The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-10-02 00:00:00

COUNTY PETTY SESSION&

Before Colonel Manes' (in the chair), Major Hawkes
worth, and 0.0. Farrar, Esq.

E. Skinner and George Skinner were charged with
tie...pasting on lands belonging to Mr. Sturdy, on 15th
August last, in search of game.—Joseph Miller, bar-
ing been sworn, stated he was gamekeeper to Mr. B.
Sturdy, and that let the day in qnestion be saw
defendant on a piece of land owned by Mr. Barnes, of
Morden. They were hunting over the field with a
dog. Be saw George Skinner knock a rabbit down.
H• went to them, and enquired who gave them per-
mission to bunt with a dog, but they denied having
done s). He asked them for the rabbit, bat they said
they bad not got one. He to the rabbit out of
George Scinner's Docket, and toll them be should
summon them. They were abusive an I threatened
to knock him down.—Fined each AL and wets. IL, or
geVel2 days.
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Leonard Healer was summoned by Charles Beggs, I
of L ilworib, for irespaesing in pea•ch of game on 6th
August la.t.—Mr. H. N. Howard prosecuted.—
Charles rtagg, stated he rented the rabbit warren In
question, and on sth August he saw throe wires set in
the hedge, and the next morning went to the pleas
and founds dead rabbit in one of the wires. He con.
oealed Howell, and saw defendant come towards the
wires, and remain there about five minutes, when
he made cif In an opposite direction. He (witness)
went to the wiree, and found the rabbit was gone and
the wires set amain. No other person could possibly
go near the place without he saw them.—LL F.
Woodrow, headkeeper of the Weld estate, gave
corroborative evidence.—‘fr. H. N. Howard 'tatted
defendant had the privilege of placing his donkey
near the warren, and he had been suepected for some
time.—Fined 10.. and costs, 10s., or 11 days' imprison.
meat.

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George Diffey was summoned by J. H. Wiltshire,
Relieving Officer to the B 'art of Guardians of the
Wareham an.l Purbeck Union, for non-payment of
maintenance wets on him in February lau—Defend.
ant stated he woos working on the new railway, and
was earning 3e. 91. per day. On Saturday last be was
advanced 51. to c nue to Wareham on Tuesday. He
intended to pay Si. ou Wedue•day.—The money to be
payed in • fortnight, or go to prison for 14 days.
George Collins was summoned for • similar offence,
amounting to £3 Bs., order made in March, 1890.—
Mr. R. N. Howard proucuted in both cases.—Jarnes
Wiltshire, Relieving Officer of the Wareham and
Purbeck Union, proved defendant owed the money.
—J. W. Bonfield, having been sworn, etsted defendant
worked on his praniaes and earned shoot 131. per
week. He was at work lad about a fortnight since,
ant had been employedahout three weekl.—Defendatot
I stated he was not capable of work. in consequence of
baring sprained his ankle, and had been out of work
four mouths, unable to put his foot to ground.—C rn•
mitnoent, 14 days, but not to come in force if 53. per
week be paid for one month, and the usual order after-
war ter-
Edward Wadham was charged with stealing apples
on 14th August, the property of T. Dowden.—Oefend.
ant pleaded guilty, an,l wee fined 31. and 7s. costs, or
seven days' imprisonment.
James Johnson was charged with being drunk and
disorderly at Marlon on 31st August.—The case was
proved by P.O. J. Hill.—Defendant pleaded guilty,
mad was fined 8.. and 7s. costs.
John Cousins mu charged with stealing apples on
the 2nd September at Mor len.—Ths cue was proved
by P.C. J. H IL—Defendant pleaded guilty, and wait
fined 90. and 7s. cat% or 7 days' imprisonment.

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Thomas Morris was charged with assaulting and
beating Elixtbeth Morris on the 14 h September lest.
—E. Morrie, having been called, stated defendant was
her husband, and that on lith September last he beat
r on account off her 1.011 wearing • ragged shirt.
When he came home to breakfast he told her his
mother told her she ought to be ashamed of herself, and
that other people were talking about her. Ila had
repeatedly beaten her, and did so again that morning.—
Mr. R. N. Howard proeecuted, and cross.examined
witness—Nl you receive 30s. from him about three
WOOk4 since t—Yes.—Are you allowed to go to the
baker for any bread you require I—Yee.—And he pays
for it T—Yes.—Has be ever complained to you of your
drunkenness ?—No—Was Dr. Granger ever called in
to see you I—No.—Although you wear the blue ribbon
you don't keep it, do you I—No.—On the morning in
question did the child have a emerged shirt —Yes.—
And when your husband spoke about it did you
not have • word of a sort about it f—No. I went
upstairs out of his way.—Wan any one present when
he assaulted you?—lo—Mr. R. N. Howard, in ad-
dressing the Bench, stated he ROA afraid this was an
unhappy marriage, and thellparties resided near the
husband's parents —Complainant here interposed, sod
Mr. Howard could not speak.—The Bench c nsidered
th., cue pr .ved, and bound defendant over to keep
the pox' for six months, under the penalty of 00.
—Del-ndant refused to be bound down, and said his
wife was the one t be b nncl down—she ought to be
bound down for £2o.—Mr. R. N. Howard to dr
defendant outside the court and explained the
matter.
Charles Baggs, of Winfrith, was summoned for
having unjust weights in his possession on Sept. 17th.
—The case was proved by Sept. Feltham, and defend-
ant was fined is. and is. costs
William Cutler was charged by Edmund Rawls.
with rescuing a horse fr.= his possession, which was
being conveyed to the pound, on the 9th Sept. list,
In the out-parish of St. Martin, Wareham—Defendant
pleaded guilty, an i was fined 5.. and 7s. costs.
Thomas Stockley was fined 1.. and 7s. costs for
driving • horse which was unfit for work.
John Brown wa• charged with being drunk on the
highway a-. Church Knowle, on Sept. Bth, and was
fined 2s. 01. and 7s. costs.
R. G. Cobb, • soldier, was summoned by Jane
Loveless, of Coombe Keynes, to show imam, km—
Order made for Is. 6 per week.

oylyohhversuipn
inTate-;
now, and if the thoughtful portion of our many readers
will for a moment take into c insideration the trifling
amount (comparatively speaking) utilised for sending
irth to foreign lands the Gospel message compared
with the fitting-ant of our armies and navies of the
present day, or in supporting the most subtle and
deadly fce a our own c mntry, the Drink Traffio, it is
met st riking and oreewortiy.
In sit of this most noble •odety tars excellent
sermons were preached in the Congregational Chapel,
Wimborne, on Sunday last, by the Rev. W. Lewis, of
Weymouth. Tile rev. gentleman in the morning
eel cted as Lemons Isaiah Iv. and 2. Corinthians v.,
the text being chosen from 11. Corinthians iii., 13 and
14 In the evening the L-ssous were Psalm 11. and
Revolatioue v.. while the sermonwas based upon Psalm
12th and 13th.
On the following Wednesday a public meeting was
held in the above place of worship, when the much
respected rector of Witchampton, the Rev. Can J.
Glyn, M.A., ',resided. The deputation who attended
was the Rev. J. Kennedy, M.A., D. D., of London, and
W. Pool, Esq., architect of the churches in Madagas-
car. There were also the Rev. J. Keynes and the
pastor, the Rev. E. E. Cleat, on the platform. The
meeting commenced with singing the hymn 922, and
reeling • portion of chapter 4, Ist Epistle of John.
Rev. E. E. CLISAL was then called on to engage in
prayer; hymn 912 was then sung.
The Cameleer is hio opening remarks acknowledged
the kindness of the society in sending down some of
their missionaries to speak at the Bible Society Meet-
ing, lie then referred to recent events in connection
with Mr. Shaw ant Admiral Pierre. He then spoke
on Mr. Law with the New Guinea work, an I
dwelt on the work and the workers in Central Africo ,•
he then referred to that saluted man, Mr. Moffatt,
and also touched on the South Sea Islands, and Mr.
Thouisoii's vi•its to the various stations.
The Rev. .J. KISSES was then called on to read the
report. Speaking on this subject, he brought
forward this truth—" How shall they believe
on whom they have never heard?" and "Row
shall tiny hear without • preacher; then how are
the preachers to be sent? The Wimborse society
realised £163.. 10e, as advance of £22,, DL on la 4
year's account; out of this the Sunday school sent
£9 Ils. 61, Let year, £7 10. ; total amount, £24 19,. 101
The c intributioue throughout the society for general
purposes amounted to £113,179 7.. 41. ; for special
work, 1.11.578 lie. Bd.; total. £124,757 19.. The total
disbursements were £121,548 181. £5,060 was handed
over to the Reserve rued, and the society started
with a balance iu hand .4 E. 139 14.. 111. The total
amount collected for the county w..s 4401 le. dl,
Hymn 918 we, then sung, after whizla the Rev. Dr.
KINNEDI addressed the meeting, in which he alluded
to the meeting in London that day respecting Mr.
Shaw and ILatagascar. He also said that he believed
the Jesuits were very much implicated with the events
I n Tometave of late. He then spots on the finances of
the society, and suggested that every house should have
MX:BORNE. • missionary box. In the general income there was •
large amount from legacies, one amounting to E 35,000.
CONOIZGATIONAL BAIT) or Hnrit.—On Monday and others amounted to £15,000. Re then r ferred
evening let the seetutwe of this Bond of Hope spent to the work of the Holy Catholic Church, and
a met pleasant evening is the British Rchoolra,w, that some who were formerly c innected with the
where airang.mienta had hew made for the exhibiti u L oidon Missionary Society have thought proper t
1. magic lantern by Mr. E. .1. Wareham. of Cleve. c onentr do their efforts on the society with whom
lon, who capitally extilained the various views dig- they were more imtuediatdy connected ; candidates
pl,•ywi, which were in conuection with the " bet year came in from various den initiations., Presby.
Progress," "The Prodigal Son,"" Natural Hist .ry," teflon', Wedeyams, Episcopal. &a. Ile then referred
and other scenes. Thor., wee a lame attendimes and t an
the establishment .4 my churches in various
the
chime= behaved vhelmedvm in a very becoming parts of the world, and also touched on the triumph
manshor, over philosophical f °optician of past and mew times.

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