The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-10-09 00:00:00

Tin SURFACS DIAINAGB. LOAF,

The Anittsralrr-ToWn CLIJut said he had been In
correspondence with varloui bodies and gentlemen,
with reference ti the Surface Drainsg_e 1.41111
Among them the Royal Exchange Awn-awe Company,
with whom they had already a loan existing, offered
to lend the £l,OOO, provided their solicitor be satisfied
of the security, at ft per cent, payment to extend
over a period of 20 years; the same terms even if it
extended over 30 years. Mr. Vs entire Robinson
(tireeham-street) offered to effect the loon at 4 per
cent., extending over four yews, at • fee of 10 per cent.,
ore minimum foe of LID. Other often were made by
the Royal Insurance 0 mpanv. the Rock Insurance
Company, the Royal Great Weetwn Lodge of Odd-
fellows (Bridport). A gentleman in the tewn, whom
name did not transpire, offered to lend the money at
4 per cent., provided it be repaid in some of not leis
than £5OO. The latter was acoepted.—This wee ell
the business.

Sun. COWARD'S AvMILL ILIPORT. The following
report hair boo preseoted to the Watch C illegalities of Stu
Town Council by Supt. Cursed :—" Gentlemen. —I beg
must rupectfully t, ley before you my thirteenth animal
criminal report and occarrence return, showing the
enamel of crime committed within the borough of
Do-ohester for the year ending 19th 8-pteat bet, 1163. as per
tabular statement pep wed us meat I the Hem. °Mee,
vio :—Table 1 : Po:ice Establishment—Acreage, 635 ;
PoPuLetion (1881), 7.588; head oat:tee...de, 1 ; urge 'at, 1;
actinguergeaut, 1; constables, 5 : tote' borne, & Tablet :
Coat of p Aloe establish mint —l3eler leo and Day, £570 4.61:
c:othing and accoutrements. LON I& 51; contingent
expenses and allowances, £l6 7.1 101; station house
charges (which includes cot!. gas. printing. and stationary.
ec ). 191 91 81; miscellaneous charges, LI 6i-4olal
coat. £899 Si sd. One-hell of the pay and clothing
repaid by the Treasury. Table 2 : Clans of persons pro.
heeded again* els. :—On Indictment—Known tbieltee
malts, 1' previoes good characters. —total. make. 3.
Summarily—known thieves, maks, 3; peostitutes. 5;
cognate and tramp; mak*, 1; rantaloe 1; susitichous
and other bad charuters, moles. 19; feintheis 3; habitual
drunkards, females. 1 • previous good characters. ul
' 44; females, 9; clasoUcter unknown, rules, 30—total
mole., 78; fernebea, 19. The tuna knowe thieves only
applies to thou persons that Sr. getting their living by
dlebouest practices. Table 4: Imt etable offences—
Number of crimes committed, riot—lndecent assault, 1;
fa:eetresess. 1; simple larceny, t Three male. were
• waded and consusitted for trial, and dealt with as
follows, via :—I twelve months and 3 peers supervision,
loin. months. and 1 awaiting trial, showing a durum
of twelve persons apprehended and committed for trial
the previous year. Table 5: Offences determined um
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madly by justices, vis. t—Amieulta on polica—Convietad
males. 3. Common amanita —Oonvieted melee, 6; females.
I. Cruelty to animals—C.onvicted males, 1; d
males, 3. Vementary Rduostiou Act—Ounvicter Zat.Os:
V ; females, ; diticharged males. 2. Poootting Preven-
tion Act—Mothered males. 1. Drunkenoue and drunk
and disorderly—Convicted males 10; females, 2; die.
charged UMW, 2 Lual seta and borough bye-laws—
Convicted realms 8 : (emotes, 4 • discharged males, 2
females, 0. Wilful dunage—Diecarged males. I. Army
Act—Convicted males, 1. Neglecting to support family
—Convicted reales, L Lulu gota—Convicted females,
1. Larceny Simple (Summary Jurisdiction kc
vioted melee. 3; females, ; diecherged males, L affesmny
from the pereon—Coevicted males. 1. Lerc-ny easement
—Discharged ruler, I. Proetitutee—Contrlcted, 1.
Bogging— Convicted males, 1; dieeharged males, 1.
Having no visible means of subsistence—Convicted
fems I. Highway Act—Convieted males, I. Railway
Acouriict.d males, 1. Total—C .nvicted males. 64;
females, 19; disobarged mali., U. The offences deter-
mimed summarily were ditposed of sa follow, vis :—Une
month and above 14 days, 4: 14 days and under. 5;
Sued, 70; to And sureties, 3; 1 livered to army,
1 which shows • decree., of 124 compared with
last year. Police superaleion—Two convicts and eight
porous under piUc. eupervhiion have resided in the
borough during the past year, vie : four continue to
report thorium' yet, 2 their time expired, 3 left the district
end 11.11 U. dietrict failing to report himself. Robberies
—The number of robberies reported to the polios has
been 13, the number detected 8 value of property .tolen
re Ad 5.. Ind, am out ruoveSl 7. 041. as 'onset
£6I 7s Hi 1 stolen and L 43 16. 444 ruovered the previous
year. Ins cure mange, eeroted by the grtlics between
the hours of ten pm. and six a.m. for It, poet year are
as follows, Os :—Front doors, 13; windows, :03; front
garden gate. and doors leadioe to rear of premises, 9;
'tore doors. 13; total, 88: and I beg to comment on the
facilities given by the householders for the commissou of
crime by the habitual practice of neglecting to secure
that, doors and windows at title season of the year. The
Are engine—Nuttily practices have been instituted to
ensure the engine being In good working order in cue of
flu, and I have attended two Ares in the country and three
In the borough, end Mb received for use of aante and pall
to the credit of the Sanitary A uUsprjty. Inspection of
emote, meopmee. go 4 Itiags60••••1 as
▪ • •••—, ; Mon, 241 males, 76. lorputed at
tlt, police station: weights, 779; rneuures, ; melee, I.
Number stamped : brass 10; Iron. 153; mea.urm. 196.
Fees released and paid to Demurer. LI 31 51. Grant.og
pedlars' mrtilicates —Granted at 5. .sob: males, 10;
femalee,_6 ; total, it Feu received, £6 105, and paid
Wto the atchmate. The Chimney S lepers Act has been
*stored sad two certificates granted during tb. feu on
payment of 2. 61 each and credited to the Watch-rate.
The Put—diem Act bu been strictly enforced, and the
following perenne Sr. applying for the renewal of their
become on the lad .net for the sole end storing of petro-
leum at their premises, viz :—Mmere Crocker and Co.
ironm nun, High West-etre sad Fordlngtou ; llre
Hurl, Ironmonger, High Wiet•steret en 1 Trinity-street;
Mr A W Groves, tallow unectutot, Fordineton ; Mr
Mutford, plumber and painter. High Rut eta Bent
street; Mr H Groves, of Mill-street • fordington ; Mr
T Handeford. H 'Rower-row, Fordington ; Mr R Moors,
Grows-buildtags : Me Henry John Norm •n, 'adjust:in-
close ; and Kr George Priam. Ined'emeed lerdinston.
In addition to the oh.ve Menus Thermion and Co, iron.
moagerv, liouthwitreet, we applying for • lic Ave. and as
fat.. I have been able to judo the requirements of the
Act have bun ferried out MI well as the cooditions con-
tained is their licenses. The &mimic. Act has beau
adorned in the borough, and the following uremia*, are
ruistered for the Impost of aunpruder and mixed ex.
plosives. via. ;—Mesers Crocker and Co, iron:Mallen.
High Weeteireet ; Kr C J•iffeer, gunsmith. Hlth KW'
street ; Mrs 8 ironmonger, High West-street gad
Trinity-street Mr R firaynor, Mr fUttell, Mr T
Rogers, all of High Vesta...et ; and Mr W Rogers, of
High theet-eteut Contagion. Disown, (Animal.) Act—
During the past peer there has not been • single cue
mond la the bassuali. Tie Ord,, la (jousall male,