The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-04-10 00:00:00

porsetsbire.

EASTER QUARTER SESSIONS.

The Quarter Sessions for the county of Dorset
siere commenced at o'clock on Tuesday last, at the
soirehall, Dorchester, for the di/mud' of county
IoODOOD. The magistrates present were--The Rev.
H. F. l'eatmaii, clerk. (chainuan): the lord Port-
the Hon. W. H. B. Portman, mit., Robert
Gonlon, req., Charles Porcher, E.-sl., J. J. Far.
wa., Esq., John Goodden. Esq., W. C.
'Lambert, q.. John Floyer, Esq., Charles Augus-
tus %tanning. Esq.. li. N. Middleton. Esq., Ciilonel
Niakt, H. C. Goodden, Esq.„ H. Williams, Esq.,
ismer Gundry. Esq., 11. P. Cambridge. Esq.,
Thimms Hood, Esq.. Charles Joseph Parke, F.sq., .1.
Tateliell Bonen, El.. M. S. Yeatman, Esq., H.
Ildnro, Esq., H. F. Lund. Esq., Hambro, Req. H.
„. Bingham, FAq., W. 1., Henning. Esq.. Edward
Eni., NI. Williams. Esq.. J. F. Falwasser,
Eel., Augustus Foster, Fo' 4., J. C. Mansell. Esq., 0.
Ilausell, Esq.. 0. W. Farrer, Esq.. J. H. Cal.
craft, K. 1., %V. H. &airy, Esq., B. P. Gundry,
W. Ailye, Esq., the Rev. G. P. Cambridge,
I:er. .1. A. Templer, Her. Carr J. Glyn, Hev. C.
W. Bingham, Itev. H. B. Bower, Her. J. H.
An.ten. Iler. Arthur l'ardoe, and the it.,. J. F.
Biota
GAOL AND 110FRE OF CORIDECTION.

The report of the Visiting Justice was presented by
I. . E.H. It net forth that the quarterly meet-
s. 1.4.1 at the poi on Friday, 30th March. The
was thoroughly inspected and found in its usual
eleaoline. and order. No complaint was made
be asP of the priemen. Otte prisoner, Charles Cox,
found in the punishment cell for insolence ta. the
, ~,,, r, and he was hardly less imprudent to the cont.
nimce. The governor was empowered to keep him in
40., confinement for three dams more, if he cont. I
to his bad eon net. The number of prisonem in
~,_wale. . 129 • fetualea. 13 ; total, 142. In the in-
•
enweies. main, 12. In custody for trial at then
....iont, I female ; on bail, 5 nmles. In custody for
St the nest .Itooises. mules, 2 ; females, I. This
of priaonent received during the quarter was
;mother
..31. bong an increase over the corresponding quarter
ot lot oar of $4. The disbursements .4 the quarter
acre eseiii 171. 1 Id., being an increase of El•.fil 11s. tl.l.
Ile pro, 11 wheat ter load for the quarter, 1:11 3a. 40.
The price 4 toes& 1111. The maintenance cost per head
elm quarter wa. 2s. 2.1.; soilitries 1tu.41.; warming SOW
141,1i.5.1. 10-I. ; awl all other necessaries. Bcl. ; being a
j,,t,a cost per head of (hs. The oust per head during the
opporter last year was its. 2,1. The in-
utero• oo• of the dully average.. as also the greater num.
;,..r of commit nemo of prisoners is in • great degree
gtrimitable to the reception, during this quarter, of sea-
son from Iler Mojeaty's fleet at Portland. Of the
punislitiont, 13 out .4 the 27 occurred a ~,,, ng the sailor's.
.1 gratuity of 1:2 W.l. ordered to he given .to James
Whit,e for playinz the chapel organ for the last six
I:moths. Four hoys were removed to the Milhorne
Reformatory during the quarter, and one female had
leam out to the Woodford Penitentiary. The surgeon
4 the prehtn reported that there had been more sickness
dadng the past .putter than had occurred for many
war- eithfiy affections of the lungs and chest, with
eSSI, of fever. An alteration was ordered in the
female diociplone wanl. The salary of the schoolmaster
4 the iir..on appeared to the committee to he very in-
di wet, and they reomunen•led to the court that it be
rieh tpeo f. 55 to C 65, awl that it be annually raMed
it r•••lies rat). The /tee. Doers Clemethon, the
eltoploot .4 the god. in a letter to the chairman of the
~e. tendered the resignation of his office at the
.4 the eurrent half year, after a service of :15
y. Waring the past quarter • special meeting of the
Jo„tiee, was held, and it was unanimously
agtoeol by the four justices present that it would he
th,irable to build three more cottages for lodging war.
ii ii aad a notice was ordered to be given that the
,ehje,e emild he entertained at these 'notions. which
hal been done acconlingly. The committee was able
to report mtaaeterily ut the conduct of the officers of
t!.e jori.en itt their several departments. After reacting
the report,
Mr. PoitcHEß made some remarks 011 the increase of
tol.etero fnon the channel fleet lying in the Portland
goa is. and mod they were toot obliged to pravide for the
whole .4 the prisetters sent from the Beet, but they
I,le bilge Ito provide for the county. They, there.
tom wut 4 one ti toe notice to the autl 'ties not to
our more. With resleet, he was quite sure they
would all regret the resignation of their very escellent
,loaidam Ines ill health, aunt it would he necessary that
they should at Orly nest sessions fill uto the vacancy.
gen...ding the schoolmaster the justices were all agreed
th..t his aolary woo nut adequate. nor for the position
he kohl. tint to that of the other officers. Ile voi-
d, el woo!. itt vim: the reeetoti and adoption of the
report, with the exceptien of that part of it rectoni..
mewing the Memo"... f the salary of the Pt liodulast, r,
of otorh fo bee of motion will he given for the 111 at
semiotic The report having been received and atippte d,
Mr. P 011041.11 moved that the visitors be reappoioted
Loot. and that Ida son, Ricloard Fitol.
lett Eliot be appointed in his stead. The motion was
agreed to.