The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-03-02 00:00:00

that "comparison' are odious," we venture to remind
Sir Frederic that the best which money can do for
Weymouth ham been done, and that not by Sir Frederic
Johnstone, and that if Sir Frederic really wishes to aid
the formation of a Winter Garden, he must give the
site. Until then, his offer will be valued little, and
may remain over until the General Election, so soon to
come, and after that, Sir Frederic may renew his offer
or not, as he likes. •

When are the VIICADOWS in the Weymouth Town
Council to be filled up! There are several gentlemen
who have usefully served the borough in the CorPont'
tion, but who are out in the cold from various reasons,
and it Is time the present Corporation should declare
the vacancies, and get the seats of such useful old
corporators worthily occupied.

Disccvs.

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NAVAL.—We observe with great pleasure that ROW
Admiral Charles T. Currie, a son of a late resperit!o!
townsman, has been promoted to be Admiral-Superin
tendent of Devoe port
DRUNK AND DISOIDIBLy.— At the borough I:Tre
court on Friday, before the Mayor (W. Durden,
and Alderman Davis Wiliiron Read was charged w t
beingdrunk and disorderly in North-squ the
previous evening—P.O. Gould proved the case, and
are
prisoner was fined ss. and costs.
STRATUM/ HOIMIN3.--11fichsei Saunders was SUm.
mimed but did not appear.—P.O. Adams, on Friday,
February 13, about halfpsat 10 at night was near
Syers-lane, Holy Trinity, end saw three horses astray,
when he took charge of them and found a yawn
under the hedge. In the waggon was
&Anders, who owned the horses.—Fined sa. for each
horse.- —Beery Bowers, also did not appear, sum-
moned for • similar offence.—P.C. Adams found these
horses in this cue also, and similar fines were imposed.
ACCIDINT. —On Friday morning Mat Thom as
Stoc-kley, • labourer, worldng for Mr. Gregory, at the
new building, opposite the King's Anne, was moving
• ladder to get an some joists when the ladder over-
balanced and he fell 11ift. among • lot of bricks, He
was taken La the hospital and his wounds dressed, and
aftr r ward", by his own desire, he wu sent loins home in
Pe s -e-lane. His head was cut, his left middle finger
broi.en and his legs much bruised. The poor fellow
M • married man with three children.
T.agueo RAIL Fucz—WiUaees Luger Was brought
up charged with stealing a rail.—P.O. Matcharn, in
consequence of information from Mr. Saunders,
searched defendant', lodgings at Piddlehinton, and
found part of a bar on the fire, and it matched • piece
on Mr. &waders's farm. When charged, defendant
said he picked it up near Mr. Kayo's house, and took
it home. Where he stated he f wind the piece was only
a few yards from where the bar belonged.--Cross-
exemined : Defendant said also that the pion was
dangerous, lying in the road.—Defendant said his
little boy picked up the bar, and he took it home,
because someone said he was foolish to carry along •
rotten piece like that,—Mr. Saunders said his fences
were very much pulled to pima, and he had blamed
the policeman for not catching those who did the Ws-
chief. —The Chairman said they. considered the case
proved; but it was not very serious, and they fined
&fondant Is., and costs.
Tamtirr Coilmos, Losnoe—Doaolisersa Cswenx.
—The results of the examination in connection with
Trinity College, in elementary general knowledge, have
just been received. The examinations were 'held in
December last, at the County School and at Wey-
mouth. There were 59 junior candidates, of whom IS
were sucoessfuL The mimeses are apportioned as
follows :—The County School him 20, Mr. Thurman's
(Weymouth), 10; Mr. White's (Dorchester), 8; Miss
Tabor's, 3; and Miss Brook's (Lon Cottage, Dorches-
ter), 2. Examinations were held in various parts of
Great Britain and Ireland, and there are four groups
given by the examiner', viz. :—tdaree classes and one
pass division. The first class contains only three
mimes, of which Alfred Haynes, of the County School,
is second. The second class frontal= 19 names, and
three of these are from the County School. The third
elms contains 33 names, and of thee* four ars from
the County School and three from Mr. Thurman's.
The list of seniors is even more satisfactory than that
of the juniors. No senior failed at this centre. The
first class contains two names—Herbert Ayles, of the
County School, who is first in the whole examination,
and Eleanor Marston (Bridport), who takes the 2nd
dace. Of the other seniors, who get pass certificates,
furnishes one, Miss Brooke one; Adelaide
M. Moule, who was privately instructed, was also
suoceesfuL We observe that this examination is the
first in elementary general knowledge which has
taken place. Several examinations have been
held in the theory of music by Trinity College,
and the number of entries has yearly increased.
In the journal of the college, published monthly, may
be found certain reasons for establishing examinations
in general subjects. e.g., English, French, German,
Latin, Greek, and mathematics, It is believed that
the college scheme, so far from clashing with the
established ones, will rather act in concert with them,
as a " feeder." It is thought, too, that parents will
be willing to pay the lower fee of Trinity College
rather than risk the higher fee of the Oxford and
Cambridge local examinations. They will readily,
after a candidate has passed the first examination, pay
the required fee for the second. The Trinity College
examination may be regarded as the " preliminary'
to the Oxford aad Cambridge locals. It is accordingly
held, if possible, the week preceding the University
competitions. The journal gives the number of male
candidates as 287, and girls 398. In some of the
largest centre", as Plymouth, Dorchester, Birmingham,
and York, the boys are in the ma) wity. For the next
Trinity College examination, which is fixed to com-
mence on June Ist, the tame subjects as in December
Mat will be adhered to, and the Board of Examiners
has decided to add, in each subject, one of the
authors or books announced for the Oxford local
examination in May next. Following the same plan
al in the music examinations all candidates who have
obtained pees certificates will be allowed in June next,
to enter for "honours" separately, without the
necessity of taking up the preliminary subjects again.
A Ragan' Gis.—At the county petty sessions on
Saturday, before H. B. Middleton, ~ mid E.
Pearce, Fog., Janste Gilbert and Janes B appeared
to an adjourned charge of trespassing, &A., at Pitfield
Farm, on January 25th.—Joseph Churchhouse, tenant
of Pitfield Farm, said on January 26th he was there
about half-past nine in the morning and saw &feu-
dal:it.; g dug through Whitfield Bottom. Suej siting
them, De hid himself in the higher end of the copse,
and saw defendants come t the bottom, but when
they saw one of his ,rarters near they went towards the
Bridpartroad. He remained about an hour and a
half, and saw Gilbert, after looking round, go into
the copes, while Budd remained outside watching.
Gilbert picke I up • rabbi: gin, but on his going
towards them Budd ma is motions to Gilbert, who
ran away. Witness ran after him and caught him,
when he threw down the trap, and Budd went towards
the Bridport-road. On the previous Friday witness
and his men were repairing a fence when the men
came up and spoke to Cox, a man with him, end on
his asking who they were Cox told him, and said they
were in the militia with him. Witnesa was then about
50 yards from them. The trap could not have been
seen outside; but Gilbert went straight to it. —Arthur
Cox, a militiaman, said defendants were in the same
company with himself, and were at the training last
year. lie spoke to seeing them OD the Friday named
and speaking to them—john C.l, thatcher (Upwey),
ale swore to the presence of the defendants on the
Fiiday.—On a previous occasion the defendants had
denied having been near the place.—John Morgan, of
Piddletown, deposed that on these days Budd was
home; he did not see him either of the days, but
hexi-ci him answer downstairs, and knew his voice
quite well.--Croes examined: Had worked on the
road with defendent, who paid him his wages.
Witness had lately been working for the Earl of
ileheater, rabbiting and cutting wood, Had found
out the date by looking clown the almanack.—A young
woman named Alice Read said on Sunday morning,
January 25th, she saw Budd, between half -past 10 and
11, pass the window at her house, next door to his.
On the Saturday
previous he was ill, and her Liother
took him in some broth.—Cross-examined : Defendant
pared her house, going towards the King's Arms, and
she WM looking out of the window before church time.
She saw him in the afternoon of Saturday and the
morning of Sunday.—The Chairman asked—Was
anything known against Gilbert before? to which Mr.
Weirton replied " Yes, I prosecuted him."—Gilbert was
convicted, and ordered to pay £2 and the costs.—
Budd received the benefit of the doubt, but had to
pay 2e. for witnesses; he asked for expenses, which
were refused.
PUMP RN:PAINING LND LKATHAM-OL ?TING. —The SALGO
oefendaut was charged with stealing leather from
General Astell's.—Saniuel Greenslade said the deteud-
ant was in the employ of General Aston, at 35. • day,
and he went and left his work. He we' employed to
mend a pump, and was supplied with four pieces of
leather to dolt with; but he only used two, and left
the work undone. Defendant was in General Astaire
employ regularly, if he had a mind to do the work;
he might have worked for a year nearly. Witness
knew the leather was gone because he could not find it.
—Cross-examined: Witness had told someone at the
house that he had cut out more leathers than defen-
dant. Did not tell defendant that he would get him
kicked out in the yard' but might have told him he
was taken in through charity.—P.C. Matcham, on the
26th, received information from General kiwi' which
caused him to make enquiries redirecting the prisoner,
and found two phroes of leather in possession of a land-
lord,and Samuel Greenslade identified them as General
Astell's, brought and fitted them to • piece of leather
at Mr. Tilley 'a, which corresponded. Went in search
of prisoner, found him in cust xly at Wheat am, and he
said he G
had never taken any lesther from eneral
Aet,ll's. —The pieces were produced and matched
before the Bench.—Gorge Hedges, landlord of the
Sun Inn, Piddletrenthide, had given him two pieces of
leather, which be said would he handy to cut out some
washer s from. —Defendant argued that theleather would
necessarily cut to waste, leaving plow which were
of no use t s anybody.—Greenslade being recalled, did
not know if the pieces produced were part of what were
supplied to prisoner; it was sent out to him in • brown
pap'''. parcel from the kitchen. Witness, however,
&Pere I his evidence by saying that was a piece large
enough to cut four pieces—not that four pieces
were delivered to pHs iner, an he said at first. —Prisoner
sail he cut ant two washers, 'polled two in doings°, and
substituted other leather, the pieces produced were
part of the leather used —The order was received
at Mr. Pouncy is, and a workman named Lamprey was
sent to Mr. nlley's, where he got it in one piece, and
saw Mr. George Pounoy wrap it up and take it to Mrs.
House. That carrier took it to Gemmel &tell's.—
Henry Cursley, coachman for General Aston, received
the leather from the housekeeper and gave it to &fen.
dent. Your rings were struck with a compass on the
leather.—Mr. George Benne," spoke to sending his
man Lamprey to Mr. Pulleys for the leather.—Mr.
Mark Tilley swore to the leather produced being part
of the piece he supplied Mr. Pouncy.—Priaoner argued
that a haw in the dress of the leather prevented it
being used as • washer.—Being asked whether he wished
to be tried by the Benchor a jury, he chose the
and than made a long atatement ad oisericordiar ached
said he had been told that he was taking work
from workmen by working under price, end sob, left.
The piece of leather he first used he spoiled in cutting
out. —Two civi" offences by the prisoner were
'paint° by Hitch; but it was a long time ago.—
ovirited, and 60,, without cede, and allowed
till Monday to pay.