The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-07-05 00:00:00

Lid ALGAIILTING rHe

The MATOII bad put on a notice to take into consider-
ation the propriety of smalgamating all the Trusts of
tbe Borough. They were pound to give certain ed.
vertiging notices before they soeld apply to Parliament,
and he had therefore put it on than early that the
sehj.at might be ventilated. He bad been supplied
with a eopy of the Act of Parliament whish tiley had
at Bath, and propomeg to amalgamate several Acts.
gr. Tutu' feared they might risk E5OO in expenses
and get nothing._

M;. Thorned- hed been requested to nab the Town
Clerk some questions ou the subject. What security
bad the bondholders for their bouts on lb. Harbour?
The Tows CUM/ replied the dues of the Harbour.
Kr. THOMAS : Provided any injury were done to lbe
harbour, for matures by enclosing any part, what remedy
would the bondholders have?

n• Tows asic : In all probability they would
have to apply to the Court of Chanoery for an Jejune.
tion.

Mr. THOYAS : Supposing boats and ships were
prevented using pert of It by its being isoeloesd. Is not
the Backwater part of the Harbour?
The Town CLICK: No; it has an important bearing
on the Harbour; but it is not navigable, nor WI it be
used for the purpose of the Harborer.
Mr. Tootles believed it la used for purposes of
mertheodise, and there ii. tiniber•pound as high up se
Barrack field. Sapp:Nein terve vessels rams hero with
timber, end there wig not sufficient space to deposit it;
or supposing the eecurity of the bondholders were
narrow'', end the trade of the harbour damaged?
Tee Tow. CLead odd no doubt if by thy sot of the
Council the trade were iojured, the whole of their
property might be made liable for any materiel demage.
Mr. Bob? said the same thing bad happened with
respect to the Pile pier, the bondholders of which had
their security shaken by the Council mounting to the
Portland railroad, by whieh the number of paseengen
over the Pier was Weaned.
_ _ _

Mr. Daaw : Fifty thouseed passeagen a year.
r. WM...POW asked supposing the funds should
be amalgamated. and the revenue should be insaffident
to pay the whoho of the liebditses on the antahremeted
funds, in whet position would thooe perm= be wbo had
invested money in the different funds el the Clamed 1
Would they not have to trust to the wording of the
Auto? _

--TIM Tows Cum replied Yes. These investors would
have a Mess WA Midi before the Home of Commons.
The Maros said the first atom would be to make the
bondholders perfectly male. Amordhg to ths Bath Airt
of Parliament, if there were any deficiency they would
him tb• resort of • borough rate. In that Airt at Bath
they had inserted clauses enabling the Corporation to
build a polies station. Among the &sales that meld
be Warted in the Weymouth Act could be one giving
them more diacretion in (ranting !imams. The present
licensing System was wretched.
Mr. Wi was satisfied they scald get mow year
more for the Harbour Dims, without any one feeling it,
if they had • new Act.
The matter was left to the next meeting..
LOCAL BOLID OF HIALTH.
NSW &MlL—The seal was affixed tee general
district rate of Is. Cid. in the g, and a special distriet
rate of 2d.
Tax Bannon Haorrissa.-11r. Eliot complained
that the gentlemen's bathing machines are too close to
the ladies's being only 38 yards apart. It was ordered
that they be kept alibi distance sensed in the bye-laws,
50 yards.
TH PH.B Prits.—A committee, with the Harbour-
master, were requested to get the nessmary repairs
done to the Pile Pier.
Tne Posuc Lall,ll.—lt was ordered that the Lamps
be numbered, at the expense of the Board.
THISITT HOHOOLH.--at plan was predated for the
erection of new schools at the south-east owner of the
property, nearest the Chapsdry Tavern. Plan approved.
00111(1101AL Roan—it was ordered that this road
be kept clear of atone. Also that the pomp at ths
railway station end be looked, to present the dirty
water Ming aced to water the town.
Other sanitary meaeures were ordered, and the Board
separated.

A MAN KILLED AT THE SAW
MILLS.
MINIM Norman and Co's. steam ase milli
were the scene of a melancholy fatal accident on
Wednesday morning. Between nine and ten
some men were engaged in lowering the Ktone
saw, by means of pulleys and wheats, to which
handles are attached. One of them it is thought
must have loosened his hold on the hanate, on
which the weight of the ponderous frame in
which tloi saes are fixed, dragged round the
machinery at a fearful rate, and one of the
handle. almost instantly struck George Collins
on the forehead, knocking him down about 6ift.
on a large block of stone below. He did net
rise, and the workmen ran to his assistance,
when it was found that he had aatecrible wound

on the forehead, and he yaw insensible. Mr.
Waldron bathed his forehead, and administered
Proper stimulant, which were immediately at
hand, and Dr. Knodea was sent for, and Wes on
the spot in a few minutes; but the unfortunate/
man expired shortly after. Deceased was a quiet
man about 23 years of age, and lived near the
back of Trinity Church.
The inquest was held on Thursday morning
at the findport Arms, before H. Look, geq., deputy
coroner, and the following
_hiry:—Br. T. Busby
(foreman), Messrs. J. Dear, W. Symonds, G. Cosh,
H. Bridle. H. Gough, T. Walters, T. fliagioson, K
Brown, E. Davis, T. Hommel!, and A. Heals.
Robert Johnson was assisting deceased at the
wiodlass, when deceased polled out the break,
bolding a handle with the other band. The handles
flew round, and Johnson wee thrown round and his
waistcoat torn, and Collins struck and thrown down
as above described.
Charles Bamford, who directed lowering the
frame, and warned the men to "slick to it," mid
they let it go too fast, one handle struck Johnson,
and as he let go, he mimed his catch of the second
beadle, Collins had double primers and mold not
hold his handle. Considered Johnson and Collins
quite capable of lowering the frame, Collins had
assisted to do so several times, and witness could
lower any by himself. There is no danger in the
work ; two amid lower it with ease.
Dr. Rhodes mid dimmed suffered a scalp wound
of the forehead and an extensive fracture of the
skull.
Verdict, "Accidental Death."
Deocased was unmarried, and lived with his
parents. Hews' 23 in May.

PORTLAND.
DEATH OF A FENIAN CONVICT.

_
1 An inquest was held tit the Convict Prison, on Thurs-
day, before R. N. Howard, B.q , coroner, on the body
of William Pherson Thompson. a Fenisn clovict, under
sentence of penal servitude for life for being implicated
in the murder of losp.otor Brett, at Manchester. De-
ceased was admitted into the prison April 15, 1869, and
into the infirmary on the 26th of March last, where he
remained until the time of his death, which *marred
on June 29, having thus been S 4 days In the infirmary.
He is said to bane been of very good utheraoter since his
admi.sion to Portland Primo. After John Bodeen
principal warder in charged the infirmary, had detailed
the del and trestmeet widish the deesseedl had in the
hospital. William !taupell, the ea-M.P. for Lambeth.
was sworn. He : I am a omelet in the Portland
Convict Establishment, and, ss one of the nurse order-
lies in the infirmary, have welted on the deceased sines
his admission, and was at his side at the time of his
death. During the period be was in the infirtnary be
bed every attention paid him, and every reasonable in-
dulgence. He bad oranges, jellies. eges, wine, brandy.
and other kinds of nourishment. He asked to be allowed
to have lean chops, boiled chicken, boiled mutton, and
sherry, and his requisite were granted immediately. As
to sherry, he had any quantity ; there wee no limit to
the supply. He said to nie more than once how
satisfied he was with the kindest!, shown him, and in
my presence he also thanked both the medical officer
and the governor for their attention to him, as well as
several acts of kindness. He was a Roman Catholic,
and the priest also had been very attentive. He made
no oomplaint of his treatment as a prisoner before he
earns into the infirmary, nor did be appear to have any
feeling of discontent at his treatment. I was so much
with hirn that he could have conversed with mess freely
as be liked, provided he did not talk loudly, and if he
had any complaint to make he could have done so with-
one the officials heering, and I. therefore, had a fair
means of judging. He toll me be considered that
from the time of his admission into the prison he bad
been very fairly treated, so fare. was consistent wit's
the rules of the establishment. From the first he
thought that be was very ill, and that his hopes of re-
covery were slight, and a week before his death be
knew that be could not live, as the medical °Meer bad
told him to prepare for death, when he replied that he
had been prepared for some time. At the request of
the Roman Catholic priest I frequently read to him
from the Donay Bible. Edgar Shaw Blaker, the medical
officer of the prison, said that the cause of death was
consumption, and the jury returned • verdict accord-
ingly. A report has been spread that the body is to
be conveyed to Ireland, and received with great honours
at Cork by sympathisers with the Fenian'.