The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-03-09 00:00:00

DORCHESTER.

Lou Or A VAIXAMA PACKET. -On Friday morning 80.
J. F. Hodges, J.P., in walking from his office by AU
Saints church along South-street, lust from his coat
pocket some 25 sovereigns wrapped in a piece of prom on
which was printed Stews. J. F. !lodges and Sons. The
loss was liately iambi known, and a reward of £.5
offered. but up to the present time the finder has failed to
Isadore the money.

Csknitiwut: LoCAL Ex sllixsTIOXS, 144.—The class
lists for tLese examinations have just been published, and
we are very pleased to find the Dorset County Schiml has
done extremely well. Amongst those who have obtained
linit clans honours amongst the juniors we see the names
of Green and liaskeU, both of whom were distinguished
in religious knowledge, English, and mathematics. $ W.
Clarke, A. W. Cox, and J. 11. Wain= obtained third
class honours, and the following boys passed so as to
satisfy the examiners :—Cnchton, B. Cox, W. Ellis, C. F.
FOX. A. W. Griffin, 13. 11. Kelly, It. Norton, H. Poetbury,
H. G. Watson. Among 4 the seniort E. (3. Allardyce has
obtained second claw honours, and T. W. Grahame and
W. Hitchcock have passed so as to satisfy the examiners.
Amongst the list of junior girls who have passed the
examination we find the 111M1.41 of Ada Manenne Carter
and Emily Louisa Hill, pupils of Miss Lock, of ken
Cottage; and amongst the senior girls Hannah Watts,
also • pupil of Miss Lock. Rasa Carter, recently a pupil
of the 1,41110 school, but now of Queen's College. passel as
a senior in second i•lass honours, auil was distinguished mu
French and wuoic. 2,241/ junior boys entered for the ex-
amination of whom iiso failed ; and 450 senior bogs, of
whom 210 failed.

TSIK WEATHER. —Thu following is our meteorological
report:—

Wind. Stale ut Wmther.
March • •
1 3 ' 1111
2 34 34NE
3 33 32 NS
4 34 $2
3 41 33 SE
6 44 43
7 49 44; $W

Cloudy. 111191 V
tilsoruy
Misty
Fine
Rain
Halo

Cuorro Parry SVISIOIK, Saturday —lleturo Mr E. Postmann
Mr 11. M. Middleton.
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Thomas PasAele, of Ilincombe, carpenter, was chargal with
staaling 11 eggs, the property .4 Mr John Cake.
Prosecutor had mired a number of taw, and to detect the
thief marked anise and placed them in the nests. P.C. Haines
then watched. and on t% ednesday morning he saw Peahen. who
I. in Mr lkke's Denim, go to the mate, take out cgs, and hide
them in another plats. When the constable taxed him with the
theft, he said he was very sorry, and hoped he would not say
anything about It.
Mr lake did not press the cue, and P:ushen was convicted and
sentented to one dar's imprisonment.
Two girls named kUo and A.... It-onside, of Upwey, were
clamed with dealing snita .4 swedes, the property of Mr James
Cake, 11 Vilivey, Value in
hi the afternoon of the rth ult. P.C. Plaines was on Bayard
Fenn, and now the two girls go into one .4 Mr Cakes fields,
and fill one • bag and the other a Irtsket with Swett. which
were lying on the irn .und cekod if they had hare, they said
no, but that they bad taken then. for dinner.
Prosecutor did not preei the ease, and they were formally
eontinitted for one day. They had been in custody since Monday
on remand.
glijalSione.44 Portland, was char,:etl with stalling three
Swedes, the pro..erty .4 Mr J. 401 Ward. Partland. former.
Mark Goukl. tarter, proved that on Friday about mid-day he
was going tbrargh Southwell with a I.ail of SWedell to the
Convict establishment, who, defendant Ink three of the tart.
Witlitaign told him be sl ..... 1.1 tell Mr Ward, when he mid lie
didn't tare about that.
. . .

It seems that )1r Wanl supplies the prison aith veretables
of all klndo, and It has beonne an unplemantly common
occurrence fur people 4..0tt1e Out .4 their h.nistm as the cartsi
pass and help themselves. This besides being a direct loss,
leads to trouble. as the trt, arrive at the prison much lighter
than when they started. lir Ward only wanted to check this
practice.
Defendant was cAutioned, and diacharged.