The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-08-10 00:00:00

WILYIIOI77Ii.

NP., 113kr. MAYOR'S BANQUET.—Mr. Henry Edwards,
si.P., was among the guests at the banquet given by the
Lord Mayor to Her Majesty's Ministers on Wednesday
evening.
THE CHANNEL YACHT RACT..—The race from Southeea
to Weymouth is not to conic off this year. it is said
because the Royal Albert Club at Southsea have such, a
full programme of their own. The "events" of our
regatta will therefore be decided more within our own
view, and this may be an improvement rather than other-
wise. Still we must be obliged to the Royal Albert Club
for past assistance., and hope that the Royal Dorset Yaght
Club will next year take up the regatta. This year, it
seems, it is to depend upon the management of the town's
committee, and with the valuable assistance of Mr.
Edwards, who is sure to do all in his power, the regatta
will no doubt be most attractive.
DEATH OP Mts. RANSOME—On Friday last the perish
of Holy Trinity, and especially its valued senior curate,
the Rev. V. F. Ransoms, suffered • severe tom In the
death of the beloved wife of the latter, who expired
about noon. Mrs. Rename had been recently confined,
and she leaves a large family of young children. She was an
earnest worker in the parish, and in everything heartily
seconded the unceasing labouni of her husband. To my
that she is deeply regretted is far too little the parish
cannot soon measure the extent of its lose nor can her far
wider circle of friends.
NAHEUE ESCAPE IRON BEINO DEOWEED.—On Friday
morning a sailor named James Frampton, who has just
come home to join the Mary Wilibton, went out mackerel
fishing Finding that the boat was rather leaky, he turned
and made for home, and when about a mile and half from
the Harbour &puff of wind from the N. E. came, and the
Goat capsized and sank beneath him.leaving him struggling
in the water. Two young men in another boat pulled
towerils him and rescued him, or he must soon have sunk.
Their names were Albert and Harry Brown, of 9, Rodwell-
street, Weymouth.
THE Garai. AMERICAS ALOE, now corning no finely into
flower in Mrs. Frampton's garden on Greenhill, is an
event In the annals of Weymouth. I suppose such an
occurrence haa never before been known here, anti as the
town is now overflowing with pleasure-seekers, amongst
which I observe the names of many distinguished parties,
whibut sections of nearly every clam of society meet,
mingle, and promenade along the beautiful E planaile in
quiet awl peaceful harmony—will you allow Inc to call
their attenti iiii to the above tine plant, and the rare
occurrence of its blooming. I dare my very few out of the
many thousande now throngtng Weymouth, have ever
seen the rwmglerf 1.1 pilaf in flower, and it will not fall to
the lot of many of them hi again behold it, for ea a general
rule it takes ;el to So years to COMO to maturity, hence it
has been ,uaid that it only flowered once in one hundred
>news. Mrs. Franipton's plant, in I think, the youngest
one that has ever blomomed in England, and up to the
present tiuuie ii perks'o, the only one that han stood a
year% out-ofslisirs. 'I he plant is a native of Mexico, mid
therefore only hardy in such genial Piece. as Mello'. The
height of the flower-stem is at present about 25 feet, and
It is still increasing, the Hower spikes (.shout :in in number)
project from the stem in candelabra manner, each branch
being flattened at its point, and on which tho nowern are
placed in a circular or pahuato form. The plant has been
credited with many qualities, most of widelb neverthelms
are rather hypothetical ; such for instance the asserti, et that
"if lappol it would give If three to four I Ired gallons
of liquor." This would require at least a dozen .uf Mr.
Devenish's large leer barrels to contain it. Any one looking
at the stem of the present plant will have a didiculty in
seeing room there to hold a tenth of the above quantity
yet there are several UAW to which this extraordinary
plant is put, for iu.stance out of its leaves, when
a very strong fibre is obtained, and I have seen a Piece of
strong cable made from it. Again in its native country
Ito servea to make formidable lexiges, against which •
charge of cavalry would hardly make bead, and within
which the Dorset Rifles could stand any charge except
that of artillery.-- J. SCOTT.
HOROVIIH PETIT SESSIONS, Monday.— Before the Mayor
(Mr. G. B. Welsford), Dr. Drew, and Mr. B. Hopkins.
Joke &oiliest a was uharged with vagrancy. He was found
at Gordon-place. Greenhill, by P.C. {Lansford, begging at
No. I. Ilad watched bins loitering for mine thin., till Mr.
Stone came up the road, when prisoner stopped him. Mr.
Stone offered him a, bread ticket, but he refused it, and
went to No. I, Gordon-place. He Mid that the servant
called him and gave him a penny; but with.o took him
back, when the servant mid he begged there, and she WU
obliged to give him a penny to get rid of Min.—Prisoner
behaved himself in an insolent manner before the Court,
said the witness ought to he transported for seven years.
Ile thanked God they couldn't eat hen nor boil him in a
copper. —The witnwis said prisoner's clothes were no rotten
he could not luring him along by his clothes. He laid hold
of a tree, and they had to send ti the station for more
men, when ho came along quietly.--Sentenced to 7 days
hard labour.

WEYMOUTH COUNTY CrJUICT—IiIiteDAT.
adore Mr T. E. P. Let 'try (Judge).
John Snwthrd • N. D. Roberts.—This was • claim for
braiding a cotton mackerel net. at Is a pound—Mr Menne
appealed for idaltaiff, and add the summoos had been bound
againet Matthew Dicks Roberts, but his in.. Matthew Gown
Roberts, who lived in the same house, now appeared and rid
he win the defendant ; but they chose to go against the father,
and could prom that he gave the order. The defendant gave
the plaintiff • lot of cotton to inake up Into a net. It was
much lighter than the usual material, and though twine nets
WI, made at about half the price, this colt Is per pouml.
Letters were produced showing that defendant order. the] , net.
—He now nail he weir preferred to pa) tol or pound, or Id i.er
pound more than they paid at Bridport.—Plaintiff brought
two wit/tutus who made the net, and who swore the price was
ails per pound.— Defendant said 70 a pound was a fair price,
and if he had time he would have called ptroons from 'kid-
' port to prove this.—Mr Hamm eaid defendant had applied to
Mr Howard, who elitist,' him to pay the charge.—Defendant
sud be would pay £3, and no more. The witinues were
film
witnceses.—The Judge: They are not anything of the kind.
Go away, sir !—Judgment for plaintiff.—The net would he wild
under an execution if defendant did not pay.
DILIFTINti AT rOandso.
Robert White v. George Itendereon.—Wr Howard tor
Ito Hooper for defendent.--This wan • Jury case, the
following being sore :—llders. Joseph Bowditch, rpwey,
Thomas Kellaway, William Legg, Richeol Barrett, and Fouled
Mace.—The claim was for gil, by the OWTICT of the yacht
Queeide (of a few bins) for damages, /se., camel try the defen-
dant's !smack Union having, at alleged, drifted acmes and
broken the Queenir's chain, whereby she went adrift. It wee
thin mute up_,4) for men c:nni; after and securing the
Queenie, C 4 (of this £2 was abant.oned), damages to chain sad
anchor go; labour of two men t" recover anchor, Cl. —On the
14th July the Qucenie wee anchored between the Porthoul
Castle and the eteatuboat ;Ser. In the evening it came on to
blow strong, end the smack Union, which was to windward,
and light, drifted down in the direction of the Quoinie. On
bowl of her WY Mr Gill. • boot anti shoemaker, who had
before bought a sittre, and heath' he hurl a grating sound as
the Union Tuned them. Ile went ashore for help, am ahaaa
20 minuted after the Union imessl, the QUctllle, Whial ha]
before bean quite safe. riding with a C,fathout lion. drain and
a /cwt. anchor, came adrift. Mr. Gill end his apprentice pot
off, and 80 di.' and Sane, two Portiadlers, and the
Quecnia was got umler sail. and brought in. Far this maim I
the men agreed with Mr Gill for £2, sod the) were to have et
if the Union hail to pay. But Mr Howard alhandonel the
edim for the other 22. The anchor and 10 fathoms of the
chain wore lost, and CI costa was incurred by stachird for the
aochor. This was about the gist of the plaintiffs state
mot. On the other ride the defendant and hi. witneews
declared that the Orion, though ahe drifted, did not approach
to loft of the Quartile, and that it ed utterly impeerle sire
could have en Kriel the Qtleerrie 5 cha,n. Defendant els pr..-
duced evidenot M We effect that Mr bill had said the Quecnie
only hail seven fathom of thein out The tendency .4 the
defence atoned to be that the )echt heti got adrift alter Mr Gill
loft her, through the violence of the stoma —A )oung fisherman
named Hounsell told how he had sated that the gnomic wae
not properly moored, the chain was newly wont.iut —ln CT.,.
examination he old antw chain of 14 Indus was naquirel and
an anchor of 3011,—(laughtcr). The Judge : You rely upon the
weight of the chain—(olre laughter). Should think the Union
was a 40-ton vesecl—(renc..ol laughter, the Union Me: TO
tons). lafendant also objected to the charge for the lost chain,
but Capt. Mao:, Weymouth harbom.master, %al:n.l it at tes
per fathmn, or Ile • fathom secondliaml. -It was shown that
defendant hAil gmte see Capt. White itlodit the withal sent of
the eumnions but thie he eiti.l was only out .4 kindines to film,
as he undersuul ho au acting on the al% ice of a shoemaker,
andhoc maiden,' two inutere of vessels cauhl .ttl, it More
•••iIY. —After a short emsi.leration the Jell' hning a cordial
for the plaintiff, damages 27. Cods followed the verdic'.
The mm occupied three 'mum.
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ROPORT OF TOOLS: ./l' .%11,ILIIENSION. Whi-
ne:4llw bat, ma the workmen on the new ochools were going
to their work, one of them fumed Oblridgediwoverwi that
be had Wet • quantity of tools. Ile at once gave informs.
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lion to P.C. Chafey. who made enquiries, and found that
a strange man had been workin-, the previous day for
fell on him, and iufomnaa'
to the
Farmer Charles Rashleigh, and haSpromiscit to resume hi
Willa, Ra.lilnOtt.
work on the Wainer:dal morning but e
ut that he had not
returned, and coral not he found anywhere in the neigh.
botionurhwasood.
eitircuuspl.t.dicion th.eserefr,,twe
Wepnouth borough police, to Al.boularry mot the sur-
rounding villages. Theman ,vompershen.ied in Weymouth
by the borough police with a portion of the tools on him,
and Supt. Vickery found that he had sold a quantity of
tools on hoard the ship Mathildc. He therefore sent a
man on board, and found some other tools had !wen arld
to • nun named Chick. Later in the evening P., Chafey
brought the prosecutor W Weymouth. and he identified
the tools found nu the prisoner, and alone thou sold to
Chick.—On Thursday Mart Maggeti alias Williams rifest',
late of the 102nd Madras Fortifiers, was bniught before Mr.
Williams. at Dorchester. and remanded until Saturday,
when there was another verbal remand for three days.

PORTLAND.
Senna"! Mtn, ot • CHILD. —Oll Satin,Lay morning
Amy Elliott. daughter of John 11. Elliott, ehips corporal,
H.M.S. Warrior, was found iu ted hp the Fide of her
mother. The child waa jest expiring, and before a
Medical gentletnan could he called she gum dewl. She
•I Y a year old and had been recently entfering from

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BR %%1 BY • BOT.—A dil DAIWA Russell was
on Wodnovaar evening last walking on the lettr at Cantle.
town • hen • nail tripped him into the water. A bor.
only nine yew of me. named Ble at on jumped ever.
hoard and wed the-&ild, pulling him Wore by his hair
Little Russell belonged to klallants, where he was taken,
and itie brave rescuer to Chesil The lattar =rely deserves
Ike Humane Rodetja medal