The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-04-05 00:00:00

POOLE.

ACCIDVIT. —On Monday as Mr. Cherrett, farmer.
of Kinson, was getting into his spring cart in High-
street, he missed his footing and fell between the
shafts and the hind legs of the horse. The animal
becoming frightened started off at a furious pace,
the man still continuing in his perilous position.
On reaching the turnpike at laingtleet Mr. therrit
fell through the shafts to the ground. the horse still
continuing its career, without doing any damage,
until it reached home. Mr. therret was taken to
the George Inn, when it was discovered that he had
suftined no injury beyond a shaking.

On Sunday about half-past two o'clock, as P. C.
Beakeu was on duty on the Quay, he heard a noise
proceeding from the side of a vessel lying off the
Quay, and by the aid of his lamp he discovered a
man in the water, holding by the boom chain of the
vessel ; his legs had become entangled in the chain of
1 ballast lighter lying near, and he was thus unable
to extricate himself. The officer, with the assistance
of a tide-waiter named Curtis, who was attracted to
the spot by hearing a noise, with some difficulty
released hint from his perilous position, when it was
found be belonged to a Dutch vessel lying on the
opposite side of the harbour. The man was quite
sober, and it is presumed that he had mistaken the
spot where his boat was moored and had thus stepped
into the water, when, becoming entangled as
described, be was unable to swim ashore or reach
the lighter near him.
VESTRY NIEETINCL—On Friday week a vestry
meeting of the parish of St. James wax held for the ,
purpose of nominating overseers, appointing survey-
ors of the highways, and electing members of the
Burial Board—Mr. Churchwarden Moores in the
chair, who introduced the business of the meeting.
It was unanimously agreed that the following list of
names should be submitted to the magistrates for
selection :—Messrs. J. Moores, T. Rickman, jnn., T.
Slade, T. Belben, I). Durell, W. Penney, T. Ballard,
sen., H. Sidle, J. Adey, jun., R. White, W. Buniand,
H. Purnell, T. Palk, J. Blanchard, W. T. Atkins, T. J.
Duncan, H. Thick& Appointment of surveyors of
highways :—Mr. G. Gollop, Mr. W. Hunt. The
Burial Board were Mr. Lsnkester and Mr. Mullett,
re-elected, and Mr. Miller. The retiring auditors,
Messrs. C. J. Stone and Mr. W. Penney were re-
elected.
Tug SINTERS SOPHIA AND ANNIE These
talented ladies gave their mimic and musical enter-
tainment, entitled "Sketches from Nature," at the
Townhall, on Thursday last, when the audience,
which was tolerably numerous and highly respects-
ble, derived great amusement from the humour of
the dialogue and vivacity of the performers.
Their portraiture of various phases of character
were faithful and correct, and entirely free from ex•
aggemtion, while they are possessed of great vocal
powers, and the songs appropriated to the different
impersonations were rendered in a very chaste and
able manner. The " Rataplan," song of the
Daughter of the Regiment, was received with rap-
turous applause, and a very pleastud and agreeable
evening's entertainment was the result of the per-
formative.

PoideE, Saturday, March 26. —(Before the Mayor,
J. W. Martin, Enq.)—John Rogers, master manner,
was charged by his wife with having threatened her
life and placed her in bodily fear. The defendant
rubnitted that he had quarrelled with his wife, but
denied threatening her in any way. The Mayor
srdered the defendant to find sureties himself in .00
and two sureties in 4:10 each to keep the peace for
theee months. The required sureties being entered
into, the prisoner was liberated.
NiONDAV.- (Before H. Harris and J. Lankester,
Esqs.l—John Saunders was charged with being
drunk and disorderly, and assaulting the police at II
o'clock on Saturday night. The Bench fined the
prisoner 20s. and coats, or throe weeks' imprisonment
with hard labour.

THURSDAY. - (Before the Mayor, J. W. Martin,
Esq., and a full bench of Magistmtes.)—Joinee
Bugden, Mary Buyden, his wife, and Beißry Rug-
den were summoned by P.C. Beaken with behaving
in a violent and disorderly manner. Fined
2s. 6d. and expenses, or in default to be committed
to Poole gaol fur ten days.