The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-05-05 00:00:00

"ok,
No.
hi

IM=2=

District Nibs.

WICYMIOUTH.

NewPOVATMß—Upwards of 150 paokages of new
gotatoes arrived on Thursday evening from the Cliannel
Islands. Per stammer Aquila, Captain J. Brach., en rowe
or the Moltopeillan markets. &wort spanks favourably
I ttav Grupo in Gum :I.y and Jersey.
Coirterartorr. —The lion. and Rev. the Bishop of
flodoe and Mae administered the rite of Coollrmatinis to
100 candidates, male and female, as Wednesday after-
noon, at Bt. Joko's Cknrch, awl on Thweday afternoon
at Bt. Mary's Church, the member of eandidates being
38 males and 112 females. His lordship on Friday
'morning. at Trinity Church, also smarmed 15 melee and
36 females.
WITMOCITH ['mop. R. C. Oooddon. Fan., of Upwey
House, Lae been re-eleeted chairman of the Weymouth
Board of Guardians for the sixteenth time, mid Henry
Derrenish, E.g.. re-eleated vice chairman. The following
gentlemen are the saaessment committee for the ensuing
year Ooodden, Mr. H. Devenish, Mr. BwaMeld,
Captain Manning, Mr. Eliot, Mr. Lustbans, Mr. Gale,
Mr. 1. Thomm, Mr. W. Chiloott, Mr. J. Plums, Mx.
B. Lem. and Mr. T. J. A. Beek.

TUI(1112.1•111STAL PRONILICADI AM) GARDIMS.—Tbe
foundation stone of the wall for the eadoeure of the
opgaggental promenade and gardens was laid by the
Mayor (J. Turd. Seq..) on Friday afternoon last,
Private intinistion of the Lying of the done was given
to the Town Council, but die interesting esdencey wee
only known to a few who saw the Union Jack floating
over the works which are now in Gourd of erection by
the eistrador, Mr. U. Jetty. A few of the Town
C,ouneil were present, •nd the Mayor took the
trowel and depeeited the stone in its Anal resting place.
The well will be befit of Portland state to the height
of oft., mounted by • handsome railing.
RIMS BANCICIPTCY COURT, WetlelNKLll.—Before
the Hellister.—La Re Alexander Gnat, of Wellingtou
Tvrraes, Weymouth, a prisoner for debt in the Dorset
C•eatry Gaol. First meeting of creditor& Mr. Petherick
represented the estate, and the bankrupt was unstiP-
ported. Mr. Carrick, °Maid usignee, stated that the
bankrupt's uneseared debts amounted to £1,400, which
wee the extent of his liadlities. His mote oonsist,al of
each handed to !he °Said assignee £2O. The bankrupt
Is now in receipt of a pension of per annum from
the Haat India fund. No assignee was appointed, and
the meding for the last examination and discharge wee
"Id for Um, 164 Je. nest. The bankrupt was in the
Indian service for twenty-two Tews•—Re F • J.
Sherrie, glass dealer, Act. Holcombe aegis, Weymouth.
This was also &meeting for die choice of assignees. Mr.
Petberiek appeared foe the hankruptliwbose tonal debts
and liabilities amounted to £BlO, the whole of which
was due to eneeserred creditors. His seeds amounted
ho 1.1110. ineluding (debt. LA furniture £.lO, stook-in-
trade MO. Mr. Petherick said that he had reeeired
Novena prods but no iestruntiona The court did not
appoint en wogs' as, but fixed the meeting for last
examination and discharge for the 16th Jena next.

HEFT OF A LIFEBOAT TO WHYIEOIITH BY
THE EARL OF STRAFFORD.

---
On Friday morning lad a meeting of the reeldembi of
Weymouth and friends in connection with the Royal
National Lifeboat lastitatioo was held in the Conned
Chamber at the Guildhall. His worship the Mayor (J.
Tigard, Baq ) occupied the *hair. There were alio
prissiest: Captain Ward R.N. (Inspector of Wanda),
Node Barrett, R.N. (lespeotor-Commuider of the
Coastguard), Captain East, R.N., Captain Barnett,
R.N., Captain Proem, F. C. Sternpll, Req., W. Peony,
Esq., W. Symouds, Esq., R. G. Cheesnan, Esq. (bon.
eye. and Collector of Customs), G. Bishop, Eq., G.
Andrews, Esq., and Mr. R. Damen.
The Mayor said, that as Mayor of the Borough of
Weymouth, be thought it was his duty to call the
present meeting to take into tionaideratroa ILE offer
made by the noble Karl of Strafford, to present a life-
boat to this part of the mast. He wn pleaded toe..
around him gentlemen who were interested in matters
connected with Unsaying of life by the aid of a lifeboat,
and who by their invaluable aid performed their full
share of alleviating and mitigating the ameantof mien,
and evil produmel by the storms on our mast. His friend
on his left (Cordele Ward) had visited various parts
of the Gout, with the view of asoertainieg which site
would be the best suited for the erection of a lifeboat
station, and he would be enabled to give the meeting
further details on that matter than he could. The
fret thing they bad to consider was whether it was
desirable that • lifeboat should be placed on this pert
of the eaut, and, if so, what means should be adopted
to carry it out.
Captain Ward said the institution had • lifeboat on
every point of the coast. The Fad of Strafford bad
decided ea presenting • lifeboat to this stades), In the
neighbourhood of Portland, naming the Chesil Beach.
lie had consulted severel naval men and the Miens of
the Coastguard, and they gave it ea their opinion that •
lifeboat would not be of any berries there, as the leach
was too steep and the ma SJ rough that it world either
(anise the boat or swamp the men who manned her.
The question then arose, would a lifeboat be of any
avail at Weymouth? He oostendel it was desirable
that Weymouth should be provided with one. There
were only three lifeboats stationed on the coast of
Dorset —one at Poole, another at the Isle of Purbeck,
and the nearest lifeboat was stationed at Lyme Regis in
1866. Supposing wrecks were not more frequent in the
bey than they happily were at present, the institution
would not think of placing • bust at Weymouth. But '
the mast sem different to what it was many years ago,
as they now had a roadsted and harbour of letup. A
large deed assembled in the roads, and therefore the
probability was that a greater number of casualties
would take pine in a heavy storm, similar to the one
that took Man at Torbay last year, when by a sudden
storm over 50 lives were lost and several vessels
wrecked. Tbe same catastrophe might happen here at
any time, and it SSJJ better to be prepared for these
unforemen dangers The noble earl had offered • life.
boat to the Institution, which they were willing to
accept, and it wise now for the town of Weymouth to
decide where it should be placed. In answer to a ques-
tion from the Mayor, the speaker said it would met
about an annual sum of £3.) to keep the lifeboat in
order. The institution gave the boat, and raked the
committee to raise the amount required for building a
station, which if they could not obtain, then the institu-
tion assisted. They would have to pay the wets of
salary, amounting to about £lO • year, and the quarterly
exercise of the men, who would have 15s. in rough
weather and 31. in smooth weather, and the secretery's
Incidental expenses. The institution undertook to pay
for all the materials, and to give them a new beat in
the event of theirs beiog rendered useless, to And new
gear, and to pay for all wreck services. He had received
a letter from the Earl of Strafford, in which he stated
that he was willing to give op his idea of Portland, as
being the lifeboat station, but suggested the station
hould be at the west side of the harbour.

_ _ -----..
Z..`apt. Bast said upon two or three aceasions lately
the crews of vessels had narrowly escaped with their
lives in the bay.
Several other gentlemen addressed the mesting,and Mr.
Bishop proposed, and it was secooded by C. Natty, Esq.,
that the offer of the Bari of Strafford be aceepted, and
that an establishment be formed in this district in con-
nection with the National Lifeboat A seemiation. which,
on being put, was earned unanimously.
It wee also proposed that Lord Ashley be invited to
booms the president of this branch, and the Mayor
was unanimously sleeted ehairman, together with
those present as a osnimittes. Mr. Chessman was
elected as hoe. secretsry. mid Mr. 'ferry as eolleetor.
A long discussion ensued as to how the boat should
be manned, and it was decided to have • mixed grew
of marines and the ooristausa
. . . . _ _

A vole of thanks we; propoised by C. Penny, Eel.,
to the Earl of litratord for hie noble gift, to dui Mayor
of Weymouth and (lent. Ward, who reterned thanks,
and the meeting shortly after adjoaraed for three
menthe.