The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-03-21 00:00:00

ORANDOINS.

Pant Sonnona, Thareday.--Charles Gerdam wag
summons for bans drunk on linemen-I premires.-
IMendan 's brottie,-In•law appeared for him, and
pleadKl euilty. an tooli.orateo let hum off a pay.
men fBg a,d c sts.— Bracher. of E inions.
ham, we ..uultooled by Mr. Tnoinci Coombe, •
farms-, of th- same Warm, for *gowning a troves.
and doing wilful damage to some growing por, and
wheat by g • barrow over them.—Defendant
hot been remoostroted with on previous occasion.,
and as ho per-i.ted in his o gpinct the pros-co. or
b ought him la fore the Be,ch—Fined is., daair;e 91.,
end cane Bs.

THE ILLNESS or Low PORTMAX.—WO 11113 happy
to state that Lord Portirva iv peogreering favourably
towards recovvry.
Levu. Sievices.—The third Wednesday evening
Lentm service took place in Blandford Church la.'
Wednes lay, when the P iv. C. Saunders, rector of
Tarrant Hinton, unedited from Psalm. :iv,
verse. " Who can tell how oft he offendeth."
BPKCIAL HILIGIOUR SHRVICEL —The Wale's°s have
been holdine epeeist services in their chapel during the
neat week, the anion being addressed by the Rev.
T. Ratcliffe, Mr. Jac.soe, Mr. Banat, ird Mr.
Yestman.
CHURCH PARTOILV, were
presched and co'lections made in Sandford Church on ,
Sunday last in behalf of this er.cellent teciety. The I
sermon in the morning wee prmched by she rater,
the Rev. C. H. Fynes•Clinton, and I. the evening_by
the amociation raturestart , the Rev. F. G. Powell. The
collection in aid of the funds amounted to £lO.
Dun or As Om Inuarnorr.—Thedeath of Mr.
Simon Groves, wbbh occurred on Saturday k st, at
the residence of lii son, Mr. G. J. Groves, of Downy
Faun, adds another erne to the long Het of Blond
ford worthies desai has r- moved during the past twelve
months, and reaps asunder a link whtch bound the
18th and 19th centuries tooth's.. The deceived
get, lama) bad retired f c many years from tbe well-
known pharmatentical business In the Market•plare,
now conduct,d by his dement-Mot% and be re/46A1 of
ate sod Infirmity. !mod in retirement at Lae chealMni
residence of hls son, on the SOW:cry-roe I. He fillet
the 'moonset office of Mayor of the town in the yrr
188, end wry for many years a merab.r of the Two
Council. His death oecuried at the rii 1 old age of

S 4 years.
(0051 Y Pam Sesames. Rebirths last -Before the
Hon. W. H. B. Portman, M.P., adajorGeneral Sir
Charles D'Oyley. Cart., Sir W. Smith-Marriot, Bart,
and E. W. B. Portman, H.q.-James Fetcher, • lad.
of Whitechumb, wae ahargad with wilful damage to
and maliciously breaking a fence, the property of J.
C. hi aosel-Pleydell, E.q.. on Sunday, February 12th.
-Defendaot denied the offence, eosin it was enother
boy who did the dstosige.-Tbe Chairmen said greet
damage had I we done at Wh echurce by breaking the
fences, &a, and they must make an example of Wee
ca agist. -Fined 101., 13.. 61. c 0..,, sod la 6i damages;
total £l.—Wallt r B and and Adward Vatcher, two
boys of Blendford, wt.., charged with breaking and
steeliest wood fencing, the property of Mr. C. W.
Daniell, St. 1.-onerd a, valued at la.-Polios-Constable
Kimber stave I that on the okh of February be saw
two boys go up Bli dr-lane e: h a be iket and pulling
nicks ~at of the hedge los t ,ey went, and breeking
fencing at Internal. lathe hedge Bound, although oat;
• boy of about 13,bad bass twice previously convicted,
and the Chairmen said thee were determined to inflict
a heavy penalty. He would I ) hoed 10. and Si 3d.
costs, and Vatoher 10s. including amts.-Allowed
unt'l next sessions to pay, or elm both go to prison for
• month.—Thomr Norman and Thomas Sansom,
two men, of Blandford, were chr -gel with stealing •
quantity of turnip greens, on the sth of March, from •
field near Mill-down, the pr party id Mr. N. Fifett,
of Nutford Farm.-Mr. Fifett said be bet a large
quantity of greens every day; only the previous day
be ,aught four persons in • Add of turnips.-Fined
10e. ses&, including costs. Allowed t next meeting to
pay.- 'Mows Dewleod and George Houm,twoyoung
men, of Hilton, were cheiged with being drunk and
riotous at Hilton on Sundae. the sth of March.-They
pleaded guiltv.-Fiued fie. 3.1. aod 4s. 3d. re site each.
—Alfred Dicker. of Milborne, an old offender, was
charged with cute, log an enclosed piece ot laud belong-
ing to C. J. T. hstabro, Seq., for the purpose of
poaching-John Shave. und.r-gatnekeeprir on the
estate, said on the 15th of February, he maw some
wires tat in a civet calls d Cliff, and after waiting come
time Dicker came and :o hed at this wires. On seeing
witness defendant ran away, flinging several wires from
his pockets as he ran Shave caught him however, and
on searching hive Lund fire eltare-s s f powder and
shot in his pockets; aitorwards they returned and
picked up the wires thrown away, and befouled eleven
others submquently.-Mr. Atkinson delended, and
sehrd the In, 'Writes re hese soother charge against
Dicker before e ijudicating on this one- -The second
charge wee for • bre: f the Game Act, by night-
poaching on 6E1(4 belonging to J. C. Memel-Hi ydell,
Elford proved this term, storing that on
March 4th be was is the highway between Whitechurch
and Miloome, and met defendant with • double-
barrelled gun. He se:.rchs I him and found • rabbit
warm in hi. p °kat, re uttly shot. He had pre-
viously beard the re; et of • gun in the direotiou of
Milton W.A. a' iset 4 a.m., aod at 6 a.m. be heard •
, report new Longthorn's Wood, and saw .lefsndant come
from that ditection.-The Bench inflicted a penalty 4.1
£2 8..8 I. for the 6 at oqinc °ruin mooth's ban] lab,. Au.
and £5 8461. for the am old onallro,°l two months' hard
labour. This me le • tsdos! of ti 17a., end., the defend-
ant was without l he needful, durance vile at Dorchester
will he his portion for the next three months.- -
Thomas Can't. and Wilirn Neel', two young
men of Blandford, ware °leered with lad wetly
assaulting Jane Will,, a domestic servant in Blandford.
-Mr. Atkinson pie ecced, and Mr. Broder Hill
defendet.-38-. Broeter Hill applied for an adjourn-
ment till the next mcadog, ess the defendant, bad
compromised the affair s s fier se they know, lb, girl's
parents having accept I a sorstairi to make no the
aqair. They were not aware the Cr VJ wee to be
ed with until that neorsiuse, therefore be asked
Frraar.i.dadjouretnent to folly reesoder the case, and get
witnesses for the defence-Ts. this Mr. Milos en
demurred, urging the Barlow nature of the offence
admitted of no compromise, sad urging the Bench to
at once adjudicate on the same-The Magid, aid,,
however, considered Mr. Hill's pisa admiesTble, rpria
adjourned the awe till mat Coort-day.-There was
some applause in Court as We ansounosseent, which
was hossadisisly seppremsed.-Wllllam (Alf bodJaas
Wishes CA hoard sod ALIN clWbltthurch, were
onaismil kw mimmedig ad burps Wn You; ; a

single woman. of the num Meoh—There was also serous
maniocs ag ifnet Foster for beating and arraultwg
Jane Weston Cul.—Mr. Atkinson appeared for Frater.
—After
which eardi party taunted the other with bygone Semite
Pad-. MI, hearing the miserable squabble, In
which ought to be buried in oblivion the magi-testss
wended to bind over each to keep the Peace_
__for six
calendar months, in • bond of £l5 each, each Para/ to
Pay their own costa —Eli Upward, a ishoorlnfi Wan In
the employ of Mr. W. Warren, of Bio*arficacri wa'
summoned by Mr. W. Limos relieving officer of the
Big od ford Ho I, dt, with nesisctleir to seed his children to
school.—The Bench made an order for their attend-
ance forthwith, and if the children did not go to school
is future he would have to Par s. 5 for each child not
,
attanding.--Alfred Kingsbury, • little boy of 13
r
ysais Of age, dressed in the Union Workflows, gar.,
was charged by the Meager (Mr. Turner) with
tointbordineam and refractory conduct in the Union-
bonse.—The Master stated that on many occasions the
bc/ rraa 'INT refractory, and on the 19ta of February,
• °sada), whilst the remainder of the children were
gone to church, he tried to set fire to s desk, and broke
ammo stools, rk.c.—The little fellow was ordered to beast
to the Industrial School, at Milborite, for five years.
gasin Joyce, Roes Joyce, and Albert Joyce, lather and
two soils, of Houghton. were charged with • beach of
the Game Act, on the 29th February, ids lan& belong-
ing to Viacount Portinan.—The Hon. W. H. B. Port-
man and K. W. B. Portman. Eeq., ret red during Use
hearing of this case.—From the evidence of Henry
Jolla Collins., an under-keeper in Lord Portinan's
employ, it appeared that he was in • field near Fair.
mile, on the Stir:kismet-road. when he heard • rabbit
cry, and directly afterwards saw the defendant's dog
hurting in the hedge by the aide of the rend. He saw
, the dog catch a rabhit, and Roes Joyce took the rabbit
from the dog and put it in his coat, Then Esau Joyce
got over into the belt kicking the hedge, arid hieing
the dog on all down the hedge. When spoken to by
Eeliti Joyce Mid he had as much right there in
the field as the keeper.—Frederick Joyce, another ,
young gam-keeper, cr.ohorated statement,
except &kilos be c.,uld not tell what Joyce took out of
' the hedge, wrierher it was a rabbit or what it was.—
Mr. Atkinson, who defended, in cross-examination,
elicited from the ke,pers they were rabbit hunting
there themselves, and one of their doge drove a rabbit to
the road. lie then contended the defendants, who were
=in the road at the time, with three waggons and
and • dog—a little poodle—which ran alter the
rabbit, were not treapassit,g at all—they were in the
high road. The elder defendant got over a gate into
ch. newly end. ad piece of and running parallel with
and where he had always been in the habit
of walking, .and no donut thougst be had • tight to walk
then •Cee Joyce id sided his little dog went
after the rabbit, and as the keepers were hunting be
had to hie his dog on down the hedge to get it away
from Lord Portman's di:irk—Woe Joyce was lined Tic
including costs, and the charge against the other two
deiendsats was dismissed.