The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-02-04 00:00:00

COUNTY PEITY

SATURDAT.—Before H. Williams, Eel. (diairmai),
B. Pearoe. Esq., E. L Kinderaley, Esq., and N. 0. F.
Steward, Eel.
POACHlllo.—Stephes lio4t mu summoned for •
breach of the Gams Art.—Andrew Purchase, said on
Monday lad be rest to • field in tbe oreupetion of Mr.
Jame. Harding. at Wiiiersen, to watch some wins.
About helf.part six oliefmdmit cams and took tip Ave
Witness eot up to to So him. when he ran away, fie
pursued and overtook bKin and found h• had armee
wires iu a hag. He afterwards Sound two wiry est in
the deld.—Deiendant pleaded guilty; and wag Seed 10e.
iticluding costs.
HIGHWAY 011ar Menlett was fans-
owned for leering • timber carriage on Hire highway It
Poddletown. He said his horse "gave oar" mil could
not "get on." to be mu obliged to tak• it oat, and
get another in the wilting to bring it on. —lll:einiesed.
A CLAIN rout Too. —Christopher &own ng sad
David Bailey, two men in the movies of W. 14 *afield,
Esq.. ar to summoned for non-payment of toll it 1 lora*
turnpike gate Mr. Weston for the turnpike stem,
and Mr. Andrews for the defendants This ca, bad
been adjourned from aprevion. wart, for iivitenes lobe
produced of the exemption which it was allege.' the
Legiopiers of Borton fano were entitle.l to. Mr.
Andrews said be had the honour to appear forth. Flea
of lichester, the ovoid° of Burton farm, ehoeti
tell int Mr. Itanfield woe, and respectfully submitted to
the Beni% that the Earl claimed a debt by preveripaim
(or the teoaot of Budo, farm and his servants to pus
themigh WI free, knd Merit ore their judidietion to b.ear
and eleteriaine the mu eru mated, for it wits laid down
in Paley on Coronations which Mr. Janice Ciompton
quoted In • recent maw thtt "Where property or till* la
to question the juriedietion of jutiase to bear and
termini ion summary manner is mated and their b
tied from interfering, though the facts be sn4 an
they hem otherwise authority to take cognisance rOl ;"
and Mr. Justice Crompton otwereed that he could not
think in the case he referred to that the legislature
want to abrogate the great principle of law, Vs., that.
bottajlde el.lin of litho truant/I dent to oust the jtarislim
lion of losties.—Mr. Wevton yid that Mr. Mmilield
paid toil al tidies *thin the last four years. Upon
which the Charman Boni the sosi Mast proocied.—Mr.
W. Manleid, the present occupier of the fern, said nil
bad never paid any toll prior to the *ming of the
summons in this ewe -Cross-examined He never di.
pitted his bailiff's amount, because it included toll. Had
oempied Burton farm since 1883. and 'ad never paid
any toll. He managed the farm previonaly for 30
years for his father. Rio arrant, had not paid ioU
In oonsequenee of his ord.ra loirt not remember a man
new* workine for him. Kept a bailiff, and
did Lot know the mansard ell hie men. Never bad •
*wean* bad what waa instr,nled not to pay toll. The
Chairman mid he did not me how a prescriptive right
to exempt do from toll mule be legally get up.—Mr.
Andre., replied Olt the Act of Parliameot said where
a person had enjoyed hay tight, such u going ear es
anlther petters', lad; lir taking
ol from another
parlous land for 21 years. he might aloha • right,
and if an action was brooght against him he had a good
defenee. Therefore, as be had shown Mere had beers no
claim for toll in this mas but what had been melded, this
being an emement to Burton farm. Lord Debater and
his tenants could properly claim thel raserlptive right.
Re took it that was perfectly good and sound i.e.—The
Cha,rusan : It is law we cannot decide here. The only
thing we one do is to soy the toll is payable, and leave
you to appeal. There lone meroption in the Turnpike
Act, and the toll-limper is bound to take neither more
ode leaf than the toll lied, and if the Comneissimers
ham power to *tempt one, they bates power to exempt
another. Mr. Andrews : It is admitted bt the trainees
that they are in rimeipt of the tolls, and that there is
muse arrangement es to the occupier of Barton farm.—
The Chai rm.*: The ease was adjourned for you to produce
the Commissioner.' books, to show the arrangement.
—Mr. Andrews We went to Mr. Hare's and asked
to see the bo kg, but they said "Oh, you are our
antagonists." But he held that Lord Behest* and the
tenants of Burton fang, 'melee gone through the rate
free for, as he short* prove, 80 years and upwards,
could get up • premriptive right to exentrdion from
toll, and that then-upon the judedietion of the Bereth
Ike guard. Th. Chairman said it was not inflkient
for Mr. Andreeri to •-t up I elan) ; he mast prom
it.—Mr. Andrews said all he had to do mu to
show that the claim to exemption we bone ffde,
and if be earned herik the non-payment of toll
for 50 years it was amply stifscient for tire
purpose.— Re called George Cokes, who mid he was
in his 77th year. He want to work on Barb* farm
In the year 'lll, and oontinued there till 1880, a period
of 42) years. Mr. Hotly oecupied the farm till 11642.
and then the late Mr. Manneld took it. He wails the
habit of paving through Berton toll-her, nod b. never
paid day tdll.—C7roweewinad : He we, a shepherd.
HI had • hots. ind cart, end used to ear, hay for his
sheep, and anything wanted on the fain, through the
tate without rib's tob.,iir. Andrews said be had
d her midge., if It wigs reepatid.—Tha Obalmem : No,
I think that Is enoegh ; you have set op a nous jis,
right, and we will oust the eame—llimaimed meardingly.
PM/Blinn BUMMOPII.—Tn• OrirlMerl of binatioa 0,
Mr. Henry Duke, of Broadrestaga, who ma.sentatened
for nowpiyinint of poororates, mewed on the farm
lately meupied by Kr, Chiloott, who was bankrupt,
part of whisk land Mr. Del* mounia, and pat be has
sub let to another mem Mr. Date was mewed for
tb°___,_,`"b°l° cl"sotlir of laud, and he reat«l it The
doowoolt mu. now given. The Chairman said the Bemis
would not issue a &strew warrant do the madame
in ll° °°•• unless ootagdled to do so by a mandamne.
A MINSD-414.L1V11 CRAWS AGATES/ • 00XSTMILS
—Mr. William Purchase, of Broadway*. pleaded
guilty to selling bread otherwise thee by weight., and
was fined fla. He said the eonsishle who urged the
summons upon him was drunk.-88r. Williams told
him he ought to take out a sammoss make* him foe
it. Perham said "it waddle. no use" Mir. Williams
said it was very wrong to make a *barge man* an
officer publicly without suletaatiating it reedlike&
said„ in. could do Hi but -it ...id he no am^ Mr.
WolOalno mid he would have the ewe beard, sad be
direseed the Superintendent to summon the constable
who *erred the sumwes, and Purchase aim to give
evidence.

ROBUST AT Ai INN.—ltsrtbs Rollaway, • yoga(
woman, wee 'barged with Weeny at Poldlostown.—
lir. Weston proe•ented.—lthoda Randall, la the
service of Mr. Brown, landlord of the Rinse' Arms,
Paddletown, said that on Thursday evening she saw the
prisocer outside the door of her matter's nubile-house.
The Tonne woman asked her if tilers mu a terrier
going to Etlandford that night. She told her no, the
earner went 11. imtvioes day, and that the was not
I.lcaly to get any conveyanee that night. Prisoner
then asked if witness ooald get • big boy to go wi.h h. r
as far as Ifilhorne bill, she would give him le. Witness
oould not, and the prisooer asked if she could sloe. at
the inn. She was told she could, and did so. Neat
morning prisoner asked for • comb and brush. and one
belonging to her mistress was given her. Prisoner said
she was • servant at Mr. Ingram's. at Beater. and bad
£7 • year. Aback ball-putt eight prisoner onte down
stairs, and mid she was going into the village and would
owns back in balfmn.honr, have breakfast, and pny for
her bed- She did not return, and witness told her
mi.trees, who •ent her to we if anything was miming.
The comb and brush were gone. The pollee were sow.
manicated with. P.C. Bishop went in marsh of
prisoner, and (mind her at Milborne. She mid she
name front Piddlelown, and slept st the Rings' Arms
the previous night, from whisk inn she had broesitt •
brush sad iamb aka showed them to witness, and be
twit b•I Led. 0111144/ se *Woe gi *44 theah

She mid she intended taking them back at night, and
she was going to Bete. She was not • servant at Kr.
Incraaa's and the bad been "stooping &hoot" Dor-
chester. Urn Brown valued the eomb end brash at
2s. 6d. - Prisoner said she bed tiothlng to say. She
b*lonted to Mil bonze St. And re w. —The Bench
sentenced her to • month's hard labour.