The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-03-27 00:00:00

GOSSIP OF THE TIMES.

The oil-fashioned test of gentility, "keeping a
most now retire into the limbo of oblivion, for we have a
Inter judgment which entirely seta aside the old dictum.
The worthy Chief Magistrate, last week, Alt:livered from
the Bench the semi-official utterance—" Every man who
keeps a yacht is supposed to be a gentleman." A feature
of the conventional gentleman appeared in the defendant
—Mr. Bedding, who was summoned for ti°t paying hi.
Yacht's captain and not settling his salvage—he seemed
to have the ides that our niagistrces could suit their
time to his convenience, for, after a postponement of
.1,110 hours, his solicitor, Mr. George. had only to announce
that he asked for another adjournment. The ma's istrates
vindicated the dignity of the Great Unpaid, and proceeded
with the case in Mr. Itml.ling's absence, the result I sting
that he was ordered to pay his captain's wages, and also a
considerable sum for salvage and the_ costs. Our Bench
it, not to he sat upon by every captain who speculates in a
yacht, and can't make it convenient to come and look after
her settlements when the magistrates' summons is nailed
to her mainmast. I remember hearing a borough magis-
trate at a merchants and traders' dinner retipontl for the
Bench by promising to "tamper mercy with justice," and
the inaccessible Bench at %Vey ~,,, nth, who so gallantly
" bold the fort" against the nasaulta of expectant
Councillors, have pluckily stood up for due respect from
even the owner of a yacht. Even if the Royal Yacht
Clubs look down upon anybody having lens than no many
thousands a year or wax wearing Pier Majesty's Uniform,
the 'onimission of the Peace is, anti ought to be, higher and
stronger than riches or war.

Whether the owner of the Dart will think her a "white
elephant" or not, the owners of the Ogmore must have
found that barque so by this time. She has cost them, in
actual waste, six times as much as our unfortunate Arlo*
was sold for, four of the crew being again sentenced to
six weeks of hard labour, the surveyor declaring that he
go,i gone to the Mumbles, and found the vessel all ti4ht.
Jack tars have become shoekingly scarce, and the long-
shore men, who push themselves in for the advance note,
are not of the same breed that rejoiced in dashing
'' through the breeze," and singing—

"She's a vessel, as tight, to my fancy,
As ever sailed o'er thevalt seas."
'
But these jolly reckless feaows ton often make a sad
mess 111 it. The men who broke the laws of the Customs,
and smuggled a lot of Wines,, anti were convicted, a few
weeks ago, have to serve out Iler Majesty's pleasure in
gaol. A very well-signed memorial on their behalf was
sent up, and presented by Mr. 11. Felwardx,ll.l%. whose
heart ever moves in sympathy with distress. list Mr.
(toullmrn says that the Treasury have already adjudicated
on the rase and fixed the term of imprisonment, discrini-
inating between the offenders, and they see no cause for
alteration, as the amount of tobacco was large, and the
'nen atlntitted their guilt. They will therefore remain in
pie" for an uncertain HMI; as it not the custoni to
inform curl prisoners when their term will end. It is
most grievous that a false public opinion long ago invested
gglieta with a sort of romantic, which made it fashion'
alle thus to break the law, as long as one wasn't found
out.

Pow-Iv:re,. two, come in for the "benefit" of being
imaginary heroes, and that was perhaps why " l'it" awl
"Jelly" notching., with their father, held out no long
against the Somerset j,oiice, though the " force"lnoked in
everywhere, even at Weymouth pleasure gardens, and the
olinner at Mr. Board's. Perhaps if the lltitchingses had
looked down our way, they would have leen taken before
they got into that exhawited state in which they were so
curioitily found by Mr. Vain:. Public opinion is much
divided about the justice of the verdict; but I believe the
legal gatithe::en, who ought to know most about it, are
perfestly satisfied that,. to the younger prisoners, it was
covert. I hear that it is supposed the fatal blow WIo not
struck by either of the II utchingles : but, as all were con-
!outing parties, t rather fancy she verdict will raise
%monition:Ode thoughts in the minds of the police.

The fame have to he retuly for all torts of work, and I
hasten to remark the pool service of Cu,nstalule Hansford,
who laa week pulled a drunken sailor out of the harbour,
where he had fallen. his feet having led him away from,
instead of to, the Sailor's Home. The wanderer would
certainly hue been drowned. bad not the constable been
ready at hand.

Supposing the sailor I have Boit spoken of had been
drinking Corporation beer on the Gothenburg system,
would the ,town have mourned the loss of no good a
customer ? We are now getting near, it would seem, to
that system, for the Local Il iani rates are yet to be paid
at • publichouse, if you don't happen to meet the
collector. The Ciiniberland is mighty convenient to the
Guildhall. and if Mr. Chamberlain conic.] his revolution,
I suppose that old-established hostelry would 'PO one of
the places for raidng Corporation revenue. and moistening
the elly of dry Councillors. But if the Council are "to
acquire compulsorily, on payment of fair compensation,
the existing interests in the retail sale of intoxicating
drinks in their district," I foresee an astounding enlarge
mint of that public debt of Weymouth, which is already
too large. There is one satisfaction—the brewets don't
like the thsthenlnrg system. and so I suppose there is no
fear of our having to buy up the publichouses, and
refreshment-homes, and grocer s interests in the sale, at
a cost large enough to take away one); breath, and with
the necessity of potting up not with one but a dozen Mr.
Walker's, for no one could grapple with the assessment
of the great interests to lie compensated • there must be
a dozen men, each with the rapacity of Thomas surnamed
Thilynms for suspicion, of Roebuck for attack, and of
1 Hume for acroUnts.

Mentioning Mr. Walker comlxils a reference to the
local rate investigation. I have good authority for
believing that Mr. Nangle's masterly analysis has dile
closed some little irregularities, but nothing like the
wrong whispered about. I cannot wonder at Mr.
Walker's suspiciousness, for if ever there was a nation
where sharp practice aboonds, he knows that nation : if
ever there was a nation who have had it impressed upon
them that 'live Pries: ,af Fre.lom is Eternal Vigilance,"
it is that which rejoices in the miasmic of Uncle Sam. The
state of things in New York, under the Democrat
Alderman Tweed and his party, has thus been described :--
live 1111 l nicipal government was in the bands of able
but unscrupulous rogues. The public money was annually
stolen, wit ly thou.sands but tiy millions of dollars ;
while, as long as every office was filled by nominees of the
' specific charges could not be urged for lack of
proof, and the very officers of justice, before whom the
cases would have to he tried, were themselves deep in
guilt."---Mr. Walker was doubtless seared by the revela-
tions respecting the "Tammany Ring," and can see
always before him the likeness of what startled hint
once. But I fear that if care is not taken that we shan't he
frightened too often, the cry of "Walker !" will be as
common and as little heeded as that of "Wolff !" What
I particularly want to know is—" Who is the suspected
person ?" Everybosly knows that the memory of the
dead is not assailed ; against whom, then, is the suspicion
east?

Whether our local rates are properly dealt with or not
it is quite safe to try and keep up our income, and there
is great rejoicing in some quarters over the Great
Western Rxibray Company having resolved to stand by
Weymouth for their potato and other trade. Some
rhanre there was of the trade going to Portland, for
Sir Alexander Hood and Admiral Haswell came
down on the quiet, and examined the Breakwater
and the adjoining land, and went back, so I hear, to
the Great Western Board, fully prepared to recommend
Portland instead of Weymouth for the trade. The
steamers were to have been taken away, and the
threatened loss to the Harbour fund was to be some
hundreds a year. I venture to say that if the Great
Western had done all this became the Council stood up
for their rights on the Quay, they would only have "cut
off their nose to spite their face.. Fortunately for the
Great Western, Sir Daniel Gooch and Mr. Grierson knew
better what was good for their company, and would not
leave the town which had so long been one of their
principal ports. So the stationnuaster and his officials,
who are said to hate the sight of a Jersy potato, will not
have added to their crushing work, the melancholy news
every now and then of a potato train broken down on
the Chickerel-road incline. And now I hope the Coinpany
and the Corporation, like lovers who have had a "
will make it up, neither expecting to have it all their own
way. The platform in the Harbour will be erected by the
' Council's permission; but the Great Western must not,
like a tyrannical husband, take away our keys.

Mr. Pace, who ha taken the lead, almost alone, in such
ph i hin h ropic effort s, has been beaten in his gallant attempt
in Ilighditreet. The men were supicious of the Good
Templars' house, and Mr. Page has given up his "British
Viorktuan." I should have thought the Church of England
Temperance Society might have made something of
"Porter's Lodge," even If they had to remove the
" license," for they could have waited for payment.

" Waiting for payment "ix now the attitude of creditors,
judging from the results of the last County Court. The
Judge threw upon unfortunate creditors the burden of
proving that their debtors could pay, and wouldn't, and a
number of them were thus defeated by one of the fairer
sex, who was, a. Mr. Kerrigge said, " a woman of many
expedients." Whom are we to truet, if we may not trust
ladies with property I The tendency of County Court
law is to discourage altogether "giving of credit," and I
hope tradesmen will tiLy to act upon the supposition that
"Poor Trust is dead. If asked" who killed hinkr I
should say "Bad Pay knocked him down, and County
Court law cut his throat."

The County Court cases revealed how it may be that
road repairs in Portland cost so much and are no ill done.
An old man of 140 in employed at 2v. N. a day, and I dare-
say he earned his money as well as the rest. "Wine,"
says some chemist, " is the milk of old age," and I
wonder whether this old gentleman, described u • 'jolly
old man" by Mr. Bales, was one of tbona who wanted to
"wet in" the pebbles. The ratepayers of Portland should
consider whether it is hest to have old men of 20 pottering
about on the roads, when the soft stuff needs to be
etrengthened by hard flint cracked and pebbles smsehed
In, to bear the tremendous wear and tear by the great
stone loads.

Do the paupers ia our workhouses follow the fashion
sod have fresh preachers at Lent? Whether it was that
Use rev. gentleman who ministers to the spiritual wants
of the poor in Chippenham Workhouse was wrapt in Lent
meditations, or had some ilea of a change of pulpits, I
cannot say : but, having only taken a ticket from Bath to
Bathampton, his journey Lasts to the pretty village of
Dewey on Sunday, and being asked to pay the extra fare
for the extra journey, the rev, gentleman throws at the
collector a puree with only eighteen-pence ! Now St.
Paul lays down a command to "Owe no man anything
and those who attempt to preach should of course never
give trouble in money mattevs, otherwise it is a charitable
inference to suppose them out of their mind. Mr. Collett,
our worthy stationmaster, was supported in his charitable
Idea by Dr. Smith mid Dr. Illioiles, who with commend-
able caution succeed. DIM the rev. gentleman " might
require supervision." It comes out that the person who
offered such a miserable dividend as In, 64. for a journey
from Ilathampton to Weymouth claims to be Rev. Sidney
Leslie Cousins, and Rome Chippenham people acknewledes
that he is their union chaplain ! The wandering shepherd
is anxious to get bark to his cheep, hut Weymouth Union-
house gets the advantage of his presence, and I mu afraid
the Chippenham paupers are left without "benefit of
clergy." The rev, gentleman must not leave home again
without taking the wherewithal for a railway ticket,
should he be disposed to coma down and give our magis-
trates and their clerk another lesson on the mode of con-
ducting businelis in a police court.

Ns."

WF.YMOUTII TOWN COUNCIL MEWING

Tnvesn.te : Present, the 111sTor(Mr. Lambe), Ablernien
Howunl, Thomas. and Eliot ; CoUlteillortl Deqenisli•
Vincent, Aylesbury, Charles, hanning. Seaman. Dennis,
Lovell, Mies, Walker. Grove+. It dom., Snook. Weldon],
Wallis, Webb, with Mr. T. I!.Steg.U, town clerk.

QUESTIONS
Mr. THROW+ tvheil what war the usual practice with
rerpect tip returfillions ordering work to lie I lime.
The TOWN CLERK :To rend a impy of the resolution to
the Surveyor.
Mr. Immix ashen whether that had been done with
reference to a rerolut ion plowed At a quarterly meeting, as
to the roatx on the Bench ?
The MAYOR : That has been done, sir; the instil have
been rejiliteed.
Mr. THOMAS: Oh !
The MATOR then referred to a letter, which he under-
stood had been written by a member of the Council, he
would Oct ray—a gentleman ! lie them/lit the Council
should not allow this to be done, if they had any regard
for the respect due to the Council. Ile read
thin letter (nun • perron "up a tree " (laughter)
and the Town Clerk, havitig regard for the dreadful con-
sequences to the Mayor threatened, had given instructions
to the carpenter to have them re oilseed. lie tl girt that
anonymou• letters were dastardly ; but if any member of
the Council would sign his name to any letter the Mayor
o"_"..ild ha happy to sign his name and answer it.
Mr. HOWARD thought anonyuiour letterA were too dair
tardly to answer, and he ,hoped this would be the la•
time the Mayor would take notice of such.

RESTS Min PIERS.
Mr. Walker put a question about the Quay Walls, ie.,
and • report with reference to them WWI read, rec.immend-
ing varioue repairs, as underpinning or the It also
reconiroended dredging near sonic of the sewer outlets,
before the summer conies on. The underpinning was
necessary al P 0 at the Outer.pier, and the surface should he
painted. The portion of the north-west end must be
ref silt, for about ir,ft., at a cost of Slat
On the introdnction of Mr. WALKER and others, some
conversation took place about some stinseii which were in
the way if yachts.
Mr. Wawa hoped that the Harbourmaster would only
remove what he is 1.11 t... • . .e

.....
Mr. Ahlerman IIOW,RII proposed that the repairs
reenntinentlml by the Surveyor be 11,111 e 4.1 the (Mier Pier
at nnee, anti that the War Department in a‘lted bt assist
with material. . .

.....
Agreed to unantoma..le.
Mr. Imimes ..... veil that the Itarivair Committee with
the liarboormaeter, reeve the stone,. at the 4.ntranro of
the harbour, which in iy be an impediment to the
navigation the harbour.
Seconded by Mr. HOWARD, awl carried.
Mr. Morgan'm report on the l'ile.mer stated the neeps-
city of repicre„ rioting shont £2,f1210. Rene., to the
etaging. recommended at a cost of about 431. are to he
tendered for.

TUE PLATFORM I'OR TEI JERSEY ATRAMERS.
The MOTOR stated that within tke last fortiti4ht, there
was a serious probability of the Great Western IwoAte being
removed from Wee inotith. It wa.s thought that a trade
which the Great Western thought to establish, eotilil tint
beearried ott here, hut that Portland hail larger capabili•
ties. Sir 'Alexander Howl and other gentlemen haul
come down to Portland, and reportert in favour
of that place. Some considerable discussion took
place at the Great Western board, and the evi-
dence of a naval gentleman—viz., that Portland, being
exposed to north west winds and others, was a very
undesirable place for the warehouses and other buildings
required, and the plan of having Portland linal been sot
aside. The Channel Island* Steamer* Company now
asked for permission to erect NHL of staging; thin
would not interfere with Mr. Ayles's trade, and be (the
Mayor) hois,l that they as interested in the welfare of
this town, would ct raise any further obstacles. no it
was important that the platfonu should he carried out at
once.
The repairs of the proposed platform are to fall on the
Town I 'mined. . . . .

The MAYOR point,' out that the platform would be
entirely the pr..perty of the town.
The Tnws I 'LEW: read the draft of agreement proposed
by the Great Western authoritiew The Great Westorn to
lend not exceeding t9OO for building the stage, length
clout 2111Ift.—(it WM here dated that the plan stated
Idlft.] —The intered is to he Ll per coat.
Mr. T/Essis contoaded that the platform and any crane
which may to ererted 'is it ought to be used by any other

corn pony.
The Minn put o resolution in favour of approving of
tlic.riereement for the erection of the staging.

Th;Co- Waq no amendment. _
The resolution was carried, and a further resolntion was
proposed —'"fhat the heads of the agreement he e,,,Mmt."
Another debate followed ; but no amendment, and this
also was paseed.
lIARROVR DrEg.

The Committee reenm mended that .C.l,a year be paid by
the Portland Steamer C,mpany for three xteamers, and
for the eteam launch.
Mr. ATI.F.SRURY w.koull that the boat+ ehould he named.
The report was adopted.

FLEXPATART /MIX ttioN.
The committee retorted the appointment of Mr.
Steill an clerk to the committee and Mr..liiii Pickard ea
.chord attendance in.pector. The clerk's .al.try to remain
open yet, Mr. Pickard's to be nor a year.

RATE COLLECTOR'S At •cocNys.
Before Mr. Nangle's report was read,
Mr. Wat.scit asked on what authority they received
a report which was not that a the Committee appointed I
The MAVOII said all the Committee had notice to attend ;
Mr. Walker did not come, and the I ;fay thing they could
do was to receive Mr. Nangle's report.
A brisk debate followed, in which Mr. Walker stated
he bad not seen the special district rate book., and the
rate books for ls7l.
Ultimately Mr. Nangle's report wan real, awl that of
the Committee laid on the table. They were WI follow :

Report of Ike late Collerfor'o deroonto ComoOfoe.
Your committee have to report that, in accordance
with your resolution, they met on the sth February taut,
to arrange the transfer of the collection of the rate. from
Mr. White to Mr. Board, when in, consequence of one
member of the committee having. alleged that great
irregularities existed in the late collector', Recounts,
they determined to have them investigated by an accoun-
tant, ant engaged Mr. Mangle to 'to an. On the seventh
instant your committee met to receive Mr. Nangle's report
(herewith encloited) and we beg to report that in our
opinion Mr. Nangle'. report fully exonerate, the late collec-
tor from the imputation. east upon him, and ahows that he
paid the sums collected by him to the credit of your Board.
The large mm said to he in arruar when the new rate was
made i. more apparent than real, an in the interval
between the cloaing of the old rate and the making of
the new rate, the greater portion of the arreara had been
collected, and paid to your treaaurer. For example,
when it ham been made to appear that £727 15a. Id. wan
in arrear when the new rate came to be collected, there
wa. only £lll7 7.. Id., about one-half of which appears to
be irrecoverable.
"Your committee recommend that in future your
collector lay before you a monthly statement of hie
reeeipta, and that he keep his account. in the manner pre
-
periled by the Local Government Board for the collection
of Poor Rates.
We alo, recommend that the sum ,if E. 30 be paid Mr.
White for his Kerrieeo in collecting the rateo, duriml the
illneaa of the late Collector.

"JOHN I.I'NDIE. Mayor."
ROWLAND THOMAS.'
Me. NanglA firrnrf,
To the Con 'ttee of the Urban Sanitary Authority of
the Borough of Weymeith and MelrODlbe ItegisaMstinterl
to investigate the accounts of the late Collector of Sanitary
Rates.
"Gentlemen, in aceorlsnee with your resolation
Passed on the 7th ultimo. Mr. Councillor Walker anal
myself commeneed an investigation of the accounts for
the paid live years, of the late collector of sanitary rate. :
but in consequence of the rate books for IR7I, and the
counterfoils of the collector's receipts, not being produced,
Mr. Walker retired from the investigation, shortly after
its coniniencement.
"The paper herewith, marked A, is a systopsis of the
General District Rate books for the years 144712 3,4, 5, and
6, and shows that the first of those rates was made on the
2nil day of May, 14472, at Is. 44. in the or. the assessable
value of £42,216 7s. 7d. of the district comprising the
borough: and after making the usual rebate in respect to
land and compositions on houses, tte. of the assessable
value of .210 and under, and ded,
uctinna for void
properties, and remissions on account of poverty, de , and
adding the recoverable arrears of the former rate, the slim
to be collected amounted to £2,401 is,. 4.1., and of that
earn .22.114416 a. 114. was collected and deposited by the
late collector, with the treasurer: ant the recoverable
arrears. amounting to .2811 Is. 54, were carried to the next
nits. I find that the treasurer's account closed on the 31st
ef August, 1872 but the collector's book and rate book
Mete kept open for some time longer,
ybc keepin g open of these books war, undoubtedly, to
Rive the collector further time to make the collection: but
I am of opinion that it would have been more in order
had the collection closed with the treasurer's accounts.
and the whole of the arrears been culled into the next
rate. Circumstances of a like neon occur in subservient
rates. The next rate was made 19th of December, 14172, at
20. in the C upon an tissersment of .212,491 O. it., and the
amount collected, including a portion of the arrears of the
last rate, was 13.539 7r. 24d., which was paid to the
treasurer, leaving .1,19 Itss. 21., as recoverable arrears, to
be carried to the next rate. The next rate was made 13th
of Angus!, 11473, at 2.4. in the X, on the assessment of
£42942 Mn. 7,1., and the amount collected, and paid to the
treasurer, including a portion of the arrears of the lan
rate, was .C 1.546 On. 744. leering £O3 7s. as recoverable
arrears, to be carried to the next rate. The next rate was
made 19th of March, 11174. at Is. 6.1. in the Z. on the
assessable value ef £13,152 120. Id., and including a portion
of the recoverable arrears upon laid rate, the total amount
collected and paid to the treasurer was £2,735 fla 10d.,
leaving RA Is. 24.1. as recoverable arrears to the next
rote. The next rate was made Ist of October, 1874, at 2a.
in the t, on the assessable value of £43,137 Is. Id., and
with a portion of the arrears of the tan rate the
sum of £3,531 lie. Id. was collected and paid to the
treasurer, leaving a balance of £lBl 13s. 50. as recover.
able arrears to the next rate. The next rate was made
the 15th of April, 1075, at Is. 6.1, In the C, on the
able value of £43,492 2s. Id. ; and, including a portion of
the arrears of the last rate, the sum of £2651 19s. 41d.
woo relle,.ted and raid to the treasurer, leaving
1.249 loss. 241 as recoverable arrears to the next rate. The
next rate was made the 14th of October, 14475, at 2s. ID
the X, on the assessable value of .244,870 14s. Id., and,
with a portion of the arrears of last rate, £3,513 17.. 74.
was collected and paid to the treasurer, leaving
£560 Its 111. as recoverable arrears to next rate. Tbe
next and last rate of the late Mr. Taylor's collection was
made 13th of April, 1876, at Is. 10d. In the L, on the
assessable value of £44,609 7s. 3d., and, with a portion of
the arrears of the last rate, a sum of .23,37 11.. was
collected and paid to the treasurer, leaving £727 15s. Id.
as recoverable arrears to be carried to the next rate.
After the closing of that rate, on the 31st of August,
1876, Mr. Taylor collected and paid to the treasurer, on
account of the arrears, the sum of .1.320 Ba, as shorn by
the paper herewith marked 8., leaving a awn of
£lO7 7s. Id. which is now in course of collection by his
successor with the present rate. A detailed statement of
the arrears is given in the paper herewith marked C. The
second column of that paper shows items amounting to
.228 19s. 7.1., part of the beforennentioned sum of
£620 Ba., which had not been received by the late collector
at the time when he made his hut peyment to the
treasurer. In refehircrtfor the beforementloned rates, I
have stated that a only of the recoverable arrears
WY received, w Ch Is by tha fact of um,
collector not bolas posesoks of suet falonsatke as

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the next rate, and discharged when the facts concerning
there came to be known. Assuming the collector to have
proper time allowed him tot the collection, I am of
opinion that he should at the clam of each rate be in
posseseion et all facts neceesary for the discharge of all
mixes/meets not recoverable. Ti that end I would suggest
for your consideration that In future the caunterfoils of
the collector', receipts should state the number of the
aeseasment and the date on which the rate was received :
and in cases where rates may he remitted on account of
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n itaani It
41rt, t
“i frequent. r
170 ,
correct.
ewt mistakes in
euxdattiminteedw.them.speek
ii:ap.thrlAteprill.sl:;,,,tazmil.
in
Ithlreetoictrfix,n.h.raettnhhhrdee:
district, on the luisesimble value el e 35,771 lls. 11., and
with a portion of the arrears of last rtte..C2rll Os. 7d. Wag
received by the late collector and paid to the treasurer.
The rate book is not yet made up.
"I remain, genticmaa.
"Your obedient servant,
" "Weymouth. rith March. 1477." MERRY NARGLE.
In answer to Mr. RORENA, Mr. Nceote said he had
I quite sufficient materials to show the late collector, con-
sidering hin treat age, had done his duty, in fact he at
time, pistil more money to the tom-direr than he reeeived.
He meld not fled any irregularitie. In the accoents.
, Mr, WALKER refereed to a raw where a man had been
I charged el mere than wax doe, the party generally pay-
, leg by cheque ;but who detected the error. What was the
amount entered in the rate book I If hat had the book for
MI he could have Peen.
Mr. DRKKIII naked Mr. Walker if he hail sufficient
information to report I -Mr. WALKER boil not.
Mr. NAMII.It mind there was a wit' difference between a
ne who was not,
In answer to Mr. Wgiemen, Mr. Ilale said Mr. Taylor
bait no aosistan',' frnni o ii, nothing out the rate,
until the last, which be did not colleet. Never heard he
ntrie, of money. received
I were all in he. handwriting. Hail male enquiries about
the counterfoils of Mrs. Taylor, for live years hark, and
ngaTeYnherde ''et'nloeee
Mr. Vat.crn said a
man wa at Mr. Taylor,
lie ate,
ah, They
woei ec
higay,:e.h.natti
Ntritah..anwNsgamti;ei lael
dtl 27tici-h4,yk
tried me."
darn not
Mr. Weissman: That is a dialsilical imputation.-111r.
WALKER denied this.
The MATOiI said Mr. Walker won making birgicif a
judge-Mr. WALKER sail it in4s.l thick
Mr. Wriereitn explained how, altar Mr.. Taylor had
toll him the receipt. had been ile.troved, she all owed him •
t', look in the drawer,, and lie (mind the receipt liooks for
10711. Mrs. Taylor replied she heal no idea there were any
receipts, and she did not diseover that till some time
afiersrards.
,Mr. WALKER thought this wan singular.
Mr. Gate said if Mr. Walker hail .continueil the investi-
gation hi, would have heart all *beet it.
Mr. WEInVORD, Mr. GALE, Mr. NAmILE, and Mr.
WALKER had more convernathm, the latter uhiiit lie
would
d. go before the public if the investigation wile
Nuke
Mr. flonrve I will promise you it shall not is: burked.
Mr. Wit:scone thought after the report which had limn
laid berme tiedsi it atoll not to, right to allow one single
niotnent to be lost to ;twiner what he believed had ivies
proved to he an unjust imputation thrown upon • most
valuable late ,ervant of the I 'orporitton after Ilia poor
lssly had loin comitittted to the grave, and ere the Watt
had been alLoved to crow green over it.
Mr. WALKCH I did not thrinv any imputation upon
Mr. Teyb ir.
Mr. Wmaronn, procoedinz, remarke.l inireitai had
been raised and thrown itoni the heiul of a late valuable
member if the Corporation, WhO, I%i far as lie knew, w-
in intention as
~,,,, sist a man PAW ever ‘1,...1 in Weymouth
and been Iniil in his grave. The charges which were leads
lit the first place against Mr. Taylor were of the most
odious ele,crption, for he (Mr. WelsforJ) hell if a perem
wi.lusl to damn and villify a man's character he mmt not
hring a direct Marge agsinst him and say Mr. A or Mr. B
hail &HO PO mid PO, but a Ch&,/gO of his having auppreme4
something, for, as Mr. Walker had eabl, "If you foree me
tilt I will let it out" Ile (Mr. Welsford) said the charge
which had been made was brought againet the dead, "for
the dead speak not, nor the absent tell any tale." But the
general Marge was one of the most dingraceful description,
and when he said that charge wan brought by a gentleman
who stood in the position of a semi. ' biter, who went in
the pulpit and advocated that very doctrine and principle
that man N.:Wilke Aompling braes and a tinkling cymbal if
he had not charity-for such a gentleman to come dorm
arid throw such a charge as he had at the head of • dead
man, woo unworthy of the name of • Christian, and
infinitely unworthy of the name of a minister. Mr.
Webbed then proceeded to quote at length the reniark‘
which Mr. Walker aml Mr. Wallis hat male respecting
the frical Board accolintAL
Mr. WALKER : That is not a correct report,
Mr. Wawa : What paper is that I-A. The Soolh, re
Times.
Mr. WALI.I4 : Why,, my name brought in f
Mr. Watsimin continued to quote one of the charges
against the collector.
Mr. %Yaws I said nothing of that sort. That is a
distinct lie in that paper.
Mr. WALKER said that what was charged Mr. Naugle
had admitted.
Mr. WEDIFORD said to the best of his memory the
reporto were correct. Ile afterwards proceeded to say Mr.
alker had made a great fuss about the ellorlllOUP 1030:11It
of arrears, and made a atatement in reference to thsia.
Ile them proceeded to explain at length how the arrears
for the last two or three years were on notch more than in
the former to which Mr. Walker hail referred. Such
statements WI had been made respecting a pi, man who
was dead and gone were not fit and proper statements to
be made by a gi•ntlenian who stood there is. aCh 'an
man, and who profewed to In; a reitnkler of the empeL
The man who stood up and made siii:ll statetnents should
give every information so that the IMMO of the dead should
not lie profaned.
Mr. Witten( That is moot eldest. I have not men.
Wined the rosuis woe. I have not charged bini in the
krt. It is a malicious falsehood to say so. I charge it
on your head.
Mr. WELAIMRP afterwards alluded to the statement
made by Mr. Walker regardirm the arrears, in which he
said CKSO Mal beer; paid in fr.,111 POIII:CP or other since
the late collector's death, leasing 1:107 7.. 1.1 still due. He
showed that in consequence el Mr. Taylor 'a Illness, lost
while he wan still aide to collect the ratm, both be (Mr.
Welsforil) and the ToWn fleck were very anxious the
accounts should be straightliirwarl. Mr. Hale investigated
, them, when it appeared Mr. Taylor bad an ides they did
not wish him to pay any more money to the treasurer
until his accounts had been gone through and *Mind
saying a word to any one, he deposited money in Memra
Eliot's 141116, belonging to the !weal &aril, having no
Ile.Cortnt of his own, and .11 Mr. Bale mime tine, after.
wants reminding him that he had not paid any money to
the treasurer 101: SUMO time' Taylor informed him lie had
paid it into Messrs. Eliot's lank. Mr. Gale toll him he
did not wiah him to do so, mei lie had better take it out
i.t.twtgoetthtiengtreaas
cuhre.eri,tiew
ithae;tati (iitn
over
tatlthuotr.
OanmAnwha:eMdWndariclirt:airlma'ililaceitdßiatvirb:maantr,ifoisin,,y,:liir;er ed thin, friliFaiytuarozinttliiiihaistltat:neamm.ka,
was.
Mr. Wittismen went on ti show that Mr. Taylor had
accounted for every penny lie keel collected. He said he
qdah
attention
nikt,
lan; the twni years
atuni wax ii, :tt
eii that :11,71:isteiktallEilr:otatil
ium erw,.artaidi
&Hair he was tnui,u,l tO “Ily that it WAN the transaction of ise
honest no lie Ottlitt, he a perfect Mr. Walker if he could
IOOt
ew
al; Mr. '17.111,
..":WrrPpip
tUlif p o
ian :11,ioee:iv:I'
and
r e'hnt'
ahmtelya:n kieuh,ll:r:urtehiario,..l W.
been
.',l, e nralaf eiillt6tiuograiwie'
tiipiadlosit!irdidee ft dik.-yt..: his
is mtind tiraniel
whom I believed as an honest man, to be dishonest,
r.
on
Me WAIKRR: It iS a false statement.
Mr. Taylor's epitaph.
Mr. WALKER ; outy I have not tried. say it is false.
ou have not succeeded in writing
doan, but I may
t?l,:rikel4.pilyirtr,
°My
,‘Wb
ylioeil m:u.l°.t OaRT:r
y:mostorry has
withosroi(ju,nigth.liyntoiiiutviheer.ticr.ga.tev.u.anantd
it may
matternan d n
his
is iLtohrey unit nauyett.atrou
t 4.1
iwn.di I giineethli:Maisrren."Td.Wwil:mltkierill:
those who live in the borough, and that the person upon
whose heed alone descends any approbriuru will be that
of the Rev. Mr. Walker, who goes to his pulpit Sunday
after Sunday. -
Here arose • great shout of execration,
screenrt
iauengfcdie.rahr. Wf.:thieb,:cer:
.ti g ethahnTreiaenvhpneedrneuei
xi
hard,
tn gayf 'vewc ea
ambenweainit,ci:tfui Fdiudef;:d.
.4! shookb
it:
Oltt
aamMgarhirrar.i:uvv,Wttdr
talepahetilonkailitsbrci rw.ehi
tryla!nuwr.;ilutti
ml
AREh 11 dirty scittnp.
Te silence of astonishment that followed was broken
I was et',l"A sranwtrse: Taylor.ur T b.tt htv:areatr la
r °leocrluvn nevertdatUri clearly remarking
dre
reflected.wmWbehwkhnlilegrli pueVttil'hwi °ant
Beard,l.
ct
Itaa character
cling
'di
Tlet :Ahho
relronefl Clerk that not • shilling had been miss
eu:mbi
lniuttr erri t Mr
far
os ergaor'
makeiedeprecateduLut:t4 r I I.
himialesNu Yrte °I
putse luxp see! r :mat anyone thereo
Leh e fLwelthetethner:
and
nt
Ire'h, taA;:LWb nit:Rt° 71"e'lFharaebetere::xhmtPitetisedingecPedaipkwIjdri:Lh'Hthirs:www:7::eledlignrafeonaxrdta:rem:LYea:
.can
am sen
would not have
oinhuluscusearneiardeNtirecrt:it:Tltvi:edtht;kntutfy.butetbEaeluh
withthano.ll° The rd. TriviTiliasi.:ll;alseYdti.r certain
.libv,i to
the a
Board Pi take the thing out of our hands.
Me. Titomaii IMI WI have already incurred as
°VT L. • KEIL: I do not care if iii. e 22,000! (Senses
Ike.)
enthef,
pay into the tressurers' hands; every day, the exact sum
'Which he had received that day.
o,Ldncti:dotthcfethfif
etoteegryaroeuldre
!Jr: "Li
rioNLN,I
clear up the prev:liiitfe'ropnotima,
i.M:Airree rat..
is made we should
ThMTrite. Ts.siteromombews:t.:TrolLnat:lbo.s_lumßtposa:::l:..blet.T.i.
deeeeibeii
being
no
" very fair," at present.
00BreTtineree7a.loterf alterations at the railway
Worrur Berritzew.- e .Th Rev. TA. Bator and
Rtuisell, were lately Inflated honorer,'
members of the " Loyal Portland" lodge, 1.0, Odd.
'dation have been
by Mr. Brewer, of .tht4e-f'fiurmr. of Moore
fellows.
asigeoumgood.r.Lintrzeogegromeasimaxottiorlitirilermproi:sderoLusimisr
1:500t..-On
sokit:e/erming.Throamay tterseryworsßaY•

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