The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-11-26 00:00:00

COUNTY PETTY SESSION&

Mom)Ar.—B.fore J. Gundry. Esq., (Chairman),
Cantata Braze, Colonel Kermit, and J. M. P.
Montague Req.
ATM Breattan.—Levi Turner. • young man. was
charged with stealing on 9th November at Netherbury, '
a quantity of apples, value 3d. growing there, the
property of his master, Mr. W. To-her, of Ford. P.C.
Cbainey stated the facts. Defendant plesded guilty.
He stated he earned S.. per week. Being his lint
offence, he wax only toed 3d, costa 7s. and value 9d.
STRALDO3 MANGOLD WURZEL.—Banjamin Mua,
an old inhabitant of Brldport, was charged by P.C..
Greenstook, with stealing mangold wn value 6d.,
from a field at Botheolutropton on 23rd October. the
property of John Clarke, of East-street. Bridport. Mr.
Day for defendant, who pierded not guilty.—P.C.
Greenstock said on the 23rd October, about half-put
six a.m., he saw the defendant in • field of mAngold
swami in a stooping position, and going from one part
of the field to another. apparently pulling up some-
thing. He saw him go front theme into his own garden,
with something in each heed ;he was holding on by
the green of it, and he had no doubt it was mangold.
He went Into defendant's garden, and found sis
mangolds under the hedge, which be now produced.
They were in • perfectly fresh state, and mutt have
been polled within a short tiros previous. Wittier
went where defendant was working, asked hint his name
and where he lived. He charged him with stealing the
mangold, when defendant denied having any. He told
him it was no use his denying his taking it, as he had
• witness to prove it, and defendant then said he only
took two, and repeated that several times. Cones-
examined: He had inspected defendant's garden and
there were no roangold crowing there anything like the
she of those taken. Mr. Ouadry mid the magistrates
considered the cam clearly proved against defendant.
He was sorry to see him there, • man he had seen about
the town so many years, conducting himself apparently
respectably. They fined him 10,, the costs wire Se
and value M., together its. 6,1. The money was
paid.
A Anima DONIET.—AbeI Beer, • hawker, living
In Bast-street. Bndport, was charged with allowing a
donkey to stray on the highway it Bothenharepton,
on 19th of October. Defendant did not appear. He
had admitted to P.C. Barg sending the donkey there
.11 he had ao place else to keep it . Fined Its. 6d.
and meta, or seven days' imprisonment. Allowed a
week to jsy in.
ENCROACHEINT AT POWERAT,TE--Mr. Abel
Whittle was summoned by the Bridport Highway
Board, for an encroachment on the road at Powerdock.
Mr. Lcggls. for complainants, said the encroachment
took plac, shout two years ago, by throwing down •
hedge enjoining the road, and oontioned to this day.
lie promeded, be mid, under the 69th section of the
Highway Act, 9 and 6 William IV. Mr. Weston, of
Dorchester, who appeared foe the defendant, said diet
as Mr. Louie stated this encroachment took place two
years ago, be had a distinct answer to the summons
whit* would make it fall to the ground, and that
was, that the summons ought to bane been
taken out within six months of the eneroachnient
and as it was not done, then it meld not be taken out
now. He quoted the law on the subject to prove his
°Nation was fatel, and said he took it at once to save
the inagistriPes' time. Mr. Loggia said be had
anticipated this °Mutation, and hie answer to it was
that Mr. Whittle having this encroachment still exist.
Peg, tiontinaed to commit the nuisance day by day, and
. therefore the semnions could be taken out at any time,
as se length of time was sufficieet to legitimate a
nuisance. He quoted OMNI from Oke's Magisterial
I')ynoplie and other books to prove that he wee right-
Mr. Weston, in reply, said the cases Mr. Loggia bad
quoted were Hid Pries mass, and did not apply there.
He did not dispute those cams, or that proceedings
might be taken elsewhere, but, the encroachment
having misted beyond six months, he contended the
jurisdiction of the magistrates worn ousted, and the eme
could not therefore be tried by them. The Benoit
having consaliet said they considered their jorisdietiou
was ousted, so dismissed the outs. Mr. Lopin asked
for a ease 10 be greeted, shish was agreed to by the
magistrates.
ROAD Reperifio.—The cues of the Brielport
Highway Board against Mr. Lavers and Mr. Legg, for
repairing parts of a road ration/ telearm, in ['weenies*
parish, adjourned to this court, were again deferred to
the next meeting at Beamineter, on the applamtion of
Mr. Loggia who appeared for the Board.

Daman WZIONTS.-11somas Gale wag charged
with n.ing two light weights in a shop in the perish of
Lode's. Defencistit's wife appeared f..r hiss and pleeded
guilty. The defisiedsy in to. weights was small, is the
mallivrat.4 Seed the defendebt 84. and 7.. amts.
AL,.IIOIID GAYS TKI-PASS —Mews. Richard
Handord, gen., sad !Mohan' Hensford. Jun., were
.nmnioned for trespeasin4 in pursuit of game on land
iselenging to Lots' Bendwieh. at Putrentook common.—
Kr. Lorain impaired for Lord Ben4irioh, and Mr. tray
for the defendants. Kr. Loggia with irew thorium, as
he said it had been arranged by phint.ffr 'jiving a
...per agreeing not to go there stain; it woo i.nly lair,
perhapa, for him to sae, that Kr. Haodorl hollered be
buy a tight to go on We common.

Ap Imonantotst,e. —John Bowditalt was stwomooed
•r Injn.lol gods, wood ..IThortwontbs. the 'Drown,
Oapt. Brew.. Deggendut pleuted guilty. He het
ones «tutu 4 Iv, awe for venue offence., Ow In 4
'lll,O for a sio,lar *Moto to this sad hwi only jot
••wwt oat of prom. Ho said ho had toe hese able to
work. sob. hen be iIL He woo ettateued I. thr.4
,noothe inaprienow.ni. Ho tad olasidiaibes k woo
Awe obligod to Ikon tor it.