The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-10-17 00:00:00

POOLE.

Pgrrr fissaions, Thursday.—Bef ore the ex-Mayor
(Alderman M. Kemp-Welch), Messrs. C. J. Stone, A.
Ralston, W. Pearce, B. I). Ellis, W. D. Dugdale, and .1. B.
Durell.
The license of the Gas Tavern was transferred from Mr.
Job Short to Mr. Robert Robins and that of the
Brittanio. Parkstone, from Mr. Charles James Lindsay to
Mr. Robert iledwelL

A TRULL ROBBED ISV THE MATE.
Dater, mate of the Reaper, was brought up
with stealing about one bushel of wheat, value
a. "147 from the schooner Reaper, the property of Messrs.
O. arid T. Benson, of Poole, on the previous day. —Mr. H.
W. Dickinson proiecuted. —Alfred Sargent said he was
engaged by Messrs. Belben discharging a cargo of wheat
from the Reaper. On the previous morning, at " allow-
ance time," he was on the dock, and law prisoner in the
forecastle washing a boson and wiping it out with a piece
of paper, after which he cline to the hatchway and looked
around. Ho went ashore, and on returning to the venal
with a man named Randall they looked into the hold and
saw the prisoner's arm put through the slide with a bison
in it, lie saw three basins' full of wheat removed from
the hold into the forecastle through the slide. —John
Randall, a labourer in the employ of Messrs. Belben, said
he was employed with the last witness in discharging the
cargo from the Reaper, lying aside the Quay, into Messrs.
Belben's stores. lie went on board with the last 'witness
during "allowance time on the previous morning, and
saw • man's hand dip up five or six bosons' full of wheat
from the hold and take it through a hole into the fore-
castle, lie went and looked into the forecastle and saw
prisoner, and an open bag with wheat in it --Captain
William Adey said he nailed the Reaper by thirds, and he
had in a cargo of wheat for liessr• Belben. He was
I bound to deliver the quantity he took in. The prisoner
had been with him as mate about seven weeks. None of
his men were allowed sweepings from the cargo, nor
were they allowed to touch the cargo except for the
purpose of discharging it. After receiving information
of the robbery he watched prisoner ashore at dinner
time, and then went on board and into the forecastle,
where he found the hag and wheat produced. He had no
doubt the wheat was part of the cargo, after having com-
pared it The bag belonged to the ship. Prisoner had no
authority from him to touch the wheat. —P.C. Reeks
proved apprehending prisoner, and taking possession at
the wheat, which he found concealed in the boy's bunk in
the forecastle,—After making several excuses prisoner
lended guilty, and was sentenced to throe months' hard

dome Gotten, wife of James Galton. a mariner, was
summoned by ViUiam Calton, landlord of Three Crowns
Inn, for breaking a window, and doing damage to the
extent of Ca, on Sunday evening.—Defendant, it teems,
has separated from her husband, who is lodging at his
brother 'a (the complainant's) house, where she is con-
tinually annoying him. About 10 o'clock on Sunday
evening complainant, his wife, and defendant's husband
were sitting at supper, when • large stone came
crashing through the window, and also damaged the
blind, falling very near complainant's head. Coin-
plainant went out and saw defendant, who admitted that
she threw the stone, and threatened to, smash the whole
window.-- Defendant was fined 25., damage Ss., and
6,1. or 7 days—Allowed till Monday for paiment.
Mr. Philip C. Corupte, landlord of the King's Arms
Inn, was allowed an extension of time till one o clock on
the occasion of the annual supper of Court " Anchor "
of the Ancient Order of Foresters being held at his house
on Wednesday evening.