The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-03-31 00:00:00

DORCHESTER.

CORCHRUIRR CORN MARKET, Seturday.—inspeotor'e
return: Wlteet, 68.. per quarter; barley, 39e. to 42r.
Average: Berisi, 40e. 64.

Tex Lassa Canaan Quiwriow.—A petition is DOW
in nouns of signature in this town against Kr. Glad-
stone's resolutions on the subject of the Irish Church.

IMPORTANT TO COUNTY COURT BUITORS.—Uoder the
new roles no business will be transaeted at the ofgoes
of the County Courts on Good Friday or the following
day.

BAziAL—A sale of useful and ornamental woods, in
aid of tbe West Fordington Schools, was held in the
Townball, on Thursday last, the proceeds of which
amounted to upwards of Et&

EANTIIII HOLIDATS.—The (heat Weston' Railway
Company aosounee that ordinary return tickets issued
by thew on Thursday, 9th Apnl, and following days
will he available until Tuesday, April 14th, icelusise
They also glee notice of • cheap excursion to London
on Thursday, the 9th.

EARLY CLASLIIO ASSOCIATION. The concluding
lecture of the session was given on Friday evening, by
the Rev. F. 0. Gifford, on" ghosts," when the Guild.
hall was filled to overflowing. The Rev. J. Fisher
presided. The instrumental music, given by Meson
F. W. and Bnlon Smith, afforded great pleasure. This
series of meetings has been snoceadol in all respects,
and we understand that a small balance will be telt in
hand for the commencement of next session.

Re CHALLIS GAIDIaII, formerely manager of the
Antelope Hotel, a bankrupt. From a statement of
amounts filed in the Bristol Bankruptcy Curt on the
2tith instant, we find that tbe baokrupt's liabilities to
unsecured czeditors amount to £721 la ; assets (doobtfel
and bed) the princely auto of £4O; deficiency £6Bl ;
• vary cheering prospect for his creditors I Bankrupt's
expenditure for the support of himself and family for
the two years preceding hi. bankruptcy is stated to have
been shoat £lllO per annum.

PARISH OPTICIALL—Vestry meetings was held at the
several parishes on Friday, when the following °thous
were appointed to serve in the undermentioned parishes
during the ensuing year t—Holy Trinity—Messrs.
Charles Curtis and Charles Bamford, overseers; Mews.
M. C. Weston and Edward Harris, guardians; and
Mr. Hasty Mayo,waywarden. St. Peters—Mosars. James
Masters Hussy, and James Warren, overseers; and
Messrs. J. F. Hodges and F. Mills. guardians. All
Sainte—Messrs. John Noe Cooper, and Richard Roberts.
overseers; and Mr. Alfred Mason, guardian. Fording.
ton—Messrs. Michael Miller and Edward Cunoington,
overseers; Rev. E. W. Pears and Rev. C. J. Bird,
guardians; and Mr. Robert Hanle, waywarden. At All
Saints' vestry the meeting was something more than
formal, as it was announced • motion would be made
for the appointment of an assistant overseer. Several
of the older ratepayers, who hare Sired the office,
objected to the proposition, ocuidering it a Suing
thing that all the quallfied ratepayers should take the
overseership in due course; but the younger parishioners
argued that this was a great tax on a few of the rate-
payers, whose time was fully occupied by their business
engagements, and that the work would be much more
efficently done by a qualified and paid person. Ulti-
mately it was reeolved by eight against five that an
assistant overuse should be appointed at LIO a year, to
calect the pocea-rate and the church-rate.

rennin COnIITABLILL—The following have been &p-
-pd..% lee the year
Dorchester Petty Simians! Division :—Abbotabory, John
Hayward, farmer. Athelhampton, George Croom,
fanner. Bincerabe, John Peahens yeeman. Bradford
Peverell, Peter Barrett, carpenter. Broadmayne, George
Rowing, shoemaker. Broadway, John Peters, ben.,
deeler, and Thomas Hommel], mason. Rockland Ripen,
Jaaper Tewkesbury, bailiff. Burlesione, George Croom,
former. Charminster, Fred •rick Gollop, carpenter.
West ebiakerell, jacob llarthallsay, smith, and Charles
Rashleigh, yeoman. Clulfrome Cornelius Smith,
labourer. West Compton Abbe,,: George Webber,
farm bail Bast Compton Valence, John Chick,
former. Dewliah, John Skinner Alner, farmer. Holy
Trinity, Dorebeakr, James Detail, omnibus driver.
Evershot, John Perrott, cooper. Fleet, Robert
oldridge, labourer. Fordington, David Cross, labourer.
Frampton, James Bridle, carpenter. Frowns Van.
church, Robert Willis, yeoman. Kingston Atwell,
George Hairston!, dairyman. West Kuighton, John
Sarasota, labourer. Langton Herring, Thom. Whittle,
Gartner. Littlebredy, George Chard, mason. Litton
Cheney, Thomas Gale, mason. Longbredy, John Fry,
carpenter. Maiden Newton, John Thomas, carpenter,
and William Borhop, yeoman. Melbury Samford,
Henry Miller, yeoman. Osmington, Charles Scriven,
memo. Owennoigne, William Chick, farmer. Pad.
dletown, William Hardy, moon, and Thomas Roles,
jun., grocer. Puddlehintott, Richard Lockett, harn•es
maker, and Thomas Andrews, groom. Portesham,
Charles Bartlett, yeoman, and Richard Churehhome,
yeoman. Portland, William Allen, cool merchant,
George Elford Andrews, grocer, Thomas Comben,
coal merchant, John Hinde, quarryman, Robert
Hinde, grocer, Edward Lyndhani. mason and con-
tractor, Thomas Lana Attwool, jun.' quarryman's
agent, William Lana Pearce, grocer, Edward John
Pearce, tailor, William Beralield &riven. tailor, John
' Notrer Stone, carpenter, and Benjamin Collins, smith.
I Preston and Sutton Points, Stephen Gupta, mason.
Punckno•le, James Cheney. yeoman, and William
Galpin, thateher. Radipole, William Trevino, labourer,
Rampislain, Robert Chedd, mason' and John Curtis,
'yeoman. West Stafford, Joseph Crocker, dairyman.
titinsf•grd, James Hardy, mason. Stratton, John Allen,
blacksmith. Elwyn-, Benjamin Bryant, farmer. Tingle.
I ton, Charles Hutchings. farm bailiff. Taller Fratrum,
I Thomas Yates, dairyman. Toiler Poroornm, John
Churchill, farmer, and Thomas Fooks, miller. Tol-
-1 puddle. William Hammett, builder, and Charlie Way,
iek.mith. Upwey, Thomas New, gardener, and
William Cake, gardener. Warm well, Joseph Church.
house, dairyman. Whitoombe, James Greenslade,
bailiff. Winterboree Abbas, John Role, dealer.
Winterborne Cam*, William Hawkins, bailiff. Win-
terborne St. Martin, George Scott, Jan. brewer.
Woodsford, Charles Atkinson yeoman. Wike Rect.
Henry Allen Stone, farmer. Wynford Eagle, Walnut;
Goddard, dairyman.

PAILISH Ovensagna.—Last Saturday Um magistrates
of the Dorchester division appointed the Nevem' persons
named hereunder overseers for the parishes with which
their names are associated : Abbotabury. George
Walbridge and Henry Boatswain. Athelbampton,
George Wood Homer and George Crown. Bincombe,
William Cake and Edward Bridle. Bradford Permit,
Peter Barrett and Francis Rooks. Broadmayne, Henry
Duke and Henry Christopher. Broadway, John 3ele
and George &mantel]. Bookland Ripen, William
Miller and John Gale of Broadway. Burleetone,
George Wood Homer and George Groom. Charminater, !
Robert Tilley and John Coates. West ChickereU,
William Taylor and William Rashleigb. Chilfrome,
Henry Hams. West Compton Abbas, Thomas Fry and
W. H. Asian.. Eget Compton Vallenos, John Chick.
Hershel; George Tuck and Robert Rogers. Holy
Trinity, Dorchester, Charles Curtis and Charles
Hendatord. Eversbot, Henry Guppy and Chutes
pong. Fleet, Jasper Hank. Fordington Michael
:filler and Edward Cunnington. Frampton',
William
Watts and William Groves. Froome Vaueherob,
Henry Cmc, and Thome' Cox of Maiden Newton.
Kingston Knoell, Thomas hansom and George
Handaford. West Knighton, Jobe Chtleott and
George Duke. Langton Herring, John Marsh and
Jonathan Peach. Littlebredy, Norris Roper. Litton
Cheney, Robert Bligdon and John Bligdoo. Long-
bredy, William Atkins and Mary Anne Elisabeth
Byrnes. Maiden Newton, John Peckham and William
Clemente. Melbury Samford, Robert Garrey and
Henry Miller. • Ounington, William Ghiloott end
Richard Andrews. Owermoigne, William Waterloo
Seymour, and John Laver, of East Chickerell. Peddle.
town Vi 11am Joseph Paull and Charles Mayo.
Puddlohintoo, George Mayo and William James.
poriamam, Beery Stickland and William bylaw.
poguggd, W. Combat, jam., and Jeremiah Butts
Whits. Posing], William Maya Preston and Sutton
Point., Charles Mork. and Henry Pope. Pt11101U30•10,
Thomas Bishop and James Laver. Radicals, James
Groves, jun. and John Lundie, jun. Rampisham,
Jamas Curtis and John Curtis. West Stafford, Hobert
Smith and George Frederick Alpin Flower. Stamford,
Edwin John Harding and William Way. Stratton,
Thomas Willis and Richard Kellaway. Sayre, John
Byrnes and Benjamin Bryant. Tincleton, John Bridle
and Edward Bridle. Toiler Praire:li, Thomas Rastas.
Toiler Poreorum, Joseph Pidgin and Joseph Minterne,
Tolpaddle, Thomas Alm Homer and James Crane.
Upwey, John Lipscomb and George Warty.
John Beat, and Thomas Homer Saunders, of Water.
combs. Wateroonabe, Thomas Homer Saunders. Whit-
comb., Arthur Leonard Cooper. Winterborne Abbas,
James Byrnes end Charles POUDCy. Winterborne
Came, James Symes and Isaac Symes. Winterborne
Herrinptone, John Allen Pope. Wi nte rbo re s
yeomen, Cootie Symonds. Winterborne St. Martin,
Denial Symonds and Frani.. Hawkins. Winterborne
Steep'etori, James Millar and Henry Groves. Woods.
ford, Jne.ph Warne and Charles Atkinson. Wyk. Babb,
John Talbot and Merl Searle. Wynford Bogle,
William Haory Diwkias and Joh' Wallicidek

&MOM' Prery Bensdosre. Monday.—Before the
Mayor Curme, Beg.), K. Davie, Peg., J. Bishop,
Esq., and Dr. J. P. Aldridge.—John Drew, sawyer, of
Fordingten. was summoned for usieg abusive languake •
that between
toNo•Mh'rLs Ark pubbiric-dbruse.cr. whose basband kes-pe the
barioerh.odf thtz,
defendant came in and leaked if his fiddler was there.
She replied die did not know, and caromed the passage
to the tap-roem, with • pined ale. As she returned
Ps7s'elagak C°onmwipfiel4ir"adat;sliwndigt4htt,hapMaree 2,
defendant was still is the PUMP'' and repeated big
inquiry. She again said "I don't know," and added
"look round and see." He said "Goto —, you
!" She said "If you say that to nil again get
the policeman
andoslicema wfolinrg w her you." Dzeid, w
e oontaimlllto.
and
i
I'll beat you, and your husband's -- brains
out, jg,,nieeja —," He onntinned in
this strain for about live minutes, end then went sway.
Cross-examined : Never thought of striking defendant.
Did not cell him • ec•lns. He had not been drinking
at our house, but be was in liquor.—Samuel Knott,
who lives opposite the Noah's Ark, evoke to hearing
abusive language, and amongst it " Beershot
addressed to complainant, but he did net know by
whom.—Mr. Weaton, for defendant said that as Mrs.
Blandamer said she did net intend to strike de/emdant,
the .harp of "using language likely to provoke a breach
of the pester," could not be sustained. The Bench
thought the cam had better be finished. Mr. Weston
then said defendant admitted callidg defendant "an
Evershot —^ but be urged it was said inside the
house, and therefore there was no offences within the
bye-laws, and defendant was provoked to it by com-
plainant saying to him "Go out, you scamp, we doll
want an& as you here."—The Bench considered the
case proved, and fined defendant 40e. or • month's
baud labour.—Robert Dawe, • man employed at the
foundry, was sutionoeed for assaulting • young man
named William Dubben, carpenter. Mr. Howard for
complainant, and Mr. Weston for defendant. Com-
plainant Paid: I reside at Mr. Jenkins's, Pease-lane.
On 26th Fsbruary, just after one o'clock is the day. I
saw defendant opposite my lodging*. I went on to WV
own door. Defendant came up and said, "Do you know
me?' I replied, "No," and 1 didn't know
Do you know my wife, Mrs. Dawe I—A. I know Mrs.
Dawe. Defendant said, "What scandal is this you
have been raising about her?' and he struck me on the
face with his clenched fist, •ithout waiting for • reply.
I backed sway from him for twenty yards, and he fol-
lowed, striking me and kicking at me all the way. I
turned and ran away. He still followed me, but did
not catch me. A man named Carter came between or,
and I walked beak towards my lodgings. Carter walked
by may side, sad Detre followed, using abusive and
threatening lengloge. He threatened to knock my
head off. When I got to the door of my lodgings be
wooed me again of saying seandalous things about his
wife. I denied it. He said, "Bey that again, you
—." I replied, "I do may so," and he Wu&
me apex I then tried to defend myself. I don't know
whether I attack him, but I had not done seep to that
time. I was no confused. I had said something pre-
viously about Mrs. Dawe. I said to Mr. Jenkins, my
landlord, in his house, I had seen Mrs. Delve in the
walks last night (Feb.ls), in company with • man. It was
about seven o'clock at night. I did not are her in any im-
proper position, or anything wrong in her conduct, or
say I hsd done so. I didn't my it was not her husband,
for I did'ut know him until he struck me. She was
walking and conducting herself in a proper way when
I saw her. I have not tried to make out to Jenkins or
any one else that there was any impropri.tv in Mrs.
Delve's conduct. Crom-examined : When I mentioned
the matter to Jenkins, Hutchings and others were
there. 1 might have said how she was dressed, and
that she had earrings, and had a het on. The ear.
Sop were different from those she worein the morning.
I said she had been at the George, and had served me
with • glass of porter there the tame evening. Mrs.
Dawe &mists there occasionally. Had not said she had
been home to change her dress. She had a dark dress
on. Never said she had been home and changed her
clothes, and then gone down into the walks to meet
someone. Se-examined : When Mrs. Dawe waits at
the George dm putts on agreeable manners and ear-
ting*--(laughtar). Has a morning and an evening pair
—(laughter). By the Court: maw Mrs Davos as I was
going down South-street. I paved her as she was
looking into Mr. Tilley's shop window. Then she came
on behind me, and went to one of the stepped houses.
I walked on to the end of South-street, and stayed,
there. Then I saw Mrs. Dawe come down the
West, go round by Lovell's earriege warehouse,
ant up the walk at the back of the Junction hotel, and
a man walked up after her. —Mr. Weston admitted the
assault, and urged that as the whole atory put abroad
by Dubben was a gross fabrication, Dawe would have
been lees than a man if he had not &del as he did.
He was prepsred to prove that on the evening
in question in. Dews came home shortly le,flre
seven o'clock, and did not go out afterwards.—
The witnesses were not in attendance, and the Bench
adjudicated without hearing them. They considered
the ease proved, but there had been great provocation,
and therefore they fined defendant 6d. without costa.
—Chatty tr. Msber.—This was • summons for non.
compliance with an order in bastardy. A novel point
was relied in this case by Mr. Howard, who appeared
. . . .

for the defendant. Mr. 'Weston was 'for the' corn-
plainaut. In 1864 the girl Chaffer applied for a
SULDMODI against defendant to show cause, be., and it
wan Upon this defendant absconded, so it
could granted.
ld not be served upon him and his whereabouts
was not discovered till about nine week.; ago. Then a
new summons VW issued on the old inforruation, be
appeared to it, arid the magistrates made an order for
payment of 2s, • week from the date of the original
appliestion and costa Mr. Howard admitted the
matitu of the order, the service, and demand, and that
• month had expired abuse the date of the order, with.
out payment of the slims ordered ; and, on the other
side, Mr. Weston admitted that • tender had been
made of 13 weeks' pay and the coots named in the order.
So that the point Mr. Howard disputed was the power
to recover MOT* than 13 week.' pay, the ordcr being fi r
between three and four years' allowance. In support
of his contention that the Bench could not enforce more
than 13 weeks' pay, Mr. Howard referred to the words
of the section, which, after stating that defendant is
liable for the smiunt of the order, goes on to any :
Provided always that if the woman hu allowed the
weekly payments to he in arrear for more than 13
successive week., without application to • justice, the
man shall not be called on to pay more than
the amount due ter 13 greet P. in diodharre of the
dab', and DO warrant of distress shall be issued ICI
mire than the amount of orrears for 13 weeko' payment,
in discharge of the whole erreare or debt. He con-
tended that the complainant " had allowed the weekly
payments to be in arrears for more than 13 successive
weeks," and therefore she could not recover more than
the amount tendered; but, supposing they should be
against him on that point, the last put of the clause
prevented them from Mating a distress warrant for more
then 13 weeks' pay. Defendant admitted he had not
obeyed the order, and that he hail some goods within
the jurisdiction of the court, therefore the magistrates
were bound to issue a distress warrant in the lint place,
and under the act of Parliament, he argued that they
could only issue a warrant for 13 weeks' pay.—Mr.
Weston replied that the clause Mr. Howard had quoted
applied only in cues where the woman by her own
facies allowed the payments to fall into street for more
than 13 weeks; but, in this case, he made application
for the money immediately • month had elapsed after
the making of the order, which was the earliest legal
time he could do an, He reminded the court of the
circumstance* under which the delay in getting the
order occurred, and remarked that if Mr. Howard was
rigit any men against whom a summons was issued
could keep out of the way, and then at the end of the
time for which be would be liable submit to an order,
and only have to pay for 13 weeks— Mr. :
Plead the astute of limitations I—(laughter). —Mr.
Weaton continued : It WWI evident the legislature never
contemplated anything of the kind.—Mr. Howard re-
joined that here was the fact—the payments were in
arroar for more than 13 weeks, and, therefore, legally,
the woman had "allowed" it. The Bench were bound to
issue a distress warrant, and they could not grant one
for the payments of more than 13 week., for theist was
nothing in the Act of Parliament authorising it. The
order in such a 0.0 as the present was similar to the
judgment of • civil court under these eireumstances
--a man diet, owing you a debt of 130, you put the
executor into court and get judgment for the £3O, hot
if the testator has left nothing you can recover nothing
—it is what is celled • "dry judgment"—(laughter).
So here ; and he did not raise the question at the time
the order was made being fully prepared for at at the
present stage : the magistrates could make the order
for the whole arrow., but she could only recover for 13
weeks. • The Town Clerk acid the question turned on
the legal conatruetion of the words "having allowed
the weekly payments to be in arrest," ka—whether
they applied merely to the wilful lathes of the comas,
or were completely protective beyond 13 weeks' pay,
Mao nothwithatanding. - Mr. Winton said he could
only read the section as be had said, and he gave Mr.
Howard great credit for his ingenuity. —The court was
cleared while the magistrates considered their decision.
On resuming, the Mayor said the magistrates declined
to make aay order : they would not issue • distress
warrant unless compelled by a sitaxelassus from the
Cimrt of ...junior's Bench—Mr. Weston said that was
death to his client. She was • poor girl, and °mild not
afford to go to the Court of Queen's Bench it would
cod .00.—Mr. Symonds said he thought not, for the
process now was very summary, and to all probability
the costa would follow the event. He suggested that
the two parties should agree to submit the question to
counsel and abide the result.—Mr. Howard said he
would consult with his client, and then see Mr. Weston
on the subject.