The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-12-18 00:00:00

DORCHESTER.

CHRISTIIA% HOLIDarS. —To tho Edit,.—Sir, —We are
very gla I to see that, following the gw.l example net in
Weymouth and other towns. our worthy townsman Mr.
Henry Lewis, has, with his acenstomed, kindness and
decirl,l to close his establishment on Monday.
Tuesday, and Wednes,lsy, in Christma.s week, thug giving
those in his employ an opportunity of vkitine their
friends at a distance. We wish we cool.) nay as much for
the heads f other csitablishments, some of whom seem to
forget that " Liberally brines its own reward."—An
Eamon:FL

CI AIIIITTED TO THE MRRET PRTSON.—
Hard I,aboor Job Clark and Richard Clark, jut.,
amanlting police at Puneknowle, George Anoptis
King and John Farquharson, stealing coats at 1341
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port, 1 calendar month each; George Nlagsingh
William Adsley, John Daley, Henry Smith, John
Bell, and Edward Logan, disobeying commands en
board ship in Weymouth RoWIA, 12 weeks eaci :
George Gould, afi.ts George Ever, unlawful enlist-
ment at Dorchester. 2 c.demlar months ; Emily Pope,
stealing gold ear drum.. .beet., calicos, he., at Port-
land, John Cook and John Itainey, misbehaviour in
Briylport Union, Phyebe Green, midwhaviour m
Winyborne Union, George Owen, misbehaviour in
Sherlsyrne Union, and Sarah Fickus, stealing money
at Weymouth, 1 calendar month each ; James Sand-
ford, drunkennes, and as...lofting constable at Lame
Regis, 2.4 olay; Peter Hansen and James Allen,
stealing boots at Weymouth, and John Simkins, idle
aol.ll.orlerly at Wimborne, 14 days each.
THE WE ‘THER.—The following is our meteorological
report :

Lorreat
Date. 'Noun. Point at Wind. Statc of Weather.
Night.
•
.I.
16 '44 37 I ESE 'Gloomy
11 43 36i W Cloudy
12 46 33 NW vondy. no.
13 ' 41 33 • W Fine, gloomy, One
14 ! 40 5t NW Foe
1" 231 t. N •mu iy, rain
IS 45 31 NW 01,..inv

nOR01•011 POLICE, Mnd V (Y...terilay.)—Before the
May, (Dr. Aldridge), Aldermen Galpin and Davi4. Mr.
J. F. Modem anti Mr.

William Arnold, Itoh deal.'r. it Forilington, summoned
Chariot Pow& who did not appear, for an ass:wilt On the
isih if OW month the parties met in tho Highoitreet, when
Pond commenced to abuse the somplainant, making use
of the distereeahle assertion tint he was nothing more
than A Somersetshire monkey, and with it tin can which
he hat in t,i hand, attempted to knock him on the head
with it, lout he succeeded in guardinz off the blows In
reply to the Bench, the complainant said he had had a
quarrel with the defendant's wife the night hefore, and
becanse she wouldn't leave his 110114 e, he pushed her nut
and she fell down. —The Soperintionlent of Police mid it
was a family quartrd.—Alfreil 'reliant, a young lad,
corroborated the complainant —The Bench had no dnytht
there was s,quething behind the scenes—At this p dist
Pond CAM*, in, and said he met Arnold and asked him if
he thought himself is man to kook down a woman. Ile
denied it, hut he hdd hint two men colil.l prove it, and if
it was not fir the law he'd kmck his brains ont lie
denied he strnek hint The Row said the witness had
...corn he did. If he hail hail any ~.-rievance against
Arnold he ,hould have complains-1 lie must pav a line
of 5-, and costs.

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Thertom Jnhaxod, an al.ledod ed vagabond, once a
soldier, of Moreton. WWI charged with breaking a pane of
glass in the Corn Exehange, of the value of 30a.—P.C.
Gould CO, stated on Saturday nizht he was on duty near
the police-station about half-past P 2, prisoner ass standing
near, and on the constable tsVlin, hi,o to cot on, he said
he had nowhere to get on to. The ,fficer bad just cot
inside the station door when he heard a -mash looking
out be saw the prisoner runnin.: r.way. He found one of
the glasses of the entrance door of the Corn Exchange
smashed, and went after the mat and captured him. On
being charged he said he knew he did it. lie was the
worse for di-intr.—The Magistrate: Where is your home.
—Prisoner Nowhere.—But evoy man must have a home
—Then? ain't rot nearne.if they have. —What induced you
to tweak the glass 3—Well, there,! did it, didn't I V—You
didn't expect to get'any good by it V—No, I 'spire not.—
The Magistrate: You are a ruisanee to yourself and
society, you will go for two months' hart labour.