The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-08-27 00:00:00

BOROUGH PETTY BMIONS.

11011DAT.—Bsiore the Mayor (G. Came, Ego, J. P.
Aldridge, Esq., and J. F. Hodges, Esq.
Diturninxiss 01 Swirriar.—Herbert Weak ch...
maker, of Becirampton, was summoned for drunkennesa
—P.C. Xmas said that on Sunday afternoon he found
mimosr very drunk, falling about, and halloaiiig iii
High Esatotrest, near All Saints Church. He refund
to p hoses. and was looked up. In answer to the
Bench, P.& Cousins saki prisoner bad not been in
custody before.—Fined Is. Of ILI haze In the Macke.
A week allowed ter permeat.

AlSan? Olf • ,COMITY 0001 f 01MUZI.--John
Coombs, sear., and John Coombs, Inns,' of rlsdisiten,
were ratempeed for mesulting a man named Morgan,
an officer of the County Court, when be went to their
house to levy an execution for • debt.—)lr. W. G.
Brier said the defendants had expressed their regret for
what bad occurred, and promised not to do so again,
and, as Wergan was a young officer, with the sanction
of the Bench, he would withdraw the es.e.—The
defendants said they would newer do it again, and, on
their paying the costa the summons was withdrawn.
In reply to Mr. Bryer,the Town Clerk said the landlord
of • house, equally with other persons, was liable to •
penalty, if he molested a County Court ofilosr in the
execution of his duty.
Airontis AII•AVLT.--Joh• Coombs, jeer. WSS SSW
mooed for assaulting Charles Harrison.—COmplain•nt
said that lam Saturday week he was in Mill-street,
opposite his home, when John Coombs tome by, abased
and called him • " Bible-baoked scruch•legged
and said that when he could put his "clutches" on him,
be would "do" for him. Defendant was not then
within reach of him. He bad sued Coombs in the
County Court for • debt, and be was ordered to pay 3e.
a month, but had only paid one 3a, and he got an
execution ageinst him that day, and the officer had
been to the house. He never replied to defendant's
abusive lunging., —Fined fie. and costs; in default.
distress, and, if insufficient, 7 days' bud labour.
WARPING WATIM. —Charles Taylor and Henry Smith,
of Fordington, were summoned for wasting the water
supplied from the waterworks. Mr. Jowitt said that
on Tuesday afternoon, August 23, be went to de-
fendant's houses. At the closet for the use of the two
houses, be found the water running to waste in a eon-
tivuons stream. This arose from • defective ware. One
of his mess found it leaking in January last.—Mr.
Henning, the landlord, urged that as soon as the de-
fendant' were informed the valve required repairing, it
was dons.—The Town Clerk said the duty of the de-
fendants to repair arose as noon as the le•kme was
appment.—Under the circernstanots the Bent* dis-
charged the defendants on their paying the loom

IX:Org.— Palmer, of Fordingtron, iu nmoned for a
ilmilar offenoe, August 21, pleaded guilty, and judg-
ment WOO deferred tlll neat Monday, tc see if he had the
defect reimjr,,d.
Edward Aplin, of High West-street, was aimilarly
summoned, but the form being wrong, the case was
dismissed.

Samuel Clerk was summoned- He bad now left the
premises. Ordered to pay the costs.
A rnurn.N.—Samuel Vine, dairyman, was sum-
moned by Itlisahetb Thorne, to show came, Mr.
Weston for complainant, and Mr. Howard for defendant.
The complainant liriug out of the jurisdiction of the
nsagi.bmtur, tbe wee dlaucse.d, &gad
the ease will cense before the county bench.