The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-03-21 00:00:00

SHERBORNE.

A DAY'S SPORTING.

At the petty seasions held here on Thunder, among
other cams heard was the following ..—Ene. gtOOON. to,
puhlican and an ex-policeman ; Samuel Yorks, forNotio
howler to the King's School ; hut who since be mu himsek
"howled out," has turned his attention to pork tondo,
hut; and "Josh" Parsons, general utility man, wen
summoned for poaching on lands belonging to Mr. bight;
I and in the occupation of Mr. C. King, in the Mareon.
med. Mr. Jocelyn Fronk' prosecuted, and Mr. Deena
defended himself and companion, in trouhle.—Thame
Compton, an under gamekeeper in the employ of lb.
Dighy. proved that two shots were fired In Maniton.mo,
and the three defendanta were near the plantation Ile
watched them and saw Parsons and the other ro into
plantation, and Morley in Mr. King's field, whilst WaN.
remained standing in the road. Parsons hail a whit.
ferret and a dog; Morley a single-barrel, and Dennis $
a double-barrel gun, the latter standing in the mad to
watch for anything that came out of the plantation.
Dennis fully exemplified the the truth of the proverb N
In the sort of client a man gets who is his own toot,.
He attempted a technical objection to the RIIIIIIDOW let
an extract from • law book read by Mr. looks quickly
floored him. Beaten, but not conquered, he crow
examined the witnesses, and made what he called one or
two "points." Ile is • rifleman. And then male a
speech almost rivalling in length a Kenealy oration.
However it was not any use and the three were fined ss.
each, and 4s. flit. costs. Dennis asked for time. which
ixonedering he dote • good business .ed simply impudence.
and the chairman told him so. He then pulled out a
sovereign, and, throwing it down, proceedel tore. oire
the ease. While so engaged "utility Josh" toll the
clerk he .night as well take his fine out of it at the some
time. When Mr. Dennis received a shilling change. and
turned to Josh in vain for an explanation, he having
sloped, his look of indignant disgust, would have made a
fine subject for a comic photograph.

PAN-SHARI/EV:.
At the same missions, two young ladies of Alsreston,
Miss Ithsa Jane Bann and Fanny English, were summoned
for doing damage to • door. In some villages in Dego,,
as at marriage ceremonies in Prussia, the prartiee exista
of demanding from a neighbour on Pancake-day that he
or she bring out seine of those hombly indigestible con.
fectiona. If this request is not complied with. pan-shards
and other trifles are thrown at the door of the dwelling.
Eliza Jane and Fanny, either with &commendable desire
to keep up old custonse or desiring a pancake, on Shrove.
Tuesday went to the house of Mrs, Elizabeth Knight,
and shouted for pan-cakes. They were denied, and then
these gentle damsels proceeded to pan-shard the door, and
with such • will that they damaged it to the extent of Ps.
The Bench regarded it as a joke, and fined them 6,1. and
Be. damage. Neither Eliza Jane or Fanny now the inks
in this, and refused to pay, so they were locked up. After
a feet hours' quiet meditation in the cells, probably epee
" what a state things are coming to when you can't ern
smash a neighbour s door,' some one paid the fine, and
they were sent about their business.

YEOVIL.
AN UN-IZAISON-ABLE DOMESTIC.

At the last County Court Miss Mary &aeon, a lady help,
as domestic servants are now called, sited her mistress
no, we mean toe lady with whom she had engaged, Mrs.
Roe, of liendforil, for .•1, a balance alleged to be due for
wages. Miss Raison received £l2a year and all found,
and one of her many arduous duties was to allow Mias
Roe to accompany her to church of a Sunday evening.
This she positively declined to do; she preferred dis-
charging her devotions alone. She was further extremely
rude to Mrs. Roe ; but instead of being sent adrift at
once as she deserved, was offered the alternative of an
apology. Miss Raison wouldn't "give a fig -to apologise,
and accordingly had to go. Hence her claim, which His
Honour very soon disposed of. He said she had acted
very foolishly. She hail no right to refuse to obey the
lawful commands of her mistress, who was justified is
discharging her at once for so doing. It would lie intoler.
able if servants were allowed to do just what they libel,
and refuse to obey orders ; in short, the servanta would
become masters and mistresses. If she had been requestad
to do anything she objected to she should have given
notice of her intention to leave. He must give judgment
for defendant, and hoped it would be • warning to other
servanta