The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-01-07 00:00:00

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b peadibure x ... and the umnsittee hoped from that j
seem to bb -I be keep at any rate the bulkiness in I gr.. TILIALo OF
istsitt &Wm. IMlllO2OtlO.
' • good repair, without coming upon the m •a•eaty for any ~s;---" "Tait and John Will", "amen' aluirire-d
charges on that account Referring to the decree.° of 5.,;...
th stealing E 8 from (be cabin of the master of them
DORSET CHRISTMAS SESSIONS. patients dui in ' .
g the year, he said he did hot think A m.. I, while in Portland Roads, Oct. 10.1, radonling_..to
Th. apanala bud.
of 055.....05s ..s tr....etsa would be safe to anticipate from that fact that they bed societal's w, goon o found guilty, and INN.
sentenced to six months' hard labour.
so Tooolog. pr.. , : To. Lord port. (chairman), abeolutely reached the largest number oitatients they
Joho ploys,. j&K M.P. (depetr.ohelram), the Right Mere lilrelp to karts. The increase of potion, widen, Albert Tralln, 29, labourer, indicted for steeling. •
bit did not progress rapidly in net, did pro. °we iamb, the property of J*m" Ingram, at teems
Hon. the Had of lidera, W. Hoe. W. H. B. Perham,
M.P., R. R. 13ingliam, J. Balmier, N. Bond, W. ge guild at a sortake ratio, And land theca to expert a Minster, was acquitted. The Chairman said the jury
Brymer, H. P. Cambridge, 8. S. Cox, C.WDig olutelio addition to the inmates al the lunatic &Nylo doubt which bad
ns , had given him the benefit of "me - •
W. H. Erma, A. Foster, J. J. Farqu ' 11 might, perhaps, he worthy of mew} that the 4.. arimm in their minds. He had been several times
J. F. Mossier, 0. W. Ferrer, R. P. Fitheriben been con.
. Slim bad taken Apo entirely in the itht garter, ma convicted for serious °Hones', and had he
J. Goodden, H. C. Goaddis, J. Gandry, J. H, p; therefore It might beteggosed toile a rather excepitend
Gooddee, C. J. T. Hansbro, W. C. Lambert. J. H. P. i *courtesies. The death, were more in number thant • himself on his
along period. He might maitre u Ls .
rioted now would have been sent to renal servitude for
Montagu, IL Pearce, R. H. fierallield, R. O. F. usual, and that of Hod( might amount for the decrease
sfo.srd, H. ffs.od.r.. H. wiz... IL vim.. H.. to which he had alluded. Reference WU ra•de in the 1 hie:"
escape, end the Coast hoped it would be • warning to
W. Williams, G. Warry. W. R. Teatuan, K. and report with regard to the supply of meat, and he had , James Raverstock umndered to his bail, and was
the Revs. J. H. Austen, C. W. m 00... 41 3 , olyo, stated with great accuracy, he believed, the coat at Indicted for stealing 12lbe. of oil-cake, the property of
sad J.?. HINNIL WAWA). Shat= had beau reared leo W. aisles& i John Ford, at Blandford railway station.-Mr. W.
-.6 t-ir.bil Ica the sub ad having received some , Ffooks prosecuted, and Mr. Collins. defended.-For the
. itiTl! illailTliari ' r little e tot aid aisid that he aad the magistrates I defence it was urged that the Prinert witneesu it'b.ri
ws.u•seliiik•.A.Act....l.l.qiumor tie ,Belieninstin• ; 'ding yids mood. had malice against the p nor, and that his
Aw". Iliad of critical amereation, twit on a aalftr imwpre. liatement that • whole piece of oilmake was taken from
COUNTY PllsOn. elation of facts in the management of the institution. the imago's. and four lialf-piesea brought back from the
Paella read this report, Th. woo* Lord*Portman oongratulated the wart on the termins. stable, was not true, the fact being that Baverdock
`griZiii:e. been ordered to be paid for good ...duet: , Hon of the business in regard to the erection of the 'haply picked op a few small pieces i hipped off the
kes and fallen to the ground from his master's
- Hong Oltunchill, six menthe, 111... (18 months before.) I new asylum, and he said that We court and the count/ 01
• eposases west" for the
googly
of roowoos. dr.: I were deeply Mdebted to Mr. Moyer for the very great waggon, on his master' (Mr. Cluke'a) rambles.
Sit mulalail 84 Kaunas :-J- LOA. meat-seeks, liE 'multi* he had takes is It all-(appleme), fney had Prisoner was found guilty, seem to throe
. great digit:edam at the oommesseessent, and only her
,1 Wiwi Ild.: kabob ram sod butts, 4ft; sad, 3 an months' bard labour. He burst out crying as be left
• Haff ward, straw, es • Herdla, choose--per est, gi j. .to see light wise Yr. Moyer dudertook the chairman. the cloak.
%seer, grosemsseemiaami, gt 4.; jodisn ..4. gi , , ship ofthat Bead. He had now laid the matter before Edmund Minters, on bail, was indieted for stealing
. had gnu eat. 2e., „peer, piff ih, , gd.; lord) mast sat
split 10a ; Sottish Per cwt. gl ; soda, 7a• them in a clear did lucid manner, and he (the troble eight rabbit traps, belonging to Charles Danford, as
that although the expenditure had been Wrinall. Nov. 10. Mr. Ffooks ormwouted and Mr.
Stork, Me ordure having requested kayoed enr7 Wits, ; had bees aheolestely anavoidable and Collins defended. He was found not guilty, and
:iirm.
It but not been aequitted.
. abscises the 11th of January to the 3rd of necessary expesditere-(hear, bed).
ITOilffiat", It was panted. In ONSiOdy, maim 56' the more whin of that mart to more from Fenton to John Bennett, 25, labourer, pleaded guilty to steeling
lemialia, g s total, 102, le gm infirmaries, met!. k Channister, or to take any of theme preeeedinp-Wear, a smock-frock, and • pair of leggier', at Melbary Abbas,
for trial gi the kw., smeions 13. , hear). The law required that they should area/l al and a slop end wet at lawn° Minster. He admitted
having been oonvieted of three felonies at these session.,
=gm tidal at thaws males, ii; lemallse, and proper place for lunatics, and after great end the 1
t iota), 12. Total for trW at t swathes, 2S. Is ! mod,. Patent illyilailbt6". as
____," the best b,,r1..„* iiii:de ‘.. in January, 1866. Senteneed to one mouths hard
easody lee trial at the Lent Arsine, males, 6. On ' inee,reng anah requirellscoh the, r"`"'"" ''''' -"."- a sow labours and mien years' penal servitude.
1540 lor trial at the Lent Assizes., males, 4. Number ' ael'utuu Henry Smith, 19, oonibmaker, pleaded guilty to
of whims mearaitted this quarter 197 ; you quarter kingdom-(hear, hear). He thought they dtd a Terry
and now they bad one of the best In this
obtaining by false pretences 2e.. 6d. from Edward
lust . . 2111 i dalaraoss this quarter. 29. 0 e this Prndent and wise thing -end the report preyed it-in
Liodsell, sad ss. from John Chalmers, at Lyme Regis.
number fons mere naval prisoner wind 29 ow .... re"inhig F°""n alYi"n-1---- .
hear bear). He felt that
• . end He represented that he was collecting money to enable
vertu Lapse. Deily averose numb., of mi.,e the court must be 'retrial to. Mr. Floyd
a poor woman to send her blind child to an institution
Una quanta% 78 ; fernales, 10 ; tota, a D.„, !to his unused, the other visitors, for the great pains
at Norwich. For the first offense he was sentenced
siren. 01 1:1 q lit year. maim, ge , they bad bedewed on the work for many years. He
before the lunatic to one weeks' hard labour, and for the seeond three
taathist. 911 11.
te daily aware° t". 41 ItCuld t-
he Id= Mese of the ereellent .tnenthe'•
on y
Vex dal ibis 5... t., y.ems t .
agoras. or . 8.. s quarter h.s chairman of the cm mittee-(spplause). Thomas Paul, James Retool, end Nehemieh Collins,
year on ditto of 111-11. Inereme al punishments this The report was then adopted, were charged with stealing eleven fowls, belonging to
Chorge Hill, at Tarrant Hinton. Oct. 26.-Mr. ins
raider, IL No emperal punishments during the quarter 001101111111. SALLEE& prosecuted, prisoners were undefended. They were
al. b1e".16. of Om', ralli• leoornaitinonte this Mr. H. Williams read the Con:slim g' Committee found ant and emit sentenced to four months' bard
'1
quarter. ° ; saae quarter last rm. 55- Decrees. Decrees.°g report. The eommitte. revommeaded that the future labour. y,
reoommitreents this quarter, 15. Disbursements this isoaries of sja corona, he as udiosice:-
thia quartuli-2741 111. 1.d.t.040° quarter lett 7ners ' Bra/Afoot reduced from ris to En Emma Boone, IS, Jane Boyne, 46, and a young man
.MU fib 14. DisOmmes Ws quarter, 5337 lis. 31. I Dorohr.., too.' from 63 to 63 named John Thomas, were indicted for stealing •
Average pnei of wised per load this quarter. EDI 131.; r0fi1.,,4 mto 36 quantity of wheat, the property of Mrs. Elisabeth
Immo quarter last year, Ell 74.; lacrosse this g-Ade,,,..t redaed from 60 W 55 Read, at Binoombe.-Mr. A. [hakes prosecuted.-
quarter. ' A 410. Prise ef breed per lb. lid.• sumo goo4SeArg to moo. at
20 Thomas was acquitted, and the two women were mush
Iraire.last year, 161..; inmost this quarter, Pa °nosh. 4 senteneed to three months' hard labour.
ii,
roper heed per week this quarter, 2.. ltd. crootoro.
~6
&lanes, ge. 10.1. Idirlding, gring. washing, and Badbary 8
sooklag, 74. Clothing and bedding, sd. Incidental Colt-dean T
iripelOnlia, 7.11. Coot per bead this quarter, Is. 44. Cost wesehoe, 7
per heed some quarter last year, 6s. Id. Increase this sharsor; 11
smarter, Is. 3d. sae as. Ma been resolved this quarter
fae the maintananes of mud prisosem, against 1:39 the IC&
is... quarter laat poi. £lO fie. has been received this A County Surveyor had
quarter for the Isla of sewage manure, against £7 lOC , Portland polies statior
sante quarter lad year. Five boys have been moved this adorily i the "entracte
quarter to the Reformatory Scheel at Milborne in Ant, end the bill of 0
aorairdanee with their respective sentences.-Adopted. se to the eon
NUMMI AID BUILDIMG& via, I:14 10s. 44., V
Mr. H. Williams read this report, which stated that d. They recionsmene
Woodeford bridge had been (mooed for tra suitable' exercisinggic, but the The printing of a 1
amproaolves not having been properly completed, the olio. cost 1:45 12a.
oattiteate was at present withlteld. The oveety sw-
ayer metided that the bridge beat by the Duchy of ire. -balsam at Min/
from bog 61 i
Cornwall in Fordington might be assisted as II county 4010..
bridge. Tbe whole of tbe works, 1 arniahieg and all, at I,;0 2.. 21. Es ni nt, E. 50 • lodgi
,
the County House weald be onnseleted by the middle of force, £1,912 13s
February. The follooing suns were @eked for :-
Bridge", £l5O Igs. 24.; gaol. £96 12.. 7d.; hall, 18a 111; We
5.9 6a. Ild.: weary works, £l4l 4.. ld. ; furniture fee it, £225 13.. 6d.;
County Hosea 0100, making £600.-Adopted. as tax, C 3 104.; 1.
1 of £233 10a. 21
LUNATIC A/ITLUIIL yr'. expenditure
Mr. I. Moyer, M.P., read the quarterly report. 2.515 14e. 74.
Amstrad of expenditure for the last quarter was £lB 155.; Cho
£2.331 4.. Ild., and the amount due from unions at s station, Ell
Is. Id. per day £2,316 18s. 24., leaving • balance due to EU 12s. Ad.;
Treasurer of £l7 61. 94. The maintenance rats was Portland poli,
ordered to remain as before. Ths Wanes to be carried so aaparanllrli
over from the non.unper and out-oonnkr paupers' 10, to which w
account to the surplus amount was Mt 16s. 9.1., men last qua,
makieg a total on that aomant of £.427 41. 91., which, sting to £1,7
after payment of balance due on building amount and Countable, tl7
mane bills for repairs, less'.. in the surplus **costal • to rub of
holism:» of £179 Is. 24. Bills to the amount . toadish of '
6C54 Is. 54. were ordered to be paid. The ream to
followiag °entracte were taken i-Breed, 41b, loaf, year. Tb
71111., Peek ; cheese, Hurdle, 37a.; ale, Eldridge, Bd.; •, weights I
oat., It. Smiles, 15..; clover straw, E 2 25., ditto ; barley s regard le
meal. 19.., D. Taylor'
, groceries, Eimer ; leather, I.
9reenjogi. cold, . bed Haddock. Including oarriage
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COUNT! POLIO&
The Committee stated that the County Surveyor had
reported to them that the Portland polies station
buildings are progressing eatagratorily the contractor
had bees adenoid /200 on account, and the bill of the
Clerk of the Peace with reference to the eon of
the site of the Portland station. viz., 1:14 10s. 44., was
examined and ordered to be paid. They recommended
, the autboriation of the polio. oonstables exercising the
powers of Customs' Mann. The printing of • new
' code of Instruction.% for the polio. net 1:45 12a. 61.
The receipts for pest quarter were : —balance at Iliehael-
' nuia, £766 2s. 24.; id. raw, £263010., 64 ; from borough
of Ms/timber,. half-year's payment, £10; lodging of
polies, £ll4 90. ad.; total. £3, 100 2e. 24. Expendi-
ture :—Chief Constable aid foroe, £1,912 13a. Id;
contingent expense. £314 18s. 111; treasurer,
£l2 10e. clerk, £6 Is.; interest, £225 13e. 6d.; eighth
instalment of loan, 0350; income tax, £3 10a; helmets,
Lilt. 6d.; leaving a Wanes of £233 10'. 24. The
estimate of the ensuing Quarter's expenditure was:—
Chief Constable end force, £3.515 14s. 74.: contin•
genies, £425 4s. id.; salaries, EDI 15a.; Clerk of the
Pesos Ws re Portlrod polies station, £l4 10e. 44.;
printing police instructions, £45 12a. ad.; saddlery,
£24 6a.; cash on amount of Portland police station,
E 200; total, £1,244 3t. The superannuation fund
enoontato 14,66614.. 54. (stook), to which will be added
£24 la. ad. mewed from the men Int quarter. A
race wee reoommended, amounting to £1,753 134. Ad.
At the suggestion of the Chief Canetable, the Committee
recommended a gratxity of t 5 to each of the troperin•
Updates of police, and /22 10s, to each of the sergeant
for additional duties with reference to Cattle Plague
regulations during the lass year. There had been
j sena nesietions for deaciant weights and measures,
and the proceedings in this regard left a baleen in
favour of the county of 17e. 44.
CRIMIN•L

17s. Id:" ihe fiist six :month% lir. 74. afrerwardei— I
Adopted. I The Chief Constable's report stated that in the put
Mr. !Moyer then read the annual report After ; quarter 232 persona were taken into custody, of whom
tireaking in terms of h'approbation of the superin. 61 were diseharged, 137 summarily disposed of, and 34
tendent (3.0. Spite.,.), and the °floors under his committed for triaL The number showed a decrease of
direction, and of the chaplain (the Rev. J. B. Hypos), '9 in the quarter. He asked the Court to sanction the
the report proceeded to state that the buildings employment of conntables as Custom Houle offloers to
throughout are In • sound and satisfactory state, the oomply with the 21st lee. of 30 and 31st Via., cap. 82.
coaling of cement with which the west and southern Alter referring to the apprehension of provision note,
walls of the asylum were covered in 1966 having 1 the Chief Constable reported that he had visited all the
thoroughly answered, and the damp which so seriously ; different stations of the county, and assured the Court
affected many el the rooms and galleries having entirely that nothing should be wanting oa his part to render
disa The had been a small degrease in ail himself and the funs worthy of the Conft's confidence
the rer".., re
*Woes of patients during the year. The , and support.
count, patients on the lot January. 1967. numbered. Mr. H. William' stated, that in revising the rules of
303, gi had been admitted sinoe, 34 discharged, and 31 the court, the coalmine:l,6nd framed the following in
died, leaving 299 now. Of out-county patients there regard to the services of police officers in regard to the
wore on the Ist January 139, three had been admitted 1 mutants :—That the police of this county do and they
since, one discharged, and four had diet, leaving 131, , ate hereby authorised to exercise the powers of leisure ;
Of nnn.pauper patients there were at the beginning of the: and detention conferred by the 223rd section of the
year it, admitted since 8, discharged 8, died 2, leaving Customs Consolidated Act, 188 d, upon officers of
16; making • grand total of 452, of whom 239 are I customs and excise.
males. Thin was the first occasion except 1864 (when , lici.cfcM.
there was only one less than in the previous
year), that • reduction had been reported in This report wu read by Mr. H. C. Goolden, and
of last (limiter were
the number of inmate*. In the last five *tat" that the aliwniael . bi .
years, ending 1867, the gross increase of county pauper. co L 1,174 Its. 11., the receipts, including a an of
patient* had been 42, or eight two-fifths my &hew, I L1,E14 16e. 4d.„03003 2s. 51s ..leaving a balance of
In (hr :scrimp; five years ending 1862, it had been 47,1E1,828 lls. 24. They recommecded• Id. rate.—Adopted.
or nine two-tithe per annum. The number of deaths wax= LCD Comremosriox TO DIFISDAMITI UNDER
In the past year had been 37, and the discharges 43. THI 11110. ACT.
Although the deaths were slightly above the rata of
beengenerally I
In reply to a letter from the Clerk of the Pesos, a
10 per cent. the health of the patients had
• communication wee received from Mr. Liddell, on
good. The provialons were meetly furnished by contract .
behalf of Mr. Secretary Hardy, stating that no scale of
th.• chief exception being meat, tenders for which souse
I allowances for expenses and compeoution to defendants
years ago not being satisfactory, arrangernenU were ;
under the Act 30 and 31st Viet. c. 35 has been Bred,
made for purchasing stock and sheep at the public I
but intimating that section 5 seemed to imply that
suctions and killing them on their own promises. BK
these means the two asylum had been =relied with I when witnesais for the defence were allowed their
' excellent meat at an average price of Gal per lb. expenses they should have the same as witnesses for
I
' the Prosecution, and the allowances in their rose were
reckoning by the cams% or allowing for the fifth 1
quarter, of Gad. The maintenance rate stood at Is. 1.. a by the Secretary of State.
per week for the first three quarters, and 7s. 74. for the THII HOLDING or CATTLI YAM&
last. The Commissioners in Lunacy suggested more
frequent walks out in the country for the patient.. The Lord Portman suggested to Ile. H. C. Gsodden,
, that the Cattlo Plague Committee should consider
These the patients enjoyed, bat their walks had been
whether it wax net at:visible to apply to the Privy
checked in IBOZO 0 measure by the complaints of persons
: Council for the opening of all markets and fairs in the
who bad expressed •pprehem.ion, though the Corn,
count for the sale of cattle, for at the pretient time
mitts, were eonfident without any real ground for , 7,
;cattle could be taken anywhere, though there wu •
alarms, at meeting them. I pr.,tribition on their being so'ilst fairs—they could be
TS. 1111 W ASYLUM: ITS TOTAL 005 T. , taken into a fair field, but could not be sold theme. The
The Visitors, Mr. Floyer proceeded to read, were restriction was obviously useless. The Blandford
happy to report that by the means plead at their . megteteetee lately had te see respectable eiee for
dispoul by the surplus fund, they had been able to Pal ' having inadvertently broken the law in that regard,
off the balance du to the treasurer for building and because the seperiutettileet of police told them they
lertiishing, with the exception of • balance due to Mr. mild take cattle anywhere, and they never thought of
Gregory. which would be shortly paid to close
„th° I there being a restriction on sales at fairs. Ho thought
account. The following had been the "It of 5.0 lif the Committee deemed it advisable so to apply to the
asylum : y : Privy Coved, it would save a good 'lest of annoyance
C °°.l to farmers, and save the magistrates the unpleasant duty
Cash borrowed from Sun Office ... ... 41,000 001 of inflicting a fine of Is. or so for breaches of the law
Interest on Ex.:Semler hills ... ... 507 14 0I In that „ord.
!lir H. P. “1/".., monon aiin inlafeat 1,102 4 9i The Clerk of the Pests real the following letter—
Sal.. of stock (contingent fond) ... .. 1,028 8I , privy Council Office, Whitehall, Oct 26, 181. Sir,—
Contingent fund (cement aceount) ••• 515 39 I have the !wooer to enclose you 12 forms on
Subscriptions to non-peeper fund ... 2,000 0 0 which sppliestions may be made for hem& sto bold
Part of vote offEl.ooo at Quarter Session, 400 0 0 sale, of rattle. Fairn for cattle are prohibited by the
Non-pauper and out County patient. „,. Consolidated Cattle Plague Order of August, 1967, and
'art"' f sod • - ••• ••• ••• 3,647 °'l there is no provision contained in such order licensing
Balance due to Mr. Gregory ... ... 177 03 , tbe holding of them. Application., however, may be
I msAr on snob forms for licenses to bold sales of cattle on
such fair days.—Yours, lee, ALLIMIDEIt WILLIAM&
PATTI' 11051055 AT BILDSMONIGATIL
Mr. J. Gundry postponed the motions of which he
had given notice on this subject to the Easter Sessions,
In conaequence of having received • letter that morning
from the County Surveyor raying it had been found
in;practicable hitherto to find • suitable site for • plus
for holding petty sessions at Birdeniorgate, and there-
fore he ens not preparecilwith a plan and estimates.—
Adjourned accordingly.

00,378 7 6
IX PINDITIMIL

TA nd . 5,710 7 10
Bulidings, including about £156 repairs 32,512 19 1
Itngitisiering, Including well 6,086 8 3
2MO 14 1
Ronda Nosing, trona, la& 561 7 2
Law capon's* ... 404 16 3
Stationery and advertisements 18 7 5
•rchltaist . . 1 892 18 0
Clsrk of works 508 4 2
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£60,378 7

'lt would be ehrweed that £350 was spent on npairs at
Forston whoa it was &raided to retain it u one at tbe
souety wants*, tubing the expenditure on the asylum
and grounds Charmiaster us near as possible Fifty
'Thousand Puede, of which the aunty had bus
.ahanied with £41,400 sad of this £7.418 13s. 4d. had
,been paid od. Les,bid the sum of 03,633 fie. Bd. dna at
Illeasalltas last

0001 ITT POLLING PLACIII.

Is mooing the adoption of the foregoing report, Mr. I
Floyer and that Mooed, he was happy to say, a rather
long I:unions—ono which he dare my • great many of
the jostless be had the honour to addrees did not even
remember the Co ur menoement of —(hear, hear, and
lmuchter)—and he to lured that to a large portion of
the d.bnase, and dissuasion, and motion., and
soOnest moms.., and ournounter-motion, whin took
pl.. In that court for a long maim of years, wen
that even a 11.17 strong memory hardly charge
wsth carrying them all hear, hear). Hut this
closed tb,, solemn —(tp *Ol4 • doubt it WM clang,
soon that bad ben elpended—no lees, indeed, Mum
£50,000, and though he was quilt* aware that the
.Consraltirse of Varian were amenable, perhaps, to the
charge of not having being able to foams and provide
against all didleulties and all objections in the erection
of tie new aryls= and all the arningemeste relating
.to it, yid he hoped that the Court and the county
wocld look with some indulgence upon them for,
he thought it seinen happened that anyone budding a
assomee of considerable eine' and "vim' oat uounds to
soY extent, found everythiag in his first plan sad
arrangements exactly as he wished it to remain to all
Ihriors time. But he did not think any material
alteration had been made In the asylum which bad
Increased the expenditure, except perhaps, for that
on., thing. which they certainly foresaw and
ise•leavourod to guard against—the penetration
of damp through the walla At the commencement of
the proceedings they directed the attention of the
arch t ot to that subject, and it was thought the
arc omente he made would have been maiden§ to
awes that miry great dfilloolty whieli arises in all build.
lags Is Dorset, the promotion of mono. owning
through the grails by the exposure to the wouthisrest
winds and drifting raja. That added something to the
enproditurvi. rhe outlay also Included a considerable
gym fur 47ige opt thbeeirrounda Besides this, time
was the building ei a • over the stream on the ap-
proach to the asylum., end other matters, whisk min
not included in the original estimate, neither did he
think they wild have been. The Court would Thine
that the sOa.pauper sod out-county patient' bad ows-
ributod a eonnidegable a lowordo mooting the ex.

The Hon. W. H. B. Portman, M.P. read the report
of the committee on this subject. Th; following were
the please recommended, whlah, he sold, they
believed would gin e a place to every voter within at the
ferthest sor 8 miles of his abode :—Beaosinster, Bete
Regis, Woodford, Bridport, Cane, Channoath. Chesil-
too, Cmoborne, Dorrhester, Evershot, Gillingham,
Hoselbary, Meloombe Regis, Poole, Shaftesbury, Shot-
borne, Warminster, Sesame, Thorsoombe, Warebem,
and Wimborne.

BULBS OF 000ItT.

Mr. H. Williams hid before the Court the revised
rubor of Court, which he aaked them to sanction without
!wring them in "proof," in order to save expense.
The Chairman advised the court to agree to such
" vote of oonfidenoe," and indicated the principal altera-
tions made. _ _

The enotion was agreed to, and the Court adjourned.

MST COURT. -WIDIVIDAY.

(Beton J. FLOTga, Eaq. 111. P., Deputy-Chairman.)
nab Court opened at tea o'clock. The grand jury
baying berm sworn (11r. Henry Fookes, of Winterborn•
Whitchurets), foreman, and the usual formalities
observed, Yr. Florae delivered the charge to the grand
I loiT• Ho referred to In. Feninn alarms in the
oountry, and the calling out of special constables
London and varionalary towns ; otmermill that there
wore arivisra Fenian pAsoners eonaned at Pordsiag
prison, end said should en attempt Iv contemplated leo
their liberation, they veuld probably °been. Prior to
such • movement suspicious strarigers pealing avast,
and they allot render material servies by watahieg
them and giving information to the pollen. Looking at
the still threatening state of society, it was certainly
possible that an appeal might be made to them to °lnter-
lake special duties with regard to the rasiintenanoe of
the law in this county, bad if that should he made., be
wan cure they would readily respond theinselvm, and
popcurisge to do so thole in their
.employ in whom they
bad oonAdetmk He said the ermine] returns of the
costly ware not such as te gisra any c.a., for alarm or
diasatialsatioa. In ooaalaaion, be wished the gra ad
jury, and the county at large, lasalth sod happiness for
the sew year.

lIIIW ItAIIIIT/L•77.

Hastinp Burton Middleton, AR, of Bradford

NO ELL.

Th. valid jury 'vowed the bin %PADA MarY gtiok-
lead, wit* was indieted, in opiajneetion with her
beeband, on • Aerie ol receiving lima, et Blendford,
bromine tliem lo bore been 'Wien.