The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-02-02 00:00:00

HENRY JOLLIFFE,

Boozmuz, PLAnr AND FAxcry STAnoirzi
Nzwip Aaastr, tic.,
FORTUNE'S WELL. PORTLAND.

Apat for th• NATIONAL PROVINCIAL PLATS
GLASS INBURANCZ COMPANY.

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Wednesday mans.

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COMMIT= TOW, DMUS COURT GAOL—A/aim :
John Hon; obtaining eggs by by false preterites at
Marshall ; Joseph Taylor, stealing books at Bridport ;
Michael Read, moult with intent at Portland.—Hard
Labour : Mary Richards, vagrancy at Dorelmater, 3
months ; George Adams, Thomas Davis, mishelmvioet
at Ohs:borne union, 1 math ; Thomas Daley, James
Hughes, miabahavioar at Dorchester union, n dope;
George Key, William Tamer, miabohaviour at iFer
mouth 11111011, 1 month ; Themes Batablor, misbehaviour
at Wimliorns union, 14 days; Mary Drummond,
vagrancy stDarebester, 1 month: Job Haskell, poach-
ing at Damage An Setae ; 1 month; Frank Seel,
perishing at Gomage All Saints, 2 mouths.
San 'Doman (Dozonverna) RNLI Vocanininn
TIN Dorchester volunteers meet for their ninth mini.
vereary this filicaday) goosing. lapse of time and the
removal of all fear of Invasiou—how odd snob a thought
=rat this tims I—have not lesemed the interest
in the volunteer Berries by the 3rd Dorset, and
the corps is more compact and esetentbodytbancva,,
thanks to the good management of the Captain and other
officers, and the patriotic sia of the men. It is gratify-
ing to know that in the mother of funds the amps is in
abilite position. At the beginning of 1868 there was a
of 138 te. Id., and the reeMpte, including annual
ruberiptioss £73, °Mosey fees £l4 144., and capitation
grant £BB, amounted to ens 24. The ex mediums
amounted to £919 se. ld., of which £92 2e. 44. was for
clothing and equipment, leaving in hand £4 Os. 14. The
capitation money wood in 1868 amountod to VII ble.,
hung £3 10a. more than in 1867, but this is not payable
till April, 1869, against which is to be sot bill of
clothing sontractor lie. It will he gratifying to
all friends of the 'mores to learn that the members earn
so large an allowanee of Government support The
corps, to the number al about 60, under Captain
Coombs and Lillloll. Hodges, attended the Holy Trinity
Church on Sunday morning, what the sermon was
presehed,by the Rev. J. Fisher, the hon. chaplain.

Tee Bcvnrc.se BA/M.—The annual Matement of the
funds of this useful institution, which is so excellently
condueted by ifr. G. H. Davis, is published. At Use
end of last year the sums invested emoented to
£76,798 is. 61, £8,012 4a 44. has been received during
Ws year from daPositors, £445 Ile. 41. transferred from
other Savings' Banks, and 21 Oa. 64. from the Poet-of6o.
Baring? Bank, while interest has beet received for
mosey bevelled to the amount of 22,331 14.. 54., making
the total receipts £87,589 0.. 14. During the year the
sum of £11.345 34. 94. bamboos withdrawn by depositon.
£l4 17s. 104. transferred to Post-aim Savings' Bank.
and £5l 13s. to other &slags' Backs; the espies*. of
management during the year Me only £248 18s. lid.;
the rest of the money Is teaseled an,. £1.117 01. 11. in
the treasurer's hs. The, e are 2,275 depositors,
whom sements amount to £02,587 15a, 2&,31 charitable
societies £1,647 17s. 24., and 16 friendly societies
£2.057 18e. 3d.. the total amount of deposite with
Interest loins £73,323 11. s. 24. There lea eureka fend
of 22,550 and £54 15e. 54. to meet eurrent expenses.
, The large sum withdrawn seems to show that the year
' has not been so prosperous a one as heretofore for the
lower middle-eleas, who, we presume, are the balk of
the depositors, for about a thousand of the account. are
£l5, but it is highly gratifying to find thst so large a
stun as £75,000 is invested in this bank, and we treat
that the ensuing year may bring to us all lemened
taxation mid Increased prosperity, and than the next
annual statement of the Baying.' Bank will Aro* still
larger investments by the well-to-de and thrifty
amongst us.

LOCAL BOARD OR BLUM- One of the "oldest
Inhabitants" was saying to no the other day that
Dorchester is no longer celebrated for its "strong beer"
(though we do onissiosally we men staggering under •
weight of it), but that it is now notorious for the variety
and amount of its local rates. Without venteriog to
offer an opinion as to Dorchester beer, we have no
hesitation in uprooting oar conviction that the rates
are heavy enough for the droogast capacity, end, if
variety is charming," that they ought to plum every•
body, for there Is • general district rate, a water rate,
and no less than four spenal rat= though thus are so
very tannant, that it's a Union to call them
"special." We have often Mani inquiries made to as
the purposes white these various rates are appl
and there sums to be but few having any very definite
information on the subplot. It may be useful, Harder',
to direct attention to the annul abstract of the Load
Board of Health asoceuts lately issued, for they show
Ii • clear manner " the way the mousy goes," and our
position at lim oleos of the par. We believe that •
copy of this statement is scat to sash of the Couneil,
bet the ratepayers must pay • shilling for ono, and son.
esquantly Ith. 401WWwwilss gonarally =don Ihur any-
thing about the lissaas-thay ramble about the rates
and pay them, sad there's an sad on't. It seam that
at the aloft of the lan Manna' year, on the Geoseal
patriot Rate scootant, there was • =lams in hand of
£lll 71. lid., an sightatinpenay rale brought in
£llB7 44. ld., use of sewers £B, one of Are engin' eft
Paddittown Li a., manure fel 95. 104., balance of •
special rate made to meet • debt du to tressaror
1:2,15. 84.; total, 91322 sa. ed. The payments =ro-
tor mortgagee £3BO 7s. ed., highways 1267 12.. 841.,
scausgering EIOL lla 3d, roan end taxes £2319.. 54.,
sewerage alai drain EX es. 7d., tradesmen's
£145 144. 2d., ea t *harps E 266 194. 44.,
deficiency of water rate to inset the raptness of the
water supply £4l Os. 74., making together E 1,233 Is. ed,
and leaving a balance in hand of £B9 4s. The lighting
rata (6= special) began the year with • balance of
£4013.. 14., and • M. rate made 92688.. 24.,
together 00111 Is. 34. There hoe Mao paid to Gas
Company 92780 Bd., and for altering 'eosin= of lamps
118 4s, 841., collectors' commission £6 I4s. 24., having
I. band £lB ls. 11d. The rat* for unties the
aortgagose alai= (sputa No. 9) aloe= last year with
& balance of £62 Ss. 44., • shilling rata realised
£760 Os. 74., together 9892 2.. 114. The expeditors I
has been mortgagees end hums tam 100. 144
1:739 11a. 11d., seeleolces £l9, there
is • balsas =tied to Ms sorra= year of 8113 lii.
Tho rats to pay the interest of the We Paving Coln-
miniboom' bonds (spinal No. 3) hog= the year with •
lama of El 7 10e. id., • lit rat, mad. to. 31.,
total £B5 19s. 84. After paying listen= SW 134.
Income-tax EY 4.. 74., and =Motor's oosisaiorion
El 14i. M., there Is • balsas, tarried tory=
£9B 7s. fkl. • sposisl (No. 4) 44. rats to pay a
doe to tartaric of £l7 lo 84, made BID 13s. $4., and
after meeting the debt and oolhetor's commision
(9.. 101.) • balance of 92 1.. 841 s transferred to
General Dien= rate. Tim Water Supply amount
shows proceeds of ed. rate We Bs. 5L_, water for
trans £135 12s, ld, water Mr garden& 64.,
total, £436 10a. The expenditure 10-410016 sad wood
EMS 17s. Id., working expenses and repairs £175 75.,
collsolor's sonunisoloa lls. ed., rates and tars
27 19s, total £47/ es. 74., leaving • deicienoy of
Eel 94. 74. to be provided out of the General District
Rota The Permanent Works accoant began with •
balsam of 5:376 llie. 74. J aod Yaws. Bethel= 16161
road su is, lid. expiated for sarriap of Mashinery,
making =a total amount £3Bll 3e. Of this
E 147 15s. Id. has bass paid to You% Bevington ander
their monad for new engine and rxtraa. and
£42 17s. N. for new valves sod pips, £122 12a to
Mr. Davis tor heeding the cottage for the enginoman,
and en leo. ed. for shad to amine-house : total
£325 la. 44., leer* • Miaow of 1163 la. Bd. For
Private hoprovemost works at the doss of last year
thou we, Mel 136. 94. duo, of which EN 2.. 104. hut
both said. leaving Pill ootalanding en 195. Id. Why
this nut le not paid is as Lumley which will snatal
Itself to every ~ reading this statement, but the
answer is not sagy to give. Perhaps, for the same =moo
that so many of the old amount, of every tradesman
moan on his boots quarter after quarter, to his period-
ical &ammo., treahla, and exposes. But u • Local
Bmrd le ”Plllarly held to be devoid of all those
qualities which render ordinary people vidnanible,
and the rata-collector la supposed to brook no
denial, it is to be hoped the Corporation will
pt in thole old norms and thus set their
Nam against the pernialous =atom of long (indite.
We are sorry to =Me that the ed rate does not
meet the expense of the wstor supply, bat this
year no Mr than £B9 17s. ad has Man laid oat for
repairs This is aurly • very largo Rein, seeing that
we have just vent LIMO for new =obituary. Bat,
el= all,th• water supply is the most exullant thing the
=rilma givesgivesas„tli why of late the whole of
r Mdlagton haa bun wtthost water several hoary
In • moralogpoosibly the labohluats woukl like to know,
for, whin we had got the now magi= we wore told,
there was to be water enough for everybody at all times.
Now there hi rad machinery, let us have tho water
witboat stint, and if it does soot FAO or IGO •
more thsa the altpauly rate, we shall 1, very tbe.fal

for the lb. oomfort ed eoarsolgees of the sipplY,
*mast be that In other ttwh. whiles there
are water 0001plaille the Prim Paid for the water
smote% to mesh more then our sixpenny rate. On the
wheieothongh • perusal of this 'ennui is not salottlated
%0 inspire us with much hope of a redaction of the rotes,
II does indicate. we think, that the Mfitirs of this Board
are managed as &sweetly as ills possible for • body of
asea to manage them. Possibly one wise man might do
al math good with UM money, but we mast be content
to pay something for our reptessatellro institutions.