The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-11-19 00:00:00

foul and violent
language. and wished to ith several gentle-
men in the carriage. Several hfighting attitude, made use fptelfrwe.7.„
and
defendant,s
wife particularly, requested him to be quiet, and
there were four or live perains who stood up to pre-
vent his getting to the sailor to strike him. On
their arrival at the Moreton station, they acquainted
the stationmaster of defendant's conduct, and eight
or ten persons *aid they would not travel any farther
in the carriage unless he were expelled. The defen-
dant said it was all right, he was going to get out
there. Witness did not himself speak to the defen-
dant. There was not a combination among the pas-
sengers to give the sailor money to take Benge from
the window.—nriali Samson, station-master at
Moreton, said that on the arrival of the 6 p.m. train
from Weymouth on the day in question, he was ap-
pealed to by several of the passengers, to remove a
person from the carriage who was very annoying and
abusive to them. lie entered the carriage, and the
defendant, whose coat was off, was in a fighting att.i•
lode. The defendant come out of his own accord,
and after the train had started, he told witness that
he was one of the shareholders of the company, and
demanded of him to telegraph to the next station to
take out of the carriage the sailor who had struck
him. He made no complaint against him or anyone
else till after the train was gone. Defendant re-
mained on the platform fur halfzin-liour, and was
very yiolent,againat the remonstrances and entreaties
of his wife, as he had been on one or two occasions
before. He immediately reported him to head-quar-
ters.—James Davis said he was a passenger in the
carriage on the day in question—having got in at
Dorchester. He fully corroborated the evidence
given by the other witnesses. He said that after
the defendant had got out of the carriage, some of
them gave the sailor 6d. each, for his conduct in re.
moving the defendant from the window, bat he de.
nied that anything was promised him before the
removal was effected.—Mr. Hill, who appeared for
the defendant, contended that there was no wilful
annoyance of the parties in the carriage by the di.
fendant. He had witnesses to show that defendasd
had only his head out of the window, and that thin*
was a combination among the other 'Lefties, by mar
scribing 6d. each to remove him. The mike per-
formed the act by striking him down on the floor.
Until that time he had said nothing to offend their
ears, and although he did afterwards stand up in his
own defence, and offered to fight any one of then
after getting out of the carriage, the assault he had
received was a 'efficient provocatioo to justify his
conduct. He then called Michael Mitchell and
Frederick Caddy, two labourers, in the employ of
Mr. Reynolds, who stated that they were present.
that defendant sat down while he pat hia head oaf
of the window, that on his being told to remove
away the second time, he did so, and stood up beside
the window, when the sailor went up to him and
pushed him down. They also said that before the
train had started from Moreton, the defendant
charged the sailor with the assault, but the station-
master would not listen to him.—Mr. B. Withs
said the Bench were unanimously of opinion that the
owe had been proved. The offence was • serious
one. On a very sultry evening he prevented the
free circulation of the air by blocking up the window,
much to the discomfort of the passengers, and even,
in a third-class carriage, injurious to health. Hsi
afterwards, when removed, created a disturbance, by
using violent and foul language,and wishing to fight.
He would be fined 40e., including costs, to be paid
at once.—The defendant caused a summons to be
served on Henry John Eaton, for assaulting him on
the day in question.—Mr. Hill said that after the
evidence that had been given in the last case, he
, would withdraw the charge. flange had been struck
by someone, and he supposed it was Eaton.—Mr.
Weston said, that as Benge had taken out the sum-
mons haphazard. he must ask for the costs. There
was the loss of time; travelling from Poole, and
bringing witnesses —The Bench thought that as the
summons had been taken out by Benge, after the
hit.or•miss fashion, it was but right he should pay
the expenses, and an order was made accordingly.

•
°ALTON. —Thomas Woodcock Sykes was seta-
menet' by Charles Green. for noncompliance with an
order of the Bench made 3 weeks since for wages due.
Mr. Sykes, it will be remembered, was ongivally
summoned by Greeen, for 4 week's wages, at Si. •
week,and the Bench made an order for that amount.
He had, however, paid only 9s. Bd., still leaving
a balance of .C 1 2s. 44. The defence was that the
order had been originally obtained by Green, through
stating what was not true.—Major•General Michel
said if Green had perjured himself, defendant bad
his remedy against him, but the wages ease could
not be re•opened.—The defendant agreed to pay
the amount at once, to save the expense o an
order.

STEEPLE.— Mary Ann Dimond was charged
before the Dorchester County Bench, on Saturday,
by P.C. James Hill, with breaking and carrying
away • portion of a fence belonging to Mr. Junes
Thresher.—The defendant said that the fox-hunters,
.n riding over the hedge, had broken it down, that
the cattle had got through the gap and kicked the
wood about, and that she, thinking there was no
harm in the act, picked the loose sticks up.—The
Bench said there was a great deal more harm than
ele seemed to th.sk. Under the new Act she was
liab'a to • fine not exceeding £5 for the first offence,
and a twelvemonths' imprisonment for the second.
On the present occasion she would be fined only 55.,
including costa, but if she came there again else
would be dealt with more severely.
BLANDFORD.— AORICOTUR•L SOCIRTY.—The
competition for ploughing, in connection with this
Society, took place on Saturday last, the 16th inst.,
when animus' there was a great number of spectators
to witness the interesting sight of 15 ploughs com-
peting for the various premiums.—The judges ex-
pressed themselves well satisfied with the work, and
gave their award as follows:
Premiums offered by G. W. DIGIT, Esq.
Class 1.

Ist Prise, to Wm. Lawrence, servant to Mr. Jabs
Ford. jun.—Coat and 10a.
2nd ditto, to Henry Dunn, servant to Mr. James Burn.
--A Goat.
3rd ditto, to William Randle, servant to Mr. Joel
Roper.-20e.
4th ditto. to John Borden, servantsto Mr. James
Burgees.-10s.
To Thomas Horlock, arrant 61 Mr. Robert Fowler.—
A Bounty.
To Edward florlock, servant to Mr. W. H. Porter.—
A bounty

Class 2, with Oxen.
Ist Prize to Fred Barnes, servant to Mr. Joel Royal
—1 coat and 10e.

2nd ditto, to Joseph Warshaw, servant to Mr. William
Fookss. —A coat.

3rd ditto, Edliesd, servant to Mr. W. H. Porter.—

Premiums offered by the Rev. H. B. VIZAID.
Lads with Oren.

let Prise, to Herbert Kinpbury, servant to Mr. Henry
Fookes.—£2.
2nd ditto, to John norlook, servant to Mr. Georg*
Keynes—Cl.
Premiums offered by the Right Hon. Lord RIVIZA.
Class 3. Lads under 17 years of age.
let Prise, to John Brown, servant to Mr. Georg.
Keynes.-
2nd ditto, to George Cuff, servant to Mr. M. SinalL
—CI 10e.
3rd ditto, to George Sibley, servant to Mr. Samuel
Bartlett—its.
4th ditto, to George Sibley, servant to Mr. John Ford,
jun.-10s.

Premiums offered by HEART EVAIES HUNTLZY, Esq.
Champion Timm with Horses...
. .

This prize was awarded to George Woolrsdp, servant
to Mr. 'George Lock—a rent Coat. A Bounty was
also given to Andrew Meant, servant to /Ir. Robert
Rogers.
Premiums offered by Cowell. Baowir.
ChanipionPrise —with oxen.
This prim was pined by Charles Rogers, Bement to
Mr. John Ford, inn.—A bounty was also awarded to
George Adams, servant to Mr. George Keynes.

MAIDEN NEWTON.—Luke Roberta was eain
moued before the Dorchester Bench, on Saturday,
for having deficient scales in his pasession.—Mt
Weston appeared for the defendant. —Superinten-
dent Underwood said he visited defendant's dap,
and found two pair of scales deficient—one IS drachms
against the purchaser, and the other about 2 drachms
—Mr. Weston said defendant had lately taken the
business. Being aware the scales were not correct,
be affixed some lead to the larger owes, and some
wire to the small ones, intending to have them ad-
justed. A boy, in cleaning the scales, had removed
the lead and wire. Since then the defendant had
sent them to the foundry of a relative, and had them
adjusted. Defendant had been in busies.. about a
month.—The Bench fined him 20e., including cos*
which was paid.
ASSAULT. —bleary arturekat was analrOODed bZ
George Swyre for an assault—Complainant Said
that on the 11th November he was going along the
road through Maiden Newton about II o'clock at
night, when the defendant aune out drunk, and
swore at him, and abused him. He told him to go
in, and defendant struck him on the heed.—la
cress-examination by Mr. Wastes, who appeared
for the defendiantoomplainant said he had previously
been in company with John Warne, a tailor, who
was working for him, and they bad both just 00M10
out of defendant's garden.—He had beard
that very unpleasant rumours were afloat
respecting Warren and defendant's wits.
—Mr. 'Weston, in answer to the
maid that he admitted the assault, but he hopedan
under the circumstances, the Bench would be as
lenient towards the defendant as possible. They
had beard that very enplinearit rumours had got
about respecting Warren and defendaat's wits, and
on the night in question, as defendant was gang
home, seeing the complainant and Warren come out
aroused, and
gate, his feelings of jealousy became
, and be did go up to them, and swearing
about the tailors, 'truck complainant on the ode of
his head. The defendant had never bees in a court
of justice before,-and this affair would not have hap
-
paled but from the fact of hie having taken too
much to drink.—Tbe Bench fined defindant fis. and
4 costa.

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Watunain MILIAILD, a leen' Rea, Terdingian.
Dorchester, Printer, at the Mee et Irhe Derstl
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dab November 19, ISIL