The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-05-09 00:00:00

WINTZILBOINZ ILIBILII.
To the Editor.

Sir,—l ehnuli like to ask, t,iough the medium of your
paper, if it is legal I ir the Unripe Officer and two or
three others t p opou, plan, and hold a meeting in the
perish of Winterbwne Abbas without giving proper nonce
thereof ; alto to common all the persons reosiviog perish
relief to att•od such meeting ; and for the purpose of bold-
ing the meeting to enter the reading•lnOln contrary to the
rola. It beint thy private pro rutty of • gentleman, and
public only t members situate in the &b.:lei—named pariah.
Ought net proper noticed the meeting to have bun gives,
and .x-d to the door of the pariah church at least two
Sanders before such InellithlC that all rittepayer• moy know
end attend if oonvenient I I would ale, oak if such men
so the landau! of • public-house, • pig dealer and • farm
bailiff, with only one gentleman in their midst, and he •
struttor in the ptomain persons capable of 'inviting into
the 'Nein of the Pro*, dud deciding who are fit persons
to rrc iv. parish relief. If on, why not &wens. with our
Bocrd of Guardians, and so save them the expels sot their
Urn, and trouble I—l ea, yours, fir-.
'Kul act.

1..°1 PhlPPeu being pitched into • gutter. bed hile bead
threatened with &soapitatioa.—The outfields found
1 prisoner quite in gets., for his (witness's) head was
' threatened, and when at lest in custody prisoner flatly
, refused to reach Bridoort on foot without having a
1
glau of beer at the 861 p Inn, Morcombelake, and the
London Inn, 81mondsbury. This peculiar behaviour 1
w" only equalled by the o induct of prisoner in the I
dock. Every few momenta his face presented the .
, most set:nib/Aug contortions, sod anon a heavenly
smile played over them, such snide the next moment
bring surged over by the facial lineaments easuming a
hostile expression, well suiting the halfmndible t rrent
of it...advs.—When Mr. Gear was informrd that he .
would bane to pay • fine of El and Ba. &I. outs. he !
anon commenced to cry, and declared that Mr. 1
Phipprn had decided upon making like • poor man.
—Front the evidence It appeared that a disturbauce 1
oommenoed over a c inple of dogs, and that then
primner, who was drank, mad, an assault upon
Phippen, to whom be was already under vows to keep .
the putoa.—Tbe Bench informed Gear that It would I
have been • serious matter for him in such • case if he
had been charged with assaulting PhirMen.
Catlin M isroty Smismori, Monday.—Before J.
M. P. Montagu (chairmen), W. Hummed, W. Collo;
and S. W. Whetbant, Eaqrs.—Trie license of the
Anchor Inn, flelwayamb, was transferred from Thomas
Beater to William Barter ; the Anchor Inn, St.ite
Abbott, from John Smuttier* to George Ed • aids; the
Five Bells, Whitchtmo 1 Canonicorum, from Ge Ole
Bugler to Samuel George Gifford ; the Squirrel,
Thorne imbe, from Robert Charles Darks to John
Chancellor; the Gardener's Arms, North Altington,
front Ellen Ackerman to John Priest ; the Sun lon,
Moroombe, from Chariot Wakely to William Roberta
—The Swan 11111. Haamouter, way temporarily
transferred from Geom. Brown to Thomas Beater,
and the Red Lion, Milton, Powerstock, from the
representative* of the late Charles Ditarbney to
Thomas Bagse—Benjarato House, of Bearninster,
who did not appear, was summoned f r drunkenness
by P.C. Roper, who proved the service of summons,
and finding defendant drunk in the streets of
Beaminster on the erd April.—Fined 10. and 8..
on4a.—This was Mr. House's seventh arsuce,—.
Willi.m Chard and H. F. Coombs, young men, of
Soultstreet. were charged with dolor malicious •nd
wiliul damage to • fence at Bothenbampta, on 16th
April.—Mr. W. A. 1 uckrr, 14 Bridport Harbor,
,woe( of the property, unwed the value of the fence
broken at 6.1.—J0b Legg, quarryman, of Bothenbamp.
too, said he saw the defendant. Inoue of Mr. Tucker's
, firda. They were driving cow., and haoCgot one of
Gt in hedged in, trying to make the animal jump the
fenc . 'lns cow tome I over on it. back, breaking the
fen,o.—The Chairman said thi, was ironi .u. offence,
an.l thoy ought to have been chaLed *ith cruelty to
animals. Each was fuel Is. 6d. and 5.1. 6.i coots,
be.i.lo. tho &mtge.—Thomas 1%41er. • led of
, Resin, At •r, Man a.,m.0. ned at the mouton of P.C.
. lioir r, *to saw him driving down Weitatmet Hill
without rein, and at a furious rata Th. re were children
playing in the road at the time —Fined sa. 6d. and
2.. 6.1. costa —Joseph Hawker, stated to be 15 years
of age, was inimmoned at the amitotic. of Jane Chubb
to show can. why he should not contribute to the
support of her female child, born on ch. 2.5t1, February
last. on I of whom she imputed hint to be the father.
—Mr. u'. G. Nantes prosecuted_, and Mr. Jollal.
(('rewit.rne) defended.— Ile defendant is a page,
whou home is at Beamioster, and the applicant is
likewise a native of that town.—A deal of evidence
was cal.od on both sides, Mr. Leigh, solicit rr, of
Beaminster, giving evidence for the defence under
sub. ceoc—After a protracted hearing, occupying
four and a.malf hours, the Bench dismissed the case
for want of c ncluaive eviderioa--Jobn Hansford, of
Powenrock, was charged with ate iling firrwood,
value 8.1., the property of his employer. Mr. A.
Smith, of Whitley Finn, Powerstock —P.C. Brown
said he way on duty at die farm on the 14th April,
when he asw defendant take . quantity of wood from
one of the prosecutor's ricks In a field. He after-
wards asked him for the wood, and defendant Pointed
it out to him in his fuelhouse, when whim.. possessed
himself of it. There were five or six fan its there.
—Defendant pleaded guilty, and, but for hr. employer
giviog him a good character, and witching on his
nehalr, hew mid have been fined more the, 6.. and i
coste.—George Crabb, but her, of L den, was
charge I with awing asmulted John Palmer, on the
10th April, at Nittlecombet—Defendant pleade I
giitl..y, and woe fiord ss. sod is. a ota—Aloosed 14
diya—Charlts Gale, labourer, of Britipori. was
',lmmo red for sto &reser of 15.. 61., dos to • lteforms.
tutu, where his son it confine I.—Deferidaut previously
promised to pay a subscuption of 6d. per w,ek, but
had recently neglected paymeni —An order was
Issue I for the salvia,' and nature subscriptions.—
hue Hoar., c.r,enter of Bradoole, appeared to an
adjourrod summon. charging nim with drunkenness.
at his parish n the 18 h Mar h last. This cud was
adjourned from the lost Ruminator Moothly Se @ions.
P.O. Custard said he was at Hindi,* a on the evening
' in qoeirtion in company with P.C. Hutchi.m. Mow of
Wimborus), an I meeting defendant he asked him if he
had seen • c rtain per.on. Defendant gave him an
uutivil sumer an 1 a 'romanced ta abuse him very
much. He followed the cor stables and knot up the
alum. P.C. Hutchiogs corrob..rated. a•fendant
denied abusing. John House, of Won Allington,
I gave evidruce fir the defendant, proving that he had
known him for 20 years., and never seen him the worse
i for drink. Mr. Joh Lawrence. cabinet maker, of
I West-street, in whose erop op defrodant had been,
gave similar evidence, but ad led that defendant wee
addicted to give away to violent temper, which might
be mistaken for intoxication. In the face of this
1 evi fence defendant wee dismired with a caution.

Mee& mime b the Skulk, of Drammen (Norway),
wad les is supposed to be Umber-laden; but, in
emmequeuce of bee being bottom up, nothing sloe barn
Woo learnt about ber as yet, except that oho may be
from 300 to 400 toaa Ku/unions will be made by the
Commodore to the wreck.

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1882.

I lour coffins, covered with th• Union Jack, were pawed
In a van sent by Mr. tirolth, undertaker, then
funeral cortege was formed, headed by the
band, playing the Dead March (Handel's), and slowly
and solemely they wended their way round by the
Victoria Hotel, timers by the brewers to the cemetery.
where the service of the dead was read by the Rev. lf,.
Ifardley, and the poor fellows lowered into graves pro.
sided for them, and Won the prummion formed, hearted
by the band playing • quick stop, "Caller Herrin"
(.4. Robinson), and also the quick step, Beall we
Gather" (H. Webb), by way of High-street, theme to
the coastguard station, where they dispersed.
The above sad event has mit quits a gloom over
the neishbmrhood, whku before waa beginning to
look bright and cheerful, with a tweet cumber of
visitors here than has been known, at this time of the
mason, for some yearly and, owing to tn. mud.ess of
the weather, the bathing bad commenced quite a month
earlier.

to be sestsOusd so low Se Me foot fe es tams pada This
ohne boe been produsedl beim by Aber oaken.
but not by positive massed/4 action. Strlaps sod wine
and to. other elastic contrivances have been used for this
purpose. Yr. Brinamscd hem Invented a simple wedge
arrangement that It would he very difficult to wear out or
Yoram*. and the effect le admirable. especially for mcrsd
music, where great richoess is desired in sa accompani-
ment. associated with totem. accsatuation in the treble.
We feel sore the result sill be the increased Popularity
of a maker who ham due more than any other in recent
time. for she 'Winker ition and perfection of tbe
mechanism of the pianoforte. When it le remembered
that the tone of an inotronsent depend. almost entirely upon
the repidity and pr, cation of the S ahead it. hammer upon
the wire. too much attention Cannot be gtven to whet is
techeically known U "it. ectton," and it is i o this that
the Brinime.d piano specially Guide —The Gleute News,
April 15th, YU