The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-03-30 00:00:00

BLANDFORD.

TRI funeral of Mr. Jenathen Kent, wbo for upwards
of 40 years oorried on the business of a builder and
stonemason in Hiandford, took place on Braude,
last. Deceased was burned in the family vault in
Blendford churchyard. Several of the Wadley trades-
men pail • lut tribute to his memory by joining to
0,0 funeral procession. Hr. Kent's death wu very
sadden. He attended both the moruinuand evecicg
mules at Blaadford dumb on th• &today previous ;
simst home, and retired to rest in apparently wood
health. about mi,leight, however, be was si•ised with
an apoplectic WC did not rouser consciousness, and died
on the following Tuesday.

Joni Nesurree BANISUPICI.—At the London
Court of Bankruptcy, on Monday (before Mr. Registrar
Brougham), there wee • sitting for the proof of debts
and ethoioe of trade usignees under the bankruptcy of
John Nesbitt, of Blanriford, Donna, elothier, boot
tucker. and Immoral outfitter, whome creditdre reside et
Britael, Poole, Salisbury, Blandford Forum, &..—Mr.
J. D. Marsden, agent for Mr. W. 11. Atkinson,
' eolieitor, Blandferd, speared for the bankrupt, who
'Petitioned the Court on the 2od of Man*, end obtained
on from em Th it. e total amount of hie debts
riternetweent 2500 end MOO, and he alleges the cause of
' hie beokruptcy to be as !MM.'s, vis.,—insufileiency of
capital and badness of trade —The ereditors nominated
lEr. Joseph Cadie, of Blandford Forum, carrier and
leather-cutter, who proved for Ea le. lid., to be trade
andanee, end, upon hie aceeptenoe of the trust, the Court
oonfirmed hie appointment The 30th of April next,
et half-put twelve o'clock, woo fixed for the further
proor of debts mid the examination sod order of die-
*barge Meting, to be held before the Senior Com.
mirioner Holrnyd ; end renewed protection from arrest
bating been granted the bankrupt until that time, the
proceedinp ended.

Femmes earn- On Satarday lad, Mr. W. C.
!Spoopor. of Ming, Southampton, delivered a estare on
` Local Taxation ea affecting Agriculturist.," before
the members of the Blendford Farmers' Club, at the
Crown Hotel. Mr. Forester, chairman of the cloth,
presided, and between 90 and 40 of the prneipal
agriculturists of the district were preeent. Mr. Snootier
first optioned the principal owes which had given rise
to the interact taken in the question of taxation during
the last few yeers, and then proceeded to show that the
plan proposed of wetting all charges for the solid of the
poor a burden on the imperial fund would net tiond to
of the welfareeither. of agrscalturiste as a elms, or to that
the nation at large. The principle of the legislature had
always been to rate property, not the person. TM evil
of one parish homing lopay for a large number of poor,
and another only a small number had, he remarked,
been much diminished by Union rating, a principle
which he expressed his opinion would be farther
enlarged, especially in Leedom and other large towns.
H. she. revisood the areaments whisk bed been
advanced by members of Chambers of Agriculture in
I favour of personal rating for the relief of the poor,
I and the grievance under which agriculturists; were sup-
, pored to be placed by fnadhoiders being exempt from
local rating, by remarking that a very large proportion
of smith fuedholders were widow, and orphans, or
investors in foreign securities. and, liable to moat
depreciation in the value of their securities. View.
log the question from a (landlord's point of view, he
showed that it was not remonable to suppose they would
be in favour of the Mange, am they a ouid be sodied open
to pay a very mush larger proportion of the totes than
at the preeent time. Mr. Spooner also strongly boo-
damned anything like insome.tax in the pleas of poor
ram and omeleded by giving II as hie advise that
airiculturista should meek to be relieved of those
additional charge., is the shape of police and other
burdens, which bad been from tam to time, end little
by little, added to the poor rate; them he considered
outlet to be paid out of the consolidated fund. There
wee no niter dissuasion, the Chairman cordially adopted
Mr. Spooner's views, and no one present xbjecting to
them, a vote of thanks was aecorded, on the proposition
of Mr. Flower, seconded by Mr. H. Fookes, to the
leakier. The Chairman then stated that the com-
mittee of the club bad just made up their amounts, sad
the moiety had a Milano. in hand of £l3 7.. Bd. Present
number of smashers 63, and they bad 13 new members
too propose. Mr. Barrett Meted that be also hat two
genntlemen to prom:ma—The following new members
were. elected :—Menars. W. Coates, sea., Arnold. O.
Groves, Cl. Look, It. Meath., W. Rogers, J. Dann, John
Young, ft Sims H Rickman, W. T. Rickman, W.
Spreke, B. 0. fipoober, O. liaveretoek, and C. Oekley.
The proeeediop then terminated.
lavastornt, Fern Bump& Saturday—Present
IRight Hon. Lord Portman, Hon. W. H. B. Portion.,
M.P.' and G. P. Manuel, Esq.
Orreity to a Horee.—Charks 1(1101014 Brekell, of
Shaftesbury. who was defended by Mr. Atkinson, was
fined 61. and mists Ila 61. for cruelty to a horse, by
working it in an unfit etate.—Mr. Atkinson, who
appeared for the defendant, admitted that the seismal
had a smell sore mewed by the rubbing of the kicking
strap, but that defendant had only bed the horse two
dam.

Wanton iffackid.—Cfarti Squibb iud Amtie Morriç
two you girls midis( as Llibey Milton, were shorted
with destroying 96 young tress, the property of the
Baron Flambee. They pleaded 'guilty. It was stated
by Mr. Notrie, the steward. that the trees had not long
been planted, end that the father it one of the
defendants assisted in the work. They had neither of
them any object or muse la committing the not. aa their
parents were oot in distress.-- Fined 2.. 3d. and 4s. 96.
costa each, in default 14 day.

Breackes of ate //Yaws, Act.--sfalts Tujia, of Stick.
hand, pleaded gailty to a *harp of having hi. horse
unattended, BO BO to obstruct the highway in the
parish of Stottrpaise, and est fined le. 6i. and &a 64.
costa.

George Paull, of Blandford, wet sharged with a
similar offense in this perish of Abbey Wilton, and also
with baring no same on his cart. To the first he
pleated guilty, bet stated that he tied hie horse to the
hack of another eart, and that it got loins; and to the
@cooed charge that tbe cart was a borrowed ooe.— Fined
&I. anti Is. Bd. costa.

liobtri Bn4lt, of Blandford, was charged with a
similar Wham. Hs stated that be tied his horse to •
post in front of the patilio.honse7—tlis Lordship said
that *Add hardly be sallod in obstruction, and dims:died
the ease.

An Old Ofemeler.—Alfred Dicker pleaded guilty to •
charge, under the Poaching Prevention Act, is( being on
• highway between Whiteehuroh and Milborna and of
baying come off lends where he had been in much of
game —Sergeant Hill stated that be now the defendant
at a rabbit burrow, and on stare•ing bun found • rabbit
eat m In hts pocket, and also • ferrett and several nets
at the barrow.—Fined fits. 6d. and 10, 6.1. pas.

antis" turnips asd eirnip pranu.--Tabitisa Foseer
and Slizabstk Hackinore, of Blandford, the former of
whom did not appear, and the latter pleading guilty,
were charged with stealing • quantity of turnips and
turnip green, the property of Mr. G. J. Groves, of
Cantor, farna The ease was proved by P.C. Butt,
Rod Mr. Groves said that the delendaats had about
98111 e. weight is begs, of the salmi of 21. Pined
in. 9d. and 51. 3d. aosts each- Allowed a month ; in
default mese days' imprisonment.

Dgatarbtag a Paslie Meettag.-04arles Parra, and
WWI&In Panama, neither of whom appeared, were
summoned for being drunk. The erideooe of Sergeant
Hill was to the effect that the two men attended the
Peony Readings stllborse in & drunken state, and
very mush disturbed the company.— Fined Ss. and
da. 9cL canteen:h.

Stealing Hay.--George Privle and Jots Ellis, who
appeared on remand charged with stealing bay the
property of their master, Mr. George Rill, of Tenant
Hinton, were bound, then:melees in eaeh, and one
surety each of £5, to be of good behaviour for twelve
months. -
Me=ef killing two Pigeons nod gasbag a
ase Pipe. —William Barttrg and Levi Mow,
two young MAD of Bleedford, were summoned on •
ahem of killing twep4pmes and stealing • oseerechsein
pipe, the property of Robert Barrett, an aporentiee to
Mr. Shipp, printer. Mr. Atkinson dedencled.—lt
iMpearedirom the 'Video*. that Oliver and Barrett had
beso.in partnarehip with pigmies and rabbits, each
having a key to the pigeon-bones. A short time beak,
threng, • dlmina•meet, this arronpment wet set aside,
bat Ivor OU retained his by. On Setorday when
Barrett went to the nigeos-lamme he found liwe pigeons,
voles 15... deed, with thejr nest' wrung off, and on
margin fors:loping, he Nand that wee also missing.
Information was recto the police, and Superintendent
Brown on lug Bartlett found the meerschaum
Pip. and • key awng the look of the pigeon house on
Gliver.—The letter adatitlion that be gore she pipe to
BFtlett, and serounted for its pomessloo lay stating
ttite faced it Win the piece in the road.—Flia
ip said tiers was not the Inuit proof ea to who
killed the Osamu, mad with respect to the meersehaum
pie* remarks( that he did not think a jury woald
believe Ottver's statement. As, beerevee, be had a
good obarader from Me master. and the stridence was
hardly strong enough lio seed hint for trial, the eam was
dismissed ; at she mune time be very strosedy motioned
him to be ausfal le rotors. Re Lai had a very near
escape from Wag agar WIWI der know.
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Adjoented Gua—Robert Sloper and dine Gilbert,
who it will be rentembered were °homed at the lasi
Petty SelidODS with trillium • time MID, the property
of Yr. Foam of Yookton, end whose cue was
adjourned to compel the *Outdonee of a witness, spin
opmared, attended by their whetter, Mr. Tanner, of
Winihorne ; Mr. Atkumon appearing on behalf of the
tromplainant.—The evidence of James klaidnient was
mule taken, end hoe George Smell, servant to Mr.
Samuel gamic of Tarrant Yankton, who deemed
that about 10 o'elock on Saturday night. 13rd January,
be saw two men near the bridge at Yonkton. Could
not my if Me dads/dank were the men, u they bald
their Made down Saw • dog some distance from
Mena end Ammar& tools a wan out of UN mistar and
had it conveyed is Mr. Fawkes. Did not me the deg
kill the roma. Had wear said that be did.—Cage
dismissed.