The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-11-28 00:00:00

District Nal3o.

DORCHESTER.

AT the Opening Meeting of the New Session
Archaeological Society, the Marquis Camden, LG.,
'President, who occupied the chair, oongratulated the
.society on the aucoeasea of the Annual Meeting at
'Dorchester, at which a large accesaion of members
was received, and the influenco of the society MIS
much inereased.

Till gale of Tuesday night, nay the old folks, was the
Ino4 severe one eine. 42 years ago, at the same date,
when thq destruction of property both on land and sea
,was immense. In our own immediste neighbourhood
we have not heard of any s,rious casualty. Trees have
been mutilated, and in some instances terns up, sad the
weak points in buildings of every description have been
.discovered. A poition of the battlements of the bay
•win tow AL the west end of our Town.hall was precipitated
to the ground, and fell very close to " old Martin,' who
was pasieg •t the time. It seems that the fhtli.stone
•of which the battlements &rebuilt, has been disintegrated
,by tines end the elements, and it would, we apprehend,
be Wise to remove what now remains of them before any
personal injury is done.
BOROUGH Parry SESSIONS, Tuesday. Before
Dr. Aldridge (the Mayor) and R. Davis, Esq.
Brutal Assault: A private of the R.H. ft., named
George Munro, VIM ohuged with assaulting an
-"teafortonate" named Marks. On Monday night,
tabard, sifter eight o'clock, the girl was standing be-
tween Durngate•street and Star-lane, when she saw
prisoner coming towards her. As he had threatened
her on the previous Saturday night she ran away.
He pursued and overtoek her, when he struck her
finer or five times on the head with • thick heavy
tralking-stiok, inflicting • shocking wound near her
eve, and other injuries in different pelts of her head.
The girl was quite sober at the time. The magis-
trates considered this a most brutal and unprovoked
.savesult, and sentenced the prisoner to • month's hard
labour, without the option of paving a fine. —A
sturdy vagrant was brought up, who said he was a
Printmaker, and belonged to Brighton. He came
Lions Bridpert oat Monday, and was making his way
to London. He had been at the workhouse all night,
and had a "bit of bread" when be left this morning.
Shortly after, he went into the shop of Mr. Drake,
baker, picked up a loaf, broke it in two, and
commenced eating it. He was given into custody.
He complained that "a fellow" was not allowed to
beg in this neighbourhood, and said that if felks
didn't give him something to eat, and he was
hungry, he should take it! The Mayor told him he
could always get relief for his present necessities at
the Unions, reminded him how wrong and illegal
mob cenduat was, urged him to work honestly for
his living, and ordered him out of the town.

Boeotian Potion.—On Saturday, George Kitohel and
Owen Go'lop, labourer% were brought up in custo iy,
bef,ire the Mayor and A. S. Hodget, Esq., charged with
being drunk and riotoua on the preceding evening.
Kitchel was also charged with maaultinx P.C. Moore
whilst in the execution of his duty. From the cin-
'table's statetnent, it appeared that he found the defen-
dants stripped awl fighting near the Crown Hotel, about
ten o'clock at night. He went and persuaded Kitchel
to put en his clothe., and go home, and P U. Ksle
advised Gollop to do the a tine. Kitolicl then ettetupted
to strike again, when the corstsble told h m he
I °aid rake him to the 10-k•up, and, in attempting to
do to, Kitoliel tried tt trip the constable up. and struck
him the mouth. Goliop offered no resistance. Ur.
J. 1.1.11, eosinhbuilder, corroborated the policeman's
etratement.—The Mayor said, if parties were brought
before him chimed with assaulting the police in the
execution of their duty, he should inflict the highest
penalty the law allowed. Kitohel would have to pay a
tine of £5, or, in default, be imprisoned for two months
with herd labour. As Gollop offered no resistance, he
vermli b 3 tined 10s., including costs.—Kitehel was taken
off to prison.

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