The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-12-22 00:00:00

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noßciiesTEß.-BA/Aea.--A sale of fancy and
neetel needlework will take piece at the Toweled!:
le,reheister, on Tuesday, (this day.) continence* el 3
o'clock, in ;id of the fend for re-benching Came eh
MonOUGH PITYT SZIMIONS, Tuesday, Demkfier
15.
Magistrate. meant : His Worship the Bayer. I.
Devenish, J. Femme and R. Davis, &Gm
AGGIUVATZD AIMAULT. -Richard Bolton etaff-segos!l
of the Dorset Militia, was brought no In eutholl
Superintendent Penney, charged with *wil*
the Red Lion Inn the evening. previous. unlawfully
0316311 eel with • sword, Arthur White, of Hoe
loway-row Fordingion, • brewer's labourej_.-ThArth,_.*
Wilke said on Measly night, about
he was PSTlSaged by Sergeant Newberry, or tbe
Dorset Militia to go into the Red Lion aird have some
beer, and William Pomeroy else areompanied them.
After they had been there some time Bolton came in.
He wee making • noise about • cup be had broken.
Musa and Newberry then had some words, when
the hater gave the former a slap in the feu
with his spelt heal. A quarrel thews 4, when witness
Interfered, sad pushed Schou into the windowsheneh.
He bad his sword on at the time, and was deemed in
regimentals. He called witness" a fool," and then
drawing his sword strut* him with it, but he oeuld not
tell whether he struck him on the head or arm first, e.
be became eenselsse. Bolton hit him five tikee,
with his .word, saying " kill You. you —, •
He then *rack at witness again, when he gave Belie!
a blow which knocked him down, and he " pitched--
Into him.. long as he could *end. In the affray
witness's bead Was cut, and blood glowed freely. Ho
also reseived cute On both arms. Bolton then left ths
home, and witness went to Mr. Evans, who dressed
hie wounds. Bolton eppeared to be in liquor, but
he woe 'ober. - Weston, who aprillid
for prisoner, in cross-examination, elicited that whoa'
Bolton came into the Red Lion, Newberry said maines
thing about him (witness) having given him a pair of
black eyes, but did not say anything about his " licking"
'rites.e sitting or *ending. He did not call prisoner a
liar neither did he *latch !dm by the throat and path
his head against the window. He did not immediately
nit down alter having pushed Bolton back in the window
use, but the latter at ones drew his 'word. Redid Dot
hit him after he had pushed him back. It was in the
pusses where he knocked Bo** down, but Newberry
pulled hint away. Whilst witness was wiping the blood
off his face in the kitchen, Pomeroy called out "
the —, come and fetch him out again." Witness
then went to Bolton, seised, and threw him down,
and "pitched' into him again.-William Pomeroy gave
corroborative evidence. - Mfred BEAM, chemist, proved
the nature of the wounds sustained by White. He
stated that the wound in the heed was an incised,
superficial one, about two or three inched long; whilst
that on the arm was about an inch in length. The
wounds were not serious, and he sewed them up.-
Prisoner was committed to take his trial at the ensuing
sessions, bail being es:teeter',
WRYMODTIL-Accrote-e-An accident occurred
on Thursday afternoon at the Congregational Chapel,
now in thane of erection in Gloster-gkeet, owing to
same scaffolding outside the building in Parkstreet
giving way. Four men were at work on the scaffolding,
which is about 15 feet high, at the time of the accident,
when one of them. Ford fell, to the ground, breaking
one of his legs and injuring his wrist Loveless,
although severely bruised, did not have any limbs :
broken but NY rendered unconecious by the falL
Holt broken,
alighted on a heap of rubbish, and
thus broke his fall, and escaped with • alight bruise or '
two. Another man reed himself by clinging to an
upright. Ford was taken to the Infirmary, where he
met with that care and attention which his injuries
demanded.
PNITY Ssesnoes, Monday.-Before the Mayor and
W. Symonds, Esq.
ASSAULTING Tag POLICL-Thomal Davis, a navvy,
was brought up in custody charged with being drunk
and riotous and assaulting the police-It appeared
that about 12 o'clock on Saturday night Segment Brine
was near the Bridge when be was attracted by • noise
in St. Mary's-street. He went to that plasm where
he found 50 or 00 workmen congregated, making a great
noise and creating • disturbance math as to alarm the
whole neighbourhood. The officer advised the parties to
eeparate, seine of whom obeyed his requesebut prisoner
remained at the corner of the Golden Lion Hotel and
refused to leave, telling the other putiesnotto go away.
The oak* endeavoured to persuade prisoner to go
quietly home, but he refused and the consequence
Was that he was taken in custody. Whilst conveying
prisoner to the station he wee very violent, and kicked
the sergeant on the legs.-- Fined 20., and coots, and
in default committed for 14 days.
John Smith, who also follows the occupation of the
pick and the shovel, was placed in the dock charged
with being drunk and assaulting Sergeant Brine.-P.C.
McMahon proved that OD Saturday night he saw a great
number of persons mumbled opposite the police station.
Prisoner was amongst the number. He was drunk, and
sealing use of very had language. He refused to go
away, and was taken is moody. He resisted very
much, and witness was compelled to have the assistance
of Sergeant Brine, the latter of whom prisoner kicked.
-Fined 2135. and costs. The money not being forth.
coining, he was sent to gaol for 14 days.
&Sicken.
Thomas Hodge., another of the same gang, was
WANTON BISCRIIII.-On Monday, a lad named
charged with attempting to rescue the "" prison" horn Winter, took one of the mall gas pipes which
the polioe-When.C. McMshon wan taking th in
are being laid through King-street, and stuck
eustcdy, prisoner came up and endeavoured to rescue
It up on end, leaving it in tbat position. A
him, kicking the officer's legs. Through the exertions
crowd of small children were soon attracted to the
of two officers he ma taken in custody.-Prisoner
w" spot, who began to play about the pipe, when it is sup-
mulcted in • similar penalty to that of his comrades, posed one ot them touched it, and it fell from its per-
med in default mint to gaol for 14 days.
Delimiter position. Fortunately, however, it did not
BREAKING LAMUS.-Jo.eph Lumberd, • butcher, Was
r:Li on either at the juveniles, but was broken by the
brought up in custody charged wilth being drunk, and
fall. To perpetrators of such wanton mischief • sound
breaking the publielsenpa-The case we. proved by P.C.
flogging with &birch rod would, no doubt, have a salutary
McMahon, who atated that on Sunday night he saw and beeelkial effect, and would be the Mega of deterring
prisoner corns to the corner of the make station, and
others from such mimblevous sets.
break three himps with stones. Prisoner had • stone in
THI Gee Waage. -These works are progressing in a
his bend when taken in custody. He was drank at the very favourable manner, and there ii every pro-
the time.-Fined 40a., and in default committed for • bability of having gas here before March next. The
month, main is laid to the foot of the hill, and the works
VAGRANCT.-Richard Martin, who described himself at c.heml are needy completed. The cross ipee
as • Iceman, on board the James Stanfield. wen placed
for the other thoroughfares are rapidly being laid,
In the dock charged with being drunk and sleeping in and the time is now drawing near when it becomes
Kaidedreee-The prisoner we. found by P.C. McMahon the airy of those who Irish to have gas in their houses
siege:sae in that locality at three o'clock on Sunday
to make implication in order to assist as much as pus-
morning, lie awoke him, and finding that he was a Oble the nronging to • muccessful issue of this greatly
stranger, asked him what he did there, when be replied desired necessity. In order to facilitate this object a
"that lie did not koorr, he thought he was on board public meeting was convened no Monday evening. at
his ship."- Fined Its, and costs, the school-room, Fortune's Well, which was attended
MontL-Before R. Griffin and J. Ayling, Kelm. by about 100 persons. Mr. Little, the engineer of the
A NUNANCIL-Joeeph Keeley was summoned by gas works, was present to answer questions relative to
Superintendent Lidbury far creating • nuisance.-The the pries of gas -The clink was taken by the Rev. 11.
Inspector of Nuisances stated that on the 30th of Jenour, who, after • few introductory remark., said he
November lie received a coiuplaint of • nuisance existing quite agreed with the object of the meeting, anti
at Not, King-street. Ile went and found there were believed that the introduction of gee would prove
some bad smells in the lower part of the house, which • lasting benefit to the inhabitants of the Wand-
ca.ne from the clout of the sun begrimes., kept by lie then introduced Mr. Little, remarking that
defendant 'I he vault was tell, and witness believedthat centleman would be happy to give them any in-
the soil socked through the wall into No. 1, King-street. formation they wished to know. Mr. Little, who was
Defendant had promised to hive the nuisance removed ...tidy reemeed, said be wee not maeg to give them
repeatedly, but hail failed to do so On Saturday lecture on gas, but simply to answer questions, and give
defendant said he would rather be summoned. in cense- any information that they might deters. He hoped
quence of some advice he bad had from Mr. Howard, as they would all see the advisability of having's' in their
he did not believe be should have to n the vault, as premier.. Several qatetions were then put, but some
he had just entered the house. He lad seen Mr. of them were so vague end unnecessary that they did
Howard this morning, who wished that the matter net elicit much information. but kept the meeting in a
ehould be left over until another week, when it should complete uproar, which ft is eireeet i0,,,,t00ka0 to
be attended to Inspector objected to this arrange- dtwaribe. Order having in some measure been
ment, stating a neighbour was very ill In an adjoining restored, we gleaned that the pries of gee would
house-The Bench said the nuisance must be abated, be es, per 1,000 feet, whilst the meters would
and they would allow him until Wednesday, when if it be £1 1.. smolt. The expense of lighting the streets
we. not done by that time he would be fined sa. breach would be NI per quarter In the pound on the
flay no long as the nuisance reenained.-Fined 54. and present rateable value of property. The avenge
coots. consumption of gas by the public burners would be 3
MIDNIGHT MaItAIIDTHS. - During the
past week feet per hour, whilst the distance between the lamps in
several mischievous robberies have taken place in the the streets would be shout 30 yards. Mr. Little said
town, which we should imagine to be more the result of the company were prepared to carry gas on the top of
practical joking than anything else. On Friday night, the hill if the inhabitants wished, but at present they
or Saturday morning, some individuals paid • 'chit to did not think of doing so unless it mu specially
the schooner Norman, now lying opposite the Old required. The niain was sufficiently large to supply pa
Rooms for repairs, and took away • berthas-auk full all over the island He guaranteed that at no tune the
of meat. It is supposed that they most have got on price of gas thould exceed its, per 1000. The informs-
board the vessel by taking one of the boats belonging tion seethed some, but the noise sad disturbance
to the steam-ship Aquila, as on Saturday morning the committed by parties who ought to have known lother,
boat was found below the Bridge, when it had Nett and reminds us of the fable of the dog in the manger. We
brine about it. The thieves must have been very have no doubt, however, that all sensible persons will
daring, as the mate and • ; action of the crew of the advocate the introdnetion of sea. It is no reason that
Norman were sleeping on hoard it the time of the bemuse our forefathers did without it, that we should&
robbery. On Thursday night some silly individual, by the same, neither is it justice to oppose for the sake of
way of thinument, pulled down the coat of arum over opposition. This noisy meeting was brought to • close
the post-office, luring it in the read near the Bridge, by votes of thanks being awarded to the chairman and
where it wan found the next morning broken. On theses:le 11r. Little It is intended to call • meeting on the hill,
evening the tame miscreanta, no doubt, repaired to Mrs. and take the (minim of the inhabitants in respect to
Hobbs's, milliner, St. Thomas-street, where they en- their wishes on the subject.
fastened the brass plate whisk they also took away, neat ttttt 'n ItheteS non. -Amount previossly
but which was after...rds found in the Bacirwatev, on seknowledgei, rm. 6.. Received slues, Hon. W. H.
fistarday. Several knocker. havealso been wrenched off B. Portman, M.P., Cl; F. B. Hawkins, Feee, Lewdl
of dome and made sway with, and we are informed that Lodge, Dorchester. £2; A Traveller, Is. Si. •' Mr.
copper has been torn oft the bottom of yaehte in the W. Vernon, Dorchester, £2 2s. • collected by ditto,
Seawater. No clue has been obtained to the taupe- Ils. ; John Coed*, Esq., Cl; toed, £39 19s. ed.
"3""' th" wanton ""'"i", but we hope eve kilg. HINTON MART/ILL.-In the spring of this year
if such tricks are oontiusted, that they will some day we pee • report of a large meeting held in Hinton
some within the grasp of the Strong arm of the law, ii„„un . wastakter the establishment of a cesopemtive
when they will find that such frolics cannot be indulged eeere. This week we have to report the first mutual
in without also involving eerie* consequences, meeting of the satiety that was then established, which
A MAN'S Lao BIGKIN.- A navey, named William was celebrated on Wednesday, the 9th last., with •
Grid, one of the night bands employed on the epep. pleasant social tee party. Thenit the day was mom
mouth and Portland railway, whilst at work at two unfavourable, the rain seamed in the teething, sad the
o'clock on Monday morning, met with • very serious schoolroom was terotated. About 140 sat deans to tea,
accident. It appears that the morning was very foggy, and while the tables were being cleared, and the room
the lights by which the workmen pursue their vocation arranged for the business of the meeting, the band
being scarcely able to penetrate the heave mist and played some lively music. This was followed by two
afford sufficient light for the men to work. • this chorus songs-" The Village Choristers," by Mosebeles,
state of things by some means or other • quantity of and °' What shall he have who killed the deer," by
earth fell aponGriat, as also an immense stone. weighing Bishop. The report was then read by Mr. fi. Stothes,
about 7 cwt.. breaking his thigh, and smashing the bone who has throughout proved a most effective friend of
In several places. Before the poor fellow could be re the society, as well as • meat diligent secretary. The
moved it required the efforts of several men to roll balance-sheet from July 13 to November 80, showed •
away the stone. He wee conveyed to his lodgings, in very fair ground of eneoursgereene and we subjoin as
lielh-street. where Dr. Coucher was soon in attendance, abstract, commenced with • capital (in 10.. shares) if
and did all be could to relieve the sufferings of the un- £9ll is 6d. Goods bought to the amount of £53916.. IL
fortunate men. Sold. £475 10s. 2d.; stock in hand, £ll6 geese
profit, £33 9.. ; expense., C.i4 13e. 10d. • net
CHitlevywit FAIR. -The various grown of the tow-k.£lB _
are making most active exertions to please the eye.. 12:"-LM'istee."ad',......_,'r
well as the tart* of the public for the approaching meeting then re.eleot.4 their
7Pon
Christmas The shop-windows now present a very 7.717.bo Li. j,o
pretty appearance, being teetotally decorated with new '••"r71.,, oes the change Dorset 7 7,7 "
at Zfim.r"'"'h,ed mu:a-7e
ilite• dr.
(nate and other e-isentials for Christmas puddings, for ,_;berme of weii7r,
which articles no doubt an eager demand will soon be "• ttbso Led; that MOB pea
made. petters were being abeerlTed-is
_large estate% sad
same was the ease in trade and Ma
beim= at kiwi
COUNTY Prrrr SI:ORION& Thursday. -Before Thus measures nonsesseary in the past were
Captain Meaning sad H. C. (Madden, Em. needful in the orestos time Co-operatioe, in the farm
Three youths, named John Carter, Edward Hall, of trade clubs like the prethet he, Mr. Eames, remsded
sad Benjamin &riven, of Portland, wen sommosied as ooe of thou needful essmores. By mama of ISO
by Peter Paull, bee damaging a gasper. -Mr. Howard operation the theiulawfuld
the
power eg
appeared for defendants. -A coal • however, OrhiaLa,g,..w.nrwis.,,„,„4 thy
,in, with the welea It Y=
was made between the penis*, defendants were 17:fit."" ;eel, iwiteessme were chelsea
dismissed with • centime on payment of expenses, et,_.,..the ;writ of mutual Malphilieen and mime,
and being viltned 38'und intimidating witimema-th. jimetiou that the intrados** if hasisese habits
Anthony Charles and Daniel White, oh Portland, was giving to the minds of she weethess, sad. emesially
were summooed by Charlotte Foot, for being drunk the feeling that they were altalgleldeg aa Imetliatio•
and creating brooch of the pease-Mr. Howard, which would result in perwaasat good to their
who appeared for cluiPlainitut, sad defendants had ebildren. It used lobe urged "I.4l".""amistiss
expressed regret for their misooadwst, sad Ma. could not stead the prawn of Masi thew hut this
pleasant was willing to withdraw the charm, epos objection had been proved
t. b. fates by the facts of the
their paying the explain incurred, the case_- billosellir• Milli "a the
reading come O,ll, wellBarns.
-knowntherefore dismissed on these condition. eluded his Imam wi
ms in the Detest dialect-poems, the fall beauty of
Charles Wooden, of West Chickerell, was aim- sen __,_ by true %mt. bus
mooed by William Charles for assaulting ;1",1",,
neve="7.l7:l,7"'•"""gained hia";..4 waii.dwareee
statednçlaanash :„.! that b. was a Plast4rerni_.,._ On fame. The poems big on home life and the
el amines was wove in a IIIama...WASIIIS enaning cdi tba to wan, a heart la the
1
on the Chicksral-road, &Oka eame and room, wig we awl add that Me Iseturer wee
waisted to Wit, bet be refused. Defendant then warmly Malted and lewilLieheared, After a Tete of
came forward sod sad "he would give the b thanks to the meter for his mei in ukase the chairs
something." Complainant's maw utterheed, mud arid to the sesotsry 554 unWisel.l their "artkaN

—Thomas &obeli, of Portland, was charged with
being drunk and riotona.—P.C. Wright said on the
23rd of November be maw defendant fighting with
another man named Hoskins in the it. —D.fen.
dant tie drunk. Witness advised him to go away,
Which he did.—Defendant said it was quite right
what the " genthiman" had stated.—Fined
the costs being remitted.
James Moore was charged with a similar offence.
—P.C. Stook proved lb. men He found defendant
drunk and fighting at Portland on the 28th of
November, between 12 and oee o'clock.—Defendant
expressed sorrow for the offence and was fined se.
Joseph White, the man who was fighting with
the last defendant, was also fined En a similar
penalty.
William Walbridge was summoned for cruelty to
• horse.—ll appeared from the evidence of P.C.
Wright that be saw defendant, with • horse and
*art loaded with meat, at Portland. The horse was
down in the road. Witness assisted the bores to
get on its legs. It was in • very weak condition.
Soon after defendant beat the animal with • large
stick. The cart wan heavily laden, and the bores
wee in such • weak condition that it °odd hardly
put one leg before the other. At another time in
the day he found defendant riding in the cart, and
he was then beating his hone.—Fined and oosts,
or in default one month's imprisonment with hard
labour. _ _

James Betty was charged with obstructincthe
highway at Portland for an hour and a half.—F.C.
Cooper proved the oale. —Defendant admitted the
offence. Having been previously convicted for a
similar aeons he was fined 10e. including costa,
Captain Manning remarking that he was afraid
defendant was in a public-house drinking, and that
he was rather too fond of the good thinp of this life.
Oeorge Tewkesbury was charged with ibreech of
the Highway Act at Portland.—He was riding in a
wagon in Fortune's Well, without having any
reins or any one on foot to snide the horses.
Defendant said be was very tired and got into the
wagon for rest—Fined 2.e. 6d., the costa being
remitted. _ . .

The Weymouth Choral Society gave
their opening coaxal of the season under very
sooomning circumstances, at the Royal Hotel, on
Wednesday evening. The attendance was large,
sad the (unmet was a decided success, great improve-
ment having taken place amongst the members of
the choral society since their laid appearance in
public). The Bret part of the concert comprised some
choice melodies selected some of the best OM.
posers, w jell were well rendered and duly appreciated,
but the second part of the programme, Locke's music
of" Macbeth,'` appeared to be the favourite of the
evening. Without particulaiising one amateur
more than another, we may state that each acquitted
himself admirably, showing that mach care and
trouble must have been bestowed before such difficult
music could bare been rendered with such accuracy
and ease as was the case on Wednesday night.
PORTLAND. ACCIDOST. —On Thursday, Mr.
Whisker, one of the Telegram newsmen in this island,
fell do-n, patting the imp of his left knee out of joint.
This midortarie will prevent him from following his
vocation for Nome weeks to come, but we are pleased to
hear that Mr. George ilarvey, chemist, Fortune's Well,
and Mr. Joseph Bird, of the Albion, Reform, will be
happy to mein the smallest contributions from the
charitable to assist him in this the hoar of adversity sad