The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-12-13 00:00:00

0 orottobirt.

Domini/snm. oourriarerr Con. As there
are great number. of counterfeit eoin In circulation in
this neighbourhood, we think it right to draw the
attentios of the public to the fact that all persons are
empowered by Act of Parliament to cut and deface any
counterfeit coin which may be tendered to them, and
the person tendering the same must bear the loos
thereof. The 24th and 25th Victoria, cap. 99, sec. 26,
recites that "Where any coin shall be tendered as the
queen's current gold or silver coin to any person ebo
shall suspect the same to be diminished otherwise than
by rea.onable wearing, or to be counterfeit, it shall be
lawful for such person to cut, break, bend, or deface
such coin ; and if any coin so cut, broken, beat or
defaced shall appear to be diminished otherwise than by
reasonable wearing, or to he counterfeit, the person
tendering the lame shall bear the loss thereof."
COMITT COURT, December 6.--411ef0r• E. Everett.,
E't.)—Cave i. Warne.—Claim, bl. 6.. for
el iambs, and for money paid for turnlpik7M.
oward for the dideodant.—Plaintiff solaced de.
feedlot% service, (who la a !armor, residing at Wood,.
ford Caatfe) ea diepherd, in November, 1963, as a yearly
aiervast. sash servitude to teraikate ce either stria( a
month's notice. itometime In September of the present
year plaintiff left defendant's Berme after giviag
week's optic's only —llr. Howard sought to contend
that plaintiff could not recover the rum due in conse-
quence of his having broken the contract, but his Honer,
overrekd the obj•etn, and gave jadgment for plaintiff
for £4 16e. ed.. to he paid forthwith.—The other few
cues disposed of were unimportant, and the court rose
at one o'cloek.

WEYMOUTH.—Boawoori figagtoga, Tuesday.—
Before the Mayor (Captain Prows.) and 6. Bayley, 8.,
Cotten'', andW. .gymonds, Maps.
VAGIAXOT. —Chivies Colby, a lad, waa charged %Bit
vagrancy.—P.C. Mitchell said about two o'cloek this
morning he found primmer asleep is the stables belong-
ing to the Boot Inn. Having no place of abode cie
risible NADI of subsistence, and being unable to give a
satisfactory amount of himself wits:lees took him is
custody.—Yrisoner said he belonged to Grantham, ia
Liocoln-hire, and was travelling about with his tether
sad mother. He promised to leave the town, and the
• pubes were inetruotad to see him out.
STgALign HMI Pismo aura Hanutea.—Alfred
Pitman was charged with stealing a quantity of wire
laming end 13 rabbits from U. garden el 5,
Landsdowne the propirty of Benjamin Wickham,
Eoi —Prosecutor. who is a naval officer, sail he kept tame
rabbits in his garden. Tbi• morning he was informed
that some of them were stoke, and on going to look
discovered that thirteen bad bees taken away. He bad
sinew missed • bundle of wire fending, tibia be weld
Identify as being his as also the rebbita, bat one was
missing. The wire was worth 4s. and the rabbit* 7a.
—P.C. Mitchell stated that on Tuesday morning,
about 20 minutes to six, he we. on duty near Boot.lane,
when he sawprismier get over the hedge et a lald near
Roel well Tavern. and from the direction of prosecutor's
hoses, having the wire fencing in his pOilleolloll. As
loon asi prisoner saw hum he ran away and dropped the
wire, but witnees picked it up and followed him to hi.
house and then took him in custody on suspicion of
having inolea it,—Prisooer denied that he got over
the Mdge. and said he picked the wire up near the
Union.—Tboma. Mitchell said about seven o'clock on
Tuesday uiorning, as he and his companion were going
to work, his mate saw something on the road in a bag,
near !iodised' Tavern. They carried the bag to where
they were at work, but as both of them were
afraid to open it, as they could see there was something
alive in it, witness would tact put his hand in, but
pieced the beg in a cucumber frame in Mr. Symood's
garden anal turned it out, when he found six tame
rabbits.—Another witness proved that at six o'clock be
saw sone, rabbits running about the Wyk* road. He
easesht nee and smother man caught one more. H.
afterwanis gave information to the palice.—Psieener
pleaded not guilty, but the Bench considered otherwise,
and mintemod boo to three months' hard labour, this
not being his 'first ilcnoe.

PRILMINTATION. —OO Saturday evening, the 3rd
instant, the members of the Amateur Dramatic
Society assembled at the Cooper'. Arm. Inn, for the
purpose of presenting their late hon. sec., Mr.
Dawson, prior to his leaving the town, with a
scare..,, u a mark of their esteem for the amidtiona
and able manner in which he had diacharged the
duties of his office. A goodly number of members
wi.r• present, the chair being occupied by Mr.
Tbrodder. The testimonial consisted of a very
handsome cheat' and embussed silver cup, bearing
the folloeing inscription —" The sth D. V. It
(Weymouth) Amateur Dramatic Society to Mr. W.
H. Dawson, honorary secretary, as • mark of esteem.
December I, 1644." The chairman, in very com-
plimentary terms, presented the gift on behalf of
the society, to Mr. Dawson, and that gentleman
moat suitably tendered his thanks for this mark of
their appreciation of his services.
'DIE LATI GALIS.—Ou Sunday, the 4th instant, large
portiont wreaks were even Boating about in tits West
Bay, being, no doubt, sad reminisoenoes of the recent
cinastrnus

A (VIDE XT. —%e regret to state thst • very serious
neeident °mum d on Monday, the 6th instant, to
Willimn Roberts, son of Mr. 11110110i11 Roberts,
butcher, of Wyke, rising to kicks from • horse.
Attorusa Pasitzerarion.—On Tuesday evening
the brothers of Sanctuary Plume of Feathers, 3,1111,
at their Court Room, the literary institution, pre.
ii utoil Brother A. Speight with a ribbon of the
Order, and an address am. alight acknowledgment
of the services rendered by him to the Sanctuary
since its establishment, and for the able and zealous
manner in which he has generally conducted all
matters connected with it. The ribbon and address
were presented and read by brother L. Mechaboa, one
of the eldest and most indefatigable members of the
Order. The addrese was as follows : "To Alfred
Speight, pastor of the Ancient Order of Shepherds.
Otor Brother, —We beg your acceptance of the an,
eoespanying ribbon, feeling conacious that it but
feebly and inadequately represents our sentizneelm
towards you. But we know you will accept it
as our appreciation of the manner in which you have
exerted yourself since the formation of the society
and the great interest you have ever evinced in the
welfare of the Sauctuary. We fervently pray that
you may long be spared to preserve the bond of
brotherly unity—to encircle others in its chains,
and to disseminate Mom feelings which enable man,
and should distinguish a united brotherhood.
Sigma on behalf of the members—lowrance
tle'Nlahon, treasurer, and C. F. Jeffery, scribe.
bated Sanctuary, Literary institution, December 6,
166 4."

l'iturolitti NSW GAO Comes/tr.—The following
litter, signed 'Lieu," in referenos to the insult-
°Macy of the pa supply of the town, hea been
handed to us for publication :
"Slit,—Terceiviny in the last council meeting that the
subject of gas was brought forward, I beg to inform you
that a new company is in the coarse of forma-
tion, who will supply to the inhabitants of
this place sufficient pis, as pure and brilliant,
for Se. At per thousand—guaranteeing the Reticle and
its quality- -without ehaegiug fur metres I The town,
on now lighted, is very little, if anything, better than
under the old oil lamp system. The company will rely
with c infidels.* upon the inhabitants to relieve them.
*elves front injudicious egret ments—midille men—and
inailels•te 11,liting, to say nothing of tho present
charges. A gentleman has gone to town for the express
purpose —mad the whole subject will he laid before them
very shortly, and it will be fur the public to decide upon
whether they will Se subjected any longer to the
monopoly existing and those miming propenmties which
bup Atungly against the town's welfare and
ioegumtg" The pebbe eon judge of the manner their
interest,. ate Icooked alter, frout the vote upon the
Mayor's elary I its was not piing to vote against him.
self anymore than for Mr. Ayling. This money mu•t
be (mind, sad of course will come out of some other
fund, which will be cooked" sosordingly.

ALLEGED INSURRECTION OF CONVICTS AT
PORTLAND.

Our town war thrown into the greatest state a/excite-
ment aril alarm, between eleven and twelve o'clock, on
Tues lay morning ly • report thst the convicts at Port-
lant Prison wore in a Mato of rebellion sal sacking the
island. This Wt, canoed by the signal being given front
that place to the military at Weymouth intimating that
an outhrrok hot °centred amougst the COU•iCtS, and that
their serviees were immediately required. No sooner
we. the signal iliscuYereJ than the Enfineers working
on the othe were •uninioned to Icier If work, and
proered to thy Rarrack• to a ea thyounlvis.
Without giving them thoe to exchange their working
dross for their regular military uniform. they left the ;
barrack, accompstnied by • iletac +anent of tie Idth
Regiment, nutub,rieg althogetber about 200. Prior to
this the Prince .teatubo it had been detained in order to
• meey the men to Portland, and when the soldiers
or. e'en lora:Ling to the Quay the greatest apprebee-
aions were entertained ea to .bat had, taken place.
It was eery gen-rally believed that the report was true,
and that the outbreak was of • mast alarming character,
imieusuch as the usistsece of the military at our
baerasks waa require 4. The pnlilic imagined that the
eonviets. numbering 1.100 or 1,600, had simultaneously
eseolte.l, and, before lbw military in the ielaril could be
Summoned, hail put to light the civil guards engaged is
watching over them. humour, with her ever busy
tongue, bad circulated all kinds of reports, 000 stating
that the convict- lad the entire posassuia of the
island, whilst another informesl the public that • fearful
struggle for power era, being ramed out between them
and the civil an.l military au' hoeitiee ;whlnt soother,
by way of clunag, gave the lost rig intelligence
fiat the convicts were being shot diem like
ral.bits. On the &My"l of the soblie•-• from
W. 711101101 to Portland, it was sicertained that
inateul of the e inviete bring mutinous one of them had
oaly etaampte4 to make Is escape, and that all this
alarm and y insternation hail been raised by the wrong
signals having been in*i• tm the matt iry at Weymouth.
itoi are the prasti •is that when a cowrie* is mimed
signals are made for the military to be on the alert, bat
ii this instanee—how it cams to be we are riot in a
Pail 0* .tate—signal, intonsting that • mutiny h.l
ascurreJ, were eubstitated instead. All this hubbub
asose frees a convict working in the Verne d tab, having
esierie•led Itim-elf behind • large stone, and miutriving
to elude detection. Too diligent • search waa however
zwle for the lost one, and he was captured. I>etachuienta
ml solhers were placed in various parts of the island in
oeduetoeot,.g any we.' of *Napo should lie attempt
S. leave the island, and on the arrival of the Saginaw,
they were infornied that their iwrvices wore not ro•
(pared, and imniallately retuned to Weymouth.

lio.l 01, HEALTH MEETING.

fIU lIAL•INAGI OV Tllt TOWN.
A inng of Cie Council, acting as a Local
Board of HWth, was h 54,0.• Wednesday, tor um
purpose at taking into Olalulltion and deciding
whether drainage and sanitary niasseiree should be
fully earned out In the town. The Mayor (Captain
Prows.) presided, mad the, won as present
Aldermen Eliot sod Diminish ; Oostasillen Hars,
Milledas, Hibbs, Pothseary, Loos, Howard, Aylis,
Roberta, Tbonsas, Drew, and Maunders,

Mr. Darer said be understood that an appeal had
to,sis made to the town with respect to the drainage,
and he should like to know the result of it.
Mr. MILLIWGZ asked Mr. Drew upon what basis
be would take it—the nuu,bor who had signed, or
the value of property as upon the rate book
MT POTHCC•III thought the value of property
should be the guide, as the matter was a moat
important one. He should like it dm:nosed before a
full Board.
At this stage of the meeting there were not many
members present, and it was coandered advisable
to adjourn the meeting. After waiting a short
time, however, more Gouncillors arrived, and the
discussion on L. wetter of inquiry wise continued.
Mr. Eturr remarked that for C 1,500 the town
could be most effectually drained. Some tune since,
when in London, he visited the Board of Health
office, and inquired vrbetber the Local Board wrre
bound to carry out Mr. Bury's plan, or whether
they could commies, de novo. He was told they
could appoint any engineer they choose; but as it
was necessary to obtain the sanction of the Secretary
of State, the report of their engineer must be
submitted to him for approval. He was opposed
to undue haste in the matter, being desirous of pro-
reeding eaatiously, but at the name time to see the
' town well drained, and in order to avoid any further
' waste of money; such ea he had seen expended in
futile attempte to carry out the drainage in a astir
factory manner.
Mr. Devil...nen said the town was now labouring
under the stigma of being most inadequately
drained, and stated that to his own knowledge, OKI
account of the bad smells which at timed iprevailed,
• family had been compelled to leave the town.
Mr. ELIOT remarked that wherever he went he
heard oomplainta about the bad drainage of the
town.

Mr. Dirvixisa asked Mr. Drew whether the
memorialise hedpresanted from the inhabitant. of the
town wee adverse to Mr. Bury's plan being carried
out or not.

Mr. Daww replied that the general feeling then
wae that that plan wee objectionable Since then,
however, the town had again been appealed to, and
the matter had bean re-investigated, and he should
now like to see the result of that appeal. He him-
self was in favour of drainage.
Mr. Dxviatini mid although many persons signed
that appeal, many remained central, as they were
anxious to see the result of the steps likely to be
takes by the Beard.
Mr. Pcrrxeceey mid he should like to see every.
thing done which was neomeary for the prosperity of
the town, but he did think that if Mr. Bury's plan
had been carried out property would bare
depreciatad 2.5 per cent. If the Board could show
any scheme which would be practicable he
should only be too glad to assist in carrying it out.
He did not wish to hold up his hand for the
purpose of retarding those measures which would
Oma for the prosperity of the town, but after what
he had seen for the last 10 years he considered
that they should act with the seemed caution.
Mr. ELIOT remarked that It wee his wish to
proceed most cautiously to work.
Mr. POTIMIC•IRT replied that that was his desire,
and in urging that great caution should be used he
was not merely expressing his own wishes.
Both Mr. Lccx and Mr. Pcrrmusar alluded to
nuisances which existed in the town, and considered
that those which most needed remedy should be
attended to.

Mr. DaviNan said the greatest bugbear to the
present system of drainage was the means employed
for carrying it out. lie alluded to Croydon, which
at one time IVY most imperfectly drained, and said
that when the measures for draining that plane were
made known they were held up to ridicule ; but the
result proved that the drainsge was most efficient,
and the town and neighbourhood derived great
benefit from the same.

Mr. Etior said the root of carrying out the
drainage in towns was about £1 a heed.
Mr. DecaNuro said, supposing £25,000 were spent,
what would that be compared with the health and
prosperity of the town. _

M. PjTIIZCARY renitu-ked that Mr. Bury brought
great trouble upon the town. They had seen how
the most eminent engineers differed in reference tO
the l'hames embankment, and were emitinually
quarrelling sod fluding fault with each other. That
should make the Board very careful how they pro-
ceeded with the drainage of the town. Mr. Eliot
had said that it would coat £15,000, Mr. Devenish,
£25,000, but he (Mr. Potheou7) said it would cost
£50,000. As to saying that the drainage would cost
XI per head, the calculation could not be arrived at.
Mr. ELIOT inquired how many ratepayers there
were in the borough.
Mr. 13•L1 (In the absence of the Town Clerk) re-
plied between 800 or 000.
Mr. Dart:visit remarked that within the last two
years the Board had received applications from all
quarters of the town for drainage, and if the amount
expended for that purpose had been applied to a
regular system of drainage it would nearly have de-
frayed the cost.
Some desultory discussion ensued between Mr.
Pothecary and Mr. llevenish respecting as to
whether or not the former's name was amonget those
who had signed in favour of a drainage scheme. A
book was produced, and Mr. Pothecary's ELMO was
found amongst those who with-held their signatures
for further information.

Mt. POTHItCARY said he should not like it to go
forth to the town that he was adverse to any improve.
meet. He should wish to see everything that was
necessary for the comfort of the town carried out,
but at the same time must caution the Board as to
how they began about it, seeing what expense Mr.
Bury's plans had entailed upon them. He should
like to see improvemeuta carried out ; but should
protest, and would watch narrowly, that there was
no jobbery, self interest, or anything prejudicial to
the town brought to bear against the drainage
scheme.

Mr. DIVIMISII : Do you make these remarks
agai.ast me?
__

POTUIC•ILY : No.
Mr. Davimuit : Tuesny with whom you aotod
iotroduord Mr. Bury's
Mr. Purim:Am, :
_

Mr. Devarasu : The late Mr. Dodson. Yon never
voted against Inut. _

_
Mr. POTMDC•iT : I have voted against him many
times. Mr. Dodson never had poseeniou of my
conscience, or any other man.,
Mr. How AIM said the question of general drainage
was a most Important one; but as belied said before,
and still maintained, there were a great many errors
in the public mind against it. Every owner of
property in the town acknowledged that the present
system of drainage was most imperfect There was
DO questrin at all about that;. but the question arose
as to how the drainage could he carried opt The
present state of things, it was admitted, could not be
. allowed to exist. Memorials had been sent from
almost every street in the town for a system of
drainage to be carried out, and altogether there was
• a general feeling in support of some kind of
drainage. It occurred to his mind that there were
two ways to carry out the drainage—first, by haying
, a general @yam of drainage, or by having a plan
laid down so that every portion should at last forma
hole. In peeing the town they might agree to
, pies the whole of it, but it might be dooe by piece-
, meal. This plan he should prefer, unless two things
could be obtained, vit., that if at a moderate expense
the town could be so»ceedully drained, and that the
' refuse should be taken off without causing any
annoyance ti the public. If this could be done the
public would feel grateful, and there would not be
a dissentient voice raised against such • plan. There
would be, of course, certain engineering difficulties
in the matter, but these he thought could be easily
surmounted ; and before the Hoard elected any
person to carry out the work, he thought they should
write to three or four eminent engineers, asking
them what they would charge to survey the town,
suggest an easy scheme for draining it, and state
what the expenes attending it would likely to be.
When the et/WWII had succeeded upon those points,
than the question would be, should the drainage be
carried out wholly or in piecemeal? Whatever the
uasu might be, the inhabitants would think it et-
asedingly heavy; but they did not take Into *on-
°Aeration the outlay caused by the present system of
vaults, which be maintained was more expensive in
the end than that proposed to be (tarried out. It.
was • great hardship to call upon a man to extend
his drains to the nearest sewer, probably WOW
distance away. He considered if a man carried his
drainage into the street, It alight to be considered
sufficient. Whether the cost would be a question of
£lO,OOO, £15,000, or £20,000, the axle to their
carriage was in having a good man to lay down the
schema If Huy got • bad mu everything would p
wrong from beginning to end, and would prove in-
jarions to the town; whereas if a good man was
obtained it would be for the advantage of the town.
If any engineer was to state that the town could not
be drained except at eat expense, he should object
to its being done. He hoped that every member of
the Board would me his best exertions to minutely
examine all schemes laid before them; but if In his
judgment the plan would not work well Is the town
ibieevehedouhl
ed opposeweeicuagit throuregitutheyeleianinsu.sied thin, ,iriandth
hubs-
deq in doing sea
Mr. Emor mid be perfectly eintided in Mr.
Howard's remarks as to the importance of the
drainage questioa. The remarks were entirely in
unison with his own feelinp. Having obtained the
opinion and estiniate of an messier, they void
then have something before them upon whisk be
bus their judgment, and if the aims lid before
them was one of great expense, and involved in
doubts as to its meows, then he should unite with
Mr. Howard in opposing it g however, a plan
could be brought before this, and he had
no doubt there would be, which would drain
the toe n, and get rid of the . without
causing it to flow either ink, the hour or
sea, and at a moderate coat, he trusted every
member of this Dowd would unite is carrying that
out which would be for the general interest of the
town. They were all agreed an one point, that scene.
thing must be done, or else they would pi frau
bad to worse, injure the people in Miner, and
dimes the interests of the iOlrD. He than pro-
posed the following resolution

' That compet-imt engineer be deldredticabeet
'be tow., sod give his ekes to the pra
el the seems! dzsinege of lie town, the goods in wha