The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-01-16 00:00:00

PORTLLND.

Trim WILLTHEE Bairn Fiirr. —The wind blew from
the 60111i1411i111 on Wednesday mon:dace/id the majority
of the remele bound down Manuel took advantage of
the favourable breese. set sell and weighed, and ware
moo outside the Break waft, en their voyage. It was
a very pretty eight, as the wind wet light, and many
ef them were ander nearly fall as& The unfortunate
Cosines was detained by tba reloads of auernesive
pubes of her crew to go to ma, and walled a surveyor
from the Board of Trade.

Poorossi) 1111 W BOILIAMOVID.-0a Monday even.
tag lad, • modlog was .11.4 .4 the parish schoolroom,
Reform, for the purpose of asemosiallaing Sir Charles
Gore for the gift of • piece of land belonging to the
Crown, for tin ealargemeat of the ohurehyard. There
were present—The Rector, Roe. D. Hogarth, Mr. R.
Lutoand Mr. E. P.arce, churchwarden. of St. Georg .'a,
Mr. R. Kendall, churchwarden of St. John's, Mr. li.
Flow, dr. C, Rinds, ko. The gentleman who was to
havelaid the draft memorial before the ceramittee was
not present, so the ineoliog was odjourned.
TB Oa/WM—TIN late ocreapant of the Coeds, Mr.
Sheraton Baker, having goose to Bath on aosoant of ill-
health, has Wlily permitted the Raw. J. Crofton,
curate of St. John's, to ma* at the Oastla. This is
the more graceful, °Daddario( the Marsh to which Mr.
Baker belongs. Yet it has ham suggested that the
Castle is • place of sash importance that it to well
fitmd for occupation by dm dolmas of the rail/mud
stationod here, who would probably disposes howl•
tality, and draw visitors to the Island. It Is • falls",
to suppose that the occupant of the Omit* Is governor
of Portland, the prossot Mama hi not, that vie know
of, any " offloe ', lo Donnestion with this Royal
Manor.

Dim:mous Piton or ROILD.—The road round the
West Cliff to the toll house Is in some phase very Asa
so tho edge of precipices, or gam to' tips" down which
are shot the quarry ranee. The late mai bad loosened
some of ths road, sad,ea lioaday orating, a stoat
waggon sad Mom wore vary oar bales dashed over the
aid. • wawa belonging la Mr. W. Oman had
passed alsag, sad it was followed by ose belonging to
Mr. Beremew Combea. The loads werspest blocks
of stone Gatemen with • 'ban. As Yr. IL °ashen's
weggen oppression tho tip from Toot quarry, it aims
within • foot or two a the edge, the mond gave way,
sod the warps soak down on one side, and beam
flied in • slanting position over the edge, • quantity of
oath aid stone ragtag down by the olds of the tip. It
WIWI • weeder that berms, and all WKS not
tumbled over from a fsarftl blight swag Ms messes of
slam The road is now bias sanyan/117 repaired ;
t protestion °mkt to have been provided
Mar?" _ _

—A-Taggcs Ban RIIRSYND. —That terrible West Bay
aught • vestal in its awful trap in the B. W. gale on
Friday morning, though providentially, she was
delivvred by the aid of strew. She was the Leopold
Auguste, 78 tona register. of Fecanap with • *ergo of
rock salt,f or Rouen. On Wsdaseday and Thursday &he
eseonatered the gale, lost bet lanyard and nearly all
her sails, and beams' nantsageable on Thareday night.
It was Impossible to weather the Bill, and us. captain
finding her driving to the tenible Bee* let go both
anchors about two o'clock as Friday morning. About
half-pest three the tioastpard seat up • signal rocket,
and this was answered by the brig. The anxiety last
she should drive on shore was very great; but &mamas
was seat to Weymouth, and • Portland maw quickly„r
lannehed a isnot, and about hat-past sine got ea
Mililatillie the wind shifted to the sorthwd • little,
and the bris's cables held, till the Oonimodore. Capt,
W. Omens, steamed round as Bill, and towed her into
Weymouth harbour about neon.
EASTON Inerrems.—Last week an entertainment
was given at the Reading-toom. The following was
the programme
Solo,—" Oh I dear, what eas the maitre r

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Newman.
Qoarteete,—" God Woo the Mew cd Wales" . Kra flogger,
Arm Ne, Churchill. Newman.
Iteading,—" Original verso on the Prises of Wider

Mr. Btinksr.
Song —" The Hotly"
liaidind,—** A Woman's Curiodar • • • • • • Yr. ChurchilL
load,— • It NS adt. me"
Kasai Caudle on Shirt Settees" Kr.
Brag" The Schoolmaster' (by Seen) ..... ..• flogger
Intern! at *1 minuses for sink* of fruit.
Plano Bold,—'• Th. Old Yolks at Roam' ...,. mi.. Noinaan.
Bello Mahone' .. •• . ... . ... Z. Ilarwood.
=l.-• Writ. me • letter lime ii
.Mrs.
ormit,—*. Julia's Bridal"
.......... ........ ...• • • 88. Brook..
50.4,—"The bet• Mr. Horn..
Song.— " 1/Ji and be ....... „.• Walfen.
beg,—" BaPPLka thy Kr. lista.. Lowed, Tie . lira Bagger.
God lava ill;
Kiss Newman, who is a talented pianist, succeeded as
she always does; the qaarkett went very well, and a
verse warn added at the close, expesesive of thaakfulness
at the recovery of the Prince; Mr. Banker also read
some original Tense on the Prince of Wales; Mr
Newman's song " The Holly," was very appropriate le
the past mason ; the singer has naturally a good votes,
and on this ownaion be happened to be evea better in
voice than usual; Mx Cohen and Kr Bee were ensured,
an hoooar very seldom siesanted to reeding', kir•
flogger, who has a eaglet we of eingiag amnia soap
was received with great apOinee, and hie duet with
Mrs. I "The Naggieloss," was even more see-
eeriaL We swum mention everyone of the per.
formers; bat among them most be mentioned the
risme of Mae Brooks, who is always very kindly reedy
to help on those oesesdoss eke sang very pleasingly
"Janet's Hilda ." and in the plans of a reading whisk
Mr. K. Puree bll been expected to give, but which
his simmer prevented, Mr. E. Harwood sang smother
menti.o..t..l song. TOO applause very of ten amounted
to a demand for an encore; but owing to the leas*
of the programme this amid not be catepliewl with.

• WLYI 00111118
At • Special Sondoss at the CieMihail. Weymouth
oa Wady, beton Liwal OoL Imam* aud 0. L =at, gaq,
&au Ars Cams of Portland, ane brought tip la melody
of P.S. Paranoia charged oe • warrant with harts( to the Mt
it January at Portland unlawfully imitated and bad, sad
voundat wets • kello, James *ebb bar husband • Ash hawker,
sad also tor thramming to do lam Furious bodily bum
Promoutor odd he mil Ile wide mem to Weymouth oa Now
Tear*. day, sad ea their return, whoa they were rafting mem
the gym, Bridge, bit wire mid the illoseld like to to,, rime
bread and Mame, and be anawered "If you valet bread and
ahem% why dust you hire loam 14th. (ate? 111. we. after
SIAIII o'clock. Whoa they got to Ye gale, be west lato
Perry Bridge hut, and had some its, Ile walled cuticle, sot
hi 1011011 her fitting as lb. Intik", but MAW bar, It sad
they bad tht ale betwein Wet, and mat ess, H. sgtanisrds
bed a glow of runt which • landlady Mood lam tor the take
at lt.bswg New Tear% iiit.g They got to Partieleg shout
10 o'clock, sod Isle wde quarrelled with hlre blest abet Ins
mid at pimp gate, Om said led to anotbsr, and they hag
• quarrel, and bit wife got up to Mks ; bulb, might
hied at her and made bar sat demi. He bad bid band of her
to attend lalsetall, whoa Mu sisal • kills lylog oa the tab* and either mobbed it at W_. or drew it aortae bd,..= e• mold not lei which. but ebe mils • m m,
y har
Its bind. (The kWh, • OMMINISII b1ad.4.141Z
igedeelt) WINE Me int lb mad, a.wallai a

doctor tot. fetched, to bind it op; but he refused, and west
tbe polloe station. Winn he ohms hack, Iles door wa.
fastened Wawa Min, end he went to the Omni for deeller,"
•nd his edf• came In. Bbc Uwe waa sorry UMI halls crowed
hs band. foe she dished it had ono through hie heart. in
dar.relosna's. be kit In thinftr ne his lila His wife was not
sober, nor was she beast/y drunk, but she bed en mush as she
knew what to do with.
. .

The wile here interrupted with a groan that she should be
sorry it elm was ever drunk in her Ills.
Witness continued that he had bean married close itnorl.l.
yea., and a pod deal of this quarrelling bad goes on
but she did not cut bins with the Lade before.
"

The wife raid that winn she was In the Nage In her
hmtmod called her a foul name ;in feet, he had often Called
her such names, et Cr sinen she had boon a wife--euch
an dm should be 1•11•03C4i to mantles. ft sides brinring foul
neergee against Is r. he beat and knocked her about ; but why
els: did with the k• wan by accident.
Ur. Carrutliere se d that on the morning atm tnie eceur
rence, he was called up, went downstalm end edmitud
athCrneelobbe.thtu'erreCredtht:owlyototbull:l:l•:sn'...d.n;at:,sietir"be,h.n;iitnestiwi....,h's:asca:klrsg.:".inw"edisathbira:
He took I g the cloth, and exposed the wound, finding an
incision le Inches lung on the back of the hand. me centre
of the wound w. cut dose to the hose, the other pgnior..
coming gradually to the surface at the ends, the wound thee
forming an rt of crescent. If, had Crable's hand put to werte
water, and dnesad the wound. It might have been caurad by
any sharp Ibstrunient.
In her defence, the wife deuiod having naked for any bread
and cheese; but said that when her husband went ban the
Frry Bridge Inn for the Me, she mat on the trucks, thinking
he could bring It out. But he on. Out and ahead bar
asked If she em welting for men. and called her a fool =Ms:
She went In, but he began Jangling, and no kepi eh et,
the
io.,penerany home.
y.
but her
oe
u„Cirdthen woman eke
we.
deosnenwr
already, and again called her this name. At home be Mat her
about, till she told hht to take care how be did that span, on
mind what he would get, and he then dared her to come en,
and wrapped his band walnut her face. She took up the
knife, and held it agsinet him in eelf.iefence, and be struck
his band against It. She was sorry she took it up; it was tree
Me said lovas a pity the knife was aot In Ws heart, but Me
never meant It. .

The Bench behoved the unman committed the set On the
.pr of the moment ; but they could not overlook the we es
the knife, and sentenced her to one nionth's hard labour, torn
common aosault.