The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-07-09 00:00:00

Tue LATE CHAIRMAN.
The efikllillAN said he had rewired a letter from
Lord Sheiteabury, whiah be would wow read:
" LOSDOS, July 1, 1861.
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"My LOA. —As I shall be unable to be present with
the other magistrates of the County at the Quarter
Sessions. I will take the liberty of writing to suggest
that we record an expression of our esteem and reaper*
for our deceased chairman, of our aeknooledpieent of
his long and efficient servile', and regret fat his loss. I
feel that all hi colleagues and the county at tarp will
concur in such a tribute to his memory. Shall you be
of this wind, perhaps will be pod enough to Institute
such a motion.— Your obedient Servant.,

Brialte3OWT.4
The noble Chairman added that be hed takes tbe
liberty of putting a few sentences together, which be
would submit to the Court, begging them at the sense
time to criticise it freely, and suggests what amendment
tl.ey thought fit.— " This Court desire to record their
high sense of the long and elle nt service of their late
Chairman, the Rev. Harry Farr Yeatman, daring Um
greater part of 25 years and at the lame time to express
their great regret that the county of Dorset and this
Calirt in particular have cause to lament the lone of his
guidance in the conduct of the business of the county."
—His lordship then proposed, and it wee unaninicenly
resolved, "That the Clerk of the Pewee be dimpled to
forward a copy of the resolution to Mrs. Yeatnuut, whit
a letter ex ',resolve of the condolenoe and sympathy of this
Court in her bereavement."
GAuL AND HOCelt or COILUCTION.
Captain FoSTES presented the report of the Visitiog
Justices of the Gaol and House of Correction. In con-
sequence of the continued indisposition of Mr. Potshot,
Capt. Foster had been elected to fill the Ales of chair-
man of the committee. On inspecting the prism, the
Committee found evert thing in perfect order, The
number of prisoner, in custody were, Salle, 102, ,
females, 23, total, 125. In the Mammy, mais, 1. Is
custody for trial at these Quarter Sessions, 26; cm bail,
3. In custody for trial at the Aesiase, 3 ; on hail, 3.
Number of prisoners committed this qtutrter, 168;
same quarterleet year, 172; increase, it Pasteitmente
this quarter upon daily average of 148, 22; ditto. same
quarter last yew upon an avenge of 133, 40; &cremes
of punishment this quarter, 18. No corporal ptinhit-
swat this quarter. Average price of wheat:per load
this quarter, CIS ; same quarter last yew 111 Nie. 84.;
increase per load this quarter, £1 3s. 4d. bisbusennisratt
ts
this quarter, BM Ilk. Id. ; ditto, same quarter
year, LW 9a. W. Increase this quarter, 1114 Os. 84.
Maintenance cost per head this quarter, 21. sd. Two
prisoners have died during the last quarter, one, en old
man of 74 years of age, quite suddenly; the Ase• was
in nearly the last stage of consumption when bis bail
surrendered him for trial at the Marsh Aesises.—ln
conclusion, he moved that £lO be allowed fir We
organist's salary, but on the Chainnea stating that there
was no legal authority for the payment of such a sum
from the county rate, the motion was withdrawn.
Captain Forma moved that • shed be ereebed, at a
cost not exceeding £BO, for prisoners under sentesses of
hard labour, Incapacitated to work on the tread.wheel,
to break stones in, for the road.—The moieties wee
Lima W-
on the motion of 11. Williams, Esq. the Surgeon's
salary was increased from £l2O to /1130 a year.—The
report was then adopted.
BRIDOLII AND BUILDING/.
The nowt of this committee wee reed by H. P.
Okeden, Esq. It showed the following statement :
Bills for work done and executed by armors, and
allowed by committee :—Bridges, 173 Is. no.;
£lBl 17s. ; Hall, a 45. 1d.e.1253 3s. 3d. • Reqintlit
for works in progress. £335 15s. 81. ; TWO, £BOO.
The report stated extra woommodation in tbsi NW
Prins Court at a cost of £3, had been made. The report

COUNTY LOIIATIC ASTLOII.
i. FWICR, Esq., brought up this report, the amount
of the expenditure this quarter au the maintesisaes
aooount was found to be C 1205 10s. Bd. The balance
against the account last quarter was £8 181. 9d. Total
expenditure, £1214 eu. 11d. The sum available I. meet
this be a charge on the parishes aili, 1.141,Wr dal would
be £1269 17.. Bd.: deduct as ahem, ,121114 7s. ltd.,
leaving a balance towards the expenses of Mil amidst
of 155 Bs. 9d. Bate for maintenance ordered to beat
ls. Id. per day. The balance on the watiagent fund,
£329 80. 11d. Do. Charity Amount Savings'
Bask. £337. Do., filr B. P. Glyn's 'Widest aesociat,
L'6o Os. Td. Do. baikhntwomant, chiefly in Eschinssa
Bills, £4119 14s. Bd. The number of patients In the
asylum on the 18th April was 19. Admitted elms,
males and 9 females, died, I male, and 3 remake; die.
vd, 3 males and 13 females. Total number In the
93 males, 93 females-188. At Irobertse la
; 09, admitted goes, 1 male; died, 1 /meale.
Ang at that establishment 18 males, 11l
The report was adopted, sad • reeehalke wee
ad for borrowing £190,000 towards the ..at al the
asylum from the Bea Yin 011ee.
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J. J. PeIiQUIIAIMON read this report, which staled :
oommittee haring examined the amounts at
lbs
01.4., Said the expenses to ham been 2nBB 4.. 44.
At the receipts,' including time balance in baud at
inel esesious, a/ £2984 Bs. 11., together with •
r•te or two farthinraitionesthe S, ordered tlie
amount to E
day Sessions, WE 4s. 4d., es alsoße. ed. rocei„d for sad peatdBlol, MA •
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