The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-08-10 00:00:00

THE DORSET COITNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1869.

Donovan Pim enantoza, Monday. Bator, J.
Tiggrd, req., and J. AySllg.
SUNDAY Otanla Vred Caddy, lad In his teem.
wee brought up for steallog apples from the garden of Yr.
Mewee7. at Wolilnitos Terme, Darchatter Road, on Sunday
aiternoork—P.C. Miso, found the
_prisoner b4wren twelve
Sid ale, with four other bOys behind Mellington Theism. Ths
Onkilsibls ran after thew, end oulebt d 4.. In his Podia
ware sins pun apples, Net picked. Prisoner first told a
11., and sold Ite had bought them at Mn. Pollard's ' • but the
acestabis ihund this was false. Delamotte then wont to Mr.
Beenera found the trees bad been pulled about, end branches
broken of. Tlke saki kph ossiwenondsd with &oar fix prieoner's
Caddy Coaling ore the Superintendent, he told
WC:IUL Ita Ow
of four boys with htro—ltnowlter Cook, Jollife, and
°Min. Two of thank hi mid, got over the 001. end beaded
him out some apple.. fr. 'Vickery had found all many al dean
buys at the tack of thane garden. The sister of prisoner
said that two other bog., called for him to go, and
lg though . Mends d not want him to, the
boys enticed him of, tun's Mends were &Invert
out of their mind about It. It appeared privoner could neither
toad nor write, and Mr. Ayling remarked what • pity this woo
now that education la so cheap, and MO wally obtained. Ile
thought it would be beet for priemer
illacdould order hint
• good twggiog. Prisoner had boon c before with old-
log Iron ; but had eacaped punishment,— 10a, including
cost., or seven days* hard I boor. The sister .4 prisoner took
out two lull-crowns,whlch rho tendered loth., Mayor (!) offering
to fetch the ma directly, If her brother could go; but was told
be must remain in custody till the whole was pal&
A respectablelooking man, who gave the name of Jame.,
0...00.r, of yeevii. brought up for being drunk and
incapable of 'eking tare of himself at the Railway Station, at
11 o clock on Saturday night.- - Prisoner was 00 drunk that he
we.. „bilged to, be brought to, the polloc motion on • pair of
truckw When found he w" 1.1 far gone that he was thought to
bolos fit. lie expressed lii. sorrow, awl tOo flood ft., anal
dolts.

TOIXDAY.-Before the Mayor (J. Ilzard, J.
Ailing, H. Raggett, Esq.
SUNDIT 1301004 AMU CIWWI.- Thomas Jai*, William
Cook. Jamas &safer, and William Rommel& four boys, three
of whom were very small, were charged with steeling
from a garden at Wellington-terrace, on Stuslay last. 'lt.
Nguema°, who had been on duty in plain clothes, lOw the
prisoner. at the back of Mr. llorsey's garden with Alfred
Caddy. who wa• brought up yesterday. He ran after them,
and thee ran away; hut he caught Cohn, who gave the Dunne
of timid Writ When wanere wont to titeir 'reroute. they •d•
untted having had the mplea--Rumell, the bingo 14 the
three, who woe, head taller than the ratters, mid that it
the three little boys who got into the Midsii•-The parent. of
the boys mid that the children were sent to St John • church :
but there wee no one to conduit them into church, and they
ran out. The little ones were sent out .4 church when there
was no mom -Addrasing the blood boy, the Mayor paid he
was old enough to know better, and he was fined Ss. and cods.
or seven days Imprisonment, and the other. Were let off with
payment of the meet
greats:, Itininum Cas.Deuvem- Waller Morey L'LL 'rum.
moned for aramdang Goner ste. ens, or July 14, aml Preening
his coat -Mr. Howard appeared for defendant -Plaintiff Mid
that last Saturday week lie was on the carriage stand-no--he
is'ilegrest '7,1.'111 it 8.4
rdie fortnight-on
sas talrarng to
• drlver°nnamed Sine, opposable the Statute, 'when Walter Shorty
dn,ve on the Mend, taking the last turn.' Defendant Jumped
olli his carriage and odd he did nt4 like ecenething about • job
the day before--his (defendant's) carriage we. quite equal
to Stevens's. Defendant °manned grumbling, and threatened
to knock Steven's down, and mid he would do no If It were not
for being summoned Plaintiff returned "ii you none yelping
like that ed me. I will knock you down with the nose
Defendant went .my; but came hack about two moments
afterwards, and strode him In the tnouth- He followed this by
several blows, and tore his coat Plaintiff put up his hand to
keep him away, and the coat am tore over the Moulders and
back, and damage done to the amount of Sa-Cromexamined
This wee .bout If o'clock Defendant wee Remaking to Wilma
and said Stevens's anima wee full of dust, on which plaintiff
returned "You need not my anything about that, for I have
seen the gram growing In the boot of your carriage". Defend-
ant then mid if be -repeated that, he would knock him down
with the noestag; but did not know whether be struck him
or not. Did not went any bother with Mr. Howard, he would
tell the magistrates ; but not Mr. Howard. Did not know
whether he lad Ms temper or not ; would not It make any one
bee temper to be struck in the fana—iinniftdork Albert lime
wee on the stand, when (Morey MIAs up, find said his (BMWs
carriaee was wanted at the Cutter. Shorey's carriage would I
not do. Defendant then lad. few wonls with Stevens, who
threatened to knock his head off with the nme.tog. Morey
struck tdm, and they had a bout which was over in hallo-
minute. Crenearitantined : Stevens told Shores that there we.
begre growingi et, intitths. t"
or
tllliL'areesidale tdou ITOOt7re ethel
eve la, en, for the coat before It 'seen torn. He would not
like to put the coed together again for a shilling, and would
not give snything for dm It was.
ffteenteand Sharer were then charged by the pollee with
conducting themselve. In • dieorderly manner, they being
drivers of heckney coaches within the horough.--tiergesuit
Harvey mote to seeing the defignbenta fighting on the stand,
near the Statue. Stevens's mouth mu bleeding, and /Morey'e
hat was luseeked all to pieces. lie thought there was no
difference between them, they were both trying their bed--
(laughter). Had had nsuplaint against Shorty for • twelve'
month pant.-Mr. Howard urged that Steven, not knowing
exactly what date it Watt, shorted that he se, likely to he in
the *nom. Ile tinted that defendant woe incited by Ste. ens
to commit a breath of the peace, by telling him fird that hi.
was In • mate din and filth, and secondly that he
carriage
him down with the nose-bag, hinting that he an.
no west and Infantile a felt's,. that •uch a ought thing a ould
knock him dom. He trusted they a...uld &dune tie fird 'ono-
mom, and as trade wee no lad for the driver, he asked the
Beall to put as moll a fine no pomade, coupling it with •
caution. A small sum now would have L. much effect eon
lamer sum in More prosperous times. 'Trade um now very
had, and hew they were t• lire in winter he dki not know. --
The iiistrates Were el opinkm that the first ems eree simply
• csh-davers' quarrel. and would he dimness:a. In the second
case, each would In fined to, and ...rats. Shorey had been
hdore the Bench previously ; hut Stevens appeared to he a new
man, and the Meyor cautioned them both. 'oracularly as
nolipetition in their occupation, in In all others, um m pew.,
th•t it would be for their own good to conduct themosives

properly on the daub.
A Soler grimier,. P.—Wineries Lemma*, curator of the
Rings, en.. summoned lot using abode leaf riace, tending to
create • breech of the peace cowards Mary L...., oe the 3 in
instant, and also to show muse why be should not be bound
over to keep the peace. Mr. O. B. Vielslonl defended
Plaintiff mid that Is 4 Friday morning, she heard Lowman's
children streaming, and Lumina° lashing them. She did at
me him; but there Was no mown else update. She went
to the due to scrouu "minter !" She had not mon him but
she knew it was he. Mrs Baker and Mrs. II °unwell were there,
and Mr. Baker 'topped her, for 'he mid it was only Mr.
Lowman correcting his children. Winnow, felt very faint at
the wage Vennio children, and went Indoors. She Inked
out of Inc window, and ID. Loierran called out " Wherein
she I will .en•c her ea 1 have served them." ffec,ll.d bee
vile names and mid that If Mr. Sweglidel knew what kind of
e
pople AZ had in the Isom, he would not allow her to he
there. Ito took off hin belt and juntiani out wildly. The
neighbour. told him not to be so foolish hot he replied that
she was not a remmtable woman. and he would not allow her
to speak. Ming asked In the Bench es to whether the still
wished defendant to be bound over to keep the peace, she said
she welshed Mr. Lowman to peeve what he had said against her.
She might not be no correct es alma for ,he had not been in
the Court before, It was her " writer" .ha had to look to.—
Mr. Websford urged that there wan no rev. for a person must
be near enough to Wrike another to conetitute an ireiteinent to
a breach id the peace. But the woman Ira* up at her window.
and Mr. Leonean was not near enough for an ainsult, to be
committed. Prosecutrie we. then eromeunneed and 'aid
that although the did not Rev Lowman beat the child, she had
not mom wrong, for he had beaten then, before. She denied
calling Lowman a rogue or a thief. When she tem at the
window. Rhe merely mid" You prood.fiv.nothing Id rams', no
one can give me such a character." Had not 'Token to hire
pratiously for ten month.. Did not know whether Kr. Low.
man intended to hurt her or not; but she knew he did not
like her, became she was not of in cempany. By Mr. Ayling:
Did not know whether she went In fear of Mr. Lomnan's
violence to her; but he bed need violence towards the children
in many [...10p, • •The Mayor pointed out to lorowelittit
that nine had abandoned part of the oilmeen which required
him to be bound over to keep the pear.o. Am to the using
language calcubte to incite to a breach of the Ivaco, there was
not suffieient evidence to prove the case and It we., disailased.
It wee • very proper feeling on her part to be aggrieved at the
ilbtreattnent of the children; but the had taken the wrong
counts. He advised her if any future Matinee oocureil, to
complain to the police, who were neer enough, as Lowman
lived In Sollecourt, tolerably near.
LAJOrllnt OR Poona. —Charles Pitman me summoned for
for working an a porter for hire on the Weymouth Quay, with.
out a Ileence.— P.C. McMahon proved the cane, and being
cromoicamined. mid defendant aan wheeling day.- -Defendant
mid that ha had been hired gne • day labourer, and was not .
liable, as he had wily been engaged in the place of • sallor.—lt
appeared that defendant had been ayininoped before for carry-
ing real without a licence; but now he mid he was engaged for
three days and • hall, at Ss ed. per day. The captain of the
!ship wa• away, orbit would call him to prove that it me go.—
The Bench adjourned the case for a week.
Stumm Fnur.--Jeim Henefonf Wan aolninelled for having
In hit pomemion • quantity of fhb unat for food.—Superin-
tendent Vickery, on Friday evening lust, received • complaint
of a smell omens from the premises occupied by Handord, in
Franchlseethiet. ClespUlrY.. He eicanilned the premised and
found two pada of Pficherd• and one psel of mackerel, that
emelt Toy badly, and were. generally very bsd owelditloll.
They wers3=dld.t. for food. and the flontenderit felt 11l
for hours He threw them Over the pier head.
Defendant mid the 114 were caught on Thursday Morning. Ile
took them into the country and could not sell them, and $l4 he
had • bed log next day, he told his wile to ham them destroyed
10a and meta
Mugu 1-saparintendent Vickery elated to the Bench that
Mr. Walker hid isked Protest-Bes Break., of the 614, to
mate to the court and state that t Brine wee beery"
on the evening Were he (Mr. W erm arrested. The pro-
vorteergesat we. prment to state what he knew ef Pergessit
Brine'. stata "Mr. Walker' was then thrice called, but did
not answer.—The Mayor remarked that Mr. Walker me, he did
not mean to my out of his mind, but he was well.known to be
very eccentric. Superintendent Vickery complained that Mr.
Walker should attempt to get up evidenoe against the pollee in
this way.—The Mayor advised Mr. Vickery to bring an action
=Mr, WaDer. We have been informed the, this " gen-
" noted Sergeant Brooks to give evidence that Sergeant
Brine Ina beery." and stated that •LS note did not matter to
him In the cam The provonteeegeint, hcovever, would have
mid before the Bench that Mr. Brine was quite sober at the
time he me him. Fortunately for Sergeant Brine and P.C.
McMahon, their &Metern hare too long been known to be ex-
cellent for anything Mr. Walker can do to affect them In the
leant, otherwise it would be worth while to enquire the euct
words In which the allusion to the CS was undo.

WEDEIST/AT.—Beior the Mayor (J. Tiserd, Esq.)and
H. Swett, Esq.
Mune.— Prudence Medal,. ot Ores! Oeorge.street, ni-
otbo
nee, a...chanced with seneulting Samuel Smith, at the
Mason. Rae, Melcombe Style The prieoner was In progocUttleS
house, the Moons Rod, on Tuelday lest, and on his requesting
her to leave, ohs struck him on the head with a spittoon.—
PriISOIICT made is long end rambling etetement, smelting that
=tow had knocked her down; but prosecutor dented
at any time struck her. —She erns bound over in one
eurety of £lO to keep the peace for as month. —Mr. Raggett
cautioned Smith that he must keep the panne towardo the
woman. —The defendant, It n4tpoaln. Sem In • lona cottage It
the beck of the beerhouee, nod is obliged to go through It, on
each occasion 01 going In or MIL

Tenranne.—Beiore the Mayor, (J. Tisard, Fag.), and
J. Drew, Seq.
Maio and Mao/ Wilms and William Jeffrey Wilma,
were clamed with miaLling n hoer glass from the Belvidere,
High-etreet. Mr. Curtis keeps the Belvklere Inn, In High-
'erect, and the two male prisoners came into the bar on Wed-
nesday, and mired fore pint of ale. He kft the bar for a
minute ow when he returned he teem that both prhoner's
had gone away. He then marsed two gleams, end went ott
and mw foramen going of. On this he rent to the p dice
gatiou. The women we. with them before they came in end
went away with them. The glass prishiced was hie property,
and wee worth Td. P.R. Brine went In pursuit of the prisoners
and hated Wary hhill Phillip Wileg/li to. the Chickerell, road
near the railwaY melt. The WOOISZI bad the elan In her pores-
sion tied up in a handerchlef. The other men came out of a
mttesee elm* by, end he took them ell into custody. Mary
Wilcox stated that the glees was given her by Philip Wilcox ;
but the did not know whether It had been stolen. she, as well
NI
W. J. Wilmot pleaded not guilty ; but elected to be tried
by the merstenter.--The Mayor bad very little doubt they all
knew enameling about the matte?: but the charge was warmly
brought home to two of them. - Philip Wilcox was sentenced
toe fortnight'. bard labour, and the others were permitted to
depart

611Aerint Butler, an old Irishwoman from the Isle of Wight,
brought up for being drunk and disorderly on e
ehlekevnad, the at 10 o'clock on Wednesday night. —Primner
mad that being an oki radices wife, she met an °Meer of the
64th Rt. (land drank half -.bottle of champagne (!) and got
drunk. —Pined 6., sad allowed mien day, to pay.
Calm Arm Iftsstowa, Friday. —Baton
needden, req.. R. 11. 0. BwaMeld, B. IL Eliot, Req., •ad Major
Wood.
Mary Ann lineman, of Chickerell, Ins summoned by the
police for allowing horse to stray on the road on July 6.
P.& Pitlield proved themes. The woman was summoned last
April, and again 12.4 night the horse was out feeding on the
highway. It wria a quarter of smile from the
not mid saki the pony tram all she had to keep her, and she let it out
In eiwge of her little boy. If lam could not keep the
some one must keep her family. —lllr. Coombs reminded &dm-
dant that she wax makiim other people keep her hone at thin
rate.- The Bench spoke of the damage caused by animals being
Ist out this time 44 year, when grain was about. Aa site to.. •
wkkm with Wail), they would line her a fallall a 1110414,
; brit another time she would Lv 11aM bk.

Haley Reberesoi Wyk. Hag% wee =manned by the pottei
for leaving • waggon In the rood SA unreasonable Ume, on
9.-P.B. Pitikid mw the bed of defendant's Inform t•lsmt3
the wheels, and both wheob end bed left in the road from hat-
3est4en till Are in the morning. Part of the highway ems
obstructed, but there was mom to pm.. Wasn eomPleined to
by the sergeant, defendant abused him very mock. -
Defendant mid he was • carpenter, and re-
Felled the eisirgon in the rratd.--auperintendant Hare
remarked that defendant had horn omrhoned before by the
constabie. -Aped M. ad. Including costs. and warned that If he
...le again. • higher fine would be Imposed
Thomas Pranks, Grove Road, Portland, was summoned by
the polke for breech 44 hls alehowe iiOCll46. P.C. Woodrow
L.rooed ceiling al the Eagle Tavern, and asking to be let in. On
Zentel bef"Tnore i"g
they it
him in Ikh'aardt theUnifrikiningt, endand thin the bicho 44'pped'or
and looked through the keyhole. Ile new Franks the
landlord, and nine not,. come ont of • hack room Into the
passages The time was about II; but he amid not exactly tell
the time. He knocked Wale, but muld not get them to open
the doors for several minute* sit, ant. They kept him there
eight or ten ninon., before they ...limited him. He found two
of the men animated In • pig Wye. in the back yard.- The
Bench 141414! that, as the constable had raid the time was as near
as isesible at 11, Mrs. Franks had awed the penalty, and the
awe was dissoliesed.-Mr. George, who appeared for Mr. Franks,
mid the n 0.., were I.*ers. --Supt. Hare mid he would lay
another ieformati agMisd defendant.
IeAIIIAL -Joseph May, R.bere Dyer Hann,
JnorikA &imam& and Dewy A efletnii. all of Portland
fishermen. were summoned for withal dentege In the Wmt Fief

012 JUDO ZINS.
Mr. Hiormd proaccuted and Mr. Wochin defended
The cam excited very irreat interest, and the Court we.
crowded with people front Portland.
bUr. 'toward and None years se, the Bench had been
troubled with more& omen of thin boot; hut lately, he we.
glad to my, thee had hewn none. On June UM a ach...0l
of
mackerel wee seen from the bead], and plaintiffs launched
their boat to go oe ant surmund the mackerel. Itelembuita
then rowed up In • straight line, for the purism, of breaking
their 11110, and did considerable damage. Hu hat summated
that defendants' should, in order not to create lII.wUI, pay for
the damage and make it up; but We had been refused.
Joseph Stone said he had • boat oiled the hiends, and he
worked her isith • company for fishing. Defendant* owned the
Stingnettle, (Mr. Howard A very appropricte tame) On
June 21. between two slid three o'clock or thereaboute, he was
, on the beach with his crow; the Sting nettie's crew twinge/tont
tt) yards to the southstard. Ile met • shoal of tnackerel Just
to the south•afd of their boat, and between the two hats ; but
nearer the Friends then the Btlty-nettle. Hi. crew hove Ow
boat into the water, out nue • net round the Ant. The defen-
dants hove In eta,
Mr. Howard produced • sketch of the beach, the bay, and
the wanton 01 the bons.
Mr. Wirdon : I ahall have occasion to my, '
picture and on that," bytuid.hye.
M'itness essitinual hat when .bout 20 yardo from the beach,
defundenta pulled towards thorn. They were afraid of their
running into them, end pot mud euhuid as they could to get out
of the say; but they came 'straight on, and !struck tho middle
or Maltreat 'ear of the host and broke it. On this, the Sting-
nettle stopped, and the Friends shot attend. When they first
went off they hut rowed about 100 yenta from the shore, and
onion:noel potting nut • net. When they commenced drop-
ping the net, they pulled off about 90 ye/de If they bad gone
ahead (if the Friends, the latter boat could not have brought
the tall of their net on idiom. Ile heard a man In the stern of
the boat my .• 114.. into the —." The Friends did not Latch
the mackerel, and the crew fancied they under-dived, and
tamped to the north-wont. When the Sting-nettle ran into
theni, the Friends had the net shot around the place where the
fish showed ; but he did not behove the Sting-nettle wax tbe
came of their losing the fish.
Crom-exemined When the fish were first seen, they were •
little to the southward of the Friends. The 11.11 were nuking
to the westeranls, towards Woke. The proper uay
to catch the fish would be to .hoot round their heedm. The lbh
were about 50 yards out. The/Sting-nettle pulled out, their oars
famost touching the shore. The Friends were out about 110
par& They very often mode. shot and found there wete no
fhb, es they dld this tune. Undid not believe Kimmonds or
Flenn sere hi the Ihing.nett/e. Attwooll end Way were there.
He was sure Flann sr* not In the boat; but ha was the con-
ductor of the hoM.

" Look on thim

Re-ezamlned : Flann directed the heat by waving hie hands.
and witness could nrear that he directed them to pull into
them. He had id. threatened to do eti on other passion.
The value of the oar wan 13.
ktr. Coombe euggested that this was really a casualty, that
might °emir consistently with there having been no malice.
Mr. Hoorah, made an offer to drop the notion If the defend-
ante coneeoted to expels their sorrow ; but Plasm refused.
Henry Stone corroborated, and saki when the Friend's crew
had launched their bet, they maw the fah rise again 10 or •
doyen yards, to the smativord. They pulled 08 to the ma shoot-
ing their nets, and when they got round the aboal, they pulled
towards Use short. They went 44 from 00 to 100 yard.. and
when they were about 10 yard, from the shore, pulling towardu
the shore, the Sting-nettle cants up from the southward,
hew on to the Friend's broadside, struek the matoloar and broke
It, and then their boat stopped. They had • pert of the net
out before they struck. He wan on shore conducting
the boat, in theme in the boat Colllil not always
isee the felt. It WAW an 0 the Ming.nettle
pulled hi purposely and wilfully. There in no one to steer
the boat., they: are guided by the mc.. the net being heaped
up In the stern. The man that .I.l‘ heaving out the net had
enough to do to look at Ids net. Wit D.... 41 did not know whether
anyone from their boat called ors to il.e St ingoiettle to stop
Cro.ibesamlned : nano we, Ashore eoveinettinz the bost
but 41b1 not not know if Sinimonda was there. Way was in
the stern. The men In the boat could not no, which
way thee were rowing. Tht tide wan food, running to
the southward. Their boat went to the westward. He
did not know id any being caught to the slnitherard
the Sting-nettle. Wilms; use a quarryman but fished In the
reason. _

William St.sne, • marine belonging to the BOICB,IIIII, was not
related to either of the partial. On the 214 June he WILO on
the beach, and new the complainants. dead round a " dray" of
mackerel. Ile heard the captain .1 the Sting-nettle, whose
nasoe one Way, ray "Row Into the and a ..hort time
after Way relied Mr. Lama WI old —. In the evening the:.
made other threat& When Way told them to nnr to. he .10
at the irtern ceding the net. rind they could have avoided it if
they thought trier; but they pond 4rab:lst in. Way could
see the Friends' boat. Way wast looking towards the other boat
when he canal out. He .644 carting the net at the time to
front st him. He did not mention any name.
7dr. Coonthe ; That might have bees the mackerel.
Mr. Wtstins : Of avulse, it was the mackerel he meant then
loran to.
Henry Stone, recalled The Ude was running to the south-
ward, • WA would .4th the hat and net • little.
Robert Lam srroboratal. H., slld not WV the Sting-nettle
till they ran In; but they could hare scolded them if thee had
It was not accidentally time, at all. Ile did not know
who wan in the hoot, he was too much frightened
Crew-examined Had to irowl a memory so Mr. amain,
perhaps. Who not fond of fighting, but when • man called
him an oiti I.n the leach, would alwaye take hi. 1110.21 part
when It lay in his power. He was as quiet • man 30 any
4one when he waa let alone-Gaughter.)
1:0-eninnised :Win Itt years in the pslice force, II years In
anon,. Goternment siltation and held a reel perishes len%
Gone ti hits, one of the crew of the Friends mkt the Sting-
nettle tame 1.11 Ste iremendone rate, but if Way had taken a
turn with the net he could hest domed the beat.
Cross-examined Woe could have taken • turn round the
...tern poet It would Did have dragged hint overbitenl. though
the brat was going at euch a tremendous pea,. It •••• • Reel
tide; but not v. ry het.
Capt. John %Valli., under of the whitener T. and C. Sutton,
in Weymouth harbour, had seen Henry and Joseph Stone,
Checks White and Henry Attwooll in his cabin about July it.
Ilenry Stone tusked Aetna:ill his opinion concerning the ishot of
the net on the 21st. Attwooll aneweral "The fish ' striked' to
the westward, and we had no bunnew at"
The Bench, tutvittg given the cam their hest censideraUon,
odd they consider.' there was no awe for conviction, and the
amnion. WYK slioniosed with nets.
wet&Gelding and Thown Orrnmid were summoned for
Fdtimatiuel Mahey, at Preston. on June &i.-Mr.
llowanl for the pneceutuni.- Complainant is farm carpenter
and master man for Mr. Pope, at Sutton, and had beers hay-
making at Vertion'm Mead, on June 29. In the dternoou
timond said angst inant wanted hie halo minted. Com-
plainant naked hint what he meant; but he did not reply. In
the evening he new them again. Golding told him thorn wet an
empty Jar belonging to him them, and complainant went heck
for it. The Jar was in a hollow, and when he had got it,
stinomil stood before him, they had a bit of a tussle, and
Golding sttuek him on the cheek, and blinded him. lamond
then 'struck : tut templet:ant took up hi. Jar and same
on.-Golding said that Matey knocked down Osmond and fell
upon him, and he struck Mabry to &feel Ormond. They called
Maley back out of kindness, to take Me pir ; hut he was very
quarrelaome. In crow-examination by Osugind, Malley ad-
mitted that Osmond was about See yerde from him when he
staid that he stood before hlm.-Osenond mid that Malley was
trying to " pitch away" from Parker, when they laughed it him
and he ((wnotel) mill" I euppow his strength lies In his hair;
If hie hair IVIVICIIto 44, his strength would he gone " Rabe,:
waa quareleome, and attacked him, and Golding struck him to
defend him (ebniord).-George Pinter mid that Maley, when
he came up, swung the jar round ; hut did not strike Osmond.
He 111144 not nes:enough to etrike him, or he would hone done
so. The witness ea very difficult tit get nty ClideTICC OU• Of ;
but he admitted seeing Mahey and emend scuffling together.
-Mr. Coma.; foil can go. You Ince done., rmtch beret as
you can to. your Mende, if they are your felonies.- A labourer
mid that Malay threatened tat test oamond'e Mains eta with
the Jar. He struck at Osmond and threw him down. Gol&ng
tried to part them, and knocked Rabe) backward. Ovanond
also struck Malay. Would swear Whey etrack the first blow.
-Another Ignorer wee caned, and deposed to :the wens.-
Fined Is dd. mech.
Jolt. Butcher, fisherman, wee sonnamoned for being drunk
and riotous at Wyke Regis on the 12th July.-P.S. Plticld
found defendant between 10 and 11 at night In the public sheet,
challenging people to fight.-Defendant had • drop of drink,
he was man( bows MOO 011 e 14,1b0 bed alio had scene
drink. --Fined b. Indading amts.
EWA Marra, of Portland. was eurinnoned for being drunk
and disorderly, on Dine 27.-Defendant did not appear. --P.C. I
Knight, proved the we, and defendant, & loan women, was
ser.tenaed to teem days' imprissontnent
Priscilla Frampton surrendered to her hail, greeted on
Monday lest_, Ithanted with seeding • pair of drawers, the
property di Peggy Pearce, of Walton, Portland-Mr. Howard
defended. Complainant mimed half-a-down articles front her
cbdheabasket. among them the drawers She dammeda mw
than 141 a will dividing two cottage gardens, but on the side
of the gardenn occupied by Frampton s father. She took them
off the the wall and went hdo Frampton's h,,noe
when Priscilla end ahe bought the dr•were and paid
for them ; but prow:utile knew they 111141.0 hers
by • piece let into the band.- In ernes-examinatlon pro-
wallets mid that after she had mimed the draweni, she maw
them from • neighbour's window, twice the length sd the hall
off. No one was with her, when ehe unk them front
Frampton' garden.- Sarah Coombs 'dentinal the article as
Mrs. Ptartx's but amid not swear whether the cut them out
this year or not, After they were made witnesst did nothing
to thee.; but the ewe them after the alteration was made.
When the prosecute: natured Priscilla the article she did not
.borr her the piece let In.-Mr. Howard urged that the acts ,1
the iniwiter were not three of • gushy wren, and that the
poseaesion of the article in not satisfactorily traced.-Cwe
digitised.
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Ibtord Baker was chanted writh being drunk while in charge
4. hone and waggon, on the road at Fortune'. Well, Portland,
lairt night, at 10. I'S. Freeman proved the am defendant
wa. beating the horse very badly. —Pined ra. Including coats.
Jame. Burke, calling hionel • conjurer, uS London, WY
brought up for being drunk about • (Oozier to 12 lag night at
Fortune'. Well P.C. COoller prorpi the cue, and defendant
Ira. Sued o.—The Court did not floe till three o'clock.
PORTLAND.

Stammers Minium Sootere.—The secretary, Mr. Z.
Mißadge, hopes to forward £5O to the parent society, as
the proceeds of the bazaar held on the 27th nit
To, Primitive Methodist bazaar lest week realised
the sum of £5O, • very handsome amount, oonsidering
the circumstances of the people.
Till Inns or Coo irr.—We are sorry to find that
them buildings will net be commented before nett year. '
It bai been settled by the committee that the site shall
be in Carey-street ; bat the report of the committee
imanot be submitted to the House of Commons till next
Deaden.
Ti, Foorwars —The footpath from opposite Si.
John's Church to the foot of the hill is being covered
with broken pieoes of Portland stone, rendering it very
troublesome to walk on, and laying a foundation of
white mud for the peel/awe to sink in after the
winter's (rads. This is a curious way to mend the
paths, when =oh good gravel can be obtained cheaply
from near the Bill.
Tai CUAIIIL FLIST.—AI daybreak on Thursday
morning the Channel Squadron, consisting of the
following ironelads, took their departure from the
Portland roadstead : —The Minotaur, bearing the deg of
Vim-Admiral Symonds, C. 8., Captain J. G. Goode.
sough; the Bellerophon, 14, gang, iron armour plated,
=F. Marten; the Hes, 14, iron smear
Captain the Right Hon. Lord Chord. The
squadron steamed to the eastward on the previous morn.
big for gun practise. The Remake left • number of her
anon behind who had Web on leave. The letter ironclad
will be joined at Plymouth by the Minotaur and litellare.
phoo, when they will be cloaked previous to p
to
Gibraltar. The Channel Squadron will rtb:reetles.
roma until the arrival of the First Lord of the Admiralty,
Mr. Childers, and Admiral Genres, when they will go on
a Mille to meet the Mediterranean Fleet. Sines the
fleet has been at Portlaed. the crews have all had their
slam! lam.