The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-01-13 00:00:00

SECOND COCRT,

(Before Mr. C. A. Mow:IT:Y. an—d—Other magietretee.)
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LAwatreen WALIIIII, ippellant, e. CHATILPS HA1406,
respondent. Mr. IL T. Cole and Mr. Bailey were
counsel for the appellant, and Mr. Pride's: end Yr.
Spike for the respondent.— This was an appeal against
an order made by two justices of the Hisinster divi-
sMn, awarding the compensation to he paid under the
Turnpike Act for the removal of certain stones upon
the Egremont estate, for the purpose of repairing the
highway: The pit is situate at Ilton, in the parish of
Ilminster, and the original award was 115 10e. Bd. to
the appellant as owner, being at the rata of 3d. per
cubic lard ; and 1:1 16s. 10., being at the rate of Id.
per ruble yard. to the occupier, Ann Jeffery. Tbe
court were of opinion that the sum to be paid ought
to be &I. per cubic yard, and altered the award
accordingly.
Eli Glower pleaded guilty to an indictment charging
hint with an obstruction of the highway at High Ham,
near Lampert, by erecting a cottage thereon, and was
bound in his own recognizance of £4O to remove the
cottage within a reasonable time; in default to coins
up forjudgment when called upon.
Mary Hendersaon pleaded guilty to having obtained
by false prates...a the sum of la. Bd. from the Bristol
and Easter Bailway Company, at Yeovil, OD the lit
October: and vusenteuord to six weeks' imprison-
ment with hard labour.
Win- Fry, on bail, was indicted for stealing • plias'
of beer, tb• property of his neater, Charles Phillip., at
Weston-super-Mare, on the 24th November. There
was no felonious intent proved, and the prisoner, who
bore an excellent character. was acquitted.
Robert Carter, 40, was indicted for stealing beans,
the property of Thomas Evans, at Tiniabcry, on the
214 0/ October last. He was found guilty, and sen•
fenced to three months' imprisonment, with hard
labour.
Charles Cardwell. 30, was indicted for stealing a
of hoots, the proPeet, of FA win Studdon &nick,
at Wells. Guilty. Three years' penal servitude.
, Henry Tonle, a lad, 15 years of age, was indicted for
assanaing, with intent, Elisdeth Ann Greenalsde,
a child seem years of age, at Wellington, on the 2nd
of January. Tb• mais was clearly proved. and the pri-
soner was sentemosid to four months' hard labour.

7.IIOIBDAT.
(Before Sir W. Ilan, Bart, M.P., awial Mr. It H.
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Isaac Ball, Z. butcher, pleaded guilty to stealing two
fowls, the property of George Britton, at Raglisneombe,
and one fowl, Use proieey of Charles Parsons; tile°, •
Pats, QS ProPers7 Myth Hedgml, at &rano/I-ow

the-Foss; also, tour geese, Use property of Wither
Osmond, Chelwrmd, and was sentenced to a fortnight.
hard labour, sod f years' penal servitude to follow.
John Leach, 44, labourer, plmided guilty to stesling
lead. ths property of Thomas Hill, at Net her-Stowey,
after a former conviction, and was sentenced to I years'
penal servitude.
Mary Ann Lacy, 29. labourer, was Indicted for stealing
Pound of butter, the property of John Malley on the
2Stlt December, at Ntinhara, prisoner was
fond guilty, after a preelotis conviction, and sentenced
to Ili months' hard labour.
John Rabbits, :A, lsbourer, pleaded goilty to dealing
a sheep, Ito property of William Jeffenes, at Leigh-
upon•llemlip, on the 21.1 of December, after a former
conviction, and was sentenced to silt yeast' penal
servitude,
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Evan &Vick, 41, labourer, pleaded guiltv to stealing
£2 124., the property ot Richard 41000 g, st Whitchurcli,
on the lath of Novriuber, and was sentenced to one
month's hard labour.

Dennis O'Brien, 35, labourer, was indicted for em•
biessling 10s., and atealing ten lanterns, the property of
John Pitts, at Taunton. Sentenced to four Entails'
bard labour.

Amelia 13elway, 23, labourer, was indicted for dealing
a silk dr.aa, value £t, a plaid ore's, value El, and a
shawl, the property of John Deacon, at Paulton. Mr.
andero appeared for the prosecution. On the 3r.11 of
December, the prosecutor lost the articles in question,
and afters arts it was diacovered that the priaoner had
pledged them. Several previotu convictions were
proved, and the prisoner wis ordered to undergo seven
years' penal itervitttde.
Maria Hebb, IS, dressmaker, wits indicted for stealioc
• pair of boots, the property of Henry .fausesflannicotl,
at Taunton. Sentenced to in months' herd labour.
Prisoner : Thank you, sir; it. for what I know nothing
about.

William Jenkins, alias Hawkins, 26, tin.worker,
pleaded guilty to breaking into • counting-house, at
Chalon, and stealing money and a variety of articles,
the property of Charles liolway and his co-partners;
also, for stealing a knife, fic, and other articles, the
property of Isaac Jones, on the 26th of November. The
Chairman, in sentencing the prisoner, said he had stated
before the magistrates that he broke into the house
because he thought there was a considerable sum of
money, and not finding that he took what he oou'd. He
was one of those dangerotta perwins who were wandering
about the country on tickets-01-leave, prepared to cons.
unit any offence against life and property, and he wished
it to be known that the Court in all such CAMS were de-
termined to visit such persons with heavy punishment.
The sentence upon bins was that be do spend ten years
in penal servitude. The prisoner, a fair specimen of
the ticket-of -leave clasa—a ferocious looking fellow—
said: Thank you; you may go to h and hope you
may be a corpse before I return. He was then seised
by a warder, upon which be become violent, and, ex-
claiming "Shot up," was about to strike him, but i.e
was overpowered, and removed.
William Orion, 36, cluck and watch repairer, pleaded
guilty ts stealing a watch, the property of Thomas bay,
at Workey, on the 6th of November, and was sentenced
to twelve months hard labour.

Chant. Sage, coal miner, and Emma Moore
Chard, 26, labourer, were indicted for stealing • braes
pan, value El, the property of William Evans, at
Paulton. Sage, who it appeared had undergone several
periods of imprisonment for minor offences, wuordered
to be imprisoned for twelve calendar months; Chard,
being found guilty of having been previonsly convicted,
wan sentenced to th* ytars' penal seryitode.
Ukiah faker, a Other, au indicted for assaulting
Eleanor Sucknell, end stealing from her person a cotton
handkerchief, two sixpences, and sixpence in copper, at
Chard, on the 6th of November. The prisoner was
acquitted. ucitr. William Mansions (on bail) wio indicted for
embezzling from the Star ill the West Loop of Odd
Fellows, at Westontsuper-Mare, throe sum, of 10s., 25.,
and 2. respectively. The prisoner was acquitted.
George Traver., 30, engineer, and Cliarles Vincent,
34, tailor, were indicted for maliciously damaging an
engine at Glastonbury. No damage having been proved,
the prisoners were acquitbed.
Fanny Blackmore, 19, was indicted for breaking and
entering a dwelling-house, end stealing • number of
articlu, the property of Mr. William Kingdon, at
Dolverton. She was found guilty, after two preSiona
convietoins, and sentenced to Poor years' penal ser-
vitude. Prisoner (an exceedingly handsome young
wointin): Thank yen kiludlY, air.
Jame' Pearson, 29, seaman, wan charged with
*tempting to break into the dwelling-house of Isaac
Mead, on the 29th November, at Wincantou. The pri
Boner WM sentenced to six weeks' hard P.bodr.
William Joseph /Saar, k respectably dressed man,
1.114 indicted for maliciously damaging • stalactite in
the cave at Cheddar, the property of George Cox, ex-
seeding thin value of 1:5, on the 3rd of November hut.
—Mr. Bailey, for the prosecution, raid Viet the prose.
color, Mr. Cox. was • highly rwspecte.le and very
honourable man whn re. not acquainted with and
did not even Irriere dr. Eggar, who went into the
cavern at Cheddar on the day in question, and de-
ar:over:l the choicest stalactite there; Subsequent in-
quince proved that there was no intention on the part
of Mr. Eggar to maliciously injure and destroy the
stalactite, arid some arrangement had been tome to by
which some small compensation bad been paid to Mr.
Cox, and he did not wish to proceed with the case, No
evidence would therefore be offetejl.—Mr. Pricleatu
(with whom was Mr. Cole) foe the defence, said that
Mr. Egger was trilling from the first to wake mow
palmation—fell and ample compensation—for the
damage of which he was the accidental cause. He was
glad to Ind that all imputation• of a malicious inten-
tion had been withdrawn.—Mr. F.mcar wax then ar-
raigned, and pleaded not guilty—certainly not —A
verdict of acquittal wine taken, and Mr. Eggsr left the
l'ourt, declaring that be bad paid dearly for • stalactite.
—We anderetand that the terms were 1:25 and costs.