The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-10-08 00:00:00

IBBRRTON.

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Arming= fitricrog.—On Monday, Josiah Elsworth,
a respectable [rak' labouring man, of Ibberton, was
brought up in custody charged with attempting to
commit suicide by seising a razor and threatening to
cut his throat on the previous day. Some unpleasant.
nem with his wife mew to have been the cause of the
defendant's silly act. He now admitted that it was his
had temper that led him to act in the manner he had,
and was very sorry he had dime no. The magistrates
gave him some wholesome alvioe, and ordered him to
Sod ona surety in £3O to keep the peace, and be of good
behaviour for three months.

BRIDPORT.

Thu Hoonnane Con—xl—as.74;l7-:ilolonel B B Handily,
and Mr. W. 8 Oliphant, banMtermtd.w, held a wart
at the Toombs,ll, Bridport,on Thursday last, to ascertain
whether it was desirable that the boundaries of the
borough should be enlarged. There were Present Dr.
Hey, Messrs F. W. Gundry (Town Clerk), J. P. F.
Oendry, T. Colfax. J. Williams, J. Templemma P
Stephens, H. N. Cox. B. Cox, Suttill, N. U. Lynn,
Dunham, Samson. Edmunds, Fry, Bridle, R•11)014
Moore, Cornish, Howe, Ward, Bartlett, G.laon,
Lawrence, Matthews, D. Biddlecombe, Book nolo,
Hussey. Andress, Clint, Norman, ke. There was •
oonsidsrable amount of talk on the omission, much of it
irrelevant, sod but little siring facts upon which alone
the Commissioners can act. As intimated at the last
Council meeting, Mr. Cox and the Conservative party
seem to desire to extend the borough so as to
embrace 10,000 inhabitant,. and this is the boundary
suggestad. To extend the western boundary of the
borough from the present point at which it diverges
from the river Semen. to Allington hill, to the eolith
side of the Exeter-road where the parishes of :Symonds-
bury and Chit:sock meet, and from the north
aide of that toad to the north ride of Mr.
Pitfield's house at Symondabury ; from that point by
a lane to Somondabuty sheep wash, thence by • straight
line to the present boundary on the north side or West
Mead Ruse. Southward to extend the boundary from
South Mill in a direct line to the east side nf B ithen-
hampton church, and from that point by etre* fi ban t
the present boundary opposite Wanderwell (atm holt.,
Northward to satend from the preset boaallary at I •
BratIpol• gate along the Bradpo • road to K 1 .e. be& I,
thence by a line to the cries-road from Bradpole to
Walton, and Bmdpole to Manprton, thence by •
direct line front the Watton road to the river parting
Loder, from Brad pole, and following that river
to the present boundary near the railway station.
On the other band Mr. Williams, who we loge as
representing the Liberals, objected to so large au
extension, he thinking it would be sudieient to go a. far
as the King's Head no thethßerad.wpole ma;
the
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the nommissioners submitted the following questions to
Mr. Cox, which he is to answer title yr&
of inhabited
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vote. In the afternoon the Commissioners, seem•
paniod by the Town Clerk, Mr. James Williams, Mr.
Ft N. Cox, Mr. Tomplaalaa. Mr. C. Tucker, Mr. F.
Tacker, land Mr. Raises. Partudx4ated the pg rood
boundar bet, at maw" WY 414 ad equals any
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