The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1858-06-01 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

TROWBRIDGE. —Burgictry.—A fellow, who said that his name was James Thornton, and that his age was 19 years, was brought up in the custody of the police before Thomas Clark and John Perkiw: Stancombe, Esqrs., on Friday week charged with breaking into the dwelling-house of Mr. William Thomas, on the Wingfield road, who gave evidence as follows : —About one o'clock that morning I heard a noise that induced me to believe some person had got into the house. HAW up my bed-room window, and saw the prisoner escaping from the window of the room immediately under, and go away up the road. As soon as possible I burned out, and charged him with breaking into my house. I then took him to the Station-house and handed him over to the police officer on duty. The prisoner attempted to assure the Magistrates he was an honest man, and not the person, /cc., and that Mr. Thomas presented a pistol at him at the time. He was committed for trial.— Another charge was preferred against him for attemptinit to break into the shop of Mr. Bishop, silversmith, :to., by cutting into the panel of one of the shutters the same night. On Thursday afternoon the prisoner entered the shop and bought a clasp knife of Mr. Bishop, which he took to Mr. B. Bannister, requesting it to be ground to the sharpest edge possi• ble, which was done. The knife was found on the prisoner, a small bit of the point was broken off, and which was discovered by James Thatcher, police officer, in the shutter, and was taken out in the presence of the magistrates, and fitted exactly. This I charge is reserved for further consideration.  SWlNDON.—Mtcliania' Imtilution. —Mr. Gough, the temperance orator, delivered an eloquent lecture in the hall of this institution on Tuesday evening. There were between 400 and 500 persons present, and the chair was taken by Mr. W. V. Edwards. R.thtfißUßY..—Mr. Whitmarsh held an inquest at this place, on the 17th tilt., upon the body of • little girl, named Ann Williams, nine years of age, whose death was caused in consequence of a blow across the back which she had received from a boy about the same age as herself, in March. It appeered that on the 23rd of March the deceased came home crying, saying that "Johnson's boy" had struck her with a stick on her back; and that he was always stopping her and hitting her. No braise was observed at the time; but as she continued to complain of pain, Mr. Whitmore, surgeon, was called in, and on the preceding Thursday she died from exhaustion, caused bi a copious discharge of matter, brought on by the inflammation oonsequent upon the injury which she had received. The jury returned a verdict that the deceased died from the effects of a blow inflicted by the boy before named; but, in consideration of his age (only 9 years), no steps were taken to render him amenable to the law.  Sunsuit. —Siamie.—Mr. Whifanarsh held an inquest at this place on Tuesday, on the body of Mr. John Shaw (42 yams of age), the landlord of the White Hart, and veterinary surgeon, who on the previous Saturday committed suicide by cutting the blood vessels in each o/ his arms, whilst in a fit of temporary derangement. He had been suffering from delirium tremens for some time pert, and was under medical treatment for an attach of that disease at the time he committed the act which put an and to his existence. Evidence having been adduced showing that the deceased was labouring under a lit of temporary insanity, the jury returned • verdict to that effect.  ATTIMPTED WADI& —On Monday morning a butcher, named Hobert Pranklind, living in Bolton's. court, Preston, attempted while in a state of intoxication, to murder his wife. He sent one of his children up stairs for his " skinning knife," and when he received it from the child he seised his wife by the hair and swore he would tate her life, asking her whether shsreferred her throat being out or her Odomen ripped open. She screamed in terror for assistance,w when be made two or three blows with the knife at her throat. She received these blows on her arms and hands which were dreadfully out. At this moment, and before he could effect his murderous purpose, some of the neighbours burst into the house, and the wretch was secured and given into the custody of the polio*. He waa brought before the m4strates on Monday, when, in the nos of a material witness, the case was remanded to Wednesday.