The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-08-27 00:00:00

BRIDPORT.

BAWD OF BOPZ.—The annual festival of the Band
of Hope was held on Tuesday afternoon. in a field in
Brailpole.road, at the bottom of Mr. Long's garden.
About 250 children had tea together, and afterwards
a number of friends .at down to partake of the social
cup. The remainder of the evening was spent in
games of various kinds, enlivened by the strains of a
drum and fife band, and all seemed thoroughly to enjoy
themselves.

BELLIIIO BUR AT PROHIBIT= HOU= —JaasCarter
the landlady of the Ship Inn, Southetreet, was ehargeri
before the borough bench on Tuesday, with selling
beer during prohibited boars on Sunday, Almost 11th.
Mr. Manley, for defendant, pleaded guilty, saying the
porter was drawn before twelve, but the woman order-
ing it went away and did pot return till after twelve
for it, and, the boom clock having stopped, they did
not know what the tin+, was. Fined Ss. and Se 6d.
costs.

ACCIDRATIL -On Friday, as One of our postmen,
named Welch, was going on his beat towards the
Harbour, A chance of riding on • peeling waggon
occurred. In endeavouring to get upon it he fell, and
the wheels passed over his right side, bruising his body
and right leg very much, and cutting his fact.
Fortunately no bones were broken.— On Sunday morn•
ing, as • shoemaker named Steward was delivering the
letters for the absent postman, he slipped off the steps
before Hr. Atrant's door in Downe-street, and fractured
the cap of his right knee. In the evening, Steward's ion,
a boy of nine, was playing, when he broke one of his
arms.

BIIIIWORT HIGHWAY -A meeting of this
Board was held at Beatainster on Thunday. J. Gundry,
Esq., in the chair. After some minor business had
been transacted, Mr. A. Tucker said he had long con-
sidered that the accounts of the Board should be
properly settled by the 31st of December, every year,
but in consequence of certain waywardens objecting to
the estimate of the surveyor, and from other causes,
the 7 had hitherto been unable to bring about this
desirable state of things. Now, he thought it would
be very unfair for those who might he quitting their
farms, that they should be called upon to pay for a
Previous year's accounts. Be should, therefore, propose
that in addition to the ordinary estimate, the following
additional estimates should be made, so that they might
clear up their accounts to the end of the year, and so
let every year's expenses be paid out of every year's
receipts. The additional estimates he proposed were as
follows :—Broaalwinsor, £l2; Chardstock, £25; Corn.
combo, £10; Marahwood, ; Netherbury, £120;
North Poorton, £10; Whitchurch Cationicorum , £100;
Bothenhampton, £10; Bradpole, £4O; Burton wed-
stock, £lO. •nd Bymendsbury, £loo—Mr. Trenchard
suggested that the calls should be made payable in two
paynomta instead of one.—Mr. A. Tucker had no
objection, and „eventually the following resolution was
paased. on the motion of Mr. A. Tucker, seconded by
Mr. Trenchiuil :-- "That the supplemental calls on the
several parishes, accenting to the fiat produced, with
the exception of Chardstock, Corse:4°hs, North
Poorton, and Symondabury, be divided into two, one
half to be collected with the fourth contribution, and
the other half with the first contribution of 1868, and
that the whole amount be called on the above excepted
parishes with the fourth contribution." Alter some ,
cuirion it was carried.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT: A UAW's HELD DDT O.
—A moat sad and fatal accident °marred on the Brid.
port railway, nmr Loden, on Monday= ii a.,
train due at Hridport at 10 o'clock woep og down
the line from Maiden Newton. There is& crossing „or
the hoe treat Loden to Up Lours, and seat this spot

the driver of the engin+ saw something dark on the
line jest before he got up to it. but., there being • slurp
curve at that 'pleas, he could not ass far, anti the
numerous trees in the losality east a sombre shade on
the line, In addition to which it happened to be • foggy
dark night. The driver mounded the alarm whistle, but
had no time to stop the train, and the engine knocked
down and went over, man named James Lovell, who
erns either sitting or standing on the line (the
driver thought be was sitting) killing him on the spot,
and literally cutting hint to pieties. The train
was brought to a 'tend as quickly as possible, when
the guard and some of the passengers got out said went
back to see what it was had been run over. They dis-
covered the man's head, neck, and arms, lying across
the rail in one part, and, about 12 yards off, the loge
and lower portion of the body, while the upper portion
of the body was cut all to pieces and lying about the
spot. The legs were in • kneeling position, and the
face, singularly enough, was perfectly untouched. A
man was left ia charge wits a lamp whilu the trekra
proceeded to Bridpert, and immediately after arriving
there the guard and others went bask and collected the
remains, which were deposited in the belfry of Loden
Church. The poor fellow who was in the prime of life,
being 36 years old, Was working for Mr. Levi
&always, of Lodera, and had lately been reaping
for him. He acted also as ostler at the George
Inn, Bridport, on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
' What makes the case more distressing is that he has left
a wife ane three young children. On their behalf, we
hear some benevolent individuals have since been
collecting subscriptions. An inquest was held before
N. If. Loggia, Esq., the , Loden', on Tuesday
afternoon, and a verdict found of accidental death. The
poor fellow was afterwards buried the Name day at
Loden.

SELLING BLESS OTHIRWISS THAN ST WEIGHT.—
The bakers and bread millers of Dorset have had full
opportunity of knowing, from what has ocenned at
Dorchester. Wimborne, Sturminster Newton, and in
other petty sessional divisions, that the law requires
them to sell bread by weight, but it seems that the
Bridport bread dealers have continued selling
" quart•rie•losves, which the law does not recognise.
The police then, in duty bound, have taken steps to
cure them into law-keeping. Last Tuesday, ne lees
than 23 takers and sellers of breed were summosed for
selling bread otherwise than by weight, and the majority
of them pleaded guilty. The object of the legials-
tore in making such a law was, of course, to ensure
that buyers should have their proper weight of bread,
but the amount of the deficiency in theme
oases was scarcely mentioned, though we
understand that in nearly every instance there was
not the 45,a. weight, several loaves were }lb short, and
one sa much as sis ounces I For William Warbin, of
North Allington, bread seller, Mr. Day appeared. P.C.
Mortimer spoke to buying a quarters loaf, "new and
nearly warm, which he found lios deficient. Cross-
sumined : Went to the shop in private clothes De-
fendant was not present. There were scales in the shop,
but did not ask to have it weighed.—Mr. Day, fee the
defendant, said he was instructed that the loaf was one
days stale, and he was given to understand a lad loot
about Ijo• per day. nue were weightslin the Amp,
and if the complainant had asked to have it weighed It
would have been done. 110 (Mr. Day) was aware the
baker was bound to weigh his bread and would not
attempt to mislead the magistrates, but he did not
think the police ought to go round and try to entrap
respectable tradesmen in this way. He inveighed
against the police, and said it was against their dignity
to turn common informers, and they bad much better
have employed some one else to do this dirty work.
(The magistrates intimated they thought Mr. Day's
observations about the police were uncalled for • they
were willing to hut any remarks in counezion with the
case.) Mr. Day contended that as the defendant didn't
sell the loaf, he ought not to have been summoned, but
the person who gold it; therefore, the case against
the defendant must fall to the ground.—He was fined
2s. fid. and costs. The Mayor said they acquitted him
of intent to deceive. Mr. Wbetham said the floe was
fixed low, this being a first offence, but any one
brought up in future would be fined heavier.—
Charles Hart, South-street, similarly charged, pleaded
guilty, but protested against polio* being paid out of the
County Rate to act as informer,.—Fined Si. W. and
coets.—George M.,orman, seller, Irish-lane, was sum.
, mooed. P.C. Hitchcock proved the cue. l'he defend-
ant said the policeman came into his shop at 10 o'clock
• at night, dressed up as a tramp, with • stick in his
, hand: he said he was on the road, and had just come
; into the town, and asked as • favour to hey. the bread,
•as be was afraid all the shops were closed. He cuss
• into his shop under false preteness, and ought to be im-
prisoned for it—(lond laughter). Why didn't be came in
policeman's clothes ?—Fined Is. 6.1. and costa.
George Belson, baker. West Allington. was summoned.
P.C. Hitchcock gave evidence of the offence. Defendsnt
said this was • ban loaf," which from time im-
memorial had been considered a fancy loaf
klattghter). Ile baked eight of them per week,
I and occasionally put some skim milk into
'them to give them • better Savour— (loud laughter).
His wife said the policeman asked for a loaf pretty well
baked—(laughter)—when she pointed to • fancy tin
; loaf, and he took it up—she did not touch it.—The
policeman said she gave it bins.—Defendant submitted
It was a fancy loaf: if the Bench decided otherwise he
must submit to pay the fine. Mr. Wbetham Thore'a
no doubt about that—(laughter). Fined 2s. fid. and
oats. Mr. Belson protested against the decision, and
strongly condemned the police going about in disguise to
detect these cases. When the man came there thought
he was an Irish Fenian—(laughter). He considered that
many wrong things were done in the name of law, and
that we bad bettor live under the Cur of Rusia!—The
following also were fined Is. 6d. each and costa :
Peggy Pomeroy. Solomon Thatcher, Mrs Curdling,
William Howe, William Welsh, Charles Barnes. South-
street; W. C. Mabb, Barrack-street; E. Norman,
Joseph Ackerman, James Williams. George Bradford,
George Richards, lisstotreet ; Joseph Dame, James
Quserell, William Werbin, North Allington ; Joel
Diment, Allington ; Edward Fan:, West-street; Weal
Abbott. Bakehonee Barton; Mary Pitcher, St.
Michael's-lane; and Henry Hallett, Ropeways.