The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-03-12 00:00:00

METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.

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I)0 itSET OUNTY 110SPI 1 AL.

During the week ending March 9th, there have
been admitted :—ln-pasients 9; discharged, 10; out-
petients abilities', 4; dwohemed, 4; emergencies, 0;
death., 2 :—ln-petients, In the hospital, 45; Out-
patients on the, books, 211; casualties, 46; physician
for the week, Dr. W. V. Lush ; surgeon for the *leek,
Mr. J. Good ; house surgeon, Mr. Herbert J. Capon.
During the week 12 out and 3 in-patients have had
their recommendation tickets renewed, entitling than
to two motthe further treatment should their cease
need it.

The children in the wards wish to thank Master T.
W. Morgan, Dorcheeter, for his kind present of
numerous toy.; and the patients generally desire to
thankfully acknowledge Mn. Colonel Bingham's
kindness in presenting each with • small bouquet of
primroses during the week.
The House Surgeon wishes to acknowledge the
receipt of an anomynsous gift of old linen—an article
much needed at the present time for surgical droving*.
Among the "New Sulworibers " the address of lin.
Pretor should he "Rockland," Weymouth, instead of
Belifield House.

hicii;Jra

Mr Hoesrd contended there arm no ram whatever.
The landlord sent for the police, and mid he we. glad
when they mine (Mr. Howard here reed • teubruotual
Agned by the inhabitants, and • letter frog' the Rey.
NMI em to the Nitadeetory we; in which the home wee
conducted.) What, he &eked, coull any man have done
more than be had I ks to the money, Mr. Mitchell bed
been struck, and compenration was offered-
The Bench, taking into consideratios the excellent
character, given the defendant, dimiseed the cask_ with,
mune tin,. maintaining it was quite right Of Hunt. BMW t.
Muir forward such came.
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/teak Jamas ad James Jima wore summoned for being
drunk, on Saturday. but did not appear. Sergeant Coats
slatted that Noah said be was Dever so drunk in his
life, and louse. that it was the landlord's fault for letting
them have an much drink. They were going down the

00Ullury.
P.O Townsend corroborated, and they were fined 10..
each And costa, or fourteen days.
Stephes Stook landlord of the Alexandra Tavern,
Charlestown. Chickerel, who was am ea, and wee
represented by his better half, warn summoned for keeping
• disorderly house, and permitting drunkenness on the
23th rehruasT.
Sergeant Coats stated that on the evening in question be
was at Charlestown. On passing the Tavern, kept by
defendant, he heard a noise as though fighting was going
on inside On going lot . the kitchen he maw the James'
fighting, Elias and James Hoes drunk. and • number of
'others the wone for liquor. Could not dud the landlord
but found the landlady looking on at the fight After.
wards found tht lindlord and advised hini to turn the
drunken ones out of hi. haus. After a time, defendant
spoke to them, and said ha gave them some beer to get
rid of them, at the same time mythf this was the only
class of customers he could get. There were 16 or 90 people
In the kitchen, more or less drtuky
Yr. How ,rd appeared for defendant and cross-examined
the last witness.

—i'..atZu said be visited the house about quarter-
put 10 o'clock on the evening in question, saw James
there drunk Called the lendlord's attention to Its
being ties, to close the house. Difendant said he'd beim
trying to get them out. A quart cup, partly filled with
beer, ea. then passed round, and after drinking the beer
all left the bowie.

—lir...How;rd—produced a testimonial in behalf of Mr.
Snook from • gentleman who had known him for twenty
years. Ha hoped the Bench would deal swath the ease MN
leniently a. possible. No doubt there had beena little
Int ringeinent; bat e Yerione mast luive a beginning. He left
the came In glair bands.

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Mrs. Snook was then sworn. She was welihnown in
Dorchester, having resided there over 30 years. The
house was quiet until the James's came in. They only
ked two pints between four of them.
The Bench thought it an exceedingly bad case. It was
wry important that those who took ouch houses should
know the way to conduct them. They must Inflict the
altiatod penalty of 121 and costa.
Tholo4l Road was summoned for driving and riding
ithoet reins at Puddietown.
Defendant, who was in the employ of Mr. Roper,
deeded guilty.
The Bench warned the defendant against such •
iangerous practice, and fined him 10s. and costs.
Thomas Broom private of the Sith regiment, stationed
at Portland, was charged with stealing • handle of canes
--gig In number—value 2.. the property of Mr. George
Wank of Portland. on 4th March last.
Kr. Sarah Kant, said on Monday night laat she was
@Miss in her back room, when, hearing a footstcp in the
shop, dme hurried in, but no one was there. Looking out
of the door she caught sight of a soldier as he weed
undo: a lamp. She ini“ed the bun ile of canes. Neat
morning sew Sergeant Davis. of the military police. She
Aid not bring the rase here for the robe of the stick.; but
the had been tricked so many limos.
Horrorks, of the same regiment, said on the
day in question whOst on duty, just after nine o'clock, he
was informed • man was on the hill, drunk. Witness went
with a filo of men and twouglit hint to the berrsclu, and
banded him over to the !sergeant ef police, with the bundle
of canoe which he found in his possession.
The Sergeant of Police, Motioned at Portland, stated
that on Wednesday last he resolved • bundle of canes
fr !m the last witness. He then apprehended prisoner,
and charged him with stealing, when he said, "'Yea, all
richt"

wi-thnst

ple.ded

--Be-r-msant Davis, of the 90th Regiment, geld he cm
reniiesied to state that the prison, was • corthlem
Doring the short time be had been in the
regiment be had been tried hi. court martial Orr times,
end many times convicted of drunkenness, The.. had
characters generally stile some paltry thing in hopes of
£ettin4 a ehort term of imprisonment end then to be
discharged from. tkr regiment

Prise-e'en pleaded guilty, and, in answer to a question put
by the Bench, said he preferred being tried SL once.
Tbe Bench, in painingsentence of three month.' hard
labour, said they hoped during that time defendant would
see hi. error, and try in future to become a better member
of rociety.
Min Diatom was brought up in custody charged
with .tealing • piece of timber, the property of M.
Lovel.oe. of Piddlehintoo.
P.C. Ketcham proved the case.
A eerrvant of Kr. Lovelace's tertified the timber being
lumbered at • recent sale.
Re WU .eoteoced to one month's hard labour.
The same fellow was then charged with desertion from
ihe lith rezinient, let battalion.
P.C. lilatchara stated that on Wednesday, 113th March
(when pri.oner was in custody on the first c)arge) he bad
suspected him to be • de.erter, sad told him so. On
looking in the Police Gas-tte be found prisoier there
advertised ma a deserter. Told prisoner of it, when he
replied" It's all right, klatchaus if I had swam through
this, you wouldn't hive had so. now.

pa.rrhmaed

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—Priioner pinitul guilty, admitting ke enlisted at DoT.
chested, on fleth September, in tb• 14th regiment, lit
battalion.

was Inforrowl by the Chairman thAt • " xuard of
honour" woubi be lo attendance at the expiration of his
term M imprisonment.

WkREHAX.

Ow Fri lay evening Mr. James Davis's dramatic
company performed z4bakespeare's play of "Hamlet,"
Mr. Harry Falconer taking the chid character. The
pied was remarkably well plays 1,, and the audience
frequently applauded the respective performers. At
the chase of the play Mr. Harry Falconer received
quite an ovation and was called before the curtain.
On Saturday was performed Bouccicault's drama
'ma st.t. of London," concluding with the farce
of ' Turn Him Out." The attendance each evening
wee very good indeed, and everyone seemed quite
satisfied with the way in which the pieces were gone
through.

Buirtintan Kamm FAIL —This fair was held on Thurs-
day. and was attended by a lorger number a &Alen and
agriculturists than ulna Th• supply of stock wag very
r. and the only attraction was Mew. Senior and
's sale, at which high prices were radised, heifers
and calves fetching from iffil to Mt There were several
fine carthorses on oder, and vary high prices were baked
for theca

AROCIDINT OS THE FAIR DAT.-1(r. Underwood, the
Superintendent of the [Sandford Division of County
Police, met with a serious accident on the Par-day.
which will most likely prevent him from attending to his
duties for a month or six week. to come. Re was stand-
ing near Messrs. Highroan's boot, shoe, and clothing
estedishment, in Salisbury-street, when a cow and calf
were driven down the street from the Fairfield. A large
dog infuriated the cow, ...bah rushed at Mr. Underwood,
knocking nim down with great force, and sticking its
horns through his trousers, but fortunetely not penetrating
the akin The animal wee soon beaten off, end the iodated
man was helped into Messrs: Hiemen's ship, from
whence he was c crated to his residence in My Ever's
e...".iage which heap nod to he pee.... The .fferer w.
ntupplea p Dr. Daniell, who found that the elbow wee
,nimwedy injured and the small boos of the arm
broken. The hip joint was also much bruise.j and the
whole of the system greatly shaken by the fall. Mr.
Uaderwood being a hater man. The enraged beast
played sad havoc with the Superintendent's uniform, and
hisinjuries would probably have been more sericas had it
not been for Wooly &mistimes.

Mower Prim tkeeione. Saturday. —8.1.,. Lord
Portman. Me .1.3. Farquharson. Genera Park, C. 15. and
Om Hos W. FL B. Porimen, M.P.
Voir Avaricious —Robert tor'.., • painter. of Ware-
ham, was euminoned for trmimaging in much of rabbits,
on the flat of Fetruary. at Tarrant Rawston, on land in
the occupation of Mr. James Cousama —Mr. W. H.
Atkinson defended—George Dennis said he sew two
wires set on Rawston Down on the 10th of February, and
in the night be found a rabbit in one of them. He
watched. and on the morning of the Est defendant came
and took up the rabbit and wire. Defendant gave the
false name of Benjamin Frampton, and abed kim b-
oot to tell the kmper. 1(r. Shave, anything about it
Atkinson said delenitant wee in the employ of Mr. Omen,
and was working at Reendon. On the morning in question
defendant and two others oare swalking to "e work
ad.,n spay saw the rabbit in the wire, ansithe defendant
pfrked It op, but be knew nothing bwit getting the wire.
—Marry C irtar, who eras in defendant's coin. any said
thvy raw • ',tubing shout 150 tads froin the rosier*, as
shay were walking to their work. Defendant went to the
spot, and caileol out. Harry here'. • dead rabbit"
Defendant took the rabbit out of the wiry, and the
eats, then came up to hiui. He walked wilts lifts.
dant the Matt AM. re, and he did not .et the wire. —The
Buocti distniveil the caw% hi. lorddua oh,srvo,o that
dviendant art.. ten foolithii in giving • taw. aaraa.
A Lam Pemmican Dew °arr. —Cherieo reggae, of
vhairrb,,aa tttt mooed for irepaihing in
womb of moue on tend in the occopedet of Mr.
Dr•kv, on the lith -if February. at HonglimA
Atkimon appeared for defendant. —Attire., Withy said
he •ari defendant Wilma OP two trap. neer Mr. Drake's
, farm. He salted defenduit for the trap. and sob. raf.ad
gim them no betook them from him. The traps were at
inn harm' rue. —Oromezatanad by Kr. Atkinson:H. did
, not know that defeadent had worked for Mr. Drake all
Um winter trapping rata Defendant did tell him that
the traps belonged to Mr Drake's foreman. Defendast
' asked him to forgive Mat for patting down the traps_.
Mr Atkinson said defendant was employed hy Kr.
Drake to catch rata, and he pat doles the traps for that
rle g
He would ask for an &disownment to tall Mr. reto prove that the traps belonged to him —His
jar Lip said unfortunately for the defendant he had been
conileted before, and he must pay a thus of Ils. and
and coat., Ek. IL in • fortnight
CVnioCia Camas.— niiaas Upward, a carrier, at
Handley. we. summoned for that Ira, as the iBU.I
yebtlary at riroutt Maks, " briefas the can al •

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Ann MMtUrU sumwssa Gerrard Imam far gegessiga gestsia wt, conveying gouts for him or reword, end being
di • cottage and garden at Settee Poynte. —He WWII, attended bye certain dog did not chain or fasten such dm
far entoplainant.—Defendant consented to qillt to the said cart." —D.lfendant .44 he had no det with
=shigtie in !I iiiya. bum cm the day in questioa. —The witoens. Sopt. Ded-r•
Jews and Mtn Hasa were summoned for being drunk wood, being ill,the 46.0 wee adjourned till the neat Petty
at the Alexandra Tavern, Chiekerel, on Satirdey /3rd. &melons
Tim case was proved by gergt. C ate. —The man pleated A Sayausut.ir gor Least, Dietstoo. —Jaen Batt, •
Die woman said she wee aot drunk. Fined as labourer, f oni or: h. eae vow, iiied 'iy the B'4l of
each and out., which the soothe past. Go .rdiawi. for neglt tutu to proei It idetn n•sre
teak Jima, who did not put in an appearance, was inetructlon for hie daughter, Kate teNn 13.1't, age I!
summoned for being drunk at the Lupe time and place.— years, and there N.OO aee.mill wen mons oral:set ileferid it
Sergt. Coate proved service of summons, and stated that for taking the ebil I jut a his employment without fleet
on the day in question he found lames In the kitehen obtainin: either s certlficste of prollehmey iii reading,
stripped to the wakt, and fighting. He requested him to writing, end elementary arithinetle, or of previous due
leave, but he would not do so, and im put him out, Fined attendance at • certified schieg.—Mr. A•km.,,,, appeared
£1 sad costa, nr • fiartaight, for the defence, and sad the oilyalio.' at Tornworth was
Mow Ntoh,U, leadwrd of the New Ina. Wike &sea, one for infants, whieh !It c:U.,I had ,tt•ttled as lost se
wag summoned for permitting drunkness in his house, on she could learn anything tb.rr. and her in•oh, now
Setarda_y Kw* Ind. instructed her at home. She nail net been employed is
P.C. Townsend, stated that from information received any other way. Mr. Atkinaon handed in the child's map,-
went to the New Inn, Wyk, Reel There he saw book, and it was found to r multi a one specimens of rery
James and JAUI4II Janus, in the passage drunk, good handwriting. The otiur ciii the mother ha-I told
Saw the Landlord Thowie Mitchell, and asked him the him that she kept the child at time to sestet her in
'muse of the disturbance. He replied that the Jamais had looking after her snail shop. Tiler. we. • whool at
challenged to tight • party in the how, when on his Sticklond, within ter° miles. The child had not been to
interfering to mop it, they awaited him striking him school for two years Th.• Tammy denied that the child
eaveral times. Hs wanted the two Junedeput out of his assisted her in her shop, and she hod an older daughter
house. Witness requested them to leave the house end . to do that. She taught the child herself rather than
they did eo, got into a trap outside, and Yr. Hodder drove I expose her to all weathers for two miles. His lordship
them of. Witness went to the house again on the third , add he thought it as. a very foolish cue to bring up, as
with Sergeant Coate to ascertain what proceedings the wording to the child's hand writing she ought to have
landlord intended taking. Defendant said the James's a certificate In a moment. Toe lILIMMOILIOS were do-
wer, at tliat LION in the house, and defendant went away missed.
=rli. would see them, and return again in a few
oes. As he did not return they went and found I
him, when be said the Juneis had satisfied him, and he
should not prosecute them.
Supt. Batty: Did the landlord say anything at the time
u to what stets they were in f
Howwd, who appeared for defendant, said it was
ot a fair question to put.
The Bench ruled otherwise, Lad witness replied the
,sulluni bed sail be weld not telL
Crouexamined by Kr. Howard: A boy fetched him.
He utile and saw the landlord, who eud " I eta glad you
are eon.: They afterwards went out and g..t up into •
trep and drove off, when requested ti do so.
Befit Coats corroborated the lam witness end stated
that toe money wee on the Wile. The landlord said they
had been in hie house about three quarters of an hour,
and that they were not so drunk when they left as when
they came. Told defendant it was his duty to summon
them.
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Sem D.R.V.—The annual supper of this tarps took place
en Thursday evening last at the Corn iscluinge, when
members were present —The chair was taken by Captain
J. Greed-Jones, and he e 144 supported hy Lieut. T. D. B.
Healing- Lieut. C J. C R mhos, Chaplain the Rey. W.
M. Heath. Aa.i.tant-Sargeon H. W. Parkirmon, Mr.
Cony ,r Lbyd.Jonee Buds-Major Mackenzie, Quarter-
master-Sergeant Roble°, 411 fl other. A moat sulet•ntial
and eptrnd4 ropper we. got op as meal hy Mrs. Walling.
ford, and it reSecrs grrat credit op•o bee. After merle
ju.tice having been date the eaptain said that he dot not
Intend to have a lot of ate...eliea mad hut ar aid only
orop.e two -the first " Eke (2:ieen and all the Rural
F vedy," and be felt -ere that the niemlbers id the 6*h
D.R.V. should Her Majesty require their minima they
'WWI respond willingly to her call, and bravely defend
honour ant welfare. Th• tO4t wan received
with much enthir.iasm, and the bend played the National
th*in The Captain proposed "The health of Colonel
Steward, who worked hard to maintain the Dorset
Battalion as • first grade volunteer battalion, both in
elkienry and drill, and he was sure that the men of his
company would. so far.. it lay In their power to do so,
respond and turn out whenever be called the Imitation
together. Mr. (Large Beet, late armoureraergeant to the
cafe. said that he was extremely obliged for the corps'
isirdetion to the suppr r, and he niw took the oppor-
tunity of returning his heartfelt thanks to every in-
dividua/ member for their kiwi sympathy and liberality
towards him during his lone a/Lotion, although through
losing one of his legs, yet his heart and soul still remained
hi the volunteer movement. loeut. C. .1. C. Rawlins
Deng the mug of "Nancy Le-." Numerous mug, was
given by the Non-conunissioned rarers and men during
the evening. Cheers were given for the officers and
Quarterumatermresant Sudden, and • rota of thanks war
given to Mr.. Wallingford for providing such • aplendid
*upper. Bandmaster Tom Randall eccompanied the
',jou. "miter. on the pianotorte. After spending • moot
enjoyable enjoyable mania.; the proceedings terminated
at eleven o'clock.
POLICE COOL?, Fridar.—Before Sir K..H: Griot!"
IL C. IL, and the Rev. C. J. Olyn.
Henry Wkies. of Horton, labourer was brought up in
custody charged with stalling £1 13a., the money of his
employer. Mrs. Louisa Yearley, of Horton. The prosmu-
tril- stated that she lived at Harthorn, in the perish of
Horton, the gave Es 10.. in on dim to the prisoner to buy
some Verwood Brown Wive. which she intended to sell
again, this arm on the SW February, on the following
Monday, and the prisoner was to hawk with and try to
sell the ware, and she gave him 3.. to pay the expenaeg of
bin journey. She heard nothing of the prisoner till
Satunlay, Ihmil March, he tall that he bad sold the ware
but had no money. P.C. Joseph Hill, stationed at
Horton, stated that en consequence of • communication
from the prodecutrix he went to the prisoner LOA charged
hire with stealing the money, and the prisoner said he
had spent the Looney (Cl lfra), which he ought to have
bro
ught heck to Mrs. IC,stleT, and that he had not •
farthing about him. Prisoner consented to be tried by
I the justices, and he was sentenced to six calendar months'
i hard Lebow.

POOLZ.
LOCAL Inviirrion.—Sime very succeedul sxmainients
ham been Lurie on the West Quay tramway with • street
tramway engine that has been manufactured by Mr.
lltisphen Lewin, of the Poole tawdry, for use in Billion.
Spain. The engine condenses i. 0.0 steam and consumes
the smoke, on • plan patented by Mr. Lewin. It is
Intended to draw tvro ears. and it move. almost noiselessly,
Its speed reaching twelve miles an hour. The cars will be
en attached to the engine that the driver will gieo his
whole attention to the dutie. of starting and stniaPing.
The brakes connected with this new street locemotive
very powerful, so that when the speed is twelve wiles an
hour It can he brought up within its own length—about
twelve feet. . _

.-IrifTl.44-tiMOSTS. Thurelay.-Before Mews, W. Pearce
0..1. Stone. W. D Dyed.le, and G. H. Clutch.
Tun Climax AGAINST • BUILDILL -Georile /iv, •
builder, of Long Ham, surrenderred to beil on the charge
of stealing four piece.e of match board, value 1.. 2d., the
property of Mr. William White, builder, of West Quay
Rood, from some new buildinrs at Parkstone, on the
Ord of February.- Mr. H W. Dickinson prosecuted, Mr.
B. N. Howard defended.-? C. Brushett stated that he
saw som,, boards standing behind the duno of the door of
an eetb mai in the occupation of Mr. Burdett, of Park.
stone, on the afternoon of the Mod of February. The
outhouse adjoin.. I some buildintro the prosecutor was
erecting for the Mews. Bayley. He called the attention
of a workman named Cud, to the boards, and afterwards
compared the boards with another one and morkod them.
and then replaced them in their former position. The
next day he saw the prisoner carrying the marked boards
towards Constitution hill, and charged him with stealing
them. Proner repli-d that the boards were his own.
He apprehended prisoner, and on the way t. Poole he
said, "I would not have had this happen for 10a, I would
sooner have given you 10e., thin you should have seen
me."-Crose-examined He believe prisoner lodged at
Burdett'. fg•no, Monday till Saturday. -John Jame. Cord,
said he worked for the proeircua.r, and was employed on
the build‘ngs at Parkstone.-Prisoner was doing the
brick work of the buildings only. About five weeks eee,
two long f in match boards were delivered to bin; at the
buildings by George Willie. the waeitoher, and he used
them and 16 inch floor boards ti keen some lime dry. He
me the herds on the lime on the Mind of February. in
the miming. Between i in- and two o'clock that day
Bruthett pointed him out Oa. boards in the outhow, and
he returned to the lime and missed one of the match
Imerdo. Ho compered the remaining match board with
the four nieces and found them to eorresvond. One of the
pieces had lime on the end of it and be knew it by that.
l'be only thing prieoner brought on the premises was
scaffolding. --Gross examined: Prisoner bad been working
there four or five weeks, and he employed seven or eight
men. -Prosecutor said 1111 sent two match boards from
some premises he built at Bourne Vahey to the building*
at Park.tone. He could not ewes, to • match Ward.
Prisoner had a centred under him, and it would be a lees
to him if prisoner rewired his quarters to King-street.
(the Be.ough 6.0 L) The value of the timber produced
was Is 21. --Cram examined: Such boards so those pro-
duced could be bought of any timber merchant by the
thousands-Mr. Howard, in addreming the Bench for the
defence. pointed out that the proeicutor did not swear to
any be. that there wart no evidence that the timber was
on premises from which the prisoner had no right to
remove it, en.l that there was an utter failure of identifica-
tion. He contended that he had no case to meet -In
reply to the Chairman the prosecutor said he never gave
tliannOT authority to remove any hoer& from the
premises.-The maxatratea retired to consider their
derision, and on to-ir return into Court the Chairutan
said they were unanimouoly of opinion that the prisoner
was guilty, and committed him to Poole Gaol for one
month, with hard labour.
A tisaious CLOW( -John Femur, a workman at the
Poole F..undry, surrendered to bail charged with
Indecently ...suiting a young woman named Anielia
Dyke. in Mount-lane, on Seturday might-hr. H. T.
Trevanion defended.-Prosecutor said she WU on her way
, to Baiter to see • friend about 10 o'clock on Saturday
night, who she saw the prisoner standing in a doorway
in Mount-lane. lie caught bold of her, and offered her
money, which she refueni to take. Sim told him she
would scream, and he said he did not care • if she
did. He said he would drag her into the field. She told
him she would get the first person the saw to assist her.
She yaw • man coming down the lone, and ran to him and
told him what hail happened. Prisoner was attempting
to effect Ms purpor at the time the man came along.
Prisoner went into Highati set and she went on to Baiter.
As she was returninr with Mrs. Foot she passed prisoner
again, and the told Km Foot that was the man who
insulted her. She was positive that primoner was the
man.-Croes-eratnined : Prisoner offered her 2.. 64.,
and 10s. separately. Sbe had cohabited with aDM named
Kerley.-By the Bench: He was intoxicated at the time.
, -Charles Cluett stated that he was going down Mount.
lane something alter 10 on Saturday night when the
prottecutrix ran up to him and made a complaint. He
walked with the prosocutrix a few steps, when site met •
policeman-Emily Foot, wife of Winner Foot, said she
was going through Mount-lane about half-pest 10 on
Saturday night with prosecutrix and Martha King, when
they passed prisoner, who wished her "Good night."
Prosecute Li said. "That's the man, Martha, that insulted
me.' He had been drink' but could wath
Prisoner was • very r,epootas man.-Annie Brown, a
girl said she met prisoner at the top
of Mount-lane about half, peat 10 on Saturday night, and
he put his hand on her shoulder, and asked her if he
should go for • walk with her. She told him that he had
wide a mistake. He followed her as far as the second
lamp in Northetreet, and asked her to go and have
something to drink with bitia-liarauel Dorey, jun., store-
keeper at the Poole Foundry, said he had known prisoner
about sin yearn, dunng which OMs he bad been employed
at the Faumiry. He left the Foundry precisely at M
minutes past 10 on Saturday night, and as he did so he
heard • woman crying, and saw the policeman and two
women attending close by. He went into the Foundry
Arms within flu or 10 minutes and there IMO the priauner.
Proescutrix called on him about the matter on Monday
evening at the Mace, and she then denied mayoral times
that she we. the 1,01111111 he had known as ILerley's wife,
and said the manioc he mistook her was that she wee
era...eyed, like Kerley'. wile-Mr. James Welnaut
manager at the Poole Foundry, said prisoner was •
respectable, steady, hard-working man.-P.O. .1. Horn,
who wee not sworn, said be was near the Foundry on
Saturday night, and beard • woman crying. He found
It wee the prosecutriz, and the told him that a man with
Mack whisker. and moustache had insulted her. Her
hair was down, and abs hod her net in her hand. The
led two witnesses came out of the Foundry whilst he waa
standing there.-The Chairman said the magistrates had
taken the case into their most serious consideration, and
they were of opinion that there was sufficient evidence
upon which to commit the prisoner for trial The
prisoner was released an bail till the Quarter Swims.
A Bowus• Caw Aux( SOnagan.. - Mariparet
Meellesahl was summoned by Mary Ann Bergen ice,
wing profane and obaesua language in Bowling Green
Alley on Saturday night. and Owe was • croas-summons
far ses•ult. This was one of those disgrecwd Bowling
Green Alley squabbles, which so frequently come before
the Beech, and the parties to it were each fined fli. 64.
and theta.

POOLE MUNICIPAL ELECTION PETITION.

In the Common Pleas Division. Westminster, on
Tuesday, 'afore Justices Grove, Denman, and Lopes,
&an lo Reno°, the 'pedal cane of Budge (petitioner),
Andrews, and others ('esp orients) we. oommenont, tt
bang on appeal involving ths sal lity of the last
municipal election for the &mouth of Poole
The Solicitor-Hewed (iir a Gidard, Q.C.), Mr.
Cheatham, Q.O , and Mr Charles Bow n were
counsel to, t Ile • valiant ; Mr. Baijaniiii, Q.C., and
Mr Crompton repasenting the respondent&
Solidor.Geoeral. in opening the CAIN Mated
that ths petitioner wee Philip Edward Lionel Budge,
who was a candidate 4 Use election of councillors for
the borough of Poole, on the 14 of November last,
while the respondents were James Andrews Tithe
Buckley, Henry Thomas Trevanion, and *mud.
Timewell Rogers, the three forma being also candi-
dates and declared duly elected, and the latter the
ptaaging alderman. Poole was dirtied into two
ward•--tbe North-West Ward and the South. Boat
Wm'', and the came began by setting out that on the
14 November, 1874, Mr. Ryas was elected an alder-
man of tlnt borough for az years.
The BalMarAem' ma said two or three nations
weee tavolved. sad the dad was as to the qugiuiouslon

of Mr. Baffin to act all returning officer at the a..
Hon referred to. fle bad b-en elected ward al lerrntn
for six years wider the Municipal Corporations Act,
and the petitioner alletel that he w.as
from acting in the capacity of returning oiler by
rem aof &Irwin* Inuit the tioroogh. Notwith-
standing this he did preside, and, votes f.w two of the
candidates being equal, he gave a casting vote in
favour of one of Wein, and so turned the election.
Some time after his appointment as alderman
lingers went to reside at North Pethert u, Somerset,
but no declaration of the voidance of his office was
made to the Town GounclL The CA.,. proceeded to
show that between the let and the 15th of October
Imit Mr. Alfred Ralston, the then Mayor, and two
saisipOrS, held courts for the purpose of revising the
bargees list. Objections were tinted spinet several
voters with the view of calling upon them to prove
their qualification- The 101st Section of the Parlia-
mentary Elections Act enabled 1146001 of ohjection to
he served through post, and provided that the produc-
tion of deplicetes should be sufficient proof of the
re wit, no corresponding provision in the
Municipal Corporation Act, and the question would
arias whether proof of service in such a manner would
suffice in a municipal election. It was urged before
the Meer,' that the Proof of service was not sufficient,
but he decided that It was, and the persons objected
to where thereupon struck off the burgess list The
next point caused by the petition was in relation to
the nothination of candidates for the South-East Ward
on the 23rd of October. Six candidates were nomi-
nated in writing—namely, Niessrs. Andrews, Buckley,
Trevanion, Farmer Budge, and WanhilL Among
the burgesses sobecribina to the nomination papers of
the three former wart the Mayor. on the 24-11 of
October the Haror attended alone, without any alder-
men or assese.rs, to determine the vali ity .d certain
objections which had wade to the noott„at,L,n
papers of all the anttli lates. It was submitted that
the nominations of Niessn. Andrews, Buckley. and
Trevanion were banl, inasmuch as they were signed
by the Mayor, who, being the proper officer to decide
the validity of the nomination p•perv, was not himself
entitled to subscribe them. Th. Mayor, however,
disallowed the objectn Objection was then taken
by Mr. Trevanion to the nomination of Mr. Wanhill,
the ground that as he was not on the burgess roll
for 11175 be was debarred from beoiming • candidate,
and this objection the Mayor allowed. He (the
Solisitor-General) argued that the Mayor was wrong
in disaßowing_the objections to the nomination
of Andrews, Buckley, and Trevanion, because papers
contrary to every principle of law and justice that a
man should sit as Judge in a cause in which he was
interested.