The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-03-04 00:00:00

autitshire.

The discontinuous of Marlborough hiring telt has
been mooted, and the Tows Council appointrd • coal-
mine, comprising some of the principal tradosnien of
the sown and farmers of the neighbourhood to consider
the subjeel, and they decided for Its mainteaanee.—
The goyim:we of the Wiltshire debar for llPProotilinil
children of poor persons lure approved all the inadidates,
The governors of Salisbury Inirmary sleeted Mae Nizoa
as matron, lobs having 70 votes as against 36 for Miss
Murk sad 9 for Mrs. reasg.—The Wilts Titainliar7
cavalry are likely to aueable early hi May, at Sallelattry
for permament duty. Tiara militia reunite meet en the
10:h March, the non-acitorolasioned odious on 7th kpril,
and the regiment on stb May.—Mr. F. R. Young,
Maui= minister of Swindon, gave • lecture lout
west at Trowbridge, in favour of "Spiritualism "and
invitod discussion. To his surprise, the Bev. G.
Acworth, visa: of Uolv 'Trinity, got up, sad so far
upset the barterer that aU he could say was be would
oome soother time to disease the subjeek—lirk Ellis.
both Burbidgr, of South Wraihall, died soddenly at
Trowbride railway elation on Saturday. She was •
widow, and well-known as a eutoeuful stock broods,.
Mrs. Oleverley, aged 69, of Trowbridge, in getting up
that morning and coming dowastairs, foil dial. Bath
MI arose from disease of the heart.

4 WILTS tarn ASSIZE&
The commissiois was opened on Wedemidey evening,
the judges being Rana Pigott sad r. Jostle* Grove.
Thor. were 26 primmer, for trial. 8 with Ann Goldney,
• girl in woke at Salisbury, was charged with on.
esalment of birth. The doctor was of opinion the
child had not had • ',ooze:* oilstones. 13enteneed to
two months' Imprisonment. • girlef 16, named Ruth
Will., for throwing her newly-born child into • stream
at malataabury, wet sentonaed to Mx months'. A man
named William Monday was oharged with Meaty sad
also with committing • rape upon the sister (aged 14)
of his wood wife. Of the latter charge he woe
acquitted, but Baron Pigott said hla great immorality
moot be cousidered, sad ambeiseed him to 'evils years'
penal servitu le. • young woman hour/keeper fog Yr.
Gerard, farmer, as Brinkworth, who hod ooneesled the
birth of her child, and buried it in the garden, was
sentoneed to "ix weeks' hard labour, as Dr. Ktanior
said its death did not result from foal play.

orrosinost TO lUTUALIIIM:

On Friday Mr. Baron Pigott tried a ohar.te against
Henry B. Snell, aged 19, who was indicted for mall-
I &Nay destroying aortal° ornaments sad deco:redone
attached to the parish churlish of Luakhigton. oa Übe Bth
Jaanszy last. 13a the evanlag of that day the Box
Maki° ornaments outside the belfry sad °Masai door.
ways were hawked all to pleas& The primmer Uved
near, and • hammier was totted la his hoses whisk had
wilt WIWI'S of Baz-stooe, with green weeMaer narks,
similar to those on the 011111111•11 U. Mr. Oollina having
called seideces of this, the rector, the Bev. G. L.
°cloy, was erou-sramined by ldr. Cirter, who
defended. The rev. gentletaaa admitted that be did
not knew the difference betweea Bar and Portland
stone.

---7;11—• Judge : I supposo it wont be neeewary to go
mush lot° geology. I don't know If the jury are
geologists ; I oodles that I am not —(lsmega). wit
most fall took upon our 000113100•SOOSS ; WS DO nee
getting too reflood tbont it.

In -reply to further queationt, Mr. Otley add hie
pariah wee an utterly Lawler piece, ..d "nsiderizig
that it had been so for 70 or 80 years, the Ave years he
had been there had not been auffleient to totem It.
Thine was not even • sehool for the shildren when he
earns there.

Mr. Cater: Your oongregation hal leemeed and
become more lawless, ham it not? —Certainly not more
Melees.

Have not soca of thorn dioappotottl Goa thiporlalt
°batch ?—•los.

410 oppoddoe has started up !—Yee.
I wish to be es mild as possible, Eat I mast ask
whether there Isai Ws say eemplaist ea the pin of
Lb. parishioners that yes have awn sawn fee orna-
ments and images than they admits?—! sever heard el
such.

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Nothing about ritualietie pro/dicier ?-oorteinly pot
But SS falltiOr of feet your oosarewstkot Ime become
lii. and Isee?—lt IN liaa it wu. very likely.
To return to the region of cowman aenrw, le not the
prisoner • mums ?—r min% my.
The Judge : Dose be build wallet—l can't my. H.
gets odd joima and I salmon tometiunis nese • hammer.
The ponosman who found the hammer having be..
azaraimpd,.. _

INT Co;has said : fbat is the 011h0
An lordship : Not • very throne was. It depends a
areal deal epos the inisioteepe, whisk hal hare. you
do out ides*, the hammer prodeted as the one that
VU sew in the prisoners hand, aad the primmer wan
never then to deviate fro= the footpath ; but still I
can't say there is stalling for the jury.
Mr. LArter was about to addreas the Jury, bat they
said It was unneowthry, as they had already raids ap
their winds.
A violist al sot guilts was at mos takes, aad
prisoner was dissimisied.

SWINDON.
130a10un CAUL—At the policc-oourk Mr. Radom
Viewer, Mean plough proprietor, whose work. are
siteetoci near Se.l,,dos, woo charged by Willis.
Skinner. komor of • toll-gat at 9 R lodon, with refusing
to pay the toll of oi.e littera tug's. or locomotive. It
appeared that on the 17. h Tobruary onglite
pelli-d by its own Ntasm passed through the tell-got• to
quiretion, for will ala (he Mewr of the gate (somplaluant)
uernaaded toll, In 10t 1., which defendant reseed to
pay. 11r. tool.. a• to apposrod for defendant, ties-
maded that as the angina wee going to • villege further
on for tine perpo-• of working • plough, it um an
implanoent of hueboadry, bat( g part and pers.! of the
plough, as the waxier. wan u.• d far no other purpose,
nod wee thmefore exempt from toli, as needed several
emiciant authorities la .lipport of his eont•albe. Vt.
Townsend, who appeared for oemplainset, admitted the
mistimed. advanced by Mr. Twelves, but submitted
that 'indoor the gi nerel Act of Parliament pared Is
1861 the engine was liable to pay toll. The angle-
trate' deeded to &limbo the ease, bet Mated they hod
not the slightest objeotioa La grant • ow for the
superior courts if applied for.