The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-07-05 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

A spirited contest-too- ii-p-lace—o-n-Thursday evening
by four boats of the Boat Club, in front of the
Evlanade. The pinks won by a quarter of a length
oniy.
On Friday morning a hone drawing a watering-
cart, ran away towards New Quay End. He went
so near the edge, that though he tried to stop, the
impetus of the cart (=rhea him over the wall, and
horse and cart turned a complete somersault, the
cart smashing • boat moored near the shore, and the
horse's feet making holes in another boat. After
he had been freed from his encumbrance, the horse
swam to a convenient landing place on the opposite
side of the harbour, and the cart was towed round
to the sand in front of the F•planade, where the
horse was reharnessed to the vehicle, and both were
little the worse for their bath,

Friday.—Present—Captain Manning, and R.
H. Swaffield, &ie.—Edward Pierre Lotman, of Port-
land, was summoned by Superintendent Eventt on a
charge of having in his possession sax drinking cups,
not being of the standard measure. Mr. R. N. How-
ard appeared for the defendant. It appeared by the evi-
dence that prosecutor had not seen the deficient cups
used for measuring beer, and it was proved for the de-
fence that they had been merely employed for carrying
the beer, after it had been drawn in pewter measures of
the legal capacity. Mr. Howard having urged these
points in favour of his client, the Bench dismissed :he
.enonons.—Johe Cur, of the Delhi Arms, Portland,
was charged with the rams offence, and a similar defence
was set up. Care disiniued. Mr. Howard for the de-
fence.—Suas While was summoned for an assault on
Thomas Jolliffe. Defendant was • buxom lass, with a
very fair share of good looks. Plaintiff was decidedly
bucolic in appearance, with a strong dash of the clod-
hopper, both in his speech and general "get up." One
would have imagined a cuff or two from the fair Susan
to be rather a luxury than otherwise "for the likes of
him." He said "be were comen from Robert Rods (of
the Mermaid) when he saw Susan White, who did live
at Wakeham. She come out of her door and give 'on •
slap in the feace, and knocked the pipe out of his mouth.
She said if he didn't go on she'd give him another. He
went on a little ways and then stopped, but didn't have
another slap in the feace." Defendant admitted the
assault, apparently to the disappointment of a large
number of Portlanders, who seemed to have come ex-
pressly to hear the case, for which two or three witnesses
on each aide had been provided. Captain Manning said
there was no doubt as to the assault, but it did not ap-
pear to have injured any one. If he said it was caused
by a lovers' quarrel, he did not think he should be far
out. Wu not that the case? (To defendant.) The
fair Susan smiled • tacit affirmation of the "soft im-
peachment," and Captain Manning continued, remark-
ing that the old adagisaid, "Silence gives consent," and
he therefere supposed his view was the right one. An
smolt, however, had been committed, and the magic

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trate: must inflict a fine, though it weal not be heavy r
They would fine defendant nispence but be mug re-
collect another time—love notwithstanding—to keep her
fingers to herself. Miss Suum banded over the sixpence
and departed. The injured Thomas also retreated, no
doubt to undergo some " chaff " over the very low
price at whisk his "clap in the knee was estimated.