The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-07-28 00:00:00

BOROUGH PITTY SESSION&

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I`stiustfiar.—Before the Ifayor (J. Tixtrd, Seq.) and
W. Talbot, Esq.
DIINIZACIFUL CONDI/CT.—Hiram Strange, a resident
of Bristol, was arraigned at the bar, charged with using
abusive Lingual° to thb superintendent of police. on
Wednesday afternoon hex Mr. Supenntendent
Lidbury said, on Wednesday afternoon he proovded to
the town pier to await the arrival of the steam boat fora
Portland. which had nearly three hundred persons on
board, who had arrived by an excursion train from
Bristol the saute morning. About • dozen persons
pawed through by paying the usual toll fee of Id., when
the prisoner refused to pay the collector, and became
very abusive. He (witness) remonstrated with him, but
Instead of paying the penny he shook his fist in his farm
and urged he other excursionists to support him. The
aohaequence was that • general row ensued and he was
thrust against the gate, and the prisoner with assistance
took the gate off its hinges,
and the whole of the parties.
pasted through without paying the toll. His (witness's)
arm was injured through having it jammed between the
spikes at the top of (h., gate.—The ;wiener, in Isis
di fence, denied having threatened the superintendent.
Yr. Lidbary said, in answer to the Bench, that be was
punitive the prisoner was the person who commenced the
row, and it was for want of assistance that he escaped from
him, as he got jammed between the gate and the other
exciusionista. The prisoner was however eppreltended
as he was about leaving by the train.—The Mayor said
be fully believed the prisoner was the cause of the
disturbance, and ro doubt he assaulted their super-
intendent in the execution of his duty. Such conduct
must be punished. He not only caused • breath of the
penm but was the means of depriving the town of the
proper pier tolls. He hoped it would act as • caution
to others, and he should order the prisoner to pay a fine
of £2 10s. with costa, or in default of payment he would
be imprisoned for the term of one month, with hard
labour. The prisoner remarked that he would send to
his friends at Bristol, and in the mean time he will
have to remain in custody.

A FCHOOSTR ABHORS. —On Saturday morning, during
the strong easterly winds, a French schooner, in cargo,
ran ashore close to the Portland Castle. It appeared she
sprung a lesk at sea, and was 'prevented from founder-
ing by hauling • sail beneath her hull. As the tide
receded, the damage was found to be of small extent,
and after undergoing repair, shows' floated off on spring
tide.
Tlin Sumaire OF COAL PO S THE • ROYAL RAFT.
—ln the House of COMEIOIIB, on Monday sight Mr.
Du Cane, replying to Mr. H. Edwards', stated that a
sum of 1.1,000 bad been voted for a coal depot at
Portland, and the Admiralty were endeavouring to
make arrangements with the Great Western and South
Western Railways, by which it mu hoped to bring
Portland into direct communication with the South
Wales coal field, and if that were effected the Welsh
coal field would become the great coal field for tho
Admiralty.
fiAVAGS ASSAULT Off • POLICE CONSTABLL —At the
Dorchester Polioecourt on Friday, before H. Williams,
Esq., and Major Sykes, William Woodcock and John
Symes, two marines belonging to H. St. George,
were charged with assaulting P.C. Cooper in the execu-
tion of his duty, at Portland, on the previous day.
Complainant stated that about quarter-past sin on
Thursday evening he received the description and a
warrant to apprehend three men of U. MS. St. George
for leaving the coaling party. Almost as noon as he
had the description he saw the three men and stopped
them, saying that he had • warrant to take them on
board. One man immediately ran away, whilst the
other two attacked him at once, striking him right and
left. He closed with Woodcock, who, making use of •
fearful expression, said he would gouge witness's eye
out. He tried to do so, and there was smack on the
constable's fees, which showed that an attempt bad been
nude to do so. Corporal Forman, of the 2nd &talon 13th
Light Infantry, and several other men, came to witnees's
assistance, and Woodcock was taken to the station.
Subsequently he was taking Smell, the ether prisoner,
to the station, when be drew his band from his pocket.
saying "If I had a knife I'd cut your throat."
He had a knife in his hand at that time, with which
be eat it witness and also at • sailor who stood by.
Did not touch witness ; but the serge worn by the
sailor was torn, and the flesh was abraded by the cut of
the knife. The prisoners had been drinking.—Corporal
Forman, of the 13th Light Infantry, stationed at
Weymouth, seeing the constable in trouble, warned
several men of his regiment who were 'Caroling near,
and assisted him. Saw the prisoners strike the last
witness.—ln defence, Woodcock said be was drank,
and remembered nothing bet the policeman knocking
blm down and a lot of soldiers kneeling on hlm.
Senna made • similar excuse—They were fined 47.5
each, Including costs, or in default two months' hard
1 labour.

LOCAL BOARD.-A meeting was held on Wednesday
last—present, Mr. C. Mitchell (chairman), Messrs. A.
/leaven, C. R. Flew, B. Cornben, B. Collins, .7. C.
Lane, T. Gibbs, .7. Hodder, W. Comben, IL C. Brave°.
Scriven, K Pearce, W. Gibbs, R. Lan°, S. Pearce,
R. Pearce. The first business was to receive the
resignation of the chairman and to appoint another.—
Tbc Chairman, in tendering his resignation, said Ms
reason for relinquishing the post was that he could not
devote sufficient time to the duties of the offico.—Mr.
C. Mitchell proposed the appointment of Mr. B. Shriven.
—Mr. R. B. Serivenseeonded, and it was carried unani-
mously, and Mr. B. Scares took the vacated chair.—
The Chairman expressed his regret that Ur. C. Mitchell
had thought it is duty to give up the chair. He would
have been better pleased if he had remained; but, as
the board had *elected bin self, he euppoeed be must
accept the office, and be would diseherge his duties in
the best manner he could.—fir. A. &riven proposed
• vote of thanks to Mr. C. Mitchell for the courteous
manner in which be had filled the chair, adding that he
bad always been solicitous to please everyone. Mr. E
Pearce seconded the resolution, which was unanimously
adopted. —The next matter was to receive the report of
the Gomm it is,. in reference to the drain at Fortune swell.
No written report wee presented. Some of the corn.
mates thought that, because the size of the pipes WAS
altered by the contractor, the contract was broken.
Mr. A. &riven eomeidered the work was well done, and
the larger pipes had been • great improvement. Mr.
Lynham would charge no more than his day's work.
The board gmerally assented to this view.—The Chair.
OM thought a little blame was attached to the com-
mittee for not finding out at first the pipes were not
sufficient. The board must not suppose, as had been
I suggested, that Mr. Lynham was only going to charge
for his day's work. He had had to go to Poole and lay
! out his money, and of *rune be would look to be
rcimbursed.—Mr. W. Gibbs said by the printed list the
pipes would be 4s. per foot, and, as Mr. Lynhain
would charge by the printed list, his bill would be about
£4o.—Mr. Comben said the committee could not be
justly blamed in the matter, as it was the duty of the
foreman of works to see after the pipes. It must be
horse in mind that there were 64 fret of pipes left,
and the amount of £l2 I6s, for old piper had to be
deducted, and this would give a fair average.—
The report of the committee was then adopted.
The next business was to receive • communication from
the War Department in reference to the shingle at the
Bill, and decide what steps should be taken.—A bill
was presented charging the board £4 6m, for shingle at
sixpence per foot —Mr. A. Baleen said this was clearly
an error. The Board bad not taken a single inch of
gravel from the foreshore ; they had taken it from the
commonable land, and they *add so if they pleased.
He thought the best thing they could do was to get
back from the War Department the £7O or £BO they
had paid. They ought to consider this as a false bill.
—Mr. Comben thought the document was • kind of a
cerlificate.—The Chairman said it was • form of
appliaation.—Mr. B. Comben remarked that it was
• paper for the Board to sign, that during the
half year a certain quantity of gravel had been taken.
—Mr. B. Comben said he had measured the distance
from the foreshore to the place from which the Board
brought their gravel, and found it to be 250 yards. As
the Baird were aware • licence was granted by the
Government to take gravel from the Bill, and this
would seem to show there was an error somewhere. He
proposed that the clerk should write an explanation of
the mistake to the Commissioners. He thought this
was the plainest way of dealing with the question.
Mr. A. Shriven seconded the motion, which was agreed
to. Mr. R. Lana suggested that the letter should be
sent under cover to Mr. White, who was the Crown
agent in the matter. The reports of the Surveyor and
Inspector of NOLIADOC4 having been received, and some
other formal business transacted, the Board separated.