The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-11-15 00:00:00

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E'l' COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 15, 1881

Mr. T. Cflarit•t4 Samoans thanked them for the A COOL INCSIDIART.
kind way in which they had repressed their sympathy John Stretton (52), ship's c rok' was indicted for set
his sister and her finely in the l ey had -
ting fir, to a rick of hay, .
value 260' the property of
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sustained. In regard to the public meeting which Charles Pond, at Blandiord the 18th of August.
It was proposed to bold, It was certainly • very 6t and —He pleaded gailty.—The Judge: You have done
proper time to discuss the subject of distressed this b.f etc. —Prisoner: Yes, years' papal
aggiculture, and ties causes which brought about the servitude.
depreciation in the value and the produce. He did
not hake quite so gloomy • view of agriculture as
Mr. Howard did. He held with the views of
Mr. Pope, and although he did not quite agree
with all that the Marquis of Hutingtoa had said
the other day, etill he believed with him that the sun
had shone, and that it would chine again, and be was
re su sll his brother agricultai ids hoped the same.
(Hear, hoar.) Ile only hoped that when they did
meet, it would be more Bopp crud. The arrangements
would be each as to induce their members and all
persons interested in the question to come forward
arid have a discussion upon it, and throw their views
and opinions together. Although he did not know
what the Legislature would do in the way of local
taxation, he must say he believed that the mate in the
country must, to • very great vacant, come down and
become a permanency too. He was • little bit of a
landlord, and • little bit of a tenant as well, so he
could look on both sides of the quertion. He hoped
the meeting would be supported by all claws per-
sonally interested in the question, whether landlords
or tenants. (Hear, hear.)
The meeting then terminated.

with

THE NEW MAYORS.
The following gentlemen were on Wednesday elected
Mayors in the various lo.ml cities and boroughn
BRIDOWATIII —Thomas Colima.
Barran —Teornae Aedrew.
GLAISTONBUILT—AId.r min Bußold, fifth time.
LT lIIINGTON —Dintel Croft.
Bauseunr —Mx. Leach.
Taurrroe—reter Taylor. re-elected.
Ygovit—J.seb Bradford. re-elected.
BATH—Mr. Bartrum.
CHARD—Summer Toms. second time.
Doitcwswrza—Altred Eason.
Wzymouni—R. N. Howard, re-elected.
Pow,g—fteonald Aldridge.

WISTSOUTH.
Tait Fitziton•TlVL- —Limit Friday, before the Mayor
(IL N. Howard, FAN.), Dr. Drew, U. Collett, T.
Abbott, and J. F. itopens, Esc's. Robert Reed, of
Freston, was brJught up for being Req..,
admitted the charge, and said although he had worked
in the town 30 years this was the first time he had
ever been before • bench of magistrataa —The Mayor
said the borough magietrates were generally courteous
enough to the new Mayor to dismiss the first case
which came before him. He world now exercise the
privilege and would dismiss It, hoping defendant would
not come before him again for souther 30 y ears.
thdendant warmly thanked the Bench, and went oft
relieved.

IN &ARCH OF • SITOATIO2L—Jamee Augustus Tonp,
a respectably domed man, was brought up for being
drunk and riotous at the police station.—Srrgeaut
Delonont found prisoner drunk and excited outside
the station at half-past midnight. He complained of
P.C. Carter having pushed him about on the other
side of the water; he was abusive and disturbed the
neighbourhood, so he was put in the call, where he
cried " Murder," and drew a number ot people to the
station. P.O. Carter found prisoner under • door in
Hignotreet, and was asked to find him lodgings, which
he could nut do at that hour, when prisoner called
him a pig, threatened to report bun, and poked his
nose in the constable's face, whereon he pushed him
away.—Prisoner said he had been eramed for some
l'urkish baths at Souttuamptcn, and had come from
Scotland in search of a situatiod—Adjourned, and if
prisoner's statement was true he can get oft to
Southampton.
SRLIAMO THE CHILDREN'S &LLD FOR MUSE.—
Ellen Lowder, • married woman, with a baby in her
arms, was cLuirged with neglecting her children. Her
husband said on datardsy night he went to Cherbourg
in • steamer instead of • man who was ill. About
three on Tuesday morning he returned home; but
when about to go to bed, he found his wife had sold
the pillows, bed clothes, some of his clothes, an I the
child,ren's food, besides other things, and was nut
sober. When he asked what she had done with the
things, she said she had sold them and would get rid
of Us* rest. A woman WM kind enough to give him
two small loaves, after which he bought two more,
but his wits sold two of the loaves to • woman in
High-street for 4d. or tid. Before she got into bad
company his wife was industrious; butnow she broke up
the counterpane to sell it.--Sergeent Amy on Thurs-
day visited defendant's house, and found it in a must
dirty and dreadful state. There were no bed clothes
to cover the children, and not even a bed, mattress, or
bundle of straw to lie upon, and the limbo was most
filthy. There were four children at home and two out.
They did not appear to have been kept short of food,
arid one was tidily dressed; but one, between eight and
nine, was in a dreadful state. Delendaut had given
way to drink, and was an habitual drunkard—The
wife said her husband left her on Saturday with 25.,
out of which she had to pay Sid. for what she owed.
She sold the bread to buy some tea and sugar.—The
hiayur asked what she proposed to do, as she appeared
to have no control over herself. Would she go to the
Union with her children ?—The woman replied she
would be glad to do so, for she would never live with
her husband again.—The Mayor: I should think you
would be ashamed to, and that is the only redeeming
feature in your case—that shanni—Lowder asked if
the Bench would let him have an order for them to go
into the Union, and the Mayor replied the Bench
would do all they could to assist him, as he had a greet
trouble, and it was very creditable to him to have kept
up as well as he had; many • man would have guise
to the bad.—Adjourned for a week, to enable the wife
and children to be taken into the Union.
NOT CUT OUT IVOR • SHOTRAN.—A Woodsford lad
compldnei to the Bench that a showman, named
Smith, had brought Lim to Weymouth and turned bun
adrift with fifteen-pence. us was engaged at 1./or•
chester.—The Mayor: Well, he has only brought you
eight miles. Bow came he to turn you adrift?—T he
lad said Smith (who is • "round-about" mao) said he
was not lively enough. (A laugh.)—The Mayor
thought the lad was not cut out for • showman, and
Mr. ttobens thought the lad had made a good escspe
from such company.—The Mayor said Smith must
make up the money to had•sicrown, so as to enable the
lad to get back home.

whistle and started, when looking back, he saw
deceased disappear between the carriage!. Port ,r
Miller shouted— 'Stop, train; there is • man fallen
under one of the carriages," and the train was brought
up in the length of • coach.—The Coroner said the
evident* of this witness was very satisfactory, as it
proved the proper signals for starting were given.—
}kiwi° Miller, porter, who wee on duty at We time,
beard the signals given. The train started, and the
I man, who was standing on the platform, fell between
two carriages on to the rails. Witness cried out and
the train was stopped immediately, and witness helped
to get declaimed out. The front wheel had gone over
him, and witness thought his death was instantaneous.
—Patrick Conerford, the 56th man, deposed he had
shaken hands with deceased and let go his hand when
the train started, and he lost sight of him. Deceased
was sober, though he had been drinking; he could
both walk and stand upright. Surgeon-Major
Candy sew the deceased at • quarter to 10, and
found him dud. He was severely injured in the right
thigh, and the injuries and the shock were sufficient
to cause destli.—fhe Coroner, having called attention
to the evidence, said there warn n blame on the part
of the officials, nor any fault with those persons who
were in the oomportment wishing good-bye to
deceued. Was he so drunk that he could not stand?
They had heard the evidence as W his having been
drinking; no doubt he lost his balance, fell beneath
the train and met his death; there never was a clearer
case of accident. He wished to say he had observed
over and over again, especially by the last train which
left Portland, soldiers and women were shaking hands
with each other up to the very ISA MMOOlent Of the
train starting, and the only wonder was they did not
hear of more accidents. In all probability, in this
case, if they had not left the shaking hands till the
last moment, the deceased might have been still alive.
If the public would not receive the warning be warn
satisfied some day or other they would hear of more
fatal accidents caused in a similar manner, milieu
persons left off shaking and clasping hands when •
train was in motion.—Verdict—" Accidental Death."