The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-08-01 00:00:00

BLiNDFORD.

00131ITY PIM Eiggmug a, Saturday. —Present : The
Lord Portman, Ron. W. IL B. Portman, Rev. J. Watts, J. J.
Farquhareon, Esq., and Colonel Hansel.
RUST IiONCITOI, landlord of the New Inn, Blandford St.
Mary, was summoned by Supt. Underwood for haring his
house open for the sale of beer during prohibited hours on
Sunday morning, July leth.—Mr. Atkinson for the defence.
Pot Waui,, staled that he visited the house about half-past 11
o'clock, and found three men in the tap room, sitting on •
bench and a pint of ale on • table before them. He
inked the men if they were and they replied they were
not. One of them was Thomas Morey, another Homy Hunt,
and the third White. WIWI= told defendant he should
report the case, and he replied he had no knowledge ol the
men being there, end that he had not supplied them with any
drink. Ile was not in the house when witness went In, and
he afterwards unlocked the bar door.—Crowesamlfted : The
greet door wee fastened. Went in plain clothes. Could not
say If there wise passage at the back leading to Hz. Etheridge's
hakebouse.—Mr. Atkinson stated for the defence that White
was employed at the Down House and carried milk from Mr,
Monkton, who supplied it. That Mn. Ilonkton on the day in
question asked him if he would have a pint of ale. Her
husband was then out. She gave him the ate and went up-
stairs; no one being at that time in the house beside. A man
named Morey pared through the purge to take his dinner to
the bakehouse, and White called hint to ask him something
about his allotment; and the other man Hunt wait in to see
• man who lodged with Yankton. No beer was paid for, The
street and bar doers were locked, and no one had even tatted
tinge when the policeman came in. He therefore submitted
that this WM net an Infringement of the Act, which expressly
said—" Keep his house open for the seas of beer" he. Hrs.
Monkton was in mist If the Bench would like to bear her
statement; and also Borey.—Thotnaa Korey mid he went on
Sunday morning to Mr. IbtherbWe bakehouse with his dinner.
When he was oft his way back White called him, and asked
him if be had been in the allotment ground lately, and whilst
Im with him the polimenot *ems in up th
, and took e cup,
cog " You hare something to drink then." Witness
replied. "lie bad not,and had not tasted drink for six weeks.'
Hunt canto in Ala said he wanted to see a man named Legg,
who lodged at Monkton'ft—The Bench diambeed the eme,
robing on the truthf einem of the statements made that the
beer era not sold, but at the mine time cautioning Yankton
that be had had • narrow escape. The Chairman remarking
that It was very foolish of Yrs. Yankton to draw beer at such
a time, to glee to any one.

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PAIII,—Our second fair (Wednesday) was, owing to
the lateness of the hayntaldng very thinly attend*
and, owing to the abundadee of keep, only about half
supplied with sheep and beasts. The litti. business
done was at high prices. Mr Hoddlacitt showed a
splendid pen of lambs for which 40s a head was
obtained. Mr. Crooker's ewes made 50s. We quote
lambs from àli (mills) to 40s ; ewes, nothing below 45s
Wheat was a little firmer; and wools were readily
purchased at the satisfactory price of Is 6d. In the
beast fair there was is prime a lot of Devon steers as
one ever put eyes on, and their opital condition spoke
trumpet-tongued of the abundance of keep.

DETERMINED SUICIDE AT filutlißOßNß.
Sherburne Union appears to have an unenvi•ble
interest last at preterit. One of it. inmates I. the
notoriety Samuel Brute, who has proclaimed himself
through the Loudon press as an inoonigible vagabond.
Whilst his letter was exciting attention towards him •
fellow inmate of the union has deliberately pat an end
to his existence. This num was named William Cooper
—bed been en ostler at the Antelope, reaper:deal ova'
meted, bat very intemperat,. lie had been employed
in sonie positions of bast, acting as • kind of deputy
for the porter and going into the town on errands. lie
had also hated as attendant In the infirmary. This
mom is at the top of tko building. It omen abates
with a staircase leading into • yard: At the head of
the staircase Ls • window overlooking the yard, but this
Is only get-at-able by climbing over • mink; and after
taking his shoes off the unfortunate man did this, and
though he hitched his foot in • plies of rotten board
and pushed it through it, he did not falter in his fatal
purpose, but flung bioneit through the cerement.
Failing upon the slate water shod below be was saalped ;
an iron water pipe broke his fall and was broken, but
his head falling on the fleg stones the skull was
trisiared awa &Mk resalbsdamoss Lsafedlalety.