The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-04-14 00:00:00

TS• wank whit* an saki Dot lo exist la %be Ad at
—Partkaisal—

w impropioso, poorriorio. moo. roo„oioro,
Meads endsrwoods Um said parish. la ouch competent sure
and on of money on they shall stunk Al) • coormeent stock
of ear, hemp, wool, thread, iron, sod Weir mammy Imo
and .tuff, to oo ihe poor on work: And also competent mm•
of I°°°.• for and towards the nocomiry relief of the lame,
Z"....0h,01d, bawd, and such other among them, being poor,
. not Is to work, and also for putting out of ouch ohilirw:
' be apprentices, to be pithend out of the moo partA
iljszerdirse to the abflity qf tAo mow perish, and to do ea
moots ail ahem things as well for the dlapoekg of ths add
stook, ma otheruita coecerning the premises, so to than shall
lam amovielmot."
There yo s bays %Olio! the money wee to be gathered
"accordant to the adiry of the same porlsh"--not of
the iohabatanl--not of the m..—het of the pariah—
" &moan,' to the ability of the same parlah." And, to
show that the ability was limited to the some
the Ann Awe on to my, that in cam that perish
iboaM be Ifialibk to And anflbsient money for the
ParPosam of lb. POW, thee them should be power
firm to raise II In adjoining marlabcc.

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" And to fl deo asoldsd,—Thst If the mid justices of pass
do parcolvs Yost lanonftsats of say parish ars not able to
tory mow Ilwarolvos onSolsat soros of moony for the par-
paw slormaid : That thin to. mid two billow stall sad rear
ftr., raw and snow as stoma', say atm et other rim
Of out 01 any ps., 'Wei as loaired vibe's

Wriblie ,s.o..Pae ger sum and gems of moor to the
sod Ornery of the mid poor parbe, for the
mild perpowlice the sr e jolters shell trek, seerdloe to the
1.6.111 'w" lew• And tf the seld Madre shall not be
thseglit lithe rid lustre able sad It to near the said
mem; wires sot aids to meads for theeneives es afore
Mlikbesi the jaw. of see poses. at their ~SI Quetta*
"e the Pester member of them. shell rats and weem
es eeseemid. say mem of other parience or oat of ase Peri"
within the sanf coo.v, ger the purposes roma& se in tie"
disarmer dell soma Is o
Thernforo you see the law Is rata plain that Janie and
Arises are the sableses of sesseemeat and that the
ability is be ability a tee pads",sod not bbs shilicy
of the individual. That, I think, will """'w you thst
this gentleman who boa put into print the statement I
have just quoted hag not read the law; therefore. in
Point of feet, he would mislead 1t... parties who would
be guided by him. Now, the 43rd of Elimbeth has
been subject to a cost owner of appeals and • vast
du'l litWdollt and in the Centres of the years that
have elapsed from that time to the purist there is
searealy any descriptioo of property that ham not been
eteenuted to be reared sod has beta made
the subject of appeal, The groat principle which
has been laid down by the jodges is " that all
saserable property mast be locally situated within the
parish;
that it must he visible; that it must be pro-
main ;" and you would find, if it was in your leisure
to study these matters, that all sorts of subjects have
bees submitted to the decision of the judges. Lori
@Autism excludes mortgagee i the are m°=ge.
—they are the national der which a man s a
portion of, out of the means he has at his disposal, end
be receives interest upon that mortgar, and, therefore,
they re like all other morgues—not local', situated.
nor visible, and, therefore, not subject to areasment
The requirement that all seermeabla property must be
visible, under the judgment of the judged, excludes
money, selaries, ewes, fees, and everything of that
description. That they must be producitive excludes all
forniturttlietares, plate,and such like; but includes slosh-
in • trade me difficulties, ho wever, of rating rock-in-trade
bare been so great that no one has yet been able to find
• means of making • rate including stook-intude, which
could be maintained on aproa- It w" tried in this
meaty in my memory, but a number of years ago, sad
the Court quashed the rate bemire stock-in-trade was
not rated. But whir an effort was made to rate it pro.
WI/, it wee &mad impossible to do it without a certainty
of fez Weal nprOal,so the per ties ooui promised the matter,
and it pissed away. A. committee of the House of Lords,
which sat in 1350, and of which I had the honoifrr of
d
brad chairman went into this whole subject with the
possible care, We sat 30 days, and had men
Maortat us of greet experience, and men who were
thoroughly well eoqsainted with property and the leire
of property, end all thl emitinruies of property. The
roper we made ems this, " There was no doubt
that all satirel property ought to contribute to the
relief of the poor: she relief of the poor was •
aatioaid objeet and • national duty; sad all proverty,
therefore, ought to °attribute to It. Lads. the first
step towards iooluding property which had hitherto
escaped, we thought it desirable gist some mode should
be found out by which Minee should be *armed. Mines
do not affect you, but still they affect the question;
and • committee has been 'Haag for two or three yea's
in the House of Commons to find out =saes of amassing
fairly that kind of property. Bat the epitome adopted
in Carswell sod Derbyshire are so totally different
that whoa they came to dieser the matter they could
find no ranee term Under whiles they could honestly
amid properly rose that property, and the subject
therefore I. still before the Hoer of Ornsons, and
they are fraying to find out UMW= by which that pro-
perty, which ought to be rated, whith everybody wants
lobe rated, can be fairly smeared. The next thing we
reaominended was, that all the land occupied by grow.
log timber, which is exempted under the statute by
the words of the 43rd of Elisabeth " aeleeble under.
wood" should be assessed ; brume if a man wanted to
spite a parish, he might plant trees sad thus escape the
assessment which would otherwise be levied on the
land. We thought there wee an easy way of assessing
that property, and I have no doubt the matter will be
adjusted. oh that such lands will be rated is
land, bemire you cannot, until the tree bermes pro-
ductire under that 2nd section, memo the growing
timber. The committee over which I presided room.
mended that until some mode could be discovered In
which the value could be defiled with sufficient seaurry
to mai:dais the rate on appeal, it was not desirable
again to attempt to rate stook-in-trade. Now, sioak-in-
trade is the great visible personal property of the
eountry, and it must not he forgotten that when
you talk of stook-in-trade, it really is the great
active ever-changing property of the country. We
must not diaries from ourselves that personal pro-
perty includes not only the goods in the draper's
shop or the ironmonger's shop, but it Ladner also the
sheep and cattle, and horses, and ploughs and machinery,
wbieb we employ for tilling the laud, and although
there is a judgment, given in eady days, excluding
settle from assessment, yet Chief Justice Holt was in the
minority, and the opinion now is that, if stock-in.trade
be aresesd, no appeal can be maintained unless the stock
on farms is rated as well as the stock Ist houses. So you
see it is a question which requires the utmost possible
ere before we attempt to bring in new legislation upon
Bush a great subject aa this. Now there to another
difficulty which we found In that &smear'se with
reference to the easessinent of personal property.
The question Is this—where Is It to be lustre' I
Supposing for a moment that the funds or
the consols were taxed, where are you to send
that money? Is it to be given to the parish In
which it is levied, viz., St. Christopher Le Stock,
where there are no poor, and consequently no poor's
rate is required, or is it to be sent to Manchester or
Dorchester? Moreover, no property is to be marred
twin,. Some say sweat share in railways, gee
companies, sad such like; but tin.), forget that
the property is assered before the dividend Is paid. All
these are questions of extreme digitally, and will
unpile a great deal of we bolero any scheme awn he
Liltby the Legislature honestly and properly to
nosh property to that But this is a qureion
fdr • new law, it is not the administration of the law as
it stands; and you—at least, such of you who are
members of amassment oommitteee—and we, as a court
of appeal, have nothing to do with new lerslatioo.
All we hove to do is to administer the law as we find
11, as well u we can. Members of both Houses of
Parliament, knowing what is to be desired, and know-
ing ourselves the difficult days in which we live, we
most all of us endeavour in the best way we can to
help in the formation of any new law that may be
desirable; but oar duty and your duty is to adhere to
the law u we lied it, and do the best we eau to early it
out. Now, I would mention to you that, basing lived
In times of fir greater pressure than the repent. that
I have seen all eons of modes attempted to be devised
for increasing the suhjeces for the general as well as
the local tuition of the oountray ; sod I think the
great point after all for us to bear caret ally in mind is,
we must not attempt—for it bas been attempted over
sad over again for tls• het 15.1, 1150, or 200 years—until
we re our way very clur,any alteration in the law; but
we must do all we au earefully to resist any seiner that
will add to the heal taxation of the unary, whioh is
already so Dear ite maximum that a little more addition
will oaks it very difiloult to bear. We who live in the
country are exampled from a great deal of the local
taxation which is preamble very heavily upon those in
towns. All rehear for sanitary improvecuris
and various makers of that kind are very valuable no
doibt for the *hole oomotunitr, but at the same time
they are nuttier more affecting the whole oomnimilty
than the local taxation of the country. Above all
things let us put our intergies to that in which we
can be really useful, via, resisting the ineresdng
of our harder ; but let as be very careful. in consider-
ing the burdens that exist, that we study the law to see
what the law really Is, and not be misled by those who
in their guitarist do not stop to see what the law is
which they want to thugs. Now it may be important
that I should add a word or two upon the pressure of
taxation. The law of Elisabeth maid whoa the burden
of relieving the poor Wee too great for the err perish,
they should have the power of falling in the aid of
neighbouring parishes, or other relabel which were
lass heavily burdened. Now you who re members of
the Union Amassment Committee know that has been
serried oat by the Urea Asesesment Law. The burdens
upon certain parable Were considered by Parliament—
whiebet rightly or wrongly it is not for Us now to eon.
aider--to be Ore than titre parlahre could bear,
while many of the parishes of the country ware
very lightly taxed from being what is vulgarly galled
" abler parishes; and Pudiament considered that those
parishes must be made to aid in paying the rates of the
union. Thereby greet additheal taxation has been pat
upon those parishes which hitherto paid almost nothing
to the relief of the poor, and therefore the !Taloa
CherlrehilitY hot Is In point of feet earring out the
principle of the 43rd of '..Meth, and going beak to the
old law of easessment I oanies understand men who
live in "class" parishes complaining of the bowers of
local Market briar they er paid before only so much
el
WY required for the setablielusent charges, now have
to bear their share of the Merge for the maintensace of
the poor of the *bole union In which they live. We all
know in this county of oases in which It has not been
merely en increase of 100 per rue, but four or five-
fold per sent. A =A who paid two ruiner towards the
setabUsluseat sharpie may now have to pay 2) or 30
guineas towards the relief of the poor of the union.
These persons naturally feel the burden greatly, "d
those who consider the matter should carefully
remember that the pressure upon thele radially"
parishes is alegloletive pressure, and is carrying out the
pitied* of the 43rd of illisabeth—namely, to make the
burden less heavy on the whole rather tban to leave it
where it stood upon thigrest parishes where the octolle-
Eon lived. Now this asap, I will venture to say, has
also tended somewhat to increase local taxation, sad if
you look at the whole of the unions of the
country you will find it is very nearly an addition
of ten per cent There is serrinly less economy
In the union expenditure than there was
formerly in the parochial expenditure, because there
doubt that is
no dou many men in Wrest parishes who would
have been employed in the winter season if the same
Parishes had the buries of keeping them, are not
so employed now the whole union has to
keep them, and the individual pariahs, only have
to contribute their share. There bas been no
doubt an borers in the expsodirtre, because
the Uleintellainee Is dispelled from the anima fend,
and it is not therefore so losally praising. It be-
hoves you who are guesdians of the poor to be exceed-
ingly watchful over anything like an increase cossurent
epos the altered charms upon Individual parishes.
If you look at the question with ors, you will feel
more strongly than ever the risk of making what is
called • national rate for the maintenance of the poor,
bemuse a national rate implies national managemest ;
and nothing could be IQ great a misfortune, I think, as
to le"localmenedeneent in all theft mattes. If local
management is to he able to dip its head into the
national bag, I am afraid that the increase will be far
, greater eves than whoa it cores out of the urea bag, so
that we mud bear carefallY in mind all the Psessdents
we have belay* us, and we must he earner in all
our wishes to keep doses the expenditure that is under
our control to the utmost of our power. weelderthln!
whenever we can possibly avoid it, suds re en
' things, to follow Moms roam who look earefally to the
law and see what thaelaw is before they take upon
themselves to advise the emistry, Lyme before us
that which is sot the law. When we are WM that which
Is mot the law to be the law,—wben we are
told to revert to the old law which is the
existing law—We are nneUllll4 Mobbed to try
whether we caner, by appals 10 courts a
juriee, ire that polities width may earry out what we
wish. I have seerapied • gnat deal of your time—more
than I asnallY do, sied more, perhaps, than I ought to
do; but, I thought I should not be wadi' you ticoeby

putting carefully beton you this great ablest, which is
eessupying th• minds of many men at this time. Bet
let me entreat you to reoilleot that our duty is to deal
with the law.. it is, and not to enter into say dia.
sessions or presentment. in Menem to what you think
ths law ought to be, beanies that is neiV er your pro-
viso, nor our province while es are administering the
laws in oourts of justice. Hem we are on the only
ground in the world on which we Ire all don. oindl
and of one occupation —we are hors to do justice le the
utmost of our power, sooording to thom laws of the
realm which It is our duty to administer.

BILL IGIIOI4I
The grand jury ignored the biU charging Henry
llowlem and Chaim Hayti' with stealing potato*, at
Pleat.

11(YrIONS.
Mr. W. Rooks moved to divert and stop up • certain
highway in the parish ot Gump St. Mioh•el, and that
• new highway be substituted in Lien tberot. —Motion
. .

Mr. W. Ffooke also moved to divert and atop up a
certain footpath or highway in the parah of Wawborne
Minster, and that a new footpath or highway be satbsti•
toted in lion ther•of. —Motion alarmed.

APFSAUL

Daniel Board, innkeeper, of Charmouth, appealed
against a conviction by the Bridport marstratea, for
keeping a disorderly how, Jae. 29th.-11r. Collins for
the appellant and Yr. Molts for the respondent..—
.4"er a long hearigur, the Court quubed the conviction,
without costa.
William Blade, hotelier, of Powentoek, appealed
against an order in beetady granted against him by the
Bridport magistrate@ to Ann Willmott Legg, daughter
of the late Mr. T. Legg. builder, Bridport. The order
was quashed, with costs.

TILLS or Mamma.
Albert Morris. 21, labourer, pleaded guilty to stealing
two mires. belonging to his father, ot-Powierstock. It
mama thst for five or ail years the prisouet has been
endless trouble and annoyance to his father. He now
seemed penitent. and promised if leniency was shown
him he would lear• the neighbourhood, and lied •
better life. He was, therefore, direbanied, on his owe
reeognizances in £lO to come up for judgment when
called upon.
Edmund Minteme and William Davy were Indicted
for stealing some potitoes, belonging to Jam Gale, at
Singeombe, Toiler. interne was discharged, but Dory
was found guilty of receiving, and seatemod to a
month's hard labour.
A youth named Gimp Clunpbell pleaded guilty to
an inchment assault us &Mb Hod, • child of 7i parr,
at Brenham, on Sunday, the 6th inst., and was senteneed
to a month'i hard lo.baer.

SECOND COURT.
(Wore J. PLoyll, Esq., M.P.)

Frodsrksir Tayke Ilsdlaad, alias 111111104 a, indicted
for stmilisg two nolo of potatoes, ths property of
William Whitasld, at Imaghara, 4th Musk was
aoquittrd.
Katinanual Scbsraiuger, • German clook.inakar, was
charged with converting • watch, rains 12a, to his own
use, which William Paints:, of Lyme Hog* had
intrusted to him to °lmo, by railing 3s. on it, and
maids( no attempt to restore it to Painter, altboagh 9
mouths slapped. Hs was found guilty with • moat.
ntendatioa to mercy, "b00n.., be was a fornomi"
and was mentencod to six weeks' hard labour.
_ _ .

John Edmunds and Mary Edmunds, cbarged with
steeling some bad olothas at Portland, beloaging to
Sylvester Norman, were saqsitlied.
Henry Roberts, 35, printer, pleaded guilty by obtain.
in food sad lodging from Samuel L.saubury, at Brid.
port, bya false protases, sad warn senisnowl to two
months' bard labour.

lichen Trew, 42, labourer, indicted for stealing
various trifling articles in the neighbourhood a Bland.
ford, was found to be insane, and ordered to be kept in
°outlaw:omit daring tier sjeety's pleasure.
John &merle& 24. labourer, indicted for assaulting
Jane Thorne, with intent, at Upway, pleaded guilty to
a common assault, and was discharged on his own reimg•
nizances to wine up for judgment if called upon.
Simeon Cridland, 3& 11118013 committed for trial for
burglary at Bradford Abbey, has been removed to the
County Lusatia Asylum, by order of the Secretary of
State.

Charles Udell and John Udell, father and eon, were
charged with rtealing • lamb, belonging to Thomas
Hallet, at Chideock. They wre found guilty, and the
'onager primates was resomineadeil to mercy on account
of hie youth. The father woo sentenced to six months'
hard labour, and the eon to a month of aimiLa punish-
ment. Old Udell protested his isinocenoe, and hie wife
esclaimed "The jury are a set of rascals 1"
Naas Col vu found guilty of stealing 32ibe of dough,
belonging to Hobert limas Smith, baker, at Shaftesbury,
for whom ha mu working, and he was notepad tof our
months' hard labour.

THIMIEDAY.
(Before J. Thorn, EN., M.P.)

Thomas Cornelius Hoyt's., a middle-aged man, was
tharsed with stealing some ooal and oultn, belonging to
William Thomas Backland, ooal merchant, and a deal
plank, the property a Edwin Pricker, at Shaftesbury.
Mr. Collins prosecuted, and Mr. W. Flocks defended.
The Court ruled that the prosecution most elect upon
which charge they would proceed, and that of steeling
the ',Lank was abandoned. After belf.aolour's con-
sideration, the jury found prisoner guilty, and he was
sentenced to four months' hard labour.

William Saunders, treater, wee charged with stealing
501Iss, of laity, belonging to Junes Knight, landlord of
the Woodman Tavern, at Kineon, March 21st. Mr.
W. Flooka and Mr. Collies prosecuted : prisoner was
undefended. The defence was that be bought the hay
in question at Pools. The jury reamed • verdict of not
guilty, and be we. acquitted.
Edward Brine, labourer, was eharrd with stealing
12 yards of wire tension, seven hurdle stakes, and an
oak pile, at Chaldon Herring, belonging to Mr.
William Marks, his master. Mr. Rooks prosecuted,
and Mr. Collins defended. The jury found prisoner
guilty, and he was sentenced to two months' bard
labnur.
This concluded the business of lb. Sessions.
WEYMOUTH TOWN COUNCIL

On Wednesday a meeting ci the Town Council was
held in the Connail ahember at the Town-ball, nder
the presidency of the ll.yor (J. Mused, Esq.), and the
other members present were Aldollllllll Wledge, and
Councillors Ramo, Mot, Pothesary, Virtu, Cummins,
Duck, Webb, and Thous's.

ADSEVIII/NO ii Tin MAIIIIT HOUSE.
The Vayar said the first notice on the paper wee to
eoesider the propriety of making a ohmage for the use
of the oompartments for advarti.ing in ths general
market house. He found Mr. G. Senior, builder and
Radertaker, bad • epees for advertising bin business, but
the Council had not resolved a farthing from the .dyer-
tigers. The time had now arrived, for the Council to
enforce payment
The Clerk said when the Markel House Committee
met, it was determined that • 'barge of 30a. should he
made for advertising. A number of tradesmen had
applied for space and had acithally placed their nem'
down. but now refined to take the spites and those who
were now advertising &Wined to pay.
The Mayor mid the resolution ought to be enforced.
Couseillm Masan toweled that the Town Clerk
should write to the advertise!' demanding 30s. • year
from the lit of Jafuery last.
. . . . . .

The Town Olesk wee directed to write to the trader
people who were advertising on the walla
A long discussion ensued with mud to the Fish
Market, and the subject was referra to the Market
House Committee.

TEI PM DULL
The Mayor said the next subject was to restive the
report of the deputation consisting of Messrs. Eliot,
Roberts and Potheoary, who were appointed to wait upon
the &mem,' of the Jersey boats, to ascertain V ally
&Weal& arrangement rude be made for the wellection
of the role pier tolls on board.
Councillor Eliot said the only siggestiona the deputa-
tion were enabled to offer was to make some soft of a
compromise, via :—That the Omusell should be allowed
to levy • tell of 6d. on each paessegm coming or going
from the Char:Dal Islands le this port. Captain Prows.,
one of the dbeetors, who was present, said the Connell
bad no control over the matter by Act of Parliament.
There being only three directors present, the geeretary
declined to give the deputation any delinite answer, ,but
dated that • :pascal meeting of the company would be
held on Wednesday, wham the whole matter would be
placed before them. Mr. Maunders also read • letter
which he bad received from the direetore of the Gres*
Western Railway Compeay,in whiabilt waistated "That
very stringent orders had been laid down and that it
was of vital importance that • reduction of the expenass
of the boats should be effected." Mr. Maunders thought
the preempt was • most unfavourable time for this
Council to make any application for tolls, and he
enaLl Dot see bow • reduction al 22 a year could be
saved by any allecation.
The Mayor toosidered the ander. if they Nought •
reduction of Asir expenses should sommense at
the Channel Llama' vett and not here.
Goya:knee Pothetnry thought the Conseil had power
No compromise the matter by levying tolls, instead of
compelling the boats to land their passengen at the
Attar some further dismunion, the metier dropped.
LUIZ OF Irene.

A letter woo read from Mr. BAToolds salring the
sanction of the Coanoil to rent a small pieoe of load
adjoining his woiltshop.
Oa the proposition of the Mayor it woe agreed to let
him the land at £lO per annum.
The Gomnion seal of the Council woe also ordered to
be dazed to lessee of land reoeotly ettelowid from the
Backwater, to Messrs. Charles Jesty, Q. W. Bette,
Thomas Richard Charles, and &opine Brown.

WIT /11111010 II TEI BACILWATIM4
The Town Clerk rid Mr. Vertue had Obeid • isotioa
on the paper with ragman to the propriety of taking
sups to prevent the destruction of ash in the Back-
water. Within re last ten years several Leta of Parlia-
ment had her passed, but they only applied to the
destruction of the Wren aid Irish herrings. A noire
ers,luued by Yr. Rumford when he was mayor, which
staled that if say person wee gal* et Iraq in the
Brkwater or Harbour or with!' Ire riles ef the
borough, with • net with sta•ller meshes than three
Inches, except for the purpose of erring assalte, they
would be liable to a Ins of 10a. for each otiose, sail
forfeit their nets.

Counsellor tite said his attention was sollod to the
great destruction of Lb, sapsohdly of wary small
whiting, which wore canght in groat qeantitiee. In
fishing for smelts themes caught them email whiling
and brood of the larger Itsh. thus desfirafhifl th•ix
Inters livelihood; therefore it would be for the fishm-
eal% Meerut if tits Cannon issued mime for the
prevention of fishing with such small nets. After
solidus what • quantity of small fry the mos
maght, he m.utlou.d the sabjeof to the Mayor, but was
referred to the Town Clerk. He foand that modern
legislation did not interfere with the at the nets need
for fishing purposes, but if 6 reader of whiting woo to
sell fish below • essign she be WU UM* to he
fined. Of late puss be was awry to nal • great
marsity of fish to Weymouth.
be Mayor saggsMed it was owing to there befog '
InT wlen to bring Ash Into town.
Cowleiller Potessist7 said then IWO Meaty 61
ninllett in the Basikwatar, and whitish' wens to he ...n
lnhhosl.; gal Its thought it was • great pity that so
many min lab woe eamphe, as they wore psotaltr
Slum sway Wag too mall lot wk.

Councillor Virtue propmeoe Use followlatt resolution,
which wee "wooded by 00814llor Webb, '• That
notices of citation be issued warning persons serainat
Salting in the Backwater and Barbour:, and that they
will be prosoeuted if they continue to bsb • there
contrary to the law, the continued illegal fishing harlot
tended to the destruction of mei Ash to the injury of
the public.'
After mosso farther discussion the proposal We.
Wised to.

TSB EIL/DOITIL

The Harbour enastaie ;port —we; read. Colufgainte
had been made by parties of the exorbitant charge
for landing baggily, they had to pay 41. for beenfaliy,
whereat only nue penny wan charged for atone.
.rn•
Harbour master wax called in, and ardor' wets Pm,
for the repair of the step. at the circular pier.

SAWS OF TITS RIJIGII.

The Town Clerk said the Ileyor bad received • NOW
from Messrs. Marble and Granville, the parties who
previon.ly purchased the rings, applying for the condi.
tions of sole He bald that the oonditions ought not to
be given up, and they had not the elightest grottoda for
bringing on aotion against the Corporation.
The /Joyce objected to giving up the oonditions of
sale. Mr. Charles bed informed him that be had sold
his share in the transaction for EA And NI Hr. Charles
was engaged with him he wished the Connell to
thoroughly understood that be had nothing to do with
what r. Cherie done out of his aim or with the
present transaction. In a business point of view Mr.
Ob.rlee had acted quite right.
Mr. Thomas thought if Mr. Charles would return tato
HS, which Mr. Granville bad given him for his lots, the
matte, could be amicably settled, and no law proceedings
would be taken.

It was unanimously speed that tbe conditions should
not be given op, sad the matter remain in sgetltm tiro.

LJOII7IIIO 07 TIM 7071.10 WU&
The Mayor in referring to tha public lamps said the
board had to consider what steps should be taken with
respect to the eporoaohing expiration of the contract for
lighting the public lamps. As moretary to the new Goa
Company, he use aware that the sootract expired on
the last day of October next, sod the time had arrived
for them to take steps for the lighting of the lamps
under • our contrast. If the discussion was left until
about aix weeks before the expiration of the eontract,
parties would say the question ought to hare been
brought forward before. He suggested that the Town
tierk should plasm himself in oommaniestion with the
director@ of the New Gas Company, aeking them for
their terms for the lighting of the lamps, and to make
other arrangements foe their future supply. He hoped
the =Masa mould be well "moldered before a 101 l meeting
of
_the Beard. _

Mr. Potheeery— said he was glad the ligarro hod brot
forward this gas question. In renewing the osetrest
would suggest the dasireebility of the Heard ascertaining
the numb,v and position of the warless lamps withia
lb. borough. The question was one of great importune
and the Board would have to entecials it for loins time,
bemuse it affected the future lighting of the town, and
Ii his opinion the lamps might to be °beaked which
scald be done by their being numbered as they were in
other towns. By having • Galata* of the lamps in the
forthcoming mitred it would ImpWy th• o'll.4isn•
The lamps on the Town Pier and cm the Berdanade
were lighted by another 'entreat, and in his opinion they
all might lob. pet an the same basis. If they were to
lx a meter to one of the lamps they would soon
ascertain what gas sash lamp eonsumed on an average.
If that was not done, be should seek other moans to find
out what they were paying for gas. As the New
Company were going to Ripply them with gas, be hoped
they would have a special meeting so that tbe question
of lighting the town should be thoroughly discussed.
The Mayor said they ought to pay so much per 1,000
feet of gas sonsumed by each lamp.
Mr. Pothecary hoped they would not have • sonars,*
contract for the pier supply. It would simplify the
matter if they were all placed together.
Kr. Webb proposed and Mr. Commins seconded "That
a committee be appointed to wider with the gas company
as to the future lighting al lb. public lamps and report
thereon."

The following menibere of the Board were appointed
on the oommittee Pothewary,
Berlins, Book, and Eliot.
TOWN INPROTIMININ.

A letter was read by the Mayor which bad been
addreaved to him in his official capacity by Dr. Smith,
complaining of • deposit of • quantity of stone by the
Turnpike Trustees at the back of Brunswick Buildings,
which was • great nuisance, end an eye sore to visitors
entering the town from the main road, and asking the
Board to remove the nuimnoe complained of.
The Miyor informed Dr. Smith (who now entered the
Council Chamber) that the Board had no legal power
to interfere with the Turnpike Trustees with regard to
their depo•iting the Mons. The best plan would be for
the Town Clerk to write to the trustees siting them to
remove the stone from the rear of the buildings, which
Led a unsightly appearance.
The Clerk was directed to write to the Turnpike
Trusters

Dr. Smith submitted to the Board • plan of a small
piece of and. which abutted ou the turnpike rood at
the entrance of the town. The Board after looking at
It, thought they might oome to some arraocements
with Dr. Smith, who wee willing to effect an improve-
ment if the Board would pay him 150.
The Mayor suggested that • meeting should be
oonvened, so that the Board might fully discuss the pro-
position.

The subject shortly after dropped, and the doctor left
the Board room, alter being thanked by the members
for his attendance.

THE DRAIN/ail, QUESITIOL

The Mayor read a memorial from tb• tenants a
Cbeet.rield-plaes,oomplaining of tbe bad drainage In that
locality
... • . .

Alse.r- • short dissuasion Mr. noose propored and
Kr. Menotti' seeonded, that the surveyor in in.trueted
to prepare plans and epeallentions for removing the
nuisance eoinplained of in Cheaterfleld•place and neigh-
bourhood."

Th. Mayor said Mr. Howartliwu unavoidably whamt at
the Quarter Sessions being held at Dorchester, or
he would have proposed • resolution its to the public not
using the main draiusee by connecting their premises
with the main drain. The Town Clerk bad
received • letter from Mr. Howard leaving the matter
in hie hand,. Mr. Howard booed the Board would use
eompuleory measures, and make persona connect the
drainage from their premises with the new drains, which
bad been laid down at considerable expense. He wu
Perfectly eadalled with the opinions laid down by Mr.
Howard. The Board had ootopelled the poorer classes
residing in the back streets to effect these eatinary
arrangement, and had left the higher °leases residing in
the principal streets elope. He considered they ought
to compel them to drain into the main sewer. Th
surveyor had placed a statement before him showing the
number of unconnected house in the borough.
The Surveyor said the principal householders had eon.
nested their drains with the main sewer.

Mr. Eliot propo.od "Tho* the Town Clerk be in-
strnoted to serve notices upon ell occupiers of houses
who can, hot who hare not yet connected their premises
with the public sewers in this town, to compel them to
make suck oonnection..

Mr. A. Mame seeendal the propeeltioc, which wee
egiwc4 to
The Boerd then broke op.