The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-07-18 00:00:00

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DOROHYBTEB. JULY lOW 111132.

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Mr. Alderman Galpin died at his residence in the
Walks on Friday last. Although he has beat in
indiffaunt health for some time past, and was known
to be "trimly ill, and notwithstanding he had attained
the rod old age of 69, yet the news of his death was
tecavesi vrith something of a shock by his large circle
et friends in Dorchester and the neighbourhood.
Death has indeed been too busy in our midst of late
years, and one by one have those who have served
their town in most critical times, and done their duty
faithfully to their fellow-citizens, been removed from
as but we are sure few will be more sincerely missed
than Mr. John Galpin, who has been one of the most
Important movers in all matters in which the prosperity
of the town was at stake. And nowhere will his
absence be more deeply regretted than in the Council
Chamber, at which he has been one of the most con-
stant attendants. At the municipal table his varied
and practical knowledge, gained during • long
business life of unusual activity, was always at the
disposal of that body, and we know his valuable
suggestions in all commercial transactions were highly
esteemed. Mr. Galpin's prudence and forethought
In finance were proverbial, and it is on this account
as mach as any, we, in conjunction with many
others, especially deplore his loss. Many a time,
when our Town Council have been on the point of
committing themselves to certain expenditure, his
pregnant How do you stand at the Bank 1" or some
such tin u It, calling to mind perhaps the impoverished
condition of the municipal exchequer or an over-
drawn account at the Bank, would cause the members
to give the various matters under consideration more
than ordinary attention. Therefore, we deplore his
death most sincerely, for if ever a eau economy was
needed in Dorchester it is now. Mr. Galpin has
attended to his duties as an alderman most inde-
fatigably, both at Council and at committee meetings,
sad we are sure every person who attends at the
Chamber, a whatever capacity, will have the most
=l:tiastb=hvrcwe osrtie rSecocsiziat3‘gtens of
well.
the many
. ir.
Interesting matters of public note in days
gees by, In which . Galpin took an active part,
we may mention the new Waterworks, in which his
hugs experience and practical advice were apeilcialil
necessary and greatly valued, and in the old Bepg
Mw improvement it will be remembered he was
deeply interested. Among
.the other public works,
may be mentioned the }air Field and the Town
Clock, in the promotion of which Mr. Galpin had a
considaable share.
Ilfs. John Gilpin was first elected a member of the
Cannel in :lass, during the Mayoralty of Mr. C. F.
Arden, and from that year he filled the office of
Town Caancilla to the day of his death. In 186 t
he was elected Mayor in succession to Mr. J. F.
Hodges, and the office of Chief Magistrate he filled
for two consecutive years, and in 1862 he had the
danbie honour of alderman conferred on him.
Among the other offices held by him were those of
Chairman of the Gas Company, Committeeman of
the Dorset County Hospital, the Grammar School,
and of the County Museum. His efforts in aid of the
new Museum Buildings fund are fresh in the recol.
laden of our readers. He was for many years head
of the important ironmongery business in Dorchester,
now Messrs. Crocker and Co., he having retired
from active life about eleven years ago.

Bentiou after &woks has been wasted on Int-
im& sad everybody knows that no legislation of
Importance em n be attempted on any other than an
big question. Yet the fiction is industriously kept
up that the HOW'S of Parliament en still aimed In
legieletiag for the three kingdom§ tbdiiigglintlY. gad
energetic but misguided persons appear to be engaged
Is every part of the oountry obtaining signatures to
petitions for or against measures of ow) kind and
mother which Parliament will probably hive no
cesuce of considering until the &qua future when
Ireland has bees dipped for half.an•hour under the
Atlantic Ocean. There limo Examiner of Petitions,
who chews • good salary for running his *ye over the
nth of *Ratans, and In most cases no one ever
soosikalus their contents besides this penon and the
member who presents them.

The autumn serdoe may yet be avoided, or, if not
avoided, made • vary formal basin. If the govern-
ment would give way upon the question of the simple
majority, and adopt the two-thirds majority, pi desired
by very many Liberals as well as Conservatives, the
SOW procedure would pies se • matter of course, and
it would hardly be worth while to hold • special session
lo deal with It.

Tits Earl of Lyiesford's Estates Hill, which has
pond the Hones of Lords, and is introduced in the
Commons, Is • proposal for meettling the Karl's pro-
perty is each • manner into provide for the extinguish-
ment of ratiting &Ma It is Illustrative of the evil
of lOW settlements that, although Lord Aylesford's
debts slaty amount to about two years' tnoorno of the
property, yet without pursing • special A.et their
Stpidatios would crompistely ruin the estate.

The long continuance of rainy weather, and the
gimped cd another bad harvest are intensely depress-
hi te the farmers. Whatever other harvest is
saved. we sow know that the Hop crops will be
• Moons Wore. Yet perhaps this will not make as
meek Memos this year as it might have done
Odom

• couple of years ago, Mr. Glad Mona, amongst
Am advice to farrnors, moomossadal them to tarn
Oak attention to fruit-arowinf• in Qs mats=
conatim the hint has ban taken to a large extant.
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