The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-02-22 00:00:00

RSET collNTir EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. TUESDAY, FEBRPARY 22, PM

Mrs Coombs, Nos
Kiss Coombs, Red Riding Hood
Mies Eason, Briar Roes
Mies Grass Coombs, Spring
Mn Allred Pop*, Summer
Miss Arend*ll Yen, Frost
Mr E. Clarke, Evening Dress
Ur J. Mount Batten. Uniform Bth King's Rest
Miss Alice Batten, Evening Dress
Miss Batten, Evening Dome
Mr & It, Theohald, Costume Louis XIII.
Miss Neat, lady of last century
Mim Mary Neat, June
Mr F. H. D. Eyre, Evening Dress
Dr Wodeworth, It. N., Evening Dress
Kiss H. It. Drive, Snow Flake
Mrs Drive, Evening Ores.
Miss Cos, Morning Star
Mis Ricketts, Evening Dress
Miss E. Dews, Watteau Poudre
'apt Forbes Plebs', Uniform 51st
Capt Chinimn, Alsbanian Wanderer
Miss Rose Way, a Rose of the last Century
Mrs Bishop, Coin of Louis gaze
Mime Little, Sophia Primrose
Mrs The bald, Pompadour
Mr E. Hurry, Poutl4
Miss Christiana Williams, Greek Peasant
Mies Williams, Bouresoise, 1760
Mrs H. Rlaelkstone Williams. evening dries
Rev H. B. Williams, evening drew
Mr W. Lloyd, Court of Geo. II
Mr Nogg, Uniform N.S.Y.C.
Miss Crispin). Winter
Mr Bishop, Court Dress
Sir A. B. Wa.ren. Uniform
Lady Warren, Marie Antoinette
Miss Blearierbusett, Princess de Lambslle
Mr Revert, Bird, 51st Regt, Choi«, 11.
Mr W. E. H. Steed., a Matador
Mr. J. E. Saunders, Doke of Buckingham
Dr Rhodes, Evening Dies.
Mrs Rhodes. Evening Dress
Miss Mansell, Codise
Mr Weston, Evening Dress
Ositt Chichester, N.D. HU111.1711
lin Chichester, Evening Drees
Copt Rusk Keene. Uniform 51st K.O.LL
Mr Foliott, Uniform 51st K.0.L.1.
Capt Flelyar, Uniform 2nd D.
Mrs Helyar, Evening Drees
Mr. Waxes, Evening Drees
Mr Harvey, Uniform R.N.
in Besoett, Everting Dress
Mr Caldwell, Evening Dress
Inas Geoids% Huegarisin Costume
Miss C. Gooddee, Swiss Peasant
Mrs Mop, 'terming Dome
Mr Noshes, Ceders 51st
Mr Owen, Uniform R.M.LI
Mr Riede, Kneeing Drees
Mr A. D. P. Owen, Gloatlemon 12th Century
Cspe Cut* Woreester Hunt Club
Mrs Cavil*, Court Drees present day
Mr. Deny, R.N., Evening Dress
Mr Wesebam, Evening Dress
Kr &waders, Evening Dress
Miss Sounders, Polish Peasant
Mn. Noel Halmos, Evening Dress
Mn Borkett, Evesiag Dress
Miss Florence Myers, Slave
Hoe H. Cole, Uniform 51st K.O.LL
Mr Maffett, Uniform Slit K.0.L.1.
Capt LAwis, Uniform 51st K.O.LL
Mr Youngbashand, Evening Drees
Kr and Mrs Bickford Cabana, Evening Dress
Mrs. Hankie, Evening Drees
Among the many extraordinary costumes displayed,
one of the most prominent oblltlat of Mr. Newbolt,l
who appeared as • Malay Rajah, and looked MI if it I
was Dot at all unlikely he might run amuck should
anything disturb his equanimity. Tbe founder of
the Royal Exchange seemed to be raised from the
deid by the gentleman who personated Sir Thomas'
Orealiam, and who had carefully reproduced the
°outlaws of the time of the Stuarts. Mr. Turner
made • oapital Bedouio, and only wanted the long
matchlock to give one the idea that he had just
dropped in from the ruins of Petra. By hissed* was
a charming Catherine Howard, in the wenn of Mrs.
Tbrner. The luxurious times of Louis XIII. were
reprOdOOOd to the mind's eye by Mr. K Theobald,
whose costume was a severe satire on the effeminate
fops of the day. This was the exhibition presented
to wondering eyes :—Body of dress of white satin
richly embroidered with wire gold, pantaloons of
ruby velvet trimmed with wire gold, sac of the
same, • sword, Vandyke hat with large ostrich
feather, dark 'purple velvet cloak richly braided,
guipure point large collar and cuffs. The ladies who
r:ll°tad the seasons sod the hours we:e as pee-
41pm as the wondrous art could make them, and
the dressmaker could certainly bee appropriately
addressed in the words rem ace atigisti. The time
of Louis X VI. and the posiird period were shown in
at their proper absurdity, as far as consistent with
elegance ; but it would be impossible to enter at
length at all approaching what dressmakers and
milliners might think they deserved, into descrip-
tions of the costumes. Suffice it to say that all
passed off with wonderful success, and DO doubt the
remark of many a fair one, wearied as she might be
on the following day, was " Well! it was, after all,
a most excellent hall. The music, the dancing, the
whole were divine."

WEYMOUTH CONSUMERS' GAS COMPANY.

A pneral roasting of the sharAoldsrs of this com-
pany was hold sit the Council Chamber, on Thursday
morning last. There were present: Mr. J. R. Robins,
shairsonn, Mr. J. Tisard, clerk, Mews. R. Damon.
R. Mason J. J. Rolle, 0. Carter, J. W. Board
Russell, Leaning, Reynolds, T. B. Groves, King, Stone,
Bask, Robertson. collett, Lockwood, Crock, r, Lundie,
Abbott, Templets's', Tompisman, jam, Captain Robot's,
Mr. Stone, , manager As.
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The report wee transited as follows :—" The
Directors have muoh pleasure in being able to congret-
elate the Shareholders on ihe continued prosperity of
the undertaking. Tie profits for the half.year being anon
that they can confidently recommend that a dividend
at the rate of 5 periwig. per annum be declared, free
of income ter, after patting said, the ruin of kl5O to
the Suspense Amount. The divitend will be pareble at
the expiration of eight days af•er the adoption of this
report.—J. K Ross's, Chairman."
The principal items in the balance sheet are as
follows :
MOM-XT.

IA/Tlh

IMP. eecenns. t a d.
B) Balance a. per last Balsam Sheet )002 2 94
„ Md. received on fully paid Mere. end
.. 1002 0 0
„ Cub borrowed .. .. .. .. ....
.. 7600 0 0

C 11594 9 te

Aliali

By Belem* brought dolon--1 .• 0 9e
„ Amount due 00 Allotted nem .. T 706 0 0

£4007 0 14

„ Share Capital (of which 3:17,316 paid up) 30000 0 0

I:7500 0 0

Biiimis paid 11r. nowTi-ia3"; ----
5 IS 9
In- connection with Arbitratioa 1764 IS 6
paid Cuna in conneaion with Lose 119 6 3
Mr. Nornian for Surrey .. 110
£11294 2 2}

By amount due to Banker. on Loan .. 2100 0 0
£4007 0 cli
amoral..

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To—Gials carbonised 1F4.81;;;;;" 18 Cart 1050 714
Wilt. • •
„ Salaries inflator. Manager, and
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„ Repairs and Milntonan—co • 106 13 Oe
„ Mains and Serviced ••• 17J 10 1
„ Rates and Taxes 048 2
„ Permanent Btock ".. .• ••• 78 9 1
„ Public lamps, Lighting, tc. 1111 10
164 I
„ Urn, for purdlcation 35 3
„ Btat4ugury, Printlag. and &amps .. 15 b
„ Rad Debts, Ditcount, and Allowances 31 10 96
, Fire !mummy .. • • .. .. 16 13 6
~ Ranker'. Interest 15 13 2
„ Incidentals •• •• 1 3
Balance • 1098 9 11{

1,3310 19 64

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Hy na• and Meter Rentlilo-r-Ql-yl.r, 2718 4 4
„ Coke Alld brume 8•1881 392 8 2
821616
„flu Fitting. .. • • ..• 41 7 2i
„ Flostang Stock .. • • ..• 8 3 3

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THE CHAIIIII•N said before he took their opinion
with respect to the report, he begged to make an obser-
vation or two in reference to some matters In it. He
thought they might congratu4te each other on the
present rupee* of their alarm Thumb they had nothing
bril.iant to boast of, yet they had at all events some-
thing substantial. He was sure the minds of the
directors had been turned towards this objeet—tbst
they might place the Gas Company on • secure basis
(hear). They were exceedingly anxious so to manage
their aimounts that they might be attended with progress
and no vetrogreesion. On looking down the report they
would see • suns of £173 10s. it., pat down for mains
and servima. Now, he would explain that there has
been • four-inch main put down in Franchise-street,
extending from Hoot-lane to the Chapelry ; there bed
been • four-inch main put down in Spring Gardens in
order that the inhabitants might have a proper supply
of light; • four.inoh main had been put in the Ftodwell.
road, where there are new buildings requiring gas. A
four.inoh main bad also been placed in Boot-kne to
supply light for the houses in Landsdowne which have
It present ooly • very inefficient supply. In the account
for meters there is the very large item of £144 Os. 15i.1.,
for the half year, and that was a mem whist' might
possibly be equaled in the next half-year, or &t ell events
In the coming year. Sines the °emptily had possession
of the work', they bed been substituting as far as they
could, oew meters for the old ooesi, antl the lost of this
bud amounted to that large item of expenditure. They
knew there had been petrel complaints that the meters
did not register properly, so the dinmeors had withdrawn
the old ones where they eonld. They hoped that
luring the current year the whole stook of old meters
would be withdrawn, and every 'mummer. would be
furnished with a new dry stamped meter. These meters
were sent down stamped, aod the direeton hoped that
no one would have the @Ribbed seem of sweargeint that
they had not • fair lost/amulet by whish to teat their
supply of gee, and this would be far mere *seen to
the direetoes, and wageturtoey to the oosenusera, who
would be enabled to adept BON kind of rule as tothagas
eonsunissi al their premises. They 'booed sha ,
the end of the year the town would be entirely

with new meters, and the only new
ones required would be those new consumers might
require as the town become enlarged. Tasty might
therefore look forward to the time when thistle's might
be largely redneod. Under the expenditure amount
they would tee erotical Lug* some of rvelivf.
2176418 i. sd. had been paid an oonnestlon with the
arbitrstion. He was very happy to oliontleVie that they
SOW got fee their secretary said) clear of the law, except
one very small item which they would very goon hews
done with. It was claimed on behalf of Mr. Hick., ol
Dote heater, who wee celled in as en architect, but did
not render the 'orrice* they expected, being ill, sod the
.iireaton considered the claim in clews, and were now
in eorreepentlesos with his executors about it. How-
ever, it was sot • matter ef very greet amount, only
about £35, and when that claim wee paid, the whole of
their legal expenses conotcted with that arbitration
would be dieposed of, and their balance sheet wool a
c dttein the aylKole of the legal anti other charges cm.
nested with the works. So that whatever expenditure
may be matte might be only that for whieh then ...eta
haee a quid pro wen Hs did not Mleall to say they had
not had • quid p• o qiio fie what had been eapet•ded ;
but all knew that there heti been a greet deal of
unproductive capital ',wended, and in feature they
hoped only to expend what would be productive—
(beer.) la their liability seem et thee* was a sum of
,£2lO o mentioned as due to the bankers. This wee up
to Chti•oni a last ; on the other pi le they had
1:44X17 9td.. which conal4ed of balance brought
, do •n 034 Cle 9iti., and r 2704 not yet received by the
commie, on behalf of allotted share., and from this
EteXIT 06.9(d., the £2lOO most be deducted, leaving a
present all•nee of £19,7 Os. 9id.; but this balance WAS
net in their bands at the present time as available cash,
for they knew that. owing to tb• explosion, there was
an expenditure of £1375, which must ordinarily have
been taken out of revenue account. But the directors
thought that if the dividend were absorbed it would not
,be satiefectory, and so they c eated a suspense account,
and determined that, from time to time, • certain
! amount of the balanee should be eat &poet from the
I earnings of the ooropany, to meet this ezpenditure. Its
was tiepoy to see that this ball-year, not only had, they
been able to give a dividend of 5 per nest., but to set
aside £l5O to &memo the nucleus of the ettspettee
fund, and be the foundetion stone of the fond that was
to clear off this expenditure. He then paned to the
subject of public lamps. The compel:7 bed been called
upen by the Oorporation to lay down new mat's in the
Park estate, where eavenel houses are beine built and
where there have been applications for lamps. Of
course they would be bound to do so, and it would
involve considerable outlay ; but, SA the) had the
lighting of the town, they meat do whatever they Gould
for Its welters, and would in fact, be very glad to do
no, even if they were not bound. The company was
not altogether settled as to the position la which they
stood to the Corporation. When the works were In
possession of ler. Burden, not being under an Act of
Pitrliatnece he had so nnnnn tad with the the Tows
Councill to supply the public lights at a very small cost.
and under wbat they cost him, and the privet/mask:otter
had to pay a very sonsiderable isomer .bat he
otherwise mast. When the present company's Act was
obtained they started at once with the otaaimum price
of Is. 61. rer I,oooft. ; but they bad raised the illumine-
tine power from 10-Goodie to 14-senile gas. Under the
Act ef Perlisteent which they obtained, they pissed
the publio and the private lights on the same footing,
and have given the Town rounoil the power to be
charged as much as the private consumer. He believed
this was very equitable, and when it was looked at by
the'reatlemen of the Towo'Council calmly and dispassion-
ataly,they will see that while they have to take care of the
public, and see that the utmost economy is practised as
to what may be entrusted to their care, they would we
there is such a thing as juatioe, and that what is just is
right—(bear.) Therefore they would look upon the posi-
tion the coompany occupied, and appreciate the motives
by whichthey are governed in their public conduct. They
looked forward to lower the price of the gas below
what it I. at present true, they could not immediately
It the time when this would take pleas, but they did
know that if the public lights were charged lower than
those of the private consumer, the reduction would be
adjourned for • much longer period than if payment
was made for the poblie lamps equal to that for the
other lights in the town. The public lamps ought to
bear an equal proportion with the private consumers,
because the latter, for the most piirt being tea respeople,
it would be unjust for them o bee: the hurelen on their
own lamp', while there were many houses on the
Esplanatei .01 10 other plec im, whose ececupants have
the benefit of the public lamp., hut who do not burn
leas in theiy bowies, and if they continued to enjoy the
public lamps at • reduced ant while the private con•
corner had to pay increased rates, the grievance would
bee mtinoed beyond • limited period. If the public
and private lights were *barged at the same rate, they
might look forward the sooner for the redaction they
would receive. In conolosion Mr. Robene said that the
increase in the rental amounted to £l9B 12a 2d. over
that of the correspendine period tut year. Tele was
not so mush as they had expected; which as they sup-
posed. from the bad 'tete of trade lest winter. He then
I left the report and Wien., sheet in the hands of the
' meeting, movie* their adoption. and remarked that he
should be pleased to answer any questioos that might
, be asked.

Mt. J. J. Rnid.s, maid he had no lota ti on to ask,
the report and balance sheet had boon no satisfactory,
and the explanation of their chairman no ably. He
thought that the more acclrate and reliable meters
were provided, tho greatAr the profits would be, for
the company by promoting the supply of ga., would be
able to cheapen it, and they would repeat that apparent
anomaly at the Post-oelee, that as the charges were
lowered the revenue was incre.sed.
Mr. T. J. A. BUCK neatly seconded.

A letter was read from Mr. H. Thomas, stating that
threugh illnees be was unable to attend the meeting.
•na regret wee •tpreased at the cause Or MI. Thorns.'.
absence.

Mr. LUNDIt would like to ask one question. There
was in some quarters an impresiioa that it was perfectly
understood the shareholders were not to be called upon
for the fall amount of their shores. It was an nitre.
ordinery failing that hod crept into the minds of mirttin
parties, and he publicly •sked the chairman whether
there bad been such a promise, as he wished the answer
to be public —(hesr.)
The CHAIRMAN we. very glad that the question bad
been put by Mr. Lundie. Such an opinion was an
erroneous one, for, though there we. no doubt thtt
when the company started, the promoters were in hopes
that they should not want the whole of their capital,
and that they could no on with less than the full
amount, no plaice whatever wee given. The smount
had been pretty well paid up, and there vu only about
MOO or I:400 on whist) the question could arise but
there was no foundation for the impression Mr.
spoke of. It had been necessary to mak* certain 103.
provernente, without which they could not have gone
on, and among them was a new gas-holder, at a cost of
£2,000 or £3,000. With these imorovementa and by
proper management, they hoped to carry on the under.
taking permanently, and to a state of the greatest
prosperity—(hur )
Mr. T. B. ()Roves ssia it was important to known
the value of the etock in hand, and asked why the
amount was not given in the aceounts.
The ea t Male said they bad been endeavottring to
form the,, balance sheet in the manner of the London
ecompenies, and therefore, after their custom, the stock
was distributed over the whole of the amounts.

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Mr. GROTE. »marked that £1,764 was charged
against capital socoent. WWI that the total cost of the
arbitration?
The Ciunutur and Mr. TIZARD said no, certainly
not, there were other ripsaws.
In answer to M. T. B. GBOVIM,
Mr. Wan said that they had everything in stook
which was dated to belong to it. Re had gone over the
whole and set • value on everything; it wee not esti.
mated sea whole. but wee the result of the valuing of
thousands of items. The stock had increased instead of
being reduced.
The (111/11L11111 said the books ware open, and the
directors would be very ready to Dieu them at the eon.
lenience of any shareholder for instruction. They kept
a Ilya: eye on their position, and were anxious that
any r. port placed before the shareholders should be •
bona fide one. A more truthful Winos sheet wee never
platted before any company.
Mr. BOARD said • feeling existed with respect to the
coals being obtained from the inland instead of being
sea-borne. The shareholders had perfeet confidence in
the director,; but it would am well that the Chairman
should SST why us-borne coals were not used.
The CM•tegair replied that there wee not one of the
directors who would not very readily suede to the wish
to use seals brought by sea, and encourage the trade of
the port, if they could manefacture gal from it on terms
in any way approaching that from inland coals. But
with North country goal they were obliged to use a
certain amount of »nor' to produce 14-candle gas.
' There had been • great deal of tasting applied to
different kinds of coal to see which would best serve
, the town and the shareholders, and there wu not one
of the directors that was not prejlidioed in favour of
having North country coal, if they do so with fairness
to the company. But the malts of the experiment.
' had been decidedly in favour of inland coat and that
£l5O wrath bud been carried to the suspense Remount
was very largely owing to the change made in the supply
of ocaL If they were • rich company they could afford
to be generous; bet the direetors believed the share.
holders ought to have no less thants per sent., and to do
this they need the most profitable cloak _

Mr. firoult said he very' much regretted personally
the shapes because North country soul was easier and
more comfortable working ; but iawas not so economical
and be was boated to throw prejudices eside—(h.-ar)
They could gut inland coal at 13s. lid., per ton,
while if they were to buy Newcastle coal which would
cost 15e. 7d., they must nee with it 11) per cent, of
cannel anal From inland coal the yield of gas is
than that from Newcastle coal, and the quality is
oertainly higher.
Mr. ROLLB asked about the produce of ooke.
Mr. SroNg .aid the quantity from Newcastle ooal
was slightly greater but the sample from the inland
coal was better to look at, and the finality wee equally
good, as they found by using it in their own farnaros.
Mr. ROLLS enqnired in to the difference in profit
between the two coals, reckoning gas, coke, and every.
thing else. . . .

M. &mg! calculatod a clear shilling per ton was
I saved by the use of inland coal. They used 1548 tons
of anal in the last half-year.
Mr. BOLL!) 'poke of the Yeovil and Dorchester gas
enmpenies, who, calculating that the North.eountry
opal produced more gas, paid for Its oarriage from Wey•
month, and this made it cost one of the companies
, 26.6 d. per ton more than it costs at Weymouth. It
seemed very curious that, while Weymouth people
; 'maid have it out from their ships on the Quay, their
, gas Company found It cheaper to use inland coal,
brought a greater distance than It would be to Yeovil,
while the inland gas companies thought it best to use
Newcastle coal at a greater expense than Weymouth
people could get it—(bear.) fie was not aware that
the inland compsmies used anything but Neweastle
coal.

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Mr. Bross said whatever the Yeovil company may
have dote. they do not use Newcastle eoal now. With
regard to Dorohester, the standard of the company there
was lOoandle gas. sad they oodeavoured to produm
12-not4ic gus, but they need some of the beet sonnet
coal that could be ()bullied, entitled " Connock chive,"
cannel. He wee well aware of what the Doreherter
company used, but even if they did not use canoe he
should be raided by his own experiments
Kr Owns said be 111111 quite convineed the gm was
very impure, and it was not always alike, there being
differences ia the quality on different days. He fancied

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this was lees mused by the mode of manufacture time
by the coals used.
Mr. Styx' said that at present they had only been
able to use one purifier at • time, and the whole of the
pa oily rimed through one purifier, so that It is not eo
pure a. it should be. but arrangementm were being m.det,
whereby he hoped to use two purifiers for Mae whole,
and that would remedy the complaint
The CIDURMAN a.i,l there was nothing like facts;
they 'nicht all volunteer ornion.. hut fade are stub.
born thiog.. Thy lied former!, burnt North country
coal, they were nn w burning i land, and at the expir. .•
tinn of the year they would be more folly sconaioted
with the rweelt., and should be folly initialled it their
own minds, but there was not one of Mem, at the
Beard but was very sasioul to use ilm North-oonotry
Mr. noLta moved a v de of thanks to the ebeirmen and
directors, which was seconded by Mr. HALLITT, and the
Cirargum. and Mr. Woos hoeing ezpreseed their
acknonlelemneet., the meeting senerated with ex nres-
alone of satisfaction at the state of affairs.

CORFE CASTLE.
Nor s Idesuo•L —Sermons were preaelied at Code
Degas and Kingston on Sandy, on behalf of the
Additional Curates' ffeniety. ley the Rey. Alfred
Codd, diocesan seceetarg. The oollections amounted
, to £l2 6s.
WEST LULWORTfI.
Tiiitoot:H the liberality of Mr. E. J. Weld, Mr.
It. Weld, the Rey. W. and Mrs. Gilds*, and many
• other kind friends,
_including all the oocnpiors of land
in the parish, Mr. T. Randall, of Sfileibro Farm, bee
been enabled to issue • aecall apply of anal tiaket•
' to the poor in the parish, at 6d. per busbel of 140Ibs.
A blanket club has also bees established here during
the winter by the Rev. W. (lilacs, and more than
00 pairs have been distributed at a very Law price,
payable in three equal instalments.

MAIDEN NEWTON.
BALI or sruoil..—mr. T. BOWS' has reoently lid at
Nom., F.rm, the stock brlongiog to the late Mr.
Theophilus Bartlett. The dairy rows. which wen of
the Devon and Hereford breeds, many baring calve./ by
their side, found ready purchasers at prices rangyt.l
from £l3 15r. to £2O se. Those ta calf realistd from
to £l9. sad the trarreners sold at Item SU 10s. Ice
£l7 15..

WIIITECHURCH.
WORRINO MIDI'S CLUB. —The annual mestitif
was bud on Wednesday. There have been 5.354
attendanoes during the year. The receipts, includ-
ing • Wane. in hand from 1868 of a lfie. 14d.,
amount to £26 4a sta., of which f. 3 les. is honorary
rumicriptioes. In miditon to the ordinary expenses
£2 has been spout in hooks for the lending library,
sad a balance of £8 16.. 71d. is carried to next
year's account. thus showing that the institution is
nearly self-supporting. There are now 37 members.

BRIDPORT.
MR. T. AVANT'S CONCLRT OR Monday was well
attended and gave the utmost satisfaction.
LOCAL BOARD. —At a special meeting of this
body on Monday evening, a district rate was
ordered for the emming half-year at 10d. in the £.
A long dismission followed on the sanitary state of
the town, but the farther consideration of the subject
was postponed until after the report of Dr. Buchanan,
the medical °Mom of the Privy Council, shall ham
been received. Various improvements to the drains
were ordered, more especially the making all drains
which empty into the river to hays their outlet below
Um water mark.
Fiat —oo Tuesday afternoon the thatched bowie
occupied by Mr. Caine, shoemaker, • little sibcrve
Allington Church, was digoovered on fire, and the
flames spread along the whole row of cottages and
the block of seven dwellings, one of which, the beer
shop or Mr. Charles Scott, was quickly in flames.
The firemen of the Alliance Insurance Company
directed their eflorta to saving the property. Seven
dwellings in the row were burnt, belonging in part
to Mr. Plonking and the remainder to Mr. George
Belson. Two other oottafea, the property of Mrs.
Gale, were also consumed, and two slated houses
were seriously damaged. The inhabitants managed
to save the greater portion of their furniture.