The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-09-10 00:00:00

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THE CH/AIWA:I OF BIAGI/ISLAM OE WTKE AGAIN.—At
the County Petty Sessions on Friday, Samuel Bow was
summoned for drunk, mness but did not appear. P.O.
Roper had found him drunk on the road, and assisted him
home Defendant was toed sa. and costa. —Area& Tell,
was found drunk at Wy be, 00 the sth, pleaded VitYl..tbas
eating a shilling in c iota The chairman, r. C.
Gooddth, said there is more drunkenness in Wyke than
In any other parish—F lusd di. and fis. costa Georg.
Sgoso, summoned for us log insulting la at Wyke,
by P.C. Roper, admitted haring "bad enough," He was
tined fa, including colts, and was allowed a week to
Par
AEINALR OK THE ROKI7..—OamEK EtaKl, was summoned
fee allowing • home to et ray, on August 10, about half-
' p 44 11 o'clock. Mr. Howard des.n4d—P.C. Roper saw
hone and • donkey Awing in the road leading from
Old Castle, and asked if it wee his horse or his father's,
when defendant replied" It's mine now I , bought it from
my father about a fortnight ago." Witness replied—" A
few days ago, when I cautioned your father, he said it was
his,' The answer was—" So it wee then' but it's mine
now," got on the horse and rode towards Weymouth'.
Cross-examined : There was a halter on the horse, Stanley
was about eight or ten yards off, and would occasionally
go and turn the horse back spin, if it wandered—Mr.
',toward said mackerel would be landed near there some-
timer, and men would go them to the boats with hone
and cart On this day their were simply waiting to he.,
If some mackerel had been caught at Wyk., and itr.
Howard urged that the animal was not straying, because
Stanley was in charge of It— Wale.* Stealer arm next
summoned for allowing • donkey to stray, at the same
time and place Another boy was in charge of the donkey.
—George Stanley said he warn sent to Perrythriettc
If any fish was caught, and while he was wai the
animals were (ceding by the side of the road.
examined : Had not a cart there; but if fish had been
caught, should h are ridden home for • cart Fined ht, and
4. respectively, Including costa.
Elmira virtuous Rtina.—Jasses MUM for riding
without reins, at Buxton's Lane, W he Regis, was lined
one shilling end c web. Ile lie charm and said
hie folj• hee kip EN Was ver &wit, mad thew
Tim ao yaws lie is elm

ANAL BOADICZA is a:pealed shortly to /012 the 6411• E
ships in Portland Roads.
THU new Wesleyan mulligan on Sandayeched the
sermon, for the day schools es Fortunes Watt The Rev.
J. G. Lawrence pegged in the morning and the Rev. H.
Patigham in the evening. There eels rod ozeigregations,
and the collections amounted to £4 IS.. RA, Woe OM'
eiderably in tainted of previous yearn, fce• before last
year, when the collections enviong about £l, they Ulled
only t bring in a little over £3.
DOOM& ill I,OIIITUNISI WI/XL—Me ruined house ht
the man street hes now got into a still more ruinous
state. It will be remembered the roof collapsed some
time ego, and it has goo fallen in, exposing the upper
room ; the frog is cracked and ranch bulged, and the
whole aff iir looks so highly dangerous that we should
pingint-by to give it • wide berth. Have not
the Local Board power to order the remove', and if their
order be not complied with have they not power to
remove at the owner's expense /
ClllMMT.—Pertiond v. Inyinessok —A match at cricket
we. played on Saturday be' fleet elevens of Weymouth
and the Portland Clubs. Weymouth went tint to the
wicket.. and stored 91, among which the double %I,
s
were—Kr. Stephenson' s 17 and Kr. Pennon's 11
Port-
Iced took the willow and ran tip • score of 101, among
which were—Kr. Patten's 18, Kr. Hodadon's and Dr.
Itae's SI There waa not time to play g second tunings;
but Weymouth had scored 41 with nine wickets deem
when time was called, the only doable figure being Dr.
Broughton's It The match was therefore decided in
favour of Portland on the first innings by fff rune
SANITARY MATTIIIII AT MAID= WILL. —We. Elpragg
made a sensation in the County Magistrates' Court on
Friday with hia high-eounding announcement—" I am
directed by the Loc." Government Board, Whitehall," be.
But although the authorities quickly recovered from their
surprne when it was found Mr. Spragg erg no Govern-
ment officer, but an inhabitant complaining of • nuisance;
and though he won found himself out of court until he
should take out a summons, yet I am informed Ito'.
Serge to likely to bare a substantial grievance and cense
of complaint Said an inhabitant to me—" He should
hare lived in Maiden Well when I warn there, and had the
green of a horse rotting under his window for • fort-
night. I wrote to the Inspector of Nuisances and raw
him, and yet the stinking carcase stayed there • week
after I had complained." I hare been told that in this
neighbourhood the cgreasell of horses are sometimes
boiled down and given to pigs to eat; and I have myself
been eye-witeem of the dirty state of High-street. The
Urban Stab iry Authority, or their Alone ought really
to deal promptly with such matters, or aeon day they
will be astounded by the Lest Government Board
" standing no more nonsense," but interfering with •
high /4101. and at Arrest cost to the rstemsverk —Dumas
Toe Particular Service Squadron has dispersed. and at
this moment our shores are-left without the protection of
any or anizod navel 'orce wh tore-. lite so called
Channel squadron, under Lord John Day, still tarries in
the Mediterranean. being at pres nt stationed at Cyprus,
and its return to England depends upon the withdrawal of
our vessels from the Sea of Marrnore and the Dardanelles,
which is to take place, we are told, aa soon as the Russian
troops have evacuated Achianople. Meanwhile the
returns
att. Gallipoli
Striftaure, a fine ironclad of the Mediterranes Fleet, which
tnuf"nrirelen7rlt:ltECoy.P:eellat.hasAindbFiltideomngoingFna,mienereThich
nir,onely
on
to way home from the Last Indies when detain for
special service in the Mediterranean. No other vessels
have yet been named to take the place of these, and it is
very probable that the Admiralty will embers the
opportunity of reducing our naval force in the
Mediterranean by this mean. The fact, that the
Admiralty has so sumtuarly got rid of the Particular
Service Squardon at home Unroof theta goodlycontingent
of ships may he shortly expected from the Mediterranean;
and before the close of the autunm the Minotaur, Black
Prince, and Defence will doubtless be at dispose' foe
Channel duty.
ABCIEXT DANIS. QUAIIII. —At the County Petty
Sego. on Friday, Nary Strettots, an elderly woman, was
summoned for aanulting Jig* Montego, an older aroma&
still. on August 17th.—Defendant Ah per honour,
if yell give me leave, I'll tell yer about it. —The comp/min-
set, who was front one of the southern village. told how
Mr. Ward wanted meg women to go to Walk and she
war /mine, when Mary Stratton and others declared they'd
"tart up' if more women were taken on, and Stratton
clime and struck her, declaring sum make her go firing,
if slut didn't go ininon at once.—D-fendant, laughing
There's • dear sieter-in-law.—Oontgainant added that
Stratton ioliowed her Into her house. and struck her
again and eine. —Ditfenelant : Did I soaks on different to
You when you attid you'd knork the box of her beck
C ,mplsi mint : Ni—Defendant shouted; "Come up, Jane
Meter r and it was explained that "all Mr. Ward's
women" were entre to Court about the matter: but this
was too much for Me Symonds, who sugented that only
one of them should he heard—den. Nester, a young
woman, was passing through Wakeham, on the 17th when
Jane Thompson caineout, end railed and tool Wool. She
.lid not ans,er her, ant Mary Stratton, who w•• talking
to leftism. and others, wont and persuededienellsompeoa
to go indoors and he quiet. Both siruck each other, and
she could not tell who struck lint —ln answer to the
Chairman, wither maid they quarrelled and finished off
with • fight, fought about 10 minutes, Stratton was
knocked down, and Thompson knelt upon her—Stratton
kept on making interruptions, and was threatened wit
being put out "Ping excuse, we," said she, "I can't
help it."—The Ch airman said all fear magistrates were
screed it was • fight, and the ease would be diem
the cogs to he divided.—Sttattou ; lkh, lan. bothered
yer honour, I haven't got it—(Coaxing : 'ee'll allow me •
week to pay, won't yvr honour. Jist bear me for ten
minute., for • hit of fun.—The people in Court were by
this ttme in roan of laughter, and the pulite were got
nutside, as soon as the coats could be obtained from them,
the Chotirman edvisdng them to he as good friends as ever.
Cil.Allol OF ASSAULT. Join Gaffer/en, of H.M.S.
Warrior, was charged with assaulting Marianne Jame
Wildey, of Portland —Complainant did SA 1199.ari and
the cam was tilling...rd.

Ito 'envoy, Rams. —Jelin Pries was summoned
for nding witivin reins, at P.r.lind. Asked whether it
was true, he cheerily answered—" Yes, air," and explained
they were raMar lonsy.—Superintandent Batty said this
was • most reckless cane, the horses were going St a trot,
and defen,lant would not stop when called to. —Mood 104.
Inc Wino's', Soe.—Nilward LOIOII.M. WM summoned
for an assault by 1t.,, Stone, apparently a young widow,
the case being heard at the County Petty Bowdon' on
Friday—Mr. limone appeared for complainant, and Mr.
Howard for defendant Complainant's little boy, seven
years old, was with low mother, and it seemed be was the
cause of the quarrel. —Mrs. Stone said on the 90th she will
at work in a harvest field, her little boy Charles, aged
seven, being with her. During the day she went him, about
two o'clock, to Mrs. Flew aith her bonnet, and in about
an hour or leas he returned, Mr. Lowman following him.
She asked what the boy had done, and Mr. Lowman said
"11l tell him what he has done,' and struck the boy •
blow on the leg with aspic, which be twice repeated, the
lest two on the shoulders, and said he'd cut his guts out.
The first blow on the leg made it very black, and there
were mark's on it, like • scratch, with blood oozing out,—
By Mr. Howard: Had four children, and sometimes had
to beat them. Mr. Lowman said someone broke the beck
of one of his pipi last week; this was not till after be had
struck the boy. He did not say the boy had damaged one
rif the pigs, but because be saw him cm the wall. One of litr.
Lowman's pip had been Injured before, and Mr. Lowman
said he'd twist his neck if he caught him again. No one
to at
had spoken her about the throwing stones
Poultry. Mr. Lowman had 29 pigs n the halti previously,
and on Wednesday 19 only—fl. boy's leg was exhibited
no the Bench, the mark showing, although faintly.—Mr.
Howard said the littla boy mounted the wall, .a. 4 the
pia together and threw stones and injured sandlot them.
Bnys will be tiorish; but if they will be so, they must have
room little pun meet The kindest and wisest way for
Mr. Lowman was to give the boy a cut with • slack.
inatnad of summoning him for malicious Injury, und
allowing a lot of costa to fall upon the poor widow. —ln
consequence of the summons statue Ike aimult was nom
mittea on the 90th, and it actually happened on the 19th,
Mr lianne asked for the summons to be amended, Mr.
H .ward stating that be had a witness present to prose an
alai —The summons was remanded, putting the date on
the 19th. —Mr. Howard said if the mother had been •
hatter mother to her children, and prevented them doing
dupaun to Atop people', property, tinire would hare been
no necessity for the CYO to-day.—Mr. Bmjamin Stone
Wheatley knew the defendant for NI years, and never
heard of his being had up for cruelty. flaw Mrs. Stone's
little boy on Mr. Lowinan's wall, throwing stases at Mr.
Lowman., little pigs, and he remained there five to ten
minute*, and stoned the piii• Wi. uses sent to Mr. Lowman,
who went aftor the boy. If one of the stones had struck
the pip, it must have hurt them the stones were elk to a
Pound each. Did not hear the pigs equeek —Re-examined:
If it had been my ownchlid, I should not hawse:os =
broad,ita one had given him a cut or so myself.—
a carter in the employ of Mr. Hodder, was on a
load of hay in Farmer Madder's tad, and saw Kr.
Hodder strike the boy with • spar, but not hard
to make him cry. ma boy is nalsoldevoes, sere
wineries horse loose in Use stable, and got upon the
manger, and hit one horse about the head, so that be was
nearly hlind.—The mother, re-called, said the boy Pied
until he left the field. The Bench considered Kr.
Lowman ought not to have struck the boy, but bawls gene
to the mother about his being on the welL It was •
mall matter, and they would flue Kr. Lowman or
shilling. each Party to pay their own mats.
Thum' —.I dm Bouratt, summoned on Friday, for being
drank at Portland, did not appear—P.C. SION/ Maw him
being led bnree by two others, he cursing and irwessiag.
on August —nnad Os, and costa.

ROYAL MANOR OF PORTLAND REGATTA.
That was • lively day as &maim lest, whoa a few
spirited inhabitants utilised the splendid broad sheet of
the "briny," enclosed by the Break water, for holding •
Regatta. It la now errand Mors Mow ws bad the
pleaaure of attending each a Regatta at Portland,
although the Roads are eminently fitted, and there are
plenty of stoat arms, to pull rowing matches, while a few
emart boats provide as much sailing as the general pithily
mire to see. It was • gloriously fine afternoon as
Saturday, while a pretty fresh breeze from the wad:
ward set all the mat in the Roads rocking, other very
slowly and with dignity, aa the ships of war, or briskly
as the smart little basis of the competing ammo
Arriving near the Pier where the halfpenny In Her
Majesty's name is still levied from psamegers landing or
embarking, we sea something mama is going on. for
the Ceres and other veseek are gaily trimmed with flags,
and sight-leers Sr. gaily on the stone jetty, and as the
beech. Everybody knows the great pike of giant bleak.
that U. in front of the landing piece at Oastklown„ the
broad eaten on each side of roe. the ChMl beach to the
right, separating the comparatively peaceful Roads from
the too-often turbulent West Bay, while--glancine your
eyes over trading 'others and stonii-vessak, beautiful
ste.m yachts, powerful meserie of H.M. ,
_from the
swift &meta. hold, ellerelwletsir ths Limb,
to the handy Thotourer, the ponderous Warrior, and the
pasa.aseen, most interesting of all—you look further
beyond the artificial Break water to an eastern Bay that
sometimes rivala that Western on• in violeace. But this
afternoon, the observed of all obeemen is the nOse boat
Turk, moored • convenient distant* off the decked
with nap, and on board of which are the oonunfttee.
These are Mr. Gill, Fortune's Well, Mr. Henry Pim,
ihmil Mr. W. Hodder and Mr. Robert Will., Agreethl for
a " ehore-off ," we find these gentlemen ham already
started the first race ; but as It is • tailing on., sad they
have a long distance to go, we are in pretty good this and
soon are comfortably settled on a sail, the Turk dancing to
the breeze in • very lively idyl. Every-thine I.
hearty, but serviceable, and Unmet the old
fowling piece could not 111WSTO be fired by • sailor, in the
hands of a sportsman, who knew bow to pull the trigger
quick enough, it frequently waked moths people ashore.
The races cam* off in the followiag_ordel ;
RAILING BOATS not exceedingMft. Maas Lia , (a, la,
, 4a., and 8.. The muse we. round the coal hulk and the
men of war, twice, rather over six miles. Six started—
Mr. A. Male's boat, L 1: Mr. Maber's Chant:idea: Mr. Gill's Tryon, 3, 3'
_• Mr. Way's Turk, & 4 ; Mr. Robert
Wella's Betory, 6. 6; Mr. G. Brown's beat, 4, retired The
advantage of the start was mined by Mr. A. Male's boat
Writ:2l.4o ready, with nothing to do,as the gan fired, bat
let a rope and off ; sit e was followed by Mr. ONs sod the three talks or so of the first round In about
three quarters or aa hour, Mr. GUN caratag gonad live
minute. behind, Mr. Kaber's whistle wag marly lamas the
sthrt, had_ well pinked
_up, and was only about • Wee*
and MU behind Mx. Mr. Male's eameimed the
double course in an hoar and twenty minutes • in the
second round Yr. GOD met with a slight accedes& maw
thing giving way, and Yr. Maker's pegged her,
ing the double omit,. In m hour and half,r. GC=
three minutes behind, the others at mama= SAILING BOATS, 10ft First, be,, ds, S. eamus,
once round.
This Woo match got tth at the time, and it ens letheffsd that Mr. Elliott's wherry would also sail' but Mr CAW
were occupied with • great load of bread, which they lad
taken off to one of the ships, therefore only two sailed.
Mr. Moore's Clown, 1; MY. Charles's LivelLL
Some very pretty SIOAMOUTTing had to be by the
boats, in order to reach down in the eye of the Pfeil, ae4
Co windward of a destasr-yedst, in seder to
bads a Ana& airVill=biliglass Caring

the Lively, carried sway her bowsprit, and arrived in first.
Lively shout four minutes afterwards, but protested that
the Clown ran into them on the wrong tack, and that
Lively was therefore entitled to the first prise. and this
they adhered to, on the point of honour, though admitted
the Thee was for fun more than for money. The commi. tee
were rather shy of deciding the matter, and various, pro-
position. were made ; hut without settling it, we give the
order of the host, ao they actually came in and the com-
mittee gave the money as above, and let than settle
between themaelvta
GeWIT RACE, open to all comers. First. .Cllos., second,
£l, third. Ilk Garland. Hon. Elliot 'fork., I; Chance.
It M. cutter's boat, I; Lively, Mr. S. Charles. 3. Isabella,
Mr. Thomas Culaton,lt
There was a gossi deal of waiting for the Porthmil crew,
who were off with the cargo of i.re.d, sod who teemed to
be somewhat rebel on to keep up the honour of Port-
land ; hut waiting wit, of no use, and At last they started.
The yachts men at once crept ahead, took the lead, and
kept it throughout, followed by the cutter's men. while
there wite • smart race between the hinder boats. Garland
was quite two minutes efore the others,who came in each •
few lengths apart, amidst Portland lamentations for the
absence of the crew who were imeupied with the bread,
end who all good Portiandars declared, would have taken
at least smoad prim
this time it was. "nand day ashore," the nsilitary,
naval, and civilian populations havirg gathered on the
Beech in crowds, and enjoying the 'port. Tee can was ,
shining brightly, and the Portland lamas ea well es the
lade, mutated at Galante:en and made up • picturesque I
PIK
FOIM-OULED Boars, or,t exceeding 15 feet-10.. 7. 61.,
and 66. Mr. W. Anthony's boat broke an oar hut yet
managed to Thom in first with three oars ; Mr. it Willa's.
second, Mr. Brown's, third.
81•01.1-111•WDZD PITNT RACK, all comen-6.., dik, and tn.
—Mr. 13.11 s trait, (Way mete) first Mr. R. Will.
second; Mr. Wow, third ; the last being Mt. &lbw. They
were separated by • idi dietaries'.
&Latino Itact.-66. sod . 61.—Thess were rowed
with 'novels, and a good deal of hustler WY caused.
110. R. Anthony's crew were first, Um second pries was
Sot given
Osiasy Bowaran waitron. for a live pig. At the end
of the haer.prit WAS • leehet ; but the sprit was too well
gresesd, and the people roared with laughter, as the
would be Blondin wa. roused. Bragg went out and fell
overboard twice without result : hut the third time he I
seised the basket in his fall, and won the prise, with a
narrow -.tont.
Gausr PoLs Cummao, for a I.g of mutton. Many And
persevering were the edorta to reach t giddy top. where
;he high mutton desist. d Invitingly. no witer another
trial, and some sore wady micces-ful ; lint clipped down, I
laths delight of the crowd. At lag u-veral e• g air.
cam by getting on cart other. eh, elders, suds small boy
climbed 0:or all, and ..• pushed to the top, relenting
with the coveted haunch.
Number of ladies and ithere from the yachts were rowed
alongside the committee boat, to view the race. and the
fun, which they seemed much to eth iv, and some gave
towards the funds. The wen .nil boys etigaaed in the
conteste ought not, however, to Ii ard the committee
boat, or they will premstii the regatta becoueng annual
for the committee cannot do their work in the midst of
intruders We hop. the P,rtlAuder. will attend to this
hint, sou an eno unto the 0re5:04..5 to repeat the
regatta from t•ms to tins..
After the wort.. Mr. it Udder provided shot dinner
at the P. rtlaad Roads inn, tor thoia who bad rowed le
the boatt sad thus wooed • pleasant halt-hotiday.
, ot Fiettese. Well, acted so treasurer for the
11. g .tta, and be with all the committee are to be pis.
gratulatad on having raised the Wads, arid carried out
the stale with such success.