The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-02-16 00:00:00

Comm Perry fixastoxe, Priday.—BeloreB. Meade,
Esq., (obsirmse), E. U. 0. fissaeld, Esq., sad Major
Swansid.

Chore of &ceding Core.—Barnard Shori and Thomas
Lowell, labourers, of Charlestown, near Chickensll, were
brought up charged the former with atealiog and the
latter with receiving three bushels of wheat, ho, the
property of Mr. John James, farmer, of Chiekerell.
Mr. J. Tisard prounted, and said the wheat was of •
very peculiar nature, none of it had been sold merit in
one or two Instances—in one instant* to the shepherd.
Short was sirepected as having stolen, and Lovell as
having received the wheat —Henry Rubleigh, bailiff to
Mr. James, for his farm at Patton, said prisoners bad
been in Mr. James's employ, short from October tiU last
Saturday, but Lovell only shoat eight days, the last
day being on January 3, abort was employed threshing
In the barn, and Lovell with the threshing wahine and
wianowing. There were two or three sorts of wheat, in
the harn—beat, tailings, and chicken viotuals. chi the
20th January, he missed some tailing wheat. which wee
fell of smut, oats, and " praued• the latter • weed that
grows with the wheat. He sacert•ined that some had
been taken by Lovell to Mr. Hopkins's milli., be greeted, .
and in consequence went to tiermsat Pilibild, sod a
search warrant wee obtained. He socompsaird Serguat
Naiad to Lovell's house on Moods, last Lovell was
at the door and the Sergeant told him he had • warrant
to search his house for some wheat. Lovell replied
that he had no wheat in his boner They entrebilids and
I. the kitchen behind the door was • bag revered with
• sloth, and .1011111 wheat in it, amounting to a bathed
and • ha/f. It was tailing wheat similar to what was in
Mr. James's barn. He identified the bag as rose belonging
to hie master, because there wet a hole in the ride,
which he hat himself mended. The Sergeant afterwards
searched the pantry, where wee a pan eontahting some
Our, and Lovell said be bad bought a bill Peek or peek
ed dour at Mr. Hopkias's mill, but afterwards said his
wife bought it; but his wife, who was Prownt, said the
had not. Tbe Sergeant continued his search, and asked
him if he had any mere wheat awl he replied "No e'
but in the back bones, the Seni'unt found • barrel with
some bran. Lovell said he IQ • qr. sot of bran which
he had brought from Weymouth. The Sergeant asked
him if he had some more wheat, and be replied "There
Is some mere; under the bran,* Lovell said be bad
kostitkS it of nkosi that worked in Mr. Jaasee's barn.
Another bushel and half was found in the
laurel. It was tailing CNA similar to what
was in Hwl him Welding to Mr. June Sergant
Pitlield precluded the wheat found in the bonne, Lad
also a sample of that found in the barn, and it wee
compared, and wife's. identified the wheat as Worming
to his master. That in the barn WU easel/ litailnt to
that found in Lentil's house, by the quantity of stoat,
mita and Prams. The bad had been in his master's
possession seer sines be had been at Puttee ,on the 6th
April last. He hid sold none of this wheat, and only •
bushel of ebieken's oietneis to Short. The shepherd
had been aocuatomed to have a bashed of wheat Per
week, the charge for which was &ideated out of his
wages. After they had searched Lovell's house, he
wont to Short's with the Sergeent, Auld Short was taken
into custody, the Serguat telling bus he wee charged
with Method, and be said he had taken no morn than
he had bought. All he bad wee a busbel of chicken's
victuals, and a bushel of barley. the LAW of which be
bought of Mr. Junee.—By Mr. Coombs: The chloikaae
victuals could net be so cleaned as to look like the
tailing wheat found in Lovell's bum It waa the
sweepings of the bars door, sad mined with seeds.
Lovell said that he had sold the bushel of chickens'
victuals to • man named Wheadoo.—Jobn Jaime,
prosecutor, said he had not said say wheat lately to
ether of Niemen; int bed sold a bushel of twist to
Short, and only his bailiff beside himself would have
Authority to do no.—Sergeant Jobe Pitdeld, Dorset
County Coutabalary, related the floding of the
wheat. The bag wee covered with a cloth, and
Lovell said be had bough t it of • man
whom be &mid not know again; hat aftlits'afat
that he had bought It of a man who had been threat.
log in Mt. James's ban. Its promised to give him it.
(nit; but be had not paid him. Short told him he
weld boy wheat Momper of Mr. JLOtell than anyone elm
coed. In the putty they foaled some dour, which
Lovell said his wife bought at Mr. Hopkins'. ail; but
this his wife denied. After the finding of the wheat
under the bran, prisoner said it was no use telling any
, lies shout it, he bought two iota of abort, and was to
I give 51. for the two lots. Some paper was plaord
between the wheat and the bran. He afterwards
natebed Short's house, sad found him la bed covered
up with his clothes on, about three °Week In the after-
noon. Witness took km in custody, and be said he .
"bed not stoked say user oold aay,v but bed bought •
bushel of chicken's vistual• from Mr. Maahlaigh whisk he
sold to Wheselse at the brickyard.— John Willis. .
Cobb, briokinaker, of Patten-Luis, esid he bed boogie 1
some obligees' victuals of Short, in the early part of .
January. There were three lose, sad he jun it, far ,
the dna lot, 3s. 6d. for the seemed IMy audit, for the I
third lot. Short said that Mr. JUNI had sold off 1101110 I
of his thickest pitman sweepings al Ilif bare, til '
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wh,ever gars the moat, 'and he (Shalt) bought
It. Mr. Thomas Pastor, Badipole Mb, NOS et..t
Wicont dark on Wan. 25, Lovell brought about 60 b. of
corn to be ground. It was tailing wheat, with praise
black oats, and smut, and wog Similar to that petAgsed.
Prisdner wanted it ground the nu& ; bat whine
amid not do it as the tide wee op. He wished Um
Boor to be left at Susan Stanley's, end oboes to have
it "tolled" instead of paying for the griuding —Mr.
Tiserd stated that he was iodinated that further
evidence would tie brought against Short, and he there.
for. asked for a raltald.—Tha request was granted, sal
prisoners werereatanded till Monday.

TIN MILD GUMMI bits produeed some remarkable
effects is this neigisbourbodd among tbe rest. Tn..
entreat and gooseberry bushes are already coming out
in leaf, and the plea trees are even in bloom.

PORTLAND

Tea ElMenne Is yes Immen. ---Withia a abort time
Captain Manning, the governor of this blood, has been
celled upon ti sign a lerge numbor of suminunies egainst
poor pude fornon-payasent of pones-rates, preiara'oiy
to their being excused. We understood Shot th.-re
were 106 at one time, 69 at anoth-r. end yet • further
number of 22 bad tag° through this form, on account
of being unable to pay their rates.
"Lee RADS AROOT HIS OWN DOOR swear'. appears
to have bees the motto in Portland of late, and with •
vigorous elution on the part of each inhabitant. the
footwoye of Fortene's Well are outainly less affected
by the asisonce of mad that we nomoleined of a week
or two ago. la the nieutime the loneol Board, whou
provinee it utrely is to keep the struts *lean, are
making some little attempt to do so, but are nether in •
tie, not knowing how to raise ennui money, or perheps
even how to oolleet the rotas they have already mode.
WaltclC ON PORTLAND BIIisIWATRIL —The uncer-
tainty of all men's provision against storm hoe again
been demonstrated at Portland, where the very
meens of safety has broom. the cause of destrae•
tioa. On Friday week the brigantine Henry ataiDora,
of Aberystwith, went et the Breakwater. The nun
had no difficulty in soccang, es the wind was light; but
the 'easel could mot be act off, and ow Sunday she was
beaten to pieces by the SW. gel,. The muter, John
Thomas, in his depoetior b fore R. G. Cbeesnean.
receiver of wreak, deposed thet the Treed was 119 tou
register. She was ownel by Fr•nois Randall, of Burry
port, Pemberry, Carmutiso, wee built in 1849, and
waa not deemed in Lloyd'. lies. She shipped 80 tons of
ballast at Treaville, and seed on Jan. 28, for Llonelly,
in Wale'. The ship proceeded on her voyage until the
29th January, at 4 a.d., the vessel then being about ten
miles N.& from the Caskets, wind 8.W., blowing a
gale with a heavy sea renabig ; deponent weeded
pumps, hat fount them choked. He then bore up for
Portland Roods for sto Her, and arrived there at
a.m, of the 30th Janeary, and anchored in eye fathoms
ot water. Deponent thou cosametioe4 to char the
pumps, which was done on the 2nd February. On
Friday, sth February, at 1 p.m., the tide at the
time high woke-, the weather Gee, and the wind
in the B. , Wowing light rarioble, the ship being at
teacher in Portland Roads, deponent got under weigh
and proesedel round the Breakwater at 3 tom., being
abut three miles N.B. from the Breakuide, fort,
tacked ship to the S. W. At 5 p in., being shoat three.
cistartere of I mile from tie middle antennae to the
Breakwater wind at the time very light and baffling,
the vessel tiered stays. "'epoortat let go his anchor,
with 25 baboon cable, in 10 fathomed water, but lailcd
to bring the up, RA the tide wits running so strong,
Two kedges were ran oat, bat wishoet snaps& and at
6 p.m.. the vessel struck on the rocks forming the found.
ation of the Brook water, carrying away jibboom and I
bowsprit, and also doing other domage. Boats from !
the shore put off imeeediaely, and • steamer from ;
Weymcuth MOO alongside j but, owing to the wooed i
making so mach water, it vas impossible to got her I
off. She was, however, striped, and toe mute taken !
oat of her, and on the 7th, the wind blowing • gale
from the S.W., the vemel went to pieces. At the tine ;
of sailing deponent had three anchors aboard, 9 act., I
8 ees,, end 7 cwt.. reepeetvely ; 170 fathoms of about I
liin. cable. and 70 fathons of lin, cable, with three
kedge nachors, Sewt , Sort., and lc wt, respectively.
The to.. on the ship is ealmated by deponent at £5OO.
but the ship was insuredfor 10300. Deponent attributes
the lose of the vessel to her having mimed stays, in
eoneequaint of light sirloin The six shipwrecked men
were forwarded to tbdi homes at Llanally, by Mr.i
Damon, honorary agent of the Shipwreck Mariners'
Society at this port.