The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-04-11 00:00:00

EXPRESS

-ATER SESSIONS.

The civil business of the Quarter Sessions was
meneed at the County hall. Dorchester, on 1....deJ
afternoon last. The following magistrates alto,'"
The Right Hon. Lord Portman (chairman).
Right Hon. the Earl of Shaftesburv.
John Floyer, Esq., MT, deputrehairman.
The Right Hong Lord Digby.
Right Hen. Lord Ashley.
Hon. W. H. B. Portman, M.P.
ftlr E. Greathed,
C. E. Astell, Esq. J. J. Farquharson, Es+
lt H. Bingham, Esq. J. F. Falwreter. gag'
J. E. Bridge, Esq. A. B. Foster, Seq.
S. Bower, EN: O. W. Ferrer, Ell:
John Bragge, E•q, J. W. T. Flier, nsq.
H. C. Goodden, Bee.
J. H. Caicraft, Bee.
Joseph Geary, Esq.
Samuel S. Con, Nee.
Joeeph Pes.rkes F. 0 undry,
W. M. Caloraft, Beg*
R. if. Eliot, En. Esq•
Thomas Iluswy, Esq.
W. H. Evens. Esq. CI. J. T. Ilambro, Esq.,
0. E. Eliot. Esq. M.P.
J. C, Mata, Esq.
H Frampton, FAci.
E. L. Eindersley,
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E. J. Smith, Bsq. Bev, F. Blenuerhassett.
F. J. Weld, Esq. Rev. Carr J. Glyn.
liev.lohn T. Hinds.
A. Foster, Earl.
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Liverpool. where he will receive 10s., to be paid. The
cost, LI 10s., also comes out of the Charity Fund.
There are In custody 146 prisoners, eight for trial at
Sessions, and two for trial at Assizes. The daily
average of prisoners, the punishments and disburse.
ments, all show decrease. The price of wheat has
Increased £2 10s. Gd. per laid, and bread J. per loaf ;
but the cost per head hu decreased Id. per week. £6
I has been received for tbe sewage manure M the Prison.
The CHAIRMAN said for the building of two cottages I
•Iv 514 c 4.10•71 Ran us. had boon paid, whores.. the
Court only authorised an outlay of MO. He asked
who gave the order for £4l Ils.
Captain FosTsa knew nothing of it, and the Rev. C,
W. lltaGltias stated that it bad been paid without the
authority of the Visiting Justices or the endorsement
of their Chairman.
Mr. liarnsar WILLIAMS said he had no check upon
anything brought from the Gaol, and passed it as •
matter of form.
Captain Foetal' sad all other socounta had been
countersigned by him as Chairman.
The CnatattaN remarked that the money had been
paid by the Treasurer without any authorisation. In
electing • new Treasurer they must t•ke care thst if
their standing orders were not sudiciemtly str .ng—
though he believed they were—they mast be made SO.
and that no money be paid without the order of a oom-
patent authority. This account hiel beee odd and
passed is the county sheet without th 4 careful super•
vision it ought to have r.c..ived. They knew the
, County Surveyor would not allow tuoutly to be wasted ;
I still, they should proceed regularly.
In presenting the Bridge awl Baillines report, Mr.
WILLIAMS tail ther was an i,em of £ll7 17,. la. for
the gaol for which he had no more authority than for
the item just referred to.
The Rev. C. W. BINGHAM Bald that 'commit wan
countersigned by Captain Foster.
COUNTY EXPINDITURE.

Mr. FARQUHARSON read this report. Expenditure
13542 Is.. receipts including last balance
(E)81 17s 4d.) 0,125 3s. 10d., leaving a present balance
of £1,583 24. 10,1. The County Treasurer is to find •
guarantee of £5,000, the salary be £l5O • year. Mr.
Keats be appointed temporarily till Michaelmas, and
the appointment of a Treasurer ho made at the Mid-
summer Semitone.
Capt. FOSTER didn't see why they should pay £l5O it
year for a Treasurer, when he understood the whole of
the work was done by one of the clerks at the bank for
E 25 • year. If the late Treasurer could get the work
done for that, and that person could get security. he
thought they need not pay £l5O. Ito moved that
the salary be reduced to £lOO.
Mr. CONDRY said that a Guarantee Society would
probably require £6O a year to guarantee £5,000,
which would reduce the salary to £4O.
On a division the mover alone voted for reducing the
•alary to £lOO.
The temporary appointment of Mr. Keats was
ratified.
Mr. Hausa() asked if Mr. Keats would be required
to find security.
Lord PORTMAN said no; arrangements were made
which would make them secure without requiring Mr.
Keats to go to the expense of a guarantee.
Mr. HANBRO then inquired why such an arrangement
could not be made permanently?
No answer was given.
The Finance committee recommended that the
£lOOO from the County Asylums be paid in reduction
of the mortgage debt. The apparent eseess In the
costs of pro,emtions at Quarter ti,•ssions over Assizes
wu explained to be "very nearly accJunte for" by
the Sessions court fees being paid in the first instance
by the county. while Maize; court fees are commuted
for salary. They recommended that borough magis-
trates should be asked to give particular attention to
the order. thoy =oleo with teleran. to tbs. oonveyannoo
of prisoners to the county gaol, with a view of saving
is much expense as they can to the county.
There was • diaeussion as to whether the report
should be adopted,or the £lOOO be applied to the county
rate, to the relief of the ratepayers.
19 were for the litter course, and 27 for adopting
the report. So the mortgage debt will be reduced by
ElOOO. _