The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-02-10 00:00:00

POOL7I.

Tows Council,. —A quarterly meeting of this body
was held on Tuesday, the Mayor in the chair, and
there were present the ex-Mayor, Alderman Green,
and Councillors Hudson, Philpote, Aldridge, Water-
man Buckley, and Hayman. The estimated expendi-
ture' for the ensuing quarter was £2,492 Ba. Id., of
which £l3OO will have to be rais-d by rate. A sum
of £590 we+ carried over, and the Town Clerk said the
deficiency was increasing very fast.
"Tn. STORY Or ME PR /MGM, SOli."—A series of
five sermons on this subject was commenced on Sun-
day evening at the Congregational Church by the Rev.
Enenezar Evans, the newly-appointed pastor. The
rev. gentleman is an able preacher, and he delivered.
masterly discourse on " The Departure and Sorrow."
There was a large congregation The subjects for the
remaining Sunday evenings in February are "The
Awakening and Resolve, "'rho Return and Welcome"
"Th. Complaint and Reproof," and "The Heavenly
Joy," and the public are invited to attend the services.
TRUST.= or TH. QUAYS. —At • meeting of this
body, held on Tuesday, under the presidency of the
Mayor, the collector of harbour dues (Mr. Wadham)
reported that the receipts during the past seven months
were £2O in excess of those of the corresponding period
of the last financial year, which was one of the most
successful ever experienced. The December collection
amounted to £19184. 61., a sum which had only been
exceeded twice. The harbourmaster (Mr. McFaul)
made a satisfactory report as to the state of " the bar,"
on which be said there wee now 15 feet of water at
spring tides, and 13 feet at neap tides. Councillor
Hudson remarked that it was very satisfactory to find
that the state of the bar was improving so much, and
mentioned that the Clyde, which drew 121 feet of
water, and the Messenger, which drew 13 feet,
could now enter the harbour without the delay they
formerly experienced. It was mentioned that Court
"Amity" of Foresters had accepted a repayment of
£2OO on account of the dredger loan.
Simms Istmuntscse.—Airrivols Jan 28—
Martin Luther, ',Kent, London, whoa. 29—Rhoda
Smith, Swanage, at ne • Ceres, Summers,
Truro, ballast. 30—Aries, Masteri, Byname, stone;
Lizzie Jane, Hughes, Port Medal, slate • Polka,
Aylea, Guernsey, stoner ; Sunk Light Tender, Woolf,
London, maize' Anglo-Saxon, Anson, Newport, Wes-
tern Bells, Waters, Topsham, nil. 31—Charlotte,
Denman, Southampton, a. Cornflower, Kent,
Plymouth, limestone; Eliza, Filmier, Newport, nil.
February I—Express, Fleet, Southampton, nil. 3--
Little Dove, Kellaway, Sarah Ann, Brown, Yar-
mouth, nil; Rhoda Jemima, Smith, Swanage, stone;
Pilot, Denham, Yarmouth, barley; Ernest, Date,
Eyck, Ann Elizabeth, Young. Portsmouth nil;
Rhoda Mary, Weelake, N0W•6410. coda.
January 2901—Willis,. Johns, Swansea,
pitwood ; Diver,, Page, St. Helens, drainpipes ;
Clyde, Sandy, Heath. ballast; Sarah Ann, Brown,
Hyde, drainpipes. 130th— Lothair, Mann, London,
Three Brothers, Stone, Rochester, clay' Emily,
Dallimare, Hyde, drainpipe.; titternes,s,
Southampton, boards; Ellen anGdsorah.
Portsmouth, duds ; Rhoda Jemima, Smith, 81,11•1140,
nil; Little Dove, Kellaway. Yarmouth, bricks;
Spirit, Filmer, London, clay. 31--Oonnaodoreillean
'1", Sisters, Edwards, London, clay; Aries,a
!Wawa, nil; Sarah, Thompson, Plymouth. drainpipes.
February 2—Panther, Flower, Middlesborough,
Arrival, Hugla, London, Emma, Nicholas,
Bike Sisgden, Cocking. Lund cis ; Volunteer,
Sunderland, ballset ; solsmeos,
rendulum/Ton, empter, Vine, Newcastle, Mary Jam,
Gastelow, London, clay.
Perri Suwon, Thursday.—Before the Mayor, the
fmtlayor and C. J. Stone, W. D. Dugdale, and H.
Farmer, liejrn.
Aboard enry Page, of Yarmouth, master and
owner of the Diver, was summoned for assaulting
Henry John Brown, 11311 et John Brown. of Yarmouth,
master and owner of the Sarah Ass, on the 18th of
January at Parkatona—This summons was issued for
the last Court, but the defendant then sent a medical
certificate and the ease was adjourned. Defendant
now sent another certificate, and asked for a further
adjournment, which Mr. Trevanion opposed, be
defendant had been seen on Yarmouth Quay since the
last Court. The magistrates decided to hear the case
In the defendant's abesnoe.--Complathant said his
father and defendant were both shipping cargoes from
the Bonnie Valley Pottery. His fathers vessels
arrived at Poole the day bsf ore defendant's, and it was
their turn to load first, as moon as another vessel had
taken in her cargo. He heard that defendant was
going to taketheir Wen, and started for the pottery to
complain of this. On the way he met defendant, and
told him what he had heard, and defendant, without
any provocation struck him a violent blow behind the
left ear, and nearly knocked him senseless. Defendant
did take their turn. When they returned to Yarmouth
last Friday he sew defendant walking on the quay
these smoking his pipe. —Thomas Gray, carter at the
pottery, corroborated as to the assault, This
fined defendant 10s. d costa. £1 2s,
alaittraeg an
or ras Mincaurr flaming ACT.—At the
Police-court on Moaday, before the ex-Mayor (W,
N. Western, Bp.) and W. C. I,,,snkestsr, Esq., Win.
HarttleSon and Joke Gran, mann on board the
schooner Sabrina,
(Sarnarvon, were brought up
under warrant with refusing to do duty on
board that vessel that monism—David Reece, the
master, said the primmers went to the collector of
customs on Satorday, and he was then obliged to take
the shin's articles to him. Prisoners said they wanted
mosey, but they got drunk with it, and went on board
cursing and swearing. This awning they refused to
do any work. Prisoners agreement was to 001114 to
Poole, and afterwards to go to UverpooL The vases
had now taken in her cargo, and the primness had
themselves put in about 110 tons. When at ea=
behaved fuet-ratc—Tbe Aedar abghtvstele