The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-10-11 00:00:00

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SALISBURY. BoioonM Prm Sranoss, Monday.
—Present: J. Hussy. Seq. (chainnanl, and J. C.
Wheeler, 13-q.—Williaan Laos, landlord of the Anchor
and 'lops, Wineheetiiretraet, applied for a temporary
trawler of his license to John Corti& —Superintendent
Celdow had nothing to ago against the occupant of the
hones. —Transfer punted.
NOIMPATItiIIi Of BATlll—Tbonlai Woodward won
sentesoood for the oon-paymest of rates made on tim
9th of jaip.—Doloodant was represented by his wife
Mrs- Woodward did not disputa the validity of Gm rata.
Ha busbmd had goo* to met for employineat, aad .is,
hod sin children to maintain. The Bench made an
order for the pemsest of the rate. The chairman in-
formed defendant that if elm WWI nearly tumble to pay
tbe rate she ought to represent snob to the pariett
authorities. The &nob did soli mob, the amisement.
Charles Henry Gilbert was also sammoood for the
noo-paymest of two Mkt made in May last, minicabs(
to lea Dedendant, in reply to the Bench, saM he mold
not pay lb* rates ; ho had paid es long ss he possibly
could do. He woe linable to pay his deber, mach more
tb• rates.—The Bench made an order for payment,
gins( the salsa advice as in the former case.
ASSIOLT.—IILe. John Peck, minding in Winchester
skeet, vos ssumonoill for iseranlting and binning G oega
Hem Howe, a pastor, livieg in the mine @Meet
said that ea friday maths, *a 11001 sit„

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shopmeo. Mr. Peek came
baby wan; was it • little boy!" D f nA•nt r p led
Do you went me?" and caught compleinant by the
shoulder, and struck him on the head with the heavy cud
of a walking stick. Hie load was cut open, and he had
to apply to • doct r. The child inquired ebout was as
illegitimate one, belonging to complainant's sister. In
self-defence he pu.bed defendant away from him.—
Defendant here said that he uked Mr. Hose why he
wanted to in.ult bite; compDinant wen bold of kite
by the collar of his coat —George Newman, • porter, in
the employ of Mr. Whitlock, Meted that on Friday
night, about 7 o'clock, while paoing Blue Bo ir-row, he
saw Mr. Pick and Mr. Howe. The former was flouri-ling
a stick over Mr. Howe's head. Defendant then siruck
him over the heal Witness heard no conversation,
neither were the perties then Mingling. He amid not nay
positively whether the bows and struggling comm-cord
at one and the some time.—befendant, in reply to the
Bench, said he wanted to know why he should be so
often ineolted by complainant, his father, and his wife.
The whole of them frequently insulted him.—The
parties at this stage of the proceedings were ordered to
exchange places, Mr. Peck now appearing es emu.
plainant. On being pla ed in the witness box he stated
that in the evening of the 30th September, he was
talking to one of Mr. t•ttylea's workmen. George yew.
came up and insulted complainant, asking him "how
the child watt?" He then asked Howe wt, at he meant
by thus insulting him. Defsndant than seised him by
the collar of his coat, and dragged him off the pavement
into t e road. Complatunt then struck Howe with
his stick. Defendant dic'ined cross-questioning
witnem, tut said that lie did not touch complainant
until after he hat been struck by him with hi. stick.
The witness Newman was recalled, and iv.
peeled his former testiinony.—The Chairmen enquired
of Mr. Peck what pot.ition he held, when he replied
that he wan independent, and was a gentlen.an The
Bench, after mature consideration, dismissed this
eounter.stimmons, the cue not being proven, and upon
the original charge fined Mr. Peek 40s, and costa, the
whole amounting to M US. 64.. or 21 days' im neon.
mint. The fine was paid. Upon the termination of
the case, Jeniesi Howe, the father of George H Howe,
eame forward and said that be or 'is son was in continual
bodily fear of Mr. Peck, fox The Bench advi-ed him
to re-consider hitnaelf. and mttle the matter amicably.
Itlierotot ADD iNDECINTCONDCCT. —liberty Criateber
erne aliened with being drunk, riotous, and using
indecent language in the public streets. P.C. 4 stated
that be was on duty in Brown-street, on Saturday night
last, between the hour. of 11 and 12 o'clock. The
defendant's conduct was both riotous and indecent.
Witriew remonatrated with hins.but it had no effect. He
then took biro into custody. He was very viulenkand he
(the constable) had to get 'mistimee to convey the
prisoner to the station house—Defendant denied the
charge, and said that he taw a crowd in the street, and
was surely asi observer, —The conoah
letorther said
that several times he requested di fendant to leave he
went in-doors, and then retuned, at the same time
suing very bad language.—ln defense, prisoner acknow-
ledged that he hat been drinking all day. lie had been
a teetotaler for five months, and was to have gone to a
situation on Monday. The worthy chairman jutttly
observed that the police must be protected in the execu-
tion of their duties; this was • bad Dive, and the decision
of the Bench was that defendant pay • fine of 106.,
and costa tio. 6d., or be imprisoned for seven days.
Defendant a-he'd • week's Knee, which request could
not be planted —Samuel Felihain, residing in Trinity.
street, was then charged with siting and abetting
the prisoner in the former cue. P.C. 4 said that he
was on ditty in Brown-street, on Saturday night last.
While conveying the premner Croteher to the police
station, the defendant Filthacn called out, "Let him
go, let him gn," and laid hold of whims by the
shoulder, and the prisoner by the ann. He called for
usistanoe, when defendant cal,l, "1 will assist in getting
him (Crotchet) away;" wht-n sasistance arrived Feltham
went away—Frederick Bylee • groom, of 45, Castle.
street, said that on the night in question he was in
Blown-sires*. He saw • man in imatody of the police,
who was trying to make his escape. He misted the
constable, and received a kick, whether from Fettle=
or not he could not my, as there was • number of
persons around—George Hibberd, • shoemaker, of
Fishertonotreet, stated that on llesture‘my night last he
was passing down Brownstreet. He saw Cratelier in
custody of the constable. He wan resisting the offiater. He
heard defendant say, "Matte way; let his, go, let him
go." He said to him (F. Itham), "Hind what you are
about." Defendant pushed witness in the chest, aud
put himself in • fighting attituda—Heary Cooper, a
builder, said that he live tin Brown•street. About 20
minutes to 11 o'clock on Saturday night there was a
disturbance in the street "us usual." Witness was sure
that defendant did not strike the constable—The Bench
after some deliberation dannimed the cue.

DUNG 0111C11111 LANGUAGE. Asher. Battey, •p..
patently a labourer, ens summoned for rising obrcene
language in the public streets. P.C. 4 mid he was on
duty in Brown-street, on Saturday night that, abou
11 o'clock, the primiter was rising Japan. fel lanriage.
He ordered him to desibt, and requested him to move
on. He went lords his own door, but shortly returned,
and mid that be itbe witness) was • white livered —.
—Eliza Woods rtated that ale fIIS a married 1•0111.11,
residing in Brown-atreet. She beard d. frndant ming
most abominable binguage towards the polio., sortatthl,
—The Bench sentenced the defendant to p-iy • fine
of 20t., and cost, 95., or undergo 14 days' impr.sonmeoL
Defendant, who •ppears to be well known, said he could
pay the amount for standing at his own door, and that
If anything was 'up" in the strtet, the_-blante vas sure
lobe put en him. _ _ _

ROBBING A LODOIYG Hamm—Patrick Flood, ason of
the •• Emerald Isle," was charged with stealing a pei
of sheets, and one blanket, of the value of Cl, the
property of Mr. Charles Stanton, landlord of the
Waggon and Horses, Brown Street. Prosecutor stat
that the prisoner lodged in his bony, on Satard•y night
last. About half-past six on the following morning he
mimed two sheets aod one blank, t from the roan which
the prisoner occupied the previon. night. He had left
the house about five minutes. Pro-neuter Wont in
urynit of the prisoner, and overtook him in kit.
Thomas's churchyard. He accused him with the rob-
bery, and oonveyed him to the police station. Prisoner
was aerarched there, and the abstracted prop rty was
found in the waist of his trouaers, viz., two sheets and
oss blanket (now produced). The prisoner had nothlus
tosay indolence, and pleaded guilty, handing characters
to the Bench which he had rec-ived from gentkonen he
had worked under. The Chairman called prisoner's at-
tention to committing a robbery while a lodger, and the
Bench sentenced him to undergo four calendar months'
imprisonment with hard labour.
CoU NTT PETTY 811KIIONS, Tuesday.—Present:
Viscount Folkestone, B. A. Ferryman. Esq.,
(heeled Buckley, tIP.. Rev. E. Duke, and James
Haney, Eat.- arah Hayter was summoned form-salt-
ing Thtniaa Bloomfield, woodman to Sir F. Bathurst.,
Bart, at Whitepariab. The evidenne of the complainant
went to show that the defendant and other women
were in • copee nutting, and that on his attempting to
take the nuts away, thy defendant scratched his face.
—Mr. Hill, for thy defence, called witness*, to prove
that the para s were in • field when the complainant
overtook them, and that he seised the defendant by the
waiyt befote touching her bag of nut. —After a long
hearing, the Bench diarniased the complaint. —Thomas
Llewellyn, a " wandering lunatic" was brought up
for the orders of the Bench. Superintendent Matthews
said his attention was directed to the prisoner in the
streets of Downton. on Holiday. He called himself
"Lord Bute," and drew cheques for large &moan's on
Imaginary banks. He had been a convict lomat, at
Fislierton Asylum, but warn discharged by an or!er of
the Secretary of °tate, in September, 1862. Since then
he would appear to have been in anther asylum.
Mr. Winear saki the man was undoubtedly insane. He
took not the alighteat notice of what was going on, and
the Bench made an order fur his removal to the County
Lunatic Asylum. .

BALIIIIIIOIIY CHORAL SOCITIT.—With much pleas., e
we its that the above society will hold their next
connert in the Assembly Rooms on Wednesday,
Us 12th instant. Some beautiful selections from
Mozart, Bishop, Purcell, Rotani, Stirling. and other
popular cou.poeers, has been prepsred for the occasion,
and we are informed that at some little time benoa the
AfiessidA will be performed by the above society.
VACANCIIIS 11l THS DICICISS op BALPIBUIT.—The
living (a vicarage) of Bees Regis, with Wioterhoorne
Kingston, in the county of Dorriet, worth MO per
Rentign, in the rift of the Master and Fellows of Karol
College. Oxford, hit just berome vacant by the death
of the incumbent, the Rev. Carrington Ley, who hen
held it fore period of 48 year.; population. 751. The
small living of Caundle Stourton, in the same county,
is also vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr. Gilder ale;l
patron, Sir H. A. lint,., of Stourhead. The Rev.
Forster Lee* K. A., has been institute] by the Bishop
of Salisbury to the rectory of Wootton Fitspaine, Dorset,
vacant by the resignation of the Rev. W. Tringliam.

'TWO E.<43LIAII VIIIISCLI FIRED ISTO IT TIII JAPAN
ESL —Paws, Saturday. —Advice@ riteeivrd in-re from
Japan by the French mail state that two &gilds ves-
sels bad been fired into by s battery belonging to Prince
Chosen'. -

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Lon DON IiANICIOFTCT Coon. October s.—Deatz
Or Ma. COn • 111111011 En FAX& —We regret to anapince
the derange Mr. Commissioner Pape, who has since
the year 1832 prodded in this court. For sone time
pat hio honour bad heen in a feet& state of heath, and
unable from that mom to & end to hie public duties.
His di nib took plate on Tuesday, somewhat -uddenly,
at Weymouth. Although hia judicial qualifications
%Me not of the highest order, I. was generally
e•teemed, and ii. character in private lite was
moat au.i able . The noway of oommiseioisere
being now virtually reduced to two, a fresh appoint
meat will probably be soon mad,. It is believed
that Mr. Registrar Winslow, who haa recently been
sitting as deputy eommiaioner, will fill the vacancy.
Mr. Winslow, on taking bits mat, aid, *ilk marked
emotion, that the bat and profesion generally would
unit, with him in the regret which b felt at the death
of Mr. Commis•iotter Pane. •ho had for many years
administered justice in that court He (Mr. Winslow)
considered that it would only he a proper mark of repeat
to the memory of the late Commissioner to oilman the
Court. He therefore proposed that all the sittings
appointed to be held on Wednesday should stand over
until the awe boar nest day.—Mr. Bagley, on behalf
of the bar, said he entirely concurred in the revel es.
pressed by the Court. The worm which bad been
adopted was one which the box would have 'negated.
Tbe Court time adjourned.
()octavos IN THE GOA NNEL. —The schooner Mary
Sanders, of Fowey, George Senders, master, and So
o boner Mary Ellen, of Aberyerwith, Wdliare Jones,
master, were Is collision about five miles BE. of Mouse-
hole, about eleven o'tlock on Sunday night. The Mary
Handers was from Runooni for Looe, with • cargo of
peals, and the Mary Ellen from Wiiitabaven to Rotter-
dam. The former was no the starboard tack, and the
latter on the port tack. Both easel' were much
damaged. The master and crew of the Mary Ellen got
as 'nerd the Mary Sanders, when the two mates sod
mews of both yeerels, consisting of seven persons
took to the Mary Sanders's boat, and eassaied in
laaaaisae fa a mall 00,41 between the Roadie Stone and
Lend's Rod, at oboes two o'clock on Moaday morning.
They bad grant difficulty in reaching the land, baring
bet one ear in the boat, and one of the men wan
obliged to keep hie Ism In the ping-hole the whole
tiros. They reached a small fiarni4rousi, and were
meet kindly treated, and sent an to Pawnee. The two
masters would not a their awe* sad the mate of
the Mary Ellen think* hie meatier Merned to hie ablp.
It was thought the veer& might reach Sally, as it wee
blowing • strong pl. ham 1011.—Wonens Jferfiiir