The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-05-18 00:00:00

SHAFTESBURY.

NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND.—
The 26th annual meeting of this bank was held on
Thursday last, when a dividend and bonus, equal to
18 percent., were declared. The statement of so.
counts exhibited a great increase of business, even
more favourable than any preview year, the rest
amounting to the large sum of £267,310 150. ld, on
the 31st of December, 1867.

WEYMOUTH.
Colonel Freestun, M.P., was present at the full
dress dinner given by the Right Hon. the Speaker
of the House of Commons on the Bth inst.
The Weymouth Boat Club commenced their
manly and invigorating exercises for the season on
Thursday last, and set to work with equal spirit and
enjoyment. A great many persons on the Esplanade
viewed the energetic performances of these young
men with evident pleasure.
A meeting of the Town Council and Board of
Health took place on Wednesday last, Philip
Dodson, Esq., in the chair. The business transacted
was of a routine character, and presented no points
of special importance or striking interest.
THE QuEEN's BIRTHDAY. —A ball was to have
taken place on board H.M.S. Blenheim now stationed
in front of the Esplanade, on Saturday evening, in
honour of the Queen's birthday, but the weather
was too rough to allow boats to go alongside. It
was expected the festivity would come off last night
if the weather abated.

BLANDFORD.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
BIEINGHALL-STREET, Friday, May 14.—(Before Mr.
Commissioner Holroyd.)
IN RE OAR AND BNOW.-THE BLANDFORD BANK.
This was the examination meeting of William Coventry
Oak and Charles Hastings Snow, of Blandford Forum,
bankers.
The balance-sheet, compiled by Mr. Maynard, com-
mences on the 20th November, 1848, and ends on the
13th of March last, showing this summary :—Dr. to
creditors, viz. on current accounts, £23,857; deposit
accounts, £15:330 ; notes in circulation, £6,590; less
set off by debtors, £385; creditors in respect of guaran-
tee, £300; liabilities on bills of exchange, viz., ex-
pected to be paid by acceptors, £10,044; ditto to be
proved against the estate, £258 ; less balance in the
hands of Messrs. Glyn and Co., holders, flog ; ditto on
railway contract, £6O; creditors holding security,
£3,517 10s. ; capital of W. C. Oak, £3,428; profits,
£11,335 6s. 2d. Cr. By bills receivable, £291; ditto
past due, £2,059 12e. 3d.; debtors partly secured,
£5,619 17s. 7d. ; ditto unsecured, £6,365 10s. 6cl.
estimated to realize £14,306 Os. 46.; cash to official
assignee, £1,145 16.. 2d.; ditto held by Messrs. Glyn
and Co., in respect of guarantee, £3,000; property sur-
rendered after deductions, £546; property held by cre-
ditors, £3,789 is. 106.; losses, £22,851; trade expenses,
£4,508; drawings by partners—Oak, £11,631; Know,
£6,661 • liabilities, per contra, £1,898.
Mr. Lawrence supported Oak, and said, the balance
-
sheet had been filed in time for this sitting. He con-
gratulated the Court upon the fact that in consequence
of the assignees having investigated the bankrupts'
affairs out of court, and requisitions having been fur-
nished, which had been answered, and were proposed to
be filed with the balance-sheet, the case would not now
occupy much time.
Mr. Welch, for the assignees, said the assignees re-
served to themselves the full right to their observations
on the bankrupts' conduct at the certificate meeting_
The bankrupts had made several preferenoes, believed
to be made voluntarily, and without pressure; if Each
was found to be the case the assignees would try to
obtain restitution for the creditors. Their great anxiety
was to do their best for the unfortunate creditors. It
also appeared, notwithstanding the baliume-sheet, that
the bankrupts originally commenced without any capital.
The Commissioner Then you do not question the

bankrupts' accounts.
Mr. Welch replied they would take them as repre.
senting figures rather than facts.
His Honour said a memorandum must be put on the
balance-sheet that the bankrupts passed, subject to the
right of the assignees to dispute preferences.
The meeting for audit was fixed for the 12th June;
the dividend meeting for the 15th, and the meeting for
the bankrupts' coining up the 20th July, at twelve
o'clock, when the entire conduct of the bankers will be
brought under the notice of the court. Meanwhile, Mr.
Welch intimated to the Commissioner that he should
have to ask for a special sitting to examine witnesses,
which was assented to. He also urged the case of
the holders of single s.ll notes, amounting, as he said, to
some 140 individuals. After discussion betwees the
respective solicitors, it was arranged the official assignee
should prove for the whole, affixing a list of their names,
receiving and cancelling notes on payment of dividesii
at Blandford.
A claim was sought to be entered for the Savings
Bank against the joint estate, but refused, Mr. Welch
stating the opinion of tho assignees that it should be
against the separate estate of Oak.
We understand that the assignees occupied several
days in investigation, and required written explanations
from the bankrupts, which at the sitting they were
required to depose to.

THE CORN MARKET.—A large meeting of influ-
ential farmers was held at the Crown Hotel, on
Saturday last, for the purpose of further considering
the arrangements proposed for effecting a change of
place for holding the corn market. Mr. Henry
Fookes presided, and, after reading to the meeting
a letter refusing to comply with the prayer of a
memorial addressed to the Mayor and Corporation
of Shaftesbury, soliciting an alteration of the day
on which the Shaftesbury market is now held,
detailed the particulars of a plan, in which it is
proposed to roof over with glass the space behind
the council chamber, hitherto appropriated to the
butchers, and to remove the meat market to the
entrance under the Townhall. A series of reso-
lutions was proposed and unanimously carried,
pledging the meeting to co-operate in active exer-
tions and liberality in carrying out the object con-
templated. It is intended to hold the first wool
market on July 17th, the same day on which the
cheese market now takes place. The event will,
in all probability, be marked by some demonstra-
tion of public rejoicing, of what character we are
unable at present to say.

POOLE.
LAI:MUM—On Tuesday, a cutter yacht about 12
tons, was launched from the yard of Messrs Wan-
hill. We hear she has been purchased by D. F.
Grant Dalton, Esq., of Parkstone. •
On Wednesday evening, a cottage at Belbury, near.
Lytchett Matravers was burnt, the roof and wood-
work being quite destroyed, as well as HOMO of the
tenant's furniture. A spark from the chimney fall-
ing upon the thatched roof occasioned the disaster.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS. —On Sunday last, being the
68th anniversary of the Sunday schosls of the parish
church of St. James's, the Rev. Frank Hewson,
whose eloquent discourse, during his recent tempo-
rary performance of the pastoral duties at Park-
stone, were so much admired., preached two sermons
at the above church in aid of the Sunday schools in
connection therewith. His text in the morning was
Psalm o:ix, v. 9, "Wherewith shall a young man
cleanse his way, even by ruling himself after Thy
word." On this appropriate text the rev, gentleman
founded a very impressive address, detailing the ad-
vantages of those establishments, and the importance
of bringing up youth in the ways of the Creator.
The text for the evening was taken from 1 Samuel
xvii, v. 29, and was made the occasion of another
eloquent discourse, which for fervour of languaga
and impressiveness of delivery, we have rarely heard.
equalled in our church. Mr. Hewson was, on both
occasions, extremely urgent in expressing a desire
that more ot those persons who have abundance of
time and opportunity would undertake the office of
teacher in these schools, as at present it devolved too
generally on some benevolent individuals of that
class who, being in the habit of working hard all the
week, might be allowed a little recreation on the
Sabbath. The collection amounted to £l7 13s.

POLICE COURT, Friday, May 14th.—(Before R.
Ledgard and John Lankester, Esqrs.)—Evan Lloyd
Mathias, master of the schooner Vulcan, lying near the
Quay, was charged with being drunk and disorderly, and
assaulting Robert Bromby, tide waiter and boatman of
H.M. Customs, and P.C. Beakon while in the execution
of his duty. Remanded till Tuesday, but admitted to
bail.

Amelia Curtis was charged by P.C. Hunt with having
in her possession on the morning of the 14th, two pair
of black cloth trowsers, one waistooat, one shirt, and
one pair of hose supposed to be stolen. Remanded till
Monday.

CouTy COMIT.—The usual monthly 'sitting of this
Court Was hold on Tuesday in the Townhall, before E.
Everett, Esq., Judge. There were a large number of
plaints entered, some mottled out of Court.
Frompton v. Gwynn.—This was an action to recover
the sum of £l3 15s. Ild, for goods supplied to a number
of workmen, employed by defendant at Brankse• Castle
some time since. Mr. Parr appeared for the plaintiff.
From the evidence of several witnesses it appeared that
the defendant had been engaged to execute some work
at Branksea Castle, and brought a number of men from
London with him. These men had meat of the plaintiff,
which had been paid for by defendant. This was con-
tinued up to December 31, 1856, when defendant paid
the amount of the several bills which were made out in
hie name. After this time the bills were made out in
the names of the men on account of defendant,
they sending the orders to plaintiff by a man named
Hind, who lived on the island. The action was brought
to recover the amount of the meat supplied to the men
from the 31st of December, 1856, up to April 22nd.
1857, the time they left the island. Defendant disputed
his liability, as he stated he was not liable after the 31st
of December, His Honour said it appeared to him that
the chief question was who had given the orders. From
the evidence it seemed to him that the witness Hind
was the chief person to be called, and he offered to ad-
journ the cue in order that he might attend.—This de-
fendant declined, as it would entail expenses on him.—
His Honour went through the facts of the case at length,
and gave judgment for the plaintiff.
INSOLVENT DEBTOR.—Iie Akxander Sampson, baker,
Poole.—This insolvent was supported by Mr. Parr, And
no opposition was offered. From the schedule it ap-
peared that his debts amounted to £243. The assets were
set down at £9O, but of this sum it WRS expected that one
mount of £35 171. 6d. would not be recovered, as the
whereabouts of the person owing the sum mild not he
ascertained. The insolvent stated that he had been in
business fifteen years, and commenced with only suffi-
cient money to purohue a auk of flour, and with a small
amount of household furniture and stock-in-trade, not
amounting to £lO. At the commencement of his busi-
ness he rented • house at £l2 a year, and subsequently
removed to another at £l4 a year, where lie resided at
the time of his insolvency. His Honor, in looking over
the balance sheet, detected several Inaccuracies, and said
It must be amended before the insolvent could pus. Mr.
Parr admitted the defects, having noticed them In the
course of the morning. The case was adjourned with
protection.