The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-07-23 00:00:00

DORSET SUMMER ASSIZES,

The commission for holding the Assizes for the
county of Dorset was opened on Monday (yesterday)
by Mr. Justice Byles. His lordship had entered
the town privately, thereby dispensing with the
usual formalities of being met by the High Sheriff
and his retinue a short distance out of town.
After the opening of the commission, his
lordship and Mr. Baron Channell proceeded
to St. Peter's Church, attended by the
High Sheriff, and T. Coombs, Esq., tinder-sheriff,
George Andrews, Eq., County Clerk, the Mayor
and Corporation of Dorchester, and a retinue of
javelin men. A largo congregation assembled
for divine worship, and the sermon was
preached by the High Sheriff's Chaplain from Job
ix, 2,—"How shall a man be just with God?" We
understand that the busineu of the Assizes • will
commence this morning at 11 o'clock, Mr. Justice
Byles, presiding in the Crown Court, Mr. Baron
Channel in the Nisi Prins Court. There are but few
prisoners for trial. The Nisi Prins business is ex-
pected to be somewhat heavier than usual.

DORCHESTER PITCHED CORN MARKET, Saturday.
July ?O.—The attendance was seasonably large, but
the autount_of business done was of a retail

Waracte-r--.. The general tone of the trade was dull,
and the best quality samples of wheat only were
taken at late rates. All spring corn fully maintained
former prices. The new crop of rape seed has come
to hand of tine quality ; and trifolium was spoken of
as threshed sad ready for delivery, but we did not

see a wimple.
WOLVETON ESTATE.—CIANItICARDIS r.
—Rolls Court, July 16th—This case came on 'for
bearing on Tuesday last, when James Henning, Esq.,
was successful, the case having been dismissed.
This much vexed question, and the anxiety it has
occasioned, is now at end.
On Sunday morning next, the 2Sth inst., a sermon
will be preached at St. Peter'sChurch,by the Bev. J.
Morton Unison, rector, on behalf of the funds of the
County Hospital. We earnestly trust that a
liberal response will be given to the appeal then

made.
Or POSING IN rixvicaa.—On Saturday last, Marga-
ret Blair was charged before the Mayor with
drunkenness. She had been begging during Friday,
and in the evening purchased a quantity of spirits,
to keep her spirits up. And here opposing influences
commenced their work, for the spirits of the gin
cask overcame the animal spirits, and toppled the
body over, so that, on arriving at the door steps of
Mr. Nutting, baker, she might sing, if she had the
power of song left, "My lodging is on the cold
ground." Here she was found by "the guardians
of the night" at two o'clock in the morning, and
escorted to the Towukall. She had no visible means
of subsistence for the following day, and the Mayor,

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probably from recollecting that the Assizes were to
come off on the following week, when many persons
might be expected to go from home, out of compas-
sion gave a note of introduction to Mr. Lawrence, to
entertain her as his guest for a fortnight.
Sanious AceincrY.—On Thursday evening Mr.
Sticklaud, of Portisham, had driven his neice, Miss I
Ward, a young lady 11 years of age, whose mother !
keeps the Montague Hotel, Bristol, to the South- !
Western Station, in order to take the 6 o'clock
train to Moreton. After they had stopped to alight,
just as Mies Ward rose to get out, the horse started
forwards, andl she was pitched out backwards, her I
head conic violently in contact with the ground. I
She was taken to the Royal Mail Coach Inn and
immediately attended by Mr. Erman, surgeon, and !
Dr. Cowden, but she still lies in a very precarious
condition, owing to the serious injuries she sus-
tained.
At the Dorchester Borough Petty Sessions, Mon-
day, July 21, before the Mayor, and M. Devenish,
R. Davis, and J. Berm, Emirs., John Shiner was
charged with having his house, the Dolphin, open
for the sale of intoxicating drink before half-past 12
o'clock on Sunday the 14th iust. He pleaded guilty.
The Mayor said the defendant had pleaded guilty of
selling beer against the tenour of his license.
Defendant denied this. His license simply stated
that he should not sell during the hours of divine
service, and he had not done so. The Mayor said
there was an Act of Parliament prohibiting the sale
of intoxicating liquors before halflast 12 o'clock on '
Sundays. He must not consider that the case was
got up against him especially, asSupt. Pouncy visited
' all houses, great as well as small, to see if they sold ,
during prohibited hours. He would be
fined 40s. for the offence. —Janos Gawler was
charged with stealing a lump of coal, the
property of the Corporation.—Mr. Weston attended
for the defendant.--Supt. Pouncy said on Wednes-
day, the 17th inst., lie saw the prisoner come along
the street with something wrapped in • bit of
canvass. Witness then went to some ricks on the
Bndport road, where prisoner bad been working,
and picked up two or three pieces of coal, lie
shewed it to Mr. Jowett, and in consequence of
what lie said, afterwards went to prisooer's hou e,
and asked his wife permission to look at what
her husband had brought in. Prisoner himself came
in, and said it was coal he brought home, and that
he found it under the rick. Witness said he should
take possession of it, and moat likely prisoner would
be summoned. Cousins brought the coal with him
to the police-station. The next morning prisoner
came to him, and said Mr. Symonds's man picked
up the lump of coal at Grimstone, and threw it into
his wagon, and on coming back threw it under the
hay-rick, and he carried it home.—Robert Hill said
he was an assistant to Mr. Lock, and managed that
gentleman's coal business. There was a similarity
between the coal produced and the sample taken from
the water works, but he was not prepared Waxy they
were the same coal. This was evidently Welsh
steam-ooal. J. Jewett, town surveyor, said he be.

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[laved the coal prod.:ced was of the same description
as that used at the engine.house, and which was
under his control. Mr. Weston asked whether the
Bench intended to dispose of the case at once, or
send it to the Assizes for trial? The Clerk said if
they sent so petty a case for trial, he did not know
what ',the Judges would think of the magistrates.
They would of course decide it at once.—Mr.
Weston said that Mr. Supt. Penney had in the
present instance been • little sharper than sharp
itself, and that if he had enquired into the caas he
never would have brought it here. He would
now call the evidence to prove defendant's innocence,
which Mr. Penney ought to have enquired into
before be brought the case here.—Joseph Loder said
he lived at Forelington, and bad lately been employed
in making some -hay for Mr. Henry Symonds, of
Fordington, on *e elopes of the Great Western line
between Stratton and Grimatone. At the end of the
railway cutting he SSW a large lump of coal. A man
handed it out of the ditch to him, and it was put on
the railway bank till next morning, when he, being
in the wagon to load the hay, placed three lump, in
the bottom of the wagon. The wagons were after-
wards drawn to the rick on the Bridport road, but
was not unleaded till Wednesday morning.
Witness had winked on the railway two years,
and had seen coal roll off the trucks scores
of time..—He did not know what afterwards be.
came of the coal, but the lump produced looked like
one of the pieces.—Thonias Sibley said he had
also been employed by Mr. Symonds in making
hay on the line.—The Mayor said the case must
be dismissed, but that he could net agree with Mr.
Weston that Mr. Pouncy had been "sharper than
sharp." His own opinion was that Mr. Penney had
been peifectly justified in acting as be had done.—
William Seward, baker and grocer, was charged
by 3uperintendent Underwood with having a 4110.,
I oz., and 4 ounce weights on hispremises, unstatuped
and deficient —Defendant pleaded guilty. —He said
the large weight had been overlooked by his man
when the others were stamped. With regard to the
small weights, his son found them at the bottom of a
desk, which had been bought about six weeks ago.
Had, however, the inspector not come along so soon
by a few weeks, he would have had the weights ad-
justed. Complainant said that defendant's scales
were also imperfect. Defendant said that that WAS
Levens° the paste and dour stuck to the scales.
When they were cleaned, after every baking. they
were perfect. —Defendant was lined 20s. and 7s.
costs., with the forfeiture of the weights.
COMMITTED TO THE DoRCHEATER. 1.7A4/1..- Asa,Z,l:
John !harden, 'dealing lei rley-ineal at 'Wjuf,tth.
Hard Latour : Misehel Kinny, vagrancy at Biallop's
Candle, 1 cal( midst month ; George Clarke, assault en
police at Wry ti, I calendar month; Henry Noles,
idle apprentice at Milbonie, I calendar month ; John
Goald,aasault on police at Abbotahury 1 calendar month;
Margaret Blair, vagrancy at Dorchester, 14 days ;
J51111:11 Moser°, leaving faintly chargeable at Wiin•
borne, 6 months; Edward Leilgood. stealing front the
person at Weymouth, 6 calendar month* ; Frederick
Carnell, stealing coal at Portland, 1 calendar mouth ;
Edward Satchell, drunk, kc., at Dorchester, 7 day,