The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-13 00:00:00

POOLIL

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ToweCousclt.—ThequarterlyeetlnOithlebOdy
was held on Tuesday, and there were present the
Mayor (Councillor W. N. Western). Alderman G
Green, and Councillors G. Curtis, B. Aldridge, W.
I). Dugdale, J. Gifford, T. Buckley, and E. .J.
Conway.—Fhe Town Clerk read the report of the
Finance Committee, who eatimated the total expendi•
tore for the ensuing quarter at £1,715 7s. &1., of which
He. 6d. twee for carrying out the Public Health
Act. After deducting the inoome from Corporation
property and other sources there wee a deficiency of
11,200 to be raised by rate. The estimate was adopted,
and a number of orders were mails on the B wougff
Treasurer.—Upon the proposition of Mr. Cords,
seconded by Mr. Gifford, it was resolved that the
fountain in front of the National Provincial Bank,
presented to the Borough by Mr. G. W. Franklyn,
should be re-painted, cleaned, and supplied with
water.—Mr. Gifford and others drew attention to the
numerour complaints that were made about the con-
tractor for the removal of night soil commencing at so
early an hour as be did. The bye-laws fix the time
for commencing at 10 o'clock; but the Mayor was
requested to inform Mr. Ballom that if he began at
dus early hour be must provide proper carts in the
place of the waggons at present in uss.—There was no
other beano&

Licrult.—The fired of • series of three lectures wadi
delivered in the Unitarian Church on Sunday evening
by the Rev. W. Agat, the minister of that plaoe of
worship. The lecturer took for his subject "Poetry,
It. Meaning and idiesice."

Butt &warmth—The third monthly competition
by members of the 4th D.B.V. for the challenge cup,
presented by Captain Stone, came off at the range on
Saturday afternoon. There were 19 competitors, and
Sergeant 'caber was again the winner, with a score of
67 points, Serpent Imbue is now te owner of the
cup, he having won it at each competition. Lieut.
Budge has given another cap to be competed for in
the mos way.
LIMILLL Mi1:111113. —A meeting was held at the
Liberal Hall on Thursday evening to hear an address
from Mr. 8, L. Baker, and there was a good attend-
ance. The chair was occupied by Councillor A.
Ballston, ex-Mayor, and president of the
Liberal Association, who made a few introductory
remarks.—Mr. Baker than made • long speech, in the
course of which he referred to the time when a poor-
rate of 9d. in the E was levied in Poole, and said that
woe one of the results of Conservative government.
If, recommended that they should adopt the Birming-
ham system for the upholding of Liberalism In this
borough, and as Birmingham was the light, politically,
of the midland counties, so let them make Poole the
same along theBouthern coast. In the course of further
remark' he spoke of the great program of Liberal
principles in France, and of the benefit which the
working obsess derived from the operation of the land
laws in that country. He then argued that Conserva-
tives, who carefully abstained from referring to these
facts, worked, both at Poole and throughout the
country at large, for their own personal and
pecuniary
interest, whilst the Liberals strove for the good of
their fellow men, and often made sacrifices for the
sake of their cause. He pointed to the great room
which was seen for improvement and progress among
the working classes, and he contended that Conserva-
tism was utterly opposed to such progress.—Mr. Baker
cruiciaed the condo.' of the governm ant b Sh as regarded
foreign and domestic affairs, and then, returning to •
more homely theme, he spoke of the late alemion of
guardians for the Poole union. The Conservatives,
he said, had done all they could to make the election
a victory on their part, but it was not so. The
Liberals of Poole voted splendidly, and it was very
satisfactory, considering that it was open voting, that
.cs many stuck fast to their colours. He could upset
the election in as many weeks as it required months
to do last year, but it warn not worth the trouble. He
went on to say that the Conservatives made the very
most of the property qualifications, whereas the
Liberals did not kok out half of theirs; and the Gas
Company gave ten votes to the Conservative candi-
dates.—Councillor G. Curtis and Mr. G. West also
addressed the meeting, which closed with • vote of
thanks to the Chairman for presiding,

&ALT CLOSING, Movosztrr.—The trsdeamen of the
town have agreed to close their establishments at four
o'clock on Wednesdays throughout the months of June.
July, and August

CONVCILSAZI OM —The second term of the Musical
Association was brought to a close ea Tuesday evening
with a very successful converse:ions A large number of
Ladies and gentlemen responded to the invitations issued
by the member, of the Association, and assembled in the
upper schoolroom in Skuuser•street, which had been made
to assume the appearance of a spacious drawing-room. The
proceedings commenced with the tranmetion of the
annual business of the 111110C1Sti011, and the odicers were
unanimously re-elected and thanked for their services
A well-oriented programme of vocal and instrumental
music, readings, and recitations was gone through in good
style. and W. W. W. Burnand exhibited a series of
capital dissolving views. Various other amusements
were extemporised and the very enjqable gathering was
brought to a clues at about two o'clock, the arrangements
being everything that could be desired.

POLICE. Monday.—Before the Mayor (Mr. W. N.
Western) and Miura J. B. Dora and W. C. Laakedar.
Jan Walake, a labourer, of L3WOr Horsebridge,
Hallinsby, bosses, wee &sawed with neglecting t
ten hi. his wife and two children, whereby they became
chargeable to the Poole Union.--Mr. Clarke, mister of the
Poole Workhouse, said prisoner's wife and two children
were brought from Portsmouth on the 711 of April under
a removal order, they having been deserted by the
prisoner. Poole was the maiden settlement of the
woman, but the settlement of the man had not been
discovered. The whereabouts of the prisoner was ascer-
tained by means of a letter be addressed to his child at
Portsmouth Workbouse.—Prisoner said hie wife went into
the Portsmouth Waltham of her own accord, and be did
not desert her. He had only been in work 12 days, and
for some time pest he bad been an inmate of the Brighton
Workhouee larmary.—Th• magistrates discharged the
prisoner on the condition that he wee to take his wife and
children out of the Woekbouse.

Charles Arnold, master of the Unity, of Southampton,
was charged with beim drank and disorderly on the quay
on Saturday night. —The evidence of P.C. Lee showed that
about quarter-past 10 o'clock on Saturday night the
prisms, was on the Quay, near Hews. Nibs's'. mill,
drunk and making a disturbance, and he collected a
crowd. Prisoner wanted to jump into the water; but he
eru preventel from doing eo, and he then went aboard a
vessel sad jumped into the harbour. He was rescued by
means of a boat, and taken to the Polloeatation.—
Prisoner now said Walsh) waa lying Hasnworthy side and
he euposed he wanted to swim to her—The Bona
Imposed a fine of to. and 4s. 64. cots.