The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-04-15 00:00:00

.1171111 DICTION IN POILTLASD ROAD&

Mr. H. WILLIAMS tell the vent irsetion helots the
Court was ove seopoctu g the houniniiies of the juris-
oiotion of the magistrates of the borough of Weymouth.
Those bouvilaf ea had from time to time herb eltered.
AO at last they were settled by the Parliamentary
lthundirivis AOL, and thou comes the Act of Parliament
called the Nlvretant S itinon's Act, which enacted
"In ell asses where any &Orion within which any
court Of judo° of the peace, or other magistrate has
jurisdiction, either under this Act, or ueder soy other
Ict, or at common law, for avy porpues wh,ta.rer,
nate on the coast of any sea, or abutting on or ore-
jectiog into any bay, channel, lake, river, or nth,.
swifter& water, every such court. jostles of the peace,
or magbtrate, shall have jurisdietion over any stir or
boat toeing on, or lying, or r.O.SIOR off their Color, or
being in or near such bay. channel. lake, river, or
navigable water at ahre,att, ad over ail perilous on
board such thip or boat, or for the time being belonging
thereto, in the same manner as if such ship, boot. Or
persons were within the limits of the original jurisdic-
tion of such court, jastioe, or magietrete."
The boreugh of Weymnoth had wended juriedko ion
noder the Parliamentary fionaderit a Act, rod they sent
tueir tool ri tram the coast over Irbil& they had
jute fiction ; the County u.scistrates out out their
feelers from t. sir strut, sad the conseisenoe was that
they clashed in part of the we or near toe fele of Pirt-
lthd, and whenever s dirturhaneo sense on board the
abips lying off the coast, nohody knew wbetheo it was
Ito duty et the County Pulse or of the Li 'rough
I Police to go out. Whirs there wan nothing to Ito
I achieved inch forty hid been glad to bone the matter
alone; but questions are constantly arising in conse-
quence of this doubtful state of things. Ho did not
I think the Court could settle the matter trday ; but it
I ooght to h., settled, an! he should like to move that It
be tett labia Lordship's coosideration, with the members
et Oat county.
Mr. E. ELIOT SIIISd If the bOrac..
Poetised
_ltos, ?

Mr. E. pioT said U the borough police seer go into

Mr. WILLIAMS tall yea. He hal kto•lo4go ni •
oar" where the borough polio, went outoulo 9.,0d,f30t
Cootie.

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Ur. Powrirax Id he you ars Mr. B use, and bay.
tha matter seitleJ.

841L0113 BUGGING TO 00 To Ail.

Mr. WILLIAXS said there was another q motion, also
oonteete: with Portland Roads. ilis Mrilattip was
aware that 'Latinism are brought bolero the mikiiirates
(or leaving their ships, the very &Bloat.: gamt•oli often
arises •t to shelter rie MAI was seaworthy. It was
then Choir auty toad! in a surveyor, and the iesgiArstell
might onll In • 10.141 ourvoyof front Weymouth. Bat
whether the lazed surveyor give good rViJrl.lO, Or not,
they fount that it often bat no real weight. The
nearwit prt they 'maid send to f an insprotor of the
. . . .

Board oi (radeirae Southomptoo or P:Yolontb. and
Ii would MI desirable that the Revd of Trade should
sPiminsito In +vector (Jr thl Roads of Port Mot, whom
opinioo would have much more weight than that of soy
other man. Tb:y had very often 40C or 800 ship' In
Hie $3.4.1 of Portlini, ani the Amadeuse of anis •
surveyor would bs of the greatint mimeo, and prevent
the magistratse sometime, being oared over ths
eosin.

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Mr. GOODWIN said it wee rather argil iction upon the
magistratis who acted for Weyount'i. What they had
deo' was to telegreph to Southampton for a Board of
Trod. Surveyor. In the arse that had been so much
talked shout —that of the Peru, there WY not one word
sail about the ship Laing unseaworthy, the men oaly
said they di 1 not 1 he the mete.
Mr. WILLIAMS bused to disclaim soy intention to
utter one word to refloat on the magistrates. Ho obj est
was to go to the Surd of Trade, and ask them to ap-
point • suneyor.
Mr. GODWIN said that ebout £2 would be sufficient
to employ • Board of Trade Surveyor, and has the
parties wool' pay.
WLLLIAMS : If they bus the cue.
The CHAIM tit said that if • an we appointed who
TM on the eied, the ship mould be surveyed as onos, and
she ould prowe I on her voyage ; bid If the magistrate.
had to tend to So-thamptoo, they would delay the
ship, which would be the cause of touch espouse.
Mr. G. &MIT : You here tried one Count/ numbed,
try soother in me. I will Dui is done—(laughter).
Mr. WILLIAM.: One volunteer is worth two premed
men.
ROT. C. BINGHAM hoped the enter member, would
see to it that the county had not to pay for the
44444 yor.
Kr. WILLIAMS : That is pert of their duty —(!ough ter).