The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-02-17 00:00:00

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DORCHESTER TOWN COUNCIL

A meeting of the Council was held on Thursday.
The members present were : The Mayer; Aldermen
Manfield, Coombe, and Curme ; Councillors Hodes,
Aldridge, Freud, Davis, Lock, and Bishop The
minutes having been reed, the insPee.i°' Of nuisinces
report was read. in which several existing luminances
were complained of, and notices fee removal were
and rdered to be
ordered. Some bills were o
paid. Some applications triddrainage and water
'apply were granted.
SCAVISTOR'S REPORT.—The Surveyor reported as
folio., During the last tan days I have made a
number of trials in order to ascertain whether there
is any leakage from the reservoir or any of the pipes,
and to aeoonot for the extraordinary consumption or
wane of water during the night On Tuesday night,
the sth inst.. the wake was turned uff at the reser-
voir at 10 o'clock, and turned on again on Wed-
nesday morning at ball-past five. In this time, with
• depth of water of lift. we lost a quarter of an inch,
or equal to 1,000 gallons in 24 hours. On Wednesday
night with 14 feet 14 inches of water in the reservoir,
we lost in eight hours—the time the wake was
tiu-ned of, 5-16 the of an inch„or equal to 1,250 gallons
in 24 hours. On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
nights, the water WSJ turned off, but I did not find
any variation in the leakage from the reservoir. On
Sunday night the water was turned off at the West-
end of High West-street, at half-peat 10, and turned
on again on Monday morning at us o'clock. lu this
time we lost half an inch, that is, from the reservoir
and the pipes between the reservoir and the valves
in High West-street, about 1.800 feet of pipe. This
would be equal to about 2,000 gallons in 24 hours.
On Monday night, the water wee turned off the
whole of the town, except Grove Buildings and
Pease-lane. From a quarter past 10 to six o'clock on
Tuesday morning, we lost from the reservoir and
dd, section of pipes, eight inches, equal to 10,000
gallons, or 60 gallons per house during eight hours
of the night I have since made an examination of
the taps and closet valves, but I have not been able
to find anything to account for all this water being
drawn from the reservoir. On Tuesday night the
water was turned off from Greve Buildings,
Feese-lane, and Fordington, and left on the other
parts of the town. To seven home and a half we
low from the reservoir and the pipes in this put of
the town—that is, south of High-street-14 inches
During this time there was not any water used at
the brewery or at the gas works There are in this
section about 380 houses supplied with water, and
10,900 feet of pipe. On Wednesday night the
water was turned off all the town, except High•
street and Fordington. In seven hours and
`wee lost nine and a-half inches from the reservoir
and the pipes. In this section there are about 2'20
houses supplied with water, and 13,000 feet of pipe.
It appears from the above that the greatest waste is
from the south part of the town. I have not had
An opportunity since the measurements wer.i taken
of fully examining 'this portion, but shall do mat
once. With the water turned off we consumed 15
cwta. of coal less in one week than when the water
was on. The saving in wages and coal would be
about £4O a-year, if the water were turned off every
night. It can be turned of! near Mr. Henning's, so
that in came of fire during the night the mains could
tic filled in 5 minutes. The key could be left in
the watchbouw, ao that one of the watchmen could
turn on the water as soon as an alarm was given.-
1 MD, &C., JIUtIOIIAII JOIVZIT.

The Mayor said this waa • very important report, and
the subject to which it referred required their very
serious conaideration.—Mr. Coombs maid the report re-
ferred to the turning off of the water at nights. bat in
01140 of fire such • proceeding might be attended
with serious consequeneet, as there would be no water
to be obtained.—Mr. Bishop remarked that a great lom
appeared to be going on at a time when little or none
was required for um—Mr. Coombe could not bee how
the 60 gallons per house could be wasted at Grove-
buildings.—Mr. !lodges thought it was quite evident
there must be a large leakage in some places, and that
it wee most desirable to find them out —The Mayor
had no doubt that the greater part of the waste was in
the water closets, and tint it was most desirable to find
out the owners of the bowies where the water was per-
mitted to run to waste. Unless something were done,
it would be impomible to Ittep ups supply of water for
the rate now levied.—Me Coombs said it would be
most inconvenient for the water to be turned oft at
night., not only in the event of fire, but also with re-
gard to the water closets—The Mayor linked the Sur.
veyor if he received any complaints from any parties
during the week he was experirnentingl—The
Bar-
recur replied only in one instance. One person then
called just as they were turning the water on to state
that they wanted to brew.—The Mayor asked : Suppose
halfn-dscen water cloeets wasted water to the extent
half the .mount that was laid on—how long • time
'would it require to pump for such waste in the 24
hours I—The Surveyor replied that the reservoir would
be lowered about 6 inches by it, and that such waste
would cause an hoar and a-hilt', pumping.— Mr.
'Coombs asked if there might not much water
wasted from the lever not being Leavy enough.
-- The Surveyor said the waate might be mi.
casioned by too light a lever, or by it. catch-
ing &fattest the neat—Mr. Bishop thought the
closets ought to be regularly inspected. It would pay
even to keep a man purposely, if all thin waste was
occasioned them—Mr. Curme thought it a most serious
matter, knd acme steps ought to be adopted to find out
a remedy.—Mr. Coombe asked what the quantity of
water was now consumed per house throughout the
towel—The Surveyor replied about 200 gallons.—Mr.
Ocean And bow much was calculated upon repelling
them I—Surveyor : About 150 gallons. Mr. Bishop
thought that if it was Out too inconvenient to the in-
habitants, the saving would be very great if the water
were shut off at nights—Mi. Hodges : But if the
water were on, it might stave a house being burned
down.—The Mayor said they calculated upon supplying
the inhabitant, at the rate of 6.1. per 1000 gallons. but
according to the quantity supplied for the amount re-
ceived, they bad not obtained more than 2ed. per 1000
gallon. It was very well for them to talk about conve-
nience and inconvenience, but if • private company
went on in this may it would soon be bankrupt. —Mr.
Curme thought the hest way would be to supply the
houses by meter. The Mayor said if people pur-
chased their water by meter, they would very soon
have their taps repaired when out of order
to prevent tl.e vsaste.—klr. C,oomlie thought there
✓hould be a thorough investigation to ascertain where
the liakage was going on.—The Mayor thought the
Surveyor should be instructed to contiuse his examina-
tions. Bo that he might, if poisaible. discover where the
leakages took piece, and that he report the result of his
investigation. to the next meetinc. As an 'llustratimi
of the serious nature of their loci by these leakages he
might say that if they received tkl. for 1000 gallons
they would last year have realised C 1139 11s. Rd.,
wheress the amount received was MO, being some-
thing like Id. for every 1000 gallon. supplied to th•
town. —After some hither sliecemion it was resolved
that the Surveyor be instructed to continue his examine.
lions, and that he report the result of his investigations
to the next meeting.

REPORT Or THE FINANCE CMIIIIII3I to the Council
acting as a Loral Board of Ilealtli.—The committee
have with great are considered the way. and means of
the Board for the current rear; and for the purpose of
defraying the year's interest on the Ohl Paying Com-
missioners' debt. they em ommend a rate of 51 is the C
on that part of the horongh which mnstiinted the di..
find of the late Paving Coetinissioners. For the pun.
pose of lighting the district of the late Paving Com-
missioners and that of West Fordington. which boa.
during the past TM!' been added to the lighting dis-
trict on the petition of the inhabitants thereof, they
recommend • rate of 6d. in the E, and for the pur-
pose of paying the exposes of fitting up such additional
district with lamps, lamp poste, &a., which has been
effected at • coat of about £45, the committee recom-
mend such expellee to be extended over • period of
three years; and that for the purpose of meeting of
one-thinl part of such expenditure, irate of 64. in the
be levied on West Fonliegypa, being met of the
borough beriefitted thereby. That for the purpose of
discharging an instalment of the £ll,OOO raised on the
security of the special district rates No. 2, for the
permanent works, and the year's iuterest thereon, they
era pleased to be able to recommend a rate of ls, est
in the E, Mates* of one of Is. 6d. for the same pur-
pose as made in last year. Durine the Past year •
large expenditure was made on •coonnt of the high-
ways and footearaments within the borough, and the
committee are aware that a considerable amount of
work of the same descnption still remains to be ex-
ecuted. To meet the unavoidable expenses of the
current year, the committee have been unable to di.-
ever any means of meeting the calls on the general
district rate by anything ler than a rate of ths 41.,
in the E, •nd even with that they feel the Board will !
be unable to efficiently execute all those repairs of the 1
roads and footpaths which it is apparent to everyone
are upet urgently required. The committee also ,
recommended • water-rate of 64. in the E to I
be made to the parties having the benefit of I
• water supply from the works of the Board, and
which they hope and believe will meet the
working expenses of the waterworks, ko., for the
current year—Mr. Coombs moved a resolution to the
effect that the report be received and adopted and
entered on the minutes, and that the common seal of
the Board he affixed to t'se several rates, named therein,
for the purpose of their being collected. But in doing
so, he asked why, when their rates were mote to carry
them only to September, tbe end of their financial year,
these rates were 'not made earlier In the year !—The
Clerk said that the collector had not cleared up the old
rates in titne.—Mr. Coombe said their new financial
year commenced from September, and why not make
the rates at once. It liras absolutely neceerary that this
should be the cave valeta they always srished to be in
the position of laving overdrawn their treasurer. Thee
had this year expended a considerable amount—sp-
wards of coon, sad every farthing of that esm bad
been drawn on the treasurer in anticipation of the rates
they were now about to make. Now thia system, in
the first prase. would involve them In difficulties at
the bank on the question of interest. Such a difficulty
had in short &risen, but their case wet represented
at the bank. and the intermit that bad been
charged waS rhandoned. Had they not, however,
been so hberrlly met by their banker., they would so
doubt have had a very considerable stun to pay by way
for interest for money thus overdrawn; but this
could sot be :Allowed to go on. He had • letter before
him from the bank, showing that they had overdrawn
the account at the Bank on the Board of Health rates, to
the amount ri EION9 12s. 24 ,and that unless that amount
was reduced, intense must in future be cherged thereon.
The letter stated that such had been the condition of
their secoant at the bank, for the last three years,
but this, he should presently show.hed not been exactly
the !WC In the year 1860 they made an arrangement
with the treasurer to overdraw their account for the pur-
pose of Paying Hodson and other parties, to the amount
of £1764 16a. 44., until they received • loan for which
they were adaptiasiag with aa• at Vas Unwise* Alm.
By rim saamaa, lie moos Ise white waa soil wdr7

class, the bank &edited them with this amount, bid
carried it to the loan account, and there it bad re-
mained. In the January following they paid into the
bank £2,1100, which was placed to their general unegni.
and from which they had continued to drew. so
that • few months afterward., their treasurer's
amount showed :bet • balance was due to the Board of
£l4BO old, while ths bookers showed this £1784 on
the other side. Now even then there was, in
reality, but about MO overdraws at the bulk. From
a appall-mu that they were standing so well at the
bank, they had been abstracting from their supposed
balance, lase, sa it turned out, they were aging to
their deficiency at the bank, and the ocrasequence was,
an he hail stated, that they now owed at tbe bank the
SUM 01 kj.opei 12e. IS. This 'mount had been due to
the Council from the rates for the past five months—
that is, the debt woo due on the current rote, so that
the fixod• had not got behind-hand, only in Cis collec-
tion. Had the rates been made, so they ought to have
been, in the beginning of th• year. there would hays
been a balance st the bank instead of this thousand
pounds deficiency, and they would still have been able
to go through the year without getting into debt. The
hank sated in that letter they malt charge interest in
future ; but he thought that under the circumstances
it should extend its liberality till the Board had had
time to get straight. However, that was • subject for
future consideration. But now, to prevent the Board
getting into • similar dilemma for the future, he thought
there should bee financial statement prepared quer-nide
showing the debtor and creditor account Isla the hank,
to be laid before the Fianna) Committee, and reported
to the Council at their quarterly meetings. He aboald
therefore supplement this re 001.16011 with another
motion, to the effect that the rates should be made in
future in the wombat October, In every year.and that the
annual account. should be submitted to the Finance Com
nutteaand reported to the Council before theyera brought
before the auditory. He now moved that the report
be received and adopted, and that the seal of the Board
be allied to the several rates mentioned therein. which
should he payable on and after the 18th day of February
instant.—The resolution having been seconded, wee
tarried unanimously. Coombe said he would now
move the folhming consi.lerationa shou:d be referred to
the Yin•oce conanitte for their consideration, and to
report thereon at their nest meeting, for the sdoption
of the Board— that a creditor and debtor account be-
tween the Board and the treasurer be laid before
the Town Counc.l and reported on to the Bard—that
the ennusl accounts should be submitted by the
Financial Couinottee to the Board for its •pproval
before they go before the auditor., and that an esti-
mate of ilia Ic.-me and •speachture be submitted to
the Board, and that the rate, be mode not later
than the end of October in every year. The
Mayor esplained the oircumstancee under which
the error •rose. Tl.e hank having allowed them to
overdraw for the payment of permanent improvements
to the amount of £1,784, placed the sum too "loon"
amount, while they placed all the monies to the credit of
the Board to their current account. By this means the
Board was placed in • false position, as at the expira-
tion of two yarn afterwards, when they suppowd the,
had a balance at their bankers of £lB-4, they found
that they were in reality EIOGO in debt. When he
found out • short time sine* bow the case rally stood,
be went ti the bank and represented to them
bow the affair had warred: His remarks were lis-
tened to in a very kind and peeper spirit, and they
consented to withdraw their charges for interest of £24S
at once. He thought, therefore, under these circum-
stance., that they had not the slightest came for com-
plaint to make against the conduct of their hankers.
The reason why they were now is arrears at the bank
wail. the first place, they bad gom on ia a atate of
Islam security from a supposition that they were stand-
ing well at the hank, and Intl.. second elms time mks
bad not bete made at the proper time. The debt now
owing at the hank was for labour ad =atom's paid
for during the present financial year, and come-
quently should have been paid out of the rates which
ought to have heel lade lut October. They had,
therefore, wh•t might be termed, lorestelled the rat.*
they were now making, to the amount which woo now
doe at the back. By the time these rates were collected,
he hoped there would boa balance in their favour. There
was leel;y no reason wl.y the rates should not be
made every year in the month of September or
October, and he hoped the remarks of Mr. Coombe had
had the effect of ehowing them how necessary it was
that such abould be the case. He might add that he
had seen the collector, and be had promised him that
he would use all diligence to get in the rates as soon
as they were pl..ced in his hands for collection.—Mr.
Lock arconded Mr. Coombe'u motion, and it we. ear-
ned unanituously.—Mr. Coombe said they were
now sitting there as • Board of Health,
and of course, as such, bad nothing to do
with the foods of the Council But he might
say that the Council had upwsrdsof E7OO in the bank, so
that after putting one thing with the other, the bank had
not much to complain c.f.—Bowe minor matters were
subsequently disposed of sad the meeting *spouted.

The following ie an Abstract of the Reeeipt. and Pay-
ments of the laical Board of Health of the Borough,
from the 3lst of August, 1961, to the 14 of Sep-
tember, 1862, publish.] in parausnee of the Act
cunt.

I Ell•L

-------
DR. s. d. C a. d.
To Balance in the hands of the

Tr. sourer •1 the end ol Use
last financial year . 25 17 1
„ Ditto of Inspector . . 15 10 3
_
3761

„ Ditto of borreyor .

. 21 15 10

„ Net proceed. of General Dis-
trict Nate,. wade 18th Feb-

Teary, 1862. at 2s. in the £ll4B 16 5
„ Miscellaneous receipts . 65 10 6
1214 611
„ Net proceeds of Special District
Rate. N'. 1, wade 18th Feb-
ruary, 1862, at Md. in the . 24/1 18 5
„ Net proceeds of Special 1h1•
trot I:ate, No. 2. suede 18th
February, 1862, at la 6d. in
thr 1: .863 7 7
„ Net proceeds of Water Rate,
11141 r 18th Feliniary, 1862,
it of, in the . . 143 8 0
„ Water for trade ',tarpon . 82 3 11
„ Miseellaneou• receipts. . 16 19 0
- 342 10 11

„ Amount of Interest repsiA, viz—
flu General Disttics lists
Account . . 6 2 7
„ l'ermaaentWorks Account 59 12 7
--- 65 12 7

E 2698 19 7

CIL
By sth Instalment of Ifortlaye for £3llO of
General District Itites and Interact 22 10 0
„ sth Ditto for £5OOO, of Speciol District
Rates N 0.2, and Interest . 374 19 3
„ lot Ditto for L'2200. of General District
Kate and Inieres . . 179 4 2
„ sth Ditsi for 0000, of Special District
Rate No. 2, and Internat. . 725 2 6
, 4th. Ditt.i for £3001.), of Special Dietrict
...._ .
" "

, . r
ktate No. 2, aud Interest . r./8 18 0
„ Eatabloshinent Charges, via. :
Gaper.' District Kate £28.1 3 7
Special Monet Kate, No. 1 8 4 11
Ditto, No. 2 . 21 11 8
Water supply . . 5 12 10
29613 0

„ Tradesmen'. Bill'. wit: _
Ovneral thstrut Hate . 71 2 9
Water ly . . 29 11 2
Permanent works . . 7 0 1
- 107 14 0
_

„ Highways Account :
New paving . 152 8 9 .
Repair. . 192 13 10 .
Watering riWeis . . 14 0
--- 346 6 7
_

•
Scavengen' Account t _
Horse Feed and Straw 52 14
Stable and MIZO.II Rents . II 9 9
1...ab0r, kn. . . 102 5 9
1641 10 2
„ Lighting Account . 172 310
„ Rati• and Tasea Acerinnt
General Diatriet Rate . 4 12 3
Spectal District Rate, No. 1 2 5 0
Ditto, No. 2 . lit 8 9
Water Supply . . 6 8 7
31 14 7

- -
„ Water Simply Aecouat
Ciial and Carriage . . 183 12 3
%%irking Expenses and
Repairs . . 165 18 4
-- 331 10 7
„ Permanent Works:
Waterworks . 36 8 0
tiesierage and Drainage . 68 16 2
106 4 2
. _

_
„ Interest on old Paving Com-
nlicatoners debt . 57 15 0
„ Balance in Inspector'. hand" 7 12 1
in Bars eyor's Lauda 11 18 1
Ditto in TreAsurer's hands 11 2 10
30 13 0

• £369e 19 7

G CSIMAL DISTRICT RATS Ait'ooll7.

DL
To net Premed. of Rate. ntadle
18th February, 1862. at AL
1n the 1: . 3148 16 5
. .
Miscellaneous Reaeipta, via :
Sale of llama, . 48 0 6
Use of Sewers —County Hall " 7 6
Ditto- -Itsrracks . . i 0 0
Ntto—H.uapipe . . 0 2 6
One year's Rent of Cottage . 10 0 0
Amount of Interest mimed . 6 2 7
71 13 1
_ . _

Balance Jul to Treasurer on
Cam Amount

201 16 9

/1422 6 3

By Balance doe to Treasurer at
the close el the last loasclal
yeAl . •
• 218 4 6
•
~ 6411 115.411305 t el Mortgage
for 1:300o1 Ostlers/ Nutria'
Rates sad Interest. 22 10 0
„ let Ditto tor 41220—Ditto . 170 1 2
„ Fatablishoasot Charge*:
Salaries, Commissions, Sc- 360 14 6
Postage., to. . 2 9 2
263 3 7
„ Tradesmen's Bills . • 71 2 9
„ Highways :
New Paring , . . 152 8 9
Repairs • . . 102 13 10
Watering Roads . . . 1 4 0
346 6 7
„ Searengars' Account :
Horse Feed and Straw . 62 14 8
Stable awl Mizell Rests . 11 9 9
Labor, to. ..• . 102 6 9
—— 166 10 2
„ Rates sod Taxes • 412 3
„ Water Supply Accoust-1
Balance traushirred to this .
Account .
,• 160 12 3
--

/1422 6 3

ItICIAL DIMICT KATZ ACCOCKT.-NO L
Dm. E a. d.
To Balance in bend at the close of the last
financial year . . 34 17 10
„ Net proceeds of Rate, made 18th Feb-
ruary, 1862, at dd. in the 2 . . 249 18 6

KIM 16 3

CL
By Lighting Aisooar.t . 172 3 10
„ Intern' on old Paving Commissioners,
debt . . &715 0
„ Hate•• and Tales Aooount . 2 5 0
„ Establishment charges . . 6 111
•
Balance to neat deonant . . 48 7 6

LIM 16 3

nriciAL DIBTRICT ILSTIII ACCOUNT.—No. 2.
Da. 2 5. d.
To MI...KV in hand at the close of the last
financial Year . . . . 24 15 8
„ Net premeds of Rate, made lath Feb-
ruary, 1862, at la. 6d. in the 6 . 863 7 7

EBBB 3 3

en.
By sth Instalment of F. 3000 Mortcage &ad
Interest . 374 19 6
. • •
„ sth Ditto of MOO Ditto . 223 2 3
„ itli Ditto of ClOOO Ditto . . 229 18 9
„ Rates and Taxes Account . 18 8 9
„ Establishment charges . . 21 11 8
Balsam to next Account . . 18 2 4

WATER SUPPLY ACCOUNT.

DM 3 3

Dn. d.
To DM proceeds of Rate. made 18th February,
1862, at 62. m the E . . 143 8 0
„ Water for Trade purposes .82 3 11
„ Miscellaneous receipts . . . 16 19 0

Dolsoos to GCoeral District Hata . 150 12 3

A 3 3 2

CR.
By Working Expenses 88 8 7
„ Near Crank sod Fixing . .77 9 9
--- 163 18 4
„ Coals sod Carriage . 185 12 3
„ Tradesmen's Rills . 28 11 2
------215 3 5
„ Rates and Taxes Amami . 6 14 7
„ limabliallment Charges . . 512 10

PSI . WORM? ACCOUNT.

--- -
t 39.1 3 2

Da. S a. d.
To Delano. Is hand at the close of the last

----
ADABC64 Year . . 221 14 2
„ Amount of Interest refunded . . Att 10 0

Mil 4 2

Ca.
By Wawa-work', Account . . 36 8 0
„ Sewerage and brainage Works. . 69 16 2
„ Trstilemenen's Bsils . . . . 7 0 1
Balance to next Year . . 167 19 11

Etil 4 2

mei-teas TO ler eirrersie, 1862..

DR. .
t C d.
To Special District Rate, No. l . . 46 7 6
„ Ditto, No. 2 . . . . 18 2 4
„ Permanent Works . . . 167 19 11

Stb 9 9

By General District Rate Acoonnt 201 16 9
„ Badanoes ill hand on General 'Basso;
Sheet . . 30 13 0

C 919 9 9

We hereby certify that the foregoing accounts bays
been by us examined and found to be correct, this
Zia] day of January. 1863.

WILLI A. TREVES, tub,. of ,ha .aid Borough.
CIEO. OREENING,

MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCE OF WALES.
On Thursday a public meeting was held at the
Townhall, by requisition to the Mayor, to consider
what means should be adopted for celebrating in
Dorchester, in the best manner, the circumstance of
the marriage of the Prints of Walea. There was a
considerable number of the principal inhabitants of
the town present, and the Mayor presided.
The Mavos, in introducing the subject, said that
in obedience to the requisitionists, as well as in
accordance with his own feelings, he felt it a
pleasurable duty involving upon him to convene
that meeting,in order to enable them to determine in
what way the marriage of Prince of Wales should
be celebrated in that borough. He was sure that
but one feeling animated them,sliowing how cordially
they entered into the subject which they were met
to devise measures for carrying out, not only as
loyal subjects, but from the relationship ezistin
between them and the Prince of Wales,who poessed
so large an amount of property within that ancient
borongis fie did not feel that it was within
his province to direct what course they should
adopt in carrying out their demonstrations of
loyalty, but no doubt the gentlemen who hail signed
the requisition had thought over the subject, and
had come prepared to propose a pr,granime in
acconlance to their wishes. If they would have the
kindness to state what it was, it would be then
for that meeting to say whether such suggestion met
their approval. He might remark that the Assizes
would be in comes of being held in that town on the
day dike marriage of the Prince of Wales, butprob-
ably,u he perceived that they were honoured with the
presence of the Under Sheriff, that gentleman would
be able to give them some information as to whether
the Judges would be able so to arrange the business
of the assize as not to interfere with the arrange-
ments of any festive proceedings being carried out.
The cams for trial were if a serious and solemn
character, and it would greatly mar the pleasurable
feelings of those taking part in festivities, if the
trials were going on before the judges at the time.
It would therefore be for them to consider, whether,
in the event the judges could not arrange manors so
as to avoid sitting on that day, it would not be
better to celebrate the marriage of the Prince of
Wales on the following day or on Thursday.

. -
Mr. COONS!' said wrote to the clerk of arise a
few days since, but he was not in • position to give
him an answer, but promised to °Quintupled* with
him again in • few days, Since then be had seen
that the judges of the Horne Circuit had postponed
the holding of the assize at Chelmsford on amount
of the rejoicings that were to take place there on the
10th Much ; but we, at Dorchester, were in a some-
what different position. Our assizes would coin-
mono° an Saturday, and the commisrion was ap.
pointed to be opened at Exeter on Wednesday.
The Bridport twine stealing awe was likely to
occupy a very long time. He had been informed
that there were not lad than 11l witnesees for the
prosecution on the back of the indictments; and
then there wereithe Walditch murder case, in which
he understood it was intended to set up the plea of
insanity, and the Convict murder. There might also
be coesiderable law bonne's. But however that was,
it was quite evident the business could not be got
through in two days, and Frobably not in three.
He thought therefore they eould hardly lie the day
on which they should celebrate the marriage of the
Prince of Wales, bat he was afraid they would not
be able to do so till Wedneeday, at least, and perhaps
not till Thursday—unless, indeed her Majesty's
Judges could see a way open for postponing the trials
on the Tuesday, but this would be very difficult on
account of the jury, who would have to he kept here.
After some considerable discussion, it was deter-
mined to fix tbe day hereafter, when Mr. Coombe
should have wired such information as would
enable them to do it.

Mr. romans then proposed a resolution to the
effect that that meeting deemed it desirable that
the marriage of the Prince of Wales should be cele-
brated by • holiday.
Mr. Lewis seconded the proposition.
The Rev. H. Mott* thought that religion should
be connected with their public rejoicings. This was
the case at their death, and why not their weddings ;
It was a solemn and eventful period. They looked
forward to the future career of the Prince, and the
lady whom he had selected as his partner in life,and
he thought that as • Christian community it would
be wise and seemly that they should meet together
in public worship, and pray that the blessings of
Heaven might rest upon the newly•married pair
innog the remainder of their days, that they might
be blessed and made iibleasing._
. . .

Mr. VIIIMMI suggested thar-they should meet in
that TownhaU, where all classes and creeds might
meet together, and hold a prayer-meeting.
Mr. COOMBS would not for one sanction such a
proceeding. They might, if they choose, meet in
their different plisse of worship.
A gentleman present asked what church should
be recommended to be opened for this special
service'

The Her. Jamie Fuxin warded that as the
Prioce's property wee ID Fordingten, Mr. Menlo
should be requested to open his chnroh for divine
worship on the omen; and to this sogiestion Mr.
Monis aassoted.. . .

bilr. Watt's thought that they ought all to keep
their prayers to themselves till the following Sunday,
when all could go to what pleas of worship they
plagued to pray. He had no idea of mixing up
praying with arnmementa.
Mr. COOMIO eventually proposed as • second
resolution, that part of the rejoicings should consist
of public service or services, that subscriptions
should he reined for tbe purpose of giving the
children* treat 01 1* and cake; and that the old
people and deserving poor should be treated with •
good dinner as fir IS th, funds would admit.
Mr. Diviisisa seconded the proposition, which
was carried unanimously.
Mr. Honors nest proposed that a committee
should be formed for the purpose of raising (nods for
the treat to the children and poor as set forth in
the loniser resolution, and to report the result to a
future meeting. A ooremittae, consisting of the
clergy and three Of four other inhabitants in each
parish, was appointed, and after ems farther der
emits the weeseing egarelet.

WrsTril CIkTTIT. (Mr Justice Ryles and Mr.
Baron Wildej—gammi,c, February 20. Winchester ;
Fridey, Meech 6, Dorehmer ; Wednesday. March 11, I
Exeter and city i Wednesday, March 18, Breitnin ; Sa-
turday, March /I. Taunton ; trideYi Muth 27, Devisee;
Tum&y. Meech 31, Bristol.
WEYMOUTH.—Tows Comerth.-.A meetingof tbe
Town Council was held on Wedusaisy. There WAS
alarg.eattte. ei
attendance thetim members, whose first busi
.s .0 h • ,
, wn,ohrdicehredocetuo•
bepie:"dneariz
ituwouhothura.
monTeboyef
i7bibll.sudnwts:
would
perwit,
but it appeared that • large amount of rates were in
arrears, which drew forth some somewhat strong en-
ions from Mr. Devenuih, who thought the col.
lectors ought to attend more mutinously to their
duties. Several things of minor importance were
brought before the meeting, among" others was the
repairing of the smaller lighter. There were four
estimates sent in. one by Thomas Vallence of
£l4 5g.; .1. W. vaii,Dee, £l4 ets. ; Ayles & Co.,
£l4 10e. 2d.; and Charles Parker, l4B.—Mr. Hibbe
proposed ltdt the teuder should be given to Thomas
Venetic.), while Mr. Roberts contended that Mr.
Ayles was the only person who had the convenience
of drawing the lighter up and repairing it without
straining it. If they gave the job to Vallence the
lighter would be thrown on one side, and then
turned over for repair on the other side, and thus
the timbers would be considerably strained, whereas
for about be more it could be done without the
straining of the timbers at aIL One of the mem-
bers asked Mr. Roberts if be knew the nature of the
work, and he replied that he ought to, for he was
brought up to the business—Mr. Hibbs asked if
Mr. Aylee had anything to do with Mr. Bessant's
business?—Mr. Roberts replied in the affirmative.
—Mr. Hibbs then said he did not think there was
any member of the Board, and he should he ashamed
is 'member, to recommend any work to be done by
a person connected with family interests, when
there were lower tenders before them. —Mr. Roberts
replied that he should be ashamed, if he were a
member of the Harbour Committee, to report to
the Council that the building up of the Quay Wall
had cost only £330, when it had cost nearly £lOOO.
—Mr. Welsford said lie had entrusted the building
of • lighter to Vallence. and Mr. Howard said that
Vallence had been entrusted with the repairs of •
vessel that had cost above • thousand pounds. The
tender was accordingly given to him.—A oommuni•
cation was read from 'Mr. Church, asking for per.
. mission to place the meter for the ballast quay and
pier lights in Mr. Beaune' premises, as the wet
now injured so it much that since bis residence here
three ketth meters had had to be eubstituted.—Mr.
Hibblthonght the meter would do very well for
them, as the cost was no• only £ll a quarter,
whereas, when it was in Mr. Church's hands it cost
£22 per quarter—Mr. Roberts begged to remind
them that the harbour master had cut off several of
the burners. which was the consequence of this.—
Mr. Devenish Well, there is enough light now, is
there not? and if so, that was sufficient They did
not want to burn gas uselessly—Mr. Maunders
again brought forward his resolutions for equalizing
the Board of Health rates. In the first place he pro•
posed that the resolution of June last, which stated the
rate* should be made half yearly, should be rescinded,
and in lieu thereof proposed that the rates should he
mode every four months - in October, February, and
June in every year, that there should be an estimate
committee to assist the clerk in making out the
estimates every four months, and that the collector
should be allowed .00 • year instead of VW, to
enable him to employ an assistant in collecting the
rates, and who should also assist the clerk in so far
as wnting out the receipta—After a lengthened
discussion the resolutions were carried, and the
meeting separated.
Meneseus or THS PRINTS Or W ALES. —An
adjourned public meeting was held on Wednesday
for the purpose of receiving the report of the mut-
, make Appointed at the prior meeting for carrying
outthe festivities for theclebration, in Weymouth,
, of Mismarriage of the Prince of Wales. The Mayor
presided, and several of the members of the Town
Council and tradesmen of the town were present.
The Mayor, is opening the proceedings, said they
were that day met to receive the report of the com-
mittee, which had met twice since their last meet-
ing, with reference to devising what measures should
he adopted for celebrating that auspicious event—
the marriage of the Prince of Wales, which was ap-
pointed to take place on the 10th March. Before
commencing this business, however, he would remark
that he that morning bail brought the subject before
the Corporation, and they hail decided to form a
counnitthe of the whole council for the purpose of
carrying out • banquet and • ball. In doing this,
however, they had no idea of interfering with the
project for the cariyiug out of which they were now
met, and which was for the providing of an enter-
tainment for the poorer classes. To this banquet
and ball the officers of the two services—so long
talked of, would be invited.—Mr. Alderman
Devenlah said the inhabitants would also be in-
vited—The Mayor added that he had very great
pleasure in saying the banquet would be entirely
open to the inhabitants--this invitation to them
would be as his guests, and itwould be entirely open
to those who liked to attend. His worship con-
cluded by calling on Mr. Hill to read the report of
the committee.—Mr. Hill on rising said the coin-
orittes had received two letters in answer to appli-
cations which had been made for funds to assist
, them in carrying out the prepared demon-
, stration on the occasion of the marriage of the Prince
of Wales. One was from Mr. Brooks, who said he
would be very willing to contribute towards the
fund as soon as he knew what were the proceeding@
contemplated. The other was from the secretary of
the Royal Hotel Club, who stated they had no funds
at their disposal, but that in the course of a few
days be would let them know what the members
wets willing to subscribe, and he trusted they
would receive • very considerable amount from that
source. The committee had given the subject their
. very serious consideration, and had come to the
determination of making so eventful a day in the
! life of the Prince of Wales one of general demenstra•
tion in the town. The committee hal therefore
decided to ask the Mayor to invite all classes of the
community to regard the day as • general holiday,
and that all classes should be invited Ls unite in
showing that Weymouth wasstill as loyal as it was in
days gone by. For this purpose they recommended
that the Mayor should lame a notice for the holding
of the market on the Monday instead of Tuesday,
the 10th March. Another suggestion was that •
tea should be given to the children belonging to all
the public day and Sunday schools, without distinc-
tion of creed, at their respective schoolrooms. He
should remark that a sub-committee would be formed
for each department of the proposed de-
monstrations. Another suggestion WM that
each poor person receiving out-door relief and all
• persons above GO years of age who should apply for
it, should receive • good dinner. There was another
I suggestion connected with this, which was, that an
oz should be bought and masted whole,which would
be cut up to form a portion of the dinner to be
given to the per. Another suggestion was,
that there should be bonfires in several parts of the
town, that there should be • grand display of fire-
works, and that the statue should be illuminated
out of the general fund. Another suggestion was
that a coogratubstory address from the Town Council
! should be presented, at the statue, and that the
Masons. Forestays, and Oticlfellows, and other
associations should be invited to join in the pro-
cession thither, where • raised platform would be
erected for the delivery and reception of the
address, to be forwarded to H.R.H. the Prince of
Wales. The committee recommended that all
joining in the procession should wesuth white rosette,
made of Coventry ribbon, which would be a means
of finding employment to the distressed ribbon
weavers, To carry out the. various suggestions,
the committee calculated that they would require
£3OO, a rum which, be Dusted could be easily muted,
and he hoped that all classes would unite to render
the proceedings worthy the event. —Mr. Ayling
proposed that the report of the committee be received
and adopted. The programme of the proceedings
seemed to him to be very judiciously managed with
one or two exceptions. He thought that the expendi-
ture involved in the roasting of • whole ex would
he money uselessly thrown away. (" Flair" and
No") and that the net for fireworks would be money
injudiciously laid out. (Load cries of "no, no.") The
oast, it seemed, had been estimated at £5OO. He
hoped they would have no difficulty in raising the
money, and he trusted that their worthy members
would come out very liberally on that occasion. He
had entertained hopes that the committee would
that day have been able to announce such was the
fact—that they had promised a liberal subscription.
The suggestions of the committee were quite equal
to the proposed demonstrations in other places, and
be hoped that all would heartily unite in giving
real to the proceedings.—Mr. Andrews seconded
the proposition. He agreed with Mr. Ayling's
remarks in regard to the roasting of the oz but dis-
sented from hint in regard to the fireworks, as he
thought a good day of fireworks as • Pude to
the Plomodihrt wotifd add to its eclat —The Mayor
then put the proposition to the meeting, and de-
clared it carried unanimously.—Mr. Cornelius pro.
posed • vote of thanks in the Mayor for his kind-
ness in presiding that day, and for his cordial co-
operation in diversifying the measures proposed to
he carried out on the auspicious CCOWI3OO of the mar-
riage of the Prince of Wales.—Dr. Tithed wooded
the propaition,which was carried with acclamation.
—The Mayor briefly acknowledged the compliment,
remarking that he should be hell?) to atault them
to the best of his power, to render the festivities
worthy of as auspicious an event.—The meeting them
separated.
BOTAL BIJOU:I/CGS IN Till LAST CINTORT.—At the
time preparations are being made for celebrating the
marri, ire of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, it may not
he uninteresting to many of our readers to kDOW how
Sliver things were conducted in the days of Groom
We therefore copy from the Times of October 3, 1790,
the I.ll.eumg
,Pelltgreph, .1., the bead Wry-
mouth. &As. 291 b, which has been kindly furnished us
by J. F. Hodges, Esq., of Dorchester, relating to the
celebration of the aaniveraery of the birth of the
Prinria Royal:_" This being the anniversary el the
birth .4 Mar Royel Highness the Duchess of Wurteiu•
berg. their Naje.tiee' eldest daughter on the mousiest
was ushered in with the usual deinenetrations of joy:
the ships in the harbour displayed their colours, and
fired Royal salutes on the asomioe. The King.
sad an the Priasesses, with a 'lumber of the Nobility,

I went to Maiden Castle, near Dorchester, to see the
sports of the country people, which were not over till
. late in the afternoon. The specie were gunroom:red in
the following handbill :—All persona°, jovial, friendly,
and loyal dispositions are invited to he present
at and to partake of the underinehtiined country
%porta. which with others, to be declared spra the
ground, me intended. if the weather is line, to be ex-
hibited at Maiden Croak, nese llorshaiter, this day.
September 29th, at 11 u'elirek in th 4 morning, tit honour
of the hirtioday of her Royal Highness the Duchess o/
Wurtemburz :—To be played for at cricket, a round
of beef, each lean of the winning set to have • ribband.
—A cheese to be rolled down the hill; prise to whoever
steps it—A silver cup to be run for by ponies, the beat
of three heats. A pound of tobacco to be grinned for.
—A barrel of beet to be rolled down the bill ; 'rise to
whoever steps it.--A Michaelmas game to be dived for.
A goal hat to be cudgelled fot.—Half • guinea for the
best ass in three heats.—A lainlaiinie list., for the boy
moat expert in catebiag • roll, dipped in treacle, and
suspended by a string. —O, leg of mutton, aud a gallon
of porta, to Übe winner of. race of 100 yards, in sacks.
--A good hat to be wrestled for.—Half a guinea to the
rider of the ass, who wins the best of three heats, by
coining in leaL—A pig; prise to whoever catches him
by the tail."
EITRAOIDINART Meg.—The number of the Tina
to which we have referred to, gives the following
psragraph : travels are nothing ID the
romantic effusions of the modem French authors. •
book was lately publiabed at Paris to prove that the
creation began with own 31 lesguea in height."
ADMIRAL K1LA071.14 VICTORT.—The riellSof October
3. 179:1, also has the following in the place of •
"Lestler."—"The official news of the GboltlOUtt VICTORT
obtained by Admiral Hellion over the French nee, sear
Rosetta, limited at the Admiralty yesterday morning at
?quarter past 11 o'clock. ft wits brought by the Hon.
reptsin Capel, one of Lord EASeel sins, and lately made
master and commander into the Mutine cutter, frau
the Admiral's tlag-ship. He was detained at Naples
one day. owing to some necessary ceremonies of QMAYSD.
tint. The Park and Tower guns, and the merry peals
of the hello iron, tie steeples of seeeral churches, wion
announced this happy news te the public. Lord
Spencer wrote official information of it to the Lord
Mayor; and Mr. Wiacherder, the messenger, was sent
; off express to the King at Weymouth, in order that Isis
I Majesty might learn the glad tidings, before he went to
I rest. . . . The illuminations at night were general
I throughout the Metropolis and its oeiehbourhood. The
Adndralty. and the Navy, and the Victualling offices,
of course, took the lead in point of splendour; soil such
was the seal shown by the public at large that to par-
ticularise any house would appear invidious. It is sof-
, Octant to say that all ranks of people seemed to pun-
' elpate In the glorious news."
Tu • TOBACCO DUTlVA.—Dealers in and users of
obecon and snuff may he interested in knowing
that the Chancellor of the Exchequer bas given
notice of his intention to move, in committee on
Customs Acta, "That, in lieu of theldrities of customs
now charged upon theaeveral kinds of un man ufactured
tobacco, undermentioned, the following duties shall
Lie charged and paid thereon upon importation into
Great Britian and Ireland :—Cigars, tho pound, 50.;
I snuff, the pound, 3s. 9d. ; other manufactured
tobacco, the pound, 4s. romanufactured tobacco
warehoused in any warehouse approved for security
of duties of customs may, in such warehouse, be
manufactured or converted into the articles dencrmi-
stated cavendish or negroheail tobacco; and upon
every pound thereof produced by such manufacture
or convetsion there shall be charged and paid on
the delivery thereof for home consumption the
customs duty of 3e. 9d." _ .

(Amine or Roma Sretest Paorgarr.—Sainuel
Simitionds was charged with buying • copper furnace,
well knowing the same to have been stolen.—Mr.
Howard attended to watch the ease for the defence.—
Superintendent Lidbury said that on the 6th February
he obtained • warrant to enter and search the premises
of the defendant for a copper furnace that bad been
stolen at Markham House, Wyk. Regis. He proceeded
with proper eminence to the house and saw lin.
Simmonds. Ile told her his &minim and she said,
" Very well, my buthand is gone to Portland. lie hoe
not been gone long ; I will send for hiss to come heck."
After they had been searching about a quarter of an '
hoar she said, I did buy one, and may as well show
non when it is," and she pointed it out, concealed
under • bundle of men which we were about to search.
Ile took the furnace away and asked her if she had
entered it into a book. She said ye., and he seked her
what .Isy it was she bought it, and she said she could
not tell. He firet of all asked her of whom she had
bought it, and she said of hfogmidge. She then took
him into the shop and showed him the book. She said
" It is here somewhere entered in my writing, the
other 'selling is in &emends's." He told her she had
interlined it—did she mean the 211th or 29th February?
She said she did not know which. It was ettered
"Magridge—Furnace, 157." He asked her how she
came to interline it, and she replied that she entered
it after " that man" came the other day. Ile said
"S. rgeant Pitfield, of the county police, in the road
there and she answered "yes." She said she now
him iowe to the house the other day, and heard him
ask Simmends if he had bought it. He said "no, it is
not here." In consequence of what Simmonds said,
she did not like to acknowledge that be had been there,
and that made her interline it in her own hand-
writing. He had einee tried the copper femme to the
piece at Markham House, whence the femme was
stolen, and it fitted ezutly, and he believed the femme
was the one that had been stolen. The weight was
26114.--CIVA- Prows., R.N., said that be owned pro-
perty at eke, milled Markham HOW.. Iliad not
been °mortis:4l lately. On the 27th Jentiary him atten-
tion was called to the house. He examined it, and in
the scullery door found two panes of glean broken.
He then examined the scullery, and found the copper
had been removed. He then communioated with the
Wm mouth police. He could not identify the copper as
the one stolen from Markham House. —P.C. McMahon
mid on the 27th January he received orders from Suet.
Lidbury to go to the marine Store dealers' shops on the
Melcumbe Regis side, lie went to Mr. Simmondes
Imuse. He saw Mr. Simmoodies daughter, and asked
her if they had bought • copper furnace' She sail she
did not know ; she would auk ber father. Wiles Mr.
Siminonds came in I asked if he had bought sub •
thing as a copper furnace, and he said he had not. He
asked me what sort of a one it was, and I said
I mold not tell him. He said no mch thing
has been brought here yet, heti( there should be lie
would stop it, and acquaint tie police of it. He in-
quired for Mrs. 3immonda, and the daughter said that
she was in London.—P.S. Pitfield, of the county police,
said that on Tuesday, the 27th January last, he received
information that a copper furnace had been stolen from
Markham House, the property of Capt. Peewee. On
the following day, from information he received, he
apprehended two men Benjamin Moggridge and
George Hurst, on the chargeof stealing a copper furnace
at Markliain House.—(Mr. Howard ohjeeted to this
evidence being taken, as be said it had nothing whatever
to do with Iris client. Mr. Ardent said it was usual to
tell the primmer what he was charged with, and this
was appropriate to the ciana.)—The use then proceeded.
Sergrant Pitlield said that on the following Thursday
he went to Mr. Stininonds's shop and said to
hite—" Have you bought a copper ferny* at
anytime within the last three weeks?" He said "no—
no such thing has been brought here." Mrs. Simmoeds
was standing in the other shop. I led him "good
morning," and left the shop. On Friday hut he went
to the shop again with Superintendent Lidbery, and
heard Mr. Lidbury read the warrant to Mrs. Simmonds.
She asked them to wait till Mr Sitemonds was sent for,
but Mr. Lidbury mid he should commence at once. She
subsequently called Superintendent Lidbury on one
side, and on returning said, "it is here." It was
under some rap. There might have been two
or three wagon loads of rags there. 11m.
Sirnmonds took off some of the rags—two or three
hand fuls, and Intense took off about the saute quantity.—
Mr. Howard addreesed the Bench at great length forth.
defence. He said that his answer in the cue was—fird,
that his client knew nothing about it; het he should
have to reply at considerable length and enter into all
the cireumstanom of the cue to prove to the Beech
the innocence of his client withont the ehadow of •
doubt upon the matter. In the first place, then, he had
to say that this topper had not been identified as the
copper that had been stolen. There were no private
marks upon it, and, as he had bees informed these
vessels were all maeloneuede, he supposed that there
was no perceptible diffetence in their rivetting. There
was, then, not one tittle of evidence that this WU the
copper lost. Mr. Lidbury had end that 16e. was marked
in the book as having been paid for it. Now he
was instructed to say that it was not Ifie, but 135.,
and this he should prove mu the full value—namely,
6d. per lb. ; and be should cell evidence to show how it
was this item was interlined in the handwriting of
Mrs. Simmonds. The copper was brought by • man,
whogam his name se Magodee. on Saturday. the 24th
January. He wanted Ns. for it, and said it belonged
to his mother, who was removing, end had uo further
use for it. Ha brought it on his head ; there was no
attempt on his part to conceal it, and there was nothing
in the circumstances of the ease to induce Mrs..
timmonds to thins he had come dishonestly by it.
She weighed it, and found it to be 26 1b.., and gave him
64. per lb., the full market value. Being busy, and
preparing for her journey to London, she forgot to
insert the purchase on the hook. On Sunday morning,
at six o'clock. she went to London, and did not again
return till half-past ten on Wednesday night. On the
following day the circumstance was brought to her re-
membrance by the sergeant of the county police calling
on Mr husband, who really knew nothing about it.
Her husband had been very ill for some time previously,
and much sleeted it, the head, and she feared that he
wend fly into a peroxyon of passion if she told hint
anything about it, after he had denied all knowledge
of it, and she consequently interlined it in the book,
without acquainting kiss. On bee pert it was • ter-
hotly thee fide transaction, and she bad never denied
the purchase. The defendant denied it "imply because
he did not Meow of it. When it wu purchased it was
placed in the roadway leading from the shop to the
store rooms, and Fussard, who was in Mr. &lumped/la
employ, seeing it was in the way, removed it to onto of
the rag rooms, where were two or three other furnaces.
He then called beams Fuxerd, a porter in the employ
of Mr. Samuel Siunnonds, who said that he was at
work at the stores in the afternoon of Saturday, the
24th Janus, last. He saw a maxi. shout four °Week,
come in with • copper Ifttrues upon his bead. Mrs.
Simmonds mime to him, and he heard him grumble
because Mre. Sir/monde would not give more than 13e.
for it. She said it was the full value of it, and he
sob...lngot-11 Weed to take the money. She Raked him
wine?* be got it, and Ise said his mother was 'hitting
how*, and had no farther use for it. Witnees afterwards
saw the man in the read, and he asked witness to have
half • pint of beer. The copper was put in the road-
way leading to the yard, and witness, to put it out of
the way, serried it into the woollen rag room. He did
sot purposely bide it under the rags, but they might
have fallen on it. It was pat beside two iron
ferneces. For some months nut Mr. iiimmonds has
been rem unwell, and under medical treatment; and
Rt.of that tines they had had to take care of it.
wu no owe with Moggridge when he brought the
forum. Mrs. Simmonds weighed the copper before
she bought it, but wither did not bear her say how
much it weighed. Mrs. Bimmonda went to Leaden on
Sunday morning, the zith Jemmy and he did not see
her before the Thursday following, the 29th January.
Aso Curter, wife of Henry Carter, said she worked at
Mr. BilemoLdea On Saturday, the 24th, the saw a
man, about four o'clock, come from the direction of the
backwater with • forma epos his bud. Witness was

sweeping its front of the shop. The foresee was not
covered, and there were seretal gentlemen in the •freet
at this tin*. He bronekt the copper into the slum •nd
Mr.. Simmonds weighed it. Ile wented 15i. for it, and
she est.! it wee not weed, but 13e. Sloe per him • half
sovereign Leif! Flom* silver. hut what she go 4 him
witneas did not keow. Mr. Sluustonill had dune bet
eery little in business fee noose months pant. The
deallier fir the copper was in the yard where they buy
all their tree. rage bones, Ste. Wiirff,9l4(l not knew
elsergthige. Site thought Ise was • Wykg fkiliernesn.
Ills. Ptinnonds went to Loudon on Sunday moteing,
end wittiest did eel itee her again till Thursday int:gulag.
George Barrett. pidieleo' end painter. said he some.
times aold old ciopper. A fr3veßer from Dri.tol • fort-
night ago offered him 61. a pound for copper In the
town, or 7d. if sent to Bristol carriage Dee. To hike
the eePPer et it atipeared at present wituess writlii set
give more than per lb. for it. George Roaring
celled to prove that he SAW lioggridge with a
ecrisef furnace on his head, on the i'hapielry. This was
between 3 and 4 o'cloek In the afternoon. There was
nothing over it to conceal it. Frnie the way he carried
it on one would !mei the leset thought that he atele
it. George Hurst we. with him. The nogistrates
then retired, and after °engulfing together eetnetime,
Mr. Beyly Fuld the Bench were of opinion that there
had been some irregularity in the entry, and cautioned
Mr. Simutonda to be more careful in that respect its
future. They were, however, unanimous In thinking
that there leas u.t sufficient evidence to gn before •
jury. and the case would consequently be dismissed.
CHARGS OF WiLruL thimmic —At the Borough
Petty Session. on Tuesiday, John Conger eon summoned
by John Padwick for wilitil d•tnage. Mr. Howard
appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Steggoll for the
defendant. Mr. Howard briefly opened the case, and
called the complainane—John Padwiek said be was PI
barrack sergeant residing at Belmont. Mr. Coeur was
his nett door•neighbour. Complainant lied but one
entrance to his own hotne. Complainant had bad feeo
qucnt complaints of the noise being suede ii, swinging
to and fru, and he consequently pee up • notice that
parties goinj, in and coming out should shut the gate.
In • few hours siterwarde some one wrote germs the
paper, "Ve are not under military rule." Fiudine
that be could not 'keep the gate aloud, he bolted it.
On the 2nd February Ile defrndant came home very
late and Mond the gate bolted. end he buret it open
and damaged it to the amount of from, he should
say, 3e. or 3s. es!. The defendant wee welcome
to go through Li.. garden if it were tog in-
convenience to into, but he did not with to be annoyed.
Cress-examined : When lie (complainant) hired the
bonze he took it with a knowledge that Mr. Cosier had
• right of way through this gate. Defeedesit was a
tenant before complainant was, and had continued to
use the gate and roadway ever since, till complainaut
bolted it. It was bolted between eight and nine in the
evening. and tosser came home on or about 9 o'clock
and dameged it till it was opened.—ltseexasnined :
Complainant said he had lived there since the 17th
fleptember lest. Had defendant knocked properly
his family could have opened it. Mr. Steegall con-
tended that Dili was a question of right, end the
jorisdiction was entirely ousted. Formerly there was
• seperste gate to defendant'. bore, but the cliff had
long since been washed away, and now through this
gate was the only way to his hotme.—Coinplainant in
answer to the magistrates said he tionsidered that he
had the sole right of way through this gate, and that
he could fastest it &phut any one.—James Jest?,
painter, seas called for the defeat*, lie said that once
the land had been reclaimed by the M., by the driving
in of piles, there had been no other roadway to Mr. ,
Conner s house but through this gateway, unison by tress.
pulling on Mr. Devenish'e land and getting ,
over the walL Was not scare that it wee p risible to
go to Mr. Coreei's house by the front gate.—Samuel
Dennis was called, but was not ezamined.—The Mayor
asked complainant if he we. the owner of any pert of
that property I—Complainant answered in the nega-
tive.—The Mayor : Then this summons must un-
doubtedly be diantissed-91r. Stu:gall : This is what I ,
have been pointing oat to the Bench all the time, and
was utterly astonished that it should have been allowed
to go on no long.—The case was then diuniued. and
Mr. Stugall applied for defendant's expenses, which, ,
however, was not entertained.
CHAIM! OF A/SlSAL:LT.—Richard Cornew, builder, .
wao summoned by Samuel Meech for an ...mit —Com-
plainant said that on Friday week be had occasion to
chastise his little boy, when defendant came in end
shook his flats in his face, and threatened to give him
the hiding lie had ever bad in his life. He there-
fore professed to go in bodily fear of the defendant,
and preyed that lie might be bolted over in the suer
ties of the peace, lie said defendant was in WS house
ten minutes.—The defendant said that he heard cries
of murder, and the screams of the child were awful.
lie therefore went in and ezposituleted with defendant,
telling bins that he ought to be utterly uhamed of his
conduct. He stalled a witness, who said that he saw
defendant go in and roma out of defendant's how, and
that be was not indoor,. —Captain Peewee told defen-
dant that there had been frequent complaints of cruelty
complained of against Din complainant towards his
wife and child, and that defendant, when be heard
the screams, very humanely ran into the house and
tried to put • stop to the togging be was so munerci•
, fully inflicting. What he ought to have done, and
what he trusted he would do another times atee to go
to the police and give Meech into custody. As lie had
not done this, but taken the law into his own eanda,
the Bench wan bound to inflict a penalty, but it would
be the lowest penalty they meld inflict-2e &L and
costa.

DERR MUSTER HILADIIITTICIL-1 shod ibiOk LS
'Ow we has got at Waymuth as porgy a :ample o' 1
loyal sillahalls has yer nil vind in a ser'n days' march. 1
Last wick the Mare isliwrd • gurt big playcard wee
the Royal Arms out, a invite'n the inabdants to 1
meet'n at the Town.'all, to devise what steps shod
be takun in the way o' niakun • Lo7al demmanstra-
tion on the day o' the marriage o the Prince o'
Wales. lu coorse every body 'passed—an very
natrdly too—us 'ow Lord Allfroth, Don Allchatf,
Squire Toadyclark, Squire Greendabanputty, Lord
Runbeforethehounds. an', in short, the 'ole o' the
heeds o' what the Toery paupers calls the "Con-
stitutional party" wild • ben present. An' had the
Queen sent down • lot o' zhugar, yer may depend
on't as 'ow they ad a ben; vor yer see, ther loyalty
be pockut loyalty—not patrotism. Hin fact, I very
much questions whether these big harnets udn't a
been ther dree or your 'ours avere 'twas time to
begin, an 'propriatud the gurt balk o' the shugar to
ther own 'special use. learns nothink but the
akraupens o' the cask to the little wapees as com'd
in arteruds. As, 'owever, tiler was no :huger to
gee away, but on the contrary, all as cud a' avorded
it vrud a ben szpectud, as 'tie vulgarly term'd,
"corked out," yer zee, them as shud a ben ther was
a missun. It he true, ther was a larr number o'
respecktable trandesmen, but they didn't seem to
like to put therselves too forrud like, and so, the
Mare entered all by Wesel', an ratted in his chare
weeout anybody • support= o"nn, like " pashruise
on • monument, a minion at grief." Now I be
shore as all yoor reden 'II • gree wee I, as 'ow term
a gurt deal to bail yew they as putted the Mare in
office, not to a' supported he in 'is dignity instead
o' vomited' o"im in etch • tryun 'our; an 'specially,
when the affair was gotted up vor the puma* o'
displaynn o' the loyalty o' our ancient burgh an once
the very seat o' Royalty itself. Whether any o' em
would a' said anything at all, or whether they udn't,
I can't tall, if it 'ain't a ben car Minster Potbecary
a-askun o' 'em "what cued ye out ',or to zee ?"
But these yew words Neem'd to act anon 'ma summit
like • lacktrick shock, an netted some o"em a
pokun fun at one another to the 'muzement o' the
rest. At last, the "chair' as was bens throw'd
vrom ono to totter brought Meader Rowland
Tumulus 'pun 'is legs, an' he offered to ges'um a
vice pun' note or vice pun's wuth o' cake vor thei
childun. As 'tins the fwit offer as was amide,
'twat very hansom., an no the ball once started
was kipt up a rollinn, till they vormed • committee
to work out the problem o' tedon by deeds an' not
by words, the amount o' loyalty ther he to be vound,
in the town. The meeton was putted oft vor • week
longer, and no, I spouses, as when the next madam '
be—an' it'll be a bold= about the time you be •
printun o' your pauper—sum o' the madgistrita, an'
aldermen, an so on, vor very shaum,ll be there.
Yet see, ?deader Fleadhitter, they'll be shaumd a.
bit out o' their stinging. an niggardliness, an yet,
arter all, I very much questions whether they'll
cum up to the mark equal to what'em ought. Well,
we can't help that, cot "whet can't he cur'd must
be endued" as the rayon be ; but what anus puta I
out be thick yer—how is it that they as is so on
common clone allus • carries things wee no
highs bead in the town' Ther most be rum shell
surowlier as I never cud %%them. An then, them
as ha' allus • been the mooing genros ha' been they
ass, least look it upon! Thor be one thing, though,
an' preps here be where tee. If they wont put ther
hands in their own pocked., they be nicest genres
wee other people's. Vora proof o' that, we '.d a
illustration a yew weeks agoo, when our corporation
geed away to the railroad people • gurt, big piece o'
the back water. Well, 'tires Emma, that was.
There was Meader Alldridge Dovenish, the chair-
man o' the railway company, Measaar Hare,
the solicitor to the company, and Minster klaanden,
the zeckraterry to the company, • settle tber an
voatun away to ther own privet company the pro-
perty o' the public as they was • put in trust to
keep. An then I zee by the reports in the peepers
all how Mauster Drew praise 'em op for flier act.
, Au'
an • praise') up the cleverness o' the job, an all that
then ther was congrattilation among 'comely.,
1 rir, a purpose To, the reporters, I 'poem as 'twat,
to put it into the peepers to make the pethlick
b'lieve as bow'em was • doonn a mighty good Tor
the town. An' then, yer see, Haunter ITeadhitter,
how genrous it rounded, arter these ha' geed this
backwater property to erozelves, they is to gee back
to the publick what was the publick's own property
swore, a' that the company doant want, which "I
gue•a." aalbarthkrall de." wont be moch." In sum
towns a indignation-meatus ad • ben got up, and
ld
cthitthFrOkbeirailtenwarudliw:sisagmdoalaffilgcemdiavielatnid'emanato'est!ln:mes.aart4zseslipet iunumtnthls7yeir,c°PelailwueennneilliniYf
Weymnth dosed know what indignation means.
We—l means the people generally—not the corers-
tion—are the beet nater'd, an' moast erns-an-ease a
gOOII people in the world. We allows the corpus.
tion to do we us just what 'em likes, an never no
grumblin. Now, dumb yer think as how 'mod be
well if other towns was to take • pattern vrom us?
This, then, be what I've a ben a thinkun about.
Our members o' the corpratioa should be employed
as intencrant leckterers a gooun shout the country
• telichun o' other corprations how they cud risle
ruffithod over the ratepayers. Prep's if I was tote.
'an a lift by way o' rec.numendaabun, through ihb
medijuut o' your influential journal, it would be
useful, but I ha' got no time just yet. 'atzto.
see, sir, my next letter must be on the eabject o'
church rant& I remain, Manatee Illaadbider, lyet
'amble waist, Use. GROPDY.

...mm•ra

WIEIIOOEII CRORAL SOCIRTT.-A comer= Itiout
by tin ttenibera of the Weymouth Choral, ty,
Friday evening week, at the Victoria Hotel 'NW mobil
Rooms. Beery meat was occupied, and man, were
unable to min admiasion, in consequence Wed ,ich it
was announced that • second coneert wouWilbe given
lon the following Wednesday evening at Oft mule
' rooms. The torierri eotolusisord with " Sineuf bet I
saw your fisce," T. Ford, which was very +eV song.
followed by "0. who will o'er the Diftina so. free."
Pi-argot/A and " Now, 0 now, I needa must pvw t," F.
itnriond, both of which were justly applauded:- "The
Carol-wale" by Roseirri, wan no admirably week mad
that it received an encore. "The Last Rose of Reim tier,"
"Comeiloor6 wan very well dose, and
my
liw truly
iftowliehe wir. t
iiierited. an enact. "O'er th, grave."
Boritofosicr, was essayed amidst the most O
ent:11112
sophsese. The arcosd iirt ovvewed ritit • glen . 1!•
thc Indian Drum, Brain'''. This was Id,. only
piece In whigl the smaller boye were
consequently did not join. It wee. ably
sung. aad wa, loudly encored. lb.
jrpretty well, and "l'rrnge of ia.D....fot and
TAFrre.rpe:drfaedrc:::::
was favourably received. "The Volunteer Elise us, '
S. Jones was admirable, and wan justly encored, an was
also "Farewell to the Forest." by Mendel,/ ion.
"forester*," Stirling, and "Gipsey Choroo. I row
wreck... Welter, were very wail miug and fames ibly
received, n. concert um under the leadership ell Mr.
Hooke, amid, on the whole pmand at with the big lest
degfte of eatialaction to all tarries,- and we bee Ito
sincerely ormgratuate all who have taken an interim tin
and used their exertions in bringing the society In
ta•Pbrei:nrairrundtnacit
Jill tsphrovpatlfedw;ls6:tumhrelat:raTive.
or vita sutllfieustsostb:ontgY.ill"nitimAa.
an
I illustration of the mildness of the go woe, we sony
remark that ice ripe strawberries, in fall nutter. 4y,
were gathered from the garden of one of the prism pal
farmers on the top of the hill on the day afterClu ist-
jtorn,asipet dr.dayeetyir,,,iiinridwDi:trhtcheltluolvte.yd,
,reybezetwenarslloytabfilmenecrol.m..-nit ao:,:issceßefibmasdailmt:Tnet
Weymouth with creating a disturbance the
primes at Portland. Ile armed to be a Ind
of
witkd. good-mtentioned fellow, following the profession
of an itinerant preacher, but to what body he
_Pod ssed
to ally himself was not stated. Last week be got up
dd:fi ablee
c:,1:3.7 c.tw.net dihr:eir
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am
ideae:fitah,uin-ropl ttoperwLeabe2.e.r,nia(n:li
iwnig:lieNtrte-;:_betobourbikbo:itiToudrrel..yhreecf::hieteranryrti6gaowfeomyyrlaini7gg. las
x.si'. It‘tobni
National Schoolroom
by the respected vicar) on a 9 subject of Teetotal", m.
The room was crowded, and much intereet in he
subject evinced. The chair was taken by the Ni v.
H. B. ry
"Milcaes,lodwhuopohanio
warmly advocated abevinthgeinemadßileCee. Cfsro.alfeWw:ltrilitiiderd6cl:l7ll
k.
Mr. Young commenced his address by ilewribti
the process of turning • good, wholerea "'mo,
at
nutrition, grain, called barley, into a liqu. 'r
Malin so innoomit in its tendency or useful nt -it 1
application; by means of which, in fact, a large
proportion of pauperism, mime, and lunacy of ,liar
country is brought about. He proved clearly that
every change which took plan in the process 011
making beer tended to lessen and destroy thee
nutritious qualities originally contained in the grain,.
till at length • very mall proportion remained. He
also evaporated the spirit from • pint of draw beer,.
burning it before the audience, proving thereby that
not only wee the nutritive principle of the grain
diteriorated, but • noxious, intlammablo article pro-
duced, deem Hied by chemists as "an acrid riareetic,
poison." He pointed out that in • gallon of ale as
beer more than seven pints is water, about nine
ounces a amuse looking article called "brewers'
extract," very much like cobbler's wax in appear-
ance, mid the remainder • fiery poisonous spirit •
called "alcohol." He strongly and Mommatly urged
tho working men present to give up wreathes their
money for such • liquor, thus making their hard-
earned wages available for wiser purposes, and at the
Mlle time escaping from the trammels of a custom
which drags thowiands every year to • drunkard's -
grave. At the conclusion of Mr. Young's clew and
forcible address, one of the publicans of the Ohm
attempted to answer the arguments brought forwned,
but in this he signally failed. Since the meeting-
fifteen persons have signed the total abstinence.
pledge.
BLANDFORD. -Poticx.-Richard Hiskins was
brought up in custody of the police, before Lord
Portman on Monday, for assaulting P.C. Hunt,
while on the discharge of his duty. P.C. Hunt
deposed being on duty in Buck-lane, Blandford,
on Saturday night, at 11 o'clock, and saw prisoner
drunk and riotous. He went to him and desired
him toga home. He did not, however, tat
attempted to fight with some other men. Hunt
then took him by the.shoulder, when the prisoner
became very violent and struck witness near the'
neck and on the left breast Prisoner again struck
him, at the same time saying " I'll give you this.'"
Witness then law that he had a pair of missors in
his hand and threw him on the ground airl called
for help. P.C. Legg came up and assisted Hint in
taking the minors away, and the prisoner to the
station. Witham produced hie overcoat in which
were cuts made by the stabs from the @Mason--
Committed for trial at the ASSIZeIs.-William Paine,
of Child Okeford, was brought before J. J. Farms-
liaison, Esq., on Seturday, charged with obtaining
money from Mr. W. Bell, of Charlton, by false-
pretenoea. Prisoner, who was working in the
employ of complainant's son, told com-
plainant that hie mates had been locked up
in Blandforcl and fined 15a, and he wanted to
borrow that sum to free them. From this state-
ment and a promise that Mr. Ilanimrtift of fibapwick
would repay the amount the neat day, complainant
lent it. -Mr. Ball the next day saw Heisonitt and
asked him if he had 15e. for him, aged related
the case to him. Mr. Hammitt said he knew
nothing of it, and complainant went to Theiniford
where he found out the prisoner's statement wee bliss
Prisoner was committed to take his trial at the
next Dorset Assizes.
POOL& - Parry Bansioxs. - The notorionn
George Sweetapple, the individual who has eo fre-
quently figured before the borough magistrates, ware
again brought up in custody on Thursday, and:
placed before the magistrates, charged with bur--
glarioualy entering a dairy at Tatham, and stealiug:
therefrom certain articles. -The evidence of Mrs.
Pearcy went to show that the piece of pork which:
was produced by Mr. Superintendent Gifford, war
similar to that which she had lost, and that she hail
of Mi.. Short on the 23rd tilt., aim*Klr,:',V it
it in the dairy on the following day,
Caroline Whitlock deposed I live 'next door to
Mr. Rogers's dairy. I heard • noise in the dairy-
house about 1 o'clock on Sunday morning, like
some one breaking into the house. I heard voices
as if there were persons going through the garden
gate. There is • road across there. I he foot-
steps about • quarter to three, which appeared aa
if poetics were crossing the garden.-Mary Ann
Smolders deposed that the prisoner lodged at her
bomb He came home on the Sunday morning
about three o'clock, and remained till breakfast-
time. He had a piece of pork, and asked me to
cook him some for his breakfast, and I cut him
, three thin slices, and gave the remainder to Mr.
Gifford, when he dune for it. When the prisms+
came in, it was • quarter to three o'clock. -The
primmer having stated that he purchased the pork
of Mr. Hatcher, pork butcher, Poole, that indi-
vidual stated he never saw him in his shop to the
beet of his knowledge, and never served him sines
seeing him at the last quarter sessions, on the 9th
ult.-The wife of this witness corroborated her
husband's satementa -Louisa Short deposed that
she recollected selling Mrs. Noisy a piece of pork
weighing about bi and that she had compered
it with the remaining part, with which it corres-
ponded. -Mr. Gifford said that be took from the
prisoner • pair of boots, which he had compered
with the footprints found by him in Hie garden
on the morning of the 25th, and found that they
exactly corresponded both in and out with the marks
which he had covered up, and these tracks he had
traced up to within two or three feet of the cottage
which had been entered. Acting-Sergeant Scrivers
said he apprehended the prisoner on Wednesday
evening the 2nd inst., and brought him to the Poole
station. The prisoner was fully committed to take
his trial at the ensuing amazes for the County of
Doren, -Since Swestapple's committal to Dorcbeater
Mr. Superintendent Gifford, in consequence of certain
information which he had received, searched the
premises in the vicinity of his (Sweetapple's) late
lodgings on Sunday, and found secreted under some
straw, a piece of cheese and • case knife which had
hem stolen from the home at Tatnam.
MARRIAGE or rex Peirce Or Watts. - On Tues-
day evening last • large and influential meeting of the
principal inhabiteota of the tows wee held in the Guild-
hall, for the purpose of forming such reaohations se
should be deemed ad vimble by the meeting to show their
loyalty on the 'ppm...hies inHitials of His Royal High-
nese the Prince if Wales. The chair was occupied by
the Sheriff, J. P. Gulch, Rai., and there were also
Present the Mayor, George Belben, jun., Each, the Rem.
A. Wilkinson and W. Morgan, W. Dickies». T. F.
Rows, W. Pastes, A. Saliba, G. 0. Aldridge,
T. &yring. and A. Crabbe,Reepi-The Sheriff observed;
Having convened the meeting ha would he happy to
her any resolutions or obeervations by any (oedema&
as to the subject on hand.-The Mayor, on rising, was
greeted with loud applause. He mid that the Conseil
had considered the matter, and they thought it advisable
to Eire all the liatoday-sallool children of the town and
neighbourhood • tam. It wee also proposed that the
corporate bodies should perantbelate the town, and,
being joined by the Odd-fellows, Foresters, and Volun-
teer., it oat thought they would form such a_procession
a. was never Won witnessed in Poole. There were
:(.7:.........777.,..k...:::::::::d.mbelndtadbehm.diertarralyedy4wertsamdadaptbn:zriebowitthhateputbp.re.
pose. Of cowls the expenses inearred by Mom and
gue.-Tbe Rev. A. Wilkinson thomilit the Mayor's
position relative to the Sunday-scboola just theigi
required, for the younger portion of the town
have in the piesent joyous festivities some pleseent
Olealteetaect to hook wok nem In the course of years.
-T. F. Rogers, Rag. proposed that • committee be
fer"l°4. ""''i4loll of the fillsolt Mayor, sad dery of
tile various denominatioes. with Power to bat to
number. He thought it also advisable that • bell should
take place in the eveisiag, and of
amass
several mintleaue alerwardi..frmi Roliset Belies

t

said: As Seem tary of the Mechanics' Institute, he begged
V.i ,ferus the nieeting that the committee el the Inst.tut, proposed ermniiting a ball. and that it would br
esera.ily somewhat below the Town and County Bill
iv Toned by Mr. Itogers.—W. pr.roe, KN. adverted to
the question of abaft edam In conjunction with the ana
scriptions for the ebildne's Ursa, end thought it advi•
noble that each sliould not be the coo. He .hotild he
"mi. 4 happy to mixt them in ell their proposed under-
taitis„—uie resolutions were then pia to the meeting,
and met with univeraal approbstion. The mb.cription
list seas then opened, and In the specs of ten minutes
nearly £lOO was eoneeted.
SHERBORNE.—AsSOCIATION FOIE THE PROTRC•
'nog or •Paorcarv.—On Monday the annual meet-
ing of this society was bold at the Angel Hotel,
when the proceedings were presided over by N.
Higkomore, Esq. The aserinats for the pest year
showed • babble:o of £26 Ills. 3d. in favour of the
and it was resolved that no call should
'i.e made upon the members for subscriptions. This
IS the fourth year that such • Marla has boon par.
sued. After the hiplines of the association was
transacted, a substantial dinner was provided for the
members, which was served up in host Johnson's
usual good style. N. Highmore, Esq., presided, ar.d
everything went off well.
Pnovonen HOSPITAL FOR SIIIRROIERIL—A meet.
Mg was held at the Townlull, Sherborne, on Friday,
to consider the proposition of the Yeatman Memo-
rial Committee for the founding of on ?umpire] in
this town in memory of the late Rev. H. F. Yeat-
man. The vicar was voted to the chair, and read a
letter eaelosing C 5 to assist in carrying out the
proposed object. After reviewing the affair from
the time it was first mooted until now, ha said be
thought au hospital would be a great advantage to
this town and neighhourhocil, but at the same time
there were many difficolties in the way, as it would
require £l,OOO to build an hospital. Although at
the present time they hail an available surplus
Fail' they were in need of farther assistance.
He wanted to know whether the inhabitants of the
town and neighbourhood were in favour with the
pmposid step, because if so they would greatly
strengthen the hands of the committee at the neat
meeting, but if they were adverse to the plan the ,
committee would carry their object to some other I
town. Dorchester. he said, was very jealous of their I
proceeding., lint he did not believe that by the
establishment of an hospital at Sherbonm, it would
diminish the funds of the Dorchester or Salisbury I
hospitals one sixpence. He did not see why Itorches•
ter should monopolise all the county, and as Sher.
borne was the largest parish in Dorset, it was the
most entitled to their consideration, and if an hos-
pital was established at all it ought to he at Shot.
borne. The rev, chairman concluded by reading a
report of an hospital in Surrey, which showed the
amount necessary to maintain inch an institution.—
T. Ffimka, Esq., after missing a high eulogium upon
the character of the late 1t... H. F. Yeatman, re-
marked that at the present time there were many
•ditficulties in sending patients to the county hospital,
and although he was sorry to say it. he believed if
the hospital was five timeless largess it was expected
to be, they would be able to till it; and he was
math lent if an hospital wan established there, they
'would get ample fonds to upport it. He thought I
such an institution would be as great • benefit to
Yeovil as it would he to Sherborne. In all places
• where hospitals had been formed, mach of their sine-
rasa dopended upon the support afforded them by
gentlemen of the medical profeuinii, and he was
certain those in Sberborne would not remain Mort
Dr. H ighroore also spoke of the advantages which an
hospital would confer upon the town and neighbour.
hoe'. He thought that they should commence at
first with not less than It beds; four for men, four
for women, and alight for ordinary cases. If the town
neglected this opportunity of having an hospital, be !
thought it would be ver,a, indiscreet, and he promised
them his aseistance wit they required it.—
After a few netsuke from Mr. Dingley. Mr. Sharpe,
and Mr. C. Reynold*, who addressed the meeting in
favour of this echome. Captain Falwasser moved the
first resolution " That this mooting having regard to
the wants of the town and neighbourhood, is of
rreinion that the establishment of an hospital in
'Shmborne would confer a great benefit on this dis-
trict." This was seconded by R. Willmott,
and carried ananimoosly.-11. It. Longman, Esq.,
then proposed, and Thomas Hooke, Esq., seconded,
That this meeting rejoices to learn that the Veal-
man Ilesnorial Committee have recommeoilesl that
such an hospital be established in Slacrborne, and
having in lively retneutbrance the great eervices of
the late flee. H. F. Yeatman, and his habitual
kindness and liberality, pledges itself to support the
pmpreal of the Vest man Committee, to the best of !
its ability, by aiding the fund for opening it, and by
promoting its annual maiatainame." Proposed by
W. Theme, Esq., seconded by Mr. Dingley, "That
the Clurrnan be repeated to convey these resolu.
lions 1 i the Yeatman Memorial Committee before
.the 'tlth instant." A vote of thanks to thechairman
itonninated the proceedings.