The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-07-24 00:00:00

XARNHULL.
A HORSF.T BUTCHER SENT TO PRISON.

At luildhall, sal Friday, Thomas Sharp, a butcher, of
Marnhull, was summoned If-lire Sir Tit qua.. Dakin for
sending unwholesome meat to the London Central Meat
Market.—Mr. Baylis supported the summons, awl Mr.
Beard appeared for the deft •nt lant. —Mr. said that on
the sth of June last the deft.ndant sent to Mr. Filter, a
sale.osian in the Central Meat Market, two sides of beef
to sell for food. The beast had lien suffering for some
time from a disease in the mouth, anti had wasted away.
It belonged tq Mr. Meetyard, a farmer, who hot sold it to
Mr. Miles another fanner. After a Dine Mr. Miles had
returned it in a worse condition than it was when he took
it. Had the animal been healthy and well it would
have been worth £l7, tut it was bartered to
the defenskint for some pigs worth about 1.7. The weight
of the two sides of beef was only Z.lf 'lb. —This statement
woo borne out by Mr. Wylie —Mr. Henry Snakins Filter
said he was a salesman in the market, and the defendant
had consigned meat to him for some years. As a rule it
was very good meat. About nine years ago he was sum-
moned for senates/ objectionable meat. He listened from
Mr. Wydle, who stated that the meat Was wet and
emaciated. He called Mr. Wydle's attention to the fact
that &though the isseat was poor it was dry. Ile slid so
because the law was all on one side, and he 'rid's,' to have
the case fairly tried.—Mr. Beard said that Mr. Filter was
a salesmen in the market, and a respectable man.—Sir
Thomas Dakin replied that no siouht he was, but he slit!
not like the way in which he hat given his evi lenee in
order to holster up the case. —Mr. Baylis said he was sorry
to saylauch evidence was too frequently given.—Sir Thomas
Dakin said this was every bat case. Tbts defendant's own
witneas said that the meat sent up was "us a rule good."
clearly showing that be tatmetimes sent up meat that was
not good. He would be sentenced to one month's
imprisonment, without haying the option of paying a
fine.

BLANDFORD.
TRAIN IN COLLISION wiTh I. Cow.—On Wi.sloesslay last
the one o'clock train from Blandford to Bournemouth
cams into collision with a cow that hail strayed on the line
near Charlton Marshall, but, fortunately, nothing serious
resulted from the misiiap. The cow was at the time by
the side of the rails under a bridge, and IL, the driver had
already slackened speed the animal did not sustain much
injury, although knocked down by the buffer of the
tender, which was in front of the engine. A man who
happened to be passing over the bridge drove the cow off
the line, and the train proceeded on its way, having been
delayed for a few momenta only.
Loco, Bootn. —The monthly meeting of the Local
Board of Health was held at the Town Hall on Wiyinesday
loot and was atteded by the Chairman (Mr. H. Burden),
Messrs A. S. Hodges, F. T. Johns, S. Abbott, R. Lock,
E. B. Smith, R. Eyars, T. M. Park, C. Pond, .1. Ball, and
J. G. E. Lawrence. —Mr. Pond, on behalf of the Lighting
Committee, reported that the lamps had been repaired.—
Mr. Wills (surveyor) said the new Bamford chain pump
worked very satisfactory. As inspector of nuisances. Mr.
Wills reverted that a nuisance had existed on premises in
East-street occupied by Mr. Hopkins and others ; he called
the attention of the Medical Officer of Health to the CWIG,
and that ontleman gave instructions for some pigs to be
removed, a drain and cesspool to he taken up and retold,
and limo vegetable matter to be removed, these instruct-
ions bad been fully carried out, and the nuisance thus
abated. The Highway C•ommittee, through the chairman,
recommended that :NU impel-facial feet of land in White-
cliff Mill-street, belonging to the Local Board, should be
exchanged for 2/0 superficial feet of Land in Little-lane
and Whitertiff, Mill-street, belonging to Viscount Port,
man. The exchange would tile a straight frontage to the
, villas about to be ereeted by his lordship and widen the
lane, thus improving I.ith the new premises and the road.
A discussion took place as to the further improvement of
Little-lane, by widening it near the National 5e11...1, and
the Chairman said he hoped the day was not far distant
when the trustees of the sckools, the Corporation, and the
Local Board might um their way clear to co-operate in
widening the LIM throughout. The Board agreed to make
the exehange. —The Chairman mid Mr. Wills had collected
1:12.5 since the last meeting, but there were several
chieimes to be drawn that day.—The Surveyor submitted
Plans of propose.l alterations of premises in Edward-street
lately occupied ter Mrs. Foot, and they were approved of.

•
Perri SEASIONS, Priday.—Before the Rev. C. J. Glyn,
the Rev. G. V. Garland, and Sir Edward Greathed.
John Berton, of Newtown, was fined Is. Si. and rests,
Rs., for allowing three horses to dray on the 2nd of July,
an offence to which he pleaded guilty.
Robert and Albert Regler, of Poole, the lait-named •
boy, were summoned for trespassing in search of game on
land in the occupation of the How Grantley Berkeley. at
Newton, on July 13th.—Mr. R. T. Treranion appeared in
u of the smolle. Dyett said he saw
support lltil
defendants
beating a clump of corer on a piece of heath
land about half-past one in the day-time. They had
sticks and stoneo in their hands, and they looked into
rabbits' holes. Ile accused the elder defendant of
rahhiting,- which he denied, and said he was "noting.'
Ile told defendant he considered that worse than the
other, as there were young tame lords about there which
Mr. Bekeley was rearing.—Defendants denied being in
search of aline or rabirits. and said they were le oking for
small birds, but the Bench fined them to. and 5a Id. costs
each.

Waimea Clapc,4l, William Lusher, Alfred 11014”4, and
Churl'. Kelly, were summoned for trespassing in march
of game on land in the occupation of Sir Ivor Guest, at
Canford, on July 2nd. —Henry Swnways, an under.keeper,
said he saw seven men in a piece of cover near Plainfield
Farm. adjoining the Winihorne Turnpike, aboat • quarter
to nix in the evening. Kelly was standing by the able of
the road, at the bank, and be heard him say to those iii
the cover, " Herea the keeper coming." He caught the
othsr three defendants in the cover, and they had •
'archer dog each with them- the reest of the men got
away. Kelly told him he had not been out of the road.
He me Kelly move along the hank svith the rest, and
they were in company an hour before.—The Bench die-
missed the charge agaltut Kelly, the only defendant who
appeared Clapcott is an old offender, and he was fined
104. and costa, whilst Luther and Hopkins were fined 10a.
each and coats.

George Iligion, of Kinson, applied for an order of eject-
ment from a cottage againat Charles Itabbelts, of the
same place.—Defendant ilia not appear, awl the Beach
granted the applicw ion.
Henry Witt. of Stapehill, of Winaliorne, applied for
and obtained a stinlier order against Nary Bozie, of the
same place.
ISamuel Bradley, coach-builder's apprentice. of Salisbury,
was
i summoned by EMMA Brewer, of Cendle, near
Uranlrrne, to show cause, ic. 11. IL Tanner appeared
for applicant ; defendant was represented by his father.
Whilst the applicant was in service at Salisbury she be-
came acquainted vrith defendant, and by the consent of the
parents on both sides they agreed to marry when defendant
was able to support a wife. Last summer defenant seilueed
the applicant, with the result that little • boy was born in
May this year. Letters were put in showing that the defen-
dant was attached to the applicant,andlthat he had never
of the child The only reason for