The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-06 00:00:00

POOLL

WINDING•IIP or THE MECHANICS' INSTITINK.—Aftsr
meeting all liabilities connected with this institution
the treasurer had a balance of £4 18s. 10d., which the
committee have voted to the British and National
Schools.

QUAL TECISTEIS.— A. meeting of the Trustees of the
Quays was held in t, ,e Co.incil Chamber on Friday,
under the presidency of the Mayor (Councillor W. N.
Western), and there sa ere preeent Aldermen J. Buckley
and G. Green, Councillors W.l). llugdale, A. Balstone,
G. Curtis, J. Haymica, J. Gifford, T. Buckley, E. C.
Oakley, and E. N. Blanchard. The collector of
harbour dues reported that the arrival of vessels
during the month had been large, and the tonnage
good. It was stated that there was now a foot more
water on the "bar" than there was two years ago, and
the Trustees decided to work the dredger for three
months.
BRITIBH A.‘l3 FORZIGN BIBLE SoCIETT.—The annual
meeting of th e local branch of this society was held in
the Town II ill on Tuesday evening, the Rev. 0. J.
Glyn, of Wit champton, in the chair. The Rev. J. A.
Lawson read • virago of Scripture, and the Rev. S.
Wesley pray, id, after which the Rev. F. Pocock read
the report, 'which was not so satisfactory as that
presented Las t year. The Chairman, in the course of
his artdress, s poke of the good example set by Poole in
haviog minus I collections in its churches and chapels,
in aid of the society. He also referred to the good
work the soci sty was now doing In Siberia, Persia, and
As bantee, as well as the Roman Catholic countries of
E•arope. The Rev. J. G Edwards, of Windermere,
association secretary, delivered an interesting apse+
Fos said the society had now attained its 75th year,
end gave et Wales and particulars of the work it had
(ions. He took a retro.pect of the continual ware
from the year 1818 to the present time, and showed
that, however disastrous and lamentable they might
have been, one result was the wider circulation of the
Scriptures thrs, ug the agency of the Society. —Colonel
Rowlandson, oi Bournemouth, and the Rev. F.. W.
Collinsee, of Vd.dford, also spoke, and, the Bene-
diction having been pronounced,a collection was
made.

Parer Seem: ta, Thursday. Before the Mayor
(Mr. W. N. Wm ern), the ax-Mayor (Mr. A. Baden),
and Biers's. W. Pearce, C. J. Stone, and J. B.
Duren. - --The I tench confirmed • rate of 2r. 91 in
the lo r the par' sh of Longfieet, being 3.1. in the i:
less Hum the one for the Preceding had-year. In
reply to Mr. Stt. us, the Aesistmit Overseer (Mr.
Grave, ) said there rem no arrears—The InAgistrates
also signed a rate cf 24. 6d. in the for the half-year
for th, 3 pariah of H. unworthy, being • reduction of ad.
in the I: on the rate made • year ago. Mr. Stone
(to the Assistant Overseer) : Any arrears for Hain.
worthy, Mr. Penne? The Assistant Overseer: Only
the Government ertoya.ty. sir. (Laughter.) Mr.
Tre,„,don edeteed Mr. Purton to distrain ; but it was
subsequently cap!, ined that the Government paid the
rates yearly.— —T b Bro. B. J. Bury appeared to
answer the adjourn vd summons for having made an
addition to St. Aid ehelm's Mission Church, Upper
Parkstone, without lepositing plans with the Borough
Surveyor—The May or said the magistrates, after
giving the most ee, -sinl consideration, had come
to the conclusion 1 lei this was decidedly •
new building, and that defendant had not conformed
to the bye-laws. in consequence they inflicted a
penalty of ss. and costs, fixing the tine at this low sum
because tLey di,' not thL k there was any intention to
Viol Ate the bye-laws.—
•Wilfin, P.P.c. of Longfleet,
app Arad to answer • sim.lar adjourned summons ; but
as the Borough Surveyor wee not present the case wee
dismineed.— Light and minas witi4e, repass,
of Mason, were each *UMW cored for allowing a horse
to stray on the highway neer the Bourne Valley
Pottery. Upper Parkstone, on the 19th of April.—
P.C. Holloway proved the cam. and defendants were
each fined 2s. 64. L and oosta.--Ckarles Scott Salisbury
master and owner of the schooner Venus, of Raster,
was summoned by his nutte, John Lantrtnaid, for pay-
ment of the stun of L'2s ss. 6ed., balance due for
—Mr. Trevanion for Complainant, del=
did not appear. 's case was that he
shipped 44 matn on I.Btb of Apdl. 1876, on a