The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-12-11 00:00:00

ISE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1866.

WEYMOUTa.

IT is nuneored *bat s has of psohots. tw wilt& tits
two railway companies are to have a joint interest,
will out year ply to .ad from Havre daring the
Paris Exhibitios.

COMITT COURT. —Tim business oa Thursday con-
sisted of two adjournments, ewe r•-issoes, 96
original summonses, and three judgment saramonass.
Tbe proceedings were of an ninctereeting character,
save to those immediately ooncerned.

TH2 Nsw NlL—Men:writLe to the Baird a
Trade and the Town Council, adverse to the above
undertaking, are in course of signature in the town,
and have received the support of • large number of
the principal uiliabitaots The number of sigma.
tunes has bees eaasiderable ; ere believe about 400
have appended their names, amnia them the most
influentol radiate of the town.

COUNTRY kIAOIIentATIL —The South, London
press, of Dec 1, oontains the following letter :
"Sir.—When recently in Detestably., I- went into
the Weymouth Police-court. The magistrates, for
wham so many of us wisely pray that they may
have "gram to execute justice, and to maintain
truth." were painstaking, and their decisions
Amsted just. The clerk understood his work, and
kept the proceedings strait and in order. The con-
iftbles pve their evidence between man sod man
fairly. One thins, boweeer, in the °end struck me;
the unlionoe, of 00111118, were all uncovered, hut the
two nieglelestes wore their hats during the premed-
inp—one a white felt bat, usually termed a wide-
a-wake. 1 know not whether such discourtesy to
the public is common es the part of country
testis, but I have • notion that, although Jesters
may well be allegorised as blindfolded, yet she is
not exempted from the ordinary usages of society,
which I respectfully 'emit require those who pre-
side in our courts should sit uncovered."

LITIMARY AND gC113171710 11111MITTION. On
Wednesday evening Mr. Bailing gave • reeding oil
the subject "Are our coal Beide nearly exhausted?"
The chair was taken by Mr. E. H. Oakley. The
attendance was smell. Mr. Bailing commenced his
observations by a referenOe to the geological position
of the English =al field.; be also briefly described
the nature of the mines, the character of the miners'
work, and the danger to which these workmen are
"imposed. In ceder to elucidate his remarks he made
frequent reference to &warns. He then commenced
his" reading," which consisted of the swab In
Parliament of Mr. Homey Vivian, the member for
Glamorganshire, spoken about six months ago when
moving for the appointment of • oonunission to
wades the state of the opal held*, and to asoirtain
the extent of the supply still remaining. Mr. Bailing
mid the bon. member, being a large proprietor of
coal mines, sod • man of scientific attainments,
might be supposed to speak with some authority.
The inferences to be drawn from the speech were
that the prospects as to the failure of our coal supply
were by no morns so gloomy se had been sometimes
sellertsined, sod that the difficulties of working the
deep Name were not so great as had been appre-
hended.

SHIPWRECK= M•IIIIPERH SOCILTT.—From the re-
port of the Weymouth branch of this society for the
year ending May, 1668, we End that the amount of
subscriptions sad donations received in this town is
£36 3s. There are 139 seamen belonging to thie port
member, of the moiety for the current year; 10
seamen belonging to other ports have also joined the
Weymouth branch during the you. The sum of
£l5 10s. was distributed among the widows of the
men, members of the society, who were drowned
Irons the schooner Pallas of this port, which vessel
went down at beat anchor, during a violent gsle of
wind, in Stodiand Bay, in February last. The
Great Western and South-Western Railway Com,
puke kindly convey to their homes all shipwrecked
seamen, by any train on payment of only half the
ordinary third oleos fate. The following shipwrecked
crews thee been lauded here during the year free,
and railway puss given to them for conveyance to
their respective homes : —Master and three semen
of the Economy, of Pork Mao; and four mimeo of
the schooner Express, of Scarborough, both vessels
having foundered from collision; two seamen, suffer-
ing from ague, wrecked on the coast of Morocco,
from the schooner Sallee Rover, of Sunderland; six
seaman, crew of the abhooner Annie Jones, of
Aberystyritb, which vessel, laden with • etrgo of
,1 manganese ore, foundered at sea; seven seamen,
I part of the crew of the ship Ravendale, of South
Shield; burnt in the ithy of Bien ; one distressed
Austrian seaman, leaded at this port, was also passed
on to his nearest mogul. I Os, 64. WWI paid for
board and refreshments to shipwrecked crews.
Boimuoa ParrY Bsastows, Wednewlay.—Before
Ayling, Req., and R. Cotterell, Esq.—Cherthe
a sailor, from H.M.S. Bt. George, was charged with
stealing a palmed booth value Ifie, from Henry Wood,
ostler, at the Victoria Hotel. It appeared that on the
Thursday preview prisoner went to prosecutor's house,
and asked permission to stay there for the night.
Having been form rly a fellow servant of Wood, he was
allowed to sleep there. After he left in the morning
prosecutor missed • pair of boots from his sitting room.
Prisoner was apprehended by P.CL English, on board
the Si, Georgia on Tuesday, and the boots wets received
from the masteratarms, being found In prisoner's bag.
Prisoner pleaded guilty and said he did not take the
boots with the intention of keeping them, but meant to
return them the ant opportunity he had. In reply to
I the Bench, honk' he Led bees tin Bt. George
abut 18 months, and belonged to Dewlish.—Mr.
Aping oommented on the ingratitude of primmer,
sad sentenced him to • month's hard labour.—
Tittrasnsv : Before the Mayor and R. Cotterell, Req.—
Samuel Chick was charred with stealing • waterproof
overcoat, the property of George Moore—Prosecutor
mid he was • greengrocer, living In Governor's-lane,
On Tuesday evening he went into the Portland Anna
shortly before eleven. He took of his waterproof ooat
and placed it in a seat In the taproom. He was obliged
to go into the parlour to speak to some one, and remained
there about half an hour. When be returned to the
aproom the coat waggon'. Prisoner, with several others
was in the taproom at the same time. He then in-
formed the police of the chumstanoe, and had due
• mat which be identified u his own. The value of
the oath was 5e.—P.C. Apsey stated that he went to
prisoner's house last evening between seven and eight,
and he gave him the coat produced. It was °metaled
In &cupboard. Prisoner's mother said he was gone fish-
ing. He went again to the house at half-past one in
the morning, when she mild her eon was not at home.
Told her he Intended to search the house, when she
called prisoner, and he erne down steles, and was then
apprehended. Prisoner eid he had no intention to
steal the mat and 1,14 his mother to return it to pro-
seater. At the station he said be did not knew the
owner, whom he suppued to he • sailor or marine.—
Prisoner pleaded not guilty of stealing, although be
admitted he took away the coat for the purpose of
giving it to the owner —Mr. 0. Chalker sail prisoner
had worked for him oceasionlly for ten or twelve rime
Had always found him scrupulously honest, in fast he
was more "P than R. "—Mr. 8. Wallis gave eimiler
evidence—Princesses mother said her son had desired
her to take the cost beck to prosecutor: but she was
engaged in weableig and had not done so.—The masts-
tretes had the room cleared for • short time.
When the Court was again opened the Mayor
sentenced prisoner to seven day's herd labour.—
FRlDAT.—Before the Mayor and J. Ayling, Esq.—John
Ashmore, marine of H.M.S.tft. (horse, was charged
with being drunk and usaalting the polios.—P.C. A peey
said that • few minute, after twelve on Friday morning
he saw prisoner and another marine knocking at
the door of the Portland Arms Inn. Somebody within
refried to admit them; he asked them what they
wanted, and the other marine said be had left • omit I
there. He repotted that the door might be opened,
the cost given op, and the men be allowed to go about
their business. The door was opened and they went In.
One of the men took up • coat, and he (witness) asked
if he had got his own coat, when they became excited,
and primmer 'truth him on the head, while his onm-
neaten thrust the coat in his few, both at the asne
time using had language. They also asked him be
thought they meant to steal the coat. Prisoner Feints i
viol sally when taken into custody, bet with the assialans.
of P.C. Mitchell he wu got out of the these and taken
to the station. Both men struck Mitchell and kicked
him on the legs. Both were drunk.—P.C. Mitchell
said this morning shortly after twelve he beard • loud
noise at the Portland Anus. On going there he found
P.C. Annoy with the priwincr in custody. He was
striking the *mutable, and the other marine was "pitch.
ine' into him. He assisted in taking the prisoner to
the station, and he streak and Melted him several
times. He resided eo violently that they were obliged
to drag him to the station.—Prisoner mid he was drunk
and did not know what he was doing.—lle was lined
81 end costs or In default fourteen days' hard labour.—
John Burley, • marine, was then charged with attempt-
ing be reuse the former prisoner and assaulting the
polios.—P.C. Apse, that when he had Ashmore
in custody prisoner came and took him round the neck,
and swore the police Mould not Mks him away. Ile
also exult witness and the other constable repeatedly.
Warn obliged to use his truncheon to get Aabniore away
from him. After loeking up Aidonore he went back to
the Portland Arms to apprehend prisoner for attempted
, rums and assault. Found him in the passage armed
1 with a poker. Tookblmlncuu*ody,sndhes4his
on the hat with tlie poker. (Fitt sad poker produced,
the former very oonsidembly 'indented.") On getting
into the street P.C. Mitchell came to assist, arid prisoner
dropped the poker in the road. With great diffieulty
they got him to the station.—P.O. Mitchell corroborated
and added that prisoner struck and kicked then
reveal times. He was very violent, and tried to trio
him up.—Prisoner denied striking any on,. He took
the poker to prevent his heed being broken by
the policemen,' staves.—P.C. Mitchell said be bad
no staff with him—Prisoner's defame was • very
lame one. He persisted in his denial of using the
poker, alleging that the policeman's hat was bruised
by falling off in the etreek—The Mayor said the
Renault was of • very aggravated nature. The sentence
would he 40e. and cods, or • month's hard labonr.—
Jouph Orchard (12) and William Jambs (13) were
charged with steeling a loaf. value 44., from • shop in
Clovernor's.lane, the property of William Rue. Prose.
outor did not appear, and • meltable was dispatched
for hini.—Tbe primmer Jambs said he had been before
the Court onm ocevlossly for stealing a knife, and
°mord mated his appearances in the character of •
calprit had been two. After keeping the Court wath
Mgt sonsiderahle time proseentor arrived, and resolved
• WO, ".nritit%iLrim the Mayor. He said he thought
the prisoners looked up all sight was snMelout
"als eastedialu";,6l;then.for the"lusagirtrues_isid law
"masks geoldewelese tollid"REßE
MOM* pealebraent.—e'reepeuter deposed that while
at tea one of the priesesen =WI in en
armed. and his wife informed hien that be harttlisaal leaf. Re ma ost and ought les mimeses. en
had the leaf under bis see Jamie the Ch"hardarksmes
who lame into the shop Prisoners
to ery. sag
es mush se aerated dee theft. Jambs ma away; end
Orchard was gime in elserge—P.O. Latish ',eke to
the miaow Orethed la Me Roe:Ve Shop,
=hZhast his home When brought to the seamy
Jacobs admitted steal* th. loaf, Nye. be would p