The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-07-01 00:00:00

WI/MOANS,
perry sassioes.

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Fitlair.—llefore the lies. Carr .1. Glyn, :%lajors
Eseneral ['owlet-Los,, iii Colonel Paget.
Edward Ilan, labourer, of Coleltill, Winalsirne, who
did wit appear, was charigmxl with cruelly ill-treating
two fowls, the property if Mr. F. Coe, thel s
Blessing" Farm, sal the 12th June.—Mr. %V.
Druttt, who appeared on liehalf ssf the Ltsourneitiouth
s'isiciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to
prosecute, said that the defendant en the ahly in ques-
tion chased two cock fowls round a farm yard, and
deliberakly smothered their heads ever with burning
1. s, blinding one of them siud injuring thu ..ther
badly. The birds were so injured, in fact, that they
:isasl to killed. It was a very land case, and he
aske.l fir the indiction of a heavy petialty.—Joseph
Jetliner, labourer, in the employ of Mr. Coe, said that
on the day in question he was with Hart, who was
doing odd jobs on the farm. They went into a cart-
house to dinner' and while there hart chased two
cocks, and whenhe caught thew, rubbed their beads
in lime. The lime was quite fresh and witness
notimel directly afterwards that one the birds was
blind in one eye. Defendant afterwards washed the
heads of the Meld with water, and said that he had
rubbed the lime on their heads for the purpose sit
,iking them fight.—/Leury Hall, la'aourer, own.-
Isirat,4l.—nr. 1. Cue, the owner of thu said
that a few days after the birds Fad been ill-treated his
attention wam called to them, awl he foe id them
unable bi eat, partly blind, awl albigether in such
wretched state that he was obliged to tome, them
killed.—The Hey. Carr I ly II said that it was a gess'
thing for the public that they hail such an excellent
institution as this S. wiety for Preventien of Cruelty to
.tninials in the district. —Thur.- were ses.•ral pnssiws.
convictions against the defendant, and the Magi—
trate,. now sentenced him to a mouth's hard labour,
without the option of a tine.
John Coombe* and Joseph Csimbee were charged
with having on the 11th i.f June trespassed on lands
I at !bidding s Farm, in the siccup.xtion of Mr. liesirge
I huff, in pursuit of gaine.—danies Itahlt, a gain.,
It.mlwr to Mr. Duff, deposed to seeing a dog Imelmaging
to defendant, coursing 1001 r the. gr. Rind of Mr. thin,
whilst defendant, stood in the main road. The dog
doll not catch anything—Thu • Was dialnissod.
Joavidi Sherwood, of Kinmn, was charged with
having allowed a horse to be by over.
loading it on the 10th itoit.—P.C. Barter depesed li.
seeing a horse belonging to plaintiff being dnveu up a
'tests hill, at Ginstitution-hill, sin the day in question,
with a cart laden with 500 hncks. It,, 'i'k' to Ile.
Is.y who was striving, and the boy said that his master
told I te load the cart with 500 bricks. Defendant
was further charged with has hag on the sane- slay
all, a cart to lo dris en without having his name
painted sat it ; awl there was a third charge agaMst
his,, s.f having en the 11th nig. allowed a waggon to
be driven by ene of his sers ants without basing his
name it.—thsfentlant said tlmt there was a name
on the sewn'. although it Gould not be seen until it
had heen wiped with a damp cloth. (Laughter.) For
the ill-tresiUisent of the horse defendant was fined Ltus,
end cost., and for each of the other offences It!..
Reuben Ilayw.a.l was summoned by .I.slin HALAL"
for alleged malicious injury to tcatain grass by
depasturing a row thereou, the damage dine being
estimated sit 10.. The turning /slit of the cow to feed
on the grass in que.t was not disputes' ; hut Mr.
Ifihhen, who aisiswred for the defences, contended that
th„ da„.,,daes, h.el what lie believed to los a Glom Me
right a. tenant of the alleged owner 'if the land, to
turn the cow out.—The complainant denied the
defendant's right to depastium on the land in dispubs
—Mr. 1./ibben contended that as a question of Wait I
'tit right had been set up the jurisdiction
niagistratal was ousted.—The niakiatrat.., held that
the defendant had no Irma Me right; but on the
application of Mr. 11.01.0ben they adjoUrned the case Fir
is fortnight, in order that more witness..., for the
defence might be obtained,

MIMS aumsTra.
iniorrunwsnir.—The a 111 l iversary nieeting of the
" Friendship" Lodge of Oddfellows and the " Waver-
ton- Juvenile Lodge was held her, im Friday ht-d.
The members it,seenbied at 10 o'clock. and, headed by
the It !Rout Bra., Baud, churdk
where, at the cbee of th,: ordinary ..rvice, an appro-
priate sermon WA • Pneachu.l by the Rev. J. Acton,
reel, r. On leaving church the procession re-formed,
and the membeis and visitors dined t.-igetlier at the
Talbot Inn, wader the presidency of IL 3. Bower,
supp,rted by the Rev. .1. Acton, Rev. W. 11.
A. True% Rm. A. 'Covey, Dr. Curtin, &c. Dinner
over, the customary toasts were given in due course,
AM suitably acknowledged. The dinner, provided hy
Mr. and Mr.. Dewey, was well arranged, :mil the
lands good. On breaking up the company Proceeded
to the park, kindly lent kw the occasion, where a
vivritty 4 sports took place.