The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-01-30 00:00:00

PORTLAND LOCAL WARD.

An extreonlinary meeting of the Dant wns held ,m
Thunsilay evening, when there wore present—Messrs. J.
C. Lane (chairman), J. P. tirriven. G. K Andrews, 11. 0.
Maliey, Thomas Gild* E. Cumber], C. Mitchell, C. White,
an Joseph !fodder.

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION.
The first business was to consider the Elementary
Education Art of 1/476, and &Tided whether the Urine
Sanitary Authority for Portland, tinder the :Urn eeetion of
the said Act, shall apply to the E location Department for
authority to appoint a school attendance committee.
or whether the matter shall be left in the hands of the
11,uardiana of the Union to appoint a committee.
It WWI proposed by Mr. Chas. WHITE, and eisormiled by
Mr. Benjamin Scnivvs, that the clerk lie requested to
apply forthwith to the committee of Council on Education
for authority to appoint a School Attendance 11oniiiiittee
under the :Mil eertion of the Elementary E. I oration Act.
Mr. G. E. ANDREWS and seconded by Mr. 11. 0. Monet*
That the application be delayed for a week, and not
made for thwith.
Two niembers voted for the amendment, and live for
the resolution, which was therefore carried.
The Clerk was requested to procure • copy of the Act for
each member of the Board.
PORT SANITARY HOSPITAL.
It having conic to the knowledge of the Board that •
committee had been appointed from the Wry th Port
Sanitary Authority, for the purpose of waiting on Mr. .1.
0. Andrews, to ascertain from him whether there is a
suitable building near the Breakwater for • hospital for
contagious dieeames.
It was resolved "That Metiers. C. White, K Comben,
B. Scriven, and 11. 0. Melia), be appoint=l an a
connuittee for the purpose of seeing Mr. .1. 0. Andrews.
and to impress on him the necessity, for the sake of the
Island, that no building near the Breakwater be allowed
to be used for such • hospital.
MODER LANZ.
There being • somewhat dangerous place in the path
here, Messrs C. White arid If. O. Malley were requested
to see to the alteration of the path.
WOOL.
WINFRATII FAItMERS' CLUB.

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The annual dinner of the member* of thi, old-
eutablished club Wad held at the Bear Hotel, Wool,
yesterday (Wednesday) evening, but we, not largely
attended. Mr. J. J. Bates occupied the chair, Mr.
Chapman-Saunders the vice-chair, and the other
gentlemen present were: Mews. G. Buddden, J. D.
Paul, H. Taylor, C. Beale, 11. !Sudden, G. Ellis, F.
Spicer, W. Randall, W. Longman, Wordfiworth, T.
nesent, W. Lucas, R. Danieu, J.
Spicer, T. Randall, and It. Randall (Hon. Sec.) A
capital dinner was placed on the table by Host May,
and full justice having been done to it the Chairman
proposed the Ildllal loyal toasts.
The next toad honoured woe that of "The Army,
Navy, and Reserve Forces," in giving which the CH A DI-
11.0r Bald he wag plemed to find from statistic, lately
published that the volunteer forces of the country were
increasing both in efficiency and number,. On the
lot of November last there wax a total of Z 14,000 men,
being an increase of more than 4,400 In the year.
Mr. I'. BASO,IIIIII, of the Dorchester troop of
yeomanry, responded to the toast. Ilia own regiment,
he wax glad to say, was now rather stronger than it
was a year or two ago, and the ,uccefis ~f the men sent
to Wimbledon laid year showed that they could hold
their own with any other regiment in the country.
Mr. R. DAUM propoeed "The health of the Lard
of the Mawr,' for Whom Individually he had peat
nowt, and mid anyone only required to know Mr.

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Weld to reapeet him. The ape:deer t i the
goo,' feeling that Inyl exiate.l between lavellor•I au4
tenant, and Raja he should be exoetalingly
it pew awaY'
The Ctiaintraa return., thank., on behalf .4 Nfr.
Weld, who wan very Jewry net t :Ode
hut he blel been eulferire.; from a e0nah1era1.1......14, 'ill
wait th.oughterielent fie. him I,ent late at nk:ht.
Mr. HarYtt. hnwever, a+anre.l lb.. eennvtny that they
hail the ay:apathy an., beet wiellea .4 Mr. Weld. voll
that no alight °Wank: well have Prevvnt.l his
31Zitall:11.;limatt Own rea.l the awanh. .4 the jot:,
for root eropa, ea : 1:5 ..;iven by Mr. H. Daiwa,
for the beet general col, of roota grown on a %bah part of the moil& lainl on the farm, pmeh mivth fort hi•ing net tem that, 40 acr,.. Mr. Eanl, if Moreton
9,1, r 3, riven by the ('huh, Mr. Ellie of
Oa, ,wizairv,er:i..et.Hl,77:i
Nlo7.[ortt.it'ir:on.,,,w/I:rtel,iv,e,f"l.lfe're.""lt'et,ainrt.. Mr. T. 1ta...1.11,
Winfrith, WWI awarded LI, given by the f for the
beat five aeres and ffe.re were foor
acc.ero.snipen,rf ~,titrt, m7n.n .4
.f4,l.l'l,..weti,vtierthen 10ze,1,y,
of
abm offered for the load five acre., of inang.44 waetad;
but there was nnly one entry, awl that rea laiaz
atiffident merit the pH, wa4 not awar4.l. The
Julio" hi4ily vommended the ea„.i..., and „..
.4 Mr. Luca., of Melon, awl the live acre* of
„f Mc W
Lacey, if areham. There WWI W. competi-
tion in the other Omens..

The Cualituatit next motioned " The health the
Donorsof Prirea." The growth of root., no W:l4
the foundation of good farming, anil he heti,
prize awarded were valit-il far heron.' their iiitrimle
worth ZIA a mark 4 merit in the cultivation f the ro.
erg,. r.tititleoll with the toin.4 the ..f Nlr.
ND.. Damen, Mr. Weld, Captain lyier, am! Mr.
Caleraft.

Ntr. It. Dom,: jocularly re.p.m.le.l. an.l he
1134 mpoken t.. the ton.t for a quarter ..f a ....lure
g... un I AO km; a 3 hi, priste wa. compet.4l for
semild he in 1131 Ipv t. give it. lie then reforre.l to
tho necemity nmt cultivation iiift
....wary like omni, naturally 1..0r, for the fue.linz
cattle.

-Mr. CKAPW tri MAI' I wit+ Own impnolea
"f Jral•zini for ram., Mr. Willmin Itaial fl. ai I
Mr. William hatzmaa," tkuiu wh.aa Ow). 11 !IA
114•0 lIIMI hatter Mill.

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Mr. Lexemati replied te the t ast, ml wii.l 1... I, el
this year seen 51110 111 OW hest r.•rts ii.. eser 4,“‘•
tho rentpetitien in tie. aerea.a. was very 1... en
indeed. Ile leme.l they wwil.l ii ive mere
next year than they had ha.) this.
Mr. It ter Of 1.nt0...1 to the Winfrith
Fanners nab, whit+ he tail was alruit the "West
the aml Ire iii.) net .1.m,4 that it hiel is...n
(Arvind, g mat geed. Wil tt had been .1..114. the
matters flint taxation. the iieybinis. and the p.n.....
the sp....tier leelced upon Inn lormr.rht :14eit
by that iii I.ll‘,,himiirnA.atre iii+t it by tin. hit, Mr.
Thu throwing ef the tuaintetianee
.4 the reels Nina the rate-pavera b theu.tlit was a
;treat Minn 1e.., and be was., ..pinion that if they ..rily
Itneitzlit half as nine). pressure te bear nisei the
Ileverionent as the veninwreial interest did. they would
have vile.). hett,r reunNlies fer their grievatime than
they h 1,1 At pre.ent, with the tenst the
name ..f their excellent eeeretary,who had held the psit
for man v
Mr. R. lion/mi., in reply. said he could nasty° them
there was ...Ins little difficulty n.,w in keepia.:
Farmers' flub 4s-tether. Ile wan gliel to see x. namy
around them that evenin.r, mei hoped it was tho
beginning of better times. A _tot the g...1thh,...4
'lone by +Hell a 1:1111., W:l3 tho analysis of mannret awl
feeding stuffs.
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11.11KMAN next rropoool " The health of the
Suometefel whkh wag re/1441.101 ti hy
Itfeeent. Parm, ELLIA, 8 1I•NI.LIN, HMO; and T.

"'rho Health of the Chairman.' WSW prop.ise.l hy
Mr. G. Itrutuor, who expresso! the belie that the
meetings w.ntl.l Ito lull a little eftener, awl he at
tended hater during the present year, as unless they
woro se the club 111114 00111. L. 11..14:111
. . . .

Sir. BATY,' returne.l think; b7r.-the 44,1811.1in:eat
mi.' bins. It.. wthl they Inul ha.l no pubjeet* bronzlit
before thetn .baring the poet yexr : lot ho
that, unless they couti get nu attend:thee of toteltibri
to dine:peg the oubjeet, the payer wouhl be of seey
little Imlvantxwe to outAidlerx. Referring th,..leprem.
xion in wit:lilt:lre, the xpeaker Kahl h
been ettu4exte,l so a 1,111. AV. hilt, he tlees:ht, they
wont,' muel: lietter aejoen I upon goo.l feeling
oxixtite4 Iletnern lotollorol ant tenant,.
" t.. Sovietiem. was next pr0p0,...1,
with which to:eu the ellairinan eouple.l the wee. ,
Mr. Thawnt, Mr. Stun:dere, Mr. IP:WWII, :UPI Mr.
Taylor.
Mr. SAITNIIV.ItII renpon.loo on beletlf of the II r.
choster Fanner,' Club and Mr. lirmour for the Mil
borne St, An.lrewa Club.

The conebnling b mat, "The Health of the Vie.,
Chairtn.in," was propow.l by Mr. Wonlinwonru,
In flattering term+ f the A 111,004014 14 Nlr.
ntvntan Saan,lon. aA a 10...e.h.r ~f *help, +ahl ho
thought they were much inlebte.l to him te• the
he ha.l.hme.

Mr. S %I, DEng made n capital .I.4vh innektp,wl.,l:
ment 1,1 the ,onitainient pith' him, u,.l Kahl if he hol
hit beim meml.er of that chili 11.• .1140111.1 nes er !um,
attainmi M the 14.04111.10401 li.. 11041 :1.4 ImeeJer ..f
e meeti at the Winf.ith
Club, of which he 11341 10,11 s 1114.111114.4 r f..r i years
and ho attrilinte.l a great ,1-31 of ti,. • 011104.44.1411,44
been foreell brim; roman! a paper, which net him
thinkinz Mo. Koliol, theti referred tAI a r 4.110/
10110t4,101 tllO4 11111:ZIlt lio iliocuimoi 4.110.10
Cill 1, and the meeting