The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-09-08 00:00:00

GROSS ASSAULT ON A LITTLE
GIRL AT BRIDPORT.

At Bridport police court to-day (Monday) before the
Mayor and Mr. Beach. a mason, named Ilerary Wlll.ernu.
aged about (4 was brought up for a grow assault ~n •
little girl named Matilda Simmons, aged W.. The girl had
been working in the spinning-walk, conducted by
primnees wife. and Last Thurslay eVening when she alone
we, left at work, lie offered her some wine, which she
refused. and then threw her down, and grossly assaulted
her, despite her scrveni, and struggles, and threatened to
kill her if she made a noise. The magistrates committed
the brute for trial tor indomnt assault, and he was booted
by a crowd as he was taken from the Town-hall to th•
police-station.

Mr. Gladstone has left l'eumaentnawr for Hawarden.

The .i;;;;;1;eiii.--i;l;;—. hA.,-t-o-oi-igz,-„,;-'1:Curs•
day.
Oxford is about to be drained—of its sewage and
.00,000.
Mr. George Wilson has been elected Master Cutler of
Sheffield.

The Persian Government has made large purchases a
arms at Berlin.

—TraKlg7;:sq—uare is about to be beautified by the Duke
of Northumberland.

The body of Mr. J. A. C. Marshall, who Vra.9 killed on
Mont Mane, hae been recovered.
Portions of Windeor Castle are undemoing restorati.in
during her Majesty's absence in the North.
The London authorities are laying down two sorts of
pavement —wood and asplialte—to test their mien, e
durability.
Five new magistrateo have been appointed for the city
of Oxford. They are all Consen•atives, and the Libera6
are naturally irate.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners have. it is said, con-
sented to give xli.tien towards the restoration of St.
David's OathedraL
Seven men hare been killed and live injured by an
explosion of tine.shuup at the Bellevue Colliery at Dour. in
Belgium.

ursday two young men, named Andrew Lawson
and Philip Abrahams, were druwned by the capsizing of a
boat at the mouth of the Victoria docks.
This Bishop of Exeter laid the foundation atone of a
high-class school at Newcastle-uoder-Lyne, on Thursday.
Mr. S. Morley, M.P.,
_vras exempt those present
Tel Fawns or NATCHICL—The will of Mr. Bryant.
senior 112 the drol of Bryant and May, mate-
been proved under .Cl 7 OK
At Sheffield, on Friday, Isaac t was tined Lai for
exposing had haul for sale, and John Brinnon was tined
gtd for selling diseased meat.
A boiler explosion occurred at BashaWs cotton mills,
at Farrington, near Preston, on Friday. Mr. William
Housnd, contractor, and five workmen were more or less
severely aceiged.

There is to he • meeting at Ethyl to consider whether
the Lord Chancellor shall be ruemoralised to remove
Mr. Vaughan Williams from his county court judgeship,
owing to his recent conduct in sending the cabman to
gsoL
An Indian PaPer states that a native boy is suspected of
having been sacrificed in a temple of Shiva, in the
Madras Presidency, 'foe the benefit of the neighbour-
hood.'

BIRTHS.
Auguat 20, at Rushton. the trite of Mr. E. Bibby, of •
daughter.
Att‘uat 23, at Forthngton, the wik of Mr W. Andrews, el •
eon.

August 26, at Tarrant Keynesion, the idle of Mr. Norris, of
a &whim
August 31, at Hamworthy, the wife of Mr. W. it. T. Burt,
Jun., of • danghte_r.
SlWber T. at Normandy Fano, Blandlord, the voile of Mr.
ee,Tif ton.
September 1, at Atrium Fenn, Bridport, the wife of Mr.
Brake, of a dmigbirm
B•Ptimitber 3, at North Allington, Hrdport, the wife of Mr.
Allred James [Anthem. of • sm.

MARRIAG
Augur. 29, at St. Marrs Church, Paddington, by the Rev J.
W. Buckley, William Alterman, F. K t C. P. and M R.C.B
of 20, Golhunterroad, Upper Weetbourne Park, London, to
Annie 11. , only sun iring daughter of the late Captain {Varietal,
of Pcole.

-tic—plein— bar I, eh the parish church, balers, by the Rey. W..
T. Curphey, William, the eldest son of Mr. James Quarrel,
Pymorc, to Sarah the fifth daughter of Mr. H. Joy, Pylpoft.
beptembcr I. .4 the parish Cl. .rch. Preston, by the Rev. IL
St. Patrick, Mr. William Potter, of li.M. Royal Artillery, Hey•
mouth, to Ulm Charlotte ('hick, of Sutton
Septaniber 5, at the Holy Trinity Church, Dorchester,
burial, by the Rector, the Res. H. Evereu. animal by the
Rev. It. L. Bartlett, rector of Thurloston, Somerset, Edward
Isaac Sparks, M.A., SLR., Oxon, of or queen Anne-
tletallahequare, London, to Emily Sarah, second daughte.u*
the lac Gftwire Monet, hey., Dorchester
Septetuber 3, at Bournemouth. at Holy Trinity Church, by
the Rev. I'. F Eliot, vicar, usined by the Rev. T. ander..
of Pokealown, gte Rev. Edward Baker. %bar 01St. Paul's.
llrrtont. youngest daughter .4 the Late Res.
John Wells, Id. A 04 Lbeshunt, form
..1 bar 3, at St. Stephen's Church, Manche:Act% Medias
liontonuth•hirc, to Fanny, youngui,
daughter of Mr. T. II Yam. of Durchtster.