The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-01-17 00:00:00

WITMOUTE.

POCIM-TICI:1110. —On Thursday, Wort W. Talbot,
!sq., B. Hopkins, Zen., sad J. K. Bobemelatita
William' Blake was brought up on ranamd.
with alwallag Is. ed. from Zdward Brine, •
at the New laa.—Tbocnas Turner cosentarril rds
evidence that be maw Blake take the usuray oat al
Belwels Punka, end then witness told the landlord.—
Mrs. Talbot, the landlady 05th. lliehertnan'a Arms,
stated that on January Oh she pee Brine two hall-
sovereign" and Lie, 9d.—Prisceer pleaded guilty, and
stated this was the drat time be had been Is trouble ;
be hoped the Bomb would be lemlent.-Bapt. Vickery
knew nothing aphid primate before this, sad Blake
was accernitted for • mouth.

Dl•l7U—Or • -1701-raltltalf. —We regret to have to
record the depth of Mr. J. & Board, son of Mr. J. W.
Board, of St. grimund-street, who died alter • short
floes on the 17th ult., at Bombay. Mr. Board waa
an dicer as baud the Pods=law sad Oriental 00Uk•
peay's steamship Wm, to which firm he hod been
Oteobsd for two yeses. Ha joined as • junior °Blow,
but was appebatsi as fifth raw about two yore
dam. w• months aro he gallantly oared the life
of • quarter -meter belonging to cos of the consparq's
ships in open channel, and at a time when the etwiewer
was going full sped, for which • Otter of commen-
dation front the Board of Triads was soot to th• P. and
0. Co.'s Ala% in corequanos of which be sore
received promotion to the rank of fourth dicer, he
being the yosegost officer of that clams In the com-
pany's usagdficent dot. His prospects of furtho
promotion wen o:oedipal, good, and we are sure
moral regret "Ili be felt at the death of so ile
• young townsman. ilta cause of death ws=
dhow. Tbs Nord of the doomed, which took
place at Bombay Constery, was attended by thrs
oHoscs and crew of tits Indus sod every mark of
rapid paid to the memory of oos who though so
=t was among the most promising onion on
Go ° Toittridi G61111111143.--0a Friday night, dor
mother lodge, "Hope of Weymouth" Lt.).G.1., held
its now year's gaibsnlng. Tbs lode* was *posed 01 7.30,
and after a short Groton, during which initial/0e was
performed, the lodge was oliosok and until • quarter to
ulna the first part of an entortainment wart given the
, choir singing • Rd* Britannia," and Mr. Sims Ovine
" Never Kies the Water till the Well Haas Dry;'
Salmon than addressed the meeting. nes a
collo supper, at which about 159 oat down. About
hallpast nine they were again ogled to order, and ono
tinned the mo ; the choir sass " The Old
Clock on the Stair.; Mr. Rogers gave a humorous
reading about ths rather garments of a bridegroom's
host moo, which were found two inches too long, and
pcivatoly shortened an inch or too by about half-a-
dman lady friends, till ths state of that wedding gong
on that wedding morn zany be oonosived. Mir
man followed fo/lowed with a recitation in tiso Dome
" John and Mary:. Wedding," and Mr. ROZZ
✓MS a reading, The Now Crusade; or Hudson'.
Extract of Soap." A young man then smog "Juliana,'
and was onoored, when be reiPalded with" Th.
Charming Young Widow." Sister King gave "
Dying Child's Request," and Mr. C. Howard and
Miss Pitman sang " Ten Little Nigro'," and were
encored. Mr. Ronda made a c ioclading speech,
whore we learnt he bad been hallo-ant tau s teetotaler
and ten years a Good Topplar. wi• should not for-
get that Bro. Human very kindly gave at.. and supper
to the choir, who numbered 22.
Tug W soma Hops—On Friday list, before B. Hop-
tins, Esq., and J. B. Robots, Esq., William Scatt,
fisherman was charged with stooling • pion of rope,
the property of William J.mon Wads, land' od of Use
Georg Inn.—Prossootor said hat as Moods), 1.4, b.
left the piece of rope in hio house, and It was placed in
his cellar.—lt appeared that prisoner had gone to tilt
house. taken it away, and on Wednesday sold It for
9d., sad when P.C. Ca tor t 'oh him Into custody, hi
odd he knew nothing about it.—Hs now pleaded not
guilty, and called Aloe Welch, who said be sent him
to fetch away to rope, and Scott brought the wrong
piem.—ln answer to 'h. Chairman, wither said he
had left a piece of rope at the George ; the landlord
did not know It. but the landlord's daughter did. He
told Scott that it was undo the table, and he might
have it for fetching.—Mr. Arden (to Scott) : When you
were asked shout the rope, you said you knew nothing
about it ?—Scott said he opted he did not know any-
thing about a boat's painter.—ldr. Roberts asked if
Scott had brought away the other pleas of rope, would
it have been right I—P. . tor said he did not think
this woo doors wilfully; but Mr. Boggs, ale OWD4W of
tho rope, put such prompt upon him for it, that, as
bo knew Scott had it, he WS4 obliged tO mooed with
the ore.—ln answer to Mr. Robing, Sept. Vickery
said be had had no other charge of dodag against
Scott. —The Chairman told him he had brought this
upon himself by taking too qiutlyhea pintas of roe
which did not belong to the par ;and
Mr. Robes. added that the truth could hays prevented
him from being in the position he was—As the prow
odor did not wish to pros the ore, prisoner was dis-
charged.

MR. EDWARDS'S UNION TREAT.
Again on Thursday evening wee the kindlier of Mr.
Edwards, IL P.. manifested to the poor folks la the Union-
ism's, who can only recomposes him by their prayers.
Oe that muting Mr. R. Thomas, the guar&sa,
_oho seems
to take special delight la the ocoadoe on which a little
extra can be afforded to the poor,seet to the Unice the Gra.
fruits el Mr. Zdwarda's gift, &admen he comosenood suing
the loos resod of the wards, penomilly dletributias to
sea tam aad woman, whether greU or =M. the Mans.
Every moo received two mum of tobacco, sad a plat sad
half of Mee, sad every woman a qoarret-pouad of tee and
a potted of eager, witit sand for these who take it There
H were Itil in the ouma besides live tromps, sad all Aare
alike. The Unlon.bowee still bore its profuse Moorstiono,
manly pat op by the kind labour of Kr. &aides, the
Industrial OaLser, sod certainly the material. acceseitile
had bees toreed eo the best acosnat, sad produced. very
pleader afoot, gaily sobered mottoes sad feetooss, aad
wreathe of everemeas, goakies the white walls enosnally
homely. Bo many sad varied were the limeade that we
ma °My select two or three—the be. Wag, probehly,
that put up in the Man's Infirmary by. sick stow comer
and me. woad Jae Cowles ;it had a well-paiated
fano= of low.. sad to well-formed lecher, the words—
" Oer grateful thaak, to Hoary Edwards, Esq.' H.P.
Our prayer ti—May God bias. him, may he lom be
to hie settle efforts to alleviate the waste of tba=l_
The ladrmarise, we learn, ere or ~ty fell TM
ablekodled womsa's . ward Owe .t toe end "Web-
oom," and on too wall —" He dm end Happinees
to H. Edwards, Em M.P., and "We sish the
Guardian. • Hate, War Year." It woe le this ward
that ft children were entertained with tee asd ,k., and
afterwards with oranges and streets, while Mr. Thome.
had hem meamlearmed to delight them further with
of hoops and =Metes ropes. That evening,
trol;r:r the great attrattioa was • magie lantern, Moen
by Itr. ?hawk sods. eaCh *UM appeared on tit* white-
wombed well there were shouts of admiration, reaching •
oilman when to. tomb one were brouslit out, or. ship
=upside down. Among these who with Mr.
leo the kayoing= of the Poor works were the
Rev. J. A. end Mi.. Addison, the Misses Hotchinaos, Miss
Aylesbury. Mies Smith, Maier H -r.. é. Leaving
the children and wornise at their amble, we adjourned to
to. mee's ward, whisk warn setting wreathed in fragrant
clouds, and the cup thatch.., bad been so for =imolai Int
that an inmate plucked up courage to give' Graadtether%
Clock" before the imaial master sad in4trrea Mr. end
Mrs. Blehop, who seemed to enter the lsmote pleasure
as muck as the poor folks did theumehou ; Ito dump.,
too, was very tier. After We them were other wogs,
notably "The o.d Armchair," butt; way nit until we
retired sod shot the door that the harmony barettout an.
restrained in • thundering chorus of "Briton. clever shell
be slaves" Evidently harmony wee In toll bout, sod we
✓eturned to the weaker.voloed party. When the magic
lantern slides were exhaust= a Mind Guff= (" Poor
of (hapalry), and a cam' anot player were intro-
d . Mr &wades sad tem Attlee led off the
Mrs. Bishop kladly favoured the unusual merrieteutirnl
the muse, Mrs. Bradley, assisted, eci the hell wee meily
opened, sad dander was kept up till about half-peet mu.
but by eleven ell were at red, and we are ewe Kr.
"Awards waa heartily blamed for pr.ividleg this element
varieties in their lives.