Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1891-09-12 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

QUARRELSOME DOGS IN COURT.  The magistrates at the Kingston-on-Thames County Police-court were occupied for sonic time on Thursday in hearing a case in which Captain Frodsham, living at Esher, was summoned for allowing a ferocious dog to be at large and not under proper control.—Mr. Young, solicitor, stated that the defendant had two dogs, one of them a spiteful fox terrier, and his client, a Mr. Mant, who lived near the defendant, also kept a dog. On August 23rd Mr. Mant was out walking, when the defendant's dog flew at his to and attacked it most ferociously. Mr. Mant had the greatest difficulty in getting his dog away, and when he succeeded in doing so the defendant's terrier made another attack upon the animal. He called slum boys to his assistance, and a lad named Arthur Darvell. whilst trying to get the terrier away, was bitten by it through the fingers. The dog was, he said, a nuisance to the place, and was always attacking other animals. At the request of the magistrates the canine culprit was brought into court, and appeared to be a comparatively quiet animal. cowering up at the feet of its caretaker.—Mr. Wilkinson: That, gentlemen. is the ferocious animal that is causing all this havoc.—Mr. Young: Yes, but. just let it see the other animal ?—At the request of the Bench, Mrs. Mant held up the complainant's dog, at the sight of which defendant's terrier snarled and barked lustily, and made vigorous efforts to get away from its keeper.—Mr. Young: You can see for yourselves, gentlemen; whether such an animal ought to be at large.—Mr. Wilkinson: The fact of the matter is that the dogs have an antipathy towards each other, and they must go at each other's throat every time they meet. You know the old saying, "Let dogs delight to bark and bite, It is their nature to." Besides, you will see from the size of the complainant's dog that if it was not a cur it ought to be able to hold its own.—Mr. Young: Our dog is a well-behaved animal. It is as quiet as a lamb.—Mr. Wilkinson: You can see there is a quarrel between them, &id why don't you let them fight it out ?—Mr. Young: If we did our dog would kill yours.—Mr. IVilkins•on said he was quite willing to give Mr. Mant's dog a chance of killing the terrier if he could. He alleged that, Mr. Mant's dog was the one in fault. Time defendant had suggested that both should be muzzled, but to this Mr. Mont would not agree.— The magistrates ordered the defendant to keep the dog under proper control; but as Mr. Mant declined to muzzle his doe' they refused to allow costa.  One of Ramsgate's most famous storm warriors, Isaac Jarman has died at the age of 60. He had for 11 years acted as coxswain of the Ramsgate lifeboat, and has been instrumental in saving nearly 1,000 lives. -  A new enemy of the potato plant has made its appearance in Michigan. The plant when attacked. begins to wilt at the top. In the hollow of the stem is found a worm nearly an inch in length, which appears to sap the life of the plant. The example of Belgium has been followed by the French provinces. In the large towns of France a league has been formed to repress by every means the dissemination of the impure literature and obscene pictures now tolerated. The Turin Gazette says that a report has been current in the Vatican that the Emperor of Austria has made a large contribution to Peter's Pence. Another report,according to the same authority, was that the Nuncios abroad have been instructed to call the attention of Catholic sovereigns to the depleted condition of the Papal exchequer. Addressing two boys charged with stealing mushrooms from an orchard at Mitcham, the chairman of the Croydon Bench is reported to have uttered the following lucid pronouncement: "Boys, no doubt you stole the mushrooms, but you will have the benefit of any doubt that might exist, and be discharged." The Lord Mayor of York, Mr. Alderman Philip Matthews, has just died. His lordship was 53 years of age, and was married a second time so recently as 'March last to Miss Constance Stacey, daughter of the late Captain Stace.y,of Nottingham. This is the second death of the chief magistrate of the city which has occurred at the Mansion House during recent years. - - - - -  A clergyman has died, under painful circumstances, in Gloucester gaol, where his detention for a week had been ordered by the ewent magistrates, on suspicion, it is reported, of his having attempted suicide. The cause of death has not yet been ascertained. The deceased is said to be the Rev. Henry Rudge, for several years curate at Newent. He was 50 years of age, and was unmarried