The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-11-04 00:00:00

Daroetfsbire.

FORDINGTON.—Tria DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE.
—On Tuesday a public tea for the purpose of raising
funds on behalf of the distressed operatives in the
North was held at Fortlington School-house. There
was a large attendance, upwards of 270 partaking of
the refreshing beverage, which, with its accompani-
ments, were supplied at the expense of several
ladies of the town and neighbourhood. The tickets
were is. each, and about £l3 16s, was raised by
their sale. The room was ornamented with appro-
priate mottoes. After tea the audience was ad-
dressed by the Revs. H. Moule, A Falkner, A.
B. Handley, and H. Motile, Esq.
WEYMOUTH. TESTIMONIAL.—The members
of the Weymouth Rifle Corps have subscribed a
very handsome goblet to be presented to Captain
Thresher on his return from his marriage tour. The
cup, which is already in the hands of the com-
mittee, has been supplied by Mr. Vincent, of St.
Mary's Street. On one side of the cup is engraved
the motto "Defence, not defiance," and on the
other," Presented to J. J. Thresher, Esq., of the
sth DRY., by the members of the corps, on the
occasion of his marriage, 1862." The cup will be
accompanied by an address handsomely engrossed
on vellum.

COITNTY PETI'Y SIESIONS, Friday.—Before Captain
hifinibig,, R. H. Swatheld, Richard Eliot, and W.
O Cveadden. Eaqa
Wtire.—Thosnaa Farwell was summoned by
Superintendent Underwood, with being drunk at
Wyke, on the 4th October last. The case was proved
by P.C. Sinitheringale, who saw the defendant at
Wyke with a cart drawn by one horse. He kept
on singing and telling his wife to get up into the
carkand she ultimately got up. He then started the
horse off at a gallop, driving out of Wyke by one
road and returning by another. Witness watched
him go through the village and saw him strike the
horse. There was no one in the road to endanger
their lives, fortunately. Fined la, including
costa.
PORTLAND—.Robert Pearce o. Hezekiah Pearce.
„Tr, . Hill appeared for defendant, and applied for
an adjournment, which was refused.—Mr. Howard
appeared for cosaplainant, who said defendant was
ha wife. He —hod been married to her for
Um last eiglitAmmea some March. He had two
children, the eldest of whom was 3i years old. In
consequence of his wife's language he went to live
with his father on the 10th August, and had lived
there ever since. He had looked into his own house
lg times to see his children and take them some
buns. When he went, she would sometimes usethe
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mine language. On the 11th October ho saw
• Litfier—ohild 'standing at the doorway: he
went to take it up. His wife caught up the child
end went into the house. Mrs. Crawshaw, a lodger,
:apposed his entrance. Whilst he was talking to her,
his wife came out and struck him two or three times
tin the face, then ran back and took a brush and
struck him with the handle across the face, and
continued to strike him. She said she would murder
him. He did not strike her, nor even speak to her.
He had struck her before, but that was in his own
defence. She continually used bad language towards
him. Before he went away he entreated her to
bold her tongue. The same lodgers lived there
before he left his wife. They had.never come into
the room to prevent his committing an assault on
her. He had given his wife money to support
herself and children. He had a little money when
be was bad, and he let his house and furnished
lodgings. Had given her every penny he earned
when he worked. He was not attempting to get
ion of the children on the day in question—
he taken one of the children away.—Ann
Pearce and that complainant was her brother. She
was at the back of her father's house, near
were defendant lives, and heard a noise.
She saw her brother standing against the
the door, and his wife was striking him in the face
with a brush. One stroke aimed at her brother
was caught by herself. Did not see her brother
strike hie wife, The wife shook her fiat at him, and
said she would murder him. Mrs. Crawshaw oame
out and and she would strike him down. They
might have been talking five minutera—Robert
Pearce, the elder, Ir...id the house where his son's
wife lived was is own. He charged her no rent
as he had "bowels of compassion towards her."
On the 11th October he saw her thrash his son with
a 'Greyish, and when he went past she always insulted
him by calling trim unmentionable names.—Heze-
hiah Pearce, the defendant in the last case, then
preferred a charge of assault against her husband.
She said that on the 11th October she was sweeping
the passage, when her husband came up and took
the eldest child who was standing by -her, with a
view of taking her from her. She told him, "You
Mall not have my child," and he then knocked her
down and took the child away. She went and
brought the child back to her own house. He said
he would have the child again, and she then called
Mrs. Cmwshaw, who came. She did strike
him with a brush. She believed she gave him a
blow in the face. He had been under medical
treatment and had been a patient in the London
Hospital. Her sister lived with her a while back,
eaft-she received from her 6s. a week during that
tbne. Her husband had done scarcely any work
since they had been married. The cause of all their
quarrels was that he did not support her and the
children. Part of the house was let to Mm Craw-
skew for 2s. 6d. a week. She also bad her hus-
band's allowance from the parish, 2s. 64. a week
and three loavee, and this was all she bad to sup-
port her and the children.—Sarah Ann Cmwshaw
said she lodged with the defendant on the 11th
October. She heard a quarrel between Pearce and
his wife. She heard a scuffling, and about three
minutes afterwards she saw Pearce come back again
to the house. About eight weeks ago she saw him
strike her down upon the bed. She didn't see him
strike her on the present occasion. She saw Mrs.
Pearce strike her husband in the face.—The Bench
ordered Mrs. Pearce to find two sureties in £2O each I
to keep the peace for six months.
WSYMOCrini.—Alfred Caine. was charged by
Superintendent Underwood with delivering bread
at Upwey, without having proper weights and scales
with him, on the 29th September. When asked if
he had weights and scales in his cart, he said he
had, and when Superintendent Underwood asked to
see them he confessed he had not got them, and
that ha had forgotten them, but begged that he
might not be summoned, as he had before been
fined for a similar offence. He was journeyman to
Mr. Notley, baker, of Weymouth. Fined 205., in-
c:iolng costa.
WEST CHICHERELL.—WiIIiam Bride was fined
se. and costs for drunkenness at West Chickerell.
He was found by one of the policemen lying across
the road at midnight. The Bench told defendant
he ought to be greatly obliged to the constable for
finding him, as he might have been run over and
killed. Defendant did not seem to appreciate the
kindness.—Mary Ann Norman WU charged with
stealing half-a-peck of apples from the apple room
of Edward Marshallsea, of West Chickerell. The
defendant's husband works for Mr. Marshallsea—
The defendant pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to
7 day's hard labour.