The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-05-14 00:00:00

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DORCHESTER.

Tui
Warauss.—This town was on Wednesday
morning visited with a storm of mow and hail, and
we understand that further up the line, especially
between Bruton and Bath, the fall of snow was
very great, the weather being oold and presenting
every appearance of mid-winter. There was also a
heavy IhU in the neighbourhood of Southampton.

WEYMOUTH.
ODD Fit.Lowsnrr.—Two new lodges of Odd
Fellows, in connection with the Manchester Unity,
were opened in Weymouth during the past
week. The "Loyal Excelsior," on Monday evening
at the Temperance Hall, Park-steeet, and the
"Loyal United Brothers," at the Portland Arms,
Maiden-street, on Tuesday evening. The "Greg
Eastern" lodge, that was opened about seventeen
months inn„, now numbers about 114 members,
and, hi Itatildon to their "lodge" regalia, they have
511111 Vie bank.

.. , .cikiltif EL horn% .--- During the last week,
i f3iis tows hse been enlivened by the cbeerin,,
. sounds dab. bands belonging to two of Her Majesty'"
medi or wax lyin at anchor in the roadstead,
L fa ilt• a opposite Gloucester Lodge.
. • that their servioes will frequently be
liiTioa duns% the corning swam ; in consequence
i Yefliiitalir Mayor has direotederthat the bandsmen
. eictbdaer free of toll. This unglue-
, 'abut and the town are greatly in.
1. 114:1414,1oliat for allowing the bands to come.
....1
r ActlifMTGH PETTY BiIBBIONB.
Tuesday, May 7. Before the Mayor,
InTIV= Ayhng and Devenieh:
• aspect** TosmAratooad, of Victoria-terms, was sum.
.ttrilFstard Andrews for allow wing h
hich is dog to go
animal
damaged tie complainant's It
thes on the 29th of April
IsaPilinaM said that on Monday week about
kW , pestten in the evening, he was passing l'io. 12,
(8:11 !Mikeri.a.láiOe lid cietandaiit's dog dew at him and
'Walk tremors to pieties. He did nothing to irritate
0 ~.., 41)* dnir—iredeml be did not see it till the dog had hold
ill, .1 utile Isp. The animal also lore his scat. The
1..,. dsfeksdarY.sea book the dog away. He (complainant)
• I.'l emplillitet tell what breed the dog was, but believed it
• ,1.... IWO cd 61 lie terrier. Mewl. He was no. himself bitten.
. . _ .

It was his Sunday clothes, and he went to Captain
- . ffeenginsband about it, who wanted him to
have " • new leg" put into his trousers. (Laughter.)—
Defendant said he was willing to make every reparation
In his power, and he consequently sent complainant
down to his takes. He found that complainant had
had his clothes 7 months, and hispjailor suggested that
new leg to the trousers would be ample reparation, but
this complainant would not accept. He wanted • new
pair of troesera. He was willing to pay the value of
the trousers, before they were torn, towards the
purchase of • new pair. Defendant added that he took
an objection to the summons, his .1l adviser having
im Informed h that the Court had no jurisdiction in the
mos. The dog was kept to guard bouts, and wu
always tied up and muzzled, but on this occasion it
broke bus and followed his son.—Mx. Aylkig said it
was evidently • vicious dog.—The defendant denied that
It was vicious, it had only • habit of pulling people's
clothes. The complainant must prove the dog was
vicious before he could recover dernagee.—The Bench
thought that the het of the dog being usually kept tied I
up and mended was sufficient proof that it was • vicious
dog.—Defendant said be thought he had offered very
fairly to repair the dame's done as far as be was able.
—The Bench thought the least defendant could do was
to give the defendant • new pair of trousers. There
wed the fright to which he had been put to as well u
the mere tearing of the clothes. The 7 could not take
cugnisance of that; they could only inflict a fine on
defendant for allowing a vicious dog to go at large. The
value of the clothes mast be recovered in the county
court. Superintendent Lidbury said the complainant's
drawers were also bitten through by the deg.—The
Bench thought the better way would be for the parties
to withdraw and settle the ease amicably.—They did so,
and on complainant's return into Court he said he was
perfectly satisfied.
CAristopAer Power was summoned by John Swaffield,
corn factor, with unlawfully absenting himself from his
service, without giving due notice thereof, on the 28th
April.— Complainant said on the 25th he bad 20 qrs. of
oats brought to him at the railway station, and defend-
ant came to him for the job of carrying them from the
wagon to his store, in Bellevue. There was no agree-
ment between them as to the wages. After defendant
had carried op 10 qrs., he said he was unable to carry
up the remainder, and complainant engaged him at
other work for the remainder of the day. The next day
complainant had to go to Yeovil market, and defendant
engaged to come to load some corn for him, but on his
return home at night he found that defendant had not
been, and that another had to be engaged in his stead.
Defendant afterwards told him that the reason be did
not come was, he had another job. Defendant now
said he did not agree to go to complainant's employment
on the 26th. He simply said he promised to go, if
he had nothing else to do.—Coniplainant said he was not
aware, when he engaged defendant, but that
he was • licensed porter.—The Mayor said defendant
had been guilty of the offence imputed to him, he had
no doubt, and he would therefore have to pay Is. 3d.,
the amount he had caused the defendant to pay extra in
emsequenee of his absence, and the oosts of the Court,
or it aore impriumcot i not rel,l by Saturday nicht.
The defendant had also rendered himuu mole to 3
mouths' imprimmmentjor working as • porter without •