The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-01-24 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH TOWN COUNeIL.

TROURDAY.—Present: The Mayor (James Mllledge,
Esq.), Alderman ATling, Tigard, and Councillors
Thoinas, Bobertaon, Roberts, Talbot, Cot:mina, Webb,
Dyer, G. Eliot, Betts, Ilnd WeWord.

POLICII ALLOWAN Cl.

Mr. Councillor Eliot moved that 54. week be
granted P.C. Marah,in addition to LW already granted.
Mr. Webb seconded, and though the Tuirn Chrk
Paid it could be illegal, and Mr. Thomas opposed, the
the additional Si. mis granted.

RAIII AND %NAT Of ZAGLAXD 80LINTT.

The Mavor agreed to do all he would to collect sub.
seriptions towards the fund
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XL W. AI Lll,l
This was deferred to the next mooting, it appearing
that, that according to the be i .1 of some of the mem.
ben. Mr, Ayling could claim el 7 10s., but not £4O.

IAW U I/0. \

It was ord red that tenders be invited for making •
sewer in the Barrack Field. and repairing Chapelry
stairs.

TOVX IXIMOTXXXIIT.

The Town Improvement Scheme Committee, Mr- G.
Eliot, chairman, recommended the Local Board to
give 1:50 towards the plan, and to take immediate
action, so as to employ labour.—kljourned to the next
meeting.

PORTLAND.

THE SMALL POSIT-TILLOBAYH OTEICIB.—The postal
telegraph at Easton, whieh bag been open two or three
week.. averages about two mereges per day.
Soto. roe Tea Pootts,The Button soup kitchen was I
opened on Tuesday lest, at the Working Men's Read.
tog-room. Br. It. Pearce. Mr. and Mrs. Wallis, Eire
deriver, Mr. it. T. r7ox. tic., tic , kindly attended, and
distributed about 39 gallon, to the poor, with 120 pound
kneel of bread. The distribution will be repeated on
Friday next. The Fortune's Well soup kitchen eon.
tinues its benevolent work. Upwards of 200 quarts are
given away weekly to the poor in the distict, uuder
the superintendence of the committee who arranged
the elfair lest year. Many kind ladies of the district are
present at the distribution, and personally twist.
A Cucrhg or Ducc3.- - ilow bird it is to keep from
laughing even at the misfortunes of other.! So
thought the sailors of H.M.s. Hercules • few days ago,
in spito of their gallantry to the fair sex. Two ladies
i who practice detergent operations on soiled apparel
ei.ited the ship to restore clean clothes and take back
I the dirty. One of them was young and slender, the
..ther was fat, fair, and forty, at tenet she was all the
lest quality and abundantly the first. When about to
go on board she briakly stepped, in spite of her
rotundity, the way she thought was right; bet alas!
; she lost her hold, and plumped into the sea, Accord-
' ing to chemistry salt water is heavy, fresh is lighter.
;tt,e human body is lighter than fresh water, and
oleaginous matter is lighter still, So the lady floated
I like • bladder of lard ; but unluckily her head was
down, and her feet were tip. A violent scri,ain came
from tbe slender damsel, and leaping over the boat'.
side, a sudden lurch, and she dis.ppeared in the briny
deep. The fat lily was hauled up by her feet, wrong
side up, and the young one like a mermaid came to the
suttee% and both were pulled into safety amid—ah !
that we should have to say it—the laughter of Her
Majesty's able Neiman: The stout lady was put right
aid., up, and she soon recovered, and the young mar-
m..id hadn't been in long. So our ducks were roasted a
, little bit, to get rid of the digits of cold water, then
toasted to cheer them up, and finally wore done a good
j turn by being sent beck, conviseed that Neptune's
I embraces are cold comfort for Venus.
TES IMMUNITY or GOVIIIMMISIT PIMPS:An Peon
TAXATION.—Portland is overrun with Government
works, and the ratepayers have long grumbled that
these eitabli-hments, which compete with them to
tome extent in the stone trade, should be free from the
rates they have to pay, At last they determined to
"grin and bear it" no longer; so sidled • vestry meet-
ing at St- George's, it was nameronsly attended, and
they were uusaimous on the subjeot. The following is
she text of the resolutions which so admirably ex-
pressed the wishes of the vestry :—L That this meet-
tag, representing the inhabitants of the whole Island
and parish of Portland, desire earnestly to espress its
opinion that the exemption of Public works from Lord
Rates is unjust and inequitanle to the localities in
which they are situate, and imposes • burden upon
districts, whisb ought to be borne by the nation at
large; that therefore all Government works ought to
be assessed to all local rates is common With other
property.-2. That public works should be assessed
from time to time, when necessary, upon the usual
general principles adopted in rating property,-3. That
the 'abject of reties nubile; works to the local rotes is
so simple that it ought to be introduced to Parlia•
meet early in the coming session, by • separate
short bill, when it would, doubtless, receive the
the support of all parties, and readily become law.
4. That this meeting, under the hand of the. chairman,
do forthwith memorialise the Pint Lord of Her
Majesty's Treasury to introduce or muse to bo in.
traduced at the forthemaing session of Parliament •
separate short bill for the purpose of preceding the
assessment of peddle works to the local rate. And
that • memorial, with the like object in view, be pre-
sented to the president of the Poor Law Board,
solicatieg his induenos to canoe the introduotion of
nosh bill into Parliament, and to make it law. 5. That
if necessary, the substance of the foregoing resolutions
be embodied in • petition or potions to Parliament,
with the view to ensuring the desired object. It was
also resolved that the 'meaty members be solicited to
give their support to the measure. it: Hare, Keg., was
requested, as solieitor to the wish, to draw up the
memorials to Mr. Gladstone and Mr: Goethe°, as Pint
Lord of the Treasury. and Presideat of the Poor Law
Board.