6 May 1848 John SALLOW ( wondering if this should be LALLOW) charged Mr W S DAY with assault, dispute over a wharf. Fined 2s 6d George PARKER , labourer, was charged by his master Mr FARMER, with leaving his employment, and that he had been put to 3 or 4 shillings per week loss to supply his place. defendant, who stood over 6 feet high , and was 19-20 years of age, stated that he had 7s a week, that his master had abused, struck, flung sticks and threatened to shoot him. He at length agreed to return, and his master was to stop the costs out of his wage. Richard SHEPHERD , theft of two brooms the property of John CROUCHER, committed to stand trial ----------------------------- 1st Feb 1873 John THORN , Carrier at Calbourne, breach of by-law , did not appear when summoned. Fined 10s and 5s costs Mr Michael RATSEY , received an order to build as schooner yacht of 200 ton. The interest of the money bequest to the poor some years since by an old gentleman named HOSKINS, was distrusted to 80 aged persons Tuesday last. The first snow storm we have had came on Thursday, and the idlers of the town anticipate some fun in pelting the public , but they were disappointed when the snow rapidly melted. Sam OSBORNE, William HARRIS and Elizabeth JAMES , summoned by School Board for not sending their children to school. The last two named defendants promised to send the children by Mr OSBORNE produced a certificate - child not well enough to attend. Charles HAYLES, of Wooton Bridge, exposing for sale a quantity of benzoline and paraffin oil with proper permission. Dismissed . All mail scanned with AVAST 2007 No trees were killed in the sending of this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced