The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-06-04 00:00:00

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was ..e prewar ID the morsiv
was the Rev. 4lio the eosins the Be'. U.
W. Collinsein. /.4ofd, Tb. aervioni Were
fully choral. ' ms amounted to CM b.
On Toledo the Bortnigh Pollee Forth wee
inspected by AUL, who also mambo' the cells
and books, at and well ottslied with all be um.
The inspector was received at the Polio-statics by the
Mayor, Councillor Coda Councillor (loamy. and the
Tom Clerk.
Tag annual nicotine ~f the local auldliary of the
British and Foreign Bible Society was held in the Tom-
ball on Monday Lenin& The Rm. L A.. Lemma
inusided over a meall attendance. A partial of Ficripeare
was read by. the Rev. C. H. Bonsfleld. and the BA, G.
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year. The Rev. C. J. Glyn, the Rev. R. Perkins, sad the
Rev. G. W. Cahoon also spoke, and a collection was
made at the close of the meeting.
A Coto DIOWNILD tic mg Ithanocra.—Ln Piqued was
held at the Town hail on Moody afternoon. before Kr.
H. R. Aldridge, oorcmer. on tie WY of • child named
Hears White, who was drowned in the Harbour near
S Mom, on Sunday.—/dr. J. Liewel4n was Loma
foreman, of the jury.—Jansee Dyke, • little boy, said be
was Playing with hls slater and deceased by the side of the
railway near the Ladies' Walking Field on Sunday
morning. He paw deceased limning over the culvert of
the railway, and he tumbled into the water and was
washed through the culvert under the railway. He was
nearest to doossited. and nobody toothed him. He called
for help, and ahoy named Coward came up with soma
others and got into the water and polled out the bob.—
James Coward, ahoy about 10 years of age,thid he wag
In the Ladle.' Walking Field just before 1 o'clock as
Sunday and heard a boy and crying for help. He
went to than and they told him • boy bad tombiel into
the water. Hs went to the other side of the railway and
saw some clothes and • hat doting in the water. He
stripped off his clothes and went in and pulled out the
body. The water was about up to his waist. Val little
time elamed from when be heard the ales until be got
into the seater. When he laid deposed on the Lore he
moved back his arm., but did not speak. As soon as he
heard of the accident he Lnt • boy to tell • man named
Porter, whom be saw in the water • abort distance off,
what had happened. The man came at Los, told bite to
take off his clothes and go into the water. The man had
his oho. a and stockings off. —Solos°. Porter,
_a esisnel
employed at the Kinson Pottery. said between 11 and lon
Sunday he was the other side of the railway, in the mod
off Mr. Palmer's Said soaking his feet and taking
up
eorkles. He was more than 100 yards from t
and wine boy ran to him and told him • little obtludivM
been drowned at the culvert. He went to the hide of the
culvert where he was told the child had fallen In. and Put
his arm into the water, but could foil nothing. Ben west
the other side of the railway, and one of the boys picked
up • hat and said there was something that looked like
clothes out in the water. He wa.s going into the water.
but the boy told him the water was too deep for him to go
in with only his boots and stockinp off, and said he
would take off his clothes. He was on the railway, sad
could see the clothes in the water tome distance off. The
boy went into the water and pulled out the boar. He
should not think it was more than three minutes from
the time he arrived until the body was got out of the
water. He saw froth coming from the deceased's tosith,
and went for the police. Be made no attempt to roll the
body. The lake was full of water, but It did not cover
the mud. He should think the water was about three
feet deep. He conld not swim.—lllen White said dee
lived with Henry Claike, • labourer. She wan the mother
of deceased, who was four years old Let September. She
last asa, him alive about 10 o'clock on Sunday morning.
when she dressed him to go to the Mission-hall, and he
did not know but that be woo gone there —ln addressing
the jury- the Coroner said he thought they would have no
hesitation in saying that the doomed was accidentally
drowned, but he could not help saying that eery great
blame attached to the witness Porter for that he, bearing
that. child had been drowned, and seeing the body in the
water, did not at once rush in and pall It out, instead of
allowing the boy to undress and go in thus occasioning a
loss of time. He wan also to brame for not rolling the
body when he sew froth cooing out of the mouth, and he
thought he had net acted in at all • proper manner—The
jury returned • verdict of " Accidental Death." and
expressed their regret the t the witness Porter made no
little effort to recover the body and to restore animation.
—The Coroner called Solomon Porter leeward and told
him the Jury thourit as h • did that If he had rushed into
the water at once, and made some effort, he might have
saved life. The Cormier allowed the boy Coward, half-s.
sovereign for recovering the body, and told him he was a
;ducky little fellow.
Pour& Wednesday.— Before the Mayor and Mr. J. R.
Dorell.
Alois Law was charged with being drunk and
disorderly in High street at 20 agnates past 1 o'clock that
,morning.—P.C. Lee proved the case, and prisoner was
Sued its. fid. and costs.

THE MAYOR AND MR. PATERSON.
The Mayor has sent the following addrems to every
Burgess in the Borough :
Ladies and Gentleman —1 ask the favour to your
candid consideration of the following tact,:
" In October last I had, in my capacity of Mayor. with
the assistance of two Assessors, to undertake the °amens
task of revising the list of voters. And later on it was
my duty to hold a Court to consider the validity. or
invalidity of any objections that might be put in against
any o! the persons who had been nominated for the Milos
of Town Councillors.
"In revisingthe list I allowed tie claim of Mr. Wanhill,
and put him on for the coming inunbipal year. Saber
qoently I beard that Yr. Wanhill would be nominated
for the Ales of a Town Councillor, and that he would
be objected to ; and, meeting Yr. Budge in the street, I
advised him to select another canildste, whose eligibility
was undoubted.
"Mr. Wanhill was nominated notwithstanding, and also
he was objected to, and I ruled the objection held good on
the following grounds:
" The burgess list is made annually in October, coming
into fore, on the following first of November, and con-
tinuing in force until ruilnight of the following October,
when the new one supersedes it.
"Thu. the two lists cannot ce-esiat, but the one comes
to the birth when the ether diet
"If an action takes place between the lost day of Oetobe;
1876. and the And Aar in November, 1877, the list la faros
' is that which was made in October, 1876.
"A person who is not on the burgess roll is not eligible
to he nominated.
" Mr.Wantall was not on an existing list. He Wady
been yawed for a coining Tier.
" I could not cemeolse that the requirement of the law
had been complied with, and therefore I ruled the objec-
mon against Mr. Wanhill to be good.
The Judge have decided that I was wrong and the law
Is now made plain. But what what I wish to submit to
you is that it was difficult of interpretation to ass and that
I ruled keyway to the best of my judgment.
"I appeal to you, because when I was walking in the
High-street here, after tbe tri d had °included, it was
overtaken by Sir Ivor Bartle Guest's representative, Mr.
Petersen, and he ,aid to me that be hoped "the rowan
would ees renting to au set gets to to a partition lease I
words,ass
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Psterson's minion only, or whether it is respectably
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that I should continue to be your chief magistrate, Ifs
am judged capable of such a baseness se this would be.
" Very respectfully yours,
"A. &tam."

VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN THE MAYOR.
A public meeting was held in the Ladles' Walking
Field on Tuesday evening for the purpose of moving a
vote of confidenoe in the Mayor, and although the
weather was very unfavourable something like 1,000
perrrui st.tended._

`—fie-t7Dcillor G. Corns wee voted to the chair, and
be stated that IMMO working men had felt that they
ought to express their feelings of confidence in the
Mayor, and their sense of the ability and fidelity
with which be had fulfilled the duties of his office.
Mr. Edward Ford, a working man, then moved the
following resolution :—"That this meeting, viewing
the conduct of Mr. Paterson as highly reprehensible,
is of opinion that the conduct of the Mayor during
this most tr3rina period has been such as to deem
our sympethy and support as fellow.tovrnsman." (Loud
cheers.)
Councillor W. Paerrt (Coneervative), who was re
calved with applause, said that, although there was Do
doubt but that the Mayor bad committed an error and
given • wrong decision in disallowing Mr. Want:ill's
nomination, yet he believed that he had acted con.
sclentioualy and honestly, and therefore he had great
pleasure in seconding the resolution. (Renewed
cheering.)
The resolution warn carried with only about half-a-
doun dissentients, and three hearty ahem having
been given for the Mayor the eneting ended.

MEETING OP THE (WAY TkIJSTKEIL
On Tuesday morning a meeting of the Trustees of tbs
Quay was at lb. Hahere w roraLCootivr...,
Aldermen IL Hensp-Weicit. I° R. Penny, and J. Bucklej.
Councillors 18. Haddon. C. Curtis, W. N. Western. t•
D. Desdale, C. J. Btone, W. ILBallard, It AldridgS
P. Philpots. H. R Dugmore, E. N. Blanchard, J.
Conway, W. Penney. and C. HUL—The Town Cleric read
the following communication from the Board of Trade :
" Board of Trade (Harbour De t).
' Whitehall Orions, &W.
'lBth May, Iffffi
am directed by the Board of Trade to transmit
to you, herewith, • copy of a memorial which has bean
to them by three pilots and three fishermen at
Poole, complaining of encroachments which steno. being
made in Poole Haom• by the Corporation of Poole
I am to reoneet you that you will move the Corporal", W favour the Board with any observations which taw nor
have to offer upon the•eme.

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