The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-01-13 00:00:00

DORSET EPIPHANY SESSIONS. besides his ealffisury dismissal. With the 'emplace of theme Ile. BraOnaM laid if tbe elbility cf the candidates depended
tyro occurrences the conduct of the attandanta and serrants has ori the length of tbe testimonial", all were very prod.
been satAstactory. In consequence of the loss of Samuel Gloppy, thought all seamed perfectly competent to fill the °Moe.
transacted on Tuesday, wbon It ban been found orrry to divide the duties of head male Indeed, the county seemed to be in the position of the man
attendant and farm hal iff Suitable persons have been who was going to have a chimney swept by means of a goose,
appointed to those offices, the former at the wages of £46 per but, being told how cruel it was, used a reside of ducks for
annum,a ith house and Nn fe a', e ; the latter at eSS per the purpose -(laughter). Ile did sot want !cleave a couple of
atmom and holm, Pc. The whatnot for the formation of • ducks instead of a goose, when the fernier would be much
eenaetery and bonding • mortuary chapel an the grounds near more exixiasice-(hear, hear).
the •tsylum. approved by the Court et the Epiphany Scanlon' In Mr. 11. C Gooswes also epposed the motion, pointing out
la.st year, has not se yet been carried out in its entirety. It how much older it is now for the fiuncyor to get about the
poof,••I to tho Visitors that the mortuary chapel might possibly county they, before the railways were made. If they divided
be omitted without itupn,priety, and the eignmod his the county there would be extra expense, and he thought there
re-NI imam to meet the wishes .4 tbe iton. as to the col oteeration wan no occasion for it.
01 the Muhl ground Rut, ofs application to the G. Is.
tirMiri„tr,,i..,..vsit,ghothog.lite(shr,isniLan,:fatttiTef.s.rtuur,n,altc,rt,immc
aitol
bctheaSgrUitking
. sincere in I.lfif.ii-y, ehjeetions acre reload them to the
paled omissi. ii, and the Visit. -en are as yet uncertain whether works of the county seenicil to In e. oni.leted.
Is Captain FOtirtil spoke in a similar sense.
thole °Met:Lions ean be removed. The enclosing a-all
and the hurl.] ground is ready, except as regards The CitantaisS said he was answerable for this discussion, as
the mortuary chapel, for omsecration. The want of • suitable he pressed Mr. Williams not to flinch from it. Ile thought it
place as a their) loss long been felt, and the engagement of a right the subject should he ventilated. Though it appeared
fann bailiff making the provision of • residence for him the Court had made up their minds not to have two Surveyors,
requisite. The Visitors love with the approval of the Court, he thought it desirable they should have the queehon put
given at the last wasions, contracted with Mr. Gregory for the before them. He was sorry to say he was old enough to go
of a dairy and bailiff's cottage for the sum of £4OO hat back to the time when the bridges on the Stour were tumbling
- building also I. nearly fluithed. lii applicaGon will be down. They had one Surveyor -an eminent man, who paid
made to the county for either of thole works, as the necessary no attention whatever to the foundations of the brklgoe, and
ont• will be provided from the Non-Pauper and Gut-Ceunty when the great (tools mane half filandf..rel bridge was washed
Patients Surplus Fund. A entreat has been entered into away, and two of the bridle-so iwar Winabonie were so injured
with the authorities ,4 the Porten Union for the reception of that they cost a good deal of money to repair, while Hayward
their pauper lunatics at the rate of 14s, per week, limited by bridge was in the same state At • very great cost those
the Conunissloners in Lunacy to one year from September matters were put right, and then the county proceeded to look
last. The atwintenance rate has "mod throughout the year at I about in Dorset for the best man they coolid find to attend to
Is. 51. • .lay. The balance on the creditable in the lion-Pauper I them. The,. selected Mr. William Evans, • man notorious for
and Out-County retiellte SUFIS= Fund is 1:1,236 lbs. Oil. The building all his work substantially, gelidly, and well. Ile
pan aeoant stood* as follows -Amount originally borrowed, I visited all the bridges, looked after their foundations, and left
£41,000 ; laid from county Ras, a:13.448; laid from Surplus then, all in goo! order. He was succeeded by his son, who
pond, et,soo: total, e 15,506. %dance due at Michaelmas, WM VW in attention and good in observation, but he sea
eff2,754." hound to say Mr. George Evans did not give that (line to the
Mr. rtoValt hoped the court would lee of opinion that upon examination if all the works of the county which he (the
the whole it Was • satisfactory report. The number of iChairman) thought lie might to have given. Look at Wareham
lie...aeries which cam of course the great object of the curative bridge. They were on the point of accepting an offer of the
powers, cooed in the asylums had lawn very sucetedul in the gentlemen of the neighbourhood for a certain sum of money to
past year ; anal it was a great credit to the head of the asylum put that Midge to rights, for in June that was reported to be
(Mr. hymn) sod thoee who there work under his direction. sound, but at the October sessions not after flood time, but
one half of thee aelniitted-not, of course those particular after the summer -it was reported by him not to he sound.
persons-- but elle half of those admitted were cured tv the That he (the Chainnan) thought small evidence that the bridge
benefit of the persons themselves, and of the country at large. I was not properly looked alter; and if that were no they had
For the sueecia of the treattnent adopted at the asyluno ha fair right to LletIII)C some of the others were also not pmperly
for one thought they had every reason to be thankful --(bear, lookol after. If a man had large private practice, they must
hear.) The deaths he had nwntfonol were rather more suppose he would take that in .reference to the county work,
munemus than usual. Ile liemed to impress on those mauls- Ile insisted that what they roquired was a man to devote him-
trams who had the power .4 sending patients to the self to keeping in repair the bridges and buildings that existed
asylum, not to send persons who only required nursing, rather than to plan new works. Every bridge ought to be seen
cslx•cieff? if they were drawing to the doe of their lives. h laiween March and June as to the state of its foundations,
twecoorilv added to the discomfort of those persons, being la-rouse If a bridge Were not then safe it would go at
tctootot from the place of their feaidence perhaps many miles the next flood. Ilc knew a bridge at this moment
to the woluni, and sa in the one case mentioned- and In several to which Mr. Esithee attention had been 0111.1 more than one°
within his own taloa lodge, persons had been brought in who where there was a cootantiy-inereacing inland below the
natty required nothiog lint attention careful nursing and bridge caused by scour under the bridge. ISeep water was best
Pi forth, as they were beyond all possibility .4 any- cure, and at a bridge, but unless the foundations were below the water
were appnewhing the term of their natural lives, and when there as no valet- in it. lie went on to speak of • great
brought in lived only niece days after their admission as in the mill weir which being neglected for two rears the !Mlle under.
raw' mentioned in the report of this year. That seemed to lie toiocai the walls and they were only held together lay the
an unnecessary aggravation of the suffesings of the poor excellence of the mortar. How would they answer to the
patients, and one which could not be attended, he thought county If by lacing eso a year they had to pay very largely for
with any benefit to any parties whatever Therefore be wouki the repairs of bridges; if one malt could do the work by all
in such casesstibmit to the magistrates with whorl, the ultimate mean" let then, have only 'me; but he was most desirous the
decision rested to consider whether proper sttentlon could not county sheath, know what they were about, and consider well
Ise ;.raccilomi for then, elsewhere without bringing them to the what they were going to do. They had now 156 bridges,
asylum. The maintenance rate was Is 51., which was higher besides all the turnpike bridges that were coming upon them as
than it used to he, but that he explained was mused by the the Trusts ceased; the police stations were valued at ell',000;
increase in the price of fuel -the coals of the last quarter the lunatic asylums, £38,560; the militia stores, £3.300 and
costing about 4400nia against £2OO in the corresponding quarter the county house something more than £3,560: besides the
• few tears ago ; also the greater cost of meat, and by the geol. There was at least £lOO,OOO of property under the care
larger payment for salaries as they could net find parsons to of the Purveyor, and mold it best be properly looked after by
fulfil the multifarious duties of the old officers when removed one or two? That was the question; and let him Introit them
by death or change at the same adaries. The Lunacy Corn- not to make promisee to any of the candidate.; if one thing
missioners visited the as) huns a few months hack, and gave • could be more fatal than another it watt to vote for Ivor friends,
favourable report .4 the general management of the waylums. and not to make the eountv your first Mend. and determine to
They suggested some alterations in carious natters, and some vote for the beet man offcring-(applause). The Act of Tarifa.
in their diet. As to the latter the visitors were unwilling to anent under which they acted In this matter was 22 Henry rid.
make any change in the tables that had answered well for &bran c. IS, who laid down that Quarter Sessions shall appoint two
40 tears, unless it were strongly called for. Put the a Whore Surveyors. However he explainal they might appoint one
...Ad make all those Improvements which they thought ought now, and another at some future time. In conclusion he
to be made. They were going on with the structural improve- expressed • hope that whatever they did they would take the
anent of the .41 Porston ass-tun,- replacing the old circular means beet calculated to eneure due care of the great property
witaloas by square ono., an.) the floors 'cool with tiles and of the county. He thought be had seen sufficient of the
wool Those changes were being met unit of the surplus fund feeling of the court to conclude they would let the election of
of the Iml-county and non-pauper int.ents ; wad the c Whore one Surveyor proceed in the usual way-(hwar, hear),
hoped to carry out all these and other works without coming Mr. Wittialls withdrew his motion.
to the county for any assistance by way of rate. Rev. J. If. A tonsT wished to make a remark cilia respect to
The Rev. C. J. (ltse inquired as to the contemplated what his lordship heel said tma.. leg Mr. Evans. With regard
mortuary chow!. It would cost £4OO, and he had a letter from to his private business, he had another person who worked in
the Burial Board to say there was not the learnt necessity connection with himself, In his own busluaee. as well to that of
for it, the county, sod therefore his private business did not interfere
The CHAIRMAN said he had been in eommunication with Lord with the county business.
Shaftembury on the subject, and he (Shaftesbury) said he Rev. C. J. OLTr was glad that in ti lonishi l.'s first remarks
would see what could be done. As that was the ease he thought he amareciated the character if Mr. Ea ans. A mire eacellent
It would be unwise to offer any motto ton. man, and one more regretted in the town of Wimbonie never
Mr. WAN asked if be was to understand tho chapel would existed.
not be proceeded with Some of the committee wanted it The CHAIRMAN quite agreed; he did not think it possible
that Mr. Evans could have done any better than he did.
The Cilatallae said nothing would be built at any rate till Mr. Floes& geld no one could doubt that great changes are
they bad a County Sure eyor. likely to be proposed in relation to the management of county
Ile. Guy( said if he wereastialled that the building would not burins, and he did not know what might happen to county
be proceeded with till after the Easter sessions be should be bridges. He thought that the whole maoftement ought to be
content. thoorn into the hands of highway boar*, and the county
The Rev. C. W. floconse understood Mr. Floyer to refer to should get mid of all trouble. There arm all sorts of difli-
providing tbe moans for building this mortuary chapel with cult's" about bridges and all 'ors of clangs, are likely to
other works ;if that were en the owner they bad the mind et happen, and he hoped the Court would not appoint a person
**Court on the matter the better. whom they might Ice asked to give a retiring pension to, when
Mr. Mango said if the cost came out 68 the county money he had only servo., the county a few years,- -just bee-smite
be should altogether oppose 11. If the Bishop were willing to he happened to be appointed at a time when things are in •
consecrate the ground-- as he understood he was-nobody transition Nate
could hinder them from burying there afwrwards.
Mr Slovia said this time 12 months he submitted to the
court • plan and estimate for building a mortuary chapel awl
elleleallet and making a cemetery at • oat he thought of about
£4OO. That was approved and passed by the court. 'Then
representations were made to them to reconsider the matter as
regarded the mortuary chapel. The reasons for or against
were not all on one side, but the question was not decided one
way or another. This was the position of affairs. The Court
had &memod the plan sod estimate: they were submitted to
the Secretary of State through the Lunacy Comissioners, and
approved. Subsequently they wrote to the Commissioners
saying they thoughts the mortuary chapel might be omitted at
any rate for the present; and they also 'eked the Bishop to
enumerate the ground without a chapel being provkl4ll and
the Bishop waived any objection he had to most the wishes of
the vislthag justice". llos Lunacy Commissioners refusal to
give up the chapel, and said if the Secretary of State were
applied to they should advise him to withold his ealletion.
Ile (Mr. illoyer) mentioned the matter to Lord Shaftesbury
who Madly •ahl lie wouLl see what was best to be done, with-
out pledging himself- in Chairman of the Lunacy Commiesfon
of coarse lie would not. So the question stood at present. As
to the Bishop he would not co:overate unless with the approval
of the Secretary of State, and It seemed to depend on the
ultimate derision of the Lunacy Counnissionent
The tier. C. Cinemax askol was there an understanding that
the Intil•ling .4 the chapel should be held In abeyance till the
next court of quarter Siona.
Ile Put; La said suppoaing the Commissioners sent them a
anal answer that they should ma' have the burial ground with-
out the mortuary chapel, why ',honk' they thier the building.
Col bon,. Suppesing the Court of quarter Session* were
- to pun a resolution allowing the eortunlttee to withdrew that
part .4 their plan, they would still Ise subject to tlie COM-
. . _

The financial business was
there wcre present: _

Viscount Posn
Mr. J. Ftorra,M.P.

lAN (Chairman.)
(Deputy Chairman.)

non W IT. P. Portman, MV.

•
Sir It (il3.n, Bart.
Pir E. 11, Greathed, K B.

Mr. B. IT. Flint.
Mr. U. Cranipton.
Me. J. J Farquharson.
Mr. A. U. roater.
Mr. J. Cun.lry
Mr. It P. tiondry.
Mr. .1. P. F. Gundry.
Mr. M. Utamt, !I
Mr. tNarr $ (gyn.
Mr. C. J. I'. thIlliPTO M.P.
Mr. J. W. B. Ilawkcitworth.
Mr. W. C. Lambert.
Mr. 11. Littlehales.
Mr. J. C. langdom
Col. 0. P. Mama
Mr. J. M. P. Montagu.
Mr. H. B. Maldivian.
Col. L. U. Paget.
Vol. R. 0. F. Steward.
Mr. W. J. Smith.
Mr. tl. Warry.
Roe. C. W. Bingham.
Rev. W. J °trodden.
Rev. J. Micron:whale°.
Rev. C J. Gip.

it W. 111.111yoa.
lir. E. .11.

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Mr. .1. it_ eilcrAft.

Fol. It. It hioilmot.
Pia.tor
r. Uerl2crt Wi

Mr. E. Pcaive.

Mr. ft. N (kldk'ton.

Ow4k.ln Fort,r.

r. ii:97 ii7.4den;

)r. U. E. Eftot.

Rcv. J. H. Austcii

hr. N. Bond.

t. w. F.. thyrner.
11r. 0. H. Bond.

)4r. 0. ChurhlU

Mr F A H C'astletran.

read thie report, which stated
been accepted: -Lek and Son,
I. 60., suct,Sld.,cheesc,Hunlie,
lee , Indian meal, PAL per re t.,
report stated that (byre were
in custody. In eit.notly
7 funtalui : and on bail, 2
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malw,

rOLICS.

Major Plasm" read the Police report, which estimated the
expenditure for the ensuing quarter at "3,661 7a. id , and recess-
mended &halfpenny rate—Adopted.
The Cunt' or its PIIACE read the Chief Constable's report.
which showed that in the past quarter 186 persons have
been apprehended by the constabulary, and dealt with as
follows :—Discharged, 49 ; summarily disoosed of, 116 : com-
mitted for trial, 20. These returns show 'decrease of 47 in the
number of persons taken into custody, and of 16 In the number
committed for trial, as compared with the corresponding
quarter of last rear; and I am glad to be able to state that
there is • satisfactory decrease in all classes of offences. The
returns under tho Contagious Diseases (Anima's) Act, for the
quarter ending 91st December last, al also for the year 1673,
"twos that during the past twelve months there have been
40 outbreaks of foot and mouth disease and 4 of sheep scab;
3,606 animals have been effected, and of these 14 have died.—
Adopted.
PURIM"

Rts• J. 11. STRT read the report of the Colleen:dors of
the Stour, and certain accounts were presented and explained
by Mr. ArMTN, of the Salmon Fishery district&
The Court then adjourned.

FIRST Mt RT.—WereILeDAT.
(Before Mr. J. FLOTILI, M P., Deputy-chairrnie )

The court opened at 10 o'clock. The following gentlemen
were sworn on the grand Jure :.-Mr. R. (lunge. Waterson,
(t...minim), Mr. W. S. Allardyce. Fordidaton ; Mr. James Cdre,
flohnipstoinlir.W. 11. Intwkicw,Wynfoni Eagle; Mr. R. Felton,
licleombe Regis; Mr. J. C. Fooks, Litton Cheney: Mr. J. E.
Fowl. Melcombe lkwis; Mr. John flak, Bucklanti Ripens ; Mr.
A. Hull, , dymondebury ; Mr. W. Knifht, Bridport :Mr
John Mayo, Ilroadwcy • Mr. J. B. Mead, Last Lulworth ; Mr.
John Swatridge, Brosawey ; Mr. Joseph Symee, Bnumord
Petcrell ; Mr. Litanies Stiby, Alton Pantesa Mr. iLmeon
Sternbridge, Jun., lirldport ; Mn. F. H. Swaffield, Bridport ;
Mr. J. T. H. Scutt. liere Regis; Mr. W. E. Turner, Itridpet ;
Mr J. T. Udall, rhaldon finning: Mr. IL Woolmington,
Be:amnion, : Mr John Woodward, Bamininster.
. . .

In answer to • 1111016
Mt. FLorn thiwe patient* tb,i died arc now hurled in
Marini:inter churchyard ; but that elimehyant le very lull, and
Ow piece given to Mr. and Mrs. Sheridan for the burial the
patient* is now' fa, air!' it %Ito nervowary to bury them in
another fart iif the rhiarehyani. Thin an done In a part
where there are a great many paths, and immetimes people
Iliserge !non the paths and trample the graves, no that the
'

prco-tit rate of things Is not quite eatiefacteiry.
The Rev. C. tltve nail a letter from the Burial Board Cant-
i,i whih it was said that it is now very common for
burial grounile to be cotreeratal without mortuary chapels.
Mr. Glyn etrongly opposed the clouding of i:400 fur nothing,
rid worse than nothing.
Mr. E. PEARCE asked whether the grounds for the °minion of
the mortuary chapel had been placed strongly before the Com-
missioners.
Mr. Ftorrat said yes; he thought they had. (11 course there
might be some feeling in the letter; but he thought the Inn-
Cited reasoo for the objection was mainly the objection to spend
the money.
Rev C. W. BEV:1111M demurred to this. Ile felt strongly that
if anything could make the aceassorioi of death more tele-
chol), it was one of these ehapas, stock out in the middle of
an acre of ground, and the habitation only of the moles and the
bate, except just at those thltel when • funeral was going on.
lie thought that if throe Lunacy Commissioner were not
hurtle cormnirtmeni -r laugh)—they should hear no more
about the mortuary chap*
The CHAIRMAN rid that Mr. Floyer was not quite well in
formed as to the way in which the matter stood before the
Court, that the plans had been laid before the Court. In tact
the plans had never been approved by the Court at all (a
laugh)- for they were licit laid before the Court until Wednes-
day. Nolely felt more strongly than himself the extreme lo-
ath liabilityi.f building this mortuary chapel, and he thought
it was a gnat pity that it was put upon the plans which were
laid before the Secretat? of State for approval. The fact was
It wa• put on, the plan was sent to the Lunacy Commissioners
and approved, and to the Secretary of State and approved, and
now to ask to omit the chapel wee to ask thern to mein what
they hail done. But among the Commissionern, there was one
who happens to be the prodding genius, and rho is generally
there, and es • great influence over their decision., and on
the whole his lordship thought it would be most advisable
that the court should do nothing until they hear what Lord
Shafteetoury has done. If the Secretary of State is rubber',
and the Lunacy Commissioners are stubborn, and the Bishop
will not consecrate unless the plan is approved by the Secretary
of S;atc. It will be of no UPC to mist. It is not for the Court
ti appro e ilioapproce; they werenot oinguitted to anything,
but ell the other portico are oinituitteil, and it new only
reneiiiis for the Court to place before the Lunacy Commis-
sioner the last reasons they could for not building a mortuary
chapel.
Mr. Fovea said that tecimirlly speaking, the plans were
hit actually pieced ;non the table : but he did make a motion,
and he di I exiiisin fully to the Court the 11.11PHIA ("r making a
new mortuary chapel, he explained what the emniittee meant
ito, and he put the estimate before them. That motion was
pair& and the chapel was approved of by the paring of his
report. As to the plan, the chief part of it was the building a
soil round the ground ; the repel WAS a yr., einiple bitildi,,g.
anci if it was to he built 5! all, then- was no rin.lll in its details
for critivistu. No one ripped the chapel till the Burial
Orem' Comthislionel, etiggested that they might do without
It. Technically speaking, the plane were not laid upon the
table; lint the resolution was moved and relied
Sec. C. W. Broil ce begged to say that he did oppioe the
buililine of the mortuary chapel heirs the Burr] Dreg co,
thought it inioreerr
Mr. J. M. P. MONTAHr, With reference to magistrwtes sending
patients to asylum, showed that they had very little or no
option ; he referred to the case of a pliant who was not at all
dangerous, but the Inspector nue a distinct eider that she
should be sent to the asylum If the magistrates were allowed
a little more liberty of choice, perhaps the difficulty might be
got over.
Mr Fume sail he believed that in every unrkhouse in the
o t.)- there are 110111 e lunatics, so that there was 110111 C liberty
of elloice.
The report was received and adopted
PINANCIL
Mr. FARI4IIIARPOO MAI this report which showed expenses
ts,l4t lee. 4d., and receipts C 4,047 les. lid., leaving
i 99 Cs 7d. A lialfpetuly rate sac rocerimended.- -Adopted.

In charging the grand Jury, 34. FLOYER remarked tan the
fact that there were only sufficient grand juror* present, and
said it would not do fur thaw suinrutnanl to depend on enough
others attending without them, or there might not be
sufficient, and it would be the duty of the court to fine them.
The calendar, he was happy to my, presented the same
satisfactory features upon which he hal remarked now for the
last three sesions. It allowed a very considerable diminution
in the number of offenders brought up for trial at Quarter
Sessions, being at thaw semitone 17 against 32 at this time last
year. And that satisfactory feature of the criminal condition
of the county was eonfirtnal by the report of the number of
pen.. committed to gaol. During the quarter ended at
Christmas, 1872 the number was 227, as against 163, in the
corresponding period of 1873, • dtniinution of no less than CA.
That he thought a vet) gratifying feature to continence Ithe
New Year with, bemuse the criminal state of the county is tune
of the most Important matters which affect society; and It is
one to which they its grand jurors had their attention specially
directed ; and it was one in which the Bench, the 1 jury,
and 311 the inhabitaots of the county must tux, ly take the
greateet interest. The report of the Chief Constable states
that the number id of:reams committed under all dares
had very considerably diminished There was another feature
of the calendar to which be thought It right to advert, because
it was • point to which he had--he believed at the last
sessions-- calla' their special attention. Ile then remarked
that a large proportion of the offences were of the nature of
amanita, and especially upon females. Ile spoke of them as
Indicating alt unsatisfactory state of the criminal condition of
the county, because, as they well knew, attacks upon the
person, as distinkniishal from offences against property, were
especially, he thought, serious, An Injury to property may his
easily repaired, but injury to the person is one in which very
often—especially that class of assaults to which he had specially
advert.l, namely, aseults on women--the results lasted
through life, or at any rate • considerable portion of it. There-
fore he was very happy to say with regard to the present
calendar there was not • sliwle cane of assault: and that, he
thought, most satisfactory. There was one obeervation he had
to make, which certainly was of • different character : and that
was, that the present list consisted of no lea titan 8 females
out t 4 a total of 17 prisoners, Ile trusted that was only a
casual and fortuitous state of things. Ile should deem it •
very minus and alarming feature id the criminal condition of
thts county if he could for a noment believe that anything
like that proporUon of female offesiders as compared with that
of the other sex was the ordinary proportion In this county.
All knew that the earliest Maims of life were taught at the
knee id a mother --lessons which are rarely forgotten through-
out life, and where those Mesons were not id a good character
—IL still more, they were lessons such as they might impposi
must in some measure he taught by women addict., to crime,
thee could not but anticipate such lemons would forebode ill
to 'the future of tociety, and that the future state of the
avant to crime might lead them to take rather •
despond.* view of It. Ile then referral to several
ease* in the calendar, particularly the Yetmineter awe of
obtaining
by false pretences anti receiving the name
go.
Irarnod chairman pointed out that this was •
"lngTh goods G
novel charge here, lea there had been • similar case before the
judges amongst the Crown cases reserved and he directed
them that they must first lee there was a prima facie case
against the person charged with obtaining the goods, before
they could consider the charge of receiving, as the latter
depended on the former being proved.