The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-06-22 00:00:00

BRIUPORT.

ELILLY CLOW:VS.—The chemists have agreed to close
at six O'clock on Thursday evenings until the end of
September, while the booksellers intend closing at flee
o'clock on the same day, commencing next Thursday.
The drapers and clothiers already shut at three o'clock
oa Thursday afternoous; so that at marmot soma trades-
men in Bridport close at three, others at eve, others at
Mt, and the rest at seven (the ordinary time of closing).
It seems to us three o'clock is unreasonably early, and
It would be better if all would agree to close at flee, if
they did at all before the ordinary time, as most of the
business of the day would he over by that time, and we
ahotild think closing at three toast be Gequently moon•
remnant to costomers, while it does not seem worth
while closing before the regular time at all if it be not
done before six o'clock.

Tog MAGII•LINU replT has been
received from the Charity Commissioners, in answer to
the recent resolutions of the vestry and the statements
by which they were enforced thereat They doubt
whether the donor gave any " spesifio" directions that
the charity should .be applied to maintaining certain
almshouses; and they are surprised to find that the
recipients of the charity would prefer houseroom to
money, their constant experience being that almshouses
without endowment sufficient to keep the inmates in a
decent and comfortable condition, do not tend to
ameliorate the lot either of their inmates or of the Gem•
triunity among whiph they exist, and they cannot bring
them.elves to believe that the social conditions of
Bri'pmt will long differ, if they now differ, from those
of the rest of England. But this simple plan is not
what the trustees props's. They complicate the matter
by proposing to purchase some additional propepty, the
pries of which if not raised from unapecified private
aottroes, is to remain • charge on the whole land. This
'alone would form sufficient objection to the scheme, ac
it eels* even if the wider and deeper objections were
not in the way. The result is, that the commissioners
cannot frame a seherne on the footing suggested by your
letter of the 11th garish last, but they will proceed
with the scheme applied for in September last when
the pending Isle is completed.

FAIRIONABI.II MARRIAGI. The marriage of Miss
Mary BroadleySymes, youngest daughter of Dr. Spam
to the it... IL 0. Francis, formerly curate of Bred.
pole, took place at the parish &arch, last Thursday
morning. The church was thronged. The bride wore
• handsome dress of white pout de *Me, trimmed with
satin and Honiton lace, wreath of jasmine and orange
blossoms, and long veil. Maltese ornaments, a wedding
present from the bridegroom, she wore, and carried •
lovely bouquet of roses, orange blossoms, and ferns.
The bridesmaids were—Mies Fancy nuncio, Miss Hay,
Miss Adelaide Rawlinson, Miss Chowne, Mies Montagu,
and Miss Adlard, and they wore dresses of white
tarlatan, with trimmings of the new pale green. Their
bonnets were composed of lilies of the valley with long
" brides" behind. The "best men" were Mr. Fawcett
(brother of the "blind member for Brighton"), Mr.
•rxedley Symes, Captain Chown°, Mr. James Chown*.
Mr. R. Broadley, and Mr. John Gundry. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. Prebendary Broadley, uncle
of the bride, assisted by the 1t.,. M. L Lee, rector of
the parish. As the newly wedded pair left the church,
the children in the Union poorhouse (who have on so
many OODSliOblexperienoed the kindness of the bride)
strewed dowers in their path, and the bells rang out
joyfully. The dejnuser took place at the residence of
Dr. and Mrs. Spurn Nearly thirty persons sat down,
Including the bridesmaids and "beet men," the Rev.
Prebendary and Mrs. Broadley, the Rio,. M. L Lee,
Kr. end Mrs. Francis (parents of the bridegroom). Mr.
and Mrs. Montagu, Mm. Roe, Mr. and Mrs. Scott, kn.
The Rev. Prebendary Brosdley proposed the health of
the bride sod bridegroom, to which the latter replied.
Dr. gyms proposed Mr. and Mrs. Francis, ben.. which
was also responded to; Mr Broadley /Vines promised
the bridesmaids, on whose behalf Mr. Fawcett replied.
The brick received no less than seventy presents. One
of thus was a handsome China gilt clock, from the
eters,. thole and coegregatlon of St Andrew's church,
on her retiring from the post a organist, which she has
efficiently filled for more than two years. The " happy
enir" started at half-pest one for Rioter. en rouse for
the north of Devon, where the honeymoon is to be
spent.

Long. WAN) or Hsexert.—A meeting of thin
Board was held in the Council Chamber on Friday
evening lag, under the presidency of the May or,
Thomas Colfox, Esq. It was an adjournment of the
meeting held on the 9th instant, and was held for the
purpose of oonsiderinic the reply to be sent to the Lords
of the Privy Council, in answer to thpir letter, asking
for information as to the sanatory measures adopted in
this town. Besides the Mayor there were also present,
Dr. Jefford, Messrs. J. P. Sundt, J. Bartlett. J. C.
Groomes', J. Williams, J. Templeman, W. H. Manley,
T. Legg, T. Beach, C. Tacker, and F. W. Canary,
Clerk to the Board. The minotes of the hit meeting
were read and signed.—The Clerk stated that since the
last meetiog, he had received a further oommunication
from the Privy Council. requesting to know the
reason why no answer had been given to their letter,
and repeating their former questions. He bad sent
a reply, stating that the subject had been adjourned,
but that the sojourned meeting would be bald that
evening, when a reply should be at onoe forwarded.
He bad also prepared a draft letter for the approval of
the Board, which be considered met the fags of the
ease, but it could be altered in any way the Board
might think 61.—The draft letter was then read through
paragraph by paragraph, but only sonic slight alterations
were made. Its substance is to the effect that the
letters had been laid before the Board, and that it is
correct that Bridport, in common with many other
parts of the kingdom, was visited with fever during the
wet weather suessuding the drought of last summer.
That the number of deaths from fever, registered since
1864, is as follows-1864, 20; 1865, 8; 1866, 5; 1867,
0; 1868, 5; 1869, 8 ; total, 46; but that for two years
and 'quarter ending September, 1868, no death from fever
was registered in the town. That the following sanatory
matures have been adopted by the Board, for the
preservation of health in the borough :—An inspector
of nuisances has been appointed whose duty °onside in
inspecting all the premises le the borough, and report-
ing nuisances of every kind, giving notice to remove
them at once. A sanatory committee has also been
appointed to look after matters connected with the health
of the inhabitants, power being given tout where iieces-
sary. Disinfectant' have been largely uied thout the public
drains, and extensively distributed amongst the poorer
classes of the town, with instructions as to their use on
their own premises. A scavenger has been appointed,
whose duty is to remove all ashes and refuse. from the
streets, fie. of the borough. The Board has insisted on
the abatement of all nuisances brought to their notice,
either through the inspector or otherwise. The inha-
bit th's have been compelled to keep their premises
clew, and provide covers to their asbpits. Handbills
have been Issued, containing 'dries as to the best steps
to be taken, for the preservation of health, and the best
disinfeetants to be used, for the pievention of disuse.
The pavements have been kept clean, and repaired,
as have also the highways. Additional privy scepmmo-
dation has been insisted upon fir those dwellings having
inthfficient, and all cesspools, Ice., have been properly
cleansel and repaired, and emptied daring the hours
mentioned by the bye-laws of the Board. The streets
have been watered. Shute' have be-n provided forth,
roofs of those houses without any. With regard to that
portion of the letter reoeived from the Privy Council,
which refers to the steps taken for obtaining a xood
supply of water for the borough, the reply states that
the question of afresh water supply, was brought before
the Board in February last, when • committee was ap-
pointed to look into the matter, and ascertain the state
of the present supply. Such committee employed a
person to 'aortal° the number and state of the wells in
the borough, and from his return, the committee
furnished • report to the Local Board, • copy f which
will be sent with the letter. The Board at • sobsequent
meeting, adopted • reedution to bring in • fresh water
supply, and appointed • committee to ascertain the
best mode of doing so, and the cost which would pro-
bably be incurred. The letter states that the resolution
of the Board, has met with considerable dissent, 300
ratepayers of Allington alone, a part of the borough,
petitioning the Board against the introduotion of afresh
water supply, whilst a number of ratepayers in other
puts of the town protest against it, on the ground of
the enormous ezpense which will be inurred, and a
belief that there already exists an abundant supply of
pure water. Referring to the query as to drainage,
contained in the letter from the Privy Council,
the reply goes on to say, that the subject has
frequently been anxiously considered by the Board, but
In the present doubtful state in which the whole subject
Is involved, and the many various opinions furnished
by medical men with regard to it, the Board do not
feel justified, in spending • large num of money on any
experimental scheme, the result of which might he
anything but satidutory, and ill proportioned to the
upon,e attending it. The Board have been unable to
discover any plan, by which they could dispose of the
sewage, without discharging it into the river, end
such a plan would form • most intolerable nuisanoe,
and some private individual would obtain an injunc-
tion, to restrain the Board from doing so. The Board
have also been unable to discover any feasible plea, by
which the sewage could collected and deodorized so is
to make it available for agricultural purposes. The
Board have been compelled to content themselves with
keeping the present drains in good order, by well
el-arising them, and mending and repairing when
necessary. Tbay have every desire to do everything in
their power to promote the health and prosperity of the
town.—Cpon the motion of Mr. J. Williams, seconded
by Dr. Jeffunl, it was ordered that the reply should
be copied, and forwarded to the lords of the Privy
Council. The Inapeetor's report was read again,
although it was presented at the last meeting, when
the meeting looks up rather abruptly. Since that time
several getters to which it referred have been attended
to, and little remained to be done. Plans of the altera-
tions made by Messrs. Howell and Son, in East-street,
sure agreed to, although the work has been executed.
The Mayor remarked, that it must be distinctly under-
stood by the public, that no alteration can be allowed
to be made until sanctioned by the Beard. An applica-
tion by Messrs. Howell for • grant of LI 10a, for the
purpose of making good the paving in front of their
shop door was referred to the paving committee.—
Complaint was made in the inspector's report of a
nuisance in Magdalen mead, caused by an open privy
belonging to Mr. John Fry. It was ordered that Mr.
Fry take the necessary steps to abate the nuisance.—
It was ordered, on the application of the inspector.
that a fresh supply of carbolic said and chloride of
lime be purchased for the use of the borough.—Mr.
Oundry again placed before the Board tho application
of the Loper:tor appointed under the Factory Act. 1867,
to Issue some handbills, containing an abetuct of the
act for the purpose of 'tuning proprietors of the
smeller buinames which come under the operation
of the Act, no that they might have no muse in case
of prosecution. The Clerk said they had no 'alterna-
tes, as the duty was thrown on their shoulders by the
Act.—Order made accordingly.