The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-03-05 00:00:00

BOROUGII PETTY SESSIONS.

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ItIWIIH ALL, WIITIOUTH, TUesdli, February W.—
Before the Mayor, and J. Hancock, and IL Cottrell,
Salm
Elizabeth Chick was charged with stealing a pillo.,
Use property of the trustees under the assignment of
Jeremiah Hible.—lt appears that the goods were sold
by auction on Monday. The prisoner was at the sale,
and the pillow was missed. Buteequently the pillow
was offered for sale at Mabb's beershop by the prisoner.
Mrs. Mabb purchased it, and afterwards on hearing that
a pillow had been stolen at the sale, gave information to
the pollee and prisoner was taken into custody.—Pri-
suner, in her defence, said that Martha Marti, who was
about to be married, gave her the pillow to sell, as she
wanted to purchase • few things for the nuptial festival.
Bentenond to one utanth's hard labour.

SIIRRUOKNE.—A Source of Crime awl
At the meeting of the Hoard of Guardians, held on
the medical Aker reported thst in a part
of the town called the " Rookery" he found in one
mall room niue persons sleeping. Can we
wonder at the spread of contagious discues, or the
rapid increase of iinnonality !
During the gale on the 21st ult., considerable
injury wag done at the railway stat; a portion of
the lead was to 0 off. and sonic dates !down down.
Cuuo'Ell'a II:vs-I% —On Tuesday, an impest
was held before J. 1. Moluioth, El., at the W ork•
house, on the body of a boy named Fowler, who was
killed the purtsling day by falling off a wagon belong-
ing to Mr. Ernest Boker,of Thordonl. which was ii
its may from this place to Lyinington. .It appeared
from the eiblence that the unfortunate child warn in
the act of climbing into the wagon, and, flossing bis
hold, fell over the mile, his lead being crushed
ler the wheel. When taken up lie could not
speak. and was conveyed back to the WINO. Veidiet
—" Accidental Death." .

ICIDC. —A WARNING TO Tar
INTEMPERATIL Yesterday week an inquest was
held before the above•named coroner, on the Way
of 3.. ha Match, ahoeinaker, who was found on the
previous Saturday suspended in a gimlet' iii Hound-
street. It api.eared that the deceased liveil in Wag-
ing*. and that lie and his wife were addicted to
itriiikitig. They lived aililitlily together, and On
several oecivtions ii vet! I,tl rtate.l that he couhl
gut no leg, alga so wit% unable to attend to his
work. The eviilence a the iurdicl g..iitleinan who
As called in, and who cut down the Italy, went to
show that the wile hail been in a bad state of health.
and complained of her husband not working and
providing her with neceasary mit...Mulcts. There
acre ho as ini.toMA hi ilidUCd the belief that
the deceased aAA hallowing under an unsound state
of mind. The coroner, in sum ttt itt g up, said there
was no &Mit but that the deceased co tied the
set himself, and the juiy returned a verdict ac-
cordingly.
Tar. :19TR oR DORART RMINENT OF INFANTRY.
--Solhe of the men of this regiment have appealed
to Captain Trotter, for his co-opwiation in their
endeavours to obtain the benefit of a Scripture
Reader. In their address they say :—'• The 39th
has Never liven a diagram to Ihweetahire. It hit*
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always Inane its colours with unsullied honours,"
And they refer, with jnat pride, to the seige of
Gihraltar. tne battles f the Pe tt itt aular soil the siege
of Sahodopo.l. We sincerely trust that thee %hi,
have the means will heartily co-operate together.
and provide the necessary a ttttt unt, so that the cry oh
these well .inclined ur.n '• Omni over and help us"
like that of the Macedonians to St. Paul, may be
heard aud complied with.