The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-01-29 00:00:00

COUNTY PETTY EMMONS.

'MMUS ALL. WIRT MotTli, Ftiday, Jan. 25.—Before
Captain Manning, in the chair ;H. U. &Aden, J. Bry titer,
and 8. Meade, koqr.i.
AssAuvr.—Jam It A ile waa anintnoned by Mary Ann
White, for assault.—Mr. Howard appeared for the
defentlant.—Complainaut Kahl that last Saturday night,
lot. een 10 and 11 o'clock, she was proceeding to
Fortune's Well, and the defendant followed her. Vs hen
she arrived oppoaite Mr. I ii'. lie Inquired
where the was going, and she replied it, was no business
of his. Ile continued to follow her and asked if she
wanted company, and she said she did not want him.
IT. followed her to No. 3 Kin-street, when he took
bold of her, knocked her against the wall, threw tier
clothes over her head, threw the bread out of her •rms,
and put his hand over her mouth. She got away from
him, and told hini to go lrick.—Cross•examined :Slip
had talked to John White Wore, but had never walked
with him. /the got her living by washing for the men
aboard the men-of•war in the Fortis:ad-roads. had
never walked with • niatt-of-war's-inan. When lie
•truggled with her Abe ailed out, but slid not make any.
one hear. He left no black marka. When she got
away from him, she picked the 10.. f up—it was very
dirty.-11, the Bench : They walked topther about a
quarter of • mile previous to thy assault tsking place.
They did not walk t,gether afterwards.—Ur. Howard
said the complsinsta had sworn she never had waltoll
with defendant before; bnt be had • witness in court
who could prove that they had walked together score.
of times. If he could contradict her evidence in this
particular, it must shake her evidence in other
particulars.- Captain Manning said the Bench were
unattimottaly of opinion that an asaanit hail been coot'
mined, and although they did not intend to iiitlzet
severe penalty in this instance, they hoped it would be
• warning to him and others not to act similarly again.
—Fined ria. and coots.

BRILISHO? Orrreer.—Mory Sims, of Radipnle, was
charged with keeping her house open for the sale of beer
between tne hours of three and five o'clock on the after-
noon of the 30th December--P.C. George Payne said
that he went to the Radii..le tavern beechoise, kept by
the defendant, at shout twenty minutes peat 4 o'clock
on the day in question. When he went in he now five
men in the kitchen, and they had on the table before
them • quart of beer, • quart of porter, and a pint of
beer. Before he went into Ochrous., be !Looked through
the window, and saw the defendaet draw some beer from
a auk behind the door, and take it into the room where
the men were —l)efendant said she was up stairs chang-
ing her clothes at the time, and the beer was drawn by
• boy ahe employed in the house as • servatit.—Captaie
Henning said as this as the defendant's lint offence the
gne would not be .43 great IA it otherwise would be. but
she was responsible fur the acts of her servants.—Fined
El. including costa.
CHUILTT To .t Hoest.—Darid !fodder, of Weston,
Portland, was summoned for working a hone while in
an unfit condition for eork.—PC. Fripp said that on
the 9th January he Raw Diirid Holder at the village of
Heaton, with • horse drawing a cart filled with sand.
He Paw something running down the sides of the horse,
and on looking under the cert-aadille he saw a large
running more nii each ride of the backbone, nearly as
large as the pads of the saddle. Ho tol4 the defendant
he mint nut work the aiiimal in that state, and de.
fendsot replied, "Oh ! that's nothing, I must work
him." He went on with the load, and he could call
P.C. Dulan, who would state that he maw him working
the MUM hone two dais afterwards.—P.C. Dulan said
I. saw defendant working the horse On the 11th. and
the gore" were very bad.—Fined 401., including costs,
and if not paid by the 27th February to be ituprisoitesl
for a month. Defendant was told he IVY liable to •
penalty of £5.
RIDING WITHOUT REINS.— Williams Mullett was
charged with n.ling on the sh ,fts of his cart without
reins.—Defendant, who admitted the offence, said he
was in the employ of Mrs. COMM, of Porthinil.—Fined
Rs., including costa, to be paid in a fortnight or to be
imprisoned for • weel:.—Jutos Lord!, servant to Mr.
Joseph Hodder, Poi land, was charged with riding in
his wagon without. •Ans, on the Wyke road. He was
driving three hoi •fall trot.—Defendant admitted the
offence, but mi.l gave the policeman no "wee," and
it was the fir. ,itue he bad ever been " cotelied."
Fined 7s. inc. ing costa, to be yowl in • week, or •
week's in.• .3onnient.—Johe Willia Sinnt, was
charged • i ~ • similar offence to the last at Itefonie,
Portland. He had before been convi,ted for beini
drunk and incapable of taking care of his horses.—
Pined 10e. including costs, or • fortnight's imprivon.
Meat.

Pormairn.—Mr. Cray, of the Royal Engineers
Department, Verne Works, Portland, gave an in
teresting and highly instructive lecture on "Arch'
tectore." at the Mechanic's Ina itute, on Tuesday
evening last. The chair was taken by the Rev. J.
Cheney, who remarked on the smallness of the num•
lier present, and urged upon all the desirability of
availing themselves of the opportunities of popular
instruction which such lectures afforded. The
lecturer, after a brief introduction of his subject,
carried his audience back to the tune of the deluge.
Bret imposing piece of architecture was the
tower of Babel on the plains of Shiner, where the
people bad conceived the grand idea of building •
tower whose top should reach to heaven. He sub-
sequently Passed in review that " Great City"
Nineviih, noticing the growth and proaperity of
AssYris, of Babylon, in all her eplondour and great-
ness, and Egypt with its numerous pyramids, tombs,
sooner/a, and other works of art. He nest passed
oo so India, linngtag before the notice of his mbli-
dience the works of the Hindooe. The Brahmin
',nous, double the length of the "Verne ditch,"
wen sculptured out of the solid •
made, and atilt

elaborately carved, with solid pedeetales pillars,
cornices, capitals, and enrichments. Chinn was
next visited, and America and Mexico were intoi•
tinned ai being eqiial to Egypt with its magnifitasat
colossal avollti of in I. Cowing to Europe, he
noticed the Grecians, their love for the beautiful,
their temples, their prosperity, and splendour ; and
! how Pericles, Alexander, Doommothenee, au., added
to thuir inagniticence. Thu Roumna at that
time very leockuard in architecture, mails thinu•
wives wasters of Greece, mid onteied Greece in
gigantic awl magnificent baiblings. 11.ome, how-
ever, wa,o liistisied to be °name in elaborate and
highly linidied art by Constantine ; And Constanti•
nopll in grander° and inagnithxonce far outrivalleil-
Rowe. The lecturer now brought his bearers down
to the time of the Battle of linatiugs, after which
period castle louiloling in this country came into
vogue, when &rebate:too was not noticed. safety
being the thing chiefly sought to be obtained.
Gothic architecture coinmence3 in King John's time ;
but " pointed" architecture should be .till called by
that mune niece.' of Gothic, which renriineol until
the time of henry VIII. Claesic is a combination
of Grecian and Homan. The " decorated" came
into use about the time of Kinard IV. Sir
Christopher Wren and St. Paul's were hastily
glanced at, and attentively listened to, and the
lecturer concluded amid great applause.—The Rev.
chairman, in proposing a vote of thanks to the
lecturer, expreoluol a holm that Mr. Gray would
fas our thew w miii am, tb, r lecture in the tame
subject, a sentiment nit with the hearty
concurrence of the wet ling.— Mr. (ray. in acknow-
ledging the compliment, promised to come before
them again.

PORTIMI AM. Rh, ep ll'orryisy.— On one of the
nights of last week, A dog made sad destruction
among the Hocks of the neighbouthood ; and
is As yet, we ate sorry to say, at large, lint it is to
be loped ti!at the mischievous brute will ere long
cease to live, and that the owners of dogs who
soder them to prowl about at night may sooner or
later be brought to justice.

S frItMINSTF.I4 NEM TOM. —We hear it is in con.
templat to hold a Volunteer ball at the Crown
Motel. We hope such will lie the case, as we think
it would be well attended and highly appreciated by
almost all the inhabitants who are admirers of such
friendly and pleasant meetings ; and especially so
now that the little town of fitolliridge has set us the
example, which we hear went off with much Mat,
nearly 150 being present.
liiLi%cll. —1 flood E.rample.—The Marchionem
of Thomondo has, with her aeciistonied liberalty,
given the munificent sum of £lO to the poor of the
parish, which was distributed in coals to the labourers
and cAtagers on her ladyship's estates, and most
thankfully received and appreciated. The coal was
gratuitously brought by the respective teasints on
her ladyship's estates.
IlkaNueonn,—//elp of she Itiylit Kind.—A titled
lady of our neighbourhood personally superintends in
the room of • ragged school situated in the most mu.
rally and physically-wretched quarter of our town, a
Mothers' Home, where poor wouien are taught the
proper 11110 of the needle, and whilst ply Mg it are
likewise taught those religious and social truths best
calculated to elevate their moral and social condition.
Charity is not allowed to ignore the proper spirit of
self-dependance, and though beds and wearing
apparel are supplied at a much less coat than the
trailesineu could supply them, yet, in the majority
of COJell, each person has to pay and stitch before
she obtains her bed or garment. The proper use of
the needle is not the only handiwork taught, but an
experienced woman shows how the articles to be
made up can be economically out out, and their
.carions parts properly united. Thus the "whole
duty" of woman is inculcated—especially in relation
to her domestic wants in a state of poverty—by •
charitable scheme which not alone niinistors to her
immediate wants and necessities, but which aims
at laving the foundation of that future self•holp
which best provides against future want. Rice and
warm garments sold at a low price have been
supplied, and thus the machinery set in 'notion to
effect • permanent good has been found efficient in
alb.nlitig temporary relief. Neither president,
cominittee, nor secretary has been felt to be
necessary, bite the "will" has found out the " way, "
imillienovolence hastloweil unitnpeded and undiverted
through a channel which has naturally widened to
pr i mutt • fuller flow of that practical feeling w Lich
hail its spring in a_simple.ilesire to do good.

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Buturowr. The Teter/en/4.—We have much
pleasure in being able to state the communication
between Bridport and the rest of the world, is about
to be rendered more complete, than it was made by
the opening of our railway. The electric telegraph
is stretching out its arms in this direction, and will
speedily embrace us, and recognise us as a meniber
of the great faintly of cities and states which it has
so Mosley bound together. We hope, in a few weeks,
to lie able to state that we are in almost Platen.
taneous coninitinication with all the iurincipal places
in th civili,J.l part of the Eastern Hemisphere.
l'cithz ABB s. Polire. —lt will be recollected
that a number of horses were stolen about three
months since from Cern° and the neighbourhood.
(Mr active superintendent, Mr. Brown, seeing a
paragraph in the Police Gazette of last week, to the
effect that a horse haul been found upon the Mendip
Hill., in Somersetshire, and that it was 'opposed to
have Ikeen stolen, at once started off for that locality
and r.,,ina that the horse was Mr. (fray's, of Buick.
laiel Newton, which haul been stolen from him three
months aguu. The horse was at once restored to its
owner. and further inquiries are being made to eii•
deavour to ascertain the whereabouts of the other
missing horses.