The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-05-16 00:00:00

WI BORNE.

RIFLI CONTINIT.—A match between the Wimborne
and Chrintchuret corps came off at the Bsdbary RAUZO
on Wednesday. There were nino men on each site,
and the Christchurch scored 249, and Wimborne 222.
BIaTFIN AND DIATIM.—Wo learn from the Registrar.
Clersompe qtnularly return that in Wintirtrna.tlintriet.
including the workhouse, there were 47 births during
the hut three months, and 28 deaths, the latter being
two under the average. Ssven died before attaining
one year, and eight were 69 or more. There was one
death from whooping cough. In Cranbornosub-ilistriet,
the births numbered 56, and the deaths 31, one less than
the average: and of these 8 dial 1111th r y.-ir and
9 at 60 Of Over: There wore 8 deaths fr on scarlet
fever. In Witchampton sub-district 36 children were
born, and 21 persons died, being one below the
average. Six infants were amongst the dead. and 9
Persons of 60 or over. Thera was one do.th from
fever.
As EIPINNIVI WIT:MEM—At the Wimborne County
Court, before T. E. I'. I,froy. Esq., Judge, James
Oman, • farmer, of bolt, sued the Exeouturs of the
bite Mr. Lower for £l5 141. 61, expenses incurred for
66 1 journeys to London LI WitOUSI ill a law suit in
which the late Mr. Lower was • party couoernel. Mr.
F. H. Tanner appeared for the defendants, and said the
question was simply one of amount. When plaintiff
went to London as Mr. Lower's% witness, he had his
travelling and hotel expenses paid him ; he was kept
like a prince, and treated to every place of amusement
In the evening.; in fact, he had such treats as, primps,
be would never enjoy again. In the fees of all that
be had, however, the assurance to demand 21a. per day
for lou of time. They were willing to pay a reasonable
sum. Hie Honour said that • witness could not claim
compensation for "loss of time." Mr. Tanner stated
that:plaintiff had been engaged 20 days, and they bad
paid him £4 10i. They were willing to pay him at the
rate of ss. per dar His Honour thought that is. 61.
per day would be • fat" rate of cainponsation. That
would amount to £7 10a, for 20 days, which, demo:.
lug 10s, already paid, would leave £3, for winch
sum he would give judgment.
A Mos YOUNG Max.— E. T. Haddon, tailor, Win'.
borne, sued a young man named Scott, of no 000upa.
tion, son of the Rev. Mr. Scott, of Bhapwick, for Ell
for clothes. Judgment bed been given for payment in
fourteen days, but defendant had not paid • penny.—
Defendant said that be had no means of paying the
money. He did nothing for a living; his father kept
him, and found him in everything. He had been liv-
iog at Weymouth, and had been in the habit of fre-
quenting hotels there, sometimes to dine, but on thee,'
occasions his father paid the bille—His Honour thought
that if he could live at Weymouth and dine at hotels,
he could well afford to pay his tradesmen.—Defendant
said that he should not pay Mr. Sadden • penny.—His
Honour: Then I shall order your committal to prison
for forty days, the warrant to ho suspended for two
days.—Defenitant : But I have no means of payment.
I have neither goods, chattels, nor a watch; everything
I have *omen from my father. Besides, I am a bank-
rupt, and Badden's bill was entered upon the schedule.
I wrote and told him so, and did not expect ho would
carry on the case„—Mr. Builden's represontatiro said
that defendant's letter was an insulting one, acid that
was why no notice was taken of it.—His Honour:
Where is your diseharge ?-Defendant handed a tloou.
men: to his Honour, who, after perusing it, said that
it did not speak much for defendant's credit; it was
An °Moe Dopy, and only protected the bankrupt from
arrest, stating that, foreasnauch as bankrupt bad c ,n•
treated debts without reasonable expectation of paying
them, the creditors were at liberty to seigs any property
sion.—Defendant : I do not know much of law. but I
think that document protects me from arrest for this
debt. —llis Honour: Indeed, it does not; this is not a
discharge, but merely an offioe copy, and even if it were
the original discharge it would not serve you. You
have pleaded your bankruptcy too late; you must pay
the money or be committed.—Defendant: I think it
very hard to be so annoyed, especially ea, before I left
England in 1868, I paid Bodden £2B.—ilis Honour :
You think it hard, but you do not think how hard it is
for poor tradesmen to be deprived of their snooty. If
you paid Mr. Budden £2B for one bill, that does not
excuse you paying this.—Defendant; I have no means,
, and even if I paid, all my other creditors weld' be
• down upon me. -His Honour: Not so ; you pay how
, because compelled by the law. , Under the circum-
stances' I will give you =other chance; I will vary the
order. You mast pay El down and El per month
; after. Such is my order, and if you foil you will be
brought up again at the next court. Your father also
will be subpseaud, and the palatal questions I have
been compelled to ask now will be asked again.

BR! DP OWL

BEGArrs.—A committee has been formed to collect
funds and make arranitemente for a regatta at Bridport
liarbour during the summer.
In the first three months of the year there were
registered 75 births and 41 deaths, and of tho latter 10
were infanta and 16 of GO or more. There was one
death frost searlet fever. In Berton Bradstook
subdistriet there were 41 births and 29 deaths.
ATHLITIO BPOIIII.—A society has been established
under the title of "The Bridport Amateur Athletic
Society," with Mr. T. Hounaell president, Mr. J. Dollies
treasurer, Mr. J. W. Leo moretary, and a committee of
twelve. Thursday, the 25th, Is to be the opening day,
in Mr. Miller's fiela at Bradpole.
SuDDIS DIATE.—Oa Thnreday afternoon, an inquest
was held teething the death of William Edward
Qoaerell, aged nine week., the illegitimate child of •
young woman Beteg ta South-street. On Wednesday
eight the infant wm put to bed about 10, was heard to
my at two, and was found dead at half•put five. Dr.
Hay, who was odled in and examised the child, deposed
that there being no 'Mantel marks of iojery of any
kind, or any symptoms of sonvulsions or any other
Mouse, he could not by my possibility tell the muse
of death. All the child appeared to have been well
nourished shim its birth, and as there was no reason to
empoot foal piay of any kind, as jury ntarned a rap
dka of Doak hos natual csassua"