The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-02-15 00:00:00

WARSII,III.

COUNTY Comm Wednesday—There were 53 plaints
entered, but only • few came before his Honour, T. E.
F. Lefroy, E.g.
Poster r. Baker, farmer, Morden.—Claim El 20.,
&donee of account for hoeing and harvesting. Plaintiff
said he was to have 7.. per acre for hoeing swede tin.
nips and 6.. for common turnips. Defendant s.id 50.
per sore was the sgreement.—ln reply to his Honour, •
fanner in mart said when swedes wore horde-hoed it
was usual to gwe 51, per acre, and if the land was foul
6.. might be given but no more. —The judp split the
difference between them, and each to pay his own
coots.
Charles Cobb, Woodbury Hill, IP Jaw Kellaway.—
ClLim 13e. for nor•transferenoe of a hems' for the
sale of ale and beer as agreed upon. Defendant denied
undertaking to transfer the license. Hi. ithootir did
not behove 'dm, and gave judgment at ss. • month—
Mr. Howard for plaintiff.
Wader Harding, Sesame, v. J. Parsons, flwenage.—
Claim £3 6s. uwages as mate on board defendent'sship.
It seemed the caprsin was liable, having hired the ship
for its freight lodgment for fendant.
Daniel Basanel. o. J. Woodrow. —This was • jury
cane. Plaintiff claimed E5O for damages from an as.
sank by his master, the defendant. Mr. Atkinson for
plaintiff. Mr. Howard for defendant. It seemed
I plaintiff bed been in the service of defendant, who is
keeper for Squire Weld, for four years, and was rather
fond of drinking. On Friday, 12th of Deeember. on
returning from Coombe Keynes school wither he had
been to take Mr. Woodrow's children's dinner, he called
at the public house sod had • pint of beer. On return-
ing to 'defendant's he imemsed hi n of having been drink-
ing, and beat him. Plaintiff alleged that defendant
kicked him in a certain part of his person, seriously
injuring him. This defendant denied. Dr. Grainger,
of Wool, found defendant suffering from an old rupture.
He never oomplaired if being injured as now alleged.
Mr. Daniell, surpon,Warehant'on the 18th of January,
however, discovered such an injary, which might
arise from a blow or internal dieran• Defendant said
plaintiff was absent from his house from 12 to 4, and
when he came home it tuned out that be had berm to
a public house, and he ordered him off his premises,
plaintiff refused, upon which he pushed him off his
premise", moving him on with his knee; did not kick
'
or strife him • and used no more than necessary
violence. Mr. Atkinson said that, after what be had
heard, he could not think of laying the matter before
• jury; be, with his friend Mr. Howard was willing
that the rase should be withdrawn, and no omits
allowed on either side. This was done.

Glioaan Wised and %%Udall MIST, were charged with eta ,
tog a ham value 11A, about 161ba weight, the propertY of Mr.
William Goodfellow, of the Cross Kays Inn, Craohorne. Both
prisoners were drinking in the house of prosecutor on Saturday
night sth February, ware the last in the h use. and on leaving
earned of the ham, which was hung in the kitchen. They
both'pleaded guilty and said it was all through the drink.
Sentenced to two months' imprisonment each.
JANB6 CtAroorr and %%thug Joint Clotreorr, father ind
eon the latter a little boy stout nine years of age, were charged
with stealing an iron peg and chain, thine e., the propericof
the Hon. Brantley Beraeley, of Alderney C.Mage, Kilpon.-3th
MU To appeared for the deleoca --The elder prisoner wet men
by Harry Toovey, gamekeeper to Mr. Berkley, In an inclosed
piece of land taking up the chain, and then throwing It over
the blank which paparated the field from another. He went
to the place and found the chain gone, and gave i lon:nation Lo
the police, sho from sonic .itateinente tux le lo the mother of
the y..unirer premier followed him to Chills, srk. The boy,
after professing ignorance of the matter, at last said that his
fa,lier told hini to conceal the chain in a furze tuoth, and
as...pulled the poliennth to the spot, where it was found
under some bedth. The elder p ismer come up at the time
and both were di en in charge.-- Prisoners elected to be tried
at the amino, and were committed, bail lo two sureties of 010
Loch being acoepted.

BLANDPORD.
CAVITY COURT. Monday.— Fliers were between 40
and 50 cases entered for hearing, the greater part being nettled
by the Registrar. Those which came before T. E. Lefroy, Eng.,
were :
The igiferdiens rtf the Poor or fAs Slandford Poor Law
Piiion, tr. William (irony and Joeeph Thorfey. The claim was
for £l4 in id. deficiency due by the late master of the Union,
Mr. )lontan, and the two defendants were sued a. his trim, us.
Mr. Johns, of Ringwood, smeared for the Board, and put in
• letter which had been received from Mr. Thorley, proattaing
p.yment. Hi. Honour gave Judgment according to the Win*
I offered by the defendant.
C. Geese l'orter .—Plaintii in • grocer and
Pru,ision dealer raiding in Whitecliff MUl.street, and stated
that he sold the defendant o cwt. of nitfigh and a hot of
oranges. amounting to *72 no. Defendant rue him • cheque
for the amount, and be, by mistake. only took for one cwt. of
lish and the oranges, giving defendant inn change. He
discovered his error won after defendant left, and sent him a
letter the same night., but defendant refused to return the
io.- POrter admitted the accuracy of plaintiff's state stenL
tile
Honour gave Judgment or bib, forthwith. redudng to give time
u he considered the defendant had no acted like an honed

man.
Tim Winn Cuts AGAlL—Prederice Reins, of lwerne
Minster, who at (be Met County Court at Sheftesbury sued a
inan'named Kerley for ge, value of • watch entruited whine for
delivery to Mr. Hood, Matchmaker, If landlord, for repairs, and
in whom CAW bin Honour gave • verdict for the delent„ now
cued Mr. Hood for the rine amount. Defendant was
represented fey Mr. Johns, of Ring. oak Brine stated that on
the 17th May bat. he let Kerley have • watch te bring into
['landlord for Mr. Hood to rep•ir. -Croswexamined : I went
with Kerley to Mr. Hoare shop slier the watch was anteing,
and saw Mr. Hood, who denied ever having the watch. I told
Keeley that I believed be had lost the wet. h.- Junes Kerley,
I miner, swid thea no ml.. 17th of May last he received the watch
i.e question from urn., hi hie lotion'. bowie. That he rolled
it up in • piece of paper, and put it in a leathern pouch, lie
started Groin hewn. between DUN and teem o'clock, end iiot to
Hood's softie time between the hours of eleven and two u clodk
(laughter). Ile could not say how many places he went to
after he got to Bland( ord before be went to Mr. Hood'.
shop. Could not say whether Mr. Hood'a daughter
took the retch he had on the 17th from Brine or one
he took on • pee' Jowl occasion. Had delivered two watches for
Brine to liob.l two or three months before. He called for the
watch on the 19th of May, and sae Hood, who said that the
watch was not done. Called flee next week. Hood than mid
he could not be bothered about watches then: and when he
called the third time Hood said, " What watch do you meant"
To which he replied "Fred. Brine. waled" Hood then
marched the watches through which hung up. and said he bad
no watch of Fred. Brine. On lettuces being cautioned, after
wine hesitancy be saki be could no remember if Mrs. Heed
mid she never took a *etch from him in her life. Whose was
vain cautioned, and after fencing with the question come
time, mid that on the third tone of his calling be did not tell
Hood he gave the watch to one of bin slaughter.. Did not bear
Hood ay to Brine that he (Kerley) earn very candela and not to
be trusted. Did not pay hint 3e dd., which he had kept for
some time. -Mr. Johns then addreeted the court, INA said that
It would have been far less trouble and expense for him client,
Mn Hied to have given the tilaintiff • new watch than to bare
come Into court, but hie character as a tradesman wee at stake,
and therefore, con what it might, be felt it incumbent on him
to defend UM action. He mike as winsome Mr. Hood, his
father, and two daughter., who positively denied having ever
even the watch. Robert Hood senior, ad the average yearly
number or watches brought and repaired at the shop was about
90 and he had never had • wines complaint. There had,
indeed, bean parties who stated that ratan* had been brought
there when they had nue, two of which occurred about the
iame time as the watch sued for mu mid to have beets brought.
One of these waa from runhain, and the pasties went no far
as to go to the polica.dlloc about the matter, but the watch
wad afterwards found to have-been taken to a watchmaker'.
living only one door from their shop.—His Honour, in giving
his decision, Meted that when the ow was brought Wore him
at Shaftesbury be considered the Want* of evidence wait to
show that Kerley did coueey the watch to Llooffs chop, and,
without in the lest wishing to question Mr. Hood's truth%
ilea or honesty as • tradesman, he expreosed it as hie opinion,
either that the watch had been lost, or given to Dome one
else in mistake. Now, hoarier, the 'additional evidence
brought forward caused hint to Liter his opinion, and he be.
limed that Kerley never brought the 0-rich to Hood's shop -
Ilia Honour then suirmoded to the plaintiff Brine that he had
letter try and come to an a.mimbie eittleteent about the
natter to prevent further ligitatiou. Verdict for the defendant,
, with costa to cover the advocate's fee.
CharCu Mullin', of Spetiebury, v. John napkin", of Cheri-
, ton. This was a suit to reamer the *um id £1 in. for Vahle of
unsound pig. Plaintiff este! that he bought a pig of defendant
several months ago and when he took it home he found it
wntild not eat. lie tried it for a week, sedan it did not
prose he op ilte to defendant about it, and he then protnisod
to give ban another. An he did not do no plaintiff returned
him the pig. Defendant pleaded that plaintiff bet the pig •
month, and that he bode,, more to do with it ; hut his Honour
Mooed ~therein, and gave lodgment for plaintiff.

THE ENTERTAINMENT OF ENGLISH MAYORS
AND F.X.AAYORS AT Bittr.sEL.S.

The ex•mayor of Blantiford (Spence Abbott, Peg.)
wt.° want to Brus,ele on the proentation to the King
of the kleld,iami. the mayor (0. W. Daniel, Foq.)
b ing enable to leave Blaodford, thus describes the
. . . . .

The deputation which consisted for the most part of
en-inayors, accompanied by several la lies, started from
London on Tuesday morning by the quarter to eight
a.m. train, Booth-Baum Beltway, to Dover, where
they took boat for Cale's. The panne, was •very rough
one. On arriving at Calais, a special train was in
resdineu to convey the deputation to Brussels. It
arrived at its destination at six pm., where the party
were received by the Bur omsster, who very cordially
welcomed them. A guard of honour formed at tbe
approaches to the station, cud the lingllish National
Anthem WWI played by the baud. Tee deputation
were conveyed in carriage, to the Hot-I de Flan.tres,
where they rested tot the night. The following day,
at noon, they were escorted tethe Hotel de Ville, and
from thence walked in procession to ti .e ducal palace,
where they were introduced, one by one to the King
and Queen, and had the honour of shaking heads
with his Majesty, who very graciously received them,
&11,1 expressed the pleasure bitrirnlf and his queen ex.
perieneed in bidding them welcome. The presentation
then took place.
At six 0 stock the members of the deputation sat
down to a eplendid banquet in the Pahl. Royal. at
! which her Iliejesty the Queen presided, the King enter-
taining 'boat forty of the guests in a smaller apart-
meet. .

The State rooml was entirely covered with mfr.
rors, and mu lit up with over • thousand wax.lights,
presenting an appearance of the utmort brilliancy and
oplendour.
During the banquet a very nice selection of music
was beautifully played by a band stationed in an mite,
room. At tile conclusion of the banquet the enema
attended a reception by the English Ambassador at
his official residence, where the remainder of the
evening was happily spent. On Wednesday the greater
portion of the Invited guests promeded in carriages to
the field of Waterloo, and ia the evening a grand
State bell took place, at which there were over 1500
present. The Staterooms, tionsisting of nine apart-
ments, were thrown open to the public, and prevented
• very elegant appearance.
On the following day several of the deputation went
to Antwerp. In the evening a splendid banquet in
honour of the guest. was givers by the Burgomaster. at
the Hotel de Villa The barge Gothic) Hall. was fitted
up with the utmost magnificence, a large number of
bothouse plants being very tastefully arranged in
' groups, whilst a magnificent fountain, illuminated by
the electric light, produced a most splendid effect.
After the banquet, cigars and coffee were handed
round to the guests; and at 9 p.m., the company pro-
ceeded to witone • State representation at the theatre.
The King and Queen were present lithe royal box. The
opera selected was" Rigoletto." The balcony and dress
circle were reserved exolusively for the deputation ; the
theatre being filled with the elite of Brussels promoted
a very brilliant appearance. After the opera their
Majesties, accompanied by the deputation, attended a
bell at the Harmonics Rooms, given by the Bourgeois
of Brussels, in honour qf the guests, which was attended
by • large number of the citizens of Brussels with their
wives and families. The most cordial welcomes was
given to the deputation, and good fellowship shown by
the exchange of salutations. This concluded the
festivities in connection with the visit of the Mayon of
England to their Majesties of Belgium. Ott Friday
morning the greater part of the deputation left by the
mail train, which arrived in London at six °Nike the
same evening, after • calm and pleasant passage, very
highly gratified by the very cordial sod enthusiastic
reception they had received.

BOURNEMOUTH.
Too PACLX MAUSOLZOIL - The Mausoleum
recently erected in the grounds of Branksome Tower,
was on Thursday °onset:rated by the Lord Bishop of
Salisbury. The proceedings were private, only a
few friends being present to witness the ceremony.
The remains of Mrs. Packs Reading were then borne
thither by dependents attached to the estate. The
funeral service was read by the Rev. E. Daniel, of
Kinsou. The chief mourners were Mr. and Mrs.
Edmund Peaks, Mr. and Mrs. C. Packe, Rev. A. S.
Bennett and Dr. Burtlem. The mausoleum is a
beautiful structure, the adornmenta of which display
the artistic skill of Mr. William Burt, of the firm of
Messrs. G. and W. Burt, ironmoogen &a. Poole,
who, from designs of his own, decorated the edifice
with iron work, splendidly and elaborately executed,
thereby still further adding to the reputation the
firm has already achieved.

BRIDPORT.
Arrourritirr —lllr. J. R. Gale, late senior out-door
offioer at this port, has been promoted to assistant
examining officer of the port of Barnstaple.
SUDDEN DZATH.—On Saturd.y afternoon Mr. H. S.
Wasbrough, the coroner at Bristol, held an inquest at
the Morning -Star, Beek-street, in that sits, on the
body of Mr. William Edwards, hemp manufacturer. of
Etridport. Demised 111111 aged 74, and had been suffer-
ing from an internal complaint for the last 20 years.
On Friday be died suddenly at the above house, where
he was lodging. The jury returned a verdict of "Died
from natural crams.'
Tows COUNCIL—A quarterly meeting was held in the
Council Chamber on Tuesday, when there were pre-
sent Mayor (Mr. James Williams), Messrs.
Joseph Bartlett, C. Tinker, T. Less, James Temple-
man, H. M. Stembridge, J. C. Lareombe, H. N. Cox,
Bridle, Gilchrist, Cleat, Beach, Stephens. The minutes
of the former meeting were read, but no business of
importunes in connection with them was transaeted.
The only matters or clisoussion *ere tbe placing some
pa lamps in Rax•latie and in a lane leading from West
/Winston to Mr. Ewens's factory. Eventually the news.
ears lumps were ordered to be put, Ms. Lea atone
dissenting. The market and fair tolls were ordered to
be let public auction tiara 9. The
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