The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-12-04 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

4,1 ov. rAvr. —We learn that Mr. Banton had
an :ntervlew eith the directors of the new company
.o Saturday week. and that it has been arranged that
the old works shall be taken off by she new ampapy
it • valuation ; that Mr. Burden is to take a °ordain
number of stoves, and to have tbe power of nomi-
nating one director to the Board. The totoreet of Mr.
Crinreh is to h• valued and paid for. This in bow
matters should be, and now we hope to Ole the new
c,uwaoy obtaining their parliamentary bill at a very
small cost.

A DANIPITO TO MUSICAL GIOTIUL —Km Dotter,
Irlf, of Daniel Debar, of the Porters' Arms, was
rummoned for an assault on an itio•rant organ er'
tamed Montedooso. It woald appear that an
geturday week complainant went to the Porters'
Arius to see a young woman, and that Mrs. Dotter
teld her to go to the Royal Oak opposite, and
aleo called her bad names. Bbe was about to go,
ellen Mrs. Dotter threw some water over her. Tbe
defence was that the complainant was drank, and
the she used vile language before the water was
thrown.—Fined Is. and oasts.

Dont/rye Aims LS. —G. K. Eliot, EN., delievered
a lecture on Monday evening at the Working Men's
CAuh, W. Thompson EN., in Min chair. nee lecture
to,Oed Of these animals which are snore immediately
useful to man, and the letter preen was embellished with
siirtehrs, moJele, and preeerved &aims's. it was an
ern-editor!" in eeeee ting lecture, and one thing especially
we mull notice, tweause we agree with the lecture that
rein to • home is • very cre4 invention. and
•ieryer it of macho( its strength, especially when draw.
-jay enr load, and no good reason can be assigned fot it.
enntinuance. A vote of thanks at the close was passed
to the lecturer.

lACOVIABLI INCIDVIT. —During the pent WOO
to celebrate • supposed wedding. the porters and
others at the Railway Station were invited to a
spread at an inn not far from the station.
They mustered atone sixteen, and the entertain•
meet was given just before this arrival of the G. W. R.
down train. The company apologised for not being
in better trim, but such was the hurried nature of
the invitation that no time wall given for change of
apparel One prettv bandy with the knife and
.irk was placed in the chair, and he requested per.
mission ere the attack was mac% to whet the
koife. With a cheer the principal dish was
temoclat in. and with a flourish the rover warn
taken off when lo lit consisted of unboiled sheep's
len" There had been no wedding, and there was
.....akfacit. Some took it in good part—others
*said.

CoMMITIIIIO • Nl7lls•NCl.—Georg• Parker was
a vonioned on Toesday, before the Borough Magistrates.
fir committing a breaeh of the bye-laws. The Soper.
ittind.ct having received entolibaitits as to a dinagnreahle
loon in Edenand-street, he went there on the With init.,
and found it proeseded from a quantity of potatoes,
thin in sours. of remoaal from a store belonging to
dtfendant, in Ht. Edtound'aisteeet. The potatoes wire
di -Ai al and hid been the eerie°, airmail vowel wrecked
eiar the bridge, called the Thrifty.—ln answer to Mr.
H isaid, who appeared for defendant, Mr. Lldbary said
the pock)** were being removed as quickly as possible,
and Mr. Parker diA all be (mold to get rid of the smell.
—Mr. Howard thought it was not as. tor Armor orots.
Tb Potatoes suddenly ehenged, and then M. Parker
di? .11 he could to got rid of the tontstnes.—The Mayor
vaii Mr. Parker seemed ca. have offended in getting tbe
oil of the store in illegal hoars.—The %Perin-
ltindant raid the minimas would bans been rreatar ft
th.y had remained leaver. He only complained of
P moving them in an open tart —Ordered to pay only
the costa under the circumstances.

" TARLY IN Tits MORNING, O!"—William
• collier of the Nth regiment, was tenant's up Ic
.L urged y on Mondays... 4, before the Borough Mash...rates.
.ctar wiih two offenses, that el drunkenness and
R.-molting the pollee. In company with severs' others,
prisoner. on nenday mon.ing, subjected the inhabitants
of Governor's.lrine to mach ennoysnos by the mobile's
.n.I rprrirrellion •mongst each other. P.C.
M▪
itch, II teld them to "tn. os," and all obeyed earns
the prisoner. who espremed his desire to fight the
officer. Agile he ens told to make his.elf wares, bat
',fusing, he woo taken info custody. A aenresnt, who
• present. gore him • good character; and the Mayor.
takinr that into comideration. only iodic..d a fin. of
5.. end sub., stating. however, that if others of blade.
were brought up beto,w him, they would be severely
prorated, is needy every Monday morning a soldier woo
brought up for riotous and drunken conduct, either
late ne Saturday night or early on Sunday morning.
lie asked the sergeant how it was that they were
allowed out so the in the town? The sergeant said
at they worked bard ell the week, they were allowed
out on Saturday sight, but to cheek disorderly conduct
'the pause could be withheld.— The Meyor requested the
sergeant to bring to the notice of the eotornerading
• the objectionable practises of several of the
soldiers of late.

S AAAA MO • BUSHEL OF COAL. —Robert Pitman
vie charged before the Borough Magistrates on Tues-
day with steeling • bushed of wale from the ship
ro. —James lidaraballsay, the muter of the Hero-
sod the vessel was then disoharging male on Mon,
lity, and the prisoner, • licensed coal porter, No 361
Vi assisting in discharging them into a store about
24, >Ards from the ship. It. (witness) was near
de. stern, and saw the prisoner come up the quay
la I goioto the Porters Arm., with them. Witness
told him that was not diecharging them into the
store. when prisoner became "cheeky." Prisoner
kni no authority from him to take them into the
Porters' arms. Prisoner said be had been ordered
take four bushels of coals there by the landlord,
bit he had tot mentioned the fact to the muter or
1, any one in charge. —Witness 'said he thought
plainer had Ltd a drop of beer. In answer to
Prisoner, witness said be did not see bim take the
coals out of the vessel. —Nicholas Warry, cod meter,
*rod pnwner should hays mentioned to him or the '
Cult that coals bad been ordered, bet he did not do I
). —George Parker, the clerk in charge, waa called
to prove that prisoner was not ordered to take any
coal to Lb. Porters' Arm, and to bid aron°4.l4" 5.1 after tee charge had bona made. Prisoner
said that he was "not guilty," and urged
that he told Mr. W arry be wanted the oasis for Mr.
Bober, and called him. He said prisoner in the
morning came to biro and asked if be would take
four or live bushels of coda He said be did not
mind if it were "era bit rubbly." In the evening
prisms, brought • bushel ot male, and he paid him
la 51. for The Bence retired for • few minutes,
.41,1 on returning said they considered the charge
filly proved, and se,itenced him to • month's hard
latent.