The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-10-09 00:00:00

SERIOUS CHA.RGE.AGAINST A MERCHANT

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sancthotie-ci .the EoraTii _ _
purpose. Ann everybody, Mr. Divest:nu said, knew that
could not be done unless they did take them down.
—l'he TOWN CLINK : There's no doubt you have
authority to remove them.—Mr. Elf9ON protested
against their re-discussing an already settled question.
—Mr. Port called upon the Surveyor to point nut
how many trees would have to come down; and Mr.
(knower urged they should go on in a business-like
manner, and rescind the former resolution before they
accepted the report. -It was all very well, Alderman
Getrts remarked, for one member to get up and
make a suggestion of that kind ; but was it necessary
he would like to know.—The Tows Other did not see
that it was at all necessary—The Borough Surveyor
then produced his plans, and pointed out that every
tree except those on Lot 2 would have to come down.
- GRWIONY : Every tree that the Council have the
=I;to remove.— Osumi Its no such
every tree that is necessary for the currying out

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..sti patients treatment and sinevx beginning
of the year there have been 754 fresh cases. Besides
those from the town, patients have been admitted during
the year from Portland in considerable numbers. and
others from Radipole, Chickeret Wyke, Preston, Broad.
way, tinwey, Fleet, Buckland Riper.. Eines,*
Osnaington, Charleston, Somerton, Sutton, X.
Swindon, Barking, London. Sailors from Shielditira
Minotaur, and the "City of Rotterdam; " • MAW ben
the Phillipine Islands and a Negress from T--
The matron desire. to express her thanks to the bib,
through whose kindness she was enabled to 1401111119
reclining chair for the use of the in-patients. sill NUS
very useful kitchen requisites.
Samoan Alill.,RE—AN Anonymous Ler= om
"H."—The following letter wee addressed to "Mr.
Jervis Hawkir Alias —H.—Clearmount." We give
the effusion as nearly verbatim et /aerating se its very
obscure handwriting will permit :
"A person caalllng himself Jowls If whir has lately bin
tt kakig ion hi If the ceseceeltel of "Sailer." sahore
and " The gran IP/orange of the man Is the

Keynes gave a se-. . —......... on the present as and the
Indian famine, after which the choir, in • very commend. "ay."
able manner, sung the anthem "Praise %'aiteth for
Thee," this being followed by singing the hymn corn. The life-savers at Portland had about £lO each on
mencing "We plough the Fields and Scatter." in which Thursday night. Perhaps nearly £lO more may come ;
the congregation heartily joined.—The Rev. W. Lewis ex. but the men will divide the money with the "wet
plained the object for which the collection was made, launches," who took care of the boata. lam glad to
stating it would be given to the London Missionary Fund find that the Board of Trade have Abu, sent them 1.70,
for distribution, as there was great need of voluntary help or S:5 each, and 10e, each for the beachinen. But the
independent of that afforded by the Government and the
Mansion Rouse Fund ; the former having • fixed line for life-savers will no doubt give the "wet launches" a
the distribution of their fund, many persons would he fair share.
overlooked if it were not for the missionaries, who went
amongst the people, and, living in their midst, were In 4,000 yards I A the Portland gas mains, not only
much better able to know where assigtance was moot , in there leakage, but the carbon condenses out of the
requred. Mr. Lewis stated X 2.000 had been already . gag and lowers the quality of the light, tallow' the
collected for that fun& The collection woo then made, carburetted hydrogen passes swiftly on. I shall ex-
which amounted to IS, and during the interval Mi.§ poet Mr. E. Comben to make some competitive expert-
Wallis played a voluntary on the organ in a very skilful . .. __ _ ri,,
manner. The hymn "Rest in the Lord," was sung as a menta with paraffin.
solo by Kiss Ma. Freeman, • little girl, the choir taking
up the chorus. Yin May was not at all nervous at appear- ' Speculating about municipal matters, I See that
tag in public, nag sans the hymn very distinctly end among a number of names of persons eligible enough

CAPTAIN.
On Wednesday, before the Borough Bench, John
Broakn, of Nfelcombe Regis, captain of the ship
Rowena, late on her voyage from China to London,
was summoned for making a faulty statement as to
the effects of Richard Maj..r, a seaman, who died on
the voyage.—The prosecution was conducted by Mr.
Howard, at the direction of the Board of Trade. com-
plainant, Mr. George Hamilton Price, H. 31. Collector
of Customs.—Mr. T. A. Hanne appeared for Captain
Bowden, who was present.—Mr. Howard said he was
instructed by the Board of Trade to prosecute Captain
Bowden, of the Rowena. The section of the Act
stated that when any seaman or apprentice died on
hoard ship, the master should take charge of his
clothes and other effects, and might cause them to be
sold hy auction at the mast or otherwise; and he
must give an account of the money received, with also
that respecting the wages, &c., due to deceased. And
if the master failed to take charte of the clothes. &c.,
and to give account of them, he should be liable for
treble the amount, or if the value be not ascertained,
to a penalty of £5O. Richard Major was a sailor on
board the Rowena. and on May 7th he died and was
hurled at sea, the vessel being on her homeward
voyage, and £l3 e. 81 were due to him, so that the
Board of Trade did not see the necessity of selling the
sailor's goods and effects ; but the captain thought
proper to sell them within five days of the sailor's
death, and made a certain return, which the relatives
of the poor man, who lived in Devonshire, could not
make out, stating that there was no account given of
a quantity of curiosities sold, and one of them the
captain kept in his own possession—Some statements
by the captain were read, admitting the sale of articles
for 13... 168., Itc., amounting to £2 ls., he having
accounted for £2 17s. in the log-hook, for other articles
sold, and not including these; thus. Mr. Howard said,
the captain had only ace minted for about half the
money he had received. The captain also admitted
having kept a small bog, which he said he did met know
was .4 any value. Some shale, about which the
sister of the deceased, Mrs. Madge, was anxious,
were said to have been thrown into one lot,
and sold with a chest. The relatives urged that the
sale under the circumstances was an set of great

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imed rescind-the ton.—
the report.- -It was all very web,
Ilegiadsel, for one member to get up and I very _
mire • of that kind ; but was it necessary MALLOW
he would le heiver.—The TOWN CLERK did not see "R."—The following letter was waive.—
that it wall at an mmeeery. —The Borough Surveyor Jervis Hawkir Alias —IL —Clasemotult." We give
then puio.dbk pleas, and pointed out that every the effusion an nearly verbatim a likraaira Ws its very Walls pi;ied vaunts, _ tree cocospt those on Lot 2 would have to come down, obscure hAndwriting will permit : manner. e e "Apemen The hymn " nest in the —MX Gamow tree that the Council have th calling hhnself Jamie Hel& has lately bin solo by Kiss Msy Freeman, • little girl, the choir twang r
I=lto eleone,_ GALEIN Its no ;Foch takig nion kinsself the ceesorshej of • gallon ashore up the chorus. Yu' May we; not at all nervous at appear.
1 tree that le secemry for the marrying out end " The MN illemme of the ma hi the ing in public, and sang the hymn very distinctly mad among • number ot