The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-04-26 00:00:00

POOLII.

llowlisc Cm-B.—The members held their annual
dinner on Thursday at the Antelope Hotel. Mr. G.
B. Aldridg the president, was in the chair, and Mr.
R. E. Walmody, the captain, in the vice-chair, and
there was a fair,number present. A very satisfactory
collation was served up. The speeches were brief
and to the point, but do not call for a report. It is
gratifying to learn the club is in a prosperous state,
having commenced the season with a balance of about
£.5 to the good, which is somewhat different
to the Bicycle Club, who dropped £2O by their
athletic sports lest year. A number of good songs
were sung during the evening, and the proceedings
were of a very pleasant nature.
BOARD Or GOLILDIANd.—At the first meeting of the
new Boa d last week Mr. W. D. Dugde was
unanimously re-elected chairman for the ensuing year,
a similar honour being paid Mr. C. Paterson, the
vice-chairman.—The various committee were also dilly
appointed.—The Clerk (Mr. J. Slade) read • tabulated
statement showing that the present rateable value of
the several parishes of the union was as follows :—Poole,
£15,013 ; Kinson, 111,73.8 ; Canford, £6,105; Longeleet,
£5,020; Parkstone, £7,782; Hamworthy, £2,659;
Lytchett Minster, £4,065; and Lytchet Matravers,
£1,474; making a total of 154,756.—A long discussion
ensued relative to the salary of the rate-collector. Mr.
E. Pearce's fixed salary is £llO per annum, but for
some years DM have been allowed him for an assistant.
Ultimately it was decided to make the allowance
permanent, or, in other words, to raise the salary to
£lso.—Mr. Budge drew attention to what he called
"the wretched machine—a cart, with an awning over
It, drawn by two aged paupers—used for conveying
sick paupers to the Union. Mr. Budge stlgmatiaed
it as a relic of barbaric days. The Board were so
forcibly impressed, that it was decided to go to the
enormous extravagance in future of hiring a fly ; but
the charge for the fly is not to exceed 2s. ed. for each
case. [What a rush of postmasters there will be for
the "job" !j—Mr. Budge also attacked the workhouse
shillebier, but the Guardians seemed to think they
bib I done pretty well for once, and the matter was
allowed to drop.—Mr. Dudinore followed with another
grievance, that ths travelling vagrants were not let
out of the Union on Sundays in time to go to church.
It is reassuring to find from the master that vagrants
are discharged on Sunday mornings in quite time
enough to attend Longfleet Church if they choose.
[The first of these interesting gentry any of our readers
may see at church, they will perhaps—to use Captain
Cuttle's phrase—" make a note of," and forward it
to us.)—Mr. Duginore and Mr. Conway wished the Board
to sign • petition against the assessment of parishes
being done by the overseers, the former gentleman
asserting that it was impossible for the overseers in
many places to avoid favouritism.—The feel,ng of the
Board was, however, against the resolution, and it
was withdrawn.

THZ SALVATION ARYY.—After our report of the
business at the Police-court was despatched last week,
Mr. Superintendent Hunt called the attention of the
Bench to the disturbances which had again taken
place and the obstruction caused in the !streets by the
Salvation Anne.—Mr. Stone expressed his opinion
that the magistrates could not prevent them from
parading the town, but they could not afford them
protection, and if the' army they
other, not belonging
to them broke the law they must be punished—The
Mayor said that unfortunately some gentlemen in
the town had an idea that the "army" was being
persecuted, but he did not ihiuk the magistrates
wished to persecute anyone. The magistrates did not
act against doctrinal views, and therefore did not use
any kind of persecution.—Mr. Farmer said the
magistrates desired that the peace of the town should
be preserved. It wise a joke to cha•ge the Mayor with
assisting those who dealt in intoxicating drinks.—The
Mayor said it WM not • question of religious liberty;
there was no religion in it. —Mr. Stone said there was
nothing ,n the magistrates' couuniesion requiring them
to afford special protection to any religious denomina-
tion. All must have fair play. They would be glad
to protect the "army" whilst making converts, but
they must carry on their work of conversion in a proper
way, nal if they clieregarded the wishes and ord, of

Um magistrates they must take the consequences. If
any breach of the law was committed. those guilty of
it must be punished- The army now had their
champion, and it was only necessary for a champion
to come forward on the other side, and when they
were parading the streets demand to pass through
them, and if they refused to give way take legal pro-
ceedings against them—The Mayor said it appeared
to him that the Superintendent should take the proper
steps against those who infringed the law.