The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-12-28 00:00:00

dsy sedtb°ulrceinhiePirtrthet°Crinocil
into the Registrar" mull. The Judge who had .
out
oalfwbaru.sauat in
wthuen.Totwubm
climbsc. Wean' be (Mr. Beware) was in the County
Court he was seat for, bat m Mr. :Nepali an there,
be „beg hint as he was theirlegel adviser. to go in and
see what was the matter. Ile WY detained for some
, time ; but ultimately went in. And here he most
menet a report that had &peeked in some of the Papers,
his Honour did not address him as Mayor, if he had
done so, the remarks he medi would have been vastly
different, because not only as ;he representative of the
Council, but as chief megistrete, he would have been
wanting in dignity, if he bad not exercised his lull .
rights, and if be had been in the chair at the time. he
should have taken upon hinted! to call in • policeman,
and have him removed. l's talk about e P. 5 penalty
was most (Dente, raliculowt, and absurd, and he would
hergi publicly thane Mr. /Leggett for Lis cocilunt, and ho
meet my that there had been unther that respect nor
courtesy shown which was due to • magistrate of the
borough- -(omer, hear).
Mr. DREW said this was a matter on which he felt
etrongly. He looked upon the Get of the County Court
Judge laying claim to the Guildhall. and all it. con-
yet.jeththe, as jest one eke in the marsh of centralisation
that accursed policy which would bring ruin upon this
country. One by one they were being their right. cod
privileges, year by year Acts of Parliament were peseet
to tale away their self-government, and if they did not
make a stand sumerthere they would lose their local
government, and at whole of their municipal existence
would be a myth. Will. im . regard to the cis of the
County Court Judge to hokl his sour' when and where
he pleaeed, he (Mr. Drew) woeld ask the Mayor whether
there was any Act of Parlisment giving the power to
take possession of the Hall at his convenience.
The )(Aeon replied that the power was not so general
as Mr. Drew bad suggested. He had a right to use the
hall, so that he did not impede the public business of
the borough.
Mr. Drew: Then the Ad is suggestive, not
latherative—(hear, hear.)
The MAYOR then read the glance of Act to the effect:—
In every town or place where County Ceurt held,
the Town-ball or other public building shall be used for
the purposes debe connerithout eharge or rent, except
for the pupates of warming, cleaning, lighting, kc.,
provided also that the li. misery arrangements shall be
made so that the lettings of the County Courts shall
not interfere with the business of the county, city, or
borough, where such mart is hell."
Mr. Daew remit, ked that the Judge had evidently not
the relit to the hall, if he interfered with the con•
theism:* or duties el the magistrates or the council.
If the Judge could take poneeesion of the three upper
rooms, he had an equal Heinle take the basement story.
There would be, ho•ever, no inoonvenienee toticojudg.
if the chamber were reserved for the use of the magiis.
Irate. and council. At otheirtowns, such as Dorchester
the Registrar entered the court at ten, and heard the
undefended cams, at twelve the Judge took his mat to
decide the disputed eases, therefore one room wen
sufficient for both. At Wareham and elsewhere the
mute arrangement was catried out, and in Weymouth
there would be no difficulty in doing the same.
The Judge had rather complained of a want of courtesy;
but Mr. Drew thought there was • greeter want of
. eourtese towards our Meyer. When the judge talked
about illeonditioned," he did not me to what the
expreseion applied, whether to the Mayor, the magic.
THE FATAL Accumorr AT WEYMOUTH trates, or the council. He had heard the word applied
to • vicious horse, but he had never found the word
STATION. In • dictionary. As to fining Kr. }Leggett cri —a magi/-
The Inquest was held on Monday afternoon at the trate sitting upon the bench of justice to do his duty—
Queen's Hotel, before H. Lock, Fog., and a respectable it wen on absurd and ridiculous display of mock power.
jury, of whom Mr. Meek Manley was the foreman, on If he (Mr. Drew) had been sittiog as chairman of the
the body of John James Joseph 8(lk, the little boy Hubner Committee, he would called a policeman, and
who was killed at the Great Western goods station that I had him turned out of the room. The late judge
morning, Everett hell his court on Thursday ,but without rhyme
Charles Pertoo, foreman porter of the Great Western or reason, the present judge had altered it to Saturday,
Goods, said his duties were to forte the trains and which was • great inconvenience to the town. tie
shunt the truck', and see to the loading and unloading, might hare fined him (Mr. Drew) £5, £lO, £5O, or
About • quarter to eleven this morning, they had an £5OO before be would have got him out of the their. He
engine out for the purpose of shutting the trucks. The I then promoted:—
litre the jury had seen was quite full of trucks, and "That a hene?..ehr.2l,,plaTinkofbotrohe Criminal
they wented the true. at this end (the south) to be the e,',geety
Is to to, ihtoO
brought up alongside the *dorm, to unload. Before , are frequently ailed together in mem of emergent,- ~,,,,,,,,
moving the trucks, he walked from the engine end with our menuntile marine. and whereas the 5,5. inn. of the
down to the moth end, to see that the trucks were ad leirough and its various trusts csaletaritly demand meetings of
connected together. lie found them connected, ant! the Council. and committee, to be held, eith the kast possible
again went forward and signalled the driver to go ou. delay, Led elterme,.,tih.e coolo,:ritre only
item.
~hj. the
There was no child near the trucks at that time, nor ,tti,1'0e11111.,,,":.1t,1:41„. to the edthie6tretair„„', imeri;L',ea!
, any other obstruction in the way. Just as the train at. I tneir autic.a. trustee. of the borough, feel compelled to
Ws/ moving, he saw two children in a stooping position melee tine ~1 the three roious, namely the Council
run right under the trucks. He immediately gave the Chamber, for their osii and On neat-Writes' exclusive use, luid
driver the signal to step; but the train had started while they Plac, it,, Llrge ).•41." thin adioinitilt rout at the
before he saw the children. the moment the train respotegtehe jri‘vill, 01l
stopped, which was es quickly sr possible, the witness 'weer. et. th the duty they tn,,,„ rtyfn,itltle. In their 0
rem hack, and found the deceased lying Across the their ,oen magisterial and the heal gove mt
metals. His head, he believed, was ontside ; but his of the loan. That a cep th n rmolution lie sent to
body had apparently been run quite Over. Witnela the comity Court Jult,,, :mid that the Mayor be requmted to
pieked him up, but deemed never spoke nor moved. Protect Ito interrity.
, Fibres. then sent for 51r: Reynolds and the doctor, Mr. MILLEDGE said he received notice of the °ems
and it was ordered that he be removed home. mitres meeting, but business prevented his attending.
When he read the new.reper, he wondered to see Mr.
By the Coroner: It was not more than a minute be-
. Haggett as o member of the Harbour Committee, as he
tweeu the time he gave the signal to move on and the
time be saw the children. lie was quite certain that ter not me what right he had tube there.
when he moved on no children were in the way. They The Marne explained that Mr. Haggett had remained
: Mr. MILEDOIt said he was old enough to remember
west have emne through the
rgate °rover the well. The to sign some Piller,.
is open from seven in the morning to six at night. ,
the gate by which all the &Cala g 0 to and from , when the hall was Wilt. Every care was then taken in
the station. and there ia no means of keeping children , the plans laid nut, that every convenience should
, out. If the children had got right in underneath, ,be given fee the earning on of public bus:nice. The
pet haps the trucks mixht have passed over them. If small room was used by the magietratesvot whom they
they turned the childreu out of the yard one minute, I bad about as many an there are now. They Met there
every day except Tu. whey, which woe always an open
they would be there the next, and their parent& did ,
not seem to take the slightest nottee. court ; but Mr. Hereford would never slew the magi.
A little boy, ex nerseld, .ho h.. 1 bete playing withk
now some holly under the testes to make um of the council chamber. Again,
, when the oeunty Magistramt applied for the use of the
little Silk, said Julinuy Sil
trunk, and he was going under to get it. Johnny came hall, It ens decided that • certain sum of money obould
into the yard by the get& and Chsrley Came in with I beltaid for the use of it. Why was not the small room
him ; but he (witness) was by the nurser. sufficient for the u-e if the magisttates of the. present
Dr. Jaw.. Lithgow said about • quarter to eleven be I day, as it was when fest built? Considering that they
was nailed to see deceased, whom he found lying on the I ume able to mad peeler meetrogs over, day. end the
ground neer where the eocident had haepened. Ile , County Court only occupied one day in a month, could
was quite dead ; but seethess afterwards elamined him, I not the megistrau• bold their 'elision., and the council
and found one of iho legs was nearly cat off -.buys the ' their MiMittiehe tueetiege on a day which would not be
knee, as if it had lain on the sail in • bent posittott, I incooveui.nt to the Judge, but equally convenient to
,
aid • quantity of blood i•sutug from the hoar and I thenuelues. He tbeught they should extend every
mouth. Witness had his. Mime, and on courtesy to the County Court Jedge—(heare
taking off the clothes, found that the chest aid I Mr. WELRFORDsa d they would always do what they
neck wets considerably injured. The great vessels of could to occommidele the Judge ; but they expected
the neck must have raptured by the pressure, and I corresponding civility on his part. If the magistrates
deathbed been instenteneoo, from that mum,. There wes of this borough were to treat him with dignity, they
a little bruising about the mouth, but the head did emelt to be treated with the same amount of respect.
not seem to be otherwise injured. The Mayo& said Mr. Milli-dee had spoken of Mr.
The Coroner said it appeared to be quite an accident. Hereford's time, aho ease," jealous of the eight. of
and no blame attached to auty One. It was • pity that , council. In a large buildlog of this kind, if the Judge
,
the children simnel get into this place; but there haul the right to en iht, any room, and take poseession
seemed to be no means of keeping them out, and he of it, he could even enter the apartments of
believe I the railway authorities had
proeeeeteg some the sergeant-at-tuace, go into his bedroom, and
I forms. ly. fine him £5 if In objected to its being used. It
Inspector Morrison said that he himself bad prom. was bard if they couldoot have one room to themeelvee
cuted some of the boys at one time, end it had an especially es the nonce vim :tested all over the town,anci
, effect for • short time, but passed off. It was im. exhibited in the Hell,thet the magistrates would meet
possible to keep them nut, every day. To take all the rooms without the eon..
The jury returned • verdict of " Accidental death."
mon courtesy of asking the leave of the Mayor was
i
The jury,
at the imieeee
of their fore..., gave an act of untie mho( despotithr, and he (the Mayor)
their fees to the mother of demened, Mr. Board would be wrong fhe did ant stand up and see that
kindly presented ex., alto oil him for the ime of the they were not th,mpled on. Had the Judge any
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room in which the inquest was held, and Mr. Lithgow right to talk about courtesy, when in the face of their
hall-a•sovereign., the moiety of his fee. notice, be held big meeting in that room.
At Dercheitter there were two halls that he
could have if he required, and the business
'ltehicytmhrot.i.t.h..t.hes
.Ri
there wss iqual. be believed, to that at Weymouth,
but by the arrangemeres one was sufficient, At
r..ken.a.i.e..ayt
.1.0., o...cdloecilt., anhd.
the Judge at 11. If the Judge came there and used all
liked, there soul I lie as, end of all aut b
onty.The
magistrates and Lensed were re-dy to show him every
courtesy. The Juice's remarks were not addressed to
him as Mayor, or les reply would have been much
stronger. As to the remark " ill-conditioned," if he
had treated him as m remark a ere animal. that remk might
have linen approptiate ; but he (Mr. Howard) had
addressed hie, as • gentleman, and had • right to be
rn—
addreseed as such in retu (
The TOWN CLetut appianeed
stand that he had been requested
to go to the Judge and &Pk him if be would be at the
expense of reworitig and replacing the Corporation
chu rs in the Couucil Chamber; but the Judge declined.
The resolution wee carried unanimously.
TILIGNA FRIO.
An application yes read from the poseefiles authori-
kieen
gfor pe,rmiasmo to erect telegraph poles in Bury'
street,Johns-court, and Caroline-place. Mr. Read, the
Weymouth postmaster %assent for and informed thst,
as John's-Court w •
was private property, the Council
could not give leave for the ereetion of • poet ill John's-
court ; but leave was given for the other two.
A let rthemereL.
ter was read by the MAYOR from Messrs.
Williams and Co., bank. tat.that t •
ese stating he writers
having seen in the newspapies that the Council were
about to endeavour to raise funds, they
•
wished to know
what stem would be take f
to them. n or paying off the debt due

orbkh he noneinod, lad Whined to go away till he had had half-
&pint more hem though ho WM drunk already.—lie wee alsorhorgool with '
being disorderly fit the station. When brought
to the stetion, sad confined In the mil, he became violent,
stegins sod knocking the dotes. Pupa. Vickery went to per-
...l-Aim In, be quiet, but he replied he would be quiet.
be liked. —Prisoner mid he asked for some water. but they
would sot We Min thr ' but Ur. Vickery and r.c. English
dee", that he v.O vuPithed twice.-Prisoner bad been pes-
o...ly conocuA-800e5 days in norchoder Gaol, (be Bench
believing that I SOS 1•001/1 fall on the mother or other friend..
VanaANT'a lariaLaCi. —William Davie, • thintp,was Inuoght
up for tearing up hi. clothes In the Weymouth union, on Tues-
day morning. He was supplied with • fresh mat, and tore that
up at the police station, Mtdecen lane and tan. P.C. English
proved the case.—The tramp said the clothes that were given
to him were worm than ho an. Maurice said he was a
plumber's labonger ; but his hunt. showed little sign of hard
work. The tie. sent Itho Ppeonl.r • month fur "II
offetioo remarking that tide •1. • veil Mil 00.4.
THURSDAY. —i ore the N.Y.+ (Its N. Bollards 269.).
J. lens, Les., mid If. Maggett,
EVAIN WKS brought up for drunkennem—Bemeant In.
found the prisoner about Wilms two, drunk in tit. Edmund.
street, ond it tonic too of the palm to put hini in the oolL lie
had XI ii.. Opt. on him. -The Mayor said it WWI fortunate for
prisoner that he fell Into the Muds of the police.—Fined to.
and owl& as.
ALMA} 1:11.1.01111.411 Mthe Huge, IS, was brought up for
etowio,,ooeon-o.o.valise LI, the property of Alfred /Wont.
proeoAtor .old he was stnylim at, the Bear Inn, where he had
tart,latit Turedayaftemom,and left the e•at
In the Beer yerd covered ever is ith horse-cloth. Between live
and sit. when he woad tido hum, he mimed his coat. He mot
NW
It In the hands of Swireant Hervey, and hes handkerchief
was in the pocket .4 it.--tierment Harvey received Information
last howls). of U.S vat bent dole., and went to Mr.
Nation's shop, and in a law minutes Mr. NMI.ot
brought tba coat and said that wsa what the
pramer brought lum.—Prisioncr said his brother-in-law hod
given him the oat, and he had nothing to sat, and no mmey
but he heel in. 70. on him. lic elm mid he had ofte from
Sherbert*, and gars the name of John Oillingions.—Mr.
Nathan spoke to priemer's ogering the out for sale, when he
gave Lb. mune story on he told the polioe. Ile gave the name
of Albert Gillingham. —The Mayor thanked Mr. Nathan for the
=which lie had amid .. ou his buena., and the v duable
ce he Mi given to the pollos—Pviatruer, who wept
bloody, pleaded guilty, and elected to be tried by the
The Mayor told the prisoner toot every elatentent he led made
had been 'mood to be. lie. What he had mid with regard to
his dishes athlete. and thom other, had an been penvol to
be untrue, forth. Superintendent had kindly mile enquiries
and found it folio—Too mouths hard lalantr, and ho Iloonit
said he had narrowly rempal • emeft Blend.
Bon LID WALL—Tango Mame, Githisetith,
Menem Rum, Pannliatcs Cliamas Manta, and loots
Metrant, were charged edth mass-fully moulting and beating
Debella Lally, mid endaatia ring her life. On Monday night,
about nine, the girl *ea war the corner of Vklsoia Terrace,
when Duman took hold 44 her hair URI she struck at him, and
Damen. Watch, mid Gillingham, mint manna her, and
Mrothem wboin obe did me o.oos,Masa vit to imaslat
s:. nitey took hex by the thfolla, and drew her scarf
no tightly that she could not speak. Some men were
near, and only laughed ; but a girl named KOWA ClOl.l
masa to her help, when the boy. game' her fam, and
pulled her caning from or mr. Prosecute.n ken her senses,
nod when she mine to her senses, she was by Waterloo-place.
Watch had insulted her once before, in Mary-strait, and Me
told the policenian of It, sad afterwards Watch mid
he would glee it her for doing in. They ton Mr hat to piema,
her dree at of waist, and her Moth. were nearly torn oft her
back - Emma Clod, of Upereretreet, cored...rated plaintiff.
—Men being no evidence against Mom, he was disclargod,
anti gave evidence that a boy named Spero pushed
Watch against the gil., and Latty thumped the
boy. The tdher hors admitted sharing in the offence.—
Watch and MeQuain 0000 fined M. each, including So.tl, the
Mayor remarking that the mama woo that the finoo lull upon
the parents, and they beihred now that work was amine,
Gillingham nod Denman b. ed. also including out.

Tie MATOR asked Mr. WeLford if be intended to
make an over for the renewal of his lease.
Mr. WiLAPOILD intmeted that he should. and the
Town Clerk was instricted to write to Mew.. William;
saying that the mom v so relied would be applied to the
Market House and Pile Pier Feud.
LOCAL Susan OP HIALTa.
The first bu4nee, wan to receive the report of the
Town Clerk as to the nuisance near St. John's Church.
The Town CUPP repeated that be bad aeon Mr.
Anderson, and be had 'wombed that the Johnstone
Fatate would bear half the expense of draining the
field.

CTILIAA4ION OF SZW•OI.
Mr. R. THOMAS introduced this important subject in
a speech of much ability.
The Melon stated that it would be easy to utilise the
w wage of Meloombe Regis, by carrying it over or
through the hill behind St. John's Church, and dis-
tributing it over Lo lower. It was ultim•tely resolved
that • donation of 1:5 5, he paid the committee of the
Itiitish A iwociatioe, on the (vestment and urilisption of
sewase,forthe purple of obtaining information thereon.
The Porch et the hack f the Magic Hall was ordvred
to be removed by the Sorveysr.
CHRISTMAN FESTIVITIES.'
The festive session hae again, sale usual in Wey-
mouth, been bailed with • general smarting up of
shop-windows, and a diarlay of the choicest of
goods to catch the attention of the epicure and to
provide for the good cheer au usually indulged in
by all whose pockets are in any way able to meet
the strain. The butchers, of course, play • most
prominent part in this sudden increase, and seetued
to have made the greatest efforts for the public
good and their own.

klesam 13 onto attracted the first notioe by their
position, and the magnitude of their display. In
the centre was a very good Devon steeer, bred by
Mr. Smith, of Bradford Feiverell, grazed by Mr.
John Ford, jun., of Rushton ; this animal took the
first prize at Southampton. and the prize at Dor-
chester on Saturday, for the best fat ox or steer ;
but it could not be exhibited at Islington, on
account of its grazier being one of the Judges at
that great show. ?deem Baunton had also a fat
heifer, bred and fed by Mr. J. Pittleld, Symonds-
bury ; tiro prime heifers from Mr. Font, Bewley
Wood • one by Mr. J. B. Crocker, llchester, and
two grazed by Messrs. &entail themselves'. There
were about a score of Southdown wetbers, grazed by
the Earl of Rammer, and a nuniber of very prime
Portland. grazed by Messrs. Boonton, and the beet
they have ever hod, also a curiosity in the shape of
a fst Portland lamb. The shop was very tastefully
decorated and arranged.