The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-11-12 00:00:00

811 IA PWICK.

parliament, been substituted for the older forms, and
which oath was, as usual, administered to the shove
gentlemen, as well as the borough ocrostablea by the
Town Clerk, Mr. Freeland Pater, and the parchment
roll containing the oath signed by all parties.
DIVInIIOIIAL PPTTT itientONS.--Turreday : Bofors the
Riebt Hoe. the EA of Eldon, J. W. T. FYlerr,
3.
Msnsel, end N. Bond, Bina --Joseph White, of
Merlon, labourer, was summarise' by Charles. Grove,
landlnr I of the bell-way house, H. :land Head, for
being drunk and quarrelsome, and refusing to leave
when repeatedly requested to to .o.—Fined 134.,
eluding wera—Cberles Stevens, of Wool, lehegler,
was summoned by P.C. Lingle for potting down a ir
tree, and carrying it away frorn. a plantstion at Wool.—
The ease was proved iry P. C. Bridle, and defendant wail
flood 10i, isindisig suite.

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FILLING &MAD TtIAN IT WIMIIIT
Hoary I..nibert, baker. was gum ed before the Wira-
borne ni•gi.trates on • charge of selling brow' Dore' it
than by weight. Defendant's wife .p ...d and in
rettir to the atm said that they entrusted thew boy
to put the weights and mules in the twit, but he aeg-
is:Sod to do se. The cane was proved by P.C. Short,
sad Lanibirt was fined 10.. ineluding wets. the ettott-
ease (Mr. Glyn) renuartieg that In there dear tunes poor
people =est be protected, and have their full weight,
snd they wets determined to catty out the pro/Orions of
the ad.

WOOLLA ND.
STIALINO PLANTlL—Jonafhan Lookyer, labourer, was
summoned at the Wimborne Potty &lesions, on Friday, on
a Marge of stealing four cabbage pleats, value ld.. helms-
tug to Mr. Muddle, farmer, f.r whom he had worked 11
ELICTION OF lIATOIL—The anneal meeting of the yearn He pleaded not pile,. P.C. W. %floes said
Corporation took place oa Saturday, when it wax pro- Dist on &Manley. October 19th, shoat sit o'elook in the
posed by Alderman George Seibert, that James Wood, evening he wan watohing • pieced' cattle cabbage plants
Ben., be elected Mayor of Poole for the year ensuing. belonging to lir. Huddle, and is, the defendant °online
This wan seconded by Alderman John Goose, and op the road. The plant, were by the side of the road
carried unanimoualy. sod were protected by hurdles, two of which were taken
Kamen Oren A BIUMBOURS Duamo Paontarrett away, and the defendant, when be got to the gap, went
ROOM—John Will., landlord of the Bing and Quota iota the geld end began drawing up the plants. He
was charged at the petty sessions by Supt. Gifford with I then went across the road and bid them under the hedge.
keeping open his house during hours of elicits' I Witness then asked him what he wonted with the plants,
service. on Sunder lut- The was fully proved, and he said he ',rented to are what they were like. He
and the defendant was fined Si. costa.
Coatiortog OF Rama ONDZIL YIN NSW had only boor. Defendant denied taking up the plant.
extra remuneration
and said he found theni lying just
On Wednesday, at • very fall meeting of the Board of inside the field by the side of the road. He had worked
, to the poorrate collector was coosidered, the abolition out of the ground,
Guardians, on the some farm all his life, sod 11 years with Mr.
the question of giving
having brought • heavy increase of duties. After •
of the system of compounding for small tenements quantity of Plant'. and in reply to the bench. stated
Ruddle.—Mr. Huddle said that he bad lost • great
peat deal of diecassion on the probability of more Iruma 61* value, and SI" well'
he had clinche the defendant from his employ.—
legislation on the matter, it WU clouded that what
was done now Mould only be of • temporary nature,
sad the following reeolotioa, proposed by Mr. Aldridge.
wan carried unanimously That the salary of the
sollastor for the nest six months be increased £7 10a,
and that the grim of 1.16 be allowed for as ardstent
eollecnor."
ItittA COurertrion.—On Wednesday the members
of the Poole tifie tamps contested the nut of several
eompetions for • challenge cop of the valos of ten
waisiess, the gift of Mr. W. Pearce, of Parkstone.
Colour-Serjeant Farmer far outstripped al other cool.
patitors on the present ocession, making as many as
66 points. The yap will be won by the member who
shall make the highest seen three times consecutively,
or obtain the kigheat score six several tame. The
winner will have the option of receiving £lO 10a instead
of the cup, if he prefer it.

BLANDFORD.

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GAMBLING AT TEI FAIL—On Saturday morning a
man who gime the nesse of William Holmes, and said
that he belonged to Castle Cary, wan brought up in
etiatedy before the Mayor, charged with gambling in
the Market-plane the preceding day. The ease was
dearly proved by the borough oonatables, and be was
eenteneed to one mouths imprisonment.

Mosscab Smete.—On Tuesday erosible, s soiree in
behalf of the funds of the literary Institution wee held
in the upper schoolroom of lb* SA. Jerome, Sunday
School, in Churchstreet. It wee perttally a private
end exclusive gathering, their being no public announce
went, while the diepoml of tickets rested with 15 iodise,
who provided she tea at their own cost. About 100
permos,were present, the greater portion of whom were
In fall them, and the room was very tastefully decorated,
After tea a succession of glees, sorum, and mussel pieces
were given by our local amateurs. who distinguished
themselves on the whole in • creditable simmer.

finoontio CILOILTT TO • HOW—At the petty
sessions, on Thursday, William James was summoned
by Superintendent Gifford for croaky to a horse, on the
4th of November, by overloading it, and his servant,
William Patsy. was summoned for featuring the
animaL Patsy we. seen forcing • horse up Parkstooe.
hill, whipping it severely, drawing • heavy load of
Was. llDna of its teats was nearly out off by the
lash. There were marks of blood on the road fore
eonaidsrahle distanoe, and blood wee running down the
bone's bind legs Isiatt stated in defense that the
bores had berm annistemsd to draw such heavy loads,
but happened to be out of condition on that day.
The Bench having deliberated, described it as a very
gross case of cruelly, and fined James £2 and wets, and
Patsy El and costs
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NOVEL MODS Or RATS COLLIDTINO.—At the Poole
petty seesions, on Thursday, 43 small householders were
summoned by the overseen of Longfleet for non-pay-
ment of the Ann rate made since the abolition of the
compounding system. The magietrates remarked on
the precipitancy of the overseen in issuing summonses,
whereas& month bad not elapsed since the rate waa
made. A few who were in receipt of parochial pay
were excused, but for the net they decided that the
rates must be paid. The cost of summonses was
excised; and the bench reprobated the cionduot of the
assistant-overseer, who took mammas, measures on his
own responsibility for prompt collection by leaving at
every house • egad. and requesting the inmates to write
on it the letter P If they intended to Pel, &nd the letter
Sif they desired to be somas:med. This vas deemed a
truly novel mode of rate collecting.

Woßarge CLue.—The opening entertainment
for the winter session of this club took plus on Tuesday
exiti2 last, in the Corn Exebange, when Mrs. Edwards,
by the Bludford Glee Union, kindly gave their
*rime The .hair use taken by the Hoe. W. if. B.
Forta.an, M.P., who in opening the procerdinp alluded
to the many advantage. which snob Mutilations offered
to the working idameg, and very warmly eulogised the
efforts which were being made for their benett.
&carton or Maros.—On Saturday tut the amour
(ion, attended by the Town Clerk and mace-hearer,
promeded to the Tovnthall according to annual custom,
for the purpose of choosing • Mayor for the ensuing
year. The choice fell upon F. T. Johns. Esq., than
whom • more dui.' chief magistrate of the borough
could not be selected. After the u,usl farmsl banners
hsd been transacted, the members of the Council
proceeded to the residence of the ex-Mayor to luncheon,
amid the ringing of belle, end the joyful strains of Mr.
Byer's excellent bend. During the afternoon the
newly.elected councilmen were honoured with a visit
by the band at their residenoes.
AT BLASI/TORO Nommen rani held on Friday last
there were SUDO sheep penned in the fair field. Business
was moderately brisk at about the mme prime at Coal
Rama fair. Withers from 28.. to 375. ewes Me to
38e. and lambs from 24. to Ss. There were 20 bud ol
cattle brought for sale contrary to the orders of Privy
Conseil, by which the fairs are not open yet. Veryffew
horses were on offer. Some capita cart colts were also
shown bat barium wee dull, thou which 'hanged hands
realised from £35 to LIS each. Business in pip was
dull, and pima of • downward tendency. In the
Market-sours sheet 12 tons of chum was pitched,
mostly amnion. Priem lower and business languid-
CONIUDIRAILI excitement end alarm was Mined on
Tuesday last, to the inhabitanti residing in gast-street
and Sheep-market hill, by an accident which matured
to the wile and eon of Mr. James Hsat, dealer, of
Bryanstou-street, who were coming down Sheep.
market bill in • cart, and wises our the Reetory-houne
the harness suddenly gave way, end the horns com-
lammed kicking at • furious rate, indeed with such forte
as to sever the harness from the vehicle, the shaft@ of
which falling down exposed the compute to the violence
of the animal, end we regret to say the boy removed •
severe kick on the thigh. Fortunately there wu plenty
of assistance at hand or the consequence might have
been still more serious.
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Ti. COLLIOTION Or Me DITI/1 a? PAIMITOIII.
This vexed question between the Corporation and the
managers of the South -Western Pottery Company, as
to the right of the Corporation to collect dues at Park.
stone, came on once more on Thursday. when • suntmoes
wan heard for non-payment of dues on being demanded.
Mr. Dickinson appeared for the Corporation. and Mr.
Harker for the Pottery Company. The Clyde is at
present unloading seals at the Parkstone pier, and Mr.
Joseph Crabb, harbour master, gave evidence that on
Tuesday when she arrived he went on board and
demanded the harbour and boomage dues, but wss
refused by the commatder. He also demanded of the
commander his report, but he neglected to give it. Mr.
G. Toms., of Swann., gave evidence that he had
formerly paid the deem in unloading stone at the
identical spot where the Pottery Company's pier was
now built. The interest of the ease wail much
heightened by the production of • very ancient docu-
ment sailed "Th. Winehelom Charter," which the
harbour-mayter bad taken out of the Corporation chest.
It was front King Edward IlL's reign te the 14th
century, and described very minutely the limits of Poole
harbour, which does not appear very clearly elsewhere.
There was a great deal of sharp fighting between Mr.
Dickenson and Mr. Harker respecting the admissibility
of this document The case took up overtly° hours and
• half in hearing, and at its conclusion the Bench
unanimously ordered the dues to be paid.

ILLIOALLY 1)1091110 SAND:— At the Wimborne
petty sessions on Friday last, Joseph Collin, of Blandford
was summoned for illrgslly dining a quantity of sand
from the estate of SL John Coventry, Esq., of Code
Mullen. !Stephen Head, eamekeenr, said that on the
2fith Cioneer he saw on the Common two hones end
wegeon at a sand pit belonging to Mr. Coventry. He
went up to tin place. and found the defendant digging
the and, and loading the venom. There might be
about half a load up. Witness asked him where he
wos going to take it. He said to the Handfeed Chapel.
and that no one had given him leave. Witness told
him it was Mr. Coventry's, and he then threw it ont,
and went serer to another pit Intoning to Mr.
Coventry. but the land was rented by Mr. Conway. and
loaded his waggon there.—Defendant said that as soon
as he knew the sand pit belonged to Mr. Coventry be
emptied what he bad, and went to a pit where numbers
of people had sand. After he had limited his waggon
he went into Mr. Conway's hones and saw his wife, and
asked her what he had to pay. She said as be had
loaded it himself it would be Is., and he paid her.—The
witness Heed mid that Mr. Conway had no right to
the sand.—The Bench considering there was sonic
misunderstanding about the matter ode inflicted a
nominal fine of Is. sad costs.
RtleiltOPTCT.—ln the London Court of
Bankruptcy on Saturday last, before the Senior Com-
miesioner,tTd ward Hol-oyd, Esq., there was an eterni-
sation eittine, and application for order of discharge,
under the bankruptcy of John James Bennett, of Blend.
ford Forum, IMendmper. outfitter. and auctioneer,
whose creditors reside at Briatol, Poole, Blandford, end
Dorchester.—Mr. James Price. solicitoe, 12, Sergeant's
Fleet-street, Sled the bankrupt's petition on the
11th of September last, and obtained for him protection
from arrest. He stand the muse of his benkruptey to
be "losses in trade, had debts, and profits being in-
sufficient to meet expensea*-11r. Richard Jones,
solicitor. No. 5, New Inn Road, represented the
eadirbeea, and Mr. Pries the bankrupt, whole "state.
merit of amounts" was thus summed up. viz. :—Dr. to
creditors unsecured. £325 175. U. ; ditto, to be paid Is
full, £1016.. 6L, total, £336 13a 71. Cr. be debtols
good, £2O. Id.: ditto, doubtful over £lO, £35; ditto.
under £lO, £46 Is. 71.; ditto bad, £22 7s. Id.;
property in the hands of creditors, £l3; de-
ficiency, £219 4s. 10d., total, £336 13a. 7d. The
bankrupt stated his expenditure for the past two years
to have been £2so.—Mr. Jones said that his clients bad
nine • thorough investigation into this saes, and woe
of opinion that no good could result from an adjourn-
ment He therefore had no opposition to offer to the
bankrupt's passing and having his order of discharge.—
Hie Honour (to the bankrupt): To what do you attri-
bute your failure 7—Bankrupt : Principally to lad debts
and lease.—His Honour: How long have you been in
basins..? —Bankrupt: Above three years.—His Honour:
Tory well, as you are not opposed you may pass and
have your disobarp.—Order accordingly.
Enournto.—An event which no doubt brought to the
minds of many present pleasing recollections of older
times, when Blandford race-oeuree was the scene of
some of the beet races in the county, mine off on
Tuesday last, and the large and influential gathering
both of horsemen ned estrians present showed that
the love of sport is s a predominating feeling in the
minds of the inhabitants of }Handfeed and the surround-
ing Villages. The event was that of • race between
Mr. 0. Flower's (France farm) weirknown chestnut hone,
and Mr. Brine's (Oussage) thoroughbred bay horse, for
£lO • side, Mr. Brine lacking his horse for £lOO against
LSO. It was undentood that the nos was to commence
at 12 o'clock but in consequence of • delay be weighing
it was nearly one before the start was made. By this
time between 200 and 300 mounted were
peewit, and the respective friends of both
employed their time in backing their favourites. The
hones were ridden by their respective owners, carrying
17 stone, two miles heat. At three minutes to one
both parties appeared at the starting poet, and went off
well together, but it soon became apparent that the
thoroughbred had sll the beet of it, and when nearing
the turning poet Ilr. Flower's hone bolted off the
course but was quickly pulled on again. This, however,
pined him at considerable disadvantage, and Mr.
Brines still kept • good lead, and won in the oommonest
of • canter, the &smut being nowhere Betting ens
at starting; afterwards 2 to 1 on Mr. Brines horse.
'Time six minuted. Two or three minor events, (which
afforded some very good sport) concluded • very
pleasant dey's recreation, whin was isoneriderable
enhanced by the beautiful weather.