The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-12-26 00:00:00


THE-DORSET- COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GA

Parry SIMMONS, Tuesday.—Before the Mayor,
E. Bayly, and R.. Cotterell, Eaqrs.--The marine,
Alfred Foster, was again brought up on remand,
charged with obtaining seven yards of flannel from
Alfred Rolls, under (ales pretences. The evidence
adduced at the previous inquiry having been con-
firmed, Lieutenant Whish, prisoner's master,and for
whom the case had been adjourned, stated that he
had never authorised prisoner to obtain the flannel
from Mr. Bolls. He was not in the habit of sending
him for errands. In reply to primmer, be denied
that he had ever promised him a present at Owlet-
mas. —ln defence, he said he was very sorry that he
should have done such a thing, and if his master had
not arms:nerd him a meant he shotld not • have ob-
tained the goods. —Committed r trial at the
Quarter Sessions- Henry Spencer, an old
offender, was brought up in custody charged with
being drunk and breaking awindow.—Ellen Spencer
said about four or live o'clock on Monday afternoon
prisoner came to her house mid abused her, and
afterwards broke a window.—Prisoner said be
broke the window accidentally, the cue of his boot
caught in the pavement, and he "listed" over.—
, Committed for 14 days, prisoner remarking that he
iflllonld have a dinner in,gaol this titae,—The Super-
'lfiiendent handed the bench a statement showing
'‘frePlitY t'im" Übe eieeper esc} sppewed before
-alammers that be," freen whicb-ft appeared that
Is.. figured no leas then 57 titneetfor drunkenness,
-saraelfilig the police •or wilfnlAsklalage. For these
offences he had been oonimitted to gaol 28 times,
2ned seven tiakeicr sad tiricatillbliksi%Siiloharged.

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Jews' likidDstY.,—On Sind y • last amnions were
preached at St. JohnYChurch,'. Portland, in behalf
of the Jews' Society ;.in the morningiii the Rev. 11.
41Menr, incumbent, land in the eSeeing bY the Rev,
A. Hill, chaplain of the conviot eatabliihreent. Col-
leciiona were madeie support of the society'. funds
at the close of the services.
Pocirwr Piciren.—A.girl about 13 years of age,
daughter of • labourer named Neal; generally
known by the name of "Southampton Jack," was
on Saturday evening apprehended by the police on
the charge of picking pickets. It appears that
within the list fortnight no hes than Ave ladies in
Portlind have had their pockets relieved of their
purses—one, containing between 19a. and 20.., while
the marriage ceremony at St. John's church, on
Saturday, was being performed between Mr. Cox
and Mica Saasom. The girl, however, not content
with her ill-gotten gains IA the morning, took a
*twee containing some 12.v0r 1k from the pocket of
ellother Woman, while it the shop of Mt. Cower,
4gisper, in the evening. Here she was ditcovered,
allowed to go away, and•ipolioeman sent after her.
tril• constable found theitOlen puree on the table at
.lather 4 hone, the girl having tak out the
-tnimey and run up stairs with it. This case also
will he heard before the Dorchester Bench on Satur-
day. On Monday, the police, on searching the girl'.
mother, found in her pocket a purse, very like the
one stolen from the lady who was lit'St. John's
church to witness the marriage eeremony,•and what
is remarkable, it contained, among other coins, a
farthing, as did the other, but the lady who lost it
was " unable" to indentify it.

Ofrraunno MONEY son Yin Coroner Roorttu.,
ea- M.P.—On Tuesday last, William James Turner,
a warder at the convict establishment of, this place,
was charged at the
_County Petty Scallions, Dor-
chester, with obtaining money under false pretences.
Mr. Symondt attended to: prosecute. Br appeared
that the defendant, Terner,• had *titan k letter to
.libe sister of the convict Roupelf sad ex-M.P., re-
v/testing her to send him a post-office order for £5
on behalf of Roupell, signing himself Haggle Miss
!Reaped suspecting something wrong, immediately
sent the letter to the-prison authorities at Portland,
sold, in order to detect the party concerned, Roupell
wrote an answer on the fly-lead of the letter, adding
kiWown signature, to the effect that all was correct.
Consequently, the post-office order was sent, and
Turner sent his wife to get it cashed at the Wey-
mouth post-office. The Governor, having some
knowledge of the transactioo discharged him from
the service. When apprehended by Superintendent
Underwood he admitted that he sent his wife and
wished to go and see her. He went in company
with him to his house when his wife said, "William,
however came you to do this? you gave in. the
post-office order and I keew nothing was wrong
about it." While the saperinteadent was searching
the house the defendant said, "What is the exact
charge against me, as the Governor /said something
about a forgery?" He was again told the -charge
when he replied, "They can never make a forgery
of it, as I sent to Roupell through my own gang
and got his signature, and, of sours., I did not
know but that it was genuine." He also said be had
got the post-office order from a woman at Street's
beer-house, Portland, on Saturday night. For the
production of more evidence, and complying with
Mr. Symonds' request, the magistrate, R Thornton,
Esq. remanded the case till Saturday next. Turner
has been employed at the Portland prison seven
years--six years and three months at -WWI guard,
and nine months as warder.
- A WOLF -IN SHIIT'S CLOTHING. —The London
Society of Missions to Seamen has been recently
scandalized, we regret to learn, through their late
missionary at Portland. For the lest twelve months
or an, the society have employed a person named
Jooes—a man in whom they placed the greatest con-
fidence, and who was looked upon by them as one
of their most zealous and devout missionaries.
His salary was £BO • year, but in consideration of
his wife and one or tire of his children having been
ill a considerable time; the society presented him •
short time since with an eaten and an a tlten of
their appreciation of his talents an& zeal, promised
to increase his salary next year to £92. His labour
was not laborious, as a man was employed to row
him to the vessels he visited to distribute bibles and
traots and read the scriptures. He was greatly
respected by the clergy and religious community
both at Portland and Weymouth, and his little
family, consisting of st wife and three children were
happy in the oontemplations of the future. But a
fortnight since those bright prospeeta were aver
shadowed by • dark cloud. The husbend and
father unwed together all the money that we, in
the house, including the donation of £5, '-
mere, and started for Weymouth
_ purpose of laying in a /deck of proc.
the winter, including a large qnentity of pot&
and half a fat pig. The wife and children anti,
pated with pleasure, the large store of winter food,
but it never came, neither did the husband and
father, and the only intelligence that could be after-
wards learned of the man was that he had left Way-
mouth by rail. At the same time the wife of a
Weymouth coast-guardsman, a tailoreas, whom Mrs.
Jones had employed to make clothes for her boy and
her husband, also left her home clandestinely, and
departed from Weymouth by thesame train. The
inhabitants of Portland, we are happy to state, have
rendered the delinquent missionary's family sub-
stantial sympathy, and a subscription is being
raised among them to enable them to return to the'
woman's friends.

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hat about till bimety sum show.men took com-
pashan out. They, however, kipt It so badly
thet it ran away from em, an' so, 2 kip
it frum harm a gurt big irn aaff %sea hilt
feet.. Ea this oaf?, or ire box, its ben
growinatnazen. Accordin' 2 the beat mathematykul
calculation I've a ben able 2 maik, eta inerreat in
bulk an' valley, day an' nite, at the rate of 20 mince
a hour or 2 poun evry day an' flute, Sundy and
wnrk-in day, for the last 11 er 12 year. Ef u wuz 2
ax me the naim o' this fossil, 11l tell ye the naiin I
shed give et —u may gin at wut naim u please. I
shed call at the " Crowo Grant." I'll tell ye, el ye
like, wet the fossil es made out on. Eta this air.
Every, 1 o' you Porlandera that likes, ken raise
stosue.on the Crown lends, but then u • 2 pay the
Queen, God bless er, a ghillie a tun royalty. The
Queen Wks this air 'Milian and give back
nine.punce (er the bennyfit o the holt o' Portlau.
Wall, tea tbeese air 9 Fiancee which this air fossil
huz • ben livin on, an', us I sad b-4, hex riz the
valley of the fossil at the reit of sammut like from
5 2 7 hundred a year. Now cum here, my
brave Portlandere—jolly oompanyuns evry I—jest
walk up an' eggs-main the gurt iris ssff in which
this fossil es kept far yerselves. 17 sea, roundly et
had 3 locks, but 1 on 'em hex gut rusted off,
an so ther air onny 2 locks left. These 2
locks Bee pretty strong, I ealclate, an'
wut's wus, the keys air lost, and so nub-
dee can't get a peep of annv part of
the fogad— not even the tip of eta tail. The quesshun
then es—wets 2be dun weth the thing? I doaut
want 2 be botherd weth et in my carry-van, an'
wets more, it b.longs 2 u—all on ye. Ther tint a
man-jack &Leung ye but wut hey ekel rites 2 a hit
out. Why, ef u cud jest git at it now, sea wut a lot
o' tooth garnish is cud bye weds it this Caristmas
time, besides layin by feta rainy day. Yew &mails
2, who air biting over weth beauty like Neat:ok
dtunplins, see wet a lot o' ducks o' teinnits an' sweet
dresses tood buy ter ye, en' mebbee goo a good many
mites towrds gettin on ye rich husbands. Now
mind, ther beset won aiming the boll bilin let on ye
hey gut more rite 2 it than anuther, fer as [sod a-4
eta meet ti shed all &hair and shair alike. Wal,
then, spots this air fossil wuz converted inter good
paivmunta an public lights, an layin the water on 2
yer houses, see wut a princely ilan yoarn ud
Why doant ye have it so, then? Never mind et the
keys air lost, far ez water gruel's good far the gout,
so parseverenoe is good far overcumia wut looks like
imposeybillitys. Wilt ever ye doo, doant pick the
locks. That's low an' looks 2 Much like house-
breekin. Try so' find the keys ef u ken, an' ef u
can't I'll get a siege hamer an' help ye 2 nook the
old satf about till all's blue. Doant fear. When the
sledge hamar gets set to work the lid 'll fly uppen
like a spring lided backer box. .

A. WARD.

PititrY Simmons. Monday.—Beforej M. Williams,
Esq., Rev IT T. Bower, and IL S. Bower, Seq.—
Nehemiah Tun, landlerd of the Plough Inn, Mansion,
Wan suminoned by Superintendent ligiumond for having
in ha possesnion four half-pint tumbler gl .soYll of short
measure—one 16 drachms, and the other 10 cl.achms.—
Mr. Atkinson appeared for the defenaant, and said that
the facts of the case were not disputed. The answer to
the charge was that the glasses in quest,on were never
intended to represent half-pint, If *person went into
a public house and Raked for lutlfagmint of burls would
be served in a standard half-pint measure, but the outs
was very different if he naked for a glass of beer.—ln
reply to this Mr. Hammond referred to a case reported
in the Star, October 10th, in which the magistrates at
Liverpool oonvicied a landlord for the
_same kind of
offence.—Mr. Atkinson said he Was almdet certain that
that judgment had been over-ruled by the Queen's
Bench, but he had net the case With him, having been
called upon siege be came into the town to apnea- for
the defendant. He therefore applied for an adjourn-
ment, which was granted.—Joseph Cowley was 1111,11.
mooed for assaulting Ann Porter, his nuother-in-law.—
After hearing the evidence f the oomplainant and P.C.
Duman. the Bench decided to bind ever the parties
concerned in the sum of £5 to keep the peace for 12
months.—Daniel Knott and Robert Fudge, of
Sturminsler, were charged with throwing stonegat
Bilea, whilst in the execution of his duty.—Mr. Atkinson
appeared on behalf of the police.—P.C. Biles steed
thist about half-past twelve o'cleck on the 3rd December,
a large crowd was collected, and quarreling and fighting
going on, at a place culled Butt's pond. By the super-
intendent's orders he followed the two defendants and
two others, named Short anti Finder. The latter went
into their homes. 'When the defendants bed got to the
end of the pond he saw Fudge stoop down and pick op
something, and when he arrived at the place he found
there was& heap of stones there. He then watched and
followed them, and thought they went into Knott's
house; on going near the house a stone passed sharply
psat his face, and directly after another struck his hat
sa it whined by him. He then looked round and saw
the two defendants between the house and' the stable.
Re followed them and caught Knott as he was in the
act of getting over into a pig-stye. He asked them why
they threw storm at him; Knot replied he had not done
se. He then ordered Fudge home; he Welled- to go,
and lay down in the road. He then went for his father,
who got him home. When he got Knott home his
mother cried shame neon him.—Superintendent Ham-
mood said that hearing there was a disturbance at the
public-house, be went with the former witness to the
place. Knott bad knocked one man doe° and struck
another. He succeeded itt getting the Hinton men
away and followed them home, and by his orders Biles
west after the others. It was after 12 o'clock.—The
defendants denied the charge, and called as witnesses,
Jeremiah Fudge, his father, and Adam Cluett. The
former stated that the policeman come to his house to
get his son home. He west, but could not learn that
he had done anything wrong, and he believed the -
charges were made out of spleen by the police. Cluett,
who add he was hid behind a cart in the drove, denied
that any atom-s were thrown, but stated that the police-
MAP% struck Fudge with a stick across the eye and ear.
They all steted that it wee between 11 and 12, and not
after 12 as stated by the complainant.—They were
ordered to pay a fine of 10s. 6d. and costa 10s. 91. each.
—[During the hearing lof the cage, an old man named
Hutchingethreatened P.C. Biles if it had been hie son he
would "have had his liverout," and was sharply rebuked
by the Chairman.]--P.C. Silos was then charged with
assaulting Robert Fudge, at the same time and plus, but
it apearing from the evidence that this case arose mat of
the former, and that the policeman only acted in the
discharge of his duty, the case was dismissed, the cow-
plainent having to pay the costa—Brutal AssaKit on
a Wife at Stoffeeelee.—Widiarn Brown, a labourer, was
brought up in custody charged with assaulting his wire,
on the 4th December.—Mr. Atkinson appeared for the
ptisoiier, and stated that the wife did not wish to press
the charge. So far as he wag informed, he Wan • very
affectionate husband, except when he had taken drink.
The case was a very painful one, and the roan had been
in custody for a fortnight. His °bent was very non y for
what he had done, and he (Mr. Atkinson) trusted the
Bench would deal as leniently as possible, by discharging
him with a se vei e repriman.—The magietrates said that
from what di-or had heard of the cue, they hart resolved
to hear the evidence.—Msry Browa, who appeared to be
eufferieg very much from the ill-treatment she had
received, and whose left arm Was bandaged with
splinters, gave the following evidence with evident re-
luctance: —She said that on the 4th of December her
husband came home at the usual time and bad his
supner ; he said he had brought an errand or two, he did
not know if the thin-ca would do; she said they would and
went to bed. It was then about half-past eleven. she left
him sitting by the fire, and a small piece of (mule burn-
ing, He went to sleep, and when he woke up he called
out to her for the matches; she told hie, they were
up-stairs by the. bedside. He was very angry because
she took the matches away, and began cursing at her,
and pulled her out of bed and kinked her. She ran
down stairs with the baby, 12 months old, on her arm,
and ran out of doors ;he followed her, and struck her
across the arm with a stick. She could not say whether
the child was struck; it had been very ill since, and she
believed it was frightened by being pulled out of bed
when asleep. There were no marks of blows on its
head. Dint not think she had hada miscarriage a flasher
husband beat her. She ran as far as Mr. itieLeish's door,
about 200 or 300 yards, in her night dress. Her arm
was broken by the blow. Her husband had beaten her
before' but had been kinder to her during the pest 12
trionths than before. The magistrates retired for a
ehort time, and on their return into court, the Chair-
man said that this was the most brutal case which had
been brought before him since he had sat on the Bench.
They did not oondter they should do their duty to the
public in such a case, if they let the prisoner off with a
reprimand, and he would he committed to Dorchester
gaol for three months' hard labour. —Stephen Shave,
of Sturminster was fined Is. and costs fa. for using a
horse whilst in an unfit state.—Charles Hardinott
Was fined ls. and coats sa. for working and engine and
thrashing maetine dose to stbe public road without a
sufficient acreen. One of the magistrates remarked that
she farmers were mut to blame in piscine their ricks
close to the highwey.—Ann Barker, of Sturmingter,
charged with having unlawfully in her possession a
quantity of wood, the property of Daniel Bright, was
tined Is., damage is., and costs 46.--John Adams was
fined 2a. and wet* de. for an obstruction of the highway
initlae village of Okeford Fitzpaine.--Richard Tuffiu
was fined 7s. 6d. and 4s. omits for drunkenness at Stur-
minater.—William Monok, charged with a breach of
the Highway Act, was fined 6d. and ls. 6.1. costs, half
of the latter being remitted.—Charles White, James
Foe, and Betsy Miller charged with being drunk and
riotous at Child Okeford, were severally find 6a. and
costs 55.--Thomas Wareham was charged with stealing
a quantity of wood, the property of the Rev. H. T.
Sower. Previous to the ease coining on Mr. Bower said
he did not wish to press it.oliad with his son vacated his
neat.—Fined Is. and cost; U.—John Topp was fined
Sc. and costs 7a. for being drank. The constable sated
that he found the defendan,t dead drunk in • 411411,4nd.
wairrito'gri vaititanee •ouvly him n home.. Ile
lied Lai elpaitsteA hie thanks for -the care 'taken of
lift a tibelieverl he should bare died had it not been,
for help.—William Claymore, of fillarlerogil,._waa fined
fie. and sn. costs for beMg drunk on the 27* November.
—Matthew Hayward, charged with-drunkenness and
indecent conduct at Marnhull, warn fined 6s; and costa
55.--Samuel beer-house keeper, WWI sum-
moned by the Superintendent of police for allowing
drunken and riotous conduct in his house. Defendant
for,en adjournment in consequence of his witness
'which Walt granted—Russ Galein, Thomas
Newman, and Charles Newman, of Hinton St. Mary,
all charged with drunkenness were severally fined ss.
and ss. costa—Superintendent Hammond ssid that the
whole of these rebegea arose from beer ampplied in
an unlicensed house, and that the landlord of the
public house had had his goods sold off.—The Chairman,
having enenired .respecting the house toll the de-
fendants that if they or any one else were brought before
them they would inflict the highest penalty ; if they
could not stop theamproceedings in one way they would
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in another.

' • .13EAMINSTE1t.
ceoncert isannounced to be given by the
membors of the.l3eawinster Musical Society, on Wed•
nesday next, at the National Schoolroom, when an
attractive programme of sacred and secular music is to
be performed. The proceeds are to be devoted to the
fund required for the erection of the proposed new
National schools in that place.

COUNT! Para SNASIONS, Monday.—Before W. T.
Lambert, Rsq..(Chairinan), J. Gundry, Eq., S. S.
KeOdle, Esq.' W. T. Cox, Esq., and J. P. F. Gundry,
Esq.—A TrrAtiiatonte Shepherci..—Robert Gillingham,
agmit.fer Mr. T..Huesey, at Brady farm, Burton Brad-
fittr,, sought to recover P 0,380144.011 of a cottage and
garden let to 's, labourer named Joseph Samson], for no
long as he reinttioed in his service. Peosorn, who is •
shepherd, and, it may be recollected sued his employer
for wages at a previous sessions, was dim:Merged from
Hr. Giniergham's vervicatm the Bth October last, and on
the 3011,11, November; Mr: Albert Manley served him
with a notice to quit, and read and explained it to
S msom, after the expiration of the notice, refused to
give up the cottage—He VIEW ordered ,to give up posses-
sion in Allays.— oetching at Syrsands6i‘no. —Thomas
PomercAland John • Beadle, were charged with poach-
ing on land occupied by Mr, Samuel SprakerSpoonds.
bury, Nov. 20. Pomeroy again .Rendle
not guilty.—P.S. Stillman said he met prisqioen on the
highway at 10 a.m. He stopped and searched Pomeroy,
and found on him a gun and shot, and one rabbit Fillefi
was warm, and some small birds. ~ftendle walked away
into some fields. He overtook him; And found a lark in
his pocket. When he met defendants Randle said
to Pomeroy, "Come on, we've got leave."—Rendle,
said he met Pomeroy in the road, and did not know he
had a rabbit with him.—Pomeroy, having been twioe
Previously convicted of poachinig was fined LI and costa
6s. 9d., allowed a fortnight to pay in, and, in default, a
month's imprisonment. Handle was acquitted, as there
was no legal proof of his having been poaching; he had
been previously fined for a similar offence, and the magic.
strata' said they lied no doubt but that he had been
poaching with Pomeroy. The gun was ordered to be
distroyed as unfit for use and "dangerona."—Atiother
Poaching Case. —Jacob Hiller and Samuel White were
charged with poaching at Hawkchurch, on land in the
occupation of Mr. George Gang., at Hawirmoor Farm.
Mr. Jolliffe for defendants. P.C. Chaffey said he saw
defendants _on Thursday morning, November 30th,
;spiting et the place silenced, with ferrets and nets.
idtabllowed them to 'he highway, and then searched
them, and took tarp rabbits', two tempts, and eight nets
from White, aod five nets fro& hillier. Miller : said he
had perinismon to rabbit on Berry Farm, and White
am Miller had told-NMI that, pod asked him to go with
orcisa-ezatnined Be had seen Miller before
ferretting on Berry, Farm. Where defendants were on
this occasion etas i'kied Of gully, one side of which
belonged to Genge's farin„ and the other to Mr.
Diment's Berry farm. He. had some conversation with
defandasta.• White said they we •e
farm, when a rabbit on
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