The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-02 00:00:00

WIRING FOR TIIE TELEGRAM.

" A Day after the Fair," is. I am informal Dam an
authentic source, to be revived during the festive
Seas en. lam glad to hear it, and only hope the per-
former" (11ridport Dramatic Society) will be honoured
by such select and appreciative audiences se they were
eeveral yea-. a4O. 'lO the credit of the people of
Bridport be it ,aid, they are always ready and willing
to assist in any undertaking, having for its object the
enhancement of the interest. of any philanthropic
institution, and a. they intend to inay for the Working
Maw. Institute, besides (probably) kindred !societies,
it Is to he hoped they will again be bberally supported.
The play sparkles with wit, mirth, and eccentric
scenes, and the local talent diffu•ed into it will deter
the public from anticipating its being murdered.

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A novel idea lor silencing parents was propounded
at our police court lag week. The defendant, who
hai been recently cbseged with drunkenness, a gun-
smith by trade, raid his mother had a great " adver-
sity" to firearms, and simply to quiet her, be bad
threatened to shoot her; really a nice precedent for the
rising generation

I wan somewhat struck on Thursday by the contrary
dealings with two of those pests of the highway
turnpike sailors. They were charged in custody wi h
vagrancy, and although the first prisoner, resplendent
In a silk hat, pleaded not guilty, the cam was clearly
proved by a cuistable.—Notwiehetanding the appeal
to the bench by the Superintendent of Police, who
explains that the county wee simply overrun wich
such people, and that the operationsi of the blend'.
city Sockry prevented theirneed of begging, or solicit-
ing alms in any war, the prisoner was discharged.
Now if persona of Ulu clique be thus continually dealt
with there's no knowing where they will end.

Another "destitute stranger, void of a home," was
similarly charged. but sumramily dealt with at the
hands of a comfy snagistrate, and, being committed
for 'even day., wee scarcely as fortunate as his sem
panion. How strange the decisions of a borough and
county magistrate should be so reverse. The charges
were the neme, both being detected by constables in
whale clothes, and the atetement made by the
erintandent was the same in both case.

I have never been struck with an analogy between
the Licht' lineamente 01 Sergeant IL and those of the
" road rec.," generally. However that may be, it in
quite certain, that the officer who appeared in court
lii civilian onetime t • jwove the cane of the " der itute
atrainger." Man actually taken f.w the latter. By the
bye .leatitute .trgager" w, 1.'13 lethal ~f a alight
niintake, by reason of which he was apprehen.led.
'rho atgauger usvt tho nergeant on the highway at
lenlern, and being "iscvg." he failed to recognise the
pi ...lice of bin dreaded person, and connequently wale
up to hin met inwiteutly and couched a few coppers.
The ier.:c int iaollt,ly intrudes al himself, and of
aour.e took all possib.e core of the prioxier.

"iii. owl are thnee who exoect nothing, for they
40411 loot he li.ti.i uil.ted." One .1 iy last week a
ro.tton tiellowonnin Nicked up in liast-Atreet what
el, expect, would prove a goo i hod, Mil full .4
elo, jo.. 11..peAl of rt tiring from litnitteee, no longer to
ten.l lb. li..y race. ehe exultantly c it to We
"wore. low to her dieinay b. turini.l out, n. 4 a chnin•
EL** lott a foreigo note of exchange, dated 16:4,
an I inn worth tho iuk wi.b which the eignaturee wen,
w, i thin.

The prrowity of Bri.lport juveniles t be properly
usiderptsal and believed. ime mug be an eye-witious
to ilio vei y extroir.linary tuna uct th y exhibit itt
I' I lici • id t in stretti and 1111,PCUld that devoted Mario 4
11.. u.... At math timed these white are absolutely
imp ...able. awl the refitied langtaige which too often
iii. ear ..1 the pe•leetriais mi.ibt with proprin.y
ilispene,l with. A juvenile. old entinah to know
better, has just been punished for behaving in is man-
ner lacitli a to himself, viz.. dinging his arms about
after t..e manncr of a windmid. and dealing blows at
the Woolf —IT. Such Colliding was iiiUrely not °mitten.
&nerd lay the rooluientling officer of the Royal Marines,
1.. which be rcoently belonged.

t'urely if any man has "141 feot•prints on ths
cup', of time" that man is Sir Hawked till, the
invent..r of the penny tental syetem, • system glut
hem e ausl I. cottferrins until blaming.. from
the Iv.m: mt., the greatest. Yerhape us man, during
the peeeeet whenty at lenst. it.a.riervi.ell after a I,enr
espmiveta., a 111..n1 heneticial ind.tenee in events than
this. its whi,ibef..re death di titnedl hi, nwn, e.nti.l
t tke a pisamgraliM re.roaprt-t ii an It...me-title a 3.1
u.rfui exi. tense.

Hot, to j olge from tho spars., a.tandu,o,, at a
meeting convened at the rsrliVU hail on 11011thly
night to consider me euhjec.. ..f a mem wild to his
inem.or, it hsiked cusp ciouuy as if lid Iport 'loos
not exactly see ii in this light. Smoothing like 30
wee. pmeent, a vote of aveoval of the 'shone warn
f. 1.0011, sad gentlemen appointell to 00-operate with
the Mayor the work, ic IWO ilk,' 611.11.ablialltaibru-
-1.0 JO what they siouti. ills Worship atat.„l
he waa in posseesion already of I:16 104. from various
friewla ; but he widool it to be understood that this
sum stand. totally distinct from tbe munificent
amount fund in the donation box at the entrance to
the ban after the meeting. tip or it. being opened,
the highly autisfectory man of Is. Ilj, was dis-
cover. i, lucludinc a peony w lii a ball-penny stamp
adhering to it, also a Mandy written epistle elucida-
ting the ',WMo of the errit-r upon " A penny MCA&
want ilsteua," awl brandiug with infamy those
politicians whim (the writer says) Are " Blunderers
and plunderers of right, free ow, and joy. ' If his
Worship accepted the invitation of the lewd Mayor
and attended the ilausiou liouse meeting on Wed-
nesday I hope be took theepiAle with him.

From my very limited acquaintance with natives of
Cockaigne I have noticed they pride thenseelves '
upon their geographical knowledge of the .•
village ;" but when they take • orevincial coustdu. •
clonal it appears to be • very different matter alto-
gether. A young lady last week so cited an
tion to visit a friend • few wiles out east, with a strict
injunction hum her Bridisort friends to return at an
appointed hour. lief using the offer of a guide alit
sanguine of finding the way she bent her eters—alas,
not homewanls. Locg after the appointed hour ell •
was " still seeking fresh fells and pasture's green
but just when anticipating the late of the " Babes in
the wood" she struck trail aud eventually reaeliod
home, having walked upwards of 12 miles instead .4
thirty. I would earnestly advise that young lady
when nett she in alai a bOtaaoc al Lour to provide
tuna! with "Crutchley'd map of Dorset."

When the Mayor at the Monday's meeting declansd
It open for discussion or remarks upon the lifr
R.H.M.F.. an elderly inhabitant opened the ball, by
rising to hie feet, aoleronly inquiriog whether they
w• told erect a monument to his memory in the event
of kis decease." The .hairman told him he would no
doubt be rewarded according to his deserts. I don't
know whether the inquirer telt a rang of conscience;
but at any rate he collapsed.

The worthy voiuuteer who I stated • few we-Its
sho . hsve eb.uLert hi. 114111 C. triumphantly,
found the next ..ne nnoe to his taste, awl
caller of dige-tion. It loc wing known to the don,..
that tlknee in.er e.copical iu.ect. hal cheated him a
well.e.rard trophy, they bare, In substitution for
the iine, a nt hint a regular heAuty. the bsst
procurable In the Kiegtime. I wish him joy with his
ham, this one having uo test hirles in it, stoppeti with
paste.