The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-08-27 00:00:00

POOLE.

Tug ISLLSD REPAESCCIATION.—We haste* to allay the
nervous excitement of our Tory contemporary the Alive,.
1i.,,, anent the rumour that the Hon. Evelyn Ashley is
about to resign his Neat for Poole in order to contest the
seat for the I tot Wight, should Mr. Baillie Cochrane be
translated to the House on which he has for years set
longing eyes, by stating that a letter haa been received in
T oole tram Mr. Ashley stating that it is not his intention
to we up his wog for Poole until the dissolution. Hants
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THE Boeotian Sinvirroaranr.--A meeting of the Town
Council was held at the Guildhall on Saturday, to receive
the tenders for the appointment f Borough Surveyor and
Inspector of NuillaDOOS to the Urban and Port Sanitary
Authorities, which °More had been rendered vacant by
the death of Mr. Edmund Pearce, son. The Mayor
(Councillor A. Baron) presided, and the members present
were Aldermen Hemp-Weleb, T. Wien, and J. Buckley,
Councillors G Curtis, W. N. Western, T. Buckley. E. P.
Philpote, H. T. Trevanion, J. S. Hudson, W. H. Ballard,
H. R Durmore. C. ./. Stone, E. N. Blanchard, W. D.
Durialis N. Aldridge, E. J. C.,way, C. Hill, J. Andrews.
and W. Penney. The Mayor said there appeared to be an
omission in the advertisement, which did not state the
term for which the appointment would be made, and he
thought it would be advisable before they opened the
tenders, ta determine whether the appointment should be
for one year or three yearx—At the request of Councillor
Curtis, the Town Clerk (Mr. H. W. Dickinson) reed the
advertisement inviting tenders for the °Mow Applicants
were desired to s ty the amount of salary expected,
and the candi to might receive pupils, but
must not engage in private pra.stice of any description,
and must devote his whole timo to the duties of the
Akee, which he must be competent to Perform.—
Councillor Curtis said he was t3ld there err a large
number of applicants, sad he supposed those not withl.
the terms of the advertisement would be &qualified--
Councillor Stone said he thought the matter mentioned by
the Mayor was of groat importance, and that it ought to
be settled before the tenders were opened. Ile proposed
that the appointment be for 12 menthe certain, after-
wards determinable by three months notice being given
on either side—This was seconded by trancillor Pb lots,
and erred to. —ln answer to a question the Town Lark
stkid there were 63 tenders, of which three arrived that
morninj having apparently miscarried. Camellias-
Curtis proposed that all tenders not in accordance with
the terms of the advertisement should not be entertained
by the Council, but this did not find a seconder.—
Came:Woe (hulas than proposed that the applications be
referred to a committee, condone; of the for, Alder-
.. yomp.Welcit, Councillors Hugs on, Conway, Curt*
Oakley, 'T. Buckley, and W. Penney, to report to the
Council r to the most eligible and desirable candidates.— I
Alderman J. Buckley seconded the proposition, which
carried, and the meeting was then adjourned.
PETIT gamma, Thursday. —Before the Mayor (Mr. IL
Easton). Mr. W. Pearce, and W. D. Deviate.
James =owl, and William Nipperd, two boys, were I
eumeresed for throwing stones on the (Nay on the 11th
lust—Thou.., Hurst, landlord 1 the Mand-aad-Meert
Ina, on the guy, stated that on Wednesday week, as he
was in his bowie reading, Is, stones ear, against the
inner door. He went out End saw the defendants and two
Unger boys there. Several more stones were afterwards
throwtkat the it wr, awl on his coins out the grind time ,
the hers threw tour or tire stones at him. They also
celled bim nick-names. He could not recognise the other I
Wis.—The magistrates fined defendants 21. IM., and
On 6.1. coats each, to he paid on Saturday.
The license of the Black Bear Inn, Market-street, wee
transferred from Mr. John Robbins to Mr. John i
a„,,,, r„,,,. inuasaaced ICC MN