The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-06-19 00:00:00

AT Thil &WWII biALLIT PLITT 51111110111, on After some disoussioo, in which Mr. F. PUMPS
Friday, before E. B. Napier, Kea. In the obair, drew attention to the dancerous Mots a the foot Path
Captain Sheretots. and Messrs. J. W. W. Tyndale, in front of Reform' school', it was decided to leave
and J. M. Spawner, Isaac Plieret, • porter la the the matter in the bands of the Roads and Footpaths
"Pl°l °1 the Great Western Railway Company, sae Committee for them to instruct the Surveyor to do
charged with stealing • pair of boots, value! at El, the necessary repairs.
the property of Mr. Atterell, of Creamer% on the 27th rat oot.thrtna'e OUSZANITZ.
May. Mr. P. Cruttwell, of Frorne, prosecuted on
behalf of the company, and asked that an example The collector Mr. Stool, wrote to the Board with
might be made .1 the Prisoner, as the company were reference to his securities be wee making arrange.
heavy hairs by this Wad of robberies. It appeared menu with the (keen and General Guarantee Corn.
that Ai.. Attach, the owner ,d the boots, travelled on Pa' y•
the 26th May from Portland to Witham, when he The opinion of the Board ors. that there had been
left the train sad drove on to Crown ,re, haying Mat delay in the matter, and the Clerk was
given directions that • hamper 000teteleg the hoots instructed to write to Mr. Stone, and ask him to pro-
should be forwarded to Cream,, on the following duo* the oorrespoodenoe which had taken place at the
111..nday morning. The hamper a, rived In doe course, nail mmtbiff.
but upon it being opened the boots were not there. THI !LIMING Or rorroxia-wiLL.
—James Saunders, assistant superintendent of the The following letter was read :
detective department of the Great Westernßailway P .rtland, May 23-d, laa.
Company, said he came down to Crimson) and mad* "To the Chairman of the Portland IsJcal Board.
li. a aides, which ultimately led to the recovery of the , " Dear Sr.—! am requested by the Street Watering
b.e de sad to the prisoner being charged with the theft. Committee to enquire •hether tour B mod will be willing
—his. Atkins, dealer iu secondhand clothes, said the , to contribute as usual towards the fun I for watering the
prisoner brought the pair of boot,. produced (which main street In Fortunes-Well during the coming summer.
Att.w„li ewore were hl.) to her 'hop, and salted 51.
for them. She gave him Is. so I a pew of eardrops of ; —Yours teittifully.
" 11. DoWDesWiLL. for the Committer.'
It was restilved that the sum of £2O be granted for
the seine, she alleged, of 4L—After other esideuce '
the prisoner vleaci.ii guilty, awl he was Denten:sad to this purp .110.
three mouths' imprisonment with hard labour. I There was no other business of any importanos.

To the debtor.

AN OFFICER OF THE TRAINING SHIP
IRI SD BY NAVAL COURT-MARTIAL
AT PORratoUTti.
A Cour tonartiol simembled on Friday on board H.ll S.
Vctury, tender ,str the dustbin Duke of Walnut os, in
P , torteelot , fi eyticur,2 or the trod of Mr. Ocorga Davis.
cap miter on beau B women, on Lou oh gee
•t mato( been absent w•tbout leave, namely, on Use
tete and Vito ultlenu, Is. officer. sworn the Court
wre :--C •poon Hand, ILM 8 One Pres...et :
C•pisio Soused..., Jams.; Capt Woeme. Hach ;
Cemmauder Osborne, Asks; (Loom toiler Ottmorse I. rd
Warden ; sill SI. P. Horton, 11q.. Letitia.> 4odgwe
Aire:tote of the Fort. Br, G. F asm. solic.tor. of
Forties, appeared as prisoner's friend. The dm ian-
atontim ietkr. dated Item Portland, was to the effect
ii..' in Feted& -y last 0 mama' ler A. F. Bt. Clair isoue4
orderr list 04i pnaolay manila nt go oat of the sop
pwritionaet, speor4nial.dperoal.ri,oentfroarui 11..
ni,tbl. and .ty,
t.uhotted, be warn triton .bent on the night of ihelB.ll.
On toe so.i.wing Morning he was plmied undo orteet.—
L dolman' Cod erwood. of the B me. rem:, dated th et
•mLCi CJOIS11•11S10‘ St ot der re...oscines prisoner he
bed no. grunted toe Latkr leave to stay •aa.l 'rola the
eb pet night —sr tee whom.: I d not !swoop
ber wtether great ot long Neve fr .01
the tad to eh. 16. a 1 : If . mdrant i,fhom
or rue B 0ut..., sit r wore. is 0000 4 MI al dermon. *eke
you cockle!. no you grant it, as it not underetood that
tootle.. will extend tub the next morning I—L. : Yea.-
8 aim Ltautenout James Bt.> w mug Young. of the
B amtwen, stated that mi ku roturnlug loot leave in
It awe lam ord. de were trammitt d to him by L.entenant
0h.lf(W001 with recoro 10 USO prisoner. In cremate(
Imme to he warreint otli eta co the ship the &optic •nts
did sit.t sp.:Moldy ast at any might tunnels on moo.. ill
the seed. morning. Wall• 00 ~rented immie to priehnar on
iii. 16m of Boy in the um,' I.IOOOIIIC. On tine 17th of
Mn, settees. sp to to p Imorr c moaning ids elutilies
from .be mop on the previous night, and he replied that
wbuess had 'trim I.ve, bit was toll that that erns
004 the or ;Mary leave to 00 00 Clore. Pfloooof said
that he sin ierstood that toe 0 sminander's order had
ib"soof ifurnmmeci:lioicieSiwthl:i.."Mi.sastisinaellipheigoinuig..dood.on ltobagO.tu'ipi Floe' mnb:orrtuwbi Di"
tomatoes' on snort during the might Later on In the
indiums wadies* sated him why be lied rernaioed awey
from Um ship, but ho offered n e ekplanat.on.—By ihe
primmer ; I reported you to the Lionaliauclar on the
morning of 1401 return atter •sen night of •beenos. Very
loch son came to my cabin rea the afternoon of the 18th
May and sulked at for Woes, but I 40 not recollect your
tieing rim—Q.:oo the moroingoi mall) b did 00 order me
to tone on an •re Inert 10Ibs. of meta, con oeting of stores
in my charde,to br eseited down I—A.: I did not apecify
nay quantity, but ordered the broes laying pms and any
other old pieces of brass that were us les. to be sent ammo>
and mode into new belayiag pins, as tne old one. ISM very
much knocked *bout. Ido not remember upon wimt dots
I biome that order, mit betimes it w. at least a fortnight
before the 181 m.—Q : Did the metal consist of screw
pivotting boil, pump cranks, sticks for aro rareaa and
bra.a plats locks : Taste wee • broken cranks which
prisoner himself proposed to take. I don't remember
what else was taken, but I remember a pivotting bolt
bedic mentioned, I think he Laa 1 aca
object to carry out your orders, sumac that the arm as
were on charge in the ilet of furniture I—A. : :
Wes the bad moot aping the furniture l.fi In the tado. 'a
shop, where it hod been weichod. to await You/ order.
: By orders hod been given Ido not kuow Where the
metal had been pl.ced.—Q Did yeu not give orders to
toe plumber to put the braes locks with the other
: The broken and condemned on. I Irked to
he put in if they could be done so.—Q. : You have
attired that you ortimed me to take the moral ashore to
melt it -down. Did I carry out those orders I—A. :
Florio. to Tbureday. the 17t0 Hem pout were collecting
brass and making moulds for be/eying pins, but from
that date until you were placed under arrest you were
hardly St to carry out any orders. The order was not
: As a matter of fact were the articles
e .ndemned I—A. : I was led by you to believe :
After my arreet woe the metal referred to returned to toe
st rnertmen, Where It now romans I—A : I know nothing
about its tonne taste bock, but the subject of castings by
been dropped fir tie pr.enk —By Ouninan ler St. C.Mr :
I had arranged where the costing wee to take place.—
Mr. Thorn. Clarke, guuner on boord the B.cawsn,
st:,. 0
tolt. th.
hath:timlosarLo. of h
dpsori
the
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reatLiiebd p
ute nort.r : FromYouogmr
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your experience in Iris service, when a warrant ofeeer ham
ben limited as regards leove,end he subsequently has long
lyre /Limit id time, ...sold you consider t tat as wiping out
tie • : Yee.—The Court adjourned for the
piirp tea Of allowing the prisoner to prepare his del-n(16.-
0i the resumption of the sitting. Mr. Feltham earl the
written defence, which was to the elf ect Met prim trier was
not on leave at all for a month after he received Com-
mander Bt. C.alea order. Whoa granted lung leave from
the Sad April until the 18th as naturally believed, as did
t.o her worreat officers of the snip, that the Uomuoans
der having granted leave his preirioila tiffany win Con-
&med. Lie ceirmiainsd of the way in which L euteciant
Young had acted t Awards bun In the matter. Had he re-
ported him on the 17.11 ho surely would net have given
him laere on Gam following day. He obtained leave to go
on shore on thelBM in the ordinary way,whiM was gear!-
olly I t 'mean for Lb, nista. Nothing wins .id
to Min on the following day by Lieutenant Young, who
on the 18. h ordered him to take the metal spoken of in
evidence on shore. Tau he mewed ully declined tie do,
saying tut Vie articles were it., charge in the nit 01 minis
tore soil that he wail rarponsible or them. The inmost
wee ordered to r-main In the tailors' shop for Wilier
instrucuo•oe from L eu on sat Young, and the same after-
noon be (prisoner) obtained l.ve so no on shore, returning
then xt morning. H. sug4.4,cl • h.c taste must nave
beat, oath. sett of Lieutemdit Yount/ oath. 18th. desire
to mike him one Nor s mettle scum or which ..e might b.
tried, and the opp urtiolty oil emir, he on the 191 a rep tried
him tor the drat time to the Commonder. With regard to
tee order reepectind the metol he abed, II It had been a
right on-, way had It not be neuried au • sumo Minuet 1
Wiliodu Hayden. ad iitional bmtdwain on board
tue Bi.c.wen, 04104 lOr the defence, stated that if the
C homseder Limited the leave of • warnaut um., and
s Asap' ally approve loi hie being granted long leave, h-
avoid be of memoOo tam the 01311411(100 wos conceded
11-. Wilson hem Cole, instant:Cud gunner of the
Boecmtren, who wa aim coiled, expreseed • mauler
opinion—Toe records showed MSS the prisoner had been
previously tied by Court-martial fur drunaennesd—Tue
°dart conodered the charges proved, and taking into
o mud -radon toe la pr.. war's pravioy repriollto-1 by •
Court-criarti sentenced him ti forfeit two yeers seniority
and to be discniseat his ship.

Sir.—ln your issue of the Bth inst., we notice
amongst the it-m.,d P. rtlsn I news a paragraph giving
• lala ..f the ..t-amers which have coaled during the
week ; also the firms they bare c aled with.
We find you at.te therein ihst the three steamers
coaled with ibe Cwmamsn Coal Company and Mewl,.
Como/and G.., which evidently is au error, Da Messrs.
030004 and Co. are the action representatives oi the
mild-owned c .mpanv here
The Csrmaman C anpaoy only coaled one boat out
of the three, we oonielvre having coaled the other two.
Below you will fired a o ,rrsat 146—Your@ truly,
her pro. G. ii. Collins and Co.).
W. V. W. WINHAM.
Cwmaman Coal Company.
lowell Unfit yn Coal Company.
II It It

Good Rope..
Mai NI Is • • •
Juba Williamson