The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1859-08-23 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

BOO. This sum den not include any charge likely to be made by the architect for the modified design prepared by him according Lathe instructions of the Fine Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings. If this design should be carried out, the above sum of 0,800 (except MU for the model) as well as the amount of the architect's claim for the design itself, will 'serge in his commission and the builder's tender. Another return shows the number of square feet of floors in Mr. Scott's plan for the New Foreign-office, showing how much space is occupied by offices and law much by dwelling-houses and reception rooms. On the basement floor the printer's department occupies an, area of 4,147 superficial feet ; the bookbinder's department an area of 2,264 feet ; the &medic offices beloeging to the official portions of the building, including living rooms of resident attendants, 7,458 feet ; and the domestic offices of residence of Secretary of State, 5,210 feet. On the ground floor (including a small mezzanine), the official rooms occupy 17,5111 feet, and the residence of the Secretary of Stets', 1,233 feet. On the first floor the official rooms (of which 8,406 feet superficial sonmats of rooms which may be used also as reception rooms occupy 14,662 feet, and the residence of the Secretary of State, 4,684 feet. On the second floor the official rooms occcupy 7,447 feet, the residences of clerks, servants' rooms, housekeeper's rooms kg., 6,V7 feet, and the residence of the Secretary of State, 10,264 feet. The attics and rooms in roof—appropriated to servants' bedrooms, residences of clerks and of office-keeper, and to the accumulation of papers' kc., occupy 8,692 feet, and the residences of theSecretaryof State 2,4:e2 feet. The above areas arc those of rooms alone, not including halls, corridors, or staircases, exoepting in one instance on the first-floor, in which • spacious corridor is so arranged as to form an addition of 1,710 superficial feet to the space capable on occasion of being used as reception rooms. Coxehrstox or rtni TRIAL or Da. fbirrnourr.— On Friday, the fifth day, the trial of Dr. Thomas Stuethunt for the murder of Isabella Bankes, at Rid' smond, with whom lie underwent the ceremouf...3 marriage on December 12, was concluded before Chief Baron Pollock. The tautening up occupied eight I boon and three quarters. The jury retired at 10 unmake to 4 o'clock to deliberate upon their verdict-they returned into court exactly at hall-past 4. The natues of the jury were then called over by Mr. Avery, the Deputy Clerk of Arraigns, and he then inquired whether they had agreed upon their verdict. The I Foreman, in • deep and anxious tone, replied, "We have, and we find it our painful duty to say that the , prisoner is Guilty." Mr. Harker, the Senior Usher of the Court, then made the usual proclamation for silence while sentence was being pained, and the prisoner was asked in the usual form whether he had anything to say why judgment of death should not be upon him ? The Lord Chief Baron put on the black cap, and was about to pass sentence when, the prisoser however, who at first appeared quite astounded, but who had now recovered himself, pulled • paper from his breast coat pocket, and addressed the Court. He spoke ill • calm, composed tone of voice, and during the time lie was speaking, which was nearly five-and-twenty minutes, he did not evince the least emotion His Lordship then nosed sentence of death in the usual form, and he directed the judgment to be carried out by the Sheriff of Surrey. The prisoner heard the sentence without exhibiting the lead emotion, and when the Lord Chief Baron had concluded, he exclaimed in a fi rni voice." I decline Dr. Julius to be my murderer. I declare lam innocent before God." The primmer was then removed from the dock. The Lord Chief Baron then addressed the jury, and said he had great pleasure in discharging them from further attendance. He at the some time expressed his regret for the inconvenience to which, they had been subjected, but at the same time he could not help expressing Isis opinion that the sheriffs had done everything in their power to reduce the inconvenience as touch as possible. Thus ended the proceedings of this extraordinary trial.