The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-04-05 00:00:00

Corresponbenrt.

To the Editor.

815,—The season is fast approaching when Misdeeds
of adl.ke-dried excurdonista from London, Bristol. Sm.,
will ray this delightful town a triMt, sad inhale •
freshener from the sea hreeses of tbe spleadid bay, and
view the picturesque sooDery with dolled., re
with a lively remembrance of de beauties. and regttt
leaving so charming a spot. Bat, sir, I trout that than
pleasing reminimences will not be over-clouded with •
Avid, and to some a very serious remembrance of the
exorbitancy of the inhabitanta who aro already, I regret
to state, "getting their bands in" by experimentalists,
now. It is a well-known fad that hundreds of your
visitors consist of the working—or if I may be allowed
the term—the under, middle dames, who have to with
oel7 hard and practise the most rigid eccoomy to give
their wives and children a trip, and who really eminet
afford, nor have the means to submit to, the 111110040 a
that appears No prevalent, The inhabitants do themselves
no good by their high prioes ; for you may rely that them
who have been naiad by them not only never pat:noir
them sharks again, bet indium others not to pay that
town a Viat.

I am not -now alluding to the. hotel charps,such seal
the Royal, lac., where, of course, no one would put up
bet the.. who had the means to do so, butte the high
charges nod bad socom modation rendered by the third -rah,
coffee hones keepers, who direstly they observe a
stranger "mark hint for their OWD mid woe betide his
pocket if he does not pay for his maul whale Anlalied,
and thrash lir:ate—but where ? mho answers where I far
all appear, to use a nautical elpreasiae, "tarred with
the mine brush ;" and I an confident that if some aim
established a coffee house in the London style, and
charged moderately, sower would be assuredly carleia.
A friend of mine, whom means unfortuaately com-
pelled him to put up at one of thew caravanserai, and
who was compelled to be emoomioal,sbowed me his bill.
Breakfast—plate of cold meat, bread, coffee, Is. 911. •
iiinuer—ove very small chop, and three black potatoes,:
; tes—two eggs, bread and butter, and tea, is. eidl,.
supper—mall plike of cold meat, and bread, lairt
is. • &Minden:4 Is.; total Bs. 3d. This was
up in • dingy backparlour—dirty cloth, &a. These
charges an a very little leas than you would have ho pay
in the commercial room of a linrt-olaeshoteL Taking tbems
male, of charges as an example, a man and his wife.
board and lodging
.would coat 164. 6d. pm day, sad
i f they had one child, who was charged half pricsorny
its., would be at the rate of £7ll. &I. per week—realm
a serious MID for limited diet and inferior socornmoda-
tion.
have, therefore, taken the liberty of introducing
th;, subject, trusting that th, publicity given to it.
through the medium of your widely dreulated
will prevents continuance of this system, which brine
discredit on the inhabitants, and, if abolished, be 0110
miens of risitors prolonging their stay, induce others
to pin • visit, and pomibly prevent (U these extortions
are continutd) visitors from stopping at Portland whin
the rail opens. Hoping that some spirited perm= Imor
open an establishment, charge moderately, and mane
all the patronage, —I remain, sir, years he-.
A LONDONER, AND MONTHLY VISITIM
P.B. —I melees a list of prMise from a Ana-slam
Loudon Hob& —Breakfast, look, dieser el Ave ecoress.
tea and bed 6a. per day ; sod it pays mil.
Warns:ma, Apnl 4th, 1864.

Tin BOMMILDNINT or DCPPEL. BOEDIMBODA.
11.30 p.m. —A bernie 0111111030•41144.1 boa
wee p.m. to-day, betimes the Demi
rettirise and the estesny's adulated bebierim Bcoefee.
The away wooneeoel bombarding the tows *deed
&imp warm*.

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