The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-05-24 00:00:00

POOLE.

YACHT !At-NUM—On Satunlay a handsome
cutter yacht, :11 tons, was launched from the yard of
Messrs. Waninll, of this port, for P. P. Lynch, Fag.,
of Irublin.

QUBLYII OlRTHDAY.—Basiness was entirely 81121-
pended at the Custom Howie here on Thursday last,
being the day appointed for the celebration of Iler
Majesty's birthday.

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NA wA COAST VOLUNTEER& —The Naval Coast
Volunteers ill this district have received inG.rmation
to hold theruselvra In readiness to embark on board
the Blenheim for sea service.

Now° vie WIZ inn.—Herr Booth, the great Ger-
man is ?Aril, gave two entertainments iii the Town-
hall on Mot.dwy and Tuesday. The attendant*
was not very nurnercitm The professor performed •
number of tricks with grent ability ard dexterity.
PotmE.— Monday.—Before the Mayor (J. W.
Martin. Esq.)
B?lina (-lurk was charged by P.C. Ballett, with
being drunk and incapable. Reprimanded and dis-
charged.
Jane Goaliig, a woman far advanced in pregnancy,
was charged with stealing Cron the shop of Messrs.
Brine, Brothers, and Co., grocers, a piece of cheese,
value 4s. Remanded till Thursday; but admitted
to bail.
TII CIifIDAV. --Before the Mayor (J. W. Martin,
Esti—) J. Larikester, Eeq., and W. Harris, Esq.
Jane Goaliny was again brought up, charged with
dealing a piee of cluweAe from Messrs Brine,
Brothers. Mr. Thomas Brine deposed that the pri•
sorer earne to his shop on Monday to purchase
some vinegar. and while his assistant was in the act
of riniwing the %larger, he (Mr. Brine) ...aw her take
a piece of cheese am( roll a cloth round it and put
it in her basket, lie allowed her to L.ye tire eit.p
sell followed her into the street, and imke•l to be
allowed to look at the vinegar to lice if his young
man had given her the right sort. The prisoner skid
I have the right sort. and on looking into the
basket he saw the inert, of cheese. He took II er
back to the shop and sent for a policeman arid gave
her in charge. The piece of cheese produced by P.C.
Groves is the same 1 took from thq prisoner's
basket. P.C. Groves deposed that upon information
he received on hlontlay, he went to the shop of Hr.
Brine, grocer, where be found the prisoner, an.l
took her int • custody for stealing the cheese. She
said, I did take it, and I took another piece about a
pound and a•balf, but did not say when. The pri-
soner, wishing the case to be dealt with by the magis-
trates, pleaded guilty. Mr. Brine recommended her
to mercy, on account of her present state; and after
a suitable reprimand from the Mayor, she was sen-
tenced to one week in Poole gaol.
ChtsrleA Sieyera was summoned by the parish
authorities for neglecting to support his five children,
then in the workhouse. The chairman of the board
of guardians withdrew the information on the de•
fentlant promising to take three at once from the
Union, and as soon as he could get employment for
two of them he would take the other two.

Orptain Thomas Stokes, was summoned by the
parish authorities to show cause why he should not
support his (laughter, and three grand-children, at
the age of six years, three years, and three months.
Ordered to pay 2s. 6d. per week.
Samuel Barnes, Samuel Dunn, and Charles Gould
were summoned by James Leayer, for damaging
trees in the garden belonging to Mrs. Wood and
Miss (laden, to the amount of £l. Ordered to pay
the costa, 9s. 6d., between them.