The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-01-18 00:00:00

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Tat Masonio Hall;nd Corn Exchange is nearly
completed end will be formally opened by the Masonic
brotherhood on Friday next The next meeting of
the Wimborne County Court will be held at the new
hall—a happy change for those who have hitherto
been eximaed to the cold draughty inconveninoe of
the old new" Town-hall daring the sittings of the
above court.

Tun Tows Diuisanz.—The Sewer Authority at
their meeting on Tuesday last, ea:opted the tender
of Mr. David Ridout of this town for the oonstruction
of the first section of the maineswer, from optima.
the Coach and Horses Inn, os the Poole road, to the
river Stour, below Canford Bridge. The works are
to be commenced on the lit March.
DlVlalug•L PIPIT Ss:yam% Friday.—Before St.
John Cosentry,Esei , and Lieut -Col. Paget.
Juorpk hanlsam was charged with fraudulently illspoeng .4
°erten] pigs, he Wing the hallos thereof, the pro.ert 4 John
William Wetland, draper, of Wimborne. Mr. Tanner prose-
cuted, and Mr. Atkinson eppeared for the prisoner. Prose-
cutor's statement wee that be entrusted 32 pig. to the charge of
the prisoner and his wife, agreeing to give the latter
Is. per week to look after them. That he supplied
a/I the food neoeseary, pig troughs, and other articles.
Daring prosecutor's absenra from home prisoner prisoner di..-
posed of the rags to • farmer and dealer named Stickland,
reading at Krawick farm, neer Wareham, where some of them
were found by prim:calm. - - Christopher Worland, son of
prosecutor, stated that he went to the prisomes hou..e on the
4th January, and asked him where the pigs were, lie replied
that ther.dwere VIM and he would not we them any more.
That be sold them, but he refused to sav to whoet.—P.('.
Adams executed a warrant on the prisoner, who on Its being
read ever. mid he did nut aral his pigs • that Mr. Warlsod

owed him sem* money, and be took the tip to pay himseU.
Be then refusal to state here the I were; but frees
Inquiries the constable made he wluertwined they were at Mr.
Ktickland's, Koraick farm, Wareham. lie went there with the
utur, ho idatilliled a number of pigs as his property.—
Tar'n7esc Stickland inid that he saw the prisoner at Wareham
on Saturday evening, he hawing previously been to witness's
home. He maid he had In or gg pigs, which he wanted to turn
Into heifers, as he could keep the bonen on the benUl, but be
had no. food for the pip. Witnes told him to bring them by
WIWI o'clock as Monday morning. He did so, having the whole
In a little pony cart. Two uf the pigs were dead, and the
others were half-starred, and too closely packed in the cart.
He told prisoner they were a rough lot, and maid be should not
buy them, but be offered to let them remain on his premien%
sod he would do the hod he could with them. Four of them,
which were Somewhat better than the rest, he had sold for £5;
the rem sore still on the farm, and were Improving. Prisoner
amounted for their ',omission by Kitting that Mr. Worland
owed him mussy for labour, and that he gave him the pig, in
lieu of money. He (tranvia) lent the prisoner a sovereign to
help him home.—Committed for trial at the March assizes in
Mr. Atkinson applied for ball, which was granted prisoner.—
£JO, mid two sanitise £l6 each.