The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-07-10 00:00:00

DORSET MIDSUMMER SESSIONS.

On Tuesday the County business wag transacted
under the presidency of the Right Hon. Viscount
Portman.
TIM CoMMT AIMCM report, presented by Mr. E. W.
Williams. shovred that it had been inspected and found
all correct No complaints. The following tenders for
the ensuing nine months were accepted Fudge, for coals,
best Al 3s. per ton; Radstock, 17s. ; Style, James, and
Co. for thee.. at 325. per cwt: Ilay ward for meat, neck;
leo, and shins, Md. per lb.; hatch rans, ; suet, 344.
Manor for pis.... Scotch oatmeal, 16a per cat; Indian
meal, lie. ; Scotch barley, lie. ; soda, fla. ;soap. Ll le. ; salt.
le ; split peas, 7s. lid. per bushel; black pepper, Pd.
est lb. In custody, males, 51 ; females, 16; total, 70.
Number of persona committed this quarter, 117 ; same
quarter last year, 14 1; decrease, 32 ; and daily average this
quarter, 81 : last year, 7b. Increase Decrease of punish.
menta, 6. No corporeal punishments have been inflicted
this quarter for any offence_ Recommitments. 49;
decrease, 3. Disbursements this quarter, £744 ils. 7€l.
some quarter lard year, £770 1%. 24; decrease, £26164. 74.
£46 15s. has been received this quarter for the mainten-
ance of naval prieoners, as against £l7 130. for the same
quarter last year. £ll I% has also been received for the
sewage manure of the prison during the quarter. A female
prisoner, at the expiration of her sentence, was received
Into the Dorset Home at Poole. Ihe conduct of the
?Moen in their respective departments has been satis-

factory."
The report relative to Batrocee, brought up by Mr.
Parke, stated the amount required for the ensuing
quarter was £2.10.
THE LUNATIC ASTLUMS' report was read by Mr.
Floyer, M.P. the deinitychawman. It said—
This quarter's expenditure is .41.6t5 Os 7d; balance in
hand on maintenance account. £l.lOB ge Bd. Total county
paupers, 178 males, and Ea females : discharged, 33 ; died,
L The following tenders were accepted .—John Such,
bread, per lib loaf at bit; Wnght and Son, cheese, per
ewt, 33e : Devenish and Go.. 4e, per gallon. 7.1; Style.
James, and Co., oatmeal, per cwt, IS. 6d ; ditto, peameal,
ditto, 17.; ditto, split per bushel, 7s 11d ; Fudge and
Boos. beet screened emit.les led per ton at.
store.: Booth and Co, beet screened Pibiley. 21 :yet for •
tom 19s 10.1 ditto; ditto, nuts and slack ditto 13e St
ditto ; ditto, best screened steam. ditto, 15e 10d, ditto;
John Bush, oats, per sack, Its; ditto, harleymeal, ditto,
its 6d; Wright and Son, groceries; Samuel Syniee, straw.
at .C 2 Its per ton ; Greening, leather; Mrs. Wood, brashim
The visitors have concluded another agreement with eel
guardians of the Portman Union for the maintenance Of
40 of their patiente for the further term of two years front
the 25th of March last at the rate of 14s, per week for
each patient ; and they are also in communication with
the Poole Board of Guardians for the renewal of their
agreement for the like term.
The CHAIRMEN said the Lunatic Asylum visitors
had been oblige.] to discharge 33 out-county patients
because there was such a large number if patients from
the county of Dorset. Since the is. per head per week
had been paid by the treasury order there has been
a considerable increase of the patients of the imbecile
clam, who were previously kept in the Workhouses of
their different unions. Three or four patients had
lately been pent to the County Asylum who were
purely imbecile, and who wanted nothing but food
and care. If the unions had a pere.m to look after
these patients they would be doing what would be
more in consonance with their duty than by sending
them to the Asylum, and no keeping out of it these
out-county patient.. It was short-sighted to send
them to the Asylum, for the charge there was Bs. 2d.
per head per week, and the cost of these poor creatures
In the union-houses is only Is. 2,1. per head per week,
so that by sending these people to the Asylum there
was an outlay of ss. per head more. The policy of the
unions in sending them was very short-sighted, for
although they might think they were going to get 4s. •
week, yet—what they did not see—they were actually
going to give Is. a week more.
Me. Cabca.trr thought these unfortunate creatures
are sent to the Asylum because it is known they will
be taken care of there, whereas there are no facilities 1
or appliances for them at the Unions. He thought his
lordship had rather prejudged the matter, for many of '
the workhouses are without proper nurse-power.
Mr. FLOTER Tate agreed with what had fallen from
Mr. Calcraft with regard to sending to the Asylum ;
patients who required any special care or nursing. If
any are requires skilled attendants the lunatic asylum I
is the only place where you can get it; but merely
aged persons who become imbecile were in the Work-
homes generally fairly looked after; but special cases
should be sent to the Asylum. The matter was
worthy attention, and he hoped the magistrates would
kindly take it into their consideration. I
THE FINANCIAL REPORT SIRS presented by Mr. ,
YABEILM.A.ES,N. The expenses had been £2,62511e. 3d.,
but there is • balance in hand of £1,929 Is. 2.1 A
halfpenny rate bringing in £2,282 15e. Bd. to meet the
calls for the ensuing quarter we. agreed to.
Mr. H. FRAMPTON read the COUNTY FOLIOS REPORT.
The receipt. has been 1'6,147 9s. 10d, and expenditure
£3,451 14a. The expenditure for the ensuing quarter
Is estimated at £4,205 13s. 3a, and to meet this Crate
of three farthings in the was agreed to.
The met of inspecting weights and measures during
the pest ;star has been £3 15.. 3d. ; the amount received
(or Mani weights and measures for the past quarter
has bean to. 3d.; and one moiety of the amount
received for penalties during the same quarter has been
/f.l 7s. 9d.—£3 9s. lid.; cost to the county, fla. id. The
number of persona convicted before justice* during the
past quarter has been eleven, the amount received for
penalties being 1:2 15* 6d."
The subject of au lenrwritut &moor. was then
entered into.—The CHAIRMEN said the subject had
been mooted in several ways, and their attention had
been called to it by the Chief Constable, who had
taken a great deal of trouble to ascertain facts. He
we. happy to see their leader in another movement, the
founder of the reformatory school, Mr. Pleydell, there.
(Heard It might be dimmable that • school should be
establiehdd to take in these poor boys who are not
criminal, and if those gentlemen who follow Mr.
Pleydell's example would fully consider the matter,
he hoped they would have it before them at the next
Sessions. Ile might not be here next October, but, if
not, he hoped some other magistrate would bring
forward the subject.
The Rev, C. Ilicorlitii was very glad to hear what
had been said, and heartily hoped they would not
long delay in forming an industrial echool for this
county.
Mr. FLOM understood that although there are
three similar schools in Hampshire, three in Devon-
shire, and three in Somersetiddre, to which we may
send our children, yet there is a very great difficulty
In setting children admitted. If there is such a want
of industrial schools in these three adjoining counties,
there might be need for one in Dorset.
THE CHIRP' CONSTABLE'S REPORT was read by the
Clerk of the Peace, as follows :
" The number of persona apprehended by the constabu-
lary amounted to 176. They were dealt with as follows ;
Discharged, 36; summarily disposed of, 127 ; committed
for trial, 13. These returns show a slight increase with
the corresponding quarter of last year; but there is
dmmees in the number of persons committed for trial:
there having been only 12, against 19 in the corresponding
mr_iftly..,lBll6. With regard to the Contagious Diseases
=7Act I have to report that there has been an out-
37pleuro-penutoonia in the Corm division. Five
animals were attacked with this disesee, two died, and the
remainder were slaughtered by order of the local authority.
There is at present one farm affected with foobandmouth
themes, and in the Wiraborne division there are three
animals salmi's frees glanders.

FIRST COURT, WIDSISDAY.
(Before Mr. J. PLOTIR, M.P.)
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It was testd by Dr. Byrnes, of the County Lunatic
Asylum, that base Beaker (29), a labourer, who was
charged with burglary at the house of Sarah Sims. at
Gillingham, on the 18th et February, was euf:orircy
from mania, and unable to plead. The jury .ef
Wi4by the direction of the chairman, returned a
of not guilty on the ground of insanity, and he
was ordered by the Court to be kept in strict custody
at the Arslum, at Fonrton, till he. Majesty's pleasure
Woe know.—Mr. Wills* appsemed far tles prosecution.

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