The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-10-16 00:00:00

BRIDPORT.

WILDMAN'S THIATKII, during ILI short stay here,
has been drawing crowded houses, the performanime
being very superior for a portable theatre.
BCROINS LISS RIVISION.—Tbs revision of the
Burgess Lists took place in the Town Hall, Bridport,
no Monday last, before the Mayor and Messrs.
Daniel Reid and James Patten, Revising Aeseesors.
The procesdiags excited very little interest There
were 21 claims on behalf of the Liberals for change
of residence, of which all were allowed but one, and
2 Conservative claims, both of which were allowed.
There was one Liberal objection which waa sustained,
and four on the part of the Conservatives, of whiab
one warn sustained, one faded, and two were with-
drawn.

Gus HCCDCCT.—We mach regret to record a sad
sanded which wowed on Monday week to the youngest
son of Mr. Dunham, ironmonger, of this town. DOOMS
that Mr. Cleat, butcher, of South-street, intended going
out shooting that day, but finding the nipples of big
doable barrelled gun wanted repairing, he took it to Mr.
Dunham's to be done. He was sake if the gun was
loaded, and twice said it was not. A smith
named Tett then fitted nipples to the bowel;
and brought the gun but to the shop to try on a cap
and whilst he was tapping the cap to we if one of the
barrels would ant, it suddenly disebergel, being un-
fortunately loaded. The cap dew back, and Mr.
Denham', son, who we. standing a short diatonic" behind
was struck by it in the left eye, the pupil of which was
eat open, and it in feared that he will low the sight of
that eye. The contents of the barrel went into the
street, and it was a providential eircomatanes that co
one was passing at the iii,., or they midst have been
killed. At the time of the accident, Mi. dent, Mr.
Dunhain's two other sons, and three other pinions wet.
in the chop, and who wcaped uninjured. The eareliew
wee which led to the accident is greatly reprehensible,
for persona who use firsearan ought to know whether or
not they are loaded when taken to be repaired, but it
would seen to be only prudent of gunsmiths to try them
at the outwit. The diaoting season has now met in, and
we trust that this deplorable accident will cease sports-
men to be snore careful for their owe safety as well as
that of others. We understand that this is the second
gun lent loaded to Mr. Dunham this year.
BIIITING • WWI WITH • Cli•lN.—Last Tuesday,
before W. Howson and J. P. F. Hendry. Dirs.,
°conic Cox. of Lodes:, was charged with an aggravated
assault upon his wife. Joseph Howe said that last week
he was working for prisoner, and on Saturday heard him
bootleg his wife, striking her on the arms awl bock with
• heavy chain, which was produeed, for several hours.
He saw him strike bee with it doubled, and she was only
very thinly dad at the time. Prisoner either knocked
her down, or she fell down, is the kitchen. He did not
interfere because that Iris an awkward thing to do
between ions and wife. She was moaning. He did not
we any blood.—A boy of nine, son of priapism', said that
on Saturday his father struck his mother with the handle
of • broom produced, which was broken in wesequenes
of hie blows, a sink, and • chain produced. He aback
her many times. —Elisabeth Chard, living at Bredpolo,
add she was present when the woman wee examined on
Monday, and she had brines* all over her—shout the
legs, and on her hack and her arms. She had evidently
been Tory badly beaten with something—The
priwner denied striking his wee very much, but
ackaowledged that he did dribs her on Saturday.
Mr. Houston bid the prisoner he had committed a most
brutal assault on thia poor woman. be had been tierces
the 13 nob predoesly and been bound Over to keep the
pnee towards his wife, the Bench would therefor in-
fest now the extreme pewit, the law allowed that was
si: montha impriwomend with bard labour, at the end
of which time he would he nquired to find two fondles
in £2O, and be bound himself in £4O to keep the peace
towards his wife for a further period of six months. He
had worded to hear of big illtreating his wife again,
and feared that e-me day be would murder his wife,
and be brought there on that ebarga.—The poor woman
wee present in court, but it we, dated that she could
neither mewls nor hear what was said, Po she was not
examined; her left arm inemed to be paralysed, and
du was altogether in a most miserable condition.

Boaooos Pouce, Monday. Before 8. W.
Whetham and F. Good, Esqrs.—Robert gamey, an
alit-bodied seaman on hoard the Maria Loonaiie, was
charged by Eh Statabridge, the captain, with that day
refutes to pressed to sea in Manikin.— Prisoner pleaded
guilty to refusing to go that morning, but said he did
not mind gone in the evening.—The captain said the
crew bad signed article. on Saturday, and agreed to
proomd to sea at five o'clock thatmorning. The prisoner
was not at the shiest that time, end did sot arrive till
wcoll o'clock, and then refused to go tome, and took his
goods on shore. Through his refeaal the vessel could
not leave until next tide, and if they had gone at the
time tired it would have been half way over to
Guernsey by that time. —Mr. WLetbans asked
the captain if he wished to press the charge, and he said
be did, as they were comitsatly being served the same
way, which Mr. Whethaca said be beam to be the ea..,
and that great inconvenisaes had been occasioned at the
harbour in coneequence. He asked the captain if he
thought the man was weber at that time. He said he
was that morning when at the ship, as he went and
fetched him out of bed himself ; he was not drank now,
but was what sailors called " three sheets in the wind"
Hlcughtesi.—Mr. Whetham told the nri.oner he had
bees guilty of great impnogwlety, sad bad rendered him-
self liable to be severely thee mistimed
him to An wake' imprisonment with hard laboer.—

TOZSDAT.—Before Use Mayor and J. Willem., FAO.—
Mr. J. H. Bridgman was seninnosed by Mr. Path n,
tiwnloPNLokeralarßoardiAxel ditniltriA for Dot
paying
the
tiridi:man'hum of
said
that thesis rate' were for rieveral homes held by his
tenants, he asked Mr. Patten therefore to furnish • lift
of the amounts due on each house for him to recover
the money from his tenant., and he would pay him the
amount. Mr. Patten had ',yen him • list which be
produced, but it was of no use, as the amount. were no
mixed up together, it was impossible to tell what was
the amount for emh house. He had been summoned
for refusing to pay, but he had not refused to, and bad
no objection to pay if furnished with a proper list. Mr.
Patten stated particulars of the rates, by which it
appeared that the total amount due was in 24. lid.
The rates were duelist September and March; they
wore on honors under £lO rent--Mr. F. W. Hendry
laid that the Local Board, according to the Act of
Parliament, had ordered the inspector to mes, the
owner on property instead of the tenant, where the
value was coder £3O per year.—Mr. Williams said that
Kr. Bridgman was clearly liable to pay, and afros the
explanation given, he presumed be would do so.—Mr.
Bridgman sail he was willing to pay if tls4 Inspector
would make out a proper bet, mid ask Mr. Hendry if he
was not obliged to do so.—Mr. (Weary said the
Inspector woe boned under a pen•lty to allow the
rate book to be examined, but if Mr. Bridgman
required him to give legal opinion as to whether
the Inspector was obliged to furnish him with
• list, he was bound to say that he waa not.—Mr.
Bridgman said different tenants had wished to pay the
Inspector themselves but he would not coll. Mr.
Granger had paid him, and Mr. Champ, who was in
court to state so, had paid tbe inspector in the Arcot as
he would not call. —Mr. Patten laid he had had more
trouble with Mr. Bridgman than any other ratepayer.
He was then order to pay the amount and the
oasts, which amounted together to £7. 10a sd.
He inquired why thr oasts were so much, and was
told it was owing to the summons having had to
be nerved on him in London. He Shea 'eked it it could
not have been sent to him through the poet, and was
informed that would not do. The amount of costs for
he summon. and serving it in London was C 4. 4a. 04.
the costs of the snort that day was 34.11 d. and the rates
tome to £3. 2s. 114. naklagt °pane £7. 10x. 54. Kr.
Bridgman agreed to pay this amount, and the inspector
promised to furnish him with a correct list.—
William Watts of Marshwood, was charged with
smelly torturing • borne 22nd September. P.C. FelMum
saw defendant working the horse in a tort in Bridport,
it had a large wound on the bottom part of the neck
where the collar comes in contact with it, from which
the blo^d was dropping on the ground ; it appeared to
be an old Bore, rubbed off afresh. There was • part of
an old sore on the Dollar of the horse. There were
Kw two wounds under the hone. Defendant said the
wound on the neck was mused on the journey through
the bores having a heavy load. There was • small
wound under the bores but that was wrapped up in
flannel. The Ranch took a lenient view of the ease
and fined defendant ss. and 9..6d. amt., which he at
once paid.