The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-07-05 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

AMONG the names 01-g—en-tl;m-rin applying for admis•
sion into the legal profesaion in the approaching
Michaelmas Term, we pweeive the name of Mr. Thomas
Mandell Banns, artieW to our worthy Mayor, Mr.
Alderman Howard.

EsouurioN.—On Saturday morning the town wee
vicited by • large number of exeursiouiste. At 10.15
a.m. was due en enormous train of 21 carrisgee, several
of them the large inetropolit•n carriages. and all well
filled with the operatives frees the Great Western
carriage works at Swindon. There were 1,429 men,
women soil children, and this wee only • part of the
"Great Western Mechanics' Inststute Trip." Between
6,000 and 7,004 left Swindon that morning, &very large
trent went to London, • suod to Swansea, • third to
Bristol, and the fourth ceme to our own town. 630 of
the excursionist' returned at 8 p.m., and 799 will
remain till the litter part of this ptesent week. Daring
Ibis week's holiday, the engines and boilers at 8 wisdom
are undergoing retov•tion, so that the earrings works
will be stopped. -with the exception of the forum nue.-
sary to repur the bodera, enmities., and tuacbutery, for
which about 200 or 300 men remain behind.

FALLIIIO Oval SRI ESPLaniDit. —An alarming
accident happened on Thursday night to • lady who
wee taking an airing in a wheel chair. She bad employed
the oldest wheel chairman in the town, Mr. Bugler,
who chums to be 90 years of age. About seven or eight
o'clock the old men wan tugging ber steadily along
opposite Victoria Terrain, when he felt himself giddy
and ran forward to keep his feet. Unfortunately he
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fell. He put out his hand and seised the front wheel
but was not strong enough to hold it, Bad the chair was
serried by it, impetus to the edge of the Esplanade,
and toppled over on the beach. Most providentially the
shingle has here accumulated to within a short distant)e
of the lop of the Eepisnade wall, and the chair bad
only a foot or two to (nil; but it waa of coarse over-
turned on its side. The lady was very much frightened
and shaken ; bat suffered littl, corporal hurt. The °heir
had not even its glue erected; but Kr. Bugler was
I bruised and scarred. It beams an utonishing thing that
a man long pwt fourscore should be liceosed to draw a
shalt; but this is another instance of the remelte of our
present licensing Act, which compels the Council to
I grant licences to ell who apply. It is & pity that some
1 benevolent individuela do not raise a subscription to
put the poor old man beyond the need of drawing •
chair and endingering people's lives. There are far too
many cheirmen now-adays, and sometimes, we ender.
stand, four or Ave of than have to go home, after •
day's waiting, without earning a sixpence, even at this
seamen. Sorely 'terould be a good Investment for private
charity to pension the oldest off—at ninety 'sera of age
PROPOISID ItIOATTa.— A meeting was held on Friday
evening last, at the Guildhall, to make arrangements
for the forthcoming regatta in July. The Mayor (R,
N. Howard, Esq.), was in the chair, and Viers were
present, Maria. J. 'lizard, G. R. Eliot,Vertue,Thoinas,
Felton, Webb, Buoyer, R. A. Ayles.J. Longman, and
Meson. The Mayor stated that • provamnie of the
proposed regatta has been forwarded to Mr. Miuidesley,
for his approval or improvement. He hail received a
letter from that gentleman, enclosing the programme,
with some alterations. Mr. Maudwiley bad promised to
nee his utmost influence to make the regatta • moans.
He suggested it should be held on the third day after
t.m Plymouth regatta, which was unouneed for the
19th and 20th instant, providing that time did not dash
with the Dartmouth regatta. On the 20th there was
aleo• race at Southampton, and by filing Wisymoeth
regatta for an early day after that the yachts from each
place might be secured. The Mayor said he had aeon-
tained that the Dartmou'h regatta was axed for the
25th August, and therefore the 25th July would be •
very good time for Weymouth, as they would c anh the
yacht. going from Dartmouth to the Solent. Mr.
Meodesley's programme will require £135, and £35 has
been proinimd. Me. Matidesley strongly advised that
the first prises should be large. On the motion of Kr.
Tim* seconded by Mr. Vertu°, it was resolved that
Mr. Maudesley'e programme be adopted and published.
It was also resolved that the Mayor should write to
Mr. Maudealey and Mr. Stephenson requesting their
presence and count/nano, on the day of the Regatta.
On tbe motion of Kr. J. J. Longman a vote of thanke
was voted the Mayor and the meeting dissolved.
Boast:lan Parry 81111810111, Eistarclay.—Before the
Mayor (R. N. Howard, Esq.)
KAM fifIlLT WY brought up for being drunk and disorderly. 1
—P.C. Meech Ws morning about two o'clock, found the pet-
sonar lying down drunk In the road at School-strait. She had
two pairs of boots and an odd one. She made um of very tad
all down the street, and to thi Station house, when
she cal him a liar two or VIM tunes, and loni him to go
to—. The Mayor cautioned prisoner as to the probable results
of each a drunkest life as she lad- Fined to. and cals.—The
Mayor mid that prisoners husband was a hard-working man,
and his wile was the greatest cur., he had. Alloweda week to