The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-10-23 00:00:00

CoUSTT LUNATIC ASYLUM.

Mr. Frrate presented the report of the Visiting Jus-
tices to the County Lunatic Asylum. The Asylum was
in a satisfactory state, and the expenditure in the year
had been £I.Zi6 In. 93. The amount to be received for
paupers at 7.1. per head, per week, was 1.1,259 Is.
The number of patients in the Asylum was nn the Will
of June taut. 77 nudes and 90 females, of which 1 mak
had utica died and 4 males and 5 (mai., ilischaiged ;
admitted Aillre Soaks and 6 females. At lisherton, 26
males stud 53 females, one female had been admitted
and one discharged during the I barter. The
folloeing contracts hail been taken : meat,
£2. 18s. per cwt., bread 74 per loaf, cheese
£2 per cwt. Tim noitimittee 1.a.1 succeeded in borrowing
the sum of £36.000 required for the purchase of ro; acres
of land at Charniinater cud building a new Pauper
Lunatic Asylum. of the Sun Fire Office, at 44 per cent.
None of the other offices applied to would lend the RUM
required under 5 and tui per cent.—The report was
unanimously received.

COONTT EXPENDITUR Z.

The report of the Finanoe Committee showed that
the expenaea of the quarter had been 1.1,068 Is. 21. nod
the re.eipti. including the balance in hand on the last
!Roam), to E. 5.483 108.441., being a balance of £2,415 91,24.
in hand. This sum, with the county rata orilerd lout
sessions, would amount to 413,254 Ils 41., to which
must be added £1.942 Ed. to be repaid by the police
comulitlo4i making together £5,198 13s. lad. The oom-

tuittee also recomended the court to order two rates,
mutilating to 1:1,678 4.. 44., to be paid at the n.
aea,iuus.

(10UNTT CONNTAIII:LART.

The report of this COIIII/11ineu--se--Cfortli that the
balance in ete•te.l iii Exelsequet MIN WM .4:2.232 17x. 9
of 14111.11K1,00u would be requited immediately for pay.
ment to several contractors. The cask in the treasurer's
bands sits th4s 12s. Ad. The LorNet Centril Hallway
I 'int.paity hittt given mlice to the Clerk of the Peace
stating that they tuquireil the site mcepied by the police
xtitgion at titurinimiter, it being waiiin their hue ut
deviation. Ttie Cern- and Cranhorne .tations are
twcupied but not culitideted; the Dee 11l ill ster stxtion i.
progretuong f.temirsbly. Toe Committee rero 11111 l rildr,ll
(oat the coot, mit for ix.ltee cititliteglw agelu iVen to
Mr. Dolan, and for pollee hats to Mr. Jacobs. The
treasurer', ricemint showed- receipts. £lguio ss. 6.1.,
expenditure, £2,953 lth. 11d. ; bal..nce in Land,
E 1,007 14., Ti. lite expen aura for the ensuing
quarter is est:mated at 2.1.24.1 16s. 4.1. The tinperan-
nuation fund amounts to £1,4911 17x. (stock), to which ,
will be added 1.17 7.. llkl. received from the men last
quarter. The Catil,liktee reCOlllee:end a rate of 3,1. 4,1.
in the pound to be made. The cost for inspecting the
weights and inctsures had here EV 2s. sd. ; the num-
ber of persons convicted during the quarter fur having
improper weights and measures had been 17. The com-
mittee rem 11111 l tend that the constables have an addl.
'tonal great root and list every two years.—From the
laief Con-table's report it appeared that the numb. r ..1
1.. r• .fis br.-o appielientled during the tiimitier
229, of n110:11 :1;7 had brim co 'tte.l for total. 75
liizirgra. :mil 117 ,4111t1,1wril.. diloooe.l of. 132 hail
hero tillglinlonall by ti... :11,1UtillIg 11 informations
c,:ainst Ler and publielunise..

‘VE-IGIITS AND Mr.IBI7REM.

The Coma:Mee appointed to flinire iota the appoint-
ing ot of Inlet tors tor boroughs, tieferrt tl their reptxt
tal next IleaDiUllb.

111,moss.

Ou the motion of Mr. ff. WILLIAMS, the words, "He
must not be s than 40 yeara," nut *truck out of the
rule 147 .4 the standing indent of aevsiuns. On tte
motion f Mr. G. C.turwitioiii, a gratuity of EMI WU
voted to Mr. Wright, lately a pollee officer at I.)tue
Regis, as cutupetwatiou for being removed front the
bwough ;.'lice in nousequeuce of the appointment of
the Coduty