The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-07-06 00:00:00

COUNTY LUNATIC AITLUNN.

Yr. H. William. brought up thin report. Balance
laet piaster, £1.412 fie. fid.; from Unions at la. per
day, k 1,417 Se. Gd.p 1n... sows rt....read eat eesses7
patients, £796 124.; total, f:3,ff.,V 3d. 111. : quarter's
expenditara R2,Z12 12s. 10d.; balance, £1,113 lii. id.
Rate ordered at ls. per day. There are 117 male and
159 fenudo pauper patient", total 306 ; 79 male and 78
female out-county paupers, total 157; 9 nompauper
:nab* and 7 females, total It. Total number of
tom ite. 179. There is to no .zi instruction class at
For.tin Cu Tuesday night., and at the new asylum on
Friday togLt• ; the chaplain intimated to the tom-
thi. would neeemitate his keepin; • couveynnee.
Tim Cumuibisioners in Lunacy have recently visited the
anylutus nod thus conclude the;r report : "We
have sati•faction in reporting, on the result of our
observation and inquiry, that the whole of the sewage
at Charming'r is diatributed by gravitation and
Irrigation over the land of the asylum, producing large
and profitable cross. The liquid being allowed
to flow in • fresh state directly front the main
drain on to the land, there is no annoyAnce
to the resident' in the saylinti from offensive
odour (!), nor, of coarse, is there any pollution
of the neighbouring brooks- The •übsoil of the estate
is chalk ; the quantity of land that sufiloos for the
absorption of the sewage is from eight to nine acres.
The rioniunttee vi•it frequently, and give "ouch atten-
tion to the wellbeing of these Institutions, and we have
satisfaction in repeating the opinion often expressed in
previous reports of the zeal and ability di.pl.yod by Mr.
Symms In the management of the uylums.--&dopted.

TINANOL

Mr. H. C. GOODDZIII read this report. The expenses
of the quarter amounted to £2,9W1 10s. 21., and the
receipts including balance last quarter of 1:1,195 17s. 101.
were £5,819 14.. N., 'saying • presont balsam of
.C2,MO 4d. 41. A rate of • halfpenny in the pound,
amounting to £1,940 IT.. 6d., WU recommended.
Adopted.

COUNTT POLICL

Major FRAMPTON brought up his report. Maiden
Newton station is to be repaired and repainted at an ex-
pram. of ES 10.. The Chief Constable h.ving reported
that the water tank at the Portland station is awriesa from
the sewage penetrating from without, the County Sur-
veyor has been directed to call on the contractor to make
It good it his own expense. The receipts, including
£55211.. id. balance, were £5,745 13a. 24., and the ex.
nwaditore left a present balance of 113,029 14s. 104.
The estimate for the expenditure of the ensuing quarter
Is 12,421 7.. 3d., code rata of three farthing. in the S
wee reoommended. The Treasury have ordered that
receipt stamp. be attached to the receipts for ware paid
to the polio. above £.l. This will cause an extra expen-
diture of £7 or LS c veer, no the men are paid every
tour week.. Superintendent MeFiale was recommended
to be appointed Inspector of Nuisances to the BOSCO icuik r
Union for e payment to the county of 1:10 a year,
and Superintendent Lavender has been appointed
3..istent relieving officer for 4tunninster divison.
Reorived for stamping weight, and mesaurea, £4 I :is,
for woo 'mord weightalk ; moiety of LS sa. 34„;
t.itel, £ll Gs. 94. Coot of inatiection, 15s. 74•;
balance in favour of the county, 1:8 Its. 24.

CHIEF 001HITABLE'S REPORT.

This Ins ?cad hs the Clerk
.of the Pesos, as follow.:

t&iitee on.. 1:13111AMIVI. I hat °the honour .4 laying be-
fore you the return, .4 the date .4 crime iti this autuity for
the pad qoarter, by %Inch It emu.. that 818 penman have
been apprehended by the constabulary. They were dealt with
m. follows : INschanced, ; aunouarily disp....l of, tri ; cont.
...Ansi for trial. These monis show an increase, .4 78
Latin Into custody, a. 4,111191.11,1 with the olTul..1•
ri••1.1 PS.. Tin ttttt Ir-r tratetps taken Into custody
th.• 1.4 quern r has been licher more than a fourth
.4 the total her :iptoshasetioted The
c.. 1 .....11.1 by them wen' t-ari ~,,, and In the mat majority
.4 tin y wen, found to be able-bodied 111 M, who carnal a
lit inter.' lit begging h.= 'mow 10 house. When convicted 41
(hi • only, they Imre lawn ...Inanities' to gaol for tenrui
• ..r)nii4 (nob, ••••,•11 days to three month.. I ant glad to be able
to state that tio fact .1 enforcing the h.. against vagrancy has
already bad a 'mirk." effect In this coml.-. the numbrr of
aptileatlims for nll.l as team'. durinz APril and Ilay helm;
Sat per nrooth b.. than In February and March. Sone of this
decrease may be attritional to the time of the year but
have every rievoit to believe that there profreeonal
trawl. ..am laVonic acquaietterl with the district& in • bleb the
TaXrlyit %rt II drictly enfonstl. and ariiid theta auconlitigly. I
mud roll that nothing tends notch to COClPUrapprotesalonal
vagren..y a. indiscriminate almoriving•--11 have the honour to
In. tny lord. and getitionien.)...ir mod obedient rervard,
AM YATT BROWN.
The course t.lren by tb. Ctief Constable visa ourthally
approved by the noun.

PIIIITING.

The maxistrate. of the Dorchester division were
Appointed a committee to invite tenders for the °panty
printioc from Michaelmae neat,

TROY MCI6IIIII.
The meuety hem never had any troy weights, as re.
by the Ntaming olden. wed Mr. Frampton moved
such should be provided, bat • magistrate maggested
apntbecaries um them and that they were liable to
iiimvetion, raid the matter dropoml. 14. • matt, of
wi: believe that although draggiate ciouipoued by
weight (which is troy weight dividel
. "leis. wi they buy and aell by
•voionipme weight",

wAnDlits. oRTAGER.

in the abeeece of Yr. roster' the Bev. C. W.
14naL.u. ..... red that a men Dot exoeeibug LIZA, be
ranted fur building two warders' cottagoa within the
preeinets of the musty prison. The two who now live
t.itehlor. .11owed le. • week extra. This would be
aud they would erwli pay •i• guineas k year rent.
Ile. Wellman offered to build the two for £..:57, and the
Jawing and runt would give then• El; lee. ayes, as
intrient ea the outlay.
Lie. I'athean thought was too meth to aak for.
-al the 11110.1411 was reduced to 1:300, .4ul that alnOtinB
.55, igiallteti.
ia ourt thuu *downed.