The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-10-16 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

ACCIDZNT.—On Saturday se'nniglit an accident
occurred to Mr. James Ridnut, watchmaker, of this
town. It appears that he had been to Chickerell
all day assisting his fattier to awry his hay, which
had been sold to Mr. Templeman. They had
finished their work in the field and were taking
home the last load, when, going up past Mr.
Beraffield'o, the bind part of the load was seen to
sway on one side, and Mr. Templeman's carter asked
Mr. Itidout if he would get on the top and sit on
the light side to balance the load. Mr. Ridont did
so, but coming on to the brow of the hill, opposite
Villa, the bolt which pins the cradle of the
waggen to the carriage gave way, and the whole
title, tipped backwaMs. Mr. Ridout was thrown
• Looniderable distance, and both bones of his right
lea, a little above the smile, were broken. it. was
taler:o to the infirmary where the fractures were
. red uced, and he is now progressing favourably.

Tug APPROACHING MUNICIPAL ELECTION. —Mr.
lluhnrd Commins has humor! •n address, announcing hi.
Intention of offering himself as • candidate for one of the
four .1.10,1 in the Town Council for the Me'combs Regis
ward which will become vacant on the 1.1 November.
For nine rears this gentleman b•d a mat In the Connell*
dining which time no flue laboured MORO saislowily than
he did for the removal of all obstructions to the progress
sod prosperity of the town, and for the promotion of
the benefit of its inhabitanth Notwithithanding this
be was ousted some the. e or four years ago, when
party feeling lan high. and ever since the', has till now
bacui ineligible for • emit there through being appointed
tither as auditor or saseesor. On this, his first oppor-
tunity. therefore he again came forward, with ever,
priopect of being triumphantly returned to his old seat
in the Council Chamber. In his eddrem Mr. COMOROS
remind. the burgesses that for eight years he fought
hard until he obtained the removal of the old turnpike
gate, end, he might have added, at • great sacrifice of
time and money. Happily for Weymouth, the days of
high rancorous patty feeling have pipwed away, we hope
nooC t., return. What the burgesses, therefore, ought
te do. seeing that the drainage and other important
sise.t ions will shortly have to be considered, is to have
pi... Amid men—men who, like Mr. Gemming, can and
will give their time and attention to the requirement.of
-the town. There are two very important measures which
lie. Commun. ha. already ativocath4. and which he will
again fight for if elected, namely, the publication
•of eli the property belonging to the Corpora-
tion. sod the printing of the annual Wanes
sheet of the Board of He.lth accounts. At the present
time there is not one in a hnodred throughout tie
- town knows anything about the Corporation property,
while the Reeving secret of the Ro•rrl of Health aswonntr,
been productive of mach needless expenditure. Mr.
Crimmins, having liiin.eU been an auditor of thee.. g.
nisi-o it as hie opinion that from FAO to fAOO • year
Lave been neelemly spent, and adds that "were balanoe
regularly published, greater economy would be
hairted on."

SeIINTITIC AND LITIRARY INSTITUTION. 011
Monday ee'nnight the annual meeting of the members
of the Scientific sod Literary Society was bald in the
lectern room of the institution, but the attendance
WIU euremely meagre. Mr. Ruling occupied the
chair, and after a few introductory remarks, stating
the object of the meeting, called on Mr. Oakley te
read the statement of receipts andespenditure during
the PAIS year. From the report it appeared that the
subscriptions of members and others had been
£4.1 17a.; for loan of papere and eslo of books,
£2 31.; suhscriptions towards the alteration of
the lecture room, C 5.3 7a—ioclu.ling a subscription
of £2O from Me. Kninetud, • subscription or five
guineas from each of the borough members, and ten
guinea, from Mr. Henry Edward& Since the altera-
tion £lB 5.. had been obtained from letting the
roam and ornate frnm °Nauru, £2 It. 6d. making
a total of £1283.. 3d. The upeediture had been• to Mr. Crosbie, the late librarian, • balance Ili
£5 131. 6d.; for books and carriage of hooks
LI 7e, Id.; Benson for PaPers, £7 Os. Ind.; Sadie;
for two pare rent. £2•l Is.; incidental., £2 lb.. Id.;
alterations, £lO2 le. 6d.;
.Mesera Creebia and Bro•n,
librarians for a year's service.. £2l 9a. 11d.; prettiaa,
• 10,a 6,1.; total, £167 lia 4d., leaving a debt
on the invitation of £4l 2.. Id. The future of the
institution, Mr. Oakley said was more bright thee
the put. They had a better room in coneequenoe of
the alterations that had beau effected, and they were
conseituutly likely to obtain a moob larger lacono
Irom it by letting. They hod also secured the
urvices of the presoak librarian, Mr. Brown. for £l6
s year, whereon Mr. Oro** their late hbrertan

was paid £,40 a year for similar esrviees. Mr. Bum.
stead had likewise, sines his donation of £2O, been
applied to, end he had given them an additional £5
and premised them a further sum of £45 besides, so
that that gee tleinan's contribution to the institution
altogether would arrount to slit On the motion of
Mr. Groves the report wee received and adopted.
The nest be 1111111111 was the election of four committee
men in the room of the four gentlemen who retired.
The partise elected were Marra. Beale, Belting,
Hallett, and Z. Milkalge. A vote of thanks to the
chairman terminated the proceedings.

Amami or Virtu's' Una —On Wednesday
afternoon week, John Foatbrook Huldsworth, Esq.,
barrister-et-law, held his court at the Townhall,
for revising the lists of voters for the parishes of
Melcombe Regis, Weymouth, Wyke, and Radipole,
and for the borough of Weymouth and Mebombe
Rego,. There were neither claims nor objections for
Ratlipola. In the MeWomb* Regis county list there
were no objections. Six partissolainied, viz. : Wan.
Brown, Alfred Bolt, Edward Cox, William King,
and Alfred Rolh, all of which were allowed. The
Weymouth county list contained no objections and
only two clause—John Bilk, and James Kirby, both
of which were allowed. The overseers of Wylie
Regis entered two objections on the list of that
parish, against the name of George Groves, who hea
died, and against that of George Buell, who has
lost hie qualitication. There were two claimant&
—William Gray and William Churchill, whose
votes were allowed. For the borough of
Weymouth and Meloombe Regis, Mr. liltriggall
was the only solicitor who appeared. There was
no factious opposition nor any forcing on the list of un-
just 0111110111. How different this state of things from
what might be witnessed on • revision day a few
years ago. What is this prognostic of. but that for
the future the Wirt of Weymouth will be deed
against any venel laden with sugar. In Meleombe
Regis there wore seven objections—Janes Francis
Brown, George Hodge Chalker, Thomas Dun,
Matthew James Downie, John Landis, jun., Richard
Lakey, and titephen Itaableigh. The only party
who appeared to support his vote wee Thomas Dean,
and he proved that although he was now living in
lodgings, he was occupier of a hones till the end of
the electoral year. His name was consequently re-
tained, and the rest struck oat. The claimants for
Melsioudie were Fianna Orlando Andrews, John
Bartlett, William Brooks, William Hardy Runways,
and Wikliani Watts. The whole of the claims were
with the exceptioa of that of John Bartlett,
Tilltlaimant lives in Conygar-lane. The house
belongs to his mother-in-law who occupies the shop,
the eitting-roorn behind, soda bedroom, while the
claimant and his wife occupy only two moms. He
elan be rented the whole house of his toothsr-in-law
as £l2 a-year, and allowed her to live in it rent fru.
—The revisiug barrister mold not see the fusibility
of such • title without corroborative proof, and con
seqnently struck his name off the list. In Wey-
mouth there was only one objection, against John
Bartlett, which was sustained, and one claim, that
of William Manning Jay, which was all wed. In
Wyke parish there were no objections, slid only two
daims, those of William Rose and Frat• rick Charles
fiteggalL We may here state, aa sho'aiog bow fairly
the overseers perform their duties, road the whole ot
the claims sustained were for " hronio in ...non.
from one parish to another, the Act of Parliament
rendering this imperative. (in the freemen's list
there are now only three ne'osa—Mesers. Devenisli,
Arden, and Eliot, and the freeholders' list contains
but two names, those of 'Anin, plower nod Hodges.
The revising barrister coecluded his labours at an
early hour.

B°R°Uoa Mosiday.—Before the Mayor.—
Jobs) Winter. P.Anher, was brought up in monody from
Yeovil, chara.,-:-1 with deserting his wife and child,
and les.in", them chargeable to the oommon fund of
the Homo, The ease was proved by Mr. John Lee,
the &Airing officer of Meloombe Regis parish, who
said that the wife Ind applied to him and he had
It! dm her relief about six weeks, and as several other
1 husbands bad lately "skedaddled," leaving their
families chargeable to the parish. and the sell appeared
bob. • growing one, the guardians had desirtd him,
in every case where the parties could be found,
Ito prosecute. —The defendant asked if the case could
not be oonipmmised ; he thought that if he allowed
his wife and child 7e. 64. • week, that would be •
fair proportion.—The Mayor thought that be ought
to allow them half his earnings, and asked what he
had dot them sin*e be had been away to Yeovil.
Mrs. Winter said be had not sent • farthing, and
that on • former occasion, when he left her for six
months, she only resolved from him during that
time two sums of fis. each. Defendant stated that
be wanted his money to hay clothes with. In reply
to the Mayor, Mrs. Winter said they had been
married about t wo years. —The Mayor said it appeared
to him that no dependence could be placed upon the
defendant with regard to making regular remittances I
to his wile, and that this was • very proper cams 101
make an example of ae an example to others. —De-
reorient replied that he didn't mind going to Dor-
chester for • little bard labour —not • bit dill he
would prefer • compromise simply for the sake of
his master, who was very busy just now and very
ill able to spare him, as hands were short. —The
Mayor asked Mrs Winter if she knew where her
husband was, wlljle working at Yeovil ? —She re..
plied that be never wrote to her, but that from ,
inquiries she made she heard that he was
working there.—The Mayor said the defendant ,
evidently intended not to contribute to the main•
tenant:it of his wife and child, unless forced, and he
should therefore send him to Dorchester for •
mouth's hard labour. —The defendant was just about
to be taken down when he told his wife that when
be came out of gaol he would be the death et her,
upon which the Mayor called him back, and on
taking the depositions of his wife that she went in
bodily fear of him, ordered the defendant at the
term of his imprisonment to enter into recognizance',
himself in £2O and two sureties in £lO each, to keep
the peace towards his wife for six months.
Defendant : I'll be transported for her yet, by
I —Tosenkr. —Before the Mayor and W.
Talbot, Req.—John Hancuiy and James Bebop were
charged with asmaulting Jacob Farley. —Complainant
said that on Sunday afternoon, about 2 o'clock, the
two defendants and several others came to his house,
the "Welcome Home," St. Nicholas-street, and
wanted to be supplied with beer. Ash, perceived
that they had already had too mach to driok , be refused
to supply them, when they struck him several times.
Hannay struck him in the face, and Bishop beat him
on the heed. Several of the others also strochibitn,
but he did not know their names. They also broke
his counter down, and Hannay afterwaids went into
the kitchen, took up the fire-shovel, smashed the
table with it, broke the shovel, and carried away the
pieces. The damage done to the counter was 2s. 6d.,
the loss of the fir...hovel Is. Defendants were fined
sa. each for the assault, Is. each for the damp, and
ordered to pay the amount of damage and the ones
nib. court—making 19e. 24. for Bishop to pay,
and £1 la. 6d. for Hannay. —Thomas Northover
was charged with 'unlawfully detaining • pair of
hoots belonging to Charles Smyth, his employer. It
appeared that some months since the defendant
borrowed • sovereign of Mr. Smyth, on the under-
standing that he would pay back 2s. per week till
the amount was paid, and that he had only paid beck
about Mill the money. Accordingly, when be sent
home some new boots which Mr. Smyth gave him to
make, he told his wife that she was not to leave them
without the money. As he aoticipated so it happened.
Me Smyth did intend to deduct a portion of the
borrowed money, acid as this did not suit the
defendant's book, the boots were carried back home.
I The Bench said it WY • County Court rather than
• police case, and refused to adjediode in the
matter. —James Hockey, a oodermonve, was
summoned for permitting a muddies Supt. Lid-
bury said that on tiaturd•y afternoon be weed to •
stable in St. Nicholas-street, occupied by defendant,
and found there two pigs, two horses, and a don.
, key. The stable altogether was in • very filthy
state, and the pigs ware very foul and smelt very
much, and outside the stable door waa • duns/-
heap and • cesspool of stagnant water that bed run
from the dung. roo defendant well knew that he
most ad keep pigs there as he had before received
notice not to do so. The Bench inflicted • fine
of 10s. and costa, unless the nuisance be imme-
diately got rid et, in which ode, on application
next week, the fine will be remitted.—Several
parties wbo were lad week fined for nuisanoes,
, and ordered to appear this week if the nuisances,
were in the meantime abated, to apply for • remission
of their several fines, neglected to attend. Tbey
will ooniieqeently now have to pay the full amount

PORTLAND.
Tnit training ship, Boonwen, baring undergone
• complete over.baul, is expected in Portland roads
in the course of • few days.

METHODIBII.—On Sunday week, the Primi-
tive Methodists held their snniversary unmet in their
chapel at Chiewell. Ths sermon in the morning was
preached by lb. It.. J. Tula's; of Canterbury, and
that In the evening by the Rev. J. T. Penrose, the
circuit minister. Oa Tuesday 'vowing the annul piddle
!nestle( was held at the Independent chapel, which was
kindly lent them for that pupae. Addressee sure
delivered by the Revs. J. Tubas, J. T. Penrose and
others, and • collection vu made at the scudf the
meeting.

On Thursday week the marriage oweatony took
plum between Mr. W. Scrims, a.N., son of Captain
John Eteriven, and Jernima, daughter of Mr. W. B.
Drake. St. John's church was lined by speotators, and
the oseememy was performed by the inaraisibeet, the
Rev. H. Josour. The bride was dreamed in a dove-
coloured silk dress. tulle vail, and orange bloatonse, and
the bridesmaids were attired in blue and white, tulle
veils and wreathe of omvolvalus. 'rho bride was given
away by liar father. As the party left the church, guns
were fired, in wordage* with an old Portland cuttom.
A rich repast was provided at the house of the bride's
father, whither the happy couple and a large party of
Mende repaired. In the afternoon the newly wedded
pair left on a trip to spend the honey moon.

LIGHTING Oy FORTUNIII W ZLL. —OU Monday
te'nsiabt a prelimisary meeting to discuss tits question of
bighting Fortunes Well, tbe expenses to be defrayed by
a district rate, wait bad et Sorieente's RoteL There were
about 40 persons present sad the whole, with the ex-
or Moos of fora or Am were is favour of the project.
/grafts to soy, the prides opposing Me whoa were

thous who would be likely to be mash osselted by
It. The rateable property frogs the top of
Fortunes Well rued down to the railway elation is
snd • 4 rate would realise £42 las. Twelve
lamp., which it is a 6.st proposed to (mew, would Mai
£36 thus leering LI 10.. • year for paving the eMleeter
and other ineuholal 41{4430.11. Whether or not the
scheme will be carried 'lnt renteins to be seen, but there
can be but one opinion as to its desirability ;
especially, not only find it difficult, but exce.trsiZr;rbij
dangerous, to par along the roed after dark, end this
fact most act se • deterrent to many %phut taking
lodgings at Portland. It is true there are several
visitors, but were better •000mmodation 'Minted them,
the lodging honies, even were they tenfold multiplied,
would undoubtedly he largely pstronieed. tail to have
• large number of visitors staying on the island roust be
beneficial to all parties. To oppose the lighting of a
district, therefore, when it could be done by the collec-
tion of .4.1. rate, would be suicidal policy.