The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-07-06 00:00:00

Dorsetsblre.

MIDSUMMER QUARTER SESSIONS.

The Midsummer Quarter Newtons of the pesos for this
twenty hare been held during the put week. AfWr the
busineee usually ounduotol In comulttee had been trona•
sated, the magistrates amenibled al one o'elook on TusiP
day In the Orand Jury Chamber of the ehlrehall for the
purpose of transacting the business oonneeted with the
rates, 'lnane', ke., of the .aunty. The Justlees present
were
The Ray. H. F. YICATIIA

x, LL.B., Chairman.
G. F. W. Miles, Beg., High J. 0, Dale, Eel.
Sheriff. J. 11, W. S. Erie Dritii,
The Hon. W. H. B. Port. Esq.
man, M.P. William Eliot, Esq.
It B.Sherldan, Eip.,lll.P. J. F. Falwasmr, Req.
Capt. Napier Stun, M.P. 0. W. Ferrer'
Eaq.
J. H. Caloraft, Esq., M.P. Dalton F. G. Dalton, Esq.
Sir W. C. Modlyoott, Bart. T. B. Hanitam, Req.
filrJ. H. Lethbridge, Bart. W. L. Henning, Eq.
Col, Huddleston, Jamul Henning, Esq.
Capt. E. H. Smith. W. C. Lambert, Eq.
Major H. W. B. Portman. J. C. Mensal, Eeq.
Col. Bragge. Chides Parke, Esq.
Col. R. IT. Bingham. C. J. Parke, Esq.
Capt. C. A. Manning. George Churchill, Esq.
Robert Gordon, Esq. C. W. Dishy, Req.
Henry Frampton, Req. M. Williams, Esq
Charles Poreher, Esq. H. S. Yeatman, FAR.
John Moyer, Elul. F. E. Bourne, Esq.
John Goodden, EN. Richard Whitehouse, Esq.
H. C. Goodden, Esq. J. L. Scarborough, Ifrq.
Samuel Con, Eel. B. P. Gundry, Esq.
Herbert Williams, Eq. Willett Lawrence, Eq.
George Harbin, Esq. H. Cornish Henley, Esq.
Joseph Gundry, Esq. W. Hammond Solly, Esq.
J. j. Farquharson, jun., Rev. J. H. Austin.
Esq. Rev. J. Bastard.
W. P. Okeden, Esq. Rev. C. W. Bingham.
H. N. Middleton, Esq. Rev. John Blennerhassett.
J. Spencer Meade, EN. Rev. Henry Bouolier.
John Brymer, Esq. Rev. H. T. Bower.
H. P. Cambridge, Esq. Rev. G. V. Garland.
W. N. Allford, Elm. Rev. C. J. Glyn.
James T. Baskett, Esq. Rev, W. J. Goodden.
T. D. Bayly, Esq. Rev. J. T. Hinds.
J. T. Sullen, Esq. Rev. J. A. Templer.
Edward Castleman, Esq. Rev. John Waite.
The Custemati, before commencing the business of
the Court, suggested that as it was probable there would
be a very large attendance of the public, important buui.
nets having to oome on, otnd as the weather was very
hot, an adjournment to the NW Prim Court should
take place.
The Cmcla of the PRAOII stated that on the occasion
of the election of the Chief Constable the JIIIIEIO.O ad.
journed to the Nisi Prism Court.
The suggestion was generally approved, and an ad.
journment to the court named took place accordingly.

THIO COUNTY GAOL.

Mr. C. Poseurs read and presented the quarterly re-
port of the Visitors of the county House of CorreJtion.
The prison had been Inspected and found in admirable
order. No complaint was offered by any inmate, Two
prisoner" had been placed hi the punishment cells for
having bad letters conoealed about their persons. The
number of prisoners In custody were—wile" 78, female"
16-93; in the infirmary two nudes. There were 14
prisoners in cuitody for trial at these sessions, and nine
on bail. For trial at the assizes there were five in sus-
tody an 1 one on hail--total six, Total number of pri-
soner' omumitted this qnarter, 160; for the oorrespend-
log quarter last year, 173—decrease, 23. Daily average
of prlsoneni, 96; In corresponding quarter last year, 113
—decrease, 17. Punishments this quarter, on daily
average of 96, 14; oorrearsoullng quarter last year, 17
—decrease, 3. Recommitments this quarter, 38; oor-
responding quarter last year, 63—decrease, 15. Dim-
bursements this quarter, £728 17..; SAWS quarter last
year, £Bl9 2s. 41.—decrease, £97 ss. 4d. Maintenanoe
per head this quarter, 7.. 5.1. ; corresponding period
last quarter, 101. ld.---deereese, 2". 84 The new punishp
went cell f - women had been oompleted. The under
matron, flophialStroud, having died, R. V. Barnes had
succeeded to her °o.. Oneloy had been removed to
the Reformatory at Harlow, in Ewe. One female had
been sent to the Refuge for the Destitute at Dalston, and
another had applied for admission there. The acoounte
for the quarter were found norrect. A letter from the
ehaplain of the Dalston Refuge, Mr. Stone, stated that
the application fur the mond female would be granted,
on her term of imprisonment expiring, and granted
freely, as the lest ease from this county was paid for,.
and Mr. Lawrenoe, the governor, usually selected really
good cases which turned out well. The Daiston Refuge,
however, was not rich in funds.
The report was received and adopted, and the Visitors
were re-appointed.

BRIDGES AND BUILDINGS.
Mr. OKIDIN read and presented the quarterly report
of the Bridges and Building. Committee. The amounts
of the surveyor bad been examined and found correct.
The surveyor's annual report on the state of all the
county bridges had been examined by the committee,
and now accompanied their report. The Clerk of the
Peaoe had been requested to oopy extract' from the
annual report to send to the several divisions where re•
pairs were neosesery, requesting the eustioee to give In-
stant attention to some of the bridges which at present
needed not inuoli outlay, but if that outlay were delayed
till winter, through being exposed to the streams, great
damage Might ensue. The bills to be paid for work
were—
d.
Heir' 148 19 0

403 15 1
Sundry works ordered to
be done ... ... 96 411

Making a total of

bOO 0 0

Which sum the committee asked the Court to place at
the disposal of the committee's chairman to meet the
exigencies of the coming quarter. There *as no heavy
amount required to be laid out on any bridge; but in
some eases if those small expenses were not now gone to
the bridges would be washed away next winter.
The Chuitucts asked if the committee had received
any information that • bridge was about to be built over
the river Plumber in the Starminster division; and if
the legal notice to make it a county bridge had been
given
The Suevayos replied that there had been • commu-
nication respecting it, and he had requested the plan to
be sent to the Clerk of the Naas. .

_
The CHAIRMAN saw no harm in making the requisite
motion about the notice, for if that notice were not now
given the bridge could not be built this summer; and,
as the Act was almost a ministerial one, he would make
the [notion in pursuance of the statute. It was of great
importance that the road should be diverted as proposed
by the bridge, as much mileage would be thereby saved,
and at present there was no bridge. The bridge was to
be of stone.
The report was received and adopted.
THE 001INTY POLICE.

The CHAIRMAN said as the Chairman of the Visitors
of the Lunatic Asylum was engaged in the Finance Com-
mittee, and it was too early to elect a county treasurer,
he called upon the Clerk of the Peace to read the Chief
Constable's report.

The CLERK of the PEACE then read the Chief Consta-
ble's report, which said :
I beg to lay before the Court the usual returns of
crime fur the put quarter, from which it appears that,
192 persons have been apprehended, 60 discharged, 25
committed for trial, and 107 summarily disposed of. In
comparing this return of crime for the put quarter with
the returns of the corresponding quarter of the put
year, it appears there hu been an increase of 5 persons
taken into custody, of 6 committed for trial, of I dis-
charged, and • decrease of 2 summarily disposed of.
During the present quarter I aommanied the officer
appointed by government in his tour of inspection
throughout the county. He expressed to me his satis-
faction at the appearance and efficiency of the constabu-
lary, and therefore I have no doubt that • favourable
report will be made by him to the Secretary of State,
and the usual allowance, via., one-fourth of the expenses
will be ranted to thecounty by the Lords Commissioners
of the Treasury.
Mr. Fitaitrrost read and presented the Polio. Com-
mittee'. report. By an informality in the justices not
having signed the notice, the Sum of MO to be ex-
pended on a strong room, at Witilborne, could not be
asked till next quarter sessions. The report doted than
—The sum of £lO,OOO authorised to be raised for the
purchase of sites and the emotion of station-house and
strong rooms not being yet wanted, no part ha• been
raised but it can be had at once when required, and if
desired in instalments of £5,000 each. No interest,
therefore, has an yet become chargeable on the ',minty.
The Chairman of the Quarter Sessions having inti-
mated Ilia opinion that the power to make rules for the
better regulation of common lodging-houses is not given
to justices in amnions, es not being • local authority
named under the Act, your Committee again submit a
code of rules to the Court for their approval as general
rules for the county, and to be used as a guide to the
local authorities, and they trust they may be sanctioned
by the Court for that pupae.
Your Committee in conjunction with the Bridge and
Building Committee, have ordered contract' to be signed
for the following siteafor pollee stations, via„ Blandford,
INierborne, Cern*, and Stnnninster ; the remaining Dow
Vista, with time exception of Doreheater, are In • stale
of forwardness, and may be expeoted to be concluded in
6 few days
With respect to Dorchester, the site selected by the
Committee, in Fordington Field, can be purchased of
She Duchy of Cornwall Troutille at a sum not axeseding
the alginate staled in the last report the Clerk of the
Pease has been instructed to see Mr. (birdlime and agree
with him as soon 114 poesiblei, and also to agree with the
sonuneners having rights of woman affecting the site,
La view to which -ills requisite polite to be given by
• Court bits been prepared by gm Clerk of the
The Committee having esearlaitied that It would by
••• edvieable to bare an ailtlitionel portion of lend
Ihe prepeeed 'te for the Whnborne elation, op.
gr. &mai rioter, who was kind
at one* la re the additional laud,
, without regains toy
I j.l asked, thus aft Zag a
I eat deep. The Campine'
of the smutty an dee to Mt,

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To cosh returned by ouperintindents, bay.
ing boon previously advanced for the
purailase of horses, . , „..• 10 0 d
To cosh dmlucted from the pay of the super.
latandenta, and loon for bdifing, venal
psymente,ln

24,3 N 17 11
Cm. a a, d.
?ay of Chief Onnetahla and tone— 1,616 15 0
Qua Tartar's home money . ... 119 10 0
Tremurtr'a salary, one qrtarar . 12 10 0
By balance handed moor to the Pluanee
Counnittae ... 2,151 192

£4,382 12 n
Tour Committee have estimated the expenditure for
the ensuing quarter
By Chief Constablo and form— .. 1,799 8 0
„ Extra pay day ... ... 800 0 0
„ Contingent sheet ... .„ .„ ... 103 9 1
„ Treasurer .„ 12 10 0
„ Clothing bill ... „. 438 8 0

0,843 12 4

The superannuation fund amounts to £BB3 7e. Bd.
'took, to which will be added £72 18e. 44. received from
the men in the past quarter.
Your Committee reoommend that a rate of one half-
penny in the pound, amounting to £1,1518 10s. 10d., be
granted at these Sessions, to be paid one week before the
next Sessions.
Ti. Chief-Constable wee directed by the Committee,
when clothing was required for the police force, to
advertise for tenders for supplying the same in the
manner in which it had been previously done.
The Chief-Constable, on his application, was au-
thorised to make an allowance, not exceeding 2s. per
day, to constables attending at the Quarter Sessions to
keep order In the Courts, and who should have travelled
more than 8 miles in coining to Dorchester.

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Mr. GORDON believed that Sherbome was the only
district in the oounty where the magistrates assembled
In • room which NU private property. The Townhall
of Sherborne was the private property Of Mr. Die
who intended to take the etruature down and build
another.
Mr. FRAMPTON moved that the Police Committees
report be received and adopted.
The CHAIRMAN, in putting the motion, said, with re-
gard to the Bye laws about the inspection of Common
Lodging-houses, which the Court WM invited last
sessions to sanction, the Court would at once see the
almost utter impossibility of any member of the Court
iseing able off hand to know whether, when a reoom-
*laudation was made, in puma*e of the statute, the
fulfilment of the reeommendation was sanctioned like-
wise by the statute. He should have been thankful if •
recommendation had been delivered founded on the
present statute, so that all might have had an opportu-
' lenity of saying whether the Court eould do what it was
invited to do under and in accordance with the statute.
On misgiving • letter from the Clerk of Indictment he
referred to the 14 and 15 Vie., op. 28 and to the 16
and 17 Vie, cap 41. to find the powers given, and to
whom, by the Common Lodging-houses' Act to mske
Bye laws. In section 1, 14 and 15 Vie., power to do
what wee needful was given to "the local authority."
By sec. 3 certain bodies were found in the Manieipal Act
to whom power was granted to control the affairs of a
borough. The Local Board of Health was likewise •
"local authority" for the purposes of the Act in
queettion ; so also were Justices in Petty Sessions.
There was no allusion, however, to Justices; in Quarter
Seseions. Hence be apprehended it wan for the Justices
In Petty Sessions, wherever the Common Lodging-
houses' Act waste be carried into effect to prepare Bye
laws and send them to the Home Secretary for his ap-
proval. The present Court could only emotion the Bye-
Lew., as invited by Major Frampton, in a ministerial
Manner—which ooald only be considered as an act of
Courtesy and not as • legal sanction. The Chairman
then put the motion, which involved the granting a rate
of ad. in the pound.
Mr. Faaarron explained that the Police Committee's
Bye
esinlanwat wtoerlseCrelasq oTl:leten Pa °°"nnwasunrei"etv:dfirlui'd the L
nitrates only asked Oat the Byelaw, as prepared might
be allowed to be used by the several petty sessional dirt-
lons and not to be sanctioned by this Court. He spin
submitted them, and requested the Chief Constable
to have them printed and sent to the different petty
sessional divisions for adoption.

001ll(TY FINANCES.

Mr. FIATIR regretted that in oonsequenee of the
very serious Moses of Mr. Farquharson, the Cliairuian
of the Finance Committee, he had to present that own.
mittee's report. Not only was it a subject of regret to
Wilma—but to all. Mr. Floyer then read and pre.
minted the report which stated that the receipts for the
peat quarter, including a balance of £1,821 14s, llid.
at the Easter Session'', were £3,979 19s. Did. ; expendi•
tore, £2,512 Bs. 11ed.,—leaving a balance in the hands
Qt the Treasurer at this time of £1,487 101. 104. Rate
payable today, 2,518 4a. Od.—totel £3,985 14s. 10d.
Available for the expenses of the ensuing quarter. The
committee reoommended a rate of three farthings in the
pound, amounting to £2,318 45., payable next seseions,
The Committee recommended that the proportion of the
Salary which would have been due to the Treasurer of
the oounty had he been living, up to the time of the
apaorilleistmenittiofwtiloie
hll.lrdTiscreasurez,
the
miideitoof
time
citfloe to the entire satisfaction of time Committee.
The report was received and adopted.

COUNTY LUNATIC ASYLUM.
Mr. FLOYIS then read the subjoined report :

The quarterly meeting of the Couimittee of Visitors
was held at the Asylum on Wednesday the 23rd Inst.,
when there were present :—The Lord Digby, J. F. Fat.
wasser, Esq., W. N. Milord, Esq., tier. C. W. Bingham,
J. J. Farquharson, jun., Esq., C. J. Parke, Esq., H. N.
Middleton, Esq., J. Gundry, Esq., and John Moyer,
Esq., chairmen. The asylum was inspected by the
Visitors, and the patients and estalnishmente through-
out were found to be in a satisfactory state. The
number of patients in the asylum were, at the end of
the last quarter—
Males. Fern. Total.
71. 88 159
Admitted since ... 4 9 13

Melee. Fern. 75 97 172
Died sinoe ... 2 3
Dieoharged 3 5
_
5 8

5 8 13

Remaining in the house June 23 ...70 89 159
Number of patients at Fieherion :
Last quarter . . ... 23 34 57
Died since 3

23 31 54

Total on the books ... ... 93 120 213
And one criminal patient at Fisherton.
County portion of the charge for patients at Fisherton
£226 do. tid. The health of the patiente during the last
quarter has been generally good.
Proposals have been made to Dr. Finch, the proprietor
of the Lunatic Asylum at Fisherton, for the renewal of
the contract terminating in December next, by which
provision is made for the care of all such pauper patients
as cannot be received at Forston. In pursuance of the
Authority given them at the last Sessions, the Visitors
caused advertisements to be inserted in the public prints,
Inviting offers of land for the site of • new Asylum.
Two replies only were received, both of which had on •
previous mansion been uader the consideration of the
Visitors. Neither of thaw sites were approved of. Tire
Visitors have once made overture, for the purchase of
a piece of land in the neighbourhood of Dorchester, bat
the negotiation, have as yet made but little progress.
The ccocounte of the present quarter were examined,
from which it appeared that the expenditure for the
quarter amounted to £989 Be. 7d., and that the amount
which would be received from the parishes at 7s. per
week, for maintenanoe of lunatics, would be 21,01018 a. 5d
leaving & balsam to he .carried to the contingent fund of
£2l 91. 10d. The rate was ordered to be at 7s. per
week. The accounts of the past quarter were examined
and allowed. A coroner's inquest was held on the body
of a patient named Robert Dithett. The verdict was
"accidental death." Mr. Donaldson the architeet's
bill, amounting to £63 164. 6d., for plans and eetimates
for the enlargement northwards of the Lunatic Asylum,
with • report thereon, has been examined and approved
by the Committee, and reported to the Finance Cone•
mutter for allowances et the present sessions.
Mr. Floyer said the report of the Asylum Committee
only embraoed one or two points. The Visitors ad-
vertised for land and received two offers which were not
thought desirable. Raving this bruited choice the
Visitors looked about the county, met at Dorchester—
and he hoped the Court would be kind enough to
allow the expenses—took a coach, and a large party of
Visitors visited differeat points in this neighbourhood.
One site which had been offenei they visited, acid also
another whirh suggested itself to the committee. The
negooiation bad made so little progress that he was
I unable to place any details before the Court or to make
, any further proposal. The ouininittee had authorised
him to carry on the negoolatione u far as he thought fit
—and that was to a very limited extent—with regard
to the contemplated and pueblo purchase. Those
neemdations had made such little progress that he
would not trouble the Court with it. Another point
was the contrast for the care of the patients which (veld
not be provided for at Forston. For some years these
had been assummodated at an asylum adjoining_fialhe
bury, under the management and belonging to Dr. Flesh.
Those patients had from title to thus been visited by
members of the committee, which intheetion on various
occasions showed that the patients at that time were
not managed with care and attention such as entirely
satisfied the Visitors. This had been stated in this
Court before, and the attentiou of the excellent super.
intendant, Itr. brines and that of the committee had
imasequnUy bees carefully divested to the state of
those extra patient*. In order to second those Salem
Ilene he and Mr. liymee, on Monday week, went to
i itallebury early in the morning, and at onei proceeded,
without giving natio* or snaking any data in the home,
to Memel the patients. Thus wee it 10 o'clock—tether
early for an Inspection. He Wall gad to he able
to report to the Court that the -Imposition was
mueb more setialaelory. NO had not been there before 1
and mild not Judge eemparelively, bat Mr. Imes
Npolt• ot very decided iniprovemente 1 that the dream n 1
tim pogo*, their paring antiserum, eleanlineas the
tklyneas of the wardc and the attendoneo, were eV: gi
in Me opinion,. emuiderahly Improved sines he h
seen this.. Ti thou ammeloined to we sandy Illaa
where every advantage of imperienee and mime woe
Wrought to bear, Iffeherton did not primal gine,
There the wards were, perhaps, loineirimt ere t,
qi the whole, locking at the probalNilly
ic pr,
irineh that at no len) day a larp number Mime
patients might be_w thitrawntheetse oceeminnil was
pilaf Wry. The Yip tom MO le mimet again with
Pc . ash ter the aecommed nof the sutra patients
. manly for afiirpiiiSt.Vin ril two year. INS
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Mr. GORDON inquired if all the isallettla wen really
paupers. 11 sometimes happened that arilative made a
pre/Won for a lunatic, and paid over a stun that the
lunatic might be taken oar, ol at Torsion. This peer
Mee was autumn In you many pert.' of Middlues gal
In other counties. Very many lunatics were not
paupers,
were paid for st
oinitc by
.111,1fdirmihee wanted
nads.ths isif et:V
i.
present. I think not at
Mr, Goloog I There was one. Then, there are none
now either at Ironton or rieherlon
The Rev. Mr. Tanner said there were savoral Nub
patients during hie chairmanship ; but there was great
difficulty in treeing the corm Lunaties were unt
the asylum by parish offload, and how were the oom-
nate' to find out their elrenmstenue save by private
information 1 Nor hid the Vuitton any means to find
out if parties paid pariah officers towards the mainte-
nance of letnatice. There was one ease where a private
agreement was entered into, but the pariah clerk omitted
to pay up the money, and was discharged.
Mr. Fi.ovsn, after Mating what persons were legally
admiulble to the aaylum, said he was of opinion that none
SAVO pauper lunatics ahould be sent to the asylum.
There was • matter °minuted with the management of
the asylum he wished to lay before the Court. It was
one upon which he felt very considerable diffieulty I
and it was one which the Visitors or some magistrate
must be prepared to decide without much delay. The
point IVAN the chargeability of • particular patient, but
the question involved the charyabilisy of a very eon-
aiderable class of pauper lunatics. The patient, Mary
Brooks, arrived in • railway train which stopped at e
station in Fordington parish, where she was discharged,
though labouring, as Mr. Byrnes declared, under very.
acute mania. She had come but a very short Meteor's
in the train. Nothing, however, could be more preju-
dieal to patients after insanity had come on than being
allowed to wander about the county, or to be plaud
in, or take their places in a train running on a railwar.
It was wonderful that the woman Brooks, if in the tram
by herself, had not destroyed herself, Who was to
blame for her travelling by railway without oars in a
state of insanity? It was difficult to believe all she
said, but it seemed certain that she did 001118 from •
parish in this county, and whichever that pariah was
the railway officers or overseers were very blameable to
allow her to wander forth. Well, she arrived in the
parish of Fordington was brought before Mr. Williams,.
who forthwith, as in duty bound, sent her to Forston,
and it was their duty to ascertain to what parish and in,
what manner the expenses of that lunatic were to be
charged. To decide this would not here been difficult
under former Acts of Parliament. By sec. 96 of the
preeent Act when any pauper lunatic was found he or
she should be charged to the parish whence sent till such
parish established that the lunette was settled In another
wish ; or if it could not be umertained in what perish
the lunatic was settled, the charge came upon the
county. Beet. 102, however, provided that all expanses
incurred in the examination and removal of • pauper
lunatic, who would at the time of his being removed to.
nab asylum have been exempt from removal by virtue
of some provision of the Act 9 and 10 Vie., cep. 86,
should be paid by the union. Under that see Non •
third source whence the pauper lunatic's expense
could be derived WU shown. Now, did sec. 102 over-
ride see. 95? He presumed it did, and granting 1114
who were the persons, and under what eireninstenose
were they exempt from removal? Act 8 and 10, 'Vie.
declared that no person should be removed who should
have resided for five years in • parish.
Mr. Goituon : Won't this conic before us in our Judi-
oial character? Had not we better refrain from giving
• decision upon • nice point of law? Mr. Gordon pro-
seeded humourously to indicate the loam of time which
the discussion would create. He hinting/ might talk
half•an•hour upon it; his excellent friend was good kit
hall•an•hour inure at the least, Mr. Templer would
come in for 20 minutes, then Mr. Williams, and Mr..
Foraller, and at the most moderate calculation it coal&
not be concluded under two hours and • ball.
(Laughter.)
Mr. FLOYD was quite in the hands of the Court, but
was willing to postpone a dry discussion. If the tnair
tion fume before him as • Visitor he felt entitled to.
bring the difficulty before the Court.
Mr. GORDON : Nut in a judicial character. In their
judicial character I think the Visitors may take It upoo.
themselves to decide.
Mr. FLOYIR repeated that the difficulty having oome
before them as Visitors, there was no plea or authority
to which recourse could be lied but this Court. (Hear.)
He did not know that he had power under the act to
take the opinion of menial, and his course, therefore,
was to Mate his OW here when, on the Court seeing the
difficulty of the worthy magistrate, and seeing that
it was hard login their opinion ex-cathedra, he thought
it to be the bulimia of the Court to authorise the
Visitors to take the opinion of competent persons.
Boone present might solve the matter at once, and so do
away with the need of taking an opinion at all; but, if not,.
the course he now took was the only one open to MM.
He therefore asked the Court, if lie made out his can,
to authorise him to take counsel's opinion upon it. He
hoped the Court would not send them to discharge the
dutiee of Visitors at Fulton Asylum and then Nina
the assistance required. (Criss of " Poetpone.")
Mr. Goierion would he extremely sorry to put him-
self forward again. The eloquent* of his friend secured
the ear of the Court, whereas he (Mr. Gordon), should
he attempt an address, everybody would be thinking,
about voting and not be willing to listen to him.
Mr. FLOVCR asked what was wished of him? He
would 'imply move the adoption of the report and
drop the discussion.
Mr. GORDON: We want you to sit down. (Laughter.)
The Rev. Mr. Tenrhea : All we want is to get the
perminion of the Court to get an opinion of counsel.
Mr. FLOYILR : Then I'll niove the adoption of the re-
tort, and I will move the other matter titer the also-
_

Mr. GORDON: I beg to move that this report be
postponed until after the treasurer is elected.
The CHAIRMAN hardly liked to eve up the dimmulon
now when they were getting into the facto, and perhaps
Mr. Gordon would not be very long. The report said
they were yet in the position they had stood in for eight
years, and from which they ought to try to emancipate
themselves. He fancied the Court would be of opinion,
when it was proved to them they were paying rather
more than £BOO a year for the care and maintenance of
54 or 55 patience in an adjoining county, which ENG
was a tax on the ratepayers of this county for which;
they received no valuable consideration, that it wee
unite time to make an energetic effort at einancipa-
ton. The difficulty seemed peculiar to Dorset, for in no
other western county were such difficulties found in
providing a commodious and fit asylum f r the sworn-
=dation of pauper lunatics. Whilst the law allowed
contracting with other asylum authorities for
dating patients, patients, justices of no county were exempted
from the immediate duty of erecting an asylum or en-
larging and improving one. For eight years while these
stringent sections were in force had the controversy
continued, and at the end of that time the county
were unable to comply with the section and, in short,
were doing nothing. They were not bound to build an
asylum within this county, but they might erect it on the
border and in another county to which access could
easily be had. Meanwhile they were losing £9OO a year.
The time had come when if they could not build or en-
large their own asylum, something must be done, and
by doing so they would have the interestof £20,000, which
they would not lose a farthing of.
The subject was then postponed.

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The CRAIKAAM said, he had had the honour to
announce the election of the late Treasurer of
this county, and within a very few months indeed,
the associations which were fortned in a day were
broken for ever. He was sure the Court would poudoh
him i he stated, not in his own name but in theirs, thee
they had nustained • great public loss by the death of
their late honoured and most highly respected friendo
believing as he (the Chairman) did, that in his profes-
sional career, in his position in life, he was honoured an&
beloved, and that A man more lamented had seldom
or ever gone down to the grave. It was • remarkable
airoutnstanoe that this town of Dorchester should have
been fortunate enough not only to present to them such
a men as the late William Bridge, but five more gentle-
man, whose names he need not recite, who 'stood before
the Court as candidates for the appointment vacant. It
was not only • remarkable circumaltsume but a high
honour t the town that in so short a period it could
produce Ave gentlemen of highest honour and respects.
bility in their profession and private capacity to suc-
ceed one who entirely had the oonfidenoe and regard of
the Court. The only difficulty was not to find one who
was qualified for the situation—for all were qualified—
but to select one they were entitled to soiled.
The Cimac of the I'iAoll stated that the five candi-
dates' mimeo were Mews. Andrews, Coombe, Henning,
Keats, and Symonds. Magistrates would sign the vo-
ting card and place their initial* against one only of that
names of the candidates. On the first collection of the
cards if any candidate had a clear majority of the
number of the magistrates present he would be at ono*
elected.
There were 71 justices present. A card oontaiaing the
names of the five candidate. having been gives to sash
magistrate, the magistrate' hated as requested by the
Clerk of the Peat*. The cards were then °Wooled aad
counted, when there appeared the following number of
votes for each competitor
Henning ,„ ,„ „, 92
Andrew,
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Kest. •.. .09 .90 OS* •I• ... 12
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Mr. Coombe hating the shortest number of votes was
taken from the list. After a sosond delivery and Win-
ston of (lards, there being, howover, this time but 70
cards returned, exactly one-half of whieh were in laving.
of Mr. Henning and Grim for the " odd map" were two
quint, she namben wen
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which pea Kr Miming a slow majority all the?
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Mr. C. H. }INSWING felt deeply obliged to those who
had aupported hini on this occasion. He wu placed in
• high poeftion, and he knew, Ai the Chairman had Bald,
that he had only to follow thou who had gone before
bini in the °Moe. He returned mad 'inure thank. for
the high honour done h 152. (Chum)