The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-06-26 00:00:00

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WE Y MOUT H BOROUGH PETTY SESSIONS.

61,1i,rmabb, Monday, June lath--(Before the Mayor).
--Citinun or nitwit .-- -Charks John Retsky, who had
been given over to Superintendent Lelbury, by order of
ttie county magistrates, wail placed at the liar on the
c!,arr f stealing a gold ring, the property of Mr R.
Baiter, of the London Hotel,on the evening of Wedgies
day w'ilnight. It appeared that the prisoner was in Mr.
Banter's smoking.room with several more on the even-
ing in question, and remained behind after the others
bud left, and had a gine of grog with Mr. Baxter, who
sat beside him While sittuig there, Mr. Baxter took
in, ring from his finger, wrapped it in a piece of leather,
and put it in his waistcoat pocket, but next morning,
alter dressing himself, on searching his pocket fur his
ring, he found it was gone. He made inquiries respect-
ing it, but had no suspicion of Rowley's having stolen
it, isle had been • constant visitor to the room of an
evening for some time past. On the following Wednes-
day, however, lie heard that someone hail offered • gold
finger ring for sale, at the shop of Mr. Blench, and on
going there found that this was the case, but that Mr.
Desch bad refued to purchase it, as he said it was one
he bitil sold ,lily a few seeks previously. He then went
to Mr. Vincent and found that he had purchased • ring
similar to the one lie described, and on its being shown
to him he identified it as being the one he had lout. !
From the description of the man whom Mr. Vincent .
said he had purchased it in exchange for a gold watch
key, Mr. Baxter immediately suspected Rowley, and
on meeting I shortly afterwards in the street, got '
into oniveretion with him, in the course of which he
stated that he was going to Mr. Vincent's to look at
.onie jewellery he wanted, and ask him to accompany
him an lie was a judge of such things. Rowley assented,
and when in Mr. Vincent's shop, Mr. Baxter asked if
prisoner was the ID& II who brought the ring there. Mr.
Vincent said he was. Mr. Baxter then called Rowley a
thief, and said he had stolen the ring front his waistcoat
pocket, and that if be did not get it back and at once
vie it up to hie lie would give him into custody.
Rowley told him not to get in a rage. Mr. Baxter
then left the shop, stating that he would have
bmw locked up; when Rowley followed him and
told him the ring should be given up to him
immediately. On their return to the shop
Rowley asked Mr. Vincent to have the kindness to give
the ring, and offered to give back the key lie had re.
°rivet in exchange, which being agreed to, the matter
was at that time allowed to drop. A few days after-
wards, however, the police got acquainted with the
feta, and when Rowley was brought to the atation•
hisme relative to the %%tyke affair, Sept. Lidbury took
the rase in liaml. The prisoner was remanded on this
charge also till Friday. It is said that Rowley manic
to Weymouth als,ut three months since from Jersey, and
having the appearance and manner. 4,1 a gentleman,
somewhat short 4,1 memo, had succeeded in getting
himself appointed the manager of the Weymouth
Cricket Club at • salary.
Intiseeurilusis.--JoAss Greta charged with being
drunk and making,. use of bad language on Saturday
night, was fined as. and coats, which was
John Se/liras, seaman, belonging to H.DIS Firebrand,
charged with being drunk and fighting on Sunday
evening, was fined se. and costs. Allowed seven day's
for payment.— William Palmer, • seaman also be-
longing to H.M.S. Firebrand, was charged with being
drunk and disturbing the neighbourhood on Sunday.
Fined ss. and costa. Paid Cu., and a week's credit was
given him for the remainder.
beitniutt. Tuesday.--(liefore the Mayor, and J. A.

Devcnisle, E.g.)
ABUSIVI LANGUAGE—Janes Wright, carpenter,
seas summoned by Captain Humphrey May
Invitee, kt.N., for liming abusive language to-
-wards him, calculated to create a breach of
the peace. It will be remembered that last week
Wright was summoned by James Hammy for assault, on
which occasion Captain Freestun was called to give
evidence. On the same day, after the hearing had
taken pace, Captain Freestun went to Wright's yard
for some boards, when Wrightemid lie Wan "perjurer,"
"a false swearer," and " • drunkard," for look at his
"old red nue. "—Mr. Hill, who appeared for defen-
dant, asked Captain kreestun if be would be satisfied if
Wright would promise not to abuse hien again.--
repeals Freestun stated that he would be perfectly
...nat.(' for each a course to be taken, and on the pro.

fared promise being made, the IUIIIIIIO/111 was dismissed.
AivuLLT AND Disrurcu Ituntr.—JoAn Posit Oliver
was summoned by W. Matthias Hart for an assault. It
appeared tint Mr. Hart was making some alterations on
his Prr Illll4'A at No. S, Cove's-row, and that he and Oliver,
who resides at No. 7, in the same row, were not

on the best of terms. Between the two properties is a
fence, one half of which belongs to the landlord of
Bares house, and the other to t nliver's landlord. Hart,

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amongst other things, wanted to take down the fence, a
proceeding to which Oliver objected ' • but the former,
persisting to do as he pleased, directed a person named
(lark, who was working for Hart, to take • hammer and
chisel to entry his orders into execution. Oliver, deter.
mining to maintain his claims, struck him down. Hart
hiniwlf then took the hammer and chisel, and Oliver
pushes, him down and kicked hint several times.—Mr.
Timed appeared for the complainant, but the magistrates
said, that as the case arose out of • question of right of
property rest ecting which they had no jurisdiction, re-
to interftre, and consequently dismissed the sum-
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BRIACING THZ ISTY.-I.AWS —Willie:Ha &Walla was
summoned by P.C. Mchlahuu for acting in the capacity
of porter on the quay, without being licemed. It was
his first offence, and he was fined Is. and coats.
A 31./THIR-IN•LAW AGAINZT HgR DAUGHTIR-IN•
LAW.—Mury !Who's was summoned by Elisabeth
(Alias for assault. According to the complainant's
statement, the defendant was • very bad girl, being dis-
obedient, abusive, keeping late hours, and, possessing no
small amount of the science of " &Sane.' Indeed she
was no had her husband and she did not know what to
do with her. Om Saturday night lest she cause home
very late, intoxicated, and as • natural consequence the
labour that had been lately bestowed in scrubbing the
fluor and washing the bed clothes had to be renewed.
On Stmlay night she hook away the bed clothes and
sail the den:Must should not have any, and then it
was that the alleged assault took place.—The defendant
on her part, maintained that the whole of the blame
lay on the side of the complainant, who used her very
cruelly; and after • great deal of crimination and re-
crimination on both sides, the Bench, AR it was a family
quarrel, dismissed the case, recommending the coin.
elainset to behave more kindly in future, and the de-
!subset to keep earlier hours and better company.

Wevuovvg..--We are highly gratified to notice
that her Majesty has been graciously pleased to
confer the honor of Knighthood on our gallant
t.wiemin, Colonel W. L. Freestun, at her Levee
held on Wednesday last. Sir W. L Freestun has
worthily won his honours. For twenty.two years
he serve 1 in the British army, eighteen as a subal-
tern, seven of which were spent in the West Indies,
and three in the Canada'. When the auxiliary
British army, in 1835, went over to Spain, Sir
William accompanied that force as a staff officer to
Sir de Lacy Evans, and went through the campaign
of 1835. 1836, and 1837, being in every considerable
action then fought. Ile had two horses shot under
him, and was himself thrice wounded, once
severely. During this war the most fearful ven-
geance was taken by the Carlista, who spared no
primners that fell into their hands, and dreadful
reprisals were often made ; on one occasion, at great
pertains" risk, Sir William rescued a prisoner shout
to be shot, and conveyed him to a place of safety.
For his valorous services in the field he received
from the Queen of Spain (with permission from his
own Sovereign to accept and wear them) the decora-
tions of Knight Commander, with star of Charles
111., Knight of the Royal Military Order of San
Fernando, and Knight of Isabella, the Catholic ; to-
gether with two medals, of the sth of May, 1836, and
the storming of Iron, 17th of Slay, 1837. Sir
William's last campaign was on the British staff in
Syria in 1840, DAL and 1842, during which time he
was actively engaged before the enemy. For his
services he receive(' the gold medal from his Majesty
the Sultan, with permission from her Majesty the
Queen to wear it. In July, 1847, he was elected
on the Liberal interest for Weymouth, and was an
active and consistent supporter of the various liberal
measures which have been from time brought before
Parliament We must not omit his earnest effort to
improve the position of the subalterns of the British
army, and we hope to see him live to achieve this
act of justice on their behalf. We are sure that all
classes in Weymouth will be pleased with this an-
nouncement, for it has always been his study to pro-
mote their interesta—nor will they be slow to avail
themselves of the first opportunity to secure again
for themselves his services as their representative in
the House of Commons.
Potica Foecs.--On Saturday afternoon Captain
Willis, government iuspector of the police consta-
bulary, inspected the Weymouth borough police
force. He expressed himself as being highly satire.
fled with the efficient state of the force, the goodness
of the clothing and the clean and excellent manner
iti which the books had been kept,
A VCIDILINT. —On Monday evening, a man named
Spranklin happening to walk under the Bencliffe,
saw something lying on the beach. On going to the
spot he timed it was a little boy, apparently about 8
years of age, who had evidently fallen over the
cliff, a distance of about NJ feet. Lleeding and lying in
a state of insensibility,and seemingly in a dying state.
He took him in his arms, and hailed a boat to take
him across the water. Not knowing whose child it
was he took him to the police station, when Supt.
Lidbury immediately had the poor little fellow con-
veyed to the infirmary, and sent for Drs. Sansom and
Moorhead. In examining him it was found that he
was mitering under concussion of the brain. He
had evidently fallen au his face. Dr. Sansom said
that it was well he hid done so, for bad he fallen on
the side or hack of the head, his skull must have
been fractured. There were severe contused wounds
on the forehead, nose, and mouth, and one of his
wrists was dislocated, and the small bone of the arm
fractured. He was sulisequeutly conveyed to his
mother, Mrs. West, a visitor in Weymouth, but the
medical gentlemen had but little hopes of his re-
covery. We have, however, since been informed
that his consciousness has returned, and that there
are WIT hopes that be will be restored. The father
of the poor -little fellow is, we understand, a surgeon
on beard H.M.S. Mars,
A Suspicious CHARACTER.— OR Monday lad a
lieil-drailed MR, named Charles James Rowley was
brought up at the Guildhall, before It. H. Swaffield
and H. Goodden, Esqrt., county magistrates, charged
on suspicion of being at Wyke on Sunday morning
for an unlawful purpose. It appeared that on Satur-
day night he went to the cottage of a man named
W icier, and asked him to let him have an old suit
of clothes in exchange for the good suit of clothe,
he lumeelf had gut on. He said- be did not care how
old and shabby it was—an old smock frock and an
old bdley bat would do very nicely. If he would
make the ezelianfe, and give him shelter for a few
ibmrs—till two o clock in the morn* aad allow