The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-04-14 00:00:00

COUNTY P ETTY SESSIONS.

8•71711.1)•T : Before H. Williams, Bag., and G.
Worry, Esq.
CantLll TO • HOLSZ.—Jainaa Symes, fanner, of
Redden was summoned for cruelty to • bone, April
lat. Defendant did not appear. P.C. Foster maw
defendant's Garter draping a 1.14 with three horses.
One of them had the side of his head covered with
corruption, and the carter, in reply to his inquiry, said
it had the poll evil. He had the horse taken to Mr.
flymes, who said he eouldn'ot help it, he had no other
to put in it. please. The horse bad • lugs hole behind
the left ear, and the discharge wee running near to the
nose. David Bampford, carter, said be worked the
horse by defendant's order. But Underwood said
defendant was fined last October for working • horse
with a bad shoulder. Fined £5 including outs.
Defendant subsequently appealed to the Bench against
their decision, saying the horse was always ill, and had
been under the treatment of two veterinary galleons.
--Mr. Wiliam said that was the more reason why
be eh 'aid not work it: as long u he sal there he would
punish everybody who used cruelty to dumb animals.
MALMO 80• Lie Cola, grocer, Proms
Vauchurch, was summoned for baring unjust seals&
Supt. Underwood said on the 25th Kara he found
a Fair of wales nearly half en ounce against the
purchaser. Mrs. Cole said she was glad he had come,
she knew it was wrong. It had since been made right.
—Defendant's wife said her daughter stuck a bit of
paper on the seals to make it balanee.—The Chairman
said it was an offence to put paper on the *taloa
Bat he did not think she meant to do what was wrong.
—Fined 2s. '&:

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A Yon's° Potowst--John Marsh, of Abbotsburg,
a little boy of 13, was aluximoced for poaching on the
Earl of lUltester's land, April 20d.—John Edge said
that he found a mare toads of twistad atring in a planta-
tion of the Barra and watched it. On the 2ad April
be saw defeodant go up to it, when there was a rabbit
in it. Witness went to him, wheo he let. the rabbit go.

But on him he found another rabbit, whirl* be saiiin
the snare before, and had marked.—The boy eald he
was going to tilts the rabbit home • he had no father.
The witness said there were no ;abbits sold ar the
estate; they were all given away.—The Chairman said
be knew that. —lir. Williams cautioned the boy, and
told him riot to be indseed to go poaching again by any-
body, or he would be 'overly punished.—Bilis mother
appeared, and said she was a poor widow.—Ur. Williams
told her he WWI afraid she had led her boa to go poaching,
and said that if she did her duty to him he would not be
there. Fined 2.a. 6,1.

—EUTIN-41-• HOll4l.—A. Ld of 13, named Cherie'
Crabb, was summoned for cruelty to a horse belonging
to Mr. James Lovelace, farmer, at Piddlehintoo.
Frederick Drake, carter, said that on the lit April,
be and defendant were ploughing in • field about 100
yards apart, They each had a plough and two horses.
H. ard defendant cursing a good deal at his horses, and
sw him take • stick to strike them, and afterwards ono
of them was lame. -(Tbis witness told as little as be
possibly mold.) Mr. Loveless, said that on the next
day ii the ms horvery
lame, .k.a hiswere goingtoworb;:ior. . saw that
ha
on
of them asri t
was the matter. He thought something had got into
one of the bore.'s shoe., end the blacksmith was called
in, but he could not and anything the matter. Next
bmLniang
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defend-
ant sextet,bea.tebtobre,bowth
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lamed
it. The boy replied he didn't strike the hone to hurt
It. -The carter admitted this was trus.-The defendant
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good horses at ploagh.-The Bench lined the lad 20- 6d.
DRUIMIIIIIIOII.- JUMBO Freak of Upway, shoemaker,
was summoned for being drunk end disorderly at the
Royal Oak beer-boese, R.Wgeway, on the 2nd April,
and refusing to leave. He said be bad not bad • job
of work for four months, till just before, and that day
be met • few old friends and got • drop. He was very
sorry for 11,-Fined 5.. and 7a. meta -Paid.
Thomas Churchill, another Upway shoemaker wee
summoned for • similar offence at the same hone; two
day. later. He said that be had got a weak place in his
head-at least, that be cease had • blow upon it, eines
when • drop of drink affected biro, and he talked hard.
-Fined sa. and 7e. isoeM, and told that if • little drink
made lim a estimate, he must not drink a little. Paid.
A Nllolllloolte Qt/ AXIAL -Charlotte Cross, • married
woman, of Stindord, was aurnmoned by Mize Petty,
for an assault, Ranh 26-it seemed that the Parties
live next door to melt other, and ate anything but neigh-
hourly. On this day they were at work dung-apread-
Li(l) is the game field, when they dispnted as to being
on the right piece, when, ae eomplainant nays, the 4..
feodent struck and her, but the defendant avers
eistizalmsciermearyladto,:knwithetPitbrayecomtPhicekartwomspitinummenhder pasbin.:lmuPirsiwa.warnyt:
"some people doe% care shoat taking • false esti"-
The Bomb dismissed the ere, sad advised the parties to
live mese* liegather.

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TRH CIIPDHATION MID Tell POlllll/ABUS Or TEL
Bison —We understand on good authority that the
misunderstanding which =Mel bet wean the ear poratioo
aad the parehasere of tbei Ramp, whish were sa
suotios at the Arse sale by Kr. Potherary, is Dow e=
end no law proosediogs will be taken by the parchmani
&plod the oorporation.
Lama CATCH Or Flaw —On datarday atm-noon lest
a lap glut of ood and Waif fish was brought into the
harbour by small books from a a BriAam ablag
smack becalmed off the Bay. The smesk was destined
for the Portsmouth ash market, with the catch of several
other,maok.,. The lish were sold at an extraordinary
low prir*, sad many of the poorer classes availed them.
selves of this rare opportunity of obtaining a good sheep
fish dinner. _ .

ODDFILLOWSIIIL The anniversary wiper of the
Loyal Eaceirier Lodge of Oddknows took place on
Wednesday evening. at the White Hart IDS, under the
presidency of Mr. Councillor Commies. In the course
of the proceeding., the secretary (Mr. Allen) slated
that the Lodge would have been inn ',astute seven years
on the 13411 of May nest. At the sod of last year they
had 114 members, DOW they bad la Last year
Ell 17s. was expended in sink pay, • small sum when
the number of WDOwdoon WY taken into coosiderstino,
and EIS was saved, there now being no lose thee esoo,
In hand.
Tag New Ctowe Hover--We bays great pleasure
in informing our readera that the above hotel
(built on the site of the old-established hotel) is fast
approaching oompletion, and mush credit Is di. to Mr.
Thome* Bennett, of Dorchester, the owner, for the
very spirited manner in which be is mining oat the
plans. The esterior of the new betel is exceedingly
habd*Ooll, and we sauce speak too highly of the
builder, Mr. Wellspring, of Dorchester, who has wpm-
d uoed the designs of the architect, Kr. Osiris Criakmar•
in an admirable and bootless-like manner. The pile
has a very imposing appearance both in Se Thomas-
street and the approach to the bridge from the Guild.
hall, sad when re-opened will, we have no doubt, he
fully apprecested and supported by the town and it.
neighbourhood. We understand the hotel has been
taken by our much respected townsman Mr. Edward
Dunn, the present proprietor of the Victoria Hotel,
whose well-known style of catering upon all oesasioes,
both for visitors, the omenterotal body, sad the Trionmory
Cavalry, so well as the Freemaimas, has rude him
numerous friends in Weyroontb and is this and edjoining
counties. A new feature will be introduced by the forma-
tion of • ladies indica room, and the ersestim of several
private bath rooms, which Is intended to provide that
desideratum so much required in • faehionable and
much frequented weteriovplace like Weymouth. The
Dew haat
_4l be *posed be Mr. Dana, is conjunction
with the Victoria hotel. isemly to May, and, adeording to
the plan submitted to us for iespution, will be, for
style and *odors, opal to wee of the best Wiest-eed
beams. PTIWOOOS WI the opening of the "Crown," doe
notice by adveriisemeet will be given in the county
papers. We mast not omit to Wok Shia the stoma
*wings were executed, after the design et the architect,
by Mr. Graseby, and the exterior Wimp by Yr.
Woo luck. of Weymouth.
BURNT TO DIATIL—OD Wednesday an *met was
held at the Rod well Tavern, bef ore H. Look. Esq.,
coroner, on the body of Elisabeth Roswell, • widow
aged 643, living in the Alan-houses on the W be road,
—Mary Ann Hounsell deposed that she was 'a
daughter, and lived with her mother at the widows'
cottages on the Wyk* road. Had lived with her three
year* and • half. On Weduselay morning thiceitsed got
spot seven o'clock, bed lighted the Ira. She appeared
to be quite well. At • quarter-peat seven Mu got the
milk, and witness, thinking she had not returned with
It, Galled her twice, and as she did DU answer WWI 14
ese where she we., Found her by the losplees with
one arm on the top of the grata, and leaning over the
fire-place, with all the front of her clothe. beret. Wit.
nem took deceased in her &rem and removed her from
the fine bark into the room. She alio gelled uristanoe,
and two of the widows bring seer ream in. Thej said
deoeseed wets dead ; but she (*tams) could not imbue
It. They got a little brandy and endeavoured to get
deceased to swallow, but did not sussed. Witheee
slept with deceased in the Wit num. Did not hear
any noise at all. Thought deceased spewed her eye*
once after she was removed. She had bees very giddy
lately, and dreaded the return of the wane weather.
Red found deceued last seconter in the same attitude,
kneeling by a chair, and the eomplaiet had been follow.
, ing her up more or hes ever sines. Had seen her in the
same way on several ODOODOOI ; bee had rased remediu
which brought her round. Dr. Nathan came to see her
this morning; but Mr. Symonds bad arrived previogsly.
—The Coroner briefly called the atteetise of the jury
to the facts, and they immediately retuned a verdict
that deceits ,d was accidentally burned to death while
under the influent)e of a St.