The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-11-09 00:00:00

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Meerut! Parrellassaioss, Wednesday. —Before the Mayor (Mr
G. It Wel.ford), Dr. Drew. Mr B Hopkins, end Mr T. Abbott.
Ednrrd Dowel and Jamul ribn in were summoned for
Mewling a ferret • but Mr. Howard asked for • remand, as Mr
Bolt was obligod to be away at a very heavy fair. Mr Bolt
keep. certaia ferrets in a particular place ; the ferret was hat
from there, and was found by /Sergeant Apsey
Mr George appeared for prisoners, and objected to • remand.
P.tl. Army add he had • search warrant to march Berridge
and Dowell); place Asked Dowell if he had a ferret, he said
"Yes," end took it out of a boa on witness's asking him to let
him ace it. *meant Arm! continued that D.rell said the
ferret arm one that Pitman found. Stephens, Mr Boles man.
add he identified the ferret as the one they had Wet, and
which belonged to Mr Bolt.
Mr. George urged that there was not • tittle of evidence
against Pitman.
Sergeant Apeey mid he took Dowell In custody, and went to
Pitman's house. Pitman sad the ferret vras one he had found,
and he could bring Bugler and his daughter to prove IL
Mr George submitted that there was no evidence that •
larceny hail been committed, and he objected to a remand.
Mr Howard said be milld not go on with the case now, and he
pressed for • remand, In con•equence of the unavoidable
absence of the prisoner: He would not object to the prisoners
being out on their own recognisance,.

Rimanded.
William Tuns!all, stoker of H.M.S. Warrior, was sunirnoned
for being drunk end disorderly In High-street. yeetenia).—P C
Delaniont, about • quarter to 11, saw. crowd In High West
street, trying to keep the prisoner from fighting with another
sailor. The other refused to light and wanted prisoner to go;
but he would not, and was taken Into custody.—Fined is, or 7
days in default.
BOROUGH PETIT SIMIONS, Thursday.—Before the
Mayor (Mr. G. It. Welsford), Mr. James Milledge, Mr.
W. Talbot, Mr. T. Abbott, Dr. Drew, and Mr. G. Reynolds.
Will tarn Johnson was brought up for being drunk and
riotous and for begging—P.S. Apsey saw him outside the
Bridge Inn, whence he had been put out; he was noisy,
refused to go on, and was taken into cnstody.—William
Rashleigh, landlord of the Bridge Inn. said prisoner came
into his kitchen and took off the lid of the saucepan.
When witness told him to go on he put himself in
• lighting attitude „• but witness pushed him out
of doors—Mr. Ii Kerridge said on Friday evening
about seven o'clock, he was sitting in his office. at Mr.
Groves's when prisoner came to the passage window, and
said he was hard up. Witness replied that being a stout
fellow, he ought not to be hard up; but prisoner replied
that be had a disease in his right eye. Within' got infor-
mation conveyed to the police station, that the police
might look round the premises, So he considered the man
a very suspicious character. Heard no more about it
till a policeman told him the man was in custody.-01
days' hard labour.
Pitnsan and Desalt again appeared on a charge of steal-
ing • ferret, the property of Mr. Alfred Bolt. Mr.
Howard appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. George for the
defanee.—Frederick Stephens, who works for Mr. Bolt,
said tho plaintiff had two ferrets in his slaughter house on
the Weymouth side of the water. They were kept in one
box, and were there about Ave on Wednesday night, when
he foil them, put the cover down, and locked up the
slaughter-house. Next morning the white one only
remained, the polecat ferret and a brown hag were gone,
and the box was closed as he left it..--4'rousexanitnesl
There could not have been any hole for a ferret to have got
out, he should think, or the white one would have
gone also—the smallest one. Had fed the ferrets
for five weeks, and could identify this one : it
was brown and white, not an ordinary colour. Had not
made • statement that he had lost a ferret, and wanted to
buy another, that Me. Bolt might not know this was gone.
Would not say this ferret eould not have got out, would
not say there was no hole. Had been acquainted with
ferrets six or seven years ago.—Re.examined : If the
ferret got out of the box, did not think ho could
have got out of the slaughtershouse.—By Mr. George
Could not say all the window shutters of the slaughters
house were shut —By the Mayor: Between live and nine
the slaughterhouse was not locked.—Mr. A. Bolt said his
premises were infested with rats; he bought the ferrets
to keep away the rata, and it must have been known
in the neighbourhood that he had them. Believed
theferret produced was his; it was very peculiarly marked.
—fly Mr. George; The key is hung in it private place,
where the bulldog is kept, thinking no one will date to
go there. The bulldog is not slways there, lie -times
slept in St. Mary-street, fur he (Ms. Bolt) had rogues in
this street.
After other witnesses had been examined, the oasa wps
ultimately dismis.ml.
Boucot: Purr Susumu, Friday.— Before Dr Drew, Mr B.
Hopkins, Mr 0. Reynold., and Mr T. • bbott.
James MinilsnAall was summoned for hawking without a
ticset.
P.C. Stickland said that on Saturday, the 30th October, he
found the defendant hawking fowls In lit, Thoutu-street with-
out any ticket.
Defendant sail he had gone te the market house for a
He- et, but the collector was not there.
William Llllington, oillector, sail defendant took a ticket at
23 minutes sitar 11
Dismissed, on payment of costs.
Mary Dunning, Louisa Punning, and Mary Frampton,
were mime ned for being drunk.
They did not appear, and • warrant was Issued for their
apprebensioli.
Shortly after they arrived at the Guildhall, and wore
courteously invited nisi& Id the Superintendent, and locked
up 11sey filled the station with lamentation.
Boatmen Perry Ssainoso, Defore the vayor (Mr U. B.
Weldon!), Mr I'. Abbott, and Mr W. Talbot
DISORACKS I. roomer or • " 011‘11.1111VI " Ass WIEN Wald.
Mary Intoning, Louisa Donning, awl Mary Praixi,Not
were brought up on a warrant charged with hai log been drusdi
on November 3rd.
P.O Stickland said be saw them very drunk and falling
about the road in Klng.street. He lifted up one and another
would fall down, and at led. Louisa Dunning fell down as
drunk that she could not get up again and was obliged to be
taken any on a stretcher Ile enquired where they bad the
drink. and found that they had it at the Star and Garter, and
On owl ring ,I•ste was told that the) had thread:pennyworths
of brandy each, and the " gentleman" who was with them
wanted some more brandy for them, while he .track whiskey
himself; but the last Boni refused to let them have any more
Sergeant Apsey Said that when Louisa thinning wu brought
to the station she was in such • beastly state of Intosteattin as
he scarcely ever saw before, and stone Hine she seemed as if
she would not recover.
Superintendent Vickery said that although the girls were so
young he believed them to be prostitutes; they •SSoCialed
with soldiers, and a regular prostitute wee with them on this
evening. One of them said she was • Se,vant ; but he believed
none of them did anything but prostitution.
The Bumph enquired who the person was whom the police
called a "gentleman ;" but they knew nothing but from the
word of the prostitute, and the Superintendent said that was
not true. A lady was willing to get them into a home, If
they would go, and the mothers were willing to let their girls
go.
The Mayor said the Bench were exceedingly sorry to see
such young girls brought there on such • disgraceful charge.
Such conduct would bring disgrace on them that would last
them through their lives, and they would be fined les each, or
seven days' hard labour If they were willing to go, the Bench
would endeavour to get them into • home, whence they would
have an orportunity of coming out respectable young women
Would they go? Frampton and Louisa Dunning were willing
to enter • home; ansl alter some delay Mary DU n inns agreed.
The Mayor told them they ought to be eager to accept such an
opportunity ; It would be • great deal of trouble to get it for
them, and the Bench were not certain ; but they would do their
hest
The girls thanked the South, and paid their Roos.
41.1111POTIZO OF TOO COURT.

The Mayor said : As this Ls the Met time I moy have the
opportunity of sitting on the Bench during llija yesr of °Moe,
wish to give expreesion to my sense of the kindness aid
courtesy as well re the attention I have reams' from the
Magistrates' Clerk. as well as from the police for the way in
which they have discharged their duties. It has been a great
witheaction to me to find we have officers who are so obliging
in their endesvoure, and who. in such a geritlemanyl way
discharge the dutim to which they are respectMely called, MO
I hope and trust they will be long 'pared to discharge their
duties in ouch • satisfactory manner.
Mr Arden replied :I must say a word to thank you for the
uniform kindness and courtesy you have shown on every
ovicanion when you have occupied the bench. I ant sure it
makes the Julies of the umaistratee clerk very much lighter,
and I most sincerely thank you for it.
WEYMOUTI! MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
_THE IpICLA!LATICeI..

Some hundreds of-Peo-pie gathered shout the Guildhal
and waited with more or lees patience for the declaration.
Occasionally • poor drunken fellow would be marched
through the crowd, to be Ike butt of their laughter, and
now and then blazing squibs dew over their heads into
the thick of the crowd to the discomposure of the females.
The mom woo, however, very good-hunioured, although
the poll for Melcombe Regis was not declared until IQ
o'clock, when the numbers were made known, as
follows:—
Mr. G. B. Welaford
Mr. J. Drew .
Mr. A. Dennis
Mr. J. Lundie

... 174
... MI6

Mr. J. K Robens
Mr. J. T. Pitt ...
The result was hailed with cheers, and on Mr. Dennis and
Mr. Pitt coming out of the side state, a number of voters
I orme4 abreast and escorted them IN far as their coin-
mittee room in St. Thomas-street. Although the counting
for Weymouth Ward was begun first, no declaration was
made, for those who counted the votes made different
returns, in some cases Mr. Wallis was made out to be two
ahead of Mr. Webb, with two more doubtful votes,
another made Mr. Wallis and Mr. Webb to be equal, and
one reckoned that Mr. Webb was one vote ahead of Mr.
Wallis. The decision was adjourned till next morning,
by mutual consent, when the votes were to be re-counted,
At IL o'clock they met again. Kr. Wallis was PrePered
with a protest against re-counting: but after some
delay, it was proceeded with. The morning was most
,flawbad, a de.se drizzling rain; but • large crowd waited
outside the hall, partially sheltering themselves under the
balcony. The people passed their time in good.huniouprradl
charting the policeman on guard, until it became re
outside that the re-counting had made Mr. winos hee
%head of Mr. Webb. The declaration WM still delayed, it
was understood, by further objections of Mr. Webb, and
by-and-bye Mr. Willis appeared and was followed up St.
Marystreet by a part of the crowd. cheering, and shouting
"Five ahead r At 95 minutes to one, the declaration
was made, as follows
Mr. Ayles
Mr. Wallis

. 270

Mr. Webb
Mr. Aries and Mr. Walls were therefore declared elected
• result which was bailed with • cheer. The number el
voters who polled oe Weymouth side wee 471. and Mr.
Wallis had 99 pluinPera Mr. .6.9ka Olt. and Mr. Webb 11
Almost every one exproosse Borrow this Mi. Webb baa
thus failed. and even the successful candidate utast feel
regret that be has been the moons of ousting th. frisnd
who has fought shoulder to shoulder vrith bleu
and who worked so heertar for kW only WS yew.

&IT= 1118 RUCTION.
The town has now settled down to business after the
exotement of the municipal election ; but, unfortunately,
the weather and trade have been so dull that plenty of
time has been spared to discuss the incident., and resulta
og she late fight. The Conservatives and the Liberals,
before inclined to rest and)* thankful, utter lamentations
over the ejection of Mr. Robena and the return of Mr.
Wallis. But to what end I Let us rather bope that the
infusion of new blood into the Council will result in good.
Mr. Dennis's course of action has liven throughout honour-
able snit upright he did lint accept the nomination
hastily, hi, supporters were determined and inalistrioii.,
and he will scarcely attempt anything very startling. for
unleas the usefulness of it be very apparent neither he nor
any of his mend, can possibly carry it in the face id •
large majority on the other side. Mr. !Wiens, with
proper abnegation of self. may well advise Mr. Dennis,
his asso;iate in other go sl works, at to what needs to be
done in the Park and elsewhere, and youthful energy
may hasten to its eompletien what the wisdom of
Mr. Itidiens had bezin. The latter gentleman, too,
may put himself tight with popular feeling, and
another year may replace him in a post of open
public usefnlness. Mr. Taindie appears to be grieved
at his position on the poll, for he has not seen fit to issue
any address gif thanks. Well ! even Mr. ',lndia may
acknowledge that "it might have been worse ;" there was
at one time a danger for himself in the struggle, and it
was well that he looked to his canvas, ere it was too late,
or the Coalition might have in,lee,l saved Mr. Rolkns, but
at the expense of the more popular man of the four-Mr.
Lundic himwif - whom it *mita have been a great pity to
lose. These gentlemen must now be convinced that the
policy of absolute confiilence in Sir John Cook is not
universally popular, and that the people are not ,n much
ruled by their supposeil leailers as of old. Mr. Weisford
and Dr. Drew gained inileeil very proud positions, for no
doubt the honour of receiving such confidence as Mr.
Weisford, aiul perceiving such popularity Dr. Drew,
slid, by the former having close on SW votes, and the
second not far short -that honour is very great indeed.
It must be very satisfactory to the elector, that his
Worship, who has had the most practical acquaintance
with the situation, recognises in his &litresa of thanks very
wisely the responsibility of his post. The greater dkria,
of jubilation in Dr. Drew and Mr. Dennis is natural ;
lint to them we venture to repeat the ancient warning-
" Let not bin, that putteth on his harness boast as he that
putteth it otf." Dr. Drew has worn the harness before
but even he scarce realises, perhaps, the monetary
danger,. They may not be actual ailienities, or at least
they may not press yet with great weight; but a mistake
would bring them ;molt unpleasantly to the front. Still,
we have every contiilence in the bined wivlom and
energy, balancing each other, of the new councillors for
Melo-untie Regis Ward. .

The Weymouth Ward election is a delicate subject.
The regret at Mr. Webb's non-return is deep awl widely-
spread ; but to Mr. Wallis as the "People's Candidate,-
must be accorded the deference due to his return. It may
be that Mr. Wallis's very hearty and laborious efforts in
the Muse of the "Friend of M vymouth "—when G. help
secure Mr. Eslwanis's return, he worked his district till
he mat alm.t every voter to the poll—had given Mr.
Wallis such accuaintance with the Ward at now helped
his own canvass. Honest thorough work for another
often does the worker himself good, and no Mr. Wallis
more than faithfulness to Mr. Edwards may have brought
this coveted reward, a Councillor'. gown. Be it Mr. Wallis's
study, by moderation in speech combined with his well-
known energy in action, to gain dignity as well as power.
to make friendm as well as win his point. And Mr. Webb
may not be so far off from serving the town ao he now
fancies, if he will as he can, subonlinate private feeling
to the public good. Mr. Ayles, at the top of the poll, must
be congratulated heartily ; he is in a position to think and
act for himself, and to him the town, and his ward espe-
gially, look, to conserve the interests of the port. Inc
depth of the Harbour will be jealously watched by has ;
he will look out for that important trust made over to him
by Captain W. Roberta, the Outer Pier. As • shipbuilder
and ship-repairer, Mr. Aylej may feel that he is more the
member for Weymouth as a port than as a fashionable
watering-place. We well remember Captain Roberts say-
ing lwere better even to remove the Dana to the Outer
Pier, so impressed was he that something requires soon to
be done. And if Copt Roberts rau the risk of forgetting
the confidence of the Conservatives, with whom he had
acted so long, by asserting that while Sir John had
succeeded above the Dam, there was • failure
below, Mr. Aylea has the energy of a young
man firmly to maintain the interests of the port,
given into his charge by hands that have done
seventy years work, and would fain take rest. We have
confidence too, that Mr. Wallis would firmly second him,
and so the port of Weymouth may be saved from a langer
that old inhabitants say threaten it, at the Outer her.
Probably the first act of the new Council will be the
election of Mayor, and the naine most widely dimussed is
that of Mr. Alderman Howard. But this Is anticipating,
and we must close by hoping that party differences may
now be let slide out of sight. It were idle to expect them
to go out of existence, for it is not by uniformity, but by
balancing of different for-es, that the glory of our Empire,
and even the pr4er of the Universe, is maintained. Lessons
taught by Um alas:Lien must be put in practise, over-
strained friendships lie mowed, and au j concerning either
acquiesce in being laid aside, or accept the call publicly to
serve beautiful Weymouth, the deeply-loved birthplace of
BO many of us, ant whose interests are the interests of us
i all.