The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-10-23 00:00:00

POOLZ.

HAPPY P•CP•lll.—Tbe Chri.tchurch guardians hare
recently introduced int, the house a new dietary table I
—fish, Irish stew, and oa'dneal porridge. The 1011,. I
and gentlemen pAronising the establiameot have been '.
pleased to express their entire approval of the fare i
provided, "mpecially the Irish stew." I
A CuIIf•SDLT ASSAULT UP 'S • P.C.—A$ the I
Police-court on Tuesday, before Mr. G. Curti( end .
CL.. sr. wii...4.... . 1.1..te.er, nazneo In Amu 40One
eon, so I, as he /Aid • native of Morden, near Dr.
cheater. up thl then employed on the Quay, ania
brought up in custody charged with violently assault.
log and kicking P.C. Robert Lee while In the
execution of his duty in the Higtostrest, at 2 a.m.
.11 the same morning. The evidence of the censtalle
was to the effect that he had eon the prisoner loat-
h g about that DLitt, and rthiut 11 o'clock, when iu
comoany with Sergeant B .lle' t, he met him end
a, ivies.' him to go sod get eorne ludding., se he could
not be allowed to wander about the stre.te
all night. 'l' hree hours aft .1., when by himself,
he pgain met him and spoke to him, and without the
eight at warning or provocation the prisoner kicked
him violently in a delicate portion of his
Is dy, and then ran away. Lee, who was for a time
Ms., led, on 'layering himself pluckily gave chase,
and overtook the coward on the quay. He had then
armed himself with a large stone of corns four or five
is mods in weightand stood at bay. But Lee, nothing
dannted, insh-d in grappled with the fellow, and
aft ca toed. succeeded in tak:ng him sea prisoner to
that station.house. The magistiateraentenced him to •
month's hard labour.
CHS POOLS 'I IMPSH•DiaI ASSOC!ATION.—Mr. T.
liorocks, who, upon his visit to this town • tardy:-
month aro woe tiled air "the Converted Clown,"
sl, hough he is not so upon the present occasion,
.!..mm.nced on 51Ionday • twelve day.' mieion at
the Temperer C 4 Hall. Mr. G. Curia the president
of the a•sociation, occupied the chair, and there was
• full audience. Mr. Hoer else is a witty and
humor, us speaker, awl above the average of ,
quondam "frightful examples." We are not able '
to dispute neither should we like to make ourselves
, responsible for his assertion that Baer and Co. were
now dr in: £IO,COO a year lea, than they used tO,Alai.gap
£45 GOO lea', and the N. W. R. Co. were taking LC)
, per week lees for the carriage of beer, from Burton•
on. Trent thee formerly. At the meeting on Monday,
Vie reports of the secretary and treasurer of the
, association were presented. From them we learn
, that while In the previous year 14 public meeting,
. only were held, during the past year 82
had been held. During the year 2,500 pledges had
. been taken In the borough. Alluding to the legisla-
tion of the put season, the report a:premed regret
that more had not been done. It also tendered the
: thanks of. the association for the helpthey bad reoolved
t from the clergy. The Band of Hope established in
r c mnection with the association motioned to flourish,
. and a large number of children had been added
I
I, to the rollr. After the payment of all expenses the
1 balance In hand was CU 10a 11d.

POOLE PETTY SESSIONS. —TallnDkr.
Before Kr. G. Curtis (chairman). lit. A. Bal,t tn. Hr.
N. West pro, lir. H. Farmer, and Mr. W. C. Laakester.
Mr. Dickineon applied. in behalf of Kr. A. K. Harris, fir
so extemion of time of too hours on the temaion of an
openiny mph*, at the Angel Haiti, on the filtb.
1 be Bench 'ranted one hours, the extension.
Th-zuss James, labourer. was summoned for araulting
E. Stickland, landlord of the Coacn and Hr..., on the
13t0.-11r. Trevanion prmecuted.
According to Use statement of the pramoutor, be was
oared by kcy son, who complained the people in the tap.
to, me wer • trying to put the gm our. He went in there and
saw the defendant blowing et the hex H. told him he
bad better pay him what he °teed him Waved, and then
the defendant knocked him down. He still had the mark
on his eye.
Defendant was Bard 10. and poets, or 11 4•11 It was
hnolmt long
tgencekepht teldeoc e ke w
h6at.7nuop there, the Chairmen told
oltil be 611,414.
• the tiriral license. on behalf of Me. G W. Bush, for
the fee rfo.rna leo of stage PinyS at the Amity 1141, 00th.
application of Y. Travers, wee g,5,,4-4.
Joeeph Will. . Harold Hayles, and Frederick Letimors,
them, boy.. of Westhoff/me, were charged with cruelty to
a rhx, at P.irkstone.
Rev. Charles Doyne said he was in his study on Friday
aft fmoon, and hearing • noire., he went out. and a little
do x ran opt' hint. A few =mutes after he &fain heeted
the now.. enl on going te the water near Branksagee
Towers, he found the animal in it. With the assistant*,
of hie groom he got it nut, and t Kik it to his stable; bat
the poor little thing died during the night. It had a
severe wound between its eyes. They hod since confessed
to him that they had crutal4 ill-tmatsd it, and he dld not
wish to press the. case
The Rev. Mr. Goleta and Mr. Battersby (the &tomb.
tendent of the Sunday Schools at Westbourna) spoke
strongly in fae.ur of the boys' metal character.
yhay pleaded unity, and geld they were sorry it had
Whesed.
Tne Mecistrates ordered them to pay the coils, and sus-
pen Jed lodgment.
ElllllllYel French. mastrloi the Yalta. now 171