The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-08-21 00:00:00

WAYNOI7TH.

VAGILANCY —At the Police-court On Thuri
before Or. Drew (in the chair) and J. Landis, Esq.,
Joseph Horsley was charged with sleeping in the
open air.—P.C. M rrris stated that just after twelve
that morning he found prisoner in a waggon in
Trinity-road. Being t..rid be had no business there,
he replied be hal nowhere ities to go. He was
entirely destitute of meaas.—Prisoner said if the
Beach would "ease" him this time he would go to
Dorchester and take on ' soldiering' again.--Supt.
Vickery stated prisoner was a discharged soldier, and
for the last three or four days had been stopping at
Gibson's brotheL He had but recently come from
Dorchester Gaol for felony.—The Bench sent prisoner
40 gaol for 14 days. --Sarah Wilkins was charged
with a similar off -nca—P.C. Morris found her asleep
in • lime-kiln on the Chickereldrroad. She told him
she had no lodging., and did not know where to get
any. He had bed many com?laints about this woman
siespink out—Fourteen days hard labour.
11FALTH OF WATZIIIIIIO PLAOLi.—The Registrar-
General in his last quarterly return, just betted,
publishes his usual table giving mortality statistics for
46 English watering-places and health resorts, relating
t r the three months ending June lest. The average
annual death-rate from all haloes in these holiday
resorts WM 171 per 1,000, against al in the whole of
England and Wales, while the rate from zycootic
diseases did not exceed I a, the general English rate
being la. These figures imply assurance of the
generally satisfactory sinituy o mdition of these
wateringis'ace.. The table affords the mean, of
estimating the health condition of these small towns
individually, especially as regards the freedom from,
or the prevalence of, zymotic disease. While, however,
the period embraced by the statistics is too small to
give the several rates mach vslue for comparative
purposes, it may abio be borne in mind that a high
zyrootio death-rate due to the epidemic prevalence of
whooping-0 'ugh, for instance it. April or May, need
not c Ulla alarm in August. although it might prompt
local enquiry as xi the termination of the epidemic.—

Lancet.
BOKOUGH PLITT 9113810,15, Friday.—Before the
Mayor, 51r. Robertson, Mr. Hopkins, and Mr.
bonus. —Caroline lialston was charged on a warrant
with amenities Thomas Keats. —Prosecutor said on the
night of the 15th he was outside the Crown Suedes
with a gentleman with whom he had been for a drive.
Prieoner was there, and because he would not allow
her to get inside the cab with the gentleman she took
ups 'Otto m and threw it at his head, cutting it open,
and breaking the spittoon.—Prisoner said lipoid,
punished her dreadfully first, and, thinking she malt
de something in self -defence, *he threw the spittoon
at him.—Supt. Vickery said prisoner had been
repeatodly convicted of assaults—The Mayor said she
stood before the Court with 15 or 16 previous con-
victions easiest her—eight times for being drank and
riotous, for which she hat been sent to prison five
times, five times convicted of prosecution, *o.l twice
for assaults; in fact, there was a very black list against
her. She lied terms of imprisonment from 14 to 28
days, all of which seemed ti have no effect, and the
magistrates would now pas. • hoarier sentence upon
her—two months' hard lab .ur.— --Lucy Tit* was
charged with being drunk and disorderly.—P.C.
Manifold said last night. about se quarter to 12, he
IVY in Hope-square, and heard some loud knocks
ing. On going to Dee what was the matter
he found prisoner with a soldier knocking at
the door of the Red Lion and demanding beer, which
the landlord rehised to supply. He told the priso•ur
to go home, and advi vi the • ddier to go to barracks,
and he left for the purpose of doing so, but prisoner
ran after hi is snd said he should go h ms with hem.
She was • thorough welsh...-. being drunk and lying
about nioht eft, night. —Prisoner denied being drunk.
—The Mayor said in the last occasion the magistrates
were diopn.ed ~) deal leniently with prisoner on
account of her cre, bit she hit abused their kindnese
by being in a short time found drank and disorderly in
the streets; all consideration seemed to be thrown
sway on her. Whilst the magietratem would be kind
on ..ue hand, they would he firm ~n the other, and
should pentane, her to 28 days' hard labour.