The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-11-29 00:00:00

ND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29. 1884.

qedrier, WI. stimmioned for mauthing Elizabeth
Galley, on the 711 i lutist at Swarms', bat prosecutor
net appearing, the OW war diadem& —-d Otto
breed wee lined 40.. dB.. Id. oats, for zomoolunll
Joseph Faasay, at Harden, oa the lgth Mr.
liminedrof Wordrath,for displeased ; Mr. Higher.
, of Poole, far defended. —Jamas Jarrett was mon-
' mead for Maio' a doakey, at Triggs, on the 7,11
hot —Mr. Howard for _____
Islam Oder st. Elizabeth • Horner Sot desalt et
Solid —Disesimed.
LYTOBITT HIMMEL—On Friday, the 15th
elisions, lb. G. H. Yesi, agent of th• Wert of
England Temporal:bog League, deliverod an eloquent
and argumentative address in tb• Convegstional
Chapel of this pima. There was a good atten•
dance, and ths looter, was Intoned to with
much interest. Mr. Pea's language and manner is
good, his illustrations effective, and arguments sound,
and most powerfully convincing. Mr. Saunders, •
warm advocate of die 03111Per&00s movement'
occupied the chair.

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imme the same day with the 'bus, and agreed to Pay
what was fair and reasonable. No regular agree-
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the time, and the rest the remainder. The four
hones ran for three weeks; afterwards
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three in and three out. He sent in a bill from the
31st March to Christmas, 1862, charging 2s. 6d. for
each horse, the total amount being £l4los. To this
bill the defendant objected, and end it was an el'
orbitant charge, but did not offer any other sum. In
consequence of the defendant objecting to that bill,
he sent in soother, in which he charged at the rate
of £5 per year for each horse. The defendant, as he
alleged, being paid the same amount for one horse.
The total which he claimed was £26 54., but
Irons this there was the sum of £3 lffe. to be de-
ducted for the hire of horses be had from the defen-
dant for • wedding. Straw at that time was sallies
at a high rate. In consequence of the 'bus running
by his house he considered he had lost an average at
the rate of £1 per week ia posting—By Mr.
Atkinson : He charged at the rate of 2a 6d, per
week at first. (Here a bill was handed to the plain-
tiff, in which he had charged at the rate of 6d. per
day.)—Plaintill acknowledged it was his band'
writing, but said such a charge was a mistake. To
that bill b. received a reply from the defendant,
dated 14th March, 1663, but ha could not produce it.
He sent another amount, through his attorney, when
the line was finished, in which he claimed £26 fic,
for the stabling and straw supplied to the defen•
dint's horses, deducting the £3 15e. already men-
tioned—Mr. Atkinson here read a letter from the
defendant, in which, after pointing out the exorbi•
tant charge made, Mr. Eyers offered to pay
double the usual amount charged in such cases; and
another letter dated 26th September, 1864, in which
Mr. Eyers,afterexpressing his regret that any dispute
should existoffered to submit the case to the arbitra-
tion of two impartial persons, but to both these
courses the plaintiff would not submit. Examination-
continued : Plaintiff understood that the defendant
received of a Mr. Sherring,thecontractorfor the mail,
£5 per year for the nes a stabling and straw. Made
no inquiry as to what was the usual and fair charge
for horses provided with etabling and straw belong.
lug to an omnibus. The straw cost him more than
2e. per week. Was obliged to hire other stabling
on uiarket-days. Void Wood that the sum of £5 per
year was paid by Mr. Slurring, the contractor for
the mail, to the defendant for providing Melding and
straw for his horse. —Richard Sheering corroborated
this statement; but, in orom-examination by Mr.
Atkinson, admitted not only that • covered place
was provided for the maidatrt, but also that on
several occasions he had put his horse up, and had
not been charged. He also stated that be had paid
the same as his predeoessor, with whom a special
agreement was toads by the defendant. Had driven
a vac for 12 months, and for its accommodation no
extra charge had been made. -Mr. Atkinson, on
behalf of his client, stated that the ground on which
he rested his opposition to the action was that at
the tuns of the agreement it wasunderstood between
the parties that the plaintiff am to give what was
fair and reasonable. Now he should be prepared to ,
prove not only by his client, but by three most re. '
spectable inhumes, that the highest charge made for
sibling and straw for bones used in an omnibus Of
coach was CI Is. per year for each horse; but big '
client had not only done what was reasonable and •
fair,but had eves) offered doable the amount, namely,
£2 2e. for each horse pee year, and tad actually
paid that sum into Court. References had been
made both by the solicitor for tb• plaintiff, and the
plaintiff himself, to the £5 paid to his client by Mr. ,
litiemug, but he maituasual that the two cases were !
very different, inasmuch as one charge was f
stable aocommodatiou and for straw, where no
advantage could be gained in the shape of custom, '
but in the present cam it was always understood
that the rate cif charge &mid be lees because of the •
custom which an omnibus stopping at • house
brought with it. All they had to prove as
that the offer made by his client area a fair and
reasonable one, and this he should be able to
substarviate, not only by the evidence of his client, ;
but by three other most respectable witnesses—He
then called the defendant, who stated that he had
been a **oh proprietor for nine years, and that
daring that time he had been in the habit of having
his horses provided with stabling and straw at the
rate of £1 per week. During the time he had
the Magnet, a roach which ran front Blandford to
Dorchester, he paid for his stable accommodation'at
Ilithorne £5 per annum, for five and sometimes be
had six horses • and during the time Mr. Burden, of
Shaftesbury, bad 'bus horses in his stable be charged
him £1 la per year for each horse, and prneed
shelter for the omnibus. When the plaintiff first
spoke to hint about the matter it was before the 'bus '
started, and he then agreed to pay him for
stabling and straw at the rate of £1 per year for each
horse. Plaintiff said they should not disagree about
the price. Remembered having • conversation with
plaintiff about the charge, to which he (defendant)
objected, as be considered it • most unreasonable
one—By Mr. Ditahwood : Always sent plenty of
food f,r bis horses, and never received any coin.
plaint that they had not sufficient Believed he
kept his cattle as well all any one could.
Had had complaints nude by his men that
the straw supplied was both insufficient, and was
sometimes been straw. Had paid £1 a horse per
year at W imborne for stabling aod straw. Calculated
upon custom brought by omnibus to pay him. Coo-
sidered that what be received from Bherring was
liberal, but it was his own caw. —Me It. Burdon,
formerly of the Grosvenor Arms Hotel, Shaftesbury, •
stated that he had been proprietor of coaches and
maintain for 18 years. The general payment for
stable aecanunistation was £l, and for stable and
straw together 11 Is He had, however, known
many cases to which such accommodation was given
for the manure. The manure of one horse for a
year would be worth at least £l. When be was
proprietor of • earth at Charmonth, he did not pay
anything for the accommodation of his bones, he
only exchanged the manure for straw. —By Mr.
Dashwood : Did not believe any innkeeper would
take to • horse on the same terms for a
private individual as for an omnibus or
eolith proprietor. Could not my what he would
charge for such acconmodation to a private gentle-
man. Would expect to find corn and nay likewise.
—Mr. John Davide. of Lite liailemy Hotel. High.
bridge, said he had bees • coach proprietor 27 years.
Had driven a roach from Bristol to Bridgwater,
and from thence to Exeter. Had paid a hone
per year for stable aoroatinodatioo, and for straw to
those booms shire they did not stop; but where
they stopped they paid nothing, the manure being
considered a sufficient payment for the straw and
the custom brought to the house for the use of
stabling.—By Mr. Dasbwood : Would not take in
private gentlemen's borne at all on the same condi-
tions as coach or omnibus bones. Of enures •
gentleman like Mr. Dashwood be should charge •
great deal more than • coeds proprietor.
(Laughter.) Coosidsred £5 • year • most unfair
Gauge for the use of stabling and straw. One Gess
be remembered where he was paid £2 • year by a
publican, who found stabling and straw for the
manure. —Thomas Foyle, of Shaftesbury, mid be
had been coachman and coact proprietor for 48
years, and had driven • mace from Loudon to
Exeter many years. Always paid El or £1 Is for
'tabling and straw. Never paid more. Had • van
✓nanuig from Shaftesbury at the present time. Did
not pay anything for stabling or straw for that.
This being the whole of the evidence, after • few
remarks by Mr. Dash wood, his Honor gemmed up,
remarking that the parties were fully agreed upon
all points but one, and that was as to whether the
charge made was fair and reasousbla Now the
defendant had sot oaly proved by himself, but had
also called three most able witessese to prove, that
El or £ll.. was the price they had paid for many
years. As regarded what had been said about
the mail-east sad the gam paid to the defendant for
it, he considered that had nothing to do with the
case. The mail cart man could take no passengers,
or at any rate only one, and therefore he could bring
no custom • but the omnibus did, and be wondered
the defendant bad fully made out not only that what
be offered was just sad reassemble, bet had actually
paid into Conn double that amount, and be there-
fore considered that be was fully 'stifled to his
verdict —Verdict for defendant with toe&
MAJDXZIIT V. HUI/T.—Claim £1 for • dog.—ln
this ease a verdict was given for the defendant, the
plaintiff failing to prove that the dog was given
away or sold by the defsedeat.

POOLE. 811L1/1301ty, POOL'S, •1(1) DORSET
JOPCTION RAILWAY.—Tbe works on this railway
are being
_lnroosediad with at Downton by dui oon-
tractor. Mr. IL Jackson, of Parliament-street,
London.

WINIBORNE.--Courrr Perry SESSIONS, Nov.
25th.—Before i4jor Portman, St. John Coventry,
and the Rev. J. H. Austin.
LYTCHET MILTIEVIRS. —Hoary Small wmcharged
with assaulting another lad, named George Getter.
—The evidence of the complainant showed that if
any thing he wee the eggreseor. The cam was

ElNsorr. Henry Keith was charred with mault-
hg Thomas James, on the 12th Nxvember.—(The
dslsodast took out a cross-eummone, charging Jame,
with • similar offence.)—Complainant said that Oft
the day in question he wept into the Sawyer's Arms
to have • glam of beer, and that when he came out
the defendant Keith, who was close to the door,
struck him. All he said was, "All I want to do is
In give you one." Keith had been against him for more
than a twelvetnontkand had frequently leashed him.
Complainant was not tipsy.—Compliainant's state-
ment we. corroborated by • witness, named Arthur
Brittain. —The 'videos* of Keith against James was
then taken. He stated that James, his daughter. sad
his nephew, were all drunk. That the daughter be-
haved in an unseemly manner. and said she did not
mire for any man there, and slapped his faoe two or
three times. When he pushed her away her father
stepped forward and struck hint, and then be re-
turned the blow.—ln support of this statement be
called William Lather. —The Bench being of opinion
that the ammo arose out of. drunkee quarrel, dis-
mantled the came, each party to pay his own oasts.
Reuben Hart was summoned, at the instance of
BupwinWndent Boynton, on • charge of having, on
the 21st November. left • timber carnage with four
horses on the public highway, with no one is charge
of the same—The defendant, who plwded guilty,
said in extenuation that his master's brother, who
kept the public-hones, called him in. There were
parties in charge of two carte behind his timber.
carnage. —Fined 2s. 6d. end Is. oasts, or 14 days'
imprisonment.
8117111MINISTill M•11.111ALL. —Stephen Conway was
charged, on the information of Sergeant Hitch, with
riding without reins. The wagon belonged to Mr.
Eli Loot, of Blandford St. Mazy, and at the last
Court his carter was Said for • like offence—As
the defendant was civil sad gave up his name, be
was lined El, and 10a oasts.
Clarissa's!". —David Scott, Charles Cole, and
Roper, alias Leadbitter, formerly employed se
nevvies on the new line forming between Ringwood
and Salisbury, were charged with treepom in search
of conies on leads belonging to the Earl of Shaftes-
bury, on the 11th November. Scott wee not present
when ae we came on for hearing ; the other two
pleaded guilty. Martin Proud said that on the day
,1 in question be saw the defendants in • plantation,
loser the Earl of Shaftesbury's mansion. They had
three dogs with them, who were running attar the
rabbits and bares. He searched them but found
nothing on them—Scott, having been previously
convicted, was fined £2 and 12e. costa, in default
two months' imprisonment; and Cole and Roper El,
and 10a. costa, or one month's imprisuament.—They
were all allowed a fortnight to pay.
PUILLIGIL —George Reeks was charged,
under the provisions of the New Highway Act, with
allowing oertain horses to stray on the highway in
the above parish, on the 14th of November.—De-
Strident and that he supposed the gate of his fleld
was left open.--Superintendent Baynton said that
this was rather out of the common run of cases.
They bad received repeated complaints from some of
the principal formers in the neighbourhood re.
epectieg the defendant's cattle getting into their
Gelds. —Fined 20..114., and costs Se.

,
BROOKHILL.—Jobn French and John Brown were
charged with a similar offence on the 10th Noverm
—French's wife appeared, and mid that she
supposed the hones strayed from off the common.—
Fined 6d_ and Bs. 6d. code, each.
THE LATH CONTRACTOR FOR Till RINOWOOD,
POOLE, LCD SALLE/WRY RAILW•Y, O. THE WORK-
lam —We understand that during the pad week
beteg= 90 and 40 summoners have been granted to
the navvies, lately working on the above line' to
recover their wages from the late contractor. The
stoppage of the works ham necessarily entailed much
hardship and privation on this most useful class of
workmen ; but, when to this is added the non-pay-
ment of their hard-earned ware, that hardship is
considerably increased.
BLANDFORD. —On the 21st instant we were
again favoured with • little more sport on the Down.
A match having beau arranged between Mr. Coates
of the Half Moon Inn, White Cliff Mill-street, and
Mr. Gagne, farmer, of Charlton Marshall, to back
their ponies for the same distance so the last mos -
namely, two miles. Though the ram did not,
perhaps, excite quite so much interest ae the last, a
goodly master was present on the Down. Mr.
Wilson kindly acted as starter, and the race took
place about twenty minutes before eleven o'clock,
Mr. Coate's pony being ridden by a boy belonging to
Mr. Vord's training establiehomint at Ceettle, and
Mr. Game's by Mr. llarding's eon. A very fair
start was effected, but about half-distance Mr.
Coste's pony broke away towards Pimperue, followed
by his antagonist. Ties first one, however, quietly
got into the right Mack, and came in the winner.
luiromliately after, another race between Mr. Coate's
nob, and Mr. Allan's, (of titiokland) cob, came off,
the first being ridden by Mr. Bartlett, of Pimperne,
and the other by one of the servants in the employ
of Mr. Hambro. Mr. Allan's cob was the favourite
at starting, and both animals kept well together till
the turn, when Mr. Coates', took the lead, and came
in • winner by Dearly 100 yards.
Duro or ADMIRAL Gsoaos Balsa. —We have
to record the death of Admiral George Brine, who
expired at Richmond, Surrey, on the 16th instant.
The gallant deceased, who had reached the ad-
canoed age of 79 years, entered the navy M
February, 1797, and after service in the Channel,
at the (Asps of Good Hope, off the Isle of Frame,
and in Rio do ia plata, MD advDDOIVI to IDEELSILLOL
April 15, 1803, and in that capacity was for some
time stationed off Guernely, and at the close of
1804 and in 1806 officiated as flag officer to bis
father, Admiral George Brine, who held the wood
command at Plymouth, and after serving for seven
yea,s in the cteettel, Mediterranean, and Baltic,
was promoted to the exiammud of the Sheldrake, 14,
in 1812, and served in that ship in the Baltic. North
Sea, and Dowse until August 1816, and from that
date until posted December 7, 1813, commanded the
Muaquito, 18, at Bt. Helena. He accopted the
retirement October 1, 1846 • became rear-edmiral
Ampist 17, 1861 ; vireeadintrall September 10, 1857;
and admiral Marsh 23, 1863. The deceased WM
well known in this town, his father, Admiral Brine,
residing in the banes DOW occupied by John Banister
Roe, Kn. A few of the elders of the town can
well remember the demised when he came home •
dashing young middy. His father was at one time
a member of the corporatioe of Blandford.
DoictussioN Ctasa —On Monday evening • meet-
ing of this clam took place in the Working Men's
Club-room. The 'Abject for dismission, Are is-
toxieating drinks necessary to the heathy human
system?" was ably introduced by Mr. James Payne,
jun., who ocatended that such drinks e ere Minnow,
—lst. To the digestive organs by stimulant' g theta
to greater activity; 2nd, To the nervous system;
and 3rlly, to the proper circulation of the blood.
He adducted enema arguments to prove these three
points, and by the testimony of Sir James Richardson
and other arctic traveller, as well as by the experi•
mom of the Hudson's Bay °Dopey, proved that the
generally received opinion that iotoxiciatiag drinks
contributed to the warmth of the body was • fallacy.
He also remarked that betimes parties felt warmer
after taking snob drinks was no evidence that they
produosd • healthy lisat over the trans. On the
contrary their see often amend parties to wader
from cold, immesh as the powers of the skin were
opened by its use. By the evidence of several
parties be also endeavoured to prove that students
and other literary men were capable of • greater
&mount of aortal mortice by vying up the um of
such drialit—Mmers. Bromombs, Smith, Farmer,
and Will, followed in opposition; and Messrs.
Barnard, Squibb and Lawrence, Just, ia support of
Mr. Payne 's viswe—On a division the numbers
wore In support, 7; wing, 11.—The °hair was
taken by Mr. C. W. Millard.

.1 AIM BURTON 1. J• 111111 A LPORD.-OWIII £7
lor.mooey lest, &c.—Mr. (Jbitsy appeered for the
pleintiff, and the meant ólssd woe ordered to be
paid forthwith. —There were several other minor
mew of no public interest

P.m Sasuona, November 17.—William Dawes,
a native of Rem Herefordshire, was brought op in
custody, before the Mayor, charged with hegging.—
The case was proved b RC. Butt, and prisoner was
committed for 14 days hard labour.— —On the 19th
instant, William Moon, of Shaftesbury, was
sentenced to amen days' imprisoninent with hard
labour for being drunk and notate. The oass was
proved by P.C. Butt. —James Cooks wail charged
with being drunk and riotous, and refusing to leave
the King's Anae public homa—John Cooke, brother
of the oire, was charged with attiaipting to nem
James, and were mob fined £1 Ila , mending mete,

BHA FTBSEURY.—Coorrir Cower, NiciadaY,
November 21M.— Before E. Everett, Fth., judge.
Tithe were 70 plaints eaterect the
_greater part of
which were settled out of Court Thom of public
interest were the followieg
e. Dolooney. —Mr. Chitty appeared for
the plaintiff, and asked for an adjournment on
&cogent of the Worth of the plaintiff, which wee
granted.
E. Bertha s. J. Biddisoomba—Chint £1 14a 4d.,
of whale 6a. an. paid into then that day. —Order,
10e. monthly thitaithenta
homitar a. Erns.— Claim £22 h. 10d.—The timr",.....„..."'""" rna•--"here, Is is
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Crown lan, fitorminetor Newton, and the delve- or Tkg. iambi* at fookhood•Is of meg Amy
dakk, Om wall-known landlord of the Om Inn, Zas "moan I.l.2•Pressimiled. lad should b.
Blandhrd. —The Shan Ine for 'tabling end grew TIN pus. 1.1.1.147., =
provided by the plaintiff to aerials thanth whia mum *lse, drkkl. tad kinollatliy kaki Ma le•
with said hr an mantbse running between tbe (*.mot It .411 Pim his the PM. alio skip, kai eihr.
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