The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-12-04 00:00:00

TRAIN ALTERATIONS FOR DECEMBER._

S.W.R.--Dorchester Wel/month Line—The 8.55
am. train from Hishopstoke to Weymouth will leave
Wimborne at 10.40 am., and will,be earlier at New
Pole Junction, Ilamworthy Junctisn and Wim-
borne.
SOMERSET AND DORSET.—There will be no
alterations this mouth.
G.W.R.—No alterations.

THE DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL

During the week ending November 29th, there have
been admitted :—ln.patients. 6; discharged, 4; out.
patients admitted, 3; discharged, 5; emergencies, 0;
deaths 1 :—ln.patients, in the hospital, 47 :—Out-
patients, on the books, 225; casualties, 25; physician
for the week, Dr. W. V. Lush; surgeon for the week,
Mr. A. Emson ; house surgeon, Mr. Herbert J.
Capon. Total lumber of patients treated during the
present year is 1697.
The House Surgeon desires to acknowledge with
thanks a present of surgical appliances from the
Rev. Canon Nash, of Tolpuddle, for the good of the
Institution.

THE CRIMINAL RECORDS OF THE
BOROUGH.
The following report has been presented by Mr.
Supt. Coward to the Watch Committee. It shows no
material alteration in the state of the holough,
regards offences against the law.
To the Worshipful the Mayor and Gentlemen of the Watoli

Committee.
Gentlemen,—l beg most respectfully to lay before you
my seventh Annual Criminal Report and Occurrence
Return, showing the amount of crime committed within
the borough of Dorchester for the year ending 29th
September, 1677, as per tabular statement, prepared and
sent to the Home Office, viz.
TABLE I.—Pollee Establishment—Acreage, 635; popula-
tion, 6,915; head-constable, 1; sergeant, 1; constables. 6;
total, 8.
TABLE lo—COST of Police Establishment —Salaries and
Pay. £515 is. 10d. ; accoutrements and clothing,
eV lei. 41.; station-house charge, £24 Bs. 81. ; mis-
cellaneous charge., ell 7.. 8,1.; total, £683 17s. 61. One
half of pay and clothing repaid by the Treasury.
TADLE 2.—Class of Persons proceeded against—Known
thieves, on indictment, 3 males, 1 female, summarily, 5
males, 3 females ; prostitutes, summarily, 7 females ;
vagrants, trampa, etc., summarily, 4 males, 2 females;
suspicious characters, on indictment, 2 males, summarily,
12 males, 2 females; habitual drunkards, summarily. 2
males. 4 female..; previous good character, on indictment,
7 males, summarily. 69 males, 8 females : character
unknown, summarily, 35 males : totals, on indictment,
12 males, 1 fern sle, summarily, 127 neslea, 24 females.
TABLE I—lndictable Offences.—Larceny from the
person, 1. committed for trial, 2 males, 1 female ; larceny
simple, 13, committed for trial, it males ; oetaining
money by false pretences, 2, committed for trial, 1 male;
total number of crimes committed, 16, committed for
trial, 12 males, 1 female.
The indictable offences this year show an increase of
eight, compared with last year. Thirteen persons were
apprehended and committed for trial, and dist...a of as
follows :—One ten years penal servitude, and seven years
police supervision; one six tuouths; two, four months
and one years' supervision; two, three months; one, two
months; five acquitted; and one no bill; total, 13.
TABLE s.—Persons proceeded against Summarily.—
Aseaoltt aggravated on women, convict .1, 1 male ;
assault, on plies, convicted., 1 male; assaults common,
discharged, 1 male, 3 females, convicted, 9 males, 1
female; bastardy orders 111soloeying, discharged, 1 male;
breaches of the peace, want of sureties, Ac., discharged,
3 males, convicted, 3 males cruelty to atliMals, convicted,
1 male : embezzlement, discharged. I male; Poaching
Act, 18e2, convicted, 2 males. Licensing Act, 1872,
offences against, viz. :—Drinik and drunk and disorderly,
disbarred, 5 males, 1 female, rouvicted, 31 males, 8
females ; permitting drunkenness and disorderly
conduct, discharged, 1 male, convicted, 1 male ;
illegally selling intoxicating liquor., discharged,
1 female, convicted, 1 male, 1 female; other offences
under Licensing Act, 1872, discharged, 1 female,
convicted, 1 male, I femme ; local accounts and borough
bye-laws, discharged, 6 males, convicted, 10 males, 3
females; wilful damage, discharged, 1 male, convicted, 2
males. Mutiny Acta offence., against, viz. :—Anuy Act,
discharged, 2 males, convicted, 8 metes Navy Act,
convicted, 3 males; Militia Act, discharged, 2 males;
Excise Act, convicted, 5 I sales. Stealing or attempt to
steal, viz. :—Lirceily under Is. in value, discharged, 8
males, convicted, 5 males, 1 female; lar--eny above ss. in
value, on Meeting guilty, convicted, 2 females ; larceny
discharged, 1 male, convicted, 2 females ; dogs,
birds, beasts, ,te., convicted, 1 male; fruit id vegetable
',redaction., die•hargell, 3 males. Vagrant Act offences
against, viz.-- Begging. convicted, 3 males; having no
visible means if subsistence, convicted. 1 female.
Highway Act, convicted, I male; weights and measures,
convicted. 2 males; other offence. not includedin the above,
discharged. 1 male; total, discharged, 36 males and 6 fe-
males; convicted, 91 males and 20 feir.alee. The above were
disposed of as follows, viz. :—Three menthe and above
two, 2; two months and above one, 1 : one month and
above li days, 7; fourteen days and under, 15; fined. 70;
to tin•l sureties, 5; delivered to army and navy, 11; dis-
charged, 42—total, 153. Offence, determined summarily
show a decrease of three compared with last year.
INSECURE PREMISES.—Reported by the police between
the hour. of 10 p.m. and it a in.—Front doors, 36; windows,
14; front garden gates, 47; doors lea-hug to rear of
premises. es. 3e; store doors, Cc., 36—total, 171.
FIBR Fednee.—During the past year the fire engine
attended two fires in the county, viz. :—Waddock
Affpuddle, from the 9th to the 11th of September, the
account of which is still outstanding; Ilsington Farm on
the 21st September. and £2 2s. received and paid to the
Urban Seintary Authority.
INSPECTION OF WEIGHTS. MEASURES, AND SCALES.—
Inspected at shops—Weights, 695; measures, 323; scales,
254. Inspected at the Police Station—Weights, 1,097 ;
measurea, 102; scales, 8. Number stamped—brass, 43;
iron, ; nieasures, 115; fees paid to treasurer—el 15.. Est.
During the year 4-2 weights have been repaired at the
Police Stations at monthly inspections.
DRAXTING AND ENDORSING PEDLAR'S CERTIFICATES.—
Granted at Is. each—Males, 36; females, 6. Indorsed at
61. each—Males, 83: feinales, 23—total, 132. Fe. re-
ceived, £9 3s.
THE CHIMNEY SWEEPER'S ACT, which compels all
persons carrying on the trade of a chimney se eeper to
obtain a certificate from the Chief Officer of Police, on
, payment of 2s. 61. has been enforced, and five granted.
I during the year, awl none endorsed.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASE (ANIMALS ACT). —Duriog the past
year there has not been a single clue reports&
Tag PETROLECM ACT. 1871, has also been strictly en-
forced, and the result was that in October last licenses
were granted for the sale and storing of petroleum, at the
premises of the following persons, viz. ;—Messrs, Crocker
and ronmongers, High West-street, and Fordington ;
Mr. A. Co..'SV. Groves, tallow merchant, Pease-lane; Mr. R.
Hazel. ironmonger, High West and Trinity-street : Mr.
Georee Mutford, ciumb-r amid painter, High tasestreet
and Bell street ; r. H. Groves, of Fordington ; Mr. R.
Billett, Holloway.row. Fordington; Mr. Joseph Mitchell.
Fordingt on Cross; Mr. A. Edwards, Mill-street, Fording-
ton • and, to November, to Mr. Robert Moors, Grove
Buildings,
, Tag EAPLOSITE Act has been enforced in the borough,
I and the following premises registered for the keeping of
gunpowder and mixed explosives, via : —Messrs. Crocker
I and Co.. ironmongers, High West-street and Pease-lane;
Mr. Charles Jeff rep, gliesinith, High East-street; Mr. It.
Hazel, ironruouger, lligh West-street and Trinity-street;
and Mrs. Rogers, High West street, for the sale of fire-
works.
PUBLIC AND BEERHOUSES.—There Are 35 general licensed
homes, 6 beerhouees licensed on the premises, lone beer-
house licensed off the preiniees, one refreshment house
licensed on the premises, =ld one off; time conduct of
which during the year has been satisfactory—three con-
victions recorded.
LIGHTING OF THE PUBLIC LAMM—During the year 197
lamps were reported by the police extinguished between
9 p.m, and 3 a.m.
SUPERANNUATION FUND DOW 1113101111 BS TO abOtIT moo. The
fines and fees, iv., payable to the fund during the year,
amounted to £l4 14s. 110., and paid to the treasurer.
Cap.. Edward Willis, Her Majesty's Inspector of
Constabulary, made his annual inspection of the force,
clothing. appointments, station, cells, and books, on the
9th August last, and everything passed off satisfactory.
In conclusion, I have much pleasure in stating that the
conduct of the officers and constables during the year has
been highly .0-factory. -I have the honour to be,Gentle-
men, your obedient servant, CHAS. COMMIT), Head-
Constable.
Borough Police Office, Guildhall, Dorchester, Novem-
ber 30th, 1577.

PORTLAND.
LIEUT. LOWE'S BODY FOUND.

Some boys, sons of a fisherman named Anthony,
had not given up the hope of finding the lost lieu-
tenant, and, stimulated by the reward of £l5, have,
within the last few days, been diligently dragging in
the neighbourhood of the Boecaweri. About half-past
four on Saturday afternoon they grappled the body,
and on hoisting it up it was found that the lieutenant
had no clothes on except a shirt, to his neck was
fastened a dumb-bell, and two to his waist' thus the
body must have been kept at on the ground, and this
probably accounts for the previous grappling having
missed the body. It was not so much decomposed as
might have been expected, but yet was in a shocking
state, and was not taken on board the 'hip, but to
the mortuary to await an inquest, which Mr. Howard,
coroner, would hold on Monday. The place where
the body was found was only about 100 yards from
the ship.

DUTCHMEN IN TROUBLE.
At the county police-court yesterday (Monday) before
Mr. Herbert Williams and Captain Msnsel, three Dutch
sailors. Checks Tressine. Johan Raeder" and Peter Bergen,
were charged with having refused to do duty on board
ship.—Mr. Howard prosecuted on behalf of the owners.
It appeared the ship in question. the Rio Grande, was a
Teasel of RV tons, was built at Topeam, in the county of
Devon, on the 23rd of December, 1828, and was classed
A 1.12 years. at Lloyds. The present captain had com-
manded her about 5 months. Om being obliged through
✓iven of weather to put into Portland Harbour, the
pdecners, as will be seen front the evidences refused to
work, Mr. Howard called Captain Jahn Jeffery, who
said the prisoners were able seamen on board his vaiseL
the Rio (rand., to go to ports in Africa. The vessel was
no tone burden. British built, and well-found in every
way. He
had been on a voyage in her to New Caliber,
Brest, Rotherdam, and was bound for Bombay, and bad
always found her perfectly seaworthy. She was quite
tight and scarcely made any water at AIL On the 19th of
October he sailed from Rotterdam with these men on HOUGHTON.
board. From that time to the 21st November they bad AmmoT. Loot sotutdoo Mr. W. Drake. pony
very rough weather, being obliged to put back into the started from the Crown Hotel, Blandford, and smashed •
Downs and the Roads. The prisoners made no complaint. I
On Saturday, December 1, at eight..... they had Anish.d Crest tDip all t° flitter' Nobody wet PertenellY injured-
their breakfast, and in consequence or, what the boson I
said to him he asked them the reason why they refused to BTOITILPAINE.
go
to their duty. Handedi said they didn't like ' ." „, Foreign meeting was held
a,„,„ abit,. and the, expected to ho found the be,. on Wednesday, November gist. The chair was Liken
lame as in a Dutch vassal. He gave them by Mr. John Barbet; sea, whose father put up the chapel
half-an-hour to think over it, and as they ed at his own expense. Addresses were delivered by Mr.
he read over the entry is the log-book to Jame• Item" (Mw"ten4 Jackson °Wm'
thim was this senardair. Sam,, Decant.. atinek Rev. Alfred Brice (Blandford),.. Rev. this= J.
Chad. • Rd. Haw (Sturiumater Ne tir ton). The collection amounted
• im• Pirdtild. tended eeetteta es ',amid S 9 10a, gold to the amount of 44 10a being found in the
do duty while the pti lying at anchor in the said Collecting plates. For 'tome time Pelt the Watelett

Tar new Primitive Chapel is slowly approaching
completion.
SPECIAL religious services are being held for two weeks
In the Wesleyan Chapel here.
BY the end of the year the Rector of the parish, the
Rev. W. Churchill, will have exactly completed a ministry
of fifty yearn.