The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-03-01 00:00:00

POOLE.

Towx Cot;Nett—At a meeting of the Council
held in the Guildhall on Tuesday last, The 'Mayor
Kt W. Martin, &sub presiding.—The report of the
Land Committee in reference to the application for
the lease .f a portion of the corporation land calks!
P. I's Park, on which to erreet public baths, was
read by the Town Clerk. It stated that an indi-
vidual had attended the coinmittee meeting on behalf
of the proposed bath company, exhibited the propose('
plans, and explained the details of the scheme, and
that the committee recommended that the required
land be let on a lease of 15 years, at an annual rental
of XI per annum, in consideration of the land being
required for a public purpose. It was egrets' that the
report be received and adopted with the following
clause inserted in the lease, " That the Council
should be at liberty to sell the land if they wished,
on compensating the Bath Company for any buildings
they had erected." The Land Committee also
recommended that the application of Mr. Thomas
Wanhill, to have a portion of the Camber filled up.
be acceded to. The question of altering the partition
at the entrance to the Townhall, was introduced and
discuseed, but the council separated without any
motion being carried.
ODD FeLLows' Hat.b.---The commemoration of
re-opening the Odd Fellows' Hall—which has been
painted and decorated in • most tasteful style by
I Mr. J. Short, painter, of Poole—took place on
I Tuesday evening last, by a public supper, served up
by Mr. Wickham, to whom too much praise can
hardly be given for the manner in which he has car-
ried out the improvements of the above room, to the
comfort of the mmulpers of the " Philantrophie
Lodge," who hold their nmetings there. The atten-
dance WU good, there being nearly 711 persons pre-
sent After the removal of the cloth the chair was
taken by Mr. W. Clench, jun., and the vice-chair
by Mr. E. Lance. The customary toasts having
been given, and responded to, the chairman gave the
" Matichester Unity ' of Odd Fellows. The corres-
ponding secretary of the Poole district, Mr. W. N.
Western, responded, and after briefly referring to
the benefits derived from those societies, adduced •
few statistics of the Poole district, which contains
1,420 members, and during the past year the sum
of £l,stvi 105. 00. had been received as contribu-
tions. There had been £614 17s. 6,1. paid for sick-
ness, and £165 to relatives of deceased members. It
I persons reflected that the sum of £779 had been paid
as sick relief, and in assisting the relatives of de-
ceased members, they could not fail to observe the
great benefit to the rate-payers generally, for these
sums materially decreased the amount of poor•mtes.
The vice-chairman gave "The host and hostess,"
which was responded to. _

INDIA.—The Rev. Joseph Mullins, 8.A., of Cal•
cutta, delivered an address in the Independent
Chapel, Skinner-street. on Wednesday last, which
was well attended. The rev, gentleman at the close
of his address stated the plans of the London Nils.
sionsry Society in sending out additional mission-
aries. A collection was made on behalf of the
Special Fund for India.
LECTURE. -On Tuesday evening, Mr. William
Kidd, of Hammersmith, delivered a very interesting
lecture in the Townhall, subject "An evening in
Nature's Study." or, loose leaves from a Naturalist's
Note Book, Mr. Kidd illustrated his lecture by a
selection of choice anecdotes, in reference to natural
history, and considered it a most important pur-
suit, addressing itself to the heart and inbpiring feel-
ings of reverence and awe fur the great Creator.

I—PETTY SEASIONM.--Thursdny.—Before the Mayor (J.
: W. Martin, Esq.), K. Ledgant, and J. Lankester, Fur.
1 —Joins Williams and Julia Padley, were summoned by
James Wood, coal merchant, for over riding and ill-
treating • mare, his property. ft appeared from the '
evidence of P. C. Dominy that lie was on duty on the
morning of the 17th of February, between one and two
; o'clock, on the road leading to Parkstone, when he met
the two defendants riding on horseback, when they
observed the officer, the defendant Pulley got olf, and
walked by the side, VI they pease.' ; the officer suspecting
something wrung, apoke to them, when Williams gal-
loped away and Padley ran by the side holding fast by
the horse a inane. P. C. Hunt co ' gup at the time,
the officers followed thein for nOlllO distance, when they
found the horse left in the road in a fatigued state, and
sweating very much, and the defendants lied absconded.
P. C. Hunt corrulsPrated the evidence of the last wit•
; nem. Mr. H. W. Dickinson ably defended the
' defendants. The magistrates considered the case proved,
and fined the defendant Ws. each, with costs.
Catherine. Gallon. a little gitl 14 years of age, ices
charged by James Godwin, pork butcher, with entering
Ilia shop and sanding from the till 5 half-crowns. It
appeared from the evidence of Mr. Godwin, inn., that lie
was in • room at the back of the shop at dinner when he
heard one of the shop till* fall on the floor ' • he ran in
1 the shop and saw tin, prisoner leaving. He followed her
I into the street and called to • person to atop her. when
1 ' she gave him 4 half crowns which she held in tier hand,
he led her back to the shop and sent fur a policeman,
when she gave bins another half-crown which she took
i from her mouth, and begged very hard for forgivenesa.
1 promising never to go into the shop again. I'. C.
Kellett went to the shop of Mr. Godwin. and took the
prisoner into custody. The prisoner wished to he dealt
with by the magistrates, and viemied guilty. She wall
sentenced to one month's hard labour in Poole gaol, and
at the expiration of that period to be sent to a reform-
atory achool for two years.
George Warts, servant to Meagre F. and J. Rickman,
brewers, of this town, wan apprehended by P. C. Hunt,
charged with stealing • sack bag and a quantity of hop
sacking, the property of his employers. The officer
statist that he was I,n duty, when lie met the prisoner
coining from the direction of his inaster'a stables with •
sack across his shoulders, lie stopped him and said, then
you have gut the " sack," the prisoner replied yes, and
some barley meal for the pigs. Having suspicion that
, there was something wrong lie went to the foreman of
the brewery, and from what passed between him and
. the officer lie apprehended the prisoner. The prisoner
pleaded guilty, and wialiing to be dealt with by the ought.
trate% wu sentenced to one month's bard labour in Poole
, gaol.
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