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

THE 'DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1878.

Bev. C. DINGIUM said they could have • printed
form.
Floras assented. He cautioned that with
regard ta the merits of this ease, it was so utterly ax.
ceptional, that he did not think It unfair to the county
to allow the contract to be departed from.
Mr. GOODOXII believed at the Union It was the rule
that all cootrects are sent In set alined by the Chair-
man. and that Is oonsidrred
Mr. C. F. MICIIIL asked how they mild adorer, •
centract without a penalty being atteehed to breaking
The said it seemed the Court were of
°pintail that she Visiting Justiors had done right in
allowing toe 5, from the date they mentioned, but
they refused to allow it to be mode retrospective.
The report was adopted, with this undereuen ) lug.
CB; 'Oa was voted as asked for revising two Materna
alit palatine thn new roof.
The ClielelleN soil C.. next subject was worthy of
coaaideraUon —that of the application for an
increase 1,1 redary by tb• prison officials, respecting
' which the committee proposed to report at the Mid-
summer missions. Of eours• they now had only an
intimation from the Visiting lactic, • that they pre-
pared to ooneider th• matter and make • report; and
ho took it that in adopting the report they would only
be erg flawing In the *owes, the Visiting Justine pro-
posed to Ponme, trithont saying whether they thought
an increase desirable or no.
Mr. Foss's& had given notice of • motion for the
grant of AO for various work at the gaol.
Mr. CALCILAVT: Hsi it bean already spent'
Mr. Fourth: In part; we wore obliged to do some
things —(auseiter).
Rev. C. W. Bliutian hoped the court considered
the question of the salaries of the gaol offitials a
serious question.
The CEA1811411: It lea very serious goodie°.
Rev. C. W. BINGHAM: It seems to the oommlttee
one of much gravity. The o 'art bad said A already,
and they must say B, or tell the reason why.
The CHAIIIMAX saki on receiving the report it would
be open to the Court to appoint • sPiseisl ootamittoo to
look into the salaries of the whole comely.

Mr. Butotiati tald (be visiting jusilors were very
strongly of op.uion that sprites /acid oomparative sew
had been made out. They were unanimous that tßli
matter required mimic omisideratioo. The simple
fact wet thst • polioeinan walked into the gaol. • stout
young fellow jut taken from the plough, getting £l. •
week, while warders had only lfa. though they had
born in the service home years.
rr. Foaar, : Out cf which they have to pay 2i. 63.
for Initgiag,
Mr. Blllollall hoped no diee,oragement would bo
thro siva this application. Ile we q it. willow and
actirnua that lb. who'• q tutt.oo shatii.l be thoroughly
sliiwnssi.J, amid if was thought well a sp•Mai
,ticon.lttea si.pointad. It scaled i.. him that a. tb•
FIWILC Vellnult:ee were bound lobe ea:lml itl .1W tho
set•lecirot of the eskrim of these sidieisls, Mr? °Wahl
to tnv be. co:Anhui whoa tha it otaer
ufflo.r• veto raieed to au roomout •ni.,ul.t by a sodden
Vote. . .

°Doe to • w.

it doe. ant swat

sir. Bierman : For _ - --r •
to he the fault of the gaol committee—l toughies).
Hie lordship's sompattuo was adopted.
COOSTT £IIBII3BIIIIST.
The CHAIIIIraII raid he In of returns from all the
tinier§ which he spoke about at to October sereimia.
'aad be found shot to some plaice there was an increase,
and ins great gooey • ,lecreue ; but the doer's.. bore
so cent. proportion te the ruerease 'tut Ite thought it
would he very unwise for the county to order • fresh
assmorent at tho 11("Vtit LIM-. But ho alas Very sorry
So see the dm:roses in tho •ay it was, inecou.ali looked
as if the agricultural lend in this county had fallen in
value greatly—(a laugh). Be hop. d there was some
mist.ke. It not, it was a very sad thing. Though
,bee could gain a little in some fe• parishes, they
would lase on the whole, lista there was nothing to
justify the expense of a new 'ideation for the purposes
of the county rate at the present.
TOO LATS I
The Omelettes, laid bier. the wart • memorial sent
to him by the Beaulloster Board of Onardimes asking
that the eoutempl.ted kw:Tease in the pay of the
county police be not carried into effect. But it had
came too late. Still, ae it was a must respectful sod
civil address he felt bound to lay it before the court.
COMITT C3LIOS.
Mr. FIiIIPTOII read tole report Bills for repairs at
polies stations to the aurottet of £66 4a. 10.1. were
ordered to be paid. The oommitum b.d a report from
the Surveyor se to the state of the drainage of the Dor-
chester place statioe, statiog that Me accumulatiou of
sewage in the cesspools is at times offensive and no.
wholesome, and that it is expedient to fill up the
oesspoola and to condom the sewage to the town drain
ttibient Imam user the Juncture hotel (the length of new
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The (loafing's/I said fortunately th y 1.a4 ot a e.ry
firm Chalmette nt the finance e.t•ssmit.t e ; for sissy wes•
I.etting tutu Roes stets that they wanted what was
' WWI" Mr. Lowe• no"— (la•ghter).

drain 'required will be 410 yerds) and the cost is
estimauld to amount to 091 dt. 13.1. The c inanities
tit (toasted the cute% to authorise the txpinitture hf •
640 not exceeding 100 for this purpose. The leave of
cottage and lock-nri as Rtdipolo, as nenetioced at the
last Hellion% had been produeed to the committee duly
executed by the landlord, Mr. John Mussel, sod the
bill of the Clerk of the Peace for preparing such lease,
aninuoting to 00, bad been allowed and ordered to be
psid. A letter hod brim' received from the home oleo
sanctioning the new scale of osy for the oonatabalsry
approTel by the Court st Cho lset sessions. Lettere
had been mislead from the Town Cierks of Bridport.
Lyme Regis, and tithafiesbury which boroughs are
wat'bed under agreements by the Conhty pollee,
wanting to the proportionate increase to be
paid by them under such now scale of pay.
The Chief Constsble bed produeed to the committee
receipts for thediffarent gems awarded to the °operable&
on duty at the wreck of the 11.2yal Adelaide, amount.
log in the whole to £2O ordered to be paid at the het
sessions At the testa..e of the Chief Donsteble the
clommittee reoommended that Mr. Parmitor be ap-
pointed by the Crud as tho medical uffloer to the
police force fir the west dittrtat in the Wareham
elleieion in the view of Dr. Grainger. who has left the
loeo.lity; and also rsoimutended MIS% Dr. Allan McLean
be appointed medioal officer of the districts of Portland
no the Darrh-ster div sioo, in the pleoe of Dr. Carruthers
lerwasod. The reoelpte had been £6,088 Bi. 61.. and
the expealitnre. includior £303 31. 81. due to
Tressurer. £4,623 Ito. ld.. leseittg a Wanes of
£2,443 120. 41. Tile expenditure for the ensuing
qaertar was eetiinated as follows :
Chief Cenetable sea force ..
Contingent steel
West id England Insurance CY.. half year'.
Interest ..
Bills for repairs of stations.. GO 4 10
Clothing 16 0
Clerk of the Paseo bill. for contract and l.a 8 0 0

• L 2,372 16 1
.. 376 11 It

• CAW 18 3
£145 13s. had Use adlod to the Suuranuaaon
A rate of three farthlege in the pOnlad was num
mended, arnouuting to L'2,630 10s. 61. Tbe committee
reeounnended payment of • granny of £9B to first
chum polior-eocatable Henry Cooper, in the fore*
mewarde of 13 years, sad now reedisally unet for duty;
and £B2 to second-elan eoestehls Nehemiah Spine,
after 12 lure' 'Loreto., on Nieuwe grounds. £lBB lid.
bad been rennet for stamping weighte and measures.
and £1 moiety. of penilty ; east of inspectioe,
£l7 51. 8I.; Wane* in favour of the oouoty, /234. 841.
No ranee had been convicted during the quarter.
Clamed remarks were mede by several mseistretes on
the great expenses of the proposed sewerage at Det-
aining station, an% it wee a•kad wee not there a
cheerer way.
Mr. Fleageree said they bed made various
inguirime, and be frbt an estimate no the Dry Muth
System from the Surveyor. tie (Mr. Keane) was of
opinion Its aloption would b 3 found inconvenient at
1.11.1 police statist, and be put the out of 10 clouts at
£4O. removing toe present on.. and ellieg up £lO,
sb-do. he., £25, tote), £75. He Omagh% dry earth
worsen unruly practiratile in the thee* logk-upg, they
wouiel Intrude on too moots of the spec. of the sells,
end be liable to deluge by this rough usage of prisoners.
But if the dry unit system were adopted be thought
It would still be advisabie to unduot the waste water,
int rffow, ke., to the sewer, rather this have waspoola
On this the committee di 1 not think the differenos of
£2O under the oirounetagnee sufficient to Judaea them
to recommend tin dry s.rth 'Mem.
Mr. Wioueee inquired If the oornmithes bad aster-
taiued if testy °Geld untrue for the rein rest of all the
refuse.
Kr. Fawn and he wee a member of the °nominee.
and there was a proverb whioli said "it wee • dirty bird
tbat fouls It. owe neer," bat he had not had the oppor-
teeny of attars-ling, or he would certainly Save urged
open them the reerinelderatloa of their report As to
tbe expense of the dry earth system It eras • ug,telros,
and he understood there was an inatitatiost In this town,
the (jaunty School, to winch a somp&ol paid £35 s
rose for the removal of their refuse. The other chtll•
golly mentioned be paid more attention to—the
tIM sly of inducing the drunken " lookupeas " to
b ave with teepee' to the apparatus; but be did not
see why they should grey more respect to water then
to earth. Us understoBd the system use In use at the
prison. end he should be glad of • 1.111. more loforara-
mu on the subject.
TLe Cumamay ask.- I the fel svereor to et Co hie
ext.eriettoe of it. annul.
Mr. LaritASOM said te found it sneerer uueoeismonly
well. They had remind nea-ly £3OO for the nwrge
menus, and the expenses in fitting np the receptacles
had been about £lOO. Inside was placed a ens pen,
and when the apparatus was used, of curse there must
be one to Maori • little earth, sod the rause was
perfectly deodorised.
Mr. Fatten euggesteil that the ootenaltne shoal re-
consider the question.
Mr. S. Our veld it would be well to ask the Chief
Constable to write to other ouuntlin to know if it had
been tiled and bat been found to answer. He thought
they would have übet alloulty where prisoners are
c itssmitted for 7or 14 days. There was a certain scent
remaining, and frequent removals would he required.
Thii was sot so union • .tilhoulty at tee gaol, for they
Mokpo Ind a largo staff evellaole there, they
hid prisoners. But the only labour the Chief Constable
utile ruble, at Derck skr woe • sergeant end two men,
and then Wage could sot be kept clean. If (nay
&noised *uneaten to go in day by day, and clean out
WON plane they must eau into menet with the
prisoners to • certain utast, which woobi ho objerition-
able.
tt...v. J. H. "tunes mkt he heel •dopted the syatem
in some /attain; but be had never dared to rah, any
Trn there to look at it, because he knew the plan*
int Wen properly used.
. A. B. boom said his expansion in seottages
was dimetrionly oppo.ed to Mr. Austen'.. He had
put the apperetas In some of the best cottages, and
told the tenants that If it was not properly Wien ears
of, it would be tent So the worst, and it had answered
well—(laughter.)
Sir H. Marilee said that by a eery small upease
apparatus was made NU-sod& a
ClinlitalaS: Incase we, I think It lithe High
Sheri! speaking—(l'oonm)*
Mr. Yawn edged if the Court had power to inflict
tio• upon the High EtherigHrenowai 1331blevrin the
midst of which Sir H. Nepeaa loft the room.)
It wall agreed that so much of the report as referred
to the drainage of tb• polio, stance at boreliester be
referred bask to the Committee. Mr. freemen's,
hat be bad no otjeettos to this anima Ms setru4
report was reeelved and adopted.
CHUN CONSTABLE'S REPORT.
This report Wail toad by She CLUE at the Plt•011 as
follows:
I have the honour of laying before yen, egrolow to
tln. regulations of the Secretary of State, the mans of

iorel 11111•1 mamba of non-paupers in rylum 16 Wiwi* la this wahwtY for the Psi quarteri by while it
seelee.. lodes ; i.tai 233 miss, 167 7./.10.8, tritel. 1 appears that 237 pereas were apprtheaded by the
411111 Me plass of moistest sisdkal caw reelsest at notabnlary, and were deal with se follows :—Dir-
TOWS% Trask by the removal of Mr. Barker. wise charged, 45; summarily disposed of, 167; eommittod
hall WS OPPoilltod Pro tomiaore, has been filled by the for trial. 25. These refuses show • demurs of 11 in
eippehligassit of Mr. Bland, • serious assault' was the number of approbonaloos as compared with the
ceingeMeed by Israeli White, or. of the attendants on oorresposcling quarter of last year. I beg farther te lay
the morning of the 9th of Jartiary, upon one of the here yea the Criminal Return. for 1872, there again
patienta. Upon the matter being enquired into be was ,how • oonsiderable dermas In this number of persons
at ono, duchamed, end the ear being hisard .at the taken into melody, as simpered with throa preeious
Petty Sessions, he was further purdthed by • floe of , y. .nn, the number beim as follows : —1869, 12'20 ;
210 or tiro months' imprisonment with hard labour In ; 1870, 1122; 1871, 1043 ;1872, 877. The priorpel
default of payment, causes of decrease being under the following heads :
Mr. Ikons rid there was nothing special for vagrancy, drunk sod disorderly, amanita on the pallor.
remark. The number of Patient. remained exactly the The decreer in the number of cresol "drunk sod dis-
sente as at the becioning of the gustier. There was • orderly" may be attributed in some measure to the
, &crease of one is the county patients and an Increase beneficial effect of the New Lleensing Act, which came
lof one in the out-couniy dem foto operation in August last There arc at prreut In
FINANCE. the county two connote on tioket-01-leavo and six
Mr. rAIIqUEARION reel this report. The expddidy, persons under the supervision of the police. The
of the quarter bad been .23,991 84. 7d., and the reesipte permiltspie of undetected mime has been reduced
r
--bemuse ,d 1.638 jed. bd., db.....pdribiop rate front twenty-four to twenty per rot. With regard te
'£2,924 16a 3d, fire and -posaaltiee £B7 16.. 4d., the lasperion of weight. and measurer. It sprain
jostler clerks' fess £63 18i. 12., inspootor's atropin tbst dialog the past year the Inspectors made 1,310
sod other fees 211 5.. 9J., ditto under Pedlar's Act visits, 11,216 weight. and mereures were .taped, and
£5 lls. 61., Treasury orders for maintenanee of pri- 17 persons were convicted of having in their
, men £lB3 8.. lid. ; total-24,915 74, 51., leaving a deficient weights and measures Ti.. cost of roes.pwesiot=
1 balance of £91018.. 111. A rate of • halfpenny lathe ausonated to £35 15t. OP. whilst the receipts were—
pound was rocommended, amounting to £1,919 17s. 64. shunpiog, 1.16 71. 10J. • moieties of fine., £8 15i. 31.;
, The Claramun said the coati would observe that ale of condemned welihr, 2.. 81,; total £l5 54. 94.,
I eel, • hammy rate was 'eked for, which wee very battler in favour of runty £9 10s. 31. I have to
low Indeed; and be supposed the oommittee hod taken request that these returns be printed for distribution
Imre to have mallioiont to pay the sasiss quarter which unuoget the magistratee First *lass constable Hoary
: the next war. If the committee had that in their Cooper having been found medically unfit le further
cognisance, and salt there would be money enough for duty, I beg to re:moment that in consideration of his
all purposes, the county would rejoice very mush that terries of upward' of 13 years, and eroellent charm-
they were only asked for a halfpenny rate instead of ter, • gratuity of 298 ha granted to him; and to
one at three-futbings. second class constable Nehemiah Bottler, who hat
Mr. GUMMY said the finance ociamittir went very served upwards of 12 years with •good @hurter, and is
earefally into the matter with the help of Mr. R. Lira sow reported stalk for further duty, • gratuity of
and though the rats waa unusually low, be believed £B2, suah sums to be paid oat of the Huperanuation
they were gate sale in recommending it. Fund. During 1872.018 pedlar'e certificates have been
Mr. WILLIAMS : Following the example of Mr. Lowe granted, and 671 endorsed at OW °See, and the sum
I. taking a penny off the Lorme-tax—(laughter). of £95 21. 61. hes been paid over to the County
Treasurer for the benefit of the °empty mete. I beg in
latineseca oF MX GaOL. eftelalion to lay before the Conit, the quarterly
ropcoThw ClithirlAwthe blZkettof tatigat the
sol"ur Inetr i2of Lk: eetUrtlll under the Contagious Classier (Animals) Act,
buddies. were not emend rid by the 217th rule the by which it appears that there are at merat 12
Tarim* public buildings were to be insured ardor is. farms effected with foot-and•mocith disease—two with
by fire, and he suggested that the subject be referred °INK withi and one with flowdero•
to the timer committee with • request that at the ADULTERATION OF FOOD.
next seraions they will report on the insurance of the The MIMI= remdaded the Court that at the la4l
buildings of the county. Quarter Brims the Court decided that it woe not
Mr. BINGHAM erregeded the losaraucts had bother be desirable to take steps at ones to sppobt an analyst.
attended to as roil se possible. In communirtleg this chidden, they had 1., glee
The Cu sIaMAN sail P. ioldbt bo at any is-'j turned reason, and the alleles of the Government Doperthient,
radon, being naturally maim.. to prim them on, were diem.
Mr. GUNDST soppoud it was a question a bother the flailed with Ohre reasons. Ho suggested that the
Int ounce wes sotto, nr.
ii l leer. explained 1.0020 Lit tire heollinvi were rut aaplrittheowolhiol'el'earetniattwaolourtutrehresreclo"ot.k.mTnhot4Dereron".
tanned at all, shire gentlemen liA elitism asking the Dorsetahire
Mr. Bt----- migiatiate.,as they bad the Somereetthire gentlemen.,to

so-operate with *gm esid Ilito magistrates for the
county of Cornwall, in appointing an analyst for the
four counties. This was a further memo for obtaining
more information un the subject, end he moved th.t
oosewitt•K be appointed to engoire into the matter
abd report at the Michaelmas Session.. He tamed Mr.
Gantry, Yr. Parks, Mr. Senders:semi). Bower, and if
the Cgort would like to appoint himself it% the fourth,
these four would meet, and examine into the matter.
Agreed to.
umorsarnom OF TEI WISBORKI CLERK.
Mr. PARKS ssid he was rither reluctant to bring
forward this motion of which he bad given notice.,
beaeus^ It involve 4 what the Court were •nderstood
not to be very ready to estiirtain— the question of in-
Premed salary. H. thought perhaps the bast ohm
would be to read some statistics be had on the soli vet.
This was objected to, and Yr. Palls said I. would
mom that Use Clerk of the Wimborne division shall
receive such remuneration as he is entitled to In eon.
siderstion of the work done by him. He moved that
the salary of the Clerk of the Wiathertio division be
Increased by eash as amount as the Court may thick
proper. Be andel...toed there would be an amendment,
and be tbouebt this should be put, that the question
might be before tb• Court,
The Rm. Cias J. OLTN smonded the motion, and
geld that since tweety years ago, when the Cork of
the Wicoborne division was appointed, Ow work of that
division bad trebled.
The Rev. J. IL AUSTIN supported the motion. He
bad seen the increase of the week, mod he could corro-
borate the AtatAmseut of Mr. Glyn that the work had
been trebled.
Mr. fi. Wthumill begged to move an amendment—
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that the motion be refeWrod to a committee. He had
gone 11..t0 the figures of which Mr. Parke spoke, anti he
we bosind to adroit that they 'awned to stow thet
the salary ought to be raised. But he would rather
that a committee shouli be appointed to go into the
whole qaution of the salaries of cleat to the magic.
testes.
Mr. CALCIUM' asked had any reason bun given why
an Morgue shook! mada
Mr. WILLIAIIi •&I It all depended noon a great
number of returns nude during • number of yurs, and
which could not be gone into in that Court. It was
like • question of account welch could not be gone
Into before • Judge.
Mr. FILMIC &aid the only grievance of which com-
plaint had been made, was that the salary of the
Wimborne clerk wa, inadequate as compared with the
other salaries. The only ground Mr. Parke took was
not an absolute but a relative ground. He assumed
that the other salaries were milkiest.
Ye. PACKS said be estieted simply to show that the
work had Coon trebled, and that the amount paid in
by the clerk of the Wimborne division to the County
Treasurer Is far to ogees' of that paid in from the other
division..
Mr. FLOSIR said if the amount paid in was greater
than from the other divisions that wee part of the
proof that the clerk ought to have his eslary raised,
irrespective of the work of the others. He wished to
have the business of the committee limited as far as be
soul!, and the matter referred to it clearly understood.
One pert of the question was—ls the Witt:doom° clerk
paid in fair proportion to the other clerks of the oonnty
and the other part was—ls the Wimborne Merl' paid.
fair proportion for his work, irrespective of the other
clerks?
Rev. 0. J. Gies said the other Werke did not whit
the m Ater gone into, odd he thought the enquiry abostid
be oonfleed to the Wimborne cue.
Mr. GUNDILT said as far as hi. opinion was oonotrood.
he felt sure that suet. an esquire as Ms. Glyn suggested
would not be s•Setsetory, for they would hue

- go
late the wfiehiquetion again, and they might as well
go foto the whole first is last.
Be,. J. H. Arm= said that previonely to the
arrangement, the fees wont Into the posketsof the clerk,
thee an overage was takes of the amount of few
rewired, and by that the salary wee fixed. It wan now
admitted that the work and the expenses to be borne
by the clerk had trebled, and now while be received
£125 • year, he returns fees amount:Lag to £l7l 15a. &i.
so that the clerk returns fees to a mush larger amount
than the pay he reeving.
The CS&labial' slid it wee note question of relative
salaries but of the mossot of the Wimborne sleek.
Ho was chairman of the original committee that settled
the matter, ant eaeh °lark showed the mosey he had
received during the oreciediag seven year., bad the
oourt on the advice of thecomotittee settled the salaries
from the average of that period. Now *we wee to be
no oomparison made between Mr. Reeling wad Mr.
Ooombs, Mr. Johns and any body aim,; it was simple
a question whether Mr. Rawlios was entitled to a larger
eatery in consequence of inerews of work. If the wart
decided to appoint • orannsitteson the pretreat qa•stion.
thee the other clerks would be idols to j edge when they
saw the prinelples on whit* they woad, whether it wee
worth while for them to ask to have their owes reyised.
A great deal of work whit* wee takes into amount
when the salute" were Said bed sawed to be done, so
that if they put on £lO for new work they might have
te deduct for what was not now Galled for, The subject
required a goat deal of ears and Investigation. He
suggested the metier should be refereed toe *committee
elf four, and be thould beglad to eaglet He had all the
original papers, and could show varioul items for work
whish the salaries were bated on,Nbat WM not now
performed. As to the return of fee, it might be that
the magistrates of the Wimborne divisioa took good
care that when a defendant was enable to pay the ea*
the plaintiff paid; bloom in law somebody most pay,
and if the defendant west to gaol and did not, the
Plaintiff must be made to do it. In their divisioa he
found plaintiffs had not been called on under inch etc.
eumstwees, and the first ewes magistrates titerawlyes
brought he made them pay to set • good example to
all other parties. If the Wimbern• magistrates got
their money and others did not, there might be some-
thinr to be said in favour of the clerk, but more for the
mit,istrates. This might bit • nest el hint for others. If
the fees were really collected as they ought to be there
would be a burden takes off th• county. In the owe
of C:a Bridport division Mr. Baruch Fox cons before
them and said be thought he had earned about FAO or
£5O, but he never kept any account, and he should be
trios oontont if they :gave him that amount. He took
that, but, after him, when the thing wei lookod into,
It we. found he bed been spending £l5O. year for the
bsoefit of the county, awl an alteration ens made. It
might be the eame with Mr. Bawling, but there were
two sides of the question.
Mr. Wtalaos said Mr. Retains had a return made
up to the present tim., end showed there had been
much labour thrown lapels him sines the last wages.
o:hers had nut done that, but hi suggested that the
Inquiry should also Include the work of the olerk of
the Dorahenter division.
Mr. FLOTIM said he did not see any reason why there
should be an incloiry w to the Wimbonie division and
not the others. lie bad not any reason to suppose the
wralt bad increased morn there than In the other
divisons. Ho had not heard that the population of
Wiroborne division bad iseressed largely—perhaps
others had increased more; sad if it was merely •
question of inereoule of business owing to Acta of Par.
liament and popnlatioa, he thought it eontrery to all
lesson to go into one division and kayo others "in the
eold."
Mr. P4ll[ll suggested *owing the work dons by the
lest of the fees returned;
But several magistrates dissented from that ergs.
meat.
Mr. GI:IYMa opposed taking an iodated Mae. mill
would be DO eettlement, and the whole matter meet be
oonsidered before long.
Mr. BlllollAll said is other emu either an inowass
had ben recently made or there were new appoint-
ments. But he didn't layout may Inquiry.
In reply to the Chalon .n. Mr. FLOTIM said be did
not Aqua to make this a trial case.
Mr. WILLIAM withdrew his amendment.
The motion for the appointment of • oommittes to
ermine into the salary of the Wimborne clerk to the
justices was then carried RCM. do., and the followiag
were appointed—Vienount Portman, Mr. Guidry, Mr.'
Farquharsoo, Mr. Williams, and Mr. Parke; and they
are to report at the October Sessions.
The Court then adjourned.
Wassealtar.
Before Mr. J. Fuirea, tIP. (deputy chairmen), hey.
C. W. Blesthant, Rev. J. H. Aosta), Mr. it. Pearce,
Mr. J. J. Farquharson, Mr. 0. W. Farrar, Mr. B.
Littkeludes, Mr. J. H. Calerafr,
The omen opened at tea o'clock. Thew wee a lvrge
attendance of grand juror.; Mr. R. Osage, Watersoa
foreama.
In addressing the Sjary, the Clii11411•11 said—
The calendar he wee to say was a mail cue, but
they did wit impest to heavy Domes Her MAW.
Nape lad lately bees her, awl time hid beis a

goafigg Psi delivery. They eoeld set therefore draw
any metal intercede from that fast with regard to the
idolised troodition of the twenty ; bet, be Proceeded,
I am happy to be able to inform you that the returns
laid before the Court yesterday by the Chief Constable,
show the position of the sounty in respect to criminal
charges Is • very satiate:dory on.. From thole returns
we find that In the pad qoartsr there was a decrease In
the number of persona apprehended °perinatal charges
to the extent of eleven as compared with the Dares-
' pending quarter last year. Bat taloa a 'sear period
of time and going back further, we find that the 'auras
were still more satisfactory. In 1869 'ha 0U,040r of
pArsool aptirebended wee 1.220; its 1870, 1,122; In
1871, 1,043; ani in 1872, 877 • showing • very remark-
able and progressive diminution in the number of
parsoas charged with offences against the laws. In
those four years the rednetion has bees fully 30 per
sent. The principal relation they were told by the
Chief Constable, Las taken plait in came of vagrancy,
drunken and disorderly Irma, end assaults on the
polio.. And in his opinion—sod tare was no anon
more competent to form a coactaiws int:lament on the
matter—that vary important diminution in the
alms of charges of drunkenness and drunk and die
orderly persons, is attributable in a very great degree
to the operative of the recent statute eallel the
Llsmosing Act. In that I believe our Chief Coostable
agrem with many other gentlemen holding similar
positions who have rads reports of the like ohm-
meter on the state of crime in the several counties
of which they have the charge. Now I think you will
ag a with me that Is a matter of very great import-
ance. You know the measure Isiah terminated in
the Ltonstnz Let was largely canvassed daring its
amass through the Haase of Parliament, and indeed
before them. It affects very seriously a barge and very
important class of persons in the country, and pretty
nearly I may ay the whole popelatioa—a very large
portion at any rate—ln their habits of going from
various causes from time to lime to public-houses, inns,
ant hotels. Sines the Ant hits been passed, we have
heard MOO little dissatisfaction has been expressed
with regard to some of Its enactments ; and, no doubt,
not only [hoes immediately affected In their property,
bat the people generally, do find at times some lawn-
animate from the very Important rrstriotions whioh
have been passed by the Act upon their power of re-
sorting to public-houses. It has no doubt pro:treed
some Inoonveniena to the country at largo, but in
matter" of this kind the question generally tuna upon
the balance of ineonvenienoss ; and 1 think In this
respect if we find that the criminal returns of the
(*entry at large show • considerable diminution, and
upon goad grounds are led to believe that that diminu-
tion has followed from those restrictions plaoml on the
ase of public-houses—l think yea will be of oto.ui•ro
with me that the country at large may fairly be ex,
pceted—and I am sure will be ready -to put up with
the Wear laeostrealoorett if so important and @soh a
very valuable remit I. „ittaluel as a diminution In the
criminal °faces of the eountry at large. We find also
that the reduction ef undetected Grime &menet, to •
deoresie from 24 to 20 peewees I think that la also
very satisfactory. It speaks well for the eciemay of
our manly police, because, se yen are aware, the
greatest check to crime is the probability of when a
crime is committed of its beteg detested; for every-
thing that leads to the wimps of offeeders when they
have centatitted came, is a enoomagemeet to those
offender. to pursue their nefiniona practices; whilst the
detection of fever, crime, showing e•cape la dlfilealt,
is a powerful agent in deterring offenders from following
such courses. I think therefore you will agree with la
that in that respect also the report of the Chief
Constable Is most satiate:dory. In that r-port also we
find with regard to • statote recently paused. which Is
as I think of some importance, especially effeetleg
rural populations, that pedlar. certificatu were grated
In 1872 to the number of 318. and that eadoramants
were made to the number of 671, to enable pedlars to
pursue their avocation, in this county ; and that the
receipts for grantiog and sodorsing certificates have beta
t 932.. 61. which is paid °eerie diminution of the toasty
rats. There are matters which come ander the °evils ma
of the Chief Constable : sod he reports with regard
to vagrants admitted into the oaso.l ward. of unless,
in the quarter last past—the fleet in 1873—se tem-
pered With the first quarter of 1869. were se 19 to 100,
or a reduction of more than 89 per Gene There is no
doubt that vagrancy is one of the great causes of crime
In the country. It is a great evil in itself, and very
often leads to crimes of • more serious character than
it is in itself. All those statistics widish I have shortly
put before you are of a very satiatettory earactsr ;
mal it is one of the advantages of meeting together at
stated periods of the year, that we may review the
position of the °laity in regari to those very important
gladiola ; Lod it is highly gratifying to the court, and
I am Imre re you, when the view we are able to take
Is one of so saafactory • description. Tumble to the
calendar, the Chairman said as to the Bvershot cane.
an Impression seemed to have got abroad that the sec.
cant was not equally liable with the muter • but, the
relation of the servant was no answer to tile chute
against him, although be might have Immo acting under
the ooltrol and direction of his master at the time the
cares was oommitted. The only way in which the rela-
tion of master and servant would operate woo d ho lithe
master ad gives the property to his t to marry
anywhere, and the *grant took it without any know-
ledge that it was stolen, and the property was found
on him in ernasequenes of being so given to him by his
master. That would be • sufiloient answer. But they
must look to all the fasts. and If the circumstances lad
them to 'oppose the servant had a guilty knowledge
that the property ea. obtained unlawfully, he would
he as guilty as his master. It was alogether differeut
from the relation of husband and wife, when the wife
was suppose; to act under the coercion of the husband
except In cameo( murder and treason • but, in the tam
of a servant, there wan no sash protection, bemuse he
was considered to be a free 'goat, and for what he did
he was equally responsible, whether • servant Or not.
In this case be thought the grand jary would find the
circumstancee detailed in the depositions would
probably lead them to think the per.ons were eepielly
guilty ; the servant knowing how the mister beams
possessed of the property, and if so, they would not
hesitate to find • true bill against him, as though he
had not been a servant.

APPEAL A OMIT TN I SATING OF KINIIMUD 011
1111• Li.

Barrett pleaded guilty to a former oontistioa in 1855
(for horse dealing)
Barrett said he •as driven to do it by want. lie had
a large family, end hoped the ooturt would beer in mind
bow many years it wan eines he wee hers before.
The Meirracn said though the present arenas war
not of a estioes sharaoter, he was convicted before sat
erntensed to DI mouths' herd labour, still that WM 17
or 18 years ago end they hoped be heA bed-n loading •
better life since. Still they found he had bwri krises
for poecbing, sod thy, were afraid his life wig not •
wry respeotsble one. Had ho onm• within a few years
of hie former conviction he would certainly have been
sent to penal servitude; but, as it was, they were will-
ing do give him soother trio,. Be was sontenowl to 12
, mouths hard labour. Danford had pleaded guilty to
one (pure and bo.n conrieted of a seccod, and they
had reoords of hie miabsbavinz himself by poaching.
For the first offence he was ottornoed to one day's hard
labour, and for the •-oond to boar mouths'.
Danford: I hops you'll hove • little pity on use—it's
the drat time.
_

&ewes. Ihrotkers, ami Co. v. ne Overesere of gh4
Poor of the parish of lltoesteridge avd the Mien
Asstustest Comotitiee of the Marsha* and Period;
U11%04. Mr. W. Ft 'olio-Woodford' f the appellants ;
there was no a as either la person pe by °mesa
for the roman eat&

The Cheirotao : The wart bay. Rhea you a rather
Nett pashatutiont osaal4erlag the offence&

1111 U AAAAA OUL
JoAn Cowl y, 17, groom, was 'Dilated for mielemet-
Aber at titurmu3ater Newton, but thegread jury (pored
the bill.

Mr. rooks-Woodforde said from eosin mistaken idea
of the Oressure of Simmerklge they rated the appel-
lants as if they Weft is the oecsuistioe of • coal mime:
Messrs. Siemens and Co. employed • large amount of
labour in the parish, and were so doebt conducting a
mine there; but It wits rant. ual mine, and the oourt
was aware that °sly steal mime would berated. liked
lug been held that as Goal into.. aloe. were rnentioDed
I. the Astute, all °then were *Waded f roan its operation.
Conesqs•atly, all the Court had to determine, if the
appeal were regularly altered and the reepoadente
appeared, vu wluther it was a Goal mine or not. Tao
respondents did not profess to 031110 before the @mut to
show it vu a mil mine. Rad they appeared they mutt
have failed, for it wu • kind of ohale and nothing like
real 0041. AS the court was aware coal was oomnosed
of vegetable decomposition to +hien there het been the
sppliettion of great but ; but. in thia eau they would
Sod if it vet. nu.srr to go into It. that this shale
was not the decomposition of vegetable mutter, bet of
avioul deposits. This wee palpable on looking at 11,
for it is all covered with shells. No doubt it will burn
and predooe Same, bat so will wood, and a variety of
other things, but they do oat bosoms coal bocianss of
the burninz. Is this eau, it was clear the Ovsrseere
had made a mistake; however, it yes a point of law.
Mr. 0. W. Purer took a:notion to the Assessment
Committee bolos mole r.spoedeets.
Mr. Yfooks.Woodiorde said an appeal 1.118 made to
the Assessment Committee* &plod the rating, but they
would not sioneade the redrew demanded, and the
appellants had no alternative bat to woe to the court.
On the 10:h April alley bed • nolo@ from the Afteas-
went Committee that Use eppeti would not be pro-
spected with, but at that time this appeal had 00112-
minced ; and Use Amusement committee were properly
made parties to it. He should prove the notifies, and
then ask the mut to amend the rate by air king out
the item usessing the appellants.
Mr. W. J. Cad, *shirk to Mr. W. C. Lacey, solicitor,
of Wareham, doused that oe the 15th March he served
notioe of appeal on Mr. /freeload Filliter, the °lark of
the asseasment committee. on behalf of Kali:110M
Brothers and Co. On the 17th he served mottos on the
Overseers.

Mr. }Woks-Woodforde said one el the Overseers was
a lady ; they always made good °wormers.
Witness:. In aeoordanoe with role 33 of the vesions,
he Mat notioo of tho aeostol to the Clerk of the l'eaoe
in • registered letter on 19:h.

...
Mr. John Beer, f ireman for the appellants, and m‘n-
&ger of the works, eats' he went balers the Assessment
committee Doc. 10 to get relief from the aseeeentent of
£OOO on the appellants. lie objseted that they wore
aot liabe to be rated at all.

Oa this *rid *Doe, the -oOurt ordered tile rate to be
sateaded by striking out the essesenest appialed
eininst

FRAUD AT WITNOUTH.

/ffixt &shop, 19, 'errant, pleaded guilty, to obtaining
3a. from Charlotte Try, Marsh 26, nod 21. from Edward
Yachtll Smith, amiaterit to Mr. A. B. Eason March
27, at Weymouth. by false prelates*. Yr. Castle was
for the prosecution.
Prisoner proposed to call Supt. Vieka7 to speak to
her character; but _

The Chairman seid he did not thisk It nearing. u
it did not seem she had been here before. She had
pleaded guilis to these two charges, but the learned
counsel informed the Good that there was no meson to
think she bed been in thc habit of committing dishonest
praottoes. He hoped title 11ee the first time. (Prisoner:
Yes, air.) And also that it misht be the last, bocause
that was the question now, (Prisouer: H
brought up again she would be dealt with more uvula,.
She must be punished, because persons must be pro-
towed in the enjoyment of their property. Ile hopet
she wculd tike warning. For the first °francs the
sentence was one day's hard labour, and for the sound
six weeks'.

10118111 i AT CiTTIVICKM.

Joseph Barrel, 41, laboarer, and Bear, Dnxford,
30. Immune. both piesded guUty to Melding • mak of
potatoes lb. proporty of the Her. K. B. Barnes.
Dttatord was also chargod witis stealing two Iron
whoels, a terirfurrow, sods rope, value llis • Um pro-
perty of Mr. James Andrews, of Wrazall. He
pleaded not guilty. Mr. Castio prossonted.
Kr. Andrews said prisoner bad been in his employ
for some time. He mimed the rope between Jane and
Augnat—it was said for tying d 0... riok-elotb. The
wheels he kleatiAed by some corroded pease marks.
Tbsy belonged so a scarifier. Th• tunrfarrow hermit'
Dot Derck to.
PS. Stillman had s risoaer in euslofy on 9th Kuck
for the previous almost, sad on 10th searched his
premises, and in his fuel-hour found the article' in
question. Prisoner told him he had the rope from •
field next • close of Mr. Andrews'•
Rapt Hotly depoed to prisoner saying that the other
property was bought at a sale.
Prisoner said he ha 4 0.0 Ittel-homa
P.S. StUimmi said be reeteived Um key of the Nei-
boas s where be found the things from primmer.
Prisoner said be had keys that woald exacta It, but
bo had no fuel•basse; and tho reps is *kid up os
Us read as be ers_s gulag hems ono ovosisi.
Mama any hoses. the joy teeri bhp sulk.