The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-01-27 00:00:00

DORcEissTlft.

EXTRAORDINARY Lucm—Mr, Hull, of Limos Perm,
he. exportencol remarkably good fortune th the recent
lambing ONION pot having lost one out of newly 1,200
ores.
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Dower lint? Batt..—This fashionablo gathering is
axed to take plaos on Thursday, the 12th proximo,
and la impeded to be a. largely attended as in former
years.
Bacuillitot'a BALL—WO tindintatid that thu event
.411 oome r.ff at the Oorn Exehange on Friday, the
13th February. lb. day following the hunt ball. A
large number of invitations have already boon belied.
Wa notioo that ttr. E. R. Pearce, King's College
Cambridge, who took his B.A. degree In June last, has
been approved for the degree of ILK. in the ream:
Law Ezamioation at Cambridge.
Downturns F•mtua' Curs.—Th• next meeting
.411 be held at the Antelope Hotel. on Saturday, the
314 day of January, when Mr. T. Obiok, of Stratton,
will introduoe the following subject for dlsoussion :
" The Horse."
Dozonorria Uwww.—Tli• selection soma:Moe of the
Board of Guardians to examins the testimonials of
eandidatos for the Illashewsigp of the Usion on Saturday
oboes Av. to go Woes the Beard, and from whom the
anal salvation will b. made.

THIRD D.R.V.—The prises won at the annual
oompstitioe of this carpi ars to be distributed to the
successful oempetitors at the anniversary meeting, to
be held on the 30:b last. There hp to be no supper this
year.
CoMurrrilD TO nre Doarin 0001r77 PRISON.
Herd Lmloati Mary Williams, stealing money at
Witehamplon, 3 °atom:lu month.; Benjamin Fern.
(tomb*, vagrantly at Cana, 1 oalendar month; Antonio
Rupiah and Joseph Randall, refugia( to proceed to BO&
it Weymouth Roads. 28 day.; .711111011 Delman, mtg.
behaviour in Bridport union, 14 day.; Mark Cobb,
drunk and riotous at Bore Bagb, 14 day.; ',meets
Barks, meat& at Weymouth, 14 day.; Jecnima Hyde,
aterOng money at Bradpole, 14 days; Mary Short,
assault it Weym oath, 7 day!.
lirritcstrnixx ORDER off ittivitselens.-0n Tuesday,
the half-yearly meeting of the Independent Order of
fieobibites of the South Western District, was held In
toe room of the Cbriatian Assoolation, Dorchester, under
the presideney gf Mr. G. Curtis, of Poole. The District
Boaretary, Mr. J. Llewellyn, reported the present
number of tents lu the Liistrat to be 10, and the number
of members 290, being an inertias. of 53 since the last
mroting. Tee usual business eras transaoted, and the
&Boers elected for the ensuing year. Mr. Walter
Pouooy, of Dorchester, was elected D.C.R. After the
business the brethren took tee together. The mkt
mrntjw bt hell at Winahester In July next
rErTY SErifloX., Menday.—Before ID. M. Dven,..nts,
Mr it less,. at, I,r AldriAge.
Pr.leri,k I%A, of Durubeeikr, was summoned for using
it, ultbig laing,tago to Enema, site of Willianu 15af107, of 13,11.
street Mr Weston for ,klerelant.
Complaliunt KW that on the Itith Inst the went to the
Quo. ti's own alter • fender. Defendant came from the kitchen
to lb:, bar, and, weleg her, mid" You've got rld of inotlivr
l'aull--shese clean gout: at lost.' (This was In reference
to his wit, who had gine meg), from hlaik OosupLusenat
rilied "Mrs. Pall' ie nothing to me—no more than; y %are ;
she's gone, but I don't know where. I dare say I shall 'oar
fr-rn lb.r." Then defendant used very had language to hi. r,
she could ti•,t reiont, but ml written on paper. Ttia
was all sold in the
Mr. Wooten took onioetion that the shoed offence waa cora
milled in a house, said nut its a public Aux or street as
required to constitute an offence under the bye laws. Thu
moat grass langusie mut against anyteely 1,, this lull was not
"puttee builnese," though there might be a remedy by atoll
action.

Mr. Symonds &ad am.: years as,' an opininion tem taken
from Mr. !Rock,C. and ho held that the bar of a public
hon was not a I lathe place."
OH this the ibmch dismissed the case, hut Mr. Dere:dab re-
marked on the discreditable character of the affair.

Memos Barri was brought up on remand, charged with
dealing, books, waring apparel, he., tlw preperty of litre
Haunt Mr. Arthur Lock proamutal.
(Di thu previous Friday, Ilre iiimant gave olden.. that MI
W.lnueday pliemer was employ..l rem.% ing books from the
house to Out hall for th, sale. In tbo evening the superinten-
dent brought a pair of trousers to her, and inquired itch. had
given them to Darn. They were a pair of her late husband's.
which she had not given away, She had given a pair of
trousers and a coat that belonged to her son. taing up-stairs
she towel a bos containing lugs of her husband's had been
ransacked, and mimed tunny articles. P.S. Mitchell had since
Shown her things, which abs identified. None of them had she
given to primmer.
P.S. Mitchell spoke to receiving • pillow-case, handker-
chiefs, he, from thu gement at the Red Lion, and charging
prisoner with stealing them. On Thursday in a shod at Mr
LlOoor's sale ground, ho found under some straw a large
quantity of clothing, paper, and books, with • etraL•Ltonu
thisn. Prisoner maid it was hie belt. Ile Baked Mrs.
be lenient.
The first witness cello! to-day was Alf redp3rnwnsaa who mid he
sislatud on Weausday In the removal of bado. from Mrs.
liimont's house. In the aftormeni, while taking" lunch" at
f. ant four o'clock. Barn asked him to lend him a sack tmg,
in which to take away some papers be said Mrs. Bement had
given him. Wither said the ha4l. wore not his, and ho could
not let him have ono. Prisoner said he would bring it back
that night or in the Darning, but wittier still refused.
Ile saw prisoner bring • bundle down-stairs and put in the
afterwards returning upatairs, and, on his coin lug down,
ho took the bundle away. The bundle WY wrapped up itl
something like • table-cloth or sheet. During the afternoon
Cirpicked up a now account book, and saki he should
tlfat to put down his little stairs In when he was out in
the country. Addressing witness primmer said " NOW'S your
time if you want a book to have one. "Ile replied all the book,
there were to be sold, and Kra Bement end master Ohmic*
had given him more books than beabould read in his lifetime.
Prisoner put made the book he took up ; It was similar to the
one produced by the sergeant Witham did not see Barn after
that till he mue In custody. During the afternoon he saw
prisoner coins out at the late Mr. Bent's bedroom, where
there were no books, and he had no huskies* There was Do
other person in the bedroom at the time
Kr. T. Eimer, auctioneer, said he was employed to catalogue
and sell the late Mr. Beret's library. The books were
removed to the hall on Wednesday, Barn being one of the men
employed in the work. Amonget the books catalogued was
" The Diary of • late Pbysician,"l cols , and the book produced
wail the third vol. which he missed on Wednesday evening.
Others produeel were put at the library, 460 d tit a. of them
were inscribed with Mr. Heeent's name. In the sale were a
lot of prate and pietures roiled up, similar to thme produost.
Prisoner had no authority to hike anything, beyond removing
them to the Town-hall for which he was employed.
EMI= Beek, servant of the Red Lion inn, Old prisoner
married her sister about at. weeks ago. She bad known him
about two yams by owning to the inn. Ott Wednesday between
one and two o'clock ho brought to the Red Lion • roll cof
which be offered for sale to the people in the kitchen.
ittunorc,t sec him sell any, and be carried them away in about
half an hour. Between 510 and seven /11 the evening he came
'Main' bringing • bonito tied up in • sheet He asked her,
If be Web& put It in the pantry till be went home. ithe to
him yes, opened the dour, and he put it on the hour. Iheu he
went out. In half an hour he came again for the bundle, and
went ea with it by the back door. Immediately alter he left
she found in the pantry • pillow case and two pocket-
handkumbieb. Nest morning she gave them to I'll Mitchell.
In the parlour was a bundle •.f lowers and • book, which Mr.
L)owland told her Rad Barn's* Mitchell took them. C'rua.-
e:muinud by the prisoner: You did not give the pillos ma and
handkerchiefs to me, nor tell ine you hail found them anwaget
the picture, and papers and must take them hack again.
Benjamin Reeves, labourer, employed by Kr. 81wphard,
said lest ednesday evening he was at the lid Lion, skinniug
a badger for Mr. I/owl:mit Between sit and se.iin o'clock,
the prisoner came into the yard to witnima, and said he lad
'something Mrs. Boessit hal given lain, a bundle containing two
pairs of truusisi soul tsru raincoats, Mol asked with.as to go
and sell them for him- Ile inquired if it was perfectly right --
did Mrs. liesant give it him? Prisoner and yes. Hu wirri.l
the thing,. to Mrs. Willie. Glydelath Hill, and she examinial
thew When he sate the quality of tho clothing be refused to
sell thorn—be thought it too geed," and retailed Hawn to
Baru, who took the bundlii away.
Charlie CriteheU, groan In the emplpy of Mr. Moor, said on
Thursday he found iii the yard under wails:oat which
the pigs had been gnawing, and he inform.: the police. P.d.
Mitchell earn., aol tiny found two bundles of articles (produced)
in different ;PIACI, i i 44) sh.l, under the straw. l'Asinier wits
often about the yard
mid WM 1.110 0.10: for the prosecution.
Prisoner had nothing to say, and as committed lot trial at
tbe seminal

--aoi.rtr tarn Sumas, llooday ..odore Mr. 0. 0
CbirchaL

Langford was charged with bring in an outhouse
within the boundary 01 the Portland Prison for an unlawful
purpose. John Baylor, one of the Portland Prison aril uard,
proved that about i 2 on the night of the 24th inst. hew a
light in an outhouse where Mr. elifton kept s.ine fowls H.
went to the outhouse and found the prisoner there lie was
imentenced totwo mouths' hard labour.

INQUIST ON A NEWBORN CHILD.
Mr. Gibe; Symonds, ooroner, held an (aquit at the
Town.boll, on Monday afternoon, on the body of
newly-born female Infant Mr. C. Hodges woo foreman
of the jury. The body, lying In the hall, haunc been
viewed, Ann Matthew., wife a a Fordington labourer,
said she was sailed up about four o'clock the previous
morning by her n-toe, Mary Am Neale, and accom-
panied her to Major Leigh's, where she bed been In
'orrice since July I.L On the way, the young woman
told her she had bad a baby, and it we. dead, lying at
the side of the bed, Witness saw it, but retuned to

touch it until the arrival of a medloal man. She nottoed
It waa dead, and went for Mr. Tudor, surgeon, who, on
arriving, examined the body, which mu lying on some
carpet. Witness had not known the oondition of her
atom, whom the had seen about • month previously.
She was present when her boxes were aearehed.
Apparently no preparations had been made for Mi. birth.
—Ann Rawlings, housemaid at Major Leigh's, said Mazy
Ann Neale was 000 k at the house, sad occupied • bed-
room with her. On Saturday night they wont to bed
about tan o'clock, when the mole appeared to be well
ae usual, but during the night ehe oomplained of being
sick, and said "she should be better again." &thee-
uontly Neale groaned, on which witness screamed,
mped out of bed, and opened the door to call Mrs.t
Leigh, who, having heard her aoream, was approaching
the room. The 000 k lying on the lloor, told Mrs. Lmgh
what bad coourred—the birth of a eland. Wituese then
called Major Leigh, and went downstairs, not returning
again, She had boon at the hones five months, but did
not know the state of the nook. Mr. Tudor, surgeon,
depued to the Mate of things ho found on visitiog the
hones. There were indications of • rapid 000111101[1012L
On the body he could tot find goy external marks of
violence. and he attributed deAth to ocraproasion of the
brain, conned by the fall of tho child, which wu of
average else. Probably the Infant never breathed, but
he could not speak positively on the point. Duth
might have arisen from want of the usual attention at
snub a time, lie could not tell whethes the child was
stildborn, mad a poe•ntortern examination wouid not dis-
close anything beyond the °eternal appear:woes. After
the sumining up of the Coroner, the juty rettunod •
verdlA of "Found Ilad."