The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-09-25 00:00:00

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Winners : lit, El 10a., aalour-liagoant Butler, 80;
3orl, El. Deem-Major L 743841, 79; 3rd, 144., &meant
Earle, 75 ; 4tb, 14a, 84rgesot Machin, 73; Bth, 10..,
Bergt.-lest. James, 74; 6,b, 7.. 61., Colour-Sergt.
May, 73; 7tb, 54., Bargaaat Job•oo, 72; Bth,
0.12.. Sorg'. Ouvti., 71 ; 9th. 2a. 61., tiergeeet-Major
O'Meara, 70; 10th1 101., Private McLluagblio, 69;
ColourSer.reant Moore aod Private elaah, 1.. 6J.
4046 ; and Private Lee, 1..

towaship —which they iiow p 'sum ueder • charter
grants I by 4 teen ann. -or, as a gentleman aptly
reruaritai at t :e mertaig. to save them from lapdog
into a Large 'he ilnhe'eithati are COCIAlled in
petition for the ear, Ito of the veleta Act to their
town. The inat'er b.. receives) the ho arty sopport of
Mr. Frisian! Frillier, who bolds the time-hoeoured
. (nice 'colder' able i by the present Act will, at
the a goiretion of the all .tte I term, be an extinct
I office. Corfu Oa.tie will die • notAtral death
at toe end of three year., and the met pathetic;
petiti .11 to the Crime Or Privy Council Would not
pr.d..ng life ei week. The retrieval of these
aned.ot lor itn 'rice, c .natradied as we are t appiau 1
he *Poems of the Goverument, which, as • whole,
will effect the removal of much abuse In may ancient
and wealthy Om-pleat' snot, 1. certainly t be regretted,
aid ere are sure all D onset will feel some sympathy at
the fate the good people woo live under the shadow
of the ruin cl ca-ele. It eau for their s .If-preeer ra-
tion, then, that the Wareliam both irities called this
meeting. .inil it w... matter for surprise that not more
than a score of persons were preunt.
Amoiog thou pieaeut were—The Mayor (Mr. 0.
Selby). Mr. F. Fill ter (Recorder), Dr. Daniell, Mr.
Ii O. Vanier ( Pown Clerk), Ulr. W. P. Collihole. Mr.
J. IL Webster, Mr. F. 824.3, Mr. B. Smith, Mr. W.
Hansel:nu, Mr. F. liandriaiday, Mr. Drew, sen.'
Mr.
Drew, jun, Mr. J. W. r oboe, Mr. Clarke, to.
Mr. F. FILLITIR propooted that the Mayor take the
chair. It wee a meeting of inhanitut householdera
and the Mayor wee the proper person to preside,
(Hear, hear.)
The MAYOR first read the uutice convening the
meeting. Bofors colloid to the bind ilea of the
mooting AOCOrtill gto that n otice h reel • letter he
had received from Ilse Rect (Rte. IL Pelneut
Stoke.). He had asked bun if he Were willing to take
any ranoutiou at the meeting, and he mai I he should
be moot happy to do s,. Ile (toe Mayor) did not expect
to receive this letter from hint :
" Dear Mr. Mayor,-1 regret extremely lam preven-• I
by • prior slug agentent from attending Di, Imp .rt tut
me t t -eight I think it ia us et clod able ',bon
or cat .r under the Municipal Corpor .tiou• Act, a d
so retain IU thit ItSClent her nigh Lilo rine.o and inlet te s
they have enjoyed for so m cur years.—Y or., he..
"It. P. Stones
The Maroi then read • letter fr Ato the P.ivy
Council, dated July, of the pramot year, which call al
his attentiou to the provision. if toe Act, by which it
would be seen thet the Corp rad one named lea the
schedule wouli be dissolved milieu the inhauitant. of
the pieces were, previously to a certain date,
Incorporated by a charter un lee the provieions of the
fifth section of the An:, which spoke In MIS way
As in fl an e :meanie .tly nay be alter the pawing of the
Act, the Privy Council shell °sue. an enquiry to be ua ale
into the expo Jitney or advising her Majesty to grant •
charter to thesevend places (including Watches) melettouel
an the Iris pert of the schedule of the Art. La. however,
It is necessary bolore the privy Cu need in, ad•we her
Majesty to grant a charter intending the Act to ..ny place,
that a petition of be iotiehitant bench Mere of such place
be addressed to her Majesty. and as it is expellent the: the
inhabitante should have the opportunity of coueldaing suea
petition before tha enqa.ry, under Sectam 5 of the Act, of
ISA to held. I am directed by the Lord Premed eat to
regnant you will have tne goodness to tate the ben avail-
able SWIM of bringongathat matter before the entmodauts of
Wareham; and that you will with se iataio delay as possible
let me know what name hue b.*, taken iu th matt r."
They would Mu* us they were acting under high
authority in calling that meeting, an I he would Joel
make the remark that they considered it as • matter of
courtesy to the iubahitaut householders that not only
should the diecuutoo of the °Tenth's be (Nobel), poblic,
but they should be extromely glad to avail tuemseir
of their opinion in the matter. He thought they
woad ague with him they hao arrived at • new stage
in the history of their town in consequence of the die-
solution, or rather the threatened costae dissolution,
of their ancient corporation. Of worse, they were
aware they were not in •singular case, for the number
of corporatism.' in the country that were to be di/-
solved amounted altogether to about 71, and out of
these there were about 55 or 59 that would be entirely
extinguished, and under no circuout sumo would they
be revived, or restored, or reenecitated, or whatever
term they might tidok proper to apply. They would
cease to exist entirely ;but there were 30 that rename),
and under special circuinstuou they would have a
new charter granted them. Amongst that number
was their own ancient borough of Wareham. Their
town, he believed, wee one of the most ancieot in the
country, Is regarded its corporation. There
were reforenoes to the town In the time of
Richard It. auil et • etill later perio I, in
the time of Henry VI So they would we it
extended • long way back, whilet there seemed
to have been • layor and C orporation extending
over • period of several hundred years. Toe charter
under which they exietal end had car/14 out the
privileges which were given them by the Llovernineut,
was dated, he believed, 1703, and uoder thou
conditions they had emit xi ever since. lie need n
tell them that the particular conditions, with regari
tte the old charter, were ttleell—that the 0 orporaluil
ehould consist of a Mayor. six capital burgesses, 12
assistant bargeases, a Recorder, and • Town Clerk.
That was the character of their corporation, and the:
had been the recognised executive of. the town ever
since Jihad been Oa exiiitenoe. Now they were looking
forward to its entire dissoluti on, bat they could be, if
they thought proper, restored again ; if It were the
opinion of the Privy Council they could rec ommeoil
the case to Her Majesty. It was for the meetiug t
deters:Mae whether they cousidered thou conlitioce
to be so consistent with their own intereete as to
render it desirable to ask lien Majesty or the Privy
Council to give them a reformed Corporation under
the new arrangement. The change would involve the
very slightest expense to them—(bear, hear)—thanks
to the spirited efforts that had been made by their
member, Mr. Guest —(applau.e)—io conj anal ou
with Lori I Itaudolph Churchill and one or
two other Pudamentary gentlemen, who suocealeal,
after • long eon...nation with Sir Cowles Dilka,
in bringing the matter so p..omitiently before
him that he intimated the expeese in all prole-
ability be considered a Government duty, and after.
wards it was intimated that the expense in conoeoti an
with the transfer or the granting of a uew charter, sh.aild
be coverel by • Parliamentary grant, that would
amount to no hill than 100 g•thieas. The Mayor put
it plainly bet are the meeting that this was their only
chance of obtaining the charter ; for it they were
to allow the present opoortunity which was given to
them by the Government to have their charter
• restore I, to pass by, they would never under eny
circumstances, in all probabiiiiy, be able to have it
again sec orde I to them. Tips questioo now wan
whether they would lose anything by making the
application. Ilia own impremion was they would
not; they would rather be gainers than loser.. If
the Corporation was to entirely go out of existence
and they were not to enjoy the benefits of •
Corporation in any form, thou • great number of the
privileges they en) iyed would be entirely taken away
from them—that wet, they would have no magis-
terial jurisdiction, and among other things in relation
to that matter the meet trifling CYO, would be
adjudged in all probability by either those connected
with the Lanai Board or those county magistrates or
their representatives who resided in the town. So he
fancied they would lose nothing by the application,
and they would be in a p *Won by and bye, it they
found it did not work congenially with the wiehes
of the inhabitant., they emit give up the charter
altogether, even after they had obtained it. The question
then for the meeting to determine wail whether they
considered an ler the circumstances it would be
desirable to ask fur the new charter, and let future
circumstances determine whether it would be wise for
them to act under the direction of the charter That
present meeting would not decide it one way or the
other—they had merely to present the petition seklag
for the new charter.
Mr. FIMILL/113 who rose to propose the
first resolution, said the Mayor bad so accurately ex-
plains) the circumstances that it left him nothing to
say. Before moving the resolution, however, he
wished to state he for one was perfectly satisfied with
the Corporation as it was at present. He did not
want any change so long aa it was so fairly oonstituted
colt was at the putout time. However they had no
option in the matter, and they would die a natural
death at the end of three years if they did not move in
the matter, and one did not wish that at all. (Hear,
h Av.) rienindal them that the only thing
required of them by the Privy Council was
to present • petition to Her Majesty, and it wee so re-
quired by them for the purpose of enabling them under
the provisions of the Act to make an ermoir •, and if
they did not present that petit' ota there would le no
enquiry at all, and theridore no decision one way or
the other. To bring the Privy Council to make an
enquiry they must do It in this form. He accordingly
moved "That, in the opinion of this meeting of
inhtbitant househoulders of the Borough of Wareham,
IL Is desirable to petition tier Majesty for the grant of a
lea, charter ex tending the Municipal Corporations Act
t o the sail Borough, and that the Corporation be
requested to t the the neueesary steps for the prepeza-
Hon of the petition, and to forward the name to the
Privy Council."
Mr. naketnaLLSAT Mounded the motion.
Dr. DANIILL said It gave him • very great deal of
plossare t ; suepirt the resolotiou so lately put by Mr.
Fattier and ecoi.dis I by Mr. lii.rehalisty, for he con.
'tiered it • matter of very great importance. The gam.
then was simply this—should Wareham continue to he ell
it always hat been, at own, or was it to lepie Into a large
village! (Laughter.) They were threatened with haring
t,ielr representative in Parliament removed, so far u
Wareham atoll ...concerned, and he was one who would
not he sorry it that step were taken, and to see the town
c meet:nod with a larger area—(bear, bear)— tot he thoucht
the inhabltante were qu.ts able to manage their own
affairs themselves. (A %gauss.) Therefore, he thought it
would be • very good atm; and astersin the right direction
they sent the paltion to the Privy Council. There
would be very great imconvenience if they had no
mu strati* In the b 'rough. Perhaps they did not know
se Well 114 he MI h ow the persons who had committed
offences in the c missy war., hawked about from one
gentleman's residence to smother. Hs had known several
c,s 5 where the persoms had been detained in cutely for
biliwenclatusied,:hot:F.,:tfowtihasewnCosor,r;oha‘mrligt.i'er4.tohte; et4reL,be,ted
a Very long tine,
fainddlise;sithaehrelisthoered
Chancellor would see his way clear to Sleet 00010 ;math men
to the .Mee of meghorat o who residtd amongst them-
ulVell. (Hear, beard It wee • very great inconvenience
indeed for pee de who cominittei little trifling efferica
that their ours should be pet on weak ;after week
because there was no mails:rem who coil) attend to
them lie fe't tery strongly on the matter, although he
did pot ulna ose lot oh end I. cabot upon to take any such
posioon on a jut-are o-c sion, and he illd not know he
Althoughejao
t if ho
ore
h: "1
lnh ne
whede:: 7,
nt 11. 1171 a; a
lie- n i winory l:te
moan,ows a
rwl roaming
thereg t o 71..°
ott n, end
he !Th.
sfe se:, rt.:
eiderman but oi.e in the lo 'rough of Warobam, so far es
standing
nearly 18 pearl, mei, in e3neltiaioe, he expressed the hops
that what.,ver happensa, and whoever followed them
would bc as the prevent C ru oration had done—try to do
their utinod, sub do all the cool they could for the
%owe.

Defendant then limped oB his tricycle and came
quickly towards hind, et, "You're a fool and •
U 4, too."—By the Bench Deli:dant Is not a member
of the club. and had no right in the pr nein On.
Warning : Defendant, beetles toe lainoutge above
eselerrel to, abused him, and
e him •
half-penny stamp. Mr. Percy Street crem-
two-penny
examined witness: He hell no Alie in the
ctub merely a member of the club. lie
was ti..t aware there was soy jealousy betweeo
bio/clist4 and trialoihte, and he did not know he
looked down upon • tricyolia. He did not lacer
utyclle tell Davis to go to hell.-3fr. Str,et : You
are In Hr. Symonde' office, are you not ?—Witnees :
Yee, sir. —The Megistraes' Clerk 41 not thins that
had anything to do with it.—Aldernmo Cirme did not
thick they should have that there ; it looked as
though Mr. Symonds would like ate part.—Mr.
Street assured the Bench he meant nothing by it.-
Mi. Symonds : Taw why ask the qu.:sti m!—Tue
Satoh certainly thought it ought to la withdrawn,
and Mr. Street mild be withdrew it wildoVlY and
unooaditiont'ly.—ln further eromaxamination,witneu
said he era not afraid of Davie oo acom-it of the
language mentioned. He believed the club hat
agreed to pay a portion of the costa of the proseon•
tion.
Walter R. Bawler eald he was sub'capte i of ths
Dorchester hover. Bicyoie Club, and on the evening
in (ideation he was in the promweior When in the
South Walks witness woad to defeudant, and salted
him to keep the tricycle in a line. Davis said," Who
MO you ordering 1' Witness did not to" defendant to
go to li—,nor did he beer anyone say it. When
at the top of the town he divinututted, and Was taring
with I. Dsfen.laut same up, and made use of the
language complained of by Legg. With's' Wit it was
impossible to see on such a foggy night, mud defendant
then eidd, 'lam nut ',Vag to you go shut
cruse-el atninatim lie had not asked I).Y j
the proessicn, nor* he believed, did anyone
Toe remark "Go to h—" might have been made
without his bearing it. Defendent was riding at the
side of the prooesition when he ems shouted at. If he
did not ride in the tine they oth4 not see Use r4al
was clear. Defendant was Adios in and out—eome-
times 1n line and waistlines oak—Polies-Sergeant
said he wee present when the alleged
abusive language was made us) of. He gave
corroborative °videos's). He heard Davis call Legg
• liar several Dame, and a "2il. scamp," and
also beard blot tell Bawler to "shut up."—
Hr. Street, for the defence, mold not deny that
Davis used insultiri language, but be had not the
slightest intention of Melting Legg to commit •
breath of the paws. lid Pleaded provocation. Davie was
quietly riding with his two children, and wee Mt m-
isted with by No. 3, and kis them was gels onus-
able.—He called for the defence the eon Femeet
Davis, who said he was riding with his son,
on
the evening in quesdou. They met the Bicycle Club
as the top of High West-etreet, and they rode with
than down the town, round Fordingteso, en! into
the South Walks, Near Mr. Longnian's boom they
turned to leave the line, and someone o Aged out
"Keep in the line." His father said "Who are you
speakingte?" and cue of the bicyclists celled out" Go
to , Tney followed the procession to the top
.d the town, and his father asked Lsgg who it w.
who hid made um of the rasuark to him.—Gunisisln-
ant said its did not know. HU father arki "It's al's."
—Croserexaminesi by Mr. Wes on: He did not
know who it wee set.!" Go to --." It wee not Legg,
for the pawn who aald it ws behind, and Legg was
In front.
The Chairman grid the magistrates had well con-
indorsed the casikand the abusive and +molting leagued*
used by the defendant was calculated to lead to a
breach of the pesos, and be world be fitted 10s. and
mete—Sl in all.

Mr. MoltenMAN. U 'cry Ad lob thitant, said he should
be very soy ti se the e rporetion douse away. With
rttgard t th-ir meeis'orial dal.", he spike very highly.
Of coar*r. it tiler, WO? II wc re•eation it would cause.
he mimeo...l. at etC cit. It ..eas.,l Atria' e grit, to die-
tab the t wi,. nI 1.0 Niobel 1., Imo • whotii• r the WTI -
141 I tioll Oi 1110 Ce OM 0.1.01 etch I tewsin ii toott.ot weuti
the while tla • p toe—, et the Lc .1 Beard be °emirate t
to them without an el ctiou I
The Tows ;Lusa :Th would he to cue.
Mr. hisassicts B c u• I Viink the People ought to
choose thmte wa. a•ett 'save to op rit th. moue,.
The Tows CLIME tn,,ttoned the cue of Henley-oh-
Thames, which wee shill tr. The nee I:accretion were
the Sanitary Authority. sad did all the work now cartel
out by tint Local Board.

THE DORSET COUN nr EXPRESS AND AGRICULIURAL GAZETE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1893.

31r. E. SMITH salt at the present thus the expenses
were n t vary groat, but in some towns with a titoltal7
Authority they were wry heavy, the rates arnountiory to
as °rich its 61 At p-••••nit, their. ir.is ooly It, and he
hotel it er.ula tiw tr. keep t
Kr. COLLIER:ma: I hop It will be low. (L ushter.)
In Ito con,o of fort ler cole..rettoin, tb • Tow( ()Luau
etst-d the oleaort oold be on the burgiss rLI. ud the
al •ction would ho by b aloft
Sir. MAIISHHAN .sk .1 if cans is•ing wouli I" dent away
with, but Ott Tows CLERK r .p.ie I the Act said ntthins
&b oil that
SI, SMITH 0,11111ir4.1 If it nig constitution would
moor use ibo rat so! the boron .
Toe Tows CLARK : 1 4 Itt t Ith it ',told by lb.
The Ilaroit •tid it WOJI I 1., outoli tbe trawler of toe
executive front one potivr 10 55 th.-, not I■l/ Alia( ae
incietaite of expeaditu le—rit he le., lbs wore. He dad
DII think they need be under ony aporobunsion on that

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air. F. Banos would like to know if anythin z they said I
th-ro that night was at all bdodng
The TOWN CLERK senile lit e t uot he binding in any
way. Tho o'dect of that tivetl wsa merely to ask for an
'nklurlllaasaau.say wog tfrsi If: they wora snits certain
the obtontus it, chart tr. said ,otati any expanse, and
the MAYOR repaatod tho cost would be orvered by •
Parliacnoutary grant.
Toe !flagon th no put t`us to .t On it the gloating. and
it was cooled unanimously, b V. bolaro toe prowsedingo
tannin:stet Yr. Dave. j ex pro I the °Aston thst
that could 4.0 brOSI, • C •r... 1 At• yr coontotive meeting.
A oats oft tanks to the JI tyor f 3( presiding fru carried

BHIPPORT. LATEST.
A Quegnon rug 'aslant hlsallliea. At the I
B .rotigh Police-court on Friday, before Mr. Reynolds DISASTER AT WOOLWICH.
Iblayor), and Mr. li. Howell, tile mipt kid of a coast-
trading vowel, Saltritiu, named Samuel Birds ,p, was
charged with kavieg on toe 27th Judy, unlawf ally A disaster in the roo.et factory, Woolwich,
named to obey the orders ant requirements of hir. took place to-day (Monday), being caused by
Martin Joseph Briggs (Harbour M atom) to moor and fire, which broke out at half past nine. At 10
anchor the
bßurltbraterwiothrlorelthans
thve".Elearl 1 directed. o'clock , o'clock the building was completely enveloped
—Mr. Nantes (clerk to the 0 orimissioners) presented, .in fi scam. Rockets ignited, and dangerous
and said he proceeded under eon. 47 of the Bridport 1 missiles were flying about in all directions.
Harh,nr Act, which provided rigitinet 1417 being Several fell on the other side of the Thames'
acme to the piers and vessels, such Act aut oraing ,
numerous dwellings were set on fire.
the lirtrbour bia.ter to require ti snoring andanda
anchoring of veeeels.—Mr. It. Tucker appeared for Rockets went off at the rate of 20 a minute,
delm lant.—The Barb itir Master stated that the The bodies of two men were recovered ; they
Saiflllll was discharged on the 26th July, ant when were blown out of the building The fire was
other vestals came in laden, discharged vemele had to extinguished at noon, when rockets ceased
give pleoet , them. lie told the captain be would have
.lodio
to *hitt and make room for the Alpha, will 'h cams in eep li
on the 24th, there beteg no berth for her. Thera WOOLWICH, Two o'clock.—All danger is over.
were seven: or eight ships in the lierbour, and all Details are continually arriving of damage
berths occupied. The cetain caked to be allowed t° caused by flying missiles. Oue fell in an infanta'
nimbi. is his "berth" till the morning tide, school, bit no fall result followed. Others
end then allow witness to have the Alpha put
into the berth. lie (Bishop) did not move the ship fell in grocers' and drapers shops, but the
next mornb.g. There was • risk of damage to the inmates escaped with slight injuries. A tree
Alpha, as she wee not put into • berth. lie (hie, one mile distant was split asunder. Some
Brix.) west to see the mete of the fialtram In the rockets travelled five miles. One woman
absence of the captain, and gave him to understand reported kided at Plumstead, and anuther at
Hist hie vessel was to make way for the Alpha. fie
afterwards heard the oiptsin say that he would not North Woolwich. The men killed in arsenal
shift the ship for any men till he was ready to go to are named Stevenson and Dudek.
ma. Defendent had pirevioualy told witness that he COMAIBBii I .
- -- --A---t—
-wwald move out the chip. Witnesa went to Mr. 11. Consols sixteenth better.
Good, who eventually moved the ship with ae.istanue, Wheat *trailer.
and the Alpha wee got into her berth. tin. B.iegs
• lded that • discharged vessel is always to give place
to one laden.—Mr. Tucker objected ti the present
course befog taken, arguing that the charge should
have been brought by the commissioners, and not by
the Harbourmaster, but Mr. Neuter, held that the
oummissioners did virtually pi tos. cute, and Mr. Brigga
was present t , give evidesine.-11r. Tucker with-
drew, but further objected on the ground of
the act, Mathis that 14 day.' notice should be
given the defendant of intentiqu to prosecute, but
this was overthrown. it being held that such period for
applioetlon touched proceedings in • superior noun.
Tucker's defame was that Me. Briggs bad no
right t , Mum such an order, and argued that no voted
wee obliged to move until she had finished ballarittng.
—The mate of the Saltram, Richard Gals, stated that
Mr. Briggs ordered Min to move the ship on the 27th,
and he delivered the meseage to the rept:tin. Witness
had been 13 yore .4 ma, md when • chip had com-
menced ballasting she remained where she was tustil
she had finished. The *hip took in • portion of the
ballast on the 2611, having discharged her cargo
about noon. Samuel Stevens, master mariner, of
60 years' experience, said it was the custom
when a vowel was pieced In • berth not ti
move her. if she bad birun ballasting, until she had
finished, but at the same time the orders of the
Harbour Mutter must be obeyrl.—Mr. IL Hoot, of
20 years' experience, said he had never known • vessel
at Bridport Harbour turned out of her berth until
she bad done loallseting.—The Bench, after a long
consuletati on, said that whilst quite aware that it was
amasser, to obey the Harbour Master, it mimed some
mieuuderstanding had occurred. The Harbour
Master had to me his discretion, and It was not for
them to question his duties.—The ems would be dis-
missed.

ARRIVAL OF MIL SHAW.
The Garin Ga.tle with the missionary, Ur. Shaw,
sad (Lacey on Ward, arrive I at Plymouth
to-day. lir. Shaw etas:. A.llllifid Pierre was int,,nssly
bitter towards English resi.lente in .tledegescar, and
ordered lidr.Teken Geniis removal, wbetber it endangered
hie Me or uot. Kr. ShaW Waal handily treated and
threateued With luotaat death if La communicated with
ebore. tie has beau advised to claim £LO,OOO coin.
'sensation from Piench.
him Ca., says the Invincioles lost sight of
Carey atter leaving Dublie.