The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-05-04 00:00:00

YOOLIL

THI Bev. Charles Henry Everett, Clerk, 8.A., has
recently been licensed to the Curacy of Hutson.
A Fixß ktargoon was taken in Poole Harbour on
Wednesday by a fisherman of this port. It measured
Cift. tin. in length, and weighed 80Iba. A. it was
caught near Sir Ivor Guest's property, the men con.
veyed it to Contend Manor, but, Sir Ivor beiog Boas
home, they were unable to show it him, and proceeded
to exhibit it in the town of Wimborne. The men state
that on an average they tube one of these royal sturgeons
every year. and they have sent several as present' to
Her Majesty, but, as they lisve received no acknowledg-
ment of them, they don't intend to vend any more to
the gamin.
APPROPRIATING THI CONTINTS OF • CHARITY Bolt
—At the Petty &sake" on Thurathy, Hears &las
was charged with opening the money box at the Sailor •
Bethel, • valuable institution promoted by the moral
and religion' public for the benefit of sea-faring men.
Several petty thefts having occurred previously, the
money wsii marked. in the present instance a man
named Amoy saw the prisoner open the box with a key
and take out some coins. Boger" pleaded godly, and
desired summary conviction. The magistrate* remarked
on the heinousness of the offence, and sentenced Rogers
to three months hard labour. _ .

WL/II43IIATING EIiIaOLDIS4.IT.-0a Tuesday a
serious case of assault on • wile was heard by J.
Wood, Fag, end C. J. Stone, Fag, borough magi..
trstas, James Hushion, master of the Crystal, being the
offeading party. On the previous Piiday evening be
arrived home unexpestedly from Wareham, where his
...Pa was stationed, and found his wife at her owe
tire-side in company with two female friends. He
requested the other women to withdraw, sod then
knocked his wife down, and beat her about the head
with his boots, which he bad just taken off. Not
content with this, be threatened " to do for her," and
said, she should not live throughout the night." Coin•
plainent had two very black eyes when she appeared
before the raegiatrates, with other marts of the
prisoner's violenoe. Ileabion's answer to the charge was
that his wife had not disbursed the &Bowsaw he had
made her in • pauper manner, having oontrected debts
which bad caused him serious pecuniary difficulties.
The magistrate. considered this no justsitcation for push
an mama, and sentenced him to oae month's hard
_ _

Pcryr StatilOne, Thuradey.—Befure the Mayor (Mr.
Pearce) Meows. Adey, Stone, Rogers, end Harm.
The ercounte of the surveyors of highways e St.
James's were passed.
Henry (hobs. landlord of the New Inn, Loagdeet,
was summoned for selling beer end spirits at illegal
boars on Sunday the 25th inst. The ease was ad-
journed according to the wish of the delendent, that he
inight obtain further without/a.
Curter Kloster, of Pulsator's, wee summoned for
assaulting his wife. The wife said that he had beaten
her on Suaday night when he came home from his
work, be beat her with his dit and also streak her
with a guide. The defendant in a loud voice told his
wife not to be too fast, be then proceeded to ley that
his wife wee drunk for ever, be brought her home hls
looney but it wee not appreciated. The complainant
lure interrupted the defendant upon which he ordered
her in a etrenetheaing voice to hold her tongue which
proslueed loud laughter in °oars. The defendant pro-
ceeded to say that the oomplaineat had pinked up atonee
and thrown them at him. The mother of the wife said
she did not see thadefeedant strike her, buts few minutes
aft,r wards she stated he did strike her wad that she had
heard theca qurrelling a thousand times. The defend'
ant stated that the witnesses did not teams out until
he ha l struck his wife. The Mayor told the defend.
ent that be had uknowledged the seeault but asked if
he the defendant) had any witnerea The defendant
then waled P.C. Brushoff who said he bad sow

nothing of the clearrel. but he believed one wee equally
se bed as the other, the man was led to behave badly
by the provocation of his wife, they were always kick•
'sup rows. The defendant here stated that when he
went home be often found the eomplainant laying down
on the table half asleep, and he had to get his own
" tommy" the best way be could and retain to his work.
The defendant showed the Beach how his wife placed
her bead on the table which produced no little mute.
meet in the court ; be theta thanked the constable for
giving his evidence. The Mayor mid be could not say
the attendant had a very good wife but she mutt be
protected, the punishment however would be only a
light one, he would be lined ss. and costs, or in default
seven days' imptitionumint in Poole gaoL The defendant
thanked the magistrate* and turning round to the
policeman ordered him to take him (the defendant) to
prison saying be would die sooner than pay the fine.