The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-10-21 00:00:00

DORSET MICHAELMAS SESSIONS.

The Visuals] business al
it the Shire-WI on Thad

me sessions was Unlimited
r. Praseni :

I n (Chairman).
,Deputy-Chstraian).
Mr. J. J. F•rauliarson.
Mr. A. B. Foot. r.
Mr. 0. W. Farrar.
Mr. J. W. T. Mar.
Mr. H. C. Hooeden.
Hr. J. Uabdrr.
Hr. J. P. F °unclip.
Mr. C. B. Glra.
Mr. C. J. T. 'bunko. H. P.
Mr. J. W.B.U.kwlimmorth.
Mr. L L
Mr. W. I. Laint mt.
Mr. B
Mr ki Leanete.
Mr. .1 C. Mmii4Pleidell.
Mr. 11. N. Maldlotcn.
Mr. H. B. MlLialanrs.
Mr. I.
Mr L G. P..get.
Mr. M. Bodge tt.
Mr. IL 0. F. steward.
Mr. W. J. bruit!).
Mr. G. Tins 4-Baca.
Mr. 11. Whlimms.
Mr. H. B. Yinstmin.
Mr. ii. F. Yewaisis.
J. H. Ari..tep.
HIM C. W. liil.gbam.
Nev. J. bli ans. harvest.

Yawwit
Mr. J. Flom, M.P.(
The Awl of Shaftesbury.
Tbe Earl of Eldoo.
Lord Ashler.
The Hoo. W. H. B. Port-
moat, M.P.
Ba W. C. Moen:Dolt, But.
Sir J. llAloha I
Lord Wolverton.
)Ir. W. L. Aydv.
Mr. C. K. Attell.
Mr. R. H. Bingham.
Mr It. B. B-wcr.
Mr. N. Ikrad.
Mr. J. Bra. go.
Mr. W. E. Brymer.
Mr. K. Bull. n.
Mr. G. IL Bend.
Mr. J. 11. Calmat.
Mr. G. Churrbi L
Mr. W. T. Coo.
K. A. H. Castlctuau.
Mr. ft. S. Coe.
Mr. W. H. ealos.ft.
Mr. 0. 0. Churchill.
Mr. G. 0. W. DebY•
Mr. W. H. EVILS.
Mr. 0. E. Eliot.
Mr. H. Frampton.
Mr. A. IF'oater.

G 0,.! red Ht, it 0/ Co::(Cllo4.—CLptain Footer pre-
elated the re port of thu Visiting Jostle,. Ate
follawkg gratorrige wero ll:Cnti to be paid out of tb•
charity ford for mewl cot.lo,t of pawners sine* die.
charged from risen Jaleries Ward, I et
six month., 10.. ; G. 'II omas Beck, fir:t three months,
; WI leas Bailey, 6 a to month', ii.; Thomas
Hobbs, firit 18 n.mthr, kilo . ; Aifred Brownies, first
three me nibs, 5 The coven ore quarterly re; ort
presented to the cr omit tt, Marmara in ousto‘ly
melee, Cit ; females, 10; In infirmaries, males
4. In custody hr trial at them seesions—mahs, 6 ;
females, 2; total 8. On bail for trial—males, 4; total
for trial st these seesiora, 12. No prisoners for trial at
the entitle g airless. Nurcb..r of prisoners eommitted
this quarter, 130 ; same qu..rter last year, 181; decrease
this c,uarter, 42. Of this number *8 were Laval pri-
soner". Daily averue this vuter of original.. :
male., C 8; leash', j total, 7r. Daily averege mine
quarter last ear —mat 5, 71; female I, 10; total, 81;
decrease, 4. Reeemmitm, chi this quarter, .15; same
quarter last year, 67 ; actresse this quarter, 32.
Punialbuir tits this quarter on daily average of 77 —5; Isms
quarter last year of Sl-16 ; decree.e this quarter, IL
/I 0 punishment for breach of orison discipline. Disburse-
ments this quarter, £734 17s. 7d.; same quarter last year
1:726 10e. Cd. ; increase this quarter, £8 7s. 14. Price
of bread this quarter, 70., ditto same quarter last
year. The wheat this quarter has yielded above en
avenge quanUty of flour as oomiared with last year,
which is plains the reason why the prim of bread la the
same. Average Mee of wheat per load this quarter
£156.. 3d., .ame quarter last year £1410.. 41.; Increase
this quarter, 10s. lid. ltaintrnanots coat per head per
week thh quarter, 2s. tot; ralarirs, 4.. 61; lighting,
firing, writhing and cooties, ;rd. ; bedding and cloth-
ing, 3A; incidental expenses, 10d. ; tote!, 8.. 91d.
Haintenanot coat per head last year, 2a. 3i4., salaries,
4s. 51.; lighting, firing, washing, and cooties, 814.,
beddhas and clothing, 6d. ; inekiental expenses, lid.;
total, Bs. 101. Dergease, Is. 4.1. LI Ils. has ken
noeived this quarter for the maintecance of naval
primmer' against £517.. last year. £3B 104. has been
mesived this (putter for sewage manure of the prison,
against £3l 7s. last year.—Ore female prisoner at the
aspiration of kr sentence has been sent to the Female
Befogs in London. The *Deduct of the several officers
of the prison has been satisfastory. Henry Brieocre,
Im.. 13.11. Inspector of Prisons, visited the prism on
the 15th September. Upon concluding his inspection he
made the following entry in the magistrate.'
'lnspected the phial:. Visited each prisoner. Heard
BO oomplaint. Everything ratisfaotory.—H.BSlSOOL"
LUMMOX OF SRI PSOPOSID ISCRILSI OF TH3I GAOL
GGYERIOOII SALARY.

Me. Foster moved that the Salaries of the °Men
of the County Prison be increased by the following
amounts, via :—The Governor £3O per annum, the
Deputy-Governor and Stboolmaster £lO per annum
respectively, end the Matron £5 per annum. Hs had
little to remark on, with reference to his motion,
except that the long servitude of the Governor se erred
to him to entitle him to the kern.° of salary proposed.
His salary was fixed orgically at £250 a yen, but he
was given to understand that it woad be Increased at
the death of Mr. Andrews, who WWI then receiving an
allowance. Mr. Acdreere died about two years after ;
but Mr. Leannes did tot have an manse till
about five years after, whea be received an
addition of £5O, =kiss £3OO • year. This
was about 21 years ago, and sines that time
the price of everything bed largely increased ;
but the Governor had hed no Increase altos.
Mr. Foster thrrekre hoped tLat, coraidericg the berg
servitude and exemplary modems of Mr. LaWraOoo. the
Court wou:d look favourthly upon the motioo.—The
Chairman, in answer to a questioe, said the motion was
that the salary of the Gevernor be augmented by ths
sum of £3O per swam—The Rev. C. W. Bit:ghats
eseended.—lir. H. C. Gooddeut.id he was very sorry
Indeed, as one of the visitors of the gao! to epees* this
motion, became, having been on the coommittes for more
than 20 years, he was able to say to believed that
better othocri than theirs at the g•el never existed.
Capt. Foster had said the salary st as £3OO a year; but
there were alto a truss rest free, • garden rout free, a
paddock rent ire., and wale free, and the Governor had
DO taxes to t ay. to that ii 'ahoy wee ti us br,ught
up se elaost Lioti a rear. He (11r. GJodeit) had taken
• great dial of ;mull., abd tel written to many of the
county Warm rent wound %Lie county, and he would read
Elmo of the rote La. Lie to. le first the county of Haate,a
very large ore, ii. which the mese of population
over that of Dorset was A 0147. .nd the governor
of the girl baa colt Cif); the avenge number
of porisemers was 287, while by the statement of
of Mr. Kett., the average number of priecoars at the
Dorset Prison is 100, no that there are about 187
more prisonen in Hants gaol on an average than In.
Dorset gaol, yet the governor has only £4O a yearroore. ,
In Wiltshire the emits of populetion over Dorset is
61,640; but the governor of it.. Wilts county gaol has
exactly the same salary (Lamely £3OO a year), though
the average number of yriaonera is 128, or 28 more than
In Dorset. At the very time that It was proper... 4 to
raise the salary of the Govenor hare, the post of
governor for the county of G!gruorgan was mast, gad
the salary offered Was 1.1.0 per annum, with hone,
coals, girder, and gas. Mr. Goodden produced the
adventament, inviting applicatiores for the nein, wool
continued that he wrote to the clerk of the peace
enquiries respecting the delta of the governor of the
gaol in Glamorganhire. The clerk of the pesos wrote
In return that to this county they had two primes, one
at Swansea and the other at Cardiff, and the average
number of prisoners in Cardiff was 165, and in
Swansea gaol 172, yet the Works were the
same as in Dorset, £3OO • year. H. afterwards
happened to meet • county magistrate for Glamorgan,
who was a large handed proprieter, and always attended
minter &enlace, and be said tbere were no less than
157 applications for the post, and many of then by men
of note. Mr. Goodden eoutended that, as the salary in
Glamorganahlr• and other counties la only as high as
here, and as the governors in those counties having
more responsibility, are eartnaly not so well paid as
Mr. Lawrence, the salary here might fairly be suffered
to remain uninereased. What It was said that there is
great pressure of the times, be inked where was the
preemies upon Mr. Limner:ea ? There was no nnt to
pay, no garden rent, not to pay for wale, • very heavy
item In all housekeeping now—(bear). He would move
as an saterndmest that for the present the salary of the
Governor of the Gaol remain as It is. Mr. Lawrence Is
• most excellent officer, but the ratepayers have now a
very large seam to pay in rates, and If the salary were
lacensed, the increase would not stop there. Ile
Wind the Court would net have heard a word about
the bum" lilt bad not been for the Iserealle of pay
given to the lice—(Rn. C. Bingham : Hear, bear),
Bat Mr. Ogodden contended that the Menton was more
justly due to the pollom • policeman bad to be out atoll
hours of the night and was exposed on winter nights.
—Mr. Fatter: That dose not apply to the head of the
; he has not to be out all hours of the night.—
police;
said be considered that the polisenten's
pay wee very properly raised. It was only three works
Man that two men were brought up before the sante
bales for very mach ill•treing • pedestrian, and they
were roma/4W for a week in eonsequatte of the polka.
man betas too 11l to Ammar against them. The ease
wan afterwards heard and they were sent to hard
labour at the gaol. The prison aliens were not Boh-
len to sash assaults at that. He therefore moved his
amendment with • great deal of oonfidence that the
✓ilely for the present shall leasaill as IS Is —Mr.
Hamby° tasked whether the motion of Mr. Fest r only
to the Governor of the Gaol, or to thee other '
applied
also? Tho Chairman, To the Governor
caly.—Mr. Calash said be quite agreed that it
would be a very Invidious and a very disagreeable
task to soy no, and when they were asked to
gay no to a dasesving after, it was still more so.
But, however disagreeable, he for one was very mush
obliged to Mr. Goodden for having taken this disagree.
able duty upon himself, and for havlng made so very
fuji and powerful • stet, mouton the subject. 'teemed
to hhin (Mr. I-Wendt) that after what Mr. Goodden had
stated reopening the gaols and Rattles of the governors
in Hampshire, Wiltshire, sod Glamorgenetaire, the
motion for itoreming the salary ought tot to pass this
'wort where they had to look after, not only their own
pockets, but the pockets of the retepayeers. He was
much struck with the tact that i here were 157 camlidates
for the poet of goveruor—tt Lt h d put the matter in
a very strong I•glit, and be lxiieved that if ever, from
any cause, they were unfoitoLately to lose the services
of their eery worthy and t &urn'. covernor of the gel,
thee should also have • great many epplications
for the poet at the salary of itiOO • year, with
all lb. additioes. Ile had no doubt they would
have many applications from persons duty and
well qualified, as these large and pcnoleue actual... have
lotted efficient ahvertors at the cause isd,rita a* Dorset
has given, and with so much rchro to rlo. Ile there-
fore seconded the arriciadmertt ot Mr. Gooddea with a
great deal of pleature, and trusted that although he
had met • signal defeat on • (miner coonion, he would
now achieve as signal a victory—Mr. Foster said there
was no doubt the county outdd get sufficient candidates,
or that they might get 500 men for half the money ;
but that wee no argument at all. Their prrvout
Governor had been 25 years in the place, and his long
services demanded, Mr. Foster thought, an Increase of
his pay. He did not believe that Mr. Lawrarce bad
the most distant idea of retiring ; but if be retired, he
wee entitled to two-thirds of his present salary, tup • re-
tiring pension. Though an elderly man he was still •
capable ore; bet suppose he thought proper to retire,
be might. That consideration Mr. Foster thought,
should be of tome little advantage to him. Supposing
be were to retire, whet an (Spente it would be
to this °aunty. And it would be Inconel for Eta
sum of rj) a year. lie hope tie megie.
would take • liberal view of the matter.
The Earl of Shaftesbury paid lie felt It would be their
&dye to give • nt Kati., to the proposition in the most ,
...out and gentle way in which they could do it, '
—"----.sesidlal the great services of Mr. Lawrence, and the
&lam be had on their consideration aid forbearances In
via ram. wig. He Amid have Wen very mach