The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-01-11 00:00:00

DOIOKESTII.

Faitiens' Cwa—The neat uniting of this dab will
be on Saturday next, at the Ring's Anne Hotel. when
• siember el the firm of Mann. Carter,
will deliver • paper on "Permanent banner.*
Tim Bight Bev. the Lord Bishop of Salisbury baa
Instituted the Rev. John Bridge Waxiness, B.A. to
tb• Rectory of Glanville's Wootton. Doren., upon the
presentation of the Bev. J. S. Woodman. the patron,
who recently emoted the benefice on being appointed
to the Rectory of Spetisbury.
Rumens og Tota—Lt the Borough Peace-court
ea Monday, an application by Mr. George Frost to
keep open his hoses during the sights of the 13th and
lig lam, on the occasion of the Hunt Ball and the
Town and County Ball was s.sated.—A. eim"ar
was enacts b3r Mr. Turn**, of the Antelope
application
granted, and an 000ssional Roane for the
latter ball was granted to Mrs. Dunn, of the Junction
Rota.
Ramo Sozotzes' Cunam.—On Mouday, before
the Mayor (W. Durden, Req.), Dr. Aldridge, and Mr.
Nyman, Req., Owen Criohel was summoned for
ualawfully punimeing • soldiers' b.ust coat, from
Private Nutter, of the 39th Bilged* Depot. —The
defendant pleaded guilty. He said he purchased the
cost for 25., sod sold it for 2e. 6i. He should not
have bought it, but the soldier told him he had his
disollarge.-oaptala Cavanagh watched the cam on
behalf of the military authorities.—The Mayor said for
souse time pest soldiers' clothing had been freely sold
I. the neighbourhood, and the dames were determined
to put • stop to the practice. The defendant must
have known from the slate and the appearance of the
cost that the soldier was not at liberty to sell it. He
had rendered himself liable to • very heavy penalty,
but Captain Cavanagh had spoken in his favour, and
had reduaed the value of the coat to a minimum. A
provaioe bad been made by law that in these came
the °Render should be fined triple the value of the
made purchased. Hs would be fined 10s. and coats, and
also 30a. triple value of the coat.—The Mayor hoped it
world be • caution to the defendant and others not to
traffic in soldiers' clothing.—Oricbel was removed in
custody.
firmsgo Fowza. —Frederick North, late of Friar
Wadden, Porteshant, was on Saturday charged before
Captain WMiaim and Major Sykes with stealing four
Lewis of the value of 10a., the property of Joseph Cox.
—P.B. Haines said be was • police-sergeant stationed
at Radipala From information received of font
fowls having been sold at Upwey, he went to the
dairy-house of Mr. Joseph Ooz, at Friar Waddon, and
there he found the prisoner and took him into custody.
Re charged him with having stolen four fowls, the
=lf
rthe master. He replied, "I had them at
Afterwards be said, "I took them from
the mister." Witmer took him to Upwey to the
house of Frank Bowditoh, arid there the prisoner
pointed out two of the fowls he had stolen, and he took
Dorchester and
them. He then brought the primmer to
and locked him up.—From the evidence of
ether witnesses, the one was clearly proved. It
appears the defendant is a dairyman In the employ of
3b. James Cox, of Friar Waddoo. On the Ist of
Jemmy, Me master beteg away, he took four game
fowls into Upwey, to the beer-houes kept by Mrs.
Mayo. Mrs. Mayo purchased two of the birds for 35.,
sad the others were raffled for, and were won by Mr.
Francis Bowditch, butcher, of Upwey.—The defend.
eat pleaded guilty, and the magistrates inflicted a
peaky of SS, In detach one month's imprisonment,
a :fis hard labour.—The mousy was paid.