The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-07-30 00:00:00

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ilm.oown Rears NATIONAL lia-woora.—On Sunday
sermons were preached In the parish church on behalf of
thew schools. The rector, the Rev. T. A. L. Graves,
preached in the morning and evening, and the curate,
the Rev. A. Davidson, In the afternoon, The *Assam
were as follows :—lfornins, 1:21 lts• sd. afternoon,
15s. 61,; evenlng, Ell be. od. ; iota £lO.
IlimrsaV.—The 80th Regiment, s.ationed at Wey-
mouth and Portland, has left for Aldershot, and their
place is supplied by the second battalion of the 13th
)(eft. from Mauritius, who arrived inPortland Roads
on Wednesday by the troop ship Himalaya. Until they
have recruited from the effects of the sea voyage, the
duty of the station is undertaken by three companies
from the 12th, 86th, and 108th Regta, who arrived by
train at midday and encamped in a field near the
barracks.
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—irlit-13•19-V.—Adjutanta inspection about 90 of the
members mustered at the Kings Statue; oe Thursday
evening for adjutants inspectimr but the weather was
so raiserehly wet that the men were soon dismissed
Captain Thresher, in command. The new fife and
drum band made its first appearance. On Friday
evening the same number mustered and under Captain
Thresher marched to the drillroom where some very

good drill twin fssthroug
afterward
h. TT, band pkyed the
attracting a quantity of juveniles and others in their
corps to the aroma and ' disbanded
wake
Cot yi Perrt, lintsions, Friday.—Before R. H
Swaffielil, it. ff. Eliot. and H. C. deaden Esq.—Jesse
Westaf W yke Regis, bourbons...lt:vipel. was nimmoned
for
keeping open his house for the eels of beer, on Sunday,
July 14th.—The defence was that the beer J.:Mild
on the table was drawn for the lodgers in the Louie,
and not for the other men present. The magistrate"
were of opinion the case was proved, and defendant
having been previously convicteil, was fined 40s. and
costs, or in default a month's imprisonment. —Mary
Anne Mesh; wad' summoned for an assault on her
husband, John Beale. —Complainant said his wife got
drunk. and mime home She a mad woman. She said
she would kill him. She struck him and " bite" him.
The evidenoe was interrupted by frequent
frequent althorn/4-
Lions of defendant, whose condi(. w so violent that
she was obliged to be removed from the Court. She
had been convicted five previous tunes, and had spent
13 months and seven days in prison. She was now
sentenced to three months' hard labour.—James
Spencer, of Preston was summoned by Henry Plowman
for an assault. On the 12th July complainant w s
near the Ship with some beer, and offered it to com-
plainant, who made no answer, whereupon defendant
struck him on the cheek, and otherwise ill-treated him
Defendant "aid he only hit the complainant with the
buck of Id. jaand.—Vitred 10e., including oasts. Paid.
—William Charles was summoned for using threats
towards Joseph Lucas on the Chic-keret road. Mr
Wehford for defendant.- Defendant met complainant
near Westdown House, and threatened if complainant
" wagged a single peg" he would murder him. He
went in bodily fear of defendant ever since. He had
not spoken to defendant before he threatened him.
he did not sneer at him either.—The magistrates
dismissed the case.
Bowmen PETTY Sitemons, Tneeday.—Betere the
Mayor and W. Telhot, Esq.— A cross summon. between
Thomas Board and H. Paul, was dismissed. John
and Elise Gillingham were each fined 10i. and
costs, for being drunk, and Bdward Cox was
fined 10s. and costs for an assault on the former.
Sarah }lessen very well known in the police wart
received three months' on the charge of vagrancy.
This is tbe 16th or 17th time she has been before
bench, and preferred "having her trial at ones.'
another ease of assault by Jane Pavey on
JohannaliPowell (no fine) was all the business before
the Beneb. Wedneed.y. Before the Mayor
and J. Ayling. Veg.—William Thillipe and George
Mershallsay charged slob being drunk end riotous
were fiord 10. each, including costa, or seven days in
I default. —Owen Macdonald, charged with being drank
I and riotous, and assaulting P.S. Brine also with sasault•
in; Joseph Pottle, was fined 30s. or 21 days'
pritonment, and was keen away weeping from the
Court —Friday Before the Mayor and J. Ayling,
Rm.—Thomas Drlsine, Edward Hawkins, and William
IC-Ily were charged with an moult —P.C. Meech and
P C. Delamotte on Thursday night went to the 0 rey•
hound Inn, to which they had been requested to go to
quiet a disturbtoce. When all was quiet they left, and
nisi the three prisoners in Nicholas...tercet. They
beon striking them with their belts, and were dratek.
Irtaaine knocked down Meech, and Kelly fell on him.
The others struck him with their belts, and so injured
Us d andl4 Kellydas ms
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him, that he could smelly walk. If he had not been
rescued by some civilians he would have been rnurd seed
p;
li'dn default
niwasfin2l 711 adwakyis,"'
prisonment.