The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-03-14 00:00:00

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CAUTION TO THR PUBLIo —An attempt is being made
te put into circulation some of the notes of Brodie's
Salisbury bank, which stopped payment some seventeen
years ago. A £lO note, number 2133, and dated
41h November, 1815, was passed at a shop in London
last week, arid has since been transmitted to the police
hrre, with a request that they would institute inquiries.
The note bears indorsements of a recent date, with the
view, it is //apposed, of entrapping the unwary. A
portion of the original /denature has been torn away,
and its place supplied by a piece of another £lO note,
the letters on which have been turned upside down.
SALISBURY AMATEUR iiii3SIOAL SoCIETY.—We under-
stand that Mr. C. J. Head has kindly handed to the
treasurer of St. Thomas's Schools the sum of one guinea,
being the fee paid to him as one of the professional per-
formers at the recent concert given in aid of the funds
of these schools.
SALISBURY INFIRMARY —The treasurer of the Salis-
bury Infirmary reports having received the following
for the pest month :—New Subscriptions—H. Taylor,
Esq., £5l 2s. ; F. Heiken., Esq., £5; Miss B.rlow, £ll'.;
Mr. W. T. Hunter, £1 is.; H. H. Macy, Bag., £2 2s.
Donation—Mr. Fe Medea, 1.',1 Is. Congregation Collec-
tion—Newtown Sohoolrooin, Tisbury se. 6d. Leeway—
Mr. Thomas throes, £W.
COMMISSION SIGNED BY TEI LOBO-LIEUTENANT OF
WILTS.-2nd Administrative Battalion RV. The
Moat Noble the Marquis of Lansdowne, ECG. to be
Honorary Colonel : Major M. F. Ward to be
Lieutenant-Colodel, vice Major-General Grublie,
resigned; W. F. Goooli, Esq., Captah Commandant
11th ILY.C., to be Major, vice Ward, promoted.
Memorandum—Her Majesty has been graciously pleased
to appro./1 of Major Gooch retaining his commission as
captain in the 11th R.V.C.
Bououea PrrrY SESSIONS, Monday, March 6.
Before J. Hussey (chairman), T. W. Gilbert, F.
Attwood, and J. C. Wheeler, Faqrs.
FILONY.—MariA Home was charged with stealing a
flannel vest, the property of Meagre. Style and Gameh.
Mr. William Painter said he was an assistant to that
firm, and on Tuesday, the 28th of February, lie was
nerving in the shop. On the counter were two parcels,
one of which contained • flannel vest. The parcel was
placed there about three o'clock in the afternoon, and
was not missed. The polioe-sergeant brought • parcel
to the shop about half-past siz o'clock. The one
produced was the same as was placed on the
counter. Be could swear to it by the wrapper; and the
vest belonged, to the best of his belief, to his employers.
The mark on the wrapper was a private mark of his
own.—Sarah Gale, • widow, residing in Pennyfarthing-
street, said that on the day in question she saw the
prisoner in Milford-street, who asked her to take a
parcel to Mr. Sewell's, the pawnbroker, and get 2s.
upon it. W itnalle did as she was requested, though she
was not aware what the parcel contained. When Mr.
Sewell opened it she told him it did not belong to her.
Fie then kept possession of it, and she went and told
the prisoner of the circumstance. Prisoner said that it
was her property, and she would go and see about it
herself.—William Sewell, pawnbroker, residing in
Catherine-street, said that on Tuesday, February 28th,
the teat witness brought the parcel produced
to his shop, and asked him to advance Is. 6d. upon it.
Having suspicion he detained it, and gave information
to the police, and handed it over to Sergeant McGough.
The prisoner came to his shop about two minutes after
the last witness left, and owned the property.—Sergeant
McGough corroborated the last witness's evidence an to
receiving the vest. He did not knew to whom the
property belonged until be had called on several trades.
men. Messrs. Style and Garrish identified the article
as their property. He then apprehended the prisorer.
—The Bench committed her for trial at the ensuing
quarter sessions.
A neAULTI24O A Wl73.—Janies Bruton was charged with
violently assaulting his wife on the 28th ult.—Complain-
ant said that on the previous Tuesday evening she met
her husband in Winchester-street. tie asked her if she
was coming home, when she replied she was not. He
immediately struck her in the face with hie list. She
had lived apart from her husband some time. De-
fendant also said if she did not come home, he would
come to where she was in service, and get her turned
away.—ln reply to the charge defendant said his wife
was living at • place where a married woman ought not
to be. He met her in Winchester-street and told her
one of the children was ill, asking her to come home
and see it.—Plaintiff, in answer to the Bench, said she
had not received one farthing from her husband for a
long time past. She did not wish for the defendant to
be sent to prison, but merely to be bound over to keep
the peace.—The Bench then ordered him to enter into
his own recognizanoes in the sum of £lO to keep the
pesos for three months.
00ertrY Prier Seuetedse, Tuesday. March 7th.—
Present: Viscount Folkestone, and R. K Ferryman,
J. Fiusaey, Facile., and the Rev. E. Duke.
USAF's° SERVICIL —William Daniells, under-carter
to Mr. William Came, of Winterbourne, was summoned
for unlawfully absenting himself from his master's
service.—Complainant stated that he hie. Daniells as
a yearly servant, and that he absented himself from
Sunday until the following Tuesday, during which time
his horses were left in the stable neglected —Defendant
in nlatige said that he was very sorry, but having taken
too much drink he was unable to return to work.—Mr.
Came mot wishing to press the ease, defendant was
ordered to pay the costs, 2.. 6d. and return to his work.
EVADING Tome—Thome/I Cheater, cattle-dealer, was
summoned for evading toll at Peterefinger Gate, on the
Southampton-road, on the 14th February last. —The
toll-keeper stated that the defendant drove through,
and never offered to pay the toll.—ln defence, Cheater
said that he was not aware he had not paid the toll.
He had attended the market for the last 30 years, and
never tried to evade the toll—The Beneh fined him 20s.
and costa. .

CliA26ll Or ASSAULT. --Georee Mackenzie was sum-
moned for assaulting Thomas Bridle and Bliss Stone at
Whiteparish, on the 18th February last.—Mr. Whatman
appeared for the defendant.—Elias Stone stated that he
was in company with Bridle on the day in question
when the defendant came out of the White
Bart public-house yard on horseback, and
•knosking them down rode over them, and also said he
Would murder some one before he went home.—By Mr.
Whatiesa It was about 9 o'clock in the evening. He
weaved drunk.—Mr.Whatman, on behalf of his client,
called Elizabeth Harlington, who stated that the plain-
tiff& were both drunk, and that she saw the defendant
his horse by the reins, and walking with
,!Harriet Lane.—Harriet Lane oorroborated this evidenee,
lad stated that the plaintiffs were as drunk as to come
th contact with defendant's horse.—Case dismissed.
• How Wine-srlcus ASS OBTAINID.—CharIes Babey
end Samuel Hatch were charged with cutting holly.
kki, in • plantation belonging to the trustees of the
Earl of Dcheater, at Bramshaw.—Hatch pleaded guilty,
but Babey denied cutting the trees.—P.C. Bull stated
that he saw the defendants in the act, and when he
liked them if the/ had any right to cut the holly they
made no reply.—The Chairman said it was • great shame
for respectable tradesmen to enconrage parties to cot
hotly sticks. As Hatch had been previously convicteol,
As would be imprisoned for three calendar months, with
bard labour, and Hebei' pay • nue of Wk. and costs, or
sist weeks' imprisonments
StuaLlzo Pima—Henry Chalke and George Light
wipe summoned, !ledge the provisions of the Juvenile
Glikcoders' Act, with stealing • gallon of peas, value li.,
al property of Mr. R. Medhurst, of Whiteparish.—
com*aama stated that, he had a quantity of pees in
seeks in his barn. Hia servant informed him that there
were five boys in the barn taking the peas. When he
went the boys ran away, and be gave information to
the police. The boys had no business In the
Irszn.—The police constable proved taking some peas
front the defendants!, which corresponded with those
in the asoks.—Mr. Modhuret said he did not wish to
press the case—The Chairman told the lads that the
Bench were very touch disposed to send them to the
gaol to have a good whipping, but if they would promise
not to offend again they would be let off by paying is.
eath awl COSte.
DIRINIC AND DISORDERLY. —Joseph Harrison, a
navvy, employed on the railway at Downton, was
charged with being drunk on the 2ted February, at
Downton.—The defendant was evidently the worse for
liquor when before the Bench.-.-Imprisoned 7 days
without the option of a fine.
AesAuLT. William Smeeth was summoned for
assaulting Henry Burch, on the 4th insa, at Amesbury.
e—Oomplefeent stated that Smeetis had rented a piece
d, but as he had not paid the rent, the steward
. coulplainant that he could have the allotment. On
Mte day in question he was putting some manure on the
Armond when the defendant came and struck him in the
Age; knocked him down, and pulled some hair out of his
jessed.—The Bench said it was a most unprovoked
ssealt, and ordered defendant to pay a line of 208. and
or one month's Imprisonment.
./ARDLY ASSAULT. —George Henry Martin, who
nut appear, was charged with assaulting Mrs.
of Broad Chalke.—Complainant's statement
-ed that the conduct of the defendant was very
'ed he was ordered to be imprisoned for
hard labour.
?AM IN PDMIDIT or °exit—John Tucker,
Ai not appear, was summoned for trespass in
• of rabbits, on land in the occupation of R. D.
o, Be., at No Man's Land, on the 7th February.
he had been often previously convicted he was
ordered to pay the fell penalty of 40s. and costs, in
default to be imprisoned for two mouths' with bard
labour.

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The long threatened lock-out in the iron trade has
taken Owe at last. The men is North Staffordshire
who are out on strike, refused to yield though requeated
to do so by their brethren in the trade, and warned that
if they persisted they would not rewire support from
the other - They " ',ear, and
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