The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-08-20 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL
_MUTING.

WORK

Thursday: present Aldermen Robertson and Howard
Councillors Aylesbury, Mangle. LIDIDJIR, Loon, Wallis,
Webb, Dennis, Aylos, and Mane
Mr Alderman HOWARD WWI called to the chair, in the
absence ot the Mayor in France._

COPICIRTS.
An application was made by Mr. Andre, of the Swiss
Melodist', for permiiwion to give a few concerts at the
New bardons, without charge. except the neuel entrance
fee of Id. He said that at Switiorland they were desirous
of giving their visitors all the amurement possible and
towns generally are ambitious of doing so lie wished to
provide chairs and to make • charge for them
Supt. Vickery was called in, and understood that Mr.
Andre wished to collect the pence, and pay the Council a
fixed stun. He (Mr. Vickery) had been down to the Hal
to bear the MelOdleti, and certainly the entertainment
wee very good, and more of a religious character than
anything else
It wee decided to give Mr. Andre permisaion, subject to
arrangement" to be made by the Superintendent of
Police.

SintYlCl2l AT THE 11111.
The Culling asked Supt. Vickery about last eight's
fire
Supt. VICIIIKRY said there was a fire this morning and a
rather serious one. A lot of men went and worked in
putting it out, they got clenched to the skin, and their
clothes were torn and much damaged by getting on the
roofs, ec on such an occasion as this, where the men
hail really rendered good services, he thought they ought
to allow some extra remuneration to them. The whole of
the night duty men, the two Garnetta, and the two other
men, were all employed.
Is answer to the CHLIPAILAn, Supt. Vickery said the
property is insured but on former occasions he had hid
to wait four or five months for 2a. or 31. per man remuner-
ation allowed by the Tire Mon In such a caw it was •
question whether the men would nut them to some
hundreds of pounds expense* In putting the lire out by
water, or whether they managed to stop the spread of the
lire, and put it out at in expense of only £3 or £3, and
they did really good work, he thought the men ought to
be allowed extra remuneration as well as have their
damaged clothes renewed.
The CHAIIKAN said Ant of all the Superintendent ought
to go the to 'clearance Company, and the application should
do from the lomil CounCil, which would give it more
weight.
Mx. Vickery stated that with some tire insurance com-
panies they bad to wait four or five months for any
allowance, in fact it was a question whether the men did
not think he had the money.
Mr. NAPOLI said it was not so with all fire insurance
companies : in die caw where the company for which he
was agent was concerned, the payment wee not delayed.
Mr. WM asked the Superintendent whether there was
• quantity of petroleum stored in Bond-street. He had
heard in.
Mr. Vickery replied he did not know of it. No doubt
there was a quantity of oil for painting purposes.
It was reedited that the Superintendent striuld order
some new clothes for the men, and the Town Clark make
application to the Insurance Company for rePuTnurnt It
we. further undo-wood he would apply aloe for
remuneration to the men who volunteered their wrvices
at the fire.
The following was the form of the resolution agreed to:—
"That the Superintendent of the pollee he Instructed at
once to get the clothes of the pollee (demoted in the fire
at Mr. Wlritt's lest night) replaced, and the Town Clerk
apply for the oasts of the same to the 'entrance Company,
in which the premises are Ineared."—nAnTed

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LARD ONI TED DLCZWATSI MOLL
The Town Clerk reed an application from Kr. Bartlett
' foe peril:anion to rent • piece of land adjoiolas Mc Green.
wood's premises. £lO • year wee the ano Ant named.
Mr. N• 1001.1 understood it wm only wanted for
of materials, not to erect any bsildiot therom, east=
thought they might let it f,, • monthly holding.
Mr. Lovek.t. could not toe why they should let at £lO •
year that for which they had refused £39 a year.
Mr. NADDLII mid it um • great aocommodatlon to let
such pieces of land to builders, on coodition that it was
temporary letting, subject to removal at • mouth's notice.
Mr. 'AVILA. said the baste are just begioning to rim to
Cherbourg, and they most bring cargo, for the memento.,.
traflio will not pay them. The land may be wanted very
NOD. and. if let at all, it must he on • very 5t...4 notice.
Mr. Dtrrutt pointed out that if he lead Is let to Mr.
Bartlett, another builder may come farerard and my hell
li. glad to give tl5 or /10 a year
It was also oteerved that the Council had refitted the
Varof the Rifle Corps for this niece a land.
nan printed out that Mr. Bartlett had made •
positive aler.
The Gaatanati angneeted that it might be let at a
manatia aellee, subjoin to the sisamaw waatiag
Mt. thin lit It at • Wee maths' sollo•

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Aldermen Roeggreop,M.. Anaggge„ Me, Ayt.ge, and at last Bradford jonsWjfi feet, and Wirt:bar II feet Ifj
others spoke on the matior. Kt gjrunsigny epeosing the inebes.- Lk 911, H. Bradford, sa; Ind, 1,043. R. Witcher,
letting. its. 6,1.
On enquiry of Mr. MOnorti, it was found Mr. Bartlett FLAT Ram 100yirrd.(boya).-1.0,1 OAT. Rawlineosilla;
wanted the whole of • rioters large piece, which the gad, 000. V. Br—ka, kid. ; 3rd, 1,070. J. Brows, la 11.
Council teemed indispormil to grant, and DINH RAM, 50 yards, lower dexk tin (each boy to nun
Mr. AYLOSSUItY proposed that the qua on be atijoarned •di h full of grated—h., 969, Charles Find.. K: find.
to next meeting. 617, R. Snook 2.. gd. ; Vsd, 742. W. Roach.
Tee CUM/JOAN*/ susanetion wag that a piece of land be liAilla R•Cg, 50 yarde (lard) to awry twin of etatm.—
let to Mr. Bai t:ett, subject to dimensions being agreed on. let, 20.1. Garner, 5.. ; fad, 21, (1. Andrews.Jla 6d. ; 3.11„
He sole. lien ily amalgam:laid Mr. Ay leebury'r, ea. gestion. 13, a tifti" h•
deferring the enetter until Oen meeting, and referring it Trillin LEGOID RACK, 100 yerde—lek 611. G. Borrow',
teeentittne to the surveyor to report upoo the sue, lota end 606. F. Brooks, 5.. : foci 1,001, A Leeson. and 1031,
and term., on which et should he let, if let at all. R. Retook.", Si. 6.1.; 3rd, 101, J. Walsh, and 1073, W.
Mr. 'Anglin) 'methe groPomer,aecuoded by Mr. NOMA Butlers, Is 61.
and the prop...nation was carried. MAIMED MIMS RAC& 100 yards, (to our, • bort" Onen
Local. BOARD or ligaurg to martial web of the ship.—lst, J. Bngsley, LI 10a ;
Mr. Waking asked if the vet :inert mrtgeou was ned Sod, 111.-"l'7' 10'
reeponsible tor every salami that goes out ot the port! Saco RAC., 50 verds.—lat 599, H. &album, 5a ; gad,
The Town Clerk mid yes. IWO. A Ltwimn. 2'. 64.
Mr. Wailds : And if the report is not received from the COXSOLATIon Recs. 900 yards, (on how with prise to
veterinary surgeon, on whom doe, the reeponsibility fall, entert—lat, 979, Li. Lockhart. 5.. ; god. 913, R. Firminger,
for letting an animal go out of the Mirage without inspec-
turn! nEAMIX M.S RA —l4, Cook: Sod. Petro!.
The Town Clerk presumed—on Mr. Price: but be could ; Ilmusies Race SOO yarda—let, Andrews, 25 monde ;
doties, had acted in any way in opposition to the Act of
not believe that Mr Pnce, who oso thoroughlY el, in his i 2nd. S'°'‘u°6". 27 ett°°6'
Parliament. I Wargo JUMP —let. 814. W. Grant; god, 816 G. Harrow.
Redeem the sports there Was scrambling for plums,
Mr. WALLIS referred to the case of a certain goat, which , SPPlee. Me- by the inrtrueffirk, and it.eme rare f_ee to aili
wormed to hare been sent away without going through the ' the sturdy young fellows charge aster the trait and
lairage. occasionally art into a' Oriinaingge," which would delight
Mc Lovoix, said that Mr. Green bad spread a rtstement • lover of Rugby football. Limry now and than an in.
about the town that be hail linen robbed tt• rough Mr. rtructor would be pinned eartaist the wall of the naval
Price. It seemed Mr. Green had had • goat taken front ground Iy . rush .f the boys, and the .1 .11 sag would
hint, which ought to have gone to the rattle Ling -,and be bold his bekot of fruit as blab as he could and defend It
tt' is he hot a stilling. Mr. L well remarked that eras not front the toviling, clambering, grasping youngstere till the
much but Mr. Green maintrinei thot his contract was wee, might remind one of • master of frxhounds striving
broken. Ile (Mr. Lovell)however, skid lb.' eo,llraet WM not to moure the "brush" from • pat kof o,iger hounds. One
1.. tes,Vl2 Mr. creep and Mr. Price, hut that Mr. Price was iiptructor was carried a hi. feet and knocked over by the
not ex ,c•ly the • • .t of it, CouriciL hut 1141 what be charge of the sailor boy., who thin made short work of
hod done in 'hit eap..oly of tue Codector of Conti... the hu t that tumbled out of the bask, k the aeilor-in-
eit, nln let the animal go with the furnitore. Mr. Gr-om struct r tooting the basket with • last II purist' int' the
.1,1 he ou.ht to have received the coot; but it wa• kW° • air. An. ther Tomb was made for this by • group of sailor
qinottoo ehether he ahoold not have been present, and boys from another quarter, Mt being empty it wee Dent
remit'. d the goat es he ought to have revived other cattle. meaning taok end lighted behind the head of a sailor =
Mr. Lovell contended the occurrence did nit eflxl the who WI, jut .h.°l'.ing iin‘er-beer' and re`eirel he ho
contract one iota, and appealed to the TiorroClerk. as his heal made a sudden bow forward to the stall, but
The Toren Clerk said: Nit the slighted. he soon recovered from this striking surprise. In suck
Mr. WALL'S said if he trak a a sant t under the Board fun were the intervals filled up, and all seemed to enj 0
for the cattle Lange, all the cattle that CON, bon ought thetuselves. the adults pleeeed at the uproarious delight
to go to him, whether it ear only a abilliaig gain or wore' of the juveniles. Whether it was First Lieut. }Beckett,
because he did not believe the carria, e wes going to be vorY or ..'her h°artu'ithi°ued —.air., r'' or itr.‘rliliitlei. the
profitable. Kenner, or ear. Titan, acoomuisetrr, or ...r. roatructer
C ,wiles—whom they wanted kr run, but who did not see
it—all entered. it, the spirit of the Torts day, which
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atiorMni nor nd of good osamPloo bow
can iou 7 dimwit wham

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POOLIL
THE LATE ELECTION OF GUARDIANS.
The enquiry into the validity of the late election of
Guardians for the parish of S. James was resumed
at the Board.r”om on Tuesday.
In the unavoidable absence of Mr. Trevor:lion his
principal clerk. Mr. W. IL Curtis. conducted Mr.
Baker's case, and r. Budge conducted his own ow.
At the commencement of the enquiry th Inspector
said the whole of the votes in the "borne' beg were
clearly invalid.
Mr. Budge's preliminary list of objections was first
completed.
John Padley, bailiff of the County Court, said he
did not sign the paper produced.
In the case of George Pitman' of Bait-stone, who
died in November, 1876, the widow, Charlotte Pitman,
bad altered the paper into her name, which was not
on the rate-book
Grace Cafe, wife of William Cafe, • sailor now at
Liverpool, said her husband was at home at the time
of the election, but she signed the paper for him.
William Scourge was objected to on the ground that
the signature was wrongly spelt.
Mary Jane Toop was objected to on the ground
that her paper was irregularly filled up, and the In-
spector said it woe quite evident that the initials were
not in the same handwriting a. the signature.
Jane Tanner was similarly objected to.
James Stockley, of Stoke's Alley, was unsnoossidully
obj,cted to as not having been rated the necessary
time.
Samuel Stokes, of Laglandstreet, had received
pan buil relief.
Chrot •pher Wilkie., Elisabeth Whicher, and
Robert Yule, were objected to as not having been
rated the necessary length of time, and Mr. Curti
admitted this was so.
Mr. Houliston i roved that Joseph Richards, of
Trafalgar-row, David Rolf, of Market-street, William
Henry Reeve' Eli Svmes, Charles Stevens, Gi.sour
Upshall, and Henry Willa, were not properly i.
Mr. Baker's preliminary list of objections was next
completed.
William Comer, of Russell-place, said he gave
orders for his paper to he signed at home.
John Oates stud he could not write, and • friend of
his signed his paper for him at his request.
Mr. Baker's supplementary list of objections was
then proceeded with.
G. S. Ballard was objected to on the ground that he
voted twice, although he was only entitled to one
Tote. .

Mr. Houliston proved that the second paper wee
issued in error.

Harry B. Ballard, Henry Sydenham (of Market*
street). and ltivhard Belton (of )ast-street), ware
proved to by insufficiently rated.
Thomas Cherett said his paper was signed by his
son, by his onlers, in his presence.
Thome. Mouton. of Fiahatreet, had received
medical relief.

At this stage some of Mr. Butige's supplemental
objections were taken for the purpoee of releasing
wit nestles.

Franrie If. Ilanerd, of East-street, proved that he
did Agri hia paper binieelf.
Henry Stokes, of Green-lane, also proved that he
aliened hie ern paper.

Mr. Curti. admitted that Richard Raton's paper
wae %ivied by his son.
Mary Brown, wife of Frederick Brown, of Globs-
lane, maid her huahand was at sea Ow. He wan at
home at the time id the election, hut she did not
know whether he shined the paper. She c iuld not
swear whether the handwriting was her husband's or

Edwin Ricketts, of Blue Boar-lane, said the signs-
Owe to his voting paper was his end Mr. Llewellyn's
to:ether. He held the top pert of the pen and Mr.
I.leweli yn formed the letter.. He held the pen for
the init....1.114 well.

.10055 Stout,l,f Blue Boar-lane, said his son signed
his psper for him at his request.
William Hall, insurance agent, of Ain-street, said
he authorised his %rife to sign his lover for him.
Jsmes (4off, of Love-lane, said he signed and int,
ti.illed his paper himself.
Jan • Winzsr, of West-street. said she got someone
to sign her paper for her.
Samuel Fridges's signature was objected to by Mr.
Budge, and Mr. Baker said ha voter signed himself
in ink over somebody else's pencil marks. The
witness was unable to attend.

Morgan Duvet, Mary Ann Watts, and C
Willie, of Nile-row, were evverally objected to O:1°E
ground that they had received medical relief, but this
wan not proved.
Ilugh Quail, of Towngate-etreet, was objected to by
Mr. Budge on the ground that he was Insufficiently
rated, but the man attended and said he took the
bouee at ebrintmae, 76, and went into occupation in
the following February.
George Caine, carpenter. of Green-lane, said his
brother t.lgned his paper for him at his request.
Mr. Baker'. supplemental 164 of objectless was
then resumed.

kiii:ZZewa, of High-street, succeeded to the
occupation of her huaband's house on hi, death in
August, INTL but her name did not appear in ths
rate-book at that time.
David Bornes Rtusell-place), William Churchill
(of Old Orchard), John White (of Eaststreet), George
Roper (of West Shore), Thomas Hampton (of Green.
lane). James Matthews (F.ast Quay), John Robbins
(Market-street), Hoary Strudwicke John Butler
(Churchotreeti, Henry Conway (East Quay), Ana
Geary (Lagland-street), Robert Milledp, Edwin
Parrott, Susan Briggs, ean.,Samnel Holloway (Stroud.
street), John Baker, and Daniel Cluett were all found
to be properly rated, although objeeted to on that
ground.
Objections were sustained gsonjt the following on
the ground that they had efbeooutjuuou, rated
wince January, 16/7 : Arthur Digby, Thomas
Bickford, John Radford, Charles Burt, of Hunger.
bill, Edwin Hickman, Robert Dennis, W. G. 'l'.
Burt, of Weststreet, Walter A. Stone, Richard
Evans, John Brown, of Loglandsstreet, Wall=
Robbins, B bert Hillier, of East-street, George
Edmonds, of Barber's Piles, Richard Powell,
Stokes', of Heel Quay, Henry Cartridge, Richardth.=
Brown, Art hur Porton, Charles Holloway, of Skinner.
street, Thomas Mackerel, of West-street, Emily
Wityman, of Bowling Green Alley. Charles
of Eat street, George Diffey, William Hantmrvi,ul4
Marktt-street, John Hibbs, Susan Rigp, jun.,
Stephen Brown, of Market-street, and William'
Farwell. of Thames-street.
Similar objections to the votes of George Davis, of
Union Court, George Davis, of Old Orchard, Robert
Churchill. of Waterloo Buildings, the Rev. C. H.
Bousfield, John Ribharda, of East Quay, H. Frond,
and Henry K. Purnell, were withdrawn by Mr.
Curtis.
The votes of William Charles Prix.y, Ellie Barnes.
James Gallon, and George Collins were objected to by
Mr. Baker on the ground of insufficient rating, but
the fact of the papers having been placed in the
" 11,one" bag invalidated the votes.
Mary Ann Cornick was objected to on the ground
that "the hal received parochial relief, but In the
absence of the relieving officer the cane was ordered to
stand over.

; NO—lea;.than 31 votes were objected to by Mr.
Baker on the ground that the ma, ks of the voters
I were witnessed by Mr. Will,, Bloomfield, who it
was contended had forged voting papers, and was
therefore not a as editable witness, but the Inspector
, declined to entertain such objection
Henry Bradley, who wee objected to lamt week by
Mr. nudge on the ground of insuctent rating, now
attended and said he had occupied a house in Ilayhog-
, lane ever since the 12th of March, lien.
Mr. Baker's list of objections being now completed,
' the emptily was adjourned till tan o'clock on Wed-
nesday morning.
Mr. Haldsyn Fleming resumed his enquiry at the
Board.raom on Wedo
Mr. Baker asked the Inwector to issue summonses
for the attendance of the llpe.. whose votes were
witnessed by Mr. Bloomgalij, as he believed many of
them were inosrect.
The Inspector said he must decidedly decline to
summon the whole of the long list of persona men-
tioned by Mr. Baker on the general ailepstion which
had been made.
Mr. Bther than asked for manna's,' for one or two
of theme penes'.
The Inspector said he thought it iths fp] fair to my
that the witness.',m
isuses would be paid co
not accord at to his report to the
Board, and if he found there were witeasses 110111amsed
without just canes be should certals,l4 report that their expenses ought not to be i?aid. The mote thing
would apply to bath sides. Subject to this expianatiobe n
would grant any further summonses.
Mr. Baker said he had not made the slightest
tansti7elrte sure sPectintlfat in his litteofinve till
of Vali'
ass
something in connection with them would turn sea He would at present be satisfied with only askieg for
two or three summonses.
kir. Trervanion arrived at this stags of the FM"'
Budge also asked for several stoomassms
Joia Jens lad anarrout *bat vain§ was *mild

to by Mr. Baker on the ground that papers were lamps. As Mr. Penney woe a sernabse el the Town
replai e,l In the "bonze" hag. 'ouncil he thought they ought to get that Information
Martin Fry eme objected tn by Mr. Baker on from him. and as it wee said that it they c .uhl not
ground that hie piper was, improperly collected, speak well of a public body it was better to pow than
and Mr. Houliston proved that the voter placed his over in silence, he hail nothing to may with regard to
paper in the 1 bog at MAWR Stone's Foundry,'wirre the lighting of the public lamps. The Chairmen con-
,mployed, instead of in A bag at his houae. eluded by m iving the adoption of the report, and this
Arthur ft. Purton and A. G. T. Burt both wee seonmhel by Mr. T. S. PURNELL
attended and substantiated their votes, which hal Didati.fection wasextressed by Mr. W. Prrcerand
been objected to by Mr. Baker n the ground of in. otter. at the great humor gas, and Mr. Penney al.) put
sufficient rating. several questi .ne, which were answered by tbe chair'
Mr. Budire's supplemental U.S of objections was tnan, who said the c Imamy now manufactured 9.600
then regurned, feet of gee out of every tou of coal, Melte" 7." to
Charles 'tiller, of Teybr'e-bnildings, we, proved to 8,000 feet formerly.
be inendiciently rated, but eimilar objections failed The CHAIIUIAN proposed that dividends at the rate
wide., Frank Primmer, Henry Bayley, Charles of 10 percent. oa the Aaron NO four per cent on
Bayley, George Bayley, James Bayley, Thomas the B shares he declared payable, in accordance with
Squires, Emily Slartiu, and John James. the rcievt. The Chairman addel that the Directors
Similar objections that had been made against bad come to the Ilecieion no longer to pay interest from
Robert tizun len. Harriet Jarvis, lizabeth Jervis, the raven's fund, hut in future to pay the profit of the
and Elizabeth Saunders were withdrawn by Mr. half-year only in interest
Budge. Ntr. PERMIT seconded the proposition. and "hi he
The vote. of John Gritton, W. Hayes. J. Haves, should not like to infringe on the reserve fund to the
J. Clark, John Army. T. Barnes, William Taylor, injury if the company. He hoped the loss of gee
W "'bun. K SMW. W. Sem", W Elkins, would be obviated, and that next year the company
Rashest Lacey, T. Railer, and U. Lang town were would be able again to add to their reserve fund.
objected to by Mr. Budge 012 the ground that the An extraordinary general meeting was then held for
voters had written their names in fill opposite the the purpose of authneising the Dircetars to raise the
hatuee of the candidate* for whom they v. te 1 instead sum of £2,000 lln 41eben- ore hi ils. The CHAIRmAN
of writing their initial. only. The inspect ir took • explained that 1:1.000 woul Ibe required to complete
Dots of the objection, which he did not think would the new works and improvementc in bawl, and th:it
Invalidate the votes. th- I/left-tors did not intend to raise the money until it
Mary Stokes. wife "I George Stokes, who bad we. needed.
been bjectiol LO by Mr. Baker as being in-ufficiently Mr. NI 'tins proposed "That the Directors be
ratol, attended and eiihdantiasel her bwhool's vote. authorised t r ,i.e from time to time, ae and when at
Mary Ann t 'oi nick, a wi low, if Olt Orchard, to eI, A fit ther von or Anne ,d Out
who-e vote II .1 oleo been ild•cted to by Mr. Baker, exceeding 1."2,000, by the crescion and issue of deben.
provel t at her cousin signed her paper f ir her. , ture hoods if Vat each. awl at a rate of interest not
Mr. Budge old-cted to the votes if George WHIN ra,re the, 5 per cent ter annum."
W. Nlelbiwell, John Burt. awl Rh rt L., kyer ors Mr. Gulcii seconded the prowattion, which was
the ground that their papers were regularly filled up. carried.
With reg,cl to the video( Jievph Hughe-i, a fisher- Mr. PINNEY proposed a voteof thanks to the Chair.
NMI, id Lularid-,r-et, who plousped for Mr. Bulge, man, Directors. and Retire Secretary f. ir the manner
Mr. Trevanion called &twat I Brown, a fisherman, of In which they ha i conducted the affairs of the company
iltml'ire`t" who sailJ' "Ph Hitches w" his , dining the lad bellyear.
father-in-law. He asked him to make out his v. ting Mr. FeltlaLL ...yowled the vote, which was carried.
pap -r for him, but he declined to do no, and told him In acka oviedging the compliment the CHAIRMAN
to make his croes, lie dint tot know whether he male answered a question previously put by Mr. Penney by
the rms. -Joseph Hughes Weit e1e..“1. and said be stating that the rinautity of gas manufectiire.l by the
opted nut recolle-t raking his oinindaw to fill .dt, hie , company •Inrinz th- year soiling on the 20-h of June
paper. Hs rout I neither read nor writ-, and he mad* I.t w. 109.0 W feet, of which 12 000,000 feet was
hie mark to the voting paper at Ale. Dugilelst's offiee need at I.e works and sold, awl the retnainiog 3,109 000
at hi. •t.es on the quiy. Some IS c 16 mem Were feet was lost.
working there at the tune. Mr. Itloomfiel I came along A vote of thanks WAX pastorl to the Mayor for the
whilst he eras there and %eked him who he was going use of the ball, upon the prop oition of Mr. Reties,
to vote for. lie toil him he had a right St nee hie seconded by the CHAIRMAN, and thit terminated the
own in nd. and that if he voted for anybody he'
vote for Mr Budge aal Mr. curtui, lie made hit
ernes alter Mr. Bliemliel,l wrote out the paper. lie I
did not ku how the psper ...mia at the @tor.. He
did not reg. Beet taking it 0- re. He rather th •ught
Mr. Bloomfield took away the paper with him, lie
did not see what the °the. men ail with their p
He knew that he voted for Mr. Bodge and Mr.
Curtis. In answer to xir. Budge witness said he suet
him • day or two afterwards on the Quay, and told
him that he hail voted for biro ,nly, but he did wit
remember saying he had not voted for a Radical this
time. He believad he vote.' for both Mr. Bulge and
Mr Curtis, but they conld tee on the paper. (Laugh.
ter.) In reply to aqua tin by Mr. Trey/salon wittiest,
said the reason for his forgetting Mr. Curtis perhaps
was that there had been some beer about. (Loud
laughter.)
Lucy Robbins, wife of William Robbins, a mine, of
0, Pile-court, attended and oubstantiated her husband's
vote, which had bein objected to by Mr. Baker on the
ground of insufficient rating, and ileirge It imonde, of
Nem-street, who hail been similarly objected to, also
substantiated hie vie
Mr. Budge halted the inductor if the election would
be deci ire-1 • id ao regsrds the whode of the can. Rade. ?
The Inspector replied that he bought they might
amnioe t', t the Local Government Boa.-d would not
dee'•re the clettion toil, or they would not have
directe I him to continue the enquiry, He thought
the Board would ttecti.le the question b4ween Mr.
Baker .114 Mr. Budge only.
Mr. Budge etruu,l; repudiated the idea that Mr.
Bloomfield acted se agent for him dannir the election
in any other respect than being pigment for him at the
counting of the votes. He (lir. Budge) I ally raw
three voting pigpen iluring the election, and thus.e were
voltuitarily shown him by the parties to see whether
tiler were 'moped, filled up.
'lbis ended the enquiry.

THE OA,S COMPANY.

The half-yearly meeting of the prou-rietore of the
Town ant County of Poole Una and Coke Company
(Limited) VMS hold in the Guildhall on Monday, under
the pre•ldency of Mr. W. Yearue, the Chairman of
Directors, and the other sharch..ll-re preeent were
Maser.. li. J. Stone, G. 11. l/ut.ch, T. C. A. Brine,
F. MMus, W. Penney, and T. S. FurnelL The
Secretary (Ur. J. Iltildeu) h tviog men] the notice
convetting the meeting, the Chairman rand the revirt
aa follow. :

" I he Directors during the !set holly ear have continued
the work ,4 Liking op the small mains, LWI deed at the
rommenceinent of the i 'ormolu's operations, and replaw
In. them by others of a larger calibre, the original main.
havin4 become insufficient for present perinea When
the Directors first bwk this work in hand they did not
consider it exinlient to have it all done at once, but
rather to pruned with it gradually, by their own workings
doing that which was geed urgent first and the other
U gay suitable ,weasiois °dere I. It bait therefore, leen
on band some time, but the Directors think that they are
now justified di saying that there will not be much further
expenditure miller this head the Direstors have also,
with • view to carrying on their operation, for the future
with all the modern appliances now used in the ntanu-
factor. of i as, and to making au estensive eulargement
of their •Vorks, to meet the yearly M.:resew consumption,
entered into contra.-t, for the erection of a new steate•
engine with elhausterb condeuser., scrubbers, pump.,
dic they have also eonstructed • large tar tank and a
new linek builshug for the ,S orks and all these works are
new is course of construction. nine 4 them beiug nearly
complete at the present time. the Director, were aisle,'
that these additions to the Works were wit only nece.,try
to nable the °enemy to maintain the illutuineting
newer ant purity of the gas supplied by them, in as,ord•
nin with present usage, but that they would amply
repay the cost of construction, by producing a larger
volume of Arm from a Oren iiii.intity of cool, than hati
hitherto been practicable under the present arrangements,
besides making the residual p telticia wire valuable.
Hitherto the Company hare never teen able to dispose of
the ammoniand liquor but the Directors expect to be able,
under the new arrangements, to inner of it with
advantage. It is oile of the feature, of a Gila I 'ionpany
and One of its alvantaget also, that the Works are alwaye
requiring enlargement to pr.,•ide for an inerenfed
demand. In making these unkargetnents it is neither
practicable Igor desirable to tuaanksiu at all time, the Woe
utopertion between the capabilities of the Works, and the
• -414, yearly cousumptiou. !he arrangement, when
musl of neensity he largely in exces• of the
ord. to.
I A.-tually supplied at that time, but ar year by
111,:reimie., the increand quantity ill
yew the eon., sny further oullgy eleepr, for a few
itslatit more than the
L'lrlPlit:oeduarrebto-Titi,- uu.*lt it
00 we ens proviae, and then
orks, enlarged a. they e. mask in the nine way.
further enlargements have to . not bc.en any
In the Care of this oinpany thir. fur r any
general enlargement of the maim awl it,- ii."4l m
it graa
years it had been put off from tune to time .4, tar,ter
not possible to delay it any Wager—hence • nil.., .I„tit
outlay kna been required on the present occasion ,
would otherwise have been neve...eery. , hal proper enlarge-
manta been made from time to time,' when neleirefl.
00 hen then addition to the 50 mita are complete. the
plant will be capable of providing almost nedde the
quantity it is now doing, without incurring. exeept as
before mentioned. any additional outlay, and so this
Moenuo flew on „sear br Year. Isdh the proprietors innil the
public derive a benefit from it. .5 hen these addition. are
diepesed of, the Directors propose, with the sanction of the
Proprietors to build • Now ii 'e. with a Itianl•room and
also • Coal Sena Ilse payment Aloe is town', insufficient
for the tegnmuit's Luanne, but its floor being below the
water long, It Is at then very damp WWI UnieliOleroiroei
while the site could he applied to a much le.iter purpose I
by Wang used for tie ordinary manufacturing operation
ond the office placed on the new land recently purchased
by the company. the Aceounts stem that during the
loot half-yen there has bee, Liken out of the
unexpended capital brought from the bat reount in part
payment of these Works alum of 47 045 .4. till., which
only 1 a balance in hand of £413 17a. awl this the
Direnure Mask will, with • further sum of 4',2 ink after
taking credit for 1',111.0 for old apperatus, all he required to
complete the Works proposed. the Directors will, there-
fore, at • later stags of the proceedinrs. have to submit
to the Propnetors a resolution, to authorise the raising of
• further sum of ES.O 'lse Directors feel much regret
in beau sallel upon to state that their anticipations with
regard to the lon of i :as by leakage. have not bees
realised ; but that the loes which in the christisas
half-yea.' had been reduced to PH per cent, and
which they fully expected to have further reduces, this
half-year, boson the contrary, much to their
disappointment, increased from 16) to tit per cent_
The Direetwei are much troubled by this unforeseen
occurrence, especially so the remedy is not immediately
eh tom ; hut they neure the Proprietont that the matter
shall not be allowed to sleep. but be followed up until the
defect in in wine Way or other discos ered and remedied.
The ion ro.Unieti in this half-year ha. been 7,,75.f,7ue
ruin feet at against 5,1)0,1i0o In the corresponding half
year of 1817, whilst the coals used in the corresponding
half Isar for the Weser quantity of gas, were PHU, tone as
against PM for this half-year with the larger quantity.
'Hie average prier of real brought into the company s
stores. all charm included, wasi in the corresponding
half-year Ids. Id., and in the present half-year ISe 34d.
Ihe Coke produced formic has been well up to the average, •
lath in nasality and quslity, but it has not teen possible I
to dispose of it on such favourable terms in the loot half-
year as in the corresponding half-year. It hoe, therefore,
been estimated in the Revenue Amuont at Its. instead if
1.... as heretofore, and as there is • large stock in hand St
the prevent time, it may, in the next half-year, have to he .
estimated at something less than this. The tar Ins been
sola slightly in excess of the value estimated in the
Revenue ereout. ihe directors consider that these results
with the exception of the low by leakage, are ntiefretory,
ant that but for the lealtege the profit for the half-year
would knit been &efficient in ifeelf, as anticipated in the
Let report, to have pall the maximum dividend as it is,
however, the profit must for his purpose be supplemented
by • further draft from the Reserve Fund hi, will leave
but a very small balance for future casualties, but still
the Directors think they are justified in recommending
that • Dividend at ibe rote of per cent, per annum on
the A shares. rind at the rot,' of 4 per cent, per annum
upon the ii :Aar is, be paid forthwith, soft the Dividend
warrant., le sent to the Pr prieture, at their respective
addre ess, as heretofore."
The Csates•• said he thought the report just read
fully ex dainal the state of affOre with the Poole Gas
Company, and he had but little to say, except to make
an apology for proposing to pay the full amount 4
dirt, nil -allowed by law, especially as they had not
earned it during the half-year, but had had recourse to
the mores fund, rest would not help them at their
next meeting, se the Directore had decided that they
mast ether make more profit Or Ray loft al•idiwod.
The Des of pa by leakage wan • serious matter, which
sould only be accounted for by the continual shifting
and changing cs pipes, and they had at.. been obliged
to work w About • scvubber for uhe lest two or three
months. In defence, be could amuse them that they
had mod the greatest economy in every department,
and it had boss • constant study with lir Sadden and
to arrange the new works (which were
a rir
beolunly ) to the hest advantage, and the
pink"' ha 2 than beau ready to give their
&aria' sad assimense. They should best in mind thot they had to pay for divides.% so I interne, at the
peeposst time operant, of gl,lloo a year. and they :lain at course, pay more am they increased t.Wsk
whereas under the old system it did not meek
per rear. He was, however, aitoine that whea
the new sondeneer, scrubbier, taut eAsmass
work they should be able to make both es& meet aad
pay back to the reserve fund a Lieu:mount to meet
any eassalty that might arks. . Penney, in a
latter he gessivial that morektg, asked hint if there was
sag aborts at osagiats kr de ligbliagof tins pub*