The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-11-13 00:00:00

I Ablernisn Peowsr., previous to taking his seat effected by the expedition rent out, and gave a
I which the late Mayor bad quitted, said that he felt summary of previous proceedings. nut forgetting to
exceedingly oblige,' to Alderman himot for proposing, lay a proper stress on the bill of coets. The audience
to Mr. Mtfledge for se ling, and to the gentlemen was small but respectable, and J. S. I)aniel, Esq..
present for electing 1 ' mayor
.ot the borough of thanked the lecturer for the lucid and timely
Weymouth and Melcomuhe Regis. Ile felt the information he had given the meeting.
honour to be all the greater from the fact that there )I
bail not been a mitten:ems election of Mayor in that
Etecnos or Nlavoa.—On Friday last F. Johns,
as Mayor, completed his year of office, and T.
leirougb for many years previous to the present, lie
distinguished honour was tame than be I Bennett, Esq. was sworn in in his place. During
felt that this I the official year of the ex•Nlayor lie has not only hail
i to preside over a public meeting inaugurating in this
deserved, and there ore lie would do his best to per-
form the duties of chief magistrate of the borough. nei.,bbourl i the great ride movement, but has
rHe asked them fur their aseistance, which he had no been the chief of a public deuionstnition taking
doubt they would afford him on all occasions. In place to recognize the opening of the first section of
conclusion he heartily thanked them, and iinanised a railway line, that must prove of the greatest local
to do all he possibly could for thegood of the borough. importance to this neighbourhood and others through
Mr. Ay uso next proposed a vote of thanks to the which it is intended to pass. His year of office has
late Mayor for the way in which he hail performed the been fruitful in other advantages eccureil by the
duties of his office for the last 12 months. He had
Corporation to the town and neighbourhood. and we
been most assiduous in the d trust the official career of the gentletuan whoas h
duties pertaining to his office, more particularly succeeded him will be no Ku fruitful of public good.
thee which lias speetal referent, to the interests and The „1„.,.„a ',pared atdeinie e.4,lwate die oCC3-
welfare of the town, lie trusted the late Mayor : and the many and eloeu
would continue to use the mine exertions for the mat us to expect a year of civic rule not only mire
iroetwrity if the town as he hail heretofere done. rm a, lit epeechee mule,
than ordinary characterised by the good things that
Mr. How.seto sccunileil the vote of thanks to the Corporations alone bestow. but in that official activity
late Mayor, and here his testimony to the fact that j which wakes little towns very great.
that gentleman had carried out the duties of Mayor,
FAIR.—Tho fair on Thursday was characterised by
during his year of office, with credit both to himself
and to the towe. the samedropping pricee ter sheep as Fall other all
fairs have been this year. There were but two or
The late NIA vort,in acknowledging tbe compliment, three of the well-known dealere in the fair. and
said he had performed the duties to the best of his
through there was over an average tier of sheep
ability, and if he hail given aatiafactiou he was amply
penned and many lots changed hands, the business
repaid, ruled dull. The horse and beast supplies were not
Mr. ELIOT then proposed the usual resolution for great ; the usual kinds ending a ready market. The
the holding of the quarterly meetings. weather being unusually favourable there was a large
Mr. 'fitoxas seconded the proposition, and in
attendance of farmers.
doing se begged to inform the present Mayor that
ANOTHER ItieLe COMPANY.— WC understand the
his election au not the only unanimous election
which had taken place of late years. There had
61,1 drilled boyst of Mr... l'enn:s....s..,school are to be
been three llllAllinlolls elections of Mayor, and Mr. "resseu military uniterm. '
Rifles are not to be
Devenish had on one occasion been unanimously placed in their hands until they have grown older.
elected. He (lid not make this remark to create any PENNY BANK.—We are informed a public meeting
discordant fiteling,but merely to set the Mayor right, will shortly be called to coustilcr the best means of
Mr. ELIOT, in proposing the several committee* to I establishing a Penny Bank. As such a mode of in.
superintend and carry out the various departments ducing the poor man to save must depend for its
of the Corporation business for the ensuing year, success in a large measure on those who first start
said that he hoped they would not be satisfied with and subsequently manage its practical development.
merely laying their reports on the table, but that we trust influential persons front our town and
they—laying aside all private feeling and all self- neighbourhood will be found taking the lead when.
—would devote their whole energies to ever the public are called to consider the best means
the interests and the increwsing prosperity of the to be adopted to eflect the object.
borough. Last year a report was brought up re- LIBERATION Socterv. —On Wednesday, the 7th
commending the Corporation to dispose of some pro- inst., Mr. Kerley. the society's agent, delivered •
perty in York-buildings. This had not been done, lecture on the "Liberation if Religion from State
but he recommended that that course should be Patronage and Control," at the Independent Chapel,
adopted, as it would bring in upwards of £lOO • in accordance with notice given on the previous
year for the increase of the revenue. He would not Sunday. The Bev. B. Gray presided. The advantages
recommend this step, were it not that ultimately secured to dissenters by the past efforts of the society
other property would fall into their hauls which were detailed. and likewise those sought to be secured
would make the Corporation very rich. With regard to them in the future. Among the many topics
to the pile pier he thought they were hound in touched on were—the noted case of the Ilminster
justice, to realise as much as the Act of Parliament Grammar School ; Easter offerings as attempted to be
would enable them to realise, but he recommended revived ;the refusal of clergymen to bury those in the
that the committee should consider, now they had parish churchyard who have not been baptized in
wen what the tolls bad been for the last 4or 5 accordance with the rights of the Church of
months, whether it would not be better to let the England; and lastly, the Church-ratequestion—as to
tolls by public auction. its present position and probable overthrow. Thu
BOARD OF HEALTH. audience appeared to be much gratified with the
Mr. Ettor next proposed the committee to carry matter brought before them.
out the various matters under the Board of Health.
There was a great deal to be done in repaving and
draining the town, and the committee would see to
it, that it should be carried out efficiently, and by
degrees, so that the whole expense should not fall
upon the town at once. He saw, through the news-
papers,that a conunittee was being formed in London
for the carrying if the sewage of large towns and con-
verting it into manure for agricultural purposes, and
he thought it would be worth while for the com-
mittee to turn their attention to the subject, as,
should such a project be carried out here, it might give
them some relief in the expenditure of the drainage
of the town. In conclusion, he said that, acting
Under the advice of his medical attendant, he was
about to proceed to a wanner climate, and he should
be, therefore, necessarily absent for several months.
He earnestly prayed that God might restore bia
health, so that he might return ta them again and
resume his place among them, and he prayed that
the choicest of Heaven's blessings might rest upon
them all, and that when ho next met them he might
meet them all in health and happiness as he saw
them that day.
The MAYOR said that DOW the business of the day
was over, he would be happy to see the whole of the
meuilyers of the Council at his house to take a glass
of wine. The procession accordingly reformed to
pass up St. Mary's-street to the Mayor's house.

CORPORATION.—The Mayor and Corporation, with I
other officials, attended Divine Service at St. Mary's
Church on Sunday morning, it being the first Sunday
of the present Mayor's term of office.
Covsry Cm:KT.—The annual monthly sittisg of
the Weymouth County court was held before K
Everett, Esq., judge, on Thursday last, but none of
the LIM% tried possessed any public interest. R. N.
Howard, Esq.. appeared to support a petition
of insolvency filed by Luke Watts, of Belvidere-
Mews, Nlelcombe Regis, painter and glazier. An
interim order of protection was granted.
NIATOR'II Feast —Captain Prowse, after being
elected Mayor for the ensuing year, gave a cold
collation, with an abundant supply of champagne,
to the members of the Corporation at the Crown
mu, on Friday last.
ConSTI PETTY SEnsions.—Friday, Nov. 9.—Before
R. F. Eliot, Km., and Msjor Stuart.
DaVYKENNIttiI. James Harrisvm, a tramp, was
brought up by P.S. Hitch, for being drunk and annoy-
ing parties at Portland on the previous Tuesday
evening.- -Committed for 7 days.—.lompli Harter,
from Bmadwinsor, was also charged by P.C. Dewlan
with a like offence. Defendant, who had been several
times committed for vagrancy and drunkenness, was
again sent to gaol for 7 days.
VAGRANCY.—Mary Lucas, who said she came from
Bristol, and intended to return thither as this seemed to
be a bad country to get an honest living in, was
charged by P.C. Reuben Kimber with begging from
house to house at Wyke Regis, after being warned by
the police—Committed for 14 days.