The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-08-05 00:00:00

DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL

During the week ending July nit there have
been admitted :—lnpatient, 1 ; discharged, 7 ; out-
patient.. admitted, 10; diactmaged, 7; einergendee, 0;
deaths. 0; in-patients in the Hospital. 40 ; out-paused&
on the booka, 210; cmualties, ; accidents, 1.
Physician for the week, Dr. Lush ,• surgeon for the
week, Mr. Good; houm.surgeon, Mr. J. A. B. G.
Messum. The following case of accident ham been
received —A sailor, native of Goole, Yorkahlre, named
Charles Proctor, aged 24, belonging to a merchant
schooner, the Martinet* Captain Blanchard, was
admitted on Wednesday last, under the cue of Mr.
I Good, with four toes of his right foot crumbed and
amputated 1.7 being caught in a winch. whilst lower-
ing sail coming into Portland Harbour. He is at
present goiog on favourably.

DORKET COCYIT HOtIPITAL.-WO cannot ineert
formal statistics if sent to us so late. A list for the
week ending the 24th received too late on the 2nth,
contains neither matter of interest nor the appearance
id freshness for a paper published on the Met. We
are always glad to do anything to keep benevolent
institutions before the public, but dry figures and
journal lists shoukl at least be new.

COUNTY PETTY BF.SSIoN3.--BArcrapAy.
Before H. B. Middleton, Esq., Colonel Steward, and
G. Worry, Esq., E. rearm, Esq., G. Churchill, ~
and Colonel Henning, C.B.
Won gsre QUAlZZL.—Wiusbea Clara, for whom Mr.
Lock apf eared, was summoned by Marla Bligden, whose
solicitor was Mr. Weston—Mr.. Bligden's husband
has • baking business at Litton Cheney, and the wife
went to their house for some heaters which had been
lent, and also for a debt of £5, which defendant owed,
and while she was there defendant, who is the wife
of a labourer, amatilted her. It was on Tuesday, July
19th.—files. Bligden detailed the circumstances, and
said she was talking very quietly to Clark's husband
about the money she owed when defendant came in,
mid "Now I've got you," took her by the two
shoulders, and said "I'll knock your head, I'll murder
you," and struck her in the face, which she repeated
several times, squaring her fists at the same time.
Shoals, threatened to kick her and to serve her out.
Cram-examined: Never used any provocation to
defendant, never called her a liar, or a low-lived
person. She had seat her son to defendant, and she
used him almost as bad.—Mr. Lock said that defendant
had been called a liar and a low-lived person by com-
plainant, who was rather known for that in Litton
Cheney; but defendant did not use any bad language
to her in return. Ile proposed to put in letters from
the rector of the parish and others, to the good
character .1 defendant. —Mr. Weston objected to them
being put in.—Fined 1.. and costs, the Bench remark-
ing they had no doubt about the assault; but it was
not a very serious one.—Thirteen shillings was the
amount, which defendant protested she could not
ALUM:LT& —Rickard Pa inne was charged with
assaulting George Whiting on 23th of July.—
Defendant admitted the c —Mr. Walton said
Whiting was In the employ o Mr. Hull, of Drum,
and was at haymaking yeeterday.week. They were
alternately employed on the top of the waggon, and
gaii to each other "Put it up. put it up," when
Pitman did not like it, and became noisy, the haatl
spoke to him, end afterwards to Mr. Hull. Defendant
afterwards lay wait for complainant, and struck him
violent blows. -Complainant appeared in oourt with
a large scar on his nom.—Complainant was sworn and
stated defendant declared to him—" It was all your
—fault that I've got the sack," and knocked him
down. This was on Friday morning and canplainant
was unable to go to work till Monday morning.—
Fined El, including oosts.—The name defendant
was also charged with assaulting Seth Phillips.—On
Friday, July 25. defendant met complainant and
aceosted him with "You said you wished you had
had been at Chins-hill, when I had the row here."
This related to a quarrel which defendant had with
some of Mr. Hull's labourers at a plane where several
of them reside, and of which complainant had said—if
he had been there he would not hove allowed the
fighting. Complainant acknowledged what he had said,
when defendant said—" Come on," and then knocked
complainant down under his horses. —Complainant
returned "That's enough, that'll do," and went on
with his horses. —ln cross-examination complainant
admitted that he said if he had been at Chloe-hill, it
would have been a bad job for Pitman.—Delendant
said all of them was drunk, and he too—A witness
named Neale, was called, and said he saw Pitman knock
both the others down, and neither put their hand
against him. He denied that any of them were drunk
but they had something to drink—Fined Ige., includ-
ing costa.

WIYXOIITE.
TOWN COUNCIL.

A lengthy meeting of this body wee held oa noonday
Met in the Guildhall. nem were present—The Mayor
10. E. Eliot, Soh.), Aldermen Howard, IlLUlarip, sad
Montan sod Councillors Aylmbury. Dean* Graham,
Groovy Hume. [Amnia& Naugle, Robes', Snook, Webb.

litr:-AsTl7 koefreor again acted ite Clerk to lb. Council,
owing to the illness of the Town Clerk.
The minutes of the last meeting having been road.
The lievon asid the address of ocesoolenoe ma. doly
presented. and he had received an answer from the
limprese &wale. The following is the translation 011 k.
letter erbkh was written in French : _

Uaita;n—Pfa—c,;,.6lll—Zburti, AO 26. 1272
" To au Mayor o I WeyntoutA.

" Sir—The Emma bar commissioned me to act en her
Interpreter to the Ilayor,Alderman,and Burger= of Wey-
mouth Su4 M.lOOlO be HAria. Her Majesty ,is deeply
mord by the sympathy the inhabitants' of that ancient
Borough ham Gwyn in the immense sorrow It hes pleased
Almighty God to send her.
" gbe has boo& deeply toured that the r tatives
of Weymouth have recalled th• Orrice to duty shows by
his Imperial Highness, the Prince buismir that My
hareremembered his filial affection. kin piety, his intern-
rcvand his culture, all of which gave hopes of • lash
esatiny for the Prim, and promised an era of gluey and
ty to Franco.
Pf?'s=pt, sir, the assuranos of my highest otaideragoo.
"HAULM, High Charriberlain."
pig UMW' ?spate
The MAYOR said than were OW or two other matters
which he should like to bens before the notice of the
Board; first with regard tore Sharron papers. In accord-
are with the directions received from the &era at a
previeus morns, a Committea had been called together
omisting of hi osseU. Mr. Alderman Thomas, and Mr.
Urals, and the following was their repeat:—
The omostitt merlins of the Mayor, Mr. Alder-
man Maar end r. Councillor Luria have met, and
they beg to report slier consultarre, end taking into
consideration the espouse sad nue the late Mr. Mignon
took ia the preservation of the municipal documents in
his Pommies. they agreed to mortirord the Council to
offer £lOO to obtain their custody again.
" They had an Interview with Mr. :Mimeo, and made
him the above mentioned offer, subject to the ulumme
approval of the Corporation.
" After consultation with his co-executor; he has
written to say that they must have • madt larger ogee
made to them before they could come to ten-ma.
" The comtuities feeling that the our they have made
I. emple,coosidertag all the aurora...or of the cer are
pre to advise the Council to snake say further
Pr • irolicoring Mr had been received from Mr.
Sharron :
" I have creulted with MY commuters respecting your
offer on behalf of the Corporatioa„ol_ooo for the puzchaee
of the documents known m the "Norm Peilers." and
whilst we feel the Corporation are the so
be pempeed of them, we can but feet thaPrraserZa=edt
of those Interested In the mart realised, the best price
I eiss be neje of them and an offer considerably in
▪ -me of the amount you name is already before au
-idershas sum has been expended by my late
esm • ...wins a catalogue, which most in emu*
father, wad In macatalogues will be ready in •
way be reimburesd- - the Cceporation shall
few flan when met Wieloise. dec.." will ties
have a copy, and the full vale* of to..
be apparent."
The Mar said at the present stage of the prom._
115 regard to these pawn, ho oassidend moor ran ster
mart ea to tartars of the me might to be made for the
informer& of the 'public. As enactor:ma for the
Perrilimeol than had Yeas liwimph, it had been urged
spun Ida tram more thou or gram be Lielthtlasstsd,_,
in the mattes that same Mir ought to men
they were illeparsed. and so they were holding their
Council saseling that leg' it mead his well for the Council
to direct MN astir to be token. There appeared to him
lobe only two ammo trean, mud Vry worasither—proosed
to hid themeless at the earns.
I Mr. Mamma Torus bar sagratad that the discus-
' Mon °rt to bs paver, tut
Mr. aHerr aolde that whatever the consultation
Meta be the town wen interested is kocortag what was
going tube dens. Mar, Om.)
The Maur liar wait au to toy than were oar two
comes open—sea was to go to the arra themselves and
bid, or employ somebody to lad for the end than buy
up gummings ss they were offered seriatim riiis arm
horror, was open to such ram diricalre that he
should hesitate la recommending the Cored to take that
course. The other mesas was to set ap right and
tartan thedoconionts as Meir propsrlip.
rirdrourse, too, seemed surrounded with very grave
daft-Mrs, end his idess upon the matter made hint feel
it would be eorrounded with such difficulties that he wee
Maly Prepared to recommend it. Hs did not think the
Council could really adopt that mane. In the grst Mace
the documents had been la the poessmion of Mr. gram
for n largo number of ran, and the Corporatir had
her fully aware of that,
legal:trim to them hithbut he had certainly set op no
erto
Mr. : lilt wise to say all this to Public
Mr. ROBEXII: I skink we wart to decidedly.
Mr. Denim: Tea, let the lowa know all about it.
The lIIATOR amid unless Whey gimlet. the Mae and
west la foe • salt of law he thl met Mak thr:7l wmoold
jarred in Mere spa claim wim ge vise 0,
be
the soda They might not to do that unless try irs
so go through with It
• Artrairer : you WM SIN is ounciatt
The ILtro2 : You
• Drum : But that doss sot art the didloolty.

The Mardi mid he had token the legal opinion in a
friendly way of one who wee competent to judge ia the
matter, and one who understood the value cm the Pspers.
He quite agreed with him (me Mayor) that tosobstantiate
their claim would cost a great deal more than the
Corporation would think lit to incur. Therefore he did
not think they ought to ad dents that course for • manner.
He had taken the trouble to investigate the minute book
of the Corporation about that period, and far from the
committee being unaware of the v•lue diet:n
pen, he
was surprised at the high mums they • to ba
had of their value. There likewise seem to ham been
the greatest care tattoo on the part of the Committee to do
their duty le taking proper care of them. There sesated
to be no trace of corelssese.. in regard to the papers or
any idea of throwing them away.
Ms. Drams . le More any report in them to show how
they come into tire posesenon of Mr. Sharron I
The 31•101 replied then was note syllable to show how
be Meanly pommeled of them —He connoted The Coonnttes wee duly appointed, and the chairman
for the Ant two or three yowl 11111 DO less than Mr. Etas,
the author of "The Antiquities of Weymouth," nod he
was sorely not too man to throw away document, of iiislse
oc allow them to pose out of the possession of the Council.
I Tb. MAYOZ lb= read rairiOlis extracts from the repxts
of the Committee, the Ann report being dated November
16th, 183 i. It was, ha went on to say, a vary Important
thing that Mere was not the slightest trains in the reports
of any carelseaname with regard to the documents or any
idea of dispersing theca as useless to the Corporation, or Of
handing them over loony private individ He
Mtiledge was a member of the Corporation st that time.
Mr. lIILLZDOZ said he recollected the circumstances
He wished now to make one or two remarks, he being in
connection with the sale. No doubt they 'mew that a
certain portion of his business was carried on by his son,
sad in accordance with the agreement between them it
would naturally bell to his lot to sell the Sherren Papers,
but being • member the Baird he sxupolously avoided
taking any pert in it. Ha wandered it es* a dety
which he owed to the town that it would be extremely
wrong for him to advise Kr. attend as to the best mode
of getting rid of them.
Mr. Booms: I wish to ask one question—a legal one.
Have we any power to pared*, the padre from any
funds which the town has in possession
The 11•7011: Yes. the Public Corporate Fond.
Hr. BOSCO said he had read through, not the papers
themselma, but the catalogue He had read it through
twice to see, as far as hie own judgment would allow biro
to form an opinion, as to their worth connected with the
town and its past Inotory. He failed to see anything at
all in them which would elucidate the history of the place
In any way. He could see nothing which would throw
any light upon any matter counecited With the part
history of the town. It would he well for these to bear
in mind that the geetionian who lied the supervbion of
the affair would not bare allowed anything to pass out of
the hands of the Corporation which woe of any value. lie
Diked anion. who had gone *lough the catalogue to point
out enyibiag maths the whole of the lots widish would be
of very greet importance, or which would at all justify
them in glviag anything like the amount which they
mild upon to give or which had beenollersd to Yr.
"Bb:r mren. Even from his own memory he could a
things which had Mims pleas, which would her tr
greater interest than the whole of these papers. After
showing that the papal were iodated in many pante
and matters referring to the hictoey of the town of late
mars, Hr. /lobelia contineed. Shakepeere somewhere
. . . .

•
" Time has • wallet an his beck,
In which he pots scraps for oblivion."
And these were things which in time would yeas into
oblivion. They powered no %UMW value. He con.
eluded his remarks by propoting that the Board should
pug on to other business.
Yr. WILLAINDID argued that though they might be of no
intrinsic value yet it seemed to him a great pity that they
should not be secured to the town. He believed
would be held up to censure by other Corporations=
different bodies throughout the land if they allowed these
ancient papers tops.. out of their hands. Although they
had got into the hands alibi late Kr Sharron, it was
right of him to spyropelate and consider this. as
his own. He considered they ought to go into the cow
lion se to the legal right of se/ling the... lie should
especially have liked the Town Clerk to have been preemt
to her, told them whether or not he considered the papers
were legally \Oland, sad whether they would be right
in giving public notice that they would d lion. the right
of the executors of the late Kr. Shemin to dispose of
them. In dealing with this question they mouth. very
careful what they wars doing. because if they gave the
nodes and thus damaged the ,ale of the papers they
would reader %wisely. open to an action
Mr. RONALD considered them of great value. AA their
predawn.re met for three years concerning them they
certainly thought them to be of great value Mr. Kiln
thou/hi then to heel great valua or the committee must
have been great fools to meet year after year shout things
which were wawa

Ras it come te your knowledge that tka
two toetsben base been written to an order to sit •
fictitious sane upon them I
Kr. Nowsito: Not fictitious.
Yr. Dims : I say it advisedly.
Kr. HOWARD: And I say it advisedly.
Mr. Drams: If they can be legally got back again, Ist
tits Canal take tliat coarse.
. .

-711iTh•joa asasZTZ-vis• you to ask up • legal

-117:Ruismis : I believe we M m giving a fictitious 'Aloe
to them in making such a noise about them.
A desultory discuastou followed. but no reeolutieu woe
propped. and the matter ultimately dropped.

VIZ (MUT WOl.lllOl STM:11,10.

The Marcia said he had received another letter with
regard to the Greet Western staging. As an answer was
required he had better report to Me Corporation what had
taken place concerning it. The last stage of the molls-
time respecting the landingotage was a letter from Mr.
Grienon offering to adrance the money on he maw
conditions as the former staging. He had been car
missioned on behalf ef the Council to write to say the
Council thought they were entitled to retain the theatre=
the Cherbourg traffic and the potato traffic in future. He
had no answer until he is. Yr. Grierson and bade long
interview u ith him, and the upshot of it wan he mg.
gusted n compromise. and the letter of Ye, (Memo was
en moeptanoe of the compromise ; and he hoped It would
meet with the approval of the Board, and that they would
have no farther dMenlty in carrying out the staging. The
following is the letter :
" With reference to your letter of the Ilith inst, I hare
to thank you for your suggestion in reference to this Com-
pany advancing the mosey for the proposed •sterstion of
the stage.
. . .

I need scarce/a. state that the Directors would, under
ordinary circumstance.. not only be mach advnive to
advancing the oaat of the st.ge, but would actually
decllee to do so.
. .

" licry—u;nsi—d.er that It tithe duty of the authorities at
each port t, provitte proper accom mods- i for the import
and export badmen of the place, bat being aware of the
present fluoncial position of the port, and having also •
coui dere Ole interest in Wantouttathey are willing to make
the same errangementa with regard to the advance for
the extension of the stage cad.. to the repayment of the
sinount, as wee made for the portion which was pot up,
and which has been so useful, and I taut that the Corpor-
ation will Mews to adopt the proposal.
"I believe the only point open ill as to the dose on the
potato traffic being retained in addition to thou on the
traffic conveyed by too Cherbourg boata, which we. the
prevent, arrangement, and if the objection to this is
waived. I think the Directors will be prepared to agree
that if from any unforeseen circumitanees the Cherbourg
steamers are withdrawn within three m narks altar the
goal settlement and repayment of the debt and interest,
this Company should forego the intsrett on the sum
advance&
" I will am recommend the Directors to pay over any
dim which bay* accrued, or which may accrue during the
torrent month, and that we shall aoSaraillea the retelStiOn
of dues u front the let proximo.
" Whoa I was at Weymouth recently I was satisfied
that It Is desirable tint there should be some
wort of shed accosonaoletiou on the stage, and I
propose that, as part of the ItTaagemeaS. one should be
put up on the menage to the extent of one-third of the
entire length of the two stages, and alto • small warehouse
for bonded goode—it would he • great advantage.
"It this is done, this Company contemplate Greeting
1 several steam crams on the stage, so as to expedite the
dealing of cargom
" I shall be glad if you will bring the subject forward
seam, and bop, to hear that it le approved of.
' I may mention that I understand that no progress is
being made with the dredging of the harbour WM you
please iaform coo what is being done as to thief
"Your. faithfully,
" J. Gumeon."

Mr. Maces mid the understanding between the Great
Western and themselves was that ea soon as the staging
woe completed the whole of the monies that would *rise
from the potato traffic should come into the posameion of
the town. Tnat was thoroughly understood. Well the
isotopia brought the Cherbourg host.. aril had used the
whom of the sorpior moor", th had cora in from the
Cherbourg tratlio, a4rle4 to those which beloure I to the
potato traffics They had extinguished the debt and had
!ably Cola. lILo lb. V:ommail.M of the revenues which the
ooaspitay promisel they should kmr• Vh.n lb. itging
was coutpUtod. Last reir the potato traffic woo vsry
small, amounting to about CIA but this you they
g.goomerd m 1230, which sem was fairly entitled to the
usual amounts roma into the harbour food. The Great
Western nw 64y they erotic do that, but want to sitge4
the staging still further. Everybody we. willing to meet
the 1•40 to dm, c .111 n my. but let the Boar! protoct tierr
right, The Great W.L.tra will take care of ttselt, never
1..,. and he urged the !Marl to take este of itself, meet-
ing thg wospeny fairly where they mould, at therms time
maiotainuis their esUosspect doing their part honestly
aml fearlessly, doing for them as they would do for them-
. . .

-1117.-Drimit satitestad that the question be pAtposed.
This was Nut-9d to.

MAYOR gen! ti dholders had been
duly sequential to mmt there. Ile had receival two
lettere ene Irons Mr. Haley and one from Yr. William,'
representative. rt. bonilh ildera had deputed Mr.
no.eatil. to represent than.

--- • •
—/lr. Hosing Me servers) said in aocordanas with the
resointion that he should prewar* Olen* for the revel, of
the pier. he had prepared Amp. eon pow produced theca.
Yr. Rosin : I don't know whether Hr. Howard ae the
representative of the bondholders kaa say statement. to
make from thus. I would angiest ligr. Howard should
rive them, and we can this ascertain what their wuthes
its
- .

7. Howsan t I haws ems whatever.
Mr. Roams : I ceases underMand that He says he
las none to seeks
Kr. Hawses): I have nothing at the present moment.
' The who calla the mestlag is the proper one to la
why Tr:Q:4l4d. That is the usual rale to adopt. y
Mr. Rosalie said the Connell must mow fees the question.
It was impossible to shirt it. The pier seed to el
More than four yearn ago See matter was broegkrttrt
sham and it wee that detmodeed that the *or &add be
put into • Mete of repair. dada sad again had UN
matter been determined on. Two plass bad been prepared
lw Mr. &amen, and two by their present surveyor. and
inbronadsotrtstodnitpaise ullecir. 7lftoitinisinbkot theingoon
sosuZio' ▪ oi•,
su be nothing lett but for those who
are ontekiste seme adiCoropel them to take the matter
In boa& boars the el rarikaMlS! pat the power
into tbe heads of Use LovoY Commisamers of the
Admiralty. when • pier wae in a state of dllapalaatoa to
do it themselves and it to tie Oorupal. But h•
would rather this shout% done than whet ha feared
might hike place, mid that was a fearful accident Iron,
the humor* Male of ths lower part of the plar. He main.
t•insid that toe responsibility on some parties Mad those
parties °mkt only hs thereseiresi Wirn of a very fearful
character. They bad talus eonasers (*taloa, sad that
poison yr dearly sad &setae* Mena that the nee that
meld be nude of the revenue if It could be done from no
ether sources wee to out to. structure into • stets of re-
NIL That was to stead paramount before the dividend
meld be pai, He was extremely anxious that the bond-
holders slweddd rewire tles fall amount of their interest.
but be was ales.
_esurious that the pier should be put in •
proper mid 'Wriest Met* of repair. lime time ago he
had been Merged vlol, haying • personal feeling
against the Remo P.icket Cforeparil, but there was no
ISM In Weymouth more angWes liMt it 40014 b• a
Ismer than he was.
Mr. Morrerd said be had been • member of the IS iard
for nearly 53 yew. and during that time ha had only had
but me ides—via, that the oonspistion or the
bed Divsr taken Plaat II the pair bad beta oorapletri in
Ha 40404 la pureumes_ the Act of Parlament it
Int;A:fldner. I:7•neb.eadiscussioat" It dsral•"".mtimatala ;:.
Diane :—"Tket as asth ase Nttaa of the Pflis Pier a
of Paribirmist gives power to repair mi. on.ct.., it to
..4111"bievecrerksirentvoLarialft"i the
tiat 'l".-"er le_pripare
pinni
It Wag at" mond by
UMW, sensisting of _a_:•vcom-
Moses, Aylesbury. N..e..`L",..mv_Weisivr
farmed VW .MII WPM, of me s.e 7:lZwi Sit oms:ita
own" .Wat is °laming 1.0- brOsm. end what they