The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-06-29 00:00:00

POOLN.

Toms Courscri..—The usual monthly meeting of the
Council was held at the Town Hall, on Friday
forenoon. There were present—Messrs. G. Curtis
(Mayor), Buckley, Western, Mate, Trevanion, J.
Hnokley, J. Gifford, E. Oakley, W. D. Dugdale, C.
Bell, and Dr. Philpota.—The Mayor stated that the
harbour dues collected during the past month were
£176 7s. di, being £44 13s. increase an compared
with the corresponding month last year.—Mr.
Edmonds, of Messrs. Hopkinson and Co., applied
personally to ask the Council to move a post in the
channel at the corner of Mr. Stone's wharf.—The
subject was referred to the Harbour Committee.—The
Mayor said there was • resolution on the agenda to the
following effect: "To determine whether a petition
shall be presented to the House of Commons, in support of
the bill for prohibiting canvassing at Parliamentary
and municipal elections." Mr. Balaton, who had
charge of the resolution, wan not present, and it was
for the Council to say what should be dons.—Several
members of the Council considered that it would be

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17ette—r io postpone the consideration of the resolution
till the bill was before the Council, which was agreed
to.—A piece of land on the West Shore was let to Mr.
Norton at £l9 per year, and it was agreed to allow Mr.
Cartridge to have a piece of land at the Gas Quay at
a rental of LI per year.—At til:remeest of the Rev.
J. Pocock it was unanimously that the Council
go as a body to the laying of the foundation stone of
St. Paul's Church with full masonic honours on Thurs-
day next.
lergwaszcs.—Arrivats : June 16—
Lively, Copp, Swansea, atone; Castilian, Thorberntaen,
Gefie deal.. 18—Hawk, Bray, Chichester, nil; Ann
Elisabeth, Young, Plymouth, nil; Nests, Hughes,
Newcastle, coals. 19—Ann Beacham, Weymouth,
Belt, Hindes, Southampton, Matilda, Winder, Wey-
mouth, oil; ('oncordia. }lentil:dune, Hirers., oats;
Bittern, Scarf, Newcastle, coals; Hemvick and Emil.
Rigu, deals. 20—Devvina, McKenna, New-
castle, coals; Diedrich, Hart, Southampton, oats.
22—Earl of I)evon, Smith, Portland, nil ; Diver, Page,
Yarmouth, furniture ; Pilot, Denham, Yarmouth,
Frederick, Gear, Portsmouth, nil; Dakar, Ford, South-
ampton, ballast. 23 Ceres, Summers, Penrun,
general; Emma, Conway, Sarah Ann, Brown, Yar-
mouth, : 17 Lothair, Hudson, I
London, clay. 18—Alliance, Russell, Plymouth,
bricks; Reindeer, Quitter, Whitty, timber. Com-
modore, Mant, Portland, Bore, London, clay; Lively,
Copp, Exmouth, pipes and deals- Sunshine, Smith,
Liverpool. nil. 19— Arthur, Sunrigerat, Heide,
Hellos°, Uleaborg, ballast; British Queen, Sharpies,
'Loathes, Morgan, Runcorn, clay; Emma, Conway,
Cores, deals. 20—Appledram. Apia', London, clay ;
Little Dove, Rellaway, St. Helens, pipet 21—Bessie,
Rowe, Portsmouth pipes ; Sabrina, Mulholland, Run-
corn, clay. 22 kArlantine' Mcßillop, Mit hutch', I
ballast; William an Mary,Newman, Amy, Godfrey,
Barbara Moir, Sind:end, London, clay ; Anne,
Thomas, Runcorn, clay; Ann Elizabeth, Young,
Weymouth, bricks; Hopewell, Dowling, Cowes, drain
pipes. 23—Francis and Jane, Mann, London, clay.
nem Suwon, Thursday. —Before the Mayor. G. Curtis,
Ere , 0../. Stone, W. N. Western, A. Belden, arid W,
Lankester. &qrs. C.
PouvU, lately muter of the steamer Sunshino.
was summoned tor receiving under false pretences eo tons
of coal, value of CM 1U 41, from H. and W. P. Dorer,
coal merchants, of Poole.—Mr. Mill appeared for the
prosecution, and Mr. Trevanion fur the defence.—Williara poulton Deny, coal merchant, of Poole. I know Mr.
Powell, he called on in, on the 30th of April. He asked
me tort on bosrd his vessel, lying at Hamworthy, ten
tons ocoal, and after some couvaessUon I asked to be allowed to put on board 20 tons, which he consented to do.
After the price had been agreed upon and the time
allowed for payment I asked him to whom I wu to clause
the costs, and he laid to himself. laid in what capacity,
and he replied as owner of the vessel. Sunshine. I add
the ship belones to Ton, and be sead " Tea" That was