The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-11-19 00:00:00

POOLE.

Eidtorion or Tows Coonclizon.—The extraordinary
vacantly in the routh-esst ward has been filled up by
the election of Dr. A. P. Hamilton, tbe only person
Ptit it nentination.
A Basra.— At the Petty sweiope, on Thursday,
crowennimonseswere heard between two families named
Murton and 'veiny, for sassults alleged to bate beaM
committed on the 9th inst. the evidence was very
conflicting. and the phraseology need not very elegant.
The whole of the parties were cautioned to keep the
peace towards each other in future, and were required
to pay the coat of the summonses.
TM Mayor (Alderman Wood), accompanied by the
members of the Corporation, and attended by the polios
ander the command of Supt. Gifford, walked in pro-
duction from the Townhall to St. Jamie Church on
Sunday :corning. The sermon was preached by the
War. A. Wilkinson, and a collection was made on behalf
of the " Doreet Home" for the reams of young girl,.
After services the prricercion relcomed and returned to
the Townhall. after which the mentran of the Corpora.
tion proceeded to their reddenees.

Anorara Gaon CA2B or Oauzyrr TO Arnuin.
On Tuesday, Superintendent Gifford brought a man
named Job Aiken, of Woodlands, before the borough
magistrates, charging him with driving two homes in
• carriage laden with 35owt. of timber, the horses not
being In a fit condition to work, and in a weak,
emaciated state, covered with wounds. At the
superintendent's request the magistrates inspected the
horses, one of which was much worse than the other,
having twd had wounds in the neck, and one near the
hip bone, in a supintrating condition. It was no weak
that it could hardly stand. and time Bench ordered the
animal to be at onoe slaughtered at prismieer esperne,
and adjoint him to pay M. sue omits for using the
other animal

•TACIT RCDi ARTISSINI A.-Mr. Ft. D. Seymour, M.P.,
I delivered a lechire in the TOwnhall, on Tuesday even-
' tog, on Abyssinia, in which he gave A short but
succint description of the countfy and history of its
inhabitants, their manners and customs, krt. He thea
entered at lenzth into the quarrel which compelled the
British Government to invade King Theodore's
territory ; and, having shown the difficulties of the
route the invading army would have to travers, and
described the many enemies by whom the King was
hemmed in on every side, he concluded with express-
ing a hope that, as Abyssinia contained the last remains
Of Christian dominion in the Fast, one remit of the
ix;iediticb would be tbe civilisation of so interesting
a people.--Mr. H, v. latlie, sheriff, presided, and at the
close of the lecture prUpcnta II vote of thanks to Mr.
Seymour, which was unanimously
COVYTT Couar —At this court held on Tuesday last.
1 before K Everett, Esq., • ease of considerable
importance to pilots and mariners was heard. The
p.rties wars Stone r. Ailey, and the claim was for
salvages anchors and chains which the plaintiff and
several other pilots whom he employed recovered from
Studllnd Bay in January last, after the violent storms
*blob visited that part of the coast. There was also
anotrer clise in which another pilot named Hart
claimed of the Sam defroileht for salvage. The claim
In the first case was C 7 and tu the latter CB, being at
the rate of two.thirds of the enintieted value of the
property recovered. The defence was Ant - .Thert the
master of the vessel, "The Freedom" of Poole, who to
save the ship was obliged to slip his anchors, know
exactly the spot where they were and could have
recovered them himself, by employing assistance, and
that therefore the plaintiff could not claim as for
salvage ; second, that notice was given by the defend-
ant's instructions toJanses Stone, the plaintiff's brother
not to meddle with the anchors and chains; and third,
that the amount claimed was fixed on too high an
estimate of the value of the property recovered. To
' the Ant of these denture, Mr. Harker, who appeared I
for the plaintiff* raid correspondencell,:l
ort-betwoen lilf. , Fier llnjesty Custom
,' Officer and receiver o drinighta for the port of
Poole, and the Secretary of the Board of Trade.
In which that body clearly pointed that Mai the
articles were salvage, and that there was no proof
that Stone was warned not to meddle with them. The
third objection was overruled by the evidence of several
witnesses who stated that they had paid even more
than the amount claimed for the recovery of
anchors and chains.—His Honour pointed out that ,
die only question left by the Board of Trade!
fOr hint to &wide was the amount of salvage
hi be awattlixi.. BS then pointed out that Mr.
Argent had shown that he Oaset.d op the full amount,
or outside of estimated value, and be theref re con-
sidered that • verdict for the plaintiff Stone/ for £5
would be fair. The other case was then withdrawn, it
being understood that the same verdict should be taken
in it.—Burton Morris.—Claim £4, balance on •
hone deal. This case was adjourned from the last
court to enable the defendant who pleaded a breach of
warranty, to summon a veterinary surgeon. On the
case being beard, defendant called John Ridout, who
stated that he examined • horse which defendant
pointed out as one he had bought of Burton. The
mark of a 6-year-old horse was gone, as also that of a
Blear old one, and witness believed the horse was
veer eight years. The hone was badly suffering from
the mange.—Phiintalt now said be did not warrant the
horse as a 6-year-old cue, be only said he believed it to
be about six yeses old.—Defendant then called a lad
named Hatcher, who stated that he Wail present at the
deal and heard the conversation, and that Button said
the horse was a 6-year-old horse.—His Honouriatiec
verdict for the delendant.—James Days. John
—This was a claim for 22 17s. balance of account
Defendant said that plaintiff owed him more than the
claim, but se he had not put in any set off, the case
was adjourned. —Young r. Oallop.--Claim £4 10s.
for a scarifier. The defence in this action was
that the plaintiff agreed to put the article in
thorMigh repair but had not done so. Plaintiff said
he only anti to do some repairs, and that the
defendant had the tiole in his possession more
than twelvemonths, and hid used it at least two or
three times.—Mr. Hr well, agricultural implement
maker ; was called to prove the present vane of the
article, and what it would wet to pot it in repair.
He siud it was not worth more than 40s. and wbuld
take about that sum to repair it. His Honour taking
into consideration that some repairs were agreed to be
done by the plaintiff when he mold the article gave a
verdict for Li to be paid forthwith.