The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-03-19 00:00:00

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soy- talliii44—dieernistradoes, or proce-Mions—foti party
or political burpoese. —By order. (Signed) H.
BLUNDELL, Lieutenant Colonel, Assistant Adjutant-
General
Iterottwo DOWN Cass—Mr. Lefroy had before him at
the count) court on Thursday the cause of Gideon Wright
v. Trott, the plaintiff being • grocer of the firm of Wright
and Son, of High Zest-street Dorchester. and the defen-
dant • farmer of Oodnianstone. The claim was Is. 6d.
for damage alleged to have been caused to plaintiffs
carriage In consequence of • collision with a waggon
through defendant's rarelemesse. It appeared about six
o'clock on the evening of October 31st the pita', Ulf was
returning in • four-eel carriage from Caine to Dorches-
ter. and when near the Wesleyan Chapel at Charsoinster
noticed the approach of a waggon and two bones, there
being tly no control over them. Mr. Wright
celled :uPrZ,Tpthe top of his vales, but no notice was CA=
of the warning, and the result of defendant's carelessness
was that there was • collision. The carriage suffered con-
siderable damage, and its repairs cost the amount now
claimed. Mr.'Wright said he had eim:lrckaamarged the
amount the repairs actually cod hint dant had
offered to settle the matter, but after repudiated
this offer. Several witnesses were examined; aincemet
them Mr. Haar, of Caine, who spoke to the carnage
being on the right side of the road. Another witness saki
she heard plaintiff about out before the accident. ILL
Weston, for the defence, said there was contributory
ul on the pert of the plaintiff, and that Mr. Trod
shotie out to Mr. Wright to pull up, but in vain, for the
lather was deaf. His Honour, considering the 'cadent
was eolelnutable to the negligence of the defenders%
gave judgment favour of ON plaintifffor the full
amount claimed.
AT Tat 801100011 POLICI COUNT, OD Saturday, before
the Mayor (Dr. Aldrideek Prowl Tremors and Walton
.lesers, both labourers, were charged with sleeping in
the abed in the Fairfield on the previous night. P.C.
Gould found them in the shed, and they pleaded they had
had too much to drink and could not find their way to
their lodgings. Alter • magisterial lecture they were
discluirged.

anythag-, _
could not help_ thirldng fe -Woidd be-f-onid-
Guadiana would hare • great reluctance to come to
the Scrams four tines a year. which they would be
obliged to do to discharge the business they would be
called upon to transact. At present the expenses for
prisons, bridges, ftc., amounted to about £14,000 a
year,. and the poiice about £15,000, which would
roman as heretofore in the hands of the magistrate;
and he thought the most the new Boards would have
to deal with would be minor matters amounting
perhaps to £2,000 • year. It appeared to him the
magistrates bad alwsy, hitherto conducted the affairs
of the county in a beisines,.ilke manner, and that
everythiltdabeen done in &straightforward manner
and the which was presented by Mr. Keats,
their county treasurer, to the ratepayers had been out
forward in such a fair and open manner that
he doubted whether anything in it could be
called in question. (Hear, hear.) But this Board
would be expected to go much beyond that. There
wee the great question of the Highways, winch it was
specially intended they should oontruL Aloe the
pollutioo of rivers. He did not think the ratepayers
would (eel very warm upon that. The other duties
were of a minor character. The appointment of
cocoons for instance. The old warm of election by
free-holders was, no doubt, the cause of much moon.
venial°. • but he could not see why it should sot be
Left to the Court of Quarter Sessions, instead of being
I referred to the Board Those 40 members would have
to be collided from all parts of the county, which
would prove not only irksome but add very much to
the expenses, instead of proving, as intended, • relief
to the ratepayers. And he believed ratepayers would
rather forego the sentimental part than have to pay
extra for it. For himself he would rather the Govern-
ment would admit the difficulty with regard to the
roads ae in the case of the Prisons Bill, and regard
them as public property. At present only one quarter
of the property of the country contributed towards
their maintenance. Funded property and persona who
used the roads paid nothing except by rates, which
belimight y or they might not. He
eved it would be intitely better for the country
they should come under Government control, and
that, he was insured, It would come to. Against that
of course would be raised the my of Centralisation,
which was the greatest bugbear possible. Matters
centred in the Government was a very different thing
in our country to what it was in despotic countries.
Our Government represented the voice of the country,
and no law was pissed without the assent of the
people. And he could not help thinking it would be •
great mistake to throw further burdens upon the
people, and his own opinion wee this Act would be
found exceedingly disappointing and expensive, and
It would not only tend to raise the rates but would only
be worked at a great expense to the countries. No
doubt the Government had done it with the best
poodble intentions, in order to give that voice to the
ratepayers, which Mr. Floyer said, in an excellent
little speech in the House, they who had grown up as
agriculturists were capable of exercising. But after
all he would ask them to show him the benefit of it.
He himself believed it would eventually become a dead
letter.
Mr. Hones, the vice-resident, replied. He said :
It was well known that in all communities there must
be a government of some kind. They saw it even
among the uncivilised natives of the wild tribe,,
Undoubtedly, this originally arose from an extension
of the paternal rule of clans. But with civilisation
this gave way to • great extent to representative
Government, and they found the higher and higher
became the state of civilisation of a people w the
principle of representative Government advanced, and
became recorded as the curly true principle; while
autocratic Government were fast coming to an end.
(Hear, hear.) In this country we had a model of
representative Government in the Legislature. That
principle had been extended to their towns, and
their Municipal Governments wan one o the glories of
itaglishmen. But there remained owl, and the last.
rag of autocratic Government in the counties, and
though he admitted the amount of power which had
been left in the hands of the magistrates was but small,
nevertheless the expenditure of that money had been
left in the hands of men who must, from his point of
view, be regarded as nominees of the Crown, and he
believed that with the passing of that Bill, that last
vsstie of automatism would receive its death blow.
The subject which had been introduced
to them that evening was indirectly representative
Government, and be had no doubt there •ould be a
very strong debate upon it if ever the Bill got into
committee, which, judging from the many hindrances
it had met with, seemed very doubtful. The indirect
representation of the people through their Boarda of
Guardians be thought would be a great advantage.
They would be, in the first place, eminently of •
financial character, and as such it was right and just
the large ratepayers should have the principle void in
the election of it. Another question that would arise
would be as to the proportion of magirtrater and
, guardians. He would admit the principle that the
I Board should he composed as far as possible of one
half owners and the other occupiers to be good ; but
he thought if twoinirds of the Board had been elected
by the Guardians that object would have been better
tenured, as there could be no doubt that a great many
proprietors and magistrates would be rooted by the
Guardians to represent them. He hoped that ía COM-
saittee it would be altered to that effect The
Government had taken the Quarter Sessions as the
brie of the Bill, and by doing that he thought there
would be • very great saving .1 expense, There would
la no necessity for the institution of new machinery.
The same officers would be retained, with increased
salaries if the Board thought fit. Many new powers
would be given the ratepayers, the chief of which
would be that reining to the repair of the Highway._
This was • most important measure. Many made
would henceforth be recognised ae County property,
and that, he thought, was • step towards irranta being
obtained from Government towards their repair.
(Hear. hear.) He could not but hope. and he ful y
believed, the jurieliction of the County Board in these
roads would lead to a considerable savia. It was a
step towards the classification of road., which bad .
i.een much discussed and generally considered would
le a most useful measure. He did not think the
powers respecting the conservation of rivers of any
consequence or that of election of coroners. But
there was one clause to which he wished to draw
attention. Under the 25th clause, the Board had very
cinsiderable power with regard to the alteration of the
rem of Unions. ft was • very important one
and one that he felt ought be exercised at once in
this county. BO far as the Act leading to increased
be thought that It would be found that •
fjuz= and gradual adoption of it would result
la a reduction and savin,g to the rates. He would alio
refer to the 19th clause. That he thought was one of
most objectionable character. If guardians would
have to go to the touble which the Lecturer had, told
them they would have to, then surely it ought never
to had been inserted. Surely cuch a dour must have
been introduced by the author of " Lolbair," in order
to show his continued adheranoe to one of his pet
theories. (Laughter and hear, hear.) It was as
follows .-
It enacted that any elective member of the County
Board was not entitled to vow on any question under that
Act relating to any Main road when any ?art of each
road is situated within the area of which he is • monsteir.
That at once took away any power the gruodians
might have possessed, and left it as before in the
hands of the magistrates. He considered it a direct
insult, and therefore it was he hoped an amendment
to the Bill, would he put in constituing two-thirds of
the Boards. guardians. (Hear, hear.) Should it how-
ever become law, he imagined the elective members
would decline to take any part in the proceeding of a
Board so constituted. He differed vary considerably
from the gentlemen who had introduced the discussion,
for be thought it would be found a most useful
measure. A good deal of work would be throwo upon
County Boards, and it was right they Amid be
be constituted of men who knowing the districts, were
much more competent to deal with local questions.
For himself he looked for AK extension of Tramways,
a subject o-hich would be much better dealt with by •
Board on need as this would be. There wen many
points in ne Bill well worthy of adoption, and may
which he h,ped would be abandoned, and he believed
of that w_-e so it would be found to work well, not
__......ratiTEß FARMERS' CLUB. I only sentimentally but actually for the good of the
'county. (Hear, hear.)
THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BILL. j Mr. KJEKT had not read the bill but out of the
'This subject was dealt with at a meeting of the I rattled he entertained for the President, and Mr.
above Club held at the Antelope hotel on &tardily 1 Damen, he responded to the call of the farmer. From
um, by tr. B. Digits. The lecturer did not read a what little he had read of it he had oaths to the same
but r,,hins etre. us:viz disqu
tage isition upon the , conclusion as Mr. Daman. His experience of the
roshoe. of of where a great deal of money hadto
that the laboured papers with which the Club be expended, showed him there was not that interest
have been before now favoured have lacked, we i taken in it then ought to be. If the magistrates bad
nommend the example to future lecturers. been voting away the money faster than they mum
There were present Mr. Genoa (preeident), Mr. wish. there might be • greater necessity for such a bill
Wood Homer (vios-president), and Messrs. C. Kent, than he could see at presnA, but. he had heard of se
W. Chick, Bananas., Dames, jour, Chnpuran such complaints. He looked upon the magistrates as
Bowden, Oakley Saunders. Dr. Day, Foot, and A. the representatives of the ratepayers. What affected
Lock. the landlord equally affected the tenant, and a
klr. DAILIOt, in openini the subject. *aid the quo.-Irate who voted away his tenants money voted away
ow was a difficult one. t had excited and did excite his own at the same time. (Hear, hoar) The 000trois
differences of opinion, and it must bean for a of the highways would be put into the hand. of this
.at length of time; awl he could not help thinking new Board, awl what he would like to see done-with
great many of his friends throughout the county his friend Mr. Fowler, was that all gates should be
yowl lat disappointed as ratepayers in the messura, dons away with across their highways. It might
A, a farmers' ebb they ought, undoubtedly, to feel entails certain amount of hardshipeupon tin Landlords
gratitude towards the GI wecorgoror for but he thought it would be found better for the
rtart"toing it It had without doubt been done with community at large. and a most decided convenience '
the beet possible intentions, and indeed the Govern, for tenants stock and travellers. (Hear, hear.) He
'Mint had for • long time done everything possible for thought the Bill would only give the Board the
gem benefit of the ratapsyers. (Hear, beer.) For management of a vary small amount of money and •
Tears previously questions of that Lature had very large amount of trouble. At the same time,
use eery mach ignored b those to whom the prestos with Mr. Damon, he gave the Government all credit
Government had suoce.dell. The Penned Government for wishing to 4. what they could for the agricultural
had, however, taken every opportunity to reetify intemet, for, as they must know, for years past that
tbaaa °mimic... The County Administration was interest had been kept in the Lackground.
mat a dm. question, but one that was most interesting Mr A. LOCK could not a , gree with the vice-pren.
40 au cf.." who paid rates. In this direction the dent's suggestion that the Board should oon .
eminent had taken fir-t the opportunity of in. two-thirds granrcliana For a bing time the magistrates
air nor „: al Holdings Bill, and be gave had carried out most economically the business of the
&Wooing
credit for the best possible Intentions for county, and it would be unfair to put them in a
own every
the yaw" of the owner and 07x4:.1 It was, how. minority. Every member who might be elected to .
and people it thought fit bad the Board, whether magistrate or guardian, would
ioww, lilt did demi, It, ban an Mat he the oxpenditure, and that would I
a Mit teit" A gm"

at event. the power of votini different aim; of
money ; and although it oertainly id not impose upon
them any very heavy respousibility. yet still they
would bare n voice in the matter. NT., doubt there
would be plenty of work found for the Board when it
wa.s established; but the difficulty he foresaw was to
get members to come from all parts of the county.
Btill, they must remember that wee an inconvenience
to which magistrates had always been put. (Hear,
board The speaker thought that, taken a• a whole,
the measure was a very useful one and was wall
calculated to meet many of the difficulties agriculturists
had to complain of.
Mr. KEST proposed a vote of thank. to Mr.
Damen, which wee seconded by Mr. G. W. 110/11111,
and carried by acciammation.
Mr. DANDI suitably returned thanks, and the meet-
Jog then broke ttP.

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a laCire eranY the bad 011111111 L Aid -- Ile ir • WWI" 1411 Inst say Intensend espouses being eeLflv. Olark ormeenvea.---- --
rlintiult te bear what be mid. The boy. by seritt
ikaltt entuttg ilirtoo• hz.d__ tilka Act twiperleuos ll"
glinadrietakde wielerk.V it.
Pt! - Mr. Camghs 8. ..„ the . ebri="teritttr.o; QO ode...tone Yo s. ,s: dltileeal "What will ..r
wil ear.
.if be knew r lo
WrO tr2lia.aton.
having a small quantity oriont ir air( kee-ilisc'.. ti.t...•'• '".
ZnYtllt the Garenusent Intended to improve the &limner especially in regard to the i.rti-Dl7,w7
TUESDAY. IL&RCH 19. 1878 The feta I not on of agriculturalist*, but of the TO the Ctlisdithas It appeared the Bill had not been (...i.. '•• • "i•I'll"--.4"-e"osse• ie •-i" '' Ir.".' 'U". C•n.1.1.1..'1.:1717.i..7'14:.if'hree.re1pi1yt'.44"1":%-ktlEi.s.;.brb'ell`°l::mal'ttk..b:
blic, bet as far be Ise could see it had re- received at that tneeting with quite 164 111l14h torpor eeen bun and Robert Trosebridde, twice ioer in
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=derrather dm otherwise. The next measure it had been in other Demi -,---:-. heraelf with her him ineremet. mat the ems- bet•
-- " 13..1.11.10er direct,. Igi AhoiLi mt d ..en• evenly Ow slam words, and he woe not sure but ivt if
of the county. In the first Mr. Gaidney defes:iel Roper. sfr defended no•diind li hi been said he might not bays rapes it
DOSOKIIIITILS. they introduced was the present one, and that hs Place be would albs& to its in. They were aware Picuan. eosin. As to the idea Of Robert Trowbridge oonsiderlug
at tin Speeken'
lat. rungs was one of the w____Weest•
on wa,A,....e. thought was • gnat Act on principle. It •'•• the that
,__. for some years the expenses of the ratepayer. Sergeant spur, on the rat from Illandloril. on the th,,se were old leather Inn. which were of no mints itie•
555 p.A.mentery full dress omen"' --wan,' duty of • Goverment to protect the persons and neu been considerably increasing. A reeway Ma mine (tail', 1614 Pitthan's ymi c • g scorn Sticidand. sod Ti'.:. no I which he had abandnued, they must conaider
ProPert7 of the ntry, and to the mated& interest+ been asked hilt, and that wee that those who paid the noted bra Pitman to otop th , horse. who. Wltne.o.,' 3 wbothor lie really dualist- ro. If they acquitted &shed
evening• . p• Aibton"-ewhalits. and
,__ aresstieallY• of It all daises and not the masts alone rates should have a voice in the expenditure. and that bag coutaining ewe oe the awe or it w the ..an. lie edged iyowbetide they must acquit George' but the convene
Is these dere
the paolanyers if the ILut wan their, but llry Pionen w.mid am apply, for George might be acquitted. even U
al “11011rillgUi -
._,"":••00 men- should contribute Therefore had introduced there should be constituted county financial bonnie.
terminated careers
to be able ti° Ram °o4's &sew [ the County Administration Bill. Is hsd loog been There was a clamour throu4hout the country said it wee hers. lby cauP Coi I her: in' 'e''' Persisted it they tom,' Robert guilty.
penies it is ref ,opo of which cannot be num- ,
; -r was I"mw,Snd hem mdslia Psik her Imo c. ins' v. STEALING POULTRY AT LULWORTIL
mem a wide, ria....„
which _. regarded se a lam, 'manacleg question, and El years for this. That, Go far as he °Quid see, warn a ~tub. mr roman herointerreyewl, char:ion the witness to
W.-.d. the advantages or e are Walnut. sod , ago people need to try 012114 representation and and reasonable principle, and it warn on the Wendt speak ‘the truth. Phi was toi i sI.o bail a C-onnall to I eik
Samuel C.°. 4:36). "b°folzrrester.slainiga atßitierit Luillwftdorth,(26lon
..... _„..aseee of which tb's tat'utast tellanc• and eitiete 'taxation iambi go together. That WY a sentiment of that principle that he advocated the present Bi I, after her rise, awl the rather loudly espren;•l bi..errkii.s(tentur:i
.11...be,..0,...vv^T• 3. three ~" four fowl.. v.". 58... the
105 k....•
ci-Tir be oared in. Such • company Is the that sounded very well' but be Quaid not but think it although no one appreciated the value of the great
over the balance tlivn.n to
Itanpite,kcsroe
heef,..ll;rsei.,ltf.,hottera.ub:tzooeaswetth _
wernsemth
Prudential which was rather ovmffrawn, and, further, he did not think services that had been rendered for centuries by ) Hood pleaded guilty; but Cox energetically answered
will be found Va:cabl,•r
...t........._„__Mai we feel we are not there waa such a atsrag feeling in the country upon it county more than he did. Then, with ' 64". Dervni.h apprehended Roper st Q 1 irliopon'Farte. ' "Not guilty," and be had to be tried.
doing wrong in e""""'"Y "'""`"""•••• it to the "tan' as thus wee • quarter of • century ago ) but tthst it regard tnolitiestrqttsion of oentnthaation. There had ' eir'a7arra ir, and rouged him with steeling hu insowea 1 Mr. Lock toted.
ties of our r"de".
Tim Hoasj GUARDS AID ran Vounrugna.-With was regarded as mere seerbefead than real Well, , been a Feat cry for loci' burden, tr, be relieved from Ir. He ..id-" I know nothing about the coca;" bat William DV. • he•rd the turkeys making a
with regard to the musUtution of the Boards which the public Pures. New. they "oat bear In "Ind if 1 aftillwerds told his master-" les ri ese telling lies shoat i nolo% and went down to tire outhouse, where he found
I Hood, a dead turkey on the ground and two flattening.
..fewoorio the recent attempt to induce the Peke- this Act had in yiste,'' ales would have a fair they got money from the Government they must , It; t did take a bit of corm Mr. Plyrake said-" I mean
'All ' property of Om _ .
taws to Mumble in Hyde Park to page a resolution on
eh. 'bourn Question, the following district mien Sesekrwl Dlrfelon two would be and voice in its expenditure, and certainly would when prisoner answered-" The corn was intended for the .
sfr Dent, went back, and found Cox in the corner of the
"r° °I tb° Adm . -13' From e"d7 Petty expect the Government would have some little hand the corn that WM put in Pitman's van this morning." IHe took Hood and the dead turkey, handed over Hood to
first time I hovel. Wood said "It is a done Job; we are ditched."
bee bee Wiled horn the Horse Guards ;-" The ni Oar- appointed and WOO LWO Code- dictate how that money should be spent. Those two evr.="aabiedthoef
o•forotersr.althsd.refTe.o.Thcoi:Let.thbode
... - wit.. The two du ttetilmng.tredbeYsthawterenitnottheq rewral (commanding home district) desires that 0001. unaptly, in this county, where there were clamours had led to that Bill; and although it did not
mesding officers of volunteer regiments will explain 10 &Arnow the Heard would consist of 40 mem. give them very much power, he really thought it met when he gave up • bey, and witness GA. wivi
apprebentlt'd him
opened the earn lin. and tosk asample uMit.tvidoeses"d. but one
might be out of Ginn, produced • brief, =misting ot a
dearly to their men that volunteers, equally with her her; which he thc.eght would be quite a ruflcient the requirements of the cm. It gave the ratepayer! 1 7fe.nrotratW Trod...in --which_ h. -.....- r..... T..- 1_ .ith the then I piece of piped with questions written on it, and these he
Majesty's other troops, are forbidden to take part ill number to do , - -- that had to be done. But he all - - . -it to the wt.theeTli ti-- ' . - ...hen the wits..
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take.ii-trFitinana van by Sugunt Sil man.
In croes-examinatien by Mr. Goldnay, witness would
not say whether there were three or tour bushels of corn,
had been • miller, but would not maser to the difference
between three
sgm
reeoruifour bushels.
Anthony
who lived next to Roper, with •
common front door, and on the 9th of March, beard some
one give a call, went, and found gra Pitman. who placed
her luagaim down, took the hag, and threw it into the
van. The bag had something in it, but he could not swear
it was the same.
lire. Pitman again interrupted, and being spoken to by
Mr. Warren, laughed tit loud, as if it were • gond joke ;
no she did when the Commissioner repeated some of the
last witness's evidence.
Susanne Woolbridge was in Pitman's von on the Pth,
and saw a bag put up in the van by Mrs. Pitman, and
afterwards taken by Sergeant Stillman.
Mr. William Smoke. of Quariestone Farm, spoke to
Roper being in his service, and having Me key of the
barn. A communication RAI nude to him by Squire,
afire which be communicated with the police. The corn
produced was grown and harvested by him.
By Mr. Goldney Prisoner Roper is •native of Stackland.
By Mr. Matthews: The oats are of an ordinary
character.
Mr. Clark reminded the jury that the prisoner Roper
had distinctly &omitted Use stealing. As to the woman
the toting of the bag MY an independent act on the part
of the woman, and the only question was—" Did Me
know they were stolen r
Alters few remarks by Mr. Clark, the Commissioner
said there was a very weak cam against the woniaic The
only fad against her wee that she said, in answer to
Stillman about the beg—" It belongs to me." But that
might be said by a carrier. ISA • bait, • natural thing for
her to soy, meaning— " It is not passenger's luggage."
Mr. Mathews reminded the Bench there was no con-
cealment, with which Sir Fitsjaines agreed.
The jury had the matter left to them: but one hesitated
to discharge her, as she was in poseesim of stolen pro-
perty, and had not proved her innocence,
Sir Fitglatnes said rums charged by • policeman do
not alwaye give a straightforward and satisfactory
account, but are little flurried. It depended on the view
the jury took of her answer; but be repeated that the
cue was very weak, there I•11111/4 • mhstantial doubt
Alter further consideration. the Jury found the woman
not guilty, the Foreman adding that they found the man
Sir Fit:jamas : I &mit think my friend Mr. Goldney
will sum with that. (Laughter.)
Mr. Goldney then went to adder, the jury for the male
primmer, and urged that the principal evidence against
him waa his urn statement; but there is nothing more
fallacious than the repetition of words uttered by another.
Von his learned friani Nr. Clerk with his instructions
written, and lying before him, did not repeat the words
comedy or as they were repeated by the policeman —one
said the prisoner stated. "This Is the first time Fre been
catched," the other. ' This is the first time I took • bit
of corn, and now I've Men mitched." How mush more
likely, than were the policeman and the man's master to
mak mistakes in the words! Then again, how improbable
It was that the prisoner could have taken the corn without
it. being misled by the master : yet there was no evidence
of his having perceive, the NON be urged that the words
said to have been time by the prisoner in the field ought
to be considered with all the eurrAnding circumstances,
and that with all time circumstances they were not
sufficient evidence of his guilt
The learned commissioner said the jury had first t, be
unified whether the bag and corn, found in Mrs. Pitman's
van, were Mr. Spraleeliliroperty. If ',earned of that, the
next question was—" Did Roper steal it r As to the
conversation in which prisoner VW said to have admitted
the theft, the evidosoe was unsatisfactory as far as
minuteness of accursey as to language went; but did the
witnesses or not give s correct account of its results, and
he pointed out that Mr. Speaks energetically confirmed
the policeman's statement. If they believed the evidence
as to the con versatien was accurate, it would prove the
prisoners' guilt.
The Jury found Roper guilty.
The Commissioner was willing to believe prisoner's
statement that this was the first time he had stolen corn,
and then he WS4 caught. He sentenced him to three
months' hard lebour, adding—As to rou Mrs. Pitman, all
I can say is—You have got off. There was a doubt in
your cam, there wu sot evidence enough to convict you;
but you had better be careful what you do with that van
of yours. You can r.
Cleelss Passim was indicted for stealing at Stickland,
on March 9th, a quantity of black oats and a sack beg,
value Ss. the property of 'William Sprake, and also
receiving them feloniously.
Mr Clarke prosecuted; Mr. Charles Mathews defended.
P.C. Andrews was at Blandford on the 9th, and in
coneequence of a communication, went with Sergeant
&Menu to prisonsishouse, and found about two bushels
of mixed mita in a swage leading to the kitchen, and
under a beg. In the house he also found a seek bag,
marked "William Speak., Normandy Patin." On the
premises were about 150 bags.
Croes-emamined: The room had • bed and bedstead in
it; but it might he used me a lumber room; he would
have to clamber over mime things ti get to the bedstead.
Sergeant Stillman found a quantity of corn in the
pantry, in the kitchen, and in a room upstairs, in
prisoners house. Prisoner said be could account for it.
Various lots of corn were a.bout. The bedstead had on it
a manes; and • Marseille quilt.
Cross-examined: Pitman told him he had had a rick of
oat, of his own thrashed lately.
Mr. W. Speaks identified the oats as being his, but
while the samples were being handed to the fury, one was
let fall on the floor, amid laughter.
Witness continued that Pitman lived about • quarter
of • mile off, and occupieda little land, and six months
••• witness lent him this barn for the purpose of thrash.
inn oats, but not the barn these were thrashed in.
Cross-ecamined: Pitman lent him his spring van in
retort for the favour. The oats were ordinary Tartar
oat&
Re-examined teats put in • leg might be duller than
those kept in • barn; but he did not see any difference.
By the Commissioner; Could not expect • pure UM_ Pie ;
there would general, be a few white oat, with the black
ones.
Anthony Squire thrashed 90 sacks of black oats for pee-
Boner ; there were no white &town them.
Cross-examined: Some of the sacks were carried towards
Pitman's house. Questioned about the oats he said—
there's some there that's not black."—(Laughter) —The
oats being evidently mixed.
Another witness was brought forward, but did not carry
the prosecution's cam any further.
Mr. Mathews urged there was nothing criminal in the
prisoner having oats, as he was • carrier. He gave a
perfectly natural muss to the policeman He continued
to somas eloquently to tbe jury that there was no
euspiciots circumstance connected with the piece where
the bag WU found, and that the prisoner was of such
experience that he would not have forfeited his character
for the sake of the goods alleged to have been Auden.
The Commissioner said there was • very serious ques-
tion as to the identity of the oats; it was only proved in
this way—that the samples correspond. Supposinthey
did, itdoes not follow that people having oats of their own
have stolen 10030 because samples of them found in tbeir
07:ion correspond. The sack spoke for Itself; it was
rake's, but there were 150 seeks in the house, and
the fury would form their own opinion as to whether this
sack might not have got mixed up with the rest For the
sake of many people he knew he Mould be very sorry if
they were to be charged with stealing because another
person's book or umbrella, were found in either of their
houses, more especially if they had been in the habit of
leading to each other.
The Jury found prisoner not guilty.
sTIM.IIIO HAILNISA AT IroaDlNOTolv,
Robert and George Trowbridge were indicted, the first
for steslinkhrdarnees, the property of Jane and Ann Legg,
of pordi u, and the latter for receiving the same.
Mr. F prosecuted: Mr. Lock defended Robert
Arthur Legg, who assists in his aunt's farm, missed
harness at various times from the harnessroom, and
went to prisoner's house, where he found part of the
breeching, part of the cushion, with other small parts of
the harness, One of the prisoners said it was sent by his
brother Roberti through a boy named Joselyn, and none
had been used or his wife's boots, other of it for filling in.
P.C. W. Long want with • warrant to Use house of
George Trowbrl and found sundry pieces of harnesa
Kr. Legg denied ring ever given any of the harness to
Robert Trowbridge.
Cross-examined: They bad bought new harness, and
this harness was put away; it was out in the carthouse,
and he ordered the man to carry it away. A set of
cushions, a single cushion, and • small put of the breech-
ing, were missed; but since the prisoners a a
coeliac had been brought tea place •hers rershablilon
looked
before. It waa only used as harness.
John Henry loselyn, ploughboy to Mimes Legg, who
works under Robert Trowbridge, said that a fortnight
before Christmas Robert Trowbridge went im into the
loft, took the breeching seat, cut it into two pieces, pat it
into a rush basket, and tent it by.dwitnen to his brother
lilwrwhWanititoem Tro—whridgeWhat
said—" you go o master say ffis,"Or sar=il
put the whip about you." Witness took it and delivered
it with Roberts boots, to George • wife. A fortnight
otter mphert took the big cushion, cut it in two pieces,
put It into a rush basket, and told witness to take it
down to his brother George. A fortnight alter he took
two small cushions, and sent them down to d
this third time be sewsewhis wife The fourth tina°4llt an
sent
him on • Monday, with his wife's hoots. and the back-tie
of the string harness. Witness said—"-}lorel
your brother soot down." and George Mid nothing but
your
night.'
Idr. Lock: Who taught you your story; you seem to
have got it by heart I
No 'newer.
By the Judge: He went five timea. Took the
boots once, took the daughter's boots; the maid and the
daughter were the some; he didn't have but one
,;.•-nghter.
The statement of Robert Trowhridv was that be
thought he might take • part of the old harnew, to have
STIALING SUNDIUMS AT RADIPOLII.
hie boots 'did not think it was any hum.
Mr. Lock's dolma was to Um some affect; the prisoner Prederisk Henry White, ((root bail) was indicted for
thought „„ if leather bad been abaudreted stealing, at &dipole, February the 14th, • milk can, a
h.:r. As to the
~„
boy „iim he urged that even if hamper, basket, • mortice chisel,spokeshave, sack bag,
• story were not Went by heart, it woo • inert and =rem 'man cans, voles, Is., the property if William
b. might have taade up the tete Charles Jesty.—Mr. T. molar prosecuted: Mr. C. Mathews
Robert Trowbridgeo be hiruieu defended.—Mr. W. C. Jesty, in a farmer of Nottingham,
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oral ilioenth for Mr. Legg since L.l,4ay. and he brought back a large ntWt-cari. But the lost oord
recollected Mine old herniae hanging in the harness-room was not found, and prosecutor declared to all his men that
Rob., Laos woo tahao at, the whaarbboy Nut.'if the cord was not Mond, he would hass their Imam
the testa. is a man. Asif swabs, searched. And search i.e did, with Seen Omase, and
tie• -hansom hams Part of the hernias had been cut up inn" the tkanks mmtionedthe sad beg bu-
t.
the b00b,,...4 high" miaow Kr. fan sow it so lag on them names which they were idoctiAdd.—lffr.
seed. Tlimplar said the prisoner woo of von respectable family.
Crosniumnined: He told the earns te. &nano of to. he Zreinindnd it would be "nth for the Jar/ to convict
pima of Lamm It was not one of the maim& that wits evidence before them, and he could not carry the
cut up for the booby, but part of the breeching. ems fourth. —The Judge agreed the evidence was very
Omit Cox had known Robert Trowbridge all his life; he weak, miry possibly the prisoner took the things intending
had worked for leftmese before be worked for Yr. Hamis, to return thew ; they 15.2
.. of small valise, and Mr, Jai.
All he knew of him was that ha left the army with ben treatedre bea the CI" as it it was possible hi
years' good character, might return them If theiTeecutiois wished to with.
Minton* wait recalled, and said he was d draws the lon' would imal prisoner was not guilty...
without say suns& bat did not know what WY mu. (Kr. Sparrow) wished to hare oonddarel
charged for. It was not anything about ,ny omeehe • but prisoner not guilty ; their verdict would have bun MI
broke • drUL
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boort mere familiar to the fry, thee. to Ida (Ida lordaji merited fl. I.
Which smeared to omit*chieflyof hommo ligeme v. Way. —Mr. Q.C., and Yr. T for
maut, ma wades with his lipsmo bail* mob tin "Wallah OlonclUe• Kr. W. Gwattry). .

Put - the swims. gave an
answer Tie did not like. with • deep " Hum r " Did you
3,,d.- said he, "those turkeys in my pumession r—A.
Well, you WU pretty near to them.
lor.tril John Dent, of the Home Farm, Lulw
was call..d by Whitty on Jaw., 3, to the ceoreiex7l
went to 'ho outhouse. Ile went on to corroborate the
keeper. Did not see anything of Cox till the keeper mine
with • light.
Cross examined by Con: You have worked two sum-
atora on the farm ; you were not slimy fellow, and I know
nothing against your honesty. Hood gave in directly he
was caught.
PC. Salaam, stationed at Rut Lulworth, went to the
Home rum, and charged the two orisonera„ when Hood
said—" I killed one, sad Coa two —cox replied he had
been rambling about. and did not know Wilisre he had
been. On his taking then. into custody, Cox resisted
violently. Under • hayrick near where the prisonen
lived, be found some fowls heads. Going beck to Cox in
the cell, he asked for his bouts ; but Cox said "You are
the constable at Lulworth, if there are any tracks about I
can't help it; rye been wandteing about." Did not
rer maims Coos f oot-
Edwin Manuel, wtant
try, i.leutlfi.d On' a
fr.e turkey, end thos, a
charge of Mr. Wordaworth's
the
rulls W 'so and the were
fowls like
I them. A fowl would be worth half-a-crown, and a
turkey fifis. They are most likely Hr. Weld's property.
Did not tell Hood what to say, did not tell him to blame
Cog Remembered being in the police force, and inking
up Cox for being drunk. He got off then by showing a
1.471. Did you give me the benefit of the doubt V—A. You
must ask the magistrates that.
Q —Did you take ine after one Wool I.Mr I—A. Yes.
Kir Fitsjaram Stephen.: Do you call that giving him
the benefit of the doubt (Loud laughter.)
Cog, with much self-possession, read • Piper in hi.
defence, in something about this style—" Gentlemen of
the Jury, I wish that you would study to know whether
the *Rouses have told the same story, or whether they
are ham I humbly request you will he so as to
listen to the few word. r have to say In my =d ace. I
stopped at the publichouse on the night ix question, and
It is very likely I stopped till closing time. (Laughter.)
Talking about work and poachers, the time will soon
pass, and drink will make some ono stay without regard
to time. I bad been employed to help the keeper, and
hearing • noise at the fowl-house, my natural instinct
would be to see what such a noise meant; I woo • little
bit topheavy, and fancied I was On night watch and had
to go against the poachers; I went, and blundered stpinst
Richard Hood, and our Yokes may have guided the
witness to where we were. Hood, who bad been robbing
the fowl-house, would naturally give in at once, and say
"It was • bed job." and when they searched the place,
and found three turkeys deed. I was brought to my sober
senses. I .bopn, gentlemen, you will take notice of the
way in which Hood gave himself up; be never said one
word shout a fowl until the policeman came for his boots,
and I don't believe Hood would have said anything about
me if Manuel bad not persuaded him, and it is my belief
that Manuel made up the tale, for Manuel had been •
policeman, and may fancy he is up to all dodges, he may
have 104 the use of his staff through being too fast. Why
did the policeman not find my tracks when he looked for
them, did he hunt for the silver and leave the coil? I
have been • soldier for 14 years, 10 years I served in India,
and I had the misfortune to suffer from a sunstroke. I
have stood under arias for 14 years, willing to shed the
last drop of my blood for &Wish honour or interest. Mr.
Wordsworth is not the legal owner of those turkeys; he
cannot sell one, and if he only brings one, he charges the
amount to the purse of the owner of Lulworth Castle."
The Commissioeer left it to the Jury to say whether
they thought the statement of Cog u to his haying got
tipsy, wandering about, and thinking he had to go and
look for pow-hors, was • sufficient reason for his being
found in the fowl-house. If they thought so, they would
awl him wit guilty.
The Jury found Cog guilty.
The Judge sahl everybody must feu sorry for Cox,
because he had served hie country, and had suffered from
suutroke. He should take • ineroiful view of his case,
and also of the otheete and. am they had been in prison
two n.ouths' already, he would further sentence them only
to six weeks' hard labour.
The Commissioner expremed • hope that some one
would look after Ct., and see that he was medically
attended.

A Cit•C It 1•1711 TM t SWIM:HAL

George eoffik (1). r bail) was indicted for asmulting
Nols, n C lop,r, a ginav, at I vertu% on January 24th, and
occasioning him bodily harm.
Mr. Templar prosecuted. utld Mr. eharles Mathews
defended. _ . .

--Notion Cooper, • travelline chnirrnaker, was in the
Talbot Inn, at Iserne, drinking with prisoner, • keeper
under Lord Wolverton. They had some chaff, and
prosecutor said he'd like to catch • rabbit or two, and
dterwards went towards his tent : but on his we, heard
someone coming. Cogan and another, called to Thomas
Stanley, to say two men were °online. after him, and
himself picked up a little stick to defe!ld himself. and
sail "If youll strike me, I'll strike you, when prisoner
struck him with a weapon, the swingles, on the head, and
felled him. Witness had suffered from mem' fit 4 since.
Oros.-examined: Had said be did not wish to press the
case, and bad told Wareham that if George would come
and speak to him, he would forgive him. He said to the
prisoner—" If you strike me, strike you."
Mr. C. Mathews urged that this was the provocation
under which prosecutor struck the prisoner.

Thomaa Stanley, another chair-mender. spoke t• prose-
eutor calling out to him that two men, Warehs..pd
George Coffin, were after him. Witness told him to come
to lied: but Coffin sail—"! want you ti go out of this
meadow to-night" Cooper wouldn't go till bed seen Mr.
Stevens, "then," says Coffin, " wlll you fight r
I will, if I must,' mays Cooper, and then "'Sergi beani
the blow go directly but did not see it, as be wa• lobed.
Nest morning he picked up the weapon peeduoed, the
swingles. (something like a constable's truncheon, wills.
heavy flail about six inches long, hooked on.
P.C. Poynter spoke to hearing the blow, and finding
Cooper ins daiwd or stupid state. Some time alter be
vpoke to Cooper, who said he did not want • summons for
ion; hut would come to him if he wanted one.
Mr. 11ximus Came, of Cold Okeford. found Cooper
with • heavy blow over an eyebrow. and suffering from
partial concussion of the brain, also from alight paralysis
of the eye and arm, and at times unable to express him-
self.

the defence William Wareham was called. He
had heard Cooper declared had catch • brace of hares
that night. Ho afterwards heard Cooper tell Coffin to be
off, or he'd --sa ma beat his brains out. Lilo shouting "Tomt
bring we •etick," and then saw Cooper threatening him
with blrek stick or an iron bar, and on this Coin struck
Lim one blow in selfdefence. . .

throes-examined : Before the tilagiStritell he wee not
coked about eeif.def ones, only whether • blow was struck.
The Commissioner read the etatement of eau bdore the
magistrates, to the effect that he had gtmck a Mow in
relf-defenie. and had a witness who 5eg.,44 prove it,
Wilms Cross-examined admitted leaving Nelson Cooper
on the ground when he was struck down; but said that
Nelson helium!, " Tom r after he was down. —Mr.
Mathews urged that the conduct of the prosecutor was
viohmt in the extreme, and even his own idea of his own
conduct waa such that he did not, at first, think it well to
have • summotui for the prisoner, evidently feeling that
his case was a weak one. The act of the prisoner was in
defence of his master's property and of his person.
Mr. Templar replied that prosecutor was challenged to
fight; but the terrible blow WM struck before he had a
chance to strike one himself.
The Judge pointed out that the question wu of credence
between the two sides. The custom of carrying such •
weapon as that produced we. not one to be crommended,
for a blow struck with it by • stoat hearty man, would be
one of which the striker could hardly measure the force.
That this blow inflicted ersiouri inlery was proved by the
medical man. The talk between the keeper and the
rim, the latter saying he'd like to catch • rabbit, was
rather more than chaff, for the keeper wad bound to
defend his master's property. The gipsy's story was not
very intelligible, rather • blind one; but that might arise
from the sissy haring suffered from the blow. A
difficulty in the case was that all the witnesses were
partisan except Poynter and he proved nothing at all,
except what was not disputed—that the blow was struck.
The Jury found the prisoner not guilty ; but
Sparrow said they strongly objected to men carrying such
ugly weapons as those produced.
LODULL.

Henry Turner, 41, labourer. pleated guilty to stealing
at Loders, in Dieember last, a coat. Val Lie 111., the
property a Robert Gala He Ida° admitted a previous
conviction ; but denied having stolen three shilling worth
of wheat, the property of John Tucker, at Netherbury.—
Hr. Lock would not offer any evidence on the second
charge.—The Commissioner said he should ipso him the
some sentence as the other man: but the probability was
that if be were brought up at_ un, he would Le seat Inc
penal servitude.— Six mcetbs' hard labc.us.

CONCIALItiIa OT SIBIU AT POSTBSILAN.
Aon &ado, 23, labourer, sorrowfully pleaded guilty to
endeavouring to oonceal the birth of bar finalecbj, at
Partashatu, on March Oth.—Sir Fitalanses said there was
no reason to think that this was a case of child murder
the child acrared to have died at ahortly upon its birth.
-"Sig months hard labeler.
OBTAINING BOOTS AT SWABIA&
orp &oak', (171, labourer, pleadad guilty to obtaining
thbyefisrath
apresteannu.reemyt.rot.m.
pits
orfaboot4tchell,Thaigua m deanege3j.. theon
property of William Damon Tatchall, with intent to
defraud—Three calendar months hard labour.

STILL.ING RIONZT Al 1111•10/LN MIWTON.
Thomas Morin racialism PM cooper. pleaded guilty to
stooling at Maiden Newton. on January 3ist, S. U., the
monies of Andrew Harden ; also to a previous conviction.
—The Commissioner said he'd give him another ct
but if ho name before the Court again, he wouldt
probability be *ant to penal servitule.—Mis month's hard
labour.

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