The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-08-23 00:00:00

POOLE.

Mr. G. W. Franklyn, M. P., one of our representa-
tives, arrived in Poole on Monday, and went round
to his anuitituents to thank them for their favours at
the lad election. The bells of St. James's Church rang
merry peals la honour of his arrival.
On Sunday morning between one and two o'clock,
a seaman belonging to the Victoria, of Exeter, went
on board, and having taken off some of his clothes
came on deck again for some purpose, when be acci-
dentally fell overboard. P.C.Dominy who was on
the spot, assisted by Bromly, a custom-house officer,
got hun out of the water, and after some time
brought him to consciousness, whoa be was put to
bed, and finally recovered,
Scrums DI AT R.—An inquest was held on Tues-
day bat, before the manner, H. M. Aldridge, Eaq..
on the body of Stephen Masterman, a shoemaker,
residing in the West-street. From the evidence it
appeared that deoeseed's son, who is a sailor, had re-
turned from ess on Saturday, and came to Poole by
train, leaving his sheet at the Poole Junction. Orr.
Monday afternoon, deceased and his sou procured a.
pair of trucks and went to the Junction after the:
chest. On returning, and not a great distance from his
home, the deceased suddenly fell to the ground,
speechless. His son loosened his neckcloth and shirt,
but he evinced no sign of consciousness. Assietance
was procured, and the deceased conveyed to his home,
but the vital spark had fled. The deceased was sub-
ject to dizziness in the head, iind suffered from pal-
of the heart. The jury returned a verdict
oi Lied by the Visitation of God."

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Pottcg.—At the Petty Sessions on Thursday last,
Robert Alston and Hannah Alston, of the King's Arms,
Quay, were summoned for assaulting Rebinds' North-
over, keeper of a boerhouse. Mr. W. Parr attended for
the defendants. It appeared that the complainant
went to the King's Arms in • date of intoxication, and
a quarrel ensued between her and the landlady, in con-
sequence of the latter ordering her out of the house.
The landlord, according to complainant's statement, then
knocked her down, and the landlady severely beat her
with the handle of a sweeping brush. The landlord.
also assaulted her when onside the house. Mr. Parr,
fordefendants, denied that the landlord had assaulted
complainant, and said that the landlady had only used •
little force to eject her from the premises, and the
marks which the complainant exhibited were occasioned
by her falling in the streets.—The Bench fined tho
defendants :Mt and expenses.
George Dibben, George Cole, William Hillier, and
James Hillier were summoned for creating a disturbance
in West-street, and annoying a man named Ballam.
It appeared from lOWO cause or other that popular feel-
ing had been excited against Ballam's family, and these
boys, together with many others, had assembled in frost
of his house and created • disturbance by shouting.
throwing things at his door, and other annoyances.
The defendants, however, denied having created any dis-
turbance, the Bench fined them Is. and costs.
Elisabeth Bugden, was charged on Friday, August
12, with being drunk and disorderly, fined 55., and in
default 6 hours in the stooks. She was again brought up
this day for not paying the fine, when it was proved that
she got the money, but instead of paying it, went and
got drunk.—Committed to Poole gaol for 14 days.
William Pearce, captain of the schooner Margaret,
was charged with smuggling 25 gills of brandy, and half
• pound of tobacco—Fined double value and duty.
BATURDAT.—Henry Barnes was brought up before
the Magistrates charged with being drunk and disorderly.
—Fined sa. and cods.
William Me Mullen and John Sellers were charged
with absconding from the vessel Trial. The prisoners,
promising to go on board, were discharged with a cau-
tion.
A seaman belonging to the Turk, smack, from
Guernsey, was charged with smuggling one pound and a
half of tobacco—Fined single duty, value of tobacco, and
costs, amounting to El 8. Of.