The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-07-07 00:00:00

SOMERSET MIDSUMMER SESSIONS.

These esesions commenced on Tuesday, Mr. B. A.
Sanford preeded, in the Omen*, of Sir W. Hiles,
owieg to. domestic bereavement. He congrataleted
the trend jury that there mere now only 48 prisoner,
for trial, as against 63 io the corresponding quarter last
year, while under the Criatioal Justice Act 56 had been
Kabul 57 last year. The !leases report
showed balance £6,064 18a. 9d., bill, to be peas,
4.1.474 64. 91., which, with the current expenses for the
nest elz months, neessitated • rata of one farthing in
the peeked. Adopted. A polies rate of on. half pennyin the
pound ow asked for and 'towed. The Chief Constable
reported that durine the quarter there were 132 indictable
off. nose oommitrad, 77 pewees apprehended, 60 corn.
witted for trial, and 17 threharged. There mere alw
1161 owes determined summarily by the joetioekand 906
persons convicted. Serge Webb had died after II years aird
8 months berries, 'erring • wife end three young children
totally nnprovided for. He rwommended the payment
to hie wife of • intuit, of £66, by £2 a month. else being
a woman of week intellect. Adopted. The report. of
Taunton and Shaplon Mallet prbions were formal,
save that the elerk at Tauntoe applied for on Increase
of selary—be now has a guinea a meek. It eras referred
to the Prisons committee. Major Paget said the sem.
mittee appointed to revise the prisons' espeeditui •
could not yet make • report, but 'he had no doubt the
euggestion they would be We to make would nista in
a eocemendirble, or, at any rate, • aortal!' redoetion of
the espenditure. The Louisa* Asylum report showed
there are now 633 inmates. The Lunacy Commissioners
in their report had been more eriaplimeatary than
usual. The following ewe adopted as tire polling
Owes :—Prut Somers: Bedminster, Chem Hegira,
Proms, Keynebsre, Ilidaomer Norton, Portieheird,
Woieet, Weeton, Westemouper-Mare, ,itoo and
liaison. —Mid &menet Albr. Gry,
Creekerner, Dleetontrary, High me la Banshees,
Dolrester, Hatiorne Port, 811•1160. Hanekk &motel%
Wedmore, Wells, Wleeentoe sad Tema —Weat
Ihmerret Bawdrip, Bishop. ip4aard, Bridgerakr,
Chard, Curry 'Dwell. Dulverton,_ Punster, Ihniseter,
Barbee Sarreey, Porto:refs, Taeuston, Welliagtoe,
aad Wie•liwombe. . . . . _

In lb. Crown Goart, on Wednesday, before R. A.
Sanford sod R. K. M. King, Esq.., John Blaclimora,
for stealing wearing apparel, at Kiogs Crompton, was
mounted to two month: bard laboar. Richard
Gardener. stealing an umbrella from Carhampton church,
one month. Frederick Giles, stealing three BOOMS Of
11001, belongin. to bis master, at Wants:too, four
months. Thomas Gallivsr, stealing a jacket at
proguyery, nine months. John Hill, stealing five
! watches at Taunton, ahoy • previous conviction, • week
each for the !rat four and saves years' penal earvitade
, for the last. George Willis. stealing trousers at
Wells, eller • povimis oonvictioo, sores Years' penal
servitodm Frederick Young, an old offender, Mambos
bread sad butter at Burnham, seven years' penal
servitade. Adam Drew, destroying trees at Frame,
OiDO nicallts. Robert Palinto, etealiog £3 se. from
the UK of • nubile-house at Whiteberob, two years.
No bill against Benjamin Wyatt, *barged with stealing
• cow at Brislington. James Heath, horse stealing at
puritan, six months. William Radwidge, steeling
onripm wire front Taunton workhouse. thres months.
Joseph Canto, potato stealing at Midwest Norton,
Moe months. Arthur Kass, farmer, stealing a bores
at Simpson Mallet; two month.. Henry Mallatt,
petty theft at Bedminster, sitar two former sonvisMons,
two : prisoner, " Thank yes, I aut do that Ilk.
In the second wart. before J. Wood, and F. H.
Dickinson, Haps., the Weston-super Mare Pier Company
appealed against • rating upon the reeently-ereebed
pier, made by the Agbridp Union Assessment Com-
mittee. Ultimately it was armored the rateable value
should stand at EDO iameed of £llO as before,—Mary
Ann Richardson, for malleimuly damaging a window at
Hantspill to th• extent of £5 10s., wee sentenced to
three month,' hard labour. Jonathan Humphrsys,
obtaining thole quarts of akar by false pretences at
Bruton, two months.
In the Crown Court, on Thursday, Charles Albert
Ingsr, indicted for burglary mid robbery, at Metre, was
ecapituad. Maria Bowyer, • servant, Mulled with
stealing valuable property and £ll in money, belonging
to her master, at Pitualastsr, was sopitted. Carobs*
Ireland, Meiling • sheet at Martook, 12 months. Peter
Martin. Omit at Kingston, ribyths. Jol,n PhW
VII asquittal oi • aka.pe of at Chard. Edwin
te.COIS,pd rite potato steal gat Littoo, was bard
witputy• aira, charged with stsallag • jacket
stiwells was aoquittod.
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In the sword wort, George Baker, for rioting at
South Petherton, sic moults. &rah Piitrell and Jacob
Mitchell, robbery from the per.ou at Taunton, bre*
months- Three men named Young, and Anthony
Smith. were °barged with forcibly entering a bow's) at
Rowberrow, cod unlawfully maintaining powwow).
Theyagreed to give up the premises in a month, and
wars discharged. Seven militiamen, who took put in
U. relent row at Timeless between the =dole and
police, ware brought up for rioting, and were bound
wer to come up for JEW/mint when called on. Thomas
Richards. 'awaiting polios at Broadway, one month.
Charles itaseell, obtaining 12/bi, of sugar by a Mae
pretence at Chard two months. Robert Nutley, stealing
cider at Chard, t•o months. John Hopes, indicted for
timber stealing at Priddy, woe acquitted. Hugh Bright
Dobell, appeellant, and Frances Amelia Samiwoo,
respondent : This was an appeal against the decision of
the Yeovil bench of magistrates, whereby the •ppellant
wu adjudged to be the father of the bastard ehild, and
the or directed he should pay 2s. 6d. per week. Tb•
appellant was a restyled man with flos children, and
advanced in years, and respondent at the time was only
21. The parties ran away together with the intention
of going io Amarbs, but at Liverpool the respondent
was detained by an uncle. After the arguments
on each aide had been heard, the wart warmed the
order.