The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-02-18 00:00:00

District advs.

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KsOcm Witorminfo. —The ainueseeet et erreoebbig
Iraneken from off the doors of inoffensive cities's,
while% they are sleeping qeiciii7 in Moir beds, may be
very f .shionalsie 11113oopi the bloods" and universities,
and may be tolerated by the townspeople who are able
to bare their reveries by "bleeding" the swells of their
coin, but It is very evident the practice will not go
down with Weyrnouthians. It is hardly to be ex pelted
that it should seeing that they get the annoyance seise
profit, • very unfair and illiberal arrangement How.
ever, like it or lamp It, for some weeks pest great
Ramberg of people have been obliged to Bubmit patiently
to the annoyance. The offenders, like invisible "bogeys,"
were not to be seen, and heavy indeed were the com-
plaints showered down upon the heads of the poor
policemen. The police constables are human, like
other folks, and thongh they stied • great deal, yet even
their unbar promo can be piqued. And go it tamed
est la this sees. P.O. A ..rel,am.erithx.awideepea, at
last eau selmt before was an offender
with • savasbles free becker I. hi. peeket, andbrought
him to Menem On Thanday, before the Mayor, J.
Ayling, and B. Griffin, &qrs.. Arthur Denny, Lieut.
In the 1314 Bit., appeared to answer the charge of
elealleg • door knocker. Several brother officers were
present, who endeavoured to corns to some compromise,
and on the other head there were several victims,
=at at the manner In whine they had been
, who appeared determined to have their "pound
rd
of dish" out of the delinquent. The ogee wee
end the charge proved, and the defeadant, after
magisterial drereing down, had to do preenes by paying
the value of all the knockers that have been wrenched
from off doors for the pass three weeks (sod these were
put down .sth. value of En and give a enbeeription to
the Inirmary to the &mount of ha. Them amounts and
emits were paid, and the defenders{ left the hall amid
the Isere of those esestnbled.

frisinsgtr ifinnse or Till Toni 0013100 M—The
quarterly meeting was held os Wednesday morning
hat, Mr. J. Tleriel(Mayor) in tbe chair. Present: Hamra
Xißodge and Howard (aldermen), Coast:Core Tortes,
Beta, Hama, Brown, Leos, Back, kyles, Roberta.
Drew. Baustme, Webb, and Potheaary. Aber a short
dissension on the desirability at Bin. Pander or Mr.
Dougherty being elected to the Tammy in the show
bates cm the death of the widow Haynes, Mrs. Paynter
was eleated.—The Qom Well.—On the proponnee
of Mr. Aldermen Howard it was oarried—" That the
Tows Clerk be Instrueled I. examine the state of the
Quay wall, end reran what repars are necessary t and
what spplication be made to the railway_eathomuto to
remedy the game at their town expeese."—The Pile
Pier Posted.—ln order to isereage lime fund of this pier.
It was proposed by Mr. J. Potheetry, seconded by Mr.
Brown, and carried—" That the harbour master be
inatruoted to employ the ll‘htme whenever Pomade in
deepening the harbour, at the most favourable spot off
the pile pier, for the amonenodatioa of the Channel
Islands' Stsi:mers, and that tender. be limited for the
constroctioa of a baggage house on the pile pier, acesord-
lag to the plans and specilimtions produced and
sanctioned by the Custom limas authoritisan—Dis
Fish Markets.—lt was deoidei to let the old fish market
by tender, it having no weepier at preirent.—Mr.
Howard proposed, "That the DO W lab market. in
truncianee to the Acit of Parliament, be at mice offered
for sale by publio auction, and that the proceeds be
applied towards the liquidation of Mr. Goodyear's claire
against the Corporation." —Seconded by Mr. Webb and
serried. —Lae/ Board of HeallA.—Th• Brat subject
for consideration was the propriety of borrowing money
to npair the pavements of the town. From the
surveyor's report, the estimated outlay would be 4591
11w., proposed by Mr. Poth, seconded by Mr.
Drew, and carried—" That the Board of Health obtain
• Imo of £5,000, at the lowest rate of interest that ma
obtained, on security of the general diatriet rate of the
hoard, and to be repaid and extinguished in 30 years,
that &pentanes' be made to the Secretary of State for
the necessary powers to carry rot this resolution."-
14c Twos Cloth—This clock having been ont of repair
for come ontisiderible time, it wm thought advisable
to have the defect remedied, especially as several
Instances of permute having missed the train IWO on
record. A reeolution.to this 'Meet having been paned,
the Board roes.