The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1881-07-12 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

SAILOR. —Laid Thursday, John Kent, a young titan, fell from the mast of the yacht Boadicea to the d-ck, about 30ft., and broke his arm. also elating his fax. He WSB removed to the R tyal Hospitsl. hlisoonDocr ix The UNIONHOUBI —Mary Ann Iroisidee, an elderly woman, was charged on Pride , before the b,rdtigh magistrates, with assaulting M ‘ry Stroud, also an inmate of the Weymouth Unto., by striking her with a plate.—The parties had been working together, and defendant, who is an old offender, quarrelled with plaintiff in the washhonse, struck her in the face, and cut her temple with the edge of the plate, canning lose of blood.—Mr. Bishop, master of the Union, said the general conduct of Ironsides was not good.—Tbe magistrates also found several previous convictions against bar in the borough, besides some in the county, and she was sentenced to 28 days' hard labour. SSW= TO THII WINDOW•BPJAKIXO CAS& On Fri lay, before Dr. Drew an J. Lundie, Beg., William and Sarah Cook were sommouned by Mrs. Kellaway for using language likely to incite a breach of the peaos.—Mr. Hance prosecuted, and explained that last Court day, when Mrs. &dismay's little boy WAS summoned for breaking glass, the witnesses were taunted in the Court, and afterwards called perjured --ee, A.c., and Mrs. Kellawey was afterwards twitted about an unfortunate brother-inlaw of here who had guffawed injuries, one from a deg's bite, and committed suicide. He had several witnesses, and if the Cooks would apologies and consent to be bound over, it would save them considerable expenses ; otherwise the came must go on.—Dr. Drew explained this to William Cook, who caosented to be bound for himself and wife in £lO each to keep the pesos towards Mrs. Kellaway and Jane Proctor, one of her witticism—This was not effected without some attempt at argument by William Cook before he submitted. _ .  8•11.018 MIDIS • Harawc—John Balston, John O'Connor, and Miller, • discharged soldier and two sailors, were brought up on Friday for sleeping in the open air, and also damaging a haystack belonging to Mr. Snook, on the Crerell rmd.—The men. said PC. Reed, bad been about the streets both sides of the water, making a noise, and they were ordered away. Afterwards they were found the worse for drink, under • rick, whence they had pulled out slot of hay to make • bed.—Dr. Drew remembered the shortest of them, Miller, as having saved • child's life and got a medal from the Humane Society; he knew be was a good boy, and was very sorry to see him there. —Mr. Snook said the rick was • new one, left last night perfectly finished, but this morning a good deal had been pulled out of it, and the rick much disfigured; in fact he could not have done it again for a sovereign; the annoyance was more than the cost of repair.—The defendants pleaded drunkenness.—Two were fined 54., or in default seven days' hard labour, and Millar 21., or three days' Imprisonment. Rine VoLurresaa' ternto.—By arrangement between the officers of C. and E. Companies, the two companiee met at Broadway on Thursday, for the purpo.e of working together before going to the Windsor review. E. Company mustered 25 file, under the command of Lieut. Commandant George and Lieut. Hanna, and they ware first to arrive at Broadway, and afterwards joined by their comrades in arms from Dorchester' under the command of Captain Hodges and Lieut. Andrews. E Company being joined by the Broadwey contingent, the Messrs. Gale and Corporal Luckham generously provided bread and cheese and beer for the two companies. After partaking of refreshment, the men were marched to • field kindly lent be Mr. T. Gale, and being drawn up in line, the officers ii, front, received the colonel in due form. Colonel Steward was accompanied by the adjutant, and the men then were put through a smart drill of an hour's duration by the adjutant, being exercised particularly in marching past. At the end of the evening's work they were again refreshed by the kindness of the gentlemen before-named, for whom hearty cheers were given, and then the D irchester corps marched off to the animated mulic of their splendid brass band, and B Company ' returned home, thoroughly pleased with their outing. RAILWAY ItaTin AND Fa.—Th. Select Committee of the House of Commons met again on Wednesday, Mr. Evelyn Ashley, the Secretary to the Board of Trade in the chair. Mr. Grierson, general manager of the Great Western Railway, re-called, said, in reply to the question on what principle rates were fixed, they were fixed first on the power to charge; next on the nature of the articles, whether bulky or valuable; next, al to whether there was competition by sea, or inland navigation; and next, on what the traffic would bear. In answer to the further question as to how they ascertained what the traffic would bear, he said the public took very good care to let them know. Every local manager was constantly in communication with the traders, and, acting on information from them, reported to his superior officer, or used his influence with the officers of some other railway till the rates were brought down to what was for the Interest of the trader. The increase of the working expenses on the Great Western between 1858 and 1880 was L 791. per treja mile, whicb came to £207,000 • year more than they were in 1858. Speaking of the carriage of milk, Mr. Grierson said in consequence of their rate of charges the trade in milk had been largely developed. The rates under ten miles were equivalent to 154. per ton; but they brought hardly an 7 from short distances. It was sold locally. They carried the milk by special agreement. but that could not be said to be overcharging. bemuse they had power to enter into special agreements for the carriage of milk. Butter wee charged Mr. per ton from Cherbourg, and 355. from Weymouth, but none came from Weymouth. They charged a special rate for foreign meat from Liverpool. It was carried in large gam. titles. If home-produced meat were offered in the same quantities, he could not say whether it would be taken at the same rate. The Railway Commission, as at present constituted, did not comm Ind the oionfldenim of the railway companies.