The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-09-15 00:00:00

LOCAL 110AILD or iIEALTit.

Till IWANTIAT lure:sem.
11r. Gativini reported on behalf of the Swannery C,onunittce,
tlut the cygnet* wort tlMini well. The ConMufti..e had made a
Leek all round the Ilawsock, which anawerod exceedingly well;
but they had spent about £3S in excess of their funds, and Mr
Gillingham had advanced the money The bank required 274
yards of embankment, and It was rather expensive on aceount
of the slippery nature of the clay. They would require to.
ruse the hank • little higher in the spring.
The Dm TT MATIM thought the expenies wee to be paid by
*collection.

Mr 64U% MI 'aid the collection had failed.
The Dirt TT MAVU4 asked front shut emcee the funds could

lhe TOWN Owes Isla the Swannery was for the general
beneth ob the town.

With ITATa agreed.
Me Tose (lass stated that he had another communication
from Lord llchester's geward that six more old swans would
be rtadl 11104,11, and they would produoe young next sawn,
ixc.xt thought that if the town were properly can-
yeas/A, there would be no ilidiculty In raliiing the money.
Mr Li ems considered that the many ought to pay for a
thing of this Itiod. Ile did mot me why about SO ireople ehoukl
be always called upon for these things.
hr T 114.11. 1114(1Mital that the matter should be put on the
notice leper, and thonnighly dna:weed ilext meeting. The
COUINthI must entirely prohibit the use of guns in the Itadipole
Lake, nit would make the birds wild.
IfACVS&D LIST.

The hut of thaw penons who *ought to be excused from
ull.'"y ratoi wail gone through, the principal diasusilons
tains about sonic *Wow. who lived in houses of Lin or there-
about, in order to let lodgings and nuke • living.
Mr Gsovss !Roweled against any perique being excused who
lived in botuno dyer ald • year
lhe Board found d impoesible to draw • hard and fast line ;
snow . 4 these +Wows are supporting children, sod d they are
tur".l into wnallcr houses, they will be unable to wake a

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The WWI ll,.tne, as it Ls not an Institution for prollt, was
amongst the buildings to be excused mat

1111111• Te rot sew LATIL
The Tote elite I w..lumtl the estimate for the ensuing six
months : -For ieyint; salaries, ; XV.% is 44;
Sitenkiiing, kik,: watering, £150; instalment of loan from
Wm.. of Unbind, a..13:1 tid ; six months' Interest on loan,
.I:St3 12. ; interest end instelinent .4 Km al Exchange loan,
£47 3544 ; inter,* and instalment of Mina loam, 4.302 Its did;
materials for reeds and street., £X'. snipe, £l5O ; Inv:Mental.
kelo ; total, 1:3,447 0. 34 rale neoeseary, te in the X.
The Dirtve MATO* WY gratlael that they were only going
to have a 25 rate ; he had been afraid they would have required
a higher one
Mr Alderman Etior thought the set down lee labourers'
ewes Ti. enornious, here was 1.1150 for materials, wages, and
weidenteLs, and he to. wed that a committee be appointed to
look into the weekly accounts.
Agreed to.
The Board occupied some time over piano, and after that
Wore woo sum private business.

Me. Wll.Ltsu Comma, for many years clerk at fit.
John's church, died on Sunday morning last, after a very
brief illness, at the age of 71 years.
Marraar.—Tbe company of the 102nd Madras Fusiliers
stationed at Marchwood was changed on Saturday last,
Captain Dowell, with (Si men from Portland, taking the
place of Captain Rogers and his detachment.
REGIIINNTAL Seowni.--The annual sport* in connection
with the Rand Royal Madras Fusiliers are to take place on
the 25th inst., that IlaY being the anniversary of the
relief of Luchnow, in which engagement the regiment took
part
PARAVFIN AND BENZOLINK —Some information haa
reached Us of • quantity of inflammable oil having been
concealed in Chesil village, but subvequently removed.
Our informant nays it was nearlbe fire dice of a dwelling:
house, and there was " enough to blow Chesil down.
Probably he might have been excited by his own fears;
but we would remind everyone of the terrible danger
arising from inflammable oil, The least untoward
Ignition might result in a terrible catastrophe, after
which it would be useless to deplore the event.
THADKIOI,IIIIG Siavican. On Sunday efierial
harvest thanksgiving services were held at the parish
church, st.. George's. The church was very tastefully
decorated for the occasion with flower., fruit, corn, and
evergreens—au trophies of the joyous harvest season ; and
a monster loaf of wheaten bread was placed on the
communion table. 'lire sermon in the morning was
preached by the Rev. J. A. Beasor, the rector; and in
the evening the pulpit was occupied hy the Rev. A. Hill.
The ',sweats .4 the collection will be given to a fund to
provide a curate for the parish.
ANNUAL Soma& The leth annual Fathering of
members and friends of the Young Men, Moral and
Mental Improvement Institution, Easton, was held on
Friday last; and although the weather was extremely wild
and stormy, yet it again -passed off' most sucsessfully.
The mem was, " n previous occasions, decorated with
appropriate mottoes tastefully arranged by solnn of the
member** thl Thunder about 130 or more enjoyed an
excellent tea and imitable provisions provided by r. W.
Attwooll, Rai
.• ample Justice being done towards
supplYing the Phrasal appetite, preparations were soon
made for Bandying the mental, by way of choice addresses
and select recitations from the members'. The Pretident
Mr. It &riven, Junr., opened the meeting by singing, and
the Rev. K Moien ertsr%gel in prayer. Th. President
then reverted their old and trial member Mr. W.
scriven,Junr. to Preemie, which duty he performed in his
usual able and homely style. The Hon. Secretary Mr.
Scriven, read a concise but congratubdory report showing
a steady but dads'. ee Program, although RIME:Bun ham
tautened the number.,f ineWL.Liv and others haul to
fulfil more honourable and lucrative positions. The
President then spoke for a short th„c on thee "Cs,ntzaat
between Protestant awl Catholic l'.ountrlee." A recitation
followed I ,y It. Stone on " Bernardo the Spanish eh..., pi„, ^
given in a spirited and creditable mTh
anner. e Rev.
Turner was then called upon toaddress the meeting although
the Chairman thought It best to spank of him as of all
Ministers as Mr. not Rev., 'believing that Bishop Lincoln
nor any one else onitbi to have the title of Rev. Mr.
Turner is a member of thee Institution and rave an Im-
portant address on the channels by which knowledge win
conveyed; he referred to the induence of the Prue, but