The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1866-09-18 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

COUNTY POLICY. Monday.—Before W. Homierll and J. P. F. Gundry, Esqrs.—Heary Cook and Joseph Hodges were charged with setting It. to an unoccupied house at Charmouth, belonging to Mrs. Stewart, on Thursday morning last. Mr. Hillman, of Lyme, for prosecution. and Mr. Manley for defendants. Mr. Manley applied for an adjournment of the ease as the prisoners were only taken into custody at 10 o'clock on Saturday night, nod they had not time to get evidence. Mr. Hillman objected, but the magistrates granted the remand, they however refused Mr. Manley'. armlication for bail The time was then adjourned to Fnday .1 12 o'alock.—Thonias Hansford was charged with an ammult on Sarah Waits, at &limy Us, on Thursday night between nine and ten o'clock—Mr. Manley for proseoution. The prisoner wai taken into custody on Saturday night, so applied for • remand till Friday, whisk was granted, and bad accepted.  ATTLIIPTILD SUICIDE BY • GlRL—Last Tuesday morning, a girl of 15, named Sabina Walbridge, was brought up before the Mayor and B. Tucker, Eisq., charged with endeavouring to commit suicide. Mary Treven, • little girl, 11 years old, living at Mr. B. J. Cor's, the surveyor, in Barrack-street, NM the prisoner on Tuesday afternoon, about five o'clock, with a rope put round her neck two or three times and tied very tight. The prisoner was lying , on • bed in Mr. Col 's house, trying to strangle her- I self. She appeared to be choking, and her facie was nearly black. Witurre gave alarm to Joseph Travers, who went to the prisoner and cut the rope. Before this happened, prisoner asked warm, to take a letter which she had in her pocket to her brother. In the letter prisoner had written that it was misery here, and she was going to kill hersilf. She refused to carry the letter, whereupon prisoner tore it up. —George Travers, groom at Mr. Col's, spoke to clotting the rope from prisoner's neck, and sairl she was than nearly choked. The rope wpm so light that be thought if not cut it would have caused death in clew minutes.—The fragmenti,of the letter were produced in court, but could not be connected as parts of it were lost, and it was torn into very small puroes—Prisocier said she had nothing to say; she was sorry for what she had done. She cried a great deal throughout the trial, especially when her brother came into court The brother prontieed to take care of his aster as far as be could, and take her to his lodgings at onoe if the magistrates discharged her. —The Mayor asked the prisoner if she would promise not to try and kill herself again if they die. charged her, and the said she would !promise it. The Mayor told her how wicked a thing ii was for her to do, and then dissbarged  Tug pg,oposED RE-PAVING OF THE TOWN STREET& A quarterly meeting of the Local Board took place laid Tuesday. Prineet : the Mayor, in the chair, kleesrs. J. Jerrold, W. S vain, H. M. Stanbridge, H. N. Cox, J. Temple:Dan, J. C. Inrcombe, and J. Houmall (South Mill). The principal business eras to reoeive the Surveyor's estimate for the new works for the streets, as proposed by the Paving Committee. Mr. Patten submitted the following 'etiolate :  C s. FAst•etreet Ihttolnorth side to corner of Iterraoktecreet) 149 10 11 Barreek.street (both . ....... _ . 141 DI 9 Env street (from 0 corner of Barrackstreet to lbtonentreet) South,treet (east-ride, from the Tows hail to the south corner of Folly Mill lane ........ ... ....... ... . _ ... 148 4 1 Ditto (from soMb corner of Folly Ilill:lane to the T.itiaker's Burying Ground) Ditto (west side from John Powell's to Messrs. 14,t0d, awl Co's.) Ditto (cult side from Osborne's to Stembridge's corner) Woutstreet(f row Stembridge's to the *astern corner of bt. Bichsel...lane) 2lO 10 11 Ditto (from the western end of Long's pm miles to the elUtetil end of the Royal Oak Inn . 134 16 3  Total 2134 1 9 I have ascertained the prices of the undermentioned paving stone, viz.— Tooled York, on shipboard at Bridport Harbour, exclusive of harbour dues, 21iinch, Ss. 10d., and 3-inch, tie. 6d. per superficial yariL Caithness Bap, (Castle on Rook Hill), with natural face, and lawn edges ; on Nhipboard at Bridport Harbour. ercluaive of harbour dues, class 1, 2} to 2f inches, fis. :id. per superficial yard. Pennant stone (Bristol) laid, about 6s. fat per superficial yard." Hr. Cog said it was sash a small meeting that he thought the subject should ue deferred to a future one, he therefore propoied that it, consideration be adjoined, whials It,. Jefford seconded.  --.-. ----Mr. Cog said he should like an early meeting called to know what was ring to be don.; it would take 28 year+ to re-psve the town at £llO per year. Mr. STutemws 'Laid the £2,000 wan not required merely to make the pawing of the town good but to make it of amoiform width. The MATOB mggested the matter should be left for further consideration and that they abould now spend the Cl4O votea.  Mr. TIMPLII3I4II thought if the plan was at all likely to be carried out they had better not expend any of the money voted untill they had decided upon this scheme. Mr. Jzirroao was prepared to vote against the preposition when brought forward, but be wished that it should have more consideration. He thought it oat too late now to go petits( the town generally. as they could not do that in the winter. He suggested therefore, that any pavement out of repair should be made good at once out of the money voted, and the remainder ho left till the matter had been decided.  It Ins remarked by a member that if the scheme was &creed to be carried out, the work need not be commenced until the spring. After some further discussion, Mr. Coal motion was asrried.