The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-04-16 00:00:00

DORCHESTER.

Ws are glad to notice that Mr. J. 11. Algernon
Taylor, sou of Mr. J. R. Taylor, of this town, hu
passed the primary examinations in anatomy sad
07.010gy at a meeting of the Court of Examiners
of the Royal Collar of Surgeons of England.
COIN M LIMIT. April 13.—The supply of whist
was moderate, and as millers purobased fiscal. Prim
were 2s. pm quarter higher. Thomason for malting
barley having nearly dosed, the trade was mall at
late rake. Oats in better demand at full prima.—
Inspector's Return :—Wheat, Mx to fits. per
outer ; barley, 881. in .111. Averages : Wheat,
6"' è&;9 barig, 38e. 84.

Tao Douse; Yuma. —The recruits of this
regiment arrived at Dorchester last Monday, for
14 days' Inialike. pc•paratory to the general aeseerbly
on the 3Eth Met. They mustered at lobe barracks, 153
in comber, as smart • lot of recruits has have ever been
collected, mid it is gratifying to find that there are
fewer almentrice than canal. We regret to learn that
Colonel Bingham is ill in London, which has prevented
Us °Peeing of the refreshment sad reading-room for
U. militia, at the Corn Exchange, Weenie Kra
Bingham is obliged to remain ha London. We nodal'
stood, bowsaw, Chu Mn. Bingham boils to be enabled
to come to Derelester M tbe east ei the wee, to to
snake sneagemseila for *e vein of the militiamen's
room ha a her dart

geouasionr.—The Weraocith and Chapatti Islands
Steam Packet C3topauy a ship Aquila is *Amounted
to make txxcursions to Cheerios, and Jersey on
17th and 20th of the prevent month, giving the
holden of tickets the option of returutng In toy
Monday and Thursday, up to the Ind of htay, the
latter day inclusive. It will be observed that the
oompany, minions to suit pobliC convenience, has
appointed two days by which those intending to
participate in the trip can leave Weymouth. Of dm
attrautioas ..tiered by the excursions it is unneceseary
Ito 'peak ; the superior, comfortable, sad easy route
to be taken by they, veSsels, and the tinkly manta to
be espencnoed at the termination of the vOyage. are
too wail known to need mention. The fares are also
no exceedingly moderato the: those to whose lot AO
"Harter vacation" is vouchsafed cannot do bettor
than employ it by taking advantage of this in-
curs:on,

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Arrastruto Suiting..—A girl of ill fame, named
Ann Slot:runt, was given into custody on satot day night,
on • charge of picking the pocket of a shepherd from
Shilvingliam pion. She has once been convicted of pocket
picking and many times secured of it. About one ,
o'clock on Sunday morning P.S. Cousins heard groaning
proceeding from the look-up where she was placed, and
on opening the door he found her endeaveuring to
suffocate herself by tightly graving her throat with
both hands. He made to, desist, and left her ; but
about • quarter of an hour later he diecovered that she
had placed • necktie around her throat and was pulling
it tight with both hands in her endeavour to effect
stranguletion. Her hoe sem already dimoloilred and
she mu insensible. He cut the acetic, and after • few
minutes she ecovered. From that time • polies °Meer
wan kept in her Cell te prevent her making any further
attempt on her life. She wad eblrged with the theft on
Monday and acquitted.
Doncurarla Caitow.—The following hare been
appointed Guardians of the Poor for the several perishes
In the Dorchester Union :--Athelhampstone, W.
Croorne ; Bradford Peverell, Isaac Sy mee ; Broaltnayne,
John &always ; Burleatione, George W. Homer;
Charminster, John Red; Chilfrome, Edward Pope;
Compton Abbas, Thomas Con ; Compton Vallence,
John Chick Dettrllsh, Marko Went; Dorchester, All
Saints, Alfred Samuel lieecin Dorchester, Holy
Trinity, Montague Charles Weston, Edwin' lierria ;
Dorchester, Saint Peter, John Francis Hodges, Thomas
Saunders; Fordington, Helmand Ward Pears, William
Slade ; Frampton, William Johnson ; Promo Yea.
church. John Tread; Kingston Russell, T. Samson;
LitUebserly, Monis Rap. r ; Loogliredy, Thomaa Fry;
M•idest Newton, William Bestride.); Piddlehinten,
Jamas Lovelace ; Poddletnern, William Paull,
William Hull; Stinaford, Thomas Look t Stratton,
Thema* Chick; Tineleton, Bderard Bridle; Toiler
Fratrum, award Whittle ; Toiler Poreorum,
Edward Pope; Tolpn Idle, Thome. Alner ;
Warnswell, John 13-ot i Wateroornbe, Thomas Homer
Batindcts ; West Knighton, Levi Groves; West
Stafford, Robert Smith ' • Whitfoutie. Arthur Leonard
Cooper ; Winterberne Abbas, James flyinea Winter-
born. Come,Wjlliaal Henry Spines; Winterborne
Herrlngstono, John Oen Pope ; Winterb one
Monckton. George Symonds; WinC:irborne Saint Martin,
Daniel Symonds: Winterbortie fiteepleten, Henry
Groves; Woodeford, Joseph Warne.
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Boeotian FATTY Ethethoste, Elatnrday.—Before
the Majis. Curse, Rem ). —Robberies by an &rand
Bop: • Longman, as l4, w charged with stealing,
and Rio Pelmets, 13, James Toogood, 13, and James
L-ingman, 15, were charged with removing, knowing to
be stolen, a quantity of property belonging to Mr.
Richard Parmiter, clothier, High Rest-street. —William
Palmlike, prolocutor'. son, said les knew Goatee I/mi-
meo, who had been employed as errand boy by his
tether for about fire months. He aloe knew James
Lotoonan. George Longman bad been found at the
shop at serious Doke when he had no busineets there,
which created some suspicion, but they did not think he
was committing any theft. On Friday Mr. Resent
spoke to • Men in their employ, asking him if they sold
rings, as his (Mr. Beunt'el brother had purchased some
of their errand boy. He then went to the whit rings
they bad, and found them all gone. He limb sent
George Longman to call his brother, and when be
arrived taxed George with stealing end Jame* with
having received and sold two soar/ ring% worth Is. eel.
George admitted taking them, and James mid George
give them to him, and be sold them. George said
had aloha rings helms, and sold them two for three-
half•pence to a boy beamed Resist. He asked James
where his boOte came from, knowing them to he their
snake. James said his mother b ought them at
Mr. Ramsey... He made him take off one of the
booth, and then found it was their nake. He the •
went to Mrs. Lonknian, in Churchetreet, who said oh.
understood George had them from their shop, and was
to par so much • week for them. Subsequently, he
charged George with having taken the booth, shish be
denied. His mother, who was present, said George had
taken them home, but the boy again said he had set.
He then accused the boy George of stealing • smelling.
bottle, Woofing to one of the arisLuite in the their,
which he dented. He then charged hien with taking a
' pair n! boots from the shop in Church street, and he
Aim tted it, and Mid he had given them to his mother.
He went to imnotian'e hogs.. and toned the boy's ,
mother and Mrs. Parmiter upstairs A search was
made, and he received • pair of woman's booth, a pair
of bay'. booth (of the make they lend abroad), which he
had missed, • pair of termini' (which be identified as
belonging to his brother Stephen), a bogy tea-caddy,
containing the smelling.hottle mimed, severalesarf pins, '
and other jewellers, ends variety of article, of drapery.
—P.S. Consists stated that on rode, afternoon be went
to Mr. Pareniter's shop in High Bastetreet, an found
the two Lonimans and Toogood there. Mr. Partaitor
told him George Loninnui had bees stealing thing.,
' and the two other boys receiving them. George Long-
man said. "I should not have taken anything if it had not
been for Toorood." Toogood said he told him to
tabs anything, and did not know he bad tithes any-
thing. He apprehended the Loosening. Mr. Permiter
told him they hed been to the Antelope Hote), where
Toogood was at Work, and fennel that Toogoed had some
things be bed bought from George Lengutan, whieh he
gave op. At the police-station. he chatged George
Longman with stealing three or foot pairs of hoots, a
pair of shoes, lonia neckties, coat and trousers, and
various other articles belonging to Mr. Paradise, his
master. He replied, "I only took three pairs of boots
sod one pair of slippers; and I should not have taken ,
the other things (neck ties, collars, kc.) if it hadn't been '
for Toogood." Toogood was not there. After that he
went to prosecutor's shop, and in consequeces of in.
formstion he obtained he went to Mn. Putman, and
asked her if she had any objection to his looking over
her room,. She mild she shook] not let him unless he
bad • warrant He then obtained a 'earth warrant, and
examined her premises. lie found nine linen eollare,
all marked with Permiter's name, • neck tie, andante%
cep, all of which had been identified by Mr. Parmiter.
lie fund them at the bottom of Mrs. Putman'. clothes'
box. Mee. Pulaum said her eon brought home the
collars and necktie, but the cap she gave him • shilling
to bny into on Saturday night. On Saturday morning
%VIM= Patroller went to the the cap, and said it came
from their shop. Mrs. Putman produced two soarf pine
wide.. dm said the boy had lost given her. He then
apurstotoded Putman, aid charpd him with receiving
various articles belonging to Mr. Parmiter, known.,
them to be stolen. He replied "1 bops we shall be all
Nerved elite." Whores said " Moth Ithely. you will."
Pulman asked, "Li Toogood looked up I" Withers told
him no. He took him to the police station and seeiched
him, and found two watch eheicup and a knife. Upon
George Longman ha found a nuns, which he said be
binght of • boy working for Stickland, the barber.—
William Vatcher, assistant in proseeetleo shop, said on
Friday, in conjunction with William Pio-miter, he asked
George Longman what he had done with the rest of the
rings. 14e replied he had bartered one of them away to
• boy at Eitickland'a eh* for I Good, tato pistol., and •
dead monae. Witness asked him what he bad tekee
besides. The lad replied two neckties, which be had
sold to the boots at the Antelope, named Toogood,
for sixpenee. Wane.' leaked him if he had bad any-
thing more, and he replied he did not recollect. Witness
then went to the fittelope, and asked Toogood if he had
bought any ties from • boy wetting at their establish.
most, nod be said yes. He asked him If be did not
know they wor• stolen, and be said, "No, or I should
not have bought them." Witness said "You mnat
have known something was wrong to have bought tie.
worth ss. for 61 Where the they?' Toogood fetched
them, and he found there were three ilea, worth about
• fitl., which he identified as
.proariciutoes property. He
leaked Toogood what he had given for them, and he said
Is. or la 6.1., he didn't know exactly. He went beak
to the shop, and told George Levinson he bad let
Toogood have three ties, aid asked him if he had let
him have anything sloe. Longman said • chain, which it
seemed belied bettered to Prilman, Pasoan bad Gold it to
Toogood, who bartered it to • boy named Doffall for
some ornaments. While they were talking ho him, one of
their assistants asked Longman what Ise had got in his
pocket, and three mattes were taken from him, worth
Is. eaoh.—ltionanded till Monday. Toogood and Putman
were admitted to hail, the others went to prison.--
Hannah Lorries Putman and Saadi Longman were
booed over to appear at that time to mower any charge
of receiving thattnai be preferred •1111014 the.—
MONDAY • Before the Mayor (G. Came, Beg), J.
Gdpin. EN., R. Davis, Reg, M. Devenists, Req., and
DT. Aldridee.—The font boy. concerned in the robbery
of property at Mr. Parmiter's, were again twoutit
before the Behch, and the following additional evidence
was taken.—Mrs. Jane Pa/miter said that on Friday
last she saw Mrs. Longman at their shop with her two
eons, George and James, and heard her eon William
ask Mrs. Longman if her boy bad brought • smelling.
bottle home, and die said he bad, and would get it.
Mrs. Longman asked s Knees to go with her to her
house, and she went. lira. Longman gave her the
smelling-bottle, and at the same time she saw other
things there which she recognised as their property.
Sim found dews stairs a pair of shoot • pair
of glove., some buttons, and • teseady. She went
up-stairs with Mrs. Longman, where the resolved two
scarf rings, a brooch, pine, and as sardrop. Mr..
Longman gave her at the same time she believed three
pins on • oard. She asked her if she lusd anyting more.
She replied, not aa she was aware of, hut winos., could
see her has, She examined the hoe, wherein she found
a pair of cashmere booth, a piece of cloth, braid, several
reels of oottoo some handkerchiefs, and various articles
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in thorium. n another box, where the boys' clothe.
were kept, a snit of clothes was found, with several
necktie; sonata, and gloves. When *be took up the
snit of clothes the looked at Mrs. Longman, who is
very deaf, and she said "George told me you
gave it to him: didn't you do Dor Witness replied
'No," and Mrs. Lengotan exclaimed "Oh, dear, dear
Mrs. Longtime said George told her he gave &shilling for
the cloth, and also that he was paying a shilling • week
for the things he bad brought home, as he only gave her
2s. • week out of his wages, which wets 3e. • week. The
shore bore their private mark and the knitted gloves
were Mr. Parmitsr's own. The two Longman. and
Pultnan pleaded guilty to stealing. They were each
sentenced to two soothe imprithereent, and afterwards
5 yenta in a reformatory. Togood was cautioned and
acquitted. There eras quite ' •thene" in court before the
boys were removed between them and then mothers.--
Alleged Pocket-picking -Ann Slocum, a hold-looking
woman of the town, was brongit up for robbery.—
Robert Peach, of Shilvingbampton, shepherd, was hi
Dorchester on Saturday evening with the prisoner.
After talking to her a bit be pushed her away, and said
" be should go his own way and she could go shishn."
But she continued walking with him, and at
length took from hie pocket • pane smash:king
I • eovereign, • Sorin and thee,* eLtpuboes, He tried

I. mash her hand. when she threw it Or .01/jething
WV a garden mall. He gave information to the
polio. and the woman wee taken hits evstody.
Cousins and P.C. Mitchell marched the gareen, but did
set And the puma—Primmer dented stealing the parr.
—Toe magistrates thought there wets not auSle:ent
ev.denee either Ea send her for trial or to etrovict, and
dlintimed the charge.