The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-01-09 00:00:00

?Hi NSW STANDISH ORDIIIS.

The Standing Orden' Committee presented an en-
haneti re report, the following being the most important
petrtionlare
• Done' the time that has elapsed dam their appoint-
ment, the committee hove sustamed a meat be in the
death of otte of their number. ill, Rey. Charles Bingham,
the only member who had token part in the previous
revision in la% and one Isom whom they received moat
valuable mil-Moos during the early ptrt of their labours.
"The late chairman, lard Porten on, has taken the
greatest interest in the work, and ail the alteratiocut and
additions have been approved by him
" in coneennenos of the kander of the Prisons to the
G were meet, all orders relating to the Prison, sloop( the
aspointnent of members of • visiting committee, have
been omitted. The new scheme to- the Prioon Charity
Fond tug also neoeseitated the am solos of the regulations
under which it was formerly managed. and the existing
rules are contained In the appendix. They hare divided
the whole work into four main parts. via --I , general
orders ; 11., county busineu: county officers (meted.
Ins Cork of the Peace); IV. ludholal bosom.% and by
placing many matters of detail in the appendix.
" They hove omitted the provision for the appoint-
ment of Audit oat Chairman, which has been pro-ed to be
ineonvenient, and bite rivaly been acted upon. They alao
advise that no St mding Oteliir ti nee-soary for the appoin t-
or Justices to *it in the Second Court, this being regulated
by. Statute.
'Toes hove tarred the combrouo title of "Bridges,
Habitats, and Road. Comenitie." to that of "County
Works Committee.' They recommend the Court to
twelve the right which it has bitkerto ezerCierd in some
mots of nominating the Chairmen of Committees, and to
adopt the hours, of allowing each committee to appoint Its
chairman.
Tae, have added new orders providing forth, appoint-
ment of the members of the County Works Committee as
superintendent. of County Bridge. (45)—for giving power
loth. County Works Committee to provide for traffic in
the rale of bridges dammed by doods or other man=
—for having plans 04 ell county worts open for um
by Justice. (57)—and for the county °racers to comunioate
with the Cork of the Peace on say urgent matter.

Mr. ILIDDLITOS said he had to present to the Court
a revised copy of the Standing Orders, and in doing
so be might say the copy he now presented bore at
the end of it the approval of their late chairman in
the.. words—" I approve of the pmoosed new Stand-
ing Orders.—Porrmsg, chairman of Quarter Sessions."
Lord Portman had taken the very greatest interest
In this revision, and had gone over the whole of the
alterations in detail, a great numbsr of them being due
to his suggestion.. He (Mr. Middleton) begged to
move " That the Standing Orders, which have been
revised, altered and amended by the committee of
j matinee appointed for that purpose, and are now pre-
sented to the Court, be confirmed and adopted and
declared to be the Standing Orders of the Dorset
Quarter Sessions. That all rules and onkel of Court
now in exigence, which are inconsistent with or
repugnant to the Standing Orders above mentioned,
be reminded. That the standing Orders, as now
promoted. be printed and distributed amongst the
jag ices and others."
Captain HUCHAY said he had intended to move the
strongest possible objection to these Standing Orders
being adopted without having been seen by the Court.
He had, however, received an intimation from their
late chairman, and one from the present chairman of
tlje Court. and In respect and reverence for that chair,
be, in deference to their views, hesitated to prom*
an amendment. _

Mr. Mosraoo OUNAT said ea these Standing
Orders were to govern and rule the proosedinge of
this Court for the future he thought It wee only right
and businem.like the msgietratee should see thee*
rules before decidiog they should be adopted. He
propowl that the report of the committee Icy on
the table until next sessions for the information of the
of lb. Court. (Applause.)
Zirt'rat...HOND said the question resolved itself Into
• very small compass. Wes it likely many members
of the Court would wade through all the.. Steadies
Orders? How many would be likely to take that
trouble?

Mr. R. if. Rtlerr said, as Mr. Middleton remarked,
It was nearly four years mince this c,mmittse was
appninted, sad there bad been ample opportunity for
the members of this Court to make any euggesUons.
("No, no," and bear, hear.) Anyone who wished to
make suggestions could hare sent them to the Chair-
man of Committee. ("No, no.") Be was more the
committee did not think timer work was so perfect
,or complete as to wish to path it on. What had been
done was oonoidered as the most practicable way of
getting over a difficulty.
' The CHAIRMAN thought after the trouble Lord
Portman had taken it was a pretty strong reason that
the Court should adopt these rules as approved by
him. (Applause.) Fur,her than that he certainly
did not wish to go. He knew, as Mr. Bond had
justly put before them, that rough oopies had been
circulated pretty fully throughout the county so far
aa this—that they hail been sent to the different
officers, the different chairmen of committee., sod
clerks of the different magisterial divisions, Anil that
was no doubt with the view of the clerks—die did not
know if it was done, but he presumed it was ,ot for
the benefit of the clerks themselves, but for the
advantage of the magistrates whose clerks they were.
He was not going to say a word against the proposal
the 'tiles should stand over, though, of cam., there
was some expense attached t it and after four years
of expectation they naturally hoped they wiredrawing
near fulfilment. But if the Court th-ught lit they
might order the suspension of the mst'er and let it
stand over f.r another quarter of a-,ea, and in
the meanwhile he thought the new rules should be
printed. The Clerk of the Peace had suggest el a copy
might be left at Dorchester and another at his office
at saprbaroe for the magistrates to consolt, but he
(Mr. Floyer) thought those living at a distance from
these places would hardly go there to read these
rules. They were not by any means pleasant reading.
(Laughter.)
Mr. Rester-Seagrow said se he had agree! to
second the amendment be would state his reasons for
doing so. He thought a large body of bueineee men
would not be considered such if they allowed rules to
guide them in their business for 10 or 20 years without
baring first perused them..

Mr. MO/STAOI3 Govr e.ei he wee not dispeeei to
withdraw hie proposal. They ought to know what
they Were tr ,ing to do for the future, and be did not
think the Goon ought to be asked to •o e foe these
Standing Orders until they knew what they were
voting for. These rules were to gove,n them for many
years to come, and be, therefore, pr wed tree
Standing Or tern lay on the table until the next
sessions, and that • rough ropy be wm, to each
magatrate in the oonoty. In Fiancee ,rw7 the, were
now doing tbe very same thing. They had a reeled
copy of their Constitwion, which they were sending
round to every Mason in the whole of England who
cbcee to apply for it, and then there would be • most.
log held to consider the alterations afterward. He,
therefoce, proposed them Standing Orders, though the
delay might cause some titUs inconvenience, should
lay on the table for tbe next two or three months,
and that a r ugh copy should be mat round to every
magistrate in the county.
Lord ELDON. In Moreno. to Mr. Guest's &Homo°
to what the Freemasons were doing, remarked there
was considerable difference finanefellv between the
dep.h of the pocket of • wealthy body like the Free-
masons and that of the ratepayers of this county.
(Laughteri).
Mr. H. XIDDLZTON hoped the C .urt would take
soak* before they divided on the question that they
were putting the work off for • great teal me e then
one quarter. This wee clear, because if Mr. Guest's
amendment was tarried, and the orders remained on
the table until the next Quarter Session., if • in tmber
nil the oegletreise did take the trouble to wade through