The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-03-31 00:00:00

COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS.

ParDAY.-13efore B. Meade, Req. (ehemnan), H. C. I
Goodden, Esq., R. H. Swaßeld, Esq., R. Stemmed, Req.,
end G. Warry, Req.
Tut OVIEBRIRS Or PORTLAND TN TROUBLE —The
assistant overseer of Portland attended before the Bench
to answer a mammas, taken oat at the butanes of the

Clark to the Otriediane for nop-payment of contribu-
tions due fruit the palish of Portland to the Bowl of
Guardians. It aupeared the contribution wee paid
before the Wise came on f. r hearing, and tl. • aosts weri
reduced to 10s. on the understanding the cunt should
be paid according t 3 the regular custom. The eastalarl
overseer said the overseers fur the future would regularly
pay the contribationa. Mr. Goodden, after • loug
din-
elusion, said the Board of Giuirdisna required • large
amount to keep up the requirement' of the Union.
The rate was oilyy made for the requisite amount of
expenditure, and thcreflre if the ratepayers were back.
ward in their payaiente, tIM rtri.h would soon get into
arrears. For the future he would etreigly advise the
Guardians to make • larger amount of eating, and if
there should be a earplug it could be carried °idle the
next rate. Tbe costs were then paid
SUMMONSES vol Nos ILATES.—Severel
householders were summoned by the overseers of Port-
land for non-payment of rates due to the Local Board
of Health. There were about 30 summonses taken out.
The magistrates were as lenient as possible to the de.
fanners, and 000 person was excused the costs, having
paid the rate. Time was aUowed for some, and other.
were threatened with • distress warrant in die event of
their not paying the rate arid coats.
VIOLIST ASSAULT CASE AT POSTLAMD.—WiIIiSUI
Clay appeared to • gammons for having wilfully and
maliciously nasaulted Mr. James Conway, on Sunday
, evening last. The onosplainant wan represented by Mr.
Howard, of Weymouth, and the defendant by Mr.
George, of the firm of runt and George. It appeared
the alleged assault arose dot of on old grievance.
The complainant is a beer-hones keeper and the defend-
ant resides at Albert-terrace, nearly opposite to the
Star. In his evidence be said he had been subjected to
• deal of annoyance by the defendant's children
looklng into his house through the windows, he
cautioned them, but he understood the defendant urged
them on to renew the annoyance. On Sunday evening
the defendant's child came and annoyed him when be
told her to go sway, which she did, but soon after
returned. The defendant shortly after tame up, aid
threatened to wring his noes, and said he would twist
his neck off if he ordered his child off the pavement.
He followed up his attack bye "shove" and at the same
time he received a black eye—Charles Hodder cor-
roborated the complainant's evidence, and the defendant
pleade I provocation. —The assault wu held proved, and
the mazistrates fined the defendant Si, and coats.
A.OTBEH ASSAULT CASX..—Georie Shapworth was
summoned for unlawfully and wilfully assaulting
Elisabeth Payne, in the parish of Wyke on the 2nd of
March. The assault arose out of • public-honse
quarrel. After discussing the mode of taking
photographs a light en.ued, both parties coming off a
little the wone through a fall into a ditch. A counter
summons was taken out, but the Bench, without going
into the cue, ordered Shapworth and Payne to be
bound over to keels the penes and to be of good
behaviour towards all Her Majesty's subject..
UNLAWFUL NURCHASI OF SOLDLIS'S
Lewis John, an Italian organ grinder, was brought up
charged by • odour-sergeant of the 13th regiment of
foot, with unlawfully purchasing • regimental shirt of
the value of 2s. 61, from a private in the above regi-
ment. Mr. Howard appeared to watch the case for
the foreigner, Ind pleaded guilty to the offence, but
said his client was not aware when be made the
purchase that be was doing wrong, especially as he
paid • fair and reasonable price for the article. The
bench, after cautioning the defendant, inflated a fine
lof Is. • and 7.. 61. treble the value of the shirt, and in
default of payment to be imprisoned.