The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-12-19 00:00:00

POOLE.

THERE was no magisterial leusiouss at the Petty &melons
on ThunolaY. . . .

SOLT K ITCJIHN. —The Mayor's soup kitchen in West-
street will be open on Tuesdays find Fridays during the
present month and January and February. and all
persons who obtain a ticket from a clergyman or minister
of the town will receive a quart of soup and a small
loaf.

----I.'Ougsritr.—At a !fleeting of Court "Unity" of the
Ancient Order of Forestera, liehl on Thursday evening,
the Chief Hanger, Mr. W. Payne, had the Lower of
" making" the Mayor (Mr. A. Balaton) an honorary
ineinher,,awl Mr. H. T. Trovauitin • financial meanies of
the Court._ _ _

--1-4;cl-1; i'EMPLART.—The Good Templar lodges of the
town hwl a public tea !Deviling at the Temperance-Imill on
Monday night. Mr. J. J. Norton occupied the chair, and
the speakers were Mr. 11. Curtis, Mr. Carter. and Mr. W.
Tarver. Some pieces were sang by the Templar choir,
and there was also singing and recitations by members a
the juvenile lodge. The thanks of the meeting were
accorded to the Chairman for his kindness Ds giving a new
harmonium to the choir. as well us for presiding at the

‘‘ll.l.l.tM 1112 Cimurknott.—A iliwmged in took place at
th I DVIII4 of the Metes I hri4tiar.at
week ou " William the Conqueror." Papers were read
pro a con by Mr. W. J. Stevens awl Mr. 11. G. Freud, and
Mr. g,„ W. 14,..vn and Mr. WC:trey. A disci-Won then
followed, and after the l'hainuan (Mr. G. S. Norton), had
summed up what html been said, the question was put to
the vote, whm the ctsVug tote of the Chairsinn decid,gl
Limit the I lonquerer's cockl qualitie 1 wore preaotilimited
over by his had outlitieo.
Boson or tlusitm.ths, Thursdar.—Present : Mr. J. W.
Buckley (in the chair), Mosism. W. Bleadus. J. W. Lull,
G. Curtis, awl C. SI. Crumpler.-31r. W. Liwtoi,
surgeon, was elected medical etti:er for the third district
of the Union, comprising Ilaiuworthy,Lytebett Sfatravers,
and Lytchett Minster, in the placo of Dr. E P.
resigned. The following tenders were accepted for the
ensuing quarter :—Mr. Cole —Bread, 51.1. per lib. leaf
flour, :17s. per sack, Mrs. Keynes—Beef. 71.1. per lb.;
mutton, 7ld. per lb.; suet, it, per lb.; shins, 21,1. per lb.
Mr. G idwin—Australitit beef, Ind. per II,.; pork, 71.1. per
lb. Mr. lialstou —Cheese, 123. per cwt.; pears, lb,. ,sl. Per
liusheL Mr. OSlMUl—B.itter, Is. 2.1 per lb.; popper. 5) I.
per II..: sugar. 31.1. per lb. Mr. Burden—Salt. 2s. plc
cwt. •, rine, 111. per lb. ; tot, Is. hi. per lb. ; candles, 44.
per 12 lbs. ' • sod 'a, 53 3..1. per cwt. Mestare,. Hopkins and
Son—Oatmeal, Ins. ILI. per cwt. ; raisins, .stl. per lb.;
currants, 5,1. per lb. Mrs. Hoskins—Ale. Is. per MUM:
brandy. 245,
_per gallon; uer gallon; wine, 1.4
Per gallon. Mrs. Dorey--Coal. Ch. pr ton.
PeCteOrLLJlSullOittluasonertittAQTnbe 8..11e Ware.
.tcr. thtisitito4
Lid, port after being in collision with a vessel as yet
nuknown. On the 10th inst. the Blue 'lt avail.. rmw
ic timuhier, for flo)ilin. en. pro.
se,l:eireLleti..a.wdiAotlhre.iriuttnclfgerirAr..v,,.:;,cif
2 im.ni.. on the 12th lnmmtsitt
aster
• hi. Ito kept his course until limi
saw at a .
I low Ito (mmmii his ship was
iii,, imummimo Wm 10
any water. Thu mmmastrr hauled
w
out istance, and she as afterwards towed to Poole
by the Royal Albert steamer. She lost her cutwater,
bo 1, and all the terse= and sails attached. The
which came into with her did net render
any assistance. •

Num, hkeiday.—Behre the Mayor (Yr. A. 84,40,
and Mama W. D. Dugdale and J. B. Durell.
Mara dna Rumae,of Kinson, was brought up je
eettedy. ebe baring been found at half-past one o'clock
the eeiee evening eleeping in an outhouse at the hack a
the Globe tan, High-street, and not giving a sati,a,u,ry
account of herself to P.S. Beaken.—The &wit to ordenal prisoner leave the town and dischar.ted her.
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TRUSTEES OF TIIE QUAYS.
A meeting of the Quay Tnistees was hell at the Build.
ball on Friday morning, when there were preeeht_Tho
Mayor (Councillor A. Ralston,) Aldermen F. tityring, x
Kemp-Welch, T. Belben, and J. Buckley, Councillors G.
Curtis, „T. S. Hudson, W. N. Western, C. J.
Farmer, W. D. Duziale, H. It. Dugnoire, F. Muth,. Conway, W. .11. Ballard, R. I'. Ayles, C. 11111, E, x.
Blanchard, T. Buckley, %. Penney, and E .P. Philpots.
THE xxmosives' ACT,
The Beard of Trade wrote oonfirtning the byeslairs passed lq the Trustees under the provisions of the Exple.
slams Act, awl requostel that the Board should he
supplied with six printed copies of the bye-lau-s, imd the'
they should lie advertised. After some conversatien oa
the matter it was resolved to advertise for ten.lersifss
printing gi3O c“pies.
TIIE REMOVAL Or THE " lIAR "
Messrs. Styring, Dugdalle, and Hudson, the sulecota.
niittee appointed to enquire into the qiiindion of purehass
hag a steam dredge for use in the Harbour, reported that
they had hail interviews with Messrs. BU and Co. with
respect to their patent Basin dredger, and having twist: a
thorough investigation into the principles ut the machine,
as illustrated by models, they were thoroughly cos.
vincesi that it was far spiperior to any other forte fif
dredger with which they had hhiterto Isem arquainted.
and that it was sultuirably adapted for their peculiar
requirements. Taking these fully tuto ammunt they had devised a dredger which they believed would give the
following results :-14. The power if lirelLill4 .111 the
" lea," in all ordinary weather. she being to an memo! extent unaffected by the swell of the waves. 2nd. She
will not only raise the sand from the " Lir," hut, if
de-airel, expel it, by means of a floating tube, a saitliimt distance todischarge it into deep water. 3rd. She sill Live
carrying capacity equal to *lsn't UM tons and be able tO
raise that quantity per hour and convey it to any
, required point. 4th. It will not Ile necessary, a. a nil,
1 to discharge the ballast on the quay!, bait the .1,14,s
of
nosy be laid alongside the ship requiring ballast, an•l /ty
hpo er wer she will lift Ari.l discharge it into the shim h .1.1
sth. She will lac self pransilling, equal to a speed .al ala-aus
5i mil,. a. hour, anal come:lntently able to taw ..ur .gmore barges laden with balla.l, if tioceisurv. In eon-
Awe ~,, the subaeatinnittee said their conviet.on w i• that
the dredger would do the ordinary work ad the Hula sir
thoroughly at ii iiiii ,-11 less cot than the no-ur ..1 I, the
present unsatisfactory mitt's, and in abliiien to ,j,,, m,
weuld be' in • isAltion to work fir the improvement.
the " bar" not only at a mitaiuvrus ..0,4, but sith every
prospect of obtainiug a satisfactory reotp. -The Voris gave thnfotAi Pr.imal of ill, 4r, izer a- C 675. and he
patentees sail they Joel 1011,. arraing ea,: lib,
r.ospitructte.l is. J.... 10. 711,11.0.0.1.1r1.• A.4i.1 tr 7, 4,t ... k
, in !Imola and f-I is.„ter rotintri, awl, the 11,04 ~.1: 1.1,$"1;
' results, and Mir Ivor Glee. 1.1 sasei one athwort,..o.
1 Holland, Mr. Ihigdslo illuorstel to.. manner in whit%
' the mid was lifted by tocuis .4 a ch,,, h0.14..taa,
seemed too work very satisfactorily. A cenversstion took place tia to how the muney ,A 4.1 to 1., ~,,.,..t. .i,„t it was
elicited that the Trustees Lel borrowing towers to the
extent of .£2,009 which had not Issei cxerrised, Mr.
Curtis proposed that the report I.e rereis„,,i.eso refettoo, to
the Harbour l'oininittee to endeavour t,,,,1,t,,,th the „e„,,y
as spin:slily_ as passible with the view of e ate., ara, ,„at it..
work. Akierman Kemp-Welch secouded the propasition,
which was carried without dissent.

POOF.E TowN cot. NI 1,.
Immediately up.n the conclusion .4 ,ho shoo: Isuiscsi
a meeting of the Town Council was

MARKKTS AND FAIR,
The tenders received (,r taking the markets an-If:UN
for the ensuing year were in two nuoilior. Mr. John
White offering .Cl 2 and Mr. Goild cr to,.
Upon the proposition of Mr. Ifudson secindwl by Mr. T.
Buckley the highest tender was accepted.

VICP.E.LIRD POLICIL PAY,
The Watch Committee recommended that the pay of
the Superintendent and the men of the P.diee y..re,, be
inrresoied to the following amounts :—Sup.rintelidelit,
£1215. first sergeant, 274.. SUOMI sergeant. ttia, iliNt else
constable, 21+., second chIMI ditto, 2.1 i. third rkt.. ditto;
21s. The increases were VIP a year to ihe Superintendent,
and Is. a week itaeh to the men, and it was awl the mts
of. pay would then be still below other brought.
Upon the propodtion ii Alderman WEtxtt, secondial
by Alderman Hl:Oiler, the iucreqt,tl was unaniium-ly
voted.

THE PUBLIC. HEALTH ACT.
The Council theu eat intiler the Public Health Act.
rstorosED AVENUES Or TREES.
The Council theu proceeded to consider whether it
would be advisable to expend any and what sum in
putchasiug 80030 treei for planting the roabdiles iu the
borough.
_

Mr. Cult Tie proposed that the tr,es be.planted. and that
the matter be referred to the Street. and His
Couituitte to carry out the work. 11.3 mu:noted that the
trees be planted to -the extent of halbaonile along the
Wiodiorne. Rinzetoud, and l'ark,.tone-roa.l.i.
The Council were of opinion that they shoal know the
expen..e, and what kind of trees were to be plant,' I.,iere
they sanctioned the work, and
Mr. Duosions: moved that the matt,.. de rcferre !• the
ilthway C ~,,,, Mite, for investi.zati.m, with a request that
they would report t.. the
Alderman STTRINii 91.:.:01.1:I thi:, and.
Mr. CURTIS having, withlrawn hi, propoiition, the
amendment Was carried.

MU 43 IS SUPPLY.
The question of t!'e appointment 41 a irrag etanii no. for
the horough tvrt hr,riehe.l I,t the hat meeting, awl Mr.
me% I:11ml)% I,ut4 gs n. for Soothataiimo and
-arriemouth, n..v: wrote dering "eeelot the
v .11 fortiii4litly, for 2 sallry of .1:311 iwr amount
It *ram ,Mterl tl• the quatity of Poole gag I,a i o..pr of.ll
motwinit it., a.,•! as it wis th.mght lit.h.4inthl., to
.11)poilltan cx.leieroniess the ,treeets were light.,l with

rropositiott I.y. M. cenns that Mr Briefly -11,m!•1
apoo,nte,l for uae yee.7 foutul no necon,ler, and tin, nmßer
fell throulh.

Tilt I.4IRAFIII LAMPS.
Mr. DIXDALE r....i a letter front Mr. James Itest, of
P.orkshoue. complaining of the incearenienoe 4ati0.,1 to
workpeople threti..l. ju uuhlic lamps beim: ettimaiiMed
lo,fure six ...o'clock ila the moruhm. Speaking from Ms own
kitowlolze Mr. 1E6:4 ile said in several partio of the toss
the lamps were :sot lighted at the proper time in the
evenimr, au.l the r.L4l..tyers welt, tlmi rohhod of sor..ros/
loom.. I...tht to which they were entitled,. Ile thoat
mu:. Bayley awl Smi umtht to hu compelled to cw.yo
uutuitloir colactet,

Atter Annie t ilk ion the matter it fell thrlugh in 1.7.!1.3.
11.1C11101, a wit lei,u. joule:11y loefore tilts meeting.

SWANAGE.
A :311[041. NICI,TING lIIC oaeinberu of the Swan=
Itraucto, .r...et Prieutily held Pi
oreoilt; to the Nati,mal B.l..elrouat, tto pro•
lose.l aouusde.l rill.. Thu ,hair was t.,kett Mr. J tat
11131'..311.• who explained the ul.j•wt et the ineetia.A atia
rewit.4.t.Ni the steelani ti read the Not. mot rule% +:ta
Whfril 3 .11,3.3hn anit a prop,....itieu we., 141.310
W 1111313 I ..11i11,1 ant seen...led by Mr.
thrt ti,. • Sk.r.aua.te Itranch to the pr.!. arl
urn. 11.1,4 nth,. Tutu oo,thul sva, carri.,4l it
voto of thauks t the Ctu.iraelmo. coucleac.l
lute.