The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-07-23 00:00:00

STRATTON.

Conran's Fsltunn. —At the Exeter District
Bankruptcy Court, on Tuesday the 16th, there vu en
adjourned meeting in Re Alfred Chiloott, of Stratton
Mills, Stratton, miller, baker, and own factor, before
Mr. Commissioner Andrews. Mr. Symonds, of Dor-
theater, appeared for the estate, and Mr. Merlin Fryer,
of Exeter, for the bankrupt. From the report which
was read by the 4411400 amass«, it appeared that lb*
bankrupt owed to creditors unsecured £1,431 2s. 3d.,
pa3able in full £56, surplus of property held by
coeditors £1,237 4a. 3d., total debta and liabilities
0,723 fa 84., saute, debts, and goods, £1,364 de. Bd.,
doubtful nu 2a. Id., bad £290 17s. 10d., estimated
value of the whole COW. Property given up and
furniture h 200; stock-in.trade OK Cheque banded
, to Mr. Louie, solicitor £49 4. cash given up by
Mrs. Cbiloott, £74 ss. Bd., gram =pi in ground
£l3O, Weston balance of Mama £3 3m, Bd., Omen ditto
18. Total assets £1,792 5.. 4d., leaving a deficiently
of £994 17s. 2d. The expenditure for the support a
the bankrupt sad his family is dated to have been £230
per annum. The amounts owing to unsecured creditors
are obeyed by the bankrupt's ledger and invoke. The
principal debts have been contracted during the pass
two lout& bet some of the amounts owing are the
balances of running accounts extending over several
years. Nearly the whole of the debts are due for goods
peratassd sod work done. The several creditor.. Minn.
Williams and Ca, beakers, hold two policies of assurance,
value E 132 10a., as reenrity for an overdrawn account
amounting to £1,319 14a. 3d. The landlord (Mr.
Weide., solicitor), &strained for £llB rent due in
October last, and sold since the bankruptcy effaces
which realised £142 51. The greater part of the book
debts are over £lO, and eoesequestly fell within the
mutate of the creditor% itangoce to smiled them ; but
looking at the dales when many of the debts pat down
as "good" were coatracted, the official assignee did not
think the stock would radii* more than what he had
estimated above. The stock•in-trade and cheese had been
disposed of by the creditor's assignee. The bankrupt
had filed • goods and sash wows& in which he entered
cash paid to Mr. Luria solkdtor, £49 4a., left in box
sad stolen, £llB. He was examined at length by Mr.
Spliced& and the purport of his evidence was that he
went to Canada to look after some property that his
brodier bad given bins. In reply to Mr. Fryer, bankrupt
stated that when be left England, Mr. Henry apnoeas,
a nephew, was plated to . his wife in conducting the
beams& On his return to England, in oonsequence of
what he had beard, be caused them both to leave his
home directly. Mr. Jas. Lovelace, baker, of Stratton,
Kr. Short, Mr. Free.N
Davey, of Maiden ewton, Mr.
James Willis, of Stratton, Yrs. Cbiloott, and Mr. Wm.
Henry Elymoods were sated on and examined. Mrs.
Obileat remembered leading a eheque for £ll7 to Mr.
Weston in November or December last. Mr. Symonds
was dowdy examined es to the opening of the box by
Mr. Fryer: 4 When Mr. Obileott came bank did be
tarn you out? A. No he did not.—Q. Did be turn
your horns oat? A. Yes he did.—Q. Did you follow
your horses? A. No.—Q. How long did you remain
there afterwards? A. Two or three days. —Q. Edon
you left did you break open Mr. Chilton's ales door
A. I did not.—Q. Where you present when the door
wee broken open A. I was.—Q. Who was it that
pushed the lock beck? A. A miller. I did not fetch
him to do Will you tour you did not do it?
A. I will—Q. When Um door was broken open, do
you know that the bankrupt kit the premises in the
morning? A. I de. -Q. Will you swear that you did
not enter the office after the door was opened? A. I did.
—Q. How long after was dal? Lit might be 'quarter
of an hour.- Q. Did you open one of the drawers in the
office? A. I did not.—Q. Did you see au of the
drawers broken open. A. I did not. Ido not know
that one wius broken open ?—Q. Did you see -se of the
drawers was open, then A. I did.— 4Do you pot
know that Mr. Chiloott had the hey of the drawer la
his poseemion ?—A. I do.—Q. Did you break open
the chalked/Jr that day? A. No, I did not.—By his
Honour: The osaklox was upstairs. It wee geoentlly
kept in the cffilae, and In the drawer that was broken
opes. After be entered the ogles and found that the
drawer had been broken open he did not look to see
whether the easb.box was gone. Mrs. Chileat was in
the office then. After • short dissuades his Honour
mid the ease lOWA he adjourned for further leveed's.
Lion. 80014 explanation was required, and the owe would
be adjourned until the 23rd Inst, at twelve o'clock.

KINSON.

BETIMOUSI OrYrics.----iiam- ;el Duffey, landlord of
the Albion beer.houae, Constitution.l2lll, Simon, was
on FridAY last charged before the Wimborne
magistrates, on the information of the police, with
allowing beer to be consumed on hie premises after
10. pm. on the night of the 13th inst. Defendant
pleaded guilty, and was fined Its including costa

MILBORNE ST. ANDREW.

TII6 GOVZILIIIIIIIT botricrosen RZPORT ox Yes
Doman Rgronatroar.— The tenth annual report of
the inspector, appointed under the provisions of the
Act 5 and 6 William IV., cap. 38, to visit the oertified
reformatory and industrial schools of Great Britain,
has just been presented to both Houses of Parliameat
The following is a copy of the Inspector's report on the
Dorset Reformatory, Hamm, which was inspected on
the 9th October, 1806:—" I found 36 boys in this school.
Their healthful appearanoe and orderly attentive
manner spoke well- for the management of the in'
tution. Ur. :Bent, the superintendent, was able to
report that the year had passed very satisfactorily. The
boy' in the school have been vary largely employed by
a elabouring farmers, and those placed out have
kept their places and got good employment.
s Ist cla
ss (90 boys) did well in reading and writing,
both from dictation and in sopybooks, and fairly in
ciphering. The 2nd (9 boys) raid and spelt fairly, and
ciphered in the simpler rake. The led clams (9 boy.)
read from N 0.2, of the Irish aeries, sod &towered fairly
In the tables. The school band epeeists of tea or twelve
rformers, who played. several airs very end=
Their instruction in music is marteFieldlY •
as a means of enlisting Qom in Oil band.. The
averse number of inmates for year was 36; the
admissions being 11, and the discharges 8 ; the cost of
niaintemmee sal disposal was no Os. 7d., reduced by
Industrial omits, so fly hd. The mune of the 25
discharges for 1863-5 were—doing well, 14; doubtful.
2; convicted, 2; unknown, Y.'
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