The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-08-05 00:00:00

BRIDTORT.

Armairm SOICIDS BY • PRISONS/ A man
named John Bonsai' we. Saturday last incarcerated
at Bridport, having been brought from London. It
was intended that be should have been brought before
the magistrate. on Monday, but, In consequence of
county business, he wee remanded until the following
day. On Tuesday morning, Sergeant Gale, upon
entering the cell, noticed a quantity of blood on the
bud-clothes and prisoner's attire. He asked the
priaoner what he had been doing, and he answered,
"It's no use; I've done it, and it can't be undone."
When asked what he did it with, prisoner pointed to
the pillow, under which a razor wee found secreted,
covered with blood. Dr. Scott was immediately sent
for, and examined prisoner. He found a wound on
the elbow joint of the left arm three-quarters of an.
Inch in length, not deep. One of the superficial veins
was divided. Prisoner informed the doctor that be
had made an unsucamsful attempt to make away with
himself. The Mayor and D. Hay visited the station
and prisoner was charged with the offence. He
guilty, and woe committed for friaL Dr.
pleaded guilty, the man, who wan then In a weak
condition, not insane.

FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT. —A sail boating accident,
terminating fatally, happened at Bridport harbour on
Tuesday evening. Two men employed at the hid
Brewery having wagered to eail each other over a certain
course, went out to decide the bet. They had sailed the
grater part of the distance agreed on, and were return.
leg home from the eastward, when a squall struck the
lending boat, occupied by the deceased, John Mendell,
and it gradually filled and sunk. Crest excitement
prevailed on the beach among those who had witnessed
the a... Shout. Amistance was rendered to the man as
promptly as paible, but, notwithstanding that he was •
good swimmer, he Was picked up to all appearance dead.
This, unhappily, turned out to be the case, as all efforts
to restore aaimation proved fruitless.
ST. MAST'S SCHOOL /WIC AL TRH AT. —The children
attending the above school had their annual treat on
Thursday, in most propitious weather. The hells of the
fine old pariah church rang some merry peals during the
day, in honour of the event, whilst banners floated from
the tower. About 2 o'clock • proem...on, headed by the
band of theist, D.R. V., started from the National Schools,
I);•=ditgl. Tiltrraraded
en 'telarcho'.)nelauqupal 'treeto
eta of eowthe,
whilst the senior scholar, bore nag: and banner, of various
and appropriate devices. Duque service was held in the
semed edifice at 3 p. ru., when the rector suitably addressed
the teachers and 'cholera Tea was afterwards provided
upon the rectory lawn, and a large number, upwards of
tt, partook. They then wended their way to a field, near
the Harbour-road, kindly lent by Mr. J. Homan.
Games of various kinds were arranged for the delectation
of the children, and a large assortment of useful prizes
vere given to them Dancing and other aumaenzentn
/ea kept up with touch zest until dusk. The
aria= tan marched to the church, where cheers were
heartily given for the Renter Mrs. Henslowe, the teachers,
and other friends who had contributed to their day's
enjoyment
Bosation Perm. SIMMONS. Ttunday.—Before the Mayor,
and Dr. Hay, M.D.
Aga Warman mason, of Allington, was charged with
being drunk in the borough on the 4th inst., and with
being of disorderly behaviour—P.C. Northover saw
defendant drunk, and stripped to fight. He made use of
Indecent language—Defendant pleaded guilty.—There
were five previous convictions, hut he promised faithfully
that " this aall be the last time, gentlemen."—He was
duly cautioned by the bench, who gave him one more
chance, imposing a fine of M, meta lila di, in default 14
daya—Fortnight allowed.
Waterborne Bar, landlord of the Hare and Hounds
harbor's.). Weastrest, was charged with having kept
epee his house on the lab inst., daring orohibited hours,
for the sae of liquor. —Defendant pleaded not guilty.—
P.C. Gould swore being on duty in West-street, on the
ifith hut. at It am—Friday. Passing he saw a light
between the shutters, and jut after Mrs. Hunt came out,
and looked about, and then walked down the yard.
Witness entered and found defendant, and • man named
liprake. Beer was on the table, which the landlord
removed. witness asked Sprake his name, which he
refund to give until threatened to be taken into custody.
—lMfendant now alleged that SPrake4P.ll called isl to
io n* wow witb Itim- —1 be Bench him that he
wea liable to 4 fine of MO, hut he wou be fined .C 1 and
costa da fa—Allowed 11 days, in default, 14 days' hard
labour.
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—irla—sfy. Sprain, labourer, of AlliNyton, wax charged with
being in the house on the night an question —Defendant
pleaded guilty, and was fined la, costa, 8. tkL II days'
allowed, 14 in default,

A ITU CAT I oogilimum.-114r.John Davies, landlord of the
Crown Inn, Ilarlimar-roed, made an application that an
eat" hour barmier! him on the ith inst., the occasion of
the offiifellows Fite.—Th. Bench considered that although
applicant's house was in close proximity to the field, the
acomunoilation on the ground was sufficient
Cot PT T Pwrrr Smaioris, lionday.—Before Sir Moly-
ennui 11. Norman, Bart. (chairman), S. W. Whelham,
E.g., W. Colfax, Esq., 8.A.... and T. Colton, Er.
Arrucrion 11.1111WEID. —Ask application we. m•de to
the Bench by Mr. Jollifie, of Crewkense,
_that the license
of tr. Squirrel Inn be transferred from Kr W. Kerb to
Robert C. Dark. —Kr. .lolliffe rated that the torietrode•
at the loot Beamineter serions wen applied to but they
had refused to grant it. The applicant was connected with
a certain peewit who wae considered objeictiorbia
liluireCterr, wire Produced but the orgistratse release to
rant the application:OW the declaims of the Berninater
Berk
The BIUDPOILT Hto.wiy BOLL) e. Mi. 500701
"economist —This wee an action brought by the Bold-
port Board to recover the stun at CV, being the amount
of alleged ether of tragic rid cost of repairs to a certain
road In the district called Beal, Down !toad, near Chard.
stock. This sum was incurred by the mare in repairing
the damage done by defendant's traction engines during
autumn tut —Mr. N. M. LoWn appeared for the Board:
Mr. Tweed, of Horton, dreaded. —Mr. Loggia, in
:ring th
e. e case, Wilt what wa.,:de
rptially com
peaesd plained
of
and eared much damage which he had not repaired or
ceased to be repaired. To prove to. power of road
authority to newer the expire of extraordinary traffic,
Mr. Leggin quoted 41 and 42 Vic., chap. 77, er 23. The
damage extended over ceseand-a-half mile of rod,—Mr.
Richard Randal, dietair surveyor„ who was first called, '
proved that the damage wee ae d. Sr. sad previous to
the traffic of tinfaadaat's engine the road was in • good
state of repair. The of th• road
was efficient The cadre of the nor :sir pressed down
by the weight of the naglses, the wheels of which always
entered the mom ruta, &Biondi the road he alleged lobe
16 or 17 feet in width. —Cross-examined by Mr. Tweed,
the Surveyor stated that ware was often on the iced
caused by the engines. Tbe condition of the road was
fair in September last Won the reuse traversed it.
Trout 30 to 40 yards of material was placed upon the
road in 1877, on that nartlenler mile-end-half. Knew
nothing prior to that year The metal beneith
the turf wee not removed. About Cg 000 were laid oat on
the district last year, both. had kept no account of this
=tl:xkr piece of road—Robert War, warnardea of
; X Perry. contractor; Edward Gould sad
Eli Blame, contractor for repair of reeds, were also
examined, and adduced similar evidence • all
that the road In question was Ins fair rate o'
*MA%
thou ralwa4 the lady., ,lieto the engine trefflc.Mr 4. lga:rtie4agetirciriClitta an
'. of vier for tilkirdelor pariah for six yews
from len to 1272, proved to be Lilt,. 110. per
WM for ordinary repair,: naeltias to L idy-day 11479.
irba outlay for IBM wooEllS 17. St for the Meek in
srliaa7 Moro ; extent of mileage 24. In 11177 the outlay
was £l3Blet 24. In 1376 £lO6 Tweed. nng the
conclusi in of the artiste,, for the preetettt.oboerved
Igl the u$ h 4 fetOw4 w there h been ax.
Inajv ft... 140 ei Safendanre whim Ele submitted
tha • drat of Panto hanid.'d the 'ha"'
were constructed la &accedence with the Act, which did
net ear "You shall moto a traction engine." The
egarioa wan was the wrier carried extensive! It was
met duly hard if elicitors of locomotives had to defrso
damage sustained to roads by reaeoa of their pretrt
boa condition. Excess ef weight must 14 04. v the trucks are caktulated Is cern% Llhxgt. he thought,
vs, esewthiee the w the Legislature

allowed him. The engines coutinuad in the lame track as
the road was not sufficiently wide.—Mr. Twead now
applied for a case in Court ,i 1 Queen's Basch (provided the
verdict should he againat him) in order to determine what
wes extraordinary traffic and what not. He considered •
tram Vin .nine going over • good road improved It; wad
the Are, he contended, made the use of traction engines
legivinaate.—The Bench here laformed Mr. Tweed that
not became it waa • traction engine, but because It was
of the extraordinary weight concentrated at once on a
outlaw, and 181 tons was, the Act said, exoweive.—Yor
the defence. /french. Forsey, driver of cos of defendant's
enzlnes, deposed to the bad state of the read, which was
hollow in the centre and high at the sides. Water could
net get away, and lets bud v., he made to effect it Had
the rod been ii. a sound state the engine would have
done no harm The width of the metal was not over lift.,
and net 16 or lies stated. Beyond the llft, it would not
bear.—Abraham Bevis, another driver, . gave similar
evidence, as did William Isaac, William Wright, Thomas
, Gear, and John limit It.— The magistrate' said the decision
of that Court would be in favour of the Board, as it woe
evident the damage bad been caused by defendant's
, engines, and the Act required that whoever did the
damage must pay for it—Coets £3 13e. 6d., and order for
4127.

.I.I.IJCUID COPCZAIJIIIIIT Or TYPHOID FITZ/L.—Mr.
Raient, of Manor Farm, Weyfard, Somerset and
Mr. Ma. RIZi•OfI, pen., of Wethato Farm, Harm*
Haut were summoned under the provisions of the •
Contagious Diseases (Animals) Art for offending against
the stud Act on the 12th lost, in that having in their
certain pig. affected with typhoid lever they
felled to ere notice of the feat to a constable.—Mr.
Jails for the defence; Supt. Kaiak prosecuted—Mr.
Thomas Robinsou, veterivary surgeon, of Beaminear, one
of the inspectors, swore visiting Wethaut Farm on the
12th July. Asked Mr. Raison, jun., if 11 had not some
pigs there that had died of typhoid fever. Said ho had lost
three "squeakers," but was reluctant to point out where
they were burial. Witness eventually, in conjunction
with Sergeant Riles, found seven craves and exhumed the
cavities of pica Mule • poet mortent, and found they
had suffered from typhoid terer. Upon visiting the sties
where they had been kept found it diainfected with lime.
Told Mr. Ralson the place was infected—By Mr. Join. :
I did not make an order for the remainder of the pigs on
the place to be slaughtered. The living one. were sp.
patently healthy. II pigs affected are Into. some et), with
other. the damsels liable to communicate. The symptoms
of typhoid fewer are general want of appetite, votuhing.
staggering. partial peralysts of hind limbs, diarrhtu i.
aria* of • high tempersturs, and coloured evacuations
bleak and offensive, and skin becomes covered with mail,
sometimes barge, purple spot...ulceration of the skin some
times takes place. From diagnosis I find typhoid fever
was the disease. The carcaiie of the pig het boned was
not stificiently decompow.d bat that I could diecern the
usual nese of diseese—Serst. Bites sworn, said he visited
the premises with Mr. Robinson, saw the graves in the
orchard. and the animals disinterred The sty was
cleansed with lima —Walter Seaman, boy in the employ
of delendaate, said that six pigs luei died during 'even
weeks. and were buried in the orchard. Saw no :pots on
them, nor had they suffered from diarrhoie, one was shot.
They were purchased at Chard Falr. They appsnred
emaciated and weak when bought —Mr. Jolitte,
log the bendi, quoted the Act, an did Mr. Kahle. He
(Kr. JoIlle) stated that the animals were weak when put-
classed and had not Suffered from any malignant diassea
Several witnesses were called to supportorhen Mr. Charles
Blake, N.R.C. V.S., of Crewkarne, swore having made an
examination of four surviving pigs. They were healthy.
Hs could not say that Use animals, which had died, had
' not suffered from typhoid fever, but it wee certainly
strange II they had that disease was not communicated to
the (*her laga It would be dilßcult some time after
burial to detect nos of • mos prevailing dlesasa
Mr. Robinson again called said the carcases was not too
decomposed but that be could determine from what
disease they had suffered—The Bench, alter a petient
' consideration, said they must give way to professional
' evidence, and would Impose a fine uron Mr. Raison. .en.
(11. r. Ralson, Jun., having been proved a locum tele.ou
under kis father) of LI and costa—.C3 10x—Mr. Jolllffe
strongly urged Mrs. Raised who represented herhusbend.
• to appeal for • case, but she emphatically declined to to
• so, and immediately drew a cheque for the amount—
Li 10a

-61111—UNIIMNIMIL —Henry Brown, carter. Symondabary.
pleaded aunty to being drunk on the highway at Ghideock
on the Mb inst., whilst in charge of a horse and waggon,
Fined Sta 64.. and coats (7ii.)
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.6;.;27 ...:ranits Brake, of Orewkerse.
labourers, were summoned for having uolawfully
ballooned in pursuit of conies in Brned windeor. —P.O.
Custard proved the cam. He Raw defendants take up
rabbit traps on lend Indonvins to Mr. Smith. Two
previoue convictions. —Fined Ma and costa (10e 64.) or
one math.