The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-02-21 00:00:00

Dorsetsbire.

SnsansErs. A petition against the proposed
umnage LAW has been sent round for signatures
among the feroalas of this town.
A meeting of the Board of Health was held on
Tuesday, but the business for transaction was unim•
portant ; it appearing that there is a probability
of asphalting portions of the footways at • rate
which will be even cheaper in the long run than
frivol, it was resolved to make a trial on Stileclose-
rane for which the estimate was .£lO, and that sum
was voted for the purpose.

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CANON GIRDLIOSTONIL—nis reverend gentleman
favoured the Literary Institution on Thursday week
with a lecture on the comprehensive subject
omy Country." The lecturer claimed for his
country that it was the first in the world, end its
hereditary government, the liberty of the press, the
right of petitioning and Parliamentary inquiry, the
fishes. Corpus Act, trial by jury, security to pro-
perty, the possibility of rising to the highest °Ricca
in the State, the Protestant Constitution of the
country, and the guarding of the Sabbath by law.
Be contrasted the liberty which we enjoy with the
tyranny to which the subjects of despotic Govern-
inents submit; and, as instances of the possibility
of men rising to the highest honours, be named the
Archbishop of York; Stephenson, whose first loco-
motive he said be mw bun with his own eyes set
„going ; Peel; the Grants ; the original of the
olfroalers Cheeryble" in Nicholas Sickleby. The
lecture, was, for the most part, extempore. Mr.
Macready thanked the Rev. Canon in the name of
the society.

RICISTORATION Or CHETROLI CHURCH. This
pretty little church having undergone-during the
last DUN months-the work of restoration and
enlargement by the erection of a chancel, was con-
seamed by the Lord Bishop of Salisbury on Thurs-
day week. The hamlet of Chetnole is a chapelry
connected with the parish of Yetminater, and the
• fancy of the church (which is dedicated to St.
Peter) rests with the Hee. ft. Southwell, vicar of
Yetmuister.runi•Chetnole. We cannot refrain from
congratulating the reverend gentleman on the pre-
sent appearance of this newly•restored sacred edifice,
which does inlintte credit, not only to the exertions
of the parishioners, but also to the more influential
residents, not muitting the name of C. Perkins, Esq.,
whose contributions, both of time and money. have
been most liberal. The Church is of very ancient
construction, there being evident traces of a very
reinote period of architecture. Down to the years
1440 or 1500 the style of architecture adopted had
been early English. But in those years a consider-
able alteration was effected, and the greater part of
the church was rebuilt in the perpendicular. The
church thin consisted only of a nave and tower, the
eastern end of the former being used for the purposes
of ,chancel. Chetnole is but a small Tillage, con-
taming some NO inhabitants. who for the past eight
years have contributed a church•rate of 3d. in the
pound, which in the aggregate has amounted to £l4O.
This rate had been collected for the keeping the
church in repair; but it having been found that
repairs were constantly required it was ultimately
resolved to restore the church and erect a new
chancel, which has been most successfully and expe-
ditiously carried out. The probable cost of the resto•
nation and addition will be about £7OO or £boo ;
the greater portion of which has been collected
through the unremitting exertions of the Misses
Chadwick. and other ladies and gentlemen of the
neighbourhood.
BEArixtrreL-County Petty Seitiolli , 13th February'
-(Magistrates present: Edward Fox, B. P. Untuiry,
W. 'l'. Cox, R. Bourehier, Ewirc., and the Rev.
A. Pardoed-Roberf Boirditci, of Whiteelnirch Canoui•
corms. was charged with selling spirits without a license.
-Mr. F. W. Oundry for the defence, who took certain
objections to the inforinatioe, and cited several Acts of
Parliament in support thereof; but after a search for
more recent' Acts, the objections were overruled by the
Bench-George Sadler,lnland Revenue officer at Chard,
knew defendant as • beerhouro retailer ; had several '
complaitits made to him of defendent's selling spirits.
Mr. F. G undry objected to this •vidence, as the particular
instance deposed to was the only one the Bench could
entertain. Witness and Mr. Luke, supervisor, went to
defendant's house on the Ist December last ; defendant
was not at home. Mr. Gundry again objected to any
evidence being given as to what occurred during defen-
dant's absence-this was a penal charge, and /I ILA the
Indiana, therefore, to be charged for what his wife
Light have done? Mr. Luke here observed it would be
for their worshipe to sift the evidence and judge accord-
ingly; they could not see the defendant, and therefore
they did what they could. Sadler continued : The
supervisor asked her if she had been in the habit of
ailing spirits without • license? She said, " I have
knt Mr. Horsey some. Mr. Horsey went here for • pint
of gin, and I let him have it, as I always keep collie Hi
house for my own one, I wished to have it back, as •
return of the loan, but Horsey said be would rather pay
for it. He did so, with 'OHIO bread. The amount of
gin was le. ti.l." Had cautioned her Rolm time pre-
viously. l'masexamined : She did say she lent it as a
loan, and wislivl it to be returned. Defendant is
often at Chard market, and I have never hardly seen
him in his house. We went by the order of the
Board of Excise to ask defendant if lie was guilty
or not, and, if no. what lie had to say in extenu-
ation. Henry Honey, examined by the super-
visor: Am • fanner, and live close to defendant.
Recollect vending to his house for a pint of gin, on the
311th August last; • pint of gin was brought back by the
messenger. It was on a Tuesday, and on the following
Satunlay I went to defendant's bowie and saw his wife
asked her how much I owed her for bread. She maid,
balf-a-dozen loaves, for which I paid tier 2s. fish I then
asked her what the gin was, she said Is. Od. ; I gave
her 21. and she gave me lid. change. Cross-examined
by Mr. Gunelry. Did not go and tell the Excise officer
directly after paying for it. Don't remember who was
the first I told of it, nor the time when-to a week or a
month-nor did I tell (beau to go and tell the Eloise.
Can't say if anything unfriendly occurred between the
Tuesday and Saturday. It was nothing on my own
part that I saw her about. I did not go there on pur-
pom, but just called in as I was going on • journey, and
bad to pass the house. Don't know if Martha Roper,
or any other woman was there. I shall not tell what
did occur in conversation with Mrs. Bowditch. (Mr.
A. Tucker, who was watching the cam for another party,
objected to such questions to witnessess.) Will swear
I did not say " I will do for you in one way if I can't
in another, but, that she was liable for the pint of gin.
I said that for a fancy. I sent for the gin became I
wanted it. I had none in house. I did not send any
money for it at the time. A boy fetched it. I don't
believe he is in court. Told him to go for the gin, and
I would pay for it. Did not know what it would coat.
Did not tell her on the Saturday that ehe vu liable
until after I paid her the money. My object in going
there was not for the purpoes of tripping her. I ain
not friendly with ber now. Can't recollect when I
oared to be friendly with her. Don't know when the
Excise first heard of it. The Bench after a short eon-
saltation fined the defendant in the mitivated penalty of
£l2 10a., costs £2 10s. The Supervisor requested the
attention of the Bench to a section of the Act of Paella-
fitment, which enacts that on • conviction for the above
offence, the delinquent forfeited all claim to • beer
licence in future. Mr. A. Tucker rose to remark to the
Bench that in consequence of this decision a mod
notorious house was put down.
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Several parties we're fined for riding without reins,
and others for being drunk and disorderly.
Alan Berridge. charged by A. Carter, bailiff to G.
W. Miles, Fmr., Ford Abbey, with leaving his work.
This wu rather an aggravated cam, as defendant was
tent with a valuable mare to be shod, when he left it at
the smith's shop, got drunk and never returned—the
mare was subsequently sent borne by the smith. Two
mouths' imprisonment with hard labour.
Robert Bowler, of the Commercial lon, Broadwinser,
was fined 2s. and lls. omits for keeping his house open
for the sale of liquors during Divine Service on Sunday,
January 22nd.
Mr. Cl. Gingeston obtained an order on the parochial
authorities of Broadwinsor for the sum of £8 per mile
for the repair of • portion of the turnpike road in that
Parish belonging to the Lyme Regis trust, to which
applicant was clerk. . . . . .

'it isa Ford, for cutting wood in • hedge at Core-
comb., was fined fis. and lls. costs, or one month's
imprisonment.
William' busker, charged with stealing a rabbit wire,
the property of Samuel Crou of Powerstock, was
s,ntenaed to oils inonth's imprisonment.
&Geri Dela, charged with stealing fire egg. from •
nut the property of his muter, Mr. R. Seymour,
Bruipole, was sentenced to • fortnight's imprisonment
and afterwards to be sent to • reformatory for four
years.

PaaroA Larembe, of Whitechureh, was charged by .7.
Gillinghain with being the father of her illegitimate
befendant did not deny this. but wits willing to

OKI not deny thia, Dos
marry bor.—Bench, to complainant: " Will you marry
him now : • No, I ain't inclined to just
yet, h• would not have toe when I wanted him to do no,
and now, [don't think he he would use me well, and I
bad rather bide as I am, than be miseiable fur life with
him,"—Tbe Bench thought she had exercised • very
wise di•cretion, and which was yery creditable to her, al
she sisermd • very decent-looking person. Order nude
for IL 6d. and expenses.

Thomas Charles Raymond was charged with being the
father of an illegitionate child. Order wade for Is. 6d.
per week and expenses.
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4TURlll:llcrult. —Pellr &aldose, Monday, Feb. 13.
—Before the Rev. H. '. Yeatinan (Chairman), Rev.
John Bastard, Marwood 8. Yeatman, Eng., and
Lieutenant-Colonel Malet.--Georye Hunt, of Hinton
Si. Mary, was summoned by the police for being
drunk and pleaded guilty. Fined se. and coats. He
"male) summoned for profane swearing, and fined
10s., and costs.— William Peoria was summoned
by the police for being drunk, and was tined upon
his own confession se. and costs. He was also sum•
monad for riding in a wagon without reins to his
horses. It appeared from the evidence that the de-
fendant was exceedingly drunk in the body of the
wagon drawn by four spirited horses, and it is more
than probable that if it had not been for the police
some serious accident would have happened. The
Beach after a caution to the defendant fined him
2s. 6d. and costs. —George Upeliall was summoned
by the pawn for being drunk in the psi ish of Hamel-
bury Bryan, and fined 55., and costa.—Joke Chiisis
and James Haat, both of Hinton St. Mary, were
summoned by Superintendent Hammond, for refus•
mg to aid and assist the parochial constable of Hin-
ton St. Mary in the execution of his duty. Mr. Gong
eppeared for the defendants. After hearing the evi•
dance, and upon a declaration by the Chairman that
the Bench would act in swordsmen with the principle
'flan enunciated by Mr. Baron Alderson in the case
Regina v. Brown ( sftxrington and Marsha= reports
1841), the defendants agreed to acknowledge their
"Tar and pay the costa of the ans.—Leer Harrie
nas esauseeed by William Webber for an assault.
It Items that the puites with several others were
"mum& sad after Irving ha • little too wish boo

began Larking. The complainant, who is a steady
quiet man, had been made the •• but" for the others,
but the defendant ilLtreattal him and threw hint
down. The defendant was lined 2s. &I. and costs.
Georye Nctemes, of Child Okeford, and
William Rage, of Marnhull, were each tined la
and costa, for possessing illegal weights. There
being a previous conviction, the Bench considered
that the present case was one which called for more
than a mere nominal penalty. --James 7Nffin, of
Bagbere, was tined ss. and costa for having in his
shop several unjust weights.— —Citihethie Chapman,
of I,ydlinch,shon-keeper, was lined Is. and costa for
having iu her plaseas t three illegal weights. The
weights, Mr. Hammond saul, be had adjusted last
spring, and be did not think Mrs. Chapman was
aware they were deficient —Joh* Hopkins, of
Stalbridge, was fined as. and costs for possessing
illegal weights. —John Rose and A mbrose Knott,
both of Sturminster Newton, were summoned for a
breach of the peace, and for being drunk on the 9th
Inst. The defendmits, at the suggestion of Mr.
Dashwood, pleaded guilty, and were fined ss, each
and cost.