The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-05-09 00:00:00

POOLE.

Tee RAILWAT.—At • special meeting of the South.
Western railway company, on Thursday, approval was
given to the Bill for constructing a railway at Poole.
FOURTH DORRIS RIFLE Vounwrzzae.—Tbe monthly
comut.tion for Colour-Sergeant Farmer's challenge cop
took place at the range at Hamworthy, on Wednesday.
Corporal liawkes was the winner, with 61 points.
The population of the borough in 1861 was 9,609 and
now 10.013, beiag an increase of 424 persons. The
population of the Poole Unim in 1861 was 13 592, and
at the present time 14,670, being • net increase of 1,078
persons.
Doom.* Bsaievzwesr.—Mre. Gray, of the New lon,
received the melancholy tidings of the douses of her
eldest son Hr. Henry Muter, late chief °Blur of the
barque Silver Stream, of Glasgow , whioh took place at
Ceres, Breads. on January 27th. Daring the put week
intelligence of the decease of her second son, Mr.
Frederick Hayter. has reached her, who wee sooidentally
drowned at sea on December 26, while on a voyage to
Singapore.. . . . . . .

FATAL ACCIDINT.--A boy named Frederick Henry
Squibb was killed last Thursday afternoon, through
felling when getting out of a cart in notion. He was
riding on a waggon load of bricks from Kinson pottery,
of which John Styles, starter, bad charge; and, when
about to atop at Balston's factory, be began getting out,
and when on the shafts fell in front of the off wheel.
Styles, who was 20 yards behind the waggon, ran to
atop the horses, but, before he could do so, the wheel
bad passed over his chest, and two of his ribs were
broken. He was picked up insensible. In e. few
minutes he stretched Ms legs, and said, "I shall die, I
shall never get over this." He said the pain was on his
sliest, and was black in the face. Shortly before nine
he die The jary on Friday returned a verdict of
" Accidental death."

'rue &fag COLLICTORAHIP.—In eonsequenoe of the
increased eolleetion involved by the abolition of oem-
poundin.i by the Reform Ace, a year ago the salary of
Mr. Hocklisten was raised for £llO to £175—E15 extra
for himself and 150 for an assistant. At the last meet-
ins of the Board of Guardians, his salary was again con.
sit-'red, and it wag proposal as oompounding for rates re-
stored the £53 granted for an assistant should be with-
drawn. Mr. Houlisten admitted a certain sum had been
compounded for, but in St. James's parish there were 900
tate-payers to see more than under the old system. Tile
borough rate, which formerly oast £5O to collect, had
ben included in the poor•rate since the board granted
him an as 4istant, and the poor-rate under the preadult
system had increased from £670 to £7BO in the collec-
tion for each quarter. The new rating bill of Mr.
G aches, would involve great alterations, and he asked
that the present arremaecnent remain for the ensuing
year. Making out four Minis • year a document with
2 000 names in it was an extremely laborous task, care
being taken that every name should be Inserts)
properly. There was only one gentleman in Mae town—
Mr. Minns—who compounded for the whole of his
tenement*. He had 1.700 vouchers to make out; be
had &Po t) make two immense books, the rate book,
tautening II complete supervision of the town, to free
that every individual's name was properly inserted;
then the demand cards had to be made out twiee, and
the whole of the book had to be written out in receipts.
He had collected £60,000 since he bad held his appoint-
mcnt. His daties sinee 1968 had more than trebled
themselves. Finally it was arranged that the salary of
the Collector during the next twelve months should be
ill% as originally sanctioned by the Poordaw Board,
and that he be allowed £25 for an assistant, making a
total £135.

PlrrtT EIAMoNs, Thursdey.—Beiore the Mayor (J.
Hasker, &RA the ex-Mayor (Alderman F. T. Mogen), and
W. L C. Adey, Esq.
Aw 11L/11)/JIT VAIlla)(1.-64or9e W Miaow, who stated that
became front Queen Camel, near Yeovil, was charged by Supt.,
Hunt with begging at various bousse at Longßeet. hr. 'Allard
said prisoner called on him, and stated that he, with his wife
and family, had Just come out of the Union Worthouse, and
that the Rev. J. L. Williams would give him employment in
his garden if he could get • spade. He said that the Rev. J.
L. Williams bad given him Is. Winter a/so relieved him.—
Kra. Leaman said he called at Mr. Bodington's, and Mr. T.
W. Green, of Parkstone, that primmer called on him making
use of the mem plea, which had been minor eacertained te be
false. Committed for It days' herd labour.—Prisoner was
also charged with stealing an umbrella, from the house of Mr.
Gllbird. It stands over for a fortnight.
TILAIIIII27I og Igcsuram—The Hoenig of the New St. Clement's
wm transferred from Mr. Edward Down to Yr. Henry
Sherburn.