The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-03-28 00:00:00

SHERBORNE.

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THE Bishop of Salisbury on Saturday condimed a
number of the boys of the King's tichool in their
chapel, and in the afternoon • lance number of females
and • few of the otner boys were confirmed in the
Abbey Church.

STALBRIDGE.

DONFIIKATIOII.-0° Thursday morning a Confirma-
tion service was held in the parish church by the
Lord Bishop of the Diocese, when about sixty youn g
persons, including some from the parish of Btourton
Caundle, were presented for the sacred rite.

SHAFTESBURY.

SCIIOOL BOAID.—The Town coal:mil discussed to
school board question spill at their meeting on Wednes-
day morning, when the decision was six to five against
establishing a bowl. The chairman, it hu been
decided, has no casting vote to this matter.
COUNTY COURT, Monday.—Bef ore T. E. P. Lefroy,
EN, Judie
samarium° • Nousiam.—Lene •. dual warn a claim et
£26 for an itemult alleged to hare been committed by the
defendant, • termer living at Lydllneb, in Hemet, upon the
plaintiff, • young girl firing it the eine place, who sued by
her lather as hes next ;friend. Mr, Daahwood, of Sturnainster
Newton, appeared for the plaintiff, said Kr Atkinson, of
nosnososo; los We defflldant. One encutosiusee. appeared
to be these :—The plaintiff, who wag 13 years of age last July,
was a nursemaid in the employ of Yrs Snook, of Lydlincli, at
Gd a week and her food and clothing, and used to sleep at
home. Between seven and eight In the evening of the 15th
September last she WU proceeding home, and when about 200
yards from it the defendant gallopprol after her, shouting and
making a great noise. She ran as fast as she could to get
away from him, and in so doing sprained her ankle, and she
got indoor, in a vely exhausted state. The next moaning she
proved to he lame, but notwithstanding eh° wont to her
ditties, and continued them until Monday morning, when she
was emit hone, being totally uefit for her work. She became
very prestige, and kept to her bed for five weeks, being
attended by Dr. Long, of Stalbridle, wham evidence showed
that Use fright had brought in nervous; irritability, and that
she requires-two or three months' rest, when she would be as
well as ever she was. The plaintiff was sailed, and kb,. Sarah
Trim, loud tie misUisa.,the wile of NO:Snook, all if whom were
severely cross-examined by Mr. Atitinwn, who, for the defence
contended that no legal assault had been proved; even if it
had been, and defendant had been taken before the magis-
trates, the inset he would have been fined would have been
HS. He comnented upon the amount of damages claimed
fors girl awning Ga a week, contending that no 10• S at Venice
bad been prsred, and that the whole matter had been get up
to extort matey. lie called the defendant, who stoutly
denied that ht had men the girl at all, and by his account he
was a perfectli harmless old man. On the day in question he
had been out "money-hunting" as he termed it, and was riding
• little grey poly not 11 hands high, which he warn in the
habit el talking to, beiag of opinion that it was better to treat
animals kindly than use whip or spur. On this eucasioe he
was hollowing to him “C•me up, Harry." Defendant was in
some messumcorroborated by ,a witness named Ilarry Rose.
His Honour sad he had not least doubt bet what defendant's
conduct ameanted to an moult in point of law, and if the
defendant waadimattafied with that opinion he eould appeal
against Its Ile did not believe in the defendant's ease at all,
but he did in that of the plaintiff. It was a shabby piece of
business of the defendant in not offering a reasonable compen-
sation. 11 a man chose to get drunk, and go riding over
footpaths and frightening a poor motherless girl out of her
wits, ha mud boar the censequenoes of such conduct. Ile
had not the slightest doubt that the girl had been injured, and
he thought ho should be taking a merciful stew of the caw in
awarding the plaintiff £l5, and it was a good lob for the
defendant that the plaintiff had not been suivisal to briag the
esse lathe ?Hai prin. Court, when a Jury would have given
very heavy damages against hint. Judgment for plaintiff and
all costs: