The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-03-11 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL MEETING.

A meeting of the Council was held on Thursday--
the Mayor prosiding.—Mr. Bowxa brought forward
a motion, of which he had given notice, to re-model
the bridge and general revenue scoounts. In 1859
the coal dues were £936; in 1860, £500; and in
1861, £BO6. He could not think there were 4,500
tons. He could not think that in 1860 they
imp°, tad 4,500 tons less than in 1859, or that in
1861 there was a further deficiency of 1800 on the
previous year. He shrewdly suspected that the
apparent falling off in 1860 was due to bad debts,
and that in 1861 the last year's coal dues was not
included in the amount, but the accounts did not
show this, and he thought the Council and the
Bondholders had a right to more explicit informa-
tion. He believed that with proper management
the bridge trust might be able to pay off the whole
of the debt, when consumers of coal would be
relieved to the amount of £l, or more per annum
in the shape of coal does. He concluded by
moving, "That, as this Council are of opinion that
the general revenue account is burdened with a
number of superfluous entries from the salaries
and other fixed positive annual payments
being divided into quarterly payments,
they do hereby request the treasurer to enter those
payments in their entireties, and not to quadruple
them; and also that all such fixed and annual posi-
tive payments do follow in succession, and be added
up before any miscellaneous or casual entries be
made; and further, that the Council do request the
treasurer to lay before them, at the first meeting
after the 31st of August in each and every year
(without waiting for the usual audited printed
account) a written copy of account, accompanied
with a rental, the account and rental to be made out
after the plan and in the same manner as those now
submitted to the Council." Also, "That as the
Council are of opinion that as the old system of
collecting the bridge coal dues is far more satisfactory
than the one now used by the treasurer, it is the
wish of the Council, and the treasurer is hereby
requested to return to the former system, and to
collect the dues on each cargoes imported, instead of
collecting them quarterly; and the Council also
request that there be a distinct column in the account
for the number of tons discharged from each vessel,
so that by adding, the, total quantity of coal imported
in each and every year may appear, and that the
drawbacks, if any, be shown on the debtor side
of the account. And it is further resolved, that
a fair copy ,of this account be placed on the
table at a meeting of the Council to be held
for receiving the seine on the first Friday next
after the 24th of June in each and every year, as
prescribed by the 20th clause of 6th Geo. IV., cap.
96."—The Mayoa approved of both resolutions. A
great deal of what Alderman Bower had stated had
been discussed at various times, and although
perhaps the accounts were not so clear as it was
desirable they should be, still that was not from
want of discussion. Two or three years ago he
himself moved in the matter. He then proposed
that a proper rent roll should be prepared, when it
was shown that a complete document of the kind
already existed. It was also thought desirable that
they should have a schedule of all the corporation
property, and this was prepared by the Town Clerk
in, as it appeared to him, a very perfect form. On
the 24th January last they adopted a resolution to
the effect that all the corporation hooks of accounts
should be produced at each meeting of the Board,
which was never done before. Committees had in-
vestigated the accounts, and had made reports, so that
in truth and in fact these matters had been con-
sidered very seriously, though even now it was de-
sirable to adopt Mr. Bower's resolutions, and thus
complete the amendments which had already been
introduced. —Mr. DREW suggested the following,
not by way of amendment, but as a rider to Mr.
Bower's resolution—" And further, that the Harbour
Master be directed to ascertain that the bridge dues
on the coals imported into this harbour are paid by
the treasurer before a meeting is appointed to dis-
charge the cargo." —Mr. ATLING fully agreed with
the observations both of the Mayor and Mr. Bower.
The Council had devoted a vast deal ef attention
towards placing their finances into a shapeable form,
and committees had been appointed to investigate the
subject. He did not see how any very great im-
provement could now be effected, unless they adopted
the expedient of appointing the collector of customs
to undertake the collection of the bridge tolls. If
they did this, he believed the Council would avoid
many of the losses they now sustained by vessels
being allowed to clear out without payment. He
thought, too, that the system of tallies on board aidp
very objectionable; all entries should be made with
pen and ink, instead of chalk, which could be
effaced. Under these considerations he did not ,
think Mr. Bower's resolutions would effect any I
good, and be hoped he would not persevere with I
them.—Mr. BOWER said he had heard of nothing to I
induce him to withdraw his resolutions; and as the
treasurer was paid a handsome salary, he did not
think they would be justified in giving another
person, say £5O a-year, to collect the dues, which
was a portion of his duty.—Mr. ROBERTS considered
that equal-handed justice had not been meted out to
the merchants of this port. In 1861 there were
260,165 bushels of coal imported, on which the
wharfage dues received were £l2O Bs. 10d., whilst
the bridge dues were £1,084 Os. 5d., thus leaving
from £3OO to £4OO still uncollected. He bad not a
word to say against Air. Jacobs, wham he believed
an honest man, and a good accountant, but the only
man who could properly perform the duty of col-
lecting the bridge dues was Mr. Cheeseman, Col-
lector of Customs.—Mr. Drum 'said if the resolution
be had proposed was adopted, all that would be
necessary would be for the merchant to go to the
Treasurer's office, and the wcrk would be done.—
Mr. ROBERTS thought Mr. Cheeseman could do the
work without salary.—Mr. Dane did not think the
Council would accept of services without paying for
them.—Mr. ATLING said Mr. Cheeseman had stated
his readiness to undertake the duties for twelve-
months, leaving it to the Council what he should
receive for his trouble—Mr. HOWARD thought it
would be a reflection on their treasurer to give the
twelvemonth's trial to Mr.Cheeseman. Let them give
Mr. Jacobs twelvemonth's trial.—After considerable
discussion, the resolutions of Mr. Bower and Mr.
Drew were adopted.—The Council, at the suggestion
of the Mayor, resolved to dispense with the services
of the clerk of the market, after the 25th March.
This was from no misconduct on the part of the
Clerk, but to effect a saving of £lO a year. They
also resolved to discontinue the service of • poor
dejected individual, named Jennings, who has been
employed at about se. a week to sweep the crossing
and cleanse the urinals, do. With regard to the
Market House, the Council resolved, that the
reserved annual rent at the next letting should
be £soo.—Mr. W. H. Williams's tender of £B,
for fixing the flood gates, was accepted.—Some
other business of trifling importance was transacted,
and the Council adjourned.
PORTLAND.—Tna IVIYMOUTH AND PORTLAND
RAILWAY AND EXTENSION TO HARBOUR. RILL.—
The Board of Trade and the Board of Admirality
have presented reports on this Bill previous to its
going before • Select Committee of the House of
Commons. The capital to be raised for making this
line is £75,000 in £lO shares, with power to borrow
£25,000. The proposed storks are divided into 4
sections.—No. 1 is a railway, length 3 miles 65
chains, from a point in the parish of Wylie Regis,
near the west end of the wooden bridge over the
Backwater at Weymouth, along the Chesil Bank te
near the Victoria Inn, Portland.—No. 2, a railway,
length 32 chains, from a junction with No. 1, at its
commencement, to a junction with the Great Western
and Reath Western Railways, near the goods
shed at Weymouth.—No. 3, a railway or tramway

length 1 mile 4 chains, to extend to No. 2, and the
Great Western Railway to the Pile-pier at Wey-
mouth harbour—and No 4, • railway or tramway
length 34 chains, in extension of No. 1, to the hie
of Portland—such works to be eompleted within 5
years. The line is proposed to cross the Best Fleet
by a viaduct of 42 arches, with an avegige height of
20 feet, and to run along the Chesil beach, skirting
the sea shore. It will be carried over the baekwatm
by a viaduct of 73 arches, of 20 feet van each, and
of an average height above the bed of the river of
20 feet. It is to be carried for the first haltmile
along the east side of the Backwater, and then far
two furlongs below highwater mark, and thence
along to the North quay of the harbour to its termi-
nation ; cutting off access between land and water.
The Bill authorises the company to enter into
arrangements with the Great Western an&
the London and South-Western Companies, or-
either of theni, with respect to the working and
maintenance of the intended railway and tramways,.
and the division of receipts from the traffic thereon.
The Board of Trade, in their report, state that a;
the Great Western and London and South-Western
Railways have, respectively, a broad and • narrow
gunge line, it may be a question whether the page
of the intended railway should not be donned by the
Bill. The Lords of the Admiralty Mama to the
Bill, subject to the following conditions :--" I. That
the viaducts over the East Fleet and Backwater, and
the works below high water mark, in line No. 3, be
constructed only on plans previously approved of by
the Admiralty.-2. That where the lines skirt the
shore, cutting off access between land and water,
each crossings over, under, or on a level, be provided,
to give free access to and from the shore, as the
Admiralty may from time to time require.-3.
Their lordships suggest that it be made imperative
on the company to form the junction proposed by
line No. 2 with the existing railways at or near the
Weymouth Station, and that an undertaking be
given to lay down and maintain a line of rails on the
same gunge as that of the Great Western Line, iie
order that a continuous railway communication may
be effected with the South Wales coal distriot.• point
of considerable importance in connexion with the
Harbour of Refuge at Portland. —4. The line No. 4
will intersect certain Admiralty lends in Portalnd,
in a manner that would probably interfere with
future works; but this could be obviated by keeping
the line further to tile south, and just within the
lireite of deriotioa 1 a Autos Is, therefore, to be
inserted in the bill, -to- the effect that the portion of
the railways within the Admiralty lands shall be
made in accordance with plans and sections approved
of by the Admiralty, and on such lines as their
lordships may approve. The other usual Admiralty
clauses to be inserted in the Bill.

WIMBORNE. —The solemn rite of confirmation
was on Monday administered by the Lord Bishop of
Salisbury in Wienborne Minster. Earnest and
suitable addresses were delivered by his lordship
to the candidates (102). Full choral service was
performed, and the large congregation appeared
deeply impressed with the solemnity of the day's
proceedings.
PROVIDENTIAL &CAVIL —On Tuesday last as the
four-wheel dog carriage belonging to D. F. G. Dalton,
Esq., of Parkstone, was left at the door of
a lady's house in Wimborne, the governess being
seated alone—the coachman having for a moment
left the reins—the horse, a therough-bred, started
off at a furious pace on the Poole road. After
narrowly escaping a capsize into the ditch near
Hobson and Son's mills, it started over Canford
Bridge. Fortunately a young man named White
seised the horse, and was enabled to arrest his
progress without damage except fright to the young
lady.
Parry Simmons, Friday, March T.—(Before Major
Portman (chairman),
J.T. I'. Baskett, D. F. G. Dalton,
Willett L. Adye, a., and Bars. Carr . Glyn and
John H. Austen.)— Thomas Fancy. of LyteshettMmister,
• elaypit man, was charged, on the information of
Solomon Crop, keeper on the manor of W. It. Fryer,
Esq., at Lytchett Minster, with using two dogs for the
purpose of taking game. Fined El., including oasts—
Solomon Ellsworth was charged, on the evidence of P.
On Hawker, with wilfully making • footpath of a crop of
grass, in the occupation of Martin Small, Esq., of
Shapwick, and treating down the grass. Mr. Small
said he had no desire to peen the case hardly, but the
defendant, in spite of his warnings, continued to cross
tLe field, althongh there was • regular footpath for him
and others. The Beneh cautioned defendant, and lined
him 3d. damages, and Sc. costs.—Eli Mitcham and
Thome' Bust, of Long Critchell, were charged, on the
evidence of P.C. George( Hamilton, with throwing
stones and brickbats at the door of a man named Haskell,
a renter under Ds C. Sturt, Esq., whereby the door was
damaged to the extent of Is. Mr. Haskell proved being
awoke by the sound, and seeing defendants ge away
train the spot, and P. C. Hamilton also proved being
within one hundred yards of the defendants, and
hearing the noise mad meeting them coming away.
Defendants denied being the persons, and said it was
two others, but the constable swore positively no other
persons wars there. The Bench being equally divided
in opinion, defendants received the benefit, and were
discharged. It is to be hoped these remnants of
barbarous customs of smashing people's doors and
windows on Shrove Tumiday,will came to take place.—
Mary Ann Cutler, a little girl aged 10 years, belonging
to Woodlands, and whose mother is now suffering six
weeks' imprisonment in Winchester Gaol, for shoplifting
at Ringwood, was charged with stealing two leaves of
bread from a baker's cart at Woodlands, belonging to
Mr. %Word, of Cranborne. The Beach appeared
distressed to deal with so young an offender, and alter a
consultation they determined ion committing her for
three months without hard labour, that she may
receive instruction '
ionfrom the chaplain and be put in the
school.

-C,ouirrY PrITT Sewwilt—Wednesday March Rh.—
Before Major Portman and J. T. Baskett, Esq.—Jane
Biller, a servant girl, was charged with robbinf her
master, John Ramsey, el Kiuson, of a quantity of
wearing apparel. She was also charged with robbing
her present employer, /dr. , Charles Spencer, of the
Dolphin Inn, Hinson, of 145., by breaking open the
little boy's money box the second day after she mitered
the father's service, but the evidence In the latter clue
was merely circumstantial. The wearing apparel belongs
log to her former mavter, Mr. Riunsey, was fated by
P. C. Arney, who searched her box for the amiss
money, and she pleaded guilty to stealing the clothes,
and electing to be summarily dealt with, was esiteneed,
under the Criminal Justice Act, after • severe lecture
by the Bench, to six months' imprisemeseni with hard
labour, at which she did not appear the least acenesraed.
—Thursday.—Before Major Perim& and J. T.
Baskett. Esq.—Charles Kerley was brought up in
etuitoely of Superintendent Baysten, charged with
stealing hay,. the property of Mr. Jab *MI, of
Edmondsham. Sergeant Andrews deposed that about
four o'clock the preceding morning he met prisoner on
the road towards Edmondsliam. Hearing Mr. Ryall's
loss of the bay, be suspected the prisoner, and afterwards
obtained his boots, which on comparison with the tracks
near the rick exactly corresponded.—The Bench,
however, considered the evidence inconclusive, and
discharged Kerley with suitable warning. Mr. Fredrick
Freeman appeared for prisoner.

I,IINALE Courtaurra.--11 Few words to Mothers.—Take rare
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that attention from you they so meek require, that there am
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uniortunat,ly be thus @Abated, let • few dew of Holloway's
Pills be given according to the printed directions which
accompany each box, and you will be well satisfied with the
result; the whole of this gran humour will be carried from
the) ',stem, and health tweet ensue. Such is the wonderful
power ot these extraordiaary Pills.

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and Weymouth 8.20 a.m.), remit London at 2.80 p.m.
The LBO train from Weymouth Mops at Wool on Baturlayt
only.

(E) That and mond elan pasaansais arms In Leaden
at 12.60.
On Sundays a 3rd chum leaves 11landfind for Whobora•
at 6.60 a.m., and • lat and 2nd st 2.65 p.m. A Erd elms
leaves Wthaborne for Blandlord at 9.14 a.m., node Ist sod 3rd
slam at 3.21 p.m.

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