The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-09-15 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY AND MUNICIPAL REVISINO
COURTS.

Mr. A. 11. Stottehnlam. Vigor, harritteroLtlaw, held
a court at the uil,lliall.so Womlntallay for the
Imrlr
revng ti t l'arliamentary and Municipal lid. of
%.,,ter,, for the It.r.otigh llf Wernittall and Moloomhe
Reg. Mr. J. 11oward-13..wtt0, inttructed by tht
&toll I/oratt "Abets! Amociation, &Notated .ao loehalf
.4 Moe foiberal interest, said Mt. Muxtal.olt fur tip,
Conservatives.

Mr. /instable appeared in support of a claim male
by William Henry Onelow, an officer in the Royal
Artillery, stationed at Werneuth Barracks, in respect
to certain neene he had occupied at the barracks since
February, lee Bl.
Mr. Bowen said there were several soldier claimants,
and lie wished to ask the Revising Barrister whether
he con lidere.l eddiers in barracks were entitled to
vote iii the same way as other individuale. This was
the first tine. in IVeyneeith in which a number of
soldier claime bed been put in. Ile wee el from the
service section, and minterelel that mime in berracks
did not constitute • separate dwelling, and that no
rate. were irti.l in any way.
The Review : It is not necessary for him to pay
rates.. It depends upon whether the owner of the
property does .0.
Mr. Bowen : Applicant serve e under the colonel.
Mr. Huatabl.• If,. under the t'roarn.
The Revieer : V.ItC is a good one. In this and
the other claims the men must have occupied the
rooms.
Similar claims were also male on behalf of Lieut.
Gordiu, who had been at the barracks since June,
isle& and for .lajor Wallis, who had been there since
September, Isl4&—Granted.
Mr. F. J. Rolls claimed, through Mr. Huxtable, in
reelect to • piece of leasehold ground rent in Great
George-street.
Mr. Bowen opposed, on the ground that Mr. George
Simpson Rolls was the owner of the property. If the
applicant were the owner he meat show his title.
Replying to questions put by Mr. Bewen, applicant
said his father gave the property to him by deed in
11179, since which time he hut been en the list. He
was not aware his father had stated to anybody in the
town that he was the owner of the property.
(Laughter.)
The Revisor: The claim muse be satisfactory, ether.
wise he would nut have been on the list since then.
I do not think the oppieition is justified in g.eng
against Ime who ha. been on the register PIO long. I
shall allow both the vote and the expenses,
Robert If. Walk, a private in the regiment stationed
at the Nothe Fort, claimed in respect to a MOM he had
occupied there since May laid. Ile admitted he bad
been billeted sit a part of the time he had been at
the Fort.
The Revisor That will not do. You must tie
tinder the memo roof for a given time,
Walk : I was at the Barracks from February, lege
to May, Pert He, however, went from the learracke
to the lodging list and then lii the Nothe Fort.
The Reviser : You cannot go on thn list this year.
Walk : It does not make much difference to me.
(Laughter.)
A claim made by Sergeant.l4aj.w Dssnsl.l, ef the
Nothe, was granted ; for although he had been moved
from one room to another, he had kept to the same
roof.
me IT. J. Notesn claimed as joint occupier with his
father, of Egerton House, situated on the Esplanade,
and mid he was entered in the rate.book in respect
to the same.
Mr. Bowen objected to the cots., on the ground
that Mr. Nebbe was simply boarding with his
1 he Revisor, however, allowed the claim.
Mr. Nobbs applied for expense*. This was the
third time he had had to come before the Court in
respect to the claim. The you before last it was
allowed.
An objection was railed to him this year because
he hadwennotihtea fiv.,
nattitrshouse 12 months, and yet he
had
Mr. Pattison said Mr. Nobbs was formerly objected
to because he amid not be a joint necupier, after sign-
ing a declaration that he was a lodger. On that ground
lie waa objected to. The Reviser allowed Mr. Notes*
es. expenses.
Duclutherer was objected to by Mr. Bowen,
on the ground that he was an alien. He was a well.
known German, and belonged to the Brunswick Band.
. .

salmon—let, Nfand Condon; 2nd, Chute+ Hill. .
Olaas 4--Geraniums, pink, white, ts striped—let, I
Agnes ITee ,• 2nd, Annie Groves. MU 5 •
•raniiiine, do ible, any colour -- Let, Millie
Webber; 2nd, Eliza Davie. (lam 5--Gleranitims,
variegate I or scented kit—let, William Payne; 2nd,
Marten Atkins. Clay 7 Caleoolariaa Ist,
Fredorick Palmer. Clans B—Ferns—bit. Lizzie
11 iwilitch : 2nd, Arthur l'arker. Class 10—Foliage
Plants—Harriett Webber ; extra prise, Ethelbert
Rogers. Glass 11 Asters-2nd, Alfred Rogers.
Mutts not included in former oimpetitiotot. (lasi 12
—lsl, Ellen Payne; 2nil, Agnes Piles; extra, Arthur
Gibbs. flaim 19—Nosegays, garden flowiirs—lst,
Harry New. Clas. 21—No.egaye, wild flowers—let,
Chndo. Payne; 2nd, II New.
SIARKICT nAKJiIIIRI COIIMMTION.
Ciit,/ A —Olt Flowers—lot, Mr Webber: 2nd. Mr
Rog.irs. Class C —Best dish wars —Mr Webb r. eta.
I)—Best dieh culinary smilax—Mr ' New. Class F.—
Best dish dessert copies—Mr S Emery. Class F
Best dish plums—Mr Webber. Class G—Best dish
collection vegetables— Ist, hr English; 2nd, Mr Wet:-
her.
The following are the officers of the society to whom
all the praise for the succoui of the society ts duo :
President Ven. Archdeacon Buckle. Vice-President:
Rev. T. W. WasdaleAVatson. Hon. Treasurer: Mr.
W. T. Page. lion. Secretaries: Meows. J. Oroven
and E. J. Christopher. Committee : Meson*. Atkins,
Ileavis, Cake Ck, Emery, English, Harvey, New,
Newberry, Rogers and Webber.
The prices will be publicly distributod to the sue-
awful competitors in the schoolroom on Friday even-
ing, September 25th, at 7 o'oclock.

PORTLAND.
NARROW ESCAPIR raw Dnowcisa —A little lay
named Robinson, about three yearn old, whoa father
is a shoemaker in Cantletown, fell into the water near
the Government landing pier at Cantletown whilst
playing with other children on ‘tontlay morning, at
half-pant 11. He was rescued by two men named
Manger and Moore.
Ccrruns 01, ASH RR. —The shark which him award
aerie terror to lathers and °therefor about • fortnight
pant, was captured near Wyke in an ordinary !tithing
net a few days ago. It VIVI purchaeed by NIT. Flew,
fish merchant, (ihtwil, who has it on view at the Kings
Arms, and charges •small sum for adinienhm. It in not
nearly such • large fish as renew —which is always
treacherous—has tinserteil, being only five feet four in
length, and about fourteen inches in circumference.
1)1STIN.:1:1All tim VIIIITORS.—Lord Wolverton put
into the Roads on Friday morning from l/artniouth,
accompanied by Karl Granville, in the yacht Palatine.
They drove to various parts of the island, and put out
to *ea Again on Monday morning. The R&M' morning
the Duke of Bedford arrived in the nteam yacht
Northumbria. The If.sequig 14 Ormond« han been
in the locality for several days pant with the strain
yacht Mirage. On Tuesday he left for Ihirtnimith. The
yacht Juno arrived .11 Tuesday evening. The Jason,
owned by Mr. Bibby, with Colonel bisjendie on
board, also came in the earlier tart of the week,

, divided, and yet full of boast. Ade sl had been ta.d
labout Radical lies, and when he inquired what was
oth:l'euagh citiiiiillri:::btahr."ke ta:!'iwaionghnineys e"lils'intc7l7l 41'71;ictih:i'hiiteL:rhircrea4:11::::;;:nrk:nd's747js,1'3.et::(111:4:4:t.'d.iti.ot:71is'ii:t::-
.ea,.ant ro,wictary. he argued that what mual 1..'
hi reapet to the land, and tni, aluoliti .f the law,f
.',.a orate all that ,l,la'n,led 'u thu. r.'o,lt f ii,,,
election. If the Tories wer• returned, all the Liberal
meaaureri would have to rentain in abeyance for an
indefinite time. Nevertheless, he was not contented
by asking them to vote for the Liberal party for what
was to he
got out of them, but he wanted them to
so bocauselae was jealous of the honour isf England.
((heera.) Ho believed it to be better both at house
and alinwsd in the hands of the Liberal party. (tp.
plau.e.) If they agreed with him that this was Ow
case, they must work hard to get Liberals num,' i.
Parliament. Ile wished they had a better candidate
than himself, but they had to choose between himself
and a Tory, and although the Tory might lie a very
good fellow, he (Mr. Stnnris) was a better atm,
became he was • Liberal. (Hear, hear.)
The Her. T. Nit3Vry of Dorchester, complimented
Mr. Sturgis upon the very excellent speech he had
delivered. He ales contend., 1 that the measures
pawed during the few months thr. Tories had Invn ,11
office had been due to the action of the Litrwal„,
(Hear, hear.) He argued that anything touching the
interests of the Tories IT striking at the ro its .4
property rights; thrty would not touch so !myth Ls wit
their little finger.. ; imleed it wa, evident thy will
not admit such MPASUrCII as were fair and reasonable
for the tnasses of the peep!e. They knew what
measures the Teries had passed whilst in a minority,
but how would they act if returned by an
whelming majority to the Howie ef Commons, whin
TNh..syt
would revert to their .4.1 habits and tendencies. If
frisrd Churchill e... 114 not it,, with them he might start
about hie business. (freighter.) He felt abwet
ashamed to ask such an intelligeot alicio•lw.• T. the
one he warn addressing whether thy prefemsl 3 wan
like lewd (hurchill, or the great seternii statesman
whose life had been Is nand up in the spleisito
of
.the nation. (Hear. hear.) Without traversing
through the whole of the past legislation. or
the action of the Liberal party during th.• past half
century, they might be contented with the fact th it
for all greet reforms and prawn., they weie indebted
to the Liberal party. (Cheers I Ile stronglY oblectA
to the fable representations which hail been made in
respect to Mr. Chamberlain. (lbar, hear.) If they
read through the speeches of the Torii,. they might la
induced to imegine Sr. Chamberlain was ready to
mill doyen every institution in the eomitry. If. hewever
was • wise and prudent statesman. (Hear, hear.)
He believed Mr. Clianiberlain'a imlicy would Nosier
or later lx. carried "lit by tie, great .4 thlr
country. Aa to Lon] Ifartingeon, he did net wish
to speak disparagingly of him, but his swmcli dill it
meet the requinnients of Ow case, because the Land
Lewis required more drastic tenement than he W3S
prepared to give. Lord Harlington said let the
questions be fully and amply discussed, but the Tory
party said the question admitted ..f no discussion,
and they had not made the remotest sign .4 to.sebiog
upon it. Mr. Chamberlain was in favour "(were lit.sl
taxation of property, and also not only the Muddier. ..f
the bind but of mime scheme that would
Pliable agricultural lalmurers to obtain a at of
ground. Gin' Churchill and his party said they
would have none of theee things. They wield float
have an optiort 'ty of advocating any .4 them.
(laughter.) •
prilr.•ll 3 tote .4 essitidence in
111 r. Sturgis, a. the Isberal candidate, and pledged
the meeting to 11/N• its bed endeavours to secure his
election. This was okeelpia.l,l by Mr. E. C /11/110i,
said that the GWW,..tVlitiveA episised the Franchise
Itill • until they mw that further opposition WAS