The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
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THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULIURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, IRR3.

C&s. A. W. 11. Clark-Rsanedy, Major-Gsneral
Powktt-LIDS, Mr. H. 11onro, Mr. J. M. Montagu,
Mr. H. B. Middleton, Lieut.. Col. Matthews, Capt. A.
R. Manool, Mr. A. Merurp, J. L McAdam,
Mr. J. C. Monsal-Pleydell, -Mr. C. J. Parks, Mr. E.
Mr. W. Parks, M. S. A. Pretor, Mr. E. W.
B. Partman, Mr. C. B. Parke, Lieut.. Col. R. 0. F.
Steward. Mr. C. J. 0.0. Elwoffiold, Dr. W. J. Smith,
Major V. F. Bennot-Sonford, gr. D. H. Bernal,
Mr. G. Troyeo-Bullock. Mr. B. Thornton. Mr. R. D.
Thornton, Mr. M. Willierna, Mr. B. A. Wood. Mr.
G. Warty, Major Williams, jun., Mr. F. S. H. Web-
ber. Major M. B. Yostmaa, Rev. C. J. Glyn, and
Capt. It F. Yeats:lon.

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PIM 114018TILATI.
Capt, W. Charitaworth, of Wasettay, adwkchuroh,
qualified ea a magistrate.

nicrio. or mania,.
The following letter from Lord Portman, the noble
chairman, was nrad by the Clerk of the Peace :
" Bryartsione, Slandfied, December 18th. 1/192.
"Deer Kr. rfoom—Having duishol the work which I
undertook to do. I now resign the Chairmanhip of the
Coort of cintrter Sreinont, at I am uc longer Ode to ow.
form the duties which belong to lima responsible office.
I request rytt, at Clerk of the Peace, to inform the Conn
thet you have received this letter of nmsnation•—l am,
truly youn,
"POITMLN.

'To the Clark of the Piece."
Lord SHAIMIOSUIT them rose and said: At the last
meeting of this Court we heard from Lord Portman
his intended resignation of the offl-A he bat so long
and so honourably held; to-day we have received the
formal document whereby he retires from that honour.
able position. It devolves upon me as my duty to
propose to him • successor. Now, gentlemen, I thiuk
we are exce.dingly happy that we have the opportunity
to appoint • man to take the place of Lord Portman,
in whom we can repose entire c ,nfidence. ( Applause.)
You have known the gentleman long—his diligence,
his assiduity, his knowledge of law, his Loess for
business, the care with which he examines every
question, the force of mind and understanding, and
the long experience that be brings to bear upon every
subject. (Hear, hear.) I think, therefure, without
occupying your time longer, foe I think that I am
spoiling to predisposed hoots and predisposed feel-
ings on this occasion, I cannot do better than propose
for your acceptance that we elect as Chairman of thia
honourable Court our good friend John Moyer, Beg.,
member of Parliament for the county of Dorset.
( Applause.)
The Hon. W. H. B. Poirroale, MP. : I beg to
second the motion which Lord Bludesebury has just
made. I have much pleasure in doing so all I know
that this proposal will meet with unanimous aeoeptasce.
We all know how south good county work Mr. ?toyer
has done for us, and we 11190 KS most happy in the
thought be is not inexperienced in the duties of the
office. (Lend Appleton)
The" Weldon ' was made amid loud cries of "all,
all." The motto° was carried by acclamation.
The Chairman-elect, Mr. JOllll FLOTSK, M. P., who
was received with applause, said :—My Lord Shelter
bury, Mr. Portman, and my brother magistrates, I
very docerely thank you for the great honour you have
just conferred upon me. I need not say bow very
much I regret that on this occasion—the vacancy in
the chair should have arisen. I have served so long
with Lord Portman, so happily, and with such perfect
harmony, that I had hoped, if possible, in the course
of nature, we should continue our services as chair.
mart and deputy-chairmen to the end of our offices.
Built could not be so, and you have been *seed to
appoint me his successor. A greater honour I could
hardly have conceived to be bestowed by hatinr
magistrates upon any man. It seems to me if it might
be almost • question whether I am acting wisely at
my time of We, some considerable period beyond the
age of thresseoon yeas* and ten, In undertaking fresh
duties and fresh responsibilities. But perhaps I am
hardly j citified in spoiling of &gess any disqualification
In the presence of the noble Kul, who has devoted not
lees—not much less, I bellev•—than 60 long years in the
service of this county and of his country. I cannot
look forward, I cannot reckon upon any such space of
time to be allotted to me, but, gentlemen, I feel I can
re.kon with confidence upon the continuation of that
kind support that you have given me in the discharge
of the duties I have already canted out in these
o runs, and I look forward with every confidence for
the continuance of your kind support in the somewhat
higher and larger duties which you have now been
pleased to place upon me. ( -Appleton.)
Again rising, the CHAIHM4N said the result of his
election to the chair was that the Deputy-Chairman-
ship was now vacant, and it would be for any Janis
trate present to nominate any gentlemen he pleased
that office.

Major bisswoon S. Ygarwag Inumuch am by
the promotion of our old friend Mr. Floyer to the cha4
bythe unanimous consent of this Court, and I may well
assume also by the general approval of the county at
large, as he has just announced, the office of the
Deputy-Chairman of this Court has become vacant, I
have been requested by • large number of the magis-
trates of this county to propose the Honourable W.
H. B. Portman, M.P. tothat office. (Applause.) He
is BD well-known to you all, his characteristics are so
thoroughly understooi by this Court, that I conosive
it I. unnecusary for me to expatiate upon them. I
may, therefore, simply with your permiasion pro_poes
that the Honoursble W. H. B. P.rtmao, &LP.,
succeed to the office of Deputy-Chairman of this
Court. (Loud applause.)
The Rev. Casa J. Gus I ehould not have put my-
self in this position to second this nomination, flit
were not for circumstances with which there is no
occrion to trouble the Curt; but I do most heartily
uceind the pr poeal of Mr. Yeatman an to Mr. Port-
man being elected deputy-chairman. When I consider
his nositi.m in the county, and his family so long and so
well.known and altogether so highly appreciated—
from that point of view we shall do well to appoint
him 114 deputy-chairmen ; and also from his constantly
hey lag been eh drmao of committees of the Hours of
Conniption, (bur, hem) —be is, I understand,
thorough conversant with the Court of Quarter
Sessions, and therefore we may well hope that at will
be to his comfort and to his own credit that he should
be appointed as deputy.chairman. (Applause.) There
I. only one other thing that occupies my mind, and
that is, I think, if this Court choose to appoint Mr.
Portman as deputy-o airman, they will unanitnowly
feel glad that there should be any cans, of gratification
to his excellent and honoured father. (Applause.)
There was no amendment, and the motion was
carried unanimously.
The Dirtn-CHAnuivir :—Mr. Moyer and gentle
men,—l must say I feel extremely honoured and
gratified by the very unexpected step that ha. been
taken by this Court; and I can assure them I feel they
have • much better opinion of my abilities to fill the
post of deputy-chairman than I have myelin. I feel I
have not taken such an active part in the work of this
Court as many other magistrates have, but at the same
times. the Court has done me the great honour and
been pleased to elect me to that position, I can only
say I will take the greatest pains to fit myself for R—
(bier, hear)--and to conduct the business of it as well
se I possibly can. And I would just remind you of
one thing—if I should fail to discharge these duties to
your satisfaction you have only yourselves to thank for
having ele Cid me. (Laughter.)

rISITINO

COIIIII

The elsven members of the Visiting Committee, in
pursuance of the Prison At, 1877, were n.-appointed
for the ensuing year.

officers. Mr. Gillespie and Mr. Peacock. The other subor-
dinate oaten, attendants, and weenie, male and female.
are all well reported of by the medical superintendent.
and, as far as has come under the notice and knowledge
of the Visitors, have, with very little, and those compara-
tively trivial smosptlon., diectaarged their several duties
faith' oily and for the benefit of the patients under their
ears, Two of the Commissioners Is Lunacy visited the
two arylums on the rd and 14th of last October, and
recorded their observation, in a very full and exhaustive
minute. Their suggestions are receiving. sad will receive,
the hest attention of the Visitors. Irhe Melton siew
unwilling to close their report without Inserting the
following extract from the minute of the Commiesiosere,
as it does, in their opinion, as favourable • view
of the management of the imitation by the medical
superintendent and the officers and servants under hiss
In both asylums which sr. mad, r the superintendence
of Mr. fiymie., we find cleanliness, good order, and com-
fort, the patients properly dreamt sad contented, the
complaints exceedingly rare, whilst the demeanour of the
patients towards both the medical inters and attendants
@hawed that they were treated with kindness and con-
sideration? The mount state • f ttm loan sccount te—
rrine:total money borrowed, £41,000 ; paid off. £36.2103;
remaining due, L 4.800."
The Committee of Visitors for the two Asylums
for the ensuing year were appointed.

0001 ITT BATS
The report of the Finance 0 nomlttse hawing been
read, • ornate rate of IL le the 4 was ordered, and
the CHAU/MIA warmly congratulated the Court on
the towns.= of the rat

COUNT! OONSTABULMIT.
Cap'ain CARR 8. GLTN prewnted and reed the
report of the Police Committee I—
'The Cuunritio• recommended that a rate of one
farthing In the amoutitias t. £1.014 17s. Id., be
ordered at the. meationk 1. 1.. poll one week before the
next •aelunr, to he app.led tu the pewee& purposes of
Lb. police force. At the Met ~c, of th. Chief C 'astable
your COMMiltl4l recommend that Mr. W. H. Wallants.
Inn , of Sherburne. be app ruled by the Court as the
curdles' Allow to the voile. twos for the Shorborne
Division la the place of Dr. Mamma who has resigned.
and that Ur. C of Woymiiuth, he appointed be
th. Court se the tnediasi officer to the police fora, for the
Weymouth district lath. plan. of Dr. R.hodes, drowned."
The report, which recommended a rate of Id. in
the E, was received end alopted, end the annutittee
reappointed, the only alteration being the substitution
of the name of Mr. Idoniague for Colonel Cox.
The Cemarree said it wee very gratifying to the
members of the committee, but stal more so to the
ratepayers, to know en small an addition to their
heavy burdens a, only V. In the £ warn celled for on
behalf of the police-rata

them and make alterations of all kinds, the orders
wJuld then come t, the Court in an incomplete state,
end would either have to be emit back to the same or
another committee, and the matter would be deferred
for another three months for a certtinty. Then there
wen another thing they might look forward to. If any
magistrates made any important alteration that the
committee had already discus ed he did not see how it
would be incorporated in the orders at all without
taking the direct vote of the Court on it. It members
of the Court only knew the difficulties the committee
had had to go through, merely in the mstter of verbal
alterations, and the number of time' they had changed
the wording of the orders, they would hardly like to
risk the posallities of the same thing happening in
Court.
Mr. G. BOND enquired if he might ask one more
question? This Court had appointed a committee,
who had sat for three or four years, and he asked
the Court to put this proverb to themselves—' What
Is the use to keep• dog and hark ourselves. (laughter.)
The Court then divided, when 21 magistrates voted
for Kr. Guest's amendment, and 38 for Mr. Middle.
ton's proposition, which was rarrieti.
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[ FlRfa COURT.

Wk/MMDkr.
Before J. FIATS!, Req. (chairmso), G.I. BrmaxAm,
X. L. Kin DIABLEY.F4I4., . I aj.,r-(:eneral Hissika,r
J. &mks, Seq., G. FLorza, Eisq Psaaca, Esq.,
and A. ldearts, Esq.
The following gentlemen were sworn on the Grand
Jury :—Mr. Henry Hawkins (Mertinstown). foremen;
blesses. J. Beet (Owermoiene), F. J. Bores (Blandford
Forum), C. Boss (Tarrant Hinton), F. C (Nether.
bury), I'. M. Cron (1) .rcheater) J. Maw (Sherb woe),
Walter Flower (Footmell), Robert Fook. (Net herbu rY),
Thsophilne Goodfellow (Has,lbury Brian). F. Hawkes
(Lyme). VV. Hawkins (Chide.r..k), G. HAI). (Brid port),
C. Locke. (Wirnborne). B. B. Mem (Weymouth), T.
A. Oakley (Wareham), H. Paull (Corfe Castle), C.
Rsadsll(W..l Chickerell), J. Rickman (Dursreston).
Samways (Burton Bradatock), Charles Stihy
( 41tham), R. Tucker (Bridport), C. Wyche:ley (Mel-
come Rezia).. . .

Ptickett's house, and he handed him three fowls,
whtch were now produced. Ile obtained the other
fowl at the hones of • man name I Medway on the fol-
lowing Monday. lie ban led over the fowls to
Sergeant Will., in the presence of Wood and Hill.
Swireant Wills cautioned the prlsoner, and Wood
said "They are Mr. Lover's fowl.. Hill went with
me. I went into the fowl-bone and sot the fowl.,
and he held up the hasket pat them in." Hill ask(
Wood told him he wan going ti take the fowls
borne for master .Jo.eph, meaning the prosecutor's I ut.
P.S. Alfred Will., Atatione I at Radipole, said he
was in comp toy with P.C. Han.ford when the fowls
were h3n4ed over on the 12.. h. Wool an I Hill were
present. Witness charged both and cautioned them.
Wood said "That's th• fowls I took from Mr. Layer's
last Friday week. Hill went with me. I tit* sic'
one was • cock, and line died in the 4...kat. Hill
stopped notirr the wall while I went after them, and
held up the basket." Witness gall " Put I thoutht
the fowl-houss was locked." anti the pri.ocier replied
" I got in th•re, anyhow., 1141 said he went with
Wood, but did not know he went to steal the fowls;
be thotuht he went after them Int Mr. Layers son.
The prieoner, in his defenc-, sail he did not know
Wood was goinv to steal the fowls or he would at
have gene with him. He told him he was going to get
them for hie master.
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The jury found the prisoner not guilty, and he was
discharge
Mr. Willem called the Mt 'ham of the Court to the
c tnduct of the witneop Puekttt in buying the fowls.
Fortunately for him they cold I not convict the
prisoner W‘xxl without putting him (Puckett) int. the
witnees lox; for if they could have done that they
should eettain,r hays reseeded against him as well.
Mr. K It. Pearce wished also to draw the attention
of the Court to the fact that in hy ewe Puckett gate
rts. for fowls worth about Ws. .tel, denting in fowl*
as he dhl, it was h r Ily p amble for him not to have
known their value._ . . . .

The Chairman called Puckett and told him the Court
was not Is ivfied w,th i.iw. sad he sliquld sdvi-e him
tn he very careful. Ile wsrn no goi.,g to pre-judge the
d.cisioli of any jury, but he must vay th.t the circum-
stances were of such • character that they had
not to allow him his exuen... Witnesse.
were expected to come there with perfectly clean
heal,, and be could not say that of him.

P.C. Beni tt stated he took prisoner into custody
on another charge, when he wee wearing the coat,.
The jury found the prisoner guilty.
Pri.oner pleaded guilty to a former conviction.
The Court sentenced the prisoner to three months'
imprisonment for each offence—six months I, all.

STILLING UT.

Samuel Cole wee indicted for stealing 700 lb.. of
hay, the property of his m utters, Wear.. Taylor and
Gsffliner, of London, at Ktogton Ahem", on Drown
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bet 214.

Mr, it F. Lock prosecuted.
Mr. Hand m Taylor, ••iie of the firm of hay dealers,
of Brick'aye.' Arm. &aloe, Loodoo, stated that
prisoner was • toy- • ruuer in their employ, and was
rent to Mr. Astra' farm in Doreet to cut sod trues
seven ricks of hay, which he was to place on wagg'us
art .en.i to the railway station. He ha Inn authority
to sell bsv, aol when he returned to London he told
him he had trawled the whole of the hay and placed
It n Mr. Avlee' wa..gona Ile had seen the whole of
the 15 bundles which prisoner had cold, which, at the
very lowest estitnlte, era, worth 91. a bundle.
An.tin Baker stated that he lived at Kingtou
Magna. On December 15th, 1611, and 21st be saw
prisoner deliver lily over the hedge to persons in •
cart, which wee not Mr. Aylei The persons in the
c irt were Mr. 11%.table and hiss ,n.
Hubert Beatable, • farmer, of Kinston Magna,
stated that in D•cembe- he went t• I the primner, where
ho was work' g, and while there asked him how ranch
his mvger would cha•ge for the " odd.'a," and be
relied they were nothing to do with hi. muter, they
belongs I to him, and h. had • right to .111 them if he
could. He goes him 9d. • bun he for the h.y.
Hu, .1. FreAman Phit...l that he went to Mr. Bumble's,
and saw there 15 bumf lan of hay. which he he
removed ti Slut teabury. The weight of the hay
ave•ag.ii 541 b.. a bundle.
P Ci. Bess-11 state I that he apprehended prisoner
in Kent. He made no answer to the charge.
Th, jory foul prisoner guilty, but midst a rscom.
insulation to mercy.
The prisoner was sentenced to six month. bard
labour.