The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-09-01 00:00:00

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DORCHESTER.— 3eti D. n. V.—Nominal 'weep-
/italics were contended fer at the butts as email on
Monday. the 24th nit., terminating as under.
The ranges were 200, 500, and Gnu yarda,
each. score. Prim
Private ',Warren 45 Ist.
2nd.
Private Parmiter 41 S(d.
Private R 33 4th.oger. •••
PORTISHAII. —COWARDLY ASSAULT.— At the
Bhirehall, Dorchester, on Wednesday, before 11.
Williams, and 0. T. Bullock, Egon., two brothers,
itSined John 11,,atett, a carpenter, and Thomas Bartlett,
an Artilleryman, from Woolwich, on furlough, and a
Bar (Me letter at present not in custody),
all from Weymouth. were brought up In custody
chord with assaulting Joseph Keech, gardener, in
the comb y of William %infield, E. 9., of porti,h...—
Fr complainant's evidence it appeared that on the
'24th August, sib. was leaving his master's garden, he
met the prisoners,who were drunk, when John Bartlett
tolled him if be did not work for Mr. klanfield.
Upon complainant telling him that was no
business of hi', and desiring that be would go
about his business, he assaulted him, butting at
and knocking him down. All the
kicked and threw atones at him whilst
on the ground.—ln defence prisonere said they were so
drunk at the time that they did not know what they
were about. They now expressed great contrition for
the offenoe.—The Bench said it was • most aggravated
and unprovoked assault, and they should not give pri-
soners the option of paying a fine, but mud them to
gaol for a month, with hard labour.
WEVllOUTli.—Potim—Emannel Webber, a
labourer, was brought up in custody by l'.C. White,
on Monday, at the Guildhall, before J. Ayling, Esj.,
charged with being drunk and riotous on Sunday.—
Firma and costa. The money was paid.
RODOUGII Pyrry SmaioNs, Guildhall, Tuesday.—
Before Captain Prows°, J. AyliLg, and J. Talbot,
Entre.
el6rlitOVß.B QUARRILB.—John Jacket, jam,
Elizabeth Jacket, mother and son, and Elisabeth
Jacket, her daughter, were charged with mashing
Elizabeth Jacobe,and breaking a door and two panes
of glass.—lt appeared that complainant's son had
meddled with a line belonging to defendant's
husband, when he threatened to chastise him torso
doing. Complainant told him it was not his place to
chastise the boy as she would do so. Defendant's
husband then went away, when his eon came front
his house in his shirtsleeves and threatened to un-
screw her jaw, and offered to light her husband, and
wrung his list in her face. Complainant told him
that if her husband was at home be would knock him
so far that it would take six months fur him to
come back again. The mother also wrung her fists
in complainant's face, whilst the daughter called her
everything but a lady. Witness then went into her
own house and locked the door, when the young
female defendant and her mother came and broke
the door and two panes of glass. The damage
done was to the extent of 4a. 3d.—Martha Short,
a neighbour, corroborated the above evidence,
lint stated that the young female defendant wars
mere violent in her conduct than the other de-
fendants. —ln defence, the mother stated that
complainant beat her child, and site went down and
broke in her door and windows.—ln support of her
case • witness named Fanny Collins was called, who
proved seeing complainant wring her fists in the
young female defendant's face, and hearing her tell
her that when her (complainant's) husband came
home he would fight the girl's father and brother.
The girl replied that complainant's husband could
not do so, when she gave Jacket a back-handed
blow under the jaw. The girl then, in self-defenoe,
attempted to POMO complainant's hands, when she
knocked heedown, and then retired into her house.
The mother broke in tho door, and the girl the
window.—Another witness was called who gave
corresorative evidence.—The Bench midi! appeared
that the female defendants alone committed the
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;Image, therefore they would have to pay for that.
Fined :is. each for the assault, or in default one
month's imprisonment with hard labour.—The
mother mid she was most willing to go to gaol, as
for paying a ferthing for the assault she never would.
Defendant.s were then conveyed to the cells, but
soon after the Ifie. was forthcoming.
SFIIALINii 1:01.11 Pix.—John Mills, a soldier,
belonging to the Engineers, now stationed at our I
barracks, was brought up on remand from Monday,
charged with stealing a gold pin, valued at 305., the
preporty of George Elliott, on the 17th of August.
—t rem prosecutor's evidence it appeared that on
hiunday,the Ifith inst., prisoner came to prosecutor's
I 0 oat requested that be might be allowed to
sleep there. This wasaccordingly done, prosecutor and
pri.oner sharing one bed. Ina cupboard in the bed-
room a gold pin was placed wbich prosecutor bad
worn on Sunday. Ile noticed it was sateen Monday,
but lie got up before prisoner,leaving him in the room.
Proeecutor returned in about half an hour when be
found prisoner had left the house, and on looking
for tiro pin found it was missing. He bad seen the
one produced by Mr. Nathan, and it was the same
ae he had left in lain beelnioni.—By the Bench:
Prisoner was drunk on Sunday night, but he was
Lot soon Monday. Ile heel made no proposition to
the prisoner that the pin should be sold for the
purpose of obtaining driuk.—Croseexamined :
Prisoner did not treat bins with any drink on
Alenday, nlthemb he agreed to go out for • drive
with him in the afterneen.—Joiseph Walter Nathan,
is general dealer, carrying on business in St.
TI ~,,,, as'e-otreet, voted that on Monday, the 171 h,
the pr:soner came to his shop and offered the pin
new produced for sale. He said it was a present
which he had received from his friends, but
that he wanted money. Witness did not seem
diepond at first to buy the pin, but on
pieoner pressing him to demo he purchased it, giving
h iii Is. Gd., which he . considered was the full value
of it to sell again, Prisoner *Aid alibi wanted money
very bell h 3 would sell it for 24. 61—James Woods,
,71111 an gunner belonging to H.ll.S.Colosaus,provel
that al he was going to Thredilar's photographic
saloon eith a ring from one of the officers on board
tile 'hip he not the prisoner, who asked to look at
the ring. .Ifter having examined it he said, '.l have
just sold a gold pin—better gold than this. Prisoner
aceompanied witnew where he was going, and then
went to the Prince Albert puLlichouse in I icorge-
etreet, where they were joined by a 'imamate of
witness's. During their stay there prosecutor came
to the house, anal Kleiner handed them a gleam of
beer, for which however witness paid. Prosecutor
remaimel with them about a quarter-of-antique, and
they ultimately separated, having agreed to go
for a thrive after dinner. They assembled at the
Cross Keys Inn, and were about to get into the
carriage, when a sergeant from the barracks took
prienner in custoily.—Another seaman also gave
oimihsr evidence..—Pritioner, who is a v,ry intelligent
Jill iw, pleaded not guilty, and in defence said that
it was at the suggestion of the prisoner that the pin
was rat, Us he asked him if he had any money, and
on his replying that he had not, prosecutor said that
his pin c odd be sold until such times as they could
redeem it, and the money was to be shared between
them. The pin was gold and the money expended
in proweutor s company,and the latter also proposed
to go for a drive in the afternoon. When Sergeant
Newten had taken him (prisoner) in custody for
abeentiug himself hem Barracks without leave.then
prowcuter turned round upon him and charged him
with stealing his pin, which he did not say anything
about when they were drinking altogether in the
morniug.—Prisoner was committed for trial at the
enseing sessions.
WE:LEVAN Mrvr,iv SellOOLS.—The 4.5 th anni-
versary serinons were preached on Sunday morning
and evening at the Wesleyan Chapel by the Rev.
John Allen. and liberal collections made at the close
of each service. In the afternoon a public examina-
tion of the children took place, which was of a very
gratifying nature. A considerable number of the
ebildren's parents and friends were in attendance.
Cue ecit Misses:ie.—The cause of the Society for
the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts was
pleaded at Wyke and Trinity Church on Sunday.
At the former church, in the morning, the Rev.
prebendary smart, Diocesan Secretary, urged the
claims of the society, and again in the evening at
the latter cherub. The Rev. C. T. Proctor, curate
of All Saints, Dorchester, preached at the same
church in the morning. We understand the collec-
tions realized were very satisfactory.
Pitin•SCATION OF Title GlOtirCL is FOREIGN Pstre.—
A me.tino in b. lislf of this society was hell at the
Bunion Hotel Aeembly-roorn on Tuesday afternoon.
The audience wan not very numerous, which perhaps is
to be ameented fir by the inclemency of the weather.
The chair was taken by the Iter.SirJ. E. Phillips, vicar
of Osmingtoie and there was a large number of clergy-
men on the platform„—The Rev. J. J. Stephen.sen
opened the proceedings by mayer.—The Chairman, in
.a
abort hut spproprbite speech, housed the effect of this
meeting would be to awaken an increasing interest in
this great work, and would lead them and others
to contribute from their means, largely and liberally,
to support and relieve the 'society from the difficulties
under which it was now labouring on &meet of the
deficiency of AN (nude and thus help it forward. To
inouiute with more rigour the great work in which it is
engaeol, namely, rending the Gospel far and wide, and
to those who were sitting in darkness and in the shadow
of death. He then called upon the Rev. W. F. Tee-
police, the secretary, to read the report, from which
it appeared that the receipts of the Weymouth auxiliary
for the year letil amounted to £33 Ida. Id., which for
lee 2 they were onlv La) Its. ed —The Right Hon. Earl
Nelson then addreWed the mooting. In the course of
• lengthy speech lie said the purport of the first resolu-
tion which had ben entrusted to him—and which he
would read afterwards—was to the effect that the
English nation was bound by gratitude to God to carry
on the hveat missionary work. Ho did not suppose
It V&A necessary for him to press this great truth upon the
visible' and inhabitants of Weymouth. The resolution
was • general one, but he desired to make • speciel ap-
peal on behalf of the Society for the Propagation of the
t;osuel. Whilst fully acknowledging the benefits which
had requited from the work of kindred societies, he
most eertainly would give the credit to the church
iniuionary societies, especially when they looked at the
greatness of the work and the difficulties which had
attended their labours. Still, however, be did not wish
to trench upon the gee mid of other
.societies and
take all the glory of the work upon this society, but
would oonfine Mined( to that work which was peculiarly
Its own. The first work was to assist emigrants es
their setting out for the colonies. In ths society's
Isbitee Veer, ellen it had • little money to spare, esie
of the first things it did wait to appoint a chaplain In
the. pert 01 I.i•erpoid tor the purpooe of ministering to
Stateside during their stay thus, supplying them with