The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-03-28 00:00:00

WAREHAM.

COUNTY PLITT Stemma, Tuesday.—Before the
Rev. G. V. Garland, and; J. Mowlem, and M.
Rodgett, Facirs.
EVADING TOLL. --BADIGaI Beat, of Swanage, who
did not appear, was summoned for evading toll.—
Mr. Trevenen appeared for the proseoution.—George
Swansbitry said he was oollector at the Btoborough
gate. On the etching of the Ord of Ifebriiary,
about nine o'clock, defendant passed through his
gate. Witness opened it to allow the mail to go
through, when defendant, who was riding on horse-
back by the side of the mail, went through at the
same time. He asked defendant for the toll when
he said he would pay the following day. On his
passing through witneea told him that he was the
person who went through the previous night
without paying, which he denied. Witness could
not swear that defendant was the man,
but he believed he was I he could swear
to the horse.—ln reply to the Bench, witness said
sinee that tittle he had received a double toll.—A
*Meta was called in support of the charge, who
said on the night in question he was on horseback in
company with defendant, and they both passed
through the gate together. —The Rev. G. V. Garland
observed that it had not been shown that the toll
bad not been paid, and also that the identity had
not been made out.—Mr. Trevenen maintained that
defendant had evaded the toll within the meaning
of the Act of Parliament by not having paid toll at
the time it was demanded.—The ova was adjourned
for defendant's appearance, and a warrant was issued
spinet hien.
Of igntlita atrArtrert frig Attri —Satinet
tlonfleld was charged With allowing a donkey to
stray on the highway at Swanage. The case *fis
proved by P.C. Floranoe, who stated that be was
constantly receiving oomplaints of the animal
straying in people's gardenia —Fined 13•, including
costs.
James Hector, a horse dealer, appeared to answer
I a summons preferred against him by P.C. Rawlence,
for allowing horse to Ara, at Morden. —lt ap-
Perked two hdrasil acre going iii Ittet *heti
I one of them was not haltered. The Bench
said defendant must take proper care of his
I animals when he sent them to water, and fined him
I 6d. and re. tid. &lats.—Defendant said he Considered
be was Most harshly treated, and the decision of the
Bench amounted to this—that he should be fined
' twice every day for taking his horses to water.
I The Bench replied that be would not if he sent some
I one in charge of them. Every horse which had not
a halter about its neck vraa according to the Act of
Parliament, amounted to be straying—Defendant
replied that if seep wan the awe there were some
scores straying at fairs.
DENICINN'T WILIGHT. - Mary Briggs, of Chu-ck
I Knowle, was fined 6d. for having a 11b. weight in
her possession three drachms short.—The case was
proved by Superintendent Pales.
CAUTION. - George Orchard, of Wareham, was
, summoned on the complaint of P.C. Florence for
workiT a 'team-engine withipi 26 yards of • high-
way a Sartnage' • ,on the 14th Inst. The officer
dated hat on the day in iltiestioti He wilt Oh duty it
Swanage, when he saw • steam-engine attached to
a thring machine at work in • field in the occu-
pation of Mr. Thomas Randall, near a highway
called North Creek-lane leading from Swanage.
Defendant was in charge of the engine. He
pleaded ignorance of the law, and under these
circumstances was or.ly fined 6d., the costa being
remitted.
13.0.•1rs Altteri4Jtmes butler% a IntiVr of
4rohatito *ea • with riesshiltifig n=ry
White on the 12th inst.—lt appeared that Coln,
plainsat Is foreman of the navvies working on the
permanent way of the London and South.-Western
Railway. On the day in question he had returned
from Poole with the muck-engine. On arriving at
Wareham defendant, without any provocation at all,
dealt him a severe blow over the eye, which knocked
him doirtt ON* the thetall,rendering him insensible,
rind fit& the effeet of the blow he hitt a tionsidefable
quantity of blood.—George Guy was called in
support of the charge, who gave corroborative
evidence, and the Bmch, after alluding to the
unprovoked and savage assault, committed defendant
to Dorchester gaol for three week,' hard labour.
At a vestry meeting held in the parish of Lady St.
Mary on Thursday, Mr. Trevenen, solicitor, was
appointed
an inspector under the Lighting Act of
William IV., in the room of Henry Best.

SWANAGE.
A large body of quarrymen assembled on Tuesday
last, and proceeded to the quarry of a person named
William Tomes, from whence they forcibly carried
away some stone, and removed it to a public house.
The police were resisted in their endeavours to
proteot the property. The 000urrenoe is likely to
give employment to the gentlemen of the long robe.