The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-02-03 00:00:00

DORSET ADJOURNED SESSIONS.

The adjoured Quarter Sessions for the county of
Dorset, for the purpose of taking further proceedings
under ths New Highway Act,was held at the Town.
hall, Blandford, on Wednesday last. The magis-
trates present were :—The Right Hon. Lord
Portman. (chairman.) J. Moyer, Esq., (deputy-chair.
man,) Hon. W. H. B. Portman, M.P., H. Ker
Seymer, Esq., M.P., Captain Manning. J. .1.
Farquharson, Esq., R. Gordon, Esq., W. P. Okeden,
Req.. H. Frampton, Esq., G. T. Bullock, Esq., R.
P. Featherstonhaugh, Esq., J. Mowlen, Esq., J. T.
Sullen, Esq., 0. W. Ferrer, Faq , J. Goodd..,
St. Lu Mulct, Faq., St. John Coventry, Faq., H.
Williams, Foq.,C. Hambro, Foq., A. Foster„ J.
Hussey, Big., and C. J. Parke, EN.. and um.
H. A. Austen. C. Glynn, H. Bower. Moss King,
and C. W. Bingham. General Sir John Michel,
K.C.8., qualified as a magistrate of the County of
Doted. .

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APPLICATION PROM EVgIISHOT.—The Chairman said
that perhaps it would be best, before proceeding with
the other business, to oonsider whether then should
be other than magisterial divisions formed for the pur.
pomp of carrybg out the provisions of the Highway Act,
• use • memorial was about to be presented, signed
4 • large number of the Inhabitant. of Evershot,
Maiden Newton, Leigh, Mitibury, and other places,
praying that an additional district might be formed
that parishes should be taken from the Beaminster,
Cerne, and Sberborne Magisterial division.. It was
quite competent for tl • magistrates to divide tte
magisterial divisions, if they thought proper to do so.
Mr. Farqabaroon then read the memorial, emanating
from • vestry held at Eversbot, end presided over by
Mr. A. Martin, praying that a district might be formed,
of which Evershot or Maiden Newton should be the
centre. The parishes in the proposed district were
mostly at an inconvenient distance from any larye town,
and might be under the supervision of the Surveyor of
the Maiden Newton Turnpike Road, as it embraced
those parishes lying on each side of the road from
Maiden Newton to Yeovil, and Maiden Newton to
Crewkertie.—Another memorial was also read from
some other place.—Mr. Bingham said the memorial
presented by Mr. Farquharson embraced Sydling, bet
that read by the Chairman did not,pndaeked if Sydling
perish asked to belong to the Evershot district, as it
was nearer Cense, and wan in the Cents Magisterial
division.—Mr. Basket& who attended to support the
memorial, said that Sydling had been proposed,.bet the
parish itself bad taken ao part in the matter. It was
then ordered to be streak off.—The Chairman said that
if they determined to divide the magisterial divisions,
it would greatly increase their costa in respect to
surveyors, unless two or three districts employed the
tame pertain ; therefore, before they decided upon the
principle which should form their basis of action, they
should well consider bow it woukl work—After •
' somewhat lengthy di•ermiou it was decided by •
majceity of 14 to 9 that the magisterial divisions should
be adhered to,

Tea PARISH 07 THORICONSL-Mr. Ker Benner
read an extract from a letter from Colonel Brag's, to
the effect that although the parish of Therm:mobs was
in the county of Dormt, it was in the Axminster
Poor-law Union ; it erns very anxious to remain in that
union under the Highway Board, and no doubt Hawk-
starch and Chemists* would likewise prefer remain.
in in that Union, which was lii the county of D.enn;
for at present, although the, were in the Bridport and
Beunioster magisterial division, almost every stun-
moos now being granted was from Chard, MI it was sine
miles from one plum and 12 miles from the other. —The
Chairman said the Act specially provided that any
Paris), situated in two counties should follow the
county in which the alierch vu situated. Therefore,
if Tborucosihe church was in the county of Dorset, the
parish rr oat be Included in a district in the county.
By the Pileution,however, they eould from glue to time
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