The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-10-30 00:00:00

COUNTY PETTY EIMIONS.

GTILDUALL, Monday, October 29.—Befora the Mayer Truce HALL. WETSWETH, Friday, Oct. 2fith. j
and J. F. tled,:ce, Eel. IL fere rapt. Manning tie ehe chair, It. 11. Swank:lel, and
John P.n., from Ileowleos,o. 'ens droezet, rni, by It. F. Eliot, Esers. I
STEAN., es. —reheard Cleol was summoned for I
police•serze.nt ll•rrett, who stat•sl that while on duty
that. te ...... iteg st,:elieg modes from the °retard of Mrs. Notice's, at
Weke !leek. Defereialet did not appear, and P. 4.
" '!"'" i" II Ali-, lr•• t. Ile weed there and found tlw
ele'et! "Ila ..0111/4k in Hell •strt et, Le heard
Wells 11..1 tWOred the service if the summons, ard also
prisoner rt.'s iit:. t.. lee .s.k eiele ti .e v.wel elee,sr of tin Welt,.
dart. It Id ss aeked 'Mu what he was doing there. eel to listing *eon tied gstbering, apples from the tree.
pri.ner replied tint he waleed to get half a pint of deft meet was fined t:1 awl costs. and in default of the
money taot being pau nml. oe otel:, lewd lehour.
leer. Wines:. told him he could not allow I.i .. to leee..k
STEALING Tr RN it's. —Samuel elvilker. a lad about 15
into the prembes at tint time of eitglit, rind he shoula
I take him into custody. Priwener then nail that, to tell ems tef age, was charged with stealing seven tuniips
I the truth, he wag trek.: to get in to lie down. On from a field belonging to Mr. John Ward, at V% be Regie.
The boy, who was an .4.1 offender, was fined fie. and
searching the prisoner at the peelice station. Sergeant
itarrett fennel on hint four dead fowls, quite warm, and costa Ile., or in default to be imprisoned ter 14 days.
A PPLEI3. Jane Wears., Kate I:6per
which had apparently been but very receutly killed. STEALING
Arnold,The prisoner was imnateled for the police to make the and Plozedelh Prire, weft charged with steal-
ing three pennyworth of styles from the orchard at Hr.
I neceseary itstuiriee respecting the fowls.
John ri,..,1
was
charged
hy
syd,..hani 5.,..r. Laver, at East Chickerell.—Reuben Kimber, a police
enetable stationed at East rhickerell. said that I'll tl.e
with assault. The parties are both bakers. It apiewred
2fith October he was on duty in Mr. Layer's orchard,
Sydeteleam was washing his 1111rStee.4 e3lt when defendant
and taw the three defendants go to m pear tree. They
went to I . need very Metalling language toward" him' then returned to where be was standing and
and told him that his iseester's bread was abominable
stuff. Complainant tout I to leave, as lee wanted to l''''ke'l "P ""'" "I'Plet He 'nude his appearance as lie
thought they were going to leave, and then they ran away.
get on with his work, end defendant the" struck him' Ile followed them, soul the first lee overtook was
Splenhain then weet for a police constable. After he doper. He put his hand on her, and she fell
was gone, defendant used very insulting language
towards 'runcl,„ll. whow..,.igin,r sy,knii.m. ..,1 down, and the apples he now produced fell
met of her lap. Having obtained her apple%
etruck hien. when Tended pieked up .is briesk awl threw
he caught A mold :del tie .h: front her the five
it at lien, r trek ing 1...1.•;. !Alt ii, tl ee) Q. ih f"1 I.'"t : 1 pies prodoe.d. PriLe got elear , way, The elefeti-
eaid he tees in teener and ell 11.4 kolow what 1... es-
dant, were all in Mr. Layer's service at the time.— Mt.
I aletet- The th eel. betel the defeedunt leis plea of eletelik-
: „um.
~,,,.,...ws..
Hs.
was
Co
~1.1.ticiai,.,..
smith II .werd, who law ,r,-,h for the eleheedente. Crone'
monied the eonstalik at some I .ogth, I 'otolh not say
I code regrelle I has oaf,' an I children would lease to -.
In' ran after the prettiest girl. Elizabeth Webber but !
' coder fee his folly, but he was one of there partiee to
ilk finger, but he was tot" a little rough" witli her. '
wl ..... i it was no charity to be lenient, lie was tined :fits.
1 He •earehed in her apron tor eerie*. The dedendante
including costs. 1.a.1 nee er been in a court of justice before.—t'aptain
Musing told Cie defenu'ants they were charged with as.
offence of a gerioue nature, and charged them not to
appear in a similsr case again or they would he dealt
with severely. The sentence of the Court in this case
was teat they b., each finest To., including Costa.
STEALINI; A Pelee AN li POTATOEs.—Joseph Mar.
ahrlera was charged with stealing apples and potatoes,
the property of Mr. leaver, at East rhickerell.—Erulem
Kinder said that on Thursday evening he met pHs er
in Itacliteele-lane, and euetweeng lie bad got what was
not hill own, he weeded hien, and found on lout alwut
half a peek of apples and potatoes. He charged him
with stealing them, and prisoner said in, haul been
working in Mr. Layer's garden, mid lie had taken the
potatoes toed apelen ere-educed. Witness newer mid
anything to induce prisoner to confess.—Sentencod to
7 eleys' imprisonment.
...se rION Ti) CARTIOOL—Chartes Mandela, Or Port-
and, was charged by 1'.4. Fripp with leaving his wagon
: in the road at Castleton for an hour, without attendance.
! Fined 55., including costs.

MELPLAISH.

AGRICULTURAL Socirry.--Ths annual ploughing I
match of the above association took place on Thurs-
day lavt, in fields belonging to Mr. Burt, Mappertim,
and Mr. Conway. Bingham's. The weather was
rather stormy, lint there was a tolerably good
muster of the neighbouring farmers on the occasion.
Twenty ploughs competed for the prizes, in the fol-
lowing order, viz. :—Fifteen in the men's clam. and
tire in the boy's. Early in the morning the ploughs
were put in operation, half an acre of ground being
allowed to each competitor. The ground, we under•
stand, was nut in the best of order, consequently the
quality of the work varied considerably. fhe judges
! were Messrs. Trask, Slapperton Marsh: Tucker.
Stoke Abbott; and W. Pope, laverstock. The
various ploughs completed their allotments within a
short period of each other.

heraoPi'rkY "is
Las., ,oh Is' tile it,:ifi, tiilieit twrutilit..s, II fuswonewto
WAS ably filled by M. K. Welch, Esq. By the firemen., and with a slight Irish accent) 5aid„,..44.
report we find that the society has increased greatly lord, will you show toe a few word, f lam sot
tioth in labour and funds during the past year, which ViltY• I know that I Imre not many dims to live, and
energies for the ensuing year. 'Phe collections at
ought. and we have no doubt will. encourage fresh
a.l,lo.counsel. who 1,-;;e ,i',4,,,t`4,. it,l t6rY and also such
~. cleverly for me in my
the close of the services amounted to £l9 Is. Id., &Nam. on id ley, i
being 1:5 more than last sear. Temple-place. repairing some houses. I remained there
P 001.1: TY.MPSUANCE Soclerv.-We understand rin heswerii I; and 7 o'chwk. After then I returned
that Mr. W. Sorigge Las loom engaged as a lois- home to my own plas., and, as the Lord is my judge
sionary to lalour .iu Poole Alia neighbourhood, and is oi ii Ault .4-ii him before long, I remained in my owl;
shortly expected. place mitil I had my supper. After *upper I 'sem to
Nlissioss To SF:AMP:N.-- IV. H. G. Kingston. hed, and reinsilimi acre until I o'clwk or no on the fol-
Eel delivered a lecture at the Townliall on it"w!nig morning. (ine witness has told year mididut,
NI lay evening in aid of the society for sending ihst ere me inf thenrinal at the corner of a public-
... We. tle name o which I now forger. I oly lie.minion:tries to seamen, the society tieing about to ,
wore heroes. iny Owl that I an telling your
establish a mignon in Poole. The subject of the awl the Court at large the simple truth. 'wu
lecture was " The rise anil progress of the British I .at the time. ~,,,i I wasin bed at the time
when
Navy." The Mayor primideol, and introduced Mr. the other witness ssnl he saw Inc early neat morning at
Kingston as a gentleinaa who had taken a deep steriney-grecn. I say be could not have one there,
interest in the welfare of seamen. The lecture was for I was in my bell. Now, as for the may ham.
much ad mired, evincing great ability and research. nice NIY hammer was not used by me a any way to
For sever al Sabbaths he has visited the quays, hurt man. woman, or child ; and as to the hoot. I pro.
distributing tracks to the sailors, and boarding test before my God I never maw it till I saw it at thi e
Thames rolice.court. Never did I Pee it berme, new
vessels, conversiud and reading a ith the crews ,
.. I i . never
ld wear t. I solemnly declare that before ell here
SUDDEN DEATH. -An awful instance of sudden ...
present. m hat I have stated now are the real lads al
death occurred on Sunday evening la.st. Mr. the Lord is my judge. and he shall judge we before
William Greenleaf, who madded in Taylor's.build- long. I was in my own bed. Never did Igo out al my
jugs, was retiring to rest on Sunday night, and , own place from the time I left my work in Teuiple..placa
partially undressed lie was seized with an tiled $ 0'..1..e1c the following morning. And my
.apoplectie lit. and fell on the bed insensilile. and (sl. ikiog hi • lesoiri) is light at being able to tell all may
expired soon after. The deceased had been di Aria . ft iends about nit that what I say to you now is the real
warden of the Poole district a 1m..1 Fellows for . troth. I sin extremely obliged to the jury, and I ass
many years, and uas generally res to have hail such a patient jury. I am obligee
peeted and :: hippy
your lordship. also. MO to Cm gentlemen, both
esteemed for his civility and attention by every I to
, against me atel for ow-Mr. Parry and my own able
member of the order. „ i counsel. lam haepy to say that Mr. Best has done
I'icKsENTATIoN Ti, TIM POOLF. IIIFLEs.•- A sliver : very --
well for me, not forgetting my attorney, Mr.
bugle and a drum was preftented to the Poole Rides .
Wood, who has taken inure trieffile than I would expect
on Thunelay in the Guild Nl
Guildhall. by Mrs. artin I , the • gentleman in his class to take. He bee done all he
lady of the Mayor, and the ladies of Poole. Mrs. I could to nod witnesses for me, and as yet lam sorry to•
Nlartiii,in a suitable address presented the bugle and Imy that I lisee not paid him. What I have said sui
drum to Captain Parr, who acknowledged the , the real facts
coninlimen • t paid to the 4th Dorset Rides by an ; The Lord Chief limo, putting on the black cap. then
said :-.lamei Mullins, you have been convicted oi the
I excellent speech. crime of wilful m inder upon the person of Mary Emsley
nINNEIt TO TILE Poems Etri.r, CORPS ss. --i in
on the 13th of Autt ust las
t. You Imre yourself. I think
Thursday evening a dinner was given to the officers very properly cot ttttt aided the patience of the jury and
of the Piole (4th Dorset) Rifle Corps at the A iitelooe .1
k- - ••11, propriety of the ceniluct shown by the entlloiel con.
Hotel. The dinner was got up by Mr. •Slmplwra in eerned in the case, esen by thou retained againet you.
first-rate style. The room was decorated with flags. Toe jury after u trial of two days, and after patient deli-
The chair man taken by Captain Parr, moil the vice, beration, have found you guilty. You have addressed
chair was taken by lieutenant Cox. After the the Court mon the evidence against you. It would
removal of the cloth the usual loyal and patriotic have been more satisfactory to me if you had addressed
toasts were given Anil responded ti. The Chair- your observations to some part of the eau which was
man then proposed the "Mayor and Corporation." comiukre'l by me a% really bearing against you. I neteed
of that you have confined your remarks entirely to
Ile believed the Nlayor bail the interest of the ' et i• i r , . All ;
those- parts the case w iimi s p0di,....y .n IMMO
Volunteers at heart. He alluded to Mrs. Martin measure warned the jury to pay very little regard to.
and the ladies of Poole, giving the handeome present Not that these matters so proved by some of the wits
of a silver bugle and drum to the corps that day, ii„,,b sure untrue, hid bee-aunt it appeared to Inc Mat
The Mayor, after acknowledging the compliment tiny were not am nature justly to prove the crime goo-
pant to him, challenged any corps in the county to tallied in the indictment. They niight form reasonable
produce such tine men as the 4th Dorset Ride Volun- grounds or susPiMom but it appeared to me that tht7
teers. He was persuaded none in the county could I did not furnish any pregnant proofs against you. Had
excel them in courage. He remembered the oh! ),•nou addresstbewLilchilelstouu:;deiu.Otourbihe
reatiii dr. Court, to
re
saying, " one Volunteer is worth two premed men." the evidence against you, you would hayvegtord uP:whe-
He alluded to what Volunteers are now doing in thee you were in posses-ion of the check or not, Rod
Italy. When he (the Mayor) maw a Volunteer pass whether your accusation against Eminswas true or false.
the streets, lie could Ind help thinking of the snort- If you were in possession of the cheek, you would have
flees they had made-sacrifices for what? Why to told us how you came by it. I mention these points to
protect him, and his wife, and fluidly. He felt great show that the remarks you have made appear torn,
gradication at being present at their military camp entirely beside the case which has been proved against
that evening. He then proposed the "health of yo. Thr jury, have found you guilty, and without
Captain Parr, the officers, and privates of the 4th •
so. nice. eoxiiplairmLyt,i.iiini,.. of your
.conwriii.eit,;tan
soil,,'
Dorset Rides." Captain Parr, in returning thanks. at.' it:tL, th'ero•
tioc.tolot
ol'iled to 'lto',
any in eetietleldticemcei
said when he first joined the corps he did not think own that Ido not see how any reasonable person Can
he should have the honour of being Captain over come to any other conclusion than that your charge
such an efficient corps. Various other toasts were againet ElUitiS was altogether false, and that you were
given and responikol to. During the evening the responsible for the possemion of those marks of guilt
sum of £34 was collected in the room for Mkt prizes. contained in the parcel. The murder of this helpless
The brass band of the corps WAS in attendance, anal old woman was a wicked, cruel, and aggravated crime.
played in a style that showed they bad made great Tim unhappy sufferer may have felt little, as she was
progress lately. probably ilepri.cal of senaation by the first blow. But
RAILWAY MUSTINO AT POOLE. -On Tuesday ' it is iiwiiife4 that whoever committed the murder took
last a large and influential meeting, consisting of goicild jiaartel2a!htoluieirde siliciuuultitel liT neo2tmith.iliticonfdrczovi, ery,
merchants, shipowner*, and inhabitants of Poole and and
leave .the c entirely for the conester-
neighbourhood took place in the Guildhall, to receive ation of the jury. I ani still of opinion that some of
the report of the deputation to the South Western the circumstances urged against you. Matted of Merv's-
Directors respecting the extension of the railway ing the weight of evidence for the prosecution, only
from Ilamworthy to Poole. The deputation con- tended to einharrass the jury in coming toe conclioion.
slated of J. W. Martin. Esq., Mayor, Mr. Itlallctt, Hut with that conclusion lam bound to state lain
Mr. Hudson, and Mr. C. J. Stone. A vote of thanks Perfectly satisfied, and with the evidence before them,
was given to the deputation ; and 11. D. Seymour, uncontradicted as it was Eel unexplained, as part of it
Esq., M.P. said that as his name hail been connected might have been, I et, not see that they could come to
any other. It only remains for we now to entreat you
witli the deputation, he rose to thank them. He to make the best use of the time which oray be spared
hail only done his duty, and would continue Vs do to you before the execution of the sentence. It is my
an. lint help must come Iron the town itself. Thu I duty to pass the judgment which the law provides for
number of persons present showed the earnestness the punishment of IN) awful a crime. Ido not think
of the meeting. The Blandfuril line would be con- that I all. either called upon or should be justified in
enterable. The Poole station bad no waiting room, adding Anything to the precise terms of the sentence.
in fact, no accommodation whatever. On the in If you can even now make it manifest that you are in-
crease of traffic with Iffandford, they must increase nocent of the charge, Ido not doutt that every at-
accommodation at Poole station. If they do that they ti mien will be paid to any cogent proof laid before
will do nothing else, and now is the time to get those with whom it rests to curry the senmuce of the
I
them to bring their line the other side of the water, tnig
iinttoi,
mite,ex ecaunt,iiot Tl
have it duty however, dues not
no .
w only to order that you be
and build a station in a more convenient place. takeuto tlieplace whence you eiM. ie and thence to the
When they waited on the Board of Directors last place of execution, there tol., hung until you shall be
Thursday, One half of them said it was the first they dead, and that your body be buried within the precincts
had heard of it, after five months communication, of the prison where you shall last have been confined
and their engineers having been sent six months ago prior to your execution.
to survev the ground. He urged them to continue The arimmer, who heard the sentence unmoved, was
their efforts, and as log as they hacked him up, be then taken (ruin the dock, and the jury was discharged.
would do what Ire could for them, and no doubt in a
very short time would make the Directors give in, or
they would Ito aahamed to offer any opposition to
any other scheme for the benefit of the town of
Poole. No committee in parliament woul,l. allow
sueli dog-in-the-manger conduct. He concluded by
again urging the meeting to persevere in their
object. Mr. Lankester stated the result of the
interview between the deputation and directors.
which was to the effect that the South• Western
company could do nothing at present for want of
funds, to use the expression of Captain Mangles,
their chairman : " The were sweated at every pore."
The meeting was again adjourned until Tuesday
next.

GUICCIESTKR. The Plough routrorerey.—The
annual meeting of the Highnam Ploughing Society
took place on Tuesday, at Hartpury. near Gloucester,
and in addition to about forty temps which competed
for the prizes, Messrs. Howard and Messrs. Hornsby,
the great plough manufacturers, each sent one of their
champion ploughmen, and one of their best ploughs,
to show the rustics "how to do it." There was a
great many of the leading agriculturists of the dis-
trict on the ground, and one and all expressed their
; admiration at the unprecedented work done by these
men! The opinion was about equally divided as to
which was the best ; but so strong was the admire-
tion for both, that a subscription was immediately
started for a prize medal; the necessary amount was I
quickly raised, and the judges awarded the proud
distinction to Messrs. Honisby's man. A silver cup
was awarded to Mr. Thomas Priday, and a silver
belt, the gift of the ladies, to Mr. Frederick Priday,
farmer's sons, as the first and second best ploughmen
in their class. One of the Gloucestershire Steam
Ploughing Company's apparatus was at work on a
remarkably heavy clay field belonging to Mr. Thoi.
Morris, and naturally excited great interest. For
about ten days previously the weather had been wet,
notwithstanding which the plough worked more
than three acres in the day, or the work of twenty•
four horses and twelve men and boys.