The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-10-15 00:00:00

BOROUO H PETTY SESSIONS.
r.-134fors J. Ayling. B. Cutlers/I, and W.

Toispai

Boon.
(15) and Albert Randall (10) were charged with
_....., 48 lbs of iron from the Government works on
the belonging to the War Department. P.C.
*posy claimed that yesterday afternooe, about half-
peat 12, be was on duty in Berrask4arte. He saw the
prisoner with some of the iron produced in his
rarlar lie found the other boy behind some brisk',
where there was also • brie filled with pieces of iron
(reduced). Both miasma denied that (the beg was
t On the iron being identified by the military
( *news) so Government property, witness took the
prisonen in charge. John Demoting. corporal RH.,
In charge of the blacksmith's shop on the Nothe,
indentilled a portion of the iron produeed as belonging
to the War Department. The iron had been stolen
from a beep just outside the shop. Neither of the
prisoners bad anything to say to the charge. The elder
me had been whipped in 1861 for lanney, and
convicted in 1855 for petty Lumley, and was committed
En two months for the same offence the year following,
and the younger miaow had been whipped this
summer for Moiling gooseberries. The superintendent
said that both prisoners wars very bad boys. Sentenced
Ise ems month's imprisonment wosh, and at the expiration
thereof the elder prisoner to be rent for three years
land the younger one for dm years to a reformatory
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Talbot.
John

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PORTLAND.

POlll.lO Ronan agoaance.— Moil Tuesday wo
not swore of the bet that Owe could be footed in
Portland •landlord, who tram the finrt opening at his
house, some 16 months ego, had invariably kept his
hoses closed for the sale of bear on Sundays. Saab.
however, is the feet. The Vll4ofia inn, Wnksham,
kepi by Mr. S. Stone, beiag the hawse alluded to, and,
although everything in the publicus' list can be obtained
plentifully on a week day, the Sabbath is respected and
no beer is drawn. Below the hill we find that the
landlord of the Britannia hotel has followed the example
of his "brother in beeeat Washita, the house being
closed on Sundays. We hope to gee this universally
pmetiesi
Comm RIIOIIII24IIOIL—A Court was held at the
Viatoria Hotel, on Tuesday afternoon, by J. E. Golds.
worth, Rm., when the overseers of the parish were
present, and the following claims wore admitted :
Thome' Andrews, William Atttrooll, Richard Attwooll,
jun., Richard One. jun., Joseph Carruthers, John
Dallas, Parry Curates, Robert Fall, John Allen
Fussard, Icob Lytham, Edward Nara" Lowman, Wm.
John Mitchell, John Bennett Pearee, Joseph Bennett
Pears., Shadraok Luso Peens, Benjamin Petters,
Thomas Samson, Job Stone, Benjamin Stem, jun.,
John Mitchell, Tooker, Abreham Walla There were
eleven objections, some on the grounds of death, and
others on technical grounds, which were all sustained.
The °veneers' expenses, li. 6d., were allowed by
the presiding barrister.
Tan Forums LID Convicra.—Our Manchester
friends should ham seen on Tuesday what particular
care we take of our prisoners when passing en roars to
another pines of We keeping. Shortly before 12 o'clock
90 convicts loft the confines of their prisou.home in
Portland, in order to go to the convict ship Hoogos.
moot, proseding to Freernantle, Western Australia;
and, as this party included 23 Fenian soviets, the ut-
most precautions were used, especially as the celebrated
Moriarty was, we believe, amongst the party. A very
strong guard of the 13th Light Infantry escorted the
coaviots lo the Government pier, and here quite a
novelty was introduced, in the shone of six comt-litterdt-
men, under the command of the Chief Oflimr, Mr.
Bozall, being on guard near the pier. The Gdvernment
steamer attached to the Breakwater service was
employed fob cooteying the 000.10i4 on board the
Rongonsiont transport "hip lying in the roads. The
copyists were chained together on embarking, and on
board the steamer a strong guard of marines from
H. MS. St. George was formed, and kept guard until
the convicts were solely placed on board their transport
ship. Without very powerful eye of discrimination
one could single out from the herd of convicts those
amongst them bearing the cognomen of Fatima. their
bearing clamed them al once as men of superior edam.
tion and training to those around them, at once smart
' looking sad Intelligent, and some few mosmad to bid
' deem.e to the irons they bore. With evident good
spirits they however embarked for their distant journey.
The promo/ ed the Penal Settlement at Fremantle,
Captain Young, is on board the Hougonmont, and re.
' turns in that ship to his sphere of duty, after paying a
, visit to his native shores.