The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-01-27 00:00:00

THE CONING ELUTION.

The tidings of • dissolution nod coming election fell
upon the excitable mind of Weymouth like • =toll
upon a powder•barrel—npon gunpowder we wore going
to say; but the foot is, that so utterly unprepared was
any one for the publication in the London Saturday
papers that the news required time to male It. way to
the inlamtuable stratum. Every one doubted the
evtdenoe of their senses for • short time; but when
the truth in It. detail forced itself upon them—

"Then there was mounting In hot baste."
Qnidnunes had soartiely time to discuss the why and
wherefore of the Grist', before down came Mr. [timbre,
M.P., by the four o'clock train. determined to take
time by the forelock. lie doubt his friends were
golokly summoned, for that Ter, night Mr. Bauchi.°
Issued the addrese which appears in our advertising
oolumns. The address was received, as unmletakeably
the first gun of war, for Mr. flembro'e announooment
of Sir Frederic Johnstone." candidature was too
positive to leave any doubt that Mr. llambro intended
If possible to win for his puty both 'eats of this evenly
divided borough. It was understood that Mr. Edwards,
kf.P., wee te.egraphed for; but be appeared to have
bun surprised, and did not put In an appoatocce. His
friends at onus took up the gauntlet for him, and a
meeting was announced for Monday nliht, of his
friends and supporters, at the Auction Mart; the
crone beir.g sftor,ard. altered to the Conoert 11.11,
Sc. cile-olas-airret. This wee to be only a miotirg,
hastily o%red, to decide what wee best on tar
the eireturLeneoa to attempt. Ott ki coda; a maily
o Heide was 'aloud by Mr. El ward., •, posing to his
attention to hid duties, and to the I: tirreet of Wey-
mouth in every poixibie way. Sir Frederic Johnetone
seems alio to nave bccu korprlsod, for he had lamed no
address up to Monday afternoon. It was utderatood
that he would be In Weymouth between 6 and 7 that
evenlog. Thera were some reports that an advanced
Liberal would be sent by the Birmingham League;
but the ported on whleh the report wits opread—v s.,
that a turban advanced 'Aber.' bad gone to Birming-
ham, wad fallairiow, the gentleman mum J having gone
to Monenester on liminess long before • dissolution
was thoutht of. The Liberals of Ito borough are slims
to the Importance of scouring Mr. El wards I id-oloottoo
and is is not probable Chat kny clamp?, .111 be tuado to
bring upon theutdolvcs • "ignore light."

MONDAY.
Mr. Edwards arrlyod thus attornoos. by the Gm
ceolort bratty sad proosrdei to the iiardon

POOLE.
Pain SissIOSO, TharW..y.-11d-re titc• ivnr (Mr J S.
Ilu.dot), Ur. AlM:rattan Rogers, and Mr. /I. liUminWelch.
W•iliant l'arey a umoitut on Imam' a brig ammul the et.
Deorge, was charged with absenting himulf from th.tt toiel.
71te neuter, thsinni Glum, stated that the man left the ship on
M lay mid did not return till Wednesday, when he mails use
if wry had language towards wititeei. After hearing the
evidence nf the mate of the voted, the tnagistrak• directed
that the artichat should he cancellorl, that the muster should
stop Its. Oil, from the wages due to the prisoner. In order to pay
for doing the work ho had netrituted, and that the prhioner he
Saint to gmil for Seven days with hard labour.
Thom was • MIUMIOII4I against Cbark• WA iftle far haring on
the 30th November hut kicked and beaten John Cure and
dislouttod Ids &rm.—Complainant statul that Olt ths Sunday
acceding In question, about tight o'clock, he dyne a potty at.
trot from the Antelope to his yan I Dohnidant name out and
asked hill' why he warn driving the issny "like that " Witness
told bi.lll he had notWog to do with it, as it was his brother'.
'may. 'Mondani then ralusl his lilt, nod sa)ing " you
take that" struck him, knocking hint dawn, ; he thou kicked
hint nine times on the shoulder, and dislocated his um_
Defendant told the bunch he admitted horsewhipping the emus
!delimit, and he deeerrod it. In answer to the hunch the cont.
',Mina.% said "they offered to make it up with him for so
much tummy, and to give hint • hut dinner every day until he
was well. Ho had thy hot dinner tour days, but on the fifth
day the door was shut in his Isoo.—lly defendant : Witness
received 10e, from defendant's mother. —Thu or,. wry gis.
Miami . _

young man named Jo•eph Rotates, • labourer, waschargol
by:Superintendent Hunt with indecently &smutting • female In
High-street about nine o'clock on Sunday evening. The
Supedutendant said ho was paring the end of ilill-street when
he maw the defendant deliberately put his hand on the front
part of the dross of • nepectable looking female who was peeing down High-street In company with another young woman.
He spoke to the defendant respecting what be had done, and he
told witness that he merely took bold of the hand of one of the
kaiaks, whom be knew. Mitnoss tried to overtake them, but
they had walked quickly down the street. The defendant said
one of the females spoke to him and be only touched her hand.
Superintendent Hunt Mild neither of them 'poke to him, and he
did not believe they had the least idea of what the defendant
was about to do—The Mayor told the defendant the magistrate.
were satisfied that he committed the offence. Such disgraceful
conduct wee of too common occurrence, especially on Sunday
night+, and he hoped the prieent sentence would servo as •
warning to others. If not, any future oases of such a description
wouki be more severely dealt • lih. The defendant would ho
sent to gaol for *even days' hard labour. Mr. Rogers also
spoke of the atrocious behaviour that was witneseed hi High+
street, ilogedally on Sunday nights.