The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-01-10 00:00:00

THE WIRTZ or IRELAND.

ne Lord Mayor of Londou wrote As follows :
" Th. Illsns.ou House, Louden. KC., Deo. 14, VC.
" Tote. Worshipful the Mayor of Doichester.

"Dear Mr. ktwar.— I truet )ou will allow me to call
your iiitentiiin to the very iufiu-ntial and important meet-
ing held here yesterday on toe mild. et of rendering aid to
the lew-sbdling people of Ireiend, who are new so &newt
disheartened and dull...mid by the pecoliar phase which
disaffection ha. souused in that country. No doubt,
more astute orgaaisers of rebellion against the established
Governmeut ot me estuary have armen that any that
have gone before. Under their direction and coumeel the
bulk of the popolat on have now wonted a perste.
rmiatance to the a. end the fulfilment of the nowt
ordinary contracts and obligationa By this combination
the bonds of Society are destruct, mid the very exieteGee
iif • civilised community in the Suer isle is threatened.
I endow • memorandum of the meeting held here yeeter.
der, and, in aco,rdisi.ce with the resolution then passed. I
have to wok your co-operation In thus emergency —I am,
dear Mr. Mayor, yours very Wily, J. WHITrAKER ELLIS,
Lord blow."
Mr. LOCK : We cannot vote the funds of the Council
to this purpose.
Mr. PuPg pate agreed that they could not nee the
small fund, they had for purposes of that descrip-
tion. He suggested that if a meeting of the towns-
people was called to consider the application of the
Lord Mayor, it would be favourably received, and any
persons in the town would be able to render an).
assistance Viey might thinit tit to the law-abiding
people of Ireland.
The MAYOR felt very envious they should show their
appreciation of the state of Ireland, and that they
should do all in their power to aid those who were lb
much persecuted and diatreseed by the present
rebellious Mate of that kingdom. He hardly knew
what to do in this emergency, because in calling a public
meeting be found that so far as this Borough was
concerned, public meetings were not very prolita•ile in
their ra-ult. He should be very glad if they could gat
upsaubscription, by which anyone could help the law.
abiding people of Ireland, and in that way they would
help them very much more than by spending their
time at a public asatirob;y. It was a question of might
and right, of law and lawleasnesa, and he hoped they
would show their appreciation iif the present state of
! things by contributing libedilly to the fund. He
propo.e 1 that a subscription list be formed for that
Puaw"H. D seconded. _
_r. Unlnn.secon .
. _

Mr. A. POPIC did not think there would be much
chance of getting funds unless the facts were put
before the subscribers, and he was rather in favour of
a public meeting, io order that this letter of the Lord
Mayor and the reports of the meeting of the Central
Committee should be put before those who were asked
to subscribe. lie suggested they should take some
means of publishing the letter, the applic Won of the
Lort Mayor, and the pith of the report of the Central
C onmittee, in the local papers.
me doubt appeared to be entertained a. to the
object to which the money should be devoted—
whether for eoforcing thd law, or the relief and as-
sistance of those who had suffered.

Mr. POPS was strongly opposed to subscribing any
money for the purpose of eufor,ing the law, or for the
protection of property. The British nation was quit*
strong enough for that. Hs should be very glad to
subscribe to any fund for relieving those pe.ple who
were disburse t by the breaking of the law by the
rowdy portion of the population.
Mr. Alderman GALPIN morel that the meeting am
of opinion that further information was necessary as
to the proposed distribution of the fun it before they
ventured ts ask the public to iiulcicribc.
Mr. A. POPS seconded CA ino.ion, which was
carried unanimously.

IMAM IN THE CORE EXCHANGE.
A lotter was rec!ived from Mr. H. Log as to the
placing of additional chairs in the Corn Ex.:hange ;
but the matter was referred to the General Purposes
Committee.

THI PATHWAY TO THS 100TH WINTIIIN STATION.
Mr. A. PoPS called attention to the Migrated ul state
of the footpath leading from the bottom of South-street
to the South Western station. lie suggested that 50r.
should be expended for a few I lads of gravel in making
the footpath parable. At the last Council meeting an
intimation was made that they should wait until the
whole land had been built upon. fr .m the station to
the bottom of South—dreet, but if they waited till then
they would hove to wait for five year. At all events
at the present two-thirds ef the land had been built
upon, and he thought the remainder might be greatly
improved by • little gravel. fie would also mention,
on the part of the occupiers of the three houses abut-
ting on the footpath, that they were entitled to flag.
stones being put outside their houses as in other
footpaths where they were not paved. He moved that
the Surveyor be instructed to la; gravel on the footpath
at • coot not exceeding 50c, and also to place the flag-
stone. as required. The present condition of the
footpath was dPgreos to the town, when it could be
remedied at so am all • 0 wt.

The klaxon failed to see any disgrace. There was •
very wad foottrith on the opposite aide of the roel.
The bad stet.) of the path alluded to by Mr. Pope was
entirely owing to the mould failing down from the land
whidt had not been built upon.
Mr. Pore said there had never been one penny spelt
upon the path since it had been formed. Ever since
the kerb had been placed there, there had not been
one inch of gravel laid down.
Mr. llogr wAs in favour of the gravel being placed
on the path above the brewery to the station, but
bel w that it would be a simple waste of money.
Mr. Pope remarked ever since he gave the land to
the town not one penny had been expended upon it.
Alderman GALPIN replied, although Mr. Pope gave
the lead, when they considered the enormous amount
laid out there, he did not consider he ought to cast
that relf,ction upon the Council. Still, if Mr Pope
would guarantee that the sum should not exceed
501., he had no great objection to it.
Mr. Huse seconded Mr. Pones motion, which warn
carried.

THZ CORNWALL ROAD.

Burgeon-Major Anderson wrote oomplaining et the
deposit of refuse removed (ram the barracks, and the
placing of • kerbiag along • portion of the footpath
In the Cornwall•rosd.
It was ordered to carry out the kerbing as desired.

MI LAT' DROWNING CMIL

The follovring letter was received from the Deputy.
Coroner :
"Dorchester, Dso. OM. 1881.
•• My dear Sir,—At the inquest held on Monday last on
the woman, Sash Hoare, who met her desth btadirdrooLi
In the stream between the corner of the ran-
the railed pert of the stream which estends (rain end
of Mill-street to • point just below the heck entrance to
the biosh's Ark publichouse, I was asked to represent to
the Town Council the &Arability of completing the fence
up to the bridge, a distance of only slew yard& Dad this
Waft been fancied it is very improbeble that this scoldent
ermild have happened--I r.esain. doar sir. yours faithfully.
H SYMONDS. Deputy-coroner. A. &neon, Esq., Mayor of
Dorchester."
It IYMS agreed to?ot the aecerary

600 V VOR 11411 mit.

Alderman C 1711311 enquired if they were inclined to
do anythiog in the way of a soup kitchen. Last year
they were overtaken by the severe weather, and by the
time they got their relief system ready, the *avers
weather was over. Was it worth shile to act OD •
small scale as last year, and get the coffee taverns to
supply soup ate cheap rate
T 6 Council agreed as to the desirability of relief,
but nothing definite was decided
This conrAnded the badness.