Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram and Dorset, Somerset, and Devon Advertiser. — 1882-04-21 (Bridport, Dorset, England)

GLASS" AND ITS EFFICT ON • SOLDIER. —Walter Good, 89th Regiment, was charged with wantonly disturbing the inhabitants of Brentry-vills, by ringing the doorbell. —Prisoner pleaded guilty, and said he had been a teetotaler for four years, but he came in, met some friends, and had a glass of beer, which got over him.—Rev. W. Tomlinson, of Brentry-villa, Lansdowne, said his home was disturbed at half-past 12 that morning by the ringing of the doorbell.— Prisoner said he could not find his way back into Portland, and got into a gentleman's garden, when he laid against the door, but did not know he rang the belL—Supt. Vickery said these men seemed to think everyone who had a house was servant to them, for they would go up and ring the bell, and ask the way to Portland.—A sergeant said he had known the man I four years, and he had been a teetotaler that time, and a man of good character.—The Mayor: Do you intend to be a teetotaler again i—Prisoner : Yee, sir—Dr. Drew: It seems to me we have more pee of drunkenness since the Blue Ribbon Army was hire than before. (Laughter.) The men seem anxious to get it, even if they go to prison for the beer.—The Mayor: These cases come out more prominently.—The Mayor, in sentencing prisoner, mentioned the Bench are determined to protect residents from annoyance, and fined him 10s., including costs.  Dasonn or BAD Compatry...—John Cook, John Marko, and William Dicker, three boys, were charged with damaging some rail fence, belonging to Mr. R. Ayles.—On Friday last, on account of information be received, Supt. Vickery examined the fence against the Dock steps, and found the rails had been cut in various place., and pieces split off the stakes in the ground, as if by a hoe; pieces had also been cut out of the other rails in the neighbourhood. Cook and Marks had told him they had seen Dicker cut the fence with the hoe prodaced '; but they had not given information to the police otherwise. 10e. or 20s. would not repair the damage.—Mr. Ayles said the boy Dicker bad been pointed out to him as having done the damage, and he was afterward' brought to him with the hoe in his hand, when he acknowlede'd having made the cut.— Supt. Vickery said Dicker was the son of a man who worked for Mr. Deveni3h, and who had attempted to commit suicide; the boy appeared to have no work.— licoort Prarkman, second mate of the Aquila, said the boys of the neighbourhood are a complete nuisance, sometimes there were 25 or 90 boys on board the vessels on Sabbath days,so that they could keep nothing shwa, and the people said they would rather have the workmen there on week-days than the boys on Sundays.— Marks's mother came forward, and said hewed at work all the winter; Mr. Parkman also could not speak to Marks having done anything wrong, and he was dismi3s,ei with a caution.—Dickar, who had laughed several times, cried when the magistrates spoke to him, and be and Cook promised to behave better, and were fined 53. and costa.—Dicker had the money with him, but a sister of Cook had to come forward and pay, in order to release her brother.  A