The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-04-12 00:00:00

B ersetsbirt.

DORSET EASTER SESSIONS.

The financial business connected with the.. Sessions
was transacted at the Shireball, on Tuesday afternoon.
The Right Hon. Lord Portman presided, and the
following magistrates were in attendance . Floy
Esq. , M.P., deputy chairman, the Right Hoc, Lord
Dishy, Lord Ashley. M.P., the Hoc. W. H. B.
Portman, M.P., Sir Richard G. Glyn, But Sir John
K.C.8., H. Gerard Start, ALP., B. B.
Sheridan, Fag., H.P C. N. Stork gag., m.p., R.
Gordon, A. Foster, H. Frssuptoo, J. Gocelden, W. C.
Lambert, C. A. Manning, & Yeatman, J. J.
Farquharson, juin., W. P. Okedoo, G. Churchill, C.
J. Parke, If. C. tioodden, E. J. Weld, H. F.
Cambridge, H. Williams. 0. W. Ferrer, J. Geodry, J.
C. J. S. Made, G. P. Manse'. B. F. Gatedrl.
R. ff. Eliot, G. Whieldoo, J. W. T. Fyler, G. T.
Bullock, C. J. T. Hombre, E. A. Smith, D. F. G.
Dalton, C. E. Michel, R. P. Festherstochaugh, B. 0.
Stewart, H. Thorton. & W. Williams, E. Saunders, C.
Sykes. H. S. Bower, W. R. Fryer, J. A. Digby, E.
Pearce. and E. Castleman, Emirs., and the Reeds.
C. J. Glyn, W. NOY King, C. W. Bingham, J. T.
Hinds, H. T. Bower, and J. H. Austen.

GAOL AND HOO/11 OF 001112CTION.
The report of this institution was presented and read
by Mr. neves. From the it appeared that the gaol
had been inspected, and found in a very satisfactory
date. Several alterations had been ordered to be mad*
in the interior of the budding. Charles Stone had
received a gratuity of 10a. from the charity fond. The
total number of prisoners in custody were 140, and for
trial at sessions, 9. There were no prisoners in custody
for trial at the arises. 206 prisoners had been con-
victed during the past quarter, whilst for the corres-
ponding quarter of last year there had been 262. Of
the number committed eix were only save' ems priso ,
whereas in the corresponding quarter of last year it was
28. The daily average of prisoners this quarter had
been 136, 86 males and 18 females; last year 130. The
price of wheat per load this quarter was £lO, same
quarter hat year, £l2 fe.. The pries of brad per lb.
this quarter wee ltd., last year lid. The disbursements
bad amounted to 1818 16a. lid.; same quarter last
year, £942 Is. 4d. The oust of maintenance per bead
per week had been Ba., including lighting, winning,
cooking, bedding, clothing and other neemeeries ; same
quarter last year, 6s. 104. Ell 16.. had been received
this quarter for the cost of naval primmer., against
£44 13a. for the aoriespondingquarter of last year. An
fted prisoner named George William Berry received
Her Majesty's free pardon on medical grenade. A
female prisoner named Mary Aaa Ford had been sent
So the Lunatic Asylum at Pontos. by order of the
Secretary of State; whilst Edward Duncan had been
removed from the Fiaherton Lunatic Asylum to the
Dorchester County Prison being now able to undergo
the completion of 'his term of imprisonment; two boys
had been sent to the Milborne Reformatory, and the
Governor of the Gaol reported that the conduct of the
officials there had been very good. The report was
received and adopted, and the visiting Msgistrates were
reappointed
The CHAIRMAN read a letter from the Secretary of
State. addressed to the Clerk of the Peace, stating that
the Government allowance toward, the maintenance in
the gaol, of convicts sentenced to penal servitude, so
far as regards food, fuel, clothing, and bedding, from
and after the Ist of April, 1861, would be raised front
4s. to is. per bead per week, for so long a period as
they may he detained in prison beyond two Wender
months from their convietMn.

Haman AND Bunznioa.

Mr. H. P. (TitjiTrerd-trii;Tep—o-ri.- To pay bills
for work executed by the Surveyor, and allowed by
the committee, there was required—tot
£157 Os. 0.1.; £lO3 13..; hall, Ell 5.. id.
hoses, 1:1 18e. Ad.; to pay for sundry works ordered
by the Court, and in progress, 1.75 17s 9d. ; total E. 150.