The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-07-29 00:00:00

DORSET SUMMER ASSIM.

The Ages A for the connty of Dorset were opened at
Dorchester on Weduesdey. Tie learned judges on
the Weskrn Circuit, Lord Chief litres K.,11y and Mr.
Fitsjunet Stephen, Q C., eau from Seliebury. nitre
wan no uffitial r,ospeon at the railway station. Mr.
Slophou it G; at tonstniaeirrer, who siG in the
ell Leo .1 Mr. Justice Lett, to.dity.4 on lb. gnat
C amail ."*" was MOt Ilse tildr..ball at a quarter
te tier. .loak Ey the High Sheriff, Sir MoGnolin
ilyth. Neiman, Bart ; the Under-Sheriff, Mr. Logtin ;
tie Couety ldr. G. J. Andrew.; Mr. T. Crtinbe,
and ett.se aMeLls. no cunt .ntsry tor mslt ties of °pu-
pae umneteion haying bet nob ervtd tbs oommetcoient
of knew MI was ARA for ten o'clock on TOursday morn.
log. Ike It motti lkputy Judge thee proceeded In the
11.gb Sheets oarrithe to St. Peeve ',Gies chunk.
Th.. Mart (Mr. G. J. G. Gre..ory). th• Town Clerk
(Mr. Gee, Symonds), Mr. F. L. Terror, and Mr. W.
Sleds were prompt in their robes of Moe u taiimbees
of the municipal body, attended by the ono, bearers.
Th.. yrayrrt were road by the Rev. kr.. W. Pure, rector
of tie parish, the pulpit being oceapied by the it.,.
W. T. Corphey, rector of Lsders, and oksphin to the
High Shenff. The discount) ean founded eta Job
taxis., 20 When He giveth quietness, who they osa
make trouble!' After to. services the lure's! QC.
was cavorted to the joiges' lodgings at tie Gsuaty
The lihtariffs dinner took plue at the Kirsee
A,,we hotel ill the evening, when a party of about 70,
Including both the leareei jadges, savonthled.

FIRBT COURT, THINUIDAT.
(Before Mr. Thu Auto Bflraax, Q C.)
The cours opened at tan o'eook, end the lollowlai
gentlemen were sworn ou tha Frond jury :
Mr. K. Wialams (funsuaz).

. H. N. Middleton, bfr. E. Pea'ret,
Mt. 0. W. Ferrer, Mr. J. M. P. Monts'*,
Mr. If. Williams. Mr. O. Worry,
Mr. H. C Gooddion, Mr. 0. E. Astell,
Mr. G. Cartwright, Mr. K. Radish,
Mr. .7. E. Bridge, Col. L. 0. Paged,
Mr. H. B. Middleton,
Mr. it. if Eliot, Mr. W. J. Smith,
Mr. B. P. F. Clandry, Mr. R. Williams, jou.,
Mr. B. O. F. Steward, Mr. CI. Burt,
Mr. E. W. Williams, Mr. G. 0. Charchilh
The proc'ennUon atalaat vie* and Immorality bevies
been rend,
The learned Commissioning delivered the charge to
the Grand Jury, saying be yes happy to inform them
—although he bid remota to believe it was • piece of
Information every Meet edict' judge was fortunate
enough in most cues to be able to give to the grand
joy of Dorset —that there was no very great anoeuet of
orionioal bullies.. to come ander their consideration. Al
the came time there were eleven praocers in the
cmieuder, cod eight oases. Very few of them called
for icy remark what. ver. They were crimes of the
ordinary kind and by no means partimdarly bad
epthanthe if such a ime—oommon embrzremeuts and
the effects, • case of indeoeut !moult, and so Oct. Thom
wtre, however, only very few ewes on which he
noel thy anything speedo% There were two which
'gement& no difficulty at all iii themselves, but which
deeerved come mottos on acommit of the circumstances
under widoh they took phew. John Barlow wee
obarcel with the menslaughter of Jamas Bristow
Baker, mad William Fawcett was charged with
maiiciously wounding Edwin Crow. Theo. crimes both
took place at the convict poLou, at Portlond. The foot
that they wee., committed by convicts gave • certain
degree of grayly to them, though he did not think ,
they would give the grand jury math trouble. Of
coarse when • men bad been convicted of a grime,
and put molder the discipline of penal servitude,
he was even more haunt than any one else
to behave himself properly. There could be no
doubt whatever that warders and others having the
charge of °etiolate were entitled in the fullest roeuure
to the protection cf the low, and that that proteeioa
should be extended to them whenever it was required.
Be mantionel that in a general way. The ease of
mantlaughter wes not one of very great gravity. One
convict appeared to have kicked another in a fight, and,
though be kicked him on the heal in a manner ear-
tato', brut.l, and he (the learned judge) did not wish to
underrate the crime, it we. not one of the first
order of gravity. The feloniou wounding of
Warder Oroes was mush more serious. A warder
in the discharge of hi, duty was savagely attacked by
• convict, and received a blow on tho head with a pick
shaft which might have killed him. Every person ,
000serned in thu admieistrotion of justice mast regard
with the highest reprob alon the mutinou. conduct of '
persons undergoing punishment for offences, and extend
to those who h.•. bean, of them the utmost protection
of the law. The feet, were exiretnely simple, as they
bad the toatimony of eye-sib...ass. There were two
13•Sel of keeping daordarly houses. As to them he would
not sty much. Although there Gould be only one opinion
about so wicked an eoupation, yet, looking it the
world Se it is, he thought perhaps it was not wise to
procreate In such ours, unless they became • positive
nuisance to the ntiehbours—in setae way made them-
selves offeudve. They were a elves of people living
under the eye of the law. If they misbehaved in any
way whatever, they most ostaiely ought to be brought
up and punishol He supposed that was the ears in
the pressat lestance. He thought people now and ,
then showed indiscreet coal In prosecuting metiers of
that kind. He need not say It wee useless and &heard to
attempt to put down °Esposito, this description byes:me
atonal prosecutions of this sort. His opinion had always
been that prosecutions for this off twee should be oosfioed
to 0•101 whore they were not merely In the eye of tholes
offenders, bat where they were as actual and positive
nuisance and injury to the neighbours. To a cattalo
extent he thought that wag the ease in these Lastuess.
Soma of the neighbours were disturbed by the,.
houses, and petitioned for proesedicgs aghast them.
The only other case be would refer to was that of
Henry Smith charged with an awaalt on hie doubter.
He referred to the length of time that had elapsed due •
the alleged commission of the offence ead the prefer.
moot of the *horse, and Raked the jury carefelly to
*madder the ease, with a vies to preventing
the scandal of a publis inquiry, unites they thooght the
petty jary would be likely to omelet.