The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-02-26 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

1 N•TIO/f•L ANDCIATIOSI FOR THE FIRCIDOM Or
WORSHIP. —Captain Gridly, M.P. for Weymouth,
has accepted the office of vext•president of this society
the object of which is gradually to make free our
old parish churches.
DISTRRIIS ie LoNDON,—.44ITMODS were preached
in St. Mary's church un Sunday last by the Rev. T.
Falkner. and the Rev. A. Davideon. The collections
were—Morning, £l4 3s. lid. ;afternoon, f 1 Gs. bid.;
evening, £4 12e. Id. ; total, £2O 2.. Sid.
lATIR•RT INSTITUTION.—A very entertaining and
instructive lecture on the "Habits and Instincts of
Wild Animals" was given on Wednesday evening,
by G. Eliot, Earl. The chair was taken by Dr.
Moorhead ' • and the andiencs —a rather numerous one
—manifested deep interest in the lecture, which was
illustrated by some very handsome skins of tigers and
leopards, tusks of elephants, teeth of different species,
Ike. A cordial vote of thanks to the lecturer
terminated the evening.

, Comm Perri, SIMMONS, Friday. —Before H. C.
°oxide°. Esq., S. Meade, Esq., Major Wood, and
R. ft Eliot, E.g. —Charlotte Cuter and Henry Way
were summoned for a breach of the Highway Act,
in the parish of Wyk, Regia.—P.S. Pita.ld saw
two horses grazing iii the road, and when Carter's
eon and Way saw him the took their horses and rode
away. He afterwards asked them if the horses
belonged to them, and they acknowledged the o.soer-
ship. They had been previously cautioned for the
offence—They were fined 5e., or in default • month's
imprisonment.—Nicholas Collins, charged with
being drunk at Portland, pleaded guilty and was
fined St.—Thomas Tunnadine and Thomas Buller
two boys, *ere charged with injuring • greenhouse
belonging to R. il. Swaffield Erg. —Joseph Lucas
said on the 2001 of November be heard some glue
smash in the greenhouse. He caught Boller, who
told him Tonnadinee's nuns. They promised to
pay for the damage, but bed not done it. Tunadine's
father said he went to Mr. Swaffield to pay for the
window; but be would have nothing to say about
it. His son told him he threw a stone at a bird in •
tree and broke the glam.—Tbe magiuratee, believing
it was unintentionai, ordered the defendanta to pay
the oasts.
EYSTIR DISTRICT COURT OF BLNILROPTCY.
Tuesday. —( Before Mr. Commissioner A ndrewe),
Re Walter William Cummins, of Weymouth and
Meloombe Regis, hotel.keeper god Auctioneer. —last
examination and discharge.—Mr. Petheriek appesred
for the estate, and Mr. G. Hirtzel for Mr. Groves,
of Weymouth. The report of the official assignee
WWI NI follows :—Owing to creditors unsecured,
£1,124 15e. 3t; payable in full, Lit; bolding
security, £BO (property held worth £3o)—total
£1,190 15s. 3d. Assets—debts, of the value of about
£,50; furniture, £400; stock-in-trade, £6O —total,
£5lO. Deficiesicy —.£680. The bankropt's expen-
diture, for the support of himself and family for the
two years preeedieg his bankruptcy, was £l5O per
annum. The amounts owing by bankrupt to un-
secured creditorts are fairly vooobed by his paper,.
With the exception of two debts the whole -of the
remainder have been contracted during the years
1865 and 1866. The two referred to are £7l IS.. 7d.
for furniture, and £470 for goods supplied—both
having been contracted for goods purchased for
business, and for house and personal expense,
There is no sum owing for cash to unsecured creditor,.
The sum of £BO is due on an overdrawn banking
account; but the bankers hold • policy of assurance
valued at £3O, and • guarantee for £lOO. The bank•
ropes effects are stated to have been sold by auction
for about the sum stated; but I understood the £2OO
i:, claimed by the above-mentioned creditor for 1.470,
under • bill of tale, the validity of which is disputod
bp the assignees. —Mr. Hirtul applied on the part
of Mr. Geoves to claim for the whole amount, £470,
due to him. An action bad been commeocwid for
the recovery of the goods under the bill of sale;
declaratioe bad been filed, and be believed the
defendant was about to plead.—Mr. Petberiok said
the assignees were going on With the action.—His
Honour said be should give no decision as to the
pr. of; let the claim under the bill of sale be &Bided
first. He was in hopes that the parties would have
come to some arrangement, which would be much
Ithe better course. Mr. Petherick said the assignees
offered no oppneitiou to the bankrupt passing; but
he uoderetood that one of the creditors had come on
purpose to do Do. —The bankrupt said the creditor
I referred to, Mr. Francis Mitchell, distiller, of Crew-
kerne, bad just left to return home by train. Hs
had explained the lade of the case to hint, on which
be shook hands in a friendly way, android beshould
not offer any opposition, although he had come down
on purpose to do so.—ln reply to the Commissioner,
the bankrupt said Mr. Groves sold the stock-in-trade
of the hotel to bankrupt's wife; but bankrupt was
not aware of the existence of la bill of sale until 18
months after his marriage. The various debts were
incurred in the ordinary way of business; and if
Mr. Groves had not pressed him none of the other
creditors would. He reduced Mr. Groves' amount
by am. Though the furniture of the hotel would
not fetch so much at • forced sale, it would take £BO3
to go in on a valuation. The trade advise had had
the management of the hotel since the bankruptcy.
—Hie Honour said, as no ereditor appeared to oppose,
the bankrupt would be allowed to pass and have his
immediate discharger