The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-10-03 00:00:00

CHIDEOCK.

THIE county magistrate,' bags deteriniged to mit a
atop to the prectioe of persona keeping Mir cattle on
the highways. On Mond y a man norad,P berta 1,/f
fined Bs. including c3sts, for doing so on the high w ay
this parish.

CHARMOUTH.
ON Thuraday, Sept. 14, I% man named Team, Ffunter
aasaulted P.C. Dennia. and tire hie coat. On Monday
the magistratee fined him s+. and 004 i, and he
undertook to pay for the damage to the coat.

ACCIDICNT. —nll the evening of the regatta an aecident
happened, which might have been very wimp., hut, as
it was, proved rather comical than tragical. Mr. R.
Hunter and bra wife, on I.aving the field in the courne
of the evening, which was extremely dark, walked over
the edge of the cliff, and fell to the beach beneath, but
we are happy to say escaped with no worse consequences
than • bruised face on the part of Mrs. Hunter, and
sprained ankle for her husband.

" CRAZY WHEN DRUNK." It appears that this
village, like moat others, oontains one man at least who
lhas no more care for himself nor respect for his neigh-
bours than to get "crazy drunk," and when in that
state to shout forth oaths and curses to the annoyance
of the inhabitants. A fellow of this sort, named
Matthew Gear, was summoned before the county
•niagietrates on Monday. Mr. Andrew Tucker had
desired P.C. Dennis to remove Gear, who was drunk
and noisy, from the street, and on his proceeding to do
an he aaaniterl him, lie also threatened Mr. Tucker.
lie was fined Ms. 6d. including costs, and to find
sureties for his good behaviour for three months, him-
self in 220, and two sureties in £l.O each; allowed a
week to find sureties.

SCEIOOL TREAT. —On Thursday, the children belonging
to the Charinouth Day and Sunday Schools enjoy, d an
excellent treat, provided by the kindness and liberality
of the Rev. E. It. Breton, the Rector and the Manager
of the Schools. At three o'clock the children with
their teachers paraded the village in procession, gay
with a profusion of flags, banners, and flowers; the
balls rang merrily, while in the 4ntervele the children
sang, or gave hearty hurrahs. Arrived in the field in
front of the rectory, they found an excellent tea
awaiting them, to which after singing grace, they did
ample justice. The piles of excellent cake and bread
and butter, and the jugs of tea, rapidly disspneared.
Then commenced a series of games played with the
utmost zest. There were foot races, and leaping, &c.
for the boys. There was swinging and other pastimes
for the girls. Aunt Sally was there too; with lots of
nuts, pears, and apples to be scrambled for. About
seven o'clock the children were re-assembled, when cake
and fruit were again liberally distributed. The Rector
then kindly addressed them. The children sung God
save the Queen and gave some most hearty hurrahs for
Breton, and Mrs. Queen,
and their other kind friends, and
returned to their homes tired and happy.
THZ ANCIENT HISTORY OF CHARMOUTR.—In the
Bridport Telegram, of the 21st of September, I
observe a very interesting description of the scenery
) around us, and the historical events that have
/ occurred in this neighbourhood. lam much pleased
to find that you have correspondents who, while
describing current events, will also say something
about the past, and will do what they can to prevent
the great deeds done in our locality in the old times
from falling into oblivion. In two particulars I
think your reporter has fallen into error, to which I
am sure one so dethrone as he appears to be of
handing to posterity a correct history of the past,
will excuse my drawing attention. He mentions Alfred
as the king who defeated the Danes at Charmouth.
I believe we have no authority for stating that our
vicinity was the scene of one of this great king's en-
gagementa. Does your reporter not refer to the
great battle of 833? Then according to the Anglo-
Saxon chronicle, " Egbert Then,
against the men of
35 ships at Charmouth." This was one of the
, greatest battles in our neighbourhood, not, perhaps,
as great as that of Brunenburgh, A.D. 934, when
Athelstan gained the victory over five kings in
the Valley of the Axe, as Mr. Davidson has shown.
The second point on which I should like some evi-
dence confirmatory of your reporter's opinion is his
statement that Judge Jeffries was born at White.
church. I am inclined t think this a mistake. I
speak very guardedly, for I can produce no positive
evidence. lam sure your correspondent would
have the thanks of all interested in local history if
he would furnish some proof of the accuracy of his
opinion. CANCANCS.

LODES.
NSIGHBOUOLY NIJOUBOUBA —As a rule the people
of this village live together peaceably and pleasantly.
But "there is no rule without an exception," and
our parish has just been the scene of a disgiaceful
quarrel, which nine before the magistrahee at Brisi-
port, on Monday, Jane Hanford, ,obatging Snail ,
liansford with assaulting her, September 16. —The
complainant stated that SLUMS Hansferd cams into
her house, took her by the hair of her head,. bit Mr
on the arm, threatened to murder her, and dragged
her about the house, giving her a black eye.—The
defendant said Jane Hansford struck at her with a
shovel lirst.—The case was dismissed.

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BROAD WINSOR.

THE BISHOP OF SALISBURY has postponed the eon.
6rru lot' at Broadwiosor parish church until Tuesday,
the sth December.
THE Ray. S. L. WARREN, being about to resign
the curacy of Broadwiuser, was presented on
. Saturday with a handsome silver pocket Com-
munion service by Joseph S. Studley, Esq., on behalf
of some of the other parishioners and himself. The
sohool children and their tem:Mere also gave Mr. Warren
a gold pencil-case as a token of their regard. Mr.
Warren 'IS departure is much regretted.