The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-06-23 00:00:00

POOLE.

Tin Marrs. —Thanka to the 'mikes of the
Sanitary Inspector (Mr. Gifford), arid the Surveyors
(Masan. Taplio sod Palk), the street• of the town
are to • most creditable state in • sanitary point of

BANIVIPTCT.—In &George Lee, of Long!leet.—This
bankrupt came up for bis discharge on Monday, before
T. E. P. Lefroy, county court judge, but the debts
of the bankrupt t•ing 036 19s. AL, his Honour pre
an order of dismissal on the ground of no jurisdiction.

llarsrgraxct or Logarics.—At the Town Council
meeting, on Wednesday, the only business of importanoe
was the cotudderation of an application from the Dorset
County Lunatic Asylum, forthe payment of 1:26 Ig• 24.
for the maintenance of lunatics chargeable to the
borough of Poole. Heretofore each payments had been
defrayed from the funds of the Union, but according to
• recent statute the Council became liable, because the
borough is not coterminous with the union, and has not
oontributed to the erection or maiot-nanoe of the Dorset
County Asylum. After some discussion, • resolution
was passed that the amount be paid.

ENGLISH JOINT-STOCK BASK PROPSIATT.—On
Friday last, the various premises in the town in the
hands of the liquidators of the English Joint-stork
Bank (llmited) were &Boreal at public &cation by Mears.
Broad, Frits.lord, and Co., at the London Hotel, con-
sisting of the bank premise., with & shop and two tene-
ments.' adjoinioir, a dwelling-house, workshop, and two
tenements in Chursk-street, and some business stores
near the quay. None of the property was, however,
sold, except two small eottagea. The bank premisca
were bought in at £s3o—a sum which would acsroely
cover the outlay expended in fitting them up for business
purposes.

Tan LOST if LB. —On Tuesday, Richard James Rush,
custom-house officer at Poole, whilst at duty on
the quay, saw the body of Shepherd, who unaccount-
ably disappeered on the previous Thursday, floating
OD the waters between Ramworthy nod Poole.
He, at 0806, with the usistenoe of • men nanted
Taylor, towed the body eloogoide the steps of the

Cffetoins House, and Abed it in a boat. A cooroner's
inquest we. held the same afternoon, bYlore G. U.
Aldridge, Esq., coroner, and a verdict of " Fount
Drnwoen" ed. Float the evidence adduced„
It
appears that the deems vu moat probably diving off
the stepc, and struck his head •iolently against the
bottom step, by which be wa• stunned. The deceased
We. considered aged awimmer.
COONIT COMM.—This Court was held on Monday,
before T. E. P. falroy, Esq., judge. The undispnt-ri
ewes were heard by Er. Dick.nyin, the registrar. The
two priucipal cams were thosn of W. Jones,. R. Burge.
—Mr. Harker appeared for the plaintiff and Ur. Johns
for the defendant—This was ea notion for tha reeovery
of 430 151. 10. i, for labour and materials supplied in
altering a house at Lytchett Betrayers, the prepaid)
of the defendant. The defendant's solicitor contended
that the work was imploperlv done.—Judgment for
plaintiff in 14 4y..—W. S. Beau... Duolord.—This
was • claim for Eli Ss. for goods supplied by the plaintiff
to defendant. —Sir. Johns appeared for the plaintiff =l,l
Hr. Harker for the deleadant.—The defendant cisim•d
• set-off, but the evidence being very contradictory, bit
Honour would not allow it but gave judgment for
plaintiff forthwith.
PITT! Sessions, Jose 18 —Before J. Wood, Fog.
(Mayor), H. Harria, W. L C. Adev, and J. C. Stone*
Hdqrs. —Robert Robbins, of the New Inn, Longffeet,
was summoned by ffuperintendent Gifford for having
Isis house open for the sale of spirit. at 11.30 p.m. on
Sunday, June 14th.—P.C. liaidment said that be
visited the house at the time named. and found four
persons there—two in the bar in the act of receiving
shauge, and the other two in he taproom, with On to *
measure and glaues in front of them on the table.— In
reply to the magistrates, Superintendent Gifford said
that he had before summoned the defendant for •
, similar offence.—Fined ss. and costa and cautioned.
, —About 50 poor reruns attended More the Bench
for the purpose of b ing excused their rate*, on thy
ground of poverty, which occiapied the &Multi.= of the
magistrates for some time.