The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-04-06 00:00:00

PORTLAND LOCAL BOARD.

A meeting wss held on Thursday afternoon. Present
—Mr. B. %riven, chdruten ; Moms. B. lone, B.
Collins, B. Name, B. Stone, B. Pearce, W. Oessben,
T. Gibbs, J. C. Lane, K. &wives, K. Flew, and A.
fieriveo.

OOLLICToII OF SATZ&

were several appliostions for thio °Moe, inalud •
in Mr. Henry Leeman, who offered to collect at 24
per cient., and Mr. J. Saone, at 21 per emit.
lir. A. Scamp propowed that Mr. John Sloes, of
Easton, be appointod. The young man hai boon
injored, and be hollered that baring him out to the
.0•11 air for oxereiss would be the moans of making
him a strong man.
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On Lb. votes bele( taken, slay= of the goemben
voted for Mr. J. Atone, who was elected.

TIM ITILAwII 1011 WATlllif IN.

The byela-ars-- M-nde by sh. Scud hatibeem returned
approved and pared by the Court of Admiralty, and
theSemetary of State forth. Home Department.
It was elicited by Mr. T. Olin that, although the
byelaws do not permit the licensing of fresh ator
me above 60 years of age, there Is no intention to
turn out thaw who are so employed at the present
Urn..

the mottoes of Mr. A. Soarrsa the elerk seas
requested to write to au of the printers of Portland
and Weymouth making the wet of printing the bye-
law.

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fla Cit nous produced tha following estimate for
• am rata :
s. d
For the purpose of paying debts noir °wise/ 260 0
Scavenging, repairs to high roads, Labourers
Salaries of officers for six months 71 0 0
Materials for thr roads and streets . . . 50 0 0
Ilimeellaneoss expariase ... 50 0 0

Total for six months ... 631 0 0
15w.. remarked thait if they weutouettbepceeout
rate the C 330 for labours' were would be changed
for £4OO. The Government contribution would be £6O,
aod with the urears on the present rate, they might
reekon on £l6O more. An Bi. rate woad produce
£523, and in answer to Kr. A. Boriven, it was rid •
6d. rate would produce £392:
Kr. COLLINS said they owed £260, and they would
be.. far in debt after making a 6d. rates. they were
Dow. It was oureary to get out of debt first, beer=
they were paying utterer for that mosey.
lir. B. Pnalci asked if they had had any reply to
their application to the Trustees of the Groat Warn",
for help towards the expenses of the Board.
The Cnatanatt said be had bad no reply from Capt.
Keating or Yr. Bogarth, but he had been talkies to
Capt. Brown about the spring in Chesil and other
matters whir formerly red to be paid foe by the
Truro, but which the Lorl Board now paid for. B.
told him that people were now so clamorous for thiap
to be dame in a proper manner that members of the
Bred could hardly go through the street/ in quiet.
There were matters disconnected from the highromis
which rat about £lOO a-year, and as than wets
formerly paid foe from the Grant, the rates would cot
fall so heavily upon the rate-payers. Al present the
Chairman did not thick they would be wise to irks a
rate at kell than Bd, in the S.

r. A. thei mild make another rste
when they pleased, 'nod be would worms tb• rate be
at 6d. ie the E. If neesseary they had better maks two
W. rates.

--ilir: F.:Plows tboaeht Are would be extra =poem
in summoning daisaltori for two Wes.
Mr. B. Counterbid it would bip nosh bettor to wake
on!..111d. rate Uwe two ect. atm

—cur t—ciak . Dot any Weal rate should
M MOTO thee 6L le the L. They bad better mike toes
rahw Ohm two ems, as It maw soder to poet
lidian" ? nit. was
Det
ene""agid
net
be mad. amoth

ie—ropeeed Mil the rate be rude el
Bd. in UN S.

--Re;ooded-ity Mr. T. GOMA Mr. A. tileriren's pro-
position fell to the wound for want of • 'wonder.
Mr. R. Scarves nmarked that sots* of themselves
had hard work to pay their rates. This was rweired
with Lamella and a rotor" Mars don't you say any
more r _ _

-7171; firritvirroit's report was than real, and gave rim
to a long conversation, sod the Board aloo spent come
Urn. in going over the list of Isbonren on the node,
with the view of discharging scone,

DORSET COUNTY FRIENDLY soonrry.
"ifs'. aclipt it, sir." araisimed a stsi 'mai Swamis
guarder, whoa an invaluable oilier of ths Dorset
funty Frieodly Siolety was ealled last Tharsday to
aeknowlesige the deserved recognition at his servires, sad
was a-missing ; sail, we are Waned to think that the
modesty thug 'rimed is aharasteristie of the satiety,
or are this it would have posited 1t..11 into every town
and vWage at the °away, sad Lave silvered the support,
both of hammy and bleat members, is tar
aerobia titan are at present amoristed with it. ifrt,'
moiety is f °coded on good prbseiplee, Ito sisnagement
Ii at the best deseription, and avers its t number
of members—tor they are ormated by Vis
it.es eompered with legal slob', the stringth of •
beadle of Woks, while they have the fashioners at
but ono.

--Tie anniversaries of the soelety are bald from year to
year in &Mimi putt of tbol *county, and the 1859
westing took pleas oaThunday leek et Swann., where
lbw* Ii a wrong broad' . A wades gimp
in the weather gave as a day warm sal. innewer-theet
tad tha lovelylaleof Purbeck appeared in theibrighlwit ef
Spring deems. Swarms wen nnuantally brisk sad py,
and eve' ything sawasd to favour the nosing of bbs
society.
Tbe nessebers easembled soca after sieves Abair at
that mono meet to the liberality .6th. late Joint licarleee,
Esq.—the Yowls= Indite* and walked frogs theme
in profusion to shwa. headed by the !know bead,
and with all the pomp bad eirsaawahaes al rosetere,
flogs, and hansom Prayers were reed by the Bee. J.
G. Itiohergeoe, of Worth Matrairers, sad the floortar,
the Rev. 8.. Dessau Trevern, premised a short bat
.1.511.01 wrenos, co the esareteleg garden ear
Lord put to his "What Is SIMO
profited if be gala the whale world, sad loss his
, ova wan" After tarries Ike wissabese reaulaad le the
laslitate, for the iambi mega& The Rim N. Brad
reided, sal there were prewat the 3501 .1 Masa, the
8.. C. W. Iliagban, the Bea. R. D. Troves. the Deer.
Ulna Daher, lir. G. Der 1.712. G. B. Davie, ha
eaAnowi WAY sPeasd lbutrwadis" sad
man ea ed the boa. se e. to read the anneal report.
The Be,. C. W. Ihwaitaa reed as Mows i—
ns amber 01umbers re It. boob at Its due of Wu
TV. TD. m•ls 14141. horla us. asking • toes! of MU.
pug ea WIPINIS al mks, teal ameba teal ade the iota ream
MOS 1.147101Me1e
padaad tarritld. neunr=l.4l.3l
erbSrandbausidibis
Nadi ;

Cloatribatione at maim ts ths year pa .. at : 1
. .. . Wi. • MU 2 II
Hommirela -,,,gvuosibmirimla Oil. laillidrm UN- - -.
:: 1.--71-I—nINI 2 --e
0 . ali.. IN • •
..

%magma Innen la ISM
alpha la dr yor 110 .. ••• • • • imt
NU 114

being maiscsise is lla 01 Ali is 04

Sick psy ban bons snowed to 778 wales, for
3,04 works, snd this", days, m 1,0820,188 to 2032 13 1
sod to 4 kande., fur 713 'risks sad throe
dayemoustlog 196 13 34
makings t,tal of • 2179 10 83
while the Mato! 1867 o. 11/37 16
Wing an Incrotse In 1866 of 181 11 2

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The esassisry of results I. s. follow. 44 more member.;
154..p.y1t 4.. 21 ; Increase of honorary subscrip-
tions 70.; Inman 01 sambas contributions £I(0 2.. lied.; end
10ne...0f 484 19, Again the eons total ot days sickness
Is rather len than Is the preceding yen.
Al stated In last rear's report the accounts hare been hill
before 8 Brown, Esq., act inn of theCivardhin Ao•taranceSociety
sod president of Ilse flosiity of actuaries, sad the mulls of his
eslcultUnie ans. folio..:—

L
0673 10 0

•• the .Limated suyple..

726 6 10j

go goe all esthleetory • but. on the other hand, he represent.
that whereas "Lb. number of weeks' skim... In the year, 4
the ordinary experience of Friendly floclatim should uot
exceed 2273,theaetual number of weeks In 1866 was no less timn
6141, and in 1867 0016, Mtowlng a very oonskiersbis axon. ;
has ths extent of actuate been mudb is.. in the year 16121.-
" It I. remarkable (he farther state.) that the montage of
persons skit le not, amongst females, more than tbe tousi rate
of between IS and 24 par allot , and amongst .10105 80 Inneed of
24 per met ; but the average duration of elekneme, that Is the
numbers.' weeks to each per.ort nek,bas been, among t females,
16.4 Ineteed of 6.2, and amonpt males 7.7 indeed of 4.0 o bleb
Slight hare been reckoned upon.
On the whole he 00021114 totb. oonelnolon that the .ockty I. In
a th-reughly sound state, and there would bare been a few
amount of MIMS to divide, if the Bickner during the past two
...vibe& been within the ordinary limit.. lb. cause of this
tweet (heedde)drer:res a spatial enquiry.

Any elowasequiry into thi general affairs of Me wide-spread
branches al e dub lilts this Is pitticularly difficult to make •
rtr, baked, It could scarcely be efficiently conducted neon
axposave proem of. travelling commission of allied
agents. It labelieved that there is no leek of v rince at the heed
quarters at Dorchester, and thet every rosiosabl.effort Ls made
Man to enable Into Lod shock extravegeno winner it may
to exist ; but, Liter all, nothing can snare tbs well being
Ttluclub except the honest and diligent supanision of thalami
erserni deem and stewards In conjunctl a with tbe medical officers ;
enchain making every alowancefor aceidental and encoptioust
muses, it would mem probable that tben most be, In soon
benne% too much laxity In their nt. Under present
circumstances, It will hardly be s that It would be advis-
able to propose •di vision et the oompnatively trilling surplus,
especially bit is not • real, but merely an estimated, balance.
Tbb, however, is • point for the consideradon of tbe general
m ruing.
The committee of trustees hare rained Abs vasty
of the mnistant secretery to Lee per MILIUM. Which,
compared with the remuneration et conenonding officers
A. other dollar InotAluilosa, and sonidering Use I arge and
orestantamonnt of boner be Is celled upon to traasact, they
.110 1.01 to be shogetber Inadequate to the value of hisexcellent
services •. though the den a 4 Lb* hammy subscriptionll.l
would not warrant than in Moir opinion, in offering him more.
They have, lines ease, most reluctant!), exerriael tbetrpowar of
emetioning thodisinimal of. eteward, and Instituting legal pro-
osiedinpaialast him
. . .

It new Wan/AMA been formed at Winterborm Kingston.
TM Umbel. bare deemed tbennelom Wised to raleet, • Pro.
potitioo namdeb• the Doran Cnooty Temperance Aseccialloo to
eonsiderabeellaim of total abstainers for some comilficatiou of
tame, rules, dm
The Tod of Edon has kindly consented to become cite of the
of Ms moiety, and it hoped teat Lord AahUy, ,
'3=
:Pm much latareet m Its proceedings will also accept
thateilke. C. W. BINGS.A.W.
In movies the adoption of the report, he thought
that oe the •hole they might eongratulate themselves
on the quiaquennial ruination of the society, but he
would not help trembling • little to find that while their
rate of 'lasses was about the same as in other societies
the duration of the sicknesses was nearly double what
WI s aseaL It was • matter requiring the closest
Inquiry, end noises the lore] oominittoes, stewards, and
medical Akers of the various breathes earefally looked
late the saini it could aot be expected that they
would haws er quinquennial report so satisfactory
as the present ems. He trusted that the members would
amid the diem to prevent say of their panther having
siek pay longer than was absolutely neoeseary. It wee,
am he bed always said, mainly to the niltesinmeut of
these twenties that they mut look for snorer. That
was the opinion of Kr. Sektoren Ilsoourt, who wee •
men fay qualilled to offer en opinion on the subject.
With to • division of the nominal surplus of
MK he t it wield be pinieetly monstrous, mid
thy mohair, would desire it—(llthr, hear). An appli-
e•See had both recently made by the Dorsett Comet,
Temperas*, SoMely—es he understood it from the
kilns from the Rev. W. IL Nall, of Stunniaster
sad the Rev. S. Knell, of Throop--for than.
to selfblb sew tables and rates for the purpose of
having it teetotal society united with theirs. The
trainees felt that they weld not entertain inch a pro.
pork and for himself be did not in. how meth it scheme
weld he esegied out. melees they could guarantee that
every eras who lethed on that understanding would
moles. a teetethan, for the moment he broke his
Snip he 'veld be in the same poultice as the man
who aught peaßly get drank every day be Gm week.
But be eooldsted that the society is already • temper-
a.. wimp, though they are not pledged total
&Wainer& l'or if • man makes himself ill by lateen-
=sbe forfeits Id• right to sitik pay. Then they
ib* from pablle-hmasa, whisk
was one of the rumor that led their good friend Yr.
Ponder is labored himself In the ethablielament of the
scselety, eir that there were nose of those incluemnents
to intemporenes aid expenditure sash se often took
tee in earaestka with other friendly socioths. But
Solely objected to shothinate being
01)MaiVrunder a doekw's orders, to take spirits
or le say form. Re did moil think the mediae'
odleen would etheset to say wash arrangement, for
when • donor ordered say sash preparatioe a. miil.
eine, the maw might soy, "I 'bell not take your
but get well bow I osa, end have the sla
pap Zea beetle." Re thought that reamed um-
ref. II It Ibe tiaarb ikey woBll be taunted
with being as an owsiely, but he alarmed
tbot h IMP • lard Issapsamoe soehty—
(hoar, hart la he moved She !adoption of
the report, sad remeeked the. II say of the mearben
Maid be sob emir quoins they would be readily
easwered by XL 0.8. Devls-419Pitatai•
Mr . re. Baas seseaded the whoa, sad also proposed
vote ri *mike to lbe chairman sad semirOu Be
:rued the asembere to take it pride In not gore; upon
the dab 101 they wort positively Wiped, aad In not
staying it • sky lower than they scald help,
The Rem T•iaar Bans, ia somata( the
silks, wake of the malorm sad valuable labours ollt
Bac. a W. Milds=, Ia meraselica with limy Dorset
God the Barash's. florae Lammers'
1.12 1=1: aid with tide society, sad said he
wsu wA help
I=ll.
06 a to
or rco bed is Mr. Bingham a
Pest Claistha
The Ohirestia eadomed Mt* Rev. Talbot BASS'S
ealgellik fad bore testimouy to the palesteidap sad
haporlest esivlsas of Mr. G. B. Dorris, and, et his me-
ths Bev. O. W. Bingham was recippolated
ph. Davis, Armistead' Berwetary ; Mr.
maw. wthrom, Tnesarer ; M. I. Orem and J.
T; mtet Aiditals•
The RN. O. We aiA* Is eskaowledipacor,
spoke a ihr amp lateral be Won la the society.
Tire 1:11•1211•ri smallased as Miami Is support of
Mr. 'a wartralisa that tide is a temperease
ecoloM lest time be Worded • searifes al the
moiety at Danibeeter, the lON COMO Ware be. of a
yam mbe wbll. roesivlai de pay had visited •
home, arida vas eratrezy be mho, tad Ts ;
Warr he Whiled hie pay fert the Nam • so that
many sated la aseardeeme with Mr. Is drawly-
Boa of the eselety—(beer, hem)

The Rey. C. W. BINGHAM then referred to the HMO.
ciatione which had taken plam rrepecting an interchange
of privilege. with the County Friend', /Moieties for
Hants and Wilts. It some that there is little hope at
present of this being affeeted,but Mr. Biughsw • xpressed
himself most deeirom for it, and enlarged on the
ad rantages it would loafer on them.
This concluded the business, and the °Risers and
members walked In procession to the Victoria hotel for
dinner. The Rev. N. Bond presided, men rted by Ike
firsel of Eldon, Lord Ashley, the Rev. C. W. Bingham,
Mr. 0. W. Ferrer, the Rev. T. Baker, and thcre were
also present—the Rev. B. D. Travers, Mr. N. Bond,
Mr. G. Bond, Kr. F. F. Morris. Mr. Lesson, Mr. W.
Charrington, Kr. A. Lualiem, Mr. J. Mowlem,
Mr. H. Smith, Dr. Thorn., Mr. VON, Kr. C.
C.esid, Mr. G. Roe, Mr. J. Bell, Kr. H. Mau.
well, Mr J. Bridle, Mr. J. Worth, Its., he. The
room wee crowded, and lb. dinner was quitkly des-
patched. The amount of drinking done was noticeably
small—an incident tending to strengthen Mr. Bingham's
ides of tha temperate character of the society.
The CHAIRMAN proposed the loyal toeste. He
remarked that the Prince of Wales had once slept at the
hotel. His Royal Highness was travelling with his
tutor, end when shown to their room. It as. re ulArked
This ii your bed, sir, and the young genticiurn can
sleep npon the chairs r'--(laughter).
"Th. Bishop and silage wee coupled wit!, the name
of the Rector of Seranage, and, in respooding, the Rey.
R. D. Mavens pointed out that eta body the clerp
were always foremost in promoting societies like this.
He sugspated that the local ctionnittee and stewards
should be better supported.

The Ctthigurth next pve the" Army and Navy.*
Lord AISHIXT responded. He was for nine years ht
the navy, and during that time served Her lisle=
every part of the habitable globe bat emu
happened and be left the Berries—a:swathing which
had probably occurred to many of them, or, if
not already, he hoped it would, for be bad leen a
great many pretty girls lithe Isle of Purbeck, thm6
this; was the first time he had been here. and he would
advise all the young men to do aa he did—get married
—(laughter); that was the resson he left the navy ; but
one must be doing something, and he thought be
bad better join the reserve feces—the Donee
and be wee very proud to hold Her Majesty's commis-
sion as Lieutenant. Colonel in that regiment, and be
. . . .

suggested that if any et tie lino rani( met; he saw
were anxious to twee bet Majesty they should join tha
Dorset Militia. The army had always done Its duty:
With respect to the navy he felt much in the suns
way se Noah might be supposed to have felt when he
stepped out of the ark. If iglit years ago a first-eabe
tuan-of-war earned 120 guns and 1200 men.but now the
first Lord of the Admirality said our trot-rot.. had 4
guns ant 250 men: but like the old 1•0121160 of 91, who
had only one eye. It was • piercer 1 so, though the bed
ships carried but four gams they were whoppers
(laughter). And as to the Junk Taro whether they
sent them out in wooden boxes or tin tri-
k
be was quit* sure they would always deservetet
of the country. Bailors had always been maundered to.
provident, bat he wes glad to be able to tell them :but
efforts had now been made to establith socteties for
British seamen, and be trusted they would mot with
the mune unease es this society had dose.

The CRAIRKAZ proposed "The health of the Preaideat.
Sir F.. B. Baker, Bart.," le pale! terme, and it was
heartily received.

Tbe Env. TALBOT BASIS replied, and rid that his
brother (Mr Edward) wee enjoying himself in the
South of Frau*s as mesh as could be groaned under
tbe oireainstanere, but he would undertake to my that
he would very mash lave preferred prickling_ at that
meeting to beteg Where lur Wag Not now. He then
west on to speak of the eindittou of tbe labouring
slesele, lb. fear of their being led away by dentag vise,
weird wiener, the relatioes between recital sad labour,
strikes, sanatory seisms, bad air, low
br fever, smells, and
" pigm" and he concluded by reeomoen . nding tut
.' bold sever niches should :
yearly.

Hr. 0. W. FARM propmed"The health of the Chair-
sitaa," and eontinned Kr. Bond's tale sheet the Prime of
Veralesc=et
dg at the hold. by mying that the land-
lord long whether ha should Mange De
name to the Royal Victoria or the Royal Bo6l—
On arriving at Wareham, when the Priam
and his tutor left Symms, they had a lueobeoa of
mutton shops, and ttie Mil wee 24 81. for the Coloael
and la. for the abild If the landlord bad known "lb.
Mild" was the Prinee of Wales he should not wonder
if he would bare eharged him 24 W. too —(laughter.)
TM CILLIZIUS, in replying, erpremeed the great
interest he felt in everything connected with the DU of
Purbeek. He than spoke in Jamie terms to the Swansea
members of um dab, who are mimed in the q
urging them to remember that they have a very
substitute to deal with, and to be careful not to break
their boar, pinch their lagers, or straia their arms,
browse those thine might keep ties on the club • keg
thee, sad it wee painful to the steweeds. In conaluaion
he proposed "The health °Me Rev. C. W. Bi =
the boa. sea, mid Mr. G. H. Davis, the s
amatory,* aad he expreseld • hem that the soalety
might long have the bemedit of their Nerviest

The Rev. C. W. nianekeplied in the hearty frank
MaMK whisk dagalak. Wm, and recalled men at
his early aseosiatioes with Purboak. Hs bad mare
enjoyed his visit to day, borne he bad men the Dann
CoanliFu'r4Le had been heartily resolved In
this be some little drawbaelm,
=Psdases, out the bold and advent:anus
at the people of Patna, but he waa very
glad to had thet the Donn Omni 16:scific &gift
was canneries to the Midi at mob • largbaall VAS
they were rentals' large bonito from own
eoubrHatlons to the nth. But the snooty waned
more hemorary seembers. It woo was the
honorary members' sabseriptions were Fanned this
year by 7e., but that wee • very small sem." sad
mime a further oddities was made they might have to
refer to the rides sad adopt a mitsmiplien of a new
eharaotor for the purpose of providing for the worWag
exposses of the moiety. The Trustees had thought 11
advisable to Moreno the Andenat-Serrenry's salazy
It wan infinitely too low Won, and was sooildsnubl7
low now, rennin the work he did, sad he behaved
nobody knew what that MY nevi himself. U they
were to lose lb. Davin serving be Md not know where
they Gould and another to supply his goon For himself
he
wee very ielad to eve his servioss-- did tot sane
amen to Mr. Babies division of the labwerbeg and son.
lmal names, for he maddered him& a labouning
meeerlZ hoped he should be one ea long as be livid.
Though b• did not work with bit hand, Sad
Wihis lagers to being pinned as eons of them
n the mune of • Tor his bled. Pt Oa"
maay times in his Moen sal ohm inn those he
voinhaily undertook. Ha Mena nudes for tbidr
acknowiedgement it what be wend sail his lobo,"
to spite of Kr. Bakes end he would lens Mr. Davis t•
answer far Wawa—fogyism*
There wen now maseal 40110 in Kr. Davis. sad his
arineppearimee was -11 as we have Were said,
by • member near the dom.szthlalag. "He's asiipt It,
sir," whin.eknood roans of laughter.
This essinieli lbs geseqW, sad
atiarqW HS a was mei kalattat
the siesbei " was vary haminsider.
able ; idandilizba. neves Were vu lbws
sea 6 impude dab