The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-11-17 00:00:00

would
bear
wow._ deem',
tem unless he was doing what he believed to be right It matter next to our visitors was the port.; they had heard
was reapectful to considu what the meeting had said, a gentleman of great experience in nautical matters had
and, as there were gentlemen present at the Board who taken sounding, and 30 had the Harbour li aster, anti
would lay their opinions before the Board, with lithe there was a difference between them. The question is
Mayor's permission he would not, for the present, move Aye or Nay? Is the Harbour being silted up? We ouitht
any reoaution. to le satisfied, and as a lawyer he was not satisfied with
The Mollie : But if you move • resolution, Mr. Robotic the evidence before him. Until the question was settled
and some one will second it. we can speak to that retoolu- he thought it most unwise to pass either resolution or
Gen. and we shall be more in order. amendment. aud he hoped the Cou mil would adjOUrri to
Mr. Routes said there had been a large public meeting have that question seetW. There were a 1... Iciest es well
he attended that meeting. and he bore teetimony to the as moral questions. Sir John hail explained that the water
order with which it was conducted, and the respect- had percolated, in consequence of the puddle or other
ability of those who were present. Therefore he thought materials not being good. The now heard that the hole
it ought uot to be met by throwing down thu gauntlet of had only increased one foot in depth, and therefore it was
defiance. They should diver the matter, and try to not like a dam in the Lowlands where it was of the
meet even prejudice, if it extended widely. If he had utmost importance to in, niediately repair any hole. He
said any word that had given offence, he would say he believed the town would not be damnified one shilling he
and
the proposition of Mr. Roberts,
did not wish to utter a word that begged that both resolution and
structien. He respected public feeling outside, but the , amendment be withdrawn.
respensibility rested with the Board ; and where they ' Mr. at
could not bring their judgment to agree with thorn out, with the greatest sincerity, and confidence in Sir John
side, they nettle take the responsibility, for they were Got.le's ability as engineer, lie had known Sir John
bound as honest men, to diseluarge their duties according for many years, and hail witaiesoed the success of his large
to their conscience. undertakings. In his report Sir John said "It is desirable
The certificates signed by Sir John Goode were handed forthwith to proceed with the construction of the weir
to Mr. Walker. alluded to in that report." Them words would not be
Mr. Roneets continued that as there had been no used unless Sir John Goode saw the necessity.
expression of feeling on the part of any one as to the Mr. WALKER said that the
eappointmentee of Sir John
removal ef the darn, he begged to mere that the report,' Goode was mewsl from the twat,the
Board
were
of Sir Jobs Coode be received and adopted. This would about to riimiwa ""
larger expenditure than stated in the
simply be to accept Sir John Geode's recommendations Local Government Act, and they did not advertise for
with respect to the Dam and the state of the Park. plans.
' The Towe CLKRK : Excuse me, Mr. Bobcat Perheps The Toere (axle: You are quite mistaken • you can
, will
confine
yourself to the dam. Keep them quote eonoililoy an engineer. ; but you are not jwitilied.in laying
Out money without tenders. . gestinct
report Mr. WALKKR •It .
Mr. itontots then moved "that Sir John Coode's repo lint you must not lay out money in the
mph, on . t i .
of the state of the dare and the works connected there- e
The Tows c('; an
eagin"e i
vitiate received and ad•mted."
one
thing;
LEKR mid the employment of an engineer
the
Mr. Anannoav naked when would he the proper time mo
_._
w The KATO& .; laying out of money another.
'to ug tt. Sir John Goode that he should complain to . _
.Surely it would not be uecerary to home
is flex t • tenders for a Surveyor or Clerk of the Boanl ! lire contractor. ... „eat Mr. WALKLIS: It is usital
Mr. WaLKIM said there were the certificates, anti in y
Mr. Itonseis : Would •
=thing to do with the contractor. Sir John I ' mehad te _
lowed
tender? You take a man because he makes
eertifiel that the work hail been dune to his satisfaction, the
Mr. WALKER: No, " The Board do not hind them
, and the contractor had had his money. eaves
• ven by to accept the loe ced tender."
Mn, CHOMPS asked for the prior certificates al .
Sir John Cootie for payment on account Ile should like Mr. TOOKAS did not feel it necessary, after the
exhaustive speeches, to make any murk.. though he
to see the torn they had taken.
had intended to do so le m
Mr. Dumas said in enter that the question might be , 1 0 the pawn,
meeting, lie
heard statement. made there, which he could give a mew
raised, he would second Mr. Helens's resolution, reserving . . ,
live contradiction to, and they were male in an . any remarks he might make, ton subsequent occir,i,on.ent pm
inflannuatory way The rour.e s si,. sated 1 y t eo. nz
Mr. WALKER said he begged to propose all alma he
I he coneitlered ini • t• la • and uh
I .-
that
a'
- -I-
to the resolution. In doing co, he certainly felt that o.
ti; seconding the 12etiuwan t.'M Re" no
he'i"ea
in
I had the interests of the town and borough of Weymouth _
_mt .
rc e
certainly
obees.
'at heart. Although he had not been here • long time, ye tole'ibe
the
t e LT= said Sir John recommended them
d b the ro it
they would allow him to say, he had been conversant
themselves
work, an y p poet m they took upon
1 to
with tidal waters since the year IKI9. He was connecte.
.adept the recommendation of Sir John
with other Goode.
, with the first great dories at Newport, and wi
t
great works in other climes, of an an important character. Week= said he put It that Sir John Goode was
He had been connected with such works in his own re/Tensible for the acts of the men emoptoytul, 1•04113.3te
native town, he was a member of the committee there remitietheed they had carried out the week .
Mee= said he had always f-}. when that eminent engineer, Mr. I was called on to ca the Harbour. iv_ ,_, e•-• interest
make certain improi ements in the channel of their tidal I
e •sran Goode 's were based first
waters. And he stated boldly that he never met with an upon the possibility that they nitteehare to pour the
engineer who could decisively tree what the result of his !ewer melte liann,cel.nazei therefore they waited to get it as
engineering works would be on the tidal waters. Sir far
f d that the as pourable.. But Sir John, having
e Present drainage is likely to Jelin Goode might be an eminent engineeer, though some &Anna, now
questioned that-fa laugh)-yet there had been a failure asked them to ge kt an additional expense,
not at first emery which he did
in this matter-a fearful failure. He (Mr. Walker) knew . consider ne and proposed to have a weir
• • well, and he had stated in the public papers, before
ie.* constructed.
.. if this was to be carried out for the purpoe
that dam was commenced, that it was going to he a very
of driving Out the residuum left in the Harbour, it would
serious injury to the Harbour. He had s the effect of •
taw tem... they have scouring the Harbour. He supposed
would he liable to very heavy damages-to could open i to al
the mill, for theyt, low the water to flow out as
li
instance, and to the property on the foreshore. He said they liked; there mi . ~ tbe no neowoity during the
whole of ch
that every person having property on the foreshore had a
.e winter months to keep the Backwater
lawful claim for compensation for damage done to his pro- catered, anti during the night they could let
perty, for he had not free ingress and remit '
to and from it fl ow and keep the Backwater covered in the
his propeity as before. Were he one of these owning pro- summer days, an•l in fal the • would - •
ihave it always
control Th
petty above that dam, he should not hesitate to cut the under. e proopeot of the works leing carried
gates to pieces. That was done in his native town, a out had taken e great load of anxiety from hia shoulders,
county magistrate dad it He (Mr. Walker) was in favour It was also of immense importance to Sir John that the
o
of putting up those floodgates in that case, b works should ao
ecause a couTeeeand that be should not be ruined
• • .
he had property adjoining the place which was lap n Melt it is th
, ••uld be folly for e Buena to
to lie covered ; but they were told not to do so, think
Dar .
k for a moment of taking the remonsibility off Sir
as the Weymouth Local Board had been told in John's shoulder.. That Dam must be made to answer,
this case by the solicitor to Mr. Burden's representitives. must be made te be a success complete and entire, or else
Though they were told not to put up the floodgates they Sir John's reputation was gone. £lo,olle, or £15,0151, or
did so, the owner of property above was injured, and he f:2l/.000 was of no consequenee to Sir John Goode in com-
came with a party of men, cut the gates down, and let the prison with that reputation which he deurredly enjoyed,
water out. An action was brought, the Load Board em- and which he wiehed to leave untarnithed. This leans was
',toyed Sir John Coleridge, the county magistrate employed a trifle in comparoon with the mighty works which he
Sir John Kerslake' but the gates were never put up again, had been enabled to carry out, and would he not sink in
and the Local Beard failed, and tearfully failed. The reputation apd become the contempt of the whole of Eng.
Board here was similarly liable in this ease, and it was • land if this Dam wee not • success i If the Board decided
very heavy responsibility for their' to undertake, to meet that the works should be carried out, he should be sorry
all the claims for compensation for damages to property to me* ldir Jelin relieved of any realionethilitY. The resPon-
above that Dam. What was the great interest of the sibilitar was now on his shoulders, and upon his shoulders
inhabitants in this town? Was it not to render their let the responsibility rest, and they were not at all feared
watering-place one of the most desirable for visitors to of his making the Loam a success,
come to? Was it not the fact that they depended very The Mac= then put the amendment, and there voted
much upon the visitors? That proved that the find eel& for it Mr. Walker and Mr. Webb. Mr. Iloward had gone
mice of Weymouth was upon a very precarious thing; out.
they might have good seasons or bad ones. What was e Mr. Gueates said in endorsing the expressions of Mr.
next interest? Their port and harbour. Everything that Alderman Howard be should refrain from voting, because
could make that good and increase the trade, was of the tie believed that the question of silting the Harbour was
first interest to tradesmen and those who did business more important than the Dam.
here. Let them make that harbour as good as they could For the proposition all the other members voted, and it
-not for one moment throw any dißiculty in the way of was therefore carried.
business men who came here, carrying out their business Mr. Alderman Emelt said tho !natter would now need
operations, He contended from the first that the building but a few words frein hit... With regard to the eating of
of that Dam was a serious Injury inasmuch as it inter- the Harbour, he hilly agreed with the importance of its
feted with the business of gentlemen above, and shut out being preserved from being silted up. About 40 years ago.
for ever from the upper portion of the Backwater the when the Government had steam packets here, they wont
nosailiaity of the estal•liehment a any new business enter. down a commission to enquire into the state of the Hat-
prise there. Again, be contended that Sir John ('oode had lout, and Mr. Cubitt submitted plane fur its improvement.
shown himself to be incompetent in this matter. The Those plans were to extend the outer pier and build the
very fact of Sir John haying given these certificates, the Piletoier, for the purpose of creating a greater current in
lust of which he (Nlr. Walker) had read, showed that, our herbour. He was quite aware of the importance to
either he knew what the contractor had done, or had not our town to keep the harbour as tieep as they possibly
If lie del know, what did they think of his certificate? If could. At the same thee he felt it of paramount Union-
he did not know, what did they then think of it? Was asses to do all that promised the greater pr•••tetrity in
he a man they could trust, if he would give a certificate of bringing visitors here, ter they all depended upon visitors,
that kind, if they hnitel that • man had betrayed his and before this drainage was undertakee our town was its
trust, and yet Sir John Coode gave him a certificate and such a state that families upon Imitates were afraid to
allowed the Board to believe that the work was satisfac- come here, because of the sanitary colt I-item of the town.
torily done f Now he virtually turned round and tried to Wherever he hail met with Englieli temple, at house or
throw the responsibility tin other shoulders. Here was abroad, and they spoke of Weyrueutii, that's whose they
lit. Ihhateley Eliot, here was the contractor. But the said. He maintained that a Food et:rots in Weymouth
Board had nothing to do with Mr. Whately Eliot or the brought advantages of the highest degree to all dames
contractor--Sir John Coode was the man, and the only from the highest tradesmen to the lowest lalourer in the
man, upon whom the responsibility fell, and Mr contended town, every one partakes when there is a good oosson, and
that the Penni ought to claim from Sir John Goods every one suffer,' when the season i. bad. As sine of the
damages, exemplary damages, for the injury he had tlone oldest inhabitants, ml having been so longeonnected with
in erecting such a dam, and leaving it in such • state. Mr. the Town Counsel, he had bees runtimes for drainsee for
Walker then moved that- the last 4) years. but he believed tie ohoul•I never have
.. Where's all the contracts for the drainage of the borough had that drainage had it not been for the fearful epidemic
have been completed, and Sir Jobn Coodu has riven °unite that attacked us, It would be a met suicidal
rates stating that the work has been done to his entire sails- act to step the works, or prevent their hieing
faction. Aud also that the dam across the Backwater is completed ; the reeponsiiiility mint rest entirely
conopleted to his entire mtisfaction, entilitates to that effect upon Sir John Coed,' whether they answered or not.
hit.in,,, been given, Juni the contractors both for the drainage he remembered when they nen: living maxi • 1•45.1 of
and the dam having been paid and discharged. It is therefore dirt from one end to the °tiler. Even in his own house
rosolved —That Sir John Goode be Immediately discharged, and there used to lie a cess-pool in the middle of the house,
that las remit be cailel for and paid. alter deducting the and if it had not been for this drainage they would have
enmuet nes-es...we to Pea for Meets in the d.u, ..hich deeds had diseases anomie them. All that hal now been altered.
Sir John has acknowledged, and winch work he had PivriattalY the etas. pools had leen cleansed anti doe away, and be
dalared was sinsfactorily done.'
had no doubt the drainme liati been carried out to the
Mr. Went' in rising to second the resolution, quite satisfaction f II 1 • ti" Ile had given his hearty
agreed with all Mr. Walker had rid. He did not see that eiill
Sir John should shift the Manse on other shoulders. cousie.rt and health of Wet mouth, and be to its advautage
When Sir John laid upon the table that plans it was in time greatest degree. They bad beard a great deal
examined by Mr. Robert Bennett, who otated that if the bout el-shin, • Id (all heavily,'t .d,
re expeoce, sell i was sai
data were built according to the plan of Sir John Coode a
r man the ratepayen., lie wished t.• motel the ratepayers
it would never stand. He therefore with pleasure seconded the amendment asmuch as possiblelout eats'he ea around that table them
Mr. G. ELIOT rose to support the resolution of Mr. who paid the heaviest rates, who supported
gentlemen u . tee,'
this plan. What was their °hied I Led anyone for •
Miens and Mr. Thomas. Mn. Walker hal given them a moment sunlit.e that they %weld williugly pay ouch
little of his history; but be had stated how long he had heavy rates mil time;' fully believed the an- would be
been in the town, anti therefore he !night not be eon. fur their ad - LAT.% • ..I' that of the town general'. Mr.
versant with tht state of the town before these sanitary ma.' • 1 "u: -` - 4'"
ment,, ohowing that afteraiying fur
measures were forced upon it. Public opinion Wall then weet pruoucte. a gate 1 I s
John
tousle,
an i
a_
moot strongly in favour of • drainage scheme, and as Mr. all the extra work a prt•peet w. or
he
ar:aa U.
other expenses, the increseel rate will. . about • Walker had been II member of • Town Counefl before
coming here he must know that nothing was more tickle ar. The Local Board hat paid off .Al elle of the loan
• ' burrowed two years since, eto there will he really so
than public opinion. If public opinion was strongly
•
&averse to this scheme now, public topinion Was th Increase in the rate next year -(apphouse.
ree Mr. WALK eil D.keiL Did that iiichitle the other lament...l
years ago, very otrongly in favour of it, for thew gentle-
men who were retainued to the Council were returned atreferred to other Mr. Itoimee eottl Mr. Walker had. , .
the head of Um poll, becalm. they Were pledged to lawsuits. lithe) hail to met evil, he hoped they ...o.lld
out some sanitary scheme for the improv ent of the meet it as men, and %seekd only set ..ue •lijecettl fere
town. Before Sir John Coodera scheme was carried
out. them-the welfare of this town. Let them re that alone
the Backwater was in such a state that it was ruining our all other objecta, and screen and protect the
:ratepayers
town. Public opinion then demanded that the Backwater from any who might serene to invade their pockets,
ort
should be sealed up fer ever, that they should get rid by ewshweetheeemetthe UT
t of
lewsuoieje "drat 'ililie af.tuu„llit; el,
.....e
covering the Backwater of the mud that could never be theseo.--0-r-ege--I--ewea- 11"W°
fn Si ~weLere "'„e'r ._".'ll.
aught hut offensive to the town. Another demand was individual,,,-;.4"---- matters
" ihmg
'Yta 'a. 'Pr"' '
that • proper and systematic scheme of drainage should
and
i'llardiug
epu ic in res
• t them fully said courageously, and with
be earned out They called In their architect, and the •• their own, wee
with which they would manage
gave him • general idea of what they wonted, as an 3' that degree of discretion
would who wanted to build a bowie. They did not bind One their own affaire-4e°llauw). d llb M J TALSOV, and secont.e.. by r. J.
him down to every detail; hut they gave hini a 'eoi it wee Peelewed by
r•
Idea of what they wanted. They wanted that iarcitace- H. LbetaNital, that Sir John Coede he inotructed to
water should be waled up and a k- meagre plans and specifications for carrying the 'mummer
• . Pro Per eTateinatic plan
of drainage. With regard to Sir John cooj contained in his retort now made.
e, they went , - • I should like to add-at his own expenses
Mr. It Atkins .to no inferior man, to no second or third rate n • lan , they btu/. went to the man, who above all others, ought to he nit did not think anything were &dmg
entrusted with the work. Not only was he one of e lt4ilialinterfere uk
ag
ther
t . tint
first engineers of the day' but he was the first the
today would wit any legal rammtell•ili j,e
maritime works, and he had experience such as to would rest upon any one', spoulders. Ile declared th
man had. He knew better than anyone elseeeth
neo other reedotitm earnedamanimose y.
of the tides in Weymouth, for be had effect yr. BALKER: Not unanimously, sir.
every tide The HAVoll : There has been no counter resolution,
here and knew it better than anyone elee-omage it lo la
• • mar. .:ALKER said the roposition had not I ti tto
was said they had • resolution pared by a public meeting the meeting. When it 'Was he should raisea‘hisi'lland
They were bound to pay respect to • large puler tie' ' It.
air.
and he especially endorsed the ' a against
with regard to the chairman of of Mr. Bolen, It wee stated that there was no necessity to put the
meeting. He had as there was no amendment.
vary great pleasure in knowing Mr. Outten, l the very highest respect for him and lie ha sar. em Ate= • I wish to have my objection entered
f but be had told Me Mr. T . •'
Gasken that he considered it would he • • me "ea" ' Mr. It alker QUI enter his protest; he
part
of title Board to pus. such.
~.4.4ranity on
it not interfere with the dicta of the chair.
might be strong language,* but he mall,. felt strongly tro" 1,-th . see WALKER : I did not interfere with the dicta of the
it would be like cutting their own throats; te-Wl et, a. ; I simply stated what my right ma-to object.
prejudiced ao thee. thawed.. mr..w • t would a° mr. Alderman Eta= said he had known Sir John Coeds
the state of our Harbour, to ma alker had referred..tl from boyhood and • more honourable and honest man
waters, and the closing up of
connected with tidal m m
old not exist. If Sir John saw he had permitted y tidal waters. Mr
opinion was no doubt very good .em when he .ked _ Walker's error or any imperfection, he would be the first to repairas
to take his opinion before that el Sir John Goode- Lawn it He (Mr. Eliot) felt a thorough conviction Of Sir John's
Mr. WiLlitin: No, ability to carry out the plans.
Mr. iILIOT continued trot tier was g matter which had
Sir- John Coode's special striation, aild he was the
engineer above ell other who was applied to buthe
Board of Trade as tq the effec upon the harbour of Wey-
mouth. Therefore he took it t if • man Of such high
standing with the Board of 'T= that ihe Board of Trade
could trust him, surely the Board could trust him
in connection with such a matter as our Harbour-
(applause). It was of high -e- importance that nothing
should be done to injure the Harbour' but it was even of
greater importance that we should have • healthy town-
(applause). With regard to affecting the reputation of •
young man no man who heard the remarks of Sir John
Goode would gather that he had the sledded idea of
shifting the resposibility to the shoulder, of a you
man-the speaker's own brother. If such was the con-
clusion any one had arrived at., let him assure him
that
no one would be further from harbouring such a .1---
in his heart -es shifting the responsibility (ruin seees' ht
his own
shoulders to that of a young man-aa Sir John Goo4o,
Mr. HOWARD had been extremely plumed to hear this
•litenosion on such a question as the Dans
There was no one there but was pleased tea question.
t his fell
townsmen hail thought it so ionponant am to hold ow.
meeting o nsuch a questionAntl they ought to a Pu
my th blie
respect to such a meeting. At the same time ettreateet
menion there wao eornetitnes e ' with
Public
xotement, and it behoved them to well ponder the argument& As to the drainage
years before Sir John Goode was called in, -r- - Howard) had been a supporter of the town being he
'Mr.
drained. In England when people wereg Properly
together as they are now, drainagewas
not crowded
as now, when towns are formed on the not that noceeity
but now it became an absolute n e miltrgins of rivers.. -
always been a drainage man. He tatted ~,,,,,Y'ind has a,.tl
11010 c objection to some of the detail --
--wees we "ww
he spoke fearlessly in saying that thee( the scheme'. but
great success. That he should like "wage had ".'n awe ought to uphold our town whente go far and wide, for
The present drainage had been • grualresueece,wid jUltinti.dere &I
And he must congratulate the town eO----- 5„,,„„5h,„.-"si--- -,„;-,
inotead of being called upon to e --- -"-"'" ""--
Which had been done in so tom,
ud 1.20,00 U or igehtlia,
great deal of heart burning end 1
me l' and had tweed •
the various schemes, which had eweP eaaaa'Aiew4 hecseee of
with success, here we had • °tatter all been attended
entirely succeeded Just hike
such a place as Brighton, for ' • .LY.50,1.1UU had been spent, ill inetaire, where elates* to
a large sewer seven mt
eCatruPortion of it in carrying
they lead to build a uumber of out
tk
to
we'
and pow
promenade to carry off the funnel' along their
gas. H damaging such •
thing must be tea town like that ow
fearful! Here we o ' it would be something
ought to condatulate ourselves uPaa
carrying out our ellen as we have done. As to &gentleman
whose name haft ----••...
brought p here, h 'd fearlessly
that Mr. Whateley *hot brought °-
to bear • great teal of
euergy inel perseverance au. -
I dug,' le ed hark".' an ••unt of
knowlalge as to the tl .. Y u '
raluage, especially for a emotional
a, short a time committed with Sir John Geode- There was not a single question which he did not ans.. er, and it
was wonderful to Mid such a thorough knowledge in SO
Y MI4: a man --(applause.) Au to the resolution and
amendment, it woul.l lie most injudieimo to pas either
olte er the other. The dun was Put acne' the lieek• water for two pnte
urs -to Ler •
, "'".`
p the Back water
thoreugly covered, and to not, it. it "*". f.". the purpose of a sewer. Ile hoped ernl trusted it would never
lie required for the latter 'nirvana t'
Es. at en eilreeef of
t
eltill or zrom a year, he would hold up his hand ford, I i
were a quedien of health to te'eynsouth and an h one.t
expenditure; ltut the present plaitwas such a sneered
that he believed the dam would never be seeded for the
,conveyance of a sewer. So It stood for time purpose of
Ksepum the Backwater cured- The MOIR UnpOrlant

rerluV?p,

milit-

chTy '

LOADING Snug —A new gang-tree has been sent by the
railway eamipany to Portland station, sod will be axed 10 the
"ding dePiltat Castletown.
Tug law IlirLE.—A party of the 101nd have
lanictised with the new Martini-Henry rifles at the Bast
wo_sir range, and have made some remarkably good scores.
MU:HRH VALLINO egos A ROCINDAMIT.—On Friday
one of the 101nd regiment was riding at the steam round-
4bout at the Fair, fell, and broke some ribs. Ins com-
rades took him on a stretcher to the Military Hospital.
Soktaieit FALLING OVER A BANK .—A P'wsilier on Saturday
night fell down the bank at the bottom of Mallanis. and
was much cut about the head. Ile Weil to walk to
quarters, but could not, and had to be carried.
Tug LATE BOARD Futt-no•.---Tbe "Vigilance." or
" New School' party are anxiously expecting the arrival
of the quo warrant°, to test the return of certain member'
to the Local lioard at the last eleetion. It is fully
believed that the writ will be down this week, and then
we may expect a stir.
Buns CHRISTIAN MISSION& —Sermons in aid of theta
missions were preached on Sunday week in the Heiden
Well Chapel, by the Rev. J. Luke, of Crewkerne. OA
Monday, • public meeting was held, and addreseed by the
Revs. J. Luke, J. Hicks. and F., Maslen, and by Cant
Thomson, 102nd Fusiliers, Ac.
l•lx. or • riAILHR.—On Monday last m a young an Ithollt
IS, fell from the side of one of ILAL Slaps into a boat
about ro below, Ile was taken O,WA found insensible,
that he was at first supposed tots. dead ; but afterwar4
he was attended by a medical gentleman, and it was dis-
covered he had bruised himself much, and broken an arm.
Tint FAIR Al we anticipated, the fair w. • good one. Mr.
cruirke's reositort vale war well suseked, the axle of hones
was ; but all the &hoop were sold. Other ortielesd.
of at fair recce. The pleasure (Air was as lively as
Instal. and nuts' dirty as Met yuar The polioe kept good
order, but some sharpers were taken up for pocket.,
picking.
MAN'S 1./11Mo, AND WRIST BROKEN. —On Monday after-
noon, at the Company's Sew Mills, a young noon named
James Lane was raising • piece of stone. He wan on a
traveller, but fell down and Mit. below pitched on thii
edge of some rough slabs. Having been taken home to
CliesiL and examined by Dr. McLean, who found tho 4
bath thigb,. were broken, and a wrist, hoc had a deft
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mmandnaz,badi,loswAtTmluaciht IA A.Lood.wAy._Likrnheirthea:
.... time 'so fallma with two travellers. He Ito a will
and War
or fathom, truck loads of railway metals have arrived foy
the new riderwy, and are at present choking a siding at
the 5t,„,.. we hear that the Stone Merchants' Railway
Company will not allow the new railway Company to pal
a I,eidge maws, their lino unlearn they give • guarantee
that no stone ahall come (rota the Breakwater over the
now line. As this would lie about equal to uneopoly, the
will not give the guarantee, and an Act of
Rriuttueot is, so they say, to be applied for. Meanwhile
the works go on, on either side of the proposed bridge.