The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-12-04 00:00:00

THIS DAY'S MARKETS. Voutt Countti Expreos.

MARK LAN—E.—Tana DAT.
There was again this morning a small supply of
English wheat. most .f the samples being still in very
Indifferent condition. Some selected lots found buyers
at last Monday's rate, but mien .r kinds remained
difficult of sale, at low and irregular prices Foreign
was again in large supply, and in some instances Is.
per qr. cheaper. Spring cora of all descriptions were
without change in value.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.—Tais DAY.
About 4,500 besets including 350 foreign, trade
steadier, at 41. 6d. to 6s. 24. About 7,000 sheep,
trade quiet, at 5.5. Bd. to re ; calves sold at 51 to 61 6d ;
pigs, 3,10 d. to 4, Bd. per eight lbs.—At Deptford,
400 beasts and 700 sheep.

POOLE.

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45 43 Wlt S Fog, cloudy, rain
47 . 30 W Cloudy, min
a 1 40 W Cloudy, rain
43 33 W Rain, fine, hail
tdi MI W Fine, stormy
43 Se N r og. fine
41 $T NNE Foe, fine

TIM annual Baron of Reef Dinner was held on
Thursday evening at the King's Arms Hotel, when
nearly 70 representatives of the professions and trade
of the town met together. Host Frost fully sustained
hie well-earned reputation, and placed a very elegant
repast upon the tables; "the Baron," which was in
accordance with ancient custom kept up by the
family, given by Mr. Marvin Locic, being the
chief object of interest. The Mayor, Dr.
Aldridge, presided, and Mr. Alfred Pope
occupied the vice-chair. Dr. Aldridge was supported,
among others, by Mr. Lundie, the Mayor of Wey-
mouth, Mr. R. N. Howard. Rev. IT. P. Raikes, Mr.
Gregory, Mr. H. Hodgee, Mr. Newman, Air. Duke,
Mr. J. R. Taylor, Mr. Hull, Mr. E. Burnett,
Mr. M. Lock, Mr. A. if. Lock, Mr. Ittnrsey, Mr.
How, and others. The post-prandial utterances at
these gatherings-like at the Mayor'm dinners-are not
regarded as having to be reported, hut, it may be said
that they were of the most harmonious and pleasing
character. Vocilisation formed no mean part of the
pmceelings, whilst the Town Band performed some
excellent pieces during the repast in an adjoining room.
A P,mcg Sem..-Two young lads-shocking had
characters-named Lyne, of Sherborne, were taken
into c„stoay a few days ago on their leaving the
county prison on a charge of stealing coats, which
will he found reported under our police news. While
in the hands of the police at the station on Friday
they were taken out for an airing in the yard. The
constable in charge of them was probably unaware of
the nature of these young gentlemen's exploits, and
, accordingly he marched them round the yard in the
ortho lox fashion. Ad at once the two youngsters
made a rush for the gate. Of course the constable
could only collar one, and this was the youngest, and
the other got clean away. There were no other
con,tahles lthont at the time, and the constable had to
make " the bird in the hand" secure before he went
after the "one in the brsh." A long. wearisome chase
ensued, and ultimately Police Constable Vatcher, who
is stationed at Frampton, succeeded in capturing the
lad, Cherie* Lyne. He was found concealed in a
stable belonging to Mr. Russell. On Fnday night the
police constable safely took him to his old quarters.
Couswerrn TO THE DORSET COUNTY PRIRON.-
Aukes : Edwin Coombs Moore, putting timber across
the metals of a railway at Staliridge.-Sessions:
Emily Lilly, stealing jewellery at Sherborne. -Hard
leaboter William Cleall, leaving family chargeable at
Bradpole, and Charles Lyne and James Lyne, stealing
mats at Charminster, 3 calendar months each ; George
Gillingham, stealing money and bread and cheese at
Canford Magna, 6 weeks, and 5 years in a reforma-
tory ; John Dunovan, vagrancy at Wablitch, 1
calendar month ; Ellen Donoghue, drunk, kc., at
Bridport, and John Adams, stealing turnips and
fazo, to at Wimborne, 21 days' each; Charles Flagg,
poaching at Nlablen Newton, Catherine Fogerty,
drunk, ft.c., at Bridport. and J-nses Norris, vagrancy
at Portesham, 14 days' each. -Imprisonment Sarah
Emma Crann. stealing a brooch at Bridport. I
calendar month, and 5 years in a reformatory; Alice
Parker and Sarah Jeanex, prostitution at Weymouth,
14 days' each.
CoMNTT Perry Suasioss, lilturdar. —Before Mr. Herbert
Williams (chairman), C done) Steward, Mr. H. B.
Middleton and Mr. 0. Churchill.
IMPORTANT TO FARMERS.

At the opening sif the court Mr. Herbert Williams Ntid
"List week some remark, were made relative to agree-
ments between mastert and acricultural labours. It
aepeart that agreements iii writing are not generally
made. It is no manifest that, for the sake of both parties,
there should be no difference of opinion Si to what the
agreement was, and so difficult isq.er the lapse of a few
months to clearly remember • verlal sgreeruant even with
the best intention of stating what really took place at the
time of hiring—that, speaking for myself. I much regret
the law does not make all verbal yearly agreements void
altogether. He this as it may our duty as justices is only
to administer the law in the best inannor we ran under
the circumstances ; but we can so far endeavour to
discourage verbal agreements, as to refute as far as
possible in all eases to allow any costs, whenever any
dispute may have arisen as to the matter of agreement
Two copies of the agreement should be made—one sirned
by the master and given to the labourer, and one signed
by the labourer and given to the master—and loth should
be read over in the presence of both parties and witnessed
if possible by some disinterested person, and more
especially when the labourer is unable to read writing.-
Mattes Bragg, S. lad, was summoned for on Saturday
last trespassing in search of game on the 22nd November
at Maiden Newton, on lands in the occupation of Mr.
Sheridan. It was proved he set • wire in a hare's run
about eight in the morning, and on the following morning
came and took up a hare which had been trapped.—Fined
20e., including costs.
Charles Lye. and James Lime, two younrsters of
Sherbwne, who had been brought into court hand-
cuffed, were charged with stealing a couple of coats.—
William Davis, of Poston, saw them on the 11th of
November come out of his cow-shed and go into the
stable with two greyhounds, a lark-brown one and a
white one. They then returned into the cow-shed and
fetched • double-barrelled pistol, or a gun cut off—he
didn't know which. They loaded both barrels in the
stable. The r ate in question were banging up in the
sheds, and these were missing the same afternoon. He
identified the two now produced, which he valued at 15s,
(they were a couple of dirty old militia cloaks, dear at
2.. 61. each) as the ones taken.—P.C. Loader, on
,l'osrember 11. acting on information received,
werd to the prisoners' house and taw Charles, the elder.
He staked bim for the two coats they had stolen from
F.orston, when he said we haven't stolen two, we have
only got one, and produced the coat from a pantry door.
He took them to the cells, and charged them with stealing
it. When he did so Charles said "We only erigged one.
dii UP. Jim"! and the other replied "No"—P.C. Beating
pprebended the two I risonen on Wednesday, ffiith
lovember. as they were discha-ged from the prison.
ie charged them with the theft, and James then said
' What, have you got both the costs, then I I left the one
I had one rail up in the bedre Wore you come to Cerne."
The mat had previously been found at the spot indicated.
—Defendants both pleaded guilty to "one of the coats."
--Supt. Batty said he had known the lads from their in-
fancy, and they were very bad h3ys. The saes they had
givall-18 or 19—were probably correct. They lived at
Sherborne, but had been travelling the country.—The
Chairman told them it was a very sad thine; they were
had in every way, and would be sure to come to a bad end.
They would receive rather a sharp punishment, in the
hope that it would atop them—three calendar months'
hard labour each.
John Gregory and henry Rickards pleaded guilty to
being drunk and fighting at Puddlehinton about hall-past
eleven at night There were two previous convictions
against them, and they were fined 10s. and cost. (S. ficl.)
each.
Joko Saint pleaded guilty to haring been drunk while
in charge of a horse and cart He had a good character,
and was fined St. and coots.
Robert Capel for, on the 23rd of November, at the parish
of Puddletown trespaning loon the land of Robert Haine,
in search of game, was summoned. A keeper to Mr.
Brymer proved seeing him so the lands with a couple of
lumber dogs. When he saw the keeper defendant ran
off, but was overtaken. He then offer-el money not to be
pulled up. Defendant, who works for Mr. Kellaway, said
he was not in search of game. But there was a right of
way there. He tra, coins to look after his master's cows.
The Chairman, (the Bench hating previously mole up their
minds to inflot a finej"You had no busintasthere. i t you were
innocent too would not have offered ro mey."—Defendant
said the keeper came to him and told hint be received 10s,
for each one be collared, he then offered him half -a-
sovereign, this be refused. The keeper was unable to deny
this, and the Bench peremptorily dismissed the sutol2lolll
ordering the keeper to pay the eases.

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THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY. DECEMBER 4. 1877.

harbour of reface. This entry has been reed over to the Church in this parish has been in a nourishing statrib MA feel very indignant, until we remembered that the speaker
above named seamen and they have no reply to make." its fruits hereby appeared. The meeting wu a very haw may never have risked our dreadful jolt from Wareham.
The only answer they gave was they did not like the ship. and pleasant one. and so knew nothing about on. Hr. W. *infield said
His vessel had in consequence been detained, and he bad - "The Swanage. Railway Company he maw were following
been obliged to engage other men. During the fearful wrxsosifit. in their steps '-"fellorring, ' why our bill passed the
weather they had met with the ship behaved well; two House of Parliament for the rail here ever .0 Inane years
Tars were carried away, and new ones were making. FOOTIBALL MATCH.-A. march was played on Satur.lay, ago, and dies! for want of attention, and that before may-
hem were no wages due to the prisoners-in fact, they the lit inst.. on the Grammar School Piayground, between 1..0 dreamed of the existence if Abbotabury. Let that
were indebted to the ship. He hail never had • word the Rev. Z. F. Tratinan's site and Mr. Penny I. of Bland- pass, for we have followed some compani• example, and
with the prisoners. He himself had been a captain Sind, ford. The former were victorious. . it matters little which; but the sp-aker goes on to say
'6l, and 15 years in one employ. -The boatswain was THE ROSA". VISIT TO CRICHEL -A public meeting is "but they (the S. (30.) simply intended to open Op • 40.•
(*Veil in support of this statement, and said the captain's announced to he held at the Corn Exchange on Friday quarry." "To , pen up a stons quarry" indeed I l Why,
evidence was quite true. "She was fine ship sa ever I next, at six p.m. to consider the question af a public and why, WHY we have about a hundred-mark, Mr. Manfield
was in in my life, and I have been to see 11 years.- loyal demorotristion to His and Her Royal Highn"eeee the hundred opened up already, sixty, at least, of them
Handorff, when the prisoners were called upon for their Prince and Princes. of Wales, iin the occasion of their being worked and rated, and forty thousand tons of stone
defence said when they went on board at Rotterdam visit to Lord and Lady Alington, at Crichel, on the 28th
-a
beiug shipped annualiy. And then to pass by the ire.
everything was lying about, and the ship was not fit for a of January next, and to appoint a committee to carry out mense clay traffic, another forty thousand tons a year, and
man to go on board. He complained that the captain after the same. Mr. C. R.. Raise will take the chair. . to say this at Aribotabury, where they hope they will have
putting back into the Roads put to sea again with a ON Theralay evening, at the Corn Exchange, the Rev, an iron trade I Promoters of other companies, reap:Tuber-
broken spar. A coloured seaman also got ill, awl the E. F. Trotrnan gave readings of a selection from log there are other 'dames in the market, will kindly
captain refused to let him see • doctor. Gave him three . "Macbeth." There was a full house, and the proceedings abstain from coldahouldering if they know the facts, and
aids of medicine, until at last he wee "scared" and I passed off in a first-rate manner. The reverend gentleman keep very silent if they do not know. We will forgive
refused to take any more. Also whenever there war a , was complete master of his suhject,_and the audience Mr. M. if he will promise not to do it again. It is the
gale the captain went below and left it to the boson. The I thoroughly appreciated the treat. The Wimborne Aurateur intention, however, of the Swanage Company to endeavour
water also came down through the deck neon their grub, Harmonic 8 wiety, assisted by members of the choir, to increase the " outeput" of marble at Woodyhrde ; but
and their grub wasn't fit to eat-Mr. Williams said he enlivened the proceedings with several well-selected and the "quer" has been opened up for a generation.
could not see how the Bench could help them -the ship appropriate pieces. MISS Quick and Mrs. F. 11. Tanner -:0:-
was seaworthy, and they were pound be their articles.- Presided at the piano. The proceeds are to be devoted to THE WAR POR CIVILISED TRAVELLING TO SWANAGS
Tressing complained that the captain promised him • the Wimhorne Clothing Club Fund, has reached, even as this passes before the reader' • eye, a
room where he could put "de chest of his, but he had only PETrY SESSIONS, Friday.-Before the Rev. C. J. Glyn. crisis. We write under great disadvantage, and have to
a locker like for one chicken to get up. He went to de and Captain W. A. Biddle. do strange things to get quit of the 'fear and dread."
cay'n, but •as like one ilninken man lying on de bench." Joseph Bennett was summoned for being drunk at We dare not prophesy, and care not to throw away words.
The yard-arm he said was also "sproke, and the captain Wimborne on the 19th of November.-Ile was lined 10s. As our writing is transformed into print it is either "all
knew it., and it was dangerous for them to go upon. " I and costs, flo over" or today sees "the beginning of the end."
vent trust my life to go yid • man like that"-Bergere Henry Coz. who did not appear, was mulcted in a fine -: 0:-
said the earne.-Mr. Williams said he could not blame the of its., and Ss. costs, for allowing two cows to stray at "HALT I" We were in mid-stream. but great credit is
captain for the weather, to which their discomfiture Wimnorne on the 14th of November, due to the committee for the cautious manner in which
seemed to have been due. It was • yen, serious matter Martin Houbt.n, an elderly Isbourer, pleaded guilty to their battalion took to the water. The instructions to
for a captain to be deserted by his crew, and it would be allowing a cow to stray at Shapwirk on the 17th of pass over and take the land (which our correspondent
wrong if they did not protect him. They could see no November, aLd was let off on paying SI. announced last week) were issued to the advanced guard
mitigating circumstances, aui their sentences was that Olim Cecilia Deaden, • girl, was summoned for assaulting mnititionalli . A careful and hat review of the troops by
they be imprisoneil for eight weeks. George Smith, a young man, on the 2nd of Novender, at the ablean cute generals revealed the fact that the forces
Wallis D ism. -Mr. Trevanion appeared for complainant, at present at their disposal would not stand the shock of
-Defendant was hound over to keep the peace. a enema They are gallant men, but the undertaking is •
John Coln, IS iftham Gerd. and Herbert Kent, three boys, large one. Reinforcements are urgently needed. There
were summoned for obstructing the pavement near the are large numbers of whole-hearted people ready to enlist.
Minster on Sunday afternoon. -Mr. Trevanion defended. but they want to know which side their tribes of landlords
-The hips were tined la and 3.i. 4d. costa each, and lawyers are going to take-i.e., they are whole-
POLICY, COURT„ Tuesday,-Ref ore Mr. C. J. Parke and headed. We kuow these tribes are inclined to help the
the Rev, George V. Galan& attacking forces, but they have no desire to right his lord-
George Gillingham a boy of Broadstone, was charged ship's contingent. Now no one knows where they are. II
with stealing lib bread, and 2ia of choose, of the value of neutral the day may be won, if they would but join the
31., the property of Emmanuel Sharland, on the 21st inst. invaders the day would be woo. Not knowing, they most
at Broadstone.-The Prisoner was further charged with be calculated to spring up from some ambush at any
I
stealing Si. in money, *lb bread, and 2lh cheese of the
value of 101 moment.,
the property of Henry Barnes, on the 22nd -: 0' -
inst. at Browletone.-Prisoner pleaded guilty. and was " FORwARD ! STEADY !"-What was the last command
sentenced to 14 day's hard labour for the first offence, and our correspondent beard. Three aid-de camps were been
one calender month hard labour, and five years' at the spurring their steeds furiously back from a council-of-war,
Milborne St Andrew Reformatory School for the second which bad declared what forces the L and S. W. brigades
offence. coon place at our dispoaal, toil it was impossible this post
--__ to send their tidings. The troops are, therefore, either in
full retreat, or safely on the other side the Jordan.
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SUPPOSE THEY 111. E IN RETREAT I-Then we are certain
It is cleverly executed, and without the loss of a single six-
pence of the shareholder's money. Yet we Alan be
exceedingly sorry for it. A retreat always sounds badly
for an oft-defeated cau.e, awl politic confidence will be
rudely shaken. Still there will lie no money lost, and a
great deal more of this the sinewmf-war may be obtained
by next November. We will risk this glance into futurity,
"by this hour next year the aerates will be firmly united
or finally disbanded." The Time-spirit alone can tell.
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TH2 FOUR FOOTED FRIEND OF THE FILIAL Ints some
foes, very mean and cowardly. They have smashed the
gate to Ma and sent hiss wandering. We trust that he
will be impounded again, and by a att,liody whine relations
are unjustly on the parish. If no, the riveneer will pound
them. His trotting and uebribeahle detective has heels
and can use them. Take care stupids, do not play pranks
with the King's property. or you may tire your heels on the
treadmill. Lecte.

MECHANICS' ticerrrerg. —The annual meeting of the
Poole Mechanics' Institute, was held on Wednesday even- '
ing. Mr. G. Curtis, presiding. The Secretary (Mr. C.
CaMei), presented the report, which was as follows: I
" The committee in presenting the 27th annual repo,t, '
would especially call the attention of the members to the I
present state and condition of the Institute. Whilst con-
gratulating the members upon the fact that their I
numbers have not diminished, and that with retard to!
their financial position they are quite equal to the
previous year, they would remark especially upon the '
want of that zeal and interest which should be felt and
shown by all who enjoy the privilege of membership of an
institution so advantgeous in all respects as the Mechanics'
Institute. The committee recret to arid that they have I
, received no donation this year, the want of which has
' been seriously felt, and they take this opportunity of
asking those members who are able to do so to pay their
quarterly subscriptions punctually, which will materialy
aid them in the working of the Institute and in a great
measure relieve the arduous ditties of the collector. They
are fully aware of the advantages now offered to the
working clatees by the Conservative and Liberal Associa-
tions, but this is an institution that has for its special
object the advancetnent and welfare of all ClaMell of
society,and without reelect to party or political feeling to
meet together for those purposes which it is considered
would be most beneficial to all. The annual tea and
entertainment, and also the lecture given by Mr. A. E.
Guest last year, were not well attended, but the drawing
class in connection with the institute is steadily progress-
ing, under the able teaching of Mr. Tarrant. In conclusion
the committee feel it their duty to impress upon the
members the absolute necessity of displaying a little more
energy in the work of the institute, the ohjert of which
shoulil not fail to till with ardour the heart of every man
in the town of Poole." The report, together with the
balance sheet, was adopted, and the following were then
elected as officers of the society .•—President Mr. A. E.
°nest ; vice-president the Rev. J. A. L lason,and Messrs.
R. Aldridge, E. P. Philteits, A. Ralston, O. Cortis, W.
Mate, C. Patemon. C. Edmunds, W. M. Morris, J. W.
Buckley, J. S. Hudson, and G. S. Norton; Treasurer and
Collector, Mr. W. .1. Stevens; Secretary, Mr. C. .1.
Caines LiMarian, Mr. F. Marshall' assistant librarian,
Mr. S. Smith ; auditstrs, Messrs. J. W. Buckley, ant C.
Klmonds. Committee, • Messrs. Mutton, Rattray.
Gitford, Etniuott, Bayley. Perry. Knight, Sinimonds,
Tarrant, Curl is. Maiden, and Os. non.
Perry Sessioxa—Thuraday.—Bufore the Mayor and W.
Pearce, M. Kemp-Welch, W. D. Dugdale and 0. H.
Gutch,
DRUNKEN:Mt—I Ifted Patfirid was summoned for being
drunk while in charge of a horse and cart, in High-street,
on Thursday morning.—P.C. Hallett stated that at a
quarter to ten o'clock in the morning he saw the defendant,
who was vet), drunk, and was delving without reins.
When opposite Mr. Danford's he stooped down in the cart,
took e a glass bottle, and threw it in the direction of Mr.
, Millet's home ; it was smashed against the railing..
Witness asked him why he was acting in such a manner,
and he said h., did not know—what aside was it t, witness
It was some little time before he could get defendant out
of the cart. Witness followed him to the Bull Head-yartl,
ansi. the defendant again got into the cart. Witness tot
him to get out, or he should take hint into custody: he
! then got out and put the horse into the stable—The
defendant wh., bas hien convicted many times, was tined
, 10s. and cost, or a month's hard labour.
TRANSFIIR OF LICEPAE.—The License of the Angel Inn,
Market-street, Arks intermediately transferred from Mr.
John Reid to Mr. Joe Harris.

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Y"" SH",""E" hail a "plan at the Antelope
judges at Sutton's
Royal
Hotel on Wednesday evening, a capital repast being pro-
vided by Mrs. Johnson. Mr. Trevor Davies presided, and
a very pleasant evening seas spent the enjoyment of the
proceedings being enhanced by songs sung by several
members of the company.
A MEETING of the supporters of the Society for the
Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts was held in
the Town-hall on Thursday oveumg, the Vicar of the
Abbey Church in the chair. A long and intere-ting
account of the progress of the good work in Bunnell was
delivered by the Rev. J. Trew, a recently returned mis-
sionary from Rangoon, and at the close an earnest appeal
for further pecuniary hells was ...vie.
THE SUNDAY CLOSING QVISTION.—A public meeting in
favour of the cloning of puldichimeet on Sundays was
held in the Town-hall on Wednesday evening, under the
preeidency of the Vicar, the Rev. W. 11. Ly. at. The
speakers were Mr. E. Whit well and the Rev. Z. efottrain,
who were supported by several local gentlemen. Resole-
tions in favour of the closing of pubbehousee on Sunday
were unanimously carried, and a copy of the same was
ordered to be fa warded to the Hon. W. H. B. Portman,
M.P., lobe presented to Parliament. The meeting broke
up without any counter proposals, thus figuring in contrast
to the meeting held at Crewkerne a few days previously,
when a great disturbance took place.
ELECTION OF SITIODSHEN.—A meeting of the lay
representatives of the rural deemed conference was held
in the Town Hall lest week, when the following were
elected as synodemen to represent the rural deanery at
the actual diocesan conference et Salisbury :—Rev. W. H
Lyon, Rev. R. V. Blathwayt, Rev. G. Southwell, Rev. G.
Thompson, Sir R. (I. Glyn, Major Fedenasser, Mr. T.
rooks, Major Digliy, Mr, F. Stokes, and Mr. Liddon.
A HORSE KILLED.—A. valuable hone, drawing a
waggon laden with grain', belongine to Messrs. Whittle,
brewers, of thit town, was near the goods-shed at the
railway station hut week, when a horse attache' to a
trap took fright at an approaching engine, and dashed
against Mesere. Whittle's horse, one of the shafts of the
trap entering the animal's chest, and causing injuries
from which it has since died. It is skit that it warn
worth £lOO.
SUIEIDE.—An elderly man named John Hodges, for
many years in the employ of Messrs. Whittle, brewers,
of this town, was found on Wednesday morning hanging
from a beam in the wash-house quite dead, lie was left
at work when the other employes went to breakfast, and
was discovered about quarter-past nine suspended by a
pieoe of new coril from a beam in the shed. The deceased
has been a steady workman, and no cause can be assigned
for the commission of the act, It is supposed that he
hung himself while labouring under temporary insanity.
INiguircr.—An inquest on the body of John Hodges, aged
63, who committed suicide by hanging himself the previous
day, was held on Thursday. —Mr. Horace Nutt, coroner
for the liberty of Sherborne, opened the inquiry, and a
respectable jury, of whom Mr. N. Burt was foreman, were
empanelled. —Attie the jury hail been to the house of
deceased, where his body lay, and to Melee. Whittle's
brewery, where the suicidal act was committed, they
returned to the Town Hall, and a number of witnesses
were examined—The evidence went to show that deceased
had been very low-spinted and in ill.health for more than
a week past, but had never been heard to gay that he
would commit suicide. It. left his home on Wednesday
morning about six o'clock, and went to his work, where he
was noticed by the other enaployk when the breakfast.
bell rang at quarter-past eight. He was then in the engine
house with himself. About twenty minutes to nine ahoy
svao wa/king through the yard anti saw him hanging from
a beam in the engine house. He went and cut him down,
and gave the alarm; but it was found that life was
extinct The evidence was supplied by Mr. &merle-
tendent Florence, Dr. Dories, Mr. Geo. St dreg, two
persons in employ at the Brewery, and deceased's widow
and two sons, and, after a consultation, the jury returned
a verdict of "Death by Strangulation;' adding that there
was not sufficient evidence forthcoming to show what
state of mind the deceased was in when he committed
suicide. The inquiry lasted three-and-a-half hours.
THE EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF JICWILLJOLY IRON
CoLE's SHOP.— /Day Lilly, a young showilr
dressed woman, *V9..1 on Tuesday morning placed at the
bar, before Major Falwasser, on the charge of robbing
Messrs. Cole and Son, jewellers, carrying on business at
Sherhorno and Weymouth, of jewellery to the value of
spwards of .6200.—Me. Hanna of Weymouth, appeared
for the prosecutors. The first witness was William
Grantham, son of a pawn-broker, living at Man-
*heater, who stated that on the 29th of September,
about seven iu the evening, prisoner came to
his father's shop anti pledged a ring, a pin, and
an apendant, on which she was advanced Ll 10s. On
the 3rd of October she galled again, bringing with
her an 18 carat cable-pattern watch guard and a silver
watch. She gave the name of "Mary Smith," and said
her address was 18, Higher Chatham-street. Manchester.
—Another pawnbroker, of Manchester, Z. Davies, proved
that the prieoner came to his shop on the 15th of October
and pawned a gold albeit chain with a Maltese cross
attached to it. She gave the name of Elisabeth Wright.
—E. W. Whealdon, an assistant to Henry Richardson,
another pawnbroker, carrying on business at Manchester
gait the prisoner came to their shop on the 11th of Oetolier
and pledged • pair of gentlemen's sleeve links and a pair
of earrings. She rave the name of "Mary Smith," and
he advanced a is. on the jewellery referred to. Sub-
seeiently she came again with other articles, but he
refused to take them.—Mr. Roberts (Mr. Cole's ion-in.
law) identified the articles above mentioned u belonging
to the prosecutor, and said most of them had been mimed
since he last took stock—in July. —Prisoner when asked if
she had any questions Week the witnesses, or a statement
to make, and, having none (she handed a written plea to
the magistrate), she was committed for trial—Two other
charges were then investlicated.—Joshua Lister, an assis-
tant of *firm trading under the names of Cockburn and
Jefferies, of Leeds, said he believed the prisoner was the
person who came to his employers' shop on the 13th of
September and pledged • gold Geneva watch and a chain
and locks' £4. Han_ne