The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-06-26 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1866.

SPETTLSBURY.

Irtraczar.—On Tuesday lank W. H. Atkinson.
Esq., held an inquest at the Draz Anna lan.
Spettisbury, on the body of Elizabeth Cox, who died
an the previous day. The jury having viewed the
b dy, the following evidence was given—Augustine
Cox, labourer, stated that the deceased seas his
daughter, and was 14 years of age. She was blind,
and an inmate of the Blind School at St. George's.
fields, Southwark, London. On Thunday he
received • letter f the matron saying that his
dmglkter Woe MA v.-ry w.II, and anxious to return
home. Sho Caine l,),)) 10 00 Saturday. She com-
plained of being VI IV weak, and having • pain in
her side. He was obliged ti carry her upstairs at
night. On Sunday she was much the same, and
also on Monday. He went to Mr. Ingram's,
our, eon, of Blandford, at about half-past twelve
the- day. He saw Mr. Ingram shout one o'clock,
and told him his daughter was come home, asking
him to come and see her, as be fancied she was in a
deep decline. Mr. Ingram said he would come
either that day or early the next. On Iris return
home, Mr. Ingram paused hint just by Charlton, and
he thought he wee coming to see his daughter.
Yesterday afternoon she complained of being faint
and of cramp in her hands. She went to bed about
a quarter past ten. He went into her room about
half-peat twelve, and on looking at her she appeared
to be dead. He spoke to and touched her, and
found she was dead, She appeared to have died in
her sleep. He then called her mother and • neigh.
boor named Cherritt.—Ann Cherritt corroborated
the evidence of the preceding witness. The jury
returned a verdict of Destli from natural causes by
the visitation of God." sod at Onetime time expressed
their regret that Mr. Ingram, after promising to
visit the doomed, did net strand her.

prisoner's house at the harbour, and asked her to let me
see the boots her husband had kept. She said he had
them on. I then went to when the husband worked,
and found he had not on the pair of boots which his
wife had of me. The husband went beck into his house
with toe to the priamier. I asked her wiry she bad not
I. It the cooack boots at my shop as 1 requeeted her and
which she pro wired to do. She cold she had done so. I
asked her who the left them with, and she rticPwith one
of my bop. She called upon me afterwards, and said
she meant to pay for the boots. The boots produced
an thaw I let the prisoner have which she ought to
have returned to me. They are worth 125.-111 re.
Peggy Pomeroy. she keeper in Southetnet for wooed
howl cloikes, .iid on Tlionelay ~orning the irleoner
carried the pair of but. voluted to her shop.
and said some woman hod sent her with them to
set. fibs asked f 1... but only obtained As. for
them The same evening witpeas delivered them
to Sorreant Lavender—Sergeant Lavender, on Thursday
morning, met the primmer near Mary Bridge, carrying
a bundle coataining • prir of boots like those prod
and other articles, which she opened. She told witness
she was going to take them to Ni'. Warren's shop. He
believed the boot, were those produced. In the evening
of the same day he received the boots from Mrs.
Pomeroy, and apprehended the prisoner at Mr. WWII'S'.
shop yesterday, and chareed her wi,h having appro-
priated to her own use • Pale of cossack boots belonging
to Mr. Warren. The p. sooner asked Mr. Worrell to
withdraw the charge, lhut he declined, and she was
taken to the station. The case was adjoureed until
'Tuesday. The prisoner asked if she would be admitted
1 to bail, and the magistrates *erred to do so if she
obtained two so re ties in £lO sea.— Alfred
Niblett for drunk, nness in Bridport on Friday
eveniag, we. fined 0.. and 6a. sits. Allowed a week
to pay.—MONDAT.—Before F. Good, EN.. and It.
Tucker, F.sq. —David Pugh, charged with drunkenness
in the borough that morning, was toed st. and 6s. costs.
Allowed • week for trarnont--Abinkm oupp,
charged wish stealing +rood from Mr. Cox, shipbuilder,
the Saturday previous, was remanded.—Frederick T.
Morey, aged 19, pleaded guilty to absenting himself
front his master's employ, on Thursday. June 14.—Mr.
Cox, shipbuilder, at the Harbour, said defendant had
absented himself altogether 71 days during this year.
Proomator said he should bare summoned him before,
had there been • polieemao, often at the harbour,
which there we. not, and be meld not spare the
time to go to Bridport for • summon'. Defendairt's
excuse this time was that he had had a drop too much
at the launch of a vessel the previous day, but at
different times before it was sick time and wet time.
Sentenced to two months' herd Iabour.—TOMIDAT.--
Before S. V. Whetlmin and J. P. Stephens, Sum.—
Sarah Cox, residing at the Harbour, was brought up on
remand charged with appropriating to her own use a
Pair of boots, the property of Mr. Warren, shoemaker,
Southetreet. Prironer pleaded guilty, but said she did
not menu to steel the boota, ant Intended to have paid
Mr. Warren for them, and offered him 3a. on the
following Saturday. The magistrates sentenced her to
three months' imprisonment with bard labour.—
Absalom Clapp wax brought up on remand charged with
stealing wood the property of Mr. Cox, shipbuilder, at
the Harbour. Prisoner said George Meech. George
Famous, Hassell, and others, five or six altogether, gave
him the wood for helping thaw pull out • load of wood.
He had oft-n hauled pieees before, and Ur. Cox, nen.,
had given hint weed for doing Wbetham said
that wee different, Mr. Cox could do as he lilted with
the wood, hut them men had no right to give away Mr.
Con's wood. He offered to adjourn the case if prisoner
wished to enable him to get witnesses to prove the wood
was given to bile, but told him that if it were proved
that he did not steal the wood but was the receiver of
It, being stolen, be would plane himself in as had a
position as lie was now, or rather worse of the two.—
Mr. Joseph Cooper, tbe prisoner's master, said that it
was out of good nature prisoner had belted the men,
and they had given him the wood for doing ea.—Prisoner
afterwards pleaded guilty and elected to be tried sum-
marily.—Mr. Wbetham said although the vales of the
property was small the crimp was large; prisoner mast
know these men bad no right to give the wood and he
ought not to have taken It. Mr. Co: had asked them
to deal leniently with the awe, which they would brr
in mind, and should not give bim so were • punish.
meat as they should eine have done, but they must give
him a considerable punishment as it was neseasary to
do so to check this kind of thing which was of common
occurrence. Sentenced to on. mouth's imprisonment
with bard labour.

BRIOPORT SCHOOL OF ART.
The first annual meeting of the general committee
of this valuable institution, was held in the lecture
room of the Literary lastitutiou, on Monday last,
to reosive the annual report of the sub-com-
mittee; to prepare for the distribution of prizes; to
make arranpmenta for the ensuing scholastic year;
to appoint the managing committee far 18667; and
for other business. The president, (J. M. P.
Montague, Esq.,) read the following

unavoidable dechood, from their ista="loays this
ground during the exhibitioa. The for tho
Rae of their binds met with no better smoiso than oa
the previous ocouion ; ths invitatioo from the
that ee should visit their sibibitioa in stabs, on the
Mosdsr, wee ecee=sh7 us, mg the goissiaion of the
invitation of the of this disuse to me
as was mad*, sad whi resulted in his lerdoh7srai
erimplumes with our wishes in that rasped.
Tbes• then seethe whole at tits aircumalsaces, so fur es
I am in any way acquainted with them is ensaostiost with
this Nat West. I ham mashed yoa, I Isellevlb that it we.
not from want of conaidoretion or courtsay that no
public remotion of the Beth sad West of England
s••lsty was given them, and I have even less dead that
I have satisfactorily cleared myself of the imputation
th•t I in any way rapromod or ftwaratad am, anllo.ll
or attempts at demoestratioes of • private character in
honour of the society. Never was them a maim min-
opprebessice sotertabied than that it he. all thrmah
been my anxious and earliest endeavour to somply alike
with the wishes of the moiety and the inhabitants of the
town, and to coutributs, as far ea lay ill Inr PT to
the motelo '4th. moiety's meeting is this oily, Ana is la
satisfactory to feel at any rate that their meeting we. •
successful one, that their meadi was perfectly satisfied
with all that was donator them, that their exhibition
we. eurenstedsmtedir extensive, aad the financial results
in memo of expectation. . . • -

With respect to the cowardly attack upon us and our
Bishop. on our public visit to the exhibition, it will be
the more advisable to be sliest, to feel without exprem-
ing our shame mad indignatioa, that there are parties
In the town base enough to instigate, and ignorant
enough to perpetrate, such an outop ; let us bope
they may be equally ashamed of it, and of the diagram
they have brought upon their laity and themselves.
chiatm..., I have to apologise for haviaLdetained
you so long, end to thank you for your Wee to my
remarks. My object in making them has not been to
create or re-open the subject. but merely to justify
myself to you and the world, and to dear myself
from the unfounded and ill-natured ..Ir.,;hieh has
been made against me, to deny most ex and cdr-
oumetankially that there was say lack attentiou and
cocoon evhiced by me in connection with the recent
visit of the Bath and West of England Society to Salis-
bury, much kill that I frustrated Lay intention of the
inhabitants in any espressions of welcome to the society
that may have been proposed by them, or in providing
amusement* for the visitors to the town. The state-
ment which has been mote, that I missed to convene a
meeting for the discussion of the subject of the remit-
lion of the soaiety is simply a delusion— not a fact —sad
that I refused my consent to any attempt of the citizens
to provide acousereeets and music, and for the dears-
lion et tbe town, is, sal have explained. directly °pu-
trefy to the truth. It is mach to be regretted. I think,
that the local Prow should have given currency to theft
misrepresentation., and I have no doubt they Dow
greatly regret having dere . Whet the souring of
tlieiformation se
may have been it is not my business to
inquire; but I meat confess I cannot but think they
were somewhat to blame for their want of caution in
their investigation of the reports which were made to
them, and for the hasty inferanese deducted. They will
however, now that the facts have been stated to them,
be gamed to rectify any false imperious their remarks
may have oestanioned.

The Mxvoit than mid be believed there woe no
other burnoose before the meeting, and presumed be
may vamte the chair.
Upon which Mr. Alderman Kunst moved that
the foregoing statement of this Worship he entered
OD the minutes, seconded by Mr. Chtxway, and
carried unanimmotiely, Mr. Ottaway adding that
be considered the explanation of this Worship a
very dear mad aatiefactory one, and recommended that
no further discussion should take place on the
subject, bet that It should speak for itself, which wm
ancesded to and
The motet% then broke up.