The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-10-26 00:00:00

DORSET QUARTER SESSIONS.

The Dorset Michaelmas Sessions opened at the
Starch&ll on Tuesday last, J. Moyer, Esq., M.P.,
Deputy-Chairman, presiding in the absence of the
Chairman, Lord Portman. The other magistrates
present were :
Earl of Shaftesbury, E.G.
Earl of Eldon
Lord Digby
Lord Ashley
Earl of Ikhester
Lord Wolverton
Hon. W. H. B. Portman,
M.P.

Mr. W. R. Fryer
1 Mr. H. C. Good Jon
Mr. J. P. T. Gundry
'Mr. C. B. Glyn
Mr. T. B. Hanham
Mr. J. W. B. Hawker

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Colonel Sherlock Henning,
C. B.
Mr. S. L. Howard
General Powlett.Lane
Mr. G. P. Maneel
Mr. H. N. Middleton
Mr. A. Martin
Mr. C. J. Parke
Mr. E. W. B. Portman
Mr. C. E. Parke
Bar. C. W. Bingham
Mr. H. H. Palairet
Mr. M. Rodgett
Colonel R. 0. F. Steward
Mr. W. J. Smith
Mr. A. F. B. Sheridan
Mr. R. Thornton
Mr. G. Worry
Mr. R. Williams, jun.
Mr. H. J. Yeatmao

Hon. E. IL I'. Wry,
M.P.
Mr. R. FL Bingham
Mr. H. B. Bower
Mr. W. E. Brymer, M.P.
Mr. C. H. Bond
Mr. J. Batten
Mr. J. Mount Batten
Mr. W. A. Banks.
Mr. W. M. Cali:raft
Mr. J. A. I>igby
Mr. R. H. Eliot
Mr. W. H. EVIAN
Mr. G. E. Eliot
Mr. 3.3. Farquharson
Mr. A. B. roeter
Mr. J. W. I'. Fyler
Mr. E. G. Farquhanon
Mr. G. W. Floyer
Rev. C. J. Glyn

The CIIAIRMAII said he was sorry to inform the Court
that Lord Pm tman wadi unable to be present that day.
His Imdship was suffering from a continuance of the
complaint which affected him during the course of last
summer. His lordship, he trusted, WM getting better,
thougi gradually, and In his absence it was his duty to
take the chair.
THE PRISON.

Mr. 11. B. Mannino* presented the repoit of the
Yield's Committee, relative to the Home Office letter
of the Miit May, a. to the prison officers' pensions.
The Committee recommended that the Court should
communicate with the Home Office, and represent to
them the difficulties wlikh they saw in carrying it out.
It was agreed that th« Clerk of the Peace should
write to the Home Office in accordance with the
suggestions of the Committee, and that Mr. Middleton
he requested to approve of the letter previous to its
being forwarded to the Home Office.

Mr. H. B. Mini:damn moved that a recommenda-
tion to increase Jesse Phelp's pensiou to two-thirds of
his salary and emoluments, beim; the rate of pension
awarded to the other officers of the prison, be for-
ward. i to the Secretary of State.
A letter b*l been received from the Prison Depart-
ment of the Home Office stating that an annual
pension had been awarded to Mr. George Riggs
Bawler, late Deputy-Governor of Dorchester Prison,
amounting to £lO4 13s. 41.
Some discurdon ensued, and it was the general
opinion of the Court that it was unjust to charge this
sum on the county.
The CH•uut•N stated there WM at present • 0494
being about to be trio Ito the county of Middlesex, in
which the county authorities were protesting against
the charge. The noble Chairman had suggested to
him that the pension should be granted pending the
result of the Middlesex case' when they could adopt
what measures they thought fit.
Canon Baxagair did not think they were bound to
make an order at all. They most submit to the order.
If they were bound to pay it, then pay it. It seemed
to him one of the roost truel cases upon the county he
could conceive. _

It was ultimately agreed that the County Treasurer
be ordered to pay the rum, with the protest that they
doubted their liability.

A lIIIITALL

The next matter on the agenda paw was the con-
sideration of another letter from the Prison Depart-
ment of the Home Offioe, stating that • gratuity had
been awarded to Ellen Dodwell Summers, late
aseistant-warder of Dorchester Prison, amounting to
£39 14.. 2d., of which £27 6e, was payable by the
county.
?dr, H. B. MrDrazrom explained this was • mistake,
and the authorities had been ootemunicateld with on
the subject. This female warder had
the service of the county at all. (Laughter ) there
was no liability on the part of the county, and he
believed the county of Somerset would have the
malefaction of paying. (Laughter.)