The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-10-21 00:00:00

SHBRBORNL

CULTURAL Boaser.—The ensued show will
tais plow* on the 4th of Decemhor. when the lion. W.
H. B. Portinau, B. P., will preside.

SHAFrICSBURY.

A DIONIIN IlitralitiLTLi;;;;Lai persons named
Short were °barged before the rotgLelrstei on Friday,
on remsod. with assaulting the pollee, and P C. Stone
was ohirgA with assaulting one cf them—Christiana
Short. Coe of the Shorta was being led home drunk.
wheo • oo,stable told him to get Into his house. Words
followed, coda acorn% in which it was alleged Stone,
the worse for lig sor, savagely beat Mrs. Short. After
a sitting of nearly fire hours the Mayor delivered judg-
ment as follows :—Henry Short flood 150 s. and ousts;
Charles Short 10s. and coot.; sod Polio* °mutable
-.tone for this as salt on Mrs. Saort Anal 501. and oats.
The other intumesce were dimissed.

WiIYItuUTEI.

COLLISION 077 Tlliiii-t-T.-ITlormallon was given
at the Cestons.house, Weymouth, on Friday afternoon,
of • collision which had stocurred at eight o'clock In the
morning of the same day, between the steamer Neva, of
Londoo, and the barque Pimento, Robert Llvlngstooe,
master, of London, bound from dunterland to Bombay,
with • eugo of ooaL It appeared that when about 15
miles off the Start, the bergee, which we. going about
iii knota an hour, was run inM the steamer In attempt.
lag to crow her course, the wilision earrying away the
bargee's bowsprit, jibboom, eat and knight heads, and
rail, and at the same time starting the forecastle sad
main deck, the twee of the shook driving the heel of
the steamer's bowsprit the ugh the bargee's belklused
Into her forecastle. The capt•in of the barque, seeing
that a oollision was Inevitable, put his helm ban down,
but was not to tLne to prevent the noels meeting. The
capt•in of the Neva *eat a boat to the Flue/lin to wear.
Win if asaistanoe wee needed, but this not being
required, the steamer proceeded tri honthamptoe, while
the bargee reached Portland harbour about noon In the
afternoon. The damage to the barque oanuot be at
present amensined.
BON•LWAT 'Bos.—On Thursday evening lurk the
Barden Hotel omnibus had been awaiting the arrival of
the Bouth•Western train, due at 11,25, and the Rev. J.
Nilo and Mrs. RUM, of the Collegiate School, had taken
seaM Meld& While the driver we. putting on some
luggage, the horses started off, and Cook fell to the
ground. The frightened animals went at a gallop up
King-street; but as they went a little more slowly
round the wrest of Cilonoestw-row, Mr. Rills tried to
get hie wife oat. In doing so ha fell, leaving her
behind. The heroes again teenaged their nice, fol-
lowed by • crowd of people and near the Statue lire
11111, listened to as artilleryman who was In front,
jumped front the veldela and wee iambi in his area,.
The horses ..went right on down Si. Thomas-street and
over the Bridge, turning the oonsw into Trinity-road
safely, thecae they weal along that road and up Rod-
well-road, where they were stowed withoat iojtuy.
Considerable exalter:wet was pawed!
bridge
when the 'bus
was brought beak, there were on the bridge large crowds
wondering at the return of the vehicle and horses with-
out any but. Yr. Ellis was mesh teemed, and the
driver severely shakes; Yrs. Ellis fortanately weeped,
with nothiag bat a fright.