The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-04-16 00:00:00

DORSET IIENDICITY SOCIETY.

The sound mesticg of this society was held at the
&Italian ea Tuesday, The Lord Portrait* presided,
sad there were preseut—Mr. J. Moyer, M.P.. Mr. 0.
W. Purer, Mr. C. J. Parke Mr. Mantel Pteydell,
Mr. Troyte•Borosk. Fram;rtoo, the Re.. Carr J.
Outitlielr,., R. Dames (Mayor of Dorchester), Mr. J.
(Mayor of Weymouth), he.
The boa. eeeretary (Captain ANTATIr BhOws) fi ai
the feUewhig report:
_ Dora...tor, 0, Apr% 1871._

Mr lane any °antigun,— I beg to ley Wore you the
necond annual report of the Dona Mendialty Society. con.
ltla siatament of Its operation. during the y.ar 1871, and
ctlrie l unison pcourem during the quarter Just concluded,
via., to 314 March last.
It le saibratory to be able to nate that the enema which
hen attended the many, lance its establishment In January,
1871 has been progreedve, and that up to the Inset nate.
the returns of ibakelmelon• to LOG casual wards continue to
show a recnerkable diminution.
be ISM the number of vagrena relieved in the 13 unions of
Dona, amounted to 11,UL In 1870 they were 1107. In 1871
they ware 5,850 And In the quarter Jun concludtd, no.,
has 1.4 January to ilel March that were only 850 admiseione
=78,524 in the corresponding period of It, being a reetuo-
-11711 per cent. en 180 (the year previous to the formation
at the society )
The peat &crane in the number of viarana ham been
further coairmed by. censua, which era taken throughout
She aunty, Including ell boroughs, on the 15th March, when
II WU found that there were only 17 parsons haring no visible
in.... of Indianan* In Dona on that night. They Were
inhaled as follows In caul ward. 0. common Ituiz
hawse 10, elsewhere 1 That the diminution above
hms met been the remelt of any Increase In the number of con-
victions under the Vsannt Act It le grattlrlng to be able to
nide that the onnenitta/s for offences speeiMlY •pri)ing
tramps men Se ...begging," •. tearing up clothes." .• having no
ensime," bow. reduction of IM per cent. In 1571 sa companed
with 1819. Than facts testify how much the imams of the
neelpety depends upon the artiat.snca and co-operation of the
=and that In proportion as they abstain front gmug L
but brad ticketa to way Wen, Kt will they Lid in
denying out the object In view, tie_ the discouragement of
that rim.. Whew. which is demoralatlng to the Individual
awl to all with whom he Tome. In contact. In order,
however, to secure the tonna! ...pport of the public It to
nenesary in the firm Instance to wady the charimble that
load is supplied under proper rules to MI wayfarers.
There are 78 relief stations in the county, at an average dis-
tance of it.* miles spat, at which ticket• can be exchanged
ler band. The number to exchanged In 1871 hes been 8,405,
ete that the Sonny has alien away upwards of at tons
weight of breed during the past year In angle pounds.
The neonate and expenditure have been so follows :
Racipts.
a d.
Balance In hand let Janttag, 1871 . 29 6 1
By subscriptions and isle of ticket... .. 93 6

Totfil 1U 11 1

Expenditure.
Paid for Breed 70 1
„ Statlonery and Printing 31 0 4
Ponsr• . • .. • .. 1155
„ Collector'. Allowance. 4 6 0
„ Butolrloa 010 0

Tot•I

.. 107 11 10

Balanee In hand, 3let December, Urn ld 19 3
In conclusion. It iv lair to remark that during the pest year
Ones hes been a decrease of vagnlncy In most counties, but to
nothing like the extent shove named, and mach reduction
he. In gewend been coupled with an increase in °tannins/1
ardor the Vegrant Act.
In this letter respect the Dorset melon °entreat. met
favourably with other schemes, and Its adoption in Kent hae
hem Wended with newly the awe resulte as in this county.
vie.. a mdtscUan olf over 60 per cent. In cum.] adadesions,
coupled with a large advance In vagrant comnuttals.
ham the honour to be.
If, Lords and Cisatleeten.
Your obedient arrant,
ANTAIT Hawn,
Honorary liemetary.
To the 01111tilli COMMlttel, Dorset Mendicity Boclety,
_

Lard rainfall said It wu • very good rr;port—•
espital report.
Mr. nous moved that the report be rewired and
adopted. As hia lordship had remarked it was • most
sallefsetery upon from many points of view, but he
would particularly direst theta to the faM that the
revolts nientiooed had hese attained without brinidalt
into else the terrors or the suerity of the law. Look.
st it Is the lowest upset it woe a great advents',
whoa the meaty was saved having to keep in the
rises a 'amber of offender. whether for veer-easy
otherWeems ; and they saw that very few stun mittle
had takes pleas, which he thought was • most @stir
fot, feat
_are of the report. Agala they found that
• rgeorshis quaatity of bread had been actually
gime, sad therefore they might reaustably suppose
that is the meeting of real destitution from want of
feed the soskty was also effective, sad that by
ma the Wasiak"' of their Yeadleity Society they
ase deprive poor wayfarers of leek usisemos as was
absolutely medial for them. The sosisty wished to
mike the support of the pabile, and after all the grad
Meg WO/ to means the real hearty moperation of the
reit,:als,A. by their abstaining from giving money to
whieh really was esseeeragisg meadiosaoy end
vies, bat effects( them the society's tiekete which
week' metre the. feed, and they woald be remised
Is the Merest workhouse for shelter at eight from
the laelemearry el the weather sad their auseury met,
V they applied at • reauseble hour. By the public cs
*Oleg we Mould to • greet utast get rid of vairsooy
cad eseadiessey altogether. Ho had peat pleatur• is
the Melillo& of the report.
Tonnue meatioaed • eireencitines is shoeing
the tea feellag of the labeariag clue on the sabjeets
Then wee • sottage is the doges near Bleurllord while
besame se math • helm el full for trumps that the,..,
people wile lived there fund it • greet Ur as their
Mali mem& but they meld cot bear the temibt at
asedlag say away wittiest • bit of bread. Whets this
••441 irs• started, be had the oppartanity of giving
them mate at the bread tickets, and sow they ware
vat' happy, for whet they gem • seller one they knew
them was • bread stabs within • nail end.. be would
atokiereaktud the resell was that the boats was welleigk
deserted by tramps. That we. one bastes*. sod so
4meh4 ethers wad mention many more of the miles if
the system Capt. Breen had broaght about to this
iteasty.
Palm Inquired about the subseriptloas, as the
balues seemed rather small.
Capt. Dimwit said in 1870 the total was £l4B 19.1. 7d,
h, g% foe., sod so far in 1872, 917 190. There
VU very little is head, and of 00ores it was impossible
to urry as the seekty without some *amass, that'll
the ondey had boss very mash reduced, for now there
was note. math bread taken as at the outage. Bet
awe mast be leads to keep the subjoin before tb•
poll by posting bills, airealare. he.
la answie• to Vas Bev. Oarr Glyn, Copt Ilsowil said
the espouses were about £lOO • year, sad be thoeglit
the small amount of Nabseriptioas reetivedl this year
arms frees eallecton. not having been seat oat la seen
of
the Vales districts.
The Mayor el Weymouth (11r. Roseanne) said that
go
a mattrwastel al We
ccelved l:oath
very LariaLep.o.r:perari bE
be ehaild like to say • word with referents to that,
expenses, at Weymouth dam the establWanmat of
the sorday. Be gathered from the Seperintendent of
Pales at Weymouth that moreing a law taste which
somobersted entirely what was stated by Capt. Brown
talative to the deormee vagrant,. He totted that
VIM upsets related at Weyollank had bees redased
esseidierahly store than one-ball since the formatioa
if the seadety, and he believed the not eel, bed
'satisfy been diresily redwood, bat that the ledimot
beseits esalerred by the seeletv were immense. And
be omits agreed with the rseeinimadatios of the
report that the midis should beams beam samainted
with the society. He believed that its seamen maiely
rata with the public; it they would ooly abstain
hem giving elms to pontosa souses would be sertai&
It was • aohle Veit of the British pablits that they
did set like to Mira away an apparently poor person.
end the eassequenee was that by appeals to the oharit
able professional baggers drove • profitable trade.
Darla( the time be had bed the beaver to preside on
the bomb at Weymouth be bed endeavoured to in-
vestigate each partioalar use, Is order that no really
aseembeg prima should be Muhl, treated, for that
be thought was to be &votes/. He heated there erne •
tendeessy to subject beggars is weverity, cad
meadsol ears sad disorimizatioa is sash sass.
Mate the epee* of the year they had bad Wore the
slightness ae perm.. applying ler relief sad giving •
bin Ear& He thought that • tees la seats sew whether
• beggar we. daserataa 0/ not. lad UM/ If • sae gave
Wes same they might he pretty serials he was • rogue.
They bad eommitted senora ea that (mead. He bed
✓isa *mare la Malin oedema, to the suers at the
misty.
The report was adopted, sad as the 'mottos of
lir. Farm it we. sissoired to mil the attentini of the
heal aatberitise to the fast that farther subscriptions
are respired, sad to request them to appoint foliate.)
to Ahem the &emu of putameat sistosesibms.
CAM. Barows meatiomd that every vagrsat eotn.
ahead is his release treat pal le sone by a aosstable
sad embed whore be is visa. told that haelliall:rlll sot
be allowed is Dersek sad gives eallideal areas henna
le has eat el the meaty. Tbs ram& kept
attend 138 had beta eacemitied darteg two years
tor dilliersai alums seder the Veinal Act, bat
then were "sly 11 our. sod women belonging to Dorset,
tad we of them were very aMorioas character. the seas
ilsvise beim seausitted 14 times sad the women 17
lime& wosees
Irutti POseatal Git, yes, • Wad me ared
he lead blat—Dotwebbited
oarrao Ba°ll3 of the whsle umber 71 were
&Wish. 3d lAA, 8 Seetelt, sad Pentium 3.
• llegieleste inst over She borders of Steserset,
mentisewl the saimmee be mitered true Wimps
mediae free Detest. —(anifilter.)
The nutting this ended.

WZYMOUTEL
Accoast.-0 a Ws,tomato meralag th• boat Bad,
*lib% sad Map, sa•01 aamearel at Wylie Bari..
aka la be meows the ard of Oho low°.
fee
EMOTION Off atiaall4l4..—The Cluarabee bles
levesei peelebee Warionia wady *WSW me
idim t-411.4007, 11011.Delannik4i amiseibe.