The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-10-30 00:00:00

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TRI Caxton Lodge, 1.0.G.T., gave a cuffs° supple
at their room in Parkutreet on Wednesday evening,
when everything passed off eatiidactuily.
MOLT TRINITT Buses C.E.T.S.—A meeting In
conneLtiut with this society was Mid on Wednesday
evening at the Coffee Tavern, under the presidency of
Mr. W. M. This.lton, when in admirable programme
was gone through.
GILIIIRAL DISTRICT RATS.—A meeting of the
Urban Sanitary Authority was held at the Guildhall
on Wednesday, when the common seal was affixed to
• general district rat, of 2s, in the S. Alderman
Thomas, in the sixpence of the msvor.Dreeidwd. and
thus ware ILO pnesok Mammas Robertems,
Councillon Dr. Drew, T. B. Charism, Dennis,
Hounsell. Brown, Willis, end Itobens, and Mr. Pally
Hooper. Town Clark. _

Trs TO rue Ftgwr.—On Tuesday evening a tea
was giver, to the sailors of the Fleet in St. Mary's
Schoolroom. The suggestion emsnat xl from the
Rector (the Rev. J. H. Soott), and a number of friends
took the matter up with spirit Two hundred and
fifty seamen of the Channel Squadron aooeptsd the
Invitation, and enjoyed a ospital ten After tea the
remainder of the evening wag spent in an agreeable
manner, addresees being given by the Revs. J. H.
Scott, Pelham Stokes ( Wareham), Mr. B. H. Eliot,
three chaplains of the Fleet, and some of the sailors
:—Great Western, Blampied,
Cherbourg, general; Vulture, Blampied, Cherbourg,
general ; South of Ireland, Peers, Cherbourg, general;
Cygnus, Flisher, Jersey. general; Aquas, l'aintar,
Jersey, general ; Queen, Haill, Exmouth, nil; Barrow
Hill, Hughes, Hamburg. :
Great Western, Blampied, Cherbourg. general ;
Vulture, Blampied, Cherbourg, general; South of
Ireland, Pears Cherbourg, general ; Cygnus, Flieber,
Jersey, generL ;Aqufla, Painter, Jersey, general;
Mildred, Herold, Guernsey, ballast; Queen, HAD,
Exmouth, nil.

()ANGLIN' Ao•llL—Caroline
Balatoisin made '
her appearanee at the Guildhall, on mutiny, before '
J. Robertson, Req.' W. Talbot, Req., B. Hopkins,
Esq., and 3. R. Robene, Req., charged with heiefi
drunk sod incapabie.—At the outset prisoner objected
t 3 being called Caroline Bal.too, averring that bee
name was Katherine Galpia.—P.ó. Apsey stated that
on the previous night about 12 o'clock be found
prisoner In Maiden-street drunk, and Incapable of
taking care of herself. She wee lying in the middle
of the street, and two marines were trying to get her
up. He took her to the station.—Prisoner said she
happened to fall, and the polio* dragged her to the
station like • doe.—Mr. Arden said she had no Welders
to be walking about the streets at that time of night—
Prisoner said she had no home to go to.—Mr Robins •.
You have spent four months and a half in prison this
year.—Prisoner • I can't help it —Fined We., in
1 default seven dais.
ASSAULTING TIM POLlol.—Jonpb Randall was
summoned at the Guildhall, on Tueniay, before J.
Robertson Req. (In the chair), J. K. Robson, Esq.,
B. Hopkiis, Req., and W. Talbot,_ Req.. with being
drunk and riotous and aseartiting P.O. Ceder in the
execution of his duty on the previous night —P.O.
Carter dated that at half-pest ten on the previous
evening be was on duty on the Bridge. Prisoner was
on the Quay drunk, and making use of obscene
language. He ordered him away, and prierimer said
he would drown him, and took a cloth and put round
witness's neck, and pulled him into the water.
Witham then took him into custody and prisoner
kicked bin in the leg. With the assistanos of four
sailors he took prisoner to the station.—Prisoner said
he was drunk ; he did not remember anything.—Mr.
C. Vickery handed in a long list of previous °mei*.
Cone &retest prisoner, the last being in December,
1882.—Fined gl, or 14 days' imprisonment in default.
—Prisoner had neither money or chattels, and had to
go to prism.
DISOIII3IELT WON/Jr.—Lydia Jones, of London,.
was charged at the Guildhall on Tuesday, before J.
Itoberteon, Fog., J. R. Robeoe, Req., B. Hopkins,
Req., sad W. Talbot, Fog., with b4og_ about,
the street. for an unlawful purpose.—P C. Fleasford
state I that that morning about ten minutes to one
be was on duty in King-street. He saw prisoner and
• sailor none down the atnet, and ehe sated him if
sloe could get lodgings for her and her husband. Hs
told her no. He could get lodgings for the sailor but
not for her; the man was not her husband. It was •
general thing with her on most nights. She refused to
go away when he ordered her—Prisoner said she wee
• Londoner and not a prostitute. She only came
down on the previous day. She was • respectable
woman living with her eister in Terminus-street.—
In answer to the Beech the constable said he had
seen her about for the hot seven or eight days.—
Prisoner :If I hisd given you in. last night, policeman,
you would have let me 10 and said nothing about
It, but I wasn't such • foot—She was fined 101., min
default seven dare. Prisoner on leaving the court
said: Oh I you wicked policeman, eh I you wicked man.
STEALING • Ratiere—Samuel Harris:, seamen on
board H.M.S. Agincourt, was charged at the Gond-
ball on Thursday before J. Robereton, Esq., and J. R.
Robens. Esq., with being in unlawful possenion of •
rabbit, the poverty of Samuel Martin.—Smauel
Martin. landlord of the Dolphin Inn, stated that
about five o'clock five sailor@ OWDO Into hie house, two
or three of whom went into the back of his premises,
where there was • live rabbit running about, which
they took away. That produced was the same, and
was of tile value of Is. Gd. He did not wish to press
the case; all he wonted was his rabbit.—P.S.
Delanoont stated that having received information of
the robbery be looked about, and at a quarter-past
11 saw primmer with something bulky in his
guernsey. He and some other sailors were then going
into the Market-house Tavern for bed,. Seeing a
rabbit in prisoaer's possession he to .k him into
custody, and Aimed him with stealing it, lie
denied having stolen it, and said • shipmate had given
; It him.--Prisoner. in defence, said he was in •
publiohowe on the previ an night when a sailor
, brought • rabbit, and began pulling it about by its sera.
He asked the man not to ill-use it, and if he did not
, require it, he would take care of it. Some time alter
I the sailor Rave him the rabbit, which he tied up in his
I handkerchief, and Put it io his guernsey. Ile was •
st.anger to his ship, the Aginootut, having only joined
her • fortnight, and did not know the name of the
manwho had given him the rabbit.—The Bomb Im•
• pond a fiso of 100., or fkdolsalt Avon days.