The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-09-30 00:00:00

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Rsvpitin Bain"?'NW Comer —Mr. 'award Platt,
barrister-at-law, held hie spurt at the Town Hall on
Friday last, for the purpose of revising the paella-
mentery vetoes' limbs. Mr. J. Harker errand for the
Liberal party and Mr. J. R. Jameioan for the lionise-
wetly.% The revleion of the wiener voter: (his
moupled but a short time, and the Banister thee heard
the Oldal and objecticies to the borough lista, inelnd.
km the parishes of Be. James', Lomillast, fismworthy,
and Parketons. Mush time was spent in this preeem,
but nothing arose which mils for a roper, and In the
end the position of partite wee not affected in any
material degree
MATE or DROWSTNG. —A boot ten Wein.* on Then-
day morning, a yonog man named William Ptiakley,
was accidentally drowned h 2 the harbour. At the
(squeal heldby Sir. J. Harker, deputy corner, the mom
afternooo, evidences was given to the effort that the
deceased was employed in discharging coal from a mend
named the Scylla, lying at Harairorthy. Whilst walk.
log along • plink to the mewl, oarrying an empty oral
beg, his foot slipped, and he fell jet,, the water. Ho.
fortunately, in his fell his bead streak against the bul-
warks, etenning him; otherwise. Was • Rood swimmer,
he would have had so difficulty la satin himself. He
was nimble to take advantage of the sesistenoe that
was rendered, and before he meld be got nut of the
weber he was droweed. A verdiet ef " stecidentail
Death" was returned. The deceased was 26 years of
AIM
Pern elasetows, Tharedm.—Before the Mayor (Mr.
H. Hamiltoo). Aldo-masa J. Harker. Mr. W. Pears*.
and Mr. C. .1. Btoce.—Jowpi Mewls and Charles
JlatdeereU, both in the " hobgehoe stage of if.,
were summoned for being drunk and riotous in the high-
way at Hamscorthy on the 11th instant.—The ease was
proved by P.C. Helyar, and the defendanim were each
ordered to pay 6.. and lasts, Of to be impriaoned for
seven days! with herd lebeur.—Ressia &MA was
!summoned by her sister, Mary Patey, for having on the
21st and 2fird instant assaulted Charlotte Nifty, aged 11,
daughter of the complainant —Aectording to the child's
evidence, the defendant seised her by the hair and struck
her on the throat. The witness deeded milling her emit
by • foul name, and telling her she had • sailor's ring oa
her finger.—Defendant admitted striking the child. but
mai she Mil provoked to damo by the repressions she
amd.—The Beech ordered the defendant to pay 5.. and
cooste.—lmsta Brows and her sister, Charloll Tatter
were thee clamed with assaulting Mary Patey.—The
defuodaets were fined 51. east and wets, the Mayor
remarking that it .14 a most diegreoefel qsarrel, and
threelening heavy punishment in *see of a repetition of
inch breaches of the pneeel—The magistrates decided
as to renewing the Ramses of the three beerhoums
mentioned in our report nf the adjourned lieensing
meeting. The neonate( the Halfway Bose, Parkstone,
was renewed, the Bench being satisfied as to the annual
veins. Mr. G. Curti' had valued the premises kaolin as
the Baker's Arms, and hie report stated that the build.
is, was badly situated, !indite annual value m a private
resideese would not exceed eight gainem.—The magis-
trates refused to resew the limns, and Mr. Travers
gave °oil" of %teed on behalf of Mr. F. lityrier, of
the Poole Bre lrmr7.—lnthe cage of a beerb mow moulded
by Mr. Thomas ilvovill., tha property had been valued,
and it was found not to be worth more than £lO per
year am a private beam—The magistrates, therefore,
refused to renew the lioenee.