The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-10-11 00:00:00

PORTLAND.

ADMIRALTY \lnThe Lords ol the Admiralty
in H. hi stssm yacht Enchantress visited Portland on
Thursday, sad kepeoted the ships Boar-swan and Her-
cults ; at ILIS they left for Dartmouth.
BALL OS BJAID THS iiSSCOLSS —hut Thursday
afternoon, by invitation of the off:Were of H.M.S.
Hercules, a large ntunber of ladies sod gentlemen
assembled Co the quarter-deck, where • small bsil•
room had been conetructed of canvas and gaily
adorn-cl with flags. At two o'clock the visit irs began
to arrive. The ban! of the 14th Regt., led by Mr.
banimaster, provided music, and dancing
Lanai for lime bouts.

XAMTIMSTOWX.
THu annual meeting of ths Martmetown, Stespletos,
and Winterburne Abbas Association in all of the
British and Fereign Bible Society was held at
Mattinstown on Friday evening /sat, et Which
addresses were delivered by the Bay. B. Ludlow, who
presided, by the Rey. R. Berne, the Deputation, and
by the Revs. 0. F. Powys, and 8.. R. Meadows. At
this meeting the attendance wes numerous, and the
collection at the close amounted to ELS 14t. 7W.

POOLS.
THE following reply has been sent to the petition
for the release of the Bev. S. F. Green which wart sent
to the Queen from Prarkstone about three weeks ago :
" Wttehatl, Sept. tn. 188 L
"Sir,-1 am directed by Ssentay B.r William Vernon
flareourt to acquaint you that your petition in bollnil of
toe Nev. 8. F. Green hes been Mid before the Queen, but
that her Illaje.ty bat not been 'grimed to gave say instruc.
taws with reference thereto.
"lam, Sir, your obedient Servant,
" 00De1M L05H1.7401.0n.
" The Rev. C. Daum Parkstons,"
A figanmin Diseora—Captain Sampson Trimly=
Westlake, of the caaster,• the Rhode Mary, from
Liverpool, warn summoned by an A.B. seaman, named
James Simmonde, for the sum of El Ifs. 411 d wages
alleged to be due.—Mr. Lionel Budge w« for the
defendant, and the magistrates were the Mayor and
Mr. Mains, and Mr. Lankester was tor the defendaut.
—There was no contention that the p'sintiff had not •
certain amount of money owing to him, but on the
part of the defendant, Mr. Budge °untended he bad
forfeited it by deserting his ship, and compelling the
owner to provide a new hand in his place.—Having
made out his claim, the plaintiff WM cross-slammed
by Mr. Budge. He said he wee engaged at RS a
mouth. lie did not go on board the vessel drunk, for
he walked • 1.21 t. plank from the ship to the shore.
He eta not dr.n king in • publiaborme when he ougat to
' have been discharging the cargo. —Mr. Budge: num
what were you doing Witness : Well, lau ppm* taking
my walks abroad. He went on board ship, and it
didn't no atter to any one whether he went on his hands
and knees or not.—Siramon he then put in a certificate
of discharge dated the day previous to the day when
he was said to have corns on board drank, and also
• supposed settlement of moment by which It was
attempted to be shown he had agree Ito allow 2.5 a. for
the man who had taken his place in discharging the
cargo.—Several witnesses were called on either aid-,
and Mr. Stone, who, as a shipowner, had narrowly
watched the case, stated that the Bench found the
seaman', discharge (and he never saw one made out
like it before) had been given him before the yawl
commenced unloading; they also were of opinion that
at the time the man signed the receipt for wages he
was not in a state of mind to know what he wan aoing.
—Mr. Budge: Then you say that • man may get drunk
and leave his ship, and yet have his wages. —Mr. Stone:
Certainly not, we don't ge as far as that. What we
say is that a seaman after his discharge can get drunk
as much as he pleases, and you can't prevent him.—
There is no doubt, added the Mayor, that the man had
learnt his wage. before he came ashore.—Mr. Stone
agreed with this, and told. the captain he must do his
businese in a more legal and regular way; the man had
been kept about, and therefore the Beach found him
entitled to El 1.54. for wages, and RI for subsistence
money, with costa, in all Est 6s. 13d.
THU Cannes" AGAIN I—At the Borough Polio«
court on Saturday, Charles Gibbs, auctioneer,
generally known as 'Captain" Gibbet, from the fact
that he was formerly • shining light in the Salvation
Army, was brought up in custody charged with having
on tits 7th of October unlewf ally assaulted, beat, and
threatened to kill hit wife, Catherine
Gibbs, a prominent member of tbe Rev. Mr. Booth's
flock, her conversion having apparently outlasted her
husband's, stated that on the previous afternoon
(Friday) she was sitting in her brother's house, when
the defendant came and knocked at the door' and
demanded some bed-clothes. She refused to give them
up, and told him if the he was living with
wanted any she must work for them as she had. She
stood against the door to prevent his coming In, and
he then took her and flung her down, struck her, and
she was blood all over.--Croge-examined by Mr.
Boater Hill, who defended : She said she and her
husband had agreed to separate, and he had paid her :
the money which they had agreed upon. She did not
know that he had given a guarantee for the rent of the ,
house. She was there by herself at the time, and was I
quite sure that her mother was not there, and that she
did not, in making • blow at the defendant, hit
her instead.—Mr. Hill: Now, listen, have nt you
been annoying Gibbs by going down to his house and I
creating a disturbance t—Kra Gibbs Once. (Laugh.
ter.)—Mr. Hill : And according to the agreement you
were to leave him quietly and comfortably, and not
annoy him '—Mrs. Gibbs: Than let him leave me
alom.—Elizabeth Larcombe, the mother of Mrs. Gibbs,
stated her attention was called to what was going on
by bee son, a boy of It. She went in and said to the
Captain—" Why do you come here and disturb that I
girl's peace?' Gibbs replied—" Because I have
a right to, and I want my things." She said—" Bat
you give them to Mr," and be answered
" Never mind, I'll have them." Upon that he I
took up • chair and smaabed it in pieces on to the
Beer, He was going to do the same with a table,
when his wife said "ti. my mother's table," and upon
that be struck her, but how many times she did not
know.—Mr. Hill: Then this is • case of • mother-in-
law's interference.—Witness: Yea and show me the
mother that wouldn't interfere. (Applause in Court.)
—Witness continued: She did not " get upon" him,
and did not interfere until she saw her daughter
struck, for she wee not • fighting person.—Williano
Larcombe, a boy of It, said he saw Gibbs strike his I
(witness's) sister, and he then ran in after his mother.
His father was in Mrs. Gibbs' room at the time,
sitting by the fire.—hirs. Gibbs emplaned this by
stag that he was in such • state that she really did
notthlnkheknewwhathewasdoing. He and Gibbs
had been drinking, and were both as bad AM each other.
She added she had other witnesses to call, but they
were not present, and she asked for an adjournment.—•
The Bench adjourned the case till Thursday, one of
the magistrates remarking it was a disgraceful
The Captain: Just so, and so you'll say when you've
heard the whole of it.

WIXDORMS,
A ROYAL Garr.-11.R.H. Prince Leopold, KG.,
Duke of Albany, has sent, we understand, to Osptaln
Clark Kennedy, at Heehaw', • beautifully gold
cap, as a christening present to his Royal Highness's
godson Leopold JllOlllB, the infant aon of Captain and
the Hon. the. Clark Kennedy, of Knockgray, who
was a short while ego christened in Wimborne MinAer,
and to whom the Duke stood epeosor.
THI Kumla °sow. Asnoounor.—On Friday
the annual meeting of the members of the above
aremiation was held in the new Town Hall, the Rey.
J. Campbell presiding. Mr. J. Whitehead Smith, the
treasurer, mad the annual wrionnt, which showed •
balance in hand of £3 lie. 3d. The report was
adopted. The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year :—President, Lord Wimborne; rioe-
president, General Thring treasurer, Mr. J. White.
head Smith; librarian, Mr. J. Bartlett; hoe. sic,
Mr. W. J. Fletcher oommittes, Messrs. H. W.
Dibben, C. W. Wyndham, C. Taylor, G. Quick, H.
W. Trott, and J. dim.. The cantata, "The Ancient
Mariner," wise decided on as the piece to practice for
the next concert. The meeting terminated with the
usual rotes of thanks.

MARMOT TEASESOITITIG AT COLZHILL—The
erected iron church on (Mahal—which was tastefully
decorated for the oocasion—wss cyowded et the harvest
thanksgiving services, which were held these on San.
day. The sermon in the morning was preached by
the Rev. J. J. Campbell, and that in the afternoon by
Hr. S. Vesper-Thomas, the lay reader of the parish,
whose services in connection with the church since It.
erection have been greatly appreciated by three attend.
lug it. Tbe decorations were the work of Mrs. Page,
of Park Romer; Mrs. Wiltshire, and others. The
offertory, which was devoted to the endowment fund
—a sum of £2,000, towards with% £l,OOO has been
raised since the opening of the church in January last
—amounted to SoILS 1.. 9td. The choral portions of the
service reflected great credit on the choir.