The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-12-14 00:00:00

BRI D PO RT.
A MELANCHOLY RELIC. —ln February last we
recorded the untimely death of Mr. E. Hendry,
eon of J. Hendry, Eaq., of the Hyde, who wan
washed from the pier at the Harbour during • severe
gale. The body was recovered, but, besides other
things, his watch was lost. During the past week •
considerable quantity of sand has been washed away,
and on Thursday morning as a man named Welsh
was walking on the beach near the commencement
of the east win' he picked up the case of a gold watch.
Ho took it to Mr. Matthews, jeweller, Esst.street.
who immediately recognised it as the late Mr.
Gundry's. Mr. Matthews advised Welsh to take
it to the Hyde at once, which he did, and gave It to
Mr. Gundry, who immediately recognised it. and
was naturally much affected by this vivid reminder

of the past.
AN OLD PENINSULAR SOLDIER, named John Cleall,
died here on Friday week, having attained the ripe
age of S 2 years. He was by trade • painter nod
glazier, and had been employed, until &comparatively
recent date, by Messrs. R. and J. Coraick, builders,
for whom he worked for more than 40 years. In his
youth, he enlisted ag • soldier; and had the go ..d
fortune, as military men would may, to be sent to the
Peninsula, and to ho present at four engagements.
oz., those of Barre's, Seville, the Pyrenees, and
Toulouse,—the last of which took plane on the 10. h
of April, 1514, and ended, as every one knone, in
the defeat of the French under Soult. Having fought
his battles, won his honours (in the shape of • medal
and clasps), and received his share of "cuts and scars"
(having been wounded both in the head and the leg),
our hero retired on • pension, to end his days
amongst him relatives in more peaceful pursuits.
'sr DV. It. —The financial year of this corps
closed on the 30th of November. The corps now
musters 117 efficient members, who possess an ex-
cellent Drill Hall, furnished witheverything re luisite
for efficiency, and • splendid gymnasium. Other
means of amusement have been provided for the
winter evenings. l/uring the encampment at Burton
circumstances led to rut noplemiantness between
Ensign Whetbam and the commanding officer of the
Battelle), which resulted in the resignation of the
ensign. This caused great regret amongst the tnem•
bees. On Friday morning the members received a
circular from Captain Edwards resigning his appoint-
ment as Captain Commandant. His duties prevented
his attendinff drill so regularly as he wished, and he
was therefore compelled to resign. Captain Edwards
ha. been an excellent officer, and the corps is ill able
to lose him. However Lieut. Good sticks fast, and •
with him at the hod of the oorps there is no fear of
its efficiency being impaired.
SLADE'S BANKRUPTCY.—At the Exeter Court of
Bankruptcy, on Tuesday last, before Biggs Andrews,
Commiswioner, Re Francis Slade and William
George Richer.' Slide of Bridport, butchers. Mr.
Treherne for bankrupt; Mr. Petherick for the estate.
Bankrupt owes to unsecured creditors £512 2..; to
be paid in full £l4 Its. 9c1.. total £527 Os. 9d.,
assets—debts worth about £3O; furniture at Brad-
port, Lit; at Powerstock, near Brid port, £5; cash
handed to solicitor, £10; cash to official soignee,
£2l 11.. lid. ; total assets, £92 Ils. The
bankrupt Francis Slade expended £52 per &DUI= for
the support of himself and family in the two years
preceding his bankruptcy ; IV. G. R. Slade's expen-
diture was £lO5 last year ; previotis year £4O. The
amounts owing to unsecured creditors were vouched
by the papers. The debts are for stock and goods
purchased, and they haveibeen contracted almost en-
tirely within the present year. In the separate
estate Francis Slade states be had no assets or
liabiiities. In the separate estate of W. G. R.
Slade, bankrupt states he owed £24 to unsecured
creditors and had no asseta There was no opposi-
tion to bankrupts who received their discharge.
Motor:co Poucg,Tuesday. • Before the Mayor (James
Williams, Esq.), and S. W. Whecem,
Air. Samuel Wood, a commercial traveller, was
charged with having come to the podometation at four
o'clock that same stoning, and, being drunk, made •
distutbsoce and yefuod to 1. ave. He los fined 5.
and costa. His wife then app-ared to have him bound
over ; but, as no so cific ebarge sufficient to warrant
the St* fl was .e, the Bench reoinuanded him aod
diseloarged him.
Markt Grinier. 14. Frelerict Hodder, :4, William
Wan, 14, end Wilier( Pon,. 12, were charged under the
Juvenile Offetiiicie Act with stealing • hoz of crystal-
fruit from tee shop of Mr. John Hoare, West
Allington. P.S. Witty ..k-.d that ("rioter mizhe be
'omitted in order to give evidence against the other
three. To thi- repeat the Bench seceded. Grinter
then de-re it th.t Paul met them the preview, evening
and oiled what shops they should rob that night. I
Tley could not agree, hut eventually west into East- I
street, and, having stone into throb...' of Mr. Bradford
and asked for • pennyworth of broken, they stole a
pie there. They then proereied to the shop of Mill.
Ackerman, thinking to steal some nuts; bet whilst one
of them was engaging the attention of the person in
, the shop another thought to have committed the theft.
but &colder customer came into the shop and they
could not °airy their wish into ezeution. On
reaching Mr. Hoare's shop one went and asked the
price of • certain ;it tide whits another took the b.ot.
They proceeded to Way's house, ate the (mit, and
burnt the box. Mr. Hoare's soistant proved mioing
the box The magistrate., after repriruoidiug them,
fined them 5". each, which was paid. The parties con-
fessed to having previously taken plckles from the shop
Mr. G. F. Chick, grocer.
COUNTY NUCL.—Before W. Hounsell, Esq., and J.
If. P. Montagu, Esq.
Henry Jones, who bad, however, been onviete i from
this Moe some time ego as "Henry Knight." end
Ocoee Fenno, two stalwart tramps, were charged with
stinting a coke. of the value of 25,. the property of Mr.
Richard Knight, shopkeeper. of Chideock. The two
went to the shop of complainant on Monday. November
30. and after inquiring the price of various cakes, ooe
of this took up one which was of the value of 2...
wholesale price, broke it in two and gave half to his
companion, and then deeamped, laughing at the young
woman who was Mr. Knight's assistant. The pollee in
the village went at once in ',tomtit of the culprits, and
when charged with the theft they said most decidely
they had done it, for in such • land as this whore there
was a plenty for everybody they should not starve ; if
they could not get it aity where else they would go to
the Queen's him.° for it. When before the moderates
tley did not deny the charge. but preferred to have it
tried at the quarter seeotions in Jonnuary. They bad
before intimated that the magistrates here only gave
them 14 days on the last occasion, and they wanted •
longer time now. They toll the Bench they were not
allowed to her, and they could not starve ; and having
no other defence were rommitted for trial.
ou Tuesday morning Harry Doom fr'm Powerstock
who was at the petty sessions on November 22, fined
ss. and costs for kissing • girl, who he alleged hot
formerly been his sweetheart, though she denied it, was
taken off to gaol for seven days. At the be•ring one ol
the mrsiotrates advised the two to kiss again and make
it tip ; but it appears that this &roam/orient could not
be made, and the defendant is in consequence in
durance rile.

BRIDPORT LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH.
A special meeting of this Board was held on Wed-
nesday evening. Present the Mayor (James William..
E•ij.), Messrs. C. Tacker. H. M. Stembridge. 'T. North-
over, E. Clent, T. Beath, T. Caen, J. M. P. Montage,
J. Templeman, T. Legg, H. N. Cox. S. Stephens, T.
Gilchrist, E. Cox, .1. C. Lacombe, B. Tacker, T. 11.
Edmunds, and .1. Bonniell.
It was resolved to lay a new 12-inela drain at the top
of North Allington, from Direent's baton, by Mr. J.
Cooper's buildings, along Mr. Biddleeouthe's, through
hia orchard and Broadened, direct into the river.
The Water Committee reported that the owner of
Stionombi, where it was proposed to lathe an experi-
mental boring, gave permission, but the committee
findingljthat the opinion of the burgesses was,. stromrly
against the scheme, and the changes which had takes
phiee in the Board. felt unwilling to take any further
proceediegs without the opinion of the Board as now
constituted.
After a long peas Mr. LIGG rose and mid that as the
town already pounced • good supply of water there
was no neemoity for any further supply, and he there.
fore proposed that all pretending.' be postponed for six
months.
Mr. R. Trecat seconded the proposition, under the
belief that the money could hel much more profitably
expended in attending to ths drainage.
Eleven vat,. were glVell iii lav -or id the proposition
and only four meant it, viz., Mesas. Montagu, Cellos,
Stephens. and Beach.
Mn, MONTAGU rose and said, the question was once
more going to be shelved. They knew that Veer had
been fearfully raging there, and they bad bad a very
comprehensive scheme laid before them for the
rentedyieg of the evil. There appeared to he very meek
difference of opinion upon the stolen, and he there-
fore should call upon a higher authority than them-
selves to ilerdie the quntion at issue. It WY his
intention to appeal to the Secretary of State—(hear,
hear, and expressions of dissent).
Mr. 11. N. Cox was astonished that the gentleman
who had just spoken should have felt himself justified
in saying what be hal. '!'he highest authority was the
people—(applause.) Had any geotleman of the council
a rightto threaten them—buxom. they would not carry
ont the crotchets of a few individuals—that he would
bring the Government to interfere with them? He
dared the Government—
The MATuR called Mr. COI to order.
Mr. Cox—Very well, Mr. Mayor. I bow to your call.
But why I ask, are we constituted • local government
if our hands are to be tied by • certain few? Can we
as • local parliament, tranuct the business we are sent
here to do if we are threatened by • gentleman who,
because we don't choo‘e to adopt bin peculiar viewn.
threatens to bring the Government down upon us?
Are we bound and led which way the Government
wish to pull the strings ? I repudiate such a state of
ti
iMtuhrge.s.M lightoeeaAG:
threat. Hest t. to
nsy
esh
himself
heif haul
could ass! dt nothingth at
there WU anything unfair in appealing to a higher
authority to settle the question. Be the issue what it
might, to a higher authority he should appeal.
Mr. H. N. Cox said that whatever the gentleman
might say to the contrary, the words he used
threat, and he zoomed the interference of any power.
He held the principles of self government in • right
which should Dever be infringed.

STinincioci and Mr. Lula deprookted the idea of
Govertunent interference.

WYNFORD EAGLE.
FOUND DEAD IN • WOOD.— On Tuesday afternoon
H. Lock. Er.q. deputy-coroner, held an inquiry at the
school-room, Wlnford Eagle touching the death of Job
w.et., aged 36. The deceased left home for work on
Tuesday morning • few minute' after seven. He was
missed, and Wi!liam Churchill, • mason, went in search
of bin , and discovered his body in Wynford wood; it was
lying forward on th• ground, and • hook was in the
right hand. He was quite dead. Deceased was of tem-
perate habita, but was very oorpulent. Mr. Randall,
surgeon, of Maiden Newton, stated that be had exa-
mined the body, and he au of op,nlen that death was
etated by effusion of blood on the brain or apoplexy.
Verdict accordingly.