The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-04-07 00:00:00

SPITrISBII RY.

Barman min Pomo"' BIWA filocorrs.—Ois Thumley
weaning • pelAte reee•log es WIWI, .4 this eimiely woe
held in n reuse adjoining the ehao.-1 in this Tillage. na-
-1 ortenatels sery nines too unail to softwoods.* th re
who attended. The chair was taken by the Re.. Carr
J. Glyn, rector of Witchanriton, and there were also
preent as apeekers, the Bee. Pecos Tiller (the depute.
kiwi), Rey. J. Cotter, rector of Houghton. sod Maar& I
Rawlings and Goorge Keynes. The chairman, in a few
introduotory remarks. pointed out the great value of
such a society as the British sod Foreign Bible Society
at the piesent time. in diffusing throughout the length
and bressith of the land the word of Ond in all its on.itr
sod simplicity. The Rea. ?seam Tilley. in • .1517
interesting Lad gamest addres& gams an account of the
progress of the sogiety on the cionunent, and the soused
of Bearagelioal troth among professed Romanist. by its
agency, and the interest of the audience was ably ens.
seined by the other speaker& The total sum raised by
salweriptions end at the close of the meeting amounted
to £715.. &I.

STIIRMINSTER NEWTON PETTY SESSIONS.
Itasca 30.—Before Captain Hanham. R.N., Colonel
oteeeep, H. Williams, Rsq., and H. 13. Bower, Esq.
Alfred Deffill ple.ded guilty to a game trespass, ois
lands of the Illsianis or Westminster, st Stslbridge, and
wits fined 8.. ed.—Jessie Rose and William Gilling.
hem pleaded guilty to dans igtoor lime tress, belonging to
Lord Rivers, and were fined, Rose fie. and Gillingham
da.—John Moors, beer-honse keeper, Stoorton
Csandle, vu convicted of keeping his boom open after
hours, and fined 30s.
• cue affiliation exalted considerable interest.
Hutchings e. Davie.—Tbe deloodant is a dairyman, at
dialbridge Park, a married man, with • family, and the
applic•nt, who ls 19 years of age, WO/ for two years in
his esr,los as • domestic servant —Mr. Clitte was for
the girl, and 11r. Dashwood for defendant.—Tbe APO-
cant alleged that her intimacy with the defendant
....sewed while else lived in his house, and Out it was
oontiousd afterwards, till she left the neighbourhood.
He made appobitmente to meet bee in the park by
letter, and she produced two letters, will& she said
were in his handwriting. These were conveyed to her
by her sister. who alleged that after the applirent bsd
/OD* away defendant invited her to "go a wane' with ,
Applisust aloe said defendant bad given her
£2. When the birth of 'be ebild was registered
applicant mid she reseed to tell the Registrar who was
the tether. and denied saying to him it we. Joseph
Swim Chimp Hine spoke to seeing defendant and
applieent together in the avenue of Stalbridge park,
lest April, and at 04601, other timer. For the defeece,
the Ragistrar (Kr. J. Hunt) wet called, and said that
when he west to Hatehiass' house to register the birth
of the Ail& applisest told him the father was young
Even, but after some irooversetioo with her sister
declined to have the nese Mcleod- Lydia TIM spoke
appleant solids' with young Neils in the
tper° r.thilohn MAO sod Fred. Ryall spoke to similar
oamort. William Andrews, labourer, said that she
;aid is hie house five weeks ago that young Heise
woe the father of bee &lid, but that they had deterr-
ed/Ad to put it on Mr. Davie till got • pl.'s, and
then be would many her. Gress-rxsinined : bad been
sent to prison tyke. The defendant. Richard Davis,
wee then galled. He swo, • UNA he had never bees
iotisasse with the spplioset. The only time he gave
hat any sooty we. to take some to the beak for him.
He met ber Gass is the park, but never by appoint-
mast. Had riessieed • ember of letters without any
nismetare, shish he plaited in the heads of his solicitor,
Mr. Moselter, of Winitenton. Hit positively denied
writlag the two hitters produced by the menplainant.
Had not gives any moon either to complainant or her
eieter. Alksi be maimed several of the lettere asking
his to most wow ems in the park, be west &coos-
peeked by his wife and His Green, but never found
say ono at the plow. Had never returned any mower
to those letters. After Mr. Chitty bad replied cis the
oridis oe, the magietrates retired, and on their rebus
into anti, the *barroom said they had determined**
to adjourn giving their &olden till the next meeting,
April 2lst, en as to gin an oppertoulty of obtaining
further evidence as to who wee the writer of the lettere
pet in by the tromplainset. Those letters would beim-
pounded, for it w.s boycott all doubt that roes lens',
had been clsimlitsd by either the eouiplaineut and her
witseeses, or the defendant.
Jena Smith '.1.1' Harshen... —Thie was another
applimildos for order order of salliation.—The parties
reddest Eltarosineeer Newton. Plaintiff eras represented
b Mr. Dealiwood, and defeadont by Mr. Chitty.—
After heads( several whimsies on hoth sides, the bona
made the amid order of is, id. per week.
Refers John limey, Esq., and the Rev. H. T.
loser.
Sidney liking, of Marsha. WWI charged OW the
information of the polies with Wog drunk on the Tat
throb. The OOSO WWI dearly proved by P.C. Damao.
and he vistaed Is. and assts. —He was then charged
on the isonipWst of Kr. Thames Dogiterill, landlord of
the Vale lan, with aseashing appeared %hid
on the same evening he use quitrents; and fighting
with • man sawed Hallett in the oublierbooss,_ whim
the landlord isterfered and ordered him oat. les'itel
of oomplying be sterol' the landlord is the mouth
knocking out one of hie teeth.—Mr. Homey, in sentenc-
ing the defendant, told him if be had say hops of his
reforsaleg be would impose a fins, but as ik WOO not
long sines he bad been peoistted for • similar offence,
be would be emu Bitted to prison for one meat& —The
primps: wee defended by Mr. Chitty.
Before M. S. Yeatmaa Esq., Rev. H. T. Bower, and
J. Homey, Esq.
Charles Francis was charged with assaulting Fredariolt
Foot, at Mansion, March 1. and there was a mow
summon• The &nob bound both over to keep the
PM. for six months.—Edwie Sharp, beer-haw
keeper, WU fined 10a. for bowing a pint measure deficient
two diaohma