The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-10-30 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.
Boaoraz PoLica, Friday.—Sefore the Mayor.—
Mr. R. G. Hole, fishmonger, of St. Mary-street, was
summoned for allowing a cart drawn by a vicious horse
to remain otadde his door longer than was neoessary,
for the purpose of unloading. —Mr. R. N. Howard
appeared for the deferraiset.—Mr. Coffin, who said be
urea lodging at 3, Royd-cressent, stated that on Wednes-
day last he was pasdne down St. Mry-street with Mr.
Spoke, and se he pused Mr. Hole'. shop • horse and
cart were standing at the door, and the horse made a
vicious bite at him, and took hold of him by the right
Howasd edmitted the facts of the cam, but
amid plaintiff's remedy lay with the County Court.
Case dismissed, but the Mayor intimated to defendant
that he moot not do it again.

LITERARY •ND INSTITWITON.—A lecture
was given on Wednesday evening by the 1t.,. R. ft.
Ashton on "Our English Tongue" The rev.
gentleman treated the subject in a very scholary
manner, and intimated that the generality of people
were very careless about drawing their language from
the "well of English undefiled," being contented el
long as they could express themselves in the most
ewer and intelligible manner. He also showed how
different claims of words had been engrafted nn the
original Saxon stock of English, being tnirimplate.l
from the ohmic languages (especially Latin), Norman
French, So. He read extrsote showing the different
modifiostione the language hart undergone before
arriving alit, present date. He also put in • plea
for the better treatment of that most abased letter
93," and in fact made his lecture thoroughly
Interesting, not only to the philologist, but the
general hearer—rather a difficult matter with
materials of what are ordinarily considered of so dry
&nature.

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STREIT INTROVIIIINT6 —The recently completed
alterations st No 17, St. Maryddreet, by Mr. Cole,
chemist, are one of the greatest street improvements
the town has witnemed for some time—indeed it is
generally acknowledged that the front is one of the
handsomeet in Weymouth, although we CID boast
of Nesse specimens 41 shop architecture than many
other plams in Dometshire. Mr. Cole's architect
was Mr. G. It Crickmay, who has certainly prodeoed
a very tasteful plan, which the builder, Mr. Dodson,
has carried out in • most satisfactory manner. The
building has rather • novel element about it,
being much enriched with the beautiful stone
au-rings of Mr. Grimsby, of Dorchester, whose skill
ln that line we had recently occasion to notioe in
connection with Wool Church. Mr. Grassby has in
this instance produced two splendid heeds of
Avicenna and Parsoelsus, the founders of the
Medical science. They are acknowledged by all to be
admirable instances of freehand carving, while the
foliage and other ornaments that surround them,
though of the must elaborate nature, are ohisled with
masterly deliascy and freedom. In all respects,
however, the building has been carried out most
satisfactorily, reflecting credit on the architect, the
builder, and enterprise of the proprietoi.

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Tits Bos.orau POLICL —We gather the following
particulars from the statement of the year ended Sep-
tember 29, 1666, furnished by Mr. Sopa Lidbnry to
the Secretary of State, pursuant to 19 and 20 Vice.,
c 1;9. Coder the head of police establishment and
charges, the population of the borough of Weymouth
•nd Melcombe Regis is stated to be 11,353 at the
last censer. The police force consists of este head
constable, 2 sergeant., 9 constables—tetzl, 12.
Salaries and pay, .006 4s. ; clothing and accoutre-
ments, I:9, Is. ; station-house charges, printing,
stationery, &c., £46 Os. Id. ; miscellaneous charges,
£24 7., 1.1. —total costs, .099 12.. 2d. Number of
persons proceeded against by indictment—males, 10;
female., 5. Proceeded against sum marily -- males 191 ;
feieales, 4-1. Depredators, offenders, and suspected
persons at Jorge under 16 yearn—males, 8 ; females, 2;
16 years and above--males, 15 ; females, 10. ruder
the head of houses of bad character, there are set
down-2 public-houses end 3 beershops, as the nowt
of thieves and prostitute.; 2 brothels • and 5
tramps' lodging-heuses--total, 12. The Weal crimes
committed (so far as known to the polioe), are set
down a, 13. Number of persons apprehended for
the same, 15, namely —males, 10 ; females, ff. Com-
mitted for trial—male., ; females, 3 discharged,
1; bailed for trial, 3. Number proceeded against—
Males, 191; females, 44—total, E 35. Discharged
Males, 61 • females, 16. Convicted—males, 130;
females, 28'. With respect to punishments 1 is set
down as being sentenced to above three months; 2
to above two ninth.; 7 to above one mouth; 30 to
above 14 days; 40 to 14 days and under • 2 sent to
reformatory schools; 66 fined ; 1 whipped; and 9
required to find sureties or recognizance.
Cooerr Prrrr Sinstoee, Fnday.—Before H. C.
Goode's, It H. Swallield, and It. ff. 'tliot, Esqrs.—
Frederick Sweet, master mariner, was charged with
having on the sth of Oetober, at Portland, unlawful y
shipped from • vessel called the Messenger, at Wey-
mouth, certain goods, to wit one gallon of whiskey, Ilb
of cotton yarn, one hag of soap, and one parcel of oat.
meal, without the pre-ence or authority of the proper
officers of Custom., contrary to seetion 154 of the
Customs Consolidation Act, whereby he had forfeited
the sum of £so.—Mr. It. N. Howird defended.—Relent
Bilwell soil he was a boatman at the Porthind station,
and was on duty as day watchman in Chesil Cove on
Friday, sth October. He observed a seheone. 0.3
In the West Him, about tem o'clock in the afternoon,
with • whff flying; saw a boat leave the beaeh with
three men in it and proceed to the vessel; saw her re-
turn to the shore and examized her bet found nothing
contraband, lie sloe we another boat pot off in •
similar manner and proceed to the ship and return, but
on examination found nothing in her; saw e boat
coming from the fishing ground, go to the vs eel, and
tonic to the shore; on his examining this boat he found
three essks, three boxes, one jar, and two paper parcel.,
and det.ined them until the arrival of his superior. In
eroweexaminatien. witness said when he first saw the
thiel boat she was shout three cables' length from the
ship, and the vessel was about half a mile from the
shore. The boat did not appear to have anytleng in
hsr, bet after she left the vessel he law through his
glees that she bad something in Ler. 11, had not before
oteerved the bait in the fi.hing
Richard Roxall, chief officer of the coastgii•id at Purt•
land, said he saw a schooner in the West Bsy with •
signal up on the sth October, and watched her move-
ments. Sew all the boats leave the vessel and proceed
to the shore. Saw parcels passed out of the I.chamer
Into the boot boat and token ashen,. When he reached
the boat he saw the parcels on the beach and • permit
for the whisk., on them.—Fined in the mitigated penalty
of Cl 2 104., aild oats.
lx NIRMORIAM TO THE LITE W. J. HILL, ERQ
SOLICITOR, TOWN COURCILII AM, ENSIGN 111 Tug
WITYMOUTR CORPS, &C. —When • young man dies
In the spring of life, not having reached yet the
middle of those years allotted to man, then his
friend, do sustain a greater lam than if he had died
full of years and intirmitiee. When that young
human plant, untimely cut down by the blind un-
relenting ploughshare of death, was an ezcellert
husband and father, then his low is the more deeply
lamented. But, when io addition to those amiable
qualities, the same person was an enlightened, brave,
and patriotic citizen, connected with charitable and
philanthropic institutions, then indeed, his low be-
comes a public calamity St; everybody felt in
Weymouth on Monday lase—the day of nor
universally regretted friend's funeral. Being leith
cheerful and aooomplisbed, be was a great ornament
to moiety. Having been brought up to that learned
profession that gives us counsel, judges, chancellors,
sod legislators, and being a ready defender of the
pine as well as • kind landlord, he was a boon to
Weymouth and an honour to his own prifession.
Ile had already, for some time, graced the :Masonic
rostrum as well as the municipal council. Every-
where he stood as one of young England's party,
who waist to ventilate the stagnant and sluggish
waters of corporate bodies. With him Freemasons
were equal in spite of rank, station, and creed, pro-
vided they were charitable. With him all question,
of drainage, cheep and clean lodgings for the poor,
were the order of the day. Thus be was in favour
of any improvement for his native town. Often
have I heard him advocate the schemes of a new
pier as an ornament to the esplanade, as • short
and agroable eot to Portland ; likewise of a winter
garden, or rather public garden, open in all sesame ;
and also of the closing of the Backwater, and other
useful works. No wonder that all Weymouth feels
his lose so bitterly I Besides his varied information,
eloquence, and worldly accomplishments, he had the
gift of poetry; and, in one of his elegant esem,s, he
ha, vindicated the cementing doctrine of the
Immortality. Staab sublime and imptessive thooghta
most have recurred to his memory and brightened
his last hour by the genial light of hope, faith, and
charity —the guardian, of a noble mind. After
such terrible trial, the more dreadful from its
suddenness, it most be a comfort to those who were
foremost in his heart, that the greatest honours were
paid to hi. memory by nearly all his fellow citizens,
and that the mournful and imposing ceremony was
favoured by most propitious weather, as if Heaven
had kindly accepted the sacrifice of a being so
generous, an hospitable, and so benevolent, as one of
its c we. —AN OLD FRIIR D.

SINGULAR AND FATAL ACCIDINT.—AO inquest
Iwo, bold at the Kai lore' Return Inn, last Friday
afternoon, tiy 11. Lock, Eaci., deputy coroner, touch.
log the death of • seaman named Baker, who was
drowned no the previous day through the stranding
of the Jsrsey cutter Thrifty, Baker mister, which
arrived in the harbour on Wednesday afternoon
laden with Potatoes, and was berthed near the bridge.
The vessel was secured by a ohain and anchor, besides
being fastened to the - • on the
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