The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-08-13 00:00:00

BOROUGH PETTY SEBBIONS.

FaIDAY, Aug. 2.—Bedor• the Mayor and R. GAOIn,

Eakoptia Mils, a *errant at Mrs. Gillingham's, St.
Thomarstreet, was charged with stealing the sum of
Is. 3d., the property of John Wilson Moore, • member
of the lamer Temple, Londe& It appeared that the
proseentor was in lodgings at 86. Bt. Thomas-street,
and the prisoner had moms to his rooms. In conse-
quence of losing certain sums of money, he marked
twelve pieces of coin and placed them inc hot, and
when he got up in the morning they were gone. Pri-
soner was charged with the offence, sod she sernow.
;edged it. In her defense, as pleaded that she picked
St. maney up front the fluor. Sentenced to 2 months'
hard bear.
MONOAT, Aug. s.—Before the Mayor and J. Ayling,
86'4'11114M Bows, Biased Bows, and William Pratt,
were charged by Mr. W. 11. Bewsey, residing near the
Catholic Chapel, Itadipole, with stealing a quantity of
peas from his garden. It seems that the complainant
bad hart his garden robbed amend times during the
presert summer. P.C. Marsh, being on duty near Bt.
John s Osaka saw Richard Sown and William Pratt
lifting the other boy over the garden wall. He in-
formed Mr. Bewsey, who was coining down the road, of
the eimumstanee, and they ran and caught them. They
were lined 2s. 6d. mob, and 3s. eaa costa.
Luke Sara!, a private belonging to the 49th regiment,
stationed at Weymouth barracks, was charged by P.C.
Hersh on suspicion of having committed an abominable
crime with • calf belonging to Mni Henry Dennis.
The constable on looking into the building where the
self was monad about half-east 4on Monday morning,
saw the prisoner lying beside the cell, in an expoeed
state, drunk, and fast asleep. He called several persons
to wiener the circumstance, and as there could be no
doubt as to what had taken place he was apprehended.
—Primmer was committed for trial at the next erases
at Dorchester.
Tueensr, Aug. 6.—Before the Mayor and J. Ailing,
ZS'eorre Selby was charged by P.C. Apsey with
furkesly 'riving • horse and wagon along the public
highway in King-street, on Friday last to the danger
of the lives and limbs of her Majesty's liege subjeok.—
Fined Se., and the soots of the court, 20.
Mrs. Ake Beale, wife of Thomas Beale, was charged
with seaselting'Mary Ann Pritchard.—Mr. Hill appeared
for the oomplainant.—The defendant was not present
when the case was called on.—Mr. Hill, in opening the
cam said that he was not consulted before the summoes
was taken out, if be had been he should havedireeted sum-
monses to be taken out against both Mr. and Mrs. Beal,
to show muse why they should not be bound over to
keep the peas, not only towards the present complainant,
betels° towards bet master and mistrww.—Complainant,
on being Galled, said she was cook to Mrs. Leech, who
had been in lodgings in the house of Mrs. Beale. On
Marley week she was outside the kitchen door washing
Mission's. Mrs. Beale came oat and said witness and
her fellow market bad choked the sink. Witmer told
ler they had not, and that Mr. Beak had said it ought
to have been seen to before. Defendant told her to hold
bur Limy tongue, end *lna up • long tel pleas of
ken that was lying Is the psd, and threw at her, but
she avoided it. thee west is, and shertlyafterwards
eame oat ogee and snatched as iroa rod out of her band
44th which she was endeavouring to clear the sink.
Both Yr. and Mrs. Beale bad annoyed them very rah
Mem they bad been there.--(At this stereo! thepresesd-
jogs Mr. Beak entered the room with Mr. Howard, who
said be bad been engaged to defied the ease. The com-
plainant was at the clerk's desk ilnghen 44,
and on going back to her mina Mace her,
and in doing so, crowded hard against her in order to
press her against the railing—The Mayor seeing this,
told Mr. Beale if he did not know how to conduct him-
self in a court of justice, he must teach him.—Mr.
Heals: I dare my you will.—The Mayor: It is your
ditty, Sir, to behave in shammies manner when you some
before • mart a justice, and if you don't taw it you
mast be meghk—Mr. Heals: Oh, yes, Idare se I must.
—The Mayor: Sir, if you conduct youzssil ii this
yammer, 11l order you to be looked up at owe forcontempt of court. The other unguum4s.
supported the Mayor, and Mr. Beale, at the
reglad of his solicitor remained gniet.)—Cressexamined
by Mr. Howard. The mosplenant said some distur-
bance had taken plate between Mr. and Mrs. Leech and
Mr. and MIll• Beale, and they were going to leave. Mr.
imd Leech were as gad a reader and Warier am
she ever wished to have. The present summons bed
been taken out by Mr. Leech, • week afar the smelt
was conunltted. Complainant had the use of the
kitchen.— Mr. Hill contended that this had nothing to
de with the assmilt.—Mr Howard: I beg tog kr.
Rill has no right to interfere.—Kr. Hill: I skill inter
14" so lace' yolk ask mob ridicule= gemlike& You
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