The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-02-12 00:00:00

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THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICTJLTURAL GAZETTE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1878.

threatened to annrap them through the Ohms of Mr.
Edwards and the Mayor. As the party were not over
numerous, I most ascribe the great pleasure d the
affair mainly to the skilful managem nt of the
Chairman, who, to use a popular *rem, was
"all there," and whose good humour mai:clothe com-
pany like one man. Tbe singing was real " Pro Par,"
and thus many oontributed e good to the
evening's pleasure without makiag • mooch. As to
the tone of the talking, it was commonsense; ema the
worthy meant of the Conservative member, starting
into politics with the tho.loug_hil ealwendou
of &alike to the great the imafl was
overcome by his taernoriesurgthaglorious that re
slashed Into the D•ily 11Mmrse tad ,the war Parti_ta
most effective style. I felt ineMed to my, se Mr.
Nangle neared the dose of his sensible spesch—" Is
Saul also ..egg the prophets r The tone of the
meeting would have hardly been less warlike, had the
speakms known the armistice would be settled next
day.

Four days between the signing of the armistice and
it. becoming known here have not tended to increase
its value in OW public opinion. Why is there so much
mystery and delay about the DOW that
Turkey is crushed I On tlatitrday we were asked to
sign a petition wind the vote of £8,000,000 to the
Government, and I don't think the petition received so
mi,,ey votes in Wexmouth am it would have had
earlier, when Russia, proceedings were regarded with
lees mistrust

Of course Iliad nothing to do with writing • set of
verses which it Ia said attack some of our respected
Town Councillors. Twenty-five years ago the signs-
Mrs "Discern" was adopted by me in • Weymouth
=per ; but if the writer condesoended to such
ty se I am told hasi been printed, " Disoens"
would bars to be—'. Walker," which, par favour at you
and your readers, he is not.

Walkers, not the oontemptible, but the pedestrian,
are to have a better time of it in our town through Mr.
tfloi/a:i's attention to the street crosdnirikat
steer "Lucie," whose " Fleabag and
illumine 8 , should hare a lueiscript, or •
photograph. of thus. well-grouted causeways, for the
illumination of his Local Bowl When " Lock" is
appointed Dictator of Swamies, he must quali4 for
°Sloe by a week or so with our thoroughddag
Surveyor.

Every ono whoa.. the plop's goinf to 0,114:
letter-box in linty-street azree that the
place and nous other, is the proper one, for that lamp
neer. I don't believe M. ie& wishes to prise the
suggestion for the luop to be put on a brac.ket at his
own house; many other tradesmen would be willing
to bare it, and glad to give permiesion. AA Mr.
Thomas seld:—" It light, the letter-box and lights
the corner, and is now in the very beet place

Efforts by the Excise and the police to restrain the
*gm ct dog. by ensuring that none but those who
have responsible owners shall be permitted at large,
are thoroughly commendable, and will be supported
by all who desire to have cleanly towns. But •
cowardly practice of poisoning these animals, would be
shameful and uaelee., also dishonest, for • doff,
the pononen should remember, is often a very
valuable piece of property to his owner, and when the
latter pays for • liosnos, both owner and dog are
supposed to be further protected by the law.
.013:&
if any exist, are thieves as well as 11.7n—ight7psehaps, give • hint to some owners if they
noticed how many dogs search the rubbish boxes in
aide streets for scraps of food,and in a few mese might '
tend to • better feeding of growing pups of • large
breed, who we always great consumers and therefore
exposed to • dog•poisoner's trap. Even such food
as they dig out of rubbish bins cannot be always
wholesome, and some in instances, • hungry growing dog
may meet his death from unwholesome food which he
has foraged for, instead of from poison laid down.

Our cabmen's shelter is far more worth consideration
than the doe question. lam glad to hear there is a
disposition to make it a comfortable rallying-place for
the men who bear so mach when waiting long on cold
and wet days for /scanty fares. Civil and fair in their
charges am our cabmen are, they deserve to have a
chance of protection from the bitter north and east
winds which blow so keenly at times over our
Fepbunsde. 'Tie not long that they can enjoy the
shelter, and the comfort ought to he as great as can be
allowed. lam glad that intoxicating drinks will not
be sold there ,• but the cabby will not be deprived of
his beer, for his wife may bring it to him, and she
will, no doubt, take care as to the quantity, while
non-intoxicating drinks can be got isif fibitem. A
division appeared on Monday last, between the nom.
mittee, as to whether food might be sold inside. With
plenty of side-places on the Sands and the approach to
them, I confess I can't** the harm of one more, which
would be under the regulation of the cabmen supported
by in.,olke. We want business located in permanent
mislead of driving all sorts of trade into the
Lands of men who don't pay rent or rates for their sale-
places, and whose increase threatens to bring down
shops to the level of travelling vans, barrows, or
trucks.

Disclas.

Tim lizine of Mr. Arden'. salary at PM alesr, as clerk
to the mairlotratea, hen been confirmed by the Secretor?
01 State, and a letter wmooncine the ceder. was read.
L4IILAOI.

CAITLI

The Surveyor certified the stun (CM) pasibl• to Mr.
cilhetham for erectins cattle lairs. and the Mayon said
there were plenty of applications, and tha rent would
well pay the interest of the money.
ITS 00171

Kr. Lovisk asked whether It wa;- the intention of the
Board to extrnd the Outer Pier any farther, because, if
so, now is the time to do it.
The Maros said at a late meeting it was decided to
pennon," it for souse menthe, and something has since
happened which would postpone it for twelve months.
The wharfage and harbour dues an now not sufficient to
Pay the interest of the money, and do the works which
_

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Mr. LOVELL thought the Council should adopt some
test to ascertain the effect of the ertensiored the harbour
scour.
Mr. Lams° salted shout the 'tape which are to be
placed liesdinr from the Esplanade to the Sands—when
are they to be built
The Surveyor had reported, but believed no resolution
was red, and it was agreed to proceed as noon as

_TI4I QUAY.

My W 6170111) asked if an-y
notice had been given to
the Railway Company as to the state of the Quays f
Notire ought to he given them not to allow heavy weights
to mend on the Queye
The Town emus said if they allowed heavy weights to
stand on the Quays, and the latter were thrown down,
they would be rue enable for damage. He suggested this
matter be put on the paper for next meeting.

It Wl5 eadianase tedeasesamid beTowed to me. MOLD AND Rosati Dtraii--Yhe anasel eilMeenatesithe Pence Mr. iltuanKr:zzegille6=
was 011. eff on the 10th ult. when meet of the stone ithirehente or
it pointedly Medd to send their Meets met it the George, when • espied diaper was
in Wl.early, according to de reninedna of secCootseil. provided ta Mr. Hiniie. The sisthering wig presided ever
for, although their intently wee sot questioned, trades- bY Mr. W Ham Lao Pearce in the eines°. of hie father.
also would he noble to pt teetir bey objected to. u tbe the Beni w collecior About CGS was paid for rubble dues
eendeigen was delayed. and Effie for road Ann, which wee icon, divend in verious
amounts, from t wopence to ALIN, the latter being paid to
TIM HAHIOCI 1111801. •the War Department The next business was to decide what stem salted be &Motes= Secessa —Kr. William Gallen Pearce, eon
taken.,
to the sten of to. Rehear-bridge. of Mr. William Lane Pearce, and late pupil towhee in the
The Laos considered they had lied ample disease= es Grove &thee, has been appointed assistant meter in the
the lineation, they were bees two hour@ yesterday, and it Heath-aide fichoole Warrington. During his *Pennant-
was time to pan a reeolutiou. The matter had been left ship under the tuition of Mr. Moore. Mr. bait, and
till Mr. Howard seam peanut, in order that he might eve Profaner Hoefert, be wai successful in ohthining ellha
opinion am to how the money was to be raise& site., Science and Art certificates, besides prises which tecl ed
for repatriate the old nr building a new bridge. It was two Qnemet.
questioned whether they shoed not obtain mangers Fonentne CONCIAT.--One of the hest prigrarnmee
opinion on the matter, that hut been eot up for • concert at Cie Grove School has
After Mr. Aneemear hail remarked the drawback was twee belied by the friends of Court Rohin Hood, No.
—" Winn should they get the money r OK% A 0.F., for the concert which will he given to.
The MAYOR said one important question was—" Could raiwrner (Friday) evening, c immenring at eight o'clock,
ten impose r The Prism Ovre Bane Me liirkinshaw, Mi.. Waters,
The Town Cegax thought each could not be dose, with Miss Stone, the Glee elm; of the 210th Band. Miss Goal.
the present Act of Parliament. Wee and Mies &nen]. Mrs. McLean_ Mr. R &Rote Mn,Mr. HAIM pointed out they must enquire weather they Bean,.. Kr. and Mrs. Hoene the MiWee Devon, Sere.-
could make each alterations es contetedeled in the plan Meer Cuthase, Mr. Murray, Nis. Reynolds, and Mrs. A.
or most confine themselves to the words of tee Aet—"The Hume, are among thoee who have kindly emended to
neeneary and actual repairs of the bridge."—weetber they take part The proceed. are to be devoted to the Excelsior
could alter the bridge without now Act. Juvenile Beane
Mr. HOWARD eaM the first thing they most stow., to H.M.S. SHANSION.—PWWIOUS to the departure of H.M.S.
ascertain the condition of the bridge They bad heat told Shannon from Portland two of the men were admitted
that some day the beets. eight he onened, bat found im. into the Nave Modeled for wricms injuries of the hands,
powriede to shot, and the whole of the heavy traffic One had had some fingers of his let band erualied by
stopped. Mr. Monet Mr. Collect, and Mr. Seaman had being jammed In an iron door, the other had • similar
told them what might happen. and In such an emergency accident to the right hand while honting topmasts, the
the ineoeventence to the general traffie would be fearful, hand baring been catiAt in the gear. A young sane,
for. Menet something might he Aces for the foot named Griffiths. only 19 rears of age, and also of 11.11.&
paseeneen, tee heavy traffic would he Shannon, lately died ni rheumatic fever. He 111•4 interred
The Town CLERIC said, rupposing &Vire could he on Tuesday at the Cemetery; • firing party of marina
well end effeetually repaired, would the Council be Meth from the Warrier, ant th, bend .if the boerimeg,
bed to taking UP the nneey, attended, and blurjackete from the Warrer. drew the
Mr. HOWARD would like the present erecters carried body on • gun-carriage. Dr. Stone, Lieut. Nichols, and
, entirely away, believing the improvement would be the other °dicers, walked behitd the corpse. The service was
algamasst. Her would like a fuller report from the reed by the chaplain of the Warrior
enneyne and was needed Mr. Seaman would help him. Tog London and South-Western Railway do not seem
The lIISTOR erns in favour of baying some stranger who to have made much difference in the Portland carriages:
Is • coed mechanical engineer third-class passengers are not quite so luxuriously accent-
Ye 'Nona thought Mr. Collett quits competent and modeled as in the cushioned carriages of the Great
lie Ann believed there is ability in the town. Western, hut first and wend-clan carriages seem as good
Tin MATOs only tented • stranger, that they might aa these of the Great Wetter& Two brakes at each end
net be expend to the charge of being heed. are signs of the determination of the Both-Western to
Mr. ROIIVIS explained that the present bridge lime with prevent, if possible, such ilaegerous and expensive shocks
the preent Act, and the only way to get • new one le to as have happened on this line.
a.. ems the present strocture and get • new Act, for to Basun afFo•Tnen' Vent—The Primitive Methodist
attempt to repair the present bridge would be ex-mediae dinar, held on Wednesday and Thunelay last week, wa•
messy and time naelestly a satisfactory snores Tbe deet on the chapel, amount-
Mir. Alderman Hewett, moved :—" That the Surveyor Inc to £551, there was good reason for an effort to red ace
he instructed at once to examine and report most folly on this burden, and accordingly the ladies have hen working
the present stet* of the Bridge, and what repairs it most roollllmadahly to get together a large qoantity of
requires to make It efficient and equal to the present saleable goods, and these were &relayed OD • New Year's
requirements of the thwn, and the probable expense of tree •nd four stalls. The first of these were presided over
the nine, end, if be madders it neceessry, to call In a be Miss P. Mitchell, Mew R. Mitchell, Mies M. Mitchell
mechanical or other ninon to make awe a report" (chteen'eroed): second. Min le &nem. Mise M. Mitchell
Seconded by Mr. TRONA/, and carried. Maiden's-welt Miss S. War, 1f,., IL Way- third, Miss
B Rime Min J. W. bible, Miss 8. & Whin, Mies 8. A.
COSTS OF INTIFIVICT.
Russell; fourth, Mies E. Way and Min B. Way, Refresh.
ISMr. HOWARD brought forwent • motion as in west steps mete, Mee. A. Hates, Mee Peters, and MR A Comben.
Amid be taken to recover /116 lat paid he the Town sent& Mrs. Peters and Mrs. R. Elliott. The Rev.
Clerk to Marrs. Ron and Co. with reference to the Thome. Brown, Messrs. It. Gibbs, Way, and Allen helped
investment of the purchase many of land belonging to to decorate the room with flags, and it thus looked /My
Mtn Edward.' Merin. and Paid the Portland Renwee Mr. R. Andrews kindly lent • weighing machine, and •
Comnany. Mr. Howard held a strong opinion the Town magic lantern wee shown in the evening. On Weines-
Clerk meld recover this money, cototing in steepen of bis day the frien.le look al, and by the end of Thursday the
view. fish Vie-. cep. IA see SO, which stated ' All money proem emend were C 32
deposited in bank under prow erns of that Act the pro- ilgenaaama GOOO 11114L111 OF PORTLAND —At the
meter is to My all leasouishie themes end expenses last meetin of the Local Board, the returns of births and
Incurred thereto, costs of purchase, costs of investment deaths were presented y the registrar, and these showed
In n'aesninena or keel netenetanni oe that the deatlerate for the past six months hoe been
Perches, of lands, and cede of obtaining proper orders between nine and ten per thouned per minute, and in
for any of the purreses aforesaid, and of the orders for that number were included the mailers brought on shore
PliMnit Of the dividends and Interest of the securities from the ergot milieu°. The population is reckoned at
epos leech such monies shall be invented, and for over 10.000, including the mews of the Warrior and
payment of the court of the neincipal of such monies ter Boecasien, the inmates of the Convict Zetablishment, the
of such neuritiso whereon the same shall be Invested." garrison, and the civil population. The birth-rate Cam
Mr Howard neither die:Kited the correctness of the about doable that of the deaths. An experienced old
HOW& We the payment to Kr. Mena : they Were themes °airier etates that he don not know when so few deaths
incurred for re-Investing moan, received from the Bail- have taken place in Portland during • half-year, as during
Way ComPser. and in each eases, the promoter@ were by the past ex menthe.
the Act ot Parliament, to repay the reasonable arta, so FIIsItFUL POLL OF s SOLDISIL —About hall-past t 0.,. on
that they mold be recovered from the Raihrey flemnany Wedenclay morning the mentry at the brelee over the
Mr. 8120 GALL saki that • portion might, If he titel stock great Verne Ditch, on the south skle, beard piteous groans
out at the tines, ban been recovered from the Railway preceding from the bottom of the joint trench, about de
Company; hut having paid them, it would be hardly feet below. A party of men were obtained, and they
net to get the few pounds again from the Rehear narehed in the di:ch, and after some delay, for it was
°miner% The Corporation were at tee time in tee very dark, diaeovered an elderly private, named Smith,
hands W these men, and to avoid trouble with them, he lying near • heap of cracked stone. He ern taken tip and
paid the money. He much questioned whether they conveyed to hospital, where his hurts were attended to
could recover it now In answer to Mr. Howard he said by the medical odeer of the regiment. His face .11. .0
be would make Use amelleatioe, disfigured and revered with blood that be woe scarcely
POLIO' 14111LACKI, recogniaable; hut the extent of his inj uric. is not yet k now n,
though we bear they are so severe that they may lead to
Mr' R°WARD Win ventilatednia plan for police the man being in•slidesi oat of the Neniee, if, indeed, he
barracks, whereby the mosey in the Superannation Fund
should not die. Smith is • married num, and he has four
could he invested, and CS per cent- Inteent obtained by
s._ children with his wife here, and one child at Manchester.
the rents which the men would par. while they would be It is thought that he could not have escaped with life had
all kept togetbee, and would he available in wee of a rli•-
befallen where he was found, the descent being about OD
Whines or of fires The ratepayers'intend ...id nest be feet of sheer perpendicul, with nothing at the bottom affected one peony; they would save by not keeping a hut tone. Over some hes steep part be may hare partly
man et the Intim.
rolled, and in the night have crawled to tee spot where he This was admitted by the Taint Curie, who said, bow.
was found. Another men was missed; but be win after'
nee that the difficeity might come from having to Ye/ ward. extoe at &itch.
sum. In groat out of the Simeranuation Fond.
The MAYOR agreed the place would be very beneficial;
there are police barracks in almost all Large townie
Left to • committee, on the motion of Mr. Howard,
seconded by Mr. Weleford —"That a committee, con-
sisting nf the whole Council he appointed to consider the
deerability of erecting pollee barrecks, the situation, the
probable cost, and to. beet way of raising die money for
ntiMing the same.'
ILIXIXTUIT IDOCATION.
The School Attendance Committee proposed that £lO be
granted to Mr. Pickard. Inspector, for taking the census
of the children. also LW to Mr. Arena& for his put
year's @orrice, as clerk to the committee. The repose was
received and elneted, on the motion of Mr. Dem-else,
seconded by Kr. WILIFOILD.
IlsOlettaTlg mantes SALARY.

AN EXTRAORDINARY IMPOSITION.
A singular impoeition has been brought to light and the
rniedeeds of a notorious swindler put a stop to for a time
by the Wigan police. It appears that • Police conatable
of the Wigan force, saw a man carrying a bond'e of
cloth through the principal thoroughfare in the town,
and, baring his suspicions aroused, stopped him, where-
upon the man threw up his arms and implied that he
could not speak. The dicer took Use man to the police
of/lee, when he pulled out a slate, on one side of which
was a printed notice that the holder. Charles Hudson,
was • mariner, forty years of age, and hat his tongue cut
out by pirates four years ago. The police obtained
evidence as to the man. lied character, and the magistrates
,ta Monday committed him for trial at the amine.
Prisoner then wrote on his slate—" My lordship., I stand
before you with • broken heart. My wife hie • good wifs.
and she his starving, and I never was before before • judge.'
On the prisoner loin* taken to Kirkdele Goal the following
afternoon, along with some other prtonert, the officer In
charge casuelly remarked to the others that they need not
talk with prisoner, as he en.. dummy." This was too
much for human nature, not the mma Immediately found
speech, and soundly abused the officer for calling him a
dummy, adding that be had never been so cruelly treated
as by the Wigan police. Toe man's real name is Charles
flitch. but he has eervend —Want. E twerds,
Hudson, fn. He has been in gaol (resin ntiy at Liverpool
for viarions offences, wu sent to Portland convict prison
for meatus years, anti ha. suffered short terms of imprison-
ment for felonies at Oxford, Rtockford, Ashton-under.
Lyne, Carnarvon, Derry. Warwick, and Yarmouth. Ma
fellow is alao well known to Dorset]

will way now, we don't know. foe Oalapel YolLad pate it
so pointedly that his words must he quoted. He say.—
"Th. feet 01 the portion ,d ,he Isocket having been aloud
at the railway tbe f.,11.w1n4 dot I mile. frees the
stati.n, gives rise to • civic; a,objet amounts alin..st
• certainty, that it must have been carried there, for the
purpose of eupp,rtina the statement that the continuous
brakes had become defective, and had faded to sot when
required to do so.

LSI& Rime my last report I have Geoid Xff nether of
wends', so parents to egad their children neve regaled,
eih-04 low *same 4 had attendants alleged bY the*
are in thilitY to pay the fees, dallied, Slid not having
.etn,tent ci idling. I have served outwore toPervute who
line, been frequently rdnuotied for sot sending Weir
children regularly W eared ter mower Were you to-day
to ouveatigete the lOas.as for 1300-o.aiplianos etth the
mow Meta/ of the Act of Parliament -Tile parents.
about Xl in number, Moutioadd in the last clause 4 the
report •ttended before the committee and promised to
ad their children to school more !settled) in future.
;ay were cautioned that if their children were again
reported as being irregular in their attendance they would
be sumineoed before the magistratea-The masters and
mistresses of the schools in the borough applied for douse
remuneration for making the annual returns for the local
authorities, but sa their schools were crept owed- the
co,,,mtipip bad no power to entertain the applieation.
Pim Sthatost. Howley. -Bet ore the Moor and Amara.
J. B Dore, sod G. H. Guta.
Tut "Pooth Sus- beaus -Moder Arnhem, •
reporter on he editiosi of thr Bottroteetoofk Observer known
M the Poole Stun was 'ironer' up in cedide chanted with
being iirink and disorderly awl aindo!ting PC. Horn
whilst in the eseratun of his duty, on the ',thirties' night
at leurallea Horn add he raw the pds inor talking
to a young wouwenaineil Starling at LongSeet between
11 and It o'clock on the previous night- -Priewer warn very
much the wofl.ll for drink and nosey, and be told him top
erreY• Prisoner did so, and he (the constable) followed
the
girl a little way out of the torn. On returning he met the
r. who took off his hat and coat and said he would
Ersr:round or two with bun. He told prisoner he bad
better go home, and prisoner then struck him dismal
Unice in the thou They had four or five "ups and dowse
before he could assuage prisouer, but at last he held him
down tall &mesa Ballet' awe up and they took him to
the police-station. -Primmer, who bas • wife and family
at Swansea, said be was very sorry for what be had done.
-The Bench unposed a fine of lbs and costa
Elko Sarin's. • young woman of the town, was brought
UP 11/ custody craned with loitering in the atrre‘d"l'mg"
feet on the previous night for the purse* of soliciting Pros-
tation.-Supt. Hunt said the prisouer had been seat to two
or three different Honda, but without "7 .dgdda result'
and he was sorry to say that she was a very ba character.
-P.C. D. Horn gave evidence in support of the charge.
Sergeant Bakes said be was near the burial ground on
the previous evening and heard some young women
persuading the prisoner to go home. A woman living
sear the railway station had offered her a night's lodging.
although the prisoner was a stream' to her. end ertrd
some persuasion, and threats on his part that be would
lock her up, prisoner west indoors. Tub e was Wore
Horn saw her, so that she must have left the house aft,
-The magistrates eentenced prisoner to two mouths' hard
labour.
Perry Busmen, Tuesday.-Befoth Alderman M. Kemp.
Welch, Mr J. B. Ourrll, and Mr. G. H. Gulch.
Frederick licolloo, • litter, of Blandrord. was charged,
with being drunk and incapable in Hialiutreet on ride,
previous morning-P.S. Balieti proved the cam. and
prisoner ord let ulf on payiug bait-a-crown.
Witham norm, • dealer, of Bournemouth. was
&wired with having been found In the enclosed yard of
the George Ina, Loaded, at midnight, and not grill.,
satiatactory account of himself to P.C. J. Horn. -
was discharged with a caution.