The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-12-24 00:00:00

VINDICATION OF THE LOCAL BOARD.
r. a, Editor.

Six, —We are the la= to disoourage feelings of
Latatm or charity. We like to see those groom
isetercise. And hence. although we know that
"Lucia" was exercisiag them upon • grievanos which
had no existence when, two or three weeks ago, he
evinced such anxiety respecting the various parties
connected with the renting of the Local Board OfHoe,
we said nothing, thinking it might prove • moral
benefit to him to allow the above. graces to have
In his soul a f oiler development under even any
cirmunstanoes ; although we half believed that after all
"Lucia" was only indulging In a pleasant jest merely
to keep his pen employed. As, however, he has
returned to the subject with • seriousness, a vigour,
and • candour which leave no doubt that those groom
are in full play, and fearing that they may grow to •
dangerous extreme, we will exercise a little charity
towards him by telling him what we should have
thought everybody already knew, and so relieve him
of the dreadful anxiety he feels towards hislate fellow.
townsmen, and which evidently oppress= hhn.
And we do thud that this scrap of information we are
about to impart may have the effect ofollaying all hie
fears, and enabling him to eat hie "bread-and-butter"
In peace and comfort, and sitmether enjoy a merry
Christmas. And now for it :—The gentlestett of whoa'
the Loud Board rad their Alto.. is Rot, nor ever woo, a
mandsr of the Board / Thooldne "Luck" for his
extreme Wndnees evidenced towards his old Swamp;
friends, and advising him before embarking in another
astarpriss of patriotism or charity to make sum of his
mark,
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
Oessavn.
Swarms*, December 18th, 1878.
"flashes anb Pickens."

The tolling of the minute-bell on Satorday last in.
formed us of the sad intelligence which has called
forth such loyal expressions of sympathy from the
whole of England. We also would (end for a purpose)
add our humble mad of praise to the memory of our
Princess Alice, who, among so many grievous
exceptions, ha so truly followed her high vocation.
If the father she so tenderly served, and whose
counsels she closely followed, has been remembered
by us in the monument erected to "Albert the Good,"
would It not meet with general acceptation if the
mothers and daughters of Swanage supplemented our
loyalty to him by the erection of another monument
to "Alice the Graceful," who has adorned her rank
so nobly, and who leaves an example worthy of
emulation by the daughten and mothers of England'

.
Whilst thinking of W. 8 we are led to
*name our satisfaction with the Improvemsuta pro-
rating under the direction of the L. 8., hi front of
Ivy Cottage." In consideration of Mr. F. Burt
allowing them to sit back the line of frontage, the old
wall has been taken down and a low wall with dwarf
railing will take its place, thus giving foot-
and even children' a view of the prettily -out spot
of ground inside, besides a more extensive survey of
ibe
payersiandeXePethingbe"nfo;itherromwenethiay wishichirking ththeyi: ne rat,.
au
appreciate.
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Much cllsesti.daction was mowed at the last rate
(two shillings). If the LB. was • Parliament
and Lucia a member, we would move a reruns of /mai
exprases incurred ts tke Board suite de formation, and
If that wouldn't make the ratepayers open their eyes,
then our name is not what it Is! We don't mean that
enyhody should return the amount spent in seeking
advice into the pockets of the ratepayers, for they
should pay for returning the candidates they hams
cheapen • but we think that a detailed amount of how
many times the lawyer has been called hi, and what
he efiarged for his expenses,would enable the rate-
payers to choose their servants more wisely next
time.
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After that we should m;;; for another return—AA.,
tin number of tuna the law.r gave the sew &Moe
the clack had gins, ar,ek• aaaal adaleity at the
Board.