The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-01-28 00:00:00

BOROUGH PICITY UNION&

IKONDAT.—/3•10T• J. Third, Esq. (Mayor).
• Banrainlialdaie DIVOT'S. - d0;111 Sweliff• !was
stliseffed with beiag drank sad riotous in St Thomas-
west ea Saturday weals.. P.O. Short deposed that
about t. qu'irter before nine o'clock be was on duty In
56. Thareatestreet, whoa he saw prisoner, who was
*rusk, and behaving I. a very riotous moaner, using
pet:shoe language sad wishing to fight 11.2010 0.. A. A
meted of pampas had collected around the prisocee.
Whams tried to persuade him to go home ; he refused,
and was eoosequently collared.—Prooner admitted the
charge, and wad tied Os., or seven days in default.
Tuisoar.—Before J. Tis,rd and it C,otterell, &qrs.
ENSILILIXINT.—FeIward Dunn, • lad, wag chanted
with embeuling Cl 55., the property of hie mode'',
George Bartlett,—Tbe prmocutor appeared sod dedred,
with the permission of the Bench, to withdraw the
share,. Permission /rented.
1)00 Licesams.—Geory Edward Beard wan sum.
Moned by the Island retinue for keeping a dog
'without complying with the provisions of the AM of
Parliament, thereby incurring • penalty of £s.—Mr.
Board pleaded guilty to the charge of having kept •
dog, but explained that at the time Mr. Tewkesbary
willed for the tax be h•d no dog. The coollower to d
him be might appeal at Dorchester, but this defendant
said would cost as much as the limn.) would, and he
did not think fit to do se.—The Clerk here remarked
that the msgist.rates had power to mitigate the penalty
to one-quarter.—Mr. Beach, Supervisor of Excise,
pleaded that tf the penalty were mitigated to ose•
fourth oats should be granted.—The Bench decided
upon hearing the whole of the cases before making soy
decision on this point.
George Jolllffe was summoned for a similar offense,
and pleaded not guilty.- Henry Hanford. officer el
excise, proved that on the 23rd of Nov. lot he called at
defendant's hoes., and sew • dog there.—D, fondant
said the dog Mr. Radford 'poke t' did not belong to
him. It was • dog that had been loft ashore by home
ebip.—W. Id. Samways said he had 1.0011 the d ireferied
to shout Mr. Jolliffe'• house, and bad won Jolliffe kirk
the dog out of lire boast, and also knew that defendant
bad gives the dog away to pamies.--Seceral other
witatoms were called to prove that the dog belonged to
the wandering penal. Tame or four months since oats
wituess saw the dog at Langton and Chiskerell, and
sine, then the brats existed by "lopping" about the
streets.

Benjamin Parsons was likewise summoned mad
pleaded guilt y. - Joseph Bri.l.eman•lso pleaded guily
to • gimler offense; as also did Elissheth Stones.--
John Carter appeared to answer • summons for • lite
offence, who said the dog was not hia.-llr. Henry
Radford proved posessid-o.—Befendant called George
Notley who said the dog formerly belongesl to him
until taken poetessioa of by his creditors amongst other
n0.41* and chattels. Two sales were held of the stook
but the dog was not sold. The proper home of the dog
was the Easter Gaut of Botkruptey—Osuffht.rt
The magistrates then retired, and on the, re-ap-
pearance stated that the four who pleaded eullty well
be fined Cl 6. each, being oninfourth .4 the fall penalty,
and the sue against Jollal. and Carter di.mtased.