The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-10-23 00:00:00

POOLE.

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Feu( Wedneaday.—Before Messrs. C. L. Stone and
G. IL Gates.
Charles Greed, a tailor, was charged with assaulting and
threateming Alfred Whittle, landlord of the Black Bear
Inn, on Sunday.—Mr. F. Tracers prosecuted, and prisoner
was fined Its. and costa, 13a., and hound over in the sum
of .£lO to keep the peace for six mouths.

MICHAELMAS QUARTER SESSIONS.
These Sea ions were held on Mouday at the Gulidhall.l
before the Recorder for the Borough (Mr. Arthur Collins,
Q.C.), who was accompanied on the Bench by the Mayor
IMr. A. Balst, a), the ex-Mayor (Alderman F. StYringh
the Sheriff (Mr. F. 11. S. Styring). Alderman M. Kemp-
Wellh, Mr. W. Pearce, Mr. G. IL Crutch, and Mr. J. B. I
Duren.
The Grand Jury was composed of the following gentle-
men:—Mr. E. F. W. Oakley (Foreman), and Messrs. C. '
T. Marston, 11. Meredith, J. J. Norton, G. S. Norton, G.
C. Prinmemi, W. Parsons, C. 11. Ralf& It. Safe, It.
Thieks, J. Tribbett, S. V. Hopkins, and T. Norbury.
The learned Recorder remarked that of 21 gentleman
smunewd on. the Grand Jury only 13 had answered to
their names—the lowest number of which the Grand Jury
could be composed. The number to serve was genet ally
15, and he should at the next Sessions fine those who did
not attend when summoned. His Honor briefly addressed
the Grand Jury on three eases fir trial, in which five pri-
soners, none of whom are natives of Poole, were con-
cerned. We fully reported the cases such a short time
sin, that we now merely give the results.
George Dudilen. a t sitar, of Horton, were indicted for
for stealing a tvatch aml chain, a locket, a brooch, two
rings in a box, a silver thimble, a timepiece, and a clothes
brush, value about V, this property of Miss Thirza
Georgina Hayward. from • bedroom at the Portsmouth
Hoy Inn, on the Quay on the 14th if Atigust.—Mr. C.
Matthews pmsecuterL —Prisoner who appeared to be an
eccentric old man, did not deny his guilt, and the Jury
found him guilty, with a recommend:it to mercy on
account of his age. —Superintendent Hunt said nothing
was previously known against the prisoner, and Mr.
Matthews menti,nisi that he had alrimly been in prison
two months.—His lionor phised sentence of two month's
hard laboor.
shim Mitrhrli, DrarY
.Morriin, and Thonurs Mosese,
three pedlars were i ~, i l cted for stealing a workbox
containing To. 41. in money and some papers, from the
. house of Mrs. Elizabeth James, in Fish-street, on the Sib
of September.—Mr. J. A. Foote prosecuted.— Prisoners
severally addressed the Jury for their defance, and were
all acquitted.--IMitchell and Martinhoth pleaded guilty to
the charge before the magistrates, but this, of course,
e add not he placed before the Jury. Just after his
acquittal Martin had the effrontery to offer a mouse trap
for sale at the gaol.]
George King, a builder, of Fern Down, surrendered to
bail on an indictment charging him v ith stealing a
quantity of timber and a cement hag. value 111. from mane
new building's in Laglairil.street, the property of Mr.
Robert Turner, pork Imt,lier, of High-street, on the 17th
,' of September—Me. J. A. Foote prosecuted; Mr. C.
Matthews defended.— After a short consultation the Jury
found the prisoner Not Guilty.

INAUGURATION OF A NEW LIBERAL HALL.
Practical demonstrations of the unreliability of the
blatant disciples of the Conservative juggler who has
gained an Earldom and made an Empress are occurring
all over England, and if further proof were si anting that
Liberalism is not dying out in Dorset we might instance '
the opening of a new Liberal Hall in the Borough of
Poole. The building in question was formerly in the
occupation of Dr. H. A. Lawton, and is titan's in the
centre of the High-street- It was purchased by Dr. F... P.
Phillsots and Mr. A. K. Witt, two warm and practical
supporters of the Liberal cause, and has been fitted up to
meet the requirements of the Association named. A
reading-room, a club-room, and a smoking-room occupy
the ground floor, and a hall for meetings run the upper
length of the building on the upper floor, capable of bold-
ing about 150 remiss.
Without further preface we maystate that the inaugural
ceremony took place at three o dock on Tuesday after-
noon, when the hall named was well tilled by members
of the Association, Mr. Charles Waring was unaimously
voted to the chair, upon the proposition of Councillor E.
P. Philpots. seconded by Alderman F. Styring,
Mr. CHARLES WARING, who was received with loud
cheers, said he had no idea when he was formally invited
to open that hall to the use of the members of that
Association that he should have been asked also to take
the chair at their meeting. But he could only express
his great gratification at being invited to occupy thsoe
two positions. He did not know that he ever
felt prouder than did at that moment, when he
was invited to come anel witness the efforts
that had been made by the Liberal Am-ociation of
that town to supply themselves with a centre of action,
a home, and a roof under which they could consult with
each other, and resolve upon the action which should be
brought to hear upon their fellow townsmen for the
purpose of inducing them, as far as possible, to support
the cause which they all believed to be the true and the
best cause—(eheers). He congratulated that Association
on having obtainid the WS of those assembly rooms, and
he congratulated them on having obtained a locality in
the town which seemed to him to be calculated to assist
the object of the Association as much aa the
Assembly-rooms themselves —(hear. hear). If any-
one had told him some years ago that efforts such
as they had witnessed within the last twelve months an
the part of the Liberal party in that town would be made
he feared that he should have required more proof than
the mere assertion of the parties who gave him that
information before he could have consented to believe it.
Ile looked upon the efforts made as absolutely astonishing,
and as containing in themselves one of the greatest proofs
of the increased prosperity and independence of that town.
(Applause.) The vitality of the Liberal party would, in
his opinion, prove not only to be the means by which the
town would be preserved in its political integrity, but he
thought it would be useful for many other public purposes.
The habit of association was one of the most useful habits
which could become prevalent amongst a community.
(Hear, hear.) The habit of association for a political
object would, he was persuaded, not only accomplish that
political object, but it would lead to the association of
fragments of the parent emaciation for other purposes—
for municipal purposes, an-I for the purpose of public and
Private enterprise, which had been in past years so lacking
in that town. He could not help thinking that if there
hail been as much public spirit in the town sonic years ago
as there appeared to be now, there would not have arisen
such an increment and increase of value in the neighbour-
ing town, out of which Poole should Jiave had so small a
share. He thought if the inhabitants of Poole had the
habit of associating for objects of political interest at that
time they would also have got in the habit of associating
for private enterprise, and would have been able to take
• larger share than they had in the increasing prosperity
- of the neighbourhood which had grown up around. (Hear,
hear.) He did not propose to detain them longer on that
occasion, because he wasAtold was expected to make a
streeicitloth t
ped tia,i,gtatsr? riiete.lox Aotftsemldy Rooms, where
seeing the everyone who
was now preeent. Therefore he did not intend to extend
his observations on that occasion, but he might say this—
he returned his hearty thanks to those active mem-
bers of the Association whose names he was sure would
occur to them all for their exertions in the Liberal cause,
and for their efforts in establishing those Assembly Rooms.
in which he hoped the Liberal Association would continue
for many years to meet and rule and take the lead in the
political and municipal affairs of that town. (Cheers.)
And having said that much he would declare that hall to
be formally open for public business, and wish the greatest
prosperity to the Liberal Association of Poole. (Loud
cheers.)
Councillor E. P. PHI LEOS'S, M.D., F.R.G.S., one of the
prime movers in establishing the Liberal Hall, next
addressed the meeting, and was succeeded by
Alderman F. STEM:SG, who said he was wholly with
them, and he use his best endeavours to help them in
everything connected with political and municipal
matters. He added a few words with reference to the
forthcoming municipal contest, and said they were not so I
weak we the opposite party perhaps thought they were.
(cheers)
Mr. H. T. TRETANION, one of the candidates for the
seats in the Council, spoke at some length. He said the
new. Liberal Hall hal been bought by Dr. Philpots and j
Mr. Witt, and they were simply the tenants. It had been
determined that the subscription to the Association
should be something nominal, as that every elector might
have a chance of using the news-room, but it was proposed
to have • club, the members of which would pay a larger
sera, and that was how they should get the rent
Councillor T. Buckley, Mr. J. Gifford, and Councillor G.
Curtis, three other candidates, alao addressed the meeting.
Mr. Curtis said he considered that not one of the C,onserva-
tive candidates would have a ghost of a chance on the let
of November if the voting papers were collected in the
same way as at the election of Guardians. The speaker
contrasted the present prosperous state of the town under
Liberal rule with its former miserable state under Tory
rule, and also advocated the establishment of public baths
and natation grounds for the people.