The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-12-04 00:00:00

BLANDFORD,

COMITY POLIO/08aiGniiii.-1344111 J. J. Fartin•
hereon, Keq.—aahley Balbun and Benjamin Cherie(
were brought up in oustod• @Malted with " infringe-
iment of the orders of the Union-I,OU. and were each
otatomood to 21 days' imprisonment, with hard labour.

WORCIPO MIN'S Ctrin. —The mound of a series
of readings, miliveeed with singing sod music, came
off on Tuesday evening last at the Cora Eacitaaue,
and attracted • large and respectable audieoce. The
chair was taken by Mitchell Henry, Esq., and
the readers were the Hoe. E. B. Parttime,
Mitchell Beery, Req., and W. G. Being, Req.—The
following pieces' were very ably sung by the Blend.
ford Oleo Union, Mrs. Feiwarps presiding at the
pianoforte :—Chorns, "Old Towler, Shield; solo
and quartett, "Oh! Gently Breathe," Thom..;
Duet, "Love and War," Cooke; glee, "Sleep
Gentle Lady," Bishop; madrigal, "The wintry
winds are blowing," 1a..; Market chores, (klisean-
ielk), Auber. We understand that in the
course of • few weeks a lecture on Christmas
Carols will be given in connection with thia
club by W. W. Fvfe Esq.. of Dorchester.
The lectors will be illusirated byl several of the
ancient carols and Christmas limns, which we are
quite certain will be man efficiently rendered by the
Blend ford choir.
A DOMILB OFFIPDIIIIL —On Tuesday, Nov. nth,
John Wilie.ntwse brought up in custody and chivied
before the Mayor and W. C. Fincham, Eeq., with
violently asomiltiog Richard Hann, on* of the county
constables, in the preceding evening. HAIM MAW be
first saw the prisoner standing in &Molder's, as he
was talking to the landlord of the White ROMA Inn.
Tbe prisoner came up to him, and seised him by the
neck, and said—" You 1 have Not yea Dow; 1
have been waiting for pm all the evening." Be (the
constable) tried to get away, and with the laaellor4
pomaded him to go home, but he would not, but
struck him a severe blow in the breast. Prisoner
was very drunk. With the moistest°. of P.C4,
Seavioar 110 took prisoner to the lock-up. —The ma-
gistrates sentenced him to pay • fine of £5, including
costs, orb. imprisoned for two months with hard
labour. —Whilst is custody • further charge was
preferred against Wilson, of stealing a tame rabbit,
value 2s. 84., the property of Mr. Bete, of Damory :
Court-street, which was taken tbe sante evening,
and told by the prisoner to Mr. Stickland, of the
White Horse Inn, for Is. 6d.—For this offence he
will he tried at the expiration of his first term of
Imprisonment.

Boitoratt Poues. Mooday.—Befere the Meyer
and W. C. Finebam, Esq.—Emma Allen, wife of John
Allen, re.iding is toe Close, was charged with Mier
drunk and disorderly in the public streets of Blandford,
on the previous Saturday night. —Prisoner pleaded not
guilty.—P.C. JUMPS Moore said that about half-past ten
o'clock on Saturday night he was on duty with Seaviour
In the Close, jut pest the guhouse. The prisoser sad
her hasher' and daughter were quarrelling to the street.
Their lauguest was very disgraceful. Lot fit to he
',peaked. About • qnsrter to eleven, a •00111.11 named
Deer went to the house, and prisoner told her to go
end pull her heshind's threst out. There was
a crowd of people oolleseed ibout the home. He and
Seaviour wafted till about • quarter peat eleven, and
endeavoured to persuade the prisoner to keep quick but
she would not, and continued to use the some sort of
language. As she refused to ge in home quietly be took
her into enetedy ;oh. was drank sad it took four versus
'to take beg to the look up. The neiebours bad
repeatedly complained of the disturbance mule by the
Parties, and one woman woo quite ill through Jamie,
her rest by their annoyance.—finnteneed to 7 days'
imprisonment —Prisoner, on bearing the sentence, fell on
her kneel, and frantically protested abe was not drunk,
and if the Mayor would fine her, eh* would go out of
the town and sing "Praise of from whom all blosninp
dow."—Robeoes Joyce, daughter of the above, was
charged as • common pros, Puts, and behavieg in an
indecent manner in the public streets on the same
evening.,-The cdenen was proved by P.C. Seaviour.
The prisoner, who said that she 20 years of age. &nil woe
driven to her present evil course of lih by ber friends,
was motenced to one mouth's imprisonment.