The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-01-22 00:00:00

WIYMOIITH.

TH. SCHOOL OF Aim—This excellent institution,
which is snaking such good progress under the super.
vision of the talented- headmaster, Mr. Baker, will
re-open on Mood.y next.
Toe Tows COssois.—We have been given to under.
stand that in consequence of the refusal to great the
we of the Town liall for the purpose of enquiring into
this matter an open air meeting will shortly be
held in Hope-square, and also one on the Meloombe
Reels side.
ARcarrcermus.—Such was the subject of the first
lecture of the Weymouth Town Society for 1884. The
lecturer +se Mr. F. linlme, and the lecture took plass
In tne Royal lintel on Toes lay evening, the Rev.
John Wood being in the chair.

NON-rATNIZIrT Or DAB ACCOUNT. George H.
Chalker, of Maidenetreet, was summoned at the
, Petty Sessions on Tuesday for non-payment of 155.,
I the balance of gas account.—Both magistrates present
(Mr. Robertson and Mr. Ho: kin.), being gas directors
the case could not be token by them, and the case was
adjourned until Tuesday.
HOSIERY Or WINIL—At the Police.court on Mon•
day, b-fore the Mayor (It. N. Howard, EN.), Alder-
man Robertson, J. E. Robena, E-q., and T. Abbott,
Esq., E lwari King was charged with steeling wine.
the property of his router, Edward Pidgeon, an five
other loom named George King, John Marks,
William Talbot, William Sieter, and William Dicker
were charged with rec.-lying it. Mr. Bowen had no
forther evidence to i.ffer, and King was eentenced to
281d51s' herd labour.
DRUNK AND INCAPAILL —William Dillingham wee
charged at the Petty Sessions on Tue-day, before
Alderman Roberta in and B. Hopkins, Voris, with
being drunk sad incapable.—P.C. 11.itlett sta,ed thst
about • gun/ter to nine last niorht he was on duty in
St. Tbondas-strest sod found defendant drurik and
incapable and falling about. —He woe obliged to get
assistance to take him to the poliosstation —Defend-
ant paid he came out of the Union on leave yeetesciss
and was given some brandy.—Fined 5e., sod in default
soviet days
PROSRSTATION.—On Monday morning the Guildhall
wee crowded, it being the occasion of the gratifying
presentation of a magnificent gold watch, valued $O
guinea., by the Ant-ric in Government to our est mood
tovrasmaa, Captain Cook, for his service. in sisviug a
shipwrecked crew near Cade Horn, in Nlarch last, the
puticulars of which are known to all our readers.
The Mayor (R. N. Howard, Esq.), made the presenta-
tion in plea log terms, and Captain Cook suitably
responded. At the close he was heartily cheered by
those present.
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SHIPPI3O. —Arrivals : Aquila, Painter, Cherbourg,
general; Great Western, Blampied, Cherbourg,
general; " Etoile de la hler," Dorion, Logue,
potatoes,; Volant, Summers, Brigham, 6.h; Cygnus,
Pieter, Jersey, general; Qmen, Hall. Havre,
ball sat. —'tailings Aqiliia Painter, Clerbourir,
general ; Great West.,ll, I nple.l, Cnerbourg,
general; °pinto, Flusher, Jersey, general; Rat-
swain, Clarke, Guernsey, ballast; Volani, Summers,
Brighans, nil ; Girilieneae, Dews o, tonidon, general.
0171111C1 AG•111118T me Bi x•Lawa. —At the Petty
Sessions on Tuesday, before J. Robertson, Es p (in
the chair), and B. Hopkins, Req., William Bowring
was summoned for harkg on the 10th January offered,
or exposed for sale, 6-it at a place iither than at his
house or shop, or the Market House.—Defendent
pleaded guilty, and raid there was no place to el(000111
bah.—Mr. Arlen: There Ii a fishinarksh —Defend-
ant : Ths whole of the fish-market Ls occupied by nue
person, and no market wag there for hint t expose his
Arden said there was • great deal in what
defendant sakl.—P.C. Morris stated that on Thugs lay,
the 10th, defendant wm hawking Eish in Walpole.
street. Wheelie asked him for his t'cket. Defendant
had no house or shop in the town.—ln reply to Mr.
Arden, defendant said he lived in the town.—Mr.
Arden suggested they should adjourn the summons for
a fortnight and in the meanwhile he would mininiuxi.
cabs with tits town authorities.