The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-04-15 00:00:00

DORSET LENT SESSIONS.

The boancial badness of those sessions vas trasaactel
at (ho hhirsball on Trieidsy. There were ',mint—
Visoonnt P0117111•If (Chairman.)
Mr. .1. norn, M.P. (Depaty-Chsirmsn.)
Tbo Fail of Eldon. Mr. J. J. Farqoherson.
TM; lion. W. B. Port. Hr. A. B. F star.

mar, M.P. Mr. 0. W. Parer.
Mr. 11. Gerard Kari, UP. Mr. J. W. T. Pyl.r.
The lion. Evelyn Asnl.y. Mr. 11 P. Yothereten-
BirW. I. Iledlyeott, Bert., Minh.
D.C.L. Mr. IL C. Goodden.
Sir R. B. Glyr, Bart. Mr, J. Guidry.
Sir M. H. Mires'', Bert. Mr. 11. P. Gialry.
Bir John Michel, K.C.B. Rev. C. J. G'yn.
11r..C. E. Antel Mr. C. B. Glyn.
Rev. J. U. Austen. , Mr.J. W.ll linekesworth.
Mr. IL U. B.ogissm Mr. E L. K.ndsnley.
Mr. I. E. Bridge. Mr. W. C. Lsmhert.
Rev. C. W. Bingham. Mr. BCohdes.
Rev. J. Blonnorhematt. hr. J. O. Mouri•Pleydell.
Mr. N Bee& Mr. G. Mans-1.

Mr. G. H. Bond.
Mr. J. H. Oa'craft.

Mr. C. Y. Mich.%
Mr. C. J. PArke.

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& Cox.
Mr. W. M. Calerrft.
Mr. J. A. Mb,.
Mr. 0. rk. w. IHibl• I
Mr. M. ff. Eliot.
Mr. 0 E. Mt.
Mr. H. Fratoptoo.
Mr. A. Fort. r.

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Mr. E. Pearce.
14,. L. P. Paott.
Mr. R. Thornton
Mr. E. J. W.ld.
Mr. 11. Wl%War.
Mr. M. Whams.
Mr. U. S. Warman.

G AOL REPORT.

Cut. Feting read this rep .rt. The quer Andy c 301-
mlttee meeting was heti on Tuesday, April 4. The
prison was inaneoled, all was Coup! in good order, lied
there were no co üblainta Lest quarter'a acoonuts
were ex imined passel. Tho amounts of the prre..nt
quarter were examined and found Goriest. John Nil , a
misocer,hariog ben employed aria platter In the paean,
by whirl • *oral listable aunt Ivo been saved to Co.
county, the committee have order, that a gratuity of
El be given I.lln out of the charity fund on 1114 dis-
charge. An ap;ilication having been made by the
clficials of the Nison for an haute of their sa.arits
In tousaquercr of the prassue of the time', your
conamitvo deem the mutter worth, of their terlous
consideration, and propose to rep ,rt on the subj.et at
the Midsummer Sessions. At the monthly intent' of
the 6th of February, a letter was reosived from Mr.
Fu're, the oontrutor for supplying the prdon with
coals, stating that, from the grNst and sudden rise of
the prim of them, be had sustained a goaat loss, and
boilitioll to be allowed an advance of be. per ton on t'le
quarter ((ram Clarietmas). Tom tominittee belt there
was no alternative but to allow It from that time (6th
Feb.) aa there wens no coals in the market at Dor-
chester, tonsequently a letter was written to sa_y be
should have ss. ircrease (rem that day, the 6th of Feb.,
and that his ease should be laid before the Quarter
&WOOS. Upon r. pairing thr wooden pert of the
roof of the Mum alitt to the malt infirmary, It we,
found that thero t.. 11 • cousiderable decay, and that the
two C stern, which ate immediately ahoy. it were in •
bed stet., one lam been repaired at a coat of £lO, and
the shed oath. east side mast be done imm Mistily at
about the same coat. The latiniat• for painting the
new roof is £6 IS I. The attentlou of the committee has
been called by the Clerk of the Peace, to the (set that
the body of mie county prison has never been tutted.
The governor of the prison's quarterly report to the
committee stated that Code were in custody males 87,
females 12, total 99 ; in the Infirmarim, maks 3; I.
custody for trial at the Rooter tameoria, miles 3. female
1. tolal 4; on bail, males 2; total for trial, 6.
Non* in coatooy or on too: for trial at the macs&
Primmer@ oommitted this quarter, 229; saute quarter
last year, 2M ; &crime. 19. Of thu r umber 31 were
meroantils seamen. n..l 'tree belo:.ged to the Royal
navy. Daily gr, tot oea 122, females 11, hotel 133
Daily average ..m, ,13•Irier last year, males 102, female.
14, total 116, inerea.. 17. Poulahments, 14, last year
13. No punlabtr,o. f-r I.vison offences; re-commlt-
ruenta this quarter 66, &tale qdarter tut year 98,
decreme 32. Diaburemenit tide quarter £939 16s. 61.,
mune quarter lent year £827 31. 81., increase,
£ll2 12. f, 101. Price of wheat this quarter,
.EI4 17s. 61. lent year, £l3 13'., increase, El 7s. 81.
Prios of breed pee pound, 121 ; last year 11d;
maintenance cost per Med, la. 1011. asterism 21. 931.,
clothing, bedding, Arc., II,!. Lighting, warming,
cooking, and washing ii 4'1.; locidentd expeesos,
741. total 7s. 6i I. Maintenance cost per head Is. 611.,
salute, 2s. 111 1., clothing and bedding 711. • lighting,
warming, cooling and waging, 1.. 044. ; Inaideoul
talcums, 844., total 61. 10i I. Mutate of cut p. r
bead this quarter 81 .E 54 14.. has boon roc-area this
qterter for tht maintenancee of naval prironers rag shut
ti 13s. In the atm. quarter last year. Five beye have
been sent to the lidoorno Reformatory school at the
termination of thuir reepeetives untoners her, in
accordance with the magistrates' order at tbo t.mo of
their conviction. One boy bee been shipped r. rti g the
quarter, a, untenemi when minvic•ed and rte trod t lire*
stroke, witn a birth rod. • Tbe oar.doct of the several
officers in their departments bat bun satisfactory dining
the quarter.
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CitatIRMLN he untsrstood tbs. if the Coat
adopted the report they wool I adopt tto rto3iiimeods-
tion with respect to the intimate of 5. in the a;;9ea-,c-,
for coals. He did not understei.d that a tender ass of
nay use unless there were a oontrsot entered itttiJ upon
it, and he did not at all see how they cseld make the
teermancecdstion of the Committee retreeptstive.
Her. C. BINGO/AI geld the Mall hitaljelf plu,Lo I that
he Lad tidy toot an a tender sod that there was no
contact. The cummittee oonsidi red this a cry ex-
oeptieris: iisughtsrl—rms the man [Meet harp
been ruined had tie committee insistsd Cu hsldicg him
to his tender,

The CHAIRMAN said tho C urt tught rot to pas. tbi.
matter ',d.b.l well knowt...: what they were abiut
There was • madam, and a! t. uder wee sooepted, no
°entreat wan made. b,t the tender we actet ut or.
The question was whether oral evidence would not
make that a binding contract, for it IVY of U.., ow are
of a ..eteact, altlough not written. It might bu
very prows thing, ad miearicordiaso in the ease of this
mac, to allow the se. referred to by Mr. Faster, but he
did net thick the Count ought to make their allowance
retrospettive.
Tbet km. C. Mangan was eery comb obliged to his
Lordship for the way in which b• had treated the
question. When the man pleaded, as he did, that this
really not a contrast, he was taken by turpeies,
for be understood that when a tender had been made
wad aompted. it WU a valid contract. It might turn
out a very useful little ooevisseMon which his lordship
had inaugurated, and that committees should in futon'
wee that all their tenders should be mode Into
osatzwlA.
Mr. FLOM sa,l they had had a similar thing at the
Lunatic Asylums: it we, • matter UNA did not mem.
Nara, come before the Court, Lu canoe the oommittee of
visitors bad power to dad& without reference to the
Coast. They took this wares—they broke the eouteszt,
the ries an the price of Loa!' had been to t reel:atonal—
he hoped they might never have anything like it geode
—that they thonA t it far to break the oiatrant with.
out allowing sat thing back tor the Inaptly which had
hies previously brought in. He had himself never
doubted that a tender brought in and accepted was a
legal document; but whether it required stamping or
any other further proems to make it bindle' in • Court
oI kw, 4. Dirmr hal any doubt that it could be saforad
In °Mart of equity. They bad tenders for a great
verlagy el articles, and it would be near troublesome
thol bid lo eater Into oustrasiM for emery iota