The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-07-04 00:00:00

BLANDFORD.

IN some parts of Dorsetshire labour is very scarce,
and farmers are paying 4s. 6d. an acre for mowing
of hay, a great advance on the prices of last year.

BOROUGH Potion, Tuesday.—Before the Mayor and
H. Durden, Esq.,—John Benson was charged with
a...suiting Mrs. A. S. Legg, on the 17th June, by throw•
ing a flowerpot and striking her on tte ankle, and also
striking her on the head with his fist. It appeared from
the evidence that the defendant wan quarraing with his
wife who, to avoid his violence, took refuge at her
neighbour's house. Benson than commenced to destroy
his furnitnre, and upon the complainant remonstrating
he committed the assault. —Fined £l, including costs.
HorrriCOI,TUHAL AND FLORIOULTUDAL
The inhabitants of Blandford and surrounding district
are promised a treat of no ordinary kind in connection
with the above society. The annual exhibition of
fruits, Dowers, vegetables, Ito., will take place on Friday,
A ugmt 2fitli, in Lord Portman's park, when,in addition to
the usual attraction, the splendid band of the Grenadier
Guards and Mr. Byers's celebrated ohampion band will
be present. The greater part of the prizes have been
inerea,ed in value, and no efforts will be spared by the
committee of management to render the exhibition both
pleasing and attractive.

LOCAL BOARD. —The monthly meeting of this body
was held on Wednesday. The members present were
Mr. Durden (chairman), Mr. Hodges, Mr. Fisher Mr.
Park, Mr. Groves, Mr. Gill, Mr. Smith, Mr. Me•den,
Mr. Ball, Mr. Byres, Mr. Lindsay, Mr. Renville, and
Mr. Davis.—The Clerk produced the General District
Bate be bad bi-ien ordered to prepare, the rate being
due and payable from and after 26th ult.—The Clerk
also produced • lit of the persons he had served with
notices to put up shoots t,, their houses or buildings.—
The Inspector of Nuisances read his report, upon which
it was resolved that the Clerk write to the magistrates'
Clerk, asking him to call the attention of the magis-
trates to the last portion of the 12th sea. of the 18th
and 19th Vic. cap. 121, whereby they are direeted to
order costs in the event of their making an order for
the prohibition of a nuisance, as such costs, although
always applied for, had never been received.—The
Surveyor reported that Mr. Henry Farquharson had
applied to him to have a tense erected in the gardens
adjoining Dun& Meadow, to prevent his (Mr. Farqu-
harson's) cattle straying into those gardens, there being
no protection for them now inconsequence of the new
sewers partially filling up the ditch. It was resolved
that Mr. Farquharson's application could not be enter-
tained by the Board.

Parry Summate, Saturday, June 24th.—Before W.
P. Okeden, and J. J. Farquharson, Esqrs., and the
Rev. J. Watts.—Martin Lane was charged with tres-
passing for game, on lands belonging to Lord Rivers, at
Tollard Farnham.—George Grass stated that on the
14th June he saw • wire set in a hare Tun in • field.
The defendant came soon afterwarde and took it up and
put it into his pocket. Witness was about 10 yards off.
—The head keeper said the lad had been caught twice
before at a similar offence and cautioned--Defendant
said that a boy threw a stone at a blackbird, and he
went to pick it up.—Fined lls. and 9s. costs, or on•
month's imprisonment.—Elizabeth Ann Pitman,
Hannah Pitman, and Joseph Pitman—mother, daughter,
and son—were severally charged with dealing a number
of faggot bands, the property of J. J. Farquharson,
Esq.—The case was proved by the woodman, and they
were fined is., 2d. damage, and be. costa. —George
Paul was charged with being drunk and riotous on the
24th May, in Bryanstone-street. —P.C. Hann stated
that between 11 and 12 on the night of the 24th ult., he
saw the defendant drank, stripped, and offering to fight.
He tried to persuade him to go into his house, but he
refused. He continued making a noise and disturbing
the neighbours. About 12 o'clock he got his horse out
and put it into the cart, arid remained in the street
some time.—For the defense a lad named Pitman was
sidled, who stated that the defendant was not drank,
neither did he quarrel with any ens but his own wife,
who upset some beer he had brought home.—The Bench
being of opinion that the charge was fully proved
sentcnced the defendant to 7 days' hard labour in Dor-
cheater gaol.—William Short was charged with a
similar offense committed on the following night.—
Defendant did not appear, and the charge being proved
by P.C. Hunt, who stated that the language
made use of by Short was disgraceful, be was
sentenced to a like term of imprisonment.--John
Bsll was fined 2s. 6a., and costs 2s. 6d., for allowing •
cow to stray on the highway on the 3rd June.—
Thomas James was charged with • similar offence, but
it being proved to the satisfaction of the Bench that the
animal had, with another, broken down the gate of the
orchard in which it was placed, the summons was die-
-Richard Guy was charged with being drunk
and riotous at Milton Abbas on the night of the 6th
June.—The case was proved by P.C. Cross, and de-
fendant was fined Eis. and 9s. costa—Edmund
Jefferies, of the same village, was charged with a similar
offense on the 7th Jane, and was also fined So. and
9s. costs.