The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-10-04 00:00:00

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PlllllOll and Princess Chriatien have been Thriting
Lord Wimborne at Anchnitahellaoh. Their loyal
Highnewer, while in the hi Aland ,apital on their way
north, made extensive purchases of tartan, as well as
swop jinni's', nod ornaments.

POOLE.

GC/MAL GARFIIILD.—The flags have been floating
balt-mast on the public buildings of the town since the
death and up till the burial of the late President of
the United Ststes, On Monday evening a special
requiem service was held in Longffeet Church, which
was densely crowded. The Rev. Mr. Williams, the
vicar, preached an appropriate sermon.
ANOTHIR CABI OF Wing BFATING.—At the Polio.
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court, on Monday, befiire the Mayor (Mr. G. Curtis),
Mr. O. J. Stone, sod Mr. W. D. 1) ujidale„—Jamee
Barter Allen, labourer, was charged with assaulting
and beating his wife, Jane Alien.—Prosecntrix said
she MI4 very 'sorry to have t appear, but she could
not 'tend it any longer. Her husband gave her no
money to keep her, and on the 17th he punched her
while she w.is in bed, and took her by the feet and
Pulled her out. He was in constant work for ths
Corporation, but never gave h.r a half-penny. She
had put up with it till Saturday, when he threatened
t• split her bead.—ln reply to the defendant she said
aha did not come home drunk. She did not bite his
arm. The marks on her hoe im were not caused by
her falling over • chair.—Defendant asked for an
adjournment. as his witnesses were not present, and
this was granted.

ADJOURXID LIONSIIING MffelTTO —Licensee for the
outdoor able of beer was granted Mr. Cox. Parkstone,
and Mr. Goodwin, who live, adjoining the Crown,
Poole.—They were supported by Mr. H. i. Dickinson.
Mr. Dickinson also made a special application for a
seven day license for the Crown Hotel for Miss
Bayntoo' which hitherto has only been open for six
days in the we k. Mr. Di2kinson argued that this
was not a came where a six days license had only
originally been t iken out, bot the full limn e had been
granted with the c iiidit o.i inserted by the magistrate
at the request of the owner that it should only be
oPained for six days. and therefore he contended the
full license was bound to be grented if requested.—
The Mayor remarked that the difference in this case
was that theca WWI a icew landlord.—Mr. Dickinson
real the opinion which Mr. Justice Cave decided that
a now lessee was entitled to have struck out a condition
which a former bolder of the licence may have had
inserted for his own convenience.—The Bench granted
the_license.

Votusya lesrecTioN.—The annual inspection
of the "I)" companies of the Dorset battalio tok
place on Friday evening, and was made by Colonel
Wilkinson, ommandlng the 39th Brigade DepUt,
Dorchester, who was accompanied by Major and
Adjutant Harmer. Captain Stone. Lieut. Harrison,
Lieut. Smyth, Drill Instructor Hunt, six sergeants,
one bugler, and 62 rank and file presented themselves.
Lieut. Smythe was called to the front, and put the
m-n through firing and manual exercise in the road
adjoining the Heat-quarters ; and afterwmda Captain
Stone put them through several movements. The
Inspecting officer then minutely inspected the
accoutrements, al•o put the officers throu.th an
examln.tion. At the conclusion he awarded the
company great praise, both for their attendance and
the manner in which they Ind tttrned out. He
expre s-d his gratifscati in at the laudation the Dorset
Battalion had received at the Wind.or review, and
sari he was certain from what he had seen that even-
ing that the D Cotopany would do their part towards
the maintenance of that reputation. Having inspected
the kstoks which were found neatly and correctly kept,
the Nallant colonel left amid hem ty cheers.
A STAND OW BLAREK IN TROUBLE. —On the same
ocsaion. Robert Allen was charged with being drunk
nd dis atderly in Lagland-street, and breaking &win-
dow in the house of Ann • loomba—Defendant said be
would plead guilty to • certain extent—the worse for
liquor.— l'he Mayor : I thought you were the standard
bearer of the Salvation Army.—Defeadaut : So I was,
and it would be a ro ai thing if I were now.—The
Mayor :So I sh uld think, the sooner you get back
the better.—P.O. Dowding proved the case, and said
the defendant hai caused • m tb to assemble.—Defen-
dant said children would always get round a man
if he was the worst Ca. liquor. With regard to the
breakan of the window the charge had been brought
by the defendant's mother-in-law, who, however, ad-
mitted that she had rented the house "in his name,"
and there( re the Bench said that part of the case they
would dismits.—The defe dant deeded to the Bench
to look over the other—The Bench advised him to
sign the pledge and join the Army again, and fined him
se. and costa 4s. 6d. He promised to do this, and was
allowed • week to pay in.
SHIPPING INTZLIJOKNOL—AITIVIIIS : Sept. 23
Gudgeon, Roe, GI tsnow, coals. 24—" 1C.," Webb,
Southton, balrley ; Liffey, Maid,Ainsworth, Southtoo,
ballast. 25—Tempter, Walla a, Newcastle, -oda ;
Rhod Mary, Westlake, Seatiam, coals. 26 Kelpie,
Semple. Newcastle coals; Queen of Mystely, Harvey,
Newcastle, coals; klph. Ling, L tndon, deals; Bern.
bridge, Nichols, uthton, nil. 27—Lissie May,
Pentrilly,Pork, 'ate; Advance, Cunningham, London,
deala—Sailings : Sept. 22—Williams, Johns,
Cardiff, pitwood ; Victor, Slater, Dordt., clay; Mary
Athburner, Hughes, Runcorn, clay. 23—Mary and
Ellen, Evans, Runcorn, clay; Jessie, Wills, Runoom,
clay ,• Flower, Wills, London, clay. 24—Bittern,
Woolf, London, clay; John Pierce, Hughes, Briatttl,
clay. 25—Anne, Lee, Csatleford, clay ; Emma,
Dyer, Hyde, pipes; Iduna, Bradhering, Elsino e,
ballast; Eibzog Freed Frarg, Saegert, Elsinore,
ballast. 26—Eliza, Filmer, London, clay; Old Tiff,
Gray, Exmouth, Opera 27—Hopewell, Painter,
London, clay; The Darnet, Quitter, London, clay;
Wheater. Wilkins, London, clay. 28-11allinbruch
Cottle, Jewell, Bristol, clay.
THZ Votutnexes. -A friendly match was shot off
at the range, on Tused.y afternain, between the
officers, non-commissionrd officers, and the privates of
the D (Pool-) Company. The ranges were 200, 500,
and 800 yards. The following were the results