The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-02-04 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

Wowiro Wines CLve.—On Monday -evening Mr.
Joseph Drew delivered a lecture on Lady Jane Grey,
I. this club room, when there was about an average
attendanne. _

PRZ6I3ITATION or • TERTIIIONIAL.—On Wednesda7
evening a testimonial, coneisting of i gold gilt time-
piece, was presented to Mr T. Chandler, the inspector
of the London and South-Western Riiiway, in appre.
elation of his services u one of the main litigators of
the 00-operation movement in Weymouth.
LITERARY INITITUTION. —A lecture wag given on
Wednesday vetting by Mr. B. Pritchard, on "British
Coetumet,” Tie chair area taken by Dr. Lush. The
subject was iluetrated by some very well-executed
paintings, &holes, the different fashions that have pre-
vailed amongth u frotn the earliest period.
WI are informed that Mr. Henry Tigard George,
articled pupil to John Tigard, F'sq., solicitor, has sue-
modally passed his final examination. and will be placed
on V.., Molls. Mr. Thomas nrundell Ranee, from the
&Zoe of Richard N. H iward,•Eaq., solicitor, has also
been eueorrifal in p-sCng the intermediate examination
for Hilary 'NMI. 1868.
TartB ON TEI DORCIITETER ROAD. - The yonng
saplings mettle planted on this road have already sus-
tained much injury—in eome regains one half of the tree
being broken off. The superintendent of polio boa
offered a nwar6 of 20.. for infcrmetion as may lead to
the identificatirn of tho offender, or offenders, and it is
to be hoped the guilty parties will soon appear Irbind
the bar in the police court.
ST. MARY'S CHUNCII.—A statement of the stuns
collect' ii tinting the p.st year for rrheimis societies and
charitable object. hen just been pnbli.hed, froin which
gather th,i solioined particulars :—Colonial and
Conti,.nta S.teiety, MO 2.. ; the &dregs in London,
£202. 81.; Irish Church Misdons, LIS; Dorset Home,
'2O ; Weymouth Royal Infirmary, 140 ; British and
Foreign Bible Society, 135 18a. Id. ; National School.
£4O; St. Mary's Home Micion, £4O 15.. ; Church
Pas•oral tid Society, £4l Cts. , Church Missionary
Society, £5O I•.f.dot ecbools, £3l 9.. Ed, ; re-lighting
the Church, 1178.. 6,1.; Sacramental Fond, C 32 it. 81.;
Jewett:Kim.% C3O; Sacramental oolleetions, 1:222 la. lid.
—Total, £6BI Or. did.
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Tows Coewort, Mairrleo.—A mooting of this cmuncil
took place on Friday morning, the Mayor presidiotb
Present : Aldermen liow•rt and Ayling. Councillors,
It. Thomas, Buck, Brown, Webb. Venue. Bette Grew.
Coromins, Button. Luce. G. Eliot, •nd J. Pothmary.
—The Bonny?' Police Qtieon : Previous to the eorn•
mencement of business the chairman said that since the
subject of amalgarnating the borongh with the county
pollee had been di.cuu..l in the Council, he had been
met be 50 to 103 person" who had spoken to him against
the project in very stroig term,. —Mr. G. Flint de-irei
permission to say that a very erroneous oydriarn had
gone abroad to the public about the atatement he made
at the last merting of the Council. He had seen in
the newspaper. that in his argumeut he proles.' there
shout, be a oonaiderable reduction made in the polioe
form if the arnals•mation with the, &runty fore. took
, tame. If the gentlemen prevent would call to mind the
questions root to him on the occasion after h vying made
is remarka on the subject, about a reduction of the 1
' borou:h police form, they would remember he reply
RAS that the Chief Constable thooght by working in
some of the outlying districts a reduction f one might
be effected. He expressly user, the words " wotking
in" to show that there would be substitution
not erioction. But even supposing a reduction did
take Place, his argument would net be Olmsted, a. he
bared his calculation' on the grounds that no reduction
would take place. lie would say Ire dit not propose,
nor did the Chief Conatsble think it advisable that any
reduction of the polioe force of this town should be
made. But after the opinion exec. seed at the lest
meeting he had determined to abandon the ilea of
bringing forward a motion on this point for fly- present.
—Bills: The first businees wari to go through the claims
against the C.runcil and ordrr them to be paid, aft, r
which some legal business was Cyr consideration, during
which the representatives of the bee.. w-re requested
to retirm—BOAßD or Hes. LTH. - The Rings: The
principal buriners coming u^drr the attention of the
B reed was to open tenders for enclosing the Rine.. The
following were opened—Mr. Charles Jesty, £259 for
masonry. Mr. a. Baker, ditto, £265, Me. D. Collett,
for railing and sates. £137; Mr. Joseph Weakley,
masonry work, 2267; Mr. R. Gr. railing and .tee,
£170; Mr. R. Eneland (masonry) 675 ; Year". Brown,
masonry £290, for the whole work £4Bo.—Mr. Jenty's
Contract for masonary, and Mr. Collett's for the rtiling•
mere acospe.g.,—The Waleyais Chapel : The fallowing
tenders wete opened for paving the front of the
We.leyan Chapel.—Kr. E. England, £4O; Mr. H.
Williams, £47 ; Messrs. Brown, £43. Thar teoderof Mr.
England was secrepterl.—Ba4 Pavements : The Mayor
called attention to the disgraceful condition of the paver
went in roma places, and mid it ousht to be relaid. It
was Anted that RS the outlay would be great it was not
deemed deeirable to repave two places at once, but as
Waterloo Place was in the •orse state, the &weeper
was orlered to prepare plans and sproifications.—Distria
R .te : The estimate for this rate wee read, from which
it epottared that £2332 were needed to met the e.
for the half year, entailing a rate of Is 9„,.trtt
pound.-11r. Th0(01111 wait in favour of borrowing money
for laying oat the Rings and the pavement rf the
t rwn. He did tbiek ill was Mr that the present
generation should bear the whole hordes. The mei-
mate was ordered to stand over, the surveyor being
instrueted to furnish the amount required for the
proposed improvements.