Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram and Dorset, Somerset, and Devon Advertiser. — 1881-12-23 (Bridport, Dorset, England)

ACGIDENT IN THE GALE.—On Saturday afternoon, when the gale was increasing, Sergeant Harvey, of the borough police, was nearly killed. A firing slate met him when near Mt. Hurdle's stores, Maiden-street, and atruck him cm the metal surrounding the helmet spike, and, glancing, cut threngh the cloth and cork of the helmet, partly staggering the sergeant by the terri.lole blow. Mr. Harvey, however. boon recovered hllneelf, and resumed duty immediately on his escape, 'which was certainly most narrow, for hal it struck the helmet a few inches off, the slate would have cloven his skull. SHIPPING Ntws.-Arrivals: Great Western,Blampied, Cherbourg, general; Annie Morice, Attwooll, Hartlepool ; coal; Lymington, Sr ett, Newcastle, coal ; South of Ireland, Pearn,' Cherbourg, general; Polka, Norris, Hartlepool, coal • Marnhull, Roses, Hartlepool, coal; Delight, Bond, Perros, potatoes ; Cygnus, Flisher, Jersey, general ; Harlequin, Cole' Sea, fish ; Hubbard, Rekstad, Nakskov, barley; Abondance, Le Cloire, Rouen, Newcastle, coal.—Sailinge : Great Western, Blampied, Cherbourg, geraral ; Cygnus, Flisher, general; South of Ireland, Pearn, cherbourg, general, George May, Vivian, Seeking, ballabt ; Eliza Blaxland, Tiney, Hartlepool, ballast. LOVER OR LODGER !—On Friday last, a man named Spratt applied to the Bench again, respecting some furniture which he wished to reclaim.—Mr. Talbot, Chairman: Well, Mr. Spratt, what is this all about? —Applicant: I wish to reclaim my furniture from the house, West Parade.—Mr. Talbot; But we have a bill here, sent in against you, about that.—Spratt : That must be heard in another Court. I want to live in that house in March last, ant paid for everything in the house; I brought furniture into the house to the extent of £7 or ; I threw my money into the hue, and I bought for it and kept it.—Supt. Vickery said the woman who lived at the house stated that if Spratt would pay 26 weeks' board and lodgings, he might take his furniture, and she would be glad to get rid of It.—Dr, Drew: She prefers a charge against you for 26 weeks' board and lodging.—Spratt: Why did not she prefer this charge before I came t this conclusion? —Mr. Talbot: Because you hal not quarrelled then; you bad better go to the County Court. groefe-mtownea. -- Joseph Clark and Walter Brown, two boys, were summoned by William Hunt, of Chapelry-street, for throwing stones and damaging a door on the evening of the 13th.—Complainant said they came and threw stones and broke the panel of his door. He produced three stones, each about half as big as a man's fist.—Robert Force, a bigger boy, saw the boys throwing the stones ; Walter Brown poked them up for himself and Clark.—William R.N.R., who announcEd himself as a Weymouth man come to speak of Hunt's character, and who took the oath in an excited manner, said he had seen Hunt's wife turn out shot shot from the fire for the little children to pick up, and that made them make a noise; she also would sweep them away, and throw muck over them Witness thought the stones were flung in retaliation.—The Chail man said the Bench were determined to put down stone-throwing. and they fined the boys is. 6d. each, saying if they did It again, they should have the birch. The Bench did not think they could have done so much damage to the door. REPENTANT WlFE.—tit the Borough Petty Seesions, on Tuesday, before W. Talbot, Esq., Dr. Drew, B. Hopkins, Esq , J. E. Robens, Esq., and J. Robertson. Esq., Albert Coleman was summoned by his wife, Mary Ann. for assaulting her on December 19.—0 n appearing in the box, complainant said she did not wish to press the charge.—Mr. Arden: Do you remember coming to we, and what I said to you?— Wife: Yes, sir.—Mr. Arden: It is no use for you to come to me for a summons again, and tell me that your husband was murdering you.—She had been up before, and told a tale about her husband ill-using her, saying also that she could not pay for the summons. Mr. Arden told her the last time that she would not press the case when it came to be heard, but she persisted that she 'would, and he let her have a ennireona. They had only been' married two montha.—Coieman now said he never struck his wife In his life.—The Bench dismissed,the case; but Mr. Talbot told Coleman not to assault his wife again, for If another summons were taken out, the case must be heard.—They had to pay for the cost of the summons.