The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-04-07 00:00:00

WET MOUTH.

Faun POPULAZ EirralTaNza.—Amoog the most
amusing of our toodsra eatertainere Ix one of the
newest, Mr. F. C. Buruard, one of the favourite con-
tributors to PwacA, who bap bees reading from his own
" litppy Thoughts," at the New O.llerT, Argyll-street,
London, and has won the highest praise of some of the
Londe, Prem.

G OAIDIBIIII Or Tel Poos.—The ontgoinignardians,
Ile-sre. R. Thomas, T. J. A. Buck, and J. A. Talbot,
have boen nominated for Meloombe Regis, also Mr. R.
walker. For Ratiloole the nominations are Mr. G. B.
Welsford and Mr. C. Jesty ; for Weymouth Mr. J. H.
Devenish and Mr. J. Groves; and for Wyke Be& Mr.
41. E. Seaman and Mr. J. C. Stone
A PPOIKTMCIIT Or —On Meads, 1/14. the
°veneers for Weymouth and fdaloombo Regis ware
appointed, as follows: For Weymouth: Mr. William
Robert Royal, Mr. Utiarles Lovell, and Mr. William
Whit.% For kieloombe R.icis: Mr. William Roberts,
Mr. Mark Hanley, arid Mr. George Bas-ombe. For
ILwilpo;n the over/mem or.: Mr. John Hassell, and
Mr. Jima. Russell. For Wyk' Regis :tic. Robert
mud Mr. Robert Cale.

D.R.V.—Our local amateurs, who are also
thorough working members of the oorpa, f.:eling the
necessity of extra exertions being made for the purpose
of augmenting the funds of the corps and in order to
roan additional funds to clothe the large number of
resruits lately joined, have determined to give two per.
fo-rtauees at the Theatre Royal, at an early date,
under • goodly array of patrons, front the number of
whom we arc certain our amsteurs' elution, will be
crowned with attooe •
LOYAL EXCILISIOI LODGE Or ODDrECLUMB.—Tb•
',steno:at of tide lodge, which both' Its meetings at
the Ranelash Hotel, shows that last year £B3 9.. was
paid for 'sickness, and £22 for funitralc Teen aro 161
metabere and they pail £2Ol. 7s. 10g I. Tho sick and
funeral fu.A aommenoel with a !Warm* of £l9 old in
treasurer's hands, and £l3 was drawo from the conk;
but nll5 was banked during the time, and the haleness
in tteaturer's bends was ever £80; the manatoment
fund cosimenoed with £lB 16e. cash, and left £22 4s.
The total cash la 'took was £9lO 6e., showiag an
incenses of £lOl 49. 40. daring she year.
FRAI of • SCHOOL BOARD —The folkowb g resolu-
tion was proposed by Mr. W. Eliot, seconded by the
Her. J. D. Adelman, and carried at a mooting conaistiog
of the committees of the throe Church of England
Schools bald on Thursday evening last:—" That in
order to p the creation, of a Bohool It eard, which
w ,ul,l entail an annual swoon on the borough, It is
desirable that additional school accommodation be pro-
vided in the pariah of St. Marfe, Meloombe Hifi., for
about 125 children, and lo tho parish of Holy Trinity,
Weymouth, for about 125 children, that separate sub-
scription hate be opened for theme proposed additions,
and Joint oommittee folioed of each gentlemen as may
be whims to 01.0•111111 the borough for subscriptions."
The estimated out eill be £l,OOO. -

MIKLT GIFT BY SIR FILSOERICJOHNSTONII, BAST,
follow.ng will «uplai.. lia-lf
. .

"The ..1-,..1;n0t0-- n-c—Cila.te ()Mee,
We.ruouth. Much 30, 1874

" I).er espy of the Financial statetnent of the affairs
of the loyal ttreat Eastern Lodge of Odd Fellows for the part
year wae laid before sir Frederie Johnstone a few day. age, and
he directed me to forward a cheque fur £5. m a donation
towards clearing off the balance standing against the Manage.
moot Fund of the society, ea shown by that statement :
acoordingly herewith beg to enclose a cheque for al, and fur
which I will thank you to send me PA
Vuurs truly,

"Ilwar N.NoLms."
To the Secretary of The (trod Eaatent Lodge of Uhl
Wooluouth.6
. . _ . .

This neoeroua ausi timely gift wm much appreciated
by the Lodge, aud the following resolution was
pa7asd : 7

"That thit inerubers or the Greet F.artern Lodge bog to tender
their inhere tilllllll.l to Sir Fre•ilerie Johnstone, Hart , M P.,
for his unailieited donation a Az towards bqublating the debt
now standing on the Mame/anent Fund."

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lu.nocon Ihrrrr assinoss; Mosday.--Befor• Mr O. Reynolds
and Mr. 11. Ilaggett

•111•AULT 117111 • RAZOR.
Jo An Proatarn. a the 19th regiment, was brought up
charg,l with being drunk and ueaultlng P.O Honi in John•
street, with • razor, on Harch
The no .table Makd that • little after 10 o'clock, he tram on
duo. in Nieto.lasetreet, and his attentioa was called to some
disturiamv at the Gre) hound, and maw the prisoner in curtody
of the provorit scrim and another man. He looked round the
Greyhound, mid when he came out, the provoet aergt. said the
priemer had made hie maim. Horn went with the isergt.to
Ink for him, and then went on his beat About lull.past 11 he
era c, 'ug from Wtst-street and nclrd final of •. X ttrder "In
John street, went and saw • crowd of men and women, and the
prisoner with an open razor in hie hand, threatening to cut
people's thrush'. Horn got him down, got on his breast, and
endeavoured to get the razor from him, the man made several
cuts at him with the razor, and struggled very violently At
het the constable erretitind the razor from him, but not till it
wu broken in piens He then t,o,k him to the station.
It appear+ there were two or three men drinking there, and
standing by ; but neither of them attempted to render any
amistatice to the Con Stable, although they me him seruggling
with an infuriated soldirr with such • dangerous weapon hi his
hand.

The ennstable, in answer to the bench. said the soldier cut at
him " diully."
Mary Smgmnt, 3 pruflittlit. laid about half past eleven, the
prisoner cameto ber house, and taik out a razor mid attempted
to cut her throat She put up her hand to defend herself. aml
got a slight cut She ran into the street, and called " Murder,"
and it Horn apprrhetiped prisoner. al!ef a ?trugelc.
. .

A captain .4 to reo;nent init.t that the man bad bean
Iwilnalved for drlinkoonoss lwfore.
lacteal to three itionthd* hard labour, and to And =retie,
to kiwi, the peat,. for thi (Atoning six nionthn
Ti n.i,i - Intore hr. It Sieitold.i, and 11r IV_ Tsibet.
Built, ii. an oyster arv.lger, was ,hahied with fraud-
ulvetiv eonsertitii: to hid own use X 4 4n, the pruParlY of David
Unveil!, hi.
Ir lioaar.l ApinAreti for the prosecution, sin/ sant his eilent
a lumber .4 nteti, anal dant he notald not pew over
thiv but if (tie I.ll.litf would ;geed guilty, he would
4. thr cm, to tli utmost

In. .r plead.* guilty. uel &eked the Bench to deal erlik
the ease then

Pa," Itmwoull, .4 Milne, Portsmouth, end he was an
en.ter ni, rchant mid int liar of general &Ming yawls eittployed
in the..).ter trade Prisoner iirsd aae hulip.l one of hit smacks,
tht Carrier, lying at Portland It was his duty, after dredging
Of .101,11, ;.• heck to Portsmouth with them, mit to or
hem. lot ta bring them to plaintiff, who would dins*, of
heni, king an oyster merehant Maolees enters were
NO) to catch Uhl lafli..i 11..111e In c..lev.illefiCv .4 • hat ha
cause doe*, to Portland, prisoner w2l on there, in a
brothel in this town. Ile heard that he was there, and rapped
at tin. .lo,ir, hut ILIA alter • little that.
illusssie Vao sent that Mullen was gone sway. Ile didn't
believe it but got a conealde, Sergt Ilarety, and went leach
to the plat,. Prismer then cataao out, alit plaintiff charged
with hai in,„• st.den • lot .4 oy•tem --21 hundred en March
21, and ;til hundred on Saturday last, for which he received
respectively 15 mei t 7 lie. Ile admitted that he had done
so, mei lettered th.: money with the men, dimpling it Its.,
which he said he rosined for plaintiff. Ile had divided the
annoy into sin shares, and taken four of them and divided
amongst himself and the crew, and the remaining two shares,
• •• •iwiongast to 111., inner; but this money he had ',pelt..
hal a manlier .4 ineu it,„l,irbaliemploy. ood
could
not too. It over ; hut he did not with unduly to prose the ...S.
Plaintiff put in a letter wriueti by priemer, who saki that
he wrote to lid him know he didn't always stay at Wey•
mouth ; he and the men knew what to do, a• beet for them.
eels., al Well as the ...Mtg..
Plaintiff coateelert4 this a eery impudent letter; Intoner
ouuldiet have written aaa,,ry to hit
P S. 11aney this morning accompanied the last witness to a
WM4, awl primer came vuL The plalatid chug.! Ulm

with maim away with L 4 ea, and vritnesi took hint into cus-
tody. On hie way to kl elkl.am h: reed • purse of money to
another man. William told the Other that Ilk, dkin't give it
up, he should take him into custody. On arriving at the
station, prisoner was searched, and Li lbs. ijil. was found no
hlm, and be mid he had 30e. oa board.
Prisoner, repeating Ms plea of guilty, had nothing to my,
incept that the O,lllGf would hare had hie money all right
when he (prisonm) got home to Portsmouth.
Two month.' hard labour. •
Yr Howard applied for the money to he given up to the
plalnUff, and this was ordered by the bench.