The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-10-19 00:00:00

POOLI

SCHODL or Aar.—Mr. K. R.. Gill, master of the
Bridport Soho 1 of Art, has been appointsd master of
the school now in urgent.. Vol in this town.
" TIN Firm"— sir r. triert wilt see by an adver-
tisement In another colomn that tame of the young
sparks of the town inteod tojt WI a frond organisel
celeSration of the Fifth. Tbe matter is in capital
band., and those who appreciate an evening's innocent
amtvement cannot .1. better than petal a few shillings
in response to the appeal.

TOWS COOSOM —A matinr of the Council of this
boron.(11 will be held to.lty (Friday), when the follow-
ing business is proposed to be traleacted B Irtr
having rata I to ob 3y the batritotions sent him in the
water of the Ohsrenbury Bequest, to consider tbe
adviszbility of appointing Sir. J Ain Joseph lliggln2s,
of New Orleans, &rent for the Council and the
ministers of the Nat &Joh., I Chirolt of L m‘e ,et sal
Poole, t a Wenn d alsraion and resolution
renouncing awl repu listing all china to the legacy or
bequest, an I if as (11 dirmined. to exeouti a formal
deed for that porta*. to be probe uvi at the m "sting.
The oven-era of Parlistans It lying fall.! to (ay their
proportion of the precqtt, to give instrac'i oti to the
Town Clerk to take the neoesstry proceedings to
enforce the payment of the same. To make certain
orders on the Borough Treasury.

SHIPPING INTICLLIGZNCL-4rninak TOL—Lows,
Brett, Plymouth, limeetone ; Warrior, Allen, New.
castle, c ' m astl lala• Copetitm, Fovea, Newce costs
Bb.—Vivia,Prine,Gowes, nil; Medina, Qielcb, Ryde,
nil; Clonanyglorv, Mnt, Lymington,
nil. 11th.—
Überty. Bevis, F Awn, clay •, Louise, Will,, Cowes,
nil', Galatea, Bucktrocit, iouthempton, nil ; Surprise,
Gill, Sniithamptan, nil; Lulea, &siren, Lsngror,
deals. 12th —M.ntna, C inuar. 4t. listens, nil.—
Sailings : Tch.—iwah Ann, Brown, C we% &tale ;
Elie Fraser, Wile wits, bell Bth.—
Blinn, Curren, C pittrervi ; Mine Bevil-,
Belfast. bricks; Ceres. S maims, Felannath, Bu.
9th. —Florence, RoSertsos, Newcastle, nil. 10:h.—
°wham. H di. GI MIZOW, nil. lith.—norollower,
Kent, Falmouth, fl or. 12th.-11 der, D Ivia, Oar-
mwthen, West ; Vivi I, Prioe, Bembridge, pipec

Teartmom ar..—Vr. ant Mrs. IL B. Elfo-d, Market.
street, have just received • very pleasing tostimmial
from the Sturminster Beard of Guardians, in recogni-
tion of their services at master and matron of the
workhouse during the yew 73-8. The worm sof the
testimonial have on very nicely engraved and framed
by Messrs. Westetlow aid Son., and are to the follow-
ing effect :—" Stnrenineter Pew Law 'Union, Dorset.
The guardians desire to record their entir e oath( ection
with the m anger in which kir. Henry Benjamin
Elf era and Mrs. Emma Jives Sifted. have perf wmel
their duties, as enactor and matron of this union work.
house, since their app eintment ; they consider their
attention to the inmates the goo I order of the house,
and the efficiency of the offil era, have been i.e groat part
eine to the ex ample set them by the master and matron.
The guardians unanimously tender them their thanks
and best wishes for their future suociss in ife.—
Signed at a meeting of the said Guar.ilans, and their
common seal affixed this 18th day of December, 78.
Thomas B. }Lanham, Chairman; B. Cheeseman, Clerk
to the said Guardians."

Prrn Rumor's, Yesterday (Thom-lea) —Before the
Mayor Mr. G. Curtis), and Kowa. W. N. Weeern, 0. J.
Stone. F. Kiting, W. D. Dug tale, ant F. G. Ganders.—
Benjamin Wetalla coal dealer. of pult4t-nia, was summoned
by John Whee'er for an aavael..—The Pasties are brothers-
in.law, mad them was a I ttle dOmut• shout some rent
C ina plainest said ha settling he might have "a worst" and
than the defendant chnekol him out of the how.
Defendant n.:v r sruek him, he admitted. but if he had
bapnened to have "faller one hidket that was in the
yvd he might hay, had his ere, cut out —This we, the
complainant's story, and he coiled • man named John
Robbins, who pulled the becket out of the way, or some-
thing awful would have haopenwL Welch, he said, had
Wheeler by the hair of the head in • very unmanly
fashion. Defendant told a long atory, the effect
of which was that be turned Wheeler out of the
house on account of his bad language. and, if he should do
so again that afternoon, he would serve him the game
again.-11ra. Welch, the wife of the defendant, and Altos
Welch, the daughter, gave evidence to that effect —The
Batch were divided in opieion and dismissed thecae*, bet
ordered each defendant to pay half the costa—Defendant
very pertinent'y asked why, if the case was dismissed, he
was "It,' %MOD 10 Par anything, —The Bench celled on the
next ewe.

Annie Soot; wife of Rinksrd Scott, fisherman, summoned
her husband for an assault. The periled' were quite •
young couple. As usual., the wife wished to withdraw the
change, and said she would admit she wee in fault, and
that it was her temper as did it. If her husband was
"tight." of course be wasn't responsible far what he did.
—Kr. Stun.: Tight or loose, doesn't matter. if.. he ever
beaten you before 1-31te. -,tt: Well, he didn't beat rne
exactly, then, he slapped ms.-11 Ir. Stone: Slapping isn't
beating, we know.—Defeadant was ordered to be bound
over, in tit to keep the peace for three months, the wife
being addressed, in her steed, to keep her temper.
Willies, Heavy Galen. milk seller, was summoned by
Thomas Tilmed, dealer, or an assanit.—Anourding to the
imuiplairsant's adatemsot the assault was • very extra-
ordinary one. Ho MY driving home frogs Wimboree
about ll at night, and just as he was passing the
of the defendast be rushed out at him. seised his =its;
the head, throwing it back on its haunches, sad thee
jumped up Into the siert, struck him twice, and tried to
pitch hins into the road. —Kr. Stone (to compleinant) :
What did he say when he first assaulted you (—Complain-
ant : Where's your Reseal—Kr. SW,e N WitaVilitruffe
H err I (Ruch laidghter.)—W.trineee !dire called oe their
is Is, and it appnued the rrel question in the cies was
whether Tilisead did not drive over the defendant. —Gilts=
WM flood CI and costa—if, had summoned the complain-
ant for furious driving, but this case was dismissed.

VIZ OHARIBURY SNOUT.
A meeting of the Town Council watt held on Friday the
chief business for consideration Watling to this suf4esit
The members or, nt were—The Mayor (G. Curtis.
•).
Alderman .1. Buckle. and M. Kemp-Welch, and Coon.
cilium IL Aldridge, B J. Conway, W. D. Dug&le.
Heyman, .f. S. Hudson, W. Kate. X C. Oakley, Z. P.
Philoot., W. Waterman, and W. N. Western.
It will be remembered that • good many years ego •
labouring man name 1 Chernehory emigrated from Poole
to New Odom.. By hick and "grinding "he menage,' to
secure a fortune of about £lO,OOO. Failing out with his
relations. as • thankagiv'ng to the Proidenor, that had
Maimed his path in life, he seems ii have thought the best
way would be to leave lila poomelorta to the aged Fear of
his native place. There wag also attached to this the
pleasing consideration that hie foully would be deprived
of any share in what he wag o onvelled to leers behind
him. With this pious and Christian-like resolve he
made swill In 76 and segue two year. ago closed his eyes
upon the scene of his graving. with Ln the eatis'action to
be derived how bring, as he believed, enabled to carry his
malios with him beyond the grave. The Corporation of
Poole and the clergy of Langfigeh who were appointed
cretruetees, were apprised of the beret, and took Use
necessary steps to avail themselves of t ; hut the relative*
mimed ohjections end, ho cut a long story oboe t. the Council, taking the opinion of Mn. Hen) 'min. cl 0., were forced to
the conclusion that they had u, chance of realiaior. They
anoordingly directed* Mn. 8.11t•,r, a New Or to solicitor,
who wee actin( for them in the matter, t abandon all
claim to the prone, tr. a .ker failed to see the tome
M ',eine dive oat of • good Bghtand &tanned to eheY the
hehe t —in (Act ho took a high ground, sad said he we-
shlered himself as acquit In the matter in the char acter
of • guardian of the interests of Um "aged poor." to whom
the legacy lead been beqesethed. This will explain the
following perarr.ph on the agenda paper, which the
ecirteil were died upon to consider I—.1—. Kr. Welter herbal
fo'ed trofaey the inetructions sent him in this matter, to
r the adelsehilitY alePeinliell Mr- John Joseph
iliteins. of New °sleets. agent for the Council and the
eniadeteis of the Znab'ished Church of Loegfloel and
P4.le 6.0 • eOluusu declaration aul revolution renonao•
ins n;ed replelh.ting all chain to the legacy or Asenneet.ead
if so deter ro•nel to execute a formal dated fur that perpoee, to be too lucid at the tottetshc"
rola .led was orelusid by the Town thistit. who
explained the position of quieten. A.. they were aware,
they are him I tetructioat to communion, to Ur. Bake, et to enhillrew from .all further prawn dmns in the
ceti
.nflafildriUn I wero .luly forwarded by letter
on the 17., N. E.. sad • eu's quack oorr. tooted, nee,
'j.,Li s• !.. 0, 1. I, p: Ace. On :be 2.1.1 of Bud:usher
r iv..l a I it. r i. 0.0 Me. R ,ker In which he asked to
be .•d ird a. ,o the final ti,t,ioo of lb* Council irith
ref.:to:mu Col ls goo t Pr..vions to 'h.t h Diu To vt.
(JIStII had in tw, lc, t ~4 raved tie, decisiam ad the muen.
but Mn. Baker had veld no attention to them.
i A. member of the Gifted' asked Kr. Dickies mif he
ht.. w a fact that Mr. B Aar received these lettere.
Tao Town Mau said he pertained he did, indeed it
Welt le nas meted that be lid, for in his letter
hho e reforred yours of the ITV' ule and in that letter
we. distinctly told Voi 0 moan repudiated any further
pr ceedings. In reply to that inf-rmationK. Biker
said he regretted that such • decision should have been
arrived at without his being tionedsod, belt he dm not feel