The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-05-29 00:00:00

Captain &riven: I suppose we shall have to Press again
next week. They have put • lock on the &lest which I
shall have to break open.
Mr. Major : The fact is. you want the bun and the half-
penny too.
The Chairman: It ii • question of right, and we dismiss
the case.
Mr. Benne asked the Bench to grant him a case for a
superior court; but this was deciiipid.
Captain and Kr. Scriven therefore went off in triumph
for the pre•ent, the latter having in his poeseesion the
sucker of the pump, which he had not, however, found it
necessary to show to the magistrates.

WOODSBORD
ACCITINT.--On Saturday an accident happened to a
carter named Talbot, in the employ of Mr. Joseph
Warne. of Woodeford Cantle. It seems that the
carter had been to the station after a load of cyder,
and on returning home he had to drive the team with
their load into a barn. At fleet the hornet' would not
start, but afterwards moving nutidenlY, the nhafta of
the waggon ermihed the carter against the wall, break-
ing an arm and three of his ribs. Fortunately the
homes were stopped by a boy, who wan in front of
them, or the carter would have been killed instantly.
The poor man died on Saturday night.

PIIDDLICTOWN.
THE children of the t'on;rrtv_Tational Sunday school
on Sunday presented Mrs. Gram with a handsome
silver candlestick; the teachers also presented their
pastor with a very beautiful inkstand. The children's
money was kindly collected be Miss Recant, and
handed over to the superintendent (Mr. Gray) to
elect the artiAss. Mr. awl Mrs. Gram expressed
their th.inks in imitable terms,. Mr. Oram will give a
farewell address on Sunday.

WARIER &X.
MR. ERLE Deal, 'M.P., for Wareham, formed one
of the decisive majority of 131 at the early dawn
division of Tuenday morning laid in the House of
Commune on Me. Gladstone a resolutions. We are
glad to etate the improved health of Mr. Drag has
allowed him of late to be present in bin place in Par-
liament, and vote on neveral very important occasions.
UNREVORMLI) ro,ltroßATlotta. —The Royal GPM.
mission which has been enquiring into the doingn of
the unreformed municipal Corporations which Sir
Charles Dilke nhowed up in his memorable speech of
Dot year, has been working very hard lately. It has
had a large number of witnesses, up from the country,
who have given evidence of a highly edifying character.
No assietant commissiimers have been appointed,
though that Ic usually done, these officials paying
visits to the places concerned. The Commisoinners
have UAW collected a considerable mane of important
evidence, and it is expected that they will have their
report ready by September.
Coe "et Purer Suasion', Tuenlay.—Refore Mr. .1. W.
T. Fyler, Mr. N. 11.nd, and Mr. al. H. Dm&
Nathaniel Ckinekin, a quanier, of Swanage„ wan charged
with being drunk and riotow at the parish of Langton
hateavern on the 22nd of April. P.C. Wiles SAW defend-
ant about 10 p.m. very drunk and swearing. Afterwards
got him toward' his home. Fined 4,n. including costa.
Frederick Traater. George Wingate, and George Bowl.,
Vow young con of Langton, were charged with • nimilar
thence at Swanage on the 17th inst. Defendantn did
net appear. —P.C. Freeborn said about a quarter to twelve
at night be found the defendant's making a great &s-
-tartle:nee. They were very drunk. He followed them
some way and then went to them. They were very
abunive, Anil struck at witness several times. Fined .C 1
each including contn.
Freeland Randall, of Cold Harbour, was charged with
allowing one cow, three heifer+, one calf, and two
doakeys to stray on the highway at the out-parish of St.
Martin on the 13th twit P.C. Bishop was on duty near
Trim+ ',slice, and saw the cattle on the road. He
watched them for about an hour. There WAS a boy about
50 yards oil playing. Ile called the boy and told him to
take the cattle home. Supt. Lavender withdrew the case
of the two donkeys from the charge, and defendant was
fined Sc. tkl. and costa.

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?wry Siusioms, Fliday.-Ilefore Mr. C. .1. Parke, the
Bee. Carr J. Glyn. the Hon. Evelyn Ashley, M.P., and
0.1 Sir Edward Greathed, IL C. 11.
The license of the Churchill Arms Inn, Ahlerholt, was
transferred front Mr. Charles Shearing to Mr. Charity
Philpott
Alfred Loader, labourer, of Woodland., see summoned
by the Excise for keeping a dog without a lironse.-P.C.
OW said he heard a dog hark at defendant's house on the
111di of April, and in annwer to his enquiries defendant's
iirdoer nen' the dog belonged to her son. He at terwards
SW defendant, and he admitted the dog was his, and pro-
duced an expires' license. Ile had since seen the dog on
defendant's premiere-Defendant, who did not appear,
was ordered to pay the mitigated penalty cf Cl
James Gonsiney, of Constitution-hill, was summoned for
trespassing in search of conies on land in the occepation
of Mr. George Watts, on the 13th of May, at Kinsotx -Mr.
H. T. Trevanion, of Poole, prosecuted on behalf of the
Hon. Grantley Berkeley, who has the right of shooting
over the land. Mr. George Watte of Bourne Moor Farm,
said he saw defendant and a man whom he did not know
on his land on Sunday afternoon, May 13th. They were in
is burrow, trying to dig out a rahhit with stick,. and they
had two dogs with them. Ile spoke to them, and they
went off his land, but If t the dogs behind hunting-The
defendant did not appear, and the Bench lined him 151.
and 10e costs in consequence.-After the cam had been
decidei the defendant, who is only a lad, came into Covet
and asked for time to pay. Ile said he had missed the
train, and the Bench lowered the fine to 10s., and allowed
bin, a week for payment
George neve, grocer, of Wimborne, was summoned for
having an unjust beam and scales in his shop on the Ord
of May.-Mr. Hammond proved that the scales+ were an
ounce deficient against the purchaser.-Mr. W. IL Atkin-
eon, of Blandford, who appeared for the defence, said his
client had no intention to defraud the public, and the
deficiency was caused by bits of lead being chipped off the
bottom of the wales by the heavy weights that were used.
Defendant wee fined £1 and coati,
Sherwood. of Wallis Doyen, was summoned for
having six weights deficient in his shop on the 16th of
May.-The Deploy Chief Constable said the 211 e. weight
was two drechms deficient, the Mx weight :14 drachms
deficient, the Illi, weight one drachm deficient and the
Ilb. 2oxs, and lot weiehte one drachm deficient on the
three-Fined XI and 10s. caste.
Mrs. Pike, • shopkeeper, of Kin.on, was similarly sum-
moned-Deputy Chief Constable Hammond RAO this was
not such a had ease, and he did not wish to press it. The
weights were a 211... a Ilb., a Vb., a ion., and two lons.,
and the deficiency on the whole was only four drachms.-
The Bench fined defendant 155., including costs.
George Pound, of Long Rain, was summoned for acting
as • pedlar without a certificate, at West Parley. -Def end-
ant, who is a boy of 16, said he had been travelling with
fish all the winter, and as trade was terrible dull he thought
he would try something else-Mr. Hammond said defend-
ant could not have a pedlar's certificate till he was IT years
old.-The Bench ordered defendant to papa fine of It. and
the meta.
Roger Ridout, a carter in the employ of Mr. Charles ,
Coates, hay-dealer, of Blandford, was summoned for being
asleep whilst in charge of a waggon and two horse*, on
the 21st rif May at Sturminster Marshall.-Defendint
pleaded guilty, and was fined is. and Is. costa, and allowed
a week to pay.
Frederick Rabbias, of Moore Critchell, was summoned
for assaulting Frederick Loader, of Didlington, on May
MIL-Complainant said he found defendant lying in Lord
Alington'e coach road, fast asleep about eight o clock in
the evening of the 15th of May. He called defendant
three times, and he then got upend pulled off his coat and
knocked him down, and also struck him after he was on
the ground. Ile did not strike defendant in return.
Defendant was nearly drunk.-William Itabhitts proved
that the assault was an unprovoked one, and said com-
plainant "bled by streams. -Defendant was fined Li and
costs, 14n, to be paid in • fortnight,
JOlOOl Naidnunt, of Woodlands, a young soldier in
uniform, was charged with deserting from the Royal
Artillery at Christchurch.-The Deputy-chief Constable
said prisoner was taken at Ferwood the other night, and
he confessed he was • deserter.-The Bench ordered
prisoner to he taken heck to Christchurch.
John Dibeen, of Fern Down, was summoned at the
Instance of the Highway Board for encroaching on the
Wiruborne and Ringwood Turnpike.- Mr. Polden, the
surveyor, sail he found on the *lnd of March that defen-
dant had planted • quickset hedge at Fern Down which
encroached upon the Ringwood-roed some three or f oar
feet. lie served a notice on defen lent to remove the fence
within 14 days, and defendant put the fence back to its
proper place at the west end, but at the east end it still
encroached two feet. The ditch had been enclosed and
the road narrowed from deft to &Wt.-Defendant said the
ferule was on his own land, and called William Coombe,
a former bailiff of the property to prove thin-The case
was ultimately adjourned.
Thomas Sammons, an eccentric old man of (Ili/usage All
Sainte, was similarly summoned-Mr. l'olden said defen-
dant had encroached upon the road by putting up a fence
at the bottom of his garden near a pond. lie had been
Nerve' with a notice to remove the fence, hut refused to
do so. -Mr. Evelyn Ashley undertook to view the place
with the Surveyor and try and settle the matter, and the
ease was adjourned-The defendant, who caused much
amusement by his droll observations, invited the hon.
member for Poole to meet him in some private place, and
promised to put him up to noise . pretty rigs" that no OLIO
else knew of and which would be a hundred a year in his

POOLE.

StIIDAY CLOSMO OP PIIBLICHOUSES.—A. canvass of the
householders in the borough of Poole having been taken,
the following extraordinary expression of opinion has
been elicited. The question proposed was, "Are you in
favour of extending the present restrictions on the sale of
intoxicatinx drinks to the whole of the twenty-fr hours
of Sunday t- The following was the response 'IL, 1,260
no. 47 ; neutral, 76; returned, 4.12.
RI:COMMIES. Drrossvitevios.- In connection with the
" Bud of Hope" Tent and the "Pride of Poole." Juvenile
Tent of the Independent Order of Rechabities Salford
rnity, a demonstration was held on Whit-Monday. The
mambas of the Societies named. together with the Send
of Hope children, the members of the " Training Ship "
Temple of lA/11T. and other Templars and teetotallers,
assembled in a field at Longfieet, kindly lent by Mn.
Saunders, and about half-past 10 o'clock the procesaion
proceeded by • circuitous route to St. Paul's Church,
where a suitable sermon was preached by the Rev. Cl.
Blimett About 360 Pawns took lowt in the Procession.
many of whom curried biumen red itain,, and nearly al
wore regalia. Magic mos suovided by the South of
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