The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-01-11 00:00:00

• parties on the two aides of the river, and if tbe flood
total anbgrid liTetbb. arches were put, the bridge would be likely to stand '
another MO years. That was the beet way of getting out
DOSOMMSTMS. of the =ape, the Court had spent inioo un4er the idea
Tin wit& meeting of the Dorset Collate Hospital will they were prima facie liable to repalr the bridge, and it
was extremely difficult to say whether there were parties
takeTeltpl"Baolirron ThifiTh's;sl47D nEarizign 111ale•GIMVIT.--fileveral liable to refund the £3OO. Under the curious circom-
chances here taken place in the management of the stances, he by no means counselled the Court to go into
Bristol awl Exeter Railway, in consequence of it, transfer litigation to force any one to put the land arches, and he
to lb. orstm Western C 'minal. Kr. ilcierson has become appealed to Mr. I lundry to use his influence in the West
general manager. in place of Mr. Wall, resigned • hut Mr. of Dorset to iteltice the parties to put the land arches, and
Wall continues to act a. the company's agent. Mr. Terelli complete the bridge.
of the .Ireat Western stele has been appointed genera Mr. HAMM° said that Mr. Fletcher when he came into
✓erintendent of the Bride' awl Beater line, awl Mr. office, found the plans for the bridge already prepared by
14'atton, of the Bristol and Exeter sta. district super- the late County gareeyor, and be believed they bad been
intendant. satirtioncli:s the Court In those plans no mil arches
Orgeneo OF • GOOD TEISFL I. 01•014 IX INDI ‘. a.—. mWerein,. . and knowing the plans had been prepared
former resident in Dorchester writing to a friend says:— by such an expel lanced roan as the late Oounty Surveyor,
"You will be othsed to hoar that a lodge of Good Mr. Fletcher did not feel himself called on to make any
Tempters has been started In India. On hoard one of the addition. Flood arches would not have been necessary If
men-of-war escorting hi. Royal Highness the Prince of a road had not been raised on the Somerset side, which
Wales wail a lodge of the LO.G.T. On our arrival at prevented the water sweeping off as it otherwise would
Bombay we landed and arraneements were made for start- have done. In fact • small flood arch had been stopped
ing a lodge there, and after a short stay, one was formed, up. The reason why he was led to believe this was •
under the title of ' The l'ride of India.' May God's county bridge, and &now repairs to be done, was because
biasing attend It I" he had submitted a list of bridges to the Clerk of the
Donag7 (14.0NTYMUsEUM £5O LIFULiIIY.—The annual Peace and asked him to say which were county bridges or
meeting of thls county inatitution took place in the read- not: this list of his was accepted, nothing was said about
bag-room on Tuesday afternoon. Mr. E. Pearce, J. P., was it, and therefore the committee believed this to be • county
In the chide. The following report was presented by the bridge. and ordered the repair.
hon. sm., the Rev. C. W. Bingham :—" The Museum has Lord POttrtil in said no one could blame the committee
receive' • rateable acquisition in the course of the Past Or the chairman of the committee. If a new bridge had
vette by the presentation by Its noble president of • eel- boon int the old site, it would have been considered
jection of Itoinanießritish vases, Roman coin., stc., found as an old bridge repaired, Instead of being an entirely new
on his lord.hip's estate at Horton, arcieupanial by a most bridge in law, as now.
welcotue donation of £lO. Notwithstanding • consider- ' The Rev. J. H. AUaTEM said the Surveyor ought not to
able diminutioo of the animmiption list, the Council have be condemned if he hail simply carried out what had been
thus been enabled to meet the expenses of the year but submitted to the Court previously.
the resources of the museum are still too limited to admit The Court assented to the noble Chairman's suggestion
of any advance or development The Council had hoped to take no further action in the matter.
that possibly the establishment of a " Field Club and LUNATIC ANTLCIIs,
Antiquarian Society in the county, devoted to this and Mr. FLOTER read the quarterly and annual reports.
similar °Hecht, might In, the means of re-awakening an The balance in hand last quarter was VDU 04 ; the
Interest in the County Museum: but its members appear amount due from unions at is II per day, £1.0.13 16s 4d ;
to be contented with suggesting our removal from the ditto fnon out county and non-pauper at ditto, £174
county town to some other less central locality. To such total, £3,604 5s 7d. Expenditure this quarter, £2.775 Is fid.
• proposal the Council felt the strongest objection. baying • balance of £BOO 3.1 11d. The balance In the surplus
Whilst glad to hear that institutions of the same character fund account is test) 100 &I. The balance due to the treasurer
should lie brought into existence elsewhere, RO that all ott the building and repair account is EC 75 Id. It emnrderee
objects of Natural History or antiquarian curiosity dis. that the sum of .2100 be transferred from the surplus fund to
covered in their neighbourhood inay ineet with • con- the building and repair account. The amount in the charity
venient and fitting receptacle. they still think that the fund is teen IN ed.'
Dorset jounty Museum should maintain it, place within In alluding to the rise of the maintenance rate, Mr. Floyer
the walls of old Dwchester, and that it deserves more remarked that the wage* of servants generally had, he
support than it le at moment receiving." The lleancial apprehend° I been raised lately.
statement showed the receipts during the year had been The Increase in the number of pauper patients from the
.1:93 Its. The expenditure, inelmling eV Is. Id. due to county, which wait remarked on in the last annual teport, has
the treasurer, a tttttt tinted to £l5O :le 71. Deducting the continued. end even been exceeded in the year just closed. In
former total from the latter there was a balance of the Asylums Isl January, i.on, 15 males and S females-23.
f:26 It.. 74. duo to the treasurer
Lbsnusry 11176. Es, (irem tond in the two myluma Ist January, 1276, 22.9 males and
planing the falling off in subecriptione the hon. sec. , gg, females —491) This ""e'"°""h^" ins're"° "nl'
upon the whole number in detention, the Imo Maltase of
stated several items received in the previous year . , and county treeless, which Is 11, being counterbal.nced by a reduc-
which could not, as • matter of course, he expected this ~ in the nnn.pauper
year. A short discussion on one or two points followed tins,of ri in the out.county patients and f 4
all agreeing the institution was deserving of better sup. class The proportion of recoveries to aduaimons is not quite
so . thisyear as last bele m the rate of 41 per sent.
It was resolved the former practice of taking in ' g
or 44 per cent Tee deaths have been more numerous
Crotcopies of the Tholes and filing one of them for reference nearly 7 ve cent ton the number of patient., instead of about
should b e cent
e again adopted. Dr. Robinson cansented to act . s per last year but the death rate is not above the Kendra'
as co-secretary wit& Me. Bingham- The business wal average of lunette asylums, and the proportion of recoveries is
then concluded. favourable in comparison with the returns of mom counties.
The health of the patients has been goal throughout the year.
The conduct of the attendants and servants has been generally
good. The maintenanoe rate, which has been fixed all, 2d
per day for the first end third quarters of the rear, and at Is ed
for the second quarter, was raised to Is 31 for the quarter end-
ing In December last. The increase In the rats has been mainly
occasional by the rise In the wages of the attenibede and
servants, front 10 to 20 per cent, made In the the third quarter
of the year. Gratuities of elle and £2O have been awarded
from the surplus fund to the medical superintendent and the
clerk respectively for extra work in connection with the out-
county and non-pauper patients, and of £lO each to the two
medico' ...laves for their diligent attention to their duties.
The debt charred on the county-ratan/m.l as follows at the close
of the county financial year at Michaelmas ;
Am ma of money borrowed on mortgage of the
county-rates 41,000
Paid ‘df from county-rates L 16,200
Ditto from surplus fund of the asylums 6.400
—14,800

DORSET EPIPHANY SESSIONS.
These sessions were opened on Tuesday lad, when the
civil business of the county woe taken in the Grand Jury
Chamber, the following magistrates being present:—
Right Hon. Viscount Pontius (Chairman).
Jou!! FLotga, Eoi., U r., (Deputy -chairman).
Right Hon. the Rut of Shaftesbury, K.G.
Right Hon. the Earl of Eldon.
Lord Ashley.
Hon. W. H. B. Portman, M.P.
iron. Evelyn Ashley, M.P.
Sir riolyneux Hyde Nepean, Bart.
Right Hon. Lord Wolverton.
Mr. J. Z. Bridge Mr. \V. C. Lambert
Mr. IL A. Bankes Mr. B. Littleludes
Mr H. S. Bower Mr. J. C. ManselbPleydell
Mr. W. E. Brymer, IL?. Mr. G. P. Mansell
Mr. G. 11. Bond Mr. IL N. Middleton
Mr. J. H. Calcraft Mr. IL Marker
Mr. W. N. Calcrds Mr. J. K. P. Montagu
Mr. T. Collor Mr. H. B. Middleton
Mr. R. R. Eliot Mr. A. F., Mansel
Mr. G. IL Eliot Mr C. J. Parke
Mr. H. Frampton Mr. K Pearce
Mr. A. Foster Mr. L. (1. Paget
Mr. J. J. Farquharson Mr. M. Bodged
Ur. A. B. Foster Mr. Cam Sykes
Mr. .1. Guallen Mr. C. .1. 0. Swelield
Mr. g. C. qoodden Mr. W.. 1. Smith

Leaving a debt on the county at !licheelmaa last of 18 400
Pince which a further sum of £1,830 has been paid to the
County Treasurer by the visitors of the aeylum, making a sum
of C 7,600 pald over from the surplus fund in aid of the county.
ratn"
The reports were received and adopted.
Mr. Fungus maid ache had raised the question of not
appointing magistrates on two committees], he thought it
rather haul that his friend Mr. Williams had anticipated
him, in getting another appoint.] on the Prison com-
mittee. Ile had suggested that magistrates should, as far
as possible, divide the work amongst themselves, for this
reason—the only way tomo work was to stick to it, and
with great respect, he would say it WWI of very little use
for magistrates to serve on a committee unless they could
attend regularly. 0' course it was rather hard; hut his
friend was a young man, and he hoped he would he chair-
man f the gaol committee for many years. Ile (Mr.
Finger) was rapidly advancing in years and could not
look forward to serve very much longer, on that he hoped
he had secured his friend (Mr. Albert Basket) for the
exclusive use of the Lunatic Asylum ; but as it was, he
hoped Mr. Bankes would be able to serve on that com-
mittee.

rdiin-d—ry
Mr. a P. Oundry
Mr. J. P. Fox Gundry
Mr. I. M. 9tie.s.t _

Mr. (1 Troytedßullock
Mr. H. Williams
Mr. C. weld
Mr. F. W. Willisma

Mr. J. R. Phelps Gooden
Mr. C. S. Glyn
Mr. T. B. lianhant

Mr. G. Warry
Mr. If. F Yeatroan
Rev. .1. 11. Au»ten

M—. ..
B—.—
ombe° I ii;;: i! Vi "iiiitTitiam
Mr. W. Hounaoll Rev. J. Blennerhomett
Mr. J. W. B. Hawkaiworth Rey. carr J. Glyn.
CAUNTI: 119 MONS.
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Mr. E W. WILLIAND read title repast
The prison WM insiarted and f.. d all correct. No com-
plaint*. The accounts of the last quarter were inspeciel and
pained. The accounts if the iwesent quarter were examined
and found correct The following tenders for the ensuing slit
Months were opened and accept.] : -Rotor, for groceries, as
Fnr last ; Hurdle, . heese at CI Ms per cot. ; Hayward most
ecks, legs, shins), at 2d; hatch rms. &Id ; suet, 31d.
custoily —Males. 79; female., 11 —total. 90. In the Infirmary
—Male., 3 ; female., 0 -total, 3. In custody for trial at these
emotions -Males. It; females, 2 —total, 14. On hail for trial at
these sessions—Males, ; females 0-total, 2. Total at present
for trial at these Pplithany Quarter Psimions, M. In custody
for trial at Lent Assize*, 0. Number of prisoners committed
this quarter. 120; same quarter last year, 149; decree.,, of
commitments this quarter. to of this number 14 were naval
prtritiers. Daily average milkmen. this quarter—Males, 64;
females, 0 -total, 70 Daily average of prisoners mine quarter
last year—Mal., 71; females, 14--total. s 5; decrease this
quarter, 15. Punishments this quarter on daily avenue, of 70,
17; ditto mine quarter last ytar 011 35, 9; incrmse, 14. No
corporal punishments have been inflicted for any offence.
Recommitments this quart'-r, (.0; ditto laat quarter, 53 ;
decreasie, 3. Disbursements this quarter. 311104 105 0.1; mine
quarter bet ydr. a7ll 9. 1.1 • decrease, Lit ltie 7.1. Average
price t 4 wheat isw 5.1 this quarter, ell lb 10.1. ; same
quarter last year, £lO Pk /al ; Inert-am. Ida 11. Price of bread
per lb. this quarter, I l ; same quarter last year, ; increase
this quarter, id. Maintenance coet per head per week this
quarter. Is 41.1 ; salaries, 41 ; liring, cooking, and
...WANG I. 01.1; clothing and betrlttnr, cal incidental
expses en, Is-total. as 11W Same r last year -Main-
tenance, ls ;saluting, 4. ; lighting, Ming, cooking, and
washing. 1. 001 ; clothing and bedding. 101.1: incidrntai., ON
—total 0. 21.1. .1:111 5i has been received during the quarter
for the inaintenatim of naval Niemen., against tni) 16s same
quarter last year. A male prisoner, aged at, died In the prison
during this quarter. The coroner's Jury who assembled to
view the Issly returned • verdict .4 ' Heath from apoplexy and
paralysis.' 0110 hop at the expiratimi of his sentence here was
remove it.. the Reformatory School at Ililhorne for •detention
of fire years, in amordance with his sentence Two male
CO.."Cia on limo.. haying been recommitted to the county
prison for other offence. their licenses were revoked by
order of the Secretary of State, and at the termination nil
their imprisonment here they were removed to the Penton-
ville hison to complete the unexpired portion of their
sentence .f penal servitude. The c.imluct of the various
Aker. of the prism in their napective departments bas been
lialisfactory..
. .

" Dorchester, 4th January, 1878.
My Lords and Gentlemen,-1 hare the honour to Inform
you that I consider the general sanitary ontdition the I/onet
County Prison satisfactory In all respects. The health of the
prisoners generally has been fairly inaintainel duriim the post
quartar.-1 hare the honour to be, ifly Lords and Gentlemen,
your mom obedient servant, JOHN GOOD, Burgeon Dorset
County Prison. _ .

'77lie n. Dorset quarter Sessions."
The report was received and adopted.