The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-04-29 00:00:00

DoucuisTiz.

Dirmarar. —lt will be NMI bilarn announcement in
our advertising columns that . Wallace, of el,
Harley-street. London, visits Dorchester every
alternate Saturday. his consultiag rooms being at Mr.
Lockett's, 1, Cornhill.
H.M. Parsom.—Henry Tomer, who was tried and
coevicted at the last Sessions for steeling fowls, was
removed on Tuesday lest to KM. Priem, Talton-
ville—There are new two prisooers for trial at
Winchester Assizes.

Tai Foousa " Daor."—Os Saturday last, Wore
the county marat. Frederick Minterns was
summoned for betug drunk at Frampton.— Defendant
said be had • drop, and made a fool of himself, and
then he was better sport for all the rest of them.—
Fined 54. and 7s. coda.

RIDING WITHOUT Rung.—On Monday, before Mr.
A. Pops (Mayor), and Mr. M. Deven fff=
Psifid4 an elderly man, was summoned for
without wins, and pleaded guilty.—Rseyeant Carter,
afternoon, met defendant In the South
77aits7s= a cart of Mr. Ransom Martin's, be as
Mins on the abaft% without ruins, and had another
cart fastened behind, the letter empty. A b•ker's van
was passing at the Uwe ; but defendant never
attempted to got off to allow the ran to pass, and
when be was told of it, be replied he did not ow it
Defendant pleaded be was tirsd.—The Mayc, said it
was not • very serious case, and he therefor. would
only fins him Is. and costa. At the mans time it was
a very proper caw, for the pollee to bring forward.

DISTMANCE ON ElONDAT.—.Fraderic lord, AMU
Bargiegt, Wafier Boractr, Jaws Lynx, and Jaws
Bossed!, almost all young bon were charged with
obstructing :le highway at Abboutbnry, on Bunchy
night. A nt chapel time P.C. Chafey saw the boys
pushing each other about, and pushing the people off
the pavement. Ford was generally a good boy; but
the others he had spoken to more than once before.—
Supt. Batty said he had received many complaints
from the Rector and others, and some boys had been
summoned previously, but they had now got back to
their habits.-- Cautioned, and ordered to pay as. each,
Including costa
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Psalms Jan Son.—On Saturday John Parsons
Olicer, &yowls man, was charged with assaulting his
father, &adios Oliver, at Sutton Points, and ad.
mitsed the fact. Between five and six o'clock on
Monday last complainant was going to Weymouth,
when his son, who was drunk, asked him fier some
money, which hi refused, and seised the hone. COM-
*Alma went, and on his return defendant came to
his house drunk and made • distintenot, sad went
away 'gain. At doe o'cloa he came In" drunker
than ever," beat the door onion, hammered the table
tin it was covered with blood. as lilt were
also seised his father and would have cois
The son said he worked for his father from morning
till night, reap or mow, or anything else, wee& due
week, and his father never paM hlin • penny fee hie
work. The father said bison had spent more than
12100.—lbe ace : Nco• d your money, tabor it
was my mother put in the bank for me. The
fathermcVy wanted, he said, hie eon kept out of the
hams—The son admitted beating the door down, and
said hews. willing to keen away; he would be bound
to do so, and he was 22 years of age. —The Bench
told defendant the real fault was dearly that he
drank. If he wanted wisps be should ban made an
t with his lathe. father stated that
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crhed threatened tivnurder the cows and hones
and to burn the plitos.—The Bench considered this •
cruel case, and bound one defendant, himself in £2O,
and two sureties ha ma. or one surety in £2O, to keep
the pesos towsrds his father foe six months. —Aa young
Oliver was Wag= to gaol in &Ludt of fin&
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Times Bnecnins' CAl7ll.—About one o'clock on
Saturday Mr. Look's cart wee being driven up High
Wen-street, and John Gan, weo works at the Barracks.
was standing opposite the Bank, talking to a friend,
when he was knocked down and ridden over, the horse
stepping on his throat, and the wheel. passing over his
body. He was taken to the Dorset County Hospital,
end medically attended, when it was found that he bad
a cat on the side of the bead, and a bruise where the
hone trod on him. He suffered &good deal of pain.
"Excmaroa" Cuccar Cum.—The annual genera
meeting of this club was held at the Green Dragon
Inn, on Friday evening when the following officers
were appointed :—Captain, Mr. J. Stevens, ti-elected;
vios-captain, Mr. B. Hazel; secretary and treasurer,
Mr. H. P. Payne; committee, Messrs. J. B. Brown,
A. Miles, T. Tu.., A. Spicer, L. Robinson, and K.
Weeoott. Much regret was expensed that the club
had lost the valuable services of Mr. T. Pane' who
bee so ably carried out the duties of vice -captain for
some years, in coneequeno, of his having left the town,
and it was decided that the club should present him
with a bat to show the appreciation of his services.
The out-look of the club is very satisfactory, and
there is every prospect of a successful season.
Lccruas.--Sir John Bennett had been announced
to lecture at the Town Hall, on Friday evening, on
" The French Exhibition—its lesions and warnings,"
In connection with the Dorchester Lecture Society,
when, owing to several eotuater attractions in the
town, the attendance was small. The lecture warn
Instructive and Interesting. and in the course of it Sir
John remarked he liked the way they managed things
In France' In England exhibitions were made for the
people, who did or did not attend them; but there
the people made the exhibitions and all felt they had
a personal interest in them. With regard to OW
educational system, It is true we have one; but it is
not nearly so efficient as that in Germany, France,
and other places where universal suffrage prevail..
He was not here to advocate that, but then things
ought to receive attention. He (the lecturer) did not
look upon his visit as • mere holiday, but in sober
seriousness, as he thought it was closely allied with
the future success or disaster of the British manu-
facturer. and regretted that the manufacturer' of
England did not compete mom largely, to show their
superiority over other counts-In rbe Chairman (Mr.
A. Pope, Mayor of Dorchester), thanked Sir John
Bennett for the most amusing' entertainment he was
sorry there was such a small number present, and
hoped next season, if they would fill the room with SOO
people instead of 100, Sir John might be induced to
come amongst than skein. He had received a letter
from the Rev. Rummell-Wright, chairman of them:list'',
and was happy to learn that sufficient nooses had
attended the present course of lectures to warrant the
committee in making arrangements for • course next
autumn. He proposed a vote of thanks to the chair-
man secretary, and committee of the society, hoped
It might become a permanent institution in Dorchester,
and invited the opinions of members as to the subject"
that should be chosen for the lectures of the next
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Faieerg AIM CARTII.—On Saturday, before the
County Magistrates, ildmend Tallow was summoned
by Mr. George Horner for damages (M) sustained by
breach of contract.—Mr. Horner on the 14th February,
1879, engaged with Valiance to come to him, as carter
on Lady.clay,the position of the house.stablesoka, was
explained to him by the bailiff, and Mr. Homer wrote
a manors/edam of the agreement, and read it to
Vallanos, explaining everyinasticular fully. He
accepted it, and signed it, his cross. After a
few weeks Mr. Homer received a note from him,
stating " Sir—l send back the damps, as I have been
to see the house, and it will not do for me and my
family." Mr. Horner explained he had sent defen-
dant 3s. or 4a Complainant wrote to say he should
Insist on Vallence's performing his agreement; but
received • nets lon April saying "Eli, you need not
send for our goods, as I shall not go to
Chaldon," and on that he did not maid for the goods,
but summoned him. Had been put to very great in-
convenience, as there were only two cottages near the
place where the horses were kept, and the damage he
had sustained was M. The house had six rooms
(including pantries) on the ground floor,and three above.
Had had it messured,and fonnd 3062 cubic feet on the
floor, and on the first floor 3004
ground
and according to the scale of the
Sanitary authority, there was room for 20 people
in the house. It was one of the largest cottages he
had, and was nearly new. Defendant said the house
was not large enough for his family ; there were 14
people, and on finding it was not large enough he
wrote to Mr. Homer and gave him • calendar month.
—The Bench asked if he 'limed the agreement,
and defendant admitted putting his cross; but did not
read It, "I be no scholar," said he, "worse luck."—
Thomas Welstead, the farm bailiff, spoke to the
agreement being made in Mr. Miles's shop, Dorches-
ter; Mr. Homer reed it to Vallence, and gave him •
copy. Valiance did not give any idea how many
children be had. As to the damages they were more
like £lO than M.—Defendant dared he was told it
was • good house for • family. "So it is," said
Welstead."a better hones than I live in."—ln answer
to Mr. Werry, Welstead add • garden of 40 perches is
attached to the hoarse—Mr. Homer asked to have the
agreement made binding;' the inconvenience to him
was very great, ash. had to send • mile and half t 3
work the horses, and could not get a family to snit
him. —The Chairman pointed out to defendant that he
had put his hand to the agreement and signed it, after
It had been read to him, and they must uphold it.
Fined £2 damages, and the contract to be fulfilled.
Mr. Homer said if the man did not come now he
should summon him again.
FMK POACIIIIQ.—TAOWN Brine was summoned for
endeavouring, otherwise than by angling, to take fish
at Charminster, in water where Mr. Mead has a
private right of fishing.—Mr. Weston said the police-
man Welaford maw this man groping among the weeds
In the river at an archway, another man running
backward and forward to frighten the fish, and the
other toned over a stick to defendant—P.C. Welsford,
stationed at Ch•rminster, was on the Maiden Newton
road in the pariah of Charminster, and saw defendant
stooping down groping amongst the weeds, on the
Stratton side of the old turnpike-gate-house, and
mother standing about five yards off. Brine, having
groped some time, went further up-stream, the other
man looking right and left and beating a hedge ; he
then cut a long stick and threw across to Brine, who
used it, poking it under the arch. Mr. Parsons's cart
came along, and Brine walked towards Dorchester. It
was about five o'clock.—Defendant said he could prove
he was in Dorchesterat that time—Eliza, mite of James
Green, saw defendant with another about 25 minutes to
half-past 5, passing her house towards Dorchester.—
Defendant said he was in Dorchester at the time, and
could prove that he was home having his tea.—Mr.
Sept. Batty said on Wednesday afternoon defendant
came to his (oomplainant'e) office, and said he had just
received a summons from the constable, charging him
with fishing, but he was quite innocent of it, not having
been near the plane, and he could bring witnesses to
prove where he was at five o'clock ; he was at Fording-
ton all the afternoon, was speaking to some of the
foundry men at three o'clock, and was at Mr. Groves's
slaughter-house at five. Mr. Batty told him he had
better summon his witnesses, and get them here
to-day.—Defendant, in answer to the Bench, said he
could not summon his winsome because he hadn't
the money to do so. —But Mr. Symonds said he didn't
apply for a summone.—He had NOD more than oboe
previously convicted, and was fined £5 and 12s. costa.
THI ROAD AT LOIOIIIIIDT.—At the County Petty
Sessions on Saturday, before Mr. H. B. Middleton,
Mr. E. Pearce, Mr. A. Maned, Kr. E. L Kindersley,
Colonel Henning, CB., Mr. Fioyer, JUL, and Mr. G.
Warry, Mr. Norman, borough surveyor, Dorchester,
reported on the piece of road in the parish of Long-
bredy. It had, he wrote, been recently repaired
almost throughout its whole length, and is now in
good and sufficient repair for all practical purposes.—
Mr. Weston urged that the road being now under
repair, showed that it was not so when the summons
was ieenecL—Mr. T. Coombs, as the magistrates were
' satisfied the road is now in repair, asked them to
(Swaim the summona—The contention was—" Who
' should pay costar—These were ordered by the Bench
to be paid by the Highway Board, to be taxed if
necessary—As to the Kingston Russell piece, the
magistrates appointed to view reported in favour of
ti.apdplicetion, the Court decided it should be pro-
with, and the 7th of June was fixed as the day
for hearing any objecticna, at 11 o'clock, at the County
Hall.