The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-12-03 00:00:00

13 orsetsbirt.

THIRD VOLUNTEER RIFLE'S.

(The followiug Letter hu been addressed to us, and
Copies generally circulated throughout the town. To
give it further publicity, we have inserted it in our
columns.] .

Dorthe.ter, Nov., 1861.

-
SIR,—! venters to iuldreas you persmally on • subject, i
which I trust will need few words front me to mann-
mend it. The rifle movement has by this time been
sufficiently tried to prove its value for the purposee for
which it WAS set on foot. The main difficulty which
now presents itself is to secure its permanency. It has
been geoerally decided both by the Government, and by
public opinion, that, in order to retain its proper char-
acteristics, the volunteer force should depend for pecu-
niary support as little as possible upon Government
subsidies. It only remains therefore for us to throw our-
selves upon the public to support us ; and I tiust that, in
IMAM application to you on this subject, I shall not
be thought presumptuous in appealing to the general
SISOCCSA of the movement, and in coupling with it that
of the Dorchester corps. I trust that our efforts have
so far availed, as to have secured the approbation as
well as confidence of the neighbourhood ; aol with that
aseurance I voiture to make direct application to you
for support. Our object is to obtain a large list of
small subscribers, rather than • small list of large con-
tributors, on actouat both of tbe greater pecuniary
results, and of the advantage attending • more widely.
spread interest in our welfare. I trust, therefore, that
you will permit me to enrol your name as an annual
subscriber to the Dorchester Rifle Corps of sonic
ranging from fis. to 205., and that you will also pardon
any thus direct y introducing the subject to you.
I would also venture to add one word on behalf of
our bras. band. We have not yet been able to cleat off
the expenses attending it. first start, added to which it
entails. • small amine! expenditure. This we do not
emaider ourselves justified in chirging to the general
fund, and I trust, therefore, that you will nut object to
add a small SUSI by way of coutribution to the lima
Fund. I believe that the advantage of the existence of
• band in the neighbourhood is very generally recog-
nised, and a small yearly income would enable us to
provids • weekly or occasional amusement for the public
us the shale of public performances.
I have the honor to be. Sirs
Your Obedient Servant,
FA/WD. L. KINDERSLEY,
Capt. 3rd Dorset Rifle Volunteers.

OSMINGTON.—On Friday last,a poor girl, whose
parents have both been dead for several years,
mimed Harriet Sergeant, was charged hefaare 1a it.
Manning, li. C. Goodelen, Esq., and Major Stewait,
with picking up about a peck of very bail apples
from under the trees belonging to Mr. Woods. liad
she gathered them from the trees, the Bench could
have Lulli.:tot a fine, but as such we/twit the caw.
the magistrates had no alternative but to send her to
gaol.— She was committed for 14 days.
OW EUNIOIGNE.—At the Weymouth County
Petty Sessions on Friday last, Henry Payne and
William Ellie, were charged with breaking down
aud stuating part of a fence, on the farm occupied
by Mt. Thomas Woodcock Sykes. It appeared that
tlie fence was a doublet dead fence, enclosing young
growing white thorns. In consequence of We fence
having teen frequently broken, c ..... plainant set out
of Ins men to WOLCiI, and on the Isar November the
defendants were taught con iiii ittiug the offence with
which they were chargeil.—They were Glued, includ-
ing damage and costs, It/s. '2.d. each.
WEYMOUTH.— VIOLATION OF THE TURNIPiE
Aer.— Avow* Farwell, hawker, was charged by
Joseph Devenisli, with refusing to pay 6d. tell for a
horse and cut paesiiig the, ugh Beach-gate, in the
parish of appeared from the evidence,
that the horse and cart had passtal through on the
:lath November, and that defendant returned with
it about ten minutes before two o'clock ott the follow-
ing morning. Complainant demanded the usual
toll, and defendant mud he had been through before
that day, and refused to pay.—Mr. Howard, who
appeared for the defendant, pleaded that his client
hail mistaken the titue.—rmoil Ills., including costs,
awl the toll.
A Bserin's Orrreer.— Richard Talbot, a Laker
of Weymouth, was charged before, the county Bench
on Friday, with delivering bread at Wyke, without
Laving weights anal Scales in his cart.--The offence
was proved by P.C. D 11111103...- Utfrellllllllt sail he
wifortunately on this occasion forgot his =lles before
he started on the iletivery.—sergeant Hitch, in
reply to a question from the Bench, said lie hail
several times examined defendant's carts, and always
found weights and senles.—Captain Maiming 14.1i,i
the Bench were villing under these circumstances to
take a lenient view of the matter, and ilefentlant
would be lined only in the mitigated penalty of 55.,
including coati.
PORTIAND.—At the County Petty Sessions at
Weymouth, on Friday, before 'Captain Nlanning anal
11. C. Coatshlen, Lal., Iliteholooltw Comb, ii was
charged by Mary Met) sir, residing at Spring Car.
slims, Fortune's Well, with damaging a certain door,
doing injury to the amount of
Hal for dio plaintiff, and Mr. Howard for tho
ale-
(cadent. the case hail been opened, it ap-
'reared that the real point in dispute was the
ru way—Mr. Couibeu claiming a rieht a way past
Mrs. Motyer's door, anal she denying that lie had
that right. —The magistratra RAW that the que.tion
of right having been raised, the Bench had no juris.
diet iiiii unit therefore the sumin iiii would be dis-
missed. They, however, strongly recommended
the parties to settle the case amicably between them-
selves.
FALSE BALANCVik—AnArose Dine, was on Fri-
day Vl/111U1• nest before Captain Maiming, IL C.
and Major Stewart, at Weymouth,
tan the charge of having a pair 1,1 false scales in his
bakehouse, for the purpose of weighing bread.—
Soperinteielent Unid•rwood stated that he wcut into
defendant's bakehouse, at Fortune's Vehi, on the
trod Betolwrouel f I a pair of wades half an iniace
against the pun:baser on every turn of the Reale,.._
I),G.H.imit was line. I los., and costs, tar 14 Jays' 011•
'toward appeared fur the thrfia

r Damon and harbella Damon,
liii wile, went charged with ateiiling two intdroo
heaters and a cla.plier, the property of William I
fano Pearce, if EASCallti, Portland.--Mr: Humand
appeared for the defenee.—W illiam Taylor raid he I
W 44 411,4,1,nn to pniseentor. List Friday evening I
be had occasion to take several pairs of nat-irons t.o
lii, i:TOVe. lie put then% in a cart and paced
one lair in the shop They ware tied to.
geth..r. lie was win, tileint two hour., awl iii the
following lamming be Ini=siAl the at stolen in
nonsquence eta person cut tog tor a set of ilatdrons
Mae same number be hail tat in the witiaew,
made a careful search for them, and not being able
to kid thelli. A warrant was obtained, and pris mer's
liOnse was searched. Within/ accoutre:lied the
polinanau in searching. Covered over by ashes
lair the grate, the iron produced Wai found. lie
LileW it to he ono of those that hail been lost from
the shop by the maker's name. There wit no pri-
vete nark on it. They did not raid the other in m.
The coplier was lost almut two n ~,,, ths ago. That
was found in prismer's coal cellar. It was a vtri
old thing and haul been greatly worn. It woo
gemsrally used at the front troop door to open
boxes Ile knew it from its general appearane
Ither witnmises were called, but the Hemel, ww, of
uupataitan Out the identity of the articles found hail
not been established, and the prisoners were ills
charged.
ChIJKLTV ANINIU-4. iriqinnt Richard Low-
man was cbartled by l'.C. Fripp with working two
horses on the 9th November when in an unfit state.
W,tness mi.l that on the day in question he saw
the defendant with three horses carting stone at
Ileforne. Noticing that one of the horses drew tau
load uncomfortably, he esaminuil the animals, anal
found tint ai,iaaiiatiiti bad three sores, and another
two auras under the collar. Out of the wounds
%VIA II 1,17 lartre one.--The defendant was tined
Li Os. 4.1., including costa.
PRESTON.—Themas Thorne, labourer, was
ehare;ed before Captain Manning and H. C. Hnoddvn,
Esq., on Tuesday, with stealing turnips, the pro-
perty of Mr. Pope, ilit employer, on the I:ith
Haulier Wt.—P.C. 1101Klitell SIM the defendant
come out of the field, and miming he did not pi to
his emplover's house; he went up to him arid found
eight swedes, with 2.1., in his pocket.---Mr. Polo
said the defendant hail a large garden, and witness
never refused any one turnips or turnip-top* if they
inked him. He did not wish to press the mute,
althongh defendant had not apologised, notwith.
standing he hail a month to consider the subject.--
The blench tout the defenilant his master hail cer-
tainly acted very kindly towanls hunt tar he would
have been dealt with more severely. He would be
fine.l.ss. 2,1„ including costs,. or 14 days' imprin,n•
ment. _

111.ANDFORD.--CouNrv'Act, Novembei 23:
B•Nre James Juba Farquharson, El.-1.:mo
K‘ fly was brought up in eusoaly of P.C. Worele:l.
chirgml ith stealing a pock of wheat meal, the
poipeity of his master, James Raker, at Mittel. It
appeared that I'.C. Worsdell was standing at the
fartu-gate, about seven o'clock in the evetiaig, eh, n
the prisoner was leaving, and it being dark the
policeman turmal his light in hie face, and maw the
bundle containing the meal concealed beneath he,
coat. He was remanded till Saturday neat, to be
dealt with under the Criminal Justice Act.

FA IC,. II A tf. --C mimes I MP: FAT. --Au inquest
was held at the Old Ash Inn, berme W. H. Atkinvm,
Esq., and a respectable jury, on Monday, on the
body of Heorge dread, aged 67, who shed suddenly
on tlie 23n1 instant, after eating a hearty dinner.
The jury returned a verdict of " Lied by the visita-
tion of God."

WOOL.— Thomas Darla pleaded guilty before the
rareham bench, on Tuesday, with being drunk and
ions on the precious Sunday, and fighting in
public road, iu front of the Bow, at Wool. He
fined 105, including costs.— Henry ham
also been summoned for a I lar offence, lint
ii i.ot appear. Be was fined ffs., and Ts. (hi. cost,
WINFKITII.—KILIING GAME WITHOUT A GAME
ERT.IICATIE—StepAes (iv, a labourer, Was charge.'
t the Wareham Petty Sessions, on Tuesday, u ith
:Ming a hare on some laud occupied by Mr Damen,
t Winfrith.—Daniel Bushrod and his father, win,
re underkeepers to Mr. Weld, stated that they saw
efendant set up six traps in a field belonging to
Ir. Damen. Three were near a barley rick. one
now a gateway, and the other two were placid
the hedge. After the traps were met, badly

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was strewn over them. The traps were watched,
and a hare was caught in that placed in the gat • way,
The trap was net pegged, and consequently the hare
diul not "cry out, but dragged it into the ditch.
When defendent therefore Caine along, lie fell upon
the hare, and took it out of the trap and killed it.—
The delendant said lie was employed by Mr. Demon
and other farmers to trap for rabbits and rats. He
act the-e traps for the eutirpese of catching those
verinie, and haul no idea that a hare came there, but
it would, sometimes happen that game would get
caught in a vermin trap.—The Bench sent f, r Mr.
Damen, who was in Wareham at the time, and that
gentleman said thatdefenulant's state:mut respecting
his being employed to trap rd,l,itj and rats on his
farm was true.—The Bench fined defendant in-
cluding costs, or one month'. imprisonment.
STEALING WllE.Vr.—Dorid King was CllATged
before 0. W. Ferrer and .1; Mowlen, Esqrs.,on Tues-
day, with having stolen half a peek of wheat, the
preperty if Mr. Damen, his master. He pleaded
guilty, and said he took the wheat to sow. From
the evidence of I'. S. Berridge, it appeared that he
saw prisoner's boy going home, between four and
live o cluck, with a basket which appeared to be very
heavy, lie asked him what was in it, and he said
nettling. He opened the basket, and saw a bee cote
Mining the wheat which he NMI his father hail'given
huh to take home to his mother. He tusk a sample
of wheat from the drill with which prisoner had
been working that morning, and found the two
samples correspond.— In reply to a question from the
bench, Mr. Damen said the defendant haul worked
for him ever since lie was a boy. Ile was a good
workman, but this was all be ceuld say of him. —The
Bench sentenced the pi ismer to three months' hard
lalmuur.—Mr. Damen said he haul no desire to say
anything to prejudice this c.a.e, but petty thefts
were bet:mules %titer prevalent in his district, and
the decisions of the Bench, lie considered, in many
caste were such ae to give encouragement to the par.
tics to continue their nefarious ',metiers. Ile was
very glad to see Mr. Ferrer in the chair that day,
and to hear loin say that such things meet be done
away with.—Mr. Fairer said he ceului not listen to
Mr. Damen'. remai kn. It was always mire painful
for magistrates to deal handily than leniently with
any ease brought before them.
Job Taylor was charged before 0. W. Ferrer and
.1. Nlowlem, Esq., on Tuesday at Wareham, with
killing a fowl belonging to Mrs. Stiekland. It
appeared that the proseentrix had of late lost a great
needier of fowls at different times. Two of the
workmen in Mrs. Stieklanul's employ saw the
prisoner kill the fewl.—Prisoner at first plesuled not
guilty, and the Bench toll him theu lie must go for
trial. Ile said he would rather be tried at once, and
he might therefore as well speak the truth about it.
lie "hove a stick at 'en in the first instance' and
stunned 'en," and then, thinking he should be found
out, be " went and screw'd 'eit's head off and threw
'en in the hedge." The fowl MN of no use tui him.
The Bench sentenced him to six weeks' hard
labour.
ILLEGAL MALIN° IN CAME.—A SEVERE Si:S-
TENCIL—MU/ea gill, a butcher and licensed
dealer in game, reaiding at Knighton, was On Tues-
day summoned before 0. W. Ferrer, Esq. and Cape
b'y ler, bur haeine; on two occaeions perch:teed game
or a person not legally qualified to sell. Mr.
Howard, of IVeyniontli, attended bur the defence.—
Thomas Kerley said : I am a smith, reshiing at
Kiiigliton. I hail wine game and carried it to the
defendant. It was a lisre and Isom birds. I cannot
remember the day of the week our of the moth.
I received some money from him for the game. I
cannot remember what it was. I LOOk it to the
person from whom I bad the birds. This was Volice-
sergoint Berridge. Sergeant Berridge told me
the game was made a present to him. I cannot
remember what I said to slifenulant when I took
the birds to him. I cannot remember what passed
between us I believe there were two birds in the
first lot I took to hitn.—Mr. Howard here objected
to Supt. hides examining the witness DA being
iiregular.—Supt. Eeles askol Mr. Howard where
he obtained informal. that it was irregular ?—Mr.
!inward said the question arose a short time since at
the Dorchester Bench, when the magistrates there
after adjourning to discuss the queetion, gave their
01 that professional gentlemen only
could be permitted to examine witnesees. --Mr.
Kuser said it WWI llesitairin that there shauld be a
uniformity of practice throngh t the County, and
lie would bring the ease bean: the next Quarter
Seenons, but the practice bad always buena adopted
at Wareham, soul lie did not thilik they could alter
the rule that day, as the prosecutor was not prepared
with legal amistanee.---Examitiation continued —I
do not remember the day of the week, or the month.
I toile gametu Vie defendant on two oetessions. One
was about a week and the other about a fortnight
ago.—Mr. Farrel : Remember you are on your with
to speak the truth, and mikes you do so, I warn you
that the magistrates base the power to commit you
for perjury. —Witnees : I wont tell a lie.— Mr.
Farrer : %%list day diii you lirst take game to
defendant ?—About a ferteight ago. Was it the
seine day you received the game? Yes.— Did you
give the money to Sergeant Berridge? Yes; I took
it leick to lein directly.—Diul sou go to defendant
ag sin with game? Yes.—What gamo was it? I
Beek a bare and three partriulges.—Do you know
when it was? Mend a week ago ; last week
believe. Diul yeti receive them also from Sergeant
Berridge? Yes- -Did you receive money (coin
defendant for them es.— lei yen ktiew bow
much ? I cannot remember anything about it.—
What did you do with the money ? I gave it tAI
sergeant Burridge.—Have you a genie certificate ur
a I ieell4o to sell genie? --I 'nies ex-
alnill.l. I ass born at Keighton. I have never
leem brought up for poaching. I never haul the
name of being a poachei, and never wielt t. have.
'I met the sergeant the first time I t Nik the game to
defendant in the turiquikele.aul. He told me he bad
received the game xi a present, and asked me to
take it to Charlie; Bagg, and sell it. I don't remem-
ber what took place Mi either occasion between me
and Charles !Legg. I mei /Legg are very good
neighbours, and 'always wieh to be. The sergeant
. . . .

did uot tell me it wasa-rtrap for Flagg. If he bad I
would not have taken the game for him, He gave
me 6.1. to get some drink for my trouble, and told
me not to tell anyone about what he bad done. I
believe it was on a Thursday each time that I took
the game. Police-sergeant Berridge said he was
stationid at Winfrith. (tit Thursday, 7th Nevem.
her. he gave time game to Thomas Kerley to take to
defendant to sell. It consisted of a hare and two
tortridges. Witnese saw him go and speak to Bagg
at the back of his house. Bagg was a butcher and
! Defendant denied tbat lie followed the
fn.-cup:di ~,, of higgler. Kerley left liege's house and
hrought witneo 4s. 6,1. in silver. On Thursday
evening, November 14th, witness gave Kerley a
Intro and three partridges to take to Itagg for sale.
Ile saw him take them to the home., and also saw
him talking to Itagg. Dhl not think fiagg could see
hint. Shortly afterwards Kerley returned respecting
the price, and then went hack. Witness looked in
the window and saw them there. Kerley brought
lsick 6,1., and he gave hint 6,1. for his trouble.
lii crws-examination w thine, refused to answer where
he got the game, and several other questions. He
denied that he told Kerley that he had the game
from Mr. Well's head koper. Kerley had since
asked if he had been sent to defendant as a trap, aml
added if he had known it be *odd not have gone.
Mr. Howard, for the defence, expressed himself in
somewhat severe terms at the practice of police
eonstahles being engaged in game cases, and said his
client was 3 most reaptotable man. He had a lICCIIIIO
to deal in game, and bad hail for i,hu last three years.
Ile had lived in the neighbourhood all his life, and
he bought him game from the umt respectable partiee
in the neighbourhood, who were legally authorised
to kill that which they odd, and he had no reason to
suspect that Kerley was not sent by some one of them
with the game. Hail it been a bail character who
bail come to him, and he had purchased the ganie
under such eireuiestahces the case would have been
very clitren.ut ; but here Kerley, who was one of the
most respectable youths of the village, had been, un-
conscious to himself, employed to trepan hien, and
OW, to, by one who he -held had no right whatever
1.. interfere in game cases. Both judges and magis-
trates usually set their faces against the prac-
tice of inveigling parties into • snare by
plants and traps, as abhorent to the English
character, and it really did Deem to him that in this
ease the magistrates ought to take a most lenient
view of the affair. He admitted that he was placed
iii a somewhat difficult position with regivit to tho
first ease, but with respect to the second he hot
proof, as three other persons were present, that
Kerleynold the defendant that the hare and three
partridges had been sent by Mr. Weld's head game-
keeper.—John Langford was then examined by
Mr. Hoivard. 14, saiil he was present on the 14th
of Novemter, wben Kerley brought the hare and
lords, atiel that he said they hail been sent by Mr.
Weld's head gamekeeper.— Kerley denied this.—
Mr. Farrar, in delivering the decidon of the Bench
sahl, he hail 'milling to say against the defendant's
respectability, but his respectability made his case
all the %%twee. The Bench believed the case hail
been fully proved. and as there were more game
cases came from Winfnth than any other tart of
the district, and as, if there were no receivers
there would be no poachers, the magistrates
hail determined to visit all such caws with
the utmost severity. Mr. 'toward hail done
the very best in his power for his client, but the
magistrates were determined to put an end, if
possible, to these practices. Defendant would
therefore be Hoed £lO in each case, and costs,
making in all £2l Ws. 6tl.
Aeontrat Gans CASE. —John Hopkins was also
charged before the same magistrates with buying
game on two cocas' of William Orchard.—Mr.
Howard defended.—Witnese said that on the lsth
Nev.. Sergeant Berridge gave him a basket to take
to Mr. Hopkins of the Crown. Ile did not know
what was in it. Mr. Hopkins took the basket and
went out of the room, and on his return sad he
would give half a crown each for the two large ones
and thl for the little one. He gave him in all 63 91,
which he gave to the sergeant. On the 21st Nov.
he sold defendant a pheasant and a rabbit which
the sergeant gave him. Be took them in his pocket.
Defendant gave him 2s. 6.1. for the pheasantand 74d
for the rabbit, The Sergeantgave him the
110%fted in his defence contended that the
first of these eases must fall to the ground,
inasmuch as the witness did not know

what was in the basket. All he knew
was that the defenibuit said "there was two large
dinni awl one small une."—Mr. Farrer said he would
then eall the police sergeant to prove what was iu
the basket, and P.S. Berridge was called seems-
dingly.—He said there were 2 large and 1 small
hares and 2 rabbits.—Mr. Howard, after remarking
upon the calling of dither evidence alter the case was
closud, contenilial that still the lirst case was not
proved. Oth:r partii swore there beAdes the landlord,
and it was possible for them to have had the genie,
even supposing game was in the basket. It was a
well known case in law, that where a wan was Vied
for a teenier that uidtht hare been
committed by another, an acquittal was ordered.
Ile alluded to the respectable manner in which
defendant c inducted his house, and called on the
Bench to dismiss the first case, and to deal leniently
with theft-cond.—The Chairman said that fortunately
there were gentlemen connected with that Llumeh
who hal the advantage of a legal education. They
were clearly of °pluton that both cases had been
proved, and although they did not intend to inflict
the full penalty, they most deal with the case in a
way that should effectually put • stop to the vast
amount of poaching carried on in the neighbourhood
of Winfrith. Fr um poaching men itivatialily pro-
ceeded to fowl stealing, awl all other kinds of depre-
dations. Defeuilant would be hued 4:3 for each of
the four heads of game he had purchased, and costs,
making in all £l2 12a. Ile was liable to a tine of
£sa head.-1/efenilant said he was not aware before
that it was illegal to pun:hase genie of an unlicensed
person for one's ow n use.
CH A I.DON. POACIIING. John Bishop snd
ThOM.I 1111.1'. were charged with trutpaeung on
the land of Mr. William Mark, in search of game,
on the 16th November last. 'fit- tins Stickley,
a labourer, said he saw the defendaiits take
up some traps and put them into their
pockets. He asked them who gave them leave to
put traps down there, and they bald 14 Ode. lie
ibil not take the trap* away. Hibbs haul been twice
previously convicted, awl be waa tined 30s, including
units. Bishop was fined Si 0,1, including costs.
Fowl. SIZALING.—On Tuesday Geurye mickley
Was charged before 0. W. Farr-4r, Esq.,at the Magis-
trateie Clerks' Lidice, Wareham, with stealing towls
and turkeys belonging to Mr. Moses Lilongwe,
farmer, of Winfrith. It appeared that ill conse-
quence of the game informatious that had been laid,
two additional 4:mutables were entered at Winfnth
for special duty, expecting that there would be a
disturbauce. While they were on duty on Sunday
evening, they heard a noire g the tussle in Mr.
Lillington's yard. They went into the ,outer yard,
and one of them passed to the ir yard, when the
prisoner CaUla °US WWI two fowls in each band.
Iliese be dropped, and P.C. White, who was
in the outer yard, chased Inns to the hach
of the I Isswii Inn awl caught him as he was taking
, the fence. A struggle ensued, but the other con-
stable coming up, the thief was captured. As they
were running, primmer dropped another fowl. On
the police afterwards going into Mr. LillitigtoWs
yard, they found two turkeys also down, and their
lees broken —The prisoner was catinuir.ted ter trial.
POoLE.—The inhabitants of l'oole are certainly
unfortunate in money menace, what with the bank
failure, and the failures in the shipping interests,
and the unedirtetiou of Union-house matters, they
have great reason to say—" Save mu (non toy
friends." Awl now another allair has turned up
which will luring additional gloom to umny a house-
huld. It as said that the loss to partots residing in
the town by the failure of Peter Morrison'. " Bank
of deposit," will be upwards of £4,000, and the
circumstance is the Inure to be deplored free' the
fact, that the loss in many instances will fall upon
persons who are very ill able to &third it. The old
proverb is that " it's a long lane that has n'l
tenting." Let us hope that l'uole has got the whole
length on the road to bad luck, awl that she will
now begin to amend.
—lt was currently reported on
Nlonday, that the guardians who were concerned in
the griskins of pork" affair, have received notice
that their evrvices in the management of union
&lairs will in future be dispensed with. We under-
stand that one of the farmers who had " borrowed "
is sack-and-a-11.11f of potatoes for seed, last week
returned his borrowings to the Union workhouse.
As the late master has been discharged for the pork,
wit presume that that will not be returned. The
Tit-Anon, however, arises, ought not the parties who
had the pork repay the master fur his loss?

SWA:;;AGF..iLLEGAL WEIGHTS AND SCALLS.

William Weeks, a small shopkeeper at Swanage,
appeared on an adjourned SUIIIIIIOIII on Tuesday,
before 0. W. Fairer and Jobl. Meadow, 11,irs.,
charged with having live weights varying from one
to four drachms short, and a email pair uf hour scales
out of balance against the purchaser, by an ounce
on every tura of the scales. The case was proved
by Superintendent Eeles, who produced the weights
and scales seized.—Daimilant said the inspector WAS
a great deal inure exi mlitous in looking after his
(defendant's) weights, than he was in attending to
his own business. On the 2nd August last, the in-
spector came to Swanage to adjust weights and Inca.
sures, and his weights and scales were taken to him
to be adjwited. lf, therefore, they were incorrect,
it Was SAlN:lllltCW.illit Evies.S I:wk.—Superintendent
Exiles said he did not recollect seeing the weights
and scales when he was at Swanage, and certainly
they did not pass through his bands. He adjusted
them two years previously. The defendant's
daughter was called, awl she said that on the 2nd of
August she took the weights and scales to the hilt
at tile Anchor 1 1111 l where Mr. Eelles, a policeman,
and a tinker were adjusting weights and scales. It
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was then about ten ;mime; heron four Weloek in
the afternoon, and Superintendent Eeles told her he
was tired then, and could do no more, but he would
be there asain leeway, and would 1111 them then. SIIC
ha I anther girl with her. She did not go into the
loft, which was readied by steps. Superintendent
lieles looked down on her when she spoke to him.
Thu tinker had on a leather apron, and was rapping
moue weighte.—Superintenslent Wes sad lie slid nut
adjust the weights in the loft this year ; ho did two
years two. This year he haul a place under cover, in
the yard opposite the kitchen window. He did not
recollect seeing the girl, and was quite sure he dist
not tell her he was tired,and could not do any more.
Ile did not believe lie was in the loft that slay. Ac-
cording to the newt of his recollection, the constable
who was with him got in the loft to put the large
weights away, for security, till calltsl
Hood, the "tanker" alluded to, was sent for. Ile
said he remembered going with Superintendent Edes
in the beg g of August, to adjust weights and
measures at Swanage. Ile slid not reurmilher seeing
defendant's daughter at the Anchor. He worked in
the kitchen, and Superintendent Edes was in the
yard outside. Neither were in theloft. Ile did not
hear Superiutenaent Ede* say to anyone he could
not adjust any inure weights that night. lie hiniself
wore no leather apron.—Mr. Ferrer ordered defen.
slant's daughter into custody till the close
of the other business of the court, in order
that the Bench might consoler whethsT or not they
would not order her to be indicted for perjury. At the
dose of the other business, Mr. Ferrer addressing
the defenslant said, the Bench had no desire to
commit his slaughter for trial at the Arsiaes, but
this was a very painful and disgraceful ease. Ile had
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r.odollbt Nildt:!Ver but that hr.,' WAS fully aware his

weight and scales were unjust, and that he was
carrying on ssystem of cheating his poor neighbours
every tune they dealt with him. The offence was
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one ihat was prohibited both by Gott and man.
And beside* this, the offence had been aggravated by
his bringing his daughter there to perjure herself,
and the Bench were therefore determined to make
an example of him, by innicting on him the heaviest
penalty allowed by law.—He would be lined £5 for
the weights, and .C 5 for the scales, with the costs in
each case, making together XI I 4s.—liefenilant said
he did not believe his daughter had told an untruth,
and certainly he was not aware the weights and
scales were incorrect. Ile could have brought a
persoa to corroborate his daughter's evidence. he
money was paid.
Timothy Farwell, and Jame,* Pitcher, were
charged before the Wareham Petty Sus:ions, on
Tuesday, with maliciously damaging a sea wall at
Swanage, by carting away 5011115 beaoh belonging to
.Nlottlen.—Defenolants denied they einnuiitted

want damage, as they were not aaa-re they were
doing wrong, and the Bench lined them one penny
and costs.