* into the harbour, and had seen her Ily a flag from
the foremost heed. He did not know it was the custom
of Fret oh ships to fly their flag at the wizen head for •
pilot. He would swear that the fig which he saw was
not for a pilot. The reason why he took the flag for a
signal of distress was, because the flag, as well as the
ship, was in an unusual place. He had seen signal.
for pilots flying from vessels at a similar &stenos) from
the shore as this one. Seeing her with a jib to the
mainmast also, made him think she required assistance,
but upon getting on board he found that it was not no.
She appeared to be under command, although she had
very little canvas set. If the captain had said that the
sea was smooth it would be untrue ; but he had no
doubt the pilot cutter would have lived in a heavier sea.
He had never boarded a vessel in such rough weather
before. The crew seemed to be quite exhausted, and
unable to do anything. On the captain's chart Mu re
was no Portland Break water marked, and the captain was
under the impression he WU at Plymouth. lithe vowel
had not been slipped from her anchors she must have
foundered. —John Perks, a licensed pilot of this port for
17 yeers,oorroborated the last witness, and further added
that the captain and crew of the Frenchman seemed very
glad at their being 'Web, in port. Chaddock did not
take the helm against the wish of the captain. He
considered that if it had not been for the assistance
which the pilots rendered the vessel and cargo would
have been lost. He had never seen a French vesael
with her flag front her mixan at such a distance from
chore, even in ordinary weather. If it had been a ease
of pilotage only, they could have brought the vessel in
a place of safety without going on board.—Cross-
examined : During the 17 years lie had been a pilot he
had never been to sea in such weather as when he went
out to the assistance of the Finistere. He could not
swear that the crew were not capable of taking charge
of their vessel. The captain perfectly understood what
they were going to do when the first anchor was let go.
He had never seen a vessel signal for • pilot so far from
shore as the one in question did. He had seen flags
flying from the mizenmast of French vessels, in conse-
quence of which pilots had gone on board; but he did
not know if this was the right place. It was not usual
to place a flag of distress at the top of in mast, hut it
was done sometimes. There was no regular place.
Perhaps the flag might have been for a pilot. When
they got on board the captain did not pull the flag
down.—William Smith,* pilot of 20 years' standing,
also gave corroborative evidence, and in addition said
he considered the pilots perilled their lives by going on
board the Frenchman, and that the would have gone on
shore if assistance had not arrived. As it was, he was
afraid she would founder; and he had everything in
readintes ttl pick up her crew ih bate she ehoilld,—ln
cross-examination he said, he did not know French-
men's mica for signaling for pilots, but it was not
their custom to put a signal on the misenmast for one.
He should not have gone out with his cutter, if it had
not been to save life and property, in such weather as
he did in going to the Frenchman.—William Anthony,
of Portland, said he was on the Castle-road when
he saw the vessel run acreee the West Bay,
with a flag of distress from her mizerunast.
The wind was blowing a perfect hurricane, and he
saw a steamer driven out of the Roads, as was also
s vessel called the Hound, of Plymouth, who had three
anchors down, and he assisted in saving her. He con-
sidered the pilots' lives were in danger in attempting to
assist the French vessel.—The cross-examination did
not elicit any material factv.—H. Stroud, •Coastguards-
man, said on the 19th February he was crossing Wey-
mouth harbour when he saw the pilot boat go out. He
went on the Nothe and told the chief boatman that he
did not expect to see the crew come back again, as the
weather was so bad. He watched the boat from a glass,
apd saw the sea break oesir the teasel find the cutter.
lf he had been ordered to go to sea in a boat in such
weather he ehduld have refused, unless it *as to save
life or propetty. He took the signal from the French-
man's wizen as one of distress.—ln cross-examination
witness said be had frequently seen flags of distress
hoisted from the mast-head as well as from other places
which *ere most convenient —Captain William Flieher
said he had been to sea for 22 years. On the day in
quettion he was on the Look-out when he saw the
Frenchman half-wey up the Break water. Seeing the
boat go out in such weather he thought she was not
going out for an ordinary case of pilotage, but one of
salvage. He considered the pilots' lives were in danger
in boarding the vesseL —Other witnesses were called
who spoke of the violence, of the weather on the day
in question.—This was the case on behalf of the com-
plainants, and the Mayor suggested that the inquiry
should be resumed the next day, LS it would take •
considerable time to hear the evidence on behalf of the
defence, as it would have to be interpreted, and the
Court having already sat for five hours. This Ruggeri.
tion was acquiesced in, and the inquiry was adjourned
until half-past ten o'clock on Saturday morning,

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sundries, £4 12.. 6d. ; cleaning room, £2 12s.—
total, £l3 14s. Id. ; balance in hand, £7 Is. 60.
The total number of members on the books
December 314 last was 39, among whom were 2
bricklayers, 7 carpenters, 2 shopkeepers, 4 black-
smiths, 1 schoolmaster, 1 farm bailiff, 3 shoemakers,
3 gardener., 3 servants, 3 woodmen, and 10
labourer.. The room was open 304 days, during
which time there were 4,560 attendances, showing
an average of 15 per day. During the last quarter
the average was 17 per diem. The papers supplied
are the same as enumerated in the Milborne return.
. The population of W laitchurch is about 554, but the
dwellings are more widely scattered than at
Milborne, consequently fewer of the inhabitants can
take advantage of the club.

the worse for liquor, bet he had been shamefully need
by the landlord, who ought to hare been in de.
fondant's place.—He then called George Bull, a
lad, alio stated that the landlord took hold of
the defendant and threw him out of the house. His
sons then fell upon him in the road and beat him.—
Supern'endent Hare said the disturbance took pleas on
the same Ca), as de', ndant's brothel was fined. The
land'ord was a very respectable man, and would attend
if the Bench thought fit to adjourn the eare.—After a
short consultation the magistrates decided to adopt
that course, and Mr. Chitty then applied for summonses
against the landlord and his sons for assaulting the
defendant.

BOTIRTON.—EmiIy Young was charged with unlaw-
fully absenting herself from the service and employ of
Mr. Oliver Magga—lt appeared from the evidence of
the complainant that the young woman had been
employed at his flax-mill. The rule of the establish-
ment was, that those employed should give a week's
notice. The defendant left on Thursday, the 19th
January, the week being up on Saturday. She was
going away on the Wednesday,when he warned her not
to do so. She stayed then but did not come to work
till Thursday at 11 o'clock, when he tent her away.—
By Mr. Chitty: The work was piece-work. Some wages
were due to her, perhaps a little over 2.l.—Mr. Chitty
submitted to the Bench that as the defench.nt was on
piece, and not day-work, she could stay away
for • time, and then return and finish her work.—
She did not unders'and that a week's notice was
required, and made no agreement to that effect.—ln
answer to the Bench, complainant stated that the young
woman must have known the custom, for on • former
occasion when she left his service to go London, she
gave a week's notice.—The magistrates gave it as their
opinion that the defendant knew the rules of the
mill, and ordered that the wages due to her should
be abated, and that she must pay the casts.
MELBORY A BHA& —Richard Alner was charged with
riding without reins, and having no one to look after his
horses on the 10th February.—Defendant pleaded
guilty.—Superintendent Hare said that as this was the
fir t offence he should ask the Bench to dismiss the ease
on defendant paying the costs.—To this the magistrates
agreed, after cautioning defendant.
ASHMORE.— Andrew Green wee charged with committ-
ing a criminal assault on his niece, Ann West, &little
girl 10 years of age.—Mr. Chitty appeared for the
defendant.—The Court being cleared, the Bench heard
the girl's statement, and not considering the charge
sufficiently proved, dismissed the case.

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