The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-02-18 00:00:00

LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH.

A special meeting of the Local Board of Health took
place in the Council Chamber, m Tueeday morning.
The Mayor (E. Co.. Esq.), was in the chair, sad there
were oho present Mewl. Bartlett, Beech, H. N. Ooz„
Collor. Edmunds. Jefford, Laroombe, Legg, fiteinbridge,
Stephen., Swain, T.mplimuin, C. Tucker, and Williams.
It was reeolved to invite tenders be watering the
streets as last year.
Tbo estimate of the sna required for the easuine
half-year wee then disenered. The armee* was Mk
of which ELIO wee for repairs of the highways, being
£l5 more than last half. It appeared £l3 of the last
rate bad not been collected. Mr. Williams proposed
and Mr. Jifford 'wooded that the estimate be adopte4.
sod that a borough rate of 6d. in the E, whielt would ho
sufficient for it, be made, which was carried.
The meeting then resolved itself into the quarterly
meeting of the Town Council, whet a conversation
ensued with reference to a building called Dungeon's&
Some laughter was occasicated by Kr. Collo:, who has
always advocated Dungenoees being preserved on
amount of its antiquity, reading a letter from a well
known gentleman to another part of the meaty to
himself, to which he stated that be believed the build-
ing to be a very ancient monastery, and he hoped the
Council would not ruthlessly proceed to have it de.
molished, and that i) they did photographs 'lama first
be taken of different parts of it.
Mr. Lea apparently thought it was all ocleswees to
think there was anything in the building worth
preserving. . .. . .

The rel7ort of the committe appointed to enquire into
the question of new setting lbeityl provided for the
Town-hall by the Coattail was read. He recommended
that if the Council did supply elating. the best oay
would be to provide chair. for the leads of the ball
which could be supplied at 365. par doses, that 12.,14
damn at least would be maned.
Mr. Templeman ranseted to tb• ratepayers Wing
saddled with the expense.
Mr. Edmunds said that with regard to the rate-
ITllmersatehn d
eywoto2
meeting' would lui for not have topaoy.for tail 7 t:ris
use of them.
Mr. Jenard 000 of the committee. Astrid they bad
come to the cooclusion that in the present state of the
borough htodc the consideration of the matter should
be adjourned for the preeent. He therefore proposed
the adjournment of the question 811 W die. Mr. C. Tucker
eecooded It, and it was carried.
It wee agreed that the market and fair tolls should
again be let by auction.
An application by Hr. John ernes to pat in • new
life on some premiere at the batik of the Old Castle,
WM referred to the veining tromusittee, at was also
the coestioa of the rent at whieh Bonseconhe, In
Welditob parish, should ho ritdet on the expiration of
the loess in October next
Hills were ordered to be psid automating to £l6 &IL
Oomplaints wen made of the &Apia, of seeing the
time bitty. town rdoek, sines the mewl alterattok by
IThink the Ms eye so meolt dukes, eled we bqelt
may Mai be So 'Mar On IA cs ps6 *ht.

PORTLAND.
Wyatt'? PIACTICL—The actartguanlamen stationed
here had some r. clot practice on the Chesil Bosch, on
Tuesday afternoon. The apparatus was drawn up to the
post 011 the bracli. and the rockets, with life
lines attach•wl, thrown seaward. Tbe pruitioe
car hol on successfully.
THR PUBLIC I.Amr LIGHTING CONIIITTEL—W• haws
been requested to give publicity to the following latter
that was read at the lest meeting of the Local Bosrd :
—"Gentlemen.—l ant desired by the committee who
were appointed sti meeting h-ld at the, Royal Portland
Arms Hotel, on the 9th day of January lest, to forward
a coil of • resolution which -11/1 most unanimously
agree d to, as follows : That this meeting having baud
with great satisfaction the decision of the Portland
leocal Board, relating to his lighting with EILS the whole
Island,' trusts that the relighting of Fortune. Well by
subscription &win, the winter months will meet with
your appenvaL I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
your obedient servant, George Harvey, Pon. Free."
TH • HIGHWAY HOARD AND THE POILICAHOREIL -
During the time that the roads of this island were
under tip. management of the Highway Boat d a license
was granted the Hoard by the lion Sir Charles Gore
to test, shingle and gravel from the Foreshore sea at
the Bill for the repair of the roads. It appear., how.
ever, that the ll,ghway hoard has been in the habit of
taking shingle. gravel. kc., from the mainland, some
considerable distance front what is generally suppose.l
to be meant by the term "Foreshores," awl chervil!
the psrish Yid, per cubit yard for when is in fact their
own property. A meeting of the Local Board iir
expeetri to he held in a f. w days, when this subject
win come on for discussion. We understand some
private individuals have all redly placed themselves in
communication with the Lords of the Foreshore, re-
questing a definition of the term" Foreshore'
-t
it is
generally supposed to mean the shore between high.
water and lowrwater marks ; and if such is the case, it
wed remain for the Mammy Hoel to prove that the
'rr,un.lary extends some hundreds of yards into the
tottioland.

Tug BOSCAMIX.—Oor friends at Southampton seem
sorely troubled becalms they can't get bank the
Romacren to Southampton water. and the Town
Council at their last meeting talked very strongly on
the subject, and named a reerintion that application be
male to the Goveroment Authorities for the rt turn of
the wawa, or (they edited. "'hely foreseeing how
hopeless Asir appeal is) that same other bi sent ie
pl.oe. Mr. Davie, who introduced the subject, said he
did so in oomequenes of • statement made some time
ago by Admiral Sir A. Milne, • member of the Board of
Admiralty, that the Rom:amen should return to Smith.
amnion, and he said he went down to the quay that
morning to see if the vessel was some hack, as lie
thea4ht, it nght to do .so before bringing forward his
motion (langhter)—buLbe could tell them one ibis',
that the moorings were stil there, and perhaps they
woc'el get tie ship by-and-bye. He considered thn
roseval of the Boaciewen did meat injury to the
effleahitants of the town. The Right Hon. Russell
Gamey, M.P., alluding to the faint hope of her return.
Led said, every naval authority who had been consulted
sported arrein.t the Relesswen remaining at South-
amp, on. But this he (Mr. I)scislobjected to, and then
rooted • remark of Mr. Reed at Manchester, that if
.ens one port WA applicable for naval purposes it
,iouths.upton. He tried to prove Southampton was
healthy, hi saving if it had not been Cron rumen! would
not have built Holley hoenital there. Why didn't he give
the number of boys who were on the sick list while
there, MA compare it with the number while at Port.
land? Thin would have been gooi evidence, but, unfor-
tunately for Southampton, it would have proved that
the Pi.Ttland station is the healthiest place. Then he
eat I Portland was a dangerous port, very rough, landing
difficult, and nothing on the island but mud, stonee, and
conviets. We all know how ointrary this is to fact.
A liiermin Lamb made •11130 erosible remark.. HP said
Mr. Irsei. Ind quoted the opinion a Mr. Reed in opposi-
te the Admiralty. Everybody who knew anything
about that gentleman knew he was • simple landsman,
and incionirotent to give an opinion to steed again.,
that of the Board of Admiralty. H. thought Kr. Ibsen
a 1.,, made a mistake when be talk-d largely of the
discomforts and dancer. of Portland as compared
with Southampton. Perhaps Mr. Davis had been
oftener to Portland than he had, but he did not
twin,' there was a mere commodious place for a
vessel to lay in. Inside the lin akwater the ship laid
wows.. and a more salubrious climate there could not
ho. *heal.' be very glad to tee the vessel come back,
hut let them seek to g.in her return in a proper gray,
and not raise mountains out of molehills—(hear, hem).
Alderman Perkins said there had been • great deal of
pn judo° on the part of the Government with regard to
Southampton.—Mr. Peeler n-it he had visited Portland
snore frequently than Mr. Davis had done, and so far
from its being nece.sary to charter a special stearn.r to
get to the Eloseaaen, everybody knew that it way as
emy to get on board there as if she were lying at
Southampton. There was °say Acmes is all weathers,
beesuse she was berthed an as to obtain the greatest
poesihle benefit (ruin the breakwater. Their object
should be to get another training chip for Southampton.
They should say to the Gov..rnment "either restore us
the Boseseren or send on roam other training ship,'
whi•rh he thought they would do if n-minded of the
promise owls by Admiral Milne.—The Mayor said, in
art-, to succeed in their wishes they mast approach the
subject in n very duff, rent manner to that in which Mr.
Dean bad done. They would have to get up some very
(acts b -.ring on the point at issue. If Mr. Davis
mrent before the Admiralty he must not indulge in
Toin.ince, as he bad 'done that day, but show • little
more judgment, and when he had clone his be-t, if he
failed some other mode of removing the grievance could
be tried.