The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-01-08 00:00:00

WIKBOILICE.

WM/YAW-00 Wednesday last • public tea was held
in the Schoolroom, the tea was exceedingly well arranged
sod there was • fair at sore. After tea a public meet-
ing was held, at which the Hera J. Chapel., IL Gas%
and others addressed the meeting. Selections of mune
.4 sinning were given during the evening be the choir
and ntbers,and the evening pared off very pignsangly.
entOrlT BOLL—The annual county hall took place at
' the Corn-exchange on Thursday night, and wes well
attended. As usual, the ball-room decorations were on •
very small scale, hems confined to • little ivy and • few
artificial dowers. Supper was laid in the Lodge-room
upstairs, and refreohmenta were served in an ante-ronin
on the ground floor. Dancing commenced about 10
o'clock, to the Amass of Robinson's first clam Quadr Ile
Bead, from Dorchester. The following ladies and gentle.
men were present —Sir Howard and Lady Ephinstone.
Lieut.-General Sir Edward H. and Lady Greetbed, Mr.
H. F. and Mrs. Btouncher, Lady de Creettigne. Major.
General and the Mires Maclean., General, Kra and Mies
ruing, Miss Blunt, Lieutenant F. Thring, R.N., Mr. H.
firing, Kr. C. Pedlar, Mr. Digbv, Mr. Keyrick Heath,
Mr. C. Good, Mae Davis, Kr. W. Druitt Mir G. A.
Miss G. E. Draft, B. Druitt, Mr. Anderson,
Mr. Mootarse, J. Druitt, Kr. T. D. B. Mr. C.. 7. C., Mi..
Ada, and Mir Evelyn Rawlins, Kra and Mir Ethel
Tigard, Mr. lobo Vidal, Mrs. Year, Mr. J. D.
Rawlins. Mrs. and 'Mies Douglas. Mir .7. and
Kiss B. Coventry, Mr. J. S. Coventry, Mr. W. C Maude,
Centro 0 E. Carry. R.A., Mr. A Care., Lieutenant
Dem, R.N.. Kra Rainey, Mrs. sad Miss Fane, Mies
%okra, Kr. Blennerbassett, Captain G. G. Banderman,
Kr. Powell. Mr.. Miss, and Miss Chord Metcalfe. Kr.
Edwards, Mr. H. R. Dogma*, Mr. C. W., Mir, and mow
C. Johns, Mr. W. 3. Fletcher, Kr. S. D. Pereioson, Kr.
Goirowood. Kiss Alice and Kir Constance Farquharson,
Mr. W. Grove, Mr. IL G. and Mn. Farqnhareon. Mir
Ftadclyffe. Mr. H Mansel-Pleydell, Mr. and Mrs. Austen,
Kiss Glassiwook, Kr. Bray, Miss Cameron, Kr. Jam
Kra., and Kies Coventej% Was Murtha Mt, Km. and
Mi.. Turner-Turner, Captain Blundell, Mrs. .4 Mi.
' ruder. Mir Hannay ,_Mr. Pole, Mr , Mrs., and Mies
Moan\ W Mr. heat Mir TregonwelL Kr. C. IL Rowe,
Mr Conway Lloyd-Jones. Dr. and Miss Betterburr,
and Kiss Cole, Mr. W. 11. Cob, led Dragoon Guards, Mn
Wizened, the Mires GOAL Kra., Misa, and Mir G.
Fort, Mr. Child, Mr. K. Churchill, Mr. Langford. gkey
Fort, Mr. A. Fort, gad' Mr. Pesti.
Pifer flaroolla Friday.—Refore the Rev. C. J Glyn,
the Rev. 0 V. Garland, and Captsin W. A. Biddle
ffliarios Sherwood, trader, of Yinson, was summoned
by Mr. Richard Polden, Surveyor to the Wimborne High-
way le.* for .thlatrf oolly taklng 13 yards of gravel from a
pit at Einem belonging to sbefioard,on the LIM. 13th,
end 11th of Deoemb r. —Mr. F. Travers appeared for the
defendant, at., admitted that his client took seven yards
of gravel, for which he had offered to pay—The magis-
trates fined defeuilant 3a, damages 7a, and costa 17.
Wiffisois Rem. landiord of the Oddfellogre Arms bees
house. Wimhorne, wee sununoned for permitting drunken.
nets go his premiere on the egh of December —Mr. W. H.
Atkinson appeared for the defeece.—P.C. Buck, stated
that he visited defendant's house about five minutes to 10
o'clock on the night of Saturday, December Bth. He
found a number of men in the kitchen, but there was no
disturbance. William Habgood was there, woo,hzelac
before him. Ahout 25 minutes to 11 be Law II
leave the house drunk, and he staggered about the road.
Habrood erne convicted of drunkenness at the last
meeting.—P.C. Stone .aid he was with the last witness
and saw Halogood leave defendant's house stageering
drunk. About five minutes later he heard a noise in the
home, and on entering saw some men, who were in a
state of conf nesion. The landlord and his son-in-law were
trying to get them out of the house. Lambert came out
of the home drunk about • quarter toll o'clock. Hewn.
fined at the Met meeting. —Foe the defence Edward Jamas
Greenleaf, of Blandforrt defendant:. son-in-law, was
called. He said he was serving the rustomersat the bowie
on the Saturday night named. Habgood was at the hour
during the erening, but he left, and returned about 10
o'clock and salted for a pint of been. Defendant told hint
he had bad enough, and he erns not @erred. Defendant
advised Flahgond to go bore, and he left the house
quietly. He (wICOGOI) afterward, noticed that Lambert
had had enough to drink, and refused to supply hint
arain. —The mud/orates dismiard t he case.
gray Bronw*4, an inmate of the Winoloorne Work-
house. was brought up in custody charged with misbehav-
leg herself in the Workhouse. —The evidence of Mr.
showed the offence prisoner had comm to be itted
tillotrvtg disobeylng his order.. Prix .ner had been in the
Workhouse Infirmary for a fortnight, hot she was
dirbarged on Wednesday be the medical officer ea mired.
Primmer left the Workhouse for three-quarters M a day,
and,, her return she refused to an to the dining-ball to
take her meals. —Prieoner's defence was that she was too
ill to take bee meals in the dining-hall, and the magistrates
I instructed the master to have her examined by Kr. Wyk..
Smith, sad discharged het
Pnialigings Angelina. —Fred 'Met SatttA, ilsa,y Jeskiss.
andimmrd boson the firet aged IL and the other, 11
67Z custody with reeling four
,ybaw.
.valos 10s., from the tobacconist%
'honker. by Xiamen, at Wimborne, on the nth of
Deceenher.—Defendantes pleaded guilty. and Depute
Chief Oonalahle Hammond said they had since attempted
to crorst robberies at &NO other Amos—The boys had
L'etwo nights in the mils, sad the Bench ordered these
sa &sabot for two hours, and to receive six strokes
with • birch rod.
The Somas of the Mar do Lis lan, Oran wastransferred from Kn. Eleanor Gardener to birrI.I4.JOILO
Reid.
The Bench granted an extension of time for me hour on
the 15th of January to Mr. Tapper, of the Railway Neut.
log the aantal supper of Use Railway repimpea.

POOLS.

Prrn SIoI Tburedsy.—Betono Kum W. Pewee.
a J. 840.11. W. D. Davide. J. B. Dunk sod O. H.
Gateb.

Several publichousse were permanently transferred,
amonpt them the Angel Inn. from Mr. John Reid to Mr.
Joe Harris.
Mr. tresirtiMi Daniels, surgeon, of Wareham, WIA
mooed br L miss Jane Goody in of Pools, to "how C use, e
—Mr. P. Travers applied on leatall of Mr. ft N. Howar&
defendant's solicitor, who was engaged at the D 'net
pions, for a week's ad tjournmen —Mr. H. T.
renria' &yanion, applicant's solicitor, contented to this roam
being pursued, and Dm ease was adjourned according'''.
Robert &Pap, of Bourwmouth, was tommoned for
not driving ht. horse and ti b.T carriage on the lel t sile
of the road, at Louglleet, on the gith Doretoher.—Dr. E
P. Phapota raid he ,or dcfentleat's hint and [Miler
carriage in the middle of the road as ho was driving down
the hill near Bell.. Vue. 11. fondant WM welkin.. Itehindl
ha bee., and he (witness) had to pull his home
short up to avoid a collision. Hd had brought this charge
owing to the very lelati.a• MOP of drivers. It was
scarcely wad to drive along the road, as the men would
not Peak road, and sometimes they went to sleep in their
aorta or rode witlaiut reint.—The Chairman thanked Dr.
•
Pitapato for brinalng the case forward, and lined defen-
dant s*. and costa.

-61;e7ge. Boott,eartar, of Poole, was summoned fog
asseelting Charles Rogers, toll collector, of Parketons, os
Toseday.—Complainant said defendant was driving •
hone and dray with another dray attached behind, ands,
lujitheed through the turnpike he drove against the gate
s pulled it down and bent It. Fie called defendant's
attention to the damage, hut be only abused him,
threatened to break In the door, and to beat his brilini
out. Defendant put himself in a fighting attitude, and
caught hold of his arm in P.C. Horn's presence. —Defen-
dant wee also summoned for being drunk on the same
occasion. —P C. Horn said he saw defendant riding on a
, dray drunk outside the Borough boundaries on the day in
: question. Ile afterwards saw defendant at the turnpike
gets, and he abused the toll-collector, took him by the
arm, and would not let him path—The Beath tined
defendant Ins old and costs for the assault and 5, and
costs for toeing drunk.
Joseph Potter, stationnouter at New Poole Station,
was summoned for smelting George Brown, assail,
in&rinel. of (2-o,res, on the Seth of Deeenther.- Mr. F.
Travers, in opening the cue, seid the assault complained
of was not of • InninUll character, but his client brought
the case forward on public grounds.. The real question
in dispute Wan how far a station master's power was
limited with regard to passengers on the platforms; and,
eecondly, how Is, he had • right to take the law into hhi
own hands. The complainant intended going by rail,
and on his arrival at the station he found that the train
had been started • minute and a half before the proper
time. Having tut the train he informed the defendant
of the fact, and he (defendant) produced his watch,
which corroborated the complainant's statement. The
complainant wished his name to be taken, as reference
was made to the case being reported to Mr. Scott, the
general manager. The defendant refused to take the
name and address, and ordered the complsissant to leave
the station; be also directed three porters to eject the
complainant. He refused to go unless they sent for •
policeman. He was, borrower, put out, and he said that
unnecessary violence was used—ln fact, twee( the porters
struck him, and the defendant told them he did not want
any tlibtthe The complainant's hat wee knocked off in
the scale and thrown alter hina—Tlse complainant gave
hi, version of tit- affair. and Me Richard Smith (painter),
and Mr. Frederick Sharp (guiltier), were then called to
prove that complainant was sober at the time, act reports
had been circulated to the contrary.—Mr. H. T. Trevanton
then addrused the Bench for the defendant He said
he was instructed by the railway company to defend Mr.
Potter one of their Alert whom they highly esteemod
wins' this monstrous charge. Instead of its being said
that Brown was the party aggreived, this case might have
been attended with serious loss of life, if the defendant
had not availed himself of the Act of Parliament, which
gave him power to have the complainant ejected (rim
the station The clock was regulated every morning by
telegraph, and it had not varied a quarter of • minute.
db• proved that the train was • minute late.
Without satisfying !limed( by the clock, the complainant
demanded that the defendant should produce hi. watch.
He declined to show it, as unlike those of the guards it
did not belong to the company, and as the trains were
started by the station clock. He civilly told complainant
that the train was started after time, and when defendant
declined to take his name and addrges complainant pushed
him roughly on the shoulder. He went to defendant's
race and said he would be— tf he did not take his
name and address. Defendant tried to go out but was
prevented, and he then sent the telegraph clerk for one
of the portent and asked complainant to leave, but he '
ref uaed Whits. t being removed the complainant became
very violent and struck a porter named Rideau, on the
face, cutting it, If not drunk the complainant appeared
to he mad. This was Christmas time, when there were a
large number of trains running on the single line, and
Poole was the only crowing station between the Junction
and Bentrnemouth. Another train wait due shortly after
the 114 left Poole, and it was necessary that the defend-
ant should net be nletreted and prevented from being at
his poet—Henry Saunders, • workman at the Waterloo
Foundry, Thomas Ricigley, a porter, :Robert Score tele-
graph clerk, Arthur Digby, ticket collector, Samuel Ley,
foramth porter. and George Allen aginalman, were called
forth, defence, The last-named witness produced his
book, which showed that the train started a minute late.
--George Brown was then charged with assaulting Joseph
Potter, and wilfully obetrucung him and others whilst
In the execution of their duty, be was also charged with
assaulting Thomas Ridgley.—Mr. Potter having been
examined, and the other witnesses re-called, the Bench
retired, and on their return into Court the chairm in said
they had decided to dismiss the cases. MI they thought
there were fauna on both sider, and a litte more civility
on the part of both, would, meta's, have prevented on
much of their time being taken up. Each party would
hue to pay his own coda