The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-06-20 00:00:00

WIXBORNE.

EARLY CLOSING.-41 WRZROINcy• lad nearly all the
shops in the town were closed at four o'clock, and it is
intended to carry out this arrangement through the
summer months.

Cos—On Wednesday, at the range, the
monthly challenge cup of the first beam was won by
Lieut. Lloyd-,lone and the challenge cup of the second
team was won by Privatc K Waterfall.

EFPF.CTUAL STEPS for the abolishing of Wimborne Fair,
in Dorset, are now in progresa The committee appointed
soon after the fatal accident reported in the Times—the
death of a lady driving through the fair—having made
arrangements with the trustees of the Dean's Court
Estate, by which, on the payment of £l3O, the latter will
relinquish the yearly income they have hitherto derived
from the fair. Nearly £7O ham already been raised towards
that amount by subscriptions in the neighbourhood.
Application will be made to the Secretary of State on the
sul?ite_t. - - -

A Verret' MitgriNG was held at the Oddfellows Hall
on Friday last, for the purpose of authorising the church-
wardens to rebuild the houses in the square, according to
the plans and specifications prepared, and for obtaining
the sanction of the meeting to borrow the amount
required for carrying out the same. Also to consider a
report as to the condition of the western tower in the
moister, and for other buainess.—There were present-
Mr. C. It. Rowe (chairman), Colonel Thring, General
Maclean, and Mews. Druitt Hopkins, Stratum, Purkisa,
Huntley, Brown Laing, Dovniton, Watefall, Score,
Rumen J , Smith. ones, ,Toiner, &c dm—The plans and
specification prepared by Mr. W. J. Fletcher, of this town,
for the erection of the new shops in the Square, were pro-
duced and approved of. —lt was proposed by Mr. W.
Druitt, and seconded by Kr. Purkis, that the meeting be
adjourned until the ard lust, to enable the churchwardens
to obtain tenders for carrying out the sanne.—lt wee also
resolved that the churchwardens do give open competi-
tion for the same.—Messrs. Fletcher and Crickmars
report was read as to the state of the western tower in the
Moister--It wail proposed by Mr. WEI& and seconded by
Mr. Druitt that the vestry give to the churchwardens
permission to carry out the necessary repairs.—The Chair-
man reported that about CC had been promised towards
buying the right of holding the fair, being about half the
amount required.—A vote of thanks was passed to the
Chairman, and this concluded the business.
Cor,crr Cold, Tuesday—Eel ore Mr. T. K P. LefroY.
Hoe usual two-monthly sitting of this Court, was held
an the Corn Exchange, on Tuesday last. Amongst the
undisputed cases taken by the Registrar (Mr. T. Rawlins),
was a claim of LII Is. Pd. by Charier Sidon, dairy farmer,
of Leigh. near Wuraborne. against Neville Vibart, of
London.—Mr. Trevanion, of Poole, appeared for plaintiff,
and said the original amount was .137 Is. &1., but the
defendant had_paid Lit, leaving a balance of the amount
claimed due.—Defendant did not appear,and the Registrar
gave judgment for the amount claimed forthwith, with

---TlTe following were the only Mee which came before
His Honour
&war 11. Sansone, ironmonger. of Witoberne, v. George
Miles, labourer, of Wimborne.—A claim of 18a. for two
chili' coffins.—Plaintdf said one was supplied in 1872,
and the other in 1874.—Defendant first made the defence
that he only owed for one coffin, and then shifted it to the
plea of‘n overcharge, swing he had rely paid 6n each for
ciodisr comas ssapbantiff promised to charge him the
same as he had before.—Plaintiff said these coinns were
better flniebed than the previous ones, by defendant'
orders.—His Honour divided the difference between the
parties,and gave judgment for Lse., in itutalruents M.
a month the first oafi
Borah° Great and Isaac Yank, booksellers, of Beak. r.
George Frampton, labourer, of Oolehill, Wimbonis.—A
saiciaidmthofe delltidan7L'efsorwiafedgnamikred anßibZires—Plaimenutti(prrtdageneedl
in her husband's name to buy the Bible at the price of
rs ills., and pay for it in fortnightly instalments of ls.,
one of which she paid at the time, but the second and
third time she refused to ay.—Defendant's wife said the
agreement was for .£2 12a, to he paid for the Bible, and
the agent said he would take it back if her husband did
not approve of the transaction.— When tite. agent called
win elle offered hini the book, but he would not take it
His Honour said tin husband was not bound by the wife
signing his name, except for necessaries, or no Mip trot"
be safe. He decided that the book be returned to the
agent, who had to pay expenses.
Frederick Jame; grocer. of Horton. V. ihmt Ck"Pira
labourer, of Hortam —A claim of 1:9 b. 10d., for goodie sold
and
order for monthly instalments of double that amount, the
of them was settled by BA
quently discharged five Mittalturnett that bed been
summoned. The ere was an action brought by
recover the
M., damages sustained in a
sum of
hone transection.-o.lloore. Wimborne,
for ;daintily and Mi. Add6llo/t Blandford, for=ned-
not _According W the p/aintiffit irridenoe he was in the
Wisthorsosunivard, on the /Ord of March, with Rome
hones ha for we. Tha defendant pawed by aid he
adored to a brown hone for jDefmdent said
this was too meek and be told hhil that the horse was
lame in the frost leg through Laving been worked ow

heed roads, and wanted to be worked on • farm. He sold
the hares to defendant fer .ClO, the t twiag he was to take it home and work it that
or &week, wad if he
found it a good worker, wind • cheque for the amount, but
if it was not a good worker he was to return it. The ouly
warrants y was that the borse waik good worker. Th,
defendant returned the horse about week after, and did
not NW it was not a good worker, but that it was not good
enough for hint, and he would sooner nval.:2o or 4-10 more
for • younger horse. lie tried to make an arrangement
with aefendant by selling him a better home, but failed,
and defendant bought another horse of a Mr. Mullett for
41;20. The horse was afterwards sold by auction by Mese,.
Jamey and &Lamm, and the claim was for the keep of the
bane and the difference in the amount realised to that
which it was sold to defendant for. —The defence was that
the hone was only taken home by defendant on appro.
batten, and that there was no actual sale, and Mr.
Atkinson, cross-examined plaintiff at sonic length with
the view of showing this. —Mr. .lohn Howland, hone.
dealer, of Sturminster Newton, was called by the plaintiff
in support of his case, but put an end toil by saying that
the words used by plaintiff, at the time of the alleged we
, were that defendant was to take the horse home and
work it for a week, and if Ise liked it send a cheque for
I £.—Mrs. Keeping, mother of plaintiff, Watt called to , prove that defendant kinigld the horse of her son for tni,
and that he could not expect a good one for the money.
Mr. Atkinson put it to the jury whether there was any
caw for him to answer, and his Honour told them, as a
matter of law, that unlearn they disbelieved the plaintiffs own witness (Rowland), there WWI an end of the
Some of of the fury wished to hear the evidence of thu
defendant, and he was called, and statml that he had the
horse upon trial for a week, and if he liked it he MU to
send plaintiff a cheque for rio. The animal hadn't a leg to stand upon, and was unfit for work, and he sent it back
the following Wednesday. In the presence of Ids raider
plaintiff afterwards admitted he did not buy the hors',
and also asked him to give him Rome straw for the work of the horse during the time he had had it —Mr. Atkiii.on
had several other witnesses to call for the defence, but the
jury gave a verdict for the defendant with cost.% without
hearing them.

JUDOMP.ST BUM MONSFA
Aired Gardiner and Sons, ironmongers, of Rristol, John Alney, wheelwright, of Ifampreston.- Abe order
was reduced to £1 a month, the first instalment in a fore
night
„rouses Shetland v. James Bee, labourer, of I:orie
lljjl
—Defendant is to be committed for 40 daya tu11e,,5 he pays
Is. in • fortnight and es. • month.
Soonest Vooper v. Jestima Dean.—The order was redol
to 2s. a month.
Henry dyke V. George Byert—A committal wa, Nale
for 28 day; to be suspended if defendant pay, .
fortnight and 6; a month.
C. U. W. Parkinson V. George Stiatb, —Defendant
pay It in a fortnight and do. a month, or be committed
for :23 days.
Mark Barnes v. Charles Sherwood, of Nil:boo—Hi,
Honour made a committal for 2/4 day; to Is: .a.peoded
for payment of .C 1 • month, the first instahneni in a fort. night.

ORA.NBORNE.
Perry SentoNs, 'Thursday. —Before the lion. Eruni
Ashley, and Mourn 'lector Munro, C. Churchill, and h
Brouncker.

llama+ H. Rendell. of Catinnoor. wee sliniurined by
Deputy Chief Consteble Hammond for obit/Luling the
by
the
timber thereon.—Thil
ediourned to the next meeting, 6th July.

William &item of Cranborne, was summoned IT Hector
Hibberd for assaulting him on the 3nl of June beim
dant pleaded guilty, and was fined 2s. tid,
7a.
William !loafer. of Cranborne, who was spneehende4
on a warrant whilst the justices were sitting, was char ged
with assaulting a boy under nine year, of age named
Harry Jeans, on the same day. -From the evidence It
appeared that the defendant was returning frqu a belt
with some grass, and sonic boys were thruwio.; donee near his house; this boy was with them, and the delta,
dint got a besom stick, and flung it, hitting thin boy on
the face and cutting his lip. befendant was lined 19.4.
including costs.

CHRISTCHURCH.
Paws' SESSIONS, Afonday.—Before Mr. W. W. Fur.
(chairman). General Stuart, and Mr. If. J. P. Popham.
Mr. J. Hoare, of the Criterion Hotel, was granted a
special license on the occasion of the inau4uration dinner
of the Myrick club.
Mr. J. Spearing, of the New Inn, i'hristchiireh, wa,i also
granted a specie/ licence to sell malt liquors at the fair
field from 14 a.m. tot, P.m. on the Lith inst., the i.cca.sion
!vine a sale of live and dead stock.

Assauci.—
W 111141,1 Townsend, a private in the IL 11. A., stationed at
Christchurch, was charged with assaulting P.C. Crouch on
the 10th inst.—lt was proved that the policeman in com-
pany with P.S. Kinshott, visited the %%region and Monies
public-house about 11 o'clock on the night in question, and
found defendant quarreling with a civilian. A corpora
was present who asked the policeman to detain defendant
while he got an escort. Townsend, however, did not see
through being held by the policeman and alter striking
him in the face threw him down.—Priemer who pleaded
being drunk and ignorant of what he was about, was tined
20s. and 7s. costs, the Chairman expressing the sorrow
felt by the Bench at seeing a man wearing so honourable •
uniform in such a position, and commenting on the fact
that during the 12 months the former battery was
stationed in the town not a single member of it was
brought before them and hoped this would be the only
exception with the present.
Alfred Lanyon, for being drunk in Coininercial-ro
Bournemouth, on the sth instant was fined 70. 61. and
6d. coats.
Henry Tarrant, (12), was charged with riding on a
waggsn drawn by two horses at Ripley. on the Zrd ult.
without reins, and tined 6d. and Is. coats.
Edward Be ,op- for allowing • cow to stray at Ripley
on the 22rd ult., was fined Is. and 4s. costs.
Charles Urlelwr, for a similar offence, at the place
and date, but two cows instead of one, was tined Is. and
4s. costa.
•DELTILATING GIN. —IMPORTANT CASE TII PUBLIC ON.
John Cuniiingl,ni, landlord of the Palmerston Arms,
Boaconibe, appeared in answer to • summons charging
him with selling adulterated gin on the 314 instant—
Defendant took objection to the relevancy of the aMnillOOS
and asked if he was charged with a misdemeanour or
summoned upon a complaint--The Chairman said the
,barge was for selling a pint and a half of gin to P.S.
Catchlove, which was not of the nature and property of
the article demanded. -Defendant then deintimsl to
the wording of the summons with reference to the words
" information' and "complaint," and asked if it nieant
lath. —The Chairman said such was thc wording of the
Act, and the Clerk stated that the mon.' was issued
under the Adulteration of Food and Drugs Act 34 and
41 Vic., cap. M.—Evidence was then given, and Sergeant
Catchlove deposed that on Tuesday, May 21n1, he went
to the Palmerston Arms and asked for a pint and a half
of gin, with which defendant's man nerved him, and for
which he paid 3s. Mr. Cunniugton came in, and witness
told him he should send part of it to be analysed. It
was then divided into three parts, one of which was
given to Mr. Cunaington, another retained by witness.
and the third sent to the County Analyst, whose report
stated it to contain alcohol, weight 210 per cent., volanu
35 per cent., or 35 per cent, under proof. The analyst
observed that gin was sold by spirit merchants to retailers
at frost" 17 to 33 midst- proof. To thia sample has been
added water, to reduce it to Xt.—Defendant considered
there was no standard of strenirth.—The Chairman
quoted the case of a publican in Lincolnshire, who for a
similar offence had been convicted by the local magistrate,
and fined one penny, and who carried the case to the
Court of Queen's Bench. The Wages considered the
addition of water an adulteration, and eoutiruied the
conviction of the court below.—Defendant urged that the
Act under which the summons was issued did not apply
to intoxicating liquors, which were governed by a special
Act, • question which was not raised in the case referred
to.—After a short consultation the Bench were unani.
mously of opinion that the Act did apply. -Defendant
then asked for a case for a higher court.-- The I iIAirMAII
said no doubt existed upon any of the points, awl, there.
fore there was no ground for • cane. Fund I, and
54. soak.

Comm.—Before Mr. T. E. Entwistle, Mr. T.
Louth. and Mr. W. C. Dean.
John Lock and John Cosner were runtictml of haying ea
the 4th inst. trespassed with dogs in pursuit of game in
• eopse belonging to Mr. Farr. And were each lined Ma
and cosikss.
Wil flobbi, of Poole. sva. charged with using •
horse in an unfit acodition in a waggon between the
Pembroke Hotel and the West lialiaar Station. a"' nt°
month, on the Mst ult.—Mr. Trevanion, appeared Inc
the defendant—The case was proved by P.S. l'atehlor•
and P.C. Bibbed, and the licmch imposed a renaty 14
Ms. and li. lid costs.