The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-09-19 00:00:00

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DosoassTze..
'Pus Rte. R. Sims, rector, gave the choir of West
Stafford their annual treat to Osmlngton on Monday.
Tifl Roe. lADY Dior( has sent a quantity of old
linen to the Dorset County Hospital, which the matron
acknowledges with thanks.
Tits Smoot OHILDWI of Bradford Peverell were
given their usual treat on Friday when useful clothing,
ec. wadi distributed through the kindnese of the Rev.
Prebendary Williams.
A Wonsitait for Mr. Wellspring, builder, named
Sheppard, was on Thursday taken to the Dorset
Oizn4 H mospital K ing been injured by falling,
through •
skylight giving way which be was repairing
In Grove-buildings.
TM% 4.itsuaL annoys in connection with the
London Missionary Society were preached in the
nal Church, Dorchester, on Sunday,
September 10th. The Rev. William Blake, returned
nit 7 from India, preached in the morning from
the words "Th. weapons of our warfare are not
carnal," taking occasion to dwell largely on the Me
and teaching of Mahomed, whose system offers
one of the strongest barriers to the spread of
Christianity in India and wherever it is found. In
the evening the Rev. Thomas Mann, of Tmwbridge,
secretary for the Western District, preached from the
words "As I live saith the Lord, the whole earth
shall be covered with my glory." In the afternoon a
children's sonic* was conducted by Mr. Blake, who
illustrated the power of the Gospel in heathen lands.
Children of other Sunday Schools were invited, and
came in large numbers, so that the chapel was quite
filled. All the service* were of a most interesting 1
diameter. The congregations were good, and the '
collections amounted to between £4 and E. 5. The
annual meeting was held in the School-mom on
Tuesday evening. There was a large gathering,
many Christian friends of other denominations being
present, the Rev. E. W. Pears, M. A. Rector of
Dorchester in the chair. The Rev. .1. Harrington,
Baptist minister, offered prayer, and Mr. Devenish,
treasurer, read the report, which stated that £/4 is.
3cl. had been raised by Congregational collections and
contributions by the congregation. The meeting was
afterwards appropriately and ably addressed by the
Rev. W. Mann. Rev. W. Allen, jun., who is about to
leave for the West Indies as • missionary, and the Rev.
W. Blake, the deputation. At the close Mr. Heave
proposed a cordial vote of thanks to Mr. Pears, and
hoped be would be spared for many years to preside
at their missionary meeting. The collection amounted
to £2 I. BcL

damag
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of his whose—ad had hem trespassed on. _
had told him that whatever the Council should levy upon
him, he should levy upon the showmen's horses, and he
said to him he certainly could not see anything unreason-
able in that.
Mr. Alderman LOCK, proposed that the fee should be
Including the liayward's fee, is per bead.
You will have plenty of stock straying ; Alderman
Ileum, remarked.
In the present MSS Dr. ALDRIDOZ thought the hay ward's
fe• should be chorged, but the other charge remitted.
Of course this was not to be considered a precedent the
Towns Cutaa asked.
Certainly not said several members.
You dont mean to say, aaked Alderman Gauls that
now you propose to charge nothing, but some other day
you will make a charge.
Alderman Loans motion, seconded by Mr. F. Emir??
that the charge made for the recent levy on catttle should
be Is. per head, inclusive of the hayward's fee was then
put. shan't vote for that, at once intimated Alderman
Gai.rtg.

--ACCO.unctu.on : Then you must withdraw.
So I will, said the ALDIAMiII. it will not be the first
time. .
Amid some good natured laughter, Alderman Galpin
then rose, and left the room, followed by Alderman
Corms, Dr. Aldridge, and Councillor Devenish.
On the motion being put, it wail voted for by the
remainder of the Councillors present.
On the return into the Chamber of the four gentlemen
who had withdrawn, Alderman GALPIN expressed his
opinion that such • proceeding was a perfect farce, and it
was • point upon which they ought to come to some
decision. It was preposterous that members could not sit
there, and if they chose refrain from voting. He had
always protested against it, and he did now. While how-
ever the rule remained in force he would withdraw.
The Town CLIJILK asked why the Council did not have
the point settled, and take an opinion.
They had already heard the Compri opinion, Alderman
Lock reminded the Council, and what else he asked could
they do, but take the opinion of the Court above.
There were other bodies that did not act upon that rule,
and why should they, Mr GIUSGORT asked.
The 'Town CLEM( intimalexl that Mr. Gregory, would
be very much astonished if be knew how strictly the rule
was acted upon in a neighbouring borough, with which he
had had some correspondence. He could only say that he
had given the matter after recent events • great deal of
consideration, and he was more than ever satisfied that it
was the right method of conducting business, and he
ventured to aasert that they if took the opinion of the
Attorney General, they would find that it was the
111111111.
They were bound on all occasions, Alderman Lock
naintained, to act upon the opinion of their law officers.
Mr. T. Banner!: And we will.
The Town Ctiag : If you object to vote you can with-
draw. . . . .

GLORYING IN TIM CROSS,
Being extracts from a sermon preached on Sunday
morning September 8, 1876, by the Rev. T. Neave,
at the COngregational Chapel, on beginning the eighth
peer of his mini in Dorchester.
" God forbid tZatrit should glory save in the Cross of our
Lord Jesus Christ."--Galatians el., 14. On entering on
another year of my ministry among you, as I do to-day,
my mind has been instinctively led to select these words
of the apostle. One of my first sermons as your pastor
was based on words akin to these. They were Paul's
words to the Corinthians, "But I determined not to know
anything among you save Jesus Christ sad Him crucified'
The feelings of my heart, and the sentiment' of my mind
at the close of seven years ministry among you, which
you have kindly marked by • token of your affectionate
re and which as no mean encouragement to me I
enttn another period of labour amons,st you, touching
the post theme of the apostle so far from suffering
diminution, are, I trust, only deepened and intensified.
As one wears on in life, life becomes more serious and
gamest, and one is compelled anxiously and searchingly
to survey one's faith, and to see whether it is adequate to
the solemn Interests involved. And amid all else that
ODOM to maintain its hold on the affections, and the
thought, which loses it. former charm and apparent
worth, for the gospel it can be said that it grows in value
and preciousness as life wears on, and as it appears in all
he deep and solemn aspects. In the apostle's mind all
things else had mod to exercise any charm for him.
He perceived, what every thinking and observing man,
sooner or later perceives, and generally much sooner than
later, that what men generally pride themselves in, and
value most highly, are after all simply illusory, and
entirely deceptive. The men who are pursuing wealth,
or honour in any form, are pursuing but phantoms,
which, after long deception it may be, vanish into
nothingness, and leave their deluded votaries the miser-
able victims ot their own folly and shortsightedness. The
apostle had sounded all human gratftm?, and his verdict
is pronounced in his memorable words, `God forbid that
I should glory save in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ"
This glorying of the apostle is to be accounted for on the
ground of the "cross" being the central fact in
Christianity. If we take away the "cross' from
Christianity, we leave nothing of Christianity itself.
1 need hardly say how great the danger is of so doing.
There are those who would reduce Christianity to a
mere set of doctrines; they formulate a freed, and when
they have believed that, they conclude that they are
Christiana Now it is quite possible to accept a creed in
which every doctrine of the Christian faith shell be set
forth and yet we may fail to see the "cross" of Christ in
it We may miss in other words, the great fact itself,
that Christ on the cross, or dying and atoning for men is
the only truth that is vitally important in the matter of
our salvation. Thousands accept the Christen
creeds,
and yet fail to see the "cross" in them as the grand
central fact of the whole. het us not, therefore, be
satisfied with a mere creed religion. There are others
who reduce Christianity to • life, and see in the "cross"
but an emblem of what life should be as • thing of self-
sacrifice. The "cross" in this view is robbed of the deeper
glory and significance, which the apostle attaches to it.
It becomes no longer • saving power. At the best
it could be nothing more than an incentive to noble
self-denying labour. But this is not what most
need who look to it They need to see in the "cross"
what the Israelite' saw in the brazen serpent, the
means of their recovery and. salvation. This is what
we need to see in the "crees, ' the means of our salva-
tion. We need to see a Saviour dying not merely as
an expounder of the doctrine of "self-sacrifice," but as the
atonement for the world's sins. 'lint is the great truth
which we need to learn at the "cross," and that is the
peat truth wh.ch the Apostle saw in it, when he gloried
In it He saw the brightestlexprmion of the Divine love
and pity; he saw the overflowings nf the infinite love of
God; he saw dear into the abyss of the Divine heart he
saw the unapproachable sacrifice of God's only son; but
be would have seen but half the truth if he had seen
nothing more. He saw an atonement, a sacrifice whereby
the sins of the perishing world were borne, and all the
claims of a righteous and holy God, as well as a merciful
Father, answered, and because he saw this sublime troth
he gloried in it This was precisely the truth that Paul
felt the need of himself, and it was the truth which the
world needed and needs still. Thereme the great central
truth of Christianity is the "cross," It declares two
great and sublime facts, it first asserts the love of God,
and then the embowering of Ili' claims upon the world as
lest. Ist. It asserts the love of God. How deep and qv-
found is the testimony which the "cross" bears to this
love of God? Who can deny that love who beholds the
"cress"? Who hangs upon it! God's own Son Why
hangs He there What reply can be made unless it be
that Ile hangs there to show Has Father's love! It was
not sin of His own which brought Him there. "This is
My beloved Son r says God! It was not helplessness. I
have power to lay down My life. Oh! no. It is love I .
The great fact of God's love is published at the "cross,"
And every other proof of it, whether in nature or in
Providence, amid the beauty, fertility and glory of the
one, or the beneficence and kindness of the othee, spies
into ineignitioenos beside it. It is at the "cross" that we
see love, as it is at the sun we see light, and at the earth:
we see fragrance and beauty. The "rime" must ever ,
remain the one glorious exponent of the love of God, and
be who sees it aright, sees this great love of God. find. It
is also here that we see the whole claims of Divine justice
met. These claims assert themselves. We are all con.
melees of them, and ills in vain that we attempt to get
rid of them. God is just, by the necessity of His nature,
and the problem does not seem difficult to answer how
justice is to be met I Christ meets it for the sinzier by
His "cross." It is not the demand of cruelty or wrath.
The sovereign is not necessarily cruel who demands
reparation for the transpositiona of the law. Why should
God be spoken of as cruel when he requires atonement
fee the sins ;of His creatures. God is jest and therefore
atonement is requisite: or if atonement be not ne al
Indio) is ho essential attribute of God ! This te mnt.:l7:
the ample resolution of the imitation, and it is easy to see to
which side the mind must incline. We must hold by the
justice of God, and (if necessary) by atonement. This
explains Paul glorying. He sees both love and justice
in it, and be sees both gloriously vindicated. This is the
true vision of the cross to us all. Let us anew MI in it,
the evidence both of God's love and God's justice, and let
us see in it the vindication of both, and therefore the
medium of • sinner's redemption. It lean object worthy
of glorying to the Christian minister when he liable to
publish by the "muss" of Christ these great facts, when
he is able to summon his fellow men to behold these
great facts in the "mom" when he can tall them the
wondrous plan of mercy whereby God saves the guilty
children of men. 2, Another ground of the Apostles
glorying in the "cross" may be reprdal as the fact that
the cross so viewed meets the world's necessities. It was
midi a revelation that the world required. Its entire
condition pointed unmistakeably to this fact. I. It
needed • saviour. Christ came and mot their need. And
the chief evidence of the fact was soon in the actual
accomplishments of the "cross." The "cross" points
the way of pardon; it tell the lost one how he may be
saved; it explaine how guilt may be washed out;
how rust may be found, bow heaven may be
reached; and for these moms it claims supreme
attention from all of us and received such
attention from the apostle. There Is no other remedy for
this need of man. Bverythine that man :reds is found
in the "cross I It gives pardon, peace, ;it gives
ttoeloower to live and the power to the. All that man
n for time and eternity is furnished in the cress.
Littie wonder is it that the apostle should say, "God
forbid that I should glory save in the 'cross' of our Lord
Jesus Christ." 3. A further truth which explains this
glorying of Paul may be regarded as the power of the
cross to accomplish God's great purposes on the earth.
The "moss" is the detained power of all the Divine
acoosnpliahmenta. God is to work out • merciful plan,
and his by the "moss" that he is to accomplish it. This
fact sustained Paul's faith. It may sustain our..
God's so ripen slowly, slow that we are apt to
Imagine that they are destined to chrappointment. But
IL is not so. The "moss" is working its silent warm,
and by and bye its victories will be seen. Let us
rejoice in the fact, and let it animate us in
all our endeavours to extend the Saviour's Kingdom.
And as we look at the work which the Master has allotted
to ourselves, let us be animated by the faith of the
Gospel, and the power of Christ's "cross :" let us remem-
ber that our first duty is to preach it I have no new
message to declare to yes. The " cross ' is my only
theme, and when it loses its power to interest us and to
win our service, lchabod may be written on our walla
But if that "cross" is dear to us; if we believe in its
meter and if we preach it and love it as • Christian
yeti:you may rest mew us mewed that God has much for
Ache for Him; Ile has many souls in this place, and
may He be graciously *seed to !optima um with the spirit
of faith and service, and to use us for the good of the
people of this town and for his own glory. The work is
His, and in His own way and time lie will prosper it.
May He make us faithful. May He fit us for His garde°.
May He lead many to embrace His troth. And may the
year of service on which we now enter witness to greater
results than any of the years which are past, and to God
shall we ascribe all the praise—Amain.
In the evening the rev, gentleman preached from
the words "Dust than believe on the Son of G
John is., 16., on which he founded an able &mousse.

_s7 WM*
matntained,.!

—flo.shouldn't to out, Aldormau Locg laid; he should
int.°!t• -

Al—derman- GIALPIN reminded Alderman Lock that but a
moment before he had given the opinion, they ought to
abide by what their legal adviser said, and now he told
them he should not do anything of the sort. (Laughter.)
Alderman LOCK thought the Town Clerk would agree
with him that • person could protest against having his
name &axed to • resolution.
The Town CLagia said no doubt it was Perfectly
competent for any one to enter a protest against a speciAc
resolution; but it seemed to him that if a thing was
proposed and he disapproved of it, what he would do
would be to vote against it and not withdraw.
But supposing you also object to the amendment,
marled Mr. GIULOORY.
Then, said the Town CLERK, I say you area deliberative
and you ought to go on until you have some-
...as before you upon which you can express an opinion.
Mr. Gazown. : May I ask if you have taken an opinion,
or if this is the construction you yourself put upon it I
The TOWN CLUCK: I have mentioned over and over
again that the opinion is not mine, but that the Town
Clerk of Birmingham had taken it from Mr. Maul* and
had sent me a copy of it lam sorry I can't put my hand
upon the paper, but I will write by this day's post and
eat ter another copy. I don't want you to act upon my
opinion at all.

TUX enoroato AIILLOAXATION OF THIS BOROUGH AND
COUNTT POLICA—AN ALMCNIT UNANIMOUS DISAPPROVAL
GEBZKAL TESTIMOBT TO THE EJFICULBCT OF OUR
Passim POWS.
The report of the Watch-rate Committee was then
read. It stated :
" Your committee having examined the foregoing bills
proceeded to make an estimate of the costs of maintaining
the police force in the present state of efficiency during
the past year, of which a copy is hereto annexed, and
they regret the necessity of &L in the on the rateable
value of property ln the borough, being gd. in excess of
tat made last year, but as the Watch-rate is always
made after the expiration of the year, and the salaries
and wages of the staff required to be continued, it follows
that a fair balance should be in had at the end of the
year 'efficient to provide for at least two months' pay as
the overseen do not make their rate till October, and time
I. required for its collection. In consequence of not pro-
viding for such balance last year, but in fact absorbing
the previous balance the treasurer hag now no funds in
hand. Besides providing for the expenses of the year
calculated upon the same date as the past year, your com-
mittee have an application from the Superintendent of
Police for an addition of LS to his salary, to make up the
amount be has lost by being deprived of the office of
Clerk to the innate, and a further addition in considers-
lion of having been upwards of five years in the service of
the Council. These subjects are fir the future considera-
tion of the Watch committee, but your committee cannot
close their report without directing the attention of the
Council to the Watch-rate, and to the fact that on several
occasions complaints have been made as to the efficiency of
, our force, especially in cases of emergency, and again sug-
gesting the expediency of the Council taking it into their
serious consideration, whether both on the acme of
economy and efficiency, we, on urgent occasions, would
not he better served by an amalgamation with the county
police. With the exception of Dorchester, Weymouth,
and Poole all the other boroughs in the county are so
amalgamated with most beneficial results—Dorchester,
Bth September, 1876."
Mr. GMEGORY understood the matter of the amalgams-
tion was discussed some time ago.
And a very strong feeling there wee against it, Mr. T.
Bworere affirmed.
Alderman LOCK rose to support the recommendation of
the Committee, but was somewhat interrupted at the
commencement of his remarks. He said the county
police late for the past year had not been more than ed.
In the .e, alter allowing for the money received from
Government, whilst their rate had been Sul. in the X.
A COu eel LLOR How can you make out that /—it's 3d. ;
we get half back.
Aldermen LOCK begged his dissentient's pardon, the
&l. rate allowed fee the Government Grant.
Alderman Cum considered the County must have •
very much smaller proportion of constables if they could
do it for so much cheaper. It stood to reason that that
must be so, for as they knew very well the men remit, id
. the same pay.
Alderman LOCK would throw in a penny, but he still
maintained the difference between the caries for the
Borough and County police warn at least 3d. in the pound.
Of course he expected that supposing they amalgamated
with the county they would have to pay a fraction—say a
half-penny —on the couuty rate, inasmuch as they
would have • larger proportion of constables than other
areas' but so far as the rates were concerned it was a
fact theirs were at lent double that of the county. He
had always spoken very strongly upon what was ailed the
local interest" of the Borough; but he would oak persons
better able to Judea than himself —that was the gentlemen
who composed the Borough bench what was the
efficiency of the police, especial upon
tarIBODS of
emergency. The Inhabitant. had had forcibly
brought before them upon many occasions. They, the
members of the Watch Committee, unfortunately but
seldom met, and the subject_ had not come before them
so often. But be maintained that aa far as the question
of economy and efficiency were concerned, it would be
better for them to They could not, he
knew, decide the subject t day, they could only adopt
the report of the Committee if they thought it desirable;
but if he could gather there was any disposition to receive
that proposition favourably, he would be extremely
willing to bring it forward on a future occasion.
The suggestion was energetically opposed by Mr.
Boaxgrr. He had not the pleasure of being on the
Watch Committee ; but he weld only say that during the
time be was Mayor not a single complaint was made
against the efficiency of the Borough police.
Alderman LOCK heard a great deal about the pollee in
Mr. Barnetreetinie ; why once his (Mr. Burnett a) heuse
was in danger, and he had to send up for the military.
There was not a single complaint mama the efficiency
of the force Mr. Buturgrr reiterated, and he did not
believe the County :pollee were a bit more efficient than
the Borough.
Dr. ALDRIDOB asked Alderman Lock, supposing they
bad the County police did he believe they would keep the
aim of the lkirough any better than they did now. The
sth of November he supposed the Aldermen had in his
mind ; but that was kept all through the county, and the
Chief Constable could not spare a nun to bring into the
town. The only force they could fell back upon was the
military. Ile was quite sure that if on the last sth of
November they had been in connection with the Co ty,
the peace of the Bordtigh would have been no bueitter
maintained.
Rather surprised was Mr. Gesuienor that the subject
had been brought forward at all, for it was not so very
long aim the matter was discussed, and then the majority
of the Council were decidedly in favour of their remaining
es they were. If the amalgamation were made he had
not a dada but an extra charge would be made upon the
Borough by the County, because proportionately they
would hays so many more men. He believed their police
at the preempt moment were very efficient, and he said
let them go on as they were going. It really seemed as if
some people fancied they could not govern themselves'
but meet go to outsiders. He only hoped that as long
in he remained in the Council the Corporation would
keep the management of the Borough police in their own
hands.
Alderman CURAIR remarked that as soon as ever they
Came under the County police they would no longer have
any control over their constables. (Alderman Lock dis-
sented). He thought it very hard if a Borough like
Dorchester could not govern itself.
Mr. Bathm would suggest that they should adopt
the report "cutting out" all that relating to the amalga-
mation.
And not propose any resolution upon the subject the
Tom( CLIRK asked.
Certainly not, said Mr. F. Bgerigrr, it is quite out of
place.
Mr. Butuirrr then proposed, and Dr. J. P. ALDRIDGE
seconded, that the rate of fkl, proposed by the Watch
Committee be agreed to, and that the Council express no
opinion upon the other part of the report..
Mr. GREGORY objected that there had been an opinion
expressed.
Not as an opinion of the Council the Tow( Cline
said.
Alderman LOCK, was quite willing to agree to the
resolution, which was then carried.
FIN/NM—Various bills were ordered Lobe paid.
BEGIERAL Putman Comerrtax.—lin offer from Mr.
Shepherd to rent the feed of Beggar's Kap, wee declined.
BIGGAR'S Kea,. —The Stnerwroa, laid beton the Council
• number of large, elaboratelylexecuted plans, for the lying
out of the fair-field. After a great deal of conversation it wag
resolved on the motion of Mr. Buengrr, seconded by Dr.
ALDRIDGE, they should be referred to the Committee, to
COUNCIL ri
QUARTERLY MEETING Or THE TOWN up= at an adjourned meeting of the Council to be
=that day week.
The Quarterly Meeting of the Town Council was held in PKISONAL EXPLANATION.—THK MiniengemerseiOne
Use Connell Chamber on Wednadey. There Ware WieMt OP THE Chroniaa—The MAYOR wished to draw
the Mayor (111 r. A. lessisca). Aldermen Curios, Chapin, ' etteetioss timetter of a pergola! character. It
Lock. ead Davik,__-oouneillors Burnett, Deena's, Gregory. with a statement he had made
T. Beneett, W. Slade. F. Bennett. Durden, Dr. Aldridge, was with
Wan ieleam to •
petition or memorial was sent by
end F. Leek. Mr. Garland to the Council, relative to Beggars Knap, if
There was mine talk during reading of the minutes they recollected be (the Mayor) said " here is th
relative to the rule for votes, and Me. SUBMITS document,and it is remarkable for the absence of tie
etronely protested fetaiwsk "Ms being Yeoled to Darnel of the mint noted wkulturists of this neighbour.
tee liet of "oontente who voted loon a reeolution at the hood. Tare is only sue Mr. Sinus; not one Hr. Howl,
leat meeting. The modes lit will be seen gave and Mr. Genges name is not appened.' The report
rise to a sontewhat amusing iscident Imes
which had appeared in a paper was very different It
THE filinefreaos OP CLEfI&
the report in question) referred to time
egentlemen attend-
A lean was road from lb. "1"•113"Phord. in which g the fairs and markets. N be (time Mayor), did not
be
said, "I bee to In upon your time for a few know who attended them, but he did know the
minutes respecting th=aSsmof bans on Beggar's agriculturists of the neighbourhood. That was the
Lao. and I" ext fee so dehm On atesement
••••L• he thought some of them would
sitarda hem four a ARgandblll:lB VIES IMSSIOMDASEi MA I 141001111 CS it.
gym 1,06. lethrfirrgiao:
Imrsek What motive Mr. F. Besigerr asked, had his Worship i
beewas WIG malieft=er
eard.
wts, I. Var. It =fag any damage dean for then li=telt regaled neaten had been adarepre.

Is none to do, and 11 It were ilmeadi In It would not be Dented. Letters had besnenabid... and also letters had
trespassed on, and oarktinly it is the duty of the Council been sent to the Mane for an explanation, MI
tel team their land, and I don't thick they aright to take had now given that and to the Council.
advantage of their own errors. It is far from the wish Certain parties might feel aggrieved. There were times
at the owners at stork that they should stray, but they feel who bad proffered advice, and would enforce the accept-
it to be • great injustice.' ance of that advice U. they had had the power ; but they
Alderman Loot and Mr. F. iimirrirrr expressed their ought not to feel aggnived if that advice wee not always
opinion that 101. was quite out of Diem thankfully received, for they could not always expect
The Town CLEW( remarked no one had a right on that advice to be received and courteously acknowle
his land any more than he had on others, but at the same He thought it unfortunate that when a gentleman pro.
i
time he was not bound to put up fences to keep other Nosed to give a list of names he should solely trust to his
ople's stock off his land. If he found stock on his land memory. It was asserted in • paper Kr. Homer, of
he could take it and put his own estimate upon the Toipuddle, had signed it. If so, all he could say was the
• and the only remedy was for the party to statement he (the -Mayor) made to the meeting in August
on tairound that it arisen from some fault I was incorrect. But he would tell them now that Yr.
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_ ._ the list.
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___ds name was sot on
Mr. T. Bassirrt did not think it worth while to take
any notice of it.
What he said then, the MATOII said, he could only
repeat he believed to be strictly true.
Mr. : I read the letter in the paper, and of
the names I recollect I should certainly say they were
very leading agriculturists.
The Baron: That is a matter of opinion, but Mr.
Homer's name was not there.
Mr. F. Etaxnarr : If you don't take no more notice than
I do of what the papers say you wouldn't trouble much.
Mr. T. Bilmarr : Well, they must have eemething to
fill up with.
The Council than resolved itself into the Local
Board, and • number of matters were disposed of. which
occupied the attention of the members for another three
hours.