The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-06-22 00:00:00

BLLNDFORD.

EARLY CLOsTIIO.--The drapers of this town have ex•
pressed their intention of closing their estailishmente
every Wedneeday evening at five &colon during the
months of July, August, and September nest.
HoRTicULTURAL SOCISYY.—The committee of this
society bane just announced their intention of holding
their exhibition in Lord Portman's park. on or shout ;
the 19th of August next. The prize list will, it is ei-
pected, be quite equal to its predecessors.
AMON FOR LIFT! THOUSAND POUNDS—In the Court ;
of Exchequer, on Wednesday, an action was brought by
Sir Edward B. Baker against Mr. George Reed. a eo-
director in the Somersot and Dorset Railway Company, ;
to recover about 00,000, being his share of certain
liabilities of the isompany which the plaintiff had been :
obliged to meet. The railway company was in an Moot-
vent state, and the plaintiff, as well as Mr. John Cloven
Mansel, with three other directors, had rendered them-
selves personally responsible for its debts. bir Edward
Baker had to pay 150,00 G, and Mr. Hansel had to satisfy '
debts to • much larger amount, arid they sought to
recover from the other directors their share of then
sums. Mr. Milward said be would be content to take a
verdict for only certain of the sums claimed, and to
leave the figures of the rest of the claims, and the other
matters in dispute, to be settled by sri arrangement
the parting. The accounts could not sow be
closed, as there was £150,000 outstandiog, which these
two gentlemen would have to provide for out of their
own pockets. Ultimately, the parties agreed to refer
the whole matter in difference to an arbitrator, who
should have power to finally determine questions both
of fact and law. A verdict was entered for the plaintiff,
subject to reference in this action, as well as in the case
01 Mansel r. Reed, in which £32,835 was claimed.
Tag NoBLR ARMY OF 11ARTTRA"—On Wednesday
evening, Mr. Jacob Primmer, agent of the Scottish
Reformation Society delivered a very interesting lecture
on the above subject in the infant sohool-room, Bland-
ford. The chair was taken by the Bev. J. R. Quirk,
M.A. Dissolviog views with the oxyhydrogen light
added greatly to the interest of the lecture. The
audience consisted principally of the children attending
the schools. Mr. Quirk in opening the proceedings said
that Mr. Primmer had for several yens been known to
the people of Blandford as a collector for the Scottish
Reformation Society, • society which was not eonfined
In its operations to Scotland alone, but to England, and
was yearly increasing in usefulness. The work which '
that society had undertaken was to bring before
the people the great errors of Romanian, and
this it secomplished by means of lectures and the circu-
lation of tracts. In thane days it was especially
Important that all who loved the truth should be able
to meet and repel the advauces made by the great foe of
true religion. The church of Rome was, what it hail
twig. been, a persecuting church, it claimed to he
Infallible, but its errors were not se well known as
formerly, and its agents were ever ready to argue in
Its favour. If even • poor Irishman came into this
country they would find hien ready to uphold
his creed and to argue any point which
might ha ranted, but unfortunately it was not so with
our people, and it was to inform them that the agents
of in, eta ormatMu society come among them. Mr.
Qui.k then introduced the lecturer, who in his opening
remarks referred to the fact that in Spain, which
formerly had been the most priest ridden nation in the
world, was throwing off the yoke. He then referred to
the published writings of the Roman Catholics within the
last half century to stow that Popery was the same
intolerant system as ever, and remarked that one of the
most ...cast and devoted Protestants had been, even in
this so unary, stopped by theSscretary of State,from warn-
ing the people of the errors of that system. That was Mr.
Murphy (!) against whom an old statute was out in force.
Where was their boasted liberty then se Prot...tont& ?
for by the same set every one present at that meeting
maid be fined E2O. The lecturer then proceeded to
give a history of the Reformation, beginning with
ipreiffei, John Hasa and the earlier reformers. The
cijel events of theirs and subsequrni times were
graphically illustrated, and also of the persecution. in
the reign of Queen Mary, the lecturer taking Foxe'.
Book of Martyrs as the text book of his remarks. He
was several times applauded, and at the close a vote of
thanks was awarded him. A collection on behalf of the
the Reformation Society was made at the close of the
meeting.
Covert' COURT, June 15th.—The following are the
two principal cans which came before his Honour, Judge
Lel roy, at this court.
Burden v. Bailey and Burden v. Bice.- Plaintiff is
the county court bailiff, end sued the defendants, the
former the station master and the latter a clerk at Bland.
ford Railway Station, for daytime unstained by an assault
committed on him whilst in the execution of his duty.
—Mr. Johns appeared for the pl•intiff, and Mr. Swayer,
of Glastonbury, for the defendants. The claim was for
El in each case. —From plaintiff's statement it appeared
that • judgment against a traveller named McCann had
been given in the county court, and having received In•
formation that • parcel directed to McCann was at the
station, the bailiff obtained • warrant to seize, and
went to this station. Here the panel was banded to
him by a senior clerk, and he was asked to pay the
carnage and sign the book. . Meanwhile Rice informed
the nation-minter of the circumstances, and he with
the station-master endeavoured to take the parcel from
the bailiff. In doing so the bailiff stepped backend fell,
and this was the assault complained of. The first point
raised was whether • bailiff lad a right to seise (pod,
consigned by one party to • railway company for trans.
mission to another, and second whether the bailiff
showed his authority to seize or not. After hearing the
evidence, his Honour held that thereon& no question,
the bailiff had a perfect right to seise the goods, and
that the station-master had exceeded his duty in
andeavouring to take it from him. With respect to
the case of Rice, the clerk, as he had acted under the
Instructions of his superior, Mr. Johns did not press
for damages.—Verdict for plaintiff for el.
Ralph Crudes v. Wilinia Goldit.—Claim 1541.—
Both parties are farmers inkling in the neighbour hood.
The claim was for sundry articles left on • farm at
Charlton Morshall, formerly occupied by the plaintiff
the greater portion of the stock having been taken at •
valuation by the defendant.—Mr. Atkinson appeared
for the plaintiff and Mr. Johns for the defendant.
Several items in the account were not disputed, and
otben ware alleged to be charged for higher than their
value. Plaintiff's statement WY to the effect that
after he left he sent his soo and a man in hia employ
to fetch home the things he had left, and with the
former he sent • note to the defendont to the effect
that if there were any be would like to keep he could
have them on paying a fair price for them. That
defendant did keep back general &nisi's, and that they
were;stall on the farm. The account also included a
charge of £lO for the keep of eight horses for eight
weeks at 24 Gd per week, and for El as the value of
part of • rick of grow. The defence to the
sharp for the first of these was that plaintiff
gave defendant • full and free permission to put hi,
bones into a meadow till he had provided for them,
that they were only thereat night, and for six week.. To
the other charge for straw it was alleged th,t the
plaintiff left it on the premises so long that it had
become oomparatively worthless. Evidence Oa all
them points having been given, a cross action brought
by Kr. Galina against Yr. Crudes was beard, in grad,
b. dakaad Ditit las. The prineipa items of this ease
WIN for damage sustainedi by Creedn's sheep gatsj„,
Into eiover, the use of • barn and part of a
hones, and £3O for right of shooting.—His Honour set
side the greaser part of this claim, as only 'venerable
by • new trial, and allowed £2 lls, foe the first six
Items of the account. !Lithos gave • verdict for the
plaintiff in the first case for Ea lis., and allowed
gook on the higher oak