The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-10-03 00:00:00

BLANDFORD.

Bra Dongrr Itirme.—The competition for the gold
challenge cross came off at the butts on Monday. The
successful competitor was Lance-Corporal Martin, who
wade 48 points.

OantrwrloN.—At an ordination held in the Cathedral
Church of Salisbury, by the Right Rev. the Lord
Bishop of Salisbury, on Sunday, the 24th of September,
the following gentlemen were admitted into Holy
Orders I—Desoons :—Francis Bishop, M.A., Christ's
College, Cambridge, licensed to the curacy of Stu',
minster Marshall, Dorset. John Loveband Lawton
Pulford, 8.A., St. Mary's Hall, Oxford, licensed
to the Curacy of Symendsbury, Dorset. Priests :
George Brushfield Hodges, clerk, student of the Salim.
bury Diocesan Theological College, and Curate of
Piddletown, Dorset. Vaughan Charles Turner, clerk,
Student of the Salisbury Diocesan Theological College,
and Curate of Powerstock, Dorset.

COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS, Saturday, Sept. 23.
Present: The Hon. W. H. B. Portman, M.P., Rev. J.
Wattaand J. J. Farquharson,andW. P. Okeden, Esqrs.
—George Paul, charged with a breach of the Highway
Act, tad the horse foundjstraying was in charge of • lad
name' Allen. Fined fin; costs remitted—Edward
Warren, Gilbert Lane Charles Hall, and Charles Wells
were convicted of stealing a quantity of walnuts, the
property of J. J. Farquharson, Esq., on Sunday the 10th
September. Warren and Wells having been connoted
of a similar offence last. season, were committed for one
month's hard labour. Lane and Hall were each fined
10a. including costa.—Levi Shave and Edward Foster
were summoned for trespassing in search of game on
lands belonging to Mrs. Michel of Whatoombe, on the
11th jut—Foster did not appear, and a warrant was
issued for his apprehension.—Shave pleaded guilty, and
was fined 7e. to. and oosts 12s. 6d., or 14 days' imprison-
inent.--Francis Elkins, Alfred Foster, John Petman,
and Philip Arnold, all of Blandford, were charged by
P.C. Moore with being drunk and riotous in Brysnaton.
street, Blandford, on the HO* September. Foster did
not appear; the others pleaded not guilty, and were
fined ss. each, including costa—Hannah Hookey, a girl
about 12 years of age, charged with stealing apples,
the property of Mr, Groves, on the 19th September,
was fined 6d. and 4s. 6d. costs, and cautioned as to her
ltiture behaviour.—Charles Morgan and Richard Guy,
of Milton•Abbasi were oharged, the former with being
drunk and assaulting P.C. Cross' and the latter
with being drank and riotowt—Mr. Chitty appeared for
the defendants.—On the night of September 6th, the
constable was sent for by Mr. Vine, landlord of the
Hambro Arms to remove Guy. Guy refused to leave,
but was expelled by the constable assisted by the land,
lord. On going outside, Morgan, the other defendant,
interfered with the constable who told him to go home.
This he would not do, but struck at Cross, and then
they both had a scuffle together. On going away the '
constable was struok by a atone which he charged
Morgan with throwing. lie was somewhat injured and
went back into the public-house to have the blood
washed away from his head.—The evidence of the ,
landlord corroborated his statement. —George Lambert
saw Morgan take up what he believed
was a stone and throw it at the policeman. ,
Witness heard it strike him on the head.—
Henry Arnold heard P.C. Cross tell Morgan to go
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tookliin hy ate ironer, and Morgan then struck him,
which the constable returned. They then had a soafilio.
Morgan was on his way home at the time.—Mr. Chitty
then addressed the Bench, and called as witnesses for
the defence John Vacher, who said he was at the ,
public-house on the night in question. Neither Morganl
or Guy were drunk, they laid bad some beer. Whdhill
ordered by the policeman Gay said he should not gd
till he had drank up his beer. Upon which the pollee-
man pulled him down, and jumped upon him; and with
the landlord's assistance dragged him out. When the
policeman let him go he went hall. peaceably.--Jethyo
Guy, bricklayer, said that be saw Ye Cross alight
one o'clock on the night in question, drinking in the
public-house. He also saw him in the street, so drunk
as to stagger and fall down; that was about half past
one. There were from 12 to 21 outside the public-house
quarrelling and fighting whilst the policeman was
drinking inside.—Frederick Fripp corroborated the last
Iritnssses' statements as to the intemperate condition of
the policeman. —Mr. Chitty said he should place in the
witness-box, the two defendants to give evidence for
each other, and as to the condition of the policeman.
This was objected to by the Bench.—Mr. Chitty then
referred to 14th and 15th Viet. Asp. 99 to show that

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an opinion that he had such, but after looking over
several sections of the Act be expressed hi' opinion that
the right claimed turned upon the question as to
whether the offence vu a criminal one or only a mis-
demeanour. —Mr. Chitty asid he should be quite satisfied
with Lord Portman's decision in the matter, and the
case was adjourned till the next court day.
—Stephen Head, of Ibberton, charged with
allowing a w•ggon to obstruct the highway
in the parish of Stickland, was fined 255. inoluding
coate.--James Seaviour, Henry Marshall, and Louisa
Martin, were summon d at the instanee of the assistant-
overseers for non-payment of poor-ratec—Seaviour and
Martin appeared, the former pleaded poverty, and the
latter that she was not in possession of the house wben
the rate was made.—The Bench told Seaviour they bad
no power to relieve him,and gave him till 14th October,
failing payment, a distrms warrant to be isstiod.-61r.
Bing explained that in the case of Martin, the rate was
equally diviled between the outgoing and in-eoming
tenants.—Ordered to be paid by the 14th October.—
Jesse Easter summoned on a similar charge was also
ordered to pay by the 1411; October.