The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-01-02 00:00:00

PRECARIOUS CONDITION OF VISCOUNT
PORTMAN.

Ws are informed Lord Portman is lying in • pre-
seriono condition at Brimstone Park.

Citutos or &mum) Ilursamrce Sooterr.—Tbs
next monthly address to the above Society will be
delivered by Mr. 8. Blew of the Natioeal Temperance
Labial cm Thursday evening, in the Holy Iliaity
labor &boo& Admission Mill be free.

GILT Wientlir RAlLWAT.—Trailic7"retsuros for the
week iodise Decombse 24th.— Premiers, parcels,
hoes% carriages, dogs, and undle, •• 802; =archon-
aad minerals, £Bl, • total for the
:2c, 116405. Corresponding week last year,
/111571110.
AY, the Swindon Poultry Show last week Mr. J.
Jan., of Shaftesbury, took the Ist for hen, and
4th Oar ark, In the Haniburghs oomprition, and in the
piers show Mr. C. Parsons, of Dorchester, woe
weeded lad for • Dragon eoek and led for • Isomer
has.
Boaraso Poen Einneings, Monday—Before the
Mayor (H. Darden, Er.), and Dr. Akhidge.—Heory
Joke Jamas &bray, landlord of the Dorchester Arms,
was summosed for using abodes language towards
Robert Stove y, on the 15th of December. Robert
Story asked leave to withdraw ths summons, which
was allowed by the Becioh--An application was
made by Mrs. Seaways, of the Mail Ofoach Inn. for
an erosion of time on the occasion of the Good
Uri's Society Supper. —Granted.
Man= CALMNDAL—I'IIe to/lowing Is a complete
calendar of pitmen for trial at the quarter sassier
"ran
to-day (Tuseday):—Elbabeth Hallet,fales
pests.... Bridport ; Robed Savory, stadia( • fowl
at Child Milord ; Mascot Taylor (on bail atialing a
mare colt at Bridport ; Sydney Randall,
twee larceny at Winfrith Newbcogh ; Albert
'Malin • watch, ftc. at Netherbury ; Albert
John Paull, attempted sifekle at Mekoinbe Rich'
John Wood and Thomas Hlll, stealing fowl, at Way,
mouth; John Marettant, Richard Merchant, Markle
Merchant, and Daniel Murphy, stes/Ing matey at
Weymouth; Joseph Cross and Grego Adams (on
• erallag • log of mutton at Blandford Forum;
and Frederidc Dicks, stealing two rest, at Hiner ;
Jams Harris, stealing fowls at Rafter, and a coat
at Portesham.
Cloven Peru Seemoss, Saturday* —Beier Lieut..
CoL Stew'erdhri- 8010 if • W. FleTee.
and Gemara ...rare. Miss Jane and Ann Legg were
kaikamod for allowing a nebular to exist on their land
at poaadbery Iran& This case had bees adjourned
Iran the last eocut.—X-. Dock &Pirated for the
Urban Sanitary Authority, iod Hr. U. W. Andrews
kw the defendae to, —Mr. Asdriurs applied for a further
adjimenniset of • month, stating that owing to the
state of the wearer it was Impossible to remove the
saisenos.—Mr. Look oons.nt.d to the adiourtunenio
on the understanding that the difoodante nes due
dWgenos to remove the whole of the salience, and on
the promise that no more be placed them—Case
adjourned for • moot& —Thomas Spracklin was
sommoued by Klharth Hallett to show err. de.
Mr. Weston appeared for the applicant —An order
was made for 2s. a week with costs.
&Mum@ Fowut—At the Carty Hall, Dreljeder,
so lloaday, before Colonel Biagbant, lease
at Beiantspuddle, was charged with stealing two fowls,
the property of Jolts ThresW., Radipole, of the rated
of 1..; also with stealing ono coat, the property of
Richard Bowerlog, of Porteram, of the value of Si,
burin the month of November last.—P.C. Bartlett,
of the Weymouth Borough Police, stated that he went
ts the Nelson lan on Friday last, about tan minutes
to area in the evening, and there he found the
pbsesier ; be saw the two fowls (proclaimed) by the side
el bba on the bench, which pror rid were his,
He asked him where he got them, and he would not
tell. Hs took him Into custody, and on the way to
the station_prisoner bolted, but sonisons caught him
Pig be. When ha got to the stollen be seals asked
him whore he got them, when he replied you can
And out. The nest morning prisoner admitted
steeling thee@ from Captain Thresher's barn, be
rid he had no work and no food, and what
was he to dn. Sergeant Wills cams and said
be had found some fowl, were missing, and wont
to the cell and charged prisoner with steal-
ing them. —Bergsma Wills, stationed at Bodine's,
stated that an the 28th of December, In e alietooooll
of • ortainnication from the Weymouth Mir. ee
to MOM fowls, an the 30th he went to Elela I
Barn, in the occupation of Mr. Thresher, at
Radi-
pole, end edoe Mr. Thresher's man, Henry Harris,
who looks filter the poultry. They went to the
Abed where the fowls sleep. They tocutd a nr hdle,
@which had been placed for theca to perch on, bad
lawn thrown down, and a nantity of festher rown
about, which he and now
..bichcorresponded with the fowls. He --also found a
warm of lootinarks near the towiliors, whir he
dowered op with hurdle*. He then aosompsaied
mirth, to the Wsynsouth Police &rim, and was shown
by PC. Bertirt the fowls produced, and which Harris
at owe Ideotlact al the property of Mi. Thrish„. R.
tanfi °barge of tilie fowl., and charged prisoner with
wheeling them. He said "That's the 0n.., I only took
two.* He afterwards took charge ot tha
boots which be was weeds., and on comparieg thow
with the footarrks in Field Barn be found that they
corresponded in every respece.—Heacy HAM., I. th.
taraday Kr, , gave corroborative avidenco.
oser pleaded guilty, and asked that the car
might be dealt with now, as he wished to go late the
.aisy.—Prieossr was than committed for trial at the