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

POOLE.

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TIM SIMIK% iLTI.--The Sheriff for the County and
Borough of Poole, Mr. E. I'. Phi!pot, ha. appointed Mr.
Reginald Aldridge, solieitor, Poole, bin Theler!Sherriff.
Tfie EARL or :Warn Sheer and the Hon. E. Able)',
M.P., were entertained at dinner on Thusrday by Mr.
Ahlerinan Rogers. The Mayor (Mr. M. Kifenwttelelf) and
the Rev. J. A. Lawson were also guest, on the urea •
Tar. New ROAD to ffreirerg-In reply to the memorial
of the Tux n Council asking their sanction to appropriate
certain moneys in nuiking a new entrance to the Highs
street, the Lords of the Treasury have signified their
approval 14 such appmpriatiou.
Fouxti lieu,. --On Saturday an ingne4 was 10.1.1 at the
Town-hall hy Mr. O. li. Ahlridee, coroner, on the body of
John Humphries, of Bowling Green Alley. It appeared
that on Friday about two o'clock the mother return.l
from hawking, and being the worse for drink went to
taking the chill with her. About five o'clock she was
awoke by a neighbour homed Ellen Clarke, awl later in
the evening, between *even and eight o'clock on going to
the child belied it dead. It had always suffered from
wind end would turn black in the face if not attended to
quickly. The mother had only been confined • fortnight.
There wan nothing in the evidence to show under what
eireunistamms the deceased died, the mother bring too
intsixicatol to give • commuted account of the eircum-
staneasx The Jury, of which Mr. J. W Buckley was
foreman, returned it verdict of "Found Dead," censoring
the mother for her neglect.
OTSTURS I'tow POOLE HARBOUR.- Mr. Penny, of Poole,
writes non -" I send you per rail to-day three dozen
oysters :Inaba:a in Poole harbour, on a aaudy shore. I
believe these to be the result of the spat of the oysters
laid down here moue years since (a long time ago) five or
six, I think, by an oyster farm or fishery . pony. The
sleds were relinquished, but ever since we hove had an
'lncreased supply of oysters in the harbour. I shoubl like
to know your opinion of them as to flavour and also pro-
bable age, although I do not think that anyone can tell
exactly the age of an oyster, do you? For two or three
winters after the oyster company gave up their beds, our
mayors-who are the admirals of the port and bear a
sil,em oar in their custody'forhade the dredging of
oysters, and they txmeequently increased rapidly in the
harbour. For two winters pest licences were iasued for
drolging. This year-I believe for political reasons-no
! licences will be issued, or any restrictions placed on d rellg-
ing consequently the beds will be thoroughly dredge:l and
re-:lredged as long as one oyster can be dredged up at a
haul. Our fishermen are too important a body of Inell
under the Ballot Act to he interfered with.' These
oysters present the usual handsome appearance of Dmle
natives, Tim shell is widely expanded, and preeents other
features which I find in no other oysters but these. They
are somewhat like the Scotch tallies, only not 110 thin.
There was a great deal of rims upon them, and also a
number of crow oysters. As usual, I had great difficulty
in tasting these oysters, for if oysters arrive when I am
got at home, they are,immedialely neized and confiscated
by the domestic douane, and when I come home there are
nothing but shells. From specimen,: preserved by Ur.
Searle, j find that they average one-ninth part boat; •
good native will average one fourth. The average age, as
Indicated by the shell, is four and a-half to five years.
Dredging will lo no harm whatever, provided the young
one,, are put back to grow and fatten. I am ronvinmsl
that if Poole Ilarlmur was properly and xeientifically
cultivated, the increase of oysters for the fishermen and
the public would to very great.-- F. BCCRLARD, in Lead
and Wed,.

Perri Seemovn, Thereday.• - Betore the Mayor(lle. Y. Kemp-
Welch, Mast., J S F T. Itogers, W l'eaere, T.
Saunders, C. J Stone, and 11. 11. E1114._

Join, L4by. an anpnnitiee to Mr. F. Sharp. WM rein
owned for refuaing to work on Timidity. -Mr Aldridge appannal
for defendant Ale was onlerod lii my owls.
Elizabeth waa summoned for using abusive and
defamatory language towards Maria Kent, .1 Skinner-street, on
Monday.- The row anse through defendant a.ttlAint lug 11111
Wildman, the aHe of he show torig,rietitr, that her busload had
gone Into Ilia Rout's house, which was watched for ajar time
li, convince Mrs w Hahn:us,- Mr Wildman said he aNs not in
the town un Mislay. If Mrs Kent hadn't summoned Fist he
should luau done so. Defendant's husband, he was sorry to
struck her ,iwing Is, the affair. -The Deitch advind
dant to express her regret for the mistale she had made, wlujg
was done sod the case dibitliMol.
air /Mel wan annuni,med lir keeping More then the
alihidattel quantity of netnilemu ant bensoline on Mn premiss,'
In Ketidall's,alley, on the silt of November. The premix.*
were Heenseal for 4U gallons whereas defendant haul mond 108
callous. —3lr Pickinson stated that ileltialatit hail neglected for
sonie eotnederabie time past tin tal..e .nl4 his lieense, awl it
would be a tualter for tral,a,:tration whether the Lk:ennuis'
Committee should not de;trive him of his liemse altogether. -
Sularinteibilen4 Ilunt Mittel that there were three casks on
the premises.—Mr Inekinson 'aid the IsAtalty was 42J a day
for seeping more than the lieeawd ituantity, lbsfeialsatt was
oniered to ray e 'Olin, and to forfeit the class quantlty.—The
One WM reedit...J.

Ib.ra, Sr being ,Uunl n tlis nth ins t., was fined 4,
and :kis snots. —lliis was his third of:cm,:

.10 thud 40$ Li! ious for selihig
oathig iiquors during prAiliitc.l hours no Saturday last
jok. Ili:liar old ryStrmi vie: were lined Israeli and outs
or being upon tin: ipitnnrci