The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-07-31 00:00:00

WEYKOUTH.

CLIVKLANI) 1101 SI 5,1001.--J. 1. C ludor, age 14,
pupil of Mr. T. A. Yarrow, ha, ju-t passed the
Matriculation Examination, Lon ion University, in
the tirst division. This ex ,min:di .n exempts candi-
dates I r • imisvion to tho itqyal Military College
fr,to the preliminary test, exc ,pt in geometrical
drawin.r. .

CLIANLUIreiI Or THE Towg.—At • meeting of
the Street Committee, held on Monday, it we. resolved
that • book should be ksot at the Guildhall, at all
tim s accessible to the publies, where c .mplaints of any
nuisances can be enteral by any one, and will have
the atteution ..1 the officials. It is h p•.l the public
will avail them-elves of 'hi. opportunity, and
strengthen the hands f the Mayor and Corporation in
their determination to keep the two one of the
rleane-t, as well as one of the healthiest, in the country.
FoRTSIUHTLT C,IIII.ICrIrION.—Tne first Nimpetition
of th.. second series, in connection with E C ,mpany,
It 11. V., took plasm on Saturday and lloodav last,
with the following result :—A Class—let, Private
Wilton, 6.5; 2nd, Colour-Sergeant Roberts, 6", : 3rd,
Corporal Symools, 62; 4th, Quart rrnuiter-Sergeant
1,00. 57; 51), Sergeant-Major Street, 57. B Clan—
let, Private Bascombe, 46; 2ad, Private 'l'owrisend.
41; 3r.i. Private Jesty, 36.
AM NITWIT TO IMPROVE CHRIST CHURCH.—At a
recent meeting of the nelaril.lere, in order to deter-
mine If something could not be done to improve the
lighting, to have more effective heating, and to erect
an organ. Mr. George Eliot kindly consented to act am
treasurer, and subscriptions towards the general fund
for church improvements, or to either of the special
objects, wiU be received by him at the Ohl Bank, or
by the Rev. W. Hind, of Christ Church- It wail
decided to isms circulars, asking the congregation to
specify what amount, they wiU Rive towards all or
either of the objects named, before commencing the
contemplated improvements. £lOO ha. already been
obtained—Kr. Church and Dr. Lush having given
£3O each. _

SHIPPING INTILLIGgeoI. Arri•alti : stuth of
Ireland, Peace, Cherbourg, general; Empress,
Comic Bournemouth, passengers; Premier. Bow.
ring. Bournemouth, passengers ; Great Western,
Blampied, Cherbourg, al; Vulture, Peace,
Cherbourg, general ; Brighton, Falls, Jersey,
general; Aquila, Painter. Jersey, general ; Ethel,
Clague, Jersey, potatoes; Fitsgerald, Cregaa, Jersey,
potatoes ; Lard Elgin, Miller. Bournemouth,
priseengere ; Mermaid, Liseeeder, Sunderland. coal;
Celerity, Mann, Newcastle, coal; Walcyon, Edmunds,
Swaney', goes; Alice, Dale. Dover, oileake ; Prince,
Mmtere, Tirquay, : Premier, Bow.
ring, B ournemouth, passengers; Imprint, (Jones,
Cherbourg, general; South of Ireland, Pearl', Cher-
bourg, general; Great Western, Blampied. Cherbourg,
general; Briehton, Fella, Jolley, genera!; Aquila,
Painter, Jersey, general; 1301•1, Claims, Jersey,
empties; Prince, Masters. Swanage, nil; Lord Elgin,
Miller. Bournemouth, passengers; Vulture. Pear°,
Cherbourg, general ; Craig Alvah, Slater, Swansea,
ballast; Fitegerald, Oregen,Cardiff, ballad; Waleyon,
Edmunds, Swamp, nil.
doIJJI7II AND THE MeearRATICII.-03 Midair
his sett on the Bench at the Petty Sessions on Mon-
day, Di. Drew, wide...ping Mr. Arden, enid he h•d
been twioe ache I bribe gentletnee who were in Court
en Saturday why Mr. Jelliffs shioni,i have been so per-
sistent in not whaling him to bear the caw of his
clients. He thouebt it ehonhi be Ire we that one of
his clients (.1 ,aathan Cook). had been tsrioe br,dight
before him for very bad CASee of ern ,Ity, and the last
case wee Po bad that he Wee sent Li prison without
the option of • tine, and was to Id if be appeared
before the Bench again he would b. dealt with More
severely. Us coon, therefore. easily understand why
Mr. Jolliffe's client did not wish him to hear the ejes.e.
having tried two before ; but be thought Mr. Joll.ffe
ought to bare behaved better than he di,l —Mr.
Arden said be thought the only ground on which he
could be objected to was becease he had •
etronor feeling in the cases of poor animal..—
Mr. 'taboos laid be bad an equelly string
Mr. Arden : You were not ob)ec:el t Robens
If there is • Man who has not strong feelings against
cruelty to animals, he I. wit worthy of the mime of
loan. —Dr. Drew mild if that wee Mr. Jolliffe's objec-
tion. he thought he would have to go without finding
a Ranch of English Mogistrates. He did not believe
:my man would couotraance enmity.
A BAD CAA, or Draggrloll. William Bilks,
lalana,r, was charged at the Guildhall on Prigiday,
before Dr. Drew, J. E. Robins, Req., and B. Hopkins,
E-q., with wilfully neglecting his wife, and leaving
her chargeable to the Weymouth Mr.
Wolof.m.l peosecuted.—Mr. Biehop, master of the
workhouse, stated that Eden Bilks ws, admitted on
tho 10,h .4 July. —Dr. Ryan stated that he bad
attend.' tt.e wom,,n at 3. Weston-terrace. He found
her very ill, without a bed or proper food, and the
room In a filthy condition. She was near
her infinement. In consequence of the date
In which he found her he communicated with the
relieving ofilloer.—John Lea. relieving officer, stated
that from evidence received from the last witnem he
went to 3, Waston-terrsoe, on the 10th of July, and
saw Rllsa mike, wife of the prisoner. There were
than other women In the room, inclodieg the mother
of the prisoner, who *eked him for an order for the
HMI,. The wife did not speak; she apputrod to be
due U. At first he refilled the order, knowi,,,,
prisoner to be an able-bodied wan in Noel work. The
woman said else would die of starvation if left where
she wee. There were • few dry crusts on • dish; that
WM all the food in the house, antl there was no money
to bay any. Dr. Ryan certified she was tit for
removal, so be rare the order at once. —Mary Bilk.,
mother of the prisoner, said she had asked Mr. Lee
for the order as she thought her dsughter-io-law would
be bitter off in the hue—P.C. Carter proved appre-
hending the prisoner, sad the Bench, considering It
a bad sass, sent prisoner to gaol for 28 days.