The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-07-02 00:00:00

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Dotcstrant Ootat Mnatr, fiaturday•—rhn ttiPPlie•
at to day's market were quite equal to the demand.
Trade ruled dull at about the previous week's rates.
Inspector's return a heat, 64' to 69a; barley, We.
per quarter. Average: wheat. ale Md.
BURIAL BOARD. —Vestry meetings were held on
Thunds_y, when the following officers were chosen :
Mole : member, I. Steele; auditors, G.
Hawkins and J. Miles. St. Pew',: members, J.
Biabop end J. Fitch, re-eleeted ; auditors, F. MUle and
T. Newman, jun. AU ..saistis : members, J. Drake
and J. Ileeant ; auditors, J. Andrews and A. J. Brans.
CSICIRT MATCH. —A very closely-eontested game
wile Herod on the Dorehaster Barrack ground,
Tbornaer botween the Royal Horse edifier, end tho
cern of the nOth Regiment, the former coating off
meierioua by four rues. Subjoined are the scores --
4WinB"6B rallow7, Walesa, I* Ind *wisp, M.
ai the Mit R4sosti, Ink iniegs, ; mood.
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flutors Aeon:MIT At flin Rifts R•nas—On
Friday lies an accident occurred at the butts, Maiden
Castle' to Private chariot Beyer, whereby it is feared
he ritey lose the sight of one eye. sergeant-Mgor I.
Amman geed:led the , gee to Captain Coombs as
fellowr it -41 /Cats that Byer wet at the range wit)/
Other MeuaijAre oi the dorm for private hill rtnetiee:
laild stood in one of the uzantelets acting u matter
whilst the firing was being carried on, without having
first plaited the sheet of thick plate-glue in the open
space left for that purpose at the site of the mantelet,
when a ball (pr a portion of it( hiving first hit the target,
Ilidtec•l Into thc inanidot,
so/ awning in contact
with lit}rt e,,,t4re the het .14 his right ge.
The Hon. Amistent ,urgeou entail%) ettertiffok
p
Bryer. I should Add that our marker (Boltonl *to
not at the range when the accident occurred." In
conseolienee, the following company order has been
iumdi Flom the date (June 1.9), the rifle range must
not be wird for ball practice without leave having
been previously obtained from the commanding officer;
end ball practioe must not at any time be carried on
without a proper marker being in attendance. —Toon.
Cooties, Captain.
Bowman l'srrt ficsatoss, Saturday.-.-Befnre the
Mayor, and J. Bi.hop, gat.,—James Grant, Thomas
Ganthie. John.on, seamen, w• re brought
up for beim' drunk breaking • gas I.mp. On Fridav
night, about 1/ detest, they were in float hoitreet drunk.
Johnson attempted Ia gel up to tbe luny affixed Ill"'
the wall near Mr. Bei eett 4 ONO% VI get • light, when
the rod gave way, and he and the lam" seine to the
ground. The man wan insensible for &short lint. Toe
prisoners were sent back to their ship io charge of the
polite ---Mittiner. —Before the Mayor and J. Bishop,
Fey. —ffichor Groves, of Fordingtne, was summoned
for u.ing ahu.ive knitting, to Mr. Hayward, butcher.
Mr. Leek for te.molainant, and Mr. Madan foe do'
'cadent.— Fined 20e. including amts.—Thomas Force,
ettpli.rd At Mr. Loch's 0041 yard. wit summoned for
a-ramifies Mary en. Hunter, June 24. fine went to
hint fur U. due to her on an affiliation order, when he
threw the ney on the ground, 'ad as she stooped to
pick it up kicked her twice, laid hold of her and tore her
drees,—Fined 204 including costa.
SMOLA. &Marl 0# • Iltisonsa nottnitign IT 1511
COll3ll COOS? Juons.—A fen dg• ego m.a
named &menus was brought to Dorshuter by
Mr. Foster, the fieb-Buliff of the Bridport County
Court. under a warrant of entniniital, ordered by Judge
E. eeeee , for failing to liqoidate hi. indebtedness co •
Firiaport eureeon. On arriving within the gates of
"the castle," Sam ways asked to look at the warrant,
and it was shown to him. On examining it, and finding
it .L.l not signed by the Megi.trar of the Court, althneeh
there was upon it the Court seal, he protested against
his detention as dlegsl, because it was not an algae&
Before the governor he mad* the same obleetion to
Wag beet in esatodr, and that niffetial ri ford to melee
him. He ra., therefore, liberated, though since
he has been re-apprehended and placed hi datum
Git referring to, 10 and 20 Viet. c. 108, s. 9.
mammies the tootle el facies and executing
warrants of commitment, we fieil "Lila: whew-
ever any order of oon.mitnieet shall have been made.
th• cletk of the said Court shall iame nn•ler llot Kai of
tie Caere. a warrant of onmmitment . . . . and
the gaoler or keeper of every gaol, house of oorreetion,
and piton, ineetioned in any such order, shall be bound
to recelet aid keep the defendant therein till discharged
under the provisions of this AO, or otherwise by due
WADS Al law." .

Doltetlitentlt WAIT2WOIIII4. --Chl Situedsy eteffing
several members of the Town Council, telth the Town
Clerk and ethers. assembled of the waterworks to
witness the couunencernent of the working of the new
engine, which has been erected in consequence of the
incapacity of the mean, previously in operation to rake
water sufficient for the requirements of the borough.
It is gratifying to be able to state that the new
machinery is a perfect success, and has already shown
itself eapable of doing more work than was contracted
for, while the manner of its construction has elicited
the heartiest approbation of those qualified to speak on
the aubject. All this will be pleasing to the
borough, while it speaks well for the contractors ,
Sews. Bevington, Topham, and Courtauld, of
Bermondsey. A review of the various means
adopted from the beginning for the water supply
of Dorchester may not be uninteresting Ihe
first scheme proposed was to collect in chambers '
formed Pt the bottom of the well, the water ,
" percolating through the porous chalk, to raise the
tune by a 10-hors • steam engine into a covered
reservoir, and to distribute it by cast-iron pipes
through the town in the usual manner ; and the
full daily consumption woo estimated at 133,400
gallium This peneme was /Adopted be the Board, but
the engine, at the suggestion of one of the members
of the Board, was increased to 12-horse poiref. It
was • long time before the inhabitants had the benefit
of the water supply, the engineer's report being dated
October, 18A, and the first house being supplied in
September, 1830. The reservoir proved to be leaky,
and the joints of the pipes were so badly mink, that
it was necessary to open the greater part of them to
be examined and put right However, after some
time, the reservoir was patched up, and the pipes to
some extent made watertight. When the engine
and pewits were feitiy set to work the well could be emp-
tied In six hours. rpon 'itemisation a considerable
quantity of water was found to be beyond the re ch
of the pumps, and to remedy tisk the pumps were
lowered. By toe time the greater part of the hems
were connected with the water mains the supply became
limited, causing great anxiety to those responsible for
it; frequently the reservoir and the well were both
empty in and evening, and it was only by the greatest
economy and attention that the supply was continued
through the summer. It was then suggested by the sur-
veyor to make an volitional bore hole in the present well.
and, after considerable hesitation, this plan was adopted
by the Board. Carrying out thin scheme was • work
of great difficulty ; it was, however, 'fleeted with com-
plete success, and the complaint %lieu was that of
having too much water in the well, in consequence of
which the pumps became out of order, and were under
water. It ina then decided to raise them, and, during
this operation the town was fee • short time without •
water supply ; still it was but fo a few days, and would
have been for weeks but for the ottll and great
exertions of the surveyor. By this time the
consumption of water was more than double 'Me
quantity first estimated, and it became necessary in
order to ensure a proper supply to the inhabitants that
more pumping power should be provided. After much
consi&t`ation, and with Mr. Rawlinson's approval, it
was resolved to hive • new engine d pump. Tenders
re invited,
we and those necked rane from 41,280 to
t 3,300. These works necessitated tie enlarging of the
well and engine house. A s before stated, they were so
far completed as to be able to start on Saturday la.ft
The first engine erected—the one in use up to the
present time -is a high.pressure 12. horse vertical one,
the cylinder 12 inches diameter, and 18 inches stroke,
with shaft and crank working a three.barrelled set of
pumps, with 6-inch rising main, raising from 12 to
13,000 gallons per hour. its. cost of 411 per week, The
new engine is a 40-horse compound beam engine, high
pressure, cylinder 13 inches diameter, and 4 feet 14 inch
stroke, the low measure cylinder 2 feet 1 inch diameter.
and 5 feet 6 inches stroke, beam 18 feet long a fly-
wheel 18 feet diameter and 6 tons weight, with one
double acting pump, with 12-ineb rising main, raking
32,000 gallons per hour, as tested by the committee
on Saturday night. Boiler 21 feet by 6 feet 6 inches
diameter, with two internal flues. The estimated cart
of the working of the new engine is 4:6 10s per week.
The contractors for the new engine, kc., were Messrs.
Bevington, Topharn and Courtauld, of Bermondsey,
London, and great credit is due to them 'or the manner
in which they have turned out the work. It is afi e
specimen of modern engineering, the workmanship and
design being first class throughout. Mr. Bevington,
who has superintended the erection of the engine, was
congratulated by the Councillors present on the satis-
factory result of his labours, and • hope expressed that
it would be not only beneficial to the town, but profit-
able to the contractors. As to the latter point Mr.
Bevington expressed himself tether dubious, for as he
put it ' they had not spoilt the ship for the sake of a
pennyworth of tar." He added, however, they wanted
some more work, and this we suppose may be regarded
as evidetec what they can do, and of their manner of
carrying out works entrusted to them. Since Saturday
evening the engine Lea done the work required, and it
will be many years now we anticipate and trust before
we hear any more complaining of an insafficknt supply
of water in the borough.

DORCHESTER TOWN COIINCIL.

A moothly meeting of the Corporation took pleas on
Howley. Present: The Meyor (0. Carme, E.q.),
Aldermen Oslpin, Connelllors J. Bishop, H. Look,
0. J. 0. Gregory, W. V-rnn, and W. Slade.

Ta. 11•01111U1IT DINO&
Alderman o.lpin Milled the attention of the Council
to the eoalosure of Mautebury Mons, thereby diverting
the footpath from the use of the piths, and moved that
the matter be taken into the consideration of the
Council with the view of measeres being initisksi for
eecarkg to the cubists their accustomed enjoymeot of
somas to the amphitheatre.
71,e Town Clerk referred to traria'e public doenmoots
on the subject, from which be concluded that the I.nd
between the turnpik sand the rings and the rinr, them•
selves, are part of the waste of the manor as much as
any other part of the common bus the interior of the
rings is the freehold of Mrs. B.dloe.

Gelpin suggested the qoestion should be referred
to the General Purpose* Committee for them to adopt
the hest means to secure the object in view.
The Town Clerk said tbe simple remedy would be to
poll down the rails. The snit of the flogs belonged to
the Duchy of Cornwall, subject to its use by the Com-
moners of Fordisitoo by their eel Is at the accustomed
times a pasturage, sod the public right of • footpath,
,o go there whenever they pleased without hied.
ranee, just in the ssme way as Poundbury is the
common waste of the woofer, and he• • footoetb through
It, which 13.4 existed from time immemoral, save ehen
the Great Wo.tern railway interfered with it, and, as
he believed, without statotable authority.
In reply to Mr. Vernon, the Town Clerk said Pat-
chett.° Green could not he enclosed either.
Mr. Bishop spoke of the importance of the subject,
and suggested that the Coattail menumialine the
Dueby.
The Town Clerk said that on Saturday be spoke
to Mrs. Ashley's Nasal at Fordingtoo' who has
comma' riglits over most of the west* of the manor,
and asked if be was • consenting party to the
enclosure of Haambery Rings, and told him it was
very wrong to do it. Whilst they were talking Hr.
Deems tame up, ant he asked hirn about it. He
said It via Mrs- Bedloe's freehold, and the bound.
stony mire outside the rings. He (the Town Chek)
told hint that be bad given instructions to Hunt to
pull down the railing, and impound any horses to*
bond there.

-1.0.;k thought the Council shohld tate fro.
mediate steps in the matter, and any respoosibility
attaching to it. Be propooed that the Town Clerk by
instructed forthwith to take such stove for the ryntorni
of the obstruction on re may deem necessary fur pro-
tecting the rights of the public on Maumbury Rings.
M. Bishop approved of the prompt action proposed,
and seconded the motion.
Mr. Oalpin did not wish the Town Coattail to take
say hasty steps in the nutter, or do anything that
might be deemed offensive to the tenants.
Tbe Town Clerk said mbnitting for the sake of
armament that the Wags were part of Mrs. Bedlse's
freehold, she would sot be Mlibertr to 'sakes, beesass
it am seldom to the pithiio use; /squired by tom
aeries. The ferndsgteih to Choo• wed
Is trysiteld of ward- Ronny Imo h. 414
_ttoe 'spoor
I ea** To m
dd ea %boa um bit,. thiliti se skin

out the public 80 the of letesitolf had
• right to /hut out the riblie. 3o !be reseortas of
freehold had nothing to do with the toetlei. g„, us
a"' at all sure the Council were not Qom
respect of the fair ground. But if they sitotral
preschmtive Pght uf toes that • nal be semen., in hi.
to bier inere in the time of Ei..ri LI, whieh was
lone before the lr.rdhsaton estate el.ted U Doeby
propel ty.
• less ultim agreed to sdoot Mr. look...motion
with ti,.. t,lliciou ne..p00.,1 by lir. o.lwft, that step.
let tat,n I, inemoii.ii:se tLe Duchy lot seaurios
llanmbury Ituncs to tic yobbo.
Tide wee the only business of public importance before
the Gowned.