The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-05-17 00:00:00

TTTEMAyII. 1870.

noun ramirouto socligere
Mr. ELIOT "tithed to make a rentazit, In nferenes to a dho-
ti, the ffriendky
anion that had taken clan with "lard
Society's dinner. A.s the MILAN lITOT it the initeamdl
meeting had become public, It was due ta the coma& to be
put Into pomeesion of the isets. There hid *la • than,e al a
WIG want of courtesy on the 01 till
clelsodoilly likeziety.
He bold • letter in which tr Melte' nod of
row want of courtesy oe the part of the ataaalattae
of the ffrieodly Society, In not sending on awher
invitation to the dinner. He thought the Meyer bad
bun a Mk huty In noting use of rich expansions to
the eumdttes, and be thought that if the *MR had used a
little random, be laud have been env that the eemadttee,
espernally as three of them were sitting round that bade. would
Not hare been entity of a want of courted), Wwnrde the Mayor.
The explanation was tin, pat at the time the snitivenery Wu
lie Weymouth unmet, were changing their stewards, sad
strewird being warmly arrodoosed to the bud nen
wee tilardli aware from what source the Ink •tion 'should come.
When he (Mr. EWA) knew that the invitation bad not been
haled, be inintedistely directed the denials to eend them and
amongst otherg, of couro to the iliumt of the town. lie could
only ruin tout the invite. ions urn" so Me, mid be booed no
one would think that the Friendly Society erm wanthig In
control' to the Mayor of the town, the person who granted the
use of the building where they held their onetime.
Mr. MlLLiteit begged to any, as an honorary stevrazd of the
society, that he desired the present etewsrd to issue the different
Itoltetione, and be particularly requested him to address the
Mayo?. letter Prof. The Mayor for the time being had deep
kindly allowed the nasty to bold their monthly meeting+ at
the Hall, and. m he elated at the dinner, directly the preen(
Manor em applied to, he most courteously granted the u a of
the odi. There or no maul of courtesy intended by the
committee towards the Mayor, and it was their . lab he should
be cement at the dinner.
The Meru exprened hisseeU much obliged to Mr. Eliot and
Mr. SSW(' for the explsnation, becauve likidetenalned elven
he came into office that he would leave it. ty mutinied to
Ms successor lie would take no notice of toyer occurred
10 him personsily, but when the dignity of hi, OMOO WY at-
tacked. he would meat to the utmost of his power. He could
not allow that he wee. little sub in writing the Won. He
granted the hall with pleasure for the use of the society, as he
took a deep interest in emaciation of the kind, lie heard eons
nay. before hand that certain persons were invited to the dinner,
and be knew them Invitations were Issued. and knowing that,
and haying also born spieled to for the use of the lull, be
...Sod quietly till Wedneoday morning, when there leas • meet-
ing of the Council, and the matter was discussed, and • gentle-
man then present 044th. emu want of cower:ay woe exhibited
towards himself when he wo Mayor. Every member thought
it was • great want of &erten. The mme evening about nine
o'clock he received an ordinary invitation without any
ti explana-
on of the delay. He considered that the conversation In the
Council Chamber had lound In way out, and had Ite effect, and
therefore he received the irvitatkel at the eleventh hour. If
any reason. had been assigned he wouid willingly have received
it. The letter he %TOW woe as foliose —Weymouth, 914 April, 1870.
Ste, thank the Calamities of Management of the Wet.
mooch ',moth a the Itavet Friendly Society for their invite.
(lon to dine at the Victoria Hotel to-der A. I only received
it int night, and the Committee bed invited their other guests
rare den before, out of wolf-reason I eoukl not accept such
invltaUorL Thin Is not fee fire' time the society hes ;:eid their
meeting in Ma town and uked for the use of the Oidiahall
which Iwo been freely grented them, and the compliment of an
Invitation to the" dinner "Um not hewn paid to too " Mayor "
In the tine being. This grow want 01 sourtesy he. been
freely dammed by the public, and I do not runt it a* a
private matter, bet ou puhlte grounds. The keit thing rich
• society could do when they met In a corporate turn, would
be to Invite the Mayor for the time being, grid tlll, would not
only be an act of ourten, but I certainly ebould Say the funds
of the moiety WWII not nits.
I am, respectfully yours,
floweae.
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To tbe Steward of the Weymouth branch—DUM;liriendly

Ile sa natintalned that the letter was neither raah nor uncalled
ref
Mr. Emil Mid no imitations were limed until the day before
the dinner.
Mr, Twang mid Yr. Alderman Aythar roust hare laboured
under • mistake. It wee long before hie mayoralty that the
Friendly Society bald their anntrereary to Hermoisith ; It was
12 or 14 yams ire.
The Moro* Mr. dylittit .14 50.
Mr. R. ?Hostas : Then be slated that which mid not oorrect
The Moyas mid there had been • ilitle mistake pommehere.
However, lit lip.-. The society bad pawed • eery conipil-
mentary resolution for the um of UM Hall.

eactaxamoir or TIM BACIWATIIIL
Mr. newt gave notice of a scheme for the mciamation of
the Backwater. He wished to being tbe matter before the
Council, because If the Admiralty were appealed to, they
would Bret enquire whether the local authorities were II your-
abte or not.
Till ROYAL ARIAL

Mr. litu.sorni InetrtlOned-W ;abject of Use Royal Anne
given by Mr. Alderman Hancock, being removed from over to.
chief magistrate'. chair. He believed It would be found, by
reference to the minute books that it wee • stipuletion of the
donor lb* the arms should be pieces over the magistrate.
chair. He quite agreed that the arms substituted for it we.
one of the meet beautiful in the country; but now one portion
mra hidden from the public. With all itue deference to the
Mayor, be thought the Council should have herrn consulted
before the removal took place.
The MATOIL mid no damage had been done, and If the
Council did not approve of the alteration Usey could have
the arm. replaced. He had It on the opinion of competent
Judge. that the arms given by Kr. Hancock were • shameful
piece of earring while the other wa, meet beautiful, and like
a picture, required • proper distance to bring out Its best
offset

—Yr—. Dag, laid It had been euggeteted that the old arms
abeuld be removed from the railings on the dairy, because the
(Malaysia being conetantly rubbed olf.
Mr. Thuliva called atteotion to the alteration Is the magis-
trates' seats. "eying he did not think the Mayor ought to pull
their house to pouce. in ouch a nistmer. Ids might alter his
ovrn house if he
Th. Masai: Atr6elto.te of waritt4 comildeucc.

Locut BOAID.
A long convocation wove reepectiog the drainage of itadipule,
and a correspondence that bad taken place with the A. B. C.
Company In rdereneo to the utilisation of the wawa of the
borough, and the Surveyor being called In and conmuited, gave
It A his opinion that the menage could not be collected Into one
mitten, .1.1 that the company could deal with la
Tenders were opened for paving little George-street, and
Gloucesteratreet. Mr. Hoakley tendered offering to pan
George-sire t for £37 17s. 3d., end for Oloucceterat.reet,
KO lit. CI. with Kiloton mope, and £47 His. for Cantle Hill
same. Mr. England offered to do Little George-street at CT it 10a,
and Gloocaner-strein at Sit for titanic° stone, and £54 for
emit. Hi&

)17 ileXkley's tender wite sampled for Little George-street,
and Mr. England's for Gloucenere reel.
The MAIM &shed If the Board were willing that the new
gardens should be opened next bunday to the public free,
provided the Yeomanry played there.
The Board agreed to Um euggeMbin.