The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-05-26 00:00:00

STUBALINSTE.It NEWTON.

SAD CAIII OF DROWIIIIO. —AD inquest was held by
Dr. Swain, deputy-coroner, at the Plough inn, Mansion,
on the 12th inst., respecting the death of Samuel
Taal; of Sutt n 'Waldron, aced 82 yearn, who was
fouud drowned in the Stour at that parish, between 10
and 11 o'clock the IMMO morning. It appeared from
Ithe evidence that the deceased (who was • pig jobber)
' attended Sturminster market on the 7th inst., and about
8 o'clock the suns evening be was men going across the
fields, between Sturtnimter and Manston, where there
is • footpath leading from the former to the latter
Otos, being at the time in • &tate of intoxication. This
was the last time he was proved to have been seen alive.
It also transpired that his friends were not alarmed at
,his absence until Sunday morning, the 10th inst.,
he haying been in the habit of staying away
from home two or three days at a time. The '
body was found, by the deerased's son-in-law, who was
searching the river for that purpom' and about a
quarter of • mile from where be was kit seen alive.
The comes: remarked that there was not any doubt
about this being aiss of raised eeeee ra ; the deceased
most likely lost himself in the fields, darkness cams on,
and in wandering about he walked into the river. The
jury took this view of the ease, and returned • verdict
of "Found Drowned." There is too much reason to
fasr that this is another life sacrificed to the baneful
effects of intoxicating drinks.
BRIDPORT. .

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Me. K. D. flonoson, M.P. has been appointed one
of the five members ef the select committee on the
Boundary Bill in the House of Commons.
INC third festival at Bridport of the Diocesan
Choral Association is announced to be held in the parish
church of Briciport on Thursday afternoon, the 28th
inatant. _ .

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A Punta Meerlito in connection with the County
of Dorset church Association is intended to be held in
the Town-hall, on Wednesday next, the 27th inst., J.
Gawky, Eaq , in the chair.
A GOOD CATCH.—On 110IIIIAI morning a splendid
salmon was caught by some fishermen at Burton Fresh-
water, near Briiport, when engard in taking mackereL
It was of immense aim, weighed 42ibs., and was
purchaaed, we hear, by Mr. 'Knight, Ball hotel,
Bridport.
CuI;IITY POLICE, Monday.—Before W. Donnie%
Eel., and J. P. F. Gundry, Eiq —Joseph was
brought up in custody charged with s from John
; and William Ackerman, carpenters and w eelwrights,
' Walditch, a number of carpenter's tools and a tool
Ibasket, on the 12th instant. Most of the articles were
found at the shop where prisoner has been employed
Ifor the last nine or ten months (Mr. Wooilrard's.
, auctioneer and cabinet maktr, Bridport), and the
I remainder at prisoner's house. Mr. Woodward said he
I believed the tools were brought to his shop on Tuesday
morning by prisoner. and he said Perrott had always
behaved very honestly towards him.—Prisoner pleaded
guilty, and was sentenced to twelve weeks' hard
labour.

BRIDPORT COUNTY COURT, TIIVIDAT.
(Before T. E. P. LOWY, Eaq., judge.)

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Ther were 150 new plaints, but only • small number
were left for hearing by the judge.
Daw r. Shiner.—Claim of El 7s. 44. for bread. Both
parties live at Beaminster. Defend.nt admitted the
debt, but pleaded • set off of El 17s. 104. for hew
' castings for • baker's oven, made in February, 1868.
Several witnesses were called, bat the transactions in
question were by no means clear and at the dome hi.
Honour said be thought the fairest course was to allow
defendant a set off to the amount of the claim but not
more, so his judgment would be for defendant, each
party to pay his own outs.
Mr. Morey, butcher, East-street, v.O. W. Railway.—
Mr. F. W. Uundry for plaintiff. Claim El is. 64. for
loss of goods in transit from Bridport to Paddington.
! It seemed that on tbe 6th of Much plaintiff sent •
I quantity of meat fastened upin • hamper by defendants'
I railway to Mears. Kilbey and Bons, salesmen, Leaden-
hail market. On the arrival of the hamper at defend-
ante' premises, the string fastening was very loose,
and appeared to Mr. T. Kilbey to have been
untied and then tied again. The hamper contained
three chines of pork and other work bat no ewe*
breads. On the 12a• libuols Messrs. Kalov received
the invoice, and then twine they ought to have reoelved
four chines of pork and nine sweettirseda—Mr. Bond,
station-master at Bridport, who appeared for the com-
pany, called the porter who delivered tbe hamper to
state that no complaint of any lose was made at that
time or subsequently when he called for the empty
hamper; but, of (tours°, that was readily accounted for
by the feet of Meurs. Kilbey not having then received
the invoioe.—Judgmeat for plaintiff with coots.