The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-03-01 00:00:00

POOLE.

Bow-c, the "magician," gave his entertainment in
the Townhall, before a large audience, on Friday even-
ing. On the programmes it was stativi that the ',Moist
was Herr Wilhelm, bat there was neither piano nor
pianist, to the disappointment of the audienoe. II this
a part of the deoeption ?
TRII POLICE FORCE.—On Friday hit the following
satisfactory conimnoleetion was received by the Chair
man of the Wats& Committee from Whitehall :
, I am directed by the Secretary of State tor the ' Rome
Department, to inform you that he bee oonsidered the
Inspector's report upon the state of the police of your
borough in the year ended the 29th September last ;
and that he has had the satisfaction of certifying to
the Lords Commiuiooers of the Treasury, that your
police ham been maintained in a state of efficiency
during the whole year, in the terms of the 16th Section
of the Art, 19 and 20 Vict., a. W. lam to add, that
any application on the subject of the payment to he
made by the Treasury under the above statute, should
he addremed to that department.—l am, Sir, your
obedniot servant, I. F. 0. LIDDELL."
BOEOOOII POLTCI. Saturday.—Before the Mayor
(Mr. Rogers), and Mr. Lacy.
Jelled TAYLOR, aged Et years, who stated that be was • dis-
charged soldier of the 67th regiment, was charged by P.C.
Cherret with begging at Parkstone, on Friday afternoon. The
pollsvesnlicer dated that he maw the prisoner call at Ore houses
In the village, and he took him into custody. When at the
Skatiou-house, it wag found that be had in Ma posesisdim Is. lid.
In copper., and about • pock of meet, cheese, and bressi.—The
prisoner said be would leave the town lithe magistrates die-
mhssed the ma: -The Mayor said that Judgment would he
suspended. The police should tee the vairrent out of the town;
and if hews. seen again he would be punished for the offence
which had been proved.
HURT Jointer:is, 10 years of age, was charged with stealing
a watch value Ina., the property of a fellow-lodger namod
ileorge Cutler. It appear. that Johnson, who is • soldier in
the 34th regiment foot, was on furlough, and lodged in •
house In MEI-street. kept by Mrs. Charles Porter. Another
lodger (Cutler) went out on the Tuesday morning at ds o'clock
and left his watch on the chair In hie bedroom. He returned
at eight o'clock. The prisoner Ira, there and wished him
good bye as he was going heel to his reginieot. The com-
plainant returned at 12 o'cloek, and went op to his room. when
the prisoner was gone and :he watch likewise. The complain-
ant at once went in march cif Johnson, and found him near
Wit/Moro,. Johnson confessed to havinr taken the watch,
and mid he had sold it to • man named Edward Burbidge for
Ss &I The prrnecutor then returned to Poole. endow, Infor-
mation to the police hetwien eight and nine o'clock In the
evening: Sergeant Beaten, by the directions of Mr. Supt.,
Hunt, went, with the prosecutor. In search of the prisoner,
whom they found mug in bed at Corte Mullen. Ile was taken
Into custody and the ponce-senreant then drove go Lytchett
Matravers, to Bnd Burbidge who had bought the wretch.
Burbidge said he had bought the watch for St. lido to oblige
the prisoner, who said he wanted the money to help pay his
way hack to his regiment. - The prisoner pleaded guilty to
stealing the watch, and beetled the msiristrste‘ 1,, 'teal with
the eam.--The prisoner was oinsequently remanded until the
Petty Sessions on Thursday.