The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-02-21 00:00:00

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LYTCII ETT 61ATRAVP118.—FIJDDEN DPATII.
On Thor •lay • rming, the 9th irlatant, a young m .11
mono I Wilk whilst I artat i.g uf tea, in pf I feet Iltql It 11,
fr.,, a aa'r ..nd expired. The youltg
mnii ha l h en tubj et to fita.
On Saturday, the 11. th R dreadful arci let.t
occurted to a poor man whikt attem-ing a throshing
machine, no in farm ia tie wow a ion of Mt. Co llostoti,
on the Upton estate. It apleAre that tot poor fellow
:ctole • ntinielo•l in tbe tosehinery, and wax no sever. ly
mjor•d, that it wax niece ary to amputate both his logs
Abort. the kete j lute,and it is Marro he whl net stiraivr
the injury.
\VIM BORN CouN TY COURT, Wednesday,
February 15th.—Before E. Everett. I.>q•, judge.
There was a large mintier of plaints entered,tbut a
considerable prvertion Were either withdrawn or
stttled out of Court.

low v W. Fraulain. —Claim £4 55., 3d. for
el .the. —Pi:Livia stated that the &fold:tut was

now in the service of Baron Hamlin,. and that
when he contracted the debt, he was in Mr. Stuit'a
employ. A friend of his lately tem the defendant
in London, to whom he gave a sovereign, and
peemieed the rest.—%Villiain Henry Morgan con-
firmed this, and his Honor gave judgment for the
balance, £3 ss. 31., in 14 days.
G. Longman v. Hedge.—Claim 9i. for wages.—
Plaintiff stated that he wan employed by the defen-
dant at weekly wager. He worked up to the 9.. h
D.:ember. On the Sundsy, instead of gig in the
morning ho went about the middle of the day, and
the next morning his master told him ho ntight go
home again, arid he went. By his Honor : He did
not complain, but went away as lie was told. Ilia
Honor Will what a !Isaiah fcllow you must be to
mimes a man here under such circumstances.
Verdict for defendant.
G. Dean r. H. Garrett.—Claim £1 ISs. —The
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plaintiff in thin case was one of the navvies employe
on the Salisbury and Ringwood Railway now in
course of forrnatioa, and the defendant the con-
tractor. —His Hazier gave judgment for the amount
claimed to be paid iii 14days, but expresso I little
hope of the claim being met.
Keeping v. Squib. —Claim £4, of which .C 1 158.
had been paid, and of the balance 7s. was dimuted.
After hearing an explanation by the plaintiff that
116 feet of sawing an the first account had not Letn
paid for, his Honor made an order for payment in
area instalinents.

Kingsbury v. Stephen Stagg.—Claim 16s. lid.—
Defendant said he was in the receipt of 2s. per
week from the parish.—Plaintiff : You have got an
apprentice. Tills defendant denied.—His Honer
said he would grant an order for 4s. per month, but
no judgment summons would be granted whilst the
defendant was on the parish.
Henning v. Sherring.—Claim El 51.—Mr. Moore
appeared for the defendant. —Plaintiff stated that
the defendant had been hi tenant for the past two
years. Before he left the house he cut off three
beams of timber which were in a cart•lionse adjoin-
ing, —His Honor : How do you know he cut the
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beams±—Plaintiff : Because I have a witness in
Court who will prove be cut them for me.—James
Baily said the defendant hired him to cut off the
beams, which be did with a eross-cut saw. The
beams ran across the house, which was built of mud
walls. Witness did not think he was doing wrong
as he was paid. (lisughter.)—By Mr. Moore : The
beams were made of whole not cut wood. Ile did
not know if it was a pole, he called it a beam.— His
Honor here regnested the witness to be more careful
how he answered. —The beams were built into the
mud wells and were as largo as those in the Court
room. At the thin end they were larger than his
wrist. They were 16 feet long. John Henning
measured them in his presence.—Plaintiff, on being
again examined, said that the defendant's father put
up the cart•liouse ;1 the walls were of mud, and it
adjoined the house. There was no foundation to it.
It was bu.lt of mull, and he expected that by taking
the plot away the roof would soon fell in. He had
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the property 30 years ago. Ile built the house by
permission of Mr. Fryer, and had a lease of it.
When defendant cut the beams he left about six feet
of the ends in tho walls. Plaintiff heard of the
cutting the day after, and went to Sherring about it.
—By Mr. Moore: The poles could be replaced for
2.55., the. value was about 9s, for the three. There

was no tie from rafter to rafter. The beams were
live inches through. After a good deal of prevari.
cation plaintiff admitted that they were only about
three inches at the small end. Believed he
measured two. —Mr. Moore caned Ambrose Sherring,
the father of the defendant, who deposed that he
had rented the place for shout 18 years. He put tip
the cart-house himself. The poles cost him is. each.
They might be dearer now, perhaps is. 6d. each.—
His Honor gave a verdict for 10a, remarking Oates
the oart-honse was built on the plaintiff's land,defen-
dant ha,l no right to touch it.
W. Short e. James Croce's,. —Claim £5 Bs. 101—
The defendant is a farmer, residing near Romsey,
and had advertised his stock, farming utensils, and
furniture, for public sale. The sale, however, did
not come off. Hie Honor gave a verdict for plaintiff
firthwith.

Keeping v. Creese.—Claim £22 3s. 6d., balance of
account. —Plaintiff said that he Raw the defendant
the previous week, when he agreed to take back a
wagon he bad made for him. —His Honor gave
judgment forthwith for plaintiff.
JUDGMBIer SUMMONS. —Kingsbury v. W. Mullen.
Defendant raid he had no means to pay; he was in
receipt of parish relief—On plaintiff stating that
defendant went to Poole every week with brooms,
and generally returned drunk, Mullen caused some
amusement by the way in which be denied the
charge.—His Honor dismissed the case, remarking
that be would not send any man to gaol under such
circumstances. The relieving officer would soon
find out what the defendant made by his brooms.
Frederick Frampton v. John Crnss.—Defendant's
wife appeared, and said her husband was 111, and she
had applied to the relieving officer for help, but be
told her she must go before the Board. —Adjourned
till next Court-day.
APPLICATION FOR New TRIAL. —Mr. Moore, on
behalf of Mr. ltyall, made application for a new
trial in the case of Ryall v. Smith. After hearing
the statement of the plaintiff his Honor granted the
application.
HEATON'S HANERUPTCY. —ln this case his Honor
said as the statements of accounts had not been filed
according to the provisions of the Act, namely, that
the creditors should have ten clear days to examine
them, the case must be adjourned till next court-
day.

Pirrry SESSIONS, Friday, February 17th.—Before
C. J. Parke, Eaci., (chairman,) WIIeU Adye, Esq.,
and Rev. J. Austin.

TARR ANT Ream-I'm—Dennis Hittey Mitchell and
'Moines Rymond were charged with trespassing in
search of gamessnd with fining nets for that purpose,
on lands belonging to Sr William Henry Smith
Marriott, on the let of Fehrnsey.—Mr. F. T. Johns,
of Rlandford,appeared for the prosecation.—Rymond
did not appear, and Mitchell pleaded not guilty.—
Charles Collier, under.keeper, stated that on the Ist
February be was out watching in a plantation called
Preston, when he saw the two defendants stooping
down and scrambling with something. When he
went to them they made off. Did not see them
take anything up, but at the place,over a rabbithole,
found nets, which he now produced. He knew them
very well, and called out to Bymond. —Mr. Johns
said he must apply for full sentence against Mitchell,
who had loft good employ and taken to poaching.
He was not content with it himself, but did all he
could to get others to join him.—Roth defendants
were tined £2 and coats; in default, two months'
imprisonment. - _ . .

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Hst&PuitaroN.—Wrilliam Miller and John Chapple
Were charged with wilfully destroying and taking
away certain heath from Fern Down, on the 7th
inst., the property of Mr. Corbin Finch.—Mr.
Tanner appeared for the pronecntinn.— It appeared
that the defendants had been in the habit of taking
the heath to make broome ; they said thsy did not
get the handles there.—Mr. Tanner said that his
client only wanted to have his property pmtected,
and to show the defendants and others they had no
right there.—Fined 6d., 1.1. damage, and 41. coats
each; or 14 days' in default.—A week allowed to
Pay.
STAmturr.L.—Thomas Lawrence Waft charged with
stealing trio half a bushel to a birdiel of turnips;
en the 11th of February, the propeity of Mr. J.
Bartlett.— Defendant did not appear.—The charge
%%as fully proved by Benjsniin Wren.—Defendant,
who is in constant w‘.rk &Vending Mr. Rawling's
machine, was sentenced to 14 'lime imprisonment
with hard labour, without having the option of a
fine.

8 TIMM INST ER MARSHALL. A linzziah Legg,
farmer, was summoned for being drunk on the
9th of February—Defendant did not appear.—P.C.
Spicer stated that on the day in question he saw
Legg the worse for drink near Mr. Adams' beet--
house. Witness had a stick in his hand which Legg
tried to get away. Ile also said List the sergeant
and witness were two - bad fellows, and he
wmill get them oat of their pliers —Fined 53., and
coats Bs.

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TAHRANT IC.F.IOsISTON.—gunDENI DFATII. —On
Thursday, he 9.1 t instant, W. I. A tk.nson.
coroner, h II an inquest oe she body of
Willicin
I.'n in the (mildly of the Rev. J. A ustin,
deceased. The evidence was to the following effect:—
Hannah Williams, wife of the deoevited, said that her
husband, who wee 60 years of ego, had almost every
night complained of pain in the head ever ainoe his
master's death. She list new decioaaed alive the
previous morning about half-past eight o'clock, at which
time lie went to feed the pig. He was gone
longer than she thought he ought to have boon,
and on going to the fuel bowie she found
hint lying on his back quite dead. He intuit
have died almost instantaneously, as it was only about
five minutes from the lime be went out till she missed
him. She did not observe anything unusual about him
that morning. His spirits had been very bad slime his
master's death.—Henry Hines deposed that he was •
, neighbour of the last witness. Sew the deceased the
previous morning about seven o'clock. He was then
at his breakfast, and appeared to enjoy it. He saw
deceased again about hall-pant seven bringing in A
bucket of water, and he then appeared in good health.
A little after eight o'clock he heard the last witnese call '
out, and on looking out of the window saw her stoop
down. He went to give her assistance, and found the
der/eased lying on his back. He was quite dead.—The
jury returned as their verd'ltt that Ow (lowed died
by the " Visitation of God."