The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-01-29 00:00:00

BLLNDFORD.

INDSPINDINT Quint. —The Rev. B. Gray,
minimum. of this chapel, delivered hie mooed New
Tear's address on Sunday evening, 20.1/4. The rev
gentleman took for hie subject the promotion of
Daniel.

BOROUGH Num'. Tumedsy. —Before the Mayor,
and W. C. Mecham. Iteq.—lbeheel Sloss, of !•psiiis•
bury, wee charged with being drunk and riotous on the
Previous night, and was recleaned to 7 days imprison-
...L-o.mile Paul, rhymed with cruelty ion horse.
was fined El 194. RI. including costs. Allowed n week
io pay.

Wolin's° Stiv's CLOS. —The tkird of • series of
readings and mimic in connection with this club took
olaos on Tuesday evening in the C,rn Exchange.
It bad been announced that the Hon. W. H. B. Portman,
Mr. would take the chair, but at the opining of the
meeting G. T. Loin!), EN. announced that 11111 had
received a letter from Mr. Portman regretting that
he was unavoidably prevented from attending through
a severe cold. Mr. Lowth said they all knew how
anxious Mr. Portman was at all times to show his
interest in all that contributed to Übe welfare of the
town of Blandford, and he was sure be much
regretted being absent. The readings were taken
I, y the Rev. J. Penny, G. T. Lowili, Keq,, and F.
Jain,, Bp: The Blandford Glee Union sang
several pieces in excellent sty's. In consequeoce of
the unfavourable night, there eras fatly • limited
alien dance.

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Cnows Stmt.—The annual Christmas market
dinner took plum at this hotel on Satairlay the 19th,
under tbe.preeideocy of Mr. H. Fookea The dinner
which consisted of the following coarse was first
rate— Mock turtle and gravy mope ; turbot, owl, and
sole.; roast end boiled trukeys ; roast beef, suldlore
motion, stowed steak; pastry of varieso kinds, mince
pin and plum puddings About thirty gentlemen
oat down, including the following : Mame. G. Hill,
W. Parry, J. Ford, C. Flower, J. Roper, jun.,
Roches, $ Hon" W. Fool es, J. Raper, Ainsworth,
JIL &rano, R. Fowler, Cans V. B. Watta, E.
SWIM J. Keys" G. Good, Terris (2) Raymond,
C. Hill, IL Gifford, G. Lock, H. Richards, H. Came,
8. °4I•Y, Rook, H. Oakley. G. Rays's, J. Rawlins,
3. root, Howard, Berta, Baker, *aka Htrilado,
Clerk*, Welch, end Hes The anal loyal and patriotic
toasts were followed by "The hark, growlers of the
dietriok" and "Th. Millers" Tb• chairman then
proposed the bodkin of Mr. and Wm Sims, and
spoke Tory highly of the ezeellent aossomwdafire
wbob UM provided, Rot oaly fur limit nellarons

triode mid pogrom, bat for otruagoro. The taut
was received with rna.l cheers. Mr. Sim, to re-
'Fondest for tomeeif and Mrs. Eyoro, mail lie ita:ily
knew -Au - . .

Anew What to my in reply for this very.Md way 6,
name bad been brought before the oompasy. He
heartily %sulked them all;and his earnest endeavours
would 'awes a be put forth to give satisfaction to Shoes
who honoured kiss with their support. It. heartily
trusted that the agricultural eases would fossil,
for os that depended chielly the susicas of the tows
and neighbourhood. The Chairman then proposed
11. health of Mr. James Burgess, aimn old attendant
at the market—upwards of 80. No man could be
more respected. Mr. Surgeon returned thanks
in brief but happy terms, thanking the chairman
for the manner he brought his name before the notice
of the large party resent, mid thanking Mr. Myers
for the kind attention which be at all times received
at hie hands. —Mr. J. Ford then proposed the
health of the chairman Mr. H. Fools*, which was
received with the greeteeteathesiaset.—Mr. Fookes,
after acknowledging the kind way in which his
health had been received, said it warn • worm of
greet pleasure for him to preside over such a pleasant
and agreeable party, He was happy to lay that his
duty wee very light, having always good dinners,
good attendees,; in foot, everything that could be
desired sad wished for. He ho to live many
years to en the mine post, with r. and Mrs. Eyere
to cater for them. The health of Mr. G. Look, as
viols-chairmen was then proposed, and responded to
also, tbie Depellise—Mr. G. Hall and Mr. C. Flower,
"n4.444°_ cmipkwaslary Waste were also given and
several tcodughassia sung, and • most agreeable meet-
ing t to • close about eight o'clock.

Wear DRUM WILL Do.—At lb. Borough Polies
court on &turd., the 19th, Jowl* Apollo, baker. was
brifllubtp in onstody before the Mayor and W. C.
Fieett.m, leq.. os • charge of eassalting and violently
regietiag P.C. Seaviour on the previous evening in East-
street, Illandford. The prisoner bore uniniethkeablo
mulls of the sad& between himself and the gonstahle,
hio noes and forehead being moth grazed.— The follow-
ing evidence IVY giveu.—P.C. TOM &saviour deposed:
I azu one of the borough police. About do o'clock loot
ereqlog as I was pawing the °peados where the pritheer
liens in Bast-atroot, I saw his wife and two other women
hating together. Mrs. Apollo said, "I want to speak
to ,you, Mr. fiesivlour. My hothead is very drunk.
When he comes into the house, he beats. the things
afoot, and I want proteetion." I told her she MUM,
prefer • charge against Ma before a magistrate. She
said be doors the children out of the house. I must be
corefol, sa be bad some "seiner." in his pooketa, sold
would not mind killing anyone when be got drink and
that he was quite crazy with it. Whilst I was talking
Ai wows., one of them said. 'Here he is arming
from the New Inn yard." He cainsisaroes to where we
111Plie standing at the top of the peonage. He bee..
swearing, and sa'O. "Ye —, do you want me?' I
enterers:4, "No, Joe, I don't want anything to do with
pea, no borne quietly with your wife." I said so ten or
a dose, tittles, but he would not listen to we. He then
"I have gut somethiog In my pookon SIMI I
Will boat your Wain/ out with before you go to
bed." He took a p•ir of "swivel." out of his
pocket and made • blow at my head. I put up my hood
to ward off the blow, and received • slight blow on my
finger taking • small pew of skin off. Ile also struck
me on the shouhler twice with the swivel, and pulled
my whisker.. I then attempted to take him into
eastody. He kicked me n the loins and back. I took
the iron swivel Irvin hilt, and gave it to • little girl who
was standing by. The iroos pis:dared are what he
struck me with. (The "swivel." are Um same as
used by baken to clear their ovens out.) He was very
violent when When to the look up. Two men who
were present aseistosl mo.—Maria Arkel. said: I are •
single woman and reside next door to the prisoner in
East-street. I was talking to prisoner's wife about sin
last evening. Rho told me she wished that a policeman
would some by as shows' in danger of her life. Whilst
talking with her P.C. oloaviour same by. and Mra.
Apollo said" I with you would look out to Joe as be
has the irons in hi. pocket. I am afraid lie will do month
one en injury." Th• policeman Bald it was • difficult
thing to interfere with luau and ; they had hod
snob oases before several times, but the wow., did not
appear agalnat her both .nd. The Orlthosir then mime
from the New Inn Yard, and I said " Here's Joe
coming." He came across. Be commenced using bad
:onstage to the policeman, and said, "Do you want to
take me r Sesviour answered "No, I dent. go on in
home with your wife." He then made as if he was
going to fight, and oaid •'lty(Kl are anything oft man
some on." He then said .• I haw something la my
pocket you for, you and took the irons produced
from hia pocket and swung them about the police-
man's head, and said he would boat his brains
oat if he offered to touch him. The polioemka
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took the
_mune from bun. Premier yap very violent

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By the Mayor: I saw the plisoner strike the policetam•
with the irons across big shoulders, and kick at hint.—
Joeepb Hayward Brllyse, deposed: I am • solicitor,
and reside at Blandford. About sin o'clock as I wax
returning borne from the °flee, near Mr. Stuart's, In
gmtratreet, I saw • crowd of people. I went to isee
what was the mattor. I saw there • man lying on the
ground, and Constable Piesviour apparently endeavour.
jig to raise him up. The man waa swearing and in.king
a great noise. I saw him kick the policeman three
times on the aide. ffeaviour hit the man with part of
his staff, which be Ind in is hand, about the shoulders.
The constable culler for ...Minnow I *moot say if the
prisoner wee the mm. When I in. Seaviour bad help
I went away.—P.C. More gave evilenee into the
violence of the prisoner when taken to the look.up, and
hi. saying that be would go quietly for him, but as for
Fleaviour he would smash his brains out. He also said
he would give tam "Oil-garlic" if be did not get oat
for twelve months. He repeated the Wile thing for
three hours after he was kuked up.—The magistrates
eotntnitted the prisoner to take his trial at the neat
Marsh Assinia.