The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-10-10 00:00:00

THE COASTGUARD AND THE PIER.

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J. E. Eohens...E.l.. and t. Altttttt. E.g.. Mr. Rd
r. cold • tu • :r of FL M 'NC .4. g 3,11. was plan. .0
by Will ant Cox to IC -to: .t to Is tu.• Li tr, for ay.tritttg
the toll a the Weyntou:u Fiat. by lauding at a place ,tier

tbil to. I;,* iV
Mgt, Mt,ill,T of coastguard, Captain ETSUM.
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41* 11.1014 ; 31ayor of Warm oth, It. N. !toward,
Ei 4., ;061 At but d,d nu: at on tbn 11,unh.
wen e,urk, appuared tor tha WOW
Mai 41,6E1 I sir. U. W4sfterd,io47..tcte.l Ly Treasury,

tor the .duence.
Mr. H. Price, Collector of MM. Cuotouri. was also
preftut. Wad the Couit was well crowded.
Mr. Pell/ llooper said h. appeared Owns as repreentins
the Corporation of this bu.ougli in a news that oetensih.y
came bef re tho magistrates to recover a penny or two.
pi nee iss toll for going on the Weymouth Pier. Ile must
be rather discursive in onlor to bring the facts lwfore
the B mely. Mr. Perry is a coastguard Oh not residing at
Weyuyouth—
Mr. We:stord • Do you stand upon the charge of not
nixing t or of anding et an improver Place
Mr. Pe ly lb opor : For or "Liu; the tolL
Mr. Welsfonl Toe aUllamotel at toe present time is
for evading toll, by landing at an improper place. Is it
for hot poying that youautunion Ur. Pony, or for improper
landing
Mr. Polly llooper For evading the toll by lauding at
tho "free... place
Dr. Drew should think it was evading toll.
Mr Peliy 110 mar quote' the 3.531 clause of The Wey-
mouth nets Act. etoiiing--" If any porson *bolt in any
:thinner evale or in any vol., 4-Solt in evadingc.,
or c4llll rot,: exempt from any rate or LII, Beal periale
shall 100 liable to pay a sum hot exahiding
The Mayor spoku to Dr. Drew.
Toe Cnairinam t Ur. W,lstord: Your client had better
take hi. proper posit on.
Mr. ‘Volatord : I will ask, sir, that be may sit by my
Mr. Perry, who bad been sitting in the boxes on the
riot t front of the magistretu-, th it c ime and set l.y Mr.
We...putt side„ *tam Evans I. av , that seat and taking

Mr. P. ry'a ioriisor-pLace.
Mr. NV-Word contanod he wag summoned in a particular
way, and being so :gammons: I 10, •ei- lied to know what the
charge was, 114.••11110 th chugs was hat elevating &Penny
toll, bud he wished to knew whetuer his Mend stuck to
that or th t.
Mr P.l.y llooner : For heading toll by landing.
Mr. A:len : Mr. lb o -per ice taking out the /111•1010111
has giveu you mwe particulars than y.. 0 want.
Mr. rcilY Hooper: I will oak that the summons he
amended ley leaving out the words "try landing in a certain
place," /sc.
Mr. I'. 11.mper continued that on the 15:11 of Sept.mber
This left the charge simply that of evading toll. and
11r. Perry. 111 She aisChArge. no daub% of what he con-
eidered his deity, proceeded to the Pilepier, and hauled
down the white ensign hoisted at the umethead of the
l'ier ; he then walked down the Pier, mat the ill-
fleet. r, and told him he must nit nowt it again- The
tall•collect er referred hits ti the utliceals of the borough,
and told hitu ho had onle• le Oat d t ii tt of as he had done
for th. Dit ten years. Mr. Perry that same afternoon
wrote to the Town Clerk--" Sir, I dad
.that on the Pier-
bawl at the entrance of then h arl.eur— '
Mr. Welsford : I really di not with to interrupt my
friend : but what have these communications to do with
' the evading the toll?
Hooper: i have no doubt nip friend Mr. Welsford
may iay Mr. Perry aan in the performance of his duty,
which 1 negative altogether.
Mr. Welsforel: I obiect to your reading that letter until
you have proved it. I object to its being put in.
The Coathinan: I do not want to interfere with the
solicitors ; hut we had better try the caws on it. merit.
Mr. P. 11 over continued reading the letter, which
caeod that a ohete ensign had been flying daily, and aleso
• Union laok. cootrary to law, and that it "restive writer's
duty t e haul it down. The white ensign being the value
as that used in Her Majesty's navy, could not housed, or
the Colon Jack, without a border, unless they had a
grant. Mr. Ho per continued that he wrat t know by
what particular autharaty the letter wee written, and be
&Anal Mr. Perry if he acknowledged the signature.
Captain leans: I decline, at Mr. Perry's senior officer,
to sllow him to answer any queetions of that kind. The
Mayor did not communicate with the Inspecting Ofhcer,
mei the matter is now in the hanele of the Admiraety.
The Mayor: The tweeting tsticer did not, aa • gentle-
man, communicate to the Mayor, and make an apology.
Captain Egon': I was away on leave.
'floe M eyer : Then you should have done it when you
osme
Dr. fir-c: I rather think it Ls not in the handl of the
Adeuiralty, wtra tau act id committal on shore. Better
have a flat of truce at once.
Mr. Pell, Hooper : I shall be happy to have a flag of
Dolce : but 'hie c..' her gone forth far and wide, in the
sawing Qeset,ii it is mentioned, and it is only becoming
to lee Corporation in make the case public.
Mr. Walston': My answer to that is they should do so
in a proper way, and not endeavour to make this Inner t
the vehicle of it.
Mr. Petty Haulier said the further correepondenes he
roil,' not read, as the other side declined, but the Chief
()Mar acknowledged he we, in the wrong, and had no
right to pull down the lag. The 1.31,111 of the Admiralty
ha.! .6,A,, dating no coastguard has any authority to
interfere with any Reg, On laud. By section 106 of the
Merchant Shipping Act such flags Mud% not be boi.tod
on board any ship or boat belonging to any subject of
Hee mniesty'e, without warrant of lier Majesty, or for
every such off ince the.. person offending will incur a
penalty not exceeding FAA and it shall be lawful for any
Aker of Her Majesty • navy, customs, or coaatguard, to
go on heard and take away. such Jack, colours, or pennant
Titlewa. a very clear delnution of the duty of the taut-
guard—as to hauling tisia hoisted on board ship; but
defendant took upon himself to Imagine that our Pier
well a ship nr hoist What likeness t• cre coil,' to
between it and a shill or boat, exc. pt that there is • mast,
and that it is a timber structure, he meld not ray. No
doubt be might have gone an board ship. Clause 3/ of
(ho Wore:youth Pier Al Provides that t ach portion landing
on the Pier shall pty to the C rnorat On one p uny
that every Doreen tempi 'ye I ley Coe Cue!, i.‘
discharge. of his rth.cial el .I. I .•..i .g on to P.er areall n.
lb balite to tar. lb. words ..f ties Cidtir• wore "For the
peepers of discharelner oftici el duty " 110 said that
Mr. Perry he ice right •en th it l'i T. • n vuutrh as he we.
not in t eFecherge of hie official duty. It might he
arened that Mr. Petry went in what he thought was his
. nicht dote
.l'ut it WII4 • well-known maxim of law that
;:oseereveree Icfn. non cravat He in have been going
toreiightchtoe tot
ii;liie,oitrhii.u. when he
did not give him any right logo
n en
going
to
commitand might have thought he ha a
an illegaity.
.
Ile should call before them the toll-collector, and then
should ask the Bench to luipme •
sprissnaley ; enit on the
Part of tits eorpccation ha was Ins not to ask Iss