The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-10-23 00:00:00

DOBORKSTII2.

THE LADY HIM?. —Miss Blamhe Murray, well.
known in this town, ham been sentenced to six months.
The Warren gaol delivery for this county and those
of Wilts and Hants takes place at Winchester on
November 3rd.

" THI srn" is to he celetrated here with the usual
elm. Arrangements are to be made for a grand
torchlight prooession and the proceedings are expected
to surpass those of last year.

Tite Dinersa of the 3rd O.RV and
presentation of prize, will take place M the King's
Arms Hotel on Friday, the 2vith inst., at 7.30. Mr.
Brymer, the borough member, has acoepted an in‘ Ra-
tion to be present.
A CORRISPONDINT wants to know how it is the
pavement immediately above the new bank has not
been relaid. We most refer him to the authorities,
but we certainly ogres with him that as it last presnit
it ill a nuisance.

TeLaWsATars.—Th• followiza is our meteorological
rowel :

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Date. i /loon. oint it Wind. State of Weather.
I Night.
Oet I • • I
16 " be NW Rain, floe
111 ki 18 , NW &sin, fine -17 a in NW Fine
is as 88 IR Pine
II 88 I 84 8W Cloudy, like
We 88 144 Wk 8 Me
11 84 be 8 Rain

Covwsr Pouca, Satud.y.—Preeont :Kr. Imbed
Witham. Word Steward. Yr. A. &lakes. Kr. IL L.
gjefir V. J. W. Arown—lir. Wingate the
inopecax uoidorrhr %month likonsss AuSisosts, was

the complainant The proceedings were taken under the
94th sec. of the 38 and 39 Vic. 'Public Health Act " and
complained of an alleged nuisance existing on premises
of which the defendant is the owner, in consquenee of
defective drainage. Mr. Welsford who represented the
authority said the matter complained of hail been in
existence for some time, and was a great nuisacce to the
neighbourhood. Mr. Howard, for the defendant, admitted
the existence but asked for a fortnight's grace in order
that it might he alist,d. It related to the drainage of I 4
houses. The Bench acceeded to Mr. Howard's request
and made an order for its abatement in a fortnight, subject
to a penalty of 10s. per day.
TIIUMPIMY CHARGES. —Joh ,1 Timmer, an Olif Will Of over
70, was summoned by Henry Bicker a keeper to Mr. H. B.
Sheridan, of Frampton.—Mr. Howard was for the defer,
dant.—On Monday the lit of October about 10, in the
. morning complainant was outside a copse called Giant's
Mead. He saw • man walking down, turn back, and
walk up it. Getting into the tine he saw a horse and cart
standing there. He followed the defendant and 'old him
he had been in the cope, and that be had some sticks in
the cart. Defendant admitted that he had and gave him
four hazel nut sticks which he hail rut off to go across a
basket —The Chairman to the witness What is the
value I—Witness (sheepishly) 2.1 —The Chairman more
than I should like to give for thena—By Mr. Howard : lie
had known the defendant for the laat 13 months—Mr.
. . .

Wilbame (interrupting), John Thorner; sou had no businos
to go into the copse. The keeper is right in bringing
forward the case, you are dkchargol.— William Pilaw*,
pleaded guilty to haring stolen a few nuts from awe of
Mr. Sheridan's bushes. Ordered to pay the costa.
James Buell was summoned for trespageng in search of
gime upon the land of Mr. Hull, of Tolpuddle.—Defen•
dant : I was there sir ! Fined Ills. and route, or 14 days,
with an intimation that he woulan't get oil so light next
time.

t tam Thor lw !and Leo Crirchell, a couple of carters,
were charged with stealing barley the property of their
muter.—Mr. Howard was for the prosecution. Mr. Weston
lir the defendants. The circumetances were as follows :
William Ashford, in the employ of Mr. William Chileott,
of Ounington, as labourer, said the two prisoners were
I carters upon the farm, and they each had four horses to
look after. On Thursday last, between Lour and five ill the
afternoon, he wa, working in the barn, winnowing barley.
They were unloading barley, which they hal brought from
the place where they ss,re thrashing, to the barn. In con-
sequence of what his wast:r bad said to him, he wentout
' side the barn and saw there were 3 sacks of barley left in
the waggon. Thorne brought in to the barn two of the
! sacks out of the three, hut the third was not brought in.
I He went wet again and told the two prisoners there was
I a sack missing. and they said they knew nothing at all
! about it. Ile counted the logo before theta, and put a
. mark on them Directly aft, prisoners came in for a
rope, ail then he sow that an empty bag had been placed
on the top of those he had marked. Ile then shut the door,
and communicated with his master. Mr. William
Chileott, in consequence id what Ashford told him, went
and examined the r,rn hini of the prisoners. In Thorn's
be found oats, barley, and beans. He took it all out—tive
bushels, and put it in the barton. In Critchell's bin he
found a very little barley and oats and beans—a.out three
bushels. Whilst doing this Thorne left, and his suspicions
I being aroused he watched him, and maw him bring a tart
of • bag of barley out of his stahle. lie went to him and
asked him what he had got. He said "I hope you'll for-
give me, sir, Catchall and I agreed to take a each of
barley. My part is in the bin, and this is what Critchell
• was going to have." They had no right to take it. It was
not wanted for the horses; they had plenty of food for I
them. Bsrley if given alone would have injured them.
—Cross-examined: He was aware that his non had given
them half a bushel of barley for their horses yesterday.
week. He had no desire to press the ease, but wished the
Bench t deal with it as lightly as they could. He was
very sorry to see them there, but he had been compelled
! to bring forward the case in self protection as be had been
robbed of barley for some tiese.—Mr. Weston, in behalf of
Thorne, after his confession, pleaded guilty for him; hut
' with regard to Critchell, he contended there was no
evidence against him. Thorne's implication could not be
taken at all as evidence in law a gain. him. Beyond that
there was not a title of evidence against him.—Mr.
Howard also threw Thorne upon the mercy of the Court at
the strong recommendation of the master.—Thorne was
sentenced to I too/Alia har.l lahunr, and Critchell was
discharged. The Bench told the latter there was very
little moral doubt that be was concerned in the saone
transaction. The very light sentence on the part of Thorne
was due to the intercession of his master and his previous
good character.
80R01,311 POLICE, Monday.—Before the Mayor (Kr
Alderman Lock), and Mr. W. H. Hoslges.
J,,b Scale, of Fordington, was salaamed by Mr. Peaces,
the Inspei•tor for the Education Department of the
'ouric:l, for neglecting to send his children to school—llls
plea was the usual one, that he could not afford to pay the
feea—The Bench t II him he had the opportunity by
applying to the Guardians of getting them paid for him,
and an order was made for the attenifance of the
children at school.

THE INDIAN FAMINE.
Up to Saturday it, the amount forwarded by the
May of Dorehenter to the Mansion Howie Coins
mitree f this fund war: Mo.