The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-08-21 00:00:00

'D AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 186 G

Mr. Selby's motion was than submitted, and carried
now dia
Mr. EISLaT suggested that IDIOM should be takes to
pt EIO or £2O humediately, in u to make • mon fa
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tended .'s.( the water earl for dashing the pathos.
While be *se yet speaking tbe meeting radially die.
parsed, and no eounnittee was appoints& ft therefore
remains for the Corporation oi.b sash otLe• persons as
see the neeessity of sanitary improvement to co-operste
in promotiag in the best way they can the beassury
MAUI.

Mr. &Slag said he found that the population 54
Southampton gave to each policeman NU perNONN. while
If they took the 13 oonstablee of Poole and reckoned
them with the population, it would be shown that the
Poole men had but 7610 persons each under their charge
--ktipplause).
Tie Maros obrerved that the acreage of Poole would
give to each man far more ground to watch than the
Southampton timetables lead.
Mr. P thought it waa not an much • math r of
acreage alto( population
Tbe Mellott bead the Watch (!ominith e went minutely
into the woik of the fore., and Nan I that a eeh *WI on
duty nice hours oat of to. 21, and e'vrii.g that time
walked • admire of 24 ',Wes every day In I.la life with
one or two exoeptiona. He thought they could not Iz•
poet CO get labouring men at much under 3s, • eI•Y-1,
knew he oould nut, and then they muat recollect, that
the lab 'tiring man had his Sunday to 'unwell.
Ur. rgli)ll' : A Labouring man work. Lord.
The MATun : 1 ehuuld think walking 24 miles every
day is haid work too.
In n.ply to Mr. Stone, the TOWN CLERK aaid the
aeoond•elass conatables at present had Itta • week, one
suit of clothes, • ...mind pair of trouser., and two pairs
of hoots, for • doctor they pay 2el. • week, and towards
the superannuation fund they also have to contribute;
from this fund they receive an allowance if they TOollin
in the force a certain length of time. Thu borough pare
a portion of the superannuation fund.
. Mr. HODWN remarkel that the clothing, ka, was the
, same as that of the county police.
The Mayon *eked what all the deductions amounted

to.
The Town Cu= replied Ilid, from the superin-
tendent, Ad. from the sergeant, and bid. from the
eatables per week.
Mr. JZIONINON said the superannuation fund was as
good as an increase of pay to the police.
In answer to Mr. Adey, the Town Clerk said if the
men left the force before II yearn' service therein they
lost what they had contributed to the superannuation
fund, and if they left the Poole forte for that of the
county they would have to begin their time afresh. If
• man became disabled in the service before the end of
that period, the Police Committee could, if they
thought proper, make him an allowance.
Mr. DICKINSON remarked that the one-fourth of the
cost of the police force received from Government de-
pended on the force beine reported sufficient in numb.,
and efficient in duty. Some time lack they had to
obtain an additional °unstable to be eligible for the
Government allowance.

Mr. Svong said when they had hut 11 policemen the
forte was reported as ifficient, an they got the Govern-
ment quote—(applause) —and having added three more
it most surely lessen their ditties. He bed a greet re-
spect gener•ly for the reports of Committees appointed
by the Council, but be thought they had been over
anxious in their kindly feeling to the form. Ha con-
sidered the pay of the polioe in exams of what they
could gat men for, and that oomfortably walking about
the streets could not be herd work. Au ineress-c of
their pay was unneemeary in his opinion, sad bethought
they could do away with four of the policemen veil
well. He did not thank the town was so turbulent as
to require the existing number; and it was no bettor
kept than other towns—(applatues).
Alderman Wasititxx remarked that till the adoption
of the report was proposed and seconded, they were not
In • position to discuss it.
Ald,rman HARMS moved that the report be received,
and that the subject be adjourned suit du% Ile es.
plained afterw.ads that he meant it be postponed for a
time.
Mr. Janitress seconded the motion.

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Alderman WASHALL said h• did not at all agree with
the procedure of one or two parties in getting up such
an eacitement concerning 'hie matter. He bad been
away from home, end only returned the previous night,
when he receives' the notice paper sent by Mr. Dian-
son, and he at ones thought that the application of the
police form was not required, and he made up hit mind
that so far as any vote was concerned, be should oppon
their having any increase of pay —(loud applause). lie
did not want ash clapping and stooping when anything
was sail that met their views, and he considered it was
not right for those parties to make such a demonstration.
If they could not trust the Council to do their duty,
the sooner they removed them from office the better—
(applause). He felt sure that the rending of the crier
round the town to collect the inhabitants on that occa-
sion would no: meet with general approval. Notions of
what •14.3 going to take plasm were publicly posted, and if
the ratepayers chose to attend he did not tLink the
bellman was required to attract them. He did not
know whether the duties of the county police were more
onerous than those of the borough, b.it bethought that
ElCki for the superintendent was sufficient, and that
constables having I9s. a week, when they considered the
pay of mechanics and labourers in the town, Ind no
cause to complain. is was alarge employer of labour,
skilled and unskilled, and i t must not be forgotten that
although the wages of the ski'led labourer seemed in
, excess of the pay of the polies lone, they had to pro.
v.de themselves with tools, and were sublect to the
varying requirements of trade, and might be out of
employ two or three months in the year, and that fre-
quently happened at a mason when the men could ill
afford to lose their work. With the polies it was not
so they were constantly employed while their conduct
was good. That policemen had certain onerous duties
to perform all well knew, as also that they were not
favourites with a particular class of the community,
because they had to keep them in order. Therefore, he
could not he surprised that polioemen were not regarded
with that degree of favour by • certain clam that other
labouring men were ; but he was sorry to notice that the
feeling now manifested seemed got up to a certain en•
tent against the Inspector. The impostor, he thought,
carried out hi .1 duties very properly, and no man in such
• position could do that and meet with the approval of
everybody ; but, they should consider the mature of
the duties he had to perform, and if there did occur ,
what they thought to be an excess of duty, they should
regard it as OA error on the right aide ; be must not be
lax in his office, he most 140 the men under him did
their duty, that the ntepayen got money's worth for
the' money, bemuse if robberies or disturbances
occurred they would suffer, therefore he did not think
there should be the feeling against the Inspector which
there seemed to be—(hear, hear). Re again deprecated
the means adopted in opposition to the proposal of the
Watch Committee, and said if the rate payers had not
confidence in the Council they should remove them, and
elect better men, and, for himself, he was not remova` Ic
at their pleasure, but if they were dissatisfied with his
conduce, he was quite ready to place his seat at their
disposal, if they would pay the fine to the Town Clerk.
He agreed with th• motion for postponing the subject.
The MATOI said that formerly he was the only one '1
the l'osracil opposed to increasing the salary of the
Superintendci,t, but since he had been in office as Mayor
of the borough he had found Superintendent Clifford a
most efficient officer, and he did consider that he was
quite ag deserving of £l2O a year tu the Weymouth
Superintendent, and he thought seeing what was done
at Weymouth led the Watch Committee mainly to
snake the recommendation they did, and in doing that,
they felt they were not going to the extreme either way,
and behaved it could give general satisfaction to their
fellow-townrmen, . .

Mr. ADIT said the population of Weymouth wan
nearly 12,1. I. He did not think 19s. • week was as
much as their policemen ought to be paid, be should
like their wages Increased to El, and for the force to he
',adrift Iby one or two. If the county paid higher wages
than they did, they should be continually changing. and
it was much better for them to havecenstables acquainted
with the town than strangers. lie agreed with some of
the remarks of Aid. Wanhill, but there was one thing
he thought the Alderman had lost sight cf. He said it
the inhabitants of Poole were dissatisfied with the
acts of the Council let them turn theca outs but he
found it was too mach the habit when& man was turned
out of the Council te put him in as an alderman
(laughter). lie did not tee bow the ratepayers were to
get over thatHhear, hear).
Mr. STONS : I find that at Winchester, which contain,
15,1 K 1 inhabitants, there or only 13 policemen. (There
are 11 eonstebles, and the population is 11,776 and the
acreage is 3,1 K ) less than that of Poole.)
Mr. JEMNINGS And at Winchester soldiers are
quartered.
The TOWN CrAtta remarked that the Government
Inspector said they must not reduce the number cf
their constables.
The Maros said that as he was coming to the meet-
ing, a gentleman said to him 'As the inhabitants
complain so mach of the expense of the polite, why
don't they get the rites to protect them r
The motioa of Alderman Harris for postponing the
consideration of the subject was then submitted, when
he, the seconder (Mr. Jennings). Alderman Wanhill,
and Mr. Belben voted for it, and none opposed it ; it
was therefore declared raffled.

Lai erfitt.

Tao exectaties of Jobe Chant, wise Inn • private la
the 13th Regiment of root, for the Meriter of a boy
named Phillip Boohier, on Madden Heigh's, near
Davenport, took place on Wednesday morning at Hester.
The demeanour of the culprit was callous and indifferent
and he walked to the gallows with a firm step. A great
number of people oingreersted to withem the ezicution.
A HORKIBLI ThAhi.DT was euatiteit is Hotbed l Grecs
on I essday eight. A MAD 1111/11e1 lid.wsw Royce cut Ms
wife's talent aim slterwaida Ina OWL Toe wunpui
got out ioto the •trivat esr.anting fur help, sal the
e.,uring to her assistanue carried her of to the
Los hog lthst,:tal, where, it is hoped. she will rec,ver.
Royce hod 5.. Owed himself that Lie is
'lift comaiutetion of the iienteiice of death pit-sed on
a 1111111 a, tu.e•l Oahe! for the Inurtkr of • MP 010411
st
Premise has bete armorded on Hie nether unusual ground
o the art hAriug been perpetrah-d so • state ot coiii
Oita ttrunkantiewl. Tim plea lois Wee set op before,
but rerely reoughimd, at beaus generally held that
&unlit-miens, hutted of isitigetieg clime reads:toil it
the more heinous. If the eentenoe of death mu be
commuted in ibis way, bow shad we deal watt offeuess,
mucti lasa serious, perpetrated author similar 0116111Y1•
itantell?
A ecann.thotis cage of fraud WAS investigated at the
Manchester Police Court on Thursday. The eeeretary
of the Lancashire Queensland Emigration Som. ty Was
charged with statissaintuaa L. It turned out an ills
course of the investigation that the 0014.0 charge of the
soca, ti was in the bends of the prisoner' bed the •
called directors received verbal reports from hire.
Ylouriehing reports were imbued representina the capital
as tillo,oUU, but all that could be ascertained was that
the income of the society was clew shillings per week,
and that VIM WU been invested in land in Brisbane.
The ease was sent (or vial.

A Vele extraordinary polies ors in about to come
before the authorities at Southampton. There we of
course various versions floating about; we believe
that this one is wourate, at all events in general details.
A Mr. Tanner put an elocution into the &owe of one of
his tenants nomad Simi. While the bailiffs were in the
house Mr. Tanner received • £lOO note (row some
imuuynious person, who desired him to pay out of it to
himself the amount of filims's debt and to reserve, the
surplus till applied for by the benevolent unknown.
Mr. Tanner withdrew the bailiffs, and naturally spoke
kr his friends of this strange occurrence, which at length
come to the ears of tie Host Office authorities. The
latter remembered that about two years and • half ago
• EIHU wee was 1084 under the hollowing oiroumstazece
—A registered letter was delivered to • Mr. Hatcher,
• yacht builder, who wee in the habit of receiving mus-
tered letters. The letter, though delivered, was not lien
again after it was placed upon the table by the letter'
earner named Morgan. The mender of the rote wiote
some days afterwards to request a receipt from Mr.
Hatcher for the nuts. A rigid inquiry was made, but
the letter-corner produced las receipt, and the matter
dropped. Suns had lortnely been • letterer:enter, and
it is alleged that Magas, upon whew suspicion 101 l in
regard to the dumppearanoe of Mr. Hakehor's note, is
the mass who sent the note for • similar amount to Mr.
Tanner. Both Sims and Morgan are now ia custody.
An ACTION FOR LthaL, Athill v. Somas, was tried
at Norwich Assizes, Tuuladay, Before Lord Chief Justace
Erie. The alleged libel woo contained in • letter from
Honour Linsley, published in the Norwich Argus, in
which she ecuiplained that the plaintiff (deputy chief
constable of the Norfolk police force) bad been guilty of
improper and indecent conduct while examining her
house to weertain whether a robbery bad been com-
mitted in it. The fact were that about 14 months ago
two young awn named Hatch and Newman went to •
house at Sprowston, belonging to Batch's father, and
commonly known as the Haunted-house, inhabited by
one Lipsky, • shepherd. Linsley and his wife being
absent, and the boom deserted, the two young men
amused„themselves by trios at the haunted closet and at •
picture Mono of the rooms. Mr. Athill having received
information which led biro to think that perhaps •
burglary had been attempted or committed, went down
with two or three oonstables to inspect the premises.
Satiated, however, that there' was nothing to call for
his intelfereme he left the parties to their legal remedy,
and repotted what haditsken place to Colonel Btu
the chief constable. Batch and Newman were summoned
by Lingley and his wife to U. County Court for unlaw-
fully entering their dwelling house and destroying their
goods, and obtained • verdict, the judge thinking that •
sum of fk, which they bad persuaded Lingley W accept,
was a satisfaction of the claim, and the letter appeared
which formed the subject of the alleged libel. The
witnesses for the defence were—trst, Mr. and Mrs.
Linsley, who both detailed facts which supported the
charges in the letter. Mrs. Lingley, in her cross cumin•
, ation, said she had heard that there was • ghost in
I the closets froin her neighbour, Walker' and for aught
site knew the ghost was there still—at all events, the
felt timid whenever she was near the closet. Alter the
evidence of those two witnesses was given. • Mrs. Chap-
man, a widow, vu called, who said that che was in the
, room, and that Hudson, one of the policemen engaied
is the search, asked her if she was • widow. She said
" Ye,," and that he replied be was a widower and
wintecl her to go into another room with him, upon
which she took up her child, and said "that was her
prgtector. " This was done in Atbill's presence, who
only smiled. In cross examination, Mr.. Chapman
Amid if Hudson bad interfered with her it would have
been the worst for him, and that she thought herself not
only a match for him but for all the meta in the room.
She took up the baby because she thought if a man
interfered with • woman with a baby in her arms be
would be a word blackguard than she could imagine.
The jury relied to corridor their verdict, aid were
absent from the court for an hour and • half, On their
return they asked his lordship what amount of
would carry testa His lordship having told that'll:
40s. would carry wets, the jury then said that they
were decided in their opinion—seven to five—upon
which they were sent back, and returned after the lapse
of two hours with • verdict for the plaintiff. —Damages
ono farthing.