The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-03-20 00:00:00

THE NAMUR OUEB.

An important meetitg of the Quay Trrstem, the
whole of whom were pre eat. enlivened at he request
of Mr. Alderman Norton, was held at the Town Hall
on Mond t. to c .naider the action • f the 'I own Clerk
in threatening to seise a vesel 1.-en with timber, and
chartered by him, ..n account • I the refined of the
rapein to pay the Imabotir dues dentarded of him.
Title is a grievance that has b g been &abating the
timber merchants of Poole, and • few *ogle will put
the m.tte. aa it stands plainly before the seeder. liy
an At. SI, George 2, the Quay Trust-e. have • right
to levy due. of 3d. for every 40 cubic feet,
or one too, of timber, or other merchandise,
hr u,'h I to the port. Tide Ac • wea pivot lat • time
uhen alp •rentiv but little f. reign timb r found its
war here. n 40 cube feet f Englieh timber, it is
ntimitte.l. weLh a to.. ; et AO cline feet •.t foreign
Ave age very little more than It cwt. Vart
Tenti ie. of I r..len Huller are now broogl t to this
1...1, not.l the merchant- d nor to pat in.: the 21. dues
no-i, lees them about 60 colic let of f-rehm t mligr,
which wmld brii g the dues on • level with thus* upon
the Enwli.h .1 40 cultic feet.

M. Nomon. in his remarks, contended that the
tiorat I the Town Clerk t mite the mewl i gur-
u... war at in arc r lance tri•h • reaoln.l. a p.seed
sic tweeting .4 the ttuste.e, when it was arre.d t ha.
a com.h odd be drawn up .id cent to Mr. W.A.,
for "oun.el'a opinion. The result .4 that ctoini.n was
that it we n• t neceam.y • li-tr... should he
hot the march .nts and tru.tre. could mutually dispnte
the ,rieeti..o without di.m.inine. The Town Clerk's
3 ii n teemed to hint to be p r.umity directed inh.et
h m in-toad of all the merchants. wimp it we. well
howa 'hey all entrt.ined the -awe objecti.e.
The Tow. CL.ltit for his part denied there was any
(„11., no hi. part. in fact h. had Mikes an
immense amonn. of trouble to caws Mr. Norm ••
iitoe ohms as p .seible an IS what he bad
.1 tie he woe acting .trictly 1.. accoodance with
I 'ootool's p ninth Re th.o Ir.& I • commutate .ti-.n
from Mr. MI hi.. Mr. Fo de's Joni... to whom he brl
vs, itten for a constructi Nit. Foote's opinion, ..nd
reply, aa they •war gait' li, acc .rdatme with
what be had .lone.

A desultory conversat'au followed, tut as it was
mated the Town Clerk intended to apply t " the
ma,;letrates for p .wer to distrait' the veva.l on the
.lay, a., decides step was arrived at.

At the Podee.cnurt no Tuesday, befere the Mayor
an-1 Mr. F. Mille., the Town Clerk (Mr. i 4„ H.
Dickinson), at pHs 1, under the Quay Act of 1756, for
r ter to detail the ve•sel Frey,. for .lu-s upon
g, 0 1. imp orteil let . the Herb iur of Poole, which bat
been demanded from ti • ma-ter, but which be had
ref need to pay. The etsction .1 the Act upon which
be bayed hi.. pplcatioo, they Were no doubt very
c .goillint with, aa it had of ivte oleo come wailer their
twice. By it 31. per ton eras to be earned utaut the
c .rgo. and if the master Is led to pay after demand,
ainlication must be male to the juvtices of the p.o.ee
loran urd,r t • detain the • hip until Hie dues were esti..
64.1. Th•t er..• doh poritioa I. that cur. TM. wrir..l
bad broueht a cat.° of Cmbor Ito P...de Harbour,
which ere. liable to the 31, dose upon demand of
est t do, thot de nand bad been r. fused, theref.g• they
ha 1 no alternative but to make appl.c.tl .n to the
juatire. fur .to order to (IA sin her. He euul I lot 8.,
lie wa. aware why at, e oboulif have twee a 1.413.4
and he did tot kio..r that he Court need at prinerot

wqui e into the remt.n. Ti .1111 de question use
wit sh.rth. demw d had been made awl rigout' elven.
lithe, were sali.6 d • ft• at, th.n no d..ubt they bad
altereetive but I. _raid the order asked 1.4. Mr.
Lickiemo then called _

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Mr. %Villiain Bennett Walborn, cnH.ct.r of dn.* to
the Port • f Poole, lib I paid a vowel n tool the Frey,
hat r. costly imports I a cargo .4 aotal..--hearas, Into
the Herb inf. He h d..totatle4 Ith inset-r the
PM. of £5 3.. 31.1.', being at tin rats 01 St ter
40 cubic feet to the ton. The øpi.in ha I refused to
toy ii, and in coneequenoe be war *eked for an order
to letain her. _ _

Cy.ro.examined Why do you adopt 40 cubit feet to
the ion 2—lt has always been a precedent, and bee
odinned a. efrICIP I have been in i.ffic 28 years The
d- mend has always been to ..ls upon that calculation
poir aft, yet upon testy ve-sel
Then do! talc- it you collect these 'fuss hy custom
or hy Act of Parliament 2- lila supp se I to be by Act
if P4filmiont.

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Will pus shw mit th• At f P•rli .inent by which
40 ,uhic ftows 10 t. • ton?

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NI, Dickinson :Ti • Act ear. 40 .4w., Net. We
col e,t cubic, we ..r•

Why ,In you demand on 40 cob c fs t lostiad of
ervisfe?-84scauul it hap al way. 13-tio the custom.
Dien you era levy', g by cu-tom and not attictly
by AM of Parliament ?—To a is po, I moat Pay.
Ace you ftwars, how my cultic feat .1 timber go
I' the t-it T—l don't know et all.

~.0 b..i•ve it w. u'd take 60 cubic Net ?—I
don't know at all. -

Are )04 peeper din say it does nid!—No, I am n uot
io any w.y.
Are y.. 0 aw.re that if this cargo were accurately
weieed. lucid of there being 413 tons as you say,
there would nnly he 207!-1 c .oldn't tell.
Mr. DICIIMP,N sad 1 ...erne t him that all tia
was quite beetle the gored in. If his friend rained any
question of teinnage he mu.' call the tribunal b tether
to .Iw:ids it. The only question here we. wheth.r the
goods on board the vowel were liable to dues, u 7
which there sh..uld be no doubi, and whether pal in-ut
bad been refused. . . .

Mr. Tatcssi ts thought It wile very livid- tit the
opteteltion t., the ti-men I bed not been wade for the
purpotee ..1 obatit.acy. As to call o.: the tribunal
togeth• r Mr. I tickit.son knew better than he &I that
he htel no power to requtm the attenianee of ti-lally.
Mr. Hicsi•stis dl tot Ilk- that Hat went to go
unchallenged. He said he hail the power. He was
aati-fisl from the opinion of Coupg.l.
Mr. TRETAIIION said he was bowed to take hie
friettd'e word, and he wool I as-ure Mw he did go in
all elnewity. In Um multitude of Councillors there
we ttitoucorfusion. .

Mr. DicgiNaos then raferriA I. an agreement.
which he bad ark..d Mr. Trevanion cosign, and which
I. hi. opinion o .ntainrvi nothing wbat-ver to which
be could object It we. to the .Nrect that proceedings
should be atayed upon Mr Trevanion undertaking to
call the Tribunal tow thee.
Mr. TRRVANION raid he bad all al ng Mated he bad
no objection to sign it. hut he felt he bad n power to
call them together. He might call spirits from the vs.ty
deep, but they wouldn't come. and he di not expect
there 'gentlemen would answer to his rummons.
Mr. 1 tirtirteott rema.kad bow hid friend could say
that in the fare .1C mucil'a opinion, he was at • hes
to conceive. The simple question wee whether, they
bo b heiog agreed, should AA the Court through the
Interverton of the Mayor to cal the Tribunal
togetb....
Mr. NORTON : That'. another thing altogether.
Mr. l'ntv an ion : W. suggested that at the meet.
Mr. MOSINRON". I offered to do it.
Mr. Nowrow : no.
Mr. DiretvsoN.:. Have you read the agreement.

Mr. NORTON : I have.
Mr DICKINSON then read the peopwed agreement
in which wee the passage, " I farther agree and under-
take t apply for, and procure the attendance of
the Tr: I anal,"
Mr. Tagession said be screed to that.
Mr. DICKINSON would no !ertake that if he would
call them they w..uld comP.
Me. Mc:Rissole : Do you think the la urt would
grant me another order if I called them?
Mr. TRIVA•4ION : afraid they would say I wits a
great fod if I signet it. lc would be absurd for me
to do so, when I know or believe they would not
Mr. DICKINSON: If you call thorn, and they don't
com.. there's an eat to your uodertsking. It seems to
me a storm In • tea cop. If you call tifen the
Tribunal and they ref osP t't o^lng, lima I call up n you
for the dues, you are justified by this agreement In
refusing to pay.
Mr. Tarcurvir confessed he looked upon it as rather
all ingenious device to put bim In a bole.
Mr. Dicigursos Not at all. Supposing you ears
an undertaking, which you could not carry out, what
Court woulf enforce b
Mr. TrgrasioN Oh! they would say you most try
Kean. But if the request emanated from the Ben&
they would come in • moment out of respect.
It was finally agreed that, at the request of the
Mayor, tbe Magistrates' Clerk, Mr. Allen. should call
the Tribunal tog. thee. The 'retinal's] consists of four
younger brethren of the Trinity, the Mayor, and two
other magistrates.
Mr. Dicklesos said then be withdrew his applir.a.
time for rietaiolog the ship.
The rits when the case will be argued by counsel
ao skim side was not Iziod.