The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-03-31 00:00:00

POOLE.

&mammas roe Pooa Raria.—Aboat 60 summonses
for pour rates wore dispo,ed of at the Poole sessions, on
Thursday. The greater portion of the defendants, were
ordered to pay.

CONYIKKATTON EITIVICIM—On Thursday the Lord
Bishop of Salisbury administered the sacred rite of Con-
firmation at Longfieet Church in the morning, and at
St. James's Church, Poole, in the afternoon. At Long-
Beet the sacred building was crowded in every part, and
the choral service was chanted by the choir inn stilts!
manner. About 63 were there confirmed, residents of
Parkstone and Llngfieek At Si. James's the number
of catechumens was 124.

A lturitacrinr PUBLICAII.—At the Poole petty
eessiona, on Thursday, Superintendent Gifford sum-
moned John Talbot Carter, landlord of the Star and
Garter Inn, for kosp'ng a disorderly house, end refusina
admittance to lb. police. Police-constable Cutler proved
that he had people enjoying themielves therein at
11.4500 Saturday night, but the out, r door was fastened.
On knocking, ale landlord refused him admittance, and
wide use of abusive and profane language. Sept.
Gifford proved • previous conviction against defendant
for • similsr offenee, and the Mayor, after • imitable
admonition, 'adenoid him to pay a fine of 20a. and
costa.

THil AIIIIOOSDING CAITAIN.—Lt the Bristol session
on Tuesday, Thomas Andrews, 42, master mariner, was
indicted for stealing Cll3 130. 21., the monies of Henry
Charles Bart, his employer, January 14th. It will be
remembered that prisoner was master of the schooner
Heroine, and, on unloading at Bristol, be got a cheque
for the freight amount made out in his own name. Bub-
earnestly be went to the 'gents and said he had lost it,
but as they would not give another Mthout making
inquiries, he went oat and found it, and then instead of
remitting it to his employer, he got it embed, and went
off to Liverpool with the money. When apprehended
be said drink bad done it all. Mr. Spoke addressed the
jury on behalf of the prisoner. Be dwelt or his client's
previous unblemished character, and he then remarked
that there was nothing suspicious in his telling Mosul,
Wait and Jamei he had lost • cheque, as he could not
have hoped to get double the amount stated in the
cheque. Neither did he consider the other cirenutstsnws
in the case evidenoe of a guilty act on the part of the
prisoner, as he always intended to pay over the money to
his employer, and £95 had been sctitally received by the
employer. He urged that before thy convicted the
men they must be satisfied that he toad a fraudulent
intent, and he contended that, having served Mr.
Wanhill so long, he might have imprudently neglected
to remit the money for • few days. Being a little in
liquor, instead of *ending the money off, he went to that
place near Liverpool for • few days, but the learned
moonset submitted that if he had intended to defraud his
Ilmilgonct of th• money be would have Wino bis own

property, • ehrononteter, ke., which be left on board
the schooner, along with him. The jury limed the
prisoner guilty, but, on account of his previous good
character, recommended hint to meow. Mr. Billie said
that the prosoco.or begged reepeetfally to loin is that
moommendatiom Ti,. learned recorder, in petwing
senteece, said that no onc regretted more than Le did
seeing the prisoner, who hot hitherto borne aneh an
exedlent character. in that position, and in consideration
of the reeorninendatiote of the jury sod the progenitor,
the sentence would be a fight one, via, three months'
imprisonment with bard laowr.