The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-11-25 00:00:00

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A ifieeting of the town Connell wee held on Wednes-
ty, under the presideticy of 11. Bevenish, FA.,
rhe erk Iniving read Ibiiinjes add the stanching
pideri 'Of the Cohnoili a 011ie rah cif fid. 111 the 11. was
&Mailed for the ensuing year. This the Clerk calculated
would produce £650, being £5O less than last year. It
would be cutting the matter very fine, but with the
, balanoe in hand be thought it would be sufficient.—Mr.
Hare thought the expense would be less if the borough
' police were amalgamated with the county constabulary.
, —Mr. Devenieh said such might be, but in such case
the Council would not have controul over them—Mr.
Hare mid he inentiohed the subject aolety on the mote
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Tux +.4oae u.niff#irreor presentee A remelt
on the Works at the Quay ail, but we ere enable to
tell its purport as it was not read aloud, but handed
round the Council table.—Mr. William Thomas opm-
plained of the immense expense the Surveyor was run-
ning them to in this job. It had cost already • sum
far exeeeding the estimate, and there was no telling hew
much more it would come to.—The Surveyor said if he
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had begun the lob himself he would have carried it out
for the stAm be ml neigithilly tienied—,!,:r foot, ?tow
it would be don le trlible the 6coli, tides the daft'
tractors imed Moll thip scantling. If they had had the
tiMber the proper thickneei iq the first instance to
inFPQFk the weight ii water it would have saved all
li d hothet.—Mr. A ng Mired whp set the Ttork mit
or the &fitted& l is it not cloneupder h setper-
vixion and control ?—The Surveyor Said he set i Odt at
far as to insure the safety of the house opposite, but he
suggested to the contractors that they should use 3-inch
plank for their darn, instead of that they used thinner,
and he had therefore been Obliged to line it to keep
the water from breaking in.--Mr. Bower had under-
stood that it was done chiefly under the surveyor's
directiona—Mt. Maunders thought the contractors bed
the Poe; tq do
is they lilted, ond thu surveyor was
mit It Obit with *hat thtlY d1c1,.-fir. BloWer
asked *h, if the dam erected bY the contractors was
not a proper one, the surveyor hid not conetrioted a
proper one before he,commencied putting in the 'minds-
tjun. of ,the wall.L He had. inetead , of; this gong, on
patchingaip tips old datet eil iehl htie in thiliekpehee had
arlien.—The Surveyor said there were so many people
to give advice. Some advised that the old dam should
be taken clean away, others that a dam should be built
outside it, which, if done, would cost £200" dep." He
had been obliged, under the circumstances he took the
work, to go on in the best manner he optild.—Mr. BoWer
said the eurveyor,was jirofeesingto gofer hit foundation
seven fit belo* lo* water mark, but that was all non-
sense..—Mr. Besant said the surveyor used to instruct
the contractors how to proceed. He set out the work
and everything was carried on under his inspection,
and it was now ridiculous to throw the blame of all
this expense on the bad management of the contractors.
—Mr. Drew thought as the surveyor had no right to
interfere with the contractors when they took the
work to do for a certain stint, he onght not now to be
blamed foe *hat the} did Wrohg.—Mr. BeVeitith mid
the err* was their allowing these parties tie have the
eontrect in the firet instance. That Was Where their
tconbles eorni enced, phdtbey had continued ever since.
Mt. polier t onot the wort should be, given tasomii
one *hit would finith the job Metric! of trifling aWalr
the tithe In this manner and creating the expense.—
Mr. Drew said if Mr. Leather or Mr. Jay had had the
work to carry out, and they had gone to work as
the surveyor had done, the people would all
then have said what a difficult piece of engineer-
ing work it is; but as it was, the hue and cry
had been raised to run the surveyor down. He would
not take the man's part if he considered he waste fault,
but he thought every ,one should have fair ley.—Mr.
Olevanieh asked how dean they till now lay ng in the
foundation 7—The surveyor mil feet at one ofid arid
15 feet the other. The wall adjoining the end where
he was going down 161 feet was only fifteen feet, so
he was now 18 inches deeper.—Mr. Bower said the
party who built the adjoining wall assured him that be
went lq feet. They had no guarantee as to the depth
the surveyor now went, whether it was lower than the
old foundation or whether it was not —Mr. Avling
asked how much more it would cost to finish the work.
—The Surveyor would give no answer to this, but said
the foundation Would be in in two or three tides. The
work wait "began *tong at flr," anclofis was the
cause of all the " titikbring" 66 h beet ged to do.
N proper Now he had put it in a pror tat,e and t erefore in
contractor would like to finish the job from the present
time.—Mr. Bower said when he was in office foemerly
he bought • large number of piles, which were shod, at
Bridport Had these been used for the construction of
the dam it would have saved a great expense. He
asked what hed become of them '—Mr. litevenish said
that ,was at least istreritY yearp ago. The surveyor
wasn't in °floe at that time.--eidr. Bowing, askethow
many foundation stones had been got in slteget I..—
The Surveyor said they would be all in in two or three
more tides—Mr. Bower: Then you have worked •
precious deal faster during the last two days than you
have ever done before.—The Surveyor said so much of
their time had been occupied in lining the dam with
piles.—The Mayor remarked that there was one
bill sent in for roods supplied to the former
contractors—Mr. Deveuish said the Corporation
had nothing to do with that. That belonged
to the cotittectorie Account. —The Mayor: Then can the
Portland people take away their stone 7—Mr. Devenish :
It will go to the loss of the conteactor.—Mr. Mann-
dare: But the contractor, did not pay for their aoods,
and We have, been using thee]. 11 ites ordered by the
contractors, but as they had taken the work and mite-
nab off the contractore hands, the Corporation must
pay for them.—Mr. Devenish : Oh I if that's it, it
alters the case entirely. I thought the contractors had
paid for the material—The Surveyor said the stone
from Portland was originally charged to this Corpora-
tion, as the parties would not sell it to the oontractors.
—Mr. Besant : Then we shall have to pay for all the
stone, timber, die., besides the expense since the con-
tractor; left. It would some to a trifle before it wan
completed.—The Surveyor said when the wall was got
above low water mark. he would be able to dispense
with some of his hands.—Mr. Ayling questioned
whether it would not be cheaper to get some one else
to finish the wall.—Mr. Devenieh : We'd better
finish this job now, and do better another
time—Mr. Ayling said the contract ought
net hare been accepted without having bonds-
men of proper weight and capital to finish it if the
contractors broke clown.—Mr. Bower : What I go upon
is this. Lowman said the work could be done for £3
per foot, and now it has <met so much more it is quite
evident his judgment cannot be depended on. If he
had not told us the work could be done for £3 per foot,
we never should have it done. The question with the
Committee was, whether they should drive pilaw, and
tie them to prevent the slipping of the wall, or
whether the waU should be rebuilk—The Surveyor then
gave in his estimate for both plans, and the difference
being so small, the Committee concluded to rebuild the
wall. When tenders were advertised for they accepted
the only tender, which was lower than the surveyor's
estimate by le, per foot. He did not know what length
of foundation there was lint supposed there were 29
feet, and when the contract was given up, he said he
could finish it for £6o.—Mr. Councillor supposed more
than £6O had been expended already ?—Mr. Beeant :
Since the oontrattors gave up, the cost has been £2BO,
independent of the materials which the contractors left
on the qvay.—Mr.Devenish : You have heard from the
surveyor that this expense has been caused from the
contractors not constructing a proper dam. The tender
of those parties never ought to have been received?
Here we have now brought the whole town upon our
heads in consequence of taking this false step. They
had accepted contractors for the public works that they
would not accept for their private property. —Mn
William Thomas thought the surveyor should not under:
take what he war not prepared to carry out—lt was
subsequently decided that the surveyor should continue
the work, and the subject dropped.
HARBOUR MASTZR'S RRPORT.—The Harbour Mister
reported that some damage had been done to some of
machinery belonging to the barge, and as it was desirable
It should be repaired at once. he had ascertained that
such cost would be El —The Mayor said he had imme-
diately given orders for the work to be done.—ln,
another part of his report, the harbour master drew,
attentien that the byidge required repairing. lir.'c
Thompson mid it was getting in • shocking beill
state, and the Mayor mid it would be attended to
as soon as they got • little wet weather. It was no
use to metal it while the weather was dry.
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DISTRESS IN TIER NORTR.—The Mayor said that nt,
consequenoe of the increasing distress in the North, iti
had been suggested that be should call • public meeting i
to devise measures for raising etescriptions. Mr. l
317illimu Thaw earl Captain Prawns said** markt

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!hid been taken Tip bY the religions pntdio.=-the
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meeting. Those who Were now engaged in collecting
4tNaltlteoyEnogdrhetdatahniederietihteCrOUßenldhf°Uar*UrtchlaAlnteotirYbe no harm in a public
siibuoripticins might be invited to attend the meeting,
arid it might be & thotough organisation for the canvas-
wing tif the whole todn might take place. He thought
the work wotild B. more thorough than f3r • number
of independent nettles ifithorit Organisation to carry
on as at present. Subsequently It wits rfisolted that a
public meeting should be called.
REPAIRTNG STRENTS.-The Mayor said that A
• meeting of the Board of Health committee
was held previous to the meeting of the Conner!,
and that they had agreed to recommend that
Filrlt:etteet,lMmunclestreet, and Lower Bond-street be
first repaired. The eteinsultime intended to go round
and view the state of the streets and reeowimend at •
future meeting what worka should next hate the pee-
cedence. The Mayor added that if these works were to
be carried out he should require more money for the
payment of wages than was allowed by resolution placed
on the books lOW. six months sines, restricting the
imotint to 50s. a week-Mr. Hare explained that that
resolution was Passedald prevent • system that was at
the time going en, The etirvkyor was in the habit of
taking certain bills to the different members of the
Council to get signed for payment, so that noose really
knew what sums were expended till the end of the year
when they saw them all entered up in their books.
Now the Mayor was one of the party who had to
sign all these amounts. The resolution he would
move for the repairing of these street would at the
same time give the Mayor the means of paying
the ertionnt of wagis necessary.-A long discusrion
arose respectibg tllt spplications that had been
sent in for the Board to tepalt Upway-street
Terminus-street, Wesley-street. Turtometteet, and
several other streets that had not first t.f all been put
in proper repair by the parties owning the property.
The Act required that the roads should be placed in
repair satisfactory to the Board, and to make the gutters
and sewers.-Mr. Hare said that some parties had not
only never made the roads adjoining their new houses,
but that they had never even contemplated making
any, and it was quite time they Should come to an
understanding upon these matters, as theta had been
instances o! streets being itnpreperly repaired by the
town. A somewhat lengthened discussion rose on the
subject, and it was decided that in future the Act
would be strictly adhered to, and that the parties
owning the property in the streets we have named, with ,
others in a similar position, must make their roads and '
gutters satisfactorily, before the Local Board will take ,1
them into their own listrds for repair. After the trans- 1
actidd of seine Minor husinesi the nuiethig separated. I
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PORTLAND. --A- tit H* . ....ITIM*ARYi FORT-
LAND. -" ApßOYAiteh ?' A " melloW draMmet."-
"Apney Adch,, ' Apney Fief, Pertland:-Steruner
just arrived and passengers landing-tittre, nbon ;
wind N.K and squally. Lady B.: approaches to go
through the turnstile. -Apney Aitoh (log) : Bowed
in! ed, ere'e a stunner, (to the Lady) your apney.-
Lady It. I My what 7-Apney Aitch : Your apney,
(somewhat snapiahly.) Come look sharp 1-Lady
a.: His that ow yer hadresses a nonperteoted lady
rink. May Ist the meaning hof yer deman-
din & coppef troth I? AtineY Aitch
,come now. No '
nonsense! yer be a blockin hop tile gangway. -
Lady 11.: Do I milly meet aitch a reception hal this
yer, zoo noon has hewer I site ml voot hon Yer high-
land!-Apney Aitch, (chuckling) yer taunt bon
ower highland itt. Be yer dun 7--Ludy H. : Dun?
-Apney Alta. Hay dun. Dun a hankrin about
a spney 1-Lady H. : Strikes I as bow you be a dun,
a dunning vor *pence. Where's yer thority, hot
yet beet o'patleyment 7-Apney Aitoh I Rough!
Bdw'ff, if p* hi Weaves yer ad know a thonty
hor a bakt hit id Ne fiat 'citv hi ad won to shoo ye.-
Lady H.: Maa,relneirlbet I bin& poht wider ooman,
if I be by myself; nor 1 beard a poor wish tag, not
a marcot ooman. Nor I haunt not DO ways
vrighten'd how t o' my equerlibrim fur your big
looks an threatnun langsge. I'll mack bold to
infirm yer hi be a lady has lives in Weymouth, bon
hindependent means. But though I lives there hi
abhors *huger. Hi doan't tack none noohow nor
le* tient lith ml house. Hit hi am one as knows ,
what's o'clock. l'm Mria Grandy:a own sister as is
fist Cum'll home *torn hattia No doubt yer 'ate
red bet letters; an preps het or hi might nowtice
tool sin
.yet lend Sum day. We sways a deal o'
power hifi W liyitiotith,„ Where the e?rperashnn
trembles at our nod. Today, ieeltnti xuclind vor
change &hair, hi thort I'd rin awver to Potthiiii tor
zee hi to mezulf, preps they awver ther got
grievingses what wants' drelsean down, hand share '
miff, ere thi' bee zoo plain has the nose ia yer vans. I
Yer's a oryin hevil. This yer charge stands heat in
the voor vront ow yer hoshun-bound pernineiler.-
Apney Aitch 1 What a delivery goo bon, mum, goo
hon.-Lady H. Doant be himperlite, man, but
listen to rewiring an eumtning sense. Yer kffew 'tis
Well know'd this yer peer be Government propety,
all built wi Wood-Work, an that twer let 'sr seven
ears, hat a nttn-Coming low vigget to tinglarly
vaverd parties, without be 'en put to lest tinderer. has '
et owt to a ben. Now hi axes yer, has a vitscious
man, can zer ray, we a dare conshens, that be vair
play tri the Hinglish politick. What Government'
ave ben bent hi can't ittek owt. Why, ower Wey-
mirth corptirat body be Wider sulks thin that
that. Look hat their peer 1 They got a &maim sum
vor thick. Well, a httle bird me yer got this yer
peer agin. Now this yer's too much hof -a
Monkey,
(scum the hexpreshttn.) This yer howl oh to be
drowd hopen to the publican hen &inner, bin com-
memoraoen but ower Franz) o' Wales common hoff
age. Hif woods, or vorresta, or whatanmdever he i
the naum ow they owthoritiee ud tuck ths apens
therselts, him' peer Mt a ben paid vor long agoo, an ,
Government ud a ben hin pocket, and public too.
Hi abors these yet oontarvitive tort o " ole in
corner" jobs. They wont bare the light. rant a
got turfs to atit bhp much hof the dirty mud jut
now, but hill keep Pt 1 upon theirs yet transatsbnes,
yer med depend. Yer know hi Min as. ow yer do
snack " vish o one, an vlesh o'tother." fde tee ow
goold bnttings an goold lames can onni hap vrom
bwots an land, vree, gratis, vor nothink, while
billy-bwoys an marchintmen are a got work out
the brightest copper they got. Now hall d'thinge
considerd hi taunt a gwine to pay on this yer occa-
sion bunly huppon prowtest. Air yer prepar'd to
tack,mi apney hon them conditiyns T-Apney Aitch
Bever! bif In do: Yet most pay saann's hangbody
helse. Zo work bout, lubi (leant wisest no mower hof
my tyme.-Lady IL: Very well, to Shure has my I
nanin be Lady Erztemhard iv 1 cloud *rite myself
hi'4l tell Mrs. Grundy. -Apney Aitch: Mrs. whet 7'
-Lady H.: Mrs. what ?-Why, Mrs. Grandy to be '
!lure. My zeckand sister. We heath live I
thegether at Weymouth, as ths Corperaahun ther
very well knows.- -Apney Aitch: Hi ax ten thowsen
pardings o'yer ladyship. Hiyh deden knew'd who
twer lad the pleasure hoof convarann wee. Yer
iafl gee dine vor nothink hany time, an welcome, I
hl'flz a snit, and yer mister too. Lady H. : very,
gudd, very gadd, Iles yer pleases, but biff yer hints.
gins high be gwine to be thawed we a &pony, yet
doant know much about L-(Exit Lady Hhemhard,
along the Wood works, amid ebornsee of admiring
byestanders and boatmen, with their Hal Ha! Ha!
go bit old °omen, pitch hintonn.) End of scene the
Ist. Act the lat.
ANNIMATION TO STRIEs AN ATTORNEY OFF TEE
ROLL& -At the Court of Common Pleas, on Saturday,
this matter came before the court upon cause shown
against • rule to strike og the rolls George Thompson,
an attorney, who had been convicted of felony, and who
was now undergoing punishment at Portland.-Mr.
Campbell Foster appeared to show causes and Mr.
Garth to support the rule. Mr. Foster urged various
objections aid first he submitted that the nile couldnot be said to have been properly served, inasmuch an
Mr. Thompson, being a convict, was dead in law.-The
Lord Chief Justice thought the objection was cured by
the learned counsel appearing for Mr. Thompson-Mr.
Foster submitted that every person was entitled to his
option of appearing personally or by counsel. Mr.
Thompson could not, under the circumstances, exercise
that right. Another point was that the motion was
too late, the conviction having taken place so long ago
as July last. The Lord Chief Justice thought that
these objections could not be supported. Mr. Foster
then said that Mr. Thompson was a very young man,
aad, although upon the roll himself, be had only acted
PA clerk to another person. Circumstances *sand the
superintendence of the office to be placed in his hands,
and, being left without much oontrol, he got into ex-
pensive habits and committed embezzlement. Mr.
Thompson would be sent to Western Australia, and
his great hope was that at length he might be enabled
to practise his profession there, and, by good conduct,
to regain the position which he had lost. If, however,
he was struck off the rolls in this country, he would
have no chance of obtaining a certificate to enable him
to practise there, and would thus be deprived of that
hope which would otherwise sustain him during his
punishment.-The Lord Chief Justice said the Court
could not yield to the application of Mr, Foster. The
authorities in Western Australia had the discretionary
power to allow transportation to produce those very
satisfactory effects that it was capable of producing-.
though deterring criminals here--and allowing them
to obtain a position of respectability in the eolony
after the time of probation had transpired.-Bule
absolute.

BLANDFORD.—Boxoucia POLICE. —Before F.
Johns, Esq. Mayor, and W. C. Fenshaw, EN.--John
Fancy, a tailor from Wimborne, .snmmoned. Samuel
Luooombe for an assault committed on hira on
Sanday night at 11 o'clock—Complainant said :
I was walking up Salisbury-street on Sunday night
and met a young man, also a tailor, named
Hutchins, and walked on in company with him. On
, coming to Brown's corner I met the defendant and
, others, and Hutchins spoke to them. Prisoner
then took my handkerchief out of my pocket. I
told him that it was mine, and he returned it. He
I then put his hand in my coat pocket, and! told him
to take it out. He would not. I told him no
again, as he had no right to do so; and be took
it out. When we got &II far as thir gashouse
he ran at me, and caught me by both arms, and held
me. I ordered him to leave me alone, but he said
he should do so when he thought tit Hutchings
then called him slimy, and he left me.—ln mop
examination by Mr. l. H. Atkinson, who inputted
for defendant, witness positively denied that it was
a " lark." —"Did the prisoner shake you
did. "You swear?" T do." "You did not say to
Lnooombe that he picked your pockets ?"—"No."
I "Why did defendant take you by the arms?"
—" I do not knows"- -" Did he not cores to you
! on the Monday and ask you to settle the affair, and
did you not promise to do so if he would pay you
15..? "He did, and wanted me to go and have •
glass of beer, and shake hands, but I would not
agree." "What did he put his hand in your
pocket for ?"—" I do not know." " Did you not
give Hatohio's an apple?"-," did." Did net
auk you fog an apple, wog woo WA rot

*het he fa% your pocket for ?"—" No, it was not."
—Fanny Beet Fancy's stiffer, was then called to
prove that Luccombe cam to her house on the
Monday, and requested Fancy to settle the affair.—
Mr, Atkinson, for the defendant, willed Hutchins,
who said that Fancy was drunk at the time, and
that Lucca:mini took hold of him to get him to com-
promise, and settle it Itionce.—George Hooper, who
also watone of the company, was celled to prove
that rainy wee drunk.—Mr. Atkinson then rose,
and said that thia waa a moat trivial case, and if an
ilegOult,; certatnly , not Criminal, and he hoped the
Bench wolffil take the saine' view of it.—Mr.
Johns replied that the law was very tender on the
point of the criminality Cf one man's laying hen&
upon another, and he must mit a merely nominal
fine en Luccombe of 6d., and costs, s. Al the
same time he told the parties he thought that all
might have found better employment than being ^
in the streets on a Sunday night at so late an hour,
—John Smith, innkeeper, of the Horse and Engine,
was summoned by F.C. Pethen for having his
house open and people drinking during divine Per-
vice on Sunday morning, the 261 h tilt, P.C. Patton
said that on Sunday morning about 25 minutes past -
12 he opened the door of Smith's tap-room and saw
three or four persona smoking and drinking.—
Smith said that the beer on the table was home
drawn for him own rise, and a friend dropping in,
he invited him to drink ; and this friend, nnknown
to him, had let in two or three persons, who also
drank of the beer.—Mr. Johns said there was not
sufficient evidence to chew that Smith dreW any
beer for sale, and dismissed the case with a
caution.

COUNTY JUSTICILIe MIMTING. —Before Lord
Portffrint, W P Okeden Fag., Hon. W. H. B.
Portman, /Sad Esq. --James Foster
was brought up on s warrant obtained by Mr.
Matthews, jun., for trespassing in pursuit of game
on April 18th.—Complainant ittid that he *as on
France Down on the day in question, stoat
on horseback, when he saw prisoner and Lane, (who
had been convicted of the offence,) with two dolor/
coming tip the lane on to the down, and soon after
heard the dogs giving cry. He rode up and sew
prisoner and Lime besting some bushes with sticks,
and when they saw him they made off, but he rode
on and overtook them. and kept dp with them soma
diatoms. He felt quire certain that prisoner was
the man.—Prisoner said that he was working for
Mr. Lawrence on the day mentioned till 6 o'clock.
—Mrs lairrenee was sent for, and he said that pri-
soner did work on that day, but he did not see him
in the afterpart.—Mr. Okeden said that Forster had
been isti man/ times' convicted, and as no evidence
Iced sh'ont t hens. at Work, the Bench must fine
hint 4/, and l °Sate, or two months' iniprhownsent.
Co,nmitt4—lsaac Newton and James Jeffries were
charged with Braiding 49 apples, the property of
Mr. Henry Tozer, of Mandford St. Mary. —,Roth
pleaded guilty to the offence, and and that they
hoped the Bench would look upon it lightly,
as it was their first crime. Lord Portman
said that it seemed to be more of folly than crime,
and the Bench would fine them id. damages, and
#d: imeha—Time was asked to pay in, which
was granted.
TAR RANT MONClKTOlL—Missionattr Miter-
itio.—A missionary meeting war held on Monday
evening, in the Wesleyan Chapel. The Rev. G.
Ranyell the Rev. Skewee, and Mr. Downton
addressed the meeting. The attendance was'wery
good, and at the close a collection was made, Which
amounted to £2 4a. 6d.

-I'4FOLE.Lilte—m-; belonging to the South.
, Western sad Bonne Valley Potteries have nom-
stegoed Meekly Subscriptions towards relieving the
&ennead opettlitee in Limateltire. We earnestly
hope that othet entablidretents will follow their
example.
Fowl= Donszx Rieurr.-414e efrooting for the
money prizes, which was to have triennia.* at the
recent contest at Lilliput, came off on Friday last,
at 600 yards range, which resulted in the pities
being awarded as follows :--Colour-Sergeant Fanner,
£7, with a soon of 45 points; Lieutenant Aldridge,
40 point.; Sergeant Slcper, £3, 42 points;
Sergeant Aldridge, £2, 37 points; Corporal Boyt,
El, 36 points ; Private Wareham, .£l, 36 points;
Hartrkes, £l, 34 points; Sergeant Hayman,
111 e 4lottert4 ,Private Curtis, XI, 32 points; Pritate
Kendall. £1 $J points.
WlMBORkE.—Lotintt ILIACt.—At the court for
the consideration of Crown caste reserved, on Baterday,
before the Lord Chief Baron, and Amidst* Wightman,
Williams, and Mellor, and Baron Channel), the oale of
Lomas Isaacs was heard. It will be recollected that
the prisoner was convicted at last Dorsetehire sea-
alone, before Lord Portman, for supplying a noxious
drug to another person with intent to procure shoe-
tion.—Mr. Fookee appeared on behalf of the prosecu-
tion to support a conviction. It appeared that the
media.] man on the trial deposed that the thing ad-
ministered Wottld not have the desired effect; and the
learned counsel eontended that as it was procured with
the intent, that Was sufficient —The Lord Chief Baron
said the intention was with the person taking it. The
evidence was that this was not a noxious thiug.—Oon-
viation reversed.

fIfiBIiBORME.—BOIMMIT AND ATTNVITICD 1307011D1
On Friday morning • servant girl in the employ of
Mr. Jells, of Clinesh•lane,.attempted to commit suicide
by drowning haresif at Weak &Use. It appears that
early on the morning in question whilst her master and
mistress were in bed Mrs. Jells was disturbed by hearing
noises in bee room and upon looking about saw the
bedroom door open and the servant girl crawling about
in the room on her hands and knees, with only a shawl
throws around her. On being asked what was her
business the girl replied that she had come after some
matches to light the kitchen fire,and thin being considered
satisfactory no more notion was taken et the intrasion.
About mid-day, however, Mn. Jells mimed a shilling
from her purse, and the girl was repeatedly asked it
she had found it while making the bed, but she de-
clared that she had not, but being suspected, her
mistress made her tarn her peeked* out, and the money
was found in her possession, Upon threatening to
send for tb pohoe the girl put on her cloak Ind
boniet'and.went and threw herself into the stream at
West Bridge, but very fortunately the rash aft was
frustrated, she having been discovered in the water by
Mr Lamb, of Bele Farm, end with 'gelatines he
rescued her from her perilous condition. She was very
winch exhausted, and was with great difficulty restored
to animation. She subsequently admitted taking the
money, bat regretted that she had not more effectually
accomplished her rash act.