The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-07-03 00:00:00

District Nebo.

WEYMOUTH.

TN% li4T —The regimental returns of
the torurt practice of this regiment, now at Miler.
shott, but lately at oar barracks, give the fonoiring
regalia: figura 4 went, battalion, PIA ; best ciont•
pony, ; marksmen, per cent, 1 N.

klaccumt.—Very large catches of mackerel have
°maned during the holt few days On Monday right
or "'nerved in Peik•st•eet at one time, no km titan 16
m.cker. 1 eats from r•irtlend. Wyke, and Chicken-II
The aJ. Were mnt 'ii, doothamploa, Bawer,
and various other plates.

H,OI:TICULTVRAL AND FLORICOLTUIRAL
In addition to prises for be I window plants grown by
cottsgets, end collections of wild Rowers sod ferns
g,„„,, by ebiblren, the,. w• 11 doubtless he strong come
priatlon for the champion in ice to be offered for ths beet
thin. hunches of crapes crown witl:in the boundaries of
Weymouth. Wyke, or 'bulimia. Within thee* tamp
tiaras we aregssotred the Ilneet grapes in tire West of
England bacu be, it grown for several years past, an : it
Ow remains to be proved " who brows the best?"
Too experienced gispe growers will sot as censors.

ROYAL Ettainglns. The 213th company of
R 14 Engineers tninteur Dramatic Society gave their
last two resod entertainments for the semen on Moo-
dier and Tuesday evenings at the New MOBle Hell. The
rforoleuers each evening woomenceill with the
romaatic drama of •• Eelphegor the Mouneclocor.“
followed by the laughable ferric .1 "The Thumping
Legacy." Roth pieces wtre exceedingly well performed
and were highly spore... Wed by the large and fashioe.
able audiences on the two occasion& The interest of
the entertaianientt were heightenid by the admirable
playing of the band el the company, under the direction
of the band-master, Mr. It. William., RE.

}thermos Perri Simons, Tuesday—Before
J. Ailing, Esq., Mayor.—Mesera. Samuel Moore
and Henry Carter came forward as informers against
the hooped ill (ems kept by Ann Denman, which
was complained against last week, before the Bench,
by the Rev. G. Phillips. incumbent of Holy Trinity,
bOa were bound Over in the sum of £lO each to
prefer a bill of iolictment against the house at the
ensuing Dorset Ageism. Supt. Lidbury was also
hound over in the sum of £3O to prosecute. The
Rev. G. Phillips said there were four other dia.
orderly houses in the parish, and he hoped that the
parties would take warning at once by these pro.
ceedings and put them down. If not, they also
would be indicted at the theism --John Trivett,
carter to Mr. Wader, Bath-street, was summoned by
P.C. Mitchell for furious driving. The constable
was on duty in St. Thomasstreet on Thursday
evening, when be saw the defendant driving •
home and cast full gallop. He stopped him and
cautioned him. Defendant walked his ham a I.w
peon, when be again whipped it and drove it at full
mooed, and in turning Gregory's corner into Lower
Bondetreet, drove over half the pavement. The
turning was so short and the horse went en swiftly,
that had any parties been coming along that pave-
ment at the time, they must have been run over.
Defendant pleaded guilty to the charge and said the
reason be drove fast was that he was out lath and
wanted to get the boils to the stable. Mavor
Sued him Si. as a caution against pursuing a similar
course in future.—Mr. James Yeardey was sum-
moned by Superintendent Lidbury for having live
pigs in his yard in Victoria-street. Complainant
said that about !Wren-hour before the Court com-
menced, Mr. Yearaley called on him and told him
that he should not he able to attend, but that hi
bad got rid of the pigs. He told him he must
attend, but Mr. Yeareley said be would not. Some
time ago witness summoned Mr. Youth", with
several others, for keeping pigs, but se Mr. Yearaley
sent his away the day before the oases were to be
beard, he withdrew the summons. Now, thous pig'
shad been brought heck and again sent away. If
ipeopleerere thus allowed to go on, there would be •
•coniental renewal of the nuisance all over the town.
—The Mayor said he very moth regretted Mr.
Year gay was not present, and inflicted • fine of ss,
and costa—Joeeph Archer, • boy 13 years of age,
residing with his parents in Silver-street. was
charged with being in the shop of Mr. Bridle, of 13,
George-street, for an unlawful purpose. Mrs. I
Bridle stated that on the prelims day, between one
and two o'clock, while they were at dinner, she had
occasion to go into the shop for something that was
wanted, when she saw the defendant behind the
counter, with the money till open. She asked him
what he was there for, and he replied, " Nothing."
She asked him what he had got, and he said,
" Nothing." She saw he had a half-penny in his
band, and accordingly took him into the hack yard
and told him she should search him. The boy
replied that if she dared to touch him be would have
• annannes against her. She, however, did search
him hut found no other money on him. She asked
him bow he knew where the till was, and be told
her that he looked over the counter and saw • key
in • drawer, and that be then went round behind
the counter, unlocked the drawer and opened it. She
asked him his name and barmaid it was Planer, and that
A. lived at Chickerell. A few days previously she
'mimed theta be, from the till, and defendant was
then seen to leave the bones by the private door,
where be bad no business. When asked then what
his business was, be said he wanted • half-penny-
'worth of cherries—an article they did not sell. The
Mayor asked the boy if he had not been there before,
and he replied that he bad for being in company
with a boy who picked pockets. The Mayor said he
very much regretted that be could not order the
boy to he well birched. Supt. Lidbury said that
Mr. Hurdle did not wish towed the boy for trial.—
The Mayor said that he, too, would very much re-
vile to send the boy for trial. The mother of the
boy said her son was a Douro* of great tremble to
her, and that she used every means in her power to
preserve him against temptation. Be was errand
boy for Mr. Martin. He had an excellent
place, and they were very fond of hi= Mr.
Hurdle hoped his Worship would inflict a slight
punishment on the boy, as he gave a false
name. The Mayor said he had no power
but either to dismiss the cam or send it for
trial. He thought the better way would be to give
the boy one more chance, if be would promise not to
do wrong again. Ttne the boy readily promised.
And he WLS allowed to leave the court with his
mother. --Catherine Conner was charged with
being drunk and disorderly is High-street, and
8 ipt. Lidbury stated that girls of her clam were
becoming very noisy, insolent, and troublesome.
Defendant was committed for a mouth's hard labour.