The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-05-04 00:00:00

LOCkL BOARD 07 HRALTH.

The seal ws.s 'filled to Messrs. Dodson and Seaman's
mistreats for repairing the streets.
A aommittee was appointed to consult with Mr.
Anderson oboist the dramage of 15 new houses, which
are to be erected on the Greenhill.

Messrs. Edgington and Co.:-b-LII-replied to an applica-
tion of the Council, and offered to supply, band tent
for the Hines pleasure ground for 1:60. It was decided
to h.ve one with, pole 40 feet long, so u to be firro'y
filed in the ground.
There was •0010 further conversation before the Board
rose.

801100013 Pri-rr SH1510:111, Friday.—Dr. Tigard, kfr.
G. Reynolds, Mr. Betts, and Kr. H. Haggett, who have
been added to the Commission of the Peace took the
usual oaths as borough magistrates. The folloeing
then oompmed the &nob The Mayor (J. Tigard,
Req.), W. Talbot, J. Drew, G. Reynolds, and H.
Haggett, Ewa.
Beer Before Home.—JosepA Seca:Wit, a man who has
been earning from 4.. to 'de. per day, according to Mr.
Bryant, master of the workhouse, has baen leaving his
wife and three children chargeable to the union. Mr.
Hare, clerk to the Board of nuardianr, dad not want to
send the man to prison; but the wife said he spent
most of his money in drink, and he wu ordered to be
committed for • month, utless in a week's time he
would fulfil its promise of supporting his family.
Beverage —Sams,/ Hoseybra, jun., of Boot lace, was
summoned for awaiting and abusing Fre fen& Ryan.
The latter bed before proceeded against Honeybun for
stealing his watch, and drfendant said he would do Lim
same barni if be had to wait a twelvemonth: So. on
Uturday last, whrti Ryan went to Mr. Brown's yard
for use wages, Honeybu came out of ambush, and
struck him to the face. 144 had, however, called him
• thief.—Defendant laid the fault on his bring dru..k,
but be was lined 10e. and costa.— Paid.

wo pprtlitiet r. Briess, builder.
71— se;pl;
appeared to the aijourned summons by 'William
Honnaell, hi. app.* Aloe, for neglecting to teach him 114
trade and dionissing him from his employ. —Mr.
Howard appeared for defendant.—Hounsell and a
fellow apprentice were employed on March 9 in laying
• floor, and Mr. Brown found fault with them for not
doing it more quickly, and said he should separate
them if they did not work better. So much fault did
Mr. Brown find said the apprentice that be did not
know what be was about and with a hammer knocked
in • board, which he ought not. His muter told him
to put down the hammer and said he could lay the door
in half-a-day ; but the apprentice ai swered "It is •
lie; neither you nor any two men could do it." Mr.
Brown on this ordered him to the shop, and afterwards
to be off all gather. He bad only been shown riitish
work, instead of making doors, and had not been shown
his trade.—Both parties were willing to have the laden.
tures cancelled, and this was ordered; but the muter
had to pay Hemmed' his wages up to that day (Friday).
Tromp. Wo reel —Joan Thomas was brought up
by P.C. Ayoey kr sleeping in • drain; and Charier
Pupae and Wiri.in Terser were charged by P.C.
Meech with drunktnnese and riotous ciondtio. The
latter had no work ; but got some drink by singing
All three promised to leave the town, and were ordered
to be tau beyond the boundary by the police.
COUNTT PUTT Sgiterons, Friday. Before R. IL
Swadleld, Ea., H. C. Goodden, Esq., B. ff. Eliot, Eaq.,
and S. Meade,
Jab Jesty, of the Royal Victoria Inn, Portland
Ferr7bridge, wais charged with having his house open
&Ping prohibited hours, on Sunday April lelth, viz, at
four is the afternoon. P.S. Pitfi4l found the side door
oPrn, and in the taproom were 12 men, most of them
and on the table were cups and glasses con.
busing beer, whisk they asked him to partake or. In
the bar was • roan with a pint of boor, and in the
Fellow were sig men, with two quart cups, and lour

haff pint &Neu One quart had beer, end the Wier
porter. nne was a Wyk• man, three win dressed la
plain elothes, and tbe rest were &althorn. ite bons. is
conducted by Br4enhain Hill for Yr. Jest), —Fined 10a,
end oo•ta 84. - _ _

Porter, Brandy, and Capna.—Clieorut SiepArms Ins
shamed with drunkenness and furious driving on the ,
Prestin-roel. He made his appearance with bruises all
over his face, and his left eye closed, sa if by a blow.
Dr. Foe was ooming house from Preston, yesterday,
about • quarter to six, when his driver had to drive his
horse close to the bank, an/ immediately • four wheel
went by at full gallop. Tkis was near the two mile
stogie coming from Preston. Stephens was markt'
truss side to side and Awing the horse at thews. tune,
eed soon after he passed Preston coastguard station, the
hove and sort went ow without the driver, who had been
pitehet in • drunken state into the stitch. A few yards
further on the carriage dashed against the milestone.,
and we bioken to pieces, and the horse thrown. Here
defendant woo found by P.S. Pitheld, who was in
pursuit of another man, and there be stayed drunk and
incapable, ttll the sergeant came back again, and took
hint into custody. He had had • few glares of porter
and • drop of brandy, and this "knocked him over,"
and .I•maged his good character which he bad earned in
• year's good conduct as driver to Mr. W. Hardy.—
Fined 10.. and costs or 14 days in default The Rena
said the public were much indebted to Dr Fox for
bringing forwsrd the case.
it tapirs'', thy Fool from M. Ifeicilbour'a Howe.—
Klee wad charged with assaulting Harriet
_ .

Tsylor, i Chickerell, on April 22. The "parties bad
been very intimate, and defendant was in the habit of
going wore to complainant's house than her own. Perhaps
they got tired of each other; but at all events some
misuaderstantling ensued, and on the day in question,
:stout two o'clock, defendant came to her house, and
told her she would show her, if she did not make her
chilsfren know better; but complainant shot the door.
Defeedsnt watolied her opportunity, and when com•
plaitant opened the door, rushed at her, struck her
intik a cord over her heed end shoulder., and seised
by her hair and pullet' her down.—Funid ss. and
cone 7s.

Vie idoes /bro.—Mary dais Yea'staa was
6-i:tummies' for allowing her horse to stray on the high-
way at Clicked!, on Sunday 4th inst. Defendant wee
widow with seven children, and had nothing to Owe
tl e pony to eat. so she sent it out with her little boy
to feed under the hedge.— Dr. Lush said that defend-
ant's husband who was a sergeant of marines, died 'sat
year under distressing circumstances, and they were
poor. Its would therefore ask the Bench to be
lenient. —Fined is.

Or, nit Nutley was summoned for allowing a bores to
stray at Wyke, on the llth inst.—The animal woo sent
out for "exereise."—Fined to. iusd costa.
_

Willem Ward, farmer, and his carter, Robert J'vree,
were ounwroned for craelty to • horse, on March 25th,
at Chickerell—Mr. K. N. Howard appeared for deism.
dan. The policeman found the horse at plough with •
raw wound on each &boulder ; but it sppeared it was
swat out by miateke, arid was sent for by Mr. Ward
shortly after* and taken from work.—Cam dismissed.
AberiAaet Winter, of the Army and Navy bverbouse,
Fortune's Well, Portland, was summoned for suffering
spirits to be drunk in hio house and premises, on Thurs.
day, the 15th March, and also for harbouring prostitutes
in hi, honor—Me. Howard appeared for defendant, A
sailor lad, tuuded Steptoe, from H.M.S. airwomen, went
in with 4 ormaniste, named Stile, to get some spirits,
and had a quarten of gin in a beerglass. It was served
by • young woman, and thry paid 6d. As they were
going to have a bathe, they alao bought • quarters of
rum to put In a bottle. In crorawzaminstien, Steptoe
said they Theta yoeng woman in the passage, and she
wired them what they wanted ; his comrade called out
for • quar tern of giu, but no one took any notice of it, arid
the girl called them to some little rooms at the back, to
get r hero they hadlo passe yard, end here the girl got some
money of them, and went &wiry and fotcbed the spirits.
'The Instructor got wind they were there, and fetched
them out of the room. —Me. Howard eipained that these
rooms at the back were separately let, and although
Mr. Winter was the landlord, these little cottages were
Dot occupied as • part of the beerhouse.—The witness
Stale said that the room where the young women were
we. under the same root, and they had not to go out of
door., after enretlng the Army and Nary. The girl
was not • minute oetting the spirits, and they after.
ward. had • quartern of rum, which was brought by
the landlady of the houw in • ginger-beer bottle, and
jail 7.1. This they only drank • drop of, when the
uotructor came, took it sway, and reported them on
board. lu crows-examination Stiff. said when be called

for tut gin ill the passage, 00 yoll;g1;10111-11.11---w-a; there-,
Lot nl. came to them in the room at the back, and
whether they wanted gin or root, and then
:die went ant fetched the gin. There was another
estuarine to the rooms from the back, but they c•tuld go
in truer the hoot through the Army and Navy, without
leaving the bouse.—Herbert Hibbard, an instructor on
boaol the Boscawen, who had been scot to look after
the boy, and see they did not go into any public-hones,
au, ing tatter houses went to the Army and Navy, and
priesil through it into another house In the yard, where
he saw %Le boys drinking ram, and tork away the bottle.
Two ferndes and another man were there also. His
Lad to cross • large yard to get to the little room where
the boys were. It was sworn that the rooms were
rented by Jane Champ, at 3.. a week.—Mr. Howard
contended that as the rooms formed no part of the beer
-
hots-, there hal been no evasion of the law.—The
Bench thought otherwse, and lined defendant £5. -The
other charge was witbdr.wn.
IV,floss Gorki was summoned by Isabella Pearce, of
Porthuo, for an "isn't on Easier Tnesday.—Mr. Arden
smeared For l'earee and Mr. Howard for Gould —Cows
:ii.inant at.l that she was,taking some sand from • hole
when defendant came and eased her what she was
about. She told biai and he tusneitately Meng her a
violent blow on toe breast, and at she stooped to take
up no he sand, kicked her, and .trock her with his fist
behind the ear. She was advised to go to the doctors'
about her injuries, but she did not go.-- Mr. Howard
urged that the assault was not a violent one, and no
milker was felt by the man.-11,e Breach said the assault
was clearly proved, and defendant must pay ss. and
Canto.

tow Thenford, was summoned for riding on the
abaft, of a waggon at Cbickerell on April 2. tle said
be gut up to out his vieteali in the wagg at, and went
aloud about 20 yards.—Fined Si. Lod co.te to.
N dhusi Morro was also mulcted in lii. for a similar
offence, at the name place and dote.
Thomas Whittle for leasing a waggon on the highway
at Lau.t.in eteirong. from 12 on April 6 to seven
o'clock neat morning.—Fined mote remitted.
Loorepert to ike fleocA.—Rohert Pacrs did not appear
too summons for riding without rains, on April 12, at
Easton. Portlood.—Pined I:1 and oasts, or in default
to be committed for one month, Mr. Meade remarking
that his nun.appearanee added to the penalty.
lOlse of it Good Chordeter.— Wilfioni MAW, for •
sunder offence at Portland, was fined 2s. 611. He bad
produeed a good character.
FitON was summoned for suffering a horse to be
drive° in harness with wounds under the collar, at
Penton Portland.—Liefendant said it was quite right.—
P. u. itudiland found two running wound. under the
*4ln : but defendant said they were cut by the °halo
getting under the collat.—Flood S.. and coats.

A age number C:f Po—rtli;4l people were summoned
hr not poying their rates.

WaRE,IAM.
A avec' limn, the first for the season, is arranged
f 4( Wlrd .4ty ot I, at tbe :A...borough ground, between
the %awn ninglt filoa. bets el the recently-formed
club.

PORTLAND.

FATAL Looms? To • Bratoti.—Almiet fear or five
o'islook on Friday morning last, ea ahts-bodied *Dusan
of H. MA Penelope. named Alfred Head, wait up the
starboardside of thefore rigging with his wet hernmeek,
in order to hang it up to dry. The girths's on whieh
the hammocks were bong are generally trioed up, Itet
they won lowered this seeming, and the demented had
(seamed on one hammock but could not find room for
the other until the girtimm were triad up. He had no
right to go up; but be did, and when be got shout two-
thirds up the fore demi', be laid his wet hummock
amuse the clothes line, and got on tbe line be get boil
of the hammock girding; but in doing so his hand
slipped, mid he fell on his left side on deck. A sailor
named Georyre Mills, with • meessnige want towards
biro, and be wee carried to the sielt bay, where he wee
atteuded by Mr. W. H. O'Bries, eerie= to the ship,
who found blood issoieg from las left ear. The
deceased's death must bare been instantaneous. He
I was 19 poen of age—An inquest wee bold oe the mine
day at the Brath water Hotel, before K. N. Howard,
coroner to the island, and a verdict of Accidental
death" wee returned.