The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-03-13 00:00:00

LOCAL REMINISCENCES :
GEORC E 111. AND THE DORCHESTER
I AMER.-AN INCIDENT AT
NVEYUOUTH. -THE HOUSE OF BEDFORD.

In a former teme we alifitled to the visit of King
George 111. to -1/orchester jail. His Majesty then
extended his bounty to the prisoners, and the occadon
ham become msmorable. One incident in particular is
GOSSIP OP THE TIMES. well worth recording. It tends to show that the King
Before the young Irishman was off to his first fair, wan of a very benevolent disposition.
Paddy the younger went to the old hhoy who had dr:mged The jail at that period was new, and His Majesty
hint up, to know what he ought to do at the fair, who visited it, in the company of his family, was
" Arran," says Paddy senior, " When you see a head, especially interested in it, he having, at this period,
break it." The youngster tried to follow this simple devoted 'much of his time to the study of prison
direction, and soon the Milesian wad brought home, .
" widout a sound inch in his skin." Some of the extreme di.scii dine. and with the philanthropic view of
ljterals here are likely to come to equal grief. They -3. ameliorating the distress of the prisoners. While he
the heads of Messrs. Plowman and Hodder, the auditors, was engaged in relieving the prisoners, a farmer
and raise down with • thwack by the proposition of Mr. named Pittield, with a numerous family, attracted the
E. J. Brown, who might do very well at another time, hut notice of the King. Pitfield presented His Majesty
not when Mr. Walker says Mr. Plow man and ftr. Hodder 1 with a petition referring to his case. It appeared that
have done their work. So the fun of the fair commenced. , the nnfortonate man hail contracted a lawyer's bill,
the Mayor had SO see fair play for the test of the day, and
which he had been unable Wiley. On this account. he
the extreme Liberal party retire well thumped, for they
have cauael an expense of .1:1:i or 1;20, all on a question was east into pridon, and when Hit Majesty 1194E4
'who washed man r Your correspondent "Ratepayer" , the jail, the poor fellow bad been incarcerated in
suggests • public auditor, at f.!) a year; but where could I Dorchester jail above seven years. His Majesty, we
you find the single man in Weymouth that both parties I are told, "wan no much affected with his sufferings,
would trait I Here we had two public auditors, and they ! and the apparent distress of his family, that he ten-
were opposed, though they wanted to come in again, and' tiered them time immediate relief, anti subsequently
show they had done right. "Ratepayer" had better be i .
. amounting -... ,an thereby
d the whole debt to 1:°°0 il-
sure of his facts before he retails rumours which may he , Plu e e
I restored an honest but unfortunate man to the bosom
dangerous. A certain gentleman—no native of Weymouth
—la amorally in attitude with his shillelagh in band, and i of his family, and to the joys of liberty."
woe to the unhappy head that is by him seen exposed ; ; King George 111. visited Weymouth in the year
but what are such good townsmen as Mr. Brown and his 1 1800.
nominator's about, when they waste their time on such a The projected excursion to Weymouth took place
email matfett Lord John Russell's advice to "Root and on the 30th of July. Hu' Majesty was delighted with
be thankful" had better be tiled by the extreme Liberals, the •
improvements which had taken place there since
If they have any thankfulness in their hearts, on the
party will get thoroughly demoralised. Bat lam afraid his visit in the preceding year, and had no sooner
some of them are afflicted with the "fidgets," and keep breakfasted than he set off on loot to investigate them
In perpetual motion 1111 people overworked do—from with his cnstomary eagerness and accuracy. In the
nervous irritation, until they break down, evening, also, he walked out to enjoy the illumination.
I don't want to "cast a reflection" on the Council and fireworks exhibited in honour of the royal arrival,
generally, but I should like Professor Peep, to arrange a accompanied by a private gentleman, with whom he
....,are,..l.ttaa. in theo_Caa'cil.r"ema.. —. bebied, the chair, to
i versed min the most familiar manner, and indeed
may,. umil a gentleman at Me other end IX cos room to " • • • '
see himseff as others see him, and it strikes me that the showed himself in all respects quite at home.
awf.laparsiags ge wagae of is fervid pass would During this residence at Weymouth His Majesty
garthfrighten II a math al If he'd men any or the professor's was generally accompanied in hie pedestrian earn..
Vibratory motion might be further Illustrated Mons, which were very frequent, by the Duke of
ue "trembling- the reporters feel at every Council Cumberland.