The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-04-28 00:00:00

meant the address is person Hs Mould not wish
to force it upon the Mayor, but to leave it to his owls
discretiou.

The ilsyor the petition could be transmitted
to General Kaull) e, hO uas deputed to rteitre
them. _ .

The Town Clerk remarked that on the last
occasion the resolution adopted was that the Mayor,
the mover, and swouder of the resolution, and the
lawn Clerk, forte. a deputation to present the
address to Her Majesty, or to Lraaamit ie any way
that they deemed advisable.
Mr. waidua thought the Mayor should not be
directed ; but at the same time 66 believed the
citizens would wish that the address was presented
in person.
The Mayor replied that hi would act awarding to
the wishes of the citizens. If he ascertained that
the feeling of the inhabitants was in favour of hi,
making the presentation bat would dors. (Appla4lo.)
AMALO•ItATIoIf of TUC CITY Of LoNDODI POLICS

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MITI! TUB METRUPOLITAJI PULICIL

The Town Clerk read • communication received
from the Corporation of the City of London in re-
ference to the 101 l about to be introduced into the
House of Commons by Sir De Lacy Evans in favour
of the Ainalgannitioa of the City polio, with the
Metropolitan police foree. The Corporation celled
upon all municipal bodice to oppose, by•very means
in their power, the bill, as it was an
attempt at centralism-ion on the part of the Govern-
ment. Several mamas were urged in • second
document why the bill should be opposed, oce of
them beteg that if the ancient tight of government
Wu invested from the most important city in the
kiagdom it would be the stepping-stone to the de-
privation of all polio. coatrol by boroughs of the
oeentcy. The reason assigned for the introduction
eI this bill was in &marquee.* of the force being in-
sufficient to keep the populism ia order on the occa-
sion of the Princess Alesthdra's passage through the
City. This wee an esosptional occasion. The force
had never before been oumplained ot, the citizens
were satisfied, and the dimmest stated that this
was a subte for depriving the Corporation of
the City of London of the power that they have held
from time immemoriaL

The Mayor said, personally, be had • very strong
feeling upon the matter. There appeared some
reason to think that it was an attempt at centralize-
tleat tion, which warn Inconsistent with the full
liberty which enjoyed. He should be very
sorry to see the pe of the City of London done
away with, for he hired municipal boroughs would
follow the sante course. It was very unfortunate
that jest as the arrangements were being carried
out the oommuisioner suddealy died, and that was
the came, in the main, of the insufficiency of the
force. It was not assorted that the City pollee were
not equally efficient as the Metropolitan, and be
thought it was very unfair, because on one occasion
the force was not strong enough that advantage
should be taken of it to propose the amalgamation
of the force with that of the Metropolitan.
Mr. Whitlook concurred with the Mayor, that the
bill ought to be opposed. He thought, considering
the noiM. example which the Corporatioa set on that
day—an example whisk could not be imitated teeny
part of the world—the splendid pageantry with all
the preparations—for the reception of till• Prince's
Alexandra, must "how that they were anxious to do
all that they could to carry out the arrangements to
the satisfaction of the public:, an advantage should
not be taken to deprive them of their lond power.
He quoted an address delivered by Chief Baron B.
Pollock to the Lord Mayor, in which he spoke of
the value of our niuniMpal institutions, urging them
to be preserved intact. He said : Once let the step he
taken nith regard to the City Corporation of Loudon,
and it would soon be extended throughout the
country. He thought immediate Lotion should be
taken to oppose the bilL
Several councilmen thouitht they could not act in
the matter until the bill had been produced and they
, had been made acquainted with its provisions, and
on the motion of Mr. Wristbridge, the consideration
of the subject was adjourned to the quarterly
meeting.
The Council then separated.

HINDON. —nun' Statimaa, Wednesday.--George
Burton, the driverof the mail cart between Shaftesbury
end Salisbury, was summoned by P.C. White for being
drunk and incapable at Format, on the 24th March last.
During his journey to Salisbury the defendant met
with two accidents one at London Elms, the other after
leaving Fovant The hone ran away at London Elms,
and injured the mail cart, but this was repaired at
Povant After he had left the latter town be mu
against • wagon which so injured the mail cart that he
was compelled to proceed to Salisbury, with the bags
on horseback. —The defendant was rormented by Mr.
Chitty, of Shaftesbury, who elicited in cross-examina-
Um that there were about 20 persons present at
Parent on the occasion of the amident—Mr. Chitty
considered that the evidence was insufficient There
were 20 pemona in attendance and yet not one
had been called in support of the charge. The
policeman could not be the only person that observed
the defendents manner, and if he WY in the Mate im•
rated to him, others would have seen it. —Mr. Chitty
then called three witnesses who proved that the defend-
ant was perfectly sober when he left Shaftesbury, and
Mr. Towner, the post-master at Salisbury, Mated that
the defendant was sober when he arrived with the bap
at Salisbury. He did not even smell of liquor, and if
he had Mr. Tomer must have observed it as he took
down • written statement from defendant's lips of all
that bed transpired on his journey from Shaftesbury to
Salisbury. The mb-postmaMers of Shaftesbury,
Indwell, London Elms, Wilton, Compton and Barford
were of opinion that the defendant was sober on the
night in question—Under these circumstances Mr.
Chitty called for a dismissal.—Tlis Bench adjourned
the cam until the next petty minions, to enable the
policeman to procure additional evidence.

Corrtsprmlunce.