The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-06-07 00:00:00

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YEOVIL. bIPoRTANT TO lICTCIIIB2 •Xp
PHOPRIKTONN Or SLAUGHTER:IIOIIUL —At a special
meeting of the Town Council on Friday, Mr.
Turner, butcher, applied for a Went" for the erec-
tion of a 'laughter-house on his premises in Vicarage-
street. He had erected two new cottages with a
high wall at the back, and had left • large opening
between tbein, arched over, SO that he might I.
able to have good acoess to the slaughter-house at
their back when erected. Hitherto no one has ever
thought of a license for alanghter-honsee in the town,
and the present application was made in consequence
of SOM. parties having objected to this being
erected, and also from ascertaining that Po one can
use an unlicensed deeagbter-bowee, erected subsa-
quent to the passing of die Local Act, without in-
curring • penalty of ill, should ally', oly choose to
lay an information against the offending parties
The clause race tires :—No place shall be used or
oocu?iiiii as • slaughter-house within the said
knits which WM not in use and oecups-
ties at the time of the passing of the Local
.et, and has so continued ever since, utiles,
and till • license for the erection there-
-of, or for the use and occupation thereof as
A elsoghter-houre have been obtained from
tint Town Council; and every person who,
-without having first obtained such license as afore-
rid, uses as a slaughter-house any place within the
said limits not used as such at the paining of the
Local Act, and so continue to be used ever sine-,
shall for each offence be liable to a penalty not
ezoodiag five pounds, and • like penalty fur every
day after the conviction for such offence upon which
the said offence is continued. "As the greater
portico of the slaughter-houses in Yeovil have been
erected since the pausing of the Local Act, it is
therefore evident that those butchers now using ,
those places for the purpose of slaughtering nettles
are entirely at the mercy of anyone eh° chooses to
inform against them. A lengthy desultory con•
venation ensued, respecting the subject, and,
as slaughter•hoesse in the close proximity a
dwellanghosses must in • greater or less degree
oecesearily be a nuisance, sad as ft Xs the duty
the Town Council to abets all nnisenees as much
as possible, and attend to the unitary condition of
the town, it was agreed by alto present that it
vould be impolitic to grant soy licensee to slaughter.
houses, used as such once etee passing of the special
Act, and being in close proximity toan• dwellings."
Bodenhato tionglat that it would be very hard
fot Mr. Tumor to be prohibited erecting a slaughter.
bones, e.:ter ba bad gone to the great °epaulet be hail ,
'andel' the %imposition that he might do what he liked
• oven. The Mayor said no one prohibited
but if the Council would not lianas it,
eft "Nomad be at his own risk if he slaughtered in it,
ass aey one might inform against him, and the magi&
%rates would be compelled to convict. Mr. Goode
.did not suppose any party would like to lay an in-
formation against • neighbour, and a nuisance might
exist, The Town Clerk replied that if any one
complained to the surveyor, who was also inspector
of nuisances, that officer would be bound to pro.
Geed with the ciao He thought the butchers would
ran very great risk in continuing to kill in unlioensed
elenghter-honsea Mr. Bodenham considered Mr.
Turner's • very hard case, and as he did not
believe it would be a noisome, he would move that
Mr. Turner's application for a license
.be granted.
No one, however, seconded the proposition, and the
motion fell to the ground. Seeing that the butchers
are now running considerable risk against being
informed against, either by some person wishing to
pick up a few pounds by turning • common
informer, or by the Inspector of Nuisance no a own-
plaint being made to him by any inhabitant of
a MIIIIIACS, we would suggest to them the dears.
bility of canvassing the question as to the necessity
of baying • public slanghter-house..

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BATH .—Titz Assay. The subscriptions
towards the Abbey reatoration now amount to
£3,470, which include £59 la 6d., collected at the
church on flunday, May 29.
Mr. J. Ricketts, solicitor, has been appointed
eecretary to the Borough Liberal Regiatraticn
Association, in the room of Mr. T. North, resigned.
CHURCH OF ESOL•ND CLIPICAL •ND LAY
ASBOCIATION.—This institution, which has for its
object the maintenance of Evangelical principles,
held its seventh annual conference at the Assembly.
rooms, on Tuesday and Wednesday. The first
qoastMe discussed arm " Prophetic Study," and the
speakers were the Revs. G. Frisk, J. B. Clifford,
Vr. ffandford.J. Kelly,G. W. Newnhans, Kilvert,
D. Cooper, T. Cimino, J. H. Way, W. H. Tatlock,
H. T. Cavell, and H. Barna ; Major Giberne,
Colossi Aylmer • F. Bluett, and J. Harrison, &gra
The second subject wee "Christian Aseoci.mtona,"
and the speakers were the Revs. H. Pinoos, Preben.
dary Mayne. F. J. Hone, Canon A 11.., Hobart
Seymour, A. Roger., A. Cb.zestopber, and J.
&aerie ; the Mayor of 13risK and Colonel Aylmer.
At the coliverrosione the subject was "Music," and
the speakers were Ike Revs. E. Young, G. Fisk,
H. Barn*, C. Ke•-able; said Colonel Aylmer. On
Wednesday. :icily Communion was administered at
the A I„rlay Church, at eight o'clock in the morning.
On to•amambling at the rooms, the first subject of
discussion was," The effect likely to result to the
Church from the late judgment of the Privy
Council," end the epenkere were the neva It. Litton,
.Y. H. Crowder, W. Sandford, C. Bingham, E.
Walker; Colonel Aylmer, Major Giberne. and E.
Hathaway, Earl. The second and Nat subject was
" The peculiar dangers of the times, and the special
duties of the clergy," and the speakers were the
Revs. G. H, Tate, H. Berne, A. Christopher, T.
Cruise, sod H. Raker.

Lift --On Wednesday afternoon, a firs was
diatovered in the workshop of Mrs. Bowen, silver-
Imith, of 14, High-street. It appeared that during
the absence of the workmen the blind fell down,
ea& was ignited by a gas-light. Its timely discovery
end a few buckets ot water extinguished the firs
before much damage was dune.
W ESTON-SII PE ft• 11A RE. Counaso Armee
. The sixth anniversary of the opening of
this chapel was celebrated on Thursday by a tea-
asestiag, after which the Rev. C. Chapman, of
Both, preached a sermon in behalf of the funds of
the ohapeL There was a good oongretpdion on the
emosion.

AOIIOIU. Bonatim.--A fine display of coloured
aurora borealis, in the N.N.W. occurred on Wed.
oasday night at ten o'clock. The dark spaces be-
twain the streamers were very apparent, and the
interesting but somewhat uncommon undulations
present in aurora of northern latitudes were also
visible. The phenomenon is altogether remarkable
for the lime of year.
B Ri D 0 W ATE IL —Rao AAAAA LS Pita-
soatups. A man, living in Hemp Ward,
0111/ this town, named Bell, has in his
possession a parrot, which on the 24th and 28th
olt, laid two eggs, without haring left her cage.
It is a still more remarkable fact that this bird,
under mills, circurostanoes, last year laid two eggs,
on exactly the same days of the mine month.
timorous estate& —On Thursday two respectable
youths, named Bode and Ballard, were sentenced to
Iwo =oaths hard labour each, for an aggravated
awash upon a little girl named Lacy Mosey, only
five years of ago Hodge is the eon of a respectable
innkeeper of the town, and with Bollard woe an
apprentice to the father of the little girl whom they
violated.

TAUNTON.—Tun Larx Armin's", MORDTII
AT WIAT Harm—it was fully expected that
Aliso, who attempted to murder his wife through
jealously, would he brought up at our police-court
on Saturday, the 28th, she having rapidly recrovered.
On Wednesday, however, unfavourable symptoms
est in and her life is now deepeired of. As the
last luxe of saving her life, tb• windpipe was
opened on Thunday, and a silver tube inserted, in
ceder that she might breathe through it.
War Sonsaawr Yronauitv Cavatev.—This
regiment, nearly 400 strong, under the command of
Co Portman. M.P., are training at Taunton.
On Thursday the contest for the regimental medal
for the best swordsman took place, when the
following troopers entered the lists :—Sergeant
Howe, Dulverton troop; Corporal J. Duke,
llmineter troop; Sergeant Sloman, Wiveliscombe
troop; Private Lee, Taunton troop, Sergeant Dyer,
troop ; Corporal Priori, /Dewey troop;
Privet. Harm, lengport and Somerhiu troop; an
Private Lord, Wellington troop After a severe
rionteat, Private Hayes was declared the best
swordsman in the regiment, and was awarded the
medal.

FIR& —A fire took place at Corfe, near this
town, during Wednesday night, and destroyed
• dwelling occupied -by • man and
his wife, who were " on the spree" when it
moaned. On their return home, at half•peet two
I. the morning, nothing but the bare walls of their
dwelling remained, and all their furniture was con.
sunned.
boom= sr W. W. Mmicxxoe„ Eao.—At
pinta°, near Leingport, on the body ofJene Allen,
62 years of age. On Monday she got up about six
o'clock in good health, but on going downstairs
she complained of • pain in her heed, and
died in an hour afterwards. Verdict, "Died by
the visitation of God."—At T•untoz, on the body
of • child, on Friday, twenty mouths old, the eon
of • cabinetmaker, named Hill, residing in Cole's
Court, North-street. The demised fell from • chair
in which he was Owed en the fender, knocking off
saucepan of hot water, which fell into the fire,
cueing hot mhos to fall upon the child, burning him
on the lower pert of the body. The mother in-
stantly took him up, and sent for Mr. Liddon, but
the poor little easier lingered until Wednesday,
and gun expired. A verdict of" Accidental death"
was returned. —At Taunton, OD Fridey, on the
body of hfr. Robert Abraham fluntli,aurgeonoi gentle
man greatly respected. he being one of the median'
°Moen for • district of the Taunton Onion,
and churchwarden of Holy Trinity, Taunton.
—Elisabeth Jane Thomas deposed that she
was in the service of the deceased, who resided
in Agra Villa. He wits 73 yews of age. Up
to the 30th ult, he wee in good health. On
Tuesday morning, when be got up, he said his eyes
were dim, and he could not see. He had an egg
sad • cup of coffee for bresktest. After he ha
finished he sat dews in a chair, and looked into his
books and annuls He this dreamed hiarielf and had
his dinner, after whit* hewed out legman, patients.

On returning ha said he felt cold, aad warmed him'
self be the kitchen fire. Ile had his tea, *vent
out again, and returned at nine; had his supper,
esiki.,l 111 the garden', and then said he would scr
whether he could read now, and on taking up • book
said he could not. He went into the surgery, OA
• pill, and went to bed. The next morning, about
half-past eight o'clock, his grandson, fourteen years
of age, who slept in the same room, canie down and
said his grandfather was worse. She wont up and
found him in bed, having slipped down into the
middle of the bed, his fake being very red. He
turned round his eyes and looked at her, and upon
her ailking him ;sow he felt, he said "(iii!" his head and turned round. She asked whether she
should send for anyone, and he (wired° her, upon
which be turned round and closed his eyes. She
made him a cup of coffee, and on taking it up she
thought he was asleep, and came down stairs. She
went up again shortly, and believing him to be asleep
she went down again. On going up again, and not
knowing whether he was hardly dead or alive, she
sent for Mr. Cornish. She again went to him, and
found he was dead.—?dr. Cornish stated that when '
he saw the deoesaed be MU dead, but quite warm.
There warn no evidence of • violent death. He had '
seen • deal of dtocalied during the past twelve
months, and be had complained of pain and giddi•
nese in the head, and being unable to walk straight.
His opinion was that the deceased died from apo-
plexy, the result of natural causes, and the jury re-
turned a verdict accordingly.
CH A RD. —Citicgrr. —A match was played •short
time since between el-yen of Chard Club and eleven
of St. Andrew's College, Chardstock. It terminated
in the defeat of the latter by 24 runs.
SUDDLX OU Monday afiSCOOOll an old
woman, named Betty Wilmott, residing in Comb.'
street, left her house, and went to a nei„hbour,
named Moore, and whilst sitting in • chair, talking,
died Instantaneously. The deceased had been
unwell two or three months.
STOGURSEY.—RIsbit Coers.—At a severe
mutest of the members of the Stogursey Bine Corps,
on Wednesday, at their range at Lilstock, for the
edectinn of two of their number to represent
the corps at the approaching competition at W im•
bledoo for the St. George's Challenge Vase, the
highest moons made at 200 suit 500 yards were by
Surgeon Howse and Private W. Parsons, the former
making 25, and the latter 23.
BLISTOL—The whole amount collected in
Bristol, in connection with the recent anniversary of
the London Missionary society, was £2,614 3e.
Gentle Nicholls, a butcher, residing at Thorn'
bury, drowned himself in • butt oentaining two feet
of water on Friday.
It is the intention of the Hon. Henry Berkeley,
member for Bristol, to move in the House of Con,'
moos for permission to altar and amend the bill of
last year, entitled "The Meal and Grain Poison
Prevention Bill." The measure will be supported
in the Upper House by the Duke of Beaufort. The
object is not alone to protect the lives of domestic
animala, the shepherd's dog of the poor, or the fox-
hound of the rich, but what is of more paramount
importance, the lives of human beings, which have
been considerably endangered by the prectioe of
placing poison in the open fields, woods, and
coppices of this country with the intention of des-
troying foxes—not openly avowed, it is true, nor
any intimation given that might warn the unwary
of the secret danger.
Sueransion or PAYMENTS. —lt WM made known
in our commercial rooms on Wedbeaday that Mews.
Parker. Son and Company, soap and candle manu•
facture,., of the Bristol Soap Works, Lewin's-mead,
have suspended payments. The liabilities are
stated at about £5,000.

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CONIMITTAIL OF • F•Ril Mei 80e FOR PUN/URI%
—Brown r. Whelpton.—Th• plaintiff, for whom
Mr. Thick appeared, is • wheelwright in the Old
Market, and thedefandant, for whom Mr. Brooking,
of the firm of Clifton and Brooking appeared, is •
farmer at Ham Green, and the action was brought
in the Bristol County Couit to recover .C 3 Se. 63.
for work and labour done. Defendant was repre-
sented by his son, a respectably-dreamed young lOW
who produced • receipt for die amount, and swore
that it was given to him by the plaintiff's wife on
the 24th of March in exchange for the money paid
her. This turned out to be untrue, and him honor
committed him fur trial.

SOMERTON.—Tni fllOlll/41T ROBBIRT AT
lion Haw.—On Friday, 24th ult., before C. A.
Moody, Esq., two men named Scriven, (Wier and
son, of High Hain, were brought up in custody by
Superintendent Damen, charged on suspicion. of
having violently meaulted and robbed Mr. J. Hill,
of Beer, on the high.road, at the parish of High
Ham on the night of the 17th May.—Mr. Moody,
after informing the prisoners that the suspicions
were very strong against them, liberated them on
their entering into their 0110 recognizance. of CIO
each, to appear again if called upon, in case any
further evidence should be produced against them.
—At the same time, before the same magistrate,
Charles Meeker, of High Ham, was brought up in
custody charged with threatening the life of
William Myer, of the same place—Ordered to find
one surety for his good behariour in £2O for the
space of three months, and himself in £2O for the
same time. The surety being forthcoming he was
discharged.
LANGPORT.—Tuz DRAINAGE OF THI SOMMIT
LIVLI.P. —At a meeting of the Court of Sewen on
Wednesday, the 25th of May, at lAngport, Mr.
Moody, the chairman, in reply to a wish °upraised
by • gentleman present, that the landowners would
soon do something towards the drainage of the levels,
stated that he had written to Lord Portman on the
subject, and his lordship had promised if a meeting
was held in August or September, to none down
and do all he could to further the object. He also
remarked that he believed the landlords were
prepared to do all in their power to carry out the
scheme.