The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-02-13 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

Tin Ali:soder of thin port, which went ashore under
Portland Castle during the late torero gide on the 12th
alt., has hem e got off nod brosaht into Weymouth
harbour, snaking six inches of water par hour, and with
IL. loss of anebora and chains.

TarTOTALLI9II. —OD Tuesday evening a public tea
meeting was held at the Temperance-hall, and after-
wards a lecture was delivered by Mr. Fee, in which
that gentleman answered the numerous objections
put forth against becoming teetotallers. There was
a large auml att.%iv. andimice.

Tnaowtsts Peronss.—On Tuesday, a boy between 12
end 13 years of WIN IleMed 'UMW Ferry, was sam•
moiled before the Mayor sod R. Bayly, and If. Oettrell,
Beers., for throwing a stone in the street end striking
James Bowman on the bank of the bead, on Sunday
afternoon, as he was going into St. Mary's Sunday
school. It appeased from the evidence that there were
boys throwing stones, and that one thrown by
the defendant struck the complainant. The boy denied
thm it was he who threw theaters*, but the act was wit-
messed by two others who were anth the complainant
The Mayor said that Monet-throwing by the boys had
become • very great neiessem sod it stun be stepped as
much as possible. Mr. Bayly remarked that last week
also had „i •yes nearly cut out by a stone that
was thrown, and boys who were found throwing stones
must be POW.Wely punished. As there were several boys
present he wished to tell them that it was in the power
of magistrate; to send parties to gaol for • fortnight
without the option of a line for stone-throwing. The
magistrates having outsenlted together, told the defee•
tient Mist although they had the power to indict a more
severe punishment, yet this time he would be let off by
peying • doe of is, including code. The boy's father
said he would pay the amount. The No
you shan't p•y. I wool have it milt I'd rather go to
Tne Mayor : Then if you would rather go to gaol
you must go for seven dens. Defendant: go to
prison then Mr. Bayly remarked that be was sorry to
use the defendant display gush • spirit.

Tog Asa or TeloolllllB. —There is no mistake about
the ire sent being an age of prngnci. Hail Hassell. ,
having theme hie finality doctrlne on one side, sort
signified his intention of bringing in • Dew reform bill.
bee set lb. illative which the peopLi ere following.
In Weywrath reform. ere epoken of in every quarter.
Already the gaa agitation has already produced • better
light, and when the reduction to fia. Ad. per 1000 list.
as promised by the new company, is obtained, we shell
have ell we nerd I. the' direction. The corporation
have made one move towards bringing about sanitary
improvements. They have employed medical men to
visit every house to aeoertain what nuisances sully
exist, and if oor local authorities carry out their
aminoe properly by anspelling the owners of property
eut.-dy the evils which have been reported, Wey•
mouth will be rdidersd nee of th most healthy is wdi
its one of the most pleasant watering plasm to which
visitors coo resort Hat reform I. sot to step here.
We nnderstand that it is now in oontemplatioo to bring
about a meat reform. If the new joint stock eonspany
establiihr d to reform our butchers' bills, narateed in re
during the pries of mutton and beef, produces half hi e
maul's that the gas aeitation primeness to do, Weymouth
will b. es noted for its cheap living as for cheap and
good light. One thing more .01 then be required—•
reform in rent and taxes, and then the good town which
George the Third delighted to honour will become •
Utopia to live in. "Hail, happy day, the time we long
to ace," but—when will it camel