The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-29 00:00:00

DOZOICIIIITJZ.

Dreaorrnto Vries Lamen—ikirs. Bingham, who
ham taken ranch interest in the Dorchester Band of
Hope, has made arrangement; for a dissolving view
lecture in connection therewith, at the Boys' National
Schoolroom, on Wednesday evening the Bth March.
Mr..!. Adkins, of the United Kingdom Band of Hope
Union, will he the lecturer, and the choir of the Band
of Hope, under Mrs. Bingham, will sing a selection of
hymns.

THE GREAT WIRTERN RAILWAI.—The report of
the directors to the half-yearly general meeting on the
2nd proximo states that the balance available for
dividend among the proprietors of ordinary stock,
after payment of the dividends on the guaranteed and
preference stocks, and other fixed charges, is
37,615 se. This balance will admit of the payment
of a dividend on the consolidated ordinary stock at
the rate of £4 15e. per cent per annum leaving a sum
of 29,173 Bs. 9d.s to be carried forward!

THE SAL/ Or LIQUORS ON SUNDAT.—A public
meeting is announced to be held at the town-hall on
Thursday next, in connection with the Central
Aaaociation for stopping the hale of intoxicating liquors
on Sunday. The Rev. E. W. Pears, rector of Dor.
chaster St. Peters, will preside. Mr. Edward Whit-
well, hon. sec. of Kendall, and the Rev. W. Mottram,
of Melksham, will attend as the deputation, and the
meeting will be addressed by the Revs. H. Moule, H.
F. James, IL Everett, W. C. Osborn, W. Allen, and
T. Heave, General Fraser-Tytler, and others.
Counr ParrrSrssioNs, Saturday. —Before Mr. Herbert
Williams (chairman), Mr. H. B. Middleton, and Mr. H.
Warry.

A NECESSARY MOON.
A man named North was charged with cruelty to a
donkey.
On Tuesday afternoon Mr. If. B. Middleton was puling
through Charminster when he had his attention attracted
to heavy blows proceeding from near the forge. On looking
round he saw the defendant brutally beatings donkey, •
perfect shower of blows falling on the unfortunate
ardings head.

Defendant said he didn't Itltll3l any harm, but he could
not get the donkey to go. He never hurt a hair of him.
Fined ss. and 7s. costa.—(Mr. H. B. Middleton did not
sit during the hearing of this case].

41-11 W RRRRR CASE
William Crab, a young fellow of Maiden Mewton, was
summoned by • boy named William Shepherd for an
auault.

Th;-complainant stated that last Monday week about
four in the afternoon defendant, with whom he worked,
came into the stable where he was, after being at the
"public" all the afternoon, and because be had not done
his work as well as his own, "fell upon' him. He
threatened to knock his head off, and when he told him
he had better come and do it if he didn't know any better,
he knocked him down.

--Ti;;;;117;;;;;;;;; Crabb strike the boy three or four
times with • whip.
Defendant said the boy worked under him and came
late to his work, and when he spoke to him about it he
used very bad language. Upon that he gave him a " pat"
on the head, which he returned with one from a broom
stick, kicked him and threatened to drive a two pronged
fork through him.
He called as • witness a lad named Coombs, who saw
the defendant "gie the boy a push, and wi that he felled
down," after which the boy began to use the besom.
The Chairman : Summons dismissed, you can go.

AORICULTUILAL •011/31111.NTS.
A young lad named Thomas Trowbridge was summoned
by Mr. William Bishop, of Litton Cheney, for • breech of
the Masters' and Servants' Act.
Mr. Giles Symonds appeared for the complainant
Complainant stated he resided at Puncknowle where his
father had • farm. His also had one at Litton Cheney
and about the middle of March, 1675, he made • bargain
with the boy's father at Litton for his hire. The father
asked 4s. 84. • week for him and he told him he should
not give that unless they agreed for • 12 month. The
father was agreeable to this, and the boy came on and
continued to work up tall the 17th of Feb., since when he
had absented himself withont leave. The father previous to
this talked that he might be left off.but this was declined,
and he accordingly took French leave. He gave notice to
the father, that if he did not come on again, proceedings
would be taken, but he had not since attended. The father of the lad said there was never any agree-
ment made in writing, but he did not deny it was made
by word.of mouth._

—Tha-dhlr7Mt—n7Then you don't consider that an agree-
ment. _

-7-I`;;;wbridge No I don't.
The Chairman: Well the law does,and I always consider
iny_ wont as good as toy bent.
Trowbridge So do I as far as that goes. But I don't
consider it a binding contract
The Chairman: Ynu are too good a lawyer.
Mr . Symonds asked that the magistrates enforce the
fulfilment of the agreement, and that sureties, if neces-
sary. be required for that purpose. Perhaps the father as
a lawyer would not tuind entering into his own recognis-
ances for the carrying out of the contract
Trowbridge said he was not a lawyer, " wuss luck," or
he would not have to racy' about a peck an' shovel.
The Bench advised him to be bound for his son.
This he refused to do, and the Bench told him he was
strong-headed, and his son would have to go to gaol in
default

After about half-an-hour's consideration the old man
thought better of it, and was bound for his son.

OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT
A respectably dressed young man named James Legg,
of Charlton, was summoned by Mr. J. Samways under
the following circumstances.
Complainant was driving home from the fair on the
11th ult., about half-past five. Just as he got past the
bridge on the Wareham-road the defendant and another
young man took hold of his gig and asked for a lift. He
saw the defendant was drinky, and declined to take him
up They still held on to the gig, and on getting near the
turnpike-gate pulled it so violently that they stopped
the horse and nearly turned it round. When he re-
monstrated with them the defendant threatened to put a
stick across his head, and continued his conduct until
he got to Stafford corner, when they met a policeman,
when be went on. _

-iie-fe-ti-daLr nothing to my in his defence, and was
ordered to enter into his own recognisance at .£lO to keep
the peace for six months.

CRUILLTT TO ANIM•LS.
0. Unwell/I, of Maiden Newton, WIWI summoned for
trespassing in pursuit of game en the lands of Mr.
Sheridan, of Frampton. A keeper named Mayo stated
that between 11 and 12 on a Sunday night he was out
with another keeper and heard a hare cry. They went
snit found • hare In a trap. They watched it till Monday
morning, when the defendant came and took it out.
Upon seeing the keepers the defendant sung it down•
Defendant said he had liberty to put traps there to
catch rata. He took the hare out and let it go. He never
killed it.

The Bench gave the defendant the benefit of the doubt
and dismissed the summons.
[What would the B.P.C.A. say to leaving • hare writh-
ng in • trap for • dozen hour,?)
SOILOUGH PETTY SESSIONS, Monday (yesterday).—
Before Mr. J. F. Hodges and Mr. G. J. G. Oregon'.

.1:1CAP1B1.1.1.

Henry Waterloo liiii,-;;;;dy-looking old party, who
described himself as a watch repairer of Exeter, was
charged with being drunk and incapable.
P.C. Dunn about 11 on Saturday night found the defen-
dant drunk and incapable, and ringing the prison bell.
Asked why he did it, he said because he wanted to get
In. He was taken into custody, and lid, were found upon
him.

Defendant said he had but recently come out of an
asylum; and Supt. Coward added further that he had
also come out of the Dorchester prison on the Saturday
morning in question. There were two previous convic-
tions against him.
On his undertaking to leave the town, the magistrate
said he would defer disposing of the care until the next
day.
Mary Powell. a very respectably-dressed female, in
fashionable hat and jacket, described as an artist, of
Rishopagate-street, London. was charged with a similar
offence.

Mitchell found her about nine on Saturday even-
ing opposite the George partly undressed, helplessly
drunk, and surrounded by a crowd. She was mud and
dirt all over. When at the station she was asked wLere
she came from, and she replied it was no use asking her
anything, as she should tell a lot of lies
Defendant said she was bilious that morning, and feel-
ing very sick and unable to eat her breakfast, she had a
little brandy and water, and she supposed it got over her,
for she found her legs go under her, and she fell down.
She also had been in an asylum.
A letter found on the defendant was handed to the
magistrates, in which • lady earnestly Implored her not
to sink still lower.

—TheYown-efeili asked her why she did not follow the
advice. _

—lYefendant said she thought she wouid, and be a tee-
totaller. If not she believed some day she would drop
down dead. In fact, she would have died had it not been
for the way in which she was treated at the station;
they were Christians there.
The Mayor spoke about inflicting a fine, but she begged
to be let off 'like We other Walk as she had no money.
A similar decision was given in the case, the defendant
being told that if she were found in the town on the
morrow, her case would be adjudicated upon.
Defendant: Oh I then I hhallooll be off, and I am much
obliged to you.

A BAD CASS-
Joke Randal, a groom, of Holdsworth, Abbey Milian,
was charged with cruelty to a horse.
Ralph Go[lop, • clerk in the Post Office, stated the
defendant was • mail-cart driver from Weymouth to
Dorchester. On the evening of the Pith of February the
defendant arrived nearly an hour after time. Ile asked
him the reason of his being late, and he said how be got
there at all he hardly knew, for the horsi• dropped down
coining up Ridgway-hilL Upon that the witness went
and looked at the florae. It appeared to have fallen, and
had evidently been over-driven. lie told him he must
get another to go down in the morning.
At eleven that night P.M. Mitchell bail his attention
called to the horse by Mr. Parsons, the postmuter. Ile
examined it and found it in rather a low condition, and
very weak, in fact it could hardly stand. On the lower
part of the neck there was • raw wound, two or three
Inches long, which appeared to have been recently done,
and under the belly-hand on both sides there were other
wounds; and between its hind legs it was cut open,
apparently with the whip, and blood was dropping from
the wounds. And on the back were marks of wales
tfoodyntirle called t caused by adwenhititteattonndoonf trZhstaw;
and asked him how it came in that condition. He replica
"I 'spools I did it On Wednesday he served him with
a summons, ancHhe then said "the horse wanted to lie
down coming from Weymouth, and I whipped it to
instil in in time, but, I did not think I had served it so
btA _

Mr. J. A. Lipscoinbe, a veterinary surgeon, examined
the horse, and generally bore out the sergeant's statement.
He thought the sores were old and had been re-opened.
Independent of the injuries the horse was not in a fit state
for the work
The Bench, although there was no doubt of the brutality
of the defendant, thought great blame attached to his
master, Mr. Hardy, of Weymouth, for sending the hone
out in that state, and decided to adjourn the case for a
weals, in order that he might attend.