The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-12-26 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH

ANOTHER ItiONITIONNT ildwardr,
ILP., has, with his usual generosity, sent £lOO for the
benefit of the poor of Weymouth et this Be&Sono
BOROUOtt PITTS Serier,ine, Frhisy. if ore the
Mayor (Jas. Robertson, Eel ), J. Drew, Esq., and 0. Reynolds,

Esq.
Blum= ROACH, prostitute, was summons' for using obscono
language in High-street, on Monday night last. P.n. Wino
found her there riotous, and using the sleet language
that could Do lmsgloal—iSho was committed for seven days'
labour. . . .

Another prostitute, named Mellor wm summonod for
neglecting to pay a fine Imposed on her a abort Cm* ago.—
Sent to Dorchester gaol for 7 days.
COUNTY PATTY AIiedIONIS. Fridap—Before Lieut.
Col. Swatlield, and O. IL Eliot, Esq.

Haney PIJOR, 13(LaaRT GRATIAS, CHALLIS It and
(IaOROB STallllllson, seamen of the ship Coinct. i 1 ttiaettow,
bound from tiltelds to Bombay, were brou/lit up oil a wirrint,
charged with disobedience to the lawful priori of Capt. Daniel
Ross, on the previous d ty.
The captain said that the men signed articles about the 6th
Docanabor non., at bUnderlatol, to prOkon.l On n Vo) ago loon
s tuth Shields to Bombay or any part of the Indian OCO3III.
He put into Portland roads on the sth through ore., of
weather, and on the morning of the 6th tho four men named were
ordered by the chief °dicer to" turn to" and gotten anchor up,
when they refused, and said they would not proceed in the 'hip.
Each of them hes a month's wages in hand. The ship is re-
glitend 96.6 tons, and is perfectly eesworthy in every respect
She sailed on the Bth with a crew of Ito, including himself and
mete. They got 1.2 lbs each in advance, and he paid 10, GI
each for their psmages from Sunderland to Shield., at their
...Inset. About eight yeeterday muraing, they come and asked
for their discharge, which he refused, saying they must go to
work, Greham RN the spokesman, and said they would not
work, to which he replied that he would see about that, and
went ashore. He returned shout three, and found Irons the
chief °Moor that they refused to work. All MU going on
' well till they arrived in Portland Roads. The vessel le classed
1 A 1 at Lloyd's for 16 years, 6 of which are still to run.
Prior mked the Bench to read the scale of provisions.
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Robert Philipps, the mate, mid themen atde no complaint
till they got Into Portland Roads. Yesterday morning about
eight, he went for'ard and asked the crew to turn to their
duty. All went except the four prisoners, who rein wit and
went after the Captain. They continued off duty Ull three, and
he asked them twice to go on duty; but they refused, and did
so again in the aft/moon- Had been 12 yearn at sea, and
would depose that the Coring& is well found In everything,
and did not know of any fault except as to preserved meat;
but be had his meat out of the same cask as they did. —Cross-
examined : Did not know that they had complained of. wet
berth, nor that one of them were thirsty, and could not get
water to drink. The Ns water came through the hawsepipes,
but that he could not help.—Some of the men cotuplained
that they were not allowed any light in the forecastle, the
mate mid they were to burn slush. The other meu were not
contented; but they could not understand English, being
foreigners.
Prior complained the forecsatle was wet, and the ship ls
making too much watts, their berths and all their clothe*
me wet, end though they worked night and day, they had no
light to turn out. They had no lieneJuice or vinegar, though
they sighed for it, and ries on Tuesday, which they did not
sign for. The others, except Herman, mid about the same.
Herman denied that he understood English, though hammered
very readily.
Stephenson said the ship wee short-handed, and makes too
much water for a long voyage.
The captain was examined by the Bench, and mid they were
supposed to give the men lime Juice In the tropics, and they
did not ask for It. As to the water coming through
the hawsepipea, captains of vessels are under a penalty not to
stop up the hawseholes till out of the Channel, and this caused
the forecastle to be rather wet. Had only heard one complaint
of the food being improperly cooked, and then ordered the
cook to put more peas in the soup. After thst, he heard no
more about it lle was willing to take them back If they
would work willingly,
The men relu.ed, and demanded a survey on the ship.
Toe Bench, from the facia that two-thinbi of the crew hero
made no complaints, and that the vessel is of no comiderable
tonnage and classed A 1 at Lloyd's, considered the men's com
piaanLe frivolous, and sentenced them to four weeks' hard
Labour.

Yr. Howard pointed out that the Bench could give the men
10 weeks for continued disobedience, and urz.ed that they
should, as the captain would have considerable delay and
trouble in getting other men.
The Bench thought there was some doubt about the eon-
tlnued dtsubedience, and conarmel the sentence of one month.