The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-10-18 00:00:00

POOL*.

THE VOLUNTEIH3.—The Poole Company had
march out last Friday eveninHr se far aa the Station
Hotel, Parkatone, where they had refreshments at the
expense of Lieut. Hardtop. The band was in attend-
ance.

--Tirratramen. Mr. W. Dribble, of the Dorset
County Temperance Association, gave a lecture In the
Temperance Hall on Monday. The Mayor presided,
but there was a poor attendance.
SUNDAT SCHOOL/S.—Sunday next is to be observed
as a day of intercession in ehaif of Sunday School,.
Special services will be held at Sr. James's and the
Skinner-street Chapel.
Canes IN THI BOROUGFL—The report which Mr.
Superintendent Hunt has forwarded to the Secretary
of State, relative to the state of crime in the Borough,
shows that for the year ending the 29th September,
261 persons have been proceeded against, being a
decrease of four as compared with the preceding year.
Two huodred and forty-flve were sommarily dealt
with, and of these 184 were convicted, the remaining
61 being discharged. Seven indictable offences were
reported to the p .lice during the year, and six persons
were apprehended, two of whom were committed for
trial, three bailed for further examination, and one
discharged.
tinoeurrieo.—A woman of Lytchett Matravers
named Sarah Short was charged at the Police-court, on
Monday, before the Mayor and Mr. Mill's with
stealing ilb. of tobacco and 31hs, of sugar from the
shop of Mr. Belson, grocer, High-street. On the
previous Saturday evening she went into the shop and
made some trifling purchases, and by some mysterious
means the articles in question, which had been put up
for another customer, found their way into her basket.
Information was given to P.C. John Horn, and he
called her into the shop ma she was passing bp In her
basket were found the things, but she professed total
ignorsnce of how they came there. Mr. Belson now
said he would not press the charge if she would con-
fess her fault, although he was efraid this' mystem of
robbery was a common occurren -is in every tradesman's
shop. After some quibbing ehe ideachd guilty, and
was let off with a 6ne of El, a ol 4.. 61. coats, or one
month's bard labour.
Town COUNCIL —A meeting of the Council was
held on Tuesday, sod we attended by the Mayor (G.
Curtia, Esq., J. P.), Aldermen Ay lee. J. Buckley, and H.
Hamilton' Councillors It. Aldridge, A. Ralston, T.
Buckley, ff. J. Conway, H. Farmer, J. Gifford, T. 8.
Hudson, and W. Mate. The business was compara-
tively unimp trtant.—On the recommendation of the
Watch Committee, a superannuation allowance of 9',
p r week warn granted P.C. Brnshett, incapacitated from
further duty through ill health.—The Committee of
the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act als recom-
mended that an allowance of El ss. should be made to
Mr. Robert Griffin, fer a piq slaughtered by order,
and also 4:2 10.. to Mr. H. Barnes for two pigs, and
the sum of El 15s. 6 I. to the inspector for consequential
expenses. This was agreed to.—The Council lother
agreed to accept the offer of £4O made by the Treasury
for commuting the sum of £1 18.. yearly contributed
towards the superannuation allowance of Mr. and Mrs.
Whitehall, late governor and matron of the old Poole
jail.

SHIPPING INTZLLIGINCL Arrivals: Oct. 5—H.
Foster, Houlston, Swansea, coal ; 6—Bessie, Howe,
COWN, oil; Major M. Kook Kellare Neater Kali:,
Sarah Ann, Brown, Yarmouth, nil; Ann Elizabeth,
Be., Cowes, ,it; Moth, Winter, Portsmouth, nil;
7—Jacrinth, Little, Houlaton, Newfoundland. fish ;
Hippolite. Hntchensen, Hudickewall, deals • Johnny
Boy, Barnett, Lmdon, wheat; Georginia',
London, wheat; Elizabeth, Parry. Mid:Hasbro, coal.
8— Be id, Gould, London, wheat ; Septimua,
Garnhaul, London, deals. fl—Endymion, Fleet, Ply-
mouth, limestone: Ells tbeth Conway, Huck, Swan:sea,
coat; Three Brothers, Stone, Torquay, nil. 10 —Nde,
Smith, Swanage, nil. 11- -Kittle, Hockin, Voter-
ford, oats Jane Morrell, Fituerald, Cork, oats;
Esther. Wileock, Portsmouth. nil ; Jessie Meek,
Garrett, Cardiff, coal.--Sailittga : Oct. s—Luna,
Shuts. Newc.stle, ballast. 6—Gudgeon, Rowe, Glas-
gow. clay; Liuie May, Perigeliy, Newport, it wsod ;
Advance, Cunninjhain, London, clay; Charlotte,
Denman, London, clay; Alliance. Russell, Hyde,
pipes ; Stability, Stickland, Bradiog, pipes. 7
Harwich, Hoskins, Portland, nil; Emma, Dyer,
Cowes, deals; Ynterprise, Childs, Stockton. timber'
Martin Luther, Kent, London, clay. 10—R5oda and
Mary, Westlake, Runcorn, clay' Condbwer, Kent,
Falmouth, flour • Sylph, Ling, Middlesbro, timber;
Ann Elizabeth, Hew, London, clay ; Percy, Stone,
Seeking, ballast. 11—queen of Maley, Harvey,
Hartlepool, clay ; Beane, Rowe, Portsmouth, drain-
pipes; Nile, Smith, Swanage, coals; Threa Brothers, St :ne, London, clay.
" CAPTAIN '' GIBBB AND Hi. WIPL--ChLrleB Gibbs
surrendered himself in custody on a charge of assault-
ing his wife Catherine Globs, on the 7th of the month.
—Mr. Broeter Hill was for the defendant.—The main
facts will be found in another column.—Mra. Gibbs
having repeated her evidence, added that Gibbs took
three or four sovereigns out of his pocket and offered her £5 to help go and gat a divorce. She refused to
take it, and upon that, because she would not let him
have the bed clothes he flung her back and struck her
in the face. (Proeecutrix exhibited her mouth which
had been cut). He threatened if he met her in the
street alone he'd "do "for her. This took place in her
brother's house, as she live there because she bad no
other home.—Cross-examined : A part of the furniture belonged to Gibbs. she did not think he ever paid
the rent. Her father cams in, but did not interfere. She might have struck her husband, but it was in self'
defence if she did.—Elizabeth Lsrcombe, mother of the
complainant, sad she saw the defendant strike his
wife, an I threatened to do for her.—Crose-examined
Gibbswas tenant of the house, and he and his wife used
to pay the rent. She wouldn't swear she did not strike
the defendant ; it was very probable she did when she
taw the blood running down over her daughter's face.
--Mary Stokes saw the defendant after the affair, and
he was in • dreadful state, and told her he should have
killed his wife lilt had not been that the old woman
came in.—Henry Sainways saw the defendant strike
his wife twice In the face,—Benjanain Larcombe, the
tether, proved ihe threats used by the detesdant, mid