The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1884-03-07 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

ART AGAIN.—At the Central Criminal Court, George R. Short, carpenter, George Sumby,bricklayer, George Edmundson, barber, and Henry Kerr, butcher, were charged with conspiring to obtain by false pretences from William Pullin and other persons a silver watch and other articles.: The prisoners obtained quantities of property by advertising on the sale and barter principle. They had in twelvemonths committed 147 frauds, and made 51 attempts. ?hey had obtained pro. perty value A:MO.—Eighteen months hard labor. QUEEN !MARGARET'S COLLEGE, Glasgow. has received the gift of Hillhead Park House to be used asa college for women, by the munificence of Mrs. John Elder. AN amusing incident occurred at the MacelesfieldGuar diens' meeting on Monday. At the previous meeting two guardians, in.: he course of an altercation, threatened to " have it out ',and alluded to pistols as fitting weapbas. During the meeting two cups of coffee and a brace of pis. leas were delivered from " A Ratepayer." 'llia production of the weapons caused excitement at first, but imusement followed. They were unloaded. A REPRIEVE was received at Warwick Gaol on Friday morning from the lime Office for James Lloyd, who was sentenced to death at the recent Warwick Assizes or the muidet of his wife at Birmingham. Upwards )f fifty thousand signatures were attached to a memoral praying for a commutation of the death sentence. THE Home Secretary has also reapited Sarah Medlinion and Samuel Smart, who were condemned to death at the Liverpool Assizes for the murder of Louisa Brierley, at Broughtan, Manchester. They were to have been executed on Monday next for causing the death of the woman by an unlawful operation. GEORGE HUTCHINGS, a butcher, of Poplar, was summoned before Mr. Lushington for creating an obstruction by beating a drum and ringing a bell to draw custom to his shop, The defendant kept calling out "Hi, hi ! rotten chops," and other objectionable remarks, Ile was fined 408. and 2s. costs  Mn. HENRY CURREY, the arbitrator appointed to determine the amount to be paid by the Metiopolitau and Metropolitan District Railway Companies as cum peusation for the well-known Weigh House Chapel, near the monument, has now given his award. The area of the site was about 7,060 feet; the amount of claim was £72,000; the witnesses for the railway company valued the property at about £32,000. The arbitrator has awarded £37,450. The Central News learns that Saturday mot niug a HIS• picious•looking black bag, of American cloth, glazed, was found in the cloakroom at Ludgate hill railway station. The police on duty sent for Inspector Pitney and I). ttctives Taylor and Palmer, who conveyed it to the chief thee of the City Police. There it was found to o. utain forty-five packages of dynamite, and • also a tin lox, the contents of which have not at present been nsocitaiued. The box was wrapped up ill two handkerchiefs and a new colored shirt. Among the contents of the bag was further a portion of isu alarm clock of Amend call manufacture, the whole apparatus being, so far as can be judged at present, very similar to those discovered at Char ing-closs and Puddle gton.  nu Queen 11:13 Conferred the dignity of a viscounty upon tho Right Ilencurnble Sir litury Bouverie G.C.8.. lute tS,pealier of the 'Luse of Commons The tile by which he will be elevated to the peerage will thAt of Vnicuunt ilikuipilon, of Ulynde, ía tlio.county