The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-12-25 00:00:00

BEAMINSTER COUNTY PETTY sessioNs.

moNDAT, Dec. MlL—Present : J. Oundry, E-q..
chairman, E. Fut, R. Bouckier, W. T. Cox, Esqrs , and
the Her. A. Pardoe.
Dared Richards, for stealing turnips from Mr.
Davy, fined L. and lii coate, or one usunth's imprison-
ment.

Matthew Gear, George &Higdon, and George Boon
were charged by H A. White with an alums& on the
highway between Lyme and Chaim:with, about 11
sin the Nov. lkion was the only virty who ap•
peered to the sum 11111 l is, hut prosecutor at4edi that he
took no part in the :umiak, but was in their compsny.
The Bench slismissed the charge against Ikeni,and ordered
Mlarlalt• to be bailed for thy apprehension of Hear and
lAngdon,
. .

-KW ifolionsi, of iliiplaish, was charged by Superin-
tendelt Misrs!iall with wiling beer withont • license.
liiilout deposed Mist On till, November he ,
be., Henry Birch go into defenimit's house about 6 p.'°.
with a flagon, which he brought out with three pints of
beer in it, and gave hits' 4cl. change wit of a shilling,
which be had given hint for the porpose.—er..wii.
*mined by Mr. Joliffe :huh not know it was an attempt
to "self' the defendant. Perliaps it was with the obj. et
to get him to 't an offence. Had suspected thst
he can in the habit of wiling without license.
he was shoot to try to get • beer lit:misc.—Henry Birch,
devised to fetching three pints of beer for wine one who
gave him e shilling for that purpose, hut an defendant
had promised them wine beer for haviiit helped to get
in Winn potatoes for him, he kept the shilling himself
and gave plaintiff 4d. or 414., which lie chanced to have
in his pocket. The man who bent him for the beer
tasted a little of it, and he (witness) took the rest of it
hone and drank it. Mr. Jaffe contended that there

its no case a;sinst el:ent. The 'tench thought
Ioo•r• was a ..t 'l4 Pfo o'finDotiou e wino:. had IRV'
oe•ty iiiyoeojary Seperititendebt 31ellale believed
niorw tDo wan the la`e if it lc,
g breny.l.t
.3) A,..rr!r WS W1rr.—J,491,01
1 N.•olc•rhiny. ••••i • o h•orgeol toy ii-. wife. l'.orto.n
Kir.. ell, with ilf-iison.; her nal plittitog her in I ow',
tic; lie striork her bine times whilst in v iti' •
infant at her breast. ::1•.1 threatened to 14b00.k I. r--
head off ! lie ro footed to attend to the seiwonens.
Diog I.D•r if the
."Distireo wailled him they nes, f• 'D•
Ilti,l ',ell.' 1 to gaol if they liked. Ile Is 1
weerely Ic•atoen or ,111, the OC,:litii,tl for wi ilo •
1 ...11,.1:tj Dned him. Swot:nice.' too ome r Do •
oar. i then to he hUallt.l over 1., !:t pL .
pe.i•••• bor six moolit'is.
/ 0141Y.' and two other le-ws. name.' /
and /Keen", wo•re summon.. I for ate oling apple: in e
orchar4, the property of Mr. Seymour. lirsolsole.
c.ose having hero provnl. Oliver was anitence.i too 14
duo s' ii4l.riasitlsen4. and four years at the Reform Dtors
soloed. The other two were fines 11.1. out 4.. 41
C 0.4,1 ;a, Were Jill iffurkrr, /wow Wa9, oin I
fur a similar •Dffence. Eines to be pont by tie
14th of .IDonnary , or a fool tioieit's imprisonment.
Lc', soy arocro- f a Idy, for being drunk, w..r
fitted :ma lln. lii. costs.
J Iliment was tined 54., and 9s. 6,1. costs, for :
.i.ooilar offence.
CM no DS al. INFV.I.ICITT.--George Cg axe char fo•
loy his wif... Charlotte ('ix, with an wissult.
.14ollitre for the oi -fens,. Tow pat ties have 'wen seve, •O
lIII.CI before the 11134,4 t t. i 1111.1 reerl SI fi
tint muter. .41.1 sI .. Void iif, s liew andllet o•
efeen very holent,ti.,s leo el ••o ri n for •1111 -
lies, Ilk jaw,, broteaw ro•1 0.ii14 fir him
'I
hey have heen th.• 'oast two years, ail,
exception. 'racy ebb cecli other at their respee
live resident., when Dueler sped it ali I ii
use ove of such Orea .iOll7l the offence complained on
was econinitteol.—Complainatit &pond that on the 21st
of N:weinher liar husband came to her reablenee about
I ft o'clock in the evening, anDI staid there NI early the
. next morning ; lie went to boll cursing 1111,11 swearing,
o and during the night struck tier severe' times watt,
o foot that she was oototiged beget out of lonl. 14.• fore
he went away nai.l lie would give anyone £2O to slant
, him.--Chairmen : There will low murder ot ~,,, •
1 of thew days uu doubt, sinless this state of things is put
1 an end too.
• John //mosey wax charged with steaEng apples from
a tree in a coppice at hlarskwourd. the i.roperty of di,
• ihle E. Swan, Esq. Mr. A. nailer f•a• c ~,,, piamain,
I Mr. V. T. Langwurthy for the defenee. The defeion-
, wino that defendant acted on the belief tint he had 11
I right to the apples. ros they were growing on a strip of
laud between el, coppice hedges. Defenolatot was filly.'
ls. and 3s. Cd. for the value of the apple+, and costs

Joseph Porto-. chargeil with leavinr a wagon z.n
h•irar in the high war, WAA fillI•11 $., 31111 •••••••.:. 12..
Th•• e4I4A wire licaVy of .I.•ft Dant r.:t
in it wet iii,. OWn_aagott. when ae it W 3.4 a horrow,il •

and the name of the ownera. painteo thereon was taken
by the Itoberm in, thereltycau iiing an innocent 1111111 tll
antiiiiioneil, awl which, when thscovered, required
another mons for tiefentlant.

Rashel MP, for assaulting Msry Ann Hawker, ws.
fincil 24. and 13s. co..ts.
Joseph J. ford. su old offendcr, was sentenced to onc
month% imprisonment with list,' Ishour, for steslii,,.
potstoes from Mr. Collierd, at
Thomas Collin; for ate ding a rslibit trap at White
church, one fortnight's imprisuument without
labour.

Juoph lidie,rph, for asaulting a policeman at Milton.
Fine,' 2s. ami is. costs. .

Peter k'dzfirrabl, who amid he was a marine store
dealer broken down by the late wet wectlier, sentenced
to a fort Mulles i inprisonment for begging.
IVilliam Purl. of Beaminster, was summoned by Jane
tisinways to chow esuse. Isc. Mr. Juliffe for
defend:int. Case dismissed, the Bench nut deeming
plaintiff's mule sufficiently corroborated.
--The Wesleyan chapel has, during the
last few weeks, been alterisl is. as to simply more
pews ; there has been a great demand for them
eince the visit of Dr. and Mn. Palmer to the town.

We hear that the chapel is not large 'enough now,
and that sittings have been refused to upwards of a
hmolreil persons. The noon ilav prayer meeting
which has been suspended on account of the altera.
ti in the chapel, will be resumed on the let of
January.