The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-09-07 00:00:00

—itoreL MOUS AITILLIMT.—Un Monday the A
Battery C Brigade Royal Hone Artillery Which recently
arrived at Aldershot from Dorchester, was inspected
by Colonel .7. Hall Smyth. commanding the
artillery at Aldershot. At ball-past nine o'clock the
battery under the commend of Lientenant•Colonel Tod
Brown, C.II„ formed up at close intervals on the
artillery square and In marching order. At ten Colonel
Smyth arrived or the grated and was received with
the general salute- After inspecting the ranks he saw
the battery 'earth past by files at a walk and next at
close interrab. He then witnessed the gunners perform
the sword exercise, which was gone through in a fault-
: less manner. The anting-mineral was much pleased
' with the steadiness of the men, and with the equip-
ments and horses.

Monday • ha named AWN Well.,
In the employ of Mr. Mayne, of Fordingtou. fell from
a as., the...o the bone 7.4, and Ilts left
arm was brokers. He was removed to the Dorset
County Hoepital. Oa lassday John Heals, a labourer
In the employ of Kr. Branston, at Stoke, wbiLt thatch-
ing • rick, slipped off the ladder on which be was stand
log and fell about 30ft. On being removed to the
hospital it was found that his right ankle was broken.
On Monday evening a little by named George Penney, of
Fordingtoo, was wieh his brother driving some horses,
when be we. thrown, and fell heavily on his head.
He was conveyed bome at once and attended by Dr.
Aldridge, but be is in a dangerous state.
BOROUGH PIITT Se3BlollB, Ifouday.—Hefore the
Meyor(J. F. Hodges, gag.), J. Oalpin, Paq., M. Derenish, Esq.,
and J. Bishop. Esq.
encklayen front Steepleton, named iNalisp and Smith
acre brought up for cresting a disturbance and smutting the
polic* on Saturday night. Bishop mis fined 44}1. or • month,
and Smith fa
Char,. King, travelling hawker of nuts, for being in the
George Inn stable unlo.loiiv, was committed for 51 dept.
The adjournel ease against Rid.ud Dyke, for haring a
defective water mire on his premium, wu again adjourned.
After this buelnem the Mayor left, and Use annual licensing
meeting wae held, presided o‘er by J. Onlpin,
Superintendent Pouncy made no complaints, and all the
renewal applied for were granted. 'There we. nonew application
fore spirit (Irene..
Mr. 11. Lock applied on behalf of Mr. George Sigler, for •
corsdkate te .en beer on his premises at finlloway.row. Ford.
Mason. The boom irsa formerly two tenements, but Mr
GroVel bought and made them one. The rate-book had to.
property as two house*, rated at ZS 5. each—Mr. Weeton
*h. °pissed, objected that this was not • rating In one nun of
not low than Lit, u required by the Act, and that the applies,-
ttm could not be entertained. as Itigler's name is not on the
rate-took.- Mr. Lock mid this smuld be done at the next
making of a rate and asked that the applimtion might be
postponed to the erthiumed meeting.- lb. Wmton mid the
adjournment would be in I er this mime meeting, and that no
peseta Meet could he remedied in the interval. The Town
Clerk held the mine view, and nikl he should the it to be
Ippeideri awainet, In order OW the point Knight be decided.—
The machinate. Termed thc appiicatl.ni, on the ground that the
yr...pert) .0.11 not dellcrlA on the rate-yook In a eufflcient "one

Cairn Perri Sumas. Sattuday.—Bef ore Major
Artall. . . .

John Allen. • middle-need man, rough and unshorn, waa
brought up for desdroying his own clothes in the Dorchester
Union house. --Mr. Corm the master, Paid primmer came to the
house o the previom night for lodgings, and this morning it
was found he had torn the whole of his Prtsoner
hut " nothing'. to ray, and seemed quite indifferent of every-
thing. —Sentenced to 14 days' hard labour.
Riehord Vvdlor. • young maul of Southampton, was brought
up for gaming on Weymouth race course.— P.C. Hart said
that im Tuesday afternoon about four o'clock be mw the
prisoner with several men round him betting. —Magistrate:
Setting was he./ Yes ;on cards. Magistrate Oh !ow cants.
Ile had one pack of seeds numbered, and another of the rtigular
cards. Prisoner was offering to bet • .hlltlngn time nth
persons round him 1.. publican.. booth, that • certain card
Ina not turned up. A card was placed In • certain position,
and when the men bet, by sleight of hand the rani wa• shifted.
and of course the men het. Witness was in plain ebithes, and
he signalled to P S. Stillman who was outside, and when he
came up he gm e prisoner into rusted). As the semis...lit muse
up Voller asid to his companion. "coup the broads, I pipe the
slops." 1.e., take the cud. I see the police.—P.S. Stillman
ilrAte to nrceising prisoner into custody. In defence, torlsoner
raid there worn six gentlemen round a table, each put
down a penny. and he put down the cards, and the one that
raised the highest number won, mid he supplied to him six-
pennyworth of nuts. II there mt. any gambling It was the
men who did its—Helot Amen mid he waa commitod, and
sent prisoner to hard labour for six weeka
(Hefoi• H. Willisma and detail.)
EXTIAORDI%AIIY Bmfltlotfl C.R. Monk beer/wow
keeper, of Swodmayne. was Summoned for selling beer in his
house. having only an cot door lioenee.—Mr. Wedon defended.
P.r. Purnell saki that n the lOth Augmt, between five and
ids in morning, to went to defendant'. house, and knocked at
the dor Defendant put his hied out of an upper window. He
asked for a pint or beer. Deb 'slant tame down and served
him. He had a mooed plot, and also took some away in e
Crone-examined : We. dimmed In fustian trouser., blue slop,
he had • basket with. few thing. In. and carried • hoe was
. . . .

gut up es turnip hoer. Notr told line 011 C that he had
nothing to drink in the botna. and that h. did not pay fur

anything there.
In defence. Mr. Weston calloi Joseph Rolls, a lodger in the
home. who said the witness PAniell knocked at the d.eor be-
tween Itee and Mx Wel.sh, ho oent to the widow, and Parnell
cohni for some beer. He told defendant. aim said he
000 very tired, as he had lawn mit all the previous day, and
that he would not get up to pply him. He told Parnell so,
but he st.si at the door rime WOO. On COIN to the window
a second time he saw Purnell g mg up Hie village.
Mir Marsh mid tim k.s the keys of tho bag', took thoto to
her bedroom on Monday night, and had them thews lucked in
the room till Tuesday morning oh seven o'clock. No beer was
drawn thvt morning till after nine o'ookk. Heard a person
come to the front door beaten Aso and six o'clock, ocher
room was Just over the front ,h.-,r. That person did not come
into the house. She moot ha, heard It if be had done. Heard
the lodger (Stahl) if go down dam,. the clock struck meat.
Mr. Wodon said he had ISM, witnesses to cupped % the cape.
The policeman mold o young men drank out a the cup with
him in the home. Did not km,w who he woo.

nuperlntendent flare explained that N.C. Purnell was quite
a stranger in the tillare, and did not know anybody. Had he
known the nature of the deftlice Ile wouJd hgv, tried to get
zn..rt c% {deuce.
_ _ . . . . . .

--11;e-iinCirehrited that • 111211 named Gush also Una at the

ch.irm&t, mr,whed nn the serious nature et the ease.
Ind IleViAll,l tO adjourn it for a wotk, with • view to Gush
in mg wtomontsl as a vitae.. sn..l usher ovidee.oo being
..htAlned.
. .

lh
...-...--.
eAsei Oral labourer, of Fordlngton, ins vummoned for
Illogelir fireng in • stream at Bradford Feverell, were Mr. J.
A. Smith has the right of fishing. Mr. Symonds prosecuted,
and Mr. Wodon defended.
John Fox, keeper for Mr. Weld Mad that on Sunday, July S 5,
betsreen one and two o'clock. he raw three Mtn in the river
throwing out fish, and two tat the honk picking than up. Went
for Ewen's, Mr. Smith's handl, and Bailey, the
Together they went le Cuckoo pound, where the awe Vert.
There were about ten brace of llvh In • basket on the bank. Lad
he went to take it, when one threatened to heft out his brain..
Four .4 them (defendant being one, took off the basket. He
followed them to Dorchester.

.....1;;;-13;11;-; Cons—tboteseef.
Mr. Weston said Crate we* not one of the party, and he
urged complainant had doubted it am Crete had only been
recently summoned, although he had been nettled-1y working
for Mr. Gregory. Ile Buggered it was the old story of "give
a dog a bad name and hang hire."
Meal 40. and 12.. cont,, or two monthiC bard lalairor.
The RIGHT TO 0000? Tllaseaellia• POULTIT.
Mingdon, • labourer, In the gentles of Mr. Henry Duke, of
Boadmayne, rat charged with unlawfully killing four fowls
on the 17th August, 4 turkeys and 2 fowls on the lie, and one
fowl on the 21nd, belonging to Mr. Creed, • neighbouring
fanner, and his *on nod daughter. In mother summons, Mr.
Butt erns charged with inciting kingdon to kill the bob—Me,
Welton for complainant, end Mr. Symonds for defendant
Mr. Weston, In opening the came, rid that the complainant
ens • fanner M Brossimayne, and adjoining hie rick tenon was
• field occupied by Mr. Duke. This year wheat bad been grown
in the field, and it waa cut. On the morning of the 17th August,
Creed'. meter (damn Miller) was peeing Kingdon's house, and
law him enning out with sr) under his attn. Shortly after-
wards the carter heard the .ert of • min near Mr. Cord...
rick berton. In • little time lout of pmeecutor's fowls were
men In Mr. Duke's Said, which had been abot. On the
billowing Saturday Mr. Croad found four of his turkey., end
two more fowl, had been shot. On the next (Sunday) morning,
about 11.10. Miller was Mending at hls door, when be heard
the report 11. min_ He looked over 4-foot wall meantime
Mr. Croad's premises from Mr. Duke's, and saw • fowl kicking
In its death struggle, while slew yard. of was Kingston lying
I under no apple tree, with. gun by his side. Miller said to
Kingdon, "Then your •thot en." " Yes" he answered, "1
ewe ordered to shoot all that came on to *midair premier by
Mr. Duke." Miller continued, "1,.. had • goodish shot yes-
terday, for you killed four turkeys and two chicken." King-
don replied, "I don't know hvn Many there were, I never
stopped to Mil' them" A loan named Webber, who was with
Miller add he should go and tell Mr. Croad, and liineou said
"Soeon can, muter (Mrs Duke) toklmetodoit, that woo
the offence with which the defendant was charged. Putting
aside Its illegelity, he thought it was a atom unaeighbourly
thing for one farmer tll shoe the poultry of another.
Mr. Williama asked if there sem any poesibility of no arrange-
ment ?
Mr. Weirton mid he wished to punish them ; but it Mr. Duke
would apologbe and par a good round sum to the hospital he
would accept it.
Mr. Svmonde atid he would rather fight it out, after what
Mr. Weston had said.
James Miller, omplainent's carter, was then called, and
deposed to the facts stated by Mr. Weston in het adairem. In
croes-examination by Mr. Symonds, Miller rid the fowl. allot
were left in the field. A fortnight before Kingdon told him to
look alter the poultry, as he had got orden to sh,sd all be mw
on Mr Duke's preset. He told young Mr. Croad of it.
The Chairmen Are you going to deny the killing?
Mr. Symonds No; I think I lave got suflkeent facto, to
answer the thanre. Ile asked Mr. Wagon wider what out Use
posomilings were taken.
, Mr. Weston : Malicious Injury to property.
Mr. Symonds olsierved that warning had been given coop
ple/nanl that if his proiltry were alkeered to insets: in Mr.
Dulte's wheat they would he shot, end they were there after
notice. Ile thought it iese • moo within the minciple of one
daekted in the Court of iteen'a Bench in 1813, relative to
idgeons, vie, Tat Mr, appellant, V. Newman, respondent. By
the 04th and 20eh Viet., e. a IS, whomever ahall unlawfully
and wilfully kill, wound, or take any bone dove, moon,
under auelt eireurnstetne a, ahall not amount to larceny at
noenion law, shall, on ounviction," It., " forfeit and pay over
:owl Amt. tbe value of the bird any emu not exceeding 42."
certain pic,,eam kept by the respnknt were in the Ito it of
fooling tape the lend 14 appellent, eh. comldailied of the
denier w 'deb metalled from their feeding there, and gave
indite. to the remseident that if they were not prevented Iron
tl,gme so he would be obliged torMoratorotherwisr deer .y them.
lk sidempiently found them there and shot one of them.
Held that undeT the ctn. ttttt etalletO tie appellant v. 0.14 not be
rid to hove" unlawfully" killer' the pigeon within the au-an.
Ing I.f the tent section. In another the case, MT. Felinai, fur
be tweesedent, rid the rely teingion is whether this set MI
IIPC rid to here leen done " unlawfully," for there can he no
doubt it was done " wilfully." inasmuch as It was done "inten•
tionefir•" Mr. Jerk. Mellor. It mean, I think, " unlaw.
fully; In • criminal erne. (.%n It lie intended to be applied
iti:aCndnan47laita; Zattheth:tn.6°"Udi4fede:l4nee'''t7hTlTe•l'll,eling:l. nt'ha".dt.lt eohnPr'n'ad?glii7ittt
Jodie* previously that be moutd:go ace mioa drive