The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-03-06 00:00:00

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" Hamilton Home, Arhinton Street, Lowlon.
" March lit, 1577.

" To the Mayor of Poole.
Dear Sir, write to aelin twledge the receipt of your
letter of the 2:3nl ult, returning me the cheque for £IOO,
which I sent Non for the retell of those fisherman and
sailors of the Port of Poole who have tettfertol Loses by
being thrown out of etuployment tin.l otherwise in con-
sequenee of the exceptionally tempestuous weather of the
past winter.
"Tire saperintendence of the distribution of any rhari•
ties for the benefit of his fellow-townsman has always
been acknowledged to be, if not the diity, at any rite one
of the privileges of the cinef magistrate, awl I therefore
cannot mappoee your refusal in this instant.° arises ft
any anwillitigne,,s to undertake it : but rather from A
belief as stated in your letter, that the help which you
decline in the name of the sea-faring men of the Port is
not neede I.
"1 aria agreeably surprised at this view. so much at
variance with that of many in the town, who are in a
position to Inc well informed on the subject. Itut
in
defenmre to it I pause, to allow of further inquiries AY to
the condition of those classes who I had heard were in
great need of assistance, _

I am, dear Sir,
" Your, f MO( ully,
" Ives' B. Guest.
" P.S.—As I oheerve that the sillijeet ha 4 hee:i alrea,ly
mentioned in the papero, I am 'wading a copy of the
correspondence that has passiel fer puldie4 ."
Pours, Fri.lay.—Before the Mayor (Mr. A. Italston).
the es-Mayar (Mr. F. Styrind, and Mr. C. .1. Stone.

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THE MORES OF TOY. "sCOVT. AND lIIS
WiUioei Ma.nrin, master of a Pelt-loner named the
Scout. was summoned by William Simmers, cook and
seaman, for refusing to pay him t o. 4-1. tieing the
balance of wages due to him at the rate of .1;2 ss. per
month, during a voyage fiwn London to Twillingate,
gown ttttt out hack to Igngland.-The c plainant
Pahl he hail been in the port a fortni4lit that lay, awl the
ilsfewlant hail repeatedly promised to pay him, but put
off doing so.--The defendant produced the articles and
mid he had not Jaen to all the placer men tionol iii theta.
Ile till Ow complainant that he would pay him at one
o.cloek Mit afternoon (Friday), at the Custom flows.,
before the shipping marten-The complainant /laid the
defendant told him at eight dcbtelt in Wednesday night
that he would pay hint at twelve o'clock at noon 41
Thursday. Ile went there, but the defendant mill not kr..p
app ,intwetit.-Tll,. defendant said he gave the com-
plainant a note and told him he would pay him that after-
noon (Friday) at one. Th,• message was sent by the mate,
awl there might have been a ini,take. -lit anawer to the
defendant, the complainant said he (ascendant) asked him
whether he wanted r ttttt e money, and he gave him Pante,
ci as to keep him till tarlay,-Itoltert Miller, another sea-
man on hoard the vessel, said the defendant gave him and
the other, of the crew unto' as to their wages, awl asked
Liam to meet him yesterday, but he did not attend. Ile
shipped on board the Scout at St. John's, Mew foundland,
to go to lichen, the Mediterranean, and back to a port in
the United Kinzdain. The chip was takento Poole instead
of to Lisbon. Last night the defendant refits:it to allow
them to go into the forecastle to sleep!, and they hail to go
to the Police-station to ask for a tvglit's lodging. The
men's clothes were on hoard, awl they coal not get
thew. In answer to Mr. Stone the witness nail he aligned
the articles at the shipping office at St. John'a, but they
were twat read to him as Mr. Stone real them. Ac they
understood them, they were to go the vayare which he
(witness) hail mentioned.-Mr. Stone raid the magistrates
niust presume that Her Maiesty't officer dhl his duty when
he read the articles which were signed by the crew.-
Stevens was iaro called, and he 9140,1111: hal never
seen a copy of the articles.- The defendant raid he had
little doubt there \fa...agony in the forecastle at the pre-
vent time Ile was willing to pay the men every farthing
that WAA iliac to them, bat they would not take the
money and sign their release-Mr. Stone told the men
that they must go before the shipping master, the ilefewl-
ant having promised to pay them, and, if they haul any
cause of complaint, they might then SIIIIIMOR the defend-
ant before the magistrates.-The defendant sail he was
, ready to pay the men yesterday. The shipping master
gave him instructions not to let them have their clothes
until they hail signd their relente. The complainant had
, money due to him, taut the other men had not; they were
in dela to the shin-The last witness spoke of the coldness
of the night, and of the defendant refusing them a bed or
their clothes-The defendant said he took the shipping
master's advice.-Mr. Stone said he behaved very
arbitrarily in ref U4i121( to let the meu have their clothes.-
The summons was dismissed.