The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-07-22 00:00:00

WOOL.

The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Sallebevi en the
18th loolant, lieensed the Roo. John Dobai, clerk, K.A..
to the Viotrage of Wool, Doroet, void by the comalloa of
the Rev. Fraok Nomington, and inlongicg to Ms Lord-
ship'. donation in right of hi. bialtoproo

C CITISTOCK.
Thl anativeriaay of the dedication of our parish ohttroh
was celebrated ea blanday. Tho shun% way presdll
deeorated with (baron mow, ko. Al the afternoon
woks, the mama nee" was that for the choral festival
at Blidport. On Tuesday, the day no wb oh lb. a.m.-
Midi in coaasotioa with km feast are held, tlte
was quite alive with vlefteis, and Owing festers oa
Ws °series was We admirable pia** of lb. Dar.
elterter Volunteer Hood, under 111 r. U. Welltpring.

011111111 ARIAL
IPLMIDIIIIIG gardase sad allsbeask has besome the
order se tho day. Oo floadty week • tame pisson woo
irstesksd down sad killod. Abw days as as sooff sad.
hes shared Um same fats. Thus la dross stupid=
as to the pars•trstors.
!humus Locsourr.--Joba Oox, to the employ of
Ibsen. Bites, lime merchants sad builders, was at
work dramas chalk, whoa kW fool slipped, and ha fell,
broskiag three ribs. Bs is worms*: favourably.

11 11118 ROT.
Leaorritrne Varna. —On Tuesday weenie( an agri-
cultural labourere meeting was held in this village.
The labourers were addrered by Meows. Gould and
Cooktall, delegates from lb* Agrioultaral Labourers'
Union, sad by Henry Blayne/. so •x-agricultaral
laboam. but Dew employed by the Greet Wester
Railway Gompany. The men were informed that they
VOW the most useful elan of man in Ragland. but the
most ill-used; whilst the lawmen and landowners were
maine,g up so almost the worst members of satiety.
The delegstes celled upon the men, cite and all, to joie
the Union, holding out lb. meet *luring promise.;
but, although there were mere than 100 lablarers pee-
gent, net more than three or fear were enrolled am
members of the Uoioa. Gering the firedog two or
Shies Unloosing, were sung.

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CarflaYorm Hotrimi—At 1100i1011 Petty finelops,
before the Roo. Major Addiogtos (ehisirman), Hr. R.
Marker, and Mr. 0. Neumann, MIMI Coifs-apnea of
ivertbot, master of the Cattistook Hounds, was cum.
monad by the London sod South Western Railway
Company for interfering with the amnion of Mrs. harm,
Fpeentingsr en the line, on the 12th of May. Mr.
raud of Roster, prosecuted, and 11r. Howard, of
Weymouth, defended. Fdistbeth Jane Poona •
tahly dressed young woman said, that she resided
at Breags, Cornwall, and was • widow. Oa the 12th
of May list she was travelling from Cornwall to
Shaftesbury, and left Raster by the South Western
Railway. When the train left Rooftop the only person
besides herself in the carriage was defeodset, who
was sitting opposite her. Shortly after leaving the
, station they entered Honiton tunnel. She at that time
i wee leaning with her right arm mains% the window.
While in the tunnel aloe hit defendant's feet mining
against hens. lihe then felt his hand. She soreamed
out said Amid defendant with laving insulted her.
When they emerged from toe tunnel the repeated this
'barge. Defeodant replied that she must be mad.
She told him that the should report him at the next
station, Defendant denied touching her, sad said that
he was Vila( to catch the strap of the wiodew. She
told him that she should leave the carriage at the next
station, and he replied that it site did not get eat he
should. At Seaton donation both get out and she
oomplalued to the authorities. On the Thursday follow.
log two gentlemen 000neeted with the railway same to
her at 14s. Do Bottlay'e, fikaftesbery, where she was In
service. They made some enquiries of her. Oa the
Setarclay following she received • notice from the
mistress of the house to leave her service. In cross-
examination witness sated that the train male a gnat
noise in the tunnel, and that she could not have heard
the request to put up the window. Defendant weld
hove remind the windowatrap without touching her.
She had • convereatien with her fellow-servants at Mrs.
Du Boulay's about the affair, but did not tell them that
heavily put his hand on her kness.—datnes Sh u a said that
he was guard to the 4 2A train from Exeter to Yeovil on
the 12.6 of May. At Season Junction romplaioant,
In a very excited state, made a communication to him,
and ha went back to • carriage, .here ,hr pointed out
defendant. She said to defendant, "You nasty bad
man, you have tried to take the upper hand of me "
Wittiest sailed the statioamsster, who attended to the
matter. Cross-eternised—Did not see anything the
matter with complainant's din/a—George Avant,
stationmaster at Seaton donation, said that he was at
the jantlon ea the arrival of the train. Mrs. Peers*
pointed out defiraliout to him s.ying that he had
shamefully insulted her. Defendant stepped out of the
carriage and gave his 131014 and addreat The woman
was very mush agitated and was erring. It takes about
two hours to go from Sotto. Joust on to Semley. Cross-
immolated —Defineetant when he gave his alarms said
that the women must be mad. By the Beosh—Defen-
dent seamed annoyed.—Jamee Lublin, stationmaster
at Beasley, said that he remembered the arrival of the
4.20 train from Exeter on the 12th of Miy. He saw Mrs.
Pears, on the platform. She was agitated and had beso
eying very moot—John Roger., • detective in the
employ of the Railway Company, said that be had made
enquiries ant found that Pearse bore a good character.
—This was the oars for the proetwoution.—Mr. Howard,
in defence, said that he entirely coincided with Mr.
Friend, who in hie opening said that it war the duty of
the Company to protect their peasengeri. He pointed
out how may It was for women to to ike a charge of
this sort against a man, too matterlow high hie pavilion
In society. It was a charge very easily made, and
very Manta to meet. He Winded to • sue in which
Mr. Friend had appeared on behalf of a gentlemen
charged by a girl with a similar offettoe, and remarked
that in that case, as in this, then WS4 • good dint of
agitation, but he put it to them that this agitation was
merely a get up. There was no deem disarranged, and
no snuggles. The gentleman whom he represented
had travelled in all pert' of the world and ia all Wines,
and had never had a charge brought against him.
When there was only °Pe witness in such a sem, they
were bound to take into nosideraties the ohmmeter of
the gsoldistoso. Mr. Cadrioglon felt the position his
was placed in very acutely, and the st•tement he made
through him wee that he
He merely snt out his hand to eine the window to stop
the draught • hen he was melt violeatly assailed in com-
plainant. The woman, when she arrived at Mr. Da
Bosley's, a magistrate of Dorset, never meetioesed a
word about the ease until the gentlemen sailed on her.
If oonvistiooe were made in each 0.60811 it would be ea
encouragement for perrry and extortion. He galled—
Maria Beemett, cook at . Boulay's who mid thatabe bad
• talk with Mrs. Pears* on the subject. She told
aliases that the gentiman pemed his hand over the
front of her dries sad that abs isireamed oat. Witness
asked her if that 11•4 what she wee making up rook
fuse about. In orasearaatination witting,' said that she
*add not remember saying to Mr. Oole, a daftly*
*Slaw, that Mrs. Peons had mid that defendant had
put hie hand under her clothes. Had heard that the
girl had been off wed .C 5. That was *fixed by • friend
of a pabluan. Can sire DO explanation whys Mead of
• publican should offer the girl any money.—Amella
Dewkins, a servant late in the employ of Mr. Do
&may. Jere Dawkios. husband of the above witness,
and Rheims w Ride, known se Goer'., gave corroborative
evident:ie.—The Benoit retired, and on their return into
court the chairman said that they had carefully non
'Wend the cam, and had wine to the cionolusion to
dismal it, and in so doing they wished to say that
defendant left the court without any imputation on his
Annear. They thought it right to add that they
belayed the ocimpany brought this saes forward In the
intonate et the public.