Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram and Dorset, Somerset, and Devon Advertiser. — 1882-12-08 (Bridport, Dorset, England)

SIB 11013-ILST PIIILLIMORE Will, the Law Journe2 under J stands, resign his office as udge of the Admiralty at Christmas. The learned judge has been longest on the bench of all judges, and he is the oldest judge in years, except Vice-Chancellor Bacon. He completed his fifteen years' service last summer. AMONGST the batch of new Knights is Mr. George Pringle, Secretary to the Ecclesiastical Commission. MI aesielant master of a Board School, J. Gardner, og Gleinsboro-road, kw been fined 70s. for boxing the ears and beating a Wee pupil. The Burgeon said there was considerable danger' of deafness from "boxes " on th• ear.  WHILII shooting in Lord Penrhyn'a preserves, near Carnarvon,on Thursday,with Lord Seymour,Mr.liromley Davenport, M.P. and other gentlemen, the Hon. R. C. Vivian missed a hare, and the ehots lodged in the leg and lehighjof thelHon.Douglas Pennant, Lord Penrhyn's eldest son. Mr. Pennant waa driven to Penrhyn Castle, and medical assistance was called in. The injuries art reported alight. _ _ .  . /a the Longton, North Staffordshire, Stipendiar) Court, Widiam lloroap, aged eight years, was charged with getting fire to a model farm at Trentham, belonging to the Duke of Sutherland, by which damage to the extent of over a thousand pounes was sustained. The boy set some wheat-stacks on fire with matches, and the whole of the grain crop of the season was destroyed. The boy being too young to be sent to the gaol or • reformatory, he was ordered to be birthed.  A Wei named Menes was sentenced to two years prisonment at the Central Criminal Court for stealing upwards of £5OO from a Hatton-garden diamond mar. chant named Gompertz. In October last Gumpertz was visited by a man named May, who introduced the prisoner as a gentleman desirous of selling some diamonds. Compertz went to the Midland Railway Hotel, and before seeing the diamonds gave the men £3OO. They went out to fetch the jewels, but never returned. May eaca. but Menea was arrested the same evening with over I I in his possession. Zr appears that sixty-six municipalities and local boards are applying for powers to supply the electric light. Theta are ninety-one applications for private companies. In thirteen towns companies and coeporations are competing for powers to light the same area. The number of appli. cations for private companies, although coasideratle, is much smaller than was anticipated.  I,c appears from a case at the Guildhall to be the cow nutmeat thing in the world for a number of men to come into a house, and for one of them to order beer for the party; this gentlemen, after taking his drink, leaves the house, and the others, being only his guests, refuse to pay. This is the ordinary device; but in times of an election to the Common Council there 18 a more excellent way. Men get hold of one of the candidate's cards and "go about to publiehouses stating that they are, members of his committee, and ordering refreshments ad libitum." COLONEL WOLSELEY, a brother of Lord Wolseley, hati been appointed an aide-de.camp to the Queen. THE Hon. Conrade Dillon. one of the new members of the London School Board for Lambeth, is • clerk Is Somerset House. MR. ANDREW GARDINER, who by an appropriate 7coin• cidettee is, or rather was, a gardener at Dumfries, went nit to America a fortnight ago to take possession of • property worth more than £3,000 a year, to which he has unexpectedly been pronounced heir. And now the towncrier fof Kirkcudbright has just come in for VOO per annum, also from an American source, He "cried,' professionally, for the last time, it seems, on Monday, when the event was invested with a ceremonial character, half the town having assembled to hearlhim. ANOTHER trooper of the 4th Dragoon Guards, who had been invalided home from Egypt, die I last week at Brighton, and was buried with military honors. JAMES MARGERISON, 64, a ;striker, commited suicide while in custody at Blackburn. AN elderly farmer, named John Bell, of Kineldie, to Forfarshire, was returning hoitoe on Thursday evening, when ihe was accidentally thrown out of his dogcart, and sustained injuries which resulted in his:death. MR. JACOB TAYLOR, a gentleman of independent MORON has just died at Maccleeffeld from hydrophobia. Although bitten in May last, Mr. Taylor felt no ill effects from the wound until within a few days prior to his death. AT shetEeld on Tuesday a family of eight persons had a narrow escape. beerhouse occupied by Harry Dale i was discovered n flames while the inmates were asleep. Dale escaped by a ladder, but the children were thrown from the bedroom windows, and were caught by the police. The tire-escape got involved in the telephone wires which stretch over the street, and could not be brought up in time. %. YOUTHFUL horse stealer, Robert H. Hindmarch. only eleven years old, was detained last week that inquiries might be made of the Home Secretary as to what could be done with him, he having been brought up at Bishop Auckland charged with stealing a pony from the rails's! station on the 15th ult. A reply having been received, lie *as, on Monday, ordeied to receive six strokes with • birch rod and to be committed to prison for one month with hard labour. Tint Carmarthen magistrates had before theta on Saturday a novel prosecution, instituted by the inland Revenue Commissioners. A farmer was charged with *slog an unlicensed carriage, it being alleged that (luring a journey he carried a quantity of household furniture in an agricultural cart. He was able to prove, however, that on the same journey be carried butter to market, anti upon hearing this explanation the conomissioners booed instiuctions that a-conviction was not to be asked for. The prosecution was therefore withdrawn. NAN who bad married a young wife, James Trosooe, sixty, miner, was charged at Sedgley, the other day, with shooting himself. Prisoner's wife died about four months ago, and a few days after he merriest a young wits. He subsequently became desponding, and shot himself in the region of the heatt, chattering his chest and blowiug a p. :Soo ot his MID off. The magistrate said it was miraculous this' p,4.oner was Om and ord•rod ,al 44.• Übe 6