The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-04-27 00:00:00

spd it was quits clear he wits in the employ ot the joint
registrars.
wr. IL W. Dickinson said that would not affect the
present matter.
Defendant said he saw the judge had decided &Minot
him-
Mr. If. W. Dickinson said if defendant would withdraw
ow imputations plaintiff would not object to an adjourn-
uTinstiondint said he had made no imputations, but he had
other remorse to adduci for cancelling the appointment,
and he would leave the Court to decide whether they
were allegations mainst his character.
me Siege said defendant bad engaged plaintiff, and
irpneet say reason he had broken the engagement.
Dalendant said he thought it was unusual to decide a
caea before the defendant had been sworn. His Honour
ion already decided the cam in his own mind.
TM Juice mid ptrbap, he had been very foolish not to
Mks what defendant bad said on oath. He had relied on
what be said without his being sworn.
04..edant then crospexamined plaintiff to show that
Jul by betting on the return of the Conservative
candidates at a municipal election at which on wee one
the presidme officer., and defendant said he considered
that •as @efficient to cancel any such appointment, even
If it was made.
hi Itaour said it ass a mere question of what com.
pensation plaintiff wee entitled to.
Plaiotiff said he should be consent with nothing but the
fee and coifs. If he was entitled to anything it was to the
full amount
Tte Judge rave • verdict for 30i. and the full cast.
Vs/feedlot wished Hie Honour to bear a witness; but
The Judge said :I will hear no more; I have decided the
cast
DAndiust : I was already aware of that a considerable
time sse.
THE LATEST TORY JOB.
The enrol 0 meeting of the B 'lard of Guardians was
held on Thursday, and wee attended by !teems.
pi. D. Dugdale, C. Peteriion F. Styring, J. W.
Buckley, W. Masl ees, P. E. L. Budge. H. R. Ottoncre
C -ampler, W. H. Pettey, W. Abb ftt. J. H tymen:
sad S. Kenny, sell. (elected guardienM, an W.
Pearce. G. H. Gntch, F. G. Sanders, W. C. Lankester,
H. Farmer, E. J. Conway, F. Mins, the Mayor and
the ex-Si .1 (1 essofficio Guardians).
Mr. W. 11 papists era, re-elected chairman, upon
the proposition of Mr. CONWAT, seconded by Mr.
Mildes, and Mr. C. Paterson ram again a octal vice-
chairman, on the m idin of Mr. Bono& seconded by
Mr. revrev. The VA,IOOI committees were also
appointed.
The application from Mr. Edmund Pearce, the
recently elected cAlector of rates and aaeistant over-
seer. for the parish of St. James, for an increase of
salary to enable him to obtain the services of an
assistant, was then considered.
I he CHAIRMAN read the folbwing document, bearing
on the question :

" Poole, net April, ISSO.
b.g revert: ully to forward, on the
other aide, • re•olution peered ste public meeting of the
re,epevers of P ole, held at the T e Hell thiv evening,
respecting the application by tbe Assistant-Overseer of St.
Junes for the appointment of an assistant —I have the
hon Air to be, gentlemen, your obedient aerviint,
" H. T. TIitiVAXION.'

"To the Guardians of the Pier oil. Po de Gide°.
"At s public meeting of retepayers of P.ede, held at the
To Hall, April Met, 1880. H. T. Trivanion, a esteem/sr
the perish of Si. Juno, in the chair, it was resolved
...sksously—• That this meeting of the ratepayers of
Fol. peeing heard with regret that the Assistant-
°messy of St. James has applied foe in assistant.
• is other words for an increase of salary.
esuisctfully enter their protest against the application
wag granted, and earnestly call upon the Guardians of
the psion to refuse the application. That, having regard
ts the toning of wager, and the improbability of any
▪ marallet for some time to come, this meeting mimics
that ti Goardiens should offer the office of Avistant
Orono% of S. damn for competition, with a guarantee
kedge p•rformance of the duties, as there are at the pre-
m. tone many persons in Pile who would be reedy to
agrise•i; perform the dutiee at • much cheaper rata than
ii sow peid, with credit to th-nrielves and to the satin's&
tioa of Ms ratep %yore. Th it this resolution be forwarded
hy the Chairmen of the meeting to the Guardians.
(Srpieli If. T. Taivariee, Chairman."
Srtatga, who attended the meeting, of which
only a few hours' notice wee given, Paid be con.
'lamed there were show. 250 ratepayers present, and
be detailed what passed.
A lens and animated diecnstion took place, in the
course of which the MAYOR and EX-MAYOR urged that
there bet herrn no extra w.TIC put on Mr. Pearce since
his appointment. about 10 monthe since, when he
undertook to perform the duties at the salary he was
now recliving ; and, moreover. Mr. ?Jowl ins is NW I
able and wit tog to undertake the ditties at the pre/taut
salary without an aseistant, and to deposit the
necessary se.mri•y in her I cash.
The Tories argued that as the late Mr. 1-fonleston
was allowed fir an as.ist int, Sir. Pearce was
entit ea to the 5311113 ; but it wee well i'toted out by the
MT, Pi and othern that t-e dutiee of the office
were formerly much heavier than at present,
anti that Sir. H Weston we. an old official of about
23 years' etairlinz, whilet Mr. Pearce was a young
ion who h.vl but ro .ently received the appointment.
The fact that Mr. Pearce still Coin I time hi carry on
profe si nevem' oleo c imrnented on. Several re-olu-
thus awl amendments were m 'veil, and the Tori-s
made hart ft ht to give Sir. Pearce a permanent
advance of £4O per a,inum ; hut it was ultimately
decided to allow him that sum for one year only.