The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-04-12 00:00:00

FATAL FIRE AT CARDIFF.
LOllll OP FOUL circa.

suompe hal-pest two and three o'clock on fleturday,
morning. A fire broke out in the Glamorgan leo ii
Curdiff, A crowd was speedily about the hotel :but
onnib they knew there were persons within they. bad
_o.nr tosses life. There was no fire canape, and the
noonln, acmording to the statement of an eye.
urieno,p, dal not arrive until twenty ntioutes to 4 o'clock
phe hotel was kept by an old inhabitant of the town,.
Mr. 5t.c,,,,, with wnoin lived his d•ughter, a woman
thiril '"''''' "I'l• 'n't ten' bole, four and ate 'n
y
CVidrca dr tiecertsed ROO. There were'alsoYeinr.thoe-
honse At the time of the fire Captain Manning, Mr.
r , ea, a native of
sea
ntinragveller (Mr. Arthur u t *
0rd6.:211....10r klesars. Bhickie and Son, publishers. The
grAt aroused by the fire, and be awoke
tin' Mr. l'rcut, who escaped in
711'...__...,..4i5r0..tu5w.)
:Iffif7.—sbutr. Mr. btaoey could have escaped without
hearing the c.licii.ioll,ut.ll:birce:t,airbscurrneaci nuhiet.r.ushed
lobo
thra bp,trmtet, and to. k no of them in his
ti loa clu ' afterwards,w h.. re he''
was
(Teas
on 7 usp‘,Tew:.....l.,
eteiachbl
yri . btohi:::..ahy;
,kt 0..... taohAe
irallee,
Of the club-iimin picked up the boy
ambit:Ls:4;
.ct,bleitel4:ota.dt:„..rat,r,ddisicto ,t:1,;:' :slbuoirm...tdhl:oll..bduictmuo.,iiimirucah.
Reizod by yr. stave'', wrrre wind Ltd to:Cull/0 affected
the‘n:ght, iiml who took the police-
by the event. i'l some difficulty Mr. litatter
man for • b"%;101% %Ith
, nature and convoyed
was drarecd"".— Ted to a neighbour's
brigade •rtived screams were
house, When the
b." fr,rtn Was Stme'f'• "Atm. bet a gallant
at th• window was trustee:4d
-offocc to enter
a
by ore ti.mrll *D .'"'ke ' and her teeming
of e
the other . child, cimp..l in each
and that
,n,., found in the c liar, where they
"libel's artllX. ^ - the I
meet have fallen from .I"..itte Ti. child'. limb*
were burnt a hts body. The aearebets Aret cane
d glesar. Ithelsic'e traveller, which was
feron,ituhenyloihi:ort_rn maCh r that ht. f,..in,e,, were
un.listit.o IS ia soil th• 4 h.• might hay,.
tiohoblt•
suspect with captain, and Mr. Pros
t, t,. but tht
a
the screams of children, he
111,* Mr. tibittwit b"r•Diand fell crib the door into the '
wbriiitinba i,,•ckt.iSattithm: kilos St•ool was to bare been
=writ din • day or two• •fr fire the wmi
..girl to the ear& Weary,. Mod
in Cardiff, but it was
rya that there Is • fire &ileac:Pi:lag that when the steam
not fetched to the kre.
.
toe engine was, after lopl__„ that water could not
"lay. got to work, the
p,,00m0
of mo. w... .0 P.
the first floor windows. Tho
I,wiibitifhrodemawnnhdigshiserytdtheel7 toga the disorganizstipe of the
it. lice sod ere brigade.

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COUNTY COURT, Thursday.—There were 96 rlalota
keyed, and an unneual number came before Hie Honour (T.
E. P. Lamy, ffeq.)
vi... Hcirr.—This wag • claim of £4 14a for pro.
vislona. The panic* live at Piddletrenthride, defendant befog
S carpenter. In July hot plaintiff issued • SIIIIIMUTIS for
/110 10.. Id.. and the amount iow sued for was then due.
Ills Honour told plaintiff she ought to have Included all that
WWI due in the July 4=11100., and he feared she could not .w
rem, er it.
Plaintiff !mid defendant promieed to pay • certain amount
notably of the old account. on being sliewed to have • foe,
ton good.
On thin Ma Honour mid he would treat the present cleim a.
contract.
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monthly

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Defendant alleged that she had paid Ll 14a., with which she
had not been credite4-14a on the 6th June, and Li on the
19th June.
Plaintiff denied that any money wee paid her on either of
those days. She had not got her acccunt hook with her, sn.l
the judge mid she must bring lt and be adjourned the cue for
that purpose, and for other evidence.
Ta 0.... Dcssma, farmer, of (Vann, r Es .srat Lime,
butcher, of the mane parish.- Claim £4 4.., for cheep.
Plaintiff mid that defendant bought 7 aheep of hire at 24a.
each. Three be took away at the time of the deal, and two he
had about three week. after. Of the remaining two one was
rather poor, nod plaintiff directed his thepherd not to let the
good on, go alone. The ronersiumwe was defendant had
neither, and ultimately the poor sheep died, but plaintiff
charged for it, c-rvadert-g it was left at defendant's nek. but
be admitted nothing was said to that effect at the time of deal.
Mr. Strange, cattle dealer, who happpened to be in court,
was asked by ins llooour a. to the outset in these =tiers ;
and he reptie 'hat he should not expect to pay for • sheep
that died unies• it waa et agreed at the time of deal
As • set-off defendant claimed Se. for killing and cutting up
four pig.
Plaintiff mid I. see the regular price, but defendant said
he had to cut up the pigs, and that hie charge esa proper.
His honour allowed fa, and refused the claim for the sheep
that died.

Judgment for 42 14.
Macros V. ROSIMT Iltioancv.—The defendant is a farmer
of pullmm, and tbe action am to recover ill
principal snd interest on • prumisacry note ca, en In lanuvry,
IN& There nas no defence, and judgment was given
forthwith. .

HANNAN V. HUNT MllOll. —This was an action on a
promissory not for £7 10.. given by the defendant in favour of
Mr. Vahan Or. "or order." PlainUff Is • grocer at Bridport,
and he spoke to receiving It In settlement of no amount from
Mr. Day, solicitor, who now supported the fiction. —Mr. Weston
Vth or defendant. It was evident that e word '' ot
nger'ealid were written at • different time to the body of
the bill, and Mr. Alfred Gray, lately • brewer et W)ke Reios,
to whein the bill was given for • deth, was callol to prove that
those words were written before the bill we. signed by the
deleinlant, eho the{ at Broadmayne, where he lately kept •
Wean..., hut now folloes his trade aa a shoemaker. In
cro...xamination Mr Graysaid the bill we. in favour of
hi. brother as snowily for money lathe. owed his brother.
Wane.. WWI in difficulties at the time. Ilad not made up his
mind to become bankrupt then. Could not recollect whether
it was not signed till throe months after It. date.
. . .

it Honour mid the law was that fraud in the birth of the
bill did not sitiatt it in the hands of • boon
,Ifik holder all
such a person had to do ewe to prose he gale for it • valuable
consideration. which plaintiff had done.
Mr. Weston I say the money ought to be paid to the
assignees of Alfred Gray, for the defendant was his creditor,
and the bill was • fraud.. the estate.

'rho Judge mud that il • man put Ina no to prontimorl.
note, and by a induerd smother eh. did not km. there as,
an) thine a r...niz about it to gist for the same a valuable c. .et
..greet...n. the pei,on Melting it tou•t be the •ulferer.
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The ilefendant th;re ;era vanotri trnosactlona betscen
them. and he did not know but that the bill wag cancelled.

ra) meat ins ordered at In. per mouth. I..l,l[Mo:flee tWe
months Arms.

1.01111)11 TIII illtAT WIWIT2I3I RAILWAY 12011PAWT —The
plaintiff lives at Burton Mill, ami nought to m.o.'r the sinh,e
14 reek., Mimed ti hate been loot while in the charge of the
Great Worteni Hallway Company. It seemed that ea long ago
as latal the plaintiff sent 34 sacks containing barley to Berra
weymooth. of these only 20 empty gecko were
returned, and a tenant of plaintiffe. named Brown. deposed
that. porter at the Dorchester dation (who has since gone
tdier(ng) told him the sacks had been cent by mititake on to
Bristol, and on • subeequent day gem hint 20 DI the 34. 'them
wal i.e proof of the delivery of the 34 sacks to the company
aml ic Judge mid he must be aionsuited. lie waa naked why
h.. 1„„! oot brought ht. action coiner, and he replied that the
agent of the hack ilitiog Company, to whom the sacks
belonged, had told him they wonld he likely to be delivered
antl-bye, sod he delayed procto.linrs till a demand WAII
nn him for their valise,

The goods more at Bristol said they denied all tuicnsiedge
of the transacti.. On the 19th November 1366. Ham-
Devenish consigoed two bundles of auks to • pence owned
Bridle, but they had no record of such • dealing with U.°
plaintiff.
Plaintiff mid that he had men entries of It in the Company'e
book at Doecheeter, and that his man signed • bsok on getting
the 20 make
The judge mid plaintiff must be non-suited now--he had not
made out his cam at present : if he could prom the delivery of
' the racks to the company he could take further proceeding's-
Ru RIDIOCT v. R. W. Rinsocr.—This was an Intel-pleader
cum, 12r. &ler. the MO Bailiff of this court, eased certain
property on defendant's Nit at 'ulltata under an execution
and the plaintiff, hlv tin:Aber, now claimed that • horse, • colt,
end S spring out were purchaeed by him of the defendant for
a minable consider ition. Mr. Pope for th• claimant. Mr.
Eashwood, of Storminster Newton, who opposed, objected that
the notice given by claimant did not Mete what he gave for
the pr,perty claimed, and when be brought It, as required, loot.
log in mpport the on of Reg. v• Kichsrd•. 20 Law Joontel.
ettieen's Bench reports, 331. Ha Honour held that such par-
ticulars were coattail, and properly that the jodgrnent
creditor might be enabled to make inquiries as to the truth I
the claim. Mr. Pepe contended tbe notice given was ample
for the purpose required. His Honour, however, nonsulted
plaintiff.
COOOTT PITTS Summits, Saturday.—Betura B. 0. F.
Steward, Em.
Jaime Ages, painter, of Dorchester, was summoned for
drunkebnees.
P Hutchings said, that on the Ist of April, about a
quarter to If at night, he found the defendant drunk and
asleep in the turnpike road at West Knighton. His bat waa
off. He woke him op, and took him to Dorcheitcr. He was
quiet, bet incapable. --Defendant said he ism very tired, at
orJarh, and went to deep.—Ytued 3a. and allowed. week to pay
ceoaLu paiciusa, of Dotchmter, was Charged eith stealing
turnip greens.
P.O Knight mid Oat on April 2, he wagon duty at Burton,
watching tu'aiips /mem About 7 o'clock in the evening he
taw defendant come into the field. He went amongst the
greens, and began taking Dome. He remained about hall-an-
hour, sod picked • quantity, which he tied lo a rope (rope
produced t) put it up to his back, and was lota,' off. when
witness went up, asked him his mutt, and took the greens from
him. Ile produced thC greens, which were of the value of
id. The, were thy property of Mr. William Manfield.
Delentlint said he was eery sorry : it was the Ann time he
bad done it. Ile had been out into the country, and coming
back that way, he picked • few.
The constable had been sent to watch in consequence of
presio,its robberies there

Ilr. Greening. WO for Mr. Mantled, did not whit to preek
the case, but only to caution defendant IV there •ere ..ther
looses. although there RSA no lesson to think defendant had
been there beret',
Cautioned, and ordered to pay tic, the rent of the cost. were
t emitted.

Before H. Williams, Esq., en e R. 0. F. Steward,
USSR, JANIN BROST AM JOSS BROWN, one of Weymouth
end the other of Preston, were nnomoned for asoulting
Edward Brown, of Preston, saddler. to. Mr. Bymooda prose-
cuted, end Mr. Wotan defended. The parties are brothelo,.
The two defendants went to the complainant, • quarrel toar,
which led to blows. The complainant hate wooden leg and
in the melt, thiagot unrcrevred—lt wee alleged defendant. did
It to prevent hi. pursuing them, but et any rata he wielded it
with considerable eftect on the defendants and drove them oft,
At the eugpertlon of the Bench, who advised that ihla farnll)
quarrel ahould be 'settled, It was erranged that the defendant,
ebould enter Into their own recognizances to keep the peace for
12 month., In a bond of 5.60.
BiSJASIS OM JANIS Th "teen, and SAIMIL DITIFO•D.
of Malden Newton, were eummoned for being drunk sod
riotous.

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Stillman mid that on Saturday, 19th March, he was aont
for to go to the White Home Inn, Malden Newton, shortly
before II at night. Mrs. Peckham, the landlady, Inn at the
bar door opening to the kitchen. and the three defendants wife
there making a stlaturbance. Con rim being held elute to the
bar door in a fighting attitude by a man, and witnem re-
quested him to leave the house. Re said he should rae him
first, and that it would take a better man to put
him out. Wanes took hold of him, and he misted
violently- enught bold of his lee, and endeavoured to trip
him up. P.C. Cantle came to his help. and they got him out.
James Dunforel was pulled out, alter a squabble Sonnet
Dunford followed. Cos and J. Dunford tned to enter the house
again, out witness prevented th tn. and requested all three to
go home. They remained In thestreet a full lutlfhour, claming
and swearing, and tli•turbiog the whole of the neighbourhood
All were drunk. Cos hoe been repeatedly cautioned.
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Cox ssld he was aseistiny Jaime! Dinfortl, who had been
atta‘ ked by another man, when the eeryeant came in and tore
his coat and shirt off his back.

B.t.ttid Donford aid he never pre the wripant any above,
and nu not there when the row befoul

Stillman raid the language they u-oad Irak rolled, (hot If there
Awl been • place at Malden Newt,m At to lock them up In,
they *marl have been taken there.
Janie* Dunford !laid the row an.. through hie being a•tacked
by • man not eumnrnini_

--.The Chairman mid the two Dunfords were here tern months
giro for a similar odence. They h•cl been considering whether
they should not tend them to prison without the option of a
one. but they did not want to send people there if they could
help it. Thls time they would be fined Ins. each and costs: If
they eame op again, they would be sent to prison without the
option of a fine . . .. _

CiUAL/a 4Al.ATl.carter. WU charged with Mallet eggs
belonging to hi. master, Mr. Charles,Boell, 4 Wyk. Hogio
Promeutnr mid prle.ner had been In hk employ for the last
twelve months. and lately he had sibued some ettr.. Too he
found concealed in • wall in the stable, and rnarkwi. In the
evening he found eleven eggs In the corn bin—the tun marked
ones being amnng.t them. As privoner was leaving hi. work
"dine. asked him to turn out what h. had In his basket and
pocket., and his sons their ',Lukens. He had no right to eell
grip r, him.
Prlumer said he Ina very entry be had done it - this was the
find time.
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Prosectitor mid he had nothing to my against prisoner
before, and he did not to prem the case : he was very sorry
to nod him stealing. He would continue the man in his service
If he would promise to be honest.
The Chairman told prisoner his master bed spoken %eiy irdlY
for him He was .orry to sq egi stealing was • only common
oftener, and they could not look It over. He must go to prison
fin. It day: hard labour.
The licetme of the King's Arms Inn. Portesham, was trans-
(erred from Emma Ellen Myna to Gideon Myra. A provisional
license ihe beerhouse lately held by Enna Rolls, deceased, to
her son George hello,• and a provisional wine license to George
Hood. of Pettlutnek, for Maiden Newton, were granted.
. . . . .

ApPlication for a refreshment house. krn., by William
04:some. of Portland. alod • Nimilar applicatoon by William
Cl,ll6Cr. of Portland, were adjourned for the notion.. to be
properly proved.
Concsaultnr Ot Mani —Marp, Elizaiietk Bea/rod,
of Brnarimayne, Wu brought up, °barged with °mime'.
ment of birth.

It tieenrli that • little time back the girl was in gaol,
when her state was apparent. On leaving the prison
she went to the workhouse, and subsequently retuned
to Browlmayne, laying that she had been oonfined in
the union. Sept. Hare inquired if there had been any-
thing of the sort at the workhouse, and found the
authorities knew nothing about it. He then staked
Bushrosl about it, when she said that she had thrown
the °Mid over the bridge at Came, tied up in • napkin.
The stream h tel been searched but no body was found,
and the Superintendent asked for • remand.
Prisoner was accordingly remanded for • week.
Bononee PctrY Stnerona, Monday. Before the
Mayor (3. P. Hodges, Esq.), R. Davis, Fol., and J.
Bishop, Esq.
Mary Jane Crate, a woman with a chill in her arms,
was charged with assaulting Sarah Ann Coopes.
Complainant said she lodged at Mrs. Sibley's, in Mill.
street. On Sunday *reek, about half•past sic in the
evening. she was going up street with Susan Sibley.
On passing Mrs. Crate's door, & fondant " fell oat"
upon them. Her son, a lad of eight or nine, threw •
stone which struck witness on the back, and he told
his mother he had done it. Witness said nothing. but
Mrs. Crate came up, and took hold of them both hy the
hair of their heads, and began striking them. Witness
ser,,ained, and Mrs. Sibley came out, upon which Mrs.
Clete retired to her house, and did not venture
over the doorstep again. She could not pass along the
street without Mrs. Crate calling her a disgusting name,
which she could not repeat, but she handed it to the
Bench on paper.— Mr. Symonds: Is that true what is
written down ?—Complainant : Yes, sir. —Mr. Symonds:
Theo you might well be ashamed to repeat it.
Defendant said that Sarah Sibley spat at her as she
passed the doer, and they were eon tindally annoying her.
tlompl.inant tame up to the house with two soldiers,
and offered to fight her for a sovereign ! The other girl
twitted her about having her husband, ke.
Complainant admitted that Sibley offered to fight it
out with defendant. . . _

Mary Morris was called =behalf of defendant She
was attracted to the street by bearing both parties using
bed language. She saw ths eompluiLant sod Sibley go
dancing up along the street full of drink—they bad been
all day. They commenced with Mn. Crate early in the
morning about her husband, and kept It on all day. As
they went by Sibley said something to Yrs. Crate, upon
whisk defendant ran after them and there was a fight
Mr. Symonds said that the welt-oonducted people in
Ifill.atreet should tombine to put down the ill-con.
ducted.

Mrs. Morris said If they did that they would not be
able to live in their houses. The gentlemen ought to
put down the had houses.
Mr. Symonds said they would if people who knew it
would give evidence.
It was elicited that Mrs. Sibley keep. &bawdy house,
with her daughter and complainant as girls there.
Syniondr said he supposed that hall the people
in Mill-atreet knew it.
_ _ _

Mrs. Morris : La, sir. of courseathey do.
The Bench ordered defendant to end a surety In £lO,
to keep the peace for six months. Her husband, Michael
Crate, was bound for her.
The license of the Sun Inn was transferred from
Robert Collins to George Hooper.
WILLIAM TRAVERS, of Dorchester, MU summoned
for oruelty to &horse drawing a mail-cert.
P.C. Mitchell on Saturday afternoon saw defendant
driving • mail-met up Passe-lane. with one horse. The
animal jibbed several times, and would not go easiest
collar. He struck it several time. with • thiok stick.
but it could seemly go at all. Witness suspected
something was the matter. At the top of the lane the
horse refused to turn towards High-street. but after
repeated blows did move round. Went up and
examined the horse. Found it in very poor condition.
On the right shoulder was • bleeding wound, about the
sue of a half-crown. On the point of the left shoelder
was another bleeding wound about the same size. On
the neck, just where the edge of the collar came, we.
another bleeding wound about the size of the palm
of his band. The shoulders were bruised all over. He
told defendant that if he drove the horse another step
he would take horse and him too. Witness bad kept
the horse since. It belonged to Mr .7. Hoonsell, the
mail-cart driver, and we. the same horse as there had
been a summons for. before.

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It seemed that Mr. Hounnell was taken ill, and on
Saturday morning the pcateoffios authorities sent on the
mail bags by another man HouneelPtelegrapbed to Mr.
it,ed, of the George Inn, to send on his horse and cart,
and defendant was employed... . .

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Defendant said he was standing at the corner wanting
a job, and WU asked if he oould drive. He thought he
could do that, and wanting a job agreed with Mr. Bead
to take it to Bridport. The horse was ready harnessed,
and he did not know there was anything the matter
whether it, or he would not have driven it. He was a
boots and porter.
Defendant wa. told that he was liable to a £lO penalty,
and the ostler and others who permitted it to be driven
to a 1:5 penalty.
The mscistrates inspected the horse, ..nd found it
totally unfit to work and sore all round the neck
through wearing a collar that did not fit it
The Mayor said the defendaot had been guilty of
gross cruelty, and would be fined Sie, or, in default, one
month's herd labour.

I Defendant said Mr. Hones.ll would pay the fine, and
would be up that night. He was allowed till Taisadey
to Pal in.
Mr. Hi•hop said that the neighboursthere noticed how
cruelly he best the horse on turning it.
Defeadant was warned if be came here again be would
be tined the fell penalty.
He said he would never take math a job again.
George F:rons, alias Tinker Jollls and Thomas Whiting,
were charged with stooling a piece of beef, belonging to
to James Symes, landlord of the Queen's Head,
Sordington.
fkimpl.lingDt said that on the 7th April in the even.
lag, he had a pleas of beef, weighing 7álb,, bOiling