The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-02-23 00:00:00

BRIDPORT.

COUNTiT PZI7I Stasi°Ns, Moody.—Belore Sir N.
11. Neiman, Bart., B. P. Guodry, Emi., J. N. Y.
Montagu, Lay., laid Campbell Mauro, Em.i.

Mr. Galpin, ironmonger, Mr. Alfred Hine, chemist,
Mn. Pane, grocer, Ileum Tolman, ironmougers, and
Mr. Meech, chandler, all of Rem:emitter, applied for
licenses under the new Act to cell petroleum, as did alto
Mr. Dunn, grocer, (Mammoth, Mr. French, Charstook,
anl Hr. Fowler, Thorneombe. After a lengthened
consideration of the matter, the Bench determined on
granting licenses for keeping not more than 50 gallons
ender certain regulations for ado montho—Mr. John
Greening, draper, broadwinsor, thought where be kept
bin petroleum was more than 50 yards from bin dwellorg-
house and that he did not therefore require a limos...
His cam was adjourned, therefore, for him to see to the
matter.

Do id AMR, of Loden, cbLrged by Mr. Samuel
Read, of Weat Milton, with trespasaing on land at
Powerstock in his occupation in search of conies, on the
6th of January, was fined 40s. and 9. *Alta. in default
one month's hard labour. Allowod • fortnight to pay in.

Mr. ifrall:r Barnes was summoned by Mr. Con,
surveyor of the Bridrit Highway Board, for not
cutting trees, Ac., adjoining a road in Thorncombe.—
Mr. Eternise unit he bad given orders to have the work
done, and the magistrates suede an order for it to be
done within ten cleys.—Mr. Manley appeared for the
liighwey Board.—Mr. Robert Diemen& of Hawk-
church, Mr. Gerrard. of Stoke Abbott, (who said his
beige wss now cut), and Mr. Robert thadsford, of
West Milton, were similarly summoned, and orders
made in each case.

GeOr!IC Rennriek was charged with ming and
torturing calves in a waggon at Whitcharch Can-
onicoru.n, on 12th January.—Defenlant pleaded not
guilty.—P.C. Hiscock said about ten at night the
defendant came through Charmouth with a waggon
loaded with 11 calves, one of them hail its legs hanging
out behind, there not be•ng room. He told defendant
theme was not room and he said there was. Wane.,,
saw the larger calves trampling on the weaker on s
which were under, one of them appeared almost
exhausted. At two o'clock the same morning he saw
defendant near Pen Inn with the salves, one was still
hanging out behind, three others under as before, and
one besides frothing at the mouth end couldn't stead.
The waggon was six feet long sod three feet eight
inches wide, there were 11 calves in it, and there was
not eulliaient room.—Fined ss. and Ils, cost., or one
week's imprisonment.-3apt. Illasliale said defendant
was a dealer and was in the habit .1 doing this kind of
thing, and requeited the magistrates to caution him,
which they aid.
Gale, a boy about 14, was charged
with f ring off a pistol on the highway at Powerstock,
on 2,0 Febroary. -Mr. Day for defendant.— Fined 24.
nit remitted theeoeta, the pistol being given up.
Marla Gull was charged with being drunk at Loden
on 3lAh Jan.—Fined sa. and Bd. meta

George and Janes Hussey (brothism) were charged
with trespassing on Land in the ocoupation of Mr. Paul,
at Beamiciater, in &Arab of conies, on Sunday, 24th
January. --Defendants pleaded guilty.—Fined de. and
4s. 64. costa eacib, Mr. Comptores gamekeeper not wish.
ing to press the aharge.
Georim Harris was charged by Jeremiah Gills= with
assaaltuag him on the 9th Feb. at Beaminster. —Fined
Is. and 8.. aunt.; allowed a fortnight to pay in.

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Anthony Dann was charged by Lavinia Northover
with being drunk and riotous and refusing to leave her
house at Milton, on 18th January. Mr. Day for the
prusecution.—Fined 10s. 11.1. and 2.. 6.1. ante, or seven
day. imprisonment, allowed • fortnight to pay in.
Hamad' Hawkins was charged with allowing • cow to
stray on the highway at Shipton Gorge, on 9th February.
She pleaded guilty and had been several times previously
fined for similar offenees.—Fined Is. end 7a. costa.
Bastardy Cass—Mr. Thomas Bishop. • farmer's son,
aged 21, hiring with his father, was summoned to sho w
cause, fie., by Miss Harriet White, niece of Mr. Frank
White, (and living with bite) • miller, and known as
the proprietor of a thrashing machine, which he lets
out for hire among the farmers in the neighbourhood.
Both parties live at nsherswell. Mr. Day appeared
for applicant, and Mr. Manley for defendant, who did
not appear personally. The applicant, a pretty icohlag
gtrl, neatly droned, stated that defendant had been
paying attentions to her for the past three year.,
and last year became intimate with ber, and
afterwards, when informed of her oondition, be
said be woald marry her at ones by license. He after-
wards said he would have the banns published in
church. Neither of these promises was fulfilled,
and he then said his father would not consent
ti the marriage. lie admitted being the father of the
child, which was born in November, in the presence of
applicant's aunt, and said be would support it. When
the summons was served on him last week he again offered
to marry the applicant, which she, however, then refused
to appoint to, and failing that, be asked to have the case
settled out of Court, which was agreed upon., provided he
paid 2s. 6d. per week and expenses. He refuel to awed*
to these terns, and said he should let the cue go into
Court and try his Inch. Mrs. White, eomplainant's
aunt, haying corroborated her niece's evideue, Mr.
Manley said it was useless for him to saxy she eeee
further, as he could not struggle against the eviducrse,eod
addressed the Bench in mitigation at the amount of
order. The Banish granted 2s. 61. per week and
expenses, and in course of the ease suggested it would be
the best thing for the parties to be married.
BOROUGH POLICK, Satorday.—Before S. W. Whetbam
Fact., and James Templeman, Fag.

Woy end Joseph Warbin, two boys, were
charged with assaulting Herbert dtwilsidge, on
Thursday, the 11th inst.—Mr. Day appeared for the
defendant's who are employed by Messrs. Roswell,
Lod Co., at the North Mills The oomploiaant is the
son of Mr. IL H. Stembridge, who is also in the employ
of Messrs. Roswell sad Co.—Hr. H. N. Cox oommenood
his whool this year, in the Allis/ton whool•rooma,
which adjoins road leading to the North Hat. and
his scholars, one of whom is the complainant, 'Ppm: to
Lay. been mush annoyed by the clefendsets and other
mill boys, and they on Thrsday last &stab .ly fell upon
the complainant, sod beat him severely.. Hs waver there
are always two versions to stories of this lo ud, and the
witnesses for the defence, deposed that the scholars
attending Kr. Core school, stro in the habit of throwing
Owes at the mill bow sad gala and that aasy
on Thursday lost, when the defendants arid wee others
ietalisited, and gave the complaisant, what he deserved,
good thrashing. —The Bosch wondered that tee
iimpi.thWlS ghee great provosotion, and they theeetoze
eilfeadees4 the ewe.