The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-09-10 00:00:00

BEAMINSTER.

COUNTT POLICI, Monday. —Before S. S. Kiddie.
Esti. A young man named Stephen Kellaway, or
Cormombe, was sharged with bestiality, and hi waa com-
mitted for trial at the ~ions.

BRI DPORT.

COUNTT Cerny, Neptember 4.—Of the 180 plaints
entered, the majority were for beer 'sores, this being
the last court prior to the New Act awning into opera- ,
tion as affecting innkeepers giving credit for beer or
cider consumed on the premises.—The protracted !Nat'l
in of the muse Ackerman v. Roberta. claim
£l7 13s. Bd. for groceries, tic., readied in a judgment
for plaintiff, lees 25e., in monthly instalments of 1..-7.- .
Eliribeth Whetbain r. Elisabeth atippf• The plaintiff ,
only real
the girl to have re
was dairymaid for defendant, who rents s dairy at Stole '
Abbott, and she clam it lls. 6d. for wtee forldisputeseemod
to he . year sod six weeks.—Mr. Day for plaintiff. and Mr.
Manley for defendant. The girl is about 16 vn oof
age, and of weak intellect. A set-off of Fa es. 6.1.. „„,
plesdedhbeythdeer thfendir
..t.., 1nd,,,, thse
wOOO
£4 100. a year or Efi. The defeadant kept 24 .0,.. ,
Plaintiff was the only aarmot. ona lot:A(0 after the
cows .g pip and did things in the house. It appeared
plaintiff cleaned out the oow stalls, but defendant said
she mead do it. Misr hearing the arida)** on both
sides es to lb* terms of the agreement, his Honour
oonsidered the defendant's statement carnet, via, that
efi li. 6d. was due for wages, consequently the of 4-44
WI plaintiff Is. in defendant'!dobt •

Ty will be remembered that a man named Robert
Edwards was on Monday week deed, at the musty
petty sessions at Beaminster. £2 lOa for hawking
eroctery.reare at Loden., on the 24th August, without.
license. 'The Magistrates on the Bench said they had
no alternative. It being a revenue ease, but to order him
to pay that amount or to go to prison for three months.
He could not pay so went to prison. He stated that he
bad been out of work for 11,3[De time, and had dose this
to gets bit of bread for his wife and fsruily. On Today
last the wife, who was very ill, and in a most exhausted
state, applied to Mr. Montagu, at Down. Rail, I.,relief. He hsving heard the particulars of her ea.'
kindly headed a subscription with the sum of el, for
tie purpose of getting her husband out of prison, sad
doing something towards the relief of the wire and
family. Mr. (Sundry, Mr. B. I'. (Sundry (one of the
Presidium magistrates in the ease), Mr. W. Flounsell,
and Mr. Colitis, ala, contributed l& each, and through
the exertions of a kind friend, who went round the town
collecting subscriptions for the family, the sum of
fIS 13e. 6d. has been obtained. On Saturday the toe
was paid •nd an order sent to Dorchester gaol for lig
release, and the man, we are happy to gay, eswn home
that evening. We have been requested to draw atten•
tion to thi• case. as the family appear to be in an almost
starving condition, mid to receive any contributions
towards their assistinee at the Telegram dike, South-
street, Bridport, which we shall be most happy to do.
We understand that the husband, who has been in
the habit of hawking goods for sale, has not been
able to earn much for the last five month., and
in consequence has been unable to renew his license.
Hie wife is in very delicate health, and has been so for
the last three month., and they have three children,
one a baby in arms. The wife has been obliged to give
up work on account of ill health, and applied the other
day for relief at the union, but was told by the reliev-
ing officer that he could not grant her any cut-door
relief, she could go into the union if she got very ill, and
that ivaa all they could do for her. At the that the
poor man was taken into custody, his wife says she bad
neither food or money in the honse she law him after-
wards in prison, when be gave her what he had, between
3e. and 4s. It is intended with one sovereign to renew
the man's license for sis months, and whetever money
is collected after paying for that and the Ithe, will bee
applied to the relief of the family as required. The
magistrate' who heard the charge thought it was • hard
case as they remitted the costs of the court, and would
evidently bare ref need the linto if they had the power.
When the poor fellow received his noties of discharge at
the gaol on gatardar, he we., as may be supposed. quite
overwhelmed with joy, as belied DO idea of the iutereet
manifested in his case, or that a subscription was In
progress for the benefit of himself and him family.