The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-08-08 00:00:00

WHYMOUTII.

BOROUGH l'sr rr SustoNs. Sathrday.—Bdure
Emi., (Mayor), J. Drew, Req., J. Ayling, Req.,
Reynolds, Rol., and W. Talbot, Egg,
John Chick and Wil•isia Vallence were summoned for
smuggling iospectivoly lib, and dogs of tobscco, value Us and
i.rimpectivoly. Mr C. U. llideock, acting collector, appeared
for the Cud dm, and Mr Howard for the defendants.
Francis J. U. Churls., outdoor °dicer, said hitt on Monday,
Jnis Gi, los went on board the Aquila steamer, on her arrival
front the Channel Islands In Weymouth harbour. Valiance
against the fore companion skylight and Chick against the
akylight of the engino room, lie asked Chick twice If he had
anything on his per•on liable to duty, and he said 'No.'
wa,,ess p iii 44 hand on the waistband of his trousers, and
add .• Wnat have you hero r He replicil "For tlod'a sake
dila take in, ;" but witness found on him lib los of ahag
tobacco liablo to duty. He also asked Valiance twice if he had
'vatting liable to duty, and he denied having any; but wit-
ness found 0044010 the waistband of his trousers and some in
Ins podust. T.lO duty uo Valloneds was 24, and the value in •
on Chick's, the duty 4s and the value its.—Cross-examined.:
The crow were busily engaged; but Chick waa doing nothing
but look on. The luggage was all gone, he should think, but
he would not swear it. Chick did not my in answer to his
(Location " Yes, and hero i.e quarter of • lb," taking It out of
hit pocket: had not fUtUageti the locker.; if they found mere
thaws gather of a lb in his looker, it Is sealed up until the
vesael goes to sea again. A sailor may keep a quarter lb In his
pouch so long as he does not take it ashore. The carpenter
(;hick) had also pound of tobacco In his locker, and this was
t ikon off and sealed up, and the tobacco about him would have
beUn rya', ud In Lao ...ass ...wawa 11 II bad bonnie to. I net. •..
fund O. d4nn•J I. made nut, and this inClUded the
storos of the sailors.

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.said the tobacco hail decreased In
but he had given defendants the
advantage of laming only what it weighed this morning.
wlrt.oy
hot they
said
seamy
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or ole.
Mr. Howard said he
smuggling cum ; but never such • strange one as this. The
men were engaged in their duty, sod neither attempted to
leave the ship, and the carpenter hut to look out for the
luggage, being respotasible for anything being lost. Wont
navy :nave in Jensy what they liked, sued their surplus stores
ate token aft awl secured, mud they are not liable to punish-
ment for that. lie drew issue with the law of Mr Godfrey
that sailors arc not allowed to have anything on their portions
for Ge‘ey poor person Is allowed to have his wham* to smoke,
as much as genUeman would be allowed to have • choice box
of cigsrs in ins hand; Tnere was no concealment by their
having the t olutci about thew, for they might have chosen to
take It with them because their lockers are open places to
which anyone can go. It would Le cheaper for
.the men to
lase paid the line without defending the cue, but they came
1,,,en on principle sill denied that they smoggiest the tobacco.
Chick had Mau sometime on board, and never bad there been
case against either of defelidants before.
Mr Howard intimated alai to Mr Reynolds some doubt as to
the desirability of his sitting on the Conch.
Mr Reynolds demandal to know ley what right Mr Howard
objected.
air lia,avaral sahibs, should be pleased to lake Mr Reyuolds's
decision ; lie did not want to raise any objection to Mr
ikpe,dds acting in the CLIO; but he would simply mention
to Mr Reynolds that at the saute time as he was • magistrate, he had the honour of being on hill-pay.
Mr Reynolds did not think there wan say reason to say be
would be blamed lii his Jud,gment. Ile would be very eortT
toremain slit was thought be 0 (,4te, iie to withdraw).
Mr Howard would ask Mr itcyookls to act, but he made the
~,,amtion out of kindness, and he would my aa • friend that
Mr Reynold. woo incapacitate,l from acting in this case.
lie Reynolds retired.
Mr Wilcock stated that Chick had been previously cons vide&
Mr Howard objected ,to that statement, wales, it waa sup.
ported by evidence.
The Mayor: If Mr Brimek had not mode that statement I
should have put the ingestion whetie.r there had been soy
previous conviction.
Mr Howard: Ye,, sir, and you must have strict legal proof
of it,
After ionoiltatioii
te,,Monsac..orlatlieduttise musiwoLityproocti‘elo 111,rthch.
denial when the officer put tho qumtiou. Chick having been
eon vic usl bet urv—
Mr Howard protested against that.
Kr Arden said this Couch moot take no notice of that state-
ment of Mr liadeoek's

Tue Mayor: Well, then, withoet,that remuk, Chick will be
fined double the amount of the duty, and V allence single
duty.
Mr Reward : Really, sir, the evidence is exactly the same In
both caeca (Applause In Court, which the Mayor checked by
Intimating thtt if be head sudi a znaulleetatdolt. the Court
would be cleared.)
Mr Dreg said he differed tram his brother imagletrates—
(applause). tie differed, [WAYne sailors are allowed tobacco
to smoke un board,and as defendants did not attempt to remove
It from the vessel, be thought the heath should hive bus
more engem