The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-04-02 00:00:00

WARZHAX.

LOCAL BOARD OF -iATT-117-51esetl. T. Randall. j.
licrinett, and C. Yeardey, the retiring members of this
Board. wil he re-electcd without opposition.
A Lecruas ne "The Nile and It, explorers" was
delivered toy the Rev. John Breceder, of Nee-bury. at the
Town Hell, on Thursday evening Ilex Mr. F. ffillib-r
took the chair. The lecture which was met attentively
lietened to hi • very respecta.ile audience nearly elan.,
the bail Nearly everything of interest connected with the
ancient and inudern history .if this ixibie river we graphi-
cally referred to. The diecov .rtes at Livingstone. Stanley,
and other explorers were in ire ecpeci dly referred t 4.: the
moat intern-ding incidents recorded by them hiring mivic
use of to enliven a schjeet which in rainy hands would
have proved a '• dry" one. A. it was. the lecturer well
earocd the c hal vote el thank., which the Itcv. W.
Dmehiun mulct' the cc heave to j.iin in ten4erin4 to hi.,.
It is to be hoped the committee of the Weslcyan Sunlav
Shod. who have such c .minend Able spirit, provided
several moat pleasing and protitahle cntertainmente and
lectures during the put winter. may renew the . aorta
ticgt sauce). and amongst other things, invite Mr.
Brewster t per us another vi.it.

A Tintr•SKINNIO CohettiWr. —At the 0 tunty Petty
Session* on fu S lay. Wallets Iloyt. of Wareham, was
mm 131.1.11.4 for as•aultiu; Atfred Barry Vow, of Wareham,
on toe 12th ol March. at M trtien.—(o, oplainant said is.
we. a cleek to Mr. II irriaon, and on the 12th inatant he
went to the railway stati to t meet his wife He naiad
at the Railway Hotel, and whiitt he was talking to the
la.illady someone struck him or pushed him in the hack
lie turned round, anti the defendant, who •as sitting
behind him, struck him is the che.t. He &eked defendant
to he tinsel, and went to tun •tation. Defendant followed
him there and abused him and ale. pothed him whil.t he
woo on the platform. lie appealed to the stationtnaiter
to protect him or have the defendant removed, and one of
the porters told defendant he wait dettist. —Defendant
iteme I striking the complainant, and said what heal wee
in play. He had hominess at the station, and dill not
follow colutiltinant tbere.—Daptain Fyler favored big
tipinien that it warn merely a chil Its. affair, and that it
waw aboard to bring it before the Bench. Tlie came would
be &unitised.
POOLE.

Sir Ivor Gue.t gives 100- —ggiu—,a—: toward, the new Count/

A Max Deowego —A brickl—a;er named Joseph Horsy
ol Soossiiittir area dle iatalki in the Harbour early OD
Sunday morning. An inqueet was hell on the bolt in
to. Council Chouler on H mday, before Mr G. B,
Aldridge, Borough Coroner, awl • luny of which 11-. J. P.
sits cuo.en foreman, Frederick Jatues R gem •
terine-spinner said he went to his lodging, at Mr. Poster's
beerhouet about 10 militates put 19 on Sundae morning
and saw the deceased taste trying tf get In. They could
not get into the house and he walked to the fish shambles
tvde decenaed. He remained with deceased until he
heael the clock strike one, and deceased then said he
shouldtusk. his way on to Jaunts= auth SA he could not
get in. He wished deceased "Good night,' and watched
him go as for as the coiner opposite the Swett. Hs
(sitneas) then went down • lane to the Quay and went
into the round-house, If. had not been there morei than
two minutes blfore he hear.l• aplash, and went out and
saw • men in the water. He fetched tlie bet-book from
the nth shambles and put it down hit deceased dii not
take hold to it, and be then hooked him by his clothes.
lie called for help, awl after be hal held deceased up for
Abell. DVS minute. attire I LiCes revue. They COlll4l not
Set Vie body over the Qat, and lc 1C.4.1 got a host and
pulled the body into it anal rowed ti the steps. They
dire went to the Custo us Week ho.-, and on the war
out PC. Horn who went back web Ulm.. He went on
io the such house, and when they returned the, ruhlud
the body and eudeavoured to tot that water out. Dr.
Lewton was sent for and pronoonced the man to be
dead. The dotes-al appeared to bare been drinking, but he
could walk straight enough when with him. Alfred Lucas,
e sailor, said he ass gene into ho lodthes near the Red
Lion about le teinutes put one on Sun lay m suing when
he heard aom mne colons for assistance HO ran to the
Quay and a.soted the [set witness in getting the body out
ot the water.—Tom Morey, of Bournemouth, said deceased
was bis uncle, and has age was 69. Deceared occasionally
ram° into Poole sad sometimes, etayed there alt
Deceued had a wife and six or seven
Slofty sal the deceased we. her husband. He left his
house at Springbourne at goarteepast seven on Saturday
evening without sating where he we. going. He was in
the ttabit of going out for • few hours on Saturday
H. sea • very good husband, indeed, and was
not often the worse tor drink—in fact, she had never seen
hini tipsy.—The Jury returned a Verdict of "Accidental
Death. and kindly handed their fees to the widow.
Orta tau OF • Masa Fast &nook —Through the
liberality of Mr. W. Pewee, JP., Sprinsteeki. Park*
atone and the exertioua of the Rev. F. Pfc.:wk. vicar of
Si, Paula, • mixed free school has been built in Legland-
„l,,t, and the opening meeting was held on Thursday
evening. Mr. W. Peered oceupted the chair, and the
building was crammed. The Rev. F. Pocock haring
opened the proceedings widi prayer, the Chairman mid
the idea of • free school °rig mated with the Rev. F.
Pocock, who had guaranteed the expenses for the Mot
year, which amounted to about LIB), hut he thought Mr.
Pocock should be so assisted that Duthie( should he het
by him. Mr. Pearce announced donations to the amount
.4 about 1,30 —The Rev, J. A. Leant, rector 01 St.
istuas'al, alluded to the progre.s of education among the
lower classes during the last 30 years, and said Laglend-
street had now 'Kann! the Bloat street for odoosuott. as
it Ciatainrl three schools. H-i was much pleased with
the movement, and o shed it sucesee trut he thoueht
at ahould be coedited to the clue ter which it was
lotended.—Tue Rev. I W. Collimon spoke on the mean.
nil of education, and setal tao oluCation arse good if it
sae not founded on religion. Sevetal difficulties had ham
felt in carrying out the Education Act ol 1876. fir-t as to
the payment of fees anal aecondly as to clothing. A
.cioul of t'ne deecription would nieet these Malec —The
1,.. Williams, vicar of leftigneet, ashl it bad been
'Sated that • school of this kind was seated in Foote. fie
dlt not believe in paupeneing people, and would encourage
persons to do all they could for themselvesi but still there
woe • cloud children who required lookust,pfter.—Tee
J 11. oth-.me, B quilt minister. of Poolk emigrate.
lewd Mr. Pear°, upon having fitted up the schoolroom so
weal—Th. Rec. C. H Boustield earl he was surprised to
hind the Mimi COttipletaid So $.Dy Lad he auppeed it WU
due to the energy of Mr. Poc.cit. He referred to the
early t,o,,,,gaions which chiidrea !whaled in schools as
to ebejfehee, oriel% and method, nil said olucatiou wee
the headwind of religion —The Rae. F Pocock deeefibed
the manner in which he obtained the site, and alluded to
the tilliiCsay he had et/pet-Onesl in obtaloing • wheel.
mistreat —Mr. 11. W. Dickinson, Clerk to the &hoot
Attendance Committee. complimented Mr. J. MOsiank
lon.. On the ediCielll MUMS, in which be had discharged
his dulled as &Moo] Atteudence Odic. —Several hymn,
sere sung during the mien-nag,, and the Rev. J. A. Larson
pronounced the Blnedictmn, after which .C 3 2i. was
collectsl at the door

Mon.lay.—Bef ore the 11 iyor.
William Andy.... a 1.41# purer, oi Eason, 1/04 •untrzioned
for nf....1,1[14 'lon, nod stealing 4 no tntity of fencing the
pruyedi of Sir Wilhelm Br op, 0 B , at Parkstone On
Lbw lab of March- --George Kitaitt mil be.aw dpfeagrgat
imak doen and rainy •eay a portion of Sir Walnut
Brawn's fence on the eremitic of Saturday wmk. —Robert
Hancock seal be sow. man tearing down the fence. Tbe
we. very mach the worse for drink. He was not
near enough to nu:sepias hint. —Mathew Foster mid he
represented Sir W. 1111.11 grollnk nao had been mints
annoyed for some tame pest by pinions brapkin, dawn hi.
Norm The &map dom on Sewn:lay week could not be
repaired for law than 6,—Sersh Warehein. who ll,..betir.on Wlinaned property atm said oh.
beard abusing boy son outakie her house one
evening, and on going out she saw it was the defendant,
who was beating sod tearing down her team Bite told
him to go home. and be ahusod her. lie hal a tarred rail
in bus band and some fencing to •basket -Deferidnnt rid
be was 1,0 mudh intoxicated it the time to remember any-
thing Met he did.—Tbe It .ror ordered defendant to peg a
Se. dna, fa. damage, and lk lid. cote
Be ore the Mayor and Mr. J. & DorrelL
aberp Vineette. • treater, of West Quay-roed, wee
eh ...eel WWI iming drunk and diaord,ly and mesultine
P C Dowding, on Saturday night, in West
D ordang said be was sent to watch the Bridge log
on Saturday night, and about ill minutes to U o'clock he
eac a man coming out of tua Inn with • atone Jar. He
spoke to the wan, and on slamming tbe jar foetid it to
be empty. TOO prisoner tams up and interfered with him
and struck him severe/ Limns. He pushed the pruosor
...el and he fell down. —P.S Beek*. proved that prisoner
Wee rely drunk tenon be sew Min at the Pollee than eat
om o'clock as Sunday nsorning.—Ths landlord of the
B,,dite len, who is broth-r-in-law to the prig net. gars
same unimportant espies.. for the defeats. —The Meets-
treads fined the Erleener fa and oasts for bsiatdruak sad
disorderly. sad sa sad soh kr saisellad as PON—
/a led