The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-07-03 00:00:00

COUNTY PETTY BEBBIONB.
Savanar.
Before lieutenant-0 donel Staward. W. A. Ranks',
Esq., E. L Kindereley, Esq., and 0. Ws/a. 1.41.

OATTLI STIUTIIO.

Charles Deane, of Shaftesbary, was convicted, in
hie abeam. of permitting cattle to stray on the high-
way, at Charminater, and WIN oriered to pay •
penalty of El ts. 61., Including wets, P.C. Hoare
being the informant.

AFTER TER GAN&
James Owls, of Fordington, who le by no means un-
known to the p dice, was convicted, on the testimony
of Charles Crowder, keeper to Miss C. M L. Lambert,
of Winterborws Steepleton, of trespassing in pursuit of
game on the Wintarborne Estate on June 18th, and
was lordered to pay a Ana of 10s. and costa. It
appeared defendant, in company with another man
and lad, but who had not yet been identified, was seen
hunting with • dog in one of proescatries fields, and,
having killed either • hare and • rabbit, or a couple of
hares, made off in their cart to Dorchester on finding
their movementa were being watched.

111116111 WILLIAMS AND CO AND Till PILI.PIIIII.
The TOWN CLARg (o•.i • letter from Mears. Williams
and C-. in r..01v ri the re lotion rowed at the last
THE DORCHESTEA GROCERS AND THE Council Meriting in e hien Mears. William. and Co. con-
CORONATION HOLIDAY. seated to Di, pr , pool • anf:a -ilter" on the Pile-n-er on
the und,r474ndin4 the cot would not exc.ed C7OO, sod •
712 A: Editor. that their future rights would not be prejudiced by this
;
Sir,—Allow me, esa trailismnan Of 11404 years cement.
standing in the Lawn, to express the aUrPrilll I fool " Tlll 101600011 LICOLDS.
.._The M. ATOill
,callii:l
_att....l4_lon to th:i fee! that Yr.
the illiberal conduct of lb. Dorchester grocers, with a
few honourable iliOeptkina, to reflising to dole their ir",!r,ru11'r.„';',,,..4..."..,2°k,:. Ti.h.east co".Ppilrt.l-'ll,Te 4
establishments for a few paltry hour. oil Coronation grand reult of art, .d contain. 4 in the fr.int sheetmthel
Day, although, SS it turned out, perhaps thowe who were names of !hoe, who hold illo offices of Mayor, Aldermen.
detained involuntarily behit.d the counter doing up . and Councido:s. en ! too order of prec d •Dr.. It would
" half.ounevs," more for aggravation than for any real ; be a huldaonle hook for the drawino-room 'able, and herr
business requirements, were juit as well off as some of ' after it would ids .w to ill ir deicendanti how at thas
I time thy (the pr-out Council) conducted the affairs of
the more favoured andstants. But this is altogether
I the town. Mr. Sherries hoped all the memben won't put
beside the mark.
Contrast this shabby treatment with the disinterested down their news af subscribers to the work.
Till ORZAT WILSTICILN lAILWATS 01100100 PLANT.
kindness of an old and much resp-cted resident who,
on hearing that there wag to bv a partial suspension The Tows Cu= read the following letter on this
of business, sent her former employd a the Iwndsome subj et :
gift of £5 with which to enjoy theinselvee. " 13.ar Sir,—l have submitted tithe Directors of this
Company your lettfr ; f Op, 711 inst. with copy of
I would, in omiclusion, ask if this Ii not sufficient
resolution of the Herb me Committee accompanying it.
to make these narrow.naindod malcontents, who can The correspondence, which ilia paseed between is. a
be counted on the Magma of one's head, heilotilY the aubj-ct of the dreiging of the Harbour at Waoy-
ashamed of themselves/ toputh, 1,.. been told before the 13 -art.
If n they
lint. all I can say is are to be sincerely ' The Directors would have ',el glad to armlet the
pitied for their lack of sensibility.—Yours faithfully, Herhour authorit;es, by the use .4 their dredging plant.
Aware= Taanasmas. but on the uncertainty which Powers to preyed se to
>or:shatter, June 30th, 1&83. what is required in the way ii, dredaing at Wellnoulllll.l
*re wish'a to delay the loan of thior plant to otuer portico
who have been making pres.ing appl,catton for it.
"The Director. would, nnwev.o, h happy to entertain
an application from the Harbour Autiorities for the use
of the C impany's dredging neat rid .0 . any future time
when they are satisfied that it. 'service will be of advent-
age to them.—Yours faithluily,

"Faze SAunogas.

" Polly Hoover. Zeit, Town Cheek."
TI/INITT 1101711 &NO THE LUMMOX THE PhlleDi.
The bILTOII Wild a communtcation bad been received
trout Trinity House calling upon the Council to blsee
a moulded lens, with a reflector at the back, at th. place
where ii wea considned it would bort meet the require-
m-nts of lighting the parade.
The Tows CLIME said that Aimee the report a. to the
lights had been presented to Trinity Ho toe, the lights, hid
been thoroughly renovated
Alderman Monts asked where it was propoo-d to im-
prove the linht
The Tows Ctgai replied opposite King-street.
Mr. CURTIN was of opinion that if they could do any-
thing to sestet navigation they should do it.
No decision wec emend at on the matter, it being
thought advisable to leen the matter until toe Trinity
House bed been further it weinunieated with.
,THE Mire:mos Or THE FRANCOIS' TO WOMeN.
The Society_for the Extension of the Parliamentary
Franchise to Women forwarded ti the Couocil • onpy of
the rags's:time on thi. %minion, to be moved in the House
of OollWelheb on the Sib of July, aftd asked the Conseil
to petition the HOUee in favour of the principle of the
motion, which they afarined affected the s ighta of • ow
siderable portion of the population.
Alderman Manuals:Ur proposed that they keep politics
out of the 0 'until.
Kr Haowit said title was no question of politioe—no
question of Liberal or Conservative.
Mr. DiniSll contended that it wax simply a question of
the rights of citizenship. Whether they should dead with
It or not was a separate matter.
Mr. Wise thought they had trouble enough with
women now. (Laughter.) Let the letter lie on the
table.
Dr. Mum said Mr. Webb was ant .peaking from ex-
perience. He had little trouble with women now, and
did not want to be trouhled with them, so he should not
Tot, against the
.mesaure.
The MATO& mud his experience WWI quite contrary to
Mx. Webb's. His experience was that the ladies did not
bring trouble but pleasure. (Laughter.)
TWO letter was allowed to lie on the table.
PIONINADI CONCUSS ON TIM PIM
The Tows CLAIM read the following letter :
" -ntlemen,—Tae committee of the Weymouth
Seitell Band desire to know whether you will grant them
permission to gi•• two or three promenade concerts on
the pier during the summer **mon, an 1 charts sixpence
for each person, one-third of the money taken to go to the
pier fund and two-thirds to the band fund. The tom-
miller' also wish for permission for the bend to play in the
Alexendra Gardens occasioually, the entrance money, one
riii,:eyr of yhour reA eto goist tlieti. °W. btogefunedthif‘l'aiti'finthlre
Secretary, Weymootb, fath June, 1583."
Alderman LUNDIE proposed that the application be
granted.
Mr. GRAMM seconded the proposition.
Mr. Roams said be should like to see the suggestion
carried out, but be wished to ask the Town Clerk whether
the bondholders of the Pile-Pier would wept it.
The Natoli said they could not object to Ii; they got
Id instead of. Id.
Alderman Landie's proposition was carried unani-
mously.
•OTEITISINO Tile TOWN.

The Marra Geld be hat received the following letter
from Mr. t_t 'Botta the stationmseter at the GM. R.
Station, who, outeide the duties of his otSce, interested
himself in all matters for the welfare and improvement of
Weymouth, enclosing • large pictorial advertisement of
Blackpool, Lancashire :
" Baser Sir.—l beg to encloses bill containing views of
Blackpool, issued by the townspeople there during the
last two or three yea-s. Pravions to this bill being posted
In Birmingham and the dietrict little or nothing wes
known of the place; since then thousands of people hays
visited it. and it is now one ot the most popular prom
for people residing in the neighbourhood. I have been
asked to ascertain whether any of our townspeople would
be disposed to get out a similar toll for Weymouth,
illustrating the chief attractions of the town and neigh-
bourhoo I, in lerhioh cage the company would do their best
to bring it under peblic notice with • view to bringing an
increased number of visitors to Weymouth. A. I know no
one who takes mom interest in the town than yoorself, I
, felt that I could not do bettor than refer the matter to
you, and shall esteem the favour of your early views
upon the euhl:ce, tithe season is •Avancing.—l am, yours
very truly, ./. P. COLLITI:. TO R. N. Howard, Esq.,
Mayor of Weymouth."
Mr. WALLIS : We cant show a pier.
The : We are plotless. .

After eome di•caseion:the Karon sugseeted they ousht
to thank the company terhavins drawn their attention to
the matter, and sat It would receive doe consideration.
MiClttans.

THING

Mr. Snowy mid at the last meeting he was informed a
10s. license erne paid. but he noticed there was crack rent
required of CO He should like to know whether that
was the cue, because if so there could not be a license in
thst sense.
The TOWN CLERK replied there WM • rental of 10a. a
bathing ma -kiwi on account of the Town Council being
the owners of the Sm.. There was sho • license of J.
paid—. rental of 10s. anl • licenee of id.
Mr. Snows asked if applications were made for licenses
from year to yaw.
Tao Tows th.r.an slid they were granted as a mattered
course.

Kr. BROWN sake' if he might understand anyone was
empow.red to mike application year after year t have
machine, and lea accommodation for IJi a machine.
The Tows CLEitat replied yes, a, far as he knaw, and In
reply ti a further ciomtion from Yr. Baowx said they had
power to refuse Yr. Plowman next year if he made appli-
cation.