The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-03-19 00:00:00

BOROUGH PETTY SESSIONS.

TOW/MALL, Tuesday, March 12.—(Before the Mayor,
and J. Ayling, and W. Talbot, E.irs.)
Frederick Viaftiti, labourer, was charged with being
drunk and disorderly, and resisting the police. He
was also summoned for breaking two panes of glass, the
property of Joseph Clark, value two shillings.—Joseph
Clark stated that on Sunday night the windows of his
house, situated in Higlestrimt, Weymouth, was
smashed and two panes of glass brokee.—Thomm
Loomer said he was in Highetreet, about • cluarter
before ten, when be saw the defendant put his two
hands against the wall of complainant's house and kink
the window with his left foot. Witness thought, from
the artistic manner the defendant performed the act, it
was not the first time be had been guilty of a
ainiilsr outrage. Defendant pleaded drunkenness
as an excuse. P.C. McMahon said that on
Monday evening he WM the defendant very drunk
standing near the Anchor. He told him he had
*summons for him, which defendant refused to take,
began cursing and swearing and swearing, and attempted
to kick him. He then took him into custody, and with
assistance brought hint to the station. He tried to trip
McMahon up, and skinned one of P.C. Harvey's shins.
He resisted very much.—The defendant said he was
very drunk. The policeman began ")awing" him first,
and he then began jawing he." He called a man
named William Russell, who said the policeman began
by putting the aUMIIIOIIS in defendant's pocket. That
drew out of defendant an oath, and • " tuseelr then I
commenced between them.--The defendant WU fined I
Fs. and costs, or 14 days' imprisonment, for the first
offence ; and ss. and omits, or 7 days' imprispnment for 1
assaulting the police.
John Lowell was charged by Superintendent I.idbury
with being drunk and disturbing the neighbourhood of
the King's Statute about lialf.past 12 on Sunday morn-
ing last. The noise he was making could be heard all
over the town. When complainant came up to him,
defendant refused to desist, and lie ordered Sergeant
Brine to take him into custody.—Sergeant Brine cor-
coborated the statement, and said that while be was
taking the defendant to the station house the latter en-
deavoured to trip him ep, mot tried to escape.—Defen-
dant denied being drunk, and said the policeman struck
him, when he turned round to explain why he had called
out.—Rebecca White said defendant left her house a
little after 12 o'clock on Sunday morning, and he did
not appear drunk then. She could not say exactly that
he was sober.—Fined ha. for drunkenness.
PORTLAND.—BrmiaI Aseaulto.—About 10 o'clock
on Saturday, 9th inst., as Mrs. Moore, the wife of a
shoemaker residing at the Grove was returning
home from Easton with some shop goods, when
between Mr. Ward's and her own house, she was
knocked down by a ruffian, supposed to be one of
the soldiers stationed at the Verne. Her cries of
"murder," speedily brought assistance, and the
fellow was thus prevented accomplishing his object.
Mrs. Moore was, however, im brutally
that we understand it WA, ws first feared her injuries,
if not fetal, w..1.1%1 be of a most serious character.
Oa the previous Saturday evening a soldier knocked
down another married woman not far from the same
sPot-
CONVICT ESTABLIIIIIMENT.—WI3 perceive that
some of our contemporaries have announced that it
is contemplated to remove a large number of the
convicts from the island to perform Government
labour elsewhere. This, probably, will be the case
eventually, but we understand that at least two
years will elapse before the event will take place.
On Tuesday! last, upwards of 100 vessels of all
sizes were anchored in our roadstead, having run is
from stress of weather. The water in the channel
during the day was exceedingly rough.
HORSZ STIULINCI. —On Wednesday night lad a
horse was stolen from the stables of Mr. Cox, Delhi
Arms Inn, but the animal was afterward. found by
P. C. Dewlan in a stable, the door of which was
locked, belonging to a man named Pearce' who, with
another man of the same name, after taking the
animal, started of to Dorchester for a summons
against Co., who it was said bad not acted fairly in
dealing for the horse. The police, after breaking
open the stable, followed the Pearoe's to Dorchester
for a warrant to alprehen.l them, but they were too
late. The summons against the prosecutor had been
obtained against the supposed thieve.. The question
will be discussed before the next County Petty
Sessions at Weymouth.
BILTIIEL CII•PEL. —The Bethel Chapel is a small,
low, ugly structure, erected as a place of worship
for the accommodation of seamen. The site, under
the walls of Portland Castle, is a most objectionable
one—somewhere near the breakwater would have
been far better. Although it has not been long
built, we understand it is not large enough to afford
the requisite accomodation, and we hope that instead
of enlarging the present edifice, the proprietors or
trustees will consider the propriety of erecting an
entirely new chapel in some .less objectionable
locality. We have no doubt adequate assistance
would be rendered them to enable them to enact so
desirable an object.