The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-08-17 00:00:00

District News.
Tug new ministers for the Weymouth Weslulus I
Mesh,sli.t circuit are the Revs. William IT. Lewis and
Thoma. Harvey.
flora CHAFF!. Pirsic -The Sunday school teachers.
choir, and friends connected with hope chapel planned to
have a picnic at [limey, on Wednesday last.
F.xetatatons. -Thousanda came to Weymouth on Monday
from Bristol district by the day excursion, and the ordinary
train was very henry. in the evening the excursionists
went off in two trains. On Tuesday between 1,400 and
1,300 came fmm Shepton Mallet
Sonoran Parry Susiova, Tueeday.-Before the 3fayor
(Mr. Welsford). Mr. Ju. Milledge. Mr. R. Hoplthis,
Mr. J. Airline, Mr. W. Talbot, and Dr. Simpson.
Rama Wiih,u, found on Friday evening by P.C. Stick.
land drunk and lying on the pavement, in Maidenntreet,
was fined 10s., and in default seven days' hard labour.
C. Ir. White was charged with keeping open the Somerset
Hotel, after proper hours, on the morning of the 3rd of
August He had not brought his license, which was gent
for -P.C. Bartlett, at ten minutes Past 12, saw the door
open and four people in the bar, drinking, two prostitutes
and two men. They left, and two more were let in, and
Mr. White served them in defiance of him. One was a
town's person.-Mr. White said it was the guard of the
Railway, which ran a late train that night-Defendant
said the girls told him they were excursionist& and he
served them. Why were not other persons summoned 1 -
The Bench said that had nothing to do with this case.-
Mr. Supt. Vickery was naked, and said defendant Was a
pensioner from Portland: he believed him to be respect-
able, but there was a complaint from the father of the girl
Rockett, that she was harbmired at this house. He asked
that the eonstable might be enquired of, as to whether
other houses were open that night, as he considered it an
unwarrantable charge.-The Mayor said the Bench were
disposed to deal leniently with the case They considered
it a very bed ease, as there was aggravation by acting in
defiance of the policeman. They tined him £2 and casts,
but the conviction would not he endorsed on the license.
-The constable was asked, and said the Queen's Hotel
was full of lodgers. Their rooms were lighted; hut the
door was closed. Mrs. White went out looking at other
houses, and said that other houses were open.-The defen-
dant said it was " unjustifiable."-The Mayor said they
could increase the fine to £lO, cad endorse his licence, and
they would do so, if he made any more such remarks.-
Defendant was silent, and paid.
Bowmen Parry Suwon, Saturday -Before Mr James
Thomas Diciterm, 2), was eharirwl with deserting from the
39th Brigade Dept& He enlisted at Nottingham, and dawned
from the Weymouth barracks yesterday, but was apprehended
by P.C. Hallett last night about twenty minutes to ten. He
saw prisoner come to the ticket office, obtain • ticket, and go
hies into the street again. Asked who he was; but he efused
to tell him Wltnem suorpected be had left either the army or
navy, and he told him he would have to come to the statism.
Brought him to the station and found on him a pall to
America, a letter to America, and ft bAd In money He
had to be brought in an °mane to the station. --Prisoner
refused to sign the form as a deserter, and was ordered to be
handed over to the autboritisa He said he did not mean to
,tesert ; but he WY found in plain clothes, had a ticket for
Philadelphia, and told the pollee that he had thrown his
soldiers' clothes overboard that morning.