The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-02-12 00:00:00

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Davaiss Cassir.-lrederith Norawer, (78) cab driver,
was summoned on Pd. lay laat, before the Rough Magi,
tratea for being drunk while in charge of a horse and
cfuTbille• on Wedbe.lil night- P.C. Barrett proved the
case, sod said Northover, while driving in St Nary-street.
was so drunirthat he rolled from side to side. The con
stable stopped the horse, and uked Northover to gel
down ; but he refused, and whipped the animal so that it
ran up St. Thorned utast a, it couti.-Defendant tried Li
deny being drunk ; but he WU fined 10a, including costa
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OLD Coal og Siam.,SO BOOTS. —On Friday. before Dr
DN. Mr. B. Hopkins. and Mr. T. Abbott, George Sicily.
shomaaker, of BlDDitletkam, wee charged with berme
stolen,_ on the 17th Dec.:tabor lam. the property of Mr
John Pitt B triton, • pair of boot—Mr. Bartlett said that
on the 17th December last he missed a pair of boom which
bad been hung outside his shop door. and be Id, tilled the
boots now produced,—P.C. Richard Hutchins, D.C.C.. 67
produced the boots, which be received on December Oita
from William Jones, whom be charged with stealing them
and selling them for k, when he said he had them cheap
they were stolen at Weymouth. Primmer, witnes.
explained, bail previously sold the hoots to Georg.
Lansing at Renetridge Ash.—P.C. Bartlett, on Wednee-
day morning apprehended prisoner, at Dorchester, as hr
was being discharged front the County P•ison. On char(
log him, pritioner said it was all right, he knew all about
it, he tem with the other man when he stole theur.—Pri-
eoner said be was out rof work.—Dr. Drew : But peonle.
when they are out of work, must not go and eloals—Frl
sonar said he had been outof work for twelve weeks, coulo
not get any, and thought he would rather he in gaol Lb...
out—Dr. Drew told him that if people, when they are ou,
of work, are to go and steal, there will very soon be found
• large number of people who will not work.-26 day..
hard labour.
PUILICHOOSI OPEN DOZING ffsietires.
of the Park Hotel, was sumnionel is Friday last, before
the Borough Magistrates, for keeping his house open
during prohibited hours on Sunday.—P.C. Riggs F.c
the house open during the time of Divine service, about
• quarter to twelve, and found two men isside.—Deten•
dent "supposed he must plaid guilty." He added, how-
ever, that the two men were his (silo weervanta, whom he
had invited in to la ore • gime of beer, and he took no
money f rem therm—Being asked by the magistrate., P.O
Riggs said it was the beck door that we. open.—Defen.
dent said he had been appointed to • situation, and wee
leaving the house in three weeks' tima—Dr. Drew
remarked that should have made him more careful, for is
keeping open, he was not only committing an offence as to
himself, but he endangered the license for the next land-
lord. The Bench could not tolerate such an offence under
any circumstances, and be would iro tined ss. and costs
fh., and must consider himself very leniently dealt with.
WOODEN OF ILL You —Elisabeth May. on Friday, was
fined Its. and costa, for being drunk, on the information of
P.C. Hitteford and Senrsant hooey. —ct. Bartlet liras
brought up for loitering, te., and esmoritted for seven
days' hard labour, having been convicted before.
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Mr Ezwaans. lI.P.—Mr. R. N. Howard has received
the following:— —_ . _

"filt Berkeley Square,
"sth Fehruar7.
"My dear Howard I am sorry to say I am •till a
primer; my cough it very had. My doctor rather alarm.
me shout my lunge, so that I dare not go the Howe of
Gomusons until I get relief. I hare • petition from
Baptista of Weymouth Avarua the vote, mod have got Mr
(loldney to do the needful for floe: it will he presented in
my UMW. I cannot write more tol!az.—Yrorn

" 1101ItT Zowatas.—.. "

Di, Srerurnom AT SOFIA -The second eon of the
Rev. J Stephenson. of St. John's, Weymouth. has been
mat favourably noticed by the war correspondent of the
Deily lines, in describing the Russian occupation ot
)1 ilia The correspondent say.:—" From the doctors at
Strigli we learned that Lady Strangford had resolved to
oontinue her work uninterrupted by lb- approach of the
Russians, because the patient+ in her hoapital were the
word cases in the town, and it wag impossible to move
them. When this became known there was a lively
curiosity among the Milano to examine the hospital, and
the visitors began to pour in from the first hoiir of occupa-
tion, all the chief on-era from ()anent' (bunko down,
being counted in the n utuier. The Enslithmen here have
received nothing hut kindnem from the Russians, and
Lady Strut/font has been teethed with marked considera-
tion end deference, which I am sure she appreciate*
There wan sonic difficulty at first In explaining the
difference between the Turkish ambulance. the Red
Crearent Societe. the Stafford Home detachment, and
the Hapital of Lady Strangford. Some misunderstanding
followed, naturally enough, but everything has been
amicably rattled The interim between the departure
if the Turks and the arrival of the Russians weed with
not incident and in comparative quiet. When the
troops first entered the town some Coleacks presented
themselves at the door of Lvly Strangford's Hospital and
demanded admission, throwing the cap from Lady Strang.
forTs head because it we. ornamented with the Red
Creeeent. but saw their mistake, and apologised before
they were allowed to enter. A guard was immediately
placed at all the entran,a, and no one was permitted to
ems except with the Red Cram or Creocent upon their
arm, and the work in the hospital went on an usual,
barring the interruptione C WWI by the desertions of the
Bulgarians who were employed in the different whets.
The patients number nearly 150) the hospital occupies
a large schoolhouse, and I need not pause to praise the
internal arrangementa, for ChM will be readily under.
stood. During the evacuation many of the patients left
their bed and followed the tram, and Dr. Stephenson,
Lady Straatford's surgeon, worker' all night and the
forenoon following in transporting to the hospital as
many of the deserted wounded as there waa room for.
bringing some on his back and dragging others by hand
in arable with the aid of on• or two other surgeons.
Beside* Dr. Stephenson, Dr., Wattir and Bushy (of the
FP...fiord House detachment). Dra Ruddick, Macpherson,
King, and Jennings (of the Red Cross), and their semis-
tante, together with one other Englishman, one American,
and several German doctors (all the latter in the Turkish
service). remained in the town. I have only one word to
say for the Englishmen who remained here, and that Se
that they have done their duty cheerfully, promptly, and
with a great deal of self-denial Can any more just
praise be given them than that they have done what was
to be expect.' of them as men, an surgeons, as English-
ment The fact that Lady Strangford remained at her
pat at a time when her sex and her p Mtion were not the
laelestpatection need only to be recorded to be appro.