The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-05-09 00:00:00

THE SALVATION ARMY COMING TO

NICHOLAS-STREET CHAPEL.

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We have reliable anthoeity for slating that the
theatre has beim let for 21 peen to the Salvation
Army, and that a detachment of the army may soon
be expected to commence operations in the town.
Sincerely do we hops they may see th-Ir way to leave
their brew hawk behind, and eschew any Irritating
proceedlegs, remembering that " The heft of right-
eousness Is sown In pesos, of them that make pees."
May they hews the beet of encash and make the old
chapel again • commented place.

THE JUSTICE-4 OP DORSET AND THE
WEYMOUTH BRIDGE.
COM or Commom PIA*" Westminster, Friday.—
Before Mr. Justice Grove and Kr. Justice Lopes,
sitting is bailee —Toe Queen (on the proesoution of
the Corporation of Weymouth) v. the inhabitants of
the County of D Charles, (4C., stated that
he appeared for tbe defendant. on • role which had
been obtained by the prosecutors caliber upon his
olients to show cause why • fine should sot be initiated
upon them for baring neglected to rejisir the Back.
water Bridge, Weymouth. At the 1-sd Sommer
A.semee, in July, IMO, the defendants were indicted
before Lord Coleridge on three counts, the first
alleging • comoma law liability on them to repair the
bridge, whilst in the *mood and third it ems asserted
that they bad committed &breach of the duty imposed
on the inhebitants of the counties by an Act pealed In
the year 11170 to repair bridges which were not high.
ways, but were dee6rsd to be main roads undo that
statue. The contention was that the defendatio were
under the Ace of Parliament liable to repair this
bridge.—The jar/ returned • verdict of not guilty on
the first wank Lord Coleridge being of opinion that
no common law liability had been movie out; but there
vu • verdict of guilty on the emend and third
counts, his Lordship considering that on the true
construction of the Act of 1870, a etatut .17 liability
was imposed on the county to repair this bridge. At
the subsequent 51ichaelmae sitting a role nisi wee
obtained for • new trial, on the ground of misdirection.
The rule wee argued in May. 1840, and discharged, the
whole question on the argument being whether under the
Act the suety were or were not liable to repair. The
Court argued with the Lord Chief Jostles that the
defendants were liable. In the following July the
count rule was obtained, but it was enlarged from
time to time with the view of *cabling the county
to come to ooze arrangement with the prosecutor..
fie wished to say teat he elmuld not objrot to the rule
for • Lae being made absolute although he should set
that Fite fine might be nowise only. He had an
affidavit from the Clerk of the Peso for the county of
Dorset, in which it was stated that at the Midsummer
fiessi• is held at Dorchester in August lot he was
directed to communicate with the Mayor of Wey-
mouth as to • Polione for reclaiming • portion of the
Backwater at Weymouth, and for erecting • new iron
bridge instead of replacing the existing bridge. On
March 3rd the Town Clerk of Weymouth informed
him that the Corporation were unable to obtain the
sanction of the landlords on the west side of the Back-
water to shorten the existing span, but were prepared
to shorten the bridge by erecting • groin, provided the
County Authorities would Fut an Iron bridge 25 feet
wide in comiderstion of the Mooed length that would
have to be constructed. On the 4th inst. the County
Authorities agreed thetas there spouted to be no hope of
the Corporation co-operating with them to an extent
sufficient to justify the expenditure out of the county
rate of so large a num as would be required for the
improvements:shoos, the tender of Mr. .T. T. Whetham
should he accepted for carrying out the work of repair
in accordance with the Pleas approved by the Board
of Trade. rae mamma' cif the tender was 0,20,
which sum mad been red on mortgage, sod Mr.
Whetham had Aped a contgact for the due perform.
snap of thi work by October not. Under those sir.
cuuleSsualle he onatended that the fine on the defendants
ought only to he nominaL
Mr. Justice Greve: fibroid there not be sme
security that the work will be done?
Ur. Justice Lope,: Are the &feedbag' not pre-
mature in asking for • nominal fine?
Mr. Collins, Q.C. (who, with Mr. Pitt-Lewis, ap-
peared for the Corporation of Weymouth): We have
no security against the inhabitant. of Dorset, who of
coons, may be very rerpeetablevesdpett. antishtiinr2
Mr. Cliaries If it Dot • to pose a nom
hae I shall ask for a; eitiaepledf of ato rtila until
the ooatraoter lee dealt the vce
Mr. (blase t In that IMO time mod bee ad
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Mr. Jostles Grove: It nothing Is done within •
certain time thee • line may be very Warmly Imposed.
Mir. Chance: Tbe authorities may that this is an
woman undertaking and cannot be completed until
October awn. I ask that the rule may be allowed to
Omni over until Must time.
Mr. Justice Grove That seems the proper thing to
do.
Mr. GAIN °MY question is as to the ante of
all the ad}ournmeuts my learned friend bee applied
for. There bas bees a large number of adjourn.
meet'.
Mr. Justice Loins Bventually I expect thee minty
will have to pay.
Mr. Charism: Don't say that, my lord. Most of
them adjournments hairs taken place for the
convenience of the corporation of Weymouth.
It was thee ordered that the rule should be animated
until the fifth day of the Michwelawe sittings, the
question of costs to steed over, and both parties to be
at liberty to Me further afildaeits.

OPSNING OP THE B 0 WINO CLUB BEASON.
It had issen inteaud touse the mum of to. pew
Rowing Case by some ittu. ceremony on Wedneedel
ovesiao last, when the Knot. K. N. Howard, gm., J.P„
was to here inaugurated Me mama, but in coosequenoe
of the Blum of a relative his Worship woo nubs. to be
Prusiat- A vary good muster of lbs rowing men was
olon at ho ao•Vo-troutexe or the boathouse, and the
galleys, skids, nod various other boats were deftly
lunched, Mr. GAlliCillat Walla appeariag to represent
the Oormentiou In his well-nulled punt Tao flotilla were
rowed ts the sod Or the PIIO-Pree. where the Prerereww
woo beaded by the galley bearing the ilhadienge nag of
the Club. followed by the " waited," alit came dm& blue,
•Ad lb. line of gal 1.71 was Mooed by red, mime palr-oareo
sada sad other boats followed. mahlail • WI MAIO
proomakm. The oVeerag was very ilite and the grata
smooth. and a large number of islititutoate and visitors
lined the gulanado arsd the Pier, watch lb boat,
rowed round the Bay at near to lb. Mora as wad Polotha•
A number of others woes out; the gnaw& with nanny
ail .411 551, wale oreeplag away from the Ruda. the Hutu
was populous with interested Malthroors who ei"derl 111 W
attentu tonsure the towing-us of the wreck and Ms
gayer navigation la Front Altodotlior, ozoopt for Sao
&hoopoe of his Worship, to. °pontos or too sow olub cameo
off under very &gramme drerlotat&od" sad we hope it
augur* well for the sumer of she dab.

siesanomi. MCA.
Towards the sad of Ike mamma . couple of the boats'
a... indulged too mos, earnety that baertadthe cb.lt.sij.
dag and the V.P. sad that corning the cePte
Bennett They ',tidied, resent Mumma, but the TKO.
President was not to be beaten just beams lit. Worship
064 &Will in ha crew mileetly awned the President'.
lag to the front. We oompsinteXe Captain Bennett on
his respect for dignities to sidingthe V.P. toe dret plena
bed we deeply symp &this* with oil the " young" members
Oh. feel a hindermies shoat sitting down soder. dome
of the loam on shone wore creel enough to vials they bed
stayed out longer ; bet oh t the pains of those " who mover
were meant for the ma" on being challenged to "shun
ingion.ous me." when. after
'Tom men voice. utititinbind they obeyed."
And found the unexpected sprynees take sway from the
comfort of any but very " sem ' chain.

11141ISII SAILORS.
Jack adore has kept up his name of late, sepedally
when the man who have been on leave had to return to '
their ship& Savant hundred have had leave on • few
oonseions, and this must be remembered when taking
stook of the sailors' behaviour. Although there have bees
onmarsaal cams of irregularity, to be accounted for by the i
men having bee& that op oa board so los& and sadness',
coming into contact with the temptations of Me Mad, yet
the proportiOn of the bad to the well-behaved hati teen
ozosedlagly small. The vast majority have behaved in ,
an exemplary meaner, sad the freaks of the others mast '
be attributed to excitement, and want of power to game
the elide of our strong driasa In one of the streets neer
the railway station, &MO have had setae Sealed, awl It Is
true that once or twice knives have been shoe., while came
wombsr of the piodiet was cut over the eyebrow; this,
we believer Ls the worst ode. Otherscontised theinseivee
to discusdoas with lista which were soon stopped, but
one very popular mode of Jetties oet steam waa by • party
promeneding the •treels with concertinas played so that
If energy would sake for harmony, it might settle the
question of • town bend, so long aa our jolly Jacks were
ashore. On the time for leaving for the ship approaching,
they gradually drew down to the New Quay Nod, to wait
for be 'Wm pintiaCell, which at. themmlves vessel/of no
mean sill and much Madame and speed. While waiting,
one Jack would produce • Warthog he had captured in
the country, and sitting down, declare had been all day
teaching lit, talk, but only managed to get whisky arid
Mile into it, inside. " You don't smooth his fur the right
way," explained some wicked wags, and forthwith they
tried to get Jack to believe Mr. Hedgehog must be
" 'inched " the opposite way to • ciatli fur. "That'. the
I' cries Jack bringing his hand down on the
that waa slowing him, and quickly some
pointed observdoos were roared out as Vie
pug whined, and doled his ball. This fun was too
pungent to lest, and a tuessmate sent a lot of fresh water
flying out of the trough of the New Quay Nod fountain,
and soon • splisstilng match tranddred all the fresh
water there to the series of the tars. The fairer sex, of
coupes, canoe to look on, and Jack's wall known gallantry
eared a deal of sham fright: but attar all they settled
amicably to long chats. These would be disturbed
by • marine, pretty freak who insisted on embracing the
polies because his brother was in the tore., and, being
kept ad at teat, odd round singing—" I wants to
pay my war. and 1 wants to 'fend Olt foes." One
uproarious Jack wee on gelding thoughts intent, and wee
so obetrerwrous that be had to be turned facie downwards
and borne of four, in the style of the In ge match;
another jumped overboard from a boat and managed to
swim ashore aud land on the Sands, dripping from every
point. The crowd on the New Quay End was swelled by
sailors every minute, and some prdended to be half-wee
over, but they kept well away from the edge of the quay.
Aguoroures pinnace carried off • lot, and there were con-
stant enquiries for "Northo_cle and by, two great
planams *teemed op to the IL s Steps, and soma the
stern of the neared was invaded y ten, who were sum-
mariti turned out aad ordered toga more forward. On
the King's Steps rails leant a party of ladies, to whom
some little (clew, reminding one of the noldahlliniite, wee
t to do the polite. till he was at last abashed by the
cold shoulder. All at once, round rushes a marina, clear-
ing the gangway in • most uncivilised way, and, finding
that the *sea.. were dawdling avray the tune, and Unae
seemed little likelihood of our seeing the start, the party
of civilians loft the New Quay End to the humours of
Jacks and marines, and the undefined ranks who mented
to have more assurance than the rank and Sl.. °doers,
or odious servants, or whoever may be &lewd in • lads
Mid authority, will kindly remember that the Pile-der is
not quite under their control; still, take them all round,
then was plenty of good humour, some impudence, but,
fortuitately, very little ill•teteper at the embarkations,
and we hops to see • good many more of the salts of all
ranks who man our iron walls.