The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-12-17 00:00:00


Dorsttsbire.

DORCHICSTER.—P4WT OITTIC6 BAVIXOII BANK' I
—On Monday the 9th inst., an opening was novle
in Dorchester. tiums of ls. and upwanta are
received, but we cannot recommend the public to
patruniati a bank in our county town which only
oilers '24 per cent, interest, a hile the well kuou it
Dorehe.ter timings Bank allows 3 per cent.. The
l'oet Office Savings Bank appears to us to be
nothing mote or lc," than a dodge on the part of the
Covernment to obtain money at a kw rate ol
interest.

CO4)PERATIV6 Soeirrv.—On Saturday the 6th
inst., a deputAtion from Yeovil visited the Co.
operative Society stores at Dorchester with the
stew of being initiated into the modus Opel (mai (4
conducting the society's business. The prelimin-
aries are SO far complete for the establishment of a
similar provident society in Yeovil that the
iromoters are now only waiting for the sanction
Ttd Pratt to eoinmenoe operations.
, aMITUFIELD CATTLI Show.—This annual exhibition
of animate was opened to tilt public on Tuesday last.
number of entries is not quite so large as on some
omasinne, but the quality of the 'Millais
exhibited will bear favourable comparinen with any
former year. We are pleased to find that our own
neighbourhood in well represented, and that sever.' of
the prizes will find their way into Dorsetabire and the
adjoining counties. Henry Hine Ball, of Hankiidge
farm, Taunton, and Thomaa Fouracre, of Denton,
exhibited splendid oxen which the judges highly com-
mended. The former was larger than any of the prise
takers in that class. C: Hembro, Esq., of Milton A blwi,
obtained the first prize of Devon heifern not exceeding
4 years old, and Lord Portman received the silver media
of the Society, as the breeder. The second prize in
the same close was taken by John K. Farthing, of
Bridgwater, and the 3rd prize by Henry Hine flail, of
West Monekton, Tannten. Mr. Edward Pope, of Great
Toiler, Maiden Newton, obtained the trd prize for
Devon COW, above 4 years. Ti, first prize for short
woolled wethern between 22 and 34 months old was
obtained by J. J. Farquharson, Eaq., of Langton
/louse. Blandford. In the pig department
11r. John Coate, of Hanumoon, Itlandford, was
eminently auccesnful. Ille obtaiued the first prize and
silver medal, as the exhibitor of the best pig of between
12 luta 18 nioutbs old. The animal was of the improved
Dorset breed, and was admitted by the judges to be just
the pig for ditches of bacon, and • capital specimen of
what such an animal should be. Mr. Coate also
exhibited another pig, which we. highly commended.
Mr. Baker, of Purewell house, Christchurch, obtained
the 3nl prize for • pig of the pure Hampshire breed,
under 12 months old-. Mr. Coate also obtained the gold
medal for the best pen of pigs in any of the chosen. It
would then fore appear that in the opinion of tbe
the improved Dorset is about the best kind of
pig a man could keep.

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1111 the matter admitted of no delay, unless the reply to cuarged wide being drunk and ircamble in Nl:adult-
this letter by the Board was vattefactory, immediate street. Alderman Proviso said he was Yell, glad
eteps would be taken to bring the came under the proper tolled defendant hail not visited the Court much
authorities in Lonolou.-Mr. Devenish said anything lately, and he was very sorry to see him brought
they did would he only to put off the evil day • they there now, lie would be lineal i's. for being drunk
would have to carry out the provision* of the Board of
snot :lc coets, and allowed a week to pay it in.
ealth Ace-The other letter received was signed
I'ORTI.AND.-NIII F.WO.
:AkTI.oUS ...P's -On HFri-
Currie and Williaius, Lincoln'elion-Fields, London."
It set forth that the application of the Local Boanl to day evening. twofishingboats,
epee of belting.
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left the Chiswell •eove for the pu
the trustee* of the Johnstone estate hail been brought
They had not long departed before a gale of wind,
before the Master of the Rolls, allli that frum careful
The first meeting of the Town Gomel since the exanoinetion, it had been escertained that the etagnant blousing from the S.S.W. sprung up, aml quickly
aloe:Men of the present Mayor was held on Thursday water, consisted chiefly of rain eater (ruin the public caused a heavy sm. The boats returned at one
last. The fidlowing members were pr ' tit :-The roada, and partly from the eewage water which souse- o'clock in the morning, but found the sea an high
times overflows from the Crescent-street main drain, and the night so dark, that A 'anthill.: Could hot
Mayor; A Isiermen A yli ng, Bower, Prowess,
Dovenish, and Welsford ; Councillors \V. Thomas,le.iv'eiclhtlrdt atl'en constructed
iusus oitib.i the Beene at such A, be attetnptcd, neither could they succeed in getting
, rum,
di..l
arg,,iai
frocer .. • • tide, the contents were i out of the I,y.
Howland Thomas, Drew, Hibbs, Frane 111 A grating up the end of the road i • Their lives were its great jeu.
Roberts, Thompson, Howard, Besant, Henry behind''r'Waterlou Buildings, upon the hood in ue•tion 41 , partly, and they could he heard canine for mons-
Leveitish, hlilledge, Alaunders, and Aylem instead of iuto the Kock water, where it was intended to'
IlliNT OS BILLs.-The first businees after the he cin tiecl• The trustees
I, ',Muted out to the Board, i u"aY
ti tant:o that could not he given. At length Capte
l'aT
succeeded in getting the Eagle, the revenue
reading of the minute. Wall to take into consideration ! that the only way to remedy the nuimonce, was to carry cruiser, but the vessel did not arrive ni • • until ilaylield.
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whet hills al 10l he paid. The Mayor mid the corn' i out the provision* of the Act, meter which it was The gale by this tune, heal:eye, had somewhat
mitteet Ilml met two sir three times, The pile pier • imperative en the Hoard, without delay, to construct a elated, and the lharoly Portlanolers suecesaltal in
Committee reeo iiiii 'ended the payment of Mr. Tucker's proper eyatem of public sewers, for the effectual , effecting a landing, after being fur eight hours in
bill, whirls was se iiiii •y paid by him for adeerthoemenhe I draining the whole pall of that district, were the I an exceedingly perilous mmition.
Thie would leave 1;210 balance on the Pile Pier fond, 1 etagniont water lodged, and from whence it dewed, cum- Ton 01:riimili tiN (WU Fiat.- Preparatitone for
and the comusittee tee" 11111 l ceded that that stun should , prising both eides of the public roads, Inoue the Union
e of an unprecedented 'Pa.:entitle, are now going
go towenla paying off the e 250 claimed by Mr. , Anna, and including Willington•terrace, and St. duettist we
Williams for interest, lie did not think it Instal; 1 Paremelle, and until HIM work was done, to came the I on. in our arsenals aunt dockyards. The past week
Ihi I f .• I .i.. itv, in tatting out
is wen one o tutu Us in. 1,,
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While to enter into the lineation as to the desirability of i drain running through the t elm' vative Envied,' Land ,
Ansonia material of war for Camila,
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tither halls, AS US.), trout.' kph' have Li go I Smiety'e land to be reememal. The let,er went ono to i "'lds Bud • • -
and the North American coast, in the event vf loos-
Wore the nommitto,e.-Cooptaiti Prow.° sup .al the I atsta that the villas erected on the John done estate in
summit taken at the Pale Pier gates was new very front a Welliegtmeterrete, itadipule, could not be Wahl' breaking out. comeoptent on the recent
smell. -The Mayor said it was.-P•Ptein reverse sup- 1 PmPerly drained, in consequelice of there Icing no 1 outrage 'ii our lag, by Captain Wtlks, of the S'lll
posed that Mr. William, had appliesl for this money?- shaismee as requinel by the Act, antl thet as the limiter Jacinto. The emelt, of the deepotch forwarded by
'he 3liteor reed a letter that losel been received from had noie been brought, before the court of chancery, the ; the Itiitielt timer ttttt mit to Washitte ten, in reeeretice
that gentleiukti.. - The letter WA, .i11.1.1Y nit application I Local Huard would he required to properly diwharge to that affair, is hooked forward to by this country
for the iiiii my ass quedion, togi doer with an inquiry their duties without ilelay.-A keg dimoteduto arose on
ei buy certain ileum, due to the Pile Pier feud., ue ehown , the subject.---M a Devenish said it was qu'ee ' I t 1 1 greatest
1 "" " I kf the %merman struggle to the ',mama time, Nlr.
1 w.el the interest. Front the counneneement
by the auditors' teport, leo I not beets creaitel to the , the trustees 01 the •101111111.01111 estate trainee theist to 1 , Seward,'
the Secretary to the Northeni Stat.,'
account.--Uote of the members asked whetter M take the expense of getting rid Id this ninemice into '
Payne lied soot mooed to k' 1 I r. their own hasids.--Mr. Tioompeono mid the Freehold
pey SUMO 'swam o. tee .x- 1
Newsletter press, have taken particular pais a to I lovernment, and the principal portion of the
pensos fu o r kaining the .1,,t of rarlianient for the Laud Society had tilled up no ditch along whirr,, the
Pile Pier ?-11r. Steggall said that he had agreed to lay eekvege could leas into the backwater, Joheetune'e I show their conteturt of Enaliehmen :eel their iuso-
either.lholf tot two-third., lie leeireed, jfe had for' , trustees wanted, in abort, to avail themselves of the 1 knee towards England. And yet in the midst oof
gll, ii wi'...ldl, hut he could see when he got I , ; Land Society's denims, and they were not large enough, all we halla maintained a strict neutrality. We have
Mr. Nl:dledge thought tee Slllll should be doelucte I from • mid each if they were, their land in queetiou on the 1 all Liken more or less intereat in the proceeding*
the, prise:noel, elm they would euntilone ti have to pay Jubeeteue`s eaete must be filled up.- 'it length it was lon the other side of the Atlantic, but further then
esiteneat fur it.- After atnllll further comisleration it. : resolved, that th: Town Clerk be olirected to write to thi., we have not aishal or abetted either pity.
I Meetere. Currie atid William', pointing out to them,
woos ordered Hod 11.110 iMereet shout., be paid.
Tale IfIIIiTaNNIA.-Ilte !layer read a letter from Sir i that the 'wham. behind Vu aterloolace, is chiefly
-p
the tlntinage from the uppoite field, and i
But the late outrage must atoned for. anol ate are in
a mmiti tttt to enfiorce our demaisileeif they are soot
W. L. Freestun to the effect, that lie bad written to , caused by
Lord Palinereton, and to Lord Paget. the secretary of the ; made by them, and that of the Comer/Min: Lend
a lode
hissing Mopped up the watercouree, and tliat peacealay concealed by the Northern Prmident.
Cititholsand fiorts arespringing up along sour comb.,
adesinalty, urging the ilesiaibility of the Britannia . Society
being moored on the Portlanol Howls, anti emommend. ' 11 letter be writteu to them to came their weteramme
hog that Ilia letter should be followea up by a me 1111 l rial bidding defiance to the enemies of our country.
to be re-copened,and vu abate the 11111M11111L11 n blanch of. there is warcely a town, village, or hamlet, that has
of the Towit Council. He nail Mr. Thouipaon hail aloe Tile Easier Tevetter.-The se•ard of the arbitrators not in someway responded to the nation's call for
a ma' on the paper 011 the subject.--Mr. Tilollll.oll ,in the case of the Fmgle Tavern was read. It will be the enrolineet of noluidetra Nor ie Portland,
selol it had been definitely determined to lay down the • reinesubenel that Mr. Hibbs souse this since pro- although nu inaohated spot---cut off, as it were front
eisoorisogs and to bring the Britannia here about the , 10i the Ent. Tavern was about to ho pulled down the mainland -behind in the nimine of de:fence,
12th January mat ; tee reeolutiout of which Ile had , and rebuilt, the Board should purchase it to get rid of in the event of an attempted aimed 111 l of our shores.
given notice theirfore Man tO.l late, lie thought, 1 the 11111011.11,C• and 1.111111 widen the rood on the teolay. • . • . , e•
however, the falserepreeentations of the Ports th I Mn. Timed, tee proprietor wee willing to sell, at • price
any fair valuer would set upon it. It was euberqueutly The fortiecattom et tee erroe c 1111 l motel the woad
Town Cuenca Ila to the drainage of the sewers into the ' bay, the loreetk water. and the opposite coast, extend-
rumbitead ehould be nuticed.-31r. Avlieg said lie did I Agreed to ref-r the cave to Mr. Puthecary, to act on the ing from l'reeton to St. Alleue's Head. —Co/averse-
-111/1 think that report emenaled i the Town , part of Mr. Tizard, and Mr. Cricketay to act on the park deng.
Council, but from some party out of doom Teo fen.t.. Local Board if licalth. It soupeanel that Mr. Putheesry
valued the ',reeds. at £441.1, Mr. Crickmay eet E.lOO
lueuth 'fame Council haul given up the effete of the .
value on them. Mr. Crickmay then rom to £'44J, and
Britanuia, and were now directing their eisergiee to •
Lave • naval college eetalaielted there. It had been i Mr. PothecarY came down to £,57,. Neither party
would &drown or recede farther, and they agreed to
peopmed to erect • lakeld college, and two places bad I
l meter the letter too Mr. Dames, of Dorelseeter, and
Lean named- Ayling Wand, eituated near Porto...mete
end porthole. There could be no doubt tne latter 1 that gentleman Walla lois award at L'4o. - Mr.
place was far the lorefeeeble site in every respect, and Den:nosh said lie Hever uuderstood that the umpire
he thought they 'M n
'Mould tures their attention to this 1 that was canal ii. sac to make 11 new valuation, nide-
subject.- Mr. Thoistpeon tloouged that under all tho I pendent of the other two men, and lie entirely
circumetatiece, it would be better that lie should poet,. , objected to such a proceeding. He considered
pone Ids motion till the next meeting. the third 111.611'11 duty Wll4 to decide the
Pon .ICE .I:alat.-Tlav Clerk asked for anew police rate matter as between the two. Mr. Crickusay NMI he
fey the sairrent year. In comequenee of the increase knew notion% of Mr. Barnes, and he agreed to him on
of pay of the force, and additional assietanco•, be ...mid the Clerk's recommeoaletiono.-Mr. Steggall said whom
hare to eels fur £7thl) tide year, or efea9 for the half the arbiireters could not agree Mr. Crickmay come to
year, which would Ix: Lai more for the load year than him and proposed they should *end to Suuthamptoon
heretefone- Mr. W. TI 11111 l sus asked why than was I for • man, lie told him that Ise did not see the ne-
h„., a Img., amount of police hills line 7-The teeth amity to mud so far, end asked if there was one
a„id it ass hecouat Goseninseet had not yet paid their nearer home. Mr. Crickeisky .aid there SIM no one at
fourth of the eapestees from the Consolidated Fund.- Denchester, aid lie then named Mr. Levi Luckhani.
The rate was granted. Ho (Mr. Steggall) replied Mr. Luckhaul would be • very
M
Constierges.-The Mayor said that he had sketched good DWI, r. Cnekinay went away, as lie uuder-
and
reit the metal committees to act for the current year.-
stood, with the intention of haviug Mr. Luckhain.-
thesna Accomsta-The Mayor, Aldermen Proms Mr. Drew thought it was lesirable that the matter
and Ailing. awl Conte:Wore /leery Devenish, Broome I should be cleared up. -Mr. Stagged said that so far
and W. Thienes„-Pik Pier ned Hareemr costioame_ from his recommending Mr. Barnes, he did not know
there was such • person et Dureloester, nor did
-- A Isl.:num Bower, We talent, and Devenielo ; Councillors
It. Thomas. Drew, Ruben*. Tlintumon, and Hibbs.- he know of such • usan being engaged till lie
Muria House wad Polies Committee—The Mayor, new his naive when the award was sent in.-Mr.
Al halm,. D.:venni' awl Elood, mil Ceuncillors m
Harper Deemed' must protest against the third party to
Aylos, Luce, and Framotou.-Locof Buord of he'll, revalue the property. Why they might ae well have
Guaira ittre.—Allertuan agh„g, and te„,,,,csgoo, fe Ilea only one men in the first 111Stallne. They could
Thomas, Maunders., I lowerd. and Comelier.- Il'ufrh have looked out • better nem theanselvo e.- Mr. Iffilledge
Cuisiatttre—Tl.o wile'e of the members of the Teen said it would be inimitable for the third 111011 to decide
Council save one. On the mot of elnitrew, seemided the point unless he went over the premises and set loss
by Mr. Howard, this atrangemeht for the euninsittere for owu Valli,' on the property.-Mr. Drew : Mr. t'nekusay
the current year sac Mooted. says he weld to the Town Clerk, as he would nut take
Ilmemartest Sitlela--Me DIA' attended before the any responsibility upon loineselt-The Teen Clerk
Coillicll under the following circumstances. In the mournd the meeting thefacts were as he had stated.-
bedewing iii October last, he had Unallllloll to send his Mr. Deveniell thought that the umpire was to eit and
,maul, the Hebei, from tide port in ballmt, and come- "chi" the qu'lli"b N." thus arbumt°^l, to give his
quaintly, a few slays before the vessel started, lie vote, ae it woe, eith either the one ur tbe other.-The
'town Ch•rk said he load prepared the arbitration bond
orderea 40 tons of bellaet from the harbour itomter.
On a Monde), evening a lighter MSC alongside, moot the with melt intent, but the indorsonelot had beau altered;
AUell mid they had 20 tuns of bulled, but although the tie 'emote, "third arbitrator" had been struck out and
seen were drunk, the captain of the Helm allowed the "Ulel.110" sublatuted • and the word. "act with our.
to Le put in. On Wesluealey morning they eelves" had been alte'reol for the umpire to act by
canoe alungeide with 50 tuns of ballast its tla• lighter, hinieelL Mr. Deventsb would advise Oust the dem-
and after they had put, mouse fah the men said they load 'milt should be imputeided. TI e alteration,
put in 20 tons more. The captain told theta lie had acre in Mr. Puthecary's hind-writing.- Mr.
Thoonip•on : Did our arloitrator agree to
Out gut 40 tuns, anti they laughed at him and wand
away. Thu captain then informed Mr. daily of the this! -Mr. Deveuielt : lie bed no authority to agree to
circumstance. mil Mr. Bayly wrote to the harbour it. I'll mini for Cricketay at once ; it'e a very serious
'meter about it. Tose bsebour master took in his bill charge for any_ min. -The Toone Clerk : lie had no
fur 40 tons, and mid if 40 tons of bedlam had not beets boumea to silt, nit without co 11111 l g &mu to me sue.-
put Mkt the Liebe, it enss the eiptain's own fault, as he Mr. Deveuish: Ile says lie olieret.-Mr. Howard, 011
ought to have looked after the men to see that tliey looking at the deed id erbitration, said the inolorseineut
did not chess' him. Ibis lilll was Pahl, an•l neat is ll re. had been altered to same with the terms aet forth in
lug the Ifelie was towed out of the ha-tour, but a„, the body of the inetiunsent. lied the alter:dim not
obliged to put into Portland tor more helmet, as it was I. en mole the in•lereeteent would not have agreed a ith
hopooteio to prooeee „woo,' it. eftei „trams a t„,.. the holy of the nee Moneta, lie dela stated what wmo the
testy yam] epilog up, and the vesmi lost a e„gat.e in Ilallal method of •Iroming up such sloe 1111 l ebb, and ate
waled b. the. Mayor if he was uot corm:L.-TM Mayor
catesequeinse. When the ballast was dischargeel at I
cuttiooty, it was found that tin, ballast thst too la.en replied in the adirmetive.-Mr. Dercisieli 'said it hail
slopped et Weymouth weighed 14. be abort sof 29 tone, ben etated that "this male" wee in the eseploy of these
It was olieeltergesl eine dein after the last oiaantity was very partim when he was called in as uosspire.-Mr.
tatipi.e. Now fie, Th.. veils, hid sustained ,soisid„,. iiOWILISi was not *peeking of the merits of tlie question;
hie rentoirks applied lamely to the inistrument before
able loss is comequence of too small a quanti,y of
Lajas,' being put Otto the mewl before leaving W..y. 111111.-Mr. Dev,uish : It is the need perfect "mil" that
mouth, and the oisseatiou was, Wll.OO fault was it?-11r. ever I saw. I uould never consent to it if it sere my
Homand said there had been frequent mouldelets of a as-c ; 1 Wank' speed talle upon it tirst.-111. Bower'
smilax nature, mid it was tame desirable that the evil Yea would mot tees 11111 l end the Hoard to act beatilly
heouet itti r,niedied.-Mr. Deasne shit, aaia he had in the 'natter 7-31 r. Deemed* : Nu I merely Mate
heard mui any coplaiute, and he noticed an instance in what I would do privately.- Mr. :tiling said the
Itis own vessel. Ile paid fur LW tons of ballast at We,. premises were a great nuisance and they eliouhl have
mouth, and units being weiglael at London, was felted give" Mc. Ticerd imiice to Pull them down, as being
to Le 20 tons less than he had hail for.-Mr. Roberto; daegerom.-Mr. Thompson, hail he been there, he
:mid teat it wae the duty of the captain or its mate to would not, lie said, !leer sanctioned the purchase.-
take the nooks of the lighter, and see that a sufficient Mr. Hoowani thought no member of the council ought
quantaty of ballast was put in.-Mr. Diew did not ap- ta try to take advantsp of lois absence for eaying what
prove of the evetem. It wee like • freudulent baker he 'mould or would not have chine, became it WAS every
who served oat alsoit-weight loaves, awl who therefore member's duty to be present. -Mr. Bower asked
always cheated. Lie cumousere, lashes they &molded if Mr. lizard would take the award of Me. Pothecary ?
Usci bread Mould be weighed at their doore-elr, -Mr. Devenish :Heie a very foolish man if be don't.
Pearce, the hariour master, and the foreuuta oh the Why, they were offered um for £225 before he bought
lighter Wets Bent fur, but the cause of the mistake or thene-On the nemuomendation of the Mayor, it was
fraud, or by what other name the transactions moray he agreed that the Mayor. Aldermen Bower and Ailing,
and Councillors Thompson stool Hibbs be appointed •
de•ignated, woo not satisfactorily cleared up.-Mr.
Drew, to preveut mietakes in future, proposed a resole- committee to confer with Mr. Thenl sato the purchase,
thee that hills be stuck spun the quay. lequebting the am to report on the matter to the next meeting.
masters of newels to see that they load a proper emir THE OLD HEARST 1101111e.-The Mayor read a
tity oof ballast given tliem.-Mr. Devo•nish said the sub- liatt•r from Mr. G. L. Leaning to the effect that the
jest was not placed on the paper, and they could not old Hemet Home was for sale, offering it to the Local
pas* the resolutiou.-11r. Drew old his olqect was to Board, and in the event of their not purchasing it,
acquaint the masters of yeseele of what they did not inquiring what height a building would be allowed on
seen. to properly understand. It was dangerous both the site. The Town Clerk was directed to see Mr.
to life and property I. proceed to sea wiehout proper Likening on the subject.
ballert.-Mr. Devenish said the Mayor could bare the MOS CklaPLI..-An application from the Building
bills stuck up on his own authority without the resole- Committee of the Hope Chapel, for the Boanl to bear
lion, if it was IIIeeSSAIT. WSW 141114111 of the expense of • new pavement in front
neatest:fa Duate-The ?slayer read a letter from Mn, oh the building was rejected.
Vertue, complaining of the high dues charged an Mr- Fixesce Cummins:K.-Alderman Ayliug and Coun-
Lour Chita for a cargo of apples he had had landed. It eillors It. Thomas, Milledge, Mausidem, Howard awl
Wss telly cider fruit, and yet they had charged a penny Coucher, were appointed a Finance Committee and the
a bushel or 2.. 101.1. per ton-the mom price that was oneeting, after sitting five hours and abet', terminated,
charged for prime fruit.-Mr. Thompeon said that eider
fruit was stow very dear in consequenoe of people pm-
clewing it olefin' dyeing purpoma.-Mr. Devenish : We
may sit bens for a mouth if we are to so into all the
oompleints people (deem to make. We can hardly
keep faith with the public. We have altered the rate
of tolls to be charged twice, and now we cannot give
saterfactioce-Captain Prows,: I wish we had not made
the alteratioon in the harbour dues.-The Mayor: I
merely waist the opinion of the Council on the subject.
-Ma. Roberta: Potatoes are charged 9d. per ton.-Mr.
Devenish : The rates for apples cannot be altered.-
The Mayer: I beg your pardon. It can be done. The
only question is its deambility.-Mr. Howard thought
if the toll was too high it should be reduced.-Mr.
Ifibbs : You reduce the dues at one titue, and then you
raise them again.-Mr. Ailing thought the charge VMS
MI excessive one.-11.r. Devenish said there the toll was,
and there it must remeln. They could not alter ite nor

THE WEYMOUTH TOWN COUNCIL

[The following letters appeared in our contemporary
the Telegram, and as they arc of local interest
we hive them a place in our columns.]

To the Editor of Ow Weymouth, Portland, (end
Dorchegter Telt jraut.

Sin,—ln fulfilling toy promise, I first propose
confining my ebeervat to that birinch of the
coal trade connected with this port, which has ever
been the staple trade of the town; and which may
be again, if but proper efforts by the Town Council
be made to bring it back to it. accustomed pros-
perity, thus giving employment to a vast number of
poor men, now. forsooth, walking about the quays
and standing idle in the corners of our streets. Upon
inquiring of the old captains of the coal vessels, I
bear that not umuy years since it was no uncommon
' occurrence to see from eight to ten colliers at one
time discharging their cargoes upon our quays, and
not unfrequeutly laying two or three abreast..
Employment was then trued fur upwards of fifty
coal porters; and taking the crews of the coal ships,
another hundred, at least, were in the full swing of
employmeut. On asking an old sea captain how it
was the coal trade had thus fallen 011, 1 learned, to
my surto ice, that all the towns, villages, gentlemen'a
seats, awl factories, that used to get their coals from
Vi eymuuth, 110 W get supplied, either from nerle or
by the Great %Vl:stens Railway ; thus completely
kicking out both men Auld ships, and driving away
many thourands a year that wed to he spirit in vic-
tualling ships, repairing vessels, bad makeug, cloth-
aud a sane of other wants, awl leeding another
port and the Great Western Railway with what
could be little atlinded to be parted with—robbing
the hai beer funds of the dues, as well as the butehera,
bakers, grocers, and nearly every other class of
tradesmen, who would have been, either directly or ,
indirectly, benelitte4 by the trade being kept at '
Weymouth. As a matter of course, I asked why
was such a state of things allowed to exist; awl
further—Was there not a corporate body to see into
such matters ? The answer I received was "01,, Sir,
you, a strauger to Weymouth, don't know all the
us and and outs of a rotten pf.litical borough like
Jura, or you wuuld not he astonished at what 1
He then explained the matter by saying,—" lon
must know, Sir, we are ruled by • Conservative
clique, who join band in baud, and rule all things as
they like, not, however, daring to oppose their
leader's proposals." "Then again," he said, "this
is not all, Sir, the Great Western interest is alwaya
given ti, aupport the Tory caudidates at an election
for membered Parliament. as well as at Municipal
elections, and Jaime would say, this amounts fur
all." I asked, "What bas this, my lieriel num, to
du with the subject of the coal trade or the port of
Weymouth ?" "A great deal, Sir," was his reply.
"By driving the coal trade from the port, they
drive it into the handy of the Great Western Rail-
way, and this amounts for the horrid inland rubbish
that. is brought here; and although it is bought awl
burned by a good many from an idea of its cheapness,
I am confident, although I am now out of the coal
trade, that six bushels of North country coal will go
farther and burn better, without smothering the
furniture with white dust, than eight bushels of
Ilia t brought from Itadstock or elsewhere by the
Great Western." All this I listened to with great
interest, as it was just the kind of iliforination I was
seeking. I then arikerl,—" But how is it you can't
compete with the inland coal in price ?" for I ad-
mitted the North (*entry coal was better in quality.
My friend said, " Oh! the penny for every
bushel,Sir,brought into the harbour that,as'"Verax"
said, goes towards the Bridge fund; and as lung as
this curse continues, so long *ill it prevent coal
merchants here supplying the same places they used
to do." I now began to have my eyes opened, and
as be saw I sympathised with him and the town, he
said "Now, Sir, 1 would ark you, can there be any-
thing I.llore unfair than to allow all the coal consumed
by the Great Western Company's steamers here,
brought by them fur their own consumption, and
first placed upon the quays and then put on board
the steamers, without paying the penny per bushel
all iititer consumers are obliged to do 7 But, no, no,"
added he, " were they to demand this penny per
! misfit' of the ifreat Western steamers, they would
loan their political and corporate influence and
interest. But they don't tar all with the same
brush, Sir. They actually wanted, and tried hard
to compilthe South ‘Vestern strainers, when here,
to pay this accursed penny, but they refused, and I
it id'nt blame them either. 1 hear also, they even
now threaten to sue at law those who brought coals
alongside the South Western steamers and discharged
iuto them, although they were never landed on our
quays. Now, what do you think of this, Sir ?"
replied—" It's a piece of injustice, if such be the
case." " Ah ! Sir," he " that's trite
enough ; and it is to the Conservative interest to
continue this penny toll as long as they ca.'. Why,
the traffic over the bridge is more than enough to
keep it in far better repair than it has been kept
for years past, and would bring in still more money
were they to collect the tolls after the same fashion
they collect the harbour dues. Why not let the col.

THE LATE ACCIDENT ON THE LINE. -We are
glad to tied that Mr. Hall, Inspector at the South
Western Station, Weymouth, is collecting subecrip-
tions for the widow and family of the late Charles
Cox. who was accidently killed a few weeks since,
on the railway between Weymouth and Dorchester.
Captain Manning, we are happy to state, has,
ace 'riling to his usual generosity, aided to the sub-
scription hat the sum of .t. 2. Mr. Hall has now, we
collected for this benevolent object some-
where about .au.—Mr. William Ware, of the South-
Westorn Station, Dorchester, has likewise been
making praiseworthy efforts in behalf of this
charitable object, and we are pleased to observe that
he has succeeded in raising the munificent sum of
upwards of i5O.