The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-02-07 00:00:00

Till_l. TR 91TERI TRODENT POO lICT.

Alderman Coombs moved that the family of the late
Mr. Thomas Smith Pottney be aorinainted with the
gereral regret of this body at the Ices of their
father, who had served them (the Cooed') for
nixes' years so faithfully and wen. They bad
all known Mr. Pouney so long that he Gould not sumo,*
hero was any other feeling than a desire to Aim
that respect to his memory he (Kr. Coombs) now
asked them to do by resolving "That this Council
regret the loss they have sustained in a faltbful Der.
vast, by the death of Mr. Thomas Smith Penney, sad
conduiv with his family in their bereavement."
Mr. Slade seconded.
Mr. BISHOP supported the motion. He was glad
that • senior member of the Conn.(' had moved that
resoloti m. although he had intended to do it himself.
He wished to bear his testimony to the very great
efficiency. discretioo, judgment, and good ladles with
which their late Superintendent brought to bear in the
pesf.ortnanoe of his duties.

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Mr. Hodges added his testimony to the faithful dis-
charge of duty by the late M. Pounoy, and his eon-
carrence with the motion. Haring been Mayor for
three years, he was brought into intimate common'.
cation with Mr. Pouncy, and observed the great atten-
ton the Superintendent always paid and the interest
he took in the preservation of the public peaces He
hoped they w4uld always have so good an °Meer.
The liver added his testimony, and the motion was
unanimously 'carried.
ANALGAXATION Till COUNTY POLICE.
Mr. Coombe moved that it be an instruction to the
Watch Cominittee to inquire on whit terms the borough
of pAcheater could ne put under the otaart.or of 01a.
county police, and the desirability or undesirability of
carrying that into Sett. He made the motion ander
a very strong belief that it would be an ad ventage to
amalgamate with the county police—that it would cost
lees, and in many particulars which he would not now
detail, be of great benefit. At the lame time be did
not wi.+ll by this motion to commit the Council to any
particular course, but 'lmply that they might have
Information as to desirability or not of hangit separate
Superintendent and polies force. Hi bad written to
Brideert, who had ernalgamated with the county
police. and to Shaftesbury sad Lyme. where the
county police were employed, gni from those places he
heel letters speaking very
ve highly of the way in which
it worke I. Hut the question alone as to the cod was
such as he was sure they would not be doing their
ditty if they did 11041 consider the matter.
Mr. diehop said he had no objection to the resolu-
tion. At the same time, as remarks bad be.eu made
an I opinions given on 'amalgamating with the imentp
polioe, be hoped the subject would be earefally con-
sidered by the Watch Committee before they resom-
mm.l, '1 any such step. He considered it very Import-
act that municipal instiutions should be retained in
rieir integrity, and intuit with regard to all existing
prmisgoi
that utay attach to them. He did not wait
to discuss the matter now, hat he cwolidarod that point
ef estrous importance, sad not to be ignored wept'
Under Y°l7 pressing inanity. If sash asesesitg wee*
proved, it would be another matter ; but in
meat, and no far se he had beast slide to in
the subject, he did not thin* that seesseity
hand to sato.

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