The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-08-11 00:00:00

WAREHAM.

ROBBEIT OP AN EMPLOYIIII.—M the county petty
missions, before 0. W. Ferrer, Esq. (chairman), Miles
Rodratt, Req., Rev. G. V. Garland, E. J. Weld, Esq.,
C. W. Dishy. flea., and J. W. 'T. Eyler' Esq., Henry
Langford. of Wool. servant to Mr. John Sly, of andon
Miils,charged was with stealing from his master 7315. of
bran, value 55.; 3015. of Sharps, value 2a; and eve
dozen egp, value se. The ma* was clearly proved and
the prisoner was sentenced to two months bard labour.

Corm COorr, Wedneeday.—Before Mr. Filliters
Registrar of Wareham Court, there was • long list ot
undefended causes of • most uninteresting nature, all of
which were disposed of by the Registrar in about an
hour. The only case requiring remark was that of a
plaintiff named Game, who sued • woman named
Richards for ss. 3d. value of • cake of lard or
dripping, sold and delivered, as defendant now
admitted. But she produced it, wrapped up in paper,
and said it was so bad as to be useless. The
Registrar stid this was a disputed cues beyond
him, and which could only be di-poised of by the judge
himself. His Honour Judge Lefroy, when the matter I
afterwardecame before Id ii, ordered it to be returned
to plaintiff in court, who, however left it behind. The
Judge entered the court about hen-past 11 o'clock. and
(ses,•distely took all cases in dispute. The principal
one was that of "Stevens v. Hotlock," being an notion
brought by Stevens (an inhabitant of Langton Matravers)
against defendant, overseer of the parish, for recovery
or £2O penalty under the Beer Act, 3, George IV., for
"refusing a certificate of ritirg" to plaintiff In respect
of • new house in the Vale-road, leading from Wareham
to Swanage, which certificate he wanted for the porton
of enabling him to sell beer in the house.—Mr. Howard,
who appeared for plaintiff, sail they only wanted to
teach the overseers to do their duty. Ultimately the
ease was adjourned tell next court to enable defendant
to be advised by his attorney.— T. Mintern r.
Hannah Here.—This was an action for an Sinai
distress.—Mr. Howard appeared for plaintiff and Mr.
Harker for defendant. The cue was a peculiar one,
and gave rise to much ingenious argument between the
advocates. Plaintiff said that he rented the horse of
Mrs. Here at the rent of £lO per annum. He took the
house on the 13th of May, 1867, by, as be supposed, the
quarter • Re Paid the first qularter's rent on the 13th
August, and so on with the rest, not exactly to the day,
hat as near the quarter as he could. On the 6th May,
the bailiff, Mr. Worlfrey, came to him and said that he
wanted £4 Ils. as rent due and arrears, or he should
levy • distress. Plaintiff told him the quarter's rent was
not due and he would not pay. Afterwards, when the
distress had been levied, he, plaintiff, offered • quarter's
rent and the bailiff's expenses, but he would not take
it. Everything he had was taken, and for eight nights,
himself, his wife, six children, and his mother, laid on
I the bare boards. His sister afterwards paid the money
and got the furniture returned. What be complained
' of was excessive distress. The rent was not due, and
I even had it been se, the defendant distrained for
' 12s. 10,1. more than the quarter's rent; they returned
I that, but that did not do away with the illegal and
excessive distraint. For the defence, it was urged that
plaintiff's tenancy WM but monthly, and numerous
witnesses were sailed to prove that defendant positively
I refused to let the house anyhow but monthly. His
I Honour said that be considered it proved that plaintiff
took the house es • monthly tenant; therefore the dis-
traint was perfectly legal. He must give judgment for
defendant, but would disallow the eosta In the coulee of
the trial those in wart were mush moved by an eloquent
address of Mr. Howard, and began to applaud. The
Judge, however, at mace indignantly ordered the WIN
to tan say man old of wart wk.= he sew Win Is

this way, and said he would immedintely maids th•
offender if such improper canduet were repeated. Tbe
Judge Lefroy oisites mach kindness and geniality of
of disposition with proper firmness.
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POOLE.

PoLiciEXPINSWIL—From the report of the Bowies
oommittee lewn that the estimated coat of the police
for the ensuing quarter (without clothe.) I. t 230 165.,
which is thee accounted frr :—Supeiintendent of police
£37 ISs., sergeant £l6 5i., amistantaergeant £II 65.,
elereu polioemenEl4l, anal bill end candles £lO.

SCHOOL TRINE— On Wednesday if ternoon the children
of the Independent Sunday school, at Parkstone, had a
capital treat by the kindneu of their teachers and
friends, in a field kii.dly lent for the movie° by Yr.
J. 8. Hudson. About 100 sat down to tea; in the
purse of the evening the gee. J. Lockwood delivered a
brief addreen The children appeared to enjoy them•
wives thoroughly.

Purr( Suelone, August 6.—Henry Cole was sum'
monad to show cause why be should not contribute
towards the maintenance of his son, Robert Cole, aired
13, at the Milborne Reformatory. The defendant was
summoned by order of Her Majesty's Inewtor of
Reformatory Schools, under the Act 29 and 30 Victoria,
cap. 117. The magietrates, Messrs. Wood (Mayor),
Harris and Stone, made an order upon defendant of
per week.

POOL! AND BOURNZMOUTTI R4TLWAY.-012 Friday
evening a meeting of the Local Railway Committee was
held at the Townhall, Mr. Lankester in the chair.
There were only a few members of the committee
present. On Thurmdsy neat (August 13th) • meeting
of the directors and shareholders of the London and
South• Western Railway Company be held in
London, when the question of the above line of railway
will be fully discussed. The inhabitants of Poole are
very anxious to know what this meeting will result in;
they hops in the immediate eommencement of the
worka.

Guff ACCIDINT. —List Tawsday • lad, about 15 years
of age, the son of Mr. Appleby, of Binson Lodge. was
out shooting rabbits on the common between Klima
L dge and Henry Crocker's House, on the Bournemouth
road, when • rabbit passed, and Appleby immediately
fired and killed it, but unfortunately a young man
named Croaker was at the other side of the hedge when
the gun was fired, and the shot entered his legs. Dr.
Crsbb, of Poole, w.s immedoitely sent for, and upon
arriving be fiend several gunshot wounds between the
knee and the ankle of both legs. On Wednesday Dr.
Crabb succeeded in extracting • large number of the
shota, and since that WWI the young man has progressed
favourably.

Toww COUNCIL stitarsen.—on Monday, at the
quarterly meeting of the Town Council, she Finanee
Committee's report sae received and adopted, showing
an expenditure of £673 184. for the quo-ter, and rno
receipts, showing • deficiency of £483 lEr. to be
provided for. Some observations were made on the
large amount of the deficiency, which the Town Clerk
explained to be owing to MO rent being due from the
tt mates of the quays and the maintenance of lunatics
at the county silum having been deb ted to the Council
Instead of to the union. The maintenance of prisoners
at Dorchester was a'so an increasing item of expendi-
ture. The payment of the £2OO rent could not be
snlicipated until the pending sction bad been decided
for the recovery of dues at &items Lake. A watch
rate at 64. in the pound was ordered to be made.
The Town Clerk presented his accounts as receiver
of the corporation lents, showing a net receipt of
2437 2n