The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-03-25 00:00:00

UP WET.

THE ASBOTEIMIT contract has
been taken by Messrs. Monk and Edwards, of
Chester, so that we may hope goon to se* the corn.
menoement of the railway thlough the beautiful
Wadden Vale to Abbotabury.

BROADWRIP,.
Tuergaxxcit Eurnorratittiert-rAn entertainment
consisting of songs, glees, recitation, and readings wag
given in the Temperance Hall, Briadwey, on Wednes-
day evening last, by the mambos of the "Cub,,"
Lodge (1.0.G.T.), of Weymouth, sbly assisted by the
friends of Broadway and Upwty. The hall was
densely packed sad the greatest eahnslasm prevailed.
—The Rev. R. Bolton, pastor of the Gloster Congrega-
tional church, Weymouth, prodded, supported by the
Rev. 3.8. Butcher, Upwer. The fallowing programme
was ably curried oct and the addresses delivered were
listened to with the deepest interest :—Chores,
"Welcome," choir; opening address, Chairmen;
chorus,' lb. Truth shall Prevail," choir; recitation,
"Playing at Public Houses," Juvenile Templar;
clarionstte solo, tiro. Corrral Stevens; recitation,
"Sign it first and try it, Ms. Guy; reading, Bro.
Holmwood ; chorus 'The Templar Army." choir;
recitation, "The Fireman's Wedding," Bro. Tomkins ;
a short address, Bro. White ;chorus, "Sound the Battle
ety," choir; solo, "Mill May," at.. Child.; reading,
Bro. A. Mendell; recitation, "King John and the
Abbot," Bro. Holmwood ; chorus, "Stake for Victory."
choir ; soh and chorue, "My Grandfather'a Click."
Bro. Corporal Stevens and choir; dialogue "Foolish
nudes," Si.. Guy,Rendell, and Bro. Wood; recitation,
"The Rails Rock," Bro. Tomkins ; chorus, "Water
pure for me," choir; recitation, "The Palace of Sin"
Juvenile Templar; a short address by the Rev. .T.
Butcher ; final.. "Awake, awake, and join our ranks,"
ohoir.

EITIAL/10 TORA.ooo.—Before the Borough Magis-
trates, I Want Lambert, a boy about fifteen years
of age, from Jeresy, was charged with stealing
a quantity of tobacoo from the ketch, Standard;
Lb. property of the mate, James Edwards. As
another boy was mild op in the affair, but who
had not been apprehended, Mr. Vickery asked for a
remand, which was granted. In the evidence the
mate stated that he gave Antoine Lambert 2s. to
tobaooo with. This wis done sad mod in
vbrk, *after which it had been stolen, both lads
were on beard when the tobacco was handed in.
LAW in the day this boy, in company with William
Bymes, was placed at the bar before the same
=siron the charge. Etymon now admitted
s s'
stole the tobacco, saying that the
other lad know nothing about it.—Sontenced to 28
days with hard labour and five years in a reformatory.
The other boy was discharged.

RUSSIA LSD EIGLAINIX —At the Borough Police.
wart on Saturday, before Messrs. J. Landis, J.
Talbot, and B. Hopkbaime
get Masers and atfitoiao
Wonsaire. two seamen *she Reawlan brig
which during the moult g ran into the vessel the
Wild Wave. and which is still lying the bridge,
were brought up charged with drunk and
riotous, and aleanitieg I'. C. hfolem.— .0. Cooper,
about eleven o'clock the preeiJus evening, is.,
Wonnage in the company of the other prisoner
quarrelling. They were both drunk. Ile &aired
them to go to their ship ; but Wonnsgs refused, and
P.O. Medan took him into custody. Mayers then
attempted to rescue him. —P.O. Molem said NVonnage
kicked him, and struck him in the eye.—Frei
Mayley was charged by Mr. David Pidgeon with dis-
orderly conduct, and refusing to quit the Royal Oak
Inn on Friday evening last. The two firet.natned
prisoners were both in his house, and Mayley had
something to drink. The landlord saw him take his
necktie and collar off, and go into the room where
the two men were. Mayers struck Wombat/. and
!Whir, and • row ensued. They were put out of
the premise.; but they returned again. and were again
put out.—John 'loosen, a Nororan Kaolll2, deponed
to the above facts., and the three men went each fined
5e., including costs.

MINT ii SOLDINIS. —At the Borough Petty
&eneloadt on Thursday, before D. Drew and Mr.
J. X. Bobesa, Jame Bondman and Garr Ambler,
two artillerymen, etatioaed at the Mahe Fort, were
Zerwith stealing& shirt that had been left out to
o Forestees Arms Inn Yard, the property of
Dullteld. The prisoners went to the home
tihrtlns afternooe, when they had something to
and Ambler went out into the back yard. It
for sale to Mr. Welter Nathan, outfitter,
137Thomaeatreet, but Mr. Nathan answered that he
could mil him plenty of shirti, and did not want to
buy say, when prisoner began to &bun him, and called
him • " Jew." They would not take the shirt
away again, and after 'ming most offensive language
they left, and be threw the shirt out on to the pave-
ment, went to the police station and rare information
to Mr. Supt. Vickery, and when be returned he found
Lb. primmer, had returned and taken the shirt away.
—P.O. Barrett apprehended the prisoners the previous
afternoon, shortly after four o cite*. Ambler had
lbo shirt, which was still damp, under hie arm, and
be admitted he had taken it from the Foresters' Arms
for slash; but cm his say to the station Ambler said
"Th. other bloke took the shirt and had got him
Into that trouble." In mower to the charge Ambler
pbodad guilty, but Bowdram not guilty. Ambler
mid he had been taking too mush beer lately. tier.
geaM Lyon gave him sat excellent character. owdrsm
Lad 'Wing spin* his cissearAss but drunkeeness.
tkrui dell issid Jam

Arran/Trim To Commit Rotmon.—Rinterd Marti,
a short elderly man, • porter was charged with
attempting to commit suicide. Isabel l'isard stated
that she was prisoner's daughter, and resided with her
parents at 16. Walpole-atreet, in the Park. That
morning about five o'clock she saw her father take •
piece of cord from one of his waist° .at pocks's, put it
round hie neck, and then fasten it to the bed-p et.
slept in the mine room as her father and mother,
an I noticed that he talked • great dotal in a rambling
manner during the night. lie was the woe. for
driA the night before, but not drunk. When she saw
what he wan doing she called to her mother, and she
gut out of bed and snatched the rope from
Lim. The cord was fastened round his neck, but he
w s still lying in bed. The rope was the same
that he brought home the previous evening.
Ha was not black in the face, nor did ho say anything
to her mother when she untied the cord from the bed
post. About ten o'clock that (Thursday) morning be
Lad attempted to hens himself with • strap to the
closed doer. —Remanded till Friday morning at eleven
o'clock.—On the cue being called on Friday morn-
ing there was • full Court, and the following magis-
trates were on the Bench—Dr. Drew and Messrs. B.
Hopkins, H. Haggett, and J. R. lioliens.— ch. wife
of the prisoner was asked by Mr. Arden if she had
any complaint to meke against her husband, she
replied, "No; only as to his trying to take away his
; own life.—Dr. Drew intimated that they could not
take the evidence of the wife unless she were In danger
, of her life, and on lying asked if this was the case,
oho replied that she was nut afraid of her own life.
lie had never threatened her life. He bad many
times threatened totelt, away his own life, and this
MAO generally when he was in drink; but he had done
, the same when out of drink.-13.-. Drew asked the
prisoner what he had to say, as this was not the first
1 time ?—Prisoner replied in • long rambling statement
that hbi wife told him that if he would put • rope
I round his neck she would drag him anywhere, besides
: which she had also threatened to put a knife into him.
He had not had • moment's peace for the last nine
yeara. He had left his home on mescal mad ins,
and had not slept in his home for nine weeks together,
but under the window of a house in the Park. ills
wife turned him out of the home lest Jane. On that
occasion he met P.C. Harvey (pointing to hint) and
staked hint if he would kindly give him • night's
lodging in the polioe-station ; but that offioer informed
him that " that was no lodging-house "and he milked
the streets all night long.—Jane Baker, a next-door
neighbour to the prisoner, stated she saw him in his
house after he bad tried to hang himself in the closet;
hew.. quite purple in the face and "all of a twitch-
ing." he asked him why he had done each • thing,
and he replied " He was tired of his life, and could do
as be liked with his own body." The strap wan
h loosely round his neck, and she took it away
trtfilliim and ran into her own house with it as
prisoner kept on wanting It—Dr. Drew inquired if
these people livcd harmoniously together? —Witness
replied that this was no, only the prisoner's temper
was eery trying at times, and that was the cause of
the unplementneas ; and he had • comfortable hums
If he liked to think so. Witness said prisoner asked
her U he should have been taken into the church if he
had destroyed himself, and she told him" Certainly
not; they would have to bury him at night."—
Prisoner: May I speak I only put the strew, which
I wear round me, round my neck while I was in the
Icloset, as there was no nail to hang lion. My wife
has taken me by the hair of my head and pulled me
round the room, and has thrown hot tea over me.—
Mr. Thomas Court deposed that six years ago while
' prisoner, himself, and four others were going in • b
from the Harbour to Greenhill, and when about half-
way, Thad jumped overboard, and when the boat
could be stopped he was picked up; he had a very
narrow escape, being between two and three feet
under writer, and be had gone down for the third
, time. Prisoner was in I quor at the time. He jumped
I overboard again and was again rescued, the witness
threatening that he would give him a good thrashing
It he did it again. —Prisoner wee ordered to And •
entity for Ms good behaviour for three months. This
I was dose during the afternoon, and he was liberated,