The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-11-13 00:00:00

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Filter BATTALION Or liOltEETßEilli Iltrts VO-
LUNTEERS. —Her Majesty has been graciously
plemed to approve the following appointment, viz.
R. G. Loog, gent., to be aasistant wirgelo.
Comuirrem To rem Dowry Cesar/ 0•01..
Samosa : —Albert Evans, stealing wearing apparel 1
at Weymouth. Hzrd Labour i—Joerph Teakss.
bury, annolt at Weymouth, nue mouth • John Caton,
aesanlt at Poole, 61 days John 'retails, vagrancy
at Blandford, 1 mouth; Henry Holloway and
Charles Davis, mem& it Milkmen., 2 months; George
House, night poaching at Hilton, 1 month; Hannah
Hyne, stealing brandy at Wareham, 6 weeks; Mary
Ann Tolman, steeling bags at Bridport, 1 month.
Without Hard Lebow: :—Henry Billowy, drunk,
&a, at Blandford, 1 month; John Manning, drunk,
Ito., at Weymouth, 7 days ; William Croft, drank,
&a.. at average, 7 dam.
Miscue T. Doom —ln the (iota of Exchequer
Novembe. 7. (Senor In Hamm at Westminster Win •
li,. 1....11 Chief Karoo Nell], Barons itramwoll, Channel],
asid Pigott. l Mr Bleak, 4 c., mid this was an action
tried before tilr. Jaatioe Bytes, at the lart rammer
anises for the county of Dorset, when • verdict was
relented for the plaintiff upon all the Woes except one.
Mist one issue being the plea of "Not &unity by statute"
to the Ant scant of the ileelaration, which charged the
defendant with lustitttlibg • malicious prceeration for
lamely. In pursuance of leave ramrod by the learned
judge at the trial, he had now to move for a rule nisi to
I.he canoe why the verdict should not be rat aside and
a 'tonna entered. When the general modensation of
the criminal law took phase by the 34th and 25th Vim.
• 95, all the then minting stetntes relatiog to lemony
ware repealed t end the Act immediately follovrina tie
Act he had just referred to related to the offence of
larceny. it sea entitled "An Act to consolidate and
amend the statute law of England and Ireland, relating
to larceny and other similar offenoca." 1p this ease the
point turned 11/00 the tionstrustion to be put on the
113th motion 0( that Ant. The declaration staled that
theld: fendabt feloniously end inaliciewly charged the
plaintiff eitli stealing a gate. In this there was • pie.
of • Not guilty by statute," no nodes of ration baring
been sired. The sole (leonine, therefore, upon which
he had to ask the opinion of the Cowt, vraa whether
ends, 24 and 26 Viet, e. 96, tem. 113, a notice f aetion
was neeemary. That section was in the I:Aim:ring
terms All rations and praaecutlopmatohieeowntenced
against any mama for anything done in pursuance of
, this Act shall be had and tried in the county wherein
the rat was committed, an I be commenced within
no months after the act war committed and not other-
wise ; and notice ii: writing of nue': action and the eaura
thereof shall he given to the defendant one :plinth at
least before the oommeneement of the action." No* in
the present ease no notice whatever was given to the
defendant. He ruhmitted that the prom ding of the
defendant waa • p-ocisedhig tinder the Act, and that
eonsequeetly a Dodos of Potion was mummery. lie eon.
tended that every one who prosecuted another penen
for larceny was entitled to a notes of action, in die event
of an action for malicious preset:ol{on being subarqueutly
brought against Barra Bramwell : Inlamoeny,
then, no longer • common Lew offeme —Mr. Stook i 1
apprehend that there is no law against larceny now,
except under the statute. Thie bi an Act to coneolidAt•
and amend the law relating to larceny, Jot —The iord
Chief Baron But it is only the statute law which is
consolidated.-11.. Stook contended that the act of the
defendant was done in pnretumice of the statate.—The
Lord Chief Baron : It is quite anneeeseary to tad any
authority in Oda OPAS to show that the defense set up IS
net supported by the statute. The provision referred
to hag for its object the protection of polise-ranstablux
end other. /130 net in the discharge of their public: duty.
It was quite elesr indeed that the clause did not apply
to tow in goners] like the pros/lA.—The other learned
ladies expressed their concurrence and the ride was
therefore refused.
SOUTHERN COUNTIES ADULT EDUCATION SOCIETY.
—The 13th annual meeting of this moiety, wham
operations extend to the comity of Dorset, was held
readm Wbe. y iale
by Hom: at Ba
and Rev.
v. B. Best, frown. report
which we
learn that the society is working satisfactorily, and
that in the estaininations a very decidedly higher
standard has been attained. Of 411 examined, 233
gained osetificates, 121 honourable mention, and 53
failed. £4O WS/ divided between the teachers of
successful candidates. The medals which were last
year confined to the let and 2nd classes have (hi.
, year been extended to the 3rd. The condition is
that the candidates take a let grade examination in
three subjects. Tbis is carried on front year to
year. They have been this year awarded to
William Morris, Annie Marshall, Ellen Palmer.
and W. H. Daily, all 04 gum, in the Ist
dm& George Tooter, of Abbott'. Ann • Henry
Williams, of Southampton, in the 2nd class: Henri
Welch, of Dorchester; Charles Boa, Blandford ;
T. Edwards, Malmeebury ; Wm. Hill, Dorchester;
David Smart, Lallington • George Cane, Marl-
borough; James Fowler, 11•Imesbury • George Per-
kins, CADS j Edmund Weaver. Maimed:wiry ; Walter
Banning, Marlborough : Elizabeth Brampton, Marl.
borough; George Sticklaad, Blandiord, of the 3rd
clam AU these are placed in the order of merit.
Broome medal@ for @scrims, or for the soccer of their
madidales, bare this year been awarded to Mr. G.
R. Bawler, of Dorchester ; Mr. H. 0.
Makarabary Kr. W. Jay, Btookaltharial;h7Z