The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-01-12 00:00:00

POOLE.

" A Fagg VOTS TN • FRP C0171111T" was the subject
of a lecture by Timothy Falvey, Req., of t3outhempton,
In the Temperance-hall, on &aurae, evening. when Mr.
George Curtis presided. The audience, which consisted
obledy elf working men, wan numerous, and the leoture
wu listened to with great ettention.

Exedoes CHARGIL —Oa Thersday last, Mr. Octrge
Brawn, appeared before the Mayor, and four other
magistrates, in (answer to &gammons charging him with
falsely answering • question put to him at an election
for • councillor on the 7th of December last, the question
being " An you the person whose name aePesee 65
George Brown on the burgess roll now in force" he. Mr.
Hawker appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Johns of
Ringwood for the defendant. After • lengthy hearing
the cue was dismissed on account of the burgess list
being inadmisable in evidence, having the names of the
overseers printed it the bottom Instead of in their
handwriting.
Tag Fourra Dolan Rau Corn.—On Thursday
evening about 54 members of the fourth Dorset Rifles
assembled at the head quarters of the corps at Hunger-
hill under the command of Captain Betts, Lieutenant
G. B. Aldridge, and Ensign J. Viant for the purpose of
neeiving the mayor of the Borough (W. Pearce ElO,
who had promised that evening to distribute the prizes
won by the various members of the corps in November
last. About half-put eight o'clock the mayor took the
chair, supported by Arthur E. Guest, Esq., 1.P., for
the borough of Poole' and the °Bison of the corps. The
mayor prefaced the distribution by • few appropriate
remarks. He had been deputed to present the prises
that evening and be had mull pleasure in doing so, for
he considered prises competed for at intervals had a
beneficial effect upon a corps. They were stimulants to
the members to improve their shooting and make them
more efficient. The Mayor In presenting the various
prizes (the particulars Lf which appeared in the Express
at the time of the competitionAepoke a few eneoaraging
words to each suceesaful marksman as the prise was
presented.—Coloor Sergeant Farmer thanked the mayor
for his attendance that evening, and said the thank. of
the corps were due to those gentlemen who had so kindly
contributed towards the prises. Mr. Arthur Guest who
was received with greet enthusiasm, said he took a great
interest in all volunteer movements of this country, and
he believed that if called upon they would do their
duty. Ile hoped the Poole corps would Ingram not only
in members but in efficiency, and he could assure them
it would alwejs give him pleasure to promote the
prosperity of the corps. Time business of the evening
haying been exhausted the "free and esay" (portion of
the proceedings commenced. After the eatables had
been disousaed, the following toasts were drunk in an
enthusisastic manner :—The Queen, A. E. Guest,
Esq., IL P., the Captain of the Corps, the Mayor, he.,
and, at Intervals, songs were sung, which passed away
the evening in a very agree4le manner.
EZITHADIT SLElBlollll—Theae sessions were held
at the Guildhall on Tuesday morning, before Mon.
lige. Here, Esq. Recorder of Southampton,
In the absence. I:htough lndlepositon, of the
Recorder of Poole. There was only one prisoner
for trial. WRIUm Cole, aged between 16 and 17, was
charged with stealing Ga. from the person of Annie
French, on Saturday, °etcher 14th, in the Highetreet.
The child, who is only nine years of age, at once gave
Information to the police and P.C. Baskin the same
evening apprehended the prisoner Cole, who when
charged with the robbery gave up ss. 7d. The jury
returned • verdict of guilty, and the recorder sentenced
the prisoner to be imprisoned for one month with hard
labour in the borough gaol. The recorder said had the
prisoner been under 16 years of age he should have
ordered him to be whipped, but being over that age, it
was not in his power to do so, he therefore hoped the
father of prisoner would whip him when he came out
of gaoL