The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-02-21 00:00:00

the prinoner was defended by Ur. G. Chitty, of
shaftebbury.—As repor'ers were not admitted we are
in hided to a friend for th following particulars : -It
aopeared from the ,tatement of Melinoth, who is under-
keeper to J. S. W. S. E. Dray, Ban , M.P., that on the
ereetoti. Sa.ur by eight lei was Out ni ditty, and in a
rield t,e LT- his r.,-idetice he now the foisoner, with
a.mtlier m in. He went up to one of them, and found he
hal a collide of rabbits in h's hand. A struggle creme 1
between the two, and then the others, litre. iii numb-r,
aim. up. In the scufili the poacher got hold of his gun
and pointed it at bite. He told him to lie careful ar it
we leaded, but the man put it to his shoulder and fired,
but the cap buing defectia e the gun missed tlfe. lie slid
not know the man by name. The following day he
came into the town arid tip le to Surrintendent Watts
about the alTa'r,who tout him he suspected lickeew who
It wiss,an.l on Tws lay he went with the complainant to
Lain Fon'inell, where the Iris iner was at work,
and identified the primner as the Velo pointed the
cun at him. I. cross-examination, Ur. Chitty elic tel
that- it took place on a f iggy night, when there was
very little moonlight. That the prison-r hat a cap on,
which was on all the time, and th it when lie first saw
the min at Fonlmell he said, " That's nut the man
now." He afterwards told lln to take off is cap, and
to brush up his hair, upon doing which lie said lie was
the man, and that he knew him by his sunken she. k.
and that he had seen hies in titan hord.—fdr.thiittY, on
behalf of the prisouer, con'en led that the identity wai
not ~Iffie enily iniele out to warrant a commitment.
lie trusted the magistrates would not commit a man to
prison upon such evidence, al it would always leave a
stain upon his character even if lie won acutti,,ted.—The
Magistrates orders d the room to be cleared, and after
about an hour's conversation they said they bed made
up their minds to commit the prisoner fur trld.—Ur.
Chitty then spelled for bail upon the ground that he
co .sidered the Magistrates had a doubt in the cat', and
as the evidence of identity was very doubtful he hoped
the Bench would not hesitate to allow bail, whereupon
the magistrates ttereed to allow bail—the prisoner in £5O
and two suretiea in £5O each. _ _

COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS, Saturday Feb.
Present : J. J. Farqnharaon, Eau., W. P. Okeden, Esq.,
Rev. J. Watt. C. Hambro, Esq., G. P. Manse],
and E. A. Cullman, Esq.
WINTIRBOURN a HOUG lITON. —James For,ter was
charged with cruelty to a horse.—Fined 25., and coats
6.. 6d.

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TSILSPAS& —Luarui Robins and Thomas Joyce were
charged with trespasaing on land* in the occup tion of
Mr. Sta.; —The Beneh fined them each 53., and 63.
costs, in default ono month's imprisonment.
Woo/prowl—Ensile Pitman was charged with un•
lawfully having in his pos,,ession seven coopla of
rabbits, of which he would not giVO a vatigfaotory
aocount.—Mr. Chitty appetred for the defendant. —The
Renal, fined him El, and 9.. costs, the price of the
rabbit, 71. to be taken out ef the tine.

Mitmottee.—Alfred Martin was charged with stealing
• hurdle, the pieiwrty of Mr. Alfred Baker. —The
defendant WWI fine,' 81., value of hurdle 44., and coats
23. fid.
WHITCHURCTI.—IMPORTANT TO FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.
Charles Calton, secretary to the Whitchureli Friendly
Soeiety,was summoned at the instance of Jesse Forster,
one of the members of the deb, for n.fusinz to pay
him the sum of £2, alleged to be due to him from the
funds of the society as sick pay.—Mr. Atkinson ap-
peared for the complainant, and st,ted that the reason
why the case was brought before the Bench
wee to ascertain their opinion as to the reading
of a certain rule in the society's published regulations.
The society based their refusal to pay his client on the
following portion of Rule 15 :—' Any member who
shall by any wilful act or misconduct, delay, or
prevent the recovery of his health' or shell not
remain constantly within the house of his abode from
sunset to sunrise, the stewards shall be at lberty to
suspend the pay of such member, and shall give im-
me hate notiee thereof to the Chairman, and the
Chairman shall, at the nest monthly meeting, report
tho case to the committee and the members then
pretent, and the opinion of the members shall be taken
by ballot, and if found guilty by the majority, such
member shall for the first offence be fined 53., for the
second offence' , 103., and for the third off nee be for
over excluded."—Mr. Atkinson said that there was no
donbt his client was a inettber of the club. When
riceiving relief he stayed out on the Whitchurch club
night to FOO the dancing. The CMS was brought
before the :moiety, and he wail fined 53. according to the
rule, but the society now withheld the amount duo to
turn for sick p•y, because of that infringement of the
rule. —The Secretary said there was a second cberga
agiinat him, but admitted that it had never been
pressed.—Mr. Atkinson contended that it was not
necessary after being fined, for the defendant to obtain
a fresh cer'ificate froin the doctor. He was still •
benefit member entitled to relief—Time Rev. J. Watts: It
la quite clear that if there wax a second offence, pmvhdon
is made for it in the rules, for the second offence was
to be visited by a fine of 10.3. ; this of COlllB,, was for an
offence committed during that term of sickness—Mr.
R. Fowler' one of the trustee', said that the members
considered that the rule allowed them to suspend pay-
ment when an offence was committed. They wished
to have the magistrates' decision upon It. Mr.
Atkinson i Only to suspend payment till the monthly
meeting.—Mr. Fowler: It appears to me that the rule
will adinit of two meanines.--Defendant : We could
not bring the second clutto before it celimnittee because
It only sits montlily..=By Mr. Atkinsott i This rata
States that the tote shall be by ballot. Was that
adhered t)?—Defendant: No. The members were
against it.—Mr. Atkinson: Then you have refused to
pay my client his sick pay, and fined him 53. for break-
ing the rules, whilst you have been guilty of the same.
If I load known it I would have summoned you for the
58, also.—After a short dimussion the BLnch decided
in favour of the complainant and allowed him 108.
expensea,
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Milleums ST. Anbutiv.—Fredoriek Holloway and
John Holloway, brothers, were charged with killing
and ste.ling a duck, the property of Mr. Symtnonds.—
Sentenced to three utonths' hard labour.

TEMPESAwCE LECTURE.—On Tu. sdav evening list a
lecture was given in the Townhall by Mr S. Fothereill,
of Southampton, tbe recently.appointed district
agent of the United Ningdom Alliance, for the suppres-
sion of the liquor traffic. The chair was taken by Mr.
Lawrence. The subject was "Teetotalism in Psrlia-
meet as seen in the debates of last session on Sunday
closing, the Repeal of the Malt Tax, and Mr. Lawsotes
Permissive Bill.' In introducing the subject the
lecturer endeavoured to show the necessity for the
temperance reformation assuming a political aspect
froin the fact that the present license laws, by legaliz-
ing the temptations of the public-house, are one grand
agency in k ening up the drinking system, and also
beesuae the liquor sellers are using all their inflitence in
Farliattent to prevent any change in the present laws
in any way Calculated to cheek the acknowledged evils
of the system. The lecturer then west on to show that
when Mr. Somes's bill was before Parlianient, the grand
objeotion made toil was that it would rob the porr
man of his comfort, and even of a necessary of life, for
as such beer was regarded by many of the speakers.
When, however, the question of repealing the malt
tax came to be discussed, these very public-houses
which before were spoken of as essential to the poor
man's health and comfort were denounced is a tempta-
tion, snare, and a curse, and it was proposed to repeal
the malt tax that the poor man might be enabled
to larsw at home, and thus escape the evils of the
ptAlie house I Now we were told that poor men were
dying "dr want of beer., and the next moment that the
beer sold at public-hcitise, Wax such " horrid duff" that
People died of drinking it I Reminding the lecturer of
the ellowman's description of " The ['amphibians
hendiinal,which cannot live on the land, and dies in the
water." (Laughter.) The lecturer then proceeded to
notice the debate on the Permissive Bill, introduced by
Wilfred Somes' Req., M. P. for Carlisle, for giving to
the ratepayers the power to do away with the " public-
house curse" in their own neighbourhood, wherever a
majority of twostliirds of the ratepayers were in favour
et such, a measure. The principal objections raised
against this nieastire were ite best possible recommenda-
tion, for it was argued that it wottld interfere to an
unprecedented extent with the profits d rich brewers,
spirit merchants, gin spinners, and beer sellers, as if it
were possible to care the nation's intemperance, with
out cutting off the guilty profits of those who live by
minist sing to depraved appetites, and thrive upon the
ruin they create. The teeters, which WM characterized,
by great depth of thought, clothed in pure and simple
language, was lietened to with marked attention.
Bowing Potdas, February 14th.—Before the Mayor
And 1-1. Th,rdcnl Eam-osltanny Bartlett, a girl of about
12 years of ago, was brought up in custody charged with
stealing half-a-sovereign, the property of Mr, Wareham,
grocer and provision merchant, Orehard.strent, New
Building. It appeared from the evidence of the prose-
cutor that about the middle of the preceding day he saw
the girl come out of his shop, and having lost seine
money previously suspected that she had been there
after no good. He lived opposite his shop, and went
immediately across and examined the till, and found
half-a-sovereign gone. He at once sent bra policeman.
—P.O Moore stated that from information he received
he questioned the girl, who said at first that she saw an
old Woman in a black shawl come out of the house
when she passed on her way to Mrs. Maldment's
to inqute If that person amid weigh for her mother.
tria -rig enquiries, however, the constable found
that the girl had not been near the place, and he at
once accused her of the robbery. She then confessed
that she had taken it,and said she gave it to her mother.
The constable accompanied her home, and the mother
went up stairs and returned with the money wrapped up
in a piece of paper, which she gave to the policeman.—
The magistrates decided on remanding the culprit till
the next day, orderiog the polioeman to take charge of
her.
BLANDFORD ST. -
LENCE.—It is gratifying to note the kindness and liber-
ality of one of the respected parishioners of this pariah.
We allude to Mr. Hector, who, during the late severe
weather, kindly provided the poorer inhabitants with
coal at half-price.
THE DEATH OF MIL. GILLARD.—This highly re-
spected parishioner, after much suffering, very quietly
departed this life on Wednesday, whilst sitting in his
chair. Mr. Gillard was one of the first members of the
Blandford St. Mary Friendly Society, which was estab-
lished in 1836.

Barmy°.

CANN.—The special preacher at Cann church on
Wednesday evening was the Rev. Chalmers, Mourn-
bent of Beckingham, Rent, who delivered a beautiful
discourse from the first six verses of the 14th chapter of
St. John. The rev, gentleman, after dwelling on the
comforting language of the text, most ably end clearly
expounded the latter verse, which the congregation
appeared highly to appreciate.
SHAFTESBY_TRY.—PENtre RICADINGB.—On Tuesday
evening readings were given at the Townhall, but owing
to the unfavourable state of the weather they were not
so well attended AR on former occasions. The readers
were the Rev. J. J. Reynolds (chairman), and Mourn
Norton, Nicholls, Barnes, and Henderson.
CONCERT.—A concert was given at the Grosvenor
Arms Hotel, on Thursday evening, by the members of
the 9th Dorset Rifle Corps Band, kindly assisted by
amateurs of the town. The entertainment was given in
aid of the band fund, and, judging from the repeated
encores of the crowded audience, everybody went away
astiAed, The accompaniments greatly enhanced the
beauty of the various songs and pieces, and tooanuch
cannot be said in favour of the young ladies who ao
kindly came forward, and added so much to the amuse-
ment of the public.
FONTMELL MAGNA.—On Monday evening R.
Glyn, Req., delivered a highly interesting lecture at the
schoolroom on "Travels in Central Africa in 1863-4."
The room was crowded to excess, and the audience, by
repeated plaudit'', showed the appreciation of the
Isotarer's efforts. The Fonts:tell brass band was in