The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-07-05 00:00:00

COUNTY PSTTY SESSIONS.
BATINIDAT.
Sil."U. B. Mktiletnn. Egg., (in the Asir.), G.
Warty, A.%., Colonel Steward, and B. Khaderaley,
Esq.

natLoa's Raman.
' Mr. George of Weymouth, applied t make eOic.i.
ti m for the withdrawal of A •Ummons against
Hazel for selling beer without • license at the
Sailor's Return, For:land. Toe ruling of t'xe Court
st a recent sessions bed been reversed by the superior
cosert, and he asked for a special authority to eel/ up
te the next transfer day.
The Ranch granted the applications.
CBUZLtf TO • NOWA.
Charles ohiaton was charged with cruelly ill•treats
Ing a horse, by working it whilst in an unfit ewe.
r. Hanna appeared for the defendant,
Mr. W. G. Applio, the Inspector of the Royal
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animils, aid
Irtseladay, 20th of tiny, between one and two o'clock
in the Afternoon he 1/11111 in the parish of Bianninbe,
when he saw two horses belonging to the defendant
imam aIaUL Noticing one of the bones walked lame.
•st,,pped U., and examined the near hind
If. found it suffering from • die laud hip, and the
whole of the quarter waited away through the disease.
The horse was aged, in a very poor condition, and
totally unfit for any kind of work whuever. Ile went
end saw the defendnot ahout it, and he told him the
bares bad been like it for sores time, and directly he
oriadd at another ho intended to have this one
,daseroned. He (witneu) sent for a veterinary surgeon
to examines the horse. There were no sores about the
horse.
Williamigdward Martin, veterinary surgeon, said on
the day in question he ree,ived a telegram from the
inapinur to go to Biscornbe to examine a horse. He
found the animal in the stable, and he hal it out and
escamined j He found it to be an aged horee, and
vuy lame on the near hind leg. It was suffering from
Miaow of the hip and atr phy of the muscles. lt was
mot in • fit elate to work.
bin Superintendent Gale said about two months ago
the saw the defeixiant about the horse, and advised him
to get rid of it. The horse Wit 4 not fit to welt. He
should think it was more than 20 yea's old.
Far the defence, George Browo, of Weymouth,
was Obbled. He was net • qualified veterinary surgeon,
but had practised in the treatment of horn,. for 20
year. Re examined the bora tin the defendant's
stable. The animal wag Ins fair c mdition for an aged
hone. Be found it suffering from an enlargement of
nhe hip bone, which canted a itiffnect In the leg. tie
emend the quarter, but the laniard did not flinch at all.
Thews wee no *ore or bruise about the horse,
The Nisch considered it • most sari us cue of
meaty, and hod been amply proved. If. would be
Good 162 113 e. mad the costa-4otal £3 12s.
The lespector saki the Royal Society was entitled to
begs( the fine, but as they wanted the public to know
they did not bring thus NOM for gain he was Is.
eructed tY ask that the money he devoted to the funds
al soars eharitrible institution.
The Chairman said the °oriel Corlett Fie,spital was
an excellent institution, and one to which the money
ansight well be %robe I.
The Inspector said he was quite agreeable.