The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-01-11 00:00:00

lIWAXACti.

Ma. J, C. ROBINBOS has been appointed by the
Queen "Surveyor of Her Majesty's pictures."

POOLS.
QUARTER SESSION&

The dowel Quarter haulms of the Nate for the
Buraigit and °mat, of Poole we ke/d on Friday, before
Gabriel Prior Goidaey, Fog.. powder, at lb. Guildhall.
There was cal, one grommet tor trial. Mr. Odds', took
Ids seat apse the Beach at tea o'clock, Wag scoompealed
4.6kerge Genes._ SM. (the Maya% aad H. T. Tamaion,
Athalth Deena Georip Brame hkirides.
the Work ot the Pews, was la 'Madam*, sad after the
real formalities, the following teatimes were swore to
tart Growl Jary :—Mr. L P. Arise (f messy, and Messrs.
James 411.041“ Jeha knarscre, Atkinpa, W. H.
J. W. O. Budd's, D. &veClark, J. to's, G.
Garter, 0. Gorsies, lea., L Y. Oakley, Z. Priam.
Week sad IMumma.
His Hamar *Ma shareed the Grand Jury. It was, be
said, kis Price duty to Poet them ono, again at the
eoameeeoeabent 01 • new year. Might he be allowed to
express th• wish asd hop that it would be • prosperous
one to all of them, Gad that the prosperit7 whicb they
night look for from the revival of trade that had mewed
to have dawned upon damn might extesd itself to the
damps of that ancient borough. Hs would coaultile
theta apart the marked abeam of came in the .
Sack • coatinarid Memos of crisp could sot be=
is obsess, It said *sly be dee to causes over which the
cilium sod those whomthey ideated a. tbeir negieerlesee
lied a distinct contrei. Tbs botough vise to to ooagratu.
lied as having a very able admtaistratioa of the law by
Its civic magteirsies, and also apes the able and intsilig.nt
passer la wall* the laafferequiremeate were oarri.f out
by wader Mau controL The great test of the
of • body of polio* was the dimieutioc of crime,
not that crime should increase and • greater number ot
criminah be ceushl. but whoa then was as hi.,,. steady
disainatios of crime , they !mew the supervision .xcrcissd
pror thowi portions of the petalled" who wen likely to
become criminals, was Well regulated. It was it great
matter for coagratedation to this borough that with its
wide area and • population of 111.080 he had only four
Vnartought before kin' for trial dariag the Ind
ha brought
Having alluded to the only was that wolda
occupy their ettaatioa. the Recorder orratinued : People
saidheppy was the country that had no history. Belied
made 'squirted and he WS4 glad to say that there was no
topic of local and particular interest alma which he oould
address them, sad with reterenos to whisk any remarks
frors him would be of value. It again was a matter of
coogratalation for them ; but, sitting there in the exercise
of his judicial facetious, he, in common with ever, Maw •
well-disposed, sad legal inhabitant of tide matey,
could not but express tlas grave sorrow be felt at the way
In which the administration of justice had been set at
tweed in • slaw country. Is &gland, perhaps from
their character and temperainant, sad having isotopia •
different history for actuaries, they were astarally • law-
abiding country, and he believed gases was no nataossillty
mere lawlealisig than this was. Bat, Is the sister country
where perhaps blood ran warmer sad taaperameate Were
more excitable, the law had been so entirety pest defiant,.
that ber gracious Majesty informed the HMOS of Portia.
meat. yesterday, that she felt bound to call for elea4(4llo,
to enable bar with additional powers to carry out the larva
It wee not for them upon that occasion to express opinions
upon the causes whack had given rise to that state of
things, but they cool,' not help feeling thankful that it
did not exist hers in Inland, and trusting that it never
=Wit allot bore.
The Oland Jury haying found • true bill against him.
Tom Hodges f 10). labourer, of no education, was placed
In the dock charged with stealuir from the premise* of one
George Date*, • spade, of the value of ls., at Parkstone,
on February 6th, 1880; and also with breaking into the
house of William Saunders, and stealing therefrom •
ether watch, value AI, and two books, value Is., at Long-
fleet, on the Ilth of October.
Kr. Boise, instructed by Kr. Prayers, prosecuted.
The prisoner was undefended. and p 1.4.4 guilty to both
charges.
Ns evidence Wall taken, but ;t may be remarked that the
=not only broke into Saunder's house, tor whom he
ri working, and stole the articles in question, but
smashed the clock, • quentity of do werpota, the windows,
and killed the oat. He was apprehended at Southampton
by P.O. Ream
In reply to his Honor, Mr. Supt. Hunt said the prieoner
in 1874 " had. smooth for wilful damage, and in I= he
was Wars the magistrates for drunkenness. He could
obtain regular work if he wished it.
This Recorder told him he had not even the Pas of want
Sc urge in attenuation of his offence, and he had not been
content with breaking into the house and carrying od
everything portable that he could lay hands on, but he had
committed a rest deal of damage. He would be sentenced
to six months bard labour, sad it wee to be hoped when
he came out of prison he would try to earn an honest
living.
This was all die business. _

iltarVircri the Iliah Sheriff entertained the Recorder.
the Mayor. and other, at luncheon in the Grand Jury
&mkt.

war TM/BOURNE WIIITECIEIIIEOI3.
SWIDAY4.OIIOOI. Amin-massy. —On Monday, the
Wesleyan Sunday.school anniversary warn celebrated.
Mr. T. Ainsworth preached. Recitations, musk, and
speeches were also given by the scholars, and addresses
delivered by three local preachers. The Misses Stant,
of the Reformatory, ISVe some capital dusts and other
music. Mr. Ethelred Shave, of Poole (an old scholar),
presided. A public tea was held, and a pleasant
evening spent.