The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-05-19 00:00:00

WZYXOIJTH.

SCHOOL BOARD.—An order has been lama(' from the
Education Depsrtment for the compulsory formation of
• School Board for West Chickerell, near Weymouth.
',wax Inrixixrs, I.O.G.T.—The lodge " Hercules
Afloat." which moots. no Monday nights, has elected a lady
to the chair, by a majority over the brother also proposed.
TIM HIWILIA,I TELEGKAPHIC CABLE—The steam-ship
Seine arrives! in Portland Roads about two o'clock on
Friday afternoon with the third section of the cable
named above, and she was followed on Sunday morning
by the Hibernia. The Edinburgh is expected shortly, and
Urn three consorts are expected to leave about Saturday for
Pernambuco, rhl St. Vincent and Madeira.
ErTF-NIPON or IntiNkiroi Hot its - It is proposed to
petition Parliament against the exteniiiiiii of time for
drinking to intoxication, conteMplated by the Covernment
hill. The leaders of tcniperance movements who do not
see their way to join the pond Tempters t get to work
at once if they to riot merlin to lie diAtatired by the Onler,
who are not likely to sleep on such • compromise as the

Ct.:mon; iN•. or • Wig DO w. —On Monday
morning a workman was opening the road opposite Mr.
T. N. whiten, when the Ntonem flew samind. driven by the
pick. IMe went with such force that, striking the plate-
glass window in Mr. White's front, it beat in a small oval
hole, splitting the glass around. The piece knocked out
aas driven a few feet with considerable force till stopped
by lib.cuit tin. The window was insured.

..A.wri'LLY Su nem- DLs—ro.—On Thursday afternoon last,
Mr. Henry Varlow, Secretary to the 'o
-operative Society,
who was summoned last week for damages on account of
imprisoning Edward Hicks, died very suddenly. He was
au the service of the 11.W.R. Company, an.l had not long
rome off the engine from • journey, and had been to
fetch elolllo lime to whitewash his yard, his house being in
the Park. His wife heard the door opened and abut, and
CAME clown from upstairs, expecting hint, and asked the
children if father was come. They Raid " No," and she
went out into the yard, where was her Meagan,' l ing
dead. She called a neighbour, Mn.. Broomfield, and alto
sent for Dr. Rhodes ; but assistance was of no avail. It
seems that deceased had suffered from disease of the
heart for some time past, and was still unwell, but they
did not think the matter serious. The lime was found on
the ground in the garden, and it is suppoiteal that he
brought it in and threw the bag down, then went back to
shut the hkair, did so, and fell dead. The cause of death is
stated to be aneurism of the heart. He leaves • wife and
live children, and the eldest girl is blind.
THE RIFLE CORPS THE ITRICALS. -We desire to contra-
dict a statement made hy a contemporary to the effect
that the above praiseworthy attempt to assist the rutin
would have been oommereially • failure, but for the sub-
scriptions of some of the honorary members. It is true
that the very respectable amount netted by the perfor-
mances was added to be the subscriptions of .L 5 h., from
Lieut. Cal. Steward, and 10a. from Capt kfount-Eatten,
and to those gentlemen hearty thanks are due. lint so
far from being a failure the ierfonnances added kai 55.,
making the handsome total of £l2 for the funds of the
corps. Sergi C. Jeffery kindly communicates the follow-
ing—" Account of the receipts and expenditure attending
the performance at the Theatre Royal, in aid of the funds
of the sth D. It. V. Tickets all, £3 10s. donation Icy Capt.
Mount-liatten, 10a., donation from too.,
Col. Steward
5a., total £9 Ca Expenses, including 1:1 .Is. for rent
of theatre £7 Ss, balance XII" The !Wanes has been
handed over to the treasurer of the Rifle Corps. We
congratulate our local amateurs on this result—to have
raised .1:16 sa. net, is very well worth doing, especially,
when it is remembered that one of them had to undertake
various duties, among then, the rewriting and revising of
• piece. Mr. V. It. P. Jeffery thus added the labours
almost of author to his other 'Mork. The hon. members
were not specially appealed to, so there is no fear of their
ordinary subscriptions to the corps being interfered with,
in fact after this praiseworthy effort to help themselves,
we may expect the corps will receive still tuore numerous
subscriptions.

Donovan Perrr flenstore.—Monday, Before Mr. J. Ayling, Mr.
W. hlbot, and Mr. 0. Reynold*
Charles Moore, of Suffolk, private 39th regiment, was
brought up for being drunk and amtulting P. C. Dome, and
wilfully damaging his truuerer to the amount of 240.. Donn
was on duty In St. Thornu-street shout four o'clock, and saw
prisoner reeling up the etrect. He went against one or two
windows, said witness adrijed him to go somewhere and lie
down. Ile sold he dkln't care for any policeman, and pushed
him about With... renionstrated, and prisoner ilereletea,
said liras being taken to the et...lion, when he threw witness
twice, and wouldn't even go to the barraclui with a comrade.
lie net witnear's beet trimmers scram the knee. With assistance
he was taken to the gallon, and wag riothus in the cell, eo
that he was handcuffed, and his boots taken off Prisoner
admitted being drunk mid could not lull what he did—Supt
Vickery said prisoner had Just come out of Netley hospital,
and was on his way to the depOt mom who knew him Is
India raid he had an aSection of the head Umre. 24,
the damages, and costa with a caution. —Piisoner was willing
t4'resosr. —Before Mr. J. Ayliog, Dr. J. Drew, Mr W. MINA.
and Mr. U. Reynolds.

LOGO, WCTc summoned for
assaulung Benjamin limtell.-Mr. Howard •1.11.11%1 for
eamplantant ; o the de/andante only Farwell wa. preeent -
11enjamin klantell, guard for Id year. lal the S. W. Railway,
mid that on May 9, he brought home the last train to Way-
mouth, 11b011t II at night After going to his home, he went
to Mrs. Tovmsend'e to get a pain orth of food for the dog.
When he got Inside he no. defendants, Farwell and mother
named he believed Luca, Farwell standing scniss the door.,
the worse for drink. Plaintiff wiled out "in his jocular waY,
" Another pentiorth for the d.c mother." on this Farwell
callol him • railway guard, aMI hr Wan no good an he,
and *truck him. Lucks alm struck him, and Farwell took off
his coat, and knocked him down on • sofa in the kitchen. The
mount blow he received was on the bead, and Luca. struck him
a third blow. on his side. His coat WY broken and damaged
to the amount of ts. Did not give them any provumtkm ;in
fact ilk' not know them before -Cr'ssemminel by Farwell:
I mid nothing about stealing; it was Mrs Townsend who
deliberately called you • thief -Farwell : Then I made a
mistake, and I an. very sorry for it. I had a drop of drink.-
The resich said It WM • very unprovoked assault, and fined
defendant. Set each, or 14 day.' in default. -Farwell asked for
time to pay, which was granted.
Henry Varlate,of the Co-operative storei,was summoned for
atti, damages mid to be dune to Edward Hick., an apprentice
At the stores, by imprisoning him, whereby he Wan cruelly
ill.treatal, mill mitered much pain at body and mind. -11 r.
Howanl appeared for plaintiff, Mr. Wcatuu fur defendant.-
The OW arcee out of • charo brought in November last,
egainst the Is,y Hick., of meeting from the Co-mwrative stores,
where he was OM •Weentlee. The then new manager Joseph
It Cotton, put insakod money in the Ull, and watehee were net
during dinner-time when Hicks was left in the Mop, to note
how much money wan taken When the manager returned, he
believed he was wine shillings short and Hick* was searched,
but we believe no marked money was found no him. But he
had in his pocket as. 3d. which he said was handed him by
bin father. Ile was chiulrod before the • magistrates, Mr.
Weldord prosecuted, and Mr. Howard defendol,and in theca],
often. very long hearing, the magistrates decided there nnllo no
case to send the boy for trial. They therefore discharged
and ordered the indentures to be canoelled.-11r. Weston now
mid he sbould find object to the euninimoi, on the ground that
the information waa laid by Henry flicks on behalf of Ma eon,
whereas the law Mated that the Information must be Laid by
the lurtY aggrieved.-The Balch at first wished to hake the
$llllllllOll/ amended, but thvir ads bier being of that the
Information .hould have been laid by the boy himself, the
Bench decidel that another summons should be lensed. The
present one was thendore distnimed, and another was
nimoliatcly taken out, for Tuesday neat.
Fansy --Before yr. W. Ta/bot, Dr. J. Drew, mil Mr. 0.
Be) nolds,
Juke Ilwareq, was brought up for being drunk, and fined
G. -Ile had only • half-penny, and wae allowed till 4 o'clock
this aftenmon.- P.C. English proved the case.
Julia Stone was brought up for being drunk and sateen
P Lovell proved the men-- Fined is, or wren day's ins-
priminuait in default-
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-1-1" U.; lay3e.7sas— brought up on • warrant for supplying
inlottimting liquor to • drunken portion, at the Market Hones
Tistem, St &hound-area—Mr. Howanl prosecuted, Mr.
Welaford defended. —John Bray, • sailor, depend to going in.
drunk, and being supplied with half a-pint . 4 rum and
pepperment, of which the landlord dean. pert It watt about
midnight lb. policeman rebniont was called by his friend
to count his money, and then he bad s 5 115. He warn put out
of the house, and laid on the door-step, and counted his
monev, when he had £2 lag. lid. As the landlord was helping
hint out, he gave him his money in a handkerchief, for he had
let mese fall, and picked it up.-- Croes-examined : They ordered
the beer by parties, and drank it all round The landlord
hurtled them of to the steamer, lest they elsould lore the lion&
—P C Delamost !wooed counting the money and finding
ii
£0 lb.. He gave It to Daggs to take cam of It, and told him
be would be responsible : the IPSO Bray was to hare • bed in
the house, as, if found in the striate, he would be taken up for
being drunk.- How go Marshall, defendant's 'chum otrntbee.
mini Sergeant Aissey taw Bray outeide Dagg's how., when
he told him he had lost money in the house. Witness went
and told Haggs that the man had lost money, when liagvsald
he had men none but It, which he changed for ai -a-
plot of rum. Witness exclaimed "Did you draw hau.a.pia,
of nun for a man who was drunk Wore r when Bow 1d k

was rum said peppermint. As to the men Bray WU outside,
witness had passed the place about to minute; to one, said the
man'. mate told him he vuts anxious about the inank money. -
Crum-examined : Had siuken to the landlord against. turning
the num out, and Bea, said he would not stay. Witness told
him he ought to hare gone for a ruin-N.-num ; but Laggs did not
say he was undressed. There is alwm-s a lean on rearm duty
at the station. the bench : The man wo, capable of count-
ing 111,, tangy; but he could not etand upright. Ile was so
insensible that he could not stand, much leo, oath, and he woe
not in a fit state to be turned tint The money Was part of it
loose in Fit handkerehief.-P.C. Detuntint, after he left the
that, in the house, thinking he was going to stop there, mike by
again in about to cot) minutes after, said the man was not
there then. Alter he counted the money lie kit it in the land-
lonTs hands, mid told him he would be responsible for the
money. The landlord counted the money himself, and tied it
up • I'. C. Lovell saw the man there with Petaluma, and
lamed about • quarter or half-past one, and limy was not there
then : but he saw him at the station about two.- Mr. Wl:lmbued
it the fullest way possible., disclaimed any charge by
the landlord aminst the police, sal he was sorry
if he had cv vr said so. They had no iota of
demon to suppose that the polka: ever hal any 111
the money. tie did not kilos- that he had made any such
statement. -Mr. Supt. Videry, said the sergeant's character
was at stake, and lie had determined to have an investigation.
/Inv, hal, it was toll him, declared that he positively saw
/Sergeant Apsey take the money out lie therefore forced the
inveatigation - Mr. Welsford repeated that if lagas had
mid anything in the excitement of to moment at the Beach,
he was very sorry, and begged to my that he had no Callus fur
it. Ile urged that the eiction did not apply to the ease of a
lodger. -Br. Bowand urged that whether a lodger or not, the
Ad of P3flialStlit .1.11 very strict on the point Arden did
not know whether • man who vraa lying on the doorstep could
be called. lodger -(laught.r.) Dr. Drew thought the Act so
strict that a man could nol get drunk in Ids house.-Mr.
Welsford urged that there was no drink supplied after the men
Came back from the *teenier, for the rum and peppermint WS/
Olll,lkilei Ibreviow to going to the boat. The landlord wanted
the MIS Bray to go to bed ; but he reined, and said he should
lie tin the settle. The landlord and his fatuity went tip to bud,
mai afterwards they !nerd • great noise, the boollord went
down, and found Bray making • Krug mdse. lb e mid he would
not limy, and the landlord let hint out, as he could not keep
hlm. -Mr. Welsford had eome witnesses to mil ; but he would
not call them, as they were intermted Beggs was
now called on, suol he entirely withdrew any charge against
the policeman. Ile was excited when he heard of the charge,
and now admitted it was entirely false. --Mr. Marsh said that
Ilaggi stated publicly that he saw Apeey take the money out.
- Daggs again adinlttexi this was false.-Fined go and costs,
and told that he had made himself liable to a tine or .10. be
magistrate* ordered the license not to be endured.- Bray,
having been in the cell on remand for drunkenness, MSS
discharged.