The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-27 00:00:00

COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.

BATtraDAT : &dors Mr. H. B. Maddlston, Mr. Z. Norm
C4/00.1 Henning. Mr. B. C. Goodden, sad Kr. G. wan,.

The Rim Tkor.sisTfleary—fle;e—r, or Paddlebinton, won
summoned for non-compluut.e with the order of the Privy
Council, by selling milk without reinsuring according to
the order. It was stated that the rev. gentlemez had
seven cows. Mr. Barnett app. red for Mr It Ter, sod said
several of the parishioners had requested him to sell them
milk; but before doing in, he wrote to the Privy Council,
and received • letter which stated that "under the cirmun-
stenos' detailed by you, you would not appear to be •
purveyorof milk &cradles to the moaning of the order."
Thereupon Mr. Roper sold the milk at the request of the
puishioeera—Mr. Batty said Mr. Roper into the milk
at 44. • quark the same price.. others did; there was no
charity in the matter.—Me Chairman said no doubt the
statement of Hr. Roper was such that on that statement
the Privy Council secretary wrote him the letter produced.
It appeared that Kr. Roper had also written to the Clerk
of MU Pesos—Mr. Howard; Kr. Riper wanted ebeap
law, he bad better have paid my friend Mr. B amen 6 & 81. for
the genuine artiele.—The Bench &eked for toe letter
written by Kr. Roper to the Privy Council; but this Mr.
Burnett had nokno copy being kept; but he sedd the circum •
stances were staged in the margin—" At the request of
the parishioners. Mr. Barnett added that him client
wrote to the Clerk of the Peace; but his answer we. not
satlsfactoey, and Mr. Roper then wrote to the Privy
Gunnell —Mr. Batty said the Clerk of the Peace said Mr.
Koper ought to be regletered.—Adliourned fora fortnight
Is order that Mr. Burnett might have an opportunity to
produce Kr. Roper's letter to the Privy Council. —lt was
stated In the course of the cue, that Mr. L melac• and
General Ariel!, who sell milk in the parish, are registered
according to the order.
Joseph Alfrat Stook wee rummoned for allowing •
donkey to way on tbe highway on May Bth.—Sergeant
Hitch greyed the charge, and defendant war fined 5. and
coot..

-1;•-then or Strenth liana. —4 Ural Creed, summoned
: at Wratheraa, A (trod lames Fixotat. Frederic Foot, Jae*
Demati, David diner, Frederic* W. horse, Joao 1,110, an
Chariee Rieloold, were sumniihed by aor,n. D.,fte fr
trespassing in pursuit, ; but Vincent and Lot, did n at
attend. —Kr. Howard defended. —llusoomplaloant, • gem—
keeper laid the Wrenn was ono mi tied aft land at Howbeit, in
tin occupation of Mr. Best, and owned by General Michel.
Sue the defendant, go into • Aold called L'aiepita, eboot
thin in the af tamale. and one said "Keep up on the
4,p." They went up out of the lane, and ran along the
tift of the bank into the litnepite, then into the old
meadow, where they were amusing themselves by knock-
ing down the rabbit,. They knocked ben one, and
picked it up, and were otter another—By Mr. Howard :
an meadow was about 10 or LI acres in and the gnat
al is ran along the man road from Darlosh to Puddle-
town, but • hedge is between them. The lade had no dog
or stack, but they took stones with them. There were
cowslips In that field sometimes, no footpath in the
meadow, beta stile or rail, for the water to run out of the
road into the meadow, and people ad over there; botany
had no badness to. Could not nil how long it was since
he wee at thatch. and it wee wool for people to go for a
walk Jut Were churchtime. Saw a rabbit picked up at
p:t or a) yerds of by one of the party. He asked them
wOence they came, searched them, and found
nothing. Yr. Howard pointed out this was in brood
daylixht, and there was no beating about over the
field, the men only went on the mound. All was
Imagination en the part of the gamekeeper, thaw that
he saw the rabbit knocked down, and although h.. WOA
only thirty yards of, the gatnekapor could not toll who
did that The young men wen going out to church, and
had with than no gun, AO dog, no stick, but only strolled
Into the meadow, they did not even go inn the limonite,
where there were rabbits. If • rabbit got up, would no,
any one pick up • stone end throw at it I Bt there see
no rabbit killed Ibe fact was they went into the anewlate
for cowslips, • rabbit got up, and one three a scam at it
"as aft' said Mr. Howard, "would, even at nurses: I aft
sure I should." But avers woe no intention to kill rablas
when they went in, none was killed. and Mr. Howerd
urged the Bench must dismiss the case—The keeper, In
&MOM, to Mr. Pearce, explained that • fence was between
the place when the lade were, and the limepits.—Mr.
Howard called one of the defendant,. ill red Cond, who
said they met in the village, and strolled to the public
road leading from Garlish to Poddletown, Intending to go
to church when they came beck. When they got into the
meadow, • rabbit sprang up, and somebody threw • dons
They did not go into the meadow to look for ralhite ; the
warren sna on the other side; the keeper came up and
they all ran away. —The Chairman said there was little
doubt they killed the rabbit, but the Bench hoped they
did not go out to kill rabbits, the summons would there-
fore be dismissed ; but they had • very narrow wraps, as
Lb. Bench had aerials doubt, whether they would not
convict.

41 Titounuisong WaUndo was sum-
moned for allowing three cows and • donkey to stray at
Greet Tollor.—Km Wa"[ridge said the donkey, sho
supposed, broke down the rails, and the whole got out;
but they were not put out, and directly it was found out,
leer son went and brought them in again.—The constable
said the (mom were not kept up. there was no gate there,
but a rail, which was oocealonally knocked down.—Fined
15t including met.
HUTT TZNPILIL Fell TM charged with cruelly
lil-treating and beating a horse in the parish of Char-
minder, on May 9th.—P.o Ketcham produced a stck
about an inch or llin. In diameter, and told bow be
beard a wand in the field, got up on the hank, and sow
defendant striking Mr. Cheapen hone, on the bind awl
fore leg., Ina very cruel manner, with the stick, which
tem over a yard long. —Dafendant • itu,tied the charge
but said the horse would not turn round, mid be got out
of tamper with him.—Tined 18. including costs.