The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-12-31 00:00:00

WIMBORNE.

THZ LATZ HZ AV T SENT INCA& —EdMUnd Loader,
the yofing man of this town who was sentenced by the
Wimborne Bench to six weeks' hard labour, for
assaulting the police, on the night of the sth of
November, was released from Dorchester Gaol on
Thursday, *IO noon arriving in Wirnlairne by the
six o'clock trim he was received with a demonstration
similar to thi which took place when the other tW,)
Men returned a fortnight since. After the three men
had rode through the town, thwL were provided with
a ha supper in the Odafellows' Hall, and there were
shoat 71 visitors present. The chair was occupied by
Mr. Robert Elcock. _

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Centrantmi Cain—The butcher. and poulterers
of this town made • capital display of good Christmas
cheer on Thursday nisht, when the shop fronts of
Mr. Taylor and Mr. Clifton were gaily decorated and
brilliantly illuminated, thus showing the meat to the
best advantage. Mr. Taylor's splendid supply
Included some fine oxen, one of which NM grazed by
Mr. William Mils., of West Orchard. and weighed,
when alive, one ton two cwt. Mr. Taylor also had
some good heifers, grazed by Kr. G. Domoney,
Shillingston ; Mr. William Butt, Henstridge ; and the
Rev. Mr. Dodington, Wool Vicarage; and a nice calf
supplied by Mr. T. Cbiasell, jun., Wimborne. The
lane, supply of mutton included Southdown, Exmoor,
and Dartmoor wethere, purchased at the Wimborne
Repository Sale, and some prime Down sheep, bred by
Mr. A. Bartlett, Shaperick.—Mr. Clifton made an
extensive display of prime meat, including two oxen
and • Devon heifer, from Mr. J. Coate, Hammoon ;
10 heifers, grazed by Mr. Eli Benjafield, Stalbridge ;
and nine heifers supplied by different graziers. The
mutton comprises six very fat sheep, bred by Mr.
Bartlett, Shapwick ; 20 sheep, from Mr. John Atkins,
Stowbridge ; and 10 prime full.mouthed Exmoor
wethera —Mr. Cox had a useful lot of beef, purchased
at the Sturminster Newton Cattle Show, and some
fairly good mutton, supplied by Mr. Rogers, Holt.—
Mr. Hutchings and Mr. Brown had some fine pigs,
and the former a good supply of poultry.—Messrs.
Chimed' and SOU made their show "on Friday night.
Their supply wee composed of a Scotch ox, grazed by
Lord Alington ; a Devon ox and • heifer, purchased
at Mr. Eneor's Wimborne Sale; two prime fat heifers
supplied by Mr. Croad, Bridgwater; five fat wethers,
grazed by Mr. G. King. Wimhorne ; three prime fat
wethers, bred by Mr. V. Mackrell. Spetisbury ; five
sheep, purchased of Mr. Friend ; and 150 turkeys and
100 genie.
GANZ TIMPASV. —At the Petty Sessions on Friday,
Aram, Janes, Walter King, and Williams Hawed,
three labourers, of Little Lonen, pleaded guilty to
trespassing in search of game on land in the occupation
of Mr. William Gillett, on the Bth instant. and Mr.
Ashley ordered them each to pay a &le of 10e. and :la
4d. costs. _ _

--DILLIVIIIING BARAD WITHOUT SCULLS-Mr, Henry
Burden, grocer and baker, of Longfleet, appeared
before the Hon. Evelyn Ashley, M.P., at the Petty
Sessions on Friday, to answer a summons for having
allowed his servant to deliver bread at Kinson with-
out scales and weights.—Defendant said he provided
scales and weights for all his vans, but his man omitted
to carry them on the day in question.- - The magistrate
imposed the small fine of ls. and costs, Os.
Excrete Peoegarrton.—CAorles SAerwood, a con-
tractor of Kinson, appeared before the Rev. Carr
Glyn and Mr. Evelyn Ashley on Friday, and pleaded
guilty to a summons, issued against him by the Excise,
for carrying and using a gun, without a licence, at
Kinson, on the 9th of October. The magistrates
inflicted the mitigated penalty of 1:2 10a.
A WILL-PAID "AUTIL —At the police-court on
Friday, Wiliiasi Waite, a carter, in the employ of Jr.
mJ. W. Hoer, was charged before the Rev. C. J.
Glyn and the Hon. E. hf. Ashley, with stealing 43Iba
.4 coal, the property of his miter—P.C. Hann said
he concealed himself on Dean Farm, Shapwick, on the
evening of the Dith inst., and watched two waggon-
loads of coal that were standing in the yard. Abut
half-pest six next mornint, defendant came from his
house and entered the stable, where he remained about
ten minutes, and then went to one of the waggons and
took a large lump of coal and carried it towards his
house He stopped defendant as he was entering his
garden, and he said be was very sorry and hoped he
would forgive him.—Defendant elected to be triad
summarily, and admitted the charge. He maid his wages
12a a week, end he had? children.—Mr. Homer
said he did not wish to press for a severe punishment,
as defendant would, of course, lose his situation, but
he did sak for a sufficiect punishment to warn agri-
cultural labourers that they could not rob farmers
with impunity. Defendant had hitherto borne a good
character, but he had continually missed coal when
the waggons arrived too late to be unloaded the same
night. Mr. Homer said he did not wish it to go forth
that he only paid his carbon 12s. per week, and
handed to the Bench a paper which showed that the
defendant and his three boy@ had received during the
last year ElO7 16s. Si, of which £lOl 4s. 3d. wee in
cash. The amount paid to the boys was £34 3..,
making the father'e wages £53 13s. 3d., or an average
of El is. 71d. a week.—Mr. Glyn remarked that as
the clergyman of the pariah he could give defendant a
good character, and defendant was sentenced to seyen
days' hard labour.

LLNDLORD aim Tkiriurt—The adjourned game
traipse@ cm. came on for hearing at the petty sessions
on Friday, before Mr. C.. 1. Parke, the Rev. C. .1.
Glyn, and the Rev. G. V. Garland. Robert Baker, son
of Mr. G-sorge Baker farmer, of Corfe Mullen, was
charged with trespaesin in march of game, on land in
the occupation of Mr. Sidney Watts on the 28th of
November, at Corte Mullen, the same defendant and
Sialmy Orsouskr, of Lytchett Matravers were charged
with trespassing in search of game on the 18th of
November, at Corte Mullen and Sturminster Marshall,
on land in the occupation of Mr. George Baker, and
the defendant Baker and Frederick Roberts, of Poole,
were charged with committing a hire trespass on the
19th of November. —Mr. Tanner prosecuted, Mr.
Atkinson defended.—The Bench decided at the last
Court to convict in the first case, but the other two
cases were adjourned for further evidence. Mr.
Norton, farmer, of Ditcheat (father-in-law of the late
Mr. White, the former tenant of the farm now
occupied by Mr. Baker), and Mr. Lodder, clerk to
Mr. U. 0. Chialett, corrob ,rated al to the game .d
rabbits being reserved at the time the farm wasi let to
Mr. Baker, and the magistrates decided that Mr.
Baker's claim to the game and rabbits was not a bona
(dg one, and imposed • fine of 10e. and costa in each of
the three caess.—Mr. Atkinson gave 'sotto@ of his in-
tention to appeal against the decision of the Bench in
the two last came, on the ground that • bona kie
claim to the guise and rabbits having been set up by
Mr 8ei..., the joriadi,tion of the magistrates wee
ousted, and they had no right to try the case.