The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-07-21 00:00:00

DIVISIONAL PETTY SINSIONS.

SATURDAY. —Bel ore H. Williams, Eq. (eitairmen), CI.
'Flury, Eel., land E. L. Kinder&ley, Eq.
John Evcrett, of Stratton, wa.s fined sa. for being
drunk at Frampton, June 26th.
John Morris, of Broadway, was charged with steeling
vegan' front a field belonging to Mr. J. Hopkins, of
Upsray. Defendant did not appear, and, being eon-
Winced. was senteneed to 14 days' hard labour.
Charles Pac:dock, labourer. was summoned by Mr. J.
Peckham, landlord of the White Hors., Maidin Newtnt.
for thing drank and refusing to quit his publie•house
on the 4ik July. Mr. Peckham proved the offence, and
defeedant wag lined 10s. and costs 7..

ASRAO LT AT CHICIIIIELL —John Jantric oiChickereU,
was sumntoned fort 00021:1011 wault on. young man
natiand Do•nton, July 7. Mr. Weston 1., defendant
Complainant said about eight o'clock in the evening he
was going fort walk, whin defendant cams up to hint
and dapped hi. face. Defendant then took off his coat,
sod/piked him if he could fight. Complainszteald "No."
Defendant then caught hold of his head and shook him,
and said he could fight any was alive. He refused to
fight, and went on .—Cioweezamined : Didn't lazuli at
defendant. Defendant had a horse by the forelock.
He said he had been waiting for him two bourn.—
William complainant's father, said be saw
Mr. James " equaringnff at eomplainant, and take him
hold by the facie and shalt* him.—Mr. Weston, on behalf
of James, said the ease had been greatly muerated.
Defendant woo going along the road, when complainant
laughed at him. James said '' Why do you laugh at
rue; dyne want to fight, I'm ready." He could not
deny James "squared or at complainsnt but it was
at. good diiitance from bin.,—Mr,, Morris was called,
end said she heard defendant ask Downton why he
Unglued at him. Downtou replied "I didn't laugh at
you." Defendant said" Yee, you did" and put up his
art, but not within striking dittsnoe. No blow was
drunk, and James did not touch complainant's facet
Henry Itashbiigh said he saw Die wbele affair, and no
blow we. strode —Tbe Bench convicted defendant, and
Bond him Bs. and coat&

A DISIMTID COsSaACT. —William Hallett, Edward
Cox. William Neale, and Samuel Btoottley. were sum-
moned by Mr. W. Dawkins, of Wynford Eagle, for
breach of contract--Mr. M. C. Weston pruecuted, and
O. J. Andrews defended. —Complainant said
Hallett, Cog, and Neale had been in his employ more
then a year. end did the mowing for him last year. 011
Thursday, May 211, he unversed with Hallett and Cox
about the mowing thia year. He weed to give them
2. ad. an sore and one gallon of eider, for mowing..
Next day he saw Noels and told him what agree-
meet be bad made with them, when he
said there wee not enough cider. Complainant
said if you don't like it, go about your ordinary work
and I'll get other men. Subsequently he unseated to
the terms of lb. othen. On Saturday Btoodley
engaged on the same term., with GI. extra for lodgings,
as be lived at Maiden Newton and bad to pay for
lodgings at Wynford. If. gave Hallet, Cot, and Neale
5.. for eeythe money, and Btoodley 4s. He let Hallett
and C.: have two hogtheads of cider-108 gallon.. on
Friday. sod on Saturday Neale sod Stoodley !lei, quart.
each, and dm neat Tuesday 60 gallons each. They
began mowing on this let Jens, sod had drawn money
on account sin... They mowed till Saturday last,
when they sail ttvy wanted some more eider,
ba.thase they had drunk all. He named to give
them thy more. They finished the ground they were
about on Saturday evening. On Mondsy morning they
name to ask him what he intended to do, and be said
"his word was his bond," end he should not change.
They had not been to work sines. They had mown
about 160 serer, and had 720 gallons of elder. Thole
was about 24 sores of grass left. When they had the
cider be told them it was more than the grass came to,
sod the rues most go towards the Lent erien.—Crths.
examined: To the best of his knowledge they had not
mown more than 160 acres. Hs aalculated it from a moi,
of the parish. Did not know who prepared the map.
He agreed with Hallett, Cox, and Neale, separately.
last V•braary. They were to do the hedging ith,4
inuring Si usual. They used to have Ba. • week; this
year he gave them 9a. and the usual requisites. Till
this year he gave 2s. 3d. and five quarts of eider per
acre tor mowing. Did not measure the cider by any
standard measure. Did not remember any of the men
offering to work at anything else on the Monday
tn.tot^ll.—Mr. Andrews now objected to the summons
on thhi evidence. They were charged with neglecting
said 1114P•if.6 to complete a certain oontract, but it wee
proved by Mr. Dawkins that the mei, were servants
under distinct sonteut•—Complainant, arosseexamined
by Mr. Weston us male a thparate agreement for the
mowing of gram apart from the yearly hirire. —ne
Chairman was of opinion that the summons was • food
one, and that the mowing agreement WY separate from
the yearly hiring. Mr. Andi•ws, on behalf of the
defendants, said Mr. Da•kins admitted be made three
distinct agreement. with Hallett, Cox, and Neale, as
„.„4, gai.e.nta in February; they were to do the
hefting and mowing as usual, but in the previous year
he gave flea quarts of elder to the man ; he saw the men
at four different times, acd theraftwe it Gould not bootie
o mtrach -The Beech held the oonteaou was a
good
—Ti., defendant Hallett was then palled, sad mid that
`ft February he agreed irith Kr. Dawkins for 9s. •
sek, sad atoning ad usnal, is. When he unt
*obi ttbe mowing. somplannal and he