The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15 00:00:00

WZYKOI7TH.

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CLERK TO THE BOARD OF OCARDIVOL —On Tuesday last
111 Guardians of the poor met at the Weymouth Union.
house, to elect a clerk in the place of Mr. It. Tiara
decamped. Mr. S. Webb proposed and Mr. Seaman
seconded—Mr. R. N. Howard Mr. Lana proposed and
Mr. Pearce seconded Mr. Pelly Hooper; Mr. Chilcott pro-
posed and Mr. Laver seconded Mr. G. B. Welsford (Mayor
of Weymouth), and Mr. Welstord was elected by a large
maialdtg.

SPELLING BEE.—Weymouth is up to the mark equally
with other towns according to her size, for already the
committee of the Working Men's Club have arranged for
a Spelling Bee, which is announced in our columns, it is
to take place on Tuesday evening next. and to be public.
The competitors will pay 31. each, and give in their
names to the Chairman of the evening ; several Prizes are
announced, and the referees are to be the Rev. John
Miller, Dr. Moorhead, Mr. G. R. Crickmay, and Mr. Henry
Gibbs. Nobody can excuse either of those gentlemen of
Wishing to "Americanise our Institutions," and therefore
we shall with confidence expect them to be free from the
Yankee heresies of Webster s dictionary, while their fair-
ness is such that they will not plough the competitors for
accidental differences as to words spelt' in more than one
way, which hove already br might disgrace upon some
spelling bees. A good sound English dictionary is to b
chosen, we believe, and so the Weymouth spelling beee
will be really valuable instead of being, as so many have
• mere game of chance.
A Bell *MONO THR SWAN/I.—On Tuesday morning a
LAVINIA*? dgenneTesd =CULL
courageous persons, who with loud shouts and waving of
arms tried to turn him hack. Taurus thereon leaned the
replanade amine and got on to the Emplanwle ; hut a
more vigorous check sent him galloping and charging the
dogs and people, down past the Royal Terrace again.
Here be spied the Backwater and the Little-fields beyond,
and brave as the hull that carried Europa, be stayed not
to pay toll at the Radipole bridge gate, hut sprang at
once into the Radipole lake, and struck out for the
opposite shore. You might have thought he was indulg-
ing in • "swan-hopping," for our beautiful birds were all
of a flutter and splash, and very soon they fluttered and
swam back to the Hassock. Our bull swam through the
railway bridge, and made for Mr. Padgett's pottery,
landing at length in some of the Littlefield gardens. Here
he commenced regaling himself on early cabbages; but a
hunt was got up, more exciting even than a badger hunt,
and he was not got rid of till he had made fine confusion
among some brocili beds.
Tel BRISTOL CANDIDATE FOR THE WATERLOO CUP.—
We understand that Mr. S. Lang's "Happy Home" had •
favourable trial on Monday last Lord Pitshardinge
courteoualy permitted the trial to take place on the new
grounds at Berkeley grounds which are similar in
character to those at Altcar, where the Waterloo Cup is
run for. "Happy Home- and "Lass of Weytnoutli were
shiniest to • strong hare. The former led three or four
lengths, made the first five or six wrenches, led in "Lass
of Weymouth- at • drain, but finally passed her and
killed the hare, winning a satisfactory and brilliant trial.
Mr. Wentworth judged the trial, and expressed his
opinion that "Happy Land" was better than any South
country dog he had seen this season. "Lass of Wey.
mouth- divided the Puppy Stakes at Stoneham-mark
divided the Puppy Stakes at the South of England Club
at Amesbury, and divided the Puppy Stakes at Ashdown.
and is therefore a reliable trial dog. "Happy Home" is
own sister to "Ho " last year's winner of the
Waterloo Cup, and follows her hare in the same dashing
daring style.
BEAUTIFYING THE YACHTS' QUAY. —lt is very satisfac-
tory to observe how much better the neighbourhood of
"Dock Steps" has been made to look since the dilapidated
CZy, formerly Bessint'a Quay, has passed into new
.1 A decent-looking block of buildings has been
made out of the store-like place whose windows were in
ruin, and the Weymouth and Portland Steamer Company
are fast improving the yard and slipway. The latter is
really being made serviceable, and will be a great acces-
sion to the resourcesn;i:dc tlitirort ; the roads and walls are
being either made de or rebuilt, and a piece of
ground given up has utilised to improve the road
adjoining Dock Steps. Not to be behind hand, the Local
Board are constructing a respectable rued lOft, wide on
the ballast wharf, with a footwak lOft, and a row of
trees and shrubs at about loft distances is to be planted
against the embankment by the side of the Nothe. A
capital lot of young trees has been procured, from 16(t. to
90ft. high already, and, as there is capital soil there, they
may be expected to thrive well Thus the Yachts' Quay
will t a pretty ap_pearance ; and, as it is visible from
the Celilade, it will add much to the beauty of the
town.
SIMMER AT TIIIiURIIN'S.—Mr. Cook's annual supper
at the Queen's hotel on Thursday evening last was a first-
rate affair. It was laid in the billiard room, where,
although the company was numerous, there was room
enough and to spare. The catering was so good as to
reflect great credit on this well-accustomel hotel, while
we need not say, the well-known courtesy of Mr. and Mr..
Cook were well displayed and handsomely acknowledged,
their healths being drunk with enthusiasm. Mr. Cook, in
responding, announced that Messrs. Eldridge and Pope
wished to have the pleasure of "standing" glasses round,
and the Chairman also contributed to the festivity of the
evening in this way. Instead of the usual dun speech.
=lung, singing was the way in which the tiese was
bly srg°4ose and so the speakers me:chat:Mae-
a le than
company over and over again what they knew before.
The supper at the Queen's was • pleasing variation from
the usual routine.
GATIFIDINCI OF SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS.—On Thurs-
day last the Weymouth branch of the Church of England
Sunday School Institute had meetings at St. John,. The
Rev. Creewell Strange vicar of Holy Trinity, Southampton
=ed in the church, the other portions of the services
conducted by the Rev. J. Stephenson (St. John's)
Rev. J. T. Vaudry. Rev. J. A. fleasor. (St George's, Port-
land), Rev. Mr. Benson, and Rev. C. Owen. .1.8 gs an
was given at the offertory towards the funds of the •
tute. The Sunday school teachers who attended were
entertained, with other friends at the schoolroom. They
met again in the evening, when Mr. G. Eliot read a paper
In favour of competitive examinations for Sunday school
teachers. The Rev. Mr. Muller, of Walk church, Bath,
ssid his teachers had been at first afraid of the examina-
tions. but they had carried off many prises, after being
trained by himself. He recommended that teachers
should he well 0 coached for examination by the parish
clergyman.—A model lesson on the mocking of Elisha was
them jiver% by Mr. Muller to • class of boys, and the lesson
was Leewards criticised by the Rev. Prebendary Baker,
Mr. G. Eliot, Rev. L Headland, Mr. Z. Milledge, Rev. C.
Owen, de.

Lusts.

bnei—grc- quern Amsust Tu.—This tea and public
gathceing took place with even increased éclat on Wednes-
day evening last, when a large number of ladies made tea
In Use Rays] Hotel AMICIIIbIy-rooma, kindly granted by
Mr. Luce. Among those who provided for the tables were
Mrs Long, Mrs. Upward, Mrs. Brown, Mrs Hughes, Mrs.
not, Mrs. Milledga, Mrs Hancock, Mrs. Watts Mies
Byers, Miss Dodson, Mrs. Sampson, Mrs Creed, NIZIL J.
.raibok Mrs. Couches% Mrs. Andrews, Madame Las,
cheueolle. Mile Store. hlra Itabbetta, Mrs Elegant, Mrs
yohnAune, Mrs. Andrews, liias Clark and other tables
were provided (orb; the committee. ease of the tables
were beatitlfuZ adorned with dowers and a few of the
km. &splay silver urns. The room waa soon crowded
to excels. Over 700 must here partaken. according te the
returns from the door. A LOW dual of hearty fua
casioyareet seemed the order of the evsniag. (cc ihe
company included a wide range, not a few bl4e jachet.
saring among the net. After all had been served
and had nnished the room was arranged for the public
meeting. At thee the Rev. L Gedye gave a short state-
to show the state of the fund for providing the in-
usual fittings of the church, Mr. Edwards who was, he
need not MY. " Our Liberal mersbetr?applause)--orwt
I=lted the church books and the of bells' Mrs.
w a relative of Mr. hadmws, beautiful clock,
which imps such good time that it had hardly varied
• second in a month—fhcar, beer); Dodson had
given a handsome stone feczett also a capital
vestry table, on which was very Important
business, such as counting colhoctiona—Raughterk
Mr. Edwards had also given smd Sir Frederic
Johnstone, Hart, M.P. 50 "IS Seward' the organ ;
Yrs Cola had collected'abou £3O for the fittings besides
other amounts for the church, led MP tea Part/
produced about LE/ ; the garden pezJ 000400, so that
about AM had been collected orobtelneX' Mrs. COW'
Woods wars about to put up the pormaamat pulpit eau

desk, te her mempg. at • cost of about CR But
this they bad • bill of £167 for seats, the open
seats in the church, and they wanted some £lO to place
some little ornament in the church, not in the new
fain' ed, but in the old style, when the Church of
England was thoroughly Protestant as it would be again
—the ton commandments; and the worst of all was they
bed • debt of Lin He Liked them to help wipe of this dela,.
The two churchwardens of Christchurch. Me'"ws. Harris
and Doswell, atm addressed the meeting, and Mr. Doswell
presented a purse of .C.:Mto Mr. Gedve —(applause). Daring
the evening a kindly letter was read from the Rev. Talbot
(heaves. The whole affair wee a very great success.
cr Roaoen Parry iltemoss, Tuesday. --Before Mr. J. Ayllog,
Dr. Drew, Mr. Jas. Milledge, Mr. H. Haggett, and Mr. T.
Abbott
A DILLY OLD MAD.

JoAn Asa, pilot's assistant, was summoned for stealing a
tho Pr... Petty liar MaiestY," Issued to a soldier.
John Linneld, a married private of the 76th regiment, on
the Ist inst. had his shirt washed, and hung it on the Nothe to
dry. About half-past nine he went to look after the clothes,
and saw defendant sitting on. form near where they had been
placed, and the shirt was on the form alongside him. Witness
mimed his shirt, and, looking round, saw defendant rolling up
the shirt, and when witness had looked to see if any more of
his cloths were miming, prisoner put the shirt under his
coat, and carried it off. Llnfleld wart up to him and asked if
he had a shirt which did not belong to him, when he replied
that he had which he was going to take home for solely,
sibling that he had often taken home things to prevent their
being lost through Sing blown away. But this shirt was
wringing wet, and could not have been blown down, and It
was marked with the regimental number, 1782. It was the
property of Private B. Halliday, had only been once worn, and
was worth 2s 7d.
Mr Howard defended prisoner, and In cross-examination
elicited that witness was In private clothes when he hung out
the shirt, and also when he took it from prisoner, so that the
latter might not have known that he was a soldier. There
were also shirts of better quality there, belonging to an officer,
but they were marked with Captain Cotton's name.
Private Halliday identified the shirt, and persisted that it
was worth 2e 7,1.
Sergeant Apsey arrested the prisoner at his lodgings, when
he said he had not stolen the shirt ; he picked it up on the
Nothe, and was going to find an owner for it as he had pre-
viously done. Had known prisoner for 15 years, and never
knew but that he was a man of good character
Mr. Howard. in defence. said prisoner was 116 years of age,
and up to the present time had been a man of unblemished
character. liii reasoning powers were not very strong, end
not 10 strong now as they used to be. As to the circumstances
of the taking, he urged that it was not the act of a thief to sit
down by the side of the stolen properly as thl. man dial,
although he ate the prosecutor coming strsight towards him.
Thi re was no evidence to show that prisoner did not find the
shirt; and if the Bench strained the point araist him they
, would he straining a known principle of English law—that
any doubt should be reckoned in favour of the accused He
caned Mr. W. Smith. pilot, who had lived In Weymouth 40 or
60 years, and had known Shean'from his cradle &linnet. Ile
had manied his sister; and Sheen arm often left in charge of
eflits.lesnlionnoej;imr&c.,
was erer inthe Irenttl,rmenn on
boai.l hi. and
witness had Zir,;n charge some hnndreds tlniaa of clothes
that had been loft on the Troths. Theft were very often left
there and on one occasion 'witness law a woman's petticoat
blow over Ilk cleave•—(laughter)—and he sent the woman after
it, too -(renewed laughter).
Ths Chairman congratulated the prisoner on having had such
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an able advocate, and dismissed him with a cantina.
Mary Jane Leach, alias Ciondri, an old offender. was
charged with being drunk and riotous in Franchise-Arcot.
P.O Cooper proved the came, and prisoner was committed for
14 daps.
A 'dons Rai, was summoned for being drunk.
P.C. Horne proved the case; the offence was committed In

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High.street
Defendant laughingly pleaded guilty to having had some
drink, and was sharply reprimanded by the Bench for his enro-
lees way of treating the charge, Mr. Leggett stating that the
Bench considered drunkenness • serious crime—one of the
greatest fault, of England. IFlned I. , or seven days in
default . . . .

"711;y. Aon Parsons was summoned for beating out carpets
on the Esplanade after eight o'clock. She said she wee sent
there by the person who employed her, Mr. Sharp ; it was
about half-pest nine.
Pi/Mined on payment of costs.
Harriet Gillingham was summoned for selling meat
elsewhere than in her shop or in the market house.
P C. Hendon' sew her on Tuesday lait, on the Dorchester-
road, with a waggon and horse, from which she was offering
pork for sale. At the Perk Hotel, she asked if they wanted to
buy a ham or fresh shoulder of pork, and Mrs Hawkins said he
did not want anything to-day
William Lillington, collector of tolls in the market, said
defendant had no stall nor market ticket.
Fined Is and costs.

(ICARRUSOWIL DOM
William Bridle, and Woos Baker, two boys, were charged
with throwing stones In the streets.
Frederick 'tainsvays, who works I, Mr Knight, said
Sunday last week, the boys began calling bhp names on the
front, and then Baker threw a stone, when witness was going
to strike him. On the following morning Bridle threw a stone
at him, becanie he was going to hit Raker, and the stone struck
him oin on of his hands. The boys were alwaoi calling him
names and would not let hint go through the street.
Henry Pryor mw Baker km and fetch an armful of stones, and
throw them deliberately at the boy Salowaret. The mother of
Baker also came down, and pitched at Runways. Samways
might hare given the two boys • "hiding," but the mother
mune In and " took it all 01f.7
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000Iwe Bailey saw Baker throw stones, and Mrs Baker, who
wouldn't listen to reason, came up and encouraged her boy.
James Bringley, a boy who saw the beginning of the row, said
it was begun by Baker, who threw stooes at Bamways, as he
came round the corner, with the horse.
William Abbott proved Baker challenging Samways to fight
Bridle and him, but Sama-ays would not because he had a new
suit of clothes on. The two then attacked &mem).* ; but
witness Mopped them because two should not pitch into one,
and then Bridle and Baker said they'd wait for him till Monday
morning, and they wanted three or,four more boys to pitch into
him, because he took Samway's part.
The defendants called Thome fiamways, who said that on
Sunday week, &always the plaintiff, went up and struck
Raker first, near the station corner, and then Baker threw a
stone. On II lay morning Saniways told Baker "You
wanted to fight me lam night; now come on," and pulled off
his coat, and put it on Cie home.
John Crocker mw the plaintiff &unwept strike Baker first,
and knock him against the wall, witness went and separated
them, and toll one of them to go in house—" caen't you chaps
bide without fighting.
Vertue Baker was called : but she had been taken home
Bridle was dismissed : Baker was fined Is and the costs, with
a caution. The total to be paid MU 11s.
John 1t0n4611, wOo br.oughll op in cust.ody charged with
being drunk and riotous.
Sergeant Apsey, lad evening about seven o'clock, saw
prisoner very drunk in St. Thomas-street, near the Bear Hotel,
where he was using bad language. The ostler was asking him
to get up in his cart, and go on, but he refused, and when
witness spoke to him, he sworn at him. When arrested, he
threw himself on the pavement.
Final 10a
110050.

SAILOR

&urea Burrow-Was- c-ITaijoriiiiCstea-iii-ii.lts from William
aul, at the New Inn.

in.a.s-e-cutor, who is • pilot, did not appear.
P.C. Carter told how a man had complained of being robbed
at the New Ins, where he Identified prisoner sa the girl who
hail robbed him. and gave her In charge. She had, he said,
stolen gold and silver out of his pocket; but he did not know
what money he had.
Supt. Vickery said prosecutor was • pilot on board the
Maggie Alien ; the captain gave him • sovereign, and he had
some money beside that ; he fell In with prisoner, who took
him to the New Inn, where she changed half-aeovereign, and
the told him he had given her Ze out of the half-ooverelo.
Prisoner and her lodgings were searched; but no money was
found.

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Prisoner said prosecutor spent 6s in gin and beer at the
house, besides the 64 he rare her.
Supt. Vickery maid prisoner had been charged with a similar
thing before, and he was surprised lit the landlady keeping her,
she was living nominally as a servant ; but from what she said
of the house, it seas a brothel.
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Th. girlwU cautioned and dismissed.
The kndlady was called up, and cautioned that If a similar
thing wain occurred at her house, her license would be taken
away.
Bo"Actin Porn' Pass mils, Siturday.—liefors Mr. J. Ayling
and Mr. T. Abbott.
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Cherie, Stroud was summoned for assaulting Edwin
Sergeant, and there was a cross summons.— Plaintiff meld they
were on board the same ship, the Norine ; they had a few
words and a quarrel and he got the worst of it, and took out a
summons, when the defendant took Out • croes-eummons
against him ; but now they had come to an agreement, and he
wished to withdraw, lie (Sergeant) was told be must
pay the costs, but he replied that he had Ott the money
then. It appeared that he had • large wound on his crown,
and this was attended to by Dr. Tisard, the fee being Se. : bat
plaintiff had not even paid for the summona—lir. ..Vickery
said that when the N nine tram ready to go to sea the men got
drunk and began knocking each other about ; the captain
could do nothing with them, and the police could only serve
a summons by laying it on the bunk. —Plaintiff was told he
must pay he. for the doctor and 31. other costs. lie left to
get the money.

ARRIVAL OF THE 15nt ROYAL ARTILLERY.
11. MS. Assistance arrived in Portland Roads on
Wednesday morning, with three batteries of the 15th
brigade Royal Artillery on board, and cast anchor about
half.past four. Cot Akan, commanding Royal Engineer
for this district, proceeded in the Commodore about eight
o'clock to the Assistance, and between nine and ten a
detachment, consisting of Sergi. Geo. Linn and 16 men
disembarked at Portland. The Commodore took on board
the main portion of the Artillery, and about half.past ten
brought them up to the berth of the Weymouth and
Channel Islands Steam Packets, near the Custom House
Quay, where they landed. They included— Major E.
Brodrick, Lieut, W. S. Baldock, Send. Major Teesdale,
Sergts. Geo. Baxter, and Alfred Fluke, 5 corporals, and 85
men, making, with women and chldren, about ISO souk.
They marched thence to the Nothe Fort, where three
rooms are already placed at their disposal, and, these
not being sufficient, four rooms at the Infantry barracks
are also given up to them. Capt. Lop.. and Sergt. W.
Woodcock are also exted to arrive in • few dem The
Assistance left for Ireland shortly after disembarking the
battery, and the 7-551nd remain here until her return
whirl) will probably be in about a week. The 7.22,m1
remaining will afford &capital opportunity for introducing
their comrades of the 15th to their new quarters and new
friends, and if the 15th have the spirit of the 7-*lnd, they
will prove most agreeable neighbours for Weymouthian•
Of this there seems little or no doubt, from the hearty
way in which they fraternised, and no doubt Sergt-Malor
Mullins will b. able to show even his comrade, Sergi, -Major
Teesdale, a thing or two as to getting on comfortably in
Weymouth. The new Sergt.-Major is • remarkably tall
line soldier, and his men look quite up to the mark. They
have been in North America, the West Indies, Gibraltar,
de., are smart cricketers, for one thing, and no doubt will
shown themselves able to keep up the renown which the
7-2nd have gained.