The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-05-24 00:00:00

POOL IS.

THE FLarbour Trustees held a meeting on Friday
morning, but nothing was decided relative to the
improvement of the Harbour.
Forms Douai (Poocr) Coare.—Somi of
the members of this corps attendsdßiklinc service at leouffieet
mb on ;send., morning order the command of Captain J.
',lent when a sermon ..as prsached by UN chaplain (the Bor.
J. L Williams), vicar.
DAMN raWris6.—On Sunday last the Primitive
Methodists of this neighbourhood held a camp meeting in
Labe, Walking Flek when, as the day was Boa,. large
number of prams attended.
DRlGlCelt—Tbe dr.t match of the season took piles
at Hamworthy on Wednesday between elicht married and eight
single inemhers of the took Cricket Club. Mr. T. Belben and
Mr J. Neel) each mad. • wort of lion the side of the married ;
of the sinrk members, Mr. ./. Dunford made the best wore
which numbered 24. The result was in favour of the mamed
with two wickets to gem
DAMAGING The POWDMI 110081.—At the lellions, on
Thursday. before Messrs. F. T. Rogers (Mayor), W. L
C. Adey, B. Lace, and C. J. Stone, three boy., named
Alfred Briggs, Wm. Bartlett, and Robert Stone, went
charged by Superintendent Hunt with bre.king tiles on
the roof of the powder-house belonging to the Corpora-
tion, which is sztuatA in an isolatei spot, only to be
approached at low water. The damage done by the
boys, who were seeking for starlings' nests, was computed
at Sr- They were severely tepriminded and discharged.
DrIIIIRTING • Vgnsgt.—Cornelius Bwyer, •eallor-lad,
apprenticed on board the Mseereger, belonging to Mr.
Jas. Wood, opal me:silent, waa on Thuredey charged
with etesertiont by refusing to go to sea in that vessel,
on her leaving this port on the 15th inst. From the
evidence it appeared Ow Sorter applied to Mr. W.
Barnes, Mr. Wood's managing clerl, to advance him a
shilling, which he mused to do. he heving already over-
drawn. In revenge for this denial the prisoner refused
to go to sea The Mayor said his conduct was wholly
inestimable. and be bad laid himself open to a heavy
penalty. He was aentenoed to one month's imprison-
ment with hard labour.

Viii.—Betereen 10 and 11 on Friday morning this
alarming eery was tared on the West may Rood but
happily the fire was soon diseovered an extinguished.
It appears at 20 minutes after 10 the son of Mrs.
Whittle went to the police office and stated that the
White Horse Inn .as on fire but on the police under
Superintendent Hunt proeseding to the spot they found
Ina fire extinguidied and no damage done; indeed the
fire was not in thelWhite Horse at all, bet under the
staircase of the adjoining cottage, in the occupation of
• man named Heckford. Had the fire obtained the
ascendancy the loss might hare been considerable for
most of the property on the West Quay °onsets of wood.
The cry of fire mat all times alarming, but it becomes
particularly no when it is known that the oorporate
town of Poole is not only without • fire brigade but
engines In good working ;order. We would suggest
that • fire brigade be immediately enrolled, and that a
competent man be appointed by the council as Superin•
tendent. Delays are dangerous and more particularly so
in eases of this kind.