The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-06-12 00:00:00

DORCHESTER.

THE BATH AND WEST Or ENCLAND SHlM—This
show closed Saturday night. The number of visitors
during the day was 14,487, making a total of 74,484
for the week. The total receipts amounted to £.1,827.
Lase /Mom our readers had the opportunity of
seeing the Lord Chief Justice of England, and
Judge Hawkins of Tichbome-trial celebrity. "Would
they be surprised to hear that at these next assizes
they can, should they desire it, look upon "the silver-
tongued" Coleridge.
Donszv Corrrr Honrtrat.—During the week
ending June 7th there have been admitted :—ln.
patients, 2; discharged, 5; out-patients admitted, 9;
discharged, 2; emergencies, 0; deaths, 0; in-patients
in the hospital, 43; sit-patients on the books, 165;
casualties, 13. Physician for the week, Dr. %V. V.
Lush; surgeon, Mr. Good ; house surgeon, Mr. 11. J.
Capon.
THE BATH ACCIDENT.—We regret to say that Mrs.
Hannah, wife of Mr. Hannah, the Well-known
upholkterer of the town, sustained very severe injuries.
There is a general shock to the system, and that the
spine has been affected is feared. Mr. Hannah,
although able to get about, still feels the affects. A
Mrs. Huntley, who lives near the bridge, deserves her
, name recorded as haring afforded them kind-hearted
assistance after the accident.

COMMITTED TO THE Dogsrr COCETY PRISON.—
SessiomE : Eliza Jones, stealing a shawl at Weymouth.
Hard Laboor John Wilson, fraudulent enlistment at
Weymouth, Thomas Hayward, vagrancy at Swyre,
2 calendar month's each; Richard Lucas, assaulting
constable at Charminster, Harriet Stokes, drunk and
riotous at Stratton, 1 calendar month each; George
Robinson, vagrancy at Wareham, 21 slays; Henry
Cilium wilful damage at Netherbury, 7 days; Further
Examination : Frank Smith and John Williams,
stealing a pair of boots, &c., at Dorchester, Elizabeth
Pain, stealing money at Fordington.
THE WEATHER. —The following is Otilf meteorologital
report :
Date.

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, Noon. Point 44.1 Wind. '1
State of Weather.
1 Night. i
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87 1 48 I SW !Dull, fine
58 47 SW (lonely, fine
53 43 SW Rain
56 48 WSW Fine
64 48 SE fine, cloudy
48 44 W Fine, cloudy
68 41 SW Fine

Jima
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Mn. ARCH. —At • meeting of the poor law guardians,
reported in oar last, held here on Saturday, the
Chairmain the Rev. Prebendary Farquharson, said at
the recent meeting of agricultural labourers at Barn-
hill Mr. Arch made the folowing statement :—"Some
one in the meeting had asked about the Russians, but
in England they had Raehi-Basouks and Cossacks, who
were to be found at the Boards of Guardians, where
pauper boys of ten yearn of age were induced to sign
an agreement that at 17 they would enter the army or
inobtZinder gain the
)lomoduter of
."he Nr°ori°bmight w
Mr. Farquharson said, was a 111AZU$ reflection. If the
guardians had done ouch a cruel and unjust thing they
would be dawning of all that was said of them Ho

therefore wrote to Mr. Fleming upon the subject, and
the reply received was :
" Local Government Board, Whitehall, 710th May, 1877.
" My Dear Sir, —ln reply to your latter I beg to
_nay that
no order of ear kind has been issued kr the Board direct-
ing any practice of the natant referred to in the enclosed
extract. It is evident that any such agreement entered
into by a pauper boy would he absolutely invalid.—Belietw
me, sincerely yotirk BALDWTM FLEMING.
Captain Hanham : We may safely say it does not
apply to Dorset. -Tr. Chairman : Mr. Fleming is the
inspector for four of the Western counties.

Bossouirtt PaTry Sgenioss, Monday.—Before the Mayor
and Mr. J. F. Hodges.
Robert Hibba, carter for Mr. Woodhouse, Acuity
Brewery, was charged with obstructing the highway at
the bottom of High Zast-street. Gould on Monday
evening the 4th inst., shout quarter to seven said he saw
defendant drive down the street with three horses and a
waggon and it is in front of the White Hart, and the
horses remained there until twenty minutes after seven.
Defendant was in the White Hart, and witness asked him
if he " belonged to the horses," and be said "yes.' Told
him the hones had been there over half -an•hour, and on
his coming outihe whipped the horses severely, and was
very saucy.
Arthur Pitt, in the same service, was similarly
summoned but denied that the horses were there forty
minutes.lto was in charge of two horses and a waggon.
Hibbs was fined Pis. including costs, and the case against
Pike was dismissed.
-•• • •

John Williams and Prank Snit), were charged with
stealing • pair of boffs, the property of Charles Stiller.
It seemed from the evidence of prosecutor that he and the
prisoners belonged to the Darset Militia. On the
regiment being disbanded he received a pair of boots,
which he had worn during the training, and which
he was at liberty to dispoee of in his own way. He
stayed for a day or two at the King's Head Inn, Fording-
ton, and an the Tuesday evening whilst asleep, the boots
and an handkerchief in which they were wrapped, were
carriedlaway, lsith being at ter wards found in the prisoner's
possession at Weymouth. —George l'iihelil, the landlord
recollected the prosecutor and prisoners being at hie house,
and as to the former going to sleep, during which tirae the
lis.te were carried off.—Sergeant John Partill, of the
Dorset Militia, knew the prosecutor and the prisoners who
all belonged to the Militia. On Tuesday evening, he met
prisoner's in Church-street, carrying • bundle each. When
they met him they stopped, and asked him where he was
going. He replied up to his allotment ground.
They asked the landlady of the Dolphin Inn if she would
buy • pair of boots, and she declining they asked bins, and
he said no. Ultimately, however, he purchased them for
23., intending to return them to the prisoners the next
day for some work they had done at his potato field.—
Mr. Symonds elicited that the witness did not say he
would return them, hut only had it in his mind to do so.
He afterwards took the men to the Sun Inn and gave
them some beer for helping him in his potato ground.—
Mr. Symonds thought it a most discreditable thing
for a staff sergeant to be in the comany of
private soldiers in a public-house drinking and
at terwards purchasing a pair of boots off them for the
sum of fa. If the commanding officer did not inquire
into the matter he (Mr. Symonds) would be surprised.—
Acting-Sergeant Pomeroy said that on Tuesday evening,
the sth, he received information of the robbery from the
prosecutor. Made enquiries, and afterwards received the
heavy pair of the boots produced from Colour-Sergeant
Purtill. On Wednesday, the 6th, he went to Weymouth
and found the prisoners at a public-house and charged
them with stealing a pair of boots from the King's Head
beerhouse, Fordington. William, said "AU right, that's
what drink does." Smith said he was very willing to go
with witness ; he never sold the boots. He would sooner
do a month than get Sergeant Portal into a row about it.
Ile found the handkerchief produced in Williams', jacket
pocket, and 84c1 in money. On Smith he found a heavy
pair of boots etl,i another pocket handkerchief and 4d.—
Skater, recalled, said the boots were worth 53. Prisoners
wished the charge settled at once—Williams pleaded
guilty. Smith said he was not guilty, and made • state-
ment saying that Williams met him and they went to
where the latter had been lodging, and on leaving
Williams said he had a pair of boots which he should sell.
—The Bench said they would give Smith the benefit of the
doubt and dismiss him • Williams, who said he was drink,
from Saturday to Tuesday, was sentenced to a month s
hard labour.—Colour-Sergeant Portal war recalled and
severely reprimanded for the part he hail taken in the
matter. It was most discreditable for a sergeant in his
position to be found in such company. Sergeants ought
not to be too familiar with the men; and they hoped it
would be a warning to him to be very careful in future.