The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-04-13 00:00:00

Ilurat Count 4 expres.

TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1869.

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Colour= To Tax DOUBT COUWIT Pa[sox.
Hard Labour: George Clayton, damaging property, ko,
at Weymouth, 14 days; Gloom !Lansford, assault, ko,
at Bradpole, I mouth; Martha Trevett, vagrancy at
Dorchester, 3 mouths; William Burne, misbehaviour
Wimborne Union, 1 month ; Robert Hallett, leaving
family ohargeable at Beaminster, 1 month ; Ifilatuuel
Bartlett, leaving family chargeable at Bherborne, 2
months; John Hill, drunk, ka., at Beaminster, 7 days;
Stephen Him:oak, atealiag earn and chaff at Woodlands,
7 4.yL—lmpriion.enL Mary Ann Frampton, assAult
at Damage All Saints, 14 days,

" THZ PARLIAXIXTARY Basearren" is the title
chosen for • monthly record of the divisions in the
Howe of Commons, which will preserve in • handy
form the votes of members, and not them only, for it
also marks the absence of any from the division lift—
an absence which -as the Editor in his preface,
observes—is as valuable to his political opponent as his
actual vote. In this first brae eleven divisions are
recorded, vie., Boman Catholic Charitiee and &testea..
ties of Burials, Metropolitan Street Tramways,
Election Expenses bill, Supply (postal contracts),
University Tests bill. Party Processions (Ireland) Bill,
Revenue Officers' bill, Sligo Borough Improvement
bill, and the high Church bill. We gather the follow-
information as to the number of times members in this
county voted out of floes eleven divisions :—Dorset
The Hon. W. H. B. Portman, 1, Kr. J. Floyer, ;
Mr. Gerard Start, 3. Weymouth: Mr. H. Edwards,
4; Mr. CT. Harnbro, 6. Poole: Mr. A. E. Guest, 8.
Bridport Mr. T. A. Mitchell, 5. Wareham : Mr. J.
S. W. S. E. Drax, 1. Shaftesbury: Mr. G. G. Glyn,
11. The latter gentleman, being • "whip," was of
worse present for official purposes. Next In order we
find Mr. Floyer and Mr. Guest each took part in eight
divisions: this being Mr. Guest'. first ssesioe his atten-
tion, although commendable, is not remarkable, but
it certainly is worthy of notice that Mr. Floyer was
present on as many occasions, and it shows incidentally
that the hon, gentleman is as melons in the discharge
of his parliamentary duties, as we ever find him ready
and willing to take • useful part in all mater, affect-
ing the welfare of the county or its inhabitants. The
Hon. W. H. B. Portman and Mr. Drax each voted
once, but the illness of the member for Wareham will
sufficiently amount for his absence from the other ten
divisions. Both the members for Weymouth refrained
from voting on the University Tests Bill. Mr.
Mitchell was present daring every important division.
The gallant representative of Dorchester voted on
three of the chief subjects, although he made no sign
touching the Election Expenses Bill; however, that
was one of the three divisions in which his elder brother
took part, and we may perhaps be allowed to regard
him as the representative of both in that matter, and
it is satisfactory to And Mr. Gerard Start opposed to
casting election expenees on the ratee. For other
details we refer oar readers to the Parfiasseurary
Barometer itself, in which we can only find one &sh—
it don't indicate the "pairing" of members. This, how-
ever, is a defeat which may be easily avoided in future
numbers by the use of an • or •1. in such cameo The
Parfiamottary Barometer will then be • useful hand-
book, eery of reference, and affording importent in'
formation. O'Byrne, Brothers, 58, Pall Mall, 0.W.,
sre the publishers, and the prose is one shilling.

DORC HESTER

lazemokoo was both seen and heard at Tinekton,
L4vsU, and Diekory Banks, on Saturday morning
Vg observe that the cease of the Mayor and Corpo-
of Dorchester v. Knew and another, stands the fourth
on the hat for judgment in Faster term.
k is gratifying to learn that the coeditors of the late
Mt W. Wallace Fife, whose chequered career closed so
abruptly at Nottingham, have been paid their claims in
sod that a balance remains to be received by his
daughter.
AT the close of the present week, Supt. Underwood,
sho has sealously discharged the duties of his office, in
ths Dorchester division for several years pert, will leave
fa Shaftesbury, and Sept Hare from that division will
le stationed at Dorcheater.
Doecaceive HIORW•T BOARD.—The first meeting of
tie neer Highway Board was held last Saturday, at the
guildhall, when there was a good attendance of wey.
werdens. Herbert Williams, Bah was re-cleated
'batman, and Mr. Levi Groves was again appointed
eioeahairman. The Seance committee consists of the
''ollowing members : —Messrs. W. Mayo, H. Mayo, J.
Lovelace, T. A. Homer. G. Special*, and Norris Koper.
Ilse surveyor's estimate for the repairs f..r the year
aiming amounts to £2,165.
Tan WVATIIII.—Tbe following is our meteorological
report for the week ending Sunday hat :

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State of Weather.