The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-01-27 00:00:00

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YEOVIL—Ix QV ror.—A; adjourned inquest wan
held at the Union Workhouse, on Monday, before the
coroner, Dr. Wybranta, concerning the death of the
infant male child of Mary Ann Robbins, • voung woman
an inmate of the home. It will, no doubt, be in the
recollection of our readers that about a month ago ao
inquest wan held on the body of the child, when evi.
denoe was given which tended to show that the
infant's death was caused by suffocation, the mother
having either intentionally or accidentally lain upon
it. The coroner at that time adjourned the inquiry
for • month, an as to get the evidence of the mother,
and also that a'pod.ctorreci examination might be made
upon the body of the infant. The evidence at the first
inquest having already been laid before our readers, the
following is the additional evidence adduced at the
adjourned inquiry : —Mary Ann Stainer, a ntirm at the
Union, mid that since the I.a.t inquest was held she bad
mentioned the subject to Mary Ann Robbins, as to
the cause of the death of her child, and she b. 4 told
her that if she bad laid upon the child, it was wliln
she was asleep, and that she did not know it.—Mary
Ann Robbins, the mother of the deceased, and who
said she was ID years of age, but who looked three or
four years younger, deposed that she lived at Haselbury
in service. On the 27th of December the nurse gave i
her her baby about 'even o'clock in the evening, and '
she put it by her aide and fell asleep. About half•past
seven the next morning when she awoke she found the
baby by her side, but it was dead, although warm.
She was not then lying upon bins, and if she hal done
an she did not know it..—By the Coroner : She had no
idea that the child was dead when the nurse brought
her her breakfast.—Doctor Russell Aid said that
hi =WO a Peat-maim aimainathaa al ihs üss.asd on

Tuesday, the 29th of December, and found it to be •
healthy tell-grown male child. There was a dark mark
on tte rloht side of the child. He opened the chest
and otnd it to he perfectly healthy, the lungs showing
that the child had breathed after it had been born.
The stomach imperfectly empty, apd he was of opinion
that;th i
ere had been nothing in t for smde time. He
found blood on 'removing the scalp, and also in the head.
He believed that death resulted from the child
hefts over-Isid. The Coroner, in summing up, mid
there was nothing so easy for a mother, when she had
an interest in the death of her child, as that of causing
death by over-laying it, although they pould net brinit
the charge home in this case. He tegretted thlt In his
own country infaetiehls wit on the Increase by this
meatus tut the eatea were fall of difficulties, yet lie
fru determined to investigate such cases to the utmost,
and hence his reasons for having an adjourned ie.:out
and poef•agorien examination. The jury returnee' the
following verdict: That the deceased died from being
laid upon, but whether intentionally or accidentally
there was no evidence to dhow."
JUTINILI TelleVEB.—At, the hte.edgh Magistrates'
Offioe, before the Mayor, two emill, but Incorrigible
young rascals, who gave their name... John Sum and
Frederick Southwood, were brought up in the custody
of P.C. Gibson, charged with robbing the shop till of
Mr. Harris, a shop-keeper and publican, of Mush, on
Saturday. From prosecutor's evidence, it appeared that
about four o'clock on Saturday afternoon, as he was in
• room adjoining his shop, he heard • noise there,
when he Immediately got up and proceeded to Ids shop.
where he saw the two prisoners againit the edurltet.
Southwood had Isis back against the &outer, Whilst
Sugg was reaching hts hand othr an as to get at the
tilt, whkh be had half opened. He caught the two
lads And edified them with robbing his till, when Sufi;
immediately owned that he had taken a shilling from
it. He cud that this was all the money he had taken,
but prosecutor did not sepui inclined hi tithe his word,
and made film tern ont tatn pockets, And he found two
sixpences atd two farthings. He also made South-
wood make a "clean pocket" when he turned out •
shilling, but which, however, he said be hail earned by
looking alter some sheep. The other boy said it was
untrue, as it had been taken from the till. He than
sent for, the police And gave them in custody.—P.C.
Giteon took them to the station, when it Appealed they
told him that they had been in the shop three times no
the day In question, and on the hot oocasion when
they hod found out the till they tad taken fburpence,
and on their second visit they could not obtain any
plunder, as people lore In the shop, and on the lath, the
unlucky visit for them, they had stolen caballing, two
sixpensee, a peony, and • farthing, The young pri-
soners were remanded until Friday, and marched to the
station in • merry mood.
Smote DEAre.—A young man, about 16 or 17
years of kr, a Noreen' in the employ of Mr. Rouse'', of
Mudford Lock, died suddenly on Thursday. He was
engaged in the afternoon in question in crossing some
fields with coins bay upon his head, when he dropped
down, and expired almoet immediately. Dr. Aldridge
was sent for, and situ soon in attendance, but the poor
fellow was beyond all human skill. An Inquest was
held on the body of the deceased on Monday, before
the coroner, Doctor Wybrenta, when • Yerdiht of "Pied
by the Visitation of Lied" was returned,
ItACiIeTBRIAL.—At the county magistrate's office on
Tuesday, before Captain Messiter and 0. T. Bullock,
Esq., Paul Phippard, • plasterer, of Stoke, was brought
up in the custody of P.C. Campbell, charged with
attempting to commit • rape upon a young girl named
Susan Palmer, of Stoke, on Saturday.—Mr. Sidney
Watts attended on behalf of the prisoner—From the
evidence of the complainant, who is • aingle woman,
about eighteen yeare of age, it appeared that she is it'
the habit agouti into the prisoners hones, Who is •
Married man, to keep his wife company, and that on
tLe night in question she WY in the house alone with
the prisoner, his wife being out shopping. During the
time the wife wee absent the prisoner used improper
language towards her, but nothing more occurred aa the
prisoner's wife came in. She remained • short time
and thewwent out again, when witness got up to go too,
but the prisoner pulled her back and locked the dour
of the house, and attempted to commit the offence
with which he was charged. She screamed out and
resisted, and whilst she and the prisoner were strug-
gling the wife came to the door, which ems opened.
Jibe did not tell the prisoner's wife what had taken
. place, but set in the house for some time after, talking
on various matters. In cross-examination complainant
eonfeued that when she went home to supper she did
not tell her aunt chat Ised taken place, and up to
Sunday afternoon had not said anything about it, but
the subject was told to her aunt by the prisoner's wife.
She (witness) did not tell her lather about the
affair until 7 o'clock on Sunday night. The aunt's
evidence was to the effect, that the compliiinast
came home in her usual spirits, about 9 o'clock on
Saturday night, and there did not appear by her
manner as if anything improper had taken place. At
least, she did not tell witness anything about the affair.
The prisener's wife first told her any thing about the
circumstance. The primmer came into her house on
ticanday night. when elle spoke to him about his con-
duct, when he said "the girl was as willing aa he, and
they were both of one mind." 'Phis wss said in the
presence of the complainant, who did not make any
answer to it.—After • !few observations from Mr.
Watts, who dwelt upon the fact that I'M Coln,
plainant had not told Anything about the assault
to her (ether or aunt, until she was obliged to do
co In order to redeem her character, he called a
witness who lived next door to the prisoner, who
stated that the partition between the two houses
was so slight that the least thing could Ise hued.
He remembered on the night in question at the time
the asuult was alleged to have team, place hearing the
complainant in the Inoue and also some awaiting going
on, when she cried out. and then burst out laughing
saying "Oh dear mo, I sin forted to laugh st it." Ile
thought there was another female in the house, and
eomplainant and her was "lacking." Ile heard no cry
of distress.— After some deliberation Captain limiter
add there was not sufficient evidence to commit on the
graver charge, but the prisoner was found guilty of •
condemn assault, and was fined PI, and costa 19s.
or in default onernouth'a hard labour. The money was
paid.
CREWEEKNE.—Coeorr Prete Seligman, &ter-
day.—Present : W. C. Lambert, Esq. (chairman), W.
F. Cox, W. Blake, and John Studley, Legs.
Aeisitsr,—John Lacy was summoned by David
Hutchings with uunlting him at Merriott, on I :bruit-
tnaa-day. Complainant, who is an old man, said that
shortly after three o'clock on Christmas-day lie was
walking in one of the streets, and on canning near the
Cross he saw the defendant amid others there, and when
complainant spoke to one of them, the defendant, who
was "drinky," came and kicked bhu, and knocked out
one of his teeth. A witnees, named Jane Wills, de-
posed that she saw the defendant kick Hutchings, foul
when the tried to thparate them, lacy struck him over
her head ; and when she expostulated with him on his
conduct, he said he would strike her too. The defendant
said the complainant provoked him to hit him, as Ise
said "that if he were three-sixes he would fight him any
tiine.—'f lie Bench lined him 7s. 84.1., aud St. Cid. costs,
and in default three weeks' hard labour.
A Pc BLICHOUng SqUAßliLe.—Rebert Sweet and Betts
jantin Sweet, of Merriota, were charged with assaultiug
Edward Lacy, of the wine place, on the sth, of Januaty.
It appeared that the complainant went into the Bell
Inn, where he saw the defendmsta, who were "fight!!
able," and offered to fight any man, void en this seselUon
being doubted by complainant they " pitched " into
Itim.—A wanes" on each side was ennui:led, Irons whose
evidenee it weeded that the party was "much of a
mudity," and the Bench being of opinion that all were
to blame fined the defendants la &L. each and 3e.
costs.

OrVII(CI AGAIXBT Till Barn ACT. William
Savidge, a beer-house keeper, of Creirkerne, was charged
by P.C. Tucker, for kmpiug his house open for the
sale of boor, on Sunday morning, the 4th of January.
Mr. E. Budge appeared for the defendant. The case
was fully proved, and this being ;the third time "John
Barleycorn" had figured before the Crewkerne Bench
of Magistrates, he we. fined 1."2. and 6s. fid. come.
A !ref Liatium—Joeeph Harwood, of Perry-street, was
summoned by Harriet Sweet, to show Cause why he
should not help maintain her illegitimate child of which
she alleged be was the father. —Mr. Sidney Watts
appeared for the ix,Mplainant, and Mr. Jolliffe for the
defendant. From the evidence it seems that in January
1857, the complainant woe eunfined of a boy, and at that
tnne he was • lodger in her mother's house. There
were only two bedroom in the house, and when
" Joseph" came first of all, she, her mother, and
brother., and also " Joseph," slept in the mine room.
He had supported the child up to March 1862, by giving
her la 6d. • week, but since then she had received no
money from him.—The Bench made an order of la •
week, from tinie,?! application.
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8RL4,11 or lot ARtIMITT.—At the County
held on Friday, before Charles Saunders, Esq., Judge,
the only cam which excited soy interest as all was that
of Hillard r. Denning, in which the plaintiff, a farmer,
near erewkerue, sued the defendant, who is a dealer
living at Chard, for £l3 25., for a breach of warranty
of al sheep. Mr. Jonah appeared for the complainant,
and Hr. Paull, of Iluain•ter, for the defendant. On
the 13th of December last the complainant saw the
defendant's sheep nt the entrance of the show-yard of
the Crewkerne Cattle Show, when he was offered the
sheep at 22.. each. Witnese looked at them, but
thought they were not all right, when the defendant
attributed that canoe to the fact that he had only
bought them at Exeter market the day before, and
having just left the train they had had no food to eat.
Complainant went away, but in the course of half an
hour or so he came near the defendant's pen of sheep,
who again asked him to purchase them. He said he
thought they were not sound, when the defendant said
he ',aid warrant them if he would hay them, and
wanted El • head for them; but witness ultimately
bought them at 19s. a head. About a week or ten
days after he Lad bought the sheep, some of them
showed symptoms of "bottling," and shortly after-
wards one of them died. He opened its stomach,
and found the liver much diseased, with plaice in
it. He wrote to the defendant oomplaining of
' the unsoundness of Ho abeep, and saying that
one of them was dead, when he denied that
he had warranted thy sheep. Another having died, he
sold the remaining Id in two lots, when the first lot
fetched 2.. 6d. • head, and the second 7.. fid. • head.
He had charged de. a week for their keep, and
auctioneer's fees and market toile amounted to 16s.
Charles Holman, in the employ of the plenstiff, said
that he heard the defendant offer the plaintiff the
sheep, when his touter said he -lid not like them,
as he did not think they were all right. The defendant
said, " If you like to boy them, 1 will warrant them
sound." The price asked was El a head, but his master
bought them at 12.. a-pieve. —Mr. Paull denied the
warranty, and called the defendant, whom evidence was
exactly rice reran from that already adduced, and his
Honor gave judgment for plaintiff.

TA UNION. —FATAL ACLU:4MT OE THE BRISTOL
AND EXETER RAILWAY.—A fatal accident occurred
at the Taunton station of the Bristol and Exeter
Railway on Friday evening, to a man named
Edward Putt. Deceased had been in the employ
of the company as a porter for many years, and had
only returned to his employment about three weeks,
after meeting with an accident by which be lost
wine of his fingers. Friday evening, between 7 and
8 o'clock, deceased crossed the line to the goods
station, carrying some lashing, and not returning
so soon as was expected, another porter named
Bicknell went in search of him, and on the up-line
found the mangled remains of the deceased, life
Icing quite aztinst. The Watehoe train had

arrived M the station about 7 o'clock, and Inevkas
to its return the engine had to shunt on to another
line. This ibunting had taken place just about
the time deemed would have to cross the line, and
itLisfforirs.losedone tohfattLthdeecnamedight
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notice e engine, and was knocked dowbendblyd not
his
body
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much
mchibided.4:::;bcout
remains
were were conveyed to the. Railway Tap, to await an
inQuest. Deceased leave's wife and two children.
liATll,—lve DP ReariAles.—Por ter. or thrtra
it'eeki pest householders in all parts of the city of
Bath hare bad delivered to them circulars setting
forth in high flown languags and terms the advan-
tages which would be derived from visiting an
emporium which had been opened in the town for
the ale, "by order of the Royal Commission," of
the " greatest gems, most splendid specimens ever
seen or ever collected together for the indiscriminate
inspection of en, comtrunity ender the ann." A fter
a long illustrative catalogue, to each article being
appended the Dame of wine noted town at home,
on the Continent, or in India, the circular went on
in the following elaborate strain :—"This grand
and meritorius display comprehends the chief demon-
strations front England, a marvel in themselves,
the glorious beauties of India, represented in the
most glaring perfection, the productions of France,
1 Austria; an the Continent qf Purope, actually
illinnined. he &righter* of India, the princesses
of artistic embroidery, represented in the meet fasci-
nating instance and sublime Products of their
accomplished luxuriance in the digital disposition
of the needle." After more Sweden° of a eimilar
Ilinafription the paper Winda tip With this :-
1• To avoid unnecessary crowding no one will be
I admitted unless by ticket, as per enelosed, signed
by the Secretary to the Royal Commission,
who has commissioned, in accordance with the
necessities of the Act of Parliament to authorise
licensed hawker, F. (No.), to sell and Blue-
trate and admit due reaponeibiiity," whatever that
may mean. Well, in spite Of the transparent eatch
penny character of this affair, solne petsons have
been gulled. One young lady was induced to
, purchase, for £6 10s., some article which was said
Ito be worth .{l.l, but iihich Must be sold. &mom-
! ing subanjuently Iniapitieus Of her bargain, the hop-
suited • friend in die trade, and learned that the
things were made to be sold, and were not worth more
I than 395. The police were communicated with, and
I Detective Berry went to the place and took into
custody the salesman, as having obtained meney by
1 false pretences. The matter was, however, arranged
by the money being restored to the lady. We
I hope this expos will have the effect of warping this
public agsaust patronising such "grand and impor-
tant sales" of what, with the most barefaced impu-
dence, are announced as "Exhibition goods."
SHIPHAIL—Coust or Qtagn'a Buren. —Tel
CLEWS or tits flaCt FOR Tara coflatf of' litilialtatT
v. tale raglan or etitenast—This use, which was
argued on Wednesdry before Lord Chief Justice
Cockburn, and Justices Wightman, Mellor, and Cromp-
ton, raised a point of muse general importance as regards
the Poor Law. A Scoteh labourer in Shipham parish,
who had gained no settlement in England, applied for
relief in consequence of his wife becoming lunatic, and
the pariah authorities got an order from indite', under
the Lunatic Pauper Act of 1869 (16th and 17th of
Victoria, tap, 91, sec 95),, which provides that if a
pauper luiutio be not settled In this Parlth, and it gin-
not be ascertained in what parish the lunatic is settled.
I the lunatic may be removed to an asylum, and the en'
pense adjudged to be paid by the county. The justices
made the order, but granted a "cuss" for the opinion
of this Court.— Mr. Serjeut Kinglake (with whom was
Mr. Poulden) argued in favour of the county, the ap-
pellants ; Mr. Welaby argued for the parish authorities,
1 the respondents, in support of the order.—Mr. Serjeant
I Kinglake, in arguing the case, said the question was one
of Immo general importance, as it applied nut only to
Scotch paupers, but in principle to Irish paupers; and
contendbd thee the paiipertind her htlisband ought
both to have been removed to Scotland, undir the
Scotch and Irish Paupers Removal Act, 8 and 9
Victoria, cap. 117.—Mr. Justice Wiglitinsm : Who do
you say is to pay the expense of removal ? —Mr. Sarjeant
Kinglake In the first instance the parish removing
them, but the expense would ultimately be charged to
tho Scotch parish.—Mr. Justice Crompton : It would
be • strong measure to remove the husband hundredi
of mil,, away merely because he bad not means out of
which to pay the expenses of supporting his wife in a
lunatic asylum. Would sou say the le,. was so of an
Bnglielimen as Well as an !Sahll-J*llot Seetehman I—Mr.
Serjeant Kinglake Undoubtedly; so is the law. Th.
, wousan ought not to base been put into an asylum at
' all, but sent to her husband's settlenient with her hus-
band. We are not to suppose that in Scotland there
lane law for the support of its lunatic paupers.—Mr.
Justice t'rompton Would you say that the lunatic
wife of a Frenchman, or German, or a Dane could be
removed to the Continent!—Mr. Serjeant Kinglake :
Certainly not. The Removal Act only applies to
British lunatics—Mr. .f notice Crompton Then your
argument goes to thii—that tile Innatc wife of a
foreigner cannot be sent to a lunatic asylum. It must
come to that; or, if otherwise, then the foreigner would
be in a bAter position than • British subject. Your
argument, therefore, in principle, applies not merely to
British paupers, but to foreign paupers as well as
Serjeant Kinglike went on to argue that
She authorities supported his view. Ile said there was
# distinction, between the ems, of ordinary lunatics and
" dangerous' lunatics. Blie could not be sent under the
settlement clauses. —Mr. Justice Wight:nan : Could
she be properly sent to an asylum ?—Mr. Serjeint
Kinglate said he could hardly undertake to say that she
might rot, under sonic enactments ; but he understood
that this order was under the settlement clauses—i. e.,
I on the ground that she had no settlement which in
England could be ascertained, That was not so' and the
Act of lIPIS3 only applied to lunettes who had settle.
aunts in England, not to Scotch or Irish lunatics, who
I were under the Removal Act. The assumption all
through the Act was that the pauper had an English
settlement. The language of the enactment was, "If
the parith in which the lunatic is settled cannot be
ancertained,"—aasuming and implying that the lunatic
had a settlement in England, though it could not be
lascertained. Here the woman's settleinent followed
I her husband's, and lie had no settlement in England.
I hut heel one in Scotland. It meter was meant that an
I English parish or °Minty thotild be liable for a lunatic
i settled eleewhete. If the lunatic wis nettled in an
English parish and it could be ascertained, that parish
I was liable; but if the parish could not be ascertained,
then the county in which the asylum was situate.
I But, if the lunatic was not settled in any English parish,
I but elsewhere out of England, then the proper course
I was removal not to an English asylum. but to the
I country of settlement—Mr. Justioe Wightman : What
I do you say the magistrates ought to have done in this
I case ?—Mr. Serjeant Kinglake said they ought not to
I have done what they have done—Mr. Justice Wight-
man Alt, but what cught they to have done? Was
the woman rightly aent to the asylum (—Mr. Justice
Crompton : A. man .tarring in the streets of an English
town Is surely an English pauper for the eurreses of
relief, whether be bean English's an, or • Scotchman,
or an Irishman, or a Frenchman. Even if be is a
! foreigner be owes allegiance to our law while in this
country, and is surely "casual poor," and as noch
entitled to relief. And may not this come under the
same principle ?—Mr. Serjeant Kinglake said the die
I Unction was that a Frenchman or Bonen had no settle-
ment, but • Scotch or Irish peeper had • !settlement.
It had been so laid dean in a case in this court, re-
ported in the 16th volume of Justice of the Peace, p.
I 336. "The Queen e. the Clerk of the Peace for Middle-
sex."—Mr. Webby argued in substance that the
justices were bound to send the woman to the county
asylum, and that being there the county of course was
chargeable; and—The Court in effect so decided, and
gave judgment for the respondent+ in favour of the
order. It was obviously inexpedient, they observed,
that a lunatic pauper should be sent about the country
to some distant place in Scotland or Ireland, where,
perhaps, there might be no asylum. The Removal Acts
applied to paupers not lunatic& This was a question
, under the Asia applying to lunatic paupers. It had
not been shown how the pauper lunatic could be re-
moved, and, being properly in the asylum, the county
, was bound to pay the cost of her sunPoct-