The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-06-29 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

" Myttarks vile lluss."—" Oh, don't drink it,
Jack I It will make you so thirsty I" Jack (with a
bucket of sea-water): "What's the odd,! There's
plenty more I"—Punck.
LITZ WHILI Toll MAT.—Timid passenger (as the
gale
)(t, freshened) : "Is there any danger?" Tar
(ominously): "Well, them as likes a good dinner had
ter her it to-day I"—Punch.
Quitesre AOCtSSlON.—Loyalty to Her Majesty was
manifested in a variety of ways on Sunday. In
the churches the special form of prayer was used, and
the several preachers made allusion to Her Majesty's
long and happy reign. Flagg were hoisted at the
several Government establishment,.

13ostiso AND Racreo.—Even fiction has not yet
ventured to describe the faithless steerer, who, haring
put • pot of money secretly on a rival crew, his run
his own boat into a bank at a critical juncture; nor
the "stroke who for mercenary reasons has pretended
to faint in the middle of a spurt. One clearly sub-
stantiated offence of this sort would provoke such an
outcry of indignation and astonishment as Is never
bestowed upon the malpractices of the turf, which,
however much indignation they may occasion, are
unhappily too frequent to cause surprise.—Daily Nom

STUMM FLOWIII6.—On Tuesday, before Dr. Drew,
J. R Robens, Freq., J. Lundie, Esq., B. Hopkins, Req.,
and H. Raggett, Req., a blue-jacket, William Cole-
man, Wia charged with stealing flower' from a garden si
Rodlpole, on the morning of the 18th Inst.—P.C. Reed '
said he met the defendant with others on the Dorchester-
road, at two o'clock in the marning, with • quantity
of flowers. He afterwards found a lot of roots of
similar flowers strewn about the road, and the gate of
the garden cloee by was open. On examining the
garden he found that • number of flowers had been
stolen from IL—PC, Backhand gave corroborative
evidence. —Fined 10a, including costs, or seven days
Simeon NEws.—Arrionlo : Great Western, Blam-
pied. South of Ireland, Pearl'' Cherbourg, general;
Denis, Clarke, Phcenix, Speerl, Otter, Thompson,
Jersey, potatoes; Brighton, Fall*, Aquila, Filcher,
Jersey, general; Empresa, Cosens, 'Bournemouth,
wronger' ; Emma Marla, Warner, Chichester, nil;
Anglo Saxon, Anvil, London, wheat; Zoe, Attwooll,
HartlepooL coal; Matilda. Windue, Poole, bricks.—
,ceilings: Great Western, Blampied, South of Ireland,
Pawn, Cherbourg, general DISIIia, Clarke, Phcenix,
Speed, Otter Thompson, Jersey, ballast; Brighton,
Falls, Aqulla Fisher, Jersey, general ; Bisk,
Muter., Portland, nil; Warrior, Allen, Surprise,
Mitchell, Guernsey, ballast.

DautrugglitaL—On Monday, at the Police-court a
sailor named Joseph Smith was summoned for being
(bunk and riotous on the previous evening. in High-
dreet.—P.C. Carter proved the case —The Bench
considered the conduct of these men to be a disgrace
to the Nary, and Mr. Robens contrasted their
behaviour with that of the Militia, who were the
most exemplary body of men we ever had here.—
Supt. Vickery suggested that the ofiloers of the ships
in the Road should be requested to send a picket on
shore to take the men on board their ships.—The
Bench requested the superintendent to do so.—The
man was fined 10s. including costs or seven days.—
A man named Robert But was fined se. for being drunk
at F.dipole.—P.C. Reed proved this ease.