The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-08-18 00:00:00

TUX 4CT.

Mr. Cook, of the queen's Hotel, was summoned for keeping
his home, Opel. the time that the premises ought to be
closed -Mr. ilowani asked to be allowed to make • statement,
but after the explanation he would give, he hoped the 'knelt
would allow the ease to be disonissol -Mr. Butt said no
eeidcoo, liii bvtr ii, eli yet. lir. llowart.l mil lic %would admit
everything, he could not .lo more dem that. Ile admitted that
the house swops., that there wen: two parties c.rouiertel with
Weymouth In the house, and strictly speaking the noose ought
Whore been closed : but there were to, lodgers TI the house,
one of the Weymouth work was going by trail, and the Wey-
mouth people were not drinking. Mr. Cook had to go Out and
rot lads, for his house was so full he had not room for all
Ile WM pleased to my that Weymouth wan no full that all the
hoteli in the town were cranauml, and hotel keepers
scarcely lin". what they were doing. and at such a time (topic
did certain things they wooll not do at ititer lions. Ile
trusted the Beech .0%1-1 see It was not a bad mow, and would
allow it to be distnitutert. -Mr. Drew, addrtawing the Superb,
tendent. 03111 Mr. Howard admitted the charge ; but asiinl If
Mr. Vickery intended to press It. Was the house properly em-
dueled at taller tint .4, or what had the Superintetident to eay
-Mr. Vicken- slid so for 3.1 Mr. Coo: soar -rend, hews, a
nspeetable met and his house was a very respectable house ;
but this was two home and a half after time. What they
wanted WWI that when the policeman came to the door, he
should be admitted letto the how, and not olnitructe I I. the
execution of his duty. 'They had no particular wish to pros
the case heavily ; but would leave it to the magistrates. Mr.
Cook was a very respectable man, and conducted his business
properly. nut the Licensing At was c ottlrmel, and comes
Into operation 011 the 11th October but what they dld
object to wax to people keeping the houses .men two
hours after time --Mr. llowani add he would undertake
on the tart of Mr C....k, that such a thing abould
not occur two Mr. Drew said no permit must interrupt the
police 1,, the execution of their duty; they had carried it out
el:mann:4ly well, mid he wished Ic, behalf .5 the magistraks,
1111.1 also MI behalf of the Mayor (who had hoped to be present
this morning to come. his mtisfacion as to how the Licensing
Act had worked %luring the pau yea.. but at the last moment
Cl.l prevented), to my 'cry much they amino-tat of the way in
which the police had curled out the provixions of the Licensing
Act during the put year, and also of the way hi which the
lieemied victuallers had ~bevel the law. They had given the
1101 ire very little trouble, and certainly, whether it was °slog
to the Liceneng Act, and the exertions of the police, or owing
to the exertions tif the Cood Templar.% or other societies. there
had been a diminution In the number of emus of drunkenness.
the 11th %tether the New Licensing Act cull come into
operation, and with the exeeption of the metnnolitmi public-
lionises, the law remained the same; the voice of the country
had endorsed the ..1.1 Licensing Act, and they- considered it
should not be altered, awl he did hope that for the future
these things would go on amicably between the police and the
publicans. The Bench were always ready to grant the latter
any little favour, In the way of an extra licence. - -Mr. Arden
made some remark to the Bench. on which the presiding
magistrate asked if Mr. Cook made any charge against the
iolioe? -Mr. Howard : No, none whatever —Mr. Anion ...1.11
1111tleraOlal W say that Mr Cook hail madesuch a oharge.—Mr.
llowanl : may on behalf of Mr. c....mk that he has no charge
whatever to make. -Sr. Arden said the Benoh ought to know
whether the man wan drunk or not. Mr. Howard : tkrtalilly
not. Will you allow me to say .01 the part if Mr. 111.10., that
there is DO charge whatever. Whatever people might say, in
the esettement of the moment, there Iv en. charge at all against
the pollee. If there is anything stronger than that In the
English language I will my it - The Superintendent said that
all thee wanted was for the landlords to allow the police to go
into tlic hmote in the execution "I their duty. and not to stop
them —Mr Howard said there a-as not the slightest complaint
against the police, on the contrary the licensed victuallers
were exceedingly pleased with the ormduct of the iolke he
could not sav anything plainer than that.—Mr. Drew mid that
if any opposition were offered to the police, the magistrates
-would protect them In the execution of their duty. It
was • source of congratulation to the magistrates that the
Licensing Act had been carried out so well The case against
defendant would be dismissed, but if he obatructed the police
In their duty, or Irall not more careful about the hours of
&whir, ow did not obey the commando the superintendent
of Police in this respect, he would be punished most
rigorously.—The ease was then dismissed.

WEYMOUTH CONSUDIEHN' GAS COMPANY.
The general meeting was held on Thursday at the
Council Chamber, when the report sul 'tted to the
diareholders, stated: -I.—The Directors have pleasure in
informing the shareholders that, notwithstanding the
continued high price of coals and other materials required
for the manufacture of =s, the result of the half-verses
working, together with the balance brought forward
from last half-yeear, enable, them to recommend that a
I lividend at the rate of l per cent, per annum be
declared, free of Income Tax, and the balance to be
carried forward to the next half-year. 2.—The dividends
will he payable within eight days after the adoption of
this report. I—The gas rental for the half-year is in
excess of the corresponding half of last year by 1:115 7s.
lid.

ThC
(IIAIRIUN (Mr. Damon) said the Directors hoped
hr Jan. lst, to return to the former price of U. tid. per
1.0111).

Mr. .1. J. Itotiis moved the adoption of the report
Mr. LUNDIK asked if the reduction in private Prices
would &Hat the public lamps 1
Thermos:No' puid—Yes, certainly there would be a
uniform price for gas, and the charge for the public lasnps
WOO a computed price.
Mr. LuNrisst swill that the public outside would be very
glad to hear that.
The rgi.irt was unanimously adopted.
Time retiring liirectors and Allinson' were re-electeA
Ile .11AlltlliN mentioned that additional capital would
be required, and that the statement of accounts would not
in future be published.
A vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the sucetini.