The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-11-20 00:00:00

SALISBURY.

S•LIBEURY RAMS Will take placo Co Thursday
sad Friday, the 9th sad 10th of May.

Cusass-maaarr.— Our monthly skeane-market
WWI heldon Thursday week, when shout 130 tons were
pitched.
Trade was very slow, and prices were
lower.

Tax oommittee of the Fisherton Mutual Improve-
ment Society gave a penny reading on Tuesday even-
ing. The chair was taken by the Rev. A. B.
Handley.

THE Nrw MATOR.—At a meeting of the Town
Colima on Friday week, Mr. John Alfred Loeb, of
Fisherton Asylum, Doctor of Medicine, wee elected
Mayor for the year ensuing, vice Mr. Robert Stokes,
es-Mayor.

bi the recently published list of candidates who
have taken thier degreeof B.A. in the University of
London, we observe the name of Mr. J. H. KiMick,
sou of the Rev. J. Kalil*, of this city, who has
pawed in the first division.

A allA 17LT1110 Ai BOT. —On Wednesday week a man
named Samuel Paddirome, rending inWindeor.ros,d,
was charged before F. 'Atwood and T. W. Gilbert,
Emirs., with a brutal assault upon a little boy named
Palmer, the eon of • railway guard. He was ordered
to pay 40s. and oasts, or in default to go to gaol for
a mouth. The Sae yea paid.
NIGHT PO...CET/W.—On Saturday week, Robert
Yeates, labourer, of Winterelow, was taken before
Viscount Folkestone, and E. Everett, Faq.,in the ewe
tody of Supt. Matthews, charged with taking game in
the night, on land belonging to Viscount Somerton.
The case was clearly proved by his lordship's keeper,
Joshua Salmon, and the prisoner was ordered to be
imprisoned and kept to hard labour in the Howe of
Correction at Fiaberton Anger for three calendar
months, and at the expiration of that period to find
sureties not to offend again for one year.
Cm Perri' Beeerows, Monday.- -Present: The
Worshipful the Mayor (Dr. Loeb), W. Fawcett, Exi., F.
Attwood, Esq., and T. W. Gilbert, Faq.—A ermaions
issued by Thos. Lewis against a person named Randall
for an assault, was dismissed, the case not being premed
by complainank—liarriet Turner was summoned by
Louisa Testiness foe assaulting her on Wednesday night.
Both complainant and defendant are women of loom
character, arid it appeared that some words passed
between them as they met In thrust-street, about a
quarter to 12 on Wedeteday night. Tenser bad. cup
In her band, with which she struck Yeatnian over the
left temple, indicting • rather serious wound.—The
Bench imposed a fine of 20a. and costs, or 14 days' Mi.
yrisonment.

Srnamam Motrwr.—On Saturday week a man
went into a shop of Mr. Proud', grocer, Milford-street,
for the ostensible purpose of purchasing butter, but
while an assistant was cutting it, he contrived to paeloin
• canvas bar, containing the sum of £6 3s. Al., which
happened to be lying on the counter. With this he
contrived to get clear away. lie in believed to have
been one of a party of three persona who came into the
city on the previous day, and took up their qsartars at
the CatherinieWbeeL Another of them named Alfred
West was, on Saturday, taken before Francis Attwood,
Esq.' and remanded, on a charge of haring pared a
counterfeit half-crown, at the shop of Messrs. Still and
Co.. Canal, where he ordered • pennyworth of nails,
tendered the half-crown in payment, and received 2s. fai
change, the sum of 15s. id, good snooty, was found
in his possession and he had a duplicate oonoesled in
his hat foe two shirts lately pledged at Chichester.
CHAIM], 07 AMR. —On Saturday week,Jokn Baker
was taken before Viscount Folkestone and E. Everett,
E.g., charted with having set fire to a cart-house, the
property of wini= virmit, at Bishopetone. The sari.
house stood on a piece of waste land near Pitt's-lane,
end was seen by the prosecutor %mite safe on Tuesday
afternoon. About a quarter to six he found it on fire.
Hewes totally destroyed, and damage was done to the
amount of 1.22. To implicate the prisoner, Stephen
Williams, a lad. about 16 years of age, was called.
He stated that be left the blacksmith's shop at Bishop.
stone in company with the prisoner, and that as they
went along the latter said, "Let's go and set lire to old
Wagg's cart house." Witness made no reply, but the
prisoner said, "Coins on." Witham said, 'What's the
nose of going down there, we shall sure to be caught."
Prisoner replied, "No we shall 'tot ;" and then left him
and went up to the cart-house. Witness saw him strike
• match, and put it up to the thatch nearest to the
hedge. They then west towards the White Hart
public-house. On their way they met James Herter,
who, pointing towards the cart-house, said to the
prisoner. "What is that on firer Prisoner replied,
'1 don't know unions it is some one swilling a pig."
Prisoner afterwards said to witness, "Mind you say
nothing about it."—The blacksmith was called to show
Ltnittsecrirties left the shop together, and Barter cor-
etatement as to his conversation
with the peisoner.—ln his defence Baker said, "It is
not me that set the abed on fire Williams ; erupted mate
go and do it, but I weuldn't.—He was committed for
trial at the drama.

Collars Pam thamosa, Tuesday. Pressed.
Nrieesuot Folkestone, K. H. Marsh. Esq., up., C. Pee-
ruddooke, Rai., Alfred Buckley, Esq., and Rev. R.
Dake.—Mr. illiaas Taunton, of Downton, was sum-
moned by the polio. for removing a cow and • bull a
greater diatom)* than 500 yards on the highway without
'le Rouse. The use was proved by Inspector (They.—
Mr. Taunton admitted the removal of the beast.. He
said he was just leaving home for Selisbury, and • man
who bad recently mitered his service haring complained
that the beasts were in the habit of getting out, he
iaadvertestly told him to drive them down into a
meadow with some colte.—Fined 30s, and coda.
Two little boys named Charles Truckle and Thomas
Beise;rdwere summooed by their master, Mr.
F. , of Bedford, for disobeying his orders,
bee as Folkestone remarking that u there were
no wars due to them, the Bench had no alternative
but to mead theta to gaol, Mr. Long withdrew the I
a d ceased • fresh summons to be issued against
tteM end
for damaging a gate, his object being, he I
.aid, to punish iii some way, the percale of the children,
who had refused to correct them. They were fined 6.1.,
At:Tss. and cute, or seven days' imprisonment.—
elford, of Redlynch, was summoned for breaking
deed wood, value 3d., from trees belonging to George '
Ketcham, Feq.—Fined ha and costs, or 'even days, I
imprisonment. Sampson (They, • Policemen,
stationed at Buford, woo summoned for assaulting
Emanuel Dawkine.—Mr. R. M. Wilson appeared for
the defence.—The statement of the complainant was to:
the effect that on the evening of the sth November, be ,
was standing with • number of others near a bonfire at,
Buford, and that without saying anything to him the
policeman come up and struck him twice on the arm
with his walking-stick. He had not been able to use
his arm since. Two or three witness.* were tolled
who saw the blows struck, but the defence was that
the policeman had previously ordered the crowd to stand
back, in order that be might recover for the owners,
=thy of wood which had been stolen. Dawkins
to stand bank, and pushed away one Richard
Peed, who had come up to demand the restitution of
1101110 porta and rails belonging to him. The defendant
bbilrespon druak the complainant war the arm.—
Under taboos eironmsbuiose the Bench dismissed the
Mr. Richard William Judd, overseer of
Wialsislow, was summoned by Mr. Supt. Matthews