The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-12-18 00:00:00

DORBET ADJOURNED BESSIONS.

An adjourned Court of Qum ter Sessions for the
oounty of Dorset wee held at the Polioe-court, Sher-
borne, on Thursday, the 13th inst. There were
present John Goodden' Esq. (Chairman), Edward
Rienthall, Esq., Col. Co: (Chief Constable), and Mr.
Edwards, for the Clerk if the Peace
The Cocrt having been opened, Mr. EDW•ans ex-
I Plained that the absence of the Clerk of the Pesos
was caused by his having that day to attend the
Dorchester Asse -meat Committee in reference to
' the county property hating been amend to the
Poor's Rate, %Ali the view of show I that such
' property was not in law assemble.
In reply to the CIR•IRMAN, Mr. EDWARDS said they
held that the property of the Que , or such public
properties as were used for the purposes of the govern•
meet of the country and In the administration o
justice, such as the Gaol, the County Hall, the Police
Courts, were inherently exempt from al' tasabon ,
hot that, as regards the County Lunatic Asylums,
where a charge was made fir the reception: 4 main•
Masao. of the patients, the role w • open to some
exception, and probaily the exemption of such pro-
perty from resseemeot 000'd not be sustained. He
went on to say that if the Dorchester Assessment
Committee affirmed their a-seeemente to-day, there
would be no other alternative but to appeal proformi
to the Court of Quarter SINDRIAL In that event, the
Court would not, of course, sit in judgment upon its
own interests, but "ant a span:' case, so that the
points might be fairly argued and decided in the
Court of Queen's &mob.
The only matter calling for the attention of the
Court today was the subject of the cattle plague in
reference to the re-opening of the markets of the
county. Mr. EDWARDS said that, with reference to
the applications which had been received for that
purpose, the Privy Council required an undertaking
from the Clerk of the Peace that the lom ' authority
would appoint proper persons to receive the licences
and to issue the passes under the Order of Council
of the Oth Nov., but on referring to the Order of ,
Council itself it ter, discovered that tbe appointment
of such persons WII vested in the market authorities.
The attention of the Privy Council having been
celled to the subject of this diacrep icy, they had
sent the following reply :--

" Privy Council Office, Cattle Plague Department,
" Prince's-street, Westminster, S. W.,
"it Dectrnbe• 11388.

getatethteharwrt thiePipe'orsfony"orr
must pay the expense of the person who is to receive
lepetre74Bonsriro'f—wthboehiFi:leyitomit-desireac. andkntoowtolheda.ve the market lioseeed
the licences and grant the paws. The local authority
most, however, me that a proper pence be appointed,
and confirm the appointment.
" I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
ALRIANDIR WILLIAMS.
"The Clerk of the Peace for the county of Dorset,
"Bberborne."
Mr. EDWARDS explained that the market
authorities had been applied to to appoint the super-
intendents and sergeants of the county police who
were cattle inspectors to receive the licences, which
appointments the local authority would then confirm.
The authorities of the Wimborne market had, be
said, already sent a writton appointment, and to the
other towns which had not done so, but only intl.
mated their willingness to appoint the county officers,
the Clerk of the Peace was directed to write to the
authorities, asking for written appointments to be
sent, in order that they might be produced and the
necessary documents completed at the next meeting
of the Court, to be held that day week. Mr.
Edwards mid with regard to the port of Bridport be
found it was not in the parish of Bridport at all,
situated in two other parishes, and at feast two milt.
distant ism the Brief port market, so that the ap-
p.:a:shop be that town would be sent up wi'i tf,o

lothers. it was reaarked that the towage of *gay-
mouth, Blandlord Stalbridge, nimmineter, Ware-
! ham, and Gillinghim, had made no application for
, the re-opening ol their marketa, and without it
• nothing amid be dine ler those plactot.
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t the l'ohoe C .ue, Suarburne, to l'hurial.iy, the
20th Met., at 11.31 a.m.