The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-03-17 00:00:00

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PHI BLICITON PmrWrios.—Dnring the last few days
the subject of the eleotioo petition hoe Weenie some-
what use smelting than last week. Tnere are not • few
persons in the town—and these we may remark are
oomposed of Conservatives as well as Liberals—whe ex-
press themselves strongly of opinion that the petition
will be withdrawn. Whether they are right or not we
have no moans of deciding, but we learn op to the pre-
sent time both sides are acting as U they meant to
" fight it out." ills reported that Mr. afford, Q C.,
has been retained in behalf of the petitioners, and
Sergeant Ballantine by the respondent The London
agents for the petitionen are Messrs. C. C. Ellis' and
Co., of 19, St. Ssithio's-lans. LC., and Messrs. Co"
Rose, and Co., of 26, Great George-stnet, Westminster,
are the London wants for Mr. Waring. During several
night, lent week, a number of boys and young men,
making the election petition a pretest for their dis-
orderly conduct, brok. • number of windows, and other
wise misoonducted themselves. The magistrates imme-
diately issued bills, 'motioning them arainst oonduot
of this kind, end Mr. Superintendent Hunt has
shoo issued • bill, cif ,ring • reward of £1 to any
penal:is who will give snob information as may lead to
tha conviction elite ()Milldam—Paola Herald.
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Perri' Samosa, Thurat'ay. —There was. summons against
James irk Ur for refuclug to contribute towards the support rot
his gruiddaughter, who Ls charguabiu to the union. Mr. James
slade. clerk to the guardians. was the complainant, and stated
that the board considered the deiendant hail sufficient means
to contribute 31. dd. a week. Au order for the payment cot 2.
a week was made.

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James Rogers, and William Lam/down, alias Short, were
atuunoned for being drunk in Market-street on Sunday morn.
log last during the time of divine service. The eaaei were
proved by Supt. Hunt, and the ddendanta were each ordered
to pay 5a and costa
A youth with only one last, runnel Tout Tr;,a, no summoned
by Supt. Mud, for wilfully and maliciously breaking windows
on Thursday night —The Superintendent told the bnich that
a number of windows were broken that evening by a gang of
boys and girls, the defendant being the leader. They dis-
persed in High-street, and witness supposed they had gone
home; they however made • tour of the town and smashed
windows nidijeriuumitely, among them being those if Br. W.
11. Ballard, in La4land.streeL Ile thought he could
prove that the defendant was one of Hume who threw
stones.- -Charles Collins said about eight o'clock on
Thursday night he sow a lot of boys, mid he and • lad
named Headus followal them. He recognised the defendant
particularly, and he saw him throw a stone at Mr. Ballard's
window and break it. Ile also heard the smashing of seseral
window, —Thomas Beadle' said he taw the defendant throw •
stone and he also saw the window broken, but he could not say
whether the damage was done by the stone which the defendant
threw—Seigeant Bakken said just before ten o'clock on
Thursday night he heard • gang of ',roue.'" making •
disturbance in Lagiand-street, and he went there
Hallett. Near the corner of Wanon'sdand, he saw defendant
leading on the crowd, which was composed of boys sualfirls.
They went down Iligh.Strect and separated. —Defendan . t he
was with the rest, " enjoying " himself. He had no *tones in
his hand that evening.— er. Ballard said eleven stones were
picked up in the room some of them weighing nearly a pound.
The defendant was fined 204. and ordered to pay the damage
and oust.; In default 21 days' hard labour,

BOURN SNOUT H.
Bo 88888 AT A Haranguing') 1400111—At Christ-
church petty seedons, William Freeman, a lad, aged 16,
was brought up in malady charged with stealing •
imsbb3x oonteloing £l7 lit 91., the property of the
proe•outOr, Mr. J. it.ton, refresibment•hous• keeper, of
Orehard-lane, Bournemouth. Toe prisoner on Sunday
wont to the house of the prosecutor, and having bad
some tee, was obsierved by Mrs. Eaton to stay about the
house for some little time. This was •bout six o'clock
In the evening. The prisoner left the house after
haying ',ten there about an hour. H. returned at
eight o'clock for his copper. Mrs. &ton hAvlng
osemsion to co to the place where the °slobber was kept,
di/covered that it was gone, and immediately suspected
the prisoner. Elbe *learn him with having sionimittod
the teak This the prisoner denied repset•dle after
Mrs. Baton bad promised him that if he would return
it she would forgive blot. A policeman was seat for,
and the prisoner was given into custody. He then went
with the eonstable to I:lrani:tome road, where, after
esarehing under some laurel treats together, the wa-
dable found the ossebox, which the prosecutor after-
wards identified as his property. The constable, in
answer to the beach, admitted having told the prisoner
that If he did not say where he had put the oaahbox he
would have to go to Wasehestar gaol.—Tbe bench
°ensured the constable In each a Hoe of condust—The
prisoner, who was undefended, had nothing to ask the
several witnesses, and made no answer to the .hare.
He was then formally committed to Lake his trial on the
above °barge at the ensuing crania. Benicia&

LYTCHETT MINSTER.
Nifw 010• N.—It appears that the rfforts of those
Churchmen wbo have dariog the past winter laboured
to secure for their church a new orgaa. to take the
pleas of the old orwi, whieh had readered 'writ* for
about 30 years, are at taut rewarded with sumer. The
new instrument hes arrived, and is to ammo of Well.
Lion by the workmen of Mews. Sot (of whom It
was pureliseed,) and we may expect to see it ready for
service In about a fowtaight.

Parrr BsrnNs, Priday.—Botore Mr. C. J. Perks, and Mr. H.
P..,prounc.ker.
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Geony Macleod, of Walls Down, Kinson, was charged with
corruxdtting a violent usault on JlllllOl DUMII,OI Kinson, on
Saturday night last. The complainant exhibited twin black
eyes, and • bruise on the side of his head. The partial had been
,Irin• ing together at • publichouse, hut they did not appear to
have been in any dwroe the worse for liquor. DMBo mid the
Khmer followed him on his way home, and struck kin all
unawares with • stick or something else. The defolibun had
but little excuse to offer 1, his cowardly o,n'iuct and the
magi•tndes fined him 40a and Diet Ckl. Costa, or two months'
bard labour in default. The money was laid.

NITHRM COMPTON.
DUCOVIIT OF A Scat/Tom—On Thursday whilst a
lad was diggiug a pit in a plot of ground near the Half.
way House Inn, for the purpose of bury's, the carcass
of a &awed oow, he dissorsred a skeleton, 'opposed
to be that of a woman. The body had base borisd
about four fast deep, and with the bones ware found a
razor, pair of scissors, Lod a key. Persons who hays
been living now the spot for 50 years past know
nothing a any rudders diaappeeranos from ths neigh-
botutood, nor of any tale of horror °animated with MAs
spot.