The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-04-14 00:00:00

BOROUGH PlirrY SESSIONS.

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Treanee.—Before the Mayor (F. Coo, Eaq.), J. I
Templemaa, Foil., and J. Williams, Esq.
Mears. A. F. Sinister and Charles Felstone were
appointed overseers of Firidport. •
Joseph Ackermen, beerhouse keeper, Eastatrest.
Bridport, we. summoned for hieing a diierderly butes
and refusing to admit p.r. Bin on the 19th Much
when requested to dose. P.C. Bve said, about quarter
to one on the morning of that day he heard some pieple I
In defendant's hoe..; they were quarrelling, and he
knocked it the door. Some one inside asked who was
out there, and be told them be was the police constable,
endsisk.,Atbae.toopec the door as he canted logo in.
No answer was made, and he knocked again and
remained there till half-past one. when he went away,
and returned ir half is hour, and then toned the door
epee, which we. previously faidoned. He found four
men in the bowie, all drink. He saw Mrs. Ackerman
(her husband was not there), and asked her why she did
not admit him; she said she never heard him. He told
her some one answered him, bad she said she sapwood
It wee her daughter. The men in the hones, were very
abusive; he got them out and shut the door.- Defendant's
wile, who appeared for him, den led letting the people then
in the house have wily drink while there. The men were
quarreleosna, and she could not get them out, as she had
we maa is the hones to help her. The Mayor said the
anegithratee considered the ease proved, and lined defend-
ant 25a. and 9a. 64. soots, or, in default, seven days'
imprisonment.
James Bishop, Charles Pitcher, John Verney, George
Stembrides William Hussey, and Charts. Grinter, boys
about 10 or 12 years old, were sharged with playing ate
game Game " dobby" on the 2ad April, in Souttratreet.
B.C. Lavender said there had been great complaints
about boys playing in the streets and breaking the
'windows, end these boye had been summoned as a
mignon for the fitters. They were ordered to pay Le.
each. The Mayor said if any more boys were brought
up for the same °Hines they would be dealt with more
severely, either by fine or imprisonment. The mothers
said they wished • place were provided for the boys to
play in.
Daniel Menden, another (a larger) boy, charged with
playing this game, was ordered to pay la costa,
sad cautioned for the future.

Mr. W. Morey, butcher, East-street, and Oberlin
Biehop, his servant, were summoned by Mr. Patten,
the inspector of the Local Hoard, for haring on ths 12th
March deposited stable manure on the highway in East.
street, eontrazy to the by. laws of the Board. —The
Mayor said they would not inflict any fins this tints,
Int would require Mr. Morey to pay 6e. anta. He
wished the peblic to know that all mascot:es mast be
?moved
.within the prescribed time.
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Mr. Charles Crawford was charged with a similar
offence In South-street on the same day. Ordered to pay
the poste 7s. only, no Ins being indicted.
Mr. James Dyke Spites, of Pant street, wan charged
with a similar offence on the 28th March. Ordered to
pay the meta.
Turner, a tramp, was charged by Mr. Smith.
Leaked of the Royal Oak Inn, with Waling a fork.
He went in.ci priseentor's bones about 12 o'cilsisk the
pr ,virmenight drunk, and left about two o'clw.k, carrying
off • Sark. Prosecutor followed him and gave him into
mated,. Prisoner had previously said be should do
something to get six week.- The magistrates sentenced
prisoner to three weeks' imprisonment.
THORIDAT.—Before S. W. Whetbam, Esq., and R.
Tucker, F.sq.
Jain Loesleas was charged with absconding from the
Bridport Workhouse, in the Union clothe., April 7th.
Mr. Ames, master of the workhouse, stated that none of
the inmates of the union were allowed to leave the
union during the fair, and defendant said he would go
if be went to prison for It.- Defendant ple.ded guilty,
and said be went out to gist work.—Mr Ames said the
man got over the wall—Sentenced to 14 days' bard
labour. _

William Orchard was charged with assaulting John
Clarks and his wife, and threatening to 'do' for the
wan, who moors he was afraid, in consequence, the
defendant would do him some bodily itjury, and applied
that he be bound over to keep the peace.—Defandant
denied threatening to "do" for applicant, and said that
the affair woes in consequence of his informing the
Inspector of Local Board about Clarke keeping pip
too emir Lis dwelling-house.— Defendant was ordered to
be bound over hin.off in £lO, and oils surety in Cff for
az months, and pay So dd. aoatn—d amp named
Latty was bound over ea the surety for

A Pret.lo Horton "Lung." John Hallett was I
charged with stealing a piece of beef. weighing 15 lba. I
belonging to George Peril., smith, South.street, April
4th. It •osined that Parris and &event others wore at
the Dolphin Inn, for several houqi, drinking together,
tied Parrii got drank. He bought a pieos of beef there,
asid asked Helen to take it home for him. Th. be
did. During his abemoe, Parris said if any one there
would '' stand" as many quarts of beer the meat
weighed pounds, the meat might be fried there and '
eaten, if it could be got hick again. When Hallett re
turned he no. told what Paine had said. Upon that
be went to Parris's house, id told Mrs. Parris he bad
brought the beef to the wrong home, and by that pre.
Mines got it beak again, and took it to the inn. Perris
wm told they had got the beef, and he said he didn't
care. A qeantity of the meat wag then pot into a
frying-pan, and placed on the kitchen fire. Parris mer
It tame, and, taking up a basket containing gome veal,
threw it into the pan, bet it was rescued. He then
went out, and it seems be went home to ese if the
praetical joke they told him 0f... really true. Finding
that they had sated upon his drunken suggestions, he
got angry, ammi returned to the inn, when he charged
Hallett with stealing his beef. The company laughed
mid jeered at him; they had eaten part of his beef, and
they showed him the remnants. He wont away In a
rage. On Monday he obtained a warrant for Hallett's
apprehemion. The.. facie having been depoesd to, the
magistrates said they did not believe prisoner meant to
steel the meat; it was a drunken freak.—Caos dimnimed.

OTIIIIIM.—The following overseen were appointed
ed the County Petty Sessions at Bearninster, on
Monday :—Allington, Thomas Legg and Richard Vine ;1
Askerewell, John Williams and John Handord ;
Beemlostar, Charlie Newman, John Bugler, and George
Lennistion • Bradpole, John Pitfield and William
Gibbs ; H:zratoak, Frederick Thomae Hannay and
George R•chard Garland ; Eroadwinsor, John If %jar,
Idwatil Pinney, Samna Pulliam, and George Curtis;
lientisconsbe, Charles Homey and Walter ;
Bothenhampton, Richard Ackerman and William
Domaine ; Burton Headstock, William Swain and
Charles Roars ; Cbeddington, raw Fry sad James
Ireland; °hardily:mak, Joseph Deane sad W. George
Wheanoa ; Commenbe, Charlie Warr and Ephraim
Itilviarton • East Chelborough, Joba Neal and George
Para' ; Willi Chalborongh, Christopher Guidry Dews
sod noose Berner ; Chiloombe, Thomas House ;
Chidecrek, George Thorn and John Onsokary ;
Marini:with, James Love and Walter Traver.; Hook,
William Genii* aad Charles Randle ; Halstock, George
Dodge and Walter Paul ; Hawkohorob, Edwin George
Toone and Arthur &alley; Loden, George Walden and
William Symonds ; lEapperion, Henry Paul and John
Pd.; llosterton. Samuel Lemnos, and John
Ward; Idaralawood, John Lstabard and Arthur
ZawrilAY ; Netherbary, William Collins, Thomas Ash-
ford, Robert Healey rand William Tucker; North
Poortoo, William Whitty and Elisabeth iwgg ;
South Forret, Frederick Studley and Jomph
Curtis: Pilieloa, Robert Hammy and John Do.;
Powerstosk, John Walbridge. &roma Band, Tbonlu
Lever, and Jigoph IC/Atoll ; Stoke Abbott, William
Davy Haug and Charles Wdely ; &maims St.
Gabriel, George Harris and Hairy Harris; Symonds
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bury, Abrahsin S. Hall and Richard Hassey ; Shipton
Gorr, Chula. White and William Sardinia ; Thorn-
samba, William Welch and John Cross; Wambrook,
William Deane &Mani and Henry Samuel Deoing ;
Walditoh, Robert Ash and Francis Tucker; Whit-
Canonioornm, Robert Pooh., James Harrill.
John Hoddir, end Joeeph H..netban ; Wootton Fits-
Pelee. ilaweal Miller and John Miller • Wrazall, J• 11111.1
Andre.. Loma Ratio, Richard Br:gs• jasia,nue and
1,

Ckaiwirr l'arrr-- Saratoga, Monday. -Before CoL Cox
and Hr. K.:dine—John Manuel, of Shiptoe Gorge. we.
""111" Cit 4.."°5 hi. airlines* open on Sunday
het went elem. an 4 os• o'slock. —Dammed. —Thomas
pewee, or being drunk and riotous at Chardstook, 25th
Mama, was toed tOe. and 12s. misle or one month's
imprimantont --Matthew Gear, for. drunkenness at
Chararooth, on 3141 March, vita lined fia and 10a.
allowed a week to pay 10.--William Payne fanner,
of Vale Hones Faro, was *harm' with i,t,.lia;
titr of bay .the property of W•ltor Warn*, ...Iwo gd.
Jolla. for prosecution. Mr. tO,
—Prosecutor mid he was • farmer liring Nealharea
Farm, la the perish of Whitehnrob Canordmium. He
had recaatiy taken a farm of Mr. Balton Some time
Eon be took off some keep from farmer Heaton, sad wade
• hapielt from it in Nowtoo's rick barton. Ths prison.
had lately came to live in a house near the tattoo
Haspietous cireumstanceis laving arisen, h. put John
Len mons the Lay sad left him there, April 2, • lima
banes eight o'clock in the evening. Witham went lat.
Bedden's Geld adjoining the barterer, and sifter mine
time beard Legg call. Witness than saw the prisoner near
with strewed hay, and ran clime op to hint and John Legg
followed. Witness got ekes to Prisoner, who threw
the bay down and ran away. Befnre he did this
wittier said to him, "Well, William Pays*, yes ham
got a tram of hay of mine.* Witness pursued primmer
throegb his own field over the hedge, into Beildos%
acid, and thee stopped. Witness and John L.
plekod up mond the bay whieb prisoner had drop=
end banded it to P.C. Mortimer. The quantity takes
by prisoner was between 50 and 60 The, sod worth
shoat 2a 6d. Prisoner threw soma of she bay shoat
libe field, bet meld sot throw much of It shoat before
mbar@ mime up to him. Witness west to prisoner's
boon the am' smosisy with P.C. Mortimer sad ism
him Into gsatody. The whams wag orommassiard by
Mr. Dar of posh Igagth. &moral wheelers bodges
mow mamissol sad crolowzarahmi.—Tho sigirigtrsiss
elleddered tits oar proved, and sialemed the prisms
he 21 days' hard laboesi