The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-07-17 00:00:00

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Toe Civii. cRVIcI.-Mr. Reynolds, chief clerk at
Weymouth, has been promoted to be collector at
Padatow.

A TIDT•SIZED Lome 0.1 SUGAR. —lt is, we believe.
now no secret. that the two elections have met our
Conservative N. P. no seesl sant then £21,000. It
is said that the family of Mr. Brooks, while folly
appreciating the honour conferred on their kinsman,
have, nevertheless, a very lively impression that
be has had to pay pretty dear for his whistle.

MILTT•ItY.-00 Wednesday week, the officers and
men belonging to the 66th regiment arrived by Dm
South Western Railway from Portsmouth. One
oontpsny only remained at Weymouth, and they
were encorted to the barracks by the band of the
Royal Engineers. Five companies at ono* promeded
by tram to Portlead, which is to be the bead•quamara
of the regiment.
Boanuon PETTY Simmons, Tneeday.-Befoya
the Mayor J. Ayliog. Rm.-Beery Carter was
shorted by Hr. Charles Jetty, surveyor, with briakin
up the surface of the Dorehester and Waymoeth tarn.
pica road, contrary to the statute. -Complainant said
that on Tuesday, the nad June, his attention was
disern to the scandalous way in which the road in
Maiden-rtreet was broken up. He went and mw de-
fendant there at work and told him that be was doing
wrong, and that as Um trustees had given doe notice,
slide they had limey complaints from persons breaking
'h. ions of choir carts, May were determined to put •
Am to it. Defendant said that Mr. Beanies bad given
bun leave. The road was left in a very bed state.
Defendant rave 110600 that he was about to open
she road.. -Defendant said that be was not aware that
Maidenstreet belonged to the turnpike trust, end that
11r. Seaman, the town surveyor, not only gave him
leave. but also marked oat where the drain was to go.-
Jesty said the comusiesioners had had "no end of
complaints,* and that Cortex's work was left ie • moat
disgraceful state, and that the reed there was dangerous
for • light-sprinted vehiele to pose. Defendant was
adjudged to pay le and the costs of the court, and
'tattooed as to his promedings to future.— George
Elliott was Merged with distally torturing a horse.-
George Choice, an inspector to the moiety for preventiog
cruelty to animals, said that no the previous Wednesday,
be saw the defeedant is King-street, driving • poor
emanated pony, attached to • wastectsonger's barrow,
with some coals. Shortly afterwards be went into
Parkstreet, and OS returning WASS'S asked hien to
remove the saddle of his hareem. He did so and
witneee saw a wooed of the sins of • florin,
di...barging pus. The animal was in • perfect state a
debility. and had • wcund on the round base of the off
hind leg. The berme was perfectly worn oat and bl-
amable of work. Defendant said they had had the
pony 26 years. In the evening defeedent same to
Witness and mid the pony was shot, and asked to be
forgiven. Witness said as the animal had been
destroyed, he did not with, on behalf of the society, to
press for • heavy penalty. The object was simply as an
example to others not to work old worn-out animal..
-The Mayor said be was very glad the society had sent
an inspector down to Weymosth, as he believed there
wet • great deal of cruelty preetised on animals in this
borough, particularly on donkeys and worn-eat horses.
Defendant wet told he was liable to a penalty of £5, but
muter the circumstances he would be fined in the
nominal sum of Is and to. 6d. ociels.--Jantes Snook
and Jame. Amur, was clamed by Ilergeaet Pitileld, of
the Dorset constabulary. with removing • load of hay
from Wyke Regis to Weymouth, eontrary to the cattle
p'egue order. Complainant prodneed tt• moths. dr-
eariest Wyks an infected place. Mr. Snook, to whom
tlts hay Wonted, said he was not armee that the Ise
67plied to fodder. He, the next day, obtain, d • anti.
Rote for removing the remainder of the risk. The
Bench. believing that the defendants had offended in
ignorance, limd them in the mitigated penalty of sa.
each, and Dome- -.William Whittle, Richard Cox, and
Jame. Willalter were chargei with hauling • quantity
of manure, from • yard in Quebee•plaes, between one
and two o'clock in the day time, contrary to the bye
laws if the Town Connell. on the 3rd July. The case
was proved by P.C. Mitchell, who said that Mr. Cox
told him he had better mind other nuisances and not
some there. He was also very abusive when the sum•
mans was at-recd.-The defendants, who all pleaded
i tn ram of the byt-las., were lined 25. 61. each and
mete.

TESTIMORt•I. TO DR. DRIPTI7I. week •
Ailuosial of • highly gratifying character was pre-
sented to Dr. Griffin, roe of the megientes of our
borough. This is the (mirth or fifth time, we believe,
Kr. Onfile's servioes for the pod of his fellow men have
been similarly recognised. That item which we have
now briefly to dilate is an asknowledgement of his long,
arduous, and dieinterested OOTVials in the cause of ,
medical poor-law alone, who, all must acknowledge,
have been so miserably under mid, that it was im-
powible for them to maintain their position and do
justice to the poor without great loss both in Amiga
and moot.' energy, as well as in pocket. Bet Mel,
Griffin's labours, although primarily for the hermit of
hit midical brethren, have led to • mooodary, but not
lem impales' effort, namely, die better trestmeot of
the risk poor in London workhouses, width will, no ;
doubt in time, be attended to the canary. The pre-
sentation of the teetimmiel took platoon Thursday last
oh the Freemason,* ?avers, Tendon In the presence of
a large number of onion medical Officers and others.
The chair was takes by C. F. Lord, lisq . of Hampstead.
The testimonial esesholod of a very handsome. epergne,
nearly three feet h 4 representing. In solid elver, the
mod flemariten gi meet* to the certain man, who.
going down toJerioo, ell moose thieves. Tim features and
pwition of the two moo are inquiet* potutraya. and
the am standing by their side has helm modelled from a
drawls( made ex away for the arose', of an A soy rim am,
In the 'Zoologkel Gardens, with the ancient travelling
nappies, complete. A. use Justly said by one of the
speakers ohm the prenentatios was made, "Lb. testi-
monial is airfare in all IV details, whether considered
1,, Be anatomical, pooloecial, botanical. Of historical
character." In addition to the epergne WU a large,
handsomely hound Alban, cootaniag, lat, the mows of
the "mbaribers to the Griffin testimonial fund—union
mediae &dicers in toentles and unions aphabstisally
arranged," following were tin names of subeenbers.
friends and admirers who were not medical allows of
union.. The sulwaribers to the fund are about 400 in
noinher, &boot 300 of which sent their photograPhs,
which are contained in the album. Others, we
believe are promised. and these, likewise, on their
arrival, will find • pees is the ahem in company with
t4e likem men of their melee brethren. The sum
oollooted for procuring the teatirmarials, we bear, was
about 1:212. Each of the testimonials bore the
ice inscriptioc Presenint to
r,ltilt, ard Griffl etyl%
Poor-Law medical allows of England and *elm sod
other molted allows, at a public meeting held in
London, July 6th, 18416, as e small tribute of gratitude
ma esteem for his untiring energies daring the last II '
years in the maw of Poor-law medical reform." After
several gamine touching the origin r 4 the testimonial,
and the further agitation of the Peale. mediae goes.
lion, the Chairman, in a speech replete with good feeling.
peanted to Br. Griffin the teselemoiaL Be mermaid
the warmest ensiles for Kr. Gridia's welfare through
life, and award him that, MIS Mstimeniel roily inade-
quately represented the kindly feeling by which his
labours were regarded throughout the taiga and
breadth of the land. Having made the formal pre-
monition, be resumed his mat amid loud abeam —Yr.
Griffin, who was greeted with warm spasms, at ruing,
acknowledged that he meld not seams his thanks for
the honour and kindness they bad shows to him. He
thanked Dr. Fowler, the committee, and Use mediae
pier for the earnest and hearty support they had
always even to tbair labours. He then entered into a
history of those !ABOUT., and pee tome most interesting
details of his battling with dm members of different
sandiest/aims. He emeinded by saying that the pre-
natation of that Mstimmiel to him proved there Was
• desire for undisal reform, and he moved the
following meantime : that a petition be presented to
the Poor-law Board in favour of immediate steps
being taken to improve the primal handmade
system of medical take to the poor that the
inestieg eingemed extreme sorrow at the pailful revel.-
tows lately broeght to light by the Baailary Cornmeal',
of the Least. and the Ansiciatiee forth* Improvement
of London Wahines', Dignitaries, of creel Vestment
and neglect to the sick poor I. some of the Londos
workhouses, which revelatens have been smarmed by
the official inquiries of the Poor-law Beard—that tam
Eradvn:lilomsses
ted he:doodled
wand ill-t
edical rtnient
,roboyldmiderwiz
mac, boa cerricei)leolt by the Poalsw Beard.—llr.
Promo seconded the gresolutioas, and they were evried.
1, vote of thanks to the Chairman soncluded the pro-
mediae.