The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-03-24 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

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Doo Casa—ln the same of &men and wife v.
Boom, we learn that the arbitrator (G. Andrews, E.eq.)
hem mewed the damages at 1:69, to be Paid with meta.
by the defendant to the plaintiff&

CERNE ABBAAL

Tam Gum—This ancient sod well known eollomeal
figure, wills& is earved on the declivity of a chalk hill
overlooking the town, has for MIRY nom Mood" a
shabby appears's* on amount of the trendies beteg
'baked up wish weeds and rubbish, lubd lb. "ilia"
being otherwise defaced. The time has come, however,
for the giant to rewire proper treatment and respect,
for orders ban hem given, we understand. by Lord
Riven (the lord of the manor) to have his "mightiness"
claimed and remora& a, awls as poialbis, $s his
asisimal Oslo aad saugilloa.

WAREgAii.
OPZILATION OF THZ RIFOIII ACT.-011 Wednesday.
upwards of thirty small ratep•yers appeared before the
borough justices, at the Townhall, in answer to sum•
umor them
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by
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Act, 1867. Some were excused
entirely, and others
one•half. The magierates dealt with the parties as
considerately as possible. The abolition of the system
Of compo,onding has here, as well as eleewhere, thrown
great i,bpedimente in the way of collecting the rates by
the overseers.
Bottouou Perri Stone.—Before Mr. C. Willcox
(Mayor) Mr. Stephen Bennett (ez-loleyor), Mr.
Filliter
and the Town Clerk.—The driver of the blur Hotel
I omnibus to the railway station, appeared to answer the
information of Mr. Thome Helen Superintendent of
Police, that he had on Tuesday evening last committed
an offence against the Turnpike Act, by being on the
wrong side of the road in North4treet, when com-
plainant was driving in his car towards the railway
station, the other returning from it. From the evidence
given by Mr. F.elear, it oppeared that a collision took
place nearly oppodte Mr. Yearsley's stables, in con-
doquenoe of which the shaft of Mr. Bela's car was broken
and the car damaged.—Mr. Weston, who attended on
behalf of the defendant, very closely croes-ezemined the
?complement and two other witnesses whom he called
in support of the charge, and at the close of 00111-
plaipant's case, asked the Bench if it was necessary for
him to address them at all.—The Town Clerk said he
certainly thought& ;tread facie awe had been made out
which should be answered.—The magistrates decided
to this effect, and Mr. Weston addressed them at some
length, and called witnesses whom Mr. Bebe, the oom-
Plemant, croes-esernined.—The Bench after conomiting
1 few minutes, said they thought the collision was a
mere accident, and dismissed the summons. The
hall was crowded with persons who took great interest
in the proceedings.
Peen BFEZIONS, March 17.—Before 0. W. Ferrer,
J. W. T. Fyler, M. Rodgett, and N. Bond, &qrs.—
Charlotte Vateher, landlady of the Anchor Inn, at
Swanage, was summoned by P.O. Hart, that she on
the 22nd of February last, &d unlawfully and wilfully
permit disorderly conduct in her house.—The constable
said he wee in the street at Swum's, and baud swenr-
mg and persons making uo• of bed language, end as it
sePurod to him fighting; that he beard it for ten
minute' or • quarter of an hour, and then went into
the tap-room. The tables and chairs were placed on we
tide, and two persons were fighting, and others standing
round the room backing them on. He saw one man,
who appeared to be under the infinence of drink,
knocked dawn twice, and a man turned French, •
Photographer, appeared muter or referee of the enrage.
meats. Mr. Collis, the landlady's undo -law, wee watch.
Lug their movements with apparent interest, and whets
spoken to by the constable said he ovoid not see himself
knocked about by keeping order in Mtn Vataher's
house. The perdu engaged when spoken to by the
teastable, desisted immediately and left.—Mr. B. N.
Howard, of Wey month, defeoded. and celled several
witnesses, but the Bench considered the charge proved
and fined defendant Ll including ocerta—Bmioanuel
Brine, of Winfrith, was summoned by John Formate.
for an smolt on him on the 7th instant. —He was lined
ES including ctoete.— William Craft, of Swaney., was
, summoned by P.C. Bart. for being drunk and riotous at
Swanage, on the 28ch February.—This being an old
offender, he was fined £3 and ooste.—Elward Brine,
of Mallon Herring, labourer, was charged by William
Mark, of Cbsldon IPlerring, farmer, with etealintsomi
, iron wire, an oaken port, and some "fold lures. —He
, was oommitted for trial at thi quarter serious.
, Jeremiah Keats was fined se. and owls for trespassing in
, search of conies on lend belonging to Mr. Bond, at
Church Kaoala.