The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-01-04 00:00:00

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body," of which the lint wee
audience ; bet the second was too
I The performers sustained their pr
. well, arid in • perfectly natural MAI
i and soup were very nicely sung, as
• success from beginning to end. A
' the Rev. J. D. Addison proposed a
1 to the performers and the vocaliste
' heartily accorded. Mr. Gibbs returned
,
, of the audience alerted three cheers fel
, and friends, and soon there was a genet
I of cheering, and the company dispersed a
, with the evening's amusement,
Rosotme reTTY Sin.i,,ris, Teirldsv.-I.L
a Manor (B. M. Howard, Eel.), J. I)rew, Esq., 11. ROW
, J. timati. Esq.. G. Reynolds. Eel., and Dr. Tizerd.
Ilitaar CHICK wan summoned for keeping a dog
• licence ; but did not appear. His wife attended, but
, by tha• Bench that she tuust send for her husband, as the,
determined to have hint there, or 'nue a warrant for bins,
, hension. since it wax very disreepectful to the Bench in
attend their summon,. The eam wax adjourned for the in
I to procure the attendance of defendant,
Jolly It, RR was charged with breaking Into an outhotee. an
, catering damage to the amount of 11,1.- P.C. MeMal eaiii thi•
• morning about 'al minutes pad throe, he went to an "wham,
belonging to Mr. A. Bolt, butcher, tan the Plain, Wry th
side, and found prienner there covered with mate As anon an
, witnees spoke, he Manned up. He admitted that he had no
, leave from Mr. Dolt, and Was taken into custaely. When wind.
• went to secure the Weir, he found the stn ale drawn. Frederick
Stephens daPosol to having seen the euthouhe safely locked
, lade night. -Mr. Malt saW the amount of damage mut about nal.
, or lid. Ile had repeatedly been annoyed by prisoner eleepine
' In the place, and it had been the work of a pollernan for some
, time to watch him. His place wax in danger at being set on
fire, as prisoner was in the habit of taking a ialpe.-Superintrati•
nut Vickery end le in ewe had been cent:bled several titnee, and
, ow been once wen -nuking cigars in the street. -Mr. Bolt,
, I leaser b. the Bench, and he never saw prisoner do anything
• hay extant drive some rattle. -The Mayor expressed setonish-
mead. wondering that prisener had no ...wk, being in able-
bodied man. Sentenced to one mouth's hard labeur.
' Tilold AS STRASeIic wan stinimoliod for keeping a dog without
a Heeler. - Mr. Beach, superdiew of excise, appeared fsr the
, proweattion.- Defendant said the dog was not hi. although
there was one knocking about the premietx-hir. Metre
Radford. inland revenue officer, held that on Dee. 2, he went to
defendant's hone:, and found In one .4 the outhoweee a white
dog. Defendant had no licence to kn.,, a dog. -ea...-
examined : The dog wail browe and dingy white. Ile went to
the I w " pretnecumasly." -Defendant said he "hadn't had
lii doe" for many years. -Defendant's non was called, and said
his father had no dog. Witneas had a dog about three years
ago. There were a p.m ratann dogs about the neighbouriessl,
and it would he • good deal better if they were killed. They
lived about in the plantation, and got food from different
, hettset.-Liely Strange had lied with her father all her I le.
anal would swear he kept no dog.- Mr. Beach said he had
received private information that the defendaid was keeping a
deg, ea the ne...yance of his neighbours. When he went there
himself he saw the dog, which seemed quite at tarene.-Mr.
Drew mid he did not think the law was intended to punish
persons on whore prernises a etrenge dog Wan found. When
he lived at Radipele, weversi doge Used to come to the mien
for the bonce.-The Mayor Raid this was a very suspicious
as,,; but dlandseed it. lithe dog was seen upon his premiss,
and the Eeeiee brought him there again, the result would le
vastly different. The Excise were quite right in bringing for •
ward these nem
Mary Court sununonol lISROIIIIIT LAWS for an amault. -
The parties live near the Sailor'e Home.-Cemplainent haid
that on yesterday week Margaret Lawn's mother called at her
house with her Ater, pushed the door, called complainant
inet, and the daughter struck her twice --Ells& hunt arm
called, but epoke of "something which she could not
deacrlbe to the gentlemen." Mrs. Laws struck Mr..
Court twice with the child in her sane. Withal. WWI
about • yard and a half from the how.. They were both
" intexticeted" end Mrs Laws fell In the gutter. They were
both degustine creatures On being asked if they had any
other witness Mrt. Hunt generously offered Loam" for another.
lhallendant said complainant called her mother names, and she
asked her what the meant by it. Mrs. Court struck her, and
she fell hark, her mother "picked her Imp, and she etruck 'er
again she wouki hone to that." Mrs. Roper xald the didnr-
lance began between her and Mr,,. Ceitirt, and spike of the
row at length as comments.' by Mrs. Court, who called filthy
name*. Mrs. Court bah' the baby in her arms, anti knocked
Mee Laws down.-- The Mav or : Then how could she kuock
Martinet raw, down?-Witnee: I don't know.-The Mayor:
Nor I, neither !-(langhterk Mn.. Court asked nit,,,,,. what
names 'Jae edict' Mn,. heats. -Witne. : If yoti want the words
to he exposed, I will examen therm The women then hod •
little altercation, which wee stopped at the directlou of the
Bench.
ANN KRATI then eummanel MART Conte for an aesatilt.-In
her evidence complainant said that Mee Court "flew right
through the door" and neatly knocked her down, and also said
she was drunk. Complainant seems to have been horrified at
thls charge, which, however, Mrs. Court, adding Moult to
injury, repeated. A long string of vile epithets wax tittered by
witness, to the amusement of thaw in the body of the Court,
who roarel with laughter. Witness was standing at the brink
of the gutter.- William Bolt, of the hist woo standing near the
public house, and saw complainant's daughter collie taut, when
Ito. Court etruck her. Mr.. Curt ha.l no bald in her ante,
at least willies. "didn't we no baby."--Ilenry /tolls was In Mn..
itope's honse when the row took place: but he did not hoe it,
he only underst.ael it from lais wife. Ile was ordered to stand '
.1 •wtt ; but Parthiandike, dint an ern.w behind him, by saying
the row certainly didn't begin as "they had alba no mietake
alien' that."-The Mayer mid Margaret Laws eould be fined
La alba cede, and the second summons avould be dismissed.
M tan ANN niuut ea, charged with stealing a sovereign
from the house of George Longman, Silver•trect. Mrs. Emily
lon•-•anan, wife of somplaihant, 'old prisoner had been lodging
at her het..., and en Christmas Eve she went to hid at half.
aset twelve, leaving a soenalen in her box downstairs. The
ftllle morning she hail taken it out of the least in prienter's
presence, to lend • half-eavereign to Mrs. Mitten. The hoe
was kept ain the table, and there was no one else in the house
that ...lon have taken it. Complainant had taken in defendant
and fel her and given her clothes, and did not expect to le
treatel in this manner. She owed gt for neat, and did nit
km as. his to par it. At half-pant ten on ehrixtma• morning
die missed it. Monroe had been in the house but an old pet e.n
eh.. cola not amide, mei ler (eomplainane. hnehand. Ilii
Fritlay afternoon defendant asked her ta lend her lido Anil she
t "cher 21.-Mar) Hinton dep.-eel to Maros:lug a few thinker.
of Mrs. Longman till the Id of the neauth. Prismier wan
I.resent at the time, when the,,. Lenaman took the key ~,it of
Si, el.:Awn ,nil Unlocked a little workbox, and gave her half a
...nee-reign, after width the lacked the box and put it back again.
Wi e-s had men the ma ereitn in the hoe the day before.--
hi Fall, du er of the prisoner, sal.' that on Christmas evening
in -.nee mane to her haus, with• Jar of beer, between nine and
Tr
ce., in the eeeni, 4. Si,-' all .Weil her to stay In the house
all night ; taut left her Jur. 111 her frock peeket. with • shilling
. aal twotixpencea When .he Carrie again to the pocket, the
'alder was gone and two lonian 'Meet were put there instead
tiler Wettr had taken thinzs from ber bee are, and they had been
I. lln her peacelen.7Tlae Superintendent applied for •
reill.c..l . ill Saturday, Which was 'franks!.
!Irvin' I'HICII sos etininioncil for leeepinif a dog without a
litence.-Mr. 11. Radford deposed to *leafing defendant's
',emirs ..n the 'lard 25th and Nth ult. The first time he saw
a puppy. :Mel the other time. lie saw a bitch. The bitch was in
the loeise %there they were sittiaat. He asked if deledlalii hail
a licence, Mal the latter nailitsi that he ha.l none, for the .1.%
letaneel to Mlss Sparshatt. Ile told ilefewilatit that he could
ti. 4 krq' ‘ 'IV ender Mi.,. Sparshatet licence, antl defendant
repliel Bey sate him the paper lb.. Witness advised him to
art aine o, he did not with to have a proseentien in hi, W.:tract
this year. Defendant dial not get one-Mr. Beach anid that
defend-toe.; wife had told him that the deg was theirs, they
1.a.1 had it three months. Defendant waa ne doubt a bmaler
of dots. William Ileary hlou lain via that Miat Sp-11.MM
led ad. I him to come down an.l at that she was gone to
SAN-Wry. and elie had given (lie de! to Chia* ba keep for her.
Spershatt'. mar, ha I sent up bsel to the dog since Chick
ill el P.-Mr. Beach hoped the Bench would give him a comic-
( ...I in this ease ; as It wan a very clear case.- -The Mayor 'old
the Ik-tat.h did mu thiuk sx They &Wilkiel that the offitaare
hatl aet• al very properly and very kindly. Mr. Bauch : That
d...0e• _ not pat the tad. The May.ar : It is also& tax on our tinis
.. . .. .. .. ..

Ater imii.ideration. the Mayor .2111 this was an imporlvit
sot lb rwriell would not decide Upon It until sotimiay next.
They t) l l,t the Aker. had done their duty veer properly
2•.1 kin II;, and ought to 112VC been tre dud ye:l.y didenmtly by
(Amok.
151515 i.e. DM 5115. an apprentice, was summoned by Mr. Jr,
'Try, Cos neglecting hi. duty ; but did not apEear.—The master
ileknilant hail been als.ent over 411C0 nimbly last, and
only mask hi` 41.Pralw,ce this morning. lii. father told this
no ter that he most bring hi. "in before the magistrate.. The
ll.eleh decided to Lune a warrant and bring Iniu up nail
Kit unky.
iiil7l.lDAT.—Bekorel the Mayor (IL N. Howard, Esq.),
and 11. Itmott.
mid Ems.arrii Starmx. two trani;4, were brought
up by P.C. Meech for begging Item door to door on the
Belvidere on W.lneaday evening. - The Mayor gave them a well-
is wr....1 reprimand, and committed them for 14 days' hard
labour.

SaTUNDAY.—BeIore the Mayor. R. N. Finward Esq.,
J. Drew, C. Reynolds, Eq., and 11. Haggett, Esq.
Msav ANN MAUI, a charwoman, was brought up on remand
for ste ding • soaereign from the I on of George Longman, In
Silaer.struct..4lll4:Mlllber. 24. The former evidence arm read
and confirmed. Mary Ann Chapple siid that prhymer came to
her home last Sonday evening, sat down by the fire, put her
umbrella on the talile, and aaked whins, if she would have
smile beer. Wit coa refusal at first: but a:gements prisoner
sent for some. and subsequently cave witness 941. %rapped up
in paper, which she &died her to keep till next morning...-
Prisoner elected to be trial before the Bench, and acknowledge,'
bat Mc had Mr a Longman's m nn ey.- -The 'dater of prisoner did
not wkh to prosecute on the charge of Ptrannw 2..- Prisoner,
, weeping and sobbing with • greet noise, hop." they would not
prow. the case ton hard.- The Mayor remarked that prisoner
had he. n sentenced et times before, and they had power to mend
her for in mozolpe hard labour. Ifs with hie brother magis-
trates. 41.11 not wish to aentence her ye myvereiy, and she would
be Field for luau n1,41113.4' hard labour,
MALY lioAlth was brought Ilp en • warrant charged with
nvglect of duty to his master, Mr. Fenn% the firm of Ferry
and Son% smith* and sheelwright.—The prisoner nail he was
terry •orry and promise.' to It better for the future. Mr.
Perry, in answer to the Bench, consented to take him back. -
Ihe Mayor kindly admonished the prisoner, and discharged
him.

Ilexes etticit appeared on adjournment to • aummons, for
keeping a the.; without a license. The only additional fact
elb ited arcthat Mr. licach had received a clip .4 paper. stating
that the isdonted to Miss Sparshatt ; but there WWI no
MOM attached, and it did not mem VS if it came from • lady. -
Mr. Ilearh toil that they had asked defendant It, obtain the
- The Mayor wild they considered the law was very hard;
their •vithatlner a-ere with the man if he had behaved letter.—
Mr. licaeh rem irked that the license ought to be a-here the dog
ea, The Itenett retired, and on their triune Alill they were
Is III t, .11.1 but uiev most atroobgly and .111114. . ..
',commend.] that the Roan' above should Irdiro even the
am tln whirl' they would convict him. If they had had
the making 4 the Act of Parliament. they would bare m worded
it that dekndant should not have been Colllfiel4.ll. They fined
defendant in the very loa.t sunount they could, 2.15. At the
...1111v time they considered that Chick had friVell the Excise
Aker. a givat deal 44 'ovary trouble.
C"uNrs Porn Siraosioss, Thartoday.—Before R. if.
F.m.
Tnotia DAVRNPORT, WILLIAM Reel, and Jolla CHILDS,
tirtriu, from MILS. Achilles, were brought vp for assaulting
PA% Young, a. coated under our Portland head.—They were
remanded till Saturday at Dorchester.

CHURCH DECOR tTIONS AT wEystorrrri.
The churh of St. Mary's, Meloombe Regis, was
adorned in an unpretending but very chaste manner
mralolyhreongnad
gallery
ye
ppaillwarers., fanesdtattihnes
owriethvei
" 1.1i.5." were dieplayed on a medallion in
rvgyeenw rrunthgedlrestpwl
awake! salute the happy morn," and "Hark, the
trout of the pulpit. The music included "Christians, letters
herald angels sing,"which were heartily sung.
The church of the Holy Trinity wee remarkable for
the chaste and artistic character of its decoration. for
Christmas. The principle arches and the summit of
the east window were each crowned with • large bunch
of ivy, the capitals of the pillars were similarly adorned,
while a spiral wreath of the same material encircled
each of the pi lan. Over the oorumunion table wee a
large illuminated text hearing the words " Glory to
o d in the Sighed.," and the !ablate were surrounded
with wreaths interspered with flowers. The choir stalla
were very elaborately adorned, the larger gas standards
bearing white shields with borders of immortalise of
different colours, ore having the words, " Unto us a
child is born," and the other " Unto us a Son iv given,"
worked in red berries. At the ends of the stalls were
four other Adel is "f similar deeeription, with the
seared monogrania " 1.11.44.," "X P. 1.," "
ke. The reading cli,k bore the word " Alleluia "
formed of scarlet bet ri, a, relioved by a ver.egee
border, haviug • very pleasing appearanne. The
pnie.ii .34 embllidiel with croons composed of
variegated holly, laurel, and bright scarlet berries. In
the window opposite the channel was placed the text
in bold characters), " Unto us a Child is born," Ise.
In the recesses were 01,1*.01. monograms, and many
other mered symbols done in holly, laurel, and other
everiA, ens, relieved with berries and flower.. The
architectural lines of the arches and window.; were well
defined with festoons of ivy, The galleries were also
'n • suitable manner with evergreens and
south wall bore the word "Jab" in

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