The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-07-07 00:00:00

TILE REGISTRATION ACTS AND REDISTRI-
BUTION OF SEATS BILL.

The CHAIRMAN mid the Court would recollect a
committee was appointed at the last sessions, con-
"i•sting of two magistrates from each ' division and ho
u • would no ask Mr. J Batten to read the report.
Mr. !Item said the General Sessions adopted so
much f the report as regarded polling districts and
revision of voters, leaving the election towns over till
to-day. (lie then read the report, which has already
been published.) Mr. Batten then moved that
Sturminster Newton be the election town be the
northern division, and as there was no opposition, this
was carried. .

It was expected there would be a lively contest over
the eastern clio ision, but it fell comparatively
nat.—Mr. Barren moved that Witubonw be the
election town.—Mr. Sour •ed that Poole be the
election town. He mentioned at the committee the
other day Poole was the centre of a larger division
than the northern pert—intact, the greater part te:te
south 4,1 Wimborne, and if they compared the dim-
tam,. by road or rail to the two towns it was rather
in favour of Poole. His main reasons for moving
that Poole he selected was that it wan originally
intended to give the name to the division, and wan
by far the largest town.. It was the most rapidly
increasing place, not only in the eastern divisem but
in Dorsetshire. There were at the present moment
in Parkstone alone about 112 houses building, and the
May. ir of Poole had signed the necesaary licenses for 21
new testes in Parkstone, which was within the
borough of Poole. These were not smell cottages, but
houses averaging more than 000 each. in addition
to that a great 'utility houses were being built at
Isourfleet, Poole. Kiresin was alen largely
increasing, mot altogether there could he no douitt
it was the nowt populous part of I h.rsetshire, Taking
all the circumstances h., moved that Poole he the
election town. He mentioned there WM a deputation
present, consisting of the Mayi.r and two or three
ii liar trelltielliell, WIIII were there to press the claims
of Pool.. nisei the Court.
Sir Rollout° lit,vn 'aid the difference in the
distances of the polling places from the two towns
were, he knew, not very much, still what there wan
Mkt in favour of Witnborne. Tlwre wax also bi he
taken into consideration the facilitieA which the
railways might offer ; he would not any they did ..ffer
them, becamw in mery instance they del not ~for
tlooo, Ilitt these facilities were likely to la. Incensed I
at any rate they tool., mit lie diminished and they
were very tomb in fay, en. of Will,ll. IMP rather than
P. 5.1... 11.. contend...l Wiiiils,rtte being situated at a
J 11111,6.111 wfte newt Illtieeitth the actual
mileage was only slightly in favour of Wellborn...
Taking m hit., consideration, Witiaborne
ought tleei.l.sily to ha
.1. the !preference ov.:r Poole.
Rev. C tell (iI.VM said there was a great incremie of
hielmul ha the tleighhodirlmod of Witulswne.
Major Nev.' i hi, remarked nearly the whole if the
northern division woidd actually have 1.. go through
Wind s urn.. ti get 1.11
On a di visiiin 1.1 voted for Winihorne mol eight foe
Po de •aile mg the latter Mr. IL Ilsnol, the Com
on eamliclato. for t10..1

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Dort.h..t.r a•lopt..l its the election own fur
Month !toned without any oppcmition.
Mr, 11.trrri Inv, no motion to oillniiit with reran!
to Wo..t Doroct, and Major I illnyks moved that
1.• adapted a. the rloction town. Ito
•olonit led it. hi. ri.t.oit. that It wa. more *nand and
11l W...t Itorwt tiwy w..re etmptintlalli
.ittiatr.l, and had %et'," inickinate rail way ow:ammo.
dal ion —ln fact, he con.i.l.•rca th.• railway 'nicht be
I'll.lit irely out .4 th.• lined ion, Having advanced
lil arninnent in favour .4 Beatninnter
letter. (non lord Sandwich Mr. Pr.ton (hymo
111/i.),0wl Mr. 1in...11•C0 i % leamin.terj, in (Avow
Of pi.. n!...e10n. _ .

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Nfr, Kit,i, tliffcnrl from Main, firnvc., anti did
not I olotoglel ;own. th.. railway
I'mlooltt...lly if thou.. wati any railway continction
with licatititt.h.r it wonl4 lA. is tt.ry 4.wirn1.14. platy.
Mr. NfoNt writ favoin..l lk.atnin.tor, I. It WM
ii 11.110.1 town. It wtw nitwit bt.tter to hay.. dm
p.b.ction carrit.l ~tit tht.r.. than in a town compowwl
larttcly .4 factory bawl.. For that fact alone, if for
tn. otlwr, they might to wu.k a quieter town. 11.440.
It WISA warm by litany
Mr. K. It, l'ntiwg•litna•umnr dirt not think tlo.y
.aught to with for A quieter place ao much RA they
ought it' 1,91.1411 ,111.. At of YN TN l'Alb
way eonnection waa us ...Tv important ettic.tion
Ilt uu,'nt i. .u,.1 frch.rrhig to 11 li..t sliptributerl
MORRO( till. inagimtrateol I.evernl of the placeo in the
di% hi tlin..t communication with Brishairt
I,' MA.IIIIA of the railw.sv. Taking out the sliatance
which woulol he • w.rvell by tram, he tonna the
341 thti di.tatiet. which would hart. to he travcrwrl
unlit'i if carrisura would he 127 miles, to Itritlisort,
a._lttaitost liiit to_ Ilesuninatet.

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Mr. Coi.roX, Mr. 11.trrax and Major Ifors-r.ll.trrmx
fa%our .4 Bri.limort, au.l 64..n.4 llANtatto f. .r
Ileanano.ter. and on a duviAion 13 voted for Beaminmtcr
and 10 for Ilridnort.

prnue ANALVP:T.

The Corxrt ANAI:ixT reperuel he had examined
three .peeimem 'wit...l—all genuine.
The Court then met..

FIRST COrRT.

ghortly after 10,
when there were on the Iteneh Mr. .1. Floyer, M. I'.
(chairman), Mr. J. ILIUM Mr. W. llankee, Mr.
G. HOPI% Mr. E. It. Pearce•Edgeninhe, Colonel
Bingham, Mr. A. Martin, Mr. W. Cater:tit, kx. The
following were sworn on the Grand Jury :--Foreman,
Mr. If. W. Hawkina (Martitt.towell Mesars. C. If.
Down (Meleolohe Itegis). Bacon (Cranborne), J.
Itradronl Worfe (astle), .1. Cockram (Cor.nombe). It.
Dew•lney (eattistock), U. Innlderidge (Fordington).
It. Farthing (Wbilan:l), It. Friend (Hinton), If.
Footer (Charlton), P. P. Cillinghatu (IVareltana), W.
II Herrington (Pentrillge), IL Jones (Lytchett). A•
lAA (Cratthonte), C. Menden (Lytehett), J. Oliver
(lIo..1c), W. W. Randall (Whitchureh), W. B. Rutlev
(Folke). S. tiernonr (Hainpreston), Tan.well
(iltaftealniry), G. White (Hoeton), W. Yeatman
(Cant. 'id).
.

In charging the Grand Jury, the CH.\112111.% said
the calendar containnsl the Ila Meal Of 20 prisoners,
which was an unusual windier for quarter Sessions at
this perinsi of OW year. They would have to go luck
to the year 111140 to find the calendar AO heavy Itg the
present none, and that was tinnier very peculiar. cir•
ministances in that )43a, 114 the calendar contained
the names of IS prisoners chargind with rioting in the
occasion of two elections that had recently
place, so that this was hardly a matter for comparison
as referring to the state of crime in the county. Shute
that year they had had four Midsummer Sessions—hit
!MI there were only four prisoners, in DOM, IS, in
ItlB3, 13, and in lASI only tn, is, he thought he was
justified in saying the present crdender was unusually
iinfavnniimble. Theolfences charged were none .if them
of a very serious nature, though he was far from
saying they were all of them of a light character.
It wax a remarkable fact that half the
cases on %Inn calendar came from \Vey-
mouth. Ile had on pre.innas occasions thought it
right to call attention tn the critninal statistics laid
before Parliament, and which were classihed with very
great care and intelligence, and it WWI not a hills
remarkable in the classification those town,' which
syre called " pleasure towns," of the name descrip.
tern OA Weymouth, held a place Ivo of the meat favour.
able description, the number of criminals sent up front
these towns being greater than from almost any
other ports of the kingdom. The Chairman referred
to the exceptional circumstances under which shop-
keepers traded in these particular towns, and gave
them some practical advice to be very careful WI to the
persons whom they tntsted with goods, and to exercise
all caution in regard to their customers.

THF. WINTRRHORNIC NTICKIANII CORN RRNTS.
Nfr. rilal moved that the reisirt of Mr. F. T.
Johnx and Ur. J. Forrester, two of the arbitrators
appointed iindm au order of the Gout, dated 7th
April, DIM, to ascertain %to. average price of the Win-
chester bushel .4 wheat in the county a Dorset for 14
years 11.. therein mentioned, and in which reluvrt it is
fixed at 7161. 914. and farthing, be now received and
adopted,—The Court granted the tnotion.

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rILKADICI, GUILTY.
Ezekiel Evans (93), eoldier, and Patrick fiallaghan
(20), eoldier, pleaded guilty to %breaking and entering
a dwelling house at Midden, and stealing two costa
awl a paw id tniusers, value'Arty of
Michael Palmer, on dhow liiil Mean., wise ale,,
charged with stealing a slop, value Oil., the property
of ie... Still, at NVareham, on Jiine 4th, and
thdlaglian with stealing a vat and hat, value 135.,
the iwiiperty of Walter Trent, at Wareham, on June
itii.---Evans wee sentenced to six months' imprison.
ment fin the first offeins", awl one clay for the second :
(;,diaghan,agklue m t who there wae a long list of pre-
vious convictions, had 10 ths for the first offence,
and for the second one day, calif police nupervision for
two year',
I:eorge James 9larsh ((), carpenter, tAeaded guilty
to stealing and converting to hie own nee a bicycle, oi
which he WSW the bailee, the property if James
Hen: ille, of Wit:terbium'. Kingston, on June 16th,
1005.—Mr. Vincent Hudtre tinirecuted.—Prisoner,
who admitted two previous onneletiosa for larceny.
said he was the wore,' for liquor on the preeent
occasion.—The Chairman advised the primmer to
keep clear of the liquor, and eenteneed him to three
months imprisonment with hard labour, and two
years' police supervision.

,111.1)11[VUL ['Am! OV INOPPFXT assartr.
William John Talbot (22). clerk, was indicted for
indecently assaulting and ill-treating a little girl,
named Sarah Inkiem. at Melcombe Regis, within nix
months past.—Mr. Willes appeared for the pneecit-
non and 'dr. Matthews for the defence.—Tne facts,
according to Mr. Willes' opening address, are briefly
these. Prisoner was formerly clerk in the employ of
Ws...N. Reps .Ids, brewers. The girl was 12 year.. old
and her father being employed as outdoor man at the
brewery he was entitled to a certain amount of beer.
This beer was sometitnes fetched by the girl. On
May 13th last she went to the brewery, and there saw
the prisoner, who took her to a house formerly
occupied by Mr. Fituard, but now used as a store,
out here, in spite of her stnigfgling and crying, he
conimitted the offence complained of. Ultimately
li.' gave her the beer, and let her out by the back way.
Shortly after the girl's mother was induced to take
her to Dr. Simpson, who found her suffering from
gronorrh.ma. Information was given to the police, and
Prisoner was apprehended. When charged he replied
•' I know all about It, but I did not think it would
come to this.' —The prosecutrix gave her evidence
very intelligently, and all Mr. Matthew,.' ingenuity