The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-02-15 00:00:00

POOLE HARBOUR.

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In aocurdance with a notice given by Mr.
Councillor Western at the meeting of the trustees of
the Quays held in January last, he opened • discus-
sion at the monthly meeting of the Trustees on
Friday the 11th inst. relative to the entrance of the
Harbour. He (Mr. Western' is of opinion that
something should be done Co improve the entrance
end his object in oponing the enroiry was to elicit
the probable cost of such an improvement, and how
the money could be raised for so desirable a purpose.
Daring the discussion Mr. Councillor Stone gave his
previous experience relative to Harbour matters; he
pointed oat with great minutenese what had been
done by the Traded; In years gone by and the large
sums of money that had been expended towards
endeavouring to improve the entrance to the Har-
bour ; he said that he considered the use of a dredging
machine for the perpose perfectly adieu but
advocated the purchasing of • small steam engine of
10 or 12 horse power, for about £3.50, so as to use
the rake, in removing the sand; be believed the
simple rake would he found much more advantageous
than • dredging machine the rake and a small
steamer would make 'Nut Pi inches more water on
the bar than what there is at the present time. Mr
'done produced several tracings and charts showing
the alterations that had taken place at the entrance
of the Harbour, owing to shifting sands during
the past 30 years. A letter was resd from
! Mr. Stephen Lewin, timber merchant. relative
Ho the subject, in which was entered some
'petal statistics from • large firm in Scotland
as to the probable expenditure of deepening the
water over the her. Mr. Lacy drew the attention
of the Trustees to the minutes in the hooks of the
meetings held some few years ago. He said that
everything had been done that could be done, and he
deprecated the idea of spending any more money of
the dues. He considered what was done should he
done by private enterprise. Mr. G. Curtis, Mr.
fingers, and the Town Clerk having made a few
remarks, Mr. Western proposed "That the Trustees
resolve themselves into • committee to determine
whether a better entrance can be made to the
',arbour of Poole." Mr. H. Hamilton seconded the
resolution, which way put to the meeting by the
Mayor, and carried unanimously. It was proposed
Mr. W. Penney. and seconded by Mr. G. M.
Penney that a vote of thanks he accorded to Mr. S.
twin for his communicsrion, which would be laid
,efore the committee. This was carried unanimously
and the meeting terminated.

TRH Osfor lon rambridre Univenity boat nos will
he row,' on Satu-day, Anrd 9.
CH A Rag oF ‘ll4,ll:lLT.—C•pt%in Welaey Madden,
°rand blaster of the C ,unty Monaghan Orangemen,
yes charged at Mannhest.r poli,ecourt on Mcmtlay,
cith violently ananlting two merchants' clerk., at the
(Innen's hotel, on Saturday night. with a life preserver.
ie was remanded for inquiry into h‘s Ranity.
SUPPJBID PAHRICID6—On Mon lay afternoon, infor-
1111,10D was rec-ivrd br Captain Sutler, resi lent mania-
'rate at Enniskillen, that John Auchinleck, a gentleman
Farmer, was found brutally murdered in one of the
tables at his residence, Derrigill.ns. Alezander, one
hi none, fled, but was arrested be the polio.. He
hes since been discharged.
Bright is some-
eh.t ,_erionsly indisnoled. Suffering from the effects
of overwork, he has been advised that change of air
and recreation are necessary ; and the right hon.
gentleman hiu left London for Scotland.

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