The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-08-13 00:00:00

Morsetsbirt.

Varian Earns. —The Commons disagreed %ill the
Lord's amendment for the aft of Voting miners by 258
to 208 ; and the majority 'minded —Kr. J. H. K.
Calcrafe, Mr. H. Edwards, Kr. G. G. Glyn, Kr. H. D.
Hodgson, Kr. A. Kitchell, the Roo. W. H. R. Portman,
Kr. D. Seymour, end Kr. C. Waring ; and the minority
—Mr. R. Brooks, Mr. J. ',toyer, Kr. 11. G. Start,
Lieut. Colonel N. Start, and Kr. J. W. Trashy. Kr.
8.. B. Sheridan paired against voting papers.
001111/7TID TO MI DOM? COUNT!
Alfred Joy, stealing silver fork and spoon,
and William Green, receiving the same knowing it to
have been stolen at Allingtou. —Lard Labour Henry
Rugg, leartug family chargeable at Rsarninster. 2ldays ;
Edward Matthew', amault, ka, at !Kandla-id, 3 months;
lame Way, leaving family chargeable at Badport, 14
days; Edward Warren, leaving his service at Bland'
lord, 14 days.—/nprisometter : Thomas ealiner, drunk,
he. at Slandford, 7 days.

TH -Celan= CONSTIIITENCIM —ln the division
on the clause providing that at an election for any
borough or county represented by three members no
person shall vote for more than two members, which
vas con/need by 253 to 904, the niefority included—
Mr. E. Brooks, Mr. J. !toyer, the lion. W. H. B.
PortroanMr. H. G. Start, Lieut.-Colonel N. Stork.
Mr. J. w. Treoby. and Mr. C. Waring ; and the
minority—Mr. J. H. H. Wendt, Mr. B. Edwards,
Er. G. G. Glyn, Mr. K. El. Hodgson, XL T. A.
ani Hr. H. D. Seymour.
Bosooon 111011111/ATIOS - The overseers' 11.1. of
borough voters are now placed at the ehureb doors In
the several parishes. "arsons entitled to vote should
immediately asoertaln if their Christian and surnames,
residences and numbers (where given) of the houses
occupied are correctly inserted therein. U the voter
his changed his residence since July, 1866, both resi-
dences should appear on the list, and the qualification
mast be described ni "houses in sucemsion." or, milers
a proper claim be made, the vote will be lost.

TOM WE/SLIT/Jr 00/11111010L —At the second seeding
of the stations ow Tuesday the follorkinii were the sp.
wolnlccents of this dittrict :—Sherborno, James
Mitchell. John Kirby i Yeovil. Andrew Bannerol.
Henry S. MMus ; Weymouth, Alexander Puddicombe,
John B. Simon; Portland, Joseph Watson, William
Nisholson ; Dorchester, John Mann. Charles W.
Bowline; Shaftesbury, Hamitel Haigh, Thomas Thomp-
son; Blandford, Jobe Bissell, who shall change on ore
Sunday in every six weeks with the Ministers of the
Shaftesbury Circuit.

Wear OF 851:44n &NIS SOCTII WALES TIMPERASCE
LIAGUL—On Tuesday the 30th annual conference of
this league wee held at Weston-super-Mars,
when there was a good attendee°. of delegates.
Tbe report was satisfutory and encouraging.
The League embraces as it. district nine important
counties, containing two millions and • half of people.
The number of societies at present in affiliation is 172,
as compered with 184 lest year, via., Somerntehire, 43;
Gloucestershire, 33; Wiltshire. 27 ; Dome Millet. 24 ;
South Wales District, 24; Hampshire, 21. It is a
inciter of sincere congratulation that the finances of
the lean° present so satisfactory and encouraging an
'speck. Many delightful signs of progress have occurred
during the year, irresistibly proving that the temper-
ance cause is steadily advancing in quarters not
hitherto scossaible. The financial statement 'homed
the banal in band at the commencement of the year
wee 16e. 24.; the subscription's of 281 subscribers made
£291 Ile. 104.; those of 169 affiliate' societies, EDO 3a.
The total receipts from all sourcing were £832 15e. 9d.
At present £l5 16a 84. woo in hand. The Chairman
moved the adoption of the report and accounts, and
he congratulated the League on the moderation and
discretion which hid characterised the labours of the
agents. Mr. Curtis (Poole) ueonded the resolution.
Kr. Greening (Dorchester) advocated an individual
being sent through districts where at present no affiliated
!society eti.ts to advocate Um claims of the Lemma.
The report was agreed to. The Rev. H. B. Miles. of
Burlodone next moved a list of gentleman to be officers
and executive committee of the League for the ensuing
year, Mr. R. Charleton to be president. The speaker
regretted that too often Christian ministers joined the
ranks of Temperance promoters and afterwyds fell
away, principally through the advice of mediesd men—
(hear, hem). Mr. S. Clarke (11alnagebery) encoded the
resolution. 4 dismission then arose as to whether the
officers of the League should not only be abstainers
themselves, but prevent any persons in their houses
from taking intoxicating liqaus, and to refrain from
giving any to their worlpeopla After • warm
debate the matter was allowed to drop. We under.
stand that had a resolution on the subject been carried
several of the most influential members of the League
would at ones have sent In their resignations.
The Rev. J. Black (Malmesbury) moved, "That this
Conference, knowing bow Important is the work of
laying a secure feendation for future temperance opera-
tions., would express its Omense in the Peet and
inereasime swum which attends the labours of thou
friends who are earnestly devoted to the Bands of Hope,
and would request all who have influeness in the Sunday
schools and societies whiub give facilities for reaching
the young, to promote the growth of soand temperance
principles among them, and confirm them in sound
temperance untiments, so that under the blessing of
God the next generation may he secured from the evil
under which we suffer." Mr. W. L. Harris (secretary
of the Bristol Band of Hope Union) seconded the reecho.
non, which WY adopted. The Bev. Dr. Gale then
moved a recitation to the dhoti that the conference
regarded the intense Romaine laws as eminently un-
satisfutory. and that the liquor traffics was &honour-
able to the Christianity of the country; that they had
heard with pleasure that a Bill was to be brought into
Parliament to dad with the law regulating the sale of
intozicatingiiquor,,aed they agreed that no such measure
eould be deemed satisfactory which did not haled*
the "eosins of publityhousee on Sundays and also empower
the inhabitants of a district to veto the issuing of
licenses when the majority of the inhabitants were
against their being issued. 111 r. Jenoinr, of Bristol,
seconded, and Mr. J. B. Taylor supported the resole.
lion, which was carried with applause. Mr. Grant
(Bath) moved that the conference recognise with
pleasure the ortatlishment of temperance friendly
societies, which had for their object the cultivation
of provident habits amongst thou who had embrued
temperance principle., and offered to the promoters
of such societies their best sympathy. Mr. Bayley
(Bristol) seconded the resolution, and it was carried
cordially. Mr. J. C. S. clamber (Malreesbary) moved,
"flat thle conference, whilst regretting the ocostithed
Indiscriminate recommendation of alcoholics liquors by
medical men, and the still moral practise of rogueries
to the nee of each liquors as remedial are* cameo
but oongratulate nu Mends of temporality= the isdka-
lions of growing enlightenment which have ocurred
during the past year, in artiedes that have appeared in
medical journals, and the valuable Lesions delivered
by various infieentbd praetitioners." Mr. J. Corey
seconded. The resolution was %peed to
unanimously. The Rev. R.. Dawson (Devises) moved
that the conference acksowiedged, with devout thank.
fakes., the large aomesko of religions hellos which
had obtained during the past year be the reettlette" of religions assemblia and represeolative bodies unneeted
with various cburobes, and the 'adhesion of numerous
ministers and members to the tempersou Pledge. The
Bev. S. Knell (Throop) Neonded the resolution, and it
we. curried cordially. Mr. Greasing (Dorchester) moved
that the next annual oonference of the Lusas should
he heldet Dorchester. Mr Hobbs (Weymouth) seconded
the resolution, and it having been supported by the
it.,. H. B. Mike (Burlestons), and Mr. T. Pease
(Bristol), another application was made on behalf of
1....t0n by Mr wfujeass, seconded by Mr. Green.
Ultimately it was arranged that the conformism nut
year shouffi be hold at Dorchester. Thanks were hen
voted to the Rev. Talbot Grieves (Werhouth) for
preaching the annual sermon.

THE SALMON FISHERY OF DORSET.
Tbrcwil, tit• coatis, a Woad Shut, it..., we have
resolved the sixth manual report ter the Wawa Fiebwry
white, bridge essiehtiag meek al
iso•C"nl4l= erweentiag the SION= of the nerdy
regibilive logliMice la opera** alestlag the Wawa

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Avers. afar& us matter of local interest touching the
Frome fishery district. We find that out of 42 rivers of
which the local boards have made reports, 24 are re-
turned as exhibiting great and marked improvement,
it St"s that there is • gradual improvement," and
only 7 complain of either little or no improvement. It
Ii satidadory, however, to foil that the cares In abiol:
the decided imorovement is noted are those of the
largest riven, Melodist( the Severn, the Hek, the Taw
and Torrid" the Tyne, the Dee, the Wheals, the Tees,
the Ouse, and the Wye., while tides il2 the opposite clam
of "little or no improvement," consist only of small
streams. Amongst the letter, however, we are sorry to find
closed the Froths and Stour, although ihey are showing
• "little" Improvement. However, when we turn
to see what de the causes that prevent or limit jut•
provement, we have the satisfaction of finding that,
though exceedingly diversified, they ere nearly all of •
remediable character. Of the From. district we may
note that it ootoprioes so much of the river Promo and
It. tributaries as Is situate within the Counties of Dorset
and the town of Poole, and also the estuary of the said
river, and so much of the west as lies between the
eastern houortery pt the tither, distript of the River
Axe, at Portland Bill, in the county of Dorset, and the
outdo boundary of the county of Southampton, and all
rivers flowing into the sea between the said points, and
being within tbe said county of Dorset The coneena-
forain answer to a series of questions forwarded to them
by Mr. rennin, stets There haa been • little Improve-
ment in the Dorsetahire riven. The Act of 1866 has
been adopted In Doradshire, and Board, of conservators
formed for both the From' and Stour, and on the Frond
the proprietors have subscribed funds to keep a water
bailiff on the river. There have been no prosecutions.
On the From* there has been en increase in the somber
of fish caught lad year, as onmoared to the season of
1866. of about 11 to 3. I cannot attribute this to any
particular cause. I am not able to give any opinion as
to the it:WNW of flab on the Stour. No public right of
fishing Is ezereised. The public right is worth nil, the
private ir4ltt 13 • year. The obstructions eonsist
of, on the Froze two mill-dams, and on the
Stour six. I can give no opinion on the working
of the fish-pearea, of which on the Frome there
are two, at Stoke and Bindon ; on the Either four,
at Throop, Long Ham, Cauford, and Code Mullen Mills:
There are fixed engines ph Throop 11111 on the Stour. I
think that by law all eel racks should be removed when
eel fishing is over, the time to be died by conservators,
with the mention of the Home Offiee, as many molts
ars destroyed in them when coming down the rivers:
also that oonaervaton should have power to compel all
proprietor, of mill.. he., to put up a grating drove the
water above the mill to prevent fish coming down the
stream from being drawn on the wheel and killed; end
that section 65 should be extended to make it legal for
officers of customs at all times of the year to
examine pared" entered or intended for exportation,
and suspected to contain salmon, he., he. From
the suggestions made in the last paragraph, it will
appear that the difficulties in the way of salmon
culture In our Dorset rivers, are by no MAIM lane-
mountable. No hardship ma result from an amend-
' ment of the stet, so as to require the removal of eel
-
racks when that description of fishing is over. Another
amendment is required in respect to the adventures of
the fish on their return journey, when having deposited
their eggs, they are on their way to recover health by •
dune else. bathing. They are apt to take a wrong
tern into mill lead., and His suggested that we might
fairly require • grating to be placed el the mouth of
thane to proved the ingress of tho salmon. Ike worst
enemy, however, at this stage to the poacher, who does
not kill for his own use, knowing too well that the
Sash of the salmon at this seeson is sot only uninviting
bet unwholesome, but who despatches his take to foreign
marketa where the indiscriminating natives consume it
Wth gusto. The difficulty here is to find the eonsiguor,
for toe consignee is beyond our reach. But the conser-
vators desire an increase of power to cheek the evil at
its root by authority being given to the water blab& to
pass along the banks of the rivers daring does time.
This power is exercised in Ireland, and is so unobjeetiow
able and so obviously neensary that it cannot be
refused here. On the whole, it appease, progress has
been made, and if oar good friends at Critobill (to
whom, we believe, the credit at inaugurating salmon
Propagation in this county belongs), and at Moreton
(where laodable efforts in the same ditection have been
made), continue their exertions in this matter, coupled
with a little kindliness toward the movement by the
millers, and the help of the county in providing water'
bailiffs to protect the young fith from poachers, we
have no doubt that eve long the From* aed Stour will
famish to our tables salmon of fine quality and at •
cheap rate.