The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-07-12 00:00:00

WiIYKOUTH.

Sell 0t AITEXIDANCI ENYORCID.—A few parents
were summoned on Friday, before Dr. Drew and Mr.
'Amain for not sending their children to school, and
were fined.

Acct fixer to A SAILOR. —Laid Thursday, John Kent,
a young titan, fell from the mast of the yacht Boadicea
to the d-ck, about 30ft., and broke his arm. also
elating his fax. He WSB removed to the R tyal
Hospitsl.
hlisoonDocr ix The UNIONHOUBI —Mary Ann
Iroisidee, an elderly woman, was charged on Pride ,
before the b,rdtigh magistrates, with assaulting M ‘ry
Stroud, also an inmate of the Weymouth Unto., by
striking her with a plate.—The parties had been
working together, and defendant, who is an old
offender, quarrelled with plaintiff in the washhonse,
struck her in the face, and cut her temple with the
edge of the plate, canning lose of blood.—Mr. Bishop,
master of the Union, said the general conduct of
Ironsides was not good.—Tbe magistrates also found
several previous convictions against bar in the borough,
besides some in the county, and she was sentenced to
28 days' hard labour.
SSW= TO THII WINDOW•BPJAKIXO CAS& On
Fri lay, before Dr. Drew an J. Lundie, Beg.,
William and Sarah Cook were sommouned by Mrs.
Kellaway for using language likely to incite a breach
of the peaos.—Mr. Hance prosecuted, and explained
that last Court day, when Mrs. &dismay's little boy
WAS summoned for breaking glass, the witnesses were
taunted in the Court, and afterwards called perjured
--ee, A.c., and Mrs. Kellawey was afterwards twitted
about an unfortunate brother-inlaw of here who had
guffawed injuries, one from a deg's bite, and committed
suicide. He had several witnesses, and if the Cooks
would apologies and consent to be bound over, it
would save them considerable expenses ; otherwise the
came must go on.—Dr. Drew explained this to William
Cook, who caosented to be bound for himself and wife
in £lO each to keep the pesos towards Mrs. Kellaway
and Jane Proctor, one of her witticism—This was
not effected without some attempt at argument by
William Cook before he submitted. _ .

8•11.018 MIDIS • Harawc—John Balston, John
O'Connor, and Miller, • discharged soldier and two
sailors, were brought up on Friday for sleeping in the
open air, and also damaging a haystack belonging to
Mr. Snook, on the Crerell rmd.—The men. said
PC. Reed, bad been about the streets both sides of
the water, making a noise, and they were ordered away.
Afterwards they were found the worse for drink, under
• rick, whence they had pulled out slot of hay to make
• bed.—Dr. Drew remembered the shortest of them,
Miller, as having saved • child's life and got a medal
from the Humane Society; he knew be was a good
boy, and was very sorry to see him there. —Mr. Snook
said the rick was • new one, left last night perfectly
finished, but this morning a good deal had been pulled
out of it, and the rick much disfigured; in fact he could
not have done it again for a sovereign; the annoyance
was more than the cost of repair.—The defendants
pleaded drunkenness.—Two were fined 54., or in default
seven days' hard labour, and Millar 21., or three days'
Imprisonment.
Rine VoLurresaa' ternto.—By arrangement
between the officers of C. and E. Companies, the two
companiee met at Broadway on Thursday, for the
purpo.e of working together before going to the
Windsor review. E. Company mustered 25 file, under
the command of Lieut. Commandant George and
Lieut. Hanna, and they ware first to arrive at Broad-
way, and afterwards joined by their comrades in
arms from Dorchester' under the command of
Captain Hodges and Lieut. Andrews. E Com-
pany being joined by the Broadwey contingent,
the Messrs. Gale and Corporal Luckham generously
provided bread and cheese and beer for the two com-
panies. After partaking of refreshment, the men
were marched to • field kindly lent be Mr. T. Gale,
and being drawn up in line, the officers ii, front,
received the colonel in due form. Colonel Steward was
accompanied by the adjutant, and the men then were
put through a smart drill of an hour's duration by the
adjutant, being exercised particularly in marching
past. At the end of the evening's work they were
again refreshed by the kindness of the gentlemen
before-named, for whom hearty cheers were given, and
then the D irchester corps marched off to the animated
mulic of their splendid brass band, and B Company
' returned home, thoroughly pleased with their outing.
RAILWAY ItaTin AND Fa.—Th. Select Com-
mittee of the House of Commons met again on Wed-
nesday, Mr. Evelyn Ashley, the Secretary to the
Board of Trade in the chair. Mr. Grierson, general
manager of the Great Western Railway, re-called,
said, in reply to the question on what principle rates
were fixed, they were fixed first on the power to
charge; next on the nature of the articles, whether
bulky or valuable; next, al to whether there was
competition by sea, or inland navigation; and next, on
what the traffic would bear. In answer to the further
question as to how they ascertained what the traffic
would bear, he said the public took very good care to
let them know. Every local manager was constantly
in communication with the traders, and, acting on
information from them, reported to his superior
officer, or used his influence with the officers of some
other railway till the rates were brought down to
what was for the Interest of the trader. The increase
of the working expenses on the Great Western between
1858 and 1880 was L 791. per treja mile, whicb came
to £207,000 • year more than they were in 1858.
Speaking of the carriage of milk, Mr. Grierson said in
consequence of their rate of charges the trade in milk
had been largely developed. The rates under ten
miles were equivalent to 154. per ton; but they brought
hardly an 7 from short distances. It was sold locally.
They carried the milk by special agreement. but that
could not be said to be overcharging. bemuse they had
power to enter into special agreements for the carriage
of milk. Butter wee charged Mr. per ton from Cher-
bourg, and 355. from Weymouth, but none came from
Weymouth. They charged a special rate for foreign
meat from Liverpool. It was carried in large gam.
titles. If home-produced meat were offered in the
same quantities, he could not say whether it would be
taken at the same rate. The Railway Commission,
as at present constituted, did not comm Ind the oionfl-
denim of the railway companies.