The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-06-07 00:00:00

PETTY SESSIONS.
Wgostsvo.
Before the Mayor (Cl. Cart* Req.), Mr. B drtop•
&ad Mr. Glitch.

---det:Trger. —Mathewv fisherman, who did no Arnett.
summoned
was
by Jane Hughes to show c.turr.
Mr. Trevsnion was for the comphinynt, who rail
she was a oringle woman. and in A p II was croifinol ..f
a child of which the defendant I. the kilter, he li“1
known him many years and kept comp rny with him.
She hvi also lived with him at M. how.. as hi, wile.
end he hail promised to pey all the ex.reiis-e of the
affair. She would not hue •im tv.ii if every tot r
huug in diamonds. fitoe the service of the summom
be bed sbeconde I.
Joseph Hughey, the father of the girl, proved the
defer.riant had admitted the p.veriiiti, .01 • if ri t'
pay 24. 61. week to nv goii gto Court. Hie
daughter told him be would have ti tot), the .ioct.,e
and lawyer ea wed—(Mr. Tievanion : I sm Os I *he
.lirl not forget the litte--Lmieliter)--anii be
summer.' it would Ire all rinlit.
Mr. Trevanion said there was a warrunt inPgAinst
tit* defendant for • criminal ~as mit norm a
The defendant some time ago We. ne.l for room t-
ting • very hal ae• mit upon the girl.
Bench made au order of 2.. 61. per week ani
externs-or.

Samuel Biker. twine spinner, was sum,oni,l I r
an assault upon Tholll4lll Hayman. on 27th Ml'Y'
There wie a e
Mr. Treve,ion appears.' for Ifaym in.
The compleinaiit ie a traileemau livit g in
street, and tke defendant had for some tim, lo.en
lufign g in Lis house. On one i ight in Alai' he
Inyst.inusly ,lisetrarg.i. being in dent to tn.. nun.
of • sovereir. Uitztriainant made every di ,rt
, discover his *hereabout, but without sunray*,
last li'riday he happened to meet him in the idiot-
and he asked hin for the money. Defenilat t wow&
very much annoyed, and adopting a new Itisn
old debts, struck him in the nave, and made iSbr.nL
In reply to the defendant. he paid his wilt, ",7-
A
applied for the money a toitnight before %hie. He'
had received ash lling, but he vrehted the rest. not s.
smack oat the nose—he di.ln't sek forth/ea (Leogyer.)
Its-examined: Defendant did not, an, he wav g
14re. Hayman gave evidence as to the clrcurnoteo7
under which the defendant left. A boy named Mil°
brought a shilling from Dalter and said b• did not
know where he was, but she sliosevrarde found no:
that he was Indgirk, with HON lather. After 0';
"'sulk lb* Saw the defendant shake his dollar'
fiet at him. •
_

By defendmit: You didn't see whit took ce
High-street ?
Witness No, I • dile I bid!!
Bak., then gave his version of the 1444 mil .j.. 4
Mr. Hayman first in'ik him by the collet nod
him like ad. g would • rat. at to H him leiminuwi.
but at last he 01•411.ged to break away fame him
did not intentionsily is-mitlt him. After he had gin!
on a little way, Hayman went sites him and ki an ked
him down like • bullock. and knelt upon him
knew he owed the defendant, wad wieh.d to i 57
but hi was out of work,.
Crow-erecoilled : Whether his arm canm into °'°
tact with Ms Mae. be onuM no* say. It wee
Aside& that made hie wee bleed.

Thomas PrMeaux was called to give corroborative
evidence, and he completely bon out Baker's eel.. demos.
The comphditant Hayman who had been very
malted throughout the hearing, interrupted so re-
peatedly and boisterously, la spite of the remon-
streams of Mr. Trevanion, that at Let that gentleman
said he should throw up the one and leave the nun.
Charles Marsh gave corroborative evidence, and
maid he celled out to Hayman that he was a coward
for knocking the num when he was down.
Hayman : He had not g t • grudge againstbins.
The Beach Hoed Hayman Li and costs, El 0.. 64.,
or 14 da bard I•bour, the other case they dismissed.
Mr. telling him it ought to he • caution to
him, as • young teadeuman, not to tske the law into
his own hands.

TOWN COUNCIL
NSW BOROUGH MAGISTRATES.—THR SUN-
]) .tY CLOSING MOVEMENT.
A meeting of the Council was held on M nday,
which was of mote than ordinavy intsrest. There were
present at it the Mayor (G. Curtis, Em.), Aldermen
Hentp-Welch, Norton and Buckley and Councillors
Balaton, Mate, Marston, Farmer, Aldridge, Hudson,
Hamilton, Gifford, Waterman, and Hill.
It was reported that in answer to the addition for
tenders for the supply of coal to the Town H .11 and
other public buildings two only had been received, the
one from Mr. W. Hopkins at 20.. per ton, the other
from Messrs. Ballard and Co. 4 20s.
On the motion of Mr. BAUIION, seconded by Mr.
Norm, the latter was accepted.
The next badmen on the agenda paper was then
sad by the Town Clerk as followe :
"T. consider a commute .tion front the Lord
ClhannUer, stating that the names of Sir James
Celqukosn, Baronet, George Cu its, J. 8 Hudson, H.
Oamilton, aid F. fityring, Esquires, had been mentioned
be his lordship am throe of fit an 1 props- pen tot to be
*rioted to Mt Borough Bench of Poole, and st.ting that
lerdaltip was willing to receive any observations which
Ike Town Council might wish to offer before the appoint-
ment
He had received the following letter—" Sir, I am
directed by the Lord Chancellor to state to you from
the information of the Town Council of the Borough
that the naines of Sir James Colquhcon, baronet,
George Curtis, J. S. Hudson, H. Hamilton, and F.
Striae, Esquires, have been mentioned to his lord-
ship as those of St and proper persons to be appointed
to the Borough Bench of Poole. His lordship had not
at t decided to appoint any of these gentlemen,
before doing on is ail lag to receive end consider
say observations that the Town Council may wish to
offer.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, EVILTN HAY
Mniuu,r Secretary to Commissions.
Mr. 8AL6208 nee to move that these were all
of persons suitable for the proposed appoint.
meat. Sir James Colquhoun was a gentleman with
whose he had not the honour of a per.onal acquain-
tance—he lived In a sphere 'above his, but they all
knew he was a man who was universally respected,
and who would be an acquisition to the Bench. As te
the other four they had all passed their preliminary
examination with honours. and Ind fairly won their
in other words they had all been elected over
over again to seats at the Town Council, and from
thence had gone to the mayoralty, and had sustained
the dignity of the office, and fu'lilled its duties
with credit to themselves and advantage to the
borough. The leader of the Opposition—Mr. Dugdale
—(laughter)--was not present, or he knew he would
have been glad to have seconded the resolution. So
far his remarks were all couleur de rose, but there was
sever a rose without a thorn, and there was one in
the present came. In his expe lance he had never
known a Lord Chancellor accept all the names that
MOTs sent up to him. In this instance six had
been sent up to him, and he had seen fit to omit the
name of one whom they all respected, and whom, he
believed, all would rather have se-n included. What
he (Mr. Balaton) proposed to do was to resign his own
commission, and to get the Council to ask the Lord
Chancellor to accept Mr. Western in his stead. He
himself was a great deal away from the place, and he
was not therefore able to attend to the duties as much
as be could wish.

Alderman Kewr•Watoff had great pleasure in
bacon ling the resolution.
Alderman BUCKLEY was extremely sorry that Mr.
Western's name had been peeped over. (Hoar, hear.)
He was a gentleman who brought far more than the
ordinary amount of intelligence to bear upon his
duties, and he thought they ought to ask the Lord
Chancellor to consider hiv decisb.n.

The Karon intimated he was of opinion that was •
senarate matter for consideration.

--
The Tows CLIME reminded the Council that certain
names had been sent down to them for "observation."
Nothing was said about any others, and he did not
think they c aid go beyond them.
Mr. Mn to It it that his Worship was quite
correct in his ruling. The question of the omtuion
of Mr. Western's name would have to form the
subject of a separate resolution. At the same time
he was confident that no mire suitable better, or fitter
person for the office of magistrate could be found, and
he hoped the day was not far distant when he would
be one. Looking at the list of their present magis-
trate', they °fluid not fail to see that the greater
proportion of the gentlemen, who had the honour of
being nail, did not care o discharge the duties of the
office, but Mr. Western, he was sure, would have
give. to it all that attention which its importance
demanded. (Hear, hear.)
The TOWN CLAIR then put the resolution, and it was
carried unanimiously.
Mr. ALDRIDGE asked if the attention of the Lord
Chancellor could not be further called to the omission
of the name of Mr. Western.

—Tie; Tow; btin-i.t ;ai•—eCiii—sarcastic laugh by asking
how he (the Town Clerk) was supixwed to know that
Mr. Ws:ottani had been nam•d.

The /Lavoie apprehended they would have to nass
another resolution, distinctly asking the Lord Chan-
cellor to appoint him. No one could be more sorry
than he was, that Mr. Western's name had n gone
In with this "batch." They had worked • ogother in
almost every matter of importance, and he would have
been personally glad if he had been appointed.
Equally sorry would he be if Mr. Balaton thought of
resigning. There was, he believed, another gentle-
man who contemplated doing so, and he thought there
would be no difficulty, in a few days, in getting Mr.
Western appointed, without his doing so.
Mr. Kgair-WeLcii did not think the Lord Chancellor
emuld accept any further " inspiration " from the
Council in the matter of the appointment of magis-
trates, which was one solely belonging to the Crown.
How he obtained his previous imp ration," was
quite another matter. That he did get inspired some-
how, was evident, or the names would not have got
before him; but the only question which he had left
te them was, do you think these fit and proper persons,
U not, say so.
Mr. Bat-sron remarked be had done all he knew to
" Inspire" the Lord Chancellor in favour of Mr.
Weider% It Wei a great disappointment i hat he was
sot on the list; and therefore be had great pleasure in
tendering his own resignation in his favor.
The Towle CU= said that he could do but it did
not follow Mr. Western would be appoinied.
Mr. BALRTON : Well I shouldn't like to be struck
off, unless I were certain of it. (Laughter).
Tbe MAYOR said he knew as a fact that the ,
' Clerk, Mr. Allen, was requested to
=rite names of all the magistrates, their
residences, and hew often they attended the Bench.
It had been • most marching enquiry.
Mr. Girroao: Well, with the whole of these facts
before you, why didn't you send up eight names
instead of six? (Bear.)
The matter then abruptly dropped,
The following subject next came under the considera-
tion of the Council
"To &dermal* whether a petition to the House of
Commits, which will he mid at the meeting ;mode(
that the Nouse will pa's the Hill for closing public.
keeede on the Sunday, should be adopted, and, if so, to
affix the Beal of the Council to the amid petition."
In dower to Mr. Manirrox, the MAYOR said the
petition, be presumed, had come from the headquarters
of the Sunday closing people
Mr. MARSTON : Who are they.
The MATOR : Those who are trying to get the Bill
through the House, I suppose. I forget what they
rail themselves, but it is the Sunday Closing League,
I believe. But this much I do know, that a liege
proportion of the inhabitants have again and again
expedited a desire to have this Bill become law, and •
great many publicans themselves are widine to accept
t;
the only difficulty is that they object to taking out
six day licenses when their neighbours have seven.
The class that will be benefittad are the publicans
themselves, who will be enabled to get one day of rest
out of seven, the same as other civilised individuals
Alderman Nowrox said he had much pleasure in
ir,sisg to propose that the Mayor affix his 'denature to
the petition. Daring the time ha had tho honour of
serving on the Poole committee of the league, the
town was very carefully canvassed by an agent
appointed by them, and a very large majority of the
inhabitants were found in favour of total Sunday
closing. A small—eaceedisigly small—minority voted
against it; and, if he remembered rightly, Mr. Lawton
took the trouble to go round to each of the publicans
and par them a visit, and the mu t was a large
numbe• of them expressed themselves in favour of the
bill but they would not agree to close unless it was
universally done, they did not care to close their
homes and for their neighb motto have all tho cu,toni.
If it tame law he believed the publicans as a body —of
course there were exceptions—would he in favour of
the change, and that it was about to become the law,
he thought ne man could doubt. He had hisi the
honor of serving on the committee for two years, and
during that time several public mee• Inge were hod in
favour of the bill, and he regretted he had been obliged
by the inconsistency of some gentlemen to withdraw
front it, bat it wee no use to pass resolutions en,l the,
to draw back when the time for action ram.. He wee
orry to see their member had voted against Su day
closing, but he believed no one could doubt that before
long the measure would become law. The opponent/
of the measures were of a aliniliar opinion for in the
Mamma rietaviter's Goutte .4 MAY 14 there was an
article in which the following oorerred :—" The
We'sh affair is an illustration of the prineiple of ask
and to have ; and presuming the Bill for the west is
carried, which may be concluded to be a eertaioty
how is a similar one for England to be misted' I
Mr. Bataroa said he would very much like to
...snood the resolution bit really he did not think ha could.
Be did not see why public houses should 1,8 open
on the Sunday any more than any other trade.
Mr. Ilaserox remarked the matter had concluded
as the resolegion had not been seconded.
Mr. Wargastag said he would second it.
Mr. &twos sectioned his idea was that they
should fightbad influence with bstter,ones. Those very
excellent people who with the best ineanina wished
to close publie houses; on tits Sunday also wanted
to
close their public Inatitutiomg-thilfr galleries, and their
parks. Now he would like to know what any noble-
man would say if he were debarred by law from going
Into his pietare gallery or his perk ma a gaaday. Why
than should the working note have no Aber source of
occapiana orants...eat Islgst was to be found
between the beeriv.use and the shard% sad really that
was the only thing that was open to hini, and the cons
sequence wail there w is more drunkenness in kinglaod
on the Sunday than in any other country, The
working man was shot out from the refining lalltleneed
of picture galleries, museums, and parks which
absolutely were his own and ought not tobe
Closed on Use &today. He drmfy believed there was

no institution doing so much towards the shutting up
of publichouses as the South Kensington Museum.
(Hear, hear.) Again, he thought if publichouse‘s were
closed on the Sunday the rich men's clubs should be
similarly dealt with.
Mr. Alderman Norms' contended Mr. BaLiton was
going beyond the question.
Mr. MAK:Trott protested In the first place against
• resolution of that description being placed on the
agenda paper. He presumed that they had been sent
there by the ratepayers to look after the expenditure
of their money, and to MO it was done in an cc ,noreic
and judicious manner, and bet to deliberate upon any
crotchet that might be put before them. (Hear, hear.)
For himself he wo .Id not say a word either for or
against publichnuses, but what he contended wee
that it was a matter for the public itself to decide!
(Hear, hear.) He was pleased indeed to hear Mr.
Norton to quote from the Licensed rictitelk,'s Onzette,
and as he also happens I to have the paper in his
pocket no would give a further extract from the same
article. I hey were the words of a gentleman
known to an by name, and us acted by all—Mr.
GI dstone :—" Do not let it be thought by those
I who are alarmed at the introduction of this question
I into England, that the question for England wi I evOse
be decided one way or the other, ~r sensibly influenced
by the fact of what we do in Wales. The question,
when it comes to be decided for England, under the
Bill which is already on the table of the House, will
have to be decided in reference to the state of public
opinion in Eogland. The essential condition, in my
opinion, for the passage of any such Bill is that
public opinion should have attained a very decided
state as to its wisdom or propriety. It ought not to
be done at any rate by the mere triumph of a majority
over the minority." They had heard a great deal
f.om Alderman Norton, restive to the majority of the
inhabitants being in favour of Sunday Using. He
had great doubts about that, and he thought it would
be very unwise to affix their sig store to the petition
as • corporate body, without the ratepayers had •
further opportunity of expressing their opini n upon
it. Alderman Norton he respected as a ood m,n of
business, but he was not • representative of he rate-
payers, he was merely in the poeitim he held by a
chance maprity. He therefore begged leave to move
"the previous question.'
Mr. Mars objected to this as an attempt to stifle
discussion. He himself woold not like to give a
decided vote upon the subject, although from having
attended six or seven meetings held in that hall, one
when the sheriff was in the chair, and • petition was
signed, he was convinced there was • majority in
favour of it; but he believed it was not one of those
questions • mire majority should decide, but they
should be certain first of all a very large majority
was in favour of it. He thought, however the time
hai now arrived in this country when an effort should
be ma le to ascertain the state of public opin on upon
the matter. He did not think it wrong to give a silent
vote, or he would certainly vote in favour of Alderinain
Norton's proposition.

Mr. HODISON, if he consulted his own personal
Inclination, would vote for the Bill, but he felt they
were there to represent the wishes of the inhabitants
of Poole, and as this was a sort of off cause, and not
precisely the kind of business they had been elected tce
transact, he thought the greatest amount of reaped'
should be paid to the wishes and inclinations of the
inhabitants; and, ther fore, without some more
palpable evidence than they at present possessed, that
the desire of the majority was in favour of Band y
Closing, and, further, the assurance the interests of a
trade in which a great deal of capital had beep
vested would be properly protected, he should not be
disposed to vote for the signing of the petitio He
would not go as fares Mr. Marston, and say it was n
their business or province—for he thought all publTc
matters were proper subjects for consideration in the
Council Chamber, but he thought at present there was
not sufficient evidence before them as to the wishes
of the inhabitants.

The MATOS was sorry he had not fortified himmlf
with figures to satisfy Air. Hudson upon that
point. They were published at the time in the papers,
and he believed somet lug like 6 to 1 of the inhabi-
tants were in favour of the Bill.

Mr. FiIIMCB said he warn not • total abstainer, but
were he to consult his own inclinations as a private
individual he should vote in favour of the Bill; but,
as h.iri I een truly said, they were there, not to
represent their own opinions, but the wiAhes of the
ratepayer.. He liked a glass of beer with his dinner
and therefore he could not vote for a measure that
would deprive his poorer nei.hbour of it.
The MATOR thought there was no reason now-a..
days why every respectable working m n, who cared
to do so should not be able to keep a nine-gallon cask
in his boa.._

Alderman NORTON replied upon his resolution, and
alluding to Mr. Marston's remark as to "a chance
majority," said he had not the sliAtest wish to 811 the
office of alderman. He kite,/ nothing about it until
the very morning, when the Mayor came and re.
quested him to be present—
Mr. BA LITTON rose to order. Those who lived in
glasshouses shouldn't throw stones. If he remembered
rightly, Mr. Marston and Alderman Norton were
pi chforked" into the Council at the same time.
(Laughter.)
The resolution was then put with the result that it
was decided, by 8 to 2, the Mayor should affix his
signature to the petition in behalf of the ounc l•
Tr.e only other business was to onsider an applies.
tion from .1r T. S. Purnell for the grant of a renewal
Lease of the Property in the West Quay Road, Poole,
in consequence of the death of his father, and was
decided the Council had no power to do so.

As we intim tied in our r.p rt lea week the case of
Muria v. Waring was to a certain extent matualty
eettled. A resole. was agree Ito for Mr. Waring, and ,
that gentleman with his wind liberality h totted Mr. '
H trris's repre.entativee • cheque for L'o3o to got iwarda
Ma expenses. No one needs to bet. II that this amount
will not nearly meet what fib .s c at Mr. Harris ; at the
same time the fact that so estate a Counsel as Mr.
Ii inky, Q.C., eubmitting to • verdict as against
him, shows the chances of recovering • fraction of the
amount claimed were hopeless. Whil.t it must
gratify everyone to bear of thit act of generneity on
the pat of Mn. Waring, it rai.e, h ipea which we trust
will not prove groundless that that gentleman haa
reconsidered his determinati 'a, arrived at in a
moment ~f righteous in *owl in to have nothing more
to do with Po le, and th it when the opportunity
occurs we shall find him rosily to champi the c.use
of Liberalism ' with all he wellkuown abi ity and
determinati in. If be has reviewed hi. previ ota decidon
we cannot doubt the days of Canford influence are
numbered. It is to be hoped, however, that Mr. Harts
will not be all owed to suffer in posic•it transactions
at the last election. As 13 iron Pollock remarked, there
Is no doubt some one had the comb., and we trust the
Libaral party will make a whip-up and reimburse him
fairly, without compelling him again t have recourse o
ths law. We want no public washing of dirty linen.
Whether • C evorate body elected Purely to look
after local affairs have any right to meddle with
Imperial que-tiona, most will question. If every
member wh may happen to have a particular 'fad
I. lobe enabled to air It whenever he chooses, there is
a very great danger local matters will be shelved. If
such subjects as the Su 'day Closing Bill are fit
channel. for the display of el ,qnence with which
some Councillors—l refer to T iwn Councils in general
—boil over, there is no mint why the Irish Land
Bill, the Transvaal Settlement, and other qinstdas
of the day, should not sff Id equal opportunities for
Itng.winded debates. With all due deference to the
Poole Town Coattail, we venture to think their
time would have been exp•nded with more • 'vantage
to the ratepayers if they had occupied it with
endeavouring to amitertain whether or not the town is
In • proper state to meet • long and dry sumsncr,
rather than in discus/dog _ • mater the weight of
their influence will not aid tine jut in being brought
to pass.

With rrgard to the canvass of the town of which an
ninch was made, we all know how those thintra are
managed. There are people whi will Riau anything.
more especiallv if the en I in view does not in t• e
least incm,nionce hemselves. NVe .10uht very much
whether the party really interested, the working men
theros lee. had very much to nay iii the matter. .1 he
areurnrut that a working man olzht to be in a
iv-elision to keep a nine-41'1ton cask in his bonae is all
very well. but it muat be remembered tirorkion men do
n..t influent publichooses solely for the ak e ofthe drink.
They desire nen:warty, to meet their neighbours, and too
of,en to have a change from the rii.coraforts of their
own mi.erable homes. To say that the publicans
ought not to be allowed to sell on Sundays any more
than any other trade at once raises the rsply,then why
should he be taxed while ober tradesmen go free?
And if von abolish licenses, what becomes of the
Revenue! However. it is ha,lly worth while arguing
the matter, as it Is oat likely to bveome law M
E igland fur a good many years yet.

A friend of mine who wickedly goal ma the purity
of the Poole water, an I fancied cc mph of days; ago
ttutt he had swallowed the ses-s rstent, or some other
momtroeity with his morning's draught. came t me
ie • dreadful state of mind t knoa if I could recom-
mend him an emetic of .xce"i nil strength. lie had
tried Io water, all end wet. r, must: r I and water.
aol I don't know what Inside, with tut the deeired
effect. I was at a Ines be • moment, hut for mutely
remembered " th • lea ber " on the Queen'e birthd I in
the Saturday's Tcle7rapli. I advised him to rend it
thron.th. He did a and ha. since told me it answered
eve y pts-pose, If anyone can ritv• it such arra .t and
fula 'me rubble!' without heing sickened, he mn.t be a
man with a constitution that would beat Dr. Tanner's
Into threeprnny-bits.