The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-03-17 00:00:00

BRIDPORT.

Tomm.—The market house and fair tolls for the
issuing year were let by auction to Mr. W. Morey,
Pm., auctioneer, last Wednesday, for tlfe. Lest yea:
Mr. Woodward, auctioneer, gave £l9O for thins. Oa
the MUG day the butcher's stall in the rrarket•house,
formerly occupied by the late Mr. Gains NUM, was
let by the Town Council to Mr. Mettler, of Broad-
windeor, on a lease for his life, for £32 121 s. 6d.
B•Lwar Am.—This place, a hamlet in the perish of
Netherbury, and, I premise, the ancient manor of Ash*,
I. not mentioned, as far as I can discover, in the former
editions of Hutchina's Dorset, and only briefly referred
to in the third edition now in course of publication, as
a spot on which the Rev. W. J. Brookland, • former
visas, with the aseistaecie of the parishioners, erected In
1833 a room or chapel licensed for Divine service. As
reepeete it. name, I think it probable that it may be
derived from • family of yeomen formerly resident in
this neighbourhood; for in the adjoining perish of
Whiteburch Carionicoram, John Selway is recorded as
the intruding minister between the year 1643 and 1661:
—O. W. Weizman, in Nap and Orieriea

LOCAL BOAR,/ Olr HIALTIL—TI2-• quarterly meeting
of this Board took plies in the Town.hall, on Tuesday
finning. the Mayor in the chair; there were also present
Masan. Jefford, Edmunds. Stembridge, Beach, Collo:,
B. Tucker, and H. H. Cox. The Surveyor's report was
read, and la if the pm•Ue• of the road leading from Bast
Mill towards Cook's Hill, for whish the Local Board see
liable for £2 was stated to have bees put is a proper slat*
of repair. A district rote of 6d. in the S was made for the,
ensuing aix mouths There were only elli arrears of last
rate to be collected of which the Old Brewery Company
hats to pay 12, whisk Mr. Pries, the onsial liquidator,
heed promised to send down immediately. Bills amount.
beg fo Cal ifs. 3d. were ordered to be paid. Th•
feeders for watering the streets for the essitingkß
were opened ; they were : Mr. Lake Gill, of
Cross, Loden, £lOO ; Mr. Jobs Cooper, Chard's
• , George Biddleoombs, Bymondabary, ffpd.
The sum paid last year was M. Mr. H. N. Cox and
Mr. Stembridge proposed and seconded that 11r.
Cooper's contract be accepted, as be was the only towns-
man who had offered, and his tender was only es above
the lowest, and it yea carried unanimously.

A 811INDLIII AT BBIDTORT.—A vs ez,.i
or.tunrt •on phos
swindler was brought up before J. Yr Req., on
Thursday. He gave his name es Henry Ron., and
said that he was a bookbinder from Torquay. It aeons
that on the previous beturday. about and-day, be sand
at its bones of Mr. Samuel Lasenbury, and asked for
lodgings, representing himself as a Lad surveyor under
Government. He said be had just come from Yeovil,
where be had been seeming for the last three months,
and that his stay at Bridport would be fee • draw
period. His luggage and surveying apparatus, he askls-
- arrive on Monday. He offered to give les, lb
week for board and lodging. these terms were aseepted.
and the man forthwith installed himself in the house.
Commencing with tea, he made • solid meal by the
addition of heOsteaks; for supper be had bread and
cheese; nest morning, beefstsak, were mein provided
foe him, and at dinner had, he hoisted off pet bee 4
with vegetables and the usual sousemiliasne ; on tea be
was contented with the usual fare, but for newer, hie
win "did justice to Yr. Lassabsry's beef. Having
tfies enjoyed himself with the creature eotatorts sp
well provided for him, be soolly borrowed is. 641. from
big landlord, and went oat, saying be should be bask in
an hour. When be left, Yr. Leasebury could DOA avoid
the suspicion that he had been 'dose," so be followed
Mr. Roberts, tracidng him to the Market House Ins,
where he was comfortably "sunning" himself. Mr.
Lasenbury got bask from him 3e. 34., the rest was
spent I The fellow then went back with his dupe to the
hone, where be said he would "settle up." It turned
out, however, that be bad nothing to settle with. Then
he offered his coat, but wanted an old one in the room
of It. Hr. Lasenbury, however, was in no mood for
temporising, and went for the polies, and at 10 p.m. on
'3unday evening the interesting gentleman was removed
from the parlour of an inn, to one of the sells at the
polite station. Be had told prosecutor be should want
three mac to help him in his surveying, and he arreellY
engaged Insesbary's mos and two other men for that
purpose_ at is. a day. They were to commence on the
Beitjeant Levinger found that prisoner had
no luggage at Yeovil, and that he had not been sarvey-
in( these, and Roberts admitted to bins on Tuesday
that he was not • land surveyor or employed by Govern.
Meet, bat said he had left bane en the previous
Monday, and was "working his way" to Bristol.—
Prisoner now said be could not be shagged with ohne.
int good, by tales prowess., and laid bis "Ml* bill*
could not have amounted to 6n in that short tint*, and
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