The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-12-25 00:00:00

W EY MOUTH.

Onnut •nri Armors). —Citiorge Santways, on
bail, from Sunday, was charged with being drunk
and riotous. Be was found by P.C. Away at an
early hour on Sender morning making a great noise.
fie mu pertinacious and though he entered hie
house he shortly after come out and reoommenoed
the noise. He was then taken into custody. The
esense was that he merely earn. oat again to look
. after his friends M.—Fined fie. and costa.
Tut W SATIN IR —The Channel Islands steamer on
' Thursday, whilst on her voyage from Guernsey to
f this port, eitoruntored several severe squalls about 20
mile. off Portland. One of them carried away her
forernaet,snd main.topmast, within a few yards of the
rigging. lockily no one was injured by the falling
gr. Not withstanding her disabled state she arrived
about 4 o'clock. On Sunday morning a smack from
Jersey, with potatoes, had a fearful battling with
the •elements, and a portion of her bulwarks was
swept away.
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•
Strip Ougurodr.—Three sailor; Prosaism@ dy
birth, were bronght before the reality Magistrates on
Tura IXT. charged with deserting Ow ship, New Blevsing,
fro.n Middlesborough for Alexandria laden with railway
chain.. The master. Watkins. arid he mailed
from Middlubro on the 27th November, end on the 12th
through strew of weather he put into Portland made.
Ear in the morning the three prisoners took a boat
from the devils and went ashore. The polios were
coni,dudieated with and the prisoners were apprehended
at lirviporr. Tde boat waa found near Old rmti, by
the C.a.t Otrard.—One of them urged that the bread
vu bad and the duff WY not half boiled. —This the
caidain denied and offered to she them back again if
they would go—This they declined, and were then each
lienri•need to eiiht week's bard lahcor, the Chairmen
(Mr steulleil). telling them that the Burch bad the
power to rood thou to poi for twelve weeks

LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND TOWN
COUNCIL MUTING.
A meeting of the Corporation issa held at the (load
ball, or Tuesley. et which the Mayor (S. Tigard, F.u.,1
two aldermen., anti thirteen oonneillore were present.
The Boast of Health business snuff,. taken.
Mr. THOMAS submitted the report of the Estimate
Commit!, for the ensuing four months, which amounted
to £1.317, and the Committee recommended • rate of
O. in the C to tlefray the necessary espouses.- The
report was received slid adopted.
Mt. t 7011115 alluded to the present stet. of the
public emneonience under the arch of the bridge, and
propeoed a resolution that it should be removed to the
steer side Of the bridge.
l'he reo.lotlnot was set:sonde-a be Mr. VERTU; bet am it
app-ared that the Surveyor wsts endeavouring to remedy
the present convenience, the matter was left in abeyance
ter • ninth or two.
Mr. BUCK Outlet to the diegraorful condition of
pranolthe street, and after • abort dincussion on his
proposition aecond,l by Kr. Ronialli it wu decided
that • four-feat gray-lied aide path with kerb stone. and
gutter h • made on the present side from the Rodwell
Tavern to the house built for Mr. Barrett ; that the
roadway be mactelunierd and a lamp pieced midway
Istween the top of Le ve-lane and the baker's shop on
Cliatelry in the above street.
A resolution 1111111 paarei to the effect that aa many
hail neglected to comply with the order of the Board
paved at a meeting emu months ego to erect water-
elms, and to connect smith esieting sewer., the Town
Cletitho inotructed to proceed eireinet the defaulters
Severel dark places were ordered to be NUM to and
lighted to prevent seelelant•
This Ithithed the Board of Health business
TRU Pica SCRIMS.
In answer to the Mayor, the /nem trues of the
Town Clerk soil official notice of the abandontneut of
the pier wh.m• hnl loon elven.
Mr. Intim observed that the Steamboat Company he&
always hut the intei eats of the town at bete, and the
Town Council bad generally met them so liberally in
any proposition put before it. that they did not wish to
do anything to diatorb that good feeling which now
ezistod. He, however, trusted that such language
rustle tlllO of at the hut nieeting woold be repeated
around that table. When gentlemen got up and talked
about the company robbing people of their vested
sights, he did not think such language was proper to be
used. They had no more intention to commit felony
upon tho town, than those who were so load in speak-
/in!
?their honeety to it.
. •11111CsItT look Mr. Drew's remarks to himself.
What occasioned such language from him was Mr.
Do•s's own observation.. He (Mr. Drew) said that the
pier w, to be • ft, pier and this would take away the
tolls from the other one. He (Mr. Pothecary) avoid
not withdraw the observations be had made, asd be still
soil it would be a matter of injoetioe and dishonesty
to attempt to injury the monied righta of the landholders.
Tuft OoUPCIL AND TOR 11W OAR 0011PaRY.
The nest question WM to take into consideration the
soor-e the Council should plltelle In reference to the
new gas company.
Mr. POTHIICART thought that ea the Corporation bad
• contract then in existence with Mr. Burdon it would
be it Juan-ions for th m either to give their salient to of
diseni from the scheme. He would propose thst the
Council should remain neutral. He should be sorry to
do anything to injure the new onutpany, but when the
Council had in view their contract with Mr. Rurdon
there woe I mum.' from which he (Mr. Burdoo) was
be may meow to eeleue them.
In &slower to Mr. Wrlll4
The MAYOR 'aid there was • outlast with Mr. Buries
which would erpire in IS months.
Mr. Waits was of opinion that the sesent of the
Curial to the new company suld strengthew the
later on their going before the committee of the House
of common.. He that elket. begged to propose • resolution to
olthw seconded it.
At the reqsast of Yr. Fzuorr the 'mates)t vu mint
ler.
Mr' P°Toictlst read one of its °Gement; by whieh
the right of breaking ap On streets for the
layinyounipas alone meted with Mr. Bordon,P d
4.11r....1/"Zirt
.1160adt.
..thelaw..
_front 'the tern,anof that
I hi his (Yr. Pothecury's)
opinion to jeopardise tbe intermits of the town
Mr. Dane consented to withdraw his proposition, and
owe in lien thereof sru proposed ay th.
sesootted by Mr. Blume, and ...riot. S. WART, and
the effect that
the Council remain neutral in to the new um.
pithy, and that tbe Town Clerk be iassrootod obt.i.
'copy of the bill.

TUB POLICIt PAT.

Separate memorials from the two sergeenta and Ilse
whole of the constables were reed asking i 55
In their pay, owing to the rise istitrisc,,
and that they were underpaid aimp with time of the
Form, or even their own musty. Tut"
broog% t to the noticed theCou noi I the fact Itiat their ikties
extended over the whnle of the seven daye—soliconanad
to sir, like the mechanic and artisan, end the swioritt
ef the laded/Cal population. Befog married IMO fig,
the maim part, their reel dose, they paid, &winced to
and thily hood it diAloulth *yea with the minded
economy, to make both es& meet. The water use
Militiad to the wort notiee paper. whew OW
SG well we the yasmst Note of the superannuation food,
will be es upon,