The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-07-23 00:00:00

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BLANDFORD;
LOCAL 130 tan—The monthly meeting of the Bland
-
ford Local Board wee held on Wedn-n&iy last. There
were present: Mr. Darden (chairman), Mews. Hodges,
Fisher, Park, Abbot*, Smith, Ball, and Renville. The
principal liminess was the pada" of amounts for the
month. A letter WU read from Mr. Tom Taylor rev
questing that certain alterations be made In the Bye.
Laws as to New Streets and Buildings, was read to the
Board, and the Clerk was ordered to prepare inch alter-
Mims and mama them to the Board.",
Iromous DatVlllo.—On Wednesday, July 17th, before
the Mayor and W. C. Finelians, F.s, Charles Dean,
licensed hawker, residing at Cann, Shaftesbury, was
charged with furiously driving through Salisbury..
Blandford, on the 17th June.—P.C. fully proved
the case, and was confirmed in his avid.... by Mr.
Robert Hood, jun., and Mr. A. S. Hodges.—Defendant
walled as witness Thomas Neste, of Donhead St. Mary,
who postively declared that the defendant was not
driving his pony faster than Its ordinary Facie.—Fined
ss. end El 2s. &I. costs.
CHANGE OF ASSAULTING AN OLD Man.—On Thursday
last, Mary Ann Slow, landlady ofthe White Hart
Inn, East-street, Sdfordj. was eulgrid before ti..
Mayor and W. C. Fincluun. Zig •
, with sataulting Henry
Warwick, an old man residing next door.—Mr.
Atkinson, who appeared for the defence, adwitted the
charge, but characterised It as of • most trivial kind,
and expressed, on behalf of his client, her regret.—The
Magistrates fined defendant 10s. and 7s. 6d. coats, at
the same time cautioning her not to annoy the Dom-
planant any more, whom state of health was wadi that
any over excitement might muse instant death.
LONDON COUNT or BanitiOrror. (Before Mr,
Registrar Pepys, Thursday, 11th Job).— Re James
Jay. This was a first 'sitting for the proof of debts and
appointment of trade assignees, under the remelt
failure of James Jay, of the New Inn, Slandford,
Innkeeper and blacksmith, and formerly of the Market'
place, Blandford, aforesaid, blacksmith.—Mr. W. H.
Mackey, solicitor. Southampton, filed the bankrupt's
petition on the 20th of last month, and obtained foe
him protection from arrest.—Mr. Paterson, of Bouverie-
street (agent for Mr. Mackey), now appeared for the
bankrupt, and a number of ereditors.—The total amount
of the bankrupt's debts ie stated to be E 367 58. 2d., sal
be attributes his bankruptcy to the following muses,
• "my being unable from illness to attend to my
business of a smith, and badness of trade." After the
admission of several proofs, Mr. H. C. Gardiner' of
Dames/ton, brewer, was appointed trade assignee, and
the 15th of August next, at twelve o'clock, was Sued
for the bankrupt to come up and apply to pass his ex.
&ruination, and for his order of disettarge before Mr.
Commissioner Goulboum. Enlarged protection from
arrest was granted the bankrupt.
COUNTY COUST.—The present month's sitting of this
Court for the Blandford dirtriot. was held before
Edward Everett, Esq., Judge, on Monday last. There
were 80 plaints entered, and, SI usual, only about (leader
of them were unsettled on the morning of the Court.
There was DO ease of public interest brought before his
Honour for hearing, and the only disputed oases were
the following.—Edmund Coward, of Pimperne, labourer,
L Philip Wall, of the same piece, yeoman.—The plaintiff
In this salt claimed is. for work done, is. 6d. of this
amount was admitted by the defendant and paid ipso
Court by hint. The remaining portion of the claim
defendant pleaded was not due as plaintiff had neglected
his work. The plaintiff being unable to soolzsdiat this,
judgment was given for defendant.—Stephen Sam ways,
of Piddletranthide, miller, e. George Moors, of Hasel-
bury Bryan, labourer. This was • slaim for £3 13a for
goods *old. Defendant paid El 6a into Court before
bearing, and objected to'the remainder of the bill; in the
hearing of the abse bemovor, he wee unable to prove to
more than El 6a- -ea overcharged him. CloG thie bad
been paid to plaintirs eon who had omitted to credit
defendant with it, and the remaining 6e. was an over-
charge on some Sour, theca two sums his Honour struck
out of plaintiff's bill, and gave him judgment for El is.
but without costa._ _ _ _

CUTTIJIG AID WOUNDING.—Fain Coward, If. of
William Coward, of Bryanston-street, Blandford, was
on Thursday last Merged before J. J. Far iuharson,
Seq., at the Magistrates' Clarks' Office, with wilfully
oommitting an assault on her husband by striking him
with a reapingbook, and iudieting a wound on his
shoulder. The following evidenos arm given :—Martha
Brown depend: On Tuesday afternoon, Jai, 16, about
half.past four, I saw William Coward, prisoner's
husband, take up • copper kettle and beat it on a post.
I Re was liaising on the rails, Roll's yard. Prisoner mine
down the yard and said to him, " I will give it you for
breaking my things." He than moved from the mils.
Prigner hit at him but did not strike him. She had a
hook in her hand. She than got through the rails and
struck him with her hand, and then she strip* him
with the book, on the left shoulder. I then went in
doors. I did not see any wound. I called out to her
not to strike him—George Pain &paid : I live nest
door to William Coward, at Blandford. When primmer's
husband mom home I hand him oak hie wife for air
peDoe. She did not give it to him. Re then took a
copper kettle, and said he would make something of it
to have 'immense. Prisoner seemed in a pardon, and
said "You shan't beat everything to pieces." She then
'truck him with the book on the shoulder. It was a
reaping-book. I can't say that either of them wen the
worm for drink.—Edward Hoare Spooner, surgeon,
deposed: On Tuesday afternoon, about half.paM four,
I was called to see William Coward. bad a wound
on the left shredder about an inch deep, touching the
hone, ekes to the shoulder joint. The wound was
about an Inch long and bleedlnp freely. 16 appeared to
have been made by • sharp instrument. A reaping.
hook wonid have produced sneh a wound. When I saw
It it was a dangerous wound owing to its being so near
the joint. I have seen the map to-day, and he is going
on well—Prisoner's husband spoke very strongly on his
wife's behalf.—The mse arm adjourned till the following
Saturday, ball being accepted, the husband and one
other surety in £lO each.