The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-04-08 00:00:00

WZYNOUTH TOWN COUNCIL.
(Continua/net lisa rest)

BILIDOI

The Town am was pleased to say that the opposition
woo withdrawn at the last moment. and though tho
Council had boon put to loses expense in tbe .bap. of
witasseen and an engineer, which might hays been
avoided, We bill had now been read • third time to the
Hones of Lordo, and the Ant time In the House of °ma-
mma last week.

11•110171 Names omcz. '

The Tows Ch.mta alladed to tlo Harbour marstree
aloe which bad been daldromck TM Great Western
Company, mat down a party to liteastigata the matter,
and he bad received a letter from Me company Matta*
the damage sustained would be mode good by Years.
rowlect aid Nobb., but he had written beck atatlag that
as he knew nothing of Ma otatlanian mood he could
only recognise the Great Western Company.

Boiza 1:12 HISALTIL
WTI MID 00:11 11101211 11•017013.

Tim Toni Qum aloud that Ulm outer would be
fought out and proosediage would be takan before the
metran Monday next
uks wet afraki the Board were lulu to throw
away & lot of money rerpeoling the Unarm, Found. and
hallooed if the Board went to law they would to beaten.
He strongly advised this to try and meet the matter.
Had not the Board oontributed to say nutmeat* which
night exist
Kr. Una/ono wit of *aim that it the maim woo
In the halide of their Town Clot it would In beet to say
nothing about it then.

L amuss saw arn wt.

...
Os the Tows Cu= submittleg his estimate for Um
coming six months ilk Id. in the A
Mr. QUAL= should like the estimate to be inserted in
the pagers so that the ratepayers might ksow whet they
were molly paying for. The eetimate which is as follows
=7: for —treed mangy required, In respset of which
the general district rate is to be made, to meet the expos-
&Pare for the half-year ending rist
'For the purpose or paying officers'seMite.. ZSZO ; ditto,
expellees of public lamps, £5OO : seavenglag, ; water-
ine_.ol.l46. ; six months' intereetoe lose doe to West
of inglend Ingurance Oorepaey. £418; ditto, six mouths'
lateral and instalment of knee dila to Royal Rxelisage
Assurance £lOB le. ; et* six menthe' interest on iomm
do. to All.. 11~1001/ Clompsey, £B3 5.. ; ditto, for the
ordinary restarieL for the genets, £100; for grating
Mane for the drank BM • for the purpose of
paving fasetho sewers In Omani, and Dorchester-roads.
Mg 1 ditto, for ventilating of sewers. £000; ditto, for a
cargo of Osetle-hill stone, 131111; far labourers' ws, Aid ,•
ditto, for bedew of materials, 450 ; for i.oict.L
expenses duringinhalf -year, DIM ; total, SAM Lk
Cr. :By Waage Wed £1.200 to be received on *cement
of Henlericke-etraet, 41169 :--toest, 13..
The rateable value or the peop.. ty sersemble to the ober.,
rate, Se= ; the amou,t nernewary to be made for molt
purposes, upon each pound of such value ls.
INS lIXOTTY POW—TIM KAYOS'S INTINIVIZW WITS TEI

Us Ours MAIM a Warantaina. —Jester Mont-
Mid oa hiteatrArdstobi=ed in szz: to summate
teuco
—Mr. sorrel fir Vosuiplalart.Pred Kr.
Polly Hooper foe the deradautt.—Mr. Howard now
reviewed the fade of the ore, sod submitted that, under
the dratmeares. the defendant wag critalsally liable.
The facts of this CDIO were stroller to that of Mrs.
BlundelL —William Chick, in therof tho defendant.
1
reinginberedsapbsent by his a to the complain.
=l,
Ire odenressen a rid Maga which
to row to • paidiiimiA
Frilled. WWI% wield form them In the even=
but be seer mot remember If then was
about the . Pressed by Mr. Howard DIVI
IZODDOt
couversation ldr. Oliver. witness stated that Mr.
Myer told him to lOU Mr. Merrreld that if the goods or
the mosey aki not COON bask In the evening he should
=TlMhim, width mirage be delivered to Mr.
comeirdnaitt was berg remille& and said
be earired of the last witness at the aria time about the
locket which hie employer should ham returned. sod
whir bad bees had on approbation, urn *kWh cal-
deras he how led him have the slx Mar stating to the
bay that It the rings and the locket were sot returned, or
the caattgat them. the same resiss. be should premed
Os no amount would be be,. let him had
ea:lolids ashes tio looksi we. returnad. and upon no
account would be give him credit. —ldr. Pry Hooper now
addressed the Bench as behalf of his rest, submitting
that a
.._r_re..=areau.o.: befonthe OresuTtalter
no il
usual wag so 'alathcol= Lerhleaghad mtdrecliaiawa ln the
In a letter the comeelars bad was sa tdir defiudilamt,
dated the Mat el Forum and submitted that the mei
fell be the ground so It wars ateti mice, and the remedy
scold err be sought is the and not before
that Boblii.—Kr. &MOO% ITQIC:= Oliver bad sold
to IferriSsid the Aso IBM th• ordoloa that the very LTA= were to be retried or the rem. That
bed der &ether sr aor the other • ha hal
bleu applied to fie them, DM had Mir re sal MaverW
it to hi owe me a the re of some rhos
thereby hod bre* binsealf oder the Let of
=Alutesdally to inset cases of this Mud, eel made
• " frembilise belles." la moot el thie Mr.
Howled reed free a book es 'Mahal law and serer
mess whore& It was isid down where • num nolived
reds upea tier to redeliver the very own goods or the
=lLer what he krt. be cord be cesvired se a
be did erre ose ear the °tri—
fle DOMINI lOC IDDEADOO :--14/11men v. juin& Is which pee
o lady eolsoted • ellk dress whir was mod to as ernes
ODIN moompaaled by as rehear frets the siir who
ems to bike bask the moor. The dress wee takes la, but
the per went another way out of the house Iris( away
rein ; et that rather the goods se the money were
fOinta•L He then aria refereed to the ors of Yrs.
=O, whir wes • emilar an to that be bed last
to. Mr. Hama bed made • meati4eami
&Mar but head sat predated • 'irk authority.
The magirstes thr mere& end after as absence of ton raya as icy laiitedi,"
th. °Wm. (Kr. miners) said they felt they form and from what la revision Lb. artaall
were sot Jos*lledts orusitilag the datondaat for trim,
ped_drolised the car —The &ern wag received with baPr*bibis th't a." itaating room our Hapaa.4
may have found another boroua
ire amber bye crowded court.
Bum. Otre...l)nrir the abider of tree of the ~, twit ths
the fallowing was bred balers Yr. Collett , MOOD IMP ooesatemed, mere
L=l MIME MUD rola ODO 10114-0100111 W is OD the look-out toe ma
a a casi later " " The willing has been
atuall rrearbil& moribesiestout tin aNd7 woWid death, is Moy ho so hi osi
..sh,
no, to do kis a Meng, asd se with a amebic leafavourite, aims ere very
Ms was the ret ors be bed bed to "Oared" ages he ta it is that alter this seems he may
rrs4 tit as ew lasissor Prisaan would i=
M . thin. la d
&hermum
isomas Balm
._Bdore mayor (Mr. It is nor true rat sev7e7l member of the Tows
mam jeamiL greadas. and De• Oxman haws been kilted to spew with Her
la Italy. The prose al Important lral mattersMthil
lir °vial= —lb. Mut Alfred laden. nab a thin. ja4
74.
lltr.4"oll=l"Deborimaa. mc 18. Smith, were
appetred renews fee the pad& of Molopegbi DA* A the other eveeleasrlaidthe
AMMO& Tames Dee.— behead Maud semmosed issigh=sortlia"l4l the Post.olloa, ism
albobat a = hoidens Mrs *be at Mein • salt of grebes basww:aga tha garb of a
bower._ ast appose, Herr add% Isidarearrler and a meek tial_waased
o.hf la° Altioulown4 aal lie the terited-hat asd the mme—thee.
614.1" Illebtaiss swim' baa=tita.' no laPtiltiga "gm "la a fteWnia whew
mawrespiz
se Me Illth Wlia_ gm NMI Plft Me le a eirmreeeff
vss aiialartg mai Nei miaow"

LOC4L 00r13J1111XT 110411). --
Mr. Dwarfs asked was this interview a a pirate or a
public chancier
The Karon said the interview with Mr. Harrison wan
private, for though that gentleman represented the
Leal Governmeat Board, ha caly me kis private pelotas,
and therefore it would not be right for the prms to
publish it.
His Worship then Mated the substance of what had
taksa plate between himself sad Mr. Harrisoa, and the
result of a Wag discoed= which followed, was a resolution
roCidby 11r. Bowan), secooded ler Mt. &WM
tbe.ozi, Harbourmaster, and imeeritar of
y take any and army umesure they
Tosu=r—Wei;:bie forth. purpose of earnah Mow-
taloa( the maks of the tide oud. the herbeer la the
a lb. town sew*. away from the berhoer dear
of the slbius,d elm all other fads width to Meat
seep
li fir aemseary ter aiding this Board
••=gsinad istohlias hks sewage 4
tow; end that thejakeep a recast of what they
Board et,
earlaree= rumit t arrioseampalde by any pleas front
the = which In his jodemoat ha should Walt the
acarhilag to have sad forthasparieeelo be antharlsed.
with the mamba ef the Urbea Beattai7 OthilaiWa. to
sailes serviees of skilled labour.'

PIDDLES AND MULLS.
On finadoy We, se one c=kaa walked tato one ol our popular denim
out. See bow some ot the reatech=love one another.

I BY•th•-111% I. it sot time that Her Willie,
Government should be thinklag of provkihld • •ff.•
commodious Poekillos than the tuft. laran&6P ai =mg •thliall in lit. Thomas strut? wonder
Is tie olloials get through the heavy duties of
their various departments se they do. The sorthift-
room is far too small and unhealthy.

T 66 Abbotabury, Beilway will soon begin to 'bow
itself. Already at the Abbotabury sod taw* activity
prevails, and Om works will be pasbori on with ail
speed to Portisham, and, above all, to Upway

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Then perhaps the Midland Comtism' Railway will
IMP lu, purchase the line, bring their own Ilse into
conneotion with it, apply for powers. push on to Virg'
luau* where, in the neighbourhood of the Park—or
at another place indicated—the Midland Counties'
Railway would hare • station, and would compete
for foreign traffic as well se the Gnat Western
Railway.

Thom are thought to be lucky folks who
to have taken shams la the small but in
Osos of Una, as it is nue to be highly popular alike
to the historian, tourist, and antiquarian, and it sail
Pa/ I

It does seem a pity that the "Lovers Walk" along
the Backwater to Radipola should be stopped ; but
the Railway Company know full well that Ills not
every lover who can walk Moog the top of the Mew
embankment without feellnp of giddinem and thoy
mgtboughtfully provide against anything *a
pbboe cm that worm

had a hot time of it on Tuesday morning.
A post-oerd arrived from • friend in London style;
he would be down in Weymouth by the twelve
day train I - jumped for joy I It WIN hie own
personal chum whom le had not seen for yam Mare-
over it was his school companion and hie worn
frisoid I All was bustle and excitement La the sub-
urban reeideno• Kate was dispatched at ono* into
town to the fishmonger's and lb* butcher's, while
- misted hie beloved partner in setting the
house of to Oa but potable advantage. The beet
dingier senior was to be used, and the WA of wiry-
thing was to be spread upon the board I Premntly
the maid arrived back 10ad..4 with the good things of
this life, and at about eleven o'clock , with
his silvery hair and spotleniy white shirt-front, and
looking made up of smiles, stole forth into town. He
dropped in on his way to Ids old friend's at the
hos and ordered sundry bottler of " bwr" and
"short to be meet up quick I Refreshing his thinly
soul with • couple of glasses of " bitter," ha
towards the railway station, and waited the arrival of
the train I 'Presently it made ita wpearanot. -
on the tiptoe of expeotatioo, woefully nomad wit
carriage and each pneentger, but his Weed wee not
Ibsen. He waited the arrival of the auk, and the
next train, but no one whom he knew met his vision.
He rehad his disappodetment to hie old friend at the
corner on his way back, when he was calmly reminded
that he had been made "An April fool I"

A gallant knight of the shwa and thimble once
paid court and menial to a country damsel just out-
side the town ; but a rival ran him off, and she was
wedded to another. After a tapes of years daring
which a little family have ap.uag up, and the former
=dof her early joys the gallant
ual has to and been accepted by
the choice of his love.

The outside of a soldier was found In the Park on
Wednesday. This ocesieted of overcoat, tunic,
trousers, belt, and glove.; but not the boots or rocks.
It looked an odd heap, and while it repreeented
the adorning garb of a soldier, portrayed a not over-
fondue. for the smell of powder

That young nsaa most hare been a raw recruit
fresh hoseho., whithor it is preowned he has
returned with a smell white bather in his possession.
H. will doubtless soon have to return to the maks
ol the =ad Reerhaent, and answer for his change of
prowls.

Dui Lamm

annum. Ileum John Ward, and John
Patten, have been re-appcinted oversews of the poor
for Portland.

.—GO7.IDIAWS or rag POOL—Mr. R. Lino has taken
his seat, as before, as a guardian of the poor, and Mr.
B. &riven, jun., moose& to the vacant seat canoed
by the retirement of Mr. IL Poore*.
Tan BOICAWIN 130 Th —On Wednesday evening
about 100 boys of MILS. Bosoawen returned from
their Lepton leave of abeam', and will shortly Join the
brig Sund,rwer for training at sea.
MN Colmar Pamir GLEIDIXIL—The convict
prison gardens in the Grove-road, about 17 acres, are
this yrar to be cultivated with various kinds of vege-
tables for the benefit of the convict establishment.

ON Wednesday 'writing last about 250 of the boys
ol the Bonewen traialog ship left Poetised by rail he
their Eamtar holidays, which will extend to about 14
days. The young tars were escorted to the station by
their excellent band.

N Ewa iron oun FISHIZIUM. - Large hauls of
mackerel have already been taken on the Cornish
Coast, and although our own fishermen wen not
sucomeful In thew shot on Thesday al terrace, yet they
may hope with fine weather that their finny friends
will soon be nearer our horn*.

Tita GazAT Rsvournos ra FaCILUID. —Under the
title of "The Great Revolution in England, in 1688,"
the Rev. Joshua Turley, the first mlnieter of the
Primitive Methodist Chapel, Weymouth, delivered a
moss able lecture, under tii• aispioss of " the Reston
Young Men's bialna and Improvement Society." The
attendance was very good indeed, and the attention
marked.
4re D.Y.se—This corm under the command of
Major Eliot and Lieut. McLean, turned out for
company drill on Wednesday eventtmg, peeing through
their various evolutions with onnsiderabie credit. We
are gratified to bear that this dashing corps are about
starting, with the other b • unseal subecrip.
lion for the benefit of lb. widows and orphans of the
gallant fellows of the 24th Regiment who fell gloriously
in Zululand.

THE Panne= lingua or mamma Convict.—
On Saturday morning last a sonvict named Scampton,
In charge of Principal Warder Fisher and an amis.
tent warder, was removed from the Portland Prison
to Leicester. He was undergoing 12 years' pose]
servitude for arson. Seven yearn of the original
sectaries was remitted, and the remaining Ivo almost
expired when a new trial has been granted, for which
he has bees removed from Portland to Leicester. It
is believed that this was • case of mistaken identity.
Am ADDITIONAL Mau..—A great boon has been
oonforred upon the inhabitants of Portland, by the
establishment of • mid-day mall, which is me& up at
11 a.m. for Weymouth sod London. The letters eo
posted Sr. delivered in Weymouth at two p.m., and
also in London the same evening. From the Poet-
office at Fortune's Well,a mail of 190 letters was made
up, and from Caetletewn two good sized bags. To •
garde= place as Portland Is, this arrangement cannot
but prove of advanteagn
" Beefs Joy."—This is the title of • thrilling tem-
perance which was given in the ittlonpregational
os Friday evening last. lir. O. Mitchell
. Mire Guy, of Weymouth, gave the read-
ings,and at Intervals the Minoltas Teakeol-fa Clam
under the very able leadership of Mr. Abel Attwooll,
gave some eautelleat choruses In splendid style. There
was • crowded mama* and at the aloes a vote of
thanks was proposed to the readruma for prodding, to
Miss Guy for her services, and to the aofr. It was a
mat pleasant evening% entertainment.
Aeon= Fzuoi DIPLITI7II2.-0111 Wednesday last
1 , the! mid-day train, a scowl* in , dressed in plain
named Ashton, and said to be the eon of •
Wesleyan Minister, left Portland for Louden, in
charge of priaolpal Infirmary attendant Anderson.
We believe the poor fellow, who is bat •
young man, has been ill for some time. He
was provided with • aloe warm rag to add to the
comfort of his journey. His release is honeyed to have
been brought about hie good behaviour while Is
the establishment, his delicate state of health.

JIMMY. ODDITLLOWIZIP. —The third annual
report of the juvenile branch "Victoria and Albert"
Lodge, L 0.0., Clifton Hotel. haa fuel bees
Woad. The ramipte have been as follows :—Balanat
Is head lit Jatuary, 1878, £ll its. 34d.; °attribu-
tions to lit January. 1879, k 318.. 104.; goods, 3e. 841. ;
interest, 2e, 6d.—total, £43 lla. sp. ; and the expen-
diture, after all pets to sick members, leaves in
the Peet-o
osSaving.' Bank £3O k 6d., and in the
tressurar's hands,L4 IS.. Bd. The number of members
on January let was 52' enrolled to January lit, 23;
left by non-paymmt, 1 ; resigned, 2; initiated into
" Victoria and Albert" Lodge, 6; present number,
66. Mr. H. °aborts, P. 0., b preit, and Mr. H.
Lambert, P. 0., Is secretary.

I Tea Fuming or WILLIAK HURON object to the
I proposed compensation of 800 placed by the Premier
• it the disposal of tin Home deorgary, on the ground
of Its inaufficiency to recoup the actual money lose
sustahred by the unfortunate man and his family by
his trial and incaroestioa wholly irrespective of hY
own paternal sufberins. Tiny state that the entire
marines of tin family (amounting to ClBo=
exhausted in the defence, and thatHobson
has lost any margin of swing b• might hays been
able to accumulate had be been at large and not Ii a
convict prison during the last two year,. The Homo
decrerary's clinjzoposal newt to um
amount of oom to be paid to William Hewes
hat 111. now hanged that a
votoupiktre tarre= nrieosilaneous estimges, and
that the sum shall not fall short of £l,OOO.
NATAL—A. dinner party on a grind scaler was OTIS
oa board Her Map's training ship. the
the gears of the ship entertainhe thairß==
captain. Captain vans. The dinner was weed up
In excellent style, and tin baud of tin ship, under the
lendenhip of the talented bandmaster, Mr. J. F.
Brooks, psdarund a choice mignon of murk. The
music was rendered in such style as to win for Mr.
Brooke On highest 01100111illIII• of all who were
privileged to bear it, and redacted great credit on the I
whole band, which haa made such rapid strides In the
2. direction. On Friday mains last, Captain I
• a grind complitnestaryreturndinner=,
to whine invited theofd- ogee of his wit ship,
Bcogeniont, of H. M.& Warrior, an; other gentlemen
from Weymouth and Portland. A. select programme
of mudo was gone through.
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- —.— -
ILaisratanir Warman' °Marra —A meeting
was held at the Royal Hotel ca Friday *vain, to
take into oaeatdsr. the carrying out of the MOW
work the coadng swat as daring the lad with regard
to th• Watorta. the main Area of Fortune's•vell.
Kr. Frank a, the indefatigable secretary and
4"l"nr. °oder iftotte able inansgeineat the mango.
meats bare been carded out during the last three
years, presented the stalemated of animate for the
Peel year. The r 5 showed that the Local Board
Mat wil_att k!7 rate at a maw'
&at ita id. en ea IS. Tbs pennants wars--
Williams, onntrantor, 334; amid incidental
azinseea, lat. i halms* does ii... lbd.; bamboo is
hand, Fl bold. There were int seams 101 liable
ratezmum
orntaibators to the 34 el whoa refused to peT.
.11 1., loativer, to be kg.' Am lb. elf.
demi@ will mils lamme j. asmaa obiiet• awl
am ilsoilims Ihe kWh Sas osermillew

• VOLiartaaal Want 211a—•11111e Weymouth &zonal'
POlia""' t Tunda7 leek Aka Thaw Wku. was
watoaromed fat that lII* beim a valuatiosf la the 4h
D.V. httlitta seideeted sad refired to paybh
oostribstiasd rlitl 10.. Yr. Howard behalf
ot tie preleautioa.—Dateadaat said laaeg=ret on t
refined
to pay, bat he had Dot had tho foram to pay with.
Bergraat-Laetssetor Hayward, asked tor aa ardor rad the
pooch (mated ow. ter beton, the 14th of
or • warraat would he laowd sagest detsadaut.