The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-02-26 00:00:00

Agricultural Rms.

The Lcal Taxation Committee of the Central
Chamber of Agricultural la Mp',
member.. Five f them are naarvstjve,_..jr ('•
S. Irol, Mr. Pcll. Mr. Spencer .Mtanbope, Mr.
Y..rke. Anil Mr. Phipps; and one of them is
a I.i,s-ral, Nlr. liackhou.e. They are all agreed in
thinking that the ,lounty G iveroutent Bill requires
Ostirli•leraiLe ino.l„l.:eamt.i.r.rateTihey thoroughly apurorl,
of the principle of indirect election, fearing not only
burdenththeeot.otioirftu,t.l:nrecacyttiwoe
nl,t;c:illioubnar„
w,buluit,tlh.ryat:ha,:aarelaricsreihf:ttsintho:
pain. koe town the re:. They
layers in boroughs present conduct
Justifies thin eltte-eneudon. iut they do not say why
there shouP. not he a plurality of votes, as there now
is for borough guardians. They think the number of
ju.tices on the boards too large. especially as they
could always be elected as members. Nlagistrates,
they yen. properly Will, ought to reside in the county
which they reineaent at the board- The einnunittee
are very Strongly opposed to the selection of petty
repre.entation. They had looked fornr,i
establishment of comity boards as likely to materially
hasten a reform, which they believe la * ioner or later
indispenstble, in the ,resent irregular itoundaries of
unions. !ley thank hat the ditties entrusted to the
new boards are wisely so committed to them ,• but
would sill to them the eleeti of reicistrer, dee4.
but they would omit that portion of Mr. *later-
Booth's measure which refers to highways and add it
to the new Highways Bill, believing tdU,t otherwise
the measure will never get through the House. They
would limit to twenty-five years the period fir wide',
local boards can borrow, and would allow them ta
borrow from the Treasury at 31 per cent., ea sanitary
and educational authorities now do. They undd have
an audit of the account* by • public auditor, and
would publish them in the local newspapers. Alto.
gether, these auggested alterations seem wue ; and the
Government cannot complain of the tone in which they
are recommended, for the report is full of kindly words
about the Bill
The Corporation of Abingdom have "sided to carry
on the Borough Sewage Farm until Michaelmas., and
eLdeavour by that time to get it into good order for a
tenant; the farm as at present worke It was stated at
the last Council meeting, involving an nnomnth and
unremunerative expenditure.
Oljh
doßen Thas
rk.."l"lwltireAl.l;uwho
odit uhpeadwareddstofhelfit4k Years,ol and
has moiety I him.elf most deservedly popular to the
whole field, ha. been "resented with a ttetimonial,
cmisistint of a purse of 000 guineas, a handsome hunt.
ind watch, and a silver teapot for Ifee •rr,alwall.
illAgsroliT or HOILIEIL -WeJ le agent,, for the °wet..
tarot are busty entated in the Perches.' of horse., every
arrangement is being snide for their transport. In
additson to the lar,te quantities of horse gear already in
store, fresh orders have been issued for some Wren
thousand horde hammocks, slings, ne be be delieeren
with all despatch.
At • aile in Paris, • day or two ago, • violin, the make
of Stalirxn,i, nd d dest 1109, was knocked down for
21100 franc. caw 6.. kid
tecdldal Poctu. tint Csmerleisso, has been elected Pope,
and has mistimed the title of Leo XIII. He is an Italian.
and is his sixty-eighth year.
New PUNS poi Isom CLAOL-We are informed that '
the preservailye properties oi um "Silicate Paint " Wee Induced ti. German atvernment to adopt he for painting
thew Iroo-elads, and that :in or ler fora largo guantiq has
6.0,1 for.arded to the" Silicate Paint CoMPang
Liverpsd ant London.of
' At Andover a Walt Who picked up a, dog an I bit it
through the wind•pipti—the animal dying from the
Idiots of the injury tio name aight—has hem sea-
Wiwi to Weep aboothe' hard labour.

BIRTHS.
January SS. at Wellington-place, Wertariuth, the wife
H. Robertg, of a daughter.
February 1, at Wituborne Luker, the wife of Ilz.
Thomas Ladder, of a son.
February 8. at Lower Bona -street, %Vernouth, the wife
of Mr. Harry Hoare, of it (Wachter. February 13. at P.nurner uth, the wife of Colnoel J.
11.°4.hruagy41..t.". 'tetrad List alarm Army. of • daughter-
rs, at 7, Mitchell-street, Weymouth, the wife
of Mr Jackaun of • daughter
telkrwey 12, at Posse-lane, Dorchester, the wife of Mr.
Yam., V:o of • daughter.
Felsruary 13, at B slew. S•afford.hire, the wife of Hr.
Andrew Jatuies u (oda Rachel Orchard, of Winfrith.
DorimiX Olnaito re. comincreitl traveller, of a daughter.
February 13, at Addington. Bournemouth, the wife ii
T. Ilodley Scott. M.R.O 8., of non.
February 14, Long Load, Hartock, the wife of Hr. W.
England, bulkier' of • daughter.
February 14, at 2, Eason Terrace, Ye vii, the wife of Mr.
8. D ibsou, of a sou.
February IS. at Netherbury, Dorset, Lady Barbara
Yeatinati. of • mo-
Febroiry Id, at Church street, Dorchester, the wife of
if, W. Crocker, of a datubter.
.4ruse% 18, ti,.. wi1...4 the Rev. Georg., Philips, ILL,
Winfrith Rx3ory, D ochester, of a sua.

IA 11111 All ES.
February 13, II Jy Trtv Church, Mr, John Smith,
of Pune 11,11, to M•nm Jon.. eldest daughter of Henry
Wills of 3`,,nue Winttiebl, D ...cheater.
Februare 13, yt Its ehurch. Warm oath, by the
Rev. H heard. third son of Mr. John
Mot/ord. of Wells ltonerwir, to Julia, eldest daughter of
M. W. Peters, 'Wipe's, Weymouth, Dorset

DEATHS.
November is, at Melbourne? Viotoris, Min Sarah
Righett. Water of the Roa. William Highett„ member of
the legislative Council of Victoria, formerly of I)..irches-
ter. Dorset, aged 67
February 10, at Ditcheat, Mrs. Crocker, wife of Mr.
James Crocker, formerly landlord of the Greyhounl,
Wilton, and previously of tbe Swan, Sherborne, aced Ti'.
February 11. at the Bell Ism Preston, near Yeovil, Mr.
John Rod bent
February 11. at 21, High Weet-street„ the residence of
his brother. John Groves, late of Godmanstone, ill his 814
yen.
February LiLat Strawberry Rank, Ilminater, Mr. William
Cleall, aged 23, for upwards of fifty years sextons at the
Unitarian Chapel.
February 13,4 Wincaston,ll-44Y Quinton, late of Sher-
borne, aged 09 years.
February 13, at the Retreat, Upwey, glen Catherine
Wilson, aged 34.
February 14, in Harley-street, W. the Rev. Richard
Prat, 17 year, curste of Stowe, Pruvost-cum-Todharik
Dorset, in his Ilith Ye 47.•
February 14. at Warmwell, the wife of Mr. Joseph
Pidgeon. aged 53.
Fotruary 15. at the School House, Evershot, Mabel
U. 1.0, fourth ilaught.w of James and Maryanne. Haulm'.
agel 2 roans and it months.
February 17, at Lonuflan. Poole, Mrs. Grace Jacdalis
widow of Me late law Jac dia. atty.-moan& aged 84.
February 17. at Middle Siren, Yeovil, Mr. J the Coe,
in the 81si year of his age. He had attended St. John's
Church in the evening and was apparently IS las man
health. Gis Ina return home he complained of being
unwell awl sat down in a chair. He died la a few
minute+. Deceased warn for unsay years • another of the
Town Council
Felnuery 18, at Wrackleford House, Mira Clara
the beloved Mild of Thomas end Loden 11140411;". 4Q.
seven years.
We ammonite. the death of Mr. Jolut Kontos, nor...sw-
ot &Snowy. Mr. Keynes last year Sled the oMm
et lanristinte of the ski, md during tha time he
wee la Isseaen saline a high reputation has • rossermer.
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