The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-04-23 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, ISW.

preparations that were talked of ; threatening
a fresh iLIY&SIOLI of France if the demand was
not at once acceded to. France was warned
that within a week her future would be decided;
that no power in Europe would be ready to
interfere ; and that she would be wise to listen
to the demand that French armament should
be reduced instead of augmented, cud the
military estimates diminished. That some
remonstrance has been sent seems probable, but
denials of the truth of the TrUgraph's state-
meats are numerous and emphatic, both from
Berlin and Versailles.
The Government has given way to the general
expression of opinion on the inadequacy of the
provision made by the India Office for Lady
Mayo. Mr. Gladstone has explained that no
precedent could be found for giving anything
from Imperial funds, or for asking the India
Offioe to do more than it has done; but the
1 Cabinet, after discovering the strong feeling in
the House andiwithout—learning, in fact, that
they were about to be condemned for not mak-
ing especial provision beyond that already voted
—have promised to consider what course shall
be pursued. Under these circumstances Mr.
Osborne willingly withdrew his motion. The
remains of Lord Mayo will arrive shortly, and it
has been determined that they shall be honoured
with a State funeral. .

Prosecutor said when P.C. Cobh came they went Into
the house. The drum-major saute. They went to
Pounoy's room, end the constable asked him to open It
several times, but be maid "he wouldn't." The pollee-
men said he should break it open, Portnoy still ref seed
to unlock it, and Cobb burst it open. They found
Poway in bed with his brother. lie charged hire with
stealiog ids limit, and gave him into cuasody. Both of
them went to the 'Whin. When they were dressed be
could swear to prisoner air the man be had seen at his
lowlhonee. On passing the fowlhouse in pursuit of pet.
uncr ho saw two fowls lying on the growl. arid he
thought they wore dead. Alter the policeman came be
sent bmk the boy Miller for them, but they had
crawled heck into the home. lie subsequently found •
lot of feather@ on the ground outside the (*willows,
and jut Inside the door, oft perm), were two of his 12
fowle a good deal injured. The door of the &Whose°
wee only hasped; and fowls went in end out the hones
bye creep hole. The value of the fowls was 4..
bright moonlight when this oemrred.
Prisoner said it could not hare bean him—be hied
been in bed haUmn.how.
In reply to Kr. Byineade, preesoutor said abut •
quarter of an hour elapsed from the time he new pri-
oritise at the fowlhowe until the polieeman came, hie
had known Penney for years, end was well aeqtainted
with his figure. Though he dideot see his lam, be
wu Tate certain prisoner wee the man.
P.C. Cobb spoke to apprehending prisoner after
"pushing" open the door, When charged with toe
theft he said it could not be be, as I.e had been in bed
eves since nine o'clock. He examined prisoner's out,
soil found some small fowls' feathers on the right sleeve.
Is company with P.S. Mitchell he went Wok to the
pretniatu, t .king prisoner's boots with them. M r.B quota
showed them the direetion the men went to go over
the will. On a dungheap they found deep footprints,
awl made ut•s k• with priavuoe• boosts Weide teem, nod
they corresponded.
P.C. Churchill deposed to seeing prisoner in Nor th•
square on Ssturday night at JO mrnutie past 11, and,
awe speaking to some one at the Dorchester Anna, he
weal' down Boalltmtreet. Be was dressed in dirk
clothes as now.

If the Prime Minister cannot altogether ignore
facts, it seems that another high official can do
so, for it has been announced in the Gaulle that
the presentation of Lady Twee at Court has been
"cancelled." But the fact remains that she
was presented, whatever the Lord High
Chamberlain may say about it. All that really
can be done is to cancel the status which the
presentation would give ; so that, though the
lady might say " I have been there," it would
be useless to add, "and still would go."
Whether this formal action of the Court official
was necessary, we do not pretend to say ; but,
after Sir Travers Twisa had resigned all his
appointments this looks like • superfluous kick
at • fallen man.
The Claimant of the Tichborne estates is still
in Newgate, and will apparently have to remain
there till hi • tri•l in Juno, Juwitte• Brett refusing
to accept even Lord Rivers and Mr. (below as
bondsmen; but "Sir Roger's" attorney is mak-
ing one more effort by asking the Court of
Queen's Bench for a rule calling upon the
Treasury to show cause why he should not be
admitted to bail. The Attorney-General will.
we expect, stand out upon • strict interpretation
of the law, and the charge he is now 'mewing
against" this criminal," as Sir John mills him in
the House of Commons, is not bailable except
with his consent, perhaps not with that, although
Serjeant Ballantine tells us that it is impossible
to prove this charge—the charge of forging Roger
Tichborne's signature to the l'ioliborne Bonds—
and that, if It is, it will involve locking the
jurymen up night eller night as long as the trail
lasts! The Lord Chief Justice, in granting the
rule against the Treasury, guarded the Court
from being supposed to express any opinion. "AU
we say is that the question whether the prisoner
shall beadmitted to bail is one worthy of considera-
tion." Then we are threatened with • revival of
the case in the Court of Common Pleas, by
the prosecution of the suit against the trustees
of the Doughty estate (the former trial was in
reference to the Tichborne estate., which have
not • third of the rent-roll of the others). But
It is not at all probable that we shall have all
the evidence, all the crosa-examination, and all
the monstrous speech of the Attorney-General
over again, for the defendants, who are virtually
the same in both suits, wish to get an order for
costa in the former trial before the plaintiff is
allowed to goon; and as these Goats amount to
£40,000 or £50,000, the claimant would prhably
find it an insuperable difficulty to pay them, and
yet provide money for • new trial. But in any
case, we may take it for granted that nothing
of importance will be done in the second suit in
the Court of Common Pleas until the ease
against the Claimant has been tried in the
Queen's Bench, and that will not be yet awhile.

Prieoner wished the case to be disposed of auininarily.
The charge we. then real over to him that he dad
" steal, take, and oarry away," dm..
Prisoner said he did not •• Gerry" them "away."
Mr. Symonds said lf he removed thou a yard the
*barge would be borne old.
Prisoner pleaded sot 'silty.
The magistrates asked him if he wished to mill any
witnesses, and suggested his brother who was In bed
with him.
Ile said he had nobody to sell: the police first took
his brother °Jorge. Ile hoped the magistrates would
bee. lenient as they eould.
Sept: oowerd said he had been before the inegidrates
tMee times. It did not s,ein, however, be hal bon
isonvict id of felony.
The Binch said this was not prisoner's first offence,
and he was not at all a wellmaudnoted mac it, was
senteneed to three months' bard Labatt..
Mr. Symonds vernal him that if he were again
convicted of buoy, he would be sent to penal
servitude.
Sir. Symour said be lost one fowl a fortnight before.
The magistrates till hint his fowl house seemed to
be very open, and suggested hi should make it more
secure. _

Comm Perri Samoa% Sttarday. Before B.
Pewee, and H. B. dleton,
Timms foot, labourer, of Glower, .as °barged with
!weeny is a servant.
It seemed blot on the 17th April prlsocier was sent
by his inestsr, Mr George thasfori.l, dairymen, to Dor-
°hosier, to bay soot oosl, gait, do, 11:14.1 RA gave din
10e 61 to pay for them Having got the salt to the
amount of about 1,1, prim inor devoted himself to
"liquoring on," and with snob 5t103.14 abet in a short
time he got beery enough for half-a-1011M men, and
thee pieked up with 10210 loose woman, and with them
the balsass of his mousy SOAR went. Re retuned to
Upway very drunk, and pith nothing elm ezmpt the
sal'. Ws master asked what be bad done with the
money he pre him, but he WAS too drunk to sr diun.
However, amelailiag it Was goes, Mr Elmsford said to
him "You most stay and work is oai," sod priwaer
replied "Very well, that's the best way." Nest morn•
log prisoner went to work, bat his proviso. d•r's
damask gave him a longing for 121,1,, so he Aeon leis
his work to get it. Upon Ws prompootor gave him
. into eattody.
Toe Benoh ooncloled that the tauter hod condoned
the offence, and dummied the cum.

moor stopped at Poole?' hou,e. At the fowl lieu* sod these women were perfeetly delighted. Any who
was not near enough to see the intn's facie, but knew wished to oak questions were invited to speak to the
It WU prisoner by his dress. elenryman priestly. They did so, sod he told them
'Prisoner said be bed no question to sob: ho was not in the ehurott to go to their own parish priest, (sentries
there. to him, and ramiee the benefit of absolution. Thus
Mr Symonds : Very well; they have got to prove you the gospel wog condense of to introduee luta the church
wero these. blasphemous lies to entrap unwary souls Witaaaver they
Mr. Seymour said he bed twelve fowls. llt cone- gave op they must not relinquish the B,ble ; and whet-
il d the boy, and said priliontr was the man—be.,. ever h•ppeeed to the outward organisation of the ober&
hint his clothes. while they maintained the Bible they had a guide to
Pommy : It wasn't I; mistake. teems them the way to Cornet and to heaven.
Mr fiyucinda :If so you had b Ater prove by and bye The meeting was closed with the beeedation by the
you were somewhere else. Bee. R. W. Peers.
Prosecutor said prisoner when he went into his hc ose
loft the door ajar; he kneeked, but nobody suswered,
elthough he heard somebody about. Other people
lodged in the house. The drum-major occupied it.
Prisoner ssid he occupied one room; there wag no
look to the frost door.