The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-08-07 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

Tor RiVra IN SCOTIAND.—MOTISr; Glasgow
August rime Table., with their profusion of delicate m
little maps, and condensed figures and travelling in.
,rmation, a ill be found the beet of all guides to the
Highlands, and the cost by pestle only 4d.
DC Rill PAMTORAL AID 80CDITY. Th. annual
Sermons in aid of the above named society were
pr,ached at St. Mary'schurch on Sunday week, in Me
morning and evening by the Rev. Talbot Greases,
ib roctor, and in the afternoon by the Rev. James
H Inns, incumbent of St. Clemente, Bristol. The
clii ctioos were good—in the morning £35 3s 30.,
In the afternoon t 1 3s. 9td. and in the evening
el 7 la 7.1. —Total £53 Si. Si.

THE %TR!. —Tile New Concert Hall has been
opened by Mr. Belton with • talented company
from Exeter, for theatrical entertainments. We
hare hail but one opportunity of witnessing the per-
formancee, and on that occasion we were agreeably
surprised to find how well the pieces were placed on
the boards, and how admirably the several members
of the corps dromatipper acquitted themselves. We
.trULac. OD early opportunity of another visit,
when we shall be able to speak more at large in re.
Glance to the acting of the pieces produced, and in
the mean time we would say to our readers, " go
and judge for yourselves." Confidently we may
assert that it is the most talented company that has
visited Weymouth for very many years.
lin &GLARY ix Minis STR OA Saturday
ee'nnight, the home of Miss Reynolds, who bee re-
cently retired from business in St. Mary's rzeet, and
removed toll ighitreet, was entered, and a gold watch
and chain, belonging to Male Reynolds, and • writ-
ing desk and it, contents, belonging to Mime Gear.
ling, were stolen from one of the bed rooms. Mimi
Gentling, who usually lodges with Miss Reynold',
was atieoit in the country, while Mies Reynolds was
herself visiting some friends in town at the time the
robbery took place, somewhere between seven and
ten o'clock. the servant WY during the time down
stairs, the front door being open. She says she
was called to the front door once during the time
by a woman who said she wished to find out where
a person lived whom the servant knew nothing
about.

roPKOCCiII Pettes Cotner, Mon.lay.—Before the
51,13. r. --Jones Harris, a bondsman, in the 56th regi-
ment, was brought up in custody for having on Saturday
I in euinieny with another man, name unknown,
ve.iently assault, d Jame* Shepherd, and stealing from:
Lim a gold albert chain and key. The complainant,
wi,. is Lindlerd of the Rose and Crown, Crescent-street,
said that he was going home between twelve and one
o'clock. and when near his house the prisoner pulled him
bad, WADI., and another bandsman heat him in the faux,
with a stone, and cut his nom and forehead severely.
He was struck twice or throe times and was stunned.
wri.d moo sprained while attempting to prevent
ir stealing his chain. Primer:tutor first met with them at
lie bridg,. They said they had nowhere to sleep that
nl4hl, and he offered to take them home and allow them
to sit in his kitchen till train time for Portland next
morning. He therefore walked up through the town
with them. Ho was perfectly sober at the time. When
in the ground he cried "murder." A person looked
uut of the window and he naked hint to come down
u., they would take his life. The prisoner and his com-
panion then ran away, not having time to take his watch
frum hie poTket. He subsequently went with Sergeant
Harvey to the barracks and identified the prisoner. Tbe
other man be conld not speak positively to. Prisoner
said hs wan in the guard-room at half-past 11 °Week.—
lie was committed for trial at the assius in the Spring.
—Henry Ward, a private in the 26th regiment,
ehargiel by P.C. Bartlett with an unnatural offence,
was committed for trial at the esseions.—Tursnsr.-
11, fore the Mayor and W. Symonds, ll• q.—George
Smith, a mason, was summoned by Annie, his
wife, for asmult, and tbroatening her life.—Mr. Howard
appeared for Mrs. Smith, and in opening the case said
that the Bench would recollect that some time
dame that a similar case to this between these
parties came before them, when George Smith
woo bound over to keep the pease, since which time
his wife had not lived with him. While he was
under recognisances to keep the peace he did not go
near her to annoy her, but immediately the period for
which he was bound over expired, he went to the house.
annoyed hi. wife in every possible way, and threatened
her life. He had been remonstrated with frequently
regarding such conduct, and great forbearance had been
used towards him, hoping that he would re-consider his
conduct and dimontinue his annoyances. The forbear-
ance that had been shown towards him had been quite
futile, and he became more violent that ever. Mere
was not • single article of furnitue in the house belong-
ing to Smith, the house was taken in the name of
soother party in order that Mrs. Smith might obtain an
honest living quietly by letting lodgings, and therefore
defendant had no more right to go there than to any
other house. But on Sunday morning he went there
forced himself into the house. and commenced
:ruts his wife and threatening her in such • manner,
that Mr. Thomas Moultrie, of Bath, who was lodging
there with his wife and family, was oblivid to remon-
strate with him, and threaten that unless he west away
quietly be wruld send for the 'splice. Among other I
threats he said that he would knock oat his wife's I
brains. He bad not given a shilling towards the '
support of his wife or his children since be was bound
over, and his intention evidently wan, to prevent his
wife from obtaining an honest livelihood by seeking
to drive the lodgers away, and to bring her and
her children to poverty and the workhouae. Mrs.
Smith bad no nor malice against her
husband, and all that she wit:bed was that be should
allow her to live in peace. All that was asked, there-
fore, was that he should again be bound over to keep the
peace. Mrs. Smith aall Mr. Moultrie then deposed to
the fact. stated by Mr. Howard, and the Bench ordered
that defendant, who was not present, to be bound over,
himself in E2O, and two sureties in £lO each, to keel,
the peace for 12 months.--Charles Knight was sum-
moned for asmulting a polioe constable while in the
execution of his duty. P.C. Delamota said that on
Monday morning, while on duty on the parade, be saw
two men bathing without the usual bathing dress. He
told the defendant who drove them out that it was
illegal than to bathe, when defendant struck him across
the head with his driving stick, and said be, would hire
to beat the constable. brains out. The Bench
indicted a fine of 10s. and 31. 10d. costs, to teach thew
better conduct for the future.--Charles Pearce, fel-
monger, was summoned by the Inspector of Nuisances
for neglecting to remove certain nitimusees existing on
his pretni.e. in connexion with his trade, alter proper
notion had been given. The defendant mid that he had
not haul time to remove it in the short spec. ..of three

;i:;.711:::17.;;V:;;;;;;;ijo:irn the care for seven
days, to enable the business to ho removed
.from the
Daniel Waters, a bandsman belonging to the
real, regiment, was brought up on ramand charged with
being fiend in the Prince Albert beer-shop, kept by Mrs.
cr.eker, for an unlawful purpose. It appeared that
Mn. 'rocker sotto bed on Friday night, locking up
the houre And fasteeing the windows at the usual time.
About two o'clock in the morning, however, she was
woke up and on going down stain found the priaoner in
the liar, with two policemen. The parlour window had
been opeaed, and as the prisoner did not lodge in the
house and had no haziness there, the inference was
that he was there for the purpose of robbery. On being
takes into custody, be dropped three metal tea spoon°.
lie was not drunk, but had evidently been drinking.
The reason he gave for being in the house, wee, that he
wanted mmething to drink. At the time prisoner was
In the house, another member of the military band was
standing outeide, evidently on tbe watch, and on the
police coming np he want- Ito find his way to the
birriefs, lliepdoe pointed oat to him the way, but
ho went off in a rentrary direction. Prisms( r was' corn.
milted to the assizes for trial.