The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-06-28 00:00:00

THE ELRODOR LSD WIEWAGI DU.

This qmstios sompied alms* the whole of the
time of the Coattail, evoking a very protracted dis-
cussion. The motion wee to take into omeiduatioe
the memos DI *Wag the Mohair and wharfage dose
to the amount Ised by the het 6.b GeoelV sec.
the 116, from 64th of Jens—la 116. to
this sehjectb th. Major stated that the matter had ham
dimmed in committee, and this motion had been
omoddered advisable be smelderation albs dabs to
emend tradesmen, the espesess of the Quay Wad,
sod also the fact that the amid had no power to
raise say more roomy. ocoolusies he submitted
• lid of the dilsrest articles latish bad bees ex-
amined, wield, sad approved of by the Committee.
—Mr. R. Thomas remarked that at the oomesittee
meeting be had enggeeted that a vote should be
takes on the articles. but hie advise had not toes
followed. He was of opinion that the arias dose
should not be raised to the male of the itot of
Parbainest —Mr. Ayliag slated that the harbour
fond was in an almost insoltist state, and main-
mined that something must be dose to improve it.
—Mr. Hibbs was of misfits thd the present time
was inopportune for rasing the does He advo-
cated that they thotild be I* remarking that before
the anneal took the dam ander their eostrol, the
fluid wan is • prosperous tondition.—Mr. R.
Thome submitted some Isms, which showed that
the fond had dammed £266 per annum sins, the
coneeting of the harbour dam had bees entreated to
Lb. collector.—Mr. Hibbs mid if the Commit could
make Z 1,400 by lottins the does. it was their duty
to do to. —After • &ssllorydismission. Mr. Eliot
mid he was of osialce that it was &Stable that stone
Mem and istallig..tanseabeen tithe Council should
mamma the immeate, and endeavour to amalgamate
soon of the funds oossooted with the hesheer, se
that the harbour sad wharfage does might be placed
it:zolttiresitio• as to meet their exposer. He
o
that as booed men they won bosad to
protect than individeals who had lest the Comical
a 2, in order to keep the berbour is repair. He
apes them b4their shoulders to the wheel
"1"6""f ho to
_some atishetog
settleueent.—Mr. atied. the Cass& that
the reqMrements of the town wen very different
front Oboe they were is the time of George IV. If
1 they wept bock *co aaAit ef Parliament peened ia
that /flip, they would Moms the kmbing Mote el
1 the whale llowatrp Llaregith mid Mi-esuld act
godinswol bow Um Wow& would bosom she

laughing stock of the eoutary, if they simpl
attempted to raise mosey fir the purpose of pavingar their debts H. .ae much intortrahod, that Mr.
Tbmcm oht.tt le &imbibes to the interest
being Pet - tboutas replied that he
objected to the interest being paid in
preference to the mosey which was owing 4.
tradesmen of the town.- Me. Hibbs thought it would
he desirable to have 6 oomailthee meeting for the
purpose of wandering the advisability of males-
mating the funds, -The Mayor stated that Mr
Cbeessesaa, the otaleotor, was of opinion that if the
barb)," and wthriege dais were raised the
Of the harbour would be involuted teoo a.year. -
Mr. Hibbs asought the reveres would be the
""•-,„“ __Mr• 1/""htli said be Was present at a large
°"l",', the members of which bad
assemom for Ine purpon of considering means for
Ming the harbour fond, and it was unanimonely
agreed by 13 or 14 members that the Council should
make nee of the only means the law provided,
namely, to put in force the Act of Parliament, ern
paying off the debts as the harbour fund, and for
the expenses incurred in doing what was necessity
to the harbour to keep it from tallied down.
No person was more desirous than he to keep
the wharfage dues low, as if they were raised be
should suffer more than any person in the town;
but when he found that the Council were owing
veal heavy coma and bills were brought in from
time to time, and its members wishing to resort to
the come of paying tradesmen's accounts prior to
the interest on the harbour fund, which would
hare the effect of giving the mortgagees power to
take the fund into their own hands,- be thought it
was high time to do the beet thing in their power-
to raise money as the Act of Parliament gave them
power to do. It appeared, perhaps, bard upon some
sections of trade to raise the dues on some articles; ,
hut in reality it did not affect them, as many of
them were not oow in existence. but there were •
few still in operative at the present time, and these
were sufficient to meet their expense Italy other
gentleman could find bow they could meet their
expenses without raising the wharfage dues he
should like to bear the proposition. They had met
time after time, and the wharfage dues had been put
aside, until the tradesmen felt very properly
indignant at the non-payment of their bills. The
committee had attempted to arrange the only means
at their disport! to Itquidat• the debts, and be had
notch pleasure in proposing that the Act of
Parliament should be put in full force according to
the resolution come to at the committee meeting."
If such • mires supplied the Council with more
money than wee required forth. harbour, he should
be glad to redoes the does as in times path He
stated that it was represented, lee or six years ago,
that if the Council lowered the wharfage dues the
port would have a large increase of trade. Hews.
one of the Bret to fall in with that arrangement, and
every item was lowered in the bops that it would
have the desired ant. After giving this system
many year, trial, it was found that not in any one
department had the trade improved, in factthey had
positively lost Yam they bad given uu from the
wharfage dues, Were hot thanked by any one, and
had not received a cargo in addition to what they
had before. He then referred to a period about 20
Team sine, before the railway was opened, when
• deputation from the Council waited on the Great
Western Railway Company, asking fur the loan of
£40,000. The wharfage affairs were then in almost
U bad a condition seat precut. After the Great
Western Company had investigated the receipts of
the harbour and wharfage dose, their answer was-
What is the general trade of your port?
You have net • vestige of trade belonging to it. All
you have in the way of commerce is the coal and
grocery trade, and all that is necessary for the con-
sumption of your neighbourbood." This wu 20 years
ago, and since then they had lowered their does, the
effect of which was that their trade had not increased
one atom. On the contrary, they had been left in
debt. Under these circumstance it was for the
Council to decide whether or not they would repu-
diate what was unanimously agreed Co at the large
committee nosebag, Wh the debts were paid,
and it Wu found they bad funds in band, they could
lower their dues as much as they possibly could.-
The proposition 1,1111 seconded by Mr. Welsford. -
Mr. Howard considered the resolution proposed by
Mr. Deveeish would nothave the desired effect He
thought, too, the present time was improper for
raising the dues. With reference to Mr. Devenish's
argument that no trade had been brought to the poet
sines the dues had been reduced, he contended that
as the tramway OM about to be brought do en to the
harbour, it would be most ontairto those parties who
were in expectation of increasing their trade by it
In raise the duet, and for one ho would nnt lend him-
oaf to such a measure. He knew that the steamers
trading in and out of the harbour did not psy so
satisfactorily as some of the shareholders wished, and
the increase of the dues would make a considerable
difference to them. Besides this, as the railway to
Portland would soon be open, and if stores were
platted in the island, there would be • strong com-
petition with the harbour of Weymouth. Persona
would say, "why should we send our ships to Wey-
mouth, and land our goods there, when, by sending
them to Portland, only four miles distant, we can
tanialttibarewftplz tome;
iucrt
.I,,nroot it
sad he did not even believe that the bondholders
would vote for such an alteration. He contended
that if the does were raised a fresh arrangement
must be entered into with the Portland Steam-
boat Company, who now only paid • certain Kim
annually for their boats. If an alteration was made
in one respect it most be made in another. After a
few further remarks, be said that the Council must
bear in mind that the Portland Railway might be
likely to remove the little• trade which at preeent
was teeming in and out of the harbour to a place
more convenient, and where a considerable sum
would be saved in duet. He had spoken to several
mercantile men on the matter, who were of opinion
that before any alteration was made in the harbour
dues, those of other ports should be had and coop
pared with theirs, and especially those of Poole, fur
that was the nearest port in which this town was in
competition with. He considered that before making
such • sweeping alteration, it would be beneficial to
raise the does on some articies,and let others remain
as at present. In 4:etiolation be proposed,asan amend-
ment, "that at the present time the wharfage does
be not ralsed."-/tr. Roberts seconded the emend-
meth. -The Mayor said that if Mr. Howard bad
been present at the committee meeting, he would
have seen what the Prole dues were, which
Csgitain Roberts had been kind enough to
obtain, and it was thee ascertained that the
Weymouth ones were lower. - Mr. Robet te :
Not in wharfage dues.-The Mayor thought
that even when the scale was raised, Weymouth
would have the cheapest dada -Mr. Howard was of
a contrary opinion. -After some further unimportant
discussion, the Mayor pit the amendment, when
only four bands were &Id in its favour, whilst 16
voted for the propositbo. -Mr. R. Thomas ne
brained from yoting.-?be amendment WM now
(Fleetly loth -Mr. Hiward inquired what the
effect upon the Portland Steamboat Company ',add
be now the dues were to be raised?- Mr. Ayling
Meted that the eompsay would not be the least
affected by it -Mr. Demials informed Mr. Howard
that if be had attended the committee meeting he
would have bourn that it IFILI unanimously
that the rates charged the mummy alluded to
remain as at preeent.-Mr. Hibbs inquired why that
should be, when Mr. Menial Wormed him that be
ought to have been present, and then he would have
known. - Mr. Howard contended that, if the
steunets were exempted from the ln.r,esed dose, it
was illegal, as a resolution had been mined that all
dues thread be paid according to Act of Parliament.
-The Town Clerk being called bran to explain,
said the exception was that the Portland bona only
plied with pseeeggers, and did not some within the
commercial regulations of the Act—Mr. Howard
inquired if punier@ were not commenc. -Mr.
Devenish said the ferry-boats on the Thames were
exempt from toll.-Ur. Eliot wished it to be dis-
tinctly understood that, in advocatiag the amide.
nation of the borough foods. he did not intend those
of the Market-bones and Pile Pier. -The matter
then dropped.- The My subject in connection with
the Board of Heald was that of opening Wider, for
egpplylug 80 cwt of gelvaniaed chant for the
The fillairing are the tandem i -Mr.
N. Thurman, CI Ilk per cwt.; Mr. Scattergood,
Cl 10a 6d.; Mr. J. Russell, CI 10..; Mr. A.
Martin, El 12e. • Br. T. Lansing. fl 13a ; Mr.
0. Gibbs (Portland), LI Ila 61.; Mr. W. J.
Compton, Li Its. St.; Marrs. Wathins and Smith,
CI 17a Bd. • Mr. J. Cl. Brown, tl 12s.
Rineell's tender was ectoepted.-In consequence of
some observation* 'shin were made respecting the
laying Of sorts new Ferment, undor the semi°.
toodnees of the Berreyw, Mr. Howard said he was
tined of bearing cosophinte apnea that official. If
be was not competent is discharge his duties, then a
more efficient man mon be employed ; but in order
to bring things to an isius, he should put a ooticseon
the pegs. toe the nest peeking to consider whether
the honeyor was competent or not to perform the
aline setrested to tim. This concluded the
Wane of the Board.

'
FORTLLND.—Wintirag 0nt221. INTIOIIIOIIIIIIIII.
—We beer the fend fier enlarging. repairieg, and 1
madorsisiag the Weelet chapels at Fortune'a Well
sad Fentea, le rapidly itervedeg. The carnet way in
which the Weele7ens are going to work prove, they sr*
sot of the Fir M
of a prams with whom we met the
other day. isg to ei abirat eertaiu imptoremanta
enntemplel in the Weld, he replied " 'provetnents I
What want 'pmventeng var.? What dun rar gran-
feather and feather, .11 1. war
HOtWL Anoonmorianr.—We are glad to Sod visitors
re a taking advantage of be accommodstion afforded by
Yr. Raritan. a tbe Roy Hotel A goodly number has
arrived Jur* the wok. am fart *born are :—Mr.
Glyde and fealty; Mr. d Mrs. Millard and /soil :
Mr. Lod*, Mrs. Rl.hr4, and Kim Button. We tram
the spirited apsrelariol of the proprietor will wig
with the saseres it Comma
PleArtgetee Itzumel FUND.—CM 184. has bran
collected Is .td of this hand. and. after alvdocCog en
3..
~ Ille), bee pail over to tbe soffvrers who
their beam is the I of last peer. The amount
bee been tboakbally ivied, and the committee
Went the thanks to , pumas who have triPatiltd
to their appeal.

BUB itiOUL.-nucfmr )(LW". -BM RAM IN
£MUILKIIOI, othordier 'au or Tatum—This
nal* seas of ea 1714101 mis on es posa4

of the firmer. kindly plated at their sole ems be the
miatuflorooe of lin. Eietod. of Whateonbe Hones,
throng', the in.trinnent•lity of J. C. 11 ...el. Esq , and
rent.ied in • i.lietAnt reap., and affords 1 =lei' ruj
meet to the members an I ftlend• of the dub. Toe
.8U -1 ureliminarirs hawing been goo! through, and the
h .vint been on hs tie Dere itch, the elected th•
Atlielhatupton party the find nee f the willow. out
frith e.ty andel eiding. quickly d do•m
ell gyro's) moors of Ave rah., • number 4.0 reference
to t'ie entire—l more they mode op for to their second
tie gelding of the gere eierea being nniuM•
uskralsly reversed, tint Athelheuipton ebb mori•ing
*seer.' renewed leases by repeated " let effes" yet at
kat coloring • d-frat by aye rune anti nine wiekebt to
fall. The dotire of umpires were mitisfretorily performed
by Masora Allen and tfi It.. Elobj food is the poor.:—

Atimuusrros.
ld Innings. 2nd Innings.
Holmes, e Benoist - • • 1 b Brower - • 0
.Isekiion, bC. Radcliffe - •0b O. Hibbs - 1
D.molels, e end!, C. Bsdelyie 3 not odt - • 3
Hoene, Roddy& - • 1 bO. Hibbs • 3
R. Made. Besent - • -0 b Brewer • - 1
T. ROIDer, a &went. • •0 o Brewer - • 9
I. Wads. b B•ewisr • • •0 b 0 Hibbs - 0
Toms, a Besent - • •0 a Oaken • •15
0. Spicer. bC. 1144610 N •0 e Kennett •13
dnioer, c Bennett - • 0 b Brewer • • 3
Townsend, not out - • • 0 b Brewer - -20
Byes - • 6

Bus Ituti.
let lanlne. 2nd innings.
C. J. R ,clol3 ffe, b Slade • • 12
C. R•esni. bG. Spicer - •Ilb w - • 4
C. Brewer, bG. Saieer • • 1
G. Hbh. a Holmes • - • 7
G. Kennel, cG. Spicer • - 5
Ben. rcombe. not out . • 1 b Slade • • 1
El 0 dtoti. J. Slade - 1
J. airiot ran ult • • • 3lb w • - 9
G Slo•opard. ran out • • 4 cB. Spieler • 5
R. Bulkn, cC. Spice' • - 0
0 "I,lrld, • Ronne - 3
Wide 9, bin 12 - 21 Wide' 4, byes 3 7

STIIRMINSTER.—Itursas or um Ray. H.
&MMUS& —We regret to state that this truly
estimable gentleman, who has for many veers
officiated as magistrate at the fiturininster Petty
Sessions, is in a very critical state of health. On
Monday week he was suddenly seised with paralysis,
and up to Wednesday afternoon was sposoblem
He has, we are glad to Kate, partially recovered;
tut it will be a long time, if ever, before he is again
able to resume active ditty. Hr. Boucher is
highly esteemed in the neighbourhood for his kind
and benevolent disposition, and it is sincerely to be
hoped he may yet recover.
PITT, SILSIIIOIIII, Monday, Jane 20th.—Before
Montague Williams, EA.' Thomas Bowyer Bowyer,
junr. RN.. and the Rev. H. T. Bower.
STUIMINSTCL NIVITON. —Henry William White
was summoned at the instanc• of Superintendent
Hammond for having in his poillielion, on the 7th
inns, 1 mat mamma nearly 8 drachms short., and
another 4 drachm's short.—Fined 44. for each
measure, and St. costa.
Bacillar. —James Toni'', innkeepar, ma stun.
mooed for being drunk and riot's's at Stairmluster
Newton, on the 2611 Mar.—Mr. Long, who
appeared for the defendant, admitted the charge Of
drunkenness, and the Bench inflicted a line of 7a.,
and wets 7s. . . . .

FYIWILD. —Charles PllllOlll. Chart will being
drunk and Inc ipsble on the 27th y, was tined
fn.. and 81. mita

H AAAAA UKT Butte. —Matthew Coombs, George
Hleworth, and William Smart, were charged with
obstructing the highway by throwing stones on
Sunday evening Defendants pleaded guilty, sod
Coombe was Sued Si., Elsworth 2s. 6,1., and Smart
!la &L; the code Si. 6d. was equally divided
between them. . . . . _

Sophia bloores was charged, on the information of
Superintendent Hammond. with having in ber
gneion, on the 30111 May, one pint measure 4
ceas deficient. —There being 3 previous con-
victions recorded against the defendant, she was
fined 10n, and 81. meta
BTALERIDOL—EtIMUOd Butt, hem-house keeper,
was summoned by Superintendent Hammond with
having in hie ' on the 6th June, one quart
measure 16 racbms abort; and two pinta 4
drachms shart.—The ones 1/1111fully proved. Defen.
dant said that 2 of the cups were new, and bad not
been ow:A.—The defendant was fined 2e. for each
measure. 8., and Be. meta.
' MAKSHOLL.—Thomu A'Court was charged with
being drunk on the 25th May.—Fined 65., and
omits. _

William Rue, beer-house keeper, was arimmoned,
on the information of Superinteadent limanond,
with having on the 17th June • quart measure
nearly 3 drachma deficient —Mr. Long. who
appeared for the deludiuit, said that when Super-
intendent Hammond cams round every measure was
examined, and therefore the one found fault with
must have been either borrowed since, or not then
examined.—To this Superintendent Hammond
replied that on the occasion referred to, he took 8
measures away, and it wee not at all likely he
should bare left one behind.—Fined Ba., and Os.
°lbws Austin was nnen xa, and urn. costs for a
similar offence.
Harry Cressy was fined Stand Si. cuts, for being
drunk, and incapable of taking care of his horses on
the 13th June. Cue proved by P.C. F. Symes.
Asatuvr.—Bennett Hatcher was somm,ned for
committing an aantult on Mary Ann Yeatmaa, on
the 25th May.—Defendant did not appear. —The
complainant stated that she was at the club feast on
the day in question, and asked the defendant to take '
her child, when he gave her a back-handed blow
across the mouth, from which blood Sowed. Com-
plainant did not produce any intimate, although
several parties *ere present on the occasion; but the
magistrates considered that the girl's word was
sufficient, inasmuch as the defendant had not
appeared to answer the charge, and indicted a this
of 10e., and 7s. oasts.—The defendant, who had
taken out • cross-summens against the girl, was also
mulcted in the sum of 5a for expenses in his own
oses.
ALLEGED ASEAELT. —Sarah Osmond was charged
with assaulting • boy named George Fudge, aged
II yeara, on the 7th inst —The boy said that be was
riding on a horse in front of defendant's house, that
she ordered him back, and that when he returned
she struck ilia with a stick.—ln support of his state-
ment he called Fumy Arnold, who, however, quite
turned the tables spinet him by stating be was very
saucy and impudent, and that sbe did not ses any
blows struck. —(less dismissed.
LYDLISCIL —Mary Bowditch, janr.. and Charles
Baker, were charged with damaging an iron fence,
the property of Mr. Vopie.—The Bench said it was
a pity the matter had not been settled out of Court,
as the offence was a trifling one. —They would have
to
_pay a line of la each, sad the oasts 9d.
Holes Sr. Mawr. —Anna Illetlunao, one of
those poor unfortunate creatural who by their
intempentoos are • blot on the fair fame of England's
daughters, was brought up in custody charged under
the Vagrancy Act with slava% in an outhouse in
the above parish. —From Superintendent Hanimond's
description of the case, it appeared that the WOWED'S
husband bad been forted to leave Isar through her
intemperate halite, she baring got rid of all him
furniture, and that 11/00111 then elm had lodged at
Stacey's lodging-hues, but in consequence of her
conduct they refused to let her remain there. A
week or two ago sli• was found by Mr. Cbseeeman
in water by the side of the road, drunk, and in a
most deplorable condition, and on Saturday night
she was to the same state at Hinton.—The Bench,
after giving the unfortunate woman some good
advice, committed her to prison for a month.
STIIHMINSTER NEWTON. Calmer.
Btamusocat Vats v. Csaes.—The return match
between these two clubs was played on the ground
of the former at Stunninster Newton, on Tuesday.
and readied in a victory for the B. V. by 44 runs.
A capital diaper ergs provided on the ground by Mr.
Router, of the Crown dotal, Subjoined ta Lbs
DOOM 1—
Biacitiooa

lit Isola's. ----
-lad
R. Fiske, eot oat • - - 1 b Wright • 0
Fryer, • Docaiuy • • -531 b w - -
litesok, bF. Beset' - 2 bF. Beads • 3
Stubbs, • Welsh • • • 2 • Dummy - 0
41esy. bF. Beech • • 3 bF. Reich • 16
I•a•cs, b Wright • - 6 c Stone • - 2
Beam. b Wrsrl.ot • • • 0 not out • - 7
41 Raki t . 0
. Wngh 1 t North over
over I
Cmiii. eI
b Wright - • 0 a aid b Wrisht 1
EllsritT, sr 2 : • 11 3 I 85,1 bl .ori
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owl.
Dowdily, b Tner 0 e &Wee - • 4
11-esb c sad b Risco& 0 b Hisao.* • 5
F. Beech, e bed b Frye: - 1 b Hissed& - 2
Wright. b Hieepek - 4 e end b Fryer • 6
Clark. b Hemel • • • 3 b Fryer - • 0
Noiebover, b Hieseek - • 6 not set - - 6
Painter, a Howell • - 6 b Iliseeek - 0
T. Beer, run out • - - 2 b Hi•eoek - 4
Rev. T. J. Brown, lb er • 1 b Frier - • 1
Stool, b thesoek • - • 3et Stubbs - 0
J. Noribover, ant out • - 0 b Risocook - 2
811,1b3, er 3 - • 17 84, w 3 - 7

37
WIMBORNE.- LONDON COURT Or BANILBOTTCY.
-(Before Mr. Registrar Roche.)- Re Freeman.-
This was the Brut sitting for the proof of debts and
choice of creditors' assignees under the bankreptoy
of Frederick William Freemen, of Wimboroe
Minster, Dorset, attorney-in:law. Mr. Charles I
Henry Lovell, solicitor, of Gray's Inn, appeared for
the bankrupt, who filed his petitios on the 97th of
Iday last, and, having surrendered on the same day
before Mr. Registrar -Roche, wee irlultmd PrOmcla°o
from arrest. The total amount of the hsokrupt'a
indebtedness is stated to be OM 17a 3d., aed be
attributes kis bankruptcy to" the falling off of his
professional income, and domestic afilictios."-
Among his provincial creditors are the following,
Mobard D. Blake, Lengport, Sonserest,
£158e.; Mr. Edward Chiloott, 'Biro:ma Mill,
near Dorchester, ; /dr. Thomas Ord,
Wisdoms, Minster, ISO Liar. George
Woolson's Misater, £l7 Mr. James Dim=
Maw* 4.110 (folly osoarod 0 property of Goof.

Ricketts, of Lytchet Matrovors, Dorset, farms,l
Mr. thorium Ling, Winib.rue Minaer, £5O 12s.
unsecured, and I'4lB 0.. 11.1. moored by a rhyme of
Vioe-Chanciellor Stun. dated 8,6 May, 1863,
precludes bim from taking pro-eliding' against the
bankrupt personally ; Mr. George Henry Lsw,
Wimleirne Minster, £47 91. 6.1.; Mr. Henry Miller
Morgan, Wimhoroe Minster, t 29 19$ 11,1 ;
National 110.1 Provincial Bank if England, Winileirue
Minster, £'2oo ; Mr. Eliza Paul, Salisbury, Willa,
£2l ; and Mr. Ovorl• St t, Salisbury.
£2O 16a 6.1., to., do.—lt will bo observed that if
the debts of the creditors holding locality are
added to th• bankrupt's uwocared creditors his
total debts and lis.hilitiss are considerably above
£l,OOO. No account of the available assets appears
on the proceedings. At Mini sitting no creditor
attended to prove. and no assignee was therefore
chosen, and the court fixed the 16th of July next, at
12 o'clock, for the proof of debts and the bankrupt's
examination and application fur order of discharge.
Renewed protecuon from arrest having been
greeted the bankrupt the sitting ended.

SHERBOBNE. —Perri fiermoss, Thursday.—
Before J. Goodden, J. Falreasser, and E. Henan,
Emirs., and the Rev. John Blennerhamet. —William
Wooden and Ellis Brake were summoned by Thurso
Warren for an assault. —The complainant venally
attends the Wesleyan Chapel at Yettninster. On
Sunday, the sth June, there was az. openair service
at Chethole, and the complainant, her sweetheart,
to bilkers, and others, attended. The defendants,
on her returning home, insulted her grossly, used the
most obscene language, lashed against her, try log to
prevent her passing through the gates, and other-
wise sionoyed her. The case was allowed to be
settled out of Court, and the defendants apologising
for their conduct, and promisiny not to offend again.
—George Davis was charged with having. at Yet-
minister, on Use 13th June, ridden on the shafta of a
lr without reins, and having no one to guide
iiagrses. The boy's meatier, Mr. Bewley, wrote a
note to the Bench, giving the boy a good character.
--It ergs his first offence, and the Bench dismissed
the ease with caution. —William Stroud ',hauled
guilty to a 'tinder offence at Beerhankett. The de-
fendant was riding slung the road in his wagon
fast asleep—The Bench thought this a far worse
case than the other, and Seed his 4a, including
cost..—John Heftier, of Long Burtotl, was sum-
moned by Elizabeth Locke to show cause, &c.—Mr,
! Fear appeared for the applicant, and Mr. S. Watta
for the defendant. The case lasted a oomuderable
Um*, and the defendant most stoutly denied the
paternity.—Tbe Beech ordered payment of Is. 6cl.
per week, Mid • guinea for attorney's fee.
William Brown *as summoned by Elizabeth
Chappell for an assault It &poured that nn Friday
evening, the 17th of June, as complainant was re•
turn:ng home from the National Sohool she
through a hay field, and began playing wirtre
hay with some other children when defendant
came along, and communed besting her with
• stick. She was not out of the footpath.
She held up her arma in defence, and they were
beaten "black and blue." Sarah Coker, on Friday
afternoon, WVA in Mr. Sherren's field with oomplai.
Dant and other girls. As soon as she saw Brown
she observed he ited • stick in his hand, going to
strike the complainant, and witness ran away.
Fined 6d., and 7a. 6.1. casts. —Robert Strange
was charged with daring • guilty knowledge of •
felony, and being the receiver of harness. the Fro.
perty of Frederick Wineor Norman, of Sherburne.
Mr. F. Ft ohs prosecuted, and Mr. Ellis appeared
for the prisoner. Prosecutor said that between the
lith and 14th of May last he lost some harness
consulting of a breeching, strap, and crupper.
The breechiog had silver buckles, and the crupper
a brass buckle. On the 14th be lost a
bridle, and on the 19th he lost half a pair of horse
reins. There was attached to it part of a new
brown hand part. Witness gave information to the
police, and P.C. Dennison came. Prosecutor shooed
him part of the reins he had lust. AL 11 o'clock in
the evening the constable came to his house again,
and brought the bathers that Lad been stolen. He
knew it to be his property,winch he bad lost. P.C.
Dennison, of the Sliertiorne constabulary, said that
in tionaequenoe of the information he received from
Mr. Norman, he went to the prisoner, whoin he found
at Puree Caundle, and told him there was • charge
against him for receiving harness from • boy named
Fithian, who worked for Mr. Norman. Planner
replied : "I have received some, and gave him Is.
at one time, and 2a 6d. at another time, for it." He
also told witness that • person named Baresbury
had it of him, and be would go with *Wins, and
try to get it. Both OUDO back to Sher borne, and
met with Walter &fluttery in the street. Witness
asked hint if he had had any harness of Strange,
and be replied he had had • "chop" with him
for something else. Berusbery also said he could
not tall where the harness.. was now, unless

be went with him. Witness, BaMsburv,
and prisoner went to Yeovil. On their road
thither they met Mr. Masters. Barnabary, on meet-
ing him, mid "What do yog think? That harness
which I let you have is stolen, and the policeman is
oonie for it." Masters replied " Well, you take the
bay 11... 0b..1.1..• map •••;.••••' ookal nalembk .11.•
door, and I believe you will find it." When they
got to Yeovil, Mrs. Masters gave Bantsbary the key
of the stable, and they went in and found the stolen
property. William Masters, cabinet maker, of
Yeovil, said that the harness produced was the suns
he had bad of Barnebury, at Sberborne. They were
at the Antelope Inn, talking about horses, and
witness said he wanted a larger hareem for hie
horse, and Fternaoary and he agreed to exchange
harness. Ni money paned between them. Had
had an alteration made in the reins front double to
single harness, as when he had it first it was part of
• double rein. Walter Simsbury, • carpenter,
residing at Cold Harbour, said that he made an ex.
change of harness with Mr. Masters, of Yeovil.
That which was produced appeared to be the same
as he gave in ezchange to Mr. Mutera. He bad
received it of the prisoner, who offered to let him
have it for making Min a stall, for placing his goods
on at fairs and in the streets. Be was perhaps &day
or dapaoa-half making the stall, and (mod the
boards. About • week or fortnight afterwards he
let Mr. Masters have it. James Charles Pulroao, a
lad about 11 yearsof age, said he was servant to Mr.
Norman, and had been for about three months. Mr.
Norman we. • saddler. He knew Strange, the
prisoner. About • month ago be was going borne to
dinner, and Strange called to him. tie was in hie
stable. When tritium went to him, prisoner asked
him if be conk: get him an old pair of reins, and
witness said be would try to get them. The
next morning he went op to Strange, and asked
him whether be weeld be at home hyqeed.by,
as he would bring up the reins? He replied, yes.
Wiuseee then went home, sod in the evening he
took him half • pair of double reins. He had
them from Mr. Norman's, taking them from the
shop. Prisoner then asked him if he could got an
old bridle,and witness said, yes. A day or two after-
wards he carried over one of • pia-horse bridle. He
got that also from the same shop. Prisoner did not
give him anything for them at that time. On
Saturday evening he went to Strange's house for
something for the bridle and rein. Strange leaked
hint how much he wanted, and witness said about a
couple of shillings. Prisoner replied "I can't
give that," and gave him le. He then asked if wit-
nese could get him an old breeching. He said be
would try, and on Thursday_ in the following week
be took him a breeching. He took that also from
Normair'a On (Saturday night/he went to the
prisooer for something for the breeching, and pri-
soner gave him • half.cmwo pin. He brought out
half a dozen, and witness chose which he pleased.
Before he took the breeching be had taken prisoner
a crupper. He told prisoner where he got the things.
Prisoner oleo gave him • common rarthen-oare iplate
and • jug. Prisoner told him he was not to tell any
one about what be had done. W items was an errand
boy, and used to carry out hareem for his master.
He knew the harems by several marks OD it —Sarah
Pelmets, mother of the last witness, mad that about
the end of A pril,or the begiening of May, the prisoner
more to her bowie collecting rags. In the course of
conversetion she told him if her boy, .bo worked
for Mr. Norman, should ever bring anything to him,
be was not to eocourar him in it.—Mr. Norman,
recalled, said the boy Pastan as his errand b„„,
and was not allowed to sell anything • Ititever. He
had himself never had any dealings with Strange.
Tois being the whole of the ease, Mr. Eck ~egd be
would moommend his sheet to mere' hie defisoce.
—The primmer was then committed for trial. at
Dorchester, at the mooing session; lint was ad.
mitted to bail in two sureties of .C 26 each.—
Thomas David Dunning was charged by the over-
seers and churchwardens of Yeentinfarer with re.
fusing to pay his poor.rate, amounting to
£l3 13s. 80.—The defendant said be was rafted
considerably above his reel—Mr. Reed was also
summoned for .Cl 2 7s. 60. under similar Mecum.
Mamas. They were ordered to pay, and told to
appeal on the next appeal day if they felt aggrieved.
- —Eli Purchase was summoned for working three
hooves, belonging to Mr. Jeremiah Collins, at Yet„.
miaow, on the 30th May last. One home bad six
sores on one aids of the nook, and five on the Wow ;
• second bores had four sores on one side, and Motto
the other ; and the third had two sores on one sideeff
the neck, and three on the other, under the collar.
When the policeman saw them he asked defendaot
if his master knew of the sores, and defendant said:
" yes, for more than • week ; but all the time they
have • leg limier them they moat work." Defendant
mid bit master lived at Coker, and that he mot hint
to Yetminider for manure. There were no other
bones in the stable, and be was obliged to do what
his master said.—Tbe defendant's master agreed to
pay the line, 10a, including costs, and the Bench
told him he bad better not work them again till
they were well, or he would next time be more
severely dealt with.--George Grey and Cluales
Grey were charged with assaulting Smiled Smith.
Complainant mid he was at Sherburne at wurkio:dd
George Grey rums over the bodge. He ask bien
why be did that, and the other replied that be
cense whim be pleased. He was going to get over
the hedge on the opposite side, and witness preirttated
hie. At this time Charles Grey tame omit the
bodge at another places, and the two caught hold ef
hint, and threw him down, and Charles Grey sirMik
hism—rined 134. each, and 71. ed. 00.414.