The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-01-08 00:00:00

NSW 111•0111TRATMIL

The foll.arina qualified and took their mate an
imamate,: —The ttiidit Hoo. John. Fad of Eldon,
of itrooota, Wareham ; and Campbell Mauro, Earl.,
el rave Nth. Charmouth.

ruirrima JUSTICIZie anon?.

captain Foster '.ought. • the report of the Visiting
Jusinos.. be tenders for the .upply of the prison for
tte .loui• g sin months h•d been accepted. Me. J.
Lc. neehe, lege, end shins of beef, per lb. Bt.; hatch
end under b Its, 5§.1. : heel Set, 44. Hr.
Havereol, straw, POI ton (wheat) £3. Mr. Wm. Hurdle,
best those oboes' per cwt.. El. Mr. John (Goer, hem
scotch oatme 1 per es., 4..: I eat Indian meal, .C 1 ;
split peas per bushel, 9g; Aeotch barley per twL, :
herd soap, El 13c; sell, 20.; pepper per lb.,
6.1; 'Mich •nd blue s§d. Prism ere it custody during
the quarter —male. 106. (ameba 21. total 127. In
encode for tnal at the erosions. 12 males and five
(melee ; on hail, ('or males—total f r trial at these
erosions. 21. In moody f. r Intel tl.e Lent amino,
sit. Number of ris lore committed during the
quarter, 226; same quarter last year, 189; increase
this qualter, 37. of this number 29 were nava pr..
inner., only one same quarter last yesr. Daly avenge
of pits tern this quarter- -males 92. females 21— mai.
113. Daily averse. of prisonero same quartet loony. r.
maks 96, females 18—total, 114; diereses of daffy
entrap this quarter, one. The numbes of Pentshomots
.is quarter ham been the NOW as is the eonesponding
querter last year. yin, 11. No corporal punt busent
he. been isflicted for any lorsash of the pr sun rules.
ge-coomitmenis this quarter, fib; MM. quarter last
year, 57. Distrersemente ti, quarter, £Bl7 2.. 1.2.;
',env quarter Imo year, 1147 6s. 3d.i Morelos.,
t. 69 16e. 10.1. average pri,e of cheat dna qua.ter, ,
£l4 ante quarter lest year, Ell 12s- Pries et
1,,,._s per lb. this quarter, I§d.: mime quarter lest
Ipl. Maintensteee per heed, lest year, 6s. 44.
S 41 received this quarter against £l2 IT.. same coaster
lot yesr. £7 10s. heehaw.. received for sewage insdaure,l
end th 16a. 62. is due. The eollectors of lanes hare
.1 mended half a year's sameemeot in the poone-rste,
gepmuting to £24: and half-a-year's rate to the Board
• ile .Ith, amomoing to £l3, which Moe not been paid,
~:moing to the direction of the last quarter session*.
UR RATING OW CJOITT IWILDI2IOIII.

Posrlesir said that the question of aseemment .
Werra to is the report hod made certain progress in
e county, ioasmuch as the Clerk of the Pease under
to direction of the wort, bad made on NM's' ertsinst
the toting to the Aeseasinent Committee of the Dor-
epe.ter Union. but that comorittee refuted to make
the onocesaion which he asked us behalf of the Court '
sisl the county. Tho consequencie of their refusal was '
tar Court woo obliged to appeal. The Clerk of the Peace '
cominunicatid to himself the state of things, sod I. '
Oought it right ttat he should take upon himself the :
no, on•ibility of de.irius the Clerk of the Pesos to Cite
reimiel's opinion as to the course they should adopt. :
H. (the Clerk of the Peace) prepared e ease, on which
lf tok the opinion of Mr. Woodforde Rooks; his
opinion Iri. perfectly clear on the subject, and nothing
▪ remained but for a motion to be weds on the
fillowing day (Wednesday) to enter and respite the
*peal, awl then, if he was alive at the Easter sessions,
It would 'anew, his duty to try the case with the
...iota's* of any others who might be pres.nt. 11. wee
ovy the Dorchester Union had thought it their duty
to c.i.e this grave qu. Ilion, inasmuch as it had not been
.I.,re in any other County: hut an it was raised, they
an 41 not aineb in the matter, but mast take legal seeps
ietain what they believed to be their rights. There.
Ile. the Court could adhere to the advice previously
givi.n to the 0.4 committee, not to pay the money till
Ye question wee settled. With that eaplanatioti, lie
thought the Court would he mailed.
Mr. Fin. en sad that as a menebor of the Ameennent
C neesietee, (Y.ough he abstained from taking any active
pert tie proereding., especially in relation to the question
of reting the count, buildings and police .tattions.)he
taibt be Mowed to say that the committee, having
heat.' the Clerk of the Pewee and some other gentlemen
Ironed in the law on the question, thought it was net
P. • to them to go into the subject whether the
-7p petty was liable or not under the Act of Parliament,
• it had got upon the valuation list' of the parishes in
I.ireheetor, though bow it got there he was not
prepared to say, because be was kept in London by hie
'sties last opting at the tints the lista were amended.
ile was glad to hear his lordabip say Mot be h pad to he
present at the Hofer Sessions to try the queston, and
as be (Ir. Floyei) had t lien no part in the matter, he
h0p...1 to attead to assist with others who might be
preent on'that ceriedon. It- was net from any want of
• ct to the Court el Quarter Sessions that the
•.luatiou committee felt themselves eonatrainel undor
I. roritie of the Let to keep the county buildings on
the
Mr. H. WILLIAM, referring to Lord Portinan's
yrinark that the gaol committee should be instructed
not to pay the rates, observed that if payment were
• dcd they were obliged to pay.
Tt.e Costoms* said he felt, as it was no longer
neceostry to pay In order thet they might appeal, pro-
bably the parties would not go through the form of
roririnn palmetit no they might have to repay the
catty again, but Ist the matter rest till the appeal was
The Rey. C. P. CAIIIIIUDGE: You cannot come into
Co irt till you have paid.
The Cualassass : Oh, yes, we see; that was the old
law.
re Court adopted his lordship's suggestion, and the
report was agreed to.
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