The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-05-18 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1869.

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Tau Her. T. Orr ga—a been invited to uses the
pastorship of the filtionei-striert congregation vagrant by
the resignation of Mr. Terrell.
THE Yin BRIGADE AND BOPERINTRIDINT 01170 RD.
—At the Poole County Court, last =oath, a ease WS4
tried in which Superintendent Gifford had • plaint laid
egainst him for non-payment of wages to • member of
the fire-brgade, when be clearly proved his non-liability.
As, however, certain amiertions have freely been cir-
culated to Mr. Gifford's prajudies the Weigh Ootn-
mitts* have this week given a full investigation to the
entire matter, and pawed a resolution declaring that the
oharges against the superintendent have not bawl sub-
stantiated. The inhabitants of the town appear solely
to be in fault in not raising • subscription for the pay-
ment of the parsons who assisted in extingnithing the
fir,o,
A LANDLORD FIIIND 1105 BELLING LIQOGI AT
ILLIOAL HODRIL—Oo Thuisday Joayeh Gorky landlord
of the Now lon, Longfiest. appeared before W. Adey,
Req., (chairman), and C. J. Stone, H. Barrio, sad. F.
T. Roger,, Requires, borough justices, on a twice
ediciersed summons charging him with bevies on
Sunday the With of April, sold liquor during the bours
or divine 1•1,iO4. Mr. Tanner appeared for the defend-
ant; Supt. Gifford conducted the prosecution. Several
witeenes (who had been summoned to attend) gave
evidence as to their being on the premises on the
morning in question bet there were great oontradistions
In the evidence. The Benoit told the defendant that
they believed the evldenoe or Mrs. Cobb and that the
decision was, be would be fined YO4 and costs.
COUNTY COURT, Monday.—Befors T. IL Y. Leroy,
gn, ludic
AI.W. TAUdeion v. Henry Batton Samoa —Claim
for the value of a child's oribb and a water-but, value
15.. 6,1, Plaintiff, when he left a hones belonging to
the defendant, left in an outhouse • crib and water-
bet, intending to send for them at his convenience. A
few days aim-wards, upon sending for the thing., be
found that they had been removed under the direction
of the defendant, and u be refused to give them up
the summons was taken out for the resovery of the
goods. —The defendant denied having had the goods
removed, and said that until ten days ago he did not
know scything about them. A letter written by the
defendant to the plaintiff on January 9th was °widest ve,
said the judge, that he knew of the goods being there,
but as there IVY • wor-summoss— suitotr •. Meador
--he would bear the other uhisees.—Plaintiff said
when the house was given up by the defendant there
were several creaked and brOILM windows; he bad had
several of them repaired by Kr. Bakst, for which the
'Lim was lls. 6d., the amount now sued for. The
defendant showed that the windows were crashed at
the commencement of the tenancy. Verdict for the
defendant, and In the first case forth., plaintiff.—lar.
Thiatleton applied for outs, which hi. Honour allowed.

told that two men bed taken away one with them.—
witness, named Elm Bed deposed to seeing the
=bells in the room, and Beery Burden drawing it
towards him on the seat; and P.O. Batt stated that he
saw the two men pus by the police-offloe, one of whom
had two umbrellas in his lia4 and that receiving in.
formation of the robbery he followed them to Pimperne,
where he found them at the Farquharson Arms Inn,
selling rush baskets, and in the possession of Stephen
Burden be found the umbrella who* prosecutor Weir,
tilled as his property and the same alb be loit.—The
defence was that they fount the umbrella near the
Antelope Inn, and thinking it belonged to some people
belonging to Stourpeine who had left the Portman's
Arms a short time before them, took it with them.—
They were both found guilty end electing to be tried
by the Bench, were sentenced to one week's imprison•
meat with hard labour, the magistrates taking into
consideration an excellent °hammer given them by •
former muter at Blower Provost.