The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-09-02 00:00:00

BRIDPORT.

Bonovoit Poxica. Tnesday,—Bef ore T. H. Edmunds,
Erb (Mayor). and Dr. Haw. M.D.
A But r or Conn [met Tlav•Mhas.—Nargenet Mooney.
a middle-aged wi low, and her daughter. Mary des Boor
i.ton, a young girl, were charged with wandering abroad
loneging alms in the borouth —Both pleaded not guilty.—
P.C. Home, stationed at Bridport Harbour, deposed that
numerous complaint§ had been made concerning dolma-
derv, swish annoyance taring been caused by their
stopionz pe,sengers to an I from the Harbcurdwring. On
eh. Oils the younger defendest came to his <suss and
asked his daughter for 24., describing her mother no •
widow without means. 4t the name time tho elder defen-
dant wag begging at other residences. When taken to the
polica,tation she was very drunk. --Sergeant Gale stated
there were a whole gang of them, all of whom were in
custody .—Defendant denied strongly being drunk. Sh•
tat not tasted • "soap " duellist the day ;
_but during •
et dement, in answer to the ofiloer, it leaked nut that she
had had just one drop. She supplicated the Bench to be
lenient, as she was a " lone widder."—The magistrates,
considering the younger defendant to have been instigated ,
dy Mooney, di•ci-hrged her; but sentenced Hrs. Mooney I
toll dry. at I iorcheater.
mslen Haraiftee. • miessrable looking woman, carrying
an fat at, and accompanied by three children, pleaded
guilty to the charge of being drunk in Bouth•strart, at 12
m.—Scrg ant Gale said t• • scene was of • description
the m rat disgraceful. The defendant had all the children
' with bee. surrounded by a mob. She made nee of filthy
innguage, end the bystanders cried "shame. She also
I crested a disturtousips prior to that—The Bench observed
thot ' Wal ainiply on acon ont of her children that they
would take a lenient ow ol the cage. —She promised to
leovo the 'oxalate, &awes scan eafeiy out of the Imp by
I • police officer.
PUBLIC NUISANCL Serpent Gale applied that
lelrtsberk B•ff. wile of Abel Mar. South-street, be bound
over to keef the pence towards the public, who had been
annoyed by her continual misdemeanour. There were
contliouallr disputes of an alarming character between her
' and the husband, and if MINIMUM were not taken he
i("red this results, would be fatsl. About two o'clock
Sunday turosnit defendant was creating a disturbance.
, —Alai Beer, who appeared with • severe contuned wound
, on the forsh.il, wished that something should be done in
R. ni,f ,er.-111rs. B 'or said she didel core what the
-nch Id with her, but hoped they would take care for
e children. Stie' would at won a; noi go to geoi ; every -
troly won scabies her —II appeared from • statement
made er her husband that he game by his Injuries by
sousing into violent contect with a lire alloyed during *
combat with his better belf.—Tne Bloch required
defendant to and a surety of XS to keep the pesos for six
I monistic its no 1""T appeared she was removed, but
I during the day • friend arrived,and the Reuel reeognisances
wets entered into.

FOOD A DULTIBRATION.-Dr. Tripe, public analyst
of tbe ['saucy distliet. reports, "that all the maniples
he examined, except one, were sold se mixtures of
cocoa, s-rowroot, and sugar, the exception befog
Cwibury's Owes Esseuce, which was issuing. The
quantity of sten* In the oasr seal*. varied between
41 and ISO per seat., so that allowlog for sugar, Owe
was not in some of them more than 10 per one. of
anon An article like tide wee comparatively value-
less at a food."