The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-07-17 00:00:00

BLANDFORD.

Accitiray.—On Friday evening a hard•werking
man, named Maitland, reeidingin Eastcareet, mot
with an accident whilst proceeding to join the fire.
brigade, who were riammosied to. fire at Spetisbary.
On his way op ealiaburyctrest, he met Lb. engine,
and whilst attempting to get on it to join bia coin-
pinions, be iras knocked down by a horse passing at
the time. Maitland woe immediately taken into
Mr. Vine's shop, and medical assistance sent for. In
addition to severe cute and bruises on the head it
WOW found that the poor man's shoulder was dui-
boated. We are glad to "We that be is going on se
favourably an can be expected.

Bogooog PoLice. —On Fridays respectable young
man named Bowditoh, who has lately come to reside
In the town, was brought up in custody before the
borough magistrates on a charge of smolt. It ap-
peared from the prisoner's own statement that on
the previous night he was walking down Balisbury•
street, when a young was, named Cross, came up to
him, abased, and offered to fight him and at last
struck him. In aelf-delenoe be knocked him down.
He bad never met with Cross before.—Tbe Bench
dismissed the cane. We are informed that further
inquiries will be instituted into the conduct of the
police in this aces, wbo, from what we can learn, did
not see the assault oommitted, but being told by
moo one else that a young MID had knocked down
and almost killed Cram, ed at owe, without
a warrant, to apprehend B.wdissh and place him in
the lock-up, where be remained till the case came on
for hearing the neat day.

DIVULIOMA L Prim ilmmons, July 14th.—Present :
The Right Hon. Lord Portman (chairman), J. .1.
Farquharson, Req., Re.. J. Watts, W. P. Okedon,
Esq., and .1.0. Hansel, Esq.- -Emmanuel Legg, who
at the last court was charged on the information of
Sergeant Hill, with cruelty to • horse, and whose
case wee adjourned for the attendeass of a witness,
was, after the hearing of &must Chine's evidence in
his behalf, acquitted of the offence.—Owen Gallop,
charged with beating his sister, Catherine Burgess,
and whose only excuse for not attending at the last
court was that be was at work, pleaded- guilty, and
was tined ls. and 12s. matt to be paid on Friday
week, or 14 days' imprisonment. —P.C. Richard
Hann, of the Dorset oonstabsdary, was charged
with smutting William Shave. Ms. Atkinson,
who appeared for the wadable, Mated that his client
wee trolled in the execution of his duty, and by the
request of Mrs. Costes, the landlady of the Half-
moon Inn, cleared the house. Shave was on. of the
company, and was very abusive, as he had previously
been to the constable, who pushed him and he fell.
—Tim Chairman and it was most essential for •
polioeman to keep his temper. If • person hooted
or annoyed him with abuse be had his remedy.—
Fined 2.. 6d. and 26. 6,t oosts.--James Brusbett,
outer to Messrs. Godwin, brewers, of Durwestem,
was brought up in custody, charged with stealing
' four seek bags, and four sacks and one bushel of
malt, the property of his employers. The following
evidence was given: —George Fry stated: I am a
°diorama to Mean. Godwin. On Friday morning
last about one o'clock a.m., the prisoner was driving
• waggoa of Mims. Godwin's up to the back of the
brewery, which was jest going eat with a load of
beer. I Medea the waggon with the beer.
I mw the prison., take some Nooks oat of the
malt loft Hi banded them out, and another man
placed them as the waggon. I weed to Mr. Bell,
the foremaa, to ask km if may maks of meat were
to go out. He said Ise would get up and ens what
was going on. Altar that ths prisoner was &Wein
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