The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-12-28 00:00:00

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OLDM BnZAHT or Tlng 001,011.171011. At the
Mayor's dinner on Monday afternoon, it was a pleurae.
tease Mr.Shinner, the oldest servant of the Corporation,
who was able, at his venerable sue, to speak a few
words, which were listened to with much attention.
TINTOTALHIY. Tb. Meyor, whose views with
to the necessity of beer and wine at feasts, seem
toliare undergone some modification, was led to make
such an innovation on Monday, because no lase than
nine of the police are teetotalers, and be did not wish
them to have less than the rest.
Miscntswom Itoonnerene.—On Tuesday before
James Milledge, Eq., and J. K Robens,
borough magistrates, two bop named Egon and
Einabury were charged with knocking at doors on
Tuesday evening, lith inst., about quarter before nine.
P.C. Ettiekiend proved the case.—The magistrates
lectured them, but dismissed them on payment of costa.
AMOTAIR PRINCYII Mmunz.—George VeUine, a
soldier of the French Marines, was brought up on
Tuesday before the borough magistrates, for having
come by the South of Ireland steamer from France
without having paid his fare. Mr. Emmanuel
Motois was sworn to interpret, and Mr. John Ryne,
an officer on board, deposed seeing prisoner and asking
for lie. 6d., his fare; but he had no money or baggage.
—Defendant said he had no money, and hid himself in
the boat to get away from France. He refused to
return to France, and it appeared he was a deserter,
and could not have less than five years' imprisonment,
If he returned.—Fined £1 or 14 days' Imprisonment.
SHiPPern INTZLIJOINCHt Arrivals : South of
Ireland, Poem, Chwbow,g, general; Annie Hodder
MidcUbro, coal; Great Western, Blampied, es
Cherbourg, genital ; Brighton, Palle, Jersey, general;
Cygnus, Flisher, Cherbourg, general; Waterford,
Warland, Sunderland, coal; Ravensworth, Lovell,
Hartle I, coal ; Annie Mode., Aftwooll, Hartlepool,
coal: Durham Packet, Bowen, tiltielde, coal ; Bernicia,
Salmon, Shields, coal: Brighton, Falls, Jersey,
genera —Sailing* Mornhull, Hodder, Portland,
nil; South .1 Ireland, Posen, Cherbourg, general;
Brighton, Falk, Jersey, general; Band of Hope,
Watts, Portsmouth, timber ; Great Western,
Blampied, Cherbourg, general ; Helene, Colhin.
Tn.guier, ballast ; Venue, l'layel, Guernsey, ballast ;
Cygnus, Fibber, CherbourF, general: Brighton, Falle,
Jersey, general ; Cygnus, Usher, Cherbourg, general ;
Great Western, Blampied, Cherbourg, general.
Taousursiong Stns.—On Monday, before J. Robert-
son, Egg, J. Landis, Esq., J. E. ?taboo*, Esq., and
T. Abbott, freq.. —P.C. Stickland charged James
Brown acid Alfred Moore with causing an obstruction
in the High-street, and annoying the passengers and
residents.—P.C. Stickland, on Wednesday evening
about seven, was Is high-its-wit, and • number of
boys were playing and " making work" on the footway.
He told them to go, and the o• hers ran away- but the
two ;milkmen. etood and defied him and P.O %lien, and
Moore would not give his nesee,until kept by the wet.
in custody. Constants complaints are being made,
they had some the same evening, and the prisoners are
the ringleaders. —P.C. W. T. &dd.°, who was in
company with lidckland, had previously caught Brown
making all manner of noise, and when he was with
Richland saw both prisoners ceasing an obstruction.
They played about, and used bad language Mr.
Arden warned the boys that if they were summoned
by the constable, they could he fined for every oath
they made use of—Supt. Vickery had had several
reports respecting Brown.—This lad said some of the I
police would allow them to play on the Plain, and
oth.re wouldn't, and if they couldn't get a case, they
would try to make one.—Mr. Robins: Don't you get
your Innocency broken like that. (Laughter.)—Jolin
Pearson, a boy, said the boys were not playing; they
were standing in the road doing nothing, when Stick-
land told them to move on, and pushed Moore, who
said be could go without pushing, when the policeman
hit at him.—Dismissed on payment of costs, and
cautioned: Ga. to pay.
THZ Merolee Margin roves POLIC —Mr Howe I
on Monday afternoon gave His Worehin's annual
(linear to the borough police and some of the officials
A novelty was introduced into this "Mayor's dinner"
which shows the spread of totriperance principles, for
Instead of beer es tbo dinner beverage, only Wornouth
(and that is the beat of water) Adam's ale was
supplied, and no wine made it. appearance after
dinner, the Mayor explaining that it had been thought
best not to ffer to the guardians of the peace that
which caused them so much trouble when drank by
other people. But, not to hold too tight a rein or to
allow the men to think the Mayor's hospitality was
lessened, Mr. Howard gave each of them is. in cash,
that they might mend as they pleased after he hail
left, while the cup that cheers, but not inebriates :had
been supplied—tea and coffee. The dinner was at the
Weymouth restaurant, Augusta Platte, and the polies
were accompanied by the sergeante-st-rnaos, Mune.
R.. Skinner and Brine*, Mr. Macie„ harbour-mister,
Mr. John Lee, relieving officer, and Mr. Board, rate-
collector. The Mayor presided, Rev. W. Lewis, saying
and Mr. Vickery was vim. Mr. Cooke provided
a old English dinner, cooked to • turn, and the
puddings admire-hie foretastes of Christmas, while the
table decorations were light and graceful, as is the
room ; the waiting was also first-rate, though the pollee
are ready at knife and fork duty mein the steels. They
are • fine lot of men, and the younger additions have
well kept up the standard of the force, of whom there
were some thoroughly specimens present,
In P.C. 1306...1=a1h0n and others, who
have doe, good duty for years past. After a capital
dinner the Mayor gave The Queen," and other
!Ards, including that of " The Superintendent,"
Ministers of Religion," "Th. visions 0ffida141".4.112.1
and the toasts were duly responded to, Mr.
"The health of the Mayor " They. te.Ykeil
qP7latfluently without wine as with It. The Mayor
pointed out to the young men that—not the oostable
who has the most mete before the Bench, but the one
who can keep order and prevent crime with the fewest
cases, is the most diciest constable, and where there
are a great many little mess, they are signs of a fame
for whom offenders do not care. Mr. Vickery be
spoke of as • sergeant in the county police, whose
evidence he, as • solicitor, ha was always glad to have;
he was err straightforward, and kw peeled his efforts
far, and moors with, tire borough force here. Mr.
Vickery advised the men not to give anxiety to a lot
of petty cases, but if there was a large burglary or
other offeace, then to work at bringing it forward to
the Bench, discovering perpetrators and getting them
punished—with all theft hearts. But never should
they be over-anxious to get a conviction, teU their
evidence to the magistrate', and let them decide. Mr.
Vickery also *poke of the Importance of police cottages
to keep the men together. and • recreation-room • he
stated also that the Superannuation Fund, which
was only between £lOO and £9OO when he found it, is
&m over £l,OOO, though some large gratuities have been
paid out.—The Mayor said the scheme for police
cottages had long been • favourite of his, and he was
ready to do anything the police thought for their
benefit, such as helping to found • library fir the ha-
promment of their minds, as policemen mud now-a-
days keep pace with the half-educated criminals, who
premed on crafty systems in their attempts.—Other
subjects were dealt with, as plans of the improvement
of Weymouth, especially the proposed raid from the
Bridge to Chavelry, end the proposed New Pier.—
Songs were also Nang by member, of the force,
and the festivity was kept up, with the aid or
tea end coffee, for mere than three hours &fief
the time of Inthethg. The Mayor's 'tenet indeed of
drink was -then ffilMfbrd to the me, and his
Worship vacated the chair.