The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-10-07 00:00:00

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YEOVIL,. A lecture in connection with the
Yeovil Temperance SoCiety was delivered at tile Rel.l
of the Institution on Monday, by the Rev. O. H.
Button, of Sherborne. The chair was occupied by
Mr. Perry, of the Temperance Hotel. There was a
good attendance, and the lecturer's remarks were
listened o 'with muell attention.
TEA MEETiNti—A social tea Meeting of the mem-
bers and friends of the Primitive Methodist con-
nexion took place on Tuesday afternoon at the Hall
of the Institute. A good number sat down to par-
take of the "cheering cup." After tea was over a
rather novel scene took place, namely, a sermon
being preached by a woman—a Mrs. Osborne, of
Andidver; On this oceasion the hall was Crowded to
etceas, large neinbers of persons being unable to
gain admittance, contenting themselves, however,
with catching a sight of the female preacher through
the windows of the building. The discourse was a
very eloquent one, and was received with marked
attention.

—At the Townhall, on Friday,
before J. It. Mayo and V. Greenhami Esqre ,William
Drew and Mary Atm thew; his Wife, were brought
up on remand from Monday, charged with stealing
a silk dress, value three guineas, from the shop of
Mr. Peters, draper, High-street, on Saturday, the
27th of September. The depositions being
read over the prisoners were committed for trial at
the ensuing quarter sessions.
lliesAdn o Title liaAbg.—At the ToWnhall, before
two of the county magistrates, George Harbin and
George Biillock, Dept, Henry Lux,ton, a horse;
dealer, tesiding at Stblre-imdef-Hainden, wag
brought up under a warrant charged With using
threatening language towards Samuel Hallett, a
farmer living at Montacute, on the Bth of Septem-
ber.—Mr. Langworthy, of Ilminster, appeared for
the complainant, and Mr. Watts for the defendant.
This gage eidited it griat turbtint of interest, the
solicitors indulging in a great deal of dross-firing
between them, and the case lasted for nearly two
hours,— Prosecutor, on being sworn, said: On the
Sth of September I was on the turnpike-road between
dart-gate and behests". 1 ism then returning home
with. thy horses *ben I Met the defendant, who
made tire df *or* digesting expkessions .towards
me, He alio at the same time flodrished ii stick
which he had in his hand over my head, the stick
was thicker than my finger. I had a stick, and
when he used his I need mine. I did not make tuie
of any bad expreeeions towards him. He was on
horseback and I Wag on foot, hilt he gett off his
horse and we had a "bit of a fight," in which got
my head broken and a black eye. The fight lasted
about ten minutes, when he ran away, but when he
got off his horse I threw away my stick. On the
10th of September I met the defendant at Monte.
cute in the area; svheit he challenged to fight me
for .C2O, and Made nee of rtery threatening lahguage
towards me. He said "he Would waylay me some
day," and Sailed me "a b--7 rogue, and that I
ought to have been hanged twenty years ago." I
received a communication from a person in conse-
quence of threats he made use of to him on the 31st
September, and in consequence of the information
contained in that letter I thought it was necessary
for me to get a warrant against the defendant. I
live in fear of him.—The prosecutor was then Erb-
jecte4l to a very severe cross-examination from Mr.
Watts. He said: 1 applied for the warrant on the
23rd in consequence of the information contained
in the communication. My father told me I was in
danger of my life from the defendant, and that in-
duced me to take out the warrant. I can-
not say if my brother had not told me
about what the defendant had said that I
should have taken out the warrant. I was on foot
when he met me, and it may be his manner to noir-
riah his stick about. He did not get off his horse to
pick up his hat. I struck him the first blow. I
struck him twice before he dismounted,bnt he incited
me to do so by hie language. I struck him on his
arms and legs with a stick, and he cried out like a
"bully." This occurred on the Bth of September,
and I met him on the 10th in the street at Monte-
mite, when he said, "If I served him in the manner
again he would fight me for £lO when his arm was
well. I think he got off with the worst of it in the
fight. No one was present when be offered to fight
me, and he said he would waylay me. The same
day he did so, and insulted me, but this was about
twelve o'clock in the morning, and in the public
road. I never intended to make application for
warrant until my brot —George Hallett,
brother to the proeec convereation
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he came to my shop, and in consequence of the lan-
guage whielt he used towards the prosecutor, I
thought it was my duty to communicate it to him.
The words the defendant used were, "If I meet
with Mr. Hallett, and he do fall upon me, I Will
use this stick about him if I murder him." The de-
fendant showed me his arms and legs, and asked me
if I did not think he had been used very ill. I
thought it to be my duty to inform my brother
of what the defendant had said. A
young man, named John Tavandar, corroborated the
last witnesses statement.—Mr. Watts, for the
defence, contended that no case had been made out
against his client, and instead of the complainant
going in bodily fear of the defendant, it was vice
versa. The Bench retired to consider their verdict,
and on reappearing, Mr. Harbin said he and his
brother magistrate were of opinion that the defen-
dant must be bound over himself in £2O, and
a surety in the like awn, to keep the peace
for 12 montha.—Mr. Watts then applied to the
Bench to bind Mr. Hallett over to keep the peace
towards Mr. Linton. The Bench at first did not
seem at all inclined to grant Mr. Watts' request,
but after great difficulty that gentleman succeeded.
During the hearing of this case, Mr. Watts was
frequently interrupted by the solicitor for the
deform°, which, however, he bore with his
usual good humour. The prosecutor, who was very
deaf, and could with great difficulty be made to
onderstand any questions, on being sworn, said
saw the defendant on the Bth of September, when
he struck me across my arm with a stick, and broke
my arm, sod offered to fight me for £2O. On the
10th of September I met him in the road at Monts-
cute, when he said "1 will cleave your skull open,"
and he held up a large stick, and said he would
knock me off my horse. I had my arm in a sling,
and I begged him not to strike me, saying, "You
will not strike me when I am like this," but he up
with hie stick and tried to strike me, but missed me
and struck the pony across the head, which caused
it to swerve round, and I was nearly thrown off.
He held up his stick when about four yards from Inc.
lam in bodily fear of Mr. Hallett. I came to Mr.
Watta's office three times to take out a summons
against the defendant for the assault on the 10th,
but Mr. Watts was absent.—P.C. Perry proved that
the prosecutor had come to him on the 11th for pro-
tection, and asked him what steps he could take
against the defendant. Complainant showed witness
his arms and legs wiaich were black and blue.
The solicitor for the defence would not make any
observations on the case, and the Bench having con-
sulted, bound the defendant to keep the peace for
12 months, himself in .£2O, and a surety in £2O.
The proceedings excited great interest, and the
decision of the Bench was received with marlu3 of
approbation.
SHOPLIFTING. —On Monday at Mr, Batten's office,
before F. Greenham, Esq., William Drew, who
said he was a boot closer, and Mary Ann Drew, his
wife, both of whom were very respectably attired,
were charged with stealing a silk dress from Mr.
Peters, draper, High-street, on Saturday. From
prosecutor's statement it appeared that on Saturday
night, about 9 o'clock, the two prisoners came into
his shop, when the female asked Mr. Peters to
show her some silk dresses, which he did, taking
down two, at about 30s. a drew. Both of the pri-
soners said that those would not do, and they should
like something very winch better. Witness then
asked the female prisoner if she would like a flounced
one, to which she replied in the affirmative. Ile
then took down seven more dresses, and the price
of the first one he opened was four guineas, being
a dark brown check, and the second he showed was
a light brown check silk. The male prisoner ap-
peared to have been drinking; and pulled the dresses
about very much. The woman asked prosecutor to
excuse her husband, as they were in the "public
business" at Yetminster, and he had come to see his
brother, whom he had not seen for a long time.
None of the dresses appeared to snit the prisoners,
and they asked for a good black silk dress as it was
more serviceable to wear in the bar, and they were
showed one. In getting this dress, prosecutor had
to leave the counter, as it was ia the window.
The prisoners then made a variety of excuses and
left the shop without buying any dress. Within a
few minutes after their departure prosecutor Missed
the light silk dress, and he went and gave informa-
tion to the police, together with a description of the
prisoners, and also a pattern of the stolen dress.
P.C. Hannen said from information he received
from Mr. Peters, he went in search of the prisoners,
arid found them in Princes-street. He asked them
if they had been in a draper's shop, when the male
prisoner replied that they had. He asked them to
come to prosecutor's shop, which they did, and Mr.
Peters identified them as the same party to whom
he had showed the dress. Witness then took them
to the station, when they were searched, but noth•
Mg was found on them. When he asked where they
were lodging, the male prisoner said they had
none: The constable then made inquiries at the
different inns, and found that the prisoners had
taken a bed at the Blue Bitll. He then took the
prisoner to the inn, and in the bedroom found a
carpet bag, which the female endeavotired to hide,
and kicked it under the bed. He asked for the key,
but was told it was lost. On opening the bag the
missing dress were found.—The prisoners were re-
manded until Friday.
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POTATOR STEALING. —At the County Petty
Sessions, held at the Townhall on Wednesday, be-
fore H. B. Batten and G. Bullock, Esqrs.--Thomas
Hamblin, a labourer of Stoke-sub-Hambden, was
charged with stealing potatoes, valued at Bd., from
a field in the occupation of Henry Warry, black-
smith, of the same place. From the evidence of
P.C. Xemble,it appeared that he met the defendant
at Norton on Saturday night at about half-past 9 in
the evening, Thinking something was wrong he
watched his movements, and da* him enter com-
plainant's field and take away some potatoes whieli
had been hid away in a hole. The defendant had
been employed by complainant in digging them.
Superintendent Smith said the defendant had been
convicted on two former occasions for a like
offence bpt no record of the convictions could be
found. The &mill fined the defendant 10s. includ-
ing costs, or in default three weeks' imprisonment.
BREAKING WIN. LOWS AT QUEEN CAMEL—Anne
Clarke, of Queen Camel, was charged with breaking
windows, in a dwelling-house belonging to Mr.
carrin, of the same place, on Monday, August 11.
A man Muted Morris ,saw the defendant break the
windows, but he could not tell whether she broke
them with a stick or a stone.—Mr. Carrin said the
windows were smashed out of revenge, as he had
turned them out of one of his houses. The defen-
dant admitted breaking one window, and her
mother said the proceedings were taken out as
" spite:" The Bench fined the defendant is. and
costs, which were paid.

REPOSING TO REMOVE A NUISANtIL—Mr, Henry
Bannister summoned Mary Carew, for refusing to
remove a nuisance at Sparkfield. The complainant's
house, it appears, adjoins that of defendant's, and
i there s a sewer behind her house to carry away
water from both houses, and in consequence of a
atone being lett in the drain, when there was an
overflow of viritet, it ran into his house, and the
premises were frequently fiooded: The nuisance
arose from a stone being fixed in the gutt,et, and a
witness named Kennison said he had taken out three
hogsheads of water, and there was mud to the depth
of 14 inches. The Bench ordered the drain to be
cleared by Thursday, or in default to be fined 10a. a
day until it was done.
RENEWAL OF irtCsacra. Banfleld, of the
Cart Gate Hotel, Stoke, applied for a renewal of
his licetisej Which was duspended at the last meeting
on account of' there being no one in attendance. At
this meeting Superintendent Smith Objeeted to a
renewal of the licence, because the hOuse was et
rendezvous for the fallen. Mr. Bantield refuted the
objection, and ultimately the Bench granted the
applicatiop.—Mr. Bartlett, of Hardington, also
applied for a littense for his house, which was
granted.

GUARDIANS' MERTIN6.—Tho weekly nierltfirg
the Board of Guardians took place at the Bowl
Room on Friday, when the Rev. R. Huyshe
occttpied the chair. No business of any importance
was transllcted at the Board's sitting to-day.—The
Clerk read tiro letter-es/bleb be had received from
the Poor Law Board, the first in reference to the
character of the late porter at the Yeovil linion, who
had applied for a similar appcintment at the @her,
borne Union, and requesting to know the character
of Thomas Holman whilst discharging Ms duties as
porter at the Yeovil Workisonsit The master of the
house having given Holman a good character, the
Clerk was instructed to write to the Poor Law Board
to the effect that Holman had conducted himself
satisfactorily whilst at the union. The second letter
related to the election of Betsy Norman Baker, to
fill the office of industrial trainer to the girls in the
Union, and asking to be informed of the number of
girls in the school and their ages, and the kind of
industrial operations it was proposed they should be
instructed in. After seine discussion the Clerk was
directed to reply to the Board, stating that the
children were to be taught gencral household duties.
A letter was also read by the Clerk from Mr. Wills,
surgeon, in reference to the late vaccination cases at
the Townhall on Wednesday, when two women from
East Chinnock were fined 10s. for not having their
children vaccinated. Mr. Wills was of opinion that
all communications from medical men to the Board
ought to be considered as private, and unless they
were so in future he should decline to give his
opinion to the Board on his own responsibility.
The residence of the relieving officer was again
brought forward, Mr. Trask remarking that be
wished to correct an error which had gone abroad,
namely, that Mr. Jenkins residence being so
inconvenient, affected the vagrants in obtaining an
order for the Union. The master of the Union was
compelled to admit such without an order. It was
suggested that the question was rather inopportune.
Mr. Marden then gave notice of his intention of
again bringing the subject before the Board, and the
matter then dropped.

THE DISTRESS IN THE NORTH. —III compliance
with a letter sent by the Bishop of Bath and Wells
to the clergy in his diocese, respecting the distress
in Lancashire, sermons will be preached in St. John's
Church, and in the Church of the Holy Trinity, on
Sunday, when no doubt a liberal amount will be
given in response to the rev, gentleman's appeal.
During the past fortnight several ladies have kindly
uncleriaiinptn inaka a dons-to,donr marina in order

to raise funds to mitigate, as much as possible, the
sufferings and distress of our unfortunate country-
men in the North, and we are glad to be able to
state that their exertions have not been unavailing.
Stolotty FAIR. —This fair was held on Monday,
and the weather proving favourable, there WIPE agood
attendance, both of buyers and sellers. The show of
sheep was large, and realised a quick sale. Ewes
fetched 345. to 361., and good store lambs
265. to 38. Of boasts there was a good supply,
with a brisk sale, prices asked being from us, to
12s. per score. Nut much business doing in the pig
line, and horses met a dull sale.
A DISA PPOINTS6 ENT. —The Rev. S. Annear, who
delivered an interesting lecture on Friday week, at
the Hall of the Institution, on " Reminiscences of
Life and Travel during five years residence at the
White Man's Grave, Cape Coast Castle, and the
Slave Coast," on that occasion notified his intention
of again reauming the subject on the ensuing Friday,
in accordance with the general wish of his audience,
and accordingly it was agreed that Mr. Annear
should finish his narrative on Friday. On the night
in question a large number of persons congregated
around the Institution, in the hope of again hearing
Mr. Annear ; but judge of their surprise at finding
the room, where the lecturerwas to take place, closed,
and at hearing no tidings of the lecturer, who it
appears was "not up to the scratch," and did not
make his appearance. The reason why Mr. Annear
did not fulfil his engagement, we are not in a position
to say, but if those friends of the temperance cause
who brought Mr. Annear amongst us were aware of
his intention to be absent, we think it would
have been their duty to have given notice of it, as
many parties came from the villages around for no
other purpose than that of being "hoaxed."
MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY. —lt is with
much pleasure we have to announce that the com-
mittee of this institution have wisely commenced
the winter course of lectures, in connexion with this
useful society, and have been fortunate enough to
secure some very popular lecturers. The first lecture
of the season was delivered on Thursday evening by
R. Grossmith, Esq., on " Humourous Charac-
teristics," to a very respectable andience. The
lecturer treated the subject with his usual ability,
and his faithful dolineatioa of "eccentric characters"
elicited much applause.
CAUTION TO PARENTS.—At the Townhall on Wednes-
day, before IL B. Batten and G. Bullock, Esqrs, two
women, wives of labourers, named Caroline Temple.
man, and Jane Shire, both of East Chinnock, were
charged with neglecting to take their children, within
three months' after their birth, to Mr. George Frederick
Wells, the medical officer appointed to vaccinate in the
district, according to the provisions of the Act 16 and
17 Vic., cap. 100, although due notice had been given
them in the manner directed by Act of Parliament
Neither of the defendants appeared to answer the
charge. Mr. Cox, registrar of births for the district,
proved the serving of a copy of the requisite notices
upon both of the defendants immediately after the
registration of the birth of the children, and handed in
to the Bench copies of the certificates of the births.
Mr. Wells, surgeon, also proved that he had not vacci-
nated either of the children, and the Bench fined the
defendants' I.os. each, including costs, or, in default,
one month's bard labour.

STEALING MONEY.—At the Townhall, on Friday,
before F. Greenhorn and It. Tucker, Esqra, a respec-
table-dressed woman, named Ellen Hiskins, was brought
up in custody, charged with stealing a purse containing
12s. ad., the property of William Jones, of the
Carpenter's Arms Inn, on Wednesday night, From the
evidence of Eliza Jones, wife of the prosecntor' it
appeared that the prisoner was at the Carpenter's Arms
Inn on the night in question, when about nine o'clock
witness had to leave the room where the prisoner was,
and proceeded up stairs as her child was crying, Before
doing so, however, witness put her parse containing
the money in the drawer of the shop table in the front
room, and turned the key of the lock. She also locked
the door of the room, but left the key in the door. The
prisoner had been lodging at the house, and was in the
kitchen when witness went up stairs. She was absent
about five minutes, and when she came down the
prisoner had left the house. When witness came down
stairs she found a woman in the passage who wanted
something from the shop, and on going to unlock the
shop door she found it was already open, and on going
to the drawer where she had placed the purse contain-
ing the money, she found that the drawer had been
opened also and the money and purse abstracted.
Witness immediately gave information to the police,
together with &description of the prisoner. The purse
contained three half-crowns, a two-shilling piece, a
crooked sixpence, and some other money. 'Witness
swore that the purse produced was the acme as that
taken from the drawer, as also to the crooked sixpence.
She could identify the sixpence because she had given
it to a man in change, but he returned it saying it was
not a good one.—PM. Holwell said, from infortnation he
received from the last named witness lie apprehended
the prisoner at the Prince of Wales the
same night. He found some half-pence in her
pocket, and 12s. 3d. in silver, amongst which was the
sixpence prodnced. He then took her to the station,
when Mrs. Smith searched her, but found nothing on
her. After she had done so, on her coming into the
office witness saw the prisoner stoop down to pick up
something, and he asked her what it was. She said
"Nothing," but witness saw her drop the puree, which
he picked up.—Prisoner admitted the offense, and in
answer to the Bench as to whether she would consent
te be tried by them or committed to the Sessions, she
requested that the case might be disposed of at once,
and she Was committed to prison for two months.
ALLEGED EMMY PROM THE PERSON. Ellen
Hayne, an Irishwoman, who figured, with a child in
her arms, before It Tucker and F. Greenhorn, Esqrs.
on Friday, was charged with stealing a sovereign from
the person of Mary Cane, a hawker, likewise a native of
the "green isle." It appeared from the complainant's
statement that on Wednesday she, Together with the
prisoner wise drinking at the Sun House Inn, where
they gat so intoxioated that neither of them knew
what they were about. Whilst in this state the
prisoner opened complainant's dress, took • purse from
her bosom, abstracted a sovereign, and then replaced
the purse. Complainant, during this operation, was so
drunk that she offered no resistance. In defense the
prisoner said she picked up the sovereign on the floor,
but at that time was so intoxicated that she could not tell
whether it was a sovereign ore shilling, and went and
asked the opinion of the landlord on the matter. The
Bench raid there seemed to be great doubt in their
minds as to whether the prisoner stole the money, and
consequently they gave the prisoner the benefit of such
doubt and defendant was discharged.
SERIOUS RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—A rather serious
serious accident occurred on Friday afternoon to a
breaksman named Trinder, in the employ of the
Louden and South-Western Railway Company. It
appears that the poor fellow was engaged in loosen-
ing the couplings of a Southampton goods train, and
had signalled to the driver of the engine to put back,
so as to enable him to do so. The engine was
reversed and put in motion, when Trinder
attempted to get under the buffer, but unfortu-
nately, by some means or other' he was knocked
down, and before the engine could be stopped two
of the wheels passed oVer his feet, but very
luckily, only the toes of the left foot were injured,
and the escape of this foot may be considered as
almost miraculous. His right foot, however, was
severely bruised and mangled, and at his own re-
quest the unfortunate safferer was conveyed to his
home at Salisbury by the next train. It is some-
what singular that Trinder had been put on at
Gillingham in the place of a man who had his arm
broken and crushed whilst doing something to one
of the wheels of the engine. This man had
,given
the signal for the engine to move on, when ha at-
tempted to brush something off one of the wheels,
and whilst so doing caught his arm in it. The
engine was immediately brought to a etandstill, but
it was found that the arm was so much injured that
it will be necessary to amputate the limb. This
poor fellow was taken to the South Western Hotel,
Gillingham. In neither case is any blame to be
attached to the engine driver.
CHARDSTOCK.—Soicins. —On Tuesday morn.
lug a man named William Bonfield committed
suicide by hanging himself. The deceased had for
some time past been very strange in his conduct,
and about a fortnight ago left his home at Crowley,
and wandered about until he put an end to his exis-
tence. His b ,dy was discovered by Mr. Steward,
of Hares Farm, who on going to his barn on Tues-
day found the deceased banging. He immediately
informed the friends of the unfortunate man, and
the body was cut down, but life had been extinct
for several bourv. An inquest was held on Wed-
nesday before the coroner, II r. Corry, when a
witness named Hoskins proved that the deceased
acme to his hou e the day before he committed
suicide, and asked him for a cup of eider, as he was
fatigued. Witness gave it to him, and he wiced
for another, which he also had, but 1 a complained
of a pain in his stomach, and would not drink it
aft The deceased shortly afterwards left the
house. The jury returned a verdict of" Temporary
insanity."
CHEWEERNE.—Lxoroar..--The fiftieth anni-
versary of the National Society for Promoting the
Education of the Poor, took place on Wednesday
in the National Schoolroom, when a very interesting
and instructive lecture was delivered by F. Warren,
Esq., "On the History of Education in England up
to the present time." There was but a limited
attendance, and the Rev. J. Stubbs occupied the
chair. At the close of the lecture a liberal collec-
tion was made in aid of the society's funds.
SEamotis.—On Sunday sermons were preached at
the North-street Chapel, on behalf of the funds of
the Sunday School, by the Rev. John Howe, of
Bacup, Lancashire. Collections were made after each
service.

COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS, Saturday. Present:
F. Hoskins, W. T. Cox, and H. W. 11skins, Esqs.
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. —Tosfpn Pattituore was
charted by the Rev. Mr. Evans with being drunk and
abusive at Merriott, on Monday, the Bth of September.
Mr. Evans deposed that on the day in question he
met the defendant, about half-past one o'clock, when
he ran up against him. Witness asked him how he
was, and be said he was not well, and also added that
some people bad been finding fault with him about
getting drunk for the last 12 mouths, and he wanted
witness to accompany him to the public-houses to make
inquiries concerning the matter. This Mr. Evans
declared to do, when the defendant abused him, and
he was obliged to seek refuge. Mr. Evans said be did
not wish to press the case, and the defendant was fined
Is. and costs, which were paid.
DRONE AND RIOTOUS. Samuel Langclon was
charged with being drunk, and creating a disturbance
at Crewkerne, on Friday the sth of September.—T.O.
182 said that on the day in question he was in the
market-place, when he saw the defendant very drank and
wanting to fight, and took his coat off. The defendant's
sister was holding him, and endeavoured to prevent him
from doing violence, bat he succeeded in getting away
from her, and commenced fighting. The consta-
ble asked the defendant to be " peaceable," but he
refused, sad he theu took him We custody, The

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