The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-03-08 00:00:00

WEYMOUTFi.

TIEN SUNKEN JULI;. —On Wednesday a box con•
Wining the register and license of the smack which
Lately foundered in Portland Race, was washed
ashore at Oemington.
WEYMOUTH SANATORIUM. —The following dona-
tions and lapel.' have reoently been added to the
funds of this most useful institutions :—Donations—
Mrs. Jeremy. per Mrs Coles, £5; Mrs. Montague
Thomas, flit; him Goldney, £5; Rev. W. P.
Ward, £lO ; a Wellwisher, £5 ; Mr. J. Sharp, £5;
Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas, £3 3e. ; legacies—the
late Lady Meade, £3O; the late Mrs. Rogers, £5O;
the late Mr. J. Parsons, Oxford, £2OO. It is satie•
fattory to find that the Endowment Fund amounts
to more than £3000„
THE CLAIMS ON Tat EWE/ILL.—MEWL COMM,
*NJ al.l.ors, bAd • Guou poseeesion OD
board this vessel until last week, having obtained
judgment in the Comity Court Mr. Ayles ha• •
claim for repairs, and the bottomry bond•holders
also had a man on board. Lest week information
was sent that the Loudon Court would asthma juris•
diction of all claims, and the Comity Court
repreeentative has retired.
COLONIAL AND COITTINENTAL CYII7RCE SOCIETY.
—Sermons were preached at St Mary's Church on
Sunday last, on behafof the above society. The
morning and afternoon vermin= were preached by
the Rev. J. Hurst, MA., and that in the evening
by the Rev. Edward Whately. The annual meet-
ing was held on Tuesday evening, in the National
Schoolroom, but the attendance was smalL The
Rev. E. Whately occupied the chair, and having
offered prayer, called upon the Rev. R. Cleary,
M.A., who was followed by the Rev. J. Hurst.
The colleotioa at the Monday amounted to £1 10s.
That at St. Mary's Church on Sunday is absorbed
in the offertory, out of which a certain amount is
oontri hated to the *misty.

THE Election a Auditors and Ammar' took place
on Tuesday morning last, at the Guildhall, before
the Mayor (R. N. Howard, Esq.) and the assessors
Messrs. E. C. 3eaman and Hibbs. There was a
show of cones* for the anditorship, Messrs. Hare,
E. J. Brown, and Major, being nominated. Mr.
Major was unwilling td be elected, and after the poll
had been open an hour or two, it was closed from
lack of voters, and Messrs. Hare and Brown were
elected. Messrs. Jobe Pitt, Bartlett and H. Wheeler
were chosen revising assessors for the borough ; Mr.
W. S. Aylesbury ani Mr. J. C. Rowe assessors for
Meloombe Regis; and Mr. William Russell, Hope
Quay, and Mr. Richard Thomas Talbot, Cove.
street, 'reason for the Weymouth Ward.
THE RECENT POCECT•PICEINO.—It is to be hoped
that persons may now carry their purees about with
lees fear of losing the.n than was the case a few days
ago. it is believed that the operators have been
caught and placed in safe ward at Reading. A man
and woman had lodged in the best style at No. 8,
Bath-street, for about 10 days. They described
themselves as "professionals," and perhaps it was
their " professloa" that took them to Poole, at the
Junction near wbich a Mrs. Welford lost a purse and
more than £2. They came book to Weymouth, and,
probably dreading that they would be caught by the
polioe, as Supt. Vickery was watching them very
carefully, went off on Friday morning to Reading
Their description followed them, and the police WOO
had them in custody on a charge for which the
" professionals" got three months. Miss Brown, of
Mary-street, had mimed a cloak during their stay.
and this cloak was worn away from Weymouth by
the female "professional," and pawned at Heading;
but Mr. Vickery has obtained a warrant for its
recovery.

TOKEN or &MUM. —The boarders of the Wey-
mouth Commercial school on Tuesday last week
presented to the reesected wife of the head-master,
a handsome biscuit-holder, with the following
address

1, Frederick Place, March I. 1870.
" Dear Mrs. Thurman—We are anzions to present
Yon with a small token of our gratitude for your uneary-
inc kindnes• and attention to our domestic comfort since
we have been under your kind care. Trusting you will
kindly swept the same, although we feel it to he but an
inadequate present, believe us to ho, yours affeetionately,
"The Pupils of the Wevnionth Commercisl School."
The biscuit-bolder bore the following inscription :
'—"Presented to Mra. Thurman by the hoarders of
the Weymouth Commercial School for her greet
kindness and attention. Much, 1570." It wog
supplied by Mr. Vinoent. Mrs. Thurman briefly
expressed her inability to give utterance to the
sentiments which such an exhibition of this regard
baa awakened, and begged them to accept her
warmed thanks, assuring them that so long as it
pleased Gocl to bless her wits health their comfort
should at all times command her attention. kir.
Thurman also warmly thanked the donore, assuring
them that-they could not possibly in any way have
offered him greater gratification than by this mark
of their kiiednem.

A WIVUOITTA MAN SRN-MINCED TO Tele YEARS'
PENAL SERVITOR& —At Durham assizes, before Mr.
Justice Wi11.,, Joseph Chick, 22, of Weymouth,
ship's steward, waa charged with shooting Thomas
Sandy, with intent to reorder, at Sunderland, on
the 3rd of January. Mr. John Edge prosecuted, and
Mr. Blackwell defended the prisoner. It appeared
that the prisoner for about four years had lived with
a young women named Mary Barton. who left him
some time ago. The young woman about five week.
an tenor to the 3rd of January became acquainted
with the prosecutor, Thome Sandy, who is • master
mariner, residing at Whitstable, Rent, and who pro-
posed to marry her; she olosed with the offer, and
the marriage was fixed to take pleas on the 14th of
January. On the 3rd of January prossentor went
to the house of a person named Lear, at Labton•
Meet, where he saw Mary Barton (to whom he has
sines heen married), Mrs. Lear, and other persons
The prisoner came in about two o'clock, and took
Mary Barton into another morn, where they remained
about a quarter of an hour, and the prosecutor use
then asked to join them. The prisoner had been
trying to persuade the girl not to marry Sandy, as be
(the prisoner) would kill her. On Sandy entering the
room the prisoner asked him to give the girl up to
him. Sandy said be would not; as the matter had
gone 60 far. he would marry the girl next day.
Prisoner then went book to the sitting room, aad
aftervrirds left the bruise. He was afterwards proved
to have purchased a five-chambered revolver, which
he requested the dealer to load for him, telling him
to be particular about the loading of the chambers,
as be did not wish the weapon to miss fire. About
twenty minutes past four o'clock the prisoner entered
the house of Mr. Lear, where he found the prollll-
- Mary Barton, Mrs. Lear, and others at tea..
He was aaked to have • oop of tea, but be said he
preferred a glass of whisky, which Mary Barton
went to get for him, and he took the seat which she
had occupied clove no 64 Sandy, telling the girl t
sit at another part of the table. The prisoner, after
drinking the whisky, walked into the paseage. He
made his appearance about two feet within the door•
way a few minutes afterwards, presented his band
towards the prosecutor, who, observing the move.
meet, docked his head, when he heard a report, and
felt himself struck on the forehesd by a bullet, which
had glanced off his face. The prosecutor's foot
slipping as he attempted to rise, he came into a
cowering position, when the prisoner fired • second
shot, which went over his left shoulder and inflioted
a wound about an inch long near the shoulder blade.
The prisoner retreated into the passage, where he
fired another shot, which hit proseculor in the left
arm. The prisoner then got away. The wife of
the prosecutor was called and stated, in cross.
examination, that the prisoner was fully aware of
her intention to leave him, as she bad told him she
would do so in consequence of his cruelty to her; be
had broken her teeth, broken her cheekbone, and
other wise disfigured her. The jury returned •
verdict of Guilty, strongly recommending the
prisoner to mercy, and the judge passed • sentence
of ten years' penal servitude,
AN INVITATION CONCERT, in connection with St.
John's Reading room, was given at the schoolroom,
on Monday evening last, by the singing class in
connection with the society, and other friends.
There were above 300 present, and the Rev. John
Stephenson presided. The concert opened with the
chorus, "Men of Harleoh," by the glee alms, which
' went very briskly. The glee class sang several glees,
including, "Life's a Bumper," for male voices, and
" May Day," as a quartette, both of which went
very nicely, and the latter remarkably well, also,
"Wittig Whistle Cold," and "The bells of St.
Michael's Tower," the latter of which was very
amusing. The Mimes Holt sang with their usual
sweetness several songs and duets, "Th. Plower
Gatherers" being rendered with great taste, and the
ladies were encored several times for other songs.
Miss H. Holt was enaored in "Where the ffee
Sucks," when stie pre, "Who is that tapping at
the Garden Gila ?" ins 'say plasiing manner. The