The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-08-22 00:00:00

WEYXOI7TE.

(lurgri.—Wepnorith r. Dorcke.ter.—The return match
was played on Wednesday hat at Weymouth, and
remilted in a heavy victory for Weymouth by 237 MIN.
For Dorchester, Stickland, Dean, Miles, and Orem made
10, 16, 15, and 10 re.pectively ; for Weymouth, Piers,
Dominy, Gregory, Bout, ul
Crickmar, and Mondey me
61, :Pi, :is, 20, and 10 respectively. Only one inning 4
each was played, Dorchester scoring 67, and Weymouth
324. Boait's slow round-hand bowling proved very
destructive.

SLIVER HAMMER TO AN AUCTIONEER. Mr. G. If.
Chalker, on Friday last, had his first sale at his premises,
St. Mary and Maiden streets, where he knocked down a
large quantity of glass and china, and general household
furniture. Mr. Harold Cox, on behalf of a few friends,
presented the auctioneer with • silver hammer, made on
the premises of Mr. Cole, jeweller. and bearing the follow.
ing inscription :—" Presented to Mr. G. H. Chalker, by •
few friends on his commencing business as an auctioneer,
August Iffth 151711."
MARRINIR or Mn. 11. Diusw.—On Thursday last, a good
many flags were displayed in the harbour, especially by
the boats of the Weymouth and Portland Steam packet
Company, in honour of the marriage of Mr. Harry Drew,
son of Dr. Drew, at Colombo, where Mr. Harry was
married at the Cathedral by the Rev. J. Bacon, Kra
(Preacentor) to Georgina Emily Down, second daughter of
Mr. George Down, M.D., of Earl's Court, South Kensing-
ton. London.
MR. APO MRS. GERMAN Ran, gave their sparkling
entertainments on Friday evening and Saturday morning,
at the Royal Hotel Assembly Rooms. ()lithe first of these
occasions the house was crowded. The public of
Weymouth and its visitors are very much indebted to Mr.
Wheeler for providing this pleasure in the midst of rather ,
a dearth of amusement, and the large numbers who availed
themselves of the opportunity showed that they appreci-
ated it. The first sketch was named "Our Card Basket,"
and exhibited, with much redness the trials of Mr. and
Mrs. Candytuft, and their difficulty in vetting into
society "in the beautiful valley of the Thames Miss
Fanny s inc pleasingly, and with Mr. Alfred
Reed. the charactcra of the Candytufts were well sus-
tained. The awftil apparitions of the Misses Pry were
most effective, and Miss Ithadamantha Pry (Mr. Corney
(.rain) surpassed the whole, the singing of • trio "Sisters !
hark! the bells are ringing, was capital. Mr. Alfred
Bishop as Major Pople made an admirable contrast to his
quondati inamorata, Miss Clutchley (Mrs. German Reed/
and their quasi-courting was most ludicrous. Mr. Conley
Grain, with excellent talent for the musical and burlesque
,otiihined, gave a Musical Sketch "Slaves of the Rink."
in which various features of conventional and musical life
were hit off speedily, and he was specially encored for his
comic glee—" When the lark is sleeping," wherein the
follies of musical fantasia and variations were caricatured
in a way that ought to clear the musical world from some
of these absurdities, of which we may quote a great many,
" Difficult. sir ! I wish it was impossible "—The financial
romance "A Spanish Bond' was entertaining to the last
degree, causing roars of laughter throughout,albeit there
were several beautiful musical 'hits" in it. It would be
impossible for the gloomiest not to be entertained by Mr.
and Mrs. Reed, and the real musician would also he
gratified at the singing and playing. iu fact, altogether, the
enjoyment was varied and intense.
BOR01:011 Prrtr Sesames, Saturday.—Before Mr. W.
Talbot, and Mr. 11, Hopkins.
William Camp, a sailor of the yacht Banshee, was
brought up for being drunk and miotous, last night. P.C.
Bat tlett found him drunk and quarrelling, and as he would
not be quiet, or give his name, he was taken into custody.
The man spoke to • married woman, addressing her as
"Jenny," when her husband told him he made a mistake,
and threatened to give him something when he came up
out of the boat. On this they quarrelled.—Fined 55.,
without costa . . . . .

Marg Ilsrforti was charged with stealing a towel, the
property of Job Abbott, from 13, Gloucester Itow.—Sergt.
Apsey yesterday morning was sent for to the Nelson Inn,
went there and found a towel, which had been left by the
prisoner, and which Mrs. force showed him, lie took
possession of the towel, which Mrs. Abbott indentitied as
having been stolen from her. Prisoner was taken into
custody, when she said that if this was Mrs. Abbott's
towel, Mr,.. Abbott had one of hers. This Mrs. Abbott
afterwards denied. Witness found that prisoner had been
dealing with other things, and he asked for a remand till
Tuesday.—Mary Ann Force, of the Nelson Inn, said
prisoner brought the towel last Thursday night, and left
IL as security for a bed, saying she had no money, and was
going somewhere to get souse wages ; she would borrow
some money of her mistress and come and fetch it again.
She afterwards gave the towel to Sergeant Apsey.—Mrs.
Abbott, wife of Mr. Job Abbott. of 13 Gloucester Row,
said the prisoner came on this 21st of last month, as house
and parlour maid. She got her from Mrs. Atkins, the
Registery Office, but never got the reference she wrote
for. She left last Sunday, on account of her being con.
stantly tipsy. The towel was her's, but she did not miss
it till the sergeant brought it to her. Prisoner had left no
towels behind her. The towel was marked "Manley,
being one of some towels they had bought., and it was
worth 2s. or Is. 64.—Prisoner pleaded not guilty, and
asked to be triad at this court. She said she had some
towels of her own, and left one at Mrs. Abbott's. She put
that one in the press, and when she took away the towel
she supposed it to be her own.—Two of prisoner's towels
were produced, but they were rough, while Mrs. Abbott's
was a damask enc.—Remanded till Tuesday.

BROADWILY.
Goon Tr.nrtaits Tigsr.—The " Broadwey " lodge of
Good Templar. held their third anniversary on Wednes-
day last )4r. J. Furmalge had kindly lent a field on the
left of the entrance to the village, and here they met
without any procession, and indulged in a few games.
Mr. Hallett, of the Dorset County Temperance Associa-
tion, with his harmonium, led a number of young people
in singing some of Sardtey's hymns. The Juvenile
Templar', also the public, had tea, the latter at five
o'clock, but the number of adults at tea was
few. At six o'clock it was intended to have a public
meeting, but the impatience of the visitors for sports
happily. prevented too long an indulgence in " talkee-
talkee. The assembly in the field had by this time
reached • respectable number, and Aunt Sally, kb...in-
tim-ring, and so forth, finished up the evening, which
got move and more enjoyably as the roasted earth t,ereed
away from the burning sun. The ingiumi of the harvest
had somewhat interfered with the attendance being
large, but those who came had A pleasant

CONRIUMATITIL PICNIC AT CANY0111). —The wow
annual picnic in connection with the Poole Conger% epee
Aeilodation wag held In Sir Ivor Guesta's park at Can-
ford on Wednesday, aid the weather being fine several
thousands of persons acre present. At about half.
peat 12 o'clock a procession started from the u,s.
seavativediall, &nil having paraded the streets proceeded to liamworthy station, %here a special
train warn waiting to convey the piny to Wimborner. Music was supplied by A lum4 from withampton asd
the Poole Town Brass Band, and the special features of the procmsion were some hendsonie new banners that have lately been presents.ol to the as„,,,ntinn 17
Sir Ivor B. Guest, Bart., Lord Alington, the Ladi,
of Poole, and the Rev. M. ratey, vicar of lamidieet.
Mr. W. Pearce also gave a handsome Union jack,
which led the way. The banners
the reflected pest
credit on e local tradesmen— Nlessrs. &dell aed
Co., Mr. Staden, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Short—by
whom they were painted, and attracted much attention. There was some delay in starting the
special train and it did not arrive at Winihorne
ti
about Mail:ant two. The procession was re.fonned
at the station, and the party marched to Canton'. park, where the early part of the afternoon was spent in perambulating the beautiful grounds, and an
entertainment was given by the Weahington Niggi7
Troupe and a promenade concert by the Konthampton band, under Mr. J. D. Wilson. Later on a public
meeting was held, presided over by Mr. Jo
the hn case.
Sir Ivor Guest was e first speaker, and at the col.
, jewellers,
a, niof Poole and Boornemouth. Atl supplied by
Messrs. Primaied
elusion of his speech Mr. George Pearce made a
Presentation to Lasly Cornelis Guest, which con.
sisted of a very chaste sterling flower atand mid
'oat of armg, the second the Gitest's quartered mat
tilire°l"tattaser"l, de e
of the flower stand are font. s‘nuteh
neatly engraved. The first bean her ladyship's own
eon,
of Mini, the third her ladyship's mos
C. H.3LG." and the fourth the date of the presenta-
tion—August lfitb, 167f1. The stand is supported se
an ebony pedestal, with three F•lliekta, the hm
which bears the combined coat of arms, the second family crest, and the other the ',dinning inscription
" Presented to Lady Cornelia Guest- by the peoh
Conservatii a Working Men, as a niark of
and esteem. Canfonl-park, Pith Ate,mst.l4iTt '
presentation was accompanied by he rnonwing
address, which Mr. Pearce read, and then handed it,
with the present, to Lady Cornelia :

-
" The Lady Cora..lin
" We. the Committee of the Conwnstire 1V k.
Men's Association of Poole, beg leave 0.,, tog
and sincerely to tender to your ladpda; ee.t.'41,4
thanks and congratulations on tlas our second annual gathering in Canford Manor Park. We thank you is behalf not only iif ourselves, but of our friends, rinse,
and children, and we pray that the bhising of Goil tun
ever rest upon the heads of yourself, your noble husband,
and children; and we beg leave to idler your ladyship, in
our own and in their /ULTIMA this humble token if idy,,euon and esteem, in the form silver .perv, for
flower& We believe it will be more highly prized ),„g„,,,
it has been subscribed for with the didlingi nn4 Num, of
the working classes of the town and port of Poole."
There were $ll signatures appended. Sir hot having
thanked them on behalf of her ladyship, addee,"
were delivered by hie. Arthur Guest awl Mr. C.
Schrieber, and the meeting closed with the usual vote,
of thanks to the Chairman. The remainkr 01 the
evening was spent in dancing and other amusements.

THE GOVERNOR OF THE GAOL
VIOLENTLY ASSAULTED BY A
PRISONER.
Pot.icE f'ounr, Friday.—Before the Mayor (Alder.
1 man F. Styring) and Aldermen M. Kemp-Welch and
F. R. Rogers.
Patrick Lures, who is undergoing imprisonment is
the Borough gaol for assaulting Superintendent Rant,
was brought up charged with ualewfully and
maliciously inflicting grevious bodily harm on Dlr. G.
M. Whitehall the governor of the gaol, whilst in the
execution of his duty, on the precious (lay.
The prisoner, who is a villianous-looking fellow, was
brought from to the gaol to the Police-station hand-
cuffed and chained to two policeman.
Mr. Whitehall stated that about four o'clock, on
the previous afternoon Mr. H. Smyth, the medicsl
officer, visited the gaol and asked if there was anyone
for him to see. He told him there was, and took him
to a cell, forgetting for the time that the man to whom
he referred was taking exercise. He accompanied Mr.
myth to the exercise yard, and he heard someone
shout out in a peremptory manner "I want to see the
doctor about the potatoes' He went le
Leven (the prisoner) awl said " you can go on with
your work, and I will allow the doctor to see you pre.
sently." lie went to the prisoner again shortly atter.
wards and said, '• you had better go into your cell,
and the doctor will see you there, and you can then
Ray what you hese to ray.' He went away, and an
he was going down one of the pasuiges the prisoner
pushed against him. He said "Don't push," and pri-
soner then pushed him on one side and struck him in
the mouth with his fist, loosening two of his teeth. He
then struck him again and closed with him. (Witness
produced his shirt and waistcoat, with blood on them.)
Prisoner struck him several timesand kicked him once
in the knee and once in the abdomen. He endea-
voured to work his way up the i assave. Mrs. Whitehall
Cattle and got between them and said to the prisoner,
"Don't strike me." Prisoner answered " I won't
strike you. but he struck at him across his wife
several times. Mr. :Myth then came uk and said,
" Hulloa, Las en," what are you about. Prirontr
then stopped. anti he (witness) said "you had better
go hark and go on with your work," and prisoner did
00.
In answer to the Mayor the witness said this
occurred in the passage leading from tbe crank yard,
where prisoner was working.
Prisoner did not ask witness any questions and
aslmitted the evidence to be true with the exception
of the kicking but he should have something to says.
tiede.noe._

Mr Hatton Snyth said he went to the borough gaol
about four o'clock on Thursday afternoon and asked
the governor if there were any prisoners who wanted
to see him. Mr. Whitehall said there was a man for
him to examine, and he went to a cell, but he was not
there, and the governor said he was at exercise. He
went towards the yard and saw the man, a Pruadan.
The prisoner came into the passage and called out,
"Show the doctor the potatoes." The governor went
along the passage and said something to prisoner
which he could not hear. Whilst he was talking to the
Prussian he heard a noise like scuffling, but took no
notice of it at find. He afterwards went along the
passage, awl at the foot of the stair MA Saw the pri•
amer in the act of kicking the governor. He saw him
kick the governor twice. He turned back along the
passage. not caring to go on. He went to Mrs.
' Whitehall and told her she had better get assistance.
! He went back to the passage and saw prisoner striking
Mr. Whitehall with his fists. He shouted to the
prisoner who °eased, and said to him f witness), 'yea
tell me where to go; I will go anywhere for you.
! Prisoner struck at the governor whilst Mrs. White
hall was between thew. Prisoner had since shown him
a blow on his head, which he said was caused by the
governor striking him with a key. He was unable to oy
whether the blow was cansed by a key or not. lie
had examined Mr. Whitehall, and his injuries were
, cry severe, and they might have been very ,erious
indeed. --Prisoner did not ask witness any ,prestions.
The Mayor told prisoner he would be remanded till
Thsraday.
Prisoner asked to be allowed to make a few
remarks, but the
Mayor said he would be able to make his defence
on Thursday.
Prisoner then complained that his Minden& were
too small, and that they, stopped the circulation of
his blood. Ile did not want them to pity him, but
uould they let him have a larger jun%
The Mayor gave orders for the matter to IS
attended to.
Prisoner was again removed to the gaol.
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