The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-08-06 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

Wrritottiti COPIROMItte Gas COMPLIFT.—The first
ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of this
company was held at the Town.ll.ll on Thursday last,
to elect • board of directors for the ensuing year. The
attendance was small, and the chair wait taken by Mr.
It. Thomas. chairman of the Board. The Chairman
read the notice convening the meeting. and recited the
retiring directors-namely, Mears. B. Thomas, J. Drew,
J. Abbott, R. Damon, J. Robertson. A. Mason, G. J.
Verne, J. Corns. and J. Lunch°. He said that these
wore all eligible for reelection except Mr. Lunde, who
could not find time to attend to the duties of the office,
and had resigned; but B. Edwards, Eaq., M.P., was
willing to take his place.- Mr. E. 0. Hallett proposed
that the nine retiring directors be re-elected, and that
Mr. Eder& supply the vacancy rased by My Lundie's
resignation.-Mr. J. J. Rale seconded the proportion.
eulogising she conduct of the retiring director.. -The
motion was agreed to.-The Chairman then declared the
above-named gentlemen duly elected for the ensiling
year. Be also apologised for the absence of the secre-
tary (John Timed, Boo.), who be stated was absent at
the volunteer carp. Had their secretary been present,
he might perhaps have laid before them some statement.
It was the wish of the directors that the shareholders
should be as fully informed as themselves as to how
matters were proceeding. The new company had entered
into • valuation of the works, which bad been most at-
tentively gone into by competent valuer*. These gen-
tlemen had founded their calculations on an exceedingly
liberal basis, and bad left a wide margin beyond the
real value of the works. Upon this valuation an offer
had been sometime mince made to the old company, but
bad not yet been avepted, and the directors were rather
surprised at not having received an answer. Pei haps
the old company were making calculations, being in
doubt as to whether the new comyany had not offered
too mush. The directors were therefore an much in
the dark as the shareholders. Tho time would soon
arrive, however, when some steps would have to be
Wien, lie was happy to say they had a large balance
in hand at the bank, and would like to have it profitably
employed--Mr. B. Phillips asked if the rile on the
shares had been promptly met. -The Chairman replied
that they had been answered very readily. This con-
cluded the burner, and the meeting separated.
A NIGHT AT StA.—On Monday Mr. R. T. Gough,
accompanied by Masters PUrey and Alfred Fooks, the
two latter aged respectively 14 and eight years, with •
young MAU named Schuller, as boatman, went out on •
fishing excursion. The party embarked in a bust belong.
ing to Mr. Gough between 3 and 4 o'clock and nude
for the Breakwater °ruing, where at one of the piles
the boat was made fast and fishing commenced, with
what success we cannot say. As the shades of evening
closed around the party let loose their tiller front the pile,
and, as we suppose, intended making homewards, but
drifted instead outwards. Gradually as the time and
tide passed on darkness came with it, and then in the
absence of a thorough knowledge of the curt, "pulling"
became obviously futile. Paring by the tact that the
boat was twice on the stones of the Breakwater, we
follow her hither and thither, until alter many hours

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of sleepless rest and anxiety, to the little ones at least,
the parties on board find themselves notagreat distance
from the light ship. Day now began to dawn, and the
Rreakwater was at once made for, and after many hours
pulling, the Raidateaol was made, the boys are safe,
hurrah ! ! and the boat is towed up the harbour by a man
monied John .leanes, who happened to sight her, and
arrived in Weymouth harbour about 9 o'clock on
Tuesday morning, In the 111M11 time picture the
distracted feeling of • father. Thinking the boat
might still be in the breakwater opening, our respected
townsman Mr. Fooks (the father of the youngest boy)
in company with a gentleman, Mr. G. Brazier, took a
boat and rowed direct for that place, but no tidier,
I could be found or heard of them by Paseins huat's and
they retunied to Weyniouth. Early in the morning,
the captain of the coast guard was communicated with
the signals given - and cutters ordered to be manned,
when fortunately the "sometime" lost boat was
espied. We are pleased to hear that the youthful ion
of Mr. Fooks is in some measure recovered from the
severe effects of a night on the rough deep in an open
boat, but, at the same time must express our regret
that Master Fairey. son of Mr. Fairey, Bond-et:vet, was
very unwell, medical aid being eeemed necessary in this
case. For seafaring men a night at sea is nothing, but
in the present instance there is good reason for
thankfulness that the boat arrived in moiety awl we con-
gratulate Mr Gough on his return, after passing a
"night on the deep blue sea."
Bolloolllli Pohme. —Tuesday. —Before J. Ayline ..nd
Ferris, Een.—Hoinnah Mann was summoned by ....ary
Ann Langdown for an assault on the 23rd, opposite
Gloucester•row. Jealousy eeemed the primary cause.—
Fined 10s, and ants, in default 14 days.—George
Dowell was summoned by Thomas Iroquois', of the
Royal Engineers, Chapelry, for using threatening
languaie. and was bound over to keep the peace, him-
self ao, end one surety in Elo.—Matthew }Sandell
summoned by Annie, wife of Alfred Neale, for an
assault on the 27th inst. was fined sa. including costs, or
in default seven days' hard labour.—Miehael Caldwell
was summoned for an assault on Roderick Stewart,
corporal, Royal Engineers. On Saturday, at 7 p.m..
complainant went to the Kings' Arms Inn with a message
for Mr. Lock wood. the landlord. Defendant WWI sitting
there, and calk Cat and asked if the picket were coming
for him. Complainant replied he did not wish to be
insulted. Defendant who had been in the R.E. then
put himself in a "manly position" and came to strike
him, but he was prevented. Complainant then went
away.—Mr. Howard, for the defendant, said the
latter bad formerly been in the Royal Engineers. There
was no ease of assault against the defendant as by
complainants' own showing. The case arose out of &little
chaff.—Casedismissed,with &caution.— William Clark,
private 13th Regiment, was charged with stealing a
silver lento'', °halo, sod key said two combs, the property
of Joseph Keely, of the San Inn, Meleomhe Regis,
prosecutor's wife, Ellen Neely, depomed that prisoner
was in her house on Saturday evening about half-past
de• She supplied him with some beer in the parlour,
and about a quarter of an hour after he came out and
said he was poorly—he seemed shaking and faint. She
gave him some water, and than asked him toile down.
She &hewed him to • small bedroom and shut the door.
Prisoner tame down about eight o'clock, saying he was
going to Bridport the next morning. The property
stolen was safe in the bedrooms the Saturday morning.
She missed the combs at 10 o'clask on Saturday. The
watch, chain, key, and comb produced were the property
of her husband. The combs were taken from a front-
room on the same floor as prisoner'. bedroom. The ring
of the watch had been broken off since stolen. The
watch chain and key. were safe in her own bedroom on
Saurday morning—Thomas Chaddock. of Hope-street,
deposed that last Saturday night prisoner offered the
watch produeed to him for • night's lodgings and five
shillings. Witness lent prisoner C/6. 61 on the watch,
chain, and key, and gave him some bread and cheese
and beer. After sleeping seine time prisoner left, and
promised to fetch the watch again on Tuesday (thiscley).
Witness afterwards gave the watch, ke., to Sergeant
Brine.. Prisoner pleaded guilty and was ienteneed to
six months' imprisonment with hard labour.