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

WAREHLII.

Acclossr.—On Peknr7l; lasr,—as. • man named Hard,
was dining • grave in the Wareham olicirehyud, a
tombstone fall upon him. The grave wps five feet deep.
The man hu sustained several bruises, and it was
fortunate that he did not lose his life. _ _

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LA 10013111' PaireD Boom : TURNIP HOZINO
MATCH. —The competition for the turnip hoeing prism
took place on Mr. White's farm, at Burton, near Wool,
on Monday, the 15th hist, Bt. Bwithun's day. There
were 17 entries, but only 14 competitors on the field,
who bad to hoe 30 big each in six hours. The day wee
most unpropitious, and it was arranged that the judges
should go over the ground last Thursday to decide who
were winners, but 'gain, Bt. Swithun's weather inter.
fared, and the judges bad to postpone their visit. We
hear that the heavy rains have set the weeds growing
again. As soon as the judges have decided we will
announce the names of the successful candidates.

—iwoc--toweriTlCDearFrid;Ylsst, Irjat Mesars.
W. and J. Pike's steam tug was towing a brig down the
Frome, a man named Joseph Edmunds, who had been
In the employ of Hews. Pike for • number of y got
entangled in a rope thr3wn from the brig to the wharf,
which threw him into the river. Several persons were
corrilellent, mos
lsm cyr.of.whhomziyld not swim, swim
ped i;ibir
rmaaimnain,
aperl
grasped at what he took to be Edmund., but was only
his hat, the body did not rise. Drags were thin obtained,
I and in about the spaoe of 26 minutes the body wai
found. Efforts were then made to indium respiration,
but in vain, life was extinct. The body was conveyed
home to hia parents, who part]) depended upon him for
support, and whose bereavement has awakened the
sympathies of the whole town. An inquest was held
on Saturday last, before the coroner, T. Phippard Esq..
when the jury returned • verdict of "Accidental death."
We hear the deceased waa a member of the 0441611 am
society, and that the members of his Lodge followed
him to the grave last evening.
Comm Perri' SIMMONS, Tuesday.—Before 0.
W. Ferrer and J. Mowlem, &qrs. —The Conservators
of the River Frome r. John Orchard.—Mr. W. C.
Lacey appeared on behalf of the Board of Con.i
narrators, and n opening the ease said the prosecution
was brought under the Salmon Finnary ants Ilnal ned
loan, anotion IA or the former and 39 of the latter,
charging the defendant with having on the Bth July
last, been the owner of • certain stake-net, which
' was fixed to stakes driven into the soil in the estuary
of the Frome, which was then end there placed and used
forcatching salmon and fish contrary to law. Mr. Limy
then read the motions and Acta above-mentioned, and
proceeded to say that Chief Justice Cockburn had
decided against stake-nets, and had held that proof
that a certain family and others of the public had for
more than forty years fished by megrim of stake-nets
did not constitute such • custom or immemorial usage
as the Acts exempted. The Chief Commiarioner of
Salmon Fisheries had decided that it is now a well
ascertained law that no person at the present day cal,
have • right to fish with stakes driven into the son '
unless he can show that those exclusive and exorbitant
right, at the spot in question were created before Magna
or, at Last, from the reign of Edward I. As
ilri7clZandant was not represented by a solicitor and
had for many years obtained his livelihood by these
means, the conservator, had not instructed him to ask
for a penalty. All they wanted from the magistrates
was • declaration of the law without injuring the
defendant. Mr. Levey then called John Brand, who
said: I am water bailiff to the Conservators of the
river Fromm and produoe my appointment On the
Bth inst., I saw the defendant sung • stake-net against
Mr. Laoey's Horse Island. Stake-nets are destructive
and will catch anything. Similar nets have lately
caught salmon. The net was not fixed across the
but on the mudwhere the tide Sows and redeye.
There being no defence, Mr. Ferrer explained the
law, and cautioned the defendant against using a stake
net in future. Defendant was by consent of the
conservators fined one farthing, and the costs were

remitted.

730-11011011 PATTY 811:68101111, Tuesday.—Before 0. W.
Finer, Req., and T. Phipps:4, &q.-0. C. Beer was
summoned for keeping his house open alter ten o'clock
at night for the sale of beer. —Mr. Lary, who aprnired
for admitted that the house was open after
and contended that he had • right to keep open till
eleven o'clock, under the Beerhouse Act, which stated
that if the house was !situate in any town oorporate,
parish, or place, the population of which, according to
the last Parliamentary census, exceeds 2,500, or if
situate within • mile from • polling place for any town
hiving • like population, and returning a member
to Parliament, the honee might be kept open till eleven.
Mr. Laoey produced the official census tables, and a
book published by authority, both of which placed
Worsham as having • population of 6,694 in the ?orna-
mental borough.—Mr. Farrar maid the objection raised
by Mr. Lacey WU an ingenious one, but the census
tables did not give the population of the town cor-
porate of Wareham, nor of the place of Wareham.
Mr. Phippord said he knew Wareham had not a
population of 2,600. Mr. Lacey then asked the
magistrates not to convict in this case, as Mr. Beer
only wished to know the law, and did not break it wil-
fully or intentionally. The magistrates therefore
allowed the came to be withdrawn.—Robert Rose, of
Lone! eet, was summoned by Mr. Curtis, for unlaw:
fully assaulting Tom Welatesd.— Mr. Rowell appeared
for defendant.—William Curtis., mail driver from
Swung* to Wareham, said on Whit -Monday TOM
Wastead was riding on • pony sear Halfway-house,
and had a canister and • portal with him Defendant
tried to push him over the side of the horse, by putting
his hand under the boy's foot and lifting him over, and
succeeded on trying the second time. The boy fell off
on the canister. Witness drove on. Rose appeared to
be sober. Cross-examined: Laid his information the

same evening. Supt. Roles to w • o • u
It. —Tom Welstmd, aged 11 years, said on Whit-Monday
he was riding a pony with • canister and • bag, and
a young man came by him and pushed him off the pony.
Could not twee, to the man because he went on and
did not look round. Two other young men came tip and
held the pony for him. George Harris said about nine
o'clock the mail driver came to him on the bridge at
Wareham, and asked him if he knew the three young
men that were coming. He said Robert Rose was the
name of 01144 but he did not know the names of
the others—Curtis accused Rose of throwing the boy
off the hone. Roes daniisl it, and Curtis asked him
his name, and on • policeman coming up he told him
his name.—Mr. Rowell, for the defence, called William
Stevens, who said they walked back from Cori., club.
Met a boy with a horse. The mail-cart was 30 yards
past witness, when Vine, one of the young men with
them, pushed the bo7 off the hone. Curtis turned his
horse round on hearing the canister rattle, and welted
till they all three got up to him. Winos 'topped, and
put the boy on the horse again. All three were dressed
in black clothes.—The Beach speed. with Mr. Rowell's
consent, to adjourn the *sae ra month, to
the witness Vine, who it was sworn pushed g: boy
off the pony. A eminent was made for his apprehension
to ',ppm, and give evidence at the adjournment.
Stuumonses were issued for other witnesses to attend
Mr. Row, the father of the defendant in the above case,
having been advised to get George Vine to make an
affidavit that he was the party who pushed Toni
Welatead off the pony, brought Vino to Wareham on
Thursday last to have a proper affidavit prepared and
sworn before a eomruisaioner. Mr. Rowell prepared the
affidavit which Vine swore before Mr. Marshfield.
By some means or other the police suspected he was in
Wareham, and socordingly Mr. Sept. Roles went to
the house of Mr. George C. Beer, and asked him who
the man was that was in his be; parlour. Mr. Beer
told him he did not know; but he had been with Mr.
Roes he believed. Mr. Rein then went into the bar
and asked the young man his name. He replied George
Vine. Mr. &lea -apprehended him on use warrant,
and ioded him in the polio* station. Preparations
were natio immedlibiely to get the young tallow bailod
out.

IPOOLE.
moreTttldi.ppuiallffnffertmins,th D
ea trrso reviewthairimp.n.—urew s
day
than the pleasure seekers of Posffe. The City of Paris
that had been expected from Gleason did not arrive,
and is still laid up from an insufficiency of water
to 114 st her out of docks. The Spioey, consequently,
was placed on the terries. and left this port on Wainer.
day mothing with slurp ember of excursionists, so
many indeed that at ffournemotrth them was not
sufficient accommodation on board for all who would
have joined in the excursion. Those who were left
behind were, however, luckiest, for when near the Isle
of Wight the boat MN struck with • heavy sea that
completely disabled her. With great difficulty she
was taken to southeropeth, from whence the pester
portion of the passengers returned home by rail, some
under the ini ' that there had been no review.
It is now sai that one of the boilers of the Spivey is
quiet useless. The disaster, and the non-arrboal of
Hie City of Parisi leaves us once more without a boat
for the Cherbourg traffic.
Searors CUM Or STABBING. —On Thursday, Wary
Gregory and When Taylor, two not very reputable
characters, were brought up before our borough maim.
truths., the former on a charge of wounding with intent
to iodic, bodily harm the latter with a coommon theaalt,
on George Hayes. The prisoners were in the company
of • foreign sailor who had money, and a quarrel took
place. Shortly afterwards the parties, atilt quarrelling,
endeavoured to enter the "Portsmouth boy" public.
house, but Mr. Hayward, the landlord, pushed them
out, and they fell one over the other at his door. In
the scuffle Hayes was stabbed with • stilletto, tuch in
all respects as the Italians use, which weapon was titer-
wards found on the prisoner Gregory. 'The wound was
so skilfully infficted that Hayes was totally uncon-
scious be had received it until he found blood gushing
from his shoulder. Superintendent Gifford explained
to the bench the nature of the charge, and called the
complainant, after hearing whom the m,tes
decided on remanding the prisoners until Wednesday,
to afford the superintendent time to complete the case.
On hearing the decision the prisoner G exclaimed
in a loud voice, "Yes, and if I get theceVllsteb
George Hayes again." Fortunately, the complainant
received timely assistance from Mr. Lacy, • medical
man of this town, immediately after the event, other-
wise the consequences might have been serious, as he