The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-08-30 00:00:00

WIMBORNE.

SPECIAL PETIT SownNs, Friday, August 26.
(Before the Rev. Carr John (ilyn, chairman; Majoi
Fortnum, 1). F. Grant Dalton, and Willett L Adye,
Emirs., and the Rev. John H. Austin.)
This was a special session for granting alehouse
licenses. AU were granted with three exceptions,
which were unanimously refused. Superintend.
ent Bayntou produce,' his report, via :—Nag's Head,
Planelield, (*milord Magna, twice convicted for
keeping house open during prohibited hours, and
also a complaint at the last Epiphany Sessions, for
having had stolen property in his possession. The
other two were for having had the usual annual cer-
tificate granted to obtlin a spirit license, and not
carrying on the business of a victualler, but selling beer
only. They were told they could apply to the Excise
for a beer-house license.

The landlord of the Crown and Anchor, Wire.
borne, was cautioned. Should there be another con-
viction, the license would certainly he refused-
There were complaints of alleged irregularity against
several others. They were cautioned for the future.
Mrs. Mary Porter, of the Dolphin beer-house,
Poolo-corner, applied for and obtained • spirit
license.

Tut GAMS LAWS.—Caulion to Harvest Men.—
George Frampton, s labourer, was summoned

by William!. Salida, keeper to W. E. G. Beni's,.
Faq., of Kingston Ley, for taking • hare
without • aerating& It appeared that de-
fendant, with two others, were mowing bar-
ley on the above manor, when one of them wounded
a leveret about • month old, not larger than & rat,
with a scythe. Defendant ran after it and caught it
in the hedge. Informant's son eaw the bare in
defendant's hand, and told ban I. give it up, or he
would be in the wrung. Defendaut refused, not
knowing he was under keeper for to. father. The
lad went and told his hither, who informed Mr.
Banks, who ordered the hither to go and de-
mand it of the farmer who employed the man, and
it was thee given up. Mr. F. W. Freeman appeared
for defendant, and characterised the prosecution as
the int.st trumpery ever beard of, and hoped the
Bench would not convict under such circumstances,
and brand the defendant as a poacher, which was.
totally against the spirit of the game laws in the
present owe. The chairman, the key. C. D. Glyn,
said the Bench had decided on inflicting a nominal
penalty of Is., and costa 12a., and said—" 1 feel ills
a painful duty to convict at all; but the ofienee is
in having kept the leveret when it was demanded."
Georue Willis was fined Se. and costa, for stealing
apples at Lytchett.
Mary .S'isidt, a young gipeey, was fined bn and
costs, for assaulting a respectable girl, named Anna
Field, at Higher Lytehett. Her mother, a strong
nuiseuline•looking woman, was present in court.
She held a baby in her arms, and it was said she
had only been confined three days, and felt inclined
to give the Bench a spinien of her fluency in
speech, but was stopped. She asked for time to
PAY. but it was rehired. She then threw down a
sovereign and said "you must give us the change."
Eflreard Baines, of Longfleet, was fined 56.., and
Ss. costa, for drunkenness at Kinson.