The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-04-13 00:00:00

Local anb 'District lidos. address every megletrab' by the nameand title
inserted
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DORCHESTER TOWN COUNCIL self -Colonel Fagot for instance-were always described sitainst • .. re was aty other evidence besides possession
him. Another case was that of two prisoners
A meeting of the Town Council was held on Wednesday as C,oloneL being charged with stealing half-a-crown. They went
morning at the Council Chamber-Present; The Mayor, The (7tene of the Fuca said Personally he thought ' •it inte a public-house at '
(Mr. E. Burnett), Alderman J. Gilpin, Councillon J. F. right to address magistrates by their titles, but in Dorset In the ' I Shaftesbury, and had ref reslunents.
Rodiest G. J. G. Gregory, A. Enuion, W. [Medan, W. it was en old custom to &scribe them as esquires u _ e nu, st of these orders the woman asked for change
Slade, with Mr. H. Symonds for the Town Clerk. He should be glad to have the instructions of Oa
eCourto ly. of halea-crown, the landledy laid it on the table, and
went without
ems saw FAIR FIKLD. The Rev. C. NV. Bierman said he was styled "reverend ' getting the half-a-crown to supply their re-
The Ilsecia read a draft copy of the conveyance of the he did
..not think he was Bo called by iler Majesty, bit th '
quirm" uents A dispute
arose about payment Or part of
' el -
new (air field and market ground to the Corporation, ' erh (laughter). eir refreshment, and the policeman was sent for; but
which is to be enclosed with a substantial iron millet
r‘z The CHAIKNAN repeated the _a . they went away before he arrived. The landlady remeno-
the only index. co mission of the peace bered she fuel not had 2e. 6d. for which she gave change
open fence on the eastern side, and having was
; and they were apprehended. The chief question was
entrances. REFORMATORY SCHOOLS. whether the female prisoner intended to withhold the
On the motion of the Mayon, the draft copy was_Capt. WILLIAMS read some correspondence relative to halfcrown ra f udulently and feloniously. As to the man
ref erred back to the sulecorumittee appointed to carry out the case of a girl sentenced to a Reformatory school, but they would decide how far he was acng in concert with
the negociations with regard to the new fair field.who was liberated alter her sentence of imprisonment her.
Mr. GREGORY asked whether the Council were renting because the Devon Reformatory manigars
refused
to
the fair field or if it had coins into their Possession, as it receive her, and no other place could be found in time.
was uncultivated. It appeared that the Rey. Sydy ne Turner
Inspector of Re. ,
The MAYOR thought there was no rental at present; I ormato 7 sad Industrial Schools reported to the Honor t
hat Secretary " that two girls were sentenced at the last Dorset 1
Alderman GALFIN said it was going on under • Previous tsessions to five years' detention in • reformatory school, and ,
agreement that the sentence could not be carried out in the cue of one of
Mr. Sung thought if they were paying rent something them, as the Devon Reformatory refined to take them both,
ought to be done with the ground. and no other school could be found for the one rejected before
M.r. GRILGORY remarked that they appeared now to be I
the term 4 her imprisonment expired. With reference to this
paying double rent.
case I wouldremark that the failure in carrying out the reform-
_ ato sentence w
Mr. IL SYMONDS, referring to the minutes. read the; 7 as chiefly .lue to the delay of the governor of
the prison in arranging for the girl's dis posal The term
"A mut of £3l per annum was payable (roux 'cliaelmaa
last."l
of previous Imprisonment was one month, and, had he used
o Mary dilige.ce' there was ample time for ascertaining
It seemed to be generally admitted that something whether both the girls could be received at Exeter, and for
Ga
should be done to make the ground productive whilst the applying to another school Li pl y S k Bath 'Th Red
el arrangements as are being made, and only about three Lod.. I • - s'"
e- t'' e' neer
have tak ' e , Inst.', k. ,ke The governor appears to en no
or four months would be required ta get a crop off it, steps in the matter till the Aninisonment was nearly oilfired?
at !
Mr GaiORT proposed, and Mr. Caters seconded, that With rekart t' t° Lord Por ' tman s ,uggestion that the powers of
the ground be cultivated and barley sown. justices In reference to commitment to reformatory schools
This WU agreed to, and the Mayne and Mr. °ALP'S should be lacreased, he maintained the %due of voluntary
consented to confer with Mr. Topp or Wilke other farmer agency, and as to the proposal of Mr Williams that the Govern-
SS kr getting the work done. inent ought to provide such institutions =ld it would result In
CHAIRS FOR THE TOWN-MALI_ I establishing merely another form 44 convict prison.
The ItATOR brought before the notice of the C 0111261 The Report on the case by the llovernor of the prison (Mr Law.
the question of providing additional chain for the rancoshowedthatthegirlwassentencolon6thlsn. ; that °nth'
Town-hall, remarking that at present there was nothing fith Jan. (Saturday) he wrote to the secretary of the reformatory
like sufficient for the accomnexiation of the public. at Exeter for printed forms of sdralwrion. Ile returned them
a
It was decided to invite tenders for the supply of 100 early the following week, On the 20th January he received h
chairs. letter accepting one girl and declining to admit the other •
wrote by the initl-day mail, strosgly urging the desirability 14 a
revision of the decision arrived at by the managers in the cane
of Ilimsford 'her admiseion into an institution being the only
means of saving her from ultimate ruin. She has no mother,
and, ash wrote upon the printed form, . I consider the case •
hopeful one.'" Ile did not receive an answer until the morn-
ing of 3rd February. It was then too late so hare recourse to
another reforthete7, as the term 4 imprisonment expired the
next day and indeed, If there had been more time, the matter ,
must In all probability hove fallen to the ground, as the county
has no contract with any other reformstoty, and the justices
assembled In quarter motion. alone have the power to enter
into tone— Nth and Seth Vie., cap. 117, sec. 3 and 78, 30th and
29th Vie cap. lie rec. 5. Mr Igerance adds—. I trust you
will consider that the explanation I have given fully exonerate,
131 e from all blame I • thin matter, and that the minarks of the
Inspector of reformatories of 'the want of due diligence on my
part, Re ,cannot be jus Med, and therefore ought not to have
been made."
The visiting justices considered the Governor's explana-
tion completely exonerated him from (blame, and the
Court received it with applause.
The Ciisiaisse remarked that in this rase there had
been a failure of justice and also of an attempt to save a
poor girl from utter ruin. The Secretary of State made
his report from the statement of the Rev. Sydney 'rumor,
who probably did not write to the gaoler.
Mr. LAWRANCIL : I never heard from him at all, my

DOSCH ISTSR ROADS.
On the motion of Mr. Castle, instructed by Mesas.
Andrews and Pope, the court ordered the enrolment of
certificates for stopping up, diverting, and subetituting
roads from Dorchester across land belonging to the Duchy
of Cornwall.
Rost) NUISANCE.
An indictment was preferred against Mr. Joke Bush, of
Sydling, miller, for allowing water to escape across the
highway.
The Grand Jury found a true bill, and the caae is to
i come on for trial at the next Quarter Sessions.

TRIALS OF PRISONERS.
• GOOD-Foil-NOTHING.
Isaac Beating, 27, labourer, pleaded guilty to stealing at
Gillingham, on Ifith March, two rabbit skins, two bags,
and a box of old iron and brass, value 4.5., the property of
Elijah Chapman.
Mr. Castle prosecuted.
As to a conviction for felony in 1872, prisoner professed
to know nothing; but Mr. Bawler, the deputy governor
did; and the jury found him imilty.
The Chairman remarked prisoner seemed to live chiefly
in prison or the workhouse '• he hail better work. He was
sentenced to six months' hard labour, and one year's
supervision ; and warned to conduct himself well or he
would get penal servitude.
RINGING THE CHANORS.
Biltrhal Barhey and Sophia Light, two gipaies, who had
been on bail, were indicted for stealins half-a-crown at
Bhutan St. James, belonging to George Watts.
Mr. Castle prosecuted, and Mr. B. F. Lock defended.
The two prisoners with anobier man went into the Fox
and Hounds public.house, and ordered some beer and
bread and cheese. Then the wOlllllll asked for change of
half.a-crown, and Mrs. Watts laid on the table by her a
florin, a fourpenny piece and two pennies, which the
woman took up. Some other refreshment was asked for,
which the landla•ly went to get, and the half-crown
slipped her memory. Several more small orders were
given, and finally there was a dispute about 2d, but the
male prisoner paid it, and then they went away. A police-
man had been sent for, and then Mrs. Watts remembered
the half-crown, they were followed, and iirrested. The
theory of the prosecution was that the landlady was kept
running alsoit for small or.lers to distract her attention
f the half-crown. Mrs. Watts also said the female
prisoner kept following her about the house wanting LO
read her fortune."
Mr. Lock: Did you have it told!
Witness: Not likely.
The Chairman suggested it warn no use telling her fortune
after she was "settled in life?
When P.C. Greenstock apprehended prisoners both denied
over seeing the money. 1, inally the man said " What the
woman did was nothing to him; anybody must be a—
foot to see money lying on a table and not pick it up."
Mr. Lock urged there was no case against the man, and
that the change was voluntarily given up by the landlady,
so that the property in it passed to prisoner.
The Chairman said these were questions for the jury.
As to the change, the surrender was only conditional on
getting the half-crown in return.
Mr. B. F. Lock suggested that the second man, who had
not been arrested, was the one who bed the change,
although it WAS handed to him by her: and that he had
forgotten to pay it, but that there was no felonious inten-
tion in the transaction by any of the persons. He care-
fully scanned the evidence, and urged the points which
Lould be applied in prisoners' favour.
The Chairman fully summed up the evidence. The
main questions were—First, were they satisfied that Mrs.
Watts was accurate as to the woman taking up the change
without giving the half-crown ; and then, if that were so,
was it the prisoner's intention to fraudently appropriate it.
As to the man he thought the evidence alight.
The jury acquitted the prisoners.
STEALING • SHIRT.
Jaenb Bugler, 3lt, farm labourer, was indicted for stealing
• shirt, belonging to Mr. Charles Bishop, of Ystminster.
November 2uth.
Mr. B. F. Lock prosecuted ; Mr. Castle defended.
On the morning in question the shirt was hung on the I
settle in the Railway hotel kitchen to dry. Prisoner was I
there drinking. In the evening it was missed, and spoken
of in prisoners Presence. He left immediately. A. con-
stable searched -him directly after but did not find the
shirt. But on the 13th March last prisoner was found
wearing it, lie said his IniBBllll bought it at Yeovil ; then
" I wonder how it would be if I were to pay Bishop for
it ;" and finally that he bought the shirt from two men
on the road. Mrs. Bishop identified the shirt as of her
making.
Mr. Castle, for the defence, urged that the shirt had
been stolen by some one else, had passed through several
hands, and been bought at a slop shop by prisoner.
The jury found prisoner not guilty, and he was
acquitted.
The Chairman cautioned him against buying things on
the road.
As they left one of the jury said they thought it* pity
their time should he wasted by such trumpery came;
but the burned Chairman shook his head deprecatingly.
This concluded the sessions.

TUR PATI.IIII JOURNALS.
A sample pattern for the binding of the volumes of the
Patents Journals in the possession of the Corporation was
submitted for the approval of the Council. Kr. Foster
offered to bind each for 2s. 3d.

It w. itated that there Were about 410 volumes re-
itnirlug to be bound. The Council generally admitted
that if the Journals were bound they would form a most
valuable library, and be very useful for reference.
The Marcia remarked that there would be from 90 to
. _

100 vole. of the Journal every year, which would cost
about £ll to bind. He suggested Mr. Foster should be
asked to bind the 410 role, for Xi&
Ultimately it was agreed to ask Mr. Foster to see the
ILITIA.

Council, to toMe arTlngculeuto.

.1/0- USICT

The MAYOR said application had been made to him by
Colonel Hall for the use of the old Corn Exchange
during the training of the Militia. His worship added
that the application was made on Monday last, and as
their meeting was fixed for Wednesday, he told Colonel
Hall that no doubt he would be able to have it as last
year, and the room we. consequently opened on Monday.
He (the Mayor) now asked them to confirm what he had
done.
Mr. °ALPE% facetiously remarked that he saw from the
newspapers that the use of the Corn Exchange had been
granted to the Militia during their training which was
the tint he had heard of it.
Mr. EMSON proposed that the Militia be granted the
free use of the old Corn Exchange as a recreation room
during their training as in former years,
Mr. SLADE: I suppose that dues not include free no. fir
the ball
MEM RIM : Only for the men.
The MANOR remarked that the town had done a great
deal for the Militia during the pest few years.
WATCH COMMITTEE'S RECORT.
This report was received, read, and adopted, on the
proposition of Mr. Gagnoay.
LOCAL BOARD OF HMALTH.
The Inspector of Nuisances report was read, and repor-
ted several nuisances in Fordington.
The Surveyor was asked whether some of the houses
complained of had not been previously reported, but he
VDU not very clear on the matter. All previous nuisan-
ces had been ordered to be abated.
Mr. Gst.ris remarked that it was important that notices
should be served on any person on whose premises
nuisances existed, and also that the Surveyor should insist
on those notices being carried out.
The MALOR said he would go a little farther than that.
He thought notice should Ise served on all persons to
abate any nuisances, and if it was not complied with in a
certain time, proceeding should be immediately taken
against them.
MR MASONIC HALL.
Application was made to connect the above building
with the drainage of the town, and it was granted.

(apt. WILLIAMS said application had been made to the
schools named, and he read the replies. All would charge
2a. a week for maintenance. and objected to receive them
over 14.
The Rev. 0. W. 111N011111 said there were objections to
Rest Lodge —he believed it was under Unitarian
management
Mr. WILLIAM suggested they should endeavour to get
a contract with some Reformatory that would take girls
over 14.
Mr. MANSRL-PLEYDRLL, as manager of the Millions,
Reformatory, bore testimony to the energy and assiduity
of Mr. Lawrence in sending boys there as soon as sentenced.
As to boys be urged they should not be sent for • leas term
than five years. When only sentenced fer two year, the
reformatory influence could not he fully exerted, while if
Rent for five years they were, if it was thought proper,
released after three years, but kept under notice, and,if
they behaved badly, they were sent back.
It was agreed that the visiting justices should get the
contract with Exeter revised, and agree to terms With
other lichools as they thought proper.
The Court granted £lOO for re.roofing the gaol kitchen I
but it Was thought it would hardly be sufficient
BRIODES AND BUILDINOS.
Mr. If Arnow mod the report, and obtained an order for
a sum not exceeding lift
The Earl of Eldon was appointed a member of the com-
mittee, in the stead of Mr. Ferrer resigned.
LUNATIC&
Mr. FLOTER read the report, and remarked that the
maintenance stoosl at the same rate as it had done for 12
nionths or more. The number of patients had been
liv 11 since the close of last quarter. There
were three patients less from county Unions, and eight
fewer of out-county pauper patients. The asylum bad
perhaps got rather fuller that it ought to be, so they put a
little restriction on the admission of out-county patients,
which had reduced their numbers, and they now had
sufficient vacant beds to meet any necessities of the
county. There were 22 non-pauper patients and the
Court would be glad to know that this provision for non.
paupers which was made with their approval when the
Asylum was erected, and a certain RUM from charitable
contributions was paid to the building fund—hal been
advantageons to the persona joet above the class of
paupers : the money given had been well bestowed, and
the number provided for-20- had been formed pretty
well to meet the requirements of Dorset, because out of ,
Use sr non-paupers there were some from other counties.
Ihe report stated the amount .1 expenditure this quarter,
et 541 Is 3d : balance in hand, The rate wab
nnlered at Is II per day. 'Pe balance in hand ..n the Ron-
Pauper and Out-County Patients' Surplus Account it
C 1.852 5s 8.1 A contract has been agreed up .i. between the
Visitorfli mid the Portsmouth Authorities for the care and
maintenance of I nation Irons that borough for two years, from
25th March last, at 14e per wool. T c following antracts were
taken :--John Bush, bread, per 411, loaf 41; William Hurdle,
cheese, per rat ,gl 19. and toe; thrtwright and sous,
lond n, clothing. 'Total patients, March 211th. 221 males. and
2,11 fems'e• some additional privileges lii regard to serve,: in
his household nod coals lave been granted to the chaplain m
considerntion of the rise in the expense of housekeeping and
his additiothl dutio. in nuoinmence of the funerals now taking
place In the new cemetery Miss Cartwright, appointod
matron at the Vorston Asylum on the 29th .1 December last,
entered on her duties early In February, and there is every
assnn to believe will discharge them to the entire satisfaction
.1 the stutters.
The report was adopted.
It was arranged that J:0410 from the surplus fund of the
Asylums should be devoted to payin4 off an instalment of
the mortgage but.
COIIIIITTALS FROM WRIIIInUTIL
Mr. Frau c HANSON remarked that a case rent from Wey-
mouth to the last Assizes root the county 4:7 I, and at •
former Sessions for the trial of the McDermotta they had
to pay £Ol.
The emm RN 4N said it was right the Court should know
the expenses to which they were subject in a district
where they had no control at all. The magistrates of Weg.
mouth sent them up these enormous f:I4VI and these enor-
mous charges, and the grievance was that in the case which
cost the county £74 the Grand Jury ignored the bill;
38 witnesses and no bill I It was really a waste of money,
which seemed to be most extraordinary. He thought
they were bound to take notice of it, for they were the
guardians of the county purse; hut they hal no possible
means of checking such expenditure. It might be as
well to remark there war • treasury letter just sent out
under which all charges made at assizes were to go
without examination, but pron.-1160ns at quarter sessions
were to lie criticised as heretofore. If they had to pay
half the coat of assize prosecutions it seemed rather too
had that they had not the treasury check such as it was,
for they woold be able to pit no check whatever on deck
extravagant expenditure as these two cues from Wey-
mouth had brought on the county.
The Rev. C. W. BING nabs added that, not only was the
bill thrown out, but the judge stated that there war not a
tittle of evidence—(hear hear).
ASSESSMENT.
The (7HAIRMAN said with reference to making a new
county rate, the returns of the new property that warts
he the subject of assessment would not be made to the
Clerk of the Peace till shortly before I 'bristmas, 1875, sad
that, therefore, a new assessment could not be made till
the following Epiphany Sessions.
RETURNS OF CRIII/1.
The Chief Constable's report was read by the CLERK of I
the PESCI.
151 persons were apprehended during the quarter. Dis-
charged, 42 summarily disposed of, 100: committal for trial,
10 A decrease oft? in the number apprehended as compared
with the corresponding quarter f last year, the principal
canoe of reduction being under the head of vagrancy, the
risproteeri..es her lila oefillalbeing tO IMM than In the same
quarter of last year The criminal returns for 1871 show the
apprehensions have been 1189 • the lowest number recorded In
any one year since the estnidishment of the form, and the
amount of property stolen Is the smallest that has ever hue
reported to the constabulary. only II !unions have been com-
mittal for trial aerie' 1874, the average number ho former
years being 91. 'there are at present in the constabulary dis-
trict one convict On ticket -01 Wive, and seven persons under
the supervision of the pollee. All are now reported as earning
an honest livelihoel. With reference to the Inspection of
weights and toeseures, during the past year the inspectors
made 2,217 rielts ; 11,171 weights and measures werestamped ;
miss 27 persons were convicted of haring In their prusemion
deficient weights or measures The returns under the Con-
tagious Dienues (Animals) Act for the quarter ending Illst
' March show during that period the number a outbreaks of foot
and mouth diathso has been 25. During 1874, 214 pedlars' ow-
tificatas have been granted and b 99 endorsed at this office, and
the sum of £53 Pe RI has been paid to the treasurer for the
benefit of the County Rate.
etNaltell.
A rate of three farthings in the pound was ordered.
CONSTABULARY.
Major FRAMPTON read this report
A rate of throe farthings in the pound was ordered. A
gratuity of £4O was granted out of the Superannuation
Fund to the widow of first-class constable Mortimer who
hiel served 17 yaws with a good character, leaving a
widow and eight children. Supt. W. Grant is now
Inspector of weights and measures for the Sturminster
district.
The Court adjourned.

DORSET MENDICITY SOCIETY.
A meeting in connection with the above society was held
at the Shirehall on Tuesday, the Viscount Portman pee-
siding, when there were also present—The Hon. W. It. B.
Portman. M.P.. Ur. J. /toyer. M.P. Mr. B. Littlehales,
Mr. H. C. Goodden, Dr. Smith, Mr. C. Hambro, Mr. J. W.
T. Fyler, gcc.,with Captain Amyatt Brown, Chief Constable
of Dorset, hon. sec. of the society.
The following report was presented by Ca' Amyatt
Brown
I beg to lay before you the lifth annual report of the Dorset
Meitilicity Society, showing the state of vacancy in this county
for the year 1874. The uumber of einaimions to the casual
wards of our thirteen urinous amounted during the put twelve-
months to 2,557--a reduction of over 74 per cent. se compared
with the year previous to the establishment of this society in
ISM: whilst as regords the number of persons committed under
the Vagnont Act there is o deers-me of 77 len cent as compared
with the same period. During the past year the reports which
have been receivel from other counties Mew that there has
been an aimed general Increase of vagrancy throughout
England. This has been felt to a slight extent in Dorset, tnne
number of msual admissions being 247 more than in 1873.
There is however, iciest reasons to believe that as far as this
county is concernel this Increase ha. been checked. The
returns for the first quarter of the present year—via, to the
31st March show • decrease of IV, in the number of admissions
to unions as compared with the corresponding period of 1574 ;
and on the nixht id the 31st Much a census of vagrants *llll
carefully taken, when it was found that there were only 14 in
Dorset on that night. They were distributed am follows —ln
casual wards, 10; in lodging houses, 3; elsewhere, 1. When
this system was first established it was sad that as soon as the
novelty hod worn di it would fail for want of public support.
It is, therefore. utistactory to be able to state, after Gee years'
experience, that sagrancy Ur been reduced to the above-named
very low limits, that begears ore rarely met with, nod . hat the
poidie d,, ~.onntinnon. ti sunqs,rt the society and to make use of
Its tickets, inn proof of which it appears that during 1874 VIM
tickets were received and exchanged for bread at our 73 raid
mations The receipts and caper liture have been IS follow :
ftc,-eipts: Dolonce in hand lot January, 1874, 00 lia 5d ;
subscriptions and sale of tickets, £3B 0. &I —total, X5B 171
Expenditure: Paid for brewl, 1.210 17e; stationery and printing,
£7 55; postage and numb., Gd ; eollector's commission,
1:2 17, Gil; hills and punting mine, £5 As 2d ; notice beards,
£0 ; assistance rens 'erel to a tramp (J. McGee), 105—total
cost, £57 Os Sd Salon.. In hand let Januory, 1875, LB Ils 3d.
Total, A:B5 17s ild. In conclusion 1 beg to add that the' Dorset
System' hos been ra,,lntly nulopted In the western division of
Sussex, and that in Kent, where it has been in operation for
four yews, the special committee id Justices appointed to con-
sider the state of vagrancy in that county reimrt • that by its
general edemasn vagrancy would be repressed more effectually
than by any ethos means at ',relent devised.' Trusting that
these results may be co...We:lid satisfactory, I have the
honour tin be, my 'or •s and gentunnen your most obedient
ANVATr lIROWN. 11.320ritry Sarrtialy "
The CHAIRMAN Said it *23 very much to the credit of
the Chief I ',,notable that he had organised such • system,
one which continn.ll to be so well received by the public,
and was so satiofactory in its working. It was necessary
to have the co-operation of the public as well as the energy
nf the police to keep vagrants in cheek. Ile had seen a
few tramps, wont wretched men, during the put quarter:
but they seemed to be people who had come from *far
merely men upor. tramp. Ile sent one to gaol a fort-
night ago. Recently some foolish body had given a
tramp a shilling instead of a bread ticket. It wu found
in his clothes, and, as he had applied for relief as a desti-
tute person, he had committed an offence under the
Vagrant Act and bad to be sent togaoL That showed the
impolicy of giving money to tramps, while by this society
they had provided • precaution against mischief happen-
ing to anybody, through this trifling subscription. He
was sure they would receive the report with great satis-
faction.
Mr. LITTLIII•LNA Said there we Feat credit due to the
Chief Constable for organising this society, and it was
satisfactory to find that societies on a similar basis ware
being formed all over England. In the union with which
he wan connected for several weeks they had had no
vagrants at all, although at one time they used to have
50 or IM. lie always kept a supply of tickets in his
pocket, hut found very few opportunities of using them
(laughter).
Capt A. BROWN directed attention to one item in the
account that for sending a tramp back to Ireland. The
man was most anxious to return home, he inquired into
his case, seeing the man himeelf, and paid his passage to
Cork.
Mr. Gnomic:: A very good riddance.
Capt. !Mows said that at any time if a subscriber to
the society was anxious for inquiry to be made into any
caw he would gladly undertake it. Ile had investigated
a great number of cases, and in all found there was not
the slightest foundation for the talos they t. 4,141. Names
and adaresses given he found to be false, and on writing
to places where men saint they had been employed he
learnt it was altogether untrue. Still, there might be
deserving cases, and he should be happy to get informa-
tion if persons would apply to him.
On the motion of the Ron W II IL P , seconded
by Mr. FLOTKR. the report was adopted.
This closed the meeting,

WZDNESDAY.

(Before Mr. .1. FLOTILIt. M.P.. Deputy Chairman.)
The court was opened at ten o'clock, whoa the inaes-
Mates on the bench were—Mr. Moyer. the Rev. C. W.
Bingham, Mr. B. P. Gundry, Mr. G. 0. Churchill, and
the Rev. J. H. Austen. The following gentlemen were
sworn on the grand jury •.—Mr. H. Foam. Whitechurch,
foreman ; Messrs. J. 11. Abraham's, Melcombe Reels; T.
Anderson, Melcombe Regis ; IL Butcher, Ifekombe
Regis; T. Bradford, Alsbotabury ; W. Buby, aodman-
stone ; J. Bridle, Tincleton ; C. C. Bartlett, lnurweston
W. Chileott, thimington ; J. C. Foot, Buckland Newton;
W. Foot, Glanville, Wootton :T. Hawke.,. Melconibe
Regis; C. If awkine alimonies Wootton: W. Johnson,
Gsmington ; T. Masters, Owermoigne ; G. Mayo, Pudillir
trenthide : J. Read, Bincombe Rogers. Dewlish ; .1.
F. Roper, Tollard Tarn haze ; W. firma. Portesham ; J.
Sampson.S. Longburton Z. Whittle, Toiler Fratrum.
in charging the grand Jury, Mr. FLIPTIBIL said it wrie •
matter of con on to find that crime continuos to
be uncommon in this county. There were only four
prisoners for trial, and the committals to prison daring
the quarter were 116 se against 163 in the corresponding
~,auter ;eat year, while during the past year the com-
mittals for trial were 63 the average nodular since the
force has been established having been it. These returns,
however. did not apply to Weymouth from which borough
certainly a large number of persons were seat for trial.
nor include Dorchester, and he believed Blandford. Plaosa
not watched by the county police. The Chia( conatalde
also informed the court that with regard to property
stolen the amount bas been less then daring any
period of which records exist. Lon sessions he remarked
on the immunity of this county from crimes of violent:ma
although then he knew that two prisoners were to be tried
at Ambles for serious personal violence and it was astir
factory to him to find that the learned judge who tried
the came regarded it as exceptionaL It was gratifying to
know that Dorset is not stained with offences of
that very heinous and grievous description, and
that therefore Ms court could represent to the Secre-
tary: of State, 111 MI), to his inquiries, that they,
believed there was no necessity, so far as Dorset Is
concerned, for any alteration in the legislation in respect
to punishments for great personal violence Turning to
the cases in the calender, the learned Chairman directed
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shortly after
in the rear of propertY Passing readily from band
to hand, such as • shirt, the burden of proof lay on
the prosecutor who must show that the
was connected in some way with the theft. Lri=