The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-02-14 00:00:00

Eftiltshire.

CHIPPENHeIe. The Literary Institution. —The
annual meeting of this society, which ass held
for the first time in the New Hall, took place on
Tuesday evening. The report was read and adopted;
0. P. &rope, Erg., M.P., was elected president, and
the meeting broke up after passing a ceupliuseutary
vote of thanks to the chairman, committee, and
honorary secretary.
Perry Sitenloen, Feb. 2.—{Before J. B. Fuller, Esq..
Sir John A wdry, Knt., Sir Joun Neeld, Bart., Rev. H.
V. LAW, E. L. Clutterback, and F. Poynder,
The Earl of Moruington and H. T. Burney, Es 1., were
present and took the oaths as Magistrates for this Divi•
11011.—klary Fry and Lucy Godding, of Stanton St.
Quinton, were charged with damaging underwised in
that parish on the 19th ult., the property of the Earl of
Radnor. Ordered to pay be. each.—Williaiu
of Sutton Henget., and Christopher Scott, of Christian
Idalford, lahonrers, were charged, the former with
asasulting police•constahle Bastin on the 26th 11er:ember
last and wilfully damaging the Inca-ul. at Sutton, Anil
the latter with • breach of the peace at the bailie tone.
Ordered to pay 17*. each.—Jadues Lick., of Leigh-
ilalemere, shoemaker, ass ch.rge.l with insinuating Fanny
Crows, late of Grittletani, deceased. The defendant hail
heen admitted to bail *ince the but petty sessions. Mr.
Jacob Phillips appecred for the prosecution, and Mr.
liiikewell for the iletendent. witnesses were
CVidelllCe +VIA to show that the ,le-
ceased, when on her death-bed, had repeatedly statasl the
same as when before the magistrates on the rith ult.,
that the defendant lied struck her in th: left side with
his fist on Christinas-eve, when she told him that " lie
had gut her into trouble, soil he must help her out .1
it," and which blow she had froqiiently stated would
be the cause of her death. W. Collnirne, Esq., the
medical gentleman of the Union, stated that he attended
the deceased from the time of her first admission into
the Union ; she was then in • very weak state; he
. examined her but could find no external marks of a
blow ; she gave birth to a child on the 19th, which is
i now alive ; that shortly after her confinement symptoms
of purpureal fever set in ; that she gradually got worse.
and died on the 21st ult. He also stated that at his
request Dr. Dyke had kindly accompanied him when he
attends' her, and that gentleman had expressed his
entire concurrence in his (Mr. Colborne's) opinion, that
the deceased died froin the above disease and not from
the effects of the blow alleged to have been received
from the defendant. The room was then ordered to be
cleared for a few minutes, when the defendant was
again called in, and told by the Chairman that it was a
grievous case, however he was 'emitted of the charge
of having caused the death of the deceased, but he
would be convicted of a common assault, for which he
would be sentenced to font month's imprisontutint.—
George Beanies, Chippenhein. labourer, was charged by
George 13eames, his father, with assaulting him on the
31st ult. It appenrs that the defendant has been in the
habit of beating and ill-using his father frequently for
some time past, and that on the above date be came
housn intoxicated between nine and ten p.m., blackened
his father's eye, and otherwise maltreated him, when be
sent for the police. mini Soperintt nileut Wright and
police-constable Williams linked him up. He was fined
5u., with ss. co.ds, hut this nut hieing forthcoming, he
was committed to Devises Gaol for 21 days.

PEWSEY. l'alice.—Thonme was brought
befiire Colonel %V nnightiiii. In the custody of Sergeant
Manley, charged with leaving his wife and two
children chargeable to the parish of Littleton ; and.
being in receipt of good wage*, was sentenced to
three mouth's imprisonment with hard labour, as a
rogue and vagabond.
Bit ADFORD-ON • A VON. Shockln9 A ccident. —A n
inquest was held on Saturday week at the Castle
Inn, before G. Sylvester, Esq., on the body of
Augusta Jones, a girl between live and six years of
age. Deceased was one of the scholars of Christ
Church School, and was dismissed with the other
children alamt 12 o'clock on Thursday week. About
I o'clock cries were heard in the class-room by three
of the country scholars who were taking their dinner
in the school-room. They ran to the spot and per-
ceived that the clothes of the deceased were in
dames. They rolled her upon the floor, and partly
extinguished the fire, when the deceased got up and
ran towards home, and the lire on her clothes then
rekindled. Mr. George Newman met the deceased
running, took off his coat, and wrapped it round
her, and handed her over to hei mother, who resided
near the sch,iol. It appeared that the deceased
entered the class-room at the back door, without any
one's knowledge, and removed the fire-guard for the
purpose of warming herself, when her clothes
ignited. Dr. Higlimore was in immediate attend-
ance, but it was of no avail. The pour child lin-
gered till seven ~'clock, when deith pot an end to
her sufferings. Verdict, "Accidental Death."

POLICI I NIEL LIG EN - Nlagisc, atoi Othee, Fri-
day. Feb. 3.—(Before the Rev. J. H. Brailney.)—
A r(hur Ilerady, shoemaker, and Dew+ br Alex-
ander, cloth-weaver, of this town. were charged by
inspector Pitney with stealing a black cloth coat,
value 34., from s dwelling•house at Woolley, the
property of Henry Purnell, labourer, 'luring the
absence of the occupants. Both prisoneis. who
have been previously convicted, were tanumitted for
trial at the assizes.

WucirroN BAssErr.—ln Re Jr. F. Pratt.—The
result of the inquire in the Court ~f Qaceit's Bench
of the Rev. Mr. Hatch r. Walteis Freak Pratt, attor-
ney, was received in this town with generd satisfac-
tion, and uany of the inhabitants went to the
station to welcome Mr. Pratt in his return 1011 Mon-
day evening week, acoompatinal liy the drum-and-
fife band recently formed in this town.
HIORWORTII. —A Surgeon Comnittied for Mon-
slaughter. —Mr. Hind, surgeon, of Stroud, has been
committed for trial at the next AM iZeIL He is
charged with causing the death of Mary Woodford,
housemaid in the service of George Alexander, Esq.,
by using an instrument for the purpose of causing
abortion. Mr. Hind is nearly 70 years old.
SWINDON.— Volunteer Rifle iforement. —The
workmen employed by the Great Western Railway
Company held a meeting in the large room of the
Mechanics' Institute on Friday week, when the rules
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drawn up by the committee- appointed at the pre-
vious meeting were submitted. More than 90 etrec•
tine, and many honorary members, gave in their
names, and it is anticipated the number will be