The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1863-04-07 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

BLANDFORD.—Corrut ROOll3 —On Saturday ~we paid • visit to the new Temperance Refreshment -Rooms, opened by Mr. Baverstock in Salisburystreet, and were ell pleased with the excellent& mommodation afforded. The upstaireoom is especially well adapted for holding committee and other meetings of the society, and bore a cheerful and cornfortable appearance. Our young friends will,we trust, pardon our noticing the injurioas habit of smoking, many on that occasion were indulging in. Whatever may be sand in favour of smoking for those who have attained maturity, it is well-known that it is highly prejudicial to the :toting ; and as the disciples of the excellent (render of " Bands of Hope,"—John Hope, Fag., of Edinburgh,—they are called upon to abstain as much from the pipe as from the badeA Demers-ire CNA HARI/ —On Saturday last • very violent assault was committed at the New Inn. Blandford Ss. Mary, by • man named Charlet Cruropier (well-known in the neighbourhood by the cognomen of 'Bread and Butter (barley"). It appears that Crionpler has been for some time addicted to poaching, and was so far back as 1569 guilty of that offence at eranborne. He, however. absconded from the neighbourhood, and was not heard of till last Tuesday week, whims he was apprehended on the charge; but, being allowed by the police-officer who had him in custody to have a gime of beer in a public-house, he gave him the slip, sad was not *gain beard of till Saturday last, when he went into the New Inn, at the above-named place, accompanied by two doge, and as it appeared on searching him, well provided for his nefarious practices. Some after he entered the New Inn, upon roue remarks being made *bout his dogs by • person who was present, be booeMs very violent, and struck *Ma the maa who him. The landlord did all he meld to persuade barn' to guaway peaceable. when he eariblied libb in • shameful meabbeel4l:l:raili.im withilieStgartre held In ia hie ell Posbeasild 4°4 • • , _tne..B.lll; sa-lash deep. rpon the landlords Flag forward to protect him, she also was etrask down pier, Who then made his escape towards town, but was met by P.C. Mimi, who is hie  endeavoars to sapture him received suai severe injuries that it was at first supposed one of his areas was broken. This, however, proved not to be the case, hut both of hi. arms were very severely bruised and cot about by the violent kicks he received, and it will be • considerable time before be is able to resume his duty. After he got clear of the policeman he went on the rood to Dorchester, swearing that if any one came near him, he would murder them. P.C. Legg and P.C. Hunt started immediately in pursuit, and found him concealed behind a rick near the turnpike. house on the Dorchester-road. After securing him, his , pockets were searched, and eight nets, ague, • quantity of snare., and some powder and shot, were found upon him. He was conveyed to the police-station, and on Monday was taken before • magistrate at the Ake, but in consequence of only one being present, be wee remanded. On the following day (before Lord Portman, and J. J. Farquharson. Keg.) be was examined, when evidence in accordance with the above facto was adduced, and the prisoner was sentenced to one mouth's imprieonnient for assaulting Mr. °Mad, and to two mouths' for assaulting the policeman. A warrant will also be issued against him for night poaching at ('ranborne, and he will be tried for that offence when his term of imprisonment for the assaults is cempleted POLITO, TtlMGday, March 31m. --Before Lard Portman and .1. J. Farquharson, Req. —James Brown and James Green were brought up in custody of P.C. Wiles, who had apprehended them at Shroten, on • charge of stealing 'devout rabbit traps. The charge against Brown was dismissed, and Green remanded for further evidence.