The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-10-17 00:00:00

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DORCHESTER.
CWLIBRATIOW OW TaK Feell Or NOVeRBER.--The
-ntienety , 4 the .extesurdieary proceedings whisk tooh
plam in this borough at the iregroning of Nevettiket
1864, was revived When the Town °Milli en Tunid-a-y:
gr. John lingers, furniture dealer, feign Weetwireet,
, made application fit • homes to rell fireworke. Thd
. reqmaita notices wee proved, te have been given.—Mr.
Frond remarked, Ironically, that after the peaceable (!)
• puesectings last rem it might be advisable to grant
. litmus to • deem% penmen —The Town Clerk remarked
, tired it was elnietat time for the Council to adopt
rasnres with regeel to the forthcoming sth of
Mettember.—The Mayor observed that this was an
: application et • eery important character, and, after the
1 pißefal creeetvettlees List year, whosh must be fresh in the
:rmealleation ofedl, required a good deal of consideration.
1 13 Sw g liftworks in the streets was an infringement
iete h n
law,eind the magistrates were determintd to de
still best-en prevent for the future inch infringement of
ttoust, /tut, is tbe young men of the town, at such
Mime, entneeted a. little amusement in the shape of fire-
,widlitsepltbsd clossered to him that something of the tied
isneeblebaprovided at Poundbury, and he should be happy
1 toeseettibitte to • snincrip dim list for that purpose. If Mist
]mhject were carried into effect, they would be unable
to get fireworks into the town unless they granted •
lionise to Sortie person to sell them ; on the other hand,
. Riley person were brought before the Beech for break-
ing the law as to explodin4 fireworks in the.streeta it
might be alleged that by Remising their sale they were
• eiders and abettors its the ollenee.--)&r. T. &air
' remarked it might he said on that principle persons in
the town should not be allowed to sell gunpowder
; bullies boys bought it and made " orackers."—The
Meyor Lad he did not see why the application should
• not be granted, but he felt very strongly on the mil:sleet
°fireworks,. bonfires, or tar Vowels in she streets, and
. slipnld be deposed to enforce the law in every partionlar.
—Mr. Freud was about to 'ilk what means they
Intended adopting to prevent a breach of the law in the
toilet ell to fin/nor':a, when Mr. Lost objected to such a
turn being given to the subject —Mn. Frond persisted
in his question, and remarked that if they granted a
licitise and anything in the way of an infringement of the
la redi
occurred eetions would be passed on the Conneil.:
—Mr. Siam that lisiyear many emaplaints were
made to him respecting the annoyances and bro.:area of
tne pesos caused at the top of the town by persona
expludieg lireworks, which it was said were bought
at Mr. Rogers'. In consequence, police were
sPeaisEr appointed to maintain the peace there,
anduoveral parsons were heought before the Bench
and fined. Tim Couecil were strongly reflected
,upon for granting the Roues ; it was mid the!
,lempled people to break ths law.—Mr. Lock : Vol
curt uy thus fireworks was purchased at
—Mr. Bishop: We have strong presumptive ...
that they were, inasmuch ea the annoyance to the
.habYeete existed iti that part of the town and not
. any Aher.—Supti. Poency, on the inquiry of M.
Billion. confirmed that gentleman as to the man)
,consolaints that were macle.—Mr. Lock said if the
.withholdieg of the Hume would prevent the letting
.effoet fireworks in the town be should not be • --
, granting it, het be understood from Mr. Rogue, ~
the principal tett of his fireworks was sold t. per-
stool living in the country. As to granting • Bargee
Itautitating the exploding of fireworks in the '
the magistrates bad power to put down that.
sewed that the license be granted.—Mr. TY
marked that it vu equally illegal to explode
in the country, within a certain distance of the
we • gad that the county magistrates had given •
flishlestructions for offenders to be apprelsearied.—
Vernon mid it appeared to him, that '
must have contemplated the granting et te.._
he strini,ted Mr. Look's view of the legation. .
Andrews asked whether, in the Obssereet proof, that
Mr ROW'S had told firework" to pimple who had
dellalidiuke A IVA them, he could not ripply for a nun.
edoisee to get a tioenset—The Tees 'lark thought not.
As this was an appeal to the discretion of the
sioounciil ; he might apply to Quarter Sessions without
mowing to the Council at all. —Mr. Andrews thought it
-would be a very arbitrary proceeding to refuse the
lieenee.—Mr. Vernon suggested that, if • tradesman
•were Licensed to mill fireworks, it would prevent many
I,oya incurring the danger of making them themselves.
—ln answer to the Mayor Mr. Borers said he did not
nuke the fireworks himself, but got them from a maker
i in London.—The motion was submitted to the m-eting,
•when Mr. Bishop voted against it, Mr. Proud remained
neutral, and the other Councillors voted tor it, and it
was pu•ried.—The Mayor then said he hoped that the
'Conical would assist him in providing some fireworke at
' Poundbin7: hothweld primate a list, and ',AMA
. seriptions for the purpose.—Mr. Bishop: I am sure
• Coupoll have taken artep now which has jeopardised
noliee.—The Mayor : I do think that remarks of that
'kind shenld net be made after the decision of the
'Council—Mr. Mahe": I do think so.—lbe subject
:theeselippped. .
Tim New Cent EtittitAlrelt—At • meeting of %
'Council an Tuesday, two 'tenders for the erection ot;•
i new Corn Fatherly" and the re-trrangeteent of the
"titerkets, were laM before the 'meeting. The estimate
-of Mr, Hall, the architect, '`W.as £2,20Crl . thsb Under
tfundilfed by Mr. Wethrpring 'wed' £ll,loB,,end that sent
' by He, Monday £2.lBo.—The gazer said there 'wren
..tiie at Aka oeuenitiet eh UtelneyloilteTtiblngOiticid
the qustien as to which tender Should be rettommendeel
for °metro was thorolletir dismissed, and it was
qg
thoht tto leave the matter to is. determined upon
by the Council.—Mr. Andrews said he did not think the
Contasil could swept either of the tenders; they were
not fit accordenee with the teems ot the resolution of tin

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nth .trmber, which required there to be in such form
that Gorman eWild seises, if they thought proper,
men& contracts for certainsportieng of the work, and
lboth the bulldogs who had tendered said they (mold not
'undertake • portion of the work only, if they did not do
:the ; and further, the notice given in the agenda
;piper was to receive a report from the committee on this
'subject, which oommittee had not presented • report.
Under theme circumstances, he held that the Muccil
had me power to entertain the question whether or
not either of the tender, should be &scepter). He
than promeded to remark that the Council had
frequently spoken et the neemnity there was for
• provhffing • onsaitnint room, where they might
feel assured the public records and deeds were safely
kept. eaetSiollifotigitiiilly date/mined upon contained
WOlO9l (OT Al* • 1.0004, but now be was told by a
cmip.tent aetherity that the whole thing was cut cint.
(tir. Frosts Per the petweet.) That it wee altogether
taken out of the sponlicanous. If such were the case,
he coda -wet for one moues: entertain either ef the
tendeel-'he thought ft would be doing injustice to the
boronglito dap. He had taken'thit trouble to examine
the geese presented by the published abstraots of the
borough adcouniu, end he found that between the gad
of Sep•mober 18SA sad the September 1862, the
emcees at their ulna! - • over their annual
income was in round
hope woe_ will ikeep to i
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