The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-11-14 00:00:00

WAY/RELAX.

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OCT Forms' DAT. —The sth of November was celebrated
here 4,11 Monday but very quietly, with here and there a
email iire,; but Mr. H. J. Penton, in East-street, had
splendid display of fireworks let off on his lawn, his work-
people on the place, with their wives and children, being
itivibel to see them. Afterwards, with Mr. Pantou'a usual
liberality, they were all welcomed to the kitclurn to
partake of the good things provided.
Locsi, Bosun OW HEALTH—comprising the in-
parbMes of the Holy Trinity, Lady St. Mary, and St.
Martin, 11th November. Mina Drax, of Charborough
Park,hes must handsomely and liberally offered to
tzdthe North MIL site at the disposal of the Local
of Health, for the important purpose of water
suPl4.

AT special meeting of the Wareham Branch (one
of the 6r4 established) of the Dorset County Friendly
Society, held at the National *.hoolroom, on Thursday
evening bust, Mr. F. Filliter hon steward, in the
chair, Mr. J. M. Goor!child, National Schoolmaster,
was unanimously appointed the steward of the branch.
it being also understood that tiis appointment would
be generally acceptable he benefit member f the
branch—the parties chiffy 53terestetl. Under the
carefully framed rule.; of the Society, the vteward so
appointed will have to enter into a bowl with two
responsible sureties for the filthful discharge of the
duties of the Irtnd, which born is given to the Clerk of
the Peace and Trustees.

AT a special meeting of the Capital Burgesses, held
on the Bth inst., a unanimous resolution was passed,
conveying t, Mr. Oliver C. railer, Mrs. Farrer, and
the family of the late Mr. Fsrrer (who filled the very
honourahle office of recorder and magistrates of the
old borongh of Wareham for nearly 2) years) their
sincere condolences, and expreadon rcgret and
respect for his memory. Thisresolution, Mr. Filliter.
the Town Clerk, was requested to convey to the family •
on behalf of the whole Co-poration. At the same
meeting, it was also arranged that as a tribute of
respect due to the late Recorder, a deputation should
represent the Corporation at the funeral on the
following Saturday.
BOROUGH BOLICL, Monday.—Before the Mayor (lb. W.
S. Bonham).
Thomas Burt, dealer, of Winfrith Newburgh,. was
brought up charged with leaving his wife and family
chargeable to the common foal of the Wareham Union.
—Prison's' deserted his wife %lid child on the 16th ult,
and he was arrested at S.sialsampton on Saturday last by
Sept. Lavender.—Mr. Freeland Filliter. Cle-lt to the
Guardians. withdrew the charge on prisoner's paying
£2 125., the cost of maintenance and expenses, and
promising to keep his wife off the parish in Um future.
Couirrr PETIT SIMMONS, TUOllday.—BeiGre LiOGLYGunt-
Colonel Maned, Captain Hawkesworth, and Mr. W. M.
Calera! . .

Ethan Mars Meld, carpenter. Lisette' Matravers, was
summoned by Edmund NVren, Lord Eldon's gamekeeper,
for taking a pheasant, without being licensed to do so, on
the 28th of October. at Langton Nlatravers ; and smiler
another summons defendant was chargesl with trespassing
in search of game on land in the occupation of Mr.
William Edmunds, at the same time and place.--Mr.
Weston appeared in support of the informations : and
Mr. Howard for the defence. —A boy named Henry
Harding, in the employ of Mr. Edmunds, at Coombe Farm,
Langton, said about half-past six in the morning last
Saturday week he was going to work and saw defendant
in the road leading to Swanage. A wall senaratod Coombe
Mead from the road, and he saw defendant lean over the
will and fling something—he did not know whether it
was a stone—into the mead. Defendant then jumped
over the wall into the field, and then threw something
towards the wall. He heard a sound of pheasants crow-
ing. Defendant placed a carpenter's basket under the
wall by the side of the road before he threw anything.—
Cross-examined by Mr. Howard : Defendant took what he
threw from the wall, and he thought it was a stone. He
saw nothing fly or sun away.—Mrs. Jane Harding, the
boy's mother, said she heard a sound lik a bird's cry just
,1 alter her son left home on the morning named. She went
towards the wall and saw defendant get over the wall
from Coombe Mead (clues by) and go along the road
towards Swanage.—Mr. William Edmunds said he was
standing by his yard door about half-past six on the morn-
ing of October 28th, and saw a man come across the high-
way and put down a laisket and throw some stones into
Coonshe Mead. The man picked up something out of the
road a second time and threw into the field, and then took
up the basket anti got over the wall into the field and he
lost sight of 'nim. There was • heap of stones for the
repair of the road close hy.—Cross-examined by Mr.
Howard: There were plenty of rata, weasels, stoats, and
other vermin in the field as well So pheasants. —Edmund
Wren, the keeper, said he went to Coombe Meadow about
half-past seven o clock on the morning in question, and
six or seven yards front the wall he saw a Ore where
apparently • pheasant had been knocked about. Close
under the will were a quantity of cock pheasants' feathers
and six or seven stones similar to those by the side of the
road, and which appeared to have been recently thrown.
There was some dirt on the wall, as if someone had got
over. He traced the fisitmarks under the wall, and the
strides were long, as if someone had been running. About
20 or 1) yards down there were souse more plomsants•
feathers, and about 70 yards down there were appearances
of someone having got over the wall. Re went to Swanage
to the shop where defendant worked. and P.C. Wy-les,
who was there before him, showed him /44110 rock
Pheasants' leathern, and • basket, with fresh lost in it.
lie accused defendant of killing a pheasant. and he only
said "Who saw me r--Cress-examined by Mr. Howard :
The stones did not appear to have come from the wall but
Irons the cracked heap.—P.C. Wyles stated that he saw
defendant at the workshop at Swanage about half-ix-Lilt
eight o'clock in the morning of the 24th of octoher and
charged him with killing a pheasaut on his way to work
that morning, and asked him to allow him to look at his
basket. Defendant pointed out a basket in the shop with
a hit of carpenters' tools in it. He told defendant that
was not the basket lie carried backward and forward, and
he replied that he would find no other there belonging to
him. Its went into the yard, anil there found a basket
hung up hy one handle, and took it down and found
blood all over the inside. Defendant admitted that the
basket was his On tho ground under the basket he
found a quantity of feathers. and defendant said there
were a lot of fowls about there.—Cross.examined by Mr,
Howard : When he accused defenilarit of kiilin, a
pheasaut Ise did say "Who Saw ; they've male •
mistake know nothing abnut any addressing
the Bench for the defence Mr. Howard dealt with the
whole of the evidence, and admitted that his client killed
a *sat and got over the wall to look at it, but emphatically
denied that defendant killed, or hail anything to do with,
a pheasant. Ile contended that the whole of the evidence
was inferential, and that no offence whatever hail been
proved. As a further defence to the first charge Mr.
Howard put in the Dorset County Rona report of • game
case heard at the last %Viiisliorne Petty Sessions, in which
the magistrates held that a stone was ant an instrument
within the meaning of the Act—The Bench retired to
,insider the case, and on their return into Coert the Chair.
man said there was a grave suspicion against defendant,
but he would be given the benefit of the doubt, and the
cases were Ilismisged. The Chairman ailed that the
keeper was perfectly justified in bringing the matter
before the Bench, and he hoped that it would it as a
caution to defendant not to throw stones in the future
even at stoats.

TIM monthly challenge cups were shot tor on Wednes-
day at fladbury. The first cup was won by Seri:cult
Ford and the .econd by Corporal Widlingford. who has
been the winner three times tn succession, and it IA now
is own. This finishes the shooting for
.the season.. .

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PETTY SESSIONS. Friday.—Before C. .1. Parke (chairman),
the Hon. Evelyn Ashley. M.P.. Mr. Hector Munro, the
Rev. C. J. Glyn, and the Rev. G. V. Garland,
George Eaton, labourer, was summoned for being drunk
in High-street. Wimborne about 10 o'clock on the night
of October Zith.—Defendit did not appear.—Fined Is.
and casts, lig.
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Esher( Miller, Ishmael Scott, and Edward Wrilla were
summoned for stealing a quantity of cabbages, value
Is. ttl., from Mr. Charles Arnold's garden at Kinson, on
the 214 of October.—Defendants pleaded guilty and as
prosecutor wished them to be dealt with leniently they
were ordered to pay fines of 10a, damage 6d., and costa,
2s. Bd. each.

GUY FAWKP3' NIGHT AT KINSON.
Georg. Ballet, Henry Ha!Mt, William Bralett, Charles
Dirt, Thomas Dirt, Charier Drains, Alward Brava, Arthur
Dranett, George Dennett, Geoux Doininy, James Domini,.
Wuhan. Henning, Thomas Maidment, aud WiUiasi Pop!,
14 lads of Hinson, were summoned far maliciousty
damaging the windows, blinds, rooting, and shining of
the house of Charles Pearce, at Constitution-hill on the
night of November 6th, to the extent of .23.—Wr. W.
li. Atkinson appeared for the whole of the defendants.—
Complainant, who gave his evidence quite the reverse of
straightforwardly, stated that on the evening of November
6th, he returned from Bournemouth with his donkey and
cart, in company with his wife and child, about quarter-
past seven, and found a crowd of about 100 men, women,
and children in front of his house. His wife and child
were • little in advance of him, and some of the crowd
came to meet him with burning effigies. George Dennett
came up to him and abused him and wrung his fists in his
face, and seised him by the collar and dragged him into
his yard. Thomas Maidment and others rushed into the
yard to rescue Dennett, and there was a scuffle in which
they were all on the ground together. Dennett and
Maniment were got away by their friends, and about a
cart-load of stones were thrown at his house by the mob.
One of the stones struck his wife and knocked her down on
her hack. He crept round to the back of the house on his
hands and knees under the laurels, and when most of the
people hail left he heard George Dennett say they would
not leave a whole pane in the windows of the house if
they knew it. He recognised George Dennett, Thomas
Maidment, and Charles Breton by their voices, and when
everybody but those three had gone away stones were
thrown at the house. Ile calculated the damage done to
the house at £3 or a 10s. There were IS out of
24 panes of glass broken, and they hail previously
cost him 2.5. fid. each to repair ; the window
blinds were also broken, several slates in the
roof smashed, and the iron shuting damaged. The biggest
stone he picked up in the yard was 10Ibs. in weight, and
there were six large stones on his wile's niother's bed. The
night was so dark that he could not see who threw the
stones. The mob were keeping bonfire night on Mr.
Kemp-Welch's plot of ground close by.- Cries-exatnined
by Mr. Atkinson: He had been a gentleman's servant all
his life, and he now assisted his wife in her business as a
laundress. Ile did not see his wife stank° • little child, and
he did not strike anybody himself. He did not commence
throwing stones at the crowd. Ile recognised George
Dennott, Thomas Maidnteut, and Charles Waxen by their
voices, but he did not see the other II defendants throw
any stones or hear them say anything.—Mr. Atkinson
warned comphiinant that he was prepared to prove an
alibi in the cases of two of the ilefenilanta as one at Poole
and the other at Bournemouth at the ti ine, and asked hint
if he would swear the whole of the defendants were at his
house, to which he replied that if riteir were nal all there
their trot Airs were.—The Bench discharged the whole of
the defendants but George Dennett, Thomas Mahlment,
and Charles Brazen. —sir. Atkinson called for the defence
Henry Legg, of Cl' mxti tu ti o n al- il I , who stated that he was
standing near Thomas Maiilment on Monday night, and
saw Mrs. Pearce return from Bournemouth and strike •
little child close by. Complainant came up a minute or
two afterwards and with several oaths struck George
Bennett, who took hold of complainant, and he got hold
of Dennett by the hair of the head and dragged him into
the yard. Complainant struck Dennett several times in
the yard with a large stick, and on his crying for mercy
his brother went in and pulled complainant and they
went out together. dust as they got outside complainant
threw a stone after them, and it nearly struck hint (wit-
ness) and an old woman named Galpin. Neither Bennett
or Maidment threw is stone in his present',,, and all three
of them went off through the plantation home together.
Complainant commenced stone-throwing, and no ic.ones
were thrown by anybody else till after he had thrown
others s-toinodaultyswaenrd oat4wMallr. tAshellisternewthitron?ing7ibduthheeaitinad
not take part in it —Mr. Ashley: Was that from principle
or front fear I—Witness: Oh, from principle (laughter).
Henry Sibley said he saw complainant and his wife return
from Itturnomouth, and they were both the worse for
liquor. Mrs. Pearce struck as little child three times, and
the boys rushed in. and complainant collared Bennett by
the hair of his head and said " have you indoors," and
dragged him inside. He could not see who went inside,
as there were 50 or 60 people round the gate. Some one
rushed in and took the boy away.—By Mr. Ashley: He
saw no reason for Mr*. Pearce's basting the child, bet he
InlPPomd she did it because she was annoyed at a song
the boys were slitting at the flee—
"My wife Is long and slender,
I'd hale you to remember ;
And she elands up all day et the weehtall psis
To keep a larasit."
Witness saidcomplainant first threw half a brick and
after that he an his wife threw stones for several
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Chairman said the Bench were satisfied that they and
others joined in throwing stones, but fortunately for
them it came out that complainant threw the tint stone,
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Tanner prsiecuted.—Light did not appear, and Cooper
i was re ted by his wife.—Mr. Charles Robert Friend
proved the case. Ile maw three men with a lurcher dog
plantation about twelve o'clock on
ithnol'ilirdorntliaingt"bune'
otodober 23rd, and ordered them away.
They left the plantation. and he went round to the other
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side unknown to them, and found two of the men hunting
He chased them on horseback into Handley, and
I Over the downs for four or five miles. when they were
=IF 1 Ford and John Good, and taken to this
1,11: their names —Light is an old olfasidor,

end b.) was fined 40s. and 7s. 3d. costa, or tw., raonthe
hard labour, awl Gamer was fined k. awl 74. :11
or one months hsrd lab4ur, awl allowed a fortn.Abt, for
payment.
HARD LINZ&

Thomas Christopher. son of a small farmer at Higher
Lyhttlett, was summoned by the excise for killing gaute
without a license on the 4th f September. -Mr .d
Beach, supervisor of excise, Poole, proeeciatesl.—imh,
dent was fined £1 and mists, under the NE.,
killing a partridge without a license, in September
and for the very saute offence he Wrli 1111.• 1:‘,13
his gun license to be made void under the Excise Ad
Caleb entropies., labourer, of the same place, was
lardy sututnemed.—This defendant, also, was tine' Xi and
costs under the Police Act in September fir the
offence, and he was now dealt with under the Esciee.
the same oo the previous defendant.
Samuel kradell, of Wmalland., and (ko,ge
Horton, were summoned for aseoulting Joules Tilde. at
Horton, on October 10th.--Goinplomant stated that
nine in the evening of October 111th he came out of )fI%
shop and saw the defendants in the rood. ney
took hold of him and would not let him pass, awl two
Beds came in his face almost at once and knocked him
down. They fell on him and beat him, anil a roan named
Ilariliman came to his rescue.—George Ifordiman said le
found complainant lying on the ground, and the ilefes.
dents were close by. He saw Keudell strike
twice, and stopped him from doing so again. He asked
the men what they were beating complainant for, snil
Wareham said he had not hit him. He told Wareham
he was no man to stand by and see the other strike him.
Kennel' told him complainant began at hint coming ilows
Pound-hill.—Warehais denied striking complainaiit, amd
in this he was borne out by Kende'', who said complainant
Interfered with him, and he did strike him, but Wareham
did not. —The Bench dismissed the charge against Ware.
ham, and tines' Kendell 2Us. and 12e. 6L costs, to be paid
in a week.
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--siotli";-C7i.ot, of Parkstone, was sunimoned for being drunk
and disorderly on licensed premises, at Wimbome,
October I:litho—Defendant ditl not appear.—P.e. Stone
proved finding defentlfuit drunk and disorderly at the
Greyhound Inn, Wimborne, and refusing to leave slion
requested by the landlord. He ordered defendant to
leave, and aa he would not, be ejected him.- Yu,lfut
and costs Ma bd.)
John Skerryo was summoned for riding in a waLton
drawn by four horses without reins, at Hinton Pars, on
October 31st.—P.C. Adams proved the case, and alelemiut
was fined 2s. and cost? Ifisd

of Holt, who did not appear, was sum.
moned for being drunk whilst in cliarge of a horse and cart on November 2nd, at Wimbonse.—P.C. Stour proved
the offence.—Fined 10s. and let. costa.
drtkur TOW., of Corte Mullen, WWI SUlgtootted for
obstructing the causeway at Winiborne,
evening—Defendant pleaded Worsdell saia
defendant behaved disgracefully, and turned several ftmwev off the pavement —This nut itiflg a solitary saaa
of the kind, defendant was tined DAL ami
Jam James, of Cantor.' Itetoui, was smuumiml
allowing two cows to stray ma the hie.hway at Hampreston
on November tlth.7Delendaut aaid the cows Sot (Stt
Leigh Common without his kaosted4e, awl tha heads
dismissed the case, .

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Francis Safi, under gamekeeper to Mr. W. K. Buttes,
of Kingston Lacy, was summoned tor ....sauttiet and
obstructing _ P.C. Stone whilst in the enecinion of his
duty at Wimbonie on the previous night. —The cone
plainant stated that about quarter-past 11 o'clock ist
Saturday night he heard a great row near the Three Lions
Inn, and at Pie-corner he found two men ti4iiting And
two others stripped. He knew one of the lIIAI that sru
fighting sand took hold of the other to is,,.
The men refused to give his name, and he t hi hini Ise
should lock him up. Defendant came up t. Lee at the
time and trissl he pull him away. Who, the man gave
his name he let him go, and defendant cause up 4k
him by the shoulder again and said if Le interfered with
him he would crack him on the nose. Defendant tried
to keep him back from stopping the row. One of the
men fighting was blood all over.--Defendiust said he came
to Wimhorne for provisions, and AS he WA4 retuniins
home someone assaulted him, anti he went to the con-
stable to inform him of it, but he refused t, hear hits.—
The constable said defendant did not make any complaint
or ask for assistance.—The Bench fined defendant its, ainl
costa, 9s. mid.
A max Cutler, Williams Parrott, John Pall, and Jess,
Sykes, four young men of Kiefrston Lacy, were summ,iiiii
for committing a breach of the peace by 'Liking in the
public streets at %Viinbonae, on Saturday night—The last.
named defendant, who is head gardener to Mr. W. It.
Liankes did not appear —Cutler and Pall pleaded guilty.
—l'.C. Stone said he saw Cutler and Fall lighting at Pis-
corner, and Parrott and Sykes had their coats .411 awl
seemed to be taking part in the row, lie saw Cutler
knock Fall down, and as he 41b1 not know him tsek hold
of him. There were betweeu le and 59 pimple there, and
he slid not believe he should have been able to ste, the
row if he had not taken Cutler to the station. —The
Bench bound over defendante in the sum of 4:10 each to
keep the peace for six months.
Saesnel Bennett admitted having trespassed in search of
gains on land in the possession of the Earl of ShaftesiorY.
at Woodlands, on the 2nd of October, and was fined lus,
and mi.. costs.
William Hurt, labourer, of Long liars,, was
for indecently assaulting Minnie Read, aged eight yeas,
at Long IL uu, on the 2711, of I )amiliar. defonlatit is
the child's grandfather on the maternal ill I the
charge being an absurd and unfounded
diembesed it --Mr. F. 11. Tanner appeared for du. defence.
The Court slid not rise till about half-past four