The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-06-08 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

Tan BUM of the Mat, or their °Moen, seem to have
got over their objection to play in the Kirin*, for on
Thursday afternoon they played splendidly in the
enclosure, and gave an attraetion to tbs place which it
has cot had for a long time.
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FIRST EICOSSIOI7 The Premier made bar first
excursion to Lulworth this season on Wednesday.
About 50 or 60 availed themselves of the pleasant trip.
The weather was dry, though rather dull and cot!,
excepting a alight dr.mle in the evening, and thelvoyage
was much enjoyed.
THE QUEUE BIRTHDAY was rationed on Wednesday
by the hoisting of a few face on the Customs Home,
and some other public ; but in general there
wee, great lack of display. H.M.'s ships in Portland
Roads were dressed with flags, and fired a royal salute
at 12 o'clock, and the troops in garrison at the Notho
and barracks turned out and fired three volleys.
Wm, NEW POTATOES. The Caannel Islands steamer
on Thursday afternoon last, brought 270 more packages
of fine new potatoes for London and Birmingham, where
they were sent by railway. This Mows the advantage
of Weymouth as the nearest port to the Islands, and If
proper applianoes for docking Large ships were proviled
here, the trade from the Islands and France might be
much inmates&

AVWRTUUTIXG was held on Thursday morning
at Bt. diary's Churn to receive do report of the
&editors of the Burial Board. Hr. J. Meanders was
in the @hair. There had been received from the overseen
of Meloombe Regis £505 is. 81., including last year's
arrears. 1:87 19. 5.1. had been paid for interest and
money borrowed, and property tax, and £217 10e. for
paying off one-twentieth of the principal of the Board's
mortgage debts. For intermeat less mid grave spasm,
£B4 3s. 6d, had been reeteivei,and £lBO 7s. sd. expeaded
In salaries and repairs. Toe report was adopted.
SUIPW/LIC/LID SOCIITT. On Tuesday
last Ine shipwrecked men were received at this port by
Kr. Damon, hon. agent of the above moiety. They
hail belonged to the schooner Breach, of Dartmouth,
Ceptain Thomas Hammiok, which had partly landed
her cargo at Exeter, and proceeded with the remainder
frost and pig iron) to Guernsey. On the night of the
27th the vessel was W. of Guernsey, and during a
cslm wee drivers by the sodden set of the tide on to the
!lanais rocks. The mew pnferred keeping at sea to
a•tempting to land on this dangerous ooeit, though they
were only • mile from the shore. Beiag In great danger
they looked out sharply for help, and at IL a 2 p.m. they
sew • green light, and shouted with all their might.
The brig Haunah approached and picked them up just
before • gale cams on, or they would 'most likely have
been all swamped. She landed there at Guernsey,
whence the sant sent them to Weymouth. Hero
they were lodged at tbe society's expense in the Sailors'
Home, and forwarietl to Exeter and Torquay on Wed-
nesday moral, g y first train.

ROMA= • MOIDIY.—This was an action tTied in the
ciseen'e blench, cn M ,nday and Tuesday last vreyk.--Mr.
Winer& of Weymouth, ma solicitor, for &indent,
his emirs Comb. and Materiels', London ; counsel, lltr:
Garth, Q.C., and Mr. Trevelyan.—For the defendant,
Mr. Cols, Lruserly kept the Ralf Moon
lan, in Weymouth, but in 1867, he determined to
remove to a free hour, and answered en advertisement
renting to the Frinoi of Wales, Fremantle, South-
ampton, and went Si Southampton about it, to Mr.
Rooke, ,the went the latter referred him to Mr.
Mundey, an oil and colour merchant, who wrote him,
stating that the house was his, that he bed kept it
himself for seven yews, and averaged o'er aoo a year.
lie brewed his own beer, and the trade was in
when be let to Mr. Fry, for whom it wee too claZeti
if plaintiff thought about it, he would meet hint at the
place. An arreament we. ultimately made foe Mr.
Redbird to take it es • rental of f:5O, whieh agree meet
plaintiff Maned mid pad a deposit of RICO. A question
here sane as to whether the egreetnent waa 11114Sef seal,
as the word. "and seale had the pen 'ran through in
plaintiff'. copy; but there were three 'eaten the °need
Itrnant which defendant said had been since salted.
=PO visaged oat July 29,1867, and plaintiff
was to have pomessiu on September 29. He thereon
let hie former house to Mr. Irish, who came into
possession on September 28. Plaintiff packed his goods
and went up to Southempton with his family and
furniture to enter the Prime of Wale" ; but found the
old tenant had had • dinurbenee with hie landlord and
refueed to go out. Plaintiff was obliged logo to lodgings,
and let his furniture remain at the station. Defendant
offered to re lira the dogma el £lO-, but plaintiff
wandering it no empeneatiou, as be had given
up his own business to go into the other,
refused, end spoke to Mr. John Potheouy who
wrote to defendant. The latter answered by his
soul-
tot, disputing that plaintiff had any right to oompensa-
Man. Mr. Pry, the old Meant, held on for some weeks,
and abut the plies; bet on Ginner 28, defendant.'
solicitor asked plaintiff to take poesession, offering to
try andket Fry (the old taunt) to eVe hint any reason-
ettle emiessation. Ihe planted refused, as he con-
sidered the tr.d• would be goes, through the plum
having been shut up for some week* Dedemlant had
brought an union spinet Fry and recovered damages,
end was no doubt he would willingly have let in
plaintiff if he could. The latter, howeveo, conaoloring
himself damailled by no fault of his owa, but by
the deleadeat agreeing to *seditious he °mild sot fali4
brought an anion for damages The verdict wee given
tor plaintiff, demages f 35.
Wine's= tense FOora.—Weyesonth is to have
duke The promoters of a London Company hell
visited the town, and have to the Corporation
sad to • Potato meeting of Virabitaats to Goose-est
Deck* the backwater in proximity to the "1"7
Mateo,. They do not ask for money- all WY Mitt.
from the town lie lease for 75 rem of mob imuis are
nee 'it 1 for their object. If this IN greeted, the exelmitY
promise to (quatrain the doers to da5,,...?'
estrum the
to the buboes., to improve the quag'",
sad the approaahss to ti bridge, to ea* Ito
baskwatel end 'edam It by dood Pies, eltd to
eimomj_lek other works by whin there sea be no doubt
lb" Weymouth will be benefited. Pools people will
an in a moment what is proposed at WePoolith . if they
will invitee a railway irreales' on our West Shore,
seed wet Docks ceeetreseed on the site of our timbu
yird,„ wish awg pies near the bridge. The
sheathe of Wersoadi he in many rates de. identical
with that of pc,cle, inept that Poole learboar is both
the safer sod more tionvealent. It is heanneding to
think suet paths eompany in London ahead propose
to deepen the estraess is Weymouth harbour, whilst
our epea keel batteries@ are allowing Poole Weser to
be sitokedep sad the Bwaleheray to bemuse the only
estrum, to our port. The object of the plan proposal
to be Into eneekies at Wsytaosth *gully anooorno
load it is not by the promoters. It
Is to open no • trek between Promo sad i
The Greek Western Railway assist the iftL eeliatlirt
stated to the Weymouth misting that eSsereol that
=arm were oven now in Irma endenvoering Ise
make armagesseate with the French neva, 00111,14111
for the ostsooloa of irate between haws sad biked,

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through the port of Weymouth. The solieltor and
secretary to the proposed docks dwelt strongly on Om
pographical position of Weymouth sod Cherbourg,
two ports only about 70 miles distant, stating that if an
alteration were made in the Sisal arrangements of this
country Weymouth would, on account of Ise lateral
poutio, be the starting point for the exehaoge of
commodities between the two oountrige. He added,
that if Iscilities were afforded of loading and unloading
near the railway station, he did not see why Weymouth,
with all its natural advantages, should not have •
largely increased trade. Than it is that other towns
go 'bead, whilst Poole goes backward. We commentod
In our last on to. impetus given to the town of Her wick
by the steam packet trad• of the Great Bottom
Railway: we nowise what is proposed lobs done for Wey-
mouth through the instrumentality of the Great Western
Railway. It is quite obvious that the" Weymouth
docks" scheme is • Great Western Railway scheme to
secure • growing trade with France by means of the
may port which the Great Western reaches in this part
of the British ChanneL The Great Western by means
of the Weymouth docks, desires to setup Weymouth as
a rival to Southampton, and as • competitor with it for
the trade with Franos. The object is • bold one, but
It bee in it rimy elements of moors. Weymouth, for
e sm. le, is only halt the distant", from Cherbourg that
Boutharopton is from Havre, and Cherbourg, by railway,
is.. accessible sa Havre is from Paris. In the mean-
time what beoomes of Pool.? Poor Poole I Bacridoed
by the 'shaming friends of our en-member, Poole drilla
to nun I Noose lends it • helping hand. No deputa-
tions front London visit Poole to propose to assist its
trade. For every practical prirpoev, Poole is better
suited than Weymouth for a kade with Cherbourg,
but Poole is reached by the South-Western and not by
the Great Western, which makes all the difference. la
there no "Bolt-help" in Poole? "Aid yourselves"
rays the Freech iiiroverb, "and Heaven will aid you."
CSC we do nothing for our,elves Or ar• we to live
to see • great competition between Weymouth and
Southampton for the traffic which ought rroperly to
come into our own harbour, and those towns prod lug
by • business of which political intriguers bare deprived
th• port of Poole T—The Poole Pilot for Jane.

SUICIDE: STINTING THE CORPSE FOR ROOM

IN THE COFFIN.

An inquest was held at the European inn, on Tumidly,
before If. Lock, Req., deputy-coroner, and a jury of
whom ILr. C. Martin was foreman, on the body of
Robert Penney, shoemaker, formerly of Dor•
chafer, who was found dead in 114 attic
tbere.—Charles Allen, shoemaker, lodging at the
European, said deceased lodged in the some house, and
witness had known him long, and had worked with
him in the same employment for about three years. He
had worked for Mr. Smyth. Penney was sometimes
steady end saving, and at other times would break out
drinking, and spend • lot of money he had saved. This
happened very often, but witness knew him give
a hint of self-destructioo, though he was sometimes law
sprite after he had been drinking. Witness saw him
last on eunday night, when be was sitting in the settle
Be bad been drinking some days before, and had not
been to work the last month. Did not see him nein
till Tuesday afternoon, about three o'clock, when Mrs.
Tonikins asked him if Robert Pouncy was gone to
woik ? Witness did not know, and on her request he
went up to his room. On asking for Putney be got no
answer, and looking in saw him covered with bloodoind
ran downstairs and got unstanee, and want in 'gala,
when he found turn quite dead. He was lying on has
right aide and nearly off the pillow, and • tenor on the
fluor. His throat was auk—George Russell, of
Franchise-street, had known deceased about four years,
and hut saw him about five minutes to tea on Monday
night. Witness was rituals% at his deer, and dessessed
passed and said" Goodnight, Mr. Ressall,* mad *Baer
replied "Good eight, Robert." He saw him at the
Military Arms between 4 and 5 end left between 7 and 8.
Deceased was there all the time, and appured to be
perfectly robes. Deceased bad been drinking cleat lid.
per pint. He appeared from his manner to be rather
seeentric, land depressed in spirits, when he had been
sober for month.. Sometimes he would answer when
spoken to, and at other times would forget himself. He
WAS in tLe habit of getting intoxicated; but witness bad
not seen him so the last fortnight. —Dr. Tisard wu
aided to tee deceased about three o'cilock on Tuesday
afternoon, and found him quits dead, with his throat
cut, a wound extending Irons the left side oompeistely
across to the right. The soft parts and vessels on the
left side were divided and also the windpipe. The
wound was four to five inches long, and the depth about
an inch, quite sufficient to divide the vessels and cause
death in a few minutes. Stiffening had set in, which
does not occur immediately, but within six or seven
hours of death. Witness should think he had been dead
five boar& Probably his depiession of spirits was
caused by the re-action, in remaining sober after bating
drunk to exoess.—The jury returned • verdict of
"Temporary Insanity." Some of the jury eomplained
that the coffin was neither loog enough nor deep enough.
If the head was not tuned on one aide, the lid could not
be pot on without flattening the nose, and WWI one
said that I f the throat had not been so deeply cat, the
bead could not be put so that the nose should be below
the lid. It was said that the coffins are supplied by
contract, ready made • but Supt. Vickery very properly
remarked that the miler was bound to furnish a coffin,
not, as it were, to cram the body into a snuff-box. The
jury thought the maker should be compelled to measure
the carper, or at lust send • coffin the proper sirs. The
coroner asked the Superintendent to me the maker. and '
If be would not lead • larger coffin, he (W. Leek) would
write to the Board of Guardians about it. The maker
afterwards offered to supply another coffin, bet the
were had been fastened down, and en objection was
11"4: . l'fidiedy to having it altered, and the body
vas illiffied the lams &Hermes.

PORTLAND.
Taz &moult's.— The rumour that this alp will be
removed froze our Roada hal received no eehlretaties
boascL It is probable that the Si. Viscose may he
mat to Portland, se many at the lads are said to he on
she sick list, and OW Roads tom on emineatly healthy
5t,t,012 for a ship; hat we hope that if the St. Vinesat
4000 id come, We &ell set low one old hisses.

POOLE.
CAMP liEwrixo.—The Maine* Retbodiete of this
town held Cana_il NWiting is Lanus. W.
puha
0.
B.andm isd. rite eremitism being truly lovely, Mare
Was a large gathering.
THE fry DOW! ROLM Wedmemd" titt the
anal competition by Nownbers of the 4th Omni di.
Corp., Ice tb. Asian(' cop gimp by the mayorid Pool.
(W.
hens, 3.4.). !col, place at the butte at
liamworthy. Os this osmium Colourampaat
mu the wimier, be making a wore of 51 The corps at
the Mesa, time la Is • very wiettled ABM, ea aminuit
el the resignation of the captain (F. Bet* Esq.), sad
the Moaned of the drill-lnatrnakir. 111 to be hoped
that it. Tscamoy (if Ma resipistice of Captain Baste
eacepted) may be 41101 up as speedily its rasa* that
She fork. may have a full 'implement of °Mom Si the
forthcoming comp at Rridpoet.
Ns. wren raw( m NALrY.-0a Tbwredm.
3,n1 last, John Goad* of Jersey, aad
name, Haasmsowd, of Leedom, were breeibt up is the
.47 of eaperielsodeat Hut, abused with bd
daemon fro. HAIL& Henna, lying as Plymouth, I.
thi month of Ray. Ile rieesen were apprehended
SuPerbileadeal Beak es Visdultd•Y t suutt abwit ee attack. Whoa they were Int eppreh 41 they
bSlldesorters, bat Mtge Ming • sheet time at
7ea, Illayboadmilled the* they had deserted
the to allow
Seperiatuviett Dobtuto amunninisale with the
"guloadiat gibeee fieszd the ship.

IVERSHOT.

_
Futon:MT floatrn.—The seventh enniversary of
this satiety was celebrated as Tue.day last. Early in
the morning the merry ringing of the chunk bells,
mingled with the wogs of birds and the welcome setae
of the cuckoo, could be distinctly heard *AGM, through
the ancient woods of Melbery, where stands one of the
1 ,rgmt oak trees lath. wort of England, it belax 96
feet In oimiumferectoe, and Is well known by the name of
"Billy Wilkins." It is imported that under the limbs
of this tree the first proposal fore !Madly society for
Eversbot was made by a gentleman from the town,
when • picnic, party was enjoying themselves beneath
Its shads. A society was soon after established, and
bas gone on exceedingly well up to Tuesday last, when
It experienced It. usual day of enjoyment, and several
of the members contemned that it brought to their
remembrance days of yore, when the good old faces of
those who have passed away took such a prominent
part at this &uncial festival. The attendance was very
large and body was dished in holiday attire. Toe
stree's were decorated with flags and banners on a very
ext..nsive male, through the exertions of Messrs.
it.thwell and Lowing, in foot almost say one could be
supplied with a flag by asking for it. On each side
of the High-street were placed tree' and beestifol
garlands of flowers. About ten o'clock the Maiden
Newton bend arrived, and then the day may fairly be
said to have set in. After playing through the streets,
theyledjourned to afield kindly lent fm the occasion by
Mr. Trencher& and the sight of the field on this day
most bare been exseedingly gratifying to the young
folks in weirder. No lees than 18 gingerbread, toy,
and nut stalls were there, and poor Aunt Sally was
exposed to the knocks and blows of the jasmines,
in three directions, while swinging boats, ha., were in
abundance. The roll was called by Mr. Clements, the
secretary, and a procession then formed headed by
the band. They proceeded to (thumb where an excellent
sermon was preached by the Bev. E. Collin.. On a
wall nom the chunk Mood a stump orstor, a professor
of nes] Cain's art, who made a vein attempt to
expound the Bible, and point out the "wickedness" of
celebrating oath anniversaries, but, him language not
being very well relished, he made a hasty retreat, as it
was anticipated he would meet with a rather warmer
re...option than would Waimea/ale. Divine service being
over in the church, the proposition re-formed, and,
beaded by the bond, paraded the streets, and ultimately
settled down to a most excellent dinner provided by
Host Coombs, from the New Inn, Cormonthe, whose
catering for the public has always given satisfastioo.
C. H. &atilt, Esq., occupied the chair, supported by
J. Clapecitt, and O. H. &taken, jun.. Emirs.. Madam
Bothwell, Trenebard, Lowing, 'Pommy, Woodsford,
Cox, Morrie, Is. After satisfying the inner man, and
the removal of the cloth, the usual loyal and
patriotic, taste were given; followed by "Suess' to
the Evershot Friendly Beauty." Many other toasts
were proposed end heartily responded to, MOM particu-
larly "The health of A. Martin, Req., and Mrs.
Martin," who (the chairman regretted to say) was
unavoidably absent "The health of the Rev. L
Collins" was also heartily responded to. IThe worthy
chairman in his speech said the rev, gentleman had
always liberally supported the club, but this year he had
been doubly good, as he had glean double his annual sub-
scription. Mr. Trencher& in reply to the toast al his
health, Mated that he always felt a pleasure in attend
Mit this meeting, and that the society should
want for a field for their pleasure as long as Mr
Coombe had the serving of them. "The health of
Medan. Bothwell and Loaring" was also proposed, wad
briefly responded to. Shortly after this the daecin g
eommen.ed, and was kept up with greet spirit anti
dark, when the bend played the "National Anthem',
and the festivities of the day terminated.