The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-11-23 00:00:00

HANTS, WILTS, & DORSET WINTER

GAOL DELIVERY.

The Assizes for the counties of Hants, Wilt.. and
Donset, which, being grouped, form under the Winter
Arise Act the Awdro County No. 14, were opened at
Winchester Castle on Saturday, by Mr. Justice
Denman, one of the Judges of the Court of Common
Pleas, who arrived in the city from Exeter about live
o'clock. His Lordship was received at the railway.
station by the High Sheriff of the county (H. Woods,
Req.) and other officials, and was conducted to his
lodkinge, and thence to the Castle, under the usual
escort., where he opened the commies . On Sunday
the learned judge attended Divine service at the
Cathedral, the Mayor (S. D. Godwin, Eon.), end
several other members of the Corporation, as well as
the city officials, being present. The sermon was
Winarlby the Rev. A. Maclachlan, rector of
in Valence and Sheriff's Choplain, whose text
was the 37th verve of the lfith of Acts. The trials of
primmer, began in the Crown Court at eleven o'clock
en Monday morning. The calender contained the
names of 33 prisoners 19 from Hampshire, six froin
Dersetehire, and eight from Wiltshim charged as
under :—Arson Hampshire. two; Wiltshire, 1;
concealment of birth—Thunpshire. Wilts, and Dorset
one each ; burglary —Hants, Wilts, three: Dorset,
three: child munier—Hompshire, one: bigamy
Hants, one; Dorset, one ; Post-office robbery—Hanta,
one ; Wilts, one: Dorset on.; false pretences—Wilts,
one indecent aseaults—Hants, two; manslaughter—
Banta, sine: Wilts, one ;Weeny—Haab., one ; robbery
from the person—Hants, one wounding with intent
to murder—Heats, 1: throwing lime—Hants, 1. The
following county magistrates were sworn on the Grand
Jury :
Viscount Baring, M.P., foreman. Sir Frederick H.
Sykes, General Forrest, C. 11.. Admiral Murray
Mr. R. G. Linsee, Mr. Steuart
biaghten, Mr. William Benson, Mr. George
Atberley, Colonel A. R. Naghten, Captain R.
Pareloy-Fitagerald, Admiral Phillimore, Captain L.
Browell, R.N., Colonel Francis Atherley, Mr. T.
Ottintsr, Dr. Hitchcock, Captain R. Lambert-Turner,
Colonel A.P. Bouverte Compel!, Mr. William Hold-
ing, Captain Eccles, Captain Mari, Captain A.
Beynaour, Mr. W. W. Moore, and Mr. F. A. Brereton.

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