The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-03-12 00:00:00

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1878.

labia. belt the asset shimmed thing M as In a goblin course
is a cunning old devil sin dog. and we will always write
them down whenever we stumble acmes them.
In the spin between La !Lae ant Fiddler, pusa favoured
the former through all the early pert, and she ww"
getting Into the next Sell the bitch ran %airy well
iad.o,l, awl dr twine pelt F. Idler no ler the Wales mwic a
V•re floe deibing kill and won. This bitch. although
bopping about afterward. on throe lisit• r " graw as a
pebble, and afterwards won the stake
Fsithoitill and Ismailia could not be sePlirlt,tad, and
it canes the cop; and Ilia Loa awl ritani• a ruing to
bawl, the former led in • soli da.bing style to • good
Wing bare PU.e tieing • litneyht hoe tor the gate, got
Into the net' 041, where Vier, neuron knocking* gnat,
when Titania. riptides at her, lii it it lit, each •
piece of cuuriint, kept shy alter. sod favouring Higg
it.groodn.ddisal in brad.
LiLnis.thhectottienr,
all
!Lb.,
to one of Yr. Homer's
yards, when. the Jonleale,n tall lain bad come to a halt,
aol all we,. ,pewl.-41 in on attack on bread and
Owes* end hrer, esoderieb and sherry. en., en.. which
great dorm dusty after the toil on the fallow..
All being goal humoured, winners and losers alike,
thaw went as marry as a marriage bell. Whilst, the
racd-‘44,..is ware bang diewassedwe took • peep at ewes
of Mr. Homier 's sheep, and beauties they were Such a
.....ogigiarprias • west country Irishman, where the
Liad.. of gram are werogly tbbe bail of each oilier.
Poor Pat would slam and rub his eyes in wonder at such
a show.
It is all very well for Mr. Reddy?, to cry down the
Ham while. OE the 000111 Of lack of delicacy of flavour, but
we fancy, wire be • farmer, he would throw in with Kr.
Homer and grow am as well as quality. Lunch over,
Flirt and Mae Aiice were in for the second round of the
Dorchester. and in a long, brilliant, and splendidly con-
umbel course, /Dirt woo. Winner and loser ran well, and
Deer Flirt was dowsed out to the Wit ounce. So done up
Indeed wee she that she could hardly stand. We were
glad to see this game staying hare esinpa, but we are
afraid Puatey was run too hard to recover, and is by this
time Vrape • thins of the peat ; for wLen so hardly run
they seldom recover. Mae Alice, wherever she hails=
I, • good bitch and ran very gamely indeed. Ifai
bowled over Leutioline in running*? their undecided, but
we didn't think a lot of either of them, our faith in Faith
being rather weak gin and water.
Mgrryboy ran aside in his usual *amity 'wart manner,
finicins beautifully at bin first hedge, having the foot of
Mehouty, toe black could not hold her own against him,
amid had to retire Crossing down over the Geld, with
imprees ant Fusee in for the second round of the Athol.
hanaptou Stakes. • very line bare turned up, and away
they went, but Lnpres., leading to her game, drove psis
all over the field, ?wage having a heck view all the way,
took • decided beating and retired. Cho and Tapestry
were next in hand, and • bare turning up, Mr. Seyrnisur
could rot divide these,and the bitch had • second
undecided.—La Row bopping about at hind% time
on three lege threw away the "IWUZSY" . ben business
was wanted, and, rushing out of slips like • giant
refreshed with wine, soon put the Weymouth Stakes to
Mr. Homer's credit We like to gee • good ctlkiirun, and
an she ran tamale d well. lath-still stood s • and lost
her course. On leaving slips this bitch led ism Linz
strongly, bat the hare gang on under the badge, the
bitch stopped sa if she had met with an accident. and
Miss Line went by her like • shot. We think Faith
thongbt thet was going to lance, and steadied hermit
for to the hedge • from whatever cause she
afterwards made • very pue 'fight 4it and lost She is,
to use • Yankee phrase, "rather smell potatoes" and
would certainly never carry any of our a-may. Thin con-
cluded the Tulpuddle.
After Tapestry had cleaned out old Itche very decidedly
this time, poor little Flirt, who had been almost run to
death, had- to meet that dandy, cocky. racy-104inr
Merryboy, and as the atier's last coulee bad only been an
exercise canter for him, it was any odds on his beating
Flirt. A traveller coming down to them he led the bitch
away to the fence, end following on they rattled her
about, the bitch running much better than could be
expected, and gamely following puss through gime abort
furs& ran into her, when she called upon her relations.
Merrylay having won collared pure like a retriever,
thinking, perhaps, he had mat right to her, and walked
off to the gate with her in his mouth. Puddletown air
agrees with this handsome eon of Countryman very well,
ash. has won three stage there

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The third round for the Athelliampton now came on,
when Emerge. and Tapestry not to see which way UM
stake should go. Tapestry having had • entree so very
recently it seemed any odds ire Einpresi, especially se thet
latter bed madr rather an creosote of her opponents in
her two comma. A One hare turning up, Homer
dulled away with • etr mg lead to the ream where,
unfortunately, she got hang up, thou allowing Topsail
a long lead, and the latter d mim
riilng her e MI up M
Empress never did anything of account afterwards,
Cspuon Threshere bitch sowed the win. It wee •
surprise to us, &..t., think to her owner. althoegh in
our opinion his bitch is better than he thinks she is.
This corn Meted • vary good day, sport, everything going
off very quiet and well. Idr. Seymour we very paine
taking in his difficult task. and, with the exception we
Item alluded to with regard to Echo, went unchallenged
through the day• His duty is no enviable one, as all like
to win, and a men must be • very Local to. Mame every-
body. We 11•11,tlf heard less grumb big in our life, and
that is saying • good deal Charlie's slipping was very
good, and Memel the field well: and "Joe" an ue t feel proud
of his pupil, as it was under hie eye that our slipper of to-
day first learnt the mt. We had good weather, good
judging, good slipping. and • good country, and whet
more meld we deers! Na wonder then that the day was
pleasant—Wl hut the hares being very well matislied with
• the proceeding& The latter poor loggers I dere say in
solemn courier° tonight will vote marmites to the dim
and wimp@ petition Gladstone to write • pamphlet
mainst it ; If they du our readers Abell be duly apprised
of it. and with this reedy, we will wish them good lock
till I or o,ot 131.,TY 01.4110 g.

Tus Doscusrrza amass -E.trsans,£ Ik. Fin*.
£l6 ; second, a.
lir Row. No.
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Mr. Fanner'. Flirt —beat. Mr. Duke's Mualcian.
Mr. Porter'. Mies Alice „ Mr. Wailes • n.e. Moun-
tain Deer.
Mr. Atari Merrehoy „ Kr. Tbouirmon's Kit Kido.
Mr. nonvoter Mahood ran a bye.
tad Round._
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Flirt boat Wise Alice ..---lerryboy beat Ilaboati
Deciding Gonna
M.nyboy beet Fiirt and won.
ATIIIIIIIIAMITO/1 &mu.
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Mr. &line. Heasta.
Mr. Walden's fusee Mr. Roper • Jau.
Mr. Homer's Zrho Mr. Porter'. Prmouss (D.
Ms. Thrasher's Tapeetry „ Ur. Etwutua's Grace
Darling.
Ind Round._
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Empress beat Fusee T ipastry bent Echo (1).
Deciding Coins.
ingest y heat Einprew nod won.
WlCY!lOtryll SUM.

Mr. Dukes Mayflower best Mr. Porter*. Nelson.
Mr. Rowse. La Rom Mr. Fodas Fiddler.
Deciding Coarse.
Ls Rase bras Mayllowsr, and won.
TOLPVDDLIS STASIS.
Let Ruin&
Mr. Rusoes Faith-still beat Mr. Homer's Leetolins (a
Mr. Dukes Mir Lina • Mr Thompson's Titania
Deckling Coma
Miss Lima beat Faith-Aid and won.

he ought net to have • person Caning into his house, and
abliedng bita-Dr. Drew told the landlord it was • most
disgraceful thing do serve beer to a man who was already
Pen it was shameful that • man who very likely had a
low fol ~ o of.aiNS should be encourage to have a quart of
user bier ell.• Ideelifil drunk. -Ddendant thoueht it
we. hare to bring him before the Batch for that, he had
to pay far • licence. and some little childree to keine-Dr.
Dre But to serve a wan with inter after be is tipsy is a
diehonest thhig to do, and it is in exit rrrrr time -of your
lioence. -P.C. Stickland gave mitten°. of Bodied Speak-tin tipsy in the house, *hen the landlord said he could
not get lam out.-Dr. Drew enquired how the house was
kept, and Supt. Vickety said toga had been nothing
'gloat the leAlord before. -The Chairman told the
j defeodent he wan bahle to 1,. fined Le ; but ae there had
:Albite: se Oltel bins before, be looted .ruly be dud
but theouoviction would be endorsed on hi. Hawes. -The
drunken man mentioned Is the la. cue, Munk ism, was
then charged rayon with hieing drene ant -Tbe
nue had been lased on Weltered+, ; lea adjourned foe
the lendlonl lo be sunstooned.-Sorgt. Amu 'moved
Staling the man drunk, and that, when arrested,
he resisted the police-Mrs. Spnaoklln said her
husband had been on • "wild strain the last
the,. weeks, and been drunk often. Asked how
much he earned, and how tench ha brought beam, she
mid be weed a pound • week, but had brought her home
very little the last three weeks-onty • half-crown last
week. She went to the Rule public-bouse after him, and
spoke to Mts. Collins, but the buidlody used her very
badly, and would draw pint after Mot for Sprankli a, even
In her pressure and in defiance of her. When her
husband was like this he wee fooleth ; but whom could she
look to but her husband I-11. Cheirman said Ito deserved
to so to gaol without the option of • fine be would be
deed 10e. includine cost, or seven ergs' hard labour.-
Defendant raked for time, but the Bench refused.-Mre
Speanklin, however, mede an armed to the Bench for
tenet an she would have to pay the money, and Dr. Drew
geld they would grant her time which they would not ham :
allowed to her lumbered. -Thorn.. was adjourned to next
Friday.
Camas AOLINST • Teem tint.- Luta Peden, a del
of 11, was chug d with übteining by (du pretenees • Pear
cd boot. front Mr. & Legg-Mr. Howard appeared for
degendnne-ler. Legg, boot and shoe maker, of Little
George-duet. an, sitting at muter about fire minutes to
hoc Saturday night, the 16th, when • knock was heard
at his doee-H• went, and found the riel Peters, who
said she wanted a pair of boots for Mrs. Roper to Inca at.
When they had gene into the shop Peter. said-" It is
heeTtwthiensiPArha-velliarLpaiß"We
not for Mrs. Rupees own feet, she wants them for some
ote else
ruotoot.;anofdhinLotz
telling her
etra Roper might have them for les. 6d, if they would
suit her. The girl took them away, saying she would
be
beck in • few uanutes, and witness watched her go in the
direction of Mrs. Roper's house. He waited • few nannies
and an,. .id -"As Mrs. Roper is • euatomer. we won't
wait for her, but go to bed- and they did. Next Wedner
day he went and biked Mrs. R.per how the boots meted :
but she replied she didnt know earthing about any boots.
Sam then he had seen nothing of the boots. The girl had
not bought boots foe. 3lrs. Roper before, nor for herself,
Ragland had done ee when the girl wan getout with hint'
hut she did sot jpay, England was to do that -Cee-
examined by Mr. flowery!: There was • light in the shop
when tee red came, and he Uwe it was Bfeedant.
When defendant was in moody, she rid -" I b.*
nit been to your shop since I came from Mr.
Bruland.- Witness' had men three or four girls,
who were brought before bin% on suspicion, they were of
eifferetat siege, and he knew it was none of them; hot an
noon ash. we this girl be knew he,. and said-" Yee. I
believe that his the girl."-In sauna to the Bee It., the
genre mother said she was born in Inerit -Mtn Harriett
R admitted being • cutomer of Mr. R. Lou'.; bat
solo? girl was not living with her, nor keel she over
Nest her to Mr. Lug's, nor had the girl brought her any
ew„ta-Mr. Howard conferred with the clitmt, and said
she completely denied having gone to Mr L.inie It was
hi. &erne, se be ou sure it was that of the Bench, to save
this girl from twootnizut • criminal and he lad told her
moth,tr that most of the trouble was hr 'tight up m her by
the rid gene to • certain paces no • ...vane The wed
entirely denied having gone to Mr !eines, the tante were
not fennel, and, taking all thecirceenstances into enniederse
tine she might urre that the evidenee wee not enough to
eenvier : boot Mr. Ler, hod sworn he was eertge of the
Jeri -Dr. Drew hail heard that the mgeer was Wirth. •
flt urea to VA.. charge of the Ent and he pointedly
enestionni the Somerletendent, who sail the girl had *ix-
penee • rI•T foe being a .evant at a brothel, and she slept
there. -The Beech wan sure that was the way to make,
Lamest certainly, the girl hecome a low character. Would
the mother allow her to en be a home I-The mother, who
said she was • dreastnaker, declared that she wanted the
Orr. 'ergots, am, that the child leyer Ole entree hereof
die rode do a certain Part of the dreenneking work She
did not want any gain to r••• 05012 the child's gamete?.
-Mr. Howled explained there 1. • greet differtenee
hetween en Industrial Scheel and • Hoene ; in the latter
they lid not meg.e any convicted ehlldren, on there was
no reflectien on the eharertee 'lan, hung., and any mew
, enure in the town who could get • child into ene of tbe
, horn., rearlst to be eerie earl the. • R•D•I•r,,, or loot,
...old take an hawed in the ...hill's egad,. -The mother
rtelayid rivine her een.nt, saying she wanted the
"bill's urge. On this the Reneh ward Ylekery if
he knew earthier of the mother t-The Seiperintendent at
j this tminte4 enestion. satee rho the woman it now
lige/ eith &merrier' man named 13 alter.-The girl asked
, if eh. would ro to, • home, proteeted she had not been to
Mr. Log,. for two year.. She WIN then taken inte the
, mutated.ao private room, the Chairman went in, and on
, their reborn setted the chile had consented to go to •
home. The Bench then ...dared the ease abould be
• *dimmed for • week. In the meantime the child was to
ice kept at the Union, and Dr. Drew added that the
Wesleyan minister would see the child and try to bring
her to a better sense of her positing than she had now, for
'he era in over, menet. state. -The mother: (shouldn't
allow h-v for another day.-Dr. Drew: 01, you're nothing
to do with it no.. the ca. Is settled-Adjourned,
CIIKATINO IN CHANOI.-That very old trick, "ringing
. the chanoes," anywise* to have been practised pretty
intecudelly in Wermouth and Portion& by an old
prisoner named Jere** who in theas parte took the name
of !mum Jennings He was Istely .ta to Dorchester
wool foe playing the trick on • Portland shopkeeper, and
Rene vigeepe meantime found that he had cheated •
reel many temple in Weymouth of ann. from three-
halfpence upward. SO. as 00011 as Jordan WY out of 11101,
the snominteneent arrested hen again for offences com-
mitted in the becorigh, and brought him up on Weedier
hat, before the Mayor (Mr. Lime.), Mr. James Mi 11.,?,.,
Mr. James Robertson, Mr W. Talent. and Mr. T. Abbott,
en retarget of stealing la. 61. frern Vies Bowing. another
61. from the same and of obtaining food and lodging by
false pretences froin Robert Christopher. Warring, an
euelonking man, who keeps a coffeehouse at 1,
Richnonnd-terrece, near the railway station gat.. told
how, on Monday, the Ifeh tilt, prisoner canoe to his
ithoe, repreeenting himself u master of a circus, and
adted witness to pat up SOfne circus hills in the shop,
He hadn't any with him hut was to bring them on,
witness agreeing to put them up. Next he aaked for
some conked heef, was not particular ahont haring muck,
-three pednorth would do, and for this he offered a
sixpence: Mr. Burring gave him threepence as in chaos.:
but Maud of giving over the gingen, Jordan Bald "rye
got thres-Petenmth of coppers, and! don't want so many
coppers. Will ye. give me a shilling forth. sixpence
and six-pannorth of coppevor Mr. Rowena did so, and
er gave ne the change; but Me 13 mains, ma off
rilmoverguard, forgot that he had given over 11. of hi. own
and had not been paid I ,r hie cooked meat, ao that he
Cu "done" ma of 61. Not prisoner houtht an egg,
. and went through similar trickery; but Mr. Roaring did
not perceive how be won being served, as prisoner kept
him in conversation all the time, and by and by, went
off. Bat in about half.an-hour he returned, had some
mnre teed and an ther ego, and repeated the name tricks.
Stills third time pri-oner tried it on, varying the perform•
awe riy asking for gouge of t urine it
. would come handy. In fact prisoner appears to bays
towel Mr. Roaring "come leaner," for the witness gave
the chin.,. Mennen went on talking all the time, and
engaged four beds for eight people. Mr. Bow ring did not
know of notch a trick breve, and did not pereeive he eern
being done, till in a transaction nee. • shilling • woman
who came in told Irritate 'Why I you've cot your yhilling
' already r Then Ile B erring prirosived that hi. money
I warn Mader left, and all at eons it Sallied arroes him that
he was being cheated. Oa hie showing toil.,
: indignantly excl•ireed "Man do you think Pr:ld
• cheat you or rouse' poor Sad Mr. Boorring-" It
seems very much like It" "Mind you get those beds
well aired," said prisoner., and Mr. Roaring retureed-
, Yee I'll see about that. The prisoner then seem. to
• have got away-In answer to the evidence, he now said
: he was at the time under the influence of dairies.. Imams,
, having been drinking ever since Christ mu.-Kr. Arden:
That Is the old story-Mr. Milledge : no besieges
to be in delirium' treeseste—Tbe third charge was then
heard.-R .bert Christopher, an elderly man, of High'
street, said that on the ltith February, about eight in the
evening, mimeer came to his house to ask for • bed,
laying be had to take out the bills for • circus and
for the sibling,
and ha was • bare-backed rider
11=i Witness was not certain whether be could let
, a bed be only let to respectable persona, and his wife
was away in the town; hut Jordan said he did not care
how numb he paid, end they agreed for a shilling a night
That evening he stayed smoking by the flee, and gave out
that his chum would come and deep with him, and would
. pay the same ea if he had • ...perste room. On Sunday
morning he did net get up till late; hest his dinner and
following med. he had with the family.. No moiety wee
pod but prisoner entertained the faintly with talk of
• bow he could jump through two hoope and turn a dotards
somersault, and that he het £l9 A week. .3hristopher :
seeolo4l to hue bun not quite satisfied; for semi he-
Why lb. dress war be. only • few years 'go:' tat
• Prosoesd blot by the explenatton In "There are
too herthere-lohn an" Gry e. Smog " Ou WI in ley worn- .
' nig be went ewer, wring h was going to meet his chive,
"eel would return, mil aathdy them 0.11 for what they
had done for him. 0; c mew, he Dever returned, and ,
they had never been eeiti. -8 pt. Vickery et tie I he h
received Amaral complaint- to prisoner going aboot ringing
tee &ewes, and tney searctoed for him, but found he
wait In custody for doing the sane at P eland. Mean-
time be had found that prisoner bad visited Milestone,
and had been convicted of felony there, under the mama
,of .I.‘dan teed the superintendent handed in the
photograph to the tugistrated. On prisoner's ticue
, pinta yeasrday, witness mot tip end uprebeniad him
: for these °ltems in The borough, Other p,reons were
willing to Wine forward and prove other coo. ogAdogs
him, if the ;eaglet's.. released ; but they could not come
j to-dia.-Prisner said if the Bench would deal mercifully
with him, he'd not much a drop of intexicating drink
j any mere He had 4.. Si, and was willing to pay the
=tarn what he owed.- Mn. Mill...dee: Yen were not
whet! you went to Christopher a-Pram:ter: Yes I
were dr. Milledge : And +bee you ate his break-
: f.t and other meals next day I-Prisoner : Yes, sir.-The
Mayor said the magistrates could not for • ureeneut
acoeptor time the areertioe that prisoner woo suffering
hem delirium frerewas, even if it were an excuse, which
It was not, in any awn It was shameful for him to
I take the food and lie in the bed of an old man like
eotautophor, and pay Mel nothing, when a wan like
.1..n1w WO% new- fit to supp Christopher than the old
man to keep Jordan_ They were quite erro44l the trick
eo only a More matter of business or trade with tee
woo was liable to six months hard labour, even
r,ir, thr e 'ount...tee and if committed for trial he would
ly ...r treea they
d. Bot were we ljaa glee
probably
opportunity, ane would commit him only
for Ik".. months' hard labour. -On the application of
8a t. Vickery, le of the money found on primmer was
ed to be refunded to Eloweing, and Christopher was
I snowed • shilling extra, for coming to give 'mews

that Ronda is encroaching on the liberty-WAN/ Pen of
the world, let no demand of the CI ivernment that the
Ride Volunteers he no longer out-weighted in their
compel:ma in trade. Let every man he compelled
to render laimgrit 'Scion no the V ilunteerg are
now by derottnx throe, ur at leget two boor., per
week to drill, until lie has p•igesi the recruit sta,m,
and then let bid be kept
the reqcisite nuinhor of c donna, sail natialint
drilla Tbe higtr chasm moot ngt be guttered to
recall*: they have the leveret amount of In Met I, loge;
they otter the create-it .emptiti-,a to a plundering enemy,
nal they are, hy tb -.r ....1-trvion, the very 'warms to
supple eillderg for the Defence Force, kg to ex an.. in
the way of unifaruis, every man moat we ir Clothes, an
hig untforta need not be much, it any, additional yip n.•
to hum; as to drill-spaces, the neomsity for the., my
help to retain MD' ion rennana4 0011.010111 and other
public hada and ground,, and, em to time for Orilla, olarge • body of men would n el facilities to be at hand at
all tinier —inorninc, day or evimin—wbeneger the drill.
serceant• were met by a squad. I: is slave all things
essential that the islande should he sale, awl there could
be no doubt of this, with the blaming cf God, consldering
that any tome, Wong it could be thrown on our shores,
must Bret be embarked. and brought across the "sliver
streak." even if it. artillery and stores were, in main
pert, brought ogees after the landing had been secured.
But it we go on as of late, meddling and feeding, Com-
peting against each other, rising up early and sitting late,
only to do as much work, and get as mar.h gain, a. we
might do in three hours per week less if our Government
go on, medihng without a plan, muddling work they
have neither atrength nor courage to take share in nor to
resist; if we mark other nations gOinit on to be brave,
hardy, patient, perleverinr, and wisely led, and yet ran
neither give them credit for their good qualities, rival
them, nor prepsie against them; then the worst may
COLIN

—"Freed,iin is not a gift
That tarries keig in hands of oorrarda"

AA for hooottr, that hits been abandoned for some montha,
in favour o( •• material interests," and L lash falls
beavity on no now—

who declines reporting on the swing hrUt• "nil think
It is most important that a COM pent in anise] engineer
he called in to assist in prep.'s., the report. I beg there-
fore to ask your B aid to authorise in. to engage such •
person. I most resp•ctfully inform your Board that it
would not be just to throe on us• the sole reaponsibilitY
In reporting on the mechanical portion of the Bridge, nor
could I voluntarily undertake auch • rethonsibility.
W. Rammer Moslems,
Borough Surveyor."
The Foundry, Weym
4th March. Ifin.
Mr. W. B. Morgan,
Dear 81r,—Ref.riing to your letter received on Saturday
Last. requesting use to let you know what my WIWI would
he for making • survey and rep et of the Bridge, accord-
ing to the list of bolsi...ea enclosed with it, eh required by
the 00111.rai1,03- Aft., mature conaideration„ I must be
tarspergi drully to ecline entertaining the pr0p...1. no I
think it would be much move N.M.:actor, to all Patti.'
O.OtOOrttet to ...PLOY some one not connected with the
town. At the same time I wish you to express my thanks
to the Mayor and Town Council for their resolution and
kind expressions of confidence in me, gleaned from the
missy% of their hot melting, ales that I think the charges
Of Mr. K. Matheson ars net at all excessive for Both •
survey and report, entailing, 6a it wilt:. grist mount
of responsibility and engineering know and that they
will not beasts to obtain the opinion of any other engineer
worth having for • leis sum.
I Month yowls very traits
Dant oourn."
The Tows Cu= said the mouse would not be thrown
away. because if they contemplsted haying a new bridge,
they must have evidence to lay before Parliament
Mr. How•to said no one could .but their ,YOS to the
necessity of having an Art of Parliament, therefore he
should like to have the onion of U.. Matheson • but be
thould also like to have Mr. Statham before the Board.
and have • chat over with him, as they did with Mr.
Hawksley.

Mr. Dimas: Not Us* last Mane.
Mr. fIOWARD : No; then he was the MO ii the MOOD
Loa thee. (Lsothterl

ft wairagreed to hare Mr. ittelteson.
TIM PILI-11/0.

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Mr. Morgan, the Surveyor, reported—" In accordance
with the resolution mord at the last meeting of your
Board, I have considered the state of the Pilepier, with •
view to what may he abYolutely oeoserary to be done, to
place Ile structure to • secure condition as appertaining
to the harbour. I aui Ui opinion that nothing of • tool-
P 01517 character with a moderate oatlay would be
✓ve the minimum work that I could recommend
is that tales be drivin in trout of the present ones, and
well bolted to each other. This would only strengthen
the main structure, and would not prevent the rabble
mould being embed into the harbour or put the deck in
• satisfactory condition. I est i rests te approximate cam,
of driving the piles, tic., at OHO. I estimate the approxi-
mate east of the works DeCxsaary to ha doe, to put the
Pier in a good state of repair, incildiug concrete ha-king
to the 'treat piling. Itc., at El OM. I think it right to
team your board that it would he more eCoUontical to
carry out the whole of the works under one contract than
by piecemeal—W. BaltLoW 1101143411, borough eurveyor."
In answer to Mr. WaLLIS, aa to whether the statement
had been made that the Pile-pier would not bear the
weight of twetity
Mr. Roams stated that he had said that II twenty
pso_ple row there, it would not be safe fol. thew
The itAroa said that only showed the great emergency
for doing the repairs. He only wanted to know what
wits to be dime.

The Towv CLui bed
sinal the Surveyor geld Enela uld Irotnebeweasir*vrinierreirfl:;
the life of s single-person.

MANZI. Ixrwcv, WITIMOOTII AXD FRANCK
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The MAYOR said shout three week; lo the ctiai--rmaa of
the Great Western Railway Company, and Dome members
ot the Board of Directors came to Weymouth to ascertain
the capabilitiee of the port with referenoe to • proposed
line of'steemers between here and Cherbourg. They had
on interview, and brought some 'natters before him, ton
important be thought to be the subiect only of verb•l
communication mil he bad requested them to write to
the Cwporation. It WWI ProlsO•eil, should the port suit,
to hays • daily piano to Cherbourg, leaving Weymouth
etjlev.ryd.y. Arrangements had been made with the
oorrespoodlng railway in France, and • lane Continental
traffic is expected. Raring remarked on the great
importance of the Orontes' to Were:math. his Worship
read the letter from the Great Westegn Railway
Company as follows t--

"Greet Western Railway
General Manager's office,
Paddington Station
London. 99th February, 1879.
Dear Sly—l am obliged for your letter of the Mtud
which was received during my abeence in the country. In
reply I have to explain that Mr. WimNes letter, follow•
ing upon the conversation which he, the deputy Chairman
of this company, and Mr. Grant. had with the Mayor of
Weymouth would, with my letter, It was thought, be
treated an if the communication hid been inade from tide
company but as I gather that you consider that the
matters refened to should form the subject of communi-
cation sdilremed direct to the Town Council from this
company I have to mak you to he good enough to bring this
letter under their notice at the meeting.
The Director, undentand that it is the desire of the
Council, and the inhabitants of the Borough generally,
that the tramway between the Harbour and the railway
station should be worked by a small 1 ensonotive ; I have
therefore to explain that, before this could he carried into
effect, some attlitiocal passing places would be required
near the Backwater and I shall to learn whether the
Corporation anent to the tramway being worked by an
engine, and to the provision of the neceseary passing
places, the work being of donne carried out; subject to
the approval of the borough surveyor. With regard to
the landinsf stags which has been constructed I have to
state that, although much relief ham been afforded by its
erection, experience has shown that the extra soomarnoda.
tion which has been provided is not more than stall lent to
meet he requirements of the existing traffic between Wey-
mouth and the Channel Islands, and in the event of a steam
packet service bets/mu Weymouth and Cherbourg being
established, it appears absolutely DOCelMarr, that the land.
Ing stage should be extended to shout double its present
length t and I shall be glad to known whether the Cswporas
tion are prepared to carry out the wo& or to agree to the
extension of the stage in the direction of the Ptle-pier on
somewhat similar terms to Mom arranged last year in
regard to the existing stage. I have further to state that,
In the event of the proposed Continental esevire, which
would probably he carried on with larger boats than those
now using the harbour, being permanently intablished, it
would bee great advantage if the enamel'. Wulff eittwr
and leave the port as any state of the tide. I would
suggest, for the consideration of the Council, that the
Harbour should be dredged to the extent of l inches er
two feet. In the letter before referred to, Mr. Wimble
drew the attention of the Mayor to some of the existing
dues upon certain articles 01 French produce, which 1t...
feared, would prohibit the development of any consider-
able French traffic at Weymouth, and I am to ask
whether the Corporation will be prepated to make some
alteration in the same. I need sanely point out that
the establishment of the proposed Continental service
would necimearily be very advantageous to the town and
port of Weymouth, and I hope to learn, at your earliest
convenience, that the Town Council are prepared to meet
the company's views on the matters to which their atten-
tion has been drawn.
Yours faithfully,
T 0111/11SON.

v. C. Stegall, MR.
The MATO& 111.ked it would be nooeseury to deepen the
Harbour I

ti;:iTIZII replied the boat' sometimes ground at 8 ft.
So.. mod he beard the proposed boats will draw 184.
The small engine instead of heiress was approved by
Mi. ELIOT, the WATOIII, and Mr. °novas ; hut Mr.
Wi1.170/to Whind thin woes good opporthoiii to metre
terms with the On at Western R Were, Company for the
repair of the Q 4 .ys, which are in a dilapidated suite. and
grab an opp irtunity might not inieour avow If the
ilornoration do out mink., proper terms, they may receive
Lae or 1:300 a year or, for Harbour dues, sod have to
pay thoumnit, of pounds for repairs f the Qd iy•
Nearly /30,000 has been borrowed on the credit .4 the
Quays, and the Act of Parliament maga it the very AM
charge upon the dues that the Qoays be kept in repair.
Mr. Dencem was delighted with the opportunity of
bringing our claims before the Railway Company ; be
wished to meet them generally and throw no oiclir is
their way : but let the Council .11..Ure they get a penny
for each penny laid out, and more if they could.
Kr. Howsno congratulated the Council; be could
almost sing • jubilee song on the approach of what for
yesrs we had been striving to bring about. By the new
lime of steamers, Weymouth would he immedistalz
benefitted, and her name would be carried
Porto of 'ream He advocated bsprovementhr t the
?deputy, raising the money by preference shares.
Proposed by Kr. Dims, wooded by Alderman
HOWAILD.—" That the requirement@ of the 0 sat Western
Railway Company, so stated in the letter of Mr. OfieflOlL
be referred to a committee of the whole Board, and that
ettheehmmt meeting with the representatives of the
Company be arranged for an early date.
Mr. Rows pointed out the Greet Western Railway
had powers already under an Act of Parliament to earn
oat these improvements The Great Western Railway
care for their own interred., and we most take care that
their promisee shall to fulfilled.
Mr. Alderman MILLIIDOI stated if it were not foe the
Great Western, Weymouth would gm had no railway at
all. The Soath-Western would have stagged chore. at
Dorchester, for fiontltaineton woo their port
The Timm CLUJ( explained the Geist Western Railway
would have been obliged to guarantee payment of the
Harbour and Bridge debt had they carried out the Act
referred to ; but time did not suit their pwport
The Macon rernituled the Council the traffic would
commenm lathe middle of April or earlier, and facilities
are epecially 11•11tai, because the potato traffic will be
one at the same times, the passenger traffic to the Pane
Exhibition.
Mr. Alderman ELIOT wished the Council to accede to
the requests of the Great Western as to the Use of the
ttnnit eegiee, the dredging of the Harbour, and the
Thdeetien M wharfage dues affecting brandy and butter.
The other points could be left to • conference with the
thrien.atiner of the Company.
r, N Aguas feared the locomotive would be dangerous
to life. and the dredging dangerous to the Quay walls.
But the Karon elicited that the locomotive will be
lighter than • loaded truck. sod Kr. An. gt said dredging
in the middle of the Harbour will not offset the Q.
Wells.
Mr. Sumas believed the mate.
Mr. Rows asked who is to psi, supposing the qpny
gives way where it is now week, and the locomotive falls
Into the miter!
Mr. Howsin analysed the Act of IW, whereby, if the
Great Western guarantee the Harbour sod Bridge debt,
the Harbour can be at once placed under oowmnl,alonora
six from the Council, six from the Great Western, had
the Mayor as Chairman. That Act is not repeated;
could it ie carried out DO'.?
Tbe Town CLZ/LIL had no doubt of that.
Mr. Dgegrab osition swain-led, sad the committee
of the whole ConnW is to meet on Fridsy morning.

Tarmacs Illsenno. —A well attended meeting.
though the weather was Tinily lad imet.. wee held oa
Fri lay last at Wakehion, some of the friends having
w %Ikea, Mom Fortaine's Wil for the sake of the cause.
The Rev. R. Hawkey presto's!, and the half.hundred pre-
sent were addressed by beers. O. Mitchell. Jun.
C imbee, an.l RI Stone.
Tel Mierriggin —The Fathom] Lillie. (a nee hmesule)
had their limed; at St Gorge's schoolroom on Kiodsy
shlisiti,tpb.:ofuum.ll:7""r4.lTeLliwiteer.et.treprx,y., 15.miotriLLI.co,hP:ismas.b7calmicrketit.r:ibuw.d..ynias:tterzhthest:ow:Oeretioils:itht:11•Ishyucoi!ri....iteds;
" the shutters, Willies deed' "Put me in my little
hod," "Per old Josl/4"." Win will care for Mother now,
"Still I love the., • libber kiss ma" " Annie of the
Vale," "Kitty Wells," Moo )140, Portland Minstrel
waltz, "Dr. Ridge. " Coma.. Bobby Gout..
" H11.7p 61"1"24* jur Flower.". '!ril.borkueyrts
••wljat .uturCor Blue." " Babylon is falling."
Kicked out from Home" "My Genittastio Wife," " My
little Bunch of Roses," and "God Sews the Qmen." Of
owes encores ovoid not in wooded to, but there we.
plentiful applause. The ram we. fairly well Oiled ; they
took a little over LS.
CONCERT or EIT. °sonde &YON- —On Thenvolay •
number of kind Mends gave • comert in behalf of the
choir. The weather was utfavourable and the attendance
only moderate, bat all proem enjoyed th• ...I.O•Th The
following was eh. bill of fare:--QmArillai. "Scarborough,"
P. P.O. Boni ; song, "Forget hit /Er' Fartnir
song, "Sloane heck to Iris; Mies Reynold.: glee. "Her..
• health to mood all imam- Glee G&W 29) A Reitioreat;
wag. "Unchangset," Kra. Hugger; song. D- Poems:
smg, 00 my not eroll/111210 mart is leought," Mrs. (labels;
duet, "Th. Bashful Woirs, " Mr. ant Mrs.
medley, " Money Matters, P. P. 0. Ban trim. •N.
the dance inviting,". Mrs. Bun'', Mrs. Patton, and Miss
Hernolds ; mut Brithania's got the Needle." Mr.
Birkinahaw ; comic wog, Kr. Hugger; glee, "C owed.'
in Arum" Glre Glass, 190th Regiment: song, "Nit
Destwomodum," Mr. Presto:a; song. " Jesuit.. NMI
Rowell; duet. "Toe Oi Coaster," Kis Goodman
and dr. Tate,; song, "the try Led," Mr. Blendford:
vales, 'Sweetheart.," P. P. 0. Bind; song. IGO
Reynold : glee, "Ootne,all you Jodie." Gles China song."
jost leari a letter. Mies 0 wham, ; a.m.; "Peter
Piper." Mr. Hie,ger ; "God save She Queen.
How • Horn Calla no T. —A worthy Inhabitant of the
Leland is sold on Saturday Lest to have reosimed a takeram,
manes that a' lo 4 of home was waiting for hint at
Weymouth. Forthwith If went two ow with halters
to fetch the team. supposing there was • pair. But the
" load" was found to consist a one big steed for which a
guinea or two had to be paid by way of carriage. The
pilule to the receiver, who ion good judge M a horse and
has Went) of um for me, was where doe great anima
could hare come from t After racking his memory to
rectal the deal, all our worthy lover of horses mild roo
member wae that he had taken some tickets in a lottery,
and so judged he had hem in luck and that the horse was
• prise. Net; came the quettoc—" What Li he worth r
,re. judged hi.. at £88; but when he was pot to work,
conie Were SO wicked as to set hien d we at GEO. Perhaps
that was their jeabenly at our friend's good luck; lot
the carter did not seem to get along very fast with him,
perhap• his lags weren't used to poi-timed hills, or were
too solid to be quick. All speoulateou wm brought to an
end in • day by a letter which came to the reel owner
with . hops that he bri received hie horse from Bristol
all right.. Then it was found that the animal had been
sent with lb. MINN( Christian name on the direction.
Folks are now curious to know whether three lottery
whets tamed up prises or blanks
Tim Rival. FLOWS. —The mere shout the Rumbens
claiming the Turkiab Beet. or Fart thereof. might have
been *awed if people bad actually known how very con-
temptible is he strength of that little group of trim's,"
mid smaller ship. compared with our own liners. The
Turkish ironclad fleet consists of six armourplated
' seven corvettes. and two small gooiest& At theoutiwsak of Ws war there were ohm corvettes end mese
gooiest. but two, the former— he Hifeul Rahman and
the Lo tfou-DMlll were destroyed on the Danube, while fl vs
'it of the seven gunbosts were handed over to the Rossi no
under the terms of the armistice. The frigates me of three
awes, the most p iartful being the Masseudieb, a sister
ship to dee Hemidieh—nimr called Belleisle —lately pur-
chased by our Government and now lying at Chatham.
She was built on tbe Thames, was completed 'n Chathaul
Dockyard. WO nasirieami thence to the Golden Horn by a
party of Turkish a. amen in 1875 Siam the commence-
ment of the war she ims been coturnimioned but has
&me no cruising. tmving been perforiuiag the duties of
guard.hip In the Bepberua Her extreme length is
340 ft, bread ,th fiflft , and draught of water 96,1 ; her
tonnage i 503419 with a displacement of dome upon 9 000
Her *seines are of LIDO mionainal borse-power and her
contract speed 144 knots. Her armament consists of U
18 on elms in a raised central twittery inidshipe. with
three 1.10-poroider Armstrong* on the upper deck. She
is barque rigged, and carries four Gatlings for boats and
works in the tops Her armour ie Un. in thickseti, ant
her compiewst 48 °Nom and 513 men. It will thus be
men that she is a particolarly formidable vessel, and
would form • valuable addition to any navy in the world.
The escouilmlass of arinour-clad frigate@ comprise, the
Atisieb, Kohut. m Ash, Orkaniele, and Omanieb, sister
-hip., all built in tool ind flow the same designs. They
have • tonnage of tell ; their length is 118611., breadth
584.., and draught .4 water Wt; they are similar in
every respect ; horse power 999 giving named of II hot.;
and their complement comm.. of 47 °Sow and 514 torn.
They each carry one 300-pounder Armstrong and 15 150.
'amnion. They cannot be ternoed very formidable
vessel. as their plates are but Qin. in thickness, and the
metal of their guns cannot he compared to those carried
by the majority of our Mediterranean doe!. It will he
remembered that the Turkish fleet were toaster, of the
Black Sea, and shut the Russian/ up in their harbours, go
the Russian Black Sea Abet most have been weaker 41IL
But SOUle people are sieresed abut the Itussi‘n
and they may road about the &Wish torpedo fleet. Ti,.
Admiralty has under condderation a new type of torpedo
vessel, and a onupetitioo, or something approaching it,
amongst • certain number of builders as to which Arm
could turn out the most elLient example of the new
class. Tenders were called for from well-known Arms,
and the moult is that orders hare been given to three,
each to build one of these extremely swift torpedo boats.
Meier. Tbornycroft have not Iwo invited to undertake
this work, as their bands are already so full that there Is
some delay in getting forward with the IN baths which
they are now bedding for the Navy. We shall soon be
fairly off for mewls of this Isecription„ and shall have
about half a million status represented in our torpedo
Seat by the end of the coining flasncial year.