The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-04-13 00:00:00

LL/lATIC ASTLUNL

Mr. jowl norm. M.P., read an elaborate collection
of st•tistice respecting the male and female patients at
the Aaylnms, from which we learnt the totals therein are
maw, 21.5; females, 163—total, Oh The superintendent
was authorimed to purchase • small fire engine. Mr.
Player saki the committee wished the unless would send
In the amounts des from them 60006( than they do now,
because they delayed so much that sometimes the amount'
could not be properly audited. The amounts should be
sent in early In January. He also wished magistrates to
control the time at whieh patients are sent In; the rules
state they shall be sent between eight and twelve in the
morning. Some of the patients came from • great
&Mabee; but they found the patients that come from
farthest off arrive earlier than than who live near. That
kind of thing we. of ten found to occur in other matter",
that people living near • place often aseembled later
than 'hoes who came from a dietince. (Laughter.) He
pointed out how important it is that in such Urge wash.
lishinenta ever/thing should go on with the greatest
regularity.

COOVIII FINANCL

Lord ELDON read the report, which stated that
£2.978 la. 81 was the amount of the expense., and
£2.lfg 15a 51. of the receipts, and a county rate of 1i in
the A wee recommended. The committee had had an
applicatios from the county treasurer. in cnninqnsans of
increase of work under the Highways and Locomotives
and other Acts, for an increase of salary, or permission to
send In a supplementary account. The committee ream.
mended that the treasurer's salary be increased from
ClOO to .Cl5O. aa they considered it objectionable to allow
of the sanding in of charges of unknown amounts. Lord
Eldon therefore gave notice of motion ea to increase the
treasurer's salary next sessions.

CONS1'1131; LARY.

BENDALL LIM/MILKS, Eq., reed this report, which
recommended a twitting rate, £1,014 17s. 51. in amount
filx persons have bran convicted before justices during
the quarter for weighta and measures, the penalties being
42 Ss.

THE MIZE CONSTABLIVS REPORT

Shooed a slight increeee in the returns of pereons appre-
hended, namely, 8) in the quarter, but a decrease
of 73, being in the past year 701, against 774 in the
previous year. the increase being principally in laroenies.
The per °orange of undetected crime only amounted to 11
per cent. during the past year, or less than in any yosr
since the establishment of the pllias. The inspector has
certified the efficiency of the police force.
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ABAil

Report of the Coonir—A—e-al;e't, lid. The Chairman was
quite sure if there was • bad ow it would go to the
analyst.

111411RWATL

The County Surveyor reported ha had completed his
first inspection of tbc roads. They are not in such good
condition as previously, and the surveyor mentioned the
severe (meta ot the put winter, thedifficulty of obtaining
material, and the Highway Search determining to reduce
expenses as much as possible. He pointed out that this
was bed economy. Cranborne Chase road end Weymouth
Backwater were hardly passable.
Mr. novas thought a road stoned from one end to
the other for five or six miles was one of the worst things
possible, and be thought the Court must not begin by too
strict c ire at once. He did not think the owtidmte
should be withholden because the road was not in what
might be called a perfect state of repair.
The CaeRMAN suggested that its. County Surveyor
should give • detailed statement separating those in •
good state of repair, those which are not so good, but
from which be thought the certificates ought not to be
withholden, and, thirdly, those which ought not to have
certificates.
Mr. Burr pointed out it would be awkward to take the
matter out of the hands of the surveyor.
The Crud adopted the suggestions.

NIBI PRIUB COURT.-WZDICINDAT.

Before John Ploy's, 11 q., M. P. (deputy chairman).
Cepteln A. Mengel, H. B. Middleton. Esq., W. A.
Banks*, Egi 0. W. Moyer, Esq., Colonel Bingham. J.
Batten, Deg.. Bendall Littlehalen Esq., G. 0. ()hare/al.
EA.
CUAROL

The DIPOTT CHIIIOII2I said the calendar contained the
names of lt prisoners. • larger number than they had to
deal with in!correspondinequarterr. On one occasion only one
prisouer was for trial at Nester fiertioas, but whereas the
AMID'S were previeusly held in Maroh, they were this
year bold in January. In fact the prisoners for trial at
Anises were very few, and evea that small number would
have berth further reduced had a very importhat measure
introduced by the Attceney-General bess peered into law,
became it would have made some prisoners now tavable at
Assizes to be tryable at Quarter Sendens. In
fact the great bulk of prisoners in the County
are brought before Quarter fleseloaa The criminal
state of the county lanai unsatisfactory, than has been •
reduction of 77 persons apprehended in the past year. It is
more Belief actor? stfil to observe the amount of usdetected
crime is very small. He called their attention to the
advantage we have in living In • thinly populated part of
the country. as compared with large centres, for the
amount of undetected crime is only 11 per cent in this
county, showing the police are thoroughly efficient.
There are tbreeersoss with ticket-ofdeave la the county,
and 10 mass under polies supervision, Tin war. a the
crimes is rather more serious than usual in this meaty.
two cases of house•breaking. one of *Malls( a pony, aad
another of • heinous character. One case is rather ea
uncommon one, John Payne is charged with rescuing •
prisoner from custody of a police sergesat ; but he believed
this would be brought before them as a charge of resisting
the police. The law stated it was not Kw:weary a person
should be in custody at the moment, but if the assault
were with intent to prevent his being taken into custody,
that would justify than in returning • true bill. As to the
case of Mg& William Lovell. be wee charged with draw-
iog • cheque, on the preeentatioa of which the answer was
—there wore no meets. The deputy-chairman went on to
explain the nature of the evidence which might be received
In such • case. No doubt it was generally the triton.
lion of tli• law that the
that
should hays the
best evidence which could be seed but the 11th
chap. old Victoria proved t a copy of entry in •
banker's book shall in all cases be received as prime
facie evidence of such entry; but it goes on to say that
this copy shall not be received in evidence unless it first
be proved that the book at the time of entry, was one of
the ordinary books of the brink, and the Nary made I.
the ordinary course of business, and else thth the copy
shall not he received unless it is farther preyed that the
copy has been examined with the oriesel eatry, and is
correct, evidence of which may be rilVal by affidevit He
apprehended an affidavit would be produced to the jury.
Instead of • person being brought down from Louden, sad
that on that they would God • bill.

GRAXD

H. Dads 67•70:12):111red Allen. 1141loarebs
Itstrigtepben Mies, West Stour, Thomas Jolts Bor.
Blanatord, C. C. Bertlett, Huriestone, Hann Oleg
Broadedneor, Alfred Darden, Rioters* Magna, Hese
F.wwlend, Robert Guy, linens, Robert Husk
negiatton, lUchard Hard__,rtomb, Regis, Thome.
How, Owes Hisoook, Holcombe, Richard
Kendall, Bridport, John Lace, Obardstock, W. J. Martin.
Holcombe. Robert Newbury, Tbornoombe, Alfred V.
Pine, Nominator, Charlie Roberts, Shaftesbury, William
Robertson, 161cotabe Regis. Hoary Samson, Shaftesbury,
It. T. Smith, Holcombe Regis, end T. Walden.
Thin . being • good &tandems of grand jurymen.
Messrs. Yarrow, Turner, Bates, and Owtia, who had
ans wired to their names, were excused.
TRIALS.
SIZALINO 1001.1 AltO XOnST.

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Henry Etta Oiilingliam. from WM steeling it (SHIM.
ham. on various days in the years 1879 and 10(10, two
emieta. six lie beadles. mid micas other articles, ram
4,. gg, the property of Thomas Sdwarda, be being then
a worvant in his unPlor•
Yr. B loseett Lock prosecuted. and Mr. Castle
&deeded.
rt.. Edwards, blacksmith and ircmomeger_ reeding
.g cgmegbarn, mid the prisoner bad been In his emolo7
for eve year.. Oa the 14th January he asked fro optic.
of out steel to maks • odd chieeL As ft wee getting
dusk he told him he had better make some hone shoes
H. woo on making the sham Witnese west and got •
piece of cad steel and weighed it. It weighed Wlba
end two ousom He gave it to the prisoner for hhe to
make the chisel in the morning. The next day be took
the chisel and a hammer, which was aho made from the
suns steel, and the remainder of the steel and weighed
It. It weighed Mt On the Saturday following h• took
oat seer& warrant againd the
_primmer. and searched
Ms house with P.C. Spracklisa. toned 151 b. of 'eider,
file. rasp. four horse shoes, wee driver. • spring-hook
six ille handles, two gimLft. sadism* nails sad ideetieed
the articles produeed as hie property.
Crose-mmtped by Kr. Castle: The prisoner win in the
habit of working ee • whites:lath. He did not allow the
prisoner the use of his tools at his own home. Primer
was also in the habit of shoeing some ntlersan's
In hie own time, and he had susptcloua it was with
witnemes shoes and nail,. He had sever been paid for
any of the articles stolen.
George Moore, living at Umbers', said he bad been
for 40 years • Unman and bruise% He had worked for
Kr. Id • ardi from time to time, and had made solder for
him. In order to Melinda the qualities, he puts mark
as the bast. The swig on the adder_ (eradeald) ware
Ida. sad it wet tbe adder that be bad made tor Ky. I