The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-01-10 00:00:00

BRIDPORT.

FIRST DORSET VOIXSTEER RIFLES.—On &Italy
last, being the first day of the year, this corps mus-
tered in the morning at Nlountfielil, and marched to
Allingtou Church, accompanied by their efficient
brass band, where an excellent discourse was preached
by the Rev. H. Fox. The members of the corps
present amounted to about eighty.
Ile usual watch-night service, in celebration of
the departure of the old year, and the dawn id. the
new year, took place at the Wesleyan Chapel, South•
street, when an impressive sermon was preached by
the Rev. T. Richards, and appropriate addresses de-
livered by Mr. T. Warren and Mr. W. Farr. There
was a large congregation present.
TIIE LATE BrkGLARY IS EAST STREKT.—Tbere
appears to be but little doubt that the daring scoun-
drel whose depredation we reported last week, is the
same individval who perpetrated the robberies at
Weymouth and Dorchester. From the description
of the man given by the Superintendent of the Wey-
mouth Police, who has been to this town in search of
him, it appears that the fellow arrived here on the
Saturday preceding the night of the robbery ; and it
is known where he spent each night, with the excep-
tion of that on which the bows, was broken into.
On the afternoon of Monday be was seen hate gto
the Rifle Corps band, and asked one of the policemen
the way to the harbour. At the public-house, at
which he lodged, he made inquires as to the back
entrance to several respectable residences ; he also
inquired at what time the mail cart came in, and I
was informed, by a little girl, "about seven o'clock."
This mistake accounts for his not making off from I
the premises before the mail cart did arrive at about I
half-past five. Still, we caumot understand how it
was that the robber could have remained in the shop
after the noise which Mr. Prince would, of course,
make in dressing, in his bedroom, directly over the
shop, and in coming down stairs, to admit the letter
hags. The fellow must have either being deaf, or as
big a fool as be, undoubtedly, was a rogue. We
understand that he was traced to Lyme; but,
beyond this, nothing certain is known respecting
him, although the police yet entertain hopes of his
being apprehended.

WHITCHURCH CANON ICORUM
ANOTHER HOVEL ROBBERY.—OH Sunday week,
a most daring robbery was committed at the New
Inn, in this parish, occupied by Mr. Samuel Symonds.
It appears that, about half-peat twelve in the after-
noon, Mr. Syn ~,,, as and his family left the house for
the purpose of paying a visit to Mr. and MTS. Copp,
his son-in-law and daughter, who reside at a farm
called Bucketta, in the adjoining parish of Marsh.
wood, It is pretty certain that the party had left
the house but a short time before it was fincibly
entered by some thief, as a very respectable woman,
who passed the premises sonic time between one and '
two in the afternoon, heard a knocking within,
which she attributed to one of the inmates. The
robber effected an entrance by breaking open the
window of one of the back rooms on the ground
door, and live or six locks belonging to doors and
boxes were also broken open. The property stolen
comprised two watches, seven silver spoons, a
quantity of spirits, a box of cigars, and all the cash
in the till of the shop counter, the value of which
exceeded £lO. Mrs. Symonds, before she left
removed a sum of money from a box to a place not so
likely to be searched, otherwise the thief would
have obtained a considerable booty. The New Inn
is situated at Whitchurch Cross, about sixty or
seventy yards from four other dwelling houses; and,
as the robbery was assuredly perpetrated in the day
time, it is somewhat surprising that the ingress and
egress of the perpetrator or perpetrators were accom-
plished unobserved. The suspected burglar was
brought before the magistrates at Boaminster, On
Thursday, and, after a preliminary examination,
remanded.