The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-08-14 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

FNFEILINi; ATCII.— mats di ut s a
hovel de-
scription Oa on Monday cfonk. for a
leg-al.
mutton supper aud trimmings.. Mr.?. Chalker, cabinet
sL Mary-street. ..owe r miles int week, offered m
to wag ,1 AIM., with r. J. Commies, to whom he
we. apprenticed. that• ,uhl sewer twice as much
a. his old ma.ter did. Ibr , w.g.r
and the
trial of skill was pests, cud in the presence of Mr.
Stephen Breen ano Mr: Peon, the two umpires. Mr.
Commies a...muerte. d ant, ml perforated hig task of
veneerin4a set of five drawer, in eight minutes and a
e.le. Mr. rhalhec then took the tools sad the same
dare at the bench as that which had bees occupied by
Mr, (*amine, end eta:a:eel two seta of Sire dreavers each
in eight minutes and three-quarters, thus losing his
wager by • quarter of a minute. We understand that
the amount of work performed by Mr. Chalker in his
eight 'biretta end three quarters is ge.sny reckoned
• good half-day'. wink for a jourueymae eabineterneker.
ENLISTMENT OF SLIMES WOE TUX GIULATRAM
EITnaORDINAIIT DiscLosuass. Captain
William Henry Ellis was brought before Sir. Thomas
Henry, at Bow-street, on Saterday week, in conjunc-
tion with a Inman named James Peters (already
in custody, and under remand), to answer the charge of
having enlisted English seamen to serve under a foreign
Sag, contrary to the provision of the Foreign Enlist.
went Act. Mr. Hodgson, from the 'Treasury, stated
the Cade for the prosecution' and Me. Sleigh (instructed
by Mr. V. Lena defended the prisoners. John
gbeehant. A.ll. seaman. of Kentish Town, depend that
he wit. at Gra en's Sailor.' Home a few days before the
josh July I.st, looking ,ast for • ship. He was not a
anal reserve into. Ile had heard that hands were being
shipped for the 'Anthem Hall, at the Union public.
house, Lime-house, and he went there and offered him.
self. The prisoner Pane was there, and in answer to
hi, questions witness told him that he was a petty
effiger, and had hen in her Majesty's service.
mid "1 will give you eating as seaman gunner, and
et% a month,* and he said the vessel was lying off
Sheerness. Ho examined witness's discharge, and gave
bite a bill for 112 (which he had since got cubed). On
Monday. 9tl, July, he joined • number of other icemen,
and tickets were given to them at Penchurohnreet
Station, and they proceeded down the line. He could
not say where to, for he had been drinking. They got
on hoard a trig and joined about seventy or nighty others
who were taken out to the ship, but ju-t as the tug was
leaving then was agrest row, so: le of the men wishing
to lease the ship. Witting suspected that something
was wrong Iron. the freedom with which grog was
handed to the men, obviously for the purpose of making
them all drunk and helping. They were rapidly getting
foto that state. Some of the men succeeded in getting
hack to the tug, while witness was talking to the
prisoner Peter.and the captain, demanding an explan-
ation as to when the snap was going. Witness was
not able to get off. The men were now drunk and
sontiasisis. When about seven miles of the Nab
light, • boat C.lllO up ti the ship front Port..
mouth harbour, and • number of other men got
attend the ship. Witness and several others jumped
into the Portsmouth boat, but he was obliged
to leave his chest behind. An effort was usade to com-
pel them to return to the ship, and a frightful struggle
took placo. At list they got the beat away from the
shift leat the captain tried to sink their boat by backing
his ship upon them. The water:ban succeeded in pre-
vesting this, and then the men on the ship pelted them
wt.h cords, and threw great quantities into their boat.
Tacy reached Portsmouth, and walked about the streets
all night. Tim next morning they laid their one before
the mayor, and were sent to London as distressed ma.
men. This evidence was corroborated by Pardon,
another seaman, and by John Kelly, who deposed that
be Ca. indueed to join the ship at Sunderland, where be
woo engaged at rs • month, and kV paid in advance (oy
bill). Ile was hired by the captain. When he asked
the name of the ship be was told that it was A 1.
When they had left the harbour, the captain said,
Men. you must mare up your minds to be satiated
with two years' cruise in • man of war under the
Chinn erg." Ile bad been previously told that she
was ier on a yachting cruise'. Witness told the
captain that the versa inked very like the Alabama,
and he sinl it was sometldng like it. There was a great
disturbance when the captain made that speech, and
sonic of the men tried to alter the course of the vent.
Sonic w,nl to the wheel, and others pulled them back.
There was • general row. Heard the captain say,
Will no men help me it, heaving the anchor r Some
replied "Yes," and some "No." This was after the
vend left the harbour, and had taken in stone and 200
men from two tugs off the Tongue light. Witness
emended in escaping with the other in ea into the
Portsmouth heel Mr. Hodgson Saving applied for •
remand (other warrants being still in the hands of
Supt. Evans and the oaken of the Thames division).
Mr. Sleigh said it would not be in the interest of his
clients to oppose • roman, but he should hope that the
magistrate would accept bail in such an amount as
would not prove prohibitory. Sir Thomas Henry eon.
seated to take sureties to the extant 1:500 each, and the
bail being eventually offered and accepted, the
defendants were Net at liberty.

BOEOEOII PETTY SentMra, Tuesday, —Before the
Mayor, \V. Symonds &OdL Cottemil, Seqra—Saisabeth
Inflames was summoned foe having on several cumaimie
and particularly on the 511 Inst.. incited William
Charles Symms to sonsmit • breach of the peace. The
parties live in Nicholas-street, Weymouth. Complain-
ant said he was one of the informers against one of the
houses of ill.fsme that were indicted at tne late unisex.
Dlr. Howard objected to this evidence being received.
Complainant said that since that time, the defendant
bail anroyed bins almost every time he had parsed her
door. Yesterday morning, as he was going home to
breakfast, she rushed out against biro, and Insulted him
by coiling him very "on roper" name& She first said
"There goes that infor a3d then called him
"• rogue." Her sa uent language was very
disgusting, worse than he arse beard • prostitute use,
aud he had beet quite ill in consequence ever since.
He prayed for protection from the magistrates, as he
considered his life was in danger, and was afraid to
abide in hie hours. She never threatened him but once
Croce-examined : Had been to no doctor on account o.
his illness. Had lived in Nicholas-street nine or ten
Lie
and had known defendant three or four years.
He lived three or four doors from her. When defendant
add "There goes the informer" he put his band behind
him, as he thought it was "good enough for her." Had
maid to Haut the other informer, that defendant's !wise
was open at twelve o'clock on Saturday night and ought
to be put down, Didn't remember that she 'eked
him what he meant by saying her house ought to be
Informed gaunt. Had not yet had his £lO for
Warming against Burden's home. —Mrs. Elise Hunt said
that as Symes came down the street to his breakfast
Mrs. ?tribunes rushed oat In one of her tempers and
galled the complainant "a -- informing rogue." She
then went in doors 'abbe thought she bad beard enough.
Crossexamined : Had frequently heard defendant
skese Mr. apnea, baton one warn !.reseal. Defendant
spoke to herself loud enough for witness to hear, and
witness detailed it to Mr. Sync.. It might be that de-
fendant had customers present when witness heard her
ahem Mr. Spates. lS not know that be was ever
present and heard it. She considered that what was
said behind his back was abusing him. Witness did not
see Symes put his band behind him. On Monday she
was .nuch frightened at the lammede defendant used.
William Hunt said that ever since the assizes defen-
dant bad "hinted" at Byrnes and himself. Had never
heard her *bum Smiles "outright" before Monday
morning, when be heard all that passed. She said she
would "do" for defendant before winter was over.—
Croesexaminc.i At • quarter before six on Monday
morning, complainant told witness that defendant kept
her house open till 12 o'clock on Saturday night both.
said nothing !about informing against the house.—Ur.
Howard then addressed the Bench for the defence, con-
tending that defendant had committed no such act as
would authorise the Bench in binding her over
to keep the peace. lie called Robert Palmer, who lived
between the complainant and the defendant, who said
be was present on Monday morning when complainant
name home to breakfast. The defendant end, "That
Is the man who says be will inform against my house.*
Defendant him put his hand bellied him in a very
saucy manner. She then called him "a rogue."
This was all that passed. She never used any threaten-
ing langnage.—FAisabeth Uenman said she beard some
one speak sod looked out. Complainant pat his hand
behind him and said "Take that—that's good enough
ferrets." lie did it to Mash her, and it was quite evi-
dent be had no good feeling towards her. Witness con-
sidered it au isdeeeut and an unmanly act and salcalated
to excite the auger of any woman. Defendant then
said he wee "a rogue." Nothing else
Peeql• Cethee m
ss
said that at a quarter to six oalZed.—
k he
"am BYltst say to Itunt, "If they didn't alter before
gb• week was over he would let them know, keeping
their gas lighted till 12 o'elosk." The language had
reference to the defendant's hems. Witness told
his mother about it, and
ho bin.,She Liked .....p6i.a.sald she would speak
therefore, what be
meant by it, when complainant
Impudent manner nirlady dies 6 wad. in the
brother corroborated the estd„. . (bed'•-- Another
and said he had often " the WI wtitnem.
Tuba's:ma—The Mayor solT,t,_frot* Mra
proved that very threatening ""."' °°°'l4`tnewt had
had been used
time •Iter tape towards him an that she hi to be
bound over. —Mr. Howard *mug to .1L
time," and also to the "threatening •totenota ~„„k;
of by the Mayor. Even amordiug to co.ootolooo-r-
-own evidence she had sever used • threat Ina--
The Mayor said she mut be booed over In aad find
two sureties in £lO each, to Imets the prang for .6
months. Defeadant hoped the oomplainaat weak' to
bound over also. The Mayor said tha* M4ssdsnt had
any charge to make maul flare Symms or Hunt, if
she brought It before the Beni see Amid to
Mr. Howard: "Elbe weedd net be believed If she did."
The case would be dlembessi—John Hosayban, was
charged with seeag a quiet* el Puna end 'Wm
into the garden of Melaka ham, Yak Villft—P.O.