The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-03-02 00:00:00

FILLING UP FLAWS.

On Saturday, at the Tay-bridge inquiry, tes
witnesses who had been employed at the factory si
which the bridge columns were crst, stated that tho
metal empleyed for that purpose was 4 inferir
quality. and. according to (me, wrs the " worst Le 64
ever seem" A third witness, else an iron inou:der,
c,rrob”rated this latter atateineut, adding hie heitei
that defective colunins—which were nutuer..us-Ui
been wad in tho fortnation 4 the bridge. Another
witness declared lie had seen cracks and other defects
in the columns filled up with it man cement.

To As tditur. '
gla.—Many thanks are due W" te oil inh,,,,,ran. •to „
calling the ettmtion of the ";,osrers that It t • the dr•
sliming and disdraceful state of (1.3 i-small-foal sti I s mo: -
of the waste laud *AI &sing it. The road is, whit st
exception, one of the worst that can be b um! throustont •
the length and brosulth of tho United K.o.olote.
lively 1,-en P44de much woros through the leit,.:M.g of ,x
Town Omni' or one of theh grincipal olliclal.. Sem
short time ago what we ronridered an even, t to
t, pair tlie rued Was to Ade. and Rh iceman
quantity of chalk was ; laced down one side of the rad
for ab int tOU yard. s and lo't in that ems side
out any co.. ing of mavol upon the top if it, to malt
Long that alter a few hours' rain th state of hod ir.deas
1.0 times wured than it ens. at W.I. 1 he at that ge
chalk at as put there to get it out of the was, and that it
came ((UM the, x..avati•ois ot the now bre.. y, pg
our h that Cdritavrli-road was at last g-tmt noire
some att.ntion hate leen again blighted, out insteoi cl
Ito be,iid repaired it low la.eu in oh, a corm mix.: A.
Ti, r, pair ot Ibis road has I. on ,algrd or for tmeT
two years, and from au i appearatter It w:11 r ads
In that twedkainvnt for a similar pe.ioi. I rot Say
f ,11.ia ins in the •teps of your correspondent, an.l dramas
tie attention , f the ratepayers to the 'Act that 0.. po dui
was Vows • drain want,d in the Weymouth Rail Is
chnnect with the new brewery, than thr. ',le mad was
alive with workmen, wrier the special supereishn if Ott
b .rough surveyor, and in a wry abort time the shit
thing will be compl4ed. Why, sir, I would ask you an
tho pr -,prieors of the new brewery. to recrivecult ,p.cal
Wt....0Jc% at the hoed* of our Council! Id it berAllee did
am !lab, or her-muse 'no of their number happ,nr totes
town councilman, both of whioh arguments st ~,,, 1.1 hare
, very littlo weight with gentlemen elected by the ra;o
payvra and not by the proprietor, of the new breaci
to desire to do their duty to the town at large.
I sincerely trust, sir, that I shall have to trouble you
upon this subject no mare, but that our Council will
newt., the odinoi that now rests upon their actions bY W
once doing something tangible towards true repair of 1:4
roads and the drainage of this part a the town before
some fearful epidemic C&lTlee away int victims on account
of our lad sanitary arrangements.
Smut

Tux sETTLEuENT OF AFGHANISTAN. ~ .
(From the Daily News.) 0-
LAIIOIII. Fla. 28, 12.40 cin.—The followinr un. --
portant information reaches the Cirif and 11:10lary
Gaactio
You may abtolutely accept the subjoined as tbe
definite programtue which the Indian Government ;
will enforce, home political chances and other unfree
seen accideuta permitting. The Government taye that a,
the experiment of the last two years proves the utter
impracticability of an Afghan State, one and *Nei.
sible, under lkittsh protection. It is therefore*
solved that the co intry shad be divided thus :
I.—Herat, including Afghan Seistan, to he under
Persia.
2.—South Afghanistan, With the cspital at Ca-
dahar, a dependency, with British protection.
3. Eastern Afghanist us--the capital, Cabal, ictwi'
big Bamian, the same.
4.—These two dependencies to be garrisoned hv
tiazareb, Kizilbash, and other levies, under Engda
supervision.
5.--Portions of Afghan territory may possibly be
given to Khelat and Cashmere.
B.—lndia to retain Kuram and Khost Valleys and
Kylwr, including Jelladabad.
Finally, a strong desire is entertained on the plea
the Government to form Nlery int,t a State with the
Joint guarantee of Encland and Persia.

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
( WentAer Permitting.)
Mr. Rulelyffe's 11oun4s-I%watt'. March ith. 11,1
combo—at IL
Mackinaw Vale Hounds—Tuesday (this day). Mudlri
Bridge ; Thursday. lieustridgo Aah ; Saturday. Marsh di.
Stockbridge—at U. •
Cattutock Ilourids Wednesday. Fox lon. Piorb;
Vriday. March s;h, Wiuterborue Abhas—at U.
L3rd Perttuaa's Iluuuds—Weduesday. SI. Giles' ; Fria*
Much 50, Fiddleford—at 11.
L ,rd Welvertolis Stagtmitads Tuesday (thi, jail
I wcrua )Liumter ; Saturday. March (kb, Pi.mga
Matu6ton—at It

BIRTHS.
February 20th, at Witutsone Minster, weer, the ego
of 'l'. 1.1. 11. Rs.ling, of a son (Hugh l'onroae Card. z /
Febriiery Mb, at 13, Royal Terrace, Weymouth. lbs
wife of C.ptain F. H. N. Vonlea, and daughter of the he
Richard Hayward. EN., of West Chinnock, of • ilauslatet.
February 21, at Green-lane,Poole, the wife of Mr. A.1341‘
of a eon.
February 2Lst, at The Knap, Milborne Pert, the wife d
R. H. Elam., of • daughter.
February 22, at kangfleet, the wife of Mr. J. Bolo.*
builder, of • son.
February 22 at Charruouth, the wife .1 Gots.
Matthew Knight, of twin sons. of
February 23, at Aloester-vill a, Shaftesbury'. the 11-.
Mr. James A White of a son.
Februsi y at High-street, Polo, the wife of 11r.
Tilsed, of a daughter.
February 23, at Heath Cottage, Puddletiran, the 'Ol4
Mr. James C. Bowring, of • aiighter.
MARRIAGES. If
Felaruary 17, at the W.-eleyan Criapel, Shaftesloirf•
the Rev. J. W. Wisstidle, Mr. Henry Stu& of liw4°
Besbnore, Berwick St. John. to Mum Annie Hart, et Feal'
met Mato&
February 23, at the Congiegational Church, P.st:sl
the RIV. E. Evans. Mr. George arrival... to Rase.
daughter of Mr. B. Ilishop, both of l'oule.

DRA'rtl3
February 16. at It Ate Farm. Romsev, of broodou4
Jane, wife of Kr. It .bert Ransom aged tis.
February 17. at West Stafford, Mr. Chart.' 6oldritf,
an old and reapective inhabitant, seed 79 3, ear+.
February 18, at Rockhampton, Rosanna Hawker.
$ years and 6 months.
February 18, Henry Lewd,, solicitor, of
Dorset, aged W.
February HI, at Wimborne, In her 66th year. 114411..
daughter of the late 11.ar-Admiral Robert Ramsar..lo,
and window of Lieutenant-Colonel W. N.
S. a to
February 20, at Portland, Dorset, of ronsestioo
lungs, Grace Margaret, the beloved and only chil I of ,
and K. K. Wheeler aged 12 years.
February 21, at l'oole. Mr. James Riggs. forn'arii
Dorchester, aged 73.
February 22, at Bockhatupten, Percy John Bartlett 44
6 niontLa PP*
February 22, at Bell-street, Dorchester, of ommin
Charles Douglas Byres, aged 12 years.
February 22, at Wareham. Sarah. eldest asUghter ll°
late Henry Everinsham. Lg., of Wareham, Dorset-.."" .
February 24. at Blandford St. Mary, Mr. 102.. es
Monckton. aged 25.
. February 92, at hit residence, Hith-stree..
Dorchester, in the 72nd tear of is age. nr'
Grigg, late of the Great Western Hotel.