The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-02-21 00:00:00

it had been occasioned by violence. If death I
ocourred from exposure, them how could the accused
be oonvicted for manslath.hter? No jury would
couviot a man upon such evidence as bad been
brought before the Court. He hoped Mr. Williams
wouli not seml the ease for Cid, as in order to do that
there ought to be &ear and diwinct evi,tence tat his
client had contributed towards the death of a fellow•
creature ;and he contended thattliere lied been noevidenee
to show that. Mr. Williams must rot go by inference;
it must he by pea tire proof. [Mr. Williams: There is
n 3 fear of my going by inference ] here bad been no
proof that hit c!i,nt, directly or iudireotly, contributed
towards the dearh of the poor man who had been the
subject of this inquiry.
Mr. Williams Kahl he thought there wen qui`e
auffichmt evidenei to send the case fortrial. Ile vhould
not ask any further questions of the witnesses. If there
were any Ill Ore rine,tions r qiiired they cold be ed
doomh at the trial, as t oy might ho in the prisoner's
favour. shout! not mom the ewe again, bilieving
t ere WWI quite sufficient evidence to ,oild ti o cam icr
I trial.

Prison! r en& ! t. on o-Wion«l in the wrist !winner, nn I
on the advice of h 4 solicitor. said "I am a !tined to say
nothing."

PriNnti,r wax then toinully committcd to take I,ii
trial at the next wizo on tle charge f inanslinghter;
b jog acutpted— himself in £lOO, and two bure•i:a in
MO each.

W BYMOUT —Bog uotr SFMSION3, Mordlay.—
Before the Mayor and B. Ita)ley, Eq.
JUVENILII BURGI,AIIB.—Two boys, named Brett, were
charged with breakieg into the National Schoolsroem
and stealing therehoin 51, the properly id Alfred
Reyn3lde, and a bunch of keys, the property of William
Smith, the schoolmaster. It appears that of late to
school room has been broken into several times,
generally on Sunday mrrninp, when the boys were at
church. The 'easter, in order to detect the offender,
had a boy left in the scillool. Last Sunday morning
Reynolds, a pupil teuchi r, was deputed to this task, awl
about halt pest II o'clock, %Mist he was sittiog by the
fire ,he beard the latch raised. He secreted himself
hel Mil a screen, and watched the cyurse of events. lie
saw the elder prisoner enter the school, admits Mil
to which he slit deed by means of A false key.
Almost as EO,ll AA he was in the school lie
went out and returned with the other
and they then orened several dealt. At
last they wrenched open 11.1nolds' desk and took
from thence five-pennyworth of coppers, and utters aids
went to the sehoolmaster's desk and took his keys.
Reynolds then came from his hiding place and pi iyoners
ran away ; the younger one was capoired, hut
nothing was found in lie possession. Laser in the day
the olds r prisoner was taken in custody, and upon his
being searched five marked coppers were found upon
him, which wi to identifiod as those taken from
Reynolds' desk. Neither of the prisoners had anything
to say in answer to the charge, aud they wore each
ientenixid to a month's hard labour.

Poen SPENCER AGAlS.—lienry Spencer, a very old
cfrender, w brought Up in custody charged with being
drunk and aasaulting Mr flu Liver, landlord of the Boot
Inn. Piboner went to the !louse in • state of istexi-
cation on Sa,urday evening, and because Gull.ver weuhl
not eupply him with beer, and ordered him out of his
house, Sreneer assiulted liim.—ln defence he s.id be
did not recollect anlthing about the affair, and wax
sorry if he had struck Mr. Gullivir. —lie was fined
10. i. 61. and costs.

USING Bin LANGUAGE.—Mary Ann Wallis WAR
charged with being drunk and making use of had
language.—P.C. Delamont mew her on Sunday morning
knock at the door of several public-houses. He told
her to desist, but she would not, and made use of very
abusive language towards biol.—Fined 51., the Gists
, being ri 'flitted.
PASSING BAD NOTTS.—Henry Taylor, a respectable
looking man, who said he came [rem Surbiton, WWI placed
in the Oak charged With obtaining four guineas from
Frederick Abbot, coffee holt., keeper, Crmeent-strect,
under false pretences It appeared that prisoner, after
' staying at prosecutor's hou,e from Saturday to Tuesday,
I returned on Wednesday and represented himself
As being connected with the London and South-
Western Railway Company. He aid lie was
"down on the quiet," and intvnded to me ramie
alterations lb the running tlf fhe tininsi He asked
pr Oven tor to cash a cheque for him, and
handed him one drawn by George Crockford,
in favour of Henry Taylor. on the bank of
Sfessra. Glyn, Mille & Co., and endorsed by Henry
Taylor. He cashed the cheque for prisoner, giving
him four guineas. He afterwards took it to Messrs.
Williams' bank, but it was returned on Fri lay morning
marked "no account," and lie had to return the
money. He gave information to the police, and
prisoner was apprehended at Yeovil. On being taken
in custody be stated that he did not know but that the
cheque Was good. He was then asked if he had any
AKAN in his possersion, when lie replied that he had not,
but two more were found upon him. On Friday the
prisoner war again placed in the dock to answer the
charge.—The proseentor, Mr. Abbott, stated that he
had written to the address at Attrbilion Which prisoner
had given, but the letter had been returned, marked
"not knoltn.'—doseiSh Ildlwell, sergeant or police at
Yerlvil, said the two cheques lie found upon prisoner on
taking him in custody had been put in the bank, but
returned, marked "no account."—Prisoner made no
answer to the charge' and was committed for trial at
the Assizes. The subjoined letter, bearing the Salisbury
post mark, but no signature, was found in pritioner's
posse-sion, and shows • little of his Earner

"Saturday, Feb, 11, 1865.
" A Mi. Greenhorn, from Henstridge, has been to-
day with a cheque for Et 155., 'J. Morgan.' He sent it
to his London drapers. They have proceeded against
him for iseuing it, so that with the £2 Is. you owed
him, legal expenses coming to Salisbury, Stc., he is now
out of rocket nearly £5; and in order to prevent a dis-
tress warrant being issued against him, he lit compelled
to ay nearly that amount. Mr. Wilson, the lawyer
here, has written to Mr. Moore for payment to Atkins
of the money for the oaelts„ntld thrbatlinbil to proceed
aaalliSt him for the money unl.ss it in paid immediately.
You have swindled Mr. Moore; you have borrowed N
of Mr. Moore ; you I ri,o told Greenhain that Mr.
Mennen owed you £2O; you have swindled the station-
master at Temple Combo, also the station master at
Stalbridge. The beershop keepers want the two half-
crowns you did them out of. Greenhorn will wait two
or three days to see if you min set yourself right with
him ; failing your doing no, lie will take out a magis-
trate's warrant against you for forging a cheque with
intent to defraud. There is no help to be expected from
me. You are beyond any interference, and nothing can
save you from the hands of the pollee, Write to me
immediately, and te.,3 me fftr. If Oh. What are you
skiing at Weymouth? If you fail to do so. I will ex•
tree you to the hstel-keeper (the Queen's Hotel), as I
have every reason to saspect that you intend favouring
him with a specimen of your ability as a swindler! and
rogue. I did not tell Greenhorn your address, or where
you were. I did not know,"
Letters bail leen receive I by Superintendent Lidbnry
from Superintendent Lewis of Sherborne, stating that
prisoner had passed a forged cheque at the Antelope
Hotel in that town, and Superintendent Sheppard, of
the ffincanton police, 'donned him that he had a
warrant for prisoner's apprehension,
TosBoar.--s--11. fore the Mayor, lb Cot'er,ll, and E.
Bayley, Earita„
TV'S Or. A Talnit.-aArthnr knight, appeared to
antiVer a summons preferrad against him by William
Russell, for tides abusive language towards him. The
parties are wheel-chairmen, and the diaputs in question
arose en the night of Monday seek on the occasion of
Mr. Gubbin's grand concert. —The Bench considered the
evidence incomplete, and dismissed the case.
COUNTY PIM SESSIONS, Tuestlay.—Before Capt.
Manning anti FL Ir. Swailield, Esq.
Arisonsr.—llichard Sykes, a seaman, was brought tip
In custody obarged with assaulting William. Tuntutimu
of the Schoonet Elitabeth.—Mr, Maimed appeared for
ptoseciltor, and Mr. Hill for prisoner.—It appeared that
on Wednesday evening last prosecutor went on board
his vessel in company with prisoner, who was his ma's.
They had some wordeand prisoner demandrd tti wages.
Prosecutor said he would pay him when he arrived in
his cabin, so Ilk wife bad the money. She wan, how-
ever, in bed and ranged to pay prisoner until the new*
morning. Prisoner made lure of bad language, and
inure into the cabin. Prerecnttir Ordered him mit, wbbs
he sail he would have the money that night or else
"gouge" in the captain's eye. He wrung his fists in
his face. Prosecutor was about taking up a poker to
defend himself, who prrsoner struck hint .*ith both
fists about his head and face. Presieciltriek wife got Out
of, bed and per‘hadeti iiriliotter to go out of the cabin
*UM the dressed herself. He did no, and the door
was locked neon him. He returned soon after and
wanted the door opened. This waarefused,and prisoner
said he would soon see if it should not be opened.
lie burst open the door, and again demanded the
money. He refused to so out and struck preascutor,
knocked him down, and kicked him in the lower part
ef the back several *most until he became Inseqsible,
He lost a great quantity of blood, and *AA compelled to
kora Medical assistance.—Prisoner was sentenced to a
month's haid labour.
Masa NOSIOLV ACCIDENT —Avery melancholy accident
took place on Tuesday to an old man n t Thranas
Taylor, a carter in the employ of Mr, Ward, ot Port.
land. It appears that Taylor *se going op Boot-lane
with a wagon laden with barley, and a boy, named
Winter, who was leading the horses, by some means or
other in turning Boot-lane corner fell, and appeared
likely to be crushed by the wagon. Taylor rushed to
extricate the lad from his perilous position, but in so
doing, unfortunately, one of his legs became entangled
in the wheels of the wagon which went over itand.passing
up his side, went over his ill ad. The poor man was taken
to the Rest and Welcome pablic-house, and medical
assistenoe sent for, which was promptly in attend-
anea. It. was then foetid that Taylor was moat }fer-
tility crushed, in addition to other injuriee, his skull
being broken, and that fragments of bones having pene-
trated the brain. Thepoor fellow lingered for some hours
in the greatest agony, and then expired. Strange to any
that, with the exception of one of the lad's feet being
slightly bruised, he escaped unhurt, although his
preservation from death is marvellona. He was eon-
veyed to the Infirmary where lie recelved every care and
attention.
RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY. —On Monday even•
lug the annual meeting of the Weymouth
auxiliary of this society to ik placi at Si.
Mary's National School. R. if. Eliot, Esq.,
occupied the chair, but the attendance was rot very
numerous. The meeting was addreeed by the Chair-
man, the Rev. it. S. Ashton, J. B. Lewis, and the
depntation, the Rev. P. J. Saffery, gave a moat interest-
ing account of the blessed results achieved through the
ins,rumentality of the Religious Tract Society.
SE/MSG.—The severe fronts which have taken place
within the past few days have frozen the vast sheet of
-ater in Loamoor, and that place now affords the
recrestion to skaters and sliders. Within the
of that knowing individual, "the oldest
" so much - s seen in

water

never

been

time-piece, supported by two figure representing
commerce and industry, underneath which is the
following inscription :—" Presented to the Rev.
Thomas Huhand Gregg by the parishioners of S.
George's, Isle of Portland, Dorset, Deeetnber, 1664."

ATHELIIAMPTON.—Psnair RSADINC.S.
,he lint five or six year. public readings have been given
born time to tine in tae Seheol-•oorn of thi;
For two years they have slummed the character of the
"peen! readings" now so generally adopted, and during
that time have been marked wi,h inc 4 eased success.
We eannot but think that these are great ac hi sr well
intellectual advantages connectei with entertainments
of this kind. An opportunity is given to all classes to
listen to the words awl 14eguage 44 our greatest Willer'',
whil4d wit and unmoor nre suitably int:minced to give
311 enlivening varic'y. One grcat advantage in that it
brings every el an of society togo'ber to enjoy, RS it
Were, two Or three hours or Noti.a ii4t rewire., thus eon-
dn44lng in a measure to the breaking ,Town t'4ou, harriers
which t4o separat class from class, end to make
all feel that. as members of the same eOllll 1111 l 4Py, we
ought in stoiving for h 44 e oilmen good to lo.re and to
respect one auother. Our last penny rrreling for ilk's
season was given on Monday, F bru 4ry 64.11, Rllll not-
still-landing the 'mot uefavoorable iv, Whir, MIA
largely awl respeetatily attended, and was of an o"-
timid e3tio chareoter throughout. A moug t'te pieces
read the following appeared to be highly neereciated
" The trial scene in the )14.robant of Venice," by Mr.
Wool; HOO.I'S "The Black Job," by Mr. . 1144 mer ;
lload'a "Number One," by Mr. Holmes; and a lections
(mom " t'oems in the Dorset Dialect," by the Rev.
B. Milan. The songs, "Tao tr.* urer of the deep,"
and "Fily Mavourneen" were aplendidly sung by Me.
Joseph Homer ; while "Janet's choice," sung by Mr.
Best, and the duct, "I've wandered in dreams." by
Mr. J. limner and Mr. Hawkins, were heartily encored.
The glee, "Blow gentle gale," was excellently rendered
by the same perfermera. Mr. H. Hawkins played the
accompaniment in excellent style, and altogether the
evening's entertainment was eminently sums sful, anl
will long be looked lank upon as a rich treat by thore
who were she, iu spite of wind and rein, to be present.
The proceedings were brought to a close with the
" National Anthem," and the most enthusiastic applati+e
of the 4144sembled company expressive of the desire that
a similar treat may be granted them another year.

BLANDFORD.—Loeat BOARD.—A meeting of
the Local Board was held at the Towuhall, on
Wednesday, the 15th inst. There were present :
Mr. Darden (chairman), Mr. Johns, Mr. S. Abbott,
Mr. Smith, Mr. Groves, Mr. Ball, and Mr. Hodges.
—The Clerk reported that the sum of £053 us. 53.
had been expended. Resolved that an annual
general meeting of the Local Board shall he held on
the Brat Wednesday after the 25th of March, in each
year, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose
of making the necessary arrangements for retiring
membess of tho Board, and for the election of new
members, and for the election of a chairman for the
ensuing year. —Hertel ved that Mr. George
Williamson Daniell, surgeon, be officer of health for
the Slandford Forum diettict, and that he he paid
the usual fee of 10s. 6.1. for every case in which his
services shall be required.—The Inspector of
Nuisances read his report to the meeting as follows :
—Gentletuen,—l have this day, in company with the
Nuisances Removal Committee, inspected the
dwelling-house adjoining Rryanstomstreet used by
George Foot as a lodging-house, and belonging to
Mrs. M. Barfoot, and beg to submit the follow-
ing report fur your consideration house is in
all respects, both internally and externally, in •
most untenantalde and dilapidated condition. The
apartment on the first floor, containing five beds, is
used for the sleeping of five married Couples, side by
side; without any partition or screen Whatever ; and
in the event of illness occurring to any individual.
the ninth bye-law as to opening the windows could
not be carried out, and the consequence in that case
would be likely to be very serious, supposing eight
or ten persona to have been sleeping Mulch a space,
and no fresh air could be admitted. The privy is in
a very load state withont anY door, and the vault is
ckposeti. There is a dung.mixen kept in the small
yard immediately midi!. the bed-room windows,
the effluvia from which comes into the room, and
there is no drain to carry off the water and liquid
manurel; there are also two sheds in the yard, used
for cows and a donkey. I beg to refer you to the
13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, and 17th bye-laws, neither
of which have been complied with by the occupier.
I have given the requisite notice to the Clerk of the
Board with respect to the want of drainage and
privy accommodation, and have served Foot with
notice to remove the manure.—Ordered that the
Clerk write to Mr. Foot, and inform him that his
house will not he registered as a common lodging-
house, unless within a month from this time such
house shall be found to ho iii Minh a state as will
thahle hitt to carry it on in accordance with the
bye-lima—Ordered that a handbill be printed
and circulated calling the attention of the
owners and ratepayers to the bye-laws
with regard to the prevention of nuisances
arising from snow, filth, dust, ashes, and rubbish,
smd thp keeping of animal% and more especially to
tbb and ILth of such bye-laws. The
Surveyor read the report of the Highway Com-
mittee, as follows :—"la compliance with the
minute passed at the last meeting of the Board, the
surveyor advertised for tenders for 'Reforming and
metalling Albert-street, and portions of Alexander-
street and Alfred-street." The committee received
one from Messrs. P. Gill and Co, offering to do the
Work specified at the sum of £69 10s., which tender
the committee recommended the Board to accept.—
the ecinimittee, have Inagected the paving on the
footpath-a ill the district, and recommend that
Salisbury-street, from Mr. Dui-ideal's shop to the
Flocks, and from Mr. Haueock's to Bryanston•
street, be entirely re-paved with Pennant stone ;
that the old stone remain the property of the Board,
and that BO much of it as may be considered fit for
use be need again in re-paving and repairing some of
the other footpaths which are also in a bad state.
They also recommend that some of the old paving-
stones be used as curbs at the side of footpaths in the
new streets new under repair, or where otherwise re-
quired.— Ordered that clause 1 of such report be
adopted; —Ordtfed that clause 11 be referred back to
the Highways' Committee for the purpose mit theft
ascertaining the probable oust of the paving.
COUNTY COURT, Monday, February 130.—Before E.
Everett, Esq , juke.—There were 40 plaints entered,
of which 14 eaine on for hearing.
Phineui Pike v. B'amont.—Tliii ease was
adjourned from the last court day to allow the parties to
produce their books.—Mr. Atkinson appeared for defen-
dant.—H is Honor directed the phintiff's wife's attention
to the entry in tie club-book, when she stated that the
last time she paid defendant'solab money wan in June,
1863. They had not eettled niece. Bin Honor i Did
you settle then? Witness, who appeared not to tinder.
!tend the. chfference. betwyen paying the club money
and settling With the defendant, lest Mid ehe did,
and then she did not, but finally stated that they had
a settling in 1862.—The entry in her account-book of
the work done -by her husband was then re-
ferred to, and she stated that the work was
entered when the work was,dane, in 1862. The charges
were for altering and enlarging a curt, £2 ss.
This the defendant said was ordered by him for his
wither, and that she had to pay for it; that lie had it
afterwards, and worked it out. The other was a charge
of 14a. fife new shafts, in payment for whieh the de-
tetidttnt said that he het l hattlrid faggpfm Mr. Atkinson
inquired of witness whether the book prOdliced *at the
only account-book kept, and, on a reply being made in
the affirmative, remarked upon the small number tif
entries made since 1862; this was explained by the
plaintiff, that his work being chiefly for one person, he
did not enter it.—Plaintiff's wife stated, in answer to
Mr. Atkinson, that the bill was sent in in August.—Mr.
Atkinson t Why you swore at the last Court that the
amount Wes sent in a fortnight before the County Court
Summons Was is/med.—His Honour to the defendant!
When was it you hauled the faggetsf—ln 1863,—His
Her: Then Why did you ptit it in your set-off as
1862; Vito Stara there aiid swiiar anything, and I
Wen% believe a word you lay for a moment.—Verdict
for the plaintiff forthwith.
Charles Coates v. G. Reed. —Claim £1 Bi., of which
10s ha-t been sent, and • promise to pay the balance in
a month.—Verdict accordingly.
George Foot v. Fanny Pike.—Claim 17s. 63. for rent,
and 2s. 2A. for butter and meat. —lt appeared
from the statement of the plaintiff that the debt
was contracted whilst the defendant's husband was
alive, but that the defendant had his goods. Plaintiff
said he saw the defendant three weeks after the
husband's death, when she said she wetilit pay the debt.
—Mr. Atkinson said it was A hard ease. The poor
woman wia left destitute, for the furpiture *as retained
by her brother-in-la* fer 'nether delft. She was about
td Inter ilito his service. —His Honor said ha Would
adjourn the case to allow the defendant to prove that
the widow had the goods left by her husband. If he
did so, the defendant would be liable for the debt.
Thomas Paddock Amelia Browning.—Clsim £2
—Plaintiff said that the defendant was in the receipt of
se. per week ; he did not know what else she had to
live on. She resided with some friends, who were in
Mr.- Farquharson's employ. On being asked by the
Judge what she could pay, Paddock replied he thought
she could pay ss. per week.—His Honor: What! Out of
sa. weekly income.—To be paid in 41. monthly in-
stalments.

Francis D. flumby v. Francii Tom.—Claim £5 for
live quarters' rent.—Adjourned for amendment of
common..

Robert J. Siromonds v. John Robina—Claim 56. 3d.
—The debt was contracted nearly four years ago, and
his Honor commented on plaintiff allowing it to go on
so long.—To be paid in 14 days.
G. Sudden v. H. Marshall. --Claim £6 45., of which
NZ 12s. was paid into court, and a set-off pleaded for the
rest.—Mr. Fryer appeared for the plaintiff ; but it being
clearly proved that a letter from the registrar was sent
on the previous Friday to the court-day, to the plaintiff,
acquainting him that the amount was paid, and that the
solicitor bad a notice to that effect bafore he left home
on the conrt-day, his Honor would not allow emits.
John Young v. The Somerset and Dorset Railway
Company.—Claim for overainia—The station-master at
Blandford attended, and stated that in consequence of
an engine breaking down the witnesses could not
attend. This and three other cases were consequently
adjourned.
James Broad v. George Meaden.—Claim £8 10s.—To
be paid in two instalments.
Joshua David Hunt V. Danirl Hall—Claim 10s. fpr
rent, and to recover possession of a cottage.—To give
- • in 14 days, and rent to be paid is two